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sane: that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw passed
a note to her husband during dinner at
the Cafe Martin on the evening of the
tragedy; that District Attorney Je-
rome has this note, and refused. on
| the demand of the defense, to intro
duce it in evidence.
Threatened Thaw's Life.
The threat against Thaw's life was
made two years and half before the
| tragedy occurred. District Attorney
Jerome objected to the introduction of
the evidence, declaring the defense
was not understood by him to he one
of self-defense.
| intended to take advantage of every
legal defense allowed in the State OF
New York, be it insanity, self-defense
or any other legitimate justification OF
the taking of human life.
thursdays Proceedings.
New York, Feb. 8. = Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw told her story yesterday. To
| save the life of her husband, charged
with murder, she barred to the world
| the innermOst secrets of her soul 1t
was the same story she told Harry
Thaw in Paris in 1903. when he had
| asked her to become his wife-the con-
fession of one who fell. There was an
insurmountable barrier to her ever
becoming the bride Of the man she
loved
In the big witness chair she appear
ed but slip of girl, and she told the
pitiful story of her eventful young life
In frank, girlish way.
Sad Story Of Her Life.
AS the young wife unfolded the mar
rative Of her girlhood and told the ear
" struggles of herself and her mother
to keep body and soul together; OF
how she finally was able to earn
livelihood by posing for photographers
and artists, she won the murmured
sympathy of the throng which filled
every available space in the big court
room.
Then came the relation of the wreck
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Mrs. Russell Sage has given $1,000.
600 to the Rensselaer, Polytechnic in
stitute of New York
More than 1000 pounds of oleomar
| garine has been seized at st. Louis by
internal revenue officers
The Arizona legislature has passed
a bill repeating the statute permitting
the licensing of gambling in Arizona.
Ernest r. Krause, one of the
wealthiest men of Cleveland, died sud
denly. following stroke of apoplexy.
| p w. F. Herwig, the New Orleans
millionaire who died few days ago
left more than $1,OOO,OOO to his friend
Martin H. Sullivan. wealthy lumber
man Of Pensacola.
Title to mines in the Fessenden dis
trict OF Nevada, said to be worth many
millions of dollars, has been won by
Joseph de Lamar, through decision
rendered by Superior Judge Seawell.
The logging camps of the Big Black
foot Milling company in Montana have
been compelled to shut down Oh &C
count of the deep snow. There is
more than four feet of snow on the
level in the woods.
William e. Cook of Independence.
Iowa, has been signally honored by
Pope Plus, who has consented to give
the painter sittings for portrait. Mr..
Cook will be the first American to
paint picture of his holiness.
The second annual mosquito cam
paign, the object of which is 10 pre-
vent an outbreak of yellow fever in
New Orleans, has begun and will con
tinue until next November Two hun
dred men are employed in spraying
c;sterns.
A freight train was held up at For
aker, Okla, and party of determined
men unloaded all the coal into vehi
cles. The residents Of Foraker had
been without coal for weeks.
Tommy Ryan knocked out Dave Bar.
~ in the NTH round of scheduled
twenty-round fight before the Whiting
ton Athletic club at Hot Springs, Ark
Barry was outclassed at all stages.
Sweden has decided to send the new
armored cruiser Fylgia to represent
her ak the naval review to be held At
Hampton Roads on the occasion OF the
eponing e the Jamsstowns exposition
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TO SAVE HER HUSBAND SHE
LAYS BARE lNNERMosT Sc
CRETS OF HER SOUL.
BLACK TRtA(HtRY Of WHITE
TELLS STORY OF HOW DEAD MAN
PLANNED TO WRECK HER
YOUNG LIFE.

New York, Feb. S.-The defense of
Harry X. Thaw under the direction OF
Attorney Dolphin M. Delmas of Cali
forn.a began to assume definite shape
yesterday, and when an adjournmen
was taken testimony had been placed
before the jury to the effect that Stan
ford White had been heard to make a
threat to kill the notwithstanding
the threat with the display of re-
volver; that Thaw's actions following
the killing of White on the roof of
Madison Square Garden was consider
ed by several eye-witnesses
To Have Been "lrrational;"
that an uncle of the defendant was in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15
GAMING ISN'T VIOLATION.
Only Operators Break the Law in Mon-
tana, Says Court

Bozeman, Mont, Feb. 13-An inter-
esting and important decision has
been handed down by the district
a Gallatin country farmer, who had
been arrested on charge of gambling
He admitted that he had been gam
bling, but the point was raised and
sustained by the court that one en-
gagged in gambling game is not guilty
OF violation Of the state anti-sam-
bling laws. 1t was held that the one
who operates the game was the guilty
party This decision has resulted in
the entering of nolles in number of
similc- cases.
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Killed by a Falling Tree.

