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FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1907. THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH 7 EVELYN THAW DENIES STATEMENTS TO HOWARD NEW YORK. P' In cor Thaw man • physical condition c mind The stand portion of the day w. Britton D. Evans, dl Jersey h. -rata! for Plains. N. J„ an al fense, who v tlon. Mr. Je efforts n gr > gIVO i court Ittornuy Je- ! ufther indl- ; he near fu- for a com- i •port upon the he defendant’s the principal occupied by Dr. or of the New in alienist for the de- ! up for eross-examlna- j to seemed to direct 1 up from Dr. > the exact recoup ty from which the Thaw was ruffer- thc "brain storm,” e killing of White. his will of a melan cholic state of mind. The District At torney dwelt for an hour or more upon the subject of melancholia and then r. kpd the expert if it was not true that in acute melancholia there Is forms Dr. >f Ir.nnitv f: declared Harry at the time of 'h resulted in th Evans had testified tv displayed evidences hhn to poln sion in it. "You can point out depression on a piece of paper.” asld Dr. Evans. Ho then read paragraph 8 of the will. In which Thaw provided a fund of $50.- 000 for the prosecution of any persons who might be suspected In connection of his taking off.” "This.” explained Dr. Evans, "showed a perturbation of mind, an agitation and apprehen.-Iveness. if this does not constitute a melancholic state, then I am mistaken in any con- Evans in- I struction of the pfirase.” recognized i "You ore here with the permission x- j of your directors. I suppose,” broke in r-1 Mr. Jerome suddenly. "Yes. one is here In this room, the chairman of the medical comlttee.” “You have their permission In writ ing?” "Why—well, in the first place I don’t think its any of your business." Mr. Jerome did not continue on the subject. How long did this defendant suffer 5currence of the affliction In at least from this melancholia?” asked the -third of all Dr. Evans said there was. Jerome Will Call Dr. Hamilton. Mr. Jerome said he Intended calling nr a witness in rebuttal Dr. Allan Mc Lean Hamilton, the alienist, who was first employed by the Thaw defense, hut who has not heretofore figured in the trial. Dr. Hamilton recently re- tlimed from Europe, and in a published Interview Just after he landed, was re ported- to have raid that he came to the conclusion that Thaw was insano at the time of the tragedy and that he Is insane now. The District At torney also stated that ho would call Dr. Charles F. Blngaman, of Pittsburg, the Thaw family physician, in rebut tal. Dr. Blngaman was on the stand for a short time today, but Mr. Dol mas objected when Mr. Jerome started in to cross-examine the physician as to the insanity -In the Thaw family, on the ground that the witness "had not qualified as an expert. Mr. Je rome thereupon told Dr. Blngaman to hold himself In readiness to take the stand for the State. Dr. Blngaman told today of visiting Thaw in the Tombs during August last, when the prisoner seemed much Dl rict Attorney. Questions Ae—.vered PdntHiy. •That Is something I could not say.” NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—Counsel for the Government renewed, their attack upon the financial methods of the Har- riman ertup in the Chicago and Alton Railroad before the Interstate Com merce Comml-xioii late this afternoon when they call Charles W. Hilliard, controller of the road, as a witness. Under examination by Frank Kellogg. Hilliard testified that he became con troller In October last when, under j .irranrv-mr r.l of the mor. • ire- ment of the property, the Rock Island took Its turn. Mr. Hilliard said his first task was to find money to carry on the improvements under way. Thera was money enough In the treasury for current expenses but not enough to car ry on improvements which includes a cut off of four and one-half miles of the road near Murrayvllle to Spring- field. There was not enough money to complete the building of this line, said the witness. “I looked into the ques tion of raising money by mortgage.” he continued, “and I discovered It had al ready. been mortgaged.” “Do I understand that this road had been mortgaged before it was built?” Indianapolis Southern Railway. It is only necessary to refer to the records of the Illinois Central Company, which will show that ray action was fully and formally approved by the direc tors.” I judges pro hac vice of the State court of appeals to si; with Judge Hen- I r— C. Hammond, of Augusta, in hi ar- ing the appealed case of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New York vs. Stegill. from Decatur Superior court, the question involved being a claim under a pioicy in that company. Judge Powell was disqualified be cause he had been an attorney of re cord in the case, and the two other judges were disqualified because they are pol’cvholders in the company. Thus the entire bench had to be re placed for this particular case. “How long does this state usually i asked Commissioner Lane. in a person afflicted with simple J or delusionary Insanity?” “It varies greatly. Sometimes only one day.” “Do you know enough about' this subject to say whether or not such a recovery would be unusual?” •T should say It would.” "Yes, I was told that It was covered j by the mortgage of 1900, and there was nothing that could be done except put a second mortgage on It, which would have been a poor security,” said Hil liard. Line Covered by Mortgage. Mr. Kellogg then read the mortgage ’Did you ever hear of such a case?” I to show the line had been covered by i "I have had cases clear up during 1 it. and resuming the witness said; “All the night due to a thorough cleaning the bonds were gone. I found from the out of organs of the body.” j