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Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
Hrs. Holman Flakes Denial

Pittsburg, Feb. PIC. J. Holman, second husband of the mother oi Evelyn Thaw, gave the statement to the newspapers today that his wife never placed her daughter in the care of Stanford White and never knew the fact of Evelyn's intimacy with White until the girl was married to Thaw.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
Sieve Adams to Sod up AIIbl

Wallace, Idaho, Fed. H-The min- ers' federation, which is furnishing the defense of Steve Adams, announced today that it will introduce witnesses to prove that Adams was in Spokane the day Tyler was murdered.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
Seward Already
resources,

controls the trade of the Yentna gold mining dis trict, which old Alaska miners pronounce one of the coming bonanza camps of the territory. It controls the trade of the numerous mining camps along Cook inlet and its arms From 1t start the prospectors who are constantly pene- trstiug and exploring the interior between Cook inlet and the Tanana in the search for rich depos. it's of the metals which abound in all it's hills and streams
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
THAW SANE NOW
 SAYS DR. EVANS
But Was Crazy When He MuE- dered White and May Be.
 come Insane Again.
uv caAl. sO me Dally saSovOs.

New York, Fob. 28-Dr. EVADs, tho alienist who examined ThAw and de- elAred him to be insane At the time he killed Stanford White, was rigidly eross-ezanined by District AttOrney Jerome today. He states that ThAW Is sane now, but admits that hs may be seized with fiES of temporary insanity in tho future.
 It is expected that Jerome will ask for a luuAcy commission to examine l ThHW.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
Wanted to Be an Actress

New York, Feb. 27-District Attor- ney Jerome spent all of yesterday in the Thaw trial reading Evelyn Nes- bits diary as school girl. It shows all the way through that the girl was anxious to be an actress.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02

A private letter from Seattle says John A. Nelson acts like man who Is going to get married. He was said to to be negotiating for the purchase of N. B. Hollands house.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
CALLS BAILEY
 WILFUL LIAR
Minority Report of Committee Hands the Texas Senator
 Hot Bunch.
ny Gable so ne Dallv aSASvay.

BT OAhlo 70 Hho DAA1D WONSWWWs Austin, Tex, Mar. 2-The minority report of tho lcEiSistive eonmitsee sp' pointed to investigate Senator Bailey dcnounces the senator Ss Q Wilful, malicious liar. 10 says his record ir Mississippi iS bad. LioutenAnt-Gov- enor Davidson, an Spti-Bailey man. ssys he will be . candidate for the senate two years hence, to wipe out the diagrsce of Te1As in the selection of Bailey.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
WALKS AWAY
 WITH $173,OOO
Thief Quietly Lifts Roll From Chicago Sub.treasury and
 Leaves No Trace.
By cASl. to The Daal, Gateway.

Chicago. Feb. 26-No trace can be found of S173,O0 which was myster- iously abstracted from the United States sub-treasury here last week. The theft was kept secret for several days and the fact has just leaked out.
 The treasurer believes the money was taken from the counter as he says 1t was impossible for the thief to reach the vault and carry away the money without detection.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02

The following jurors sailed for Val dez on the Northwestern: F. Wagner, W. M. Sauers, H. Brandt, Thomas Irvine, W. J. Feaster, J. l.. Kimball, J. R. vanCleave, Charles Tecklen- berg, W. P. Henry, J. A. Terry, D. c. BroWnell.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
Thaw Takes Statement

Nov York, March l-Harry ThaW has issued statement taking District Attorney Jerome to task for making unproiessioual remarks in court. The statement also says his wife's testi- mony iS true.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
Wants Lunncy Commission

New York, March Tt Is stated that District Attorney Jerome win ask for lunacy commission today to in- quire into the present status of ThaW's mind.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02

Attorneys Morford, Ray, Clegg and Read went to Valdez on the North western to attend the session of the district court. which begins Monday next.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
Bertha Sails from Valdez

Steamer Bertha reached Valdez last night and sailed for Seward at noon today.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
The Longest Railroad

in operation in Alaska has Seward for it's ocean On the finest townsite in Alaska, at the head of the best harbor on the Alaska coast icefree every day in every year, Seward is building. The town has water works, electric lighting, seweragei and it's development is based upon exhaustless re, sources.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
In the Near Future

