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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-04-23
CHAPTER MN
4 GREAT HErRrss

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Ing.
The great cXcitemcnts and broken
rest OF the night before bad prevented
eariv rising on their part. and not one
of the doors opening on the wide hail
had vet swung back under the watch
ful eye OF Mr.. Grycc. who sat Use
statue in front OF the room occupied
bv the signorina Ten O'Clock and
even Miss Asplnwau herself was not to
be seen.
But before another half hour had
passed more sham one bright inquire n"l /
stepped into the BAN. and in this recess
OK tina, ot tle great house small groups /
were @a,hcrnr. ready to resume ln' |
falk which hal not been exhausted IF |
hours or secret Whispering from pillow
f to pillow. At quarter to eleven "n'
f door only remained shnt tao door upon
which an eyes rested for through l'
f hey expected presently to appear 'A'
heroine of the preceding eve. d heroine
around whom tnis frue tiairl aii' mlI
no murder had woven surh 800 atno~-
nhere of romance and mystery thAi ine
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The Washington times., 1904-04-18
Massachusetts for olney.

The old-llne Democrats Of Massachu-
sets have had a hard tight to keep
their party in that State from turning
from the Bay States fayorite son, ex-
Secretary Olney. and joining the Hearst
movement. When they started the Oiney
boom. they appeared 10 believe that q
was only necessary 70 mention the name
Of Mr. Olney TO arouse great enthusiasm
on the part OF all Massachusetts Demo
Gratis and that the State would be
pledged 10 him without effort they ala
not reckon, however. on the Hearst
movement, and quite forgot the Hon.
George Fred Williams
MIR. Williams, never political friend
OF Mr.. Oiney. finally decided that state
pride had no charms for MN. and came
out for Hearst. and became the recoe-
nized Hearst oracle in Massachusetts
Since that time the Hearst supporters
have been contesting every inch Of
ground with the friends OF Mr.. Olnay
who were obliged to bSstir themselves
in order % prevent the capture of Mas
sachusetts by the Hearst horde, the
same as Rhode Island was captured when
No one was looking OF suspecting The OIL
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
THE DAYS DEVELOPMENTS
IN WORLD OF POLITICS

Four Democratic State conven-
tons are scheduled on the political
calendar for this week, as follows:
New York State convention, at
Albany, today.
Pennsylvania State convention,
at Harrisburg, tomorrow.
West Virginia State convention,
at Charleston, on Wednesday.
Massachusetts State convention,
at Boston, on Thursday.
Two Republican State conventions
are billed for this week, as follows:
The Delaware anti-Addicks con-
vention, at Dover, on Tuesday.
The Vermont State convention,
at Burlington, on Wednesday.
Various Republican district con-
ventions will be held in Alabama,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wis
cO1sin.
Of the delegates thus far elected
to the Missouri nominating conven-
ton, there are instructed for Circuit
Attorney Folk 1873 delegates; for
HAYES, III; for Mayor Reed, ga.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
HEARST APPARENTLY
LEADS COMPETITOR
Convention However, Is Favorite Among
UninStructed Delegates

Thus far. not including the action Of
the State convention in New York to-
day, there have been elected TO the
Democratic National Convention at St.
Louis so delegates out of the Ss4 who
are TO comprise the membership Of that
assemblage.
These include i've State or Territorial
conventions ana district conventions in
other States. OF the 50 elected 81 are
recorded as fayoring the nominatiop OF
Representative William r. Hearst for
the Presidency, 4 are for Judge Parker
Cunder instructionsl. and A are not in
structed. The action OF the six Hearst
men from Rhode Island in agreeing 10
enforce the unit rule gives Mr.. Hearst
two additional delegates. brings his
total up 10 "a, and reduces the number
OF uninstructed delegates from "A to ~.
The States and delegates bound 10
Hearst are Rhode Island. s; South Da-
kOta, S: Territory of New Mexico, S;
6 delegates out of % from Kansas, and
s district delegates from Ohio.
Two of the Parker delegates are from
an Indiana district, and from an Ohio
district
The unrestricted delegates are: From
Kansas, "A; New Jersey. a. and Ohio 4.
A majority of these are said 20 favor
the nomination OF Judge Parker. but
are without instructions as to the per
son for whom they shall vote.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
ENDS LIFE WITH
CARBOLIC ACID
j. L. Smith Takes Poison
in Alexandria Hotel.
SUFFERING FROM THE GRIP
Victim Exhibited Distress for Hours,
Complaining of Pain in Head.
Locked Himself in Room.
SUFFERING FROM THE GRIP

