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No 17 544. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1908-TWENTY PAGES. TWO^CENTSj
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SHAKY ABOUT HUGHES
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[ New York Republicans Not
\ Confident on State Ticket.
. MANY VOTERS WILL BOLT
Hope Placed in a Big Taft
Majority.
SAME CONDITIONS IN THE WEST
Watson in Indiana and Deneen in
Illinois Hay Also So on the
Bagged Edge.
Bnoial From a Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK, October 7.?The hope of
the republicans carrying the governorship
In this state Is based upon the possibility
of Mr. Taft's plurality being large enough
to pull Gov. Hughes through with the national
ticket. That New York state will
t give Its electoral vote to Taft Is not
doubted for a moment by any republican
manager in any section of the state. Unbiased
and independent political observers
, also concede the same thing. The contrary
view is held only by the most optimistic
of the democrats, and I do not believe
It Is shared by the democratic managers
way down in their hearts.
Gov. Hughes is devoting his time to
furthering the fortunes of Mr. Taft In
the middle west, and, according to the
reports which reach New York, is a phenomenal
success sis a campaigner. He is
attaching himself to the Roosevelt-Taft
chariot, and is the fair-haired child of
the political family. All of which is
counted upon to help him in his own
state.
If the Taft plurality is a smasher in
New York the scheme succeeds. It will
have to be an avalanche, because of a
widespread determination of voters to
' vote for Taft and to scratch Hughes.
There is no question that this is the case
to a large degree.
So, while Candidate Chanler stumps the
state in his own right and on his sole
account. Gov, Hughes fares forth to help
the national ticket elsewhere, and find
compensation at home in the expected reflected
glory of the head of the national
ticket.
In the Middle West.
<> A precisely similar condition exists in
Indiana and Illinois respecting the state
tickets. Information from an absolutely
reliable source which comes to me today
is to the effect that if Taft carries Illinois
by 60,000 or 70,000 Heneen. the republican
candidate for governor, will slip
through, but that if the Taft plurality
falls short of .10.000 Deneen will probably,
go under.
Watson, in Indiana, is depending upon
the Taft-Roosevelt sentiment to overcome
the unfavorable conditions which now
confront the republican state ticket. He
is expected to ride in on the Taft wave.
Late and authentic reports from Indiana
show a decided brightening of republican
prospects. The farmer vote is looking
better, and, although the republicans are
in desperate straits in the cities, the rural
sections report a better feeling.
In Indiana tne repuDiicans minx mat
the support which the farmers will give
to the republican ticket, on account of the
party's bold stand on the liquor question,
will win the day. They are much encouraged
by the results of the fight for
county option, now progressing in Ohio,
and which show, outside of the counties
in which are located Cincinnati, Columbus,
Cleveland and Toledo, an overwhelming
sentiment in support of the party's
stand for county option and against the
liquor trade.
Doubt as to Labor Vote.
The one great feature of doubt in Illinois
and Indiana is the status of the
labor vote. It can be stated as a fact
that neither the democratic nor republican
management has thus far been able
to "locate" the labor vote in Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio. They cannot estimate
or poll it with any degree of accuracy.
They know, of course, that Mr. Gompers
professes to be able to deliver the bulk
of it to the democrats, but their scouts
tell them that Mr. Gompers cannot carry
out his contract to the full.
The campaign for Congress looks bad
to the republicans, in a broad sense.
There is no question that the present republican
majority will be materially reduced.
It is not safe to predict that It
will be wiped out, because there is a
deal yet to be done.
The voters have been appealed to by the
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rrrsjunu iu eianu uy 011. lati <?iiu give
a House of Representatives that will
enable him to do things, and this appeal
is expected to prevail.
The democratic national committee is
preparing to make a whirlwind finish and
a great oratorical flourish at the end of
the campaign. An army of orators to the
number of 5.000, including every democratic
senator and about 100 democratic
representatives in Congress, and a lot of
local talent, will sweep through the middle
west, working eastward in relays and
winding up in Maryland, New Jersey,
N>-w York and Connecticut N. O. M.
TRAGEDY AT NORFOLK.
Young Fanner Kills Two Relatives
and Commits Suicide.
NORFOLK. Va.. October 7?John W.
Richardson, a young farmer living in the
Lamberts Point section, early today shot
and killed his sister-in-law. Miss Jose'
phine Cromwell; his father-in-law, Beverley
Cromwell, and committed suicide
after lie had killed his father-in-law's
torse. A shotgun was the weapon used.
