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The Washington times., 1906-12-26
VISIT TO CAPITAL
IS PURELY SOCIAL
Baron SChIippenbach n 0 t
Here in Connection With
De Raglan Case.

Baron Schlippenbach. Russian consul
10 chicago who is the guest of Baron
Rosen, the Russian Ambassador. sajd
today he had not come 10 Washington
IN connection with the De Ravlan ease
He denied that any Investigation by
Baron Rosen was contemplated and said
the ambassador had nothing whatever
70 DO with the conduct of the consulate
i am here solely on private business. g"
said Baron Schlippenbach. i have come
here merely as a guest of the ambas-
sador during the holiday season. 1 come
to Washington once a year, at Christ
mas time, to visit the embassy. I did
so last year and the year before. when
Count Cassini was ambassador. and
an doing the same thing now that
Baron ROsen is ambassador. 1 am not
here TO make any report on the De
Raglan case"
Baron Schlippeubach said De Raglan
had been with him for thirteen years
ana had come highly recommended He
had never suspected Nicholas De Raw
not question the accuracy of the cor
oneT'S inquest, he Indicated he was
not absolutely convinced Of the idenii-
Is OF De Raglan with the woman dead
at Phoenix. AriZ.
An investigation Of international in
terest is expected as the out -rowth OF
the death of the woman who mas
queraded as man while secretary to
Baron Schlippenbach.
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SAYS He Is BLIND.
LEAPS INTO RIVER
Fred Dilger, Who Can See,
Is Rescued in Critical
Condition.

Dear Theodore am blind and
cannot see. oNthIng is the cause or
this. God bless you all Your brother
FRED"
with this note in his pocket as the
only explanation of his attempt at
seIf-destruction, Fred Dilger, Jeweler,
about thirty years old. from Bluetield,
~ Va, was pulled out of the Potomac
river this AFTERNOON about 1 O'Clock
He is now in critical condition IN the
Emergency Hospital.
The odor of whisky was strong about
DllEer when ne was taken from the
water bv the crew of the ferry boat
Canaghan from the bow of which he
fell into the water as the cTaft was
about to start to Alexandria. He wore
several costly rings and a handsome
watch and chain. kilograms IN MS
pockets disclosed his Identity
he had q large sum OF money ana
his clothing was Of the best
The police are endeavoring 10 commun-
icate with his relatives.
Doctors at the Emergency Hospital
say he has an even chance for recovery.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
OF WEST
BY LETTER AUTO
WAS UNAVOIDABLE
COrOner's Jury Clears Chauffeur Raymond of
All Responsibility; Mr.. Letter to Pay
Boys Parents Allowance.

Unavoidable accident" was the YER
dict OF the coroneF's jury which held
an inquest at the AforgUe today over
the body Of Samuel West. colored. who
was yesterday run down and killed by
Joseph Letters touring car. at Four
teenth street and Columbia road. Tho
Jury was composed OF Frank X. RAY
mond, Charles jacobsen. James Cum
ningham, William +. Brooks. a j.
Sanford, and George ". Harvey.
Acting Deputy Coroner r. W. Baker
said he examined the body of the boy.
and found injuries which were neces-
sarily fatal.
All OF the witnesses except Mr.. Graf
and Sergeant Carlson declared that they
heard the norm on the automobile sound
ed and a grating sound when the chauf-
feur applied the brakes All Of them
agreed that the automobile was going
at moderate rate uf speed.
Story of the Chauffeur.
Chauffeur Raymond said that after
sounding the horn. both he and the foot
man yelled to the boy 10 get out of the
way, but he did not heed the warning.
Raymond declared he applied the clutch
and the emergency brake as soon as
possible and did everything 10 prevent
the accident.
Nj Letter ordered the body Of the
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
MARTIAL LAW
IN NISSISSIPPI,,
RIOTS CONTINUE

