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The Washington times., 1905-09-18

easily have arrived at her destination
by $50 or 9 .. m. Wednesday. No evil
dence is in hand to account for her
whereabouts between Wednesday and
Friday nights Except on the theory sne
was kept in bondage OF some sort. there
is no reasonable way of accounting for
the lapse between her disappearance
from the Briner house and the finding
of the body.
There is the positive testimony or the
coroner that she must have been alive
as late as y O'Clock Friday night me
autopsy showed she had partaken OF
o'clock Friday night. The police think
she must have been turned from her
purpose to go home by some one. per-
haps the driver of an automobile. or
seized by a gang of toughs and kept
captive.
The morgue, where the young woman s
bodv lay was thronged all yesterday by
persons seeking lost relatives
A neighbor OF the Pfeiffers who called
to see the body yesterday afternoon,
said:
II have lived In the vicinity of the
Pfeifers for several years and have
been out ali hours OF the night and have
never been bothered. There are several
gangs of young fellows who hang
around the corners. but / have never
heard of anything criminal committed
> by them
''If the deed was committed by any
one from that section. l think 1t must
have been some one. OF may be more.
of the laborers who are a work build
ing some houses few blocks away"
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Thirteen first class battleships will
soon be added to the United States
navy. OF these several are nearly ready.
Nineteen other vessels. including ar
mored cruisers, protected cruisers, tor
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers.
and under construction. The first ella SIS
battleships will be placed IN commission
within the next six months.
The completion of these vessels will
place the United States third In rank
of the naval powers of the world. Japan
rs a result OF the war with Russia, In
which she captured a number of YES
Sells. mas climbed up far above her pre-
vious rank and from next to last on
the list she is now a competitor for Sec
ond place. She would outrank the
United States at the end of the year
were IL not for the recent loss of the
Mikasa and the probability that she will
not continue building battleships in the
Immediate future now that the war is
ended.
Russia from fifth place on the list
has dropped three numbers and ranks
below Italy. The United States. until
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
-. DIR. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills

Will bring sucn relief, quick and sure
That is not ALL They will prevent and
cure all kinds OF pain-Neuralgia, Back
ache, rheumatism, Menstrual Pains,
Stomachache, etc.
Gen A Jacobs. merchant, Lima. Ohio.
recommends DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
as follows:
Il am anxious that all should know
the virtue o. these pills. L have used
them for years. and consider them
marvellous In their instantaneous relief
of headache and all pain. while they
leave no disagreeable after-effects-
Sold under a guarantee that first
package Will benefit or druggist viii
return your money.
% doses, % cents. Never sold in bulk.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
PARTIAL kSPHYXIhHON
BY ILLUMINATING GAS
Venerable Resident of Northwest Wash
ington Failed to Turn OFF the
Gas Properly.

As the result of partial asphyxiation
by Illuminating gas. Mrs D. A Nc
Inery. of 12S ID street northwest, Is at
the Emergency Hospital In precarious
condition.
1t is believed that the woman failed
to turn off the gas on Saturday night
when she retired. and during the ten
or eleven hours that she was in bed
she absorbed the fumes. She was called
at O'Clock to go TO church. but failed
20 respond. Investigation disclosed the
fact that she was lying in a senseless
condition in the room.
Police of the Sixth precinct summoned
an ambulance and the woman was taken
to the hospital. The physicians say
she would have succumbed had she re-
mained in the room half an hour longer.
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the new ships now under way were
provided for. ranked as sixth naval
power and was below Russia in the
number AID strength of her ships. The
total completed strength of the United
States now provided fer including the
new batticships for which appropria-
tion was made at the last session Of
Congress is: Twenty-seven battleships
10000 tons CT oycr) II coast defense
vessels 10 armored cruisers. 5 cruisers
above 5000 tons. Il cruisers, 500 to
3, 900 tons: % cruisers. 1900 to 1.000 tons !;
Is torpedo boat destroyers. 81 torpedo
boats s submarines; In all l47 vessels
This will place the nation five battle
ships ahead of Germany, which now
ranks in strength next to France.
Great britain leading the list with fifty
nine battieships and a corresponding &
strength In armored cruisers
The Bureau OF Construction and Re
pair of the Navy Department has just
prepared a statement of the progress
of work on the new battleships now
building The percentage of completion
| is as follows: Rhode Island. 90; Virginia.
s2Ss: New Jersey, S9.3; Georgia, s6.H;
Connecticut. S615; Louisiana. s6-4; Ne
braska, 1855; Minnesota. 71-16; Vermont,
! i61.4; Kansas. COL; Mississippi. 8.n-
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
CANTON WASHINGTON
WILL DRILL TO-DAY
Local Odd Fellows Are Out for Honors
at Annual Communication Now
Being Held in Philadelphia.

