Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1908, Page 1

’ THE EVENING STAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION. ‘Business Office, 11th St. and Pennsylvania Avena, Buropean Office: 3 Regent New Xork Office: Tribune Building. Chicago Office: First National Bank Building. The Esening Star, with the Sunday morning edition, 1s delivered by carriers, on thelr own ac- count, within the city at 50 cents per month; without The Sunday Star at 44 cents per month. By mail. postage prepaid: Dally. Sunday included. one month, f0 cents. Daily. Sunday excepted. one month, 50 cents Saturday Star, one year. $1.00. ‘Star, one vear, $1.50. Che Evening Star. No. 17,551. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, #1908--TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. TIGERS’ FORLORN HOPE If They Fail Today They’re Down and Out. CAN’T LOSE, SAYS CHANCE é Cheered by Report That Donovan's Arm Is Sore. TIGER STARS TO BE TRADED?’ Rossman, Coughlin, Killifer, Jones and Others for Chase and ‘Moriar- ity Et Al. of New York. Special Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, October 14--Chicago today has another world’s champlonship right at its finger tips. If the Cubs repeat over the Tigers here this afternoon they wil) retain the reyal robes. If Detroit wins it means at least one additional day of anxiety—possibly more. In case of a tie or a postponement this afternoon the battle probably will be played off the follewing day. If the Tigers win it means “back to Chicago” with the big series Thursday. Should Detroit capture that, too, the national commission, in charge assembled, would decide on the place of the final fray. According to schedule the two teams and the dommission leave for Chicago to- night if the Tigers win. Otherwise the conquering Cubs wil! start for their na- tive haunts alone, leaving the Tigers to spHt up and depart for their respective homes right after receiving their share of the prize money. So it can be surmised that this afternoon’s battle holds many anges. Choices for the Box. Reulbach was the likely pitcher, it was said this morning, to go against Detroit, although Manager Chance also named Overall in his morning chat. Either of these two stars has a grand chance to stop the Tigers. Overall turned the stunt at Chicago in Sunday's game and Ruel- bach went along brilliantly here Saturday until the wet ball got te him. Being a curve twirler, he naturally could not con- trol the sphere as well as on a ary day. Sensings was expected to throw either Mullin or Donovan into the breach. Ow- ing to the former's great victory over the Cubs at Chicago, the Tiger fans were clamoring for his return, and especially STRIKERS HURL BOMB Attempt to Blow Up Big Taxi- cab Tent. FIRE FOLLOWS EXPLOSION Gasoline Tank Barely Escapes Igni- tion by Flames. ANOTHER ATTACK ON HOTEL Brick Is Thrown Through Window of the Victoria, Scattering Woman Diners. NEW YORK, October 14.—There was @ terrific explosicn, said to have been caused by a bomb, in a big tent occu- pied by the taxicabs and repair shops of the New York Taxicab Company, at 57th street and 8th avenue, at 2 a.m. today, just after three automobiles had scurried east through 57th street. The police de- clare it was the work of striking chauf- feurs or their sympathizers. The bomb landed just inside the fence and under .the edge of the tent, only a few feet from a tank of gasoline. Fire- brands were hurled on the sides of the tent, and for a time it looked as though the gasoline tank would explode. This was prevented by prompt use of fire ex- tinguishers. Luckily the tent was drawn tight, and the fire falling on the canvas relled to the ground. Tent Filled With Taxicabs. There were 2350 taxicabs in the tent when the explosion occurred, and all about the canvas garage were special po- licemen, uniformed police and detectives, especially assigned by Commissioner Bing- ham. The tent occupies a space west of 8th avenue extending from 56th to 57th street. The plot is about 200 feet broad, and adjoins the Y. M. C. A. building. ‘eae Officials of the New York Taxicab ompany, through a secret agent, wind last night that an attempt would’be made to blow up the tent and the tax!