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THE EVENING TIMES
TIm Brightest, Newsiest and B«rt
Bvening Nerwapapor In North Dakota.
VOL. 2, NO.
DEFENSERESTS
IN
TRIAL
Delmas Springs Surprise on
Jerome fi^nouncing wi«
Oase i»
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11111*0 GOMMSSItlH
Jerome Secures Adjournment Till
Monday Morning, When He Will
Offer Evidence In Rebuttal—Letter
FromFrlemdofThaw Family to
the Defendant
lurirtrt Pirn to The Irnlu Tlmea.
New York, Miarch 8.—The trial of
Harry K. Thaw, today was adjourned
until Monday morning, at 10:30
'Delmas had announced upon the open
Ing of court that the defense had con
cluded Its testimony.
District Attorney Jerome stalled that
he had no witnesses ready to proceed
with In rebuttal, and at his request an
adjournment was taken.
This action was not unexpected, for
Delmas served notice late yesterday
p'pon the district attorney that the de
fense bad abandoned its plan of call
ing two more experts. Jerome did not
consider the notification as official and
so came into court this morning pre
pared to listen to more testimony as
to Thaw's unsound condition of mind.
The court session was opened with
all usual formalities. Thaw was
bright and smiling as he walked to his
place at the counsel table. The pris
oner's arms were filled aB usual with
big brown envelopes containing his
correspondence.
When Justice Fitzgerald had ascend
ed the bench, Delmas arose and uttered
in a low voice "Defense rests."
Jerome then said be would have to
ask for an adjournment of the case
until Monday morning, which was
granted.
Fears Lunacy Commission.
The question of a lunacy commis
sion looms prominent still. Mr. Jer
ome may ask for the appointment of
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SAYS THE CONSTITUTION IS OUR ORDINANCE OF
NATIONAL LIFE AND OUR VERY
GREATEST SAFEGUARD.
Associated Preaa to The Bnilac Tlmea.
New York, March 8.—Senator Albert
J. Beveridge, at the dinner of the In
diana association of New York said
in part:
"As the states, acting separately,
could not end slavery in 1861, so the
-states acting separately, cannot end
ifbe piracy of capitol in 1907 The
states could not end the poisoning of
people by adulterated food, so the na
tion is ending it the states could not
preserve the country's forests, so tbe
nation is preserving them the states
cannot end the murderous Infamy of
Child labor, so the nation is going to
end it, and this for the saving of the
KANSAS ORATORICAL CONTEST.
4—elate* Preaa to The Brtilif Tines.
Emporia, Kan., March 8.—The ar
rival of many students and other visit
ors in Emporia is evidence of the wide
spread interest taken in the Kansas
intercollegiate oratorical contest which
takes place in the Whitley opera house
tonight The institutions which have
sent their chosen orators to contend
for supremacy are Fairmount college,
Ottowa university, Friends university,
Kansas Wesleyan university, Baker
university, Washburn college, South
west Kansas college, Midland college
and the College of Emporia. The win­
such a commission at any time, and
this way halt proceedings. Thaw's
lawyers and the defendant himself, It
is said, have more fear of a suspen
sion of the trial in favor of a com
mission than a verdict by the pres
ent Jury. The defense is prepared to
fight such an appointment, however.
Mrs. Harry Thaw visited her husband
early today and remained a long time.
She seemed bright and cheerful. Mrs.
William Thaw and her daughters, the
Countess of Yarmouth, and Mrs. Car
negie also visited Thaw during the
afternoon.
Mr. O'Reilly, of Thaw's counsel,
gave out a letter which he said had
been received by Thaw last month,
and which Thaw himself desired pub
lished. Thaw, however, irefused to
permit the name of the writer to be
made known. The letter follows:
"Dear Sir: It is a wrong that noth
'/#/yng is done to counteract the impreB
^sion that Mr. H. K. Thaw has lived
apart from good associations except
at his home in Pittsburg.
"I hesitate in sending this informa
tion,' as his lawyers should dispel this
bad feeling. Instead they seem to pay
attention to nothing beyond his right
in the trial.
"Mrs. H. K. Thaw has not only
learned friends and scientific friends,
but also others of the most conser
vative society.
'When last his. mother was abroad
he gave dinners for her at which she
met all the best elements of society
in town.
"The 'prime minister, the grand mas
ter of the court and their wives and
the head of the best old Roman
families. In Paris and in London, and
in other places, he made her visit
agreeable in the same manner.
