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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
HARRY THAW DECLARED sane! Sane
REPORT TO COURT OF COMMITS.
SION in LuNAcY is UNANI-
NOUS.

New York, April 5.-The Thaw luna
ey commission completed its work
last night and will report to Justice
Fitzgerald to-day.
Thaw underwent a private mental
and physical examination for more
than two hours yesterday afternoon.
In this last crucial test he was alone
before the commission, even the dis
trict attorney and his own counsel be-
ing barred. When the three members
If the commission had completed their
examination, they shook hands with
Thaw in most cordial manner. He
went back to his cell in the Tombs
with light heart and declared later
that he felt the commission would
surely declare him sane.
Thaw Declared Sane.
New York, April 6. - Harry K.
Thaw yesterday was declared sane by
the unanimous report Of the commits
sion in lunacy. The moment the de-
cision was handed down from Justice
Fitzgerald's desk District Attorney
Jerome was on his feet vigorously pro-
testing against its confirmation by
the court. He charged that he had
been excluded from the last session Of
the commission, and demanded to be
allowed to have access to the minutes
and stenographic notes of what trans
PRED at the final mental and physical
examination of the defendant.
Will Try to Stop Trial.
When Justice Fitzgerald declined to
turn the minutes over to the district
attorney Mr.. Jerome declared he
would carry the case to the appellate
division of the supreme court, asking
that a writ of prohibition or manda-
mus be granted to prevent continu-
ance of the Thaw trial until the high
err court had ruled upon the legality
of the commissions course.
The news Of the commissions unan.
imous verdict as to his present sanity
was carried to Thaw in the prisoners
cell at the penitentiary. He express
ed satisfaction, but not surprise. He
declared that he felt especially lucky
because it was the second anniversary
Of his marriage.
Trial Will Proceed.
New York, April Z - The trial of
Harry K Thaw will proceed on Mon.
day morning, when Dolphin M. Del
mas, the leading counsel for the de.
Tense, will begin his summing up adj
dress to the jury. District Attorney
Jerome decided late yesterday not to
apply to the appellate division of the
supreme court for q whit of prohibit
ton or mandamus to halt the trial
He reached this decision, it was said,
after consultation with eminent
counsel. Mr.. Jerome may argue brief
ly Monday morning against the con
firmation of the report of the lunacy
commission which declared Thaw to
be sane, but he is aware that Justice
Fitzgerald's disposition is to confirm
the report, which was unanimous.
When Justice Fitzgerald Thursday
declined to grant the district attorney
access to the minutes of the 1unacy
commission Mr.. Jerome threatened to
carry the matter to the appellate di
vision on the ground that he had been
excluded from the final examination
of Thaw by the commission.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
PLAN FURTHER WAR.
6oniIia and Fieueroa Are Combining
Armies,

6oniIia and Fieueroa Are Combining
Armies.
Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, April Z.
President Bonilla of Honduras has
no intention of abandoning the war
with Nicaragua, in spite of the re-
verses which his forces have suffered.
The forces of President Bonilla and
Gen. Medal now are uniting with the
army Of President Figueroa of Saliva
dor on the frontier, where the com
bined armies are being massed for
continuing the war
Gen. Solomon Ordonez, the Holdu-
ran minister Of war, arrived at Puerto
Cortez yesterday and has taken com
mand of the coast defenses. Presi-
dent Bonilla's forces occupy all the
cities and towns on the north coast
of Honduras, except Trujillo, and the
principal ports of the republic, Amap.
ala and Puerto Cortez.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
ALCOHOL ON BODY BURNS.
Woman Who Uses Fluid as Llniment
Is Terribly Injured.

Jefferson, Wis, April Mrs. Bar.
bara Bienfang, widow, eighty-six
years old, is in a critical condition
as a result of peculiar accident. Mrs.
Bienfang has been suffering from
rheumatic pains in her arm and side.
and she has been treating the affected
parts with alcohol. Last night she
stood near a hot stove and was rub
bling on the alcohol when it ignited
and she was converted into living
torch. The woman, who was alone in
the house had presence Of mind
enough to seize heavy blanket from
the bed and wrap it around her, thus
extinguishing the flames. Her arm
and side, however, was literally cook
ed and it is feared that, owing to her
advanced age she will not recover.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
Dying Man Kills Self.

San Francisco, April z. Percy F.
Wells, civil engineer, twenty four
years old, Of Walthamb Mass, arose
from his deathbed at the Grand Cen
trail hotel yesterday afternoon, Just as
he was about to sign his will, and
dashed his head against the wall with
such force that he died few mo-
ments later.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
BOY STILL MISSING.

