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No. 16,698. WASHINGTON, D. O, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 190$.TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS.

NOTED HERETo Make Statements Before

the I. C. C. Commission

AT THE HEARING JUNE 21

Technical Testimony Given at Phila¬

delphia Today.

C. & 0. COMMITTEE REVELATION

Unexpected Information Volunteered

Concernig Private Cars and

Prices Enjoyed by Railroads.

PHILADELPHIA, June 13..When the In¬

terstate commerce commission resumed its

sessions today Commissioner Clements an¬

nounced that the commission would sit in

Washington on June 2t, when the railroad

companies which have been under Investi¬gation will be permitted to make any state¬ment or present any defense they may de¬sire.Previous to the opening of the session the

commissioners telegraphed their secretaryat Washington to forward official notifica¬tion to the railroad presidents. The ap¬pearance of these officials Is optional, as

no subpoenas will be issued.The presidents invited to atter.d the Wash¬

ington hearing are: A. J. Caseatt, Penn¬sylvania railroad; Oscar G. Murray, Balti¬more and Ohio railroad; L. E. Johnson,Norfolk and Western railroad; George W.Stevens. Chesapeake and Ohio railroad; VV.H. Newman. New York Central lines, andA G. Yates, Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts¬burg railroad.Charles Ileebner, counsel for the Ber-

wlnd-White Coal Mining Company, todayfiled with the commission, as requested,¦tatemervts of the coal shipments by thecompany to Harsimus pier during the year190G, together with the car numbers andstenciled weights.E. B. Whitney, associate counsel for the

commission, filed a statement furnished byW H Smith, general manager of the NewYork Central railroad, concerning the num¬ber of b ding* placed on the Pennsylvaniadivision in 11*16, together with those deniedaril the reasons for the company's refusalto place them. ..

No "Blind Billing."W. T. McCullough, auditor of freight re¬

ceipts of the New York Central railroad,gave considerable technical testimony con¬cerning the company's system of aud.tlngcoal and oil charges, tie offered in evi¬dence numerous statements of receipts andcharges. During the course of his examina¬tion he was asked by Commissioner Clem¬ents if the New York Central ever madeuse of "blind billing.""'No, sir; we don't believe in It.""You know what It means?""Oh, yes. Some roads use the term. It

Is a charge which does not show the rateand Is marked S. G. O.. which means thatsettlement Is made through the generaloffices."Mr. McCullough was asked to furnish the

commission with the arbitrary or proportionof rate allowed the Buffalo. Rochester andPittsburg railroad on tidewater coal atClearfield Junction. He promised to fur¬nish the Information.The C. and 0. Executive Committee.It developed during the morning that the

executive committee of the Chesapeakeand Ohio railroad Is composed principallyof officials of the Pennsylvania and NewYork Central roads.The Information was furnished at the

commission's request In a letter receivedfrom the secretary of the Chesapeake andOhio Company, who gave the names ofthe executive committee as follows:Decatur Axtelle, vice president of the

Chesapeake and Ohio; W. H. Newman,president of the New York Central; Sam¬uel Rea and J. B. Thayer, vice presidentsof the Pennsylvania railroad; George W.Stevens, president of the Chesapeake andOhio.Unexpected Information was volunteered

by Francis I. Gowen. counsel for the Penn¬sylvania railroad, concerning private cars.W. Blerman. secretary of the StandardSteel Car Company, and H. E. Swartz,chief clerk In the sales department of thePressed Steel Car Company, were exam¬ined concerning orders from the Pennsyl¬vania railroad for cars intended for In¬dependent mining companies. Mr. Blermanprofessed to have no knowledge on thesubject.

Better Rates to Railways.Mr. Swartz testiflefid that the Pressed

Steel Car Company had received ordersfrom the railroad for cars Intended forthe Berwind-Whlte Company and the Key¬stone Coal and Coke Company."Who paid for them'-'" asked Mr. Glas¬

gow.Lawyer Gowen Interrupted with the

statement that he thought It was under¬stood that the railroad having made thecontract paid fur the cars and settlementwas made by the coal companies with therailroad."I didn't know that.-' said Mr. Glasgow

In a tone of surprise "That's what I havebeen endeavoring to learn.""Does the railroad get a better price than

Independent coal companies?" Mr. Glasgowasked the witness."By ordering large numbers of cars the

railroad gets the benefit of a special rate,"he replied."Then I Infer that a coal company which

g.-ts its cars through the railroad ge.sthe benefit of that rate.'' said Mr. Glas¬gow.The witness said he did not know whether

the railroad charged the coal company thesame price. _ , .The commission at this point took a

recess.

CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.

Several Former Philadelphia OfficialsArraigned Today.

PHILADELPHIA. June 13..Abraham L.English, former director of public saffctyof this city; Philip H. Johnson, formercity architect; James D. Finley, a buildingInspector, and Henry A. Baton of the firmof Henderson & Co.. contractors, were

placed on trial today' charged with con¬

spiracy to defraud the city In connectionwith the construction of a municipal hos-I>ital.

