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The San Francisco call., 1909-07-25

together by means of strong stick placed between
hands and feet the body placed in the grave and
lightly covered After it had lain there for two days
it taken up by night and carried to Totoquelli,
where it was again placed in shallow grave but III
hut where women could bring i'll luck by looking
upon it The law of the bush shuts all
from any approach to the dead Then the family and
the town began to make ready for the obsequies,
formal notices to all the big kings
within two days walk, in order that they might
come with gltts) and assist Wobehs spirit into rest
The funeral began three days before ! reached
Iotoquelli and continued for five days thereafter.
First the body again lifted from the grave and
laid out In an open kitchen carefully screened The
king women were then segregated in another kitchen
and ntrusted with the duty of making great amenta-
ton. Then the head of the dsvil bush'-he is
great functionary in West Afrca-came into the vii
lage to announce the kings death-a performance
par with the formal notification given to presiden
t1al nominee by committee from national con-
ventlon he devil bush is sort OF combination OF
secret society and boys boarding school. 1t is
collection of huts hidden away in the bush which
women must avoid or pay the penalty OF death Here
are collected most OF the boys OF the community and
they remain in seclusion for period varying from
three to SIX years. being taught some sense and much
nonsense. The grip of superstition is strong that
the head of the bush becomes great man in the tribe
and death is the penalty for any woman who looks
upon his face. Totoquels devil preceded his
trance INTO the town by unearthy YELL which was
the signal for all the and girls (and every man
not member of the devil bush') to secrete them
selves Then with series of ventriloqustic yells he
came into the center of the town. announced the death
OF Wobeh, ordered the funeral to proceed and VAN
ished into the bush. Then the real noise began
Wobeh's women and children reassembled in their
kitchen and resumed their mournful chant. This is
a performance in which the women OF West Africa
are very accomplished and Wobeh's family large
enough to be heard. Meanwhile for two days and
nights the men of the town made it lively for the
spirits OF evil that supposed to be lowering IN
charged with powder were fired at intervals through
out the entire time causing the evil shapes to take to
fight Most of the night given over to the beat
ing OF drums the women and younger men dancing
in procession all over the town.
In ordinary circumstances the body OF the king
would have lain in the kitchen for four days, but
the intrigues of of the neghborng chiefs caused
the two eldest sons Of Wobeh to make coup detat
kng Bow insisted upon burying the body IN the town
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began shed its soft light through hazy clouds the
nights dancing began There undercurrent OF
sadness it; everybody literally out for good
time. The dancers drunmed up in groups. the
drummers shufing all through the town TO organize
procession. A second crowd gathered under the
leadership of with string instrument made
from caabash and eventually third group shuffied
along the of calabash strung with iron rings
the sound being that of gourd half filled with dried
peas.
After these separate groups had paraded the
Streets to their satisfaction chanting all the while
they united in large circle Wobehs grave
drums the center and began song and dance that
could have been heard for mile. This kept up
nearly all the night, the chanting being varied from
time to time, first in dialect then in another. At
times the dancers chased another around the cir
Gle in lock step, then they would join hands and
sway their bodies back and FORTH bowling at regular in
tervals to the drunmers. Men, women and children
were mixed up unfortunately. There nothing
that resembled anything American-no couples, no
cake walking no jig dancing. There quaint har
nony in their chanting, for their voices soft and
musical but the performance soon grew monotonous
except to. them. During the exercises some OF the
of the deceased spread their mats the
and lay down to witness the dancing. They took
keen interest it, times laughing and applauding
The next day rather quiet. A big palaver was
called in the morning to sit in judgment on king
Bamboo who had seriously sinned against the native
law Though technically king of the whole country
he was fined $105. The day was further marked by
two favorite wives. Dookbah is a of about
40 and is every inch king though he does not
look it when he puts on his European hat His wives
easily the leading ladies OF the court circle the
elder indeed the most stylish native woman that
[ have
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MOST EvENTFuL DAY

The succeeding day was one of the most eventful
of ALL Before sunrise the men of the town brought
large the grave and walled 1t IN, making
Enclosure about six feet wide and 10 feet long
Dozens of empty gin bottles brought and placed
all around the grave-a very common custom on this
coast The mound was then leveled down and the
entire inclosure covered with stones and wet sand
At the head they placed couple of small ivory
usks rice bowl containing Wobehs silver ring and
some koa nuts, two pitchers and small brass kettle
Across there laid unsheathed sword. The
fixing of the grave not completed until they had
brought small jug of rum and poured a little of it
into each vessel The thirst of Wobehs spirit was
apparently easily qacnched than had been that
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
DEATH OF ITO A BLOW
TO u. S. DIPLOMATISTS
By JAMES HAY, II.

