il
repetition of doliver-
Lehigh Valley and
fiy-uinth congress adjourned sine die
shortly after vooun, the hands of the
clock baving been turned back that ad
Journwent wight Le officially taken at
12
In the house songs were sang, fags
waved, and Uncle Joe Cannon was
given a great ovation
Johu Sharp Williams (Miss), the mi
gority leader, addressing the house,
said that the work performed by the
Fifty ninth congress would stand as
the bP» work the nation has had in
many years. He spoke of “the speaker
whom every one Joves for bis big
brain, his hig heart and his Impartial
ity.” He cougratuiated the house on
having such a man as its presiding of
ficer. Mr. Willams then presented the
following resolution:
“That the thanks of the Fifty-ninth
congress ure due to the Hon. Joseph
G. Cannon, its honored and distin
gulsh speaker, for the lutelligence, con-
stant and impartial wabner In whieh
he has presided over its Important de
Hberations.”
The resolution was unanimously
adopted: .
With a tremor In his voice, the
speaker sald:
“1 thank you. gentlemen, for your
kindness (n the deed and the wonls of
this day, but even more conldially do I
thank you for your unwearviog amd
constant friendship during every one
of the laborious and eventful days of
the Fifty-ninth congress.”
Great surprise, as well as regret, was
expressed Ly senators of both parties
after the announcement by Senator
SPOONER.
John C. Spooner that he would not re
tarn to the senate when it should meet
again. Mr. Spooner has served sixteen
years In the senate and was reganded
on all sides as one of its ablest mem-
bers. His term has two years to run,
Senator Spooner retires to take up the
practice of law. President Hoosevelt
on learning that Mr. Spooner had re
signed issued a statement of regret.
One of the jateresting features In-
cident 0 the close of congress was
the visit of President Roosevelt, who,
with his cabinet, White House staff
and a number of guests occupied the
president's room in the senate wing,
Forty bills in all were signed by the
president at the capitol. The last bill
to reach him was Senator Ta Follette's
measure limiting the continnous labor
of railroad employees to sixteen hours,
H. R. Fuller, who has Leen repre
senting. the various rallway brother:
hoods at the capitol during the consid:
eration of the La Follette measure,
was In the roo at the time It was
signed. The president shook hauds
with Mr, Fuller, remarking, “You
know the president only gels a per
cehtage of what be wants.”
The ship subsidy bill died In the sen-
ate, Benator Gallinger agreeing not to
press it when the Democrats annonng-
od thelr {ntention of talking it to death.
In addition to the songs and stories
that wsually mark the close of a wes.
sion there was a beautiful picture
forined by the entire house rising and
waving flags and singlog “My Coun:
try, "Tis Of Thee,” as the gavel fell at
12:15 p. m.
In the senate the last of the proceed.
Ings was the speech by Vice Presldent
Falrbabiks prior to adjoarament. * His
remarks were applauded by the thou:
sands of visitors, and the applause
continued ax the audience watchol
with futerest the farewells of senators
on the floor,
Mormon Apostle Acquiited,
BALT LAKE CITY, March 5.—~The
case against Apostle Heber Grant of
the Mormon church, charged with un
lawful polygamous colabitation, was
dismissed by Judge Diehl at the in
stance of the prosecuting attorney. Ac
ton was brought against Apostle
Grant two years ago by Charles 3
Owen, attorney for the American par
»
First to Capture Confrdernte Flag.
ORANGE. N. J, March 5 Lientgn:
ant Colonel lohn N. Cogne, wlio wis
the first Union soldier to captore a
Confederate flag Mn the elvll war, died
of a complication of disefises at his
home here. He wax with Rickles’ iri.
sade and for his services received a
and all social engagements st
the White House have been canceled.
Steve Adams Only a Pawn.
WALLACE Ida. March 5—"“Steve
Adams Is only a pawn In the great
game that is being played. The prose
cutors In this case do not believe that
Adams in gulity. They never did he-
Heve It" Ro declared his attorney,
E. F. Richardson, in his plea to the
Jury to acquit Steve W. Adams, a
member of the Western Federation of
Miners, of the murder in August, 1504,
of Fred Tyler, a clalm jumper. He
based hix plea on the theory that the
state Is only making use of Adams to
convict other members of the Western
Federation and that Adams’ trial Is
but a minor issue in the great fight
between the Mine Owners' association
and the Western Federation of Miners,
Assembly Cannet Interfere.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 6.—
Coroner Mix stated last night that
aside from the fact that Engineer
Fisher bad promised to appear before
him there was nothing new to give
tion of the Platts Mills disaster. Gov:
emor Woodruff was asked if he
thought It was likely that the genera!
assembly wonld take notice of the
wreck and replied: “I cannot see what
can be done. You cannot legisiate
against gross carelessness of smploy-
ces, aud so far as | can sce this was a
case of that kind. The trainmen ap
pear to have disobeyed orders, and
legislation Is powerless to prevent
this.” .