books that -the. thirteen million dollars "Isn't it true that persons suffering .J had never J>een paid for the bonds; that; from melancholia write long letters : the ten million dollars had never,bean complaining of ill-treatment and talk j paid to Stanton for the stock; three : continually.” million dollars had never been paid to "Sometimes.” •** j Stanton for the road: but that the] "Did the letters you read here on the I twenty-two million dollars in bonds stand the other day show any signs j had been turned over to the syndicate j of melancholia?” "'ho delivered the stock and the road ; "I don't remember. If you will show them to me I will see.” "Did you ever read these letters or copies of them before you read them on the stand?” Dr. Evans said he had not. Dr. Evans promised to read the letters and all depressed and suffered from the delu- other documents in evidence In Thaw's >n that a conspiracy had been formed) writing this evening and be ready for against him. complaining that he was not allowed to put paper over the grating in his cell door because "they wanted the cold air to blow In and give him pneumonia," so he would die and his ense never come to trlnl. Denies Brotherly Confidence. By recalling Mrs. Evelyn Xosbit Thaw to the stand for a few questions which he had omitted on his long cro's- exaniinntion, Mr. Jerome early today indicated that he would call Howard >.’eablt. her brothor, to contradict her in a matter of credibility. He asked Mrs. Thaw if she hnd not hold her brother that Thaw, had treated her cruelly while abroad because she re fused to tell lies about Stanford White nnd say he had drugged and mistreat ed her. He also wanted to know if .the brother had not bought her a pistol with which she might defend herself against Thaw. The defendant’s wifo continuation of his cross-examina tion tomorrow morning. Thaw Preparing a Statement. During the cross-examination of Dr. Evans Thaw began to write rapidly, and told the reporters that he was pre paring •" statement. His action at tracted •» attention of his lawyers, wha-t” •.illy wished to dissuade the defends;:: from making a formal state ment public. However, the following, written upon a scrap of paper, finally reached the press table: “This Is the second statement Mr. Thaw has made since August 10: “With chances a million to one against her,,It Is wonderful that Mrs. Thaw’s testimony prevailed against the District Attorney and his blacklegs.” During the recess today Mr. Orrily- pleaded with District Attorney Jerome for permission for Evelyn Thaw to re main in the court room now that her through the intermediary, Mr. Stan ton.” The commission wanted to know | what the books showed baa been | actually expended in connection with * the handling of the property, but while the witness was searching, for the records the session was adjourned un til tomorrow. Controller Hilliard will be recalled tomorrow morning and Sts News of a Day in the Gate Cny ATLANTA. Ga., Feb. 28.—Inspection of the Georgia Railroad will be be bun by the State Railroad Gommis sion in accordance with the petition of Bowdre Phinizy, of Augusta, on Wednesday, March 6. On that date all of the members of the commission, Chairman H. W. Hill, and Commissioners Joseph M. Brown and O. B. Stevens, will leave Atlanta at 7:45 a. m. and will, unless their present arrangements are changed, make their first stop at Covington, which is the first point after leaving Atlanta about which Mr. Phinizy makes complaint. After a lengthy discussion of the matter today the members of the com mission decided that thev would make a thorough inspection of the Georgia road as they are able to do with the time at their command in following up the charges and specifications sub mitted by Mr. -Phinizy. They will visit each one of the places designated in his specifications and make personal inspection, if necessary, for three or four miles or. either side. Not only that but they propose to inspect any other places which mav be brought to the attention by Mr." Phinizy or by anyone else who may be interested in the matter. The commission decided in the first place that it could not make a com plete inspection of the entire 307 miles of the Georgia Railroad without walk ing over every foot of it. That, of course, is out of the question. While the law provides that the in spection shall be made either by the commission or an authorized agent, it says nothing about the employment of such an agent and no fund is pro vided with which to pay his expenses. Whatever inspection is made, there- Contract Let for Georgia Buildino. ATLANTA, Feb. 2S.—The^ contract for the erection of th e Georgia building at Jamestown which will be a repro duction of Bulloch Hall, at Roswell, the girlhood home of Pres dent Roose velt’s mother, has been let by the Georgia Jamestown commission " to a Norfolk firm of contractors on a bid of $12,300. It is expected, however, to scale that price considerably on ac count of a large amount of material, both lumber and brick, which the com mission has had donated to it to go in to the building. With this home in view. President Mitchell, of the James- Financial Statements Wer Not Sent Stockholders. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—After lis tening to an argument by Senator Pat terson, of Colorado, in favor of Gov ernment ownership of the railroad, the Senate today agreed to the conference report on the river and harbor appro- ...„ , piation bill. Protests were vigorously town commission, is now in Norfolk ; mac * e against the reduction from $650,- for the purpose of taking up the matter . 000 to $250,000 of the amount for im- with the contractors. The commission ! Provements in the Mississippi river be- is anxious to get the figures dovn as low as possible- In order to have part of the fund left for the purpose of fur nishing the building. Geo. W. G'-inder Transferred. ATLANTA, Feb. 27.