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The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

Mr.. Arthur Grant-Duff. recently named
as British Minister 10 Cuba. who is to
marry Miss Kathleen Clayton. daughter
of Hon. and Mrs. Powell Clayton on
Monday next. arrived in Washington YES
tercay. The marriage viii take place at
the Belgian legation, where the bride
elect is now staying with her sister the
Baroness M0ncheUT. and owing to the re-
cent death Of the bride -groom's father.
Sir Mounistuart Grant-Duh. viii be cele-
brated with great simplicity and attend
ed only by the immediate relatives Of the
bride. and one or TWO close friends of
the bridegroom.
The latte" was formerly secretary OF
the British legation in Mexico. where Mr..
Clayton was formerly Ambassador from
the United States the coming marriage
being the elimination of a romance be-
gun years ago. The marriage Of the
Baron and Baroness Moncheur also re-
suited from the residence Of Mr.. Clayton
and family in Mexico. the Belgian envoy
then being stationed in the same country
from which he was promoted to his pres
ent post.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09
ARMY AND NAVY.
Army Orders.

ARMY
Major NOBLE n. CREAGER. retired TO general
recruiting service PorilaLu
Aair WILLIAM p. STONE ARTILLERY Corps TO
First Lieutenant JOHN Z. HEAPHILL. signal
GoIs, fr'm Office Chief Signal OfrCcr 20 Fort
Captain HIRAM Mel. POWELL. quarternaster.
Iweuty-ifth Infantry assume charge c8ustruc-
tiJn work Fort Bliss reliering second Lien
tenant Charles o. schrdt Twenty fifth iufau-
second Lieutenant LEE HsGooD Artillery
Corps. having been examined b. board of Of
nccrs aud found pins sicaiiy disqualified for d;r-
ties q tfst lieutenant n artillery. b. reason
q disability incident % The service, his retire
meut announced
Navy Orders.
Lieutenant Commander Z. 5. EELLOGG. commis-
Lieutenant A. NJ COOK. detached from the Navy
Academy, 20 tie Texas
Lieutenant &. G. FEWEL. detschod from tie
Puncaton5 home awaiting orders.
Lieutenant H. q. MJSTiN, detached from the
Brookltn 10 tie Indians.
Lieutenant II. H. ROYALL detached from tie
Tczas. home awaiting orders.
i1e1ienant \. MANSFIELD, detached from the
Sldshirman +. \ GYGAx. detached from the
SIidsbiImea " H. STEVENSON and p. Il.
FIELD. detached from the Minneapolis rc the
franklin; duty n connection with Gew faT
Paynllster C.. p DYER. detached from the Mis-
s0urI, home, settle accounts. await orders
Psymaster +. h. PERKINS. detached from duty
as purchasing pay officer. Naval Training sta
tign. San Francisco: continue other dutic5
Paymsstcr G.. g. SEIBELS 20 Missouri
MOVEMENTS or VESSELS-Thu- foTouiur
movements ~ vessels have been reported 10 the
NAVY Department:
ARRIVED
N0TeIuber The stockton az Norfolk NIarceiIus a.
Hampton Roads. Newport 90 Boston Princeton
90 Puget Sound
SAILED
November I-Stoyomo from Mare Island for Puget
sound Potomac from Sydue,, y. - for
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Interest Shown in Secretary
HitchcOck'S Retirement.
YOUNGEST CABINET HOSTESS

Mrs. Garfield Enjoys Novel DistiBc-
tiOR-Miss srary DigEs Lee 10 Wed
FIR. HOrsey on November 27-Nota-
Ceremony at the Belgian Legation
sIonday-PersonaI Notes of Interest.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09
squierS Given an Audience.

Panama. Nov. S.-Herbert G. Squiers.
the new United States Minister TO Pana-
ma. was received in audience by P.esl-
dent Amador to-day.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

The marriage Of Miss Mary Diggs Lee,
daughter Of the late Charles Lee. OF New
York. TO Mr.. Outerbridge Horsey. of
Frederick County, Nd. viii take place
under interesting conditions in the chapel
of ST Anthony. attached to St Mat
thews church. on Tuesday. November =.
and be followed by wedding breakfast
at the home Of the brides mother on
Eighteenth street. Rev Thomas 5. Lee,
uncle of the bride. will Officiate
This chapel, which is "a part of the still
unfinished structure of the most fash
ionable Catholic church in Washington.
was the gift of Mrs. Howard Robins, Of
New York. formerly Miss Helen Carroll,
daughter Of Hon. John Lee Carroll. for
mer governor Of Maryland. and is used
only for ceremonies in which the family
OF the donor is directly concerned. Being
small the number Of guests 20 witness the
approaching marriage will be necessarily
limited to relatives and very close per-
sonal friends.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

