NEW YORK, March 16.—Justice
Page made a ruling this morning
that Harry Thaw must be returned
to the Matteawan asylum, unless
legal papers calling for his detention
In New York county, are served upon
the warden at the TJombs. And it
is a question whether this can be
done. Thaw’s attorneys sought to
have him returned to New Hamp
shire. where he was when the arrest
was made for his escape from the
asylum.
BEELINGHAM, March 16.—Sam
uel Thompson, the wealthy farmer
who killed his wife and hired man
and took a shot at his son, evi
dently committed suicide afterwards.
His body was found last night in
the woods near ne.re. It is believed
that his mind was deranged.
WASHINGTON, March 16.—For
eign diplomats here see in the latest
move of the administration a policy
that will insist upon a greater con
sideration for the foreign interests
in Mexico. It is evident that the ad
ministration does not intend to sit
back and see property destroyed and
life taken without making a positive
de.mand that such methods be dis
continued. For some time past,
under Carranza s reign foreigners of
all kinds, including Americans, have
had no feeling of safety, particularly
in Mexico City.
SEATTLE, March 16.—Represen
tative, William E. Humphrey and his
wife returned last night from Wash
ington, having lingered there for a
few days after Congress adjourned
tc finish up some business before
the departments.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 16.
—-Testerday Samuel Bowles died at
his home in this city. Since 1878
he has been editor-in-chief and puo
lisher of the Springfield Republican
and because of his force.ful writing
was regarded as a national figure.
WASHINGTON, March 13.—It
was stated this morning that Secre
tary of War Garrison has under ad
visement the general staff recom
mendation that Col. W. L. Siebe.rt,
one of the Panama Canal engineers,
be given the command of the coast
artillery defenses.
SEATTLE, March 16.—The big
longshore! svn’s strike is now on in
earnest ":rl it affects the Alaska
vessels, j 11 union men have been
ordered, t refrain from giving their
servicer, ii. loading or unloading ar.v
and all of vessels. In com
pliance with that order they have
refused to unload the freight
brought down by the steamers Ala
meda and Jefferson. The work,
however, is going on. as the. Alaska
Steamship Co. and the various other
companies are employing non-union
men, of whom there are many hun
dreds about the city. While there
is comparatively little, delay in the
work there already has been some
violence and more is expected. By
reason of the large army of unem
ployed it is not expected that the
strikers can he successful in tying
up the shipping interests of this
city.
TARRYTOWN, March 15.—Fun
eral services were held yesterday
afternoon at the Rockefeller home,
over the remains of Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller. The body was then
placed in the receiving vault of John
I). Archibald, pending determination
of the final resting place.
WASHINGTON, March 13.—Col.
W. H. Crook, who has been a not
able figure about the capital and
who served as body guard around
the White House to the martyred
President Lincoln, passed peace
fully away last night at an advanced
age.
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Be
cause it was not known that the
blockade had been lifted at Pro
gresso a Mexican gunboat fired a
shot across the bow of an American
steamer and held up another,
steamer. The British ship Ping
was also interfered with.
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Rep
resentative John J. Fitzgerald,
of New York, chairman of the com
mittee on appropriations, estimates
that this year’s deficit by June 31
•will be about $53,000,000.
TERRA HAUTE, March 15.—A
gruesome discovery was made in the
outskirts of the city late today. Mrs.
Lizzie Baldwin and her family of
six suddenly disappeared and it was
supposed they had gone away. But
the remains of the entire family
•were found with their skulls
crushed.
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Gen
oral Carranza on demand of the
United States, has abandoned the
blockade of Progresso, through
which comes all material used in
making harvesting twine in this
country.
WASHINGTON, March la.—Sec
retary of Commerce Redfield has
purchased the steamship Roosevelt
for use as a tender to the Pribilof
Islands and for the fisheries service
in Alaska. The ship will be started
early in April on hex long voyage 1o
the Pacific and Bering Sea. She will
go through the Panama canal. The
Roosevelt was built in 1905 at
i Verona, Maine, and has had New
York as her home port. She has a
net tonnage of 343 ton; is 182 fee.t
in length, 35.5 feet in width, 16.2
feet in depth, and carries a crew of
18 men.
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Rep
resentative A. Mitchell Palmer of
Pennsylvania, has been selected as
Chief Justice of the court of claims
of the United States, to succeed the
late Justice Edward K. Campbell,
who was appointed by President
Wilson in May, 1913. Mr. Palmer
has been the representative of the
administration in the House, and de
clined to be a candidate for re-elec
tion to run as the Democratic candi
date for Senator last November,
being defeated by Senator Pe.nrose
He is a resident of Stroudsburg and
but 43 years of age. He is the
chairman of the executive campaign
committee of the, Democratic na
tional committee.
