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The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
MAY BE MURDER.
Body of CoIored Woman Found in
Field Near BeFwyn. Md.

The finding Of the body of an un-
known col0red woman yesterday in a
field about a mile from Berwyn. Md, has
set the police working TO discover if
the woman was murdered. Two boys
hunting came upon the body. which was
almost nude The woman had been
dead for several days. She had brown
skin. weighed about 140 pounds, and had
gray hair. being apparently about fifty
years Old.
Magistrate John T. Burch, of Berwyn.
is making d thorough investigation in
conjunction with the local police. 1t was
suggested that the body may be that
of Jane Arnold who lived in this city.
and is supposed to have sold property
in the vicinity where the body was found
TO a railroad company, receiving 49,.
Detective Warren. of headquarters is
making an investigation here.
It was suggested that the woman may
have been murdered in Washington, and
the body carried TO BeTwyn. Inspector
Boardman Of the local police depart
ment. thinks that the circumstances point
to murder.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
SLAMS MINISTER BEREAYED
Funeral Of Wife of Diplomat Gives
First News of Her Death.
She Had Been Here But Week
When Taken III-RemainS to BE
Cremated and Returned to Siam.

The taking of the body of the wife ct
Luang Ratanayapu. the new Minister
from Siam. TO the receiving vault IN
Rock Creek Cemetery yesterday after
noon, brought out for the first time the
fact of Madam RatanayaptTs death, al
the Arlington Hotel. last Thursday. Al
though il was known that she was ill.,
so much secrecy was maintained that
not even the people i'm the hotel or MEM
bcrs of the diplomatic service knew Of her
Ga0tL.
After the body has lain in the vault for
a certain length Of time Il viii be. in ac-
.cordance with the customs Of her country,
cremated. and the ashes sent to Siam.
The new Minister arrived here from
ST. Petersburg October 8, and took quar-
tiers at the Arlington. He was accom-
panied bv his wife and three young chill
dren. a fact that was not known at the
lime. on October 10 his wife was taken
in and died Thursday from septic fever.
induced by severe kidney troubles. The
fact Of her sudden death was closely
guarded. and the first intimation Of she
demise was given yesterday evening by
Edward Lotus, first secretary Of the Le-
cation.
Phy3 Akharaj NaradhaTa. the late Min
/ lister. left this city last Friday intending
To sail for London and from there TO
Siam. where. it is understood. be viii
formally tender his resignation. 1t was
/ 90 take his place that Luang Ratanayapu
was sent here from Russia.
/ Tie new Minister was for q number of
years Charge de Affaires Of the Siamese
/ Legation in London, and was later sent
/ 20 81 Petersburg. He is "a young man,
and speaks English luently, as do all Of
/ his children, two Of whom were born ia
/ London.
/ A number Of the customary Eastern
rituals We're dispensed with i'm the funeral
/ services OF Madam Ratanayapu one OF
/ the customs that was not observed, con
/ lsts of the taking OF the body out of the
/ house in which death occurred. through 2
newly made hole in one of the walls
carrying it three times around the gar
den. and then taking it for interment
I In Siam the dead are kept In q tempo
|rarv vault for Il certain length of time ac-
cording 10 the rank of the deceased. that
. Of the King being kept in a sepulcher foI
six months before being cremated. This
custom IS being observed in the 0bsequies
Of Madam Ratauayapu.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24

Confederate Veterans Hail. 1f0 II
street northwest, was the scene last night
Of a musical and literary entertainment
under the auspices Of the Industrial Ed
ucational League. Special features of the
entertainment were Tecitations by Miss
Frances Youngblood, daughter of Col: and
Mrs. William Youngblood. of Alabama.
and a short talk by President Robert y.
Mcneil
Mr. Mcneil spoke briefly of the work
of the league. which. he defined. to be the
general uplifting of the INDECENT white
children of the South by the establishment
of industrial education He thought both
the North and the South should unite IL
;he project. as it was "A national cause
and he hoped. a philanthropic one.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
STRAUS AND MEYER
COMING TO CABINET
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE

CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE
WHO Will be forty-eight on Saturday
comes. next. Bir. Hitchcock ana MI VIII
son. both OF whom were members OF the
original Cabinet Of President MCKINNEY
are the oldest Cabinet officers eaeh De
ing seventeen O. Mr. Taft rs under nifty
and Mr.. Metchf Is ffty-three. Mt ROOT
is sixty-one.
Surprise 10 officials.
Oficiaf washington was surprised at
the announcement Of Mr. Straus' selec-
ton for a Cabinet place Nh Straus has
repeatedly in recent years bolted the
Democratic ticket. but he has never been
known to abandon the principles OF that
branch OF the party known as CleVeiailu
Democrats
There IS no word Of criticism over th'
Presidents selection I'm so far as The per
s0naHty of Mr. Straus Is concerned. ioi
1 II Is conceded that he is a man OF oru-
I liant attachments and that he viii brlnl
/ 60 the Presidents counsel table wide ane
valuable experience. particularly OF th'
commercial world. The department oVel
which ne is to preside, viii furnish Mn
4 every opportunity to exercise his knoNl
/ edge 10 the utmost.
/ Empire State Republicans are jubiiant
They declare that from strictly pollilca
/ view il is one of the most brilliant moves
/ that the President has eyer MADE. the!
say chat 10 j. notice TO The country tina
the President does not intend to be boun'
down by party lines and that the Nelec
ton cannot but mean thousands OF VSte
/ from the conservative Democrats Of New
York State for the Republican ticket
which. il Is admitted in some circles. j
in need of all the support that il can get
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
MR.. MEYERS CAREER.
Has Record as Financier as Wei as
Diplomat

George Won Lengerke Meyer was ap-
pointed Ambassador 10 Russia, March g.
1868. and was Ambassador 10 Italy from
1890 to 1903,
He was born in Boston. Mass. June "a
1S5S. and is the son Of George \. and
Grace Helen Meyer lie graduated at
Harvard in 1879, afterward engaging ~
business as merchant and trustee He
married Miss Alice Appleton, June ..
1850 at LenoX, Mass.
Mr. Never was q member of the Boston
common council I'm lSS9-0, a member Of
the board OF aldermen in 1891, member
of the Massachusetts legislature in 1892
%. and speaker Of the Massachusetts
house from 1894 TO 1896.
He was chairman of the Massachusetts
Paris Exposition managers and was elect
ed a member of the Republican National
Committee in 1883
Mr. Never is a director of the Amos
keag Manufacturing Company. the Amory
Company. the Old Colony Company
Trust Company, the National Bank OF
/ Commerce. the Electric Corporation. the
United Electric Security Company. the
/ Walter Baker Company. and is the presl-
/ dent Of the Ames Plow Company.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
DIED..

