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The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
KNEW MRS. GUINNESS.
Preacher Now IN Baltimore Dis
cusSeS Grimes at Laporte, Ind.

Baltimore. May 12.-To Rev. f. A..
.Schell a member of the General Con-
ference Of the NJ E Church. now in
session in this city Ray Lamphere, the
man accused Of arson ard murder In con-
nection with the burning of the house
of Mrs. Belle Guinness, OF Laporte, Ind.
made a confession.
What the nature of the confession was.
whether Lamphere admitted burning the
house or otherwise. what his relations
with Mrs. Guinness were-about these
things Mr.. Schell refused to talk to-day.
But" said Mr., Schell. Il advised Lam
phere to tell the prosecuting attorney ex-
actly what he told me, and / think he
will do so. He seems TO me to be a
thoroughly penitent man.
Rev. Schell says Mrs. Guinness attended
his church frequently, and speaks highly
of the children. He said. however. that
Mrs. Guinness. who he described as at
tractive, although large, was finally asked
to take her seat in the front part of the
church, as it was feared she was trying
to attract the young men to where she
at first took her seat in the rear.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
HEARST LEAGUE OUSTED.
Income Quits and Club II DepOs-
sessed by Grasping Tailor.

New York May Eighth avenues
low-descending sun looked upon a scene
of gloom this afternoon.
The scene was bounded on the south
by the corner Of West Twenty-fourth
street, on the east by the gutter. and the
West by the colored portal Of what had
once been the clubhouse Of the Inde-
sembly district. There was no boundary
OF the scene on the north; it ran all the
way up to McGinness' saloon. on Thirty
fourth street, wherever one or more mem
bers Of the Independence League Club were
gathered together over a SCOOP Of hops
to discuss the dispossessing of the club
by Joseph Bass. gents tailor That part OF
the !bsenesque picture, which was visible
just in front Of the locked door OF No.
2SS. was a sOrry ruin.
There was a splttOon. all blue, with
white and gold forget-me-nots, hand
painted, on the bowl; a table with a green
baize covering and one leg wabbly three
dozen folding camp chairs. a Franklin
stove and eight yards aud half OF per-
fectly good red. white. and blue starred
ton Of dissertations. the framed litho-
graph of a young man whose locks part
ed in the middle OF a high brow. and
whose eyes seemed TO speak the words.
Ny friends. 10 every passing citizen on
The Eighth avenue car.
Turned out," quoth Black c. Mackie.
the main henchman OF the seventy In.
dependence Leaguers Turned out like
any wop behind in de rent Pipe De unk
Make Imbsen blew US 10 just a short
two years ago; so fine and dandy once,
now piled up outside like cigie butts on
Saturday night An HOSTS (Hearsts)
phiz pushed up on top de whole layout.
SOS every chaw on a street car can lamp
at him an pass out nasty remarks
Mr. Blackie Msckie was right The In
dependence League Club Of the Seventh
Assembly district had been turn OUT
by Mr. Joseph Bass. the tailor, for non
payment of rent.
One Of the officers OF the dispossessed
club. whose name cannot be mentioned in
such an important connection, gave
terse explanation of the clubs undoing
Nothing coming in and everything GO
ing out" said he
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
TAFT STARTS FOR HOME.
Secretary Goes to ColOn to Board
the Cruiser Prnirie.

Secretary Goes to COIOn to. Board
the Cruiser Prairie.
Panama, May 12-Willam H. Taft. the
American Secretary of War. left here to-
day for Colon, where he VIII board the
cruiser Prairie. on which he returns to
the United States.
The conferences he held with the Pana-
ma officials were satisfactory. They COW
cred numerous topics, including the spe-
cially projected treaty negotiations be-
tween Panama, Colombia, and the United
States The details have not been made
public. and viii be held in allegiance until
Secretary Taft reaches Washington and
confers personally with President Roose-
welt and Secretary OF State Root A con-
siderable part Of Mr. Tafts time while
here was taken up with important Canal
Zone matters.
There is considerable dlssstisfa ction IN
the commercial community, owing 10 Mr.
Tafts decision 10 make no commissary
concessions. He authorized the purchase
Of cattle In Colombia fer the laborers in
the Canal Zone. which purchases. II they
are made. viii practically ruin the cattle
trade in the interior provinces OF Panama
and seriously affect the commercial COM
munlty In Colon and the city Of Panama
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
J. s. Dept. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.

