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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-11
KILLS HER FRIEND
AND THEN HERSELF
Intimate Associates Found Dead
Together in Fashionable
Girls School.
BOTH WELLESLEY GRADUATES
After Finishing Education Opened
Private Mauiculating institution
For Young Women.

Boston, March ia murder and sui
eide at the Laurens school, an exclusive
finishing school for young women, was
reported to the police today.
The dead women are Miss Sarah
Chamberlain Weed of Chestnut Hill.
Philadelphia. and Miss Elizabeth Bal
ley Hardee OF East Savannah, Ga.
Each was about 80 years of age and
they had been intimate friends since
their graduation from Wellesley col
lege, Miss Hardee receiving her di-
ploma in 1894 while Miss Weed received
hers year later. Miss Hardee was an
instructor in mathematics at Welles-
ley in 1889 and 1900 and since that time
had been teaching in Vermont. Miss
Weed had been teaching in various
sections OF the country.
WOMEN OPENED SCHOOL.
Last summer the two women decided
TO open a boarding school for girls
on Audubon road in the Fenway. On
Oct. 1. the day upon which the Laurens
school. as they called IT, was opened,
Miss Weed broke down as Il result
of over work and was taken to Il sani-
tarium In West Newton, where she
had since been under treatment for
nervous prOStfdllOn. WINE at the
saniterium Miss Weed had been sub
iect to severe attacks OF melancholia.
ESCAPED FROM sANITARIuM.
Last night she escaped from the SAN
itarium and made her way to the I.au-
rens school, Miss Hardee volunteered
to care for her during the night pend
ing her return TO the sanitarium
Miss Weed behaved in peculiar man
ner, according TO the teachers, wan
dering aimlessly about the school build
ing and occasionally making some
strange or ineoherent remark. At
length Miss Hardee persuaded Miss
Weed to retire and the demented wo-
man followed her TO her own cham
Der on the third floor OF the school
When Mrs. Page, the matron of the
school went To Miss Hardee's room
this morning to awaken her, she found
both women dead In bed.
Miss Hardee had been shot through
the base OF the brain and there was a
bullet wound in Miss Weeds right
temple. A revolver, with two cham
bers empty, was lying on Miss Weeds
breaAt
Medical Examiner Stedman. after
Viewing the bodies, declared that Miss
Weed had committed suicide after hav-
ing killed Miss Hardee'
The pupils AT the school, about 40 in
number. are daughters OF wealthy pa
rents from all sections Of the coun-
| try,
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.FlLIPlN0S INQUIRE
AS TO lNDEPENDENc {

Manila, March li,-Assemblyman
Juan Villamor, introduced resolution
IN the assembly TO instruct the Philip
pine delegates at Washington 10 ask
Congress how long It VIII be before in
dependence win be granted 10 tho is-
lands. Tho resolution met with such
rldiciNe from practically all OF the
members OF the assembly, that Il was
later Withdrawn.
A commission appointed by the as
sombly Is now engaged In preparing in
structions for the Washington Delegates
on tariff reform and other matters oon-
corning the islands TO be considered
during the session.
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MARYLAND TROPHY.
In Battleship Glass Her Gunners score
Above All Others.

Mare Island Navy Yard March lit
IS learned here that the cruiser Mary
land Capt. Chauncey Thomas, will be
awarded the trophy for the best show
ing made by battleship class ships dur
ihg the recent practise at Magdalena
pay All vessels of this class made a
better showing at Magdalena bay than
at target practise ON the eastern coast,
me Maryland far distancing all others.
Inc order Of record Is as follows:
Maryland, Tennessee, Pennsylvania.
west virginia, Washington. In practise
WIN b-nch guns the ST. Louis made the
highest average, with the Maryland and
Cnarleston making second record,
WIN tie. In the cruiser class a Won
Hertul record was made by the Albany,
commander Henry T. Mayo The AL
pahy made q score of 90 per cent with
her '-lnch guns. and 1t is expected that
que VIII be awarded Il trophy. The st.
t solnS made second place. beating the
Ssnsalleslon. The Yorktown was next,
suvleatlng the Milwaukee, although the
. % had no preliminary practise with
we guns The Yorktown, now AT San
FRANCISCO is expected to come to Mara
island for the installation OF wireless
biography II Is reported that she win
u' used as review ship by Secy. Met
SaL on the arrival of the batteship
meet at San Francisco.
DAKOTA MAY RETURN.
word has Just reached Mare Island
from Washington that she had lefi
Alasaalcna bay under orders to the
I5olu. Tie South Dakota has not been
u la, for long while and her
Initial tIidl trip with regular navy
rev y yet TO be held II may be in
meparatlon for this that she is return
lng north at this time and viii return
later. ''h'' F"N''so
The vessels Of Rear Admiral swim
an second division OF the Pacific
ns o' PASSED 200 miles west of san Di-
E ILL., at ~ a IN. today bound for san
cht",,lseo. The line was headed by the
:, ~, 'ontoh and included the cruisers
s,, lonls ana Milwaukee and the de-
AnVFVls Treble and Perry. The cruiser
ra1 DlS' which made such n wonderful
tlnV'u ~ the targets off Magdnlena
sa1 hsf y-lneh battery and 3-pOunders.
ri when Is the fourth vessel OF Ad-
a. sNlnhune's command liz sill In
VIZ ERGO harhor, having arrived late
,,uuy afternoon, Her men are en-
t,r'b touay their first shore leave in
n'hihH. The men from the Ten
mss, and the Washington also ane
~ an evidence about the streets and
it''sp already has taken on a naval
tba, as foretaste OF the carnival
sbi, To come when the l6 battle,
,haiisa under Admiral Evans nag dron
bo anchors in this their nrst
" port OF the Pacific
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HUSBAND TO FIGHT THE CASE
Legal Counsel for Both Sides Say
No Settlement is
Considered.
With Every Resource at His Command
He VIII Try to Prove That He
Was Sane When Married.

