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The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
ODDS REACH FIVE TO ONE.
Root and Croker Responsible for
Great Change in Betting.


New York, Nov. 9.-Hughes became a
four-to-one favorite in the Wall street
market to-day In some instances small
bets were made at TO !.
These are the strongest odds on him
since the campaign opened. The change
was attributed 20 Secretary Roots speech
al Utica and to Crokers cablegram re-
pudiating Hearst
''Farmer" Scott. Just before the curb
market closed. showed S53.000 Of money
supposed TO come from the Hearst man
ayers which he said he wanted to bet.
W. ". Bagley thereupon offered to bet
him $4,000 to S25. .0oe Scott backed down.
He had the money sure enough" said
Bagley. But I saw he was making a
BLUM and I called il
There was great excitement on the curb.
Wagers were numerous and reached the
largest total since the betting began, just
after the nominations were made
In the first hour fully $4,000 was wa
gered on Hughes at odds ranging from
3 20 ]. at which the betting opened, up 10
to l.
M Joseph started the ball rolling by
Offering big chunks at 3 to I. He failed
to draw much Hearst money, however,
and raised his offer to 3 II TO /, at which
odds many bets we're made.
Among the bets he made were two Of
$500 10 Sl.0e0 with " W. Bagley.
Batcheller, Adee & Rawlins offered SI7,-
500 on Hughes at IL to / ". Marco,
representing WasseTmann Bros. made the
top bet Of the morning. 8, 500 10 S409. with
Rothschid & Cammerer.
Foster & I.ounsberry offered S1.0D at
( TO 1 on Hughes for quite a time with
out being able TO place the money. a
representative Of Henry Clews & Co. an
nounced that $500 had been placed with
the firm to bet on even terms that Hughes
viii get 10000 plurality in the State.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
GEORGE HERRING IS DEAD.
London PhiIanthrOpfst Contributed
Much Money TO Charity.

London, Nov. 2-George Herring. the
noted English philanthTopst st. who in the
course Of mis- life contributed large sums
of money TO hospitals and charitable en-
terprises. died to-day after en- operation
for appendicitis. He made his first money
On the race courses. and subsequently be
came identified with number of large
businesses.
Herring was chairman OF the City OF
London Electric Lighting Company. Elec-
tric and General Investment Company.
Municipal Trust Company, and several
mining companies In December last he
gave $5C0.0o0 to the Salvation Army for
use in a home colonization scheme.
Mr.. Herring conducted a soup kitchen
in Camden Town. London. built and Ell
dOwed an institution, known as the Ha-
ven Of Rest, for gentlefolk brought 10
poverty through genuine misfortune, ard
furnished number OF Salvation Army
shelters for the homeless.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
HARTJE OUsTEp FROM CLUB.
Millionaire Asked 10 Withdraw from
Exclusive Organization.

PittsbuTg, Nov. Augustus ]. Hartje
millionaire paper manufacturer. plaintiff
in the sensational divorce suit, has been
asked to resign from the exclusive Du-
queSne Club by the board Of governors.
The action follows close upon the convic-
ton for perjury Of Clifford Hooe. negro
coachnaD, who swore TO false statements
regarding the character Of Mrs Hartje
II was declared by Mrs HaTtje's cOun-
sci that evidence against her had been
trumped uP. Hartje, himself was con-
nected with several gallant incidents by
witnesses.
The DuquesEe Club is composed OF rep
rescntative business men.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
Speaks of Friendly Re-
IatIonr of America and England.

Dundee. Scotland. Nov. 2-Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid was given to-day the
freedom Of the city OF Dundee. In ac-
ceptlng the honor he referred TO the re-
Iations existing between the United States
ana Great Britain. declaring that the
Statesmen OF each country had no higher
task than the preservation Of those rela-
tiOus.
When it was remembered, he said, that
nearly one-third OF the trade OF New
York and nearly one-half of the entire
trade OF the United States, was with the
British empire. billions Of reasons would
be recognized for maintaining, preserv-
ing, and perpetuating cordial relations.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
STORM HAVOC IS GREAT.
Loss in Southern France Is ESti-
mated at S8,OOO,OOO.

