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The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

New York. Feb L-Smith Edward
Lane. who was once one OF the members
CT the Century and Union Clubs. an after
dinner speaker at the banouets Of the
sons Of the American Revolution and the
St Nicholas Societies. and in the admiais-
tration af Mayer Smith Ely. park com
missioner OF the city. died IN his room in
T the rear Of a tenement Al 81 West sixty
eighth street this morning.
Though there was no IRE in his room
and the shelves of his cupboard contained
nothing but empty boxes and Jars that
had once contained food the court suit OF
silk and SIX stockings that 3Ir. Lane had
worn az q levee Of King Edwards. in
1905 vas hanging IN his closet together
with two suits OF evening clothes and the
sword that he bad carried at his side
when presented to royalty
Pride with Elm tn the End.
One Of the two friends that Mr.. Lane
had left in the world who came 10 take
charge OF MS effects after his death had
been reported 10 the coroner's Office said
that the dead mans pride had been with
him 70 the end. and tAat few people knew
that the 0ne-time leader in Tammany.
lawyer. and ciubman had been livSg the
life Of recluse for ten years past. where
none could see his shame in poverty.
Mrs. Arnold. caretaker for the house.
where Mr.. Lane had lived for seven years
past. knew that her solitary tenant had
been Ill for four weeks past He was In
a.
bTsvely as possible TO conceal his fnfrm-
ity.
This morning a friend OF 8Tr. Lanes
arrived at the latter's lodging 10 remove
tha SICK man 20 the Presbyterian Hos
pitsl and found that he was dead.
Thinks He Died of Pride.
Don't say that Mr.. Lane died Of
starvation. said this friend. THAT
would not be right. ! think he died of
pride. that was all He had no reIa-
tives IN the world-no wife or children
He had no friends save two; all Of the
others he had tried TO forget in his mis-
fortune. But these two friends saw 10
It that he did not lack for food at
least"
In the bottom OF one Of the dead mans
trunks were several photographs Of q tall
gentleman with white hair and flowing
white beard, dressed in knee breeches,
stockings and pumps and with a sword
hilt showing beneath the skirt OF his
coat On the Photographs was the in
scription: "Levee King Edward VII.
Buckingham Palace. March ., Is@-Smith
=. Lane"
Mr.. Lane, according to his friends. ives
once very wealthy
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
TAFT VISITS CULEBRA CUT.
Presfdent-eIect Makes Detailed Ex-
animation OF Canal work.

Cuieb-a. Panama. Feb. William H.
Taft and the engineers accompanying him
reached here from Panama to-day on a
special train and made a detailed ex-
animation Of the fourteen miles Of the
CUlebra cut.
Mr.. Taft and the engineers are much
gratifed at the extent OF the work ae-
complished at Culebra- Mr Taft will
call this afternoon on former President
Amsdor, who IS quite ilL
The fact that the existing plans for
the lock and dam at Gatun are salts
factory to the visiting engineers has ere
sted local feeling Of optimism. and
the fears Of delsv in the completion OF
the work have been relieved.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
POPE THANKS AMERICA
Grateful for Generosity 20 Earth
quake Sufferers in sicily.

Rome, Feb. The Pope to-day gave
audience 10 Bishop Kennedy. rector Of the
American College AT Rome. who returned
last week from a two months visit 10 the
United States.
When Bishop Kennedy inquired after
the Pope's health his holiness replied
by referring 10 the great miseries sur
rounding him. and the appalling earth
quake IN the south Of Italy, which, he
said. had grieved him sorely.
He said he vas in good health and
had derived much consolation from the
generous help the entire world and par
tieuIa-ly the United States. had rendered.
He repeatedly expressed his gratitude
and blessed the generosity Of the Ameri-
cans
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
KENEKo NOT INJURED.