Lad Who Shot Companion, 1t Is
Feared, May Have Drowned Self.
p. La Crosse, Wis. April 6. John
Haley, the lad who shot and instantly
killed his companion, Harold Orion,
while the two were hunting muskrats,
and who disappeared Immediately
after the shooting is still missing.
Relatives fear that the boy, frighten-
ed by the terrible accident, has
jumped into the river.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
THREATENED THE PRESIDENT.

Texas Man Arrested in New York
Will Be Examined as to Sanity.
New York, April 7.-Mercos Flores,
who came here from San Antonio,
Tex, was arrested here yesterday on
a charge of writing letters to the
United States pension department
threatening to deal with President
Roosevelt" unless action was taken
on certain pension application. After
an examination before the magistrate
Flores was committed to Bellevue for
examination as to his sanity
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
Babe crenated.

Taylors Falls. Mimi, April THE
residence Of Frank Handle was com.
pletely destroyed by fire while both
parents were away from homo. "A two
yoar-old child lost its life ii the
flames.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
RIVER is RISING FASTER.
Grand Forks Merchants Begin t.
Move Their Goods.

Grand Forks, NJ D., April Z. = The
Red river made the greatest rise for
week in the twenty-four hours end
ing at S o'clock last evening. 1t reach
ed 32.4, a gain of 1.S feet from the
previous day. Advices from points
up the river were not reassuring, and
merchants in the Third street and
Lower Demers avenue business dis
trict we're busy during the afternoon
getting goods out of their easements.
it will take a rise of only two feet to
flood many OF the Easements.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
STEEL BRIDGE RUINED.

New Structure Near Menominee 70
Swept Away.
Menominee, Mich, April 6. High
water and huge masses of floating ice
carried away the new steel bridge
arcoss the Menominee river connect
ing the villages Of Wallace, Mem
ominee county, and Wagner, Mar
inette county. The bridge was carri-
ed one mile down steram and float
ing logs will destroy it entirely.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
s Attempt Is Wreck Train

Philadelphia, April 5.An attempt
was made yesterday to wreck Penn
|sylvania express train near Tacony, a
suburb. a track walker discovered a
break where foot Of rail- had been
sawed out. s.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
BLOWS OFF TOP OF HEAD.

Farmer Places shutgun Muzzle In
His Mouth to Make Death Sure.
Orilla, Iowa, April 7.-Placing his
back against a pile of posts and the
muzzle of a doubled barreled shotgun
in his mouth, Ira F. Irvine, wealthy
Polk county farmer, pushed a stick
against the trigger Of the gun dis
charging both barrels. The entire top
" his head was blown off.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
Gid" COVERS ALL.

Drug Stores, Hotels and Club Rooms
Included With Saloons.
Mason City, Iowa. April Z. - The
cid" has been put up here, pursuant
to the orders issued by Mayor Nc
Conologue. Notice was served on
drug stores, hotels, club rooms and
other places where liquor was sold or
served for patrons that the traffic
must cease at once
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
Lewis to Succeed Dowle.

Chicago April 6. John A. Lewis is
TO become successor 81 John Alexan,s
der Dowie In Zion City, in accordance
with the will of the late leader
Trustee Lewis, who was a close
friend and adviser of Dowie, last
night announced his intention Of ac,T
scepting the charge. s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
sTENoGRAPHER JAILED.

Man Who Sold Harrinnan's Letter Is
Arrested.
New York, April 6.-Frank w. Hill,
stenographer, was arrested last
night, charged with having sold to a
newspaper personal letter Of p. H
Hartman.
The letter in question was address
ed by Mr. Hartman to Sydney Web
ster and was first published by the
World last Tuesday morning. State
ments therein contained called forth
a reply from President Roosevelt
TUESDAY afternoon
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
Tribute to Two Jurists.

$500 n = tI0UkS 20 WO VurI6t6. z
st. Paul, April S. Memorials to
Judge George 3. Young and Judge
Isaac Atwater were presented to the
state supreme court yesterday after
noon by committees representing the
state bar association.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
Buruiars at Ferous Falls

Burglars at Fergus r ais.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, April IF. w.
.Belfour's store was burglarized last
night, holes being cut through three
doors and a rifle and several other
articles taken Christian Halvorson
was arrested for the offense.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
MINNESOTA WINS DEBATE.
University Orators Defeat Debaters
From Illinois.

