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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-03-05
INAUGURAL Bali
]. HELD last NIGHT
WAS CLIMAX OF DAY OF TRl.
UMPH FOR PRESIDENT
W. H. TAFT
Scene Was Brilliant One in the Hall
Of Pension Building President
Appeared to Thoroughly Enjoy the
Good Time Attendance Exceeded
Ten Thousand.

Washington, ID. c., March A.
Magnificent in its splendor and pres
enting a scene OF rare beauty which
quickened every human emotion, the
inaugural ball tonight was the cltm-
ak Of day of triumphs for william
II. Taft. In the vast hall Of the
pension building, resembling a
dream Of Fairyland, mingled fair
women, beautifully gowned and from
every cline; men whose names are
known in every corner of the world; !;
diplomats in court raiment; states
men in sombre attire; officers Of the
army and navy in their gorgeous
uniforms and American citizens
whose presence testified to the demo.
cracy Of the affair.
In the gallery, which extended
about the four sides Of the ball room.
thousands of beautiful American
girls looked down upon the awe-in-
spring scene.
President Taft appeared particu-
larly lighthearted and unmindful of
serious things as with Mrs Taft and
Vice President and Mrs. Sherman,
they made their promenade around
the great ball room where on every
side they were flanked by members
of the reception committee and the
military and naval aides at the
White House forming an escort.
The president had delightful ten
minute reception in his room follow
ing his arrival, during which he
greetde number Of his personal
friends, including Robert, Master
Charlie and Miss Helen Taft, his
children, and Miss Torrey, the pres
ident's aged aunt, who came from
New England to attend the inaugu-
ration, and on whom, as he met her,
the president bestowed an affection
ate kiss. Both the presidential and
vice presidential parties were met at
the door OF the pension building by
the ball reception committee, OF
which Theo. w. Noyes was chairman,
and escorted to their respective
rooms. There was cordial and hear
tty greeting to the distinguished
guests by the vast assemb1age when
ever they appeared, and they were
kept busy in acknowledging the APP
plause of the multitude and the sa-
lutationa of friends fs,F
"A chance gaze upward as the pro-
menade was about to conclude
brougt the president face to face
with his children, who had taken
seats in his box, and there was a
keen manifestation OF pleasure and
affection in his salutation.
Music was furnished by the ma
rine band and by Minister'S orches-
ira, the former varying It's promen-
ade selection of Hail to the Chief.
with "Star Spangled Banner
Dancing was indulged in as the
hours progressed but this was inn
possible earlier In the evening be-
cause Of the dense crowd which was
conservatively estimated at 10000.
At 10 o'clock the presidential and
vice presidential parties went to sup.
per.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-03-05
VICTOR DAVIS TO
RUN ANDOvER HOTEL

w. A. Pnkerton of this city has
leased the Waldorf hotel at Andover
from Fed s. Pew Of that city and
Victor Davis, FOR several years em-
ployed as night clerk at the Ward
hotel, will go there to run it. Mr..
Davis has number OF years expe-
rience in the hotel business and his
natural winning manner combined
with his busiess ability would seem
to be assurance that he will make
good in the new venture. The Wal
dorf is one of the leading hotels of
the northern part of the state and is
valued at about $4,000. Mr.. Da-
Wis will take possession on about the
10Th Of the month.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-03-05
sEABoARD FROM NEW YORK 10
NORFOLK, VA, BURIED, IN
SNOW
Repetition Of Great Blizzard Of 1888
Was for a Time Threatened But
Indications Now Are for Fair wea-
ther- Telephone and Telegraph
Wires Down and Traffic Is Demor-
allied.

