TH THA JURY DISERE
Seven Wanted Conviction in First
Degree, Five for Acquittal.
RETRIAL SOON AS POSSIBLE
Over 30 Homicide Cases Must Be
Disposed of Before Case Can
be Tried Again.
After having struggled for nearly
two days to reach a verdict, the Thaw
jury reported a disagreement late
Friday afternoon and was immediately
discharged. The final ballot stood
seven for conviction of murder in the
first degree and five for acquittal on
the ground of insanity.
Thaw was at once taken back to the
Tombs. Application that he be releas-
ed on bail will immediately be made
very soon, but it is regarded as al-
most certain that this application will
be denied.
District Attorney Jerome announced
fmmediately after the jury's discharge
that Thaw would be tried again,
though not for several months.
On the final ballot the jurors who
voted for conviction were Foreman
Deming B. Smith, George Pfaff,
Charles H. Fecke, Harry C. Brearly,
Charles D. Newton, Joseph H. Bolton
and Bernard Gerstman. The five who
hung out for acquittal were Oscar A.
Pink, Henry C. Harney, Malcolm F.
Fraser, John . Dennece and Wilbur F.
Steele.
The scene in the court when the
jury anrounced its disagreement,
though accompanied by all the formal
ity usual on srch orenciong, Jost much
of the dramatic quality it would oth-
erwise have possessed, for the reason
that Thaw and all the members of the
family were aware that no agreement
had been reached, counsel for each
side having been told of this by
Justice Fitzgerald before they entered
the courtroom.
It is said that all the Thaw lawyers
except Daniel O'Reilly have been
thrown over and would be thrown over
by the Thaw family. Lawyer
O'Reilly said that as far as he knew
he was the only one of the lot who
had been retained for further proceed-
ings. It was said that both Thaw and
his mother were dissatisfied with the
conduct of the last stages of the
trial! The comments on the closing
speech of Mr. Delmas did not please
Mrs. William Thaw.
Attorney Gleason said; “The dis-
agreement of the jury was disappoint-
ing, of course. It was unfortunate, the
insistence upon the unwritten law
characterized as ‘demetia Americana.’
If instead of this counsel had dwelt
upon the statutory insanity of Mr.
Thaw, which was plainly proven, Mr.
Thaw might have been acquitted.”
District Attorney Jerome said:
“Thera are 34 homicide cases in my
office and 14 or 15 murderers in the |
Tombs, and they must dll have their |
day in court. The Thaw case must
take its turn.”
TAFT IN PUERTO RICO
Thousands Greet Secretary
War at Naval Station.
Secretary of War Taft and his party
arrived at San Juan, Puerto Rico,
April 14, on the government
Mayflower. rovernor Beekman
Winthrop and Secretary
the
of Puerto
Rico Regis Post went aboard to greet |
the Secretary.
Secretary Taft was escorted by
battalion of marines to the city
trance, where Lieutenant Colonel
Bailey of the Puerto Rican regiment
and staff awaited him.
a
Mr. Taft is the sixth Cabinet officer !
to visit the island since it was occu- |
Messrs.
and
by the Americans.
Payne, Moody, Root
preceding him.
The
Alger,
flower had been \ ¢ oa
nal for the gathering of thousands
and soon the streets surrounding the
naval station were filled with eager
spectators. Secretary Taft's recep-
tion by the Peurto Ricans was cor-
dial.
BIG FLEET ASSEMBLING
Greatest Naval Display Will Soon Be
Seen 2t Jamestown.
Having com
gram of
tice the
Atlantic fleet
station at G:
11 for Hampt
in the ceremonies
opening of the J COW
The division consis of 14 modern
battleships and will be joined by two
others at Hanipton Roads, as well as
by a number of warships of other
classes.
ted an elaborate pro-
target prac-
division of the
from the naval
To, Cuba, Anril
s to participate
1%. to - the
wir exposition.
When assembled in Harapton Roads |
of 3¢
there will be an aggregate 5
ships of various types,
the most
led in the waters of the United
States. Admiral Evans’ division is
due to reach Hampton Roads on April
16. ?
Decause her parents refused per-
mission to 13-year-old Stella Burns,
of Yellow Pine, Ala. to receive at-
tentions of a young man the girl com-
mitted suicide by jumping from the
county bridge: into Dog river.
