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The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
GIRL LAREAL GLOBE TROTTER.
Miss Petite Van VIeet Makes Long
est Railway journey Alone.

New York, June As a globe trotter
Miss Petite Van Vleet. the nineteen-year-
old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Peter D.
Van Vleet. Of Memphis. Tenn. has estab-
lshed a unique record. She Travelled alone
across Siberia. the Japan Sea. Manchuria
Russia, and Europe from Tokyo to Paris.
10 Join her parents. She could have re-
turned 20 America by simply taking the
steamship across the Pacific, but she
wanted the experience OF the longest rail-
road journey one can make. Miss avn
Nleet. with her parents, arrived to-day
on the Holland-American Liner Noordam.
1T took me eighteen days 10 cross Sibe-
ria she said Il had been visiting Miss
Wright at the German embassy in Tokyo
when I received word from my parents to
Join them i'm Paris. I have travelled a
great deal alone, and can look out for
myself. But I tell YOU that was long
trip. and I do not thinl. I would like to
duplicate it. although l must say ! was
comfortable during those eighteen days Of
railroad riding across the wastes Of Sibe-
ria.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
DEATH RECORD.

Eliza T. Kelley. 3 81. NV. g years.
Anne y Atkinson Louise Home. q years
Thomas $ Donaldson. 936 + ST. NV. 50 years.
Michael Burke L. s Soldiers HCme 81 wears
John Speed McIain. 1890 10Th ST. NV. IS wears
Elizabeth NJ Medley 71s n e. ave. Sc. 81 years
Alfred Fisher. g. W L. Hospital. IS years.
William r. James. 1903 Montello ave ne. 2s years
Samuel Zofen SIC Essex Court NV. ! year
Donald W Cummings, $50 W st. NV, year.
Cecil Morris. 1872 Z ST. ne, | year
Alice Harrison. 65i ST. Sc. / year
Abigail } arrcll 1918 7th ST. Sc. days.
Beatrice Pellow. Provd zee Hospital day
John W. Richardson. IT,. 1855 st. Nc. z hours
Infant son Of Harry and Hattie Kaufman Sibley
Hospital l2 days
C0LORED.
Columbia jackson. Sd and sts. ne. 3 years.
Edward Bryan. &5 X St NV, 80 years.
Rachel Freeman. IS Fonton Place ne. 50 years.
Walker Frye, iE ST. NV, 81 years.
Anthony Ferby. 81 s.. James Court ne, 80 years
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
PEARY MAY NOT GO NORTH.
Not Getting Enough Money for the
Polar Expedition.

Portland Me. June 4-"Unless the
funds come in faster than at present, 7
fear I shall not have a chance to realize
my hope of starting northward in the
Roosevelt on July l." said Commander
Peary to-day. only a small portion of
the needed amount has been raised, and
the remainder must be forthcoming be
fore l can start the expedition
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
TRIAL OPENS
CoNTNrEn FRnN PACE nNE-

Of the frlghtful manner in which it man
ged its victim, and the manner in which
he died.
Other witnesses told Of seeing Orchard
IN town before and after the crime. and
Of the presence there Of man who said
he was Simmons and whom the State
VIII show to have been Jack Simpkins.
member Of the executive board of the
Western Federation Of Miners
The courtroom was crowded for the
first time since the trial began, and about
a quarter Of the spectators were women
Haywood bore up pretty well under the
scathing Indictment. He did not look
az Mr. Hawley very much, but he kept
his countenance fairly well. though there
were at times many nervous gulpinEs and
twitchings OF the hands. He seemed
to be pretty hard put TO it TO keep his
lf-possession.
Haywood Family in Court.
Haywoods entire family were in court.
including his crippled wife. his two
daughters, and trained nurse. Mrs.
Steve Adams. wife Of the man who is
accused Of being along with Orchard.
murderer in ordinary 70 the Western
Federation Of Miners. and who is in jail
upstairs, charged with murder. was in
the courtroom. too. With her sat Mrs.
George A. Pettibone. Peter Breen was
there. too He has just been added 10 the
number Of counsel for the defense. He
was sent here to represent the Butte
Miners Union. lie is the man who said
I'm public address that Steunenberg had
only got what was coming TO him. and
that the only wonder was that he hadn't
got il long before
The State now expects TO put Harry
| Orchard on the witness stand on Thurs
/ day or Friday. Re VIII be brought into
/ town from the penitentiary on the night
/ before he is expected 10 take the stand
/ and until his testimony is all in he will be
/ kept in the same Jail where the men he
! accuses are now confined.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
STRIKERS DYNAMITE CAR.
Forward Truck Raised from Track
and Passengers Frightened.

