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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-08

:;on was performed. It's nature wa
not gone into. The doctors did NOT
tell her what was the matter. When
she recovered Thaw took her and her
mother 20 Paris.
1T was In September. 1901" said
Mrs. Thaw. who appeared but q slip
OF girl In the big witness chair. With
her hair caught low on the neck and
tied with q big black ribbon. when
Mr.. White invited me to another Of
the parties I had attended with him
mad been left In his care by my moth.
er, whom he had sent to Pittsburg. I
was Just sixteen years OF age. This
night when got TO Mr.. Whites studio
IN Twenty-fourth street there was not
anybody there.
"Mr. White said: Well, well, they
All seen 10 have turned US down He
soad: Never mind. we will eat alone.
i@ter ! said ] must 90 home. He said
ne wanted TO show me another part IN
tne house and we went into bed.
roo mwith mirrors all around.
He gave me more champagne. Then
everything became whirly and black.
when came 10 my clothes were all
on. screamed and screamed. but he
Kept telling me TO stop. saying: ITS
over; It's all right"
Going back 10 her girlhood the pris
oners wife told the entire story OF
ner iife-how she was brought TO New
York by her mother and posed for fa
NOUS artists 10 earn money for the
family support. She also took a place
IN the chorus OF a musical show. and
II was while there she met White.
Mrs. Thaw was on the stand two
hours and her direct examination had
not been concluded when luncheon ad.
1ournment was taken. As she walked
rom the witness chair along the pas.
sngeway back OF the Jury box she felt
along the wall with the finger tips os
her left hand as II about to faint From
scarlet her face had paled to the
vhiteness OF a sheet.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw resumed
The stand after recess. The only place
In the courtroom not invaded by the
crowd was the judges bench. Jerome
withdrew his objection to the admis
sion OF the letter TO Thaw and the let
ter was put In evidence.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-08
sTockvARp RATE BILL.
Fert Worth Delegation and Other Per
sons Opp, zee II.

Fert Worth Delegation and Other Per.
sons opp,ss II.
Austin. Feb. THE house commit
tee on state affairs Thursday consid'
cred Representative wilmet's bill,
which seeks TO regulate stockyard
rates and to ax charges to be observed
by such stockyard companies. A dele.
cation Of Fort Worth people and also
stockmen from other sections OF the
state are here before the committee In
opposition 10 its passage. Among those
here are Attorney william Capps-
Louis J. Wortham. Burt Burnett. G. II.
Yoakum. Mr.. Capps addressed the
committee. II was shown to the com.
mittee by the speaker that II the bill
should become a law II will have the
effect to retard operations OF stock.
yards and will ultimately destroy Fort
Worth as n livestock market. Judge
Capps spoke OF the large packeries To-
Gated at Fort Worth and improve.
ments which have been made in stock
yards. and said the pass lge OF such an
act would result 10 the detrimen, OF
Fort Worth and the stock business
generally
The house committee on criminal
Jurisprudence has killed a bill which
sought to prohibit gambling with cards
ut private residences
The house committee on FISH and
game laws considered ali bills relating
TO the amending OF game laws II was
decided TO finally consider all nyeas.
ures on the subject on next Monday.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-08

