Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1905, Page 1

Sore —_—_—_ THE EVENING STAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION. Business Office, 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avento. ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8. H KAUFFMANN, President. New York Office: Tribune Building. Chicago Offee: Tribure Building. ‘The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning edi- tion, is delivered by carriers within the city at 50 cents per month. By mail or through suburban agents, 60 cents per month: 1. ts repaid: iy iivkeds one month, 60 cents, excepted. one month, 50 cents. Saturday Star, one year. $1.00. = Sunday Star, with Sunday Magazine, one year, $1.50. Che £ve WASHINGTON, D. C,, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1905-EIGHTEEN PAGES. RUSSIANS RESTIVE More Distnrbances in a Num- ber of Places. OWES LIFE TO BAD AIM LUCKY ESCAPE OF WARSAW CHIEF OF POLICE YESTERDAY. Assailant Threw Bomb Behind Instead of Under Carriage—Renewed Trouble in Poland. WARSAW, March 27, 1:58 p.m. — Baron von Nolken, chief of police of Warsaw, who was injured by the explosion of a bomb yesterday, owes his life to the bad aim of his assailant, who threw the bomb behind instead of un neath the c lage. The body of von Nolken is full of innumerable splinters of the bomb. His assailant has not yet been arrested. ne man who previously threw a bomb into the police station at Pi a suburb of Warsaw, injuring six policemen, is be- s injured by a 1s by bullets lieved to be dying. fragment of the bomb, e we fired at him by the police. He refuses to reveal his identity, but declares himself to be socia it The greatest excitement prevails through- cut this city Situation Growing Worse. YALTA, Crimea, March 2 ‘The situation here is becomin worse. Rioters have de- stroyed nearly all the warehouses and vodka shops, and the police station and a number of shops have been set on fire. vops are guarding the postoffice and treasury building. The arrival of reinforce- ments of soldiers is expected momentarily. Yalta Chief of Police Wounded. SEBASTOPOI : March ‘The Yalta greatly ex- on. According to hief of police of wounded. War- soldiers are bound for Crimea i aut local pop latest Advices, the the been and three cc sent th rema has engers Watching Refugees in Paris. PARIS, March 27.—Th ing extensive surveil refugees in Paris owing they are organizing to as tionary movement in Russia. It is claimed that much compromising correspondence has been seized, but the refuge ert that Yalta are police are exere nee over Russian reports that the revoiu- ist it is principally matter connected with the student agitations. The suryeillance fol- Jows continued rumors that Father Gapon is ‘hiding in or about Paris. Work Resumed at Batoum. ST. P’ RSBURG, March —Since the proclamation of a state of siege, work has been resumed Batoum and ships are again loading at the ys. Maxim Gorky’s Condition. Maxim y's lung trout increasing the anxiety of hi The doctors de- clare tha m Riga to South Russia is 1 to his 1e- covery. NOTHING KNOWN IN PARIS. French Foreign Office in the Dark Over Peace Negotiations. PARIS, March 27.—The French foreign of- fice renews its nees that nothing has been undertaken here relative to peace ne- gotiations. The Vene an status is unaltered, the officials here taking the view that no action will be taken until the Caracas court de- cides the question pending in regard to the concession of the French Cable Company. Faint Peace Prospects. Special Dispatch to The Evening NEW YORK, March —A cablegram from Paris says: A St. Petersburg dispatch to the Echo de Paris declares that per- sons in the czar’s immediate circle declare that peace is impossible, and that it would be disastrous for the government and the prestige of the army to conclude terms now. It ts feared, s the dispatch, that the ezar hus again Submitted to the influence of the court party favoring the continuance of the war. Retreat Toilsome and Dangerous. A dispatch from Harbin says the retreat of General Linevitchs army northward is tollsome and dangerous. Men who become ill or exhausted have to be abandoned, ow- ing to the breaking down of transport and other difficulties. Russian Sailors Disturbed Peace. A cablegram from London says a dis- patch from Crete, declares that while the third squadron bound for the far east was here a number of men belonging to the crews were guilty of disgraceful be- havior on land. Each night shore parties came off from the squadron and, obtaining liquor in large quantities, became wildly in- toxicated. © result was that a number of