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c. v. j. SELECTING
DEBATING TEAM

The first preliminary debate looking
toward the selection Of a team which
will represent the George Washington
University in its coming debate with the
University OF North Carolina was held
last night
The subject submitted by North Caro-
lima is: Resolved, that the ownership
and operation Of interstate railways by
the National Government would sub
OF the United states.
Seven men w,.re chosen as q result Of
last nights cor est as eligible 10 COM
pete IN the second contest 10 be held on
next Saturday night, at which time the
team 20 represent the university is TO
be selected.
The successful contestants are William
Van Week, college. 1855; F. d. Couden,
r. l. Holmes. William Hendry. and J.
II Rowe. law. 1875. J. Berry. college.
1903; and ID. \ Baer, college. 1910. In
addition. four men who were successful
in the second preliminary debate for the
selection OF the team which will debate
the University OF Cincinnati are also
eligible for the second contest
The judges OF the first preliminary
were Prof. G. W. 4. Eeditz. acting dean
OF the university. sand professor Of
economies, Prof. Dennis. instructor I'm
equity in the law department, and Prof
William Wilbur. dean OF the college.
The debate with North Carolina will be
held IN this city April 20.
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Thaw Acted as Frantic.

The last time 1 saw Harry Thaw was
only two or three weeks before the
shooting lie appeared to be in a. des-
perate state-lille man who is we'll
nigh frantic. lie said to me wildly:
You must keep on. You must stop this
man. He must be stopped now-at
once
Through Harry Thaw himself counsel
VIII be able to introduce in evidence the
VIII which was drawn up by Thaw
the night OF his marriage TO Evelyn
Nesbit. This will IS a strange and re-
markable document. and if spread upon
the court record viii give undOubtabIe
Confederation Of Evelyn Nesbit'S story,
and the plea now offered that Thaw
feared that White would kill his wife
and possibly himself The viii Is alleged
to make n liberal allowance for Thaw's
wife, her mother and brother. and TO
create a fund FOR the benefit and sup
port OF other girls, mentioned by name.
who, 10 is said to set forth. had suf
fered from Whites Villainics as had
his wife The viii also shows that Thaw
was in fear OF assassination. and a part
or his estate is said 10 be set aside for
the prosecution OF his murderer, should
he be slain
The defense claims that the queer
document will bear out the pleas Of
justification. self-defcnsc. and insanity.
Declares Will Not Relevant.
Altogether the will is n crazy-Iooking
document, and the district attorney
maintains that Il is not relevant It's
chief points were declared today 10 be
as follows;
The trustees Of the estate are author
ized to set aside a fund of $4,000. to
be used to prosecute the assassin Of the
testator OF the instigator Of his assas-
slnation.
That-a fund oc $1,000 be set aside by
the trustees for the care Of chorus girls
and others who were subjected to the
same treatment at the hands Of Stan
ford White as was Evelyn Nesbit Their
names and the name of White are spe-
Cihcally mentioned in the clause.
That fund be set aside for the educa-
ton Of Howard Nesbit. brother of the
wife of the testator
y fixed income is allowed for the
mother Of Thaw's wife's mother during
her life time.
The last clause in the will provides
after all the trust funds have been salts
fed the remainder OF the estate be in
vested and the income paid annually 10
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. wife OF the tesla
tor.
Six separate articles Of women's wear
ing apparel. on the flimsy silk of each Of
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MIGHT HAVE A WOMAN MAYOR.

II Norway. Ne. ever should have q
mayor the chances are ten to one a
woman would hold the office. This OK
ford county village OF 800 inhabitants
has more than score OF women manag-
ing progressive lines Of business The
town physician Is a woman \ woman
IS justice of the peace. A woman man
ages a drygOOds store. Another is a
photographer a fifth is bank cashier. a
sixth is an undertaken, and still a sew
enth is an insurance agent. Until her
recent resignation the Rev. Caroline r
Angel was. for eighteen years pastor
Of the Universalist Church at Norway.
Mrs. +. w. Sanborn ia responsible for
the appearance Of the Norway Adver-
tiser, the local weekly. This bv no
means completes the list OF the success
full business women I'm Norway.
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WOMEN TRAMPLED
AND BADLY HURT
IN SUBWAY RIOT
Large Crowd, Angry at
Delay, Rushed Ticket
Chopper.

