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The Washington times., 1907-01-10

The Austrian Ambassador and Baron
ess Hengelmuuer were hosts al dinner
last evening, complimentary 10 the
Count and Countess de Casteilane. who
are spending a few days ia Washington.
Invited 10 meet them were Colonel and
Mrs. Edwards. Mr.. and Mrs. George ".
Vanderbilt Mir and Mrs. Guy Norman,
Mrs Marshall Field. Mrs. Purdy. Miss
Elkins, Count Szechenyi, Prince "a Ly-
mar and Prince koudachem.
The Washington times., 1907-01-10

Senator and Mrs. Burrows entertained
al dinner last evening Senator and Mrs.
Hale. Senator and Mrs. Buckley. Sen
atOr and Mrs Scott, Senator and Mrs.
Dryden, Representative and Mrs Dali
cell and Justice and Mrs. Anderson.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
THAW's MOTHER EXPLAINS.
Facts in Case of Ministers wife's sui-
 eide at Her Home,

Pittsburg, April 22.-Mrs. Mary C.. Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw to- night asked the Associated Press to give to the public the facts concerning a suicide at her home here eight years ago, which she asserts some sensa- tional newspapers in the east have dis torted and elaborated upon, Mrs. Thaw in her statement says:
 "In the eighteen years during which I occupied Lyndhurst, it is safe to say that the number of ministers and their families for whom it was a stopping place reached many scores. Among these was the wife of former assis- tant to the pastor of the Third Presby- terian church, of which I and my fam- fly are members. After her husband had resigned from that position, they both engaged in teaching in a seminary in the central part of Pennsylvania. Later heard that the wife had become an invalid, suffering from nervous prostration with a tinge of melancho- lia. When I heard that the husband had received a call from a church in Kentucky, I invited the invalid wife to visit me at Lyndhurst while prep arations for leaving the old home and settling in the new were under way, believing the change of scene, rest, medical care and careful nursing would be beneficial.
 q returned from an afternoon re- ception one day, and, not finding her in the library, sent a maid to her room who reported that the door of the bath room was locked and she could get no answer. This alarmed us, and or dered the gardener to enter by a win dow when the stratling discovery was made that the poor woman had ended her life in the manner described in the highly eolored account given in one Pittsburg and some eastern newspa- pers. The family physician was i'm mediately sent for. The husband was telegraphed to- The pastor of the Third church and his wife came also, and he very kindly offered to accom- pany the remains to Kentucky and to conduct the funeral services, The doc- tor on his arrival said that it would be necessary to have the coroner. The coroner was sent for and all the usual formalities attended to. Stripped of all useless verbiage, these are the facts in the case"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
AGAINST CHANGE OF VENUE
JEROME WILL FIGHT TT IN THE
 THAW CASE.

No Reason Why Second Trial Should
 Not Take Place in New York City
 Hartridge, of Counsel for Defense,
 Says No Move, So Far as He Knows,
 Is Contemplated to Hold It Outside
 the Metropolis.
 New York, April 22.--District Attor- ney William Travers Jerome stated to- night that he had no intention of either asking for or consenting to a change of venu for the next trial of Harry K. Thaw.
 ''There is no reason why the case should not tbe tried in New York he said. q shall certainly not ask for q change of venue, and will just as cer- tainly fight an application for a cnange if the defense makes one"
 Clifford w. Hartridge, of counsel for Thaw, said to-day that so far as he knew no move was contemplated look ing toward holding the second Thaw trial outside of New York city. He ex- pressed the opinion that Thaws second trial, like the first, would be held here.
 The visit to-day of Attorneys Delmas and McPike to Dr. Charles G. Wagner, superintendent of the state hospital at Binghamton, N. r., who was a witness for the defense at Thaw's trial gave rise to report that preliminary steps were being taken to have Thaws second trial take place at Binbhamton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
MUNSTERDURG APPROVES W. I. STEAD AT HARVARD
LEAVES CHAIR AT MASS MEET ING RATHER THAN PUT
 MOTION

