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TWICE-AWEEK TELE WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA?—RAIN FRIDAY EXCEPT FAIR ON THE COAST; SATURDAY PROBABLY RAIN; FRESH VARIABLE WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1S26. MACON, GA.. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1907. TWICE-A-WEEK. $1.C0 A YEAR. STENOGRAPHER JAILED FOR SELLING LETTER E. H. Harriman Says He Will Not Continue Controversy. v* No Money Bargain Made as to Depew NEW YORK. April 4—Frank W. Hill, • stenographer, was arrested tonight charged with having sold to a news paper a personal letter of E. H. Harri- man. The warrant was sworn to by Alexander Millar. secretary of the Vi.ion Pacific Railway Company of which Mr. Harriman Is the president, end was served by a detective from the District Attorney’s office. Hill was locked up at police headquarters. The letter In question was adressed by Mr. Harriman to Sidney Webster and was first published here by the World last Tuesday morning. State- tin nts therein contained called forth n reply from Prcs'dent Roosevelt Tues day afternoon. Hill Is 37 years of age and lives In Brooklyn. K. IT. Harriman today made the fol lowing statement relative to the recent exchange of correspondence between himself and President Roosevelt: ”1 do net intend to continue this controversy. You gentlemen (meaning the reporters) must try to help me and not ask me to answer questions the answers to which are self-evident. "Everybody knows that the contest for the Senntorship In 1904 was be tween Messrs. Black and Depew and there could not possibly have been any other candidate. There was no bargain whereby money was to be raised in consideration of having Depew appoint ed as ambassador to France or made United States Senator and rny letter to Mr. Webster does not so state. That part of the agreement was for the pur pose of harmonizing the Black and Depew forces. If It became necessary.” chid In his hands and followed by mem bers of the royal family, enters the saion. where the presentation ceremony is h'-id. Raising the veil over the in fant's face the King says: "I present to you my beloved son. or daughter, the succe.sor to the throne of Spain, the Prince, or Princess, of the Asturias, to whom my dear spouse has Just given birth.” Then the minister of Justice as the principal notary of the realm, ap proaches and views the face of the child and all those invited .file past. As soon as the presentation is ended a solemn Te Deum is sung in the royal chapel. WHY IM PENROSE ms iii! SHOT AS RESULT OF STRIKE TROJ ujii[ES WITNESC COULD NOT DISTING UISH BETWEEN NEGROES AND WHITES IN THE DARK. LORAIXE, O.. Arril 4.—The most serious clash -that has occurred during the strike at the local yards of the American Ship Building Company took place late this afternoon, during which a striking riviter. “Punk” Con ners. was shot by one of the company detectives. A large number of shots were fired and the incident has led :o Increased feeling between the strik ers and strike-breakers in the employ of the company. Tho shooting occurred while a par ty of men in an open boat was cross ing the river to deliver groceries to the men Inside the shipyards. The boat was assailed by a large party of men and boys on the river banks who hurled stones and bricks at those in the boat in an attempt to turn them back. At this point a fusilade of shots was fired by the detectives who were In side the company fence. Connors, who was with the party on the river bank, was shot in the shoulder, but no one else wss hurt. The strike sym pathizers. who were parties to the trouble, claim they were not armed and did not return the fire. COMMISSIONERS' VERDICT A VICTORY FOR THAW METHODIST BISHOP, J.N. FITZGERALD, DEAD HE DIED OF PLEURISY IN HONG KONG WHILE VISITING MIS SION STATIONS NEW YORK April 4.—News of the death in Hong Kong of Bishop James N. Fitzgerald. of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was received today by the Methodist book concern in this city. Pleurisy was the cause of death. The bishop's home was in St. Louis. The remains, accompanied by bis wife, daughter and son. will be brought on the Pacific Mail steamer Chinn. leaving Hong Kong April 9. Bishop Fitzgerald, who was one of the general superintendents of the Methodist Church, was engaged In making one of the quadrennial visits which the bishops are required to make to the mission stations at the time of his death. He left Montreal on October 27 last, accompanied by Mrs. Fitzgerald, his two daughters and son. Ray to visit the Methodist missions in Southern Asia. He took part in the Jubilee celebration of the founding of the Methodist mission in India at Bareilly. December 2S, and was to have represented the board of foreign missions a! the China centen nial of the Protestant missions at Shanghai, this month. His daughter Cornelia died at Penang in the straits settlements while enroute to India. Bishop Fitzgerald was 69 years old and was horn in Newark. N. J.. and Joined the Newark conference In 1S62. After acting as recording secretary of the missionary society of the Meth odist Church from luO to ISsS he was elected bishop in the latter year. PSIkToF SSIUBIiS HIS TITLE IF A eor WASHINGTON, April 4.