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The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
DISTRICT COURTS.
Equity Court No. 4.
CHIEF JUSTICE CLABAUGH.


Tower IS. Ladd; leave Co enter disclntjuuanee
grartsd. C1mpiaiuauts solicitor. /. H. David. de-
fen lants solicitor W NICK. Clayton
M0il0y vs. O'Buen. trustees authorized o. sell
certain notes Complainant solicitor. r. 4. Cur
tin; defendants solicitors. g.. ". Dan and j. J.
Busuan.
Picdlrd IS. Diggius: sales finally confirmed and
reference o. auditor CWrainants solicitor. Il T.
GatleY, defendant scIiCirG-. i. H. stephens
Otis Elevator Company vs. Meyers. time 10 take
proof limited Compl8uants solicitors. W c.
Gardiner BuudsuburE & BT8ndsnburg and D. VI
0D0noEhUe. defendant solicitors vs.. C. Preutiss
Ralstaa * Siddlus. Malcolm Hufty aud Blair *
Thorn.
Mitchell IS. Meyers. motion 20 consolidate dis
missed Complainant solicitors. Bates Warren and
". If. Sho,es.
Matthews vs. Matthews; rule as TO sllmony re-
tIruahls February J. Compliments solicitor. T. y
HUuewgl
Byrnes Is. Rr0uH, auditors report confirmed AMI
distribution ordered Complainant solicitor Blair
Lee defendant, solicitors. George II. Lamar and
a A. Hoehlng. ir
Daniels Daniels proof ordered taken before
C. Elton James. examiner. Compliments solicitor
". Il. shpley; defenisuts solicitor. George C.
Gertman.
Mueller " Mueller. proof ordered taken before NJ
NJ Murray examiner Complainant solicitor W
d. sullivan. defendants solicitor. l. A Bailey
No assignment for TO-DAY.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Willie F. ST John. @ and Resale Ford 3. both
Of Richmond. Va. Rev J. T. Mclaughlin
Jacob 7. Hil q, and Lille 81 Williams %
both Of Lynchburg. Va Rev. !. p NeLauelIu-
Francis F. Schelenbers. 26 Pittsburg. Pa. ana
Elizabeth T. Sewail, 3 Rev. Frank sevall
Rosser J.. Mitchell .. Nsrbury Nd. ard Bertis
NJ. Wheeler, D. Doneastsr, Nd Rev. i. NJ.
Bristol
John T Duffy. q. and Annie H. Mclaughlin. q.
both Of Richmond, Va. Rev d. J. stafford
Joseph Brandon. a. Philadelphia. Ia and Au-
glsta Notes l9. Rev. Abram simon
William 4 Mckenzie. D. and Banch T. Dean.
is Rev. +. J. OCmncu
James De Moss. q. and Sadie r. Stout %. both
Of Baltimore. nd Rev F. IT. Bristol.
Frank W. Smith. ST. and Helene d. Tauquau
s. q CharcSroWu. " Va Rev. Roland T.. smith
Frank T.. Leiic8 p and LYDIA g. WAY g. both
Ct FrCdCricksburg Va Rev. r. l. Wright
COIORED
William NJ. Finley. 2. Cha'ttanoCga. Tenn. and
Florence r. BuckHeT. D. Rev /. NJ Beckett
William Blackwell, q, and Martha Coopsrs. p
Rev. George 81. Lee
Henry Austin q. and Tiea Lewis. p ReF
James T. Smith
Milton Williams. %. and Ida Green. 81. Rev.
Wyatt Hcndon.
Ignatics Marshall D and Margaret Gross IS
Rev Thomas S. Merriam.
William Butler. p and Irene Nelson 3 Rev
James il. Lee.
Oscar Wilson. z, and Myrtle Jackson, % Rry
Charles Johnson
Pleasant Brown, CO. and Edna $ Walters, q.
both Of BerWyu, Nd Rev. Z. T. Tyler.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
CADETS TO GET NEW SABER.
Completes Entire Re-eauipment of
Local Battalion.

