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The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
BRIGHT EYES" NEED NOT PAY.
Miss Vanderbilt Loses Suit Against
Father Involving the Medium.

New York, Jan. miss Minerva Van
derbilt recently began an action to COM
pei the committee Of her father, Edward
Ward Vanderbilt an incompetent, to pay
her 500 a week for her support and main
tenance.
In the papers the petitioner AYERS that
her father had not supported her since
April Is last, and that he was not capable
Of managing his own affairs. ''in conse-
quence Of lunacy by reason Of his belief
in the manifestations Of woman, known
as May S. Pepper who alleged she had
power to communicate with the spirit of
the petitioners deceased mother by means
of the spirit Bright Eyes
The petitioner also alleged that her
fathers estate was worth $4,000.
Supreme Court Justice Carr. in Brook
Ign, denied the application. He said that
the petitioner SO a week would
wipe out more than the annual income
from the estate.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
ARMY ENGINEERS EXEMPTED
HOrsemanship Tests Not to Apply to
staff Duty Officers.
VIII BE Allowed To Remain on Ac
tive List if Able TO Perform
Duties of once.

President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
are wrestling with the proniem of the
army horsenanship tests, and it is prob
able the original order will be modified
so as 10 allow engineer officers and other
stan officers to remain on the active list,
despite the fact that, they are deficient
in horseback riding
Each retirement case will be thoroughly
gone over, and every detail Of the record
viii be examined as evidence Of an Off
GERS ability 10 do his work properly.
II it is found that the officer examined
is qualified to perform the duty Of his
Office. he viii be allowed TO remain on
the active list, in spite OF the fact that he
is unable TO stand the strain OF thirty
mile ride for three successive days. as is
prescribed by the Presidents recent
Workmanship order.
The case of Lieut.. Col William L. Mar
shall. the engineer officer at New York.
mas not been taken up in detail for the
reason that the President and the Secre-
tary of War have been discussing the
general principles of the order and have
not begun to deal with the Individual
cases recently acted upon by the Davis
retiring board The President and Secretary
Taft are endeavoring to find some way Of
amending the order so that justice will be
done 10 all the officers concerned.
The General staff of the army is OPP
posed 10 wholly exempting engineers Of
ncers from the operation Of the horse
maHship test and il is thought that
compromise may be reached, so that en-
gineer officers serving with troops will
be compelled 10 stand the test ride. while
engineer officers on stan duty. such as
those in charge Of hafbor improvements
&c, viii not be required 10 submit 70
the annual riding tests.
Brig. Gen Darlington, the inspector
general of the army. has recommended
to the Secretary of War that officers in
his department be allowed two after
moons each week in which TO practice
horseback riding to fit themselves to
stand the strain Of the thirty-hzile ride
for three successive days
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
COUNTESS ASKS ANNULMENT.
Harry Thaw's Sister Begins suit
Against Earl of Yarmouth.

London. Jan. 3.-The suit of the Coun-
tess Of Yarmouth for the annulment Of
ker marriage is on the list Of defended
cases set for hearing at the next sittings
of the divorce court. It will be heard
in camera.
A rumOr that the Countess. whose name
when she married the Earl was Alice
Thaw, and who is a sister Of Harry *.
Thaw, intended to bring a suit for annul-
ment on the ground that there had been
in effect no marriage. was prevalent sew
eral weeks ago. and it was stated that
the Earl's parents. dreading the scandal.
were making every effort 10 prevent her
from taking such a course. Suits for
notification of marriage are> in England
always heard in camera.
The Countess of Yarmouth fornlCriv
Alice Cornelia Thew. is the favorite sis
ter Of Harry Thaw. She is twentv-eigbr
years old. Her marriage 70 the Earl Il
Yarmouth took place on April p. 1865. in
Pittsburg
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
TUCKER OUT FOR GOVERNOR.
Exposition President Says He's in
Race 10 Stay.

stanton Va, Jan. 3.-In an interview
with Hon. Harry 81. George Tucker,
who has been visiting at his old home
here, Mr.. Tucker gave out the following
statement concerning his candidacy for
the governorship. upon being asked il he
had finally determined TO run.
Il am glad to answer that question
right here in my old home and to make
the first authorized statement right here.
that ] am in the race for the governor
ship.
4 felt that up 10 this time I could
not with propriety make such announce
ment, but now that the exposition is
over. I desire my friends here and
throughout the State to know that I am
determined 10 make the race, and can
promise that it will he active all along
the line"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
SEEK TO HIDE CRIME.
Italians MurdererS Place Body on
Railroad.

