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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08

For nearly month neighbors noticed
that the ranch house was closed. but
supposed that the old lady had taken
the boy and gone 20 Denver on visit,
a thing that they frequently did One
of them wished TO make a FRIEND U re-
quest, and wrote to Mrs. Kearney's
daughter at St. Louis; then for the
first time it was suspected that all
was not well. The daughter came to
Colorado and the ranch, where the
bodies were found crowded into bar
reis of lime in the stable. Their heads
had been beaten in with an ak, after
they had apparently been Iured from
the house 10 the stable
It was apparent that the murderer
was a friend. in that the dinner table
had been set for three persons and there
had been preparations for a generous
meal.
The Hand family spent their money
searching out the perpetrator OF the
crime. and the FL Paso officials spent
time and money IN the work Various
arrests were made among wood chop
pers and others in the vicinity, but
there was never any evidence against
any of them
Killing Of Kay.
On august IL, 1885,, the OOdy OF her
bert H. Kay, of Wisner, Neb.. was found
under a culvert along the track OF the
Manitou and Pixies Peak cog road. not
far from the summit II was evident
that a foul crime had been perpetrated.
Kay was young merchant at Wfsner.
who had come out for a holiday He
took a room at Manitou boarding
house and one evening announced that
he was going to walk up the peak that
night. A lunch was prepared for him
and that was the last seen OF him alive
| by anyone who knew him.
| II came out afterward that Kay and
another young man passed a party OF
climbers early in the evening Later q
shot was heard up the mountain side.
but nothing was thought OF that until
after the finding of the body
This murder appeared TO be deer
mystery until some weeks later two
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08

hood on, The measurements of Bibh-
cal buildings and persons has appeared
in England that has aroused eons1d-
cradle discussion among persons inter-
ested in the advances of Biblical criti-
cism. 1t is entitled THE Tabernacle;
It's History and structure" and its au-
thor is the Rev. W Shaw Caldecott-
All measurements mentioned in the Old
Testament are so many cubits. ana
what the cubit represents in metricai or
English measurement has so Tar been
more or less coniectural A cubit OF one
foot six inches has so far been accepted
and upon this many measurements that
in the present age are regarded as N
expIicable have been built up.
The Rev. Mr. Caldecott claims to
have discovered from the evidence OF
the Bible itself and from scholarly de-
auctions from the famous Senkereh
tablet the existence OF three cubits- A
thousand years before the birth Of Abra-
ham these three ellis. or cubits Were
in use. says Mr. CaIGecott-
They represented respectively nine
tenths. one and a fifth and one and a
half of an English foot. The first was
used exclusively for the measurement
of gold and gold tapestry work. the
second for building work and for the
rled Surenent or OBJECTS ana persons
the third for measuring areas only
Not as Large as Chwang.
Mr.. CaIdecott's calculations enable Us
to obtain a more accurate idea of the
dimensions of some Biblical figures
Goliath was by no means the mighty
giant he was believed to be. BY the side
| of Chwang, the Chinese giant. he cuts
an ordinary figure. The great bed of og
dwindles to something: just more thar
| ordinary size, and the tower of Solo
mons magnificent temple scarcely over
reaches the clock of St Paul's in Lon
don
| Whether matheTnat icians and AsSyriiT
! scholars accept the interpretations Of
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PROPOSED NAMES FOR STATES.

A writer who has been digging into
the forgotten records of century and
a quarter ago brings up the fact that IN
1874 q committee was appointed to sug-
sest nz,-les for the new Territories IN
the West Here are some of the fanci-
f1i names that were Put under con-
sideration: Sylvania. Aichtganl2. Cher
sonesus, Assenisipis. MetropotamiS
Polypetamia. and Peiepeiisipia-
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Friends of a Syracuse
Girl Identify Body
by Teeth
Who Is the Coward and
Brute That Fired
Fatal Shot.

