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The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
FATALLY INJURED BY BURGLAR
Wealthy Cleveland Man Beaten and
Robbed in Pittsburg Hotel.
Lost Thousands of Dollars Worth of
Securities and CaSh-Victim of
Allegheny Criminal.

Pittsburg Pa, Dec. 30.-Beaten and
robbed by d burglar who entered his room
in the Colonial Hotel. PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue. and Sixth street, at an early hour
this morning. ". 5 Morton. of l0l5 La
mont avenue Cleveland. lies in the
Homeopathic Hospital fatally wounded.
The physicians say that ne can hardly
live through the night The police are
hot on the trail OF the murderer, vino IS
said to be an Allegheny criminal, and his
arrest is expected before morning
Morton is a wealthy and prominent real
estate broker, and the son of the late
W c. Morton, a muIumiliionaire. The
assault is believed TO have been commit
ted about 4 o'clock this morning, but was
not discovered until three hours later.
when Morton, who had lain unconscious
in a pool OF blood. recovered sufficiently
20 stagger TO the telephone IN his room
and notify the hotel Office. only 20 lapse
into Unconsciousress essain,
Late this afternoon ne revived for few
minutes and told the police that HIS as
sailant was a young man whom he had
met casually In the hotel lobby several
days ago, and with whom he had spent
the greater part OF last evening in ALE
gheny.
Morton came on here December s to
close up large real estate transaction,
and brought with him a suit case filed
with valuable securities. which were 10
have figured in the transaction.
The burglar fed with Morton g suit case
full Of securities, the value Of which Is
D.
lars. $500 in cash, and Mortons gold
watch
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
LANTERN FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Aged Tinsmith Sends Antique Model
10 White House; Is Thanked.

Clyde. \. Y. Dec. J0-E. y. Hughson
eighty-siX years old. who has worked con-
tinuously at his trade Of tinsmith for sew
enty-twO years, has revived the manu-
facture Of the old style colonial lantern.
and recently sent one TO President ROose-
welt as a Christmas present He received
this acknowledgment from Secretary Loeb:
Your letter of the I4th instant and
the lantern TO which you refer have been
received. and the President requests me
90 thank you cordially for your remem-
brance. and heartily reclprocates your
good wishes for the holiday season"
\ lantern like that which now Hdorns
the White House was used by Washing
ton by Paul Revere, as "a signal hung IN
the tower in the historic New England
town. and by our great-great-grandfat
ers galore. These lanterns are cylindrical
in form. and radiate light through holes
punched in the tin. They are so con-
structed that they viii not blow out IN
the strongest gale, and this is ore OF the
secrets Of their construction.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
vAssAR GIRL RENTS FLATS.
Miss Zimmerman Takes Charge, of
Realty Company.

Cleveland Dec. 30-Miss Julia Ziur-
norman, daughter Of Frederick Zim-
norman and graduate from Vassar Col
lege. has been given full charge Of the
Zimmerman Realty Company.
Il am everything from Office boy 20
secretary" said Miss Zimmerman yes
terday- "Renting. repairs and the Sc
lection of janitors and engineers. which
is a most important part of the bust
ness. ali fan to me. And I like every
bit OF it,
THE care Of apartment houses is an
education in itself My tenants are
lawyers. physicians, teachers, engineers,
men who operate mines in the West.
and all sorts of interesting people, and
they are all willing to chat half hour
when I'm there to hear complaints or
see 10 repairs or show prospective ten
ants through. So I really learn more
from my intercourse with them than
could in years from books.
Whenever / am in New York or Chi
cdgo, or some city abroad. the first
thing I want to do IS to visit flats and
apartment houses"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
EX-SENATOR CAFFERY DEAD
Passes Away at New Orleans at the
Age of Seventy-One.
Saw Service In Confederate Army.
Represented Louisiana in SEN
ate from 1898 to 1901.

