Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1907, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR WIT SUNDAY MORNING EDITION. Business Office, 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company. THEODORE W. NOYES Presidcat. New York Office: Tribuse Building. Chicago Office: First National Bank Building. ‘The Evening Star, funday morning edl- tion, is delivered by carriers. 0? their own account, within the city at 50 cents per month; without the Bundey morning edition at 44 cents per ..onth. By mail, postage prepaid: Daily, Sunday included, one month, 60 cents, Daily, Sunday excepted, one month, 50 cents. s Saturday Star, one year, $1.00, inday Star, one year, $ Che Foening Star. No. 16,964. WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, - 1907 TWENTY PAGES. TRIAL MAY END TODAY] AT THE WHITE HOUSE Verdict Expected This Evening | Conference as to Child and Wo- in Strothers-Bywaters Case. man Labor Investigation. RUMOR DENIED BY JUDGE SETTLING DAKOTA MUDDLE Will Not Have Spectators Searched | President Wants the Senators to Get and Does Not Expect Trouble. Together on Patronage. ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL HEARD | THE INDIANA SENATORS AGREE Opening Addresses Made Yesterday Afternoon, the Others Today— Synopsis of Comment. Special From a Staff Correspondent. CULPEPER, Va., March 6.—Judge Har- rison and the attorneys in the case of James A. Strother and Philip J. Strother, charged with the unlawful killing of Wil- F. their brother-in-law, liam Bywaters, were of the opinion this morning that the tr al will end today. They expressed the ief that the case will reach the jury late this afternoon and that a verdict will be re- turned tonight. It Is admitted on all sides that the de- fendants have had a fair and impartial udge Harrison, who is recognized as trial being one of the ablest judges in the state, has ap ‘d the rules of law throughout the case in a manner which resulted in but few exceptions being noted by the defense and without many strenuous objections on the part of the commonwealth. Counsel for the common wealth were disappointed at the re- Jectic the court of some of the instrue- tions which, they had asked for, but it is true that many of the instructions * equally offered by the defense failed to pass the judicial test under Judge Harrison’s inter- pretation of the law. Judge th Harrison aid this morning that was no truth in a rumor which had ted that he would have the spectators searched for weapons before the jury ed its verdict, nor did he have any intention of clearing the court in an- ticipation of trouble. “I can see no reason why such action should be taken,” the judge said. “The People have acted well throughout the trial, and there son to anticipate trouble ‘when the verdict is returned." is no Addresses Before Jury. Attorney R. Walton Moore addressed the jury th's morning, telling the twelve men who are to determine the fate of his clients that there seems to be a conflict between the commonwealth and the defense as to Waat occurred in the room at the Rother- wood he When you gentlemen were examined as to your qualifications as # juror,” stated counsel, “you were asked ‘about capital punishment, and now they are singing the tune of m aughter. Bywaters as Derelict. Bywaters was referred to as being a , derelict upon the ocean of morality, and counsel asked if it were surprising that he upon a rock when he attempted to leave the room at Rotherwood and desert the woman he had ruined. “Counsel for the commonwealth,” he ar- d, “had asked why we had not asked ines about Philip drinking while on train, and why we did not ask other stions of other witne Are we to in a manner to make the lives « men depend upon a game of s? And they want you, gentlemen, men, dishonored and dis- to a prison because of what they ask you, are you going to do It?” Moore paid his respects to Capt. Whom he referred as the private Mrs. € the } for the commonwealth. Then he to the conditions preceding and t wed the shooting, ying the the defe ff and for t Membe d be ants in calling for ir friends was highly sof the jury were assured n given a full picture of room that night. these men did wrong,” I trust to God you will s been made to ridicule défense which is based in the ourts truc- Impossible to Determine. Counse! ar that it is impossibie to de- nd affects the if he eren! ther y might He been 1 de- paying that ha of men wer tion ent commonwealth’s at- r 1 his Sherlock to disregard it upon the ques- ed to, and coun- nt of the experts and scientists had reached, re