JACKSON. Miss, Dec. 26.-As a result
OF the race war in the northern pant Of
kemper county. nine negroes and two
white men are dead. and one white
man is badly wounded Governor Yard
dman has hurried troops 10 the scene.
and the entire neighborhood will be
placed under martial law.
As quiet apparently had been re-
stored yesterday, the troops were with
drawn, but three hours afUeTWard five
negroes who, lt Is alleged, had taken
no part in the former troubles. We're
-aSSacred, quickly followed by an up
rising among the neg -oes of the popU-
latiOn. and resulting in the death OF
two white men. the serious Wounding
OF another, and the killing of four more
negroes.
News of the outbreak was wired to
the governors office, and the chief ex-
eCutiVe Immediately ordered Col. sam
uel McCants. of the Second Regi-
menJ 10 return TO Wahalak with a de-
tachment of soldiers from the two Me-
ridlan companies The troops left Me-
ridan shortly before midnight. Govern
or NaTdaman may go To the scene in
person,
The first news from Wahalak came
today in the shape Of the following
official telegram;
''One company of infantry and a bat
terry of artillery are in charge. Two
more blacks have been killed by citi-
Zens. Troops. are now suarding tn
armed, are fortified about two miles
from the town"
A little later word came over the long
distance telephone that posses We're
forming. with a view to storming the
negro stronghold in the woods. The
negroes had sent in a warning that they
would burn the town II another of their
race was killed
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unfortunate boy be turned over to Tn
dertaker Stewart lie VIII meet all ex-
penses Of the funeral Attorney W.
3. r. Berry represented the chauffeur
and Attorney Patterson represented the
family Of the dead boy at the hearing.
This afternoon the two attorneys Will
meet Mr.. Letter in the Colorado Build
ing and arrangements viii be made to
make a pecuuiary allowance for the
family OF the dead boy
George West. father of the dead boy.
was present az the inquest,
The Chauffeur Released.
Immediately after the verdict was
rendered. Coroner Nevitt ordered the
release of Charles II. Raymond, Mr.
Letters chauffeur who was operating
the automobile AT the time of the acct
dent. Raymond was under Lond TO ap-
pear. and his bondsmen were relieved
after the verdict.
dozen OF more witnesses were ex-
amlHed by Coroner hewitt. Among them
were AIF. Letter. Congressman Joseph
Graf Of Illinois Franklin Remington.
the chauffeur William J. Dunn, the
footman OF the automobile. and several
other persons. who were on the car Z. ON
which West jumped before being run
over.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
WASHINGTON IN JAIL
TO STAY 24O YEARS

Christmas celebrations We're too much
for Robert Washington. He absorbed
whisk enough. so it was said in the Po-
lice Court thi morning. to float a ship.
ana tried 10 dismanue the home OF Lucy
Miles in Down alley.
When Lucy and James Edmunds. also
cOlored. attempted to put him out of the
place. they found that they had trouble
on their hands. Washington drew q
knife and stabbed Edmunds in the head
Then he turned on Lucy and succeeded
in beating her almost into insens. bility
before he was separated. The woman
was sent 10 the Emergency Hospital.
Judge MullOWny sentenced Washing
ton TO jail for $50 days for assaulting
Edmunds, and 60 days for assaulting
Lucy.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
B eautifuI Washington
Girl to Become Bride
of Lieut.. Paul S.
PearSall.

Mrs. Martha Hichborn Z aine, one Of
Washington's most celebrated beauties,
is again 10 be a bride. She will marry
Lieut.. Paul s. PearsaIl. formerly OF the
Rough Riders and a millionaire
Mrs. Blaine returned from South Da-
kota last night and went at once 10 her
parents home in y street where she
will remain. Lieut.. Pearsall is also in
Washington and is a guest at the Graf
ton.
The engagement Of Mrs. Blaine and
Lieutenant PearsaII has lo~s been dis
Cussed by Mrs. BIane's Intimate friends
and by a public which has not known
Mrs. Blaine personally but rather
through her remarkable belleship in
washington. There is probably no
woman outside the highest official cir
cles in whom the public is as much in
terested as in the former Martha Hich-
born. and the news Of her engagement
to Lieutenant PearsaH is of vast inter
est.
No date has been set for the wedding
and it had been the intention of Mrs.
Blaine and her family not to announce
her engagement so soon after the news
Of her divorce had been received, but it
was 100 interesting for Mrs, Blaine's
friends to keep and so what might be
termed an open secret" is now con-
hrmed.
a Favorite in Society.
As Martha Hichb0rn, Mrs. Blaine was
long known as the witties- and most
beautiful girl in Washington. Long be
fore she was in long skirts her beauty
attracted attention and when she made
her debut she at once became a reigning
Continued on Third Page.)
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Madden BiIl a Favorite.
WEATHER REPORT.

