Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1903, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. Gfise, 11th Btreet and Pennsylvania Avenue, The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8. H. KAUFPMANN, President. New York Office: Tribune Building. Chicago Office: Tribune Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the Punter, 2 cents each. By matl—answhere in the U or Canada—postage prepald—50 cents per mont Saturday F pages, 5 with for: elgn postace 3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. @8 second-class mall matter. [F All mall subscriptions must be patd In advance, Rates of advertising made known on application. CG, FURY OF CLOUDBURST FLOOD FOLLOWS FAST SWEEPING EVERYTHING WITHIN ITS WAKE. Bridges and Trestles Down — Atlanta Train for Washington on South- ern Held Up. A special to the t Cotton ATLA Journal from Spar Mill No. 1 of the Paco! any at, Pacolet was washed away night by a terrible cloudburst, and mi 2 was totally destroyed ‘The dams of three mills were washed out. It is feared that there has been loss of life, as the mills employed a large number of operatives, who lived nearby Warehouses Washed Away. No. 1 was washed ys: Com- last No. he warehouse of mill a with the total stock of goods and cotton, ‘The hotel, Presbyterian Church, livery stable and many other buildings in the flood town were washed away. The is moving with the river, and is sweeping everything before it At Clifton, S$. C., cotton mill No. 1 was | destroyed, and mill s expected to be destroyed. The property los: of the country fs appalling. Steel Bridge Destroyed. GREENVILLE, S. C., June 6.—Reports are being received here of great havoe wrought by a storm last night and early this morning. ‘The steel bridge across the Tiger river at ‘Arlington, miles above here, has washed away, and the Southern rail- trestle at Duncan is gone. ul houses and barns were washed and much property damaged at sc cial train is being made up here to for this part seve! A sp take the place of a train now on the other side of the trestle near Duncan's. Another from Atlanta for Washington is held up by the loss of the bridge at Greers. a HARLEM’S $10,000 HANDICAP. Flying Torpedo a Five to One Favorite at Chicago. June 6—Harlem’s — $10,000 handicap will be run this afternoon over a track already heavy. If predicted rain falls the going will be favorable. Fifteen horses are ce the barrier. quoted at 4 to 1, is a doubtful is not at his best on a slow CHICAGO, Met starter, track Flying Torpedo, at 5 to 1, was the favorite in the forenoon betting. ee TWO KILLED; TWO INJURED. Stock Extra Struck Hand Car at Genoa, Neb. COLUMBUS, Neb., June 6—Two men were killed and two fatally Injured on a hand-car that was run down by a stock extra near Genoa this morning. extra was coming down th2 palding branch of the Union section men were going to work up the track. The engine of the extra struck the hand- car about a milé west of town. Bs i OE STEAMER IN COLLISION. Runs Into a Fishing Schooner Off Vine- yard Haven. WOODS HOLE, Mass. steamer Martha's Vin the Island of Martha June 6.—The ard, plying between s Vineyard and this port, having on board a large number of engers, the United States mail and a freight, collided with a fishing schooner off Vin rd Haven in a dense fog to and was badly damaged. One man was sly injured and a number of p sengers were made uncon- xeious by the shock of the collision: The damage to the steamer was all above the water lin nd she succeeded in reaching this port. The name of the fishing schooner was not ascertained, owing to the fog. She lost her fore-rigging. ‘The collision occurred not long after the steamer had left Vineyard Haven. A thick fog obscured the sound and the Martha's Vineyard was hardly clear of the harbor when she struck the schooner. The vessels came together with great force. The steamer's bow struck the schooner forward, the bowsprit of the fish- erman raked the steamer, carrying away both the upper and the lower decks ba@k to the paddle box. The fore-rigging of the vessel became entangled in the wreckage and was carried away. Russell Hancock of Chilmark, a passenger on the steamer, was badly injured, and a number of other Ds rs, unable to escape the sweep of the schooner's bowsprit, were knocked insensible. ‘The vessels fell a after the collision art almost immediately nd the schooner drifted away in the fog before her name could be arned. A hasty examination of the Mar- s Vineyard showed that she was not aking and it was decided to make for this port. She reached here at 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Hancock needed medical attention. The others who had suffered in the collision had recovered before arriving here. ‘The schooner, it was learned later, was the Gloucester fishing smack Senator Sauls- bury. She lost her bowsprit, but was not damaged below the water line. > MARINE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE. Old Dominion Steamship Line Refuses to Grant Demands. lal Dispateh to The Evening Star. NORFOLK, Va., June 6.—There has been no strike among the marine firemen as yet, nor any official notification of such inten- tion The Farmers’ giving empl fons in the m Manufacturing Company, ment here to about nufacture of bi not have to close down today as a result of th ine engineers’ strike, enough raw material having come through from North Carolina during the night to keep the plant in operation for severat days. An official of the Old Dominion steam- ship Company today. said that so far as he_ kr the steamers of that company would remain at their wharves until the engineers agreed to work for the old scale, the aggregate advan demanded by the new scale being per cent. This | would amount to several hundred dollars a i . and would be more than the com- ould afford to pay. eos { U. S. Cruisers at Aden. | ADEN, Arabia, June 6—The United States cruisers Cincinnati, Albany and | Raleigh have arrived here, on their. way to Manila. Che Even g Sfar. 1 No. 15,688. | f WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1903—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE STAR BY MAIL. ~* Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks; or 50 cents per month. INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. The address may be changed as fre- quently as desired. Always give the last address, as well as the new one. ee LEVEE BREAKS WIDEN Great Tracts of Fertile Land Flooded. RIVER §TILL RISING PEOPLE DRIVEN FROM HOMES IN THE LOWLANDS. Gangs of Workers Along River At- tempt to Save Rail- ways. sv. LOUIS, June 6.—The break in the great Madison county levee, which gave j away yesterday, has widened and this | morning the water rushing through a gap 100 yards wide, covering 20,000 acres of fertile farm land and three villages— Oldenburg, Mitchell and West Granite. About 500 persons have been driven from their homes by the flood. The roar of the water as it pours through the break can be heard a mile and a half. The break is only a mile from the head of this great bulwark, which was regarded until this morning as the principal barrier between the river and all the east side cities, in- | cluding East St. Louis. Back of the Madison levee is another mud | embankment known locally as “The Cross levee,” which today is three feet above the flooded wheat fields. This levee runs | from Mitchell southwest, forming. a junc- | tion with the Madison levee one mile north of the merchants’ bridge. Railroads in Danger. But while the Cross levee protects Gran- ite City, It does not protect East St. Louis | from the current which has this morning set in with terrific force through Venice, and it is within one foot of the top of the several railroad embankments which are now holding it back. The water is within one foot of the floor level of the Relay depot in East St. Louis, | which is representative of the altitude of | the principal business and residence sec- ns of East St. Louis he Island,” that part of East St. Louis which lies between the river and Cahokia creek, is under six feet of water. With the large and rapidly widening break in the Madisoh levee, just south of Oldenburg, and another but smaller break south, and a third break at Choteua Island, the condi- tions as to the protection of Madison, Ven- ice and Granite City have changed, and it is only a matter of the flood advancing a foot above the present stage until the cur- rent that is now sweeping through the east trestles of the Merchants’ bridge will be rushing over the railroad embankments. Once that current {s over the embankments the reinforcing work that, has been done by the railroads will go for naught, and the embankments are expected to crumble as a sand pile before the current. At the Merchants’ bridge this morning, just south of the junction of the Cross and Madison levees, and where both terminated, and the protection devolves upon the rail- road embankments, the