"Mrs. William Thaw would seldom
leave her home and her philanthro
pic Interests In Pittsburg, but I know
of one occasion when she was present
at a large dinner where the other
guests were well known New York
ers, including (the letter here gives
the names of men and women prom
inent in New York social life.) 1
think (mentioning the names of other
men and women equally prominent
with the others) were among the
guests.
"The knowledge that Mr. Thaw has
been but an irresponsible person be
fore his terrible misfortune that may
have at last deprived him of reason,
temporarily, I hope, from the good
reports in the daily papers, can have
no effect prejudicial to his interests
I am sure, but may create some sym
pathy for the young man for whom I
have always felt a sincere regard.
"Very faithfully,
—"Old Friend of Mr. Thaw's
"P. S.—I believe this dinner was in
the Waldorf's private .rooms about
1900.
"To the editor, etc."
SENATOR BEVERIDGE TALKS
ON THE "RIGHTS OF STATES"
nation the states cannot control the
buccaneers of business, so the nation
is going to control them, and this for
the 'benefit of the enormous majority
of all business men who are not buc
caneers. The constitution is our 'or
dinance of national life,' and not the
articles of our national death. It was
meant to free the hands of the Ameri
can people and not to shackle them.
Marshall so interpreted it in the
courts Lincoln so interpreted it in the
council chamber Grant so interpreted
it on the battlefield and today Roose
velt is following in their footsteps and
thus obeying the will of the American
people."
ner of the contest will have the honor
of representing Kansas in the Inter
state contest to take place In May.
EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAHD IS NOW,
NEW HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY
Asssrlated Preaa to Tkt'Hwalai Times.
New York, March 8.—Some of the
leading Democrats of New York are
discussing plans for a dinner or some
other form of testimonial in honor of
ex-President Grover Cleveland on the
occasion of his seventieth birthday.
Mr. Cleveland will be seventy years
old on March 18. While that is not a
great age it is much greater than many
of his predecessors in the presidency
attained. In fact only ten of the twen
ty-two men who preceded Mr. Cleve
land lived as long as he has lived. It
is now twenty-two years since Mr.
Cleveland first assumed the burdens of
the White House. Only five other pres
idents lived so long after their inaugu
rations, and these were the two Ad­
The three judges on delivery who
will attend tonight are Chancellor
Frank Strong of Kansas university,
Rev. George Picard of Wichita and
Judge Smart of Ottawa. The judges
on thought and composition, who will
form their opinions from the manu
scripts, are President Edwin Hughes
of DePauw university, John Scott Clark
ams, Jefferson, Madison, Van Buren
and Fillmore. No president inaugu
rated in the past half century except
Mr. Cleveland has survived his inaugu
ration for more than sixteen years,
which was the record of General Grant
Mr. Cleveland's devotion to fishing
and hunting arid other forms of out
door enjoyment have kept him robu9t
and healthy, and he is far from being
an old man, as the term is usually un
derstood. His abilities have shown not
the least signs of failure. In maga
zine articles, in his lectures to the stu
dents at Princeton and in his recent
addresses at public meetings and ban
quets, all of the old power and clear
ness of thought which characterized
his work In public office were to be
seen as plainly as ever.
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Path Cleared By Passage To
day of Ueland's Initiative
and Referendum Bill.
HOUSE IIIIE STOOD S3
FOR HO 30 AGMRST
Only Change In Measure From the
Original Form is the Senate Amend*
ment Making Number of Yoters
Necessary to Initiate 8 Per Cent—
The Latest From Bismarck.
(By George Davis.)
Bismarck, N. D., March 8.—The road
is now open for resubmission. The
house passed by a vote of 53 to 30
Ueland's initiative and referendum bill
as amended by the senate, permitting
8 per cent of the voters to initiate
constitutional amendments, "Ae bill
has passed both houses and is up to
the governor for his signature.
The house did a wholesale slaugh
tering fetunt, killing Hanna's child la
bor bill from the senate also. Spoon
helm's abortive cigarette bill, which
permitted!pure tobacco to be sold to
boys, championed in the house by
Tufte, also. Rice's bill requiring
county officers to reside at'the county
seat, which was advocated by O. P. N.
Anderson. The house passed the fol
lowing bills: 289, relating to distri
butors. 340, creating public service
corporation inquiry.
8. D. DIVORCE BILL.
Making Residence of One Year Neces
sary Has Passed.
UwcUM
Press
to TIM
Kvealac Times.
