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LAND ARGU nn FIFTY-SIXTH YKAK. NO. 101. TUESDAY, FEMUJAKY 12, 1907. PRICE TWO CENTS. HE ROCK THAW'S CASE DIAGNOSED AS ONE OF "EXAGGERATED EGO," WITNESS DECLARES Dr. Evans, Insanity Ex pert, Placed on Stand for Defense. SAW PATIENT IN CELL Describes Symptoms of the Peculiar Ailments He Says is Hereditary. New Yoik, Feb. V Dr. IV D. Kvans. I lie alienist, was tlu- first witness called in tin- Thaw trial today. of -'Kxitliltrriltl-ll l'.K." Kvans declared ho noticeel on hi visits Thaw suffered fnnn the forms of insanity cliaracu rized "exaggerated ego." "Exaggerated ego" included ad olescent insanity, the latter due to her edity, lie said Thaw also e xhibited symptoms of having recently under gone an explosive or fulminating con dition of mental unsoundness. Kvans said he visited Thaw eight times in the Tombs, twice alone an I the other times in coniitany with Dr. Wagner, who testified yesterday. Kiimi ley Another ntit. lly "exaggerated ego" Kvans said M" iiieaul "a disproportionate idea of Mi" iiiiortanee of himself, a belief that one is clothed with powers, capacity and ability far above normal or above those actually possessed." I.n of lliiluiiei- I mltr Mrr!j. Kvans declared that in adolescent :n sanity the patient exhibits no mark ! symptoms. Hut when -.tress comes th man does not break ri'jwn as an ordin ary or normal man would. Tlicic Is a compute loss of mental balance, an ex plosive condition of the brain, the rea son becomes dethroned and the will power lost the baiance wheel of lam ina in is none. "On in y first visit." said Kvan. "Thaw showed a condition of abnornii! excitement, a diseased condition ef the brain." Unit All I lie V iiiptitiiiN. Kvans described the second and ihird visits to Thaw. He said the pri.. oner exhibited delusions of persecution suspicion and other symptoms charae (eristic of a pel sou of unsound mind. Then followed a long argument be tween Di'imas at. el ,lero:ne on the ad niissabiliiy of the conversation be- tween the prisoner and the alienists. 4 out i-r-uiliiiii Wiim l:il-ri:il. Finally Delmas asked: "Were I he oral statements made Jiy Thaw ma terial in the formation of your opinion as to his mental condition'.'" "Yes." Witness said as a result of his eighth examination he formed an opinion -is to Thaw's mental condition. He said in later visits the prisoner was more composed and quieter in every respev. "Was that improvement, stationary or gradual?" "In my opinion it was gradual.' "What, in your opinion was this co'.i nitioii of mind the result or sequel of ? ' Itrxilll f I'.xrllillK ( iiiii'n. "I am of the opinion from a posit i v. disorder or derangement of the mind as a result of hereditary predisposition, and that there were additional exciting causes in the order ot stress, strain r ordeals of mind which formed a brain storm or mental explosion which lett its traces behind." Kvans was here handed letters writ ten by Thaw and heretofore introduce'! as evidence, which were later to form one of the bases of a hypothetical qui si ion. II remit to Itrml l.ctlrra. A recess of l'i infinites was ordered at :'.:lu to give Kvans an opportunity to linlsli reading the letters. Opinion KoriiK'il l'.ierlv. Kvans resumed the stand after cess, lie said as a result of his first three visits he reached the opinion Thaw was of unsound mind. To llttH to t iiiiilr- I'.vhliMK-e. New York. Feb. 12. It was unex pectedly announced last evening by counsel for Harry K. Thaw that it will take about two days more to put in (he direct rase for the defense. This, of course, does not take into consideration the cross examination of Thaw's witnesses by Mr. Jerome, bni it does mean that Thaw will not go on the stand. The efforts of the defense to set in Thaw's will, which, he says, he made on the night of his marriage, did not PRESIDENT CASTRO NOWOUTOFDANGER? Washington. Feb. J 2. Official infor mation was received here today that President Castro has submitted to in operation, as a result of which his re covery seems assured. succeed yesterday, although a Pittsburg banker came here to testify that H was delivered to him by Thaw, au-1 that he had given it to Lawyer Gleason eif counsel for Thaw after the shooting. It is still necessary tor the defense to prove that the will is admissible at this trial. Tlmtt liiMiuif, Miiyx Kxorrt. Oik- of Thaw's experts. Dr. Charles (I. Wagner of Binghanipton. swore that Thaw was of unsetund mine and didn't know he was iloing wrong on the night he killed White on