ALEXANDRIA. Va, April IS - John
T. Smith, president of the American Hat
Company. of Baltimore, ended his life
by taking carbolic acid yesterday at
Fleishmann's Hotel. here. He came to
the hotel on Saturday. declined to eat,
and seemed to be suffering from COM
plications following an attack of the
grip II is thought he took the poison
when driven nearly frantic from pains
in his head
Mr. Smith, who has been in business
in Baltimore for many years, was well
known here. His condition aroused
much sympathy at the hotel, and he
WIS pressed by the proprietor TO take
fo9d and to call doctor.
On Saturday night he was seen in the
passageway with hts head upon the
table. but accepted the suggestion that
he should go to his room and lie down
The proprietor offered to serve him
supper in his room, but he said he
wanted nothing to eat. He remained
in his room until a late hour Saturday
night, when he crossed over on King
Street to the Postal Telegraph office.
where he sent a message to his wife
at the Condor Hotel, Baltimore, telling
her he was quite sick, and asking her to
come on TO Alexandria.
Looked Very White.
Mrs. Stevens, the operator. says he
was as white as a sheet and seemed TO
be in pain. He returned TO the hotel
and nothing wa. known of him until
Sunday morning. when he came out
saying that ne was going to the barber
shop as he thought shampooing would
relieve the pain in his head.
Mr. Smith returned from the barber
shop and locked himself in his room. No
noise was heard. and IL was thought that
he was asleep. The servant having
charge OF that story reported some hours
later that she was unable &c get the
door open or awake him by knocking
Several attempts TO secure the opening
OF the door by beating at il having failed
Mr.. Fleischmann directed that the door
be forced and the OdOr Of caroolic acid
was at once apparent.
Found Unconscious.
Mr. Smith was lying on the bed
breathing hard. but unconscious. The
proprietor at once opened the windows
and telephoned to DR.. E. A. German, the
| city health officer, and, finding that he
was at st. aiary's Hospital, sent mes
senger and brought him to the Fletsch
mann Hotel. DR.. German applied rem
edies. but in vain, the patient being too
! far gone 10 admit of recuperation. While
| he was yet breathing his wife who had
received his telegram too late to leave
Baltimore last night, reached the hote
| and was shown 20 his room. Her grie,
was beyond words, but she was careC
! for by some OF the women OF the house
/ Later the body was removed to De
/ names funeral rooms
Mr.. Smith was member of Monu
mental Council. of the Royal Arcanum
| Baltimore The Arcanumites of this cit,
are doing all in their power to consol'
I the widow OF Mr.. Smith. The body 81
1 the dead man Will be held in this Cit
until Wednesday, when il will be takeI
/ TO Washington, where IL Will be place.
/ in vault in Rock Creek Cemetesy
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
PEOPLE OF DANBURY
RESPECT WEICHERT, DEAD

Services viii be held AT Danbury.
Conn. this afternoon over the body OF
Lieut. r. A Weichert. one Of the naval
officers who was killed In the explosion
on the battleship Missouri Dispatches
from Danbury announce that thousands
OF persons crowded the streets last
night as the body OF the young officer
was borne from the station 10 the First
Congregational Church. escorted BY
Company G. OF the Third Regiment 0i
Connecticut National Guard
Memorial services were held yester-
day at Coasters HarbOr Island nava
training station. Newport. in honor OF
the soldiers and sailors who were killed
IN the accident at Pensacola. Chaplain
William s. Cassard, l.. s. y, conducted
the services. which Were attended by
more than 100 apprentices and enlisted
men
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
MRS. RIESS NEAR DEATH
FROM SPIDERS BITE
Long Island Woman Bitten by an In
sect Becomes Ill and Sur
fers Greatly.

