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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

were kept busy responding to appeals for
aid. Among the sufferers were four persons
whose minds had given way as a result of
the intense heat. One of these attempted
to end his life by shooting, but he was
restrained and taken to a hospital
Seeking temporary relief from the op-
pressive heat, thousands of persons storme d
the public bath house. AS early as o'clock
the crowds were dense at several east
side bath houses that large details of po-
lice were called out to maintain order
Thousands, unable to sleep in their homes,
spent last night in the park and on the
sand at nearby shore resorts. The police
estimate that nearly 5000 spent the night
out-of-doors at Coney island alone.
The first relief from the heat today CAME
with a slight breeze which sprang up
during the early afternoon. The temperd-
ture began to fall slowly, dropping from So
at noon to IS at l o. clock ana to slightly be-
low that half an hour later. In the mean
time, however, four persons. two infants
and two adults, had succumbed to the heat,
making total of eight deaths directly duo
10 the weather. There has been a large
number of prostrations during the same
period.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

another indictment against Thaw as the
one actually in existence mas not yet been
attacked. AS Thaw is known to have fired
the three shots that killed White, the an
nouncement of further proceedings caused
general surprise.
ThRw in jail.
Thaw passed an uncomfortable night in
his cell on account of the oppressive heat.
The prison is close and stuffy even under
ordinary conditions of weather and last
night it was almost unbearable Toward
morning the temperature dropped slightly,
and the prisoner succeeded in getting TO
sleep. Scarcely more than an hour later.
however. the sun came pouring through the
barred window of his cell and his rest was
ended.
Mrs. Thaw was the earliest visitor at the
prison today. She arrived at the beginning
of the four hour period during which visit
ors are permitted to enter the Tombs.
In contrast with the previous visits the
streets around the prison were deserted
when she arrived today
Mrs. Thaw remained at her husband
side for an hour and a half Thaw pre-
scented his wife to DR.. Mcclure, the Tombs
physician, and Rev. John A. Wade the
Episcopal chaplain of the prison, and the
three talked together for some time. Be
fore leaving the prison Mrs. Thaw asked
Warden Flynn II he could not make an
exception in her case TO the rule which
excludes visitors from the Tombs on Sun
day. The warden informed her that the
only person with authority to grant her
wish is Corrections Commissioner Lantley.
He advised Mrs. Thaw to see the COM
missioner and she said she would do so.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

secure an executive pardon in case OF his
final conviction by the United States SUI
preme court. The statement in part fol-
| lowe:
Recently there has appeared in the pub
lie press a Washington dispatch saying that
IAN effort would be made to obtain par
don for Senator Burton" and saying fur
Their that some OF his ex-coleagues have
quietly discussed the advisability OF ask
ing President Roosevelt to set aside the
sentence" also members of the Kansas
delegation have received letters from inlu-
entail politicians and others in Kansas ask
ing them to use their influence to have the
sentence set aside" And still further the
dispatch says: at has been suggested that
possibly an understanding with the presi-
dent may be reached by which Burton
will withdraw his motion for a rehearing
pending before the supreme court and that
part Of the sentence relating to imprison-
ment will be set aside" The purport OF
the entire dispatch is that Burton and his
attorneys have practically abandoned his
case or are ready to abandon II II any as
surance can DO had that pardon can be
obtained. This movement may have orig
mated with the eE-senator's friends, and
it may be in good faith, but It certainly Is
NOT in his interests, nor does II treat the
supreme court with proper respect.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

and the day of his death in the protection
Of his person and for the shadowing Of the
detectives who We're pursuing him.
Says Thaw is Crazy.
The detective thus describes a meeting
between White and himself when he told
the architect that Thaw was the employer
OF the detectives who were annoying White.
According to his statement White said:
This man Thaw is crazy He ImagInes
that I have done him some wrong. used
to know his wife. I befriended her and her
family. Thaw is insanely Jealous of his
wife. He doubtless imagines that 1 am
meeting her, and before God I am not Ny
friendship for the girl was taken from a
purely fatherly interest, and since her
marriage she has repaid my kindness by
annoying me greatly by making remarks
to mutual acquaintances, such remarks in
tended to arouse the jealousy of her hus-
band. / cannot understand II. never
knowingly in all my life injured man or
woman"
According to the diary OF the detective.
on June 25 White said he had decided n
was time to close up the matter White
said he was a nervous wreck and that on
the following day. Tuesday. he was going
to take final action in the courts. That
night he was shot.
Preparations for Trial.
Both the district attorneys office and the
counsel for the defense today are devoting
themselves 10 the serious work of preparing
the evidence I'm the case OF Thaw. The pre-
liminaries have been completed. Since the
killing OF Stanford White Monday night
Thaw has been arraigned, has been before
the coroner's jury, formally charged with
murder, indicted. and yesterday added the
Anal page to the first chapter of the court
proceedings by appearing in the court OF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01
HOT WEATHER OVER EAST
Temperature This Morning at Chicago
Higher Than at same Hour
Friday.

