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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
BELIEVED HE ACTED AS AGENT
OF PROVIDENCE IN KILLING
WHITE.
STATES EVIDENCE IS IN
MOTHER AND WIFE WILL TESTl-
FY IN BEHALF OF THE AC-
CUSED MAN.

New York, Feb. G. - The state laid
its case against Hairy X Thaw yes
terday in a plain Unconditional story Of
the shooting on the Madison Square
Garden roof, leaving the malice and
the motive to be inferred from the act
and the defense replied with a plea OF
hereditary insanity 1t was asserted
that Thaw in staying Stanford White
believed he was acting as an agent OF
wrongs committed against him by the
architect and former friend of his wife
had boiled and bubbled in his Drain
until at last there came the explosive
impulse to kill.
Made No Move to Escape.
When the deed was done 'Phaw
made no move to escape it's conse-
quence, but holding the fatal revolver
aloft. he stood as if mutely proclaim
ing to the world: The deed is dome;
1t was right; it was not wrong"
Thus Thaw's counsel outlined his
case to the jury yesterday afternoon
after the prosecution had occupied
less than two hours of the morning
sittingSof the court in relating through
eye witnesses the narrative OF the
tragedy When the defense had inter
posed it's plea and outlined it's case an
adjournment was taken until this
morning. when the first witness ia
Thaw's behalf will be heard
Wife and Mother to Testify
'You will hear the story of this
mans insanity Attorney John T.
Gleason. for the defense, promised the
jury, from his mother. from his wife,
from his relatives and from his physi-
clans. You will Judge him by his acts,
by the hereditary and stress which eIl-
tered into his madness, and when you
come to judge him you will say to-
yourself that his act may have been
one Of insanity, but it was not one OF
crime"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
NEWS OF the WEEK N GPITOMt
DIGEST or THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
Washington.


Secretary Taft authorized the su.
perintendent Of the West Point mill.
tary academy to take the entire corps
OF cadets to the jamestown exposi.
ton.
Representative Williams Of Missis.
sippi introduced bill for an investi.
CATION by the department Of commerce
and labor of the so-called paper
trust"
The senate agreed to a resolution
calling on the Interstate commerce
commission for its findings as result
OF it's investigation OF the block sys-
tenn OF signals on railroads
An expenditure of nearly million
dollars for cattle to supply Indian res.
ervations in North and South Dakota
Montana and Arizona will be made by
the interior department within short
time
The supervisory committee of the
international Bureau Of the American
Republics adopted resolution accept.
Ing Andrew Carnegie's gift Of $3.50, 600
for the erection of permanent home
for the bureau in this city.
Senator Burnham has introduced a
bill providing that Sept. % shall he
set aside as Paul Jones day and
that on that day all United States YES
sells in port shall dress ship" Ii is
said that the bill is approved by Ad
miral Dewey.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
COLD LEAVES TRAIL OF DEAD.
Woman and Five Children PERISH at
Goodrich NJ D.

Bismarck. n. d., Feb 6. --Goourich
town on the Darlington branch of
the Northern Pacific, reports by Jele-
phone that an unknown woman and
five children were frozen to death last
night
Rev. George, pastor of the Methodist
church, Dawson, WAS killed by SNOW
plow on the Northern Pacific in Satur-
to take part in religious meetings and
in crossing the track near Steele was
struck, living but an hour after the
accident
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
BIG EARTHQUAKE LOCATED.
Solomon Islands. in South Seas, Visit
ed Months Auo.

San Francisco, Feb. >. - The Solo
mon islands. in the South seas, were
visited by a fearful earthquake several
force of the trembler that the earth
was opened and deep sorges created.
The entire appearance of the islands
was changed by the great unheaval.
but as far as can be ascertained there
was no loss of life.
The news was brought here by Gov
L. B. L. Moore. who arrived on the
Oceanic company's steamer Sierra
Yesterday from Samoa
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
BIG MEN TO HELP OLIVER.
Ten Contractors Will Combine to
Handle Canal Job.


Handle Canal Job.
New York, Feb. 5.-William J. Oil
yer of Knoxville, Tenn, the lowest
bidder for the construction work on
the Panama canal, held a conference
here last night with ten other con-
tractors who will, it is understood, be
associated with Mr. Oliver in the
event that his bid is accepted. The
purpose of the conference, it was said,
was to discuss the formation OF cor
poration which would be prepared to
undertake the work on the lsthmus.
Mr.. Oliver declined to make public the
outcome of last nights meeting, but
said that something might be made
public in a few days.
A representative of Mr.. Oliver sub
sequently announced some plans that
have been agreed upon, in addition to
those already made known.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
ADMIRAL DAVIS COMMENDED.
President Approves of His Action at
kinqston-Davis Reports.