T. ). Dept. Of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Washington. Tuesday May T. 1858 .. m
SUMMER hot spell appears 10 have set in over
Eastern districts. especially Southern New England,
where the temperature is about Is degrees above the
seasonal average The MAXIMUM temperature to-day
at Washington was 50 degrees: Albany and Boston.
s degrees each Philadelphia. 81 degrees and New
York 50 degrees.
No rain Of consequence has fallen. except in
Northern New England, the Rocky Mountain re-
giOn Oklahoma, Arkansas and Nebraska The TEN
peTatures in the Upper Lake region and thence
west 10 the Rocky Mountain are relatively low.
The indications fof the next torty-sight hours
point 10 lower temperatures in the Lover Lake re-
gion snd New England continued high temperatures
IN the Middle Atlantic States the Ohio VALLEY and
throughout the South. Rain is probable over the
eastern slope Of the Rocky Mountain and the Tn
Der Missouri VALLEY Wednesday, and IN the Upper
Lake region Thursday.
The winds along the New England coast will he
brisk westerly, on the Middle Atlantic coast fresh
southWesterly, on the South Atlantic coast light
s-uthwesterly, the East Gulf coast light 10
fresh sQutheastCly Cn the West Gulf fresh 70 hrisk
sutheasterlv, on the Lower Lakes brisk westerly
and on the Upper Lakes fresh noTthezsterly. in
crsasing.
Steamers departing Wednesday for European poris
viii have fresh westerly winds and fair weather 10
the Grand Banks
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Special to The Washington Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald
Hyattsville. Md. May 12.-Prinee George
County voted against local option to-day.
the majority being PA in favor Of licensed
saloons.
According to reports from the leaders
in the various districts, the negro voted
almost solidly against local option, while
the white vote did not come cut. In
Bowie district tire vets" only got %
majority. They were counting in carry
ing this district by more than 100. but
this was the only district where the ne
gro vote was split.
Meilwood district, the home of State
Senator Claggett who introduced the To-
cal option bill, went 81 against local op-
tion. Senator Claggett claims that the
negroes voted solidly againse local option.
Marlboro District "Wet."
Marlboro district, the home of Judge
Merrick, pronounced local option ad-
vocate. gave 1o7 majority for the vets
Judge Merrick declared tonight that the
negroes voted almost solidly against local
option. This statement is cOncurred in
by all the leading Republicans in the
county who were fighting for local option
Spauldings district was the banner
liquor territory, the vets securing 157
majority. 1t is safe to say that at least
two-thirds of the white votes cast was
for local option, although hundreds OF
whites remained at home.
Many White VETS"
In Marlboro. MellwoOd, and Kent dis
tricts. however. many white voters sup
ported the saloons. Chilum district the
home of Speaker J. Enos Ray. gave the
largest majority for the ry side-seventy-
nine. James c. Rogers. Of Hyattsylle. an
ardent local optionist, in an interview to-
naturally Disappointing TO him, an analy-
sis of the vote clearly shows that the
best element voted almost unanimously
for locol option. He believes the temper
ance sentiment in the county would DOM
mate the political situation in the future
The vote in the county by districts fol-
low; Hyattsville-DTy, "a; wet, To- Bl8-
densbuTg-Dry, 126; wet. 80 Kent-Ma-
jOrity for wet. 42 Bowie-Dry. 12S; wet,
14S. Quenneanne-DT III; wet. III Marl-
bOrO-wet, 1SS: dry. 81. MellwOOd-Dry,
Il; wet. ISL. Nottinghem-Dry. 144: wet
g. ayHdywine-MajOrity Of 81 dry
AquasCO-Dry, %; wet 20. PiscataWay-
Dry, 80; wet. 102 Surratts-Dry, "a; wet,
q. Oxon Hill-One majority fer dry.
Chillum-l40 dry, 81 wet
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
GUILD FOR SECOND PLACE.
seventh bay state District Adopts
Taft Preference Resolutions

Lynn, Mass. May PAT the Seventh
Congressional district Republican conven-
ton to-day Frank A. Bayard. of Maldeg.
and Charles II. Hastings. of Lynn. were
chosen as delegates to the national con-
yention by acclamstion Taft preference
resolutions we're adopted and another
resolution favored Gov Guild as the
party candidate for Vice President.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
COMING TO CAPITAL.
unemployed" delegate win Ask
RooseveIf for Work.

New York. May 12.-Alexander Law.
who, at a recent convention of the un-
employed. was appointed a delegate to
call on President Roosevelt and endeavor
to enlist his services on behalf of these
out OF work. left to-day for Washing.
ton He viii endeavor 10 impress upon
the President the desirability> of spending
Sl5e. .0o00o0 on the improvement OF the
country's waterways as a means of sup
plying work to those lacking employment
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
DENIES GUATEMALAN STORIES.
Manager of Railroad Says Cabied
Reports Are Exaggerated.