—After MaJ Chas. W. Penrose, who was com mander of the negro troops at Brownsville, completed his testimony today, the Senate committee on mili tary affairs examined two of the offi cers who made tests at»Ft. McIntosh to determine whether «t* was possible to distinguish between white, negro and Mexican soldiers wearing uni forms on moonilght or starlight nights. The conclusion of these officers was that such a thing was impossible and they asserted that in making their tests they made the conditions as near as possible like the conditions were said to be at Brownsville on the night of the shooting. MaJ. Penrose was cross-examined by Senator Warner. The witness hav ing testified yesterday that on the morning following the shooting he be lieved his men were guilty, but that he was now convinced that the men were innocent, he was asked: "When did you change your opin ion on the question of whether your men had been Implicated in the shoot ing?” “At about the conclusion of my court-martial two weeks ago.” replied MaJ. Penrose. Responding to a re quest that he state what facts caused him to reach the belief that his men were innocent, the major said that few witnesses had been able to state •to his satisfaction that they had seen soldiers in town during the shooting. He said that witnesses attempted to tell distances at which they recogniz ed soldiers and distinguished uni formed men which he declared to be absolutely Impossible on that night, as it was very dark. The major added to this explanation that his mind had been undergoing a change for some time before. In reply to a question by Senator | Scott, the major said that he could I conceive of no motive for negro sol- j j dlers to "shoot up” the town, and then replying to a question by Senator Warner he raid neither could he con- ceive of a motive for citizens of ; Brownsville to "shoot up” their own , town. i From his experience as commander ■ of negro troops Major Penrose gave • It as his opinion that the race was j secretive and if there had been cul prits in his command it would have : bepn impossible to have * discovered them, while the negroes were under pressure. He gave this as his reason for having referred to the War De partment the removal of restrictions and the enlistment of r.egro detectives to ferret dut the guilty men. if there were guilty ones in the command. Negro Longshoremen Join Strikers. NORFOLK. Va„ April 4.—Three hundred negro longshoremen in the employ here of the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company, operating steamships out of Norfolk to Baltimore, Boston and Providence, today joined the striking longshore men of the Old Dominion Steamship Company and walked out demanding an increase from 15 and 20 cents to 20 and 25 cents an hour on the ground that with the greatly increased cost of living their present wages are not suf ficient to meet the daily necessities of life. Later the longshoremen of the Washington and Norfolk Company walked out. The strike is tying up the ships of both lines affected and breaking into schedules. The compa nies are firm In their refusal to grant the demands. The Old Dominion strikers said today that nearly all the men in each of the companies two shifts of 250 each are out. WAR AT LYNCHBURG IiYNCHBURG. Va., April 4.—As the re sult of the miniature race war here last nlprht, John Haskins, colored, died in the City Hospital late this afternoon and RIarcellus Foster, colored, was located b^ 1 the police with a wound in his stomach and left arm. and his condition is hope less at the City Hospital. H. Weir, said to have done trie shooting for the whites has been removed from the hospital to the jail. T. S. Crawford, who ^as shot in his left hip, is still at the liosoita.1. Gug Swanson is also detained in jail and two other negroes. Matt Brack and Arm- tetrad Clark, have also been arrested. This accounts for all who were engaged in the row. The excitement incident to the affray has subsided. SOUTHERNERS RECEIVE DIPLMATIC APPOINTMENTS CEREMONY WHICH WILL ATTEND RECEPTION OF STORK AT SPANISH PALACE. WESTER! TRAIIEN SETTLE BIG STRIKE MEN ABANDONED DEMAND FOR 9-HOUR DAY AND GET 10 PER CENT RAISE. WASHINGTON. April 4.