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The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
MONITOR A War SACRIFICE
Florida" Leaves Norfolk for the
Roads to Be Shot At
Results OF the Tests VIII Make
Excellent Data for Navy
Department.

Norfolk. Va. May 25.-Ready to be
bombarded and torpedoed. for the sake
Of naval science. the United States
monitor Florida to-day proceeded from
the Norfolk Navy-yard for Hampton
Roads.
While naval officials are not saying
anything about the gunnery and tor
pedo tests TO which the monitor Is 20 be
subjected. II is learned from official
sources that the tests will begin Wed
nesday, on the southern drill grounds
in the Lower Chesapeake.
The Florida was preceded from the
navy yard by the monitor Arkansas and
the torpedo boat Morris. from which the
projectiles and torpedOes will Oe fired
at the Florida.
The tugs Mohawk and Rocket have
been detailed from the navy yard for
use OF those designated by the Secretary
Of the Navy to observe tire gunnery tests
al close range.
In the tower built on the monitor for
tests have been placed dummy" men,
who will be targets for sharp-shooting
from the other vessels.
The Florida presents a unique appear
ance. The monitor will be fired upon as
II she were real enemy OF war. AS
result OF this experiment the Navy
Department expects 10 learn the effect
Of a bombardment upon the interior fit-
tings and other portions Of the ship
structure.
Whatever damage the Florida receives
will be repaired, and will in no way i'm
pair her future usefulness.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
MRS. VANDERBILT IS FREE.
Court Gives Divorce and Maiden
Name 90 AIfred's Wife


New York. May 25.-Mrs. Ellen French
Vanderbilt this afternoon obtained her
divorce from Alfred c.. Vanderbilt. who
is now running a coach in England.
The interlocutory decree was signed by
Justice OGorman. who refused to order
the papers sealed. The divorce is granted
to Mrs Vanderbilt on the ground OF the
alleged action Of her husband. The
names Of the correspondents are not
mentioned. and the custody Of the child
is given 10 his mother.
The Vanderbilt divorce suit, when first
filed, came as a great surprise. It had
been generally supposed that the young
millionaire and his wife lived happily to-
gether. The first intlmation of trouble
was heard when Mr.. Vanderbilts head
groom, named Brenchley. eloped with
Mrs. Dietrich. the wife Of the son Of the
Standard Oil magnate.
When Brenchley eloped he got the
money through an automobile which had
been ordered. the agent thought by Mr.
Vanderbilt, for beautiful widow.
As soon as the Observation-Disclosures
story became known there were rumors
regarding separation OF the Wander
bits, before Mr.. Vanderbilt left for Eng
land TO start his coach. On the very
day he saiied the suit was filed.
II Mrs. Vanderbilt wishes. she NAV re-
sumo her maiden name, and may marry
in three months.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
EVELYN STILL IN DOUBT.
Counsel Does Not Know II AnnuI-
ment Case VIII Go on To-day.

New York. May 25.-The suit brought
by Evelyn Thaw for the annulment OF
her marriage TO Harry Thaw comes up
for a hearing before Referee r. E. Deyo
tomorrow.
The suit has been adjourned from time
to time since it came up for hearing on
May II, and last week Daniel O'Reilly,
counsel for Evelyn Thaw, said that the
suit might be dropped. Mr.. O'ReiIly was
asked to-day what decision had been
reached with regard 10 the hearing. he
said:
NO decision has yet been arrived at
A conference will be held tomorrow
morning before the hearing. which Is set
for the afternoon. II will then be de-
cided whether or not we will drop the
suit. Now that il has been decided that
Harry must remain In Matteawan, Mrs.
Thaw may try all the harder to secure
an annulment, but nothing will be de-
termined to-day"
Col Franklin Bartlett, counsel for Mrs
William Thaw. said that he will not
agree 20 any further delay in the matter
Unless the case goes on Wednesday, -
he added, II VIII move for its dismissal
on the ground of failure 10 proceed" ="
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
AID TO MRS. GUINNESS
Witness Says AccOmplice
Posed as Her Brother.
ANOTHER MAN IS MISSING
Gurholt Says Man Who Claimed Kin
to Indiana Murderess Lured His
kOta-Circumstance Point to His
Murder on July 4-womnn Is Alive.

