Evening Star Newspaper, March 26, 1910, Page 1

SUNDA} MORNING EDITION. oo Office, 11th @t. and Penseylvanie Avenee. fhe Evening Star Newapaper Company. fasepenn Office 8 Regent Gt., London, Engiend. Mew York Office: Tribuse Building. ricer? Office: First Wational Bank Building. the Reening Star, with the Sunday morning | fe delivered by carriers within the ely fw cents per month. Orders may be sent by La ‘or telephone Main 2440. Collection is made palarier at the end of each month. Ty mall, postege prepaid: patty, Souiay included, one month, paily, Sanday excepted, one month, 50 cents. fararday Star, $2 year. Sunday Star, $2.40 yeac. | 60 cents. vening Star. No. 18,079. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1910—-THIRTY PAGES. | TWO CENTS. Weather Fair tonight. Sunday partly cloudy, followed by showers by Sunday night. FINA TERROR STILL Eruptions Continue and Flow | of Fiery Lava Spreads. | SIGHT ONE OF GRANDEUR! Summit Ablaze by Night, Shrouded | in Smoke by Day. | PEASANTS ARE IN FRENZY! 4 Ready for Happening of Miracles, Though Declaring the Evil Eye Is Upon Them. | | CATANTA, Sicily, March 26.—The erup- | tins from the side craters of Mount | tna continued today, and the fiery river | formed at the foot of Meunt Castellazzo, «(slowly toward Borrello and Bel sso, consuming everything in its path The lavatic stream, winding in and out over the uneven surface at the mountain pase, has covered .probably twenty-tive miles, though its head is not more than | ten miles from the sources in an air line. | * Throughout the night the summit of | Mount Etna appeared to be ablaze, but; today a cloud of black smoke enve'oped the peak. Prolonged rumblings from the | central crater and frequent explosions from the side fissures served as effectu- | ally as the flood itself to hold in terror the populace for miles around. H An early morning visit into the threat- exed region afforded a spectacle magnifi- cent heyond description, which could be | thoroughly enjoyed by the hundreds of sightseers flocking there but for the other | side of the picture. The terror and real | distress of the peasants in the vicinity | are depressing. Cling to Homes to Last. A panic has seized them, and though they clung to thelr little homes until the now abandoned al! but their portable | property, and, driving before them their | donkeys and pigs, the former loaded with household goods, they are wandering, about with the single aim of preserving | what little has been left to them. On the hilltops little groups of men, women and ebildren could be seen looking back sadiy to the sites of their former homes, now covered with lava to a height of perhaps fifteen feet. Others whose homes had not been overtaken clasped their crucifixes, | images of the Madonna and the saints; wth characteristic cries and prayers. { | Minister of finance of Canada; George P. ; cussed at that time. Conflict With Canada Has Been Averted. AGREED ON TAREF | KNOX MAKES A STATEMENT President Expected to Issue His, Proclamation March 30. | CROWD AT WHITE HOUSE Hundred Callers Shake i | i Seven | Hands With Mr. Taft—Smoot | | | i Is Hopeful. Secretary of State Knox, after an hour's | conference at the White House today on} the Canadian tariff situation, gave out the | following statemeni: “The negotiations beiween ihe Presi- dent and the Canadian 1epresentatives which* were begun at Albany days ago, were resumed at W: ton today, and were concluded. They j have taken a form which gives assur- ance that a friendly understanding | will be come to immediately. It is | expected that the official announce- | | ments will be made simultaneously at Washington and at Ottawa on Wed- nesday, the 20th instant.” Mr. Knox would add nothing to the statement by way of explanation. { President’s Dinner Guests. The President went shortly after noon with into Ww. conference S. Fielding, Graham, minister of railways of the Do- minion; Secretaries Knox and MacVeaga, and Charles M. Pepper, tariff expert of the Department of Commerce and Labor. The two Canadian ministers arrived in Washington yesterday afternoon and were invited to the White House, with members of their families, for dinner with the President. They accepted the informal and courteous invitation, spend- ing an enjoyable