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ALL CONDEMN ANDAWAIT EXCUSE TO

NOTE OF INSULTBut One Newspaper in All EnglandAttempts to Pardon

Gov. Swettenham.

VERY TARDY WITH REPLY

Advices Beceired in London AboutJamaica, bat Nothing of AllImportantHatter.

SHAME AND INDIGNATION

"Wholly Unwarranted and InexcusaableLapse From Decency," Says a

Harvard Authority . Drank

Champagne During Suffering.Insult to Americans.

Late advices from London thisafternoon state that the British governmentis anxiously awaiting Gov.Swettenham's response to the mandatefor an explanation of his remarkableletter to Admiral Davis.The governor seems to be in no

hurry to make this reply. He sentsome advices to London in regardto the relief work at noon, bnt madeno reference to the communicationwhich has excited such widespreadftTterest. From the stories of some

of the refugees returning fromJamaica there is intense animosityto Americans there from othersources than Swettenham. The'lordmayor of London today wired thegovernor $75,000 of the $100,000Mansion House fund.IX3NDON, January 22.Tlie. British

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Btrongest reprobation of tM *ttitt»<Jfe «rfGov. Swettenham of Jamaica in bringingabout the withdrawal of the American

warships under the command of Rear AdmiralPavis from KlngBton, the chief interestnow centers in the governor's longdeferredreply to the British government'surrent demand for an explanation of his

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conduct, as this will Rive the first adequateIrrans or determining the government's finalcourse In repudiating or condemning the

governor's action. This explanation hadnot been received during the early hoursof the day, although a dispatch reachedhere from Swettenham setting forth the

progress of the relief work, without anymention of the incident which caused theAmericans to withdraw from the island.This dispatch was not dated, indicating thatIt was sent before he received the government'sreijuest for an explanation. Swettenharnthroughout the erisis has beenmarkedly lax in keeping the imperial auIhoritls informed regarding the situationat Kingston, and the present delay causes

much irritation on the part of the governmentofficials.Act of Individual.

The prompt recognition in America thatfiwettenham's letter was the act of an

individual is much appreciated here. Publicopinion continues to strongly denouncethe governor of Jamaica, although a smalllemeni lake the ground that he shouldhave a fair chance of defending himself.The Kveuing Standard concisely sums upthe prevailing sentiment as follows:

"Sir Alexander Swettenham committedithe gn>*» and unpardonable blunder ofwriting a letter to Admiral Davis whichfcore all the appearance of a carefullystudied insult. Even if he receive! vexatiousprovocation from the Americans, nohred of J> itlttcatton can be urged for the

letter. The only enuisv It leaves open tohim. anil to his countrymen, is to apologizeto the nation to whose officer it was directed"

Globe Only Excuses Him.Among tl>e newspapers the Globe alone,

in its customary anti-American way, |>era.stsin "applauding the firmness withwhich Swi ttenham asserted the lights ofhis sovereign and lag in a position ofpeculiar difficulty."The (Jlobe reprobates the "gushing tele-

0ram" of War Secretary Haldane to SecretaryHoot, and says that if this indicatesthe Intention of the ministry to overthrowthe governor a "feeling of widespread in41gnatlon will be evoked."

ABUSED AMERICANS.

Some Idea of How Some EnglishmenFeel Toward Us.

NEW YORK, January 22..Among theAmericana brought to Boston by the UnitedFruit Company's steamer Admiral Sampsonwere Mr. and Mrs. Chambers M. Craig andlllfls Marguerite A. L,uex of New York.They came to New York by the 4 o'clockBoston express yesterday, and went

. atnee to their residence.the Crai*» In

Hotel Bennett. No. Wi Madison avenue, andMiss Lut'Z In the Hotel Schuyler, on West46th #tre«t. .Miss Lues was prostrated uponarriving home to learn that she had passedher mother en route. Mme. Margaret Lueshaving- sailed (or Kingston the day of theearthquake.Mr Craig is a wealthy retired broker.

