The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 14, 1902, Page 36

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1902 GO0LD DIRECTS NEW RHLAOID Proposed Line to Gulf 36 g ADVERTISEMENTS. eful Articles | “UMBRELLAS FOR' MEN_AND WOMEN -any: pl A Holiday Suggestions of Approp UR Eyflmm! gqurhmn&*d: s H Ol_l D Ag APRONS 2 'm&:l:;fik:m‘?i:m&e:t‘:nmz ;ox\“mo ‘most atttEOVe’ aRBortments, and |, no store‘bids you a brighter,imore {rresistible welcome’than ours. We would ' Sunday, like the opportunity to prove this. (Country orders receive prompt attention.) . & 5 San o o Store opens 8:30 a. m. and closes at 6 p. m. Our new Apron stock is varied and z At $1.95, $2.50 to $7.50 Each. of California 1Is tore very evening throughout December. extensive, containing all that is good in fresh, dainty, snowwhite aprons— for Maid, Nurse, Waitress, etc. They are made of sheerest White Lawn, daintily tucked in clusters—others embroidery trimmed in edgings and These will make elegant gifts for mas giving. A very choice lot:will be offered to-morrow. The handles are of Ivory, Horn, Pearl and Natural | Wood, with sterling silver mount- ~ Assured. Will Offer Short Line Frem . ~ Kansas City to the > ings. Silk ceovering on the best insertions. Priced at Paragon frames and steel rods—case Pacific. 25¢, 35¢, 50c to $1.50 Each. and tassel to match. - Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—A. E. Stillwell, president of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient. Railroad, who is in the city clos- ing the contract for his line from Kansas City to-the Gulf of.California, sald to- day that the-Goulds had been interested | SALE OF NECK RUFFS AT HALF PRICE. ‘What more opportunie time than now to announce this great sile of Neck Ruffs, which will prove of the greatest interest to holiday shoppers, for the Grand Showing of Holiday Handkerchiefs. Absolutely the largest, finest and most complete stock-we have ever shown. No gift that you can possibly select will be more acceptable than Handkerchiefs, becavse a rson mever has too mcmy. We have an unrivaled iment of ‘all kinds—for Men, Women and Children. They embrace the very best es of Initialed Handkerchiefs, and the prettiest effects in embroidered, lace trimmed and hemstitched; all of them neatly boxed for gifts. Below we mention onl y & few of the many leaders on sale this week: 1 values quoted are the biggest of the season. This 12%c Each | 16%c Each | 25c¢ Each 50c Each harming 1ot of Neckwearc-the. entive sample line T Ao prOIeHE RO e Hareston iFEe Ladles’ pure Linen | Handsome coffects | Ladies’ Lace Trim-| A most beautiful of a’New York leading manufacturer — was closed Hemstitched Hand- |in Ladies’ pure Linen :!eg -}-;Ad amr‘ol‘d- collection at - this out. bytflntsmll nlmonuhnlrl-pncus. and vz‘;l !h:lolwze:: said: . ] 0 . e andkerchiefs, them' a ¥ same ratio, ncluded are e Cl “ 0 kerchiefs, vfl: & | Handkerchiefs; the |in sheer and fine | Price. You must see styles of the season—only one and two Dieces of & ‘Before I went West fifteen years ago €ainty band-em- |newest and prettiest |jinen, exquisite|them personally to kind, but there is a great variety to choose from. the Goulds and I were friendly. Since I broidered initial; also | dosigns in embroid- | styles; all of them | fully appreciate its Al of them are made of the best Liberty Silk, very have’ bieen in Kandas ' City“our friendld | bundreds of pretty |ered and lace trim- |are put in dainty values. Every lustrous and’full around the neck, with long stream- #tyles in embroidered | med, many of which | Doxes, the grandest |style is absolutely the newest effects. of Black and White, relations have contimied. When I. con- and lace trimmed |are worth 25c, spe- INTIALE) HANDKERCHIFS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CH'LOR Bvery desirable kind will be found Linen; also Gents' Silk Hant Monday. SALE OF EBO stock. dkerchiefs, embroidered with the which we put in DAINTY GIFT BOXES free. Bxtra Special 5YRsfren, Tik & very FINE WITH CHOICEST SILK very 1al, NY TOILET WARE. new; pretty and dainty effects in pure sheer linen. All