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The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
GRAFT, SAYS SHAW
Tells PittSburgers to Get
Down to Business"
ROW OVER P0ST-0FFICE SITE
In stormy Meeting Citizens HurI De-
1iance at One Another md at secre-
tary of the Treasury over Pro-
posed Location Of the Building.
No Decision Is Yet Reached.

Pittsburg. Nov 6.-Secretary of the
United States Treasury leslie N Shaw
came 10 PittsbuTg to-dsy q lods ovet
some P0st-ofce sites. ana spent @ rather
lively time warning with some Of the lead
ing business men Of Pittsburg.
About ten days ago MI Shaw had de-
cided TO condemn a site near the Union
Depot here. but was dissuaded from TAX
inE final action by a storm Of protests
from Pittsburg. headed by Congressman
James Burke, whose language in a tele-
gram was SO warm as to cause Shaw to
demand the withdrawal Of the message
There were many claims Of graft AT
this end. and also complaint that the
business men and real estate dealers, who
went 10 consult Mr.. Shaw at Washing
ton, did not get a fair hearing.
Secretary shaw Finds Fight.
Secretary Shaw landed here this morn
ing apparently fun OF night and he found
fight The United States Courtroonas. were
thrown open by Judge Burlington for the
public hearing. which did not proceed far
until Secretary Shaw got into a very
" "a iil az ? Ali4tAlL VIII IltSlAtHG t1- II. N
English. of the chamber Of commerce. TO
whom he, practically passed the lie.
shook his finger in his face, and told him
that he did not represent the chamber
Of commerce, &c.
President English rushed from the
courtroom in anger. and declared he
would appeal TO President Roosevelt re-
gardng the action Of Secretary Shaw.
Mir. Shaw claimed that half the members
of the chamber were in favor Of the Fif-
teenth street site. and when Mr.. Steven
son took exceptions to his remarks, n
member of the chamber Of commerce
took issue with Stevenson. shook his fist
In StevenSOn's face. and wanted TO whip
him.
Tells People to Eliminate Graft.
1t was the claim Of Mr.. Shaw that the
chamber Of commerce committee had not
been appointed on the square, that it did
not represent the members, sc. He took
this same ground regarding the civic COM
mittee. and the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association. refusing TO consider
the protests Of any of their committee.
and almost preciptated a riot by saying:
You must eliminate graft, politics, and
civic organization from this and let US
get down TO business.
After again looking over the sites Of
fered by Pittsburg. Mr.. Shaw announced
that he would give his decision in two
weeks.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
WANTS U. S. MAIL BUSINESS.
Financicr Offers 10 Operate Post
Office Department by Contract.

Chicago. Nov. 26-A sensation was
caused to-day ~ the meeting Of the Con
gressional Postal Commission. by Prop
osition from W. D. Boyce, of Chicago.
representing large financial interests. to
take over the entire United States Post
Office Department and operate it as a
private business. under government con-
troll.
In a communication 10 Senator Pen
rose. chairman OF the committee, and
other officials, Mr. Boyce made a strong
attack on the way the POst-Office Depart
ment Is at present run.
Postmaster General CoTtelyOu. heads OF
other government departments. and
prominent delegations interested in pos
tai reform were astonished al the facts
presented.
The benefits TO be derived. Mr. Boyce
SAYS would be:
Reduction OF One-haf on first and sec
Ond-Class matter.
WipiHg o4t Of the present Gefcit
Payment 10 the United States Treasury
OF all net profits over seven per cent on
the capital invested.
Private ownership according to Mr.
Boyce would eliminate the postal deficit.
give penny postage on letters. and re-
duCe the rate on second-class matter from
one cent 10 half a cent a pound. Com
parison was made OF the public, with
private business.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
SWEPT OYER FALLS
Boat With Unknown Man
PlungeS Down.
RESCUERS EFFORTS IN VAIN
Alarm Given and Men Put on In
Skifs, but FaiI-DOOmed Man Col
Iapses When He Sees other Craft
Return TO Shore - Many People
Witness the Tragedy.

