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The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
READING CLERK DISAPPEARS.
Accused Of Having Approached Loh-
by1st for Indiana Brewers.

HS-Sf s$F ahWAaHsa DFfSFTFHs
Indianapolis. March u.-Garrett 0. Dris-
coll. reading clerk in the legislature has
been missing for several days.
According to the story Of Representative
]. NJ Fitch. of Delaware County. Driscoll
went TO tie agent and lobbyists for tie
brewers and demanded $1,000 on the
grouES that ne had delivered the votes Of
Fitch and Representative Volz against
the high license bill. Both Of these men
had voted against the measure. and the
brewery agent accosted Fitch and asked
what influence DriscolI had exercised
Fitch sought Driscoll out and demanded
an explanation, and the reading clerk de-
MED that he had made such a demand
Three Of the lobbyists made affidavIis
contradicting DriscOll. and DriscoH sud
denly gave Up his position and returned
home
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TELEGRAPHIC.

Pages. TELEGRAPHIC.
cannon Warns Porto Ricans.
delaware Kidnapping Case.
l-Taft is Sorry for Hughes.
1-AIan Offers Cash for SOns-in-LaW,
1-S30,OC0 Robbery Unearthed.
5-Pennsylvania Graft Inquiry On.
New Prophecies in Zion city.
S-Jerome Seeks to Prove Thaw Sane.
APittsburg Grows In Population.
News of Maryland and Virginia.
EOthers Named in Eddy Suit.
9-Ships Talk in SnoWstoTm.
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PREPARES FOR HIS DEATH.
Wyoming Wan Gets Coffin, Tomb
stone. aud Digs GrHVC. Then DfcN.
e-.,.f o. NJ Tt-.-t.;--.. . 1y..--s

Special n The Washington Herald.
Lander Wyo.. March u.-Jerome VII
kius died and was buried last week al
New Fork, near here
Despite the fact that he was in his
usual good health. wilkins predicted last
fan that ne would die ia March. and set
about preparing for his death and burial.
lie made a pine coffin with mis- own
hands, lining It with cheap cloth, and
carving his name on the lid.
lie ordered a tombstone and wrote out
the inscription TO be cniseled upon IL. He
made out list of the names Of the men
whom he desired to serve as paIlbearers
al his funeral. and finally. on the 1st Of
March. ne went out and with his own
hands dug the grave in which his body
was 10 be buried.
Then he waited for the end. lie was
stricken with an attack of pneumonia.
contracted when he was digging his
grave, and died within a few days.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
ANNOYs MRS. MCKINLEY.
" oman Resident of Canton Charged
with Sending Improper Letters.

WIN SEhUEnE improper BEHHeFSs
Special 10 The Washington Herald
Cleveland. March u.-Mary T. +.
Feicht, wife Of c. a. Feicht, a promi-
nent resident Of Canton. VAS placed on
trial in the United States District Court
here to-day on two indictments charging
her with sending improper letters to two
dozen leading citizens of Canton, the
widow of President Mckinley being
among the number. The name of Or.
VIII MCConkey was attached TO the let
ters. They were not read in court, but
were marked exhibits" and held for ref
eTence by the jury
Mrs. Maud Payler, daughter of Mr..
John Gibbs. "a millionaire ploW manufact-
urer when testifying called out that Mrs.
Feicht was making faces at her she
testified that she is still receiving anony-
nous letters and that she carries re
volver for self-pTotection.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
OIL MEN POOR WITNESSES.
Chicago Judge loses Patience with
Clerks of the Standard.

Chicago. March u.-Employes of the
Standard oil Company proved so reluc-
tant as witnesses in the criminal proseeU-
ton OF the oil trust in Judge lands
court to-day that the judge lost patience.
He ordered two witnesses from the Stan
dard from the stand within half an hour.
and gave the third, Edward c. Grady, a
grilling examination.
Although Grady worked for six years
making out orders of bills Of lading for
the oil trust he declared ne old not
know the difference in wording Of the
two documentary forms. 1t took more
than an hour to get one item Of evidence,
namely. that the Standard oil clerks
made out bills Of iading, before the jury.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
BRISTOL IS REAPPOINTED.
Named Again by President as Dis
irIct Attorney Of Oregon.

The President yesterday afternoon
signed the recess appointment Of ". c.
Bristol. rs United States district attor-
ney OF Oregon.
senator Fulton prevented confirmation
during the last Congress for personal
reasons. The President wants Bristol 70
finish up the land fraud prosecutions.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
IOCAI.