CHICAGO. June so-The hot waYe con-
tinues. The official thermometer at s
o'clock this morning registered 81 degrees
s degrees higher than that registered at
the same hour yesterday.
NEW YORK. June SO.-Four deaths in
Manhattan island from the heat was re-
ported before noon today. All the victims
were infants
The early morning promise Of the hottest
day Of the year thus far was well on its
way TO fulhllment, before midday. The
mercury was mounting steadily. and there
was intense suffering. particularly in the
more crowded section OF the city.
The mercury in the government Their
mometer at the weather bureau was creep
ing upward at the rate Of degrees an
hour and the officials there predicted that
the so-degree mark would be passed during
the afternoon.
Reports Of prostration due TO the ex-
IRENE weather conditions began 70 reach
the police early and hospital anbulanees
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01
MRS. THAW WILL TESTIFY
Husbands Lawyer Says She Will Tell
Thrilling and Tremendous Story.
WHITE IN FEAR OF HIS LIFE
Murdered Man Told Detective that
Thnw Had No Cause for JeRI-
Ousy-Sidelights on
Tragedy.

NEW YORK. June So-"Mrs. Thaw will
be the principal witness in her husband 5
defense. She will tell thrilling and ire
mendous story. l cannot make the details
public now. but her testimony will open
the eyes OF New Workers and the people
all over the world"
This statement was made today by former
Judge oicott of counsel for Harry X. Thaw,
Some interesting sidelights were thrown
on the Thaw-white tragedy by a private
detective who declares that he was em-
ployed by White as a bodyguard for more
than a year before the shooting. In ex-
tracts from his diary the detective says
that White undoubtedly feared for his life;
that he took minute precautions TO guard
against a surprise; that equally ingenious
plans were made by a corps OF detectives
employed by Thaw to keep track Of Whites
movements and that on the day that White
was shot ne had decided to apply to the
authorities to prevent the continuance OF
the espionage to which he had been sub
jected. According to the detective White
paid over 5000 between February a. 1906
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

plating. seventy-six feet eight inches; ex-
IRENE beam to outside of armor. seventy
six feet ten inches.
The armament OF the New Hampshire
will be: Main battery, four twelve-inch,
eight eight-inch, twelve seven-inch breech-
loading rifles; second battery. twenty three
inch Cor fourteen-pounders) rapid-fre guns
50 caliber in length; twelve three-pounder
semi-automatic, six one-pounder automatic
guns, two one-pounder semi-automatic
two three-inch field pieces, two machine
guns Of 80 caliber and six automatics of 80
caliber.
The battleship's propelling power will
consist Of twin screw. four-cylinder, triple
expansion engines OF a combined indicated
horsepower OF 1880. Each engine will be
placed in a separate water-tight compart-
ment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