BABYLON. n. Y, April 1S-Mrs. Ed
ward c. Riess. wife OF a prominent
business man of this place. has been in
a serious condition at her home here,
suffering from badly swollen and in
famed arm, the result OF bite from a
black spider.
She was taken i'll q week ago, but at
first paid little heed. Her arm. how
ever, quickly began TO swell and a
physician was called. IL became neces-
sary in order TO prevent the poisoned
matter from spreading TO blister her
arm, and for several days she suffered
excruciating pain. Her arm swelled TO
twice its natural size and for a time IL
was feared Vhat complications that
might result fatally would ensue.
Mrs. Riess was much improved last
night and her condition is such as 10 lead
her physicians and family 10 believe
She viii recover. The spider. IL IS be-
Ieved, bit Mrs. Riess while she was
sleeping.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
DIAMONDS WORTH 5000
TAKEN FROM A SAFE
E. Newman Bowman Reports Loss Il
POlice-Thieves Overlooked Large
Sum of Money.

A safe robbery, In which 500 worth
OF diamonds were taken. was reported
10 the police last night by +. Newman
Bowman. proprietor OF the Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company stores. who lives
al Grant Place northwest.
The safe was left open at this adj
dress. and the thief overlooked a large
sum Of money. taking only two diamond
rings and "a horseshoe pin, set with
eleven diamonds.
Mir Bowman says the larceny was
committed on April il. but he did not
report IL 10 the police at that time be-
cause he wished 10 recover the JeWelry
without publicity. Detective Baur was
assigned 10 the case. but made little
Roadway today.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
INDIANA MAN OWNS
HARDTACK OF 1864

KOKOMO. Ind, April 1S.-James Il
Arnett. Of this city, has the glasses
worn by w. II. Seward when he was
member of President Lincoln's Cabinet
They Were presented by Mr.. Seward 10
Samuel Stratton, an intimate friend
The glasses are put 10 practical use and
are OF hne quality.
Mr. Arnett also has a bit of bareback
which he carried through Sherman )
Iaarch 20 the sea. The cracker was is
SUED 20 him 1t Marietta, Ga. in 1861
Mr.. Arnett was within q few feet of
General Sherman when he sent his last
message North just before the vii es
were cut.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
GuFy in Control.

The Pennsylvania Democratic eonven-
don which meets at Harrisburg tomor-
row. will be under the complete con-
troll of the Hon. James NJ. Guffy the
Pittsburg millionaire OIL nagnate. The
Pennsylvania Democrats are favorbly
irclined TO Judge Parker. but. follow
ing precedent. IL is not likely that the
conve ntion wiz give Instruction 10 its
delegates II viii leave that matter to
be attended TO by Mr. Guffy. who is .
close friend of ex-senator Hill. and is
expected when the proper time comes
TO deliver the sixty-eight delegates from
the Keystone State TO the New York
iurist
This will be done by the enforcement
Of the unit rule, against which the fol
lowers Of Mr. Hearst. who has been
making some show in Pennsylvania
have entered a protest. believing that
in case the rule is not adopted. some
Hearst delegates may be picked up II
that State
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
Mudd- Wachter-Jackson
Maryland Clique Tanned
Enactment of the Negro DISTINGUISHING Law
Brings These Leaders Under the Power
of the Republican Organization.