Laporte. Ind. May 25.-Mrs. Belle Gun
ness, arch-murderess, had an accomplice
in her tragedies.
Victims were lured TO her home by a
man who posed as the brother OF Mrs.
Guinness, and who Travelled about the
country duping men into going to the
Guinness farm, ostensiby TO WOO the
woman. who wanted a husband. but to
meet certain death when once they ac-
cepted her hospitality. The completely OF
a confederate was proved tonight by the
arrival of Martin Gurholt. brother OF
Henry Gurholt, a victim Of the charne
house in 1905.
Martin Gurholt said: MY brother was
duped into going to Laporte by a man
who posed as brother OF Mrs. Gun.
ness He found my brother working in
North Dakota. He had undoubtedly an
swered one OF the woman's letters. and
was sought out by the aeeompliee, who
so graphically pictured the delights of a
country place that my brother fell q
victim to his Establishments and came tc
Laporte. He wrote me soon after arriv-
ing at the Guinness home how pleased he
was with the place and the woman. His
last letter was written July 4. when he
told of ride in the country with Mrs
Guinness"
Slain on July 4.
The night Of July is the night wher
Gurholt went to his death. The neigh
bors remember seeing him on that day
The next day he was gone.
II wrote a letter 10 Mrs. Guinness in De
cember 1906. asking for information OF
my brother. Mrs. Guinness replied that ht
had lef: her employ In August of that
year and had gone to Chicago to trade
horses. With the passing Of time we be-
came reconclled 10 the belief that he had
met with foul play in Chicago, and We
mourned him as oead. Now II is very
clear to us he was murdered. His aged
parents of Scandinavia, Wis. are com
pletely prostrated by the Guinness tragedy
in which their boy was a victim. and II
Is hurrylng them 70 their graves
The declaration by Mayor Darrow that
they would submit evidence proving Mrs
Guinness alive was the most salient fea.
ture Of to-day's developments.
Says Woman Is Alive.
he said; we have an Arkansas mar
who will submit a letter signed by Mrs
Guinness on May 4. Il is Enthusiastically In
her handwriting. This man was in cor
respondence with Mrs. Guinness with a
view TO matrimony, and would have been
her next victim but Tor the tragic de-
nouement Of the morning of April 2S We
will prove that young woman was lured
here from the East for the murder and
her body placed in the cellar. while Mrs.
Guinness sought safety in flight. We give
no credence to the finding of the supposed
teeth OF Mrs Guinness as establishing the
identity Of the body of the woman found
in the ruins Of the charnel house"
There was no digging to-day in the Gun
ness house. the days feature being the
disclosure that Mrs. Guinness had an ac-
complice in crimes, who posed as her
brother
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
MAY USE MORE GLYCERIN.
Tnles of Impending Violence Are
Heard I'm Cleveland

Heard I'm Cleveland
Cleveland. Ohio, May 25.-Peace in the
strike Of conductors and motormen of the
Municipal Traction Company. sought
through arbitration. was baked by vote
Of the employees Of the company to-day.
The conductors and motormen who re-
fused to strike and the strike breakers
employed later refused by a vote of LOG
TO l20 to waive their seniority to the best
runs, guaranteed 10 them by President
Dupont, Of the company. Hints of serious
violence were heard. Tales that nitro
glycerin is 20 be used by strike sympa-
thizers are heard. II is said that great
quantities OF the destructive explosive
have been brought into the city In cakes
OF ice
In the city council tonight the strikers
presented petitions demanding a referen-
dun or the franchise under which the
Municipal company Is operating the car
lines Of the city at a 3-cent fare. The pc
titions bear more than 1900 names, 1900
being necessary under the Schmidt law.
rushed through the legislature by Mayor
Johnson to aid his fight to grasp the
streets OF the city. The petitions were
referred to a committee dominated by
Mayor Johnson's friends, and a report
authorizing a special election is not prob
able. The law permits delay Of balloting
till the next municipal election in 1909
though some authorities assert the fran
chise becomes imperative with the filing
Of the demand for a referendum.
The courts will be sought at once by the
strikers. II was the threat Of this refer
endum that drove the mayor to seek arbi-
tration.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
CURES ECZEMA QUICKLY
New Drug, POsIam, Now Obtainable
in Small Quantities.

