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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
AS GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
Evelyn Neshit Thaw May Use Evi
dence of Mrs. Merrill.

New York, July 29.-The startling
story told at White Plains by Mrs.
Susan A. Merrill about the whipping
of naked girls by Harry X. Thaw, now
before Justice Mills In a proceeding
to ascertain whether the slayer OF
Stanford White is sane, may be used
by Thaw's wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,
as grounds for a divorce. She showed
much resentful agitation when Mrs.
Merrill related her story and later a
reporter asked her why she had ex-
hibited so much excitement
Doesn't it make the grandest di-
vorce case for me you ever heard off,
she replied. 81 know 1t Is all true
/ found it out myself. But | found
1t out only lately and that is why
quarreled with my husband and why
I will no longer give him my aid"
Mrs. Merrill, after relating that
more than zoe girls called on Thaw
in answer to advertisements for cho
rus girls and actresses, said that she
had seen Thaw lash partly nude girls
with a dog whip, which was exhibited
In court, ard with riding crop and
another whip.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
ENGLISH MINERS VOTE
FOR GENERAL STRIKE
viii Support Scotch Brethren
in Their Fight.

London, July 29.-Balloting by the
members of the Miners Confederation
of Great Britain to decide whether or
not a national strike should be de-
clared in support Of the Scottish min
ers, who are resisting wage reduc'
tion of pence day. has been con-
cluded. The ballot resulted In SIS.
361 votes in favor Of general strike.
Only e2,9S0 voted against.
This unmistakable determination OF
the men to support their Scottish col.
leagues and the apparently equally de
termined refusal of the employers to
agree to the miners terms renders
the work of intermediary difficult
Another conference between the EN-
ployers and the men will be held al
the board OF trade under the chair
manship of Winston Spencer Church
Ill and unless a compromise Is ther
reached a general industrial upheava
appears inevitable.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29

Johnson in defense of the heavy.
weight championship title. Johnson
claims the title by virtue of victory
over Tommy Buruns in Australia last
winter.
Jeffries had planned to post the for.
felt few days prior to his departure
to Europe, but decided quickly after
reaching here that the sooner the un-
certainty regarding the matter was
settled the better 1T would be.
Il have posted this sum-" said JEFF
ries." to show my friends that / am
in earnest in my declaration that l am
willing to defend the title of heavy
weight champion in fight with Jack
Johnson"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
TAFT OPPOSED
| To TARIFF DEAL
Emphatic Agi t Proposed
Duty on Rorsn Lumber.
COMPROMISE RATE IS Sl.5O