He has spent the winters In Kingston forhalf a dosen years, and he and Mrs. Craigare Intimate with all the notables of th«ialand. For thia reason their estimate of the

motives actuating Gov. Swettenham whenhe practically ordered the United Statesnavy out of Kingston harbor is of value.Mrs. Craig, owing to the indisposition ofher husband, did most of the talking."We know Sir James Alexander Swettenhamvery well," said Mrs. Craig. "He

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to fly off on a tangent. Personally andsocially he Is a delightful gentleman. ButI think that his action was somewhat Influencedby the desire to stand well withSir Alfred Jones, who dominates Kingston.An incident preceding the earthquake willillustrate my meaning."I desire it understood that the Jamaicansare fond of Americans, but the Englishresidents as a rule are jealous of us

and do not pretend to love Yankees."The night before the earthquake we

were present at a dinner to Sir AlfredJones' party of thirty,, in the ConstantSpring Hotel, which 8lr Alfred owns. Bythe bye, he also owns the other Englishhotel, the Myrtle Bank. During the dinnerLord Fit-maurice, one of Sir Alfred's party,made a speech In which he took occasion to

say some slighting things about Americans.Too Many Yankees.

"He said that one of the regrettablethings observed by him was the prevalence .

of Yankees on the island. He d!d hope hisEnglish friends would retain control of thebusinera interests. He said, also, thatwhat distressed him most vas to see the

Hvtel Titelifield at Port Antonio managedby aji American and filled with Yankees."I-ord Fitzmaurice's friends applauded

his remarks. The Jamaicans present andttie sprinkling of Americans did not appreciatethem. rt

"Xext day Sir James Fergusson was killedin uie earinquaKe. »ve ttsi-vriuincu num

was the probable cause of his death. He.was paid to be sleeping on a billiard tablein a cafe, when the celling fell and crushedhim. All thj other members of the partywere out in boats on the ba:' and were

about returning to attend a dinner beingspread on the upper balcony of the hotel,facing the bay, when the crash came.' Hadthe quake come half an hour later, many,Jf not. all, of the party would have perished.."Rut the narrowness of the escaDe of the

aristocratic ladles and gentlemen of theparty did not seem to soften their natures,for they subsequently acted in a mostheartless manner. . Immediately aicer thepeople recovered from the first shock ofthe dreadful catastrophe, which had destroyedtheir town and killed hundreds oftheir relatives and friends, they carried thewounded to the Port Kingston, Sir Alfred'sown vessel, In which he and his party oflords, ladles and gentlemen ca. j to Kingston.It lay at the Hamburg-Americanwrtarf. *

"I was an eye-witness to mu< t that Iam going to tell you, for I had taken refuge-on the Admiral Sampson, which lay on theother side or the same pier. The rest wastold me by reputable refugees who wereknown to me. .

Revelry Amid Suffering and Death."Tbe quake occurr&i shortly after 3

the aftenttSbir '«f^Monday. 'fey 4o'clock they were carryljig the wounded'aboard tile Port Kingston. There the ship'ssurgeon was doing all that mortal mancould do. He was so pressed that he enlisteda couple of young Englishmen and.set them to Work sawing off limbs. Thattu an actual flirt. And l ho 1«»kgave out before the work was half finished,so that the amputations had to go on whilethe poor wretches were perfectly conscious.Their shrieks were heartrending."And through it all Sir Alfred and his

tine ladies and gentlemen wined and dinedand made merry. That night the surgeonand his amateur assistants worked everyminute. Many died under the knife andsaw. and their bodies were removed to araft tied astern the vessel.In the morning some of the ladies complainedto Sir Alfred that the shrieks and

groans of the sufferers disturbed their rest."In order to please them. Sir Alfred orderedevery stranger, well or injured, re-.

move'! from the vessel. His surgeon pleadedwith him, but to no purpose, and wesaw the -poor victims of the e.-irthquakccarried from the vessel and lalfi In linesui'uii in*- wimri. 11 w»» a uremiiui signi.The sulTerers were' denied food by Sir Alfred.and even the volunteer nurses andsurgeons were refused a cup of tea and abit of dry-bread from the ship's stores."The two young Englishmen who had

worked for thirty-six hours assisting thesurgeon of the Port Kingston staggeredover to the gangplank of the fruiter andbegged for just a cup of tea. They weredisheveled, blood-stained and ready todrop.

