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The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
VANDALISMAT GRAVE
DeSecrate the Tomb Of Dom
Paul Kruger.
TRY TO STEAL MARBLE BUST
Racial Hatred Believed Responsible
for MutiIariOn of Statue of Former
President of the Transvaal Repub-
Iic-PoIIce Guard Is Placed About
Tomb as Result of Depreciation.

Johannesburg, Nov. "A most painful
sensation has been created here by the
discovery of the desecration OF the
grave Of ex-President Kruger. in Pre-
toria Cemetery.
The white marble bust of the ex-Presi-
dent had been torn from its granite base
and was lying on its face a yard away
from the foot Of the grave The Shout
ders are Clipped and the nose is broken.
The tombstone Of the grandchild of the
ex-President, which was in the same
plot. was slightly damaged. a statuette
of an angel. which stood at the head Of
the grave being knocked from its ped
estaL The two adjoining graves were
also disturbed.
1t is not believed that the act was one
of racial vindietiveness. The circum-
stances seem to point TO an attempted
theft of the bust, which it was probably
intended 10 retain pending the offer OF a
reward for its recovery. It is COnJectured
that the figure on the childs tomb was
knocked over while the desecrator or des-
ecrators were endeavoring to remove the
bust Of Mr.. Kruger. which is very heavy.
Since the desecration Of the grave of
Prince Christian Victor, In September.
1904 the police have been accustomed TO
pay a visit nightly TO the graves Of the
eN-President and the prince. The whole
machinery Of the police force has been
set in motion TO discover the authors of
the outrage
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
UNCONSCIOUS FROM POISON
Sisters Found in Basement of L. ..
Smoot Residence.
Case Regarded an Mysterious by PO-
Ilce-HRd Entertained Com
pany in Kitchen.

Bertha and Alice Shields. colored. sis
ters, aged twenty-five and thirty years
respectively, servants in the family of
Lloyd D. Smoot, one Of the District sur
veyors, were found unconscious in the
basement of the Smoot home, at 3235 r
street northwest, at 10:30 o'clock last
night, apparently suffering from the ef-
feCts Of poison.
They were hurried to the Georgetown
University Hospital. where the doctors,
after working over them for several hours
without restoring them to consciousness,
stated their case was most mysterious
ore. Although they We're undoubtedly
suffering from some kind Of poison, the
doctors were unable TO say, after using
the stomach pumps, what its nature was.
At an early hour this morning both
women we're still unconscious and IN a
critical condition.
At the Smoot home it was said that half
an hour before the sisters were found un-
conscious they were entertaining some
cOl0red company In the kitchen and were
heard laughing. When found, one OF tie
sisters was fully dressed, while the Other
was nearly naked The police Of the
Third precinct are investigating
No bottles or receptacles CT any kind
that might have contained poison were
found to afford a clew as 70 how the
drugs were administered.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
RUSSIAN GIRL A TERRORIST.
Barbara Lapoukine Not Kidnapped,
Says London Paper.

London, Nov. barbara Lapoukine,
the eighteen-year-olC daughter Of a Rus
sian princess, was rot kidnapped by ter
rorists at all, as her friends reported to
the London police early this week, but
is a terrorist herself, according TO the
Weekly Dispatch, and disappeared in an
swer to a summons to duty in the revolu-
tiOnists' cause.
The dispatch says unqualifedly that the
girl is known to be a member of a pow
erful organization Of Russian radicals
with branch in London, and declares
it beyond question that she was called
on 10 perform some mission for the
society.
Scotland Yards activity. the dispatch
thinks, finally threatened to expose the
society's existence and Miss Lapoulzine re-
ceived hasty Instructions to return home
Miss Lapoukine was hustled from her gov
erneSS' side as the two were leaving a
London theateT, smuggled into a carriage,
and driven away while the governess
screamed for help
After a few days absence, during which
the police secured the Kingdom for her.
the girl suddenly reappeared, joined her
father, and left England with him with
out a word of explanation either Of her
disappearance or return.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
DEFENDS GOOD TRUSTS.
Prof. Gore Believer in Publicity as
Cure for Economic Ills.