Thinks State Rights Endangered.
Assemblyman Burke introduced in
the Wisconsin legislature a joint
resolution requesting the governors of
the various states to call a conference
in Indianapolis in November, 1907, to
discuss and formulate plans for uni-
formity of legislation. The resolu-
tion declares that the rights of the
states are endangered by the federal
government, particularly as to legis-
Jation affecting transportation and
communication.
of
yacht |
Metcalf
‘announcement that the May- |
fod wen ¥ .
wars
constituting |
powerful fleet ever assemb- |
A POLITICAL SENSATION
John Temple Graves Makes His Pro-
posal That Mr. Bryan Name
Roosevelt.
A sensational feature of the banquet
given at Chattanooga, Tenn., April 10
by the Bryan Anniversary club, at
which William J. Bryan was the guest
of honor, was the letter and subse-
quent speech of John Temple Graves,
editor of the Atlanta “Georgian,” who
in his letter refused to speak because
the toastmaster asked him not to talk
about his suggestion that Bryan should
nominate Roosevelt for re-election.
Later, Mr. Graves was induced to go
to banquet hall and deliver his speech.
Mr. Graves, in his letter said:
“I am profoundly convinced that in
this period of tremendous economic
crisis the only man who ean carry to
successful conclusion the reforms in-
stituted in behalf of the people is the
man who is already entrenched in the
power and prestige of dauntless cour-
age, and is a conspicuous success in
the executive office.
“Of course, this is only an individu-
al conviction submitted to the judg-
ment of my party. I do not need to
say that if Mr. Bryan shall be nomi-
nated in the wisdom of the Democratic
party as our next candidate for
President, I shall give him my whole-
hearted and unqualifiedly enthusiastic
support.”
Later, Mr. Graves was persuaded to
take his place at the banquet table
and make his speech.
Bryan Not Ready Just Yet.
In beginning his address, Mr. Bry-
an paid his respects to Mr. ..Graves
and what he had said. He compli-
mented Mr. Graves in the highest
manuer for his honesty and his bold-
ness, and said if there was any place
in the world where absolute freedom
of speech should prevail it ought to be
in a Demorratic gathering. He add-
ed that when he had heard that Mr.
Graves had retired from the hall be-
cause there might be doubt about the
sent for the Georgia
and insisted that the
be delivered.
subject of Mr. Graves’
tion, Mr. Bryan said:
sneech should
recommenda-
present the name of Theodore Roose-
velt to the National Democratic con-
vention. Dear in mind, I say, ‘as at
present advised." ” :
Mr. Dryan contended that if, after
‘mature consideration and reflection
and the presentation of the arguments
in the case, he should feel that his
duty lay in that direction, he would
present Mr. Roosevelt's name, even
though it should prove to be the last
act of his life. He then went on to
say that if any Republican was to be
selected by the Democrats to head
their National ticket the man should
be Senator La Follette, of Wisconsin.
TRAIN WRECKERS KILL THREE
Break Switch Lock and Smashup and
Fire Follow.
Three killed and one probably fatally
injured is the result of what is be-
lieved to be the work of train wreck-
ers at Cheneyville, La., on the Texas
& Pacific Railroad, when a westbound
passenger train plunged into an open
switch while running at high speed.
The wreckage caught fire and the
coaches were burned
Engineer John
Michael
two passenger
The dead:
ington, Fireman
unidentified man.
Express Messenger William Keogh,
of New Orleans was fatally hurt.
An investigation showed that the
switch lock had been broken and the
switeh turned and the signal lantern
| thrown away.
|
Kass, one
WILL TEST RATE LAW
en-
| Reading Company Claims It Is Not
: Constitutional.
The Philadelphia
road Comvanv. will institute legal
| proceedings to test the constitution-
ality of the 2-cent fare law.
Just how the issue is to be raised,
| the law not going into effect until
{ Sentember it is not explained. It is
| understood that the point to be made
| is that, under an existing charter
§ granted under the constitutional
|
& Reading Rail-
amendment of 1857, the Reading is
not subject to legislation which aims
| to abridge or change the rights pre-
viously possessed.
1 detmpenitr bees mies menent
! Eight Burned to Death.
