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THE OifAHA DAILY BE: FRIT) AT. JULY 6, lPOrl
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Telephone. Dongta 111.
Continues Friday with
10c. lEc lo Wub Materials now at tc a
yard. ' ' ,
- l&c"le, v Wash Materlala, now at loe
yard.
J af.o, joe. S5c Wuh Materials, now at 15c
a yard.
4fr. (On Wash Materials, now at 19c a yd
Roc. COc Wind Materials, now at 25c a yd.
They are all perfect goods from our own
Stock of choice Wash Materials to be closed
ut.
In Basement.
. SPECIAL-Beautif ul All Silk i
$1.25 "Rajah" , and 65c and
$1.00 "Bungalow" Silks, Sat
urday evening, 29c a yard.
They are the real ' gOorls, no Imitation.
'Now displayed in our Sixteenth St. win-
flow. Note the rough, knotty appearance
.that etarAps them as genuine. We will
' also sell at the same tiro, handsome black,
cream and white Crepe de Chine at 19c a
" yaVd. A wide variety of beautiful Colors
, In fhls great sale.
Women's 75c Gowna, .59c each.
i An exceptional Gown opportunity Is of
ment that all of the bodler. of the drowned
have been recovered, it was stated last
night that the dragging of the lake In the
vicinity f the Kursaal would be resumed
today. , ...
The body of Scott Huff was the last to be
recovered. It was taken out after noon
Thursday. Ho boarded at 101 Capitol ave
nue and was a clerk at Bennett's. He did
not show 'up at the Wlore Thursday morn
ing, but Ills employer and associates knew
nothing of his tragic death until, advised
over the telephone by The Bee.
Huff carried a $1,000 twenty-year payment
policy wLtJh (he Penn Mutual Insurance com
pany in favor of his mother.
Cornea 51 ear Going; Down.
. John Bunn, connected with Boyles Com
mercial college and boarfltng at the Rose
hotel. 2020 Harney street, narrowly es
caped being one of the victims. He said:
"1 came so near going down with the
platform that my toes Just reached over
the edge of. the platform 'that went down.
The young woman with me was standing a
- little In front of me and was one of those
who went doWn. ThiV platform broKe
squarely off and went down with a crash,
carrying with It. ( think, between sixty
and 100 people. I do not think as large a
number, went down as reported. I man
aged to grasp hold of my young womu.l
companion a,nd saved-her.) All of us went
back to work Immediately to rescue the
unfortunates; arid pulled great many
out, letting ropes down and chairs and
the first things we could lay hold of. Men
let each other down and holding on to
each' other. Many were saved this way.
The boats dld good service, too, especially
those managed by bathers. One young
man who attends Boyles college, who hai
. but one leg, fell with the platform, ami,
...being a good1 swimmer) managed to . hold
I htmset up "until B was picked up by a
boat. A - number of ' people were badly
'-bruised by the ragged edges-of the broken
platform. I do not think that there were
many children on that part of the plat
form that went down."
R. L. Jervis of the- government secret
. service bureau, waa one of the parties who
went down with the crashing platform. He
said:
"I was standing on the platform that
went down -with my. sister, waiting for a
chance to take the boat Just Inside the
turnstile. We had been waiting there for
fully an- Jhour and the orowd was surging
on us both from front and behind, and Just
at the moment, I, had my arm partly around
my sister to keep the crowd from sepa
rating 'us', : when suddcmly and without the
slightest warning we were precipitated Into
the water with a mass of struggling men
and women. Being a good swimmer, I kept
nold ofvmy sister and thus saved her life
. beyond .question. The part of the platform
. that gave way was about twenty feet square
and was densely packed with people, and
they were all bunched together in falling
and each served to buoy the other up; so
many lives were thus saved. The fall must
, hare' been about ten feet from the platform
. to the surface of the water, and Just where
.we fell It' was certainly eight feet deep. I
know wa botry went down over our heads,
a second thne, In fact. My alster was gasp
ing through Swallowing water and I man
. aged to hold up by treading water and sue
, eeeded'tn lifting her Up far enough for
soma of tha rescuers at the top to reaoh
PURITY-EXCELLENCE
PUT VP L SPLITS,
SOLD
SODA roiKTAUSS, DHUQ
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THE CORNFIELD CLUB
OPPOSITE MAIN ENTRANCE
LAKE MANAWA
Great Clearing Sale of Choice
Wash Goods
unabated force at greatly
fered you Friday. Surplice Oowos mads
of fins nainsook, with short sleeves, extra
wen mae, hemstitched yoke and sleeves,
full length and width complete, line of
sites good value at 75c; special price for
Friday. 59c each Second Floor.
Extraordinary Sale of High
Class Shirt Waists, Satur
day, July 7th.
'Wait for our (Teat semi-annual sale of
Shirt Walsta-ebout 1.000 Waists, made by
the finest makers, will bs placed on spe
cial sal at extraordinary reduced prices.
Watch our show windows and dally papers
for particulars of this great sale.
