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The Washington times., 1906-08-07
WASPS NEARLY DROWN
MAN IN BATHING

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. Marcus
Snyder was gathering wild cherries IN
a tree along the banks OF the Norris
canal, near Centerville. \. J., when a
limb broke and he struck a hornets
nest and fell into the water.
The wasps didn't so into the water,
but waited until Snyder came 10 the
surface and then attacked him savage
ly They stung him on the head ana
kept him ducking under water until he
was almost exhausted. But for the ar
rival OF a canal boat Snyder might have
been drowned. He seized the rudder
however, and was dragged along with
the boat to a point Of safety.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07
SNATCHED LITTLE GIRL
FROM DEATH UNDER HORSES

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug 7.--George
Aiues, of Chicago. sigraIized his arrival
in the resort for a weeks vacation b.
saving the life Of six yeeT-old Hazel
Sloan. Of Hoboken, two minutes after
he left RIs train at the Pennsylvania
terminal.
The little maid strayed from her guard
ian and was run down By a Union
Transfer team. Aincs saw tic accident
and dropping his suit case .eaped for
ward and pulled the little girl from un-
der the horses hoOfs. SO close was her
escape from death that the heavy wheels
rolled over the folds Of her dress as ne
drew her TO safety. The child was ba.
trampled, her arln crushed alld her SIDE
and thigh cut and bruised.
Threatened BY the angry crowd the
driver whipped up his horses and es-
capped before his identity was discovered
The Washington times., 1906-08-07
BRIDEGROOM MAY Die
FROM EFFECT OF FRIGHT

EAsTON, Pa. Aug. IA bridegroom
Of less than a day Louis F. Roth. of
this city, was thrown into Mysteries last
night by the discovery Of IRE in the
building in which he slept. It is feared
he VIII not recover
The store of Louis l3erman. shoe
dealer. caught FIRE and the building
goods. and furniture were damaged to
the extent of $4,000 lsoth was married
.at noon YESTERDAY. and he and his wife
occupied rooms above the store. This
Afternoon Mrs. Roth was taken with
Mysteries.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07
FISCAL CENSUS
OF BIG CITIES
Statistics Showing Areas
Covered, Incomes, EXpen-
ditures and Indebtedness.
WASHINGTON BIG SPENDER
Receipts Of Cities Public Utilities
Show Municipal Ownership Is
Paying Investment.

The Census Bureau today published
an interesting collection Of staustics
regarding the financial condition Of the
larger cities Of the country. together
with comparisons as TO area and popu-
lati0n. The inquiry made in 1901 com
prised al municipalities having more
than 5000 population, or ISL in number.
Areas Of Cities.
II was found that New York had the
largest land area. 2-92ls acres New
Orleans stood second. with 125.5oo acresi
Chicago. third. with 1lis52, Philadei-
phla. fourth. with slN-S, and Duluth.
NTH. with 1856 The city having the
smallest land area was Hoboken, with
S25. acres. Il IS remarked that there is
often great disproporti0n between the
area covered by a city and the number
cf lis Inhabitants. Duluth, with 62,eo
inhabitants. takes IN more territory
than s.. Louis. with its $4,000 Salt
Lake City. with "a population 500 less
than Hoboken. included an area thirty
FIVE times as great
The total corporate expenditures OF
the l5I cities FOR the fiscal year 1904 were
S5544ta2I5. of which those of New YORK
constituted Sl5l o60lI, or three-t tenlAs-
The report states thai although New
Yo~|z has only twice the population oL
Chfc8Eo. its current expenses were near
ly four times ass great A.
The next six largest cues OF IliS
country together eNpend less than -Ne"
York. Boston appears 10 be rival 20
View York in the generous manner ia
which money is spent by the CITY Ia
thers. Though about equal in size WIN
Baltimore. the current eXl lses are
nearly three times as great W ashlHs
ton is another Of the larger cities con
snfcuo1Is FOR generous expenditures. It
suerds more than any one OF the next
eight larger cities of the country and
twice that OF other cities OF about the
saFaa pop llatiOn.
During the fiscal wear, 1894. the total
receipts of the l5l cities We're S0S4'l'o'ssS.
Municipal Industries.
The receipts from municipal industries
such as gas and water works and other
commercial revenues, amounted 10 Sll2,-
.2S6 S27. OF the municipal industries, by
far the most important are the water
works Their value constitutes 63.S per
cent Of the aggregate valIe Of all mu-
uiCipal industry properties.
OF the 10000 invested in electric
light works, Chicago reported about one
.alf Nearly aU of the S3l 10000 invest
ed in gas works, was reported by Phil
adelphia.
The aggregate debt of the Isl cities at
the close of the year was 1851 462, $50.
The largest per capita net debt was re-
ported by Newton. Mass. a25.5S The
second largest, by New York, $ll325, and
The third by Boston. SiOS.lD
The tax levy per capita was largest
for Boston, S30.1G.
Some odd sources Of municipaI reye-
nue. reported were the following: Privi-
leEes of maintaining areaways hitching
posts. barber poles. and bay windows
and store fronts projecting beyond street
line: the privilege Of placing advertise
mentS on street waste paper boxes and
the exclusive right to remove dead an
imals
The Washington times., 1906-08-07
ALFREDO CALDERON
ENJOYS SEASHORE
One of the Most Popular
Diplomats at Mag
nOlia.