Resolution Passed Despite Him Endors- ing the Plan of Sending an American
 Peace Delegation to Europe--Mcet-
 ing Also Appoints Committee in Fur
 therance of Mir. Stead's Request That
 Harvard Take the Lead in Raising Funds.
 Cambridge, Mass, April 22.-In spite of the refusal of the presiding officer, Professor Hugo Munsterburg, to put the motion, a mass meeting of Harvard students in the union tonight endorsed William T. Stead's plan of sending an American peace delegation to Europe and furthered MT. Steads request that Harvard should take the lead in rais- ing money for the movement by the ap- pointment of a college committee etc consider the matter.
 Professor Mpnsterburg, who is the professor of psychology in the univer- sity and one of the German delegates at the recent peace conference, in re- ufsing to entertain the motion for the appointment of committee, said that the meeting which MT. Stead had just addressed was a chance gathering, and not a representative one as far as Har- ward was concerned. He sid that he did not believe that the meeting had authority to start such movement on the part of Harvard, and that he would leave the chair before he would put such a motion. When he stepped from the platform Professor William James, the professor of philosophy at the uni versity, took his place and the plan was quickly adoted and the committee appointed.
 MT. Stead spoke for nearly an hour in crowded hall, describing many Of the features of the recent peace con- ference and recounting the conditions in Europe. In conclusion he repeated his belief that the only practical way to bring about peace was for the na- tions to know each other better. The best way for this to be done he said lis to send delegation from one coun- try to another, and suggest that ten ! American pilgrims be sent to Europe It will cost about $100,000, and the money should be raised by the colleges I would suggest that Harvard, as the oldest, take the lead
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
HENRY 4. STAFFORD DEAD.
Former Representative to the General
 Assembly from Lebanon.

Assembly from Lebanon.
 Bridgeport, April 22.-Henry A. spaf- fcrd, former representative to the gen. eral assembly from Lebanon, Conn, died at his home here this evening. He was born in Lebanon June 5, 1881. He married Mary Elizabeth Porter, de- scendant of Elder William Brewster, chaplain of the Mayflower, and one of ths settlers at Plymouth Rock, settling ol an estate which was her dowry, and which had been in uninterrupted pos session of her family since it's acquis- tion from the original Indian proprie- tors in the seventeenth century. He was for thirty years deacon of the Exc ter Congregational church in Lebanon. He was also trial justice, constable, tax collector, assessor and a member oi of the school committee of the town. He is survived by his widow and five children, one of the latter being Artor- ney John A. spafford, former clerk of the general assembly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
SECRETARY TAFT BACK
 AFTER MONTHS s ABSENCE
SPEAKS ENCOURAGING OF PAM MA CANAL WORK AND
 OF CUBA.

Matters on the Island in Very satisfac-
 tory Condition Under the Circum-
 stances-Listens to Complaints at the
 Tsthmus Engineer Stevens Very Much
 Out of Health--Secretary to Lose No
 Time in Getting onto the Ohio Field
 -To Speak in Cincinnati Friday
 Night.
 Washington, April 22.-secretaary of War Taft and party arrived at the Washington navy yard on board the Mayflower tonight after an absence of exactly a month on a trip that in- cluded Panama, Cuba, and Porto Rico. Former Governor of Porto Rico BeekS man Winthrop and Mrs. Winthrop vera guests of the secretary on the return trip The others in the party included Representatives Burton of Ohio ana DeArmond of Missouri; Senator Kilt redge of South Dakota and Miss Mar garet Ide.
 The party arrived shortly after o'clock. Later Secretary Taft gave out a statement in which he said he found matters in Cuba lin what under the circumstances must be considered a very satisfactory condition" that there IS every ground for hope that the plan adopted for a census. preliminary elec- ton and then general election six months later will result in the selec- tion of a president and congress who will be able to maintain themselves and give stable rule to the island and that the delay in taking a census is taken by the Cubans as an earnest of the American governments desire to secure a stable government before it leaves s'so there shall be no excuse for a second in- tervention."
 He says that next Friday he will go to Cincinnati to attend Yale club meeting, will then address the Dayton. O., Y. M. c. A, and on Monday night wil ldiscuss the Panama canal before the Cincinnati Business Mems club. re- turning to Washington by the follow ing Wednesday,. He says that in Pan- anna the engineers reported to him that the foundations of the sites of the locks were entirely satisfactory ana he discusses administrative matters he took up in Panama.
 I 1T held a long conference with the Panamaian authorities" says the sec retary, fin the presence of Sen \ kittredge, of the canal committee of the senate, and Minister squiers, in re- spect to number of matters which needed adjustment between the zone authorities and the Panamaian govern ment, and we tentatively reached sat- isfactory agreement, which will be for mulated in subsequent correspondence.
 T also heard certain complaints con- cerning the dealing of the Panama railroad with it's lots in Colon and took the matter under consideration, await Ing fuller statement of the details to be made by the lot holders.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
PART OF BONDS RECOVERED.
Found i'm an Apartment nt the Manhat-
 tan Club.