Glover Mas Received No Offer.
DEADWOOD, 8. D., March 5—Re
garding the report that Mrs. Eddy In
an effort to stop Glover's sult has sent
Rev. I. C, Tomlinson with an offer of
$250,000 If he will stop the suit and to
make no objection to any will his
mother may make Mr. Glover says, “I
bave received no such offer and would
not consider such offer If It were
made” Judge Bennett, counsel for
Glover, sald, “This suit was not
brought by Mr, Glover for money or
for the purpose of obtaining any mon-
ey from Mrs Eddy through such
means, but honestly and conscientious
ly for the protection of Mrs. Eddy and
ber property.”
E. H. Barriman at Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 5. — BE. H.
Harriman of the Harriman system of
raliroads spent some time In the of-
fices of the Interstate commerve com-
mission. The visit was Informal, and
a variety of topics were touched upon
during Mr. Harriman's talk with the
commissioners. There was some talk
about the repair In the break In the
Colorado river, which Mr. Harriman
explained to the commissioners, refer
ring particularly to the prompt man-
ner In which the work had been done
by the Southern Pacific milroad.
Bodiea of Arnold Brothers Found.
NORFOLK, Va, March $.—The bod-
les of Percy aud Dalsy Arnold, aged
twenty-one and seveutecu years respec
tively, who, with Clarence Williams,
were drowned Jan. 0 by the capsizing
of a small boat In which they were try
ing to cross Deep creek, a branch of
the Elizabeth river, came to the sur
face here and were recovered. The bod
jes were In a bad condition and had
evidently been struck by the propeller
of a vessel. The body of Williams had
best previously recovered.
Dowling Succeeds Burnett.
ALBANY, N. Y, March G.—At the
opening of the assembly session last
night Speaker Sggdsworth announced
the resignation of Mr, Dowling of
Brooklyn as chairnuan of the commit
tee on general laws and bis appoint
ment as chalrman of the affairs of cit
les committee to succeed the late Jean
L. Burnett, who died last week Mr
Dowling was also made a member of
the ways and means committee, and
Mr. De Groot of Qneeus was appointed
to the committee ou cities
President Sees “Ureat Divide”
WASHINGTON, March 5. ~Margaret
Anglin and Henry Miller and thelr
cowpany from the Princess Theater
New York, gave n single performance
of “The Great Divide” in honor of th
president, the cabinet, congress and
the diplomatic corps at the Belasco
theater last night: The audience wax
one of the most notable ever assembled
In a Washington playhouse. The play
was received with enthusiastic ap
proval, and an ovatlon was given Mr
Miller nnd Miss Anglin,
Nicncagunn Troops Meet Defeat.
NEW ORLEANS Mareh 5—~The fol
lowing dispatéh, covering recent fight
Ing between Honduras and Nicarngua,
was received here from San Marcos,
on the Honduran frontier; “Nicarn-
Kuan troops set an amluseade on Hor.
duran territory near the frontler, but
were driven oot by the Jondursn
foreea. Nicaraguan logs, fourteen kill
ed, forty wounded; Hondaran loss, two
wounded.” 8
Xe *
_ Irogitels Disssier Trial Opens.
ANY. y 4 rch B—The trial
STROTHERS' TRIAL
Slayers of W. F. Bywaters
Await Jury's Word.
GAINES" CORRECTED TESTIMONY,
Noted Marder Case at Culpeper Court.
house Draws te Close — Brothers
Whe Plended Unwritten Law
Face Verdict Today,
GULVEPER, Va, March 5 — The
fate of James A and Philip Strother,
charged with the wiurder or Willlam
¥. Bywaters, their brother inlaw will
be decided today, Judge Harrison hav
ing delivered his charge, and the case
is now with the Jory.