ERADy-SaddsrIv 1u Monday. October % 1876
JOHN, beloved husband 81 Anna ~ i7a1F.
Funeral on THURSDAY. October =. af q a. u- from
hs late residence g ] street northeast. theme.
IN - AIaysfus- Church when. requiem mass
viii be said Cor the reDg-e of bis soul Friend,
and relatives invited t1 attend baltimore ANA
RichUUud uau-D please cap'-
BRUWN-0n FriiAr. October la. 1905 HENRY D.
BROWN. aged f1Tty-rHFrv years
Funeral from Wise's chapel TWENTY ninth and N
streets. Weduesday- October %. az 219 p. m.
BI-RTON-Eutered int5 rszt ON saturday. urro6-r
g. 1905. WILLIAM BURTON. devoted father 1,
Eivard and Lillian p. Burton. at residence ~
Mai r NJ Welc'l. sl5 Fourth street northwest
Funeral from scrlud Baptist ChWch. Third street
between Fl and i streets northwest Nstne>lal-
October o. at T. o'Clecs. Relatives and friends
invited. Iutsuneut at Arlington.
/ BI-TI ER-On SUNDAY Ortoher H. 1915. at 81 @
street southwest. JOHN BUTLER. aged sixty
Hizh mass 40 St. D'minic's Church wednesday.
October q at 3 O.. No. Friends and relatives ln-
vitcd
GANGEWER-On October p 1906. 40 5 a. m. Ann
n widow OF Allen NJ. GaEEcrcr. in tho eighty
sixth year Of her age
Funeral from her late residence 15ls X sJrest
northwest. on THURSDAY Oct0bgr = az D. H.
Friends invited.
/ IARDELLA-Ou Monday. October y 1905 Al
uH0 p. m. WILLIAM IARDELLA. 40 the resi-
/ dence Of his aunt Annie NJ. Crimmius .nle
BauCr.l
/ Funeral from 1903 O. street southeast. ThUrsiar.
/ October .. Gt $50 a, ~. thence Cd 81. Peter s.
/ ChurCh. where requiem mass vii b. said 40 %
/ O'Clock. Relatives and friends invited % attend
/ LEWIS-0u Tuesday. October g. 1905. az 6 a. ~.
/ EVELYN TUART. only child Of 7. r. and
/ Anna Lowe Lewis aged three years and i-l--
! months.
Funeral ,rriyatc. THURSDAY. October .. 90 D. H.
from parents residence 1864 G-rari street
! s1,oIfo, ~ ,rs., ,,,t5..- D, r11S al O'Clock
! =. ~. MILFORD L. SPOHN.
/ Funeral services viii be held % IT7ogTap-ie.
] Temple at p Do. Neiug-lai- oag7tF -
/ Friend, and acqusiutauee- are respectfully IT,
! Quesjsd 60 attend
/ STICKNEY-Ou Tuesday. October O. 1906. At -;'5
a. IA az his residence. 81 NJ stree. ucr-a@csi
FRANCIS HENRY STICkNEY. m Che seventy
seventh year OF his age
! Notice Of thc funeral vlll @. given iiaE
/ WATTS-On Monday. ocatcr q. i35. az .c.gts
a. NJ. SARAH A. The beloved wife Of John W,
Watts
Funeral from hcr late residence. 45 Fhuteen'h
street southwest ,a "Wednesday. October .. AZ
O'Clock 70. m Iutum.nt n Congressional Ce.ra-
tery. Relatives and friends invited 10 attend
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
by RELIGION OR POLITICsr
CoIored Minister to Discuss End Of
Race Troubles.


"win the Gospel Of Christ, or will poll
ties solve the race problem"
That is the subject of an address to
be made before the second annual con-
vention of the National Negro Baptist
Evangelical Convention, which was be-
gun in the Cosmopolitan Church at noon
yesterday. Tt viii be handled by Rev.
2 n McDaniels of New York City. and
time has been allotted for delegates TO
the convention TO discuss the subject
SO that probably the entire afternoon
viii be given up to the question
Several hundred delegates We're pres
ent at the opening session yesterday
Booker r. Washington sent a letter OF
regret saying that If possible he viii
visit the convention later I'm the week and
deliver an address. A number Of pTOmi-
uent negro clergymen were present, in
GLIDING s. g. Newsom. of North Caro-
lima: Col Giles b. Jackson, and Rev.
Stokes Of Virginia.
After a luncheon to the delegates I'm
the church at noon. President Simon =.
". Drew opened the business meeting at
2;30 O'Clock. owing TO the absence OF
many of the delegates, who will not ar
rive until to-day, the annual address OF
the president was postponed.
Rev. r. b. Robinson. president OF the
National Christian Congress Association
of the United States. whose home is in
Alexandria. delivered the address OF vel
come. in which he extended the privileges
of the city TO the visitors. His address
was we'll delivered. and pleased his large
audience.
Although it WAS originally intended "a
hold an the conventions in Washington
the question Of meeting in jamestown
next year Is being considerably agitated
and it is possible that such decision ma!
/ be reached.
! The convention here will cOntini
/ throughout the week. and an elabOTat,
/ program has been mapped out The OFF
/ GERS viii be elected Friday, and it il
/ believed the present officials win be re
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
HURT STOPPING RUNAWAY.
Patrol Driver Walker Held ON,
Though His Ankle Was Sprained.

