davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
HEARS HIS DOOM
WITHOUT A TREMOR
Man, Suffering With Hydrophobia,
Given -Four Days TO

NEW YORK. May 20.-As William II.
Marsh. an elderly man. walked out OF
the Pasteur Institute today and climbed
into the carriage that was waiting TO
take him back 10 his handsome home in
Brooklyn. no one would have guessed,
seeing him so. that he was a man who
had just heard his death warrant and
knew that his end must come soon ana
painfully.
You waited too long" the surgeons
said 70 him. "Our treatment cannot
save YOU. You have hydrOphObia.
There was not a falter in his voice or
a change IN his face as ne heard them
The muscles about his mouth kept
tWitching and jumping and his jawbones
cliached spasmodicaly, but these things
have been happening ever since the dis
eafe first manifested itself three days
ago.
How much time do you give me-" he
asked.
Not long" said the physician. prob
ably not more than four or five Gays"
Well he said. If / have TO go
can face II. Ny business IS IN shape
and a day or two more Will see IT all
settled. I'd rather die some other way,
but I'm not afraid"
And he walked out 10 his carriage
and drove home 20 put his earthly af-
fairs IN order. HIS case, so the Pasteur
Institute physicians say, IS unprece-
dented
He was infected without being bit
ten. His hand was licked by a puppy
that had been attacked by a Ts.bid cur
and through a tiny abrasion in the
skin the poison was carried 70 the sys-
tenn
Mr. Marsh is a wealthy manufacturer
OF water meters. iiis home IT, Ocean
avenue is one OF the handsomeat in the
F'latbush section. He has a wife ana
2 large family.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
DAYS GAINS.

NEW YORK, May lit was case
Of repetition again today, the imitation
Of prices being carried on with the
regular motion of a piston. with mo-
mentary hesitation being followed by
a more severe boost. Traders have wait
ed and waited in vain for reaction, and.
while admitting that It should have ar
rived days, If not weeks ego, are not
hanging of waiting for the belated, but
are following the band wagon with q
hurrah, stopping only occasionally for
a breathing spell. the garneTing Of
gains and then away again. Gould has
Joined the boomers. and Hartman.
Standard OIL. and Gould have become
names 10 cOnjure by. Traders have
stopped guessing-they recognize the
fact that prices are on the mend-that
the rent has been repaired and that the
bears themselves are becoming tired OF
the mOnOtony OF seeing others win
much wealth while they croak on the
conditions that should cause a reaction.
Just the same IL is mighty hard 10
stop CrOaking. What goes up must come
down. and il the Hartman combination
Is slated for perpetual boost right up
10 the conventions. they Will ma Il
much harder TO draw the public and
the room traders with them.
There were indications Of that tired
feeling this morning, following the hur-
rah start. The market became very
quiet, slow. and the advances were gen
orally shaded If not lost entirely. Then
Tor some minutes the market remained
duh and passed over into the first hour
or the afternoon, a little frmer than
hesitating, which is rather surprising to
say the least, IN view of the two
months steady climb, climb, boost.
1t was one OF the features of yeste, -
CaE that was again the show card #
tOdays list-MissouTi Pacific, the de-
splsed OF month ago, when no one
wanted II. FOrty-six was good enough
then, but the SO of yesterday was lost In
a rise to 81, even though II did go of
q point ErteS were lGl2 points higher,
81. Paul made a point gain and lost
hat OF It. Reading turned q higher, and
lost II and 3 additional. Union Pacific
was up to l5Olk, down TO 1881 and back
= higher than Mondays close Most of
the high-grade stocks were about hold
ing their own into the noon hour. as
compared with yesterdays final close
easier
It was a case of easier all around.
me hover crowd got back Of St Paul
ana gave IL n twist for Ia points rise
In the noon hOu- {" the disappointment
ana chagFlh OF those who had shorted
the stock for a break
Missouri Pacific held it's gain. Fries
were higher. With Few executions prices
showed but little change one way or
The other well into the second hour OF
the afternoon. The industTials had re-
covered their early losses by this time.
IN the closing hours IF the day the
reaction was very much to the front,
and with few exceptions the list closed
weak ana lower. Frofit-taking turned
the tide, this and the Cessa ton Of the
following Of the leaders. as they became
impressed with the idea that the reac-
ticn was past due. The declines were
quite severe, the first indications of a
let-up being attended by good short
selling and much taking Of profits
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
NORTH ANSWERS
RIDDER'S CHARGES
Tells Wood Pulp Committee That
Prices Were Most Accurate
Obtainable.