Our Sewing Class
still meets on second floor. The latest
stitches are taught here free of charge
every day from 2 to S p. -m. Miss Steen
strup, the expert needle artist. Is In charge.
Materials must be purchased here.
Women's Knitted Underwear.
Thoroughly , good garments for hot
weather wear.
Women's Fine Ribbed Gauxe Lisle I'nlon
We close evenings at 5 o'clock, except Saturdays at 9:30.
Howard Corner Sixteenth Street
down with ropes and chairs and pull her
up. I then swam out tinder the platform
and helped 'pick a doaen or more women
out of the water and place them In boats.
Some bathers who were In boats outside
hurriedly rowed up under the platform, as
did a number of other boatmen, and saved
many lives.
Did Kot flee Many Children. .
"I do not remember of seeing many chil
dren about the broken part of the platform.
Most of those who went down were adults.
A number saved themselves by plunging
back under the platform, where the water
grew more shallow, and stood there In
water up to their w Hints crying and scream
ing for help. Several parties were badly
hurt and bleeding from the debris of the
platform striking them aa they fell. Every
body went to work Immediately to rescuing
the unfortunates and did everything possi
ble for the comfort of the drenched men
and women. I and my sister were particu
larly fortunate In being cared for by a
family named Bush, which wss camping
about lot) yards from where the; seeldent
happened. They furnished my sister with
dry clothing and were very attentive and
kind. Our clothes were completely ruined.
My coat was torn to shreds and I lost a
valuable scarf pin. and also my cuff but
tons, during the time I was In the water.
Seeing my sister safe, I remained about
there rendering what service 1 could and
am only surprised that the loss of life Is
not larger than reported. Too great praise
cannot be given the boatmen and bathers
for the gallant work of rescue. The bath
ers were unhampered by heavy clothing
md hence could In their light bathing suits
elp wonderfully. My sister lost her hat
n the disaster, but we are-very thankful
that we escaped wlh our lives." , ,
Forty Hats HTfed.'
Forty hats have been recovered and are
plied In a line. There seems to be no
organised work for the search of the bodies
although considerable has been dona.
The water where the accident took place
was from twelve to fifteen feet deep.
The water of the lake was being Jarred
up by exploding Jugs of lime In the water
but no bodies were raised except those
given above.
A great deal of worry wag caused at
1807 Cass street, where Misses Gertie Moore
and Bertha Babcock make their home, i the disaster. The question of whether that
when the two young women, who were portldn of Lake Manawa on which the feur
known to have gone to Lake Manawa, saal Is located la In Pottawattamie county,
failed to return during the night. That Iowa, or Sarpy county, Nebraska; It Is
both were victims of the catastrophe be- contended, haa never been fully determined
came more ' and more the opinion Of the by the courts and local members of the
other occupants of the house when hour , legal fraternity have different opinions con
after hour passed with no signs of the i cernlng this question of Jurisdiction. In
plessureseekera. All anxiety fled,' ' hhw
ever, later In tha day when tha.two young
women returned safe and sound.
Recovers irons shook.
The young man who waa taken ..from a
Manawa car to the Omaha police station ,
early Thursday morning In a comatose
state, proved to be Albert James, EZT
Dodge street, a Nebraska Telephone . com
pany lineman, whose parents reside at Fort
Crook. James did not become fully con
scious until after daylight when ha gave
his name and address and told of his un
pleasant experience.
"I don't, remember a thins since the time
the platform went down and I waa ducked
Into tha water,'' said Jamea on waking up.
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PTXT8 AXD QIAHTS.
AT ALL
STORKS A!HD GROCERIES.
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Bee. July 5. 10.
reduced prices.
Suits, low neck, sleeveless, hand trimmed,
with tight knee, J1.80 and 1-S0 a suit.
Women's Fine Swiss Ribbed Gauze Lists
Vesta, low neck, sleeveless, lace trimmed,
very sheer and fine, 69c each. -
Women's Fine Bibbed Cause Lisle Draw
ers, made with tape top or French band,
umbrella knee, lace trimmed, 80c each
Main Floor. Fee display In Howard street
window.
Women's Hosiery.
Every class of Hosiery for women's wear
In the fullest assortments. New numbers
are constantly arriving and no effort Is
spared to have this stock maintain Its
well-earned reputation. We mention two
of our leading numbers of Wayne Knit
Hosiery for Friday. Better read them.
Women's two-thread Cotton Hose, Wayne
Knit, with ribbed top. high spliced heels
and double soles, full fashioned, 35c a pair,
or S pairs for $1.00.
Women's Fine Black Superior Lisle Hose,
Wayne Knit, made with high spliced heels
and double soles an excellent hot weather
stocking 35c a pair, or I pairs for Jl. to
Main Floor.
"The last thing I remember Is the cold
water, but how I got to Omaha I have no
Idea."
James got on a car for Omaha, his cloth
ing soaked. He began to suffer severe
chills and hysteria and when he became
unconscious, aa' no friends seem ed to be
with him. strangers took -care of him and
took him to the police win Hon where Sur
geon Elmore attended hltn.