Washington, Feb. 3.-In unequivo-
cal terms President Roosevelt yester-
day approved Admiral Davis entire
action in connection with his visit to
Kingston. Jamaica, to render aid to
the stricken city, and in addition re
quested the secretary of the navy to
express TO Admiral Davis his heartiest
commentator of all that he did. =.
The long-eXpected report of Admiral
Davis of the circumstances leading up
10 the withdrawal of the fleet from
Kingston reached the navy department
yesterday and was at once laid before
the president. Inasmuch as the presi-
dent already has announced that the
diplomatic phase is a closed incident,
the report itself will not be made pub
lie
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
MANY ARE FROZEN TO DEATH.
Canadian Authorities to Investigate
and Relieve Distress.

Regina, Sask. Feb. 6.--COmmission
er Perry of the Royal Northwest
Mounted Police has issued orders for
patrolmen to set ont for Saskatoon to
take relief to the settlers in the Eagle
lake district who are in dire want
since provisions ran out The patrol
will take three big sleds with provf-
siOns and will investigate the freezing
to death Of men in that district.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
FIRE AT VALLEY CITY.
$4,000 School Building and Equip
ment Becomes Prey of Flames.

Valley City, N. d., Feb. &. - The
grade building of the public schools
was destroyed by a fire supposed to
have originated from the heating
plant. and had made such progress
when discovered that it was beyond
control of the firemen
The building cost $50, 900 and the
contents, including furniture anu
equipment. were valued at $4,000.
making the total loss $4,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
Fix Up the Oregon.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The battleship
Oregon is to be modernized and Secre-
tary Metcalf announced that he had
authorized the expenditure of $1,000
900 out of the naval repair fund for
that purpose.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
Brands Trusts "criminaIs." !"

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 5.-The consti-
tutional convention passed the follow
ing proposition:
Trusts and mOnOpolies shall be
treated as criminals and be prohibit
ed"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
Hot AFTER THE PAPER TRUST
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL
PLACE TRUST ON THE GRILL
AGAIN.

Washington Feb. 3.--Once more the
paper combinations of the country are
to be placed upon the grill by the fed
eral government. The judiciary com
mittee of the house will report favora-
bly, the resolution of Representative
Williams, directing the commissioner
of corporations to make thorough in
vestigation of these concerns.
The investigation will not only at
feet newspapers. which pay $4,000, 900
annually for the paper they consume,
but book publishers and boxboard,
writing and other paper manufacture
ers, who consume at least $71 600, 900
worth of paper.
The General Paper company, which
controls the entire market of the Mid
die and Western states, was dissolved
recently, after federal prosecution in
Minnesota.
Prices Shoot Up Again.
Prices at once dropped 80 per cent.
Now they have advanced again, the
law being evaded through the incorpo-
ration Of new concern. the kimber-
ly-Clark company, in Wisconsin.
The allegation has been that the
paper trusts now in existence sell
their product at a lower price abroad
than they do at home. p There is no
possible chance of competition. be-
cause of the methods used by the pa
per combination Representations
have been made to congress that IT
The tariff on wood pulp, which
amounts to $1.67 per ton, and on paper
for newspaper printing, which is IS
per ton. should be removed, there
would be no difficulty in bringing
about the erection of mills in six
months which would entirely relieve
the situation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
AGED Couple Asphyxiated.

Fremont, Neb., Feb 6.--August An
derson aged seventy-eight, and his
wife. aged eighty-eight, were found
dead in their home here this afternoon,
having been asphyxiated by fumes
from their heating stove.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
Tied Up by Snowslides.

Portland, Or, Feb. 6. - SnOwslides
along the Columbia river have com
pletely tied up the Oregon railroad and
Navigation system, SO far as traffic be-
tween Portland and the East is con
cerned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
Gives Life to Save Picture.

Appleton. Wis, Feb. /. - Rushing
ND stairs in a burning farmhouse to
save the picture of his dead mother.
Perley Baker was carried down by
the falling in OF the burning roof aui
was cremated.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
Saw Bow Shot Man.

Centerville. Iowa, Feb 1. - A fif-
teen-year-old boy named Snow is held
awaiting the result of the injuries OF
Hugh Leach. railroad man. 1t is al
legged the boy shot and probably ia
tally wounded the man.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
stung.