general sessions and personally pleading
mot guilty"
Today finds Mrs. Thaw not only a willing
witness foT her husband but an active
assistant for bis attorneys. Yesterday she
was under a grueling examination by his
lawyers for four hours ana related every
incident of her life that may bear on the
case. When she had finished stenographers
had nearly 100 closely written sheets of the
story. The examination may be continued
later. Mrs. Thaw's activities did not end
here for she assumed the roles of in
formant and inquisitor, securing The evil
dence of many young women who knew
Stanford White and aiding her attorneys
in questioning others
states Lawyers Busy.
The states lawyers were in the mean
time as busy as Thaw's and this morning
they delved deeper and deeper into the
case, striking for the direct motive of the
killing. Truxton Beale, who was with
White at the dinner which preceded the
shooting, has not appeared as yet and is
believed to be in Washington. His evil
dence is wanted to follow that of Thomas
McCaleb. Thaw's California friend. who
dined with the Thaws Monday night and
appeared before the acting district attor-
ney yesterday. McCaleb was at the roof
garden with the Thaws at the time of the
shooting From what could be learned
McCaleb's story is interesting in showing
that Mrs. Thaw and he started 10 leave
the roof garden before the shooting and
were on their way out when they heard
the shots. McCaleb is said to have sworn
that when the shots were heard Mrs. Thaw
snatched him by the arm and made this
remark:
My God. he's shot him"
Just what reason McCaleb gave for their
starting to leave before the shooting could
not be learned. He said that he had gone
TO dinner with them at the Cafe Martin,
described how they sat at the table and
where White sat The seat that White
took was one facing Mrs. Thaw.
whites Name Not Mentioned.
McCaleb said that Whites name. how
ever was not mentioned at the dinner and
that he did not see any note passed be-
tween Thaw and his wife during the din
ner. When they got TO the roof garden
he sat down with Mrs. Thaw. Thaw after
a while got out OF his seat and left them.
His statement covered many important
points, II is said. but every effort is being
made 70 keep all the evidence quiet until
the trial.
A somewhat startling statement was
made today TO the effect that the July
grand jury. which comes In today. will take
up the Thaw case. II was the June jury
that indicted Thaw
No intlmation has yet been given about
what feature Of the case will be the sub
ject OF examination by the secret inquisi-
torial body. but Il Is assumed the district
attorney seeks TO implicate another person
In the crime. There can be no reason for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01
Polish BIshop for America.

RIPON, wis, June 9O.-ReV. Father
Krusza Of this city has received word that
Archbishop Weber of Poland has been
transferred to America, where he will have
supervision OF the Polish Catholic church
I'm America. Archbishop Weber Is expected
10 arrive in this country about Christmas
and will reside I'm Chicago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01
BURToN'S LAWYER TALKS
WaEsener Says Respect for Court IL
Not shown I'm Recent
story.

TOPEKA, Kan, June SO-Bailie P. wag-
gener one of the attorneys for former
United States Senator ]. r. Burton, gave
out a signed statements today denying, on
behalf OF Senator Burton, any desire to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-14
REPORT ON STATE LANDS
Commissioners, Through Sec
rotary Dixon Submit Their
Yearly Statement,

Secretary John De Gray Dixon of the
state board of land commits. oners filed
with Governor Cutler yesterday the
report of the board for the year ended
Nov. 80, 1905. The makeup of the
present board is William Spry and
John De Gray Dixon of Salt Lake, w.
D. Candland of Sanpete, Henry N.
Hays of Sewer and w. H. THAN of
Cache The board was in session
thirty-four days during the year. The
report gives in detail the work of the
board during the year and a synopsis
of the work done since statehood was
secured.
Of the appropriation of $4,000 made
by the legislature to defray the office
and clerical expenses of the board.
1882 was expended during the year
covered by the report. 1t is asserted
that the utmost economy was eXer-
cised.
Leasing Of state lands is found to be
unsatisfactory because of the difficulty
encountered in collecting the rent.
Cash deposits in advance are now re-
quired. Only half the number of cam
cellations were made as in the previ-
Gus year.
An account of what the general gov
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-14
WILL INCREASE EFFICIENCY
Volunteer Fire Department Makes
Requisition on City
Council.

Mercur, Jan. ia committee of the
volunteer fire department met with the
city council Friday night and discussed
fully the fire situation in Mercu-. Fire
Chief Edwards brought out the neces-
sity of greater water pressure in the
main pipe lines. The department made
reQuisition on the council for losses in
clothing destroyed by chemicals at the
recent fire and asked that all members
be supplied with rubber coats. Both of
these matters were referred to the COM
mittee on fire and water.
The Five Hundred Card club had an
unusually enjoyable meeting last Thurs
day evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. King on Mercur hill The
company team was sent out to convey
the guests to the place of meeting, CIV
ing them the pleasure Of an old fash
toned bob-sled ride All entered into the
game with the usual Zest The ladies'
prize was won by Mrs. George H. Dern,
and the gentlemen's prize went to An
drew Anderson. Delicious refreshments
We're served.
DR.. Barry has been confined to his
bed for several days with a light at
tack of appendicitis. It is now believed
that he will completely recover without
the necessity of an operation.
DR.. L. G.. Thayer is being assisted by
Dr.. Logan of Ophir.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-14
SHOW FLOODED CHICKENS
Annual Exhibition of Utah
Poultry Association VIII Be
Held This Week,