Buffalo, Nov. "a man was swept over
the Horseshoe Falls to-day in a small
boat. despite desperate efforts made 10
rescue him An employe Of the Ontario
Power Company spied what looked Ike
IA log coming down the river, He watched
the object for a few minutes, and pres
emily was Mortified TO see a man stand up
and wave his arms at him
The watcher ran 10 the village Of Chip
pewa to give the alarm. He met Detec-
tive Greenwood and Louis Z. Duff, and
the three jumped into skin and pulled
down the Chippewa River. followed
quickly by another boat
When the first boat turned into Niagara
River the doomed man was some dis
/ tance ahead. He was still standing in his
| boat and seemingly was crying aloud.
The rescuers bent to their oars, but soon
saw that there was no chance Of saving
the man. His boat was in the grasp Of
the powerful current and vas being swept
10 --lo head OF Goat Island
Then the five men gave up their chase.
and by hard work eNtriCated themselves
I from the current and landed on the shore.
( When the man saw him give up he col
/ ldpsed and sank down in his boat The
craft was swept by the current around
the head OF Goat Island out into the mid
/ die Of the Canadian channel and plunged
1 over the Horseshoe Falls.
There were many people at Terrapin
Point, on the American side. and on Ia
bic Rock. on the Canadian side. who saw,
1 the man go over the falls. They saw no
oars in the boat as it poised for a brief
/ instant before the plunge The man was
| dressed ike "a hunter, and IL is supposed
he was shooting ducks up the river, and
/ in some manner lost mis- oars and thus
could not escape the current. which car
/ ried him steadily to an awful death.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
NO ACTION IN CAR STRIKE.
American Consul at Hamilton Has
Not Been Asked TO Intercede.

Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 26.-The refusal of
Fred Fay. the American leader of the
street car employees on strike at Hamil-
ton, Ont. to leave Hamilton, and his ap-
peal TO the United States consul there is
tonight being watched with intense in
terest by thousands of workmen on both
sides of the line. Developments are keen
ly awaited
Troops mounted, and others on foot
with Drawn bayonets, are guarding the
streets, and trouble is feared. A large
number came up for trial to-day, charged
with resisting the police and not clearing
the streets after the riot act was read.
but were remanded until tomorrow
To-day a big stick of dynamite was
found on the car track on James street.
and a car was only stopped within few
feet of IL
At the government Office here tonight
the statement is made that no communi-
cation. either from Washington or the
United States consul at Hamilton, has
reached here yet.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
SPECIAL to The Warrington Herald.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Baltimore. Nov. 26-Once a member of
the most aristocratic society and a mem
Der of the exclusive set, John Carroll, Of
the Caves, to-day applied for the position
of bailiff in the Orphans Court here. a
position that pays s. a week. His petition
may not be granted
Carroll is a IneaI descendant Of the
colonial landowner and barrister. John
Carroll. Of the Caves. who was con-
temporaneous and related to John Car
roll of Carrollton, one OF the signers of
the Declaration of Independence.
These two Carroll families were the
most prominent in Marland in colonial
days. John Carroll Of the Caves held
the original patent for I.a7 acres in
Worthington Valley the fashionable sec
tion Of Baltimore County. This tract had
been in the Carroll family for more than
two hundred years. when 1t was inherited
by the present John Carroll.
Once "A Big Slave Owner.
The man who is now seeking a liveH-
hood of the meanest order, at ohe time
had hundreds Of slaves at his beck and
call. and thousands Of dollars were spent
annually for wine which was served at
banqGets notorious along the entire At
lantic Coast. Here he lived the life OF a
country gentleman, but his lack Of bust
ness responsibilities soon depleted his for
tune.
Later there came a quarrel with b.s
wife, and divorce suit was fought
through the courts for FIVE years. At
this time it is said he turned an oil
painting Of his wife against the wall.
Following the divorce suit came other
misfoTtunes. and the fins old estate. with
its colonial mansion, was forecIosed 10
settle the mortgage. contest In the
courts lasting nineteen months drove him
from his home. The estate was diylded
and sold as suburban real estate.
Lived in n Hut.
Carroll, homeless and bankrupt, made
his home at a small roadside cabin.
After eking out living as best he could
for years he has now asked an Office Of
miner Importance In the county where
his ancestors once ruled without a rival
Mrs Carroll IS a sister Of Mrs. Doug
las Thomas. wife of the president Of the
Merchants National Bank Of Baltimore.
The original John Carroll was the found
er Of the present Georgetown College in
Washington. His magnificent banquet
table Of rosewood. and his silver dinner
service are still the property Of the col
lege. The name of John Carroll figures
in many Of the college songs of the stu
dents.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
MISS FARRAR WINS PLAUDITS.
American Girls Debut in Grand
Opera Is Well Received.