Miss Dorothy. Wright of. Park Wild ave
nue, Omaha, was the recipient of much
congratulation from friends .yesterday
when they discovered that she was not one
of the victims. As a matter of fact Mls
Wright waa- In Omaha when the , disaster
occurred and had not been to Manawa
during the day.. The rumor of her death
came about through the finding on 'he
scene of her chatelaine, which had been
carried there by her friend. Miss I.eona
Leroy. MK Leroy's knee cap was badly
mashed. She was placed in a Council
Bluffs hospital where she Is getting on
favorably.
Among those who rendered efficient ser
vice In the rescue of the unfortunates was
Gould Diets of this city, who was In the
vicinity with his launch at the time of the
accident. He promptly put his boat Into
service and waa the means of rescuing a
number who were struggling In the water.
The sad deaths of Mary Looney and Mary
Sheehan come as hard blows to the rela.
lives of both young . women, as they are
cousins and near the same age. Miss 8hee
ban's younger sister, Nora, was with her
at the time of the accident and they went
down together. In soma way Nora was
rescued, while the unfortunate older sister
periahed in the waters of the lake.. Patrol
man .Dt J. Ryan, Is an uncle of. the dead
girls... t r I i . . .. .........
Two ilaqnests Over Victims.
Two , inquest will be held over the vic
tims of the catastrophe at Lake Manawa
on the Fourth of July. Coroner Treynor
bf Pottawattamie county has directed that
one be held this morning at 9 o'clock at
the rooms" of Undertaker Cutler, while
Coroner Armstrong of Sarpy county, Ne
braska, baa announced that he will also
hold an Inquest, but up to last night had
hot fixed upon the time or place, although
It waa stated that It would probably, be
conducted at the Kursaal,-on the Manhat
tan beach side of the lake, the - scene of
view of tha uncertainty of Jurisdiction
Coroners Treynor and Armstrong decided
it would be best for both to hold Inquests
and this will be done. W. R. Patrick,
county attorney for Sarpy county, waa In
tha city yesterday afternoon and after a
conference with Coroner Treynor and As
sistant t'ounty. Attorney Hess It was
agreed to hold two Inquests.
The Jurisdiction of the local authorities
over that elde of the lake has been long a
mooted question. Tears ago the land on
that side of the lake paid taxes in Potta
wattamie county, but of lat years it Is
said the county has not collected any taxes
on It. Some five years ago the Jurisdiction
of the local authorities waa brought In
question In connection with a criminal ac
tlon against parties who were seining In
I.ake Manawa and the matter. waa referred
to Mr. Remley, the then attorney general
for the state of Iowa. In his opinion Mr,
Remley said In part:
Nebraska haa not asserted any claim to
I any part. of Lake Manawa.- Tha atate of
rrniru junsuiciion over me
lake, and possibly whatever mav have been
the original right of the state of Nebraska
td a part of Lake Manawa and the land
lying netween the lake and the Missouri
river, it is doubtful whether Nebraska
coud now assert any title because of
acnes.
In connection with this controversy, It Is
generally conceded that tha old bed of the
Missouri river ran directly In front of
where the Kursaal now standa and that
the land on the far side of it was Nebraska
territory. Despite this, however, deeds for
land on tha Manhattan side of the lake used
to be recorded In the office of the county
recorder of Pottawattamie county In Coun
cil Bluffs.
daestloa ( Liability.
Another question which has been' raised
by Wednesday's catastrophe Is whether the
Omaha and Council Bluff Street Railway
company can be held liable for damages
resulting from the drowning of the six vie.
tims and the injuries to the others. The
resort at Lake Manawa lias been operated
by a corporation known aa the Manawa
Amusement company, which was Incorpor
ated In April, 1904. and Is understood to hold
the property at the lake. Including the
Kursaal and other property on the Man
hattan beach aide, under a lease from the
street railway corpora tfon. The Manawa
Amusement company was Incorporated with
a capital stock of $10.0CU fully paid up. The
Incorporators wars C. R. Tyler of thla city,
a stockholder In the street railway com
pany; T.. J. O'Brien, leasee of the of the
refreshment privileges at the pavilion and
at the Kursaal; W. P. Byrne, manager of
the resort, and Emmet Tlnley of this city,
of the firm of Harl Tlnley, local counsel
for the street railway company. The Kur
saal was built by Townsen. Reed Co..
tha firm which built the Omaha at Council
Bluffs Suburban Street railway, which was
afterwards absorbed by the Omaha at Coun
cil Bluffs Bridge and Railway company.
I.ocsl attorneys, In -.discussing this pJiase
of the matter yraterdsy. gave it as their
opinion that It wss dniibrful If the street
railway company could b held for any
damages arising out of Wednesday's dis
aster. Statement aif Vaaaa-er Byrne-
W. P. Byrne, (he manager of the lake
resort, stated yesterday that he was not
prepared at this time to make any state
ments relative to the cause of the accident.
He said that It was the Intention of his
company to have a thorough- examination
made by competent men of the Kursaal
with a view to determine the responsibil
ity for the giving way of tha platform.