Mobile. Ala, May 12-"The reports OF
the trouble of the condition in Guatemala
that have been chronicled are unfounded,
except that in regard to the attempted
assassination Of the President" said D.
p. sodgsdon, general manager of the
Guatemala Central Railroad. who reached
Mobile to-day.
There has been absolutely no restric-
ton to free transit in any part OF the
republic, and persons were able to come
and go as they pleased at the time OF the
attempted assassination. just as though
normal conditions prevailed and normal
conditions did prevail at once.
The President is very progressive. and
he has many enemies as other Presidents
have, but he wants to do what ne can
TO bring the country forward
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
Goes to Prison for kissing.

New York. May PA young man who
was arrested at Sixth avenue and Twen-
ty-third street late yesterday after he had
kissed a number of girls who chanced
to pass him was sent to Blackwells
Island to-day. He viii have to remain
there for three months. Detective John
Flynn saw the young man kiss several
girls, much against their protests. Flynn
arrested him.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
SAIL OUT OVER OCEAN.
Wright Brothers Make Most Daring
Airship Flight Yet.

Norfolk Va, May 12.-The most dar-
ing fig htyet made by the Wright
brothers. Of Dayton Ohio, now expert
men tingwith their airship at XIII
Devil Hill, twelve miles from Msntec.
across AlbemarIe Sound, y. G.. was
accomplished by the aeronauts to-day
They sscended 90 an altitude of
seventy-fve feet, directed their airship
seward and sailed out over the broad
Atlantic ocean for two miles. Turning
with ease the aeronauts returned 10
the shore and landed within 200 feet
Of the starting point on the half mile
of beach between the ocean and sound
upon which they are experimenting.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
LiberaIs Retain Morley,s seat.

London. May 12-In the bye election
in the Montrose district to fll the va
Morley to the peerage. the Liberals
retained the seat with a vote 1888
below that cast for Mr.. Morley IN 1906,
the result being: r. V. Hsrcourt. Lib
eral 3.oS3; Mr.. Burgess, Socialist Labor.
1877, Mr.. Constable, Conservative, 1915.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
NOTED ENGINEER DIES.
Walter G. Berg, of New York, Passes
Away Suddenly.

New York. May 12-Walter Gilman
Berg, one of the foremost engineers of
the country. died suddenly this morning
at his residence. 261 West Fifty-second
street. of acute Indigestion. He was
born January p, 1855 in New York City.
and was educated in Europe from where
he was graduated with honors from the
Royal Polytechnic Institute Of Stuttgart.
Germany, IN 1878
As president of the American Railway
Engineering and Maintenance OF Way
Association. he was to have attended the
governors conference in Washington to-
morrow
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
TWO FOR TAFT IN MAINE.
Second District sends Delegates to
Chicago Uninstructed.

Lewiston Me-. MAY 12.-Tt the Second
district Republican convention held
here to-day, Seth NJ. Carter of Auburn.
chairman of the Republican State COM
mittee. and W. G Thompson. Of Bristol,
We're elected as delegates. and Joseph
". Perkins. Of Wilton, and Franck C..
Whitehouse Of Topham. as alternates
to hte Republican national convention
az Chicago. The delegates were unin-
structed, but are for Taft as the Pres
identiall nominee.
Only 10 cents "A week, delivered at
your door-the daily issues Of The Wash
ington Herald Phone Main $500
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nennett Gets delegates.

SPECIAL to The Washington Herald
Cumberland. Md, May 12-The returns
from the counties of Hancock and Mingo
show that Louis Bennett captured the
delegations for the Democratic nomina-
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Local Temperature.

Midnight. 60; a. m.s 81; a. m. s.: a m. 81:
s a. m. s.; 10 A. m e; y noon. S. 81.
p NJ. S. p. NJ, s.; 5 D. m. 81. 10 D. m. r.
maximum, S. minimum. S. Relative humidity-s
A.. n. s.; 2 p. m. 20; S y. H.. .. Rainfall IL n
m, 20 p. m.}. trace. Hours 0f sunshine I3s Per
cent q possible sunshine. 100 Temperature same
date last year-Maximum, 80 minimum. 49,
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ton for governor Of West Virginia.
Kanawha County went for Littlepage. II
being the latter's home county. The
MingO County convention indorsed Bryan
for President
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
SPECIAL NOTICE.

