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The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
FLOOD SITUATION CRITICAL.
Thousands of Men Patrol Mississippi
Levee from Cairo to New Orleans.

Levee from Cairo to New Orleans.
Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 26.-With all in
dications pointing to the Mississippi River
going at least seven feet higher than the
danger line on the local gauge, the situa-
ton throughout the lower Mississippi
valley is regarded as critical tonight,
and all along the line from Cairo to New
Orleans thousands Of men are patrolling
the levees or engaged in building up and
strengthening the weak points.
United States army officers, In control OF
the various levee districts, are in COM
manC OF the situation, and cooperating
with them are the officials of the various
private and State levee Institutions
which present an unbrOKen front on the
river from one end to the other.
The full brunt of the flood is stlll 70
/ come in the greater portion of the South
/ however, and the coming week viii be
critical. Much depends upon the weather
and should rains set in, the damage, II Is
/ believed, viii be great
! Hickman, Ky, has been the first poln'
really to feel the flood, and seventy-hVt
/ houses in the town are surrounded bS
water A number of factories have Deer
compelled to suspend business and many
people have been thrown out Of employ
ment
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
ZERO MARK DECIDES BIG BET.
Gambling King of Chicago Loses
$4,000 by Mercury's Drop.

Chicago. Jan. "A fortune of over
$4,000 was lost 10 bettors when the mer-
curry dropped three points below the zero
mark
jim OLeary. the gambling king of
Chicago. is the principal oser. His loss is
estimated az from $4,000 10 $50 600
Many big brokers and operators on the
board OF trade lost large sums The
largest bet recorded was one Of $4,000.
Scores of other bets were made.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
ASSASSIN LOSES HER COURAGE.
Girl Carries Bomb Into Presence of
General, Then FaIters.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 26.-Gen. Sandetsky,
commander of the Grenadier Corps, was
seated in his study on Thursday when a
young woman called and expressed a de-
sire to speak 20 him on important bust
ness. The general ordered his servant to
show her in. and asked her TO be seated
near his arm chair. She sat down hesi-
Tatngly. and concentrated her attention
on her muf, putting now one hand and
then the other into il.
She seemed TO be extremely embar-
raised, and could not begin the CONVEX
sation. At last the general relieved her
of the muff, and placed 1t on a chair, but
the young woman became still more i'll at
ease.
Finally bursting into tears. she avOwed
herself TO be a member Of the Revolution
ary Society. the committee of which had
sent hen TO put him 10 death, but she
lacked the necessary courage.
She asked the general if he had re-
Ceivcd threatening letters, and he replied
in the affirmative. Then the would-be
assassin and her victim had a long con-
versation, after which she thanked him
cordially for his Ieniency, and withdrew
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
GOTSCH FAILS TO THROW P0NS.
Had Disposed of LarLin when He
Tackled French Giant.

Milwaukee. Wis. Jan. 26-Gotsch took
on too much of q contract tonight after
the performance at the Star Theater
when he tried to throw Harry Larkin, of
Milwaukee, and Pons, the French giant,
in twenty minutes. Last night Gotsch
took on LarIlin and lost to him, Larkin
being on his feet at the end of the fifteen
minute limit.
Tonight Gotsch had Larkin better
guarded, and as the first ten minutes We're
up, Gotsch put Larllin's shoulders to the
mat. He took Pons right on and was all
but able 10 win the match. Pons was
thrown by a half Nelson, tried TO twist
out. but failed, but his shoulders were an
inch from the floor when the twenty
minute period was ended.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
COIRIED MAY HAVE TO QUIT.
ImpresaFIO of metropolitan Stricken
with IocomOtor Afnxia.

ImpresaFIO OF Metropolitan stricken
With LOcomOtOr Ataxia.
New York Jan. 26.-The condition Of
Heinrich Conried, who has been i'll for
some time, grew so serious on Friday
that it is now certain that he will not
be able to take active part during the
rest Of the season in the administration
Of the affairs at the Metropolitan Opera
House.
Mr.. Conried is in bed most Of the time
at his a.ouse, 65 West Seventy-first street,
and developed on Friday symptoms OF
what his physician take to be locomotor
ataxia. DIR. FrankeI, a Swiss expert in
the treatment Of this disease, is now in
New York. and he said to-day that he
believed Mr. Conried could be cured.
Or. Frankel viii take him 10 his sana-
torium in Switzerland, and it is expected
that he will be able by the 1st of June
20 notify the directors of his company
whether or not he will be able to con
t.lue at his post.
Unless there is a decided change fOl
the better in his health, the directors OF
the Metropolitan Opera Company will Sc
lect a successor to him; that Is to be
| however. a matter Of the future
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
FEWER CASES AT SCRANTON.
Typhoid Epidemic Practically at an
End After Many Weeks.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 26.-Six typhoid. six
scarlet fever, and three diphtheria cases
we're reported to-day also two deaths.
Five of the typhoid cases are secondary
ones.
The Homeopathic Medical Society last
night heartily commended the bureau OF
health for the energetic and efficient
manner in which they handled the cpl
demic, and also Endorsed the action Of the
press for the aid they had given in fight
ing the disease.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
SHOT BY MASKED FOE
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