To the United States. the death o.
Prince Ito is a great blow IN a dlplc-
matte sense because the logical result
Of the end of Ito's career IS the raising
10 supreme influence tn Japan of Prince
Hamagata, the leader of the military
party"
The militarists are those who have
clamOred on various occasions for war
with the United States, and tEsre is 10
denial possible Of the fact that Yama-
gata's rise 10 the post of principal ad-
wiser to the Mikado viii make relations
between this country and Japan much
more liable to rupture than was the
case when Ito was alive.
In spite of all that has been said and
written about the ties Of friendship De
tween this country and Japan, there is
no doubt that in Japan there Is strong
party inimical TO Americans and ATnerl-
can influence in the Orient. This SenIl-
ment is represented by Yamagata and
his many followers.
In order To understand more clearly
the tremendous effects of ItO's assassin
alton, II Is necessary TO review the reld-
lions between himself and Yamagata-
The two men had long been opponents
In 1867, they We're two OF five young men
who formed the arrogant plan OF shap-
ing Japan's destiny and building her
into one Of the great empires or the
world. Ito. when a lad. had shipped as
q stOWaWay with several companions
on fTeighter and had landed in London
with one American dollar IN his pocket
E1aAlAB UtEH IEuEhEN VI Alllo W = Bdh-
er as soon as he landed and having been
given one bun for all his money, he
was picked up by a philanthropist,
taught English and cared for well
After two years OF this, with great
er knowledge Of Occidental customs and
history than was enjoyed By any Of his
counuymen, he returned 10 his native
country and - gan his empire building.
At first opposed to letting other ma
tons into Japan, he soon changed 10
the plan Of letting them in and play
ing their own game.
In Eecent years he worked as the
resident general OF Korea, where he was
liked by the best classes of Koreans
because they realized that he miti-
gated as far as he dared the cruelty
and oppression of the AiikadO's gov
eminent toward them. Among the com
mon people, however, he was held In
eliminate between the agent and the
principal in their oppression.
in his sOfteniug Of korea's fate, ne
was continually opposed by Yamagata
and the entire military party. In ev-
eTything he did TO soften Japau's hos
tfIity 10 outside nations, particularly
America, he was opposed IN the same
quarter
which recommended him 70 the rad
icals Of his country. That act resulted
Ina a book Of Korean vengeance, which
opened in San Francisco more than
year ago with the assassination by
Koreans Of Durham White Stevens, an
American. and closed yesterday with
the murder Of Ito himself.
Stevens, who was native OF Mary
land. worked in the orient for many
years in connection with the japanese
The Washington times., 1909-10-26

Prof. Emery, chairman of the board,
said today it would not be necessary to
do any travelling or send experts about
over TINS country or Europe. at least
for the present. and that the board had
all it could do here in the examination OF
documents and study OF the information
at hand.
In an effort TO promote good feeling
between this country and France, as
well as beJW cen this country and Swift
erland and Bulgaria. IL has been ordered
by the Treasury that the customs houses
keep open until 40 Saturday afternoon.
The trade agreements with those coun-
tries VIII expire October 81, Sunday next
Ordinarily, this would mean expiration
when the customs houses close business
Saturday, " hiCh Is at ] O'Clock. But 1t
has been ordered that the custom houses
keep open for the usual length of time
until 40 Saturday afternoon. Any yes
sci that makes entry I'D to that time
from France or containing Bulgarian or
swiss goods. viii be allowed the lower
rates on those goods 50 far as they are
affected by tn agreement.
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
ACTIVITY IN KOREA
CAUSE OF SHOOTING