Pierre, 8. D., March 7.—The house
has passed the senate divorce bill, re
quiring a residence of one year in the
state and three months in the county
before, beginning a divorce suit, with
all hearings In open court This law
kills the divorce Industry of the state,
which has become distasteful to the
people of South Dakota.'
IS BUT UTILE HOPE
Not Believed Wreck of Steam
er Dakota Can Be Salved
—Crew Paid Off.
Issoclated Press Cable to The Bralu
Tlaies.
Yokohama, March 8»—The posi
tion of the wreck of the Great
Northern steamer, Dakota, which
ran aground March 8, is reported
unchanged. The crew was paid
off Thursday and the vessel will
doubtless be a wreck.
Associated Press Cable to The Evealsa
Times.
Yokohama, March 8.—By March 11,
it will be decided whether the wrecked
steamer Dakota will be salved by its
owners, the Great Northern Steam
ship company, or be handed over to
the underwriters. No official inquiry
into the occurrence has yet been held
at the United States consulate, but
passengers are making affidavits' on
their personal claims... The Japanese
expert opinion on the question of sal
vage is pessimistic.
LABOR CONTRACT LAW.
of Northwestern university and Prof. Is Unlawful for States to Use Fnnds to
Richard T.
Wisconsin.
Ely of tbe University of
Import Men.
Washington, 'March 8.—An opinion
by Attorney General Bonaparte re
garding the action of the South* Caro
lina authorities in bringing immigrants
to the United States for work in that
state, is that it is unlawful for a state
government to pay the passage of in
tending immigrants or to assist immi
gration otherwise than by advertise
ments.
In the iSouth Carolina case $30,000
was raised by an association for the
encouragement of immigration, and
out of this the expense of the immi
grants were paid. The secretary of
commerce and labor held that the plan
did not constitute a violation of the
contract labor law.
WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH TO SPEAK.
laiwlatei Preaa to The Erealac Tlmea.
Traverse City, March 8.—The Grand
Traverse Lincoln club of this city has
made preparations on an elaborate
scale for Its annual banquet tonight.
Covers wilt be laid for several hundred
and Invitations have been sent to lead
ing Republicans throughout Michigan.
State Senator Fred C. Wetmore will
act as toast master and the principal
speaker of the evening will be United
States Senator William Alden Smith.
A SOU AM DEAL FOB AU
GRAND TORES, N. D. FRIDAY, MARCH 8,1907..
House Holds Night Session
and Favors or Kills as
Fancy Dictates.
LM6E NUMBER OF DHLS
PASSED OR RaEGATED
Sharpe Primary Bill Ready For Gov
ernor's Signature—Resolution In
creasing Number of Supreme Judges
to FlTe Passed—Anderson and Mc-
Arthur Silly Bills Were Both Killed
(By Getrge Davis.)
Bismarck, N. D., March 8.—At the
night session of the house, the follow
ing senate bills were put up on third
reading and final passage: 318. relat
ing to the duties of superintendents ot
poor farms. 267/ concerning attor
neys fees in mortgage foreclosures.
279, relating to copies of abstracts.
169, directing the course of distribution
of estates of decased persons. 233,
prohibiting state institutions from ex
pending more money than is appro
priated in any one year. 255, concur
rent resolution providing for a consti
tutional amendment increasing the
number of judges of the supreme court
to five. This action was taken after a
committee had conferred with the
present judges as to the need of the
same, and they thought the need would
be apparent by the time the law could
.be put into effect. 334, concurrent
resolution passed at the last session of
the legislature providing for a consti
tutional amendment relative to the In
vestment of school permanent funds.
The house killed the silly senate bill
of McArthur providing for the exam
ination of telegraphers and hitching a
heavy expense on-the state for the
same. It al80 killed 336, requiring
heads of state institutions to furnish
reports of permanent improvements
desired to the legislature, advocated
by O. P. N. Anderson. It was shown
to be a ridiculous measure and cranky.
The house parsed the following
house bills after concurring in the sen
ate amendments to the same. 190,
preventing the distribution of intoxi
cating liquors in the state. 230, re
lating tp estrays. 68, relating to leins
on future interests. 176, relating to
prejudices of trial judge. 43, concur
rent resolution providing for a consti
tutional amendment requiring rail
roads to maintain an office in the state
and keep a record of stock in the same.