*' "Come aboard, boys,' said Capt. Hensellof the Admiral Sampson. 'Comeaboard. It makes no difference if you havemoney not. You can eat here while therood hangs out. and we will take you freeto Boston If you want to go.'"And they sailisl with us Tuesday night,and were loudest in condemnation of the

heartlessness of their British brethren.Woman in Distress Turned Away."I saw a woman.a woman who had enjoyeda position of wealth and distinction

.stagger to the side of the Port Richmondand beg for a crust of bread. She was repulsed.Our captain.God bless him!.tookher in and cared for her."And so It went. None of the members

of Sir Alfred's party lifted a hand to aidthe sufferers. Not a sympathetic or kindlyor generous deed can be ascribed to them.The Americans were generosity itself. TheJamaicans blessed them.

"I shall never forget the terror of the firstshocks. I had lain down for a nap, andwore only a silk kimona. I had only HtockIings on my feet. My husband sat in a chairby one of the windows, reading. He got upand walked toward the inner room »n

a paper knife. He thus saved his life, forthe next instant there was a crash like thebursting of a big gun. the house rockedand the entire front fell out. The chair inwhich Mr. Craig had been sitting fell Intothe street and was covered with debriH. «

"I was thrown out of bed and partlycrawled under, remembering that in Japanthe natives crouch under tables for protectionduring earthquakes. NeverthelessI was struck on the shoulder and arm bya falling beam and painfully Injured.My husband was also bruised. When Irealized that the trembling had ceased and

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hand and drew him from the building.Neither of us wore shoes, and our feet

were cut by the broken glass and jaggedbrick.

Maimed Blacks Act lJobly."We passed a poor negro, one of the

waiters, one of whose feet had been partlycut off. He held his canvas shies In hishands.

' 'Here, Master Craig,' he said, "take nayshoes. I can't wear them.'"He insisted upon Mr. Craig putting them

on. A few minutes later we passed anotherof our waiters being carried away on adoor. He said to me:

' Missy. Iae cot both my legs cut off.'And so the poor fellow had."We were met by two other of the waitera,who Instated upon carrying me. But

I apuld not permit it I told them that aKtSl tidal would rtirely come and thatthe^tiad beat fly to the hills.

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Ohio River at Madison, Ind., is Reportedat a Standstill Today.Relief Coming In. -

Special Dispatch to The i tar.MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Januarv ?2.With

the Mississippi river rapidly nearing thedanger line of thirty-three feet here and astage of forty feet predicted by governmentexperts, every preparation is beingmade to guard the levees. Capt. M.Gardner, who is in charge of the first andsecond river districts, has ordered outthree boats from the government fleet hereto patrol the levees.The St. Francis levee board has stationedguards for miles along the embankmentsunder its supervision. H. N. Hallock,general superintendent of the Rock

Island, Is here to. look after the removalof the - railroad's transfer terminal atHnnpflelrl. Ark., to a Dolnt several milesdown the river. Two more feet of water,he says, will submerge the road's trestlework on the Arkansas side.IjOI'ISVXLLE, Ky., January 22..District

Weather Forcaster Walz today announcedthat the ftood in the Ohio had reached Itscrest and that the water which has doneso much damage and caused intense sufferingamong the poorer residents of thecity living in low-Jying sections would beginto subside by tonight. The river at 10o'clock this morning showed 41.2 feet in'the canal and had been stationary for twohours. This, together with a cold wavedue tonight, warrants the belief that thedanger of further serious damage is over.Below the locks, where there is a depth

of 68 feet of water, the river is severalmiles wide and is carrying southward avast amount of small building logs andother debris.The water this morning came up to tha

tracks of the L*>uisvllle and Nashville startion at the foot of 1st street, but the com-pany continued to use the depot.The Liouisvilie, Henderson and St. Louis

line is the only railroad entering Louisvillewhich has entirely suspended the operationof trainB. but the service on the others ismaintained with difficulty and much interruptionto schedules. There is considerabledelay to the mails in every direction.Kelief of flood sufferers continues activelyunder the direction of Acting Mayor

Owen Tyler.Whisky and Water.

