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Vf t i r"j RALEIGH, N. C, TUZ2DAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1907. PL. 4 - : r T2 1 r, tajiscrc-it Clas .; 1:- ' - n Expert " nirsTDs nr,:.aY B'f HIS OULMTO . He Indicates That 1 Killing Stan. ford White Thaw Was Swept i Away by an Irresistible Emotional , 1 Impulse; 'f That Thaw Though ' Knowing the" Deed to be Wrong " ' Conld No More Resist the Homt ' cldal Impulse Than if HI Mind i - Had Not Been 'Capable of Grasp. . ' lng . the terrible Significance of , the Act. (By the Associated Press.) . U New York. Feb. S -Experts oa in- sanity and handwriting witnesses and W jurors came to the Thaw trial today ' ' muffled to the eves in a-reat eoats and Turs. : A severe snowstorm which be ;"r ran early last night Continued today with unabated fury. ' i : ,t The order for th exclusion of all v witnesses which on yesterday drove ' Mrs. Harry Thaw and Mrs. William Thaw from the court room remained in force today, with' the result that V the second row of four chairs just V back of the nrlaoner's which hereto- a fore have been reserved for his family '.- naa: peen lurueu uiw mm iuvibw ' business save them the" privilege of 'attending the trial. - 'f: I- v. , mwM w.M y. i , of the defendlinfs family in court as the morning session began ' Harry Thaw, on entering, seemed to miss the smile of welcome which ; each morning In the past Ma wife had t ,.";: jjiBirret aLiuiuwjr w " In reaching court, owing to the storm, and the opening Of , the session was delayed ted minutes. , " Wiley Thinks He" Was Insane . ?. i r n TV wiiv. of Plttsbur. the 'Thaw family physician, and who is ' asylum, was called, as the first wit : ness for the defense, Dr. Wiley, tn response to questions :r by , John B. Gleason, of Thaw '4 counsel, said he ' bad devoted much of his life to a study of insanity,: ana tnat ne naa "''served as an expert in a larga num . ber 'of cases. ' . j " Dr. Wilev was asked to state his , recollecUon of an incident' In 19P5 , In which Harry K. Thaw was con cerned. ' v ' . . " "In the summer of 1905," said th s witness; "I was a passenger on ' a street! car of , the Fifth avenue line ' in Pittsburg when Harry Thaw came ' in. Without any apparent ' reason Thaw rushed for one of the blinds , to a . window, drew up the blind. : slammed It down again and then ... unjw ' iif uy uuw luuiQ. . a .ubu fiimrrf l with the conductor." ' "What was Thaw's manner?" y "It was dafiant, vague, and h!s ' eyes ; flashed from i right to left in f Dr. Wiley illustrated with his eye3 ,"As an expert and from your per- - Linn way... u --t-- . . BUUttl uuki lauuu ' WV ' jvu 'whether, his actions were ratlonaf pr 'irrational?" '' - ' : A Hypothetical Question, Mr. , Gleason- here formed a-hypo- thetical question In which; he out lined Thaw's act of killing Stanford White on the Madison Square root . trarAnn .'. onrl itniinl'il wftll ft tlla ln- terrocatlon as to 1 whether the wlt- ; ( nesses could express an opinion i of such an act committed by. the person he saw In the Pittsbure streat car. 'Will you express that opinion?" "I believe that that man"" District Attorney: Jerome objected. "You must not , state a belief," said Mr. Jerome, ."that Is not: evi dence., You must give an opinion." ."My oplnlonr" said Dr., Wiley, V(s ed the confines of the law by taking that the man who committed the" act j into account - outside consldera described was suffering from insan- tlons." : Ity." v-.;-, '" :"'''.; ; :j Counsel for the defense objected, - The witness was . asked to define but Justice Fitzgerald said he hereditary insanity, Which he did; thought It best to strike the matter but When a question by Mr." Gleason out and go all over It again so as to as to the Influence of hereditary in- keep the record clear: sanity was asked, It was objected to :- Act of Insane Man." by Mr. Jerome, and the' court sus-j ; Attorney 'Gleason then re-formed tallied the objection. , - - I tho hypothetical question,, this time Tho dofensa had Hp further quea- basing It on the law of Insanity as tions, and the witness was turned laid down by the statutes of the. IJ ErJSAWE?r.i!AN, WASi fZ3ESiZN OF B3. WILEY over to Mr; Jerome for cross-exami nation, i ' , ; Jerome CrossrExaminee. Dr-Wlloy said that in hereditary insanity the common .?. flood would flow through brothers and therefore a cousin, the son of an uncle of the J defendant, might follow the same hereditary Influence. - y s "Are yon acquainted as you. sit there with the : form of insanity which' the law. of this state defines as excuses for crime?? asked Mr. Jerome. "Not, entirely. "Then your opinion on the hypo thetical question yon have answered was given as a scientific and a medi cal man, and you had in mind the various forms of mental aberration which scientific men meet . togethar and discuss?" "Yes, and from my own oppllca tlon of the medical knowledge on the subject." . '' Mr. Jerome then asked the wit ness If he really considered, himself an expert. - , " , ( "I feel I have had experience-or'' "That Is not the point," interrupt ed Jerome;,' -"'Are yon an expert? We don't know. whether you are or not." ' "'I think 1 am competent ! " "Are you an expert?" shouted Je rome. ' . - VI am -an authority," Dr. Wiley replied.. -hf.f 'ty. . " '." Thaw Takes Note. '" - Purine the testimony of Dr. Wilsy, Thaw sat with paper in hand taking notes and consulting constantly with Mr. Peabody of his counsel. The de fondant was paler today than on yesterday and - seemed , much more composad. - . t t v After Dr. Wiley had said. he. was an authority he was asked by Mr.! Jerome U he was willing to go on record before the world In this case as a sclentlno man, after merely wit- I. .iWTfcMMi,1.iMi.Ll. IWlwiftit car in Pittsburg and from a descrip tion of his" killing of Stanford Whlto as saying haw was insane. ' . t ' Dr. -Wiley" replied with dectslxm: ' "Yes"." ,t . - " ;'.: Asked by ; Mr. Gleason If, in his opinion, the defendant at ' the -time of the deed knew that t was wrong, the witness . replied ; "Yes," and started explanation, which .was stop ped by Mr.-Jerome and Mr. Gleason, the former objecting to the explana tion and the latter endeavoring to stop, his witness, who had answered In a manner not intended by the de fense. When the question was again put to him he answered: "No." . ' ' ' Dr. Wiley here explained that a person might know wlmt he was do ing and yet be utterly In the control of an Irresistible .impulse. . ' "In other" words," commented Mr, Jerome, "we have a sort of volitional insanity?'! "That is possible, coupled with a morbid Impulse." An act is morbid if It is insana?" Yes."-5 'f , ; t 'if; An Emotional Impulse. And a man may know the nature and quality of his act,, know, that It Is wrong and against the law, and yet be swept away by an emotional Impulse?" - , . Yes, by an Impulse over which he has no "control." , , What evidence of delusion was there In ' the hypothetical question put to you by counsel for defense?" asked Mr. Jerome. ' The witness started to answer. "Walt a moment," commanded the district attorney, "let's go over this thing again. "Give ua the sub stance of . the hypothetical question on which you based so important an opinion In this case." ': 'v . ! . v. i i In repeating the question th wit ness Inadvertently admitted that he had" taken: Into consideration his knowledge of the, case outside of the question. ' f v 'Then you did not base your opin ion entirely upon the question?" , ;"Not entirely. 1 based it on what I saw Jn Pittsburg and what I know of .thecase." , . "I move that the entire "question and answer by sMcken out," said Mr,: Jerome, turning to Justice Fitz gerald, i'Th witness has tranBgress- state of New York. .Dr. Wiley then declared he Was competent to an swer the question, - ' "What is your opinion based on the form of Insanity as laid down by the -law of this stats?? asked Mr. Oleason. ., " i . "The act was that, of an insane man." , , , , , '. Mr. , Jerome led the witness through a long series of questions dealing with all manner of subjects and asking his opinion as an expert on most of these. . The district at torney's purpose to break up as far as possible the v doctor's : Influence with the jury was apparent, ' . Mr; Jerome- wanted to know If