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The Washington herald., 1907-06-08
Charged with Theft Of Wire.

Charles Markell and Harvey Robinson.
young men o. this city. who were ar
rested in Washington yesterday on sus-
pici0n Of stealing copper wire. said % be
the property of the Western Onion TeIs-
graph Company. were brought here this
afternoon in custody Of officer Ferguson.
They VIII probably be given an examina-
ti0n before Justice Cation tomorrow
morning. Il is charged that Robinson
and Markell removed the wire from the
cellar of the Western Union Office on
King street, and took it 90 Washington,
selling 10 for 2fs. The lot alleged 10 have
been stolen weighed So pounds. and is
said TO have cost the company nearly $50
The Washington herald., 1907-06-08
ILL AT EASE
Not Comfortable 0verGuil- l.
ford Banquet.
STRIKES THE NEGRO QUESTION
Tells Hearers that south II Dealing
with Race Problem ProPerly-De-
clares for state Rights strongly.
Touches on Politicians and Talks
on Practical Education.

Special to The Washington Herald
Raleigh. y. c.. June THE Lexington
IN. c. Dispatch, just out contains the
speech Of Uncle Joe Cannon made at q
banquet at Guilford, y. c., last week In
addition. the paper says:
Speaker Cannon. w. A. Blair. and J.
Elwood Knox were among the guests
Mr.. Cannon replied to the invitation in a
casual way but was put down as accept
ing it, lie went To Founders Hall and
sat on the porch, but did not go in imme-
diately. although the banquet was in full
swing nj that time He was hustled into
the banquet hall at the second course and
Immediately announced.
''The first speaker was Mr., F. w. Grabs,
who spoke along lines that would interest
the Speaker touched on politicians. good
and bad and made some witty remarks.
lie was followed by W A. Blair. whose
remarks fitted in the general scheme Of
things. nicely touching on the Speaker
and GuiIfOrd College. Mr.. Cannon was
then announced as the next President,
and the house came down
Cannon Not Delighted.
MIR. Cannon sat a while and studied
Il appeared that he didn't Ike the way
things were going. and wished he were
somewhere else. He sat so long that
some began to think he was not going to
respond. Then he got up and gave the
old toast:
We come into this world al naked and bare;
We go through this world fun n troubles and care
We 60 out Of this world We know not where
But II we're thoroughbrcdS here weIl be thorough
breds there
He spoke of practical and technical
education. touched on politicians with ref
erence 90 what had been said on that
score. and In speaking Of bad ones made
the assertion that the supply would AL
ways be equal 70 the demand.
He compared Illinois and North Caro-
lima, and then struck the negro question.
lie said In all history no two races. one
superior. one inferior had lived side by
side on terms Of equality. and that the
Caucasian and the African could not
do Il.
south Can Handle job.
" You are dealing with the matter right
and proper. he said The South alone
can handle the Job and Is alone respon-
slble
He declared for State rights strongly
and paid a high compliment 10 the amend
ment which the Republicans Of this state
/ fought bitterly. not calling q by name
T but .auding "a measure that threw restric-
/ tions around the ballot-boX. The South
4 was settling the negro problem. he said
/ special dispatch from Lexington say.
/ that the prominent citizen Of that place
/ who gave the Cannon story 20 the papers
on Wednesday declared to-day that hC
stands pat" and II necessary can bach
/ up h's own AFFIDAVIT by those Of other,
vino heard the speech at Guilford Colleg'
/ banquet. He reafiirms what he is quoted
( in the North Carolina paper rs saying
] The name of This man is not yet Teve1le,
/ by the paper.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-08
FnnernI I'D - schnenI.

Funeral services over the remains of
Wednesday. were held this morning at
s.. Marys Catholic Church. The mem
bers Of Fitzgerald Council. Knights Of
Columbus. and the Retail Clerks Union.
Of which organization Mr.. Schoeni had
been a member. attended in a body. Rev.
Father Kelly. assistant pastor Of st.
Msrys Church. conducted the services.
The pail-beareTs were N. T. Dwyer, F.
T, Quinn, IT. l. Wheatley. E. 5. Reed,
]. e. Graham. and G. ". Bontz, jr. The
intermeut was in St Mary's Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-08
Reception 20 Mrs. Henderson.