her place In the witness chair calmly
She looked steadily ahead at Mr.. Del
mas and gave her answers TO his first
questions In n clear and firm voice
which were soft In quality. Harry
Thaw smiled at his wife as she walked
10 the witness chair. but she apparent.
ly did not see him at that moment
After she was seated. however. she
smiled family at the prisoner.
Mrs. Thaw's beauty was generally
commented on In court. The simple
fly OF her dress seemed 10 heighten
the effect. Her long dark lashes and
heavy eyebrows were noticeable now
for IN first time TO those who followed
the trial. In the excitement OF testify.
Ing her paleness Of the past two weeks
vanished before the rush OF crimson
tints in her cheeks.
In answer 10 Mr.. Delmas' first ques-
tion Mrs Thaw said she was born
Dec. 25. 1854. She told OF going TO
Cafe Martin to dinner on the evening
OF June IS with her husband, Mr.. Me.
Caleb and Truxton Beale.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw gave testimony
corroborating that OF the other wit.
nesses as To the details of the shoot.
ing. Mrs. Thaw said she refused TO
marry Thaw at Paris in 1908 because
OF the incident OF her life connected
with Stanford White.
Mrs. Thaw said she met Stanford
White at luncheon In 1901. She
thought his very big and ugly" The
party 10 which she was taken was in
dingy Twenty.fourth street hrisc
The luncheon to which she had been
invited was In rrlvr;c ~nartmen'
sumptuously ~" 7 ID i-.
"A was told In ad ...a .0inr
luncheon with some ssaciy people
hoped II was at the Waldorf 4 storil. ~
! wanted to see that hotel"
Mrs. Thaw testified tha. white ee~t
her mother to Pittsburg and thea TOOK
her to one OF his studios. where she
dined alone with him.
Mrs. Thaw told OF her experience
with White IN n mirrored bedroom.
She screamed and screamed. but he
said: 1T Is all over" She sat up
all night after he had taken her home.
Mrs Thaw broke down and cried and
could hardly proceed as she related her
experience with White. Thaw sat with
his face buried In handkerchief.
Mrs. Thaw said Mr.. Thaw. when she
told him. got down on his knees picked
up the edge OF her dress and kissed Il.
White made Mrs. Thaw promise.
she said. that she would never tell her
mother. lie said II was all right: that
there was nothing so nice as young |
girls and nothing so loathsome rs fat
ones. You must never get fat"
Mrs. Thaw said the effect OF her
story on Thaw was terrible. He
sobbed and walked the floor and stayed
mp all night. sitting In the room talk.
ing II over.
Mrs. Thaw said she told Thaw that
she could not Marry him. for White
would always know and would laugh
at hin and talk. This was the second
time Thaw proposed.
Ma Thaw said she Became M at
school early In 1908 and that IN sosrs-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-08
Badly Hurt In OIL MlIl.

Palestine. Tex. Feb. John Weiss,
while working at the Palestine oil mill
Thursday morning. got his left arm
caught In the cogs az a press roller
and II was cut OF at the shoulder. His
head and sody were also bruised up
and he Is In a dangerous condition.
THIS Is the same mill In which q young
man was killed several days ago.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-08
SHERIFF SHOOTS DEPUTY.
Latter "crtalIy Wounded In Effort TO
Prevent Former From suieidinq.

Winors. Miss. Feb. - While at.
temiplag to save his chief from suIc.d.
ins Deputy Sheriff Campbell Binford
was shot and probably mortally wound.
ed by Sherif T. ]. Whitehead. The
deputy wrenched a revolver away from
Whitehead. getting n bullet lust below
the heart as he did so. whitehead's
daughter held her father while the
wounded deputy ran from the house
with the revolver. Sheriff Whitehead
then attempted TO cut his throat with
pocketknife. but was overpoweree by
other men. III health unbalanced Ais
mind.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-08
VOTE FOR THAw."
Captain Lynch Said Man Spoke as a
Smart Aleck."

New York. Feb. 7.-while the Thaw
Jury was on its way to court Thursday
morninga man on the street cried out !,
Vote for Thaw," Captain Lynch OF
the court promptly ordered the man
arrested and brought TO court 20 be
arraigned before Justice Fitzgerald
Captain Lynch attached no importance
to the incident. saying the man spoke
simply "as a smart Aleck." Captain
Lynch did not believe any Jurors heard
the remark.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-08

Rivsrhsad. L. l.. Feb. THE Jury
IN the case Of DR.. J. w. Simpson.
charged with the murder Of hia father.
in-law. returned . verdict q not
gui,ty.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-10

From 1870 to 1906 the United States government has collected nearly $lO,00O.O00 royalty on Alaska seal skins.
 You cannot mistake the place. We are the only RED CROSS DRUG co.
 Capt. John J. Healey passed through Juneau recently, and in an interview said that there was no further obstacle in the way of the building of the proposed Trans Siberia Alaska railroad, of which so much has been heard during the past few years.
 In 1895 there were 1858 wage earners in manufacturing establish ments in Alaska, drawing $l,O95.- 579.
 Chamois vests and chest protec- tors keep the body warm, prevent pneumonia, coughs, colds and all lung troubles; largest assortment. Owl Drug Co
 Levi Strauss Overalls are ac- knowledged the best. They can be had A. l.. Levy & Co.'S.
 PlorLata in different weiuht and qualities also q large stock of Comfort CTS may be found at Levy's
 We received on the Portland fresh lot of Beef, Mutton, Pork, Turkeys, Chix, Geese and Oysters. Valdez Market, Phone 29.
 Beautiful hosiery for ladies' and gents at Ladies' Bazaar.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-10
6aFatogA Damaged.