More than 200 Washington members of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
today participated In the opening ses-
sion of the annual communication of
the Sovereign Lodge, which began this
morning in Philadelphia, and which will
continue throughout the week.
The Washington delegation left the
city Saturday afternoon on a special
train.
Canton Washington. Uniformed Rank.
sent fifty members, headed by Grand
Marshal z. w. Bradford; the degree staff
of Federal City Lodge was represented
by forty delegates. and more than a
hundred additional members of the or
ganization joined the Washington party.
Canton Washington Today.
Canton Washington will today partici-
pate in the competitive drill. Federal
City Lodge will tomorrow enlist in the
competitive drill for first degree work.
and on Wednesday Columbia Lodge will
go 10 Philadelphia for the purpose OF
taking part in similar drill for third
degree work.
The entire convention will parade
through the streets OF Philadelphia to-
morrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
An interesting feature outlined for to.
morrow night will be the ceremony of
conferring the decoration of chivalry
This duty will be performed by Gen. NJ
a. Ramey, commander of the Patriarchs
Militant Four Washington women
have been selected as General Ramey's
assistants in the ceremony. They are
Mrs, William Kyng. Mrs. f. c. Emo.
Mrs. A j. Schippert, and Mrs w III
Mcneil
Among the members of the organiza-
ton who will be honored by their asso
ciates with the decoration of chivalry
are two Washington men. Past Grand
Patriarch Samuel r. Boyce and Pasi
Grand Marshal w H Mcneil.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
PAPER BOX FACTORY
FELL PREY TO FLAMES
George Killian's Establishment Gutted
by an Early Morning Fire-Spon-
taneous Combustion Blamed.

Spontaneous combustion IS believed TO
have been the origin OF fire which oc-
casioned loss of about 5000 to George
Killian's paper box factory. at Ward g
alley and Cephas court. between Sixth
and Seventh. NJ and y streets northwest.
this morning. The building was gutted.
The flames were discovered by Edward
Moore. Of 14 Sixth street northwest.
who sounded an alarm from box 2S2
Albert Murry. who rents the build
ing. says his loss Is between 5000 and
5000. He says more than $50 bales OF
paper ready for shipment went up in
smoke, as well as several thousand
oyster boxes. There were also several
bales of rags, which were to be con-
yerted into paper on the second floor
OF the building. which were consumed
by the flames.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
BOY LIFE SAVER.

PARIS, Sept. 1s.-Auguste Blanpain,
the eleven-year-old son Of a Boulogne
fisherman. rescued three children from
dro1 ming. plurging into a strong sea
from headland three times and bring
ing the children safely to land through
a furious surf
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
Uncle Sam Is Adding
To His Naval Strength
Thirteen New First Class BattIeships Will
Soon Be Added to the Force, Placing
the United States Third
NEW SEA-FGHTERS ON THE WAY

Thirteen first class battleships completion.
United States with acquisition be third naval
Fast becoming competitor for second place
Fourteen additional battleships under way.
Twelve defense vessels.
Ten armored cruisers
Forty-i light cruisers.
Sixteen torpedo boat destroyeTs.
Forty torpedo boats and subm arnes
In all 147 vessels.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
LABOR CHAMPIONS
RIGID EXCLUSION
Gompers Says Convention
Will Ask for 1t.
WAR ON ALL M0NG0LIANS
Executive Council Now IN This City
Laying Plans for Program to
Be Followed.

