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Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
THAW TRIAL SET FOR TODAY
No One Except Prisoner and Attorney
Know Line of the
Defense.

NEW YORK, Jan 20.-Harry Kendall
Thaw. heir to the Tl.aH millions of Pitts
burg. will leave the Tombs tomorrow morn
ing, cross the Bridge of Sighs," and stand
in the tribunal of justice. There he con-
fdently hopes to prove before the jury that
his killing of Stanford White on the Madi-
son Square roof, was not 'wilful and de-
liberate murder" In the eyes OF the law. 1t
will be the first time Thaw has left the
Tombs since his commitment there June %
last, three days after the tragedy which
furnished an international sensation His
trial is set down to begin tomorrow in the
criminal branch OF the supreme court, and
he will accordingly be presented formally
at the bar. But Justice Fitzgerald has
another case pending and the Thaw trial
probably will be postponed until Wednes-
day. In the meantime 300 talesmen, MEM
bers of a special jury panel drawn for the
Thaw trial, will have to await the call OF
the court. This large jury list has been
selected with the greatest Of care and every
effort has been made to avoid the constant
or professional juror Men OF affairs with
a recognized standing in the community
have been sought and the district attorney s
ONCE believes the list OF those summoned
constitutes as high type OF citizenship as
could be secured. 1t is recognized that the
selection OF jury VIII be the most dlncult
| part of the proceedings
There is a feeling in well Informed circles
that something may yet happen TO put an
abrupt end to the proceedings. The great
pressure which has been brought to bear
on the prisoner to permit request for a
lunacy commission, the authenticated state
ments from a number Of alienists who have
examined Thaw in the Tombs, who pro-
nounced him irresponsible; the arrival of
! his sister, the countess Of Yarmouth. who
is said to have more influence with the
brother than any other member Of the
family, all tend TO keep the followers of
the case on the alert for a new and sud
den development
! No one beyond the prisoner, his intimate
! relatives and his present counsel knows
what the defense will have to offer in jus
| tilcation OF Thaw's act.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
EUROPE INTERESTED IN BRYAN
Report that He VIII Attend Next
Peace Conference IL Well
Received.

THE HAGUE. Jan. 2O.-(special. .)-After
the impression which he made I'm London
and elsewhere the greatest interest is
taken In the Continental newspapers to
the report that Hon. w. ]. Bryan win at
tend the next peace conference.
II Is understood from the best OF sources
that the permanent court OF arbitration is
unaware Of the alleged note from Ger
many and Russia TO the United States,
stating their desire TO omit the clause
dealing with the limitation OF armaments
from the program Of the peace confer
ence. On the contrary those best posted
say that a strong feeling prevails among
the participating governments in favor Of
these proposals or at least the discussion
thereof.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
SHEA JURY IS STILL OUT
RumOr that IL Stands seven to Five
in Favor of COnVic-
tIOn.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2O-The jury which since
Saturday morning has been striving to
reach a verdict in the case OF c. p. Shea
and certain other labor leaders on trial for
conspiracy In connection with the team
sters' strike in 1906, was still out late to-
night Judge Ball held court today to be
in readiness to receive the verdict 1t was
the first time in the history of the Cook
county criminal court that Sunday ses-
sion had been held.
One Of the Jurors became Ill during the
afternoon and a couch was sent TO the
jury room. A number of ballots were
taken during the day and at noon the
jurors were said to stand six to six. Two
hours later they were reported to be seven
to FIVE for conviction.
The defense made efforts to have the
jury discharged but Judge Ball ruled that
the Jurors could not be discharged except
upon their own request.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
DRAY HORSES USED AS FOOD
Animals from London Are shipped TO
Antwerp, Where They Are
Prepared

LONDON. Jan. 90 - Especially - London
and Antwerp have a scandal which in some
ways would appear to double discount the
scandals connected with the packing
houses in Chicago. II has been discovered
that a large trade has been built up in
connection with the shipping OF old and
worn out English dray horses and other
worn out animals to Belgium to be used
for food
The extent OF this traffio can be under
stood when IL Is recalled that In a single
day recently FS horses were shipped to
Belgium for that purpose by six steamers
the shipments being made from Hull
Goole. Leith. Newcastle and London
Efforts will be made by the English and
the Belgium governments TO put an end
to the scandal though just at the present
time IL would appear as though both ooun-
tries are lacking in legislation 70 put an
end 70 trafao Of this nature.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
RICH INDIAN RUINS FOUND
Exploration at KhOtan Reveal Work
Showing Relation with
Art of Greece.