—George W. Gunder, state commander of the . -—-- - Knights of Maccabees, with headquar- > trustees to receive from President * O. _ , * « . , , . BAAOAOAlf fltA VaKIa A . 4 Vl A tween Cairo and St. Louis, by Senators Hopkins, Cullom, Stone Allison and Overman. The smaller amount pre vailed. The Senate passed without discus- j plied to these witnesses.” sion the Daniel bill establishing the 1 foundation for the promotion of indus- 1 trial peace. It authorizes a board of NEW YORK, Feb. 2$.—The Inter state Commerce Commission hearin In New York on the investigation the operations and relations of l Union Pacific system, and while ther will be oral argument heard In Wash lngton on an April date to be decld< later, the testimony has probably ; been taken. There has been no d clsion yet as to an appeal to t! courts to compel Edward H. Harr man and Otto Kahn to answer th many important questions declined them, but the question will be con sidered after the commission return to Washington. "We will discuss the question Washington," said Commission Franklin. Lane, after adjournment ti day, “and there decide If we are ask that the stomach pump be ai ters in Atlanta, as been transferred to I Roosevelt the Noble peace prize, as the Michigan in the same'capacity with headquarters at Port Huron. His successor here has not been, named. nucleus of a fund to bring together at Washington periodically representatives of capital and labor problems. The expatriation bill was also passed. It authorizes the issuance of passports to persons who have declared their in The closing hours of the hear! 1 brought a statement from Conirt" I ler Mahl; that financial statemo: were not sent to the Southern Pacifi ; stockholders for several month fore the dividend meeting in Jul i This Is in contradiction of Mr. Har I riman’,s testimony. Commi j Harlan raised the point that t i per cent dividend on Alton was under the Illinois constitution . tentlon of becoming citizens of the Uni-! was a partial clearing away of th ted States and have lived in this coun- ! aspersion about the mortgaging of th try three years, and who wish to visit : Murrayville-Springfield cut-off bef countries other than the one of which it was built and a lengthy discuss they are natives. Such passports are of the propriety of capitalizing the good only for six months. The bill 1 expenditures for betterment- on hearing by the commission will be con- ! fore,' must be made by the commis- denled absolutely thkt there was any I testimony is concluded. eluded about midday. Otto Kuhn on Witness Stand. Edward H. Harm-nan concluded his testimony at the morning session, and his examination brought forth nothing of special importance. He was suc ceeded on the stand by Otto H. Kuhn, of the leading members of the firm of Knhn, Loeb & Co., which has financed many of the important deals of the of the Union Pacific. Kuhn remained on the stand until the middle of the afternoon under ex amination by Mr. Severance, of cnunseF for the Government, and told of the reorganization of the Union Pa cific. There was special inquiry as to the commissions paid to the firm of sinners themselves. I In' the next place It was decided to j invite both Mr. Phinizy and a repre sentative of the Georgia road to ac company the members of the commis sion on this inspection tour, and it is the hope of the commission that both will accept the invitation. It will be noted, also, that the com- 1 mission has decided not to avail itself WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.—The fail ure of Secretary Strauss, of the de partment of commerce to make dircet response to the recent inquiry of the ! house, as to whether the alien labor ers who had been brought into South Carolina as the result of the efforts of Commiss-oner Watson, of that State were lawfully landed will probably re sult in an official opinion by the at torney general on the subject. When the Secretary’s reply was received it was found that he had simply for warded a copy of a decision by his predecessor, holding that Mr. Watson had not violated contract labor but Representative Gardner, author of the resolution of inquiry, took prompt ex ception to his response contending that it was no\ complete in that it failed to treat’the question con nected with the immigrants Ihcm- selve. The committee on immigration then presented a request t o the Pres- Alton. Mr. Kellogg endeavoed i show that the Harrlman manager I of the Chicago and Alton had capital | lzed the debts of the old Joli Chicago road, prior to 1S63, but fixes the status of American women who marry foreigners and foreign wo men who marry Americans. In the lat ter case the citizenship of the wife is retained during coverture and as long as she continues to live in the United , troller Hilliard said his know] States. An American woman can re- the road’s affairs did not gain her citizenship after her marriage j that far. with a foreigner terminates and she makes rihe proper application therefor. Tl e bill provides that a naturalized citizen of the United States who goes abroad and resides for five years shall be presumed to have abandoned American citizenship. No Foreclosure of Mortgage. It was elicited, however, that ther n4ver had been a foreclosure of th Chicago and Alton Railway while old Joliet and Chicago had been f his closed. The witness was exam: ! as to the $12,000,000 which it is da The Senate passed a House 'bill to ed the Harrlman party add prevent shanghaiing. The bill imposes capital of the Alton because a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for a amount had been expended oi year, or both, for the