New York. March 1.-THE first legal
step was taken today by counsel for
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in her contemplate
ed action To secure annullment OF her
marriage to Harry X. Thaw,
Daniel O'Reilly, the young wife's
counsel. said today he has sent a
clerk to the Mattewan asylum TO serve
the papers IN the case upon Thaw.
and that he has also sent papers TO
be served on Thaws mother. He said:
Legally speaking. Harry Thaw Is
dead SO 1t is necessary 10 have for
a defendant his next Of kin. The
mother will not try to make any trou-
BILE for US She is very kindly dis
posed toward our case, and is SYM
pathetic with the attitude young Mrs.
Thaw has taken.
we don't believe that We viii ex-
perience any difficulty in procuring Il
decision In our favor.
Nothing has been done In regard
to settlement" said Mr.. O'ReAly.
The reported figures. a hump sum
Of $4,000, and an annual allowance OF
$4,000 are all guess work"
WILL FIGHT HIS CASE.
According to A. Russell Peabody,
Thaws counsel, Thaw will oppose the
annullment with every means at his
command, and win contest the allega,-
ton that he was insane at the time of
his marriage. IL was stated today
that Mrs. rhaw IS prepared to testify
In her own behalf In this action but
that If her testimony should be use
full In securing Thaw's r,Sease from the
insane asylum. ss1 Is prepared to give
evidence in his facor. II was re-
ported TO day that members OF Thaw's
family strongly favor the movement
TO annu the marriage and that II IL ba
successful, Evelyn Thaw Will bo pro-
Yided for financially.
Although counsel for both Thaw and
his wife announce that the action is
about 10 begin, neither would disclose
the cause OF the difference between the
two, but 1t was stated that the trouble
began a year ago during Th1w's irsg
trial. and that reconciliation was an
impossibiity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-11
RUFF TRYING HARD
TO GET OUT OF JAIL

San Francisco. March Ill Follow.
lng the setting at liberty upon ball
Nggregating S345,O00, sof former
Mayor Eugene Il. SchHitz yesterday
evening, after being confined nina
months in the county jail, the pre-
llminary steps We're taken this morn-
Ing for the release OF Abraham Ruer.
Immediate advantage was taken Of
the admission Of Asst Dist ATTY.
Francis j. Honey In the yoluminous
affidavit hied by him yesterday. that
l,uef ha1 been twice Indicted on every
Charge against him, with the exception
" half dozen charges on which
ho was indicted separately.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-11