necessary to consult s When you want to know about f the statem: ions insanity “If you want ascertain something the effect of lime upon the soil," he “you would go to a chemist, but if ed to know anything about law d go to Capt. Woods, who strikes nowing everything just a lttle bet- ter than any of us know anything.” The Two Experts. The claim was made by Attorney Moore that Dr. Drewery, the expert for the com- monwealth, corroborated what was said by Dr. Clark with but one single exception and 4 d that th viction Drewery ants w State ask for a con- it made by Dr. t say the defend- nged“at the time appeal to your con- gentlemen from Shenandoah to acquit these men upon the y of Dr. Clark and Dr. Drewery. fer the commonw it Is » that two me! i hould be overcome same tim ney had the same Mneage, were of same tribe, the same Lfood coursed through their veins and they 4 the same pulse and still they say it is strange that the two men became broken- hearted at the same time. Regarding Premeditation. 7 After repeating the story of Hamlet and telling of what upon the question of stress, strain and men- (Continued on part | Avert a Clash Over Patronage by a Conference—Republican Postmas- ters to Be Selected. President Roosevelt and Representative Crumpacker of Indiana had a conference today about the investigation of child and woman labor conditions in this coun- try, as provided by Congress. Represent- ative Crumpacker 1s greatly interested in this question, and has been consulted a number of times by the President. The bill provides that the investigation shall be made by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, which means that the work must be done by Commissioner Neill of the bureau of labor, who was also in con- sultation with the President. One stumbling block to the President in the biH is that the investigation shall be made by employes of the government ap- pointed under civil service laws and regu- lations. Just why this clause was put in the bill is not known, unless it was the intention of Congress to put a stop to the appointment by the President of spe- cial agents and commissioners, such as did duty in the beef and other investiga- tions. Congress had gotten heartily tired of so many of these appointments, it was stated. Representative Crumpacker, however, ex- pressed the opinion that the President would no doubt be able to circumvent the provisions of the law limiting the investi~ gation to civil service employes. “The President usually gets what he wants, Mr. Crumpacker, “and he will know how to take care of this.” It is said to be likely that the President will issue an order for a special examination by the civil service commission for a special register. This ex- amination will be taken by such men as the President may consider fit for the work and under conditions that will insure their getting through safely. After the register is made up by the commission the President will have Secretary Straus select’ the men in the usual way. This will insure the ap- pointment of James B. Reynolds, who made the beef and other investigations for tR¢ Preshient, and men of the character of qualification the President regards as suit- able. Settling a Muddle. The South Dakota senatorial patronage muddle had a session at the White House today, the President holding conferences with Senators Kittredge and Gamble, Rep- resentative Parker and State Senator W. C. Cook, chairman of the republican state committee. The President expressed a de- sire to see the two senators get together ‘on patronage matters in that state, and it is understood they will try to do s The President made it plain, however, that as to the United States attorneyship he, would give the appointment to Senator Gamble, stating that he had promised to do this some time ago. Senator Kittredge succeeded In preventing the confirmation of J. D. Elliott, who was named by Senator Gamble, but’ the latter will now pick out another man. The United States marshal was named last year, but there {s a surveyor general, a register and receiver for land offices and an Indian agent to be chosen. It is upon these offices that the President should like to see harmony in recommendations to him. Whether it can be arranged is considered somewhat doubtful. Representative Parker said that there was rather strong feeling in South Dakota. over the defeat of Elliott for the United States attorneyship by Senator Kittredge, in view of the high standing of Mr. Elliott as a lawyer. Indiana Senators Avert Trouble. Senators Beveridge and Hemenway have averted a clash