Offering a defense Of the good trusts,
and condemning the bad combinations of
capital. Prof. James Howard Gore. of the
faculty Of the George Washington Uni
versity. sees in publicity the real means
for curtaIing economic lis and righung
business conditions. His views, which
were delivered before the National Trust
Conference in Chicago. are printed In full
in the George Washington University Bull
letin, which made its appearance yester-
day. Prof. Gore was one Of the delegates
TO the conference appointed b. the Dis
tTict of Columbia.
There is at hand an efflcacIous means
for putting an end TO this economic
rapine," says Prof Gore. 1T needs no
legislation 10 call It into existence nor
new machinery 10 make Il effective. II
lies in the extension OF the functions Of
our very excellent Census Bureau coupled
with the Bureau Of Statistics, Bureau Of
Corporations, and Bureau Of Manufac-
lures. by which the American people as
consumers and potential producers, can be
Informed as to the price Of materials. cost
OF production, and selling prices de-
manded
III the difference between costs and
prices assume. in the minds Of those who
know. undue proportions, two results viii
inevitably follow: A curtailment OF con-
sumption, and the inducing Of idle capital
to embark upon a business that seems so
promising"
In connection with his exposition Of the
causes that have led 10 the present ami
mostly toward all corporations. Prof. Gore
A.H~ ,-F4- kr IA 1lfnEa
20 American business growth
Direct charges OF dishonest conduct are
Ieveled ar certain States attorneys, who.
Prof Gore charges. levy a species Of
blackmail by compromising claims 0n
the courts for 100000 with 500" In
protest against the bounding Of the
honest corporations, Prof. Gore condemns
the 'lynching spirit that animates legis-
lators t. condemn corporations without
Indictment and suppress them by indict-
ments instead OF trial"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
sTOWAWAY BURIED IN COAL.
RachauI Fights Eighteen Hours TO
Save HIS Life

New York Nov. "A grimy, ill-kept
looking young man was taken from the
steamer UmvOu, in two days ago from
the head Of the Persian Gulf, and escort
ed to Ellis Island by an immigration in
sPector. The man had crossed the North
Atlantic as a stowaway. ana he landed
here after q narrow escape from being
buried alive In the vessels coal bunkers.
When the Umvou touched at Port Said.
on the Suez Canal. there was not more
than enough time 20 take on coal, let
alone 20 search for stowaways. SO II was
that MahOmmet Rachaul got on board
and slowed himself away I'm a coal bunker
on the port side
Rachaul was fairly comfortable until
the vessel got away from port. Then he
discovered that the coal was shifting and
his battle for life began After struggling
for eighteen hours, a coal-stained wreck
Of a man, his fingers bleeding and his life
almost gone, succeeded in getting his
head above the blanket Of big lump coal
which covered him. He called for help
and his cries were finally heard. He was
unconscious when they got him out and
1t was a day later before he could tell
anything Of himself
The stowaway will probably be depOrt-
ed, as the physicians Of the Marine Hos
pital service say he has trachoma.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
POPE TO WELCOME GYMNASTS.
international Congress Arranged for
Next Year at Rome.

Rome, Nov. 2.-The Pope has consented
10 preside over the international congress
Of gymnastics which is TO be held in
1903 IN the Belvidere courtyard Of the
Vatican. The congress is being arranged
by the Federation of Catholic Italian
Sporting Clubs, to whom the Pope has
addressed an autograph letter encourag-
Ing and praising their initiative and i'm
parting the apostolic blessing. It is ex-
pected that all Catholic athletic societies
throughout the world will send represent
atives 20 Rome
The organizing committees. In announc-
ing the forthcoming congress. state that
the reunion in Rome has nothing 10 do
with politics. 1t constitutes simply an
act Of homage and filial devotion to the
sovereign pOntinf, who appreciates and
encourages physical education.
The exact date for the meeting Of the
congress has not been fixed II will de-
pend altogether on whether the present
anu-clerical movement has subsided.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
WOMAN DEN0UNCES LAWSON.
Declares She Followed HIS stock
Tips and Lost $4,000.