SEATTLE, March 15—The steam
er Admiral Watson sailed north
this morning, having a good pas
senger list. For Cordova there were:
Ge.o. W. Trahey, Frank L. Gibbs,
Geo. Huppreck, P. R. Barlow, John
Carrol, Walter Johnson, Fred Hup
preck, W. T. Elmdorff, W. B. Cum
mings and four second-class passen
gers. For Valdez there were two
cabin and three second-class, while
there, were 7 cabin and 33 second
class for Seward. There were 70
cannerymen for Port Graham and
Seldovia, while 15 Orientals were
booked for Port Wells. Col. D. C.
Jacklin and party will go as far as
Juneau, where they will make an
inspection of the Alaska-Gastineau
big workings.
ST. LOUIS, March 16.—The fun
eral of Capt. Henry King will be
held tomorrow and will be largely
attended by former friends and ad
mirers who will come from various
sections of the, state. Capt. King
has been on the staff of the Globe
Democrat since 1883 and has been
managing editor since 1897.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 15.
—This section of the state was
thrown into a condition of great
excitement yesterday, caused by the
wild actions of Samuel Thompson, a
wealthy farmer. His wife, had
threatened to secure a divorce from
him because of cruel treatment.
After pondering over the matter for
a while he got his gun and shot and
killed his wife. He then turned on
Hugh Boyd, a hired man, and
killed him. A son was nearby and
after firing several wild shots at him
Thompson took to the. woods, where
it is believed that he committed
suicide. It is believed that his mind
must have been suddenly deranged.
NEW' YORK, March 13.—Harry
Thaw won a notable victory in a
verdict of the jury that was ren
dered last evening. He and five
others had been on trial since Mon
day on the, charge of conspiracy in
escaping from the Matteawan insane
asylum. The case was concluded
and went to the jury late yesterday
afternoon. A verdict of guilty would
have returned Thaw to the asylum.
After the acquittal Attorney John B.
Stanchfield, acting for Thaw, moved
that he be sent back to New Hamp
shire as a free and sane man. Justice
Page set Monday next as the time to
hear arguments on the. motion. New
Hampshire was where Thaw had
been placed under arrest by the
United States authorities after he
had motored into this country from
Canada.
SEATTLE, March 13.—Jack Dal
ton, of Cordova, arrived here from
Washington this afternoon. He had
been in consultation with the mem
bers of the Alaska Engineering
Commission, with whom he worked
last summer as master of transpor
tation of supplies. He states that
there is not much doubt that the
government will build its railroad
from Kr.ik to Matanuska and that
construction will start this summer.
While he did not admit it yet it is
understood that Jack has been en
gaged for service this summer.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.—
The thousands of spectators at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition saw the
noted aviator Beachny killed while
doing a perpendicular drop. Some
thing went wrong with the machine
when it suddenly crumpled and
Beachey fell to the ground, being
killed instantly.
WASHINGTON, March 11.—The
Spanish ambassador informed the
state department this morning that
four Spaniards had been assassin
ated in Mexico City. He also com
plained that houses occupied by
Spaniards on the outskirts of the
city had been looted and burned and
that a condition of riot prevails.
NEW YORK, March 13.—The first
industrial exposition of the “Made
in America’’ type is on at the Grand
Central Palace. The exposition is
the direct result of the recommenda
tion of Mayor MitcheJ and .Commis
sionre Hartigan for the instigation
of a plan to get the people of the
country better acuainted with Amer
ican goods. The only requirement
governing the allotment of space, was
that the goods must have been made
or grown in the United States.
WASHINGTON, March 13.—An
nouncement was made this morning
that Dr. E. Lester Jones would suc
ceed to the superintendency of the
coast and geodetic survey, through
an agreem nt made with Otto H.
Tittman, the, present superintendent.
Dr. Jones has been serving for two
years past as deputy commissioner
of the bureau of fisheries. He spent
four or five months in Alaska last
summer and made an elaborate re
port on conditions that he found
there. He also made various recom
mendations that have been favorably
considered by the department of
Commerce.
WASHINGTON, March 13— Sec
retary Bryan stated this morning
that the situation in Mexico City was
improving. Carranza is permitting
the people to travel over the rail
road while Zapata is admitting food
supplies into the city. This has a
tendency to quiet conditions some
what, although many complaints are
still heard about looting and acts
of violence and cruelty.
SEATTLE, March 12.—The ques
tion of the jitney busses is becom
ing a serious matter to the street
car line in this city. They have,
sought to work up sentiment against
tne busses and this has crystalized
in a campaign started this morning
to put them out of business. Under
the initiative and referendum meas
ures, petitions will be circulated in
the hope of ending what is generally
regarded as a great public con
venience.
NEW YORK, March 12.—There
was an immense crowd out last night
to witness the bout between Willie
Ritchie, and Freddie Welsh'. The re
sult was very satisfactory to the
sporting men and means that a big
Sght will result later. Ritchie both
outfought and outpointed Welsh. His
friends now declare that it will be'
an easy matter for Willie to win back j
the laurels he, lost to Welsh in Eng- |
land last July.
