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Engagement Announced
by Family of Mrs. Shaw
in Richmond.
WAS A MISS LANGHORNE.
Her First Husband, Robert
Gould Shaw, 2nd, was
Divorced by Her.

RICHMOND, Va, March SIT is an
nounced here to-day by one of her
family that Mrs. Robert Shaw, nee
Larghorne. sister of Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson, is engaged to be married TO
william Waldorf Astor. son of William
Waldorf Astor. Of London.
Mamie Langhorne Shaw. as she has
signed her name since she divorced
Robert Gould Shaw I'd. three years ago,
is about twenty-elght years old, beau
tiful, witty and a type OF the American
outdoor woman of society. One of her
sisters is married to Reginald Brooks.
another to Charles Dana Gibson and
still another to Moncure Perkins OF
Richmond, Va
Mrs. Shaw comes from the Lang
horne family of Virginia, an anoiGAlk
but poverty-stricken family. renowned
FOR the beauty OF its daughters The
girls al married well. but Mamie, the
second daughter, captured Bobbie
shaw, of the Massachusetts Shaws. a
descendant OF the Purltans.
They were married on October II, 1891.
at the Langhorne place in Albemarle
County. Va, and after tour abroad
settled down in Boston. Mrs. Shaw
could not abide Boston. Her husband,
although OF Puritan ancestry, was moth
ing resembling a Puritan in his ac-
tionS Quarrels were frequent while yet
the marriage was young, and after a
few years the young couple kept up only
a sembiance of even friendship. Mrs.
Shaw divorced her husband at Char
lottesvllle, Va, on Feb. 4, 1903, keeping
the possession OF their two children.
Two days later "Bobbie" Shaw married
Mrs. Mary Converse, widow Of c. H.
Converse. of Newton. Mass.
While Mrs. Shaw was GAr from agree
able to society in Boston, because or
her caustic comments upon Boston peo-
ple and Boston ways. she was immense
ly popuElr with the hunting set of this
city and Long Island. AS a pardcipan,
IN a match at replrtee, Mrs. Shaw
shines. She mas a sinSulurly penetrat-
insy VlClce, and CIln say more in a few
words than the average woman could
"ssSe sSe IL IL on one Of the best cross country
riders in society and plays polo like
man-eVen to riding astride. Mrs. John
Jacob Astor Is one OF her dearest friends
and the inner doors OF the select social
circle OF New York are open to her,
Since her divorce she has lived much
abroad and has been presented at court.
or course widow so young and so
pretty and So vivaCious as Mrs, Shaw
has had a multitude of sui.ors. She
i,as been reported as engaged to Rob-
at $4,000, 900, and to Lord RevelstoEe
The report of her engagement to young
Astor. coming from Richmond, Is con-
sidered final
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TOOK HER BANKB0OK
AND THEN VANISHED.

Mrs Mabel Apgar, a woman OF TWEEN
ty-four. has disappeared from her
home, No. 4sl West Fifty-eighth street.
Her husband, Harry Apgar, has called
in uthe poltoe and private detectives 10
search for her.
Mrs. Apgar left her home ct half
past eight o'clock. last night. She wore
4 black coat, a long mink stole, lace
waist, black cheviOt skirt, brown vel
vet hat, black stockings and lace shoes
a gold chain and locltet-hhe loeket
marked with Hhe word Spring hung
around her neck. She had with her
a bank book OF the Washington Saw
.nws Bank in her own name.
Mrs. Apgar is Ave feet five inches
In height Is OF fair complexion, with
blue eyes and brown hair. Her hhs-
band stated that she ls slightly de-
merted.
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MO. GETS SETBACK
IN THE ASSEMBLY Y.
Especial 10 Tho EvenlnE world.

ALBANY. MkTch s-The resolution
designed to kill the bills Of the Muhi-
cipal Ownership people for a direct and
immediate recount of the ballots cast
in the last election Ia New York, by
quitting the question up to the Attorney
General. was adopted Ia the Assembly
to-day by a vote Of Sc ayes to 20 noes.
The resolution calls on the Attorney
General 10 inform the Legislature
whether he has authority under the
tay,y Al A. NOW ztaslds. Ia bsgin nroceal-
inRs for q recount OF the vote.
lR the AttOrney-tAe Aenbrhi replies that
he has the HaagFt neQple would b
CONN itaH to aocept tie REMEDY az
fsFs5a - ca aetA1n Ia quo 8arfanto.
HHhnf r4aas AnaanialHEnon cd voted
saas8s rf ffin -
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GREEN NOT GUILTY
OF POSTAL FRAUDS.