BOMBAY, Jan. 20. - Especially - Further
news which has reached here with regard
to DR.. STEMS exploration of Khotan shows
that the excavations at the ruined temple
on the Hangaya Tuti resulted in the dis
covery Of many interesting small terra
Gotta relieves which once decorated the
temple walls. The style of these sculp-
lures is plainly derived from models OF the
Graeco-Buddhist type Of art and agrees
closely with that OF the Rowak Itupa re-
lievos, dating approximately from the fifth
or the sixth century, A. d.
A special noteworthy feature OF the
sculptural remains which have been re-
covered is the prevalence OF richly gilt
pieces. This strikingly confirms the hypo-
thetical explanation given by DIR. Stein OF
the origin Of leaf gold, namely, that II was
by washings from the culture strata of the
old Khotan capitol at Yatkan.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
TO PAY FIFTY-YEAR-oLD CLAIM
Mrs. Tripper of Grand island 20 Get
$4,000 for Book written
I'm 1853.
(From a stan Correspondent.) }

Qrom Stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9O.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Yesterday the house accomplished
much legislation in the way OF passing
claims bills. many of which have been
pending In congress for a score of years.
Among those passed was one fathered by
Representative Mccarthy, which finally
settles bill of SCI for coal for the Hast
ings pcstofiice furnished by the Schneider
company OF Fremont ten years ago.
Probably one OF the most noted meas
ures which the house has passed in a long
time was a senate bill appropriating 5000
for the relief of Eunice Tripper, widow OF
Charles s. Tripper, surgeon. u s. A., for
services rendered in his lifetime prepar-
ing, experimenting, directing and publica-
ton Of a manual for medical officers OF
the United States army. published in 1858
as a guide to recruiting and medical Of
ficers and boards OF inspection in the in
spection of troops. Mrs. Tripper is resi-
dent of Grand Island and now quite old
and is in need OF the tardy Justice which
the house has meted out to her. Con-
gresham Norris has been indefatigable in
his efforts to secure the passage of this
bill and prepared all data for both senate
and house committees on claims. Fifty
years is long time to wait for compen-
sation from a grateful government.
Congressman Burke Of South Dakota sue
ceeded I'm getting through the house the
so-called Rousseau claim" sending to the
court of claims facts in relation to the kill
ing of nearly 400 head OF horses that were
alleged to be suffering from glanders. The
claimant in this case Is a Sioux Indian
woman who has a stock ranch on the
Cheyenne river reservation.
A bill introduced by Congressman Burke
of South Dakota, authorizing the secretary
of the interior TO issue a deed of convey
ance to Lyman Ballou to certain lands In
Custer county was also passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
CAsTELLANE CREDITOR WINS
One JeweIer May Collect the Money
Due Him from Former
Countess.

PARIS, Jan O.-(special. )-Another juds-
ment has been delivered In the Castellans
case. which drags it's slow length along.
But this time an important part OF the de-
cision is in favor OF the creditors.
One OF these, jeweler OF the Rue de la
Paix, who claimed $4,000 is allowed to
present his bill, but II is to be paid only
after three experts have given opinion.
The jewels he furnished consist OF four
rows OF the finest pearls estimated at So, 900.
two rows of smaller pearls estimated at
Ss5 600 and a riviere OF thirty-eight dia-
monds said to be worth S25.OOO. Nine Nemi-
dom, the singer who claims $1,000 for Jew
els sold, also won her case and Mime.
Gould. as well as her former husband.
Count Boni de castellane. are held Jointly
responsible for the bill
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
NORTH DAKOTA BLIZZARD OVER
Railroad Trahic IL stiH DemOraIiEed
and Extent of Dahage Cannot
he Determined

FARGO, n. D.. Jan. 2O.-The blizzard
which has been sweeping over North Da-
kota since yesterday ceased late today.
Railroad traffic throughout the state is
demoralized. Tor more than twenty-four
hours not train moved over the Northern
Pacific North Dakota division. Main and
branch lines are completely blocked with
snow. On accout OF crippled telegraph and
telephone service Il is impossible to learn
tonight the full extent OF the storms effect.
CHICAGO, Jan. ga drop of 10 de-
grees In temperature early today, followed
by a rainstorm of twelve hours duration.
The minimum was s degrees above zero
late tonight
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
FRANK W. HIGGINS is DYING
New York VIII Live But
EeNN Hnura.