read or ne cannot vote the ticket. II is
estimated that the operation OF this law
Will reduce Mudd's ordinary ma jOrity az
$500 by at least ? 200 leaving him but a
working ma jority Of 800. One Uf the
counties of the district Prince George,
ton. which could wipe out the remaining
300 ma Jority II the leaders should pass
the word along to cut Mudd
Jig Is Up.
Up TO Tuesday Mudd did not believe
that the governor would sign the dis
franchising bill referred 10, and hence
bore an offensive font. threatening TO
join Wachter and Jackson in a cam
paign at the coming primaries to effect
the defeat OF the organization. Indeed.
the meeting had been called for Tues
day evening, and IL was given out that
the insurgents would be joined i'm their
crusade by former Governor Lowndes
and Stevenson A. Williams, of Belair,
who last fall was the Republican cam
didate for governor
When IL was known that Governor
Warfield had signed the bill the meeting
was called of, and Mudd. deserving his
acknowledgements. FASTENED TO see Col
lector Stone with OverturSs Of peace.
Mudd was told some plain truths. the
most important of which was that IN
less he climbed at once into the Csgar1-
ZatiOn ban0 wagon, his Congressional
duties would end with the present ses-
sion. The threat Included Jfe nak;nG
of an active canvass against him, Doen
before the primaries and after~ard u
he should happen TO win the prelimiT al y
| fight Mudd threw up his hands ani
hurried to Washington to advise - tx
son and Wachter that the Jig WIS up
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
VINCENT WALSH
IN POLICE COURT
Failed to Appear When
Witnesses We're Present.
CASE POSTPONED ONE DAY
Charged With Running Automobile Too
Fast the Other Day on Columbia
Road.
CASE POSTPONED ONE DAY

Charged with operating his auto
mobile at a greater speed than twelve
miles an hour. crossing the car tracks
al higher rate than six miles an hour
and tu ming a corner at a clip far In
excess of the four miles. allowed by
law. Vincent Walsh son OF Thomas
Walsh. was at the Police Court today.
He should have been there Saturday,
and the Government was not prepared
10 go to trial. The young man was
called upon TO deposit $50 collateral on
the three charges. and let court with
instructions TO attend tomo row or lose
the sec
On last Tuesday afternoon. about 4.3O
o Clock, young Walsh. accompanied By
;wc OF MS girl friends was speeding
along Columbia Road. At Eighteenth
Stf eet he was unfortunate enough 10 at
tract the attention of Policeman FL
lott, of the Tenth precinct. who was
stationed at the intersection or the two
streets. Within a twinkling Of an eye
young Walsh had violated three ordi-
naEces governing the operation of auto
mobiles along the streets OF Washing
ton.
Elliott on the Track.
Policeman Elliott. who had Walsh in
court several weeks ago, charged with
exceeding twelve miles an hour in his
machine, aecosted the lad and told him
to meet him IN the Police Court on We'd
nesday the following day. Walsh prom
| ised, but failed to appear. Efforts were
made TO have him into court on Thurs
| DAY and Friday. but they were futile
| Walsh made promise to meet the po-
liceman in court on Saturday and several
witnesses who are said 10 have seen
| him speeding his machine were IN court
| to testify against him At 10 o clock he
was not in court At II O'Clock he was
not there, and Policeman Elliott tele-
| phoned 10 his home and Was told by
| someone that the young man was ASLEEP
in bed and could not come to court
/ Yesterday Elliott tried TO get into
| communication with Walsh or his At
/ tcrney Mr.. DuVall but met with no
! success. Hearing the police were after
| him. Walsh jumped into his red devil
F., O'Clock this morning He had not been
asked to come today, bu: he knew ne
/ should have been there Saturday. and
thought two days difference mattered
! but little.
Waited Two Hours.
With his black derby sitting rakishly
over his right ear. and his right foot
! thrown through the big stearing wheel.
he sat in his car outside of Police Court
! from $50 O'Clock until II. II that hour
! Policeman Elliott. who telephoued TO the
/
/ informed that the lad was at school
and would not be home until 7 o'clock,
] made that report 10 Prosecutor Pugh-
| Mr. Pugh was then hanked on tne
right by Attorney DuVall who said h.
/ had been waiting since $3.50 O'Clock 10
/ have the case tried, and. asked that Il
/ be called Immediately Mr. Pugh eX-
] planned TO Judge Scott that the Gov
/ ernment's witnesses We're not IN court.
and the case was continued Lntil to-
\ morrow.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
Favor Senator German.