AThe defendants were arrested shortlyafter Mayor Weavers break with the re¬

publican organization. Eng.ish was di¬rector during Mayor Ashbridge s adminis¬tration and Johnson and Finley are rela¬tives of Israel W. Durham former leaderof the republican organization in this cltv.

MARBLEHEAD ON GUARD

WELL SEIZE THE EMPIRE IF SHE

LEAVES CORINTO.

No news came to the Navy Departmentover night from Commander Mulligan ofthe cruiser Marhlehead, so it Is assumedthat he Is still closely watching the steam¬er Empire, in the harbor of Corinto, Nica¬ragua. It. has been decided, and Com¬mander Mulligan has been so advised, thatthere is no warrant for the seizure of the

Empire by the Marblehead as long as theformer vessel remains within Nicaraguanterritorial waters, so there is nothing for

Capt. Mulligan to do but lie In wait forher quarry when she starts out to sea.

It is stated that as Nicaragua is at peacewith the world there is no reason why theEmpire should not remain there indefinite¬ly, so far as the Nicaraguan government isconcerned. The Empire landed men andarms and ammunition at San Jose, Guate¬mala. several days ago, so that she hascompleted the work for which she waschartered. The matter practically resolvesitself Into a case of endurance, unless theEmpire tries to leave tha Nicaraguan portwhile the warship remains on guard.

Mr. Corea, the Nicaraguan minister,called at the State Department today anadiscussed the situation at Corinto with As¬sistant Secretary Bacon."Nicaragua Is maintaining an attitude of

absolute neutrality, and strict orders havebeen given that the EnlTHre Is not to l.egiven any coal at Corinto." Mr. Corea saidafter his visit to the department. "ThereI3 no truth In the alarmist rumor that themovement against the Guatemalan govern-mrnt Is international In character. In myopinion all the Central American powersare maintaining neutrality."

Mr. Munoz, the Guatemalan minister tothis country, late last night received a

cablegram from President Estrada Cabrera,dated yesterday, confirming previous nd-vlces that the government troops had wonan overwhelming victory, and stating thatthe report that they had met any reversesIs not true.Minister Munoz stated today that he has

every evidence that the Guatemalan cabi¬net has not resigned.

McCALLA WILL RETIRE

TO BE SUCCEEDED AT MARE IS¬

LAND BY ADMIRAL LYON.

Orders were issued at the Navy I^epart-ment today placing on the retired list July15) one of the most picturesque and notablefigures of the United States navy of today.Rear Admiral Bowman II. McCalla, th6 manwho led the forlorn hope of a relief expedi¬tion that marched through the Boxer forcesto Peking and thereby saved the lives of thelegatloners In 1000. Though the expeditionwas international In composition, and Mc¬Calla was ranked by some of the foreignofficers, he took the lead with his UnitedStates marines and bluejackets and carriedthe little force along by his own determi¬nation when the expedition was at the pointof abandonment.Rear Admiral McCalla is at present com¬

mandant of the Mare Island navy yard sta¬tion, and earned high praise for his servicesduring the days of trouble in San Fran¬cisco following the earthquake. He will besucceeded In that command by Rear Admi¬ral Henry W. Lyon, at present in commandof the naval station at Honolulu, Hawaii.

BRYAN IN ST. PETERSBURG.

To Study at Close Range the NewParliament.

ST PETERSBURG, June 13..William J.

Bryan and Mrs. Bryan arrived here todayfrom Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan win remain

here until Friday, when they will leave lor

Stockholm and Chrlstlania on their way to

Iyondon. where Mr. Bryan will deliver an

address on the Fourth of July. He expectsto witness the coronation of King Haakonat Chrlstlania, and is due to arrive at NewYork August 29.Mr. Bryan came to St. Petersburg in or¬

der to get a glimpse of the Russian parlia¬ment and study at close range the epoch-making political struggle which Is con¬vulsing Russia. He has arranged to visitthe house tomorrow and confer with theleaders of the popular movement. TodayMr. and Mrs. Bryan were the guests atluncheon at the Klelnnlchel Palace, of Am¬bassador and Mrs. Meyer.

YELLOW FEVER PRECAUTIONS.Drastic Measures Adopted at New

Orleans for Protection.NEW ORLEANS, June 13..As a precau¬

tion against possible yellow fever outbreaksIn this city the state and city boards orhealth announce that sixty city blocks ere

now under a searching system of Inspec¬tion, and that those portions of New Or¬leans outside of this closely guarded sec¬tion are being watched over through co¬

operation of every physician In the citywith the health boards.The sixty city blocks under special super¬

vision are those in which yellow fever orig¬inated or was worst last summer. Eachhouse In this district Is visited by inspectorsat least once every two weeks. Mosquitoesespecially are under continuous observance.Several cases suspected to be yellow fever

have already been reported to the healthauthorities this year. Each of these hasbeen examined by the state board of healthacting In conjunction with a committee ofthree local physicians. These examinationshave resulted in finding that the diseasewas not yellow fever.