Dr. Wiley believed in Christian Science. The doctor hesitated to answer di rectly but was pinned closely-to the question by the district attorney i He finally replied that he did not. Asked then If he did not think all Christian Scientists n had reached, wrong j conclusions, : and, suffering from delusion, were therefore insane. Dr, Wiley replied that their - "con clusions . may be right, but their premises' may be wrong',' MYSTERY IN COCRT ' " . -J MARTIAIi OF HAIGHT. , (By the Associated Press.) ' . Salt Lako City; Utah. Feb. 6. Thore is much mystery conected with the trial by court martial of captain Charles Halght of the Fifth Cavalry, Which be. gsn at F rt Douglas today: Even tha nature- of the 'Charge against Halght Is withheld from, the newspapers, and the trial will be behind closed door. Colonel B. C Lockwood, commandant St ; Fort Douglass, will preside. . i The military record of Captain Halght Is as follows! ' . ' Corporal, Troop A, New York caval ry, 1898; second lieutenant fourth ar tillery. July, 1898; v first lieutenant fourth cavalry, 1801; captain fifth' cav alry,' W06? . honor . graduate Inlantry and cavalry school 1908; graduata staff ines iM. , . k ; .1 WINTER CHAINS WHEELS '- ,' r, '. ON' GREAT NORTHERN (By the Associated Press.) -Havre, Mont., -Feb. I. Winter weather throughout ; northern Mon tana Is, more severe than It baa been at any time for the last twenty-seven years. Not -a wheel1 la turning on.th Great Northern Railway. No freight has passed through Havre for forty eight days. .In drifts west of Havre Seven Oriental limited passengers are stalled and to. the east five more are similarly situated. . The temperature is from H to 44 degrees below, zero. ilANY PESTORtl ECOa'D Vessels That Ply Afcg Vir ginia, Cerclbtot The, Storm Continues but With Lesj Intensity Than Yestcrdiiy r Wreck. lng -. Steamer Kept In Hatteras Inlet The Sheppy Allison Safe. , (By the Associated Press.)'' Norfolk, :Va., Feb.V 5.The ; 'British steamship Sheppy, Allison, Pensaeols, Fla., to Oran, Italy, recently ashora near Cape Lookout, N. t., passed in the Virginia Capes at 10:15 o'clock to day. - , ' ' . ' She Is believed to be uninjured, but will have her bottom examined here by divers before proceeding for .Eu rope. ''-' - The coast storm continues today, but not with the Intensity of yesterday. The' wind at Cape Henry this morning was blowing thirty-four miles an hour, from the northwest with a velocity of twenty-six miles an hour at Hatteras on the Carolina coast Marty , coasting vessels are , stlfl stormbound here -and at Hampton Roads.' The wrecking steamer Wil liam Coley, which went to the assist ance of the Sheppy Allison, Is Btortn bound In Hatteras Light. . : ' The tug Ash er J. Hudson Is today trying to float the, three masted schooner Tena o Cotton,1 stranded near Ocean City, Md. , The Hudson, which put Into Delaware Breakwater With the ocean barges Julia R. Demp spy' and Alexander Gibson from Nor folk to New York left the barges to go to the Cotton's - assistance.: Tha Cotton was resting , easy whan last heard from and It is believed she can be floated. :. Roadmakers'; Convention. (By the Associated Press.) Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 6. It has been decided to hold the fourth an nual convention ot the roadmakers' association In this city on March 12, ts ana 14. .. .: . CAPITAL f;; : THE STATE w - !-,TT : . " K:;l::: !:.mtors are Al- r:: 'y Alarmed ica c::ital scared t'.'-t-i;-. Bo Declared Senator Mason Today ;i Reasons '' for J 4 the Statement f. Stubbs B.' It. Penalty Bill In the r. Senate To Regulate Pullman Cai .' Faes Wives:, Vof Lunatics Pure "Fbfld' BUI Oo'e 0er State Sen- Ate Proceedings, The brickwork, Showed up bright red this morning around the east side of the bronze statue of the father ot this (ountry and cempalled all senators approaching from Fayettevllle street to turn .to tha right or wade through the Ice-flavored- slush on the othir side.