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EL PASO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8. too7.
TWELVE PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
AMENDMENTS TO
THE INDIAN BILL
Met a Waterloo in the Sen-
ate, Nearly All Being De-
feated Except One. that
Is Pending
KILL OKLAHOMA STATE
Murphy, of Missouri, Introdu-
ces a Bill Repealing Slate-
lmod Act.—Busy Day
in the House
RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL
Washington, Feb. "—The Indian ap-
propriation bill received rough hand-
ling by the senate today. The amend-
ments of the committee, especially
those suggested, by the special coni
in ill oo which went to the Indian Ter-
ritory las* smnmer to investigate con-
ditions, were nearly all rejected on
points 'of order.
The provisions which allowed full
blood Indians of the Indian Territory
to sell their surplus lands, was de-
foarod by a vote of to 22, which
leaves In force the provision of lav,
known as the Mednnibei- amendment,
prohibiting the alienation of such
lands for 20 years.
The defeated provision lias been
the subject of debate for the greater
part of Hie past two days. A ter it
‘had been disposed of late today, the
other committee amendments were
defeated on. points of order.
The coal land amendment, allow-
ing the surface of coal lands in the
Indian Territory to lie sold and which
was regarded of equal importance
with that, providing for the removal
of the restrictions on alienation, was
ruled out of the bill on a point of or
der made by Senator Tillman.
Among the defeated amendments
were the following; Allowing the
• city and town officials in the territory
to hold over till the fate of the new
state constitution should be decided:
requiring the recording in tee courts
of ail Indian pleases, authorizing the
conn of claims to adjudicate private
In linn claims;, allowing the surface
of coal lands to he soi l in the tend
tory of the Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations; nilowing the cancelling ot
certain Indian allotments in Nevada
in furtherance of reclamation 'pro-
jects; appropriating $215,000 to in-
vestigate the legality of certain land
transfers by the Mexican Kickapoo
Indians of Oklahoma, and authorizing
the attorney general to make investi-
gations..
Among the committee amendments
accepted, was one authorizing the sur-
vey of additional towns in the coal
and asphalt land region in the Indian
Territory; a provision for the con-
tinuance of a pending suit affecting
tlie distribution of the tribal funds
of the Cherokee nation; and a pro-
vision for opening the Filackiept In-
dian reservation in Montana.
Hut one contested amendment in
Hie bill remains to be disposed of,
that providing thas the court of claims
shall decide the right of the Colorado
I’tes to about two million acres oi
land which has been taken by the
general government for a forest re-
serve.
Senator Ixrdgq has indicated his
vigorous opposition to this claim and
Senator Patterson is supporting ii on
behalf of himself and Senaior Teller,
who is absent 'because of illness.
This amendment will lie considered
tomorrow.
The debate on the bill today was
confined to the amen intent allowing
land alienation. Senator Stone made
the principal speech for the amend-
ment and Senator Spooner. the prim
cl pal argument against, it.
In the House.
Washington, Feb. 7.—The house to-
day completed and passed the river
and harbor appropriation bill carry-
ing more than $82,000,000 with sundry
amendments, all of which were sug-
gested by ihe chairman of the com-
mittee. Mr. Burton.
Among the important amendments
adopted were: For continuing the
improvement and for the mainten-
ance of the Chicago river. $200,000,
being an increase of $180,000.
The paragraph in relation to the
Calumet river, Illinois and Indiana,
was amen led so as to authorize the
secretary of war to enter into a con-
tract to complete tile project, for
which $101,500 is appropriated. The
aggregate cost is limited to $170,000
exclusive of the amounts heretorfore
appropriated.
\ survey of the Missouri river was
authorized from its mouth to Sioux
City A bill amen ling the-denatured
alcohol ltill was passed.
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up and ma le the continuing
order.
constitution and state government for
said proposed state, and,
"Whereas. Said constitutional con-
vention is attempting to evade the act
of congress by making a distinction
in civil and political rights on account
of race and color, and,
"Whereas. Said convention has
squandered - the people's money, ap-
propriated by congress, in unneces-
sary political bickerings, thereby
leaving no fund to hold an election
for the ratification or tejection of the
proposed constitution, and,
"Whereas, The said convention has
wholly disregarded and ignored the
disbursing officer of the government
as provided by congress, and,
“Whereas, The said convention has
demonstrated its unfitness and inca-
pacity to frame a constitution for saiff
proposed state,
“Therefore, be it enacted that the
act entitled an act to enable the peo-
ple of Oklahoma and of the Indian
Territory to form a state govern-
ment. etc., approved June 1, 1906, be,
and the same is hereby, repealed.”
