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proceeded to Ludwigslust this afternoon,
but later returned to Berlin to make
arrangements for the burial.
Mrs. Mcfarland was unable TO give
any reason for the suicide, except tnat
her husband had worried greatly of late
His leg had been broken twice In recent
years and he was sensitive to fatigue.
He appeared unequal to the constant
travelling which his Office demanded and
inspection of consulates. He had said
on several occasions that he could not
live if unable to keep up the work.
Mrs. Mcfarland received telegram
from her husband in the early forenoon
arranging to meet her at lunch.
Consul General Thackara has sent a
deputy to Ludwigslust to take charge
of the body.
The State Department officials and
Washington friends of Consul McFar-
land, who committed suicide yesterday,
are greatly surprised that he should
have ended his life, If subsequent dis
closures prove that to be the case.
So far as they are aware, there was
no logical reason for suicide. Two weeks
ago, when in this city, Mcfarland ap-
peared to be in the best of health and
spirits, was enthusiastic over the work
he had in hand, and left the city for
Europe with happy prospects for the
future.
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newman MOST OPTIMISTIC
SEES BRYAN OVERWHELMING
LY ELECTED.
Davis Makes Speech Be
fore Democratic Association
Last Night.

There was another big political meeting
at the Munsey building last night under
the auspices of the District of Columbia
Democratic Association National Com
mitteeman Newman presided. Speeches
were made by x-Representative Brook
shire of Indiana Brown Davis from West
Virginia and John Riggles of Prince
George county, Md, a member of the re-
tail clerks and machinists' unions.
Evangelist Davis said God had anointed
Rryan as the next President of the United
States. Mr.. Brookshire lambasted the re-
publican party for it's failure to revise
the tariff and for a number of other
things. winding up with the prophecy that
Bryan would be overwhelmingly elected
next month.
Mr.. Riggles made speech on the labor
plank in the democratic platform He
said the laboring men OF the country have
principles that carry more weight than
their stomachs, and the full dinner pail
argument of the republican party Wouldn
make vote in this election.
He asserted that many republicans
would vote for Bryan for the same rea-
son that Senator La Toilette has become
an insurgent lat heart If not in fact.
There were four Bryan speeches and a
campaign song entitled BILLY Boy" on the
photograph.
Mr. Newman announced that there
would be the usual tri-weekly meetings
of the association next week and grand
rally Monday night before election at
the headquarters in the Munsey building.
Mr.. Newman is an optimistic man. Last
night he handed out a forecast of the cleo
ton which he said he had prepared after
long and careful study of the situation
throughout the country. 1t contains eight
pages of typewriter matter. 1t gives
Bryan 3t2 electoral votes and Taft only
60 with 81 doubtful.
OF course. MIR. Newman admits. this
will be laughed at by both republicans
and pessimistic democrats. But that
dosen't phase him in the least. He pro-
ceeds to explain why.
My Judgment" he says, is based on
the various and reliable reports. both
private and public. made by state and
county committeeman. confirmed by poll
ing a large number of votes in states l
have taken out of the republican column
and placed to the credit Of Mr.. Bryan, or
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TO ENRICH THE SOIL.
Dead Sharks and Barracuda Utili-
zed in Tasmania.

Dead sharks and barracuda are being
utilized for enriching the soil in the
Australian state of Tasmania, reports
Consul Baker of hobart. About three
sharks are used for each tree in the big
apple orchards In the vicinity of Hobart
for, the purpose of increasing the yield
of apples Ordinary fish has been utilized
in a way for the same purpose in this
country, the difficulty of Transporting the
sea animals caught in the waters about
southeastern Tasmania to orchards far
from the sea coast and the objections
Of those who travel along much frequent
ed roads or townspeople near the or
chards. who say that the use of the fish
on these agricultural lands is offensive.
present difficulties. A plant Is to be built
on Northwest bay, near Hobart. with
capacity for forty tons of raw fish per
day. and the machinery II is understood.
will be purchased in the United States.
There Is said to be an inexhaustible sup.
ply of fish in the vicinity of Northwe6
bay.
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M'FARLANO WORRIED BY WORK
SUICIDE THROUGH FEAR OF
DISABILITY.
Wife Explains Why Consul General
at Large to Europe Took
Own Life.

