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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
BATTLE FOUGHT
ON LEES PLANS
Lee Mapped Out the Battle OF
charlottesville and Flank
Movement OF Jackson.
COLONEL TALCoTT'S ADDRESS
General Lees Letter to the
Widow of General Thomas
]. Jackson.

Colonel T. NJ. r. Talcott. distinguish
ed soldier and engineer, who, after
serving as aide-de- cams, OF General
Lee, became colonel OF the First Con-
federate Engineers, related some time
since before the Lee Camp of Rich
,nond his personal recoilections of the
4 battle of Chancellorsyille on the I'd, Sd
and 4th of May, 1863.
In that battle he says. the Fed
erai Army of the Potomac. under Gem
eral Hooker. which numbered more
than 10000 was defeated by a payt
Of the Confederate Army of Northern
Virginia, numbering less than $4,000
men.
lie then discussed General Il.
Lee at Chanceiorsvilic," and whether
or not lie conceived and directed the
movement around the right Hank and
the attack on the rear of Hooker's
army,
He has kindly furnished copy of
his valuable paper, anu it is conclusive
of the question both as a matter OF
fact and as a military proposition.
When one eNam--,es the question,
he finds that the little heArsay testi
mony is nearly all there Is as basis
OF the idea that jackson suggested or
planned his flank movem mt OF course,
he was entrusted with the details and
minor movements OF its execution. II
could not be otherwise. When Lee
spoke of him as MS right arm" he
II defined exactly what he was in that
great battle which SO signally display,
ed his skill. Jacksons fame needs NJ
exploitation or eNaggeration. The
plain facts OF 1t put him in the Gore
most rank OF warriors, and he, like
Lee were he living, would be as far
I an f,Ntt ,a1f
JOHN w. DANIEL.
(Owing to length OF Colonel Tai
eott's splendid address, it will have u
appear in this column in two install
ments. 1t will be conc uded NEXT week
when extracts from other well-knowi
writers, with Colonel Talcotts conclu
Sions will be given)
Both General Lee and General Jack
son were so pre-eininent for their mod
esty that we cannot conceive of eithe
OF them claiming for himself any credi
for the movement in question, an
when various authors Of the life o
jackson awarded to him the credi
Of the success gained by the Army {
Northern Virginia, where he was pres
ent. General Lee, as we shall see, eA
pressed relihtanca"to do anything tn;
might be Considered as detracting fro
= Jackson's well deserved fame,
During the period which intervene
between the death of General Jacksc
and that of General Lee, only the to
partial admirers OF Jackson wei
heard from, for so long as Gener;
Lee was reluctant to speak, those WI
had been nearest to HIN and were be
informed as TO what could be said
contraventon of some Of the claim
get up by The piographers or Gener
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
TRACING MISSING BANKER.
Defaulter Believed to Have Been in
Waterville, Conn.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WATERBURY,, Conn, February 19.-Wil-
liam F. Walker, the missing treasurer Of
the New Britain Savings Bank is believed
to have alighted from train which reached
this city from Waterville late last night
Several persons who had known Walker
caught a hasty glimpse of a man who
swung himself from the train and shot
around the depot corner lodging the rail-
road station light and evading suspicious
glances.
They thought the man was Walker but
were too much surprised to detain him and
he disappeared in the darkness. The police
were notified and a hunt was started which
kept up all night. No trace of the mys-
terious stranger was found. a fact that
confirmed the belief that the man was
Walker, for II it was anyone else the police
think that he would not have been hiding.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn.,, February TO-
1t was announced here today that judges
in New York and Connecticut have been
requested in legal form to order the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph companies
to produce for the use Of the New Britain
Savings Banks detectives the kilograms to
and from William F. Walker, the missing
treasurer of the bank, prior to his abscond-
Ing. 1t is believed that these kilograms
will show with whom Walker dealt and
possibly lead to the recovery of some Of
the banks securities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
WAITING FOR INQUEST
Mrs. WaIIau Calm, Despite
Charge of Killing Mother.
INQUIRY BEGINS TOMORROW
Accused Woman Not Affected by
Serious Accusation.
TWO NEW THEORIES OFFERED
Waitress in Household Believes Mrs.
Agony From Long Illness.

