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The Washington times., 1906-09-16
Jack O'Brien and Tommy
Burns the Next PugiliStic
Meal.
TWENTY THOUSAND PRIZE
Nelson's Squeal Given the Laugh.
G0ldheld Is Again in the Field
for Another Bout.
By CHIP

CHICAGO. Sept I5-Another big
purse has been offered for d champion
ship battle, this time for the heavy
weight Twenty thousand dollars Is the
amount and the lucky fighters who viii
battle for il are Jack O'Brien and
Tommy Burns who viii fight forty
rounds for the worlds championship
before Lucky" Baldwin's Arcadia Club
In California, near Los Angeles, on A
GATE not yet agreed upon.
The fighters viii also make a side
bet of S500C, making the total amount
10 be fought for $50, 100. As O'Brien in
slsts on the purse being cut not less
than = per cent fer the winner, the
victor If the contest Will pull down the
comfortable sum Of 10000. Truly, these
- are great days for the hstic artists.
Cuts Trip Short.
TO make the match. O'Brien has post
poned his trip to Australia and Bill
S4uires, the cock of the walk there, viii
have 20 wait a little while LONGER be
fore Tie Philadelphian tries conclusions
with him. O'Brien also cut short pend-
Ing regulations for a match with Sam
Berser. 40 doubt greatly to the disgust
of the latter. who after declaring his
crack at OBrieu in a l0ug-distance az
1air, baked at the mention of such
small money as $4,000 purse. and
was holding out for money. when the
match with Burns suddenly hove in
sieht, and IL was all or with Sam for
The tLm- being
Berger, II he is half as good as he
thinks ne is, has lost the chance of a
lifetime Eddie Grauey has offered the
amount mentioned fov a meeting be-
tween him and O'Brien and the latter
has accepted. Then Berger, for some
lucump mpreheusible reason. developed
bad case 0f cold feet and was turned
down. as he deserved TO be. He viii
HiJ,ly wait quite a little while before
another $l5,139 purse is showed under
lis nose.
Small Fry Indeed.
II sounds somewhat ridiculous. how
tr to think of O'Brieu and Burns as
IClImE Iur the championship OF the
world" Compared with like contests I'm /
the PAST. they look insignificant Size
Them up with Jenries and FitzsImmous.
fitz 8Hd C0Thett. Sullivan and KIlraln.
and how do they look2
oBrcn and Berger. it would seem.
a= Burns. although clever. is no match
in that department Tor O'Brieu, and can
rot probably hit much harder.
81 is rather singular that the match
should have been cOnsummated within
twe0r--four hours after Burns had come
out iU a newspaper roast of O'Bricn. de-
claring mat the clever Quaker was
strictly a "sure thing fighter" and
never went into q ring without first
having e. complete understanding with
his opponent Whether ORricn was
hastened by this into making the match
Is not certain. but il probably helped
sCme.
Found it Easy.
Burns and O'Brien have met once
previously at Milwaukee, where Jack
did aDou. as he pleased with the Can
adian- 1t is moro than likely that he
can repeat the dose, DESPITE Burns de
olarati5n that he has greatly improved
since.
lie viii find the agile OEIien far too
clever for him, and VIII have hard work
10 keen from being jabbed to pieces be-
fore half tho distance ira EeTGgl.
The Washington times., 1906-09-16
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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
MRS. FISH
PLANS new
ooE:NoAT TON
Harry Lehr S Notorious
Monkey Dinner to Be
Surpassed.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