NEW YORK. Feb. e.-There was a riot
at the 14eth street station OF the sub
way IN the Bronx today. owing to diff
Guilty in obtaining tickets in exchange
for transfers from the Third avenue
Il
The trouble occurred Of the height OF
the rush 10 business A block which
lasted for several minutes had stalled
the southbourd IL" trains In the neigh
borhood Of fremont station. and when
the block was lifted the trains came
pouring down one after another. dump
ing a great number of passengers at
the 18th street station. where they
were to be transferred to the subway.
Choked the Stairs.
The passengers swarmed down the
a. steps. waded through the slush.
and then filed the subway station and
choked the stairs leading down 10 the
station. More than 100 were in the
crowd.
Passengers were compelled to go one
by one 10 the ticket window 20 ex-
change tickets. and this aggravated the
crowding
For a while the subway guards man
aged 20 keep the impatient passengers
kept increasing. pushing their way IN.
three OF four men took matters IN their
own hands and pushed their way by
the ticket chopper.
He tried TO stop them. but was simply
thrust aside. Like sheep the crowd fol-
lowed the leaders and the rush became
a riot
Women Badly Bruised.
All attempted 10 crowd through the
small gate at once. Women were
thrown down. their dresses torn and
some Of them badly bruised as the
struggling mass fought to push through
the gate.
Several policemen who were on their
way down 10 their stations came TO the
assistance OF the guards, and finally
stopped the rush until men could be sta
toned at the exit gates 10 take up the
slips.
A number Of disgraceful scenes took
place a week ago. and the company
then put two men at the exit gates to
exchange tickets. Then they were taken
of
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AGE PENSION law now in force o.
years. So: 20 years. SIS: - years. $en;
charge. &c THEODORE l. BAKER.
Notary Public, 200 BriEhtwood avenue
northwest. fc9-3U
ALI. MAKES OF SEWING MACHINES
repaired and guaranteed l yr., soc. New
Singer and Wheeler Wilson machines
sold at cash prices soc weekly payments
.>RAAIER'S, 433 eth St sw- Phone NJ.
657S or drop postal, viii call; open nights
y. m feS-u
Why GO DOWN TOWN to get your
clock repaired when you can drop
postal 70
TT CALLAHAN, The Clock Man,
123 10Th st. NV, and get Il repaired at
a more liberal rate. fe7-30t
DR.. CARLETON VAUGHAN,
Reliable Dentistry: not the cheapest. but
the best at the most reasonable prices
IoI2 st. N. W. Phone 2o56.
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FORMATION OF LIMITED PARTNER
SHIP--NOtiCe is given hereby that
HARRY FRANK and ISIDORE Der
MAN. OF the city of New York. and
SAMUEL II. herman. OF the city OF
Washington, District of Columbia. have
formed a LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
under the name and style Of :. II.
BERNAN'S FOURTEENTH STREET
STORE, for the period of two years
from February !. 1907, under and by viz
tue of the laws OF the District of Column
bia for the purpose OF selling general
merchandise upon credit and otherwise
and 10 do an installment business in the
city of Washington and vicinity; their
place Of business being at No 1870 -Four
teenth street northwest. The said
HARRY FRANK and lSIDORE BIER
MAN are the SPECIAL PARTNERS.
and have jointly contributed the sum OF
Two Thousand dollars 10 the common
stock OF the firm. and are not liable for
any debts Of the firm beyond this sum.
1e7.1O.12.I4.17. 10. q .2i, %, ., maT2,5
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UNIVERSITY CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS

The University club held its annual
meeting last night and elected the fol-
lowing officers.
For council. Henry NJ. Hoyt. OF Yale:
David r. Day, of Johns Hopkins: John
". Holcombe. Of Harvard; and Dwight
Gordon Smith. Of Williams and Column
bin
For committee on admissions-Jam
G. Mckay. University Of Pennsylvania /:
Emory NJ Wilson, of Cornell; Ellis
Spear. Of Bowdoin: and c. c. Afarbury.
Of St. Johns College. The remaining
officers will be elected at the next meet
Ing OF the club, two or three weeks
hence
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Special Notices.


