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The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
BELIEVED TO BE PAUPER,
HE DIES LEAVING $4,000
Wallet Containing Bills and Bonds Found Tucked
Away in Mattress of Bed on which Charles Wat
son Expired After Living Life of Recluse

where he attended regularly. He repulsed
members of his own congregation who
sought to make friends with him, and his
charitable acts never became known I'M
til he told DR.. Dooley on his deathbed.
1t will probably never become known
how the money that supported him in
his old age was made He said he had
never engaged in business. and for the
last ten years he spent his whole time
over books. although it is not known that
he ever did any literary work. In fact.
DR.. Dooley said that while the old vet
efan was q man of much native ability.
he was not college bred, and seemed to
have received only a meager education.
He enlisted in a Massachusetts, regi-
ment at the outbreak Of the war. and
was wounded on several battleields. In
1854. after a fierce fight, in which he
| received the wound in the throat that
gave him trouble all his life. Mr.. Watson
was captured and placed in the famous
Libby Prison at Richmond. He was in
carcerated in a portion of the building
in which many Northern officers were
kept, and through his ability as a nurse
and constant devotion he succeeded in
saving many lives.
1t is said that he was an expert in
the treatment Of wounds which had be-
come ganSrenous, and succeeded in foil
ing the surgeons knife IN many in
stances.
Failed I'm Gold Fields.
OF his life from the time Of his dis
charge from Lbbey Prison up to ten
Years ago nothing seems to be known.
1t is said that he went to California.
failed in the gold fields. and engaged in
cattle raising. but this could not be
verified An acquaintance said that at
one time the old soldier had mentioned
a fight with Indians on the Western
plains. but he gave no details and
seemed to prefer that his past remain a
mystery.
The little room in which the recluse
died was literally swamped with books
OF all descriptions except fiction. He
was extremely simple in his tastes would
allow no carpet on the floor, and pre-
ferred bread and milk to any other diet
DR.. Dooley said yesterday that Mr.. Wat
son was a hard man to argue with and
insisted on the last word always.
The body was sent to a nephew, Pat
rick Keys, at Lowell. and a notification
Of the finding Of the money was sent
yesterday by the hank officials. As Mr..
Watson died without leaving a WILL il
is probable that the courts will decide
the distribution of the wealth
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10

Believed by his relatives to have lived
and died in abject poverty, Charles Wat
son, a seventy year-old veteran of
The civil war, who expired last Monday
might in a little room at the home of
Dr. r. X. Dooley, 1886 T street northwest,
Following an attack Of acute laryngitis.
2oft more than $500 in cash and per
icent government bonds. That several
thousands more was Invested in a South
Washington Building Association was
stated yesterday by DR.. Dooley.
Several days after the old mans
death a search OF his room revealed a
!-weIl-worn wallet which had been tucked
In a corner of the mattress on his bed.
at contained 5.O6O in bills and two per
cent government bonds, one of 5000 and
n $500 bond. The money was turned over
to the National Savings and Trust Com
npany to be distributed to Watson's kins-
koeople, according to the orders OF the
kcourt
Believed to BE Paupef.
!. OF the host OF relatives living in Lowell.
Mass., where the body was conveyed
Tuesday for burial, not one knew OF MI
Watson's wealth. believing that he was
"a pauper and living on charity In WASH
nngton. He never appealed to them Tor
laid, and of numerous letters from them
tfnquiring of his welfare he refused to
kanSwef a single one
Dr. Dooley and his family. with whom
iMr Watson had lived for more than
mine years, suspected that he was we'll sup
Hlied with funds, but on account OF ms
eccentric conduct and aversion to frlends,
never smoke to him on the subject
He lived the life of a recluSe. seiocm
lever went out of the house. but spent
ihis time over scientific books, or wnfch
he had more than loo in his room he
tmade no friends. believing them to oe
after his money, and would not trust his
wealth To a bank.
"Mr Watson was one OF the most pc
.,,,,iar men I have ever seen." DR.. Dooiey
.sad. He refused to make frlends, was
cynical to a degree, and had strong
aversion to women. He told me he had
never married because Of this hatred to-
ward the gentle SEX.
Contributed to Charities-
While Mr. Watson gave large sums OF
money to different charities in Washins-
ton he did it so quietly that it never be-
came generally known. He sent a month
lv amount to the Little Sisters OF the
Poor, and contributed largely to his own
church. Holy Trinity. in Georgetown
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.