Paris, Nov 2.-The damage done on the
Riviera by yesterdays storm was great
er than the first reports indicated. All
the familiar elegant pronenades and IA
vorite resorts were wrecked. The destruc-
tiion extends along the coast for a dis
tance OF ninety miles The loss is esti-
mated at S6,0c0 900. Several pleasure
yacht were wrecked or sunk
\ number OF submarine boats found
refuge from the tempest by diving and
remaining in the calm depths until the
worst of the storm had passed.
Venice Nov 2-The storm that swept
over the Mediterranean coast yesterday
was felt here in a modified form, but the
sea floated the great Square Of St.
Marks. Many gondolas and other small
craft crossed the square.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03

PhIladelphia, Nov. mayor Weaver
again changed his politics to-day. and
after a years allegiance 10 the City Party,
came out strongly as possible for Edwin
s Stuart and Samuel Rotan. the Repub-
hcan organization candidates for governor
OF Pennsylvania and district attorney of
Philadelphia. respectively. His action.
prompted BY the treachery Of the City
Party convention against his candidate
for district attorney, Frederick A. Shoyer,
and recent other revelations OF crooked
ness. means 1900 votes in Philadelphia
alone for Stuart and Rotan. and viii
have great influence throughout the State.
In his statement the mayor declares the
fusion candidates for governor and dis
trict attorney were nominated by news
paper gang, referring to the alleged dom
ination Of the Philadelphia papers by John
Mack, formerly q special promoter who
IS credited by the organization with am
bition to form a machine Of his own.
Calls Reform Ticket Mask.
The mayor goes over the entire situa-
ton fully and explains at length his rea-
son for his action. He says he has be
come convinced the reform ticket is out a
mask behind which are hiding men who
seek TO make themselves the political
d!ctators of the city. and who wish to
make a machine stronger and more dan
gerous thar any the city has known
in the past.
These men. he says. are being aided
by . newspaper combination, and if sue
cessful in their designs, will, he says.
BE- so strongly intrenched that they can
not be overthrOwn.
The mayor says he is as strongly for
reform to-day as he ever has been, but
that IL will be Impossible to secure genu-
Inc reform by saddling a Mack" COM
bine on the people Of Philadelphia. as viii
be the case if Emery and GibbOny shall
be elected next Tuesday.
IN regard TO the State ticket the mayor
says he is and always has been Re
publican. that he is a believer in and a
follower Of Theodore Roosevelt, and tha;
IN his opinion the Republicans of Penn
syvania can show their respect and ad-
miradou for the President in no better
way than by votin6 Tor the straight Re
publican ticket.
Runs Gamut In a Year.
Mayor Weaver in little over a year
has run the gamut Of being prayed Tor
10y whole city. Of being hailed as 4
political savior and the first Teformer
of America, and finally now OF being q
man without a party. for while the City
Party men are boiling ofer with adjectiyes
against their late leader the organization
wants Mr.. Weaver iE no shape or form.
He was the object tonight OF bitter
As.--lrs N.as
GibbOHy. City Party candidate for district
attorney, called him the Benedict Ar
mold, the hyp crire VINO has done homage
TO the gang kissed the hand Of Jim Nc
Nichol. sacrificed civic Righteousness, AND
run out OF town"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
SWEDEN vEXED at NORWAY.
Ownership of Island of SpitzbeFgen
Not Subiect of Arbitration.

Stockholm. Nov. 2.-SeTious trouble be-
tween Sweden and Norway seems hkelyS
10 result from the dispute over own
ership Of the Island OF SpitzbeTgen- Nor
way Is disposed TO submit the ContTO-
veTsy to The Hague tribunal, method OF
settlement TO which Sweden emphatically
objects. maintaining that tt would be
ridiculous for the kingdom TO submit to
arbitration the question of title 20 an
island which it claims always to have
owned The German press is supporting
Sweden. and the English papers support
Norway in the dispute
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
MINISTERIAL CRISIS NEAR.
Lords and Commons Expected 10
Split over Education BIZ.

London, Nov S.-The fact that a gov
ernment crisis is imminent over the at
educational bill this week has created
CONSERVATION in the ministerial ranks.
The Liberals have generally believed that
both the Houses Of Lords and Commons
would meet in n conciliatory spirit but
IL is now reported in some quarters that
this is no longer possible. and that a
compromise will not be effected.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
SUIT OVER PEACE PALACE.
Andrew Carnegie's Gift May Lead to
Legal Complications.