Following domestic troubles Richardson
and his wife, a younger daughter of Mr.
Cromwell, separated last Friday. Mrs.
Richardson returned home last night.
Miss Cromwell returning with the fiveyear-old
son of the Richardsons. had the
I boy by the hand approaching the house
today when Richardaon rushed out with
his gun and shot her twice. From the
last shot in the back of the head she fell
dead. The father-in-law was approaching
in a buggy when Richardsoh rushed Into
the field, met and killed him by blowing
t:ie aged man's face to pieces. Richardson
then killed the Cromwell horse and
returning to his farmyard blew out his
own brains.
Richardson had declared that the alleged
interference of Miss Josephine
Cromwell into the family affairs had caused
the separation between himself and
wife.
t * Cruiser and Submarines Sail.
NEW YORK, October 7,?The converted
cruiser Scorpion and her attendant submarines,
including the Viper, Cuttlefish
and Octopus, left New York for Philadelphia
today.
HOT TOJflKE STOMP
President Apparently Satisfied
With Political Outlook.
CONSULTS PARTY LEADERS
Hears Reports Regarding the Doubt
ful States.
CONFIDENT OF TAFT'S SUCCESS
Chief Executive Does Not Think Thai
the Situation Requires Him to
Appear on the Hustings.
Senator Hemenway after a conference
with the President today made the positive
statement that President RooseveU
will not go upon the stump. He evidently
talked by the card.
"Did you ask the President to make a
speech in Indiana?" >
"No, because the President will noi
take the stump. He does not consider 11
necessary and will make no campaign:
speeches."
The definite decision reached by the
President that he will make no campaign
speeches will be of deep political interest
He has been somewhat wavering for several
weeks as to what he should do,
although always inclined to remain ir
Washington. It was not denied at this
White House today that the President hac
written several of his friends, among
them Bishop Cranston, that he will noi
take the stump.
It is plainly evident that his decision
Is based upon a conviction that his services
will not be needed by his party and
that the election of Taft is settled as
much as anything of that kind can be
settled this far in advance. Had there
been doubt in the mind of the President
as to the result, he would- not have declared
himself off the hustings nearly
lour weeks ahead of the election.
How It Looks to the President.
President Roosevelt believes he now
has the entire political field within his
view and that he is able- to put his
finger on the sore spots, whiah it is admitted
still exist in New York. Indiana.
West Virginia and several other states.
In the two weeks the President has been
in Washington from Oyster Bay he has
made a rapid but comprehensive survey
of the political situation.
He ha? already personally consulted
three members of the advisory and one
member of the executive committee of
the republican national committee, three
prominent labor leaders, various senators,
representatives, state leaders, special envoys
and others, besides receiving hundreds
of letters from state leaders and
personal friends. According to present
advices he will continue these conferences
at the White House, particularly With
members of the republican national committee.
and it is now expected that Chairman
Hitchcock will reach here within
the next four or five days.
Although the New York situation is pronounced
safe, no concealment is made of
the fact that it might be better. The
machine opposition to Hughes is said to
be still* strong, but is gradually lessening
under the pressure and the exigencies
of politics. The probable heavy socialist
vote in New York is not without compensating
features for the republicans. The
republicans believe that the increased
vote for the socialists will be drawn from
discontented labor ranks and that this
vote would have gone to Bryan. Therefore
they are not worrying about the
matter.
Calls Indiana Safe.
President Roosevelt heard directly from
Indiana today. Senator Hemenway informing
him as to what may be looked
for election day. The Indiana senator
Is alnrnva rnnsfirvatlve sinH rantlnnc ana
what he told the President possibly did
not differ materially from what he told a
representative of The Star, although talking
for publication and giving Information
for private consumption are vastly
different things. At any rate he was optimistic
as to his home outlook, declaring
that he could see no reason why Indiana
was looked upon as doubtful.
"Why, Indiana is certain for Taft by
approximately 25,000 majority."
"As to the state ticket?"
"It is hard to guess as to the majority
the state ticket will get, but I see little
reason why it should be any less than
that for Taft. The most serious of our
troubles on the state ticket were removed
by the action of the legislature in passing
a county local option bill. That took the
question out of the fight, cleared things up
for the republicans and left the democrats
without the local issue they had
been expecting to win on. It is conceded
that the law must remain upon the books,
as the senate will stay republican, no
matter how the house goes. The question
Is settled for this election, at least."