Through the extension of the Alaska Central railroad, now building northward from Seward the territory tributary to the town as the chief seaport of the southern coast will gradually ex- pand until it embraces the Tanana and upper Kuskokwim, each a region of imperial extent and resources.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
Seward Outfits Miners

For all this territory. From this town leads the best route to the new bonanza fields. They are more accessible than any other great district of Alaska ar important factor in their development.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
LimitIess Coal Deposits

lie at Stewards back door They have been eX. amined and analysed by the best experts and rated by them with the best bituminous coal of the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will be hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central railroad and can be mined in quantity to furnish steam to all the ships that sail the North Pacific In few years it will furnish coke to smelters which will be erected at Seward to reduce the copper ores of that bonanza field, Prince William sound whose richest deposits are within few hours sailing.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-02
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALASKA

Through this harbor passes nearly all the traffic of the vast region lying north of Cook inlet and between the two mountain ranges which bound the Susitna valley, an area as large as one of the great states of the Middle West
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14
Could Not Be Daunted

TIP TO the last she continued the dauntle nd
" irresponsible soldier of fortune Where 1- IN
trigante, where the impOSter pure and simple where
the religious enthusiast, would have stTIvtu by
smooth words and pacating actions TO kee, ne
loyalty of those devoted to her, she risked i
thousand times by her roughness and utter lnl-fe--
enCe to them She swOre at the devoted and re5aed
Colonel OlCOtt, the manStay of her enterprise Ike
a dragon OF the guard. and he took It as Gone IF
the hardshipS of his initiation into a higher Wo-d
She confessed certain frauds callOusly o. non-
believers, and as calously denied the confession
afterward Never for a moment did she attempt
direct the seething flood of her impulses into he
channel of good policy
And like all true soldiers OF fortune who p,,- -e.r
trust wholly and with u sublime lnsOuclarcc n
chance her indifference served her we'll She 1egan
her adult life the away girl bride o N
obscure Russian officer. and by the sheer force Il
her personality nodded 10 her VIII a considerable
part of modern intelligent society. During a .1ug
life she not only had more variety, excitement,
spice. danger risk, notOriety, and influence han
any other IN the world, but when She he'd
on May s. 1901, she was the acknowledged head Il
a community of one hundred thousand followers
scattered all over the globe, organized into rover-
full force, with journals in London. Paris New Iora
and Madras What soldier of fortune of the orro e
sex can point 20 as great an achievement:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14

Grave scholars took her up and cast her down
wrote articles trying pOnderOusy to extract the
true from the false in her doctrines disciples turned
against her and claimed to expose cheats and segh5
Of hand performances. After one such frighcfcl
explosion in the ranks of the faithful the indoni-
table woman wrote triumphantly to ex-devo-ee
who had tried her best to rum her, i have
thousand strings 70 my bow, and God Almighty
Himself could not make some Of my disciple lz-
believe IN me
As she grew Older and feebler, that She was
necessarily stationary she still procure for
herself the wherewithal to live a state of furious
excitement every day. She welcomed new d. Pies
ecstatcally; she repealed with ferocious -uce
attacks on her; she took part with wild a seuce
of restraint in the continued and turbulent qu--es
IN her society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR APRIL IA. 1907

impress hard headed Americans the best material
for building new philosophy OF life; and, finding
such Grass materialism somewhat dauntlng, she
went to India in 1877, taking with her the devoted
Colonel Olcott. Here the society took firm grip
on life and began TO increase nightly. Colonel
Olcott's dignihed and sincere personality added
much to the general credit of the organization, and
consistency was given to the intellectual side OF the
esoteric movement by his keen mind and his grasp
on the significance Of some of the tangled maze of
facts and powers and psychic capacities OF Madam
BlavatSkV.
She practised her marvels, had air-sent letters
from the snow mountains of Tibet, produced teapots
from under her chair walked about Familiarity with
visionary masters" and the Hindus bowed down
and worshiped her She was ostracized by the
white population of Madras for her association with
the natives; but this far from disadvantage
to her in the eyes of the outside world. She wrote
vigorously with the furious energy OF all her actions,
spreading far and wide her doctrines and It not
long before she heard of
She and her TheosOphica Society became vastly
important People who believed in her and in the
strange mixture of Buddhism. Spiritualism. and
Blavatskyism which she developing, were
becoming more numerous, and people who intensely
dsliked what English review called roundly
the complex and repulsIve nature of the impOs
ter" became louder and sweeping in their
accusations of fraud The TheosophiCal Society
fourished like a green bay tree, and its detractors
racked their brains and the dictionary for epIthets
vigorous enough 10 apply 10 II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14