The eighteenth annual exhibition of
the Utah Poultry association will be
on this week at the associations head
quarters on Richards street, commence
ing tomorrow, Entries for the show
closed last night. over 500 Utah birds
will be exhibited, while over $50 will
come from Denver Colo.
The number of Utah entries is more
than double the number ever exhibited
before. The exposition follows one at
Denver and precedes Immediately one
which is 10 be held at Los Angeles.
The exhibit will not be confined by
any means TO farmers who raise pouI-
try. On the other hand a number of
professional men living In Salt Lake
and other Utah cities. with whom the
raising of fine chickens is a fad, will
assist III making the exhibition a sue
cess by entering their poultry
The officers of the association are:
DR.. Chas. g. Plummer, president; DR..
VIM. II. Tillman vice president: T. ].
Tanning, secretary and G.. T.. Strick-
ley, treasurer. The executive committee
consists of DR.. G. c.. Plummer, A. II.
Vogeler. \. u. Corser. g. Z. Strick-
ley, S. o. Day and T j. Tanning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-14

STOPPED CUTTING THE ice
Greeks Participate in Free-for-All.
and Attack Each Other
With Shovels.

Park City, Jan. ia free-for-all fight
at the ice ponds yesterday was the oc-
casion for the sheriff being summoned
TO that place. The Greeks who are
doing the work there for the railroad
company became engaged in a dispute
with the result that about twenty of
them mixed in a fight in which SHOW
els and other instruments were used.
Before the officer got to the scene of
the conflict the participants had de-
clared truce and those engaged had
got away.
Word was received here this morning
of the death of William Gibson. father
OF COUNCILMAN James Gibson of this
place, who died in Salt Lake early this
morning. Mr.. Gibson was among the
early residents of Park City and about
thirty years ago ran a sHwmill in
the canyon just south of Sny 4erville:
The snowstorm which has been con
here for several hours has played ha-
voc with wiring and this morning the
wires of the telephone and electric light
companies are making quite a little
trouble.
The Summit County auxiliary of the
L. d. S. church is holding a meeting
in the local church building of the or
ganization- Representatives are here
from all the stakes in the county
Carl Stevenson, mill man employed
upon the conveyor belt in the DAILY
distance of six feet while repairing at
the mill. Stevenson, with other men,
was at work repairing some breakage
and, with the other men, was standing
upon a plank over d bin. The light they
were using went out, and in moving
about on the board the man either lost
his balance or made a misstep, for he
fell, striking his side on the floor of
the bin. He was picked up by some
of his fellow workmen and taken to
town to his home. DR.. Ward was sum-
moEed and dressed the wounds of the
injured man. While there are no broken
bones, the bruising he received will be
sufficient to lay him up for several
days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-14
TWO FUNERALS AT EUREKA
Burial of the Miners Who Were
Killed by Cave-in at the
Bullion Beck.

Eureka, Jan. 13.-A very large, in fact
one of the largest crowds that ever at
tended a funeral service in Tintic dis
trict, turned out today to pay the last
respects to the two miners who lost their
lives last Tuesday at the Bullion Beck
Tit funeral services were conducted from
St Patricks church under the auspices
of the local branch of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners and the Oquirrh lodge
No 10 A. O. u. w. Among the many peo-
pie who came from outside cities to at
tend the funeral, which was joint one,
are the following friends and relatives
of John Malvey: Michael Malvey OF
Butte, Mont; Patrick Malvey Of Ana
conGa, Mont; and the following people
from Park City: Mr.. and Mrs. James
MaIvey, Mesdames Nora Driscoll, ]. c..
Harrington, P ]. Holland, Miss Dell
Dwyer Dan Holland. Tim Callahan,
Jerry Kelly. Tim Kelly, Tim Sullivan,
John Harrington, Thomas Corrigan and
Eugene Sullivan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-14
DEATH OF MRS. KIRKWO0D
A Resident of Utah Since 1861
Formerly Resident Of Salt
Lake

