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The Washington herald., 1909-01-07
SEND BONES TO CHINA.
Relatives Ask fOr Them TO Appease
Ghost of Celestial.


Newark. Jan 6-Because the ghost Of
Ie His Yet. a Chinese laundryman. who
died and was buried in the Springfield.
n J. Presbyterian Cemetery fifteen
years ago. is wandering around China
without a sepulchen, annoying his rela-
tives with haunting dreams. his grave
was opened and the body was shipped
to-day 70 bis brother, who lives near
Canton there, to rest with the bones Of
his ancestors.
lie was converted TO Christianity before
his death and was buried by members
Of the Springfield church His relatives
IN China have been haunted by his ghost
ever since. they state in a letter 10 Hi
Youg. Of this city. Recently they held q
meeting IN Canton, exchanged the tales
Of their experiences and raised a fund 10
bring lie back
The Washington herald., 1909-01-07
LOCAL.

1-Gas Furnished District Poisonous
1-MyStery in Drowning OF Man and Boy
Commissioners Regret Estimates Cut
4-PlaygroEnds Neglected by Congress
president Champions Clerks
4-House Plans Rebuke for Roosevelt
Nalle Suspended by Board.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-07
MINISTER SLAIN IN CHURCH.
Has Furious Battle with AssaiIant,
Who Escapes in Pastors Rig.

Port Huron. Mich, Jan. 6.-In the lone
u little Methodist church IN the south
western part Of this county. where for
three years ne had preached the gospel
to his flock Of fifty worshiDers. Rev.
John J. Carmichael. Of Adair- met death
last night after a furious battle with his
as vet unidentified assaiIant
Under cover OF darkness the murderer
IS supposed 10 have driven the ministers s
horse 10 Pine River. where IS was found
to-day hitched TO a tree In the carriage
vas Mr.. CarmichaeTs overcoat and some
Of his belongings. There IS no clew
% the murderer
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HAMS FOUNDERS
DEEPER INTO MIRE
Prosecutor Darrin Makes the
Case Look Very Bad.
GENERAL BREAKS DOWN
Father of Prisoner Has to Be
Moved from Court Room.

Defendant Denies He Made Advances
10 Sisfer-in-Iavv OF Ever Threat
ened Annis for Keeping His Stories
Out Of MaEaziReS-WidOw Sits
Through Session and Smiles When
Thornton Makes Admissions.
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WATER GAS STRONGLY CONDEMNED.

Unspng oHc athdeang
tona the Washington Gas
COMPANY
through
the Of Chemistry
tne Attorney Daniel W. Baker is in it
The fo1ovi the
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OFF TO SEE TAFT.
Knox Left for Augusta Yesterday


Knox Left for Augusta Yesterday
Afternoon.
Senator Philander c. Knox left for
Augusta yesterday at { o'clock 10 confer
with the President-elect Il IS believed
by the Cabinet slate gUessers who know
Nr. Knox and Mr. TAFT very well that
the purpose Of the conference between
the two is to select members. Of the en-
tive Cabinet for good and ali.
They say everything viii have been
fixed when Senator Knox returns from
Augusta Sunday.
Onsthe same train which takes Nj
KNOX 10 Augusta, Is Senator Bourne. OF
Oregon
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DR.. ]. K. HAYWOOD AND w. w. SKINNER,
Who InEestizatad The Brsmerman Tragsdz.

Who Investigated the Bru-man Tragedy
The dangerous character of water gas mix
ture Of gases with a high percentage Of carbon
monOxide, such Is furnished by the Washington
Gaslight Company should be known every con
Of the product
The dangerous nature Of water gas early
recognized by the State Board Of Health Of Mas
sachusetts and find that. statute was enacted
IN 1885 prohibiting the distribution Of a gas con-
tanning more than 10 per cent carbon mouoxide-
DANIEL. W. BAKER, L. S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
II seems generally recognized by chemical au-
thority that carbon mOnoxide is within the class
OF the most poisonous gaseous products.
The remedy lies in legislation. Il would seem
that the protection Of the community from the re-
currence OF similar disaster would be accomplished
by the enactment Of a law prohibiting the Wash
ington Gas Light Company from manufacturing or
distributing gas which contained more than a min
irnum Of carbon monoxide
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HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TEIEGRAFHIC.

