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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-05
HESEY G. THOMAS JAMES W BEILER
Thomas & BeIIer

ATTORNEYS & CoUNsELLORs AT LAW.
FEsDALL BUILDING, 344 D STREET.
Washington, D. e.
Practice before the Supreme Cou { of the
United States. the Court Of Claims, the sew
erai Departments of the United Suites Coz
eminent and the United States Patent office.
Special Atient;on Given d War Claims
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-That the
natives Of India are preparing to
shake off the British yoke Is the
opinion Of Captain William Rhode Of
the German steamship Neidenfels,
just in from the Orient. The captain
says that throughout the east the ma
tives are getting over the idea that
the white man is their logical master
and are preparing 10 declare them
selves. The 300.000000 natives Of
India, he believes. are preparing to
strike blow for freedom and he ex-
poets it to come soon. The success
of Japan in the war with Russia, he
believes to have much to do with the
changed conditions in the Far East.
He says:
I'm the Punjab district the agitators|
are urging the natives to open revolt.
The white man throughout the East
is no longer looked upon as the ma
tural lord and master. 1t is generally
believed among the natives that what
the japanese did, the Indians can also
do, and 1t will not be very long, to-
my mind, before there will be serious
trouble all over Asia"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
PRICE FIVE CENTS

shorter. Today the defense will call
10 the stand four Or FIVE doctors and
nurses, who attended Thaw during
spells f illness there and will then
call its insanity experts, to whom win
be read the hypothetical question
which Mr.. Littieton has prepared and
which Is said to cotain some $1,000
words. To this question the alienists
will reply that in their opinion Thaw
was, when he killed White, incapable
Of knowing the nature or quality Of
his act, Or that the act was wrong,
the legal definition Of such insanity
as excuses one from punishment for
crime Mr.. Littleton has stated that
he believed the case would be COM
pistsd before the end OF the week.
District Attorney Jerome has not
indicated what witnesses he will cali
on rebuttal or what attempt he will
make to combat the insanity defense,
which has been set up. 1t il not be-
lieyed, however, that the rebuttal tes-
timony will occupy any grit amount
Of time.
Mr.. Jerome will probably renew his
attempt to have placed before the jury
the sealed evidence taken before the
lunacy commission last year, when it
was decided that Thaw was not in
such a mental state as to warrant his
removal to an asylum at that time.
Several attempts have been made
~ the district attorney to have this
estimony opened and read to the
ury, but 50 far without avail. Justice
oowling is considering a motion for
he opening Of the testimony.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
Athletes Meet In Madison Square
Garden.
TEN CHAMPIONS TO COMPETE
An Event Expected to Furnish One
Of the Closest Contests is the 600
Yard Run in Which the Pastime
Athletic Club VIII Compete.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.--Many ath-
letes OF national prominence are
scheduled to participate in the Pas
time Athletic Clubs carnival in Madi-
son Square Garden tonight. In the
list of competitors are to be found the
names of 10 champions, several for
mer champions, worlds record
holder and three holders of American
records of entrants we'll known in the
athletic world are those Of ]. B. Tay-
lor and Guy Haskins OF the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania; Eli B. Parsons
Of Yale; Melvin Sheppard and Mar
tin J. Sheridan Of the Irish-American
Athletic Club; Chas J. Seitz and
Harry Hillman Of the New York Ath-
letic Club; Americas champion high
hurdler; Forest Smithson, formerly Of
Portland. Ore; Daniel ]. Kelly, the
speedy western sprinter, and H. c.
Ramey and Frank J. Waller Of the
Chicago Athletic Association,
An event expected to furnish one
Of the evenings closest contests is
the 600 yard run, in which Hillman,
Ramey, Taylor and L B. Dorland of
the Pastime Athletic Club, will COM
pete.
Forest Smithson, the champion
high hurdler, won the 60-yard hurdles
at the indoor, meet of the New York
Athletic Club tonight; time 5 seconds.
Dan Kelly, champion sprinter, was
unable to overcome his handicap in
the 60-yard dash and in the 220-yard
race the field was so large he was
unable to get past the handicapped
men. Kelly ran a scratch in both
races A'as sssl
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
GUARANTEED CREDIT NOTES