water was within a foot of the railroad tracks. In_ several places the water was over the Big Four tracks. Big Working Force. Since Wednesday the Chicago and Alton railroad has had a big force of men work- ing to protect their embankment below the Merchants’ bridge. Levee Front Flooded. The river this morning reached a stage of 34.7 feet, a rise during the past twenty- four hours of 1.2 feet, and continues rising at about the same rate. All along the levee the water is up to the stores and houses, in some of them it being at least a foot and more deep on the first floors. So far traffic on the river has not been greatly hindered, but when the water reaches a stage of 36 feet some of the boats will probably refuse to receive freight, the approaches cannot be used and the water will be too deep for teams to drive through. ; At the ferric with great difficulty wade in up to their The National stock st St Louis has notified the ads that no more stock will be received until the wa- ter recedes. Kansas City House Cleaning. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June housands of men woman armed with and brooms are invading the west bot- toms, follewing closely the receding wa and by nightfall much will been done toward restoring the wholesile,and stock yards districts to their former of activity. The Missouri has fallen during the past twenty-four large district was also continues to r the loading of teams is done the horses having +o and shovels condition over two feet hours, rate. Today hundred: loaded with sand and ¢ ruction materi; hed several bloc urther w work of reconstructing the r of washed- out or damaged tracks in the yards from here to Armourdale and Argentine. The railroads alone will put several thou- sand men to work. and all lines are making preparations to resume business. Today it was possible to reach and clean out to a great degree the wreckage at the stock yards and at the livestock exchange, where the water at its height stood fifteen feet deep. Thret shifts of men are working night and day at the pumping stations to restore the water supply to its normal condition, and as this service improves the likelihood of an epidemic of sickness is disappearing. But few cases of sickness are reported. Railroads Will Scon Resume. TOPEKA, Kan., June 6.—The Kaw river fell two inches an hour last night and to- day the south side of Kansas avenue is un- covered clear to the bridge. On the north side pedestrians and wagons can get five blocks north from the bridge to Gordon street without getting into water. In some residence portions of North Topeka, how- ever, the water still stands in eddying pools and rushes down cross streets in a whirling channel at an average depth of three feet. At the present rate the entire town site will be free from water Sunday. The Rock Island and Union Pacific are still unable to resume traffic in or out of the city. The Santa Fe and Missour! Pa- cific are getting over their tracks west and south, but not to the east. ‘IN THE FLOODED REGION. Special River Bulletin Issued by the ‘Weather Bureau. ‘The weather bureau has issued the fol- lowing special river bulletin: 4 “The Missouri river, at Kansas City, con- tinues to fall steadily, the stage this morn- ing being 28.9 feet, a fall of 2.1 feet since Friday morning. At St. Louis there has been a rise of 1.2 feet, and there were 84.7 feet of water on the gauge this morning. ‘| The interruption of the rise in the Missis- sippi north of the mouth of the Missouri will probably. have but little effect on the St. Louis stage, and no reason at present exists for a modification of the estimate of between 37 and-38 feet of water by Mon- day or Tuesday. The stage at -Hannibal ‘was 21.5 feet, a rise of 0:1 foot ‘since Fri- GT ARREARS SUELO ce A ap Rae SR Pe Sco lh a Ze A A RS Sc SSO ee A OnE nT SPU = Lies TSP Ge A, A thE NY day morning, and there will be but little change during the next day or two. The stage at Cairo was 37.4 feet, and a stage of about 42 feet is indicated by Tuesday, and a somewhat higher one Wednesday and Thursday. The danger line will prob- ably be passed at Memphis by the end of next week, but accurate estimates of the crests both at Cairo and Memphis can- not be made until the full effect of the flood is felt at St. Louis.” NEWS NOTES FROM MANILA. Ten Thousand Carabao to Be Bought for the Islands. From Manila papers received at the War Department it is learned that during the trial of Captain