The Junior United Daughters of the
Confederacy, of this city, will give a re-
ception in honor OF Mrs. Lizzie George
Henderson. president of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy. next Mon
day evening from s 90 10 o'clock. IN Lee
Camp Hall. The members Of R. f. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans, will attend
in uniform.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-08
DIES IN PRISON CELL
G. c. Fairfax Ends His Life
Awaiting Murder Trial.
POISON SMUGGLED INTO JAIL

Former Mail Carrier, Who Killed
Isaae +. woodward, in Latter's
Tuesday. Takes Strychnine-Mind
Said 10 Have Been Affected.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-08

r. f. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans.
has received an invitation 20 attend the
services TO be conducted next Sunday in
Arlington National Cemetery in honor Of
the memory of the Southern soldiers,
whose remains are inferred there. The
members Of the camp will leave here at ,
o'clock Sunday afternoon for Arlington.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-08

Ia-the Corporation Court to-day de-
cree was entered removing the chancery
case Of Stokes against Hall 70 the Prince
William County Circuit Court, where it
nriglraInl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10
RECEIVER ASKED FOR
Attorney General Begins
Action Against Califor-
MIA Trust Concern.

San Francisco. Cal, Dec. 10.-At-
torney General L. S. Webb late yester-
day afternoon commenced proceedings
in the superior court for the appoint
ment of q receiver for the suspended
California Safe Deposit and Trust com
pany, whose president, vice president.
and general manager are under arrest
for embezzlement.
The stockholders as we'll as the Of
ficfals and directors were made de-
PENDANTS in the suit filed by the at
torney general Superior Judge COT
fey issued a temporary restraining
order preventing the officials and di-
rectors from disposing OF the banks as
sets in any manner pending the hear
ing for the appointment of a receiver
This action by the attorney general,
the reduction by Judge Frank H. Dunno
of the bail fixed on the warrant for ].
Dalzel Brown. general manager of the
suspended institution. from 100000 To
$4,000 and of W. J. Bartnett. vice pres
ident. from $500. 600 to SIS, 900: a run on
the safe deposit vaults OF the closed
bank caused by rumor that the boxes
had been looted; a meeting yesterday
afternoon OF some of the stockholders,
at which committees We're appointed to
demand the resignation of the directors
examine the assets and confer with the
depositors. and meeting of the de-
positors last night were the develop
ments of the day in connection with
the failure of the California Safe De-
posit and Trust company
General Manager Still in Jail.
After futile attempts all afternoon
to secure bondsmen Brown was re-
turned TO the city prison last night
Bartnett was more successful and was
released last night. President David
F. Walker is under arrest at Santa
Barbara and viii leave there today FOL
| this city in custody Of a detective
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10

Neither Brown nor Bartnett would dis
cuss his arrest or the bank situation
beyond declaring their innocence or
any wrongdoing
\ meeting was held at the Merchants
exchange in the afternoon. It appeared
TO be the sentiment of the stockholders
that the bank could be rehabilitated II
the depositors would make concessions
and wait one or two years. 1t also was
announced that the appointment of a
receiver would be fought In the courts.
1t is alleged that the crash was
caused by investments and ventures
made by some of the bank officials on
the advice of a clairvoyant. who was
paid handsome fees for tips" on how
to get rich
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10
Sees MOTHER KILLED
Woman Is Crushed BY
Mrs. Sigmund Loeb's
Automobile.

Chicago, Dec. 10.-Leona Schemmel,
4 years old, saw her mother killed by
an automobile early last evening di-
rectly in front of her residence, 267
North Clark street
The machine belonged to the wife of
Attorney Sigmund Loeb, 5121 Michigan
avenue Its only occupant was the
chauffeur, Ben Mason, % years old, who
was on his way to the north side to
call for Mrs. Loeb.
Mrs. Mary Schemmel the little girls
mother had been to a store and was
fused at the maze of street cars and
other vehicles, and after narrowly es-
Gaping being struck by a north bound
street car she was said to have been
standing on the east track waiting
for a south bound car to pass when
the automobile struck her.
Mason stopped the machine after the
accident and assisted the police in car
rying the victim to an undertaken
rooms near by. Mrs. SchemmePs skull
was fractured and she had several 9TH
er wounds about the head and face,
any one of which, according to ply
sicians, was serious enough to cause
death Mason was locked up at the
Chicago avenue station, but was later
released on bonds furnished by Attor-
ney Jacob Loeb, brother-in-law of the
owner of the machine.
Police VainIy Question Child.
Immediately after the accident Mrs.
Schemmers little daughter rushed from
the building screaming:
Mamma mamma is hurt in the
street."
Other tenants Of the building rar
down the stairs and over TO the crowd
surrounding the dead woman
Mamma, 0 mamma, are you hurt?
cried the little one as she sought to
edge her way through the outer fringe
of persons.
The police and others who had beer
wondering about the identity Of the
dead woman turned to the child and
questioned her. but she was too grie1
stricken to answer them. From neigh
bors the woman's name was learned.
The husband. August Schemmel, wh'
is a clerk for the Peoples Gaslight ans
Coke company. was then notified am
he FASTENED TO the police station, ate
/ first identifying his dead wife. tt
little girl was given to the care Q
tenants in the building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10
WARRANTS FOR HOTEL
MEN ARE PUzzL|NG
Daniel L. Cruice, Who OBJ
tains Them, Refuses to
Tell For Whom He Acts
HAUNTS OF FASHION IN LIST
On Eve Of Saloon Trials Mysterious
Agency Reaches Ahead of Law
and Order League.

