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Evening star., 1908-01-30
ARGENTINE IS TROUBLED.
State OF Siege May Be Declared by
the Government

BI'ENCS AIRES. Januar: ;n.-Thc po-
litical situation arising f-om the strained
relations between President Alcorta and
congress, due to the senate and house of
deputies refusing to deal with the mat
ters for which they were eSpecia .ly sum
moned and to their emitting to sanction
the annual budget. d course which was
followed by an executive decree closing
the congress. remains practically un-
changed.
There is reason to believe. however that
an overW helming majority of The paoDl
approve the policy of the government
The government IS in readiness to adopt
every measure necessary for the main
Il nance of law and order. and a state Of
siege throughout the entire republic will
be decreed on the first sign Of an organ
lied SilbNerSiVc movement.
President Alcorta- said today that thr
government was complete master Of The
situation and that there was no danger
whatever of disturbance of the estab-
lished order. Tranquility prevails
throughout the whole country.
Evening star., 1908-01-30
COLLAPSED IN COURT.
Sensational Incident of the McDon
aid Trial at Chicago.

CHICAGO. January 3o-At the tria! to-
day of Mrs. Dora Mcdonald, charged with
the murder of Webster 5. Guerln. Police
man John Donerty tod of finding in the
desk OF Guerin one of the bullets from the
revolver held by Mrs. Mcdonald at the
time o. her arrest. On cross-examination
the defense demanded to know why he
had carried the bullet in his pocket for
ten months without saying anything
about il.
Donerty explained that he had been
upset mentally because of illness in his
family, and had forgotten all about the
bullet.
Mrs Mcdonald collapsed just as Do
he:ty took the stand and /; was necessary
to adjourn court until physicians had ad-
ministcred restoratiVes. The trial was de-
,aycd about fifteen minutes.
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questing an issuance has been changed so
that ii is mandatory upon the controller
to proceed "A soon as practicable to pre-
pare notes for al national banks SO that
they may be ready for issue Immediately
upon the receipt of applications and after
securities have been approved.
In the bill as reported there is no men
ton of the reserves OF banks located out
side of reserve, or central cities. In the
original bill it was required that they
should herea fter hold at all times at least
two-thirds of their reserve in lawful
money.
1t is specifically provided that all acts
and orders of the controller of the cur
rency and the treasurer of the United
States authorized by the act shall have
the approval of the Secretary OF the
Treasury
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CHARGES DISMISSED.
Baltimore Grand Jury Rejects Detec-
tives' Claim Against COTE.

BALTIMORE. Md. January ::O-The
grand jury has dismissed the charges
against Alfred Constantine Goffc. a part
ner of Antonio Lanasa. in tho Gof.
Steamship and Importing Company.
C;offe was charged b. tn" detectives
with being one of the conspirators who
mot at Lanasa's homc when il is al
legged the plot to blow UP the residence
of Joseph Di Giorgio perfected
Goffe is Jamaican. ard at his prelmi-
nary hearing he testified that he did not
speak Italian.
The grand jury made an investigation
into this phase of the matter and. be-
lieving that If d plot was made, the
men who concocted it. who were all
Italians. naturally spoke in that Ian
guage, they decided to discharge Gofe.
Evening star., 1908-01-30
Count Cassini Receivers From Illness

ST. PETERSBURG. January 5O.--Count
Cassini. former Russian ambassador at
Washington, and who has more recently
represented his government at Madrid
has completely recovered from the ill
ness which at one time was thought
might necessitate his retirement from
the diplomatic service and he will leave
here to return to the court of King Al
fonso February l. He is to be received
In audience by the emperor before his de-
parture. Count Cassini was stricken with
typhoid fever while returning from
Spain and for several weeks lay danger
ously i'll at Berlin.
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BLOCKADE rs RAISED.
Firmin and Haitian Insurgents Are
Fu2itiveS.

Minister FurniSs, United States minister
at Port au Prince Haiti. cabled the State
Department today that the legation had
been advised by the government of Haiti
that the blockade of St Marc and Co
naiveS has been removed.
The blockade was established by the
government at the time those places were
in the hands of the revolutionistS. II is
understood here that Gen. Firmin, com
monty supposed to be at the head of IN"
revolutionary movement. and his party
are at tho German consulate 1T GnnaiNeS.
where they sought asylum from the gov
ernmcnt troops.
Evening star., 1908-01-30
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Selections Sent to the Senate fo
Consideration.