- from ILLINOIS,. :"
St. Paul, April 1.-The University
of Minnesota won from the University
of Illinois by vote of to 1 in the
debate last evening at the capitol on
the question of private ownership of
street car lines. Minnesota, repre-
sented by G. Richard Thompson, Stan
ley B. Houck and John p. De Vaney,
opposed the resolution "rhat the
cities of the United States should seek
the solution Of the street railway prob
lem through private ownership"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
SCHOONER MAY BE LOST.

Parted From Tug During Gale and
Has Not Been Seen Since. I.
Charleston, s. G., April S. The tug
boat Paul Jones came into port yes
terday seriously damaged by a storm
experienced east Of Lookout, The
captain reported that the schooner
Thomas w. Lawson, which was in
tow, parted the hawser during the
height Of Che gale and had not been
seen since. The Lawson was loaded
with oil and had full crew and equip
sment,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
Limit Company Haiks.

Winona, MINI. April s. The La
Crosse Light and Power company, for
which the city has prepared two fifty
year franchises, has refused to accept,
them and now the matter must 10.
sthrNahed ont again.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
Child l;les From Burns.


st. Cloud, Mimi. April 6.-Ida. the
youngest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Moeller. who while lighting q
fire under kettle at her home near
ST. Augusta on Monday afternoon,
died from the injuries yesterday.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
QUIT HOMESTEAD MINE.
All Men Are Withdrawn Because of
Prevalent Gas

Lead, S. D., April All men have
been withdrawn from the under
ground workings in the Homestake
mine in consequence Of the presence
Of carbon dioxide gas, caused by the
fire, which has been burning in the
mine for nine days. There has been
no loss of life, but many men have
been overcome by the gas.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
Gran,d Jurv lndjcts Mayor.

7-..1s7 0FdNu 7JUTy IIEuJGtS. Wdy ZOE. lET.- 3
Marengo, Iowa, April 6. a sensa-
ton has been caused here by the ac-
ton Of the grand jury in returning
an Indictment on two counts against
IA. M. Henderson, mayor Of this city.
The charge 10 fraud ulenJ banking
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11

Y 4s Foreign.
s Capt. Michel and Mai. Lefeburne
have been appointed Belgian military
delegates to the jamestown exposi-
s. don.
Jose Ayala, former chief OF police Of
Z siutnes. Havana province, Cuba, was
i assassinated at Guines. The crime APP
parently was political.
Cardinal Luigi Macchi, secretary Of
apostolic briefs. died In Rome after q
" sickness OF only twelve hours Of apo
4 plexy. The cardinal was born In Bra
I sif In 1892.
son Of Gen. Delbreil, governor of
The Spanish fortress Of Alhucemas, on
the Moroccan coast, was recently cap
tured and beaten by tribesmen at
Deyasso, Morocco. &
Owing to the condition Of Queen
Victoria q Spain, who is expecting
confinement precluding her participa-
Il tion In public functions, the visit to
4 Madrid Of King Edward and Queen
Alexandra will be postponed until au-I
tumn.
King Alfonso has signed a decree or
) dering the necessary preparation for
! the presentation Of his heir to the
high officials Of Spain and the diplo-
matte representatives accredited at
& Madrid Immediately after the birth of
the child 5
Ii III officially announced at Butcher
4 eat that tranquility has been re-estab-
lished through ut the entire country.
Nov that the peasants understand
the measures proposed by the govern
4 ment for the amelioration Of their con-
ssiitton the agitation is dying out.
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier announced In
the Canadian parliament that he ac--t
cepted the resignation Of II. r. Elmer
son az minister OF railways until Mr..
3 Emerson has had opportunity to clear
away charges Of immortality made
against him by . New Brunswick
newspaper IL as sg.s Ss9.s ..s,. 8
According to reports circulated at.
San Salvador from Honduras, when
4 the invading Nicaraguan and Hon-
duran revolutionary armies occupied
Y Tegucigalpa they plund ered the place.
{ and murdered several persons. The
children of Gen. Teoflle Carcano, 1t liz
I added, were hanged by the invaders
Grimes and Criminals.
ii. u. Boyce, q patrolman, was shot
and killed by q burglar nt St. Louis '1ls'
The burglar escaped.
The grand Jury which A expected TO
take up the tnyestig Ion of the Metro ''-
4 politan Life Insurance company vas
! sworn Ia Ia New York.
Jim WI lliams, colored, charged with
criminal assault on Lille Wisener,
white, near Colbert, /. -, was lynched
III Durant BY = mob Of ], 600 people.
1904 ames sDonnelly farmer. IS under
arrest at Glenwood, Iowa, charged
killing his hired hand, John
syvrrenWick It'll q monkey wrench.
Caolinyoux was found dead IA hia
4 hlac ksmith shop at Pocahon tap. Ha
\ l,isd not been seen since Saturday
Ssevening The coroner's verdict was
ngnl4ti lon
fter several months Of suffering i
nom 4 nervous nalady. Mrs. Ellen
aBarry RYDER wife 81 Cornelius Ryder.
! nnas ~ lie sealt Hest men Of Brook
4 ~ hanged herself:
rain wllrrieckers chained thirt y.one
E3rsl tiss 81 intervals of j. few yards
b " ;ncfc 's.ils - the Louisiana
81 Uni ia d, railwal!y south New Or
aj,g assed the Wrecking of q
u
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11