sons" They will be arraigned in the
Police@Court tomorrow morning before
Magistrate Croak
Both silverman and Schneider were
taken TO the Smith Inhrmary soon after
they were arrested. but DR.. Townsend
could not identify them as the men who
shot him. Unless further investigation
shows a very strong possible motive for
the shooting on the part Of either Of the
prisoners, it is unlikely that they VIII
be kept In confinement long.
A strong attempt was made by Dr.
Townsend and Mrs. Townsend, according
to the police statement. TO create the i'm
preston that the shooting was done by a
burglar Their story was that they were
awakened by a man, who demanded
money, and when it was not forthcom-
ing he shot the doctor
Not Done by Burglar.
The burglar theory did not hold water
very long after the police got TO work.
What destroys the theory most effectually
is the fact that On entering the dining
room by the window, the supposed bur
glar must have passed directly by at least
81, 900 worth Of silver. much Of which was
Ali pam StHlll DLt the HiutDDdiu anu bt-
hind the glass windows Of a silver cabi-
net On the dining-room table was also
purse containing So in cash. Neither
the silver nor the cash was disturbed,
while much valuable jewelry belonging TO
Mrs. Townsend was found just where II
belonged in the bedroom. The officers
sought In vain for any traces of muddy
or snowy boots on the carpets.
After the police had finished their days
work without getting much nearer the
truth than they had been early In the
morning, il was recalled that the case had
some resemblance to that Of Charles l..
Spier II. H. Rogers confidential man.
who was shot and killed at his home early
on the morning OF May T. 1906.
SpleT lived not far from the Townsend
| house and the burglar theory was al
I hrst advanced in mis- case. But there was
no more reason for holding il than there
I is in the Townsend affair, and the police
at last adopted the notion that Spier had
/ killed himself, though they never felt that
/ they had got to the bottom Of the matter
I Or. Townsend was a close friend Of Mr.
! Spier and attended him before he died
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
TWO KILLED IN PISTOL DUEL.
Having nj Georgia Normal school
Leads to Shooting on Campus.

Atlanta. Ga, Jan. 26.-Two men are dy-
ing and TWO boys were seriously wounded
in a pistol night last night. which grew
out of "a hazing affair at the Georgia
Normal School The shooting occurred
on the college campus.
Lamar Carswen was hazed by students,
and badly used up.
His father. z. /. CarsweH. and uncle,
W. B. CarswelI. with their sons, went 70
the college campus to redress The wrongs
of Lamar The students drew revolvers
and opened fire at the approach OF the
Carsweu family The father and uncle
fell, fatally wounded. Lamar CdrsweH
was injured, and Fletcher Mcleod. Il stu
dent. was shot in the stomach.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27

Wheeling. ". Va. Jan. GA tclephone
message from Buckhannon. u. Va, states
that twelve men were killed by an explo-
sion this evening in the Chemical mine
OF the Pennsylvania Consolidated Coal
Company, thirteen miles from that place.
Details so far are meager, and the cause
Cf the explosion had not. up 10 midnight,
been ascertained. The explosion occurred
about O'Clock just after the day shift
had left the mine and the night shift Of
twelve men had gone 70 work
As all twelve men were IN the pit ia
which the explosion occurred, it Is
thought that all have been killed.
Two bodies have been found, but their
names are not known.
II is thought that the afte--damp was
the cause Of the deathJOf such miners as
were not killed directly by the explosion.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
ARRANGES DoMINICAN TREATY
Believed SENATE Would Now Ratify
Proposed New Agreement.