WASHINGTON. March S.-Ex-senator
Green. OF Binghamton. N. T.. was this
afternoon declared not guilty OF con-
splracy in connection with the sale OF
tIms-locks to the Post-ofhce Depart
ment.
The trial was begun on Fob. % before
Justice Ashley NJ. Gould in Criminal
Court No. /. of ahe District Supreme
Court, with United States District At
Aorney Baker and Mai. Holmes Con-
md Representing the government The
defendant was Represented by AbtoTN
neys A. 8. WoTthingtOn, j, y. Stanch-
field. OK Senator j, M. Thur1t0n. II. 81.
O'reil and T. A. Tuthall.
More than two days Of the trial were
taken up with arguments By counsel
70 the jury. .-----l-A- NJ
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Says Members of Force
Shield Vice and Share
Its Proceeds.
AIDED MEN IN ROBBERY.
Exposes Methods of Blackmail
and Gives Names, Dates
\. and Other Details.

The Evening World presents herewith
the substance OF the confession made
to the DistrIct-Attorney by Berthe
Claiche involving policemen OF the West
Thirtieth and West Forty-seventh street
stations. AS yet the revelations are in
outline form. Each statement of the
girl, as confirmed. opens up a new path
into the long standing police corruption
in the Tenderloin.
Berthe Claiche's confession shows the
unfortunates VINO exc out their exist
ence in the old and new Tenderloins
suffer not only from the unavoidable
consequences OF their mode OF fife, but
from two forms of oppression particu-
larly brutal. They are crushed between
the demands of the men with whom
they live and whom they support and
the demands OF grating policemen, who
may. without exaggeration, be called
assistant foremen in the factory OF sin
stretching from Fourteenth street north
70 Fifty-ninth street and ranging vari-
ously from Broadway.
Methods Of Grafters.
The most Important of the accusa-
corporated in the following specifca-
lions. She swears that certain police
men. whom she names. have made a
business Of:
Collecting regular tribute
hanging from S2 u week mp from
all women plying their trade on
tile streets.
Living in hats with women of
the streets and taking part of
their EARNINGS.
Picking out drunken men and
guiding them TO places where they
JhIght be robbed by women select
ed for the purpose.
Keeping tab on women and hold
inE them up for n percentage of
their gains when they made more
money Chln usual.
duplicates Four Men.
Berthe Claiche has implicated four
policemen. Three Of them. she sWears'
collected money from her at regular
intervals. The other never took a cent
OF her money. but exacted tribute in
another way. 1t is reported that the
girl completely clears Policeman Mar
fineau. who was the most vindlctive
witness against her, in SO far as per-
sonal dealings with him are concerned
She did not know him, at all.
Berthe Claiche has confessed VINO
bought the revolver with which she
killed Gendron. Willie" Lorenzo, in
whose company she was found by Gen
dron Just before he gave her the final
beating in her career with him. pur-
chased the weapon with money given
him by the girl. The purchase was
Ccontlnued on Second Page)
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made large payments out of the COM
pany's funds rather than defend charges
against their management.
That repraIed over-statements of as
sets were made in sworn reports to the
Insurance Department and in circulars
sent to the pubic.
That they made overstatements OF in
surar'ce in force in reports to the In
, france Department. improperly ignor-
ing liens on policies.
That they placed liens on policies and
The evening world., 1906-03-08
CRAIG WADSWORTH
SECOND IN HUNT

WARWICK. Enc March S,-Cralg
VT, @oith second Secretary of the
Amt rican Embassy. Just missed winning
the rich National Hunt Steeplechase,
valued at s5,OOj end run here to-dliy.
lis Ppr;liRht II made game race, but
onlyl secured second place, being de-
f.i.ted by an outsider, Count Rufus.
There were twenty-eight starters all
ridden by amateurs over d.hicult. nat
Urll country. The distance was four
iailes The mInagers of the race pre-
pared for trouble by engaging four
pctlra. hut no serious accidents oc-
Cured.
The winner started at % to ! agalnst.
Porllght II was 100 10 against.
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GIANTS BATTERIES WORK:
!. HlGHLANDERS ON WET SOD
McGraw Warns UP the
Pitchers with Medicine
Ball Before They Twirl.
BY T. G. SCARBOROUGH.


