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Dissension Among the
Counsel for
Ends in Conference
Attitude of Thaw, in At
tempting to Conduct his
Case, Results in Serious
Unrest Among Counsel.
Crisis is Reached.
Attorneys May Withdraw
Unless Course is
Changed As to Future
Course of Defense, Pro
ceedings or To-day.
New York, Feb. 6.—lnterest in the
opening of the Thaw case centered in
the maneuvres of the counsel for the
defense, who yesterday had earnest
consultation among tnemselves as to
the future conduct of the case.
Evidently it was decided to put the
matter squarely up to the defendant,
and before the session began today
all of Thaw's lawyers went into the
prisoner's pen to discuss the matter
with him.
All the lawyers took their accus
tomed places when they came into
court.
Attorney Delmas, of San Francisco,
took charge of the case.
The Countess of Yarmouth appeared
in the court this morning for. the first
time in several days. She looked a
trifle pale. Along with the Countess
came George LaLuder Carnegie and
wife.
The only absentees were the mother
and wife.
Jerome withdrew his objection to
the introduction of testimony, regard
ing insanity in collateral branches of
the Thaw family.
Benjamin Boman was re-called as
the first witness.
Lawyer McPike was asked if it was
true some of Thaw's lawyers were
not in sympathy with the handling of
the case and at the introduction of
Dr. Wiley as a witness.
"That last is true enough, but you'll
have to wait and see how things look
tvhen the court opens tomorrow." he
said.
The elder Mrs. Thaw will come to
the court house only on the day she is
to take the stand.
Lawyers May Withdraw.
A crisis has been reached in the
case of Harry Thaw. It follows the
day of reverses in the defense, brought
on primarily by Thaw himself, it is
stated, because up to this time he has
insisted in directing how the defense
shall be conducted.
The session o? the court yesterday,
when Justice Fitzgerald ruled out for
the time being all testimony which,
it was announced, might tend to show
insanity in the collateral branches of
Thaw's family, had been over but a
short time when a momentous confer
cece of Thaw's counsel occurred.
It is known that several of law
yers protested in vigorous language
against the conduct of the case as it
proceeded yesterday and that serious
difference developed.
For a time, it is stated, it locked as
if several of the lawyers would sum
marily withdraw from the case, but
this was averted.
An ultimatum, however, was given
such action would occur unless certain
hnes of action were followed.
Sensational Testimony.
It developed before the calling of
witness Bowman that Delmas was to |.
jssume active charge of the case, I
Handled yesterday by Gleason.
♦v Wa . s Ka ' f * Delmas delivered!
ultimatum that he would with- j
h / rcm t,le case unless given free j
Hand in conducting liie CgUt for Thaw, j
The result of yesterday's proceedings j
are anything but satisfactory to all!
concerned in the case.
Benjamin Bowman, stage door keep
er. wag asked:
Bid you ever hear Stanford White
ttake threats against the life of any
person ?"
"Yes."
Mr. Jercme objected, saying he was
r ft assured the defense was to be one
of self-defense.
Dr lmbs declared that every defense
tne law allowed was to be taken ad
vantage of.
« •f erome withdrew his objection.
A night after Christmas," the wit
ness resumed. "Stanford White came
u l> to me after the show and wanted
o know if Miss Nesbit had gone home,
"old him she had. He replied: "You
are a - liar.' l told him to go
a . C ~? n t^le stage and see for himself."
" hen he returned and as he passed
he pulled a pistol from his pock
e«- and muttered. 'l'll find and kill
"J ~ before daylight."
The witness stated the vile name
sa 'd White had applied to the man
whose life he had threatened in a loud
voice.
Bid you communicate this threat
° anyone?" asked Delmas.
„} es > I told a detective sergeant."
oh iect," said Jerome.
1 »id you communicate the threat to
defendant?" asked Delmas.
les, I met him on Fifth avenue
n d told him I wanted to speak with
im regarding Miss Nesbit. I then
old him of the incident at the thea
tre and of White's threat."
What was white's condition when
made the threat?"
He was black in the face with an
ger."
District Attorney Jerome asked that
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
the answer be stricken out as improp
er and the court BO ordered.
'What was Mr. White's manner?"
asked Delmas.
"He was very angry."
