Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-02
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

must choose between the asylum or
divorce-between life behind the bars
at Mattewan, with Evelyn, his wife,
outside, and freedom with permanent
separation from the woman who sac
rificed her all to save him from the
electric chair. Thaw says he will not
give mp Evelyn. Every member of his
family is determined that he shall.
| Evelyn remains silent. but is willing
| To have separation If she is allowed q
sufficient sum of money. A private
detective In the employ OF the ThAw
family is reporting every move Of Eve
lyn. What he has learned he will not
tell, but he has "A large report for the
lawyers and for Thaw. 1t is believed
the family will prevail and that Thaw
will have freedom, but not Evelyn.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Feb. 26.-
| Whether a frolic or fight awaits Ad-
miral Evans upon the arrival of the
fleet, much of the principal action q
the fleet will take place in Santa La
bara channel within view of this o.t
Santa Barbara citizens, like thos,
San Francisco, Los Angeles and ST
Diego, assume that it will be ir C
FOR they haven't respect enough Jr
the Japanese TO think of fighting Il IN
and no one else has been offered 5
possible foe. So they are going ahead
| with preparations for a frolic, that
Will last from the time the fleet
reaches San Diego until it has passed
away from the coast of California
In preparation for the coming of the
big fleet, Admiral Swineburn lately
was here with his squadron of cruis-
ers, the Big Four that lately arrived
from the Asiatic station, and careful
surveys of the shore line, both of the
mainland and the islands, have been
made. for the advantage of the navi-
gators of the battleships and those
that accompany them.
Japanese agents also have been busy
In the channel. Only the other day
the captain OF Pacific Coast Steam
ship company packet found Jap
anese passenger In the act of taking
a series of photographs of the islands
and the mainland here.
Japanese passing themselves as
fishermen are known to have com
pleted full drawings of the channel
shore lines and made soundngs and
maps of the channel.
| Iknt II IL nj W thuf tho
of Santa Barbara are thilking. II is
festivity.
flower festival to be held in April,
when the Iieet is here, already is plan
ned to the fullest detail A commit
tee, of which Stewart Edward White,
the novelist, Is chairman, and com
posed of artists whose winter homes
are here, is acting under direction OF
tee in planning for the big festival.
, A floral parade will be one of the
/ features. and a battle of flowers on
the Ocean Boulevard, in front of the
Plaza del Mar, where will be erected
IA reviewing stand for Admiral Evans
and his officers.
A floral ball will be held at the Pot
ter hotel at which at least 5000 dan
GERS may be on the floor at once.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The coun-
ty commissioners of Rio Arriba coun-
ty, New Mexico, have called upon
Washington and the members OF con
gress to secure the restoration to the
public domain of three and a half mil.
lion acres of land in Rio Arriba, San
Juan, San Doval and Mckinley coun.
ties, New Mexico, which was added to
the Navajo and Jicarilla Indian reser-
yations By executive order in May,
1907. 1t is contended that the in
clusion of these lands in the Indian
reservations will damage the sheep in
dustry of northern New Mexico and
take at least three million dollars OF
taxable property out of the territory.
STERLING. ILL.,, Feb. PA car
bearing a message from General Grant
at New York TO Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, passed through Sterling this
morning. A punctured tire caused a
delay of an hour
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.--Two persons
were burned TO death, n dozen more
severely hurt, and scores we're res.
cued from perilous positions by fire
men in two morning fires today. AL
though in widely separated sections
OF the city, both fires were of incendi-
airy origin. The fire in which many
were injured was in a tenement house
on First street. Before those who
were asleep on the upper floors were
aroused the fire had spread through
out the third floor, cutting of escape
| by the stairways. Even before the
iremen arrived the fire escapes were
crowded with badly frightened men
and women, many carrying children.
Several were caught by the rush of
flames on the third floor and were
badly burned. Calegro Barbarette and
his daughter Lena, aged 10, inhaled