The Washington High School cadet
officers were notified in "a letter from Gen
Crozier, chief Of the Ordnance Depart
ment that they will shortly be equipped
with the new army saber. This latest
innovation completes the entire re-equip-
ment of the local battalion and brings the
arms used by the men and officers down
10 the most recent army adOptiOns
AT the present time the officers have
The straight swords. which have been
III use FOR many years, and which have
become slightly out Of date. This year
the priyates will carry new Krag -Jorgen-
sen rifles which viii replace 3he ancient
Springfield guns which have seen years
of service i'm the competitive drills and
sham battles
Another feature Of the companies will
be the new caps. which Will De Identical
with those worn by the West Pointers
The old cadet cap has become so familiar
that the commanders sought a change
and decided nat they could not do better
than about &c regulation cap Of the Mill
tary ACaddmy.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
DENIED RIGHT TO WEAR Ring
Second Glass Men at Naval Academy
Get Edict from Seniors.
Quarrel over Privileges Is a Cues
ton of Rates" and Ii May
Mean Having.


SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald
Annapolis, Nd, Jan 2S-What promises
to be a warm argument has been raised
by the first class at the Naval Academy
with the class Immediately below over
the right of the latter members to wear
the class ring before the last section
Of the first class graduates in June II
is understood that several letters have
been exchanged between the presidents Of
the two classes over the question. and
that both sides are determined not to
yield.
The second class men claim the right TO
order and wear the class ring, and say
that in previous years, even VIXEN the
first class graduated as a whole In June
the next lower class rated" it's ring after
February. The upper class, particularly
that section OF il which viii not graduate
until June, however maintains that the
wearing of the ring which is usually de-
signed by "a member Of the class, is a
rate" not yet inherited by the second
class men.
The incident is taken 20 indicate that
whatever may have been the outcome Of
the haziug Investigations and the sup
posed death blow to all rates" last year.
the middies still cling 10 some of the class
distinctions. The second class viii wear
its ring, and the indications are that there
viii be- war TO the knife between its menu
beers and the first class men who will not
graduate until June. These latter have
the balance of authority in their hands as
cadet officers, and this gives them one adj
vantage.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
WAsHINGroN HERALn RrREAr.

Corner Of Prince and Royal Streets
Alexandria, Va, Jan. 2S.-The decision
of the State Court of Appeals on the ap-
pIcation for a new trial in the case Of
Joseph Thomas. colored. alias John
Wright, who was sentenced to be hanged
in Alexandria County December II last
for felonious assault is awaited with
much interest by people in this city, as
well as in the county The case was ar
gued and submitted two weeks ago, and
the announcement Of the judgment Of the
appellate court is expected at any time.
Counsel for the defense based the appli-
cation for a new trial upon the alleged
ground that the verdict was not justified
by the law and the evidence, and also
upon the alleged discovery Of new evil
dence. In the event that the petition is
granted, Thomas viii probably be called
upon TO face another jury at the next
term Of the Alexandria County Court,
Judge NiCol presiding. Should the dcci-
sion Of the higher court be adverse TO the
prisoner, his execution viii probably fol
low in short time.
The case is somewhat unusual by rea-
son of the fact that there are two other
indictments against Thomas, charging
crimes FOR which the death penalty may
be inflicted. one charges him with the
murder OF Jackson Eoney, coIored, last
August, and the other alleges feIOniOus
assault
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
SEARCH FOR MISSING MEN.
lee Boats 10 Make Tour of Chesa-
peake Ice Fields.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Baltimore, Jan. 2S.-Eight days ago
to-day five men in a rowboat disap-
peared from MiIler's Shore. near Bay
shore Park. and since then no tidings
Of them have been received BY their
families. Seven days ago a rowboat
flled with water and containing no
signs Of life was seen drifting along the
Eastern Shore below Rock Hall and
headed in the direction Of the Chester
River. The probabilities are that the
boat is now fast in the ice that covers
that river from shore to shore.
While the people of the section Of the
Eastern Shore from Colchester TO Kent
Island have kept a close watch for the
men or boat, the authorities of this
city have done little TO aid in the search.
To-day. however. City Councilman John
PETE conferred with the harbor board
and asked that the iceboats Annapolis
and LatrObe be dispatched to hunt for
the men. II is expected that they viii
sail 1t once. as no other vessels would
be Of use while the bay and tributaries
are filed with Ice.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
ESCAPED SLAYER RETURNED.
Negro Desperate Must Hang at
Richmond February Fl.