Hemenway and Ward Talk.
As Senator Hemenway left the White
House he met W. !#. Ward, republican
national committeeman of New York,
who held a long conference with the
President last night. Mr. Ward and the
Indiana senator returned to the President's
offices, and there was another long
conference. "We have just been telling
each other how nice things look in our
respective states." said Mr. Hemenway.
Mr. Ward said that Secretary Root would
close the New York campaign with a
speech in Carnegie Hall October 31. Judge
Taft will make his last speech of the campaign
at Youngstown, Ohio, on the same
date.
Kansas All Bight, Too.
David Mulvane, national committeeman
of Kansas, and Charles E. Gault of the
same state, handed in to the President a
glorious picture of republican triumph in
Kansas. "It is funny to hear talk in the
east of Kansas being in doubt," said Mr.
Mulvane. "The state is for Taft and will
give him a rousing majority election day.
If Mr. Bryan is ,basing his hopes on
states like Kansas he will be badly disappointed
the day after the election."
The Situation in New York.
The New York political situation was
the subject of a long conference at the
White House last night, participated in
by William L. Ward, national committeeman
of that state, also connected with republican
national committee headquarters;
Secretary Root. Secretary Cortelyou.
Assistant Secretary Bacon. Postmaster
General Meyer and Secretary Loeb.
Mr. Ward arrived from New York at 8:30
last night, and went at once to the White
House. The conference continued until
midnight. Although the New. York situation
was primarily the leading phase oI
the discussion, the situation at large was
gone over. Mr. Ward strenuously opposed
the nomination of Hughes until the
last minute, and has, until recently, felt
that Hughes stood no chance of election.
At the close of the conference it was an
THE
nounced that conditions generally are i
considered satisfactory. 1
President Roosevelt has never wavered
in his belief that Taft will carry New
York, but late reports from there are not
overwhelmingly encouraging. The most y
optimistic of the New York leaders do
not accord Mr. Taft a large majority,
and they give Hughes a comparatively
small margin. It is practically conceded
by leading republicans that New York
will have to be worked with right along "
to be kept in the certain Taft column, and
it is said that one object of the President
in calling on Mr. Ward and other New
York leaders is to get them up to the
hustling point.
George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the national
committee, finished his conference
with President Roosevelt yesterday after- .
noon, and before going to New York in '
the afternoon gave out a statement saying
that everything is harmonious in republican
ranks; that the President has ^
the highest regard and esteem for Chair- i
man Hitchcock and believes he is all
right; that Secretary Root has a most (
kindly feeling for Mr. Sheldon himself, t
and that everybody is confident as to the j
, outcome.
Mr. Sheldon corroborated The Star ntory
yesterday that there is no probability of ?
his resignation as treasurer of the na- c
tional committee. He likewise declared ?
that he has no purpose of making public
the contributions to the republican cam- c
paign until twenty days after the elec- 1
tion, as called for by New York laws. i
Conant for Assistant Treasurer.
President Roosevelt will not fill the 1
position of assistant treasurer in New t
York, made vacant by the resignation of 1
Hamilton Fish, who has been nominated
for Congress, until after the election. ?
When he does do so he will have a large
number of candidates to select from.
Charles A. Conant. former Washington
correspondent and recognized authority
on financial matters, is being boomed by
some of his friends. Mr. Conant was
sent to the Philippines some years ago to
report upon the system of coinage there,
and submitted an elaborate report, which
found favor in. Congress. Judge Tait,
then in the Philippines, complimented Mr.
Conant upon his work.
FATAL DUEL WITH KNIVES.
Mississippians Fought Until They
Both Dropped to the Ground.
COLD WATER, Miss., October 7.?In a
duel with knives at Wakefield, Miss.,
Manning Jamison, aged thirty years, was
killed and his brother. Edwin Jamison,
aged twenty-two, was dangerously
wounded. Edwin Jamison and Will
Kountz, according to informatioon received
here, were engaged in a wrestling
bout and a fight was about to start, when
Manning Jamison interfered, acting as
peacemaker. This angered Edwin Jamison
and he drew a knife,
i Manning whipped out his knife and the
i two fought until both dropped to the
ground. Manning died in a few minutes.