Justice Fitzgerald, after Bowman had
stated the name White called Thaw,
announced that ff there were any lad
ies in the court whose sense of pro
priety would not admit of their hear
ing the testimony, they might with
draw. Several went, including Mrs.
Carnegie and the Countess of Yar
mouth.
Unfit For Ladies.
"We must ask the court to bear with
us in bringing out this testimony,"
explained Delmas. "But it is essen
tial."
"It is perfectly right and proper,"
Justice Fitzgerald quickly assured
the lawyer.
"There are ladies here, however, and
I think they should be given an op
portunity to withdraw if they so de
sire."
District Attorney Jerome took the
witness and for the better part of an
hour questioned him very closely as
to his employment and places of resi
dence for the last five years, attempt
ing to secure the house numbers and
other details.
The witness said he was dcor keep
er at the Madison Square Garden Thea
tre from 1902 to February 1904.
Thaw's sisters evidently became
re-assurred during the long and rath
er tedious cross examination for after
George Carnegie had gone to them
and explained the character of the
testimony they returned to their place.
Hary Thaw who had shown alert in
terest during the testimony, as to the
threats said to have been made against
him by "White, gave evidence of be
coming fatigued and yawned several
times. He seemed paler than usual.
Protective Association Meeting.
Columbus, 0., Feb. 5. —The Ohio
State Protective Association, which
has for its primary purpose the ar
rest and prosecution of horse thieves,
began its annual meeting in Colum
bus today. The officers in charge of -
the convention, which will be in
session two days, are President
Samuel Decker of Seneca county, 1
Vice-President C. H. Wright of Cham
paign county, Secretary J. S. Mc-
Cinnis of Union county, and Treas
uier J. H. Montgomery of Union
c ounty.
FARMER DROWNED.
Wadesboro, N. C., February 6. —Mr.
A. B. Mills, a prominent farmer of
Burnville township of this county, was
drowned in Lanes Creek yesterday.
Up to this time the body has not
been recovered.
Fashionable Wedding in Gotham.
New York, Feb. Jr.— Fashionable so
ciety turned out in force today for
Ihe wedding of Miss Beatrice Morgan,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fellowes Morgan, of Short Hills, N.
J., and Mr. Frederick S. Pruyn, of
Albany, N.' Y. The ceremony was
I erformed in St. George's Protestant
Episcopal Church, Stuyvesant Square.
Miss Pauline Morgan acted as her
sister's maid of honor, while the
bridegroom had his brother, Mr. Ed
ward L. Pruyn, as best man.
Dispensary
Abolished
House Passed Bill, AboU
ishing Dispensary at
Madison. Solicitors to
be Put on Salary of $2,-
500. As to Insane.
1 Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 6.—The Webb
bill, putting solicitors on salaries,
passed its third reading- in the Senate
today, after being discussed for two
hours. All of its amendments were
voted down, including one by Senator
Aycock, to specify the salaries of all
solicitors. The bill, as passed,^ fixes
the salaries of all solicitors at *2,500
and all fees in excess of this are to
be turned over to the State treasury.
In districts where the fees do not
amount to this, solicitors will receive
only the fees paid in. The bill was
ordered engrossed and sent to the
House of Representatives.
Graham, of Orange, introduced a
bill providing for a 21-2 and 2 csit
passenger fare, with interchangeable.
Mr. Graham is president of the Senate
committee on railroads and the bill ex
presses the opposition to the flat 2
cent fare aigreed on by the joint com
mittee. ...
The Senate passed many local bills.
Webb introduced a sustitute bill, to
take the place of the Bickett bill, to
provide mental defectives. It repre
sents the agreement of the joint com
mittee on insane asylums, and pro
vides for a bond issue of $500,000. It
is similar to a bill already proposed.
The bill was referred to the committee
> on appropriations.
In the House.
! In the House Douglass introduced a
i bill to regulate political conventions
I and primaries. The bill was made a
- special order for Tuesday.
The Bickett bill was also discussed
l in the House.
The House had a spirited discussion
- on the bill to abolish the dispensary at
Marshall, Madison county. The bill
t finally passed.
JUST A FEW MORE BRICKS, PLEASE!
DOUGHTON BILL FAVORED.
Retail Merchants Favor Bulk Sale
Bill—Protect Against Freight Dis-
criminations.