Patrol Driver William F. Walker. OF
No I police station. had a narrow escape
from serious injury. if not death. about 9
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. when he
stopped "a runaway horse attached to
buggy. Walker was dragged from ia
front Of the police station 10 q street
northwest half a block but at FIRST was
not thought to Dee seriously injured. Later
his ankle began to pain him. and IL is
thought that he now has badly sprained
joint.
\ horse attached to- buggy owned by
George ". EugeI. OF 1913 + street north
west, ran away from the corner of
Twelfth and q streets northwest, down
Twelfth. officer Walker was iu the sta
tlon-hoUsc and ran out and grabbed
the rcius The animal had the bit In
his teeth. and the policeman was dragged
as far as O. street when he succeeded
ia stopping the horse by a collision with
wagon belonging 90 the TOiman steam
laundry Luckily Walker escaped being
thrown between the vehicles.
4 wheel az the buggy was broken and
the axle of the wagon was demolished.
Walker was not prevented from work
! ing after the accident
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24

on the ground that it might tempt the
young lady to an exaggerated Importance
OF her work. Prof Everman of the city
schools. started discord yesterday when
he Objected to The use of a music book
compiled by Miss Alys Bently. member
of the corps of teachers, and Henry T.
Fink
..Patronize home talent always said
Can't. oyster to the other members OF
the board. and in opposition 10 Prof
Everman. and home industry, the book
was adopted unanimously.
Capt. James Oyster raised an important
question on the school law.
Recommendations for teachers, sent TO
the board for acceptance, were signed by
Assistant Superintendent of Instruction
hughes. he approving them. Capt. Oyster
called the attention OF the board to the
fact that Mr.. Hughes had no authority to
do this
Appointments Held I'D.
Stunt. Chancellor. not being able to at
tend the sessions. instructed Mr. Hughes.
orally. to sign the recommendations.
Capt. oyster called the attention of the
board to the fact that the law of the
schools states that the assistant superin-
tendent shall only have power to do
this upon the written statement Of the
superintendent. The board finally direct
ed that the recommendations be sent 90
the superintendent for his signature. and
that another meeting be held 70 take
action upon them.
a communication was read from Com
missioner Mcfarland stating that the
Goo GOV
the new schools should have been bought
from the firm making the lowest price
for them The correspondence in this
matter will be brought before the board
at the next meeting.
Found Bad Water.
Health Officer Woodward. i'm a com
munication TO the board concerning the
condition OF the drinking water of the
NJ Street High School. stated that he had
examined the water taken from the faucet
in that building and found that it was
in a good condition. Water taken from
the we'll in the yard Of the Woodburr
School, the health officer states, is con
taminated with sewage and unfit for use
The board referred that matter to the
Engineer Commissioner Of the District
with the recommendation that the wei
be closed and the nuisance abated.
Commissioner Macfarland. I'm a lengthy
communication, dclved deeply into TIT
question of salaries and I'm coucludiu,
his views requested that Superintendent
Chancellor forward TO him "a complete
list of the names of the teachers on thi
October payroll
The following lectures 10 be given dur
ing the winter al the Public Library. ar
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
Auto FatnIIy Iniures Horse.

A horse owned by Capt. J. F. oyster and
driven by Benjamin Johnson was struck
by an automobile at Fourteenth and Eu-
cid streets yesterday afternoon. The re-
suit was the fTacturng Of the animals
right front leg. DIT Buckingham. a veto
marian. was summoned. and by his or
ders the horse was killed by officer Green
The automobile which was operated by
Samuel Harm, vice president of the
Standard Guarantee Company, sustained
no DAMAGE heyOnd a broken hmm
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
After Universal Transfers.