at Each 50¢ in our The sheerest and softest great choicest initials, and SIZE JAPON- QUALITY, EMBROIDERED 2 Each INITIALS. On sale, Bliesiiinceans .12%c Bach An unmatchable collection of Toilet acoessories—articles that come from the most re- liable manufactirers, _spe- clally -bought for the Holi- days. A great varfety in EBONY MIRRORS, HAIR BRUSHES, CLOTH and MILITARY BRUSHHES, NAIL POLISHERS, TOOTH BRUSHES and DRESSING COMBS. _At prices in all in- stances lower than obtein- able elsewhere. Each article neatly engraved and boxed. Every piece 18 prettily mounted with Sterling Silver. These on Special Sale, Beginning Monday: EACE—TOOTH BRUSHES, NAIL EACH-CLOT a 28C FifEs s woik Brooss | TS cC BASE:S] o very She Erade ol immense leader, and & great bargain gt sant value at. Be o o - -s.. Bach 25¢ EACH—HAIR and HAT 00 EACH—MIRRORS, MILITAR' 850c BRUSHES: also DRESSING | SN2 bex ororn BRUSHES, a great COMBS, worth 75¢ each. veriety, grand value st......Each $1.00 We secured another very d to sell at 50c yard. lating buying a serviceable and es we had of late. and the proachable. great onday at. Sale of Ostrich Feather Boas. Those we place on sale to-morrow were vered to us by the Express Co. on day Adirect from New York's leading ki Every one of them is beau- 1y curled, thick, fluffy and very lus- URAL TE end BLACK and WHITE, in lengths from 45 to 72 inches, nd marked specially low for Holiday er: at £10.50 $13.50 £30.00 Each. GRAND HOLIDAY OFFERINGS IN WOMIN'S HANDSOME VELOUR JACKETS AT Exquisite looking. ments of the best Velour are nicely satin each. ANOTHER SALE OF fine Jot of fashionable Silk Moreens, like those we had on sale several weeks ago. will want for a stylish Petticoat, and come in a grand variety of colors—- cian and Oriental stripes of Cardinal, New Blue, e and Purple—en extra heavy and lustrous quality -that was im- REVMNANTS OF PEAU DE SO'E. TAFFE TO-MORROW WE WILL HOLD THIS SEASON'S FIRST ! practical Xmas , and which bave been marked exactly at In this ot you will be able to find ers —REMNANTS of PEAU DE less_than original prices. Holiday Wrist Bags and Pock.t Baoks This should be your store for Leather Goods. partment contains the cholc- est and rarest collection of everything that is desirable, values are unap’ We are positive on that point—and it's main thing that the frugal- minded buver ~thinks - of. variety Chatelaine Bags of the finest Walrus, Lizard, Seal and Mo- Tooco; ' beautiful mountings and best finishings priced at $2, $2.50, $3.50 to $15 ca. FOR_ MON. es’ Walrus Wrist Bags, Esch with ‘imported’ mountings of jeweled snake-head clasps, thoroughly lined, inside coin pockets; are ele- ant value at $2.00. On sala WALKING SUITS AT $15.00 FACH. A very special line of Women's Walk- ing Suits in Blouse and Norfolk styles. Are made of the newest mixed materials, Black and White, Greeh and Blue and White. with strapped segms, finished In the very latest style—great value at $15.00 a_suit, which are easily worth $20.00 and $22.50 SILK MOREENS AT ¢, They are just the kind you Green, Lavender, ONE-THIRD WAIST, SRIRT SOIE, TAFFETA, ARMURE,- GROB The de- makers of France, the A of Wrist and with extra each tie free of charge. 10c Piece. For Christmas giving nothing so appeals to the fem- inine heart as a box of Gloves. Our magnificent stock contains 'everything In this line produced by th‘e‘_ master 5 any many special values. this, week at. SFECIALS N HULILAY kIBBONS. ibbon Bows. , Nowhere in tis city can you find a » more artistic line of Bows, and which we 1500 pleces No. 1 All Siik Baby Ribbon, in the leading colorings, following Xmas gifts should take advantage of this in thelr -Reight of fashion and much under the regular price. day,and Tuesday: silk and Wool j’efl‘ de Paris for Our regular K qQ y 980 colored ‘silic and Wwool Crepe de Paris; 44 inches wide, & Yard soft and clingy lustrous ‘ma- In all the new -fall colorings, also On sale Monday and Tuesday .:.;& Black Volia Etamine ‘Another great Black Goods c bargain; Volle Btamine, 0! o \ popular just now, 46 inches €& Yard wide, warranted all-wool and - gauzy in appearance, of a fast