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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1909-09-19
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The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
Navy Orderx.

The following orders have been issued
Capt 3. T. WALLIN6i. detached duty II Command
birmingham, granted two months leave
Commander ". L HOWARD detached duty Mis-
sissippi 10 duty command Birmingham
Lieut Comdr. B. B. MCCORMICK, to duty Mis-
sissippi navigator.
Lieut. Ccndr. 5 L. n. kTTTELLE. 70 duty Mis-
sissippi as executive officer.
Lieut.. Coud-- J. r EDIE. detached duty Maine
to home.
Lieut. Comdr. J. r. Y. BLAKELY. detached duty
as assistant to the inspector in charge of the
third lighthouse district. TOmpkinsEile. y. Y.
70 Maine navigator.
Lieut.. c. r MILLER. detached duty Illinois %
Mississippi ordnance of5eeT-
Lieut.. r. n. GRISWOLD. detached duty ST LOUIS
% Temporary duty in command Navajo.
Ensign p 2. BLACKBURN. detached duty Nil
waukee 70 temporary duty in command Fortune.
AIidshiunen s. n KRAUS and n. B. SfECLEART
detached duty St Louis. to temporary duty
Midshipnen ?. R. ssIITH and ]. L KAUFMAN.
detached duty Milwaukee. to temporary duty
Fortune
Gable from Rear Admiral Giles B. Harher. [. :
y. commander Third Squadron. {. s Pacific Sect
Manila. P. L
Rear Admiral A. P MARIO. 70 duty as Command
ant naval station. CaTite. 2. l.
Condr. J. A. D0UGHERTl, 70 duty EzYsi station
CARTE. P. !.
First Lieut. g " BOGAN. Z. 8 VI. c. detached
duty Rainbow. 70 duty naval station. CaTite. P. L
Cable from Rear Admiral William T. Swfrburue
Z. S. y. conmsnder-in-chief Z. 5. Pacific feet.
CaIlao. Peru
California
Midshipuen c. Nee McGILL and E LkNDo.
detached dirty Coiorado 10 California.
Nidshipuaau O. s A. BOTSFORD. detached duty
Pennsylvania. 70 Yorktown.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
ARMYANO NAVY.
Army Orders.

OF0eEE-
CAPT. GEORGE r ARMSTRONG. retired. Is r.
,ieTsd from duty With the organized militia q
Cart CECIL STEWART c1zumisssry. is zssiSsoi
70 the Tenth CaTalTy. vice Capt. ROBERT J.
FLEMING. Tenth Cavalry
Order directing MAJ WILLARD F. TRULY Med
iczl COTTS. 70 proceed 70 Fort Bayari y Asex
foT duty Is amended 50 as 10 direct Maj TRULY
70 FEoceed 70 Fort Worien. Wash.
By direction q the President Maj DICKNAN
Thirteenth CaTalry. Is detailed for service and
70 nj a Facsncy IN the inspector Generals De
Tar1ment. rice Mai AUGUSTUS P. BLOCK
SOM inspector general, relieved ard assigned to
the Thirteenth Cavalry-
Cart CHARLES K. REYNOLDS. Medical C0zTs
j. relieTed from duty. and VIII Tepsrt To the
commanding officer Of the general hospital az
Washington Barracks for duty.
MAJ WILLIAM LASSTTER- inspector general uuun
aTTlIal fTum Cuba. VII TrpaiT 70 this city.
Col SYDNEY ". TAYLOR. Seeond FSeid Ar+i-
lery. Is assigned 30 the command of the troops
on the transport K1TatricE-
So much q paragraph . special orders. No ls
January . 1893 as directs Cart JOHN B san
FORD. TWeHty-ff1h Infantry. 10 remain On duty
with the Twenty-fOur7h Infantry for period Of
enc month. ana later 20 Jon his regiment Is
amended 50 Is 10 direct Capt SANFORD 70
remain On duty az Madison Barracks. New York
Leave of absence fer two months Is granted Capt
JOHN +. SANFORD. TWenty-ffth InfsurTy
The following named ofsccTs of the Corps q In
sineers Ein report by letter without delay 70
Col JOHN 6. D. KNIGHT. COrTs Of ElgiEeers
president Of the examining hoard at the Arms
Building. New York. foE examination 70 de-
teT1nine their fitness fer promotion Capt Ed
WIN r STUART, Second Lieut. EDMUND L.
DALEY.
So much q raTsgzFa ; specisl orders, No T.
January n directs Mai JOHN c "
BROOKS. Coast Artillery COrTS. % proceed 10
the PTCslii0 cf San Francisco Is amended 80
as 10 direct Maj. BROOKS 10 proceed to Gov
errors IsIsrd
b direction q the President. Brig Gen DANIEL
H. BRUSH is directed. upon arrival 81 Ma
mia. 70 report fer assignment to the coumand
Of the Department q the Eissyzs relieving
Briz. Gen. CHARLES L HODGES.
By direction q the President Briz. Gen. RAMSAY
D. POTTS Is directed. upon arrival at Ma
Mia 70 rcport to the cnmmsndinC general Phil
ippines for assignment 10 duty.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
COL. COCKTAILS IN THE CITY
Report on Panama Canal Will Be
Made by Middle of Week.
Believed Lock Type viii BE Decided
on as Most Practicable and
Easiest Constructed.