After an extends] argument in
which both prosecution and defense
had apheld their respective conten
tions as to the gullt or inuoceuce of
the defendants. the case was given to
the jury
The jury heard Edward L. Gaines
brother-in-law of the defendants, ad-
mit certain discrepancies ju his testi:
migny given before the coroner's fury.
2
JAMES A. STROTHER.
He vy, : Ee
were due to “an excitable, uervous na
ture.”
Mr, Gaines was called by the prose
caution with the intention of drawing
from him certain Information as to
whethf™ or not the window in Viola
Bywater’s bedroom, through which By-
wuters Is clainied by the defense to
save been flechizr when be was shot
was open or closed on the night of the
tragedy at Rotlierwood. He admitted
that his previous testimony had been
to the effect that the window was
dosed, but qualified. bis statements by
saying that it may have been opened
by Bywaters, He declared that By
waters leaped through the window
without Interruption, iodicating that
the window was open, as has Leen
stoutly contended by the defendants,
Mr. Galnes” testimony was the most
important of the day. Judge Grimsley,
i uncle of HRywaters: Mrs Bessie
Friplett, the dead mau's sister. and
faes Clark, bis colored driver, were
wit on the stand, but their testimony
was objected to by the defense, and
he objections were sustalued
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Captain Wendel Falled (0 Appear.
TROY, N. X, March 5 Captain
Louls Wendel f the First battery,
New York city, who Is charged with
xactiug money from armory employ-
ex and conduct unbecoming an offi-
er. (dll not appear before the board
of Inguiry, which met at the armory
ere lost evenlug to further consider
he ease. Neither was Captain Wendel
epresentid by counsel. General Lloyd
ald the board wonld submit a report
1» Governor Hughes, It was expected
hat Captain Wendel would submit
wine evidence in relinttal
Edward nt Paris Incognito.
PARIS, March 0.-There was 8 con
dderable crowil at the milroad station
0 greet hing Edward, but ag he is
mavellug lucognito there was no offi
ial ceremony, Ilis majesty divve to
he Bristol hotel. Later Le left for
Harrltz, where he will receive the king
f Saxony and where be probably will
Schange visits with King Alfonso
Lis ninjesty will leave Blarrits April
to crouse In the MeditePravean with
Jueen Alexandra
Noted Artist Dead.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass<_ March
din W, A. Scott, probably the nhdest
ist of note in the country, died «at
4 home here, nged ninety-two years
# was born in Dorchester. [is paint
ww were chiefly of Jandscapes, his
wat known pletures being scenes in
he Catskills and White “mountains
Vhlle he was a young man he was
lend of Benjamin W, Cliumpney awl
ther noted artists,
Shot Himself on Liner, Bainvia,
NEW YORK. March 5.—A young
un supposed to be Leopold Weiss, the
Issinge enshier of the Budapest office
“a Hamburg shipping tiem, shot him
Af on hoard the Hamburg American
ner Batavia ox she was leaving het
wk In Hoboken bound for Earope
Kingston Insurance Man Dead.
KINGSTON, N. Y.. March o~Danlel
io Stow, a well known Insurance ngent
f this city, died soddenly. here. He
vis eighty years old. Mr, Stow served
eyernl terms as nxsessor of Kingston.
General Booth nt New York,
ORK, Murch 5... The Atlantic
| Hiner Mined ola wit
SIR TODDINGTON,
New Orleans Feature Won by Faver-
ite, Defenting Rappahanneek.
NEW ORLEANE, March 0b — The
races were transferred to Clly park,
and odds on favorites took a promi
Rent part of the winulugs. The thind
fourth and fifth races were won by
such favorites, but fn the sixth an odds
on horse fulshed third
The steeplechase over the short
course brought out a sensation when
Jockey McKinney was thrown by Oil
ver Me, turning a comnlete somersault
ia the air and landiog unhurt
The opener was a five farlong dash
for horses of the older division. A good
sired Bell faced the starter, and it was
vie of those races In which the start
Is the essential factor. Fancy Dress
bad an easy time winnlug Street &
Co's mare was off with the leaders
amd she held a contending position
throughout, and when her rider, J
Lee. called on ber In the final drive she
was there and easily disposed of Tichi
wingo, who closed rather strong. Lim
erick was easily third. Bummaries
First Race —Faucy Dress, first; Tich
imingo, second; Limerick, thind.