DEGREE FOR VICTOR EMMANUEL.

University of Pennsylvania BestowedHonor Today.

PHILADELPHIA. June 13.-The 150thcommencement of the University of Penn¬sylvania was held today, and the degreeof doctor of laws was conferred upon KingVictor Emmanuel of Italy. There was no

representative of the king present to ac¬cept the degree In his behalf, but ProvostHarrison said he had received a cablegramfrom the king today, in which he said thathe would accept the honor.

Wisconsin Prohibitionists to NameTicket.

MADISON. Wis., June 13..The prohibi¬tion state convention opened at the statecapltol this afternoon to name a fullticket. Addresses were made by the Rev.E. L. Eaton of Madison, candidate forgovernor, and by Alonzo E. Wilson ofChicago.The Woman's Council of Prohibition

Clubs was addressed by Carrie Nation.

Root Named for Yale Lecturer.Special IMspatch to The Stsr.NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 13.Elihu

Root, Secretary of State, was today an¬nounced as the Dodge lecturer at Yale for10O7. His general topic will be "The Re¬sponsibilities of Citizenship." The Dodgecourse was given this spring by Secretaryof War Taft. The course was foundedrive years ago by Wllllum E. Dodge ofBrooklyn.

The Greatest Since the Confla¬

gration of 1904.

HARBOR FRONT IN DANGER

Fire Kept Within Confines of M. M.T. Co. Wharf.

STEAMEB AND BARGES BURRED

Three Men Burned to Death.Prop¬erty Lobs Million Dollars.Neigh¬

borhood Panic Stricken.

BALTIMORE, Md., June 13.-The great¬est fire since the conflagration of 1904, in¬

volving a property loss of about <1,000.000and the sacrifice of three lives, occurred at

an early hour this morning on the water

front.For a time the entire harbor front was

threatened with destruction on the northside, the flames being with difficulty keptwithin the confines of the wharf of theMerchants and Miners' transportation Co.,and on the south side a stubborn battle be-ing fought to prevent a wholesale destruc¬tion of property by fire spread from thesteamship Essex and six barges, whichwere burned.

Burned Nearly Four Hours.The fire started at 1:30 o'clock, but at 5

o'clock was out. At that hour the flameson the Essex had been extinguished andthe shell of the vessel was badly listedfrom the water in her hold.Three members of the crew of the Essex

were burned to death. Their names are:

EDWARD ATKINSON, cabin assistant.JOHN COSTELIX), second steward.MANUEL ODELLO, fireman.At a later hour the dead bodies of Atkin¬

son and Costello were recovered from thewreck of the steamer Essex, as was alsotho body of Manuel Odello, fireman, whosehead was completely burned off his body.The three bodies were recovered with greatdifficulty from a position amidshLp thevessel.Two other men, who have not yet been

accounted for, are supposed to have losttheir lives by being burned to death or

by being drowned wiisn they leapedfrom the burning vess< 1.Five other men were rescued with diffi¬

culty by the tug Mary, two of them nar¬rowly escaping death in the flames ordrowning, as they were forced to make fly¬ing leaps to the rescuing vessel from thedeck of the Essex as the former boat pull¬ed away from the burning steamer.On the south side of the harbor the pack¬

ing house of Moore & Brady Go. was dam*aged, the steamer Minnie Wheeler of theBaltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Steam¬boat Company and a cotton shed of thoMerchants and Miners' Transportation Co.were partially destroyed.They caught fire from the barges and the

Essex when they floated across the harborafter being cut loose from their moorings.The Essex, which was valued at $300,-

000, is a total wreck, as Is the cargo onboard, valued at $150,000.The damage to the Savannah pier of the

Merchants and Miners' TransportationCompany amounted tcf $50,000.The six barges belonging to the same

company, loaded 'with cotton and rosin,were, with their cargoes, valued at about9200,000.Most of the papers and books in the

transportation company's office were

saved. The firemen succeeded in keepingthe flames from destroying the company'sbig warehouse, where thousands of dol-lare' worth of goods are stored.The losses were covered by insurance.

Steamer and Barges Destroyed.Tho steamer Essex arrived in port sev¬

eral nights ago and was half unloaded. Shewas lying alongside of the south end of thewharf, and before word could be passedshe caught fire and was towed out Intothe harbor, burning fiercely.Six scows and barges that were also

lying alongside of the wharf were Ignitedat once and were soon completely destroy¬ed. A number of them were towed out Intomidstream so as to prevent them from set-tlnu fire to adjoining property.The barges and scows were loaded with

cotton and rosin, and the flames blazedfiercely, the heat from them being Intense.They were towed with extreme difficulty

out 'Into stream, and the tugs that en¬

deavored to take them away from the wharfwere singed.Residents living In the neighborhood of

the fire and whose houses were threatenedbecsme panic-stricken and the police as¬

sisted many women and children to placesof safety. Two old women living on Blockstreet locked themselves In the room of a

small house that was on fire and the po¬lice had to break In frhe door and removethem by force. Another woman, very 111and supposed to be dying at the tLme, wasremoved to the city, hospital. It is esti¬mated that the total loss will be $1,000,000.