BERLIN October 24-When the Ham,
burg Berlin express arrived at Ludwig
slust this morning the body of a man
who had been shot through the right
temple was found i'm one of. the COM
partments, which he had occupied alone.
A revolver was lying close at hand.
The body was identified by papers as
that of Silas c. Mcfarland of Iowa. the
American consul general at large for the
European district Among the papers
was his wife's address in Berlin.
1t was evident that Mcfarland COM
mitted suicide.
The station master telegraphed to Mrs.
Mcfarland that her husband had been
badly injured. She and her daughter
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MIXED WEATHER out WEST
SNOW AND RAINS INTERRUPT
TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE.
Downpour in Michigan Quenches
Forest Fires-Train Traffic
Delayed.

CHICAGO, October 24.-With a heavy
fall of wet snow around Kansas City
and heavy rains reported In every direc-
ton, the weather map today was an i'm
pressionist picture OF the troubles Of the
telegraph companies. st. Joseph, Mo-,
by a roundabout route. telegraphed that
all wires were down between that city
and Kansas City. Throughout the west
great trouble was experienced in getting
sufficient wires, and these worked badly
owing to dampness. Less trouble was
experienced east and south of Chicago
despite rains. but telegraph service to
the north was reported very "shaky."
Heavy Downpour In Michigan.
DETROIT, Mich, October 24.-Rain is
falling heavily today all over the lower
peninsula Of Michigan and in some por-
tions also of the upper peninsula 1t is
expected that the last of the smoldering
forest fires which have caused such tre-
mendous loss Of life and property in the
past ten days will be extinguished. 1t Is
the first soaking rain which has fallen
in the Alpena district since July.
Washouts Delay Trains.
LOS ANGELES, Cdl, OCtODer Sf.-OW-
ing to washouts in eastern Colorado and
western Kansas, Santa Fe trains on the
continental lines are arriving here sew
enty-two hours late.
Herder Perishes With Sheep.
WINNIPEG. Manitoba, October "a
Harry Martin of Martin Bros sheep
ranch in this district, of Maple Creek,
Sask., while out with a flock Of sheep
in the snowstorm of this week. lost his
way and died from exposure fifteen miles
from town. Many thousands of sheep
persisted in the storm. Ivey Wilson. liv-
ing north of Maple Creek, lost $500
animals The storm drove them into
the lake near his ranch. Thomas Kerr
lost 500. Martin Bros. lost several hun
dred.
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KNIGHTS IN BLACK ASSEMBLE
MEMBERS OF GERMAN FRA
TERNITY HOLD A KoMMERS.
Delegates From Large Cities Of the
East in observation-disclosures
for Meetings.

The Knights in Black, German frater-
nifty with lodges in various cities of the
eastern states, began a session last even
ing. holding kommers at the headquar-
tiers of the local branches at SIT 7th
street. Sixty-two delegates and their
wives, hailing from Philadelphia, New
York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Trenton
Detroit and Baltimore, were in attendance
and thoroughly enjoyed the fun. Charles
E. Corner. chairman of the general COM
mittee, was in charge of the program of
entertainment. He delivered the address
OF welcome, which was received with ap-
plause. Later he explained to the dele
gates and their wives the schedule of
meetings of the organization and the list
of entertainments arranged in their
honor
The opening business session will be this
morning at 9 o'clock in Eagles Hall. 9Th
and E streets. number of the men,
bers will have the degree of honor of the
organization conferred upon them. The
list includes the following local men: Da-
vid Busch, John Meininger, John Ref,
John Knabe. William Stuhrmann. Fred II.
Reckeweg and Fred Seebode. Hermann
Vollner will represent local delegations
and District Deputy Christian Beilstein
will be In attendance.
Session This Afternoon.
A second session will be held at o'clock
in the afternoon, with general kommers
this evening.
Charles E. Corner will make the OPEN
ing address. The other speakers will be
F. A. Rocker. president OF the Arion So
ciety; F. w. Helbig. president of the
Germania- Maennerchor, and DIR. c. Voll
ner of the United German Societies. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Abner and Rudolph
Sauer will be special guests.
Business sessions Of the fraternity will
be held tomorrow at o'clock am. and
? o'clock pm. The grand ball Is sched-
uled for tomorrow evening at Masonic
Hall. 9th and F streets. Mr.. Corner will
be in charge of the affair.
Arrangements have been completed to
day morning They will leave for their
homes that afternoon.
Officers and Committee Members.
The grand officers of the fraternity are:
John Snezenich, Philadelphia, noble arch
knight: William Hannemann. this city,
vice ach) knight: Frederick Winkler,
Philadelphia, noble secretary; Michael
Koenig. Philadelphia noble treasurer:
John Schiller. Philadelphia. noble SER
geant- alarms. and Frederick Keifer of
New York. noble inner guard. Julius
Althaus Henry Doering and Ernest Uhll-
mann. all OF Brooklyn and supreme past
officers OF the fraternity, are in atten-
dance.
The local general committee is made up
of Charles Z. Corner. chairman: Chris
tan Beilstein. August Schwarz. Mrs.
Elizabeth Schroth, Fred Deudinger, Mrs
Marie Koch, William Hannemann. John
B. Buchling. Mrs Elizabeth Exal. John
Meininger. Louise Stuhrmann, John Reip.
Mrs. Martha Ruppertus. Mrs. Margaret
and Adolf Hoffman,.
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WAR VETERAN PASSES AWAY
WILLIAM WILLIAMSON WIN
SHIP SUCCUMBs TO ILLNESS
Was Lifelong Resident of District.
Attains Age of Seventy
Five Years.