Capt ". II. H Switzerland. [. s. y.
who has been absent from Washington
on sea duty for two years. is now at his
residence of n street on a short leave Of
absence from the Dixie, which he will
join again next week. Capt and Mrs
SOutherland will give large dinner party
for young people at the Chevy Chase
Club tomorrow evening. Miss Mary
Switzerland will entertain also on Satur-
day, November J., when she viii give a
luncheon at her parents home in compli-
ment to a number Of the seasons de
bUtantes
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

Mrs, Piquett Mitchell was the hostess
Yesterday afternoon at an enjoyable tea
al her home on Massachusetts avenue.
the guests being members Of the younger
married set brought together for the first
time this season. Assisting in doing the
honors OF the afternoon We're Mrs. Chas.
sumner Bromwell, Mrs, r. G. Buoimer.
Miss Clagett, and Miss Switzerland.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

Secretary Of the Chilean Lega tiUn. Mr..
Alfredo Calderon, left last evening for
New York. en- route for his native land
where he goes on leave Of absence and
important private business. Mr. Calder
on, VINO has been eight years in Wash
ington. expects TO return late in the com
ing winter
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

Count and Countess Seckendorn have
sent out cards for the marriage of their
daughter Ethel, to Mr. Fleming Newbold.
Wednesday, November y, at noon, Ram
apo Farm, Ramseys, \. J. The invita-
tions are limited 10 relatives and few
personal friends.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

Mrs. Rush Wallace has sailed for Eu-
rope 10 join her young daughter. Miss
Henrietta Wallace, who is now in Paris.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Chaplin have
leased their attractive residence on o
street to Representative and Mrs. Swager
Shirley for the coming season, and will
take an apartment at the Everett. where
they viii be located next week.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

Mrs. J. Howell Carroll and her young
daughter, Miss Susanne Carroll, sailed
yesterday for Europe. to remain year
On their return Mrs Carroll will make her
residence in Washington, where she pro-
poses 10 bring oIt her daughter. Mrs
Carroll last season occupied an apart
ment at Stoneleigh Court.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

DR.. ID. F. Pyle and his daughter Miss
Genevieve, who have been visiting in the
West, have returned 10 their home On *
street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-09

Miss Carolyne Porte, who has been
abroad for several years, much of the
time the guest Of friends in England and
Italy, has just returned to town. and will
be located for the winter at 1873 Jefferson
place.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
LOS ANGELANS PURCHASE
LARGE TRACT OF LAND
TO IMPROVE PROPERTY IN CON.
IRA COSTA
Twelve Thousand Acres of Unre-
claimed Ground Will Be Made
Arabe-Price Paid Was Three
Hundred and Fifty Thousand
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
STOCKTON, March 22.-Lee A. Phil
lips. representing the Holland Land
and Water company of Los Angeles,
today completed the purchase of the
tract of 10000 acres of unreclaimed land
on the San Joaquin river known as the
Webb tract, situated in Contra Costa
county, for $350,O0O. The seller was
John Herd, the San Francisco capital
ist. Five dredgers will be put to work
at once to thoroughly reclaim the land,
and the base of operation will be in
Stockton. Mr.. Phillips is the secretary
and manager of the company, and also
holds the same office in the recently
incorporated Rindge Land and Naviga-
tion company, which has just succeeded
to the ownership of the $4,000 acres of
unimproved lands and extensive per-
sonal properties owned by the several
corporations here in which the Rindge
estate of Los Angeles is interested.
This corporation today recorded a
mortgage to the Los Angeles Trust
company to secure a gold bond issue
of 81, 100000, and in the next twelve
months will eXpend probably half a
million dollars in permanent improve
ments in this county. A large part of
the bond issue will be used to take up
the bonds of the absorbed corporations.
The properties covered are the best
improved in the reclaimed sections.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
NEGRO DEMON
SAVED BY POLICE
ATTACKS GIRL AND MOB OF
CHILDREN PURSUE
Chicagoans Thoroughly Aroused by
Brutal Actions Against Women.
James Lewis Has Narrow
Escape From Death