New York, Nov. 26.-That air Of fever
ish expectancy which used TO surround
opening nights at the Metropolitan Opera
House was not in evidence this evening.
when Heinrich Conried began the fourth
year of his administration. The opera
was Gounod's Romeo and juliet" which
had its last previous hearing in February.
1865
One of the newcomers in to-night's per
fOrmance was an American girl, Geral-
dine Farrar, yet in the first half Of her
tggenties. She made her debut as Juliette,
staggering under a burden Of reclame
such as few geniuses would have risked
carrying.
The performance was generally good.
but in no way astonishing to those &c
quainted with the history OF the house.
Miss Farar's Juliet was nearly the cen
tral figure, but it by no means threw
Mr.. ROussiIieTe's Romeo into the gloom
The young American soprano is going TO
furnish plenty of food for critical COM
ment. but as record Of fact it may at
once be noted that her personality save
her tonight strong bid for general IA
vor. The audience told her it liked her
after the balcony scene.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
VISIT ISLIP HOSPITAL.
Congressional Committee starts In
spectiOn In New York To-day.

New York. Nov. 26-The House Com
mittee on the Government Hospital for
the Insane held an informal meeting to
day at the Office of Congressman J. Van
Vechten OlcOtt in this city. The only
members OF the committee present, be
sides Congressman Olcott, were Congress
men Smyser and Wallace.
Tomorrow the committee will pay a
visit 70 the hospital for the insane at
Islip Long Island. 1t is expected that
Congressman Burchfeld, of Pittsburg,
will Join his colleagues on this visit It
is very doubtful if Congressman Hay gets
to New York at all.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
PEARYS START SOUTHWARK.
New Crew Getting the Roosevelt
Ready To Bring Down.

Sydney, n. s.. Nov. 26.-Commandcr and
Mrs. Peary left here this afternoon bound
for New York The members of the staff
will sail on the Roosevelt Each, with
some hundreds of dollars deposited safely
in his box. the men Of the Roosevelt S
crew departed on Saturday by home boat.
the Bruce, for Port aux Basques. St
Johns. y. r.
With the departure Of the old crew new
men went aboard the vessel, and AZ day
light this morning blurred forms moved
about her decks. washing down and splic-
ing braces. and getting the rigging in
trim By Thursday the vessel should sail
for New York, as she viii coal Wednes-
day, but she will go around very warily
with sharp lookout for weather. The
pumps have been going since last July.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
washington Wan Tries to Die.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 26.-Frank Smith,
a rhachinist of Washington, D. c.. was
arrested tonight in a Pennsylvania ave
nue. drug store. after he had attempted to
drink the contents of a bottle of caTboIic
acid he had just purchased.
The drug clerk knocked the bottle from
his hands, and called a policeman. Smith
refused to state his reason for wishing to
end his life.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
DIPLOMAT SHOT BY WOMAN.
VI. MerIOuO. Formerly French CaBi-
net Member, Attacked.