Thornton Hams Gets Deeper Into Mire
More Shocks Felt in MesSina.
storm Kills Fifteen in Costa Rica-
Minister Slain in Lonely Church.
S-Erb Jury Locked Up Tor Night
5-Fairbanks Chief Speaker at Benefit
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Through Service to Chicago:

The Pennsylvania Limited, leaving
Washington daily at HISS a. m and ar
irving Chicago S-45 the next morning. now
carries . through sleeping car Washing
ton TO ChicagO--No extra fare to Chicago
On this famous train
The Washington herald., 1909-01-07

Rome. Jan. s.-EarthQuales continue At
Messina- Most Of the shocks are slight
out several have been rather violent.
causing the collapse Of several houses
that remained standing after the shock
Of December =.
Ten persons were rescued alive from
the ruins yesterday Soldiers are bury
Ing the bodies found on the surface % the
ruias- Two thousand we're Inferred n
deep trenches yesterday.
The Duke o. Genoa visited ReEEio TO-
day The survivors are building wooden
houses OF material furnished BY. the gov
erument, Food IS Plentiful The excava-
ton OF 0Iessina is being FASTENED. Sur
viv0rs are arriving al Naples on every
train. Five hundred arrived at Rome
to-day. A majority OF them were for-
warded 70 Milan and Genoa
Americans safe.
Ambassador Griscom has received tela-
grams from AIr. Blpton. vice consul Al
Messina, announcing that several Amer
leans are safe.
The consul az Palermo reports that
Mrs Lansing has been located. Elliot
smith and family are a. Florence. Mr..
Carkr or Cal. is at Tao-mina. Mary Moss
is at Florence 8Ir- Kane is az Taormina
Mrs Alfred Harris and her daughter
have gone TO Cairo, Kate Davis is at
Syracuse. and Charles HapEood and his
wife are a. Palermo. All these are Amer
leans. The inquiries concerning Amer
leans continue TO be made.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-07

Flowers for Table Decorations
14tk and II Etz nE
The Washington herald., 1909-01-07

Columbia Theater Matinee To-day.
"A 2ltz Dream" Prices SOC to $50.
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SHOCKS CONTINUE
AROUND NBSSINA
Many More Houses Collapse
As Result of Them.
REPORTED SAFE

Names OF Those Who Have Been
Located and Where They Are.
Duke of Genoa visits ReEKio-Sur-
vivOrs Arriving at Naples by Every
Train-Ten Rescued Alive.
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Continued on Page 3, Column 3
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Saw TOnnine and Roberts.

As your brother rose Up did you see
any one else?''
Yes. al that moment saw a big
msn-John Tonning. as have since
learned-run across the float from near
the bow OF Anuis' boat and spring at
my brother He hit ny brother, causing
Peter to drop his gun and as he raised
his right hand 70 hit Peter again I got
The Washington herald., 1909-01-07
Letter 10 President.

The President, the White House:
"Sir-With the return OF the papers sent
20 you by Secretary Wilson relative TO
the composition Of illuminating gas IN the
District Of Columbia. forward herewith
United states Attorney Bakers report on
the subject matter. Il is apparent, from
the statements contained in Nr. Bakers
report, that there = 70 appEop-i&ts se5cn
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President Roosevelt read Dr. Wiley'S
report and letter carefully. and sent them
10 the Department Of Justice 10 learn
what action. i any. might be taken in
the case The Department OF Justice re-
ferred the papers 10 Daniel " Baker,
United States Attorney for the District oi
Columbia, who gave them 10 Stuart Nc
Namsra, one OF his assistants. TO inves.
tigate
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The following are extracts from the reports:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
MILK REPORTS DUE.
Dealers Must Let Inspectors Know How
Much Was Sold.

Its time for the milk dealers to
send in their 800 reports said DR.
D. NJ. Campbell, city milk inspector this
morning-and when DR.. Campbell is
sues a warning it means business
among the operators of the fountains
of youth.
The dealers. according to the ordi-
nance, must report the number of
gallons of milk they have sold dur
ing the month. The number of gal
Ions by telephone or by postal
card will give the milk inspector all
the information he wants However.
if dealer has over 500 gallons he
must visit the office of the city treas
urer. A tax of one mill a gallon is
placed on all after the 500 mark has
been passed.
If a dispenser does not have 500
gallon report for the month of June
the amount will be added to the
amount of next month with an effort
to reach the high water mark at some
time.
The milk depot men will attend to
all of the reports going through their
hands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
Big BOND ISSUE.
Hutchinson Sends S12O 900 Worth to
BE Registered.

