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The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
MAN AND WIFE END LIVES.
Police Suspect Suicide Pact and start
Inquiry.

Brooklyn, May 1T is believed that
Louis Skopec. a barber. of 1I5 Raddie
street, Long Island City, and his wife
Mary committed suicide together last
night, as the result Of an agreement that
life was not worth living. They were
found dead to-day under circumstances
that warrant this suspicion.
Skopec was ffty-one years old and ran
a barber shop at the above address. He
had sleeping rooms in the rear of fhe
shop. where he lived with his wife and
his son Otto. The woman was forty
eight years old. In the basement Of the
building were several bathrooms for Gus
toners of the barber shop.
Skopec and his wife retired to their
room at II O'Clock last night The son
bade them goodnight, and says that
they appeared 10 be in their usual good
spirits. He occupied a room next 10
that of his parents.
Generally. Mrs. SkOpec arose early and
prepared breakfast for her husband and
son. She was not in evidence when Otto
got up to-day. He went 10 the room OF
his parents and found it empty There
was a strong Odor OF gas in the rear
hallway The young man followed it to
the basement, and there found his mother
and father dead in one Of the bathrooms.
Gas was flowing from all the Jets oI
a big heater The couple had been dead
several hours.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
SHOCK KILLS AT LAST
Lineman Lives Two Days
with Heart Ruptured.
MIRACLE, SAY PHYSICIANS
Mcdonald Grabs Heavy Feed Wire
10 save self from Falling, and the
Enormous Current Burns Hand and
Arm Where Ii Passes Out-Autopsy
shows Condition of Arteries.

New Rochelle, n. Y. May John Nc
Donald, an electrician. received a shock
of 1900 volts on Saturday last. He lived
until to-day. An autopsy showed that the
electricity had ruptured nearly all the
arteries in his heart
At the New Rochelle Hospital, where
Mcdonald died, it was learned tonight
that 1t was almost miracle that he had
not met instant death, as his whole left
hand and feet where the electricity passed
out We're burned black. while his right
hand which had seized the main feed
wire did not bear a mark
Mcdonald, at the time Of his narrow
escape from electrieution, was engaged
in repairing one of the signal wires. and
in order TO prevent himself from falling
he accidentally took hold Of the feed
wire. Several other. electricians heard
him scream and. with rubber gloves.
managed to break his hold on the wire.
He was removed TO the New Rochelle
Hospital, where he laid in a comat0se
state until to-day
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
CAMP 2l,sOO FEET IN AIR.
WOrIEmans Break Record in Him
HiHya Mountain Climbing.

London, May Having explored the
HimayaIas. DR.. Bullock Workman and
his wife have arrived in Paris. Dr.
Workman said to-day:
Last summer we camped in the
highest altitude ever attempted by
man. 21.S00 feet, in the unexplored
lfunkun range. province Of Suru. Kash-
mir. At a height Of 10000 feet We stiH
found people, probably of Mongolian
descent. raising rye. wheat ard oats.
and at a height of 1900 feet we ac-
tually discovered small village OF
human beings. living under the same
roof with their goats, chickens. and
other animals These people acted like
animals but they showed some intel
ligence. They understood scientific ir-
rigation in a crude way. Above $4,000
feet there was practically no life"
The doctor concluded: Few know
what climbing in these attitudes means.
It is a science. 1t takes years of train
ing During the last few days of our
climb the air was so thin we could not
sleep. The thermometer in the night
registered IS below zero"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
FOUR ROADS INDICTED.
Fifty-seven Counts Returned Against
Railway Lines.

New York, May THE Federal grand
jury handed in to-day four indictments
for violations Of the Elkins anti-rebating
act. The indictments as found are
against the following roads: Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific twelve counts;
Ontario and Western. thirty counts: Chi
eago, Milwaukee and St Paul, thirteen
counts; Western Transit. two counts.
The counts represent distinct offenses
in rebating. A report that the American
Sugar Refining Company was the recipi-
ent of the favors Of all four corporations
District Attorney Stimson denies.
The indictments Will not be disclosed
until the attorneys of the accused eorpo-
rations have had an opportunity TO see
their contents. Assistant Attorney Wise
has already notified the companies law
yers. and it is understood that the com
panies will appear in court shortly to
answer the charges
The Western Transit Company. which
is under Indictment on two counts, is un-
derstood 10 be closely allied with the New
York Central, which has already appeared
IN court on similar charges. and has paid
fines to the amount of SEQ 600
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
PREPARE FOR HAYWOOD TRIAL
Boise Authorities Take Precautions
Against Possible Trouble.