San Francisco, June dynamite was
exploded under the first ear sent out over
the McAllister street-car line to-day.
The forward truck of the car was raised
from the tracks and the passengers were
badly frightened, but no serious damage
was done.
The explosion occurred whom the car
was halfway between Polk street and
Van Ness avenue.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
D0UMA AGAINST STOLYPIN.
votes for AboIishment of Courts
martial Law.

St. Petersburg. June 4-The Douma has
voted for the abolition Of Premier Stoly-
pins law temporarily re-estabHshing field
court-martials for the punishment Of civ
ilians implicated in spreading revolution
arv ideas In the army. The Douma de-
cided only fifty voting I'm the negative.
that the prOpagandist in such cases be
dealt with by civil law.
The vote Is regarded as a population of
the governments use Of the army as a
TepTessiye police
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
4 FRAUD-LOOK OUT FOR HIM.

Any solicitor who comes to you
with prize scheme, representing
himself, directly or Indirectly. 20
he connected with this ewspaper.
The Washington Herald, Is a fraud
and an impOStcr, bent upon swim
ding yOu. BE ON the lookout for
him and turn bim over 10 the
police,
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
{ S. Dert Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.

Washington, TUESDAY. June & la1--s D. N
disturbance Of moderate strength ovsrlies Lake
Huron. L has caused rain ID the lake region Ili-
nois Indiana and the Ohio Valley and iudraurht Of
cool ocean air along the Atlantic coast that has re-
shifted IN light fan i'm temperature iu Eastern dis
trirts The temperature has r@en iu the Ohio Val
Icy. Tennessee the Lower Lake region and the inta
nor n New England and New York In the U'p7sr
Mississippi Valley and the Dak0tas lower tsmpera-
lures prevail
There viii Be- showers and thundsrstorns Weines-
day IN the Middle Atlantic and New England
States. also IN the Middle Paresu region THURSDAY
VIII b. generally fair. except in the H6csy mountain
region. whore thuris-s'0~ms are Indicated. It viii
b. warmer "Wednesday along the Atlantic coast and
colder IN the Ohio VALLEY che Middle and lower
Mississippi valleys Seasonal temperatures sre not
probable IN Atlantic coast districts for several davs
The winds along thc New England c0ast viii BE-
fresh, increasing % hrs su1tlcastcriy. un the Mid
de Atlantic coast fresh s1Uthery. ar the South At
lsntiC coast. frCSh scUthves-ery. on the Gulf coast.
fresh s-U'hcrly. on the Lover Lakes brisk Sruth-
westerly, and cn the UH.r Lakes fresh northwest
a~f-
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
BLOW AT LOW CAR FARES.
Supreme Court of Ohio Decides
Against Tom johnson Plan.

Columbus, June 4-The Supreme Court
to-day, in a decision in the suit Of the
City Of Cleveland against William Rey-
nols, gave a great victory for the Cleve-
land Consolidated Railways Company and
blow to low fares, The case involved
the validity of the street-car franchises
on Erie and Central avenues The Circuit
Court upheld the validity of the fran
Chises of the Consolidated Railways
Company, and the Supreme Court sus-
tanned the Circuit Court, thus knocking
out the low-fare franchise.
The decision is a blow to Mayor Tom l.
Johnson and his campaign for low fares
for Cleveland.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
CANDLE CAUSES DEATH.
Aged Man Loses His Life As Re-
suit of the HIaze.

Philadelphia, June 4-One life was lost
and about $1,000 damage was done by two
fires in widely separated sections Of the
city to-day. IN the southern part OF the
city John H. Martin. seventy years old.
retired last night, leaving a lighted can
die on the bureau. The candle burned
down. set the house on fire. and Martin
was suffoCated.
The building occupied by the North
eastern Phonograph Company, al q North
Eighth street. was destroyed. and the
stores Of n. g. WOrne and the Daniels
Millinery Company adjoining, were both
badly damaged. The loss TO the phono-
graph company is 5000.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
1000 KILLED IN QUAKE.
CFeat Loss of Life Reported from
Hsing Kiang, China.