Livingston, Mont, Feb. 13. - J. f.
Scott, a well known rancher, living on
the Upper Yellowstone, was found
dead. lying underneath fallen tree,
and the supposition is that he had been
telling the tree, which in the descent
to the ground caught him and crushed
him to death.
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Hermit Found Dead.

Foley, Mimi, Feb. 13.-Wood chop
pers found the dead body of Frank
Schutaiski, hermit, in his shack in
the town of st. George. The man ap-
parently had been dead for several
days. and it is believed that he was
frozen to death.
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of that girlhood at sixteen years OF
Ruined by White.

of that girlhood at sixteen years Of
age.
Ruined by White.
1t was the story of her meeting with
Stanford White, the story of the
sumptuous studio apartment, to which
she had been enticed by the carefully
planned strategem of her betrayer-
the story of glass of champagne, OF
black, whirling sensations and Of mir
rored bedroom walls. In short she
told all the story of how her ruin was
accomplished.
Don't scream; it is all over; it is
all right"
And this was Stanford White?'
The question came from Dolphin M
Delmas, now conducting the defense OF
Harry Thaw.
Yes. SIR
Harry Thaw Weeps.
The stiffness of the great crowd was
its tribute to the effect of the girl's S
story Into the narrative there entered
nothing of the woman of the world
Thaw, with his head buried in his
hands, a handkerchief covering the
eyes, bent over the table as he sobbed
Mrs. Thaw was still ON the stand
her direct examination uncompleted
when the day was done.
Letters Introduced.
Once during the afternoon she was
excused for an hour while Lawyer
Frederick Longfellow was sworn to
fix the date Of certain letters written
to him by Harry Thaw subsequent to
the revelations Miss Nesbit had made
to him in Paris.
The letters which eventually were
offered in evidence after much object.
ing by Mr.. Jerome are regarded as cor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15
FuUME is SWEPT AWAY.
High Water VIII Delay Completion of
HuntIey irrigation Project.

Helena, Mont. Feb. 13. - lnforma-
ton has been received in this city that
the big government irrigation hume
which was constructed across Pryor
creek for the purpose of carrying the
water of the main irrigation canal to
the lands of the Huntley project was
swept away yesterday by the immense
volume of water which was forced
through the tunnel, as the result of the
melting of the great quantity of snow
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15
Ten Firemen Overcome

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Ten firemen were
partly overcome by smoke and a loss
of $4,000 was incurred yesterday in a
fire which threatened to destroy the
six-story building at 1856 and 1877 Fifth
avenue.
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Saved by LIVING Chain,

Kaukauna, Wis, Feb. 49, While
crossing the river where he had been
cutting ice Henry Schneider of Dundas
broke through the ice and was precipi-
tated into the icy water. A dozen men
formed living chain and rescued him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15
Seven Miners En+ombed.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Feb. 10. - Seven
miners are entombed in No. 10 colliery
of the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal
company at Wanamje, and there is
little hope Of rescuing them. Fire
broke out on the fourth lift and is
burning fiercely
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Crushed by Falling Tree.

Blackduck, MINI. Feb 13. = While
cutting cordwood in the forest near
here Edward Oakes was struck by a
falling tree and his life Vas crushed
out.
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Il thought him very NICE" she said,
"and one day at Mr.. Whites studio
he said, Evelyn, will you marry me?'
| said. L don't know He asked me a
second time, and again ! said, I don't
know Mr.. White told me ! would be
very foolish to marry Mr.. Barrymore,
and my mother said SO. too. and we all
ouarreled and the upshot of the whole
thing was that Mr.. White said ought
TO be sent away to school, and was
sent to New Jersey"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15
CHASE DEER TO HOUSE.
Wolves Twice Pursue Prey to Settlers
Doorstep

Crandon, Wis. Feb. 13.-John Walt,
who lives on the shore of Little Rice
lake. reports that packs of wolves
chased deer to his doorstep on two
different nights recently. One night
they drove two deer up and the other
night one. Walt says the wolves are
making great havoc among the deer
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15
Explosion Kills Nine Man

Lorient France. Feb. 1O-As a re-
suit OF an explosion on board Torpedo
Boat No. 339 of the French navy yes
terday nine men are dead and two
men are injured.
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RABIES AFFECT SHEEP.
Disease Is Prevalent in Many Western
Wisconsin Flocks.