evening with tne chief executive. Tariff matters were not dis- The White House conference lasted for an hour. The participants said that no statements could be made except that by | Mr. Knox, an agreement having been en- | tered into that there shouid be no 4dis-| cussion pending an official settlement. It | was admitted that there were many dif- | ficulties in the way of the much-desired } agreement satisfactory to both countries, j and today’s conference was to straighten | out some of the kinks that bothered both | sides. At times a cloud of cinders obscure@|~j¢ was necessary that some agreement} the voleano and then suddenly a shift of gnould be reached before the end fneatn | the wind foreed back the-cieud, gnd the} month. ‘The Payne law makes it inéum~ san, bursting through, smiled down upon | pent on the President to apply the maxi- the most fertile country in the world: — | mum or minimum rates by that time. The summit of Mount Etna appears to| president Taft will go to New York city be still covered with snow. ; Monday to attend the annual dinner of; Worshipers Forced to Flee. ithe Yale class of ’78, his own class, at the EQUIPPED FOR EASTER. PAYS HIS RESPECTS Sir Ernest Shackleton Calls on President Taft. INTRODUCED BY MR. BRYCE British South Pole Explorer to De- liver Lecture Tonight. University Club. He will be back in The people of the district have been; Washington Tuesday morning and can} wrought up toa high pitch of excitement promulgate the minimum rate for Canada | ‘Wednesday. | | PRESIDENT TO PRESENT MEDAL an@ are ready for miracles, though at the same time declaring that the evil eye; is upon them. At a little roadside altar | erected to St. Joseph, at a point above} Nicolosi, the’ women, priests and children had gathered to implore mercy. As they knelt they saw in the distance the de- structive flood advancing. As it drew Rear the agitation among the group in-/} creased. Some one exclaimed: ‘‘A mir- acle bas occurred. The lava will not touch the sanctuary.” The cry was taken. up by the others, and the chanting and singing of Sicilian was renewed. Nearer came the . but when its heat had nearly suf- focated the praying ones the stream was diverted. With cries of joy at what ap- peared to be,a miraculous manifestation, the supplicants sprang to their feet. | A moment later the course of the flood again changed, and, sweeping down upon | the worshipers, permitted them barely | to flee for their lives, while it en-j ed and burned the sanctuary. i The inhabitants of Borelli, one of the towns the lava circled, ascribe their de-| liverance to the miraculous influence of! the images of the town patron saint, | which were freely scattered over the fields | and placed in the lava’s path. A sudden | chang. the direction of the stream oc-, curred in the same locality where the; eruption of 1822 stopped near a rustic) shrine, consisting of three altars, on which imaxes of the Madonna and saints are painted. The coincidence is consid-! @red miraculous. Faith in Sacred Veil. | Cardinal Francisca ra ‘ava, Archbishop of Catania, is taking.tromi Catania the mir- | @culous veil of St. Agatha to Nicolosi and! passo. The inhabitants Will be strengthened if the prediction of Signor Marcalli, ¢ Js verified. {* a normal recurrence of the eruption of 198, and that it will be of short duration. Prof. Ricco, on the other hand, thinks it will be more serio j Cardinal Francisca Nava has sent to the! Pope @ report of the distress of the peo- pe, who, he says, are finding great com- ort in their strong and fervid faith. { Prof. Ricco of the Mt. Etna observatory «ame near meeting with a personal disas-! today. He was examining eruptive | Yents, and became so absorbed in his in-| 4 Vestigation that he got too close to one of the openings and was caught in a sort of whirlpool of stones and ashes. He es- caped with difficulty. | Roosevelt Possible Visitor. ' A report that Mr. Roosevelt would visit | Catania in order to witness the eruptions | ‘Was circulated among lourists today, but it did not gain wide | Credence ‘versity sor of geology at the Uni- Prof pif, Catania, who together with cana Ri rector of the observatory, | i 2 ha, had a narrow escape | rom death Cluders yesterday, said few five mon: nths ean 000,000 scuare yards of vol- while in the past has exceeded 10.000,000 tJare yards. I do not anticipate that Ging eloeity of the lavatic stream will a uinish soon, as it is not coming down in Jitgle mass, but in severa) rivers. the pba is not in immediate danger, as} ,Dossible that th® Java may yet pour ell Nicolosi, but the caprices ef the somenon are such as not to admit of Paes red prophecy. The present disturb- \oe evidently is connected with the fer- Ment of the earth whi ‘arthquake of 1908. ich began with the Drank 250 Glasses of Bock. REAVER FALLS, Pa. March 26.