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THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH frveSOAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1907. He Stops Her Now; Why Not at First? Did Jerome Slip in Suffering Her to Testify Before In sanity Was Shown? JfKW YORK, F>b. ».—Doubt mJ •peculation exists tnnight os to }»st B'hU courar the defense will take In the case of Harry K. Thaw when tho trial la resumed before Justice Fitz gerald In the criminal branch of the nprarae rmirt on Uonday jnuanioK. Wtoon eonrt adjourned Friday It was the Intention of Mr. Dolmas. who now U In absolute command of the defense, again to play Mra. Jpvelyn »ablt The » on *h© stand to continue the narration of the story upon which the prisoner’s life depends. District Attorney Jerome had drama - tlcaHv proteated against any further “defamation of the dead’ Juet before the Friday adjournment waa token, and had been upheld by Judge Fitzgerald In hie contention that a "broader foun dation” of Insanity ahonld be laid be fore "the loose tattle of the tender loin” should be spread upon the rec ords. The District Attorney’s refer ence was to the question Mr. Delmas had put to Mrs. Thaw as to whether •he and her husband had dtecufiaed together "the fate of oRser girl* at the Mends of Stanford White.” Change of Testimony. Tha court's ruling that the Insanity of the de fondant has not yet been suf ficiently established to admit of the bringing In of further details of his wife's testimony, may result In a tem porary change In the line of evidence. The course to be pursued Monday de pends greatly upon the attitude of Dis trict Attorney Jerome, who declared he could have offered legitimate objection to Mrs. Thaw’s testimony at the very outset on the ground that the alleged Insanity of the defendant had not been established, but had refrained from so doing because of the fact that to* knew the testimony as to her reve JaMons to Harry Thaw must come out •ome thne. The District Attorney yesterday, with a deoided display of feeling, protested * that "these aspersions of the dead have gone far enough,” until competent evi dence be adduced to show the mental unsoundness of the prisoner and the effect his wife's story, together with what he heard from other sources, had upon his mind, which the defense has claimed was already weak and further affected by the stress of real •r supposed wrongs. If Mr. Jerome persists on Monday morning In his objections to the line of examination Indicated by Mr. Del- mss’ question as to stories concerning young women other than the wife of the defendant the prosecuting officer will be asked temporarily to excuse Mrs. Thaw to permit of the Introduc tion of evidence In accord With Justice FUsgeraJd's ruling. As Mr. Jerome probably will he glad of the delay be fore he takes up the difficult task of cross-examining the young wife, he Is expected to consent to th# plan. Was Harry’s Will Doctored ? Tn that event Mr. Dolmas will first attempt to get In evidence Harry Thaw's will, which was ruled Qut oil Friday because the many interlinea tions In question in this somewhat cumbersome document, as Mr. Jerome referred to It, had not been sufficient ly proved. This will constat of about sixty pages, some closely typewritten and others In the large handwriting of the defendant. Justice FltsgeraJd held that the will must be shown to have been In Its present condition when It was signed. One of the witnesses to the Instrument, a Miss Fierce, who was put upon the stand for a few moments yesterday, declared she had not read the artfi at the time of witnessing Har ry Thaw's signature to It. and could not swear that the Interlineations and erasures were the same as at the time of the wedding. April 4, 1905, when the will was finally approved by the testator and signed. Harry Thaw him self suggested that the witness be asked if some of the writing in the will had not been done In her pres ence. She replied that there was con siderable writing being done, but she cot>id not remember what It was. Provided for White’s Vietims. 'Mr. Delmas Is very anxious to have this will go in evidence, believing It will go further than any other docu mentary proof he can produce, to show the effect Evelyn Nesbft’s story of her treatment at the hands of Stanford White had upon the mind of the de fendant. Although counsel deny that the Information is altogether accurate. It leaked out today that one of the provisions in Harry Thaw's will Is the setting aside of a sum of 160,000 for the prosecution of a,l persons who night be concerned In case of the death of testator by violence. The probable Instigator of the anticipated set of violence Is said to be revealed In the provision. Another paragraph In the will. It Is •aid. made provision of a fund for the benefit of young women, who the will declared suffered treatment at the bands of the dead man similar to that of his wife. The reports concerning the will even go so far as to say that the names •f Mr. White's alleged victims are In cluded 1n the olause cf the will relat ing to this subject. Mr. Delmse It Is said, may call to the stand on Monday, an attorney from Pittsburg who win be asked as to the interline*tfons made In the will and Is expected to prove that they were put there at the time the testament was signed. Faflng to show that each one of the Interlieneattons oan be re membered by the witness. Mr. Delmas will offer the codicil to the will, which 1s In the defendant's own handwrit ing. without Interlineations. It Is not definitely known whether all the alle gations as to Stanford White are in the codicil, but It is said that some of them are. Made Provision for Brother. Thaw's will made provisions for Howard Nosblt. Evelyn’s brother, who It has been reported will take the stand In opposition to Mi sister. Young WestoH has been In constant attend ance at the trial In company with the late Stanford White’s secretary, but never has gone near tbs group of Thaw*# relatives. Ttoe rest of Thaw’s property wee to go to his wife. Mrs. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw also signed a wfil on the night of ttoe wedding and it^ls beReved that In It she car ried out her husband s stipulation that non© of her relatives, save her broth er, should have any of his money. Sev ers! of Thaw's unusual and discon nected letter* introduced in evidence have frequently nObrred to his deter mination that EhrehmJe mother should not ha l*_“* T B ' haro *n his property whatsoever. In ttoe event of his wife’s death the property ehonld revert to the William Thaw estate. If the Will Is finally admitted in evi dence Mr. Delmas may then ask to re call Mrs. Thaw to finish her narrative. Thaw's counsel do not like the Idea of Interruption to her story continuing over any considerable duration of time Should Mr. Jerome again protest the several alienists employed by the de fense, other than Dr. Wilev, will be placed on the stand. They will be shown Harry Thaw s letters to his lawyer and to his wife and then will be confronted by a hypothetical ques tion embracing the wife's story of her experience with Stanford White the other details surrounding the case and ultimately the shooting of White on the Madison Square roof garden. To Have Broader Foundation. The defense will have a broader foundation for the hypothetical ques tion when ita next alienist 1- put on the stand and so anticipate the disas ter of the first day. It was said to night that District Attorney Jerome's cross-examination of Mrs. Thaw will be brief. The District Attorney, being barred by rules of evidence from at tempting to controvert any of the things Mrs. Thaw says she told her husband, will confine himself to finding cut if she told Harry Thaw ail the story she repeated on the witness stead. If he can trip the witness into an admission that she might not have related some particular detail to the defendant before the killing of Stan ford White, Mr. Jerome may ask that all of her testimony from first to last, be stricken out. In that event, how ever. she might again be called and go over the ground again. It Is thought to be certain that no attempt will ba made to offset any of her testimony by calling chorus girls or others who might he expected to know something about the events related. Mrs. Thaw visited her husband to day In the Tombs. She seemed pale and nervous when waiting In line to be admitted to the prison, but after a long conversation with him she ap peared much brighter. OTTAWA, Feb. 9.—The Postmaster General has been asked to deny the use of the mails to a. local paper which printed the details of Thursday's evi dence In the Thaw trial In New York. The Postmaster Genera! said that he had not read the report in the news paper mentioned, but the law was clear on the point and he would see that it was enforced. Any newspaper publish ing filthy evidence of a trial in court, said he. would be guilty of a misde meanor under the Canadian iaw. Tells How White Pursued Her NEW TORK, Feb. 8.—Evelyn Nes blt Thaw again today was the central figure at her husband’s trial. She was still on the stand—her direct exami nation unfinished—when the usual week-end adjournment until Monday morning was taken. Picking up the threads of her life’s story where she had dropped them the evening before, the girl wife of the defendant—al ways, she declared, telling her story Juet as she had related It to Harry Thaw from time to time—brought the narrative down to her wedding in Pittsburg on April 4. 1905. and their return to New York, following a honey moon trip In the West. She declared she had heard White call to her on the street once after this and that on another occasion when she passed him In a cab she noticed his cab turn around and follow her In the direction of a doctor’* office, where she was go ing to have her throat treated. Evelyn Still on Standi Mrs. Thaw had taken up the story at ths time of her return from Europe In October, 1903, following her refusal of Thaw’s offer of marriage on the ground which she related yesterday. On Monday she may be called upon to finish the relation of the events which. It Is claimed by the defense, brought on tho explosive impulse In the diseased brain of the defendant and caused the killing of Stanford White. White today's testimony was racking in the personal quality which made yesterday’s recital so dramatic, so impelling, enthralling and pathetic, it served to clear away some of the doubts and inferences which remained from the Incomplete details as to the full extent of the revelations she claims to have made to her husband. There were repetitions, too, at the suggestion of counsel, and Incidents which had not been gone over by Mrs. Thaw, as to her acquaintance with Stanford White were brought out In completion of the life story. “Defamation of the Dead.” District Attorney Jerome, who had throughout silently listened to the young wife’s statements, sent a thrill of excitement through the court room late in the day by jumping to his feet and vigorously protesting againist "this defamation of the dead.” "Is there no limit,” he exclaimed, "to the aspers ions that are to be cast upon this man? Your honor well knows I cannot, un der the law, controvert any statement this witness must make against the memory of Stanford White.” In tones bitterly sarcastic. Mr. Je rome spoko of "this tattle of the Ten derloin." and declared that the court had the right to limit such testimony on the uncomplete evidence that has been introduced here to show that this man Is or was of unsound mind. We don’t know whether this defendant ever was insane,” he concluded. The question which called out the vehement protest from the district attorney was addressed to Mrs. Thaw by Mr. Del- mas. and Its purport was whether or not Harry Thaw had at any time told her about "other girls who had raet * f*te similar to yours at the hands of this man.” "What man?” snapped Mr. Jerome. "Stanford White,” replied Mr. Delmas with the coolness of voice and manner characteristic of him; and then added still In the same low tone: “Who else?” Good Suggestion. Justice Fitzgerald held that the Dis trict Attorney's suggestion was a good one and he thought the defense should chronological order cf the Incidents nf her wedding with Thaw In Pittsburg Mr. Del:na.