In small dudntAtteo.
Since its discovery one year ago. the
new drug, poslam, has successfully cured
thousands of chronic cases OF eczema and
other distressing skin affliction. Here
tofore poslam has been dispensed solely
for the benelt of eczema patients in
large Jars sufficient for a months treat
ment This was found TO be an incon-
venience to many thousands who use II
for minor skin troubles, such as pimples.
blackheads. herpes. acre. scaly scalp,
complexion blemishes. itching feet. piles.
&c, which require but a small quantity
to cure. To overcome this. and in re-
sponse to urgent appeals. the dispensers
of poslam have been obliged to adopt, In
addition 10 the regular twO-dolldr pack
age, a special ffty-cent size which in
future may be found on sale at Ogram's
and oDonnelrs and other leading drug
stores in Washington. or may be or
dered direct from the Emergency La
boratories, No. 90 West 25th Street. New
York City. In all eczema cases poslam
stops itching with first application. and
proceeds 10 heal Immediately; chronic
cases being cured in two weeks. In less
serious skin troubles. results are seen
after an overnight application
Samples for experimental purposes
may still be had, free OF charge, by
writing TO the laboratories for them.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26

Chester. Pa, May 25.-Riot followed riot
in the street car strike here tonight.
Mob violence was in force in all sections
of the city. and no less than a dozen
strike-breakers who were in charge OF the
cars Of the Chester Traction Company,
Jared badly at the hands OF strike SYM
pathizers.
At 1880 o'clock a mob of 1900 men
charged car at Seventh avenue. A force
of police were in charge Of the car. hav-
ing number OF persons aboard, arrested
for creating a disturbance at the car
barns. There were a dozen bluecoats on
the car, and each had revolver in his
hand.
Following a shower Of bricks, Sergt
Modem fired into the crowd. and his action
was followed by more shots from the re-
volver Of a colored policeman. but the
shots did not frighten the mob.
Yell "Kiu the PoIicev'
There were yells of xiii the police;
shoot to kill; wreck the car"
The crowd paid no attention 20 the OFF,
GERS until the city hall was reached.
Here the car stopped and the officers
alighted, Serg. Modem was the first
one 10 make a move. He cried: Get
back. Get back. or will shootl"
The crowd turned. Women and children
were trampled upon and a number in
jured. The people had apparently awaited
the withdrawal Of the State police 10
make an attack on the cars.
One car, at Third and Jeffrey streets,
is in a wrecked condition, and it is said
that there is not car in the barn which
Is In ANYTHING like good condition.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
LARz ANDERSON AT ANNAPOLIS
Special to The washington Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Annapolis. Md. May 25.-The large
steam yacht Roxanna. which flies the
burgee of the New York Yacht Club, and
which Is owned by Mr.. Larz Anderson.
Of Washington. well known in social and
yachting circles. has been cruising In
the vicinity of Annapolis for the last few
days.
On Sunday Mr.. Anderson entertained
P. H. Magruder. Of Annapolis, and ]. P.
Story. jp. OF Washington. on a cruise
in the bay aboard his yacht. The party
visited Wye House." the ancestral
home Of the Lloyds, in Eastern Bay.
The Roxanna viii sail for Boston to-
morrow.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
METHODISTS ELECT
TWO MORE BISHOPS
Continued from Page One.