Director of the Census North, Chief
Statistician Steuart, OF the Census, and
Clifford Piachot, chief forester OF the
United States. appeared as witnesses
this morning before the select commit
tee on wood pulp and print paper.
Mr. North's testimony was I'm answer
to a letter from Herman Ridder, IN
which the statement was made that the
census bureaus figures IN regard TO the
increased cost Of paper TO publishers
were far from correct. Mr.. North
told the committee that the figures
might not have been correct. but that
they were obtained from the best
sources accessible TO the bureau.
Mr. steua-t presented the tabuiated
form OF the answers Of SS7 publishers
20 letters sent out by the committee in
which questions Of q technical nature
bearing on the investigation were ask
ed Referring 20 the state of New York
Mr.. Steuart said that siXty-eighJ pub
fishers favored the removal OF the tariff
on wood pulp and print paper while
thirteen were opposed 70 H. Fourteen
did not answer the question.
Mr. PiuchOt gave Il as his opinion
that II required sixty-fve years for a
spruce tree forest which has been de-
nuded for making wood pulp TO repro
duce itself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
CHILD LABOR VOTE
SET FOR DECEMBER
Committee Tells Senator Bever,
idge That Majority Is Against
the Measure.

That a report will be ID on the
EeveTidge child labor bT ID, ne COM
mitteo on Education al. Dor OF the
Senate ON the second Tuesday OF next
December was. decided today
The committee held a meeting and
Senator Beverage appeared before it.
He explained the features Of the bill
and made an argument IN favor az its
constitJti0nality Senator Daniel Of
Virginia and other Senators Joined IN
the discussion Of the cOnstituti0nadty
OF the measure.
Senator Daniel holds the bill Is not
constitutional and so does Senator
Bankhead of Alabama. Senator Bran
degee of Connecticut s also inclined TO
doubt It's constituUonality. While Sena-
tor Beverage has the promise OF .he
committee that a report will be made
the present indications are that the ma
jOrity Of the board will be against the
bill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
PRICES FOR TO-DAY ON
NEW YORK EXCHANGE

Quotations furnished by W. 3. Hibbs &
Co.. bankers and brokers. Hibbs Building.
members New York Stock Exchange. Wash
ington Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
TROUBLE ON CANAL
STOPPED BY TAFT
War Secretary FOrestalls Revolu-
ton During His Visit 10
Panama.

Secretary Taft's trip to Panama fore
stalled an Inevitable revolution that
would have iuterfered seriously with
work on the Panama canal. possibly
tying up the big ditch completely. II
was announced by the Secretary this
afternoon that this was the object OF
his mission. and that he had made an
arrangement whereby the United States
would watch and oversee elections in
the republic, this making the United
States a court Of appeals on fraud
charges.
Conditions iu Panama were at their
a revolution vas imminent. The gov
eminent party and their opponents
we're both getting ia ugly humOr. and
IL WIS q fOTeEOue conclusion that the
election would not have gone of peace
ably as neither side was prepared 10
accept a victory at the polls by the
other.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19

pieber produced evidence to show that
he was acting as the Crsnfords' repre-
sentative M. Johnson answered that
he did not. but Il was his impression
that EleDcv appeared for the CTanfoTds.
and that he did not consider document
airy evidence necessary. The offer, Mr..
Johnson said. was refused.
During the day proceedings Attorney
C. A. Douglas. counsel for Brennan.
again entered objection to TIE attitude
OF the Commits ioners in conducting the
investigation. declaring that the records
would show that it has assumed the
character Of defense Of FeFnald In
answer to this. Major Morrow said that
he wished Il TO be understood that he
was not a defender OF Fernald, and IL
was his purpose and intention 10 defend
the Engineer Department from unjust
criticism,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
BRENNAN'S A LIAR,
MORROW CHARGES
Continued from First Page.)

slrable citizen" by the Engineer Com
missioner as reported TO him by Bren-
nan. was confirmed at a later interview
with Major Morrow.
You seemed TO in 3orse Mr.. Bren-
mans statement" said the witness 10
the Engineer Commissioner. when, at
a subsequent interview n your Office
you read me a lecture on the evils Of
blackening the regulations of officials
like Fernald, Hunt. and McComb. then
superintendent of sewers.
Il did not read you a lecture an
swered Major Morrow emphaticaliY.
said that If / were you. before 1 made
such allegations as you preferred, !
would be sure of my grounds. l VIII
acknowledge that / have referred 70
Mr.. Brennan as an undesirable cltl-
zen. bat not TO you.
Beginning his testimony, Mr.. Smith,
who was the first witness OF the day,
said that previous to the hiing or
formal charges against Fernald, he
Brennan, Joseph Bradley. of the Co
lumbia sand Dredging Company and
X. J. B5all. OF the Beau Construction
Company, met ia the Raleigh Hotel for
the purpose OF discussing their griev-
ances against the Engineer Department
Bradley said the witness, declared
that he was with us heart and SOUL
that he had been Disseminated against
and that he had an ace in the hole
which he would produce at the proper
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
PRESIDENT CABLES
CAR ON BIRTHDAY

