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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
The Story of Eleazar Williams.

Mrs. Henry D. Robinson of Racine COL
lege, Wis, writes me that from ls22 TO
1890 a man known as Priest Williams
lived and worked among the Oneida In
dams in northern Wisconsin, and that
there is tradition among the old in
habitants of Green Bay that the French
government sent a representative there
about 1925 to induce him to sign re-
nunciation of his claims to the French
throne. Priest Williams" she said. died
among the Oneidas and after his death
his library was sold at auction. His
portrait hangs in the historical collec-
ton at Madison. Wis, and the accom-
panying illustration is a photograph of
the painting. Mrs. Robinson asks If that
mentioned in letter concerning col
lection of autographs of the characters in
volved in the French revolution.
There is no doubt that the two stories
accepted authorities Eleazer Williams
known as THE Last Dauphin,' was born
about 1877 and was brought up in the
woods of what is now Montgomery coun-
ty. New York. as the son of Thomas
Williams, a half-breed, and grandson of
education at Long Meadow and West
hampton, Mass, and rendered somewhat
notable services in the war of 1872, during
which he was a government agent among
tiIC IoflllcIL lHuIdHS, ScTNou uHucE
Gen. Dearborn. He published an Iroquois
spelling book Qoi3) and a Cation
Against Our Comon Enemy CSl3-15.)
At the battle of Plattsburgh, September
II, 1914. he employed a ruse to drive off
the British and was also badly wounded
After the war he served as lay-reader
among the Oneida Indians. one of the
six nations. became a clergyman of the
Episcopal church. obtained a tract of land
on Green bay and Fox river. Wis, for his
NIT h0,
1920, and labored as missionary in that
region for many years. His wife was a
French half-breed, rumored to be related
to the royal family.
says that His character and life are
generally said to have been exemplary
but the contrast between his humble sur
roundings and his considerable attain
ments may have made him imaginative
A story which he seems to have sincerely
believed. but took no pains to spread
was that in October. 1871. the young
Prince de Joinville. son of Louis Philippe
visited him at Green bay. assured him of
his identity with Louis XVII (who was
born at Versailles. March q. 1855. and
made him splendid offers conditional on
his remuneration of his rights. which he
refused. The tale was published by the
Rev. ]. H. Hanson in Putnam's Magazine
for February, 1853, in the famous paper
headed Have We a Bourbon Among U.s.?
and in a book called The Lost Prince
$3.50" In spite of its Improbable and
the denial of DeJoinvile, the alleged
royal descent which seemed to be sup
ported by various facts, was credited by
many 1t was asserted again by B. ].
Losing in the Independent for September
o. 1887.
WILLIAMS, who sought no advantage
from his supposed high birth, returned to
northern New York, in 1850. published an
Iroquois version Of the prayer-book in
1853 wrote life of his putative father.
Thomas Williams. which was privately
printed in 1859 and died at Hoganstown.
Franklin county, N. Y. August %. 1855"
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himself and brace up his fellowmen by
encouraging the movement need only
write to Mr.. Quigley at the address have
given for particulars. The notices of the
club are:
Shake Hands as Though You Meant
1t. and Smile. Nobody Can Compute the
| Value of Smile
THE Greatest Smiler Is the Greatest
Healer"
Smile, and the World Smiles With
| You"
"A Smile Is Gods Own Medicine"
| The philosophy of the cluo Is expressed
| in little sentences like these:
! "There are more people dying each day
for the lack of a kind woru, pat on the
back and little encouragement, than
| from disease
tine man VINO never makes mistakes
never makes anything else
when in doubt take optimism"
Clearing house certificates and tight
| financial conditions have afforded people
who never had a dollar an excuse for
| hard-luck stories more than anything that
has happened since the civil war;
| Let optimism destroy the last hope of
the pessimist and perfect confidence will
again prevail, with peace and plenty for
| ALL
Some Prominent Members.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Taft,
Secretary Cortelyou and other members of
the cabinet; Uncle Joe Cannon, Vice Pres
| ident Fairbanks, and scores of congress-
men and other public men in Washington
! have Joined the society, but its influence
| is needed among the business elements of
the country more than anywhere else
| If you don't think there has been any,
thing to smile about. look at the crop sta
tistics which Secretary Wilson has just
| compiled. Secretary Wilson ought to be
made the high panjandrum of the Optimist
| Club, for he furnishes more solid material
| for optimism than any other man in the
country. There is no reason for anybody
to be discouraged in this world as long as
we have plenty to eat, and the people of
the United States were never so far from
starvation and poverty as they are at this
blessed moment. Secretary Wilson has
summed up the value of a few of the farm
crops of the United States for the year
1907 upon corrected information from. the
agents of the department. of Agriculture
in every county in the United States, and
the result is as follows:
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Army officer Arrested at Detroit.