Mr. Byrne stated that In the spring he
gave orders to have the structure examined
and It waa found at that time to be ap
parently In good and safe condition. A
cursory examination t yesterday, ha said,
had ahown that the timbers of the plat
form were perfectly sound and he was un
able to account for the accident except
that the strain of the large crowd proved
too great. At the name time Mr. Byrne
stated that he did not believe there were
any more people on- the Kursaal Wednes
day than on the Fourth of July last year
when the platform sustained the weight of
the crowd. Mr. Byrrte naturally deplores
the terrible disaster.
The Kursaal Was closed to the public
yesterday and will be, -Mn Byrne ststed.
until It . has been thoroughly overhauled
and placed in an absolutely safe condition.
LAST OF THE CROW DRAWING
Large .N amber of Sebraakana Come In
on the Fa End of
the Lnck.
BILLINGS. Mont., July S.-t8peclal Tele
gram. In the final day's drawing for the
ceded lands of the Crow reservation the
following residents of Nebraska secured
numbers entitling them to make home
stead entry. Tiio list of successful Nr.
braskana throughout the entire drawings
lias been one of the lurgext. of any state
outside of Montana: i
4614. Frank A. plrreon, Alliance; 451. J.
A. H;irnes, Karnam; 46i)7, A. J. Heed, Mer
n; 466ii, H -J.- West, U. Paul; 4al. Oscar
Hi ay. Pawnee City; 4ti. J. M. tfennett,
Af hlwn; 4ti4. JuHt-ph Patrick, Ainsl. y;
4K27. R. R. Itoyer. Lincoln; B!9. R. .
(laggard, Oxford; 4792. A. G. Burdens, Bel
vi.leie; 4W4, 1. E. Wallendon, Lincoln;
4i-:r7, C. W. Whipple, Pawnee. City; 4wU, J.
K. Hodle, Pawnee CI t y : 4K!'7, D. 8. Bmno
kee, Mot'ook; 4. James lKbry. Alliance;
4HIL', Claude P. llehcel. Hebron; V.W. H. 1
MiKrlvle. Kairlielrlj iftro, John K. Tomklns,
t'hudron; 4f79. Uuv O. Harris, Omaha; 49W,
Thimias Lui-a. Central City; 4!. Thomas
1. .Rafter, tlelier1; 6m. James Olson, Ed
gar; Got7, George Jionley, Clarks; bUA Cary
A. Barsiow,' Llrlroln; MBO, Harry J. Toin
sett, Omaha; Mi, Julian J. Pollard. Ne
liawka; 6173, Bert Ranger, Lincoln; 5S40,
Charles K. Curnutt, Tecumseh; fcM, Guy
E. Jones, Buperlor; 62iW. ' William 8. Char
low. Heber;- blank. Jotin C Hayes, Un
coln; .HuS. E. X'. Hobbitt. Geneva; 6.110, F.
P. Arquar, Lincoln; 5333,- G. R. Woods.
Edgar; 'MS. L, 1,. Hharp, Alexander: M14.
L. M, Ringer, fMend : o43C, Nora McCall.
Red .Cloud; " 6447, ' J. Davis, Alnsley; (AM,
J. W: McCue. Eilfnf; 6455. W. H. Clark,
Jr., Lthcoln; S471, o. W. Backart, Alliance;
6t74,.C. A. Thorpe, Geneva; 5483. C. Evans,
Harvard; 6f22, U 8; Ta:ge, Seward; 55:3,
E. w: Bell, Alliance; 65.', H. Welch. Alns
worth; 6nD,' W'. . U. ' lianih, Linroln; oofio,
W. Gv Clement. Ord; 64, t". C. Ayer.
Omajia; 6txl4. . A. J. Howmm, Iawrcnce;
MM, A. P. Haftz, AinMcy; 8. N. Hlm-
niorls. Hebron; 6752. J. C. Trumbull, Omaha;
677K. A Miller. KallMf'ity; 5. J. S. Rob
ertson, Vesta,; Ni6. Elmer Dobson, Coats
vllle; 682. L. E. . Bedford. Omaha; KS50.
Walter W. Peeble, Omaha; MtW, Iiclns
W. Wakeley. Omaha; WM7, Joseph E. Mlfka,
Alliance; 69i4, Perr, Shade, Shelbv; 6B27,
Floyd A. Hlvely, Alliance; 5S2S. Harford
Wood. Ohlowa; '540. J. Evans Sharp,
Geneva; 6972. Henry -U. Cleveland, Mav
wood: 67. Fred UawkAworth. Plattsmouth:
fl"22. George Adams, Naponset; 6026, Albert
E. Pinkley. Alnnlcy; gnjft, Thomas Standing.
Amplre; 6031. . B. Spokes, Scotts Bluff;
'72, Ray C. McLeeac. Alliance; 6077, Julia
Douglas, Omaha; M'JO. Albert W. Person.
Alliance; 8114, P 8. Roue, Brownlee; 615!,
Joseph' Suthln. Nnhswka; 6173, W. 1 Gad
dlro. Harvard) tUM, -O. Brnnehack. Un
colu; 6221. E,. E. Cole, Ijncoln; 6Z30, M. 8.