CRASH AT WASHINGTON TALK.
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Many Hurt When Portion of Gallery '
Collapsed at Jackson.
miss., octooer i.?a score or .
persons were more or less seriously injured
late yesterday just as Booker
I Washington closed an address at the Coliseum
on the fair grounds. An audience
i of four or five thousand persons had as- 1
sembled to hear him. many white people
from the city being present and occupyi
ing reserved sections on the gallery. As
, the crowd arose to leave one section of
of the gallery gave way with a crash and
the occupants were precipitated to the
floor beneath, but not instantly, the fall
i being gradual. However, several were '
more or less seriously hurt from the fall 1
or by being trampled under foot by the j
panic-stricken negroes on whose beads ,
the occupants of the gallery were spilled.
Among those in the gallery were Bishop *
Charles B. Galloway, but he escaped I
with only a few painful bruises. Thomas
Helm, one of Jackson's oldest and wealth- j
, iest men. had an arm broken. These are
the only white persons reported hurt, but 1
' many negroes suffered injuries. I
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TWO SAILOBS KILLED. )
Fatal Accident at Paget Sound.
Earth Bank Caves In. <
The commandant of the navy yard at <
> Puget Sound. Wash., has reported to the
i Navy Department that George L. Morgan, \
an apprentice seaman, and Clarence A. f
, Burtnett, an ordinary seaman, were killed 1
, and C. C. O'Neill, coal passer, and Frank
Wilson, arivate of marines, were injured
i yesterday while at work in that navy
yard by the caving in of a bank of earth.
Morgan was a resident of California and 1
Burtnett of Oklahoma. <
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NATIONAL VAUDEVILLE
WHITE HOUSE CHEER DECLINED
XTELSH SINGERS REFUSE PRESIDENT'S
SHERRY.
Tipple Passed Down Line and Teetotalers'
Chorus Touches Not,
Tastes Not.
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"When the tray with the glasses was
>assed to us we declined with thanks.
!Ve are all prohibitionists."
This is the utterance of Secretary Edvards
of the Mountain Ash Choir of
A'ales. It explains why members of the
:horus refused to drink sherry offered
hem at the White House Monday aftertoon.
Mr. Edwards let the eat out of the bag
it a speech he made in response to an
ivation from a great audience last night
it Humline M. E. Church, where every
me who heard the chorus rose and gave
:he chautauqua salute to the singers
ifter the Splendid concert.
Mr. Edwards had just told the assem>lage
of the way the President applauded
he singing of "Men of Harlech" and of
low Mrs. Roosevelt beamed with pleasire
when the chorus sang "Old Black
roe." Then he spoke of the incident of
he refusal of White House sherry.
"As the chorus finished," said Mr. Edwards,
"one of the doors leading into the
oom where the concert was given was
ipened. An attendant entered carrying a
arge tray, on which were glasses conaining
sherry.
"He passed to the first man in the line
>f the chorus. He declineu with thanks.
The next man did the same thing?and
he next and the next.
"By that time the attendant knew that
something was wrong. He lost no time
n beating a hasty retreat."
As Mr. Edwards closed his recital the
jreat audience arose as one person and
fave the salute.
"I shall remember the incident for a
ong time," said Rev. Charles Guthrie,
>astor of Hamline Church, today. "It
showed such loyalty to the temperance
:auae and was, indeed, an inspiration to
witness," continued the pastor.
The members of the choir, he said, are
ill hard-working men In their native
:ountry, and neither sherry nor any other
wine is used by them at any time. <
The program given last night at the
;hurch concert consisted of a group of
?Ve!sh folk songs intermingled with
American patriotic selections.
The choirs will be heard at Frostburg,
lid., tonight and will later tour the minng
regions of Pennsylvania. After a
hree months' tour of the Dakotas and
Canadian northwest the chorus will re-,
urn to Wales. ,
SHERMAN IS Oil RIGID DIET
3ANDIDATE FED ON BUTTERMILK
AND APPLE SAUCE.
testing Today in His Private Car at
Piqua, Ohio?Dinner Invitations
Turned Down.
PIQUA. Ohio. October 7.?Quietly restng
in his private car on a railroad siding
n the yards here. James S. Sherman, republican
vice presidential nominee, was
:oday endeavoring to recuperate from the
iffects of the rigorous campaign he has
seen carrying on.