Special 10 The Herald.
CHICAGO. March 22.-Quick action
by the police of South Chicago today
prevented a mob from trampling
James Lewis, a negro, to death. The
negro attacked Miss Florence Adam
jeske, stenographer of the Illinois
Steel company, as she was crossing a
small park and knocked her down
when she repulsed him. Her cries at
tracted the attention of school children.
500 of whom took up the pursuit of the
negro Three patrol wagons followed
with police. and nearly all the residents
of the district took a part in the chase,
and the negro finally fell, utterly ex-
hausted, at the feet of some children.
Nearly all the pursuers were pouncing
on him when the patrol wagons dashed
up and he was hastened away.
Residents of Chicago and suburbs are
thoroughly aroused by the brutal at
tacks upon women, and Lewis would
have met speedy death but for the
help of the police.
Miss Adamjeske was badly choked
and beaten, and was taken to her home
in a hystericaI condition.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
MOTHER SOBS LOUDLY
AT MURDER HEARING
PUGILISTS UP FOR KILLING
TENNEBAUM
Policeman Thinks the Victim Was
Knocked Out TWice-Graney and
Coffroth Testify-Certificates Were
Irregular
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-The
preliminary examination of frankie
Neill Mark Shaughnessy, William
Roche, Spider" Kelly, Johnny Frayne
and Thomas Hyland for the alleged
killing of Harry Tennebaum during a
fight at the Mechanics pavilion on the
night of February 2S, was begun to-
day before Police Judge Cabaniss.
The case was hardly under way be-
fore the sobs of the aged mother OF
the dead boy disturbed the court.
Judge Cabaniss suggested that she
should be taken from the court room
but on promising to restrain her griei
she was permitted to remain. Police
Captain Duke testified that in his
opinion Tennebaum was knocked out
twice.
Eddie Graney stated that articles had
been drawn up between Neill and
Tenny but that he had never seer
them. He had no recollection of Dr.
Day, who is alleged to have signed the
certificate as to the condition of the
pugilists.
j. w. Coffroth testified to the same
effect.
Chief of Police Dinan identified the
certificates that had been presented
to him on the day before the fight. He
believed them to have been made by
a regular physician, and has no way OF
discovering that the certificates were
irregular.
The examination was continued until
tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
House Proceedings
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The
statehood bill was taken from the
speakers table in the house today
placed in the hands of three selected
conferees and request made of the
senate for a conference on the disagree
ing votes of the two houses. This action
was not accomplished without many
words and votes. 1t was developed at
once however, that there were votes
enough to carry out the program of
the leaders. Then followed forty min
utes of fiery speeches. some of which
provoked much amusement among the
large attendance of members and the
crowded galleries. Then came the
final vote on the adoption of the rule
which 175 members approved and 1856
opposed.
The features of the debate were re-
marks by j. Adam Bede of Mime
sofa, during which he told of his ap-
proval of the president, particularly
because he had given his daughter in
marriage to a member of the house of
re presentatives and not to a degen-
crate prince or representative of that
house of detention at the other end of
the capital.
The legislative appropriation bill
constituted the subject for the re-
mainder of the day Criticism was
made of the management of the Ii
brary of congress, and Mr.. HardwiCk
of Georgia found himself opposed by
members of both sides of the chamber
in his endeavor to restrict the White
House appropriation so as to eliminate
a social secretary for the wife of the
president
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
CLAIM MURDER AND ROBBERY
Officers Arrest Man at Stockton, Ac-
cusing Him of PIunderlng Stage
and Killing Messenger
BY Associated Press.

STOCKTON, March 22.-Sheriff Sib-
ley and Detective Thacker of the
WellsFargo company yesterday ar
rested young man here, Charles Wise
carver, on suspicion of being one of the
men who held up the Delamar and Red
ding stage October 8 last and shot and
killed Dan Haskell, the express messen-
ger. Sheriff Richardson of Redding
also arrested at that place a man
known as Con Hardwick, who is be-
lieved to be the second man in the
affair Detective Thacker and Sheriff
Richardson were here two weeks ago
working ON the case against the two
suspects, and they believe they have a
good case against the two men. The
most Thacker will say is that it looks
good to him.
Wisecarver was raised in this county
and is about 27 years of age. He has
relatives here and his father has a
home on Fair Oaks, adjoining this city
1t is claimed that Wisecarver and
Hardwick Travelled together through
Oregon and Northern California, and
the officers say they have located the
pair in Shasta county at the time the
killing was done. Hardwick, they say
has been three times sent to state
prison, once from San Joaquin county,
next from Fresno or Tulare and last
from Oregon.
Wisecarver has never been in trouble
before, so far as the officers know.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
WOMEN FAINT
AT OPERA FAUST
BALTIMORE AUDIENCE JAMS BIG
THEATER
Mass of Humanity StifIed and Women's
Dressing Rooms Resemble Ward
in ospitaI-PeopIe Fight
Their Way In
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
BALTIMORE. Md, March 22.--Never
in the long history Of the Baltimore
stage have such scenes been witnessed
as at the Lyric last night. when the
engagement of the Metropolitan Opera
company came to a climax with
Faust" The Lyric seats about 23OO
persons, and fully $500 fought and
pushed their way into it's doors.
At S:45 o'clock the interior of the
Lyric was a mass of humanity. Every
seat was occupied and more than 1000
persons were banked around the aisles
from the boxes to the entrance, and
from the entrance around to the boxes.
AS the opera progressed things got
worse.
The air was sitting and by 9 o'clock
women began fainting. Before II o'clock
the women's dressing rooms looked like
a ward of a big hospital. The success
of the short season has been note
worthy.
Conried's venture drew more than
100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
Suit Against Hamilton