violation of law. i provements or had been lost by : stockholders. Mr. Lovett, of ( II'clJJV Ui UIc 1I11LUI UulL ucdlS OI Ultj j _ , - __ . . , . , , * , . , , Harriman partv and a former director or the offer of a special car and engine I ident that te matter be referred t o the ‘by General Manager T. IC Scott of atttorney general. This request has the Georgia Railroad for the purpose i been granted and it is understood the of making this trip. The commis- { matter will be probably taken up by sion prefers to> use the regular trains | the department of justice. It Is said truth In any of these statements, nnd»j she said she never had owned or car- | ried a pistol In her life. Mr. Delmns announced today that the defense would conclude its case this week. This however, was upon the as sumption that District Attorney Je rome would conclude his cross-exami nations of Dr., Evans ,and Wagner to day. Dr. Evans, and he will be recalled to morrow morning. Dr. John T. Deemar, the physician to Mrs. Thaw’s family, will follow Dr. Evans: then will come Dr. Wagner. After these have testi fied, Mrs. William Thaw herself will lake the stand, according to present “I guess we had better keep her out,’ said Mr. Jerome. LARGE TRANSACTIONS IN PINE TIMBER COLUMBUS, Ga„ Feb. 26.—The Mr. Jerome did not even finish with ^Georgia and Alabama Index says in its Issue for this week: “The magnitude and great value of the pine timber interests in Georgia and Alabama are illustrated by large transactions reported this week. In a section adjacent to Waycross. Ga., 200,000,000 feet of timber has been plans. The defense may. therefore. ' purchased by Georgia and Florida cap italists who will establish one of the largest saw m-llls in the country And conclude by Monday or Tuesday of next week. If Mr. Jerome moves for a lu- nacy commission it is expected he will' 1 -build a railroad through the tract do so during the course of the rebuttal i Alabama and Chicago capitalists have timony next week. It was exported I fconsummated a deal for 100,000,000 feet that Dr. Evans nnd Mr. Jerome would have a lively duel during the cross- examination of Dr. Evans, but there were oply one or two clashes In which the honors appeared to oo about evenly divided. The examination dragged at times, and Mr. Jerome seldom raised h!s voice above the.low placid tone he so frequently assumes. « Dr. Evans Cross-Examined. After Mrs. Thaw and Dr. Blngaman Vxd testified briefly today. Dr. Britton D. Evans was called for cross- examination. Dr. Evans is one of the principal witnesses for the defence nnd the district attorney set out to make his examination a most thorough one. Mr. Delmns was constantly on his feet with objections which Just’ee Fitzgerald iii nearly every instance sustained. The Judge further warned the District Attorney that he was tak ing too wide a latitude. After nn exhaustive series of ques tions ns to Dr. Evans’ qualifications as nn expert in insanity cases. Mr. Je rome read to the doctor portions of the latter’s testimony in another ease. In which he stated that all cases of insan ity could be classed under five grand divisions. Mr. Jerome took these di visions up •one at a time and asked him if Thaw now or at any other time suf fered from that particular class. Idiocy, Imbecility nnd dementia were dismiss ed. "When it came to melancholia. Dr. Evans said he was of the opinion that at one tj'tr.e Thaw suffered from an insane condition of the mind which might be classed under the grand di vision of melancholia. Couldn't Trap Dr. Evans. ”1 have an opinion, but it is inade quate.” “The question is. do you consider Thaw demented today?” "No.” replied Dr. Evans. "In your opinion, was he ever de mented?” "No," said Dr. Evans. "At what time did Thaw suffer from insane melancholia?" “You tried to get me to say it was melancholia.” replied Dr. Evans, “but I said it was in a melancholia state f mind It was a depre-sed state, but not a distinct or fixed form of melan cholia.” "At what time was he so suffering”" "I should say about the time of h s marriage nnd the making of his will.” "You believe, then, that he was in- san-' nt the time of his marrnee?” "He was not mentally sound at that time—there was a temporary aberra tion." “Based solely on your examinations, and excluding everything else, do you think he was suffering from melan cholia at any other time?” asked Mr. Jerome. "I believe that at the time of the j shooting and a little before, he was in ; a depressed or melancholic .condition." : Mr. Jerome tried to tie the doctor down to a positive statement that lie could by his examinations, and ex cluding everything else, state whether or not Thaw was sutTi-iag from mel ancholia on April It. 1905, the day f hts marriage. This the doctor would not state positively. Thaw’s Mental Condition. “But by taking into consideration the will and codicil as well, can you state whether he was insane at the time of his marriage?" “Yes. as I have said, I think he was of unsound mind. I could not classify it. for It might change from one form to another.” Attorney Jerome handed the witness of pine timber which Is located about 150 miles north of Mobile. This will he developed. A $1,000,000 lumber company at Thomasville Ga., has purchased a railroad 17 miles in length uRd will extend it 15. possibly 45 miles. “An important development is the projection of a railroad from the Bir mingham, Ala., district down the Ca- haba to Selma, Ala., from whence it Is proposed to operate a river barge line to Mobile, Ala. Northern capital ists are taking an interest 4n this pro ject. It is proposed to build a rail road 45 miles in length between Wil liamsburg, Ala., and Pineville. Ain., through a rich mineral and timber sec tion. In Georgia surveys for three new railroads are progressing actively. “A Philadelphia, Pa., company has purchased a cotton mill at Oxford, Ala., and will quadruple Its capacity; at Gadsden, Ala., a gas plant will be built at a cost of $100,000; at Hunts ville, Ala., $40,000 will be expended in improving a power plant: a $50 000 brick and tile plant will be established at Albany, Ga.: capacity of a gas and power plant at Anniston. Ala., will bs doubled: S1O0.000 plant will be estab lished near Mobile. Ala., to develop an extensive deposit of Fuller’s earth: hotel at Augusta, Ga.. will bo enlarged at a cost of about $100,000: at Ameri- cus. Ga., a 350 000 land and improve ment company has been organized: $35,000 company has been organized at ?