DETROIT. January "A warrant was
issued yesterday charging Lieut.. r. F.
Hazzard of the 7th Infantry, stationed at
Fort Wayne, with forging Col Daniel
Cornman's name TO a check for SAG. so
Avery Wallace. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of a
grocery firm. made the complaint. 1t is
said a court-martial will convene at Fort
zard. Hazard served with distinction in
the Philippines. and was with the party
under Gen. Funston which captured
Aeuinaldo. Hazard was a western man,
and joined the army with a volunteer
regiment in 1898, being transferred to the
9Th Infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
REMoRsE FOR THE MOTHER.
Child Burns to Death Clasping Doll
in Her Arms.

NEW YORK, January 4.-Havng set
her home in flames in sou-absorbing
search for her doll. golden-haired Man
rama Leone. only child of a prosperous
contractor, was burned to Grip Thurs
day while her mother pleaded outside for
rescuers.
Mariana was the prettiest child on
Richmond avenue, Wakefield, had just
passed her fourth birthday and was the
darling of her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. James c. Leone.
Mrs. Leone took Mariana out for a
walk, and while visiting a neighbor the
child spoke of the big. golden haired blue
eyed waxen doll that Santa Claus had
brought her She told her mamma that
she wanted to- go home and get it to
show 10 the friend in whose house they
were visiting.
The mother thoughtlessly consented and
the little one toddled Off in glee alone. 1t
happened that Mrs. Leone had put the
doll. with some other Christmas things,
under a bed. Mariana tried to find the
doll. but was unable to do so, so she got
some matches and crawled under the
bed.
A few seconds later neghbor saw
flames pouring from the windows of the
Leone cottage and told Patrolman
schwartz. who sent in an alarm that
brought three engines and a hook and
ladder company.
Then at the agonized idea of Mrs.
Leone. who had run home when she saw
the fire engines passing. the firemen tried
TO rescue little Mariana. They found the
child a burned and blackened corpse
under the bed with the dolly. also black
ened and burned, clasped in her arms
Mr. and Mrs. Leone are in a serious
condition and in the care of physicians
through shock and grief.
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Won GoEBEN's CRIME.
The Dramatic Confession Of German
Military officer.

ALLENSTEIN, East Prussia, January
AIRS. Won Schoenbeck, whose husband
a major in the army, was killed by Capt
Won Goeben on Christmas night, after
the major found him in his wife's apart
ments, has gone insane. Since the muir
der she has been confined in a cell. 1t
is now declared that she has been mental
ly deranged for several years.
The confession made by Capt. Won
Goeben that he killed Maj. Won Schoen-
beck, brother officer. on Christmas day,
is a rather dramatic recital of murder.
According to it, Won Goeben dined with
Maj. Won Schoenbeck and his wife in their
house Christmas night. Considerable wine
was drunk, and the party had a jolly
time. After saying goodnight the cap
tain pretended to leave the house. He
slammed the front door, but did not go
out. He then stole upstairs to the major
room, where he put on mask. The
major entered shortly, and. hearing sus-
picious rustling in the darkness, called,
"Who is there?'
Won Goeben then sprang up and faced
the major saving: 81 want to speak with
you" Won Schoenbeck did not reply, but
drew his revolver and endeavored to shoot.
The cartridge missed fire. Won Goeben
then drew his own revolver and shot the
major down. He then left the house
previously been given him b. Mrs. Won
Schoenbeck
The confession is in no sense complete,
for it is evident that Won Goeben is en-
deavoring to shield the wife of the major.
Evidence gathered by the commissary of
police. however. completes the story. Won
Goeben, who was in uniform at the time
of the shooting. seemingly returned to
his barracks and changed to civilian
clothes.
He was observed by sentry one hour
later re-entering Maj Won Schoenbeck' s
house, presumably to arrange some mat
tiers with the wife of the murdered man.
The commissary has become Possessed of
certain correspondence exchanged between
Won Goeben and Mrs. Won Schoenbeck be-
fore and after the crime, ana from these
letters he deduces that there was a COM
plete understanding between them.
u Won Goeben broke down when the COM
missary showed him this correspondence
and confessed. He told where he had
bought the pistol with which he did the
killing, and said he had purchased the
mask the day before, remarking casually
that it was for a masked ball. The ashes
of this mask were discovered in the stove
of Won Goeben's room.
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Commerce of ,the Lakes.