New York, Jan. 3.-Staten Island has a
murder, the victim of which is unidenti-
fed, the motive unexplained and barren
Of cIews
In this case it is not woman who has
been killed, but man. evidently an
Italian, who may have been done to
death by gang of blackmaiIers such as
like to be known as the Black Hand, or
again, the man may have been killed in
revenge.
The body of the Italian was found yes
terday morning. when the first morning
train for TOttenville from St. George ran
over it as it lay across the tracks 1900
feet from the Center street crossing.
The physician summoned reported that
IN his opinion the man had been murdered
and his body placed on the railroad.
Two hundred feet from the BODY the
police came upon a pool of blood between
the rails, and near it they found an open
razor a few yards further on a pen
knife, closed was found beside the tracks.
There were no indications that these had
been used in the murder.
Two men az least carried the victim.
DR. Mord thought the man had been
dead several hourS before the train struck
him,
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
FIRE PANIC IN THEATER.
Three Hundred Rush to Single Exit
Two Injured

Sharon. Pa. Jan. 5.-Fire broke out in
the Hippodrome Theater this afternoon.
while Noodles Pagan. a New York
newsboy. was lecturing to Sharon news
boys.
With the first CRY Of fire. three hundred
people made a mad rush for the single
exit Many were knocked down and
tramped on. Pagan, with great presence
OF mind, told a humorous story and
Quoted the excited audience. Two per-
sons were injured.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
GETS PROXIES FOR FISH.
Agent Highly Successful in Great
Britain and Holland

New York, Jan. winthrop f. Scar
rett. who went abroad in November 10
obtain proxies for Stuyvesant Fish in his
battle for the control OF the Illinois Cen
traI against E. II. Hartman. returned
to-day by the Cunarder Lusitania with
the declaration that he lad obtained the
right to vote fer Mr. Fish about 80 per
cent OF the shares held in Great Britain
and in Holland.
He said that campaign Of lies had
been inaugurated against Mr. Fish. and
that he had sent out circulars Immediately
after arriving in London that were in
strumental in helping him get the consent
OF the shareholders 20 uphold the stand
point of Mr.. Fish
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
HOPE FOR SEABOARD
Financiers Look for Rise in
Value of Securities.
INTERNAL TROUBLES AT END
Holders Of stock and Bends Believe
that Receivership VIII Mean
Great Future for the ROad-Re-
ceivers Send Out First General
NOtice-NO Changes Are Made.


Special TO The Washington Herald
Richmond, Va, Jan. 3-Following the
action of Judge Jeter c. Pritchard, of
the United States Circuit Court, in grant
ing petition throwing the seaboard Air
Line Railway into the hands of receivers,
Southern financiers are predicting a rise
In the securities Of that road When IT
became known that r. Lancaster VIII
liams, of Richmond, known TO be afili-
ated with his brother, John Shelton VIII
liams. former president of the road, had
been appointed one of the receivers, a
general wave of satisfaction swept
through the city and State and the entire
South.
Holders Of SeabOard securities are graft
hed TO believe that the internal troubles
OF that road. which for several years
past have caused conflict among the
holders of the securities, are now on the
verge Of an amicable settlement The
receivership is taken to mean a great
future for the road
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
ROBS STORE FULL OF PEOPLE.
Negro Takes Money al Pistols Point.
Is Captnred Later.

Montgomery, Ala. Jan. 3.-Carol Nc
DougaH, a negro. held up occupants Of A
store here to-day al the point Of d re-
volver He lined up the customers and
clerks and then robbed the cash drawer.
He kept his victims covered" as he
left, and on going out closed and locked
the door, which was the only exit The
prisoners forced their way out and pro-
cured bloOdhounds.
Great crowds joined in the mau-hunt.
and the negro was run down and captur-
ed in a swamp after a spectacular chase.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
TAGGART VOTE CLOSE.
Every Effort Being Made to Swing
Indiana Committeeman.

indianapolis. Jan. S--Frends of Nation
al Democratic Chairman Taggart left
here to-day to visit every state commit
teeman chosen yesterday, and nothing is
to be left undone TO secure\ the election
Of Stokes Jackson, the Taggart candi-
date for State chairman.
James Kirby Fisk has five votes and
jackson five, and the remaining three
are instructed for other candidates.
Both factions are laboTing to get these
votes in the second or third ballot. and
the men who gets two Of them viii he
elected. Every possible wire is being
pulled by both factions and the interest
in the contest is great
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
{. s. Dept of Agriculture. Weather Burs.u