1-Pierpont Morgan At White House.
&C. W. L. Fund Now s115.060
Report On Labor Legislation.
japanese Trouble Revived.
2-Warlike Outlook At Honduras.
l2-Maj. Goethals Meets Opposition.
l2-Ncw Treasury Deal likely.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
Fairbanks' Son Is Acquitted.

SteubenviIle. Ohio. March 1.-THE indict-
ment for subornation of perjury against
Frederick c. Fairbanks, son of the Vice
President, in connection with his mar
riage to Miss Helen Scott. of Pittsburg,
was quashed in a decision handed down
to-day by Judge R. C. Richards The de-
cisiOn holds that 10 facts had been set
forth to show that Fairbanks had COM
mitted any crime.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
PUSH GIRL UNDER TRAIN.
Crowds Waiting in Subway Throw
Miss Mnrgnret Lee Onto Rails.


New York, March n.-Blinded by the
sudden transition from the snow-covered
street 20 the semi-glOom OF the Ninety
sixth street subway station. bewildered
by the confusion and soreIy jostled by the
crowd on the platform. Miss Margaret
Lee. of Southport Conn. fen in front OF
a south-bound local train during the rush
hour to-day and was fatally injured
When struck by the first car she was
thrown TO the space between the third
rail and the outside track rail. Three ears
passed over her before the train was
stopped. The projecting axle-boxes and
contact shoes ground her into the ballast
and battered her from head 10 foot
Miss Lee had been employed as "a book
keeper in the factory of Emile Baus. at
Stamford. Conn. Her father died early
last week. Following the funeral she
came to New York to visit her friend. Mrs
William Tracy. at 175 West Ninety-ffth
street
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Chri-tening at NiacIsay Homo.

New York. March 1.-THE son born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence tt. Mackay six
weeks ago was ehristened Sunday by
Rev. Thomas J. Ducey. The godparents
were Mrs W K. Vanderbilt, ir and
Charles Carroll. who were represented by
proxy. and the boy was named John Viii
liam Mackay in memory of Mr. Mackays $
father
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Amtn..ndor Gri.com at Rome.

Rome. March 1L-Mr. Lloyd Griscon,
the new American Ambassador. arrived
here yesterday. and had a cordial inter-
view with Sgnor TittOni. minister of
foreign affairs. He will present his Gre
dentials 20 the King some day next week.
Mr. Griscom has engaged the Palazzo del
Drago. formerly occupied by Mr.. White.
his predecessor. and will hold his first Of
fetal reception there shortly.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
]. PIERPONT MORGAN
VISITS WHITE HOUSE
Discusses Railroad LegiSla-
tiOn with President.
GIVES OUT STATEMENT
Advises Cooperation and Ar
ranges for Conference.

FinaReIer Declares transportation
Companies Are Not In AntaEOnistic
MOOd-McCreH. of PeBnsyIVHEiu,
and Others TO Come to WashiHEton.
YOakuIn. of Rock Island. AIse Sees
Chief ExecutiSe-Harriman' Views
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
California Land Opening.

New government aided canal; irrigated
fruit vine, alfalfa farms: steamboat and
rail; easy terms; write to-day. c. NJ.
Wooster Co, San Francisco
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
SPEAKER CANNON
WARNS PORTO RICO
Must Show It Has Ability
for Self-g0yernment.
CITES CUBA AS EXAMPLE
That Island Proves DiSapp0int-
ing to Its Benefact0r.

Congressional Party at san Juan
Visits House Of Delegates and
Speaker Says Dependence = Ready
for seIf-goVernmcnf-M Cannon in
Reply Cautions Islanders Against
Rash Move for Independence.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12
Consul snubs Speaker Cannon.