Thomas c. Dawson. who is still United
States minister TO Sauto Domingo, his
commission as minister 10 Colombia hav-
ing not yet been Used, has returned 20
Santo Domingo for the purpose Of nego-
tiatiug new treaty between that country
and the United States, which is 10 be
submitted 10 the Senate, probably before
adjournment on March T. His return was
announced upon the arrival yesterday OF
Secretary Of State Elihu Root
X is believed at the State Department
that the proposed new treaty with the
Dominican government, which will be very
dfssimilar 70 the old treaty To which
there has been 90 much objection, will
prove acceptable 10 the Senate. The
financial affairs Of the Dominican Re
public have greatly improved during the
past two years under the modUs VIvendi.
and already that country is prepared 10
settle a large part of her foreign in
| debtednesS.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
POPE HAS PAINTING SPELL.
Stricken while Receiving American
Peters Pence from Mgr. Kennedy.

Stricken While Receiving American
Peters Pence from Mgr. Kennedy.
Rome Jan. 26-It developed to-day
that following the audience which his
holiness granted to Mgr. Kennedy a
rector OF the American College, yes
terday, at which the latter presented
the Pope with Peters pence sent from
America to the amount of $500. the
pontiff was stricken with a severe
fainting spell which made 1t necessary
for him 10 have medical attendance.
The condition of his health is caus-
ing considerable worriment to the
Vatican attendants. but he declines TO
see a physician unless it becomes abb
sOlutely necessary.
The French clerical troubles have
greatly preyed upon his mind, with the
result that he refuses to eat at times.
He is said TO have told his last physi-
clan:
i assure you, even if l ate once a
week, in every way I would be and
feel as energetic a leader as the Roman
Catholic Church requires
The Pope has given MonsignOr Ken
nedy's sister a magnificent cameo as a
memento of her audience with him.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
TRAIN STRIKES STREET CAR.
Lillian Huber Killed and Fourteen
Others Hurt in Dayton, Ohio.

Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 26.-The east-Dound
limited Big -Four train, leaving Dayton
this afternoon. crashed into Third street
car. instantly killing Lillian Huber, a
young girl. and injuring fourteen others,
at least two of whom are fatally hurt.
The light car was knocked over 100 feet
by the train, and the fact that there We're
not more fatally hurt is considered a
miracle. The train at the time OF the
crash was running az high speed
The car was filled with women and
children returning from the matinees and
shopping.
Motorman Tanger says that he saw the
train approaching and applied the brakes
but, owing 10 the snow on the rails. il
was impossible 10 stop the ear, and it
slid on the tracks in front of the fast
approaching train.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
BLACK HAND" MAN IS SLAIN
New York Italian Kills Assailnnt
who Had Demanded 500.

New York. Jan. 26.-SIashed in the neck
with a razor bya "black-hand" desperate.
whose demand for $50 he had refused.
Nicola Maria, who is staying at l53 Null
berry street. drew a revolver ana fired
three shots. killing his asailant
The tragedy occurred at Forty-ninu1
street and First avenue. one Of the thickly
populated Italian sections, and the scenes
that followed necessitated the calling oul
Of the reserves Of the East Fifty-frst
street station
The only clew TO the dead mans ideE.
uty was passport found on him mad.
out in the name Of Frank RCveto. II
was about twenty-three years ola, an
apparently was a laborer.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
MRS. EINsTEIN GETS DIVORCE
DauEhter OF Lillian Russell Will Re
sumo Her Maiden Name.

New York. Jan 2G--Supreme Court jus
lice O.Gorman to-day signed the final de-
cree of absolute divorce in favor Of LII
liam Russell Einstein from her husband
.-bbott Louis Einstein.
Mrs. Eiustein is allowed to take her
maiden name. but there is no mention Of
alimonv i'm the decree, although House
Grossman a. Vorhaus, counsel for the
plaintiff. got a judgment against Einstein
for the costs
Mrs Einstein is the daughter OF Lii
liam Russell. and her husband is the son
Of a weu-known lawyer.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
WEATHER FINE; NO TRAINS.
Fuel and Mail Shortage Continues In
Northwest-PeOpIe Appeal.

Dispatches received yesterday by the
Interstate Commerce Commission from
the Northwest state that although the
weather is greatly improved, the railway
lines are not making any effort 90 move
trains over the lines Park River, y.
Oak. says. Great Northern Railway is
not making any effort to move trains over
our lines. City entirely cut OF coal No
mail for six days. Weather fine. Prompt
action should be taken 10 compel the de
livery Of fuel and mail
Sherwood. y. Oak, says. Sherwood
entirely out Of coal Three ears coal for
here conhscated ut MohaIL No trains for
week. Provisions low. Situation alarm
| ing. Can you not have something done"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
KINGS COUSIN IN DISGRACE.
Count TOurin Loses Sf,4OO,OOO at
Monte Carlo.