La Crosse, Wis, Feb. 13.-Rabies is
epidemic among the sheep of Western
Wisconsin according to a report of DR..
Henry Roome representative of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, who is making an investigation.
One flock of eighty sheep was con-
demned and killed, and it is feared the
disease has spread among other flocks.
Stringent measures will be taken to
stamp out the epidemic.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN tPITOMf
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
Washington.

The senate has passed bill increas-
ing the pension of survivors of the Ir
dian wars from So to $40 month. The
committee report says that there are
now 5000 survivors of these wars.
President Roosevelt proposes to
visit Alaska on hunting trip after his
presidential term expires. He ex-
pressed this desire to Robert w. Wi
ley. who has spent seventeen years in
that country.
bill has been favorably reported
to the house providing that 10 cents
worth Of postage stamps may be used
instead OF the special delivery stamp.
providing the words special delivery
be written on the letter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15
SAYS INJUNCTION DOES NOT STOP
HIM FROM ENFORCING RATE
ORDER.
Ten RAILROADS IMPLICATED
APPEAL TO FEDERAL COURTS
DOES NOT BIND STATE LEGAL
DEPARTMENT.

ST Paul. Feb. 1s.-Attorney General
Young made new and startling move
yesterday in the legal battle for lower
freight rates
Suits against ten railroads were
fled in the district court of Ramsey
county yesterday to enforce the rail
road commissions order reducing com
modify rates. In the name OF the state
the attorney general asks for writ OF
mandamus against each railroad com
pany to compel ii to obey the commits
sion's order.
The commission itself has been en-
Joined by the federal court from en-
forcing this order According to Attor-
ney General Young this does not tie
the states hands at all. He has not
been Ell. .oined, and he is the official
charged with the duty of enforcinG
compliance with the order.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15

Washington, Feb S.-The IndiaF ar-
preparation bill received rough han
ding al the hands of the senate yester-
day. The amendments of the commit
tee. and especially those suggested by
the special committee which went tn
the Indian Territory last summer to
investigate conditions there. were
nearly all rejected on points OF order.
The provision which allowed fun-b'ood
Indians of the Indian Territory TO sell
their surplus land was defeated. The
coal lands amendment, allowing the
surface of the coal lands in the Indian
Territory To be sold was ruled ouL OF
the bill on a point of order.
The house completed and passed the
river and harbor appropriation bill
carrying more than $4,000 600.
A bill amending the denatured alco-
hol bill was passed.
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up and made the continuing or
der.
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Duty imposed by Law.

IN an interview Mr.. Young said;
we have commenced suit in the
name of the state against each one OF
the railroad companies to enforce the
orders of the railroad commission, just
as though no injunction proceedings
had been instituted. The injunction
proceedings were directed against the
railroad and warehouse commissioners
exclusively, and they are not neces-
Sary parties 10 proceedings in the
name of the state to enforce the state S
orders. The state cannot be restrain
ed or sued without its consent, and |
contend that in performing my duty as
legal officer Of the state | cannot be
restrained. because that would be III
effect an action against the state. In
bringing these suits we are not en-
deavoring to exhibit any preference for
one court over another The law makes
it my duty to bring such actions in the
district court of the state. and the
suits have therefore been filed in that
court
The roads involved are: The Chica-
go, Milwaukee q St. Paul. Great West
ern, Omaha. Great Northern, NOrthern
Pacific, Minneapolis e. ST. Louis, Wis
consin Central, Burlington, 500 and
Rock Island.
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Casualty.