LIFE LAID BARE
TO SAVE HUSBAND
Republicans Must Be Responsible.
Washington, Feb. 7.—Democratic
senate leaders decided today that the
Republican leaders must take the en-
tire responsiblity of a treaty with
Santo Domingo continuing the pres-
ent financial relations, if ratified.
This means as long as the minority
is strong enough to prevent the ratifi-
cation it will stand together, which
would necessitate the calling of a spe-
cial session on March 4, when the
Republicans will have Ihe necessary
two-thirds of the senate.
Anti-Tipping Bill.
Washington, Kelt. 7.—-The house
committee on Hie District of Colum-
bia made a favorable report today on
Ihe Mhrpliy bill, which makes it un-
lawful lo either give or to receive
tips in any hotel or eating house in
ilio District of Columbia.
Harry Thaw's Young Wife
Goes Upon Stand to Tell
How White Pursued and
Outraged Her
STORY TOUCHED HEARTS
Of All Who Heard It, as
Fell from the Lips of the
Beautiful, Weeding
Young Wife
HAD TOLD ALL TO HUSBAND
Denatured Alcohol Bill.
Washington, Fob. 7.—The house to-
day pased the bill amending the act
relating to the withdrawal from bond,
tax free, oi domestic alcohol when
rendered unfit for beverage or liquid
medicinal uses by mixture vviili suit-
able denaturing materials.
Tito bill provides for the establish-
ment of central denaturing bonded
warehouses other than those at dis-
tilleries. to which alcohol of the re-
quired proof may be’transferred from
distilleries or lislillery bonded ware-
houses, without payment of the inter-
nal revenue tax.
Mr. Clark of Missouri suggested that
three interests oppose the bill—the
whisky trust, the wood alcohol trust
and the Standard Oil trust. He was
in favor of the measure because the
farmers wanted it and because of tiro
interests that were against it.
Speeches on the hill w. re made by
Representatives Marshall of North
Dakota, Mann of Illinois, Marlin of
South Dakota and Grosvenor of Ohio.
The bill was passed without division
Hawaiian Revenue.
Washington, Feb. 7.—The house
committee on territories made a fa-
vorable report today on a bill which
has already passed the senate, pro-
viding that 75 per cent, of the federal
revenues from the Hawaiian Islands
shall be set aside for public works in
the islands.
Tillman Wants to Know.
Washington, D. C., Fell, 7.—At the
suggestion of Senator Tillman the sen-
ate today agreed to a resolution- call-
ing on the attorney general and the
secretary of commerce and labor to
report whether Chas. S. Hanks has at
any time been paid front public funds
for any service rendered by him, and
what sums, and for what service.
SQUAW MEN GIVEN TIME
President Delays Their Removal to
Give Congress a Chance to Enact
Remedial Legislation.
Washington. Feb. 7—President
Roosevelt today issue 1 an or ler ot
interests to the whiles who have inter-
married with -Cherokee Indian women
in tne Indian Territory, and who have
settled on the lands of that nation
It directs a suspension until March
fith of the order dispossessing them
of such lan is as a result of the de-
cision of the supreme eourt of the
United States several months ago,
which leclared in effect that such per-
sons, not having complied with the
laws respecting citizenship, were not
entitled to share* in the distribution
of the lands.
The late of dispossession is extend-
ed by the president in order that the
whites may have time to dispose of
their improvements on such lands, or
congress may hav.i opportunity to
enact remedial legislation.
To Repeal Statehood Act.
Washington, F:-b. .—Representative
Murphy of Missouri introduced a bill
to repeal the act admitting Oklahoma
to statehood on the. ground that the
constitutional convention of Oklaho-
ma and Indian Territory had failed to
comply with the conditions of the
joint statehood act. The bill follows:
“Whereas, The constitutional con-
vention of the proposed state of Okla-
homa, now in session at Guthrie, Okla
honia. failed and refused after organ-
ization to adopt, on behalf of the peo-
ple of the said proposed state, the
constitution of the United States, as
required hv the act of congress, and.
