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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
CENTRAL AMERICAN CONFLICT.
No Official Reports of Friction Be-
tween Mr. Merry and Pres. Zelaya.


State Department officials are emphatic
in their denials of reports that President
Zelaya of Nicaragua forced Mr.. Merry,
United States minister to Costa RIGA and
Salvador, out of Nicaragua and offered him
insults of a serious nature at the time of
Mr.. Merry's visit to Managua, the Mica
raguan capital, three weeks ago. 1t is ad-
mitted by the State Department that Mr..
Merry was not able to effect a settlement
of the We'll claim, but the department has
no knowledge Of any friction between Mr..
Merry and President Zelaya. AS dispatches
are received almost daily from Mr.. Merry,
who is now in Costa Rica, the department
believes it would have been fully advised
had there been any trouble between him
self and the Nicaraguan president.
Senior Corea, the Nicaraguan minister
called on Assistant Secretary Bacon at the
State Department today to discuss Central
American affairs. He stated positively that
there had been no friction between Minister
Merry and President Zelaya, such as re-
ported and he had dispatch stating that
Mr.. We'll, the concessionaire, whose case
is supposed to have led to the reported
quarrel between the president and the min
ister denied that any such thing had ever
happened.
Mr.. Toledo Harrate, the Guatemalan min
lister, has received dispatch from his gov
eminent announcing positively that Guate
mala is strictly neutral in the Central
American conflict and will take no part
in the war whatever.
While at the State Department today
Minister Corea showed Assistant Secretary
Bacon a telegram from the Nicaraguan
consul at New Orleans in which he said
that Mr. Samuel Well whose claim
against the Nicaraguan government was
reported to have been the cause of clash
between President Zalaya and United
States Minister Merry, denies all knowl-
edge of such trouble. The dispatch fol-
lows:
Mr.. Samuel Well, resident here, says he
accompanied Minister Merry in his rail-
road trip from Managua to Corinto In the
presidential car CALAMITY offered by Presi-
dent Zalaya. Until he sailed Mr.. Merry
was the object of full attentions from
Nicaraguan authorities. News published in
St Louis newspaper regarding the mis-
treatment of the American minister Is GER
tainly a calumny circulated by enemies of
Nicaragua to unfavorably impress public
opinion here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
IRoQUoIs THEATER CASES,
-
Question of Continuing Prosecution
Debated by Chicago officials.

CHICAGO, March 11.-State's Attorney
John j. Healy has not decided whether to
prosecute the Iroquois Theater ca IS any
further. He said yesterday that he would
talk the matter over with James T. Bar
bour. the assistant states attorney, who de-
voted the most time TO the cases, and
other assistant states attorneys and make
up his mind within three or four days
Meanwhile the safety committee of the
Iroquois Memorial Association has deter
mined to go over the present building ordi-
nances carefully with the aid of skilled
counsel for the purpose of ascertaining
whether they do not contain loopholes
which VII enable the escape of any one re-
sponsible for another theater fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
STATE LAW SUSTAINED.
Retail Agents of Outside Houses Must
Have q License.

In a decision in the case Of Delamater
against the state of South Dakota the Su-
preme Court of the United States today
sustained the law Of South Dakota requir-
ing license fee of 500 year for retailing
liquor in any OF the counties Of that state.
Delamater was prosecuted for selling whis-
ky in Potter county. s. D.. as an agent for
a Minnesota house. and when he was found
guilty attacked the verdict on the ground
that the law, being an interference with
interstate commerce, is unconstitutional
The Supreme Court failed to accept that
view, and affirmed the verdict of the state
courts imposing fine Of $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
Minister Petkoff Assassinated.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, March I'm. Petkof.
the premier and minister of the interior,
was assassinated here today.
NJ Petkoff, with other ministers, was
walking in the Boris Garden when he was
attacked by an unknown man who fired at
them with revolver. The premier was
wounded by three bullets and died instantly.
NJ. Guemadieff, the minister OF commerce
and agriculture, who was one Of the minis
tiers accompanying M. Petkoff, was wound
ed in the arm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
Bomb Thrown at Dumbadze.