black dye:, always sells at $1.25 a yard. = Very special / at. . »85c a yard SALE OF NEW ALP $1.75 Fuffs for....... $2.50 Fuffs for. $3,50 Ruffs for. $4.00 Ruffs for. $5.50 Fuffs for. $8.50 Ruifs for. . LUES IN DR A splendid opportunity to Dress Goods buyers—and .ers, in White and Black and all Black; to be sold at the marvelously low prices: 95¢ Each ... $1.75 Each .. $2.25 Each .. $2,65Each .. $3.45 Each .. $5.85 Each those. special offering, in search of practical because the fabrics are ‘These on sale for Mon- $1.00 Hop Sack'ng for A genuine Dress Goods 690 argain—fine ‘all-wool Hop Sacking, 46 .inches wide, so Yard stylish for Tallor Suits, in all the ilatest colors; sells regularly at $1.00. Monday and Tuesday at..69¢ yard *$2,00 Black Broadcloth for A nificent lity fo e smcs-mfaimp?::;.-‘q“r'uu; 52 45 inches -wide, a high finished Yard “cloth of a: fast black London .dye. “Counld not be duplicated under $2.00 a'yard;- Here Monday and Tuesday at... P $1.45 yard s 1 An entire new shipment of those fashionable Alpacas will be placed on sale to- A great variety to choose from, morrow. ings, with the new dotted effects—the greatest of va &0c, 75¢, $1.00 a A GREAT REMNANT SALE OF BLACK SILKS. TA, ARMURE, CROS CRAIN, DUCHESSE AND CREPE DE CHINE REMNANT SALE of BLACK SILKS—A SALE that {s bound to create a furor, and those contem- Gift mey profit by this very opportune offering. Hundreds of choicest short lengths of Black Silks will be placed less than the former selling prices. These are the Remnants that have accumulated from the many great or DRESS LENGTHS—varying from 3 to 15 yapds GRAT ].of them have been conveniently arrang ge and America. ffer All the lat- est ideas. iri Lace, Span- gle and flor- al decora- tions; every fan a work of art. On for tying Holiday Packages. Regular value... 5e Plece | 1) 10C Yard. 2 picces No. 9 An Silk, Satin and Tafteta [ D07 8t . Ribbon, 1% fnches wide, in the leading colors. Regular value. : -15¢ Yard Neck Bows, in White, Ci value at ar- row. $20. and $25.00 a suit. all-wool Efder Brown and White, Gray. The jackets g o T it e DRESSING SACQUES at. .$1.25, 6-inch Liberty Satin Ribbon of 35¢ Yard, fnch Liberty & o for m, Light Blue, Pink, etc.; good 50c Yery Stylish Suits at Come and see those stun- ningly stylish Suits we w! have ready for you to-mor- They were £pecially im- ported by us for the Hollday in Blouse effects, with Trade. They are of ENG- AND High and Low Roll col- LISH SUITINGS, BROAD- lar and the mew full CLOTHS, SCOTCH MI. sleeve—prettily trimmed with white silk | TURFS, TWEEDS and ZIB flu moire reveres and lined with the best LINES, in Brown, Nav . Black or White Skinner's satin; are good Gray and Green mixtures and value at $25.00 and $27.50 each. Black: Postilion Blouses, Eton Each Blouses and Coat effects; very tastefully stitched and trimmed; elegant valoe at $20.00 are made of the choicest n and all of them are finished as they should be—most perfectly; in colors of Pink, Light Blue, Ca: $1.50, §2.5 LOUNGING ROBES at. .$4.00, $5.00, $6.00 1o a brilliant Grand . value, Ribbon for Sashes and e 2%%3 Cloth, 21x2 Yard SUITS, ceptional value §20:0 clever styles in the SALE OF SHORT LENGTHS OF WOOL WAISTINGS AND OXFOX This has been a phenomenal season with us of Waistings. Tengina for Waists and Kimonas; handsome styles in French striped Waistinge, plais than former selling prices. Many Remnants haVe therefore accumulated, that we Intend to cicse and tucked; also a grand line of Oxford Ch ath. g d - BEAVTIFUE HOLIOAY Napkins to match, ing effects for the Xmas salling. and’ Black, also in plain color- Very special at nd $1.25 a Yard. in Ni IVY u 10 NECKW: AR, worthy. An assortment of exquisite styles that has,never been equaled. Inchuded are the hand- gontest effects of TOP and LACE COLLARS, sSILK TIES, JABOTS and STOC! very ex- clusive styles, that Fashion says shall _be worn. Priced at....