the Mad ison Square' roof garden. A feature of Ir. Wagner's examina tion was a hypothetical question put by l.awyeT Delmas. It was one of the longest questions of its kind ever pro pounded in a criminal trial, ami really cinhrace-el a summing tip of Thaw's case to date. Kxcept for a reference or two to the evieleuce. it was delivereel with out the aid of a note or apparently any preparation. Practically everything that Kvclyu Xesbit Thaw has testified to was sum med up in the' question, and there' was a n fi i vnec 10 a "serious if not capital operation" that was performed em he r. Thi n- is nothing about a capital opera tion in the' testimony. llnniiiK-l to il .Icroim f Not tile' hast interesting development of the el.ty was a meeting between Abe Hummel, whose' name- has been brought intti tlie case prominently, anil Mr. .Ie route. This was at luncheeni. Hummed and his former partner. Nathaniel Cohen. were sitting in a restaurant in Frank line stivet, whe n Mr. Jerome came- in. Mr. .leronio a lid Hummed had a brief confer; nee in a back room. Then Mr. Jerome' went back to the table where he siis with his assistants every ilay and made a number of notes in a li; tle' betetk. Alieithi'f brief conference followed with Mr. Hummel and Mr. Jerome did senile more note taking. t l of lsi-ine-nt C.iten. It is known that Hummel has turned ove-r to the district attorney a photo graphic copy of tie- state mem which Kvelyn NYsbit Thaw says he dictated when she went to iiis office with Stan ford Whi-e. The original copy wa destroyed, probably at the lime young Mrs. Thaw says .she went to Hummel's office in wanTtTif a paper which she' had signi'el. In the statement are charges that Thaw ill treated her and even beat her. it is uuderstooel. There is some' tall; that Hummel may be put on tlie stand in rebuttal, but it is more likely that Mr. Jerome is pre paring for his cross examination of the young woman, j ORDINANCE PASSED OVER DUNNE'S VETO Chicago City Council by Large Major ity Goes on Record for Trac tion Settlement. Chicago. Feb. 1:1. The city last night, by a vote of 57 to f2 over the' veto of M.iyer lluar.e council pass,! the or- dinane-es granting "u-year franchise. M the jiit -e at street railway companies of Chicago. The ordinaiii. s will lx conie vaiiii if ratified b a 1 .1'eretidtiin vo'e at ii.e ci.v electior. in thus letthng finally ihe stree; car fran;.his? (iuestiem which has been :. loremetst subject in Chicago for in years. BLAZE AT PHILADELPHIA Five Story Building in Heart of Finan cial District Burns. Philadelphia. Feb. 12. A fire, in which one man lost his life and sev eral other persons had narrow escapes from death, tealay damaged a five story building in the heart of the fi nancial district to the extent of $75. bOit. The huiltling was occupied by the Phot-nix Pants. Overall & Shir: company, and Duniee Sons & Co., com mission brokers. FLOW INTO SALTON STOPPED Fight With River Won and Watei Will Disappear in Ten Years. Imperial. Cal.. Feb. 12. The last wa ter coming through the break in tha Colorado river was shut off yesterday after a long and hanl struggle by the Southern Pacific Railroad company. The levees have been put in good con dition several niilrs below the break and are being extended rapidly with KING EDWARD FROM THRONE SEEKS TO OFFSET SWETTENHAM'S BLUNDER London, Feb. 12. There was a large attenelance of members at the opening of parliament today. The speech from -the throne fore shadowed a full and busy session de voted to Ireland, army reform .temper ance, apart from the overshadowing question of the house of lords. After usual reference to the good relations the aid of hundreds of men and teams. The New and Alamo rivers, carrying water from the Colorado to the Salton sea, are rapidly going dry in the val ley. It is expect eel that Salton sea will now fall steadily and will disappear fully through evaporation in about ten years. The floods have caused littl? actual damage to the cultivated lands of the valley. PREPARE TO BUILD Rock Island Construction Corrv pany Organized at Clin ton by Walshes. MAY MAKECAPITALS2.000.000 Principal Object Said to Be to Con struct Rock Island Southern Line Here. Artie li s of incorporation for tiie Hock Island Construction co.r.pany. the object of which is to build the road ulna:!- surveyed by the Rock lsian.'. Soui hern from Cab sburg or M turnout h to this city, and with the jii:Mip-il place of business at Clinton. Iowa, have been filed at Cl nton. They pro vide for the construction, purchase and control of railroads of all kinds, water, gas. elect lie. and steam heating pla:!'