The meeting Of the congregation Of
Epiphany Church appointed for Thursday
evening will be held on WEDNESDAY
instead, in the Parish Hall. at O'Clock
THE EIGHTH SEMI-ANNUAL DIVI-
dend Of two and one-half (2lzf) per cent
has been declared on the preferred stock
of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. payable JUNE /, 1905, to stock
holders Of record May y, 1905, from the
net earnings of the company.
Books for the transfer OF al stock viii
be closed from May y 70 June ], 1908.
both dates inclusive
F. J. WHITEHEAD,
Secretary.
ny2ss7.suBI5EIs99 8SE E3.A.sl
co TO ". 5. TAPPAN's. sB G ST. wv. FOR
watches, clocks, !ewelry. cot glass, &c. Repairing
al lowest prices ap4u.eod
o. B. HAMILTON. PAPERHANGER AND DEC
orator q I339 " hss moved 10 300 7th
Benz. r.. Coles = Co. CphOIsteFIaz sE
al kinda Slip ecHsTs. So sth ". S5lA
When you have lost or found anything,
telephone an advertisement to The Wash
ington Herald and bill viii be sent you at
cent a VOID.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13

AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
members Of the WOODY ard & 10th
rop Employees Relief Association, the
following officers and executive board
were elected for the ensuing year.
George r. Porter, President; Harry
nj. Show, First Vice President: Miss
NJ. 2. Speck, Second Vice President.
Mr. L. II. B. Robinette, Financial Secre-
tary. Mr.. George B Ostermayer Record
ing Secretary. Mr.. r. 9. Mullikin, Treas
urer; Mr.. l. Fronani, Mr.. J. O. Moque,
Mrs. Seymour, Mr.. c. Davis. Mrs john
son. and Miss Metz. Annual reports Of
the various committees and officers were
read showing the association TO be in
most prosperous condition, the past year
having eClipsed all previous effort Ar
fangements are now being made by the
association for its annual excursion, 10
be held June .. GEO. B. OSTERMAYER,
Recording SacrefarN
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
COUNTY VOTES" VET
Prince George FayOrs 0per-
alton of Saloons.
"DRYS" ARE DEFEATED BY 214

Reports from Various Districts Indi-
cate that Negroes Favor Liquor
Sale, but Vote Is Not Confined to
COIoFed Men-Senator CIaggett's
District Carried by the "Wets."
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Temperatures In Otber Citie.

Temperatures in other cities together with fbs
smount Of rainfall for he twelve hours ended ar
?. m. yesterday. are ss follows:
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AOHuItIUh ua tHe Nutef.
Special 20 The Washington Herald
Hsusars Ferry W. Va, MAY l2-Both rivers
muddy to-day
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
ATTRACTIVE in Price

as we'll as in character
HOWARD PRINTING IS an
excellent proposition where effective and
economical publicity is desired. Cards blot
iefs. folders. booklets &c. designed and exc
cutsd on short notice. Estimates furnished.
Geo. E. Howard. 7l4 18th ST.,
PRINTER. ENGRAYER, AND BOOKBINDER.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-13

At the Willard Hotel yesterday he was
one of the most popular figures for 1t
is plain that he has friends in many
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Secretary.
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co TO ". 5. TAPPAN's. ss C ST. wv. FOR
watches, clocks, lewelry. cot glass. &c. Repairing
al lowest prices ap4-u eod
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-25