New Orleans, Dec Sex United States
Senator Caffery died at 1920 tonight. He
had been III for some time.
Donelson Cafery was born in the Parish
OF St Mary La, in September. 1895. After
graduating from St. Mary's College,
Maryland. he returned to Louisiana and
studied law. He Joined the Confederate
army at the outbreak of the civil war
and served throughout the fighting until
the surrender AT AppomattOx. At the
close Of the war he returned 20 New Or
leans and practiced law. He also en-
gagged in developing plantations. He was
a member of the Louisiana State consu-
tutional convention in 1879, and was
elected a State senator in 1892
He took an active part in the gold
Democratic movement in 1896 and sup
ported Palmer and Buckner He was
chairman of the convention that nomi-
mated them. Senator Caffery was Sc
Iected 10 notify Palmer Of his nomination
on the sound money ticket. He was made
United States Senator in 1893, and served
in this capacity until 1901.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
KILLS FATHER OF GIRLS.
Youth, Chided for Being Late from
Dance, shoots Parent.

Monticello. Ga, Dec. 3O.-James Folk.
a merchant, was killed at . O'Clock this
morning on the veranda of his home and
in the presence Of his two daughters. by
Hubert Waldrup, "a young man who had
Just returned with the girls from a dance.
Mr.. Folk did not want the girls to 90
to the dance, but yielded when Waldrup
promised that they should be home before
midnight Waldrup did not keep his
promise, for it was . o'clock when he
returned with the girls
An effort was made to get the girls into
the house through a window without dis
tuTbing their father. but Mr. Folk heard
the noise and appeared on the veranda.
He chided WaldrUp and the girls for
being out late. Waldrup demonstrated.
and, it is said. Folk attacked him. The
young man drew a revolver and shot the
father in the presence Of the girls.
The girls are FRUSTRATED. bur they say
their father provoked the tragedy.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
CALVE SHOCKS A KING.
Singer Abuses Leading Tenor and Is
Dismissed as Result.

Paris, Dec. 3O.-The court has Just
dismissed the case instituted against
Emma Calve. the famous opera singer.
by Herr Sturnel, the Berlin impresario,
The latter asked for $1,000 damages.
cOntending that the opera singer failed
to keep her agreement to sing in Car
men" at Berlin and Vienna after the per-
Torrance given by her at Dresden. 1t
turned out, however, that at Dresden
she was dismissed by her manager be-
cause she had abused the leading tenor
on the stage during the performance
greatly shocking the King and the
royal family, who were witnessing the
opera from a proscenium box. The
King and his suite left the theater i'm
mediately after the incident
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
TAKES POISON; PLAYS ORGAN.
Schoolgirl of Seventeen Sings While
waiting for Death to Come.

Warsaw, Ind, Dec 3O.-Aliss Edith
Goshert, seventeen years old, a junior in
the local high school, killed herself yes
terday by taking rat poison. Miss Goshert
was one OF the most promising young
lady students in the high school. and was
educating herself for the teachers pro-
fession. She had not shown any symp-
toms Of dependency, and after taking
the poison she sat down at the organ and
played a number of familiar airs and
sang many of her favorite songs.
When the poison began to take effect,
and she felt that she was going 10 die.
she told her parents what she had done,
and said that no one was 10 blame for
the act but herself. When she could no
longer talk she took pencil and paper and
wrote 10 her parents, saying in an almost
illegible hand that she had contemplated
suicide for more than a year.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
ANCIENT BISHOPRIC CLOSED.
That of LucOn Has Been Trans
Observation-Disclosures Dissolved.