SPECIAL % The washington Herald.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 2S.-Wes Wilkey,
the desperate Scott County negro who
sought 20 escape the galIows by break
ing out Of prison a few weeks ago, is
once more here, and unless something
unexpectedly occurs. he viii be hanged
on February q.
Wilkey killed Otis Ross last October.
end was convicted for the crime. The
court decreed that he should expiste
his crime on the gallows February p,
but I'm the interim, the prisoner, in
company with d mule thief. John Eaton,
who had been sentenced 10 serve ten
years in the peni.entiary. broke jail and
made Of Big rewards were offered
for the apprehension of the convicts.
hut not until few days ago was
Wilkey heard from. Then it developed
that he had been recaptured IN Sails
bury, y, G.
Gov. Swanson this morning issued q
requisitiOn on the Tar Heel executive
for the eXtraditiOu Of the murderer. and
officers will go 20 North Carolina for
him.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

X street northwest, between Twenty-seTenth and
Twenty-eighth streets-Kgnnetb L. -sno0t ct NIX
and Matilda Fox q VIZ, Duane +, 10 Samuel
{. smoot part original lot 2, square WEST Of
square T. SO.
PARK VicW-Siddaugh shannon. Inc. % sidney
II. and sarah G. Kent. l0t 81. square 500 $40.
Fourteenth street northwest, between r and h
streets-CAristian Heunch ct al, trustees. 20
Randolph Hotel Company. parts original lots g,
D. and H. square -. SO.
H street northwest. between Thirteenth and -Four
tenth streets and corner Of Fifteenth and Y
streets Horthwest-Auule r. McCardle 10 Annie
i. McCardle. part original lots !. 2, and 30,
square 30 and lot g. square lg3 SO
Blocminedal@-Wiliam /. LaraSh Il ux. 10 Annie
., Lang, lot Is. block Il. SIC.
Twelfth street northeast between East Capitol and
streets-4ilchael J. kesne % Eliza C. Web
ster, los 81, square lyIl SO.
street southeast, between Sixth and Seventh
streetg-Galen r. Green 90 Henry ~ Baker,
original lot 5. square ~ SO.
BaHdle H.ghi5n3s-fhc United States Realty Com
Iany Of Washington D. G.. Ire. % Bernard
Hennlngs lots ls and l9 block s. SO.
Alley between Third and Fourth and and r
streets northeast William j. johnson % Oscar
NJ. Bryant lots lI9 and ~ square 10 SO.
Linthicum Esta;e-Hariet g. Hoicomb 10 J. Eakiu
Gsdshy part Do, H. SO
Fourth street northeast. between and streets
Robert T. Scaggs ct Tx. 20 Augustus Wiiligs.
4D- 60 -lHalc 1icr elI augustus NLllEe % hOl-
ert 7. and Laura A. scaggs. same property. $40
EdgeHood-Mary +. johnson 70 NJ Ray Japhet,
l0t g, block g. $3.50
North Columbia Heights-Isaac II. Bryant et Tx. %
Frank W. and Eta N. Grah, lot .. block g. $40
Grlswold Addition ~ Anaccstia-HeuTv A. Gris-
void 70 Tx. % silas r Newton. lot 2l6 So
Raudle Hlghlards-Ths United States Realty Com
pauy Of Washington. H. g.. Incorporated. %
Frank r. King block T. $50
Nrs o- and Co + street northeast Edward J. Han
nan q uy. 20 Elias +. Barnes lots Is and 2Js.
square $50 So
Ne. u3 e. street u1rtbeast-J Warrant Cas-lf.nau.
Trustee, 90 Theodore l. Trimmer e al. I1t 81.
SQUARE * 8
Cleveland Park-J0hn sherman 90 Ella p. Sher-
man. iot g. square l1S2 SO
Eighteenth street northwest between and .
sireets-Alay n Garter ct VIZ G.. Shirley 10
Laura r. Anderson. lot p. square l35 So
street southeast. between Eighth and ninth
stTcets-Julia Il. Miller % Bertha " Burrows.
part original lot 2 So
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
DEEDS OF TRUST.