Chamberlain for ‘alleged smuggling on the transport Seward one of the witnesses for Captain Chamberlain as- serted that no attempt was made to bring the goods ashore. The defense called Col- lector Shuster to the stand to prove that American transports had not been subjeet- ed to the same rigid examinations a8 merchantmen; also that the United States naval vessels were not inspected when coming into port. It was developed, however, that United States men-of-war would hereafter be inspected whenever the collection officers thought it necessary. The case had not been decided when the ail closed. The insular government has sent a pur- chasing agent to the Straits settlements to purchase 10,000 Carabao for the islands. The animals are to be thoroughly inspected before landing, and are to be sold to the farmers throughout the provinces at cost and on liberal terms. Lieutenant Colonel Sprele, who commit- ted suicide in Manila, left $5,000 gold in the American Bank, and also a letter say- ing that this money to go to his “strike: n East Indian who had served him faithfuliy for five years. Collector Shuster has issued an order al- lowing the importation of Japanese skilled workmen into the Philippines for the man- ufacture of vitrified ornamental bricks. It is stated that there is plenty of raw ma- terial for this industry, but no workmen in the islands to make the materials avail- able. or _____ _Egypt to Send an Exhibit. The eastern pre: bureau of tH® Louts- jana purchase exposition has received ad- vices through the Department of State to the effect that the Egyptian government has accepted the invitation of the govern- ment of the United States to participate In the Louisiana purchase exposition, and has appointed Mr. H. E. Lawford Egyptian commissioner. $e ____ Russia’s Explanation Transmitted. United States Consul Heenan at Odessa, Russia, has supplied the State Department with an official statement of the explana- tion offered by the Russian government for the Kishineff affair, which has already been printed in the newspapers. The consul supplements this with some affect- ing stories of refugees, most of which have also been told through the press. $e Col. Clem in the City. Lieut. Col. John L. Clem of the quarter- master’s department is in this city on a short vacation from his station, San An- tonio, Texas. He is staying at the Army and Navy Club, Admiral Bradford on a Tour. Rear Admiral Bradford, chief of the bureau of equipment, has gone on a tour of inspection of the naval stations on the Pacific coat, and expects to be absent about four weeks. He is accompanied by Mrs. Bradford. ———~<0r____. Movements of Naval Vessels. The protected cruisers Albany, Cincin- nati and Raleigh, recently detached from the European fleet, arrived at Aden yester- day on their way to the Philippines . The monitor Arkansas has arrived at Vicksburg on her alow trip down the Mississippi river from St. Louis. . The naval tug Fortune, which recéntly arrived at San has sailed from the first-named port’ for Bremerton, Wash., which will be her sta- tion in the future. 2 ‘The Nerfolk. ee ew york. |" SALONICA,. Europea Turkeys June 6— MIDDIES SAIL MONDAY r CLASSES ASSIGNED TO SHIPS IN DETACHMENRS. : fl ys German Man-of-War ‘Panther Will Soon Pay a Visit to Naval Academy. —-~ Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 6—Passed Mid- shipman F. V, McNair has been ordered to the cruiser Brooklyn. ; Jnformation has been regéived’ from the Navy Department that the German man- of-war Panther will shortly3visit the Naval Academy. The usual courtésies will be ex- tr ded. S the midshipmen went’ aboard’ the ships ‘off the Naval Academy this mopning, and will sail about noon Monday. The classes will be divided afi assigned to the several ships in detaghients. Itinerary of Chesapeake. The following will be the ¥ inerary of the United States steamer Chesapeake: June 8, leave Annapolis; Jun 18, leave the capes of the Chesapeake;£June 17, Hampton Roads; June 26, arrive New Lon- don, Conn., midshipmen visit shipbuilding plant; Juné 29, leave New Londgn; July 1, arrive Orient Point; transfer wigh Indiana and Hartford, July 3; July 6, légve Orient Point; July 10, arrive Narragansett Bay, midshipmen visit torpedo station; July 13, leave Narragansett bay; July 47, arrive New London, Conn.; July :20, leave New London; July 24, arrive Nafragansett bay; July 27, leave Narragansett bay; July 23, arrive Orient Point; transfer with Indiana and Hartford