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f& JtS. A.V .A K A. IK A A. n inmnrmmmM mm . . . . - , , y. fe VOL. XLVI.-SO. 14,212. PORTLAND, PRECOX, -WEDNESDAY. JUNE 27, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ELECTRIC LIE TO THE SOUND Hill Gets Right of Way, Starts Work. ROAD OVER THE OLD GRADE Steam for Freight, Trolley for Passengers. " ANNOUNCEMENT BY LEVEY Portland & Seattle Buys From Northwestern Improvement Com pany All of Its Tllghts From Portland to Seattle. Pl'RCHASBS OLD RH'HT OF WA1. President Levey's announcement of the new line to the Sound was made to The Oregonian yesterday as fol lows: "Portland & Seattle Railway Com pany has purchased from the North western Improvement Company all of the right of way and grade of the old Portland & Puget Sound Railroad and will commence work on a portion of it at once.'- An electric railway from Portland to Taeoma and Seattle will be built and operated by the Portland & Seattle Railway on the old Portland & Fuget Sound RTude and work between Port land ajid Chehalis was begun yesterday. Official announcement of the construc tion of the new line was made at Ta eoma yesterday by President C. M. I.evcy, of the Portlnd & Seattle. The road between Portland and Chehalis will be completed first. The old grade to the Sound, aban doned years ago by the Portland & Puget Sound, which was formed by the -Great Northern and Union Pacific to build a Joint line to the Sound, has. been acquired and deeds conveying the title from the Northwestern Improve ment Company to the Portland & Seat tle have already been filed in Pierce and Thurston Counties and similar doc uments will be placed on record nt once ) all the counties of Washing ton through which the line runs. Acquires Right of Way. The Northwestern Improvement Com pany acquired the interest of the Union Pacific in the right of way when that company and the Great Northern stopped the building of the grade for the Joint line In 1S91. The Great North ern held on to its interests. The Port land & Seattle has since acquired the property from both these companies. The consideration named in the deeds filed yesterday in Pierce County was JSft.OOO. The route of the new road is parallel for a large part of the distance to the Northern Pacific tracks, with a detour hy way of Olympia. A large part of the old grade is still in a good state of preservation and for most of the way the construction of the line will be rapid. President C. M. Levey, of tho Port land & Seattle, corroborated the story of another Hill line between Portland and the Sound cities in answer to in quiries from The Oregonian last night. Work Already Begun. "Work on the new line has already begun." said President Levey. "A crew of men went to work on the grade be tween Chehalis and Portland this morning. The full details remain to be worked out, but we expect the line to be operated by electricity. The Port land end will be in operation first. "The Portland & Seattle has acquired the property and we propose to improve it. This is as definite as I can make our announcements at present." It Is expected that the completion of the Portland-Puget Sound line will be simul taneous with tho operation of the Port land & Seattle road from Kennewlck to Portland, and that the projected electric road will be given up to passenger traf fic, while the present Hill line will be utilized 'or freight hauling almost exclu sively. Divide the Traffic. It is thought that freight will be routed from the Sound and Western Washington by the Portland & Seattle lines in large quantities to avoid the heavy grades of the mountains. This traffic will prob ably engage the present road to its ca pacity. This is the more likely if the prevent phenomenal increase in the lum ber business continues, as railroad men generally expect it will. In that event, passengers will have to be cared for in some other way. and it is thought that an electric line can do this more economically than a second steam road. The building of a trolley road will develop the territory between Portland and the Sound as nothing else can, and will result In a much denser population in a country amply able to sustain it. It is rumored that the completion of the projected electric road will' be fol lowed by the electrification of many other Hill lines in the Northwest. t'rgc-j Germany to Retaliate. BERLIN. June 26. The Cologne Gazette today printed a number of complaints on the subject of the treatment German g'ods have been subjected to by the Unit ed States since March 1, when Germany agreed to extend the most favored nation clause