street riots occurred, in which private citizens were insulted and assa The end of the evening's carouse y was that a number of Russian back to their ships in state of ins ity. Townspedple of Canea were anxtous to the last of the disorderly sailors, whom they characterized as “savage bar- barians.” Russian Non-Combatants Released. ~- The Japanese legation has received the following dispatch from Tokyo “Of the Russian non-combatants which fell into our hands at the battle of Muk- den the following were released: In front ranking as n-commis- sioned officer's chants attached to the their desire in Chefoo or men ranking as officer men ranking as non-comnfssioned offi- cer ————— THE CHADWICK CASE. Argument for New Trial Begun— Prisoner Coaxed Into Court. CLEV ND, Ohio, March 27.—Mrs. Chadwick was not in court at 9:30 this morning, the hour set for the beginning of the arguments on the motion for a new trial. When the deputies called at the county jail to take Mrs. Chadwick to the federal byilding she announced that she was suffering with neuralgia and that she Juror Bentley F. Crane, who, he claimed, had ed under the name of Butler Crane. In support of his argument Dawley read a a number of affidavits showing that Butler Crane had been summoned to serve on the jury, and that the attorneys for the de- fense did not know that the juror was any other than Butler Crane until after the trial THE AMERICAN DENGER. German Writer Compares Our Economic Forces With Germany. BERLIN, March y Councillor Gold- berger, author of “The Land of Unlimited Possibilities,” is about to publish simultane- ously in Berlin and Brussels a pamphlet entitled “The American Danger,” which is a continuation and supplement of his book. He compares the economic forces of the United States and Germany from various standpoints, and, although recognizing the , technical equipment and capabili- » United States, he concludes that an danger does not exist for specially not for Germany. r Goldberg ntends that the com- 1 relations of the United States and ht to be readjusted by a reci- SECRET CONSISTORY HELD. Pope Failed to Create Any Cardinals— Preconized Bishops. ROME, March 27.—The Pope held a se- cret consistory this morning without, cre- ating any cardinals, merely preconizing bishops. The only American was the Right Rev. Thomas F. H'ckey, who was confirmed as coadjutor bishop of Roches- ter, N. Y. Monsignor Zobico Racicot was confirmed as auxiliary bishop of Montreal, Quebec All the cardinals met in the hall of the consistory of the Vatican, where they ceived the pontiff. The pontiff then deliv sred_an allocution and immediately aft yard proceeded to the preconization of shops. The allocution in moderate terms deplored the persecution from which the church suffered in some countries, and complained of recent events in Fran where, besides the diplomatic rupture be tween the republic and the papacy, the statesmen are preparing for the separation of church and state, for which, the pon- tiff asserted again, the Vatican was not responsible, as had been alleged. The rup- ture was to be deplored. ‘The pope also referred to the persecution of the church in some of the South Amer- ican republics, especially in Nicaragua and Ecuador, citing the passed by the last named republic against the church, providing for the confiscation of the prop- erty of the religious orde interfering with the liberty of the religious: assocla- tions and putting obstacles in the way of the appointment of new bishops. To offset this the pontiff mentioned the fact that the arbitration between Chile and Peru had~been intrusted to the papal representtaive, which had caused the holy much satisfaction. ———___. RACING AT MEMPHIS. Opening of the Spring Meeting This Afternoon. MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 27.—For the opening of the Memphis Jockey Club's spring meeting this afternoon at Montgom- ery Park, the annual renewal of the Mon’ gomery handicap offers an interesting fea- ture. Of the nineteen entries the following are named as doubtful Starters: Spencer- King’s G K., a, Pretension and Luralighter. Ram's Horn and Phil Finch, coupled 2s entry of Captain Williams, are the favor- i Tokalon is second choice, but Dalv Scout and Canteen have many Terra Little mirers + PREACHER’S UNIQUE UTTERANCE Declared Stage a Greater Moral Power Than the Pupit. CHICAGO, March of the 27.From the pulpit the Plymouth Congregational Church, Rey. Joseph L. Milburn, the pastor, declared the theater a greater moral power than the pulpit. : “There are, of course, incidents of the theater which are not good,” said he. “The problem play {s a thing