A section of land surrounding a distilleryat Owensboro, Ky., was washed out duringthe. night and part of the buildingcaved in, letting 400 barrels of whisky intothe river. It is hoped to recover some ofit when Yhe flood subsides.Across the river from Owensboro, in

Spencer county, Indiana, a number ofhouses are flooded. In one house there areseveral dead bodies, but it is impossioie toreach them for burial.A dispatch from Evansvllle reports the

river as still rising. Dead horses, cowsand hogs and many good-sized farm housesare reported floating by Evansvllle.

Break in the Wabash.TERRE HAUTE, Ind., January 22.-The

break In the Wabash river levee a mileannth nf thia ritv nonr thp villavp af Tov_BV«l" * "-O"

lorville has widened from fifteen feet lastnight to several hundred feet today, andthe surrounding country for miles is inundated.The river is still rising. There are1.000 l«meless people from the village ofTaylorville and West Terre Haute, andthe majority of them are in a pitiableplight, being without food, clothing or shelter.Driven to the attic of her home by the

flood last night, a TaylorvWe woman soonafterward gave birth to a child. She wasentirely alone, her husband and other membersof the family assisting in the rescueof flood victims.The situation is serious, the worst flood

ever known here being anticipated.Worst is Now Ors*;>i\.

MADISON, Ind., January 22..The Ohioriver i* at a standstill today at fifty-sevenfeet. The corpse of a man Wis found Inthe river here today.

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KILLED IN A RIOT.

One Negro Meets Death and Others. Are Wounded. .

LAWTON, Okla., January 22..A negroriot, created by L.ane Dixon, colored.reputed to be a discharged soldier from the25th Infantry, at Fort Reno last night, resultedin the death of Nat Marsha!!, colored,the wounding of Dixon and severalumcr ncsruert, anu xne arrest or nny ne- ;groes.Marsliall. owner of the gambling resort

in which the negroes had congregated, and ]Dixon,. engaged :in a quarreL over a crapgame. Their fight -drew others in. and a

pitched battle resulted. The flght was so

desperate that the officers of I.awtOnwere cal'ed upon to put a «top to It, and .]make the arrests.

STRICKEN OK ENGINE. ]

The Engineer Was Near Death' at His.. Post.

Special Dispatch to The Star.WILMINGTON; Del.. January 22..David

S. Reeder,' aged fffty-slx "years', of Center.viMe.'Md.,for-thirty-one years ah engineer Joil Uie Delaware railroad;"was stricken withappopley on his engine, at Townsend, at«.«» .Mo f 1,1.«' .uv V viui.n lino iiivi mug, ai IC1 i iiuii.iig ino

train up to that point from Ce'nterviHe, andten minutes later died 111 the railroad sta-

tionat Town.send.He appeared to be in good health until

the time he was stricken. He had been inthe employ of the company for forty years.He leaves a wife and several children, one

son, W. J. Keeder of Wilmington, being an

engineer on the Delaware road.

Governor Higgins Sinking.BUFFALO, N. Y., January 22..A dispatchfrom Olean this morning says that

while former Governor Hireins passed a

fairly comfortable night, ho is slowly sinking,although he may live for a few days.

Shot Two Women.

Speoial Dispatch to The tar.