San Juan, Porto Rico. March fI-The-e
is some comment among the passengers
on the Hamburg-Americ4n Line steamer
Bluecher on the tardiness Of Christopher
II. Payne. American consul at s..
Thomas. who is "a West Virginia Negro.
in calling upon Speaker Cannon when
the Bluecbcr arrived there yesterday
morning.
The consul did not pay bis respects TO
the Speaker until just before tho steamer
sailed for San Juan The Congressman
in the party decline 10 make any state
ment in regard to tho matter. but il Is
pretty certain that a complain; against
the consul viii be forwarded TO the State
Department Mr. Payne has hung con-
spicuously in the consulate a picture o.
President Roosevelt; at dinner with
Booker Washington II Is labeled
Equality.
It is reported that the Congressman
and others on board the Biuecher viii
not be allowed to land at Colon if the
vessel calls AZ any Venezuelan port, owing
TO the fact that yellow fever has ap-
pearcd in Vcnezueia.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12

Ia Car:e Lunch Served Daily
AT Eckstein's from 12 to 3. 1872 N. Y. ave.
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For Information on Wills

and other matters involving trust con-
suit Union Trust Co, I4l4 ST All Offices
Of trust satisfactorily discharged.
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Reduced to $3.50 per l0a
The Washington herald., 1907-03-12

Libbey & Co.. 9Th and N. Y. ave.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-13

and the lady regained something of her composure.
 ''Why do you call me that?'
 q won't, if you prefer to be 'incog- nita' even to me. And I apologize, if you are a Duchess" You really don't know me" Dear lady. l haven't seen you yet, the inside of a carriage is absurdly dark"
 'I was in the box next yours tonight. . explained the stranger. "I overheard your conversation"
 An said Charles Edward, then do you love adventures. toO?'
 'I don't know" was the reply; "I never had one"
 Then you are a lovely lady in dis tress."
 I'm certainly in great trouble"
 And I know you're lovely" Please don't try to flirt with me"
 Not to firt at such a moment was a course which had little beside eccen- tricity and unexpectedncss to recom- mend it. But these were both quoli- ties in which Charles Edward dealt ex- tensiyely, and so he endeavored to obey
 his companions orders in a cheerful spirit
 The brougham already stood In tho line of carriages waiting to dischaT ge their occupants at the brightly illumi- mated entrance of the restaurant. and Charles Edward was now enabled to see his companion more plainly That she was a lady he had not doubted from the beginning. but he had scarce ly been prepared for the almost eXccs- sive refinement of her delicately-c l features for the hiEh-brcd poise of her head and for the troubled look in her dark blue eyes.
 Charles Edward withdrew his gaze.
 Well, here we are" he said She peer ed out at the entrance and the stair
 case up which was passing the gay l freight of the preceding carriages. A kind of nervous tremor passed over her and she clasped her hands more tightly together as they lay in her lap. "Oh. I don't think I can face it. don't think l can," she said almost hy-
 sterically.
 Perhaps you are right. this place
 may be a little out of fashion. Shall we go to the Carlton2"
 The lady nodded. and Charles Ed ward. putting his head out of the win dow, offered tO the splendidly gold | braided functionary who stood ready ! to open the carriage door the most ter rible insult of that individuals experi- ence by asking him to direct the coach man to drive to a rival establishment. ' The bIougham drove swiftly away and : the lady gasped. a-- Thank you. thank you. Let me think" ! If she thought. in the brief period of silence that followed. so did her com- { panion. IL was one of the rules
 of the game of fantastic adven- | ture. as he understood it, nev-
 CT to be agitated, however amazing
 a turn events might take And agita-
 ted he was not. But that he was not
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Those who are familiar with Robert Nights" will remember that the adven- tures of Prince FlOrizel of Bohemia took place not in the capital city of his own land. but in the great town of London. since this accomplished crea- ture of Stevenson's imagination, who gained the affection of all classes by the seduction of his manners and by a well-considered generosity" was not far from being the ideal of MT. Charles Edward Austin, it is not strange that the metropolis of Britain has always seemed to the young American a richer and more promising field for whimsical adventure than New York.
 This story begins with a cOnversa- tiOn upon the possibilities of finding romance in modem life. It took place in box at a London thcater in which young Mir. Austin and a friend found themselves one June evening. The pc riod is that which Charles Edward is pleased to term his unregenerate days, meaning by this the time before he was married.
 By the time the curtain had fallen on the second act of the adventures of a hero in dou1iet and hose. MT. Austin had decided that it was a very dull play he was seeing.
 This" said Charles Edward, lis not romance"
 Perhaps not" replied Paul Cary, ''still it's got something of the feeling. It's better than if the hero wore a frock coat, don't you think?"
 "Rubbish," said his friend decisively. "Evening dress and an opera hat are the costume of adventure. and London in this year of grace is far more romantic. to my mind, than Paris in the middle ages
 ''I don't think I see il that way. What for example, Charles Edward, would be your idea of an adventure for tonight? 1T this were mediaeval times we might have our swords out three or four times on the way home. A lovely lady might signal to us from a lofty balcony
 "Oh, all the corresponding things could happen tonight You remember the Stevenson story where a young man comes out of a London theater Near the entrance stands a little brougham with a coachman in sober blue livery. As the young man passes by a small hand gloved in white makes the quiet ,st gesture of beckoning 10 him, while he catches a glimpse of a lady in a white cloak with a cloud of lace en- veloping her head and partially con- cealing her face. Unhesitatingly the young man advances to the broughman, opens the door and springs in. There Paul-there's advepture for you
 "Ah, well. if that's all, IL seems to me the so;t of thing not of unheard of though perhaps sufficiently vulgar as adventure. l daresay-'
 Pardon me, I don't mean that. II you notice the brougham you will sec a crest upon it. perhaps even a cOrO- net
 Romance. then, l take it, consists in
Arizona republican., 1907-02-13

