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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-29
Many Villages Destroyed
and 1 900 Peasants
Killed.
Budapest Hears Throne
IS on Verge of
Fall.
Virus and BraileStie Or
dered to Be Bonn
barded.

BUDAPEST. March %. - Terrible
slaughter Of peasants in the disturbed
districts of Roumania has followed the
bombardusent of the rebelliOus villages
It is reported that nearly loo peasants
We're killed in single day, while hun
dreds were wounded. This IS the news
conveyed in code message received
here from Bucharest.
Several villages have been completely
destroyed, and the country surrounding
them for a radius Cf nearly a mile has
been devastated by the cannon fire.
Terrible damage was inflicted by the
large guns. The peasants. having no
refuge from the artillery fire and Un-
able TO escape from the bombs. were
killed like dogs where they hudiled to-
Eether Numerous instances are reported
where peasants were burned in their
houses, which were set afre during the
bOmEETln-ent
In Virus and four surrounding vii
lagos the casualties are estimated at
go killed and 800 wounded. IN BraiIes-
tie. another town subjected to lombard
ments 10 were killed and 500 wounded.
These are only a few of the places bonn
barded. Many of the seriously wounded
Will die, thus adding to the list of dead
The ordering Of the bombardment Of
the villages shows the straits 10 watch
the government has been driven in its
efforts to subdue the rebelllous peasants.
All ROumania is practically in a state OF
siege. Anarchy IS now aimed at by the
peasants and the revolutionary agita-
tors who are directing the insurrection-
airy movement.
Through the entire country conflicts
between the troops and the peasants are
becoming more frequent In many in
stances the peasants have triumphed In
these fights. The position of the gov
eminent is becoming desperate, and un-
less the peasants can be checked the
very throne is threatened.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-29
HIESTON ALLEGED
CREDITORS DENY
HOLDING CLAIMS
OreenleeS, HendriCk, and
Randall File Answer
to Rule of Court.

One fourth Of the liabilities claimed by
Walter HlestOn, who in his petition ask
ing TO be- declared bankrupt, scheduled
mis- indebtedness at S625. 900. was today
wiped out by the sworn answer of David
A. Greenleus. J. ThiIman Hendrick, and
Ephraim 5. Randall
The three persons named alleged by-
Mr. Hiestcn 10 hold his paper for $50
COO $500 and $4,000. respectively. n
large part Of which according to Mr..
Hieston's petition. was secured by
stocks and bonds in their possession
In separate answers made today
Messrs. Greenlees, Randall, and Hen
drick each denies he holds any securi-
ties belonging to either HiestOn or his
estate Captain Randall adds that ,Heis-
ton is not now indebted TO him. has
never been indebted to him.
The answers filed in response to a rule
issued by Chief Justice Clabaugh against
all the alleged secured creditors of Heis-
ton to show cause today why all the
stock and bonds alleged to be held by
them as collateral should not be turned
over by them to John r. Shields, named
by the court as receiver.
Hearing Of the matter vas postponed
from today until Thursday next
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Tie-Up VIII
Likely Come
Next Week

CHICAGO. March 29.-An indefinite de-
Law IN the threatened strike OF $1,000
trainmen and conductors Of the Western
railroads confronts the union chiefs and
wage scale committeeman who are di-
recting the matter, and it was generally
accepted today that the suspension viii
not come before the end of next week
A desire to give the public TO thorough
IL understand the conservative control
observed by these unions, and that they
are always willing TO listen to concilia-
tory measures, was evidenced by the
leaders today. They are quietly pTepar-
ing for the greatest union conflict that
has ever disturbed this country. and still
with an ear for the peacemaker of re-
pute. whether he be Government Of
fcial or not, that thinks new way TO
bring about a settlement can be de-
vised.
Rut these committeeman are firm in
their position TO carry out Inc wishes
OF the members to the poilt OF the big
susDension. The members nave de-
clf1ed By a 81 per cent ylte hat certain
der. .ands must be granted " The rail-
roads. The committees in charge have
voted to get IT,
FOllOw!ngS Inc statement OF Iact
ISSUED Jointly by the two organizations
last night. Grand Master Morrissey to-
dav announced the receipt OF telegrams
from Chairman Knapp. of the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
..kIr. Knapp advised us that, with
Labor Commissioner Neill he would
reach this city tomorrow to consider tha
situation" said Mr.. Morrissey. The
general situation is absolutely un-
Changed. We have heard nothing fur
ther from the National Civic Fedora
ton. nor from the railroad managers" 4"
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ATTEMPT
TO KILL HERSELF
IS SUCCESSF Ill
Mrs. Florence MCCOmaS
Shoots Herself to
Death.
MISS MAY McCABE,