oLEAN. N. Y, Jan. aO.-It is reported to-
night from the bedside OF former Governor
Frank w. Higgins that his condition has
not changed materially during the last
twelve hours. Dr. E ]. Janeway has re-
turned TO his home In New York, saying
there is nothing more he can do The
physicians agreed that the end is not far
on When the former governor gave up his
duty at Albany and returned TO his home
here he was suffering from heart disease.
but it was known only 10 his family and
physicians that his condition was 20 crit
icals
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
Car Blown Onto Main Line.

TOLEDO, o.. Jan. 9O.-MotOrman Joseph
Good OF Bryan was instantly killed and
his body cremated as the result of a col
lision between a Toledo and Indiana cleo
tric car and a derelict package freight car
the main track near Holland. a village a
few miles west OF here at s O'Clock this
morning. The wreckage caught fire from
the stove In the passenger ear and was
entirely consumeS
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
LOCAL.

q. LOCAL.
=. \ Young Mems Christian associa-
memorial in horror of the late
Ch 8 E. Morgan, prominent attorney
and director of the organization. Page q
Chief Of Police Donahue sits on the
Sunday lid and causes arrests wherever
Slocumb law is violated Page
Rev. ]. w. Conley of First Baptist
church deprecates from his pulpit the at
titude of Mayor Dahlman on Sunday clos
ing and says mayor should be shown he is
not greater than the law. Page 8
Official of Navy department in Omaha
recently talks on merits of navy person
mel bill. Page 8
Nebraska will send 100 delegates to
dry farming congress at Denver this week
and men will be present from all parts Of
the country. Page 8
DOMESTIC.
South Dakota legislative committee ap-
pointed to investigate charges against
Senator Gamble holds two sessions and
will report today. Page q
Fatalities in railway wreck at Sandford,
Ind. caused by explosion of carload of
powder will exceed thirty. Page /
LEGISLATIVE.
Professional lobbyists at lincoln plan
to defeat republican platform measures
by appealing to the vanity and prejudices
of authors of Industrial bills. Page i
NEBRASKA
Northwestern is spending 100000 on
extensive riprapping to prevent Missouri
river making cut off near Blair. Page 2
COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IOWA.
Rev. w. b. Clemmer, pastor of First
\ Left rlaftrr nan
rial Christian church at Rock Island.
Page 3
| Iowa legislators planning to push the
2-cent fare and primary election bills to
early passage Page ,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
THE WEATHER.

FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA-Fair,
warmer Monday; Tuesday, cloudy, pos
sibly snow or rain. with warmer in east
portion.
FORECAST FOR IowA-Fair Monday,
not so cold in north and west portions
Tuesday, warmer and fair, except snow in
extreme west portion.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
emperature at Omaha Yesterday:
FOREIGN.

American warships leave Kingston har-
z in response to insulting request that
landing parties be withdrawn. Page
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
Unable to Care for the Injured.

Real Admiral Davis told the Associated
Press he deeply regretted the governors
attitude. He was still convinced that the
governor was unequal 10 the task OF re-
Iieving distress-that this was evident from
the fact that the American field hospital
had tended many sick and wounded and
others we're constantly arriving. having
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30

How the leak occurred is unknown.
1t has become known that the reason
the defense sought to force the state
to file q bill of particulars was on ac-
count of the. Orchard affair. McPar-
land and Gooding a year ago made
public a synopsis of Orchards alleged
confession. This appears to have de-
ceived the friends of the accused and
started them on the wrong track.
Decline to Discuss 1t.
Borah and Hawley declined to dis
cuss the matter. When the latter was
asked if the defense had Orchards
story, he said he did not think so,
However, a lawyer for the defense,
declared that he not only. had a COM
plete confession, but had conclusive
proof, ready to present, that many of
Orchards statements were manufac-
tured from whole cloth.
When court r~econvened Saturday
morning the defense had four ard the
prosecution three peremptory chal-
lenges remaining. With only rs venire-
men left, it is believed a third extra
panel must be summoned. barrow
says: ut will be impossible to COM
plete the jury from the present venire.
1t seems strange that where Boise
residents are drafted they are all
bankers or prominent business men.
Every bank in the city has been rep
resented on the panel by president or
director, yet here we have 1000 trade
unionists in Boise, only one of whom
has been called. He was disqualified
as he was known to have prejudice
against capital punishment. There
are ten socialists to every prohibitions
list in the county, yet we have two
prohibtionists in the box, have exam
ined and excused five, and not one So
cialsts has yet been reached. l can
not explain it."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30
INJUNCTION MAS REFUSED.
Court Says Mayor Busse Has Power
to Gust School Board.