The board of education of the city
of Hutchinson today fled with the
state auditor a $4,000 bond issue
for the proposed high school for that
city. The bonds will be registered at
once.
Some time ago the Hutchinson
board tried to have these bonds reg
istered without first offering them for
sale to the state school commission as
by law provided The school commits
sion made the Hutchinson people
back up and offer them the bonds.
Then, there being no money for this
purpose in the school treasury, the
issue was declined. This formality
observed in due form the bonds will
now be registered and sold to private
bidders and Hutchinson can begin to
figure on having one of the best high
schools in the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02

speaking OF Captain Shane, who for
merly lived in that town, says:
This paper is sorry that J. B. Shane
was not pardoned. He was one of the
first men in Lawrence with whom we
became acquainted eighteen years ago
when we first came to Lawrence, and
we counted Capt Shane among our
best friends up to the time of the death
OF young Katherman. A young man of
more than ordinary promise he enlisted
during the early part of the civil war
and served throughout the war with
distinction. At Atlanta he was one to
storm the entrencFnents and when
found by his fellow soldiers he was
trying to make his way back to the
Union lines, dragging his MANNED body
along by catching hold of saplings or
grass with his hands. That afternoon
they cut OF one leg above the knee and
he went back to the front still fighting
for his country. At Chattanooga he
was deafened by the terrific cannonad-
ing and his hearing never recovered,
but manned and defeated he still had
more energy than ordinary men. Kind
hearted and generous he befriended
one man after another to find them
unworthy and 1t seemed as if the world
had united against him. 1t was a fatal
mistake for him to have kept firearms
about the place. but he had become
familiar with them during the years
when lighting for the flag and become
accustomed to them. The death Of
young Katherman was sad affair but
Shane says that he tried to fire in the
air and his hand struck against the
awning. He wanted to introduce this
in evidence at the time of the trial but
his attorneys thought best to conduct
the case along other lines. Capt Shane
is now an old man, he has a brother
who loves him and wants him to come
to him to make his home. No more
patriotic man every drew breath and 1t
seems too bad that the final years of
nj vet 7af he 4r4
freedom under the starry folds of the
flag he fought SO hard to defend"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
WENT BACK FOR WATCH
Hotel EmpIoye Probably Fatally
Burned in a Fire.

Lake Placid. N. Y, July 2.-The Hotel
Ruisseaumont, one of the largest no
tells in Lake Placid, was burned last
night Some of the 50 guests had mar
row escapes from death and were res
cued with great difficulty. One man
was burned probably fatally.
The fire is supposed to have started
in the tower. Albert Clapsaddle of
lion, N. Y. one of the hotel employees
who slept beneath the tower, had a
fair chance for escape, but went back
for his watch and was so badly burned
that he may die.
Miss A. =. Quinlan, VINO only reached
the hotel from New York last night.
bad a narrow escape. She occupied a
room on the second floor and the fact
that she was a new arrival led to her
being overlooked when the alarm was
spread Awakened by the noise about
her, she opened the door of her room
only to find egress cut off by flames
and smoke. She opened u window and
called for help. She escaped by means
of a rope carried to the floor below
thence thrown up to the frightened
girl A moment after reaching the
ground, the wall on that side of the
building fell In
The Joss is estimated at 100000. The
Ruisseaumont was owned by the Lake
Placid Improvement company, of which
w z. Larned OF Chicago is president.
1t was built in 1853 and mad accommo-
dations for 300 people. 1t was one Of
the largest of the summer hotels at this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
TO TAX TOBACCO.
Senator Aldrich Has Decided to
Add 20 Per Cent
To the Weed in All Forms,
Chewing and Smoking.
SENATE GETS BUSY.
The Boss's Return Calls Out a
Quorum For Business.
Many Petitions Come in Regard
ing the CorpOr alton Tax.

