The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 1, 1903, Page 2

.THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1903. MODERN HISTOR TOLD N MEMOIR De Blowitz Throws Side Lights on Events of His Time. Great French Journalist’s Story an Important Lit- erary Contribution. U 30.—Some ve-and many inter- nodern history and dipjomat. the London . He knew alty #nd no- forty years nis time and ved “the ra 3 and ntere his memoir d_{o-maorrow Doubleday, Page & Jkes an expianation of e 10 g0 to Egypt with Y n-aceount of the situation i Southd surope. He claims that 1 fot ‘perticipate in the evénts ause Of the. g between nd De Freyein e speaks sority, for he was one’ of the wi the 1l time. He avers tla Cabinet of 1881 Later, Gambetta in- e latter, anxious tation lost in 1880, had the War Office and r the effort at compro- d quarrel that kept the dramatic per- BISMARCK’'S STATEMENT. retofore interview 1878 is a valuable to in literatur Bismarck otiation of the treaty lked with surprisi upendous events of t who helped to st on of the stateme we m b ng with her. t the last war. But ir in the same way. -At that tme France was in our hands. Paris Gegegd, the Commune was brewing, everythin as disorganized; and 1f 1 had acted Itke Igna- have -demanded Picardy and this never oceurred to any 1'was urged to Beifort > ort is in theirs seeing the r M. Thiers, 1 hesitated. Lut, at the conclusion of & campa'gn was one has to take into consider element, and I was obliged who Kept repeating to me e day, ‘Metz in our hands he French means a diffc re or less, in the arm; country the bu; men into active en of putting 100,000 more P a given moment."” ating of the evils of the French 1586 De Blowitz quotes an ex- statement made to the author at » by Count de Paris. De Blowitz action of the Government, exile placed the claimants to e best position that they of able to con- ENGLISH An sel CONTROL OF SUEZ. dramatic story is told, the circumstances under de Cazes, Minster of Foreign ard that Lord Derby had ),000 shares of Suez stock, whicn land control of the canal. It De Blowitz writes that he use of the Minister watch- a game of billlards with a ‘Opening the packet,” records De Blo- tz, * Duke began to read one of the Suddenly he became red, then wiped his temples, moist with as If maddened, with an movement, he took the billiard he had put down, struck it on f the table, broke it across his threw the bits into the fire. rsons present, it may be imagined, great state of mind. Suddenly g me, his teeth set with anger, which e rim approachin we said heard? Derby has just bought 200,000 Suez shares from Ismail, while every pos- sible effort has been made to conceal from .45 mot only the negotiations, but even Ismail’s intentign of selling them. It is an nfamy. It is England putting her hand n the Isthmus of Suez, and my personal faflure has In no way retarded the act. 1 ask you to say what you have just seen. I beg, even beg, you to say it, and to add that Lord Derby will have to pay for that’ And he added, half talking to him- self, ‘Yes, I swear that he shall pay for De Blowitz sacrificed a great newspaper story to his patriotism and the indiscreet MirifSter and when they met thanked bim for his discretion and kindnes e e.—————— STEEL TRUST IS READY TO REDEEM ITS STOCK Reassuring Offer to Officers and Em- ployes Who Investedin the > Shares. NA\E“ YORK, Sept. 30.—The following “rcular was issued to-day after a meet- ing of the finance committee of the United States Steel Corporation: tion and of its eu g or the preferred stock of the cor- poration Durssant to the circular of ", er 81, 1902 The *finence commit tee gees no reason ¢t v ey as Lo the tmtrineic valoe ock sube, the said circular letter. put. op coore ot in the ¢ or 4y occasior: anxiety cribers 1 Sprmmentss, Soeme I gicher aow sion_ of Oer o uareaae by the follow- vl at any time duri “acribing orfeciTUSTY. 1908, Day to every sube Pkaines tracer,and employe, who shall hes il othennis Ptk a fUl Deriod Of five yemre Srcular, $52 50 poiied with the terms o the ihe- pebates and share for the stock, of the sul \_NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—The North rman Nové mnl:;.r Kronprinz Wilhelm -rne:a t0- mbure, . Southampton and Cher- da. .&. y late _ account of being S unpub- | e memoirs of | As | years -filled | ging -center of | re to be pub—f rticularly interestifig | | fruitless_effort | smen together be- | s offered the War: jerstanding agréed to | become Minister | De Blowitz's story | | \MISS HERTHA PAGE’'S BODY - IS RECOVERED FROM OCEAN mains of Pretty Society Gir f I Re Away From-Her Home Wi 1 of San Jose, Who Wandered ile Temporarily Deranged and Drowned Herself, Found Floating Off Sinta Cruz Beach i e PRETTY YOUNG SOCIETY MISS OF SELF WHILE TEMPORARILY DERA WAS RECOVERED YESTERADY OFF 8. — SAN JOSE WHO DROWNED HER- D AND WHOSE BODY | TA CRUZ BEACH. | | =y ANTA CRUZ, Sept. 30.