-, coal rights and other enterprises need ing a large capitalisation in Iowa and Illinois, and any other states in v. hie i, they desire to do business, 'i'.i cap ital stock is $:jIhi.iiiiii and 11..1 . ue in cieased to $-.""iU"'u or over. ;ih ihe specification that ali increase above this amount shall be' anUioii.eil by the majority of the interests in the out standing stock. Tlu I iitortor;it nr.. The incorporators of the coiiipau.. inckiele the ml'iov, ing : K. C. Walsh. Clinton. (I. W. tiale, Calesburg. S. S. Italian .".loiini -..-.nth J. W. Walsh. D.iicnport. W. W. McCullotigh. Mouiiioiith W.tTTottng. Moumoui h. C. H. Walsh, r.urlington. George? II. !l'.-:bee Hurlington. Albert Hidden. St. Loir's. Albert N. Kdwanls. St. Louis. M. A. Walsh. C'lr.ion. PROMISES A STIR iN ARMY CIRCLES Lieutenant Arthur Burbank from Prison Bent on Revenge. Comes Leaven worth. Kan.. Feb. 12. Kx i.ie'uietiani hittitey . MuroaiiN. wiet was convie-ted by court martial of e bezzling aimy funds anil other conduct unbecoming a solelier. was released from the penitentiary today after serv ing nearly fifteen months. Burbank today said hi; conviction was the. re sult of a conspiiacy anel criticised of ficers .responsible for his troubles, tie declared later on he would make a statement that would create a sensa tion in army circles. JAIL TERMS FOR BEGGING Magistrate Elliott Sends 12 Offenders Down for Disorderly Conduct. Magistrate Elliott this morning lin 1 i: offenders before him for disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace, an 1 handed out jail sentences ranging from 5 to 4n elays. With the exception of Fiank .lones. a traveling man. whet was fined $.j anil costs, and Walter Cart wright, who was sent down for :',) days because lie hail been too anxious ' .) assist .Tones in spending his monev. the offenders were all held for begging about the eleitots and on the streets. Those sent, to jail were: Sam Stevich, lu days: .lames Smith. :!5 days; Wil liam Dyke. 40 days; William Murphy, X days: .lames Wilson. Frank Alle Tom Healey and William Stearn, each 5 days; John Carniody. S days; Tom Moore. "'2 days; and William Chase io uays ine men were taken in charge by the police last evening. Consul at Nice Dead. Nice. France. Feb. 12. Harold S. Van Buren of New York, American con sul her?, died last Tiight. prevailing between Great Britain and other powers, the speech deplored the loss of hie an! destruction of property resulting from the carthnMakc ;t Kiug Mon. and says, "My country recognizee! with sincere gratitude the sympathy shown by th- people of "the T'nited States, and the assistance promptly of- lered by their authorities." ADAMS ON TRIAL Hearing of Man Accused of Complicity in Many Murders for Miners Opens. CONFESSION REPUDIATED Connected With Alleged Crimes Moyer, Haywood, and Pettibone, Union Officers. of Wallace, Ulahu, Feb. 12. The trial of Steve Aelams .number of the West ern Federation of Miners, began yes terday. The direct ciKtrge against Ad ams is the murder of Fred Tyler, a settler, who disappeared from his tim ber claim on Marble creek Aug. lit. l!tul. Adams is supposeel to be- implicated in various murders wnicii, u iH claim ed, were' committed at the instigation ett the Western Federal ion of Miners, and it is the hope of the prosecution during the trial to uncover proof that the miners' organization caused the killing of at least 27 men at various times. Miireltr of Ci rmor Memit-iilierK. The most prominent victim of the? al U'd murderous hand was former Cov- ernor Steunenbe-rg. who was killeel bv 1 bomb at the gale of iiis home in Ceihlwell. Idaho, the evening of Dee. lb. lMi.r. .Adams lias iteen umtcr arret lor a long time and the- authorities claim he has made a confession giving away the whole story of the plot, in which the Western Feileration of Miners i ill let be- involved. The la organ ization declares the chai jt :, aaln.-l ii aie lalse anil an attempt liy the mme owners tet break up the union. Iluiv tlaiiiH Wits C 11 null t. The tuui tier of Tyler remained a mystery until alter the death of Cov euior Sleunenberg. Harrv Orchard's graphic confession not only implicated Steve Aelams anil o'her federal ion men in the goveineir's murder, but declared that Adams and Jack Simpkins also Kille'il Tyler because he had taken up the timber claim. Simpkins has uever be'e'll found. Aelams was arrestee! at Haines. Ore., Feb. 20. 