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UnWritten Law Scored,
And Defense Wins Out
In Pleading Insanity
Sudden Move on Part of Brothers Causes
CONSERVATION in Ranks of States Attor-
neyS, But They Rally Quickly

defense has weakened on
insanity the
brothers killing William
the night cf December -.
part unexpected
striking prosecution
prosecuting attorneys they quickly rallied
began vigorous against tending
insanity
DRAMATIC DEBATE FOLLOWS.
enacity bulldog the right
any grounds upon
Virginia
while argued
Each intensely
dramatic. The prosecution
necessary insanity
FEAR CONFIDENCE IS DECREASED
that attorneys
they three days
watch
ing trial closely.
generally believed the
terday responsible
considerably damaging admissions pacu
ary TO kill
attempted marriage desert the
killing premeditafed
paid respects in decd
insanity He declared
this State
pleaded hat in black
type the statute books.
CLARK CALLED WITNESS
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TEACHERS SALARIES PAID
IN RECORD BREAKING TIME

Charles {. Rogers. disbursing officer
for the District. paid out this morning
IN checks for the month Of February the
sum OF SlSe,Ss6 for school salaries This
is a record breaker in point of Drompt-
ness OF payment OF these salaries. At s
o'clock the work OF paying the CHI cks
started and Oy o'clock this afternoon
the work in that department had been
completed There are OF the rolls 1 .7o6
employees Of the schools. COVERING nine
ty-six folio pages.
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Minister From Ecuador
to Assume Duties of
Foreign Minister.

Senior Don Luis Felipe Carbo. minister
from Ecuador and secretary Of the su-
pervising committee Of the governing
board Of the Bureau Of American Re
publics, has been called home TO tenn
porarily assume the duties of foreign
minister and advisor on American af-
fairs 70 mis- government Senior Carlo
viii depart from Washington March j..
IN compary with William q. VoX.r ,ne
new American minister TO Ecuador. ana
will probably conclude his special duties
In time TO return to Washington early
next winter. In the interim, his son.
Senor Felipe Carlo. secretary Of the le-
cation. will be charge d'affaires.
Senor CarbO's appointment 10 the new
office was first announced TO him in a
cablegram received at the legation, 1222
Connecticut avenue this morning. The
message was from President Alfaro. and
announced that it had been decided to
offer him the promotion and it was de-
sired that he return TO Quito immediate
~ A new and more liberal diplomatic
and foreign policy has been under con-
sideratiOn by the government of Ecua-
dor for some time ana IL is principally
10 inaugurate this policy that Senior
Carbo is called home
As advisor on American affairs. the
new head IF the foreign office will en-
tighten the administration at Quito on
American diplomatic methods, the poll
icy or this Government concerning Cen
tral and South America. following the
tour OF Secretary Root last summer.
and he VII lacqUaint his President with
the work being done and the still more
extensive work that Is to be done by the
Bureau Of American Republics. lie will
also help work out internal political
problems and international financial
matters
Ecuador which has been recognized
among nations as one OF the least prO-
gresstve of those in the Western Hemi-
spnere, has suddenly developed an am
blllon 10 make strides. She wishes 10
encourage greater investment Of Ameri-
can capital in the development Of her
natural resources; she wishes 60 omen
up close commercial relations with this
country. and only recently. I'm behalf OF
MS President. SenOr COTea warmly press
ed Prof. Shepherd. OF Columbia Uniyer-
sity To visit Guayaqui, Quito. and
other university cities of his country
particularly the capital where il is de-
sired that he discuss the policy for an
interchange of university professors he
tween the United States and the conn
tries OF South America. Senior Carbo
has thoroughly discussed the plan Wit5
Prof Shepherd and ne will be i'm Quito
10 welcome him there next summer.
Panama Canal Involved.
The most important feature of senior
Carbo's mission, perhaps. is anticipatorv
OF questions concerning the sanitation ~
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