“ asked her if she hail Stanford White after her return New York from the honeymoon trip. “I passed Stanford White one dr Fifth avenue. I wa- in a cab mi he saw me and I heard him say ’Evelyn. Just like that.” and Mrs. Thaw raised her voice as If to call some one. Harry Bit His Nails. “I went back to our hotel and told Harry, and he said ‘the dirty black guard. he had no right to speak to you.’ The next time I saw him I was driving to Dr. Delfvan’s office to have my throat treated. Stanford White was also in a cab. He just stared at me this time and stroked his moustach turned Into Trlrty-third street off Fifth avenue, and as I alighted at the doc tor's door I saw Stanford White com ing. I rang the bell and the maid came to the door and then I got so ner vous and flustered I toi-d her I would come back again, and I ran down the teps. got into the cab and drove to the hotel, where I told Harry what had happened. He got very excited and bit his nails.” These were the only two instances. Mrs. Thaw said, she told her husband that Stanford White had appeared or attempted to speak to her. There was another great crowd in the court room today, every available bit of space being occupied by persons sitting in the regular court benches and others who were fortunate enough to have chairs brought for their use. The dramatic thrills of the day before.wore not there, however, and the crowd did not seem loath to leave when adjourn ment was taken more than an hour earlier than usual. Harry Thaw’s Letters. The day began with a continuance of th“ reading of the letters (mm Harry Thaw to Mr. Longfellow, written after Evelyn Nesbit's revelations to her suitor In Paris. There were others too, which Thaw had sent the attorney to deliver to Miss Nesblt, who at the time would not see him. Mrs. Thaw follow ed these with a relation of her experi ences with Stanford White and Abra ham Hummell. concerning the alleged affidavit which she made, charging Harry Thaw with having taken her from her mother against her will, and with gross cruelty. 'Mrs. Thaw told how she had been Induced to answer some questions about herself and Mr. Thaw at the time, and had been told the stories about his “cruelties to girls.” Warned by White. Stanford While had told her, she de clared, that it was necessary to take some drastic measures to protect her from such a person, and that Harry Thaw must be kept out of New York. She denied that she had ever signed any papers In Mr. Hummell’s office, but said she remembered having signed some papers for Mr. White in ‘his of fice,’ the contents of which she did not know. When she got frightened about the papers and demanded to see them, she said Mr. White took her to Hummell’s office and there they burned a paper which had her name at the bottom of it. She was not allowed to see what the paper contained before It was destroyed. This feature of Mrs. Thaw’s story was made amusing at times bv her in terjections of the names which Harrv IKE FIRST FUG THAT WAVED m m m ;a SEATTLE, Feb. 3—When the Amer ican flag is hoisted to the topmost tower of the Alaska building at tho completed Alaska-Yukon-Pacific expo- ition at Seattle on opening day, June 1, 1909. and the great ten million dol lar wor.d's fair is declared open by the President of the United States no ordinary banner will be used. In fact the flag whose stars .and stripes first cast a shadow over the massive and beautiful buildings by Lake Washing ton will be the original American flag that was hoisted first over the dis trict of Alaska when that empire was purchased by the United States. Recently the discovery was made that the original flag with thirty-six stars was reposing in a vault at the offices of Dexter Horton & Co., of Se attle. It is the property of Edward Leudecke. of’ Wrange.. The history of this flag is most in teresting. and .is connected intimately with the history of Alaska, which country it is the purpose of the ex position to exploit. The treaty ceding Alaska to the United States was signed by Russia on March 30, 1867, and was ratified by the Senate May the same year. Owing to the op-- position in the country to the pur chase, the House refused to pass the bill appropriating $7,200,000 for its pay ment and the matter hung over till July 14. 1868, when a compromise was reached whereby the appropriation was passed. However the United States in the meantime had gone ahead and ordered possession taken of the country and a body, of American troops on a warship left San Francisco in the fall of 1867 for Sitka. They proceeded by the inside channel first to Wrange.. At that point there were living a few Americans engaged In pioneer work. . One of these was Ed ward Leudecke. who after forty years is still a resident.of Wrangel. Leu decke, when the troops touched at that point, heard for the first time <T the American purchase. Although the country was not ten formally taken over by the United States he ran ti the flagpole there and hoisted the American flag, and there it flew for many months. In the meantime the troops proceeded to Sitka, then the capital, and on October 18. 1867, the Russian flag was pulled down and the American flag raised before the bar racks and in the presence of a de tachment of both Russian and Ameri can trops. The flag of Leudecke floated till 1868 when the news of the admission of Nebraska to the Union was an nounced and then the flag with thir- . ■ „ . . , . P , ty-six stars was pu.led down and an- app !l ed 1° the law l' Pr - ar >d other one with ,thjrty-seven stars, was Mr. White 6 agitated questioning as to raised in its place. Leudecke, how- what she had told Hummell about him. ever, clung carefully to his flag and in 19Q5 turned. the banner over to G. E. Rodman, an attorney of Wrangel, who sent it on .to its present destina- ti6n for safe keeping. . Leudecke is now seventy-two years of age and is strong and hearty.’ He remembers perfectly the first, arrival-,of American troops, in the north and the amazement and joy.of the few Ameri can there on being told that-Alaska had been purchased from the Russians. The flag will be- used at the opeh- ing day ceremonies at the AlaskA-Yu kon-Pacific exposition and after that will bo exhibited in the Alaska build ing. .O'. lay a broad6r foundation to show in sanity before proceeding along the lines suggested by Mr. Delmas' question. ’’We will proceed to do this as soon as possible.” answered the attorney. Mrs. Thaw declared today that Stan ford White, during the year which fol lowed her experience in the room of the mirrored walls, repeatedly sought to have her visit him alone. ‘T told Harry." she said, “that Mr. ■White had begged me, had pleaded, coaxed and scolded, and done every thing he could to make me come to see him alone. I refused and he told me I was cruel, and that I was as cold as a fish and not a human being. I told Mr. White I did not care to trust him.” After her return from Europe and during the months she would not see Harry Thaw, "because of the dreadful things Mr. White and his friends told me about him.” she declared. Thaw accused her of having improper rela tion* with the architect. "I told him it was a lie and that T had not.” she testified with an emphatic show of feel'r.g. Barrymore Romance. The defense had Mrs. Thaw tell of another incident which has been cited in her life—her acquaintance with Jack Barrymore, the actor. Mr. Bar rymore was in the court room one day in the early part of the trial, at the in stance of the District Attorney, it was .aid. Mr. Delmas asked Mrs. Thaw ‘ n his property J today to tell what she had told Harry Thaw of her acquaintance with the actor. She said she had first met Barrymore at a party given by Stan ford White the rear followlng’her in troduction to the architect. “I thought him very nice.” she frank ly said today, "and one day at Mr. ] White's studio he said. ‘Evelyn, will 1 you marry me*' I said: ‘I don't know.’ ] He asked me a second time, and again I said ‘I don’t know.’ and everybody laughed. Mr. White told me I would be very foolish to marry Mr. Barry more and my mother said so. too. and we all quarreled, and the upshot of the whole thing was that Mr. White said I ought to be sent away to school, and I was sent to New Jersey.” After leading the witness to tell In She declared she had told the lawver nothing. "Well. Mr. White said to me.” she went on. ’there is something wrong some where. He has Just squeezed a thou sand dollars out of me. and the Lord only knows how soon he will squeeze another.’ I then remembered having told Mr. Hummell when he threatened things about Mr. Thaw that he had better be careful, for Mr. Thaw knew a lot of terrible things about Stan ford White.” The defense endeavored to get into evidence today the wills of Harrv Thaw and Evelyn Nesblt Thaw exe cuted, the night, of their wedding at Pittsburg. There were so many in- terlineations, Additions and erasures that Justice Fitzgerald held the docu ments were not admissible until the changes were proved. Mr. Delmas said he would later en deavor to do this, as the wills and the interlineations and a codicil by Har ry Thaw had to do with the proof tending to show the insanity. of tKe defendant. It came out in the discus sion of the wills that the name of Stanford White occurred in Thaw's testament. Mr. Hartridge. of Thaw’s counsel, said after court adjourned to- daj, that Mrs. Thaw would go on with her direct examination Monday morn ing. Just what will be the nature of Dis trict Attorney Jerome’s cross-examina tion when he takes the witness Is mere conjecture. It Is said he mav try in some way to attack her credibility, probably as to her ability to remember other things as well as she has the stories she has declared she told Har ry Thaw from time to time. sift nun snug NEW YORK. Feb. S.—Bradstreets tomorrow will say: ”Tfie first effects of the past week’s widespread winter weather have been a dull trade at most markets, to quiet the spring demand, retard collections, and in sections accentuate the already congested railway situation. Some sec tions. particularly the South, report benefit to trade in winter goods and footwear. "Taken as a whole, the business booked by wholesalers for January and the elapsed portion.of February is fully equal to. and in some markets and sta ples. notably cotton dry goods, far in excess of last year's large business. Building activity has been checked by weather conditions.- Pig Iron is easier on business for future delivery, the In dications in this respect being most marked at Eastern centers, yet there is a good deal of Inquiry in the West. The market for steel Is easier in East ern territory. Orders for steel rails are moderate, trolley lines figuring as the largest purchasers. "The bull movement in wheat and other grains strengthened further this week, and prices are up an average of two cents a bushel at all markets. The car shortage is being keenly felt at Western milling centers, and Minnea polis flour production Is down to a low point, owing to light supplies. Euro pean advices have been more bullish. Russian dealers are reported to be buying wheat here and in Canada. Congestion in manufacture and mar keting of Cuban sugar is reflected, in further easing of raw prices, which are off 8 points, while refined Is fourteen points lower in sympathy. Coffee is steadier and spot coffee is back to cents. Statistics of shoe shipments from Eastern centers bear out past re ports of conseravtive buying of shoes from manufacturers for spring delivery. Leather markets are quiet, as a whole, but firm." Weekly Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Feb. 8.—The bank clear- ings for the week aggregated SS.327.5S9.