The candidate's throat is much better
;han it was and his general physical conlltion
is satisfactory. His brother-in-law.
3herlll Babcock, who has been caring for
lim during the trip, states that. he beleves
Mr. Sherman will be able to tlnlsh
its itinerary.
Although in every town he visits numerpus
invitations are extended to him for
linners and other social events, he is
>bllged to refuse all offers of hospitality.
He is on a rigid diet, his food consisting
principally of buttermilk, apple sauce.
>read and butter. The only difficulty Mr.
Sherman experiences Is inability to sleep
is well as usual.
Mack Says He Is in Fine Trim.
CHICAGO, October 7.?Chairman Nornan
E. Mack of the democratic national
:ommittee, who was reported to have suf
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fered a nervous collapse last night, was
on duty as usual today. He declared
that he never felt better In his life when
reference was made to his reported illness.
BOY FOUND DECAPITATED.
Believed to Have Committed Sui- u
cide Because of Arson Charge. *
ALLENTOWN, Pa., October 7.?Clayton b
Shafer, aged fifteen years, of Wanamakers,
near here, was found decapitated at n
dawn today on the Schuylkill and Lehigh t!
railroad a mile from Lynnport. He is c<
believed to have committed suicide last
night by throwing himself in front of a n
train. s'
Shafer and a companion were suspected
of having set fire to a neighbor's shop,
and it is believed that he ended his life
on a demand having been made of him
to reimburse the owner for his loss. r<
REPORTS GOOD, SAYS BRYAN "
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VICES ARE ENCOURAGING. ^
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Will Leave Chicago Friday for An- s1
other Tour?Confers With di
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CHICAGO, October 7.?Plans for the
final weeks of the democratic campaign
were outlined and discussed at a confer- in
ence of William J. Bryan. National Chair- oi
man Norman E. Mack and heads of the tr
bureaus of the national committee today. G
The conference was held in Mr. Bryan's
I room, where ne rested ror a coupie 01 ai
hours on his arrival here from Iowa this e:
morning. Mr. Bryan told the national fii
committeemen that he felt convinced that E
the tide was still running: strong: for the s<
democratic ticket. In a statement re- 01
garding conditions in the west, where he n
has been speaking for the last two
weeks. Mr. Bryan said: w
"There is no state in the west where the jr
changes are not in favor of our party, and a
the reports that we get are not only encouraging,
but they are increasingly en- j*
couraging. That is, the reports are more
favorable now than they were one month
ago and one month ago they were more
favorable than they were two months tl
ago. Everything we hear from the east fl
increases the confidence that the demo- F
crats feel in the success of the ticket.
"I am standing this campaign excellent- c<
ly. in fact, the best I ever have." w
Mr. Bryan will leave here Friday, speak- jr
ing in Joliet, Streator and other cities in
Illinois. Saturday Mr. Bryan will speak
in Missouri, making addresses at Hannibal, tl
Paris, Moberly, Kansas City at 5 o'clock ai
in the afternoon and St. Joseph in the w
evening. The candidate will then return
to Lincoln, and next week will speak f?
three days in his home state. i:
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SCHOOLS LOSE FINES. E
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Cash Penalties in Federal Cases Do a
Not Accrue to the District. r
Under a decision of the controller of fc
the Treasury, rendered to Aullck Palmer, n
United States marshal for che District of
Columbia, the public schools of Washing- ^
ton will hereafter be deprived of all fines o
collected from strictly federal cases tried h<
in the local courts.
The decision was asked by the marshal
in the case of the fine of $5,000 paid by j*
Victor G. Bloode, who pleaded guilty to b(
participation in the so-called ink frauds
in the bureau of engraving and printing.
The controller holds that this fine must R
be paid into the Treasury of the United CJ
States to the account or miscellaneous
receipts.
He says that fines derived from purely a
federal cases>. imposed in the Supreme tl
Court of the District, properly belong to al
the government and not to the District. a
These lines, he says, are not for viola- ft
tion of District laws, and the District has Jo
no concern in them. How much money
will be lost to the public schools by this ei
decision is not known at the controller's 6
office. D
In his opinion the controller holds that bi
section 313. R. S. D. C., which provides ct
that fines imposed in the District for vio- ai
lations of United 8tates laws within the pi
District should be used for the support Bi
of the District public schools, was repealed
by the act of Congress creating d?
the present form of government. J.bi
iS. ERBISARRESTEDI
ister Denies Confessing She
Slew Brother-in-Law.