Lieut. Col George X. Goethals. Engineer
Corps. [. S. A, chairman and chief en-
gineer Of the Isthmian Canal Commission,
reached Washington yesterday. accom-
panied BY the members OF the board OF
engineers who recently made an examias-
ton Of the work upon the canal at the
request Of President Roosevelt.
The engineers are completing their re-
port in this city, and probably viii be
ready to submit It TO the President about
the middle OF next week
The members Of the board probably viii
approve the selection of the lock type OF
canal unanimously. and VIII recommend a
change in the location Of the breakwater
al the Atlantic end OF the canal.
Col GOethsls will appear before the
House Committee on appropriations to-
morrow 70 explain his estimates for the
next fiscal year. Approximately Sc. .000,-
900 is asked to continue canal work next
year
He has figured out the exact cost Of a
lock and q sea-level canal. along with
many other interesting details as TO cost
Of the work. which he viii submit 20 the
Appropriations Committee He believes
the sea-level canal viii not only cost
more but viii take six years longer q
complete than the lock canal.
Il repeat what said a year ago" Col
GOethais said. that the canal viii be
completed and ships viii be passing
through It on January !, 1915
Work upon the canal is progressing
satisfactorily Personally. I believe the
lock type Of canal is the best. Any dan
ger OF damage TO the lock gates from the
vessels passing through viii be completely
Obviated by an electrical device. which
viii grasp the steamer entering the locks
both fore and aft. and viii hold Il under
complete control. so that it viii only
move al the speed and in the direction
desired by the person operating the con-
trolling lever
Col GOethsls will also appear before
the Senate Committee on InterOceaniC
Canals. He viii return to the iSthmus
shortly = frer the fuaue7yrs tion
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Robert Hans Herwig. Of this city. has
been appointed a cadet to the United
states Military Academy by President
Roosevelt. as the result Of his passing
competitive examination al New
Rochelle. \. Y. Young Herwig Is the
son OF the late Commander Herwig. L.
s n. who gave meritous service on
board TIE Marion in extingUishing q fire
IN the engine room of the coast Of
Mexico. The intense heat and overex-
ertlon caused a stroke OF paralysis. which
resulted in his death two years later at
Charlottesville, Va
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Col. Taylor VIII Command Troops
on Board Transport.

Col Sydney " Taylor. Second Field
Artillery. has been designated by the
War Department 10 command the troops
on board the transport Fitzpatrick. which
win leave New York tomorrow for the
Philippines. The coast artillery organiza-
tions will be assigned TO the fortifcatfons
at the entrance TO Manila Bay
Among the passengers viii be MAJ. Gen.
William P. Duvsll. former assistant chief
OF stsff, who IS going TO take command
OF the Philippines division: Brig. Gen Ar
thur Murray, chief Of artillery. who viii
inspect the progress Of fortifcatlon work
in the Pacific possessions. and Sherman
MoTeIand, Of Elmira, who was recently
appointed associate justice of the Su-
preme Court OF the Philippine Islands.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
RETIRING BOARD DISSOLVED.
Army OFFICERS Attach Signature to
Presidents Action