New York, April 12.-A portion of the bonds alleged to have been taken from the Trust Company of America by Will liam o. Douglas, who is under arrest on a charge of larceny, were said to have been recovered to-day in aa apartment in the Manhattan club. The club officials refused either to affirm or deny the report, the detectives were very secretive about the matter and the attorneys for a certain brok- CT, whose name has been mentioned in the case, said they had nothing to say.
 It was stated this afternoon that Mrs. Douglass had disappeared and her friends became exercised over her ab- sence. She was found tonight, how veer, at the home of her parents in Brooklyn.
 There were rumors of possible addi- tional arrests tonight. but the detec- tive bureau denied they had taken any action.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
DEADLOCK MAI BE BROKEN
Rhode Island Legislature May Choose
 U. $. senator To-day.

Providence, R. l., April 22.- After thirteen weeks of deadlock, during which fifty-six ballot have been cast for candidates for United States sena- tor, to succeeded George Peabody wet more. the executive committee of the republican state committee, to-day de- clared in favor of Colonel Samuel Pom eroy Colt of Bristol and urged that all republican members of the general as- sembly cast their votes for Colonel Cclt, who, throughout the contest, has been supported by a majority of the republican members of the legislature. The declaration in favor of Colonel Colt was carried by vote of to A. Among those who supported the reso- luton in Colonel Colts favor was Gen. eral Charles R. Brayton, national com mitteeman from this state. The four minority members, representing New port and Washington countries, drew up an address to the legislature urging the members to support Mir, Wetmore for reelection. In view of the split, in the party organization, it is difficult to tell what effect to-days develop ments will have on the members of the legislature tomorrow, the last day of the session.
 If the republican members heed the declaration of the majority of the ex- ecutive committee, Colonel Colt will receive 69 votes against fl that have been cast daily for Colonel R. H. I. God dard of Providence, the candidate of the democratic party. The leaders of the Wetmore faction stated tonight that MT. Wetmore was still candidate and that he would maintain his strength in tomorrow voting.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
KING EDWARD ORDERED AWAF
Incident Which Amused Him and Brought Embarrassment to Monk.

Incident Which Amused Him and
 Brought Embarrassment to Monk.
 Naples, April 22-The King and Queen of England, who are here on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, spent the day in sightseeing. They visited points of interest in the city, and in cidentially had an experience which amused King Edward greatly and which brought eonsternation to an un- thinking monk.
 The incident occurred in front of the church of Santa Chiara. Their majes- ties approached with the intention of visiting the edifice but found it closed as the monks in charge were taking their midday meal A member of the royal party knocked on the door for admittance. A monk came to the door and thinking those outside were beg gars did not trouble to open it, but called out so that they might hear, Be gone in peace; there is nothing for you here"
 This remark amused King Edward immensely, and he laughed heartily. The visitors then knocked again and explained they desired to visit the church, but the sacristan, irrltated at their persistence, shouted out. Don't bother me; this is no time for sight seeing. The brothers are at lunch,'
 At this moment General Salsa, who was passing, recognized the visiting sovereigns and preemptorily ordered the monk to open the door This he did, and when he learned the identity of those who had knocked for admit tance his consternation and embar- rassment knew no bounds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
Shipping News.

Inishtrahull April 22. - Passed: Steamer Pretorian, Boston for Glas- gow.
 Naples, April 1S.-Arriyed: Steamer Neapolitan Prince, New York.
 Cherbourg, April 20-10 p. nl---Ar- rived: Steamer Bluecher, New York via Plymouth, for Hamburg (and pro-
 Christiansand, April 22.-1o a. m Arrived: Steamer Helllg Olav. New York for Copenhagen.
 Rotterdam, April 20.--Sailed: Steam CT Smolensk, (from Libau), New York.
 Cadiz, April 16.-Arrived: Steamer Buenos Aires, New York for Barce- Iona
 Bremen, April 20.-1O a. nn.-Arrived: Steamer Trave, New York.
 Gibraltar April 22.--Arrived. Steam- CT Slavonia, New York for Naples etc, (and proeeeded).
 Tarifa, April 22.-Passed: Steamer Friedrich der Crosse, New York for Naples and Genoa.
 Gibraltar, April 22.-Passed; Steam CTS Koenigen Luise, Naples and Ge- noa, for New York; Madonna New York for Naples. London, April 22.-Arrived: Steanas CT Minneapolis, New York
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
BRYAN IN CONFERENCE.
Meets Several Democratic Leaders in
 BostOn.-DeIivers Address.