New York, March As result
of the March blizzard which swept
down unannounced during the night
the middle Atlantic seaboard from
New York to Norfolk found itself
buried in an avalanche of snow and
swept by destructive winds. For a
time here today conditions seemed
to threaten a repitition Of the great
blizzard Of March 12, 1888, but to-
night the storm has sunk to less
alarming proportions and there was
promise OF mild weather tomorrow.
For the telephone and telegraph
companies the storm was one OF the
worst in years. Wires in all direc-
onslaught. For eight hours Wash
ington, the central point Of America
for the time being, was completely
isolated, and at late hour tonight
the only means Of communication
between the capital and the outside
world was over three crippled tele-
graph wires, one to New York, one
to Atlanta and third to Charlotte
Vile, Va. No telephone or railroad
wires between New York and Wash
ington or Baltimore were working.
The worst of the snow laden hur-
ricane struck a wedge of territory
which included Washington and Ball
timore. The region south Of Phila-
delphia was well nigh blank on
the map for the greater part of the
day.
In New York City the storm was
one of the most severe of the winter.
Three lives were lost in the sinking
Of six Baltimore and Ohio coal barges
at st. George, Staten Island. The
dead are Captain A. Mankey of the
barge Joseph Stickney and Captain
William H. Ferguson and his wife OF
the barge George H. Bates. I.
The gale descended upon New York
harbor with the full fiedged fury of
an ocean going hurricane. Barges
that were under tow were blown
ashore, while tugs and small boats
were sent hurrying for cover. Sew
eral of them suffered heavy damage
before reaching safe anchorage.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-03-05
BAD FIRE AT vERMuL1oN

vermillion, s. d., March 4.-Ffre
Of unknown origin destroyed the fine
home of L. 3. Ainsworth early to-
day. The loss is $4,000, partly COW
cred by insurance. Nothing was
saved and Ainsworth barely escaped
through bedroom window.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-03-05
WIDOW OF BISHOP POTTER DEAD

New York, March Mrs. Eliza
beth Seriven Potter, widow Of Bish-
op Henry c. Potter, died today at
her home here, after an illness ex-
tending several days. She survived
Bishop Potter only eight months.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-03-05

/ States Attorney Otto Kaas Of Brit.
ton was in Aberdeen yesterday while
returning home from trip to Pierre.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-03-05
Crowd Over Zoe, Geo

Il J IF ~
Approximately quarter Of a mill
lon people tonight gazed with wide
eyed wonder and delight at what,
no doubt, was the finest display Of
aerial fireworks ever seen at the Ma
stional Capitol. The exhibition which
was given on the ellipse south Of the
Executive Mansion began at 1890
o'clock and at that hour the great
open suaces Of the White Lot and the
Washington Monument grounds were
crowded by q dense throng, all ex-
pectant and eager to see the really
wonderful exhibition of pyrotech-
ndcs. It is believed that these
crowds numbered not less than hun
dred and twenty-five thousand.
Then there were probably as many
more occupying the roofs and win
dows Of the tall apartment houses
and other buildings, private and pub
lie, which would make q total larger
| 1t is thought than any ever before
assembled in Washington on simi-
Continued On paxs ~ ::l
II Ia.l-A
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-03-05

trophies at the seal OF the United
States. The diagonal festoons have at
their intersection an Immense white
ball ornamented with looped gar
lands Of exquisite green, studded with
electric lamps White and green con
stitute the oficial colors OF the entire
inaugural ceremony.
Each pylon is sunmpunted with
"a hugh gilded basket filled with
palms and flowers and lighted with
incandescent lamps. A Iine Of cleo
trio lamps extends along every fes-
toon or garland, 80 that at night the
general line of the decorations will
be preserved in all OF their artistic
beauty. n
Wherever the American flag iss
used properly. breaking free to the
wind or grouped in form of trophies.
The general color scheme of Write
and green is preserved, however, and
natural greens and white flowers
have been employed, In prodigal pro-
fusion. It was regarded that as a
back ground for the brilliant stream
sers and flags no more beautiful COM
fbination Of colors was possible.
Illuminations and Fireworks.
Historic Pennsylvania Avenue is
ablaze with light tonight. The COM
mittee having in charge the illumi-
nations and the merchants occupying
business houses along its length have
WED with each other In producing
the most brilliant display. One OF
the features of the illumination ist
stretching Across The asnndred and
nine feet Of roadway a large number
of festoons. They were placed a.
hundred and fifty feet apart and
extended from the Peace Monument
at the foot of the Capitol grounds to
the treasury building and thence to
New York avenue, distance OF
about mile and q quarter. The eff
feet is wonderfully fine. The Peace
Monument itself for the first time
81
since Its erection soon after the close
Of the Civil War, is being put to use
for which 1t was originally intended
that Of a fountain. Connections
with the water service were made
and tonight the great volume Of
water being thrown into the air is
the focus of powerful searchlights in
many colors producing a wonderfully
beautifully spectacle. The cornice
and beams of the Treasury building.
are outlined in incandescent lamps
as lis the postofice building where.
are displayed in the arches Of Its
tower several blue-green mercury "
por lamps Of great brilliance. Power
full searchlights are constantly play.
Ing on the maj ajestic dome OF the Cap
itol and on the front Of the new
white marble Municipal building.
The private business blocks Of their
mile Of length are as a rule, festoon-
ed and outlined with electric lamps.
The effect of the whole illumination
is brilliant In the extreme and has
rarely, II ever in the history OF the
city, been excelled.
4. -
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-03-05
Taft Continually Cheered