The atmospheric conditions have not
changed materially ir the las twenty
four hours Pressure is low over the
Canadian Maritime Provinces and high
over the Ohio valley and the South
ON the Pacific coast storm OF moderate
energy appears To be- moving inland.
Cold weather prevails in Atlantic coast
States south OF Virginia. especially in
FLORIDA. where killing frost occurred last
nient almost TO the r.. il parallel.
80 g -. am l5iS SCI iit ottt dcliIt
elsewhere the weather has been fair
Fair weather is probable tonight and
Thursday In the cas- .eIn and southern
portions OF this forecast d sLTict IN the
lakr region and urrer Ohio valley snow
is probable Thursday.
The temperature will rise slowly.
steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports Will have trssb west In north
west WINDS and cloudy weather TO the
Grand Banks.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
WANTS FAIR SHOW
FOR THE CITIZEN
Representative John w.
Langley, of Kentucky.
Also In Sympathy
With Effort.
n HAT OYSTER SAYS.

If 75-cent gas can be fur
nished other cities' at good
profit, why can not the same
thing be done herec
The people are entitled TO a
fair show when it comes 10 con-
sidering the profits Of a big pub
lie service corporation.
y vast majority of the people
desire the passage of the Mad
de-. bill.
l have heard, also, universal
commendation of the bill provid-
ing for a universal transfer sys-
TEN on the street car lines in
the District.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
BONI DECLARES
WIFE RECEIVED
COSTLY JEWELS
French Court Therefore
Orders Her Liable for
Payment of Same.

PARIS, Dec. &c. - Madame Anna
Gould, formerly the Countess de CasteI-
lane. was today held liable to pay joint
II with Count Boni two cIaiL4s Of cred
itors- The claim of Nile, Namfdoa. who
sold diamonds valued al $4,000 10 Boni.
was allowed against the former hush ma
and wife coHjointy. Boni declared the
jewels were given 10 the former coun-
tess
Another claim sustained was that of
n. Hart6F a jeweler as ne delivery Of
certain jewels was proved.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
JAPANESE PLAN
REVOLT AGAINST
AMERICAN RULE
Plot Reported to Incite
Troublein Cuba, Hawa i,
and Philippines.

HAVANA. Dec. 26-~A sensational re-
port relative to the i've japanese found
sxetching the city foctihcations has
been made to Governor MagOon. 1t is
that Japanese are preparing 10 inCitC re-
bellious against the authority Of the
United States simultaneously. In Cuba,
Hawaii. and tile Pniiipp aes. February
is said 10 be the time set for the up
TisinEs.
This information has been given to
Governor MagOon by q government OF
fcial named Pardinas. who is reported
TO have overheard the japanese here
discussing the project
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
NOBEL DOCUMENTS
REACH NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The Danish
steamer United States. which arrived
today from Copenhagen. brought tie
documents awarding the Nobel prize I
President Roosevelt.
The package was given into the GUS
IOdy Of Captain Wulff by the American
minister at Copenhagen. and Will be
forwarded to washington by the United
States Dispatch. TO whom il was ad-
dressed.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
INSURANCE MEN
FACE GRAND JURY

NEW YORK, Dee "a special
meeting of the grand jury was held
this afternoon for the purpose Of clear
ing up the investigation of the New
York Life Insurance Company Several
bookkeepers OF the company were the
witnesses examined.
1t was learned today that only one
phase OF the charges OF wrongful con-
duct made against the company has
so far been investigated. This relates
To the Prussian bonds transactions The
investigation will be pushed. ana II In
dictments are 10 follow il is understood
they Will be returned on Friday
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Fairbanks Making Progress.