—As the result of the examination held on March 14 a number of consular ap pointments have been made, includ ing tho following: Edward J. Norton, of Tennessee, consul at Asuncion. Paraguay: Lucien Memminger. of South Carolina, consul clerk and vice and deputy consul general at Boma, Congo Free State. The following promotions In the service also were announced by Sec retary Root: Thornwell Haynes, of South Carolina, from consul at Nan king has been promoted to consul general at Singapore. Jerome Disappointed and May Take Case to Ap pellate Court, Will Proceed With The Trial NEW YORK. April 4.—Harry K. Thaw today was declared sane by the unanimous report of the commission In lunacy appointed to inquire Into his present mental condition. The moment the decision was handed down from Justice Fitzgerald’s desk. District At torney Jerome was on his feet vigor ously protesting against its confirma tion by the court. He euarged that /e had been excluded from the last ses sion of the commission and demanded to be allowed to have access to the min utes and stenographic notes -of what transpired at the final mental and phy sical examination of the defendant. When Justice Fitzgerald declined to turn the minutes over the District At torney, Mr. Jerome declared he would carry the case to the appellate divisi«i of the Supreme Court, asking that a writ of prohibition or mandamus be granted to prevent a continuance of the Thaw trial until the higher court had ruled upon the legality of the commis sion’s course. Jerome’s Latest Blunder. Justice Fitzgerald reminded Mr. Je rome that he had waived the statutory right of attending the last session of the commission by sugesting himself that all the attorney’s be excluded from the sitting in question. He then grant ed the District Atorney an adjourn ment until next Monday in order that he might have time te prepare his ap plication to the appellate division. Mr. Jerome protested that the time was not sufficient but Justice Fitzgerald cut him short with the announcement that the trial must be concluded forthwith. Unless Mr. Jerome should secure a writ of prohibition in the meantime, Justice Fitzgerald is expected to an nounce on Monday that he has confirm ed the report of the commission and order that the trial proceed without further delay. The District Attorney and the counsel for the defense will be heard in argument as to the confir mation of the report at Monday’s ses sion of the court if they so desire. Jerome Undecided What to Do. After the adjournment today Mr. Je rome issued a statement in. which he could not tell until after a thorough examination of authorities whether or not he ought to take further action in the way of an application to the appel late division. Should he reach the conclusion, after examining the law sane within the boundaries prescrib ed by the courts for his examination. An adjournment had been taken until Monday to allow Mr. Jerome to de- ARGUMENT IN MATTER OF HARRIMAN R. R. DEALS NEGRO ON TRIAL FOR ATTEMPTED ASSAULT ROANOKE. Va., April 4.—At Staun- cide whether he would challenge the ton today a special grand jury inuict- validity of today's proceedings. Mr. | ed John Walker, a negro, charged with Jerome will, it is expected, make his j attempt to criminally assault Mrs. II. formal motion before a member of the M. Painter, wife of the Baltimore and appellate bench tomorrow or Saturday. | Ohio ticket agent at that place. The Should he fail, the trial probably will ; indictment was found on evidence of be continued Monday. If, on the other J Mrs. Painter. She stated that Walker hand, the higher court entertians his j entered her room March 27:h, pulled appeal, a stay of the trial until the court reaches a decision, will be se cured. This will mean an indefinite delay in the trial of the original issue. Should the higher court find the trial judge In error, the district attorney would require considerable time to ex amine the minutes of the lunacy com mission before he would be prepared to resume the trial. the cover from her bed and seized her by the ankle with intent to commit criminal assault. The case has creat ed a great deal of excitement at Staun ton. WILL USE THE ROOSEVELT FOR ANOTHER ARCTIC TRIP ST. JOHNS. X. F., April 4.—Captain Robert Bartlett, of this city, who was NEW YORK, April 4.—The finding master of Robt. E. Peary’s arctic Chicag’O & Alton Recapitali zation and Consolida tion of Pacific Dis-. cussed. Attorneys Have Not Concluded WASHINGTON, April 4.