CA000uxys
A six-story building. one Of the 'larg
est in Troy. N. r, was destroyed BY
hre. LOSS. $3.50. 900.
One trainman. Patrick Farrell. was
killed and two seriously injured in a
rear-end collision near Gates. Pa.
Ray Wyatt's left hand was torn on
while he was operating corn shelter
at the Kelsden farm at Vorhies, Iowa.
The two little daughters OF Adolph
Cagason Of Dixie, Iowa, were burned
to death. The parents had left the
children alone.
]. ]. Moore, millionaire shipping
and commission merchant OF Los An.
geles, was kicked by a horse and suf-
tered injuries which may prove fatal.
Cattlemen from the Sand Hill coun-
! try OF Northwestern Nebraska. where
live stock Is the chief industry, say
hat heavy losses have been sustained
Il because Of the loEg-continued severe
weather.
a rise OF several degrees in tempera-
ture following an average snowfall OF
two or three inches In the Willamette
valley IN Oregon, and perhaps as many
tel Ii the foothills, has caused foods
sin all the streams on the Willamette
watershed.
] IA explosion Of molten metal whic,l
was accidentally overturned into j
pool u co1d water at the plant OF the
jlllnois Gtool company in Chicago IN
1f.fod 1vo wcrkmen. two Of them f.
4 fally. M eEed two Of the sInelters and
! ~ ~ clis1ed four othsrs. causing
/ - = 1oe'eoe.
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Washington, Feb 9. - The senate
yesterday passed the Indian approprl-
alton bill. which has been the subject
Of consideration throughout the week.
Senator Frazier made an address on
the subject of states rights, after
which the army appropriation bill, car
rying a total of $S1 100000 was taken
up. Senator Nelson said he would
move Saturday for the consideration OF
the bill granting the government the
right of appeal in criminal cases
A new high record in the way OF the
passage of private pension bills was
made by the house yesterday. when
725 bills were passed in an hour and
half.
The naval appropriation bill carry
ing S95 426.00o, was taken up.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15
People Talked About.

Isabelle Urquhart, the actress, died
In hospital at Rochester. N. Y.
Prof Limtri Ivanovitch Deleef. the
celebrated chemist, died at ST. Peters
burg.
J.. Worden one of the first political
Kan.
Mary S. Anthony, sister and life
long co-worker OF Susan B. Anthony,
died in Rochester, N. Y.
Congressman w. H. Flack of New
York died at his home at Malone, n.
Y, after a long illness.
John McRae, an extensive operator
In Northern Michigan, died from
heart failure at Marquette.
Charles Marvin, one of the most fa
NOUS drivers and trainers in America
died In hospital at Lexington, KY.
Rev. Father William Gibbons, one
OF the best known members of the
Marist order in Louisiana, died In New
Orleans.
sJU086 EuWdlu 4<0uuCI, tuC lll % NlAv
Justice Of the territory OF Washing
ton and a veteran of the Mexican
war, died In Washington.
David p. Rhoades, one Of the foun
ders Of the New York Tribune and as
sistant Of Horace Greedy, died at hi:
home In Stratford, Conn, aged eighty
four.
James III. Palmer, manager of th'
"virginian' company. and Miss Elean
or Wilton. who takes the part OF Mrs
Hewie In the play. We're married il
Denver.
s Arthur r. McKellop, compiler o
Greek laws and one Of the signers o
many important, Indian treaties with
the federal government died at Mus
kogee, L +.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15

Washington, Feb. IL. - The senate
yesterday passed the army appropria-
ton bill carrying $S1 100000 The
amendment which permitted the gov
ernment to accept reduced rates on
army supplies and permitted officers
and enlisted men to accept reduced
transportation was defeated by a point
of order interposed by Senator Nc
Cumber after the day had been spent
in it's discussion. An amendment Of
fered by Senator Dick increasing by 20
per cent the pay of officers and enlist
ed men was defeated by point of or
der by Senator Hale.
Bills relating to the government OF
the District of Columbia were consid-
cred in the house yesterday.
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{ on&ress.
~ Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. - General de-
bate on the rivers and harbors appFo-
priation bill, which has been before
the house since last Wednesday. ter
minated at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon, when the reading of the bill was
begun under the five-minute rule.
The entire day in the senate was
spent, in considering the Indian appro-
priation BILL but without concluhng
the discussion of senate amendments.
Washington, Feb. THE advocates
Of a fourteen-fOot channel for the Mis-
sissippi river from Chicago 10 St
Louis and the gulf met defeat yester-
day when the house, in committee OF
the whole. having under consideration
the river and harbor appropriation bill
voted to stand by the recommendation
of the committee in opposition to the
project
The Indian appropriation bill was
again the sole topic of discussion by
the senate yesterday, and but little
progress was made.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. II. - The house
having been informed of the death OF
Representative John F. RMey sf Vlr-
ginia, it adjourned Saturday shortly
after convening. out of respect TO the
memory of the deceased.
The army appropriation bill and me-
mortal exercises for the late Repre-
sentative Marsh of Illinois occupied
the entire day in the senate. Discus
sion of the army appropriation bill was
unusually interesting for the reason
that it branched off on American occu-
patton of Cuba, the plans for the equip
ment of state militia with regulation
arms and the proposed authorization
to the war department to accept re
duced fare or free transportation OF
troops and supplies.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-02
What is A BOX Car? >