London. Nov. 2.-The Hague CORE
spondent Of the Telegram says the trus-
tees Of the Peace Palace, the funds for
the construction Of which were given by
Andrew Carnegie, E-ill probably be sued
fer illegally accepting the jury's verdict
In favor of the design submitted for the
palace by NJ CordOnnier. II is claimed
that the carrying out Of the design can
only ts effected ST a cost of nearly double
the amount of Mr.. CaTnegie's gift.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
WOMAN PASSES as MAN.
Serves as Marine and Policeman for
More Than Thirty Years

Paris, Nov. 2.-The Madrid correspond
eut Of the Matin sends d strange story.
resembling some which have developed in
New York IN recent years Of women sue
cessfully passing themselves of as men
for long persAis.
The correspondent says a policeman 81
the Spanish capital feIl IN the street in a
faint. a physician found that the police
man was woman.
Investigation revealed that she had
served IN the marine corps for the usual
period, and had afterward been for thirty
years a policeman. rising to the rank OF
sergeant She was never suspected OF
being other than a man
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
GERMANS STOP EATING MEAT.
High Price Is Making VegetaFianS
of Many People.

Berlin. Nov. Famine prices for meat
are making d nation OF vegetarians out
OF the Germans. From the tables OF
most woTkingneu meat has almost en-
tireiy disappeared
The upper class feel the pinch through
increased price at the hotels and fash
i0uable restaurants, and are hurting pro-
tests at the governments stubborn refusal
to furnish remedial legislation
The Berlin city council has passed res
olutions calling upon the government 70
relieve the situation.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
William Randolph Hearst, the Man

You know all about his newspapers.
but there is much you do not know
about Hearst himself. and the men
who make his newspapers.
Read to-morrow's issue of The Wash
ington Herald.
1t win tell you about the men and
the methods that have precipitated the
bitterest and most notable campaign in
the history Of American politics.
November 1 Is the date, and The
Washington Herald the paper.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
SUES ON CONTRACT.
Wolf Company wants SI6,40I.ZC
Damages from Harry Burgess.

Harry A. Burgess, OF this city, was
made q defendant in a suit fled in tho
District Supreme Court against him yes
terday By the Fred W. Wolf Company for
the recovery Of s16,4sL76 alleging breach
CT contract.
The Wolf Company states that on Feb
ruary q, 1905. it agreed TO furnish and
erect In a building which was 10 be pro-
vided by Burgess an ice-making plant
All II needed was the foundation upon
which this plant could be placed with
safety, and II alleges that Burgess
agreed to supply e. And now the Wolf
concern complains that Burgess not only
failed 10 furnish the foundation but
thereby also prevented il from completing
its part Of the work. as bound by con-
tract.
Brandenburg & Brandeuburg were the
attorneys for the plaintiff.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
KAISER SPRINGS A JOKE.
Calls Capt. Won KOepenick" Prus
sia's Great Man.

Berlin. Nov. AT a dinner given by
Chancellor Won Buelow this week, the
conversation turned on the Koepenick
affair. One Of the guests remarked that
every country had its national great man.
The Kaiser, laughing, replied; Yes, and
Prussia has its Capt. Won KoepeuiCk.'
/; was then suggested that the captain
should be pardoned. wLereuPon the <ais-
eT said that, personally. he agreed to
that, but - was impossible in the case
Of a person who had served q term OF
penal servitude. as Il was not the custom
Of the crown TO exercise the privilege Of
mercy in the case of such people,
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
FIRE ABOARD LINER BALTIC.
Flames Confined 10 Compartment in
which They Are Discovered.

Liverpool, Nov. 2.-Fire broke out this
morning in hold No. ! on the White Star
liner Baltic while the vessel was moored
at her wharf. but after a hard fight the
flames were brought under control and
confined 70 the compartment in which
they started.
The fire was in a quantity Of cotton.
which made il difficult to oxtinguish. The
loss will not be large.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
Glen Echo Case Discussed.

Few Of those directly interested in the
Glen Echo automobile cases were present
yesterday afternoon at the meeting. held
in the law Offices Of Leckie, Fulton &
Cox, 10 determine what definite action
shall be taken in the matter. Mr. Fulton
declined to make a statement as to what
was dcne, but said that the firm IS pre-
pairing to make a stif fight.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
THEATER NAMED FOR IRVING.
Monument 10 Great English Actor Is
Planned in London.