One Of the most popular men at Mag
nolia this summer IS Alfredo Alvarez
Calderon, first secretary Of the Peruvian
legation. and son Of the former minis
ter from Peru TO this country. Mr.. Cal
deron is q graceful tennis player. and
spends most Of his days on the court
He dan>ss as gracefully as he plays
tennis. and Is hail-feilow with every
one. Mr.. Calderon speaks English flu
entity but with a Spanish accent and
has won his way at Magnolia by the
same gentle arts used In making him
one Of the most popular diplomats here.
c. II. Eckerts. Of this city. is spending
part OF his vacation at the Oceanside,
Magnolia. Mass.
Mrs. John r. McLean's cottage at Bar
Harbor. the Miller cottage Oh Mt. Des-
ert street, IS proving a pleasant. quiet
place for social intercourse among the
large number Of Washington residents
spending the summer at tnat resort.
Bar Harbor summer residents are ex-
pecting Representative and -drs. Mich
olas LOngworth 10 give them a short
visit on their arrival IN this country or
shortly after. and Mr. s. Walter Dam
lOsch viii be among those entertaining
Last summlt. Mrs. LongWOrJh, then
Miss Roosevelt, was the guest of Mrs
DamToscL at Bar Harbor for "A sho-g
time. during which she was constantly
entertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. CroeCy. accom-
panied by Mrs A w Creecv. and D.
=. Creecy have gone TO the Mt Pleasant
in the Breton Woods. for the month Of
August They spent a part OF last
summer at the same beautiful spot. and
VIII probably make il their resting place
for a few weeks each summer.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07
To Make Reparation.

Rovce admits his first impulse was "a
make some reparation, so FAR as possi-
ble 10 the Young girl for whose bereave-
n7en+ Of a mother he was responsible.
and after he had been out of prison a
short time ana saved some money. he
started out 10 find the girl. He learned
of her adoption into the family of Henry
HendricksOn, a prosperous farmer. near
Hinton. Iowa. one Sunday he drove
out there, and, with some hesitation, in
trOduced himself.
Big-hearted Henry Hendrickson IS a
tvpical Nesterner. He symDathiZed with
Young Royce as he had with the little
girl. who had grown 10 be a young wo-
man of seventeen years.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07
WEDS DAUGHTER
Of DEAD MOTHER
Convict Repentant and Re-
leased, Now Seeks to Atone
for His Crime.
TEN YEARS OF GOOD LIFE
Murdered a Young Widow Years Ago,
an6 Now Has Her Daughter
as Bride.

SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Aug. In the
remarkable romance of William p
Royce. who. on July 9 last. married
Miss loretta Patton Hendrickson.
daughter OF Mrs. Nellie Patton. whom
Royce murdered ten years ago. is the
strange story os a young man, who had
fa,sI bullet for the pretty widowed
mother OF his bride and "a wedding ring
for the att -tiye daughter; and a re
marka. Is display NJ forgiveness by the
dlugI ter. who now declares she loves
the -oung man who made her an
orphan.
To casual observers tae match IS one
Of cupid's best. The hearts of the young
people. so strangely brought together,
appear knit into loves abiding fabric.
Royce. ever renorseful for his un-
thinking crime, is employed as fore
man of the Sioux City Gas and Electric
Company. having learned the trade OF
enginee. in the penitenUary.
Shot the Woman Dead.
7, was on the night Of November =.
1895. that Royce. then mere lad ct
seventeen years. made desperate by his
failure To- win the love Of the yOuus
widow. Ms. Patton, forced his way
into her h1r.e. He implored her 70 q
with him. irHsting that life was un-
bearaSIe wi.eout her. The woman was
frightened. but underworld 20 convince
him Of hls error and the imPossibility
1f Ler becoming his wife.
Royce. in his fury, drew revolver
and shot the woman dead II IS believed
he intended TO end his own Efe, but the
sight Of the bleeding and PROSTATE vic,
tim sobered him. for he had been drunk.
He fed, but made no studied effort 10
escape. and was soon behind the bars
az the police station.
After a long trial. in which IL devel-
oDed that his mother and sister were
dependent upon him. and that Mrs
Patton had really given him much en-
coura cement Royce was found guilty. OF
murder ia the second degree. judge
scott Al Iadd. now justice OF the iowa
supreme court deCTeed that Tor every
year Royce had iived IN hbefty ne
should spend one IN prison, ana 50 ne
senteuced the youth or seventeen 70
serve the term Of seventeen years IN
From the frst day OF his confinement
in the prison Royce set about TO reform.
He was placed in the machine SHOPS.
and by close application ana haNlnS
more than ordinary talent for the work,
he became an expert.
In the meantime. Judge Ladd was
placed on tile supreme oenehl ana nls
Consent was finally obtained to recon-
mend a parole after Royce had served
ten years. and ne was released.
As the young man did not return 10
Sioux CITY, he was soon -SfSOtbe4' anu
vvas onIz brought back : % the public
eve by the announcement that he had
married Loretta Patton HeldrickSon.
the daughter of the woman he had
The Washington times., 1906-08-07
- IN THE CIRCLE OF SOCIETY,"
ATTACHE
HOST At DINNER
Lady Durand Among Guests
at LenoX Last Evening.

II. A. Grant Watson, attache of the
British embassy, and Mrs. Watson,
whose entertainments in their X street
residence were small but delightful af-
fairs all during the late winter and early
spring season, were hosts at a dinner at
the Hawthorne cottage. Lenox. Mass.
last evening, when their guests were
Lady Durand. Cecil Higgins, of London,
and other nOtabies
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

William Seeds. attache Of the Britis a
embassy. sailed from New York toda Y
for Liverpool, and will spend the rest
Of the season in Europe.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

/ Miss Elizabeth Farber and Miss Helene
IEngel left Washington today to join
friends ut Atlantic City. They viii re-
Imain for about four weeks.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

Mrs Elliott Woods. who spent last
winter at StOneleiEh Court. left Wash
ington yesterday morning for Newport.
where she expects 10 stay during the
remainder of the season.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

Senor Gurgel do Amaral. charge c'af-
faires of Brazil, who, with his pretty
wife. makes his home at the Portland.
has returned 70 the city after a short
visit 10 Buffalo.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

c. II. Eckerts. OF this city. is spending
a part OF his vacation at the Oceanside,
Magnolia. Mass.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