President Roosevelt has cab'ed con-
gratulations 10 tho Gar upon the ami
versary OF hts birth. The Russian ruler
was forty years old yesterday.
The message read
Il offer you my most cordial felicia
tons and good wishes"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
QUOTATIONS FOR TODAY
ON WASHINGTON EXCHANGE

Washington Railway and Electric As,
81, 0OOQS2sa 81. 00OQS224 81. 000d62S
Capital Traction 10Ql3l. 1Oul305s
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred, 25485, 15qS5, 10gS5. 25aS5. 25gS5,
20GS5.
Mergenthaler, 5Q1997s, 7q200.
Greene Cananea, 10q1O5z, 1O0010, 1000
10
National City Bank, 5Q155
After Call-LanstOH, J04I0A. 10G410is,
1OcGl01s, l004l01s, l05alois S4dl0is, lOJ4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
Wanted Investigation.

Insisted that We were lot handling
the case directly, that we never would
get an Investigation from Major Nor
row. and that we ought 10 let him ham
ole the investigation IN his own way.
Then we would take up the matter
and whitewash the parties as lie had
already ChOWn a disposition to do.
Then we would take up the matter with
the President and have the Secret SerV-
Ice force put on the case. Then and not
until THEFT would We get at the facts.
i d'Iehnan SAID that ne was personally
acquainted with the President, and
could get a full hearing. 1 said that
II he did not do Il, / was quite sure
/ could We discussed the plan the
oecIet service probably would follow In
dscertMnlng the facts.
The following Saturday. Bradley
fireman, and met in my office When
bradley arrived he opened the CONVEX
Saton as follows.
Fred Smith, you may think 7 am
q gutter, bat I am not. These pro-
GeediEgs must stop. II they go 10 the
EIeSldeht, you car stor hem, and Il
probably Will put two o. ny best friends
ln tie penitentiary.'
The witness said that one of these
men was McDermOtt OF the AICDermOtt-
McMullcn Construction Company, from
whom Fernald is alleged 90 have said
that lie received $500. Continuing tine
that McDermOtt when Informed of Fer
aaid remark, threatened TO break his
face"
Sought to Protect Friends.
Bradley" said Mr. smith, declared
McDermOtt TO be a fine man personally.
saying that he had large contracts al
over the country, and that he does not
consider it wrong TO Jay for favors.
I would say said Mr. Smith. that
at no time did Mr.. Bradley claim to
be acting as the agent of either MCDer-
mott OF Crawford and that his Efforts
10 stop the proceedings were sOleIy for
the purpose OF protecting his friends"
II was brought out by the witnesses
Hunt, Engineer OF Highways, was de-
sired by Brennan. but that the latter
acknowledged that he had not thing on
Hunt except the fact that ne was given
a raw deal by him.
Thought Hunt Honest
The statement as to the honesty OF
Mr. Hunt was confirmed by Harold
Davis, vice president OF the Brennan
Construction Company Mo said that
though Brennan regarded Hunt as
friendly 10 the Cranfords, and unfriend-
~ TO himself. no thought of his dIshon-
esty ever entered the mind OF the wit
ness.
The name OF Sidney Bieber was
brought into the case by O. II Perry
Johnson, secretary of the Brennan Com
pany. Mr. Davis said that previous 20
the award for street paving work,
which IS under investigation. the Gran
fords advanced a proposition 10 the
Brennan Company 10 consolidate their
asphalt plants Brennan. the witness
said declined the proposition 20 Cousoh-
date. but offered 10 sell outright for
S5m 900. which was not accepted by the
Cranfords.
Later. he said Sidney Bieber called
unon him and offered the Brennan Con-
s-rIction Company IS 900 Il It would
not submit a bid for the contract Of
March 90 1907. which was later divided
by the Commissioners between Brenpan
and Crawford J. $. FldnueTy. attorney
Tor the Cranfords. asked II at any time
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
g|C|DE IS SUCCESSFUL
|..., Making Two Attempts a
 Man Drowns.
PREVENTS HELP
Turpin Throws Himself Into ''", c.,.l and Parties Who Tried to lin Were Attacked by BrUto
 .,d One Badly Bitten