{| Eight persons were burned to
i death nera Gunter, Tex. The dead
| are: J. C. Price, Bell, Annie, Hom-
| er; Elmer, end a boy whose name has
i not been learned, all children of
| Price, Jottie Dyers, step-daughter: of
| Price, and Aline Upchurch, a niece of
Price. Price attempted to start a
| fire with kerosene, when an explosion
| occurred.
beyond recognition.
Jetween 500 and 600 people were
rendered homeless by a fire which
iswept the town of Westwego, on the
Mississippi river, opnosite New Orl-
| eans. In all 42 buildings ‘were de-
The loss is estimated at
|
| Five Hundred People Homeless.
i
| stroyed.
| $50,000.
Sue Judge Hargis for $90,000.
Suit was filed at Jackson, Breathitt
county, Ky., by the heirs of Dr. B. D.
Cox, demanding $90,000 damages from
Judge James Hargis, Edward Calla-
han, Asbury Spicer, John Smith and
John Abner, for alleged responsibility
for the assassination of Dr. Cox.
Want Roosevelt to Make
Bryan.
In the Missouri house a resolution
indorsing President Roosevelt on his
Way for
tion of wealth, was introduced, and
tabled after it had been amended so
as to read that it was the sense of
the Republican members that Roose-
resolution lauding W. J. Bryan and
declaring that President Roosevelt
should retire to make way for Bryan
was adonted.
Qil Octopus Convicted on 1462
Counts of Indictment.
FINES AMOUNT TO $29,240,000
Standard Lawyers Chestfallen, but
Will Carry Case to United
States Sppreme Court.
The Standard Oil Company of In-
diana was found guilty by a jury in
the United States District. Court of
receiving rebates from the Chicago &
Alton Railroad.
The jury declared the trust was
not guilty on 441 counts of the in-
dictment, but that it was liable on
1,462 counts. The maximum fine is
$20,000 on each count and the mini-
mum $1,000. Therefore the maxi-
mum gross fines may aggregate $29,
240,000.
The jury devoted two hours
time intervening between the
ment from the court and the
to render a verdict, to eating a course
dinner. The jurors has been listen-
ing to the evidence for six weeks
and evidently arrived at a conclusion
before the final arguments.
Judge Landis returned from dinner
attired in full dress suit. He open-
ed court, sent for the jury and re-
ceived the verdict. Immediately
upon its reading attorneys for the oil
company moved for a new trial.
United States District Attorney
Sims declares the full penalty in each
case will not be disproportionate.
He says that if a common criminal is
sentenced to a year for the theft of
an article worth a few dollars, then
the imposition of $29,240,000 in fines
against a corporation worth $200,000,-
000, a large portion of which wealth
of the
retire-
return
wisdom of what he had to say, he had |
editor to return |
Turning directly to the |
mail car. baggage and express car and |
i Moeller, the German minister of state,
J. Cov- |
The victims were burned |
stand against unprincipled manipula-.
was amassed by collecting rebates,
will be reasonable, and according to
the practice of the courts in cases of |
petty crimes.
| The high-priced lawyers for the oil |
| company
| defeat.
“As ‘at present advised T shall not |
were crestfallen over
They express a determina-
tion to carry the case to the United |
see
States Supreme Court, rather than
permit their clients to pay the great
fine.
FOUNDERS DAY IN PITTSBURG
Dedication of Enlarged Carnegie Lib-
rary and institute.
The Carnegie Library and Institute
at Pittsburgh which has been en-
larged was reopened and the event
celebrated as Founder's Day on the
11th with eleborate ceremonies. Many
distinguished men from Europe as
well as Canada and the United States
were present.
Mr. Carnegie, the founder of the
great institute, received a remark-
able reception when he arose to deliv-
er his address.
Mr. Carnegie’s address was in his
usual vein, a statement of his objects
in founding the institate, and his
hope that it would prove to be of
great value to the people of Pitts-
burgh, - for . whose benefit it was
founded.
His Excellency, Theodor von
then delivered an address on ‘The
Ponular Feature of the. Carnegie In-
stitute,” and was followed by Baron
D’Estournelles de Constant, of
France, on ‘The Organization of
Peace.” : Secretary S. H. Church, of
the board of trustees, gave a review
of the work of the last 1S months at
the institute, after which
Frew made an address and announced
closed the exercises of the afternoon.