MEMPHIS. Tenn. March S-wet
grounds prevented the forenoon practice
III the Giants to-day, but shortly after
noon Manager McGraw led his athletes
TO Red Elm Park and resurrected the
big push ball. Medicine balls were also
used by some of the men.
More than a score OF veterans and re-
orUtts tugged and pushed around in the
maud with shoulders to the big sphere
Sides were chosen Donlin leading one
md McGraw the other Goals hftv feet
apart were selected, but behre tho
game ended the goals were shortened
half the distance. The exercise was cal
cu!ated to do much good In the absence
Of any base running or batting.
Mathewson and Marshall Fitzgerald
and Ferguson. I'm size a real Riant bat
terry; Ames and Bresnahan and Taylor,
WlItse and Bowerman paired Off in bat
terles. limberng up as much as possible
on the muddy field.
The medicine balls were given to the
pitchers before McGraw would permit
them to warm uo" T1nev were tossed
from one to another. and DR.. MARSHALL
voted it, great exercise.
There were no new arrivals to-day,
but telegram was received from
George Browne that he was en- route
from California. Sam Mertes may be
with him. although he has not been
heard from. Sammy StranR has writ
ten, begging to be allowed to remain
in Chattanooga and train alone. He
says several minor leaguers are training
at his hcme and that he is Just now
engaged in business that neetis his
attention. McGraw refused to grant
the request and ordered him to report
al once.
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BOURKE COCHRAN HAS
RAP AT "TOWN TOPICS. "
Asks Whether the Government
viii Continue to Assist in
Its Publication.

WASHINGTON. March S--Represent-
ative Bourke Cochran. New York. In
lloducod "a resolution to-day requesting
the Postmaster General to report to the
House whether Town Topics is ad-
mitted 10 the malls.
He also asks whether the Government
will continue to assist the publication
of Town Topics" In Its clid occucA-
ton OF extortinG money by biackmail."
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called Them assets in sworn reports to
the Insurance Department when thew
were not assets.
That President Burnham received pay-
ment of commissions under contracts
formerly made by President Harper for
d contingent fund.
The February Grand Jury invest
gated these charges, but found no IN
dlctments, 1t being understood that
their inquiry was only preliminary.
Three of the officers of the Mutual Hs-
serve were allowed to go before last
months body and explain the transas-
tions involved in the charges. ThAV
were not called before the present
Grand Jury.
Ready for Big Three.
with the Mutual Reserve charges out
of the way. the Grand Jury will now
take up the Armstrong committees
testimony in its relation to the New
York B.ife Insurance Company, the
Equitable and the Mutual.
The yellow dog funds will be the OBJ
jsct Of a special inquiry, and 1t u be-
lievsd that Judge" Andrew Hamilton
will be subpoenaed by the grand jurors
to testify. as win many oficerS and
employees of all the big companies.
To Take Up Big Three.
After Foreman Van valkenbuggh,. ,o9
the Grand Jury. had handed up the
batch of insurance indictments to
Jurge O'SulHvan the. Court said:
THE Court has been considering
somewhat the questions contained lin
the presentment you hled with me- on
Tuesday last. The progress you are
making in the work you have in hand
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STEAMER in DIS TRESS
SENDS UP SIGNALS.

SANTA BARBARA. Cal, March s.
(Noon).-A steamer, ev'tently a passen-
ger vessel, is sending up distress signals
hftsen miles on shore
It is thought she may be the Santa
Rosa, which left here northbound at
A. ~. to-day. with 100 passengers
xSislahaa haa baan sent q the shaD.
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MUTUAL RESERVE
OFFICIALS ACCUSED !.
OF GRAND LARCENY
President Burnham and Two Others
Arraigned-Grand Jury to
Go After big Three"
'"--.
Companies.

Three Insurance Company NO 5s
ndaed to-day grand brought into J
this aftenoonand arned ase
bar
The indicted oces Burnham president; 0ecEs
end counsel and George Eddg sA
vicepresdent indictments against each chaE
ing larceny three charging forgery
guilty, with to enter formal plea
bail be
of the
Attorney
making the bail
the
the tes
Of James Wells taken the invg
alleged certain company paid judgments
against them personally the of company
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CRUSHED TO DEATH BY
TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING.
Fell from 1t and Heavy Wheels
Passed Over His Body, Killing
Him Instantly.

While driving from the Twenty-third
street ferry, Thomas Fennell, Of HoT
boken. was run over and Instantly
KILLED at Eleventh avenue and Twenty
Ihird street lie was thrown from his
fruck and fell in front of the wheel,
which passed over him, crushing out
The dead man was forty-six years
old and aved at No. 402 Grand street,
Hoboken.
The evening world., 1906-03-08
MARTIN LANDS
SHENANDOAH
HOME IN FRONT
This a Day for Mud Trav-
elIers at the Fair
Ground Track.