Confidential Friend-Old man, il you
had your life to live over again, would
YOU make it different?
Defeated Politician-Yes, in two
particulars. First, I'd be a bigger
scoundred. Secondly, / wouldn't take
any other man into my confidence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
Foreiu n.

Leonard w. Bullock, the oldest en-.
Eineer in point of service on the Mil.
waukee road. died at Racine, Wis.
Sir Michael Foster, Unionist mem,
ber of parliament from. London univer-
sity since 1900. died suddenly in Lon.
don.
George Emerson, for years one OF
the most prominent leather merchants
in New England, died at Melrose,
Mass.
Italy's lottery took in $15.OOO,O00
last year and gave back in prizes
$9.000.O00 Most of the money came
from the poorest classes
The Wool -Hagenbeck ranch of 600
square miles in Chihuahua and Sono
ra, Mexico, almost as large as Connec
ticut, has been sold for $1,OO0.OOO to a
syndicate headed by Col. w. G. Greene
There is recrudescence at Sydney
N. s. W., of the bubonic plague which
broke out first in February. 1905, and
reappeared in March, 1906. Eleven
cases, two of which were fatal, have
been reported.
The first public utterance of Presi
dent Castro since the beginning, last
August, OF his present illness, is print.
ed In Ell Constitutional. In it the
president declares he has returned
from deaths door solemnly to pro-
claim that he neither is nor ever will
be dictator
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
srow in Death Valley.

San Francisco. Feb. death Val
lev. California, which is normally the
hottest place in North America, is
now covered with ten inches of snow.
This is the first time on record that
snow has fallen in Death Valley.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
Bad Luck.

Chief Porter-Any luck tonight, M.
lie Baron?
The Baron--Don't talk to me OF
lnck. I'VE lost 100 francs which I've
borrowed. then 1000 francs as a debt
of honor, and 3 IL francs which had
owing me.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
EaiI on. Walk Kills Man.

Burlington, Iowa, Feb. /. - Andrew
Meyer, pioneer citizen of Burlington.
was killed by falling on the icy side
walk. He lay unconscious where he
had fallen for several hours before he
was discovered.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
FIRE ON KENTUCKY JUDGE.
Unknowns, Ambushed, Wound Man
and Sons.

Lexington, KY, Feb. Gan attempt
was made to assassinate Judge David
Martin and his son, Milton Martin, as
they rode along the highway in Knott
county, by men concealed in the uli-
derbrush.
Milton Martin was shot twice and
seriously wounded, while Judge Mar
tin was injured by heavy stones which
were thrown on him. There is no clue
to their assailants.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
MAIL ORDER SUIT DENIED.
Court Refuses to Enjoin South Dakota
Association.


Sioux Falls, S. d., Feb. 5. - Judge
Garland of the United States court
denied the application for a temporary
Injunction of Montgomery Ward & Co.
of Chicago against the officers and d.
rectors of the South Dakota Retail
Merchants and Hardware Dealers as
sociation and f. j. Mannix, editor OF
the Commercial News of Sioux Falls.
The Chicago concern alleged that it
was unable to purchase goods from
jobbers and wholesalers because of =
boycott maintained by the association
and Editor Mannix. Montgomery
Ward & Co. sought an injunction to re-
strain the defendants from continuing
this alleged boycott.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08

Death Valley, California, which IS
normally the hottest place In North
America, is now covered with ten
inches of snow This is the first time
on record that snow has fallen in
Death Valley.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
OFFICIALS INDICTED.
For Refusing to Give Grand Jury
Wreck Evidence.

Cincinnati, Feb. o.--Five officials OF
the Cincinnati Traction company were
indicted for refusal to bring into court
books. pieces of wreckage and other
things wanted in the investigation OF
the recent Warsaw avenue accident, in
which two men were killed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
Ao.s t;a Worked Il.

sThe doctor said he would put me
on INV feet again In two weeks"
"Well, didn't he do It Z"
'He did, indeed. had to sell my
bicycle to pay him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
THAW JURY COMPLETED.
Trial Of Case Will Begin Monday
Morning..