WHITE.
Caroline Funk. IS years. Rock Creek Church road.
d. G.
Infant of Davis and Liva Uppeman. 1909 Wis.
ave. NV.
Henrietta J. Honinbenser Il years. ga Mas ave.
ne.
Mabel Cook years Us 10th St su.
Charles T. Skinner. GO years. Wash. Asylum Hosp.
william J. Messink. . years. So IA. ave. sc.
William G. Shipley. 5 years. 5li 9Th st. Sc.
John Ferber. 6s years. 1000 "A St sw.
COLORED.
Mary Staitron. % years. 1914 NJ st nv.
John Lawrence. 30 years. 1908 South Cap st
Samuel Anderson. 81 years. 7. r. Hospital.
Isaiah Lancaster 81 years. Frecdmen's Hospital.
Lloyd Stateman. Is years. Frecdmens Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

WHITE
William H. Bragg. .. and Nettie l.. Tucker. a.
both H Petersburg. Va Rev. G. J. s. Hunni-
outt.
Philip NJ Brown. q. and Florence V. Auserstein,
~. Rev. LosIis Stern.
Nathaniel T. Amas. 81, snd Mary B. Mann, ~
Rev. John N. Schick.
Oscar ]. Stoue ., and Victoria Mckee. q. Rev.
W. l. Lynn.
COLORED
Joseph A. ClomAx. %. and Sophronia johnson. ls.
Rev. Aquila SayleS.
Talmase T. Walker % and Matte L. Crom-
we'll, n Rev. Thomas T. Taylor.
Robert Corhin, 2. and Essie Nocris. IS Rev.
], A. Taylor
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
Haitia, Situation Unchanged.

The Haitian government apparently has
the upper hand in the revolution that has
begun there. w. w. Russell. American
Minister at Santo Domingo. has advised
the State Department that the situation
at Cape Haitien Is unchanged: that La
Conte has taken refuge in the German
Embassy. and that the government ap-
parently has the situation in hand. The
towns Of Fort Liberty and Grand Riviere,
he added, have been captured by the
rebels.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
Fined $50 for "Joy Riding"

A desire on the part of Jeffe Mallory
to go 10y riding in a borrowed auto
mobile resulted in his being fined so
by Judge Pugh in the Police Court yes
terday morning. Being unable to pay the
fine, Mallory will spend the next four
months in jail. Mallory appropriated the
automobile of Jesse L. Heiskell.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
BIRTH RECORD,
WHITE.

WHITE.
Thomas o. and Eleanor Monk, girl
George A. and Emma II. Nugent girl.
Samuel J. and Bertha 4. Brinkley. girl.
Edward ]. and Mar Lennon. boy.
Samuel and Ray Wilson. boy.
James X. and Edna L. Bailey. girl
George and Mary T. Eoges. jr.. boy.
Aubrey T. and Sarah L. DAILY. hoy.
William T. and Daisy Gordon. Eri.
Jay and Beulah Depuy. boy.
Joseph and Sarah G. Ornstein. girl.
William h. and Emma v. Erb. boy.
Victor A and Jennie A. Emerius. bog.
COLORED.
George A. and Jeanette Anderson. boy.
Samuel 7. and Laura Henry. boy.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
Believe. Baby VIII Live.