NEWPORT, r. l., July Mot since
the notorious monkey dinner, originat-
ed and executed by the fertile brain of
Harry Symes Lehr, has Newport been
given such q bit of spicy anticipation
as in the announcement that the famed
cotillon leader and inventor Of social
diversions for the smart set has been
engaged by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish to
direct a Fourth of July dinner and
dance at the opening of her short sea-
son at the Crossways." For a week
Newport has been lying with its ear to
the ground fortthe details of this affair.
1t was given out at the very start that
it would possess the merit of original
ity.
Only today, since the invitations have
been received by the elect of the col
ony, has il become known what Mr..
Lehr planned and Mrs. Fish accepted.
II is to be a bathing suit costume af-
fair All the guests will be attired in
bathing suits. These costumes. and
none other, are to be worn a the dance.
Newport dressmakers are already
busy designing weird and fantastic
garbs for the nymphs of Americas high
society who will be Mrs. Fish's guests.
According to those from whom infor-
nation can be obtained, there is to be
nothing decidedly shocking in the cos
tunes.
The dresses are to be long, with
shor. sleeves, and cuffs, collars and
four-in- hand ties are to be provided" "
says one of Newport's elect. who pro-
fesses to be puzzled as to just what
sort of a pattern to direct her dress
maker to cut from.
This is the first real sensation New
porters have had this season, which up
to date has been one of the dullest In
years. However, for time at least. the
bathing costume affair promises to di-
vide the small talk of the community
with the animated discussion of the
weather and the Ills to which the Pitts
burg millionaire colony is heir. 1t
promises another social sensation of
more than usually interesting possi-
bflity.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
RICH VIM:
FLOWS IN
1 DEUCE:
Chorus Girl Describes
Architect White S
Hospitality.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

CHICAGO. July How champa gne
flowed ia a veritabfe deluge when Stan
ford White, victim of Harry K Thaw' s
revolver INDUCED in his all absorbing
pastime that of entertaining chorus
girls of tender years. was told yester-
day by Marie Salisbury, 16-year- old
dancer Of Chicago, who described her
first and only visit TO his apartments IN
the tower of Madison Square GARDEN.
She was just Is years old when she
was entertained by the architect who
met his death at the hands of Thaw.
About last Christmas / was asked to
go TO the Hippodrome in New York,
said she. Miss Constance Eastman, a
chorus girl, told me that Stanford
White. her bank, had sent her two
tickets, but that if l wished TO come
along she would telephone to him for
another
Il did not know who Stanford White
was. but went along. After the per-
formance Constance and the third girl
in the party. Billie Willard, started
for Twenty-sixth street We were
ushered up by a servant when we ar
rived at the tower of the Madison
Square Garden. There we met Mr..
White.
Il Will never forget the extreme con-
fidence his presence inspired. He
looked like a minister. His quiet and
gentle way of speaking and courteous
manner would make the most suspi-
cious of girls go anywhere with him
without fear.
7 have never seen a more quaint and
exquisite room than Stanford Whites
studio The north wall was one large
mirror. The walls were furnished in
Moorish style, and dim lights fell from
invisible sources over the rich rugs
and draperies. Although. some of the
dishes for the dinner which followed
were evidently prepared downstairs.
Mr. White was at the chafing dish in
his boilers. pantry when we came in
busily preparing the gastronomic mas
terpieces of which we soon were 10
partake.
There was no servant present. Mr..
White told of his hunting experiences
in foreign lands while we had the con-
not followed, and then wine in abun-
dance
The demeanor OF the man set my
were his daughter.
DO you like squabs?' he asked.
I do said l.
II am passionately fond of squab,'
he smiled You are little squab.'
Then we all laughed. We remained
for about two hours The other girls
knew him better and were not as timid
as ! was.
Irene O'Donnell, my chum. has re-
ceived valuable presents from Mr..
white. One of the first things he did
for her was to send her to a dentist
and have gold teeth put into her mouth.
She received bouquets tied with gold
chains and large amounts OF money" :
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
THAws TO LEAVE PITTsBURG.
Mother of Torbs Prisoner Beloved by
the Poor of the City.

PITTSBURG, July 1.-Pittsburg will
never again know saint Mary" as
Mrs. william Thaw is generally known
10 her friends Some persons who OBJ
iected to Mrs Thaw dominating Pitts
burg society have spitefully called her
Lady .Thaw," but as Saint Mary" she
is better known, and, while she has
been canonized by no church, she has
earned the title fairly. No project for
the betterment OF the community has
ever appealed to her in vain. She has
always been especially interested in
work for the children of the poor and
her contributions 10 church work have
been enormous
Mrs Thaw belongs to the Third Press
byetrian Church. one of the most fash
tonable in Pittsburg. For years she
was the largest contributor TO it's sup
port and the magnificent church re-
Gently erected was built largely with
her money For this building she or
dered two magnificent art windows
portraying THE Holy CITY," which cost
s20. .OO0s She did not like them in some
details and had changes made which
did not please her. The windows are
now lying in the basement of the
church and the firm that made the
changes brought suit before settle
ment was effected
That the Thaws will never return
to Pittsburg to live is admitted by all
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02