The President today sent t. the Scnats
the following nominations:
War--Colonels to be brigadier generals
Charles +. l.. r. Davis. Corps of Engi-
neers. Ramsay H. Potts. 18th Field Artii-
lery.
Navy--Commander TO be captain: Albert
3. Willis.
treasury Re venue cutter service: I'd
det engineer To be second assistant en-
gineer: Harvey Fletcher Johnson of Nir-
ginia.
Evening star., 1908-01-30
Autoists Held Responsible.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, January :.n-A
decision by the district court of appeals
yesterday declares i'm effect that automo-
biles obliged to look out for pedes-
trians and keep from running them down
and that pedestrians cannot be charged
with contributory negligence ii they do
not keep out OF the way of automobiles
The decision confirmed Judgment for
$1,000 damages awarded Stanley King
who had been run down by the automobile
of /. Is. Green.
Evening star., 1908-01-30

Linked Chain Steel Battleshtp Bedquilt
Protection Device. The beddult gives
bit. The torpedo whirS bit and then
runs down. There is no explosion. The
''Wiliam Wilson Impre enable Linked
tion Device has saved the day.
William Wilson of Jersey knows there
is 10 question about the reliability and
worth of his device. He knows it will
work. lie has tried it on a rowboat.
Evening star., 1908-01-30
Dogs to Track Criminals in Panama

san ANTONIO, Tex. January :n-Tha
first of number of bloodhounds to be
used in tracking criminals in the Panama
Canal Zone were purchased here yester-
day by Lieut.. Stephens. Th" dogs brought
$500 each. Thus far the government has
found no suitable dogs except in san
Antonio. Exhaustive tests have been
made here with the dogs, Il number of
soldiers trailing for mics out from Fort
Sam Houston crossing streams and go
ing through herds of cattle in the On
de;yor to lose the trail for the dogs.
Evening star., 1908-01-30
VANDERBILT GETS THE FLAG.
Purchases Old Glory That Floated
From Man-o'-War Chesapeake.

LONDON, January :;O.-The flag of the
tured iii the fight with the British ship
Shannon in 1873, was put up at auction
in this city today and sold for $3.50 to
a dealer named Partridge. II Is reported
that Partridge acted for Cornelius Van
derbilt.
Evening star., 1908-01-30
Virginia Judge Dropped Dead.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. January
:.e.-Judse George W. Harris Of the cor
poration court and for several terms state
senator dropped dead today willie Oh the
WAY to his office. lie Was fifty years Of
age.
Evening star., 1908-01-30
Big Stone Gap Burned.

RICHMOND. Va. January 3U.--Fire at
Big Stone Gap. Wise county. Va, early
today destroyed the principal business
section Of the place, including hotel.
The loss Is estimated at $12o,O0O.
Evening star., 1908-01-30
100000 Fire at Marion, Ind.

MARION, Ind, January 3O.-The Dia-
mond window glass factory at Gas City
was destroyed by fire early today. re-
sulting in "A loss estimated at 100000.
Evening star., 1908-01-30
THAW- SANE ENOUGH,
AYERS MR.. JEROME
Argument for the People in the
Famous Trial.
COURTROOM is CROWDED
District Attorney Changes His View
of Stanford White.
COURTROOM is CROWDED
OFFERS NO EXCUSES FOR HIM
Mr.. LittletoI, in Closing for the De-
fense, Calls Abe Hummel
Snake and a Rat.