Corporation Counsel z, H. Thomas has
been requested by the Commissioners to
examine the charters of local street car
companies in order TO determine whether
they are required under their charters TO
give universal transfers. The request is
made as the result of a communication
from Kapler Hoyt, in which il is stated
that the charters of the two principal
street ear companies in the District re-
quires them 10 give universal transfers
from the cars of one company to those
of the other. bur that such transfers are
not given and cannot be compelled prac-
tically, because the Acts of Congress,
chartering these companies. provide no
penalty for not furnishing such transfers.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

IS. pnt or Agriculture. Weather Euea1.
Washington. Tuesday Oe-. o. leG.s %. u.
4 rar0mltrlr depression Be- central .r-aisa- I'M Five
gridld Mississippi yaus eaI second disturbance
s. rs..,u- eastward u.-.a Of Montana. both. haH-
ever have DOT .lus CT developed amy special i.s-
torres.
snow ha- CEASED in tHe Middle Roxy NaUtaia
r....a. bot rain IS falling i taa }ifE, Mississippi
y5E.y suJ u tas North PseiGr Ca.-t States
Fair weather is probable We.u.~asE. except 90
the Middle auI UUEr Mississippi Valley. ard iHe
Upper lake region. aEere saiu i- indicated. Rain
s, Indicated far Thursday m the Lake region and
The Ohio Nailo.
The Temperature VIl Isa in the Northwest aud
raa Wl,sy Mountain gi1u
The winds along the NgW England and Middle
Atlantic coasts viii be fresh and variable, mostly
uortheastariy. on the South Atlantic coast light to
fresh udrtEeTy on the East tuii coast light and
variable. on the West Cuff coast fresh northwest
frIr. on the Lower Lakes fresh northCastrry. and
on she CuUgr axes brisk nUrthcastCriy, increasing.
Steamers departing "Wednesday ior European ports
viii have sreeh and variable winds and cloudy
weather tu the Grand Banks.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
Fireman Burned to Death

Schenectady, n. Y, Oct 23.-As re-
suit of a New York Central work train
C0lHding with number Of electric loco
motives. standing on a siding near Wyatts
Crossing late last night. Clarence MOrke-
ley, fireman of the work train, was burn
ed 10 death. The engineer. Eugene BIa-
hey, was so badly injured that it is feared
he viii die
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
PREFERS DEATH TO IDLENESS,
Chicago Nan Killed Himself Because
lie Was Too III to Work.

Chicago. oct. 800 in TO work.
though las circumstances were such that
Ha could idle comfortably Alexander
scheiusr son of q weII-to-do business
man ut The suburb Of Craein. cut his
throat with razor This afternoon and
died instantly. The suicide was not dis
covered until his father. who went 10 his
room 10 call his son To- supper. stumbled
over ihr body on the floor
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24

Stuttgart Germany, Oct "a quarrel
over a woman led 20 duel with pistols
being fought here to-day between Baron
Hutliz and Ferdinand Piper. an author.
The men exchanged shots at fifteen PAGES.
and Piper was wounded.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
CLIFFORD HOOE ON TRIAL.
Negro Coachmau Named In Hartje
Case Charged with Perjury

PittsOurg. oct z3-After a bitter skirm-
the Indictment sQuashed, Clifford Hooe.
the negro coachman, formerly employed
by Augustus Hartje, the millionaire paper
manufacturer and named in Hartie.s suit
for divorce against his wife, Mrs. Mary
Kenny Scott Hartje. was put on trial
to-day in the Criminal Court before Judge
Frazer on "a charge OF perjury.
Two Witnesses of minor Importance were
examined. and the case was adjourned
until tomorrow on account of the alb
scnce Of some papers which should have
been DE court The case promises TO be
even more sensational than the now
famous Hlrtia divorce trial.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
Local Temperature.