Raleigh, N. C ..Feb. 16:—The legis
lative committee of the North Caroli
na Retail Merchants Association, in
session here, ha 3 declared in favor of
the Doughton bulk sale bill which has
already .passed the House and is pend
in in the Senate.
The committee asks that a law be
enacted to punish the ordering out of
gccds on approval when done with in
tent to defraud merchants.
The committee has adopted resolu
tion protesting against freight des
criminations against North Carolina
and urging the General Assembly to
pass the Graham bill, which authorizes
the governor of the state to employ
counsel to appear before the Inter-
State Commerce Commission and
fight such discriminations.
The committee also "endor&fs the
bill enlarging the powers of the Cor
poration Commission which has al
ready passed the House.
The committee has given a hearing
to a number of the representatives of
railroad companies and the Southern
Express company protesting against
the present penalty laws as too dras
tic and the committee has
mended that the assembly modify the
laws.
Mr. Claude E. Matthews for some
time past passenger conductor for the
Seaboard Air Line between Richmond
and Columbia has been promoted to
the position of assistant train mas
ter on the first division, Richmond to
Raleigh, the latter place to be his
headquarters. Capt. Matthews has
been in the service of the Seaboard
six years or longer. This promotion
is a deserved recognition of his faith
ful and efficient service.
IS HE GUS DEFORD.
By Scar on Hand Man is Arrested, on
Several Serious Charges.
Union, S. C., Feb. 6.—A man, be
lieved to be a yeggman, possibly one
Gus Deford, the notorious cracksman,
a man apparently about 30 years of
age, was arrested yesterday at Jones
ville, near here, and committed to the
county jail.
He refuses to talk, but first said his
name was M. A. King, of Roanoke,
Va. Later, with the desire to confess,
he said he was from New York State.
A man who was in Columbia when
the yeggmen were there three or four
years ago, caused King's arrest,
i A warrant today charges him with
being implicated in robbing the post
office at Enoree, S. C., in 1902.
fA scar between his thumb and index
finger on the left hand was one means
of identification. The other description
was, height, five, eleven; light, auburn
hair; light eyes, weight 160. A pre
liminary hearing will be given next
Friday.
TITLED BEAUTY DEAD.
London, Feb. 5. —Florence Cecelia
Paget, Marchioness of Hastings, died
today at Winds'or after a romantic;
t areer. She was the greatest beauty I
in the mid-Victorian period. While
she was engaged to Henry Chaplin,
ex-president of the local government
board, in 1864, she made a runaway
marriage with the Marquis of Hast
ings, who was then at the zenith of
his wild career on the turf. Three
years later Mr. Chaplin won the Der
by and $755,000 with an outsider,
while the Marquis of Hastings lost
heavily on the same race, beginning
a series of losses which led him the
following year to commit suicide.
The marchioness, in 1870, married
Sir George Whetwynd. She was bprn
in 1842 and was the third daughter
of the second Marquis of Angelesey.
A son by her last marriage married
an American, Rosamund, the daugh
ter of the late Charles Secor, of New
York.
[ Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 6. —An in-
I vestigation of the circumstances un
l der which Democratic Congressman
elect Favrot shot and killed Harry
Aldrich were begun by the grand
jury.
HICKORY, N.r„ THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7. 1907,
Will Care
for
Bickett Bill is Favored by
Joint Committee on Hos
pitals, Bond I* sue of
$500,000 is Provided
for by Bill.
Raleigh, Feb. 6.—The joint legis
lative committee on hospitals for the
insane has decided to report favor
ably the Bickett bill, for the care ot
mental defectives, with some few
amendments. The bill provides for
ilie creation of a hospitfi commission
which"" shaTT be in charge of the
Slste hospitals for the insane. It
is empowered to purchase additional
irnds for an enlarge the present hos
fitals at Raieigh, Morganton and
Goldsboro, to meet the needs of the
State for 20 years and locate and es
tablish "colonies" for the treatment
is desirable, one for white and one
for the colored patients.
The bill carries a bond issue of
$. r >oo,ooo if that amount is needed
vitn a proviso that the bonds are
Lot to be issued if the money is
available from other sources in the
State treasury.
Also that not more vjan $250,000
bonds can be issued during the year.