SEATTLE, March 12.—The. case i
against Capt. LaBallister, formerly1
of Fairbanks, has been continued
until June 1st. He furnished bail j
in the sum of $3,000. He was placed
under arrest on a warrant sent from
the Tanana charging him with hav
ing drawn $100 as wages for a mem
ber of the. crew on the river steamer
which he commanded, and signing
the other man’s name to a receipt.
OLYMPIA, March 12.—The legis
lature of the state of Washington
closed its sixty day session at an
early hour this morning. One of
the last bills passed was an act re
quiring the drivers of jitney busses
to put up a bond of $2,500. When
it went to the. governor. he vetoed
the bill but last night it was passed
over his veto.
MEXICO CITY, March 12.—Gen.
Zapata’s forces are now in full con
trol of the city and the looting and
shooting goes on in various sections.
NEW YORK, March 12.—At the
family residence, Pocanto Hills,
Tarrytown, near this city Mrs. John
D. Rockefeller died at an early hour
this morning. It was not thougnt
that she was seriously ill. Her hus
band and John D. Jr., were both in
Florida and so soon as they were
apprised of the death they chartered
a special train and started for the
north. It was in 1864 at Cleveland
that John D. Rockefeller married
Laura C. Spellman. Two children
were born them, John D. Jr., and
daughter Edith, who is married to
Harold Fowle.r McCormick, a cap
italist of Chicago.
WASHINGTON, March 12.—It is
reported here that John B. Mc
Manus, a prominent American for
merly residing at Chicago, but liv
ing in Mexico during recent years,
was killed by the Zapatistas. The
act occurred as he was entering
Mexico City, where he had the Am
erican flag flying over his residence.
The murder of McManus has caused
much excitement. General Salazar,
post commander, has promised the
Brazilian minister, that he would
punish those responsible for the
murder. He explains that it was
committed out of revenge because
it was charged that McManuB had
killed three Zapatistas when they
were In Mexico City previously.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 16.
—The dreadnaught Pennsylvania
was launched this morning at the
shipyards in this place, amid elab
orate ceremonies. There was a
large number of officials and spec
tators present. Secretary Daniels
made the statement that the Penn
sylvania would be the most powerful
ship in the world. It will contain
all the most modern appliances of
armament and has the very latest
devices applicable to a fast and
powerful battleship.
WASHINGTON, March 11.—Sec
retary of the Treasury William G.
McAdoo is in a hospital in this city,
to be operated on for appendicitis.
When this announcement was made
this morning it caused general sur
prise as it was not known that the
secretary was afflicted.
Olympia, March 11.—The legis
lature of Washington has just
passed over the. governor's veto
three bills that have to do with pro
gressive measures passed by the
previous legislature. The new bills
provide that initiative and referen
dum petitions must be signed only
at the places where registration is
carried on. This is taken as a blow
at the effectiveness of the measures.
Heretofore petitions were allowed
to be circulated from home to home
and office to office, with the result
that voters could sign without put
ting themselves to any inconveni
ence.
WASHINGTON, March 11.—J. H.
Sears, one of the incorporators and
directors of the Harriman National
Bank of Alaska, at Seward, an
nounced this morning that it was
expected and hoped to open the new
bank by the middle of April.
SEATTLE, March 10.—Will H.
Parry the newly appointed membe.r
of the Trades Commission, has set
his house in order and left on the
morning train for Washington. He
will reach the national capital in
time to attend the first meeting of
the Commission on Monday next.
WASHINGTON, March 10.—Sec
retary of State Bryan has again
issued a warning to all Americans
lingering in Mexico City. He. urges
them to immediately leave the
country and states that transporta
tion will be given as many as desire
to go. This statement is regarded as
significant and many presume, that
the government intends to adopt
drastic measures to enforce order
and a cessation of theft and looting.
Reports from the southern country
indicate that there has be.en very
little improvement in conditions.
WASHINGTON, March 10.—This
morning Rear Admiral Frank B.
Fletcher was designated as admiral,
and he hoisted his flag on the battle
ship New York. He is commanding
the Atlantic flee.t. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels announces also that ;
Rear Admirals Thomas B. Howard
commanding the Pacific fleet and
Walter C. Cowles, commanding the
Asiatic fleet, would become admirals
either tomorrow or on Friday.
SEATTLE, March 10.—For a few
days it looked as though J. D. Law
man would not be able to pull
through. But he. has taken a turn
for the better and his friends are
now more hopeful that he will re
cover from his present serious
illness.
OLYMPIA, March 10.—Governor
Lister this morning vetoed three
bills that had for their object the
curtailment of the use of the initia
tive and referendum.
COPENHAGEN, March 10.—Ger
man agents are buying dogs of all
kinds in West Jutland from farm
ers and peasants, as much as $14
being offered for fat dogs. These,
it is said, are being made, into
sausages for human consumption,
principally among the German popu
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NEW YORK, March 15.—Justice
Page, announced this morning that
he would decide tomorrow whether
or not Harry Thaw would be re
turned to New Hampshire, where he
was when his arrest was made.
MADRID, March 15.—The gov
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