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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
ShipWreck Sighted.

New York, December 29.-The Nor wegian steamer Olaf Kyrre, Captain Pederson, which arrived today from Ha- vana, reported that this morning she passed a tnree-masted schooner in bal last with jibboom gone and foresail hang ing over the side. All other sails were standing. The vessels hull was painted white and the stern black. She evidently had been in collision. Forty minutes later the Olaf Kyrre passed a submergod schooner with two masts sticking out of the water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
Dead Body Is Found,

Michigan City, Ind, December 29-The body of Miss Imogene Kinner of Pennyan. New York, who disappeared from Mich- gan City on December II, was found to- day on the bank of a creek in a wild and unfrequented place. She has taught school at Yonkers and at Nyack, N Y. Overstudy had caused nervous pros tration and she came here a monNi ago to recuperate her health. It is supposed that she lost her way while out for a walk and perished of cold.
 regularly copies of the Official Journal. For this purpose they shall Il)tify the Postmaster General of the number of copies required to supply the persons on the lists thus ma aintained These copies shall be supplied by the public printer in bulk on requistion of the Postma ster General, who is hereby au- thorized and directed to receive and transmit the Official Journal through the mails with the least delay possi- ble.
 Sec. ,. It shall be the duty of each head of department, independent office, bureau, or branch of the governne, it, of Congress, and the supreme court. to furnish advance copies in proof or in Pupiiohco ACi III VI dfi PopiiSdeiohSs Ci ders, reports, records of proceedings or notices of general public interest a/d not of a confidential nature, for use in the preparation of the Official Journal.
 Sec. 6. There shall not be inserted in the Official Journal any original editorial matter, and the tone of the Official Journal shall be strictly inn partial and non-partisan in character
 Sec. '. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $75,00O for equipment. and the sum of $275,000 out of any money in the treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated for the pur- pose of carrying out the provisions of this act. W. $.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
Mercantile Paper Is Reported Better At Interior
 Points
BANK NG POSITION
 SHOWN IN REPORTS
National Banks Made Wholesale Withdrawals of Central Reserve Points--Virtue of the CIearnq
 House Certificates.

New York, December 29.-The down. ward drift of prices of stocks last week in market that was almost idle at times, reflected the restraining influence of the scantiness of money supply and the purpose to await developments in the commercial position over the end of the year.
 The source of anxiety was clearly in dicated by the brisk rebound in stocks at the end of the week. induced by the decisive decline in the premium on currency. the cancellation of a gold en- gagement in London and the inference of the money situation.
 Besides dividend and interest payments for January, estimated at around $1S5, ,OOO.- 900, there will fall due on January l. subscriptions and obligations for new Northern Pacific and New York, New Haven and Hartford stocks and the American Telephone and Telegraph con vertible bonds to the amount of near ly $9O,OOoOOo. There was a good deal of calling of loans by the banks in preparing for this financing which ex- ercised an active repressive influence on operations in stocks. There was, be- sides, the apprehension that the money situation would react unfavorably on commercial affairs after the first of the year. Large matnriAsaa fall due at thet tune ot mercantile paper based on ex- tensive previous purchases of merchant disc of all varieties for which the marke5 has been nOtOriOnSlV unfaVOraDla in depression which ensued upon the bank Ing crisis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
Many Rumors Afloat.

l neTe nave been many TulnOfS dS to Ile plans of the defense for the second hear ing of the case and it has been predicted that an entirely new line of action might be followed. It can be authoritatiyely stated, however, that the defense will again be the same, that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will again relate her story to the jury and that an imposing array of ex- pert alienists will again undertake to es- tablish the theory that Thaw was insane at the time he killed Stanford White in the Madison Square Roof Garden, but has so far recovered his mental balance since that time as to be no longer n menace to the community, and therefore is entitled aa Freedom.
 This theory was expounded at length during the first trial, but after the taking of much expert testimony, and after a lunacy commission had declared Thaw sane at the present time, the plea of temporary insanity was practically aban- doned in the summing up speech of Del phin M. Delmas, the California attor- ney. who made an almost direct appeal to the so-called ''unwritten law"
 The "Unwritten Law"
 In the coming trial, it is declared there Will Dt nO iltIllOH Hldue Ol d HlBHtT UT "unwritten law" but the defense will adhere strictly to plea of legal insan- ity at the time the act was committed. There were mistakes made at the first trial which 1t will be the attempt Of Thaw's attorneys studiously to avoid during his second hearing.
 In the expert testimony, for instance. they have been able to separate the wheat from the chan and will only offer that which proved most effective before. and having once felt the sting of District Attorney Jeromes skilful cross-eXamina- ton on all phases of diseases affecting the brain, several of the Thaw experts will be in a much more secure position than they were at the first trial, when the prosecuting officers wonderful knowl- edge of medicine fairly amazed, and in one case completely dumfounded q wit ness.
 Thaw is looking forward anxiously to the beginning of his new fight. He feels that all chance of further delay Is passed, and will enter the court room with the same confidence of acquittal which has marked his attitude from the first. It has been definitely decided that the jury will be locked up throughout the trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
THAW ID BE TRIED
 AGAIN NEXT WEEK It Is Said There Will Be No Further Delay MANY RUMORS ARE AFLOAT Entirely New Line of Action May Be Followed in Second Trial of the
 Famous Murder Case Is
 Predicted.
MANY RUMORS ARE AFLOAT