Chicago, Dee. 10-Warrants We're is
sued late yesterday afternoon from the
municipal court for the arrest of the
managers or proprietors of every well
known hotel in and contiguous to the
loop district. The complaints on which
the warrants were issued allege viola
ton of the Sunday closing law.
Daniel l. Cruice. the lawyer who
obtained the warrants, refuses to tell
who his principals are.
Judge Sadler refused to issue the
warrants when application was first
made to him and only consented after
Mr.. Cruice had obtained from Chief
Justice Olson an opinion that Judge
Sadler was wrong in his negative at
titude.
The issuing of the warrants for the
hotel men-twenty- nine in numbers
construed to mean a flank movement
by enemies of the Chicago Law and
Order League, which is endeavoring to
close the saloons on Sunday, but Mr..
Cruice insists he is not representing
the Illinois Retail Liquor Dealers as
ISOLATION or labor party officials, who
might be suspected of hoping to cloud
the Law and Order Leagues campaign.
Comes on Eve of Trials.
The move came on the very eve of
the first trials against saloon men that
begin today in Judge Fakes court.
The law firm of Mayer, Meyer & Aus
trian will defend all the cases against
the saloon men in the municipal
courts Mr.. Mayer is said to be in
terested in the Distillers' Securities
corporation and other similar interests
When Lawyer Cruice applied to Judge
Sadler for the hotel warrants yester-
day they were denied to him on the
ground that he would not name his
principals and that the court might
question his acting in good faith. Mr..
Cruice persisted, however, in the con-
cealment of his employers identity, but
declared he was acting for an interest
that sought only the equal" enforce
ment of law.
| 1t was the persistent use Of this
word equal" that influenced the court
in refusing to issue the warrants.
Judge Sadler stated that if Mr.. Cruice's
clients sought only justice they could
have no proper object in concealing
| their identity
Closing League Is Consulted.
When Mr. Cruice carried his plea
to Chief Justice Olson the latter con-
ferred with Judge Sadler, and it was
finally decided to ask Emery S. Walker
LAWYER for the Law and Order League
Iif the issuance of the warrants for the
hotel men would in any way interfere
with the leagues plan Of prosecution
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10
4 WOEFUL HONEYMOON
Mrs. Gates Supports Di-
vorce by Details of
Husbands Life.