Speaking of big things reminds me that
Harvey ID. Goulder of Cleveland. Ohio,
made a speech at the banquet of the
Geographic Society here the other even
ing, in which he gave some figures that
ought to be repeated. Among other
things, he declared that last week a steel
freight steamer brought down from Du-
luth through the 500 canal and delivered
at Buffalo $4,000 bushels of wheat. the
largest cargo ever carried by any ship in
the world; enough to make $4,000 barrels
of flour, and, at an average of fourteen
bushels to the acre, representing the pro-
duct of 10000 acres Of Undergraduate
ly fifty square miles.
Mr.. Goulder said that during the 232
days of navigation in the year 1907 the
city of Duluth shipped 100000 long
tons of ore. and Superior City, its neigh
Dor across the bay, shipped 1000. 900 tons
more.
The mines of Lake Superior this year
have yielded more than 100000 tons OF
iron ore. so rich in the metal that il
will produce eighty per cent of the total
loutput of pig iron for 1907 in this coun-
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DAVIS DIsPLAcEs DAUGHTER
Arkansas Senator Appoints Young
Man His Secretary.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, January 4.-sen-
a'or Jef Davis yesterday announced the
appointment of Harry Stewart of Cam
oen' Ark. to displace his daughter. Miss
BESSIE Davis as his private secretary. The
position pays $500 year. Stewart is a
son-in-law of H. B. Smeed, a state noIiti-
clan and supporter of Davis.
Senator Davis stated that his original
appointment of his daughter was only
temporary. He still retains. his younger
daughter, Lima, as his stenographer, and
she will accompany him to Washington
when Congress again convenes The
daughter who was displaced is delicate,
ana little over a year ago broke down
mentally in New York. after a years
course In advanced vocal music crowded
into about four months
1t is thought. however that the prin-
cipal motive for the change was the
large amount of adverse criticism made
because of the effort to keep SO many
jobs in the same family.
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| try. and win equal. If it does not exceed.
| the combined output of Great Britain,
Germany and France.
1T may be that the next year will
not exceed or even equal this said Mr..
Goulder. And progression must be meas
ured in cycles of reasonable time. But
the progression is SO certain that We,
who seem. to have acquired the gift of
such lamp as Aladdin's. need not be con-
cerned about exchanging the lamp of ex-
perience for a newer and more. glittering
one. but should hold hard to sound prin-
ciples2 and prudently trim and replenish
the old lamp"
Mr.. Goulder predicts that when the final
figures for the year 1907 are made up 1t
will be found that 10000 600 tons of cargo
passed through the 500 canal, and that
the lake shipbuilding for the year will
represent 232, 1865 tons. He declares that
the saving in freight in the past single
year has exceeded the cost of all the i'm
provements throughout the entire chain of
in 1855. and that every man, woman and
child in this country has directly felt and
enjoyed the benefit of those improve
ments.
The average cost per ton mile of haul
ing freight upon our railroads he esti-
mates at a little above eight mills. whlch
is less than half of the charges paid in
Europe. The cost of hauling freight on
the great lakes is only about one-tenth
of the charges by rail.
Mr. Goulder would make fit candidate
for vice president of the Optimist CLUB
upon a platform of digging deeper chan
nels and deeper harbors and building Dig
ger ships.
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TWO IN DEATH PACT.
Wife of Illinois Bank Examiner Re.
ceives Shot.