New York, December 29--One week from tomorrow Harry K. Thaw will be called d second time before a jury to make his defense to the charge of having mur- dered Stanford White. There have been several postponements of the date of the second hearing of this noted case. but 1t is said now there will be no further de- lay.
 It Is announced that Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the defendant is ex- pected in the city by next Saturday. Other members of the family, including Mrs. George Carnegie, Harry Thaws sis ter. and Josiah and Edward Thaw, his brothers, are also expected to reach the city during the week. The Countess of Yarmouth the defendants sister, Is at present in England, and is not expected to attend the second trial. Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw who has been a daily visitor at the Tombs, ever since the first Thaw jury disagreed, will, of course, be one of the first arrivals in the court room on Monday next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
Mercantile Paper.

The market for mercantile paper in New York since that time has been scarcely more than nominal and the prospect of the continuance of that condition causes anxiety over adequate means to provide for needed extensions Of some oI these maturing obligations.
 One of the weeks developments which attracted much attention was the revival on the part of interior banks, small in Itself, but regarded as important as d possible symptom for better things, for mercantile ot best grades. Besides this immediate needs of mercantile borrowers a feature of the money market for the coming year will be the large volume of temporary note Issues of the great fail road and industrial corporations which were put out last year for emergency expenditures. after the market for ord- nary bond Issues became gutted and which fall due at various periods through out the coming year, to a total estimated at s119000,000.
 The banking position, upon which these conditions converge, had light thrown upon 1t last week from several sources. There was published the digest of condi- ton of all the national banks as shown in the reports of the comptroller of the currency on December 3, and also reports to the New York state banking depart ment of conditions of state banks and trust companies of December 19
 The reports of the national banks of the country completely confirmed the infer ence of the wholesale withdrawals from reserve and central reserve cities of de- posits of banks which had the propor- ton of their reserves permitted by the national banking law intrusted to those depositaries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
Loans Are Curtailed.

The comptrollers digest shows, beyond this, that the smaller banks heavily cur tailed loans as well as calling home their deposited reserve. While the central re- serve banks infringed upon their legal reserve limits and issued clearing house certificates to provide resources to meet the strain which thus threatened a break down.
 In the case of the savings banks gratifying evidence has been afforded of the entire subsistence of distrust among depositors. Last week saw the expira- ton of the 60-day limit imposed on the withdrawal of deposits by most of the savings banks. Some preparation was made for possible extra demands and these preparations had some influence in tightening the weeks money market. The event proved that insignificant proportion of those who had given notice of intended withdrawals were acting on the privilege.
 The trade advices and reports of rail- road earnings are carefully scanned for indication of the course of the country's industries and discussion of dividend pros- pect Is brought prominently forward as corollary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30

Sec. 8. The size of the Ofhclal Jour nal shall be determined by the joint commottee, and the journal shall be for free distribution under such rules ana Regulations as the joint committee snail Xprescribe.
 Sec. 4. It shall be the duty or each ypostmaster and rural free deiiVery car fier to maintain at their respective or |nces and routes list of citizens de- kermined in accordance with the rules Rlnd regulations prescribed by the Joint &Aommittee. to whom they shall deliver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Government Savings Bank.

Consul F. w. Cooling of Newcastle states
that the report upon the working of the
Australian government savings bank for
the year ended June go 1906 by the con-
troller of New South Wales makes the fol-
lowing showing
The total amount of deposits made was
SO, 449, $50; Withdrawals, $40, 24S, 400; the
amount of interest added to depositors' &C
counts, $1,32S, SO; the amount standing at
credit of depositors at the close of the year,
$43, 2232, 2S6; the average amount to credit of
each depositor, $3.50. AS compared with the
year ended June 80 1905, the deposits show
an increase of So Co.'S 79; the Withdrawals
an increase of s0OS,S77. The proportion of
depositors to population is to six. The
sum to credit of depositors in the public
school savings bank on June 80. 1906, exclu-
sive of interest. amounted to $47,577. A bill
is now before the state parliament provid-
ing for the amalgamaton of the govern
ment savings bank. the post Office savings
bank. and the aid to settlers fund, which,
when in effect, will greatly lessen the cost
of mana cement, with a corresponding in
crease in the percentage of interest paid to
depositorS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
TEA INSTEAD OF COFFEE.
Col. Hazard Deems Former Superior
for Soldiers Use