Trainmen Found Not Guilty.
A jury returned
guilty in the case of Frank Galnour,
engineer of a Baltimore & Ohio pas-
senger train, who was charged with
involuntary manslaughter in failing
to give proper signals to the crew of
a. freizht at Woodville,
causing a collision
deaths.
our’'s train and Engineer Burke and
Conductor Moste of the freight train,
who were also indicted, were dis-
missed.
train
PIG IRON OUTPUT SOLD
Product + for Remainder of Year In
Central West Is Taken.
Pig iron production of the Central
West has been sold for the remainder
f "the year,
230,000
during the weel.
stances in the history
contracts aggregating
been entered into
There are few in-
- of the industry
when tl ut haa teen disposed of
so early in the season.
Of the 1{ntal amount Charles P.
Snvder & Co. sold 109,000 tons to in-
terests in the Pittsburgh district, the
price being $31.
disposed of by the semer ASSo-
ciation to the Youngstown Sheet &
Tube Company at the same price.
Bomb in the Mails.
St. Louis, April 11.-——A mail pack:
age, apparently containing dynamite,
exploded while being stamped in the
St. Louis postoffice. The explosion
blew away a finger and thumb of
John G. Bayer, the cierk, who was
stamping the package. All trace of
the contents and all the address ex-
cepting the words “Independence,
Mo.,” were destroyed.
yo outn
Be
Bank's Funds Squandered.
That more than $200,000 paid into
the defunct.Prqvident Securities and
Banking Company, of Boston, was
squandered by the directors of the
company and that less than $5,000 re-
mains, is the allegation of the receiv-
ers of the company, who filed a report
velt should run for president again. A |
in the supreme judicial court.
Driven insane by wrong over imag-
inary financial troubles, Robert N.
| Crow, member of a wealthy family,
| attempted suicide in a box at the
| Grand opera house, Pittsburgh.
their | : :
| uted in the southeastern provinces of
President |
the winners in the art contest, which |
| of Emperor
| today.
| turning from Tsarskoe-Selo by train |
+ then |
a verdict of not |
Ind, |
resulting in 61 |
Conductor Porter of Galn- |
{ cablegram
2
"The remainder was |
CAPITOL PLANS COPIED
STODARD FOUND: BUY]. 2% 2
Investigators.
Direct evidence that Joseph M.
Huston confiscated the plans of Henry
Ives Cobbs, the noted New York archi-
tect, for the $13,000,000 capitol at
Harrisburg, was given to the investi-
gation commission April 9th by
Charles. W. Guhle, a draftsman, of
Philadelphia. He testified that he had
been employed by Huston in 1902 and
the first work he did was to copy the
Cobbs plans. So fearful was Huston
that some one would learn of the
Cobbs plans being in his possession
that every night he had them locked
in a secret drawer of his drafting
room.
Mr. Cobbs was a competitor for the
capitol work and, as such, submitted
to the capitol commission a set of
plans for the building. These origi-
nal drawings, it was brought out, had
been secured by Huston and copied
with a few alterations. How Huston
procured the drawings or what be-
came of them after he had copied
them, was not developed.
The hearing was also enlivened by
the testimony of past and present
State officials regarding the disap-
pearance of the schedule of 1902, un-
der which the contract for filing cases
was awarded to the Pennsylvania
Construction Company, of Marietta,
Pa., of which Congressman H. Burd
Cassel is the head.
The commission has been unable
to find any trace of the contract or
the schedule under which it was
awarded. The schedule mysteriously
disappeared from the office of Audi-
tor General Hardenbergh and has not
been found since.
FINDS MILLION STARVING
Dr. Kennard Appeals for $2,500,000 to
Aid Russians.
Dr. Kennard, commissioner of the
Society of Friends, who was sent to
investigate the Russian famine,
writing from Samara, in the heart of
the famine district,
United States and Great Britain
promptly send help. He says:
“There are 20,000,000 people distrib-
to
Russia who without aid cannot live to
another harvest.” In Samara
alone, the commissioner adds, thou-
sands are dying and 750,000 are
starving. Of the latter only 372,700
are geting relief, a dole of one meal
in 24 hours. He appeals to the An-
glo-Saxons for $2,500,000 to save
“20,000,000 of human beings who are
dying lingering deaths from starva-
tion.”