of the tariff to American goods, in return for alleviations in the American customs. The paper says the United States promised Germany milder treat ment in the application of ad valorem d-uties. and that Instead of this the United States is valuing German goods higher than ever. This has caused a check in the export of certain kinds of goods. The Gazette therefore demands that the German gov. ernment adopt retaliatory measures, and says it must immediately instruct the German Embassy at Washington to Insist upon justice being done. PICNIC HAM POISONED. Seven Members. of Wllklnsburg Con gregation Will Probably Die. PITTSBURG. June 26. (Special.) A score of persons were poisoned, seven of them probably fatally, by eating boned ham at a picnic held by the Swissvale Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, of Wllklnsburg, at Highland Park this even ing. Seven victims, who the doctors say cannot recover, are: Rev. J. E. Morrison, pastor of the churchr Quincy P. Stahlman his wife and 8-year-old son.-Paul; Mrs S. D. Wilson and her S-year-old son, John; Hazel Schaffer. aged 10. All reside at Wllklnsburg, a suburb of Pittsburg. The ham was eaten during supper, and all who partook of the meat were taken violently ill witihn a short time. Physicians worked over the party several hours. Those not fatally poisoned are in very weak condition. COUNTERFEITS IN SHOES Two Men Arrested Passing Bad Bill at Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY. June 26. While at tempting, it is alleged, to pass a coun terfeit bankbill at the town of Murray this evening, two strangers, who gave their names as Edward Cook and Thomas Rowley, were arrested by a Deputy Sher iff and are held on the charge of attempt ing to pass counterfeit money. In the shoes of one man and the necktie of the other $1000 In J5 and $10 bills, pur porting to have been issued by the Mer chants' & Planters' Bank, of Savannah. Ga.. were found. Documents on Rowley's person indicate that he is a member of the Painters' and Decorators' Union and of the Seattle. Wash.. Trades Council. DOWIE WAS DELIRIOUS. On Trip to Mexico He Imagined the Kaiser Was Coming to Visit Him CHICAGO, June 26. Miss Elizabeth McGlennan, a nurse who accompanied John Alexander Dowle to Mexico and Jamaica, testified today in the hearing be fore Judge Landis to determine the own ership of Zlon City properties that Dowie during that trip was delirious a greater tart of the time. While in Jamaica, she declared, he was continually under the impression that the German Emperor was coming to visit him, and at times sent the witness to the port to watch for the imperial fleet. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER Tbe Westber. YESTBRDAT'P Maximum tempera turf. 64; minimum temperature, 33. Precipitation, none. TODAY'S Cloudy with possibly showers. Westerly winds. National. Captain Wynne. Marin Corp, I found guilty of insubordination. Pag 3. Marft Inland Navy-Yard underbids New York on construction of battleships. Page 3. C'onrretMi. Speaker Cannon says Congress must stay in session until business is finished. Page 2. Meat-inspection and railroad rate bills are tied up. Page 2. LaFollette secures consideration for his bill limit Ins hours of railroad employes. Pane Senator Kulton says Collector Dunne has not been reappointed. Pae 3. Rusftfa. Members of the Lower Home of Parliament ursre Cossacks to refuse to do police duty. Page 4. Government seizes newspaper plants to sup press news of mutiny in army. Page 4. Czar is reported to be ready to surrender to the Douma. Page 3. Foreign. Liheral leaders In Panama complain to Governor-General Ma goon against disfran chisement. Page 5. Mr. and Mrs. Lang1 worth cheered by crowd as they leave Kiel. Page 1. Domestic. J. Ogdcn Armour makes statement regard ing packing-bouee exposures. Page 4. Log- rafts may be taken from Pacific Coast to Honolulu. Page 4. Pennsylvania picnic party cats poisoned ham and seven will probably die. Page 1. Shooting of Stanford White. Harry Thaw makes no denial of the shoot ing of Architect Stanford Wnite. Page 1. Letter from White found by actress' hus band on her dressing table. Page 1. Insanity -will probably be the plea of the defense. Page 1. Mrs. Thaw served with a subpena to appear at the Inquest. Page 4. Lyndhurst. the Thaw home. Is robbed of jewels and silverware. Page 4. Sport. Yale defeats Harvard by a score of 3 to 2. Page 7. Portland defeats Fresno, 4 to 3. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Corvsliis new water system is accepted by city. Page 6. Oregon Supreme Court rules sirainst Land Shark Jewett; John C. Barnes must hang. Page ti. Counterfeiting gang near Huntington broken up; three arrested. Page 6. Washington Railroad Commission in a tight place at Walla Walla. Page 6. Holy Rollerlsm revived by murder case witnesses at Seattle; no jury - as yet. Pago 1. . State University Regents make changes in faculty.- Page 3. Commercial and Marine. Cause of strength of sugar market. Page 13. Old wools neglected at Boston. rage 15. Wheat breaks and later recovers at Chi cago. Page' 13. Manipulation in stock market. Page 15. Warships leave harbor this morning. I IXKK it. San Francisco shipowner bring suit against water-front federation. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Soundings on the bar of the Columbia show a depth of from 22 to 23 feet at Inw tide for a distance of two miles. Page 14. Hill acquires old roadbed and rights of way and begins construction or an electric line from Portland to Puget Suund. Page I. At Willamette Valley Conference, Baptist preacher says church is bound by creed and dogmas and Is not following teach ings of Christ. Page 11. Grand Jury finds car fenders worse than useless. Page 10. Stevens and Word are tied In the recount with 2t more precincts to be canvassed, page 10. Hith School students hold commencement. Page 9. Los Atifeles mm indicted for land frauds must be tried In Portland. Page 7. i HOLY RDLLEHiSM IS Followers, of Creffield Cling to Faith. SNAKE IS ONLY SCOTCHED Witnesses at Seattle Show Signs of Backsliding. ESTHER MITCHELL'S WORK Dead. Prophet's Former Adherents Secretly Cherish Idea That He Will Return to Earth Jury Xot Yet Secured. BT GEORGE .'W HITE. SEATTLE, Wash., June 26. (Staff Cor respondence.) All day the tedious, hum drum work of selecting a Jury to try George Mitchell for his life on a charge of murdering Edmond Creffield was kept up. When the Superior Court adjourned for the day there were 12 talesmen in the jury box; all passed for cause. Were all these to be accepted in the morning, the taking of testimony could be proceeded with. To all outward appearances there is no reason for objecting to any of these talesmen. All have answered the ques tions put to them satisfactorily to both prosecution and defense. All have the requisite legal qualifications. But in their capacities as students of human nature the attorneys in the case undoubtedly have formed prejudices. W'atching each talesman intently every moment they have weighed each person ality and studied the psychology of each man with whom they must rest their hopes of success or chances of defeat. By this weighing and judging of men they have formed their opinions as to the de sirability of each talesman as qualified. Hence, when court convenes again tomor row morning, peremptory challenges will be in order. All May Be Challenged. It is known this evening that at least two of the talesmen now in the jury box are to be challenged in this manner. Prob ably more may .be similarly dealt with. It is not altogether improbable that the box will be entirely emptied and a new set of talesmen brought In. As it now stands the jury may be complete by noon tomorrow, or It may not be ready until the end of the week or the beginning of next week. Both sides are feeling every inch of their way with utmost care and cau tion. Legal maneuvering has already begun, each side seeking to outflank the other on some point that may seem unimportant to the lay' observer but which may develop significance later In the trial. Late this afternoon, Attorney Will H. Morris, representing Mitchell, recited all the morbid details of Creffield's fa natical teachings and of his dealings with the prisoner's sisters prior to the shooting. -He brought out these facts in the examination of F. M. Townscnd, one of the last talesmen of the after noon, at a time when the Jurybox was filled with men who had qualified to serve. The effect of the story was easily apparent. As the nauseating story of Holy Rollerlsm was unfolded several talesmen grew deeply inter ested In their own feet. Others sniffed covertly, and qne or two made no effort to control their emotions as the t - HEWED STANFORD WHITE. KEW YORK ARCHITECT SLAIN BY HARRY TRW, t wretched pic ture of the wrongs young Mitchell's family had suffered was painted to their minds in broad, un mistakable English. . Defense Objects in. Vain. The state's attorneys objected to this statement oC the case, but since At torney Morris was putting it forward in the guise of a question the objection could not consistently be sustained un der previous rulings made by the court. In hfs word picture of Holy Roller ism and its practices, Mr. Morris told of Creffield's first meeting with Mitch ell's sisters, Mrs. B. E. Starr and Esther Mitchell, when they were devoted to each other and to the other members of their families. He contrasted this with the subsequent estrangement, the desertion of her husband and three small children by Mrs. Starr that she might follow the fanatical pervert, of Esther Mitchell's apparent mental de rangement as a result of her assocla tion with the blighting cult, of the camp on the sea coast where the sis ters suffered countless privations and hardships in obedience to the hypnotic call of Creffield.