—The body of Miss Hertha Page, the young soclety girl of San Jose who six- teen days ago met her death by | drowning, was found by J. A. P. Jackson this morning floating in a bed of kelp about a mile from where she| jumped into the surging waters. Sfnce the suicide every fishing boat that left the whart here, and there are many dally, has been on the lookout for the body and every morning and evening the coast has been patrolled by relatives, officers and friends of the dead girl. J. A. P. Jackson, who has followed fishing for a number of years, left his home on Lighthouse avenue long before daylight this morning to fish for smelt in the kelp beds up the coast. e had | been fishing for some time and was nearly | opposite the wave motor on the cliff | drive when he discovered the body in the | kelp. It was floating face downward, | ~CAUGHT IN THE | It is believed that the body has been |'at the bottom of the kelp beds which extend along the coast a short distance from shore since the day of the drown- ing and that it was caught in the meshes of the sea growth. ‘When Jackson arrived at the wharf with | the badly decomposed body he instructed a fisherman to telephone to Coroner Mor- gan. A message was also sent to Mies Page's relatives and at noon her brothers, Mil- ton Page of San Jose and Robert Page, who came from Butte, Mont., to assist rin the search for the body, arrived here. An inquest -was held this afternoon at { Coroner Morgan’s office and a verdict was rendered in accordance with the facts. Mise Page was prominent in society and Do you know what I have jus @ sejeieivirieimiviniririniniriimieiriieieieinieieieiieininieieieinieeie it @ | WANT STRONGER PROOF { OF MASTERSON’S GUILT !Germul Authorities Refuse to Sur- { render Alleged Embezzler From Los Angeles County. | SACRAMENTO, Sept. 30.—Sheriff White of Los Angeles County .went to Germany | several weeks ago with extradition papers | for E. F. Masterson, charged with embez- | zlement for the alleged theft of $100,000 | from a building and loan association. | 'White had to return without his man, but | was assured, however, by the German | authorities that they would keep a close | 1ookout. for Masterson. To-day word was received at the office’ of Governor-Pardee from the Secretary of State at Washington to the effect that | information had been received from Ger- | many that the authorities there would not deliver up Masterson without further and stronger proof of his guilt. The Governor has instructed the District Attorney at |h)l Angeles to supply all of the proof that may be necessary to secure the re- | turn ‘of the accused man to this country. 4 —_——————— Stolen Goods Suddenly Disappear. SALINAS, Sept. 3.—When the case of ‘William H. Dougherty, one of the accused | fretght train robbers, was called in court to-day the District Attorney moved that I'the charge - of burglary -be -dismissed. Dougherty was then booked for recelving |.stolen goods. He told the officers he would ! lead them to where some stolen hides and | household goods were stored. When they | reached the place they found the hides |'were missing, and it is suppesed Dough- | erty’s accomplices took them. ———————— Marriage of Assemblyman Black. SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 30.—Miss Rae Mil- ler, one of the most popular young ladies in the Santa Cruz. Mountains, was mar- ried to-day to Assemblyman Marshall ‘Black of Palo Alto. The officiating cler- | 8yman was Rev. A. H. Briggs of San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Black left in the '(atxernnon for the East. P —— NEW YORK, €ept. ‘30.~E. H. Harriman was to-day elected a director Fafirosd <ot the Erie Special Dispatch to The Call. Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury church affairs in San Jose and had a large coterie of friends. She was a mem- | ber of the San Jose Oratorio Soclety and also the Ladies’ Band. She resided with her mother, Mrs. Catherine Page, at 561 | South Seventh street, San Jose, On Sun- | day evening, September 13, she left her home on a bicycle for the ostensible pur- | pose of visiting some friends on South | Eleventh street. That was the last seen of her in San Jose. The Sheriff's office | and the police were notifled and a search | was begun. Her bicycle was found the next evening alongside of a warehouse at the narrow gauge depot in San Jose, and it | was later learned that a young woman answering Miss Page’'s description had come to Santa Cruz on the Sunday even- ing train. ILLNESS AFFECTS MIND. No ' trace of the girl could be found here, except