boys found bundle of blood-stained
clothing hidden in the rocks The cloth
ing also showed stains from disease Of
a private nature Through the news
papers the facts were made public. and
a physician OF the city recalled the fact
that he was treating a woman CO tbs
city. and that she had confided TO him
that she believed her husband 20 be
man of degenerate character and trat
he had committed a great crime He
told the police and from these facts
chain of evidence was woven VIII
finally fixed the crime upon Shirse
Chamberlain. young man whose
ents lived at Canyon City, respecta
people. although ne had criminal r
ord He was convicted and sentene
to the oenitentiary for life, where he
died four years later
In that case the motive was robbery.
but why poor old Mrs Kearney and ia
ME Hand were killed may never be
kaetxr.- There had apparently been no
robbery and there seemed no other rea-
son why anyone should kill them
What appears to be very deep mys-
terry in the present case may be solved
SEINE day by some very simple article
or unconscious act Certain that some
WneTe al TIE DISSSLlt 1ll1lC OA-( U--S~S
heart Is the heart of a coward. who Sc
cretly trembles and thinks of certain
awful things whether he Will or no,
things that no one else must ever sus-
pect, unless there lives a man upon this
earth made Of Steiner stuff than other
rnortals be.
Greed for Money.
Ever. the presence of death in its most
horrid forms cannot conquer the greed
which most men have for money Al
ready the owners OF property in the VI
entity of Cutler Mountain are preparing
to make capitafAout OF the tragedy IN
which a young and beautiful girl was
sent to sudden death
|. DIR F. C. Chamberlain, for, instance.
! owns forty acres on the top OF Cutler
Mountain. It was just within the east
ern boundary OF his property that the
| body was found Dr. Chamberlain has
/ given orders to his men at the canon 10
! erect q pile Of stones over the spot
where the murder was committed IN or
Ger that they may be sold 70 next sum-
mer.s tourists as relics Of the tragedy.
| DR.. Chamberlain is the man who dis
covered the body
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Preferred Nomad Existence.

Her father. Charles II. Kempter, of
Syracuse, said that Doske preferred
this nomad existence to permanent life
az home, TO which she returned only
Mt irregular intervals. She had planned
to be in Syracuse with her family at
Christmas. and her last letter. written
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
SHIP RANGER WILL CARRY
AMMUNITION TO MANILA

VALLEJO, April 2s.-The U. s. S.
Ranger, which has been lying at the
Mare Island navy yard taking on
stores and undergoing repairs. will
sail for Manila within the next few
days. The Ranger will carry ammu-
milton to the fleet in Oriental waters.
The Rangers orders are to proceed
to Cavite for special duty and the fact
that she is an old ship and that all of
her guns have been removed leads to
the belief that she is to be turned over
to the Philippine Government for a
training ship for young F'ilipinos.
Surgeon j. c. Fields, who relieves
DR.. f. j. B. Cordiero of the Lawton,
has reported for duty. Paymaster w.
B. Rogers has arrived here for duty
at the storehouse and has relieved
Pay Inspector L. c. Kerr as MEM
Der Of the board of inspection.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30

a
has followed out the. principles OF the
bird that flies and the ship that sails
the seas. The two wings are divided
in such a way that each has two parts.
There are special rotary movements In
the atmosphere and the surface OF the
aeroplane's wings are formed and ad-
iusted relatively, SO as to receive 1orce
from, these movements. There Is a hor-
izontal sail to give the machine up
ward and downward movement and
vertical one to guide to either side.
The wings have a spread or twenty
four feet and are curved as are birds
The pulling of wires throws the wings
into different positions, but they al
ways maintain that which keeps the
aeroplane floating gently in the air.
The curious new inhabitant or the
ether has a canvas tail that Is manip-
ulated in raising or lowering its front.
"There are three things to be at
tanned in navigating the air" said
Professor Montgomery. First, equin-
brium and guidance; second. continu-
ance in fight and. third, rising. we
have mastered the first. as shown to-
day. and this is great step. Never
before has there been built an aero
plane that human being could safely
ride the air in and that could be
guided. In accomplishing that we have
gone a long way. The other steps will
come
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
PATROL FLEET
IN BERINC SEA

PORT TOWNSEND, April 29.-
Semi-official advices are to the effect
that the Bering Sea patrol fleet will
be modified here in the near future
to depart on the northern cruise at
the close of May. The fleet will be
composed of the McCulloch as flag
ship; the cutter Thetis, now at Homo
lulu: the cutter Bear, now at San
Diego, for Arctic Ocean work; the cut
ter Perry, now at Portland, and the
Rush, now at Bremerton, for seal pa
troll with the flag ship and the cutter
Grant of this port for a special cruise
among the canneries of Southeastern
Alaska with special agent of Treas
ury Department on board, looking
after the enforcement of the fishery
laws.
Captain Francis Tuttle, now COM
manding the Rush, will be detailed to
command the Grant for the summers
work.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Urfcsol,
the only cure for
Rheumatism.