— hen the bock beer signs made their ap- ne here Joseph Bova, an Italian a dealer, made a wager that he could ink 20 glasses of the beer in three Ss. Hi ithe hospital a epee a ie now in ‘This afternoon the two Canadian cabinet officers with the ladies of their party} were the guests of the President on aj trip to Washington's home at ~fount Ver- ; Va., on the President's yagpt May-! Disousses Friendly Rivalry Between Nations and Declares His Belief in It is not known at tis time Peary—Reception at Embassy. when the Canadians will return to Otta- wa. Handshakes With Hundreds. President Taft broke recent handshaking | records at the White House today, giving | a warm greeting to 700 people, mostly ex- cursionisis in the city. Among these! were 30) members of the Eastern Com- | Pole than any mercia! Teachers’ Association, 125 school | Teached Washington last night, called girls of the Brooklyn high schools, 125 | upon President Taft at the White House ratoga county, New | oe eee erate cccral: other’ delocn: | this morning and was introduced to the tions. The President gets through with | President by the Britleh ambassador. The visitors like th: aes bodies of vious minutes. Sometines he| Fretident gave Sir Ernest a warm wel- breaks this record, handling 100 in three | come,and the friendly rivalry between the minutes. United Stays and Great Britain in polar ‘The city is crowded with eastern excur- ston parties from all parts of the country, | €XPloration was one topic of discussion. and the White House grounds are | Tonight the President will be one of the thronged with strangers at all hours. Senator Bradley and ex-Senator Debo of Kentucky had a long pcontexencs ints | ture on antarctic exploration in Conven- afternoon with President Taft concerning | 4, several contested Kentucky appointments, | on Hall. Before the lecture the Presi- Gen. Daniel Sickles was a visitor to the | dent will present to Sir Ernest a gold White House today. eee es 5 e Spnator Biking talked with the Presi-| on behaif of the National Geo deft about the bill amending ce iter | graphic Society, under whose auspices the state commerce Jaws, assuring Mr. Taft! pnglish explorer will 5; q that the bill would go through Congress peak: in shape perfectly satisfactory to the White House and the country. Conservation Bills to Puss. | of the antarctic region for the United Senaior Smoot, who is chairman of the! States and after whom Wilkes Land was Sir Ernest Shackleton, the English ex- plorer, who has come closer to the south other white man, and who eboe | 2udience which will hear Sir Ernest lec- Sir Brnest made a call also upon Miss; yignt of the killing, after having failed | Jane Wilkes, the daughter of Admiral | | Wilkes, U. S. N., who made explorations | lands. This bill gives the President, ithrough the Secretary of the Interior, power to withdraw from entry such |domain as he may think lorder to protect them from monopoliza- the American| S00". “site bill Is reported the general | Paolo Vinassa de | these measures is vel when caught in a storm or] ' believe that the present eruption has | brecedents. That of 1892 produced in| ‘3 that direction has ceased. It | ident Taft's conservation bills, had a long} legislation. ‘The senator told the Presi-! ministration bill dealing with the with drawal of water-power sites on the public water-pewer sites on rivers in the federal necessary, in ‘ion. “I think the conservation bills will go through with very little opposition,” Saia Senator Smoot as he left the White House. “We have already reported the general withdrawal bill, and it is on fhe calendar. The waterpower site bill/ will. be reported Monday. We still have the general clagsification bill inj} Committee, and will dispose o7 that as 00) sible. When the water-| al bill will be altered to con- Yorn with it. The outlook for all of| f good. I know) no dangerous opposition to them. The President has decided to nominate | James W.