Discouraged because of continued III
health Mrs. Florence a. 1IcComas. forty
FIVE years old, committed suicide short
ly before L o'clock today by shooting
herself through the heart in the hall
way on the third floor of her home, 14O6
L street. northwest.
Attracted by the report of a revolver.
DR.. H. S. Dye, who occupies a suite of
rooms on the first floor. and a colored
servant. who was in the basement, huT-
ried to the top floor. Mrs. McCOmas
was lying at the head OF the stairs The
smoking revolver was on table a few
feet away. She had died instantly.
On February Mrs. McComas at
tempted TO kill herself by cutting her
throat with razor. while in the bath
room. DR.. Dye was in the house at the
time. and after partially stopping the
flow of blood. she was taken to the
Emergency Hospital, where 1t was nee
essary 10 take stitches in her neck from
ear to ear.
The woman's husband, DR.. +. NJ. Nc
Comas, conducts drug store at Twelfth
and II streets. He said this afternoon
that his wife suffered a severe attack
of typhoid fever last winter, and for
several weeks lay at the point Of death.
After getting out of bed she showed
signs Of dependency and meIanchOlia,
and tc this fact her husband attrib-
uted her attempt TO end her life the
early part of February.
The police of the Second precinct were
notified shortly after noon today and
Policeman NcQuade took charge Of the
body until the arrival of Coroner
hewitt. who gave a certificate Of death
by suicide.
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State Department
Receives AdDiceS
From Bucharest

Large numbers Of peaceful people
have been slain in the Agrarian and
auti-Jewish riOtng at Bucharest, ac-
COTding 10 a cablegram received from
there by the state Department today.
The dispatch, which IS dated today,
states that the rioting has spread great
~ within the past week. The losses
have been large and large numbers OF
the peaceful citizens have been killed
by the troops. Artillery was used with
terrible effect.
The property OF several Jews, natu-
rallied citizens Of this country, is re-
ported to have been destroyed in Molda-
via A Liberal cabinet has been formed
as q result Of the outbreak.
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President
the Western railroads. if it
cred dangerous although significantly pointed
the White House
Of the employees
plain that the under the circumstances strike they
would have small sympathy in Government
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate
Of Labor Ne who constitute Cancellation
act left Chicago Before leaving
from B. Garreon chief OF the Order Railway Conductors
P Morrissey of the Brotherhood Railway Trainen
and C. B. president chairman of the
general managers board all indicating willingness
alton board This equivalent however agreement to arb
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STRIKE OF 1894 RECALLED.

II IS firmly believed by those closest
tc administration views. that IN case
Of strike the National Government viii
give a repetition of the vigorous meas
ures OF 1894 II they are necessary, TO
prevent riot and destruction Of property
The rejection OF arbitration by the men
would cost them heavily iu public opin-
ion. it is thought. in view of the cen
cessiCns that have been made TO them.
The President consulted with Commis-
sioner Neil before he and Chairman
Knapp left the city. 8Ir. Neill explained
very clearly that the willingness Of the
railroads mems officers TO meet the con-
ciliation hoard was not an important
step toward final arbitration.
Managers Criticise Law.
The attitude Of the employees IS indi-
Gated by 2 vigorous telegram which
came TO the Interstate Commission to-
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Denies They Are Re-
SponSible for Railroad
Wrecks.
DeploreS the Attempt of
Officials to Shift the
Odium.
Declares That Defective
Equipment Ignored in
Wreck Inquiries.