Notwithstanding the carbolic acid ad-
ministered to his eighteen-months-old Sis
ter by Louis Bussard. three years old.
who believed he was relieving cough
with cough sirup. DR.. c. H. Mannar. of
Rockville. Md. who is attending the
baby. does not believe the child will die.
According to a statement by the physi-
clan yesterday. none of the acid reached
the baby's stomach. A small quantity
Of the fluid burned the mouth and caused
a swelling Of the tongue.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
Withdraw His ResignatiOn.

day by Capt. James F. oyster. president
of the board Of education, Maj. Arthur
Brooks. military instructor of the negro
high schools. has withdrawn his resig-
nation. II is said the withdrawal was
made at the instigation of friends.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
THE WISE" FOOL. a..
He Falls Hard When He Does Fall, and
He Falls Often.

He Falls Often.
The theme Of the drama which Robert
Hilliard gives for the last times here
at the Columbia next week is Of in
terest in Washington. where the spot
light Of publicity often reveals the weak
nesses of public men. The diplomat
ruined by the vampire woman In "A Fool
There Was" is no unfamiliar figure. The
cider and wiser the man the harder his
fall when he loses his moral grip. The
play sounds an eloquent warning against
evil doing.
Many people wonder that Mr.. Hilliard
can play this exhausting part without
nervous prostration. 1t is telling on him
and he will soon put it aside despite its
popularity. It has had twelve revivals
in New York and Brooklyn alone.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
FALL OF SNOW AT END.
This Is at Least True for Another
FOrty-eight Hours.

for at least forty-eight hours, according
to the weather forecaster at an early
hour this morning. To-day will be fair.
with slight change in temperature un-
til nightfall. when a drop in the tenn
perature will be noticed.
With more than 800 men engaged in
cleaning the streets of the last two
days snowfall, the slush will be prac-
tically removed to-day. and pedestrians
given a chance to get a shoe shine that
will last at least a few minutes.
J. W. Paxton, whose initiation into
office was accompanied by a nice little
falls of flakes, has put in hours of stren-
uous work in a whirlwind effort to clear
the city's pathways.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
Will Address Young People

Mrs Margaret Dye Ellis. superintend-
.ent of the department of legislation of
the W. C. T. u, will address the Young
Peoples Society of the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at
IS o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
wheeler Held for Grsnd Jury

Raymond s. Wheeler. a linotype oper-
ator. formerly employed N the Govern
ment Printing Once. was yesterday held
in $1,000 bond for the action OF the grand
jury.
Wheeler, who is alleged to have stolen
valuable type molds and metals from
the United States government was ar
rested Wednesday at his home. ID C
street northwest. BY Central Once De.
tective6. cornwell and Baur. (
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
RITES FOR MRS. SCHWING.
Services Conducted At st. Patrick
Catholic Church Yesterday.

Catholic Church Yesterday.
Solemn requiem mass was toffered at
St Patricks Church yesterday morning
over the body of Mrs. Mary c. Schwing.
who died Monday. by Rev. Thomas E.
McGuigan. an assistant pastor of the
church
Brief services were previously held at
the family residence, 10. X street north
west. conducted by Rev. W. J. Carroll.
an assistant pastor of the church. Both
services were attended by boys and girls
from St Vircent's and st. Joseph's asy-
lums and members of the Ladies of
Charity. Interment was in Rock Creek
cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
MODIFIED BANKING
LAWS ADVOCATED
j. T. Talbert, of New York,
Addresses Financiers.
PEOPLES PROGRESS RETARDED

Vice President Of National City
Bank, in Lecture Before Washing-
Banks Should BE Able to Sell Cred
1t On Commercial Acceptances.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
wiaa E.tersnis offleers.

The ladiss' auxilisry Of The Ancsint
Order of fIlbernian van Eive = fsospesdn
- the nat3onal oGaeer1 o1 u ortAn1xle
M - CafFol uAu8 8osn1aS lxtsgp1D4 ~
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
False Alarm Ffend Wanted.