the friends of the family. Lyndhurst.
the handsome town mansion of Mrs.
Thaw, will be retained. but plans are
now being prepared to build houses on
the large grounds surrounding II.
Mrs Thaw's marriage was a ro-
mantle one William Thaw's first wife
was the daughter of Professor Lee of
washington College, later merged with
Jefferson College and becoming Wash
ington and Jefferson University. The
professor belonged to the Light
Horse" Harry Lee family of Virginia.
The first Mrs. Thaw died in the early
sixties.
At that time Joseph Copley was the
chief editor on the Pittsburg Gazette,
and gained national reputation by his
vigorous editorials on the slavery ques-
tion and other problems that resulted
in the Civil War. His daughter, then
as now interested in good works. eked
out her fathers income and earned
pin money and something for charity
by sewing occasionally for friends and
neighbors.
When Pittsburg started its famous
sanitary fair to raise funds for the
care of wounded soldiers every one
was asked 10 assist. Mary Copley had
no money, but wanted to help. She
had a gold ring that belonged to her
dead mother and she felt that no better
use could be made of the treasured
memento than to give it to her country.
She sent the ring TO the fair, where 1t
was the prize for rattle
William Thaw heard of the incident.
obtained an Introduction to Mary Cop
ley and in a few months married her
The children of the first marriage
were Benjamin. who died some years
ago; Alexander Blair Thaw, who is a
scientist simply for the love of science,
and lives in London; Mrs. W. R.
Thompson, widow of a Pittsburg bank
er and philanthropist, who died in a
private hospital in New York two
weeks ago, and Edward Thaw.
The children of the present Mrs.
Thaw are Harry Kendall, now charged
with murder Josiah .Copley; Margaret.
who married George Tudor Carnegie.
nephew of Andrew Carnegie; Alice.
Countess of Yarmouth, and Eliza.
widow of George B. Edwards.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
ROOM NUMBERED ...23- GETS
SECRETARY INTO TROUBLE
Visitor in PauE sI0Fton's Office Offended
VIXEN Directed to an Inner
Apartment.

NEW YORK, fully IA known
Nal-street. broker walked into Presi-
dent Paul Norton,s office in the Equita-
ble Life building. John :Nordhouse.
MortOn's. private secretary. who IS a
man Of few words was sittiHg at his
desk.
I would like. to negotiate loan on
some bonds. said the broker.
Twenty three replied the secretary.
The broker nared up and shouted
Young man, 7 am. here. on business"
why. interrupted. Nordhouse, you
misunderstood me. -
i did not replied the broker warm
". i stated business and yom tried
20 be funny by telling me rskiddoo,' TO
beat IT, %.
NordhOUse then explained that he
meant TO refer the visitor to room %.
IN which H Rogers Winthrop. the
treasurer, could be found.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02

. A. store built in a remarkably short
space Of time by employees Of the John
Breuper. Company. furniture dealers,
stands on Van Ness avenue as a monu-
ment TO business enterprise Ten days
after the fire the firm got its men to-
gether. 3. II foresaw the possibilities in
the house furnishing business. Book
keepers, clerks. floor walkers and men
from. every. department of the old fur
nishing store went 10 work and erected
a creditable structure
The. new building, which is a two
story affair was finished in six weeks.
II occupies a lot 50xI2O feet on the
west side of Van Ness avenue, between
Pine and Bush streets. The interior
Of the building is spacious and well
adapted to the. needs Of the firms dis
play.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
MOB HANGS
AND BURNS
BLACK MAN
Victim Of Avengers First
Strangled and Then
Incinerated.