1'HHi. and taken to Poise, where, it is alleged, he confessed the Tyler murder. This cunfession he now tlenjes. and it is believed lie will claim it was wrung from him by force and is taise. i.aier tie was spirited awav from Poise to Wallace. Sheriff Slither land leaving the railway and journey. ing liy wagon to avoid the service of b'gal papers to get his prisoner from him. I lie preliminary tight over the selec tion of a juiy is expected to continue for in days or two weeks. i hlrf 'I'lum nf llir hVilrrilCiou. While a person cannot be convicted on the uncorroborated evieleuce of an accomplice, the prosecution asserts that Orchard's eon less ion has bi'en fully confirmed. ev(n to the most min ute details, by that of Steve Adams. Adams, it is said, was the thug and slugger for the "inner circle" of Hip federation. When it came to deeds de manding brute force ami little brain work. Adams was called intei service. Adams, the detective asserts, knows more about the secret workings of YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS Washington. Feb. 12. Following is a brief resume of the important proceed ings in both houses of congress yester day: SKWI'K Tin- s.nalr iussi-il tin tnv iipproprintinii hill t;i 11 vintr sl- itini iiiiiiii. Tin- ;t in i nl its t-it t to permit tlx K'tvi'initifiil lit aii-. -in rt-iliii-t'il rales o.t timy supplies ami nttieers ami enliste-t men tn aeeent reil'Helt 1 1 a lislinrl a t ii 1:1 was ileieateil liy a point (,r miler. An amendment inireasitm lv 'Jet per eent I lie pay il ofli.-ers :iml enlisleil men al so was lc t'eateil liy a point nf order. Amenilmerits were aeeepteil to linilil iiMiiniiiif nts Lit revoi'ii ittnarv omcers. as lolliiws: Mo Cleneral John Stark, an eiiieslrian statue at Maneliesler. N. II J4II.IMMI: a statue In (ieneral Nat heniel reen at 1 1 it 1 1 l'i 11 d en lilt tlitnse. X. C I ."..mill: a statue t.t eieueial Jame Selirivner at Mill way. eSa.. $..0uil. Sena lor t arter seenreil Hie adoption ttr an iinenilmetit plarinji' William II. Crook on Ihe retired list as a major. Mr Crunk served as :t private throusili tin civil war. anil ever since lias been em ployed as a clerk it t the White house Senator Heiry presented an ararument tor me expulsion ol senator smont on the grriiund that the Mormon church ail voeates the doetrine of polygamy, and held that the senate could exelude anv senator by a majority vote. A special message wits received Irom the presi dent uriiing- the enactment of a lull to Slant white persons who have inter married in the Cherokee nation t days in which to dispose ot improvement, on l.l llllS IIIMll Willi II I II. v Mil I I" ni-eii Ills possessed. A d Hiurned until today. IHU'SK. Hills relaliUK to the Itistriet of Columbia were considered In thtj house. In committee of the whole tht house went tin record in favor of a tiat 4-cent street railway fare, with a pro vision for eifjlit tickets tor U. cent In the District of Columbia, but in the house the amendment was declared de feated. Thereupon tlie point of nil fjtiornm" was maelc. and the house .:1I p. m. adjourneti. IMilliiK the ses sion the Indian h pprnpriaiion bill was sent to eonlercnce. the house managers beinff hhermttn ol New ork, Ltcey ot Iowa, anil Stephens ot Texas. HEAD OF SEABOARD AIR LINE IS DEAD Richmond, Va.. Feb. 12. The Sea I board Air line office has been inform ,ed of the death ia New York of Pres ' ident Walter of that road. VESSELS COLLIDE OFF RHODE ISLAND: PROBABLY the "inner circle" lhau does Orchard. Pliey say his testimony will furnish the larger sensation at the trial.- 1 lie pros ecution has been extremely cnary 01 kiting his confession become public. as he has implicated a number of men whom it is hoped to arrest. Ailitiim In I'lqite CeinffimrK. Adams' confession was secured in a peculiar way. lie was arrested soon after Orchard's confession. A great hue anel cry was raised over the cap ture of Moyer. Haywood and Pettibon?, ami it was announced that $1,000, "(! would be raised for their defense. At torneys were immediately engaged in their behalf and rushed to Boise, where everything was eletiie to gain their re lease. But Aelams. as a less important per son, was overlooked in the current talk, and no attorney was sent to see him. "They can't make1 me the 'full guy," " Adams said, and in a spirit of pique called in the detectives and told them everything he knew. The detectives say that the confes sions of Adams and Orchard clear up at least 21 murders during (he last l' or l." ears that have so far remained mysu l ies. FOR LINCOLN DAY Observances in