"Whereas, By such failure, the said
convention is unauthorized to form a
MARRIED AN ELOPER
And is Now Suing for a Divorce—Dr.
Rickard's Complaint.
St. Paul, Feb. 7.—A Pioneer Press
special from Sioux City, Iowa, says:
A suit to annul the marriage of Dr.
George A. Rickard of Sioux City, to
the Countess Lolita Bellini Bedella
Podosa, was started In the district
court today. The countess i3 a daugh-
ter of Marshall Martinez Campos,
former governor general of Cuba, un-
der the Spanish rule. She claims to
be a cousin of Count Boni de Cast el-
lalne of Paris. She eloped from her
aneertral home in Andalusia with an
Italian count, who deserted her in
New York. She married Dr. Rickard
in Chicago six years ago and their
domestic life has been stormy. Dr.
Rickard alleges that his wife’s form-
er husband. Count Hermans Bellini
Bedella Podosa. of Italy. Is alive, and
exhibits letters written by the count
to his wife since her second marriage.
He seeks to have his marrige tq the
countess annulled on the ground of
fraud.
After the Turpentine Trust.
Savannah, Ga., Feb, 7.—Evidence
designed to secure an indictment
against the so-called Turpentine
trust was admitted to the federal
grand jury today by District Attorney
Ackerman.
New York, Feb. 7.—-Evelyn Nesbil
Thaw told her story today. To save
tiio life of her huslmnd, charged with
murder, she bared to. the world ihe
innermost secrets of her soul,
wits tlie- same story she told Harry
Thaw in Paris in 190;i when he had
asked her to become his wife—the
confession of one who felt there was
an insurmountable barrier: to her over
becoming the bride of the man she
loved.
In the big witness chair she ap
poured but a slip of a girl,, and she
I old the pitiful story of her eventful
young life in a frank, girlish way
-When tears came unbidden to her
big. brown eyes and slowly trickled
limit1 way down scarlet cheeks, sin
strove in vain to keep them back. She
forced the words from trembling lips,
and by a marvelous display of cour-
age, which took her willingly to her
staggering ordeal, she shook off a d<
pression which once threatened to In
come an absolute collapse.
As the young wife unfolded the nar-
rative of her girlhood and told of the
early struggles of herself and her
mother to keep body and soul togeth-
er: of how gaunt poverty stood ever
ai the door, and how she finally was
able to earn a livelihood by posing
for photographers and artists, site
won the murmured sympathy of rim
throng which filled ’every available
share in the court room.
Then came the revelation of the
wreck of that girl hood at 16 years of
age. it was the story of her meet-
ing with Stanford White; the story
Iff Ihe sumptuous studio apartment,
whose dingy exterior gave no hint of
the luxurious furnishings within; of
a velvet covered swing in which one
could swing until slippered toes
crashed through the paper of a Jap-
anese parasol swung from the ceil-
ing; the story of a glass of cham-
pagne, of black whirling sensations,
and of mirrored bedroom walls. In
short she told all the story.
"Don’t scream so. Il is ail over, it
is all right."
"And this was Stanford White?”
The question came from D, M Del-
mas, now conducting the defense.
“Yes, sir.”
The stillness of the great crowd
was its own tribute to the effect of
the girl’s story. Into fhe narrative
there entered nothing of the woman
of the world, a girl in face and fig-
ure, Mrs. Thaw was stilt a girl as
she withstood an ordeal which might
well have startled Into te-to- a wo-
man of mature veers and harsher ex-
periences than hers.
into the narrative she injected
many little touches of a young girl's
hopes and disappointments. Of her
early life she related how her mother
hail gone from Pittsburg to Philadel-
phia to secure assistance, and how
sue and her brother, Howard, were
placed on a train by friends and sent
on to their mother. She recalled that,
the two little travelers had trouble
with the conductor who wanted to put
their cat out of the ear, but she
naively added they held fast to it. She
told of her arrival in New York, of
her life here, and eventually the ae-'
eeptanee by her mother of the thrice
refused invitation of a girl of the thea-
ter to meet some of her friends at
luncheon. The girl’s mother told
Evelyn’s mother they were New York
society people and perfectly proper,
else site would not let her girl go with
them.