—Argument Harrlmin's ho of the Thaw lunacy commission was couched in the language of the order by Justice Fitzgerald ordering the in quiry. The commissioners declared it to be their unanimous belief that "the defendant, Harry K. Thaw, Is capable of rightfully understanding his own position, of appreciating the nature of the charges against him, and of ration ally conferring with his counsel at the time of this’examination.” The report of the commission in full is as follows: Report in Full. “We, the undersigned, appointed by this court by orders dated March 26, 1907, and March 27th, 1907, a commis sion forthwith to examine into the men tal condition of Harry K. Thaw and to report to the court with all convenien speed the facts, and their opinion as to whether, at the time of the examina tion of Harry K. Thaw, he was In a state of idiocy, imbecility, lunacy or Insanity so as to be incapable of rightly understanding his own condition, the nature of the charges against him and of conducting his defense in a rational manner, do respectfully report: “That before commencing our exam ination we took the oath prescribed by the statutes— “That the commission was organized by the selection of David McClure a3 chairman, Wm. H. Penny, as clerk, and Bartholomew Moynyan as stenogra pher— "That we were attended by the Hon orable District Attorney Jerome, Dis trict Attorney of the county of New York, and counsel of the defendant took part In the proceedings. The de fendant attended in person all hear ings and was orally and physically ex amined— in the matter of E. railroad transactions fore the Interstate C . _ , ... , .. . , mission this morning. steamer Roosevelt in the fartherest North expedition, sailed today for New menced at 10 o c.ock York, where he will refit the vessel for ! commission adjourned the explorers arctic cruise next sum- ) 4 ; so Mr. Harriman’s mpl his behalf. iv.'s begun mmerce Com- The case com- and when tho for the day at mer. Captain Bartlett again will be in j not ' completed thelr presentation ’''in command of the Roosevelt and his crew I .... * _ . will consist entirely of young New- j “ lls uohalf. 1 • lp f* rs t 0( ,le series of foundland fishermen, who are members j addresses was made by Attorney Paul of the Colonial naval reserve. These j D. Cravath, who represented not only men have been on board British war • Mr. Harriman. but also Kuhn, Loeh ships during the past three years and I & Co., and he was followed in the m- Captain Bartlett thinks they will be a j der named by Judge R. S. Lovett and great aid to Peary in the attempt to Jno. G. Milburn. reach the North pole. The men are perfect physique and are accustome to the hardships of a cold climate. Witnesses Examined. ‘That we examined a large number of witnesses furnished by the District Attorney, the counsel for the defen dant and called by the commission. Among them were prison physicians, chaplains, probate court officers, sher iffs, guards in charge of the defendant, two of the defendant’s counsel and fif- on the subject, that Justice Fitzgerald j teen physicians, twelve of whom were ' ’ 1 c "~ 'alienists. We have received in evi dence many documents and papers, in cluding written communications from the defendant to his counsel. After careful examination of the defendant personally and of all the evidence, we find the following facts: “Tn the frequent and In some cases daily, during the several months last past, intercourre—belli-the ^defendant with the Tombs prison physfmhh's; chaplains, keepers, other attendants and the .probation officer, these per sons failed to discover anything irra tional in his conduct or speech. THIRTY FIREMEN HURT BY FALLING DEBRIS MADRID. April 4.—The Governm has decreed that tn the ervent of Queen Voctoria giving birth to a son he shall bear the title of Prince of the Asturias, the title given to the heir to tho Span- i.-h throne and first assumed in 13SS. A royal decree just issued with the details of the ceremony of the presen tation of the heir to the Spanish throne, the moment of its birth, prescribe That ai: the court officials shall be present, also tin'* min’s tors, the presidents of the two chambers of the Knight of the Golden Fleece, the captain general, the commission of the Asturias and rep resentatives of the civil and militia coi- partitions. Members of the diplomatic corps will also be invited to attend the ceremony If the i will be hoisted on the palace and a sa ute of twenty-one guns will be fired. If it is a girl a white flag wi’.i be run up and a salute of fifteen guns will be fir ed. If the event occurs at night, an electric light in the national colors will CHICAGO. April 4.—The differences be tween tile Western railroads and the members of the Order of Conductors and of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen were finally adjusted today. The men abandoned their demand for a 9-hour work day and the railroads made an ad vance over their previous propositions in the pay of baggagemen, flagmen ami ent i bnkemen of $1.50 per month. The origi- ’ nal demands of the men were for an in crease of 1? per cent and for a working day of nine hours. Tty> managers offered .an increase in pay or 10 per cent, and declined to gran: the nine-hour day. The agreement was reached mainly throv.gh the efforts of Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Commissioner Nelli, of the United States Bureau of Labor. They formu lated the final p-nonsition and the ad- jus’ment was chiefly due to their labors. The new agreement goes into effect op April 1. and is retroactive for the first throe days of the month. WASHINGTON. April 4.