If you are suffering from rheuma-
tism there IS change for you to be-
come absolutely cured. You may
cure yourself and do it quickly if you
will lay aside your prejudice and skep-
ticism.
Every San Francisco druggist sells
Uricsol, the well-known remedy, and
we hereby authorize them to guaran-
tee a cure
Uricsol cures rheumatism in the
only possible way it can Be cured
Uric Acid and Urates are the cause
of Rheumatism These are deposited
in the tissues. blood vessels and joints
of the body.
These deposits must be dissolved
and eliminated from the system be-
fore a cure can be- accomplished
Uricsol IS a solvent Of these and
tones up the system, stimulates the
kidney. liver and bowels and thus
drives them from the system.
Uric1ol is harmless, and no injuri-
Gus resuks can possibly come to any
part of your body.
Write US to-day for booklet con-
tanning recommended diet for rheu-
mates.
URICSOL CHEMICAL CO.,
Los Angeles, Cal
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
Wants Damages From Prom
inent Men She Says Stole
Love Letters Written to
Her by Senator T. G. Platt
DEFENDANTS SAID TO
BE CONSPIRATORS
Former Clerk in Washington
Ayers She Is Victim of Plot
to Prevent Publication of
New Workers. Silly Epistles
Special Dispatch to The Call.

OMAHA, April 29.-Miss Mae C.
Wood, formerly clerk in the Post
Office Department at Washington,
caused a sensation in legal and politi-
cal circles in Omaha to-day by filing
a suit for $4,000 against Robert j.
Wynne, Consul General in London;
William Loeb, secretary to President
Roosevelt, and j. Martin Miller, Con-
sui to AK la ChaDelle. Miss Woods
alleged that the defendants conspired
and did obtain possession of a book
which she was compiling under the
title, The Love Letters of a Boss"
which letters, she asserts, were written
her by a prominent member of the
United States Senate.
In the petition which Miss Wood pre-
sented to the District Court she al
leges that Wynne, Loeb and Miller car
ried out the conspiracy complained of
between January / and October II,
1903. She prepaid, she asserts, manu-
script for publication under the title,
The Love Letters of a Boss" largely
made up of letters received from Sena-
tor Thomas c. Platt of New York, who
was II years old and pretended to be
desperately in love with this plaintiff"
Miss Wood says she was engaged to
marry Senator Platt, but because of
his conduct the engagement was cam
celled
For the purpose of trying to make
an independent living in a literary
field" the petition continues, "and as
compensation for the peculiar humilia-
tions and prosecutions she had been
subject to, she determined to utilize
such unfortunate and disagreeable ex-
periences and publish said book con-
tanning verbatim paragraph after para@
graph of the silly love expressions con-
! tained in the said letters which were
mixed with political animosities and
news. Said manuscript also being pre-
pared with an actual account of the re-
plies thereto as near as it was pos
sible for this plaintiff to remember -
Miss Wood charges that the defend
ants, learning of her intention to pub
, lsh her book, conspired with the au-
thor of the letters, or with his political
enemies, to get possession of the manu-
script and original letters by any pos
sible means for the purpose of holding
the same over the author and possibly
to hold for ransom in addition and
thus force said author to do or not do
certain things.
She alleges that j. Martin Miller, a
Washington newspaper correspondent,
was engaged by the conspirators to
represent himself as a publisher He
thus obtained possession of the love
letters and manuscript and turned
| them over to Abe Hummel, a New
York LAWYER, who had been retained
by Frank H. Platt, the Senator's son.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
MILLIONAIRE
OGDEN'S CAR
IN A WRECK
Many Persons of National
Prominence Injured in a
Collision Between Special
Train and a Fast Freight