MOrNjN0.
New York. Feb 3.--The Thaw jury
was completed late yesterday.
The selection of the twelfth Juror
end of long and tedious day-the
eighth of the trial-and Immediately
after this last member of the trial
panel had been sworn in Justice FitZ-
gerald ordered an adjournment OF
court until 1890 o'clock Monday
morning.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08

j. B. Canan and his wife probably
were fatally injured at Pittsburg and
their home wrecked by natural gas
explosion.
Eight persons were injured, two ia.
tally, by collision of freight train
and local passenger train at Crow
der City. l. T.
A locomotive exploded at Arcola,
Ind. w. C. Bender, engineer, was
killed and the fireman and brakeman
were badly hurt.
Edgar Skinner, an Illinois Central
brakeman at Cherokee, Iowa, was
crushed to death between cars he was
attempting to couple.
In q collision between an express
train and an extra freight at South
River, Mass, four employees OF the
railroad were killed and several were
injured.
Mrs. Emma Randall and Miss Della
hide Of Geneva, Iowa, saved a passen-
ger train from being wrecked. They
discovered q broken rail and with
shawl ragged the train.
Rachel Pyles. aged eighty, and her
son Jonathan, aged thirty-eight, both
deaf were burned to death in log
cabin at Dixon Mills. Ohio. The dis
covery was made by neighbors.
Andrew Meyer, pioneer citizen Of
Burlington, Iowa, was killed by falling
on the Icy sidewalk. He lay uncon-
scious where he had fallen for several
hours before he was discovered.
The powder mill Of the Latin E
Rand Powder company near Fontain-
ct. Ind, was destroyed by an explo
sion. Two employees who were IN
the mill at the time we're blown to
atoms.
Five lives were lost, the lives of 500
imperiled and property damage OF
$5OO.O00 caused by fire that destroyed
Mil No. / of the Cocheco Manufacture.
ing company. makers of cotton goods
at Dover, N. H. The victims were all
boys employed in the works.
Caught in the Jaws of powerful
rag shredding machine, Stephen Alt
\ meyer. was slowly crushed to death
at Cincinnati His fellow employees
were unable to aid him and his entire
body was dragged into the machine
before the engines could be stopped
II an attempt to stop the suicides
which have increased in Des Moines
I'd IN alarming extent. the Salvation
Army Is preparing to establish an
.anti-suicide bureau It purpose being
to preyont In every way possible the
tahinx IL hin life by one who IL 40
sponAook Or discouI aged
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
LOcHREN TO LEAVE BENCH.
Washington Rumor Says That the
Judge Will Resign During Month.

Judge Will Resign During Month.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Rumors of the
forthcoming resignation of Judge Will
liam Lochren, United States district
Judge for Minnesota, are current in
Washington 1t is understood that
Judge LocEren has announced to some
friends that he intends to retire soon.
AS reports have it he will sever his
connection with the federal bench
some time this month.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
PERJURY ADDED TO BRIBES.
Two Mere New York Aldermen Arrest
ed in Case.

New York, Feb. 3.-The hearing Of
the case against AID w. S. Clifford on
charges of bribery in the election of a
recorder Of the court of general ses-
sions ended yesterday in the arrest OF
Aid. Henry G.. Peters and John J.
Cronin on charges Of perjury
Aid. Clifford was held in $4,000 bail
for the grand jury.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
Crimes and Criminals.


George Burnham, Jr., former gen
eral counsel for the Mutual Life In
surance company, was put to work In
the printing shop in Sing Sing prison.
Four masked and armed men held
up A. F. Avery at Butte, Mont, and
robbed him Of all the valuables he had,
not even overlooking his gold-rimmed
spectacles, $l1 in money and a gold
watch.
Joseph Coury, proprietor of lace
factory, was mysteriously murdered in
his factory in New York. Elias Ora
hya, Syrian. is charged with the
shooting. The killing resulted appar-
emily from a quarrel over possession
of the factory.
Tired of life, owing probably to men
tai trouble, Tony Sain. foreigner.
went to a coke oven at Oliver No l at
Uniontown, Pa, and deliberately un-
dressed in the cold and threw himself
naked head first into the bed of fire
and was burned to death.
Charles W. Schultz, aged sixty
three, capitalist and banker of Mem
phis. Tenn, committed suicide at Bat
tie Greek, Mich, at the Battle Creek
sanitarium, where he was being treat
ed for nervous trouble. His wife
discovered his body in a bath room a
shawl-strap around his neck, showing
that he had choked himself to death
General.
Mrs. "Stonewall" Jackson has de-
clined the pension Of $100 a month
granted her by the North Carolina
legislature.
Mrs. Nancy White, negress LOG
years of age, the oldest woman in
Western Pennsylvania. is dead at her
home in New Haven, Pa.
Telephone operators of Toronto,
Ont. have decided to strike unless
the company grants a five-hour in.
stead of an eight-hour day.
Mai Mclaughlin. Indian Inspector,
has made an arrangement with the
Sioux Indians in Tripp county, South
Dakota, for opening their lands.
Dorothy Russell Einstein, daughter
OF Lillian Russell the actress. has
been granted a divorce from her hus-
band, Abbott L. Einstein Of New York
Diamonds and other jewels valued
at $4,000 were found hidden in an old
trunk in the home OF the late Charles
Tripler of Manhasset, l.. l., discoverer
of liquid air.
Jessie Millward, leading woman of
THE Hypocrites,' now playing at the
Hudson theater in New York, was
married TO John Glendenning, who has
part in the same company.
Mrs. Thomas G. Platt has begun Ii
bel suits against the Washington Post
and the Washington Times for half a
million dollars in connection with
stories linking her name with Coach.
man Hedges.
Rear Admiral Harrington, retired,
in charge of the naval features of the
jamestown exposition. has been mott
fed that the Brazilian government
will participate in the naval review in
Hampton Roads, sending two or more
warships.
Zion City is to be deserted by Will
bur Glenn Voliva and all those over
whom he holds sway. A new Zion
City is to be founded, probably on the
Pacific coast, and DR.. Dowie and his
creditors will be left to fight out the
question OF supremacy there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-12
WEST BERLIN.