loncedlnS that Harry Is. 1aW
may have had irrational outbreaks
now and then during the thirty
six years OF his life, District At
torncy William Travers Jerome,
in his plea for the conviction OF
Stanford Whites SLAYER today, de
clared there was absolutely moth
n2 in the case presented to the
Jury to show that -Ihaw was 50 in
sane the night OF the tragedy that
he did not know the nature or quail
ity OF his act or that tlre act was
wrong. The prosecutor followed
this, however. by signiiyins very
plainly that he believed justice
would be served ii the defendant
should be found guilty of some
lesser degree of criminal response
bility than murder in the first de
gree.
NEW YORK. January 3o.-District At
torney Jerome made the final argument
X Thaw for the killing of Stanford
White Mr. Jerome at the outset told the
jury that they. must keep before them
all the while the point at issue. and that
was whether or not Thaw was sane when
he killed White on the Madison Square
roof garden. It. made no difference as
10 what Thaw's action at other times
may have been. If they were Of the con-
clusion that Thaw knew that he held
revolver in his hand. that it was White
whom he was shooting and that he knew
that his act was wrong they must bring
in verdict of murder in the first de-
gree.
At the early stages of his argument.
too. Mr. Jerome dwelt considerable time
on the lesser degrees of crime. and point
ed out circumstances that might bring
the killing under the class of cases that
call for a verdict of murder III the sec
ond degree or manslaughter lie quoted
from a decision Of the court Of appeals
10 show that he was not bound to 60 out
and prove that Thaw was sane. and that
there was no burden upon the defense.
Tie decision. he said set forth that par
tial or incioient insanity could not be Of
fered as a defense. but that the attor-
neys for the prisoner must have some
thing more stable on which to base their
plea.
4 good deal Of the morning session was
taken up by the prosecution ridiculing
the evidence as to Tnaws insanity. They
had shown that he had tanrrums as i
onild. he said which might have been
cured by that most effective Of medical
treatment a good spanking. Iic could
not that the -eculiarit'es. sroken Ci
by his nurse and his kind .rgarten teach !:
showed that he was insane on the Madi-
son Square roof garden the night oi
June - 1905. Neither was this shown
trGm the fact that Thaw had kicked 6Eel
lis breakfast accidcntaily while he lived
in Washington. from his illness u Lon
don and Monte Carlo. or from his fever
in Rome.
All through his address o. thc loren ooa
MIR. Jerone's tone seldom went beyond
conversational pitch.
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Privileged Spectators.

There was another great crush ~ tnt
Criminal 'o"gts building today 10 hear
District Attorney Jerome make tnc clos
ing aidress for TIC people III the Thaw
case When inc d3cis wcsc opened Tie
cHambc: Vas found to be already nued
NTH specially privileged spectators JUS
tice Downing was late il getting down
town. and i was soRc time after the
usual hour set for converting when liz
took his place on the bench
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Josiah Tnag
were the only members Of the defendants :
family present when Mr.. jerome began
his argument at IL O'Clock lie declared
Nhe case had been handled BY him with
one difficulty. lie lad many Other
matters or importance 10 attend 10 al
the same time
II have ~ any time lacked IL thc
dignity that attached 10 my Off e. con
tinted me prosecutor. If 4; any tim.
have shown any aspclity - lael II con-
s:ierstion | can only say rlw thar / re
Srct II ANY personal impression | lavt
made OF have not made should have NJ
part whatever III YOUR verdict You are
not trying tie district attorney Any
$aeers he may have made are no; cNi-
deH'c or tho people. and neither arc they
aay evidence that Harry II Thaw was
insane y. ca 80 kiilsd stanford White
As - =" woman. II my manner vas
enc Of d.Sapprobation that is not cyi-
deTCe Neiti."- nor the woman II being
tried here. Harry TiaW il on iriaf f,r
tie murder ~ Stanford Willie and the
detense ls that Ae Was irSi.na the night
.. June -. 1876. that lie WAS not generally
insane or insane now All Sol have 10
deal with and all | h-ve to deal with j.
whether or rot At particular time and
place this defendant was iusane-whether
when he shot and killed Stanford White
l.c knew t'.Gt tic act was wron. and
against the law Of the land.
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Weather.

Fair. continued cold tonight.
Temperature 10 10 II degrees.
Tomorrow lair. not SO cCld.
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Motive in the Killing.

Il shall ead"avor," Mr.. Jerome added
"coldly 10 d!ssect the evidenc. in this
case. trace 1t step by step. and To show
YOU that the burden the law places upon
the defense OF proving tie insanity OF
this defendant has not been met"
Mr.. Jerome explained to the Jury the
different degrees OF murder defined by the
law. and declared that In this case the
only verd.cts possible under the clrcun-
stances were murder in the first degree
murder in tn" second degree, manslaugh-
Ter in TIE frs, degree. or not guilty on
the ground OF insanity.
The district attorney declared Tha "
plainly had d motive for killing White
Every act of his for two OF three years
before the tragedy pointed to his deadly
Continued on Eleventh Pase)
Evening star., 1908-01-30
Preparation of Notes for Circulation.