Square ls'o-J-se0h T. and Clara Kmgla 10 Leon
IlFiutT and Harry 3 Sweeney. 20 secure Byron
l. Graham, $3.50. years psr cent, semi
annually. part lots 265 and zss
Square 35-Elvira f. SNYDER 70 viz John O. To
William F. EGmon,tCu and Louis z Peak u
secure William l. Miller $3.50 g wears. f.r
cent. s1mi-a1nEllly. lot o.
FaFkTIeW-Siduey II. Kent &c AK 20 Riruaff W
Beal and j. Clarence Price 90 src1re the Crit
gems saving Bank Inc. S25o3 9 years. Der
cent. quarterly. lot g. square E35. same 70 e
Francis SaUl and Herbert T. shannon. 70 Sc
cure Nidfaugh shannon. Inc. $50 monthly
payments q sli-Vo . TcT cent lot s.. square 5055
SQUARE 81 Emma 'iaIp 60 VIZ. +. Dwight. 20
Euocl Edmoust0n and William A. Miller 10 Sc
cure Gabriel Edm0nsj0n. $ 54l. two years. ! uer
cent seui-annusly. part LOT %
square lei-Eliza G. Webster TO the Washington
Loan and Trust Company. 10 secure Errir4aIe
Cooperative Building Association 8 500 LOT b.
Square L3t-Geo-ge ". Linkins and Frances r. Has
win. committee. 90 William II. Linkius and I'd
ward ;, Wescott, 10 secure James ~ Woodward
SO. three years. per cent semi-anuuaIIy, part
Schuetzsn Park-Geofge F. Horton. IT,. ct uz. 10
oscar Belman. lr.. and y. T. HaIleT. 10 secure
Harry Francis, $1,000 one year. Ter cent. semi
annually. lot Is block l.
Square s65-Ellen C0umhs et al. 70 Edward W
Nhiteside and Harley r. Winfield I'd secure
Home Building Association, s. co. part cri-inal
10y @
Eokinston-Walter T. Austin ct Tx. To John T.
Arms and Samuel A. Drury. 10 secure Lee
Brown. Sl,80, one TO ten months 6 Ter cent
semi -annually Dot 2 and part lot . block II:
same 90 same. 20 secure Lee Brown. $1,000 one
scar. PER cent. semi-annUaly. LOT O. block T.
Trfnidad-Sarah J. Striker et viz. Francis b 10
George VI. EmmeriCh and Douglass 5 MackaU
20 secure Washington SIX Per Cent Permanent
Building Association. $3.50 lot a. block .
Edgewood-M. Ray Japhet ct ux. % DAVID Moore
and John II. saul. to secure John q. johnson
S759. one % tWenty-nine months per cent, lot
g. block s.
lie Droit Psrk-MargsTet r. Albert e wiz. Albert
r., 90 H0utio y. Taulin To- secure lille r.
Taplin. $50. six months 8 per cent quarterly
lot -. block II.
Ecangton-Lillie :. King ct viz. William H.. n
William r. Walker and 4. Erskiue Gordon. %
secure Mary 4 Sutch. 81 rs three sears per
cent. semiaunually. lot Is. block 5.
Square i25l-tieurge F. Hane ct ux. To Walter T.
Wilcox and Edward ;. Wescott. TO secure Woods
b0ro Savings Bank, $3.50, three years. Der cent
semi-annBally. lot "a
Chichester William y. Mahoney ct ux to Washing
ton Loan and Trust Company. % secure Equita-
bic Cooperative Building Association 5000. lots
IS. 10, and IT, block p
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
DEATH RECORD.