The funeral Of William Williamson
wlnship' for the past ten or twelve years
chie1 craftsman of the War Department
ana VINO was connected with the govern
ment service since the close of the war
OF the rebellion, will take place tomor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
chapel at Oak Hill cemetery. The inter-
ment will be in the family lot in that
cemetery
Capt. Winship, as he was popuIarIv
known among a host of friends in this
city and fellow-members of the Grand
Army of the Republic, died FRIDAY ~
mis- home. 1852 18th street northwest He
was III little more than a week, and
though his illness took a serious turn bis
death was unexpected He was i'm the
seventy-1fth year of his age
capt. Winship was a lifelong resident
OF the District of Columbia. He was
porn July 10, 1888, within several blocks
OF the house in which he died He re-
ceived his preliminary and advanced edu
catlon In the District institutions of learn
ing, and was preparing for a scientific
career at the outbreak OF the civil war.
AT that time he was a lieutenant in an
independent militia COMPANY of the Dis
trict, and at the first signs of trouble
the company, with the late Col HoIlines
worth and Lieut.. Winship in command.
marched In body to the War Depart-
ment. They were received by one of the
omclals. who made an impromptu address
In which he predicted a bloody strife.
asking any in the command who cared To
cast their fortunes with the south to stem
from the ranks.
Stands by the Union.
About half the members of the COM
pany stepped from the ranks, and the
men assembled in two groups-Union and
Confederate Superintendent returned
to their homes. The following day Col
Hollingsworth and Lieut.. Winship, who
had remained in the ranks, succeeded i'm
mastering a new company Of sixty-six
men, including the loyal members of the
original command, and before the close
of the day marched to the War Depart
ment and offered it's services to the then
Secretary of War. Later the company
was enlisted as one of the units of the
1st Regiment of District of Columbia Vol
unteerS.
Capt. Winship saw active service at the
first battle of Bull Run, and in the Vir-
ginia campaigns of 1867. Later he was
made provost marshal at Alexandria, and
because of excellent work rose high in
that branch of the service. At the close
Of the civil war he was mustered out
and accepted position in the drafting
bureau of the War Department. He was
prominently affiliated for a number of
years with the militia organizations Of
the District.
Capt Winship never married. He re-
sided with two members of his family In
Georgetown, a brother, John s. Winship.
also connected with the War Depart
ment, and sister. Miss Mary A. Win
ship. Another sister, Mrs. w. l. Lewis,
resides in New Haven, Conn.
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Suggests Russian Custom.

Every Russian house. however humble,
has one or more constantly used samo-
vars, or hot water urns, and Consul Rags
dale. at St. Petersburg. in a report sug-
gests that they might be introduced into
the United States with success. The Rus
sian breakfast is tea and rolls, sometimes
with butter and jam added. A fire in
the kitchen stove before luncheon time
Is the exception in Russia, hence the
popularity Of the samovars
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RAND ENDORSED TAFT.
Jerome's Assistant, Though Demo
crat, Goes Over to Enemy.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. October 24.-William
Rand. a democrat. District Attorney Je-
rome's ex-chief of staff. has come out for
Taft and Hughes In letter which he has
written to j. Mayhem Wainwright. who
Is running for state senator in Westches-
ter county.
Rand says that 1.-The decisive difference
between Bryan and Taft is that as re-
CARDS the great qualifications required by
the presidential Office the one is un-
proved and the other proved.
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JOHN ENNIS SEARlES DEAD
EXPIRES UNEX-
PECTEDLY IN LONDON.
Once Prominent in Sugar Trust.
Acquitted in District Supreme
Court Of Recalcitrancy.