Midnight 81: a. M. 81 4 q. H.. 81 a. m, 81
O. H.. S. DO a. m, GO; y Room. G.. b. m-- %; 3
3D. H.. &C. p. m, 65- U. M, 81, ~ p. 10, o.
Maximum. IS. minimum, 81. Relative humidity-S
q. ~. 81. p NJ. IS D.. M. o. Rainfall trace.
HONS q SUNSHINE. :. Fer cent Of possible sIIn-
shine C Temperature same date last yeal-MaXl
s--Irl minimum 81
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
Prominent Politician Drops Dead

Easton, Pa, Oct. 22-J- NJ. Diehl. former
alderman and prominent Republican poll
tician. dropped dead on the street to-day
lie was fifty-eight years CT age.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
GRISCOM SUCCEEDS MEYER.
Change viii send Ambassadors from
Brazil to- Russin.

Lloyd G. GriscOm of Pennsylvania.
now Ambassador TO Brazil, VIII be APP
pointed Ambassador 20 Russia to sue
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
Firemen Fighting Water.

Washington's fire department was called
out early this morning TO stop flow Of
water from bursted main at Thirteenth
street and Ohio avenue. at the intersec-
ton of c street. The pipe bursted early
this morning. and was flooding the
streets. when the Waterman was notified.
Instead of cutting off the water, he noti-
fed the fire department.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
Trmnerntnrcs in Other Cities.


Temperature I'm other cities together with the
.raaunf If rainfall. for the twelve hours ended at
IS D. m. yesterday are as follows;
The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
BOOK MAKES DISCORD
School Board Clashes Over
Miss Bentley'S Work.
APPOINTMENTS ARE HELD UP

Assistant Hughes Action in signing
Recommendation. in Place of Supt.
Chancellor. Is Held Illegal by the
board and Delays Action-The Lee
ture Plans Are Approved.
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-09
Several Big Deals

j. W. Bolger, who located
near Shackleford about four
years ago, last week sold l20
acres of his land to L. W.
Hutchinson at S75, 40 acres
10 f.. NJ. Hutchinson at 1850
and 30 acres To Jas. Doolan at
Sol per acre.
immediately after closing
his deals he went ont pros
pecting and soon closed "a deal
in Pettis county for the j. W.
Cooper farm of 400 acres, 81
miles west Of Houstonia, pay.
ing S53 per acre-a total of
S260OO.
Mr.. Bolger four years ago
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-09
Caught Wrong Man

Ale Humans late'Thursday
night while passing near the
electric lightand power house
was told to hand over his
money by n big man whom I've
does not know; but instead he
jumpedon To- the man in "a de-
termination to make things in
teresting for Mr.. Highway
man. In the scuffle Mr., Rum
ans was considerably bruised
but came out victor.
Mr.. Humans has never been
accused Of being "A coward and
he recalls the fact that II high
wayman found IN early grave
in an attempt 10 relieve him
OF $500 some years ago. II
is To be regretted that he
can't claim another victim
in last Thursdays attempted
robbery.
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-09

neral sermon was preached
by Ed. G. q. Sbouse mt Salt
Fork church at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, and after.
ward the burial took place in
Salt Fork cemetery. Mr..
Rhoades came from Virginia
to this county ut nm early day,
and has resided in this COM
munity since. He had been
married three times. surviv-
ing all his wives. He WAS II
member Of the Christian
cnurch, also n member of the
Masonic lodge. Another
pioneer has passed over u e
river, his troublous earthly
c,reer ended, and may his
soul rest in peace-Nelson
Time Card,
MRS. EMILY BLACK
died in the German Hospital,
Kansas City, Saturday morn
ing, following an operation
for "A tumor. She had been a
resi- 'ent Of Saline since IS45.
Two daughters, Misses Emi.
ly and Ellen, are left to mourn
her departure. Mrs. Black
also has II large circle of
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-09
Congressional Committee

The Democratic Seventh
Congressional District Com
mittee met ut Higginsville
Saturday. Col. Il. b. Run
represented Saline. Four
candidates are in the field-A.
F. Rector, 5. a. Haseltine, Z.
W. Hamlin and Fl. B. Shain.
Each candidate was assessed
$500 for campaign expenses,
Mr.. Rector is "A strong man
in this district, has IA reputa.
tion as "A tireless hustler and
his chances are very good for
the nomination.