July 30; August 3, leave Ori- ent Point for Vineyard sound; August 7, arrive New London; Augugt 10, leave New London for Gardiner’s ; August 14th, arrive New London; Augifft 17, Jeave New London for capes of the €hesapeake, ar- riving inside capes about 3d amd at An- napolis with Indiana and “Hartford. ~~ Itinerary of Indiana and Hartford. The following will be the itinerary of the United States ships Indiana and.Hartford. June 8, leave Annapolis, Md.;-18, arrive Newport News, Va., midshipmen visit ship- building plant; June 18, leave Newport News; June. 26, arrive. New London, Conn., midshipmen visit shipbuilding plant; June 29, leave New London, Conn.; July 1, ar- rive Orient Point, transfer with Hartford and Chgmepeake July 3; July 6, leave Orient Point; S#y 10, arrive New London, mldship- men v:sit shipbuilding plant; July 18, leave New London; July 17, arrive Narragansett bay, midshipmen visit’ torpedo gjation; July 20, leave Narragansett bay; July 24, arrive New London, midshipmen visit shipbuilding plant; July 27, leave New London; July 23, arrive Orient Point, itransfer witht Hartford and Chesapeake July 30; July 31, leave Ori- ent Point for Provincetown, Masa r,s GENERAL SYNOD IN! SESSION. —_—_ $2,000 . Subscription to Pastors’ Fund, BALTIMORE, June 6.—The general synod of the Evangelical Lutheram: Church reas- sembled this morning and held a‘brief ses- sion. * : The report of the hymn ‘beok publishing committee was read by Wm.:J, Miller, sec- retary. The report of the committee on the pastors’ fund was submitted, settmg forth the expenditures and disbursements during the past biennium. Two thousass dollars in aid of the fund was subseribed"to on the convention floor. the syno At 11:45 a.m. 4 adjourned for the day, to enable the delegates to par- ticipate in an excursion down the bay. —_roe $50,000 Loss by “Fire. PHILADELPHIA, June 6—The five- story building at 321 Chestnut, street, oc- cupled by eight bi firms,:3gas partly: destroyed by fire today. total loss is estinsated at $59,009.” a E Condemned 9 Deht Four Bulgarians conviéted of participa- trial took , — COTTON’S SQUADRON AT LISBON. ‘Will Be Joined in a Day or Two by the Cruiser San Francisco. The Navy Department was today in- formed of the arrival at Lisbon, Portugal, of Rear Admiral Cotton with the Chicago and Machias”of°the*Eurepean fleet. The cruiser San Franeisco is expected to join them in a day or two, and the three vessels will proceed In’ company to Kiel, at which port the small fleet will be further aug-" mented by the battle ship Kearsarge, which sailed from New York last Wednesday. It is understood tnat on the conclusion of the ceremonies at Kiel the Kearsarge will proceed to the Azores and resume her place with the battle ship squadron of the North Atlantic fleet, and that the armored cruiser Brooklyn will be detached from that fleet on the arrival of the Kearsarge at the Azores and will join the European fleet as the flagship of Rear Admiral Cotton, taking the place of the Chicago, which is to return to the United States for an overhauling. $e FOR RELIEF OF CHINA. The Christian Herald Transmits a + Check for $10,000. The Christian Herald made a fine start today towards the establishment of a relief fund for the famine sufferers iq the Chinese province of Kwang Si, by, trinsmitting to Assistant Secretary Loomis a check for $10,000. Mr. Loomis, who is deeply inter- ested in this relief work, has already de- posited the money here and notified by cable United States Counsul General Mc- Wade at Canton, that he may draw for the amount of the check. Every report that comes to the State Department, either by mail or. cable, contains the most pathetic stories of the extreme destitution prevailing in Kwang Si leading to the commission of unnatural crimes, such as the sale of daughters into concubinage, and there are even hints of cannibalism, and without ex- tensive aid from abroad, for all of the Chinese officials seem paralyzed, the most frightful calamity will follow. GEN. McCOOK BETTER. His Physicians Are Now Hopeful of His Recovery. Adjutant Gen. Corbin has received a per- sonal letter from Maj. C. B. Baker of the quartermaster’s department at Dayton, Ohio, saying that Gen. A. McD. McCook, who was recently stricken with apoplexy, has at last begun to show slight improve- ment and that the physicians in attendance are hopeful of his recovery. Maj. Baker says that Gen, McCook has lost control of the muscles of his right arm and his