- 255; 12,8 per cent over last week, but 4 per cent below last year. Excluding New York City, the total is $1,157,264,687. " per. cent, above last week, and 7'5 l cent over last year. Inc. D Richmond $7,143.000 4 - Savannah 4.806,000.... 3.7 — Atlanta 5.863.000... .18.5 — Norfolk 2.582.000....10.8 - Augusta 1,812,000... .14.9 - Charleston 1.410.000.... 31.1 Knoxville 1.CT000... .11.8 Jacksonville 1,490.000... .15.8 Macon 74'i,000... .32.6 Weekly Bank Statement. NEW YORK. Feb. 9.—The statement of the clearing-house banks for the week shows that the banks hold $3,345,875 more than tho legal reserve requirements. This is a decrease of $9,288,225 as compared with last week. The statement follows: Decrease Deposits $1,065,562,500 $11,157,500 Loans 1,099.356.400 *1,518,900 Circulation 53.334.800 *149.400 T.egnl tenders 79.354.400 4,459,500 Specie 190,382.000 7.418.200 Reserve 269,736,500 12,077,600 Reserve required.. 266,390,625 2.789,375 Surplus 3,345,875 9.288,285 Ex-U. S. deposits. 7,215,450 9,514,725 “When Shall We Get Out of Cuba? 99 HESTER’S WEEKLY cotton mmm NEW OOi^an year V For WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.—The army appropriation bill and memorial exer cises for the late Representative Marsh, of Illinois, occupied practically the en tire day in the Senate today. Discus sion of the army appropriation bill was unusually interesting for the reason that it branched off on American oc cupation of Cuba, the plans for the equipment of State militia with regu lation arms and the proposed authori zation to the War Department to ac cept reduced fare or free transporta-1 against _ivt.uv. nates ior uw s«...w «=jru i Uon for troops and supplies. The lat- ; yea* and »•-**« ^ ar be ‘ ter was an echo of the debate on the ! 1 Tho ' movement since September 1 shows railroad rate bill at the last session : ror cipts at alt United States ports to be of Congress. I 7.615,202 against 5.948.589 last year; over- Whiie the army appropriation bill j land, across the Mississippi. Ohio and "•as under consideration pertinent .Potomac rivera to Northerdn mills and —— 4 — ^ tucon IS « = » tUe close of the commercial year 47>.- ‘ Southern ORLEANS. Feb 8.—Secretary veekiy cotton statement, issued shows for the eight days of Feb- a:t increase over last year of 172,- i an increase over the same period if ore 1 ist of 219.000 ;Uo 101 days of the season that have • elapsed the aggregate is .’.head of the i same days of Inst year 2.013.000. and ahead of the-same days year before last The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 334.162 baits •Increase. CARRIE NATION LIKES CHARLOTTE. N. C., Feb. 9.—At tho annual meeting of the Soft Yarn Spin ners Association, held in this city this afternoon. Col. L. D. Tyson, of Knoxville Tenn., was re-elected president, and Mr! L. T. Leonhardt will continue as secre- tary and treasurer. The principal topics of discussion were the cancellation of or ders tiie general conditions and outlook or the yarn trade, the waste Question the labor and immigration problems and sev- PJS 4 *® 1 of legislation. The Bever idge bill, was condemned la no uncertain terms. Tho association went on record as favoring anything that offered relief to present labor conditions. jThe sclcc- tion of the next meeting place, which NOKOLK, Va., Feb. 9.—The fears expressed by a number of Episcopal bishops that the. proposed 1 naval and military features of the Jamestown Exposition- are bfcing. given too much prominence, Is flat well founded, ac cording to an official statement issued today by the exposition authoijties in reply to the protests of the churchmen of last Wednesday. . Barton Meyers, governor of . ways and means, who issued the statement, and who is himself ft leading Episcopal layman, declares that this apprehension is not shared by the majority of the church people. The statement says that while the military and naval dem onstrations which are under the con trol and management of the President of the United States and his cabinet, who compose the ter-centennial com mittee, will be prominent, those of a religious, educational and historical character also are being given promi nence. It is declared that the peace ful assemblage of the finest specimens of soldiery of the world at the exposi tion is calculated to promote good feel ing of the world and reciprocal courte sies. MESSENGER WITH $2,900 IN CUR RENCY KNOCKED DOWN ON CROWDED NEW YORK STREET. NEW TORK. Feb. 9.—A reckless at tempt at highway robbery was made on a crowded Harlem street tdday when a man who later described himself as Wolf Parker, a clerk, twenty-four »*mvfi J' ears of age, knocked down u bafll? wa9 held sometime in the summer,™ was i messenger and secured possession of left to the advisor}- board. This will be ja satchel containing $2,900 in currency. ATLANTA, Feb. 8.—Carry A. Nation and Hon. Hoke Smith, the next Gov ernor of Georgia, have met. The col lision occurred today in the office of Mr. Smith, when the woman who is doing her part to advertise Kansas, butted into his office uninvited'and un announced. All doors look alike to Carry when she wants to enter a place, and her face' and name is her -card of introduction. Mrs. Nation had an au dience of nearly an hour with Mr. Smith and in that time did a full day’s talking. Of course she talked upon the question of the sale of liquor in any shape. Siie said that she thought Georgia’s next Governor would be pretty nice man if he didn’t smoke. Mr!