Mrs Thomas 7. Barraud. OF Wash
ingtou is the guest Of Mrs. John j. Bur
roughs of Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

Air and Mrs. c.. r. Sanford announce
the marrla ee Of their daughter. Ida H.,
10 Harry F. Tennyson. OF Alexandria.
Wa al their residence. DIS LInworth
place. on August .. The Rev. DT. c. II
SDltaE 0ftiCiared.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

Mrs. David Strauss and Miss Clara
Strauss are spending two weeks at At
lantic City ana from that place Miss
Strst1ss viii 50 to Bl1emont Va
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

Mrs. r 3. Mcpherson, who has been
visiting ner sister. Mrs. n /. PlsEh,
-t Gettysburg. Pa, has returned aad
is now located at 81 II street north
Mesr
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

Miss Mary Zimmerman ,-it Washington
Saturday for Sheffield. Va. where she
will be the guest of Miss Mary Handy
for q few weeks.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

Mrs. j. Ellen Foster. Of the Portner
left the city this morning for New York,
where she viii be Joined Ly her niece
Miss Elizabeth Pierce, who is the re-
Cording secretary general of the ! auSh-
ters OF the American Revolution and
together they Will go 10 ChaUtauqua,
n. Y. where Mrs. Foster VIII zlvs sew
er.l addresses. Miss Pierce will visit
a number OF the d. a. RS while
at that place.
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs Roman Daley. Of 217 T
street. announce the marriage Of their
.adzh;sr BessIe l'nion, 10 Or. Allan
Scott Wolfe, Saturday. July 21. DR. and
Mrs Wolfe. VINO are now at Ocean
View. Va, will be at home after Sen
tember l. at COO Fourth street north
The Washington times., 1906-08-07

Jerome Fishel has returned 10 his
home after two weeks stay at the
High School Cadets Camp at Ocean
City, n. ].
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-12
PIPES
Axes and Clubs Used During a Fierce
Riot Between Strikers and
Nonunion Miners.

Wheeling. " Va Dec. IA fierce
rict between the union and nonunion
coal miners took place at Elm Grove,
four miles east of this city Tits afte-.
neon. with the result that the town
official were compelled to call ON
the sheriff ard his deputies for assist
ance to pliet the disturbance.
The injured arc:
JerrH Westlake. plt foreman. stab
bed in breas- and scalp wounds: may
not recover.
Frank Brown. skull fractured with
brickbat
Thomas Allen. right eye knocked
ont with gas pipe and scalp WOUNDS
Wheeler Brown, ribs broken and
severe scalp wounds. may recover.
The trouble was the rdsult Of a
strike at the mines Of the Elm Grove
Coal company about two months ago.
Late this afternoon several Of the
uonunion miners were attacked on
the streets Of the town by the
strikers. Axes. gas pipes. clubs and
brick bats were the chief weapons in
lhc bail. 81 Ii b folosed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-12
WELL LAID PLOT
AGAINST CASTRO
GENERAL ANTONIO PAREDES HAS
5000 RIFLES READY FOR RE.
VOLT IN VENEZUELA EARLY
NEXT YTAR.

New York. Dec 1.-THE statement
" General Antonio Paredes. Of Vcnc.
znela. hat he had al his disposit on
i5.0e0 rifles for an insurreut.on
against Castro. received what was de-
clared TO bc official confirmation here
ton eht. eH
It was further stated that part Of
these arms were obtained in New
York by Paredes on his recent visit
here and that already 5000 rifles a8d
1900 0C) cartridges have been clandes-
timely landed In Venezuela.
Since Parede- left this city Oct1ber
u. be has been officially represented
here by a man who is attending to the
financial and executive departments
Of the undertaking This MAJ said
ton ght that the Paroles move against
Castro Will be launched soon after
January l. and confirmed The above
sateueu
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-12
DEFIANCE
Is Keynote of ciemenceaus Speech on
tho Situation TO Deputies.