Prince Itos death at the hand OF a
Korean was undoubtedly the result Of
his activity in subduing Korea. He be-
came Japanese resident general at Seoul
after negotiations extending over a long
period. and marked by determined op-
position and much rioting. As resident
general he soon demonstrated that he
was the real ruler Of Korea, and he
ruled with an iron hand. Throughout
Korea. he was probably the most hated
japanese. Numerous outbreaks Of the
smouldering revolt that was then the
chronic condition of Korea were put
down by Prince Ito, and the rebels
punished in a manner that soon put an
end to the outbreaks.
Ito's life was constantly threatened in
Korea, and by the Koreans after he
resigned his post there in June of this
year. The discovery of a plot by
Koreans, looking toward the murder of
Ito, the ousting of Japan from Korea.
and the independence OF the Koreans.
in 1905, saved Itos life by a narrow
margin. A similar plot was uncovered
IN 1908.
Became Council Member.
Prince Ito became a member Of the
privy council of Japan when he re-
signed his post as resident general at
Seoul IN June The Mikado raised him
in rank at that time. He had a bril-
liant record In the service of Japan.
pire during the Chinese war. when
Japan first appeared as world power.
having been prime minister OF the en-
From the son Of a gardener to the
greatest prime minister that ever guild
ed the destinies OF japan, Ito's prog
ress was rather slow and steady than
brilliant He was one Of the few great
japanese who rose from the peasant
class None of his relatives were noble.
His fun name was Hirobumi Ito. He
was born in 1871. He was educated
after the Occidental fashion, and after
a slow studious early career he spent
valuable knowledge Of modern ways.
Is Made Governor.
In 1863 he was made governor Of
Hiogo. and in 1863 he became minister
OF finance. He visited Europe four
times after his rise 10 the cabinet, in
1871, 1852 1901. 1902, and on each occa-
sion was received with great honors
at the European capitals. In 1912 King
Edward created him a grand command
or of the Bath.
Prince Ito was premier Of the Japan
ese cabinet four times resigning the
Office finally In 1901.
He took part il the war Of 1877. and
in 1850 commanded the cruiser Heyei
IN the Persian gulf In 1852 he was
promoted TO captain.
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
NICHOLAS REGRETS
ATTACK UPON ITO

PARIS. Oct. 26.-NO one viii regret
the attack made upon Marquis Ito more
than the Gar. according TO Russian
foreign Minister IsWolsky. who is with
the Car on his trip through France,
en- route home after a visit TO King
Victor Emmanuel at Racconigi, Italy.
Iswolslzys today told French Foreign
Minister Fichon that the Gar regarded
Ito as a powerful agept in restoring
complete amity between Russia and
Japan, and would view his death as a
national loss to Russia.
The Gar expected great things Of
Marquis Ito's meeting with the Russian
minister of finance at Hardin, and when
told that the Marquis had been shot
down. he at first refused to believe the
report, bat later. when the shooting
was clearly established, the Car ex-
pressed his sorrow and ordered a mes
cage sent 10 the japanese government
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
TARIFF BOARD MEETS
TO OUTLINE ITS WORK
New Congressional Body Has Long Conference
Watch Particularly for Discrimination Against United
States-To Promote Good Feeling With France


The new tariff board, consisting Of
Prof. II. 9. Emery of Yale, Alvin sand
ers of Oh. cago. and Assistant Secretary
Reynolds Of the Treasury Department.
Is in conference today at the Treasury
This is the first meeting of the board
since it was organized some weeks
ago. From now on, all three members
Of the board viii be here and its work
viii be practically continuous.
Meetings of the board viii not be held
in the sense that the members will come
together st stated times But the board
viii go ahead steadily collecting and
collating information on the question
of what countrfes are discriminating
against the United States. Particularly
viii 1t seek TO find out what countries
are discriminating "undU1y." Under the
law, those that "unduly'' discriminate
against this country viii be subjected
TO maximum tArifr rates after March 81.
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
WILBUR LOOKS ON
AS HIS PUPILS FLY.
Wright Permits Humphreys
and Lahm to Make
Trip.
Continued from First Page)

the skill for which he has become IA
nous at College Park. over the heads
Of the spectators gathered around the
shed, he shut off his motor and started
TO glide TO the ground
Only once before at College Park has
Mr.. Wright made this glide On the first
attempt he slid along the air lanes for
PROBABLY LOCO feet before he touched the
earth This morning he came dowa
mqch more quickly, but in just as sur
ErlSlnS fashion as before.
Both Signal Corps officers sat this
morning In the seat which they have
previously occupied as passengers. That
seat IS not the one which Orviile and
WliDIr have used in their trips. In
order TO balance the machine so that
the operator would not be confronted
Dy some problem OF equilibrium of
which he knew nothing. Mr.. Wright be-
tore the flights this morning put two
y indOW weights on the left forward cor
FER OF the lower main plane BY this
means the operator was not thrown of
in his calculation of a turn.
Surprise to Spectators.
While the flights this morning by the
pupils came as a surprIse to many of
the spectators Mr. Wright always has
asserted that he could teach a man to
manipulate a Wright biplane in about
one hour of actual flying time While
he has taken longer than this with
both lieutenants, still the flying has
been done internationally and under
varying wind conditions
After the flight Mr.. Wright made
alone. the machine was taken into the
shed, and the officers and the pro-
lessor started to do q little inside
work.
Both lieutenants were immensely
pleased with their trips as real avia-
tors and both looked happy
If the weather remains peaceful II
is not probable that Mr.. Wright will
leave College Park for washington
to attend the public meeting in the
Chamber OF Commerce this Afternoon.
when Washington and BaltimC.r4
business men viii consult about the
chance Of obtaining the international
aviation meet
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
SAKS BRINGS SUIT
FOR HEAVY DAMAGES
FurTier Declares Certain Parties
Have Injured His
Credit.