-Smith told Mrs. Nation how the whisky element fought him in his race, but he didn’t express himself on the question to suit Mrs. Nation. Neither did she like it because Mr. Smith used tobacco. She was glad, though, when the next Governor told her he had no use for whisky, but she was disappointed be cause he didn’t take as strong a stand £§ ghg ttikfis Mr. Smith told Mrs. Nation she was mistaken when she thought,she would find him in the Capital City Club and he said he had -seldom been there in the last two years. He further told Mrs. Nation that only about twenty per cent of the club members voted for him. But the Governor declared that in spite of the opposition of the whisky element he won out and had forty thousand votes to spare. A1I of which seemed to please the famous saloon smasher. questions were asked by Mr. Bacon concerning the amount the appropria tions for the army have been swelled by reason of the present occupation of Cuba, and Mr. Warren said there had been no estimate from the depart ment for additional expenses on ac count of Cuban occupation as the bill under consideration -provided appro priations for 1908. The inquiry led to a general discus sion of the status of Cuban affairs, in which Senator Cullom. chairman of the Senate committee on foreign relations, was called upon for a statement as to how long the United States intended to remain in Cuba. The Senator said he had no information on the subject. In discussing Cuban affairs, Senatdr Bacon said that he had not been satis fied with the part Congress had been playing in shaping the government's policy in that republic. Ho expressed the opinion that it was for the law making and not the executive depart ment to say what the course of the United States should be in Cuba, but that he had a delicacy in raising the issue. He said he could not let the session of Congress close without say ing that he was not unmindful of the fact that Congress was not exercising the role it should exercise. He thought It would have been a fatal'error, for the session to end without some ex pression raising the question of the executive’s power to set up govern ments on foreign soil, to dismiss par liaments or to set up parliaments, to dismiss or raise foreign armies, and said further that any acts of this character should be performed by Con gress and not'by the President. He added that under the present conditions he should not pursue the subject. Senator Tillman said that as it seemed that the chairman of the com mittee on military affairs was not in the confidence of the War Depart ment concerning the Cuban occupa tion. he wanted to address a question to the chairman of the committee on foreign relations. “Has the chairman of that committee any information as to when we are going to get out of Cuba?” he asked. “None, whatever,” replied Mr. Cul lom. Can the chairman give us any infor mation concerning the present status of our affairs in Cuba?” Pursued, Mr. Tillman and Mr. Cullom replied that he had been given “None whatever.’’ “It seems a little odd that the com mittee on foreign relations does not take steps to get information of the anomalous, condition of affairs there said Mr. Tillman. He then gave a de scription of the situation there as ho understood it from published reports. He told of one man, an American', hav ing a stallion stolen by a negro patriot or rebel, and of -an act of Secretary Taft confirming the" title of the. animal to the negro. He said the owner of the horse could see the ne^ro riding it every day. but could not recover it. “Now since Secretary' Taft ran Pal ma’s Government up a tree and licensed 134 against 53S.73S lait year: Southern mill takings 1.302,000 against 1,235,633 last year. These make the total movement since September 1 19.221,516 against 8,2d6.SS6 last year. , , Foreign exports for the week have been 229.766 against 117.143 last year, making the total thus far for the sea son 5.729,520 against 4.240.534 last year. The total takings of • American mills. North. South and Canada thus far for the season have been 3,075,858 against 2,820.- 674 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing Southern Interior centers_have in creased during the week 39,713 bales against an increase during the corre sponding period last season of 20.766. Including stocks left over at the ports and interior towns front the last crop, ami the number of hales brought into sight thus far from the new crop, the sueply to date is 10.519.286 against 8-.651,- 419 for the same period last year- world's Visible Supply. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 8.—Secretary Hester's statement of the worid'k visi ble simply of cotton, issued today, shows the total visible tp -be R.493.1S1 against 5.501.812 last week and 5.355.579 last yean. O' this, the total of American coton Ms 4.320.181 against 4.356.812 last week and 3.826.579 last year: and of all other kinds. Including Egypt. Brazil. India, etc.. 1,173.- 090 against 1.145.000 last week and 1,529,- 000 last year. Of the world's visible supply of cotton there is now afloat and helji in Great Brit ain and continental Europe. 3,016.000 against 2.667,000 last year; In ■ Egynt 236.000 against 196.000 last year: ifl India 505.000 against 895.000 Inst year, and in the United States 1.736,000 against 1.59S,- 000 last year. . • Weekly Interior: Cotton Towns. .. . NEW YORK. Feb. S.—The following f Is the movement of .spot cotton at the weekly interior cotton towns for the week ending Friday.-February'S: - tii 03 c TOWNS— c *3 a 6 E a G a o - X si w a Albany . . . . Athens . . . . Atlanta . . . . Brenham . . . Charlotte. . . Columbia . . . Columbus. Ga. Colum., Miss.. Dallas . . . . Eufaula . . . . Greenville . Greenwood . Helena . . . Little' Rock. Macon ... Meridian . . Montgomery Nashville . Natchez . . 'Newberry . „ Rflieigh . . . Rome . . . Selma . . . Shreveport . Vicksburg Yazoo City...).. I 7571 2851. .. .1 3561 752'lSSll 21! 15865 10% |2781129291.... i3643 .1 209! 126).... 2582 10% ! 871 87!....I .......12129 16291 17000 10% I 508|2695;2695 19549 .. J>13!20l5j.... 8004 ..I1045U085:.... 3568 ..I 4! S3!.... 3123 1748143721.... 6623 .1 182! 104) 7S1 42000 J 114.9512158! 4 15944 ..110% I5369I6493!.... 45211 .110% i 1011 364!.... 5970 244712981 ...: 16212 ..110% |2164|28B7]$8B57| 22.919 ..110% ! 183 179!....' . 612 -.If. — ;.ll41Si2652!-574l' 10190 .J... ..:.l . 921 92).... I 1640 .110% 1130! 2.9IP....I I860 .! I118211292'.... | 4596 .1 1 3331 4171.-.. . j 4059 .19 15-161355114111123341 19492 ' .1103812913)....) 24631 764il651l 11776 Comparative Cotton Statement. , NEW YORK. Feb. 8.