Report of ATTACK On JapaneSe STU
dent Mach Exaggerated
san Francisco. Feb Invest igstion Of
the attack on Keneko. the japanese grad
uate student at the University OF CaIifor-
MA shows that Keneko exaggerated the
matter. Three Young beys. all under six
teen years OF age. knocked of the hat OF
the japanese and slapped him. but did
not do him any injury
When President Wheeler Investigated
the case he found that the japanese had
exaggerated the assault. and that college
boys had nothing 70 do with The matter
He conferred with Secretary 8ieTi. OF
the japanese Association. and il vas de-
cided 10 drop the matter as Unimportant
Hence no complaint VIII be made 10 the
Japanese consul.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE.
Steals Revolver from Mans Pocket
and shoots Herself.

ol--idA - Aie N hdclllZI1n heTa-1
Warrington. ". Va, Feb. After
three attempts. Miss Florence Taylor.
daughter Of Jefferson Taylor. farmer az
Mobley. nine miles from Warrington.
committed suicide by shooting herself IN
the breast with a revolver yesterday.
She was eighteen years OF age and had
been living at Warrington. only recently
returning 10 her home on the farm. The
gi-i had been desp0ndent.
II happened that she passed through the
room Of one Of the fsrmhands and saw
revolver pretTuding from MS pocket
while he slept She carefully secured he
weapon. stood before the looking glass
and fred the fatal shot, which aroused
the household
Physicians worked with her for some
hours TO no avail She became partly con
scious several times and attempted 10
speak. bat could not be understood.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
RULES SATISFY MR. SHERMAN.
Vice Presidept-eIeet Speaks at Al
bany of Conditions in HoaSe.

~ AAGS-Es
. Albany. Feb 1.-vice Prssideat-eie,.t T
James 5. Sherman's address TO the state
senate was the feature Of the legislative
session tonight. Ills declaration that he
believed, with Elihu Root, in political or
sanization. was warmly sppIapded by the
large majority Of the senator's on both
sides Of the chamber.
Mr.. Sherman said. in part:
we do business in Washington in the
House little different from what We do
in the Senate and from what you do here.
There has been much said. particularly in
the recent past. in reference to the rules
Of the House OF Representatives.
In my judgment. and I DO not pretend
to know all the rules Of all the legislative
bodies Of the world. but in so far as my
study Of legislative procedures go. I must
say that believe the rules Of the House
of Representatives Of the United States
are the best calculated to do business of
any code Of rules adopted by any Iegisla-
tive body in the world"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
CANNOT LOCATE WRECK.
# VIII BE Necessary for Divers to
Search for Hull

Cape Hatterss. y. c.. Feb. L-Shore
watchers to-day have seen nothing Of tire
werckage Of the steamer supposed to
have gone down late Saturday of the
lightsiIip.
The wireless station reports that no
boats have been found nor the location
OF wreck
The identity Of the foUndered vessel viii
probably fe unknown until early summer
when the divers wiz search for the hull.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
BURGLARS MUST BEWARE.

Austin, Tex. Feb. 1.-The house Of rep
resentatves to-day passed a bill making
burglary Of residences at night a capital
Onense-
It IS said that the senate viii pass the
measure. and that it viii be approved by
the governor.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
BRANDENBURG IS MISSING.
Magazine Writer Forfeits Bond of
$500 In Larceny Case

$500 In Larceny Case.
New York, Feb 1--Broughton Bran
denburg. the writer whose trial on an
indictment charging grand larceny in
the second degree. in connection with
the sale Of letter bearing the sigma
ture of ex-President Grover Cleveland
10 the New York Times. was to begin
before Justice Bowling. in the criminal
branch Of the Supreme Court. this
morning. failed 10 answer when his
name was called
His baal. s1,5oa given by the Ameri-
can Bonding Company. was forfeited.
and bench warrent was issued for his
arrest.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
DOG GUARDS MANS BODY.
Hound Tramps About UntiI Snow I,
All TrOdden Down.