In order to prepare reports and state
ments to be submitted to the annual
convention of the American Federation
of Labor, which will be held at Pitts
burg. Pa. beginning November l3, the
executive council. A. f. L., met today
at the national headquarters here in
regular quarterly session.
According to a statement by President
samuel GomDers. the Pittsburs conven-
ton will take pronounced position on
Mongolian labor, including Chinese, jap
anese and Korean, and will insist on
rigid exclusion.
AS to European immigration. labor will
declare for educational tests and a poll
tax. while the subjects of the eight
hour day. child labor. sweat shops. and
Federal injunctions will be treated ac-
cording to previous policy.
This is the last SESSION of the execu-
tive council before the convention.
Much Work to Do.
The committee has considerable pre-
paratory work to do. Officers of the
committee will probably be in this city
all during the week. Besides the COM
p.iing of reports. many statements have
TO be prepared for presentation before
12it
Monaghan labor exclusion officers OF
the federation consider one of the most
important labor questions of the day
and expect il will be given considerable
attention in the convention. The council
at Its sessions this week, Will discuss
this and other labor questions at length
to be thoroughly prepared TO direct the
convention.
President Gorrpcrs has set himself
down as saying that the efforts OF the
printers for an eight-hour day 10 COM
mence January ]. 1906. will receive the
warmest support at the convention.
II has been said that Federal judges
have net always adhered strictly 10
the letter of the law in granting Fed
eral injunctions. The council will take
up this matter for presentation to the
convention. and will urge that no di-
ETession be made in the issuing of in
functions.
Under Hoar Law.
These arc granted under the EIoar In
junction law, which provides that such
processes be used in time of labor
trouble TO prevent crime and destruction
OF property. The committee, OF course.
Is opposed to the granting of injunctions
not in accordance with the law. but
purely. by judicial process, TO restrain
people from doing what they have a
perfect right to do under the law.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
FOUR TONS OF STEEL TRAPS.

LONDON, Sept 1s.-In an appeal FOR
funds to help on the work of the Society
for Suppression of Steel Traps. the pres
ident. Lord Tollemache, states that one
StafTordshire manufacturer alone ex-
ports four tons of steel traps q week to
Australia.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

home in his auto. On the way about
6 p. m. they met the same young
couple speeding along the Eastern
boulevard.
The police last night were looking into
information TO the effect that the muir
der might have been committed ny one
or more OF the soldiers stationed at
Fort Schuyler. in Throgs Neck. The
soldiers make constant use of the West
Farms trolley
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
How She Was Identified.


the quick wit of Frances Briner. the
tweIve-year-old daughter Of her land
lady. who read the account of the
tragedy in the Sunday newspapers.
She thought the murdered woman
might be their new boarder With her
parents. Frances went TO the home of
Hugo Falkenstein, jeweler, at SO
East 18TH street, who was friend OF
the Pfeiffer girl. and told him of their
surmises-
Falkenstein hunted up Coroner O'Gor-
man. and in his company paid visit
to the Fordham morgue, where he iden-
tilted the body at once. The police
went TO the Pfeiffer house and broke
| the news to the mother and stepfather.
! Paul. the son went to the morgue and
/ made the Identification positive.
Sergt Samuel +. Price, OF the new
Bronx detective bureau; Capt Burfend
and Coroner O'Gorman made inquiries
| through the lonely neighborhood where
| the Pfeiffer girl was killed. but could
| not find any traces OF any stranger or
suspicious characters having been seen
! Friday night.
] Paul Pfeiffer told the coroner that a
tough gang occasionally hung around
! the Pelham road near ST. Paul s avenue.
He gave several names to Captain Bur
! fend. who sent out his plain-clothes men
| to pick them up.
There are several routes which Miss
\ Pfeiffer might have taken in going to
| her home Wednesday night. According
1 to Paul Pfeiffer her stepbrOther. she
| arranged with him 10 meet her at
| o'clock at Bay Chester. at the station
| there of the New Rochelle branch of the
| New Haven railroad. If that is so. IL
! was evidently her intention to make her
/ way homo from Baychester through
! Pelham Bay park.
Which ever way she went. she would
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SEEKS THE MURDER
OF WORKING GIRL
CONTINUED from First Page.)

to board with Mrs. Briner. friend of
the family. on l36th street. near St.
AIMS avenue.
She left Mrs. Briner's between and
o'clock Wednesday evening, saying she
was going back home TO get some
clothes. That was the last seen OF her
alive by anybody whom the police have
found
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
If You Knew

you could be relieved of that periodic or
chronic. nervous or sick headache in
few minutes would you continue TO
suffer?
Especially when you are assured OF the
fact that the remedy is perfectly harm
less. and will have absolutely no other
effect, except TO relieve and cure the
lin
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
GOV. HANLY DENIES
SHERR|CK'S LOAN
Says He Spurned Auditors
Offer.
REFUSED TO SANCTION ACT
Reported That Wicker Has Ordered
Attorney to Sue Governor fer
Slander.
REFUSED TO SANCTION ACT