of infinite disgust. The neurotic play is hysteria. It is pander- ing to the taste for highly seasoned things. But there is evil incident to all things— to fiction, to music even to the church. Certainly ‘the great dramas in themselves are not bad. And look at the great men and queenly and superb women which the the- ater has given to the world. if there is anything which is de- ating about a theater, it is in us. If taste be high and beautiful we see It is a reflection of our taste and mind. We get what we look for. If we criticlse the ter, then it is ourselves we criticise. ‘The theater we will make for universal amity and peace of nations, for the great need for universal amity is to know one another. I believe the stage is a religious institu- and as such is growing greater. The ter will, I phophesy, one day rise to become the highest and most powerful ex- ponent of good ——_-____. BIG LUMBER DEAL. our the high and beautiful at the theater. Large Tracts of Land in Northern Cali- fornia Involved. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.—A big lum- ber deal, involving the transfer of $1,000,000, is closed here. The property changing hands is that of the Weed Lumber Com- pany, consisting of large tracts of lumber land in northern California with improved mills and twenty-four miles of railroad running out of Weed station toward the Klamath river district, to which its owners contemplate making an extension. The purchasers are R.A. Long of Kan- sas City and several business associates in F. Ryder, W. 2 uzen and C. B. Sweet and a number of California persons, including George E. 2 of Los Angeles and George X. Windling of this city. —_—_—_—_._____. NEVER NOTICED HIM. Premier Balfour Refused to Make Any Reply to Peace Query. LONDON, March 27.—In the house of ccmmons today Swift MacNeill (Irish na- ticnalist) tried to elicit information regard- ing the peace negotiations. He asked Prem- i Balfour if he could make any statement on the subject, but as no previous notice had been given of the question the premier took no notice of it. STARVATION IN ARMENIA. Reports of Distress Received by Tur- kish Aid Society in New York. LONDON, March 27.—Starvation threat- ens Armenia, according to a cable message from Van received today by the Bible Lands or Turkish Mission Aid Society from the local agents of the society. The message read: “Suffering from poverty. General food supply in many villages nearly exhaust&d. Deaths from hunger beginning.” could not be dressed. ‘The government officials insisted, how- ever, that her presence was necessary, and after much coaxing and threatening she finally concluded to get dressed, and later, accompanied by two deputies, entered the court room. J. P. Dawley, senior counsel for Mrs. Chadwick, at once began his ar- gument for a new trial. ‘Mr. Dawley made a strong protest against Steamer’s Tunnel Shaft Broken. LONDON, March 27.—Advices from Cux- haven received today say the British tank steamer Bloomfield, from Philadelphia March 11, has anchored off Altenbruch, with tunnel shaft broken. The engineer of the steamer was suffocated while at work on the broken shaft. PEACE: -YOU WILL INVITE EUROP E PROCLAMATION TO BE ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT. Senator Daniel of Virginia and Gen. Fitz- hugh Lee, president of the celebration in 1907 of the first English-speaking settle- ment in America at Jamestown, Va., saw President today regarding the act the recent Congress which pro- vided for government participation in the celebration and the invitation of foreign governments. The law provides for the is- suance of a proclamation, which offi- cial no tion to foreign government to the several states of tie proposed expo- sition. The President said he would issue the proclamation this week. The senator and the general were also at the War De- partment on the same business. They want the notification to the foreign governments to be issued as soon as ble, ko that preparations for the event can be made. Gen. Lee has been actively engaged in the effort to procure proper representations at i the different been meeting 1 talk to the at. Harrisburg, »propriation® from these because of the beneficial effect of xample upon the other states forming the original thirteen colonic “I have just returned from the west,” said Gen. Lee, “and all the states of that region will take part in the exposition, erecting buildings and making exhibits. am greatly encouraged at the prospec the exposition, and feel sure that ni every state in the country will be fully resented. nd Thurs legi urging MAIL BAGS MISSING. Paris Authorities Disturbed Over the =R FO. ME THAN YOU -THINK.” MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FOUR MEN SAVED ‘FROM DEATH IN A RAILROAD TUNNEL. | NEW YORK, March 27.