The provision Of the original bill relat
ing TO the preparation OF circulating notes
in blank To an amount equal to 10 per
cent of the capital stock of bank re-
Evening star., 1908-01-30
Zero Weather in New England

PHILADELPHIA. January 3o.-Tle
coolest weather OF the winter in eastern
PENNSYLVANIA was experienced today when
the temperature in the mountain regions
went below the zero mark. The minimum
temperature in this city was IL degrees
above zero. The weather in the western
part of the state is warmer than that in
the east.
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SO Degrees Below Zero.
Zero Weather in Maryland.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md. January Cicero
weather prevailed at u number OF points
III this section of Maryland this morn
Ing there having been decline of 20
degrees IN the temperature since yester-
DAY Today is the coolest OF the winter,
thermometers ranging from to 10 above
in Hagarstown. All small streams and
urnds are frozen over and indications
point to a fine harvest OF natural Ice.
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Continued on Eleventh PaSe)
Evening star., 1908-01-30

FONDA, y. T., January 3o.Afier mid
night last night the thermometer dropped
IN The Mohawk Valley from Il to 20 de-
greeS below zero. the coldest weather by
IL degrees, this winter. Many telegraph
ard telephone wires have been broken be-
,atis.. of the extreme cold weather.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
Mammoth Cave.

For many years after the discovery
Of Mammoth cave the entire work of
exploration was practically in the
hands of negro slaves, the property of
the man who owned the cave. Some
times they would come to an obstacle
that barred the passage, such as a
great limestone rock or a yawning
crevasse across the way Such Obsta-
cles, would often stop exploration i'll
that direction for years. though beyond
the obstruction there were likely to be
scores of beautiful chambers and many
miles of passageways. Thus it happen
ed that for years nothing was known
of that large part of the cave lying be-
yond the abyss named the Bottomless
pit. This obstruction was known for
over twenty years before it was cross
ed. Then one day in 1887 the negro
cave explorer Stephen and some of his
fellows dragged to the place the trunk
of small tree, and on this rather dan
gerous bridge Stephen crawled across
the abyss. Then began the explora-
lions that revealed one of the most
wonderful and extensive parts OF
Mammoth cave. The abyss was found
later to be $50 feet deep.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
Too Significant.

"These Spanish names in California
puzzle me, but some of them have very
interesting meanings" commented a
guest of one Of the hotels.
"Yes?" said the manager.
"They do, for a fact; they really do,
Il am keeping track of a list in my
notebook. But the funny thing was in
Santa Barbara Listen to this Indio
Muerto street. meaning dead Indian
All, here it is, the one ! was after, a
street named 'Salsipuedes.' Well, this
streets the one that runs to the hospital
up on the sloping hillside above the
town When they built the hospital,
they were at loss for a name. Some
one suggested calling it after this
street And they did Then they hap,
pened to look up the meaning OF the
word
"And what does it meanY asked the
manager
'Salsipuedes' was originally street
that wandered up and down through a
series of ravines, and it means Get
out if you cam Good name for a Jail,
but not for hospital. San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
The Sun From q Balloon.

At the height of two miles the sun
shines with fierce intensity unknown
below, where the dust and the denSer
air scatter the rays. which. thus diff
fused, lose their intensity while illu-
mining every nook and corner of our
houses. At heights exceeding five miles
this diffused light is mostly gone, and
the sun shines a glowing ball. sharply
outlined in sky of which the blue is
so dark as to approach blackness. AT
the outer limits of the atmosphere the
sun would appear a brilliant star of
massive size among other stars, and If
one stepped from it's burning rays into
shadow he would enter Egyptian dark
ness. At the height of a mile and a
half we found it necessary to shelter
our faces to prevent sunburn, although
the air around us was but little warm
er than that of the previous night, be
ing about 40 degrees AS the afternoon
wore on and the balloon began to cool
and sink we were obliged to throw out
much sand, casting it away scoopful
at time, and just after sunset it was
even necessary to empty two or three
bags at once.-H. FL. Clayton in Allan
tip
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
MIGHT as Nell Enjoy Il.

Mr.. Jackson, who had but recently
moved into the suburb, knew his
neighbors on either hand by sight only,
and consequently on cold winters
night when his home caught fire he
was surprised and pleased by the alac-
rity with which they came to render
their assistance.
Say" Jackson yelled excitedly to
his right hand neighbor. "will you run
down to the corner and turn in the
alarm?'
"I'm awfully sorry, sir" the man an
swered, ''but / have lame leg and
can't rum
"While I'm getting out some of the
things will you yell fireY' said Jack
son, turning to the other man.
Got aryngitis and can't YELL" said
the other in stage whisper.
Jackson gasped; but, pulling himself
together, he exclaimed:
well, both Of you/go into the house
and bring out chairs, then sit down
and enjoy the firer'-Youth's Compan-
ion
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
ORIGIN of RlackmaiI.