Washington. d. c.. Jan ). 1865 D. m
Ran has set IN over the central valleys and tbs
Southwest ana has continued in the North Pacific
toast distuetsa On the Atlantic seaboard and i'm
the Lake ragioh and Middle aud East Gulf State
the weather has continued fair Temperaturs Il
generally above the seasonal average A marked
isl IN temperature mas, however. occurred in North
Dakota. " wi IA
During Saturday the Western rain area viU sd-
vance a. the Appalled, an Mountain districts and
uaIing sunday Precipitation win be general in t,e
Atlantic Coast states and the Lake region In
me more Northern districts cast Of the NississinTi
Inc Precipitation viii he In the form Of snow
relieving the passage cf the area of prscipitat Ion
lower temperatures viii be experienced in the Mid
ole Eastern and Northeastern States
IN the Middle Atlantic and New England coasts
me wind VIII shift TO fresh south and southwest
On the South Atlantic coast fresh easterlv ON the
''nh cuast light to fresh east to southeast IN
me Great Lakes the wind win increase from soutb
To southwest and -bift strong northwest over rbe
Otper Lakes Saturday. and over the Lower Tskes
Saturday night.
steamers departing Saturday for European Dorts
Wh have light winds. shifting 10 soutberlv and IN
etaslns and fair weather, followed by rain ar
snoF 20 the grand Banks
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
TRACKAGE BILL IS FIRST.
senate District Committee to Give
IL Right OF Way.

IL Right OF Way.
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the Sen
ate Committee on the District of Colum-
bia, was at his desk in the Capitol yes
terday, literally up to his elbows In
work
The Senator looks we'll after his little
vacation, although he says he did very
little resting, being kept busy while he
was at home. He is getting the District
business in readiness for the reopening OF
the session. and the clerical force of his
committee has to be "on the Jump TO
keep up with him.
No meeting Of the District committee
viii be held. according to present plans
until Friday next Then the Union sta
ton track bill will be taken I'D. and eff
forts will be made to secure legislation
providing for the tracks. The returning
Senators and Representatives will have
an object lesson forcibly presented 10
them as they come out of the new station
and again realize the condition created bv
lack Of traction facilities thereto. and If
is believed this VIII have some effect
upon the fate OF the proposed legislation.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
TO CALL TURKEY TO TASK.
Powers May Join IN Naval Demon
stratiOn Against Her.

Rome, Jan. 3.--Negotiations are going
on among the powers over the refusal OF
Turkey TO accept the collective note on
proposed judicial and financial reforms
for Macedonia. The suggestion has been
made that it would be well to bring about
a joint naval demonstration against Tur-
key.
Gen. de Giorgis. who for some years has
been commander Of the international
Gendarmerie in Macedonia, has returned
10 Rome As he desires TO resume his
duties in the Italian army, it is probable
that he will not return to Turkey.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
SPECIAL NOTICES,

THE WASHINGTON MARKET COM
pany. Stockholders Meeting-Tbe an
n I,4 meeting Of the stockholders of the
held at the office of the company. in Cen
Ter Market. on Seventh street northwest
in the city of Washington. D. g. ar y
o clock noon on the FIRST MONDAY
Deing the 9Th day Of January, IS0S TO
Slect thirteen directors TO serve the ensu-
ing year; and 10 act on snv 0ther mater
within the powers Of the corporation mar
may De brought before the meeting.
EDWARD r. TINKER, President.
FRANK g. WILKINS, Secretary.
" asnlngton, II. G. December II, 1907.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
FOUR MONTHS FOR HARDEN.
German Editor Sentenced for Libel
ing Count MOItIIe-

Berlin. Jan. 5-Maximilien Harden. edi-
tor of Die zukunft, has been sentenced to
Tour months imprisonment on the charge
Of libeling Count Kuno Moltke.
Harden was sufficiently recovered to
appear in court to-day, and the hearing
of Count Moltke's libel suit against him
entered its final stage. Harden was at
tended by his physician, DR. Eisenberg.
and spoke in his own defense. In the
beginning his voice was feeble. and he
could hardly be heard. but later he de-
veloped something like his customary
evolutionary vigor.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
MT. VESUVIUS IN ERUPTION.
Flame and smoke sent Forth After
81 Month of Comparative Quiet.