natives NJ that country enjoyed great
prestige When hostlities We're ended
a large number OF French members OF
the fleet remained in New York and
went into business IL was the most
natural thing in the world that they
should want church of their own, and
no ono seemed to think otherwise \
subscription was started, and con-
tributions came IN liborally from an
sides Tho king of Spain gave $1,000,
and the cornerstone Of the first church
ST. Peters, in Barclay street was laid
by the Spanish ambassador Nov. 4,
1886
For twenty-five years thereafter
New York was n parish in the diocese
of Baltimore, then ruled by the famous
Bishop John Carroll a member of the
distinguished Maryland family. cousin
of Charles Carroll OF Carroltun, a
signer Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. Bishop CAROLS diocese includ-
ed all of the territory of the United
States at the time, and when Louisiana
was acquired he became administrator
of that also. In 1908 Pope Plus VII
founded four new diDCcscs in the new
country--at Boston for New England,
at Philadelphia for Pennsylvania and
Ohio, at Bardstown for kentucky and
Tennessee and at New York for tn,
states of New York and New Jersey.
The next move was To provide a
bishop, Material FOR such digultaries
being somewhat scarce in the new
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Manhattan Island, it was not long be
fore ono made his appearance, Jesuit
priest at that The early history Of
the Dutch settlement of New Amster-
dam records the fact that a certain
Father Isaac Jogues. who had been do
ing missionary work among the Mo-
hawk Indians, was rescued from death
by the Dutch at Albany and sent down
TO New Amsterdam, whose governor,
William Kicft, received him kindly
When the colony passed into the
hands of the English the situation
changed. An 1rishman, Colonel Thorn
as Dongan afterward Earl of LINER
ick. came to the new colony as gov
ernor, and one of his earliest acts was
To open chapel in the fort on Bowl
ing Green, and his Jesuit chaplains
founded "A Latin school for the gentry
on the very spot on which old Trinity
church now stands At the fall Of
James H. Dongan was recalled, the
school was closed and the priests were
banished from the colony.
Later, when New York was begin
ming to take on commercial impor-
lance, number of Irish, French and
Spanish merchants took up their resi-
dence in the town. By the time the
British had been forced to evacuate. in
1888, these foreign residents had be-
come quite influential New York be-
came the seat of the federal govern
ment. and on account of the aid given
by the French to the patriot cause the
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The methods employed by our gov
eminent in dealing with this Important
matter do not compare favorably with
those of other nations. Until within
recent years the general estimate in
this country of our foreign service was
that it was necessary but rather OIL
namental appendix to the government.
We had comparatively small trade
and little money TO invest outside OF
this country. our foreign relations
We're not especially critical There has
been great change in the last decade.
The increased power and Significant"
OF the United states among tho nations
Of the world nave crenied vast eNpan-
sion IN our foreign relations. The I'M
portance oi our embassies ana legations
has Increased enormously ana the IN
crease has involved corresponding
growth IN the necessary expenditure
There is a very distinct impression in
ot1cial circles that Uncle sam is I'M
clined to be parsimonious in the matter
Of mis- foreign agencies and thar he
should not only provide an embassy
buildings put ais" cohNihui" more ND
'ralIN I" th'ir support Ia comparison
win the present policy of the leading
European powers Tor instance hi"
practice seems I" be almost niggardlN
inc BiiiSh ambassador 3t PARIS rec
celN'' 5i'ouo irr anhun. TINS Is ih"
largest salary paid To any olholal of ihr
hnd, nul Russ'I lt NOT ill o'nind WIi1
h"' yearly wage at Sio.0Vo 10 nor repre-
S''|'HNr7 MI London. li'I'lH FaIlS "N0
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be he fit or unfit in other respects, will
ing or unwilling
Our Six Ambassadors.
The salary of an American ambassa-
dor--we now have six of them-is
S17.5OO. whether he is at Paris. London,
Berlin. Vienna, st. Petersburg or Rome
In addition he is allowed something for
office rent, fuel and light, furniture sta
tionery, postage. telegraph service and
numerous other incIdentals. His total
income, however, is not more than 500
600 in any case.
At first sight this seems TO be large
sum, an income indeed that most Amer
lean citizens would be glad to enjoy,
but cannot. 1t Is a sum which repre-
sents a host of creature comforts which
the average American must do without,
Possibly he would even be willing TO
become an ambassador to obtain them.
Before he proceeds too far in this di
rectlon let him pause and consider.
First OF ALL every ambassador must
provide and furnish his own embassy.
Uncle Sam makes no provision for the
housing of his representatives except
in Tokyo, Seoul. Constantinople, Tan
ger Pellin and Bangkok. Every man
who represents this government abroad
is obliged to provide quarters for him
self and his family and he Is expected
to select a residence that win be cred
It to his government. If he be mil
lionaire he may emulate Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid and take a palace like Dorchester
House in London at an annual rental OF
100000 and a country house AT $4,000
additional, II he be less abnndantly
provided with private means he may
possibly obtain suitable house for
half or two-thrds of his salary. In
any case the worst is still to come.
on arriving officially at his post and
after he has presented his credentials
to the head OF the government he must
give a reception to the diplomatic corps.
This Is really very important requi-
site. for Il enables the newcomer TO get
somewhat acquainted with those with
whom he is 10 be associated. and ~ Is
also necessary to make as good an inn
preston as possible A modest esu-
mate of the cost Of such a preliminary
is $500, and II may easily be expanded
TO double that sum.
Then IL Is expected Of him that he
! will give a dinner 10 each Of his ambas-
sadorial colleagues. I'm some places he
must include even the ministers of See
! ond class powers IN this social eNtrav-
aganoe. The guests on all of these oo-
caslons include men aud women OF the
highest social rank. and nothing mex
| penslYe must be set before them. Take
/ the French mission, for example. There