that she had been seen sit- ting on the rocks at Veau de Leau. She had evidently wandered around all Sun- day night and drowned herself some time ~n Monday. Her hat and gloves were found on the rock where she had been | seen sitting. Miss Page had been ill for some time. Just before her disappearance she re- turned to San Jose from a trip to Lake Tahoe. While at that resort she had had an attack of heart failure and had been under the care of a physician. For fear of worrying her mother she had kept her illness to herself. From the sickness she became temporarily deranged and while | in this condition she wandered off and drowned herself. The remains of Miss Page were taken to San Jose by her brothers, Robert and | Milton Page, this evening on the 9:20| o'clock train. -The funeral services and | burfal will be held Friday morning at| San Jose. DAUGHTER OF U. S. GRANT IS THROWN FROM A BUGGY While Driving With a Lady - Friend in San Diego. SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30.—Miss Julia Grant, daughter of U. 8. Grant, and Miss Isabel G. Ingle had a narrow escape from recelving serious injuries yesterday in a runaway accident on Elghth street. Miss | Grant was driving her own spirited horse attached to a.light buggy and when near- ing G street a horse attached to another vehicle fell, frightening Miss Grant's ani- mal, which reared and swerved, over- turning the buggy and throwing Miss Grant and her companion to the ground. The young ladies were bruised about their | heads and sides and were removed to| their homes. The horse was badly in- Jjured, a section of the shaft entering its side to a depth of about five inches. ——————— Exports of Grain and Flour. TACOMA, Sept. 30.—The first grain ship of this season's fleet cleared to-day from Tacoma. The German bark Nomina safled to-day for Plymouth or Queens- lol:vn for orders with 38135 bushels of wheat and 9,629 bushels of barley; total value, $82,470. i PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 30.—The steam- ship Indrapura sailed for Hongkong and |. Yokohama to-day with 62,676 barrels of flour. In addition to her flour cargo the Indrapura cafried 1510 boxes of Oregon apples for Chinese and Japanese ports. —_———— ‘Wounded Train Robber Is Identified. PORTLAND, Sept. 30.—Oscar Stone, who is in jail here on a charge of ob- taining money by false pretenses, says that he recognizes Jim Connors, the wounded robber, who attempted to. hold up an Oregon Railroad and Navigation train a week ago, as one Roberts. Stone says Connors, allas Roberts, was arrested with “Butch” Cassldy and “Kid” Curry near Billings, Mont., in 1897 for robbery and that the trio broke jail, —————— NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—The sub-treasury disbursed to local financial institutions Ly $1,187,000 for | Francis Joseph drove on thelr way. from | | showed almost no evidente of welcome. | ' the main section of Vienna. | rangements for his reception. | along the route from the station, where a | | Joseph proposed the health of the Czar | | and expressed his pleasure at welcoming | | him. | would again contribute to the success of | him deeply. | happy to be able to express his personal | .| feelings. The cordial understanding be-| bllE GOOL - REGEPTION 0 NICHOLAS Austrians Are Not En- thusiastic Over the Czar’s Visit. Extraordinary Precautions Are Taken to Protect His Life. —_— Two Emperors Will Discuss the Balkan Situation While They Are Hunting Game at Muerzteg. ———— VIENNA, Sept. 80.—The arrival of the Czar here to-day was not marked by the | same popular enthusiasm as was shown | during the visits of King Edward and Em- peror William, This was probably due to the military and police precautions, as| both sides of the streets were lined with | infantry, cavalry and artillery, and be- hind the hedge of soldiers was a thick | SIR MICHAEL HERBERT DIES OF CONSUMPTION British Embassador to the American Capital Passes Away After a Long lllness in Switzerland, Whither He Had Gone for Relief From the Ravages of the Dread Malady o line of polica facing the populace. The Emperor's reception, however, was | respectful if not as enthuslastic as might | have been expected, The thoroughfares | through which the Czar and Emperor the station to Schoenbrunn Castle were effectively decorated, but the city proper | This may be accounted for by the fact that the royal procession did not touch | and on the way to Schoenbrunn Castle gave little evidence of interest in the ar- The police | precautions were extraordinary. Almost | half the Vienna force was concentrated | The Czar on his arrival seemed tired, | great number of detectives were gathered. | At the state luncheon Emperor Francis | He said that the acceptance of the