Milwaukee. Wis, Dec. 9.-The climax
in the first days trial of the Gates
divorce suit came late this afternoon,
when Mrs. Gertrude RueI Gates,
widow of Richard Moulton of Winnet-
ka, Ill. testified that she left home
when James L. Gates. a wealthy land
owner, demanded that she accede to his
desires or depart. She testified that he
had told her he would do anything
in the world for her. send her sick
IA Their to a sanitarium, or grant any
desire. if she would do as he wished
She testified that she asked if he meant
accede to his desires or leave his home,
and he answered yes. She left that
night, this being the last conversation
between them.
Earlier in the day Mrs Gates testified
that he was abusive and cruel from
the day of their marriage, that he was
intoxicated during the honeymoon, and
told of various instances of the al
legged abuse that she suffered before
she left him.
Began Drinking First Day.
after our marriage we left on a
wedding trip for New York" she said.
I'VE arrived there on a Sunday and in
the evening Mr.. Gates began drinking.
He got so horribly drunk and raised
such a disturbance in the hotel that
they sent a bellboy up to the room
to see if anything was the matter. He
remained drunk in New York and was
drunk most of the time in Boston,
! where we went from New York.
From Boston we went to st. Johns
my native town, because I had not
seen the place since l left there as a
|
Johns a week. but the first night he
informed me that we were going tc
leave st. Johns right away, as he had
bought tickets on the Colvin Austin
which sailed for Boston that evening
II found that he had not engaged
staterooms. He told me he left that
until he got aboard. 1t was then toe
late we couldn't get even state
room, so I had to sit on the deck
We were on deck an hour or so, how
ever. before 1 discovered it was too
late to get a stateroom. / became
fearfully seasick, but we sat on decI
where he allowed me to bel fearfulls
insulted by two or three drunken men
who were even more drunk than h,
was
Captain Comes to Rescue.
Mr.. Gates told how shocked the cap
tain was when he learned they had NJ
room. and how he finally gave then
his own room. after telling them i
was strictly against the rules, which
he had not heretofore broken.
we got back to Milwaukee on Sept
Z. He acted so horribly Throughout
the trip that I insisted on our comm,
home" said Mrs. Gates, concluding tn
story of their honeymoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10
STOESSEL TRIAL IS ON
Defender of Port Arthur
Expects Vindication as
Result of Surrender.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 9.-Leutenant
General StoesseI defender of Port Ar
thur. will face the final stage of his
court martial tomorrow. He is &C
cused of having surrendered the fort
ress to the Japanese before he had ex-
hausted all the resources at his COM
mand The penalty is death.
At the time of the surrender of the
fortress there were 1900 men in fight
ing condition and provisions sufficient
to last another month, while the re-
serves of ammunition would have suf-
feed for a longer time. The garrison
also had 500 effective guns.
The standpoint taken by Generals
Stoessel, Reiss and Fock is that the
fate of Port Arthur was sealed with
the capture of the Eagles Nest and
two other position by the Japanese;
that every point remaining in the hands
of. the Russians was exposed to the
Japanese fire. and that the so-calied
second and third lines of defense were
absolutely valueless.
Others Also on Trial.
General Fock and General Reiss are
co-defendants with Stoessel. The first
is accused of having conspired the
surrender of the fortress and the sec
ond with having executed the order of
surrender General Smirnoff. General
Stoessers most bitter enemy, is to be
tried on a minor count
The basis of the indictment is prac-
tically Identical with that set forth in
the secret report of the defense of Port
Arthur made by General Smirnoff but
counsel for the defense have announced
their intention of broadening the scope
Of inquiry to bring in the conduct OF
the ministry Of war. both prior to and
during the war with Japan.
General Stoessel is in a pitiabIe state
of excitement over the final hearing
and the doctors are apprehensive of
tire effect upon the veteran officer, who
has suffered two paralytic strokes since
the fail of the fortress. The general
said today he was glad the trial, after
its many delays, was at last coming te
close. He expects 30 be fully re
habilitated.
/ The indictments against Generals
/ Stoessel Reiss. Foek and Smirnoff are
/ fun of side lights on the final stages
i of the siege and on the confusion which
/ existed IN the direction of the defense
/ owing to the ambiguous position 81
t General Smirnof. Nominally. this gen
eral held the chief command of the
fortress, but actually he was sup
planted by General Stoessel. who was
little more than the mouthpieee OF
General Foek.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10
BOY MINER, Il, FOUND
DEAD At HIS POST
Lad Whose Life Never
Knew Play Day is
Works Martyr.
RESCUE HORRORS HIDDEN
MonOngah Employers Forbid Men to
Talk of New Fires and Ex-
plosive Gases.

