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The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
CANNON Will REACH PANAMA
Steamer on Which Speaker Is Pas
senger Not to Touch Venezuela.
Cable VIII Prevent ship Putting in
at Ports Held to BE Under
Quarantine.

New York, March Because il has
been reported that there is yellow fever
in Venezuela, the government Of Panama
has ordered a quarantine against Ven
ezuelan ports. The neutrality-suspicious.
Line steamship Bluecher, which sailed
from here three days ago for a cruise
i'm Southern waters, having on board
Speaker Cannon, of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, and seven other Members, as
well as one Senator. who are going to
Colon TO inspect the work on the Panama
Canal is scheduled TO call at two ports
I'm Venezuela before touching at Colon,
La Guaiara. and Porto CabellO
a story TO the effect that in conse-
quence, Speaker Cannon and his party
would not be allowed to land at Colon
unless President Roosevelt intervened.
and that the Hamburg American Line had
telegraphed 10 Washington to get the
President to act, was denied this after
noon at the office Of the line. An official
of the line said there would be no trouble
in getting information of the quarantine
to the commander Of the BIuecher so that
the Venezuelan ports could be cut of the
itinerary.
The Bluecher is due at St. Thomas on
March 10, and d cable will be sent to her
captain there. After that it is up TO the
passengers. 1t is believed that as mcst
Of them are tourists who are going the
entire twenty-eight days of the trip. they
would prefer 90 go to Colon rather than
TO either of the Venezuelan ports, so there
viii be no danger of the party not landing.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
PERKINS RETURNS FUNDS.
Gives Back s4S.5OO He Contributed
10 Republican Committee.

New York. March George W. Per
kins has paid into the treasury of the
New York Life. with interest. the SfS.J00
which he paid 10 Cornelius \. Bliss, treas
Urcr of the Republican National Commit
tee in the 1904 campaign. This letter
written by Perkins TO President orr, of
the New York Life, on last Wednesday,
was made public to-day. It is as fol
lows:
Dear Sir: In 1904 at the request of the
then president of the company, ! ad-
vanced S4S.500 as "a payment in behalf Of
the New York Life Insurance Company
20 the Republican campaign committee.
did this with the understanding with
the president that / should be reimbursed
by the company. Subsequently, 7 was so
reimbursed. The payment was made
without any thought on the part Of the
president or myself OF personal advan-
tage. but solely in the belief that it was
for the best and broadest interests OF
the policy holders, both at home and
abroad
In diSmissing the criminal proceedings
instituted against me for accepting re-
endorsement. the courts have intimated
that the payment and therefore the re-
endorsement was not for proper cor
porate purpose. / therefore return to the
company the amount Of money paid It TO
me, inclosng herewith my check for S54-
0l9.l9 to cover principal and interest.
Very truly yours.
GEORGE W PERKINS"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
HEPBURN LOSES $4,000 SUIT
Bank Receivers Amount Of Note, In
terest, and Attorneys Fees.
Proceeds Used to Pay Senator'S Cam
81 900 Each on Account.

Spokane. Wash, March Papers in
the suit Of the Exchange National Bank
against United Senator W 3. Heyburn.
in which the plaintiff was allowed
Judgment Of $4,000 on a promissory note,
were filed yesterday i'm the office Of the
county clerk. nearly three weeks after
the action had been concluded.
The money allowed the bank by the
judge represented the amount of a $1,000
note given three years ago by the Sena-
tor. including interest and S1.C00 attor-
neys' fees. The note was given January
Il. 1903. when the Senator was engaged
in meeting campaign expenses. The note
drew interest at the rate of s per cent.
Two payments were made OF $1,000 each.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
BIsMARCK'S MINISTER DIES.
Heinrich Won BOetticher Was Gov
ernment's Defender.