—Blown through a break in a tunnel inthe Hast river by an explosion today, carried to the surface of the water and shot twenty feet into the air, Richard Creedon,’a.Jabarer, was res- cued only slightly hurt. “Hits escape from death seemed almost miraculous. Three of his companions were-reseued in the tunnel and carried out, all painfully but not ser- iously injured. The men were at Work im the forward compartment of the railrgadjtunnel.under t river between Brooklyn and the which is to be swed” eventually” to connect the Manhattan subway lines with Brooklyn subway lines. Two tubes, side by side, are in process of construction. The Brooklya end of one of the tubes has been extended about fifteen ‘feet beyond the end of the pier line at the foot of Joralemon street. Twenty-Two Men Were at Work. Twenty-two men were at work in the tunnel today when the accident happened Creedon and his three companions was in the forward compartment working under a high pressure of air, Ima compartment back of them eighteen ether men were at work. This second compartment was not affected by the accident, as there is a bulk- head between them. Creedon was the first to ascertain that the roof of the tunnel was leaking and that the air was rushing out into the bottom of the East river, which was about forty feet deep above. With sandbags he attempted to plug up the leak, but as he did so the whole roof was blown out and the tremendous force of tne compressed air drove Creedon out through the hole. The upward rush of air carried him to the surface in a twinkling and he shot into Mysterious Disappearane. PARIS, March —The authorities here are seriously concerned about the myste- rious disappearance of two official dispatch bags containing orders to the French squadron in the Indian ocean. The bags, which were forwarded to the captains of the French avarship Infernet and Kersaint and which are said to have contained or- ders relative to the movements of the Rus- sian second Pacific squadron, disappeared between Port Said and Jibutil, French Somaliland. The investigations made have not re- sulted in finding any trace of the missing bags and some fears are entertained that they may have reached those interested in learning the plans of the Russian second Pacific squadron, —_——__+_____ MARRIED IN BALTIMORE. Washingtonians Wedded at Methodist Parsonage Last Saturday. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., March 27.—Miss Car- oline Burghausen and Mr. Frank Slater, 1415 Chapin street, both of Washington, D. C., were quietly married on Saturday morn- ing at the parsonage of the Harlem Park Methodist Episcopal Church, 612 North Gil- mor street, by the pastor, Rev. Edward L. Watson. Mr. and Mrs. Slater left imme- diately after the ceremony for the south. = GALVESTON IN FOR REPAIRS. Damages on Maiden Voyage Not Re- garded as Serious, ROANOKE, V: March 27.—The United States cruiser Galveston, which sailed from last Thursday on her maiden voyage for the purpose of “shaking down her ma- chinery,” returned to the navy yard today, having put Into the Virginia capes yester- day. The cruiser’s return, it was said at the office of Rear Admiral Harrington, com- manding this naval station, was for repairs to her machinery, which had a slight break when the vessel had gotten some three or four hundred miles down the coast. It was further stated that the necessary repairs would at once be made to the Gal- veston and that she probably would be ready to proceed south again within a few days. It was positively stated at the ad- miral's office that the damages to the Gal- veston are in no way serious, The Galveston is under orders to” proceed to Samana bay to shake down her machinery and put the crew through a course of drills and exercises. This vessel was partly built by the Trigg Company of Richmond and completed by the govern- ment at the Norfolk navy yard. HUBS AES Se Fire at Filtration Plant. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 27.