NEW YORK, February 19.-Mrs. Leopold
Wallau, who was taken to a Tombs cell
from her luxurious home, No. 6S East S0th
street, charged with poisoning her mother,
Mrs. Ida Bauer Binge, is making herself at
home in the city prison. Her only visitors
yesterday were her husband. the bronze
powder importer of No. 197 Pearl street.
and their son Alexander Mrs. Wallau was
affected when she greeted them, but the
emotion of the two men far surpassed her
own. Warden Flynn said she was cool
and collected and slept well. despite her
unaccustomed surroundings. She refused
to see newspaper men on the advice Of her
counsel, Edward Lauterbach.
Miss Elizabeth Devine and Miss Florence
May Cleveland, the nurses whose COM
plant to the district attorney brought about
the autopsy and the subsequent discovery
of mercurial poison in the stomach of Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
AT THE ITALIAN EMBASSY.
DR.. William T. Harris Delivers an Ad-
dress on Dante.

DR.. William T. Harris. formerly commits
sioner of education, delivered an address at
the second meeting of the Comitato Dante
Alighieri last evening at the Italian en-
bassy. He chose his subject, What
Dante Has Done for Other Nations" He
was introduced by H. P. Giavina, secretary
Of the Washington society, and in the
course Of his Introductory remarks Mr..
Giavina made mention of the death Of
Giosue Carducc. a great poet of the third
Italy and an admirer of Dante.
DR.. Harris made reference to the works
of several Of the great world poets before
combining his remarks to Dante proper. He
arranged poets in classes and commented
on the national and world poets. BY ma
tional poet, DR.. Harris explained, is in
tended the poet who expresses the national
characteristics Of his own country or any
other country, without reference to the in
f1uence of outside sources. The world poet,
on the contrary, Is the poet who writes not
for single people held together either by
patriotism or traditions OF equa! birth in
one land, but for all humanity. Especially
in this category belongs Homer, who -four
ished 1900 years before Dante. DR.. Harris
stated that the poems Of the two poets
named reflect conditions not only of their
own times. those of their then near future
but those Of today and those to come. He
said that for such a reason they are termed
world poets. Any person can read their
verses without leellHS an OutSiueT, So 10
speak, without feeling that those things
were written for persons of either a certain
creed, a certain partisanship, a certain ma
tionality or a certain epoch.
DR.. Harris illustrated his address with eX
tracts from the Dvina Commedia, and
showed where Dante made reference to per-
sons of parts of the world other than Italy,
and presented in a detailed way many ex-
plantations Of the authors meaning. He also
referred to the influence of Dante on the
minds of many Of the great poets who have
fiourished since his time. He said that
Goethe, for instance, did not admire Dante
because he was not naturalist
A buffet luncheon was served at the con-
clusion of the address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
COUNT CREIGHToN's ESTATE.
Eighty Per Cent Of $4,000, 900 Will
Go to Charity.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OMAHA, Neb., February 19.-Approxi-
mately 80 per cent of Count John A. Creigh-
toms $S,OOO,OOO estate goes to charity, ac-
cording to the terms of the will, which was
fled for probate yesterday afternoon.
Specific requests are made of $25O.OO0 to
relatives and his housekeeper and of $780,
600 to various institutions. and a residuary
clause provides that all that is left over is
to be distributed equally among the bene-
fciaries specifically named in the same pro-
portions that their shares bear to the whole
amount. Thus each will receive from six
to eight times the amount named in the
will.
OF the requests to institutions, Creighton
University leads, with 100000. st. Jo-
seph's Hospital gets 100000 Other be-
quests are:
The Little Sisters Of the Poor to build
home for aged poor $4,000; to his execu-
tors. to build and endow home for poor
working girls. 0.0O0: to Sisters OF Good
Shepherd, $4,000. and to Sisters Of Poor
Clare. $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
WILL GO TO NEW YORK
MR.. PEPPERMAN RESIGNS TO
ASSIST MR.. SHONTS.