- , Th little red trall remlnded some of oar buchollc statesmen of the swine paths of ths plney woods In their townships, -and . eloquently explained that th "laborers" on the sixty days' pay roll were very busy upstairs and couldn't collect the time to shovel away the snow and Ice on both Sides of General, Washington, for the con venience, of their legislative creators, nor at -either of the -other three ap proaches, to the eapltol building.' v So, many of the senators went it. blind and :. emptied '. their snow-shoes :: and other tttbber footgear In front of the big .' hrept&ccs . In the law-maker's chamber on the second floor. ; Senator Bedwlne't fifteen days' leave of absence amendment passed Satur day last must hav gone into imme diate effect -: But, for the sake of a few of, our duck-legged lawmakers It is to b hoped some of th "laborers': will return i; beforo-'. tho weather; of yester day and test, night r.'a a eeond per- , , The Senate today was called to order at 11 o'clock by Lieutenant Governor Winston. . "; Journal of Monday Stood approved on the certification of the committee on the journal. . w t -v ' The standing commutes made their daily reports and added a number of bills to tha hungry calendar, which, by the way,, has been kept on a rather lean diet of late. This, however, is not an t uncomplimentary ," criticism, be cause it, Bpeaks well: for - the senate's rapid i- transit habit ft of r dispatching business,, a fact due in no small meas ure to the work of Its fine presiding officer and its most excellent corps of clerks and other officials. .-- v The Dickey moonshine liquor bill was reported back this morning with an Unfavorable report, it' having beep again re-commltted yesterday. Owing to the absence of Senator t Dickey It was not finally disposed ot today and Is therefore again on 'the calendar un til his return at his request made yes terday. :r v. 1 The lieutenant governor signed to day.: the; following, enrolled bills and they are now the law? . " ."New Laws Ratified, 'H. B. 666, S. B. 161 Amending the charter of the town: of -Burlington,, , H. B. 145, S. B S49 To protect pri mary elections, etc.,' la Union;, county. H. B, 145, S. B, 109 Regulating th9 pay of Jurors in Nash county. . H. B. 93, S. B. 292 Amending chap ter'66, :section 2763 revlBat. - vH. B: 88. S. B. 178 Regulating pay of jurors in Beaufort county. H. B. 63, S. B. 420 Regulating- terms of superior court In Columbus county. H. B.' 679, S. B. J66 Incorporating the town of Spruce Pines. - . j i H. B. 194, S. B. J04 To prevent in surance companies and prevent diver sion of funds for political . purposes. etc. - H. B. S3, & B. 180 Repealing chap ter J70, private laws 1906. ' ' , . , , Aew Bins Jntroancea. ' H. B. S06, S. B. 622 Establishing a liquor dispensary at Windsor, : Bertie county."..' ' " " By Mr. Burleson: ' To j regulate charges in Pullman cars , In , North Carolina. Railroad Committee. 1 5 By ' Mr. Burleson:- . To regulate charges for long distance' telephones In North Carolina, f Railroad Commit tee.) ,fi:i;';'-'-::'ftJit;''' By Mr. Burleson : to protect pas sengers on railroads in North Caro lina. Railroad Committee. By Mr. Sea well: Authorizing com missioners of town of Jonesboro to Is sue bonds to establish light and wa ter plant. ' 'Counties, cities and Towns Committee.:',.. By Mr. Thorne: To fix the time for holding terms of superior courts in Nash county. Judicial Districts Com mittee. 1 By Mr. Graham: ; To appoint .8.- F, Webb a Justice of the peace In Blng . ham township, Orange county. 'Jus tice of the Peace Committee., , j .i By Mr. Buxton, (by request:) Au-4 thorlzlng voters of Winston and other townships in Forsyth county to aid In construction of electric or other road from Winston to High Point. Coun- 'ties. Cities and Towns, By Mr. Davis: ; Permitting trustees - Of Methodist Church at Morganton to removo'vand retnter tertalnj remains of dead people Proposition and Griev ance Committee. ' A " I By MK Thorne 5 f To create a new schodl district In Jackson township, Nash county.' . Committee en tiSduca Uon. ' - ' U ' . 