- These things, with details too revolt ing to print, would be brought out in the testimony, Mr. Morris said. He wanted to know if such things, as tend ing to explain Mitchell's mental atti tude toward the Holy Roller leader, would create any prejudice against the defendant An the talesman's mind should he le accepted as a juror. The talesman admitted that it would not, and he was passed for cause. Mitchell Is Deeply Affected. During the recital of these things young Defendant Mitchell displayed the first real emotion that he lias shown since the trial began. As the names of hiB sisters were spoken he. lost his passive, stoical sir. The muscles of his face worked con vulsively. His head dropped forward and his eyes became riveted on the carpet at his feet. He did not look up until some minutes after his attorney was done speaking, and then he seemed restless and 111 at ease, shifting his position frequently and drumming nervously on the table in front of him. The recital of these hideous facts and their apparent effect on the talesmen and spectators are believed by those following the case to give a fair insight into tho strength of Mitchell's cause. It is not be lieved by many people that 12 men can be gotten together who can hear recited th details of Creffield's pernicious practices and yet consider the case calmly, without emotion and in accordance with the letter of the law, which says with icy logic "Mitchell killed Creffield. premeditatedly, when he had recourse at law; hence Mitchell is guilty of murder " Public opinion in Seattle appears to be. for the most part, with Mitchell. There are many, however, who cannot reconcile their sympathy for the defendant with the Idea of personal assassination: who believe that no man has the right to take the law into his own hands. , Wonicn OTfer Sypmathy. .During a. recess tot court today the young prisoner received a visit ;" f rqm a group of women, 'nil of them ejderly or past middle age. They said that'they did not know Mitchell- but assured him that he had their deepest sympathy and best wishes. Mitchell also received a .visit from the Starr children, his ;-nlcces. dur ing the forenoon. They were brought to him by their father)-, the mother did not appear in tturt today. One is 7 years old, one 5 anJUi j-tjyer a baby in arms. They are the litUu ones that were de serted by Mrs. Starr at Creffield's call. Mitchell greeted the children pleasantly and talked with them during the few min utes they were allowed to remain at his side. Tho 12 talesmen in -the Jury-box when court closed this afternoon were L. F.' Jones, C. W. French. Fred Clinton. W. C. Howard, James O. Cass, John F. Dore, H. A. C. Thompson, R. F. Fahley. Jesse G. Candall. F.M. Townsend. R. E. Fish er and George Bill. All are residents of King County of some years' standing, sub stantial occupations, and. with the ex ception of Crandall. men of family. First Peremptory Challenge. C. G. Swanson. who passed muster Mon day, was let out this afternoon on per emptory' challenge by the state. It was the first peremptory challenge, and the only one thus far. The state's objection to Swanson was the fact that he inti- fConcludod on Page 3 1 . HE ITE Says He Ruined Life ot His Actress Wife. " INSANITY IS TO BE DEFENSE Alienists Are Called in to' Ex amine the Prisoner. TRIAL WILL BE RUSHED Pittsburg Millionaire Takes Place In Long Line of Petty Criminals While Awaiting Measure ments for Identification. SEW TORK. June 2S.