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EXPLORERS TO TAKE RISK
IN VISITING CYRENE' RUINS
Italy Unwilling to Guarantee Safety
of Americans-Why Cruiser
Refused to Convey Party.

Commenting upon the reported refusal
OF the commander of the cruiser Chester
to convey from Malta to Cyrene the ex-
ploring expedition sent out by the Amer
lean Archaeological Society, naval officials
today stated that the warship was practi-
cally under the orders of the State De-
partment
That department has been In communi-
cation with the headquarters Of the soci-
ETY. in this country and had been inform
ed that the further exploration of the
Cyrene ruins was to be postponed until
the war between Turkey and Italy is
over. as the Italians are now waging war
in that section of Africa. 1t is also un-
derstood that the Italian authorities are
averse to any such explorations In Cy-
rene until they have fully established
their authority over the country and are
prepared TO guarantee the safety Of for
eigners.
Therefore, the explorers will operate at
their own risk, and the Chester has sailed
from Malta for Trieste to meet the
Scorpion and exchange some members of
the crews.
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COMMITTEEMAN TO PROBE.
Public Hearings to Follow Individual
Investigation Of State Department.

A week Of individual Investigations in
Washington by members Of the House
committee on expenditures in the State
Department will be the first work in the
renewed probe Of the department mat
tiers. So much was decided upon today
by members Of the committee in the
city. Public hearings are expected in
about q week.
Chairman Hamlin Of the committee and
Representative Dent, member of the
subcommittee of three named to conduct
the investigation, are now in Washington
and ready to resume the work.
One Of the matters to which the
committee will give attention is the
alleged irregular payment of the famous
Ward claims. which. 1t is said, were
paid out of the Chinese Boxer fund
several years ago. The claims dated
back for half a century, and several
administrations refused to recognize
them at all.
John W. Foster. former Secretary of
State. will probably be among the wit
nesses heard in this case.
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ITALY BEGINS ADVANCE
ON TURKS IN TRIPOLI
Attempt Will Be Made to Dislodee
Enemy, Now Encamped
in Hills.

CHIASSO, Switzerland, October 2O-Pri-
vate reports, which have been received
here, say that Gen. Caneva. military COM
mander Of the Italian forces at Tripoli,
has already begun his advance against
the Turks camped in the hills.
A column of Italian infantry, preceded
by cavalry scouts and supported by artil-
lery, it is said, is marching in that direc-
ton, but 1t is difficult to ascertain the
truth of these reports, as the strictest
secrecy is maintained with regard to
military movements.
TRIPOLI. October 2O.-The town OF Der
ma was bonDbarded October Is by the Ital-
ian squadron. The forts were destroyed
before the Turkish flag was hauled down.
A heavy sea was running which pre-
vented the landing of forces, but 1t is
expected that the troops were able to
land at both Benghazi and Derna yes
terday.
CONSTANTINOPLE. October 20.-The
chamber of deputies yesterday by a vote
OF 125 to 80 adopted a motion to the effect
that it had confidence in the government
to safeguard effectively the sovereign
rights of the sultan in Tripoli and the
integrity of the empire. The chamber
also expressed confidence in the cabinet.
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attempted to approach him. to whic
Mr. Richards answered No"
Story of the Harper License.

Every one in the room pulled chairs a
little closer to the big center table when
Mr.. Richards started to tell the story of
the Harper case. around which so many
contradictions have appeared.
81 want il known In the beginning"
he said. that 1t was l and not Horst
mann that started the investigation Of
Harper's record in Virginia. l heard
something about 1t and l sent Horstmann
to get the facts in the Virginia record.
He went at II in an amateurish fashion.
He phoned to Alexandria and then re-
ported that he had found nothing against
the man. / said: You have not gone
far enough. Go find Crandal Mackey.
He went. He found Mackey and came
back with the notes of what Mackey had
told him of Harper's troubles with the
liquor law, and apparently the notes did
not contain all that Mackey had said.
After | read these notes called Har-
per TO the District building. Previous to
that time he had no counsel but this
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Death of Mrs. Belts.