All TrOdden Down.
Rochester, y H. Feb. 1-warren H.
Hauscon, Of this city, started out fox
hunting yesterday morning. accompanied
by his well-trained hound. This morning
a railroad conductor saw the body Of a
man lying on a gun in the snow BY a
fence. about two miles below this city.
and dog near the body The body
proved 10 be that Of Hanscom.
The snow had been tr0dden down all
around the hound, who stood guard over
his dead master. The hound fercely re-
sisted fOT a time efforts 10 approach. but
was finally quieted.
HascOm was frozen from head 10 foot
IIe was thirty-hve years old.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
PACKERS NOT INDICTED.
asufficIency of Evidence Against
IndIridnnIn Gi--nr, o.. c..

IRsufficiency of Evidence Against
Individuals Given aS Cause.
Chicago, Feb 1.-The Federal grand
jury investigating the government charges
against Chicago packers has failed to re-
turn indictments against individual pack
ers. according 10 reports circulated in
the Federal building to-day.
Insuhciency Of evidence is reported as
the cause
The inquiry may continue for three
weeks longer. bat this viii depend upon
the success Of the government agents in
obtaining certain evidence that is re-
quired.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
NEVADA OPPOSES JAPANESE.
Legislature at Carson Urges Call
fornia 20 stand Firm.

Carson. Nev-. Feb The Nevada legis-
lature to-day took strong ground against
the japanese and urged the California
legislature to go on with the anti-alien
bills.
The committee Of the whole. in special
session. reported favorably a strong reso-
luton declaring IN favor Of q drastic
anti-JapsneSe legislation. haTsbly criti-
cising President Roosevelt. calling sae
japanese the Parasites of the world,
and menace 70 civilization and the
progress OF the Pacific Coast. The resolu-
ton IS directed 20 the California legisla-
tUre and urges II 20 pass such measures
as VIII prevent the influx OF japanese.
K also recommends that the California
legislature Pay no heed 10 Coercion and
interference Of President. Roosevelt in
the anti-Japanese movement
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
GAS MAIN BREAKS.
Numher of Ohio Cities suffer from
Cold.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Marion, Ohio. Feb. IA break IN the
West Virginia end Of the main used TO
supply a large number Of Ohio cities
and towns with natural gas caused great
suffering throughout the State during
this. the coIdest day Of the winter. Thou
81 5ds Of families depend entirely upon
natural gas for fuel, and when they
swoke to-day 20 a temperature from TO
10 degrees below zero. gasless. there was
a great scurryiug for oil stoves and fuel
for CRATES.
IN this city. CirclevilIe, Upper Sandus-
ky. and many other places schools were
closed. an6 many stores and places of
business had to suspend operations.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
Dies While Away on visit.

Specisl - he Washingtor Herald
Winchester. Va, Feb Mrs. Rachel
Elliott died to-day at Morgantown. ".
Va. where she had gone 70 visit her son.
Reuben Elliott She was about eighty
years old. widow Of William Elliott. aud
leaves two sons and a daughter
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
WOUNDS TWO AND Is KILLED.
TneianIan Goes TO House OF Brother.
in-Iaw and Begins Shooting.

fn-Iaw and Begins Shooting.
Madison, Ind, Feb Id J Brown
went TO the home Of his brother-in-iaW,
Henry Lockard. al midnight. shot Lock
ard twice. and shot Mrs Locksrd through
the stomach. causing q mortal wound.
Lockard. after a struggle. got the re-
volver from Brown and fred, wounding
Brown, who died 1t is said the trouble
grew out OF Browns wife leaving him.
Locksrd's life was saved by the bullet
striking the buckle OF his suspenders. 1t
entered the flesh, but the wound is not
serious.
Brown was shot in the head by Lockard
Just as he was IN the act Of shooting Mrs.
Locksrd q second time
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
Former I.vnchhurg GirI TO Wed,