FAIR GROUNDS, NEW ORLEANS.
March S.-Ordinary fields. well enough
matched to make the talent puzzle long
over their dope. were carded here to-
day. This was strictly day for mud
ders, and they got most of the play.
FIRST RACE-Maiden two. .year-olds; three
and hult furlOngs: sell ng.
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d DEAD IN AVALANCHE
THAT BURIED HUTS

#TRoNDHJEM Norway. March s-A
aiow avalanche at the Lofoten Islands
LIST night buried q number Of hsheF-
inea'8 huta.
euoga have e1tficated tWenty-one
ah thif,y-nlns usugaa
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ST. JOSEPH WON
FROM CHOICE
At CITY PARK
Monterey, Favorite in Six
FurIong Dash, Gets
Place Money.

CITY PARK, NEW ORLEANS,
March S-Mudders make UP the entire
card here to-day. There isn't one race
carded tl;ut might be a feature. The
fields, however. are well balanced and
winners are hard TO pick.
E,IRsT RACE.-halling; five and one.hnlf
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Won by Shenandoah; Sincerity Belle
was second and Winlfred A. third.
FOURIFi HACEIEo9lly I;it. = 9y Prlm q to /
]. c. Glenn 3.
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The alleged Irregularities out of which
grew the indictments included:
Fictitious payments Of renewal and
commuted commissions in sworn reports
to the insurance departments.
That when serious charges were made
against the officers of the company they
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AT CITY PARK.

FOurth-Daring 9-2, CreeI s-5 place, DeIphie.
Fifth-God Coin 9-2, Godie out place, Ann HiIl
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COMMISSIONERS MAY INVESTIGATE N. Y. CITY RLv

ALBANY March 9.-Late this afternoon AtOrneyGenera
Aayer rendered opinion affirming the right OF the Board OF
Hay Commissioners to investigate the New York City Rail-
CemDahy Under the Railroad law. The investigation Is
asked for by udsOn B. Wall lawyer of New York. The At
Or1ayGenera further stated that his department will rem
Jer ny assistance within It's power. - ~
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RACING
LATE RESULTS AT FAIR GROUNDS. :

Fifth-Dan MOKenna 6-5 sarsaparta 2-1 place. OwasOa
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Won bv 81. Joseph: Monterey was second
and Tambcau third. Time-i,i ,iS 20
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Beatrice II. made all the running and
won cleverly by a length from Hell
muth, who lasted long enough 10 beat
Wabash Queen for the place.
SECOND RACE-slx fuclongs
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G0tOWln MADE the running 20 the
stretch, followed by Kings Gem and
Monis. In the stretch Kings Gem
closed, and in a drive won by a length
for the place Tlme-l,1s.
THIRD RACE-one mile and twenty
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-06-06
The First American Flag.

Written for TIKI AMERICAN by Chandler
Hutchins taged III. of North Penohscot-l
The founder OF the first American flag
was Betsy Ross. She was born in Phila-
deiphia, Penn, Jan. /, 1852. Little is
known of her girlhood, bat she was mar
ried three times, and WIS very smart
woman. Her first husband was John Ross;
second, Capt. Ashburn; third, John Clay
pole.
John Ross was killed by an accident
while guarding some military stores, and
Betsy worked in an upholstery shop in
Philadelphia. When Congress wanted q
new flag made, after the Declaration of
Independence, Betsy Ross was recon-
mended.
One day two gentlemen called to see
Betsy Ross, and to her great surprise they
were George Washington and Robert Nor
ris. She invited her visitors into little
back parlor, and while there Washington
| asked her il she could make flag. She
quickly replied, ~ will try"
She cut out the pattern, with Washing
toms advice, and was not long forming the
ssStars and Stripes" After that WASH
ington and Morris left her alone to make
the flag. 1t was made out Of an old army
coat, a white shirt and red flannel petit
coat. 1t had thirteen stars and thirteen
| stripes with q blue field in the left hand
corner, representing the thirteen states.
1t was adopted by Congress June IA, TIT.
| After that Congress voted to give Betsy
Ross s73 for making flags tor the fleet in
the Delaware river. 1t was first raised at
the battle OF Saratoga in Burgoyne's cam
paign in 1777. Paul Jones was the first
man to raise it on the sea, ITS, and Cap
I tain Robert Gray was the man to carry it
around the globe in 1872. He was also
the first to take possession of Oregon for
the United States.
SO we can trace back to the birth of the
first American flag by the descendants OF
Betsy Ross now living in Philadelphia,
The house in which the first American
| dag was made is still standing.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-06-06