—The following horse stealing, and has army engineers is the comparative sthtonpjnt-,of cotton surveying the islands, it seems that, we ’— * u “ —— J1 — ’ " for the week ending Friday. Februa'rj- 1907. 1906. Net port receipts 253.988 133.541 Rects. since Sept. -....7.615.202 5,86.8,436 Exports for week 219.157 P1042 Ex. since Sept. 1 5.686.897 4.220.357 Stock all T T . S. ports... .1.126.797 895.680 Stock at interior towns. 595.837 6.89.796 — ‘ ‘ 1.216,000 149,000 might have a little information about what is going on, persisted Mr. Till man.. It seems a little odcl that Con gress, and no body sees fit to inquire into the extraordinary transactions that are being carried on.” Senator Cullom replied that at the I :1 i Liverpool..... beginning of the session, President | Amn - afloat tor p. R-.... Roosevelt had sent to Congress a mes sage telling Just what the conditions were in Cuba and expressed the opinion that probably there- has been little* change. “I am sorry that the things do not seem to have quieted New Orleans down in any way,” he said. j Mobile -■•••• “I have seen nothing about any re- j Charleston " cent outbreak, or any bloodshed, or i Wilmington ’ anything," said Mr. Tillman. “What I ' -- • want to know is when an election is going to be held and when we are go ing to get out.” “Well, I guess the Senator will find out in due time.” said Senator Cul lom. “Yes when the noble lord at the White House chooses to tell me, or some one else may tell me instead, that it is none -of my business,” replied Mr. Tillman. He laughingly added: “Well if I can’t get any information as to why the negro stole the horse, I sup pose I will have to subside.” He joined in a general laugh from the Republicans at his expense. The dis cussion then proceeded on other lines. Cotton Receipts. NEW YORK. Feb 8.—The following are the total n<q receipts of cotton at ail Bales. .2.96S.814 •J,758.559 . 215.587 .1.228.066 . 126.80:1 . 285.883 441.558 . 37,016 . 12.117 . 42.318 . 23.711 5.357 49.S11 Norfolk Baltimore New? York Boston Newport News Philadelphia San Francisco Brunswick ! 170125 Port Townsend 66! ms Pensacola * I0S 915 Port Arthur and Sabine Pass 107!.T«4 Jacksonville. Fla 6 292 Laredo, Texas ’494 Minor ports 13 696 Total .7,615,202 I lir D °ara. Till* will be a satcaei containing $z.9UU m currency. ine« 1 ao«irJ? atU 'rr,,? r a l " s ,°i5 iaI tf L aJ i a b ’ IS ' : Th e robber was captured by a crowd . Southern Soft Yarn after a chase of two blocks. Tho messenger, Pietro Bennio, a Spinners’ Association was organized Charlotte February 4, 1905. Bought Unsalable Liquors Galore COLUMBIA, S. C.. Feb. 9.—Governor Ar.se. today removed from office L. M. Rawlinson. John Black and Joe B. Wife directors of the State dispensary who were charged with misconduct, neglect of duty and incompetence tho specific charges being that these officers disre garded the law. did not buy on sealed bids and approved large purchases in Cincinnati and Peoria, at pricos in tx. cess of the regular bids. It is also chnrg-i that they disregarded the wishes of the commissioner and the county dispensers and stored up hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of unsalable liquors. Attorney-General Lyon will prosecute ahe directors in the criminal courts. The Legislature unanimously endorsed the Governor’s action. youth of twenty years, was felled by repeated blows on the head with a piece of a bil.-iard cue. Bennio still clung to the satchel, the handle of which was torn out and left In his grasp. GOVERNOR ON SENATOR BACON’S RIGHTS TO APPOINTMENT ATLANTA, Ga.. Feb. 8.—Governor i errell. when asked for an expression of bis opinion as to the question raised in Washington relative to the legality of his appointment of Senator Bacon "for the interim from March 3d to June ’id said: "T am inclined to the idea that if anv question should be raised as to Senator Bacon's legal right to the interim ap pointment. that technically the Wash ington view of the mitter is correc.. But the matter will be up in the United States Senate. As I have stated before. I will name him for the intervening time, and if the issue comes up with an extra ses sion. why the Senate must settle it. "I am in hopes that no question will be raised that will deprive Georgia of one of her Senators for oven that brief time But it Is aa Interesting situation.’’ Before the War Bank Bills. ATLANTA, Feb. 9.—State Treasurer R. E. Park continues to get letters of inquiry from all parts of the country with regard to the redeemable value of State banks just prior' to the war. Of course these bids are of no value as the institutions which issued them have all gone into liquidation, but a ood many of them are still extant and they are frequently used for pur poses of defrauding somebody. There seems to be a regular scheme laid out in Indian Territory and Okla homa, to get the best of somebody by the use of these old time worthless notes. Three of the letters received by Treasure" Park yesterday were from that section. One was from R. E. Blanks, a reaJ estate man of Ada, Okla.. another was from C. C. Arm strong. of Talequah, Indian Territory, the third was from the City Nationaj Bank, of Madill, Indian .Territory, and the fourth was from a party in Flor ida. Two of the bills contained in the letters received yesterday from Indian Teritorv were $io notes on the Mer chants’ and Planters' Bank, of Savan nah. Thi= note seems to be a favorite with those who are working the game out West as more inquiries are re ceived regarding it than any other of the old State bank notes. Of course there is nothing to do but to reply to them that he notes are worthless and 1 are not worth the paper they are | printed on. STATE INSURANCE PLANNED. MADISON. Wis., Feb. 9.