CHICKASHA, I. T., July IA negro
who committed a criminal assault upon
the 16-year-old daughter of Ira Rob-
ertson, near Womack, was captured
last night, and, after being taken back
to the scene of his crime, was hanged
and burned He confessed his crime
and. offered ne resistance to the mob.
To one person the negro gave his
name as Cliff Mays of Marshall, Texas,
while he told another that he was VIII
Newbright of San Antonio.
BY the time the negro was overtaken
near Bradley last night 400 men had
Joined in the chase, and soon after the
capture the march~to to Womack was
begun. II was nearly o'clock this
morning when the Robertson home
was reached and the negro was taken
before his victim.
That's the one" said she at once.
and the negro replied:
Yes, lady, I'm the one. Gentlemen,
l admit the crime"
The mob then proceeded with it's vic
tim past the spot where he had COM
mitted the crime and to a tree on the
road on the bank of Walnut Creek. A
rope was thrown over limb about
eighteen feet high and the other end
knotted ABOUT the mans neck. He was
given an opportunity to speak and
again confessed his guilt. After a fer
vent prayer to God for forgiveness he
was drawn into the air to die by
strangulation.
Before life was extinct the body was
lowered to the ground. Legs and brush
were heaped upon it and the mass ig-
nited For a moment the body writhed
few groans were heard and the
flames completed their work.
Two hours later teh charred corpse
was buried under the same tree, under
the direction of a deputy marshal from
Purcell, who had been thwarted in his
To- Iro he negro from the mob
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
HENRY :. NEW PAYS OFF
AN OLD POLITICAL SCORE
Prevents sominatfsR Of Former Isegfs-
Iator Who Would SOt support
Him for. the senate.

TNDIANAPOLLS, July l.-Henry S.
New. vice chairman of the Republican
National Committed, paid off a score
against the Fairbanks Henenway COM
binstion yesterday by Securing the
nomination Of Linton Cox for the State
senate over william Brosson.
I3rosson was a member OF the lower
house when New sought his support in
the race for the United States Senate
against Hemenway and Brosson's re-
fusaI to vote for him caused him to
retire from the contest.
When Brosson announced his candi-
dacy for the State Senate several weeks
ago Nezv came home from a fishing
trip 10 line up his friends against him.
The entire legislative ticket nominated
yesterday is anti-Hemenway and Cox.
IL elected. will hold over and vote for
a successor to Hemenway in 1910.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
BROODING OVER DISASTER
AFFECTS .ToILER'S REASON
Carpenter- From San Francisco Gives
CHESTS of Denver Boarding
HOuse q Scnre.

DENVER, July His mind de-
ranged by constant brooding over the
San Francisco disaster, Louis simmons,
a carpenter SO years OF age. hailing
from thar city, demolished an entire
porch he had spent days in construct
ing at the Deyonshire, a fashionable
boarding house at 1925 Logan avenue.
yesterday and then. terrcrized dozen
persons there with threats Of death or
mutilation.
With an ak in one hand and a ham
ner in the other, Simmons was arrest
ed, and Police Surgeon BaFta examined
him After being locked mp for several
hours he was released as harmless. He
sreappeared ut the Devonshire and
wished 10 return TO work, but the oc-
cupants were still afraid Of him and be
was refused employment.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
FATAL SHOOTING
ENDS 4 FIGHT
Happy Phillips Uses His
Gun With Deadly
Effect.

Happy" Phillips; said to be a spe-
cial policeman, shot and fatally wound
ed man named Shea during fight at
the foot OF .Mas@n. street shortly after
midnight According 70 Phillips. he was
attacked BY gang OF hoodlums
among whom was shea. and used his
revolver in self-defense.
shea was removed To the hospital,
where il was found that the bullet had
entered his back. The attending. sur
geon said he could. not i've
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02

DIES FROM NATURAL CAUsES.-The re-
taken to the Morgue yesterday from 1744 Eight
eenth street, where she resided up to the time
suited from natural causes, the woman had
not been well for some time. When the body
was taken to the Morgue II was discovered tba,
one of her eyes was dscolored, but investiga tion
by the police led to the conclusion that the
brulse was due to fall some time before her
death.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
CORNERSTONE COMPOSED
OF CEMENT AND CINDERS
Duke and Duchess of Aosta Assist I'm
Dedication of Village Below
Mount Vesuvius.