right leg, but that all the rest of his body is un- affected. He added that his mind was per- fectly clear at all times and that present conditions are encouraging. eee Personal Mention. Chartes F. Reynolds of Chicago and C. A. Winsor of New York are at the Arling- ton. Lionel Moise of Kansas City and J. M. Sutton of Pittsburg are at the Shoreham. F. W. Scott of Cleveland and A. P. Mo- Cline of Birmingham, Ala., are at the New Willard. Clifford Arrick of Indianapolis and N. M. Doran of Philadelphia are at the Raleigh. W. Roland Johnston, son of W. J. John- ston, and Henry Rice Thompson, son of Lieut. Col. Thompson, U. S. A., left Wed- nesday to join the party under H. C. Sin- clair of the coast and geodetic survey, where they will be engaged in marking the boundary line between Canada and the United States frorh the summit of the Rockies to the Pacific ocean. They expect to be gone about five months. Detailed at University of Minnesota. By direction of the President Major Geo. H. Morgan, 9th Cavalry, has been detailed. as professor of military science and tactics at the University of Minnesota at Minne- apolis, vice First Lieutenant Haydn 8. Cole, who is relieved at his own request. Contract for 12,000,000 Envelopes. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., June 6.—The Union En- welope Company has closed a contract with the Post Office Department, Washington, Lor 12,000,000 envelapes. —_ |MORMONS EXPELLED ‘| Prussia Serves Notice on Ninety Missionaries, WITHIN THREE WEEKS * ALL MUST FIND THEMSELVES OUT OF COUNTRY. Only Explanation Given Was That _ Their Presence Was Undesirable to the Police. BERLIN, June 6.—Hugh J. Cannon, su- perintendent of the Mormon missions in Germany, his wife, his secretary and his assistant secretary were ordered by the po- lice today to leave Prussian territory with- in three weeks. Similar orders are about to be served by the local authorities on eighty-six other missionaries in Prussia, under the decision of the government to expel them all. Unusual to Serve Wives. It is quite unusual to serve the wives of Mormon misstonaries with a separate no- tice. Mrs. Cannon has only been here a month. No explanatton was given for the action taken, except that the presence of the Mor- Mons was undesirable to the police. r. Cannon will moye his headquarters to Zurich, Switzerland. * 2 He has engaged a’ house there, near the one which Calvin took when he fied from France. From Zurich the missionaries will occa- sionally visit the Mormon communities in Prussia, who have 1,200 members, in groups of fifteen to twenty each. tonne German pastors continue their serv- No Protest Has Yet Been Made. No protest has yet been made against the expulsion of the Mormons. Elder Francis M. Lyman of Salt Lake City, now ih London, the European super- intendent of the Mormon missions, has been advised of the action of the authori- ties here and is waiting to see if Washing- ton will take up the cases of two or three Mormons who were ill-treated by the con- stabulary. x Through these cases, it is hoped, the Prussian government may be led to re- verse the expulsion decree, and that sev- eral German states, notably Saxony, Hesse and Wurtemburg, may also. recon- sider their decrees expelling Mormon mis- stonaries. —_—_++-___ POPE’S STRENGTH DIMINISHING. Aged Pontiff Suffers From Intestinal Inflammation. VENICE, June 6.—The Gazetta Di Vene- zia asserts that the pope is suffering from Intestinal inflammation; that he eats prac- tically nothing and that his strength is diminishing. The paper adds: “Though thére §s no immediate danger there will be room for’ apprehension less an improvement is soon manifested.” ——_++<+__- CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY. Francis Scott Key’s Grave Strewn With Flowers. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. FREDERICK, Md., June 6.—Confederate memorial day was observed here today on an elaborate scale under the auspices of Alexander Young Camp, Confederate Vete- rans, and Fitzhugh Lee Chapter, Daugh- ters of .the Confederacy. €onfederate graves and that of Francis Scett Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner, were strewn with flowers. Major Albert Akers of Washington delivered the oration. ——_+++—__ YALE’S ’VARSITY EIGHT Beats Freshmen in Practice Spin, Showing Fine Form. GALES FERRY, Conn., June 6.