Ella W. Weeden. 30 X ST. NV 20 DAYS.
John l. IumIhery 91l lth g. SCI ] day
John T. Plank. Providence Hozpi. a years
George Cowlcy sl65 Wis ave nv IS years.
Matthew Sanford. III 18th ST. NV. 50 years.
Frank Brown Freedmen's HospL g wears
Esther Dixon. los Q ST. sw.. II months
William Stevenson. Wash. Asylum H0spl.. g yrs
Leila W. Reid. 1ll7 + st. ne. SO years
Nina May Hite. 1922 Pa ave. se 50 years.
Anna Xander. Providence Hospl. 9 Years.
Aloysus Jouyenal. li55 eth st. nv. year.
Nic0iatCr o. Bazzuro. 33j Pa. ave NV GO years.
J. Harrison johnson. 100 & 81 sw. IS years
Joseph H. Ducket; Majors court NV. Is years
Samuel r. Hersey. 1919 L 81. NV. 6 years
John knight. 81 and II s,s ne. 80 years.
George l.. Lyles 1871 9Th So NV. Is years
Mary A. Walker 1888 7 ST. e3 years
Henry Thompson, 1915 10Th ST. NV 81 years.
Minnie V PUstOn. 1874 Eth st. NV Il years
Maria Daniels, 209l 18th st.. g years
Mathilde SOmeryille l22S 18th st. NV 3 years.
Edith Payne. 70s 9Th st. sw., years
Pearl Howard sheridan ave. Hillsdale years
Niheimina Ryan, 927 "a ave. Sc, II months.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
SCHOONER DRIVEN ADORE.
Laurence +. CorBitt Il Fast Aground
Near Fort Monroe.

Norfolk. Va, Jan, 2S.-The schooner
Laurence F. Corbitt. of Crisdeld, Md.
was driven ashore in Hampton Roads.
near Fort Monroe during last night in
"a gale with the wind blowing between
20 and 40 miles an hour.
A report received here to-day says
that the sch0oHer's decks are awash
The Corbitt is said to have been
driven well zap on the Hampton bar.
within 200 yards of Fort Monroe.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
RICHMOND CHAPTER MEETS.
United Daughters of the Confeder-
scy Hold Annual Election.

SPECIAL TO The Washington Herald
Richmond. Va. Jan. 2S-The annual
meeting of Richmond Chapter United
Daughters Of the Confederacy was held
this morning AT II O'Clock in Lee Camp
Hall Mrs. Norman v Randolph, life
president, presided, and officers We're
elected for the ensuing year as follows.
First vice president, Mrs. Dabney Jeffer-
son Carr; second vice president, Mrs.
Thomas :. BOcOck; treasurer, Mrs. Hugh
T. Miller recording secretary, Mrs. B. A.
Blenner. corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Helen Mcintyre; registrar. Miss Juliet
Lee
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
E1-Judge w. J. Black Dead.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Frederick, Nd, Jan. 2S-Ex-Judge
William J. Black, who served two terms
on the bench of the Orphans Court OF
Frederick County, died at his home in
ThUrmont last night. He had been i'll but
a few days Of pneumonia. Judge Black.
who was sevcnty-eight years old, was Il
retired farmer. He was elected TO the
bench of the Orphans Court IN 1871. and
reelected in 1915. serving in all eight
years, and was chief judge both terms.
He was for twenty-five years president of
the council of the Lutheran Church at
ThUrmont
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
Circuit Court No, I,
JUSTICE WRIGHT