CHICAGO. January 4.-The unconscious
bodies of a man and woman were found
lying on the ground in Grant Park last
night by people attracted by two revolver
shots that were fired in rapid succession.
The woman is Mrs. Ruby c. Piszak, wife
of William Piszak. a state bank examiner,
who lives at 1906 Lake avenue. She is
shot lust beneath the heart and is in a
serious condition.
Charles Gilbert Brockett. of GALS Justin
street. department store employe, was
the man. and he died shortly after reach
ing st. Luke's Hospital. where both were
hurried by the police. A letter found in
the mans pocket told the story 1t read
Dear Sadie and Dewitt: Put Ruby and
1 side by side. Our act is one of pure love.
BERT.
This is supposed to be for Brockett's
sister and her husband. who live in Day.
export. Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
SILVER CUP FOR WAKEFIELD.
Staff Pays Loving Tribute to Former
Maryland Governor.

BALTIMORE. January 4.-Goy. Edwin
Warfield was the guest of honor last night
at the Maryland Club at a dinner given
to him by the members of his military
staff. Covers were laid for twenty-three
persons, which. included the members of
the governors personal staff, the COM
mander of the list Brigade, tie command
ants of the regiments in the state and the
Naval Reserves.
During the evening the governor was
presented with a handsome silver loving
cup by the members of the staff. The
cup is about twelve inches high and has
the regulation three handles. 1t was
| filed and emptied several times during the
evening. On one side of the cup in relief
was the coat of arms of the state of Mary
land. and on another was this Inscription:
Edwin Warfeld, governor of Mary
land, in token of affection and esteem by
| his staff"
On the third side were arranged the
| names and rank of the members Of the
staff who furnished the cup.
The arrangements for the, dinner were
| in charge of Gen. N. Winslow Williams,
and they were carried out to perfection.
| Speeches were made by Gov. Warfield
Gen. Lawrason Riggs, LIST Brigade; Adjt
Gen. Clinton L. Riggs. Gen. N. Winslow
| w lllidiHs, vi. Ilcuiy M " dTHelQ OF line
| 9TH Regiment. Col. Charles F.. Macklin of
the 4th Regiment. Col. Charles A. Little
! of the LIST Regiment, and Commander
| Frederick H. Wagner of the Naval Re-
serves
| Gov. Warfeld said that it afforded him
considerable pleasure at the close of his
administration to be with the members
of his staff and the commanders of the
different divisions of the state militia He
said that he felt that he was among
| loyal friends, who had believed in him
and the work he had done for the state.
| The speeches made by the others felic-
itated the governor on his administration,
and praised him as an executive whose
interest in the state and the people was
shown by his clean and able service to
| the commonwealth
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Farm value.

Secretary Wilson says that every cti-
zen of the United States has right to
aspire to the presidency, and he is willing
to admit that he is a candidate for the
honor of presiding over the Optimist Club
of the United States. He does not know
of any other place where he can do so
much good or get SO much glory, and
those are the two most essential assets
of the present day. He is confident that
if the people who have locked up their
money for fear of losing it would turn 1t
loose to aid in the movement of the crops
to market they would not only feel a
good deal better themselves, but make
other people happier, and. really. he de-
clares that is the only thing worth doing
in this world. The farmers can sympa-
thiZe with the financiers these days, be-
cause they know what it is to be worried
over money matters; that is, the older.
ones, but the young men on the farms to-
day have had no such experience The
farmer is the bondholder of the future.
and the low price of bonds and stocks in
the market today is giving him an OPP
portunity to fill his tin box with gilt
edged securities.
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THUGS SHOOT TWO MEN
CHICAGO OFFICERS DYING IN
THE HOSPITAL.