Mr. w. Leon Pepperman resigned the
position OF chief Of the Washington office
OF the isthmian canal commission TODAY tn
become Mr.. Shonts' assistant in the Inter-
borough Metropolitan Company of New
York city.
Mr.. Pepperman has been with the 18TH
milan canal commission since Mr.. Shonts
entered upon his duties as chairman Of the
commission, two years ago, and during
much of the time has been in charge of the
Washington Office.
For twelve years Mr.. Pepperman has
been in government service, and has risen
through practically all grades of the civil
service up to the responsible position of
chief Of the canal bureau. Before entering
upon his work with the canal commission
Mr.. Pepperman was for two years assistant
chief of the bureau of insular affairs Of the
War Department, which is in charge of the
affairs Of the Philippine Islands He first
entered the federal service as an examiner
of the civil service commission, and was in
trusted with the organization and extern
sion OF the service to various branches of
the government. After the United States
came into possession of the Philippines Mr..
Pepperman was sent by President McKin-
icy as assistant secretary of the first Phil
ippine commission. When the work of the
commission was interrupted by the insur
4rection in the islands Mr.. Pepperman was
ordered to study governmental methods in
the tropical dependencies Of various coun-
tries. When Governor General Taft went
to the islands at the head Of the new COM
mission Mr.. Pepperman was made a mem
Der OF the civil service commission of the
Philippines, which was intrusted with the
organization Of the civil service to replace
the old military government in those islands.
After three years Of that work he was
transferred to Washington as assistant to
the chief OF the bureau Of insular affairs,
AS chief Of the canal bureau, under the
direction Of the chairman, he has had
charge of the organization in Washington.
the duties of which embrace the accounting
and disbursement of all funds, the recruit
ing of skilled labor and other high-grade
employees for service on the istimus, and
the administrative correspondence and rec
ords. The average monthly number of en-
ployes hired through the Washington Office
and sent to the isthmus has been about 2h0
to 300. At present there are more than
5000 such employees on the isthmus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
EDWARD WISER DEAD
OLD AND HoNoRED CITIZEN OF
THIS CITY PASSES AWAY.

Death claimed another old and honored
citizen Of the District of Columbia this
morning by the passing away of Edward
Weser. the oyster dealer at 18th and Z
streets. The end occurred at o'clock a m,
after long illness, at the Weser home AL
18th street southwest.
Edward Weser was one of the pioneers in
the fish and oyster business here, having
entered it when he first attained to man
hood, more than sixty years ago. In fact.
1t was said by one of his venerable friends
today that he and Jacob Schwartz were
the pioneer dealers, and at the first Mr..
Weser drove about with a cart, supplying
his customers in the District with the
bivalves fresh from the sailing craft from
the lower Potomac that came up to Wash
ington to tickle the palates of the great
men Of long ago."
1t was also related today that Mr.
Weser's father was the valet of Napoleon
Bonaparte and accompanied the great gen
eral on his world-conquering expeditions.
Deceased was born in Germany eighty
three years ago. He came to Washington
when a lad, after a short residence in
was married to Miss Mary Z. Simmons of
Virginia on the day the cornerstone Of the
Washington monument was laid with i'm
pressive Masonic and patriotic ceremonies.
His wife and five children-Charles II. and
Joseph Weser, Mrs. r. L. CummIskey, Mrs
Barbara L. Schwing and Mrs. Annie Cor
dOn-Suryiye him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19

Samuel Knodle. a veteran school teacher
and newspaper man, who was born at Fair
Play, Washington county, Nd. Is dead at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. John Wal
ker, at Oregon, ILL.,, aged eighty-six years.
DR.. George w. Archer is dead at Emmor-
ton, Hartford county, Nd, at the home of
his niece, Mrs. H. c. Wilson. DIR. Archer
his life in Hartford county. For some time
he had been in poor health, but the imme-
diate cause Of his death was heart failure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19

The controversy between Bishop Nc
Donnell Of Brooklyn and the Franciscan
Brothers in that city. who wish to be
united to the third orders regulars. Of st.
Francis. has now been referred to the
congregation of bishops and regulars. Car
dinals Gotti Ferrara. Wives Tuto and Sa-
TOLL support the cause Of the brethren.
They consider Bishop McDonnelrs refusal
unjustifled. since the bishop of Omaha re-
Gently sanctioned similar union Of Fran
ciscans at Spalding, Neh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19

no attempt to give bail for Mrs. Wallau
would be made until after the inquest. If
She is held by the coroner, Mr.. LATTER
bach said he would apply to the supreme
court for writ of habeas corpus. He
said:
while the poison might have caused
death, there were at least six other causes
which are shown by the death certificates
and the autopsy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
Mother and Child Burned.