-Frank!y admit ting that he killed Stanford 'White, the famous architect, and pleading In Justi fication of the deed that White had ruined the life of his wife, the beautiful ex- chorus girl and artist's model. Florence Evelyn Neebit, Harry Kendall Thaw, of Pittsburg, brother of the CoUYitess of Yar mouth, occupies a cell in the Tombs, awaiting the action of the grand jury on a charge of murder. His counsel will offer the defense of insanity, and today the prisoner was examined by eminent alien ists, retained on his behalf and by the District Attorney's office. The Coroner's inquest will be held Thursday, and In all probability, the case will then be considered by the grand Jury, when the prisoner's wife will be required to appear before that body, she having been served with a subpena today, while in consultation at the offices of her hus band's counsel. Every effort is now being made by both sides to expedite the legal preliminaries so that the arraignment and trial may take place at the earliest possible date. Slain in Building He Designed. Not since the killing of James Fisk. Jr. by Edward Stokes. on the jialr case ot tho Grand Central Hotel. more than 30 years ago. has the metropo lis been shocked by so startling and dramatic a tragedy as that which was enacted last night In the view of an audi ence of more than 1000 persons In the roof theater of Madison-Square Garden Not the least dramatic feature of the tragedy Is the fact that Mr. White met his death in the structure which is per haps, the most conspicuous memorial of his arciikectural genius. Rarely has the case against any pris oner moved, with more rapidity than did the proceedings .today which ended in Thaw's formal commitment to the Tombs Save in tills unusual and almost frenzied haste, the routine followed and the treat ment accorded to Thaw differed In no respect from that meted out to any priS' oner charged with a capital offense. Handcuffed to a Detective. Roused early this morning from his cell In the West Thirtieth-street Station house. Thaw, attired In fresh clothing brought to him by his valet, was shackled, In spite of his protestations, to a detec tive and taken in the patrol wagon to police headquarters. Thereafter, await ing his turn in the long line of petty criminals arrested during the night, he was photographed and hia measurements taken on the Bertlllion system. Again In the patrol wagon he was taken to the Criminal Court building, where a great multitude gathered to T'atch a pass ing glimpse of him, arid was arraigned in the Police Court. There the proceedings were of the briefest, and after the bare formality of arraignment had been under gone. Thaw was remanded to the custody of the Coroner and on his order commit ted to the Tombs, to await the result of his1 trial. Throughout the proceedings Thaw showed little evidence of agitation, ex cept when the detective approached him in the station to affix the handcuffs to his wrist. Then he protested. But on be ing assured this was the invariable prac tice, he submitted without further words Under Battery of Cameras. While leaving the station and even In the courtroom. Thaw was compelled to run the gauntlet of batteries of cameras. from -which he shielded himseir as well as he could by covering his face with his unshackled hand. Thaw was registered at the Tombs as "Harry Thaw, born in the United States. 3X years old, a student." and was assigned to cell "SS) on the second tier. Boon after his arrival he was visited in his cell by Dr. Austin Flint. Dr. Car ter. "Jr. MaeDonald and Mr. Mabon, on benair.- It was said, of the District At torney's office, and by Dr. Maguire, the To'mbs physician, who was to make an examination of tbe prisoner's mental con dition by counsel for the defense. Indications of Incipient Paresis. Ors. MaeDonald and Flint later de clined to say anything, but Dr. Maguire said that he believed he had uncovered symptoms of emotional Insanity and pos sible indications of incipient paresis. The a dentists will make a further examina tion of the prisoner tomorrow. Dr. Ma guire meantime keeping him under ob servation. Dr. Maguire said that Thaw's physical condition was almost perfect and his ap petite excellent. Louis tielaneld. who took charge or Thaw's interests Immediately after his arrest, announced that the firm of Black, oicott oi Bonynge, of which ex-Governor Frank S. Black is the senior partner, had j THAW ADMITS iylURDERED WH been retained to conduct the defense. Later Mr. JJelaileld and Mr. Oicott had an interview with tbe prisoner in the consulting-room in the prison, after which Mr. . Delafield declined to say anything thing about the case, except to say that it was now entirely" in the hands of Mr. Black and Mr. Oicott. Mr. Oicott de clined to make any statement. Mrs. Thaw Served With Subpena. The, whereabouts of Mrs. Thaw, who disappeared from Madison-Square Garden in the confusion that followed the trag edy, remained a mystery until this after noon, when, accompanied by a friend. Miss May McKinsey. she arrived at the offices f Delafield & Longfellow, on Wall street, where she remained in