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept Is-Governor
Harly has issued statement denying
the allegations of deposed tSate Auditor
She-rick that he loaned the governor
$50 and that he (the governor) must
have known i. was State funds he was
using.
1t rs not true that IT. Sherrfck ever
loaned me a dollar OF money IN his life
for any purpose" he says
The week prior 10 the State conven-
ton in April. 1904. Mr.. Sherrick said to
ne that a number or candidates were
making arrangements 20 use money TO
secure a favorable delegation for them
in Marion county and that I ought to
contribute. the statement continues.
Il said 10 him that 1 had no monev for
such purpose. He said that the thought
ought to do so. and that II / did not
have the funds he did / said IN reply:
If you have. Will not ask you to use
it, nor VIII I permit you to do So
Not With Authority.
IF Mr. sherrick used this money. or
any part of 1t. he used 1t without au-
thority from me. and without my
knowledge. II is not true that L. have
| sought to conceal this fact On the
| contrary. when It was first mentioned
10 me. frankly stated that Mr.. Sher-
rick never loaned me dollar. but that
he had made this claim, and that I had
| paid II BIZ a check r.fT f-f5
Sherrick's friends still insist that the
$50 was used in obtaining the favor OF
the Marion county delegation in the
State convention
| They say the money was spent.
Hanly became governor. yet the debt
ran on until September Il. when,
through check on bank of Lafay-
cite. it was paid back with interest. the
total being $50 The next day Hanly
| forced Sherrick to resign
| Murray & Co.'S financial manager.
/ Wicker. who was charged by Governor
| Hanly with forging $4,000 worth OF
notes in Sherricks hands, has ordered
his attorneys to bring suit against the
governor for slander
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Theory of the Murder.

Augusta Pfeiner's movements from s
y. m. Wednesday, to some time after
her murder. which was committed about
a. m, Saturday. are unaccounted for
by the police. They hold TO the theory
she fell into the clutches ot some man
with an automobile, who either kidnapped
her and held her IN some place against
her will or else induced her to go with
him and then drugged her.
The police yesterday uncovered a clue
which corroborates the theory and may
result in the capture of the murderer.
Emil R. Hoffman, a well-to-do resi-
dent of Unionport, went with his wife
on Friday afternoon 10 the roadhouse
of the Lohbauers. to arrange for a
boat which Mr.. Hoffman intended 10
use on a fishing excursion. The Lob
bauer inn Is situated on the Eastern
/ boulevard, near the Town Dock road
Unionport.
| While .Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman were
\ sitting on the piazza. between 4 and
D. m, an automobile drew uD contain
/ ing a young man and young woman
/ The young woman closely answered the
description OF the murdered Pfejffer
girl
! According 10 the Honmans, she had
wavy chestnut hair and a brown skirt
| She was barebeaded. The Hofmans d'
not remember II she had on jacket
/ Ii may have been with her hat in the
/ auto.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
Why She Left Home.

A week ago Augusta had a quarrel
with her mother over the enlargement
of a family photograph. the cost of
which the mother wanted TO put up TO
Paul. Augusta did not think that was
fair. and said so. She became angry
and said:
Il can take care of myself l have $1l0
in the bank. I'll give you 800. and III
take So and clear out and get a home
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
Girls Family.

Coroner O'Gorman held preliminary
inquiry at the WestchesJer police station
last night. He examined a number Of
witnesses including Ihe dead girls
mother. her brother Paul, and several
neighbors. and young women who had
been acquaintances uf hers. and de-
veloped the following facts:
Augusta was an independent sort of
girl. OF good reputation. w.O had been
earning her own living for some time.
She was employed In an embroidery fac
tory 1T 131th street and Willow avenue.
Her own father, a brother of her step
father. is said to be living in New
Rochelle.
Cp 20 a week ago she lived with her
mother and stepfa the., in a small frame
house on s.. Pauls avenue, near the
Pelham road. within q snort distance OF
/ the place where she WAS murdered
| The stepbrOthers were Paul. eighteen
years old a baker who boards at 3sOa
/ Thitd avenue, and Emil. aged eleven
/ who is at home. The stepssters were
/ Edith, aged seventeen, and Hannah
] aged sixteen. Hannah is n domestic I'm
I New Rochelle. and Edith IS a cashier In
! a bakery in Manhattan. Augusta had
/ been earning - TO IS a week. and alway :
/ gave her mother s. a week
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