'By 'Mr,- Fleming: To fix the salaries 6f county officers In Pitt county. ' Sal arles and Fees Committee. - ' By Mr. Drewry: To amend section 74,, relating to persons who shall knowingly entice away from j others the servants employed by the- hitter under contract. - Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Breesei To amend, section '976 of the revlsal and : lnorease the authority of Cherdkee Indians to trade and barter in their own name and on their owa account. Calendar, byTe traest." H:H v":,vv";..; "" "' 'i By Mr. Breesei 'To allow married women of. insane husbands to dispose Or cae properly or ineir nusoanus wiin oiit the signature of the latter. Ju diciary. ; "' r.-'-.' '::. :By Mr., Held: , To punish Interfer ence with trade and commerce. ;(This biirtr being printed today.) Petitions were presented in favor of Compulsory education and referred. - Also a petition relative to a claim of Mrs. M. A Bledsoe of Raleigh aaginst the state of - North Carolina. Re ferred to Committee on Claims. T CWendar Bills Passed. The pure food, drug and liquor bill Of Senator Buxton waa passed over at the request of its author. , ; H. B. ,178, S. B. S62 Incorporating the town of Mootlmer. Enrolled for ratification. - H. B. 610, S. B. 528 To allow reg ister of deeds of Lenoir county to ap point, a deputy. Enrolled for ratifica tion. , ; H. B. 617, S. B. 674 Amending chap ter 246, acts 1903, relating to oharter Pamlico Railroad. Enrolled for. rati fication. S. B. 464 Amending section : 2367 Of the revisal relatins to terms of courts in Lincoln county. Sent" to house. S. B. 422-r-To extend the Jurisdiction of the mayor of Tarboro. Sent to the house. ' '.. 8. B. 51 Establishing a legal stand ard of time in North Carolina, for the guidance of courts" and registration of legal paper, etc., 75th meridian, longi tude west; Sent to house. 8. B. 419 Amending section 1012 of the revisal relating to affixing of seal of clerks of oourt and . registers of deeds tqt papers, ffient to the house.": . S. B. 280 To amend Section 3733 f the revisal -relative to public drunken- ... rMuA. -r. .ntilv.,. AVktlwA af AM Jw Bn.tnn th Kill wa Vaflirntfd tA 1 the' calendar for ' further examination. Another bill' that the senate would not standi for "in Its present form is S. B. 226 (by Mr. Burton of Onslow) to prohibit sale of toy pistols and fire crackers hit North Carolina. Re-commltted, and this time it goes to the Judiciary committee. .(Bill applies to whole state and makes It unlawful to sell a toy pistol over three Inches long and one-quarter inch In dlameteh.) '. 8, B. 342 Validating marriages per formed by unordained ministers of the GospenL Sent to house. y . S. B. 421 To complete the paving of walks in eapltol square. Sent to the house. 8. B. 347 Amending section 2598 of the revisal relative, to public .roads. Sent to bouse ; I Continued on .'Page 2.) " GREAT LAND FRAUDS Investigation Will Involve Men of Prominence Criminal Prosecutions Will Follow. Flagrant Offenses Committed In . California Unearthed by an Agent " Under President's Instructions. (By the Associated Press.) San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 6. The Call today says: v . Acting under Instructions from Presi dent Roosevelt Thomas S. Neusausen, an inspector ot the Interior department. co-operating with State - Mineralogist IjeVis H. Aubury haa been investiga ting land locations In California, and has unearthed gigantic frauds which, Will be made the bssls of criminal pro secutions:' The investigation, which has : been sweeping In -Its scope, will tnvolve men of wealth, Influence and high social standing in California. : One of the , men against whom pro ceedings will be begun to well known to San Francisco, and ha been rated as a millionaire. Inspector Neuhausen came to San Francisco a few days ago and has been quietly gathering the evidence in order to warrant prosecutions. He has Cor- warded a report ' to Washington m which it is said, he names from fifteen to twenty persons against whom be has, positive evidence. , , i .,. Frauds have been discovered aU the way from Siskiyou jcounty. to Death Valley. Cases have been reported from Siskiyou, Del Nort, Trinity, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Bil voraao, JK-ern, lnyo, ean Bernardino and Rlveiwida counties. The1 most flagrant offenses have loocureai in Tuolumne county. In that section! homestead