"When she came for me in the han-
som,” said the witness, “I remember
hoping we were going to the Waldorf.
I had heard so much of it and wanted
to go there. The hansom stopped in
front of a dingy looking building in
West 2-Hh street, and I was told to
get out. Mother had dressed me My
skirts were just to my shoe tops
then, "
This was in August, 1901,
"He was a big and fat and ugly
man—1 remember him meeting its at
the head of three flights of stairs,”
sue continued.
"He gave me presents, and 'my
mother let me go to other parties
Then he said tny mother should visit
some friends In Pittsburg. She said
she could not leave me. He said it
would be all right; that he would look
out for me. Finally she went Then
came an Invitation to a party, but no
one else was there—Jus: two. Tnev
all seem to have turned us down,' lie
said. Alter we had dined and I want-
ed to go home, he said I had not seen
all of the apartments, and we went to
the bedroom with the mirrors all
over the walls.”
Thus the story ran, with here and
there an interruption hv Mr, Dolmas
glances, the faintest of smiles played
about the firmly set lips of the girl.
In the sympathy-impelling story of
the girl, the girlish fascination of a
voice of softest quality, vet ringing
clear in enunciation, the court room
lost view- of the prisoner. Bui when
there came a halt in (he girl's light
against the tears, the people who had
gazed unceasingly at iter, lowered
their eves as if relief from their stare
might bring her the composure she
finally won.
Harry Thaw, with his whole frame
shaking, sat with his head buried in
his hands, a handkerchief covering
his eyes. Where the defendant sits
he was all but shielded from view.
As he sobbed with head bent over, he
could not be seen at ail When he
finally lifted his head, his eyes were
red and swollen
Even if thev could have been seen
the jurors would have had no eyes
for the prisoner. They, too, had turn-
ed their gaze from the witness as the
tears came to her voice as well as
her eyes. And each man of the
twelve seemed intent upon some ob-
ject on the Hoot before him. Justice
Fitzgerald looked out through the
long grated windows. The scene anti
the story marked a new precedent in
the history of criminal proceedings in
New York.
Mrs. Thaw was still on tile stand,
her direct examination uncompleted,
when the day 'was done. Once' dur-
ing the afternoon she was excused
for an hour white Lawyer Frederick
Longfellow was sworn to fix the date
of certain Inters written to him by
Harry Thaw subsequent to the,revel-
ation's Miss Nj’sbit had made to him
In Paris.
The girl had identified Ihe writing,
hut the court held'that the dale must
also become a matter of competent
evidence. Mrs. Thaw seemed to ap-
preciate tile relief this incident of-
lered, although during Ihe hour and a
half recess for luncheon site had re-
covered-from the fatigue ol Hie two
bout's spent in the witness chair dur-
ing the mottling. As site left the
stand for the recess she walked tut
steadily and passing hack of Lie jury
box ran the lingers oi Iter left hand
along ihe wall as a blind person
might.
The letters which eventually were
offered in evidence after much objec-
tion by Mr. Jerome and a Hood of ar-
gument Ijy opposing counsel, are re-
garded as corroborative of Mrs
Thaw's testimony today,. which she
often declared, in response to objec-
tions by the district attorney, was a
repetition of reasmns she had-given
Thaw for refusing to become his wife.
They also were offered as tending to
show the state of ruin.I of the defend-
ant just alter he had heard from her
Own lips the story of tile girl he loved
and her relations witn the man it is
claimed he killed as a result of insan-
ity inherited in part ami induced by a
stress of circumstances
The letters were, written by Thaw
to Mr. Longfellow as his attorney. He
told of Ills coming marriage to Miss
Neshit and of tiro "tow they want to
raise."
Disconnected and jerky, jumping
from subject to subject, tho.v neverthe-
less spell the love he bore the girl.
He wanted among other things that
provision should be made that in Lite
event of his death his property should
go to her. The letters constantly re-
fer to "that blackguard who poison-
ed her as a girl," and say Ihnl her
name was falsely connected with two
others beside "that blackguard."
Only two of a half dozen letters of
fered in evidence were read during
the afternoon session, The others
probably will be presented tomorrow
when Mrs. Thaw is again called to
the stand
The completion of the direct testi-
mony of the prisoner's wife will |iossi-
bly require all of tomorrow's sessions.