CHICAGO. January Awhile City De-
tectve William r. Mooney was lying on
his deathbed in Grace Hospital last night,
just after identifying the thief who shot
him down Thursday, another policeman
was shot and fatally wounded by another
thief under circumstances almost identi-
cal with the Mooney case.
The first of the two victims. Detective
Mooney died early today. The second
victim was Patrolman Michael d. Gala
han. While on the hunt for two compan-
ions of Moneys assailant, he met the
detectives fate. Like Mooney, he accosted
little group of men on a street corner
and inquired their business. Like Mooney
his reply was from a revolver, and, like
Mooney, he fell with bullet wound in his
abdomen, from which his recovery is con-
sidered impossible.
Shot His Assailant.
So similar were Inc two attacks that
had not Mooney positively identified as
his assailant James P. Mclean who was
arrested yesterday, there would have been
suspicion that the same man fired both
shots. Similar in other respects, the two
crimes were alike. in that every member
of the two gangs encountered-three in
one. four in the other-has been captured.
Mortally injured as he was, Callahan fired
a bullet which wounded companion of
his assailant. then grappled with him and
chung to him until police assistance came.
Through this first captive the other men,
hers of yesterdays hold-up gang, includ-
ing David Anderson whom all blame for
the shooting, were taken into custody.
Anderson's companion who was injured,
probably fatally, was Albert McCag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
A PLEA FOR A SMILE
Aim of the Recently Organized
0ptimist Club.
THE PRESIDENT BELONGS
Many Notable Public Men Are
Members.
REASONS FOR CHEERFULNESS
Traditions Regarding Eleazar Will
liams, Regarded by Many as the
"Lost Dauphin."
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
THE Optmist Club of America" a
novel organization similar to the Don't
Worry Clubs that did much good service
in dispensing cheerful philosophy several
years ago, was recently organized at Salt
Lake City. Utah, with Charles A. Quigley,
general manager of the Studebaker Com
pany in that city, as it's president. 1t is
hoped that local clubs will be organized in
every city. town, village and hamlet in
the United States. There is no reason
why everybody should not join and this is
particularly good time for everybody to
be cheerful and to encourage cheerfulness
in others. Whoever is willing to benefit
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DENIES MURDER CHARGE.
Captain of Oyster Sloop Says That
Negro Committed Suicide.

BALTIMORE. Md, January Capt.
Arzie Pope. aged twenty!seven years,
master of the oyster sloop Fleet Wing of
oxford, Talbot county, Md, was arrested
in this city Thursday, charged with the
death of a member of the crew of the
Fleet Wing known as Negro Jim"
The murder is said to have occurred
December %. when the Fleet Wing was
anchored in the harbor of Oxford. Ac-
cording to four white members of the
crew. Capt. Pope is alleged to have
knocked the negro overheard with an
oar.
Capt. Pope denies the charge He de-
clares that the man committed suicide
by jumping from the vessel when ordered
to remain on watch. He further stated
a jury of inquest summoned at Oxford
rendered a verdict that the negro had
come to his death by suicide.
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aforementioned Buildings.

While we are talking about big figures,
James Knox Taylor. supervising architect
of the Treasury, tells me that Uncle Sam
now owns $160,O00O00 worth of public
buildings under the control of the Treas,
ury Department. This does not nciude
the Capitol or any other of the pubic
buildings in Washington except the Treas
ury Department. nor any of the military
posts, armories. arsenals. Notifications or
any other buildings under the control OIL
the War Department. 1t does not inc!ude
any of the navy yards or other buildings
under control of the Navy Department, or
those under the other departments OF the
government or the marine hospitals or
quarantine stations, which undoubtedly
represent several hundred million more.
The Treasury Department controls only
the customs houses, post offices, United
States courthouses and similar buildings
used by the federal authorities in the oil
ferent cities of the country. They have
grown very rapidly in number ana In
value, and, as every one knows, the I'M
provement in their architecture Is more
noticeable than anything else.
The following table from Mr.. Taylor
shows the increase in the number and the
cost of such buildings since 1870:
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Baltimore Girl Takes Carbolic Acid.

BALTIMORE. January 4.-Miss Alice
Miner, nineteen years old. daughter of
Miss Alice Miner, 313 North Gilmor
street, was found by her mother in her
room shortly before noon yesterday suf-
fering from the effects of carbolic acid,
which the girl said she swallowed for
the purpose of ending her life. Being in
critical condition, she was sent to
Franklin Square Hospital. Last night
she was reported out of danger.
at was all on account of family trou-
bles,'' Miss Miner said. Il had a fuss
with my sisters this morning over a
young man whom l do not like and whom
it seems they desire me to go with. I
have told them time and again that 1 do
not like him, but they still insist that 1
shall continue his company. Rather than
put up with such conditions l decided to
end it ALL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04

The civil engineers under the direction
of Mr.. Theodore j. King. engineer in
charge of the survey of the Washington,
Frederick and Gettysburg railroad. have
crossed from Frederick county into Mont
gomery county with the survey and are
now between Poolesville and Seneca.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04

The Cumberland Presbyterian Church
and thre store buildings. at Coal Center.
Pa. were destroyed and several other
buildings were damaged by fire. The loss
is $4,000, with small insurance.
While skating on Sandy pond at Aver.
Mass, yesterday, William Baker. sixteen
years old, and Howard Reynolds, aged
fourteen years, broke through the ice and
were drowned.