Florence. Jan. 26.-Gossip is busy over
the probable fate of the Count TOurin.
counsin of King Victor Emmanuel, and
brother of the Duke of Abruzzi
The count. who is colonel in chief of the
Seventh Cavalry, resides at the famous
Pitt Palace. He is thirty-six years of
age. and jovial sportsman. Recently he
had the misfortune to lose S1,4O0,00J at
Monte Carlo and other Riviera gambling
houses.
His royal cousin consequently, accord
ing 10 reports, has determined TO pack the
count of 10 the Erythrea colonial service
to the grief Of fashionable Florence
where he is very popular.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
President Modife. Order.

President Roosevelt has modified his
orders of December 13 last, relating 10
public land titles and patents In a let
ter to Secretary Of Interior Hitchcock
yesterday he mentions seven classes of
claims and entries which shall not be
subject to "an actual examination on the
ground by an authorized officer of the
government before final certificates may
be issued. These exceptions cover cases
which already have been adjudicated or
approved in a proper manner.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
AGREE TO STICK TO DRYDEN.
Friends i'm Legislature Reported to
Have Made Secret Compact.

Atlantic City, y. J., Jan 26.-In a state
ment from an authoritative source to-
night il is indicated that the thirty-siX
votes Dryden commands in the legisla-
ture have arranged secretly 10 stick 70
him until the end, and that the present
session Of the legislature viii adjourn
without choosing a successor to Senator
Dryden
Enough votes have been pledged 10 pre-
vent the election OF any other individual
except Dryden TO the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
Had Message for PRECEDENT.

Edward Carr. a Virginia negro, called
at the White House yesterday after
noon to see President Roosevelt He
claimed to have a message from the
Lord for the President He was ar
rested and sent to police headquarters
No weapon was found on the prisoner
who is thought to be demented.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
survivor of Wreck Arrives.

New York, Jan 26.-On board the
steamer Julia Luckenbach, which arrived
to-day from Porto Rico, was Capt. Salty,
Of the schooner Arrow, of Liverpool,
N S. which was wrecked at Palenque on
December so. The Arrow was bound 10
New York with a cargo of sugar, and was
lust clear of the haTbor when a fresh
breeze sprung up. during which the vessel
drifted ashore and became d total wreck
The Arrow registered 1S3 tons.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
Alfonso SuSpend~ Parliament.

Madrid. Jan. 26.-King Alfonso to-
day issued a decree suspending the SEES
sions Of Parliament. as il had become
evident that Senior Naura, the conser-
vative leader, who formed q cabinet
yesterday, with himself as premier.
could not command a majority in the
chambers.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
RESCUED AT TENEMENT FIRE.
Dozens of Women and Children Car
ried Down Extension Ladder.

New York. Jan. 25--Several thrilling
rescues on fire escapes or ladders We're
made early to-day by spectators and fire.
men NJ a blaze that drove twenty-siX
families in scanty attire from the five
story tenement house AT 1910 Tenth
avenue and 451-i55 West Fifty-second
street.
When the fiTemen arrived ladder COM
panies 4 and II rescued the tenants. The
crew Of No. Il put up its S0-foot extension
ladder to the roof, and the Iaddermen
carried down dozens Of women and chill
dren.
The fire was quickly controlled. The
damage was 5000
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
MRS. JACKSON DECLINES.
Widow Of "StOnewaIIr Refuses to
Accept Pension.

Raleigh. y c, Jan 25.-The senate
Of North Carolina received to-day %-ret-
ter from Mrs "StOnewaI' Jackson de
cllning 70 accept a pension Of 800
month, provided under a resolution intro
duced d few days ago.
I most weIcomingly appreciate this
patriotic and loyal tribute 10 the name Of
my hero-husband," she says, but l do
not feel that I would be justified in &C
cepting il. / am informed that the laws
OF North Carolina limit all pensions TO
those who have not $50 of personal prop
erty. ana as / 90 not come under this
law I respectfully request that the bill
be withdrawn"
Mrs Jackson suggests that the money
proposed In her behalf be appropriated
10 the relieS OF destitute widows Of Con
fedeTate veterans. In accordance with
the desire OF Mrs. Jackson the bin calling
for the pension was Withdrawn from the
calendar.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
Circulation Of
The Washington Herald