President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, to-
day, in a signed article in the FEEDER
ationist, resents what he saws is an
attempt of the railroad managers,
by innuendo, 70 shift the blame
from themselves TO the railway
mems unions for the many wrecks
that have recently shocked the
country.
DeploTes the Movement.
1t is not strange that the public has
placed the blame where Il rightfulIy be-
longs-that is, on the management of
the railroads-nor is 1t strange that the
railroad managers should by some man
Her Of means endeavOT 10 .arow the
odium from their own shoulders 10
those OF others, and what Is more
reasonable than that the managers
should endeavor 20 throw the odium
in some form or other upon the unions
Of labor? At least, those preiudieed
against organized labor will be willing
TO believe the aspeTsiOn no matter how
far fetched and puerile the charge.
Charge Of Officials.
AT the recent conference OF railroad
presidents in Chicago Il was given out
that the awful wrecks are due 10 lack
OF discipline among the employees. and
the question Are the labor unions re-
sponslble for the majority of wrecks :?
seems 20 have been answered in the
affirmative by these railroad presl-
dents"
Says Unions Are Loyal.
Dir. Gompers speaks OF the loyalty OF
organized labor men 10 their duties
He declares that defective equipments
are totally ignored by railroad DTesi-
dents n accounting for accidents. Over
worked men in charge OF trains. he
says. is a condition for which the man
agements are responsible, and he points
out the opposition the railroad com
panies made 70 the hours-of-service act
In the last Congress
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-29
MISS ELKINS LOSES PURSE;
DETECTIVES AID Is ASKED

Central Office detectives are looking
for a gold mesh purse lost by Miss
Katherine Elkins, daughter Of Senator
Ell,ins. of West Virginia. The matter
was brought 10 the attention of the
police this morning by Joseph Letter
Who called at headquarters and said
NTiss Flkins had either dropped the
nlirse from an electric cab or left II in
the vehicle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-29
DRINKING WOOD ALCOHOL
RENDERS MAN UNCONSCIOUS

Poisoned by drinking wood alcohol,
Emanuel Nixon, colored, fifty-three years
old Of SO X street southwest. was taken
20 The Washington Asylum Hospital last
evening. Nixon was found lying on the
pavement near the Ninth street gate of
the Navy Yard. It is believed he took
the alcohol thinking il was medicine.
His condition is lot serious.
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WRECK KILLS %,
TO INVESTIGATE
GARELESSNESS
Switch Left Open, 1t Is
Said, By One of
Freight Crew.

COTTON. Cal. March 29--Investlga-
ton Of charges of criminal carelessness
were Instituted today resultant upon the
wreck Thursday afternoon Of a tourist
train on the Southern Pacific, in which
twenty-eight persons were killed. The
train, running at high speed. crashed
into an open switch The switch was
left open. il is charged. through the
carelessness Of a member of the crew
Of the freight which preceded the pas
senger. The engine turned over and
the forward cars were crushed and
spIinteErd
All the dead, except one Italian wom-
an, are men. All the men were Italian
.Iaborers, bound from New Orleans to
San Francisco. TO work on the recon
struction of the city, except George L.
Sharp, Of Muncie, Ind. and a mail
clerk, name unknown. Several Govern
ment employees were injured in the
mail car. Engineer WOTmingtOn stuck
70 ms post, and was severely injured.
Victims Crowd Hospitals.
The fireman is missing and may be
buried under the wreck
Conductor Golden and Brakeman
Jones were severely hurt.
Immediately after the disaster all the
available doctors and nurses of this CITY
were hurried to the scene and relief
trains were started from Los Angeles,
sixty miles away. Vehicles Of all kinds
We're pressed into service To carry the
wounded 10 the hospital and the dead
10 the mOTEue In q short time the hos
pital was crowded 10 overlooking with
victims, and many were cared for in
private houses.
Bodies Buried Under Wreckage.
Many Of the injured may die. Eight
bodies have been seen buried under the
debris. bat wrecking machinery to move
the heavy cars will have 70 be procured
before they can be recovered.
Among the injured are:
Julius KrCtCh. CorOpolis, Pa.
John DE Poe and George GREGORY
members of "a theatrical company
Fred ACkCrman. Utica. y. Y.
Patrick Griffin, Lynn. Mass.
Robert Wells, Cananea, Mexico.
r ]. DenniSOu, Rich.n0nd
s. w Woods. Richmond.
-Four OF the cars were smashed. Bag
gage and nlsil We're scattered about from
the two forward coaches, and in the
smoker and first day coach the pas
sengers were killed or injured.
The four rear coaches remained on
the tracks, and those in the Pullmans,
which were derailed, suffered bat lit
Only two Of those liz the Pullmans
were hurt.
/. r. Alvord, W. x. Davis, and G. J..
Guessenmeyer, members Of the switch
ing crew who are accused Of leaving the
switch open, were held in $1,000 by the
coroner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-29
18TH FINAL
DATE FOR TAKING
NEW PHOTOGRAP HIS
This Weeks Prize Win
ner to Be Announced
on Sunday.