There is an impression that. Mr. De-
mas may strive to have it occupy the
entire day in order that the young wo-
man may take advantage of the ad-
journment over Saturday and Sunday
to recover from her fatigue and he
prepared for the cross-examination of
ihe district attorney,
Mrs. Thaw was not allowed to state
the names of eeratin persons, but by
consent of counsel for the defense,
she gave them in whispers to >*r Je-
rome, ’.In order, ’ as Mr. Dolmas said
Rial the prosecution may have tiro
fullost possible opportunity to refute
any of Iter statements if he can.”
While most of* the afternoon ses-
sion was given over lo the argument
as to the admissibility of letters writ-
ten by Thaw to Mr Longfellow, Mrs.
Thaw continued at length the narra-
tive of her history.
Site told how she came back from
Europe a month ahead of Thaw. Dur-
ing that month friends of Stanford
While had told her many stories about
the young Pittsburg millionaire, and
when he returned to America she re-
fused to see him, except in the pres-
ence of a third party. When he sought,
an explanation, she told him the slo-
ries
One was that Thaw had put a girl
into a bath tub and turned scalding
water upon her. Another was that
he was addicted to the use of morphine
and a third declared he had tied girls
to bed posts and beaten them.
He looked very sad," she said, "and
tohl me that they had been making a
foot of me. He said he understood
why It was done. I aflerward got so
many conflicting accounts from tiro
persons who had told me the stories,
ami I heard their reputations were
bad. that I finally told Mr. Thaw I
didn't believe the stories. 'He said.
You know I have never lied to you,’
and he never had.C
She rmfd other tributes to her hits
I land, to save whose life she braved
ail.
$32,000,000 GIVEN
BY ROCKEFELLER
Standard Oil Magnate's Mu-
nificent Gift to the Gen-
eral Education Board
Yesterday for
EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
Thronghont the Country-One-
Third to Be Added to the
Permanent Endow-
ment Fund
WILL DIR BUT USE OF REST
New York, Feb. 7.—Tiilny-two mil-
lion dollars’ worth of income-bearing
securities was the gift which .1 no. 1).
Rockefeller, through his son, .Inn I'
Rockefeller, Jr., announced to tiro
General Education Board when it as-
sembled fiii- n special meeting today.
The gift, which is the largest single
one ever handed out tor sure pur-
poses, will be. used for general educa-
tion purposes ihroughtnil ihe country.
VIr. Rockefeller previously luid given
the board $ 11,6no,o‘o0 tor the same
work, and bis contributions now
amount to $ IJ.nnu.uoo.
Tito General Education Board ap-
parently was not prepared for this
gift,'which was announced simply in a
idler from Jno. I). Rockefeller to tiro
board, in which he says;
"My father authorizes me to say
thill on or before April I. 1967. lie
wilt give to the General Hoard income-
bearing securities, the present -market
value of which is about $32,oyo,oh6
one-third to he added to the pernui
nent endowment of the board; two
thie Is to be applied lo such specific
objects wltaln ihe corporate purposes
of the hoard as either tie or I may
I rote time to time direct, any re-
mainder not so designated ai t lie
death of Ihe survivor to be added
also to Ihe permanent endowment Of
tin* hoard."
The hoard was amazed, saying that
they did not know of the donation
until the lottoV was read
\ special meeting ol the board was
called for todaj to cotmlder a coni
mimical Ion from Mr Rockefeller, Lie
purport of which was not known,
Jno. 1), Rockefeller, Jr, acting for
ills father, brought the letter. Asked,
if lie hud anylhing to add to his loi-
ter. lie replied lie did not believe he
could add anything of importance to
it, as t.te letter explained itself.
Members when asked whm Ihe
"specific purposes" referred to in Mr.
Rockefeller's letter mount, said that it
was in the line of educational work
and was Intended in their opinion to
give Mr. Rockefeller the right jo-di-
rect ihe disposition of the fund to
such instttttions, within the province
of the board, as tie may deem proper, j
Tlte board voted to accept tin- gilt,
anil in appteeiaiion drafted a jettfei
to the eider Mr, Rockefeller.