INDEPENDENT Oil MEN.

Ask for Special Session of Ohio Legis¬lature.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 13..The Leadertoday says:An extra session of the Ohio legislature

is asked by the Independent oil men of thestate. A formal request for the issuanceof the special call is being prepared forGov. Pattlson, while letters bearing onthe subject are to be sent out from Cleve¬land to every members of the legislature.Should the special session be called the

independent oil men will urge the enact¬ment of two laws which they deem neces¬

sary to Insure them fair play as againstthe Standard Oil Company. The first Isthe antl-discrimtnatlon law now In opera¬tion in Kansas and Iowa. The second Isthe maximum freight law which has en¬abled the independent "11 operators InKansas to obtain equal rates from the rail¬roads, thus placing them on the same com¬petitive basis as the vast combine.

MUST QUIT FBEE SILVER.

Bryan Indorsed by WashingtonDemocrats With a Contingency.

Special Dispatch to The Star.SEATTLE, Wash., June 13..William

Jennings Bryan received the Indorsementof leading Washington state democrats lastnight, the only qualification being that hemust shed his free silver coat.The pronouncement was made at a dollar

dinner in Seattle, at which about 300 of thefaithful had gathered.

Return of Secretary Taft.Secretary Taft, who attended the grad¬

uating exercises at the West Point Mili¬tary Academy yesterday, was at the WarDepartment today as usual, having re¬turned to this city late last night.

MAT ADJOUBN BY 28THSUBJECT CONSIDERED BT SEN¬

ATE STEERING COMMITTEE.

The republican steering committee of the8enate met today and considered the ques¬tion of an adjournment of Congress as soonas possible after next week. The commit¬tee was in session for an hour and ad¬journed convinced that nothing stands inthe way of. such a program. It was statedthat every important matter before eitherbranch practically is ready for conferenceexcept the sundry civil and general defl-ciency appropriation bills and the Isthmiancanal type bill. If rapid progress Is madeby the House with the appropriation billsSenator Hale, who will have charge of bothof these measures in the Senate, believesthey can be disposed of by Monday, June 25,or Wednesday, the 27th, at the latest. Thatwould permit of an adjournment on the27th or 28th.

The Canal Question.The program thus arranged contemplated

a vote on the canal type bill in the Senate,but no further action until the next session.Senator Spooner, with seeming authority,made the statement at the meeting todaythat the appropriation for the canal, carriedby the sundry civil bill, can be expendedwith equal advantage during the comingyear for a lock canal or a sea-level canal,and that Chief Engineer Stevens can goahead doing work which would be necessaryto either type. It is agreed that Congresscannot dispose of this question at the pres¬ent session In view of the contrary opin¬ions of the two branches.The vote in the Senate, It Is believed, will

repuit in a decision in favor of a sea-levelcanal. In this event It is expected the ad¬ministration, in work done on the Isthmus,would not commit Itself to either type.No Obstacles to Early Adjournment.Statehood, railroad rate, meat inspection

and trills relating to a number of other sub¬jects of great public interest were consid¬ered by the steering committee, but it was

the opinion that all of these matters naareached stages that will offer no obstaclesto adjournment at ail early date. The meatInspection bill Is the only one of these thatIs not already In conference, and the Housecommittee has about finished its consid¬eration of this subject. When that hasbeen done it will go to conference. Therearc no bills on the calendar, scheduled toeconsideration at this session, that are re¬garded as likely to lead to prolonged dis¬cussion.An understanding was reached in the

Senate today that a vote probably will Dehad on the canal type bill on Friday orthis week. .

In view of the practical certainty thatno vote could be had on the Senator Smootcase at the present session. Chairman Bur¬rows, chairman of the Senate committeeon privileges and elections, after confer¬ences with friends and opponents of theUtah senator, has decided that he will notcall up the case for consideration untilnext session.

AGREEMENT of conferees.

All but Six of Senate Amendments toLighthouse Bill Retained.

Conferees on the omnibus light house billreached a complete agreement today. Allof the Senate amendments were retained ex¬

cept six. The amendments stricken outprovided for a light keeper's dwelling atStonington breakwater, Conn., $6,000; lightand fog signal in New York bay, at theentrance of the dredged channel at Green¬ville, city of Bayonne, N. J., $75,000; lightand fog signal on Horseshoe shoal, Dela-*a""e river, >75,000; light and fog signal onRed.. Rock, San Francisco bay, $30 000"steam tender for light house service InHawaii&p and Pacific waters. *150.000, andsteel steam light vessel off the entrance ofJuan de Fuca strait, Wash., $150,000The appropriation for establishing the

Superior piethead range lights, Duluth har¬bor, was reduced from $28,000 to $20 000The appropriation for the light and fog'sig¬nal at the Cape Hinchlnbrook entrance,Prince William sound. Alaska, was Increas¬ed from $75,000 to $125,000.