$1, $1.50 to $7.50 Each. FOR MOKDAY— SALE OF NECKWE 'R, Hundreds of the most beautiful ' styles, Just expressed to us from New York, on sale at 8Bc, 50c 4nd 75¢ Ba. Down Gomforters and Table Linen Sets Secure either one and highly appreciated. Down Comforters. you will make a gift that will be Full size, covered with the ch. p French Satccn and filled h:mchuf:f; B ---¥4.65, 8$7.00 and $10.00 Bach TABLE LINEN SETS AT of yds., a pure Irish Linen with one dozen large cholcest designs: very ex- at.. $7.25 a Set $7.% JACKETS AND WAISTS, § High Class S ilk Waist Sale Were $12.50 and $17.50 for opportunity to get a genuine Waist rgein, at the Ecoh same’tlme an ap- e Dropriate gift. Rich and very elegant * looking Sitk " aler handzomely trimmed with Laco. Chiffon, “etc., of the finest, Crebe de Chine, Peau de Soje 8§ and Tafteta: Waists hat sory (B as high as $17.50 to close at.... '§3 $7..0 each SILK W/ ISTS AT’ $5.00 and $6.50 E"CH Very effective looking Wal of the fnest Pean do Sow many styles to choose from, in shades of White, Cream Light Blue and Biack, - "< 48 SILK PET!i O:Ts, § A more beautifu] collection ot § fine, stylish Petticoats would be lmplyslble to find. We huve [ bought cut many rich, charin- § A magnticent assorsm. newest skirt fdeas at.......,.. seuls ..... $5.00, $7.50, $10.00 to .00 D CHEVIOTS. 4 out to-morrow. evicts; all to be There are left just the closed out at ONE-QUAR- BICYCLES ..for Christmas... Clearing Sale of all 1902 Models, .00 models, 24-inch frames,.$16.00 ngfl models, 22-inch frames..$17.00 $25.00 Jmennu.,bovy:n:u es on any of abovi additional. All Gools Guaranteed. Bporting Goods All Kinds. Immediate goaranteed on orders. EDWIN MOHRIG #1522 Market St., San 11s of the eight-day, calendar pattern, has CLOCK LONG IN SERVICE AND GOOD TIMEKEEPER The clock in the office jof the clerk of the Bupreme Court of the District of Co- lumbia was not running last Wednesday, says the Washington Star. Innocent as the statement may seem, the fact that the hands were not making the circuit of the dial caused something akin to excite- ment among those who regularly have business about the city hall. This result was due to the fact that the clock, which stopped only three times since it was first placed in position on the marble mantel of the clerk’'s office nearly forty years ago. s Every Saturday from the day the clock was purchased in 1364 the clock has been wound by R. J. Melgs Jr., assistant clerk, and every secular day, at moon, through tory accuracy corrected. Cne of the three stops referred to- was due to the- %) ing of a cord by which one of the ts | was suspended. Another resulted from & slight disarrangement of the calendar it of the timepiecs selns taEn I e timepf a cleaned. The stopping of last W':na.- g% brush ts, hand mirrors, dol R S o e day was the intentional act.of Mr. Melgs. In some manner the calendar gained one day, so the custodian of the clock calied 2 'halt for twenty-four hours in order to #et things right. According to Mr. Meigs the clerk’s of- fice clock has been out of commission not more than ten days in thirty-eight years. Neckties of Wood. A syndicate comprising English capi- talists has been formed to promote the sale of “tle silks,” composed of fifty per cent wood pulp and fifty per cent arti- ficlal silk. Samples are being submitted to the New York wholesgle -neckwear manufacturers, and considerable experi- menting is taking place. * s % In point of price this materlal shows advantage over conventional fabrics. .Its luster, feel and general appearance close- ly resemble genuine silk. —_—— Rightly Priced. Our toilet cases, triplicate mirrors, and all “& Co,, ol 4 Illinofs elects _twenty-five members of the House next fall, "“"‘.91;.