* Lamb as postmaster at Marion, Ky., the home town of former Senator De’ Voe. Mr. De Voe had re- quested this nomination, but there was opposition to it from a number of Ken- tuckians, who wished the present it master, George M. Crider, retained for another term. _ INDIAN CHIEFS WILL MEET. First National Convention of Red Men to Be Held. MUSKOGEE, Okla., March 26.—Indian chieftains of every tribe in North Amer- i¢a’ will gather around the council fires in Muskogee for ten days, ending July 4, in the first national Indian convention ever held. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bil), Pawnee Bill and a number of other scouts of history will atten, and invita- tions will be extended to President Taft and former President Roosevelt. An ef- j of. { fort will be made to find Crazy Snake |man and have him present. Senators Owen of Oklahoma and Curtis|any statement in tati' made of Kansas and Representative Charles Carter of Oklahoma.will be on the re- ception commi! k he and Lady Shackleton would take Neapolitan volcanist, taix with the President today on the! pleasure in calling upon the daughter of He believes that the outbreak! prospects for the passage of conservation| the distinguished naval officer who had been a forerunner of his in the antarctic. jdent that Monday he will report the ad-| Miss Wilkes, whose residence is at 814 Connecticut avenue, was much gratified at the attention of Sir Ernest and Lady Shackleton. She invited a few of her friends to meet them, and among the company, whick, gathered to welcome Sir Ernest and his*wife were Rear Admiral Pillsbury, U. 6. N., retired, and Miss Greely, daughter of Gen. Greely, who made a record many years ago as an ex- plorer of the arctic regions. Sir Ernest complimented Miss Wilkes upon the achievements of her father in the far south. First Visit to Washington. ‘The British explorer expressed himself today as much interested in America, and particularly in the National Capital, to which he is making his first visit. He declared the city one of the most beau- tiful he had ever seen. While enter- taining the most friendly feeling toward America and Americans, Sir Ernest spoke enthusiastically of his plans to bring about an English expedition which should nail the Union Jack to the south pole ahead of any other flag. “I am determined Great Britain shall be victorious in the race to the south pole,” said Sir Ernest. He said that his plans for the expedition, or, rather, for fitting it out and for starting it, were still incomplete. will not himself head the dash for the pole, British navy will be in charge of the field work, while Sir Ernest will give the party the benefit of his former ex- the anarctic, and will piesa out of the expedition. ee “I pbelleve that Commander Peary Feached the north pole, for I know him ‘’and have the utmost faith in and an jorer,” said Sir Ernest. He added that did not care to make by Dr. Cook north Bir i | bee believe that it| supcummittee of the Senate committee on) named. The young English explorer sent | wound on his wrist. The witness graphic- il stop the flow ef Java, Their faith) public lands, which is working over Pres- | word to Miss Wilkes this morning that | necessary Ernest said that s€ provisions ne throughout | ception at the British embassy. ition by President Henry Gannett, not run so low on his last expedition in search of the south pole, he would have reached the goal. “We were within 110 miles of the pole,” said Sir Ernest, “‘but we were out of food except that which was needed for the return trip. We had been living on very short rations as it was, and could not afford to take the chances of pushing on with the knowl-/ eee ee ‘we might starve on the way ‘This morning Sir Drnest was busy mak- | ing calls and seeing as much of Washing- | ton as he could at the same time. Reception This Afterpoon. Sir Ernest and Lady Shackleton were jentertained at juncheon at the British embassy by Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce. This afternoon they will be given a re- Tonight | Sir Ernest will deliver his lecture under | the auspices of the National Geographic Society. Tomorrow Sr Ernest and Lady Shackleton will ‘be entertained at lunch- {eon by Gilbert Grosvenor, editor for the | National Geographic Society. Sir Ernest and Lady Shackleton arrived in New York yesterday morning on the Cunard liner Lusitania. Their stay in the metropolis was short, for they left New York yesterday afternoon and reached Washington at 8:20 o'clock last night. They were met at the Union sta- Vice President O. H. Tittman and Gilbert H. Grosvenor. Tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock Sir Ernest Shackleton will be entertained at the National Press Club, where he will make a short address. Mon Sir Ernest and Lady Shackleton will re- urn to New York. In the evening Sir Ernest will be presented with a second gold medal by the American Geographical Society of New York. SAYLER MURDER TRIAL ON. Witness Tells of Finding Ax afid of Fiery Language. WATSEKA, Ill, March 26.—According to Edward W. Meyer, on the witness stand today, in the trial of Dr. W. R. Miller, Mrs. Lucy Sayler and John Grun- den, for the murder of J. B. Sayler of Crescent City, Til, last July, there was near Sayler's body late on the to discover it when he first examined the room, Meyer asserted that he saw no mark: of injury on Dr. Miller, aside from the ally related a statement which he said John Grunden made that night, using the | words: “This 1s a bad affair, Out where I live, | when one man calls another # vil'ggiame, he dies. It seems to be different here.” Meyer declined to produce a paper on which he had written the words of Grun- den. Attorney F. P. Morris asked that the witness be compelled to bring it into court. Judge Dibell reserved his ruling. AIR LINE STOP AT DUSSELDORF. Zeppelin Company Arranges for Aerial Station There. DUSSELDORF, Rhenish Prussia, March 26.—The city government has ar- ranged with the Zeppelin Company for a station here for one of the large types of aerial cruisers to be used for excur- sions to Brussels and other points within a radius of a hundred miles. The craft will carry eighteen passen- ers. SEEKING THREE CORPSES. Rescuers Threatened by Trembling Walls in Chicago Ruins. CHICAGO, March 26—Search of the ruins of the Fish Furniture Company building, from which twelve bcdies were recovered yesterday, was resumed today. Three more bodies, it !s thought, are It is understood that he|-in the wreckage. The search was temporarily discontin- but that Sir Henry Scott of the] used yesterday afternoon, owing to danger fi reakened walls, inside of which the senauers were compelled to work. Bad Fire in Kentucky Town. HENDERSON, “Ky., March 26.—Fire which originated in the Wyatt Hotel here him as aj today caused the injury of several per- sons, a monetary loss of $100,000 and the destruction of an entire block of business regard to the claims| structures. The blaze lasted three hours, that he reached the| the best efforts of the firefighters being to keep it the city. from i | { y morning | { | STIR IN THE NAVY Commander Hill Charged With Keeping “a Dirty Ship.” FIRST TIME IN HISTORY Court-Martial Is Ordered After In- spection Board Reported. MARIETTA SAID TO BE UNFIT Described as in Bad Condition From Stem to Stern After West Indian Cruise. There is considerable gossip in naval circles as a result of tne issue of orders at the Navy Department for the trial by | court-martial of Commander Frank K. Hill o fthe gunboat Marietta on the gen- eral charge of neglect of duty. rietta recently completed a cruise in West Indian waters, and is now at the navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H. On her way to the northern yard she stopped at Norfolk and was regularly inspected by the naval board of inspection and survey. The orders for the court-martial of Commander Hill were based on the re- port of that board that the ship was in bad condition as a result of failure to comply with the regulations for the care of the ship. In naval parlance, the board reported, it is said, that the Marietta “was a dirty and unfit ship,” | and that the plates of her hull and cef- no blood on a hatchet which witness | | founda tain metal work had deteriorated as a result of leaving water in the bilges. | According