LONDON, October 24-John Ennis
Searles of New York. we'll known in
American financial circles, was seized
with a fainting fit while standing on the
platform of the Waterloo station here
last night and died as he was being taken
to the st. Thomas Hospital.
Mr.. Searles, with his wife, was walt
ing to take train to Guilford. about
seventeen miles outside of London. when
he was attacked. Aid was summoned
and he was hurried to the hospital. but
life was extinct before the destination
was reached. Mr. Searles, who was
about eighty years of age, had been
ailing for some time and the physician
who had been attending him certified
that the cause of death was heart dis
ease. No inquest will be held.
Prominent in Sugar Trust.
NEW YORK, October 24.-John f.
Searles was for many years secretary OF
the American Sugar Refining Company.
and was also famed for his benefactions
to the Methodist church. He went to
London last January on business in con-
nection with several large financial and
mining enterprises, and he was expected
in New York shortly. for his nesotla-
lions on the other side concerning them
were believed to be near completion.
Mr.. Searles retired from the sugar
company in 1898. for reasons never dis
closed. He then attracted attention by
engaging in an enterprise to exploit the
round-bale system of shipping cotton.
Files Petition in Bankruptcy.
Considerable surprise was occasioned.
when, in 1901 he made an assignment
in bankruptcy and the public, which had
been accustomed to consider him So
OOO, 900 man, wondered what became OF
the great wealth he was supposed to
possess He was discharged in bank
ruptcy within year and while since that
time little has been heard of him yet he
attacked the problem of rehabilitating his
shattered resources with energy, and, 1t
is believed he met with considerable
success. 1t is said that many of his
financial and mining ventures proved
highly lucrative.
Mr.. Searles was deeply religious. The
New York Avenue Methodist Church in
Brooklyn was erected largely at his ex-
pense, and many other churches and
organizations in many parts of the
country were recipients of his generos-
ity.
While with the sugar trust Mr.. Searles
refused to answer questions propOunded
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Herder Perishes With Sheep.
MoToRMAN MAY DIE.
Bridegroom Of a Month May Sue.
cumb to Injuries.

William H. Rodgers. a motorman on the
Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis
electric line. was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured last night while returning
home after having brought from Annapo-
lis in his car q number Of persons who
had attended the Navy-Harvard foot ball
game.
He sustained a severe fracture of the
skull and was brought here for treat
ment The injured man was removed
from the railway station to the Casualty
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Tribute to Miss Anthony.

~ Miss Shaw said she accepted the flow
krs in Miss Anthony.s name. They were
placed over the portrait OF our beloved
leader which was on an easel on the
platform.
Mrs Horton came home from Paris
earlier than was her intention TO open up
her home for a reception 10 the delegates
and officers of the convention
Mrs George Howard Lewis presented
Miss Shaw with a check for $4,000. Two
suTragettes were present. Mrs. Philip
Snowden, wife of a member of parlia-
ment, and Miss Ray Costello of oxford.
England.
u y. Adam. Mayor OF Buffalo. well
coined the convention in behalf of the
city. Senator Henry W Hill voiced a
welcome in behalf of the state of New
York and expressed his own views in
favor of the ballot for women
Charles Edward Russell. the author:
who took for his subject distractions In
the Way of Justice said among other
things: They tell me that woman does
not need the ballot. i do not know
know that the ballot needs woman. The
dc legates from the Equal Suffrage AS
sociation 10 the National Association
were Mrs. Katharine Reed Balentine,
daughter Of the late Speaker Reed: Miss
Emma Gillett and myself Miss Frances
Davenport and | represented the College
League of the District"
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While with the sugar trust Mr. Searles
refused to answer questions propounded
by a special Senate investigating COM
mittee In regard to the trusts campaign
contribution. He was tried in the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia
for contempt and acquitted by instruction
to the jury by the trial judge.
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the Equal Suffrage Association of the
District of Columbia, who has returned
from the convention now in session in
Buffalo. said yesterday:
Yes. we feel that the fortieth annual
Woman's Suffrage Association is a sue
cess. intellectually. socially and politi-
cally This is the sixtieth anniversary of
the first organized effort in behalf of
woman's rights known as the Seneca
Falls convention, with its famous decla-
ration of rights. and the keynote of the
present meeting is the emphasis placed
upon the progress made by women be-
tween that day and this.
Miss Shaw in her opening address
spoke of the gentleness and timidity of
the pioneer women who were of gentle
birth and many of Quaker parentage.
"Antoinette Brown, who Is now the
Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell, DID,
the degree lately conferred upon her by
the same college which refused to allow
lter TO read her essay at the time of her
graduation. sat upon the platform and
ing of the sessions. Pioneer Hall proved
too small. SO the Central Presbyterian
Church was secured for the evening meet
ings and the Star Theater for the mass
meeting Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John Miller Horton welcomed the
convention on behalf OF the city Fed
Grafton of>Women's Clubs. Buffalo. Chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, and the Daughters of 1912.
She paid tribute TO the memory of Miss
Anthony and presented To Miss Shaw a
beautiful bouquet of American Beauty
roses. tied with d A. r., City Federation
and suffrage ColOrS.
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Mrs. Park said that her main idea in
organizing the college women was that
1t was their duty to make public recog-
milton of the debt they owe to the leaders
of the suffrage movement in opening for
them the colleges and universities and the
professions.
The speakers were Miss Sophronisha P.
Breckenridge, dean of the Junior Wom-
ems College of the University of Chi
cago; Miss Caroline Lexow. Mrs. Frances
Squire Potter. professor of English in
the University of Minnesota; Miss Ray
Costelloe of oxford. England, graduate
of Newman College.
The last speaker was DIR. NJ. Carey
Thomas. Miss Thomas closed her adj
dress in the following words:
Women are one-half of the world; but
until a century ago the world of music
and painting and sculpture and literature
and scholarship and science was a mans
world. Now women have won the right
to higher education and to economic in
dependence.
THE right to become citizens of the
state is the next and inevitable conse-
quence of education and work outside the
home"
The invitation of the state of Washing
ton was accepted, and the 1909 conven-
ton will meet in Seattle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-12