ROCHESTER, N. Y.t January 22.-EdwinDabell, seventy-five years of age, Bhot hisdaughter, Emma Dabell, forty-eight years

old, and Miss Minnie C. Taber, thirty-fiveyears old. at the home of the Dabells. 14Amherst street", today. Dabell was arrested.

c.Both women are now in a hospital. EmmaDabell has a scalp wound that is not consideredserious. Miss Taber was shotthrough the back and her condition is serious.'

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DRMOHDBEACH RACESIdeal Weather for the Automo-brie Meeting.STEAMER FAILED TO FINISH

Blakely Beat Bolls in the Five-MileAmateur '

DUBBIN WOH THE MILE 2VEFT'« - .

Rumor is in Circulation That Louie

Wagner Will Not Be a

Competitor.

ORMOND, Fla., January 22..The i;ealracing in the fifth annual international automobile-'tournatnent" Began today Withfour events -scheduled. They were fivemiles, from, standing' start, open to allweights and powers; five miles, for world's"championship, from Hying start, open, toall weights and powers; one mile championship,open to all weights and powers,and a special half mile, slow race, onliigh gear. (

After crossing the line of startin the last event it was provided that thehigh speed gear must, be in, and neitherIhe gear nor the clutch pedal shall betouched until after the finish. A stop disqualifieda car.The beach is in splendid condition and

the weather, though slightly cooler thanyesterday, is fair and pleasant.Unofficial information having reached

ifflcials here to the effect that Louis Wag-itr, wtuuri ui uic * aiiuci uui cup race, ana

who had formally entered- for events here,ntended sailing on Thursday with his car'or France, notice was sent through JeffersonDemont Thompson, chairman of theAmerican Automobile Association racingjoard, that unless Wagner and his 100torsepowerracer appeared he would be suspendedboth here and abroad. If possible,'rom further racing, suspension to continue'or an indefinite period. No reply has beeneceived as yet.

XWCOU1 CO.

The five-mile event from standing startiva« won by Blakely in a 70-horse powergasoline car. His time was 4 minutes 25seconds. There was no previous standingitart record for this distance.The flve-miie event, flying start, open to

ill weights and powers, was won by Marriott-,in a 30-horse power steam car, in 5ninutes 44 4-5 seconds, which is 1 minuteslower than the record.The flve-miie match race between a 30horsepower steamer and a 70-horse power

gasoline car was won by W. R. Files, in thesteamer, in 3 minutes 51 4-5 seconds.The mile event for touring cars was won

oy Durbin in steamer car, in 53 2-5.Only two cars started in the five miles

Dying start, open to all, for champion records.These were Fred Marriott, In theBtanley, commonly called (the boy) whowon In 3 minutes 44 4-6 seconds, and theRolle-Royce twenty horsepower gasoline.Sriven by Capt. Hutton, which was a badlecond. No time was taken. Marriott inthe less powerful Stanley last year madefive miles in 2.47 1-8.The mile-a-minute flying start for touringcars for American championship went

easily to the twenty-horsepower Stanleysteamer, driven by Bert Holland in 58 2-5seconds. The Rolls-Royce twenty-horsepowergasoline, again driven by Hutton,ttiu uiiBMouuMui, nap a |n^/t ocuuuu, ill

1.06 2-5. E. D. W. Rose, in the StoddardDayton, was & poor third. No time taken.

Special Diapatch to The Star.OSMOND BEACH. Fla.. January 22..The

wind died down suddenly just as the oentestantsIn the first race were preparing torthe start, making conditions extremely favorable.The initial event was at five miles,standing start, for all classes of cars, ama-teurs to drive. It proved to be more of *procession than a race, as Edward Blakely,driving a "W Ameflcan Mercedes, «u returnedthe winner by the better part of amile from C. E. RoBs, who piloted the- "20"English Rolls-Royce, car. The only otherstarter was the Stanley steamer, and themuch-heralded Creation, after leading byMcai iJ a uiire m wre ui OTIC XVIX, ntnout of steam and failed to finish.An extra event on the program was at

five miles between the American Mercedes,

Edward Blakely. driver, and the "30'' horsepowerStanley steamer owned by Williamft. Files of Providence. Files' car won bya lead of fully half a mile in 3.51 4-5.