to the story current in the de- | partment, the ship, from the engine room to mess quarters, was in bad condition as a result of a failure to take proper | ordinary precautions against rust and dirt. This is probably the first time in the history of the United States Navy that a navy officer has been charged with maintaining a ‘dirty ship.” Surprise to Navy Men. Commander Hill was regarded as one of the most efficient officers in the serv- ice, and general surpriee is expressed by his friends at his present predicament. He and Commander Key were prominent in the group of officers who freely criti- cised the construction and equipment of some of the hattleships during the world’s cruise of tne Atlantic fleet. In partial explanation of the case it is said that Commander Hill may have lost interest in his ship because he felt that he had not been given a command commensurate with his rank and importance. The court-martial will meet at the navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H., April 12, and will consist of Rear Admiral Herbert Winslow, Rear Admiral Lewis C. Heilner, Capt. F. N. Boswick, Capt. James M. Helm, Capt. Roy Smith, Commander Richard M. Hughes, Commander William L. Howard, with Lieut. Commander Carl 'T. Vogelgesang as judge advocate. Other Officers Involved. The same court will also try Lieut. Paul B. Dampman, who was the enginger officer of the Marietta, because of the unfit condition of the engines, and. it is possible that some of the other officers of the ship will be involved before the proceedings are concluded. SENATOR DANIEL BETTER. Pulse and Temperature Practically Normal, Physicians Say. Special Dispatch to The Star. DAYTONA, Fla.,° March 24.—The phy- siclan in attendance on Senator Daniel late this afternoon issued the following bulletin: “Senator Daniel's condition shows im- provement over yesterday. He did not sleep as much last night as usual. Today his pulse, temperature and respiration are practically normal. The eye is clearer and shows more expression than yester- aay.” Fae HOOVER SAYS “NO” ee Appointment to Be LIONS DODGED DUTY Col. Roosevelt’s Little Joke ;} — Judge of Police Court. | RECEPTION AT HIS HOTEL LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT | Unwilling to Sacrifice His Law Prac- , tice for the Position. ' |NOT AWARE OF NOMINATION | Would Have Spoken Beforehand If | He Had Known Name Was Con- sidered—New Candidates. George P. Hoover, who yesterday was nominated for judge of the Police Court to succeed Ivory’G. Kimball, this after- noon declined the proffer. In explanation as to why he could not accept the judgeship, Mr. Hoover sent to! the President late this afternoon the following letter: | “Mr. President: It is reported by the |public press that you have honored me |by sending to the Senate my nomination | for the office of judge of the Police Court ‘of the District of Columbia. I beg to lassure you that I appreciate most highly |this unanticipated honor. It fs, there- fore, from.no want of appreciation, but solely because of my inability to relin- jquish my professional practice, with jus- tice to myself and those whose inter- ests I must consult, that I am unable to accept the position. | Not an Applicant. “I was not at any time an applicant for this office, and had I known my name was | being considered, would have promptly | communicated with you, and thus\ have saved you the necessity of withdrawing my name. “I thank you none the less sincerely for the honor conferred upon me by the nomi- |nation, but as the position is not in the |line of my ambition, or my plans for the future, I must respectfully decline the appointment. “With high regard, “Respectfully, your obedient servant, “GEO. P. HOOVER.” Mr. Hoover explained to a Star reporter that after building up a large practice With Americans at Cairo. Cheers and Singing of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” Mark Ovation. | VISITS MOSQUE UNIVERSITY Former President Inspects Ancient Tombs and Rides Over Desert on | Khedive’s Favorite Camel. | CAIRO, Egypt, March 26.