AS result of general study of the sub
ject and his personal observations with the
Russian army in Manchuria, Col Valery
Hazard, assistant surgeon general of the
army, has recommended the substitution of
tea for coffee in the regular army ration
In his opinion tea is superior to coffee for
military use because it is easier to trans
port, preserve and prepare and can, if re-
CURED, take the place of water suspected
of being contaminated Tea is the beverage
used by the British, Russian and Japanese
troops. Col Hazard regards tea as the
ideal drink for the soldier in the field. He
found it the national nona alcoholic beverage
of Russia and says: 1T Is generally made
very light from blacklist, well-havored Chi
nese leaves containing but little tannin, and
one may drink many cups or glasses of it
without any unpleasant after effect. Few
Russians venture far from home without
tea and tea pot. Boiling water is found at
all stations along railways, so that at any
time of day soldiers and passengers may
always have cup of hot tea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

no doubt he will be successful, and the time
is as yet hardly ripe for the establishment
of a federation of the Balkan states, which
will be the ultimate solution of the inter-
minable turmoil of that peninsula.
Meanwhile hear that Prince Ferdinand,
the ruler of the neighboring state OF Bull
garia, is in the unique position of being
unable to find a wife. High and low has
he searched for a princess TO share his lit
tie throne, but without success. He has
sought the hands of numerous ladies', Aus
trian archduchesses, Russian grand duch-
esses and princesses of the fathesland, but
without avail. Last summer at Marianbad,
he had the courage to sound King Edward
as to any possibility OF his suit being
favored by Princess Victoria OF England,
only to receive from his majesty the init
nation that his daughter did not, at pres
ent at all events, intend to marry.
Ferdinand is a most ambitious man, and
his desire at first was to marry a princess
of position and wealth. Now, however, he
has dropped these conditions and is willing
to marry any suitable royal lady who will
accept him. His want of success in finding
a wife is attributed to some inexplicable
and amazing antpathy which he arouses in
the fair sex. His first wife died in 1929.
l. II. MOORE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Work Of Revenue Cutters.

on receipt of the report several days ago
that there were forty persons suffering
for want of food at Iakataga. Alaska. the
revenue cutter Rush was sent there to in
vestigate and TO relieve the suffering peo-
pie If found necessary. a message re-
ceived from the commander OF the Rush.
now at Sitka.. by Capt W. G.. Ross. chief
OF the cutter service, states that the YES
sci found the people in need at the point
named and that he supplied them with the
necessary stores OF provisions. Three mel
and a woman with child, who wished to
get away from Gakatdga, Were taken TO
Sitka by the Rush.
The three revenue cutters which We're
cruising at sea IN search of the steamer
Ponce, aud which the Treasury Department
could not get in communica ton with TO tell
them of the safety Of the vessel and that
they could return To their stations, are all
back in port. the last one 10 return, the
Mohawk. having arrived at New York yes
terday. The vessels employed in the search
were the cutters Algonquin from Porto
Rico the Seminole from Wilmington and
the Mohawk from New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Unattractive Features.

There are many unattractve features in
politics that cannot be gotten rid Of" Mr..
Butterworth continued but the control of
the state politics by professional politicians
of the kind described is thing that should
be eliminated for the public good
The newly elected governor, Mr. Rollin
5. woodruff, has started out exceedingly
well, and seems intent upon governing Con-
necticut in the interest of the people alone
II he Is backed up by the general assembly
there is reason to expect that Connecticut
VIII receive better government than it has
had In many years. There Is reason to re-
greet the way the senate was organized
since 1t emphasizes the influence of the pro-
fessional politicians. But it is a mistake
the members of the senate are likely to
rectify. If they do. it will bring them great
credit. as Connecticut has more than many
other states to respond to the demand,
widespread over the country. for Iegisla-
tors to consider first the interests of the
people, not that of themselves or any one
else"
Mr.. Butterworth is stopping with his
family at the Wyoming He expects to
start this evening for New Haven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Use of Dead Leaves.
From Country Life