CHURCHES MAY OPEN.

French Cabinet Approves a Bill CreatingModus Vivendi.PARIS, January 22..The cabinet minatmMtine o nnvn»A<l. >* w uavvkniB J »lT)fl V«CV« l">termsof the bill suppressing the formality

of a declaration before holding a publicmeeting, as required by the law of 1881,thus creating a modus vivendi under whichcburcbes may remain open for public worshipand continue so, even though the Vaticanauthorities persevere in their presentat..tude. By making a declaration, however,the clergy' may enjoy the benefits ofthe supplementary church and state separationlaw. otherwise after February 2they will forfeit their allowances and losetheir judicial position In connection with thechurches, as contemplated by the Brlandlaw. 1

The new bill was introduced in the cham-ber of deputies this afternoon.

PROSPECTS OF SHIP SUBSIDY.

Its Friends L'ncouraged by the Resultt ii 9f,W*U®a'* Canvass.

Representative Watson of Indiana, the.republican whip of the House, was busy'

today canvassing the republican side ofthe chamber.in order that the party leaderstnirhf hova or* IHua r\t «-hof «>/»» /v# a

could be had -or. a'rule for the considerationaxid passage of tlie ship subsidy bill. Theleaders are encouraged to believe, as aresult of Mr. Watson's inquiries, that tUebill can be pushed through without toomuch strain on the traces.

REVOLT OF DALZELL.

Opposed Abolition of the Pittsburg.Tension Agency.

Representative Dalzfll of Pennsylvania ison the warpath as a result of the action ofthe pensions subcommittee of the Houseappropriations committee In abolishing nineof the elghteeen- pension agencies;-includingthat at Pittsburg. Pa. Mr. Dal^T) Is understoodto have said that unless thQ Pittsburgagency was restored .In the bill, hewould lead a flghf on the floor to have'allthe eighteen agencies abolished and all pensionspaid direct from Washington.As a matter of fact, this will probably

not meet with very decided opposition fromthe committee, inasmuch^ as the committeeon pensions said during the hearings onthe bill that it would be a good p(an tahave all the work done In Washington ifV111J mere wan auiiti-ieni room in me pensionbureau. Mr. Wrirner'remarked:

"It would be really better If all the pensionswere paid from one agency here InWashington, for the reason that the pensionoffice has to communication with theseagencies all the time, getting Informationand sending vouchers and certificates andall that. If the agency was right here inWashington, In the pension bureau building,we could do In twenty minutes whatit takes now a week to do."Mr. Dalzell thinks that if any of the

agftjclea are to be abolished, it would be agood thing to-abolish ^U' of'tfcein bo tihat,instead of saving: ttttfcUQQ. by cutting outnfne agencies It wllf be possible to save$200,000 by eliminating them all.

A BOTTT PTOWTV WTTTTIVM

Unusually Large Appropriation forBivers and Harbors.

The river and harbor pork barrel will berolled Into the House tomorrow and thehead knocked out, so that hungry membersof Congress may lick their chops while inspectingits appetising contents. The bar-relwill be a record-breaker for sise, holdingsomewhere around $80,000,000'in A No.1 niinliiv of river and harbor nork. 8ev-eral big projects will be cleaned up. NewYork, Boston and other cities will get satisfyingchunks, and numberless minorpropositions will be taken care of.

ACTION POSTPONES.

The Brownsville Matter Laid Asidein the Senate.

Action was postponed on the BrownsvilleInvestigation resolution in the Senate todayuntil the close of the speech of SenatorSutherland In defense of the right of ReedSmoot to his seat in the Senate.

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THE HAGUE, January 22..The tidal

wave which devastated some of the Dutch

East Indian Islands south of Atchin, as announcedJanuary 11, practically engulfedthe Island of Simalu. According to the latestInformation received here; Simalu has

aimoat disappeared. iT is said that probably1,600 persons lost their lives. Violent earth

shocks continue to be felt dally. The civil

governor of Atchin has gone to the scene

of the catastrophe.