Naples, Jan. S--Mount Vesuvius, after
a month or more Of comparative quiet.
has resumed activity. a huge column of
flame and smoke is arising from a num-
Der of large assures at the summit of the
crater These assures extend toward the
AtriO del CavallO, a valley which sepa-
rates Monte Somma from Vesuvius proper.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
FIRST ASSEMBLY HELD.
Oldest Social Organization Enter
tains in Philadelphia,

Philadelphia. Jan. 3-The Philadelphia
Assembly. the oldest as well as the most
exclusive social organization in this coun-
try. gave its first ball OF the season last
night at the MISUNDERSTANDING Hotel.
1t differed in no special respect from,
the balls given in previous years The
large ballroom was deliberately decorated
with palms, Christmas trees. holly. and
some of the choicest of tropical plants
The patronesses. who were in their places
at 1879 o'clock, received the guests in the
room next 10 the large ballroom.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
AUTO CAUSES TROUBLE.
Rear Admiral Kane Says Machine
Was Not as Warranted,

New York, Jan. 3-Rear Admiral James
J. Kane. L. s. n, retired. has brought
action against the Times Square Auto
mobile Company TO recover &. se0N. He
alleges that he purchased an automobile
from the defendants upon a warranty.
and that the machine broke down almost
as soon as he got it out of the companv's
garage. and that il has cost him already
Sl.401 to make necessary repairs.
The company to-day applied to Supreme
Court Justice Carr, in Brooklyn, for a
bin Of particulars, and decision was re-
served
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
SIX FIREMEN OVERCOME.
We're Fighting Small Blaze in saI-
vatiOn Army Quarters.

New York, Jan. 9.-Fire in the Salvation
Army headquarters at 126-l9S-1So West
Fourteenth street, this afternoon, drew a
tremendous crowd, resutd in a loss of
%,eo9, and laid out six frmen Of Engine
Company Is. who were overcome bv
smoke.
picturesque scene was witnessed bv
the great crowd of onlooSers when the
fremen were laid out Oh the sidewalk and
were attended by the Salvation Army
girls. who brought milk and settler to the
fire fighters.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
CHEESE POISONS A DOZEN.
Man, Wife. and Three Children Dy-
ing-Others III.

Wharton, Ohio. Jan. 3.-A dozen per-
sons were poisoned here to-day by eating
cheese.
Clarence Bell, wife. and three children
are dying
ne others poisoned are Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheeler Crider and two children. and
the family of L. F. Long.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
COMPLAINS OF DOG POUND.
Z. :. WeseOtt, of Cleveland Park,
Writes to Health Officer.

Z. S. Wescott Of S035 Newark street.
Cleveland Park, has complained 10
Health officer Woodward concerning the
management Of the dog pound
Mr.. Westcott says that every effort
was made last fall to have a stray dog
removed from the park. without success.
He also states that he believes that
dog belonging 10 him. which was recently
ordered TO quarantine Dy the health de-
partment. Is not suffering from rabies
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04

Mr.. Sidney Bieber. chairman of the
board Of election Of the Republican ma
tionai committee of the District of
columbia. announces the selection of
Richard P. Covert. chief OF thes supply
department of the Post-office Department.
as secretary of the board of election. Mr..
Covert was chosen last night at a meet
ing Of the board
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
SHE DIES BY POISON
Mrs. John Van Ness Roberts
Nay Be Suicide.
HER CAREER A STRANGE ONE
From StenOgrapher's Desk, She En-
tered High Society, and Assumed
Large Financial Undertakings.
Was Under Shadow of the District
Attorney when she Died.