bsx car belongs 20 The fowl fam
lily. During the spring and summer
months 1t can be found in nearly
every part Of the country, its favorite
haunts being railway tracks, aud it
is easy to capture. In the autumn
however, like certain other fowls it,
goes into Information or flies 20 OF her
chimes. Scattered instances are
known where specimens are captured
during the autumn months. lasso
or a well creased switch crew is some
times used in sharing the box ear,
but main strength is the best wear on.
In any case the hunter must be very
wary, as any noise like the fiutterinp
of waybll will make the quarry
disappear. Some railways own large
fioeks OF domesticated box cars, but
they are carefully guarded during the
closed season. The wild box car,
when caught and fairly we'll loaded,
becomes perfectly stationary.
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EdirorS.

Editors says the handsome man
WHO owns and operates the Lawrence
Journal. ''Enakes us tireo.'' That is a
strange coincidence: they make us
tired too We sometimes think that
if it wasn't for editors and edith this
would be pretty fair sort of Il world.
But editors are forever talking their
crow bars and raising the devil and
the devil is always to pay when he
gets started, and often there is no
pitch hot, aud there being 10 pitch
hot the devil unpaid goes up and
down the world seeking whom he may
devour. All the trouble in this world
is started by editors. And what do
they get out of it-noLhing but board
and clothes and the support of their
bumiliated and discredited families.
Why are editors anyway What
everlastinuly and eternally is the use?
The editor riseth in the morning full
OF high hopes and beautiful bullying
ideals, and he goeth to bed at night
full of unavailing regrets and typo
graphical errors. He pranceth up to
the dragon of evil, and soaketh it,
when 10, It champeth and snorts and
he is not He merely mokeyeth with
the buzz-saw of popular sentiment
and picketh himself up in Il sack and
toteth himself to the scrap heap. He
rejoiceth on his decency aud patteth
himself on the back; yea he annoint-
eth himself with JUNCTION, and churn-
eth his opponent 10 cheese. He slap
peth himself on the belly and point
eth with pride. But behold his alibi
crumbleth; his tin-front wrinkleth:
his starch melteth as wax, and when
the report of the committee on con-
duct and behavior cometh, the editor.
even the editor of great pride. APP
peareth before men as the two spot
from the other deck. This also is
vanity.
You bet the editor makes US tired
If it wasn't for the editor we would
be a happy people But as it is we
sometimes wonder why we shouldn't
take hop, skip and jump and go sail
ing into history without waiting fer
the tooth of time to gnaw at our vi
tails. The editor is bad lot. There
should be Il law against HIM. There
should be an open season on editors
so that they might be killed from
New Years TO Christmas. For editors
certainly make us tired.-Emporla
Gazette.
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stranger rather than their local deal
er. Often "A man wants some. article.
lie goes Ia his dealer and get prices.
then corresponds with some firm
away from home who will send out a
travelling salesman who draws "A good
salary on account of The Hot Air.
he can generate. he blows the. taas NJ,
with this valuable Hot Air, and
sells him an-articie for more than his
dealer asked linn. or an inferior one
for as much and often more Your
dealer has taken pains and incurred
expense in Sitting the trash from
IueritOrius wares aud can noL afford
TO ''sllin" you on prIce'nr quality. He
buys his wares from firms of reliabii-
ity and you have them as we'll rs
yeur dealer. be bind the goods you
BUY.