George, Franklin; S237, V. O. Myers. York;
. BFIsher'iOhlowa; 6272, F. A. Ayers,
Alliance; 6W3, R. IV. Morse. Beaver City;
371. Mrs. M. BradlcyVUlair; 6424. M. Chene
weth, Uncdii: ' "'
Iowa H. K. DyL Macedonia; H. W.
PlaJik, Bloomftold; J. . Kinney, Bloom
Held; Elizabeth Fordyce, Cedar Raplrls;
John Beldlngham. ' Hloux City ; Joseph !n
gram. Corning; Charles Fj Dsntelson. Pres
ton: H. Neuaent, Cincinnati: Nellie Loomls,
Bedford; H. 8. Echols. Seymour: Francis
T. Mayer, Arcadia: Ernest J. Hill, Bloom
field: Everett Olartc, Macedonia; W L.
Klnne.y, Bloomfleld; , Thomas C Swart.
Grlswold;. Franklin Coulter, Muscatine;
Will Hill. Bloomfleld; Ward Chaney, Sid
ney; C..MeyerhofT. Yilllsca; Allen E. Wood
ward. Villlsca: W. R. Koppe, Des Moines;
A. E. Halllrk, West Point; Ernest J.
Folta, Humiston: John M. Wynn. Green-
iieia; siane, Waterloo; I C. Buemont.
Mount Ayr; T. C Baxter. Conwav: W.
Blott, Bloomfleld; R. Ellns. New Iondon;
K Mason Clark. Moulton; W. H. Morgan
Olenwood: T. B. Kelley, Clinton; W. O
Debunk, Orient: L. K. Mason. Hastln-
D. Hamilton. Piano; F. C. Crlaler, Sidney;
Burt Johnson. Umnnl: V nniu.m,ik
Osceola; S. B. Overmeyer. Lenox: j P
Toombs, Bloomfleld; D. Harvln, Newton;
G. V . Fry, Lenox: Jasner W. RevnoM
Adel; William R. Jensen. Maquoketa; John
T. Booth. Ottumwa: Wnrren n u-,.nbi.
Worland: Albert V. Rockwell, Clinton1
Mattle Wilson. Redrnnt U'llll.n n a ii '
Bloomfleld; Milton. Garrett, Woodward'
George K. Kerhold. Des Moines: Paawoli
Kuntxe. Villlsca; James P. Dunfrev. u..
ermore; James K.-Warlngton. Bloomfleld:
J. J. .Guernsey. Bloomfleld:' T. R. R...
Gihbon; I). Collins. Ihrvllte: C. I Herb
age Lakevlew; O. Manley. Slam: W. T
Head. Bedford; N. Q Boyd. Preston; E O
m oane, wound. Muffs; L. L White.- Os-
South Dakota fan f- Prt
J. M.. Hortoti. Deadwood: Will lam i..a.'
Custer
w. O. Hampton, Tilford; Earl J.
Tanner. Sisseton; Martin O. Larinen. Ver
million; I. F. Kenan. Sisseton.
GIANT POWDER KILLS' TWO
men were Kirlnc Salato and First
Discharge Betu Off Anntal
tlon Supply.
ki. a. D July .-(SpeclaI Tele
gram.) Two Italians were killed early thla
morning by an explosion of giant powder
They had gone to the mountain Just above
the camp to fire a salute, taking with them
a box of giant powder. The first explosion
set off the box of powder, and this morn
ing tho mangled remains of tha two men
were found.
HYMENEAL
Da Ten port-Rose.
Miss Minnie Ross, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Ross, and William Alfred Dav
enport were married Wednesday at tha
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Bangs. 1733
South Twenty-seventh street. Rev. Charles
W. Savldge performed tha ceremony.
Peterson-Toy.
William J. Peterson and Miss Katie Toy
were married Tuesday by Rev. Charles W.
Savldge at his residence.
Rornlnar Hay Calls Firemen.
Smoke was seen Issuing In grest vo'
umes from the wholesale coal, hay and
feed store ol David Crounse. ?M South
Thirteenth street, at 1:16 o'clock Friday
morning, and the fire department responded
to an alarm to find a number of bales of
hay in a rear room ablase. Inmates asleep,
on the second floor of the two-story brick
building were aroused and the Are soon
extinguished with small loss. There was
nothing to Indicate the causa of the fire
Brains Repaired
A delirious food made
of I'ost Sugar by
FOOO EXPERTS.
Grape-Nuts
MRS. THAW DENIES REPORT
Btorj that Bfct Contemplated Action for
Ereacb of Promise Oiroolated.
MAY PLAY AN IMPORTANT POINT
Detectives ald to Be Knaoloyed
by White to Shadow Thaw
Reported to Abe
linntntel.
NEW TORK. July . Conflicting stories
aa to the existence or nonexistence of an
affidavit ma do by Evelyn Nesbit In a
breach of promise suit, which It Is alleged
she took steps to. bring against Harry
Kendall Thaw prior to her trip to Europe
and marriage to him later, were told today
by persons Interested In the Investigation
of the Tliaw-Whlte murder.