invitation was a fresh proof of the friend- ship, which he (Emperor Francis Joseph) highly esteemed. The cordiality of their | personal relations had already repeatedly | exerclsed a beneficlal influence on the po- | litical relations between the two countries. | and he hoped, continued the Emperor, that their perfect accord of views and considerations regarding the regrettable | occurrences in the Balkan peninsula the action the two countries were jointly taking there in the interest of European peace. | The Czar in replying said that the Em- peror's words of welcome had touched He had accepted the invita- tion with exceptional pleasure and was | tween Russia and Austria and the com- | plete harmony in the action of their gov- | ernments constituted a valuable pledge for the success of the great work of pacification on which they were mutually agreed. The:humanjtarian alm pursued, | continued the Czar, excluded all partial-| ity and must be attained with firmness and perseverance by methods which were most fitted to insure a real and perma- nent pacification. He hoped, he said, that | these efforts would contribute to the strengthening of general peace. After luncheon the Emperors, accom-| panied by Grand Duke Francis Ferdinand and a number of guests, drove to the sta- | tion near Vienna, where they took a train< for Muersteg on a hunting expedition, in the course of which, it is expected, the Balkan situation will be discussed. | ; l HANNIS TAYLOR FINISHES ! BOUNDARY ARGUMENT | | Declares International Law Does Not Sanction Construction Claimed by Canada. LONDON, Sept 30.—Hannis Taylor of counsel for the United States at to-day’s session of the Alaskan Boundary Com- mission continued his argument dealing with the international law phase of the | dispute. He declared that the construc- | tion put by the Canadians on varjous terms employed in the treaty was not jus- | tified by International law, especlally the reference to the general trend of the coast and the mention made of Canada. | Taylor concluded his argument this af:- ternoon and Sir Edward Carson, the So- licitor General, followed. It was during Sir Edward's speech that Chief Justice Alverstone made the anouncement of the death of Sir Michael Herbert, the British Embassador at Washington. The Solici- tor General confined himself largely to the effect that the exact wording of the treaty supported the British contentions. —_———————— TREASURY AGENTS AND ' SPECIAL INVESTIGATION | Customs Service in New York Under- goes a Thorough Inquiry by Commission. NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Four special agents of the Treasury Department ap-| pointed by Secretary Shaw to make an| investigation of the customs service at this port have completed their inquiry and submitted their report to the Secre- tary. During more than four months the commission has been busy in the various departments examining employes, looking over books and on several occasions ‘ap- pearing as witnesses in the cases before the Board of General Appraisers, and ln} the recent discovery of diamond under-| valuations they were especlally active. | The only result of their investigations so | far made public has been the recent dis- placement of Examiner of Drugs Jewett. —————— Acquitted of Murder Charge. GUTHRIE, Okla., Sept. 30.—Dee Cra- vens, a wealthy Beaver County ranch- man, has been acquitted on the charge | of murdering a neighbor with whom he quarreled and, as alleged, killed in self- defense a year ago. The men were mem- bers of the same School Board and had a misunderstanding as to school taxes. Cravens has been in the Federal jail sev- eral months. 7 L Of Interest to the Pacific Coast. ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Postoffice dis- continued October 14: Oregon—King, Marion County, mail to Jefferson. i Postmaster commissioned — Charles D. Crane, Winona, Oroui Army order—First Lieutenant Irvine W. Patton, assistant surgeon from San Fran- clsco, to Fort Hamilton, N. Y. ———— Presbyterians May Unite. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30.—The committees of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and the Presbyterian church spent to-day in conferring on the question of union of the two religious denominations, and to- night it was announ that all prelimi- naries had been completed and that each body is ready for the joint conference to- morro BRITISH EMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, WHO HAS SUC- CUMBED- TO CONSUMPTION WHILE SOJOURNING IN SWITZER- LAND IN THE HOPE OF RESTORING HIS SHATTERED HEALTH. ONDON, Sept. 80.