ravaged by curiosity could not have l been said with truth. He was unable to see what distress other than hunger could be alleviated by supping with | hundreds of others at either the Savoy or the Carlton.
 The brougham turned into NOrthum- berland avenue, and the lady broke the silence.
 "I have perhaps taken an unfair ad- i vantage of you"
 Not as yet" replied Charles Edward lightly, though I'm at your mercy" We are" was the lady's solemn statement, probably followed by de- tectives."
 "Ah, are we?" exclaimed her com 1 panion. feeling as he spoke that his tone betrayed too plainly the boyish de- ! light which he could not stifle. "I hope so. at least. l ought to tell ' you that this may cause you great 1 trouble and annoyance. have no right to ask 1t of you. l acted fOolishly-On [ the impulse of the moment If you will stop the Carriage now and get out be- lieve you will run no risks. And l thank you a thousand times for the | spirit in which you have met me" You'll let me ask one question" his voice sounded serious-"YOu did say ! did you not?-that you were in great ] distress. and that could help yOu?'' Yes But it's a desperate way for me and it may be an unpleasant one l for you"
 This sounded. in an almost literal sense. like adventure with a vengeance. At this moment the carriage drew up at the Carlton.
 q really must have supper, you know" said he.
 The lady acknowledged the reap pcarance of the note of whimsical com , edy by a faint smile. but she was still serious.
 'Thank you" she said. You shall 1 understand more before you commit l yourself to anything beyond supper
 H. | IL is probable that not often in that great white room. which flashes pink ! toward midnight with the shaded lights of it's supper tables. has a young man spent a more pleasant hour than did | Charles Edward with his fair incOg- nita.' Her vivacity. though he sus- pected it to be unusual with her and the result of the excessive nervous i strain which she was undergoing, was nevertheless charming. ''I ought to point out celebrities to you. It's the usual thing at supper" he : said. But there are two objections. one is that there probably aren't many here. and the other is that as l am a stranger. l probably shouldn't know them if there were"
 Charles Edward gaZed about the room. Suddenly. as sometimes happens in crowded place. long vista opened fo- an instant and he caught glimpse of a red haired young woman at the op posite end of the restaurant And. yes. there's Nancy Scott, the American actress. who has made such a,kitsai the Quadrant Theater.'
 ASSe0Tlfp fpanf5n held her head a little higbsT aud t4.psd. a little paler than before.
 q should imagine the creature comes here or to the Savoy for supper every night"
 "Creature!" said Charles Edawrd "why. know Miss Scott, and if ever there was"
 Doubtless" interrupted the lady
Arizona republican., 1907-02-13