NEWS Of Inf week IN fPIIOMf
DIGEST Or THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
Ss;S Is susY READERS.
Washington.

w aentn0ton.
sS The acting secretary OF war has Is.
sued q permit to the South and Cen
4 trail American Gable company to land
4 submarine cable at Guantanamo,
connecting that naval station with
Colon.
I The warship Marion, one Of the last
A pf' the old iron ships Of the navy, built
/ Just after the close OF the Civil war
and bridging over the time between the
timber ships and the vessels Of the
modern navy, has been ordered sold
Il II public auction and stricken from
the naval lists.
Personal.
5si Brig. Gen. Richard Combs, q. s. A,
who retired in 1901, died at the Pre-
sidio at San Francisco. aged seventy
years.
State Senator Thomas Connor. the
millionaire mine owner of Joplin, Mo,
died at sanitarium at San Antonio,
Tex, where he had been for several
months past.
u Robert B. Armstrong has resigned
as president Of the Casualty Company
Of America. III health is given as the
cause. Mr.. Armstrong was assistant
secretary Of the treasury under Score
tary Shaw. ..3
Prot. 3. Sadtler of Denver, author
Of Economic Mineralogy,' standard
! work, died suddenly Of heart disease
/ at 81 Paso. Tex. Prof. Sadtler was one
e 81 the highest authorities on mines.
and mining In the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
FoRM pEpAT1Ne oLuB.

Interesting Exercises i'm Chapel of Bay
 Mfnetfe High school
 Bay Minette, March 16.--(Special. )-- A very interesting and instructive de- bate was given in the High School chapel last night upon the subject, Resolved, that the United States has reached the zenith of her glory"
 Mir. F. B. Nihart spoke eioquently upon the affirmative, but the burst of oratory and forcIble logic of Prof. Schmidt Moore forced a unanimous verdict from the committee of judges, composed of Judge J. H. H. Smith and Messrs. J. P. Mix and Joseph Feminear.
 While the judges were out Miss Am nie Louise Feminear recited The Trou- bIe of the Twins" After the debate closed steps were taken to perfect the organization of a Literary and Debat- ing Club. Prof. H. H. Holmes was elected President and instructed to ap- point committees to arrange another program, also to draft constitution and bylaws. Ahe committee win re- port at a meeting to be held in a few weeks and the organization perfected
 A novel and attractive Post Card Hop" was given by the Palmetto Club In its hall last evening The young men had selected ten members, mailed postcards to ten ladies, each having a QIu6E6uL A hpSCidA box was rented and the answers were all placed therein. Each young man upon receipt of post card filled out @ blank of ten dances, specifying the en- agreements. At the hop a program was presented to each participant and a most enjoyable and we'll ordered ball was the result.
 Yesterday morning the 6-year-old son of Mrs. c. Kellcrease died from a severe attack of measles, complicated with pneumonia
 Probate Judge J. H. H. Smith has ordered an election for April 6 to de- termine as to whether or not Bay MI nette shall be incorporated.
 The court officials have received the game and fish license and Hon. F s. Stone. Bay Minettes popular attorney. has the distinction of having drawn the first issued.
 In all probability the spring term of Circuit Court of Baldwin Coanty win be omitted even after all prep aartions are made, as the Lusk court bill set the term of holding same the first Monday in March. which is pass ed As the bill has already gone into effect Bay Minette will have no spring term as 1t seems unless 1t can be gotten in on a technicality.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
Great Good to Come From
 Emancipation of Alcohol