New York, JAM 3.-The death of Mrs.
John Van Ness Roberts from morphine
poisoning at 227 Riverside Drive tonight
brought out the fact that the district
attorneys office was about to investigate
transaction involving several thousand
dollars. in which she was one of the
principals.
Mrs. Roberts, who was known TO wall
street sometimes as Katherine Stuy-
vesant Roberts, was one of the fnanciers
of the social-political type that have
sprung into being since the exploits of
Ella Rawles Reader first dawned on an
unsuspecting world.
She represented herself as "a promoter
Of unquestionable political, social, and
financial affiliations" ready TO undertake
any legitimate enterprise requiring large
capital.
Trusted by Men.
There is nothing to show that her rep
reservations were untrue. As a matter
of fact a good many hard-headed bust
ness men thought so well of them that
they intrusted their money TO her with
childlike faith. Among these was young
Massachusetts man who wanted 20 dis
spose of the products of his marble quarry.
IL was he who finally turned 10 the dis
trict attorneys Office.
Mrs. Van Ness was found unconscious
in her apartments early on Thursday
night. DIR. Roger II. bennett. of COL
West 18th street. diagnosed the case as
one of morphine poisoning. He worked
over the woman with DR.. Edward IT
Peterson. Of 81 West Fifty-eighth street
all night, and then summoned Coroner
AcFiteli 10 take an ante-mortem state
ment The coroner. however, was unable
TO get any statement as the woman was
unconscious. She died at about O'Clock
IN the evening.
Not StUyvesant.
Mrs. Roberts represented herself to he
d member Of the old Stuyvesant family
and cousin of Stuyvesant Fish. Mr..
Fish said to-day that he had never heard
Of her before.
It seems probable, however, that Mrs
Roberts, whatever she may have been
at one time appeared in Wall street first
as a clever stenographer. She learned 10 /
know a good many downtown men in !!
this way, and then she took to selling
life Insurance She was known as the
Lies Society agent" working /
chiefly on Fifth avenue.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
MAKING THE DIRT FLY.
Largest Output at Canal since Job
Was Undertaken.

The Isthmian Canal Commissions Of
fees in this city received a cablegram
yesterday from the Canal Zone, saying
that during December the total amount Of
dirt excavated amounted TO 2.200539 cubic
ards. which Is the largest monthly out
put since the government begun work
there.
This is a daily average Of S8.0o0 cubic
yards. which is regarded by canal officials
as extraordinarily large.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
MONEY IS NOT SCARCE.
Treasury Department Makes an In
teresting Report.

Whatever the cause Of the financial
sTingency- it could not be laid 10 mere
lack of money, for the Treasury Depart
ment in its monthly report on the
amount IN circulation, fixes It at S3.07S.-
sN22yS. or $35.4S for every man. woman.
and child in the United States.
This IS the highest per capita circula-
ton ever reached. On January I OF last
year the average was S99.7S "a head. The
actual Increase during the year was $195.-
USS,9l0, Of which SO,747715 was in the
month Of December. The Treasury ex-
perts estimate the population of the
United States at S6,7s4.OOo.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
SHOT IN ELECTION ROW.
Mayor of Fort Gay Victim of Poll
tIcian's Rage. {

Fort Cay, W. Va, Jan 3.-John
Bartram. mayor of this city. was shot
and mortally wounded early to-day by
Samuel Kinser, a prominent Democratic
politician. Bartram was candidate for
Reelection at the election yesterday
While the returns were coming I'm a
dispute arose over the voting. and
Bartram and Kinser came to blows.
Kinser drew his pistol and fired He fed
into Kentucky.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04

All advertising contracts made by
The Washington Herald are based upon
its sworn circulation circulation in
Washington larger by thousands than
was ever before attained by any morn
ing newspaper at the Capital. Its
books are open.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
Carroll Council Notined.

Members of Carroll Council. No. 81.
Knights of Columbus, were advised last
night OF the death of their late brother.
Rev. d. J. Stafford. past chaplain of
Carroll Council, at Providence Hospital
yesterday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
LOcnI Temperature

Midnight, g; a. m. s.; a. NJ. 2:6a q.
a. M, s.; 10 a. n. 49, 70 noon, 50; n m IA.
p ni., 81; p. m. 81; p n. 80: 10 n m. %
Maximum. 81 minimum 30 49, ~
Relative hlmiditg-S a. m. IS: m. u.s
H., GO. Hours Of sunshine. 90 Per eent If r.si,,.
sunshine, ice.
Temperature same date last year-NIaximum. a..
minimum 81. ''
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04

a dance viii be given Tuesday evening
at National Rifles ArmoTJ for the bene-
fit of st, Peters Church. by the Rev. NJ.
p. Sullivan Council, Catholic Women
Benevolent Legion.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
TAFT WITH THE CABINET.
Attends First Meeting Since Last
June-A Rebate Case.

Secretary Taft. for the first time since
last June, attended a Cabinet meeting
yesterday This was the first meeting OF
the year, and every member was present
Secretary Taet and Secretary Cortelyou,
other cordially. One of the most inn
portant matters taken up was the report
by Attorney General BOnaparte which
answered criticisms by President Ripley,
of the Sante Fc Railroad, as 20 rebate
cases.