—The follow ing correspondence regarding the strike on the Western railroad entering Chicago was m i do nublic tonight: „ ,,, , . . _ . . - ! ’’CHICAGO. April 4. ISO" — President h id is a boa the Spanish flag • Ron?ovelt Washington: Complete settle- I ment effected, result highly satisfactory. I A distinct triumph f6r Government me diation. , "MARTIN A. KNAPP. : "Chairman Interstate Commerce Com- 1 mission. "CHAS. P. NEILL. displayed on tho ] nd of white light for u- ternary decrees on ■ mnesty, th '■place for a hoy ] a g’ri. All cus- i Wing a genera’. | if prisoners con- 1 rionor of I-abor.” Th> President's reply: ’’U%n. M ir:ln TV. Knapp. Chairman In- ™rstate Commerce Commission; Hon. . 'his. P. Neill. Commissioner of T-nV»nr clem nod for m!:’or ofiFenses and decora- ^sioncm: Am "Teatiy pleased and heartily tl ns upon various persons have been congratulate vr»u prepared. I “THEODORE ROOSEVELT.” The decree directs attention to the j — r'!i\rk:iMe publicity .si von in accor- : DUMONT’S OLD MACHINE dance with the etiquette with the Span- j IN DISASTER ONCE MORE lsh court to the intimate affairs of tho , royal family. As soon a- evident, signs ! PARIS. April 4.—M. Santos Dumont of approaching confinement are noticed was not willing to risk his new aero- til •so invited to attend the ceremony plane in the heavy wind today, so h NEW YORK, April 4.—Thirty firemen, among them Chief Croker and Deputy Chief Guerin were injured bv falling de bris. and damage estimated at $30,000 was caused by a fire in the five-story building at 159 Maiden Lanne early today. Only two of the injured men were seri ously hurt. Nearly a hundred firemen were at work on the burning building when an explo sion ripped off tho roof, tore out the front wall of the building from the fourth story up and shook portions of two other wall down into the street. At the sound of the explosion the fire men fled, but 39 of them were caught in the cru=h of falling debris. The burned building was occupied by Wm. H. SclriJe & Company, dealers in guns and var nishes. had not committed legal error in refus ing him access to the commission’s minutes, he would, of course, take no further action. Mr. . Jerome declared that if he made an application to the higher court it would be because of the precedent set by Justice Fitzgerald and not particularly becaus^.£f the effect in this case. Thaw was not in court to hear the decision. The jury which has heard the testimony against him was also excluded and both prisoner and jurors were out of range of the District Attor ney’s discussion with Justice Fitzgerald. All the members of the Thaw family, including the mother and wife of the defendant were present, however, and their keen delight over the announce ment of the favorable report from the lunacy commission was turned into alarm at the unexpected attitude of the District Attorney, whose threat to take the matter before the appellate division of the court seemed to involve another serious delay in the long drawn out trial. Thaw Was Not Surprised. The news of the commission’s unan imous verdict as to his sanity was car ried to Thaw in the prisoners pen. He expressed satisfaction but not surprise. There has never be^n a time since the commission was appointed that the de fendant has not been wholly confident of a favorable decision. He declared today that he felt especially lucky be cause it was the second anniversary of his marriage. The decision came during the after noon session of the court and after re ports. based upon significant circum stantial evidence, had gained wide cir culation that the commission was split and could not reach an agreement. Be fore the storm of the District Attor- nev’s protest broke. Just’ce Fitzgerald had handed to him and to Mr. Hartridge counsel for the defense, carbon MOM ON FOOT TO DEFEAT POLICIES OF MM ALLEGED THAT HEARST. HARRIMAN AND ROCKEFELLER FORM COMBINATION. WASHINGTON. April 4—It was said on authority at the White House today that there is ample evidence at hand for tho claim the President holds that there is a movement on foot to defeat his pedi cles In the next Congress and the in the National convention. It is declared that "Hearst-Harriman-Rockefeller” combina tion has already a fund of $5,000,000 with which to carry on its campaign In oppo sition to the President. It was furthre authoritatively said: “They are gathering up the loose ends, hut the movement will flatten out. It is apparent in Ohio and Pennsylvania; in fact it extends