7, requiring railroads to fence tracks
and build cattle guards. 34, requiring
trains to stop at all county seats, this
was amended in the senate to exclude
one train daily each way. 299, creat
ing a board of visitors for county poor
farms. 54, relating to sinking funds
of counties. The house passed the
following senate bills. 211, relating
to the election and duties of county
surveyor. 124, allowing the plaintiff
in justice court to file a sworn state
ment of account and in case of denial,
the same shall be prima facia evidence
of the items therein^ 34, requiring
bulletining of the timjs of arrival of
trains, 213, relating toachange of place
of trial in the districtjjjpurt. 277, pro
viding simple and cheap method of ac
quiring right of way over the estate of
minors for railroad purposes.
The senate adopted the conference
committee report on the Sharpe pri
mary election bill and it is ready for
the governor's signature. The senate
passed the following house bills and
they will become laws when 'signed by
the governor. 144, provides for con
tingent fund for county attorneys for
use in prosecuting criminals. 262, re
lating county fair associations to
create a debt not to exceed $10,000.
300, prohibiting the purchase of ma
chinery to exceed three hundred dol
lars 'by township boards without a vote
.of the township. 304, fixing the fees
of county surveyors at $4 per day.
308, providing for surveys of corpora
tions.
BOY SLEPT BETTER
Archie Roosevelt's Condition
This Morning Evidenced
an Improvement.
Washington, March S.—The condi
tion of Archie Roosevelt, the presi
dent's son who is suffering from a
severe attack of diphtheria, is more
encouraging this morning than at any
time in the last eighteen hours,
though the patient is still in a very
critical condition. When the veteran
police officer who every night keeps
faithful vigil over the living apart
ments of the president's home ap
peared at the front door of the White
House at 6 o'clock tills morning, he
announced to the Associated Press
that Dr. Alexander Lambert, on leav
ing the sick room at 5 o'clock, had
said that Archie had slept 'fairly well
since 2 o'clock and expressed hopes
for the child's recovery.
TIMES
CLERKS TOO
Gov. Burke Sends in Com
munication Calling Attention
to the Fact of the
MTHORIZEO EMPLOYMENT
OE OVER THIRTY PERSONS
Correspondent Says it is Scheme on
Part of Governor to Head OH Can.
didacy of Speaker Twichell For
Gubernatorial Honors Two Years
Hence—Bills Passed in Afternoon.
(Br George Davla.)
Bismarck, N. D., March 7.—Late to
day Gov. Burke sent to the house a
communication that the house has
thirty-six employes not authorized by
law as follows: Fifteen committee
clerks, one extra clerk, five stenograp
hers, four Janitors, one clerk in charge
of pages, two mailing clocks, one
voucher clerk, one bookkeeper, one
assistant sergeant-at-arms, one bill
room clerk, one postmaster, one mes
senger, two pages. He directed the
house to revise the payroll so that the
auditing board may determine the
proper employes to allow to be paid.
The house directed the speaker to
appoint a committee of five to com
municate with the governor in refer
ence to the communication and report
to the house. The speaker appointed
Casey, Ueland and J. M. Anderson,
democrats. Sorley, John Sorlie and
Peake, republicans. It is said to be
an attempt on the part of Burke to
head off possible candidacy of Speaker
Twichell for governor.
The house passed the following
senate bills. 333, defining department
at the university. 56, appropriation
for state historical society. 33S, re
quiring state institutions to render
itemized statements of expenditures.
125, lost earlier in day was reconsider
ed and passed. It allows polls to be
opened from six in the morning to
eight In the evening. 326, requiring
elevator managers to make a report to
Amir of Afghanistan's Visit
One of Great Political and
Social Significance.
Associated Preaa Cable to The Brexlu
Times.
Calcutta, March 8.—After over two
months visit to India, the Amir of
Afghanistan, Kabibullah Khan, has
recrossed the frontier into his own
country and has started for Kabul,
hi3 capital. His majesty unmistakably
enjoyed every day of his stay in.
India. He was for the first time offi
cially designated as "your majesty"
in a telegram of welcome from King
Edward, when the Amir entered India,
which is regarded here as significant.
While no proposals of a political or
military character have been made on
either side and no modifications of
the British-Afghan relations as es
tablished by the treaty of Kabul In
1906 was suggested, the visit is re
garded by both British and Indian
governments as a further welding of
the ties which make Afghanistan the
state which is secure against possi
ble Russian invasion.
Amir went up in balloons, became
a keen motorist, as result of which
he has taken several automobiles back
to Afghanistan with him, and de
veloped an immense liking for playing
bridge whist and made the Afghan
courtiers learn the game so that he
could play it at Kabul.