was not indicated. but 1t must be with
In 400 miles of Magdalena bay today.
The first signals with Admiral Evans
flagship We're exchanged before mid
night, but II was not until some time
later that the messages began To come
In readable form. The aerograms all
had TO do with official business and all
of the wording was In cipher The COM
muncation with the flagship continued
for several hours and the wireless in
atruments were kept busler than they
have been for many months. A total
OF several hundred words We're received
and large number of messages were
TRANSMITTED to the Connecticut.
DAKOTA HAS SAILED.
A WIRELESS message received here to-
day states that the new armored cruis-
en- South Dakota sailed north from
Magdalena last night. This cruiser
only arrived at Magdalena on Saturday
night and expected to remain a week
on 10 days at the targets.
The news OF the departure of tn.
South Dakota from the Mexican bay,
Is distinct surprise here. No init
nation of her destination was given in
the dispatches, SO far as can be learn
ed, but II she Is coming north un.
doubtedly viii be TO San Diego II may
be that the South Dakota has only
left on short spin TO make engine
tests and will return TO Magdalena be-
fore Admiral Evans fleet arrives
there on Thursday or Friday, other
wise the big cruiser should Join the
Tennessee and Washington, OF Admiral
Sebree's command now at anchor off
this port.
RIVALRY Is KEEN.
An OF the wireless stations along the
haN IN fae
=, the honor OF the first direct communi-
| cation with the coming fleet and the
residents OF san Diego are much elat'
| ed over the success OF the Point Iona
operators. Atlantic wireless stations
also have entered the field since The
feat OF the Pensacola operators IN pick
ing up a message nom the Georgia on
| sunday morning last
The Georgia also was In communica
ton with Point Iona early today ant
transmitted many brief cipher mes
sases.
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DEER LODGE C0NvlCTS
ACCUSED OF MURDER

Butte, Mont. March LA Miner spe-
cial from Dear lodge. Mont, says that
as result Of the coroner's inqust
over the remains OF Deputy Warden
John Robinson, who was murdered IN
an attempt 10 break prison Sunday
morning by Conylots George Rock ana
William Hayes, Il develops from the tes-
timony OF other conviots that con-
spiraoy existed among 1--WE conyicts 10
make a broak, but apparently the nerve
OF all except Rock ana Hayes failed at
the crucial time. Rock and Hayes nra
charged with the murder OF Robinson
by the verdict OF the jury.
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CHARLES w. MORSE SAYS
HE MUST BE THE GOAT

New York. March li.-Charles w
Morse, the former banker. and Alfred
Il. Curtis formerly president OF the Ma
tional Bank of North America, pleaded
not guilty in the United States circuit
court today 10 "a joint Indictment OF
90 counts. Eleven OF the counts eharg-
cd them with conspiracy and Is charged
them with making false entries.
Bail was fixed at 600 for Morse and
$4,000 for Curtis They Ware paroled
Ia custody OF their counsel IN order to
secure bail ana were allowed three
weeks 20 reconsider their plea
Both Morse and Curtis gave bail Mr..
Morse az first demurred 20 $4,000 he
was required 10 furnish and said;
well. 1 suppose / am tho goat as
usual
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HAMMOND RECEIVERS.

san Francisco. March tl.-John
Hays Hammond, the mining engi-
noer, who has been m here for several
months and whose sickness finally re-
suited Ia an operation, has fully recoY-
cred. He left tho b'airmopnt hotel this
morning accompanied by his Wife and
eldest son for Santa Barbara In April
he viii go east. Mr. Hammond stated
this morning that his health Is now
better than II has been Tor yeara
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-11
BAD FIRE IN MANILA.

Manila March 1l.-Flre destroyed D.
900 native shacks in the Samplouic dis
trict of Manila, on the evening of March
II. The damage is estimated at $780,
600 in gold 1t is believed that the fire
started from a spark from a railroad
locomotive which caught on a matched
roof The high wind drove the flames
through the district. Only native shacks
We're burned. and there were no casual
ties, Fifteen thousand homeless ma
tives are being cared for in the churches
by the police. There is no danger OF
any starvation or suffering among tho
refugees.
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DURING Drunken Spree He Pours
Boiling Water Over Wife
And Children.
ARMED POSSE PURSUEs HIM.
Four Year Old Son in Critical Condi-
ton. Daughter Suffering Agonzing
Pain and Mother Burned.

Chicago. March ia band of farm
ers residing along the Lake Shore be-
tween winthrop Harbor, H.. and Ken
osha, Wis, armed themselves with
shotguns. revolvers, and corn knives
and patroled the Lake Shore yesterday
searching for Christian Rasmussen, a
farmer of the town of Pleasant Prairie,
Wis. who is charged with scalding
his wife and children.
Rasmussen is alleged to have gone
home in a drunken frenzy Monday
night. and heating large kettle OF
water, to have gone to the room oc-
cupied by his son, four years of age.
and his daughter. nine years old, and
deliberately poured the boiling water
over the children.
TRIED TO SAVE CHILDREN.
Mrs, Rasmussen attempted to save
the lives of the children and the man
turned on her and poured the hot water
house and sought aid of the neigh
bors. while the children went into an
other bedroom and. locking the door,
hid themselves under bed.
Neighbors released them later and
the children We're given medical aid
The sheriff found Rasmussen who
had been in hiding, and took him to
Jail. Little Chris. the son, Is in a
critical condition. his entire back be-
ing covered with blisters, and Rose. the
girl, is suffering great pain, but II is
said she will recover. The mother
was terribly burned, but her burns will
not result fatally.
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AMERICAN AT RAWLlNS;
ITALIAN IN NEBRASKA