Cold wave warnings have been iss,,,.,
Tor the eastern portions OF Missouri and
Iowa, the western portion Of WISCONSIN
and for Illinois. except Chicago
Flood warnings have been issued for
and southwestern Alabama
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports viii have fresh northeast IN
east winds with increasing cloudiness
10 the Grand Banks.
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Adr. Moore, 'how would you charac terize
that as 10 the act OF homicide?"
Prosecutor Objects Vigorously.
Wait a moment" shouted Common
wealth Attorney Keith, who was on his
feet in an instant Don't answer that.
VIC object.
The question does not recite the facts
as testified by the defendants them
selves
They admitted that they had been
armed all day. That is not in the ques-
ton. They said they intended killing
him That is not in the question
Judge Harrison sent the jury out of
the court room while the admissibility
Of tne hypothetical question was argued.
Counsel Tor both sides squared off Tor q
long and stubborn encounter
Mr.. Keith said there had been no
effort to prove that the Strother br0fhers
were suffering from a mental disease.
They had formed deliberate Dur-
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NEW YORK. 8larch When
Harry Thau was brought into the
trial room today he grew restive un'
der the sharp scrutiny Of three ex'
perts for the State, Drs. Flint, Nc.
Donald. and Nabon That he was
more nervous than on any previous
day of the trial was plainly evident
Not move, a gesture, or an ex-
precision made by the slayer of Stan.
ford White In the courtroom has
escaped these three aIienists in the
past week.
Twitchings of his lips and skin
above the eyes. which marked the
first day of the trial. have returned.
He appears uneasy. passing his I'm
gers through his hair and shifting
continually. There is little express
sion in his face as he looks at the
papers piled before him, OCCASION
ally glancing at the men nearest
him
Abandon Hope of Conviction.
The prosecution has abandoned
all efforts to send Thaw 10 the
death chair for the killing of Stan
ford White, and the district attor-
ney may stop the trial at any mo-
ment and ask for the appointment
of a Iunacy commission to pass on
the sanity Of Thav now, with a view
of committing him to the State
Asylum for the Insane at Mat
teawan.
All the questions put to DR..
Evans, the alienist for the defense,
today when the examination of the
many letters written by Thaw was
continued pointed clearly 10 the fact
that the district attorney is striving
harder than the defense TO prove
that Thaw was insane before and at
the time he shot White
Work on Insane Theory.
But he is going farther and trying
TO prove that the alleged insanity OF
Thaw was a permanent form and in
curable. TO thus lay the foundation for
the charge Jn&L In2W - insane now
and should be committed TO an asylum.
The district attorney himself. has
brought out enough evidence Of the dis
turbcd mental condition OF ThaW prior
10 the Roof Garden tragedy 70 save
him from conviction of murder. but
as yet he has failed 10 get the testimony
for which he has been striving-that
Thaw is parauOiac. and therefore in
Curablv insane
IN the long. WeaTisOme and minute
croSs-eXsminatiOn of DR.. Evans and
the dissection OF the letters and writing
OF ThaW with a view 10 analyZing his
mcntsl condition Cu the time of the
writing the district attorney has OBJ
JaiEed no more than these positive
statements from DR.. Evans.
Ills writings show an impoverished
state of mind at that time
To my mind his letters show a state
%? mental unsOunduess and insanity: a
mental unsoundnCss. not - permanent
i1s3ity"
Defense Does Rot Fear Result
It is believed the district attorney may
use the statement used by Thaw to tbs
pubHc regarding his wife's testimony
in an effort TO show that Thaw is men
tally uu.ound now. The lawyers for
the defense, however, assert they have
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Via Pennsylvania railroad, every Satyr-
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ccpt the Congressional Limited - Tic
kets good TO return until Sunday night
ADV.
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Fragrant Yiolets, 25c Per Bunch,
at Kramer's, the florist, g16 + st. NV
adv.
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TEMPERATURE.
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DOWNTOWN.
registered Affleek's Standard Thermomet
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Defense Does not Fear Result.

It is believed the district attorney may
use the statement used by Thaw to tbs
public regarding his wife's testimony
in an effort TO show that Thaw is men
tally uuround now. The lawyers for
the defense, however, assert they have
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Mr.. Moore, "how would you characterize
that as 10 the act OF hOmicide?"
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Panama Canal Involved.

The most important feature Of Senor
Caroo mission, perhaps. is anticipatory
OF questions concerning the sanitation OF
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Sun TABLE.

TIDE TABLE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
CHoATE ADMITS DEFEAT.
Much Opposition to Permanent Court
Of Arbitration.