—Fire of unknown origin today destroyed the test- ing station of the Belmont filtration plant. | Pcagh ad is estate’ Bt $30,000. Trains on iladelp! eading railway. were delayed more than an hour by the fire. the air with great force. Bystanders quick- ly fished him out of the water. He was considerably bruised and shaken up, but was not dangerously hurt. Bystanders who saw the man shoot to the surface say that he was shot twenty feet into the air from the level of the water, and that his start- ling appearance so frightened several Ital- jan laborers on the nearby pier that they took to flight. His companions were drag- ged back through the tunnel by workmen from the next compartment. First Instance of Its Kind. Contractors say that this is the first in- stance in which the workmen have escaped with their lives when a submarine and sub- terranean tunnel has burst and been filled by water. There have been numerous in- stances in which he mery have lost their ves. SITUATION IS SERIOUS OFFICIAL QUARTERS IN PARIS ALARMED OVER MGROCCO. PARIS, March 27.The situation in Mo- ‘rocco causes serious apprehension in official | quarters and it is understood that the French minister at Fez has been requested to bring to a speedy conclusion the negotia~ tions whereby he seeks to secure the sul- tan’s approval of France's policy in admin- istering the country. In the meantime, Emperor ‘William's pro- posed visit to Morocco promises to cause the sultan to delay arriving: at a decision and to encourage a demonstration against the French policy. There is a growing belief im high quarters that the German emperor’s® visit is coin- cident with Germany's asserting strong claims relative to. Moraceo. See Assumd Executive Power. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, March 27.—Vice President Baquerizo Morena*has assumed the executive power, President Plaza re- tiring to the town of Pomasqui for ninety days on account of the delicate state of Ms health. It is believed that the vice presi- dent will recognize the republic of Panaina, ee Philadelphia Rector Resigned. PHILADELPHIA, March 27.—Rev. Dr. Beverly Ellison Warner, rector of St. Steph- en’s Episcopal Church, today, tendered his resignation to the members the vestry. Dr. Warner eame to thi: from New Orleans about a month For eleven years he had been ri f Chu: in'that city, and his love for Bis ofa chuseh is the only reason advanced by Dr. Warner for his resignation. : secretary OUR M FATAL FREIGHT TRAIN CRASH NEAR CLARKSVILEE, TENN. F EN KILLED CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., March 27.—Four men were Killed today when a string of freight cars running wild on the Louisville and Nashville railroad crashed into a freight train near here today. The dead: John Murray, engineer, Bowl- ing Green, Ky.; Patrick Fox, fireman, Nashville, Tenn.; two unknown negroes, who were stealing a ride. A stick of wood eighteen inches long was driven through Fireman Cox's body. The locomotive and ten loaded cars were totally wrecked. ‘It 18 thought by railroad men that the switch had been .thrown. for -the purpose of wrecking a fast passenger train. SHOT BY HIS SWEETHEART. Outcome of Lovers Quarrel May Prove Fatal. Special Disnatch to The Evening Star. SUFFOLK, Va., arch 27.—As the out- come of a lovers’ quarrel near Driver, Va., last night, Annias McGwynn was shot in the head by Lucy Eley. Surgeons have not been able to extract the bullet, which came from a small caliber revolver, and Me- Gwynn’s condition is regarded as critical. eee STEAMER’S ROUGH VOYAGE. Pretoria Reached Port Three Days Be- hind Record Time. NEW YORK, March 27.—Three days be- hind her record time for the passage, the Hamburg-American line steamer Pretoria came in today from Hamburg with a story of extremely severe weather on the Atlan- tle. Constant westerly gales and head seas, varied only by periods marked by an in- crease in the adverse conditions, was, in brief, the Pretoria’s experience as related by her officers. One life was lost, that of a seaman who was blown into the sea during a hurricane. The Pretoria’s passenger lst was increased by three during the voyage. All the births were in the steerage quarters. Among the passengers were Lieut. A. Vargyos of the Russian army. He is going to San Francisco to look after Russian transport affairs. Severe weather was encountered from the first. On the night of March 14, a short distance outside the channel, a severe rain squall struck the ship. The wind was south- west, and soon increased in violence until it blew with hurricane force. The steamer was headed into the wind, but the captain found it impossible to maintain her in that position, and she swung off broadside to the gale. The wind flattened the top of the sea and filled the air with flying spray which beat against the starboard side of the ship. A five-tone lifeboat which was swung out- board from davitts near the bridge, and lashed down to the rail, was shaken clear from the lashing by the wind and the heavy lifeboat swung from the other davitt like a pendulum until it landed on the bridge, where it remained, pierced by two .