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Spottsylvania. Va. Feb. The engage
ment Of Miss Mary Randolph Morris
and Lieut. Allen Sumner. [ s. NJ. c.
is announced. The bride-elect is a native
Of Virginia, and a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Morris, formerly OF Lynch
burg Miss Morris is now visiting in
Cuba, but viii feturn soon. She is a
young woman OF rare beauty and accom-
plishments. The wedding win take place
n June next
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia,
MARYLAND, and Virginia-Fair,
warmer to-day Tomorrow
fair; light west to southwest
winds.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
Baron Rurton Dead

London. Feb. Michael Arthur Bass.
Baron Burton. who was director OF the
brewing company OF Bass & Co, died to-
day. he was born n Is7.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

Sacramento. Cal. Feb. l. - President
Roosevelt's latest letter, incIosing memo
randa by Secretary Root on land-hOldings
by aliens. seems TO have had no influence
on the California legislature In the as-
sembly to-day the rules we're suspended,
and 8Ir. Drew's bin prohibiting aliens
from holding land in California as
amended by the author. was received and
made The special order for Wednesday.
Al effort was made to Kill the bin, but
the vote resulted % to L in favor Of
considering it This is taken as assur-
snce that the bin viii pass
Mr. Drew, IN amending his bin, elm
mated ali reference TO the japanese The
bII provides that al aliens shall hold
land only on fve-year leases, and SHAH
not acquire any land by deed
Mr.. Drew said to-day:
After a cursory reading OF the letter I
an determined TO stand for the bin as it
has been amended As 10 the Presidents
views in This latest letter I take no ex-
cepti9n, but do believe that Secretary
Root. in his letter, incIosed by the Presi-
dent. takes an unwarranted stand against
all the legislation proposed against the
japanese
To Keep Out Japanese.
My object in introducing the land BILL
I may frankly say. was 10 keep the jap
anese from getting q footholG in CALI
fornia
They are not. and should not. be al
lowed to become citizens OF this country.
and they should not have the right OF
property ownership We are confronted
with q. serious situation in this regard.
and shan make every effort TO have my
measure. preventing all aliens from hold
ing lands. passed Throagh. the Iegisls-
ture
Assemblyman Johnson who has intro
Guced four anti-Japanese bills. said:
TIE Presidents warning flows on ne
like water OF ducks back I am going
right ahead with my measure.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

The furniture. ornaments, rugs. glass.
china, &C. in residence No. sII L street
viii be sold there to-day. commencing al
1880 a. m, by Sloan & Co. Auctioneers.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
lNTI-ALIEN BILLS
EXPECTED To PASS
California Will IgnOreROOSe-
Velt'S Suggestion.
AIMED AT THE JAPANESE
Cannot Acquire Land. but May
Hold 1t on Leases.

Author of Measure Does Not Take
Exception TO Presidents Letter,
but objects to View Expressed by
Secretary ROOt-EnOrt fo XIII Bill
Defeated by Vote of 81 TO Il.
VIII Vote on wednesday.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
DEATH DUE TO PRIDE
RecluSe COncealS His Poverty
from Former Friends.
ONCE PROMINENT CLUBKAN

smith Edward Lane Passes Away in
Tenement in Room Lacking Fire
and Food, but Containing Dress
Suits and Court suits of silk and
} sword He Wore Before Royalty.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

J. Fl. Small & Sons. Florists,
18th and G sts. Washington; Waldorf
Astoria and I153 Broadway, New York.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

Flowers OF Supreme Merit.
Big collection al Blackistone's, 18th & Il.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

Continued on PaEe ., Column /.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

Special prices fer the small buyer.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

EaOugh Inaugural Lumber for whole city.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

Special prices for inaugural stands.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

We have iust the lumber you want.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

Frank Llbbsy s Co. n. 7. ave. ana sth st.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
OFFICER DIESIN DUEL
German Captain Ayenges the
Breaking Up of Family.
LIEUT.. Won sTUCKRAD KILLED