The Hague, Sept 26.-Joseph H.
Choate, head of the American delega-
ton to the peace conference, is ready
to acknowledge the defeat OF his pet
scheme for the establishment here of
a permanent court of arbitration, but
he and James Brown Scott, solicitor
OF the department of state at Wash
ington and a member of the delega-
tion, are doing everything possible to
induce the majority OF the delegates to
adopt Mr.. Choates last proposal,
namely, the election of fifteen judges
Of the court by a direct vote of the
governments in the forthcoming plen-
airy sitting Of the committee on arbi-
tration.
Sir Edward Fry tGreat Britain) op-
poses the American plan and suggests
that the project be submitted to the
governments for study.
nr. Ruy Barbosa tBraziD, nj. Mercy
Won Kapos-Mere (Austria) and Baron
Marschall Won Bieberstein Germany
maintain that it is impossible to agree
on the election OF the judges and that
il il unfair to recommend to the gov
ernments scheme which the commit
tee has approved only conditionally
and subject to the solution Of the
question OF the election Of the Judges.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
BooDLERs ON IL: STAND
Inner Workings of Frisco Gang Laid
Bare in Court.

San Francisco, Sept 26.-The inner
workings of the confessed bocdlers
who formerly administered the affairs
of San Francisco as board of super
visors We're laid bare during the trial
OF Tirey L. Ford, chief counsel for the
United Railways, on a charge of brib-
cry. Thomas L. Lonergan, former SUI
peryisor. told on the stand of receiv-
ing $4,000 with the understanding that
1t was paid to influence his vote upon
the application OF the United Railroads
Tor all overhead trolley franchise
James f. Gallagher, former chairman
OF the board, related how he had re-
ce!ved the sum of $4,000 frcm Abra-
ham Ruef after the latter had request
ed and urged him to ascertain how the
eighteen members Of the board stood
with regard to the application for
such a franchise and directed him to
learn the price for which each mem
ber would return a favorable vote.
Lonergan's story was halting, his
memory was often at fault and under
a lengthy cross-exa nination at the
hands of Earl Rogers he made several
corrections and additions to his orig
inal narrative, but these We're unim-
portant. The direct examination OF
Gallagher had scarcely been ended
when the days session closed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
SEPTEMBER
UNITED ON ONE POINT.
South Determined to Hold the Negro
In His Place.

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 26.--In adj
dressing the convention of the Amer
lean Bankers association on THE
South" Governor Swanson of Virginia
said, in part:
The Southern man loves his sec
tior, but the South is not narrow and
loves the entire country and the flag
So far as patriotism is concerned
there is no South, East, West or North
and when Grant at Appomatox said
Let us have peace the bloody chasm
was closed forever This peace was
further cemented at Santiago.
The freeing of slaves cost the
South S3,000,000.000 and at the close
of the war the ballot was given to the
vicious and debased, but after years
of self-sacrifice We have recovered.
BY legislation we have practically
eliminated the negro from Southern
politics. We will stand together on
this question as we have never stood
on any other We willtreat the negro
kindly, but, so help me God, we will
hold him in his place for his own good
and for the South's salvation"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
ENDS SUMMER VACATION.
President Leaves Oyster Bay for
Washington.

Oyster Bay, l.. l., Sept. 26.--Presi
dent Roosevelt began his journey to
Washington at 10 a. m, thus bringing
10 an end his summer vacation, which
has continued since June II.
The trip is being made by special
train to Long Island City, around the
lower end OF New York city by tug
boat and from Jersey City to Wash
inGton In the special train on which
the president will make his Western
trip, which begins at Washington next
Sunday
Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and
Quentin accompanied the president,
the other children being at school. or
the party also are Secretary Loeb and
his family and the members OF the ex-
ecutive stan and secret service guard.
Two express cars loaded with the
presidents horses and stable equip
ment preceded the special out OF Oyss
ter Bay that they might be made part
or the train at Jersey City.
The leave taking at Oyster Bay was
1 typical scene. The villagers gath
cred at the station and many OF them
shook the presidents hand, he heartily
expressing his pleasure at seeing his
neighbors, with whom he has had but
little opportunity to mingie this sum-
mer
The weather for the trip was ideal
and the members Of the party were Ia
high spirits.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
RUSSIA MUCH INTERESTED
Tsft's Tour of the World Closely Fol.
lowed at ST. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg, Sept 26.-Secretary
Taftis tour OF the world is being fol
lowed with unusual interest here. The
government is taking measures 10
surround the journey through Siberia
and European Russia with attentions
usually reserved for the rulers Of
states and the press is busily specu-
lating on the likelihood and advan-
tages of Russo-American convention,
the object of Mr.. Taft's visit to Russia
being, 1t is alleged, to negotiate an
gleement between the United States
and Russia.
The conviction prevails here that
war between Japan and the United
States is inevitable in the distant flu
ture. The Novoe Vremya publishes
an article entitled THE New World
Power" picturing the marvellous
growth OF America as a sea power
during President Rooseyelt's admin
istration, warning Russian diplomacy
mot to be caught unawares by com
Ing events" and adding:
"The day when the United States
feet passes out OF the strait OF Magel
Ian and sweeps proudly into the wa
ters of the Pacific will open new era
for the Eastern world. Official cour
tesies and the temporary lull in wal
talk do not conceal the fact that Amer
lea is reaching out for the mastery o.
he Pacific and already is stronf
enough to attain it"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
TAFT MANAGER PLEASED.
Nebraska Republicans Endorse secre
tary for President.