Boston, Nov. 2.-Thomas W. Lawson
was the central figure In a sensational
scene in the main dining-room at Young's
Hotel this afternoon, during which he was
subjected 70 a violent TRADE at the hands
Of a well-dressed woman, who asserted
in loud language that she had lost $4,000
through following Lawson's tips on the
stock market
Mr.. Lawson was Just sitting down to
his lunch when the woman sailed up to
his table. She denounced Lawson. and
declared that she had lost the money be-
cause she had believed in his advice.
Mr.. Lawson issued a statement tonight
in which he intimates that the woman did
not know what she was talking about.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
FERARTs TRAINED ANIMALS.
United Shows Now Exhibiting at
Northeast Carnival Grounds.

One Of the main attractions Of the
jamestown Exposition, and one exten-
sively advertised by the exposition man
agement was the Ferari Trained Wild
Animal Exhibition.
During the past few days these two
monster enterprises have been consolidat-
ed and are now located at Fifteenth and
II streets northeast, this city, where two
performances are given every week day.
Included in the attractions most prom
nent are: Princess Pauline, the peer
less, with her cage of mixed animals
Hons, tigers, jauguars, leOpards. and
pUmas. In this collection is the world
famed clown lion Sampson.
There are also in the animal show
such well-knOwn trainers and handlers
as Robert Mcpherson, Leon Sassman.
Sergt. Richard Bass, Arthur Connolly.
Prof Ricardo, and La Belle Salica. the
latter doing a ballet dance in the cage
with four immense South African lions
Other attractions furnished are Mamie.
whose wonderful flame dancing has
electrified the amusement world; Crea-
ton, the much-talked-of masterpiece
Of the Worlds Fair at St. Louis; Salome.
or the dance of the seven wells; the
HindoO Theater. the Katzenjammer Cas-
tie, and Automatic Vaudeville.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
KILLED BY KNOCKOUT DROPS.
Autopsy Reveals Cause of Death of
Rich Boston CIubman,

Boston, Mass. Nov. 2-Medical Exam
iner McGrath to-day settled all doubt as
TO what caused the death recently at Ra-
gotta, n. J., Of Walter Farnsworth Baker
the rich Boston clubman, by reporting
that enough cloral hydrate was found IN
his stomach 70 have killed two men.
Cloral hydrate is the main ingredient of
knockout drops and the physicians
verdict confirmed the suspicion aroused
by Bakers dying words that he was poi
soned at a resort IN New York.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
YOUNG sCHURz MEETS PRINCE.
Presentation Marks German Con-
dOnement of Fathers Views.

Berlin. Nov. 2.--The presentation to the
crown prince Of the young American law
yer. Carl Schurz, at the univ ersity, on
Wednesday, when Exchange Profs. Had
lev and Schofeld began their academic
work. was especially interesting to those
acquainted with the career Of the young
mans father in America. The introduc-
ton to the crown prince meant that the
Hohenzollerns mad condoned his fathers
radical activities, or, at any rate, did not
intend 10 extend the imperial hostility to
the son.
It is. perhaps, not generally known that
the late Prince Bismarck tried to induce
Carl Schurz to return to Germany by
the promise Of an important Office. Mr.
schurz refused. on the ground that,
knowing his own character and opinions,
he felt sure that he could not remain
month IN office.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
SOCIAL LIFE IN ENGLAND.
Americans Entertain LayishIy; Ed
ward and Alfonso Dine.