‘::":“ over ent. the S oG dn, G arer se e Ine jon = divided between the two n-.ruu?q LARGE UNDERSTAN: DINGS OF MICHIGAN YOUTH When Louls Merk ton, Mich., buys shoemaker must them. There is a not wear erkanen, a youth of Bos- & new pair of shoes the build,” not ‘“make,” distinction. ' Louis does an ordinary shoe. He quite an extraordinary one, for in !!vl'leem;: is No. 20. Louis is just 16 years of ;vlthstnndlng his youthfuln’ess. he“liu sle\lvl::tn eet tall and Weighs 289 pounds. He is the wonder of his community, for his pa- Senu are small. Hjs mother is not over ve feet tall, while his father is medium sl Louis went to a .Jocal ‘shoe dealer ordered:-a new -palr of ‘shoes, and ;:1‘3 the wielder .of the awl is busy" “‘building’” 8 Dair of lasts the size of Louis' fost, The lad grows three inches a year on an ;verlge‘ and if he does not stop grow- {:gfie:l}:lig‘:?"kfily' }}l\e lwfll be 8 feet 2 when he s 20 yea: E Two years .ago .h y“rs!gét;l. Last year when he was confitmed e was confirme Finnish church the shoemaker "bu?ltt'gh; pair, No. 18, for that event. At this it his feet .continue to grow as they wve he will require size No. 28 when he s 20 years old. Louls had some difficulty in entering the door of the shoe store, for there was just a fraction of an inch to spare, but 'he made it all right. How- ever, uls is good natured and happy, as most large Deople are.—Baltimore Sun. ‘ cates the poisons o | which corrupt celved-the idea of the Orlent road I com- municated with George J. Gould, and he heartily favored the scheme and consent- ed to act as one of the road’s directors. When completed it will offer a short line from Kansas City to the Pacific and will be at Gould's disposal., Although the financing of the Orient road has not been completed, it has progressed as rapldly as I wished and the new line to the Gulf of California is assured.” Stillwell said that a recent report of the purchase of 150,000 tons of rafls for the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient was misstated, a contract for only 80,000 tons having been placed, 60,000 in England and 20,000 in the United States: PRESS CENSORSHIP . STRICT IN RUSSIA Reads Like a Jest but' the Russian Editors Find It Very Serious. one must not only be a journalist but a diplomat. One must have the gift of veil- ing one’s words in such a manner that, al- though to the searching eye of the censor there appears nothing calculated to dis- turb the state, yet the readers—the sub- scribers—will shake their heads know- ingly, discovering political meaning in a little sketch ostensibly fiction, but bare reality to those who read between the lines. The first press censorship was estab- lished simultaneously with the first issue of the oldest Russian newspaper, the St. Petersburgskiya Vjedomosti. The literal wording of the ukase was as follows: “Observe that nothing is printed in the St. Petersburgskiya Vjedomosti deroga- tory to the Czar, the fatherland, the ar- my, the police and the Government offi~ clals.” Now the net of the press laws has spread with the growth of the press, un- til at the present time the editor is en- tangled in the meshes of restriction. At the head of the censorship is the Minister of the Interfor, and he has his hirelings in every town where man puts his thoughts on paper and sells them for “kopecks.” The censor committee of each towh has a ‘“natchalnik’ or chief, - the chief censor as he is titled, and he is directly responsible to the Minister of the rior. The first class includes those journals the whole ‘“copy” of which has to be sent in MS. for the censor’s approval be- fore a line of it reaches the compositors’ hends, After a few years, however, this rigorous system is relaxed, and the sec- | ond grade ccmes into force. - Those editors who have passed through the distressing period of having to send their “copy” to the printer via the press censor need now only send the specimen number of the newspaper to the commit- tee every gay two hours before publica- tion. Should the committee see anything in the sample copy contrary to their owrn ideas of what is right, the whole |issue is at once confiscated. The punishments metad out tc editors for contravening the press lawz are planned with the diabol- jcal ingenuity of a Ko-Ko. For the first offense the editor is merely cautioned, and for the second the journal is forbid- den the right to take advertisements for any term from three months to a year. For his third misdemeanor the journal is suspended for a period of from six monihs to a year, and the editor has to pay a fine of £50 to £500. If the edi- torial exchequer is in a low state and the money canhot be paid the editor must sit in a cell for six months. Should he offend again official patience is exhausted; the journal is suppressed entirely, and the editor has to appear before a civil judge, who can sentence him to four years’ hard labor.