TspeciaSto The Times ID ispatchsl
CHESTER, VA. July 1.-THE Rev,
n 8. Whitehurst, pastor of the Baptist
Church here, has Just returned from q
business trip to Baltimore.
Mr.. G.. E. Hewitt, ot HPowha tan, wa
here this morning on a matter5o OF bus i-
mess. yts =
Mrs, a.. Il Hurt and Miss Mary Friend
left this afternoon for a visit to Mr..
Milton AIcLaurine, In Powhatan. county,
Miss Gertrude and Miss Louise, shep-
herd, Of Newport News, are visiting IN
MI. II, L.. Shepherd and Mrs.. c. Is,
.Bowles, Of this place.
pr. RaglaRd, o. centralla, y Z; :. = NJ y =,
B, Ragland, OF 8DreWry's Bluff, his
brother, left this morning with the
shrlners for ST, Pau, Mimi. for a ten
days trip. 81 4sss5 .; 3Si
Mrs, NJ. q, iPerd Of n chmond. Wis
tied hero this morning,
IL The Chester baseball team, playe E.
here this afternoon With the ~ Ire pla
state Insurance Compnny's team, OF
Richmond. tho score he'll chest ter
11lI; Virginia State Insure nee boys o 8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-12
HALLSBORO
.,[specia, TO The Times ). : !, , ],

,rspecialto The Times ,,,sp.,ch.l
HALLSBORO. Va July l1.-Mrs.
Page and daughter. Miss Jean Page
who has been attending school at
chatham, are guests Of Mrs. j. B. Mar
pr. and Mrs. McGee and children are
home OF DR.. w. D! ESydnor
Miss Matte Baker has returned to
Asheviile. n. g., after spending month
With her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. ".
Nj. and Mrs. Winfree Chewing have
returned from an: extended Northern
tour, and are guests of Mrs. a. L. Mar
tin.
Miss Ethel Watkins had as house
guests forssthe week end Misses Kath.
4arine Gum and Virginia Watkins
Messrs. David Cline. George Harwood,
Morris Cushman, of Richmond, and
Sidney Wormser, the infant son OF
Mr, and Mrs, IL u, Wormser, OF Pitts
burg, had a severe fall. causing the
facture of his collar bone.
Miss Mamie Quarles Is spending sew
eral weeks, with friends and relatives
In South Boston.
Miss Ethel Deans is the guest of Miss
Dr.. Nelson%and family have returned
to their summer home near Dry Bridge.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
Bethel Baptist Church Will give an
entertainment on Wednesday for the
benefit of foreign missions, VA
!, Mrs; I, Victor <, NJ. Cline Is TIL. cues t Of
Miss Laura Harvey will leave soon
for her home IN Crewe. where she viii
spend several fweeks with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs, j, p. Harvey.