Provo, Jan. 13.-Mrs. Elizabeth Kirk
wood wife of R. c. Kirkwood, died last
night after a severe illness of nine weeks
from a complication of stomach disor-
ders.
The deceased was born Feb. 8. 1916, in
Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England,
and came to Utah with her parents, Jonn
and Rachel Marson Cook in 1861. The
family settled in Mill Creek. Salt Lake
county, where and in Salt Lake city,
Mrs. Kirkwood lived till 1871, when she
with her husband and family moved to
Provo, which has since been her home.
Mrs. KirkwoOd was a devoted wife and
mother and a woman of cheerful, ener-
getic disposition, whose friends are linn
tied only by the number of her acquain-
tances. She was for years connected with
the old peoples committee in this city,
where her interest in the welfare and
comfort of others, as in all her asSOcia-
tons were always manifested. She leaves
her husband eight children and many
grandchildren, her aged father, brothers
and sisters and many other relatives,
and a host of friends, to mourn her loss.
The funeral services VIII be held tomor-
ow at u o'clock in the Sixth ward meet
ms house.
Mrs Lulu Shepard of Salt Lake will
lecture on Temperance" in the Baptist
church tomorrow evening.
DR.. J. j. Hanberg of Oakley Ida, for
merly Of Provo has not forgotten his ola
home as is evidenced by DR.. Taylor re-
der date of Jan. 10: My daughter Marie,
and / send to you by freight, for the
Provo free library. two boxes OF books as
a donation from US.
Hans Christensen of Lake View was
fined $3.50 today by Justice Goodrich for
disturbing the peace.
A marriage license has been issued to
John F. Jackson. aged 10, and Victoria
Colledge, aged 1S both of Lehi.
Judge NJ. NJ. Warner is here from Salt
Lake attending to legal business.
The Woman's Republican club has ar
ranged the following programme for its
meeting in the club rooms tomorrow
evening: Prayer; singing, America" by
tie club; roll CALL minutes of previous
meeting; song. Miss Theron Homer;
reading of paper, "LOngfellow" song.
Miss Zella Alfred; current events. Miss
Elsie Pearson; recitation, Miss Anna K.
ais: refreshments.
The department of agriculture. under
the direction of DR.. ]. A. Widtsoe, In
the Brigham Young university. has met
with such approval from the students and
become so successful that il is the in
tention of the board of trustees to add
q department Of horticulture next year.
and &c may be. a department of animal
industry Professor William II. Homer,
jr., Of Oxford Ida. who graduated from
the agricultural college in Logan with
a bachelors degree, and who has since
been an instructor in the Oneida Stake
academy at Preston. and in the L. D. S,
university, Salt Lake will have charge
Of the department of horticulture. Pro
fessor Homer is now taking a post grad
uate course ia horticulture in the Cornell
university and will receiYE his master S
degree next year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-14
WILL SELECT STATE LANDS
United States WithdraWS 'POr-
tons of Thirteen Town
ships From Entry,

Register Frank D. Hobbs of the Salt
Lake land office yesterday issued notice
of the granting of an application by Gov
ernor John c. Cutler on behalf of the
state. asking for the survey Of the unsur-
Veyed portions of thirteen townships ~
ing southwest of Salt Lake. Commission
ers w A Richards of the general land
office has directed that the land de-
scribed be Withdrawn from entry, erect
Nov. % 1905, and to remain unavailable
for entry until the expiration of sixty
days from the filing of the official plats
in the land office. During the sixty days
the state land board will select what
land it desires for the state out Of the
territory surveyed.
The land is described as follows the
description being with reference to the
Salt Lake meridian in each instance:
Township l south, range Z west; town.
ship / south, range s west; township
south, range s west; township u south
range 20 west; township Is south, range
20 west; township II south, range 10
west township II south, range 1S west;
township Y south, range 18 west; town
ship II south, range 10 west; township u
south. range 10 west; township 13 south,
range 10 west; township IA south, range Is
west township II south, range 20 west
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ules on hides and sole leather without
going into q general tariff revision.
The debate for the day was closed by
Mr.. Scott OF Kansas, who said no
should vote for the bill as assuring the
prope" measure of justice to the Phil
iPpine islands, which he believed would
always remain q possession of the
United States
After passing a bill authorizing the
washington Bridge company 10 con-
struct a bridge across the Columbia
river at Wenatchee. Wash. the house.
at 5:21, adjourned till Monday at II
q. N.