Memory of Civil -War President Held in Many States. A HOLIDAY IN GENERAL Much Made of the Occasion at Spring field Lonn Time Home of Liberator. New York. Feb. 12. Twelve states of the union will today officially honor the memory of Abraham Lincoln. Lin coln's biitlulay is a legal holiday in this :-iatf Colorado. Connecticut, Dela ware. Massachusetts. Minnesota. New- Jersey. North Dakota, PennsylvBriHtc, Washington, anil Wyoming." OliMt'rvniire CrcTiiiK. With the passing ot eacli successive decade the observation of the natal eiay of the- civil war president is be coming more marked. Many political organizations, societies and clubs will observe the day this year with dinners Mid social gatherings. !! in SriiiKlit-lil. Springfield, 111.. Feb. 12. Lincoln's birthday anniversary Is being gener ally observed today in Springfield, the home of the emancipator. Governor Newton C. I'tlanchard of Louisiana is the chief speaker at the annual ban quet given by the Sangamon club at the Illini Country club. Speaker Ed ward ShurtUff. State Senator O. F. Berry, and Governor Charles S. De- neen also speak on the life of Lincoln. DR. REED TALKS AT HIGH SCHOOL Decatur Minister Lectures on Explo rations of Livingston and Stan ley in Africa. The students of the high school were iven an unusual treat yesterday. when Dr. lloiaee Reed of Decatur, de livereel an address before the student body in the auditorium. His subject was the African explorations of David Livingston and Henry M. Stanley, whose tiavels he characterizeel as be ing the greatest explorations the world has ever known. He gave a careful account of the lives of the two men anei in an entertaining way told f their explorations into darkest Africa. He sM)ke at length of the career of Stanley, from the time he was adopted by Henry M. Stanley. Sr., and his name changed from John Rolans ) Henry M. Stanley, Jr. He told of his newspaper career while connected with a St. liOtiis daily, and of his trav els in Europe, and his mission to Afri ca to find Livingston. His second ex- pedition was made in the interests of New York and Ivondon newspapers. Dr. Reed concluded his talk to the' stu dents with a statement of the field Africa affords for scientific ' research and explorers. MOVING TROOPS TO THE FRONTIER Honduras and Nicaragua Continue Defy Those Attempting to ' Make Peace. Panama. Feb. 12. Advices from San Salvador say both Honduras and Nic aragua are moving troops to the fron tier. Honduras has a force of 12.000 available, and Nicaragua 15,000. Thus far there is no fighting. TWO HUNDRED ARE LOST Steamer Larchmont, Boston to New York, Heavily Laden With Passengers, and Sinks in BUT 19 OF THOSE ABOARD REPORTED SAFE Majority Not Carried Down With Ship but Drowned in Attempt to Launch Boats or Frozen to Death on the Way to Shore. Block Island, R. I.. Feb. 12. At 2 this afterr oon it was estimated but 19 persons survived the sinking of the Larchmont. Eight passengers, six men, and two women, were saved and the others were members of the ere-. B ock Island, R. I., Feb. 12. Surviv ors expressed ' the opinion that all cn board the Larchmont secured places in boats, cr rafts, but many of the boats were swamped. New York, Feb. 12. Captain McVey communicated with the Joy line offic ials in this city by telephone from Block island this afternoon. .He said the Larchmont sank within 10 minutes after the collision and after cruising about in a small boat in the icy gale irom 11 p. m. to 8 a. m. today, he land ed on Block island. Close behind his boat another landed bringing 15 dead and several dying passengers. C tdlide Nnir lllttek ImIhiiiI. Block Island. K. I.. Feb. 12 The steamer Uuchmont of the Joy line. with many passengers on board, bound from ISoston for New York, sank off lilxii north side of Mock islam! early to- dav after having collided with the three-masted schooner Harry Knowl ton off Quonochontaug. lake to llttatx. The' passengers and crew of the steamer took to the boats, but it is feared some lives were lost cither by being drowned or freezing, as the tem perature' was below zero. The schooner's bow was cut away and tiie captain lau it ashore to pre vent its sinking. C attne et K intuit. The cause of the collision is not i known. The niuht was clear. There j was a strong northwest wind and th I sea was rough. It was intensely cold throughout the night. When the first boats came ashor from the steamer it was found some of the occupants were dead. Si'ttrr of ltMllt-N tihttrf. Captain Mitchell of the North End life-saving