Berlin, March Heinrich Won Boet-
ucher, who was for many years minister
of the interior under Prince Bismarck,
died to-day He was usually intrusted
with the task OF defending the govern
ment in the RcichstaE on behalf of the
iron chancellor, who infTeqUently attended
the sessions.
Herr Won BOetticher became an object OF
Prince Bismarck's anger after the latter
retirement.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
PULLMANS MAY COME HERE.
Mrs. George NJ. Likely to Join the
Chicago Colony

Chicago. March Mrs. George NJ Pull
man may join the colony Of Chicagoans
who have purchased or are arranging to
purchase houses in Washington.
The report that I am to buy property
and erect a home in Washington is prema-
ture. said Mrs. Pullman to-day. Il am
considering doing so, but my plans are
not at all definite.
Il do not think I should have considered
such a thing if il were not that my
daughter. Mrs. Lowden, will be in Wash
ingtOn while her husband is serving IN
Congress. I desire TO be near her. and for
that reason / may have q Washington
house
The property which rumor says Mrs.
Pullnan is 10 purchase has frontage Of
27S feet on Massachusetts avenue, just
west OF Sheridan Circle MT. and Mrs
Frederick A. Keep. formerly Of Chicago,
have a home near by
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
MAJOR DEFENDS NEGROES.
TaIfaferro Declares Brownsville
Troops Loved" People.

Troops Loved" People.
Dallas. Tex. March THE defense in
the Maj. Penrose court-martiaI at Fort
sam Houston to-day put its first witness
on the stand and elected testimony so
different in tone from that with which
the court has been heretofore regaled as
to class the statements as bordering on
the slarvelous.
The witness was Sergt Mai. Spotts-
wood ". TaHaferro. Mai. Taliaferro de-
clared he had had ample opportunity 20
see and hear things for himself while per
forming his duties over the battalion at
Fort Brown. He declared that he could
not make himself believe the soldiers
guilty of the vicious attacks with which
they have been charged.
He laid special stress on the declara-
ton that the negro troops were not by
nature resentfuL
THE negro soldiers really loved the
people OF Brownsville, declared Mai
TaliafeTro "On none Of the numerous
occasions when indgnities, because of
their race. were shown them, did ] ever
hear a word Of resentment from any
member Of the command
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
RECEPTION FOR MR.. BRYCE.
Ambassador VIII Be Guest of New
York Chamber of Commerce.

New York. March lit was announced
ct the monthly meeting Of the chamber Of
commerce to-day that a reception would
be given at the chamber 10 the RJ Hon
James Bryce the new Ambassador TO
the United States from Great Britain. on
March 96. II is expected that Mr. Bryce
VIII address the members.
Other than resolutions urging members
% contribute 10 the Russian famine re-
lief fund and requesting the executive
committee TO take such action in regard
10 the international peace congress. to
be held here in April, as would be in
accordance with the principles of the
chamber" no further business was trans
acted
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
ONE DEAD; ANOTHER WILL DIE.
Fatal Head-on Collision Near Daven-
port, Iowa

Davenport. Iowa. March As the re-
suit of q head-on collision between a
Burlington passenger train from 81.
Louis 10 st. Paul and a local Milwaukee
passenger train going south at Pleasant
Valley. nine miles north of here, to-
night. Engineer John T. Mcguire, =
Moline. was sCalded to death.
r.. II Buck. department commander Of
the Illinois Grand Army Of the Repub-
Iic. and d mail clerk were fatally in
iurcd.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
LOCAL.

Archie Roosevelt Has Relapse.
DIR. J. Ford Thompson HonOred.
senator Morgan Booms Judge Gray.
Knox Presidential Boom Grows.
3-Lumbermen Hold Annual Banquet.
5-Naval Man for Panama Canal
7-Machinists Fight Labor Ruling.
l2-Mortaiity Figures Held Misleading.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
IDAHO WOULD AvENGE CRIME.
state Representative Commend the
SteunenberR Inquiry.

Boise, Idaho. March Tn the house
or representative to-day. by vote Of
"A 90 g. resolutions were adopted COM
mc7ding the State officials for their ac-
tiviUy III investigating the assassination
OF former Gov SteunenDeTE and de-
cl1rinE that the prosecution of those
suspected Of the crime should be con
tinued vigorously.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
CLAIMS PIANO RECORD.
Travelling Musician Pounds Keys
- Hours and Minutes.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Warren, Ohio. March IL. NJ. Water
bury, a travelling musician. claims he
broke the worlds Iong-distance piano
playing record last night. After be had
continuously drummed on the keyboard
for . hours and minutes he fell over
exhausted. Waterbury's feat was per
formed in the rooms Of a moving picture
exhibition.
While he played. his wife stood beside
him. putting cold cloths upon his head,
bathing his hands with water. and Occa-
siUnally giving him Cruel with a spoon.
At the finish. when exhaustion was close
upon him. and ne sat unsteadily upon the
piano stool, his hands looked Ike two red
puff balls All through the performance
Waterbury played from memory, and his
selections ranged from Wagner to rag
time
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia
and Maryland-Rain or SNOW
and warmer to-day, followed by
clearing. Tomorrow fair; light
10 fresh south to west winds.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
SPOONER MAKES DENIAL.