—The Yale ‘varsity eight today turned the tables on the freshmen and in a mile and a quarter race easily defeated them by over a length. No time was taken. All the crews were out. The river was very smooth, and no wind was blowing when the four crews were lined up for a racing start. The four- oar crews were sent away first, the fresh- men being given a length of clear water over the ’varsity four. They maintained this lead throughout. ‘The freshmen and ‘varsity eights started on even terms, and from the first the 'var- sity boat showed its superiority, gradually pulling away until at a point opposite the crews’ quarters there was a length of open water between the boats. The form shown by the ‘varsity greatly encouraged the coaches. —— CHOICE OF A DESIGN. McClellan Statue Commission to Meet June 17. "The selection of the design for the Mc- Clellan statue in this,city will not be made until the commission meets at the War Department the 17th instant. The choice lies between the designs submitted by Charles H. Niehaus, Waldo Story, Austin Hayes and Atillfo Piccirilli. A committee of artists consisting of Messrs. St. Gaudens, McKim and French passed on the respec- tive merits of these four designs and it is said that their report gives the design of Mr. Niehaus the first place in the order of merit. If that is a fact it is probable, al- though not certain, that the commission will award the contract for the statue to Mr. Niehaus. Alleged Attempt at Suicide. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6.—Mortimer Cook, a carpenter, aged about sixty-five years, was conveyed to the Alexandria Hospital, shortly before 1 o'clock this afternoon, in a semi-conscious condition from the effects of a heavy dose of lauda- num. Energetic efforts were employed by the hospital physicians to resuscitate him, but an hour later his condition had not im- proved, and it was believed he would not recover. eplibdhis Jt It is sald that the laudanum was taken with suicidal intent. It is also stated that on one or two previous occasions Cook had been found under the influence of this drug, but prompt measures saved his life. He resided with his family at 1112 Queen street. a ie Engineer’s License Revoked. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. NORFOLK, Va., June 6.—United States in- spectors have revoked the license of strik- ing engineer Timothy W. Whitehurst of the tug Columbia of Philadelphia, now in North Carolina waters, and reported ‘Whitehurst to the federal authorities for peat it ts alleged, faize statements un- AT THE WHITE. HOUSE President Back and Attending to Business, A CABINET MEETING aie MASSACRE AND POST OFFICE INQUIRY CONSIDERED, Postmaster General Payne Remains for Quite a Talk—Many Dismiss- als May Result. President Roosevelt, night’s rest. after his hom oming, ap- peared at his offi at 10 o'clock this morning. In a few minutes after his ar- rival members of his cabinet began to as- semble in the cabinet room for the pifrpose of holding a regular cabinet meeting, the first at the White House in about ten weeks. The President had asked his cab- inet officers to meet him at the White House offices at 10 o'clock to go over some affairs. All the cabinet officers were pres- ent except Secretaries Shaw and Cortelyou. The former is in the west and will not re- turn to Washington, it is said, until near the end of this month. The President saw a few personal friends prior to entering upon the cabinet work. These included John R. Procter of the civil service commission and Senator Proctor of Vermont, both of whom warmly congratu- lated him on the suc ‘sful and pleasant trip he had just concluded. To these callers and to his cabinet members the President said he had greatly enjoyed the long jour- ney, and had found it beneficial in many ways. Representative Gibson of Tennessee also called to present his respects and best wish- es to the President. ‘The republicans of ‘Tennessee will probably not hold a state convention until just before the national convention next year,” said Mr. Gibson to a Star representative, “but all the leading republicans of the state have declared for him, and there is no doubt that he will re- ceive the hearty indorsement of the re- publicans of the state when they do as- semble in convention. Practically all the republicans of prominence in the state have announced their intention of supporting the President for re-election. Furthermore, we are hopeful of casting the electoral vote of the state for him, believing that he 1s strong with the peopie of the State.” Important Matters Considered. The