—London | Express. e | In the event of a poor olive oil crop' Spain has to turn to foreign countries for | a supply of silicate of soda, which is! utilized as a substitute for oil in the man- | ufacture of soap. DR. PIERCE'S REMEDIES. i’s Impure Biood. " What is it?” asks the mother as she notices the smooth skin of her child marred by a red or pi is impure blood, mg mply eruption. It | the childpneeds at once to i the use of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discov- ery, the best and surest remedy for impurity of the blood. It entirely eradi- the . blood and cause disease. It cures scrofula, boils, pimples, eczema, salt- theum and other eruptive diseases which are the di- rect result of im- pure blood. It enriches as well as purifies the blood. “Dr. Plerce's medicine has mnot only bene- fited rte greatly, but it has done wonders for my two sons,” writes Mrs. M. Hartrick, of Démster, Oswego Co., N. Y. “Both had scrofula. 1 have lost two daughters in less than five years with consumption and scrofula. My eldest son was taken two or three years ago with hemor- rhage from the lungs. If troubled him for over a year. He took Dr, Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. and has not had a hemorrhage in over a year. 1, son had ‘Sorea on ntx ek had two s ced, but has not had any since he comme; to take ywrm:d- icine.” To be an editor of a Russlan newspaper |, ere are .two grades: of! censorship. |- Something for . found here. Price §40.00. ¥ A dainty chair with combination for $27.50. use. two or three sectioms. month as usual. For the man, woman and child desirable gifts will be We'll mention a few to get you interested. The buffet pictured above would improve the appearance - of the dining room and please the wife. Measiires 61 inches high.and 67 inches wide. oak, golden finish, with French plate mirror in top. ing table or at a desk, in maple and mahogany, at $12.50. Back support’comes just where it is most needed. Round parlor table with scalloped edge and French legs, in birdseye maple, at $7.00. : A metal bed of artistic design and pleasing color with large scrolls of polished brass in head and foot piece. | “Weathered” oak office desks are not in common Now is the time to get onme. inches wide, for $30.00. Also one especially suited for a doctor’s office at $150.00. Sectional bookcases—just the thing for the book loveror for one accumulating books of reference. grow as your library increases. In golden oak, weathered oak, mahoganized birch and genuine mahogany. The store will ciose at 6 o’clock every evening this | We believe that at this busy time our salesmen need their evenings to themselves more than at any other time during the year. Sty Frewnet G (Successors to California Fu_mitnre Co.) 957 to 977 Market-Street, Opp. Golden Gate Avenue, - everybody Bailt of low back, for tise at the dress- Enameled cream, buff and gold A roll top desk, 36 They Start one now with SPAIN ENJOYS < NEW PROSPERITY Bellamy Storer Declares Nation Is Free From Grave Issues. Denounces Boulevard Slander of Young King and His Mother. PARIS, Dec. 13.—Bellamy Storer, the new Embassador to Austria-Hungary, has arrived here from Madrid and will proceed to Vienna as soon as advised of the time appointed for the official letters referring to the appointment to be ex- changed. He will afterward cal on Em- bassador Porter. Retferring to the recent reports of the ill-health of the King of Spain, Mr. Storer said: “A most emphatic contradiction should be given to the boulevard slanders against the King and his Queen mother. Only. two days ago, when I saw the King, I was struck with the fact that he had grown fully a head since I saw him last July. He had also broadened out until he was full-chested and erect and he was the picture of manly health. His face reflected his happy disposition and there were no traces of his being weighed down by the cares of state. The King's tender devotion