across the entire conti nent. The scheme was thoroughly di vulged at a recent dinner and reached the White House thorugh a friend of the President. The scheme of the people behind the movement Is to buy newspapers, public men and other who may assist the oppo nents of the President in their work.” It was also staled nuthnritativclv at the White House today that part of the plan to encompass the d'X-at of the President's policy is the election of State delegations to the National convention from those States known to favor the President, these delegates to b" instructed for President R.oosevelt. notwithstanding knowledge in advance that the Presid- nf would not be a candidate for re-nomlna- I EXPLOSIVES "TiriTi— -ok.., .,i. m r,ny to the statement made, these delegates, irtww tLe.£i-esLUmt I declining to he a candidate for re-riominn-'f Mr. Cravath dealt especially with the Chicago and Alton recapitalization, while Mr. Lovett devoted most of his attention to the attack upon tho con solidation of the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific roads, which was brought about largely through Mr. Harriman’s instrumentality. Mr. Hii- burn had not concluded when the commission adjourned, but so far as he went he dealt entirely with tho union of the two Pacific roads. Mr. Cravath contended that the Chicago and Alton transaction had been misunderstood by both the com mission and the-, public, and he de clared that the proceeding they fol lowed was not unusual in financial transactions. Mr. Lovett also gave some atten tion to the Chicago and Alton affair, contending that the public had’ suffer ed no loss on account of the method of the recapitalization. With refer ence to the Southern Pacific and tho Union Pacific roads he declared that they were not competiting lines, but argued that even if they were the transaction had not been illegal be cause the Southern Pacific had been purchased outright by the Union Pa cific, which was not in contravention of the constitution. Mr. Milburn said that tile general application of the anti-trust law to the railroads of the country, as it was proposed to apply it In the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific deal, would put every system upon the defensive and that most of them would have more difficulty than would the Union Pacific system in meeting attack. ALLAN LARD WON GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY PINE HURST, N. C., April 4.—Al lan Lard, of the Columbia Golf Club, Washington, was an easy winner of the championship trophy in thirty-six- hole final round of the seventh annual united north and south amateur championship tournament today. ARKANSAS YOUTH NOT BEASLY BOY NORFOLK. Va.. April 4.—Former State Senator S. M. Beasly. of Curri tuck. N. C., has returned from Ar kansas after an unsuccessful effort to find his son. Kenneth, for the al!e,_ ed kidnaping and murdering of whom Joshua Harrison was recently convict ed at Elizabeth City, N. C., and sen tenced to twenty years in prison. Senator Beaslv saw the youth In Arkansas believed to be his son and said the boy was so much like Ken neth that it was hard to see hew two boys not related could bear such a re semblance to one another, but the Arkansas youth was not the lost child. ARTILLERY COMPANIES FOR THE SOUTH must hasten t ■> tho tired in uniform court dress They ante chamber unt palace, the men al and the women in must wait in the the Infant is pre- »nted. With the ho hv he least dt->ss sihle >d and non his experiments with his old ma chine. He flew a distance of about 30 yards when the machine was up set by a strong gust of wind and came vio lently to the ground. M. Santos Du mont was not ’njured. but the machine was sericus’y damaged. The trial was The King takes the basket holding the made at Saint Cyr. PORTLAND, Maine. April 4.—-The United States transport Kilpatrick sailed today with the Seventh-fourth and Seventh-fifth companies of coast artillery from Forts Williams and Pre ble. which are to be transferred to Southern forts. The transport will call at Boston for two companies and at a number of other districts along the coast, returning to Portland on May 6:h with the Fifth and Eighth compan ies, respectively, from Fort Veriven, Ga., and Fort Moultrie, S. C« Thaw's Suggestions Sensible. “The defendant has taken an active part in the conduct of the trial: has made numerous suggestions orally in court and by letter aa to the selection of jurors and the examination of wit nesses. Many of these suggestions were deemed valuable and were adopt ed by his counsel and examination of the letters referred to shows that gen erally the suggestions contained in them were material, sensible and ap parently the product j of a sane mind. While the testimony of numerous ex perts called by the district attorney and the