Monongah, w. Va. Dec 10 Up to last
night fiftyfive bodies had been recov-
cred from the two mines where the dis
astrous explosion occurred last week
1t is estimated that there are at least
400 more dead men to be taken out. OF
those bodies recovered forty-three
have been identified
Early in the morning they took the
body of a small boy about eleven years
old from Mine No. g. He bore on his
begrimed little face a look of peace
and happiness that doubtless never
marked it in life There are other
little trapper boys, they say, in the
hideous catacomb back under the hills.
boys that have never known the delight
of tops and marbles, and whose best
comrades are the slow and patient
mules that haul the black cars down
the shifts.
The little body they took out was
that of weakling, a mere child, who
in life probably did not possess enough
strength to lift a bushel of coal But
his small hands were knarled and his
shoes were those of a man laborer
rough and tough and hobnailed
Hide Horrors of Rescue.
The work of rescue is daily becom-
ing more difficult and dangerous. To
the dangers of fire damp and explosive
gases generated by the fire in Mine No
8 are now added the odors peculiar to
decomposing bodies The health of the
rescue parties is endangered, and it is
with the utmost difficulty that they are
able to face these new terrors of the
mines.
The coal company officials have
adopted a scheme of news suppression
The men in the rescue shifts were
given explicit orders not to talk tc
any outsiders, and the policemen around
the temporary morgue were told to al
low no newspaper men to enter. The
explosion, therefore, takes on a pro
priety ART belongs exclusively t.
the Fairmont Coal company.
Rescue Work Hampered.
There is no doubt that there is
serious fire in No and that the worl
of rescue in that mine has beer
| hampered The smoke of it was visibl,
over the mouth of the shaft on Sun
day and all the miners were ordered
out.
The people were driven away from
the mouth of the mines by the authori
/ llCS bGCduSG LIiSy 1GdIGQ dnOln6r 6X
plosion. The miners themselves con
fessed that the smoke inside the shat
was practically unbearable.
Il don't know why they should den.
it." said one of the miners this morn
ing. 1T does not do any harm. an,
we have it under control now. Neithe
do I understand why they will no
allow us to take the bodies out as fas
as we find them.
Yesterday we found and dug on
thirty bodies. We placed them all +
a row, according to the company
orders Then the fire drove us out an
the bodies are there yet. Many o
them are SO torn up that they canno
be recognized. But I'm pretty sure
recognized Tom Duval and John BIonel
Somebody else said that Nick Sand
was there, too. but I did not see any
thing that looked like him. Several O
the ones we dug out were trappe
boys"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10
FIGHT THE BLACK HAND
Two Italians Wounded in
Running Battle at Pitts
burg; One Will Die.

Pittsburg. Pa. Dec. efforts of the
white hand to stamp out the black
hand society let to a battle in the
yards of the Pennsylvania railroad at
Eighteenth street this afternoon. Jo-
seph Sunseri, a wealthy Italian mer-
chant, white hand leader was shot
three time, and NJ. Rel an alleged black
hand member. was shot through the
stomach. The latter viii die
sunseri. who with some wealthy
Italians. has been active In trying to
stamp out the black hand in Pittsburg
declares the tight was caused by his
refusal to produce $1,000. demanded in
a letter received yesterday. Tonight
police and detectives are guarding
members OF the white hand who have
received letters.
Fight In Fruit Car.
The fight started IN fruit car and
ended three blocks away A dozen
men were engaged Suseri says Rel
and he entered the car Rel is a small
fruit dealer OF Tarentum. Joseph Cal
andio alias Joseph Caruso. followed
Sunseri declares one demanded $1,000
Sunseri drew a revolver and in a mo-
ment all three were shooting promis
cuously. one bullet from Sunseri's
revolver WOQnQcQ REL WHO JulAptu
from the car. Sunseri following. Cal
andio jumped lodging under the box
car and got out of the range of fire.
Outside the car Sunseri's friends
gathered. and half dozen other 1tali-
ans took the opposite side. The bel
ligerents fought for three blocks, to
Twenty first street. Here Rel dropped.
Then riot calls brought police reserves.
The fighters scattered when the police
arrived They arrested Sunseri and
Calandio
White Hand Seeks Protection.
The battle brings out the story of
the organization here of the white
hand. Italian merchants angered at
the attempt to blow up the home of
Joseph Bataglia banded to wipe out
the tormentors. They asked city and
county detectives to aid.
The black hand sent letters to Sun
seri and to Ernst Bisi. the macaroni
king, who lives near Carnegie.
Bisi was ordered to the Baltimore
and Ohio depot yesterday afternoon
with ST 900 Bisi was on hand guarded
| by detectives. The agent of the black
hand did not appear Detectives are
guarding the road from Carnegie to
| Bisi's home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10

and equipped for battle. but they
never got an opportunity to show their
material worth. for the Brazilian au-
thorities got wind of the expedition
and trapped them upon their arrival
Vice managed to notify his mother
who rushed to Washington to urge the
state department to interfere. It was
stated at the department yesterday that
all reasonable effort to save the lives
Of the Americans would be made