Mrs Nancy Harper Belts, daughte
of Mrs. Roberta w. and the late Rob-
ert Harper OF Leesburg. Va, died this
morning at 10 o'clock, after brief
illness. at the residence of her sister,
Mrs. William e. Clark Of Cleveland
Park.
Mrs. Belts is survived by her hus-
band, Harold s. Belts of the forestry
service, a little son two weeks old and
Ave sisters and seven brothers, among
whom are Robert N. Harper and Mrs.
Morris ]. Adler of Georgetown.
The funeral will take place from the
residence Of DR.. w. E. Clark. 1905 Nor
tom place, Cleveland Park. Sunday.
Mr. Belts IL now on his way home
from southern Arizona. but will not
reach this city until Sunday morning.
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RACE ENTRIES.
PnLICO. LAUREL.
PIMLICo.

BALTIMORE. Md, October 2o.-Pim-
lico entries for tomorrow:
First race, two-year-olds; five and one
half furlongs-Fond. widowed, Moisant,
Turbine, Puggins. Chiffon Trance, Mile
age, ITO.
Second race, the Jockey Club purse:
three-year-old and selling; mile and a
sixteenth-(a) Dull Care. 10; ca Amalfi,
1O5: "Beaucoup, 116: 'Cheek. 1G3; Ursa
Major, los; Charles Granger, 113: Mont
gomery. Home Crest, Ill; Fair Miss IS:
Restigouche, LIB
ta) Wilston entry
Third race, selling; handicap steeple-
chase; three-year- olds and up; two
Observation-Disclosures, 15S; Meadow Boy,
147: Laomedon, Californian, 1870; The
Prophet. 14s; Enniskillen, 156; Duffield.
LAG.
Fourth race, three-year- olds and up;
selling; five and a half furlongs-O u
Buster, Gu Bon, 'Hallack. 1o2; Lothari-
ollo, Peyton. Breckenridge, Moncrief,
los; All Red, Chiffon Queen. Jennie
Wells, George S. Davis. lot; "Cardiff,
100.
Fifth race. Green Spring Valley steeple-
chase handicap; two and half miles
Algie, 1853: The Weldin, 1853: Coligny, 1872;
$50; Gold Plate. 146: Supplement, 1872; Al
fred Noble, 1874; Firestone. 135.
(Goldplate and Supplement Mr.. Arch
dale's entry)
Sixth race: two-year-old: selling: one
mile-Jawbone. Tactics, 107: 'Daingerfield,
80; Caliph, 112: Inspector Lestrade, 101 !:
'Avernus. 81: Miss Joe, 1O2; 'Flamma,
1O4.
Seventh race: three year-olds and up;
selling-Castania, los; Willing. lis; Bob
Vernon, Maromara, 115; The Rascal, lis;
Charles F. Granger. 123.
apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather cloudy; track good.
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Horstmann in a letter to the Commits
sioners that Harper had paid $1,000 for
his license was based on the fact that
Harper had taken over a chattel mort
gage from the previous owner OF the
barroom for that amount. Mr.. Hogan
characterized the Horstmann letter with
that statement in it "a piece OF mud
singing"
Have you produced everything possible
in regard to your real estate deals?
asked Mr.. Hogan.
II have ransacked my house and my
desk and have brought every scrap of
paper that has any bearing on the case. y
Have you any check stubs?" asked
Mr.. White.
II have no check stubs"
After the Horstmann charges became
public" continued Mr.. Hogan. several
other persons began to make remarks de-
rogatory to your character, or derogatory
to the members Of the excise board
There were several members OF the anvil
chorus at this time. were there not, all
taking the lead from Horstmann?"
yes. that's true
so all the reflections on your char
acter started with Horstmann?''
Eyes"
Now. can you state to the Commits
sioners anything else about these mat
ters?"
No I cannot express myself"
Unable to Produce His Checks.
Mr. White asked Mr.. Kalbfus for
checks in the transactions. but Mr.. Kalb-
fus said he had lost most Of his checks
last summer while he was on his farm.
The checks blew out the farmhouse
window, he said.
Commissioner Judson asked him how
much he was worth now. Mr.. Kalbfus
replied he had invested $1,000 in prop
erty, which he hoped some day would
he worth 10000: that he owed 1000, and
that he was often in need of a dollar.
That closed the investigation as far as
Mr.. kalbfus' testimony is concerned. MIR.
Kalbfus then left the room for the day.
The next hearing will be Tuesday morn
ing at IL O'Clock, in the boardroom Of
the District building.
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STUDY RAILWAY ISSUES.
Secretary Fisher Attending Meeting
of Securities Commission

Secretary Of the Interior Fisher Is in
New York in attendance at a meeting of
the railroad securities commission, which
was appointed nearly two years ago by
the President to consider the general
subject of the legislative control of rail-
road securities The commission is study
ing the prices at which railroad stocks
and bonds are sold and the regulations in
the different states President Hadley of
Yale is chairman.
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IRON "SNUBBING POSTS"
FOR THE PANAMA CANAL
Engineers Have Devised Other
Schemes to Prevent Damage
to Waterway.