SYDNEY MAYORALTY EIGHT.
Associated Press Cahle to The Rvealai
Tlmea.
Sydney, N. S. W., March 8.—One of
the most exciting political campaigns
in the history of Sydney ends with to
day's municipal election. The contest
for the mayoralty, with three candi
dates in the running, has attracted un
usual interest. One of the issues that
has complicated the campaign and at
tracted much attention is the question
of civic assistance to convent schools.
JUSTICE HOLMES' BIRTHDAY.
Aaaoelated Preaa to The Brallg Times.
Washington, D. C., March 8.—Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes of the United
States supreme court was sixty-six
years old today and was the recipient
of many congratulations from his col
leagues on the bench and his many
friends in Washington, Boston and
elsewhere. Though he will be eligible
to retirement on full pay four years
hence, Justice Holmes is one of the
youngest appearing members of the
supreme tribunal.
the commissioners of agriculture.
253, legalizing defective acknowledge
ments. 337, re-dlstrictlng wards in
cities. 163, allowing school boards to
expend $1,200 for the erection of a
huildlng without a vote. It also re
duces the requirement that the county
superintendent shall teach on a state
certificate from three to two years.
306, assessing lignite where the owner
ship of tife mineral and the surface are
severed. 222, providing for the col
lection of vital statistics. 159, fixing
the salary district court clerk. 320,
fixing the qualifications for normal
schools. 251, making entries in books
of account prima facia evidence.
The house amended senate bill 23,
anti-pass, by excluding land agents
and otherwise adopting the conference
committee report The bill was then
passed by 56 ayes to 40 nays 4 absent
The emergency was defeated. The
house defeated senate bill 58, creating
a judicial district of Bottineau, Mc
Henry and Pierce by a blunder and
lack of judgment on the part of Gor
den of Bottineau.
SAUERKRAUT SOCIETY.
Aaaoelated Press to The Bvealas Tines.
Toledo, Ohio, March 8.—Representa
tives from sauerkraut manufactories
of Illinois, New York, Michigan, Ohio,
Wisconsin and Indiana met here and
affected a permanent organization.
Committees were appointed to draw up
a constitution and by-laws.
COLORADO CONTEST.
Associated Preaa to The Brest a* Times.
Port Collins, Colo., March 8.—The
state oratorical contest, in which Colo
rado college, Denver university and the
Colorado Agricultural college are in
terested, takes place here this evening.
The teams of the three colleges have
been training faithfully and the outlook
is for one of the best contests In the
history of the league.
BIG TIMBER DEAL.
Associated Press to The Bvealas'Tteea.
Portland, Ore., March 8.i-W. C. Mc
Clure of Saginaw, Mich., has bought
for $900,000, twenty-eight thousand
acres of timber land in Lincoln and
POlk counties, adjoining the Siletz
reservation. M. B. Starrett, also a
Michigan timber man, has bought
15,000 acres of timber along the Slus
law river in Lane county for from $10
to $25 per acre.
BIG COLLEGES IN DEBATE.
Associated Preaa to The Hveilag Tlmea.
New York, March 8.—Final prepara
tions have been concluded for simulta
neous debates to be held tonight in
this city, Philadelphia and Ithaca,
among teams representing Columbia,
Cornell and Pennsylvania universities.
The question to be debated in each
contest is, "Resolved, that immigration
should be further restricted by an edu
cational test."
WOMEN SUFFRAGISTS PLAN
ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION
LIKES TO PUT WHIST
Aaaoelated Preaa Cable to The Evening
Tlmea.
London, March 8.—The woman suf
fragists, by insisting upon martyrdom,
are placing the authorities in an em
barrassing position. Mrs. Deshard, a
sister of General French, and several
of her fellow agitators were released
yesterday, after a term in prison for
participation in the recent agitation at
the house of commons. James Keir
Hardis, M. P., who has a reputation for
eccentricity, presided today at a public
breakfast given in honor of these wom-
OFFICE ABOLISHED.
Major General Ainsworth's Job Gone
a-GIimmering.
Aaaoelated Preaa to The Brnlif Times.
Washington, March 8.—The military
secretary's office of the army, which
was established for the benefit of Ma
jor General Ainsworth, has gone out
of existence in accordance with the
provision of the army appropriation
bill, and the adjutant general's depart
ment is revived. All the officers of
the military secretary's department
were transferred to the adjutant gen
eral's department and will hereafter
be designated officially as adjutant
generals. General Ainsworth was sworn
in as the adjutant general.