LAND OFFICE RECEIVERS.

Proposition to Abolish the Salaries De¬feated in the House.

The abolition of receiverships in theland offices of the United States, whichhas been a subject of considerable dis¬cussion, came before the House todaywhile the sundry civil bill was underconsideration. Mr. Ijlcey (Iowa) offeredtn amendment to the bill abolishing le-ceivershlps, against which a point of or¬der was made by Mr. Mondell (Wyoming).In discussing the point of order Mr. La-

cey stated that both the Secretary of theInterior and the commissioner of thegeneral land office had recommended thislegislation. He said It meant a saving tothe government of 1250,000, and that re¬ceivers were mere supernumeraries, andthat clerks could do their work.Mr. Mondell Combated the assertion

that receivers were supernumeraries andInsisted that registers and receivers werejudicial officers sitting as a court for thedetermination of proofs growing out ofland contests. The point of order wassustained when Mr. Lacey, to accomplishthe same purpose by Indirection, movedto strike the words "receivers of publicmoneys'' from the paragraph in the billappropriating for the salaries of regis¬ters and receivers. This was defeated.

ITALIAN WORKMEN KILLED.

Federal Authorities Investigating theTrouble in North Carolina.

The Italian embassy has been advisedof the killing of two Italian laborers andan assault on many other Italians inMitchell county, N. C., which resulted inth<! flight of a large party of Italian rall-riad workers employed by the South andWest railroad.United States District Attorney A. J3.

Holtor. is co-operating with representativesof the Italian government In investigatingthe causes of the riot which resulted inthe death of the two men. As the De¬partment of Justice Is active in Investi¬gating the trouble, the Italian embassy wttlnot make any diplomatic representations,pending the disposition of the matter bythe federal court at Asheville.It Is reported that the trouble arose from

the- fact that Mitchell county "bars" for¬eign laborers, and almost open rebellioncame when 1,500 Italians were sent by aNew York agency to build the line of theSouth and West railroad through Mttch&»ccunty.Straggling parties of Italians, who tied

to Marion and points nearby several weeKsago, said they were forced to leave, -Theirstory was that on May 14 a party of Ital¬ian laborers. In one of the camps twelvemiles from Marlon, wu fired Into by a so-called posse of cltlrens, headed by a dep¬uty sheriff, the result being the killing ortwo of the Italians and the wounding ofseven.Nine uninjured Italians were arrested,

and It Is alleged the local magistrate hema pretended investigation of the shootingand discharged all the posse.

Quarantine Bill Beady for Signing.^The conference report on the national

quarantine bill was today adopted by theSenate. As the bill had hitherto been ac¬cepted by the House, it will now go to thePresident.

Effort to Capture the AlabamaDelegation.

WM. F. ALDRICH THE LEADER

Politics in Vice President's RecentVisit to Birmingham.

REPUBLICAN STATE CHAIRMAN

Who Has Resigned, Had Called Meet¬

ing for Today, but Postponed It

Until After August 27.

Special Dispatch to The Star.BIRMINGHAM. Ala., June 13..A boom

for Vice President Charles W. Fairbanksfor the republican presidential nominationis said to be Incubating In Alabama, andthe further statement Is made that plansare rapidly maturing for the capture of theparty machinery and the Alabama delega¬tion by the Fairbanks men. The chief Im¬portance attaching to the Alabama dele¬gation to the republican national conven¬tion is that this state's name is first on theroll-call of states and, as it votes first, itsvote might have a marked sentimental ef¬fect in a convention where a close flghtwas on.

It is no longer denied that the head andfront of the Fairbanks boom in Alabama isformer Representative William F. Aldrlch,a prominent and wealthy Shelby countymine operator, member of the state repub¬lican committee and long recognized as a

party leader. Col. Aldrlch was one of "themost prominent men in arranging for theentertainment of Mr. Fairbanks on the oc¬casion of his recent visit to Birminghamas fraternal delegate to the general confer¬ence of the Methodist Episcopal ChurchSouth from the Methodist EpiscopalChurch- CoL Aldrlch represented theScottish Rite Masons in the entertainment.That Mr. Fairbanks produced a most pleas¬ant impression, not only upon republicans,but upon all citizens alike, is admitted onall sides. He declined flatly to discuss pol¬itics, but it is now said that there was -adeal of politics in his visit.

Aldrich Working Quietly.It is understood that ever since the Vice

President's visit the Fairbanks men, headedby Colonel Aidrich, have been workingquietly, but vigorously to secure Alabamafor him. Part of their plan, it is said. Isto capture the control of the state repub¬lican committee, including the chairman¬ship, which comes pretty nearly being thewhole part*. Recently, J, O. Thompson,state republican chairman and patronagereferee of the President in Alabama, an¬nounced that he had called a meeting ofthe committee for June 13 at which meet¬ing he would tender bis resignation. Itwas then understood that the authoritiesat Washington had made it known thatthe President desired all committeemenwho held federal offices to resign their po¬litical places. Thompson Is Internal reve¬nue collector for the district of Alabama.It was alBO understood that not onlyThompson, but all other members of thecommittee who are federal officeholderswould quit the committee. However, afew days later Thompson withdrew hiscall for the committee meeting and an¬nounced that the meeting would not takeplace until after August 27, the date ofthe democratic state primary.