The police Of the Third precinct and
Fire Marshal Nicholson are searching for
the person who turned in a false alarm
from box 312. at Twenty-second and E
streets northwest, Wednesday night.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10

RSAA IA splendid Hasard.' By Harold
1faccrafh. NOW appeAriny dally b 1hA
The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
FUNERAL DESIGNS.

640. G. aHAFIE8
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

There is new flag flying from the
staff on the P. o. building.
The American hotel has been leased
by Aug. Kahn, who will take charge
July l.
All Of the city school grounds were
cleaned up Thursday because of Arbor
day following.
Orlaf Anderson OF this city has
been admitted to practice law in the
supreme court at Madison.
The Boy Scouts of the Universalist
church went to Gardeners Saturday,
where they enjoyed a picnic dinner
and picked arbutus.
If you are in need Of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
If. BARKER STEWART LUMBER Co.
Rev. Geo. Schroedel who has &C
cepted a call from lions church, has
arrived and he and his family are
now occupying the parsonage on Fifth
street.
If it wasn't for the fact that Seim
Bros. cater to the seasons wants and
the desires of customers they wouldn't
be in business. They aim to please
people and they are doing it.
A bum who gave his name as Geo.
Russell was sent down to the county
Jail Saturday for thirty days. He
was found begging from door to door,
pretending to be deaf and dumb.
Members of Co. G participated in
their first outdoor target practice for
this season last Sunday. A consid-
cradle number of improvements have
been made on the range recently.
A fire broke out last week in the
woods northeast of st. Mary's hospital
and at times looked dangerous. Sew
eral times Frank Zielsdorf, fire chief,
was summoned to that locality to
look over the situation.
Mrs. c. S. Curtis entertained the
annual meeting of the Study and
Philanthropy department of the
Ladies Literary club Monday after
noon. She was assisted by DIR.
Margaret Trevitt, Mrs. S. NJ. Quaw
and Mrs. DIR. Jones.
John Harriges, who was arrested
for piling ties on the Northwestern
track near Stratford, was examined
mentally in county court Friday
afternoon and Saturday morning He
was committed to the Northern state
hospital.
| For soreness of the muscles whether
induced by violent exercise or injury,
Chamberlain's Eminent is excellent.
This liniment is also highly esteemed
for the relief it affords in cases Of rheu-
matism. Sold by ali dealers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
NATURES WARNING.
Wausau People Must Recognize and
Heed 1t.

Kidney ills come quietly-mysteri-
ously,
But nature always warns you.
Notice the kidney secretions.
See if the color is unhealthy
If there are settings and sediment,
Passages frequent, scanty, painful.
It's time then to use Doan's Kidney
Pills,
To ward of Bright's disease or dia-
beteS.
Doan's have done great work in
Wausau.
Louis Geier, 5l7 Garfield Ave,
Wausau, Wis, says: my experience
with Doan's Kidney Pills has been so
satisfactory that l do not hesitate to
recommend them. My back was lame
and the kidney secretions annoyed me
by their irregularity in passage. Oft
emmy whole body became stiff, especi-
ally if ] remained in one position for
any length of time. Hearing Doan's
Kidney Pills highly recommended for
troubles of this kind, l got supply.
The results of their use were surpris-
ing. l found prompt and lasting re
lief and my entire system was built
up. Doan's Kidney Pills should be
given trial by all kidney sufferers
for they can be depended upon to act
as represented.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
take no other.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
II Startled The World

when the astounding claims were first
made for Bucklen's Arnica Salve, but
forty years of wonderful cures have
proved them true, and everywhere it Is
now known as the best salye on earth for
Burns. Boils, Scalds, Sores, Cuts. bruises.
Sprains, SwelIings, Eczema, Chapped
hands. Fever Sores and Piles. Only &c
al W. w. Albers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
A BARGAIN.