Army officers stationed in and near
Washington drew a deep breath OF relief
yesterday when. by direction Of the Presi-
dent, an order was issued by Secretary
OF War Wright dissolving the army retir-
ing board, which has spent some time
thinning out the large number Of officers
stationed IN Washington
This is the retiring board which found
Col Charles ". Stewart. Of the Coast
Artillery, physically disabled for service.
The board, Of which Brig Gen. ". P.
Hall was president. was appointed March
a. and has had an unusually large num-
Der Of cases before IL The fact that this
board was dissolved within less than
three weeks Of the expiration OF the
present Presidential administration is ac-
Cepted by some Of the officers to indicate
that the threatened wholesale thinning
out Of the older officers win not take
place.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
NEwBERRY CONGRATULATED.
President and Secretary Receive En-
rrosssS Copy of Resolutions.

crossed Copy OF Resolutions.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Of
the Navy Nesberry received yesterday
from the State senats OF Michigan an
engrossed and bound copy OF the resolu-
tions adopted by that body on January =
ccngratulatiHg Mr.. Newberry upon what
was declared a weIl-deserved pro-
motion. from Assistant Secretary TO Sec
retary. and congratulating the President
upon his wise selection
The copy Is bound by hand IN purple
leather. and is engrOssed on parchment in
royal purple and violet. in old English
and script, with a drawing OF battle
ship as the frontispiece: with marginal
decorations OF viOlets.
The resolutions were signed by Patrick
r. Kelley, as president OF the senate.
These were adopted about the time the
Michigan delegation in Congress signed
a petition TO President-elect Taft, strong
" indOTsing Mr. Newberry. and urging
that he be retained as Secretary of the
Navy This petition was personally laid
before the Presidsnt-elect at Augusta by
Representative DENLY. Of Michigan.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
DiStinctiveneSS
In Printing.

We have style IDEAS n Printing that viii prove
Of value 20 you Il y0u want sonething out of the
ordinary n booklet folder OF circular Loves.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
WHOLE FAMILY MARRY.
Father and Two Sons Wed Mother
and Two Daughters.

Washington, Pa, Dec. 3O.-Be-
wildering relationships among mem
bers of two East Finley township
families have resulted from the MIR
riaces of father and his two sons
ana widow and her two daughters.
The three ceremonies were cele5rat-
ed within the last two months.
Henry Dillinger, an aged fars.er
whose second wife died nearly a
year ago, engaged Mrs. Maria Rich
mond as his housekeeper., It was
agreed that the two daughters OF
Mrs. Richmond, Lucy, aged l6, and
,ennie, aged 19, should live IN the
D!|inger home with the father and
his:two sons, Charles and David.
Alter time the aged farmer mar
ried lncy Richmond, and the two
Families continued to occupy the
same hotse. A few weeks after the
frsr marriage, Miss Lucy Richmond
became the wife ef David Dillinser,
the elder son. Jennie Richmond
and Charles Dillinger were mex
stricken with the matriomnial ieve1
| and were married last week.
| The three families now live L
| the East Finley township home 9!
the elder Dillinger. al apparently
happy and contented.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
WOULD BE PoIsONER
Failed by the Death Ola Common
House Fly.

Los Angeles, Dec. pa Wnoie-
sale attempt to exterminate the.
roomers in boarding house OF $40
East First street yesterday failed.
because a fly was Instantly killed
when it fell into five galloa can can
of poisoned milk
TWO men are held in the city lall
,a- suspicion of having carefully ar
ranged to poison the 90 persons.
The prisoners, who gave their names
as W. H. Morris and Charles john
son, are both negroes. Johnson, the
police say, lived at 125 Rose street,
and it was there that Quantity
of poison-salts of vitroil, similar
TO that found in the milk was dss-;
covered. s5.;=-,
Mrs. Fannie Martin, the land-la-
w. said the two prisoners had VS.
tied her place, shad been ordered
away and that they declared that
they would have revenge. On
Christmas the milk was left on the
back porch in an open fve-gall,,n
can. AS Mrs. Martin started to car
~ the milk into the house, fly
few into the milk and almost IN
stantly died. She notified the police
and a chemical analysis was made
3f the milk, the poison being dig
covered. :
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
TOOK TO THE WOODS.
4 Judge Refuses to Try Cases Unless
Protected.