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, March 22.-The disbar-
ment of Andrew Hamilton, a former
legislative agent of the New York
Life Insurance company, as well as
the recovery from him of large sums
representing his disbursements while
acting as the company's counsel is the
object of a suit in course of preparation
by the companys law department, act
ing for the board of trustees.
A summons in the suit was served
upon Hamilton last Monday. 1t has
been the general impression that the
suits would be brought upon the allie
cation that Hamilton should not have
expended the money of policy holders
as he did even upon the order of the
late President John A. Mccall. There
was no reason to suppose that any
other ground would be taken.
Plans of the New York Life's legal
department, however, are far more
comprehensive than the mere action to
recover, and include the allegations
that while counsel for the company
Hamilton was also legal representa-
tive of Mccall and every other official
and policy holder of the company, and
that he violated his trust as counsel by
advising Mccall to disburse money
improperly.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
CRAZY MAN DEFIES POLICE
Frisco Doctor Shoots at Imaginary
Enemy and Stands OFF Squad
of Officers
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-Dr. L.
L. Sherrod tonight fired five shots
through the wall of his room on Post
street imagining that he was shoot
ing at postoffice inspector with whom
he has had some difficulty. His wife
was in the room and it was surmised
that he had killed her. Sherrod threat
ened to kill the first person that en-
tered.
A report was sent to the police sta
ton that maniac was shooting from
Sherrod's windows and a squad of
policemen, armed with rifles, was sent
to the scene. Sherrod declared through
the locked door that if the police forced
an entrance he would kill his wife and
the first officer that passed the door.
The policemen then departed and
when Mrs. Sherrod finally secured her
husbands revolver and tossed it out
of the window officers entered win
dow and Sherrod was arrested as in
sane.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
RATE BILL TAKES
TIME OF SENATE
LODGE AND SPO0NER MAKING
THE SPEECHES
Massachusetts Statesman Advocates
His endment-Statehood Bill
In Hands of onferees-Fiery
Speeches Made
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The rail-
road rate bill occupied practically all
of the time of the senate today. There
were two speeches, one by Mr.. Lodge,
the other by Mr.. Spooner. Mr.. Lodge
spoke in advocacy of his amendment.
looking to an enlargement of the inter-
state commerce commission, and in do
ing so replied sharply to some recent
utterances by Commissioner Prouty.
Referring to an interview by the COM
missioner, Mr.. Lodge spoke first of an
utterance by Eugene Debs, and then
said it was not capable of doing so
much harm as Mr.. Prouty's statement.
Mr.. Spooner devoted his attention to
the constitutional powers of the inferior
courts, contending that those courts
could not be destroyed nor their juris-
diction taken from them. He engaged
in a controversy with Mr.. Rayner over
the power of congress to deprive the
courts of the privilege of suspending
the findings of the interstate commerce
commission, and the discussion closed
with the usual exchange of courtesies
between Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Tillman.
During the day Mr.. Beveridge, as
chairman of the committee on terri
tories, asked for the appointment of
conferees to meet the conferees ap-
pointed by the house on the statehood
bill.
Mr.. Foraker promptly objected to
the selection of the senate representa-
tives on the suggestion of the chair
man of the committee saying that the
chairman did not represent the opinion
of the senate.
The disposition of the subject was
postponed until tomorrow.
The senate in executive session to-
day confirmed the nomination of
Charles S. Francis, New York. as am
bassador to Austria Hungary
Senate committees today authorized
favorable reports on bills appropriating
81, 900 to increase the efficiency of
the militia, and 100000 for life saw
ing station and tug near Neah Bay,
Washington.
When the senate met today the
joint resolution extending from June
Is to August Is, 1906, the time for OPEN
ing to entry the ceded portion of the
Shoshone or Wind River reservation
in Wyoming, was passed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
HIRES HAMILTON
ON BROAD TERMS
M'CALL DESCRIBES DEAL WITH
LAWYER
Insurance Legislator Not Required to
Account for Moneys Spent--Vir-
tuaIly Makes His Own
Contract
BY Associated Press.


