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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 14.—The jury that has been
hearing the evidence in the case to determine the
sanity of Harry K. Thaw before Justice Hendricks
today returned a verdict that the defendant was
sane. The jury was out but 58 minutes, and the
bailiffs had difficulty restoring order in the court
room when the clerk read tin* verdict, as the big
crowd present stnrted to applaud the decision.
The charge to the jury by the presiding judge
was remarkably short considering the lengthy
arguments made by the attorneys, ami' the Length of
time it took to try the case. Judge Hendricks told
the jury that they must not consider any previous
acts of Thaw in determining whether or not lie was
sane at the present time, and that the c|uestion of
his mental status now was the only thing for them
to decide.
Judge Hendricks did not intimate what posi
tion lie would take on the verdict of the jury. Under
the law ,the judge is not bound' to agree with the
jury, and he may reject their verdict if he so desires,
as the jury was acting in a purely advisory capacity!
If Hendricks thinks that the verdict of tin- jury was
contrary to the evidence as offered he niav reverse
the verdict and commit Thaw to the asylum. If he
agrees with the jury Thaw will ho set free. Judge
Hendricks announced after the verdict was read that
he would render his decision next Friday. Thaw
and his mother were jubilant when the verdict was
read, and he personally thanked each mem tier of
the panel.
The big freighter Seward, under
immand of Captain Johnson, docked
the wharf at 10 o’clock last night,
he boat brought 27 tons of powder
id 275,000 feet of lumber for the
onanza mine. The lumber made 16
trloads. The Seward Ib expected to
II up with (fopper ore before sailing
juth, and it is thought that the ship
'ill take all the 24 cars of ore that
re now here awaiting shipment to
'aroma. There are also 22 cars of
re at Chltlna ready for shipment,
'he copper ore to be sent outBlde on
he Seward this trip will be valued
t well over $300,000.
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WAR8AW, July 14.—The use of
burning fluids by the Germans on this
front Is apparently restricted to the
purpose of melting down barb-wire en
tanglements, for which this method is
efficacious.
The equipment consists of a metal
cylinder filled with a mixture of ben
*lne and kerosene at a pressure of 75
pounds to the inch. A turn of the
handle liberates n Jet of burning fluid
16 feet in length, which fusee a path
through the entanglements cutting
down all wire obstructions like a
scythe.
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Colonel W. P. Richardson, who
made the trip from Nome to Seward
on the Victoria, will return to Valdez
on the Alameda, remaining In Seward
long enough to plan road work In
that section.
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Head the Times, Dally and weekly.
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TYROLESE SHARP
ALL AGES
VIENNA. July 14.—The war with
Italy has brought out, ready for action,
a body of man that are perhaps unique
the world over—the Tyrolese Sharp
Shooters. Thousands of these map,
ranging from 17 up to old age, the
members of the 40G royal and Impertnl
"shooting stands,” constitute one of
the most efficient organizations of
their kind in Europe.
The shooting stands are volunteer
organizations elsewhere, but in Aus
tria are controlled by and are a part
£>f the state. When called out the
"st*#ds” go as units and are assigned
to special duty. The members wear
the national Tyrolese costume, with
arm bands to identify them.
There Is no ago limit for th# sharp
shooters, and for generation It has
been a matter of personal pride to
keep fit and in good condition. It has
been close to a disgrace to be rrliaved
of membership on a physician's
recommendation. ^
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NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
The time has expired for all owners
of dogs tp opmply with the city ordi
nance demanding that they pay a
license fee of two dollars. An earnest
effort will be made to compel all dog
owners to pay the fee, and falling In
that the animals will be killed. Sev
eral dogs have been Impounded today,
and will be killed this evening unless
the license Is paid.
GEORGE DOOLEY,
Chief of Police.
LONDON. July 14.—It was a strange
spectacle that the old hands at the
Woolwich arsenal looked on when the
Volunteer Munitions Brigade lined up
there for Its first iwolye hours shift.
One young mgp jn old cricket flannels
stepped out of a motorcar. Some came
bringing thejr lunches In leather
attache cases which lawyers and
stock brokers carry private papers In.
Notwithstanding the old clothes dug
up from the bottoms of their ward
robes, the air of the city, which In the
local phrase means the financial dis
trict, stuck to the volunteers.
The brigade Is composed of all sorts
and conditions of men from lawyers,
engineering men, clerks and brokers
to plumbers, barbers and others of
buyable position. The men were
greet*# by Kir tf- F. Donaldson, chief
superintendent of thp ipygl ordnance
factories, as they went to work on a
Sunday morning on their 12-hour trial
shift.
At present, the volunteers are mak
ing cartridges for service rifles. A
skilled worker acted as Instructor. The
absolute novices were given minor
work, such as is usually performed by
boys.
A small wage Is paid by the govern
ment, but Sk the work Is voluntary,
these wages are handed to the brig
ade's funds for war charities.
The trial put the movement on a
practical footing. One noticeable fea
ture was the comradeship between the
volunteers and the union men.
All the Real News In the Times.
NOME NEWSPAPER
MAN ON VICTORIA
Oeorgo 8. Maynard, one of the pro
prietors of the Nome Dally Nilgget.