Meets Several Democratic Leaders in
 Boston--DeIivers Address.
 Boston, April 22.-In his second visit to Boston this year, William J. Bryan held conferences to-day with several democratic leaders, including former Governor William L. Douglas, and lat CT delivered an address on Problems of City Government" at the Mayors club, an organization of chief magis- trates of Massachusetts. MT. Douglas stated that his conversation with MT. Bryan related to the tariff
 At the Mayors club MT. Bryan advo- cated the granting of corporation fran chises by the people instead of by the mayor or city councel, and also favored the limiting of such franchises, as well as the maximum dividends paid by the corporations.
 He left for Fall River late ein the day, but will return here tomorrow, when he will be a guest of Governor Guild at breakfast. Later he will make short address at Harvard and then go to Lawrence and Lowell for other addresses.
 MT. Bryan's lecture on "The Old Ways" at the Academy of Music in Fall River tonight was largely at- tended
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Bridgeport Man Tries to XIII Woman
 He Married in MiddIetown.

Rome, N. Y., April 22,-Eiward Cow ring, an attendant at the Home state asylum, tonight attempted, it is charged, to murder his wife, who is also an attendant at the institution. Five shots were fired at her with a revolver, three of which took effect, but it is not believed the wounds will prove fatal.
 Jealousy is supposed to have prompt ed the deed. Gowring says his home is in Brodgeport, Conn, and that he was married to the woman in Middletown, Conn.,. about nine months ago. They have been here only few weeks.
 Gowring is under arrest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
INCREASE FOR ERIE MEN.
New Schedule of Wages Goes Into Ef-
 feet May I5.

South Bethlehem, Pa, April 22.-Aft- CT a conference with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, General Manager Cutter of the Lehigh Valley railroad company, to-day announced the follow ing increase in the wage schedule to go into effect on May 15:
 Yard brakemen, from $2S0 to $2sO; yard conductors, from $2.75 to $S for ten and one-half hours; passenger crews 10 per cent. and freight crews 12 1-2 per cent. for 12 hour day, and local freight crews from $25O to $2.5C per day ot F hours.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
HOT ON WALKERS TRAIL.
Arrest of Absconding Bank Treasurer
 Expected Shortly.

New York, April 22.-Superintendent Norman Bailey of the Pinkertons said this afternoon that his agency was hot on the trail of William F. Walker, the defaulting treasurer of the New Brit ain Savings bank. It has been learned he says, that Walker fled to Europe and the chase is now hot. Walker, he said, was either in Southern Europe or had crossed the Mediterranean and was in Northern Africa. He expects an arrest shortly.
 Efforts were made to pin him down. He was asked if Walker would be arr rested within month. q wouldn't be surprised if he were arrested in less time than that" he said.
 This is the first time the Pinkertons have made definite statement about ian arrest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
pr. ". ". Lord Dead.

New York, April 22-Rev. Dr. Will liam W. Lord, one of tlle oldest clergy men of the Protestant Episcopal church in this country, and the minister and friend of Jefferson Davis, died to-day at the Hotel Clendenning in this city. He was elghty-eight years old and was born in Madison county, this state. He was descendant of the Lords of Lyme, Conn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
BENEDICT GIMBEL,S BoDY.
Turned Over to Family and Taken to
 Philadelphia.

New York. April 22.-The body of Benedict Gimbel, the Philadelphia mer- chant who died in St. Mary's hospital, Hoboken, to-day was taken to Phila- delphia this afternoon. The coroner was called to the hospital but as the case was plain a certificate of death giving suicide as the cause was given and the body turned over to the family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
queen Victoria Doing Well.