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Professor ],
Lawrence Laughlin, head of the de-
partment of economics at the Univer-
sity OF Chicago and one Of the high
est authorities on finance in the Unit
ed States, believes that the guarantee
ed credit note measure brought out a
week ago by the American Bankers
Association Commission should be-
come law
Prot. Laughlin in 1895 framed a
monetary system for the San Dom
lingo government, was member OF
the indianapolis Currency Comission
in 1897 and is author Of many books
on the subject.
In declaring he favored the asset
currency measure Of the Bankers AS
sociation, Prof. Laughlin emphasiz-
ed three important points which he
could recommend the plan to the
most strongly.
They Ire: 1.-The bill provides
for notes issues that will be absolute
ly safe.
2.-The measure offers protection
against initiation.
sit would provide an elastic cur
rency for the actual needs of business.
II favor the plan developed by the
currency commission Of the American
Bankers Association said Professor
Laughlin, in an interview yesterday,
because under present circumstances
il seems to be the most feasible Of all
the remedies thus far offered. 1t Is
not perfect bill but it is long step
in the right direction"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
STAMP ON JEwELRy.

NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-Manuiac-
turing jewelers. in New York and
other places have started q campaign
against the sellers Of fraudulent jew
elry. The stamping act, passed by
Congress q, the request OF the jewel.
ers provides for a penalty in ease OF
jcwelry stamped as Of higher grade
than It really Is. This has been effec-
tive but as the law does not require
stamping there are dealers who sell
unstamped jcwelry or jewelry from
which the mark has been removed.
Manufacturing jewelers. now warn all
purchasers that they should look for
the stamp on all the jewelry they buy
and should also look for the mark OF
the manufacturer
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28

the United States will be cs-
tablishcd here soon. Prominent re-
ligious workers among the Chinese
population Of the city. in view Of the
rapidly increasing Chinese popula-
ton have decided to equip leased
building with all the features OF regu-
lar Young Mems Christian Assn. insti-
tutions and eventually erect suitable
structure in locality convenient for
the use Of the city's Chinese. Plans
for the building will be presented at
a celebration Of the Chinese new year
in the Twcnty-third street branch Of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
NEVADA POLICE BILL.

CARSON CITY, New, Jan. IL
The police bill passed the House to-
day, 81 to 7.
The bill provides for a system of
policing in time of riots that it is be-
lieved will quell all the trouble in the
Gold6eld section at the present time
and place the state in a position to
handle future contingencies that may
arise Several members who were de-
vout union men made a fight in oppo-
sition to the bill. Speaker Skaggs
left his chair and voted. Skaggs de-
nounced the measure as pernicious
and czar-like and predicted that the
men who voted for It were digging
their own political graves.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
RUEFS CHAUFFEUR MISSING.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27,-Dis-
trict Attorney Langdon hints that
the defendants in the trolley cases
know where the missing witness,
Alec Latham, has gone. Abraham
Ruef fatty accuses the prosecution OF
having kidnapped his former chauffeur
and adds that there Is sinister mo-
tive.
ut means more to the prosecution
that it does to me to keep Latham out
Of the way" said Ruef today. "'That
is something which cannot be demon
strated now, but I shall have facts to
add in a day, or two which will give
the public something to think about
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28