"This is tile largest sum," Wrote
the hoard, "ever given by a man in
Ihe history of tlie race for any social
or philanthropic, purpose. The hoard
eongiatulatus you on the uigh and
wise Impulse which has moved you
to this deed, and desires, to t.ia.nk you
in behalf ot all educational Interests,
whose development it will advance,
in behalf of our country, whose. Civil
ia/.tloti for all time it should lie made
to strengthen and elevate, and In la
hall of mankind everywhere, in whose
interests it has been given and for
the use it is dedicated.
"The administration of this fund
entails upon the General Education
Hoard the most far-reaching respott
sibilitios ever placed upon any educa-
tional, organization in the world. We
will use our best wisdom lo transmute
your gilt into Intellectual and moral
power, counting It a supreme priv-
ilege to dedicate whatever strength
we have to its just use in the service
of men."
While the hoard was in session to
day gilts to five colieges were or-
dered, amounting in all to $400,000.
as follows
Beloit-college, Beloit, W.is; Morn-
ing Side college. Sioux City, la.; La
fayette college, Easton, i*a., $50,000
each; Wabash college, Crawfortlsville,
(ltd., and the University of Wooster,
Wooster, Ohio, each, $125,666
lii i 90.'! the General Education
Board was, charter si by congress. It
employs a force of experts in the con-
tinuous ami systematic study of edu-
cational conditions in all parts of the
United Sta'es. its object is promot-
ing education in the various states
l>y means of gifts and otherwise.
The organization was adapted to as-
sist Mr Rockefeller in the distribu-
tion''of his gifts to education, but'it
was not intended to limit the work
of the board to the administration of
the funds given by him, said t’iuiir-
matt Fredk. Gates, who explained the
purpose of the organization
"in March, 1902." said Ml Gates,
"Jno. I). Rockefeller pledg’d $1,666,
(MXi to the work of the board, con-
fining its use particularly to the study
and promotion of education in the
Southern states."
On June do. I9<i5, through Mr.
NEGRO SOLDIERS
The Positive and Direct Evi-
dence of a Brownsville
Lady Witness at tlje
Penrose Trial
SAW AND HEARD THEM
Declare They Would "Clean
Out" Every White Man
in Brownsville that.
Night
Louisiana, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio I \\r iff p 1? QI? 1?\J TVA KIT
and Pennsylvania, amounting to a to- TV Ft II lit □JCjOiv JLv/ X)I!J
la! of $1,677,500. As a condition of
receiving these gifts the colleges are
raising the further total sum of $3,
262,500,
The members of the board, who
will administer Mr, Rockefeller’s gift,
includes some of the best known edu-
cators, financiers, publicists and
philanthropists in ihe country.
Among these are E. Benjamin An
drews, chancellor of Lie University
of Nebraska, and Harry Pratt Judson.
acting president of ihe University of
Chicago. The hoard of the Rockefel-
ler foundation has adopted these prin-
ciples for its guidance;
"To co-operate sympathetically and
helpfully with the several religious
denominations; to select as far as
practicable centers of population and
wealth as the permanent pivots of an
educational system; to mass ils gifts
on endowment."
It was further stated that of 600
or more colleges in the United Stales
Over 160 colleges were directly es-
tablished by the several religious -de-
nominations; 55 by the several states,
and less ihan 50 by the other agencies
of Christians', not directly connected
with any particular communion.
"it is the judgment of the board
that since. Lie several Christian com*
munions give so much attention to
file promotion of higher education,
such an agency ready at hand, should
receive the board's hearties' cooper-
ation "
ii is said that the hoard now lias
2g0 applications before it,
-In the archives of the hoard is a
ciineni history of every college in the
United States, its financial standing,
togethei with its Income, endowments
and other details. Maps marked with
pins of various colors indicate i he
■‘colleges' standing "
No gilts from this fund are Intend-
ed to he given to stale educational
institutions. Certain colleges Will lie
selected for donations or endowments,
forming a chain of educational insti
unions across the continent. It will
become a question of the survival of
the fittest, it is said. I roil) which It
is claimed a better ami higher stand
til'd of education will result. On the
maps in the Williams street office of
the Rockefeller fund the color of the
pins marking the institutions will seal
the late of.'many a college and work
out the destiny of others to prosper
bus ends.
THE WASHINGTON FARCE
SUMMARY OF NEWS
FOREIGN.
The London Hoard ol Trade's January
report shows, among other things,
that England imported as nitron cot
ion from Egypt us from America.