London, Nov 2-It is probable that Sir
Henry Irving win receive IN London the
kind OF monument which he would most
have appreciated A new theater IS to
be erected at Wardour street and Shaftes-
bury avenue, and it is probable that fl
will receive the name Of the Irving
Theater. 1t IS rather singular that in
London, 80 few theaters are associated
in name with great dramatists and actors.
There IS only one Shakespeare Theater,
and it is IN the suburbs, and Wyndham' $
Theater is almOsf the only one named
after a great living actor
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
Says McCIcIIan Stole ONCE

Says Mcclellan stole ONCE
Replying to Roots objection to his op-
position of Mayor Mcclellan, OF New
York:
q say that Mcclellan has stolen the
Office he now holds. and he knows that
he has stolen it. and that the proof OF
his theft Is in the ballot boxes, and /
challenge him now 10 allow those ballot
( boxes to be opened and those votes TO be
honestly counted
In conclusion Mr.. Hearst said:
Finally. I say that the same recognized
and unWritten rule that makes the Presi-
dent OF the United States the President or
all the people. and not OF any faction or
section. should apply TO the officers OF
his administration. and that when Eiihu
Root. Secretary of State OF the United
states. drags his high federal Office into
a State election and into a personal and
partisan attack he degrades his Office
10 his own level
Hughes Looks for Victory.
At the close Of his speech-maHing tour
to-day. Mr.. Hughes said:
IT believe there Is a determination in
this fight, not merely to have a plurality
but TO have a result which IS decisive,
and which will settle once for all the pro-
uaganda which has been exploited-in this
State. Il Is simply a question Of getting
out the vote. If that IS done, victory IS
achieved. But the danger of overcon-
fdence is ever great and no one at this
time must relax his individual efforts.
The Democratic committee received a
telegram from Senator Dubois, of Idaho,
I "a, z-fSf Of =
under instruction OF President Roosevelt
will carry encouragement to every poly
gamOus household IN Idaho and Utah.
He predicts that the Democrats viii be
triumphant in the former State.
Sent to Penttentiary.
Six months in the penitentiary was the
penalty imposed to-day in the Court Of
Special Sessions on Charles Murray, for
attempting to vote Illegally at the pri-
mary election in the Sixth election dis
trict Of the Eighteenth assembly district
Edward Walsh. who was convicted Of
voting illegally at the same polling place,
was sentenced TO sixty days in the
Tombs.
Sentence was suspended on Charles
Skillen. who was convicted of having
voted illegally in the Seventh election
district of the Second assembly district
William z. Hughes, nominee for the
Brooklyn Supreme Court on the regular
Democratic ticket. died this afternoon in
St Peters Hospital, Brooklyn. His death
was due 10 appendicitis, with which he
was stricken a week ago. He was oper-
ated on, and 1t was thought that the
operation was successful He had a re-
/ lapse this afternoon and died before re-
storative measures could be used
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
Bandits Make Raids in AIgiers.

Oran, Algeria, Nov. 2.-Advices received
here from the vicinity of the Algerian
Moroccan frontier to-day state that q
herd Of cattle was run of by brigands in
the direction OF OF Tafileit, Southern Mo-
rocco. yesterday. A detachment of French
cavalry started in pursuit.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
Panic Follows s.LD Collision.

New York, Nov. "A rear-end collision
on the Kings County Il" at Rockaway
avenue and Fulton street, Brooklyn. to-
night demolished two cars and seriously
injured motormau. Pandemonfum
reigned in the cars following the crash.
and several women were prevented from
leaping to the street only by the COM
bined efforts of the guards.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
Go Home TO Vote

Hon. Vespasian Warner, Commissioner
Of Pensions, left Washington Thursday
for his home at Clinton, H., where he viii
remain until after election. The bureau
viii be in charge OF Deputy Commissioner
Davenport. Col Ernst g. Timme, Audi
tor for the POSt-Officc Department. will
start for his home IN Kenosha, Wis, this
morning, where he will vote next Tues
1aE
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
wis4 Establish wireless Bureau.

Paris, Nov. 2.-The Geneva correspond
ent Of the Matin says that as a result
of the wireless telegraph conference at
Berlin an international autobiography
bureau will be established at BeTne next
year to coordinate an international Or
ganization of the different administra-
tiOns.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
Norway Passes Cahinet Gases.

Christiania, Nov. 2-Norway's cabinet
crisis is ended. Carl Berner has amend
ed his motion for vote of confidence in
the ministry 50 that it refers both to the
platform Of the left aud Of the ministry.
Il was accepted In this form by Premier
Nicholson and passed by a large ma
iority.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
NEW ALIGNMENT OF POWERS
Germany, Austria, and Russia to Op-
pose ENGLAND. France. aud TtnIr.