the unholy scheme Of certain politicians,
whose work would shame q convention of
any political party. II is more than a
question Of my particular candidacy now.
An issue has been raised. md the con-
ference viii be voting for n principle,
rather than a man. from now on. l am
hopeful there will be a reaction in sentl-
ment, and that the plot against me will
fail"
The attack on Rev. DR. Joseph Hingely,
OF Minneapolis. the secretary Of the con-
ference, differs from the attack on the
other clergymen, in that the men attack
ing him state that he is OF unquestioned
and unquestionable moral and religious
integrity. The attack is made by Col.
Frank NJ. Joyce. the son Of the late
Bishop Isaac W Joyce who died in Min
neapolis July 2S 1905, and is based upon
a difference OF opinion as 10 policies
which at one time took place between DR..
Hingely and Bishop Joyce.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26

Continued from Page One.
real estate dealer. lis Third street south
east; Bernard L. Akers. art dealer. lns
Girard street northwest: George w
Heilig, printer, sos f street northwest;
Isaac Nordlinger, shoe dealer. BIB NJ street
northwest; Frank L. Ash. grocer. 32.5 9
street; Fred Lincoln. furniture dealer. the
Kenesaw; Robert Lowe, stonecutter, ll5
Third street northwest, and August p.
Eberly. 1922 Biltmore street northwest. Il.
William Limerick. poultry dealer. of s2S
Z street southwest was excused because
feet his business.
Two talesmen were peremptorily chal-
lenged by the government because they
said they knew Philip. They were Fred
w. Plugge. merchant Of 474 Pennsylvania
avenue, and William A Buckley a bar
tender at the Riggs House. Albert W
Cowall. a contractor. Of 13il L street. was
peremptorily challenged by the defense.
Eleven Jurors Chosen.
Eleven men were selected when the
panel was exhausted. but as the govern
ment has eight and the defense nine
challenges remaining, these may all be
excused or challenged.
The men now in the box are:
John p. Lovett. barber. Of 20l0 Third
street; Robert Seltman. pattern maker.
7l2 Eighth street northwest; Thomas w.
Stanton. grocer SOO3 o street northwest
Thomas J. Ryan, metal worker, lO2 P
street northwest; David Atkins. produce
dealer. $40 c street southeast; Benjamin
Leech. foreman. 22@ Champlain avenue;
Samuel Berry, colored, laborer, 72S Nicho-
las avenue, Anacostia; Samuel j. Hall.
clerk, 110S Virginia avenue southwest;
Henry J. weigel jeweler. 80 Quincy
street; George w Mason. colored. under
taker. 503 Nichols avenue. Anacostia. and
James d. Finch. painter, 1i0S North Capt.
tol street
Attorney Davis. in his examination
Of talesmen. seemed TO be particular
ly concerned as to whether the tales
man was acquainted with Macaboy or
any member OF his family. while the ex-
animation Of Assistant District Attorney
Stuart Mcnamara was along the lire Of
whether the talesman was opposed to
capital punishment.
Leaves Court with Brothers.
When court adjourned. Philip left the
courtroom. accompanied by his brothers.
but not before he had stood and gazed
intently at the clothes worn by Macaboy,
which his attorney, Mr.. Davis, was care
fully examining. The sight Of the bloody
shirt and the other garments did not
appear to disconcert him in the least.
The examination OF talesmen will be
continued this morning, and II is possible
that the jury will be completed and the
opening statement made.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
Y. VI. c. A. Gets s167 900.
iaI to The Washington Herald.

Srecial TO The Washington Herald.
Norfolk Va. May 25.-At the ending a
a sixteen-day campaign tonight for the
raising Of money for the construction OF
a new Y. NJ. c. A. building. IL was an
nounced that $4,000 had been secured.
$1,000 more than the amount which it
had been determined 10 raise. Thirty-twO
thousand was raised to-day.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
INJURED PRIEST BETTER.
Hospital Authorities Say st. Louis
PreIate VIII Recover.