Paris Dec. tl1.-Premier Clemcn-
ccau in replying to question In the
honse of deputies tonight. as 10 the
reason for the expulsion Of Mgr. Mon
tagn nj said II was because OF his
completely with prominent clergymcn
Of Paris. against whom proceedings
were pending. in melting church
goers to rebellion.
Interference by foreigners ON orders
from Rome in politics Of France. he
declared was not permls ible TIC
premier amid thunders cf applause
tersely summed up the situation, dc
claring the governments concilatory
propositions towards the church had
been exhausted and that II had been
decided in future to leave the onus on
Rcms
IF the church wishes. the premier
continued, there is ctill time to avoid
battle. We offer her the law Of 1881.
made for all Frenchmen and submit
ting these she will have a chance but
otherwise by seeking US. she will find
us'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-12
FELL-ED
Highwsyman With Her Fist, Seized
His Revolver and Marched Him
to the Police Station.

Grand Island. Neb.. Dec. 11.-Mrs.
Frank Lefow, prominant society wo-
man OF Grand Island. knocked down.
relieved Of his revolver and took into
custody a foot-pad. who undertook to
rob her on the street last night.
Mrs. Lefcw left her home 10 20 to
the home Of a relative She had gone
less than a block when a waskcd man
stepped in front of her from behind
a tree, and pointed a revolver at her
head. commanded her to throw up her
hands. Instead Of throwing up her
hands. Mrs. Lefew dovbled up her
right fist and shot it out with all her
might. la-ding squarely on the point
of the footpad's jaw and sending him
spra wiling on his back
Before he could get up the plucky
woman had wrested his revolver from
his hand At the point II the wea-
pom she commanded the man rise and
walk in front Of her to a pclice station.
lie = serving term in jail
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-12
NEGROES CLAIM A
PLOT BY WHITES
TROOPS RECENTLY DISCHARGED
MAKE AFFiDAVlTS TO THE
PRESIDENT.
ROLL CALL. VERIFIED
They Claim BY White Officers, BY
Which They Attempt to Prove
That Shooting in Brownsville
Was Done by Citizens.

Washington, Dec. ll.-Gilchrist
Stewart, representing the Const tu-
tional league and lf5 of the soldiers
and Rev Charles S. Morris, pastor OF
The Abyssinian Baptist church of
New York City are in Washington in
the interest of the battalion of colored
soldiers recently dismissed from the
service.
Stewart said that the evidence he
presented to the president embraced
172 affidavits; hat they show that
within five minutes after Major Pen
rose ordered the "call to arms" every
man of the battalion answered the
roll call land was under the direct
supervision of the white officers who
verified the roll call making ii i'm
possible for substitutions;" that all
officers and men thought the firing
was of mixed arms and that the fort
was being attacked by a certain ee-
ment in the city which had threat
ened to dive the colored soldiers out
of the city.
Stewart gays the affdavits show
that Penrose ordered the three com
panies in position of defense on the
walls of the fort, each company sup
porting the order, company &c" stay
ing on guard all night
Claims Plot BY Whites.
He contends that the evidence
makes il clear that an attempt was
beng made not on;y to do the sol.
diers bodily harm and failing in that,
an effort was made to lay the blame
upon the soldiers, bo 4 by shooting up
the town and then getting govern
ment cartridge. and clips from target
practice grounds and scattering them
along the streets. lie says the aft
dayits show that it would have been
for any soldier to have
gotten back into the lines without
being seen by white officers and adds
that there were tn eats by citizens TO
.hoot colored soldiers after II O'Clock
IN the night Of the difficulty and that
citizens dressed in kaili uniform and
regulation hat and carrying rifles had
been seen on the streets that night.
The men are asking as a result of
hese afffdavts that there be con.
sressional investigation by a commit
zee having power TO subpoena wit
lesses or that the president take
steps to restore them TO the army
Without prejudice
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-12
DURHAM HELD ON
LARCENY CHARGE
VICE PRESIDENT OF MUTUAL
RESERVE COMPANY CON.
VlCTED OF LARCENY.
OTHERS AWAITING TRIAL
On Same charge--AIIeged That Pay
ment Of Loan Was Cancelled by
False Entries--Result of
Recent Probe.