Presidential Nominations.The President sent to the Senate yester-

day the following nominauuwi.

Constructor In the revenue cutter service,

William C. Bessellevre, Jr.Marshal of the United States court for

China. M. Hubert O'Brien, Michigan.Register of the land office at* Del Norte,

Col., Lee Fairbanks.Receiver of public moneys at North

Yakima, Wash., Alfred C. Stelnman.

| And a number of postmasters, Including-- ~ KfMiro VIH

S. H. Moore, camu.

The Sunday Star.Circulation.

In the last quarter of 1906 TheSunday Star gained In circulationover the last quarter of 1905 an

average of 2,633 copies on each8unday.a steady, natural growthof over 8 per cent.The 8unday Star ha* within

the District of Columbia the larjIest, the best and the only sworn

circulation.It has a larger carrier delivery

circulation in the homes of WashIIngton than any other two local

papers combined.

Advertising:In the last quarter of 1906 The

Sunday 8tar gained In advertisingover the last quarter of1905 355.4# columns, with one leseSunday of publication in 1906, itsdally average in 1908 being 102.77columns and In 19M 138.02 columns,an average Increase of38-X column*, or Ave pages of.advertising on each Sunday.The advertisers thus give practicaltestimony to the groat and

Increasing result-producing qualitiesof the circulation «f The8unday Star.

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Ill JUL AT LA PLATAMrs. MoIHe Bowie Again Placed

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Declared Deceased Had Promiaed tQMarry Her Daughter.

SPEEDY TRIAL TO BE URGESKVerdict of Coroner's Jury.Testimony

of the Witnesses.Funeral yServices at Plsgah. 1 '

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Special Prom Stiff Correspondent.LA PLATA, Md., January 22..Deputy

Sheriff Cox left here early this morning togo to the home of Mrs. Bowie at Ironside's,having a warrant for her arrest upon acharge of murdering Bert Posey. The Warrantwas based upon the finding of Die coroner'sJury. He returned with her aboutiiuuu, ana Mic was escorted to the .upperfloor of the county prison, where her, sonHenry was lying upon a*cot, bo much overcome,that he was unable to sit up andspeak to his mother. .

"Idon't mind being out here myself," heaid, "but I can't stand my mother being la

this place.""Never mind about me. Henry," she said;"we are In It and will have «o <"o .the ,bejtt.we can. It will be all right after a ^rhlle.""But I can't stand It," Henry cried.Mes. Bowie had anticipated rearrest, andshe was preparing to come to 1-ft Plata

nucu me snenn rcacncu ner House. ,Hercounsel had sent her a letter requesting herpresence here today, and f»he wns coming' tomake the arrangements with him noout the.course to be pursued in the defense. Boonafter reaching the prison she sent £pr, hercounsel, and while walling for him sljemade an ineffectual effort to console' herson.

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Mrs. Bowie Expresses Surprise.Mrs. Bowie expressed surprise at .pertain

statements that had been made by membersof the Posey family. Bhi said Hubert hadvisited her house and Kept company withher daughter about four years. He statedto her a number* Afnfines." she said, that heIntended to m^rry "81s."Adrian Posey, counsel for Mrs. Bowie, will

apply to Judge Merrick for the release of Illsclient on bond. It is stated he may resort toapplying for a writ of habeas corpus to accomplishthe desired result. .^Irs.,.Howie isnow In custody of the Jailor. Lo he held tooa,«U I -J *1-- '»n»b vire tttuwii ui me granu jurjj MWfrlend-a are going to make an effort to haifothe grand jury reconvened at an early date^bellev'Utjg* speedy trial will tm best f*r her.k "file" was greatly nffe.iej when[Iter nmtMfmaM tak«r'fr<Tm fh# ftiiuse thismorning, and her""condltion is such that aphyalclaj) may Tfllve to be cnlted to- HMen4ber»