The joint committee on railroads
and public service corporations voted
last night to recommend to the legis
lature the adoption of a two cent flat
passenger rate and the abolition of
eecond-class fare. It is learned that
Chairman Graham, of the Senate
committee, was the only member of
the committee voted for a second
class fare. It was an executive ses
sion of the committee.
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Washington Feb. 6. —Senator Clay
presented a resolution directing Sec
retary Way to send the Senate a
statement of the amount of money
expended by the United States in
the Philippines from July 1, 1902, to
date, for the equipmen, supplies and
military operations.
Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 6. —The execu
tive committee of the Cotton Manu
facturcrs'Association has decided upon
a fire insurance commission and has
appeared before the legislature to
press the matter. *
Schooner
Driven Ashore
Unknown Three Masted
Schooner Driven
Ashore on Diamond
Shoals. Rescuers Sent
Out.
Norfolk, Va., A dispatch from Cape
Hatteras stater that an unknown 3-
masted schooner was driven - ashore
on the Diamond shoals during the
night and that the crew in surf boats
from Hatteras and Creeds Hill life
saving stations have gone to investi
gate. - |
The dispatch says the stranded ves j
sel appears to be rilled with water, but
says nothing concerning the loss of
life..  • .L
Crew in Danger.
The crews from Hatteras and Creeds
Hill life saving stations reached suffi
ciently close to the vessel to see the
men clinging to the rigging, but for the
mountainous seas, for their own safe
ty, they were obliged to put back and
await more favorable conditions. It
is impossible to shoot a line to her. It
is bitter cold.
AND PRESS
Philippine Expenses.
Fire Insurance Commission.
DISCRIMINATION CHARGED.
Cotton Mills of Georgia and South
Carolina File Complaint Against
Railroads, Charging Discrimination
in Freight Rates.
Washington, Feb. 6. —Complaint
has been filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission by the Enter
prise, Sibley and Graniteville Manu
facturing Company, Monroe Cotton
Mills and Riverside Mills of Geor
gia, and South Carolina corporations
engaged in the manufacture and sale
of cotton, and at a large number of
Southern, Western and trans-conti
nental railtoads, alleging that the
charge for shipment of cotton gods,
and cotton waste from points in
Georgia and South Carolina to Pa
cific coast terminals is a greater
amount than for similar shipments
ever longer distance from *New York
and New England points.
The Enterprise, Monroe ~wid Cnrtr
iteville companies, also engaged in
shipping cotton goods to China and
Japan .
In. another complaint against the
same railroad companies and against
the Great Northern and Occidental
Steamship Companies allege that in
ihe shipment of such goods from
Georgia and South Carolina points
to Pacific coast terminals a greater
charge is made than from Maine,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts
points.
PROPOSED BOAT LINE.
Southern Refuses Land'ng of Boat
and Bartlett Seeks Amendment to
River-Harbor Bill.
Washington, Feb. 6. —Bartlett, of
Georgia, secured an amendment to
the river-harbor bill, directing the
chief engineers to ascertain whether
the owners of the wharfage privilege
at the harbor of Brunswick, Ga., dis
criminates against any one engaged
in the transportation of freight.
Bartlett explained that the citizens
of Macon were very much interested
in securing navigation upon the
Ocmulgee river from Macon to
3runswick, and said that at consider
able expense they had arranged to
Lave a boat ply between the two
points, but that the Southern Rail
way Company had refused to allow
the boat to land. It was for the pur
pose of reaching some equitable ar
rangement for the use of the wharves
that the amendment was presented.
POCKETBOOK SAVED LIFE.
Narrow Escape of Couple From As
sassan's Dagger.
Constantinople, Feb. 6. —George
Christich, son of the late King Milan
of Servia, and Mme. Christich, had a
narrow escape from assassination.
An unknown man suddenly attack
ed Christich and attempted to plunge
a dagger into his chest.
The weapon, however, struck a
thick pocketbook, and only inflicted
a scratch.
ONE KILLED—THIRTEEN INJURED
Fire Caused Loss of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
Boston, Mass., February 6. —One man
was killed and at least 13 other people
were injured in the fire that destroy
ed the block occupied by Hunt Broth
ers, department store and several ten
ements in Tremont. street, causing a
less of upwards of $lOO,OOO.
ALL ON BOARD LOST.
Vessel Lost and All Hands Aboard
Perish..