over patronage by a con- ference and agreement. The democrats carried two districts in Indiana last No- vember, the eighth and eleventh, repre- sented, respectively, by Cromer and Landis. ‘As these districts will not have republicans to nominate postmasters, it has been agreed that the two senators shall fill all vacancies. There are three large offices in the eighth district to be filled at this time—Muncie, ‘Anderson and Elwood. An effort was made to have ex-Representative Cromer appoint- ed at Muncie, but this was blocked by Sena- tor Hemenway. ‘The congressional members of the com- mission on immigration talked with the dent today. ‘They were Senators Dill- am, Lodge and Latimer and Represen- ; Howell, Bennett and Burkett. The President told his callers that he is not ready to announce the commissioners who are to be appointed by him. Senator McCumber talked to the President about land matters in the west during the day. President Still for Ship Subsidy. President Roosevelt has not given up the fight for ship subsidy and has intimated to a number of people that he proposes to push the fight in the next Congress. He talked with Representative Humphreys of Washington, one of the strongest advocates in the House of subventions. The President said that when he goes into the middle west for a few days in May and June he proposes to have something to say in favor of subsidy if he has an opportumity to do so. The President is scheduled for a speech at Indianapolis Memorial day, on the occasion of the unveiling of a monument to General Lawton. May 31 he is to talk to the students of the Michigan Agricultural College at Lansing. He has not accepted any other invitations, but he may do so that he may have opportunity to give his ship subsidy views. It was from the middle west that most of the republican vote in the House against ship subsidy was cast. Representative Esch of Wisconsin, who is talked of as a candidate for United States senator to succeed Senator Spooner, called on the President today. When he was asked about his reported aspirations, he said: “I have never told any one I would be a candidate for the position. The fact is, I do not know what the situation is. I am about to leave for my state now, and 1 will then know more about the matter.” Senator Heyburn of Idaho, saw the Presi- dent about the judgship for that state, and Representatives Underwood and Bankhead of Alabama talked with him about the judgship in that state, As to the Alabama judgship the President sald that he had not reached a decision, but hoped to be able to select a good man. It is the impression of some of the democrats that the President will appoint Oscar Hundley of Huntsville, whose nomination for United States attor- ney failed of confirmation at the session just closed. He is a republican, > Noted Frenchman Coming. PARIS, March 6—Paul Doumer, late eminent jurists had said | President of the chamber of deputies, has decided to accept the Invitation to attend the inauguration of the Carnegie Institute at Pittsburg April 1L TWO CENTS. ELECTRICAL DISPLAY LIGHTNING PLAYS IN MIDST OF A SNOW STORM. A small cyclone with blizzard features swept over this city last night, causing consternation among pedestrians and oth- ers because of the recently recorded dis- asters from wind, storm and earthquake in other parts of the country. When the lightning flashed vividly through the blind- ing gusts of flying dust and clouds of snow and the crashing thunder came many peo- ple believed for the nonce that a great catastrophe was imminent in Washington. The disturbance burst upon the city in full fury about 10:30 o'clock last night, and was totally unexpected. Just prior to the arrival of the “norther” the atmosphere was galm and balmy, when suddenly from out of the north came the icy blasts, ac- companying the snow and driving it along at great velocity. With the howling of the wind, which reached a velocity of about forty-five miles an hour, came the flares and flashes of lightning and the reverberat- ing thunder. The bare trees bowed and bent before the blasts and the scene re- minded westerners of the sudden blizzards that sometimes spring up on the plaigs, carrying everything before them. The storm continued for about fifteen minutes, in which time snow fell to the depth of about an inch in places, then it was succeeded by a genuine March blow. The snow that fell was of a peculiar color and formation. It was of a ghastly white, and in its consistency reminded one of dough. A Venerable colored man who was caught out in the cyclone-blizzard declared the confbination of lightning, thunder, wind and snow mesht the “breaking up of winter.” He predicted that it meant “an early spring and a pleasant one,” basing his prophecy, he said, on his observations of the fickle weather goddess for the past sixty-five years. “Unusual Phenomenon.” Those familiar with the science of me- teorology pronounced the affair “an un- usual phenomenon.” Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather service, said it was caused by a small cyclone passing over the city ‘The snow, with drops ef rain,” he sald, “and attended by sharp, rattling reports of electricity, was caused by a small cyclone motion of air that passed over the city on its way up from North Carolina. "The cyclone was of small area, but of consider- able velocity and gyration. This brought together air masses of widely varying tem- perature and some of it partly warm, many degrees above zero, and other masses prob- ably as much as 50 degrees below, and possibly 100 degrees below zero. “The commingling of these two widely different temperatures has produced rain in one part, snow in another part of the mixture, and thunder and lightning in an- other papt. The thunder and lightning ap- parently happene@ very high up. It is a phenomenon, that bas Sccurred before, but it is very infrequent. It has no connection with sun spots.” The disturbance was also described by a meteorologist as a collision between a streak of frigidity from the cold north and a balmy breeze that came straying up this way from the sunny southland. He added n the opposite conditions met in here was something doing.” Described as Spring Blizzard. Prof. Edward B. Garriott of the official staff of weather forecasters sald the at- mospheric occurrence wag a sort of “spring blizzard.” The area of the storm was con- fined to the immediate vicinity of Wash- ington; therefore it was considered to be local in its character and a sort of freak storm. It was, he further explained, a thunder storm with a temperature lower than usual, causing a snowfall instead of showers. \He added that fair conditions are indicated for the next twenty-four hours. In connection with the storm a dispatch from Pittsburg says that following the prediction of Prof, John A. Brashear, the astronomer, that electrical disturbances would be caused by a new group of sun spots. Pittsburg was visited last evening by a remarkable storm. It had been an ideal sunny day, with the temperature around 40 degrees above zero, but soon after 6 o'clock the skies became clouded and the gentle breeze became a forty eight miles an hour gale. The tem- perature dropped fourteen degrees, to 26 de- grees, in fifteen minutes. Snow fell in great quantities. While the storm was at its height there was a vivid flash of lightning, followed by heavy thunder. This snowfall lasted for only haif an hour, but the wind continued to blow hard, and tonight it is biting cold. ‘Several small buildings were blown down by the gale, while telegraph and telephone service was interrupted. , Miss Sarah Stuart of Allegheny was thrown by ghe gale against the side of a house, tnd sustained injuries which caused her death. ; It is said considerable damage of a minor character resulted in and about Washington last night. Signs and awn- ings were blown down in some parts of the city, and _a large plate-glass window in Moore & Hill's new real estate office on G street between 13th and 14th streets was blown into the street and broken into thousands of pieces. In Form of Whirlwind: At times while the wind was at its height it assumed the characteristics of a whirlwind, and the snow was swirled around afid around with the debris of the streets. One hour after the blow be- gan the sKies were clear and the stars beamed down brightly. Following the freak storm of last night, a blustery March wind prevailed here to- day, and many foot races along the road- Ways were the result as unlucky pedes- trians having their tiles blown skyward by the contrary blasts had to chase after them. Policeman McDaniels, whose post is between The Star building and the Post Office Department, was kept busy at times today piloting aged men and women across the avenue, owing to the heavy blasts that swept down from the tall_structurés and almost carried the luckless ones off their feet. This fore- noon the gale that was blowing along lth street overturned a wagon that was proceeding across: the avenue at that point. Policeman McDanieis rescued the driver, who was wrapped up in a blanket, and then assisted in righting the vehicle and getting the