GREENVILLE, S. c., April %
While rounding a curve inside the yard
limits of the Southern Railway at
Greenville and running at the estimat-
ed speed of fifty miles an hour the
special train bearing Robert c. Ogden
and 100 prominent educators on their
way ITO attend an educational confer
ence in the south crashed into the
rear end Of a freight train at 7:55
o'clock this morning. Four persons
were killed and a score injured. None
of Ogden's guests were killed
The dead Charles NJ. Cope, white,
brakeman of the special, Columbia, S.
c.; John Little, A. L. Cummings and
]. F. Haynes, negroes, employed on the
dining car st. James.
The injured-Professor Henry F.
Farnum, Yale University, arm broken
and cut on the head. Mrs. Henry Far
mum, badly bruised about head and
arm DR.. Julius D. Dreyher, former
president of Roanoke College, cut on
head. ST Clair McKelway, editor of
the Brooklyn Eagle, bruised on back
and shoulder. Robert NJ Ogden, sec
retary to President Ogden, cut on hand
and head bruised. Mrs. ]. G. Thorp.
Cambridge, Mass, cut and bruised on
head. Bishop McVicar of Providence,
r. l., bruised. James Hunter, engi-
neer of special, leg and arm broken.
Walter Kershaw, electrician of special,
ear and head cut. Conductor Edward
Acker, bruised. John T. Mccoy, agent
of Pennsylvania Railroad, cash on
head. r. Shull, negro cook on car ST.
James, cut on arm. George Williams,
waiter on diner Waldorf, bruised
The combination baggage and club
car and two diners, together with the
locomotive and a freight car, were
piled into a heap and in an instant
fire broke out in the cooking end Of
the diners. DR.. McKelwy, Professor
Farnum, Mrs. Farnum, Mrs. Thorpe,
DR.. Dreyher and Rober; NJ. Ogden
were0 eating breakfast in the second
diner, which waso torn to pieces The
floor collapsed and the passengers
were picked up from the track The
seven sleeping cars behind the diners
were left intact, but the shock sprung
many locks, imprisoning the occupants.
Seth Low and Mrs. Low, DR.. Nc
Vicar and others were rescued when
the doors were smashed open with
axes. The passengers in the st. James
were quickly removed, but the three
negroes could not be saved. They
breathed the flames and died. When
he saw that the crash could not be
averted Engineer Hunter of the Ogden
train applied the emergency brakes
and jumped.
Practically all Of the baggage said
to be valued at $4,000, was destroyed.
1t is claimed that misunderstanding
of orders led to the accident.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
TEN DOLLARS PER MINUTE
AND MORE.
Plano Buyers Make Money Fast When
They Buy at Pommsr-EiIers'.
write, Wire or csIf at sI4 Market St.

Prompt buyers may still secure one of
these superb pianos at unloading sale
prices. Call at our temporary sales
rooms Monday. Tuesday or Wednesday
and select your piano. Our stock is large,
but it is well arranged and fifteen or
twenty minutes will be ample for the Sc
lecting of piano. 1t will be time well
spent. You will save between One and
Two Hundred Dollars on the purchase
and Ten Dollars minute is pretty fair
wage.
We have in stock some of the hand
soonest creations of the present year. and
the makes we carry are from the best
and most famous factories in the land
We have little pianos for small apart
ments and still smaller pianos for arks
and houseboats. We have the most va
ried line of uprights carried in the West,
including the newest things in Mission
and Colonial styles. We have a splendid
assortment of parlor and concert grands,
suitable for the finest homes and music
rooms. We have those wonderful pianos,
the Auto-Grand and the Autopiano-the
pianos which every one can play and play
well. Finally. we have a wilderness of
used pianos of all makes and styles,
which have been traded in as part pay
ment for Autopianos and for new Kim
ball sHazelton and Decker pianos. These
used pianos have been put in good shape,
that they cannot be told from new,
and we are now selling them at prices SO
terms arc the easiest imaginable
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
ARMY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON. April 80. - Army
orders: Major Walter L. Fisk, Corps
of Engineers, will temporarily transfer
to Major Lansing II. Beach the works
in his charge and with the money
property and records proceed to Ma
Mia on the transport sailing from San
Francisco about June 80. Upon his
arrival in Manila Major Fisk will re-
port to the commanding general of
the Philippines division for duty as
chief engineer officer of that division,
relieving Major Harry Taylor. Cap
tain David M. King, relieved from duty
at Benicia Arsenal, will proceed to
Manila on the transport to sail from
San Francisco about June 80 and re-
port to the commanding officer of the
Manila ordnance depot for duty.
Captain Kenneth Norton on his ar
rival in San Francisco, will report to
the commanding officer at Benicia Ar.
senal for duty. Second Lieutenant
Charles A. Clark is transferred to the
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Com
pany, Coast Artillery, unassigned list.
He will report to the commanding Of
ficer of the artillery district of Puget
Sound for duty on his staff. Second
Lieutenant Lee Hagood Is transferred
from the unassigned list to the One
Hundred and Twenty sixth Company,
Coast Artillery. Second Lieutenant
Fielding L. Poindexter Is transferred
from the unassigned list to the Nine
ty-fifth Company, Coast Artillery. A
board of officers consisting of Colonel
William S. Patton, assistant quarter
s<,x. Tox TN-.
vol. ouartermaster. and Captain w. c..
Wren. quartermaster is appointed to
meet in San Francisco to investigate
and report upon the storage facilities
required in San Francisco in the ensu-
ing fiscal year.
The board will make recommended
tions concerning the specific property
available for hire. Post Quartermaster
Sergeant Ernest H. Klieforth on his
arrival in San Francisco will be sent
to Fort Warren, Mass, relieving Post
Ouartermaster. Sergeant Charles Koe-
mig. Sergeant Koenig will be sent to
the Presidio, San Francisco, reporting
to the commanding officer who will
send him on the first transport to Ma
Mia to relieve Post Quartermaster Ser
geant Herman Heist who will be sent
to San Francisco, reporting on his ar
rival by letter to the military secre-
tary of the army for more orders.
Captain Edwin M. Suzlee. Fourteenth
Cavalry, is detailed as q member Of
the examining board at Jefferson Bar
racks, Missouri, vice Captain John B.
Christian, Ninth Cavalry, relieved.
Second Lieutenant Orson L. Early,
Eighth Cavalry. now awaiting orders
at Fort Riley, Kansas, will proceed to
Fort Sill. reporting to the commanding
officer at that post for duty, to ac-
company the first squadron of the
Eighth Cavalry to the Philippines.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30