to the Queen mother showed their beautiful family life and the close relations of the royal family. The report of the intended marriage of the Queen was an equally audaclous slander.” Referring to Spain’s political and social conditions, the Embassador sald: “I am glad to say Spain Is again smil- ing, the people are happy and the country is enjoying a fair degree of prosperily. The new Cabinet brings together some of the strongest representatives of the two dominant elements and promises good re- sults. Fortunately, the country is free from grave issues just now and is rejoic- ing at the visit of the King of Portugal. Even Venezuela does not engage official attention and is only of passing public interest.” Mrs. Storer accompanies her husband. They are the recipients of many social and official attentions here. EE—————— POWDER WORES DISASTER CAUSES A MAN’S DEATH Terrific Explosion in an Establish- ment at Nanaimo Hurls Em- ploye in Air. VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 13.—An explo- sion occurred in the separator room at the Hamilton Powder Works, Departure Bay, Nanaimo, this morning, which en- tirely wrecked the building and killed W. A Sloan. The deceased, who was about 50 years of age, was one of the oldest em- Accept no substitute for * Golden Med- ical Discovery.” There is nothing *just as good” for diseases of the stomac! blood and I A 1008 page book, free for the asking. You can get the People’s Common Sense eyer. , free by sending stamps to p-yexpnnofmbgfingug. Send n;:r fotnsapceovmor 31 stamps for -bound volume, to Dr, R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. V, ployes, having been with the company since it was established. Shortly before 11 o'clock this morning Sloan, the man In charge, was the only person in the separator room. Suddenly the other employes around the works were startled by a terrific explosion, the shock of which was felt for several miles in all direction from .the works. Aside from the loss of ene life, the dis- aster is not a serious one to the company, and $2000 will pay for the fifty pounds of glycerine stored in the bullding and the loss ef the structure. CODE COMMISSION SUBMITS REPORT ——— Amendments to House Bill for Statute Re- vision Proposed, Remedy Sought for Evil of Political Assessments on Employes FETRE ¢ M WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The Depart. ment of Justice to-day transmitted to Congress a report of tne Code Commis- sion comprising proposed amendments to the House bill to revise and codify the Judicial laws and to the bill embodying the Penal Code. Among other things an amendment is proposed providing that no Senator, Representative or Delegate in Congress or any employe of the Govern- ment shall directly or indirectly solicit or recelve any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political purpose from any officer, clerk or empl United States. e Further provision is son shall be permitted scriptions in any Government b and the status of an employe is nm changed by reason of rerusal to eontrib- ute for political purposes. Another amendment provides a penalty of not exceeding twenty years or a fine of 35000, or both, for any person who shall use any unlawful violence against any passenger in a rallway trafn or any of- cer or employe of the train or express messenger or mail agent, made that no per- to solicit such sub- Savorgnan de Braaza, lcan explorer, whose energy nv:h .FnAnm share In the Congo bastn i rewarded with & pension of 00 by the French Government. ADVERTISEMENTS, L NI 11 7,, A COMMON COLD is taken by the skin becoming eolder than is natural.” The instant a chilly sen- sation is felt the mischief is done; but it can always be rectified so that no ap- preciable {ll résults will follow, by the im- mediate use -of Dr. Humphreys’ *77" re- storing the checked circulation, starting the blood coursing through the veins and “breaking up” the Cold. This' may be hastened by taking some form of gentle exercise or work, and continuing it until a perspiration is induced, manifested by &% slight moisture on the to'nheut 25 cents, COLDS