YALTA, Crimea, March 11.-Col. Dunn
babe, commandant of the garrison here,
was wounded and his adjutant and his
coachman were seriously injured today by
a bomb thrown at the colonePs carriage
from an upper window in a house on a
street through which he was driving. The
man who threw the bomb committed sui
eide in order to avoid capture. The lives
of both Col. Dumbadze and his brother, the
colonel commanding the Brest regiment at
Sevastopol, have several times been at
tempted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
Lieut.. Pages Sentence.

Word has been received here that Second
Lieut.. Byrd A. Page. 18th Infantry. has
been reduced thirty files In his grade as a
result of court-martial proceedings con-
Quoted at Fort d. A. Russell. Wyohing.
He was charged with violating his pledge
to abstain from the use of intoxicating
liquors and with writing threatening let
ter to Col. A. L. Myer, commanding the
18th Infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
To Have Charge of Exhibit.

Post Quartermaster Sergeant Joseph j.
Hittinger, who has been on special duty in
the Office of the chief clerk of the War
Department for several weeks past. will
tn take charge of the War Department ex-
hibit at the Louisville exposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11

Fatal Turpentine Retort Explosion.
FOLKSTON, Ca, March 1.-THE head
blew out Of turpentine retort this morn
ing at about o'clock. at Burntford, doing
considerable damage and killing Thomas
Byas. colored. instantly. and injuring Prince
Blake, Hill Gibbs and Ed. Benjamin. The
accident was caused from carelessness in
not tightening bolts before putting on steam
pressure. The damage Is about So coo.
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Withdrew Objection.

Mr.. Dclmas finally withdrew his objection
10 the question as to whether Longfellow
had ever been telephoned to by Evelyn
Nesbit.
The witness said she had telephoned him
several times.
Did any of the conversations relate to
an affidavit?" asked Mr.. Jerome.
Mr.. Delmas then renewed his objection
and an argument ensued.
Evidence which is introduced for the
purpose of showing that Mrs Thaw's story
is untrue is, of course, not admissible"
said Mr.. Delmas, but evidence tending
to show that she never told this story to
her husband is clearly admissible But
cannot see that this is anything but an
effort TO controvert the truth of what she
says she told her husband"
Mr. Jerome argued that his question was
purely for the purpose of laying founda-
ton for the introduction of secondary tes-
timony to show the contents of the affidavit
which Mrs. Thaw said was burned in Hum
mels office.
Mrs. Thaw,'' said Mr.. Jerome. declared
she did not telephone Mr.. LongfelIow from
Abraham Hummeis office. 1 want to find
out whether she did or not"
Justice Fitzgerald ruled that the witness
might answer whether or not his CONVEX
sations over the telephone with EVELYN
Nesbit had to do with the affidavit
They did not" said Mr. Longfellow posi-
lively.
Mr.. Jerome then showed the witness the
Photographic copy of portion OF the Hum
mel affidavit and another document, and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
Cartoonist Lovey Dead.

RENO, New, March 11.-Allan Lovey, a
western newspaper cartoonist. died here
early today OF pneumonia. Lovey had been
employed on the Salt Lake Herald for the
past year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
Might Wave Rights.

Mr. Delmas here objected to further gues-
tioning of the witness as to the Ethel
Thomas suit on the broad ground that Mr..
Longfellow at the time was acting as
Thaws counsel.
.'Of course" said Mr.. Jerome. IF you
are going to plead professional privilege as
a bar | cannot go ahead. But l thought
counsel in the interest of truth might
waive"
Your honor" interrupted Mr.. Delmas,
lin defending a man for his life have no
right or power to waive anything
Mr.. Jerome next asked Mr.. Longfellow If
he was telephoned to in 1904 by Evelyn
Thaw from the office of Abraham H. Hum
MEL and Mr.. Delmas again objected.
T. He asked Mr.. Jerome what his purpose
was in asking the question.
Il am allowed by the rules of evidence"
said Mr. Jerome, Ito show whether or not
this witness told her husband in Paris that
she had been ravished by Stanford White.
In Abraham Hummels Office we contend
she made statement which contradicted
the fact that she did tell Thaw any such
story. l asked her If she made all these
statements to Hummel in the affidavit and
she said she had not. Having called her
attention to contradictory evidence l have
n right under the law to go into the truth
or falsty of her evidence as to material and
traVcrsible facts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL.
Archie Roosevelt Reported by the
Physicians Much Improved.