Paris, Nov. 26.-M. Merlouo. formerly
minister Of finance, and now Minister to
Chill, was shot this evening on the Boule-
ward des Italiens by Nine. Dallemagne,
a former friend.
She fired four shots at him, only one
of which hit, resulting IN q sIignI wound
in the thigh The woman vvz2 arrested.
She assaulted NJ Meriouo publicly last
wear
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
phin. Special Excursion via
Baltimore & Ohio.

S340 for the round trip. Tickets good
going on all trains Friday November 30,
and morning trains December 1. valid re-
turning until December 3 Special train OF
Dining Cars. ParlOr Cars. and coaches
will leave Washington at 10 a. m. Satur-
day, December !. returning. leave Phila-
delphia 5:l5 p. m. Reservations for the
round trip made in advance
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
TWO DEAD IN PISTOL DUEL.
Druggist and Farmer Killed and
Another Fatally Wounded.

Boyle, Miss. Nov 26.-Two men were
instantly killed and another was seriously
wounded in a pistol duel in the drug store
OF Joseph Hammond here to-day
Joseph Hammond and J. NJ O'Bryant.
a farmer. were killed. and Jesse Ham
mond, brother Of the druggist, was
fatally wounded
OBryant while intoxicated. entered
the drug store and caused trouble by
loudly addressing customers in the place
Jesse Hammond rushed in 70 learn the
cause Of the disturbance, and O'Bryant
shot him in the abdomen. O'Bry>lnt
then turned on Joseph. and both men
fired simultaneously. each falling dead In
his tracks
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
Army ana Navy Football Game-Spe-
cfaI Trains via Pennsylvania r. u

Leave Washington December l. Gas
m. running through 10 Franklin Field
Philadelphia Returning, leave Franklin
Field at close Of game. Dining car. DarIor
cars, and vestibule coaches. Round trip
Pullman tickets on sale Excursion tick
cts, good on all trains November 80 and
December i, up to and including special
train, and good returning unit! December
3. inclusive, sold az rate Of $40
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
MASTERING OUT at AN END.
Last OF the Disgraced Negro Troops
Leave the Service.

Fort Reno, Okla, Nov. 26.-The last of
the negro troops were mustered out hero
to-day.
Six sergeants of the Twenty-fifth Infan-
try, the regiment in disgrace. have started
for Washington with Gilchrist Stewart. a
negro attorney. to lay the entire matter
before the President. The discharged
soldiers feel that when Mr. Roosevelt
hears their side Of the story he will grant
them a rehearing
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
PHYSICIANS ON STAND
Testimony i'll Gillette Case
Damaging to Defense.
DEATH NOT DUE TO DROWNING
Doctors Remain mistaken in Their
Statements that Grace Brown Was
Was Thrown Into Water-Case
VIII Last Another Week.

Herkmer. n Y, Nov. ae-The first
medical testimony in the case Of Chester
Gillette was brought out to-day. and was
I'D the main decidedly favorable 10 the
theory Of the prosecution that Grace
Brown was either dead or unconscious
when her body was immersed in the
waters Of Big Moose Lake. Two physi-
clans. not father and son. although bear
ing the same name. testified to their be
lief in this suppositon. having made the
autopsy. and although Or. a. o. Doug
las. Of Little Falls. had to acknowledge
that many symptoms Of drowning existed.
he stuck closely 10 the belief, and would
not be shaken in it.
Il believe" he said. that this patient
died from shock, or cOncUssion. from a
blow on the head before immersion, or II
death did occur after immersion, her res
piration was so feeble that water did not
enter the lungs. and the symptoms of
drowning were lacking.
Death Due to Injuries.
The other Dr- Douglas held the same
opinion. except that he gave drowning as
the contributory cause Of the girls death,
cause was injuries which Grace Brown
received before her body entered Big
Moose Lake.
DR.. F. H Douglas was put on the stand
this afternoon, and the other doctor had
been in the witness chair for nearly five
hours under sharp and cleverly conducted
examination by former Senator Mills. Gil
lettc's senior counsel
Dr. A. o. Douglas finished his direct tes-
tiIony before II o'clock. From that time
until after 4 O'Clock this afternoon he was
On the stand, submitting 10 a most rigid
crcss-examination by Mr.. Mills
Two questions asked by Mr. Mills of DR..
Douglas give pretty good idea of the
medical line which the defense will use
How many times" asked Mr.. Mills.
will drowning person rise to the sur
face Of the water?"
The answer was two or three times.
And, he questioned later in the cross
examination, can YOU tell positively
whether injuries such as you say YOU
found were administered in the water or
on land?'
The answer was no"
VIII Seek to Prove Accident.
These two questions. to some extent, at
least, uncover the line Of defense which
mas been so carefully concealed tt is
quite apparent that the defense will urge
that. as Gillette explained when he was
first arrested, the boat tOppled over acct
dentally. and the drowning was the cause
Of the girls death. The injuries on the.
head and face Of the girl will be ex-
planned by the supposition that she went
down and came up beneath the upturned
boat with force enough to cause the in
juries to her face and head which the
autopsy revealed.
Dr. r H Douglas the second of the
States FIVE medical witnesses. was still
on the stand when this afternoons sts-
sion closed. With three more physicians
and the coroner still TO testify 1t appears
likely that the States case viii not be IN
until the latter part of the week, and
that it will be well into next week before
the trial is ended.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
HOLD WOMAN AS SLAYER.
Mrs. de Massey Charged with the
Murder of Gustave simon.