quantity of such liquors. Hawaii has no material from which to produce wood alcohol for denaturing purposes. All barrels used in the Island are im- ported and an ordinary barrel is worth from s450 to $500. Under the amend- ed law, all waste molasses can be profitably employed in the manufac- ture ls0 proof alcohol at 10 cents a gallon. The spirits can be drawn into tanks aboard ships. transported to the Pacific Coast for denaturing at cent raI warehouses and then distributed in tank cars to dealers and consumers. Hawaiian alcohol ought to be laid down in Chicago at a nice profit at 20 cents a gallon. Enough molasses is going to waste annually in Hawaii to produce 2o,0oo,oo0 gallons of aico- hol.
 Other sugar producing sections of the United States offer special advant- ages to the manufacturers of alcohol. In Louisiana the annual yield of "black strap molasses will produce 15.0oo.o00 gallons of alcohol. This molasses now sells for cents @ gallon delivered in New Orleans and at this price can be turned into alcohol at cost of IS cents gallon. Instead of sending 1t to New Orleans in tank cars. the plant CT can reduce the cost of transporta- tion by turning the mo1asses into less than half it's volume in alcohol and ship the alcohol in tank cars for de- maturing and distribution. A distillery for the manufacture of aicoholata su- gar factory would be paying invest ment.
 The talk about the Standard oil Com. pany absorbing the denatured alcohol industry is nonsense. The production of distilled spirits cannot from the na- ture of things be monopoljzed. Some months ago it was announced that the Standard Oil Company. having taken. over" the so-called trust distilleries, having secured control of the wood aI- cohol industry and already owning all the benzine. would monopolize the de- natured alcohol business. This was to be accomplished by putting the agents prescribed by the Internal Revenue Bu- reau--wood alcohol and benzine-out of reach of independent distillers. Dur ing the first days of last December wood alcohol was held at 70 cents gallon and there was little for sale at that price. On December 10 the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
ORDINANCES ARE vom.
Milton VIII Have to Secure New Ch
 ter from Legislature.

Milton Will Have to Secure New Ch4r-
 ter from Legislature.
 Milton, Fla, March 16.-(Special. l- Mayor E. P. Holley recently ruled that the town ordinances have never been properly passed and are therefore null and void Steps will be taken to Ten- edy this defect by, application fPr a new charter at the next session oi the Florida Legislature next month.
 R. c. Leopard was arrested and fined $1 50 for jumping on a moving train. It is a notable fact in this con- nection that while Alderman of Milton MT. Leopard was sponsor for tbe very ordinance under which he was arrest ed and fined.
 pr. J. Max Sharib returned yester- day from pleasant visit to lis home folks in Apa1achicola.
 Miss Lucia Ellisor delightfully."- en- tertained Thursday evening In honor of her guest, Miss Ina Carr, of Rose Hill, Ala.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard S. Hates and baby left tonight to visit MT Bates's s mother in Prattville, Ala.
 Miss Anna Adams of Atlanta is vis- iting Mrs. Wade O. Jernagah Mrs. S. W. Ballentine returned last night from Century, where she has been with MT. Ballentine W ho is op- erating a saw mill near that place Master Newton Diden is Ill with whooping cough.
 Miss Edith Dey is visiting relatives and friends in Evergreen. Ala. R. M. Bushnell, cashier Of the Cit izens' National Bank in Pensacola, was ] business visitor here yesterday. pr. H. E. Eldridge will accompany Mrs. Arthur Jernigan to Mobile to- night where she will be operated upor for appendicitis.
 s. W. Stewart of Opp. Ala, is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Ellisol at the parsonage
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17

Internal Revenue Bureau prescribed the German formula as an alternative formula for complete dehaturation-- less than per cent. of wood alconoi and one-haIf of per cent. of pyradin Wood alcohol at once went down 10 4o cents a gallon and there was plenty of 1t on the market. The disagree able odor of alcohol denatured under the alternative formula will prevent if from being extensively used; but the fact that there Is an alternative formula that the use of the original formula @ o5 per cent. of wood aico- hol. and AS per cent benzine) is op- tIonal.i had the effect of bringing any phiIanthropists who had designs on the denatured alcohol industry to the mourners, bench. The law just passed is not designed to change the dena- turants. Wood alcohol Is the best de- naturation, and 1t is the completely de- naturation, and 1t is the completelr de- natured product that goes upon the market for general consumption in the production of light, heat and power. wood alcohol at 40 cents gallon and a sIoose" market at that price is all that could be expected.