Walcott, Wyo.. March 1.-THE
American car in the New Nork-to-
Paris race left Walcott az 7:1S aud
win reach Rawlins by O'Clock,
mountain time. The car tied up here
last night.
omaha. March 1.-The Italian
Ger IN the New York-to- Parts race is
tied up at Paxton Noh, 400 miles
west OF Omaha, with a broken SHAFT.
Repairs viii DO completed this after
noon.
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[. D. S. MISSIONARIES TO BE
EXPELLED FROM BAVARIA

Munich. March 1.-THE Bayarlan
government has ordered tho immediate
expulsion OF number Of American
Mormon missionaries whose presence
here Is regarded az being dangerous 70
public order
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WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS.
'''ai Hundred Words in onicIaI
messages Arc Received

wI,aa,h Diego March iI.-Tho navy
diren, sh station al San Diego was in
shin communication With the battle
,Aily today ana RECEIVED ana tra,,a'
inn,al ~ official dispatches 20 WASH
e'Yh Ihe exact position OF the fleei
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NO MORMON QUESTION:
AS A POLITICAL ISSUE


Boise, Ida. March III. g,
Rice OF Caldwell today announced
his candidacy for the nomination
as governor on the Democratic
ticket. In his announcement no
declares that ~ opposes making
the Mormon question a political
issue In tho coming campaign.
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That Furnished Room Can bc Put on
Paying Basis Through News
"For Rent" Ad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04

cause" We really know nothing of th. cause, Hester. The effect is. that Mon.
 sieur ouiohard is laid up and unprs. T would never have believed it oi nm exclaimed the girl inconsequent. ly. Fancy his fighting a dueIr "Oh. I'd believe almost anything O, Paul de Sarasfn," rejoined Mrs. Tudor It is by no means his first affair" Hester gave an involuntary gasp she had suddenly become strangely pale. and her lips were trembling. T see you have a note?' she remarked and she eyed 1t greedily.
 to her.
 "ro take leave for ten daysl You have never been favored with his bil- lets-doux. At least you were spared that" she said bitterly. Mrs. Tudor was deeply wounded in her pride, and greatly incensed against her favorite NO one knows better how to serve up his heart on a sheet of notepaper than our Marquis."
 ter. folding up the thick crested paper and replacing 1t in its envelope. Then she was suddenly seized with wild fear, of what she might be tempted to say.
 T thought he had turned over a new ieaf, resumed the old lady. "I hoped that for once he was serious. Why, ne Is close on thirty years of age. This escapade is not known in Biarritz- only to, Mrs. Mac James the receiver of stolen secrets" After a long re- Elective silence she said: Hester. what do you say7-shall We go away for a little changer"
 Very we1l,'' she answered. Oh. she could leave Biarritz now: yes, and the sooner the better, she reflected. as she reviewed the situation with surprising self control.
 Shall we run into Spain for Easter? Ten days or fortnight will do: and you VIII like to see bit of the world? :? You know, my sister-in-law, who mar. ried Snantard. lives at Cordova, I've often told you about Dona Lufsa ?''
 "Oh. yes"
 "she has invited me several times iatey, and I've not been to Cordoya TOT some years Luisa Is a widow; I'm her little visit. and you shall zee spain From the domestic side, and stay In spanish house. Here I will give out that I've always meant to spend Raster in Spain; I'll write tonight. ana We will start the day after tomorrow. listlessly. s4'4
 You will like it. too. feel that we must do something. Will one maid between us be suf1cient? At least we VIII take Marietta-she speaks Span- isn-and a courier to keep us from getting stolen. eh. Hester?" and rising. she went over and took the girls white face in her two hands. and looking down into 1t said: My dear, don't Iet me suppose that that handsome good. ror-nothing has stolen the best part of you-your heart!"
 Hester smiled and shook her head put tears slowly rose and filled her grey eyes. Unfortunately, what Mrs :, Iuoor supposed" vas painfully and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04
The Spanish Necklace
BY BERTHA M. CROKER
3. M Croker. All Rghts RessrvedJ lwMwawmwmEa HnaEMmMmHwWMMMMnmm nmmmmmMMMMU