Long as Necessary to Secure a Sat
Isfactory BilI-AIso Objects to
Agreement on Glove Schedule.
Washington, July 9.-Congression-
al visitors to the White House report
ed that President Tafe is not satisfied
with the supposed agreement Of the
house and senate tariff conferees. Mr..
Taft Is said to have expressed him
self in emphatic terms regarding lum-
Der and to have declared that he
would insist that the rate on rough
lumber should not go over S1.25.
1t was reported that a rate of $3.50
had been agreed upon, but members
of the house conference committee
and other representatives hurried to
the White House to say that with the
presidents help they would stand out
for the lower figure
The president also made his posi-
tion clear on the glove schedule. The
house raised the rates on the better
class of gloves far above the, Dingley
bill figures. The excuse for this was
that a strong effort is being made in
this country to build up glove In
dustry. The senate cut the house
rates materially and in this instance
the president finds himself on the side
of the senate. He was insistent, ac
cording to his callers, that the senate
rates should be accepted. Strong In
fluences are at work in the house to
keep the rates up, but, as was the
case with hides, number of the sen
ators and Representatives who saw the
president declared that he would win
his point IL he persisted.
President Taft Is willing to stay ir
Washington as long as anybody else
provided he can get satisfactory bill
In the end and the prospect of de
lay In beginning his summer vacation
is said to disturb him no longer.
Senator La Toilette talked with the
| president regarding the necessity oi
establishing commission of experts
| to get at the facts of the tariff and to
inform congress. The president, i
| was said, is strongly in favor of q
| commission and had hoped that the
present tariff bill would carry one
As matters now stand the bill will
| authorize the president to appoint G
| commission to assist him solely II
| administering the maximum and mini
| mum provisions of the bill.
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dition because they were told that the
charges | made against White were
untrue"
"But were they true?" demanded
Jerome.
"They WERE" replied Thaw firmly.
AS he left the stand at the noon
recess DIR. Britton d. Evans and Mr..
Morschauser seized Thaw's hand and
said that Thaw had acquitted himself
splendidly The prisoner went back
to the Jail for his luncheon smiling.
First Evidence of Excitement.
The first evidence given by Thaw
OF any excitement was when Jerome
probed into the events leading up to
the shooting of White and questioned
him regarding his early relations with
Evelyn Nesbit The witness measured
his words carefully, with an evident
desire to present this part of his ca
reer in the best possible light. At
this moment Evelyn Nesbit Thaw her.
self slid into the seat among the wit
nesses. If Jerome had planned her
appearance to confuse the witness he
could not have brought her In at a
more telling juncture.
Thaw insisted that Miss Nesbit was
well taken care of in Europe and In
Paris. He said her chaperone was
the same who two years later had
gone abroad with the daughters of one
of the most prominent financiers in
the United States. He recalled his
anxiety to marry her and repeated the
story of her reluctance for reasons as
sociated with her alleged treatment
| by White.
Thaw seized the chance to display
his keenness when Jerome, in read
ing one of his letters. made mistake
in an algebraic question 1t contained
Thaw said that the record was wrong
and read from the original letter the
mathematical expression as 1t should
be.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
Maunets to Clean Roads.

Road authorities are interested In a
novel machine now being tested out
chine is Il two wheel vehicle with elec-
trio magnets suspended close to the
ground from the axle. which picks up
nails and small bits of metal, some
times so costly to owners OF racing
stock. They lcok to general use Of
the device OH American automobile
thoroughfares in the United States to
diminish the number Of tire punctures
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
FEARED EXPOSURE, ENDS LIFE
Machinlst Earning SIS Week Passec
as Wealthy Man.

New York, July 29.--Benjamia Nit
finger, who was found dead with q
bullet in his brain in Newark, N. j.,
on Sunday night, the eve of his mar
riage. is now believed by the police to
have committed suicide instead OF
having been murdered.
The young woman to whom he was
engaged declared that he had repre-
sented himself as being wealthy and
that Immediately after the wedding
ceremony he was to have taken her to
a $4,000 home which he said he had
provided at Elizabeth, N. ].
The police have learned that Nit
finger was a machinist. earning less
than SIS a week, and that instead OF
being wealthy he had had hard time
to support himself.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
TARIFF FIGHT IS SHIFTED
Lumber the Subject Now Under Dis
cassion.

Washington, July 29.-That hides
have been traded for lumber In the
preparation of the report on the tar
iff bill was reiterated about the Cap
itol in connection with the report that
the tariff conferees had agreed to the
per thousand on rough lumber.
When the conferees met they took
up the glove schedule, but the action
was largely perfunctory, as it prac.
tically was agreed that the house in
creases should prevail. In both
houses, around the conference room
and even in the minds of the con
ferees the lumber question was much
more pertinent than the glove ques-
tion.
Meantime the pot was boiling along
the Northwest border. Senators Mel.
ing and Representative Tawney In
the other were stirring 1t. They, as
well as many other senator's and rep
resentatives, were quite incensed ovei
the change that had been made and
many assertions were heard that nc
report for higher rate on lumber
than the house had fixed could be
adopted by the house.
1t was believed to be different ir
the senate. The low lumber men oi
the senate generally had been among
the insurgents who had voted against
the bill originally and they were hope
less of preventing the adoption OF the
conference report in that body. Thi'
state of mind was due largely to the
fact that they did not believe the hide
men would stand with them In oppo
sition to the report
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
ASSAULT WAS JUSTIFIABLE {
Senator Stone Acquitted of Attack or
NEGRO Waiter.