Jackson, Ky. Dec. 31.-This town
tonight is a scene Of terror between
the two pitched camps Of forme:
Sheriff Ed Callahan and the friends
Of James T. Deaton and Rush Sebas-
tian, for shooting whom Callahan j.;
TO he tried. In the woods near Lost
Creek is county Judge S. S. Tauloee
declaring that he will not return to
town to hold court in the Callahan
hearing unless the Governor OF Ken
tuclzy sends troops to protect him
from the two bands OF armed mar
in Jackson. Governor Wilson Is
absent from the State and Lieuten'
an. Governor Cox up to this Tl";f
| has refused 10 send troops.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
NEGROES WAR OVER TAFT
IN Atlanta, Ga, Where He Is to
Address Them.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 31.-The =
~roes in Atlanta are at war over the
entertainment Of Judge Taft.
The president-elect has made al
-angen.ents to speak TO the negroes
+ the city during his visit to Allan
"A Bishop Gaines. who is the cad
,r of the swell negroes. made al
ransements for Mr.. Taft to speak a,
Big Bethel churcr which will aoid
,bout 1000 people. and the T, mr.
became prevalent that he intended
arrange the attendance SO ;1;'!
only negro professors, lawyers. doc
.ors and, in fact, the best Of the ne
gro society. could attend the NEE :
ing.
II. L. Johnson. lawyer, mad"
arrs ngcments for Mr. Taft to speak
at Turner's Ia bernacle, which, vii
seat about 5000, thus giving the
poor negroes Of Atlanta chance io
hear the presidenU-elect.
Committees were appointed By tn,
two parties and they have been ne.
gotiating for the past four or fly.
days, the feeling growing more ana
more intense with each day F: al
ly the negroes OF both factions de
cided TO submit the matter to tht
Atlanta Chamber OF Commerce t
! cot;Io rho cOeetj0n
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
TWO COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Death Of Daughter of Professor
Caused Deed.

New York, Dec. 31.-Prof. ]. P.
Gordy, of New York University, and
his wife today committed suicide
6 few hours after the death of thei:
daughter, eighteen years old, who
dicG this morning OF pneumonia.
The parents retired to their apart
ments and, getting into bed. swal-
lowed the contents of three bottles
of Chloroforni. Two hours lat y
Prof. James E. Lough. of New York
University, who occupies apartments
adjoining those of Professor Cord
detected a strong odor Of chloro-
form and traced it to the apartments
of his friend.
After vainly waiting for some a~,-
swer to his persistent ringing, Pro-
fessor Lough summoned Dr.. Van
Santvoord, the Gordy family ply
sician, and the two broke in the
loor. They found the couple in each
others arms and both dead.
Professor Gordy filed the Chair CT
American History and Pedagogies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
MANY MURDER CASES.
Thirteen People to be Tried fc,
Their Lives.

Greenville, Dec. 31.-The first
circuit court for the year 1909 vii
be the court OF general session
which conrenes on the third MONDAY
in January. Judge S. w. G. Shipp
viii preside and this will be his first
appearance N Greenvil!e. Solicitor
Bonham will also MAKE his first ap-
pearance in his Official capacity c.
this term and the new sheriff and
clerk of court will make their de-
hut.
There are on the docket for trial
at this term of court 13 murde'
cases. The murder record of thc
county for the past three months
aas been alarming. Those who Will
stand trial for their lives are:
Bud Gamb1ell. colored, who IS
.harged with killing a negro by tfc
name of Jackson: Posy Barton.
white, who is charged with the mur'
der of Abe Dill, white; Jess Har-
rison. who is charged with the mur.
Ter Of Fred Rubie, white; Tad Eos
ter, colored, who is charged with
the murder of Cootie Hill; Gus
Brown, colo-e;l. who is changed with
the murder Of John Sw!nger; Will
Britton. white. who is charged WITH
he murder of jim Durglss. Wnltc:
Sam Burnside, colored, who IS
charged with the murder Of Arch
Lock, colored; Will Evans and Earle
Wilson, colored, who are charged
With the murder Of jim Miller, col
cred; Alec. Chapman, Doc. Chap-
nan, Lee Perkins and Wiss SUI
van, colored, who are charged W!'n
the murder of Jon McGedana, wnlte:
Policeman Eerdriz Rector, charged
18th killing a negro burglar: ne
gro man by the name OF Bosley,
charged with killing his wife an1
he case against Rov.ey Will prob
lblv be called at this term.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
GAVE HIM GOOD DOSE.
Drunken Negro Terrorized tccu-
pants of Street Car.