horse to its feet. BECOMES ADJUTANT GENERAL. General Ainsworth Doffs the Title of Military Secretary. The military secretary's department of the army, which was established mainly for the benefit of Maj. Gen. Ainsworth, went out of existence today in accordance with the provisions of the army appropria- tion bill passed at the recent session of Congress, and the old historic adjutant general's department was revived. All the officers of the military secretary's depart- ment were transferred to the adjutant general's department, and will hereafter be designated officially as adjutant gen- erals. Gen. Ainsworth was sworn in as adjutant general at the War Department today by Mr. John B. Randolph, notary public. The military record of Gen. Ainsworth is similar in several respects to that of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding the Di vision of the Philippines. Gen. Ainsworth was a surgeon in the army, with the rank of major, in May, 1892, and he reached the grade of major general in April, 1904, or twelve years later. Gen. Wood was an as- sistant surgeon, with the rank of captain, in February, 1001, and two years later, in August, 1903, was appointed a major gen- eral. The main difference in the records of the two officers named is that Gen. Wocd has had considerable service with troops in the field, while Gen. Ainsworth has been statfoned in this city for about twenty years past as the head of a bureau. It is possible, however, that Gen. Ains- worth may yet be assfgned to the com- mand _ of troops, in accordance with the precedent established in the case of his predecessor, Adj. Gen. Corbin, who was successively assigned to command the De- partment of the East and the Division of the Philippines. 2 TO TEST ELECTION LAW. Cubans May Be Given a Preliminary Municipal and Provincial Election. Municipal and provincial elections will probably be held in Cuba within a few months for the purpose of testing the new election law and discovering the exact temper of the republic before trying a na- tional election. This has not been decided upon positively, bit is being considered in administration circles in Washington and a decision will doubtless be reached after Secretary Taft's trip to Cuba and Porto Rico, on which he will start March 24. In case it is decided to give the Cubans a trial on municipal and provison- al elections it is likely that these elections will be held not later than July of this yeqr, and if the experiment proves suc- cessful a national election will probably be held six months later. The contest for municipal and provin- cial offices 1s causing much of the p: friction in Cuba, and the satisfactory dis- position of these places through an honest election would relieve much of the pres- sure, in the opinion of 11 States of- ficials in oct of “Cuban affairs, and ‘make it posst! to approach a national * election with greater security. BIG FIRE A TSEA GUARTER OF A MILLION BLAZE QN THE VANDALIA. NEW YORK, March 6.—Damage from a fire at sea amounting to at least a quarter of a million dollars was reported by the German steamer Vandalia, which arrived here today from China and Japan. The fire started in the Vandalia’s hold on the afternoon of February 23, and .was sub- dued only after the hold had been com- pletely flooded with water. Steamer Drifted. The flooding of the Vandalia’s hold de- pressed the bow and lifted the stern until the screw was out of water. An effort to trim the ship by pumping the water from the hold was made, but the pumps became clogged, and for two days the steamer drifted at the mercy of the high northwest gale which prevailed. When the sea calmed sufficiently to permit men to work the forward tanks were emptied and some of the water in the fldoded hold was shift- ed to water compartments toward the stern. An opening then was made from the forward tanks to the hold, and the water pumps began work to free ‘the tanks. In this way the hold was soon cledred. ————— CHICAGC SUBTREASURY LOSS. Wilkie Continues Search for the Miss- ing Government Money. CHICAGO, March 6.—Chief J. E. Wilkie of the United States secret service, it was announced last night, will remain in Chi- cago to continue the investigation igto the mystery of the theft of $173,000 frorh the subtreasury, instead of leaving for Wash- ington today, as had been his intention. He declined to state how long he would continue to give the case his direct per- sonal attention. a FIVE FIREMEN HURT AT FIRE. Philadelphia Blaze Caused a Damage of $10C,000. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 6.