• " r Ala.. te manufacture vehicles, and a plant for the manufac ture of brick and sewer pipe will be established at Milledgevllie, Ga. “Among other things reported are: j Canning factory, two fertilizer factor ies, coffin factory hydraulic brick ! plant, company with capital of $55,000 | to bore for oil. coal mining company, four hotels, two city halls, two thea- ! tres, apartment house, auditorium, jwo light plants, paving plans In two cities i mimic::'bond issue-', business build- • ings and residences. Mention is made i of thr issuance of a permit ai Mobile, i Ala.. f->r th-’ obstruction cf a $100.-’ hotel* reported by The Index In September last." of the road and to,.get off and do its work wherever it sees fit. While it has practically confined itself to the places specified by Mr. pointed out. It is understood to be the purpose of the commission to make inspections at several other points to be selected arbitrarily by the mem bers after they have begun their work. The commission proposes to devote all the time necessary to this inspec tion, and it is probable that it will not Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and the inter-rela- I plliniz J’ and such others as may be tlons’ of the firm, the witness and j n,,t l -~ «■- Jacob Schieff with the Union Pacific. 1 The witness said the firm had re- I ceived a commission equal to 5 per | cent, on the purchase of the Southern j Faeific, a commission of 5 per cent j which was divided with other under writers on the issue of Union Pacific j convertible bonds at a reduction of 5 : . , - . ■ per cent. The witness spiritedly de- I completed until after several trips fended the acts of his firm, and cited j “ eon made. Instances where it had sold stocks to , commission has the authority to the Union Pacific at a figure below the j require that any railroad be put in a current market. thoroughly safe condition for travel. Before leaving the stand Kuhn made : * s found that the condition of the Georgia Railroad is anywhere such as to cause probable danger, it may be stated with assurance that the necessary orders will be issued ' to remedy the trouble. an extended defense of the Alton 1 transaction based on the methods apd conditions of the time. Before he left the stand Harriman again invoked the Harriman Questions Authority, question of private business as against interstate commerce, and re fused to answer interrogations as to his individual stock transaction and Kuhn refused to divulge anything specific ns to the business transac tions undertaken by his firm in behalf of clients in or outside of the Union Pacific directorate. He and his coun sel. Paul D. Cravath. urged the same objection made by Attorney John G. Milburn in behalf of Harrlman and added the special plea of the confiden tial privilege existing between a banker and his clients. The commission ruled against all objections and the record was in each instance properly computed for refer ence to the courts. William H. Moore and Daniel G. Reid, directors of the Rock Island, testified as to the contract with Har riman and his associates for joint con trol of the Alton and that there was no other arrangement, written or ver bal; for separate control. Mr. Moore said that while the contract was still being fully observed, that Its effect was nominal. He and his associates had expected benefits from the ar rangements that had not materialized and that their earlier plans in con nection with the project had not been carried out. Commission Order To Be Contested. ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 23.—General Manager Haskell, of the Southeastern Car Service Association gat*e notice to the Railroad Commission today that Its recent order with regard to demur rage charges on cars offered for trans fer shipments or for switching would be contested in the courts. The rail roads seem to think this Is a matter over which the railroad commission has no jurisdiction, nnd they do not propose to submit to it without a con test. Hon Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb, ap peared before the Railroad Commis sion today in behalf of the people of Jeffersonville and that section of the State who have filed a petition ask ing that the continuous mileage rule he appplied to the Macon, Dublin and Savannah and the Seaboard Air Line on account of the ownership of the that extensive preparations for the im portation of laborers into several States have been made as a result of the rul ing of the depat rment of Commerce and Labor in the South Carolina case and it is asserted that many of these imported laborers, while ostensibly im ported to work on Southern farms are in reality destined, for the north. THREE MEN KILLED STRUCK BY ENGINE BALTIMORE. Md.. Feb. 27.—Failing to hear warnings while at work on tracks on the Baltimore and Ohio at Camden station today. William Snyder, Frank Zinka, and Carlo Sollidoni were struck by a passenger engine being backed to a waiting train. Snyder and Zinka were instantly killed and Sallidoni died half an hour after being taken to a hospital. WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.