Has No Offer from James j. Hill and
viii Not BE i'm His Employ.
Senator SpOoner had the following to
say yesterday about d report from Min
neapOls that-ie is to enter the service Of
James J. Hin, of the Great Northern
Railway. at a salary of $4,000 a year:
Alr. Hin offered me the place Of gen
eral counsel of his roads in 1884 I have
not met Mr.. Hill since then, nor have I
had any communication from him.
THE story that I will be in his en-
ploy is a fabrication pure ami simple. I
did not announce my retirement from
the Senate to become the lawyer Of any
single corporation"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
DEADLOCK STILL UNsHAKEN.
Thirty-third Ballot Not Productive.
senator AIdrich Leaves.

Providence, r J.. March The thirty
third ballot for United States Senator
was taken by the general assembly to-
day. There was 10 change In the align
ment The vote was rs follows. Goddard.
a. Colt 81; Wetmore, 30; Utter, T.
Senator Aldrich left town to-day and
viii saf for Europe on Saturday on the
Kaiserine Auguste. AS far as is APP
parent here. his visit has had absolutely
90 effect on the deadlock.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08

London, March Thomas Ewing
Moore. secretary Of the American lega-
tion at Pekin, and Beatrice Rutter.
niece of John b. Jackson American
Minister to Greece. will be married in
April at Athens
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TELEGRAPHIC.

I ubVs. Aa4a1A@t9Hl9Nh II To
1-Strother Brothers Found Not Guilty.
Mrs. Eddy May BE Summoned.
delaware Offers Reward for Kidnap-
pers of Boy.
cannon VIII Land i'm Panama.
3-Honduras Faces Revolution.
2-Thaw Testimony Is All In.
Chairman to Aid Government.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
DELAWARE OFFERS
REWARD OF $4,000
ApprOpriates Money for Ap-
prehenSiOn of KidnapperS.
4-YEAR-OLD BOY STOLEN
Grandmother. in Dream, Sees
Lad Spirited Away.

Wife of Fisherman Tells Of Having
Seen Man and Woman Near Farm
Of ChiId's Parents-Piece of Dress
Found in Cabin CorrOborates story.
Father of the Bog Relieves son Is
Aboard Some Oyster Boat.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
ARCHIE ROOSEVELT
SUFFERS RELAPSE
Heart Action Weakens to
Alarming Extent.
DIR. LAMBERT IN CHARGE
Late Reports from Sick Room,
However, Are Favorable.

President Goes to sons Bedside for
SOn-McdicaI Consultation Held Inn
mediateIy After Arrival OF Family
Physician from New York-Admin-
lister 1000 Units of Anti-tOxin.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
baltimore and Return, 81 "a,
noI4s,,,opo .,,E ns,E - II

Every Saturday and Sunday All trains
both ways. both days~eXcept ROYAL Linn
tied City offices, l1' 9 ST. and 6l9 Penn
sylyania avenue.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08

SI-zj "a knItImOre and Return.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad every Satur-
day and Sunday. All regular trains ex-
cept the Congressional Limited" " Tickets
good to return until Sunday night
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
81. . to RnItlmore and Retnrn-

Does YOur Coal Suit You.
II not. try ours J. Maurv Dove Compan
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
CONTINUED on SECOND PAGE.

Ia Carte Lunch Served Daily
At Eckstein's from Il to 3. l4l2 n. Y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08

structions and three Of the letters in
/ troduced as evidence and Immediately re-
[ rfrgE 10 r.Ffbrr,ea
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
ARE FOUND. GUILTY
BUT NOT TO HANG
Lacn of Direct Proof That Kid
nappers Committed the
Actual Murder,