Second Race=Dir, Keith, first: Incan
intion, second; Esterjoy, third,
Third Race.—E. M. Fry, first; Zie
phen, second; Drop Stitch, third,
Fourth Race —Sir Toddington, first
Rappahannock, second; Pink Star.
third
Fifth Race. —Belie Strome, first: Pol
iy Prim, second; Rebounder, third
Nixth Race—Bellindian, first;
vigoer, second: Grenade, third,
Seventh Hace Merry George, first:
King Pepper. second: Schroaders Mid
way, third
For
Demarest of Chicage Won.
NEW YORK. March 5.—At the Lei-
derkrauz club ast night the amateur
untional billiard champlonship tourna-
ment was started. Thé conditions of
the tournament were games of 300
polats at 14.2 balk lue billiards, Cal
vin Demarest of Chicago won the
penlug match, defeating J. M. tolls,
amateur champion of Ubiladelphia in
the thirty second Inning. Score: De
merest, S300: Holls, 119
Hookmakers Arrested at OUnkiawn.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 5.—-The
onstable of Hot Springs township,
vith a force of deputies and acting
mder the provisions of the recently
enacted Amis law forbidding pool sell
ing, Invaded Oaklawn track. arrested
five bookmakers and put an end to
open betting, for the day at least. The
feature of the card. was won by Hy
perion 11, who beat The Bear at the
wire
Women Chess Champlonship.
NEW YORK. March 0-Mms. 8 BR
Burgess of St louis wou the second
and third game= iu the series of seven
for the woman's chess clmmplonship
of the United States, takluz the lead
from Mrs. C. P. Frey of Newark, N. I.
the champion, who won the first game
when played on Saturday last
Vincentio at Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.—A light
rala made the track at Oakland heavy
and slow. In a fierce drive OC, Williams
on Vincentio outgamed WW. Kelly on
Black Prince. winning the third race
by a head. The six furlong event was
won with ease by EM. Brattain
Jack Johnson Victor.
MELBOURNE, Australis, March 5
lack Johnson, the colored American
heavywelght, bad a fight here last
night with Lang, a Victorian puglilist,
amd easily defeatid his opponent in
the uluth round The tight was wit
tessed by 15,000 pectators
Harvard Won Fast Game.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 5. —Har
vard defeated the Dartmouth basket
Dall team last night in a fast aud
rough gate bY a score of 18 te 17
Fhe guine was the trst (he Huuvover
college bas lost this season
Quakers Defeat All Bermuda.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 5
In a cricket match bere between All
Bermuda snd the visiting Phlladelphia
team the former scored 49 runs apd
the visitors bS
Mountain Slipplug Slowly.
NAPLES, March 5 The mountain
In the province of Potenza, above Mon
temurroe, which for two days past has
been slipphig down into the valley, ap
pears now to be moving much mors
slowly. The tight of the people, how
over, continues, many fearing a repeti
tion of the terrible earthquake of 1857
in which 300 persons lost thelr lives
licre. Tho present avalanches have
destroyed twenty dwellings and two
churches
Union Labor Hall at Janiestonwn,
NORFOLK, Va, March 5-The Cen
tral Labor bodies of Norfolk, Ports
mouth and Newport News have decid
el to erect on the Jamestown expos;
tion grounds a labor hall to cost Ix
tween $10.00 and $15,000, which will
be desigued for Inbor hendgoarters
during the exposition and In which it
Is proposed to have the “unlon label
exbibit’” anthorized by the American
Federation of Labor
Seventeen Million Acres Added.
WASHINGTON, March 5. Seventeen
wiilion acres of forest lands have heen
added to the forest reserves of the
United States by proclamations Issued
by President Roosevelt just ufade pub
lle. Thirty-two forest reservations are
credited or Increased In area by these
proclamations,
Brasil to Have a Dreadnought,
TLONDON, March h.- Messrs, Vickers’
Song & Moxim of Barrow. in-Parness
have recelved an onder tn construct a
th Benxi). Jt Is sald this
EVELYN'S WRONGS
Dr. Wagner Gives the Direct
Cause of Thaw's Insanity,
FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF EPILEPSY,
Allenist For Defense Says Accused
When lie Fired Fatal Shot af Stan-
ford White, Knew What
He Was Deolng.