1 o'clock this morning. was present | The whole affair was mere childs play l to such a noted swordsman as the
 Marquis"
 "only just one of his little jokes. " amended Mrs. Mac James, who hated 1 him bitterly. since he had ignored the advances of a plain niece. His point seemed everywhere at once-such a wristi' resumed pr. Du- bois. "He could have killed his man at the second pass; but he just amused himself, and spared him. Of course, . duel Is an affair of honor With" Regard to the honor of a lady" supplemented Mrs. Tudor. What a piece of excitement A duel-why. it takes one back hundred yearsr' Well, madame, you will be prudent. will you not? It will never do to have this little affair the talk of the place." t
 q am. as you were good enough to say discretion itself" rejoined Mrs. Tudor stiffly. q suppose Monsieur Giuchard is en retraite: and where is the Marquise de Sarazin?"
 "Ah"-what an expressive shrug Of his broad shoulders-"Madame asks the impossible. But he Is not in Biarritz."
 Mrs. Mac James had already moved away; and Mrss Tudor, with a gracious bow, took leave of the doctor. who had many patients and now hurried out to his coupe. For moment the old lady seemed buried in thought, as she gazed out into the sunny court" yard; then she turned about briskly, rang for the lift, and ascended to her own sitting room. Here she discov- cred a note and bouquet on the center table, and Hester sitting in the win dow, with her chin in her hands. idle. staring out upon the sardine boats.
 It struck Mrs. Tudor, from her at- titude, that her friend had something on her mind. Could 1t be possible that she already knew? The face turned to her was ghastly. Yea. to Hester the spell had indeed vanished from the sea, and the sunshine from the air.
 Mrs. Tudor walked over to the table and deliberately opened the note-a few lines from Paul in his firm. clear writing, to say that urgent business had called him away from Biarritz for ten days, and he desired to make his temporary adieu to her and to Made- moiselle Forde.
 "The hypocrite~ she muttered to herself, as she put down the note and took up the bouquet. With her face half buried fin it she said in an every day voice:
 q suppose you had one. too, Hes- ter?"
 (she must approach the subject deli cately and by degreesO
 From the Marquis de Sarazin? Oh. yes,"-rising to her feet-"and I threw 1t out of the window"
 "Why?"
 Mrs. Tudor, I am sure you know why!' she answered steadily. "It fell on a mans head: he pick ed it up. and seemed delighted. am sure he thought meant 1t for him." and she l gave a little hysterical laugh.
 And not as an affront to Paul de l SarazinT"
 "Afrront or not, will never accept l any more of his flowers"
 "Ah. see you know. Who told your" l asked Mrs. Tudor. removing her bon net; and in her fur coat. "a black silk | skull cap. she now looked like a little l old man.
 "Mrs- Mao James whispered 1t to me l on the staircase as I came in from | golf"
 "Ah. she is generally the tale bear CT"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04
DEwITT-TERvIN.
Popular Young Persons Are Married
 at Manistee.

at Manistee.
 Manistee. Oct. 3.-(SpeciaL)-A uret- ty wedding here was that of Miss VII. lye Jeanne Tervin. of Freeport. Fla. ana Mr. Robert Leonard Dewitt, of BaEdad. Fla. which took place in the church at o'clock. Rev. R. J. Baker. Of DeFuniak. Fla. performing the cere- mony.
 The bride entered on the arm of her sister. Miss Pearl Tervin. maid of hon. or to the strains of Mendelssohn's wed- ding march played by Miss Myrtle HerlonR. of Manistee. and was met at the alter by the bridegroom and his best man. Mfr. Ali Black. of Geneva
 The bride was attended by Miss SAi- dee Tsrvtn. bridesmaid. and Mir. Max well McCaskill. of FrsepoFt Fla. Rroomsman. the ushers being pr. c. Fl. Harper and Mfr. Wilson Florey.
 The brides gown was white mousse line silk made princess. trimmed in rich lace. and she carried a shower bou- quet of brides roses and ferns. and wore a veil which was caught ia place by A wreath of forget-me-nots.
 The maid of honor wore q pale blue silk null trimmed with heavy cream tace with gloves and shoes to match.
 The bridesmaid wore a gown of wTte lingerie
 During the ceremony the Flower Song was softly played by Miss Her. long.
 The church was prettily decorated with palms and ferns, and artistically draped with smilax-
 At 9 o'clock Q reception was, held at the home 0t the bgide's RiateE. Mrs. L. L. Brooks.
 The house was attractive with palms, ferns and foliage plants arranged about the rooms and hg the porch was lighted with Japanesa lanternR
 Mrs. Brooks assisted by Mrs. V. J. and Clarence Herlong received tho guests after which delightful resresh- ments were served throughout the ev- ening.
 Mir. and MrA. Dewitt left for their home in Bagdad.
 They received many handsome praa- enta.