Early In the day Assistant District At
torney Gsrvan was quoted as saying 'that
there wss no truth In the story that he
expected to come Into the possession of
the alleged affidavit and further that he
had no reason to believe such a paper ex
isted. Counsel for Harry Thaw and Mrs. Thaw
herself added their denials to the report
that there had ever been such an affidavit
made or contemplated. The reports were
Said to be circulated by some enemy of
Thaw and were wholly untrue.
Later In the day a private detective who
had been engaged by Stanford White to
shadow Harry Thaw was examined by
Mr. Qarvan and said he had submitted
his reports to Howe A. Hummel and De
lancy Nlcoll, attorneys.
Following this came a statement attri
buted to the district attorney's office that
It was known that the Neshlt girl had
visited the office of Howe A Hummel; that
she did have a consultation with Mr.
Hummel, and it Is alleged that the affi
davit In question wss the result of that
Interview, the case being Mr. Hummel's
personal matter and not a part of the
office business.
It waa further stated that while the dis
trict attorney's office learned the affidavit
was really made, it had been destroyed
upon the rconciltation of the Nesbit girl
snd young Thaw.
Thre was a further report current to
night that the district sttorney's office
had been Informed that a record of the
alleged affidavit exists. Is available and
will play a prominent psrt In the evidence
Introduced by the prosecution at Thaw's
trial.
Dylna- Man rtlatnrbs Tbarr.
Robert Cambridge, a negro prisoner, who
occupied a cell In the Tombs Just above
that of Harry' K. Thaw, died suddenly
early today. The negro wss stricken dur
ing the night snd the rest of Thaw and
the other prisoners wss broken by' the
groans of the dying man and the tramping
of the gusrds snd keepers through the
corridors. Cambridge finally wss removed
to the prison hospital, where . he died.
Death was caused by uraemlc poisoning.
Assistant District Attorney Oarrsn ald
todsy there wss no truth In a story which
had gained wide circulation to the effect
that the district attorney's - office expected
to come tn possession of kn affldsvlt said
to be made by Mrs. Thaw before her mar
riage In an action she Is said to have con
templated agnlnst Harry K. Thaw. Mr.
Oarvan said that there had been nil sorts
of rumors of the existence of such an af
fidavit, but thnt the district sttorney's of.
flee hsd been unable to find any trace- of
such paper. '
Thaw, his counsel, former Judge Olcott,
and Mrs. Thaw, held a loner consultation
In fn Tomba today. Atl Ufa Conclusion
Judge Olcott said ha wished to add his .own
denial to that of Assistant District Attor
ney Garvan with' reference to the affidavit
alleged to have been made by Mrs. Thaw
In a contemplated suit against Thaw pre
vious to then marriage.
You can't make the denial of that story
too strong, too positive,' said Judge Olcott.
No such affidavit exists, nor waa any
such suit Instituted or even contemplated.
The story is an absolute lie, manufac
tured out of whole clotb by some enemy
of Harry Thaw."-
Mrs. Thaw, who was present at the time.
waa asked If she had anything to say on
the subject.
I have nothing to add to what Judge
Olcott has Just told you." she said. .
Private Detective Bergoff, who was en
gaged to shadow Harry K. Thaw, on behalf
of the lato Stanford White, was examined
by Assistant IMstrlct Attorney Garvan. to
day. During the examination he said that
he waa engaged to do the watching by
Abraham H. Hummel of the legal Qrm of
Howe Hummel and Delancey Nlcoll,
to both of whom he furnished copies of his
reports on the- work accomplished.
Mr. Garvin sent both to Mr. Hummel :
and Mr. Nlcoll for the reports in question,
which he now haa In his posesslon, but to
which he has not yet given his attention.
Ro Marrlaaj Ceremony In Enropo.
Judge Olcott said today that Mrs. Thaw's
statement of several days ago, in which she
declared that aha and Thaw were married
in Europe and that tha ceremony In Pitts
burg waa performed solely upon the request
of Thaw's mother, was made under a mis
apprehension. He said that the confuaion
rosa through Mrs. Thaw misunderstanding
m question on the telephone and that, aa a
matter of fact, the Thaws never were mar.
rled In Europe. The first and only mar
riage ceremony waa the one performed at
Pittsburg.
Roger Omara. former superintendent of
police of Pittsburg, who has been sum
moned here by counsel for Thaw, had a
eonefrence with Judge Olcott this after
noon. Mrs. Thaw was present during part
of tha Interview and had a talk with Mr.
Omara. Tho detective will immediately
start west tn charge of a corps of men to
gather all possible Information that will
help Thaw to gain his freedom.
SUITS AGAINST ICE COMBINE
Attorney General of Arkansas Asks
Heavy Damages from Two Uttla
Rock. Corporations.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., July S.-Attorney
General Rogers today filed suits against
the Consumers- Ice company, C. L. Craft
Ice company and the Retail Grocers' Ice
company, under the anti-trust law, alleg
ing a combination to prevent competition.
