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The Washington herald., 1914-05-11
L'Engle Makes Plea for
Unfettered Parcel Post
Florida Can Feed World for -Four Months of the,
Year Congress Will Gipe Burleson Power
To Adjust Rates, Says Legislator.

than those Of Cuba We have" here
Mr. L'EngIe spoke eloquentIy and at
length of the virtues of his native State.
He resumed:
In Dade county alone. We can raise
enough tomatoes to feed the world, CIV
en- the market. The parcel post will
give the market We can send any prod
uct except our tomatoes to any part Of
: the United States.
There is no reason why we could no-
tie a tag around the neck of pineapple
and send it that way, without being
wrapped up.
Our main trouble has been with those
and Mr.. L'EngIe talked freely of them
express companies Thomas ]. Perrin,
the Florida tomato king, has a suit pend
ing for s1Oo.Oo0. the amount he lost when
some of his tomatoes rotted in a railroad
station.
Express Companies Useless.
These pernicious. parasitic express
companies told the Interstate Commerce
Commission that they had to keep Their
rates high, SO that there would be room
for passenger trains. They have allowed
fruit to rot. claiming that with their
limited equipment they could not haul
IL
There is no excuse for the existence
of an express company anyway. Tkev
have preyed upon the railroads. and now
the Pennsylvania I abroad is owned b.
an express company.
The parcel post, if left in the hands of
the Postmaster General. will solve abso-
lutely the questions Of markets It IL 4
matter merely Of publicity. II the coun-
try knew of the Florida products and
their accessibility under the parcel post
laws there would be now system
Then. Mr.. L'EnSle concluded with the
statement:
IF Congress will let the Postmaster
General alone, and will leave him power
to adjust weights and rates in his dis
cretion to meet the needs of service AS
fast as is necessary. Florida. before Mr..
Burleson's time is up. will be supplying
everybody east of the Mississippi with
fruit and vegetables for four months Of
the year"
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11

III Congress will let the Postmaster
General alone, and will leave him witf
power to adjust weights and rates toi
parcel post packages, Florida will promise
to feed the world for four months during
the year"
Representative Claude L'Engle. oi
Florida. who was speaking. waved q
slightly rheumatic hand, frowned and
paused.
Mr.. L,EngIe was sitting in his office
at his home In Chevy Chase yesterday.
temporarily incapacitated by rheumatism
that has affected his hands and feet,
when he gave an interview on the parcel
post system and its relation TO FLORIDA
fruits and vegetables.
II developed during the interview that
Mr.. L'Engle was born in Florida, was
raised in Florida. and was healthy IN
Florida He never suffered from rheu-
matism or anything else very much, he
said, until he came to this God for
saken country"
Mr. I'Engle knows Florida from tip to
tip, and knows just how many inches of
ground there are in the 5oo-odd north and
south miles of the State He has walked
over all of them.
Mr.. I,EngIe was asked about the state
ment he made to the Postmaster Gen
eral, that in Tropic. Fla. town OF
twelve families. the pOSldl reCeipls hau
increased about twenty times since the
parcel post law went into effect.
Farmers Voted for Service.
George F. Ensey." said Mr.. L'Engle.
lis the man who put Tropic on the
postal map. When the law went into
effect he wrote to farmers and consum-
ers to ask them if they wanted to buy
and sell by parcel post. II was a mat
ter Of publicity; they did.
"Ensey started to put up oranges and
grape fruit in boxes They were picked
ripe, and did not have to. be ripened
in express cars at about a dollar per
ripe. The fruit was ripe, but un-
spoiled.
when the general public comes to
know of the feasibility of the parcel
post for shipping fruit and vegetables.
Florida will feed the world by parcel
post.
I'VE can put an eight-cent stamp on
a box of two dozen tomatoes and ship
il direct to any one east of the Mis-
sissippi. Florida raises the best oranges
and tomatoes in the country. The best
beans, peppers. and cucumbersy are
raised there. We have pineapples better
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11
BURNS NOT TO FACE COURT.
Cannot Attend Contempt HearinG
Tomorrow, He Says.