en trie , ba v been , freely i made An the, 'table mountala cannl. This channel Is of lava formation end. mntnina rich drnoalta nf xnld MIlllnDS t of dollars worth of the yellow .metal have beep extracted froip. this land, v f, IMMIGRATION BILL DEFERRED House Debates ScliccI Teach ing on Alcoholic Drinks SOME HOT REJOINDER Mr, Blckett Introduced New Immigra tion Rill by ReqnMit Big Fight Over Mr. Dowd's Measure for In struction . in Schools on Effect of Alcohol and NarcoticsBill as to Challenges. For the twenty-third day of actual legislative work the house was called to order at 10:30 o'clock this morn ing by Speaker Justice. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. McNeely DuBoso, rector of St. Mary's School, this city. .' Mr. Julian sent forward a petition from Faith Council, J., O. U. A.' M., praying for the enactment of a com pulsory educational law. The courtesies of the floor were ex tended to ex-Representative W. W. Barber of Wilkesboro, on motion of Dr. Bryant of Wilkes. . , Introdnction of Bills. ' Joint resolution appropriating tSOO for examining partition walls in cells of state's prison. Douglass. Amend act of .1905, to allow coun ty commissioners of Tyrrell to levy special tax. Levermaa. Provide for better working of pub lic roads la Yancey. Byrd. Amend act of 1899, that whenever any town alderman elected in any ward shall movs, tha biard shall de clare place vaoast nd elect successor from same vatd f aHgfclnghouse. Authorize fiityeommlssioners of Brunswick io , scrti Jto . capital toeinf ,4h Vfl,t.j-rt(tii, maswWkJ .nern u-uwoad company, fray- lor. i , , Amend act of 1805,, so as to sub stitute Smith Creek fog Spring Creek in Pamlico county.. Brinsoa.'' - ' .? Appoint Eugt nS C. Roes a Justice of peace In township-No. 2 in Pam lico. -Brinson. v Amend section 68 of Revisal, ap plying to Pamlico county. Brinson. Extend police jurisdiction of city of High Point. Manning. Authorize aldermen of High Point to appropriate $1,600 for mainte nance of a Carnegie library and pro vide for site. Manning. Appoint justice of peace In Wilkes. Park. Amend Revisal, 6361. Winborne. Restore to judges of superior courts compensation for holding spe cial terms, as allowed from 1875 to 1901. Winborne. Relief of W. J. Davis, ex-chairman Of the board ot county commissioners of Henderson. Rector. : I Authorize county board of commis sioners of Henderson to place fund from sale of real estate in general county fund. Rector. Amend Revisal, 3066, making 46 pounds of corn meal a bushel. Wood. Tha privileges of the house were extended to ex-Representative 3. B. Coffleld of Martin. Immigration Bill., At the expiration of the' morning hour, the special order for the day. Mr. Preston's immigration bill, waa placed before the house. It author izes the department of agriculture to expend $10,000 annually to promote the cause of immigration and to en courage the coming of immigrants to this state from other, parts of the United States and from teutonic and Celtic coUntrles. v. ..'... Jllr. Preston addressed the house. calling attention to , the fact that under the constitution the depart ment of agriculture was a department of agriculture and Immigration; also that up to 1905 the department had had for thirty years the right to ex pend a certain part f its funds in the Interest of , Immigration. ; The bill was based upon the South Caro-' Una statute, and Mr, Preston had vis ited that state and studied the opera tions bf the law there. Mr. Laughlnghousd. declared he could aot see why the farmers alone Should be taxed, when other interests, mills and corporations. Would benefit from Immigration threefold t)r four fold as much as the farmers. It was not the farmers, he bald,'' who were demanding this thing. ' - M. 