ROBS CROWDED BANK
Sneak Thief Reaches Into
Cage and Gets $1,700.
A sneakthief stole $1,700 from the
paying-teller’s cage of the State Na-
tional bank at St. Louis, April 9, and
escaped undetected: The thief forced
open the wire netting in front of the
cage, reached inside and drew forth
a package of bills. The theft was
committed during the noon hour rush.
Teller’s
Hague Peace Conference.
June 15, has been fixed for the op-
ening of the second peace conference
at The Hague. The function’ will oc-
cur in the Knights hall, a
building resembling a chapel
and
forming a part of the Binnenhof, a |
buildings in the
surrounding the
medieval pile of
center of the city,
palace built for Count William IIL, of | storm would never
[ of.”
in 1259.
Attempt on Grand Duke's Life.
Another attempt on the life of
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch,
president of the Russian council of
national defense, and a second cousin
Nicholas, was frustrated
While the grand duke was re-
Holland,
into his coach,
duke escaped
men fired
The grand
four
escaped.
uninjured.
New British Head in Egypt.
Lord Cromer, British agent
consul general in Egvpt, who has been
the power behind the throne in that |
since Great Britain es-!
tablished a virtual protectorate, has |
Sir El- |
| irresistible impulse to kill has no
.| place in the law.
The Judge also informed the jury!
country ever
resigned because of illness.
don Gorst has been appointed to suc-
ceed him.
War Ended.
The end of hostilities in Central
America is recorded in the following
received at the state de-
partment at Washington from Ameri-
can Consul Olivares, dated at Man-
agua, the Nicaraguan capital. today:
Bonilla and the war is ended.”
Minnesota for Third Term.
The Minnesota House of Represen- |
ives wi rising vote which, the | ”
iatives with 2 Bou {| Taft Plans Reversion of Control
speaker announced, was “nearly
unanimous,”
for. a tkird term.
Fire Causes $2,000,000 Damage.
The mercantile suburb of Harbin,
known as FEudoadam, in which many
large warehouses were situated, has |
| which will result in the turning over
| of the control of Cuban affairs on the
American
been destroyed by fire. The burned
area covers almost a square mile. The
loss is estimated at $2,000,000.
The Moore-Heart-Sill bill, which
prohibits speculation in futures, and |
which was passed by both legislative |
branches several weeks ago, was
signed by Acting Governor Moore.
Twelve Workingmen Killed.
Numerous fights occurred
the workingmen in the district about
Lodz, April 9. The men were actuat
ed by political motives and the fight- |
ing resulted in the Killing of 12 and
the wounding of 14 persons.
Bomb Explosion Hurts Many.
Another bomb explosion occurred |
in Barcelona, Spain, and several cas-
nalties are reported to have resulted. |
It appears that five persons were ser-
iously injured by last night's bomb
explosion at 26 Boqueria street.
appeals to the |
| Delmas to tatters.
brick |
| Tenderloin
the principals in it had been poor and |
obscure persons instead of a man of |
| genius and a millionaire, the brain- |
been heard |
passed concurrent reso- |
lutions indorsing President Roosevelt |
| affairs
| people.
| cire of the Liberals and Conservatives
regarding the election a compromise |
among |
JEROME MAES HS PLE
District Attorney Presents the
State’s Side of Thaw Case.
SANITY ONLY POINT AT ISSUE
»
Judge Declares That Irresistible Im-
pulse to Kill Has No Place in
Law.
Mr. Jerome's address to the jury
occupied about three hours and a
quarter. In its course, he pursued the
methods with which everybody who
has heard him on an occasion of im-
portance is familiar. He never soar-
ed to the florid heights of eloquence
whereon Mr. Delmas balanced him-
self for the better part of two days.
The figures of speech that he used
were few and simple, but every word
that he uttered appeared to carry
with it the conviction that it was
spoken sincerely and he held the
crowded court room from beginning
to end to an attention that never
faltered for a moment.
There were times in the course of
the district attorney's speech when
everybody in the court room sat up
straight and grasped the arms of his
chair or the back of the chair in front
of him. A,
Such a moment arrived when Mr.