Washington, July 2-The Republican
members of the finance committee of
the senate have agreed on a general
advance in the tobacco schedule of the
administration part of the tariff bill.
The increase In the tax on cut and
plug tobacco and cigars and cigarettes
amounts to about 20 per cent over the
house rates.
From the way the school got down
to business this morning it was evf-
dent that the teacher had returned.
In other words, Senator Aldrich, chair
man of the finance committee, was in
his seat when the senate convened and
at that time there was a full quorum
to proceed with business. While Mr..
Aldrich did not reveal the secret of
his whereabouts during his two days
absence from the senate. his complex
ion was SO much ruddier than it is or
dinarily that it was evident that he
had put in most of his time in the
open air. His return caused much gos-
sip as to the possibility of getting a
vote on the income tax proposition.
Most senators believed the end was
near.
The fact that only Mr.. Bulkeley's OBJ
lection yesterday stood in the way of
fixing the vote for next Tuesday and
that debate on the proposition then
seemed almost exhausted, led to the
reached by that time, if not much
earlier. Many predicted it for tomor-
row and some were even inclined to
think that it might take place before
adjournment today.
Today Senator Hepburn lost no time
In taking the floor to present technical
objection to the bill.
Business began with the presentation
of petitions relating to the corporation
tax, many of which came from the far
northwest. From Spokane. Wash. 106
merchants appealed to the senate for
support of the tax as proposed by the
president because, as they said it
'safeguarded the private information
of business Institutions The Imam
Poulsen Lumber company of East
Portland wanted the 'pernicious cor
poration tax killed, while w. b Aver
of Portland, considered the proposed
tax as extremely unfair ''as 1t places
the burden only on the great Industrial
life of the colIntrvs'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02

GingIes Girl on Trial on a Charge of
Larceny.

Chicago. July 2.-The trial of Ella
Gingles, the young Irish lace maker.
on charge of larceny, was continued
today in a crowded court room.
Women friends of Miss GingIes. many
of them well known in club and
philanthropic circles, occupied front
seats and took every opportunity to
encourage the girl who declares that
she is not a thief. but a victim of a
deep white slave" plot, with bizarre
features, and even hints of murder in
1t.
The girl was dressed in white and
appeared untroubled by the great in
terest she has aroused. Captain
O'Brien of the detective bureau. who
investigated the complaint brought
against Miss Gingles by Miss Agnes
Barrette, proprietress of a lace store
in the WeI1ingto hotel. testified to
day. Captain O'Brien's testimony
dealt only with the larceny feature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
SAYS HE KILLED HER.
Murderer of Miss Brasch Confesses to
Save Innocent Man.

San Francisco, July 2.-James Ed
ward Cunningham. a Iaborer, has
confessed to the murder of Miss
Caroline Brasch. cashier for Gray
Brothers Construction company, who
was shot and killed in the com pany's
Offices last Wednesday. Cunningham
surrendered himself because another
man was under arrest charged with
the crime.
Cunningham entered a newspaper Of
flee last night and made his original
statement, which later was repeated to
the police. The detective department
was not notified until early today,
when representatives of the paper de-
hvered the man into custody togeth-
er with revolver. with which the
crime is said to have been committed.
The original theory as to the motive
for the murder is borne out by the
confession of Cunningham, but the po-
lice, in the arrest of J. Novall, another
laborer who had been employed by
Gray Brothers. were endeaYor1ng to
faSten the crime on an innocent man,
who chanced to be the victim of cir
cumstapces almost unparalleled.
Cunning nam, according to his state
ment, entered the Offices of Gray Broth
ers just as Novak departed. Novak had
disputed with Miss Brasch over a tri-
fling difference in his pay check and,
failing to get satisfaction, went away
in anger.
Stepping before the cashiers window
Immediately afterward, Cunningham
declares, he renewed a wrangle of sew
eral weeks standing over his check
and finally shot the girl.
The description of his escape from
persons he encountered, impel the po-
Ice to believe that Cunningham, and
no other, fired the shot. Cunningham
is a native OF Scituate, r. 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
FINED FOR BRIBERY.
Both Giver and Taker in Street Paw
ing Scandal Punished.

Columbus. July 2.-Judge Kinkead
of the common pleas court. today
fined Nelson Cannon. former agent
of the Trinidad Paving company of
Cleveland, $500 on a plea Of guilty of
bribing members of the board of
public service in a street paving
scandal.
Asa Thurbeck. former city en-
gineer, was fined 5000 on a plea of
guilty in accepting a bribe. and
Henry Lang, former local manager
of the Trinidad company, was hned
$500 on the same plea
The four indictments against NJ.
f. Bramley, president of the Trtni-
dad Paving company for offering
bribe. were nolled because he had
assisted in the prosecution of other
men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
BEAT THE HIGH TARIFF.
Liners Race Across Ocean and Land
CargOes in Time.