Boise, Idaho, May 7-As a precautl1n-
ary measure, street-speaking or preaching
will be stopped Il Boise during the trial
Of William D. Haywood and the other
leaders of the Western Federation Of
Miners for the alleged murder of Frank
Steunenberg. 1t is feared that freedom
Of speech in the street may lead to local
agitation for or against the prisoners, and
possibly disorder. Mayor Haines has de-
cided that it will be better to issue and
enforce a strict order covering the mat
ter
Police and detectives will watch the
railroads and highways entering the city.
and 1t is the general belief that they will
be able at all times 10 fully control the
situation. Behind them is an experienced
militia and two troops Of United States
cavalry, quartered at a permanent post
within the city limits
Judge Wood has given no indication 10
either side as to what his decision may
be in the matter of the bill of particulars.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
MURIEL NELSON ENDS LIFE.
Mrs. Wallace WiddeeomBe, an Ac.
tress, Commits suieiie.

New York, May MRS. Wallace Wilde
combe, whose stage name was Muriel
Nelson. committed suicide in her apart
ments at the Hotel Bennington, 142 East
Twenty-seventh street. early this morn
ing, shooting herself IN the head. Miss
Nelson" had appeared in fairly important
roles ia both this country and England.
one of her last engagements having been
with the William Faversham Company
in the "Squaw Man" but she was known
better in New York as a composer than
as an actress. She wrote several marches
which found popular favor. among others.
The Moorish Parade" and Target Prac-
tice"
Mrs. Widdecombe had been living apart
from her husband. who is also on the
stage. She brought suit for divorce six
weeks ago She had two or three of her
women friends in her apartments on
Monday night, and they did not leave
until about 1 o'clock I'm the morning. One
OF the hotel maids discovered the b .,dv
at about noon To-Day, lying on the parlor
floor, fully dressed. revolver was
nearby.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
TORNADO's DEATH LIST GROWS.
Many Persons Homeless and Prop
erty Loss Quarter MiIIIon.

Dallas. Tex. May Reports received
to-day and tonight concerning the tor
nado yesterday evening in Hopkins and
adjoining counties, show the following
dead:
At or near Ridgelay. Mrs. Mary Brazil
and her IL ant child; Calvin Trammer
aged forty TTammel. aged ten: Roy Nc
Fan. George Stephens and wife. Sidney
Loakley and wife.
At Rosland the following are reported
dead: James Pack four years; William
AIize, twelve years old
At ROsland, Ridgeway, Antiock, and
Cuniby more than forty houses were de-
stroyed, and nearly 200 persons are with
out homes or means of subsistence. The
property loss, including damage to crops.
is estimated at quarter Of a million
dollars.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
WOMAN NISKIDNAPPED
Mrs. Robert Garee Missing
for Two Weeks.
ABDUCTORs DEMAND RANSOM
sfeubeuviIIe. Ohio, Business Man
Receives Letter that Wife VIII BE
Returned for Money Consideration.
Believed TO Be Concealed in Mining
Regions-PoIiee Have No CIevy.

steubenviile. Ohio. May Mrs. Robert
Garee. wife Of a Steubenville business
man. has been kidnapped and is held, pre-
sumably, for ransom. She disappeared
about two weeks ago. and county officers
and the police departments Of nearby
cities and towns have been searching
for her
Dynamite was used yesterday IN the
river 10 locate her body, the officers
having thought that she committed sui
eide by drowning.
To-day her husband received an IN
signed letter saying that his wife was
safe in the mining district near Ram
sey and intimatng that for a stipula-
ti0n she would be produced. A strange
woman was seen near the Garee home
about the time Mrs Garee disappeared,
and the officers are now convinced that
she was kidnapped.
They have started for the mining re-
gicns TO locate her.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
1,OOO LONGsEOREMEN OUT.
Both sides Firm Ia New York Ship
ming Troubles.