Atlanta. May 10.-Detective William j
Burns will not appear before Judge B.
H. Hill Tuesday to answer the charge OF
contempt growing out of the spiriting
away of the negress, Annie Carter. after
she made affidavit that Jim Conley con-
fessed to her that he killed Mary Phagan.
Burns wired from New York today that
he could not be here Tuesday, because
OF the illness of his wife. Burns has
employed counsel to represent him and
his assistant, Dan Lehon, in the con-
tempt case, and before the grand jury
which Is to probe charges of bribery and
subordination OF perjury. The prospect
i've entry of Solicitor Hugh Dorsey into
the race for governor means that the
Frank case will figure in the campaign.
II Dorsey runs. for governor it is gem
orally conceded he will win, and with
Dorsey in the governors chair there
would be no hope Of executive ciemency
for Frank.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11
FIGHTING AT MAZATLAN
CONTINUES, ADMIRAL REPORTS

The Japanese cruiser Idzuma has
moved up from Manzanillo to Mazatlan,
according to a report from Admiral How
ard. of the Pacific Fleet
The United States ships California,
Whipple, Percy, and Hopkins are at Ma
zatlan.
The West Virginia touched at Mazatlan
Saturday but proceeded to Guaymas. The
Chat: anooga and Yorktown left Mazat-
Ian yesterday for Mazanillo. The Cleve-
land and Paul Jones sailed for. Mazat-
Ian from La PaZ
Fighting is still going at Mazatlan,
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11
CAPITAL WOMAN TAKES POISON

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Chicago, May 10.-Miss Ruth Taylor. of
Washington. who recently came here to
visit her sister. Mrs. T. Mckinney. of
5S32 Wabash avenue. swallowed a quantity
of iodine in a drug store at 55u1 South
State street, late last night.
Her sister said Miss Taylor. had been
depressed over a disappointment in love
and had expressed a desire to die. Prompt
discovery of her act and quick medical
attention may save her life, but she is
desperately iii.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11
INSPECTOR BOARDMAN BETTER
Believed Now that Detectives' Chief
VIII Recover Health.

Inspector of Detectives Robert H.
Boardman, who is i'll at his home. 1875 r
street northwest. showed considerable
Improvement yesterday. 1t is believed
now he will recover.
1t was at first thought he was suffering
from a second paralytic stroke, but a
thorough diagnosis shows his case to be
one of uraemic poisoning.
Inspector Boardman has a national rep
utation and is considered one of the best
directors of detectives in the United
States. He is extremely popular in police
circles. and since his illness hundreds of
members OF the department and friends
have called at his residence
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11
BISHOP CONFIRMS CLASS.

The Church of the Ascension, of which
Rev. ]. Henning Nelms is rector, received
visit at its confirmation service yes
terday from Bishop Harding. of the Epis-
copal Diocese. Thirty-five persons, of
which thirty-one were adults, were con-
frmed by the bishop. who afterward
preached short sermon.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11

has q most beneficial effect upon the
nervous system and thousands Of women
have delightedly told how they were free
OF nausea. had no morning sickness and
went through the ordeal with most re-
markable success. Mothers Friend" has
been growing in popular favor for more
than forty years. In almost every COM
munity are grandmothers who used 1t
themselves. their daughters have used It
and they certainly must know what, a
blessing It is when they recommend It
@ warmly. It is gused very successfully to
Prevent caking Of breasts.
Mothers Friend" has been prepared in
sne nooratory OF Bradfeld Regulator Co.
~ Lamar Bldg. Atlanta. Ga, for more
tnAn two generations and can be had Of
almost any druggist from coast to coast.
Write to-day for the little BOOB
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11
VEGETABLE RAGOUT.