—A number of , telegrams were received at the White | House today from the South asking the ! for the Harriman interests, obicctr- to Mr. Kellogg assuming that $10,00i'- 000 of the amount represented loss : an old set of stockholders throng' foreclosure. It developed that neithe witness nor counsel knew if there h:u ever been a foreclosure, so Mr. Kel logg amended his question to incluii ! “improvements cr losses or both.” Th ; witness said that the $12,000,000 i: ' question had previously been paid am I the accounts written off. He did not know if other railroads ever added to their capital in th .... ...... ..... Mr Kellog then asked ai series1 j President to name W. J. Oliver, whose bid 1 questions tending to show that cei. n for the construction of the canal was re- l operating expenses also had oeen < u jected, as a member of the Isthmian italized by the Alton, but the witno Canal Commission. Secretary Taft to-; d!d not adnlit this. Certain construe night said that he did not believe that,.. h , d hrr , n „ 0 charged. 1 the President was considering the ap- ' Uo , n , expenses n;a Q oeen so Y, K ' ROOSEVELT AND SHAW TAKE UP SHORTAGES WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Presi dent Roosevelt has taken up with Sec retary Shaw the matter of the shortage of $173,000 recently discovered in the Chicago sub-treasury. He asked the Secretary for a statement as to the shortage and the facts. The President also asked the secretary for a state ment of the shortage recently discov ered in the St. Louis sub-treasury, which amounts t o $63,000. PROF. T. M. TAYLOR ENDS LIFE WITH A BULLET. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Feb. 27.—Prof. T. M. Taylor, of the chemistry de partment of the Carnegie Technical School, was found dead today in his , .... _ - .1 room at the residence of Mrs. W. H. former by the latter. The application ; Hartzell, of No. 229 Halket street. fir r l-n e rnlo nmnlH raenU in « >«n(n»inl ; ... , NEW YORK. Feb. 27.—Stnyvesant Fish was asked by the Associated Press today what answer, .if any. he cared to make to the accusations which E. H. Harriman preferred yesterday before the Interstate Commerce Com- miss’on. “I have little to say,” he replied. “I shall not be drawn into a wrangle with that gentleman. He and I sus tained close relations for many years, and w'ere jointly Interested In many large affairs. All of those transactions, as indeed, all transactions in which I have ever engaged, will bear the clos est scrutiny. It was at my instance that Mr. Harrlman was made a direc tor of the Illinois Central Company, nnd we got along quite well until he , o 0 to .« xI3r ji became ambitious to make the Illinois It Central a part of the Union Pacific system. I did not believe this would ■ be in th* interest of the stockholders [ | of the Illinois Central, for whom I held 1 trust, and then and there Mr. Har- of this rule would result in a material j There was reduction of the local freight rates ; charged. Owing to the fact that the commission now has a similar case, : that of the Wadley Southern and the ! Central of Georgia pending on appeal to the State courts, it was decided to postpone action in this case until a decision is handed own. The petition of the people of Elber- ton asking that the Southern and Sea board Air Line be required to build new and adequate passenger depot there, came up before the commis sion today and a large delegation was present from that city. Upon it being shown that there is a possibility of the railroads and the people reaching an agreement regarding the matter, final action in the case was postponed until March 13 when the next meet ing of the commission will be held. bullet wound behind his left ear and a new revolver was lying on the floor. Nervous breakdown fol lowing overwork is said to have been the cause of the suicide. He was 33 years of age. single and formely lived at Oberlin, Ohio. Changes in Inspection Dates. ATLANTA, Feb. 2S.—The adjutant general's office has announced the fol- j lowing changes in inspection dates: [ Inspect on Company E. first infantry, I TYnynesboro. changed from February on account of the death • of Maj. \V. A. Wilkins, who was the father of Cant. W. A. Wilkins, Jr., commander of the company Inspection of the Georgia naval mi litia at Savannah, changed from March to April 26 and 27, on account of th SAVANNAH EMBEZZLER OF BANK RUPT TRUST FUNDS GETS FOUR YEARS. SAVANNAH, Ga.. Feb. 27.—After having stubbornly contested his case since the beginning of his trial for embezzlement J. P. Holmes this after noon in the United States Court with drew his plea of "not guilty” and ren dered one of "guilty,” and was given a sentence of four years in the peni- tentiary in Atlanta. The pica came after the Government had rested its case on the evidence, and i rimari snd I parted company. He is absence of Commander H. S. Co'ding I quite right in saving that I borrowed on important business in Washington. I funds from the Illinois Central, but he should have added that the loan was made at a time when we were most anxious to put out some of the sur plus. That I hunted from bank to bank to loan our money; that this particu- BERAL HENDRICKS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. COLUMBUS. Ga... Feb. 27.