consulta tion with her counsel for several hours. While there ahe was served with a sub pena requiring her attendance before the grand Jury Thursday. Mrs. Thaw was riTTSBt'RfJ MILLIONAIRES DIVORCED. Aside from its smoke and manu factures, Pittsburg Is chiefly known ' throughout the world as the city where men become rich over night and then desert their faithful wives for some pretty chorus girl, a' partial list in cludes: THAW, first name forgotten Lived m common law marriage with Cuba-U-Qult. beautiful Indian Princess. After his death she sued for dower rights, was defeated, and cursed the Thaw family. COREY. William Ellis President . steel trust, former clerk at $40 per month, became rich and lost head over chorus girl; wife now suing for a divorce. HARTJK. Augustus - Millionaire paper manufacturer, now suing wife; names negro coachman as co-respondent. . pi.VINE, James G.. Jr. Married Mario Nevin. young actress. She se cured a divorce and married Dr. Bull, famous New York surgeon. Blaine married Martha Hitchcock, daughter of the Secretary of the Interior. She Is now suing him for divorce. PHIPPS, Lawrence Nephew of Henry Phlpps, partner of Andrew Carnegie: wife secured divorce. M'KEB. Hart Married Llda Sutton, who charged cruelty. He did not con test, paid her $300,000. The next day he married Mrs. Tevis, a Denver widow. They are now In Europe. CLARK. James King Son of Iron Master Cnarlcs Clark. Married Edith Bartlett. famous Violet Bridge. Di vorce started as coon as honeymoon was over, and she has since re married. CLARK, Charles Cousin of above, married Georgia girl, who kept house in one room during hard times. When he became rich he neglected her and she secured a divorce and the ' next day married Charles Donnelly, another Pittsburg millionaire. MOOREHEAD, James AlstonSon of the first family of Pittsburg, eloped with his mother's French maid. He is now in a wnlsky cure establishment. Whereabouts of maid unknown. So ciety awaiting the divorce. clad in plain brown automobile costume, and appeared ill and nervous, and plainly was hardly strong enough to walk from the carriage to the door. At the law yer's office Mrs. Thaw was joined by Mr. and Mrs. George Carnegie, said to be rel atives of her husband. Mrs. Thaw was not seen to leave the building, which was closely watched by reporters, and late In the afternoon It was learned that she and Miss McKinsey had left the lawyer's office on the I3th floor, crossed the roofs of two adjacent buildings, and entered ft window of the City National Bank building, in front of which a carriage was waiting for them. Mr. Delafield declined to make any statement relative to Mrs. Thaw, except to say that she would not be spirited away and would respond to any summons of the authorities. Assistant District Attorney Nott. who has charge of the prosecution, said all the witnesses would be examined by him. but that Mrs. Thaw's appearance at the Inquest would not he required. It was understood that this action would be de cided on because Mrs. Thaw could stand on her right as a wife and refuse to tes tify against her husband. She will be re quired to appear before the grand jury, however. Looking Up Thaw's Record. The District Attorney's office is busily engaged in looking up Thaw's antecedents. his mode of living, reported dissipations and indulgences, with a view to analyzing their bearing on his mental condition. On this subject Mr. Nott said: "Ho is not insane now. nor was he in sane at the time he shot White." Asked concerning the probable date of the trial, Assistant District Attorney Nott said : "I know of no reasorrwhy Thaw should be trealei'any differently than any ordi nary accused murderer. He will have to wait his turn to be tried, in ell probabil ity. However, Mr. Jerome will be back in town Monday next, and will decide that." Mrs. White 'Is Prostrated. Up to tonight the District Attorney's office has received no communication from members of Mr. White's family. Mrs. White came In this morning from her Summer home at St. James, Long Island. accompanied by her sister. Mrs. Prescott H. Butler, and went to the town house In Grammercy Park, where she is now with ser son, Lawrence, who came down from Harvard University .yesterday and parted with his father only an hour or so before the tragedy. Mrs. White was re ported to be completely prostrated by shock and grief. Mr. White's body was removed to the house this afternoon. The autopsy, held today, shows that three buIIeUs had taken effect, one in the corner of the left eye. which penetrated the brain and was in stantly fatal; one in the upper