PORTLAND, Jan. ~. - Senator
Fulton was again dragged into the
Hall-Mays case today by Heney, By
the testimony OF w. Il. Burke and w.
G. Goslin, former agents OF A. B.
Hammond, the timber land specula-
tor, it was shown that in 1899 and
1900, Fulton appeared as attorney
for Burke and Goslin and two others
who had been indicted on the charge
OF conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment by perjury Burke and Goslin
testified they induced men from
Portlands North End to file on tim
ber land with the understanding that
their claims should be relinquishcd
when Burke and Goslin, representing
Hammond, procured in lieu land
script to cover the land included in
their relinquishments.
Ex-Registrator Of the Land Office
Moores, of Oregon City, identified a
letter to Hall notifying him Of the
apparently unlawful character Of
Burke and Goslin's operations.
George Sorenson told of conver-
sation with Hall in which the district
attorney told him since he (Soren-
SEM and Brownell and others we're
implicated in the land frauds, they
had better stand in" and support
Hall for reappointment.
Ex-Surveyor-G General Meldrum,
whom the government brought here
from McNeills Island prison, was not
allowed to testify on an objection by
the defense that he wos not COM
petent witness, Ex-senator Pierce
Mays suffered from very bad mem-
ory while on the stand. His manner
was apparently affected and seemed
to strain the patience Of Heney to al
most the breaking point, Heney tried
to get the witness to admit Hall and
Mays conspired to get the Bar .Asso-
citation to demand that Heney retire
from the land fraud prosecutions in
favor of some Oregon man. Mays
answers displayed only the densest
ignorance on the subject. Heney will
close the governments case tomor-
row noon when the defense will be-
gin to introduce evidence.
Judge Webster expects this will re-
quire about two days. In that event
the cases should go to the jury Fri
day or Saturday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28

NEW YORK, Jan. "a contest
over the property left by Stephen
Thompson, an old sailor of the navy
has developed through the application
OF his daughter, who has not seen him
for rs years previous to his death, for
the discharge OF James NJ. Thompson
as administrator of the estate and the
turning over Of the money belonging
to the estate to her. Until a short
time ago she supposed her father to
have died penniless. Thompson epter-
ed the navy in 1866 and served con-
tinuously until 1881, when he was
transferred to the Brooklyn naval
hospital where he died last August
In 1877, while serving on the great
lakes, he married girl living in Erie.
She continued to live there and he
saw her only at intervals between
voyages. After he died, James M.
Thompson, his half brother, discov-
cred that the old sailor had left an
estate which is estimated to be worth
$4,000, most Of it in the shape of
deposits in banks. He had himself
appointed administrator and the
daughter who now asks his removal
says the first she knew of an estate
left by her father was the
the half brothers proposal to
her that she take $500 as her share
and divide the rest among the faith
er's half brothers and sisters.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
POLICEMAN is RECOVERING.


NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-After an
operation which surgeons in the Har-
lem hospital say is more serious than
the one performed in the attempt to
save the life Of President Mckinley,
John Loughman, patrolman, who
IVES shot Monday night last, while
attempting to aid detective in ar
resting pickpockct, Is in fair way
to recover. Hiss intestines were
pierced six times. AT the hospital
last night II was said that Loughman
would probably be fit for discharge
in two weeks time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28

cared for by the police Despite the
threatening nature Of the FIRE, hard
work by the 6remen confined II to the
two structures The fight called for
the complete fire department forces
OF the downtown and wholesale dis
trict, and the men swarmed upon the
roofs and fire escapes Of adjoining
structures, pouring tons Of water up
on the flames from these vantage
points. Two hours after the first
alarm had sounded the flames we're
under control.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
EVIDENCE IN REBUTTAL SOON
In 1899 Thaw Demanded the Walls
Of the Room to be Torn Down and
Twenty Tons Of Ice Put in to
Cool il.