Victoria. British Columbia. June 4-Thc
steamer Shawmut, Just arrived here.
brings news of a disastrous loss Of life
following an earthquake at Hsng Kiang.
a telegram received from Pekin by
the Nishi Shimbun. at Tokyo. shortly he
fore the Shawmut sailed. reported that
4.oo0 persons were crushed to death. a
vast number of houses destroyed. and
many persons left starving.
The ENpress D3wager has telegraphed
urgent instructions to the local govern
ors to take measures 10 relieve the dis.
tress
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
BOECK'S VICTIM Assigns.
Edward Dayton, MuIcted Jeweler,
Lost $4,000.

New York, June Edward ". Dayton
ieweler and dealer in antiques at { West
Thirty-ninth street. who was robbed by
J. Edward Loeck. gem expert. lovemaker.
and swindler has been forced 20 assign
for the benefit Of creditors.
Boeck obtained through Mr. Dayton
iewelry valued AZ nearly $4,000 shortly be-
fore disappearing from this city three
weeks ago Il was the property Of Lud-
wig Nissen & Co, of Broadway and John
street. and was obtained by Boeck on
memoranda signed by Mr. Dayton, who
had busines dealings with the firm.
Senator William A Clark was indirectly
concerned I'm the confidence which Mr..
Dayton reposed in BOeck
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
WORMS IMPEDE R. K. TRAFFIC
Get on the Rails of the Ss. L., X. &
:. Il. in Great Numbers.

Hickman. Ky. June Army worms
are so numerous between Campbell Mo.
and Nemons. Ark. that traffic on the
St. LOUIS Kenneth and Southeastern
Railway has been interrupted When the
car wheels mash the worms the rails act
as though soaped.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
FRENCH STRIKE NEAR END.
Navigation Companies Restore Men
without Penalties

Paris. June +-The seamens strike
and the men are everywhere expectd
20 resume work within tweuty-four
hours. The navigation companies have
accepted the governments recOmmen-
datlons aud will restore the officers and
crews without insisting on any penal
ties
The French Transatlantic line hopes
70 be able TO send out La Provence
from Havre tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Mrs. ynnderhiIt Rccnrers.

Newport, r. l., June AIRS. Alfred G.
Vanderbilt has been awarded $3.50 dam
ages by the government for the injuries
done her thirty-fOoter. Caprice. which
was run into by a government launch
bearing Rear Admiral John p. Merrell.
L. 5. n. and several other naval officers
from the German cruiser Bremen, last
FridaV afternoon
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Miss Lena Fitzhugh wcds

Special to The Washington Herald.
Culpeper. Va June AIR Stephen
Stuntz. of Washington City, and Miss
Lena Fitzhugh of this county. were mar
ried here to-day. Rev Carter Page, rector
of the Episcopal Church Of Brandy, per
formed the ceremony.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
JOHN MITCHELL IMPROVES.
President of United Wine Workers
Leaves Hospital.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June Friends Of
President John Mitchell. OF the United
Mine Workers, here to-day received news
that he has left the hospital at Spring
Valley H., and is slowly improving
There is general rejoicing here over the
news
You can hardly realize the anxiety
under which we labored during the pro
tracted illness Of our beloved leader, "
said Congressman Nichols,
HI. life is very precious TO each and
every one Of us. and this we realized to
the full extent during his sickness.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Injuries Prove Entail.

Special to The Washington Herald
Bristol, Tenn. June 4-Fred V. Cart
wright, the Bristol travelling man who
was injured at Radford. Va, Wednesday
died yesterday in Valley View Hospital al
Radford. The body was brought here fol
burial tonight.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
GRADUATES GET DIPLOMAS.
/ Commencement Exercises of Rock
willie High school Held.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Rockville Md. June 4.-The third
annual commencement Of the Mont
gomery County High School was held
i'm the Opera House here this evening
in the presence of a large audience
An interesting programme was rem
dered
ceived diplomas: Ruth Edna Forsyth
Louis Wheeler Hicks. Julia Sophia Mil
stead. Mary Rebecca Pumphrey. Joseph
Augustus Stang Marvin Trotter. and
Robert Leroy Warfeld.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
CONCERT for MncDoweII.

Paris. June "A concert for the benefit
of Edward A. Mcdowell. the American
composer and pianist. attracted a good
audience at the Sale Erard tonight.
The American colony and American
visitors i'm the city attended in full force.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Local TPmUeraturP

Midnight. a a. m. "a; a. m. 81. s a. m. =
a. m. s.; 10 a. m. S. Z noon. IS, p. n. %:
U m. S.; D. m. 65, p. m 81. 10 p. ~. s..
Maximum. 20. minimum 2.
Relative humidity-s a. m. 81. q. m. 90. D n
81. Rainfall IS p NJ. 20 : 2. M, T. Hours Of sun
shine. 1876. Per cent 0f possible sunshine. g.
Temperature same date last year-Nsxlmum. 50;
minimum s..
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Tide Table.