lip. knock ing out several teeth, and one striking the left shoulder. Funeral services will be held at 3t. Bar tholomew's Church, .with Coadjutor Bishop Green officiating. Thaw Has Great Appetite. Thaw's bearing in the Tombs was the source of much wonder to the wardens who had him in charge. While he ap peared to be in a sort of daxe and unable to comprehend his position, his appetite was unimpaired, for he disposed of three (Concluded on Page 4. J WHITE'S LETTER CAUSES FRENZY ThawFoundltonWife's Dressing Table. - SWORE VENGEANCE ON WRITER Insanely Jealous of Former In timate of the Actress. DETECTIVES PUT ON TRAIL Victim Laughed at Warnings., and Replied That the Young ritts biirs Millionaire Whs a Harmless Dope Fiend. NEW TORK, June 2ti. (Special.)-From all the confusing mass of conjecture and surmise In connection with the murder of Stanford White by Harry Kendall Thaw. husband of Evelyn Nceblt, it appears that the act was due to insane jealousy. White knew Miss Nesbit before Thaw met her. In White's studio there is a small nude bust of Evelyn Nesbit, and detectives em ployed by Thaw have been unable to se cure it. White had been warned twice within a week that Thaw was going armed, with the Intention of killing him. but laughed at the warnings, saying Thaw was a dope fiend and would not kill anybody. Mrs. Thaw has informed Intimate friends from time to time that White has continued to communicate with her many times since she gave a pledge to hrr hus band that she would never voluntarily see him again. It will be this alleged persist, ence on White's part that will be dwelt upon, when the case cornea to trial, as the thing that caused Thaw's murderous frenzy. Vowed Vengeance on Writer. Mrs. Thaw told her husband's law.ver today that she had received many letters from Mr. White.gfnre her marriage. One of these she threw on her dressing-table a few days ago. and her husband found It and became furious, vowing vengeanc on the writer. She was unable to pacify him. While the finding of this letter may have been the direct cause of the trauedy.. Thaw's Jealousy of and hatred for White were of long standing and the young man made frequent threats to kill his sup posed ::val. White was astonished some months ago to find that detectives were follow ing him everywhere he went. At first he had some doubts whether the men were really dogging his footsteps, or whether it was a mere aocident that tne same faces appeared when he left his; office, his home or his club, at morning, noon and night. When he had been convinced beyond a possible doubt that reports of his movements were being prepared for somebody, he took steps to have some detective work done on his own account and to have his shadowers followed. Played Wttu the Detectives. White employed a man to go after him wherever he went, so far as possi ble, and then amused himself by giving the slip to the first detective. His favor ite method for a time was to go in a cab or automobile to one door, of the Brook Club, of which he was a member, and to walk quickly through the build ing to the other street, where he would take another vehicle, which bad been in waiting. In this way w;hlte was able to obtain ample warning that the wealthy young man from Pittsburg suspected him and was preparing some unpleasant surprise. White took occasion to mention this mat ter to some of his associates and com mented that one reason he assumed that Thaw was angry st him was because he was familiar with a. document drawn by the present Mrs. Thaw before her marriage and at a time when she was probably furious at the man that be came her husband. CHEEREO BY BIB - CROWD Mli. AND MRS. LOXGWORTH, START- FOR LONDON. They Will Attend American Embassy Ball and Drawing-Room at Buckingham Palace. KIEL. June 28. Congrc-asman Lonc worth and Mrs. Longworth left Kiel this evening for London. 1 ney will be present at the ball to be given at the American Embassy tomorrow evening and at the drn wiiig-room at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. The Emperor sent messages to President Roosevelt. Prince August, the fourth son of the Emperor, who was Mrs. Ixng- worth 8 table companion at the dinner Sunday on the Hamburg, today sent her his photograph, which is autographed. About .Vjo persons assembled at the rail road station to see Mr. and Mrs. Long worth off. The crowd gave them three cheers as the train pulled out. Walter Wcllman at Trondhjem. TRONDHJEM. June 26. Walter Well man, leader of the Wellman-Chicago Record-Herald Arctic Expedition, arrived here today, and will proceed to Tromsoe by s.teamtr tomorrow.