There are mysterious hints about the
record OF the tall HOOsier. and things
ia il that III subjected to close inspection
would greatly injure his chances He
is making real progress. in the South
especially, and Il is more and more ap-
parent that the disOrganized political
machines of several Northern States
find most encouragement among Fair
banks managers. These Old-time poll
ticians need sympathy, assurances, sub
sfantial assistance They want to be
shown that I'm making another fight for
control they Will nos be going up
Fairbanks movement les the only thing
I'm current politics shat gives any real
assurance to them IL has real backing
real management. n real machine an
aggressive candidate. Where is there
another? Taft Is determined not to
run. the Cannon boom has been a hone
less failure; nobody mentions Root any
longer.
Somebody must turn up a candidate
against Fairbanks pretty soon. or he
will have everything purely political
lined cut. That is what the politicians
arc beginning to say. True, there are
Fairbanks can be elected if nominated !:
but that isn't worrying for the present
the busy people who are diligently
working for him. They propose 10 look
after taat when the time comes.
They smile at the suggestion that tho
whole mid West would 90 for Bryan as
against Fairbanks. They nnd IL harder
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The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Cheaper gas, as provided in tho Mad
den Uili now pending before the House
Committee or the District of Columbia.
Is demanded hy the citizens OF the Dis
tri1C with greater iuslsJency every day.
AmanE those who praised the move
ment for '5-cenJ sas today were Capt.
James T. Oyster. president of the Busi-
ness Mems Association, q member o. the
Board OF Education, and one of the best
known LNen of affairs il this city. and
RepreseE atIVe-elecL John ". Langley.
OF Kentucky.
while I have the greatest sympathy
Tor money invested in big Ipdert8k-
ings." said Captain oyster. 20 I'd would
not Ike 20 see anything done 10 cut
down the reasonable profits of my con-
Germ. think the movement for cheaper
gas Is well advised
Points to Other Cities.
II am told that gas is furnished in
other cities at a good profit at % and 50
cents. If this can be done in other cit
ics, why can It not be done in this city?
OF course. the matter will receive the
most careful attention at the hands OF
Congress. as it should, and if investi-
EatiOn there shows that -5-cent gas is a
commercial feasibility, / shall be heart
lly IN favor of the reduction in price OF
the commodity.
lnetG Is no denying the fact that
the people are entitled 10 q fair show
when il comes To the consideration of
the profits Of big public service cor
poration- Let the corporation have the
reasonable profits, hUt insure to the peo-
Die, that they shall not be compelled to
pour Into the Golfers of the corporation
unreasouably high profits. Let each
side have a fair show
Madden Bill a Favorite.
aCptain Oyster is a man O. wide ac-
quaintaucc and many friends among the
prominent business people OF the Ma
tiOnal Capital. and his Judgment OF their
views IS at all times valuable. Asked
today what he thought the public opin-
ion was of the move for cheaper gas, he
said:
The talk that / have heard among
the people with whom I have come in
contact gi7 es me the impression that "A
vast majority of them desire the mas
sage of tEe Madden bin. Undoubtedlv
public interest in this matter is thor
0ughly aroused. This is easily under
stood when it is recognized that the mas
sage OF the Madden bin VIII mean the
Continued on Third Pegc)
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Where Senator Platt Comes In.

There as excellent ground for the
statement that the closest friends Of the
President 10 not like the present tend
encies. They would like 10 see a Sen
atorial vacancy made in New York by
Piatts resignation, so that some good
Roosevelt supporter, say Root, could be
named. That would strengthen i'm
mensely the chance for Roosevelt TO
become Senator when Depew goes out.
Platt viii be kept in his seat as long
IS possible by the interests that want
to baIk the Presidents plans. Those IN
tereSts may be called broadly the
Standard Oil-Harriman crowd It is
lighting the President at every possible
point, and the President Is fighting Il
jvst as hard
Fairbanks is the menace. as political
observers view matters now. Indeed, il
is not beyond the mark 10 say that fear
OF Fairbanks nomination mas lately
been communicated To the insiders Of
the Roosevelt political household, ana
that before long there may be steps to
discourage the tendency toward the IN
diana man.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
TEAlPERATIRE
DOWNTOWN TEAIPERATt-RE

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The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Only a Warming Up Heat.

Think el having Ro.seye!,lau Pres
ideHt at the White House, ana Ro0se-
welt himself stronger than ever with
The people. in the Se-atelT exclaimed
politician. why, poor but honest
trust would have no show al all. Don't
yJa see the direction things are taking?
Hes getting sympathetic people on Jhe
Supreme Court bench. Hell geL one IN
;He white House Il he can: he'll 20
himself % the Senate. and just about
JA= t,me q IJt OF sBoTt-slgbted people
4raE long breath aud feel easier over
s.- prospect OF some relief from lhis
policy o. STRENUOUS prosTessiv.sm. il
..4l really be making its urst begin
mag III seal achievement IL viii Ilen
ae disrof crel Jhat tae eight years OF
Is9osgte.L administration were only
e. --l-.lI .-l., sort OF warming UP.
l--IL-
There lTe people who see and appre-
.te al these possibilities as The vet
-.. politician saw them. That's Why
t.-.s Us so much iOcEeyius iu New York
.f H- capitol Hin and I'm Ohio, and at
lII,cal storm centeTs; it's why
- -4 u-a- is out with the decIara ion
-.a- -Is Ao-ld spend 100000 10 restore
g4,. t. boss-ship Ia New York, IT'S
s.y Foraker is working so earnestly
ur poitica. results from the negro
a.0l.S incident
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
TIDE fable

HARPERs FERRY. ". Va. Dec. 2s.-
soth Fivcrs clear,
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Sun Table.