Prelote VIII Recover.
st. Louis. May 25.-Joseph Schultz. who
attempted to assassinate Rev. Joseph
Lubeley, OF ST. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Salisbury. Sunday. stolidly maintains ST.
lence on the matter His wife. too. re-
fuses TO discuss the matter further than
20 say that her husband is sorry for his
action. Father Lubeley is at St Marys
Infirmary Hospital IN St. Louis. where
physicians say he Will be able to leave
within a week. The trouble between
Schultz and the pastor originated last
winter when John Legender, sergeant
alarms Of the Missouri house OF rep
resentatives, who is Schutte's neighbor
closed a gap in the fence between Ghe
farms used as a driveway.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
THINK MINISTER IS SANE.

Prisoners Comment on Condition OF
Wife-slayer in FnirmOnt jail.
Special TO The Washington Herald
Fairmount. W. Va. May 2.-The State
IS investigating the report that Mrs.
Lilly COnman. who was murdered by her
husband, Rev. s. A. Coffman at Ross
town. near Fairmount. a few days prior
TO the tragedy, wrote relatives that sac
was not happy with Cofman, and would
have to leave him.
Considerable doubt exists as TO whether
Coffman is insane. and II is likely that ne
will be examined by alienists pror TO
and during his trial Several prisoners
confined in the jail with Coffman say he
has been acting in a perfectly rational
manner the past few days
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
YALE GETS $465,OOO REQUEST
English Court Upholds Will of Here
fordshire Miser.
Friends Cannot Understand Action
of the Eccentric Amer
lean Halter.

London, May 25.-Yale University will
get the s465,OOO left TO II by the will OF
Archibald Henry Blount, the eccentric
Herefordshire miser, who died in Sep
tembsc last.
The probate court upheld the will this
morning. DR.. II. h. Fuller. Of Cam
bridge University. who attended BIount
till his death, testified that the old man
knew perfectly what he was doing. and
was mentally capable Of disposing of his
estate.
Relatives who had said that they would
contest the will. failed TO appear in court
to-day.
The announcement that Blount had left
his property to Yale University caused
much surprise among those who knew
the eccentric old man.
HIS friends say that he had on rare
occasions been heard at the Atbenaeum
Club. Of which he was a member. to
express an intense dislike for America
and Americans So far as known among
his friends, he had never taken the
slightest interest in Yale. and ne never
seems to have mentioned the matter 10
Blount, who was sixty-seven years old
at the time Of his death. owned a large
estate in Herefordshire. and it is this
property which will now go 70 Yale as
the result of the courts decision.
Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes. secretary Of
the university, said some time ago that
Blount began corresponding with the uni
versity as Ear back as 1885 In the year
following he submitted a draft OF his
will to the university treasurer for ap-
proval although the amount bequeathed
was not stated In 1907 Blount wrote
that he was considering the making OF
his contemplated gift in his lifetime.
Nothing in the Blount correspondence in
the possession of the college Office indi-
Gates the origin Of the Englishman's in
terest In the American university.
Ocean Steamships.
New York, May G-Arived out: George at IAv
erpool Caronia, az Liverpool.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26

Clinton, H., May 25--New shocks came
in the contest on the Smell will to-day
when some Of the utterances of the dead
millionaire concerning his opinions of hui
manity were retold by witnesses. Prob
ably the most sensational was the state
ment Smell made 10 Thomas Ewing. a
merchant of Clinton, when he declared
that there were so many husbands willing
to sell their wives. and mothers to dis
pose of their daughters. This statement
was not brought out in the former trial,
and the crowd in the courtroom listened
in amazement.
Mr. Ewing was told Of Col. SHELLS abuse
of his son Dick, and making the state
ment that he ought to be in the pen.
Ewing believed Col. Smell to be of un-
sound mind. 1t was TO George f. Jordan.
a lawyer of Bloomington, who also testi-
fed this afternoon. that Col Smell ex-
pressed his opinion Of rottenness in high
places. and that evil was rampant in the
government.
Col. Smell told Jordan that his son Dick
had stolen a bank from them He then
qualified this statement by one that he
had no son and that he had robbed him.
Smell then abused the government, and
said that President Roosevelt was no bet
ter than the rest. Jordan thought him in
sane
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
LAST MEETING OF SEASON.
Georgetown University Hospita
Board Reports PrORress