London, Nov 2.-American country
house life is very gay this season. Lady
Craven is entertaining her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Bradley-Martin. She is inter-
ested in poultry, and her specimens are
taking many prizes this year.
The Princess Hatzfeldt formerly Clara
Huntington, has gone to Draycot Park
TO spend the autumn. Her parties are
famous in local society. who are pleased
to hear that she will entertain largely.
Mrs. NJ =. Grace has taken Battle
Abbey, where the Princess of Battenburg
visited this week.
A Spanish King and an English King
dined together last night at Kensington
Palace, for the first time in history, when
King Edward and Alfonso met in a
family gathering King Edward is prob
ably the first English King who has 1ined
there since George II.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
CLARKSON LEAVES LONDON.
BritOn Who EIOped with Helen Ma
IOney on Way to Paris.

London. Nov. samuel Clarkson. the
young Briton reported to have eloped
from New York with Helen Maloney.
daughter Of Martin Maloney, the Stand
ard Oil millionaire, has disappeared
from London again. and II is said he is
on his way back TO Paris.
The Vatican has been informally asked.
it is known here whether there is any
hope Of papal assistance In freeing the
Standard Oil mans daughter from the
matrimonial tangle in which her name
has been involved
The answer is said to have been re-
turned that as a preliminary to any
action, the young woman must solemnly
engage to live apart from her husband.
or husbands, until the Pope decides such
questions as may be raised, and that
consideration of the matter may con
tinue anywhere from six months to ten
years
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
PLAN WORKING WELL.
Comptroller RidgeIy Expresses SAT-
isfactiOn with Note scheme.

Comptroller Of the Currency Ridgely
yesterday expressed his satisfaction with
the working out Of the plan to increase
the volume Of note circulation. Il is
his opinion that the amount Of circula-
ton to be issued daily for some DAYS
to come VIII be about 81 100000. That IN
round numbers was the amount provided
FOR yesterday, 1t was stated, and that
provided for on Friday was close TO
81, 10000
An interesting fact was brought out
at the Treasury yesterday. The per
capita circulation of money in the United
states, as shown for the month of Octo-
Der. increased from S3246 to S33.23. The
estimated population upon which the
per capita circulation was figured Is &c.
$4,000 persons. November /. last year,
the per capita circulation was S33.6S
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
BARN GUTTED BY FIRE.
Owner Believes 1t the Work on an
Incendiary.

A stable IN the rear Of the house of
William a. Greer, at II Twelfth street
northeast. was wrecked by fire last night.
resulting in a loss OF about s., 600. The
owners Of the property are of the opin-
ion the ConhagratiOn was OF incendiarv
origin.
The fire was discovered a few minutes
after O'clock by the occupants Of a
house adjoining Francis Greer. eleven
years old, ran 70 a nearby box and sent
in an alarm. He hurried back 10 the
burning building and assisted I'm leading
five horses out Of the barn. In doing so
the boy was tripped and sprained his
ankle.
quantity Of bakers supplies, some
furniture, and several sets Of harness
were destroyed Mrs. Greer believes the
fire was started by an incendiary She
said there were no fires or electric light
wires about the barn TO cause the blaze
The police are investigating.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
wounds Husband, KIN. Sell,

Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 2-In a fit of tenn
porary insanity to-day. Mrs. Mary
Hickey. wife Of Patrick Hickey, Of
Apalachicola, cut her husbands throat
with a razor and then committed suicide
The Hickeys were prominent and wealthy
residents OF Apalachicola and connected
with some Of the most prominent families
in that section Of the State.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
japanese wouId welcome Fleet.

New York, Nov. 2.-Rear Admiral Rob
ley D. Evans told the Lotus Club, at the
dinner the club gave in his honor this
evening. that he did not believe that any
body wanted to stop the fleet from going
around the Horn, but that If anybody
did they'd have a time doing Il. so far
as I am concerned, he said, 1T would be
a great pleasure TO take the fleet right to
Yokohama, for 1 know the japanese
have lived among them, and know the
hearty welcome we would receive"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Gets Order Of Black EAGLE.

Berlin, Nov. 2-Emperor William has
conferred on Baron Marschall von Bieber-
stein. the German Ambassador at Con-
stantinople, who was head Of the dele
cation Of Germany at The Hague peace
conference, the order Of the Black Eagle.
the highest Prussian decoration, in recog-
milton of his services at The Hague.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
CHINESE STONE MISSIONARIES
Two scandinavian Women Attacked
by Anti-foreign Element.