NAPLES July 1.-The Duke and
Duchess of Aosta and the local officials
ascended Mount yesuvius today to lay
the cornerstone of the new village of
OttajaTlo. The affair was marked by
great enthusiasm, large number Of
residents of San Giuseppe, Somma,
Santa Anna and other villages dam
aged by the eruption of the volcano
last April witnessing the ceremony
1. The weather, however, was unfavor-
able, there being heavy rainstorm.
with lightning and thunder, and the
heat was oppressive. The cornerstone
is composed of cement> and cinders.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
see a Little Known Region.

Klamath Lakes region viii be famous for its
tion viii leave San Francisco p. m. July Z
in Pullman train. with diner. over Southern Pa
cioc last few hours Of journey viii be BY
stage through beautiful country Boat trip
around the lakes. Stop at Shasta Springs re-
turning. Two weeks limit Round trip SIC 25
berth extra.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
Attorney in his prosecution of Harry

Thaw.
Following the arrival of Richard
Mansfield White wealthy resident of
Seattle. Wash. brother of the dead
architect, today, a. family council was
held at the home at 121 East Twenty
first street, and tomorrow Allen Evarts
of Evarts, Tracy & Sherman will hold
an important conference with District
Attorney Jerome. All private papers
bearing upon the case found among the
dead mans effects will be placed in
the possession Of the prosecutor.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
R.t.. 10 the East Again Lowered.

Advanced sale of round-trip tickets to Eastern
States via our half-rate excursions; July and 8.
is now on Through sleeping cars from Califor-
MIA via Missouri Pacific. daily to Kansas City
and st. Louis through Scenic Colorado by day
light w ]: Shotwell general agent, Missouri
Pacific Railway, 1910 Broadway, Oakland; Ferry
building (up stairs), San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
WHITES RELATIVES CONFER.
VIII Aid I'm the Prosecution of Harry
ThaW for Murder.

NEW YORK, July Throwing off
the reserve that they have maintained
since Stanford White was slain. his
family and friends today took their first
active steps toward aiding the District
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02

Our idea of a hero is a man who does
not hesitate to do his duty as he under
stands it. regardless OF what other peo-
pie say
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-02
WOMAN ENTERS
ISLAND W|LOS
Beatrice Grimshaw Has
Interesting Visit in
South Seas.
Miss May Sinclair Has
Completed New
Story.

LONDON, July beatrice Grim-
shaw. the young Irish author who has
been roaming around alone in the
South Seas for the last two wears, In
search of literary MATERIAL. seems TO
have run across the real thing in the
way of adventures. She has just re-
turned to London to finish book or
two. and will then return to Fiji.
Just before she sailed, she succeeded
in slipping into a native devil temple
on Mallicollo, one of the New sHebrides
group, an island populated by very
manlfke and treacherous cannibal race.
These temples are Bluebeard chambers
to all women, being strictly forbid
Den to the gentler sex. Any native
woman who broke the law would be
killed and eaten Immediately; and no
exception would probably be made Tor
white woman, if she were caught.
Miss Grin. shaw, however. was lucky
enough to find a temple unguarded,
save by one or two old women out
side She made her way In and saw
what no woman had ever before been
permitted to look at-rows OF New
Hebridean muGmies hanging on the
pillars of the roofs; strangely carved
spears and sacred killing mallets; and
fine collection of skulls AfterWard
she got away down TO the shore un-
seen. and left before the natives had
penetrated several miles into the un-
known interior and saw an idoldance
In a cannibal town never before visited.
On another island, a cannibal feast
took place during Miss Grimshaws visit.
a mile or two from the house where
she stayed. The victim was a woman
whose husband killed her because
she talked too much,' as he afterward
explained to the missionary who re-
monstrated with him. Nothing was
known of the tragedy till 1t was over.
native of the island brought much
gnawed thigh bone of the unfortunate
victim to the stranger to see; and Miss
Grimshaw took ii home as nemento.
This and a skull from neighboring
island, are among the curios of her
collection that are least appreciated
by her friends
Miss Beatrice Grimsnaw is of opinion
that the New Hebrides are extremely
interesting but that they lack the
curious charm and beauty of the East
ern Pacific.