Paris, Dec. 3O.-It is announced that
the ancient bishopric OF Lucon has been
transferred to La-Roche~SUr- Pom. thus
closing one page Of the religious history
OF France. LucOn was created bishop
ric in 1917, and Cardinal Richelieu was
one of the incumbents of the Office until
he left to take the leadership in political
affairs
~Decrees have been promulgated dis
solving two religious associations at
Paris and Amiens.
Comment on the new religious law after
its passage by the Senate is as various
as the previous criticisms The Aurore
says that if the Pope instTucts the
priests TO abandon their churches, It Is
a question whether the priests will obey
as they know that II they abandon them.
il is doubtful if they ever re-enter them.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
McCREA STARTS FOR FUNERAL.
CarneEie'S Ambition to Head Penn
syIVania Road Recalled.

PittsbUrg, Dec. S0.-James McCrea, first
vice president of the Pennsylvania lines
west who is so prominently mentioned as
the successor Of the late A J. Cassatt.
president Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
left this evening at 9 o'clock with other
local officials on a special train for Phila-
delphia to attend the funeral Of Mr. Cas-
satt. All of the party was adverse TO
discussing Mr.. Cassatt's successor. but
the other officials treated Mr.. McCrea as
the man from whom they would take
orders in the future.
PittsbuTgers are recalling the fact to-
day that at one time the greatest ambi-
ton of Andrew Carnegie. the most bitter
rival of H c. Prick was to become .presi-
dent OF the Pennsylvania. Now Mr. Frick
practically refuses the honor, but if he
does, will place one Of his men in the
place. 1t was during the regime Of TON"
Scott that Carnegie tried for the place
He thought that his election was sure,
but he was showed under and Scott re-
elected
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
OBEYS A. F. OF L. ULTIMAEUM.
New York Body Unseats Delegates.
May Cause Big Labor Split.

New York, Dec. 3O-By a vote Of 81
delegates against 81, the Central FEEDER
ated Union to-day decided to obey the
ultimatum Of the American Federation Of
Labor, issued at its Minneapolis conven-
ton. This means that not only will the
Central Federated Union have to reseat
the delegates Of the Theatrical Protective
Union, the Musical Mutual Protective
Union, and other American Federation Of
Labor organizations which il suspended.
but also that fifteen OF twenty indepen-
dent unions which were represented in
the body must get out.
It also means that unless the officers
Of the American Federation Of Labor and
its international unions exert the incest
diplomacy a split is likely TO occur in the
Central Federated Union, and the unions
which are legislated out Of its fold may
with other unions, form a rival central
body.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
SILENCE CURE" THE LATEST.
Wonderful Results Looked for If
Women VIII Not Talk.

Ansonia, Conn, Dec. 30.-Beginning
with the New Year number Of society
women in this city will take the "si-
lence cure" The treatment is very sim
pie. and consists Of keeping the mouth
closed. They assert that the results
viii be marvellous, benefting not only
the patient, but in many cases bringing
recuperative peace to other members Of
the family.
The women claim that people talk
too much, which means tremendous
waste of energy eventually undermine
ing the health and bringing along
train Of ills the cause of which few
suspect. The T. P. R Association. the
most prominent club in the city. viii
debate the subject at its next meeting
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
PURDY GETS TESTIMONY.
Witnesses in Brownsville Affair Say
They Saw soldiers Do shooting.

Galveston. Dec. 30.-Assistant United
States Attorney General Purdy, investi-
eating the negro soldiers outrage at
Brownsville, did not stop for Sunday. So
far about forty witnesses have been ex-
AHMED
To-day Mrs. c. A Moore, of the Miller
Hotel, which was fired into several times,
testified she saw shots fired; that the
negroes deliberately aimed at two guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Odom. of San Antonio, who
were looking out of the window, and that
the shots passed between them.
Fred f. Stark, customs Inspector, whose
house was fired into, saw the soldiers
do IT,
Jose Martinez, pharmacist who lives
opposite the post, just thirty-six feet
from the wall saw the shooting. and saw
the soldiers come over the wall and start
to town.
Mr.. Purdy and party will leave for San
Antonio Tuesday.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
RECOUNT FOR HEARST
Attorney General-elect Will
Consider Application.
REoPENs MAYORALTY CONTEST
Request for quo WarrantO Proceed
tngs Against Mcclellan Had Been
Refused by Julius Mayer-Ma1teF
Comes Up for Rehearing as Soon
as jackson Takes Office.