DV"EW TNoHOItS TTOBrcSs.
The Georgetown University Hospital
board held it's last meeting of the sea-
son at the university hospital at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon. A number
Of new members were admitted.
The board OF woman managers re-
ported the work on the new addition Of
the nurses home, which will cost ap-
proximately 5000, would start In a few
days, the contract having been let.
Progress on the new wing to the hos
pital was reported. This was donated by
A. Lisner
The board Also decided to assist Sis
ter Pauline at the lawn fete to be given
June l6 for the benefit Of the hospital.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
PRINCESS HAS LOVE ROMANCE
ArchduchesS ElOpes with German
Automobile Salesman.
Royal Maiden Believed TO Have De-
parted for the Isle of
Wight.

London. May &.-The mysterious Aus
trian archduehess OF whose elopement
all the European embassies were notified
yesterday proves 10 be Princess Anlelie
Louise Dorothee Leontine. Of Fuersten-
berg-Koenigshof, sister Of Prince Emile
Egon. the head OF that house. She is
twenty-four years old.
Vienna, May 95.-The romance began
last year in Carlsbad. where Princess
Amelie met Gustav KOczian. an agent
OF German automobile firm. He is
thirty-four years old. tall and handsome.
and highly educated. He was q cavalry
lieutenant in the Austrian army until
about a year ago, when he retired, re-
tanning his commission in the reserve.
The couple often went automobiling n
Car,-bad, and their Intimacy finally
ended in a secret betrothal Koczian
lately tried without success 70 recover
a title held by his ancestors with the
view 10 marrying Princess Amelic. II
is believed he came TO Vienna last week
and arranged for the departure Of the
princess, she joining him and his mother,
and travelling with them. IL is supposed.
10 England They are now believed 10
be on the Isle OF Wight
Princess Amelie being OF age, her mar
riage could not be prevented. She has
an independent fortune
Her brother. Prince Egon, is a great
friend OF the German Emperor.
News Of the elopement Of the princess
was announced in dispatches from Paris
and Cologne yesterday, although the
name was not given. II was said that
the police Of all the European capitals
had been requested 10 watch incoming
trains. and. II possible. 10 prevent the
marriage. Before leaving home il was
said that the young woman had told
friends that she intended to be married
at a London registry Office.
Whether she has been found in Lon
don or not is not made clear
Only 10 cents n week, delivered at
your door-the daily issues OF The Wash
ington Herald. Phone Main $780,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
COL. SMELL A MISOGYNIST
Eccentric Millionaire Says Unkind
Things About Women.
Testimony i'm Case of Illinois Capt.
talist's Will Is Somewhat
Startling.

You would be surprised at the number Of hus-
bands who are willing to sell the honor Of then
wives, and az the number Of mothers who are will.
ing to sell the honor Of their daughters.
The country is Um by a set Of thieves and rob
ber Those highest in authority are no better than
those down further in the social scale.-From the
philosophy OF Col Tom Smell
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26

for some time back. The subject was evi-
IDENTIFY an unpleasant one. for Thaw
scOwled when IT was brought up.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
EXPECTED BY THAV
Not Surprised at Ruling De-
claring Him Insane.
GUARDIAN FOR HIS ESTATE

Counsel for whites Slayer Endeav-
Oring 10 Have One ApDOinted-MOVe
Is Opposed by District Attorney
jerome = Prisoner Discusses Case
Freely and Criticises Evidence.