New York, May The strike Of the
loHgshoremen along the water fronts of
Manhattan. Brooklyn, and Hoboken
showed both sides TO be firm to-day, and
it is admitted to be the most serious
strike Of the kind that the city has seen
for many years. Il is also admitted by
the agents OF the steamship companies
that they have not nearly filled the places
of the strikers, and the crews are being
pressed into service in some cases to
load the vessels
The first violence in Manhattan since
the trike started manifested Itself to-
day on West street near the White star
line pier, at West Eleventh street, at
the Brunswick saloon. 4 band Of forty
strike-breakers came along on their way
10 the pier and over 100 strikers rushed
out of their headquarters and began to
pummel the Tike-breakers. The latter
hed IN all directions.
Another disturbance took place at the
warehouse of the Bush Terminal Com
pany, at the foot Of Forty-second street
Brooklyn. when strikers made an attack
on 800 negro strike breakers
An incipient riot was under way wher
the police arrived and beat back the
sN--+4N-'- j 4-e ott4A7-1l eih0ta were tilrt
put 10 work Some Of the strikes were
settled to-day. bat this was counteracted
by new strikes. Strikers from the NAL
icry Line agreed TO accept 20 cents az
hour for day work and 50 cents an hom
fer night work. The strikers, $50 in mum.
ber principally negroes. returned to worl
and the strike-breakers were discharged
The ranks of the strikers were recruited
this afternoon by $50 men who struck a
the Savannah Line piers
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
WRITES WITH OWN BLOOD.
DespOndent Girl Leaves Note Be.
fore Committing Suicide.


fore Committing Suicide.
York. Pa. May 7.-Because Of impaired
health Miss Elsie Hgenfritz, twenty-four
years old. a pretty brunette. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Iigenfritz, a cigar
manufacturer Of this city. committed
suicide to-day by asphyxiaton. In her
room was found a pathetic letter.
scraWled with the point Of a pen dipped
in her own blood The blood with which
she wrote had been drawn from beneath
her finger nails. and the writing was quite
plain. The letter read.
My Dearest Mother: Do not grieve
for me. / cannot stand * any longer
You have been a good mother. Trust in
God, and pray for your daughter, am
so sorry / must do this bat no one knows
what I have suffered. Mother dear. and
papa do not worry. trust we will meet
in a better world. where there viii be no
sorrow. Love 10 you and my friends VINO
have been 50 good TO me"
The young woman ended her life al the
home Of Attorney George W. Bacon, OF
this city, where she was visiting.
Miss Ilgenfntz formerly resided in Cam
den, and was forewoman in a big Phila
deiphia department store. She had suf
fered from nervousness, and was visiting
at the Bacon home 10 recuperate-
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
LORD MAYOR ON KISSING BEE.
London OmcinI BECOMES Popular
with Cornwall women.

London, May THE lord mayor, who,
when he entered Office. scathingly criti-
cised the frivolity Of his predecessor IN
bestowing kisses broadcast when on an
official visit to France, has succumbed 10
the attractions of the girls and women OF
Cornwall. of which county he is a native.
Taking advantage of the annual festival
in his native town of Selston. he is max
ing a sort Of tTiumphal tour OF the
county.
It is not apparent that he went on kiss
ing bent, but he was asked for one, and
thought just one would not hurt his dig
nifty, particularly as the recipient was
aged. but It was the first step downward,
and he is now being swept along on a
torrent of kisses. given and received by
females Of ali ages, until ali the woman
kind IN the neighboTho0d are deiirious
with joy.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
LENR0OT OUT OF RACE.
wisconsin May Elect senator at To-
days Session.


Madison. Wis. May THE first i'm
portant change has come In the Senator
ial contest. Former Speaker l. L. Len
root OF Superior. who was supposed TO be
La Follettes real preference. though the
Senator openly spoke in behalf Of Isaac
Stephenson, his financial hacker. tonight
withdrew from the contest after the first
caucus ballot, and it is not unlikely that
a Senator may be elected at to-morrow's :
joint session OF the legislature. The an
nouncement was an entire surprise TO the
other candidates, as well al 10 the support
ers OF the Superior candidate. Mr.. Len
root. in Withdrawing. said:
"In taking this course ! have made no
combination OF agreement with any other
candidate, nor had any been made I'm my
behalf. and / have not sought and will
not seek 10 influence the action OF my
friends other than 10 urge them TO do
what they believe viii be for the best
interests OF the State
Il will say further. that this action is
taken without the knowledge OF any Of
the other candidates or their supporters.
nor have I been influenced by the desires
Of any of them or from any other source
in that behalf"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
D'OYLY CARTE QUITS aMIKADO.' .
Japanese Play to he seen No More
In England.

Japanese Play to he seen No More
in England.
London, May Mrs. d'Oyly Carte
has decided TO withdraw "The Mikado"
entirely. She has just received for the
FIRST time a formal prohibition against
producing the offending opera, the pre-
vious notification having been less per
emptory. She has accordingly notified
the provincial companies to cease pro-
ducing the work, and unless the lord
chancellOr's ban is raised at some fu-
ture time, English theater-g -goers will
see the most popular Of the Gilbert e
sullivan productions no more.
Application has been made 30 the lord
chamberlain on behalf of an amateur
dramatic society. TO specify what pas
sages of the opera he objected to, so
that they might be modified, but he re-
fused 10 indicate what he regarded as
offensive. Thus the ban is complete
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
RAILROADS FIGHT BILL.
Pennsylvania Measure would I'M
pose Enormous Tax.