Jerome conjured up a vision of the
spirit of Stanford White begging
Evelyn Thaw, since his own lips were
sealed and the law forbade him any
champion, to say a word in his be-
half.
Other occasions like this came
when he assailed the picture-that Mr.
Delmas had drawn of Thaw as the
champion of virtue, the modern Saint
George slaying the dragon that prey-
ed on human virtue.
Sanity Only Point at lcsue.
The district attorney tore
“dementia Americana” defense of Mr.
He strove to show
that there was only one point at is-
| sue and that was whether Thaw was
sane or insane when he fired the
shots that killed White and he solem-
nly warned the jurors that they were
under oath to decide the
that and on that alone.
He ridiculed the brainstorm theory
and dubbed the California lawyer
“Pr. Delmas,’ a title he conferred on
him by virtue of
“dementia Americana.”
The district attorney
Evelyn Thaw’s story with every
source at his command. He admitted
that the Hummel affidavit was not
entitled to any consideration, unless
it was supported by corroborative
evidence. He said that he now had
Hummel where he had wanted him for
years, that he had convicted him of
attacked
felony, that he hoped soon to land |
him in prison and that he would
keep him there as long as he could.
But he contended that the corrobor- |
| ative evidence showed that the mater-
| jal for the affidavit was furnished by |
Evelyn Nesbit for the purpose of at-|
| tacking Thaw.
Afier marshaling all the facts of |
the case in review he declared that it
| was really the simplest case in the |
world.
HE cheap,
he said, “and
a common,
murder,”
is
have
Again
lionaire.”
District Attorney Jerome ended his
at |
summing up for the prosecution
3:40 and after a short recess, Justice
Fitzgerald delivered his charge.
The Judge’s Charge.
The Judge's charge, lasting about |
an hour, was a concise outline of the |
law and gave to the jury the alter |
{ native
| following four verdicts: Murder in the
| first degree: murder in the second de- |
and |
of rendering any one of
manslaughter in the first de-
gree;
not guilty on the ground of in-
gree;
sanity.
The statute governing the plea of
insanity was defined clearly, much
stress being laid on the fact that an
{hat an illusion, unless the illusion if
true might result in the injury of the
man suffering it, could not be accept-
ed "as an _excuse.
The jury retired at 5:17 p. m. Six
hours later they failed to reach a’ver-
‘dict and shortly after 11 p. m. were
«Amapala has been surrendered by |
locked up for the night in the jury-
room of the Criminal Courts Build-
ing.
»
CUBA FREE JULY 4, 1908
on
That Date.
It appears that July 4, 1908, will be
the day when the control of Cuban
is given back to the Cuban
Tn view of divergence of de-
holiday
is probable.
The Illinois of
tives passat
Representa-
ary of members of the legislature to |
$2,000.
i $1,000.
Abandoned Town.
Puerto Cortez, one of the
no fighting, Honduran troops having
abandoned the ‘town before the
caraguans arrived.
Fifteen Burned to Death.
Lisbon, Portugal—A fire broke out |
The
in an apartment house near the cen-
tral market house occupied by
families. Fifteen persons lost their
lives: Most of the
ribly charred.
the |
issue on |
his “discovery of |
re- |
sordid |
if |
| he characterized the brain- |
| storm of the “paranoia ‘of the mil-
the |
1-increasing the sal- |
The present compensation is |
princi- |
pal ports of Honduras, is now in the |
| hands of the Nicaraguans. There was |
Ni- |
18
bodies were for]
LAW CANNOT CURE ALL ILLS
a
Legislative Work Not Swift Enough to
Keep Pace with Individual
Crookedness.
At the “Appomatox Day” banquet
of the Hamilton club at Chicago, Con-
gressman F. W. Cushman of Washing-
ton state said in his speech.
“I regret to say that there are some
signs, social, economic and political,
appearing upon our national horizon
today that might indicate that- the
only thing on earth that will ever
approach the suddenness of our rise
may be the swiftness of our down-
fall. There are too many people
whose sole desire is to cut a dash—
who would rather ride in a mortgaged
automobile on borrowed gasoline than
walk in the paths of honorable ob-
scurity in virtuous unostentation.
If one-half of the people who are
operated on for appendicitis would
instead have their vanity and their
i selfishness cut out, they would be so
| vastly improved thereby that they
{ wouldn't have any trouble thereafter
living in company with .an innocent
and respectable veriform appendix.