From Country Life.
Much harm is often done in gardens at
this time of year simply for the sake of
appearance. Leaves. natures protection
for her trees and shrubs against the win
ter's cold. are ruthlessly swept up, often
to be thrown away, sometimes to be stored
to provide future supply of leaf soil' for
use in greenhouses. Their value as a pro-
lection to the roots of trees and shrubs and
subsequently, when decayed a surface
dressing of rich soil, is indisputable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

was delighted when the action failed She
was a very handsome woman. who was
often seen driving tandem in HYDE PARK
To Lord Clancarty she proved faltnlul
and affectionate wife. For years she suf-
fered from cancer, but at one time found
relief from the violet ray cure, which be-
lieve is now considered unsatisfactory
Lady Clancarty had time to appreciate
the blessings of the shortness of the puDllc
memory. She had difficult years to live
through, and people always have remem-
bered the circumstances of her marriage
when her name was mentioned. but 10!
wears it had been so little mentioned that
She must have had some peace She was
one of the four people who taught us to
believe that we ought to laugh at hearing
"ladv" pronounced tidy Miss Bessie
Bellwood thirty years ago sang about Ia
dies often enough, but her pronunciation
was simple 1t was the Sisters Billion and
the Sisters Leamar who created tidy.
Unless some incident has slipped my men,
orv there was q long interval between Lady
Clancarty's marriage and the next alliance
of the stage and the peerage, ana IN the IN
terval people had come to take these things
rather differently. At least they do not
now chatter so long about them There
was an echo of the stage sensations of
the eighties the other day when MINISTER'S
portrait of Miss Connie Gichrist moW a
countess) in boys clothes was on exhibition
in a dealers room.
When the late Countess of Clancarty ar
rived fifteen or sixteen years ago, in Ire
lanQ galway nldue up It's iiiliu " 1hl 4iNi
dead" Hearing this, the actress exclaimed,
''An right. But day will come and Gal
way will run after me- and | shall be the
most sought after and beloved woman in
the place" Her predictions have been
more than fulfilled.
The first person who she said. ''out of
Christian charity felt sbound to call on
Lady Clancarty was the vicar, who came
without his wife. His hostess was quick to
observe the situation and her first words
were Now, why on earth haven't you
brought Mrs to me? But never
mind l won't stand on ceremony. L shall
drive round to see your wife tomorrow, and
tell her 1 love potato cakes
Before the vicar was ten minutes in the
company of the vivacious countess he had
fallen a prey to her charm, and the follow
ing afternoon she carried all before her
with that gentleman's wife, who was soon
to be seen driving about in the countess
carriage In less than three months all the
county people in Galway, which used to be
the hotbed of snobbery, were dropping their
cards on the new mistress of Garbally
Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Distinctively Different.

THE people of Connecticut are distinctive
ly different from those of the west or even
of New York. Mr.. Butterworth said to a
Star reporter. They are cautious and stick
to the ways of their fathers, which they
believe are the tried and safe ways They
are slow to make changes, either in their
methods of life or in their manner of con-
Quoting business, and by following this rule
they believe tney are less liable to make
mistakes. Any mistakes that are made are
on the side of too much caution, rather
than on that OF impusiveness. There is
about them, of course that we'll defined
Yankee spirit of barter which is a feature
Of New England life
There is in Connecticut a long-lived
group Of little Yankee traders whose bust
ness Is politics. and they dcker in votes.
offices and political preferment. With them
the public welfare comes into consideration
poor last, if at all. A very large portion
of those in public life in the state are in
Volved as result in politics unnecessarily
petty. If the condition of politics was
robbed of its unnecessary small and petty
features many able men, who now refuse
to go into politics on account of such con-
dtions, would be glad to enter public life
and serve their state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

The tugs Mercury and Underwater and
the revenue cutter Gresham have sue
ceeded in twisting the stranded steamer
Onondaga partly out of the bed of sand in
which she has been lying since she struck
the beach last Sunday. The bow was turned
to a point about seventy-fve feet from
that which it formerly occupied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Roumania's Shaky Throne.

BY some strange unanimity the London
papers this week have contained kilograms
from Belgrade stating in plain terms that
the Servian people arranging for the
peaceful deposition of King Peter by send
ing him in the care of an escort across the
Danube and thence to Geneva, the town in
which he waited three and half years ago
for the bloody event which opened the way
for him to the Servian capital and throne.
Every effort has been made by the pro-
moters of the coming coup d'etat to find
successor to King Peter among the princes
of Europe. The candidates are, however,
few and unenthusiastic. Prince Arthur of
Connaught has certainly been asked and re-
fused the honor, and the kaiser who would
like to find occupants among his needy rela-
tives for every European throne, Is busily
searching for a suit bile princeling have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Stories Of "Belle Billion"

Belle Billion has also Joined the ma
tority."7I was present at the unsuccessful
trial for divorce that the late Earl of Clan
carty forced his son to take against her
The young people did not want to part,
and he confessed as much in court He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

William p. Clark president of the Aetna
Fire Insurance Company, has Just cele-
brated the fftieth anniversary of his ac-
tivity in fire insurance in Hartford, Conn