Madrid. April 22.-The condition of Queen Victoria, who shortly will pre- sent King Aufonso with an heir to the throne of spain an event of the great est interest to the Spanish people, con- tinues normal. To-day her majesty followed her usual custom of driving out in the morning and in the after noon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
c. N c. MERIT FIGURES
Machine Gun Battery Makes Best
 Showing for March.

Hartford, April 22-Figures of merit of each organization of the Connecticut National Guard for the month of March, 1907, are announced from the office of the adjutant general as fol- lows:
 Hospital corps, 9522 signal corps, 92.19; cavalry, 95.53; battery A, SS.19; machine gun battery, 96,93; coast artil- lery, 1925 First infantry, 93.1S; Second infantry, 94.32; Third infantry S5.57; Separate company, Sz6S; naval battal- ion, S4,20.
 First Lieutenant John Richard North, battalion adjutant, Second in- fantry, has been detailed to command company K, Second infantry, until fur ther orders.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
OF TEAPOT TEMPEST ORDER
STIR OYER BRITISH REPRESEN-
 PATTON IN PITTSBURG.

London Times Correspondent Falls to
 CriticIsing Government, Because 1t
 Was Not Officially Represented When
 the Great Carnegie Institute Was
 Dedicnted--Satisfact Explanations
 in Parllament-RcasOn Mir. Bryce
 Was Not Present.
 Pittsburg, April 22.-Upon reading of the Incident In the house of commons and house of lords relative to the nom ogeial character of the foreign guests at the dedication of the Carnegie Insti- tute in this city on April Il, 12 and 1S, Samuel Harding Church, secretary of the board of trustees of the institute, gave the Associated Press tonight a statement In which he says:
 T have just been informed that a question was raised in the house of lords and the house of commons to- day in regard to the non-official char acter of the British group of guests at- tending the dedication of the Carnegie Institute at Pittsburg. I was very careful to have this question brought before the king of Great Britain and his ministers, and also before the pres ident of France, His Majesty King Edward VII. notified me, in a most gracious and conslderate way, that he did not think 1t entirely within the limit of official procedure to take ar active participation in the dedication while the president of France, proba. bly, for the same reason, wrote merely a formal letter of congratulation, which was signed by his private secretary
 "The German emperor exhibited the liveliest possible interest in the dedi- cation, and with one exception, the guests in attendance from Germany were chosen directly by the emperor However the guests from Great Brit. ain and from France were of the high est standard represented by our civili. zation, as was that of Germany also"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
nendloek contlnues In wisconsln.

Madison, Wis, April 22.-The sena- torial deadlock remains unbroken. Isaac Stephenson gained one vote to- night. On the twentieth ballot the re- suit was; Cooper, IT; Esch, IS; Hatten, 13; Lenroot,1S; Stephenson. 20; Beansch, 4; Winkler, ?; Hudnal, l; oven, l.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
GIFTS OF RICH MEN.
Chancellor Day Speaks in Defense of
 Them.

Boston, April 22.-The members of the Methodist Social union, at a meet Ing held in Faneuil hall tonight, heard an eloquent address by Chancellor James R. Day, of Syracuse. university, in defense of contributions for educa- tional, religious and philanthropic pur- poses by rich men and corporations.
 Chancellor Day reiterated his former statement that it was great mistake to antagonize everything commercial of a large magnitude. He claimed that there were many things in the Chris tian church that were worse than talk ing money. He said that the way mon- ey is used tells us something of it's character. By some, he thought, it is used foolishly; by many others 1t is used for the glory of God as never be- fore in the history of the world.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
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300 HORSES PERISH.
sufSocatcd or Burned to Death in New
 York.

New York, April 23.-It is reported that three hundred horses were suffo- cated or burned to death early this. morning in the destruction by fire of the Dispatch Stables at 1SO to 142 Barr row street, near Washington street. The building was an old two-story brick structure, running back to Chris topher street, and the flames spread quickly to every part of it.
 The Knickerbocker and McKeever hotels near by were greatly endangered by the blaze, and 1t was feared the fire would reach them. Their tenants fled to the street in terror, as did also scores of people from surrounding ten- ements.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
To create volunteer Roer Foree.

London, April 22.-It is declared that General Botha, premier of the Trans vaal, will, through the imperial con- ference, seek the consent of the gov- ernmen for the establishment of vol unteer force of Boers in the TransvaaL