Realizes Position is Serious. ,Robert Henry Bowla, the young man whirIs In jail here for alleged participation Inthe shooting of Hubert Posey while nearIndian Head last Friday seems to realls*more keenly than heretofore the seriousposition In which he placed himself bydischarging his shotgun after his mother,Mrs. Mollis Howl*, had. It Is alleged, ^flrattthe fatal shots from a revolver. Wutle Inconversation with severalof the otlier prisonersIn the Jail today he broke down andwept bitterly. When he heard last nlghethat the coroner's Jury had held his motherand himself responsible for the death ofPosey he made anxious Inquiries regardingthe tenor of the verdict."I didn't expect that," he remarked when

he was told that the verdictwith his mother of having committed apremeditated murder. He had expectedthat the plea of having acted in accordancewith the "unwritten" law would have Influencedthe Jury In reaching a conclusion,but Gen. L. Allison Wllmer, state's attorney,told the Jury that they were to pas*only upon the facts as they were presented,and that they were not to give any thoughtto statements that had been made concerningthe reasons which actuated Mrs.Bowie and her son.

» "You have the evidence of witnesseswhich tends to show that the killing wasa premeditated and cold-blooded murder,"Gen. Wllmer said."Witnesses have told you that these peoplewent there on the road ami awaited

the coming of young Posey, being armedand ready to kill him."The Jury promptly returned a verdict

setting forth that Mrs. Bowie and her son'did the killing with malice aforethought,the mother using a revolver and the- sona shotgun. Deputy Sheriff \V. HamptonCox, who conducted the case for SheriffStotter, was given a warrant for the arrestof Mrs. Bowie for alleged murder. .Thename of her son also appeared in the writ,but as he was already In Jail there wu noneed of the deputy sheriff searching forhim."Mrs. Bowie." Deputy 8herifl Oox said,

"IS at her home at Irbnsides, and I willlet her remain there until tomorrow morn-Ing. She Is under bond for her appearanceand she will think that the bond will holdgood until court meets. Early tomorrowmorning I will get her and put her In Jailwith her son." ;The Inquest was held at Plsgah, the Jury

assembling In the Methodist Church thereafter the funeral ceremony had been concluded,and while the scores of relativesand friends were assembled about thechurchyard. Only four witnesses wereexamined and their testimony was shortand to the point. A few minutes after thelast witness had been examined, the Jurorsreturned the verdict holding Mrs. Bowieand her son for alleged premeditated murder,arid the warrant for their arrest waajjiaicu in luc imuuo ui IIIC uru^i^ BIICIIU.

Remains Beach Glymont.It was nearly 2 o'clock yesterday afternoonwhen the sorrowing relatives and

friends of the victim of the tragedy whowere assembled upon the wharf'at Gly-morn neara me wmsue 01 irve steamer

Wakefield, giving them notice that the remainswould soon be upon Maryland aoil.The body was accompanied on the boat byone brother of the deceased, Grlsty L.Posey; Mrs. Cox, an aunt, and Mrs. Howella friend of the family. Clayton Posey, anotnerbrother, his wife and Dennie Posey,were among the relatives who were atGlymont to receive the remains. A fewminutes after the arrival of the boat thebody was placed In a hearse and precededby six pallbearers on horseback, and followedby relatives and friends in carriage*the start was made for Plsgah, where ar-rangements naa Deen made ror Having theceremony conducted In the MethodistChurch. Because of the terrible conditionof the hilly road .the trip over the sevenmiles seemed as If the distance were severaltimes greater,Finally the church was reached, the membersof the funeral party entering the

edifice and the casket being taken tothe rear of a house In the village. Thebody was removed and stripped and Gen.Wilmer pointed out the wounds. Therewere more than forty small perforation* Inthe right ilde of the back, whil* there were >

two bullet holea In the amall of the back. ,

An Incision in the stomach showed wherethe surgeons at the Casualty Hospital InWashington had performed an operation.Gen. Wilmer took measurements to shew

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