—Fire, which started in the six-story building at 823 and 825 Filbert street today, spread to adjoining property, causing damage to the extent of $100,000. Five firemen were severely injured by the cellapse of a fire escape on which thev were standing, fight- ing the flames. The fire started in the upper part of the building occupied by Stern & Cg, manufacturers of shirt waists, and gpread to 821 and 827 Filbert, doing slight damage. The other occupants of the six-story building who suffered loss were the Stand- ard Sewing Machine Company, Supplee, Reeve, Whiting Company, umbrella manu- facturers, and Belknap, Johnson & Powell, also umbrella manufacturers, Steamer Aragon in Distress. NORFOLK, Va., March 6.—With the wind blowing fifty miles an hour, the coasting lumber steamer Aragon, which sailed from Norfolk yesterday for New York, is thfs morning apparently in distress off this coast. At 11 o'clock she was flying two ‘flagg, but the signals could not then be un- derstood from Cape Henry. ‘The Aragon at $ o'clock this morning was reported anchored three miles to the east of Cape Henry, but since she has drifted and apparently has dragged her anchor for two miles or more. —_— Ten Injured in Collision. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 6.—Ten per- sons were injured, two of them seriously, in a collision between street cars at Shelby and Chestnut streets today. The seriously injured are John W. Pfeiffer and Henry Guckes. ‘The Shelby street car struck the Chestnut street car squarely in the center, breaking it almost in two. The Chestnut street car had the right of way. ee Eee Three Firemen Badly Hurt. NEW ORLEANS, March 6.—Three fire- men were seriously injured and three slightly hurt as the result of a collision be- tween a fire patrol and a chemical engine here today. : ‘The patrol and chemical engine were re- to an alarm and as both rounded the turn at a street crossing they crashed | PLAYING POLITICS| In New York, Indiana and Wisconsin. THREE ACTIVE CANDIDATES Hughes is Working the Reform Ele- ment in His State. TRYING TO KNIFE FAIRBANKS Disquieting Rumors From His Own Camp—Coming Senatorial Election in the Badger State. There is something doing in ‘polities in three states-New York, Indiana and Wis- consin—and in each state it-has a bearing on the presidency. The contest for the re- publican nomination is on, and it’s a fight for blood. Gov. Hughes of New York is a candidate for the ngmination for the presidency. He is playing a definite game, with a deter- mined and specific purpose. His policy is well defined and his hopes are high. He has a hard fight before him and is going into it with determination to give no quar- ter. His opponents are men who will have to be crushed before they can be dealt with; there is no such thing as compromise between them and their policies and Hughes and his policies. Gov. Hughes thinks he ean destroy them; at any rate he is going to try. If he su eds he believes his chances for the presidential nomination will be superior to those of any other man now in the field. Hughes Also a Reformer. Gov. Hughes is copying Roosevelt in his public and political policy. He is playing to the reform element in the state and over their heads to the reform sentiment of the country. He affects independence of polit!- cal bosses and carries it to extreme. He not only is independent of them, but ag- gressively so, and seeks them out to insult them. Every time he puts an affront upon a boss the country hears of it. Gov. Hughes is attacking corporations in the state as Roosevelt has assailed them in the nation. He would throw limitations about them and control them. At this moment he is urging drastic legislation for state control of public utilities. Public ice stocks on the New York board yes- and today reflected in lower quota- his propaganda. Hughes is a preacher and takes the same texts that Roosevelt_expounds—mor- ality in polities, public office and finance. He is a great moralist, and contends for reforms to meet the demands of an awak- ened ‘public conscience. And “there you have the. keynote of his campaign for the nomination—dependence upon the awak- ened puble conscience and a determina- tion to harp upon that string. The insurance investigation made him gov- ernor. He expects that his insistence upon other reforms will make him President. avery time there is a revelation, such as the disclosures by the Harriman’ inves- tigation, Gov. Hughes secs future capital for his campaign. He will use them at the proper time for texts to point a moral. He realizes that President