New York, Feb. 6. —Ope of the tow
o{ the three coal laden barges, which
left Norfolk Saturday for Boston, in
tow of the Waltham, was foundered
off Absecon and all hands aboard were
lost.
Alabama Fruit Growers.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 6. —The Ala
bama Horticultural Society began its
fourth annual meeting in this city to
day and will remain in session over
tomorrow. Frut growers from many
counties are in attendance.
Fate of Harry
Rests With
Of Wife and Mother
To Incorporate Tennis.
New York, Feb. b. —The announce
ment that the matter of incorporating
the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association would be dis
cussed and voted upon at the asso
ciation's annual meeting at the Wal
corf-Astoria this evening has attract
ed much attention among tennis
1 layers everywhere. For more 'than
a quarter of a century the national
body has been governed by the some
what antiquated methods of an ex
ecutive committeee, the officers be
ing annually elected by the delegates
from the constituent organizations.
Among the greater number of the
followers of the sport the movement
to incorporate is heralded as a step
forward in the progressive scheme
vhich was proposed for teams in
America last year, and one' which
will materially assist in overcoming
many of the obstacles that have
been found fault with. It is proposed
that the« plan of' incorporation will
follow closely along the same lines
the Amateur Athletic Union.
Another subject that probably will
come up for consideration at the an
nual meeting is the desirability of
sending another another team abroad
in an attempt to wrest the Davis in
ternational trophy from the British
holders. The announcement that the
famous Doherty brothers will not
again be members of the defending
team has caused renewed interest in
l his famous blue-ribbon event of the
tennis year and should make much
more bright the chances of a chal
lenging team.
O'Brien vs. Goodman.
Proviuence, H. 1., Feb. 5. —Follow-
ers of pugilism hereabouts are look
i ii:g forward to a rattling good bout
at Thornton tonight when Rouse
O'Brien of South Boston and "Kid"
Goodman of Chelsea come together.
The articles provide for a 15-round
fo at 130 pounds. O'Brien has made
an excellent showing in his recent
fights and is counted upon by his ad
mirers to give Goodman a hard
tussle for the decision. The Rhode
Island Athletic Club, under whose
auspices the mill is to take place,
ejfpeetsr a large' crowd to attend.
Wisconsin Fruit Growers.
Madison, Wis., Feb. 5. —Everything
relating to fruit, flower and vegetable
, culture is to be discussed by the
members of the Wisconsin State
Horticultural Society who have gath
ered here for their annual meeting.
The sessions are to last three days
and from all indications will be
among the most interesting and prof
itable ever held by the society.
Papers and addresses will be pre
sented by leading horticultural ex
perts from lowa, Illinois, Missouri,
Michigan, Minnesota and other States
Brick Manufacturers Meet.
St. Louis, Mo., February 6. At
the annual convention of the National
Brick Manufacturers Association, Pres
ident Copeland of Birmingham, Ala.,
delivered the annual address, after
which the annual report of the treas
urer Sibley of Birmingham was sub
mitted and committees appointed.
St. Petersburg, r"eb. 6. —The Em
peror has confirmed the sentence pass
ed by the court martial on Vice-Ad
miral Nebogatoff. He will be interned
in Fortress Tenicars.
Browtisville
Is Up
Another Witness Testified
Before Senate Commit
tee at Investigation of
Brownsville Affair. His
Testimony Given in Full.
Washington, D. C., February 6. —
Former Sergeant J. D. Fraser, of Com
pany D.. 25th. Infantry, testified before
the Senate committee on military
fairs in the Brownsville investigation
said at the roll call, after the shoot
ing, every man was accounted for.
He said two days afterward the am
munition was ordered turned in and
was found accounted for.
He said he had nothing to do with
the trouble and withhold no informa
tion. He declared there was no con
spiracy of silence.
He had believed, he said, that some
of the soldiers had "shot, up" the town
but the opinion was based on the fact
that his company commander had so
told him; he had never heard any of
the soldiers -admit it.
Overman Fires Questions.
The witness stated that it was his
belief that the citizens of Browns
ville "shot up" the town to drive the
soldiers away.
Senator Overman asked, "Do you
think the citizens would kill on 6 of
their own number —commit murder
to get you away?"
Frazer replied: "I don't know wheth
er any one was killed; they wanted
us away."