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Had Got Into Courts.
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by Both Sides?Threats of
Divorce Proceedings. j-r
PHILADELPHIA. October 7? District
ttorney McDade of Delaware county toly
ordered the arrest of Mrs. J. Clayton
rb, whose husband was shot and killed
.te last night at the Erb country home,
ear Glen Riddle, Pa.
This was done because, it is said. Mrs.
atJierine Beisel, Mrs. Erb's sister, had j-q
pudiated an alleged confession the po- .
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Capt. J. Clayton Erb.
ce say she made late last night, in
rhieh she admitted having killed her fC
rother-in-law. Q
Detectives reached the house this afteroon.
It is expected the widow will be 4
iken to jail as soon as she recovers flier ^
omposure sufficiently to stand the trip.
It is said >frs. Beisel was in the house tei
ot longer than ten minutes before the in<
looting occurred. tri
The killing of Capt. Erb. trusted lieu;nant
and confidential man of Israel j
T. Durham, former leader of the local
^publican organization, has caused a sen- Pn
ition in this city. ist
He was extremely well known in all l'1(
alks of life in this city and had many ag
iends throughout the state. Pe:
Owing to the lateness of the hour when to'
le tragedy occurred and the remote- of
*ss of Red Gabies, the Erb country to
ime, details of the shooting were slow
l coming out. 1
Capt. Erb and his wife had had con- **r
derable domestic trouble of late, their coi
fferences becoming so serious that they tio
nally reached the Delaware county in
>urts. Each accused the other of un- co
?eaminar conduct. 1
Divorce Proceedings Anticipated. ra
It was expected that divorce proceed- ^
igs would ultimately be instituted by '
te or the other. Notwithstanding their
oubles they continued to live at Red an
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ables and quarrels were frequent.
According to the confession the police
scribe to Mrs. Beisel. she heard an ]
tchange of angry words on the second go
oor and on going up the stairs found te,
rb beating his wife. Whether Mrs. Bei- ap
;1 had the revolver with her at the time pr
r ran into her bedroom and got it was oc
ot stated.
According to her story, as related by the s?r
Rlcials on the case. Erb turned from his
ife and started to attack her. Fear- pr
lg for her life, she pointed the revolver Se
t him and fired. in
She emptied every bullet of the chamer,
four entering Erb's body. He stagered
and fell in his tracks. At
Coachman Calls in Police. Sp
A servant downstairs at the time heard
ie shots and. running up to the second p,
oor, found Erb's body lying in a heap. ^
our bullets had been fired into the body.
The servant aroused Eugene Poulson. a
slored coachman who some time ago 1
as accused by Mrs. Erb of being a spy ag
i her husband's employ. ag
Poulson, who was recently indicted at
le instance of Mrs. Erb for threatened,
ssault, was the first to spread the alarm m<
hen the shooting was discovered. Ac- an
irding to his story, he was sleeping in to
le coachman's house, nearby, when Mrs. .
eisel aroused him by crying out "Capt.
;rb has been shot." to
Poulson ran breathless to a nearby vil- ^
ige and at midnight aroused the officials
ad hurried them back to the scene of the sic
agedy. co,
"Clayt" Erb, as he was familiarly
nown, had been a prominent figure in qu
?publiean political afTairs of this city ne
nd state since the ascendancy of his th,
lend, Israel W. Durham, beginning in ]
and culminating with the retirement ,
r Durham in likiS, because of poor
ealth. th<
? ? . ? t\ : j Be
marriage was x/jsascruus.
Capt. Erb was about fifty-two years old. Qr
ntil his marriage two years ago he had
een regarded by his friends as a con- w,
rmed bachelor.
His wife was a widow. Mrs. W. G.
othermel. The .news of the marriage
tused great surprise. ^
Capt. Erb had accumulated a comfort- ^
ale fortune through his connection with m(
le state insurance department. Soon (
Cter his marriage he bought Red Gables, ,
large, rambling country house with a
Lrm of 120 acres adjoining. Here he en- mi
yed the life of a country gentleman. tlr
His happiness did not last long, how- n
rer. Mrs. Erb, who is an expert horseoman,
joined the fox-hunting set of ra
elaware county. There were frequent dis
ckerlngs between the pair, largely be- <
luse of the wife's fondness for horses ca
id dogs, culminating recently in court cit
oceedings and threats of divorce on both
des. or
Mrs. Beisel was active in her sister's ff1
?fense. There was a great display of
tterness between her and Capt. Erb. en
UBKEV AND SERVIft
PROTKTTOAUSIRIA
iizure of Provinces Made
Subject of Notes.