White House physicians today reported
that Archie Roosevelt is much improved
and continues to do well. He had good
nights sleep and was bright and cheerful
today. The President told those of his call
ers who made inquiries that he was much
pleased with the prospects for the recovery
of his son.
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The Thomas Girls Letters.

did there come into your possession at
any time letters written by this defendant
to Ethel Thomas" asked Mr.. Jerome.
Mr.. Delmas objected on the ground that
any such letters must have been written
prior to 1903, and therefore had nothing to
do with the sanity or insanity of the de-
PENDANT.
why your honor" said Mr.. Jerome, "the
defense has traced this mans disease back
to the measles and the humps We ought
to have some right to show his condition
down to 1908. The defense has put into the
evidence such parts of his life as they
chose from his nursery days in an attempt
to show him insane. May / not go into
other portions of his life to show he was
sane?'
Mr. Jerome commended that if he was not
to be allowed to go into matters prior to
1905 all evidence relating to matters before
that time introduced by the defense must
be stricken out This Mr.. Delmas agreed
to, but when Mr.. Jerome said this would
cause the Hypothetical question to be strick-
en- out as we'll, he withdrew his consent.
At Justice Fitzgeralds suggestion Mr.
Jerome attempted to fix the date more
closely Mr.. Jerome showed the witness a
legal document and asked him If it re-
freshed his mind as to when he represented
ThaW in the Thomas case.
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The Thomas Suit.

Did you represent this defendant in the
suit of Ethel Thomas against Harry X.
Thaw?" asked Mr.. Jerome
Mr.. Delmas objected. but Justice Fitz-
gerald said the witness might answer yes
oT no.
My firm handled the case" said Mr..
1.ongfcllow.
Were the papers served on this de-
fcndan:?''
Again Mr.. Delmas objected and District
Attorney Jerome began TO argue the point
He said the contention is that Thaws mind
Wa unseated by his wife's revelation of
what Stanford White had done to her and
TO other young women.
1t has been said that alleged acts of per-
version by Stanford White added to the
fury Of his mental unbalance. | want to
show that he knew all about such things
that they We're set forth in the complaint
&. in this suit by Ethel Thomas, the papers
OF which were served upon him"
Mrs Thaw herself says she was told the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
No Evidence of Insanity.

The prosecution holds that in the suit
brought by Ethel Thomas she accused him
of whipping her when she went to his
apartments on 9Th avenue. In his argu-
ment for the introduction of the testimony
relative to this suit Mr.. Jerome said that
he wanted to show that Thaw knew of the
stories that had been told about him long
before he ever heard them from Evelyn
Nesbit, and at the time of his first hear
ing them he gave no indication that a brain
storm was to follow. The district attorney
declared that as the case now stood any
thing tending to show sanity was admissi-
BILE in rebuttal.
In his objection, which as sustained by
Justice Fitzgerald, Mr.. Delmas went back
to the old proposition that the truth or the
veracity of the story told to Thaw by
Evelyn Nesbit was not the question at issue
and that the only question before the court
was whether or not she told him the
story. He did not how suit brought
in 1902 tended to show that Evelyn Nesbit
had not told her story to Thaw in Paris in
1902
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Had the Paper.

Blaocked along this line, the district at
torney took Mr.. Longfellow to the affidavit
alleged to have been made by Evelyn Mes
statements it was apparently his intention
to bring out if possible that the original OF
this affidavit had not been burned in Hum
mcls office as Mrs. Thaw testified, but had
been given TO her and that she turned 1t
over To Nd. Longfellow.
After long series of questions Mr.. Long
fellow said that he did receive a paper
signed by Evelyn Nesbit in the fall of 1903,
but that its contents were not such as were
contained in paper which Mr.. Jerome
showed To him.
With the Thaw trial entering its eighth
week today. District Attorney Jerome be-
gan IN" real work OF the prosecution-the
offering Of testimony in rebuttal of the
defense built up by Thaw's attorneys. The
states ease in chief which was concluded
in less than two hours after the jury panel
had been completed, consisted simply of
the testimony OF eye-witncsses to the trag-
edy
Tho first witness called by Mr.. Jerome
today was Frederick W. I,ongfellow. one
OF the Thaw family attorneys who was
called 10y the defense some time ago to
identity certain letters which Harry X.
Ihdw wrote 30 him i'm 1893
To-day Mr.. Jerome wanted him 20 identify
letter handed him by Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw uIOn her arrival from Eurepe late
in 1907.
Mr. l|ongfellow met Mrs. Thaw at the
ship which locked at 2:3o ?. m, October "a
Mrs. Thaw on the witness stand said she
could not fix the date or the name of the
steamer.
Mr. Longfcllow said he had acted as
Thaw's attorney for some years prior to
June -, 1906.
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Girl is Dead.