Put one cup each Of sliced turnips, po-
tatoes. and carrots into boiling water
Cook until tender. Melt two tablespoon
fuls OF butter in another pan. stir into IL
one-half cup Of minced onion and fry
brown. Add two tablespoons Drowned
flour and gradually one pint of hot water
When smooth turn contents of saucepan
into II, season to taste with salt and
pepper. cook slowly thirty minutes, dish
and serve. Just before sending to table
sprinkle a tablespoon of minced parsley
over.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11
NOTED
singer, IS DEAD
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


came the news that Mr.. Cover had
been lost in a balloon trip over the
English Channel At any rate balloon
and Cover disappeared. Some time
later there came a report that he had
been seen alive and well in the north
OF India. He never troubled the prima
donna. whatever his status of life or
death
That same year OF Covers myster-
ious taking of his widow appeared at
the Academy of Music in New York
City. She did not achieve such a bril-
liant success as she did later in con-
cert and oratorio.
Praised by German Critics.
Nine Nordica's most sensational musi-
cal success probably was her appearance
in the summer OF 1884 as Elsa in the
Wagner festival at Blaireuth. She was
loaded with praise by the German critics
and became known as a leading interpre-
ter Of Wagnerian roles. She scored an
other and. perhaps, greater triumph the
following year as Isolde in Wagner's
Tristan and Isolde, O. at the Metro
politan Opera House.
In 1896 the singer married Zoltsn Dieme.
a Hungarian tenor of medium vocal
ability, but undoubted grace of person.
Again Nine. Nordica's matrimonial VEN
ture proved unhappy. She obtained a
decree of divorce in New York In 1904.
the papers being scaled.
Her third marriage was in 1903 to
George w. Young. a wealthy New York
banker. 1t proved felicituous Nine.
Nordica had never allowed her domestic
affairs to affect her artistic career and
she now continued to sing in many
countries.
Made sIsD,OOO One Season.
Her earnings were very large She re,
ceivcd $4,000 one season and 1t Is I'M
derstOod this was not her top mark.
In January, 1914. Nine. Nordlca, with
several other artists, was returning from
Australia aboard the Tasman, which ran
upon a reef on Torris Strait. The pas
sengers were taken off in small boats
and landed on Thursday Island. Nine
Nordica contracted pneumonia from the
exposure of these days. She was in a
she rallied and against the advice of
set out for home. At Batavia,
Java. her condition had changed for the
worse and she was taken ashore, where
she sank rapidly.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11

London is divided into two camps over
the proposition to widen Richmond
Bridge. over the Thames. The bridge
was opened for traffic In III. The way
10 narrow, but opponents of the improve
ment plan say that to tamper with the
ancient structure win destroy its beauty.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11

given III the use Oh
Mothers Friend"
This Is an external
embrocation applied
to the abdominal
muscles for the pur-
pose of reducing
the strain on liga-
ments, cords and
tendons.
It serves to ease
the mind Indirectly
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11

Strikes and lockouts in Rhode Island
during 1913 caused a loss of S122.S55 to
wage earners and about $4,000 in value
of production to employers. according to
the report of the commissioner of in
dustrial statistics.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11

l.. b. johnson. of st. Adams. VT. gen.
orally attracts attention when he drives
through the town behand his pair of
two-year-old steers He has trained them
so that they will obey the reins as well
as a horse.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11

ences pertaining to. the conflict and the
question Of peace were held. The Cliff
ton was also made the rendezvous Of
slave-runners. who made q business Of
getting negroes into Canada
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11
A Hint for
Coming Matelnit,

In q little book designed for expectant
mothers more complete instruction is
The Washington herald., 1914-05-11
Foreigners FLEE
TO BATT[ESH|PS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24