Sudden Change of Mind.It is reported that Thompson's sudden

change of mind was due to the belief thathis political opponents', probably the Fair¬banks men, were planning to capture thechairmanship and a majority of the com¬mittee. This belief is strengthened by anInterview which Colonel Aldrlch, the leaderof the Fairbanks' forces, has Just givenout strongly criticising Thompson's course,declaring that Thompson's action is theaction of the "officeholding trust." ColonelAldrlch also says that if the committeedoes not meet until after August 27 it willthen be too late to put out a republicanstate ticket because the time will be tooshort In which to make anything like aneffective campaign. Colonel Aldrich, whowas at one time one of the three patronagereferees of the President in this state,but who now seems to be at cross purposeswith the administration, is severe In hisarraignment of the policy of the President'spolitical friends In Alabama, which createsa rather peculiar condition of affairs, soit is pointed out, indicating that the Fair¬banks boom Is traveling without the ad¬ministration's stamp of approval.

It is expected that before long the Fair¬banks men will cosie out In the open tntheir flght to secure control of "the partymachinery In this state.

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1,132 DEGREES CONFERRED

At Annual Commencement of Colum¬bia University.

NEW TORK, June 13..Degrees to thenumber of 1,132 were conferred upon stu¬dents of Columbia University and Its alliedinstitutions. Including Barnard College forWomen and the College of Pharmacy, atthe 162d annual commencement of the uni¬versity today. 8even honorary degreeswere also conferred by President NicholasMurray Butler. The recipients of the hon¬orary degrees include: Doctors of science,Daniel Glrard Elliot, curator of zoology Inthe Field Columbian Museum at Chicago,and Baron Kanehlro Takaki, surgeon gen¬eral of the Japanese navy and member ofthe Japanese house of peers.Doctors of law: Benjamin Ide Wheeler,

president of the University of California,and Joaquin Nabuco, ambassador of Brazilto tha United States.In his address to the graduates President

Butler declared that present signs of un¬rest point to a period of general reconstruc¬tion, in which individual character will bethe reconstructing power, and that In thefield of endeavor the university graduatemust lead and teach.

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NO BARRYMORE WEDDING.

Rumor of Cancellation of EngagementConfirmed.

Special Cablegram tn Tha Star.LONDON, June 13..Miss Ethel Barry-

more and Capt. Harry Graham are not go¬ing to be married. This announcement wasmade here today on the highest authority.Their engagement was announced lastJuly, and today's statement confirms re¬cent rumors that It ihad been broken off.

Special Dispatch to The Star.NEW TORK, June 18..Capt. Graham

and Miss Barrymore are bath In this coun¬

try, but Capt. Grabaxn's aunt, Lady Har¬rington, Is Is London. She accompaniedhim when he came here a few weeks ago,but returned to England a week ago laatSaturday. Capt Harry Graham Is the sec¬ond son of Sir Henry Graham. He is anofficer of the Coldstream Guards and iswell known aa a writer under the pseudo¬nym of "Cotabel D. . "

SECRETARY WILSONDOES HOT KNOWN HE IS ABOUT

TO BBSION, AS REPORTED.

So far as the Secretary of AgricultureKnows, he la not in process of resigning.There was a story circulated about thecity yesterday and printed by some out-of-town papers to the effect that the Presi¬dent was dissatisfied with the work ofthe bureau of animal Industry as a re¬sult of the Chicago beef exposures, andthat he was about to call for the resigna¬tion of Secretary Wilson, who was to besucceeded in office by Glfford Plnchot. aclose friend of the President and at presentthe head of the forest service.When the attention of Secretary Wilson

was called to the story today he had justfinished reading of his impending resigna¬tion in one of the New York papers. Hesaid:"This is ail news to me. I have received

no intimation about it from any quarter,and so far as I know 1 am not going toresign. That Is about all I ran say of It.I know Mr. Plnchot well, of course, andhe Is a very excellent young man. Hutas to his becoming Secretary of Agricul¬ture I do not know anything and cannotsay."