Baltimore, July Ex-senator VIII
liam j. Stone of Missouri appeared in
the Central district police court here
to answer to the charge of assaultilg
Lawrence G. Brown, a negro waiter
On a Pennsylvania railroad train on
which the senator was travelling from
Philadelphia to Washington.
Justice Grammar, after hearing the
evidence, which included statement
by Senator Stone. decided that the as
sault was justifable and dismissed
the case
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
HAS PASSED THE 200 MARK
Union Pacific Stock Makes New
High Record.

New York, July 29-The feature of
the stock market at the opening was
an advance by Union Pacific common
to a new high record above the 200
mark On sales of 5000 shares at tho
opening the stock sold from 1879 to
200A United States Steel commons IS
response to the increased dividend
was an advance of one-half point on
sales Of / 100 shares. The rest of the
list was active and strong.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
MORGAN WILL GET CONTROL
insolvent Alaskan Railroad to Be Sold
by Order of Court.

Seattle, July 29.-The insolvent
Alaska Central railroad, when 1t is
sold by order of court this fall, will
become the property of the bondhold-
ers, among whom Is j. p. Morgan, the
principal factor in the Copper River
struction of which 5000 men are now
at work.
The Alaska Central is projected to
run from Seward, on the coast, to the
Yukon river and there are large coal
fields along the route. Fifty-three
miles have been built but are not be-
ing operated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
Laughs Himself to Death.

Chicago, July 20.--Owen Rowley,
forty years old, laughed himself to
death. His cousin, Edward Rowley,
cracked ioke while they were sitting
on an iron railing at Wells and Indi-
ana streets and Owens spasm of
mirth shook him off into the base
ment. fifteen feet below.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
Said to Resemble Jack Simpson.

The Dalles, Ore, July pa man
said to resemble Jack Simpson. want
ed at Boise, Idaho, to answer to a
charge Of completely In the murder OF
former Governor Steunenberg, Is un
der arrest here. The man arrested
gave the nane OF Nels Nelson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED
Reyes Successor VIII Be Chosen on
Aug. 3.

Bogota. Colombia. July 29.--The
resignation of President Reyes was
presented to the Colombian senate
and unanimously accepted. August
was fixed as the date for the election
OF his successor to finish the consti-
tutional period which ends Aug. Z.
1910.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29

this attack and spoke of hypnotism.
did you ever take lessons of
hypnotist?"
"They could hardly be called les
sons" said Thaw, smiling II talked
with one four or five times"
did you ever think that Stanford
White exerted a hypnotic influence
over Miss Evelyn Nesbit?"
From her remarks | thought such
thing possible. At least he certain
ly had very strong influence over
her"
Jerome examined Thaw at length
on the testimony given at the trial
regarding Thaw's alleged hallucina-
tion that number of little girls were
locked up in the Jail where he was
confined when first arrested.
Declares 1t Is Rubbish.
"That's rlbbish," said Thaw.
"Then. did you, dominated by this
idea of noblesse Oblige, allow Mir. Lit
tleton (Thaw's attorney to put this
in evidence?"
81 told him not to, but he insisted
on using it."
Ibid your wife reproach you for
lashing these women regarding whom
Mrs. Merrill testified and say she
could get divorce on that ground,
and did you tell her that she could
not?" asked Jerome.
"No."
"Are you willing that we should call
ber here as a witness against your"
Thaw hesitated and his attorney in
terposed an objection, declaring that
he insisted upon the privilege of the
could keep Evelyn Nesbit Thaw off
the stand.
did you ever write a letter to your
wife containing an improper draw
ing?" asked Mr. Jerome.
On objection of Thaw's counsel the
question was not answered and le-
gal tilt between counsel ensued re-
garding Mr.. Jerome's right to intro
duce letter written by Thaw to his
wife.
Mr.. Morschauser, for Thaw, insist
| ed that letters between a husband and
wife were sacred and confidential
| Justice Mills postponed his ruling and
the letter was held up for the pres
ent
Jerome then questioned Thaw abou,
his life at Matteawan. The witness
| said he was in a ward with fifty-seven
| Iunatics.
| "Do you believe you have always
| been sane?"
| Il have always been sane medical
ly."
"Could a stranger tell in five min
utes' conversation whether or not yo,
were crazy?"
"Yes, If he were accustomed to ex
anime lunatics"
How about DR.. Evans? He said al
your trial that you were afflicted will
delusions."
Takes a Rap at Jerome.
"Dr. Evans replied Thaw after I;
little thought, twas misled, He wa
told by Mr. Jerome and these con
Dected with his Office that everything
| / said was untrue"
"Were you ever insane?" aske'
Jerome.
7 may have been at one time for
few moments"
Were you crazy when you kille'
Stanford White?"
Il think | was legally crazy, but
may be mistaken"
''Do you think you did a wicke
thing in killing him?"
81 do"
] "Then why did YOU kill him?"
/ Probably for what he did to m
WIFE,"
4 Jerome then reviewed Thaw's frt
quent change Of counsel. The Wi
ness explained that his disagreement
with the firm of Black, Gruber
Olcott was due to their determinatio
to try to acquit him on the ground G
insanity, when he knew he was nc
insane. He admitted. however. tina
ne might have been insane for brie
interval when he killed White.
"You must remember" he remarked
s'that these lawyers were Influenced 1
their belief regarding my mental CO,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
RESIDENTS LEAVING CITY
Cholera Situation Causes Panic at
PcIotsk, Russia.