—"Not a lion | did his duty.” With this declaration de- |lvered in mock gravity, former Presi- dent Roosevelt concluded his informal remarks at this morning's reception to fellow-citizens from America. The joke was not iost and caused a hearty laugh, in which the speaker jothed. The reception was held in the beautiful gardens adjoining the Shepheards Hotel and as early as 8 o'clock a crowd was there. A temporary platform had been erected, and this was decorated with American flags and palms prettily ay ranged. When Mr. Roosevelt appeared he receited a noisy ovation. The | were followed by the singing of Country "Tis of Thee.” Col. Roosevelt said that he would not make a speech, but wished to say that |he was glad of the opportunity to meei | fellow-countrymen. He was glad, he said, to see America in the east. Then he assured them that the lions in Africa had not accomplished the mission jok- ingly imposed upon them. | A line was formed, and, passing the platform, every one of the crowd, in which women predominated, shook hands with Col. Roosevelt and received a per- |sonal greeting. This over, another cheer | was given and once more “My Country \'Tis of Thee” was sung. Following the | reception Mr. Roosevelt went to his | apartments and prepared for the visit to Al-Azhar University. Strange Sights in Mosque. In his visit to the mosque Al-Azhar, The Ma-} position to which there is no future. He | which in 988 was turned into a university. decided to decline the Police Court judge- |he could not afford to sacrifice it for a | ship after mature consultation with his friends. Clarence R, Wilson, who was nominated for the District attorneyship, said he nad Col. Roosevelt was accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Kermit and Miss Ethel and a few others. A number of American tour- ists selzed the opportunity to inspect the made no plans fer the future in that of-} mosque when the invited party was re- fice and that he would not make any un-| ceived. At the “‘gate of the barbers” the til his nomination is confirmed by the | visitors were detained until commodious Senate. yellow-colored shoes cou'd be tied over their boots, as the feet of infidels are noi Mr. Middleton’s Name Urged. Permitted to desecrate the Mohammedan As soon as it became known this after- floors. A thorough inspection of the mosque was made, Col. Roosevelt being noon that Mr. Hoover had written a let-| especially interested in the ancient carv- ter to the President declining the Police] ings, the Korans which had been the per- Court judgeship, for which he was named | 07a! property of past khedives and other yesterday, the friends of Arthur B. H.j scipbrities. and the wealth of curious @b- Middleton held a conference and decided} ° Passing through the court, they found to request the President and Attorney| compartments at either side filled with General Wickersham to appoint him to punavese” of acaba Legpaeear oer a e university quarter a great the place. It was recited that as Mr.) number of students studying the Koran. Middleton had been tendered the position] The Roosevelts and Ambassador and unsolicited by him in the firet instance, it} Mrs, Straus were guests of the khedive would be “but fair play and justice to} at luncheon at the palace. In the after- name him for the place, especially as| noon they visited the museum of Arab the allegations made against him have|art. Tonight there will be a reception and been disproved by an agent of the De-| dinner at the American agency and later partment of Justice.” The request will be| the Americans will be present at a Vene- curried to the Attorney General by a|tian fete at Shepheard’s Hotel. delegation of Mr. Middleton's friends. Had a Busy Day Y. day. Others wre were named as candidates to succeed Judge Kimball are James L.| yp w s = Pugh, Judge Aukam of the Munteipai| »,0> Sun coe ee, roped’ Court, Assistant District Attorney M. F.