Columbus, O., Sept. pa. /. Vorys,
manager for Secretary Taft, gave out
the following statement at Taft head
quarters.
THE endorsement OF Secretary Tait
by the Nebraska Republican state
convention is extremely gratifying. 1t
is responsive in my judgment to the
overwhelming sentiment prevailing
not only in that state but everywhere.
While Kansas has endorsed Tart
through it's Republican state commit
tee Nebraska is the first state to en-
dorse him through state convention
and the Nebraska convention Is the
first of any state, outside OF fayorite
son states, to take any action on the
presidency"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
EASY EVASION OF LAW
Witness Tells Of Formation Of
Corsicana Oil Company.
STANDARD FURNISHED CASH
Although Apparently an independent
Concern Its Affairs Were Managed
From 26 Broadway, Headquarters Of
the Big Octopus.

New York, Sept 26.-H G. Folgef,
Jr., director of the Union Tank Line
company, told as witness in the gov
eminent suit for the dissolution of the
Standard Oil company how he and G..
NJ Payne built the Corsicana Oil COM
pany of Texas with funds furnished
by the National Transit company, a
Standard subsidiary, which held the
stock in its own name until 1906, when
Folger and Payne purchased the stock
from the National Transit company
because of antitrust legislation Mr..
Folger said that the agreement to buy
the Corsicana company was made yer.
bally with John ID. Archbold. The
witness testified that the management
Of the Corsicana company continued
unchanged after the sale and that its
accounts We're forwarded to Mr.. Ches-
brough at No. 26 Broadway, the head
quarters Of the Standard Oil company.
Wade Hampton, general auditor of
the Standard Oil company, was again
ments. After testifying that he au-
dited all the departments of the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey and
stating that the books showing the
transfers OF certificates and stocks
during the liquidating period were
never kept in his Office he was ex-
cused by Mr.. Kellogg, who said he
would likely call Mr. Hampton again.
Mr.. Milburn, of counsel for the
Standard Oil company. submitted to
the government counsel a statement
showing the capitalization of the vari.
GUS companies in which the Standard
had stock control. The statement was
entered on the record without being
read
Mr.. Kellogg also placed on the rec
crd a copy of contract which e. c..
Benedict testified had been entered
into between the Indianapolis Gas
company and the Manhattan Oil com.
pany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
CHEMIST PRODUCES LIFE.
French Professor Makes Remarkable
Experiment.

Paris. Sept 26 Remarkable expert
ments in the chemical development Of
life have been recently effected by
Professor Delagesi in his laboratory at
Roseof, in Brittany Professor Delage
placed the unfertilized eggs of the sea
urchin and The starfish in sea water,
atsiin2 a solution OF sugar With few
drops OF ammonia and tannin. In
about an hour segmentation. which is
the first sign Of lifa. began and the
eggs produced larvae The great ma,
jority OF these larvae soon died, but
Professor Delage, by constant and
minute care. brought four OF the
urchins and two Of the starfish through
the larvae stage and they are now
healthy growing specimens.
Professor Delage's experiments go
beyond those made by Professor Loeb
of the University of CALIFORNIA; at
Berkeley.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
MAY REJECT Mr. WI
Opposition to Return Of Former
Chinese Minister.
UNOFFICIAL OBJECTION MADE
Representations Based Not Only on
His Conduct While Formerly in
Washington but Because Of His
Method in Securing Appointment.