—Sir Michael Herbert, British Embassador to the United States, died to-day at Davos-Platz, Switzerland, after a long and - plucky fight against consumption, . Which™ terminated ~‘with tragic suddenness. The first announgement of the Embassador’s untimely end was made at this aftérnoon’s session of the Alaskan Boundary' Comn n. Hannis Taylor, in behalf of the United States, had finished his lengthy argument at 3 p. m., and Sir Edward Carson, the Solicitor General, was replying with an intricate. legal argument dealing with maps and the ancient Vancouver controversy, which: was half-heartedly attended *v those present. Some,of them made pre; a;= tions to leave the hall as the Solicitor General delved deeper into the dry-as-dust detalls, when Chief Justice Alverstone held up his hand and Sir Edward sat down. A second later the counsel, secretaries and spectators sat spellbound as Lord Al- verstone, with trembling voice and tears coursing down his cheeks, announced that Sir Michael Herbert was dead. Maps and boundaries were utterly forgotten. With dramatic pathos ihe international contest- ants became fellow sympathizers, listen- ing in stunned amazement to Lord Alver- stone’s tribute to the man whose death none even expected. LORD ALVERSTONE'S TRIBUTE. Rather than trust to extempore expres- sion, Lord Alverstone had jotted down a few sentiments, which he read, as fol- lows: The members of this tribunal have just carned with the deepest sorrow of the death of Sir Michael Herbert, who, in-behalf of Great Britain, negotiated ‘and signed the treaty by which this tribunal ‘was constituted and under which it at this moment sitting. I cannot trust myself.to express the feeling of grief which this announcement has caused to every member of this tribunal and to many others who had the great privilege of Herbert's friendship. It 18 no language exagseration to say that no man ever brought to the discharge of his dutles his ideals, and few, if any, greater qualifications. His Majesty and the British nation have lost a devoted public ser- vant and many of us have lost a cherished personal friend. In thée meanwhile Embassador Choate had entered. He had just come from Lord Lansdowne's room, where he hall learned the news. The intense silence which followed the deltvery of Lord Alverstone's tribute was broken by Jacob M. Dickinson of Ameri- jcan counsel, who voiced the American sorrow and proposed an adjournment of the commission. Solicitor General Carson followed and the commission quietly broke up until to-morrow. Friends of Sir Michael Herbert came hurrying along the Foreign Office corri- dors to ascertain if the news were true. On all sides—American, Canadian and English—genuine sorrow was exhibited, which was evidently actuated by a sense of deep pereonal loss. SIR MICHAEL'S ILLNESS. Sir Michael had been at Davos-Platz about five weeks. When he returned to London from America he confessed that he felt far from well, but his physicians still held hoves of his conquering the con- sumption. The Embassador expected to leave Davos-Platz a week or so ago, in order to greet the Alaskan commissioners here, but he contracted bronchitis. Of this he wrote only a few days ago quite slightingly, saving it was only annoying because on account of it the doctor in- sisted on his not going to London to see his American friends. Lady Herbert intended to'leave Switz- erland a short time ago with her chil- dren, but she apparently changed her ‘plans and remained at Davos-Platz. A dispatch from Paris on September 12 said that Lady Herbert was devotedly nursing her delicate husband back to health at Davos-Platz. With the hope of restoring her husband, Lady Herbert was lingering at Davos-Platz, though' the re- sort was. deserted at that time of the year. Lady Herbert was formerly Miss Lelia ‘Wilson, daughter of Richard T. Wilson, the New York banker, and is related to the Vanderbilt, Ogden Goelet and Astor families. y It was announced to-night from Wilton, ‘Wiltshire, of which the Earl of Pem- broke, Sir Michael's brother, has been liament Mayor and member of t, that the Embassador’s body be brought to England and was to “district. at Wilton on October 30. The news of death was recelved with profound regr: and the Town Council met this evening and pased a.resolution of condolence. FRareTy v i PRESIDENT IS GRIEVED. Sir Michael Herbert and Mr. Roose- velt Personal Friends. "WASHINGTON, ° Sept. . 30.—President Ro@seyelt was deeply grieved when in- formed of the death of Sir Michael Her- bert, ~the- British Embassador to this country. He and Sir Michael and Lady Herhert ‘were, pérsonal .as well as official friends, and he-has sent a_personal mes- sage of condolence to Lady Herbert. The following, statement by authority of the President was issued at the White House to-day: The President is deeply shocked and grieved at the death of Sir Michael Herbert, both be- cause of his personal affection for Sir Michael and because of his high appreciation of him as an official. Official Washington learned with pro- found regret. of the death of Sir Michael Herbert. The State Department cabled to Mr. Choate, the American Embassador in London, instructing him to convey to the British Foreign Office an appropriate expression of the Washington Govern- ment’s sympathy. et B S e May Delay a Marriage. NEWPORT, R. I, Sept. 30.