The second gun IN the warfare be-
tween Samuel Saszs. a local furrier and
his creditors, who yesterday asked that
he be aoJudged d bankrupt. was fired
late yesterday when Mr.. Saks fled suit
for 100000. naming as defendants the
New York merchants who signed the
petition in bankruptcy They are Solo
mon Schilds Harry Eisenbach. Alfred
Elsenbach, and Otto Erler.
Mr.. Salzs denies he is insolvent, and
declares that the charges made by the
creditors that he committed acts of
bankruptcy by prefeTring certain cred
itors are untrue When these charges
were made and a rule obtained by the
New Workers fixing November 3 FOR a
hearing Mr.. Saks says his credit WAS
injured, and that he was damaged to
the extent II the sum sued for. lie Is
represented by Attorney Leon Tobriner
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
JAPANESE ON COAST
EXCITED BY CRIME

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. e5.-The shoot
ing Of Prince Ito at Hardin today has
caused great excitement among the Jap
anese here. The general impression is
that the prince was the victim Of the
Korean native societies that have been
doing their utmost ia a campaign Of
attempted assassination against Japan
csc officials ever since Prince Ito as
suuled control ga Korea.
II was he who originally planned the
complete absorption OF Korea by Japan
and le who finally carried u out, despite
the protests OF the natives
The shooting OF Ito recalls the assas-
Eination 81 Durham White Stevens, the
American adviser Of the japanese gov
ernment, who was shot down by a
Korean patriot in this city
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
FOUR VANDERBILT
CUP CARS OFF ROAD
Billy" Knipper and Joe
MatSon in Accidents on
Course.

GARDEN CITY. L. T.. oct. A-OPlv
great luck prevented a number Of acci-
dents on the Vanderbilt cup course to-
lay from ending SCI iously.
iWenty-thTee cars. entered in the Gun
race and sweepstakes on Saturday. were
out for practice spins over the Iz64-n7ile
course, and four Of them ran of the
ribbon OF cement track, through fences
or into bitches.
The cars that went askew were the
Moon, driven b. Philip Wells: one OF
the Nationals, piloted by Jack Aiken
and two OF the Chalmers-Detroit type
with Joe Matson and BILLY Rnf16er
AZ the wheels.
That no ore was seriously hurt or the
machlnes badly damaged by the acct
dents was remarkable. as all OF the cars
were going al better than a mile-a-mfn-
ute When they slipped from the track
me fastest time OF the day was made
oy Bert Dingley in a ChaImers-D Detroit
Blue Bird He Travelled the course in
eleven minutes fat.
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
Died.