| ft! night, Col. lore Roosevelt end his Mangan, Jesse Tull, Carter Keene, in-|Darty were early astir in preparing for a spector of the Post Office Department, | visit to the necropolis of Sakkara, where jane pee cnens friends of the sev-|2t0:the wonderful tombs of various kings u i Z | 1 ts will _{of Thy and of the Apis bulls. A portion gral aspirants will also get busy and en-| o¢ rhursday night waa spent tn viewins the sphinx by moonlight, and Col. Roose- velt sald that the weird sight had been |deavor to have their favorites appointed, The action of Mr. Hoover was not en he indicated yester- of his appointment! thoroughly enjoyed by himse!f and his jthat he was in the race for the United/ family. It was the most interesting thing States attorneyship, but had never con-|ie had seen during his trip to Africa. jtemplated filling the place of police jus-| Last night Col. Roosevelt and his family |returned to Cairo, dined with the Ameri- can consul general, Mr. Iddings, and later |attended a banquet tendered him by Sir tice. He conferred with his friends of the Washington bar, with the result that he | Elden Gorst, the British agent and consul general in Egypt. | will not aceept the judgeship. To do so, lhis friends say, would mean to sacrifice jan extensive and profitable legal prac- Col. Roosevelt dominates the thought of all Cairo. Every one is watching his movements, and his sayings are of in- tice that he has built up after years of arduous effort and successful work before tense interest. Lionizing the Mon hunter is the supreme occupation of the hour. both the civil and criminal courts. Shepheard’s Hotel, where Col. Roosevelt SHOT BY BLACK HAND. and his party are stopping, is besieged by Former Aid to Petrosino Mortally | curious crowds, and tne police have atfi- |tirely a surprise, as day when informed x, culty in keeping the streets near the hotcl ‘Wounded by Italian. NEW YORK, March 26.—Another of Lieut. Petrosino’s former aids fell to- day, a victim, it is believed, of “Black Hand” vengeance. He was Thomas Ma- resca, a youth who had been employed on the confidential squad maintained by Pe- trosino up to the time the latter left the United States for a visit abroad and was assassinated in Palermo, Sicily. Maresca had been shot once before and had quit the regular force’s work at his father’s urgent request, and become special officer. It was while following a burglary clue obtained after the receipt recently of letters in connection with pre- meditated crimes of a,“‘Black Hand” na- ture that he was shot down and _mortauy wounded today by an Italian near St. George, Staten Island. His assailant was arrested. SUPPOSED JEWELRY THIEVES. Three Men Believed to Have Robbed Boston Store. NEW YORK, March 26.—Three arrests which may clear up a recent $18,000 dia- mond jewelry rgbbery in Boston, were made here today. After a rough-and-tumble struggle on into custody Jacob and Joseph Gold- berg, brothers, and Harris Rothstein, who said they were pushcart peddlers, but whom the police felt justified in re- taining after comparing them with de- scriptions sent from Boston of men sought in connection with the Julian jewelry store robbery in that city on the night of February 28. t Five watches and a number of rings and pins were found on the prisoners. The police gave out the information that the number of one of the watches cor- led with that of a watch taken from the Julian store on the night of the robbery. the street central office detectives took | —————— Weston Ten Days Ahead of Time. March 26.—Edward| 4. BUCKLIN, Mo., 8:45 o'clock this of his. 2.” schedule. open for traffic. * Americans Flocking to Cairo. Americans have flocked in during the last few days for the purpose of welcom- ing the former President, and they form a large element in the admiring throng. Three hundred of them yesterday sent him an address of weloome, congratu- lating him on his safe return to civiliza- tion. Among the arrivals were Prince Eitel Frederick, son of the German emperor, and Wu Ting-fang; former Chinese Min- ister to the United States, who is on the way home. The latter hopes to see Col. Roosevelt before he proceeds on his jour- ney. Maj. F. K. Watson, pasha, aid de camp to the khedive, who met Col. Roosevelt @ year ago at Port Said, was an early caler at the Mena house yesterday. He paid the respecte of the khedive to the American huntsman, and tendered to him the use of the khedive’s special camel corps for the elght-mile ride across the desert to Sakkara. Such a tender atways is a. special mark of favor, and Col. Roosevelt accepted it with much pleas- ure. The colonel and Kermit each rode one of the animals over the dreary waste to the nm but Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel chose a more comfortable sand cart. Visit Ancient Tombs. Arriving at the tombs of the Bulls of