New York, Dec. 30.-Attorney General
elect William S. Jackson, who is to take
office on Tuesday, sent the following let
ter to William R. Hearst to-day from
the Victoria Hotel. where Mr.. Jackson
is stopping:
Hon. William R. Hearst,
'135 East Twenty-siXth street.
Dear Sir: In the matter Of the appli-
cation Of William Randolph Hearst TO
Hon. julius Mayer, attorney general Of
the State of New York, for leave 70
institute quo warrantO proceedings
against George B. Mcclellan, mayor Of
the city Of New York, which leave was
heretofore denied, you are hereby mott
fed that should you desire to renew,
or to make another such application,
a Tehearing and consideration of said
matter will be granted by me as soon
as I take Office as attorney general
on January /, 1907.
You are thus informed because 1
deem that the welfare and dignity of
the people of this State demand the
immediate settlement of the serious
questions involved. Yours truly,
IVY. 5. JACKSON
Mr.. jackson gave out copies Of this let
ter at the Victoria tonight
''The letter speaks for ITSELF he said.
7 have no further statement to make
about the matter at this time. Any state
ment now must come from AIr. Hearst or
his counsel"
Clarence J. Shearn. Mr.. Hearst's coun-
sci, said that the first intimauon he had
that such a letter had been sent was
when he learned Of it from the reporters,
though Mr.. Jackson, il was understood,
had had d talk to-day with Mr.. Shearn,
and also with Ne Hearst.
This is certainly very gratifying to
US" said Mr. Shearn tonight. ''As a
matter of fact, we had all along intended
to present such an application 10 Mr..
Jackson as soon as he took office. and
the papers are all prepared and will be
handed 10 him on Tuesday, as soon as he
takes Office It viii then be for him to
set a date for an argument. We intend to
push this fight for a recount as vigorous
" as ever"
The other side has the right to oppose
the application before the attorney gen
eral, and Mayor Mcclellan will be repre-
scented in the argument, probably. by As
sistant Corporation Counsel Butts.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
STATE TO SUE I. C. FOR MILLION.
Illinois Authorities Give Up Hope of
Settling Tax Claim.

Springfield H.. Dec. Abandoning
all hopes of securing a back tax settle
ment with the Illinois Central Railroad,
the Illinois State authorities are prepar-
ing to commence suit against the COM
pany as soon as Gov. -Deneen can pre-
pare a statement of the case for the leg
islatuTe
The amount involved exceeds s1,000,0O0
and the governor will recommend that
most of it, if it can be recovered. be ex-
pended in the enlargement and in better
ing the facilities Of the States charitable
institutions.
Attorney General Stead, who viii file
the suit. has been waiting for a month
for statement from a committee OF Hi
nois Central directors, consisting of E.
II. Hartman, Cornelius Vanderbilt. John
Jacob AstOr. and John W. Auchincloss,
named to investigate the States claims.
The committee was to have reported in i
fortnight but no action was taken.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
PARDON FOLLOWS CONVICTION.
Gov. Nardaman Gives Liberty TO Man
Before He Enters Prison.