,,.,isburg Pa, May 4.-After mak
 ,mo attempts to commit suicide % s,,noh a vicious bulldog used its [ y. ondeayors to prevent the rescuers s.n milling the would-be suicide from N water. Henry P. Turpin, aged about s.tvtwo years. succeeded in drown
 ,,r,self in the Pennsylvania canal :, Steelton, near here. A rurnin spent the night drinking, and ..,r in the morning, accompanied by ss sl bull terrier, went to the canal and .wngpd . into the stream. Edward Nc r"rd ' and Frank Magnolia saw Turpin " !. the water. and made an attempt .a ,asch him. but the dog sprang at @om biting a large piece of flesh % som inc wrist of Magnolia.
 Tho dog was thrown aside and held Ay another man who apeared on the .sene while McCord and Magnolia svam to the side of Turpin and drag ,sd him to shore A second attempt vss w likewise frustrated. Turpin later rade third trial, and again the dog htN the rescuers off. this time long enough to allow his master to drown
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
IELEGRAPHIc NEWS FROM POINTS OF THE NATION
MUCH MONEY STOLEN.
Sixty-Thousand Dollars In Mex.
 ican Currency Gone.

Laredo. Tex. May 4.-The Wells. Fargo Express company reported to the authorities at Torreon. Mexico. the loss of s63,00O in Mexican curren. cy, which, it is claimed, was taken from through safe on their City of Mexico train. The money was con, signed to one of the banks of Chi. huahua. So far two arrests have been madc in Torreon, although it is not believed by the officials here that the men who were arrested have the money. The men apprehended say they did not know the combination of the safe which contained the money. It appears that one of the agents of the company boarded the express train ht station between the City of Mex. leo and Torreon, afterwards alighting from the train. It is said that he was the only man who was on the car who knew the combination of the safe. He Is being searched for.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
WHITWELL'S WEALTH.
Brothers of Missing Harvard Student
 Institutes Court Action

Boston, May A fortune of nearly $500,000, which was left to a Harvard student, William s. Whitwell. who mys. teriously disappeared from his studies five years ago. and later from Waco, Tex, where he has been traced. was begun in the probate court here in behalf of two brothers. who seek to divide the estate. believenig the miss. ing heir dead.
 Cutler Whitwell of California and Sturgis Whitwell of Arizona are the brothers who propose the distribution. Judge Flint reserved his decision.
 No cause for Whitwelrs mysterious disappearance has come to light. He was reported to have jumped into the sea, but later advices reached Boston that he was living in Waco. His ac- tions caused sensation at the time. Since then nothing has been heard of him.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
RYAN'S HORRIBLE FATE.
Skull Crushed and Both Legs and
 Right Arm Severed.

Nacogdoches, Tex, May 4.-Hosea Ryan. aged nineteen years, was acci dentally killed while coupling cars on the Howard Lumber companys tam at I2r'ptons Ere. The cars were loaded with logs for the Hay. ward mill, and as the young man step- ped between the cars to couple them his head was caught between the ends of two logs. crushing his skull. F. fell dead across the rails and both his legs and right arm were severed from his body by the trucks of one of the cars passing over him. The remains were shipped to Jewett, where the par. ents of the oyung man reside
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04

During April there were 157 births in Dallas county and 59 deaths.
 A block of frame buildings burned at Verden, Okla. entailing S22,O00 loss.
 Some varieties of drouth-resisting cotton are being planted near San An tonic.
 As the result of local option elections in Illinois during April hundreds of sa- looms have gone out of business.
 A gas well has been brought in five miles south of Tulsa. Okla. the roar ing of which can be heard five miles.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
FIST FIGHT PREVENTED.
Speaker Murray and Representative
 Vandeventer Nearly Scrap.

Guthrie, May 4.-ln the house Friday Speaker Murray and Representative |yandeyenter of Bartlesville came close Ito having fist fight that was prevent. led by the intervention of Representa-. |uye Ellis and Chief Clerk Pittman. It was senate day in the house. but |the time was given up to house meas lures, Vandeventer protested, and be- |1me so insistent that the speaker or |dered him to go way back and sit |dovn. Vandeventer refused to obey, |Ed defied the sergeant-at-arms Speaker Murray finally said he was Hired of seeing the member from Bar. |tlesyile make a fool of himself." and |vhen Vandeventer advanced toward l te speaker the latter dropped his gay.
 q and squared himself. Ellis and Pitt.
 man interfering and quieted the men
 before blows Were struck.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
MODEL DAIRY FARM.
To Be Establish With Most Approved
 Sanitary Methods.