Had EIOped with Wife of Baron Won
Oertzen. hut Deserted the Woman
in America and Returned 10 Ger
naany-OnIy Penalty VIII Probably
Be a Formal Rep-imaad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05
GOOD SPRINTING AT
 PARK CITY RINK
LOCAL ROLLERS HAVE NO TROU- BILE IN OUTDISTANCING A NEW HAVEN TWAIN OTHER RACES SCHED-
 TIT, ,ED.
(By Dick Barrett.}

(BY LUCK
 At the Park City Rink last night Walter Hayes and Frank Brewer or this city beat Taylor and Carson or New Haven in five mile race by over five laps. The local lads were going like the wind and kept in the lead during the whole race. Hayes and Carson started hostilities, but the To- cal lad was too much for the visitor and Tapped him in the fourth turn. At the end of the first mile or fifteenth lap Brewer and Taylor went to the floor. Neither of these men had the advantage of the other. In the last mile Hayes went for eight laps when he was relieved by Brewer who finish ed the race. The race drew a crowd which almost packed the spacious building. After the race Tram" Gallagher and "Barbeau" Malone challenged the winners for five mile race to be skated in the near future. Freddy Reilly of Orangetown, N. Y., who is champion of New York State was a spectator and was so pleased with the exhibition of skating of the local boys that he issued a challenge which was accepted by Brewer and will be run off as soon as possible. Tomorrow night Wednesday, will be Fly Night at the rink.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05
HART'S LEAD OVER
 LEWIS; Z POINTS
ERSTWHILE CAPTAIN OF THE TEDDY'S MAY JUMP INTO
 TOP NOTCH IN A NIGHT

Bobby Hart stills retains his lead in goal getting in the National league but his margin over Lewis, two points is so small that one nights play is liable to send him down into second place. Hart made 142 and Lewis 140. Lincoln is still the premier rush getter but is closely pursued by "Jigger" Higgins of Fall River. During the week the Spindle" captured 55 rushes in four games. 20 in one contest. Lincoln reached the spot but 12 times. Ted Lewis stands third with 317. Bannon dropped four points in goal tending last week but still retains the lead. Kid" Sutherland made spurt and passed Harper. The Candy Kid'' has the greatest number of stops to his credit but has missed more than any other goal tend. In foul making Far rell predominates with F'ahey second and Wiley third. The averages:
 GOAL TENDS AVERAGES.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05
BOWLERS TO BATTLE
 FOR $I,O0O PURSE

New York, Jan. 5.-Jimmy Smith of Brooklyn, considered the best bowler in the east, and Louis Franz of Cleve- land who holds the same title in the west, have practically agreed on all de- tails for their match for $1,00O side. The men will roll 30 games in home and-homes series, total pins to count. The first series will be rolled in Brook lyn. February 21. and the return series in Cleveland
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05
INDOOR BASEBALL POPULAR

In an exciting game of indoor base ball at the armory last night the 14th company defeated the 11th company in the first game of the Military In door Baseball league by the score of AZ to 37. The game was exciting from the start and furnished great deal of amusement for the spectators. 1t was anybody's game till the last man was out. To-night's game will be between the Hospital Corps and the Fourth Company. The contests are free to la- dies and gentlemen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05
A. A. UNION RECORDS