-wning stanchions. It was while attempting to se- cure the boat in its position that thu sea- man was blown overboard and lost. The storm was so severe that no attempt was made to rescue him. SMALL FORCE TO BE LEFT. All but 100 of the Marines on the Isthmus to Go to Guantanamo. The cruiser Dixie left Monte Cristi yes- terday for Colon to take the battalion of marines now stationed on the isthmus to the new naval station at Guantanamo. After the departure of this battalion the total strength of the marine battalion left on the isthmus will not number more than 100-men. The withdrawal of the marine battalion was ordered by the Navy Depart- ment on account of the unhealthy climate of the isthmus, and a force of 100 men is regarded as sufficient to protect the inter- ests of the United States. eee ee SPAIN WANTS HER ORDNANCE. Has Never Been Able to Recover It From Cuba. Spain has neyer been able to recover from Cuba the ordnance left there at the termi- nation of the Spanish-American war, and Senor de Ojeda called upon Secretary Taft today to learn the position of this govern- ment in the matter. Under the terms of peace it was held that Spain was. entitled to all the movable ordnance in Cuba and Porto Rico, and in the latter case its claim has been recognized and the ordnance trans- ferred. But in the case of Cuba there ap- pears to be some difficulty in procuring the recognition by the Cuban government of the obligation entered into by the United the States, a Secretary at erty while occupying Cuba, see any basis for a claim by the present Cuban government. Upon the minister's representations Secre- ‘tary Taft caused a cablegram to be sent to Mr. Squiers, United States Minister at Ha- vana, instructing him to inform the Cut government that the ordnance re: ing in the fortifications in Cuba at the c of | Spanish-American war ha been j claimed b ythe United States; that under the treaty of peace all movable property of that kind belonged to Spain, and that therefore the Cuban government could no lawful claim to it ON NEW ROUTE. Transfer of Tracks of W., A. and Mt. Vernon Electric Railway. It is expected that within a brief time the cars of the Washington, A ndria and Mt. Vernon electric railway will be running on the new route for the line south of Pennsylvania avenue. ‘The new station of the company at 12th and D streets is about completed and will be ready for occupancy by the time the tr: Ss are laid. AS soon as the tracks for the new route are finished the company will be obliged to use them, inasmuch as the new ro’ will necessitate the abandonment of former route in the v! ty of the ne District building. The work of laying the tracks over the new route of the read has been hurried somewhat, and it is predicted by those in charge that this portion of the work wil! oy be finished in eight ten days. The trackage from lith reet to 12th street has practically been cc leted, and today Gangs of men were engaged in finishing up the excavation on 12h et und in stariing the excavation on incoming tracks lic along along D to 12th street. ‘rhe be used as far as 1 the new trackage cc and extends from 1 th to C, through C ne bridg: he line of t been lai¢ put it the switching « ing tracks wi Ds 186 point sown, weks fri n to pe the outgoing ca nece work of paving the aft are laid will be done by the the fact that the street is will not interf he cars on the track, it is said, and t be done within eight or ten day —_—_—_-+ TO MAKE THOROUGH INQUIRY. Alleged Unnecessary Public Printing to Be Investigated. appointed at the 1 is to investigate the tem of printing of public de commission was directed to go thoroughly into all branches of the public printing and to report its findings to Congress. commission will consist of the Senate com- mittee on printing and Representatives- elect Landis, Perkins and Griggs. Mr. Landis said today that the comm sion would assemble in a few weeks and weuld make'an exhaustive inquiry into the printirg for which the government pays. ‘He said the impression has been growing that the authorization for printing public docux.ents is too carelessly granted by Congress, and it will probably be shown that a large proportion of the public prints are 1.0t distributed and are not demanded. It is not expected that the investigation will disclose any evils which cannot be traced to reckless authorization and imi- mediately corrected by congressional ac- tion. It is not an investigating committee in the sease cf probing a scandal, but merely an inquiry into the business meth- ods of the government in its publicity branch. aments. —____.