- cabs under its cover. This word was passed to the police, and in anticipation of an attack a policeman in uniform was Placed at Sith street and 8th avenue. A second man in uniform was at 58th street and 8th avenue. Plain clothes men were stationed in the ¥Y. M. C. A. building and in the doorway of the Church Strangers. across the street. ee When the automobiles came rushing since they heard that Donovan's arm was sore. The rooters have little faith in Kfilian against the Cubs. Fair weather is the prediction today, he teran umpires Sheridan of the Pa atiten League and O'Day of the Na- tional are to have charge of the cere- montes, Sheridan assuming the honor be- hind the bat, being on his native heath, as it were. They have given great satis- faction up to date. “Can't Lose,” Says Chance. “[ do not see where we can lose now,” sald Chance this morning. “I think we should take this afternoon's game here, as ¥ understand Donovan has a bad arm. I believe that we can get to Mullin if he goes in the box again. It looks like Reul- bach or Overall for us. The boys are not going to let Detroit take another game if they possibly can help it.” “Do not count us out yet.” said Man- ager Jennings. “I realize that Chicago has a big lead. but we are going after three straight and the pennant. Mullin or Donovan will do the pitching. It was hard to do much hitting against the brand which Brown handed out yester- I think the game was brilliantly de. played throughout.” Trades Talked Of. In this climax of the world’s series comes the report from New York that several of the Tiger stars were to be traded. Rossman, Mullin, Coughlin, Kil- lifer, Jones and others were the Tigers mentioned and Chase and Moriarty of New York. They wgre to be swapped even, report came from @ man Stal ngs. , when asked about hat the Tigers were en- ‘s championship batue right now and that he had no time to de- vote to trades. Local fans are inclined to credit the report. MURPHY WILL PAY. Check Sent to Make Good Loss on Short Sale of Seats. CHICAGO. October 14.—President C. W. Murphy ef the Chicago Netional League base ball club last night authorized the statement that his personal check would be sent to the national commission to pay for al! reserved-seat tickets which were not sold for the Sunday and Monday games in this city. This action followed the criticisms of the metheds of distributing tickets for the world’s serfes and the insinuations that officials or employes of the Chicago club must have been in collusion with scalpers when tickets were returned to the national commission as unsold, al-| though the public demand had not been) supplied. Hl Mr. Murphy favor of the suggestion that the national; commission assume full charge of the sale! of ticxets for all future world’s series. ————_—__.—__—— WRONG USE OF RED CROSS. Wospital Association Discourages Misappropriation of the Emblem. Great satisfaction is expressed at the headquarters of the National Red Cross over the adoption by the American Hos- pital Association at its meeting in Toron- to, September 29, of a resolution declaring it to be the sense of the association that the use of the Geneva Red Cross In con- nection with the hospitals and ambu- lances of the country, other than those of the army, navy and Red Cross Society, should be discontinued and some otner insignia, to be known as the ‘Hospital Cross,” adopted and substituted therefor. The resctuilon was prepared by Charles L. Magee, secretary of the Red Cross, and its adoptiok, means proper protection for the insignia of the Red Cross, sought to be obtained by an act of Congress, gaged in a so came out s:rongly in} in which it is made a misdemeanor for’ any one falsely or fraudulently to. pre- tend to be a member or agent for the Red Cross, or for any person to wear or display its sign or any insignia colored in imitation, unless duly authorized. It is said that the use of the Red Cross insignia by hospitals, ambulances, mu- Nicipal health departments and commer- cial houses, as trademarks and otherwise, has become so general in this country as to materially and sefiously impair tne usefulness of the embiem for the purposes for which it was created. , through the street none of the ice- poli men saw a missile hurled from any of Policemen Thrown to Ground. So great was the concussion that a Policeman, who was standing on 8th ave- nue, was hurled from his feet. the tent were seventeen icganes men. Not a man was left standin; is. The explosion was heard from : half mile or more. lever After the excitement had su Loar got busy and tegen ore a automobiles and suspicious looking men . For a time it was believed the bomb from the roof of the ¥. an an “paid ing. This could not be disproved. but the fact that the automobile had run through 57th street a minute before the explosion convinced the police that the strikers were going about the city in fast cate mand that they were armed with Hotel Window Smashed. Although the Taxicab Company insists it is winning the strike, the strikers are equally positive that they are bringing the company to terms. The attacks on the hotels—the Plaza, the Majestic, the Knickerbocker and Rcetor’s restaurant— was followed late last night b; = tack on the Victoria, on the Broadway side, at 27th street. About 9 o’clock last night. when the dining room was filled with men and women, a brick was hurled through a plate-glass window. The women fled from the dining room and some of the men, headed by Man- ager Gordon, ran to the street in time to see three men disappearing in the distance. The men were pursued, but they were not caught. —— PARLIAMENT BESIEGED. Unemployed Incited by Suffragettes “Rush the House of Commons.” LONDON, October 14.