Burton rs Elkus On trial. Plaintiffs attorneys
George II. Calvert, Osborne !. Ycll0tt, f. " Ham
mund. and T. ". Brown; defendants attorneys, l..
;. Wcrthing,0n and e. J. Faulkner.
United States ex TEL Blackstone vs.. Hi-cac-ck.
rule 90 show cause granted.
Assignments fer to-day.
No. l53. Easterliug HcrninE. Attorneys. VII
son x Barksiale-Tucker x Kenyon and T. 5
Bailey.
No lo5. Maguder vs. Luttrcll Attorneys. RalstOu
& Siddous and W 2. Richardson Hamilton Col
bert & Hamilton.
No. 10 Stead vs.. Gait ATTORNEYS. George s.
Chasa-Wolf & Rosenberg and u. W Baker.
No. I'D Mills Digg, Attorneys W J. Lam
bert -BrandCnburg a Braudenburg
No. O. Wright Baum. Attorneys W T. An
brCse-Omsly McCammou.
No 49, Ray vs.. Eos. Attorneys. W w Boar
man and Hayden Johnson. l.. johnson aud F. C.
DWtOn.
No S3. hirsh Us. Central Dispensary and liner
geucy Hospital ATTORNEYS. A. B. Wcbb-R Ross
Perry 4 Son
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
NURSES MISTAKE FATAL.
Gives Infant CarBOIic Acid Instead
of Castor Oil.

SpeciaI 70 The Washington Herald
Baltimore, Jan. 2S.-The mistake Of a
nurse caused the death of Eta Finkel-
stein, the week-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Finkelstein, 1913 North
Caroline street. yesterday.
1t was necessary TO give the infant q
dose of castor oil In getting the medi-
cine. however. the nurse mistook a bottle
containing carbolic acid and glycerine for
the castor-oil bottle and administered "a
dose of the poison to the little one. A few
minutes later the mistake was discovered
and a physician was summoned. Every
effort was made to save the child's life,
but all 10 no effect, as il died several
hours after the dose mad been admin
istered.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29
ARMY AND NAVY.
Army nrderr-

CAPT, LLOYD LIZ Il. kEEBs. assistant surgeon
rom General Hospital, Fort Baysrd TO Fort
H1uCsCk
Bins Gen. STEPHEN 7. JOCELyN. Lieut.. Coils.
WILLIAM Il. CORBUSIER deputy surgeon
general. and JAMES A. IRONS Fourteenth In
iaHtJ. Mas WILLIAM ID. CROSBY surgeon.
and HENRY G. CABELL Fourteenth Infantry.
and First Lieut. ARTHUR n FERGUSON.
Fourteenth Infantry. recorder. detailed retiring
board az Vancouver Barracks.
Capt. WILLIAM ". RENO. assistant sllrgeln de-
tailed member examining beard 40 Fort RILEY
vice Lieut. Col John NJ Eauister. deputy sur
geoU general
Lieut., Col GEORGE F. + HARRISON. ARTILLERY
Corps, Mas. CHARLES p. MASON, surgeon.
JpNEFh T. KUHN. Corps Of Engineers and
THOMAS i. SLANENS, quartsmaster ar-
pointed board 90 consider requirements Of situa-
uon az Fort Monroe, with reference 20 James
town Exposition
Lieut.. Col. JOHN !. CRITTENpE IN from Tween
tieth 90 Tenth Infantry
Lieut.. Col HENRY 3. MOON from Tenth N
Twentieth Infantry
Second Lieut.. FIELDING L. POINDEXTER. Ar
tlieTy Corps. detailed professor uf military
science at Fork Union Military Academy. Fork
Union.
First Lieut. DENNIS 7. OUINLAN. Fifth Cavalry.
20 General Hospital Prcsidi0
Second Lieut.. PAUL A. WEYRAUCH. Fourteenth
cavalry. before retiring board at Vancouver Bar
racks for examination.
Following men, from places designated DISCHARGED
from the army Private First Glass HENRY
Z. WAY. Jr.. Hospital Corps Fort JAY: Private
EDWARD J. MALLEY. Military Academy De
tachmeut CT Army Service Men. Quarternaster'
Department. West Point Post Commissary Sergt.
CHARLES I. GEAIINER Fort Logan H.
Roots, Second Glass Private MARTIN WALSH.
ordnance detachment. Nateuliet Arsenal and
Private First Glass ARTHUR l.. HARRIS.
Hospital Corps. recruiting station, Memphis
Private WILLIAM Il. HODGES Signal Corp=.
Fort Wood. transferred 20 Hospital Ccrrs
SergL First Glass FREDERICK r. WILLIAMS
Hospital Corps. 60 Fort Afycr
Second Glass Private IA-aES y DOAN Companv
h. Third Battalion Of Engineers, Fort Neither
son. discharged without honor from the army by
reason Of deseFtiOn
Post QuaTtcmastcy Sergt. DAVID 4. NELSON.
Fort Terry, when relieved hy Post Quartermsster
oergL Max Fack. to recruit depot Fort Sloclm
Private ROBERT II. BURNS. Company b. Sew
enteeuth Infantry, and Ordnance Scrgt PHILIP
COFFENBERG, placed upon retired list
Recruit OSCAR j. FINkELSTEIN. cavalry recruit
depot, Fort SocIm, transferred 20 H,.srjtaI
Corps as private TO Company G. Hospital
Corps. General Hospital, Washington Barracks
Sergt- First Glass JOHN G.. WHITEHEAD. 70
Company G. Hospital Corps General Hospiial.
Washington Barracks.
Private CHARLES p. MACDONALD. Hospital
Cors, from Fort Jay 10 depot Of recruits and
Casuals. Fort McDoWeIl. thence 90 Philippines.
First Glass Sergt. LEE MURPHY. Signal Cons
from Les Angeles 10 Fort Omaha.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-29

Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore, Jan 8-Rev Samuel IT
Cummings. the blind preacher, is a we'll
known figure in Baltimore Methodism.
having been a member OF the local con-
ference for a half century. For more
than twenty-five years he has been totally
blind. Last Saturday afternoon he slipped
on the pavement and fell, face down
ward, 10 the ground. A bit Of projecting
ice struck his eye with a painful force.
and the clergyman lay stunned for a
moment. But when he got up he found
that, in some miraculous way, the blow
had shocked the hlind eye into seeing
albeit instantly.
Mr. Cummings preached at Columbia
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church yes
terday morning, and his auditors noted
a strange jubilance in his tone. They
told him afterward that it was the best
sermon he had ever preached. This is
his story;
shot with an Arrow.
When 1 was fourteen years old. a
small boy shot an arrow into my left
eye. lost sight at once in that eye.
although I could still distinguish night
and day with IT, The sight Of the other
eye was weakened. and a few years later
was obliged to abandon my studies at
Dickinson College on account Of my eye
sight. entered the ministry and Joined
the Baltimore Conference in 1857, when l
was twenty years old
up 20 this time I had been able TO
distinguish night and day out Of my
pnctured eye. But one day a pail set
tied over that eve. and knew il was gone
for good IN a few weeks the sight Of the
other eye began to weaken greatly, and
in a short while that. too, was gone, and
! was totally blind. That was more than
twenty-five years ago.
Fell on Sliding Place.
Last Saturday was walking on Druid
Hi avenue. near North. when I slipped
on one Of those sliding places the boys
have. I fell heavily on my face, and q
piece Of ice or snow ON the ground lift
my eye with awful force NY whole head.
indeed, received an awful blow. and 1
lay stunned for "a moment Then I arose
and found, 10 my astouishment, that "a
strange, new light was visible through
the eye which the ice had struck.
In the past years I have had some ~
the most prominent oculists of the city
examine my eyes. They told me- that
there was polar cataract ON the back
wall Of the eye. which was uuapur0aCh-
able. and. therefore. iDcurabIe- They said
II was a case of iucurabie blindness. ]
nave tried orthodox doctors,
magnetism. electricity. Nothing has done