'Preston said the ' tiO.vOO would only atart the thing, and the remainder -of the money " needed would have to be supplied by indi viduate, 'v. . " . Mr.' Blckett favored the Wll. ' He ,d not oaslder it woaid bring much '" , Continiied on Becond Page.) v THE GUI? l: WHITE luL ten New Ec:J C:::a D Stora Prev:" t TRAFFIC - IS : CELAVG la New York City Te fcichea of Snow Had Fallen bf th Middle of the Forenoon and the Storm Had Not Abated A Blizzard Sweeps Pennsylvania. - ' - (By the Associated Press.) New Tork, Feb. 8. For more than twenty-four hours. New Tork has been fast in the grip of a northeast: snow storm. Ten inches of snow fell in tho twenty-four hours ending t a., m., to day, equalling but not 'exceeding the amount within any similar period for several years. In Broadway and all the avenues and cross streets contain ing surface ear lines the -snow ' was piled six feet high between the ear tracks and the sidewalks, hut by hard work with snow ploughs and shovels most of the surface Unes were kept in operation, though at ,: a snail's pace, most of the elevated lines in Manhat tan were run on tha usual Schedules this morning, but th 'lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company In the remote sections of Brooklyn were badly delayed. , ; The roof ot the New Tork Central Railroad's roundhouse on the Bronx side of the Harlem river, near 161st street was crushed in by the weight of snow early today, and two men who were at work within were injured. Trafflo in tha harbor " moved . very cautiously. m - An army of anew shovellers, ' esti mated at five thousand men; was put at work oa the , streets early today. Although the heavy snow fall ov , Hnued. thi forpn(jonj4 coC'llf ,tty J, giaduauyf improved in?v, "maimo jr oughf ' Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. (.The snow , which , began in this vlctnity early Monday jnornlng has developed into a genuine blizzard, the worst since Feb ruary, 1899. More than twelve' Inches of snow has fallen and the high wind has drifted it In places to a depth of three or four feet. In many parts of the surrounding country the snow drifted so badly that no attempt was made to run trains on the schedules, and- consequently many were aban doned or combined with other trains. Because of the heavy weather navi gation on the Delaware river, with the exception of ferry boats, Is practically at a standstill. ,' ' Reports from eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and : Southern New Jersey are to the effect that the storm is the wcrst in sight years. , In New England. Chatham, Mass., Feb. (.A blinding snowstorm driven by a northeast gale of from fifty to sixty miles 'an hour made this morning one of the wildest of the winter .; on this coast ' Coast guards were, doubled,, but the storm was so thick that It waa Impossible to . sea beyond the inner line of breakers. and until observation could be taken little could be learned of the fata ot the shipping which left Boston yester- ' da) bound south around tha cape. Highland Light. Mass., : Feb. . Th ' worst storm of the winter prevailed here today, a gale of sixty miles an hour with a thick Snow tieing up all traffic on land and sea. At dark last night a lumber' laden barkentlne was sighted off this point southbound' ' A four-masted schooner , Inward 'bound was believed to have anchored In tha bay. The tugs Hoken dauqua and : Cheektowaga, with three barges each, were also caught by the storm as they passed out yesterday, but it was be- , lieved they managed to .reach an an choraga Tinder - Monomoy Point On land all highways were blocked. , ;i :: WAR TALK IGNORED BY TOKIO PRESS. (By the Associated Press.) ' ; Tokio, Feb. i. The press tip to this afternoon continues, attetit' anent the war . cry tn some .American papers. Not the slightest gcltmtnt a ap parent here at -fooa today after this talk was transmitted here, and Jt was generally Ignored. - It Is believed that the anti-Japanese agitation by a por tion of the American press will afford proof of the futility of an effort to shake the 'profound confidence which Japan reposes In tPresldent Roosevelt and in the American people generally. The Governor Warren Floated. iBy the Associated ptess.) Newport, R. I Feb. 6. Aided by a full tide backed up by a northeast wind, the Enterprise Transportation Company's steamer General Warran was floated from the' rocks off Co nanicut Island by ' the tugs Pvn-er Williams and Solicltorarly to. ay. A Kit -
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