Mr.. Taft's day was one OF con-
tinuing cheers and Splaudits from the
moment he first appeared on the
White House portico to go to his in
auguration, until he returned late to-
night, an unwilling leave taker from
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-03-05

B. M. Devine OF Cresbard was
business here yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28

ed. Benjamin Axelrod Is the name of the precocious youth, who starting from his Russian home some years ago with the equivalent of just five pennies has kept Commissioner Wath- orn busy deportihg him eytr since No less than seven times has he heach- ed Ellis Island, the emigrant station. as snowaway. and no less than seven times has he been sent back. The last time the Commissioner, who apparent ly does not admire persistency. warn ed Benjamin that he would never again be allowed to set foot on Am erican soil. That occurred In Febru- ary, 1908, and since nothing was heard of the prize stowaway for more than a year, MT. Watchorn was lulied In 10 the happy belief that Benjamin had finally desisted in his attempts to reach this country. No such Idea had occurred to Benjamin, however. Re peated failure had simply made him more circumspect and the Commits sioner's happy belief was rudy shat tered this week by a telegram from the authorities at Montreal. advising that Benjamin was there and wanted t6 cross the border. In his reply the 10. col Commissioner strongly intimated that if Canada desired to continue friendly relations with the United State Benjamin must not be permitted to leave Montreal. except for his na- tive country. But the eighth Failure will hardly balk Benjamin and he vii doubtless try again, since he says thal he likes the voyages anyhow. He Is strong in the belief that if he had pair of long trousers he would be ad- mitted holding that he is barred be- cause MT. Watchorn thinks he's Y kid"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28
BERNHARDTs CAREER.
She once Determined to Abandon the
 Stage.

Paris, March 27.-New anecdotes concerning Madame Sarah Bernhardt, who has just returned to Paris from A series of prolonged tours. are not rare: but the following one, told by a writer in The Comoedia, deserves to be recounted According to him, 1t is owing to a mere trifing incident that the "divine" Sarah did not spend her life behind a confectioner's counter, instead of having such a splendid ca reer on the stage. One day. when Montigny, at the Gymnase. gave her a part which she did not like, she went away in disgust, and made up her mind to open confectioner's shop. She had taken to this idea so seriously that she actually selected a shop which was to let on the Boulevard des Italiens and which seemed admirably placed. She inspected the. front of the shop, and was quite pleased. If she had not gone further the business might have been concluded. But be- fore leaving she wished to seq the room at the back of the shop and the basement This was enough for her. To spend her life in such dark holes was impossible. No, she would not, and back she went, rather regretfully at first, to the stage and its brilliant footllghts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28