st. Petersburg, July 29--Dispatches
received from Polotsk, In the govern
ment of Vitehsk, the cnly city in Rus.
STA aside from St Petersburg where
the cholera has made much headway.
say that Polotsk is in full panic owing
to the insufIiciency of the sanitary adj
ministration and the shortage OF ply.
sicians. Forty cases of cholera are re-
ported daily and to cope with this sit.
uation there are only five doctors.
Many stores have been closed and all
well to do persons are fleeing from the
city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29

Possible Exception of the Brief Pc
riod When HIS Killed White.
White Plains, ". Y, July 29.--Harry
X. Thaw, on the stand in mis- hear
ing for release from Matteawan asy-
lum for the criminal insane, under
went an aIl-day examination al the
hands of District Attorney Jerome
and acquitted himself to the satisfac-
tion of his attorneys and friends. He
answered the rapidfire questions of
Mr. Jerome calmly and at no time dur
ing his long ordeal was his demeanor
other than that of an ordinary wit
ness.
On his way to take the stand Thaw
stopped to kiss his aged mother.
Then he settled back in the. witness
chair and in low but steady voice
began his duel with District Attor-
ney Jerome. Thaw's very first state
ment made a sensation In the court
room.
Il believe" he said, that In acqult-
ting me the jury was largely in
fluenced by the belief that Stanford
White deserved his fate. Another rea-
son | was acquitted was, believe, be-
cause the attorneys on both sides told
the jury that my act was caused by
certain delusions."
Then District Attorney Jerome be-
gan.
''You are a gentleman and an edu-
Gated MANI" he asked.
A Gentleman and Scholar.
The witness nodded.
''You believe that gentleman
should defend his honor?"
YES"
"And if you committed an act In the
defense of your honor would you con-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29

slider yourself justified In committing
perjury to cape the consequences OF
your act?'
NO" rcalied Thaw, shaking his
heal.
Tie -..l.-t ettcrae- abandoned
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
UNABLE TO DISLODCE
MOORISH TRIBESMEN
Spanish Batteries BOmbdrding
Camps Of the Enemy.

Melilla, Morocco, July 29.-The
Spanish batteries are ceaselessly
bombarding the camps of the Kabyle
tribesmen at the foot of Mount Gu.
ruga. Several of the camps have
been burned, but 1t is the concensus
of opinion here that until the Moors
are dislodged from Mount Guruga
which is 1000 feet high and dominates
the entire peninsula, the Spanish po
sitions around Melilla will be con
stantly threatened. TO accomplish
this object it is intimated that 25,
900 men will be required.
The facilities for treating the
wounded here are utterly Inadequate
A theater has been converted into a
hospital.
Oran, Algeria, July 29.-Reports
from Melilla are very pessimistic
General Mariana, head of the Spanish
troops there, is described as being ex
tremely unpopular with his men. The
camp at Sidi Mura and Mount Atala
you, where the Spanish dead were
buried where they fell, are threatened
with epidemic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
FOR A FIGHT WITH JOHNSON