-The unemployed of London, acting with the woman suffra- gists, are practically compelling parlia- ment to hold its meetings in a state of siege. Early this afternoon several] hun- dred shabbily dressed representatives of the workless cathered at Westminster and brought with them a large crowd of the curious. The police endeavored to. disperse the demonstrants, but they were driven down one street. cnly to reappear up another. Several of the leaders de- livered speeches on the right to work. When a member of parliament was recog- nized on the street he was quickly sur- rounded and harangued. Windows in the neighborhood were boarded up and busi- ness was interfered with. M Drummon, Mrs. Sankhurst and Miss Cristabel Pankhurst were taken into custody this evening and locked up in the Bow street police court on warrants charging them with inciting to disorder. | The three women are Icaders of the suf- fragist movement. They appealed last week to the public to help them “rush” the house of commons tcday. es ANTHRACITE MINERS’ MEETING Discuss Wage Demands to Be Made Upon Operators. SCRANTON, Pa., October 14.—With the preliminaries incident to organization out of the way, the convention of miners from the three anthracite districts of the miners‘ union today took up in earnest the work of formulating the demands to be made upon the operators at the expira- tion of the present three-year agreement with the mine owners. All the demands and suggestions from the three districts have been submitted to the convention, and there will be considerable discussion ‘on some of the vital matters to be brought to the attention of the operators. The conciliatory speeches of Thomas L. Lewis, the national president of the union, and John Mitchell, the former head of the organization, have had a good effect, and ft is believed that the miners wil! make no radical demands. The question of building up the organization is receiving much attention. The numerical strength | of the union is unsatisfactory to the offi- cers, and it is planned to carry on a| Protestant C campaign to strengthen the union in all| the Rev. the anthracite districts. FALL TRAPS. HORSE. SHOW NOTE: TH E LATEST IN HIS WOICE FOR PEACE|So Japan’s Emperor Speaks to the Western World. IN RESPECT TO SUBJECTS special police- |Ogmmands Them to Observe Economy and Conservatism. FRIENDLY WITH ALL NATIONS —EEE Promotion of Mutual Welfare and the Advancement of Industry Japan’s Desire. YOKOHAMA, October 14.—The Official Gazette this morning publishes an im- pertal rescript countersigned by Premier Katsura, in which the emperor says: “The east and the west are dependent upon one another for the promotion of their mutual welfare, and on this account we should endeavor to cultivate the friendship of other nations. “At the same time it is highly impor- tant in these post-bellum days that we shauld be -united with other. countries in advancing the industries. In this we shall be acting in accordance with the sacred traditions of our forefathers aed our glo- rious national history. We trust: that our loyal subjects will assist us in glorifying the virtue of our forefathers.” Economy in Government. TOKIO, ‘October 14.-The imperial re- script published today, and which was intended to be addressed to the foreign powers as well as to the people of Japan, became public property because of an address made today by Premier Katsura before the prefectural governors assem- bled in this city. The premier outlined the government's economic policy and em- phasized its determination to reduce un- productive expenditures. He requested the assembled governors to cooperate by the practice of every vossible economy, by basing their plans for expend’tures only upon actual receipts. The cenfidence waich had been somr- what shaken by unwise and reckless finance, he said, could easily be restored by practical illustrations of a determina- tion in the future to follow the paths of peaceful developments and th» cultivation of the friendliest relations with all na- tions. Commanded by the Emperor. Speaking as premier, Marcuis Katsura spoke at some length upen the recelpts, which he said must