most important matters considered by the President and his cabinet were the Jewish massacre in Russia and the mas- sacres of Christians. in Turkey, together with the invéstigations and scandals in tha Post Office Department. The President listened to his cabinet officers discuss mat- ters necessary for him to know and re- frained from expressions of views as to hls poligy on any question. As to the Jewish massacres in Russia the President, it may be stated with authority, intends to take ample time to fully post himself before he reaches any conclusion. He talked to Sec- retary Hay during the cabinet meeting this morning and will confer with him after awhile. He will talk next week with Ambassador McCormick, who is in this country, and whose son is to become the husband of Senator Hanna's daughter next Wednesday. Both the President and Mr. McCormick will be there, and they will have time to talk on Russian affairs. It is positively known that the President regards the mat- ter as a serious and important one, but that he has no idea of taking any step that is not deemed precisely proper and right. Petitions regarding the massacres of Christians in Turkey have been reach- refreshed from his ing the White House asking for interfer- ence on the part of this country in the way of remonstrance. All the members of the cabinet except Secretary Root and Postmaster General Payne left the White House at noon, but these two men remained until after 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. During that time Mr. Payne and Mr. Root discussed many things with the President, the main one being the disclosures in the Post Office Department. Mr. Payne is to return to the White House this afternoon and go further into the condition of affairs in the department with the President. This, also. is a matter in which the President proposes to become thoroughly posted be- fore taking a pesition of any kind. It is known, however, that he intends to sce that there is a full investigation of the Post Office Department made and that those who are guilty of wrongdoing will haye to pay the penalty. No one whose conduct has not been above suspicion will remain in the department. Many Dismissals May Follow. It is said to be Hkely that many dis- missals from the Post Office Department will probably follow the probing of affairs by Mr. Payne. The dismissals will not be confined to those employes against whom there is definite information of improper conduct, but will extend to numerous em- ployes who have been under suspicion, of may become subject to well-founded suspi- cton during the course of the investigation. Both the. President and Mr. Payne are de- termined that there shall be a weeding out of suspicious material in the department even after all the arrests are made. The President heard reports from other cabinet officers as to business in their re- spective departments, but he did not have sufficient time this morning to gather the details of many matters of importance now pending, and will consult freely with his cabinet advisers during the next few weeks. Going to Cleveland. Already arrangements are being made for President Roosevelt's trip to Cleveland next week to attend. the wedding of Senator Hanna's daughter. The President, accom- panied by his daughter, Miss Alice Roose- velt, Secretary Loeb and perhaps two or three others, will leave on a special train over the Pennsylvania railroad at 3 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon. The party will arrive in Cleveland between 6 and*7 o'clock ‘Wednesday morning. On the return trip, the. President and party will leave Cleve- land early Wednesday evening, arriving in Washington probably before noon on Oa Monday evening, June 15, the Presi- dent will go to Baltimore to attend the saengerfest concert, returning the same nthe next morning, June 16, he will go to Charlottesville, Va., to attend the com- mencement exercises of the University of Virginia. He will return to Washington that evening. - Printing Office and Navy Yard. ‘A delegation from the government print- ing office and Mr. E. A. M. Lawson called at the White House today to see Secretary Loeb as to the closing of the government printing office and navy yard at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon during the summer. During the day an order for the closing at this hour, beginning the first Saturday in July, was issued from the White House. ‘The order also covers August .