Washington, Sept 26-Secretary
Root has received eablegram from
Minister Rockhill, at Peking, notify
ing him of The appointment of WI
Ting Fang as minister to Washington
1t is evidently the intention of MIR.
Root to allow the president and As
sistant Secretary Bacon to pass upon
Minister Wu's eligibility. There is
reason to believe that unofficially
some representations have been made
at the state department within the
last twenty-four hours impeaching the
CHARACTER of the proposed new minis
ter not only on the. ground of his con-
duct while formerly in Washington
but because it is stated Mr. Wa took
advantage of an abnormal state OF af
fairs in Peking to secure his reap
pointment to this post. According to
this account Prince Ching, who is
really the titular premier of the Flow
cry Kingdom, is ageina rapidly and
has lost interest in public affairs. He
does not even attend the cabinet meet
ings regularly and in consequence his
influence with the throne has greatly
diminished. Yuan Shih Kai, who
promises to succeed Ii Hung Chang
as the directing force in China, Is
practically dominating the kingdoms
foreign relations Sir Chentung LANG
Cheng, the retiring minister TO Wash
ington, upon returning to China went
first to visit his relatives In Canton,
in the South, instead of to the Chinese
capital. 1T is asserted that had he
been in Peking he would have cast his
powerful influence with Yuan Shih
Kai against Wu's appointment, having
always expressed himself as opposed
to his methods.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
COLONIAL LAWS ANNULLED
Bluff of Newfoundland Premier
Called by Great Britain.

st. Johns, N F., Sept. 26.-An i'm
parial rescript forbidding the service
by any colonial authority of any legal
process regarding fishery rights aboard
any American vessel and suspending
all colonial statutes authorizing colo
nial officials to seize American vessels
for alleged fishery offenses has been
proclaimed here. This, it is believed,
will make 1t practically impossible for
Premier Bond to carry out his recent
ly announced decision to enforce the
colonial fishery laws.
Washington, Sept. 26.--Great Brit
ain having entered into modus
yiyendi with America continuing the
rights OF American fishermen to ply
their vocation in Newfoundland wa
ters pending a specific determination
OF these rights by the decision OF The
Hague arbitrators, according to the
view OF the officials here, the British
government in good faith could do no
less than intervene by an order In
council to prevent Sir Robert Bond,
the Newfoundland premier, from In
fringeing the rights of the Americans
1t Is stated that when Sir Robert Bond
was In London recently he was fully
acquainted with this purpose OF the
British government. His threat to
enforce colonial laws passed with the
deliberate intent OF depriving Amer
lean fishermen OF their treaty rights
is regarded by officials here as mere
"bluff' and not supported by major
fty OF Newfoundlanders.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
TAYLOR TURNED DOWN.
Present Mayor of Frisco Fails to Sc
cure Nomination.

San Francisco, Sept. 26.-Daniel A.
Ryan, an attorney who has been prom
inent In Republican politics, has been
nominated for mayor ny the Repub-
lican municipal convention. The name
ot Edward II. Taylor, the present
mayor, was also placed in nomination,
but the vote resulted in favor Of Ryan
by 104 to 45
William H. Langdon, the present
district attorney, was nominated 10
succeed himself The vote for Lang
don was unanimous.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26

Dewitt's Carb olized Witch Hazel Salve
is good for boils, burns, cuts, scalds and
skin diseases. 1t is especially good TO
piles. Sold by Holiday & Porter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26

Chicago, Sept. 26. Amasa G. Camp
bell wealthy lumber merchant of
Amigo, Wis, who killed DR.. Benjamin
F. Harris in the Stock Exchange build
ing here last winter, was found guilty
OF manslaughter by jury in Judge
Windes court here. Accompanying
the verdict was a recommendation by
the jury that the punishment be fixed
at one year in the penitentiary, the
minimum penalty allowed by law.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-09-26
RACE RIOT REPORTED.
elk Negroes said to Have Been Killed
In Mississippi.

Hattiesburg, Miss, Sept. 20. Re-
ports have reached here Of race riot
near McIaurin station. fifteen miles
from here. Six negroes are said te
have been killed and there is danger
OF further outbreaks. The riot oc.
curSed at small lumber settlement
where negroes had replaced white 10
borers. Oflicers have left here for
McIaurin