—News of the death of Embassador Herbert in Switzerland reached Mrs. Ogden Goelet, sister of Mrs. Herbert, here to-day. What effect, if any, the event may have on the approaching marriage of Miss May Goelet to the Duke of Roxburghe could not be stated. At Ochre Court, Mrs. Goelet's residence, it was said that there had been no time to consider future plans. —_————— Lyceum Theater to Be Music Hall. LONDON, Sept. 30.—A meeting of the shareholders of the Lyceum Theater Com- pany to-day approved the plan presented for the reorganization of the company and the turning of the classic playhoyse | into a music hall. Indignant sharehold- ers protested that their losses were due to bad management, and criticized Sir Henry Irving, whose name induced them to subscribe their money, for not being present to give the meeting the benefit of his advice and reply to criticism, —_——————— Liabilities of Wrigley & Sons. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 20.—The Express says that the estimated liabilities of John Wrigley & Sons of Liverpool, the firm prominent in the cotton trade, which falled September 15, are $396,250 and the total assets $390,000, including $305,000 cash in bank and on hand. It is possible that a dividend of 13 shillings on the pound sterling will be declared. ———————— Kaiser Checking Army Abuses. BERLIN, Sept. 30.—A fresh decree of Emperor William is in preparation for- bidding the ili-treatment of recrults. Public feeling on the subject is rising on account of the numerous instances of abuses which have been reported during the last fortnight. ——————— Wealthy Chinese Are Kidnaped. CHEEFOO, China, Sept. 30.—A band of Russianized Chjnese brigands have raided Takusan and kidnaped fifteen wealthy Chinesc, whom they are holding for ran- som. A reign of tefror exists in the Yalu Russian troops are holding the Korean side of the river. ————————— Bubonic Plague Quarantine. TIENTSIN, Sept. 30.-—In consequence of prevalence of bubonic plague at Pehtang, on tbe Gulf of Chili, the foreign military authorities have co-operated with the Chi- nese -and placed a sea and land cordon around Pehtang. . Noted Austrian Actress Dead. VIENNA, Sept. 30.—Frau Marie Gels- tinger, the actress and singer, died last night at Klagenfurt, near Lake Worth. She had made two tours of America, the last one In 1897. —_——————— - ROBERTS SUBMITS TREASURY REPOAT Net Revenues of Fiscal Year Show Increase of $38,988,439 Expenditures for Pensions and Interest Alone Are Decreasing e e WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Ellis H.' Roberts, Treasurer of the United States, has submitted his report to Secretary Shaw on the condition of the treasury on June 9, 1903, and its operations dur- ing the fiscal year. The total net rev-! enues for the year were $560,396,673, an increase of $38,988.439 over the year pre- ceding. and the total expenditures $506,- 099,007. an increase of 781,034. The surplus was $54,297,667, compared with $91,287,375 in 1902. In the receipts there was an increase of more than $3: 000,000 from customs and a falling off of over . :1,000,000 from internal rev as | | RINGFIELD, IIl., Sept. 30.—Harry H. b Spri 1d, was indicted Devereaux, or_of 0-da) the Grand Jury of Sangamon County permitting o ‘houses. slot machines in saloons and other and 4 | 090,595. enue, the latter being the result of legis- lation enacted with that object. On the side of expenditures there was an increase in every important account except pensions and interest in which there were slight savings. The expendi- tures for the two military departments, which together amounted to $181,227, 534, forming by far the heaviest outlay for_any single purpose, were more than | $21,000,000 greater than the year before. | The aggregate income, including, besides the revenues, the receipts from bonds, notes :and coin certificates, was $ 1,- 394,007, and the aggregate outgo $1, 647,665. . At the close of the year the treasury held $893,068.869 of gold and silver on deposit against outstanding certificates and treasury notes. besides the $150,000,000 in gold which forms the reserve against United States notes ‘Treasurer Roberts places the monetary stock of the country on Jume 30, 1903, including gold and silver, United States notes, treasury notes and national