The attorney general asks for an sssess
ment of the penalty of It.ono against each'
for every day since March. 25 or a total of
tSW.WO against each company. Suits were
also brought against Morris it Co. of New
Jersey for a penalty of 1,&15,000 and coals,
for alleged complicity. , ,
COLLAPSE OF TRESTLE FATAL
One Man Killed and Five Iajared
When High Btrnetara
Gives War.
MONONGHELA. Pa., July I One man
waa killed and five seriously injured by the
collapse of a trestle forty-five feet hlgn at
Shirs Oaks, nine miles west of here.
I May Contest l.nrby Man's Riant.
' BILLINGS. Mont . July . Owen R. Wil
liams of Custer. Mont, who drew No. 1 In
trie Crow land drawing, may not get the
pii k of the land without a contest. It ap-
fesrs trtat he is married to a lull Moo1
ndian woman, and as slie received her al
lotment from the Crow tribe, this probably
I will operate against bar husband ualng
Pure, Healthful, Refreshing
The Oneen of
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CHOLERA IN ITS WORST FORM
Twenty-Thne Deathi Beported, with
Twenty-Bine Oaiet in Manila.
jBn-aBajontfra
TWELVE CASES, FIVE DEATHS ELSEWHERE
These Statistics Aro for Tweaty-Fonr
Honrs, o4lnsj This Moraine
Many More Cases for
Week.
WASHINGTON. July .-Tha War de
partment was advised today of tho viru
lent outbreak of cholera in Manila. For
the week ending July 4 there were 116
rases And ninety-nine deaths. For the
twenty-four hours ending at t o'clock on
the morning of July 6 there were lwels-e
cases and five deaths In the provinces.
Duilng the same period in Manila there
were twenty-nine cases and twenty-three
deaths.
gltnntlon Improving.
MANILA. July 5.-Tho cholera situation
has Improved. The report at 6 o'clock last
night showed nineteen new cases since
midnight of July 4 and ten deaths. The
report for July 4 shows twenty-eight esses
snd nineteen deaths. Two Americans.
Robert Iinoberta and Hart, are desd.
but to date only five Americans have been
seixed with the disorder.. Thus far cholera
has not appeared In the American section
Of the city. The Americans who have
been stricken live in the native sections
of Manila. The bureau of health has re
fused to permit, the sale of foodstuffs thst
may have- been liable to Infection. The
efforts of tha doctors engaged tn combat
ing the disease show results In the de
crease of the number of new cases re
tanied. While the disease started In
stronger than the great epidemic of 1C.
the authorises ' believe that they hare
the situation now under control.
IRON HAND ON ARMY
(Continued fruni. First Page )
Count of the refusal of the constitutional
democrats to participate in a coalition
cabinet. Premier Goremykln today reiter
ated In private conversation the statement
thst he was-anxlous to retire.
The council of the empire today con
firmed the credentials of all Its members,
though there remains some question as to
to the validity of the election of M. Ous
hakoff on account of his having been
convicted and exiled to Siberia forty yesrs
ago for participation In the first plot to
assassinate Alexander ' II. M. Oushakoff
subsequently was pardoned and changed
his views, being now considered almost a
reactionary.
The domicile 'method the government Is
adopting'' to cduhteract the revolutionary
spirit among the workmen Is illustrated by ,
a proclamation Issued today by the prefect
of police of Moscow. While prohibiting i
under heavy penalty open air meetings, the !
carrying of arms and the Inciting of strikes, '
It orders employers of manual artisans,
such aa bakers, carpenters and shoemakers,
to Introduce the ten-hour day. Instead of
the twelve-hour day, to not require Sunday
labor, and to Improve the food and lodgings
of employes, under the same penalties aa
are Invoked against tht. workmen. The
prefect has also ordered that atrlking build
ing trades employes sball be expelled frorr
Musoow. The Moscow city council haa de.
elded that relief for the unemployed shall
n . be. extended to strikers.
. Police activity against the "patriots''
who are trying to inolts antl-Jewlsh up
risings Is reported, from varloua sections
of the country. Tha local authorities evi
dently have taken warning from tha change
In sentiment In official circles at St. Peters-
bi-rg since publicity wag given to the '
Blalystok events. Tho policeman of Blaly-
stun, who cUftht tiring ma revolver
shots which were ascribed to, Jewish revolu
tionists, precipitating a renewal of the
massacre there, haa been dismissed from
the service. , He pleaded that he was drunk
at the time and had no Intention of provok
ing a renewal of tha itxeesses.
Tba projected visit of a .deputation of
the lower bouse to the interparliamentary
conference, at London probably will be
abandoned. Representative men cannot be
pared at present, and the leaders are
afraid ot the ' irresponsible utteranoea ' of
"netherwelghta." . -
There waa a stormy scene at the opening
of the lower houso of Parliament which
further emphasised tha split between the
constitutional democrat and their radical
allies and the group of toll.
M. Sidelnikoff, a radical member of tho
house, waa In tha hands of tho polioe last
night, after having been arrested for ex
horting a crowd of people to resist the po
lio who were breaking up one of the mass
meetings, which' are becoming more frequent.-
When M. SidelnikoS waa aoarcbod
at polioe headquarters 'a revolves- was
found. ' He wa released later In tha even
ing. When tha house opened today M.