Jeffrles Posts a Forfeit of $1,000 in
New York City.
New York, July 29.-James j. JEFF
ries posted a forfeit of $4,000 with
Robert Edgren, sporting writer, as
evidence of good faith TO meet Jack
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-29
HIS DEMEAN0R
IS UNRUFFLED
Thaw Acquits Himself Ad-
mirably on the Stand.
QUESTIONED BY JEROME

undereoes Trying Ordeal to the Sat
isfaction of His Attorneys and
Friends-lnsists That He Is Sane
and Always Has Been With the
Possible Exception of the Brief Pc
riod When HIS Killed White.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-07

The indications still are for a rec
ord crop of corn in the country. 1t
will in all probability reach and may
succeed 3,OO0,OOO,0OO bushels. Not
withstanding this enormous promise
of yield the price of corn still keeps
firm in the market and it would ap-
pear therefore as though it was i'm
possible to grow more of this crop
than the market will take care Of
Last year very little was exported
and yet stocks are not large. The
problem of providing meat for our
population of nearly 100,00O,OOO
people seems to make the size of the
corn crop, if only it is large enough,
matter of small moment as affect
ing the price. The stock feeders
must have it as the market must
have the meat, and the public pays
the bill.-Southe Planter.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-07
Read Watson's Bethany" a novel
of the Old South.
YOU CAN HELP HERE.

When filled with signatures return
to the United States Monetary
League, Joseph N. Stephens, Nation
al Secretary, ,634 18th St., Denver,
Colo.
To the President of the United States
and Members of the Senate and
House of Representatives
We, the undersigned electors and
citizens respectfully represent:
That we view with alarm the efforts
that are being made to retire the
$346, 100000 of United States notes,
commonly called greenbacks; and to
melt into bullion the 60O,O0O,O0O
of silver dollars now in circulation in
the United States. These are now
performing the function of a circu-
lating medium and there is no JUS
LITIGATION for their retirement.
The substitution of bank curren-
cy therefor would be injurious to
the nation, because it would place
within the hands of the banking
classes the power to contract and ex-
pand the medium by which payments
are made and by which values are
determined. The exercise of such
power by any one class is bound to
be detrimental to the interests of the
masses;
Therefore, we respectfully urge:
First: That the $346,OOO,O0O in
greenbacks shall not be destroyed.
Second: That the silver dollar be
not elimenated from coinage and use,
but the increasing demands of COM
merce for circulating medium be
supplied by increased coinage of both
gold and silver and the issuance of
gold and silver certificates thereon.
Ed. Comment: We publish the
above with pleasure, hope that it will
carry many signatures to Brother
Stephens. T. e. w.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-07
CROPS FORCE ISSUE.

One of the important questions
which Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Veagh is said to have discussed yes
terday with the President at Bever-
ly was how to provide the money with
which to move the crops of the coun-
try this fall. It is an annually return
ing question, but this year it is more
than usually interesting, because it
involves something of a fight be-
tween the national banks and the
Treasury Department.
The banks are trying to force the
Department to bear all of the ex-
pense of furnishing the currency
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-07
A Fine Kidney Remedy

Mr.. A. S. Hitchcock, go Carrier
Building, East Hampton, Conn. wish
es to tell our readers who are aff1ict-
ed with any Kidney, Bladder or Uric
Acid ailment that if they will send
their address to him he will without
any charge whatsoever direct them
to the splendid remedy he so success
fully used at home in his own case.
There can be but little doubt that
this plain information so freely given
to our readers will lead to the return
to health of hundreds of suffering
men and women who as yet have
found nothing but costly disappoint-
ment.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-07

comes organization for work, and
network. Each club will prob
ably have something in the way of
civic betterment to attempt, and no
two clubs are likely to proceed upon
identically the same lines. BY ex-
changing news and views, each club
can help the others.
There will be another big public
meeting held at Thomson, Georgia,
on October 10th.