DETROIT, Mich, February 19.-Mrs.
John Grimshaw and her eight months old
son James were burned to death today In
their house on a farm near Royal Oak, ten
miles out Woodward avenue Grimshaw
saved his five-year-old daughter by tossing
her out of window. but was badly burned
himself and was unconscious when rescued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
whiteley's Slayer Arraigned.

LONDON, February 19.-Horace George
Raynor. who murdered William Whitley.
the dry goods merchant OF Westbourne
Grove. January "a, and subsequently at
tempted suicide. was discharged from the
hospital this morning. arraigned in a police
court and formally charged with the crime.
No evidence was presented. and the pris-
oner was remanded for week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
Felt Slight Earth Shocks.

SHEMAKHIN, Transcaucasia. February
19.-Slight earth shocks were felt here at
o'clock this morning. The town has fire.
Quently been visited by earthquakes, the
entire Mohammedan quarter having been
destroyed in 1902.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
"reminiscences of Early DAVIS.

Interesting "reminiscences of his early days
as one of the pioneer oystermen of Wash
ington are related by his friends. One of
his first places Of business was at the north
east corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street, opposite The Star building. 1t
was there that he served his first steamed
oysters, and continued the traffic with great
success during the exciting days of the
civil war. Among his patrons were men
whose names illumine the pages of Amer
lean history.
Away back in the sos is related that he
made and peddled matches for use with
flint stones. 1t was before the of
matches that could be lighted by friction,
and the Weser matches had to be held close
to the flint stones and when they were
struck together the spark lighted the head
OF the Weser match.
The funeral will occur at $50 o'clock next
Thursday morning from the residence with
services at St. Dominic's Catholic Church
at 8 o'clock. The interment will be in
Mount Olivet cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19

Eliseo Gibertna In an article in the Dis
custom favoring the creation Of a Cuban
army says In substance that Cuba must
either cease to depend on foreign nation
for q guarantee Of peace and quiet or cease
to pose as an independent nation.
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
HAS INSTITUTED SUIT
TO RECOVER DAMAGES

The United States Reduction & Re-
fining company, through its attorneys,
K. r. Bobbitt and F. l.. Sherwin Of
Colorado Springs, has instituted suit
in the district court here to recover
damages in the sum of 100000 from
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
company for the burning of the Ma
tional mill at Florence December 7th,
1906, which, it is alleged, was caused
by sparks from an engine used by the
defendant in the operation of its rail-
road property.
The National mill stood near the
tracks of the Coal Creek branch of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad and an
attempt will be made to fix tie res
possibility for its destruction upon
the company. The case will come up
for trial at the November term Of
court
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
FUNERAL WILL TAKE PLACE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON

The remains of Mrs. Laura Morrison
Currie, who died last Saturday morn
ing at Bay City, Texas, arrived here
from Pueblo Tuesday afternoon and
were conveyed to the home of her
brother. A. D. Morrison, 1881 f. ser
street, where the funeral will be held
at 3 O'Clock Thursday afternoon, in
stead of on Friday as previously an
nounced.
Although Mrs. Currie had been a
resident of Canon City for several
years she retained her membership
in the Presbyterian church here and
the obsequies will be conducted by
Rev. J. T. Thomas, pastor OF that con-
gregation. The interment will be at
Lakeside cemetery. Friends of the
family are invited to the funeral ser
vice
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
An EXPERTS ADVICE on
HOOKING THE WARY TROUT

Trout when hungry usually face the
current. This fact should be remem-
bered when approaching a bridge or
eddy where the "speckled beauties love
to hide" II possible. such spots should
be approached upstream. II may take
little more time to go around and
come back up. but make haste slowly"
Is said to be the hrst axiom OF trout
fishing.
AZ the stream becomes warmer, the
trout seek the cool pools and shaded
places. They are to be found where .
cold spring bubbles up into the stream
or where q mountain creek enters:
often a number frequent the same
haunt. Each additional nsh means
two more eyes to watch for the fsh-
crman. One trout Is all that Ia neces-
sary to give danger signal by darting
away. The rest Immediately follow
suit. To catch more than one-or even
that-in such a place takes skill in
the use OF the line. But who has said
that trout fishing Is not an art?
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
THIS is NOT THE WAY
1T Is DONE IN COLORADO