Japanese sentiment is opposed to a
trenty restricting immigration.
Mexico is ready, with the consent of
the United States, to Intervene lie
tiveeu Honduras and Nicaragua.
Revolutionist* are reported to hurt
defeated the government forces and
seized San Juan, argentine Reptile
lie.
France's uew fiscal system include
a gru luttte.l income ; ax.
Tire Thaw' mute is attracting great
- Inlerest in London.
Declarations were nut le in the French
ehii lit her of deputies of the alliums
with Russia.
The London Tribune comments of Cue
fake news oi trouble with Japan
under the hea l of "The Wicked
Scare."
The tomb and mummy of Queen Teh
of Egypt have been discovered.
"When i told him the story in j Gates, Mr. Rockefeller gave the board
Baris.” she said, "he came to me and | $16,1)66.666 in securities, the principal
picked up the hem of my skirt, and to be held in poipeiuity as a founds-
j kissed it and said he would always j lion for education, the income aliov
Hove me. He nearly always called me expenses ot administration, to be dh
lo advise the girl to fix the dates of j love me. He nearly alway s
the various happenings and always to j his angel. We sat together that night
tell just what she had told Harry j until daylight talking the matter over.
Thaw, when be asked her to become The effect on Harry was terrible.”
bis wife. It was through the fact that j "Stanford White sent me to school
she had "told everything to Harry” | in New Jersey in October. 1902, and
that she was permitted under the early in 1903 [ became ill. The doe-
rules of law to give her story to the
jury
Thaw sat brave, but pale faced be-
side his counsel when his wife took
the stand. The two exchanged
tors "%nro and said an operation was
necessary They told me I was very
sick, but didn't say what was the mat-
(Continued on Page Eight.)
expenses ot administration, to no dis-
tributed to, or used for the benefit of
such institutions of learning as the
board might deem best adapted to
promote a c.impretronsivt system of
higher education in the United States.
Front the income of the original
fund ol $11,066,006 conditional sub-
scriptions have aliea.iy been made
to eighteen colleges in Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa,
DOMESTIC.
Representative Murphy u Misonri In-
troduced a hill inti) tiro house re-
pealing the Oklahoma statehood act.
.Mrs. littery K, Thaw (estiflc.i in tit,
trial of. her husbtiu.r for tin murder
of Stanford White.
Contmisiotror Lane began an inves-
tigation ill Los Angeles oi the liar
rimsn merge)
The senate had under consideration
ihe Indian appropriation bill, kill-
ing many offered amen Intents.
The house passed tiro rivers and har-
bors 'appropriation bill.
Six people were ..drowned in tin- Sacra
memo river at Sacramento by the
capsizing of a launch.
Tin- house committee reported favor
ably an anti-t.Ipping .hill for the
District of Columbia.
Twenty-three dead bodies have been
recovered from .tile Thomas mine
South Dakota adopted an anti-pass
bill. j.
Jno. D. RocketV-iloi gave $ ,2.uou,ouo
to (lie . General ■■ Education Beal I,
m iking ids gifts to the board aggre-
gate $i::.oou.oon.
Warren McCrotdn a prominent mer-
chant of Topeka, Kaos do I on a
Mallory steamer at sea.
The in'niHC pissed a Jill amending
the denatured alcohol law
Tiro president bos is tied an nr lor
for the benefit of tlte Cherokee
“squaw” men. extending ihe time <n
their removal .from Indian lan Is
Frank Gotch, the wrestler, defeated'
Fanner Burns at Hfrtuingoam, Ala-.'
it is announced that the Frisco will
run into N w or.'e ms over i own
lines in sixty days.
Three persons were killed and lour
Injured in a train wreck in Illinois
Discharged negro soldiers testified
before tlte senate committee inves-
tigating tilt- Brow nsville riot.
Hurston won last night’s game from
Dawson in the pool championship
series.
Newspaper and magazine writers
wert* ill*- guests of tile Peace So-
ciety in New York last; night.
Senator Beveridge caustically crlti-
Snn Antonio, Texas, Feb. 7.—Three
witnesses, one of them « woman, tca-
ll fled in the court martial of Major
Penrose at Fort Sam Houston today.
Mrs Emma Leahy said she saw the
Hashes of the guns most distinctly
from her window and heard numer-
ous shots Rlie saw many of the raid-
ers and testified that she could easi-
ly discern that their faces were black.