The etymology of the expression
''blackmail'' is historically interesting.
1t appears to have its origin on the
Scottish border and dating from times
when frequent political feuds between
the then two kingdoms Of our islands
tacitly justified a sort Of perennial ter
restrial buccaneering as between Dor
derers of each realm Many of these
depredators were outlaws on both sides
of the border Their neighboring VIC
tins to save their cattle from being
lifted sometimes compounded for safe
ty by an annual payment as insurance
to the bandits This fee not only gave
them immunity. but entailed them
to protect them from rival freeboot-
ers 1t was their mail" or pro
lection" The mail" coach was so
named because it had its armed guard
with loaded blunderbuss on the dickey
But the mail paid by border farmers
was not for honest royal protection,
but for guardianship by thieves and
hence was BLACK mail, the color of
black being typical of what was nefa-
rious. whether in art or in guardian
ship, while the guardian Of this stamp
was known as the "blackguard' of the
district The last named latter day
term of reproach seems to have OBJ
tanned it's expression originally as here
described London Field
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
The Queens Lesson.

One of the ladies in waiting to the
late Queen Victoria had very bright
little daughter about four years old
and Of whom the queen was very fond
The queen invited the child to have
lunch with her. Of course the mother
was highly pleased and charged the lit
tie girl to be very careful about her
table manners and to be very polite to
the queen.
The little girl came home in high
glee, and the mother asked her all
about the luncheon. Were you a very
polite little girl? And did you remem
Der to do all told you at the table?"
asked the proud mamma
ooh, yes; was polite said the little
girl, 'but the queen wasn't
1.-THE queen wasn'tp' said the mother
tWhy, what did she do?'
''She took her chicken bone up in her
fingers, and I just shook my finger at
her, like you did at me, and said, Pig
gy, piggy. piggyr "-Philadelphi North
American.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
A Woman and a Watch.

"Women don't deserve to own watch
es,'' recently remarked jeweler.
"They don't know how to take care of
them A woman bought watch from
my firm recently, and gave her strict
instructions to wind it every twenty
four hours and always at the same
hour as nearly as possible. Two days
later she came back with it and said
it had stopped Well, found it had
run down I told her, but she insisted
she had wound it. Two or three days
later she came back with the same
complaint, and again / tried to i'm
press her with the necessity for wind
ing, it, Again she insisted she had done
so and went away miffed. The third
time she came / asked her to show me
how she had wound it. Then l made
peculiar discovery The woman was
left handed, and in attempting to wind
the watch she had wound it the wrong
way I've had peculiar experiences
with customers, but that beats all.
New York Sun.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
PAINTING a Yawn.

A picture by Miss Maud Earl, who
has been called the lady Landseer, en-
titled "The vagabonds," is marvel
GUS portrait of two decidedly bohemian
Irish terriers, one of which is yawning
widely at the spectator. Miss Earl
found that her canine model would not
yawn, so she had to sit in front of him
and yawn herself for a long time.
Suddenly he took the hint and proved
an admirable sitter. But when the pic
ture was exhibited it made all the PEG
pie who came to see it yaWn them
selves, and Miss Earl used to mingle
with the crowd and watch with in
tense amusement the yawns running
round the company.-London NJ. A. P.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
Over the Equs and Bacon.

He scraped with his knife bit of
butter off the sporting page.
'"The writer of that poem on flying is
accused Of plagiarism now" he said.
t'It's awful" she exclaimed 'the
way these men go about the country
marrying innocent women! Wipe your
mustache, dear"
He wiped his mustache and, with a
frown, inspected the result upon his
napkin.
plagiarism, he said, means lit
erary theft"
''Stole some books, did he?"
mo, no; he stole ideas. They say a
woman wrote the poem years ago."
"And now they bring it up against
her, eh? Oh, these newspapers But
look at the mess you've made there
with your coffee. 1 do wish you'd try
to be a little more careful."-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
Cure For Dipsomania.

Flesh food is the chief cause of dip
somania When men are properly nour-
ished upon noninfammatory diet that
is rich in proteid and nerve and It's
sue building substance-such as nuts
of all kinds and their products, cereal
foods (wheat meal, oatmeal, macaroni.
rice. etc., legumes (haricots, lentils
and peas), fruits Of every sort and
dairy produce Cheese, milk and eggs
they do not crave for strong drink, nor
are they in danger of taking alcohol to
cess.-London Health Record