Is a passenger on the Victoria. He Is
accompanied by Ills wife and family
and after visiting the San Francisco
and San Diego fairs they will go east
to visit Mr. Maynard's relatives In
Pennsylvania.
This Is Mr. Maynard’s first trip to
I 'he outside plnee passing Into the In
terior over the Dyea Pass during the
great stampede to Dawson In the
days of the camp. He w^s a boy then
and Is now returning on a visit to his
Old b«me accompanied by his wife
and family. After trying his luck in
Dawson for a time be went to Nome
when that camp was struok and soon
Identified himself with the business
interests of the city. He was married
In Nome to Miss Mary Schaefer.
Mr. Schafer. Mrs. Maynard's father,
met his daughter and her family in
Valdez. He is the pioneer dairyman
of Alaska, having first come north in
1898, and has been in business In
Skagway, Nome, Valdez and Cordova,
and Is at present owner of dairies in
Prince Kupurt and Ketchikan. Mr.
Schaefer Is bptjnd to bis home in
Ketchikan on the Victoria.
Just received a new shipment of
8TYLEPLUS Clothes at 8. BLUM &
Co.
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The Waif came In port last night
and got away again this morning.
Much interest Is felt in Cordova
over the coming visit of Governor
Strong, and the people of the town
will be sure to give him a warm
welcome.
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Mrs. James Flynn and son will leave
on the Alameda for a visit to Butte,
Montana.
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All the Heal News in the Times.
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The regular train went out this
morning for Chltina at 8 o'clock.
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Jack Palmer, of the Commercial
Hotel, at Chltina, came down on yes
terday's train.
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A force of carpenters is busy re
modeling the old store occupied by
the Cash Grocery In the Adams build
ing. The new concern of TJie plum,
O’Neill Co., has taken a lease of the
premises.
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Just received a new shipment of
STYL.EPLUS Clothes at 8. BLUM &
Co.
PANAMA CANAL
NOT YET SAFE
PANAMA, July 1*,—Although the
condition of the channel through the
Culebra Cut section of the Panama
Canal now la excellent and sufficiently
deep and wide to pass the largest
dreadnoughts in the United States
navy, fears are expressed that soon
practically the entire west bank of
the canal from Contractors Hill to the
old Administration Building in the
village of Culebra will slide into the
canal prism.
A thorough survey of the entire sec
tion has just been completed and it
has been discovered that high up on
the hillside many ominous Assures
have opened which indicate that prac
tlcally the entire section will ulti
mately have to be removed from the
channel by the dredges. The section
extends for approximately 2,500 reet
pprpilel to the canal and for about
1,600 feet back from the canal axis.
The section Is known as Old Culebra
Slide because here occurred the first
great slide In the canal which caused
many persons to fear that the water
way could never be finished. The
present movement, however, has been
very slow, although a short time ago
it was discovered that p more rapid
motion had set Tba engineers de
clare the entire movement is wholly
a surface one which will not precipi
tate a large quantity of debris into
the canal. Nor do they believe its
removal will be other than a matter
of time.
The condition of Cucaracha and
New Culebra Slides is all that could
be wished, the engineers declare. At
the toe of Cucaracha the channel has
reached practically its pjanned width
and depth and now the dredges pre
largely occupied wlfh removing such
small quantities of debris as are
loosed by drilling operations. In
front of New Culebra the channel has
i practically been cleared. All move
ment in both slides has ceased.
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Geo. W. Seay has returned from his
trip of inspection to the mining
properties of McKinley Bake, leaving
Carl Dunlap on the ground.
JU9t received a new shipment of
STYLEPBU8 Clothes at 8. BBUM &
Co.
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Sam Hedges and family have moved
Into the quarters occupied by James
Flynn In the Diggs Building.
AMSTERDAM, July 14.—A consid
erable part of Germany's efforts are
now being concentrated upon prepara
tions for the campaign next winter.
Women in large numbers are being
employed In sewing new furs for tlie
army, while those used last winter,
which were carefully collected, are
being renovated and repaired at the
supply depots.
In connection with this work, the
Vorwearts complains that "starvation
w’ages" are being paid to many of the
employed women. Neddlewomen
working twelve to fourteen hours daily
can only earn about 30 cents a day.
says the newspaper, owing to the con
tract system which is employed.
I
PARIS, July 13.—Saint Quentin,
supposed to be the general headquar
ters of German armies operating in
France and Belgium, is the concentra
tion point for damaged guns and roll
ing stock. The Krupps have installed
in a motor car works there, a plant for
the repair of cannon, machine guns,
automobiles ,gun carriages, etc. Ger
man workmen were imported from
Rssen to equip the plant. Barbed
wire Is also prepared for use nnd dis
tribution from there.
The Saint Quentin works turns out
an iron picket in the form of a cork
| screw to replace the wooden pickets;
J they are thus able to stretch their
barbed wire defenses without reveal
ing their work to the enemy by the
noise of driving pickets into the
ground. Tlie Germans have also In
stalled a chemical works at Saint
Quentin.
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SEWARD TO HAVE NEW
DAILY NEWSPAPER
A letter from Roy W. Schenck, of
Seattle, says he has arranged for the
establishment of another daily news
paper at Seward about August 1st, to
be known as "The Alaska Post."
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