There are over 60,00o feet of good
timber and timber in the barn for
merly owned 10y r. f. Parcher on his
east side farm. This barn has an ex-
ceilent timber frame and is Just the
thing fer someone who wants 70 put
up a large barn. or 10 put the lumber
into a house. 1t will be sold cheap
Apply 70
CRoCKER-THAYER LAND Co.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
FIRE INSURANCE.

E. c. .Kretlow wishes to announce
that he is prepared TO write fire in
surance in approved stock companies
AT reasonable rates. He also places
plate glass and boiler insurance and
surety bonds. First National bank
building. Phone 1888 q.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

Sick headache results from q dis
ordered condition of the stomach, and
can be cured by the use of Chamber
lain's stomach and Liver Tablets For
safe by ali dealers.
The evening world., 1911-12-07
DR.. AMEY'S Statement
IN THE BURRELlE CASE

DR.. ]. W. Amey, whose reported en-
gagement TO the late Mrs. Nellie VI.
Burrelle Was denied by her last March.
gave out a prepared statement to-day
In which he said he had spent the day
trying to find Coroner Holtzhauser and
answer ANY questions the Coroner
wanted to ask.
airs. Burrelle.' he said. was "A very
deur and a very close friend OF mine
The way my name Is being used, after
her death. VIII he u great surprise and
"A shock to all our friends. ! lid not
attend her nor prescribe for her In her
Illness. or course. ] never had "A per-
sonal alteration with her. She was a
high strung Imaginative. lmpul'irc
omar
with the acquiesccnce of DR.. Elwart,
Later, at the suggestion OF her friend,
Mrs. White. DR.. Irquart was called,
Or. Elwart objected to DIR. urquart's
presence and that of Dr, lie Fevre and
retired from the case
Dr. Amcy showed "A reporter Of Tn.
Evening World "A letter written to him
last, fall by Mrs. Burrelle, In which she
EXPRESSED regret for having Trough,
suit against him for money loaned and
acknowledged there was no basis for II,
In the letter she aid she gueS sed sht
had brought the suit 10 punish him foI
not being as attentive as he should
The details OF the findings OF the Cor
oner In the Burrelle case are printed
on Page 10
The evening world., 1911-12-07
BOYS CALL AT CITY HALL
TO SHOW THEIR KNOWLEDGE.
Didn't Know Mayor Gaynor Had
Gone to Washington-Wanted
to Read French and German.

In answer TO Mayor Gaynor's caustic
wish, expressed yesterday. to see a
couple OF New York school children who
can speak German and French and I'M
derstand those languages. Prof. James
Sullivan. Pm. D., principal OF the Boys
High School OF Brooklyn. sent two Of his
scholars to the City Hall this afternoon
with a letter TO the Mayor. Evidently
Prof, Sullivan does not read the news
papers closely or he would have known
that Mayor Gaynor II in Washington to-
day.
In the absence OF the Mayor the
knowledge Of the schoorboys OF German
and French was tested by Count Will
lam Gramcr, who can get the point or
a Joke In the Fliegende Batter without
the aid of n net, and the Baron Siman-
sky, who not only speaks French but
thinks in French. The Count n the
Baron both expressed surprise at the
proficiency OF Prof. Suilivan's pupils.
The hoys spoke and understood Ger
man and even e tho Staats-Zeitung.
BY the way. their names are Abraham
Abramowttz and Edward Elchackcr and
their French instructor is Prof. Andre
Fontaine and their German instructor
Is Prof Overhaullser
The evening world., 1911-12-07
HOT CLASH At INQUIRY
ON BEET SUGAR AFFAIRS.
Colorado Farmer Tells Congress
man fordney He Talks Like
an Agent of the Trust.