New York, Dec 11.-George Burn.
ham, Jr,, vice president and general
counsel of The Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance company today was con
victed of larceny of $500 of the
company's funds. The prosecution
and conviction of Burnham was the
outgIowth of an investigation Of in
suIance companies of this state by
the legislative committee a year ago.
Two other officers of the company
Fred A. Burnham, president, aad
George ID Ethridge vice president.
were indicted at the same time as
the man convicted today Five indict-
ments were returned against each of
the defendants. The charge against
George Burnham, Jr., is that in 1901
he paid j. Douglas Wells and com
pany funds for a loan alleged to have
been made to F. A. BuInham, presi-
dent, and that payment was en-.
cealed by false entries in the books
of the company
Sensational Check Feature.
One sensational feature of the trial
was the production of a check by the
which bore the name of
Louis F. Payne, former superintend
ent of insurance and of the United
States Express company, Of which
Senator Platt is president 1t was not
claimed however that Burnham paid
the amount of this check to Payne
but that it was used to resist an al
legged demand by Payne for 500 900
from the company. The prosecution
charged that President Fred A. Burn
ham borrowed $5,55S from j. Douglas
Wells saving he wanted the money
10 meet this alleged demand by Payne
anda that Ge0e Burnham repaid this
oan with additnos from funds of the
In charging the jury Justice Green
baum said that in order to arrive at
A verdict of guilty It must be found
hat the alleged fraud was committed
with felonious intent. The jury was
lut four hours before returning the
ierdict Of guilty. BY request OF his |
further proceedings were |
postponed until Friday and BuTnham |
eaminCd in the Tombs prison
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-12
DEMOCRATS FIND
MOODY AT FAULT
HOLD UP HIS NOMINATION TO
THE BENCH TO PROBE
HIS RECORD.
DENIAL BY BONAPARTE
Saws He Was Not at Banquet, Where
He is Alleged to Have Made
Certain Rcmarks--The
Day in Congress.

Washington. Dec 11.-The nomina
lion Of William H. Moody to be asso'
ciate Justice Of the supreme court
was again taken up in the senate to.
day, but because Of renewed inquiries
by Democratic senator's this time ne
lating to actiocs by him as a member
of the house it went over until to-
morrow. An understanding wa
reached however, to vote on the
nomination tomorrow.
Senators Carmack and Culberson
commented on the story that Mocdy
as a member Of the house had been
active in trying to have passed a
bill hat would reduce the rep gasenta-
tion of southern states. The latter sail
there were several matters which
might affect Moody's fitnes for the
place on the supreme bench, that
Democratic senator: de1ged to in.
quire about
Bonaparte Also Hanging Fire.
No tempt was riade today to
confirm the nomination of Charles J
Bonaparte to be attorney general, as
that nomination depends upon the
confirmation of Moody. In reference
to the critic SINS made yesterday in
tho sena upon his attitude toward
trusts, Bonaparte today said;
Il did not attend the conference
held in Chicago in 1899 to which refer
ence ha, been made in some press
dispatches and consequently made no
address there. The quotation pub
lished as excerpts from this supposed
address a,e probably answers to Ger
tain printed quest ons ent to me and
a great many other persons by thos
who organized the conference and to-
which repembeH sending replies
This is all | Care TO say on subject
to which | must own, | have given
but little thought"
oratory Field Day.
This was field day for oratory in
the house. The legislative, executive
and judicial appropria ion bill af
forded an opportunity for general de-
bate covering a wide range of sub
jects from the dissertation of Alfred
Noble, founder of the Nobel prize. to
raising the salaries Of congressman
and scluding a discussion of simpli- |
fed spelling.
The house at sos adjourned uatil |
tomorrow No action looking to the
close of the general debate on The bill |
having been taken.