New York, Nov. 26.-At the inquest to-
day into the death Of Gustave Simon
president Of the Queen Waist Company
COZ Broadway, who was shot in his Office
on November 19. and in connection with
whose killing Mrs. Louise de Massey, q
French waist designer is accused, the
woman listened to the testimony and took
notes of the pertinent points as coolly as
the reporters.
The jury returned a verdict that Simon
had met his death from bullet fred by
Mrs de Massey.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
CUBAN REBELS IN CUSTODY.
Band Headed by ex-POIice Chief Cap
furRd nv RuruIes

Band Headed by ex-POIice Chief Cap
tured by RurnIes.
The band of revolutionists from Glen
fuegos, headed by former Chief of Police
Rus, Of that town, has ben captured and
disarmed by d detachment Of rural
guards The prisoners. eight in number.
have been taken back TO Cienfuegos. The
following report of the affair came TO the
War Department yesterday from Gov.
Magoon;
Band from Cienfuegos overhauIed by
detachment Of rural guards under COM
mand of Capt. Landa; taken into custody
and disarmed with difficulty, and are now
being brought TO Cienfueg0s.
Band was composed Of eight men
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
PATRICK REPRIEvE DENIED.
Higgins Has Not Agreed to Com
mute Lawyers Sentence.

Albany. n Y. Nov. 26-'The statement
that have promised OF intimated TO any
body that / will commute the sentence Of
Albert T. Patrick is absolutely and un-
qualifedly false. said Gov. Higgins this
Afternoon. Il have made no promise on
the subject, directly or indirectly, to any
living man"
The governor added that, so far as he
knew, the case Of the alleged murderer of
William Marsh Rice. the aged millionaire,
is still in the jurisdiction Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
CRAPSEYS COUNSEL SPEAKS.
Issues Statement on bishop POIter's
Connection with Case.

New York. Nov 26-Edward NJ Shep-
ard, who was associated with J. BTeCk
Perkins, Of Rochester, as counsel for the
Rev DR.. AlgenOn Sydney Crapsey, in
the latter's trial on charges Of heresy
to-day issued a statement designed as a
coroIary 10 -. Crapseys letter OF resig-
nation published in Mondays papers.
The statement attacks the fitness Of
the lower court which originally declared
DR. Crapsey guilty, and deals with Bishop
Potter's connection with the trial and his
attitude toward the accused man.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
OIL CONCERN ON TRIAL.
WHters-Pierce Company VIII Face
Jury at Austin, Tex.