In further explanation he said it was
impossible for the citizens to get am
munition from the soldiers and it was
brought out that the witness testified
at a former hearing that the citizens
I may have procured discarded caps
| from the soldiers. Today he said all
• the men of the 25th wear hats.
THE BEST JOB PRINTING OP
ALL KINDB AT THIS OPPICE.
Defense Begins the Work
of Forging Links in
Chain of Circumstances
Which they Claim Led
to Insanity.
Wife of Prisoner to Tell
Things Heretofore Un
known. Mother*s Sac
rifice for Her Son. The
Hereditary Insanity.
New York, Feb. s.—The defense in
the trial of Harry Thaw will begin
to forge the links in the chain of
circumstances, which it is alleged
disordered his brain.
The evidence promised to be in
troduced has added interest to the
trial, and there is an impression that
ilvelyn Thaw will tell half of which
lias not heretofore "been publicly
known. It Is apparent that the de
j fendant depends upon his wife to
i turn the tide for them.
The wife and mother are both
expected to be early witnesses.
It was reported several times that
the elder Mrs. Thaw has been urged
by persons of influence not to allow
r plea of hereditary insanity to be
entered in behalf of her son.
The sacrifice of a social leader's
pride to a mother's love is illustrated
by the fact that not only did she
consent to the plea of insanity
through heredity, but will actually
take the stand to offer whatever testi
mony is within her power.
Dr. Wiley the First.
Dr. Wiley, the family physician at
Pittsburg, was the first witness for
;he defense.
A Record Breaker.
The defense of Harry Thaw was
logun when Dr. "Vvney, an alienist of
I-ittsburg, took the stand and testified
in his opinion tlat Thaw was in
sane the night o£ the .tragedy.
Mr. Jerome put the witness through
the most severe cross-amination ever'
heard in a New lork court room.
He seemed to have every medical
authority at his finger tips.
During the examination of Dr.
Wiley, Thaw was taking notes and
consulting Attorney Peabody. The
defendant was paler and seemed
much more composed.
An Expert Testified.
Dr. Wiley is connected with the Dix
mont Insane Asylum. He related an
incident in 1905 when he said Thaw
entered a street car on which was a
pasenger. Thaw threw up a blind to
the window, slammed it down, and
threw it up again and quarreled with
the conductor.
The doctor said Thaw's manner was
"defiant, vague, and his eyes flashed
from left to right."
He said Thaw's actions were irra
tional.
Gleason formed a hypothetical ques
tion and outlined Thaw's act of kill
ing White and asked whether the wit
ness could express an opinion of such
an act committed by the person he
saw in a Pittsburg street car.
Replying that he could he was asked
to express an opinion.
"My opinion," said Dr. Wiley, "is
that the man who committed the act
described was suffering from insanity."
GEORGIA IN SORRY PLIGHT.
Will Go to the Bad Entirely Unless
Rum Demon is Sit Down Hard on by
Temperance Convention.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 3.—Foes of the
liquor traffic gathered here in force to
day to perfect the organization of the
Georgia Anti-Saloon League and to
discuss plans for getting an anti-li
quor measure through the present leg
islature. The temperance element is
of the opinion that Georgia is on the
verge of dem 'nation and will go to
the bad enti unless the demou
Rum is set upon good and hard.
The call for the present gathering
sets forth a condition of affairs rath
er startling to those who have lived
in blissful ignorance of the facts. The
call states, among other things, that
"there are 120 dry counties in Georgia,
and 26 wet counties, and every dry
county in the State is a common dump
ing ground for the heartless wet coun
ties. And vain are the protests and
pitiful are the cries for mercy, but
the jug train runs right on, and ev
ery year the people of our beloved
State, from the mountains to the sea
board, are being debauched by these
few wet counties. The time has come
to call a halt. The people have been
outraged and sinned against long
enough. Relief must come."
Sportsmen Organize.
Ishpeming, Mich., Feb. 6. —A large
meeting of sportsmen was held here
today for the organization of the Up
per Peninsula Sportsmen's Associa
tion. The chief object of the new or
ganization is the promotion of better
[legislation for the protection of game
and fish. The sportsmen particularly
desire a modification of the existing
law protecting trout and also more
stringent measures for the protection
of deer, partridge and other varieties
of game.
Conversation of a good many people
would be sensible if it wasn't for what
i they say. . JmMMm