Mobile, Ala. Dec 30-For the first time
in history a pardon has been granted a
man in this State convicted of crime
before he had entered prison TO serve his
term.
R. L. McLendon. young attorney Of
Greene County. Miss. was given a fun
pardon, issued by Gov. Vardaman. Nc
Tendon was convicted Of manslaughter
three years ago in Lawrence County, and
sentenced to three years in the peniten-
tiary. The crime Of which he was con-
victed was the killing of a livery stable
keeper Of Greene County, who. AfcLen-
don claiUed. had wronged his wife.
McLendon appealed from his conviction
by the lower court to the Supreme Court,
and that court affirmed the lower courts
decision. After the opinion had been
given out by the Supreme Court Varda-
man granted him a fun pardon beIiev-
ing McLendOn was justified in his action.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
ITALIANS IN RUNNING FIGHT
Alexandria Scene of Pistol Battle
Among Laborers.
Affair Was BIOOdIess, and One Lone
Man, who Held Crowd at Bay,
Is Under Arrest.
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Conner 0f Prince ard Royal Streets

NNiiNi "a 4 AAiflT fitA At'faA t'tifNs7-
Alexandra, Va. Dec. 30-A running
but bloodless, pistol battle between four
Italian lab0rers-three against One-oc-
CURED this afternoon about o'clock near
ST. Asaph. in Alexandra County. For
fifteen minutes a hot fusillade was main
tanned. during which the combatants
rapidly shifted position, the scene of the
tight ranging from a point on the pub
lie highway near the old County poor
house to a building several hundred yards
away, on the Alexandra Washington
turnpike. where a number Of Iaborers
have their quarters.
The man who was uphoiding the mi
nority end Of the contest. reUeating be
fore his foes, sought shelter in the
house. and just about that time Con-
stable Pennypacker appeared on the
scene. The pursuers. who were about
to close in on the lone combatant, turned
and fed as soon as they ascertained
that the officer had taken a hand in
the trouble. They succeeded in getting
away, but the Italian at bay in the
building was at once arrested by the
constable.
After the arrest was made. officer
Pennypacker attempted 10 follow the
others involved, but he was unable TO
learn anything about them from the
prisoner. He declared that he did not
know their names, and asserted that
he could not tell why they were shoot
ing at him. According TO his account
they started the affair, while he acted
in self-defense. He was removed to this
city and locked up at the station-house,
where he viii be kept until tomorrow.
The man is unable TO speak English. He
was able. however. to give his name as
Dominic Buzze. The Alexandria County
officers will make further investigation
into the matter. II is stated that the
men involved are employed as railroad
wOrkmen near this city.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
SEEK TO RECLAIM PALESTINE.
knights of Zion Predict Rapid
Strides in the Work,

Chicago, Dec. S0.-Yast strides to-
ward a Jewish reclamation of Palestine
were predicted during 1907 at the ninth
annual convention of the Order of
Knights Of Zion, begun here to-day.
For two years" said Chairman
KOmaiko, of the local reception COM
mittee. the persecution of our people
in Russia, the demands for immediate
financial assistance in their needs, and
other pressing matters have delayed the
Zionist movement. Now the skies are
clearer and We shall make rapid prog
ress"
Seventy five delegates. representing
ten Western States, answered the roll
call The visitors were welcomed by
Corporation Counsel Lewis.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
Innuest Orer Dead Negro.

A cOroner's jury, summoned by Coroner
Moore met to-day at the undertaking
rooms Of w Domaine & Son. on King
street, and began an inquest over the re-
mains of the unknown colored man who
was found in a dying condition near the
railroad tracks at the union passenger
depot, Saturday morning, and whose
death occurred at the Alexandria Hos
pitaL 1t was decided to continue the ex-
animation until certain witnesses can be
secured The members of the jury were
Robert Graham, foreman; Julian 7.
Williams. Joseph Lowenback, Lawrence
Leatherland, and J. ". POss. The iden-
tity Of the deceased has not yet been dis
covered.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
MADE Ill BY FIRE DRILL.
Lives Endangered, De-
cIares Chicago superintendent.

Chicago, Dec. 3O.-Fire drills in the
public schools are declared by Superin-
tendent of Schools Cooley a menace to
the lives Of Chicago children.
BY turning the little ones out into
the cold without wraps the superin-
tendent says all are endangered, while
he has personal knowledge of many
who have been made seriously i'll and
Is not sure but there may have been
loss Of life.
He approves the drills, but thinks the
manner in which they have been con-
Quoted a matter for prompt investiga-
ton by the school board Several Of
the trustees support the superintendent
and an inquiry is likely.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
SAFE OPENED; MONEY GONE.
After Combination Is Destroyed Pos
sIbIe Theft Is Discovered.