The 'snubbing post" with its shining
rope-worn grooves, familiar to persons who
travel on the towpath, and used to check
the Roadway of barges entering canal
locks, will be in evidence along the
Panama canal route. Like everything else
connected with that enterprise. the "snub-
bing post will be of gigantic proportions
and strength. Instead of being locust or
cedar the isthmian 'snubb.ng post VIII
be a cast iron shell. one-quarter inch thick
and of diameter of from twenty-five TO
twenty-six inches the interior filled with
concdete. There will be no less than JS5
along the towpath.
1t would never do TO allow a great
thirty thousand-ton ship to grind along
a bare side wall as the ordinary canal
boat frequently does to check its head
way in entering lock or when lying
along an approach wall awaiting her turn
to lock through. So the canal engineers
have arranged for an elaborate system OF
spring bumpers-cast iron castings inClos-
ing nests of powerful spiral springs-pro-
jecting from recesses in the walls of the
approaches and shod with timber balks
to prevent injury to the hulls or walls
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time Keane came with him, but Keane
said nothing at this appearance. l told
Harper what | had found out about him
exactly how il happened. and what he
said did not vary a bit with the records
of what has transpired since He said
that Crandal Mackey had tolsahim that
he felt Harper had been unfortunate.
merely, and that he had been prosecuted
in a most unusual manner. and that he
believed Mackey would say
Confirmed by Mackey.
81 called Mr.. Mackey on the telephone
and he did say so. What he said he
repeated here yesterday.
Then Capt. Schneider was called in
and I found for the first time that Harper
had been barber in Georgetown for
eleven years. and the captain said he'd
known him for about that length OF time
! asked him if he had ever heard of these
cases against Harper in Virginia, and he
said he had some slight knowledge Of
them. Then | asked him If he thought
Harper would conduct the place at 32S5
VI street all right il we allowed Wills to
transfer the license. and he said he did.
Therefore. when it came to question of
whether we would allow Wills to remain
in business or have Harper take over the
business We decided it would be better
to get rid OF Wills.
Commissioner Propounds Query.
Commissioner Johnston asked
did Capt. Schneider know that Harper
was going over 10 Virginia to see Mike
LAWYERS daughter"
II guess So
Mr.. Richards then said the board voted
to allow Harper to go into business, the
date of the vote being August 30.
"Horstmann came into my room after
we had voted said Mr.. Richards, and
/ told him what had happened and
gave him the reasons. He was indig
nant and left the room. Then 1t was
that | wrote the memorandum of the
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LAUREL.

LAUREL, October IDENTITIES for TO-
morrow:
First race five and one-half furlongs-
Christmas Daisy. 90; Clear Water. 102
Sadie Shapiro. 1O3; Camilla, Thirty Forty
Lesbos, 1O6: Mad River. 1O7; Little Ep
1O9
Second race. two miles-O. K, Miss
Hynes, 157; knight of Elway, Tampico
49,
Third race, six furlongs-Outland. 1O4
Madrigallan. Jack McNally, Capsize. 1O6
Prince Ahmed. III; Bosom, IA.
Fourth race, one mile and one-eighth-
Spellbound. 100; Lahore. Aspirin. 101: Cliff
Edge, 1O6; Guy Fisher. los; Hilarious.
122; Plate Glass. 126; Adrian. "a: Edda.
103: Sir John Johnson, 116; Star Charter,
1O5; Priscillian, 100; Restigouche, 112;
Lawton Virgins, 112.
Fifth race. six furlongs-Agnier. 80
Argonaut, 1O7: Ethel lie Brume. 100: Gay
Bride, King Avondale 100: Captain Swan
son, III: Baby Wolf, 112; Horican ia:
Monte Fox, 1903; Miles O'Donnel, Ell Orc.
Pajonta, lis.
Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth-Roe-
buck. 100; My Gal. 1O6; Idelweiss. 1O7 |;
Apache 1Os; Grassmere. Oakhurst, 112.
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MOROCCAN SOLUTION NEAR.
Additional Instructions Given to the
French Ambassador at Berlin.