station estimates between l. and 2o bodies have already come ashore. I'p to U):".i several boats hail landed and others were making slow progress from the wreck toward shore er- IMI Mul Aliimril, The Larchmont left Providence last evening with about 150 passengers, a crew of i'.o, and a miscellaneous cargo of freight. The larchmont was 252 feet long, of ;'.7.1 feet breadth, anel 14 feet eleep. It was built at Hath, Maine, in 1SS5. The Knowltem was run aground and Captain Haley and the crew of six men leached shore safely. Say llm I.Ik lt iirir. Block Islanel. U. I.. Feb. 12 Captain (leeirge McYcy of the steamer Larch mont saiil to the Associated Press to tlav he hail on board between 15u and 2nd passengers when tli collision oc curred, and only eight of these escaped with their lives. At the time he made the statement IS bodies had been washed ashore, making only 2t"i ac counted tor. Died in liriini AAnju. Tiie passengers met deaths in vari ous ways. Some of them attempted '.o launch life boats and were frozen io death cm t lie decks of the steamer. Others c!rewned in an attempt to cs- TREASURER SHORT Connecticut Bank Official Said to Have Stolen $150, 000. New Britain, Conn., Feb. 12. A hi officer of the savings bank of New- Britain states there is a big shortag in the accounts: of William F. Walker treasurer of tne hank, who has been missing since Thursday last. an4. that the bank's officers up to noon have Cliscove.-ed p. shortage of $150,000. The bank is doing business as usual. Strikes Sailing Craft 10 Minutes. cape before the ers. who we re life boats, were the small craft vessel went down. Ot'i s'.iccesst'ul in launching frozen to death before reacheil shore. llnnl rieknl I p. Block Islanel. It. 1., Feb. 12. Wool has been received thai a fishing schooner picked up one of Ihe Larcii niont's boats containing live passen gers and the boeiv of another who h-id died fioni expetstiic. LENTEN SEASON BEGINS TOMORROW Period of Forty Days' Fast and Depri vation and Order of Services in Churches. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the be ginning of the Lenten season ot 41 lays terminating with Easter. Tile Lenten program of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church is as follows: Ash Wednesday services at 9 o'clock. Mass and devotions every morning of Lent at S o'clock. Beginning with next Sunday evening, a special course of lectures, with vespers and benediction every Sunday night at on Wed- neselay nights, beginning with Wednes day, the 2im h. devotions ami sermon at 7 :::. The public is cordially invited. At Trinity Episcopal, the order of Lenten services provides for Ash Wed nesday services as follows: Celebra tion at 7:"0 a. in.: matins, litany and penitential office at 10 a. m.: even song end address at 7::iu p. m. The other services throughout Lent, not includ ing holy week, will be: Matins, daily at ! a. m.. except Thursday; celebra tion Thursday at 9 a. m.; even song Tuesdays anil Thursdays at 4:30 p. ni.. and Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:U0 p. m. ANNIVERSARY IS OBSERVED Exercises Held in Schools in Memo'y of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's birthday is being observed in the city toelay. and in accordance? with the usual custom, the banks are closed. In a number of the schools -A the city, fitting exercises were heid. The day is being celebrated at the Wa tfitown hospital, with speeches by -i number of prominent speakers, former Attonny (ieneral Hammond being the principal speaker. An unusual number of flags are floating over the buildings of the city today. At the Y. M. C. A. this evening. H. A. Weld will lecture on the life of Lincoln, and will illus trate his lecture with the aid of the stereoptieon. Dutch Ministry Resigns. The Hague. Feb. 12 The ministry toelay teneieretl their resignations to the queen, in consequence of the rejec tion of the army estimates. Bomb in Witte's Home. St. Petersburg. Feb. 12. Another in fernal machine was found today in Count Witte's residence. VALUABLE WORKS OF ART ARE STOLEN Burglars Get Big Booty at Home ot Charles Wertheimer at London. Ijindon, Foh. 12. Burglars last night entered the residence of Charles Wertheimer in Park Lane, cut several canvases, including '"Pioneers" bv Gainsborough and Reynolds, out of th j frames and carried them off. The prop erty stolen is valued at $175,000. TWO-CENT FARE PASSES IN IOWA Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 12. The two cent fare measure passed the bouse to day by a vote of 106 to 0.