ERVIA IN WARLIKE MOOD
m mm. ? - -
polar Clamor for Conflict With
Austria-Hungary Continues.
I WEBS MOVE TO KEEP PEACE
iglish, French and Bussian Cabinets
at Work Formulating
Flans for European Conference.
The diplomatic situation in Eu?
pe this afternoon is briefly as
llows:
The Turkish council of minisrs
has decided to protest to
ustria-Hungary against the an;xation
of Bosnia and Herzervina,
which was formally proaimed
by Emperor Franz Josef
is morning. In the meantime
nrkey virtually agrees to refrain
Dm aggressive measures pendg
action by the powers.
A warlike feeling exists in
:rvia, and that government has
Idressed an urgent protest to
e signatories of the Berlin
eaty against Austria's breach
its provisions in seizing the
ovinces.
The cabinets of London, Parts
id St. Petersburg are making
torts to formulate a program for
e submission of the Bulgarian
lestion to the powers. Germany
is thus far remained silent.
A movement is on foot in Crete
r the union of that island with
reece.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Octofew T.-Ww
uncil of ministers has decided to pro>
?t against the annexation of the prov-es
of Bosnia and Herzegovina by A us*
a-Hungary. Protest will be made
rough the Austrian embassy here,
n an interview today Tewfik Pasha.
?sident of the council of state and miner
of foreign affairs, declared that
9 government already had protested
ainBt Bt^garia's declaration of indendenee
and had proposed to the signa-ies
of the treaty of Berlin the calling
a conference. This Turkey considered
be the best course for the protection
her interests.
The minister added that Great Britain,
ance and Russia disapproved of the
nduct of Bulgaria. In reply to a quesn.
he said that Turkey desired peace
the interest of internal reform, and he
unseled calm and moderation.
Hie reports of Turkish military prepations
are denied here, and it is said
at the government is merely complet?
the deficiencies in various army corps,
iliowing out this program, new guns
d ammunition are being sent to Adrlople
and Saloniki.
Servia Enters Urgent Protest.
BELGRADE. Servia. October 7.?'The
vemment has addressed an urgent prost
to the signatories df the Berlin treaty
;ainst Austria-Hungary's breach of ths
ovisions of the treaty in seizing ths
cupied provinces of Bosnia and Herssvina.
This step, it is contended here, will
ove fatal to the future of Servia, The
rvian parliament has been summoned
extraordinary session for October 10.
The popular clamor for a war with
istria-Hungary continues unabated.
iecial steps have been taken to insure
e safety of Austrians in Servia.
LBINETS ACTING TOGETHER
TO FORMULATE A PROGRAM
PARIS. October 7.?Turkey has virtually
reed to refrain from final measures
ainst Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary
nding action by the powers. In the
?antime the cabinets of Parts, L<ondon
d St. Petersburg are engaged in effort*
formulate a program /or submission
tihe powers along with the invitations
the conference.
Pertain difficulties, especially on the
le of Russia, who desires latitude for
mpensatory advantages, principally the
estion of the passage of the Dardalles.
are intimated, but it is thought
at these can be adjusted,
t has not yet been decided which power
II take the formal initiative to invite
e powers to consider revision of Uie
xlin peace treaty or whether the invlta>n
will be sent out jointly by France,
eat Britain and Russia. M. Iswolsky,
e Russian minister of foreign affairs,
II leave here Friday for l^ondon to take
' this matter.
dispatch from Sarajevo, Bosnia, say*
e imperial proclamation setting forth
e annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria-Hungary was posted this
jrning throughout the occupied proves.
The announcement nas oetru ( >?. ?
ixed reception, but up to the present
ne the Servian malcontents are quiet.
The troops are confined to their barcks
in readiness to quell any possible
?turbance.
>ffloial advices received in Paris indite
a very great degree of popular element
in Servia. Further mobilisation
jers have been issued, and the rerves
called to the colors are said to be
Odd. It is feared that the Belgrade goviment,
in order to save itself will lM
t
s