The Jeanie came in about ten o'clock Saturday evening, while the Saratoga was tied up to the wharf and through some miscalcu- lation on the part of the pilot, who was on the bridge at the time, struck the Saratoga amidship. The sharp bow of the Jcanie carved through the side of the other boat. cutting large hole in the upper deck and smashing a life boat. The Jeanic v AS but slightly dam aged and no one was injured. The captain of the Jeanie was lying down when the accident occurred, and the boat was in charge of Pilot Holstrom, formerly captain of the small steamer Toledo.
 Some temporary repairs were made to the Saratoga and she left for the South at the scheduled time. Agent Bush estimates the damage to the vessel at about $5,OOO.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-10
CHANGE RECOMMENDED In Navigation Laws By Shaw to Cover Alaska
 Needs.

Washington, Jan. 5-Secretary Shaw is strongly urging changes in the navigation laws SO as to be able to prevent a recurrence of the ontrages practiced by the Boring sea whalers. His recommendations are that the penalties now in force be increased and that punishment be provided for offences which at present arc not covered by the law. He practically endorses the recom- mendations recently made by Capt. Hamlet.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-10

The Fairbanks Times of Dec. 20 reports the arrival of Orr X Co. car riers with mail which left here on the 10th. Some of the Seattle let ters were mailed in Seattle on the 3rd. making IT days from Puget sound to the Panama.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-10
Sausages.

We have in stock German Ham Sausages, Balony, Blood Sausage, Liver Sausage and Frankfords, at Valdez Market. Phone 29.
 Boker's Pocket Knives are noted for their keen, razor edge. Red Cross Drug Co.
 Fifteen to twenty cents to the pan has been struck on the bench of g below Fairbanks creek.
 Hair brushes, bath brushes. clothes brushes, nail brushes, tooth brushes, finest goods, lowest prices at Owl Drug Go.
 COAL COAL w. H. Bush agent, or Copper River Draying Co.
 Levy & Co. have received a full line of the justly famous Strong < Garfield Trail Shoes. Buy none other if you want your moneys worth.
 Prescriptions are filled by us with the utmost care. Every part of the work of preparing the medicine and checking off, az we'll as writing the label, is done l'y a graduate experienced phar- aacists. Owl Drug Co.
 Just a few choice furnished rooms left in the Copper block, steam heated, hotel service, your sAaacs. Also ons suite for offices.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-10

Cannon. The latter has received copies of an interview with Was key in Seattle, in which he said that he would have . heart to heart talk with Cannon, and this is believed to have offended the speaker. The only interview the delegate has had with Cannon was when he asked for an appointment on . committee, which Cannon promised to give him, but the ap- pointment was never made.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-10
Delegate Kicks
Against Treatment At Washington,
 House Is Too Exclusive.

Washington. Jan. 7-DelegAte Waskey is greatly disappointed over the treatment he is receiving at the national capital. There is lit. tie probability of his being ap- pointed on any committees, and as . consequence the prospect of his getting Alaskan legislation through is poor. He says that he finds congress too exclusive . body to suit him. The reason advanced for Waskey being sighted is . feeling against him on the part of Speaker
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-10
PRESENT THREE BILLS
To Settle Coal Land Mat ter Before The
 House

Washington, Jan. 7--The vpecia committee on coal lands will today report three bills to prevent . mo- nopoly of the coal lands in the United States and Alaska. The first provides for withdrawal from entry oi nll lands and the leasin, to operators; the second provide, for the withdrawal of every alter nate section, and the third would form all of the coal lands into reserve the same as the forest r-- serves. The House will be asked to choosc one of the three for pae. sage,
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-10

Word has been received that the Sheiikeff ifs in Seattle but tirt date of arrival was not given.
 See our line of purses anu combs at Ladies' Bazaar.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-12
cANNoNs PROMISE IN LIEU.


Joe Cannon promises statehood.
Yes. yes. Let ns see. Once upon q
time. about two years ago last Febrl-
airy. there were siXtY.iye rebellious
Republican members of the house oi
Representatives, who threatened ~
Join the Democrats aad pass the Ok.
lahoma statehood bill without the
onnibas feature The caucus cont
bne. with Speaker Cannon at the
head. said No Oklahoma state
hood shall die rather than that
The speaker exercised his preroga-
tive as car OF the house, sent The bill
10 the committee aud refused to order
It ont until the So rebellious Repubs
licaus had signed an agreement to
vote the bill down and send II TO coa-
ference. They signed The bin went
to conference where Il died as previ-
ously ordained That was the end Of
Oklahoma statehood for that terra Of
congress. it Is an Oft repeated eN-
ample Of the worth. Of Republican
promises of statehood for Oklahoma
Oklahoma statehood. outside the
omnibus. died from a wound inflicted
at the hands of Joseph G. Cannon.
The omnibus Is impossible now.
Voters Of Oklahoma, take Joseph G..
Cannon's promise Of statehood IN the
event OF ihe defeat OF the constitution
for what 1T is worth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-12