—The long- looked-for measure providing for a system of State Insurance in Wiscon sin have been introduced. The bill was presented by Carl D. Thompson in the Assembly, and by Senator Jacob E. Rummell In the Senate. The bills provide for the appointment of a commission of two Senators and two Assemblymen, which may enlist the services of two or more experts, and shall work out a system of State insurance to he recommended to the next' Legislature. The recommenda tion of the system shall include: First, a system of life insurance based on the recognized principles of modern insurance. Second, a system of old age and invalidity insurance for people who have been residents of Wisconsin for ten years and have led sober and industrious lives for five years past, and shall have never been found guilty of a civil or criminal misdemeanor. Third, a system of sickness and acci dent insurance with proper restric tions. Guns Would Shoot Clean Through House WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Walker New York Cotton Exchange Statistics. NEW YORK. Feb. Sr—The Allowing statistics on the movement of eblfrm for the week ending Friday. February S were complied by the New York Cotton Exchange: ... Weekly Movement. This Last Port receipts ..256.783 138*314 To mills and Canada 49.305 - - 20 414 60. r, 0 . 53>Ort 19,338 . 12.974 Jk Sou. mill takings, est... Interor stock- lost ... CUBANS PROTEST AGAINST GOV. MAGOON’S DECREE INCREAS ING RURAL GUARDS WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Secretary Taft, after a consultation with the President, has cabled Governor Ma- goon at Havana to suspend for the time being the eexcution of the decree recently prepared, providing for an in crease from 6.000 to 12,000 of the rural guards of Cuba. This action has been taken in view of the representations from all of the Cuban parties that tho decree is inexpedient and before de termining whether or not it shall be enforced, Secretary Taft will await the receipt of the written protest which Governor Magoon has received. McCurdy, formerly quartermaster- i Into sight for v, --ek........347,200 "198.754 sergeant of Co. B. of the battalion of : — negro soldiers discharged for the ! „ T°, tal Crop Movement, alleged "shooting up” ■ of Brownsville ! ' %' •••••-7.617.066 5:901,211 Tex., who had charge of the issuance Sou. mill takteg?. mu'.'.I SSl'oooljl III'0N> • of ammunition, and former Sergeant ! Int. strk ex. Sept. 1.... 465’498' 5l5<i‘* George Jackson of the same company. 1 iA_- 7 ' ’’ "' who had charge of the quarters and j Int0 s *Sht for season. .10.263.456 3.219.259 the keys to the gun racks on the night ' of the affray, were witnesses todav be- 1 T T -<"cfen^!!S? 0I T- c 2 tt r n St ? t,st! cs. fore the Senate committee on military ! weekk F ° ° WlnS a n iT 1 ® a ffairs. Both men gave clear accounts j Total'sales of nil kinds', of their duties on that night and the j Total sales of American., sharpest kind of cross-examination j English 8-ninners' takings, failed to trap them in any way. Both ^ f port Senators Warner and Foster, who con- | l kin ?'••••-- ducted the cross examination, remarked i Stook% °n viUai 10 "’ at the conclusion that they believed I Stock of American.'!!!!!!.'".T!I""sol'noo the witnesses were honest men and Quantity afloat of all kinds.... '498'oot-! frank on the stand. | Quantity afloat of American .C'44JO(to “You are not satfsfled with the char- ! X ota ! saIes on speculationT.sna acter of the discharge you received?” I rotal sa,r>s ^exporters............ kobo asked Mr. Hemenway of McCurdy. 62 990 49,009 '..’.-.ilB.ooo ....11,000 .1. .-149.900 ....;.ins nno HAANA, Feb. 9.—Governor Magoon received a cablegram from Secretary Taft today directing the postponement of decree providing for art Increase from 6,000 to 12,000 men of the rural guard of Cuba, pending the pre sentation of protests by the liberals. NEW ORLEANS EXPORTS INCREASE $6,000,000 FOR MONTH. NEW ORLEANS. La.. Feb. 9.—Ex ports from this . port for January of this year, show an increase of $6,000,000 ver last year, the tota. amount for the month reaching $26,385,334, which is tbs record for the past tea years. “No sir. I am not.” he replied. "I N0TiC3 TO SUBSCRIBERS. had done nothing to be punished for. I, V.YRminR lo’nol nn nnm. -no have never been punished before.” 1 JliAall.-IiS Oil yCUT p?l- During the examination of the wit- . psr. It tells IlOW VOU Stand Oil ness as to the power of penetration of ; f, , , / . , the service ammunition used in the the ijOOKS. Due 110321 date OH Springfield rifles, Senator Foraker flip TpIioI ^Sonrl in fLioc onH said: "It would shoot clear through a lne laoel ’ &encl 111 a U.eS ana house, would it not?” i also renew for the year 1907. The witness replied affirmatively. | The question coming from Senator! gfneraLS in rOMFFnFRtTF Foraker created some little surprise as ! GENERALS ‘^ CONFEDERATE that is what the War Department offi- I army s.ill living. cials have claimed was done—that arm,- huiipf<= v ' I ATLANTA., Feb. 9.—An article was house b The witness ,vaa nnt ™“. 0 5. a ! furnished for publication here today by Te.amon Smith Cuyler, formerly Telamon Cuyler Smith, but whom the superior court allowed to change his name because there are so many ■ Smiths, showing that there are still living- sixty-four men who were gen erals In the Confederate army. Of house. The witness was not cross ex amined concerning the remark. George Jackson, a sergeant of Co. B. was examined concerning the man ner in which he had kept the racks, for which he had keys, on 4he night of the shooting." On cross ex amination he admitted he had heard that Government ammunition had been found to have been used In the shoot ing. but said that the story surprised him very much and if any was used he could not understand how it couid have been secured without detection. these three were lieutenant generals, nine were major generals, and the oth ers were brigadier generals. SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE KILLS DISPENSARY COLUMBIA. S. C., Feb. 9.—The Senate today, bv a vote of 21 to 15. passed with amendments to the House bill, killing the State dispensary. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Examine label on your pa per. It tells how you staucf on the books. Due from date on the label. Send in dues and also renew for the year 1907.