4 .HAIlNv1LLE, La, July 1s.-The YER
dict in the Lamar kidnapping and muir
der case was returned just before dark
tonight, after the juryl had been out
forty-tve minutes. 1t finds Campis-
crano, Mrs. Campiscrano. Tony Costa
and Frank Gendusa guilty, without
ca pital punishment. Absolute silence
greeted the foreman's announcement.
An hour after court adjourned it was
ing tonight We're under way.
a physician gave out statement
declaring that the good people of St.
Charles 5repudiated the verdict. call
ing 1T prostitution of justice.
The ;lynching report spread as far as
New Orleans. and the local officials
We're apprehensive that party might
be made up in that city to aid In such
an attempt. Accordingly three COM
panies of militia have gone to guard
the prisoners.
In the four days trial, which closed
Tonight, the State did not succeed In
proving that any OF the accused COM
mitted the actual murder.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19

] A ME- STO WIN EXPOSITION
July 1s.-The address Of
Lr. John Shelton Williams, orator on
Richmond Day, was q notable tribute
o the Capital City. Mr.. Williams said
n part:
= am deeply sensible Of the great
our distinguished Mayor and the
members Of the General Committee
In asking me to speak before you
on this occasion, and to endeaVor,
however .imperfectly,s 20 portray Tor
the splendid present. and. as we al I:
firmly believe 1t will be, the brill
liant future, Of Richmond, our great
city, with which r am proud to be
identified by long ancestry and lie
long residence. In recent years CIR
from that intimate contact with you
which | formerly enjoyed. ana
therefore this occasion is Keen
and special pleasure to me.
Great Men of yirEinin.
"A distinguished South Carolinan
not many weeks ago told me that
when in England several years ago
Mr. Gladstone had said to him, in
ion, that the State OF Virginia stood.
apart In history: as having pro-
duced In one period OF time. from
one limited area OF country q
greater number OF mig hty men
than any equal area, Of country had
ever sent forth in like period OF
time in the history Of the world.
such testimony from man, who
in his lifetime was regarded as the
worlds greatest statesman. may
we'll be laid to heart by Virginia
people.
".Richmond is no mushroom
growth. Her foundations are sure,
because they have been tested and
proven by every vicissitude \, com .oil
munity may know. Her real begin
nings are lost with the aboriginal
peoDle who have vanished, leaving
no records. Proba bly, some remote
ancestor of old King Powhatan.
thousand years ago, recognized the
ton point between navigable water.
from the ocean. and communication
with the far-reaching forests and
the distant mountains and the ena-
less territory beyemd1 them N, CT re re
ancient historian tells us. Sin all
his proceedings made justice his
first guide and experience his sec
cnd. combating taseness, slotn,
pride and inignity more .than any
other danger" found the indian
chieftain. and his fortunate daugh-
ter Of innumerable descendants
Pocahontas, Established there, q ~
tie east Of Church Hill (Which IN
those days must have been almost
a mountain and hard climbing) and
the location Impressed him as pc
ing sc. ideal from all points Of view
9 that he christened 1t "None- Such."
Colonel William Byrd, most as
tute and far-seeing land owner,
more than a hundred years later,
saw the same advantages. BY me
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
Day Orator Pys Notable Tribute to the Capital CITY

has gathered wealth and strength
Size has become better has done
more and more year by year for
the service OF God and the moral,
/, mental and physical betterment OF
Humanity.
$50 she will go on: and her far
scattered sons and daughters, who
have carried her spirit, her culture
and her principles into many lands.
will not be ashamed, when the
end comes for them, to be gath.
cred back to thp undulating hiIls
of Hollywood, where the marble
shafts CLEAN against the turf and
in the shadows Of the old trees,
and the river sings. n
Those afar who live long VIII
have abundant and continuing rea,-
son to Join with those who are her
citizens in continuing an exultanti
pride in the birthplace of the RevofI
luton and the Republic, the capis
tai of the Confederacy, the burial
place of heroes, the leader of SUB
stantial progressHin thought ana
action. the metropolis OF the
Sou thu" 80 sss
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ting closer It was found that the
near-sighted man had read badly II
was not the Pabst booth, but the Bap.
= iut az. z : 7ag'