you will see my husband sitting next to her"
 Charles Edward leapt to his feet and gazen in the direction of Miss Scott.
 'Tne man with the small blonde moustache? But I know him. I met him at tea at Miss Scott's only the other day. Then you are Lady Hol- brooke He resumed his seat.
 "I am a very unhappy woman"
 You had better tell me something about it. hadn't you?" said Charles Ed ward gently. 'I will try to under stand"
 'I have embarked on such a career of madness tonight that I might as well give you my confidence" said the lady. And she told her story.
 Lady Holbrooke. Puritan by nature and a lover of all the refinement and delicacies of good form. had married a man whom one would like to call a Bohemian if the word had not of late been cheapened beyond all hope of sal vation. The marriage had been a love match. and this fact had at first kept in the background all their differences of taste and disposition. Lady Hol- broOke's love of rural peace and calm. and her distaste for London and it's whirl of worldly gayeties had been in tensified by the coming of a child. Lord Holbrooke. on the contrary, had for London something of the feeling which the boulevardier has for the as phalt of Paris. and when country life had produced upon his health its due tonic and invigOrating effects he lOnged to feel the pavement of Piccadilly once more beneath his feet and to mix in the amazing and miscellaneous society which was his acquaintance. At first Lady HolbroOke had occasionally ac- cOmpanied her husband to town. but she had found it beyond her powers tO make even a pretense of enjoying her self.
 She could never go with her husband more than a third of the way into his various Bohemian" sets. At this point Charles Edwards knowledge Ot the world was not of the completest yet he felt that the society into which Lord Holbrooke wished to lead his wife was only mildly unconventional and was always respectable. This was the [ more evident to him when it appeared that all the differences of opinion in the ' family had at last crystallized into the ! question of what their relations should be with Miss Nancy Scott.
 Lady Holbrooke did not know Miss Scott and refused to. Her husband | had made Nancy's acquaintance at 8 ' time when his wife had declined tC ! leave BroOkstede The child had died | young. and it's mother had chung de- ! spairingly to the lonely life she had chosen to lead. Charles Edward divin- | ed the attempts which her husband haC made to distract the current of hcl thoughts. and cuIiously enough he di- vined also that Lord Holbrooke had admired and deeply loved his wife. But he also guessed how the continua strain of a quiet life at Brookstede wa:
 more than the cOmpanionship loving earl could bear.
 As to the definite question of Mis-: 1 Nancy Scott. Lady Holbrooke was nor, i precise. Even to the quiet of Brook stede had female friends of hers man. aged to carry the tale of Miss Scott'' brilliant career and of the constant l presence of Lord HolbroOke in hci | train.
 T can not allow you to make your
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room that they had apparently not ob- served the hero of this tale nor his guest
 Lady HolbrOOke's story had to a certain extent quenched the sayety with which the supper began Per
 haps now that adventure was becom- ing more adventurous the lady's cOur- age faltered or perhaps it was that silence on the part of the gentleman was only the calm which. as Is we'll known to his friends. is apt to pre- cede a peculiarly pyrOtechnic OutburS- of Charles -Edwardism-"
 The hanson stopped twO-thirds ot the way up the slope with which Pic cadilly leads you tO Hyde Park Cor ner.
 This is where l have the honor to invite you" said Charles Edward And now I mean to have the halr shOur's talk-that is if there is time he added half to himself and looking at his watch.
 Remember" he continued. that ! have promised to behave. You can bind me hand and foot if you like but won't be gagged. What l have to
 say you must listen to-
 "I owe you that" said the lady.
 'I don't know whether or not you believe in-well. I won't frighten you in strong liking at first sight The puIest chance of fate. perhaps. brought us together But it brought us tOEeth-
 CT that I might-yes. l will say it-that l might love you Lady Holbrooke grew rigid in her chair and her eyes blazed out of face
 paler than before.
 "Oh. bind me if you like" said Charles Edward. with a deprecatins movement of his hands, ~only listen to me. If you have the courage for this adventure tonight. have you got enough courage for more than this Do you know what the Italian lakes are like in June? Let's go there to- morrow"
 You have not understood. I am
 sorry Will you kindly let me gOc" Lady HolbrOOke rose to her feet "NO." said Charles Edward. without moving from where he stood ~N0t yet. The suggestion frightens you You are afraid of the worlds tudgnrnt- You hesitate to become an OutcasL from society"
 It was not the usual way in which a lover describes to the object of his affections the results of yielding tO ga grand passion. yet the young man | continued:
 Tn the eyes of the world what l pro ! pose is no worse than this. "Oh. yes. yes" said Lady HOlbroohf | yet not wholly in a tone of conviction i "Certainly Come here. Whegs yos ! can look out of the window. You Sec ! that man leaning against the park rail - | ing There's your detective. What i story will he teUe or course. shall swear that have known you for Ions time. but they can disprOve that You { win be shown to have met a perfectly | strange young man at the theater anu gone to his rooms. What 1 propose. deep love. a great passion. would al most justify you in the eyes of che
 world. You hesitate to take it. yet yes ! involve yourself in what can only seem an intrigue of the most squalid and Val gar sort
 This is infamous; it is unworthy Continued on Page g.