Mr.. Jerome declared that Mr.. Delmas'
argument did not cover the point at issue.
1t was the effect of Evelyn Nesbit's story
on Thaw's mind he was attempting to
contradict.
Il am not trying to show that Ethel
Thomas accusations were true said Mr..
Jerome. THAT would be a collateral fact.
Anyway, this poor girl is now dead"
MIR. Delmas objected to the reference to
the Thomas girl as poor girl and the
statement that she is now dead.
Mrs. Thaw herself testified that she is
Dead said Mr.. Jerome, who withdrew the
adjective poor
Mr.. Jerome said more than two years
before Evelyn Nesbit told Thaw the story
which is said to have unbalanced his mind
he knew all the evil practices of men in
New York
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Objected to Testimony.

torney.
Objected to Testimony.
Mr. Delmas arose to protest. Il must Sc
riously object to the learned district attor-
ney testifying in this case, and / beech
facts his understanding of the points at
ISSUE" said Mr.. Delmas.
Justice Fitzgerald instructed the jury to
be guided only by the sworn testimony of
witnesses and added that he was prepared
to rule.
The question was repeated-as to whether
or not the papers in the Ethel Thomas case
were served upon Thaw.
objection sustained ruled the court.
Mrs Evelyn Thaw had testified tnat she
had been shown a copy of the Ethel
Thomas affidavit by Abraham Hummel,
who said the case had been dropped be-
cause of the character Of the complainant.
Mr. Delmas, replying to the district at
torney's argument, quoted at some length
from Mr.. Jerome's statement at the be-
ginning of the trial that when Evelyn
N~bit Thaw was on the witness stand
her testimony was permissible only as
showing Thaw's state of mind, and that he
would not be allowed to contradict it.
I'VE told him." said Mr.. Delnas, I'VE
would have no objection to his attacking
the truth of the wife's story
Now you do object snapped Mr.
Jerome.
Yes, because you would not accept our
offer to waive our right when the story
began" retorted Mr.. Delmas.
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story of Thaw tying a young woman to
bedpost and beating her. That is the story
of Ethel Thomas" declared the district at
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MARKS OF POWDER
ON WHITES FACE
ThaW Stood Very Close to HIS
Victim.
EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
Counsel Again in Wrangle Over the
Case.
ARGUMENTS ABOUT TESTIMONY
Delmas Accuses Jerome of Making an
Unnecessarily Insulting Re-
mark to Him.
ARGUMENTS ABOUT TESTIMONY


Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, March 11.-District Attor-
ney Jerome began today to offer his testi-
mony in rebuttal at the trial of Harry Il
Thaw, calling as his first witness Frederick
W. Longfellow. who has been Thaws civil
counsel Mr.. Jerome had in view two points
that he wished to bring out from the testi-
mony of Mr. Longfellow, and in each case
his efforts failed. He wanted to get before
the jury the story of the suit for damages
brought against Thaw in 1902 by a girl
named Ethel Thomas, and he also wanted
to trace the affidavit alleged to have been
made by Evelyn Nesbit in the Office Of -Aoe
Hummel in the fall of 1903 after her return
from Europe, where she had been with
Thaw.
1t has been the contention of the defense
in their assembling of evidence to show
things that had unsettled Thaws mind that
among the agencies contributing to his
mental condition were stories told of how
he ill-treated Young women,
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Continued on Eleventh Page.)
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03

,.lans ~ the somraat. That a ali
~ ai.snluislg nccessarf 10 very esl.
dent 9Th an iusperfios oi ne "a
psrsrd ore bodies and the lreai DUMPS
bciou ne shail. Great piles OF err
assasinE al.oui tao per ton arr made
an The side hin and the extraction 81
mIillng ore has hardly commenced.
Aside from the high grade there b
enough ore OF milling grade to create
dividend production for a number OF
years. with the most favorable indi.
cations that the outla; viii be In
creased many folds.
The Ramsey comstock mine Il
forging ahead as a great producer
with rapid strides. No one who has
ever seen II but pronounces it .
great mine and the time is close al
hand when the mining world will b,
forced to take cognlzance OF the
property as one OF the very big ones
Ramsey Recorder.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03
DEVELOPMENT GOING FORWARD
Coyote Springs Is Installing Modern
Machinery.