Roosevelt will have to step dewn from the rostrum of the great public teacher and moralist when he goes out of the White House. Gov. Hughes is fitting himself to take his place, confident that the country still needs and will appre- ciate the work of the teacher. The Knife in Indiana. In the past two or three days there have been disquieting rumors in the Fairbanks camp. Somebody has been jabbing at the Fairbanks boom, and there are fears that one of the blows may land and make a dangerous slit in it. The blows are being dealt by ‘some one familiar with the premises,” as they say in the police court, meaning that he is being knifed in his own house. Mr. Fairbanks was advised from Indjana last week in plain words that there was a movement to ‘do him up,” and that it was being facilitated, if not initiated, by men who have every reason to be friendly to him—at least, to. the extent of keeping hands off. He was told that the moment it appeared that the campaign against him might be successful there were others in Indiana ready to jump the reservation ang join the hostiles. Congress had not adjourned three -hours before Mr. Fairbanks was on_ the train speeding for home. Ostensibly the trip was to enable him to give a reception to the members of the legislature, now about to adjourn. He will hold receptions tonight and tomorrow night and will meet politi- cians from all over the state. He will re- main in the state all summer and will de- vote his time to efforts to stamp out the fire that has been started in his rear. Mr. Fairbanks knows the conspirators and feels fortunate in being warned in time. The knowledge does not add to his respect for human nature, but will sharpen his vigilance as a politician. Their object, of course, is to hamstring in the running by appearing to have a division in his own state. 3 The Game in Wisconsin. ‘There is to be a stirring contest in Wis- consin over the United States senatorshi to fill the vacancy occasioned by the retire- ment Of Senator Spooner. An attempt to crush La Follette— again—will be made. The resignation of Senator Spooner comes at an unpropitioug time for La FoUette, as his hold on the legislature is being contest- ed by Gov. Dayidson. La Follette, of course, will endeavor to have a man friend- ly to his own faction elected to the Senate and the other side will try to defeat him. This fight will also squint toward control of the state later for the naming of the delegation to tpe national convention. The old-line republicans in Wisconsin are dead set on having a conservative delegation to the convention. The La Follette faction want a radical delegation. The senatorial choice will be a trial heat. Some republicans think that a victory of the conservatives may start a presidential boom for Spooner. He is frequently talked about for the presidency, and recurrence of the gossip is expected now that he is out of the Senate, and especially since hig an- nouncement that he will not take a retainer from corporations. Princeton Sailed for Nicaragua. In accordance with special orders from the Navy Department the gunboat Prince- ton sailed from San Diego, Cal., yesterday for Corinto, the port of Managua, capital of Nicaragua, for the purpose of assisting in the enforcement of the United States policy in the present troubles in Central America as well as to protect American {nterests. Weather. Fair tonight, minimunt temperature about 26 de grees; tomorrow fair. ——_—— CHARACTER WITNESS Gen. Grosvenor Testifies Binger Hermann Case. \ STANDING OF DEFENDANT Cross-Examination of Former Sure veyor Meldrum. ) QUESTIONS ASKED BY COUNSEL Additional Details Regarding Visit ta Portland, Oreg.—Motive for De- stroying Copy Books. With the exception of a slight interrupe tion in the regular order of proceedings to permit former Representative C. H. Gros- venor to appear as a character witness, the major portion of the sessions today of Criminal Court No. 1, where the trial of former Representative Binger Hermann is in progress, was devoted to further exam!- nation of Henry Meldrum, the convicted former surveyor general of Oregon. Only a few questions had been asked Meldrum when Gen. Grosvenor entered the court room, and by agreement of cour the Ohioan took the stand immediately. “Did you not at one time serve in Con- gress with the defendant here, Binger Her« mann?" Attorney Worthington asked, “Yes,” Gen. Grosvenor replied, “we were on several committees together.’ “And you have many mutual friend: “Yes.” “Will you st ion as to his ho. “Binger high.” Counsel for the defense took up the cross- examination of Meldrum and asked what was meant by the statement in the letter about Miss Silverstein that “she would be satisfied with the usual fe “The usual fee paid was $300 or $400,’ Meldrum answered. “That would be about $1 per acre on p-acre half section?” what is the general opine ty and Integrity Hermann has alwa 8s stood ves of the ments con~ ‘0 how many representa government lave you made sta cerning this case? ‘0 Messrs. Burns and Heney in Oregon, and Mr. Rittenhouse, Mr. Adkins and Mr, Baker in the United States attorney's of- tice her Did Burns and Heney say anything to u to the effect that you would get @ evere sentence if you didn’t tell all you knew?” “Yes, something like that.” After establishing the fact that Mr. Mele drum, accompanied by Mr. Patterson, an- other Oregon man, went to the residence of Mr. ¢ Mr. Hermann’s son-in-law and junior counsel, where they conversed for a long time with Mr, Hermann, and later with Mr, Gatley and Mr. Hermann together, Attorney Worthington probed at me length into occurrences on that oce that B. d only y to Mr. Hermann F, Mays was in your office in Port once when Mr. Hermann car-e in, and that the defendant merely greeted Mays, who then went out—and that it was your ine tention to so testify?” : Statement by Witness. “Didn't you say you were a pretty old man to go to MeNeill’s island for twa. years, but you would do it before you would testify, against Binger Hermann?” “I think I did.” What made you change your mina?” “A good many things—principally letters from home. I did not intend to testify at all when I first arrived in Washington.” “Did Mr. Patterson give you a paper pul porting to come from George C. Brownell Yes.” What did you do with it Read it and then tore it up.” Counsel for the defense made strenuous effort to bring out the contents of the Brownell paper, but Justice Stafford ruled against it. “Did you to Mr. Gatley that the government wanted you to swear to lies against Binger, Hermann, but you wouldn’t ig?” Mr. Worthington continued. N witness answered. What did you say “I said I wouldn't swear to anything against Binger Hermann,” - Witness was asked a number of ques- s along the same Ine, but he denied responsibility for the statement. “They want me to swear to lies’—no matter how it was phrased. ‘How did you find out where Binger Hermann resided in Washington?” United States Attor Baker asked when he took the witn for redirect examination. “His son son-in-law, Mr, Gatley, came to the mal Hotel, where I was Meldum declared, and he also mentioned jn occasion when he was. met in one of the corridors of the court house by Mr. Gatley, given Mr. Hermann’s address and invited to call. “Where had you been that evening?” Mr.fBaker continued. “To the theater.” “What th “IT don't nue somewhere. ing to drink?” stopping,” Mr. Mr. drinks at Gatley's ; I don’t know how many.’ “Were you intoxicated?” . “Well, I don’t know about that. feeling pretty good. Try as they would, counsel for the de- fense could not shake the story of drinking, nor could they establish whether or not the witness’ mind is much affected by pota- tions. “Did morning?’ suddenly, “None of your business,” as quickly re= plied Mr. Weldrum; but the court ruled he must answer, and he acknowledged sipping twice of liquor before breakfast. That practically ended the examination of Meldrum, and just before noon recess Emmert Callahan, an attorney of Baker City, Ore., began the narration of a visit to this city in November, 1902, when he saw the President, Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock.and Binger Hermann, then com~- missioner of the general land office, and protested to each against the ‘common stealing” incident to the disposition of Ore- gon public lands. a On Cross-Examination. On cross-examination by Attorney Worth- ington Mr. Callahan detailed at greater length his conversations with Mr. Hermann and with Secretary Hitchcock, particularly as to the protests he bore from the people of Oregon against the trafficking in public lands incident to the creation of the forest reservation. Mr. Hermann, the witness de- clared, im} him as being absolutely honest in the whole Blue mountain trans- faction, and he entered into a defense of Mr. before Secretary Hitchock, Proceedings Late Yesterday. After Senator Carter left the stand yes- afternoon the government again “<4 General Meldrum aourea! additional details regarding the visit of Binger Hermann to Portland, Ore., in the fall of 1901, and the connection of- I was u have anything to drink this asked Attorney Worthingtor®