The West Virginia Democrats are gen
orally favorable 10 Senator German.
National Committeeman John T. Nc
Graw, who rules tne Democratic mi
Hority in the Mountain State. is an ad-
mirer OF the Maryland Senator, and If
Senator Germans name is presented 10
the St Louis convention. Of which there
is now some doubt. the fourteen votes of
West Virginia will most likely be cast
FOR MIN. Pending the development or
the extinction Of the German boom. the
West Virginians will probably fail 90
instruct their delegates, thus leaving
them free 10 vote for Judge Parker OF
any one else FOR whom they may have
preference
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
ITALY AND AUSTRIA
TO FIGHT FOR REFORM
Agree Not to Seek Territory in the
Balkans-Favor Autonomy
Where Feasible.

VIENNA. April B-It is learned 10
day that at the conference at Abba:il,
Italy. between Sisnor Titronl. the ;tal-
ian foreign minister. and Count Golu-
ch0wski the Hungarian foreign
nlir.ster. over affairs in the Gaika rs.
Austria and Italy agr 81 noS q seek
territory h. the Balkans. TO maintai9
the pres int status uu1, and IL direct
Omy wherever feasible.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
Procession for Folk.

SIX additional counties in Missouri
held conventions last week. and in each
one delegates were chosen 10 the State
nominating convention pledged TO sup
port the Hon. Joseph ". Folk, circuit
attorney OF ST. Louis. the anti-boodle
candidate for governor. In three of
these counties the opposition. which is
the State machine. placed Mayor Reed
81 Kansas City, against Mr.. Folk.
The Halves and the CAN'T forces
united with the Reed men against the
Folk ticket. hut in each instance the
friends Of the reform candidate We're
successful In the other three counties
there was little or no organized oppo-
sition 10 the Folk ticket, and in each IL
went through easily.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
CFMENT COVNR BURNS.

Twenty dollars damage was caused by
a fire i'm canvas cover over a number
of bags OF cement at Howard and
Brightwood Avenues about 3 o'clock
yesterday morning. An alarm was
turned In from box S21 and the flames
were extinguished before they reached
The building in course of construction
The cement was owned by William
Colem of i23 Ninth Street southeast.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
EXPECTS TO "GET"
MAN WHO HIT HIM

Suffering with severe laceratlon Of
tine scalp, William Jackson, twenty-five
Years old. of Arlington. Va. came to
the Emergency Hospital about IL o'clock
last night and asked Tor treatment
After having his injury dressed he
announced ills inStnIr,h OF settIls the
with q club.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
HENRY H. SMITH
DIES IN SAVANNAH
EX-JOurnal Clerk of House
of Representatives.
WENT SOUTH FOR HEALTH
Native of Michigan and Author q
Several Codes of Rules and
Political Works.
WENT SOUTH FOR HEALTH