—___—_ A Guest at Luncheon. Gen. S. B. M. Young was a guest of the President at luncheon. He is to be one of the President’s guests on the trip to the west. General Young was one of the su- perior officers of the President in Cuba in the Spanish war, and General Young will go along to San Antonio to witness the re- union of the Rough Riders. Secretary Taft, Attorney General Moody, Senators Lodge and Spooner were with the President some time, the situation as to Santo Domingo being discussed. Secretary Taft said that if there was anything new in the situation he would give it out at the War Department. eee Gridiron Dinner Abandoned. ‘The annual spring dinner of the Gridiron Club, which was to have been held in New York April 8 has been abandoned. No- tices have been sent to all persons in- vited to be present of the change of pro- gram. The next dinner of the club will probably be next October. ee ees Gen. McConnell’s Widow Dead. CHICAGO, March 27.—Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington Parsons McConnell, widow of General John McConnell of civil war fame, and mother of former Judge Samuel P. McConnell, who now lives in New York, and James H. McConnell of Evanston, 1s dead at the residence of the latter. Abra- ham Lincoln and General McConnell were close friends, as_ were Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. McConnell. Mrs. McConnell was. born in Meriden, Conn., March 3, 183 —_—_—_—-—. Moor Attacked London Correspondent. ‘TANGIER, Morocco, March 27.—Walter B. Harris, the correspondent of a London newspaper, was attacked by a native while in the British post office today. His assailant, a Moorish hotel guide, suddenly rushed upon him with a knife, which, how- ever, struck the ring of Mr. Harris’ watch and slightly wounded him in the stomach. Mr. Harris says he is not aware of any reason for the attack. — German Cruiser Falke Reported. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, March 27.—The German cruiser Falke has anchored off the Island of Puna. After coaling she will pro- ceed to Manta, Ecuador, and Panama, and probably to San Francisco. She did not Representative Landis of Indiana, chair- | man of the House committee on printir was in town today making arrangements for the approaching meeting ot com- “Star Want Ads Bring the Best Help.” If you wish to adver- tise for HELP in The Evening Star the rate is one cent a word each insertion—lowest charge, 15 cents. PLANS FOR A FERRY Service Between Washington and Alexandria. FARLY RESUMPTION NORFOLK AND WASHINGTON STEAMER COMPANY IN CONTROL, Preminent Official of the Company Authority for the Statement—Im- provement of Facilities, Definite plans have been perfected the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company for control of the ferry line between Washington and Alexandria, and the statement is made, on the authority of an ofa- cial of the Norfolk and Washington line, that traffic will be resumed at an early day. by A boat is to be ‘yaiit for the ferry which will be cap? le of makin cities the trip between the two in twenty and ar- rangements have been made for i minutes, suing to passengers tickets from Alexandria with street car cou- pons attached, entitling them to a continuous ride over the Washin ton Railway and Electric Company lines to and from 4 aces of business in Washington. “It is me re than probable that the Nore folk and Washington Steamboat Company | will, within the next few days, take con- trol of the ferry between Alexandria and Washington and will give the resident of the two cities a fine ferry servi This is what a prominent officis the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com- | pany said to a Star reporter this morning when asked about the rumor that the Norfolk and Washington line was inter= | ested in the new ferry company Two years ago It was stated, when the fe steamer Columbia Was burned and there was no boat on the ferry route for several months the Norfolk and Wash- ington Steamboat Company contemplated securing control of the ferry. At that time the Pennsylvania Railway Company was interested in the electric railway be- Washington, Alexandria don this account’ the ashington line deferred ac the matter. It is now stated Pennsylvania railway has its interest in the tric is no impediment whatever to the steam- boat company taking control of the ferry, and it is expected that within the next few days this wil] be an accomplished fact. The new line will be run under the direction of Manager John Callahan of the Norfolk and Washington company, and the service will be up to the s a he has maintained between this city and Norfolk. that the disposed of all line, and