Sidelnikoff gave his version of the affair
and proposed that the house Interpellate
the minister of the interior, asking him
what measure had boeq taken to purilsa
tha policemen who ware guilty of assault
ing a member of Parliament and to pre
vent a recurrence of such Incident to the
future.
, M. Alladln, the fiery Danton of tha bouse,
then made a wild harangue In denunciation
of the government for permitting eucb vio
lations of the Inviolability of the persons
of the members. He declared that ha ex
pressed the views of tha group ot toll when
he announced that If such an incident re
curred no minister would be permitted to
speak In the house, and he could not even
answer for their personal safety. - The
statements of M. Alladln became ao vio
lent that Prealdent Mouromtseff repsut- j
rut citru mill tu wiuvi, wu iui vpvaser
Moderate
Price
Galumef
Powder
1 00 0u will b I
aris
Table Waters
If
finally waa foroed. amid a wild tumult,
to leave the tribune. '
Interior Minister ftiols-njn, wbotiiappcned
to bo present, la eannecUon with the
Blalvwtok affair boldly ascoadad Uie tri
bune and explained, amid constant In Lar
rup Lion from the left, that the cblei of
police had telephoned him last night re
garding the Incident, but his account dif
fered so widely from ' that' gtreo by M.
Sidemlknff that he must have' 'further
Ims for Investigation. Tho minister, how
ever, gave the houso his persona) assui.
ance that ample mewsuies would he takfm
to Insure the Inviolability of members, and
If the police were guilty in this case they
would be punished.
Tho statement of M. Stolypln wws greeted
with cries from the left of "Resign and
take the chief of police with you." whljlt
finally compelled the minister t ceasfl
speaking, in spite of this M. Stolypln's
frank manner for the first time provoked
a counter demonstration in favor of ihe
government. After saying quietly, when
the tumult ceased, lhat It Waa useless U
proceed while the passions of the members
were so high, the rnlnistrr left thev trthufte-
rresldent Mouromtseff then admlfilMered
a severe rebuke to the-" members Of the
left for yowerlng the dignity of tho house
by such a demonstration. His reproof was
vigorously applauded by the constltutk nal
democrats and the members of the right,
M. Charnosvltoff of Vlndlmar. M. Petra
Jltskl of Pi. Petersburg, M. Ysknbaon of
Grodno and M. Naboukoff of St. Petes
burg In succession tok the tribune, ami
while supporting the Interpellation, they
severely condemned tin lntpertt utter
ance of the members of the group !bf toll,
M. Naboukoff raising, taiirtders of ajplanso
by declaring that sach. . rrtwnares- afc those
which M. Alladln Indulged In "were un
seemly and expressing the hope thst If he.
M. Naboukoff. Is beaten or klled -'y the
police tlje house Will rit answer ooo
provocation with another.
The Interpellation tvntuUy . W:as a.rt.;p(Vd
unanimously.
HENRY MELDRUM' SENTENCED
Former Surveyor fienersl of Oregon
Goes to Prison fo Con
spiracy to Defraud.
PORTLAND, Or,. July . Henry MI
drunt, former 1'ntted Ststes surveyor gen
eral for the dlsrlct of Oregon, was todr.y
sentenced to psy a fine of $'.'&() on each tf
twenty-one counts and to serve sixty dJs
In the federal penitentiary at McNeil a
Island, Wash., for conspiracy to defraud
the fnlted States government In Connection
with land deals. in this state. "
DEATH RECORD. V
Fancral of Mrs. Tanner.
WASHINGTON. U. C. . . July j.-The
funersl of Mrs. Tanner, wife of James
Tanner, commandnr-ln-ablof .of the Grand
Army of the Republic, who was killed In
en automobila. accident, at. Helena, Mont.,
last week, was. hjld hero toiVjP. ' 'ttev.
John Van Bchftlck, paator o,f the Vnlver
sallst church, officiated, The body was In
terred In the national cemetery at Arling
ton. Floral tributes In large numbers
were sent to the house, among them a
handsome wreath from President and Mr.
Rooaevelt.
Captain Thomas C. C'owarlll.
t'RBANA, O.. July 6. Captain Thomas C.
Cow gill, three times a member Of tha
House of Representatives and once senator,
died very suddenly at his home near Ken
yard boat night. He wss speaker pf the
house during the session, of the sixty
fourth assembly.
Colonel Froderlek I-deraerker,
DANVILLE, 111.. July 6.-Colonl Fred
erick liOdetgerber, former - I'nMed States
district attorney at- St. Louis, died today
at the Soldiers' home here. r -
Alfred Vincent.
GENEVA, Switaerland.' July 6-Alfred
Viucent, a member of the federal council
and vice president of the Red Crbss con
ference, died today.-- - - .i
jJnles Adelnfce,' Breton..
PARIS. July I Jules Adolpbe Breton, iJie'
noted genre painter, is dead, lie waa bora
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