Vienna, Nov. Germany, Austria, and
Russia may form new triple alliance.
thus necessitating a new adjustment Of
diplomatic arrangements. The move is
contemplated as a result OF Italy's evil
dent preparations 10 leave the alliance
now existing between Germany. Austria,
and Italy, and throw in her lot with
France and England.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
Ocean stenmshinr.

New York, Nov. arrived: Steamship Chesapeake.
from London, October Is.
Arrived out. kronprinz Wilhelm, at CherbourS
YcTk.
Sailed from foreign ports; Minneapolis. from Lon.
done for New Yo-zi Teutonics from Queenstown for
New York.
Outgoing, sail SATURDAY,: UnbTia, foT Liverpool.
q n; Philadelphia, for Southampton $50 a. N.
Incoming steamers due SATURDAY: st. Paul from
southampton, October = La Lorraine. from Hayrs.
October 2 Csmpsnia, from Liverpool, October 2
KaiseTin aug. Victoria from Hamburg October Is
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
Two killed in Pistol Rattle.

Prosser, Wesh., Nov. 2-In a battle
with six bank robbers, Marshal Mike
Clover. of KennewicE, was killed; Joe
Halsey. his deputy. was fatally shot, and
Sheriff Mcneil was twice wounded. One
Of the robbers was killed and another
captured by the wounded sheriff. The
men all had pistols.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
Knl.er WiIl &C 1Iotor PriEe.

Berlin. Nov Prince Henry of Prus-
sia announced last night, in proposing q
toast to his brother. the Kaiser, that the
Kaiser would give a prize for the inter
national motor race which is TO take
place next June in the Taunus Mountains
West Germany
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.
Friends Of Peoples Mission Gather
in Masonic Temple.

An excellent musical and literary pro-
gramme was given last evening at Ma
sonic Temple, Ninth and F streets north
west. by the friends Of the Peoples Mis-
sion. The programme included some OF
the best local talent. and it was an even
ing OF enjoyment for all those present
Encores were frequent, and as a result
the original programme was greatly ex-
tended.
Evangelist George ". Havel delivered
an address OF welcome, and George Weber
gave a number OF clever recitatiOns in
German dialect. The musical part Of the
programme was as follows:
Roland R05erck
Quartet National Quartet
Charles Mevers. first tenor Ar. Mcfarland,
sacond tenor. Roland Rnderick tlTsL hass.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
nnron RothschiId,s son Iniured.

London. Nov. ,. Leopold de Roth
schlld. third son Of Baron Lionel de
Rothschild, was thrown from his horse
to-day and somewhat seriously injured.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
ROOT BIG FACTOR
IN HUGHES BOOM
coxrrNuEn FRou FIRsr FAGE.

the street railroad trust. the whisky
trust. the steel trust. and the sugar
trust. and the gas trust who employ
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
Herald Want Al.

will be received at Camp0elPs Pharmacy,
18th and Park road, and promptly for
warded 10 the main Office
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
WEAVER FLOPS AGAIN
Mayor Out for Republican
Organization Candidates.
MAKES ATTACK ON FUSIONISTs

Newspapers Dominated by John
Mack, Declares Philadelphia Mayor.
Believed to COatrol 1900 Votes I'm
City Alone, and 20 Have influence
In state-Prompted by TFeachery.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03

Second tenor; kOIan1 K0dcrick,
Dana Holland. second bass.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-03

Charles Meyers. first tenor Mr.. Nacfsrland,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-28
MAYOR WEAVER REPUDTATED.
City Party NOmInatcs GIbbOney
and Disbelieyes Bribery Charges.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27.-D. Clarence
Gibboney, nominated by the City party a
week q for District Attorney, who re-
fused the nomination because Mayor
Weaver intimated it had been gained
through bribery, was tonight renamed by
the reconvened City party convention.
He defeated Frederick j. Shoyer by 2O215
votes. the count being 6ilX to 400.
Previous to the nomination the committee
to investigate the Mayors charges Of bribery
made a report completely withdrawing
the convention. The report found that Mr..
Gibboney had been nominated in the first
place "by the honest conclusion Of a n hOn-
est convention"
AS a sop to public sentiment, however,
three delegates who were implicated in
the charges we're expelled from the con-
vention. One of them was John Burns.
who il now under arrest on bribery charges.
This morning he waived a hearing and was
held in bail for court.
In every respect the convention was a
clear, open Reputation Of Mayor Weaver
by the City party.