Ivalon Romney is in Boston for a
few weeks.
Miss Augusta Peterson came to Lotus
Fields last week.
Marion Slack is stopping at her un-
cle's, c. L. Slack.
Miss Haskell and mother, Mrs Hunt,
accompanied by maid, came to Point
Lookout last week.
A large buck and q doe have been
seen several times in A. y. Stephens
cornfeld the past week.
The Ladies' aid win meet with Miss
Carrie Streeter and Mrs. Andrew Nor
ton at the home of Miss Streeter.
Miss Annie Gilpin has been quite sick
the past week with appendicitis. She
has given UP her engagement at the
hotel in Morrisyille for the summer
The youngest daughter Of George
Ayers sat in pail Of boiling water on
Tuesday and was badly burned When
her clothing was removed part Of the
flesh came with it.
Dimes Gilpin was badly hurt at the
Davis stone she'd Wednesday The way
freight In backing struck timber in
such a way that it hit Mr.. Gilpin and
injured him quite severely. Or, May
was there very soon. He thought there
were no bones broken, Mr.. Gilpin has
been home from Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai but few weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-12
HARSH WORDS FOR JApS
BY COREAN PRINCE
Re Calls Them Highwayrnen, BaEbar-
ians and Murderers and Says His
Emperor Is d Prisoner Of
the Mikado.

The Hague, July 12.-~Highwaynen,
barbarians, murderers, are the mildest
terms the Prince Tjyong 0ui vi Of
Korea has for the japanese. Japan
ID trying to steal Korea as barefacedly
ais ever highwayman robbed stage
coach" he told the publishers Press rep.
preventative today. Many Of cur pub
lie men have committed suicide rather
than submit to the barbarities of the
Japanese government. Our emperor IL
the Mikado's prisoner. II Ii untrue that
he has repudiated his Representatives at
the Hague. accuse Japan Of unheard
Of infamy in the treatment of Korea"
Late this afternoon Prince I'll ans
nounced that the Korean legation had
changed its plans, and that the entire
party will sail for New York on July IN.
The prince said that his emperor had APP
pointed former Premier Tji-Sang.Sul Of
Korea as special envoy to the United
States to explain Japan's oppression Of
the Koreans to the American people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-12
CONFESSED MURDER.
Tom David, Lowell Syrian In Court In
Fredericton, N. B.

Fredericton, N. b., July 12.-Before
Colonel Marsh, magistrate, yesterday,
Tom David, Serian, formerly of Lowell,
Mass, was arraigned on charge Of mur.
dering his wife at AlcAdam Junction last
Monday. When the charge was read
over, an interpreter repeated it TO David,
who asked:
what do they bring me here for?"
'eTell him 1t Is for numbering his
wife," replied the magistrate.
David mumbled something to the in
terpreter, which the latter explained was
Yes. did it,"
Colonel Marsh--sI never asked him to
admit or to plead"
The interpreter said that he had re.
peated word for word what the magis.
trate had read, and that he could not be
responsible for what the prisoner had TO
say in answer.
Colonel Marsh remanded the prisoner
until Monday next, saying that it was
necessary to remand him until the coro-
ner's inquest at Woodstock was COM
pleted Mr.. Barry, crown prosecutor, had
the interpreter tell David to get lawyer
and not talk too much, but the prisoner
told the court that he had no money and
could not engage counsel. That COM
pleted court proceedings and David was
led back to jail.