ri.
and removing II a1ter"3rd' MS d.onJ
would COST t"lCE d ''lG,I % ;.,o )er'
wiring work iiseli, and after making a c( care,
full estimate | found the cost TO be Ili'ech
hundred dollars Tor me tower paI' diDHc'
which LETT no margin Tor proiIt' N'icW Una.
We could never expect 10 get 'Ic Oo'l'l"O'
at such a Inquire
But what was ! 10 90; rs usu"''
blamed my limited education lot my aPP"I
ent inability | 'hQushJ 'Ial wiz" " my
education and the degree OF engineer couIq
have solved TINS problem easily. uSI as
was about 10 give up IeIIc'IiDcIVu no" t"o
head OF our firm had once tod me 'nat m IN
gcnmty and commOnSenSe were worth al
the diplomas in the world.
This gave me new energy. immedi4'ely
began to scheme, DEVISE revise ana Ie,
scheme, ana TWO hoNrS ia'cr WIcn / looNc,!
up from my desk wore inc SlIllc 'I"' "ol
wipe off.
lost no time IN putting our proposal mo
proper shape and at the .appolnied nouT
sent 1t to the Offices OF the y. b. CON
pany.
The following morning arrived al ouf
Office early. | had just begun verbal re-
port TO my chief OF the progress o. our WorK
in Philadelphia when ne was called 10 the
lCltllIpllt. y lev MINUTES i"'' -'N
turned with look OF CONSERVATION on MS
features.
"What sort Of blunder did you MAKE III
that estimate of yours; ne demanded.
"Thc \. b. Company tells me that the con
tract has been awarded to us, and that our
price of twenty-five hundred dollars IS lower
than the SIX others, winch ran from 'nirl% y,
five hundred to iorty-ilve hundred We j
be the laughing stock OF the entire electrical
trade -,,
"lcs, probably now; Dul wall uhui 'Il'
job IS done. then told nm what / pro-
posed 70 DO
We lost no time. IN beginning our WORK
on inc puilul'ls, anu a!1'I = Ia ,',s
ready to start the wiring OF the tower
rs ! was leaving the once Tor an li'S'cC
ton OF our work met one OF our coinpcu-
tors, who sarcasucaIly asked me Wneh we
expected TO start wiring the tower.
This morning, ! replied ana II you
have time, come along and see the lun'
But, inc SAID, u passed therc dSl even
ing, and there was no timber or SoaIi"ldiis
in sight, except icngth oil SIX by SIN 'ha'
was beng unl"adcd.
nat my soaii"IG' S,'U' 9"' "'Lo'c
he had chance 10 IcplI we .uinCN d lolnV'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24

il was up to me to
get it.
| could see from
the plans and spccii-
cations for this work
that the only place
where we could hope
to undcrbid the other
companies was in the
illumination OF the
revolving tower. But
to get access to the
tower letters, 50 that
they could be wired,
was apparently Oilly
by means OF an enor-
nous scafold rugged
up from the base Of
the projecting ledge
of the parapet. To
do this would require
the entire stock OF a
lumber yard, not con
sidering the cost Of
putting il together
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
Winner of $40 Prize
MY A. Is. DEGREE
By Edwin A. Pitt of Baltimore

MY cine. called me in and informed me
INI that the firm was bidding on the cleo
,rical illumination of the A. b. Tower
Building.
This company intended 20 make a grand
electrical display al q proposed MUNICIPAL
convention. and wanted 90 outline the en-
IRE architectural features of the building
bv electricity The grand feature, however,
was % bc "a revolving cupola on the tower,
and the plan was to surmount the crown
with q powerful s,archlight, and by means
of long rows of incandc>ccnt lamps out
Inc the twcntv-foo, letters OF the COM
pany's name which had been applied in
gilt ON the vertical sides OF the revolving
cylinder.
had charge of the electric installation
of this building al the time Of It's construc-
ZION. and knew that what was proposed
would bc anything but easy 10 execute.
That competition among the local COM
ranics would De keen already knew;
bu, our firm wanted this contract, and SO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-12
A HAPPY CHILD
In A FEW HOURS
When cross, contsipated, feverjsh,
give california Syrup
Of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after
giving California Syrup of Figs"
because In few hours all the
clogged-up waste, sour bile and
fermenting food gently moves out
of the bowels. and you have q
well, playful child again. Chill.
dren simply will not take the time
from play to empty their bowels,
and they become tightly packed,
liver gets sluggish and stomach
disordered.
When cross, feverish. restless,
see il tongue Is coated, then give
this delicious fruit laxative. !"
Children love 1t, and 1t cannot
cause injury. No difference what
ails your little one--if full of cold,
or sore throat, diarrhoea,
stomachache, bad breath, remem-
Der. o gentle "inside cleansing
should always be the first treat
ment given. Full directions for
babies. children of all ages and
grownups are printed.
Beware of counterfeit fig syr-
ups. Ask your druggist for a so.
cent bottle of California Syrup
OF Figs" then look carefully and
see that 1t Is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" w,
make no smaller size. Hand back
with contennt any other fie svr,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-12
Wholesale
Quotations