Hongkong, Nov. 2-The Scandinavian
mission in the district Of Namboi has
been attacked by The auti-foreirn ala-
ment Of the population. The mission
aries, Misses Wendell and Ericsson
were stoned by the Chinese. who aIIegaG
that native women were forced to h.
come Christians and were kept for I'M
moral purposes. The magistrate at Nam
hoi succeeded in restoring order.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Companv y Win smnke-

Company E, Second Regiment, District
Of Columbia National Guard, the UrelI
Rifles, is to hold smoker and camp
fire Wednesday evening. November 13 in
Costellos Hall. Capt. Edward II. Brian.
popular commander of Company E, will
preside. He has always held the esteem
Of his men. and is a general favOrite.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
DINNER AND RECEPTION.
Explorer AmUndsen Guest of Honor
of Washington Scientists.

a. /. Bauer entertained a company Of
scientists at dinner last night at the
Ontario apartment house the guests Of
honor being Capt. Roald Amundsen. the
famous Norwegian explorer, and his
brother, Leon Amundsen. Invited TO
meet the distinguished guests were Gil
bert II. GrOsyenOr @. W. Littlehales.
Prof Willis L. Moore, Prof Simon New
comb. DR.. Otis Smith, o. H Tittmann.
and DIT. r. S. Woodward
y reception In Capt. Amundsen's honor
was held in the Office of the department
of terrestrial magnetism of the Carnegie
Institution of Washington. at the On
tario apartment Immediately following
the dinner More than 100 Washington
scientists were present
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Death Penaltr AboIished

The Republic of Uruguay has notified
the State Department that by decree Of
the Senate and House Of Representatives
the death penalty for crime has been
abolished and the indefinite term Of i'm
prisonment substituted, the maximum be-
ing forty and the minimum thirty years.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

John S. Farley. fireman Of No. y en-
gine company, reported to the police
last night that he was robbed of Sl10 bv
an unknown woman i'm the street. He
said the woman approached him and
asked that he assist her to her home
Farley consented. and on his way home
found that his money was gone.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
SIFT ALLEGED HARTMAN DEAL
Georgia Commissioners Want Light
on Central Railroad.

Atlanta, Nov. 2-Bent on sitting rumors
that l. H. Hartman has bought the
Georgia Central Railroad, the State rail
road commission has summoned Presi-
dents Hanson and Finley, respectively Of
the Central and Southern, to tell who
really owns the former line.
The commissioners don't explain why
they think Finley knows Gov. Smith has
refused a petition from the State lob
beTs to permit the railroads TO raise
passenger rates, declaring the transpor-
tation company is behind the request.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Liternrv CIub Entertnineh.

Mrs. Julia Widows entertained the Ex-
celsior Literary Club at her home last
Tuesday. A short payer was read BY
Mrs. Farren, the essayist Of the club
on Queen Hatasu." The next meeting
viii be held Tuesday at the residence
OF Mrs. Robinson, 1635 Emerson street
northeast.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

Owing to repairs being made TO the yes
try room Of the Eighth Street Temple.
made necessary by the recent fire. the
ladies' auxiliary OF the church will hold
no meeting tomorrow. The next meet
ing will be held Monday afternoon, No
vember II.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
TELLS OF TRIP ON BIG LINER.
Pitman PuIsifer Entertains Members
of Maine Association.

of Maine Association.
Members Of the Maine State Association
were rendered an interesting entertain
ment last evening at ". c. T. Y. Hall,
522 Sixth street northwest, by Mr. Pitman
Pulsifer. who read a paper entitled a
Trip on the Lusitania
He gave a detailed description Of the
voyage to and from Liverpool and gave
his hearers an insight into the WORKINGS
Of the monster ocean liner.
Several members Of the association con-
tributed musical numbers. and Miss II.
Ray Woodman reclted a poem entitled
'Lusitania."
DR.. A. X. p. Harvey, president; J. H.
McCready, recording secretary; Walter
Higgins, treasurer, and Miss A. NJ Love,
corresponding secretary, are the officers
of the society.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
NObIeman's Daughter a Cab Driver.