Pittsburg. May Railroads all over
the country have combined to try to
defeat the passage of the Hapgood bill,
which has just passed second reading
in the Pennsylvania State legislature.
Although the bill is harmless in ap-
pearance, II has been found, when an
ralyzed, that II passed, it will impose
tax of per cent on the gross earn
ings of all business done in the State
Of Pennsylvania by ali outlying rail
roads. whether the business be freight
or passenger. In addition to this, the
bill. imposes tax of SIS annually for
n representative of each railroad
doing business in the State. With the
proposed > per cent tax imposed this
would mean several million dollars an
nualIy out of the pockets of the rail-
roads, which would go into the state
treasury. Local agents of railroads
throughout the United States have just
secured copies Of the bill.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
TRAIN BANDIT CAPTURED.
One of Two Men who Held UD sIe
North Coast Limited.

Uht OF Two MtH y no HtEu 70 tIit
North Coast Limited.
Butte, Mont, May AFTER an exciting
chase over the widest part OF the Rock
afternoon, captured q man who is believed
to be one Of the pair who held up the
Northern Pacific train near here early to-
day. The men attempted TO stop the
train and rife the contents of the ex-
press car safe. after dynamiting the car,
but We're frightened away, after shooting
and killing the messenger.
The trail Of the bl0OdhOunds led q
WoodsviIle q small junction and here the
suspect was found. It is declared posi-
lively that he is one Of the men wanted
The capture Of his companion is expected
hourly
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.

Pages. TELEGRAPHIC.
1-Union Men Shot in San Francisco.
baltimore Elects MahOOl Mayor.
I-"Silent' Smiths Widow Gets s3.OOO.0 .0Ol
I-Iineman Stands Il, 900 Volts
1-Ohio Woman Held BY Kidnappers.
1.-Two Women Swindiers Captured.
3-Birre1 Bill Pleases No One
S-Viennese Singers in New York.
3-May Exhume Marvin Boys Body.
3-Catch Sheriff in Poker Raid.
4-Stork Disappoints Spaniards.
9-News of Maryland and Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
Liner Dnkotn Abandoned

Liverpool. May IA private cable
gram received here to-day says that
the Pacific liner Dakota, wrecked IA
Tokyo Bay on March ., has been aban-
doned By the salvagers. London under
the wreck.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
LOCAL.

2-Congress of Physicians Opens.
Therapeutic Society Banquets.
2-BOnaparte VIII Not Resign.
EMore Building Strikes Coming.
4-Hitch over New York Politics.
-Woman Dies Shielding Baby.
5-Eight-hOur Law Upheld.
Woodbury. VIII Declared Valid.
12-Test Of Equines May Fail.
12-Drainage Act Given Blow.
12-Finds Solution Of Snake Problem
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
LEAVES BRIDE OF A DAY.
Young Husband Parts from Senior
Divorced, Spouse.

Red Bank n. J., May Mrs. Euretta
Lucas. the wife Of Arthur Lucas. who
married Arthur only yesterday, is wonder
ing where her husband is gone. She Is
the divorced wife of William J. Whiting
of Jersey City. There is a great disparity
in the ages of the couple, Mrs. Lucas
being about forty and Mr.. Lucas about
twenty-three.
This afternoon Lucas took a train for
some unknown point It is believed that
ne has gone West.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
eermans DrIve out Natlves.

Capetown. May 1t is stated that
the Hereros, finding it useless to fur
ther resist the Germans in German
Southwest Africa, trekked northeast
new settlement in the neighborhood of
Lake Ngami. Eleven thousand Of the
tribe died Of starvation~en route. Only
1000 arrived, after terrible privations.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
CARNEGIES TO GO ABROAD.
Mr. and Mrs, II. H. Rogers VIII Ac-
pany Iron King.

drew Carnegie and their daughter Marga-
ret, and Mrs. II. H Rogers. will sail this
afternoon on the White Star Liner Baltic
II is AIr. Carnegie's annual departure for
Scotland, where he will remain until
November
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
THAW HOME MORTGAGED.
sIsyndhnrst" Brings sf00,O0e 70
Mother of whites slayer.