defendant's counsel is Irrecon cilable, that given by certain experts who personally examined the defenr dant during the trial and since the appointment of the commission, and who of all the alienists examined had the greatest opportunity of observa tion. disclosed the fact that' no indi cation of insanity at the present time could be found in the speech, conduct or physical conditions of the defen dant No Insanity at Present. “The direct oral and physical exam ination of the defendant by the com missioners themselves disclosed no insanitj- In the defendant at the pres ent time. Upon all of the facts it is ! copies of the commission’s'full report! ! our that at the time of our j It was from the defendant’s counsel ta- examination the said Harry K. Thaw ble that the nature of the decision first ! ' svas and 18 sane, and was not, and is . became known. Mr. Hartridge rushed | not> ’ n a state of idiocy, imbecility, | over and whispered to Mrs. Wm. Thaw ; or. Insanity so as to be^lncapa- and to Mrs. Evelj'n N^sbit Thaw, and ' ” RES TRICED tion. r»s he said he would decline, are’ to consider themselves free and arc to be I switched over to some opponents of the i President and r.f the policies for which lie I is standing. The secret of the aliege'd i combination, it w assisted at the White I •House, first leaked out at a dinner in Ibis city, attended by a number of anti-Roose- volt Republicans a few weeks ago. A friend of President Roosevelt, who was present at the dinner, carried the nous to the White House. COMMISSION ALSO FINDS A STOVE POLISH n ea”rly "■ aS**SWE AS GUNPOWDER SAVANNAH, been a day of NEW YORK. April 4.—Bug poisons and stove polish—these two dainties formed the subject of a weighty con ference at fire headquarters yeslet- day, presided over by Deputy Com missioner Hugh Bonner and members of the Municipal Explosives Commis sion, and participated in by fifieeii manufacturers of the above named products. It seems that many recent fires have been traced to bug poisons, others t’o stove polish. The reason, Commis sioner Bonner wanted to trace definite ly, hence the appearance of the man- sent a messenger hurrying to the de fendant with the tidings. Sweeping Victory for Thaw. When the report finally fell into the possession of the newspaper men. it was seen to be a most sweeping vic tory for Thaw. It confirmed the report of the excellent showing he had made before the commission in both his men tal and physical tests and also indi cated that the only expert testimony which the commission had taken into consideration was that of the physi cians who had an opportunity to exam- ! ine Thaw and talk with him almost doilv during the trial. The testimony of the other experts, who answered hy pothetical bases was declared by the commission to be Irreconcilable. As to Dr. Putzel's action in leaving the conference today it was stated that he did not feel it was necessary for him to remain while Messrs. McClure and Olney, both of whom are lawyers, were go’ng over the legal phases of the mass of testimony adduced before the commission. Justice Fitzgerald himself announced that the delay had been occasioned by his examination of the testimony. ble of rightly understanding his own condition, the nature of the charges against him and of conducting his de fense In a rational manner. “The minutes of the proceedings had before us and the documents re ceived in evidence are herewith sub mitted. “Dated at New York, N. Y., this fourth day of April, 1907. “(Signed) “DAVID McCLURE, “PETER B. OLNEY. - ' “LEOPOLD PUTZEL.” sporting circles, following the raids j ufacturers, and an inquiry as to the made by the police last night, when | ; nner secrets of their compounds, all of the gambling joints m the citv i , . ... , . , .. were broken up. the proprietors and . Tt f ’e velo P ed that much of the stove the players captured and placed In the ■ polish sold and which the confiding barracks, where they were held until I public applied at times to hot stoves, they were able to make bond today. " ' ’ " These bonds ranged from ?30 for the players captured by the police, . to $1,500 for the proprietors. There has been general, endorsement of the raid and a feeling of relief that Savannah at last Is to be freed from ! the practice that has obtained here i for the last twenty years, without in- ] terference, to such an extent as to | break it up. JEROME RAISES ISSUE THAT COURT MUST DECIDE NEW YORK. April 4.