Livestock.
Buying Pricss.,
Cows ..... 500 Calves go. S0ss
Hogs ....sQs1o wethsrs 40 [Me
Lambs ...686Ke Ewes ...... ~ Ole
Butter and Eggs.
s Eaneh sq qrsss 2 2s@fsc ao@ao
s'r''''' lrsSn r rsaih eggs '0~'i''
Hens. 15@1ec; springs. 1s@17c;
Csc; rabbits. 5000.
JOBBING QUOTATIONS
. The fcllowins pric.s ar: fur.
s slsh:d , snss T,%s' daily ~ s aS1n
I iin.. of ' frait. produce, n meats. p1o.
visions. etc. These prices are paid
sy the retailers to the eommiss'os
:. Butter, csee; :, Z an. . !, E :s :r,,,.
Fresh Ranch Eggs-s4@a5c.
Bu,tsr Washington creamery.
33Q34c; oregon, 30c: Eastern. $40
SIC; New Zealand. 32c.
Fresh Meats
Steer, IAN @1shc; cows. 12hc;
hog hog q asM s SIao: small veai. ,o@iie'
heavy veal. 10@12c; ewes. 10c;
mutton, wethers, 12c; lamb, 13c;
Alaska reindeer. II. ex. warehouse.
Appies--Cooking 75c011: table,
31.50@2.50; Winesaps, S1.50@2.25;
Yellow Newtons. $1.50@2.25.
Oranges--Navel, $1.75@250.
Grapes-Malaga. imptd.. bbI.. ~;
Bananas-4ho ID.
Lemons.Extra choice. s4@ASo
Grape Fruit-Florida. $3.50; Cal.
$3.50; Tangerines, $1.25.
Cranberries-State. box, $3.50;
Pineapples-10o III.
Vegetables
Green onions-2oc DOS.
Lettuce-Leaf. 75c@S1 box; head,
Cal, $2.25 crate; Roman Lettuce,
Onions - Yellow, SS.50@s.75:
Spanish, 4 lbs. 25c.
Spinach--WaIla WalIa, box soc,
Turnips-sbc SIX; home grown, lb.,
Carrots-S1.25; retail 8 lbs. csc.
Potatoes - 31S@20c; ton; white
river, SIS; sweets, MERGED. $3.50;
Burbank, $21.
+ lIRadisnes-3ee o. buL
- Cucumbers-31.6002.
d Cabbage-Oregon and Cal. $3.50
!. Cauliflower-CaL,S 2o0.
hParsnipe-si.aa sack.
ne Celery-S3.50 crate.
nd Bell Peppers-1oc 10.
Hubbard Squash--2h @3o Id.
You can "swap" anything By
using = Times Swap ad. Sec Want
-Ad page. &C.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-12
Commits Suicide While
Officer Tries to Enter

While Patrolman Hines was
pounding upon the bedroom door
where Henry Guns, age SO, Alt
East 30th street, had retired last
evening, and ordering the man to
give himself up, Guns turned a
.32 caliber revolver upon himself
and sent a bullet plunging
through his brain. He died al
most instantly. The policeman
had been hurriedly summoned to
the house when Guns, half hour
earlier. had experimentally dis
charged his revolver through an
open window, narrowly missing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-12
PECULIAR after EFFECTS
OF GRIP This YEAR
LEAVES KIDNEYS IN WEAKEN
led CONDITION