“There seems to be a crazy notion
that all the ills that this nation is
heir to can be cured by law. That is
an idiotic heresy that ought to be laid
away in the political graveyard along
with the pet theories of the flat money
lunatic. It ought not to require anti-
trust laws to prevent combinations of
capital from plundering the people. It
ought not to require a federal injunc-
tion to restrain labor leaders from
! murder and violence. The cause and
the cure for these evils can be found
| in the hearts of men, and not on the
| pages of the statute book.
“Let me say that the law-making
| machinery of this government cannot
| by any human ingenuity be enlarged
or accelerated so that it can move as
quickly or in as many directions as
| unrestrained individual crookedness.”
RAILROADS RETALIATE
| Reduce Fast Train Time in West as
Result of Wave of State Regu-
lation.
Western railroads have definitely
decided upon a date for lengthening
the schedules of their fast trains, and
lon June 9 all trains will be slowed
down. This announcement comes
from Union Pacific headquarters in
| Omaha and is the result of a con-
ference between general passenger
| i in
agents of the Union Pacific, Rock
| Island, Northwestern, Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and Chicago, Burl-
ington & Quincy railroads.
Other roads are expected to sub-
scribe to the agreement, said to have
been made necessary by the cutting
of rates by Western Legislatures.
The Boston Wool Market.
The wool market is unusually dull,
on account of the depletion of sup-
plies, but prices are firm. It is stated
that leading manufacturers have suffi-
cent supplies. Tight money and the
high rates for borrowing also work to
the restriction of business. The mar-
| ket is dull also for pulled wools, with
small lots of fine and combing sell-
ing steadily. Foreign grades are
i firm. Leading domestic quotations
range as follows: Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania XX and above, 34 to 34lec; X,
to 33¢> ‘No. 1, 39 to 40¢c; No. 2,
28 to 2c: fine unwashed, 26 to 27c;
unmerchantable, 29c¢: half blood, un-
washed, 33 to 34c: three-eighth blood,
unwashed, 3314 to 33%; c.
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| | CURRENT NEWS ITEMS. |
The decision of New York court of
{ appeals declaring void and uncensti-
i tutional the present legislative appor-
tionment has created a sensation.
The interstate commerce co'e«lis-
sion has held that express compiriies
cannot give “franks” to railroad ofli-
| cials.
The
decided
longs to
United States
that the Isle
Cuba and is
the United States.
The Wisconsin Senate adopted in
the assembly a resolution for a con-
stitutional amendment, increasing the
pay of members of the Legislature
{ from $500 to $1,000.
{The New Jersey senate tonight
pased a bill imposing a life sentence
for kidnaping.
The Delgian ministry
because the chamber
adopted a motion in favor
the labor hours of miners.
At Cleveland, Elizabeth C. Hacken-
berg has asked common pleas court
to appoint a receiver for the Iroquois
| Portland Cement Company, a $500,
000 corporation.
Ten thousand tons of steel rails, or
20,000,000 pounds, have been ordered
by the Chicago City Railway Company
for use in reconstructing its lines.
supreme court
of Pines be-
not -a- part of
will
of
resign
deputies
of fixing
Ambassador Tower, at a dinner ten-
dered him by the Manhattan club of
New York, said there was little like-
lihood of a tariff war with Germany
if report of cominission recently sent
to Berlin to investigate trade con-
ditions is favorably acted upon.
| ——
| Gets 99 Years for Murder.
Fred W. Troy, a traveling photo-
| grapher, who shot and killed his wife
l and mortally. wounded Ralph Guin in
{ Joplin, Mo., New Year's’ day, pleaded
| guilty to second degree murder and
| wae sentenced to 99 years in-the peni-
i tentiary.
Mrs. Myers Will Not Hang.
The sentences of death imposed up-
on Mrs. Aggie Myers of Kansas City
| and rank Hottman of Higginsville,
Mo.. who were convicted of having
murdered the woman's husband,
Clarence Myers, in 1904, were com-
| mutted by Gov. Folk to imprisonment
i for life. .
American National Red Cross
cabled through the State department, ”
$5,000 to the Russian Red Cross for
the relief of the famine sufferers of
i that country.