Berlin, Nov. Frau Won Papp. the
daughter Of a Hungarian nobleman, and
the widow Of a great landowner, on fall
ing into evil times, turned to account the
knowledge she had acquired for sport in
the days of her prosperity. She has be-
come BeTlin's first woman motor cab
driver She passed a severe police test
and will now wear the regulation blue
uniform and white peaked cap Of the
Berlin motor cabbies-
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

Ali advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald are based upon It's
sworn circulation-a circulation in Wash
ington larger 10y thousands than was ever
before attained by any morning news
paper at the Capital Its books are open,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
say sultan Has Declared Holy War.

Paris, Nov. "A special to the Matin
from Morocco City says that Mulai Maid
brother Of Sultan Add d-El-Azlz, despairing
of French support, has declared a holy
war
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
TAKES ANOTHER RAIN TRAMP.

President walks Home from Chevy
Chase in DOwnpOur.
Rain fell for ten hours here yester-
day. and n short time before the skies
cleared the President drove out to
Chevy Chase. a distance Of five or six
miles from the White House Dismiss
sing his coachman. he walked back TO
town at a rapid clip.
The rain ceased just before he
reached the White House.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
PENNSYLVANIA.
RHODE island
KENTUCKY.

State tres urer - Republican John n Sheath,
Democrat. John G. Hamar; Prohibition, NJ. r.
Stevenson, and Socialist, Samuel CLARK
The Washington herald., 1907-08-08
FORT ERIE RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-One nile. Blackiock, g lsIurphyj.
2 TO !, won; Doubt 81 Martini, even Ter place
second; Rcyeiile, III Shilling. 5 70 TO sh0x.
third Tins. Ia Is. PefsctOr Hamiicar Berry-
man, elena Mcbride, Roiia, Helen Il. IL. and
Ialla also ran.
SECOND RACINE furloucs Ketchemike. ID
tShillnsl, ? 20 Z. Ucn; CaJharine F. Jos More
landl, 20 l. fer Tlace. second; LADY Baldur. rs
tBolandl, ! &c 10 shov. third Tine I8l IS
Little Minnie Deth9Tre Middleton Maid L C.
Nidris. Pigmy, and Miss Eigiiant also rau.
THIRD RACE-Six fcFionrs Beatrice K. Is
Martini. 20 T. von; Posing. I07 lshillingl 20
fer place, second; Rather ROYAL. los lAloreland}
70 ;. 20 sh9w. shiri. Tine lib % Anna Smith,
Lizzie Mclean. Cousin hate. Bathmaria. and Alien
cen also rar
FOURTH RACE-ScIlirg: Tor three-year-olds and
upward; enc mile. Sylvan Belle ~ e Martini.
g 20 !, Won; Crafty 81 orr, / to 2 for place.
second; The Globe. l1 iButonI % / % show,
tErL Tine l-i0 s. Mars on. AIeEra, Moouvine
Crrs-falen. Juueville Snowman. Paul and Charley
Ward also ZIP
FIFTH RAcE-Fiye and oue-hah f1ri0res Balla.
l9l Powers, 70 ? won Red Hussar. la5 lBolandi
20 l for place. second AIcQEiddy g jOt;l even
70 sh0W. third lime. lGs Bay0u LARK Aqunne
Don O.. Arbe. Black Dress, Begitched. and Pres
cat also gan.
SIXTH RACE-One mile BAIL. l0l Murphy.
Is to l. won; Penrdyn. g Ott 2 70 / Ter place.
second: Edgely. ll5 lRicyl 3 20 10 sh0V. third
Tine l.fo S5. Reticent. Jupiter Spondthrift Helcu,
TyTUlian. and Lord Dixon also ran.