The Silver Peak district seems to
be coming into its own, and that at a
pace which will make some of the
older places sit up. and take notice.
While Cottonwood has been attract
ing "a whole lot of attention, Coyote
has been going ahead quietly, and
doing things that are of considerable
moment
The Press recorded the fact, not
long since, that a coterie of gentle
men from the city of the Angels had
taken over the property located by
Joe Gilbert and were preparing for
active development. And that is put
ting it mildly They are so well
pleased with the showing that the
ground will not be developed in the
usual slow way of the companies that
have to feel their way. A 25-horse-
power engine is now on the ground,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03
RICH ORE ON
RAMSEY eoNsfNk MINI IN.
CovElts HIGH GRADE
srLI1IIDfS.

The Ramsey Comstock mine has
struck Il rich ON the fourth level
This. means that q, another Zoe feet
below surface the high grade sui
phlde ores OF that great mine have
been uncovered and Is further proof
OF permanency and long continued
production from this property.
Four feet OF ore containing tellur-
ium. with high grade values. has
been uncovered near the foot wall.
At the third level above this vein
Was about twelve inches wide. The
big hanging wall vein is yet to be
reached and the district generally Is
hourly waiting for sensational dis
closures when the crosscut is contin-
ued over to it. The greatest en-
thusiasm exists over the strike,
which makes the Ramsey Comstock
one of the greatest mines in the
state.
Along with the numerous strikes
and general Improvement noted in all
parts of the district the old reliable
Ramsey Comstock mine is doing
things to make the general era of
prosperity greater. Early in the week
an ore body over four feet wide was
exposed in the slopes, above the third
level, assaying $3.50 per ton in gold.
The rich shoot is nearer the foot wall
than any other strike yet made in
the mine, and shows that veins other
than the big one next the hanging
wall will have part in the big pro-
duction of the famous property.
Later in the week another crew of
men working the slopes further
along on the same vein opened mp
eight feet of ore that carries aver
age values of $3.50 gold and for the
last few days big pile of sacked ore
has resulted in consequence, as they
are sacking the whole width of it.
The occurrence of this big vein near
the foot wall means even greater out.
put of ore than the management
had contemplated and there is con
sequent jubilance over at Bonanza
Mountain. 1t is another of the
things that calls attention to the
phenomenal richness of the Ramse.
Comstock mine and possibility of un
paralleIed production.
Another large pile Of sacked or,
has accumulated at Apache, the ship
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03

Reaanna. Charles Wogdea. an cd
-onF dounh ALASKAN. d aoins ~.
truaise development work. ant has
reccniis encountered sold ore which
leads him 10 believe be has the same
vein that The BONANZA people have
Mr. Robinson and partner are also
sackinv ore that runs between ave
and six hundred dollars per ton. and
In Carbonate, q camp In the same dis
trict. a number of very promising
properties are being rapidly opened
M by a group OF Hawthorne people
All Of these properties are only dis.
tant about sixteen miles from the
new camp OF Rawhide. which is nov
having a great boom" and which
seems to be making good.
The townsite people at Buckley. OF
the east shore of Walker Lake. in
tend making their place a great re
sort next season. In March they will
transplant a great number OF tree
along the lake shore and the streets
will build a pier and wharf fol
launches to land at and will event
ually make little Monte Carlo o
the place. TIE waters of Wake
Lake are alive with fish, and across
from Buckley the mountains are full
of quail, grouse and number o
white-tailed deer, and around Mt
Grant mountain sheep can be seel
at almost anytime, so with all thi
game and the fine bathing in tn,
lake it could be made a great resor
for Tonopah and Goldfield people t,
come up and spend Saturday an,
Sunday in recreation from thei
strenuous life at their camps.
Western Nevada Miner