be considered a des- nite commard from the emperor for the people of Japan to demonstrate their in- tention of following closely every form of economy and take a position before the world as a peaceful and conservative peo- le. Pisince assuming office, sald the premier, he had bent every effort toward a com- plete reorganization of the financial sys- tem, ard he expressed a belief that his plans, when completed, would <end to bring about the results desired. The fact that the foreign relations cf Japan were increasingly cord!al with all the nations, he declared, would be an incentive to the administration to remove every possible cause of friction and avoid future interna- tional complications. ———— AMERICAN MISSION BOARD. Annual Meeting of Congregational Churchmen at New York. NEW YORK, October 14.—With an at- tendance even greater than yesterday, when practically every Congregational center in the United States and the for- eign field was represented, the annual meeting of the American board of com- missioners for foreign missions was con- tinued in the Academy of Music in Brooklyn today. The principal addresses for today were by Rev. Dr. Arthur L. Gillett of Hartford, Conn., speaking tor the prudential committee. at the fore- noon session, and by the Rev. Dr. George Washburne, ex-president of Robert Col- lege, Constantinople, in the afternoon. This evening addresses will be deltv- ered by Dr. Charles F. Thwing. presi- dent of the Western Reserve University and Adelbert College: the Rev. Dr. He ard 8. Bliss, and 8. Parkes Brooklyn. i i ‘Cadman of { TES SENT TO JAIL BRITISH WOMEN REFUSE TO PROMISE GOOD BEHAVIOR. Leaders of the Parliament House Disturbers Demand Trial by Jury. LONDON, October 14.—A great crowd surrounded the Bow street police court this morning when the woman suffragists and the men without work who were ar- rested yesterday during the disorders in front of the houses of parliament were arraigned. In the throng were many ‘women wearing badges with the words “Votes for Women.”’ The three leaders of the militant suffragists, Mrs. Drum- mond, Mrs. Pankhurst and Miss Cristabel Pankhurst, demanded a trial by jury. Their cases were postponed till Octo- ber 21. Police Supt. Weills testified there had been disorder for four hours, and eight policemen had been injured by the demon- strators. Miss Pankhurst acted as attor- ney for Mrs. Drummond and Mrs. Pank- and her cross-examination of Supt. Weil's furnished much amusement for the spectators. Most of the other prison- ers were crdered to give bonds for their good behavior, with the alternative of imprisonment for from one to two months. As on previous occasions, the women elected to go to jail. When one of them was offered her freedom on her personal recognizance she said to the presiding I will go to: prison. Down with Asquith!” Another declared she had not obstruct- ed the police; far from it; it was the po- ce who had obstructed her. ———_-+—___—_ PROBING ANNIS’ DEATH. Long Deferred Inquiry Into Hains’ Case Begins Today. NEW YORK. October 14.—The long-de- ferred investigation into the death of William E. Annis, who was killed at the Bayside Yacht Clubhouse in August by Capt. Peter C. Hains, jr.. U.S.A., was begun by the Queens county grand jury at Long Island City today. Capt. Hains and his brother, T. Jenkins Hains, are now under arrest, Capt. Hains charged with the murder, and his brother as an accomplice. It is alleged that T. Jenkins Hains held a crowd at bay with a revolver while Capt. Hains shot Annis to death, after accusing ‘him of having invaded Capt. Hains’ home while he was stationed in the Philippines. Half a dozen witnesses were at the courthouse early, waiting for the summons luat would take them before the grand jury It was expected that eGn. Hains, father of the two defendants, would be one of the witnesses. PASTOR TO PEN FOR BIGAMY. Says He Could Not Remember if He Was Married. NEVADA, “Mo., 0: Forse, aged seventy-nine years, formerly pastor of a church here, pleaded guilty to bigamy anc was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. He admitted the charge when confront- ed by two of his four wives. His excuse was that he could not always remember whether he was married. —————— Two Killed While Stealing a Ride. TOLEDO, Ohio, October 14.—Two men were killed at Norwalk last night while stealing a ride on top of a Wheeling and Lake Erie sleeper attached to a train ar- riving here at 11:30. The finding of the body of Walter Spring of Canton on tep of the coach here led to an investigauion, and the second body, unidentified, was found near Norwalk.’ The men's ‘heads had been crushed by a bridge beam. CIRCULATION THE SUNDAY STAR October 11, 1908, 39,774 October 13, 1907, 35,373 Gain, 4,401 The Sunday Star has a greater local circulation than the com- bined iocal circulation of any two of its contemporaries ber 14.—Rev. W. H. j SKIES RAIN BALLOONS Spanish Castilla in Ocean Near Heligoland. ST. LOUIS IN NORTH SEA Montogo and Robero Rescued by Fisherman’s Boat. ARNOLD TELLS OF HIS PERIL America II, Capt. McCoy, Lands in Tree on Shores of Baltic—Three © Balloons Unaccounted For. CUXHAVEN, October 14.—The Span- ish balloon Castilla, one of three miss- ing contestants in the race for the in- ternational cup that was started from Berlin Sunday, dropped into the ocean, six miles north of Heligoland, this morning. A fishing boat was in the vicinity and sent out a small boat to the rescue Montogo, the pilot, and his assistant, Robero, were picked up and taken back to the fishermen. Later in the day they were landed here. BERLIN, October 14.—N, H. Arnold and Harry J. Hewat, the two American aeronauts of North Adams, Mass., who were rescued from their balloon, the St. Louis, in the North Sea yesterday, arrived in Berlin today. Mr. Hewat's arm was badly lacerated by one of the anchor ropes of the balloon, but other- wise neither of the men sustained any harm on their adventurous trip. WORD FROM THE FROZEN NORTH FIRST MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM DE. F. E. COOK. Written March 17, Three Weeks After He Had Started on Last Stage of Journey. NEW YORK, October 14.—The first mes- sage from Dr.. Frederick E.’ Cook, the arctic explorer, since he started for the pole from a point north of Etah Feb- ruary 26-last has been received in this city. It was brought here by Rudolph Franke. who accompanied Dm Cook on the early stage of his journey, and who received it from the explorer by messen- gers whom he sent back to the winter base after he was well on his way to the farthest north. The message was written March 17 last, about three weeks after Dr. Cook had started on the last stage of his journey. It was dated “Poiar sea, north of Cape Hubbard,” and said that up to that point everything had gone very well, although the weather was extremely cold. He was making a straight line for the pole at that time, he said, and expected to be back at the base late in May. “Iam making a straight course for the pole,” Dr. Cook wrote. “The boys are doing well and I have plenty of dogs. I hope to succeed. At any rate, I shall make a desperate effort. While I expect to get.back by the end of May, still I wish you to be ready to go to Acponie, the island off North Star, where the whalers’ steamers come, by July 5, and if I am not back to go home with the whalers. I think, however, we will be back.” Dr. Cook did. not reach the base be- fore Franke started for home, and word ‘has not yet been received from him. Members of the Peary Club and the Ex- plorers have been considering for some time the advisability of sending an expe- dition in search of Dr. Cook. He was the only white man in his expedition. He had a large company of Esquimaux and plenty of dogs. Weather. Fair and warmer tonight and Thursday. [HOPES OF NEW YORKIDIVER FINDS DEFECT |GEN. BURNETT SANGUINE | Encouraging Views Given to the President. Declares That Both Taft and Hughes Will Carry State. EFFORTS TO GET VIRGINIA ————— Prominent Republicans. Will Speak in the Old Dominion—Outlook in Massachusetts. —_—__ $4 President Roosevelt resumed his con- ferences on the New York situation today, talking with State Senator Page and Gen. Henry L. Burnett, former United States attorney of the southern district of the state. Both men gave the President an encouraging view of the outlook, al- though they privately told him some things that they did not discuss for pub- lication. i “Republicans feel no doubt of the re- sult in New York now,” said Gen. Bur- nett, Mr. Page agreeing with him. “Both Taft and Hughes will carry the state. Sober second thought has done much to change the outlook in our state. At first it was a good deal like 1896. “The people were carried away with the new things presented and with the idea This was especially true but they have had time to think and they are fast reaching the -conclusion that Bryan's election means lack of con- fidence, turning over the government to an inexperienced man with wild ideas, and uncertainty among business men. They fear that the outoome will be still scarcer opportunity for employment than now, and few men can face such a pros- pect. No, the American people may be always depended upon if they are given time for second thought. They will vote for the best interests of the country and against untried and fantastic ideas and men.” Admires Hughes’ Campaign Work. Gen. Burnett declared