The average daily circulation Of The Washington Herald
for the week ended Saturday January 90 2S7OS copies
This represents bona6de actual circulation papers delivered
subscribers their homes and sold readers by
agents. Threefourth Of this circulation home circulation
in the city of Washington and immediate environments These
figures demonstrate that the growth The Washington Herald
is spasmodc but steady It substantial increase that
interest every advertiser This newspaper makes adj
verng contracts the basis of known and crcula-
tona circulation much larger in Washington than
before obtained by a morning newspaper at the Capital
solemny that the average daily circulation Of The
Washington Herald for the week ended Saturday January TO-
1907 2803 copies shown by the books and records of
this Office The figures only such papers actually
delivered and sold bona-fde subscribers and readers
HARRY CUNNINGHAM Auditor.
Subscribed and to before this 26th day of Jan
uary, A D. 1907.
(Seal) PAUL F. CAIN,
Notary Public District of Columbia.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
MRS. EDDY'S STORY.
An Interesting Biography Written
for Human Life by Sybil Wilbur.

The installment Of the biography OF
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy which The Wash
ington Herald publishes in another part
Of the paper was written by Miss Sybl
Wilbur. and is printed in the current is
sue of Human Life. OF Boston.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
BLAST KILLS TWELVE
Miners Die in Explosion in
West Virginia COlliery.
DETAILS NOT YET LEARNED

COncussiOn Occurs just as Shifts Are
Changed, and IL II Believed All
Who Were in Pit Were Killed,
Either by the Powder or the After
damp Accompanying It.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-07
OBITUARY.
louis Nlurgnnntl.

Louis ,iursnnntl.
Mr.. Louis Marganau died at ms
home. Mo- 500 East Cary Strcet' YES
terdav morning at IS O'clock.
! Mn. Nlargunati was born I'm Barga,
italy. ana came to this com try. t. w,
there He leaves wire, tatnsr az ~,
two sisters. Arrangements tot Tue W
neral have not yet been MADE. II
Mrs. Mary lxetcl,um Brown.
Reports from New York annonn &C,
the death OF Mrs. Mary kelSnM ,l
brown, daughter Of the late sam t
Brown. of that city, and the wire Or 't ns
late DR. George y. Richards on 7, 4, I
lay, and her funeral took place from
Calvar y. Church, New York.
Mrs, Merry u Perkins.
Mrs. Mary i, Perkins widow q MT.
John N. Perkins, of WluNGnua county,
who died about a year ago, passed
away at the residence Of her spn-lnf
law. No. 6l5 North Twenty-third street,
yesterday.
ing to l'ltYnnnn county for mtermehl'
Mrs. Navy Mahcn Lyons.
Airs. MARY Maben Lyons, widow of
Il long time presided on the bench
OF the 4 tustings Court Of Ietchmond,
and who WAS ore of the most lis
inrsts OF the, state. died
carly yesterday morning In her apart
,nsnts NJ tho Chestcriield, Although
Mrs. lyons had reached the age OF
seNenty -una she was hGnlrlANS and slgs
orous and hya d@nth WAS s'aaden and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-07
ONE DAYS ORDERS.
Dtvcrsifcd Dc nonds That Drift In Upon
nurrclIc's Press clippins nnrcn"-
Can Help All Applicants.

Not ono person i'll thousand has
any idea of what is done by press
clipping bureau, and still II is most
Interesting business. \ metropolitan
editor recently spent a day in Burrelleist
mammoth establishment. Here is what
he said afterwards:
..AIy days experience was liberal
education. Heretofore my idea mas
been that the work consisted merely in
supplying prominent men with items
concerning themselves. but I found
that every profession and business Is
aided.
Il found nearly 100 persons employed
and every American paper read, line by
line The work is carried on in such
systematic way that it is like n great
machine.
Unlike most machines. however, it
works In absolute silence. This is
necessary, because the slightest sound
would interfere with the work.
.:rhe strangest thing, though, was
the orders saw drift into the office.
First there was an order from u man
who wanted everything the papers
printed concerning bank robberies
..fle had a safe to. sell and wanted
ITO know who needed g safe that bur-
glars could not enter,
Then there was a man who wanted
items showing n chance to sell cement.
THE next orde! was from u woman who
wanted references to a divorce in which
she expected to be u feature. Another
man wanted everything in America
concerning persons Of Irish nationalist;
he conducts newspaper, and gets his
copy that way.
Another order came from a jeWe'ry
house that wanted to know OF all en-
gagged couples, 50 that he could tell
them where Ia buy wedding presents,
These We're only a few orders re-
Eceived during ono day, end siye an
| idca of the SCOPE % The businessman u
[hint OF what Burrele can do for all
most evefSboly ,'s-,,N Many ElNpress. SIS