Special to Tho Washington Herald
Cumberland, Nd, Dec. 30-The safe of
the Western Maryland Railroad, in the
office at Thomas, w. Va. has been
opened by Leonard T. Pagenhardt, Of
Cumberland. who was obliged 10 destroy
the combination, and but a few cents
were found in a shot bag Ii is charged
that ]. G. Jarboe. formerly of Oakland,
Nd, who has disappeared, and who was
the company's agent at Thomas, took
with him a large sum Of money Of the
company.
JarbOe had asked for two weeks
leave Of absence. which was granted, and
il is claimed he had that much time TO
get out of the way. changing the com
bination of the safe before he left. His
nonreturn caused an investigation. and
II was found impossible TO open the safe,
so an expert had to be employed. 1t is
thought that Jarboe secured at least $3.50,
and the amount may be much higher. Of
fcers are looking for him.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
GOES MAD AT MIDNIGHT.
For One Hour Each Night Bastine Is
Insane, Then Rational Again.

Kent, Ohio, Dec. 3O.-Raving madness,
which comes upon him every night at
midnight and which passes of in an hour,
leaving him rational, has resulted in the
commitment of John Bastine, thirty-fve
years old, 60 the Massillon State Hos
pital.
Bastine has wife and three children in
Poland. He has been working to provide
funds to bring them here. 1t is the mans
memory of something which happened at
midnight in the cid country. the author
tiles say, that drives him insane, and il is
that which prevents his return, It is be-
ieved. What the Something" is they
cannot explain
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
HARTMAN Is IMPROVING.
Railroad Magnate Suffering from a
Cold Reported Somewhat Better.

New York, Dee. SO-E. H Hartman,
who has been at his home at Arden
since December "a with a cold, was re-
ported to be better tonight Mr.. Har-
Timan's physicians said tonight after
seeing Mr.. Hartman. that he was suf-
fering from a cold. or a slight touch OF
the grip, and nothing serious was feared.
1t was said that he had gone last week
to Arden 10 undergo a slight operation.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
want Sentence COMMITTED.

Attorneys Machen & Moncure. counsel
for Heard Banks, COlOred. who is under
sentence to be hanged, January II, for
the murder of Thomas Elzey, expect to-
morrow to present to Judge Barley. Of
the Corporation Court. a proposition for
the Communication of the sentence to life
Imprisonment for the Endorsement Of the
judge and Commonwealth Attorney Brent
The matter will then be placed before
Governor Swanson for his action. This
course has been decided on, instead of an
application to the State Court of Appeals
for a new trial Banks shot Elzey In
saloon here the night OF October (. He
surrendered himself to the police, and
made no attempt to deny the charge,
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
slices ON His own Nose.

Pottsville Pa. Dec S0.-Earl Deiker.
who had a dueling sword. a family heir
loom, shipped to him from Germany, to-
day, while exhibiting the uses of the
weapon TO a circle of admiring friends. let
1t slip. The keen blade, as he circled it
about his head. sliced off his nose. Surg
cons sewed it on again, but are uncertain
as to whether it will heal.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
Gets Call to Hngersto,vn Pulpit.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Hagerstown, Nd, Dec. S0.-Rev. J.
William OFT, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
was to-day extended unanimous call
10 become pastor Of St Marks Evangel-
ical Lutheran Church, Hagerstown. and
it is understood he will accept Rev.
Mr.. Oft, who is a native of Rockyridge.
Nd. is thirty five years old and mar
ried a Maryland girl last September St.
Marks pastorate has been vacant since
the resignation of Rev. A. S. Dornblaser
In September.