that President Roosevelt expressed strong admiration for the good work that has been done by Gov. Hughes in his western campaign. “The President feels that this work has been unselfish and disinterested, and he believes it has been of great service to the party in all parts of the country, said Gen. Burnett. State Senator Page, a close friend of Goy. Hughes, said he had no 3 Chanter would be elected. “I do npt place sny confidence in newspaper: by said the senator, referring t# 2 pol t eave the med to Chanler ye diver gee) ma- le tied ve seen peed rs give the state to a certain man large majorities and utterly fail in theit predictions when ‘vates were counted. Gov. Hughes be re-elected. by tisfactory majority. He stands for. moral issues and reforms that the people Reports Aqueduct Bridge Piers Are Deteriorating: IN THE FORM OF CAVITIES Maj. Cosby Tells of Erosion Since the RESULTS OF EXAMINATION History of the Structure That Af- fords Means of Crossing Poto- mac at Georgetown. Recent examinations by divers show that there is in process a gradual de- terloration of the piers of the Aqueduct bridge crossing the Potomac river at Georgetown. A statement to that effect is contained in a report just received by Gen. Marshall, chief of engineers, from Maj. Cosby, the officer in charge of river improvements. According to the report, the defects in the. piers show ysually in the form of cavitiew caused by the drop- ping out of stones in or near the face during freshets. These cavities have’ been repaired by filling them with con- crete in bags and in some instances the repatred portions have been protected by placing riprap in front of them. In the case of three of the piers, Nos. 1, 4 and 5, the defects were so serious that that method of repairs was impracticable, and egy oe necessary to bulld entirely new Maj. Cosby says that considerable ero- sion has oceurred in some of the piers since repairs were last made in the spring of 1907, and thet all the old pliers, except No. 2, required additional repairs. The cavities, while fewer in number, he says, were somewhat than are usually found. They were fil i ae = manner (agile wage mixed suitable sizes and lowered to the div, who ‘built them into the masonry. ing the past month about 20.5 : H vs it it gett i i 1 3 i i i i sf fi:tt will not turn down.” Another New Yorker who saw the Pres- ident was Mark Sullivan, who said that Gov. Hughes would run 50,000 to 100,000 behind Taft. He thought it would be a close shave if Hughes pulled through. As to Taft, he believed he would carry the state. It is a mistake to think that Gov. Hughes’ opposition within his party is confined to the gambling sporting element,” said Mr. Sullivan. “There are many elements of respect: standing and proportions opposed to the governor.” Republican Interest in Virginia. - Postmaster General Meyer, who con- fe ferred with the President today, said he will speak in Fredericksburg, Va., Friday night and in this city before the League of Republican Clubs Saturday night. Mr. Meyer said he did not know where he will make other speeches, although he would not be able to go far away from Washington at any time. sligh Serhan water the coping. In pier No. 7 a cavity was found the down-stream end near the, bottom about twenty-six -feet below the water It extended from about the center i é g i 30 —— &s those found in piers No. 7 fro about one and a half cubis Serta, cect Built About 1835-1840. The piers of the Aqueduct bri were built about 1835-1840, and were poets The interest the republicans are taking/to carry the Chesapeake and Ohio canal in Virginia is arded as somewhat sig- nificant. A number of prominent repub- licans are to speak in the state, In- addi tion to the: speeches that have been made this week by ex-Secretary Shaw. Judge» Taft is to speak in Richmond|/abutments there are -| They are composed of Potomac river gnelsg, excepting the icebreakers, which are of granite. Between the main river it piers, num- eigh Saturday night, Postmaster General Meyer | bered from the Virginia sho: a St Fredericksburg Friday night, and in a|feet apart between faces ai ‘the tas few days Wade Ellis, attorney general of |Every third pier is about sixteen feet Ohio, is to speak in’ Norfolk. - Secretary|wide at the top: Wright of the War Department is also to|have top widths of last of. this | inches. speak in, Richmond the month. Attorney General Bonaparte next Monday night. the remaining piers Boge ody ae aaa —. feet six p eacl r thirty feet above the plane of cook aoe aid he/tide. These piers were built wit - would introduce Judge Taft at Baltimore|ferdams, and were su; ng phens Mr. Bonaparte is|been constructed of substantia! masonry