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Old-L inc CampaignerS
" orking to ForeS all
Plans o Roosevelt
and Bryan.
NOMINATIONS OF 1908
J POINT NOW AT ISSUE
Empire State Scholarships
Admitted Thorn In
Side of the Re-
pubIicanS.

1t is time for the serious preliminaries
70 the 1908 political campaign 10 be open
ing uD. and they are doing it.
There les just beginning in each Of the
great political parties "a struggle OF the
ld-liuc politicians TO rehabili,ate them
selves and quietly get back into domino
lion OF The organizations they formerly
controlled. Roosevelt in the Republican.
Bryan IN the Democratic party. each
with tie mass or his people behind him.
but each with the politicians against
him. are starting cut in the long strug-
gle for control or their respective ma
tsonai conventions It is doubtful
whether either Of them sets much store
10y a nomination for President in 1893,
but il s. unquestIonable that each is de-
Jcrmincd 10 keep his ideas and ideals ln
the ascendant il he can
Evidences have been multiplying fast
in the last month or two that the Re
publican situation especially is taking
form very fast. They are after Roose-
vc!t in various ways and places. It IS
now generally accepted that he does not
want and would not take tho 1898 nUmi-
nation. But along with that conclusion
has come firm conviction that he is go
ing 10 be a Senator from Now York. If
the power Of his friends can make that
possible. And Roosevelt domination
from a Senate seat would be quite as
Objectionable TO his enemies as II il
came from the White House.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Continued on Third Page.)
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-03
DOG CASES ARE APPEALED
Valley Men Go TO Higher Courts Ne
fore Paying TeR-DOI-
lar Fine,

f. A. Erway and Hans Eggers, residents
OF the village OF Valley. who were fined by
Justice ]. N. Gafin for harboring dogs
without paying the license on them, have
appealed their cases 10 the district court.
Erway was assessed 81 and costs and Egg
gers s.. the costs in both cases amounting
to about SO. The fines were the result Of
a crusade against tsgless dogs undertaken
by the town marshal, Oscar Talcott, who
appears as complainant In both cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-03
SENATOR LODGE REPORTS
Massaehusetts Man Called 60 Testify
Before Grand Jury In Politi-
col Case.

BOSTON, July 2.-Unted states Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, who was summoned
to appear before the grand jury Of Suholk
county of an investigation into campaign
contributions, by Assistant District Attor-
ney John Moran, came to the court house
today. The senator had been called to
appear tomorrow but arrangement was
made to meet the district attorney today
instead. sMr. Moran was busy and after
greeting Senator Lodge asked him to wait
until Mr. Moran was at liberty.
The investigation is a development OF the
case OF Robert @. Proctor, who last week
was convicted OF the larceny Of 1925, which
John c. Bestgen Of Quincy claimed he
had given Proctor. who was Senator
Lodges secretary, as a contribution 10 the
republican state campaign fund in 1904.
Several prominent republicans. including
oficers Of the state committee. were sum-
moned to appear before the grand jury to-
morrow.
While Senator Lodge was with the dts
trict attorney the grand jury which is
an entirely new one and will serve for the
remainder of the term, was sworn In
and received its instructions from Judge
Bishop. Senator Lodge was escorted into
the grand jury room just before II O'Clock.
He remained for about forty minutes and
upon departing he said that he could not
disclose the nature of the questions asked
him. He could say, however, that the
subject seemed to him to be quite unim-
portant and one upon which he could
give no information. He said IT was his
understanding that the district attorneys
purpose was to secure the testimony of
the members of the republican state COM
mittee concerning certain campaign con-
tributions. Senator Lodge then left the
court house.
Judge DeCourcey OF the superior court,
before whom Proctor was tried, announced
this afternoon that he would not grant
new trial for Proctor. which had been
asked for on the ground that the verdict
was against the evidence Later Judge
DeCourcey sentenced Proctor to serve ten
months in the house of correction.
1t is understood that the case will be car.
ried to the supreme court.