she most essential 10 retain health.
Equip your Churches School Houses,
ONCE Rooms. Sleeping Apartments, &c.
with PULLMAN AUTOMATIC VEN
economical and everlasr-
ing. H. &. kIDWELL. Wash, D. G.,
mgr. for company. Office, l156 3lst St
Phone West Sill felu-6Ht
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THAWS STORY OF SHOOTING
WILL BE TOLD ON STAND
Continued from First PageD

these are the hardest to prove under
the rules of evidence, and before risSing
an arrest I determined TO catch White
red handed in his iniquity.
Il learned that his rooms in the tower
were as Mrs. Evelyn Thaw has de-
scribed them in the trial Two OF our
detectives endeavored to hire rooms in
the same tower I'm order 20 watch his
going and coming The deal was al
most completed when one Of the de
tectivcs made hunEIe. Something
which he said or did gave the alarm
20 the janitOr. and although we were
on the waiting list for a long time. and
although several times apartments in
the tower were vacant we were never
able TO secure a suite or a single room.
Il learned positively OF one case
where White had ruined n girl only IF
teen years old almost ideuticalIv as
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw describes her own
case. hut the girl was in the chorus OF
road company and we could not reach
her and make a witness Of her We
got partial evidence of other things
things that convince rac that what
Harry Thaw's wife nov swea-s 10 is
true"
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Died.

HECHT-on February 2. 1907. in Baltimore
SAMUEL HEIGHT.
Particulars in another column.
SITUATION Friday. February S. 1907
MARGARET a. beloved wife 81 John a
Stuart aged thirty-nine years
Funeral from her late residence Con-
gresS Heights, D. 9. on Monday. February
II. at $50 a m. InterInent at Alexandria
Va. II
RIXEY-On February ?. 1907. JOHN r
RIXEY.
Particulars in another column
GRIGSBY-On Friday. February g 1907. a..
$50 a m. ROBERT r. GRIGSBY. the be-
loved husband OF Olive Grigsby aged
fOrty-two years.
Asleep In Jesus
VIII be buried from the Fifth RaptIst
Church Funeral viii he private at his
late residence, 521 NJ street southwest. Mon
day. y. m. feat
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Arrayed Against His Policies
in Effort to Control 1903
Situation.
Bending Every Effort to
Win Over People for
Next Campaign.
All Interests Centered on
Blocking Pet Measures
in Congress.

The manifestations OF aataGonism to
President Roosevelt. in the Senate. have
been striking and suggestive during the
past week or two. The Senate has ap-
parently accepted the contract 10 break
down the popularity Of the chief execU-
tive with the nation, and has devoted
most of the present session TO this ef-
fort.
Friday brought forth a perfect fusil-
lade of resolutions aimed at the White
House. There was new demand for
specific information as TO what Hanks
Charles S. Hanks-did for the Govern
ment while he was working for it. Then
there was Il call for the Keep COM
missions report on the workings OF the
Interior Department, and another for
the names, salaries, etc, Of all special
employees Of four or five departments.
All these things passed the Senate amid
the approving mods OF the elder states
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FAMOUS BRANDS.

Hnicker-Is Bridget going?
Mrs. knicker-Yes. but 1 don't know
whether 10 give her Shonts or a Wal
lace refGrenCe.-New York Sun.
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Keen Interest in Case.

Continued on Fourth Page.)
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THE AMERICAN MOSAIC co. viii re-
move on Feb - from SIS * St NV. TO
l2II 9TH 81. NV, and Will continue bust
ness as before. felO-st
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aau-hOyes Day and Night School
Both Sexes All Ages College-Preparator
Technical and Graded Courses-AlsO special
coaching Catalogues FRANCES MANN
HALL. A. ". Principal Phone Main 3S7Z K
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-03-08
TRIED TO HEAD OFF THE SUIT.
Mrs. Eddy Sent Her Son Deed of Trust
for From 500, 900 to $25o,ooo.


for From 100000 to $25o,ooo.
Concord, N. H., March 5. = 1t was
learned last night, in connection with
the case brought against Mary Baker
Eddy II others by her SOL that o
4 o'clock last Friday afternoon, the
day on which the bill in equity was
fled, Rev. Irving c. T%omlinson, n of
the defendants named in the suit, left
Concord, his mission being, it is under
stood, to go to George Glover, son OF
Mrs. Eddy.
Mr.. Tomlinson is said to have in his
possession for delivery to Mr.. Glover
a deed Of trust for a certain sum OF
money, variously estimated ct from
$780, 900 to $3.50, O00. This money, it is
declared, was to be delivered to Mr..
Glover on the condition hat neither
he nor his household should make any
further demands upon Mrs. Eddy.
Meanwhile John w. Kelly, one of
the attorneys interested in bringing
the proceedings. had filed the bill in
equity and notified Mr.. Streeter, coun-
sci for Mrs. Eddy, of the fact. Mr.
Mr.. Streeter had a long conference
with Mr.. Kelly and when Mr.. Streeter
was informed hat the fact that the
bill had been filed had been given 70
the press, Mr.. Streeter then recalled
Mr.. Tomlinson from his mission.
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ROBBERS STEAL MAIL WAGON
MAIL POUCHES ARE RiFlED OF
BETWEEN $4,000 AND $4,000 IN
CHICAGO.