covered bush Just ahead OF hmm on The III
but he could not stop II he faltered
instant his troops would see it-they ut
misunderstood
Now he was beside the bush When -as
sound came again, fainter but Just "a,
and he looked In an instant while q ---Y
OF binding snow hid him from his -- IS.
Sekguchi reached under The bush and "a
a tiny bundle, which depressed close % his --.
For a moment he forgot that he was q ~a- -.-li
that he was fighting for the N,A4l. d
Sasa. He only knew that he held baby N
was now gently purrIng II the warw-- he
great coat. And holding II safely IN his IL. --I,
he marched doggedly ON az the head ot men.
Amid a storm OF shell and fire he ID
INTO the enemy camp, his sword IS
right hand and hugging the baby IS
breast tightly with his LETT Vt his
" narge, the little child looked up lis
face and smiled while q chubby hand ID
At the gold cord on his breast Sri,. is
little charge, SekIguchI pressed the k;
and when the garrison surrendered, d -ge
sight greeted The enemy-the cCur.--.u
officer At the head OF his troops Ty
hand hanging hfcleSS ~ his side bu- IS
lett q smiling infant lay rs safe IS
mothers cradle
later, Captain SekIguchi took the chile ON
the Statt surgeon and went 70 his hoc. On
tie way ne pictured 10 himself how glad ~ssa
would be Here was another 20 share .er
IoNS- out 10 Serge that love seemed G. I've
grown, until now there surely must be ,- ..-Lh
for three. When the tram stopped On
CINE valnly tried TO drown the Ban
of the people
But IN the crowd Seigo looked only re
tace-and hers was not there W.- ee
child on his arm, and with a new star glt-- ag
on hlS breast, he hurried through the ,- 2,
and finally stopped at his own door Es5n
here there was no welcome Was Sas II
she lie burst through his shoji: still, Ii. me
red. Then from an inner room came ac I'D
m who greeted HIM in pantomime
~ she whispered, and placed a finger -a aer
lhen she beckoned him aside and SAID sol--y,
mistress IS asleep. She needs it: for Your son
cen sounding the battle CIV of the Sauu.aiS
yesterday, when he came
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14

cEIGO SEKIGUCHI and Sasa san had
- been married for two wears when the
~ call came and still no child had come 10
bless their union. He was of the Samurais,
and for generations his fathers had led in bat
tie, and il had been his ambition At least 10
hand his name down TO one who could honor
II and carry on Its tradition, but the time
had come for him 10 60 10 the front and leave
Sasa alone and chidlcss Sasa knew his dis
appointment, but as he was leaving She only
tired TO cheer him
1t is best as il is he said as he went
In all the world there IS only 50 much love
and we have that-we now have 1t all be-
tween us-between Just us two. If another
came TO us, the love would be shared by three,
and 50 there might be less for you and me"
Sasa held him close and said not a word.
She too was descended from warriors and
could not wecp-at least not before Seigo.
That was for her 10 DO in the night when She
alone after he had gone and when no one
could see her.
NO son could wish more for you than l."
She said after a moment And when YOU
return will bid you welcome for both"
" But if"
Your grave shall never want for my care,
nor for the tears of those who loved you and
honor your memory"
There no more leave taking There
were no more tears nor good bys She
was a daughter-a mere wOman-of the
Samurais, and he a servant of the Mikado.
And the Emperor had summoned him
Japan and China were at war, and SeigO
Sekiguchi now Captain Seigo Sekiguchi,
with a company of his own-was under Cen
eral Hamatchi during his famous attack on
Port Arthur. 1t was in the heart of winter,
and Manchuria seemed colder than ever that
year. Miles of country lay desolate, fast in an
icy grasp. Cutting winds pierced the cloaks
of officer and man as knife would rip leaf
The earth was white and heavy with many 81
N he face & ftp f-rtalv ind
Siberian mountains, and half blinded by the sn
small company headed by Captain Sekguch
tackled a Chinese fort near Port Arthur Surp
and benumbed by cold, the garrison soldiers fl
terror at the enemy's approach,
As Captain Sekiguchi marched at the head {
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14
In Whirling Excitement