NEW YORK. March ga letter
which President Mccall of the New
York Life Insurance company wrote
on the day before his death, in which
he stated the conditions on which he
employed Andrew Hamilton as legis-
lative agent of that company. was
made public today. 1t was directed to
Alexander e. Orr president of the
New York Life Insurance company,
and was dated February 16 last.
The letter is as follows:
MY Dear Mr.. ORR am conscious
that L have but a slight chance to re-
cover and L am desrous that you, and
the company officials through you,
shall have notice of the nature and
character of the employment of An
drew d. Hamilton If I am not here to
be heard when the time arrives to have
it made known.
He was employed by me in 1895, on
behalf of the company, to attend espe-
cially to matters of taxation and leg
fslation in the United States and other
countries affecting the company's in
terests.
He refused to accept the duty un-
less it was made confidential and Sc
cret, and that no accounting of
moneys advanced to him should be
asked of him or rendered by him, and
l assented to the proposition.
HE told me that this condition he
would impose as an absolute one, and
unless it was accepted he would not
undertake the work.
Whether my action was legal or
mr. will hn Iof+ fo, ntI To
believe it was and that l was clothed
with full power to so act, and that the
interests of the company and the policy
holders demanded that steps of this
nature be taken, but aside from this
the main reason for my present writ
ing is that there may remain no doubt
as to what my statement would be if
1 were here, as to the nature and char
acter of Judge Hamilton's retainer and
contract.
Sincerely yours,
JOHN A. MCCALL"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
MINERS
KILLED BY CASES
WEST VIRGINIA EXPLOSION
APPALLING
Blow Up in Century Shaft Followed
by Long Death List-seventy-five
Men Are Missing-Many
Escape
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PARAMOUNT, w. Va, March 22.-
Fifteen men are known to be dead,
twenty-five injured and from twenty
t1Ve to seventy-five missing and be-
lieved to be dead, as the result of an
explosion of gas in the shaft of the
Century Coal company at Century,
small mining town suituated fifty
miles south of Fairmount, on the Bell
ington & Brockhannon branch of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad The ex-
plosion took place at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon, but owing to the telephone
wires being put out of commission by
the high winds of today, details are
lacking and the names of the victims,
six of whom are known to be foreign
ers, were not secured at a late hour
tonight.
The Century mine, which is owned by
Shaw Bros. of Baltimore, is one of the
largest Independent operations III
northwest Virginia. Over $50 men are
employed daily in the shaft and had
the explosion been an hour earlier
the loss of life would have been ap-
palling. AS it was there were but a
few remaining in the shaft, the main
body of the miners having quit for the
day.
The giant fan which furnishes air
for the shaft was partially wrecked
by the force of the explosion, but was
repaired Immediately, and within an
hour after the accident Superintendent
James Ward had a relief gang in the
mine.
The first trip out brought ten men
five dead and five badly burned. They
were found in the main heading near
the bottom of the shaft. The living
could give no details of the explosion,
saying they were on their way to the
surface when the explosion took place
behind them.
Four More Found
A second expedition Immediately
went down and explored the main
heading, which was found to be un-
injured by the explosion except that
the brattices were blown out.
Four more bodies were found in this
heading and twenty injured men We're
making their way toward the bottom
of the shaft and were brought to the
surface by the rescuers.
Fourteen sub-headings at midnight
were not yet explored and Superinten-
dent Ward, who was still in the mine,
sent word out that owing to the pre-
valence of gas he was undecided at
that time whether or not to push the
work into the sub-headings for an hour
or So The mine, however, was being
readily freed from the fumes of the
explosion by the fan, and the work
of rescue will be pushed throughout
the night.
Immediately following the explosion
the officials began a house to house
canvass to ascertain the number of
men to be found on the surface. This
resulted in 100 being found who had
come out previous to the explosion. 1t
is believed that there are many more
outside who have not yet been ac-
counted for.
If this is not true there are still
seventy-five men in the mine with lit
tie hope of their being alive.