—The latest issue raised in connection with the trial of Harry K. Thaw will be car ried before the appelate division of the Supreme Court. After an examination of authorities and a study of the facts involved, that continued from the hour court ad journed today. District Attorney Je rome late tonight determined to ask the hizher court to review the action of Judge Fitzgerald, who refused to e the prosecutor access to the min utes of the lunacy commission that earlier in the day had declared Than: OKI EARTHQUAKE IN FORTY YEARS PEOPLE KILLED AND THREE HUN DRED HOUSES FALLEN IN BITLIS. is nearly as safe and gun powder. One of the largest manufacturers said that when the commodity' left his fac tory it contained about 20 per cent of naptha, the other 70 per cent being largely varnish and plumbago. Un- scrgpulous small dealers, he said, fre quently adulterated his polish by di luting the mixture with naptha, so that by the time it reached the con sumer it of:en contained 90 per cent Following the arrests of gamblers j of that highly inflammable and explo- came another sensation today. This j sive stuff. was the arrest of property owners or i ‘Tt is largely made out West.” he ■ said. ‘The Westerners are pushing It vigorously, and to keep our trade wo have to manufacture a considerable quantity, but it is a dangerous pro duct to handle. We have had several serious accidents in our factory at Newark, and I would be glad to seo It go.” Two bug poison manufacturers gave j up their secrets. One admitted hia NORFOLK, Va.. April 4.—The Old ' compound was composed largely of Dominion steamship Jamestown, | kerosene, some salt and pleasing per- which arrived here from New York ; fume. As bug poisons were not ap- yesterdav. and has since been tied up . pUed to stoves this man content ea at her wharf with 11.000 tons of the >' should not be judged in the same freight still unloaded by reason of: class with stove polish. agents charged with renting to the gamblers the places that were used for joints. Those arrested, all of whom gave bond, were N. P. Corish, George C. Schwarz, Mrs. Mary Colcolough, C. R. McBride and John H. Hay*es. FIRE RAGED AMONG BOXED HATS IN HOLD OF SHIP CONSTANTINOPLE. April 4.—The fol lowing dispatch was received here today from the Rev. Royal M. Cole, head of the American mission at Bitlis, Turkish Ar menia: “At 10 o’clock in the forenoon of March 29. there burst upon us unannounced the worst earthquake witnessed in 40 ye^rs in these or the Erzerum volcanic regions. During the first day there were 14 shocks and they still continue. “Over 300 houses have fallen and half the remainder hate been seriously dam aged. The officials report that eight persons were killed by falling wails, but they are all unknown in Bitlis. ’’Many persons were wounded and many churches. Mosoues and Government buildings were damaged. The surround ing villages sustained heavy shocks. “The foreigners at Bitlis are the Rus sian consul. Charlotte E. Bley, Mary A. C. Eley. Royal M. Cole. Mrs. Lizzie Cole and Miss Nellie A. Cole.” the longshoremen’s strike now on at the Old Dominion dock, was seriously threatened by fire which raged In her forward hold between decks, for an hour and a half today. The fire got into the ship's general cargo, where there were boxes of hats and many bundles of paste board for boxes and the firemen found great trouble in fighting it. The damage will not ex ceed $1,500. MARION ERWIN CONCLUDED TWO DAYS’ ARGUMENT nif they were inflammable. The corporation counsel's office it was later announced, would revise the regulations of the explosives commis sion. It is expected they will in clude something stringent anent stove polish and bug poisons. CAPTAIN AND CREW RESCUED AND SAFE IN PORT NEW ORLEANS, La., April 4.—Unit ed States District Attorney Marion Er win concluded his argument for the Government in the Greene and Gaynor case, on appeal from the United States Circuit Court at Savannah, hefore the I Federal Circuit court of Appeals today, j He had spent more than two davs I speaking in rebuttal of the case of the j sehooner to the wa defense, which was based on 193 as- j signments of error. Mr. Erwin went i .. . .... . , ■ _. . into nearly every detail, /legal and I mouth ana pu. into Cha historical of the case. Tomorrow P ‘ CHARLESTON. S. C.. April 4.—With the captain and eight of the crew of the schooner Myrtle Tunnel aboard, tho steamer Mae. Capt. Party, came into port today. The Tunnel was on her way from Brunswick to New York, and Monday ran into the. Northeast gale, and was struck by a huge sea which swept over the cessel, filling her and slashing up her -rear. The sails were soon carried away, and when the steamer Moe was sighted she was hailed and the grew abandoned s. The Mae was route from Punta Gorda to Wey- for coal. The Mytle Tunnel was abandoned at sea . . i off Charleston last soring, was brought W. Meldrim. of Savannah, will begin i„ a waterlogged derelict and sold for sai- the closing argument for the defense. | V age May 7. under order of the United When he finishes tho court will take i States Court, and later repaired and the case under advisement, again put in service. INDISTINCT PRINT