bank notes, but not certificates, at $2,688,149,- 621, an increase of $124,882,963 for the year. The increase in gold was 360,137 401, and in national banknotes $56,- 998,559. The total estimated stock of gold was $1,252,731,990, constituting nearly 47 pe: cent of the whole. The gold In the treas ury amounted to $631,420,739, after a gain of $71,220,480 in twelve months. During the year $126,715,723 in gold was deposited at the mints and assay offices. Of the receipts from customs at the port of New York, constituting 67 per cent | of the whole, 83 per cent were in gold The proportion of gold at other ports about 80 per cent. The imports of g were $44,082,092 and the exports $47 The increase of the money | circulation during the year was $121./ 749,252, of which $59,776,462 was in gol certificates and $54,520,193 in national bank notes. The share of money fo each person increased 89 cents and th proportion of gold to the whole rose t 42 per cent, the highest ratio ever re- corded. There has been a continued increase in the proportions of paper currency of the denominations of $10 and under in circulation, but the growth hardly keeps pace with the demand. Tha supply can be Increased if Congress will authorize the issue of gold certificate- for $10 and remove the restriction on the issue of $5 notes by national banks. To meet the constant pressure requires strenuous er- | fort in the preparation of the currency issue. The national bank notes pre- sented for redemption during the year amounted to $196,429,621, or 51 per cent of the average outstanding. Of the $5 notes the redemptions were 55 per cent, of the 10’s 46 per cent, of the 20's 49 per cent, of the 50's 61 per cent and of the 100’s 73 per cent. These flgures show that the tens and twenties remain in circulation longest. PROPOSE UNIFORM LAW OF FRATERNAL INSURANCE State Commissioners Adopt Report Urging Control of Rate Charged by New Companies. BALTIMORE, Sept. 3.—At the na~ tional convention of State Insurance Com- missioners to-day the report relating to fraternal beneficlary associations r& adopted after a number of The report relates entirely to the recom: mendation of a proposed uniform bill o the subject of fraternal insurance, the purpose being to have every State In the Union adopt it. The salient features of the bill as ap- proved is that new organizations shall not charge a minimum rate less thaa one | based on the actuaries’ mortality table | and 4 per cent interest. The oid organi- zations now in existence may either in- corporate in compliance with this law as to the rate named for new members or continue on their present plan. —_—————— MASKED ROBZERS RAID A SALT LAKE SALOON Proprietor Attempts to Resist and Is Enocked Down by Blow From Revolver. SALT LAKE. Utah, Sept. 30.—Six men, | all mssked and armed, entered a saloon ! near the Short Line depot early to-night and after compelling the seven men who wisre in the place to face the wall with taeir hands elevated appropriated all the money in sight, amounting to about $150. Ben Friese, the proprietor, attempted to resist, but was promptly knocked down with a blow from the gun of one of the rob- bers and seriously injured. Another man who was iIn the place at the time turned slightly around while the robbers were going through the till, and he, too, was given a blow over the head with a re- volver. Two men suspected of being con- nected with the hold-up are under arrest. ———— Two Weeks for Tillman Trial LEXINGTON, 8. C., Sept. 3.—During the seven hours devoted to-day to the trial of James H. Tillman seyen of the State’'s witnesses were heard. Some of the cross-examinations to-day by counsel for the defense were rigid. Fhe State'still has-a number of witnesses to be ealled, and it is now expected that at least two weeks will be consumed in the trial of the case. Much of the testimony to-day was of a technical nature. —_———— Want Prisoner’s Fortune. NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Relatives of Alphonse J. Stephani, who was serving a life sentence in Dannemora prison for murder, have entered an unusual mo- tion befores the Supreme Court. They desire to have a fortune of $100,000 pos- gessed by the murderer. Stephant Kkilled Attorney F. T. Reynolds in his office twelve vears ago. He was con- victed of murder in the second degree. —_—————— Teachers Wanted in Philippines. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—The Civil Ser- vice Commission has received a call from the Philippine Government for 156 male teachers and will hold examinations at, various cities on October 19 and 20. Th salaries range from 3§90 to $i200 per ur. nun. A woman's work would be done If she used a gas range. We sell them. Francisco Gas and Electric Companv.