Chicago.-The circuit court refused
to interfere with Mayor Busse in his
efforts to secure a board of education
of ais own making. Eight of the trns-
tees who last week were removed by
the mayor went before Judge Thomas
G.. Windes and asked for an injunction
restraining Mayor Busse from ousting
them or appointing new members in
their places before their terms ex-
pired.
After listeing to four hours of ar
guments, Judge Windes dismissed the
petition for an injunction on the
ground that Mayor Busse has the pow
er to Gust officials of the school board.
The city council approved the ap-
pointments of Mayor Busse to take
the places Of the ousted members OF
the board Of education.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30
FIFTY YEATS AT HARD LABOR
Sentence for Corporal Knowles for
Assuming Capt. Mackiin.

San Antonio, Texas.-The sen.
tence fixed by the court martial in
the case of Corporal E. L. Knowles, OF
the Twenty-fftn Infantry, recently
tried for having assaulted Capt. Edgar
A. Macklin, of the same regiment.
while the regiment was stationed at
Fort Reno, Okla, in December last,
fifty years at hard labor in the peni-
Tertiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kas.,
was approved by Gen. Albert l.. Mey-
er, commanding the department OF
Texas. The court found Knowles
guilty on two specifications, assault
and battery with intent to kill and as,
sault with intent to commit robbery.
The sentence named is but two years
less than the maximum penalty whit.
could have been assessed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30
INCREASE NUMBER OF CARS.
San Francisco Street Railway Bust
ness Is Slow.

San Francisco, Cal.-More street
cars were run Wednesday on the
tracks of the United Railroads than
on any day since the Garments strike
began. Three additional lines, those
running on Polk and Larkin, Folsom
street and Bryant street were opened.
No serious trouble has been reported.
Some damage was done late Tues
day night to the electric switchboards
in the carhouse at Turk and Fillmore
streets, the current being short cir
Quilted by the throwing of a live wire
or chain over the live wires nearby,
but repairs were effected before the
first car was started next morning.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30

During the severe weather in Janu-
airy the young queen of Spain ordered
that the number of rations given to
the poor at her expense be doubled.
At the beginning of the winter she
gave orders for 1000 rations a day, SO
that now from her own private income
she is paying for 1000 rations daily.
Judged by the American standard, the
queen of Spain does not belong to the
class Of the extremely rich. There are
at least so American women between
the age of 20 and 80 who have private
incomes greater than that enjoyed by
her majesty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30
BY DEADLY FUMES
EXPLOSION OF AMMONIA KILLS
PACKING HOUSE EMPLOYEES.
FIFTEEN MEN WERE DRAGGED OUT
First Body Was Not Taken from the
Building Until Six Hours After
the Accident.

Chicago, lll.-Five workmen were
killed an da dozen others seriously in
jured when an ammonia pipe exploded
in the beef killing department of Az
mour & Co.'s plant at the stJckyards.
The building was. full of workmen
at the line and the deadly ammonia
fumes, escaping from high pressure,
penetrated through every department
in the building in such a short time
that twenty of the men were over
come before they could make their es-
cape to the fresh air. All but five of
these men we're dragged from the
place by their companions in such a
serious condition that it was necessary
to take them to a nearby hospital.
An Intellectual effort to search for
dead in the interior of the building
was made by employees wearing safety
masks, but they were driven back by
the fumes and it was not until six
hours after the explosion that the first
body, that of an unidentified man,
burned beyond recognition, was taken
from the fourth floor. A few minutes
later four other bodies were found, all
of them having been burned in a hor-
rible manner.
A search of the plant is still being
made for more bodies, as all the men
have not as yet been definitely ac-
counted for.
All of the dead and injured were for.
eigners.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30
HIS OWN LAWYER
ABRAHAM RUFF APPEARS IN
COURT FOR HIMSELF.
Dolphin M. DELMAs IS RETAINED
The Noted Thaw Lawyer Will De-
fend Telephone and TeIe-
graph OFFICERS.