To-dsv-Hirh tide. 37S a. m and 4l2 p. n: low
tide l09s a. m and 1912 p. m
TomcTow-HiEh tide. i3i a m and $40 , m !;
low tide II n g. m and Il -3 p m
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
SPECIAL NOTICES,
ORIGINAL Ideas

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of the First Cooperative
Building Association will be held on
TUESDAY. June II, at I:30 p. m, at Co
operative Bldg. 1925 Wisconsin ave. A. B.
JACKSON. President. J. BARTON MIL
.JER Secretary.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
BRENAMAN MADE SECRETARY
Succeeds Col. Button on Virginia
state Democratic Committee.

SPECIAL % Tho Washington Herald
Richmond. Va, June 4-Lieut Gov. J.
Taylor EllysOn. chairman of the state
Democratic committee. has appointed
Deputy Insurance Commissioner J. Y.
Breuaman as secretary Of that body. vice
Col Joseph Button. resigned. Col Button
found himself unable % keep up the WORK
and attend TO his active duties fin the in
Sucance department Brenaman is an ex-
perienced party worker
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Temperatures in Other Cite.

Temperatures in other cities. together with the
amount Il rainfall. Tor the twelve hours ended a.
s D N. yesterday are as follows:
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
MRS. YORTISH TALKS
Welded Beauty Denies Rear
don Was in Love with Her.
INDIRECT CAUSE OF TRAGEDY

Coroner Insists Youth shot Thomas
Morton and ". l.. Moorehead Be-
cause of Fear Pretty Woman
Would Escape-Wanted Informa-
ton as 10 Whereabouts.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
.SsaAaasssaaaasaasSsneeNnNnpss1NN

The pritate rooms IN our new Firemoof
Storage Building are thoroughly approved
hv the Fire Underwriters.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
w. B. Moses & Sons.

The Moses Furniture ana Floor Polishes
prove absolutely satisfactory special
way Prseuatiye for weathered oak pieces
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

be left to exercise full and complete
power over commerce within the state ~
Il have always insisted upon the OBJ
scrvance Of the distinction which the
Constitution draws between the sphere
of the Federal government and the sphere
- 49,.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
A CURIOUS CONTEST.
Ok Race That Is Run Under Peculiar
Conditions.

A race that in a peculiar sense i;
not to the swift is one that is run
if the word may be used in such a
connection, every year in the pro-
vincial districts of Germany.
Early in May during the celebra,
ton of a festival that to a certain
extent corresponds to the English
May day an OK race is held. The
entrance fee is small, but the con.
ditions are peculiar. Each OK must
be ridden by its owner and ridden
bareback. No whip, spur, yoke,
harness or any means of guiding
the animal is allowed. The rider
must depend entirely upon his
voice to accomplish the end he has
in view, and as the oxH do not race
on a track, but across a large open
field, the training of the animals
and the skill of the rider are Sc
verely tested. Speed is a secondary
consideration in this race, for the
rider who can induce his steed to 60
in a straight line is sure to win.
The start is made at one side of q
field a mile square, the finish at the
opposite side.
When the competitors are lined
I'D and the signal is given the fun
begins. Despite the efforts of the
riders the majority of the oxen re-
fuse to head toward the opposite
mark, and as spectators are allowed
in the field and are at liberty to do
anything they wish to interfere
with the rider except touch him OF
his mount the difficulties of the
race are not inconsiderable.
AS is well known, oxen are not as
a rule excitable beasts. But when
they are confronted by the shouts
of the spectators and the general
hullabaloo that always ensues at
such affairs as well as the exciting
efforts of the riders to control them
they are soon reduced to a state OF
complete bewilderment. 1t often
happens that an hour has passed
before one of the oxen has succeed
ed in getting under the wire."
But when once the task is ac-
complished the Winning rider is
fully repaid for bis pains. His OK
is surrounded by the enthusiastic
spectators and decorated with gar
lands and flowers, and the lucky |
owner receives a cash prize.-Pitts
burg Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

Without any preliminary ask q
number of persons 60 kindly draw
from memory the figure which indi-
Gates s o'clock exactly as it appears
on the dials Of their watches. Now
ask them TO take ont their watches
and look at them. Most of them
will discover that the characters
they saw SO clearly at the foot of
the imaginary watch floating before
their minds eye have no existence
at all on the dial of the real watch,
where its place is taken by the small
seconds hand dial.-Strand Maya
zine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
Political Platforms.