Thomas Caffey. son of Hugh Patrick and Jane Caroline (Dunklin Caffey was born at Lowndesboro Lowndes County. Alabama May 2s. 1881. Pre- vious to the Civil War he had been en- gagged for seven years in the practice of law at Montgomery. On January g., 1861, he volunteered for military duty and served for about seven weeks at Pensacola. Returning then to Mont gomery he went, shortly afterwards. with the Metropolitan Guards. Com- pany F. 3rd Alabama Infantry. to Virginia. served there throughout the war in that Company. and surrender ed at Appomattox. After the war he resided with his brother, Dr. Hugh William CRffey, in Lowndes County, until 1886, and then at Verbena. until his death there on November 10th 1901.
 The Metropolitan Guards, as origi- nally organized, was made up almost entirely of Montgomerians. Among<ts surviving members now living in Montgomery are Col. John W. A. San ford, Captain William B. Jones. Mir. Wade A. McBryde. MT. A. S. Sayre and MT. G. w. Heating. Among other sur vivors are MT. John McAnerny of New York City, and MT. Henry Meyer. who resides at Speyer, on the Rhine. in Germany.
 The first of the following letters was written from Montgomery just be- fore the outbreak of hostilitfes; the remainder were written from the front in Virginia. Of the latter two were addressed to his mother. twenty-three to his sister Mary, and one to his sis ter Irene. all of whom were then re- siding at the family home. Collirene Lowndes County. and one was address ed to his brother William. who, ir May. 1882. enlisted as private in Co. G., 44th Alabama Infantry. bu, was soon transferred to the Medical Department and served until the end of the war as an Assistant Surgeon in Virginia and North Carolina. Ills brother Hooper, to whom he frequent ly refers in the letters. was mem Der of the "Lowndes Beauregards.' Company H. srd. Alabama Infantry was wounded at Gettysburg, July 3 1863, and, as a result died September IS, 1863.
 The originals of these letters are 1T | the possession of Mrs. Irene Dunklir Harrison, of Riesel, Texas. She re- ceived them from her mother, MT Caffey's sister Mary, to whom mos of them were written. who married pr. William Wathin Dunklin and re moved to Texas shortly after the war. BEGINNING OF THE WAR
 IN MONTGOMERY Y Montgomery, April 6, 1861
 Dear Mary:
 Your letter was received yesterda! and as I have nothing to do tonigh
 I have concluded to write you reply
 I would be glad to have you come uI
 here some time during the session O
 the Congress that will convene her'
 on the second Monday in May.
 This Is perhaps the dullest place abeu
 now In the Confederate States" l
 Is true that opce in while we hav' exciting rumors in regard to the in
 tentions of our Northern brethren bu as yet we are about as wise in reia ton to the course that will be pursu ed by them as we were the day th' State seeded from the glorious Un' ion. I don't believe that we are te have any fighting. and I am sorry te have to say, as a little war of few months duration would tend to force the border states to unite their desti- nies with their Southern sisters. III the past few days about one thousand
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28
LIBERTY DENIED HER.
x.n.Nn sTEiNHEIEs PETITION
In a Long Appeal to the Court She Sets Out That the Investigations
 of Scientists Have Cleaned

Paris, Mch. 27.-A few days ago Ma dame Steinhetl, accused of the murder of her artist husband and her own mo- ther, drew up a request to be set pro- visionally at liberty and handed 1t to the examining magistrate. M. Andre. Several reports which had been made to the magistrate at about the same time were read to Madame Steinheil
 These reports are not particularly unfavorable to the widow of the un- happy painter. The chief one emanat- ed from the medical expert, Dr. Bait hazard, who stated that M. Steinheil had not taken a narcotic, and that. having been awak ened by a suspicious noise, he sat up in bed. and then pro- ceeded to the dressing room, where he was attacked. NJ. Steinheil. however. did not offer any resistance, he must have been paralyzed by fear, which the sight of his wife could not have brought about. So there must have been someone else in the place. As for old Madame Japy, she was power less, and was killed in her bed without a struggle.
 Madame Steinheifs document con- tains all the arguments lately repro duced as setting forth the line which her counsel would take in her defence She begins by referring to the agita- ton against her, to the long interro- gations which she, had endured. while always declaring her innocence, and to the scepticism with which M. Andre received her explanations. The latest evidence and the latest reports show however, that there were several mur- derers. pr. Ogir, and now Dr. Balthax- ard. states that there Is no trace of narcotic or poison. Thus is destroy ed the odious hypoth esis of the tra- gic widow dropping in poison or nar- cotic.' and killing her husband and mother single handed" There remains thehypothesis that she might be a criminal all the same. but with an accomplice.
 Madame Steinheil goes on as fol- lows: Without insisting on the i'm prudence which the choice of any &C., complice would defy imprudence which canot be admitted. even in your opinion, as you have long end persis- tently regarded me as the sole culprit, to what result has your investigation in this direction led? To none. Your dozziers are full of searchezs aimed at all the persons who have visited me from my most distant relatives to my brothers. This is not all. Here. again reason and science bring, their testi- mony."
 Madae Steinheil reminds the examin- ing magistrate that the experts have duly noted an unidentified finger-print on the clock, which was certainly handled by one of the murderers. On the bottle of congnac with which the grogs were made, and which which was found in the morning nearly emp ty, are numerous unidentified finger marks. On the carpet are many ink stains caused by the trailing of @ gown which could not have been one of hers, as she undressed in the dress
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28