San Francisco.-Abraham Ruef, the
indicted ex-boss Of San Francisco, APP
peared as his own lawyer in n Of
the many criminal proceedings pend
ing against him. Seated alone in one
of the crimson-cushioned pews of the
Jewish synagogue that is Judge Law
lor's temporary courtroom, he looked
deserted and forlorn.
Directly across the aisle, in another
pew, sat Mayor Schmitz, Ruef's fell
low-defendant on many charges
brought and on many others to follow
at liberty under $4,000 bonds.
Dolphin M. Delmas, the San Francis
co lawyer who attracted wide atten-
ton to himself by his defense of Harry
X. Thaw for the murder of Stanford
White, has been retained to defend
President Louis Glass and Agent
Theodore v. Halsey, of the Pacific
States Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany.
The first cash bail to be offered by
any of the nineteen men thus far in
dicted by the grand jury was a $4,000
certified check by Frank G. Aruf, in
dicted on fourteen counts charging the
bribery of supervisors in behalf of the
San Francisco Gas and Electric Com
pany.
This was arraignment day for the
millionaires and multi-millionaries In
the Temple Israel. President Glass
and Agent Halsey, of the telephone
company, were arraigned before Judge
Lawlor on additional indictments
charging them with bribing supervis-
ors to vote against the issuing of com
petitive telephone franchises. Presi-
dent Patrick Calhoun, Vice President
Thornwell Mulally and Attorneys
TREY l.. Ford and William A. Alb
bolt, of the United Railroads, were
called for arraignment on indictments
charging them with having bribed
supervisors to award the trolley fran
chise under which the United Rail-
roads system is operated They were
given until Saturday morning, June 1,
to answer In the afternoon Ruef and
Schmitz were arraigned on indict-
ments charging the same crime in con-
nection with the supervisors and the
United Railroads. The same DISPOSE
ton was made.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30

James Fitzgerald, judge Of the su-
preme court of New York, who pre-
sided at the ThaW trial, was born in
Ireland in 1867. An intimate friend
says Of him: His keynote LIS force.
There is force in his straight stare,
his firm-set jaw and eve in the in
sistent bristle of his clipped mustache.
And yet his gentleness-that certain
adjunct of all true j~ustice-has more
than once moved the admiration of
the spectators of the late nerve-wreck-
ing drama, and the women of the trial
had reason many times to be thank
full for his native courtesy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30
Rubber Company Change.

Providence, R. LIN an inter-
view, Col. Samuel Pomeroy Colt,
president of the United States Rubber
Company, announced that he has com
pleted arrangements whereby the en-
tire crude rubber output of the Crnti-
mental Rubber company will be con-
trolled by the United States Rubber
company. The latter will utilize some
of the Continental product in its fac
tories and dictate how and where dis
position shall be made Of the remain
der.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30
REPUBLICANS SUPPORT FRANTz.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory In.
dorse Governors Action.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Five hundred
republicans of Oklahoma and Indian
territory, at a meeting here of the
state central committee, passed reso-
buttons supporting Gov. Frantz in re-
fusing to call an election to vote on
the adoption or rejection of the con-
stitution drawn for the proposed new
state of Oklahoma; pbstponing the
state convention previously set for
June G until after the issuance of the
election proclamation and condemning
what the resolutions term unfair pro-
visions in the proposed constitution.
There now seems no doubt that the
republicans Of the two territories will
unite in opposing the ratircation of
the constitution unless modified.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30
The Revolution in Ecuador.

Guayaquil, Ecuador-Additional new
rebel bands commanded by Col. Wen
t~enilla, recently appeared at Tanize-
hua, near Guaranda and near Rio
Bamba. They were both routed aft
er skirmishes with the government
trops. The government is hurriedly
concentrating troops in the central
parts of the republic in order to crush
the revolution. Several citizens OF
Importance have been arrested at
Quito, charged with sympthizing with
the revolutionists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-30
Mayor Creates Sensation.

Kansas City, Mo.-Mayor Henry M.
B~eardsley, chairman Of the board of
police commissioners, created a sensa-
ton at the boards meeting, when he
publicly announced that the records
of two men, whose names were before
the board as candidates for appoint
ment to better positions on the po-
lice force, rendered them unfit for
promotion.