The problem that is left is largely
that OF constructing an aeroplane that
can be guided and at the same time
is powerful enough to carry that which
will generate power and to also have,
that which will lift tia gas bag,
reasonably-uncanny wings worked by
uncanny mechanical power, sending
the whole thing Tapping away into the
heaven, by the wizardy of Montl
gomery. Father Bells words mean that
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
WHAT WE HAVE IErr


WHAT WE HAVE LEFT.
We have magnificent Lester piano.
latest 1905 style, such as is always sold
by other dealers at $3.50 and $500 we
will sell this splendid piano at reduc-
tion Of 1882 from our own low retail
price. We still have q nice line of kim
ball pianos. The Kimball is the piano sd
warmly praised by Sembrich and Nor
dica. How would you like to take one at
1886? We have the renowned Hazeltou
piano in many styles. and the Decker pi-
ano, famous for two generations both
included in our general offer. We say
that all our $500 styles go now at 1851
and $2S8, $25 down and $40 a month; all
our $500 and $3.50 pianos at $247. S23I
and $21S, SIS down and So a month and
this admits of no exceptions. We also
have a fine lot of reliable and service
able pianos which we have regularly
held at the extremely low prices OF $500
and $3.50, and these, also, are going at
great reductions.
Everything sold by us Is fully war
ranted as to quality as well as price We
say to you. money back IL your purchase
does not prove exactly as represented
One price to all. Remember the place.
POMMER- EILERS MUSIC CO.. Tempora-
ry Salesrooms and Offices. 514 Market
Street, block below and across the
street from the Palace Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30

Federal engineers are planning on
the California-Oregon line an irriga-
ton system that will reclaim 100000
acres in the klamath Valley +. H
Newell, chief engineer OF the United
States reclamation service. IL In
charge
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
WALKS OVER THE TRAIL
FROM VALDEZ TO DAWSON
Miner Who Made the Trip Reports
That the Path Is In Bad
Condition.

SEATTLE, April 2e.-J. A. Ireton,
who arrived on the steamship Dol
phin from Alaska to-day, walked 1000
miles over the trail from Valdez to
Dawson by way of Fairbanks and re-
ports that the trail is in had condi-
ton and that many prospectors having
heavy outfits will have trouble reach
ing the mining camps. Ireton averaged
thirty miles a day on the trail and
says he enjoyed the walk.
s The Dolphin brought down $40, 200
in gold dust and a cargo Of fish
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30

If you intend or
dering by mail, or
der at once or 1t may
be too late. State
make. wood. style Of
piano wanted and
price you wish to
pay. If you have a
second choice name
1t also. as the style
you most desire may
be sold before your
letter reaches us.
Many people in coun-
try districts write us
the price and the
terms they wish to
pay, and leave it to
us to select II piano.
If you are within
easy reach of a tele-
graph Office. wire In
qu.ries or orders to
us at our expense.
Remember o,lr stock
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30

very thing-a machine that viii elevate
itself by it's own force-disdaining gas
bags.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
nv MAI. Or ny WIRE.

Our mail order business is showing up
we'll This is a branch of the business
we are proud of, as it shows we have the
confidence of buyers. Friday the mails
brought us the following orders:
self-playing electric piano; c. B. Evans
Fresno. handsome little Pease; Adam
Gill, Vallejo. 1908 style mottled walnut
kimhall Mrs. G. M. lngle. Oakland. fine
new style Victor. quarter-sawed English
oak case: w Doherty. Elk self-playing
electric piano ard Excelsior Rebecca De-
gree Lodge, ]. o. 0. F., handsome large
Size. San Domingo mahogany Decker.