WASHINGTON. Dec. IA lively
clash between Representative Fordney.
Republican. OF Michigan. and James
Bodkin. a usar beet grower Of Mead.
Col. marked to.day's session Of the
Hardwick Sugar Investigating Commit
tee OF the House. Fordney objected to
a statement by Bodkin that "derelicts
from the slums are employed at back
breaking work in the sugar fields at
extremely low wages" and demanded
that Bodkin rctract in rather strong
Language.
why you talk Just like the agents
Of the sugar company" rctorted Bod
kin.
what. You mean to say that I am
n hired agent OF the Sugar Trust?' de-
manded Fordney.
mo. sir" returned Bodkin. II say
you talk like one
The witness. under CT examination
by Representative Fordney. declared the
farmers had difficulty In getting a aci-
entiac test OF their sugar beets except
by customers OF the Great Western
Sugar Company. lie said the company
had such influence with the Color ado
AGRICULTURAL department mat the farmers
could not get a private test An inde-
pendent uhemist in Denver would not
make tho test. he said. and finally the
Colorado University, at Boulder, refused.
because the university president feared
Tho Great Western Sugar Company
would hold down the appropriations for
the institution.
Mr.. Fordney said that the witness was
evidently an enemy OF the Great West
ern Sugar Company. Bodkin retor' I'd
that the representative seemed to b q
friend OF the rcfner and an enemy
Of the farmer. Mr.. Fordney protested
that he was a friend OF the farmer. The
two glared at each other while Mr.
Fordney demanded to know how the
farmers had been summoned to appear
The evening world., 1911-12-07
POLICEMEN AWE
STREET CROWD AS
%SUFFRAG|STS TALK
Society Women in Big Autos
Lecture Wall Street
Under Guard.

The crowd didn't come back" when
the suffragettes again invaded the
financial district at the noon hour to-
day for the cole purpose OF testing the
ability OF the police to protect them
from the crowd. which. a week arc.
started a riot on Wall street when thev
attempted to make vote-getting speeches.
The ten policemen In command OF
Sergeant Edward McConnln OF the new
Clinton street police station established
police lines to-day about the sufYra.
Gettes' automobile. The crowd failed ab.
solutely to start anything. standing
passlvely listening while Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blatch, President Of the wom-
ans Political Union: Dr. Anna shaw.
PRESIDENT OF the National Suffrage A.
ISOLATION. and Mss. william Colt made
stirring addresses to the young men,
the coming power In the nation"
Just as the noon hour came around
the clerks and boys floated out of ths
nnanciHl houses on Wall and Broad
streets. They remembered the fun OF
last week and were gleefully expecting
a repetition of II to-day. The first per
sons their eager eyes fell upon were
ten sturdy policemen drawn up out.
side of the Sub-Treasury.
A few minute later i've fashIonably
dressed women arrived on foot and
waited on the corner OF Wall and Broad
streets. surrounded by a criticlsinK and
curious throng. These women admit.
ted quite calmly that they were sur.
%fragettes AID were waiting for the ora,
tors of the party. As soon as tn,
speechmakers put In their appearance,
In the automobile these Ave womer
were given large canvas bags whici
contained handbills which they dis
tributed among the crowd.
The women not only served tina
but acted as watchers IN tn
outskirts of the crowd, trying to spo
anyone who started trouble. Three o
these women were said to be Mrs. W
Il. Morgan, Mrs. \. r. Townsend an,
Miss Elizabeth Cook. all enthusiast
members OF the Woman's Poiitica
Union.
Mrs. Batch commenced the speech
making and ended by introducing DI
Anna Shaw. Mrs. shaw spoke for al
most fifteen minutes. during while
] time the crowd conducted Itself wit
the most becoming gravity.
After DR.. Shaw had finished. Mr.,
Colt. the youngest and most comedy {
the ~suffragettc party, addressed III
r multitude. Her appearance drew a pr
lionged, delighted "ah-h-h." whic
caused Mrs. Colt to blush prettily, bi
she Jumped right. into the heart OF hi
subject. t..