Chicago, March 5.-Daring robbers
stole a mail wagon in which was a
pouch of registered mail containing
between $4,000 and $4,000 from the
Washington street entrance of the
Stock Exchange building, almost with
in the shadow of detective headquar-
terS.
The wagon was found by the police
on the West side. The horse was COW
cred with lather and was steaming
from the effects of hard driving. The
thieves. it is thought, were melted to
the robbery by the ease with which the
%subtreasury was looted of S173,000.
Six letter pouches We're found yes
terday in an outlying vacant lot. The
pouches had been rifled. The loss is
estimated by the p%ostotfice inspector
to be between $4,000 and $4,000.
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NEWS OF The WEEK IN fpITOMf
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
WASHINGTON.

A congressional party of about fifty
members of the house and senate will
sail for the isthmus of Panama on
March 6. The party will be on the
canal zone until March is.
Chief Falmouth, Simon Bonga and
five other prominent Indians in the
councils of the Chippewas of Mime
sofa have arrived in Washington.
They are there to present several
grievances to the Great Father" and
Commissioner Leupp of the Indian Of
flee.
The war department has decided to
abandon the plans for Tho Joint ma
neuvers of the regulars and national
guardSmen neXt summer. The absence
of SO many of The regulars in Cuba
cripples the home force, and there are
not enough soldiers in the country TO
make the camp effective.
The house has passed the senate bill
raising Lieut.. James Carroll to the
rank OF major. Lieut.. Carroll is the
officer who submitted himself to the
sting of mosquitoes %inoculated with
the germs of yellow fever while sta
toned in Cuba, and as a result has
been an invalid ever since.
Charges of gross laxity in admins
tration and favoritism to certain
financial institutions are said to have
been made against a high official in
the ~subtreasury, 1t is charged that
his official -countrnanced drunkenness
among the emploves and figured in
sensational %escapades himself. The
charges are before Secretary SHAY
and will be investigated.
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DAKOTA IS ASHORE
IN BAY OF TOXIC
GREAT NORTHERN STEAMER is
BADLY DAMAGED - PAS6EN-
GERS ARE SAFE.
MANY DISASTERS IN EUROPE
VADERlAND GOES ASHORE I'm
FOG-MANY COLLISIONS ARE
REPORTED.
MANY DISASTERS IN EUROPE
VADERlAND GOES ASHORE u