'tng-room, and no trace of ink was found on her clothes, which she had left there. To who could this gown have belonged, If not to the red-hatr- ed woman or to one of the men attlr- ed in long robes, one of whom left ink on her knee when he tied her down? This story of the long robes has been ridiculed, but they were stolen from the Hebrew Theatre on the eve of the tragedy, and on the day following 1t a card of invitation to M. Steinheirs picture show was found In the Metropolitan Railway. with the ad- dress which informed the criminal de- tective department of the theft which was unknown to his widow. Madame Steinheil also refers to anonymous let ters, especially to that of M. Arthur Rewer, dated June End, stating that about half an hour after midnight on the fatal night he noticed and even fol- lowed, four men and a woman who left the Impassee Rosin with boy ad- ding a description of them. which tal- lied completely with her own version. Madame Steinheil repeats in touching terms that she loved her mother dear ly- and wanted her for her daughter Marthe and for herself. NoNr could have killed her husband, because she wished to marry someone else. the person of whom you know would not and could not marry again for eight years" Was Is on account or mo- ney?
 How admit this since my mother death only brought me little rente or about 5000, while that of my husband deprived me of much larger income.
 Madame Steinheil concludes by ask ing M. Andre to restore her to her child, and to put an end to her torture' for which there can now no excuse.
 M. Andre refused Madame Steinhelfs petition, stating that her request Tor release from prison could not be grant ed in view of the actual stage or the proceedings.
 The mystery surrounding this dou- h1e murder seems to be as deep as ever, the evident stupidity of the police and examining magistrate not aiding its solution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28
THIRD VOLUME OF
 THE POPE'S DEGREES

Rome, March 27-The third volume of the present Pope's decrees, which has just been distributed to the Cardinals resident in Rome. contains the text of the Papal document. dated January 20. 1904, but hitherto unpublished, which abolished the Austrian and Spanish right of veto on the election of Pope.
 In 1903. on the occasion of the last Conclave, Cardinal Rampolla would have been elected if one of the Aus trian Cardinals had not threatened to use the imperial veto. In order to pre- vent a recurrence of this incident, the Pope has prohibited, under pain of ex- communication, all Cardinals taking part in any future Conclave from bringing forward the veto. It is held to be doubtful, however, whether the Pope can by his ipse dixit abolish a privilege which has so long existed without the consent of the powers in- terested In its preservation.
 The depleted state of the College of Cardinals. in which there are now no less than seventeen vacancies. has lately caused considerable discussion France. entitled by tradition to seven Cardinals now has only two; England has never had Cardinal during the present pontihcate; while Italy has thirty-two out of the fiftythree living Cardinals--a number wholly out of proportion to her Roman Catholic population or to her zeal for the Holy See. which derives Its strongest sup port from abroad. When 1t is remem- bered that of the Cardinals resident In Rome all but two are Italians, it will be seen how completely under Plus K, the central government of the Roman Catholic Church has become the mo- nopoly of the Roman Catholic nation ality. There is. however no immediate prospect of q Consistory for the crea- ton of a fresh batch of Cardinals.