No political party held national
convention prior to 1881 or adopted
a platform of principles prior to
1882. Before these dates nomina,
tons were made By congressional
caucuses and by the several legisla
lures. The anti-Masonic party was
the first to hold national conven'
ton. This was convened in Balti-
more on Sept. 26, 1881. 1t named
William Writ for president, but
adopted no platform. This example
was followed by the Wings, who met
in December of the same year and
put Henry Clay in nomination, but
framed no declaration of princi-
Piles. 1t was not until the Demo
cratic party met in convention, also
in Baltimore, on March %, 1882,
that the modern custom of stating
the issues of the campaign was in
augurated.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
LADY, Of the Lamb.

In a certain 0xfordshire village
there was formerly on the Monday
after Whitsun a custom of proyid-
ing a fat live lamb to be competed
for by the maidcns of the parish.
the conditions being that each lass
should have her thumbs tied secure
" and should run after the lamb
with open mouth. She who sue
ceeded in catching hold of and re-
tanning the lamb by means of her
teeth was declared the winner.
After having been dressed with the
skin on the animal was then slung
on a long pole and was carried in
front Of the successful candidate to
the village green, where music and
dancing were the order of the day.
The following day third of it was
baked, a, third boiled and the re-
mainder roasted and distributed
among the lady's companions, who
sat at table with her, she being
designated Lady Of the Lamb
Modern Society.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
Funny Irish SAYINGS.

Here are few Irish bulls: An
Irish member of the Nentnor local
board some thirty wears ago propos-
ed that st. soniface down should
be planted win some fine old oaks.
Horace Walpole records one
which he prOnounces the best he
ever met with. Il hate that )wOm-
an" said a gentleman, looking at a
person who had been his nurse. Il
hate her, for when | was a child she
changed me at nurse"
This was a perplexing assertion,
but a similar instance is recorded
in the autobiography Of an Irish
man, who gravcly informs us that
he ran away early in life from his
father on discovering he was only
his uncle. London Telegraph.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
A GREAT DETECTIVE.
Some Of the Tricks Played by a Noted
English sleuth.

1t gas in 1881 that Thomas
Gregory joined The London metro
politan force. lnDhis time Gregory
arrested many notorious criminals.
He captured gang who were
known as the cabinet Of Crime"
and under whose guidance all big
robberies were carried out. Gregory
was gifted with faculty for dis
guising, and he appeared in many
characters. In order TO enter and
raid club in Soho he was given the
task of gaining admittance to the
premises. At an appointed time,
dressed as a poor old man, he was
lurching up against the door laden
with basket Of groundsel. The
doorkeeper, a pugilist, knocked him
over into thOroad, but this gave the
waiting officers an opportunity for
getting inside and eifecting their
mission.
One summer for weeks he might
have been seen daily outside the
general postofficc as a. boot cleaner,
and eventually he brought off the
arrest of a gang.
Obtaining the position of valet to
a wealthy coiner, who kept a man
sion in Westminster, Gregory, with
other officers, contrived a big coup,
four cOnfederates being sent to
penal servitude.
An amusing story is told of one
of Gregory'S adventures. He was
keeping observation on the corner
of Dean street west and had adopt
ed the plan of selling matches. He
had only two boxes, a large and a
small one. A Scotchman went up
to him and offered a halfpenny for
the large box, at the same time
handing the officer penny. Gregory
said he could not let him have that
one, but would try to get one for
him. Just at this moment the man
he was watching passed by, and
Gregory went after him and located
his residence. Some forty minutes
afterward Gregory returned to the
corner of Dean street and found the
Scotchman awaiting him for his
matches and change.
A Bond street capture is quite a
dramatic little story. One morning
Gregory noticed in Bond street a
landau stop outside jewelers. shop,
A woman dressed in the height of
fashion alighted and looked into the
window. She somehow attracted
the detectives attention and was
seen to drop her parasol through
the grating under the window.
The shop assistants noticed her
trouble and came out to help her
recover the article. No sooner had
they left the shop than two
"swells" entered and proceeded to
fill their pockets with jewelry. The
detective got assistance and arrest
ed all three, who turned out to be
Did convicts.-Pearson's Weekly.