L
Tense in the Thaw case closed its cast
today with Manic Oppressive" in
sanity as an explanation OF homicide
Tomorrow the prosecution viii begii
evidence in rebuttal and the case vii
60 to the jury Wednesday night D
Thursday noon. Jerome will tomor
row apply for an appointment of ;
commission to take the testimony 81
Abe HummeL who is in the peniten-
tiary on Blackwell's Island. Little
ton said he would oppose such action
whereupon Judge Dowling said he
would go to Blackwell's Island to-
morrow night in company with the
defendant and his counsel to preside
at the taking of Hammers testimony.
The jury will not be taken. Thaw is
delighted at the prospect of an out
ing and smiled broadly at the courts
suggestion. Jerome disappointed the
room full of spectators when he re-
Trained from last years tactics in
batting defense's alienists, three Of
whom, Drs. Wagner, Jelliffe, and
Evans, declared that Thaw, when he
killed White, did not know the nature
of his act.
1t was Judge Bowling who made
the most important inquiry of the
alienists. He desired to know if
manic Oppressive insanity was re-
current. He also wanted to know if
person suffering from this kind Of
insanity is likely to commit assaults.
He learned that it is re-current form
of insanity that attacks victim
without warning, a period Of insanity
followed by maniacal outbursts, then
by period of complete depression
and then by lucid interval.
1t seemed as if the judge was secur-
ing the Information upon which to
base a judicial action in case of a
verdict Of not guilty on account Of in
sanity or straight acquittal. For even
in the latter event the judge could
have Thaw committed for examina-
ton. The English surgeon, DR., Sgd
ney R, Wells, first gave mention to
Manic Oppressive or "Sub-cute
mania" Wells diagnosed Thaw's
case in 1899 when with normal tenn
perature Thaw demanded the walls of
the room to be torn down and that
20 tons of ice be put in the apartment
to cool it.
Littleton's question which was an
swered by the experts, was COM
plete resume of the evidence, with the
exception as Jerome pointed out of
Smiths testimony
The fourth and probably the last
week Of the trial of Harry X. Thaw,
charged with the murder Of Stanford
White begins today. In spite of theI
fact that the first trial required l2|
weeks the present one, will, it is ex-
pected being ended in one third of
that time. Much of the evidence in
troduced at the first trial has been
eliminated this time and with each
side knowing what every witness
would testify, to the examination ofl
witnesses was much easier and much
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28

CHICAGO, ILL.,, January 27.--Fan-
ned by a forty.milc gale, a fire
which broke out in the Hotel Flor
enee, i63 Adams street, early today,
scattered burning embers about the
southern portion Of the loop district,
endangering a score OF structures and
causing loss estimated at 100000.
Twenty guests OF the hotel, which
was four story structure. were
rouscd from their beds by policemen
and fremcn. All OF the inmates are
believed TO have escaped.
Adjoining the burning structure on
the east Is the partially completed 10
story building OF the Corn Exchange
National Bank. The new skyscraper
was given severe test but with the
exception OF some temporary wood
work, resisted the flames successfully.
Two members OF the fire department
were struck by boarss which fell from
q burning scaffolding on the 18th
floor Of the bank building. One Of
them, Edward Wakefield, truckman,
was knocked unconscious. The other,
! Herbert Scanlon, a ppeman, escaped
with slight bruises.
The wind drove the flames directly
against the bank structure which
formed a complete barrier to the
spread OF the fire, but at the same
time acted as q chimney to carry
burning brands, sparks and embcrs
hundreds Of feet into the air. During
the height OF the conhagration a
flaming cascade of sparks poured up
on the Rookery building at La Sale
and Adams streets and upon the
Board OF Trade, Grand Pacific Hotel,
Illinois Trust K Savingsc Bank,
Western Union, Home Insurance and
other big structures, Some of these
buildings were erected so long ago
that their fire proof qualities are a
matter OF doubt and detachmcnts OF
fremen were sent out to keep watch
upon them. Some OF the guests in
the Grand Pacific Hotel were awak-
ened by the noise Of the fire engines
and the glare of the flames, but what
ever fears they may have entertained
were allayed BY employees Of the
house. e|
The fire started in the rear of the
second story Of the Hotel Florence.
Before they were discovered they
gained considerable headway and
shortly after the firemen arrived the
second and third floors and a portion
OF the rear wall fell. A six-story
building adjoining the hotel on the
west caught fire and was partly gut
ted. II was occupied by six printing
and two tailoring concerns, most of
which suffered heavy damage. In
three of the printing Offices night
shifts Of employees we're at work and
these men were driven to the streets
SO hurriedly that many were forced
to face the blizzard clad in the
sleeveless garments Of the sterotyp-
ing room. Many Of the guests Of
the hotel were also scantily clad when
they reached the street. They were
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
Y. M. c. A. FOR CHINESE.