and Mrs. Chas. H. Bauman, Mrs
Amelia F. Neitenthalr and Miss Clara A.
Roth extend to their msry friends their
most SINCERE appreciation for the acts
OF kindness and expressions Of sympathy
extended 20 them during he sad bereaNe-
ment in the loss Of their de.,r mother. Caro-
line l. Roth. 1ts
ISRAEL-Cn Monday evening, October =.
1909, at. 4:i5, JEPTHA NJ. ISRAEL.
Funeral from his late residence, Eli Flag
Ter place northwest on Wednesday. October
q. 1903 al O'Clock Remains viii be taken
to AsheviDs, n. g. for interment
Baskerville and Nashville Tenn, papers
please copy. 1t
Sunday. October "a 1909
WILLIAM THOMAS, belu-sd husband Of
Julia ann Baggett' aged seventy-eight
All is darE within our dwelling.
Lonely are our hears today;
For the one we loved SO dearly
Has forever passed away.
Thy virtue and thy worth
Shall fond remembrance cheer,
And ease the aching heart
That drops the falling tear
By His Loving Wife.
Funeral from his late residence, $3.50 N
street northwest. on Wednesday. October
=, at $50 a. m, thence 20 Holy Trinity
said. It,
ERBERT-Suddeniy. on Monday October
., 1909, MARY ELIZABETH beloved wife
Of Henry C., and mother Of Leon H Harry
A, and William C. Herbert and Sadina f.
McKeon.
Funeral private. Interment in Rock Creek
Cemetery. IT.
Mrs. Herbert was the wife of Henry c.
Herbert a Well-knOWn cCnfectiOneF, OF this
city. Her death occurred after short i'll
ness, following an attack Of heart disease
Mrs. Herbert was born in Baltimore hfty-
eight years ago and had resided in this
city. since childhood. she is survived t,v
her husband. three sOns-LoOn F.. Harry A
and William C.. Herbert-and by one daugh-
ter. Mrs T.. +. McKeon.
Monday, October Is, 1909, at
2-f5 p. m, ar her residence, 1926 Eleventh
street northwest, ELLEN CORBETT, be-
loved vile Of GesSge W. Cortstt.
Funeral private oc26-2ts
sHREyE-On Monday, Octoser, Is 1903 at
her residence. I545 Sixth street northwest
ANN MARIA, widow Of the lGge William
Oliver Shreve. in the seventy secol3 year
Of her age.
Funeral from her late residence. Thurs
day. October IS, 1900 at Z-30 /.
Tnterulent Congressional Cemetery Ref-
atives and friends invited. clz6-2ts
Mrs. Shreve the widow Of William
Oliver Shreve, who was formerly a we'll
known business man, Of this city. Her
death occurred at her residence. 1916 Sixth
street northwest after a long illness She
was seventy-two years old, and is survived
by i've childrep-Wlliiam .. Samuel +.
and John II. Shreve. and Mrs. Sante VIII
son. and Mrs f. r. FitzsimmCns.
rAYLOE-On Sunday. October e. 1903.
EVELYN, beloved daughter Of James w
ard the late Nora T. Tayloe, IN her eleventh
Funeral from her late residence Falls
Church Va, on Wednesday, October 2,
al z o'clock. lie
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
ROOSEVELT PARTY
REACHES LONDlANA
Colonel Anxious to Push On
ward to Uganda
Country.

LONDIANA, British East Africa, Oct.
26.-The Roosevelt party, consisting OF
the colonel, Kermit. Major Heller. Prof.
Loring. Dr.. Mearns, Guide Cunning
ham, and the army of runners and at
tendants, arrived here today from Mai
robi and will probably go late this aft
ernoon to Moro. another station on the
Uganda railway.
This trip to LOndiana is the begin
ming Of the movement toward the Ugan-
da country, though the party Is still
many miles from the protectOrate. An
indefinite stay viii be made at Moro.
the party being the guests Of Lord
Delamere. The hunting around Moro
is said to be exceptionally good. Colo
mel Roosevelt, however, is anxious to
reach the Uganda, and the party may
push on by the middle Of November.
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
TOKYO CONFIRMS
SHOOTING OF ITO
Japanese Authorities With
hold News of Condition of
Former Premier.
lContinred from - -

which was signed September 90. He
then was TO visit the provincial authorl-
ties and reconcile them to the many con-
cessiOns granted by China to japan,
among them the administration by ia
pan OF the Manchurian railways.
The conference with the Russian
finance minister, IL was generally under
stood. was to pave the way for silenc-
ing of the protests that would be sure
To follow the division of Manchurian
resources between China and Japan as
Ito planned il.
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
In MemOriam.

DEMPSEY-In sad but loving remembrance
Of MAGGIE DEMPSEY, who departed this
life one year ago today. OctCOer 70. 1908.
On that bright and glorious morning
When the Lord will whisper from above,
Arise my child. and let me dress thee
ROBBED In peace and spotless love-
It. BY Her Husband, J. A Dempsey.
EBAUGH-In memory Of WILLIAM NJ
EBAUGH who died one year ago today,
October 20. 1908.
one year has passed. but still We miss him
Friends may think the wound has healed
But they little know the sorrow
That lies within our hearts concealed.
1ts by His Wife and Son.
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
TOBACCO OUID FATAL.

MALONE, n. Y, Oct. 26-WilIiam la.
flesh. thirty-seven years Old, Of Frank
lin county, after remarking that ne was
feeling fine, took a chew of tobacco and
sneezed. The tobacco quid became
lodged in his throat and he died within
a few moments, having choked to death.
Coroner Oliver rendered a verdict OF
death from strangulation.
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
IDENTIFIES HEALER F."

HASTINGS. Neb.. Oct 26.-Hector NJ
Lean, OF Brush, COl.s arrived here today
and identified the late Charles Mclean
'Schiatter" the divine healer" as his
brother. Hector Mclean heard the story
OF nls oTotber Wahderings IN the last
thirty-five years through David Nc
Naughton. of Chicago. The funeral was
held today.