A Chicken Expert.Among the callers at the Department of

Agriculture today was Edward Brown, sec¬retary of the National Poultry Associationof Great Britain and assistant director ofthe Agricultural College of Reading, Eng¬land. He had a letter of Introduction fromT. N. Elliott, the secretary of the boardof agriculture and fisheries of Great Brit¬ain. which corresponds to the Departmentof Agriculture In the United States. Mr.Brown is a poultry expert, and Is In thiscountry looking over the poultry raisingwork of both the United States and Can¬ada. He was shown the usual courtesiesat the Department of Agriculture and waspresented by Mr. Hill of the bureau ofpublications with all the printed matteron chickens that the department has evergotten out. He wanted to know the bestpoultry raising section of the United Statesso that he could study the chicken on itsnative heath. The Secretary told him thatthe place where grain was best and cheap¬est was the place where chickens wouldmost abound, and he left accordingly forIllinois, Kansas and Iowa, where he willInvestigate the American hen as she Israised, and be able to take back to Eng-land some Information as to the sort ofchickens that the United States raises be¬side those that come canned from- Chicagoand grow originally with wool on Instead#of feathers.

7 FOR GOVERNORSHIP

MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN CON¬VENTION AT DULUTH.

DULUTH, Minn., June 13..When the re¬

publican state convention was called to or¬der here today the delegates faced a sltua-tion more tangled than any convention ofMinnesota republicans has ever had tostraggle with.There were seven active candidates for

the nomination for governer, seven for sec¬

retary of state, two Involved In a contestfor state auditor find three for treasurer.There were contests for every place on theticket, each aspirant having strongly com¬mitted delegations. The situation had fail¬ed to clear itself up to the time the con¬vention opened this forenoon.

PRINCETON COMMENCEMENT.

Degrees Conferred Upon Many Distin¬guished Men.

PRINCETON, N. J.. June 13.-Commence-ment day was observed by Princeton Univer¬sity today, and the degree of doctor of lawswas conferred upon several prominent men.The degree was given Elihu Root, Secre¬tary of State; Rev. William Douglas Mac¬kenzie, D. D., president of Hartford Theo¬logical Seminary, and Horace Porter, for¬mer ambassador to Prance.The following degrees were also con¬

ferred: Doctor of divinity. Rev. James GoreKing McClure, president of McCormlckTheological Seminary: doctor of science,Arthur Everett Shipley. A. M., fellow ofChrist College, Cambridge, England; mas¬ter of science, William Frederick Allen, me¬teorologist and editor; master of arts, Sam¬uel Lewis Phillips, Washington, D. C.During the exercises it was announced

that the university had received giftsamounting to {78,000. Announcement wasalso m \de that Alexander Van Rensselaerof Philadelphia, a member of the class of1871, had been elected an alurrni trusee toserve until 1011, and that Joseph B. Shea ofPittsburg, class of 188(5, and Henry B.Thompson of Greenville, Del., class of 1877,had been chosen life trustees of the univer¬sity. It was further announced thatGeorge Macloskie, professor of biology since1874, had resigned, and that he had beenappointed professor of biology emeritus.

CONTROL OF PANAMA ROAD.

Resolution Introduced by SenatorMorgan, but Consideration Prevented.Senator Morgan today introduced In the

Senate a resolution directing the Senatecommittee on interoceanlc canals to makeinquiry as to whether the control of thePanama Railroad Company should continueIn the New York Company or be trans¬ferred to the isthmian canal commission;whether the United States should assumethe outstanding debts of the railroad com¬

pany; whether the directors of the com¬

pany hold their offices under lawful tenure,and also whether the United States hasany right to the stock In the new PanamaCanal Company, representing 5.000,000francs. Issued to the government of Co¬lombia.He made an effort to se&ure Immediate

consideration of the resolution, but SenatorHopkins objected.

NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.

Agreement Beached by the Confereeson Nearly All Points.

Conferees on the naval appropriation billhave tentatively reached agreements on allbut five or six amendments. The most Im¬portant of those remaining in dispute Isthat requiring the Secretary of the Navy toreport to Congress full details covering thetype of the great battleship authorised be¬fore receiving any bide for its construction.Among others In dispute are those giving

to the commandant of the marine corpsthe rank, pay and allowances of a majorgeneral In the army; appropriating *1,400.-000 toward the construction of a gravingdock at Pensacola. Fla., and making thenaval station at Port Royal, S. C. an ad¬junct to the naval training station. RhodeIsland, to be used during the wintermonths.All at the Senate amendments relative to

the personnel act were agreed to. The ap¬propriation for reserve powder and shellwas fixed at $2,000,000. For submarinetorpedo boats the Secretary of the Navymay make contracts to the extent of fl.ouu,-000. the amount available wis limitedto *600.0001 All of the remaining Senateamendments ware accepted bar the Houseoonferees.

THE CZAR IS ALARMEDOver the Present Mutinous

Spirit Among Troops.

REVOLUTIONISTS ARE BUSY

Directing All Energies to Propagandain Army.

TO PROCLAIM MARTIAL LAW

Comment on Governments Project forAmelioration of Jews' Condition

.An Appeal for Caution.