to have also to speak at Havre de Grace, Md., the | founded directly upon the rock bed of the last of next week, and may make another | river. speech. before the campaign ends. Keefe Not Offered Position. ‘There appears to have been > culties attending the construction. vis cording to the original plan the super- ‘At the White House today it was au-|structure was to have consisted of nine thoritatively denied that President Roose- velt had promised the office of commis- sioner of immigration to Daniel J. Keefe of Detroit, president of the Long- shoremen’s Union, in consideration for Mr. Keefe’s repudiation of President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor and the executive council of that body in their advocacy of the election of Bryan. Secretary Loeb added that Mr. Keefe. was absolutely correct in his de- nial of the story. Says Cannon Is Disliked. Robert S. Waddell of Peoria, Lll., called on the President and talked IHinois poli- tics with him. ‘“‘There is some disaffec- tion in Illinois, but it is made up by gains from the democrats,” said Mr. Waddell. “Speaker Cannon is unpopular/| in the state, and I would not be sur- prised to see him defeated. The péople do not like his autocratic ways or some of his personal traits.” Other Callers. ® Ex-Representative James D. Richardson of Tennessee called on the President to ask him to name Capt. Brumfeld L. Rid- ley of Murfreesboro, Tenn., as a member of the Chickamauga Park battlefield com-, mission in place of the late Gen. Stuart. Capt. Ridley was a member of the staff of Gen. Stuart. The President said he had made no selection yet. Lieut. Commander de Blaupre, naval at- tache of the French embassy, presented the President with a copy of the French naval annual. It was a handsomely bound copy and was given with the com- pliments of the President of France. Assistant Secretary Winthrop of the Treasury, who has returned to his desk after a western trip, paid his respects and talked with the President for a while. Situation in Massachusetts. Robert L. O'Brien, formerly Washington correspondent of the Boston Transcript, but now connecteg with that newspaper in poston. bot among the President's callers | this mo . When a regal the political’: pitnatite be Monee ee relation to the national field, Mr. rien said: “I cannot believe that so great a demo- ‘cratic demoralization as exists in Mas- (Continued on Second Page.) stone arches, the two broader piers to serve as sectionfl abutments. For eco- nomical” reasons, however, a wooden truss bridge and trough of kyanised tim- ber were substituted. This structure was the “Potomac aqueduct.” In 1866 the Alexandria Canal Com- pany leased its canal and the Aqueduct bridge to Messrs. Quigley, Wells and Dugan for a period of ninety-nine years. The lessees replaced the old truss, which had become decayed and unsafe, by a Howe truss,;and the latter was subsequently strengthened by wooden arches. By act of Congress approved July 27, 1868, the lessees were authorized to erect and maintain, in connection with the aqueduct, a high- way bridge and to charge certain spec- ified rates of toll. A floor system was placed on the top chord of the Howa truss, trestles and spans of the ap- proaches were built and the bridge used as a highway until 1886. For several years prior to the date named, how- ever, the condition of the bridge was not deemed satisfactory, and examina- tions made by army engineers resulted in reports that the superstructure was un- safe for public travel. Government Acquires Ownership. An act of Congress approved June 21, 1886, provided for the establish- ment of a free bridge, elther by the pur- chase of the Aqueduct bridge piers 2nd the erection of an ‘iron bridge thereon or by the construction of a new bridge at or near the Three Sisters, about one-half mile above the. Aqueduct.. Under the Provision of that act, the bridge was purchased by the United States govern- ment. The existing iron superstruc- ture was constructed by the army En- neer Corps, being completed in Iss’. Attention appears to have been first called to the defective construction of the piers immediately after the freshet of 183%, and -extensive repairs were made to six of them by means of cement concrete .in bags placed by a diver, Pier No. 4 was so badly eroded that it became necessary to replace it with an entirely new pier. Subsequently piers Nos. 1 5 were also entirely neconeteeae SR @ report regarding bridge made by Col. Cc. E. L. B. Davis, Corps of En- gineers, in 1805 it was stated that the timber cross braces of the old original cofferdam built in 1839, sixteen inches ware and twenty-one in number, had been left in pier No. 4 and: the masenry 4