—Bera! Hendricks, the 14-year-old son of Marcon Hendricks, a grocer, was ac cidentally shot and killed while hunt ing north of Columbu3 this afternoon by the unexpected diqjiarge of his gun. A hole three inches in diameter was torn through is heart. The gun was discharged while he was going through a wire fence. The wounded boy crawled to the roadside, where he expired. was considering the ap pointment of Mr. Oliver as a member of the commission. Mr. Oliver said that he would not accept a place on the com mission if it were tendered him. When he has been officially notified that the bid • of the Panama Canal Construction Com- ! pany has been rejected, Mr. Oliver will i give out a statement for publication. “Only fast Thursday,” he said tonight, ‘ “the President assured my friends that I would be given the contract, and he ■wpnt as far as to saj' that he would be down in Panama next November, and said that he was confident that by that time we would have the work well under way.” The corporation organized by Mr. Oliver and known as the Panama Canal Con struction Company, will at once be dis solved. Mr. Ofiver says that he has spent $40,000 in the preparation of his bids and in the organization of the construction company. Will Make Puglic Statement. John B. McDonald, of New York, pres ident iff the Panama Construction Com pany, will arrive in Washington tomor row and will assist Mr. Oliver in the preparation of a statement including ail the official correspondence between Mr. 1 Oliver and his associates and the Presi- : dent. Secretary of War. and the Isthmian Canal Commission regarding the canal contract will be given to the press. The President had a conference at the White House this afternoon with Secre taries Taft and Root regarding the work ing out of the details of the reorganiza tion scheme for the Panama canal work. It is understood that in addition to the changes In the commission already re ported. it has been decided that' CoL Haines. U. S. A., retirde, and Benjamin Harrod. civil engineer, both members of the present commission, will retire. Ad miral Endicott. who is the only remain ing member of the old commission, will be retained on the new* commission as the law requires that one civil engineer of the navy shall be included in its mem bership. said. 51 r. Kellogg elicited the admis sion that the discount on the bond had been so charged that while th books disclosed It, the annual repor would tend to confuse the public i: regard to this item. In answer to questions from Com missioner Lane, the witness questioned the right of the directors of the Al in going back over their books foi period of many years and capitalizing the expenditures. He said thai each succeeding board of directors had each vear passed upon the accounts and lie thought that such acts should have been final. Before the hearing today began it was F.iid that contrary 10 expectation William G. Rockefeller would not be called to testify regard ing the alleged sale to him by Mr. Harriman of 300.000 shares of Union Pacific at the time of the so-called Keene raid in 1903. 33 CASES TYPHOID OWNER SHOT SELF POOL SELLING ON RACES PROHIBITED IN ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Feb. 27—Acting Gov. John I. Moore today signed the bill introduced by Senator Aramis and recent ly passed by both houses of the State Legislature, which prohibits pool sHiing on horse races in Arkansas. Inasmuch r.s the bill becomes effective Immediately, It may have the effect of closing the meet ing now in progress at Oaklawn track. Plot Springs. CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 28.—Five workmen in the top story of the John Schaber picture moulding factory had a narrow escape from death tonight when the building took fire. The fire men climbed to the third story and rescued the workmen. Schaber. owner of the factory, collapsed at the fire and afier he had been home, shot himself with a revolver. He said he was too old to begin life anew. He will prob ably die. The loss w-as $60,000. Trustees Inspect Schiol Site, ATLANTA. Fob. 28.—At a meeting of ihe executive committee of th r * ; beard of trustees of the agricultural ! school for th“ 10th Congressional dis lar loan wns made on collateral which j trict held in Hancock had been introduced St^ar -sistant District Attorney ounced that the Government I would rest its case Frank M. Oliver, counsel for the defense, asked for fif teen minutes to cr-.: suit with Mr. Holmes. Th® necessary recess was , taken. Holmes returned to the court rocm and entered the p!**a of guilty. | Hnim.es. wh.o came to Savannah sev- 1 eral years ag- from Chicago, was for- I merly bookkeeper for the piano house • McArthur Sons Company. When it failed he was appointed trustee in bankruptcy. Some weeks ago a settle ment was sought but could no: be secured. Then Holmes was .arrested 0:1 a warrant chargin ment of $13,090. icnabiy ample and market able: that several of the other direc tors borrowed from the rorrnany in the same way, and finally that Mr. Tfarri- man h:m c e!f. while a. director, had bor rowed from the company in the same manner frequently ar.d ir sums aggre gating several millions of dollars. As a matter of business I did not then re gard it as improper, nor do I now. When in the fall of 1508 I desired to repay the debt. I propped to negotiate a new loan from Kuhn, Loeb A Co. Mr. Harriman asked me not to do so, and volunteered to lend me the sum hirrseif. and I accented the offer. “Respecting the deposits with (he Trust Company of the Republic, it gy should be said that this institution m.' was one of the many N^w York trust pi.-* companies with which we carried ac- ; Th counts, that the sums or. derori* fluc tuated with the general conditions of our very laree business and that there was no 'padding’ of accounts by me. The deposit was never in danger. 