While many records were broken dur ing the past season, the following gives those approved by the Amateur Athletic union: 65-yard run, indoor-Lawson Robert son, seconds. The 12O-yard high hurdle-A. B. Shaw, Dartmouth college. 15 1-5 seconds. The 220-yard low hurdles, fifth of a .. mile track. around turn-J. J. Eller, - "A 2-5 seconds. The 440-yard high hurdles, feet 6 inches-Charles Bacon. 1 minute 3-5 seconds.
 The 9OO-yard run-Andrew Glarner, San Francisco. minutes 2-5 sec- onds.
 16-pound shot-Ralph Rose. 49 feet 10 inches.
 12-pound shot-Ra1ph Rose, from sev- Discus (seven-foot circle)-M. F. Horr, 132 feet Ii inches (weight A ~"'~ 7s) Discus Olympic style)-M. J. Sheridan, 40 feet 5A inches. 16-pound hammer-JOhn Flanagan (nine-foot circle)-179 feet inches 1S-pound hammer dncluding weight or head and wire handle)-B. F. Sher- man, 131 feet A inch. 21-pound hammer Gncluding weight of head and wire handle-B. p Sher- man, 1O9 feet IA inches. Pole vaule-Walter R. Dray Yale. F feet 9k inches. Olympic records, tryouts Philadelphia, June 6:
 Greek discus-Martin J. Sheridan. 116 feet 71b inches. R. B. Palke of South Africa has done ; the 1OO- meter in 10 2-5 seconds in the past week. He has also done 100 yards in g 2-5 seconds. twice within month.
 The 1O0-meter dash-J. A. Rector (euuals recOrd,) 10 4-6S. The SO0-meter dash-M. w. Shepard, 1.54.
 Running high jump Harry Porter. 6 feet 6% inches.
 high, Charles Bedeon, 55 4-5s. The 15O0-meter dash-J. P. Halstead, 4.01 1-5.
 The 1Oo-meter dash-H. J. Huff, at Pittsburg, June 20 (equals record,) 10 4-5s.
 The following swimming records by C.. M. Daniels were approved: The 6O-yard both. two turns-Dec. 19, 1907, Pittsburg, sos. The 75-yard bath, two turns-March 31, Pittsburg, 40 1-5s. The 80-yard bath, three turns-March, New York city, 43s. The following swimming records were awarded to c. M. Daniels, made in open tidal water at Travers Island, Sept. 19:
 The 220-yard one turn, 2.40 3-5. The 330-yard two turns, 415. The 440-yard, three turns. 5.54 1-5. Other swimming records approved were:
 The 20O-yard. breast stroke. bath, nine turns. A. M. Goessling, March IS, 2.45 2-5.
 The 150-yard, back stroke. bath. five turns. A. M. Goessling, March 18 200 1-5.
 rrL han ,,oa , ~ ,r D., ~ D. Trubenback, IB. Goodwin. George South. March 27. Time, 4.13 3-5. Plunging. 1 minute time limit, "A feet, c. $, Brown, March 21.
 Q A s Toz EA. ]. Tho Kind you uoun Aluovc peIrf&
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF STAMFORD. ss PROBATE COURT.

Dec. SUtn, I9V3 Estate of Priscilla Holmes, late of Stratford. in said district, deceased. The Administr ator having made ap- pIication for an order authorizing him to sell certain real estate belonging to said estate. as per said application on file duly appears.
 ORDERED That the said applica- tion be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Stratford, on the 9th day of January. 1909, at g o'clock in the forenoon. and this Court directs said Administrator to give notice to all persons interested in said estate to ap- pear, if they see cause, and be heard thereon, by publishing this order once in a newspaper having circulation in said district. before the 9th day of January, A. D.. 1909, and return make to this Court of notice given.
 Attest.
 CHARLES H. PECK. as Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05
ORVILLE WRIGHT TO
 JOIN BROTHER
Especial from United Press

Especial from United Press)
 New York, Jan. 5.-Orville Wright sailed today on the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse to join his broth CT, Wilbur, at Lemans, France. His physician has forbidden Orville any practical experimental work for an- other year so he will make no flights in France Before sailing he said there were many business matters which required joint action by he and his brother which caused his trip. He said France was the only country hav- ing the exclusive rights to their ma chine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05
DYNAMITE SHAKES COUNTRY,
Special from United Press.)

Especial from United Press)
 Camden, N. J., Jan. 5.-What was believed last night by thousands of persons within radius of fifty miles from Norristown, Pa., to have been an earthquake shock, was today disclosed as the effect of the terrific explosion of many tons of dynamite at the quar- ries of the Keystone Quarry Company, near Norristown. No one was hurt in the explosion. but many houses in the vicinity of the quarry were badly dama ged.