last desperate effort 10 keep out Of
ithc Oklahoma City Posts dilemma hf
fesottine to taking and elimination
The Capital receives $4,000 q year
for state printing t dislikes to lose
that. Statehood win DO the business,
hence the CAPITAL fights statehood
Not content with obtaining money un-
der false pretenses by circulating
falsehOods when iis renders pay ior
ihs truth. the Capital seeks to work
the young women Of the territory by
means of a fake jamestown contest.
The Capital has no idea of paying the
expenses of any contestants TO the eV-
position IN addition to this. the
Capital has lied about everybody and
everything. lt hurt Guthrie by yelling
27.00o population This morning 1t
starts 10 Bic about The Leader 1t says
rho eeeaer received $50 aae "a - Jniee
years from Logan ocanty and that the
Capital received hnt SS.Sg8.39 for
l903-04 Il fails to state that the Capt.
tai received about Si00009 from 1891
10 1900 That the Capital lies about
The Leader can easily be proven by
the records. The Leader has received
about 81 500 for "a period OF 30 months,
an average of litu emore than $500
per month for the entire printing and
Supplies for the court and county The
truth IS not la the Capital An eX-
animation of reports on file will not
only show that the Capital has
mulcted the territory and county for
nfteen years. but it VIII also show q
shorage OF s7.3250o due the county
from the Capital for oyer charges dur
ing The period Of 1904. Its a last des-
peraie throw for the Capital hence i'll
seek1 to mislead its readers and cover
up its own Eillainy by infamous false
Ionaa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-12
80 pARAMouNr ISSUE.

The paramount issue is statehood
The only way 10 statehood Is TO adept
the consultation
No other Issue. no individual con
sIderauoa. no party loyalty no prefer
ence for friends ought TO Obscure that
issue
The first thing IS statehood; all
other issnes and an other interests are
secondary. Every voter should fix his
eyes clearly ON this one proposition
and let nothing swerve him from this
one great purpose The opportunity Us
now. and now is the time to act
Peacefully the people Of Oklahoma
gaii what men have fought to the
death to gain in other lands Not in
other lands only but in our own be
loved America
The way TO statehood for the origi'
nal thirteen states lay through seven
years of bloody war Hardships were
borne without a murmnr and death
was brayely met without tremor
our forefathers highly esteemed then
liberties
The prize for which they fought was
statehood The heritage they leIt n
an the states was statehood TOY
yslned q highly. so highly as to pur
chase 81 with the best blood OF
America
Since then thirly.two states have
come into the peaceable possession OF
their Inheritance and gained the full
irition of the deeds of heroic an
cestore
on Tuesday next is offered to the
people OF Oklahoma their part Ia that
inheritance no them it Is free. THAI
which cost SO much is ours for tho
ac epance DO ihe men of Oklahoma
appreciate its priceless natures VIII
they vote 20 adopt the constitution
and gain statehood? They most Ger
laiulv VIII
No man can do hls duty and turn
his back ON this present opportunity
Opportunities do not pass The same
way twice once lost and they are
gone forever
THE men of i176 did not hesitate
Theirs was NOT The tactics of DELAY
There were those who counseled de-
lay 'hen buf theirs are not the names
we call glorious,
Even then came The great messen-
gers of the king who c0unseled delay
and onefed in return bright promises
The meh OF that day who had iron IN
heir hieod end nerve 70 stand up
stralght would have none Of them.
10 the people oi oklahoma comes
q great cabinet chief and counsels de-
lay and offers only in return seductive
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-12

promises which he Is powerless 10
iui6u VIII the men Of Oklahoma
~ a TO this siren song while the
present great opporiuniiy passes. and
to many now living passes foreverg
No. they viii not. Statehood now: an
other things afierwardl
The whole world trembles to think
what would have been the conse.
Quences OF delay bad the forefathers
lisiened 10 the Tory consellors Of
that day Perhaps "the great dial
plate of progress had turned back u
hlndred years who knows? Perhaps
forever. who can tell2
Certain II is that the greatest issue
that ever came before the men Of Ok
lahoma must be decided on Tuesday
next Who win clog the wheels of
progress2 Shall party spirit. or per.
sonal gain hide his infamy2 No.
lI0ss -.
Unanimous should be that silent but
sovereign ballot which shall decide the
fate OF our fair state and set the 4Gth
star in the blue field Of our countrys
nag.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-12
the ATTACK ON STATEHOOD.