continue to suffer rather than submit
TO examinations which so many physi-
clans propose in order TO inteliigently
treat the disease: and this Is the rea-
son why so many physicians fail to
cure female disease.
This is also the reason why thousands
upon thousands OF women are corre-
spending with Mrs Pinkham, daughter
n-law OF Lydia e, Pinkham. at Lynn,
Mass. To her they can confide every
detail of their Illness, and from her
great knowledge. obtained from years
Of experience in treating female ills,
Mrs. Pinkham can advise sick women
more wisely than the local physician.
Read how Mrs Pinkham helped Mrs. T.
willadsen Of Manning. la. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
az can truly say that you have saved my
life. and cannot express my gratitude in
words. Before / wrote to you telling you
how felt. had doctored for over two years
steady, and spent lots Of money in medicines
besides but il all failed to do me any good.
had female trouble and would daily have faint
ing spells, backachs, bearing -down palms. and
my monthly periods were very irregular and
finally ceased wrote to you for your adj
vice and received letter full OF Instructions
tust what 10 do, and also commenced to take
Lydia T. PinkhamS Vegetable Compound,
and have been restored TO perfect health.
Had II not bsss for you would have bssn
In my grave to-day"
Mountains of proof establish the fast
that no medicine in the world equals
Lydia &. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for restoring women's health.
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on clnnRuA's ROUTE.
Capt. Bedmau Arey Is Looking for
a boat TO Put On.

A boat viii be put on the run between
Bangor and Seal Hartor to take the place
OF the steamer cimbris, which has been
wit hdrawn, just IS soon as Capt. Ben Arcy
of the steamer fremont can get proper
boat. How soon this sill be cannot as yet
be told, but Capt. Arey is now negotiating
for the purchase Of bost about the size
or the steamer Rocl<Iand, which he sold
last fall TO Capt. Bennett, and which Il
now running between Bucksport and
aockland Though the new boat win be
about the s,xe OF tina Rockland, il will be
built ON different lines so az to offer better
and more extensive accommodations for
the large freight business which the boat
Is expected 10 handle on the route
between Bangor and Seal Hsrbor.
The announcement OF Capt. Arrays de-
termination to put boat on the run
abandoned by the Barbours, when they
pulled The Cimbria OF TO go to Boston,
will be good news TO Bangor merchants
and the travelling public who have occa-
sion to go down through Eggemoggin
Resch. The extensive trade which the
Bangor merchants do with the towns
down through the Reach and all the way
to Seal Harbor demands boat which will
make a trip at least every other day and
take good sized freight. The passenger
business is not very heavy on this run at
any time, but the demand for boat to
take passengers over this route was never
appreciated until the Cimbria was taken
OF and people wanted to go down that
way.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-06-06

life TO him. That is the ioftiness and the
rapture of true love.
To many and many happy pair Of lovers 1t
come at least as a passing mood. All depends
for them, on whether their future takes its
keynote from that which eonsecrates this
mood. It's rapture and ecstasy may pass but
the self-forgetting look upon another soul,
the glad preference Of another above self, has
in II the stuff that should outlast the wear and
tear of time. II is a thread meant 10 be woven
into the web OF eternity.
ITO be contiuued.)
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-06-06

At the International Sunday school con.
vention at Louisville, KY, in answer Il
the roii-cail OF states, reports were YER.
haily given by the various state chairnen.
When the ssLone STAR state was called.
hrawny specimen OF Southern manhood
stepped out into the aisle and Win
strident voice exclaimed: 1--WE represent
the great state Of Texas. The first wbi,a
woman born In Texas is still living she
now has population Of over 3,ooO.0o1.,
There wass pause OF bewildcrment for A
moment. and thea voice from the rsl-
lcries rang out clear and distinct: ..sena
that woman out to Wyoming need
hertz
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-06-06
Fish Know CoIors .

ssFish know colors'', says keeper at
the New York aquarium. ssThey can dis
tinguish between red and blue, or white
and green, as well as you or !. Wait, and
I'll prove it."
He led the way to tank in which were
some red and some yellow, and some green
fish, and in it were artificial grottoes
painted respectively red and yellow and
green. The keeper rolled the water with
his hand, and the fish fed, the red ones to
the red grotto, and the green ones to the
green grotto.
ssThey know what color shields them
from observation best" said he. "Now
I'll change the grottoes, SO as to prove my
statement q second time"
He moved the grottoes to different
places in the tanks and again rolled the
water. The same thing followed as before
Each fish darted like shot to the grottc
OF its own color, where it knew It would
be best concealed.