1 was arrested was a trustee ef the Trust Company the embezzle- j of the Republic but never an officer. ’’Concerning the acquisition of the (lav the site for the school at Granite Hill, three miles out from Sparta, was thoroughly inspected, and th buildings located. Following this action Con tractor Blr.'r broke dirt on Tuesday and J will push the buildings to completion i as rapidly ns possible. The landscape 1 features at the school have been placed in th hands cf Robert Berckmans, of : Augusta. Work has also be*n started j on the seventh district agricultural jschool in Cobb’County, and these are the first two to get under way. Turpentining Second Growth Pines. To the Editor of The Telegraph: As turpentine steadily rises in pric”, it seems that the short-leaf, or second- growth pine, of middle Georgia m’ght he available for turpentine making. There are millions of such trees in this region, large enough for the purpose, though as to whether they yield to make the business pay, I untv on Mon- ^ er - ou ” n t0 make me cosiness pay, • * am not informed. A few years ago there was much said about a certain process T5y which the tr»res could be tapped without killing them. If there is such a method, and if these trees are available we -'utrht to know the facts. Can The Teieercph inform us? A. C. JACKSON. Forsyth, Ga„ Feb. 26. [Some on? is trying the experiment now on the Georgia Road a few miles out of Me con, about it if there given area.—Ed. MORTON RE-ELECTED HEAD OF EQUITABLE NEW YORK. Feb. 28.—Paul Morton I was re-elected president of the Equit able Life Assurance Society at the annual meeting of the board of direc tors today. President Morton reported that in 3506 SO per cent of all disbursements went to policyholders the remaining 20 per cent being expended in the con duct of the business. In 1905 the pro portion was 74.65 to 25.35, the latter percentage being for the conduct business. The net increase in pens'’.'; in 1906, exclusive of agents’ commissions, in which Mr. Morton said there was a large saving, wa $1,251,032. The average rate c est yielded from the society’s invest ments were 4.26 per cent, as compar ed with 4.03 in 1905. NEW YORK. Feb. 2$.—Hoar Admiral? Coghlan. commandant of the Brookly Navy Yard, said tonight that there wei 33 cases of typhoid fever taken from tiie| battleship Connecticut when she arrlv from Cuba today. The Navy Hospital? reported that none of the men were in serious oenditton. The admiral was askee to assign a cause for so many e. one ship, and replied that this was in possible, as it might have been due any one of a number of tilings. He d4| c’e.red that so far as he knew there WO be no board inquiry into tile snip’s con ditio.n: that she would proceed to Tomp kinsvillo tomorrow, where she would coa ! and that then she would immediately I rejoin Admiral Evans’ iie?t at Guantan-| j amo. The Connecticut is at the Nervi York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, where t’nol sick men were taken *n ambulances the Naval }i! connected with the! yard. The Connecticut also brought! homo 14 sick men freni the other ships! of Admiral Evans’ fleet. None of whom! had typhoid fever. Worked Like a Charm. Mr. D. N. Walker, editor of that spicy journal, the Enterprise, Louisa, Va„ says: "I ran a nail in my foot last week and at once applied Buei;- len’s Arnica Salve. No inflammation, followed: the salve simply healed tie wound.” Heals every sore, burn ar.d skin disease. Guaranteed at ail drug gists’, 25c. BIII8LK DENOUNCED Coun+v Commissioners Apnointed. ATLANTA. Feb 28—Governor Ter rel! appointed today, under a local law, ■ester J. Carter to be countv com- - oner for Lowndes Count;., in place of J. L. Rober'ser The nnpr ir.tment holds ur. genera! election in the county. There is no trouble are enough trees on a Telegraph.] Oldest Mason Dies. CLAREMONT N. H., Feb. 28.—Wil liam Welch, believed to be the oldest member of the G. A. R.. and the oldest ceased. ! Mason in the United States, died today ! the next : a t the home of his son at Fist Leren- ster. Mr. Welch was 107 years of age. GERMAN NEWSPAPER MAN WOUNDED IN FURIOUS DUEL VIENNA, Feb. 28.—A furious sword duel was fought here today between Herr Rakovskv. vice-president of the lower house of Hungarian Parliament and Herr Harvath. a local journalist. The en-ounter grew out of charges of political espionage made by Herr Rakovskv. Herr Harvath was' severe ly wounded. AUSTIN, Tex.. Feb. 2S.—The after- j , r j math of the Bailey investigation camel r ~ in the House of Representatives to-j day. Representative after Represen tative rose to denounce Senator Bailey j 15 i * or tne language he used last evening! - r ~ in addressing himself to men who had j voted against him. Bailey’s assertions' were denounced as lies, his language^ as indecent and abusive, and his man ner as insulting. Representative Sam j Johnson denounc ed Bailey as “A wilful, malicious ar.d premeditated liar.” Representative R. M. Brown used j language to the same effect and Rep resentative Beatty was caustic in his remarks, which sjar?d neither the pub- ' lie nor private record of the Senator. ' Representative Driggus eulogized Sen ator Bailey and Representative Dodd also spoke in his behalf Senator Bai ley left tonight for Washington. Jv-'aes Pro Has Vice. ATLANTA. Feb. 28.—Judge Z. A. Lift! John, of the southwestern circuit. Americas, nnd Jude? L S. Roan, of the Stone Mountain circuit Atlanta, were today appointed by Governor Terrell as | County in pension money, Vets Get 514CC0. COLUMBUS, Ga. Feb. 28.—Ordinary William Redd. Jr., has completed ti>? payment of $14,000 to the Confederate veterans and widows of Muscogee j in Naples, Italy, comin Oldest Member Dead, BALTIMORE^ Md., Feb. '28.—Rev. Joseph M. Ardia, probably the oldest member of the Society of Jesuits in the world, died late tonight at Loyola Col- •. aged ninety-one. He was born to this coun try about sixty years ago. PARKER’S I HAIR BALSAM Cl«mw* and beautifies the bait. I'rMRote* a luxuriant ffrowtn. Kovcr Fails to Bettor® Gray to its Youthful Color. Cure* ecaJp disease* £ hair falling. S0c,and >1.00 at Pruggirta