PARIS, October 20.-The cabinet coun-
Gil today approved certain additional in
structions to the French ambassador at
Berlin, NJ Cambon, relative to the French
concession to Germany in French Kongo.
A semi-official note issued this after
noon described the Moroccan negotiations
as having made sensible progress and
adds, "A solution may be hoped for at
a date relatively not far distant
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Express Company Statements Asked

Express companies operating in various
parts OF the country have been called
upon by the interstate commerce commits
sion for statements covering every detail
of their operation and management The
date set for the presentation Of these re-
ports is December I. The commission is
DESTROYS of securing these statements for
use at the general hearing on express
rates:
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case and why the action was taken
The application for transfer then went
into the hands OF Mr.. Mckenzie, for
his signature. and before he had a
chance TO sign il Horstmann asked TO
have the thing held up.
Then I learned to my utter amaze
ment that Horstmann had been sworn
in as policeman. Such a thing had
never happened before. and it was a
most unusual circumstance. l didn't
understand il and 1 don't understand
II. i wanted him 10 work for the ex-
else board. not for the police depart
ment So i suppose Horstmann thought
he was policeman
II learned then that all the police
captains had been called together and
that Horstmann was present; that
Harper was called in. at some time
and told by Capt. Schneider that he
would not get his license and that an
adverse report would be turned in
against him.
az came to see clearly that things wer,
going too TAR. Then 1 sat down and
wrote out tho instructions for Mr.. Horst
mann.
Declined to Confer With Sylvester.
Commissioner Johnston wanted to know
whether Mr.. Richards had found out re-
garding this meeting OF police captain.
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Addition to His Duties.

Commander A. Rust, at present in
charge Of the navy yard at Charleston.
S. c., has been ordered to assume the
duties of the captain Of the cruiser
Baltimore. which Is the station ship
there, in addition to the present duties.
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Fired on Landing Party.
Town Of $4,000 People.

BenghaI is a town Of about 5000 peo-
pie. situated on the Gulf of Sidra, 40
miles east by south of Tripoli. OF the
Inhabitants. about 1900 are Europeans.
1t is starting point of the caravans for
Wadai and Egypt It is a fertile plain
and has some commerce. 1t is fortified
but the town is poorly built.
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Lieut.. Henry Corder OF engine COMPANY
No. 6 today was promoted by the Com
missioners to the captaincy OF No.
engine company, to fiji the vacancy
caused by the death OF Capt Timothy J
Brown, who lost his life while lighting
the fire in the building of the Washington
Tobacco Company, 6ls Pennsylvania ave
nue. northwest, October IL.
The Commissioners also promoted Pri-
vate Albert S. Haight of truck companv
No. to lieutenant OF engine company
No. "a in Petworth, and W. Y Collins
and j. w. Hurdle, from privates OF class
10 privates of class 2. Lieut.. Corder :
place has not been filled, but it is an
nounced that other promotions and trans
fers will be made at an early date Tie
promotions are made on recommendation
of Fire Chief Wagner
Corder began his service in the fire de-
partment as a private May Is. 1899 and
was promoted to lieutenant July l. 1904
Haight was appointed a private in class
one July l, 1901, and promoted TO pri-
vate of class two August II, 1901.
Full Pensions Voted.
ment, at a meeting held this morning in
recommend that the maximum pensions
under the present law be granted the
wives of Capt. Brown and Private
Michael A. Downes. who also lost his life
In the Washington Tobacco COMPANY fire
Mrs. Brown will receive So a month.
500 being awarded the widow of a fire.
man Killed in the discharge of his duties
and 50 a month for each child under six
teen years of age. Mrs. Brown has six
Oh r.
years old. Mrs. Downes, having no chill
dren, will be given so a month
1t is likely that the full pensions award
ed the widows of the dead firemen will
be paid next month, but after that IL Is
doubtful If more than 20 or % per cent
or the amount will be paid, owing to the
shortage in the pension funds
capt. James F. oyster, president OF
the board of education, today said he
Is endeavoring to find a position for
mrs. Downes In one of the school
Capt. Oyster held a conference in re-
gard to the matter, and the latter an
nounced that he felt certain he could
find place for Mrs. Downes which
will pay s35 or $40 month
Capt. Oyster said that he understood
Mrs. Brown would kreceive money
through benefit association in which
her husband had membership, and that
II a position could be found for Mrs
Downes the two women would be
fairly we'll provided for
The Commissioners have paid an un-
usual mark of respect to the memories
of Capt. Brown and Private Downes
by formally approving resolutions re-
GREETING their deaths. The resolu-
tons. which have the signatures OF the
three District heads. declare
That the Commissioners Of the Dis
trict of Columbia have learned with ex-
IRENE regret of the deaths of Capt Tim
othy j. Brown and Private Michael \.
DoWnes of No engine cornpanv. through
the railing of a wall while thew were
engaged in lighting the fire on premises
6lS Pennsylvania avenue northwest on
the l4th instant, and express to the fam
lilies of the deceased their deep sympa-
thy with them in their bereavement
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1t pays to read the want columns Of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
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ISSUES ARE DEFINED
Continued From First Page)
mite, placed through the fundamentally
of labor unions, was the cause.
Ruling May Hasten Trial.