ting closer. 1t was found that the
near-sighted man had read badly. It
fist Building. M
Hot Article Handed Out.
The Richmond Day. verse, published
In The Times Dispatch yesterday. was
printed again on slips and distributed d
ch,ef 1f FoiEe en- the iTa
and for that reason the chief person
ally superintendent. the distribution, It
Te Y IN he ia S s tune and Of When A H9e
Snss so oea Hru5 ensd IT, he a nd ssee
was all sorts Of merriment and melody.
required, however, for after doing his
stunt he settled down and began read
ing the baseball scores.
Sitlc-Stepped Other Business.
It must be said to the credit {. Of
Of Of the Comm Common Co Council tn. that they
worked faithfully and we'll for the sue
cess OF the day, and especially that
part which, concerned the special train
to be met, they met 1t promptly and
fearlessly. without asking for an opin-
ion by City Attorney Pollard, who was
aboard. s.
The members OF the Council did not
talk business. They issued no injunc-
lions against the officers OF ST. Johns
Church, and they left Col. Cutshaw
alone IN MS Rlory.5 3F5
Change In Schedule.
On the official programs and rail-
road schedules the fact was ADVERTISED
that the Norfolk and Western would
send three trains away from tho James
town Exposition last night, the first t
leave at s o'clcck. the second at $50
and the third at 1880. Several hundred
persons, who left Richmond on tina
road. hurried away from the ground!
before the military parade was ended
in order to catch the 6 o'clock train
| They waited, butit did not appear
Neither did the $3.50. and finally TIVE
belt line.
For some reason the Norfolk an,
| Western officials decided to send tw,
4 instead OF three specials. and the frs
| left for Richmond at 7:40 O'Clock, ar
| riying at the Byrd street station ex
actly at midnight. This was the gov
| eminent special. with twelve coaches
and 4, in consequence. slow time had t
4 be made. - r. u IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
! A TI,IIlD pREsCRII,rIoN.

a tried prescription, highly recom-
mended by physicians for tho relief Of
disorders of the kidneys and bladder. Is
Buchu. v or. Fluid Extract Of iva
Ursi. / OF. Amet Cordial, \ OF. Fluid
Extract of Liverwort. and is ozs. wa
ter dose of a tablespoonful this
continued use of the medicine for one
month Is calculated to drive from the
system allsthe Impurities which cause
the disease. While the treatment ccn-
much water as possible. The lngredi-
Ients of the pres cription are all obtain
able at any hrst- class drug store.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19

It was a long. hot walk from the
main entrance to the Inside Inn, where
an unattached party had to meet a sol-
dier4 to whom he was requested to de-
I 11ver grip. a, few camels from the
kicked W. dust and 1t had settled In
mans throat. Near the Inn he had
an Inspiration: Wonder, yondern he
En- Look at the Pabst BOOTH
They moved with quick step, but get
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19

JAMES TowN EXPOSITION
GROUNDS, July 1S.-The address OF
Mr.. John Shelton Williams. orator on
Richmond Day was q notable tribute
to the Capital City. Mr.. Williams said
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
MUST PAYgDEATH PENALTY
FOR MURDER OF FAMILY

CHICAGO Ills. July Herman
Billik tonight was found guilty Of
killing with poison Adolph Urzai
and five Of his children. The jury
fixed the penalty at death.
Billik killed the family in order to
collect. the life insurance which they
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
Their. NIarrlano AnnnlIad

1cIr 1IHrFIdEse 1AuHUIIeu'
PARIS. July 1S,-The marriage OF
Prince Robert de Broglie and Estelle
r. Welt which occurred in Chicago last
summer. was annulled by the French
court to-day. The court also forbade
Mime: Alexander" to use the name de
Broglie.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-29
z s ssss5 cal ia s, sasas.is

without further argument. Major
Anderson, ii is understood has
agreed to rest the case in behalf OF
the Commonwealth.
Major Anderson I'm response smoke
~ follows: AT various stages of
The rate case hearing ana i'm many
stages OF the passenger rate casc
questions OF law and fact have been
fully ana deliberately discussed by
counsel on both sides ana IL does;
not seem to me that further discus.
sion would seem to enlIghtcn the
commission.
"Iu regard. to the question of fact,
lake 1t that the commission is more
inlly informed than the counsel on
either side, and If Il discussion were
gone INTO multitudinous cases would
arise involving every rate.
81 therefore take IL upon myself to
submit the case In behalf of the Com.
monwealth to the commission for
their best consideration and judg.
mcnt."
Judge Crump, when asked how
long the commission would be In ron.
dering its decision said: 81 have
no idea, and cannot state definitely.
We viii push the work as fast MS
possible. and it may be a question
OF weeks and months"
II seems to he generally under.
stood that should tho decision of the
corporation commission to favor the
railroads., an appeal will he noted.
ana the hearing which has becn go.
ing on through three months before
ne commission will be reheard be-
Tore the Supreme Court OF Appeals
OF Virginia.