In regard to the preliminary weekly
contests which The Sunday Times is
conducting in connection with the final
quest for the supreme beauty of Wash
ington. the following statement IS made
IN reply TO many queries that have come
10 the Beauty Editor
The results OF the weekly contests viii
have no bearing, direct or Indirect, upon
the final verdict
The women who are declared the
weekly winners Will stand no more
chance TO win the final award Of beauty
than all the others whose photographs
have been submitted, as the judges of
the final contest viii not be those who
pass on the weekly competitions. The
final Judges will view every photograph
submitted IN the entire beauty quest
and VIII make their award on the mer-
its OF the pictures as they see them.
Three Hundred Pictures This Week.
III the second weekly contest, which
closes tonight at midnight. there are
already entered more than 800 photo
graphs. photographs from all parts of
the District of Columbia. IT is a pleas
ing fact that this second week has
shown the great interest taken in the
contest by all sections of the city and
District. Undoubtedly, there is more
territory represented by the second
weeks beauties than by the greater
number sent in during the first week.
The Sunday Times will announce Sun
day morning the winner Of the second
weekly contest and will publish the
photograph OF the winner. in the mag
azine section there will appear the
photograph OF Miss EOla Rice, who was
the closest contestant of Miss Mae
BUclder for the verdict IN the first week
Is competition. II was not without hes
its tion that the judges turned down
Miss Rice's photograph for first honors
and those who VIII see her picture In
The Sunday Times will appreciate how
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day from railroad empIoye at Dss
Moines, who declared that the railroad
managers are not now entitled 10 seek
protection in the arbitration provisions
or The Erdmau act IN view of the fact
that heretofore they have held II un-
constitutional The signer of this taie-
gram pointed out that he has been dis
charged from the Rock Islands service.
after an arbitration, in violation Of sec
ton 10 Of this act. He added that Il
u. Nudge, vice president ofathe Rock
Island, declared the act unconstitutional.
The previous disposition OF the rail-
roads TO fight this act has greatly weak
ened the chance Of getting the employees
now to arbiTate under Il. TWO or three
Federal judges whom the employees re
gard as unfriendly to them nave held
the law invalid.
Cabinet Discussion Today.
President Roosevelt discussed the
strike situation with the Cablnet today.
and the gravity Of the situation was
fully conceded. The question OF accept
ing the invitation 10 make a speech az
Springfield, Iii. was also discussed. Il
is stated, but no decision will be made
until the beginning Of next week, and
IL VIII probably depend considerably on
developments meanwhile. The impress
sion gains ground that the President
viii go unless the strike complicates
matters TO such extent that a statement
from him would be III timed
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PRESIDENT WILL -
PREVENT STRIKE
IF FORCED TO 1T
Chairman Knapp and Labor Commissioner Neil
Left at Noon for Scene of Chicago
Railway Trouble.