/
A ruling on these points will go far to-
ward fastening or delaying the work OF
getting jury. The beginning of the
states inquiry into talesmen's qualifica-
| tons has within a day dashed somewhat
the hope of getting a jury quickly, and
| 1t is possible that examination for cause
| by the defense with new talesmen may
be on again in a few days. The state
| discovered. for instance, that after J.
W. Roberts apparently had passed both
| sides on the question Of labor unions and
| the guilt or innocence of the defendant,
| he was opposed to capital punishment.
incidentally James B. Mcnamara, &C
| cused of blowing up the Times building.
| is agreeaby surprised to find that Of the
do not hold him responsible. and also
| have opinions that gas did it.
Il think the people of Los Angeles are
| fair" he said today, land 1t looks as if
we will get jury. l certainly think I've
had the best of it so far. Nearly every
one of the talesmen say they can pre-
sumo me innocent, and I am glad to see
| that most of them do not believe the
| dynamite theory
Against T. W. Adams, who admitted
yesterday that by reading the Appeal to
Reason, a socialist organ, he had
| formed the opinion that gas caused the
| explosion, the prosecution prepared early
| today to direct more questions to deter
| juror Adams early in his examination
said that while he had an opinion on the
cause of the explosion. he had never dis
cussed it even with his neighbors.
The state has confronted him with a
statement by D. F. Bond neighbor of
Adams. in which Adams is alleged to
have outlined in conversation the reasons
why dynamite could not have caused
the explosion, arguing that no big holes
were found in the cellar Of the building
lot lie to
his theory that gas wrecked the struc-
Iiture.
May Object to Pastor.
While declaring that he did not remem-
Der discussing the subject with Bond,
Adams admitted he often talked with
Bond: that the statement as read by g.
Ray Horton, deputy district attorney, rep
| resented his views at the time the alleged
conversation took place. and constitutes
his opinion of the subject at present.
The states challenge of Adams was in
no way a surprise.
That any one who attended the Joint
funeral of the Times victims, where six
teen collins lay across the stage OF a local
theater, and heard the Grafton made on
that occasion by Rev Robert ]. Bur-
dette, pastor emeritus of the Temple
Baptist Church, cannot be an impartial
juror, was the position taken today by
counsel for the defense. 1t Is said to be
unique.
1t was announced that where it can be
learned that q talesman sat through the
afternoon where woman after woma n
tainted under stress Of emotions induced
| by the grim scenes and by the eloquence
| of the speakers. that talesman will be
| challenged for cause.
Whether the Rev. Mr.. Burdette will be
summoned into court to refresh the men,
| DRY of these men was not stated
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Same Style for Officers.

The captains and lieutenants will
wear the same caps, finished in gold
cord, with black mohair band, and the
caps of the inspectors will also be
gold trimmed but with a band Of vel
vet Saks G. Co. have the contract for
furnishing the caps.
The change in the style of headgear
is welcomed by the men. who claim
they are much more comfortable than
the cumbersome, top-heavy helmets
Nearly every large city in the country
has abandoned helmets for police wear,
and in the adoption of the visored caps
Maj. Sylvester is profiting by their eX-
perience.