Pittsburg, Pa. May z-'Lyndhurst.' -
the paladaI home Of Mrs. William Thaw,
has been mortgaged for 10000 The in
formation concerning the mortgage did
not become known until this afternoon,
although the paper was drawn in New
York City on March last, and was wit
messed by Attorney Clifford ". Hariridge,
Of Harry Thaw's counsel.
The mortgage is Of ordinary character
bearing 51z per cent interest. and ma
lures in three years. II is held by the
Fidelity Title and Trust Company. OF
Pittsburg. II was the transaction OF
this business which recently brought Mrs
ThaW to Pittsburg Extraordinary ef-
forts have been made 10 keep the trans
action a secret.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
SILENT SMITH WILLS
$3,OOO,OOO TO WIFE
Bulk of S5O,OOO,OOO Estate
Goes to Relatives.
SERVANTS REMEMBERED
Cousins, Nephews. and Nieces
All Get Huge Sums.

Instrument Dated September ID,
1906, in New York-Executed I'm
Scotland - Lsdy Cooper, sister,
Gets 81 .OOo, o,OOO-sir George Cooper
Named One of ExecutOrs-PrOstrat-
ed Widow Unable 10 Go to Burial.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District Of Columbia
and Maryland-Generally cloudy
to-day and tomorrow, with occa-
sionai showers; variable winds.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
MAHOOL ELECTED
BY GOOD MAJORITY
Democrats Gain Signal Vie
tory in Baltimore.
CONTROL CITY COUNCIL
Loans for School and Fire De-
partment Carried.
CONTROL CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Timanus Fails to Poll Fall
Republican VOte-Waehter Ele-
ment Much ia Evidenee-Numsen
Leads All Candidates-DeteFmi
Onslaught Made On TattersaII.
Only One Corporation Man Loses.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
sNOWsToRM IN MINNESOTA.
Latest Winter I'm Memory of States
Oldest Resident.

Minneapolis. Mimi. May What is
probably the latest spring snowstorm
Of any year as far back as the oldest
residents of this city can recall struck
Minneapolis late this afternoon, arriving
from the Northwest preceded by a cold
and biting wind.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
Longworths in Frankfort.

Frankfort. Ky. May 7.-Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth and former Mayor
Fleischman, of Cincinnati. spent the
night here en- route from Louisville TO
Cincinnati.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
UNION MEN SHOT
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Attempt to Run Cars Causes
Serious RiOting.
FIVE FATALLY INJURED
Strikebreakers Reply to Attacks
with ReyOlverS.

Trouble starts In burned District,
Where Buildings In Course of Con-
structiOn Furnish Bricks, stones
and other Missiles for BelIigeFent
CrOwds-POliee Make Little Effort
to Interfere Until Firing of Pistols.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
PRrvATE's BODY FOUND.

Coast ArtiIIeryman Fell Into swamp
and Drowned.
New York. May THE body Of Clyde
Applegate. a private in the Eighty-first
Coast Artillery. was found Today in a
marsh al ThrOggs Neck.
Applegate about six weeks ago got
twenty-four hours leave Of absence from
Fort Schuyler He did not return. II is
believed he fell into the marsh acci-
dentally.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
When Yen Open a Bank Account,

Deposit your money where you'll get in
terest as well as protection. Union Trust
Co.. i4l4 L St, paws interest on all ac-
counts. Money subject TO check at viii.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08

A In Carte Lunch Served DEf1y
AT Eckstein-s from 12 70 3. 1al2 y. 7. svA
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08

Insure in the "SorthwesterE'' and
save from Is to 20 per cent annually
Huske & Smith, General Agents.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08

Choice Flowers and Original Ideas.
-Blackistone's floral designs. 14th and H.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08

Dressed Pickets. square. 8 per 100.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08

Libbey & Co.. 9th and New York ave.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08

Finest OF Lumber. s. per l00 fsst
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08

Llbbey & Co. 9Th and New York ave.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-08

Very nice FI00rlng. $3.50 per 100 feet.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-09

funny story, But the princess did not
care for pedigrees that were .squint-
eyed or bow.legged. One and all of
them she cast aside as unworthy her
consideration. Then, like the ancient
worm, the duke turned. She should
marry Doppelkinn, who. having no
wife to do the honors In his castle,
was wholly agreeable.
The Prince OF Doppelkinn reigned
over the neighboring principality. If
you stood in the middle of II and were
a baseball player, you could throw a
stone across the frontier In any direc.
tion. But the vineyards were among
the finest in Europe The prince was
a widower. and among his own people
was afreetionately styled der Rot.
nasig," which. l believe, designates an
Illuminated proboscis. When he wasn't
fishing for rainbow trout he was sleep-
Ing In his cellars. He VAS often miss.
Ing az the monthly reviews. but no.
body ever worried, they knew where
70 ind him, And beaides. he might