Boston, July 1.-TWO steamers, bear
ing rich cargoes, rushed to the United
States to dodge the high tariff, have
came into port. The Leyland line
steamship Canadian had in its hold
hundreds of bales of Egyptian cotton,
cases of rare wines, silks, case goods.
machinery. steel, beer chemicals and
general freight. In all 1t had more
than three thousand tons of merchan-
disc, valued at about 81 1000, 900.
The Philadelphia, also of the Leyland
line, from London, came up the harbor
just ahead of the Canadian. 1t was
filled with cargo, even the meat boxes
being used to carry the enormous
freight, much of which was rushed here
to get ahead of the new tariff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
MRS. TAFT IS BETTER.
She Is Able to Eat Luncheon With the
President.

Washington, July 2.-President
Taft is delighted with the progress
RMS. Taft is making toward recovery.
For the first time in six weeks the
mistress of the White House ate
luncheon with the president yesterday
and appeared to be quite strong. Her
physicians have promised the presi-
dent that she will have completely re-
gained her health within the next two
months.
The president will take his wife to
Beverly, Mass. few days hence, and
is hopeful that the cooler atmosphere
will promote her recovery. In view of
Mrs. Taft's better health it is an
nounced at the White House that the
president will make his Pacific coast
trip during the fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
BACK TO THE MINES.
Miners to the Number of 5000 Will
Return to Work.

Pittsburg, Kan, July Am order
was issued here today by the local
board of the United Mine Workers of
America instructing the striking min
ers in the Kansas district, 5000 in
number, to return to work pending the
outcome of a conference of miners
and operators.
But few of the mines reopened to-
day in response to the order, but it is
believed all will start up Tuesday
next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
KILLED HIS STEPSON.
After Making Him Carry Lumber for
His Own Coffin.

Cumberland Gap. Tenn, July g.
Charged with having murd cred his g.
year-old step-son, Harry Lee Nutshell.
after compelling the lad to carry
from a sawmill the lumber with which
a coffin was made to encase the child's
body. David Moore IS in the Jonesville.
va, fail. with him IS his wife.
Both were taken there to escape
mob violence at Erwin. Va. After the
boy died It was learned that no
physician had attended him and sus-
Dicfon was aroused. The boys
mother made q confession in which
1t is said she charged that Moore had
caused the boys death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
THIS IS HOT TODAY.
Mercury Almost Makes a Season
Record.

The temperature reached 81 in
Topeka last evening and had that
beaten at O'Clock this afternoon.
Before the day is over. the record for
the year may be broken. Three times
this year the temperature has been
higher in Topeka. On May 5, it was
96. and on June and again OF June
27, it reached SO. During the past
"a hours, the average temperature
over the state has not been as high as
1t was for the previous day. This af-
ternoon the wind is blowing miles
an hour from several directions, shift
ing suddenly without increasing from
north to south and back again. The
h on r-l,z TEN tI1ras today 1L-nra.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
PUEBLO TO HOLD ON.
Business Men viii Not Let Baseball
Team Go.

Pueblo, Colo, July 2.-It is prac-
ticaIly assured that the Pueblo West
ern league team will remain in this
city. The latest developments appear
to indicate that one or two of the 20
directors and stockholders of the
club will be bought out by Pueblo
business men, the rest of the director
ate remaining. The matter is likely
to be finally determined tonight or
tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
Grades Don't Count.

In response to several inquiries
State Supt. E. T. FairchiId has rem
dered an opinion that it is illegal for
grades secured from normal schools
or other educational institutions to
be applied toward securing county
teachers certificates. The grades
from such certificates must be based
on county teachers examinations only.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
]. W. ROBSON DEAD.
Hemorrhage of Brain Caused Death of
Well known Horseman.

Wichita. Kan, July 2.-J. w. Robi-
son, founder of the Towanda Perch
eron stock farm at Towanda, Kan,
died suddenly at his home at EIDora-
do. kan, early today at the age of TS
years. Hemorrhage of the brain
caused his death.
Mr. Robson was the best known
breeder of fancy horses In the middle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
BELOW THE AVERAGE.
Cotton Crop Condition Is Placed at
74.6 June 25-

Washington, July 2.-The condition
Of the cotton crop in the United States
averaged 74-6 per cent of a normal
crop on June 25 last, according to to-
days department OF agriculture's re-
port This is against 81-1 on May 25
last. on June 25 a year ago It was
S1.2 and two years ago 81. The aver
age condition on June % for ten years
was BOB
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
g. Loftus Nfarried.

London, July cecilia Lotus. the
actress, was married June 8 in the
Kensington registry Office to DR.. "A.
II. Waterman Of Chicago. on her re-
turn from her American tour, Miss Lof-
tus is going to take up legitimats
drama, and DR.. Waterman intends to
practice in London