NEW YORK, Jan, 27.-What, 1t is
said, will be the first Chinese Young
Mems Christian Association in
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
ONE FIREMAN INJURED
Many Guests Of tho Hotel We're
Scantely Clad When They
Reached the Street.
PRINTING HOUSES GUTTED

The Wind Drove the Flames Direct
H Against the Six,een-Story Bank
Building Which Formed Complete
Barrier to Spread Of the Fire.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
BURKE and GOsL|N
Heney Says Fulton Was Their
Attorney.
AGENTS or A. B. HAMMOND

They Induced Men From portland's
North End to File on Timber Land
With Understanding That Their
Claims Should be Relinquished.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
TO DECLARE
THEMSELVES
Natives Of India Getting
Uneasy.
URGED TO OPEN REVOLT.
Getting Over the Idea the White
Man Is Their Logical
Master.
PREPARING TO STRIKE BLOW

Captain Rhode Of German Steamship
Neidenfels Brings Startling Infor-
nation That the s00,0O00oo Natives
Of India Are on Eve Of Revolt.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28
SAILORS PROPERTY
Daughter Supposed Her Father
Died PenniIess.
LEFT MONEY IN THE BANKS

Half Brother Discovered the Old
Sailor Had Left an Estate Valued
at $4,000 and Had Himself Ap-
pointed Administrator.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-13
A veaetable Freak.

A freak in vegetable growth has
been added to the collection in tho
museum of the geological division OF
the Pennsylvania state department OF
agriculture. This freak was radish
which grew In the garden of Martin
Herzog, Tyrone cigarmaker, and was
sent to Harrisburg by Representative
Thompson of Blair county. The radish
is six inches long and so closely re.
sombles the human form that at a
glance It would be taken for newly
born babe It IL marked so as to re-
semble the eyes, nose, mouth, neck,
breast, waistline, abdomen, thighs and
legs of human being. In letter
which accompanied the radish Mr..
Thompson says that in looking over
an English record in which were
shown illustrations of peculiarities in
vegetable growth he found nothing
among the Illustrations or descrip-
tlons that equaled this one.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-13
LIVES HIS LIFE APART.
Aged White Peacock Refuses to As
sociate with Fellows.

The agricultural school which the
Countess of Warwick founded in Es
sex, England. ten years ago, and
which Is to be closed forthwith on ac
count of lack of support, was founded
for the purpose of supplying q sound
education to boys and girls between
the ages of 12 and II who intended
to follow rural pursuits. Those who
know how hard the countess has
worked to make this and similar
schemes success will understand
her keen disappointment.
Outside her work, Lady Warwick
finds chief rcreation in her garden
and in the society of her various pets.
Among the latter must be numbered
some 60 peacocks, which are to be
seen about the grounds at Warwick
castle. Lady Warwick takes immense
pride in these birds. and tends them
with great care. There is one pure
white bird which never mixes with
the others, hut stands aloof in
splendid isolation"
The oldest man employed on the es
tate says his father could not remem.
Der the fine when IT was not at tho
castle, wl,ch would make II nearly It
century o'd at least. Although his
wonderful whitc tail Is getting very
thin. he cxi bits no other sign of age
but he neYcc associates or feeds with
the other gcgccckS.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-13
Learned ny SAD EXPERIENCE
ksfir Lad Found Out Just What a
pcasing Meant.

Jubt rs katlr is slow In locating
own body. so Is he slow In imagining
what others are suffering. A grown
up kaiir related, says Mr.. Dudley
Kidd, in Savage Childhood" that
when he was child his father threat
ened him with a beating II he did
something or other.
The child was puzzled as to what
sort of thing beating might be, for
although he had often seen his bigger
brothers beaten. his imagination was
unable to work on the sight and re-
construct the experience of these 9th
ers into terms of his own senses.
When his father threatened him,
therefore. he simply laughed, for he
lad not the remotest idea OF how a
beating really felt. 1t took a very
short time for the young gentleman to
extend the boundaries of his knowl-
edge.
Swift retribution followed the un-
pardonahe sin of showing dsrespect
to his father. AS the children go
about entirely bare, there was no de
lay for preparation. The father took
stick and applied 1t vigorously, "ac-
cording to directions" and with entire
success.
"When the tears and smarting were
over" said the Kair in his old age. 81
sat down and thought II over. Well,
said to myself, now know what &C.
ther means by a beating. don't know
what is the reason of IT, but anyhow
know what sort Of thing a beating
is often laugh when | think how
STUPID | was before that. Youth !
Companion.