Toxic, March 5.-The Great North
ern steamship Dakota vent ashore in
the Bay of TOXIC last night. All the
passengers are safe. The vessel is
taking water freely, and it is feared
that relocating her will be difficult.
The Dakota struck a rock off Shira-
hama, a village between Molina and
S%unosaki., shortly after 6 o'clock Sun
day night. 1t is thought that the Sun
osaki light was mistaken for the Joge-
shima light. The vessel sustained
much damage and sprang a heavy
leak.
One of the Finest Afloat.
ST. Paul. March 5. - At the Great
Northern offices in this city it was
stated last night that no report of the
wreck of the steamship Dakota hal
been received there. The Dakota h"
sister ship of the Minnesota, al
these two are two of the finest vessel
in the American passenger service.
The Dakota is n of the largest car
rying craft ever built in the United
States.
Vaderiand Is Ashore.
London, March 5. - The Red Star
line steamer Vaderland, which sailed
from Antwerp or Saturday for New
York. is ashore on Goodwin Sands.
A tug has been sent from Dover to
the assistance of the V~aderland, which
Is ashore in East Goodwin Sands. The
position of the steamer is not believed
to be dangerous. The fog is so dense
that it is impossible to see the dis
lance of a ships length.
Many Disasters Reported.
So extensive is the list of grorndings
that the number of tugs available is in
adequate for the calls for assistance.
Two or three other vessels have
grounded on Goodwin Sands. Many
collisions are reported. The German
steamers Marsala and Helene collided
and the Helene sank and eight of her
crew We're drowned.
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Principal Maxwell and sixteen chill
dren persisted in a fire which broke
out in the Hochelaga school at Montre-
al. h school was attended by about
200 children.
Nearly twenty people were hurt,
many seriously, when the hoor in the
home of G.. x, Davis at Knoxville, la,
collapsed during the progress of the
wedding of his daughter.
Two firemen were killed and eleven
others rendered unconscious by fumes
at a fire In a basement of a building in
Eighth avenue, New York. The con
1ition of two others is serious.
The Chicago express on the Grand
Trunk was wrecked at Guelph, Ont.
Three persons were killed and every
passenger suffered more or less Sc
we're injuries. The entire train plung-
ed over a t%hirty-foot embankment.
Patrick c. Sheehan, one of the best
known members of the Crawford
county bar, was burned t o death at his
home at Meadville, Pa. Sheehan
went to the library of his home in his
night robes. Apparently he was strick-
en- with apopleXy and dropped a light
ed lamp.
Erick Jansen and Mihah were en-
gagged in drilling at Dryden's camp on
the Grand Trunk Pacific, near kenora,
Ont, They started to drill and this
was the last seen of them. A terrific
explosion occurred and it is supposed
the men were blown to pieces, as they
could not be found a%fterward, out
pieces of flesh were picked up for
many yards around.
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Any reader of this paper can get the
South Dakota Farmer for one year for
10 cents If you will cut out this notice
and send it with your 10 cents. The
South Dakota Farmer is the best paper
for general news in the Northwest, 16
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the markets. Departments devoted to
the Dairy, Live Stock, and Farming
Has a special letter every week from
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good only till April LIST, 1907. Address
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EXPLOSION FATAL TO EIGHT.
Serious Disaster Occurs in the Holden
colliery at Taylor, Pa.

oSTlOO6 disaster 0CCuTS w tnS VOi0Su
colliery at Taylor, Pa.
Scranton, Pa, March 5.-A gas ex-
plesion at the Holden colliery OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad company at Taylor resulted
in the death of six men and possibly
fatal injuries to two more. The be-
lief that as many as thirty men wero
dead in the mine has been d~issipated
by the fact that no one is looking for
missing relatives OF friends m also
by a thorough search of the workings
There were twelve men all told VINO
received burns or other hurts, and
eight of these were in such a serious
condition that they could not leave
the hospital. .
This is the first serious accident
that has occurred at the Holden col
liery since it was opened up, twenty
six years ago.
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Thrown From His cutter,

Osnabrock, N. d., March 5.-While
attempting to cross the railroad track
ahead of a passenger train, a covered
cutter containing Mrs. NJ. Hentzel and
Charles L%undeby was struck and com
pletely demolished. Mrs. Hentzel was
so seriously injured that there is little
hope of her recovery. Lundeby had
two ribs broken.
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E UP FRISCO.
10000 Volunteers Work With Picks
and ShoveIs.

San FRANCISCO, March 5. = At the
sound of a bugle yesterday morning
30, % men with picks, shovels and
brooms, and $500 teams began to
clean up the dirt and debris in the
streets. The entire city was covered.
but special attention was given to the
burned district.
II was the result of volunteer labor
and men of all professions and occupa-
tons participated. The ONE of the
city aided by providing the workmen
with food at designated quarters.
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Jumped to Hi. Death,

Chester. Pa, March Sin an effort
to escape being burned to death John
Comfy, a comedian of the Vanity Fair
company, was instantly killed yester-
day by jumping from a window of the
Arcade hotel.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-03-08
Robbers CAUGHT in Act.

Knowlton, Wis, March 5. - Sur
rounded by a posse of citizens. armed
with shotguns and revolvers, two bur
glars were captured here last night
while attempting to rob the store OF
Mark A. Guenther.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-03-08
Ute. Less Waruke.

Sturgis, S. D., March S. = The Ute
Indians are quieter. They say they
will not cause trouble unless the gov
eminent attempts to send them to
Utah. In that CASE they will fight to
4 finish.
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Takes Acid and Laud.num

Detroit, March 5. = R. E. Binz Of
Philadelphia, who registered last We'd
nesday at the Hotel Renaud as Ed
ward layton. committed suicide last
night BY taking carbolic acid and laud-
anum.