NEW YORK, March 5-1t was the
recital of the wrongs which Evelyn
Nesbit suffered at the bands of Stan
ford White which drove larry Thaw
insane when Le heard It frown her own
lips In Paris
This statement was made positively
in all its forms by Dr. Charles Waguer,
the alienist for the defense
Dr. Wagner declared further that at
the moment be fred the first of the
three shots that killed Rtanford White
Fhaw knew what be was doing
“Did be know what he was doing
when he fired the second shot— when
he pulled the trigger the second time?’
asked Mr. Jerome.
“1 do not know. Hut op to the mo
ment he pulled the trigger he had
knowledge, insane or otherwise, that
the firing of 8 revolver would kill”
was Dr. Wagner's answer
“He bad knowledge of consequences
up to pulling the trigger the first
time 7"
“I am not certaln he had rational
knowledge of that or of drawing the
pistol from his pocket.”
“But he had an appreciation of the
fact that be was dischargiug the con-
tents of a revolver into Stanford
White?”
“I think he did.” sald the witness
Mr. Jerome handed the witness a
copy of the Tetter which Thaw ad-
dressed to Anthony Comstock com-
plalning of alleged “dens of vice"
which he declared to be maintained by
White and “other rich scoundrels”
He asked what light this letter threw
on the condition of the writer
“It is Indicative of a delusional
state”
Mr, Jerome next took the witness to
the scene iu Paris where Evelyn Nes-
bit told ber life story to Harry Thaw.
I'he prosecutor read at length from the
young woman's ‘estimony and then
asked If the witnédss thought the de
fendant was insane efore or after he
heard the story,
“You will observe,” “ald Mr. Jerome
“that Thaw knew sondthing of Stan
ford White, because befdi® the girl had
told him her story he asked < her re
fusal was ‘because of Stanford White
ie
“I am of the opinion,” replied Dr.¥-~
Wagner, “that the girl's overpowering
story precipitated a state of mental
unsoundness.”
‘Was the defendant's condition after
the telling of the story such as to show
you that he was then insane?”
“I don’t think so. It would require
the other facts as well”
“Do yon think he was insane before
she told him the story 7
“That | cannot say."
“Does the fact that very soon after
this story was told him be traveled
with ber as Lis mistress wnke any dif
ference In your oplulon of the effect
the story had ou his mind?”
“No. He was always ready to marry
her and did tdnally warry ber, which
shows his good faith, [| don't think his
relations with ber were at all strange
Reverting to Thaw's will, Dr Wag
uer sald the eighth article of the dixcu
ment showed a dJdelusionary of
mind, while the codicll was so unusaal
a8 to lead to the belief that sane man
would not have written It
Mr. Jerome asked Dir. Wagner If in
his examinations of Harry Thaw he
had found anything to Indicate epilep
sy among the defendant's antecedents
He sald Lhe bad not.
A long stride forward in the trial
was taken when Jerowe aunotnnoed
that his exhaustive cross examiuation
of Dr. Britton D. Evans, one of the
allenlsts for the defense, had been
concluded, br. Evans Lad wen ander
fire since Weluesday moming last
He was lummediately succeedad on the
stnnd by Dr. Charles GQ. Wagner of
Binghamton, N. Y.. who was on the
stand when court adjourned Mrs,
Wihllam Thaw Is expected to be the
next igure ln the witness chalr
stile
Hare asx Napoleon a Fallure.
LONDON, March 5 “The Great Can
splracy.” by Madeleine Lucette Ryley
was produced by Charles Frolunan st
the Duke of York's theater lust night
The first acts were received with en
thusiasmw, but the conclusion
‘Dooed™ by a small claque. Irene Van
brugh played La Helle Marseillals
brilliantly, but the majority of those
present considers that John Hare as
Napoleon was a mistaken attempt
wa
Danbury Block Burned,
DANBURY, Conn., March 5 — A
Lirick block, owned by Hull Brothers
company, occupied In part by them
aml also by the furnishing store of
Hearne & Keane, the frult store of
John Costell and Progressive lige of
Odd Fellows, was totally destroyed hy
fire here, and an adjoining building.
owned by Heory Bernd, was burned
out In the upper floors. The loss Is
about $125 (00
Rishop Wilson on World's Tour.
BALTIMORE, March b.~RBishop Al
pheus WW. Wilson of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South and Mm, Wil
son celebrated thelr golden wedding
Inst night at thelr home here. Today
they started on a trip around the world,
salling from San Francisco en Mareh
18 for China. A stop of & few days
will be made at Honaluln
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