Dallas. May 4.-Henry D. Lindsley has sold to the Tennessee Farm com pany 427 acres out of the j. M. Cole surveys for consideration of $42.000 The property is In eight tracts. and lies about four miles south of Oak Cliff.
 large sum Is to be expended al once to make this the model dairy farm of the southwest. patented after the institutions In Tennessee Fine stock will be placed there and the most approved modern sanitary methods of dairlying are to be installed. There are to be 100 Jersey cows.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
TWO SAFES BLOWN.
Nitroglycerin Used and Both of Them
 Are Completely Demolished.

Nitroglycerin Used and Both of Them
 Are Completely Demolished.
 San Antonio, May Conformation received here from Center Point. in Kendall county, is to the effect that safe robbers blew two safes in the building of the Center Point Mercan. tile company and escaped with about $75. There is every evidence that the robbers were in an automobile, and the officers have traced them to San Antonio. The robbery occurred about 1:30 o'clock. Nitroglycerin was used, and obth safes were blown to atoms, The neighbors were aroused. but be. fore they could locate the robbers they had made their escape
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
AUSTIN SECURES WALSH.
Former Fort Worth Pitcher Is to Re.
 turn to the Texas Leauue.

Leo Walsh, pitcher secured by the Atlanta baseball club of the Southern league, has been sold to the Austin club of the Southern Baseball league. It Is also announced that Pitcher Cum. mfngs soon will be sold. either to Shreveport, ip the Texas league, or Charleston, in the South Atlantic league. Walsh formerly played with Fort Worth.
 Austin, 4; Fort Worth, 9; The Fort Worth got all runs in first inning.
 Galveston. 4; Dallas. 1.
 rouotcy 3; Shreveport. 2.
 San Antonio, 0; Waco. 9
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
CREEL GOES ALONG.
Will Accompany Buchanan to
 Central America

City of Mexico, May 4.-Enrique c. Creel. ambassador to the United states, will accompany William I. Buchanan to Central America as A special commissioner. This much is admitted by the Mexican state depart
 ment. It is further announced that the commissioners will not visit all or the capitols of the five republics
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
GIVEN SEVEN YEARS.
'"s sentence Is What letten Is De.
 creed by the Court.

w" ofieans. May 4.-Charles E.
 'u' formerly chief clerk fin the |s sSe n Ol the state tax collector for
 y ''s' district of New Orleans. was |sntlSss |xasnced to serve seven years in the |iIm iImsu;ary an,, after a jury had declared |Ist,oss su',.y Of embedding s1O0. .000
 |ppon S'u q, ,ulSappeared last summer. and |,,ronut r ut,scoVery of the shortage in his |Bs 's was d search for him was begun, Inn" was n' linally found on the river Ia S s.ms wnere he had been attempting |''0Sn himself 'ou'ase 'o
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
ENRIQUE c. CREEIA

as was first announced. but will only go to Costa Rica, to be present at the first sitting of the international court, recently created by the peace confer ence at Washington.
 The date of the departure of the commissioners has not been fixed as yet.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
LITTLE GIRL DROWNS,
M News That a Groom and His Bride
 Have Received.

cnlckasha, Okla, May 4.-Mr. and |Als t. A. Ward of Ava, Okla. who |ae aevlsitlng Mir. and Mrs. NJ. H. Harrel, |nl N received a telegram announcing |ue death Of Mrs. Wards little sister |S ss. ,aelr home in Manitou, Okla. The mue m girl was drowned. Mir. and Mrs. '. "au were married few days ago, s snu lae sudden death in the old home |s'nss ~, s 'helr honeymoon to sad close.
 na' ward IS manager of the Ava Lum.
 yer company of Ava
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
DEPlORABlE MISTAKE.
Bud Duncan Is Shot In the Face at His
 Own Residence.

Own Residence.
 Kaufman, Tex, May 4.--Bud Duncan. one of the most prominent farmers of Kaufman county, was shot and seri- ously injured at his home near Daugh- erty. Mir. Duncan left home to be gone for the night and got Henry Pursuit., neightbor, to come over to his house and stay with his family for the night, and late in the night Mir. Duncan returned home. and MT. Pursfull heard him at the barn. and thinking he was burglar. fired at him with shotgun. the load taking effect in MT. Duncan's face. He left for pal las to be treated. The wound Is pain ful. and MT. Duncan may lose the sight Of his right eye.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-04
suddenly Exnlr..

atrnan 'as' os May AL. P. Farmer A and the Trunk Line associa. "a suSaoa,p aH prominent railroad man.
 hA is y ba,,. at his home here. His An .ponIerV JIerieVed to have resulted