Secrela~' Tafts attack on the Okla
homa constitution means neither more
nor less than that President Roosevelt
wants the Republicans OF the two ter-
rltories 10 back with their votes his
purpose 70 keep the state OF OhahomI
out of the Ulion until after the presi-
Dental election
The returns from the election of
september NJ win be disappointing
both 20 Mr. Taft and 10 his chief The
TaftROoseYelt speech at Oklahoma
city was not well received Every
body who had read the PROCEEDINGS Of
the ReEgsiean convention which
nominated Governor Frank FWntz for
governor OF the new state knew that
it would nor be- The stormy impat.
ence with which criticism of the pro-
posed constitution. was hgwlad down
i'm that gathering should have warned
Mr. Tan TO stand cat OF the way Of
the statehood movement
The Republicans down there want
statehood aad hse going TO vote for it.
II they are not altogether satisfied
With me work of the Guthrie conven-
lion they know that the state constita.
tion cam be amended al any time by
the people az the polls They know
that statehood beginning under a CON
stituhon even Gar less acceptable 10
them would be better than the terri
torial restrictions upon their freedom
OF action which the President desires
TO prolong
Oklahoma Republicans may believe
that ihe alleged eerrymander is as
bad as Mr. Tafi says q is They
know that "a IS no worse than they
would have made against the Demo
Gratis had they been in control of the
convention and they know that the
proposed constitution provides for re-
disDlotlne the state after the federal
census oi 1910
Bat IN advance OF the special census
Of the TWO territories Nhi,h the Pres
dent has ordered, how can Mr. Taft
or anybody else know that ihe Demo.
Gratis took an unfair adyaniage ln lay.
ing ont ihe districts? II the President
had desired 10 help rather Than 10
hinder statehood he would nave or
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-12
Not the Rlobt NJ,

a large number of readers. In
clnding many clergymen from all over
the country entered the clerical anec-
iotes competition of the Church Fam.
ty Newspaper The first prize goes
to Rev G. Emery, rector OF Penmaer.
8. o.. Glamorgan, England. for this:
AT village church wedding was
liked for certain date. The happy
morn arrived. ana IN due course a
youthful swain and faire ladye pre-.
sented themselves at the chaneel
steps
The service proceeded smoothly as
far as the question. Wilt thou have
this woman to be thy welded wlfeg
Whereupon the supposed bridegroom
stammered blushingly. Please. sir. I'm
not the right man. Not the right
mani exclaimed the clergyman,
aghast Then where is the right
mang
Hes down at the bottom OF the
church. cir. He's asheeamed to come
up"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-12

dered the census in time TO give the
convention the benefit .of its figures
OF population His ex-post facto enum-
eration win have no other value than
IN showing whether members OF the
convention were or were not good
guessers
In his Oklahoma speech Mr. Taft
cited no provision OF The proposed con
stitution that Us in conflict with re.
quircments Of the enabling act; but
he inhmated with tolerable plaianess
that the President intends to veto Ok
iahoma's application for admission IN
that event statehood will become o
burning question IN the Sixieth CON.
gress as soon as 1t meets in December
II Is likely to cost the Republican
party Kansas ahd some other Western
states next yar If Oklahoma Is not
taken in before the session ends.-st
Louis Repubic
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-12
ANOTHER INJUNCTION
FILED AT WASHINGTON


Washington, Sept l2-The papers
Ia The oase of Auiry VS. Nanta. in
which Autry seeks 10 enioin the hold
ing of eu election IN Oklahoma on the
acceptance OF The constitution prepared
~ The recent constitutional conyen-
tion were nled 10 the Supreme court
OF The United States yesterday,
The action was Instituted bY Autry
in opposition to changes In the bound.
airy lines OF some of the counties of
ne nronosed stale.
The case WAS heard hy the district
court OF Moods county. where am In
junction was granted. but the Sn-
prome coufi of the territory reversed
ihe decision, permitting the election
to proceed,
An effort was recently made 10 se-
cure from justice Brewer al Chicago
an order granting an appeal 10 The su-
preme court and az thc same time is-
suing n rilt Of suDersedeas witch
would have prohibited the election but
be refused io Interfere. and said that
ii would be necessary 10 present the
matter 40 tho full court The case
viii therefore come nn fret on petit
tion for leave % Gle. huf ia the mean.
time tho election which has been set