In passing her window one of the sol-
diets was heard to say that they
would eh-an out every white man in
town before morning
Heard by the Committee.
Washington. Felt. 7.— Five wilnossea
were examined today In the Browns-
ville inquiry before the senate com-
mittee on military affairs. . All tko
members of the discharged battalion
of negro soldiers except former Ber-
gcun! l.iit,-or Thornton of Company
B He testified that when aroused
by tlte firing on the night of August
IB, In* was under Ihe Impression that.
Ihe barracks were being fired upon
by people of the town. He tol*J of the
call to arms and of the inspections.
He wit cross examined sharply about
(he 'posibility of a soldier getting out
of the reservation in the night with-
out being detected and said this cotlid
be done, but lie did not think the
man could get his arms and get out.
It was ptdnted out that the man ni-
ready had ammunition and the wit-
ness replied that this ammunition
lurd to he accounted for at inspection
a rid it any were used the loss won! t
lie discovered.
Sergeant Frazer was recalled and
corrected his testimony of yesterday
saying that he had surrendered ilia
ammunition at Fort Retio, Instead of
at Fort Brown He said he had
noticed this error in a newspaper re-
port of the proceedings. Senator
Warren pressed the witness closely
as to the paper which carried the
report and Senator Scott, acting
chairman, declared Senator Warren
unfair. Senator Warren replied that
was not prepared to take a lec-
ture, especially mi unjust lecture*, and
then followed a geiteral discussion
as to the. manlier of examining wit-
nesses
11 w.is agreed that the senators
should proreed as they pleased.
Tlte iroxt witness called by Senator
Foraker was Winter Washington, and
Senator Overman asked if he bad
said Booker Washington.
"No," saitl Mr Foraker. "Booker
Washington Is too busy attending tr*
his senatorial duties to come here”
He re erred to the Interest of Book-
er T. Washington in the question of
having a negro appointed to a federal
position in Ohio, patronag* which has
been regarded as lie longing to the sen-
aiors ITorn Ohio.
Washington's Idea of the Browns-
ville affray was that “Mexican greas-
t's" and "Texas cowboys;" had done
Lie shooting In order to make the
trouble for negro soldiers.
rose court-martial that she saw the
people who shot up Brownsville
and that they were negro soldiers.
Governor Francis is enroute to Austin
to tc.-d.lfy In the Bailey ease.
LOCAL.
El Paso to have biggest hotel in the
slate.
Frank and Oils Coles buy Toltec
building.
Drunken man collides with street car.
Passenger trains cannot wait over 30
minutes at station.
'Sim Stoops to Conquer" successfully
produced by amateur local talent
at Franklin theater under auspices
of Knights of Columbus.
Antonio Villareal, alleged revolution-
• t. held in local Jail, is arraigned
mi charge of conspiring against for-
eign country and refuses to allow
< a t- against hint dismissed on mo-
tion of Cnited States Attorney En-
gleklng.
it Castillo and Francisco Sapiens, ar-
rested by Detective Dwyer as sus-
pects, bound over on burglary char-
ges. Upon being confronted with
evidence of his guilt Sapiens makes
complete confession, implicating
ot hers
eised tin- adverse committee report .Charges of assault to murder against
oh his child labor bill
Judge Alton Ii. Parker says that
Roosevelt was right in discharging
til. negro soldiers and had the pow j out finding any Indictments!
FT fo (If) <JO.
Edinburg, N. I), has sent an urgent
appeal to the Interstate commerce
commission for fuel.
The coldest weather of the season is
reported from Pittsburg and that
section.
STATE.
The Bailey investigation committee,
awaiting the arrival of witnesses,
adjourned over until tomorrow.
Mrs, Leahy testified before the Pen minutes.
F G. Hatr.se continued to February
l Ivy agreement.
Grand jury meets and adjourns with-
Miss Urquhart Dead.
Rochester, N. Y„ Feb. 7—Isabella
l rquhari. the actress, died tonight
Gotch Wins From Burns.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 7.—Frank
Goieh, champion wrestler, tonight de-
feated Farmer Burns, taking the first,
and third falls. Gotch won the first
fall In 31 minutes. Burns the second in
six minutes, and Gotch the third in 21
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