Henry II. Smith. former journal clerk
Of the House of Representatives, died
at the Savannah Hospital. Savannah.
Ga, yesterday morning Mr.. Smith. who
has been in bad health for nearly two
years. went TO Savannah two weeks
ago in the hope that the climate might
improve him. Upon his arrival there
he went to the hospital for treatment,
and the last news from him was to the
effect that he was better. A telegram
10 his family from the authorities Of
the hospital announce his death.
Mr.. Smith is survived by his wife, one
son. Harry b. Smith. secretary 10
Representative Lowering of Massachu-
sets. and daughter. Mrs. George 5. C.
Dean. of New York city Mrs. Smith
resides with her son at 1925 Vermont
Avenue Mrs. Dean will reach Wash
ington this afternoon.
Form in New York.
Henry II. Smith was born near Roch-
ester. n. Y. in 1874 He moved to
Michigan in 1861 and in 1862 he enlisted
in the Twenty-sixth Michigan Infantry,
with which he served until the close
Of the civil war He came 20 Wash
ington when hOstilities had ceased. and
became the private secretary Of the
Comptroller of the Currency, which pO-
sition he resigned in 1870 to become
secretary of the Michigan State Republi-
can committee. He was appointed
special marshal of the eastern and
western Michigan district to collect
1870
Al this time he entered the newspaper
Held, purchasing half interest in the
kalamazoo Telegraph" which he pub
lished for little more than a year.
Gov Augustus Blair, Michigan's war
governor when he was made chairman
OF the House Committee on Claims, APP
pointed Mr. Smith clerk of that commit
tee. This position Mr.. Smith held dur
ing the Forty-secOnd Congress. During
OF the War Claims Committee, and was
made journal clerk of the Forty-fourth
Congress This position he held until a
few years ago.
Compiled the Rules.
While connected with the House he
wrote a number of codes of rules. at the
instance of the different Speakers IN
der whom he served. For Speaker Ran
Gall he compiled a set of rules which
were changed and codified under Keller.
and changed again under Reed. The
Well-known Reed Rules We're written
By Mr.. Smith during the Fifty-frst Cons
gress Among the other writings of Mr.
Smith were parliamentary History of
the Congress of the United States :"
Parliamentary, Political, and Legisla-
tive Leaders of the American Congress- "
and legislative History OF the Ameri-
can Tariff Acts and of Reciprocity
which was begun at the instance of the
late Representative Dingley He was a
recognized authority on all these sub
jects.
The body of Mr.. Smith has been sent
10 Washington from Savannah. and is
expected TO arrive here this afternoon
OF tonight. Until il comes no funeral
arrangements will be made. although II
is probable that the funeral viii take
place tomorrow afternoon.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
COMMUTERS SATISFIED
WITH PRESENT CONDITIONS

Leo r. Harlow. attorney for the Alex
andria and Washington Commuters
Protective Association has notified the
District Commissioners that the Wash
ington. Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Electric Railway Company has perfect
ed its system OF transporting travellers
So that the Interference OF the District
authorities will be unnecessary.
The Washington times., 1904-04-18

BALTIMORE. Md, April iS-Repre-
sentative Sydney f. Mudd, from the
Fifth Maryland district. the general dis
turber of Republican party peace in the
State, has had his wings clipped so Fl
fectually that his flights to forbidden re-
gions Will no longer disturb the organi-
cation.
Frank Wachter and William II. Jack
son, Representatives from the Third and
First districts. respectively. who have
been companions in Mudd's ingenious an
noyance of the party organization for
two years and more, have also seen a
great light and while they are engaged
in occasionally firing heavy artillery at
the enemy. it is artillery in retreat. and
the sounds are soon expected to Gle
away altogether
Blow to Mudd.
This Christening process. so far as the
largely brought about by a Democratic
Legislature, which passed a till. which
is now a law, providing for the eiimina-
ton in certain counties of party designa-
ton on the ballots All of the coun-
ties forming the Fifth Congressiona.
district come within the provisions OF
this law. As the Fifth contains a great
CT part of the negro iliiterates OF the
State. and as Mudd has always been
able to vote them as he saw fit, the
blow contained in the measure to the
Representative is of the knockout va
riety.
1t is absolutely certain that under this
new ballot law a voter must be able TO
The Washington times., 1904-04-18
MRS. JOHN F. FISK
WILL REST IN KENTUCKY

The body of Mrs. John F. Fisk, widow
or the late governor Of Kentucky. viii
be taken this afternoon to her home In
CVingtOn. Ky. Interment viii be made
there tomorrow. Mrs. Fisk. who was
rigEty-two years old. died at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Byron Andrews,
sr the MENDOZA. She suffered from a
con plication OF diseases. due to old
age TWO daughters and three sons
SUI iVe her.