AGAIN we STE the powerful and engmatic figure
~ of its founder, placed where She fam would be
and all the DAYS of her life, a whirling stream
OF excitement. She wrote books revelations of
divine truth unexampled," coarse and stupid
plagiarisrns,' according TO the point OF view She
made triumphant circuits in India, was received
with great pomp by native sovereigns, with a circus
like array of elephants and professions of white
horses, fit TO make a small boys mouth water. She
ran a of Hindu in India where she was
worshiped by white robed, brown skinned acolyteS,
and when she wanted change she went TO London,
the stronghold of conservative conventional feeling,
and was worshiped by dark robed EngliShwomen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14

one had admired from her finger held it closely for
a moment and then, opening her hand, showed
two rings identical, but for the color of the stone.
She would read the contents of letter by hold
ing it closely to her forehead, and mark the paper
inside of a sealed enVelop IN any way that might be
desired.
Skeptica reporters from the newspapers went to
her strange cluttered little apartment, prepared to
make fun of the fat Russian woman, and to this day
they shake bevildered heads over the wonders she
showed them and the dsConCerting tricks played
on their Incredibly The furniture of the whole
room hummed and sang at her word, and from
closed and locked piano flowed forth the strains OF
any selection desired She said that she was IN the
hands of The Masters" (high priests of occult
science in India) that they took possession of her
and used her as instrument for furthering their
holy ends and she frequently was able TO show their
apparitionS TO those about her.
Instances of Her Magic
TT is impossible to record the innumerabe in
l. stances of seeming magic which arose every day,
the protesque and useless tests with which she
delighted TO mvstifv people Although many of
her wonders appear incontestably genuine, they
all have curious trait IN common. Never were
they of any moment significance. Like the idle
writings of Panchette, they were individually psychic
in origin but wholly lacking in dignity worth. 1t
seemed 10 be her idea that people would be converted
Theosophy by marvcllng at her display OF psychic
Far more than that She could always extract the
greatest amount of Joyous and robust excitement
out of the establishment OF her spectators, If her
attempt succeeded, or furious wrath at their lack
of sympathy if she failed. She produced strings of
beads out of the air; she made two handkerchiefs
grow where grew before; -she deposited written
answers TO questions asked a moment before. behind
picture frames; she grew punches of grapes out OF
bookcases; quoted from books she had never seen,
in Languages She did not know; she caused objects
selected by those present 10 appear and disappear
a Will; and she produced phenomena that would
materialize in her spectators experience till
long aitcrward
New York in particular, and America in general,
stared and exclaimed and wondered; but the most
amazing and fantastic feats Of medIumship did not
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-04-13
TO BE NO RAILROAD STRIKE
No Reduction in Hours and an In
crease of but Ten Per Cent
In Wages.

Chicago. = The differences between
the Western railroads and the mem
bers of the Order of Conductors and
Of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men were finally adjusted Thursday.
The men abandoned their demand for
nine hour work day, and the railroads
made an advance over their previous
propositions in the pay of Baggage
men. flagmen and brakemen of $50
per month. The original demands OF
the men were for an increase of IL
per cent and for a working day of nine
hours. The managers offered an in
crease in pay of ten ser cent and de-
clined to grant the nine hour day.
The agreement was reached mainly
through the efforts of Chairman Knapp
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and Chairman Neil of the United
States Labor commission
The new agreement goes into eff
feet dating April l.
The pay * conductors in the passen-
ger service is to be Increased sic per
month; that Of baggagemen $3.50, and
that Of flagmen and brakemen $3.50
per month as applied to the schedules
In effect November 1, 1906.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-04-13
TORNADO SWEEPS THE SOUTH.
Probably Fifteen Lives Were Lost in
Storm Which Crossed Three
Gulf States.