Austin, Tex, Nov. 26-The Waters
Pierce oil Company has at last To- go to
trial before a Texas jury in an effort to
drive it from the State The preliminary
proceedings ended to-day.
The case is that Of the State VS.. The
WateTs-Pierce OIL Company for the
forfeiture of its permit. and for penalties
for alleged violation of the State anti
trust laws. The case was called to-day
for trial on the facts. The special yenire
Of thirty men. drawn by the jury commits
sioners. We're on hand. and the members.
after being sworn, We're excused until
Tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
KILLS HERSELF AND BABIES.
Wife of JeyveIer Commits Crime
While Dependent.

Providence, r. l., Nov. 26.-Despondeney
ME Checkley, thirty years old, wife of a
manufacturing jeweleT, to kill herself and
her two children, Anna F., two and half
years old, and Charles c., five months,
this afternoon by asphyxiatiOn,
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
LOCAL.

president Roosevelt Returns.
2-Tariff Revision Doomed.
-Taft Decides Niagara Falls May Be
Utilized.
2Testimony Taken in Bassett Divorce
Case.
3-Phi Delta Theta Delegates Busy.
T-CathOlics to Continue Southern Mis-
SiOns.
12-Sanitary Housing Company Needs
Funds.
12-COurt Holds Transfers Are Limited
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia,
fair to-day, Tomorrow fair,
colder; fresh west to northwest
winds.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TELEGRAPHIC.

Page.
John Carroll Seeks Sc a Week Job.
IMAM Swept over Niagara Falls.
Physicians Testify Against Gillette
1-Shaw Charges Graft in Pittsburg site
Case.
Negroes Offer $1,000 to Silence TilIman.
3-Caruso Files Appeal
maryland Grand Jury Denounces Jail
Conditions.
5-Garys Celebrate Golden Wedding.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
ONCE ARISTOGRAT,,
NOW SEEKS So JOB
John Carroll, of Maryland
Family, Would Be Bailiff.
SQUANDERED A FORTUNE
Owned Hundreds of Slaves and
Spent Thousands for Wine.

Scion of Gne of the PrOudest GEN
Days Asks for MeniaI Court Posi-
tiOn I'm the County Where His An
RivaI-May BE Turned Down.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
You get more than protection for
Ofte Hot-water Radiators,

your funds in banking dept of Union Trust
Co, 14l4 + st. nv. Interest on all ac-
counts. Deposits subject to check at Will
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
Baltimore and ohio railroad.

The Chicago Limited" viii leave Wash
ington I:22 D. m. instead of II a. m, and
arrive Chicago 9:45 g. m. Effective No
Vember %.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
OFFER $4,000 TO
SILENCE TILLMAN
Failing in Bribe, Negroes
May Seek an Injunction.
FIRST BLOOD is SHED
White Man Dying and Negro
Wounded in Quarrel.
FIRST BLOOD Is SHED

Black shoots When Senator's Re-
marks Are RePeated-WOman Chair
man of Committee Defies the Afri-
can, and Says She and PetticOat
Friend Will Act as a BOdyEuard
for the south CarOIinian.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
PRESIDENT IS HOME,
BRONZED And HAPPY
Returns from Panama Look
ing Well, Feeling Fine.
ETHEL FIRST TO GREET
Senior BermUdeZ Second with a
GrieyOuS Complaint.

Uruguay Diplomat Hurries over the
Voice to Outraged Feelings After
Rebuff at Gate-Hr. Roosevelt De-
eIines the Canal. hut Says He VIII
Make a Special Report on His Trip.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27

Minimum expense, maximum amount of
heat. Demonstration. SOC 9th st
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
BIoodshed over Quarrel.

First blood has been shed as a result Of
the bitter dispute over the coming lee
ture.
Arthur Kehoe, a white man, is near
death in the county hospital. and John
Fleming. a negro. IS under arrest, charged
with shooting KehOe in a battle which
was started by dispute over Tillman.
Malcolm Bradus. a negro. who also took
The Washington herald., 1906-11-27

Wide Boards, 81 Per 100 #.
Lumber Trust Broken.
Llbbey & Co, 9Th ST. and n. Y. ave.