there The new owners of the ferry line will resume the service as soon as posible, and an effort is to be made at once to secure a boat for the rou There are several fine ferryboats in New York which proved to be to small for the service there, which have been replaced by the larger boats re- cently built at Newport News. One of these steamers, it is believed, can be se- cured for the temporary service here and this steamer will, it is expected, be on the route within a short time, possibly the next two weeks. This boat will be kept in ser- vice until two modern ferry steamers can be built. The plans for the steamers have been drawn and the contract for the work will be placed at once. It is stated they can be delivered ready for service within four months from the time the contract for their building is signed. The new boats will be steel hulled vessels with a propeller at each end connected on one shaft, so that while one shoves the other pulls. They will have heavy engine power and will be able to run all the year, even through heavy ice, with the aid of the channel made by the N. & W. steamers. On the main deck there will be room for sixteen teams and there will be a handsome sa- loon on the upper deck for the accommo- dation of passengers. These boats will be able to make the run between Washington and Alexandria in twenty minutes, and there will be no long lay-over at either end, but the steamers will touch and go. The service will be maintain- ed from early in the morning until late at night, and the tickets sold for the round trip will have street car coupons attached. When the new boats are put in service the steamer that will be brought here from New York to fill in the gap while they are building will be kept as a reserve boat for use when the larger steamers are off the route for cleaning of boiler and other work. Slips to Be Rebuilt. ‘The ferry slips here and at Alexandria are to be rebuilt and will be fitted with modern appliances for the rapid handling of teams and passengers. The ferry house here is to be replaced at once with a fine modern structure, and the newer building at Alex- andria is to be enlarged and brought up to date. new owners of the Washington t Compa property here and at have taken possession of the wharves and put watchmen on Mr. Hibbs, through whom the ferry prop- erty was purchased ‘rom the Hart estate in New York, was at the ferry wharf here and at Alexandria a day or two ago looking the property over in order to form an idea of the work necessary to-put it in condition for service. Mr. John B. Padgett of Alexandria, who come to Guayaquil, owing to fear of yellow fever. a Movements of Naval Vessels. The battleship Texas and the monitors Nevada, Arkansas and Florida have ar- rived.at Key West, and the torpedo boat Macdonough has left that port for Pensa- cola. The collier Hannibal and the cruiser Minneapolis have left Hampton Roads for Pensacola, and the collier Brutus has sail- ed from Suez for Gibraltar on her way to this country from the Philippines. —— Personal Mention. Mr. Clarence M. Ashton of Georgetown has returned after taking part in several musical entertainments in Baltimore and western Maryland. Paymaster Samuel McGowan, U. 8S. N., assistant to the chief of the bureau of sup- lies and accounts, Navy Department, ‘was Back at his desk in the Navy Department today after a severe attack of grip. Former Champion Skater Dead. NEWBURG, N. Y., March 27.—Capt. ‘Charles F. June, who in bis younger days for thirty years has been connected with the ferry, and who for the past four years was its general manager, will be in the em-- ploy of the new corporation, and, it is said, many of the employes of the old ferry line’ will be taken in the employ of the new ‘ concern when the boats arrive and the service is started. Transfer System Popular. The statement that the tickets sold on the new ferry would have two street car coupons attached is pleasing the Alexan- dria people greatly, and will remove the great objection the Alexandrians had to traveling on the ferry. The coupons wilt be accepted, it is understood, by the Wash- ington Railway and Electric. The ferry service between Alexandria and this city had been unsatisfactory for many years before it- was discontinued. When the old ferry steamer City of Washington was withdrawn from the route, about ten Boy, Haven, but she was slow, and being @ boat was unfitted for the sery- ice. When the electric railway was built between Alexandria and Washington the patronage of the ferry fell off rapidly, the New York people who owned the would do nothing to the ‘The finishing blow came the