New Orleans, La. = F tobably Is
lives were lost Friday by a tornado
which swept across portions of three
gulf states which was traceable for
distance of 800 miles. The tornado
moved from west to east. crossing
the southern extremity of Louisiana
and Mississippi and striking into AL
ab1ma for short distance. Portions
q four towns were devastated and
damage approximating 100000 was
done.
The tornado began at Alexandria,
La, soon after 1 o'clock Friday morn
ing, instantly four persons were killed
there, fatally injuring three and ser
iously fnjuring 13 others. Soon after
daylight it neared tie Mississippi river
killing five persons at Jockson, La.
while at Bayou Sara, La, at least half
dozen others were reported killed.
There was one fatal injury at Jackson.
The tornado next appeared at Carson.
Miss, where great property damage
was done. About noon near Selma,
Ala, the inhabitants saw whirling
clouds rise into the air and the storm
disappeared
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-04-13
cARE o. LEE SICK Room.
Above All Things the Walls Should
Be Kept Dry.

When the bedroom becomes a sick
room there is an added reason why ex-
IRENE precautions should be used to
keep the room in thoroughly sanitary
condition.
Above all things, the bedroom should
never be damp. 1t should be nice and
dry. always warm and comfortable in
winter. cool and airy in summer, and
bright and sunny some parts of the
day.
If there is any suspicion of damp
ness in bedroom it is probably due.
II there is wallpaper on the wall. to
the absorption OF water by the paper
which frequently acts as bIotting pa
per and holds quantities of water in il.
The use OF wallpaper on walls is to
be deplored; it means disease, i'll
health and unhappiness. 1t is fire.
quently the cause of lung trouble, not
only because of its dampness but also
because OF its power to retain infec-
ton of many kinds
The desired method of treating a
bedroom wall is to tint it for the ala
bastined wall is a perfect wall. 1t
never fakes OF, chips or peeIs. It ab-
serbs moisture and expels it, it opens
the pores Of the plaster and makes a
room livable and breathabIe.
The floor in the bedroom should
have light, cleanabIe. dainty rugs that
can be easily shaken and a floor that
is thoroughly oiled or vanished, that
will not absorb moisture. The cracks
In the floor should be thoroughly filled
and covered. Woodwork in the bed
room should be attended to carefully,
window sills should be thoroughly var
nished or waxed. and the window cas-
1ngs kept in perfect order. The doors
should be wiped off frequently as also
should be all the standing woodwork
In the bedroom, as the presence of
dust on woodwork is a menace to
health as well as an evidence of poor
housekeeping.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-04-13
DECIDE THAT THAW IS SANE
Lunacy Commission Makes IMAM
imous Report to the Court.
Declare Defendant Able to Under
stand Proceedings Against Him
jerome Dissatisfied.

N Now York.-Harry K. Thaw Thurs-
day was declared sane by the unani-
nous report of the commission In lun-
acy appointed to inquire into his
mental condition. The moment the
decision was handed down from Jus
tice FitZgezald's desk, District Attor-
ney Jerome was on his feet vigorous
ly protesting against its confirmation
oy the court He declared he had
been excluded from the last session
and demanded to be allowed to have
access to the minutes and steneeraph-
ic notes of what transpired at the
final mental and physical examina-
ton OF the defendant.
When Justice Fitzgerald declined
to turn the minutes over to the dis
trict attorney Mr.. jerome declared
he would carry the case to the appel
late division of the supreme court,
asking that a writ of prohibition or
mandamus be granted to prevent a
continuance OF the Thaw TRIAL until
the higher court had ruled UPON the
legality CT the commissions course.
Justice Fitzgerald reminded Mr.. Je
rome that he had waived the statu-
tory right of attending the last ses-
sion Of the commission by suggesting
himself that all the attorneys be ex-
cluded from the sitting in question
He had granted the district attorney
an adjournment until Monday morn
ing in order that he might have time
to prepare his application to tie ap-
pe,late division. Mr.. Jerome protest
ed that the time was not suf1 cient,
but Justice Fitzgerald cut him short
with the announcement that the trial
must be concluded forthwith.
Unless MI Jerome should secure a
writ OF prohibition in the meantime,
Justice Fitzgerald is expected to an
nounce on Monday morning that he
has confirmed the report of the COM
mission and order that the trial pro-
coed without further delay. The dis
trict attorney and the counsel for the
defense will be heard in argument as
to the confirmation of the report at
Mondays session if they so desire.