for myself" So she drew the money
and divided, II as she said and. left
So far as the coroner learned. the
murdered girl had no suitors. When
she left home she got BOARD at the
Briners, S44 East 13sth street, and kept
on working at the factory.
Wednesday evening she left the Bri-
ners', saying that although she did not
ike the idea of spending the night in
her stepfather's house, she would go
there TO get her clothes. remaining over
night and would return 10 the Briners
Thursday morning. She took with her
the empty dress suit case which was
found beside her body.
Her stepbrother. Paul Pfeiner. said
she had arranged with him TO meet her
at Q o'clock Wednesday night at Bay
Chester and take her home He was
there at the appointed time. but she dld
not appear, and he went home
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
She Wore Goggles.

The young man with her, who WAS
operating the machine himself, was
slender, Of medium height, and was also
bareheaded. He was very dark COM
plexioned with smooth shaven face. His
nose was strongly aquiline. and the end
was curved down toward the upper lip
The woman were goggles.
the young couple alighted, went
around to the piazza and had several
drinks together. What particularly at
trs1:ed the attention Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoffman 70 her was her evident un-
Familiarity with automobiles.
There was a certain air about her
which showed she was not at ease and
was not On terms OF social equality
with her companion
She was dressed comfortably. but not
&c though she was used to going out
in an auto. The goggles she was plainlg
unaccustomed to. because she called the
attention os the waiter 20 them. and
said:
Amt they funny. How do they
look?"
After their drinks. the young couple
returned 10 their auto and drove away.
followed by curious comment The man
wore a long gray automobile coat.
Mr.. LohDauer took the Hoffmans
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Moses September Furniture Sale.
ruruitur1 1or every room under price
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-19
For SaIe-DWeIlinqs.

$7,OOO-Monroe Street. one story, six rooms, barn and stable.
 $2.65O-South McDonough Street, one story, five rooms, lot 60x15O. $2.70O-Mildred Street one story, five rooms. deep lot.
 sl,OOO-South Holt Street, one acre, nice cottage. orchard.
 S3.OO0-Mildred Street, two story, six rooms. rents well.
 S2,S5O-South McDonough Street. one story, six roms. bath. etc. $1,S00-Martha Street, one story five rooms.
 s2.75O-south Hull Street. two story, six rooms. car line
 $5,5OO-Madison Avenue. two story. seven rooms.
 $S,15O-Holcombe Street one story, six rooms. bath and sanitary. S3.000-North Jackson Street, one story. five rooms, lot 50x15O. 2,S50-Amanda Street. one story. five rooms, bath and sanitar y. S4,2OO--Madison Avenue, one story, five rooms. lot 50x165.
 LOTS.
 $45OO-Felder Street. five lots in one body; very valuable.
 $5O0-Carter Hill Road. forty acres. nine miles out.
 $75O-Highland Avenue corner, two beautiful lots.
 1,25O-Hoicombe Street, 54x15O feet
 s1,OOO-Martha Street South side, 5Oxl50 feet.
 S1,OOO-Pleasant Avenue, several beautiful lots. west side.
 w (. HOLT & SON, .l2 s. Perry St Phone 655
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-19
w. B. DAVIDSON,
Real Estate, Insurance, Bonds. s 1-2 N. Court St.
 FOR SALE.

desirable residence in desirable location for a desirable purchaser no others need apply. It contains seven rooms, kitchen and bath room, and Is in good condition. Lot Is 60x21S. If you can answer to the above require ment and wish to secure a desirable home, call and see me. and I will sell you this one for $4,000, and let $3,500 run at per cent.
 Summer is on the way and it is possi- ble you are thinking about summer home. I have a bargain to offer you. It is located at Mountain Creek. The dwelling has five rooms. barn and spring house. Ten acres of land go with improvements; number of fruit trees and two scuppernong arbors and few grape vines on the place; will sell with or without the furniture. am offering this place so cheap that I hes itate to name the price. If you want a summer hone, call and see me iand you will be agreeably surprised at what I have to tell you.
 I am sorry that I cannot supply tho demand for cottages. but I am offering two today that should make some pur- chasers happy. One is situated at Highland Park and contains rooms, bath. etc, also a stable and fowl house on lot. which Is 50x150. Price, $1,550: one-third cash and balance three years. The other is located on South Court St. and has five rooms. The lot is 10Ox150. This one can be had for $2.5O0.
 I will let these go to the first who apply. so 1t is worth your while to head the line.