GONNECnGUT WILL HONOR MEMOIir
OF PRUDENCE GRANDALL
Aaaoelated Preaa to The lreili( Tlmea.
Waterbury, Conn., March 8.—After a
lapse of nearly seventy-five years the
repentant town of Canterbury has ar
ranged to pay honor tomorrow to the
memory of Miss Prudence Crandall,
whom it imprisoned for teaching col
ored girls to write. Tomorrow will be
the seventy-fourth anniversary of Miss
Crandall's condemnation.
Born of Quaker parents, Prudence
Crandall possessed a fine fighting spir
it. In 1832, when she conducted a se
lect academy for young women at Can
terbury, she admitted to membership
Sarah Harris, colored. Connecticut
was at that time strong for social
equality, but it wanted that equality
for itself. Miss crandall was visited
by a committee headed by Federal
if
THE EVENING TIMES
Stands for North Dakota at All Time*
and Under AU Circumstances.
EIGHT PAO ES—PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Minnesota Lumbermen Will
Dredge Mississippi For a
Thousand Miles
WTH NOPE If RECOVERING
$1,000,100 IN LUMBER LOBS
"Deadheads" and "Sinkers" By Hun
dred Thousands Line River's Bottom
—Dredges and Hoisting Machines
Will Be Used—Government Called
in to Identify the Marks.
Associated Press to The Breilag Tlmea.
Minneapolis, Minn., March 8.—The
scarcity of pine timber in the middle
west has impelled lumber mills to en
gage in a novel undertaking by which
they hope to save millions of dollars'
worth of logs which now lie at the bot
tom of the Mississippi and other rivers
extending from the northern part of
Minnesota where the Mississippi has
its source, to LaCrosse, in all about
1,000 miles of riverbed. For fifty years
logging has been carried on by rafting
pine logs down the river to the various
mills, guided by small steamers or
tugs.
Old logging men and mill owners
believe that the new undertaking will
result in fortunes for those engaged in
the work. It is believed that the river
bottom is literally paved with pine
logs, even as far south as Dubuque,
Iowa. It has been demonstrated that
logs may ,be raised with great profit.
The plan is to lift these logs with a
hoisting engine erected an flat boats,
place the logs on the river bank and
have a government sealer inspect them
and record the marks found thereon.
When the original owner can be found
he will be compensated at the rate of
$8 per thousand feet. This represents
just so much clear gain to the owner
and still leav.s a margin of profit to
the hoister, who can find a ready mar
ket for the reclaimed logs at from $12
to $14 a thousand feet.
(Continued on Page 8.)
SUBJECT COMES BEFORE PARLIAMENT TODAY—M.
P. GIVES DINNER FOR FASHIONABLE WOMEN
WHO WERE IMPRISONED.
Several of the suffragists announced
their purpose of forcing the authori
ties to keep them in prison until suf
frage legislation is enacted.
Since the British law is no respecter
of persons these women of refinement
have shared the prison life of the com
mon criminals of their sex, anad the
regime of English prisons is remark
ably severe. Woman suffrage will come
before the house of commons today,
and preparations are 'being made for
another demonstration.
OHIO ORATORICAL CONTEST.
Associated Preaa to The Brealac Tteaa.
Yellow Springs, Ohio, March 8.—
Many visitors have gathered here for
the state intercollegiate oratorical con*
test tonight. Five colleges are to con
test for honors, namely, Otteerbein,
Miami, Wilmington, Heidelberg and
Antioch.
MAINE RAILROAD TO BE SOLD.
Associated Preaa to The
BtuIk
Tteaa.
Rockland, Me., March 8.—This is the
date fixed by the court for the sale
at public auction of the Rockland,
South Thomaston & Owl's Head rail
way. The road was promoted by Bos
ton parties and has been in the hands
of receivers for some time.
MR
6IRL
Judge Andrew T. Judson, who insisted
upon the colored girl's Immediate ex
pulsion. In response Miss Crandall in
serted an advertisement in the local
newspaper to the effect that hereafter
she would instruct only colored girls.
In a rage Canterbury held a town
meeting, as a result of which Miss
Crandall and Elder Kneeland, who was
in the assemblage to pronounce her
the only honest woman in all the town
ship, were thrown into jail. Capt Dan
iel Packard effected their escape, after
which Miss Crandall went to Kansas,
where she rallied with John Brown,
and died only ten years ago. Now the
town which condemned and imprisoned
her seventy-four years ago has decided
to erect a handsome memorial in her
honor.