The New York legislature has been
called in special session because 1t
failed at the regular session to pass
legislative apportionment bill. The
trouble seems to be over the senator
ial district in which Congressman
Wadsworth lives. Mr.. Wadsworth was
beaten at the last election because
of a falling out with the President,
and it seems now that his enemies
are trying to rub 1t in on him by
changing his home district in some
way that he doesn't like. His son is
speaker of the New York house, and
thus far the house has stood by him
in his efforts to protect his fathers
interests. At any rate during the last
hours Of the regular session the mem
bers stood up in the front Of the
speakers desk and sang:
We won't go home till August.
We won't go home till fall;
Unless Speaker Jim
Gets what's comm to him
We won't go home at all.
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
MANY PEOPLE VIOLATE
THE U. 8. POSTAL LAWS

Washington, July 23.-The postal
laws prohibit placing written mes
sages in merchandise packages or let
ters on which less than two cents an
ounce has been paid and the provis-
ions of this statute admit of no waiver
of the penalty provided.
During the last fiscal year postnff1ce
inspectors collected $59,O65 for such
violations In thousands of cases a
short note or memorandum was placed
inside a package Of merchandise on
which postage was paid at one cent an
ounce while the written matter made
it necessary that two cents an ounce
should have been paid.
Finding that in a great number of
cases the offense was due to ignor-
ance of the law and that the collection
of the fine usually works a hardship
to the very poor, especially where
written messages are made in return
ing coupons. tags and certificates for
premiums, Postmaster General Meyer
has directed that proper notices be
placed in postofiices warning the pub
lie against the practice.
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
BEES SELECT CRIPPLE
CREEK FOR THEIR HOME

About 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
a swarm of bees about 18 inches in
diameter and containing a thousand or
two of the insects alighted on a
clothes pole in the yard of Charlie
Fisher at 412 East Carr. Mr.. Fisher,
aided by Claude Karns, secured a box
and exercising due care, scooped the
queen and several hundre' of the
swarm into 1t, the rest following. The
bees are presumed to have come from
some apiary in Canon City or Vicinity,
from which, in accordance with the
established traditions of beedom, they
followed a new queen until she decided
on place to pitch camp. The swarm
started their honey and love making
as soon as they were properly hived,
but If anyone wants to use them to
start bee farm he need only apply
to their captor for the privilege
Cripple Creek Times.
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
GAVE FINE PROGRAM OF
ENTERTAINMENT MONDAY

The artists recital given last night
by f. j. Sias of Lincoln, Nebraska,
and Loren Jones of Atlanta, Georgia,
was a splendid entertainment Mr..
Jones, tenor soloist, shows great
ability. His tones are clear and we'll
formed and every word can be dis
tinctly understood. He is young
man of fine appearance, open coun-
tenance and splendid physique Mr..
Jones has made many friends here,
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master of the situation and was re-
called many times. Mr.. Sias, as plat
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
FORESTS MUST BE SAVED
SAYS WASHINGTON POST

The truth is that four-fifths Of the
forests of the United States are in
private lands. The government at the
eleventh hour has extended Its author
ity over large forest areas, and 1t re-
quires that timber cutting in such
areas shall be carried on with view
to future needs as we'll as present de-
mands. The forests are to have a
chance for their lives. In other areas
the government is attempting to raise
trees. The work is slow and difficult
Common sense dictates that the proper
policy is to save the remaining for
ests, rather than to permit their de-
struction in the hope OF creating new
pursued by the federal authorities in
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
VISITED "MILLERS"
WEDNESDAY NIGHT

"Millers" Ice cream and confection-
cry store at 418 Main stree was enter
ed by burglars Wednesday night and
one OF the cash registers broken open
and between four and five dollars In
change stolen. For some reason a
nve dollar gold piece In the same till
was not taken, and several endorsed
checks were undisturbed. There are
two cash registers in the store but
only one of them was tampered with,
presumably on account OF the thieves
being frightened away before they had
completed their work. Entrance was
effected by raising a window near the
rear OF the building. back of Whipple's
book store.
That 80 little booty WAS secured Is