ST. PETERSBURG. June 13-The fm-peror and the court are understood to bamuch alarmed at the sudden recrudescenceof a mutinous spirit among the troope. Re¬ports received by the minister of war In¬dicate that the revolutionists are direct¬ing all their energies to the propaganda lathe army. At a dozen places their agita¬tion has resulted In open mutiniesThe Twentieth Century, formerly the

Ruas. gays that in order to meet the dangerIn this quarter when the government de¬clares the parliamentary recess June-28 Itwill lmmcdiate'y proclaim a'l the districtswhere the fidelity of the troops is shakento be under martial law.Among the projects worked out by the

government for submission to parliamentIs one drawn up by the minister of Jus¬tice. to permit public prosecutors to pro¬ceed against accused officials. Heretoforeno prosecution of officials was possiblewithout the consent of their superiors.Military and naval officers, however, willbe" exempt from the operation of the pro¬posed law.The Novoe Vremya says the government's

project regarding the Improvement of thecondition of the Jews does not remove alltheir disabilities or place them on an

equality with Russians, but simply abol-lshe the "pale," removing the restrictions asto residence and the limitation of the tradesin which they can engage.The Recli, organ of the constitutional

democrats, appeals to all friends of free¬dom not to go too fast, saying:"We must carry the government by siege

and not by assault. The fate of the abor¬tive attempt to set up a republic In the Bal¬tic provinces without the power of supportIt proves the futility of a mere paper dec¬laration of the assumption of power. It Istoo early yet to give the masses the wordto advance."Two preasarets of Svnara province have

arrived in St. Petersburg as the emissariesof their fellow peas rnt* to ascertainwhether the ramors that all the membersof the parliament had been imprisonedand that several of them had been exe¬cuted were correct.

JETT'S CONTESSION.

Alleged Details of a Noted KentuckyAssassination.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 13..The Cour¬ier-Journal today In a dispatch from Cyn-thlana, Ky., prints the confession of Cur¬tis Jett, which gives the alleged details ofthe assassinations of James B. Marcumand James Cockrill and also throws newlight on the murder of Dr. B. D. Cox, thethree crimes having been committed duringthe reign of feudism in Breathitt county.The confession is authorized by Jett's at¬torneys.Jett says he, John Smith and John Ab-

ner killed James Cockrill; that RobertDeaton went after Abner and Smith to aidin the murder, and that Elbert Hargltf,James Hargis Ed Callahan, Jesse Spicerand Bill Britton are the men who formedthe conspiracy.Starting out with these statements Jett

enters extensively Into details of the mur¬der and lays bare every feature of the con¬spiracy and the events before and atterthe murder.He then confessed to the murder of Jamea

B. Marcum. which, he s tys, was at theInstance of James Hargis and Ed Callahan,declaring that the pistol with which he didthe shooting was furnished him by Cal ahanfor the purpose. He says B. J. Ewen toldthe truth about the killing.Jett's statement In regard to the assas¬

sination of Dr. Cox Is little less Kensatlonalthan his assertions in regard to the othermurders. He says he was at the Jail andheard three shots, after which the tele¬phone rang. He went to Alex. Hargis'house and Hargis asked what the shootingwas about. Jett continues the story inthese words:"1 said 1 did not know, and Uncle Alex

said: 'Let's go down and see if Jim or anyof them are hurt.'" Uncle Alex stopped atJtm's garden fence; I guess he was afraidto run in, but 1 was fearleSB and did notcare, you know, ar.d 1 went into the yard,and in the shadow of the smokehouse.moon as bright as day; 1 shall never for¬get it.stood Ed Cal:ahan, Jim Hargis, BUIBritton. Jesse Spicer and Elbert Hargis,with two shotguns; I saw no pistols."Jett closes his confession by saying that

he has told the "plain truth; nothing more

and nothing less." He relieves Alex Har¬gis of all complicity In the Cockrill andMarcum murders, saying, "He is an inno¬cent man."

Baron Rosen Off for Summer Home.Special Dispatch to The Star.

BOSTON, June 13..Baron Rosen, the

Ru^ian ambassador at Washington, will

arrive today on his way to his summer

home In Magnolia. While In this city tie

wiii stay at the Hotel Touraine, whereBaroness Rosen and her daughter havebeen staying for several days. The Hos-nsare greatly delighted with Magnolia as a

place of summer residence, and during theirstay there last season they became verypopular.

$75,000 Fire at Bluefleld, W. Va.BLUEFIELD, W. Va.. June 13..A fire

at Williamson 'this morning burned an

entire block, causing a loss of $75,000.The fire is supposed to have been of in¬cendiary origin. Several persons in theHotel Wllford had narrow escapes.

Employment Agencies.The Senate has passed House hill 1W42,

tn regulate the keeping of employmentagencies In the District of Columbia. Un¬der this bill persons must be licensed Ojrthe Commissioners of the District of Co¬lumbia in order to conduct an employmentbureau. The form that is to be" compliedwith is outlined In the bill. A license feeor S25 is to be charged.

Diplomatic Bill Sent to Conference.The diplomatic and consular appropria¬

tion bUl waa sent to conference today bythe House, the conferees being Mr. Coua-1ns (Iowa), Mr. C. B. Landls (Indiana)and Mr. Flood (Virginia).