~The railroad entitled protection
in the arbitration provisions OF Edman
heretofore they unconstitutional" Employees
Point of View.
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sr.as to Baltimore and Return

Via Pennsylvania railroad. every Satur-
day snd Sunday. All regular trains ex-
sent the Congressional Limited" Tic
kets good to return until Sunday night.
ADV
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

High temperatures continue in the
East and South, but In The Northwest
and West they are nearly normal.
The weather viii continue unsettled in
the upper Ohio valley. the lower lake
regiCn. and the middle Atlantic States,
with showers tonight or Saturday. It
will be cooler in the Ohio valley and
western lower lake region, ana cooler
saturday in the eastern lower lake re-
gion ard the interior Of the Middle At
lantic States. In the South fair and
warm weather viii continue
Steam -ers departing today Toy European
rOrts viii have fresh winds, mostly
south 10 southwest with cloudy weather
10 the Grand Banks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-29
I H. Small & Sons, Florists,

Washington and New York. Don't fan TO
see our Easter display of Towering plants.
ADV.
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10000 Easter Lilies and Blooming Plants
retailed at Wholesale Prices at Kramer's
The Florist, s16 F ST. nw.-Adv.
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Declare White
Was Operdrawn
In HlS Accounts

NEW YORK, March at developed
today that Stanford White on June .
1906. the day on which he was shot by
Harry X. Thaw, was Overdrawn in his
accounts with his firm, McHim. Mead x
White the architects. 10 lEe extent Of
about 100000.
violets, 81 per hundred. Kramer s. sI6 f st.
-AdY.
Libbey s Co. 9th st. and New York ave.
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Libbey & Co.. 9th St. and New York ave.
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Lumber trust broken-Libbey & Co.
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Boards. wide. bright, s2oO per 100 a.
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HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. March %.
Both rivers clear.
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Alabama Flooring. mostly edge grain.
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Reduced to $3.50 per 100 feet
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EIDE TABLE.
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TEAIPERATTRE.

Sun sets today. -...---.----... 6:22
Sun rises tomorrow ow--.-----...-......... 5;47
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EMPRESS EUGENE.
Passing Quietly the Last Days of an
Extraordinary Cnreer.

How long has 1t been since We nave
heard of the Empress Eugene? asks a
writer in the Boston Transcript. They
call her the Empress of Solitude" She
still lives, an animated memory, in the
Hotel Continental in Paris, not a stones
throw from her one time regal home.
When she drives about Paris now, it is
in a broushan with a single horse. where
so few years a go she drew to herself the
eyes of n city in her 500. 0CO coach and her
eight spanking nags. OR in her Villa
Cyrnos, on the shore Of the Mediterran-
can. under palm and eucalyptus swaying
in the cool breeze, the exilcd Empress
walks a dark figure leaning on an ebony
stick. leading an ebony rife, aimlessly
watching the sea.
Eugene once made WARRIOR the
Franco Prussian row was the expression
of her ambition; and ambition was Eu.
genie's greatest sin and the rock upon
which her life was wrecked. From the
day that Eugene tried her hand at
politics her empire was doomed
For a Spaniard her tastes We're simple
too simple to please her imperial spouse.
She banked her own money, speculated,
built up a fortune with her own wits-and
disguised her open-handed Emperor.
When Eugene was to meet Victoria
the Emperor himself superintendent the
correction of her gowns. And what was
his vexation when arriving at Windsor
he found that the greater part Of the con-
sorts baggage had been left behind.
lie insisted on her pleading fatigue and
remaining hid till her dresses could be
found-which she refused to do. Borrow
ing a pale blue frock of a lady in waiting
she appeared before the Queen of Eng
land with a single rose in her hair. And
the sensation she created thus, thirty
years ago. has never yet been forgotten.
She cost her country many lives and
francs. She spoiled the career of many a
beauty-for there can be but one sun 10
a sky. She drew to herself a thousand
bitter hates
But this evening Of her life IS so placid
her mournful and solitary figure in It.
her quiet beauty, her dsnifed submission
to her fate are so tender a picture that
enemies OF Eugene have ceased to be.
They will write of her one day as thew
write of Napoleon and Marie Antoinette
| And it Is well that she is compelling her
gossiping biographers to take account of
these last of her days. She is balancing
| her account with time.