Augusta, Ga. Jan. IL. :. Muir
rag, a negro, Was arrested Thurs
lay by Officer 4Britt for disorderly
conduct. A street car conductor
testified tha: t3le negro requested
him to ring the: bell for him to se+
eff, when the car was at the station.
He rang the bell, but the car d;d
not stop until 1T reached the mex:
street The negro started to curs-
ing, and several ladies, who were on
he car. became excited and wanted
to get off. Officer Britt vas near an
seeing the disturbance be arrested
nc negro. The recorder fined the
negro 500 or 80 days for being dis,
orderly IIes was also bound over
% the city court Friday for using
obscene language on street car
Bond was. fixed at $50.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
WILL REDUCE TAXES
AIKEN WILL NOT NEED A HIGH
LEVY.
The Profits From Dispensary Sales
Seem to Warrant Reduction Of
the Taxes.

Aiken, Dec. 31.-Tbe newly
elected delegation to the general as
sembly from Aiken county held a
meeting at the court house to hear
suggestions from the citizens as to
needed legislation here. After hear
ing from those present the members
of the delegation were of the opin-
ion that the entire county tax can
be taken off in this county. The
ordinary county tax is at present
two and one-half mills. This end
was brought about because Of the
business Of the county dispensary
system.
The dispensary board submitted
report to the delegation, stating that
a little more than s55,000 has a.
ready been made in profits by the
dispensary, and that by January /,
when the report for the last quarter
will be made. approximately s23.-
600 more will be added to the prof
it's. Out of this sum the county
will receive, for the ordinary fund,
about $4,000, and the town and
county schools will receive a like
amount. In addition to this $4,000
has been spent by the dispensary in
equipments, which will be added to
the profits next year.
The treasurer of the county gave
statement showing the financial
condition of the county. This state
ment was to the effect that the pres
ent income of the county is greater
than the expenditure.
Superintendent of Education San
1ers stated to the meeting that IN
his Office the schools can be operated
with good margin for surplus on
$4,000 year. and now with the
dispensary money about $4,000 is
received annually.
It is probable that the delegation
will endeavor to have the taxes re-
duced at the coming session Of the
legislature. They state that the two
and one-half mills ordinary county
tax can easily be eliminated. In
addition to this. number Of timely
suggestions as to needed legislation
were received.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
TAKES QUEER view
SHOOTING Up BROWNSVILLE A
GOOD THING,
Says Georgia Man Who Now Lives
Cut in the Shot Up Town in the
State of Texas.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 2S.-Prof.
L. Gambler, native Georgian Blu
now citizen Of Brownsville, Tex
is in Atlanta for the first time i
many years. He is a brother Of for
mer Governor Allen D. Gambler, AM
he is here to attend the educationa
convention which begins tomorrow
"Yes, 1 was at Brownsville on th'
night OF the shooting up Mr.
Gambler said today. "My opinion
is that it is the best thing tha
ever happened to Brownsville. The
unfortunate features were the kill
ing Of one man and the serious in.
juring OF policeman. But the oc
currence advertised the town to th@
world, and made it's existance known
to all the people of this country
Better still, it brought about the
elimination of the greatest nuisance
we ever had in that vicinity. l re-
fer to the army barracks, where
negroes often garrisoned. The
Fort Brown garrison, where the ne
groes who did the shooting were
quartered, has been abandoned BY
the war department and is now used
by the department of agriculture as
an experiment station for cattle dis
eases.
''The riot there has been greatly
eNag aggerated, as such occurrences
usually are" he went on. 1T was
not so pretentious or so serious as
one would think from the national
controversies it has caused. 1t
amounted to very little more than a
drunken row and the shooting up
was confined to very small section.
Ninety per cent Of tae residents
knew nothing Of it until after it oc-
Cured
MY private opinion is that the
white officers were in secret sympa-
rhy with the men, and their conduct,
in my judgment, was more respon-
sible than that of the soldiers.
There is doubt of the shooting
having been done by members Of
the twenty-ffth infantry, that is
looked upon as settled fact in
Brownsville. Private, non-partici-
pating members of the battalion
would admit that their companions
Eere guilty. Only a small percSn-
tage of the troopers were involved,
but they made SUCH threats that
the others were afraid TO talk.
The battalion was made up IN
large part of Georgia negroes. ]
knew several of them before left
this State and some were reputable.
reliable negroes.