Doctors In all parts of the coun-
try have been kept busy with the
epidemic OF grip which has visited
so many homes. The symptoms Of
grip this year are often very dis
tresslng and leave the system In .
run down condition. particularly
the kidneys which seem to suffer
most. as almost every victim COM
plains of lame back and urinary
troubles which should not be neg
lected. as these danger signals often
lead to dangerous kidney troubles.
Druggists report large sale on DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root which SO
many people say soon heals ana
strengthens the kidneys after an at
tack OF grip. swamp Root In q
great kidney, liver and bladder
remedy, and. being an herbal COM
pound, has a gentle healing effect
on the kidneys, which Is almost I'M
mediately noticed In most cases by
those who try II. DIR. Kiimer Il Co..
Binghamton. N. Y, offer to send .
sample size bottle OF swamp Root.
on receipt of ten cents, to every
sufferer who requests IL. A trial
will convince any one who may Do
in need of II. Regular size botties
Scots. and 400. For sale at all
druggists. Be sure to mention
Dept. M"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-12
W|NCES
WHEN FORCED
To EXPLAIN
CONTINUED From Page One.)

'By what right have you, as
mayor of Ruston, to allow the
smelter company to pay for peace
officers In your town." Numbered
Attorney Bone.
IL have made q 'gentlemen's
agreement with the smelter COM
pany by which the town will re-
imburse the company for the sal
airy Of the officers" replied Pratt.
'sIt Will save the complication
Of bookkeeping for the town." he
added.
"What right have you, acting
individually, to enter into q gem
tlemen's agreement of this kind 2"
demanded the strikers attorney.
IL think 1t II all right" NUT
tered the mayor. And the mayor
stepped gingerIy down from the
Witness stand and started for his
seat.
you get back on that witness
stand. Mayor Pratt. I'm not
through with you yet" ordered
the attorney, and Judge Magill
enforced the order.
Now" continued the attorney,
"is It not fact that you are per-
hitting the smelter to hire these
deputies, and that the town of
Ruston does not ever intend to
pay tihem?"
II refuse to answer" was the
reply.
During the trial yesterday,
which will be resumed tomorrow
morning, seven deputies, two Of
them deputy sheriffs, admitted
that they were paid BY the
snelter.
Deputy eIleriffs Toss Richard
son and :. 4. Carroll testified that
they received their pay through
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-12

tl4n Of a thought derogatory to
lincoln he would have gone over
board In an instant.
That night a memorial service
was held that probably has sell
dom been equaled. DR.. Billows,
head of the sanitary commission.
spoke; Gottschalk. the famous
pianist. played; Adelaide Phillips.
the great singer. sang, and others
OF almost equal prominence who
were passengers took part In the
program.
There are two persons living in
Portland now who were in this
party and one in Walla Walla.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-12
N OTHER AND
BABE DIE Of
BURNS

So terribly burned that scien-
tific medical knowledge could do
nothing towards saving their
lives, Mrs. Florence YOpe, age
10, and her infant daughter,
Alice, age II mouths, victims of
a fire that destroyed their ranch
home near Long Branch late
Tuesday afternoon, both sue
cunbed ut the st. Joseph's hospi-
tai last night. The other child,
Margaret, age 2, died early yes
terday morning.
Mrs. Yope made a valiant bat
tie for life, but her burns were
so serious and her lungs had been
so badly scared by smoke and
heat that doctors gave up all hope
for her life shortly after she ar
rived at the hospital. Her moth
err, Mrs. A. X. Mosebach, who ex-
tinguished the flames on Mrs.
Yope's and the babies clothing
after the heroic rescue by the
mother of the babies, is confined
to the hospital, but is resting
easily, and will recover.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-12
How they Learned the War Was. Over

stopped and the purser put off and
came over with a bundle of news
papers and letters. AS he went
up the ladder he shouted: 1.-THE
war is over; Lincoln Is assassin
ated."
1t was critical time, every
body was at high tension for news
of the war and when his words
rang over the deck the crowd first
grasped the Significance of his
statement that the war was ended
without waiting to comprehend
the later statement that Lincoln
was dead.
Spontaneously a cheer rang