The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 3, 1904, Page 2

v I THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 38, 1904. CONGRESS 'FORECAST AWA G NG CONGRESS. lars o but it probably will t of legislati on to be considered during the session. HE second session of the Fifty-eighth Congress will be called to order next Monday. The T 1 i both houses are crowded and many new bills will be introduced. The question Of tariff revision will take up much time, as will also the trusts and the river and harbor ap- propriation bill. The subject of reciprocity will be given consideration, and legislation for the Philippines will claim the attention of the members. Currency legislation will be talked about, not be enacted. The following forecast will give an idea of the vast amount + 5 alendars of Both Houses Are Crowded and T — here Is Talk of an Extra Session. Dec. 2.—On the stroke of. 12 nday, the second ses- sion of the Fifty-eighth Congress will be cailed to order by President Pro Tem. Frye in the Senate and by Speak- er Cannon in House. When the residing officers - tors and Representatives to duty nearly every member will be in his seat will be but only routine business ansacted. The chaplains will pray, the rolls will be called, the reg- 3 olutions of notification will be i, committees to inform the sident will be appointed and ad- will -follow deceased members. message generally is received d the first day, but the Sen- punctilious in certain matters 1d it is almost sure to adjourn as a e of respect to the late Senator Massachusetts and the late Quay of Pennsylvania. The therefore, probably will not out of respect age. be read until Tuesday After the opening day, when the message of t resident is read, the regular business of the session will hegiy nd the legisiative wheels will until March 4, 1 5. plenty to do. The calendars houses are loaded with bills of kind hundreds of new bills will be troduced and committees ere ready 1o report enough to keep G usy for twelve #onths, but N three months Congress will prot do little more than pass the reg hual appropriation bills. ! The s been some talk of a possi- ble session The result of the Nc election wa scarcely K re this talk begaw. Here- 1 rumors have been 1 the ntil after the election digested. but this ssion began before the knew how many votes he ave in the electoral college. reason why such a session alled is because there is a in guarters for a re- tariff, but many of the \g Congressmen during the last ks have made it plain that they do mot want tariff revision, and, further, that they do not want an ex- 11a. session. TARIFF REVISION TALK. There is one feature of the tariff revi- sion. falk that has some substance. Mor eny must be had or there must a curtailment of expenditures. With the increasing annual appropria- tions, a river and harbor bill, increase of the navy, the Panama canal and other features of extraordinary dis- bursement there will be need of more money than present customs and in- ternal revenues provide. An intimation has been made that curtailment will satisfy many Congressional leaders, but the majority may determine otherwise, in whkich event some revenue legislation may be necessary and an extra session for that purpose may be called. But this is said to be a remote contingency, and the probabilities, ‘according to the leaders who are here, are that there will - be meither tariff legislation nor an ex tra session. Coupled with tariff legislation discus- sion is the subject of reciprocity. A number of proposed reciprocity treaties have been and still are reposing in the pigeon-holes of the Senate. During the coming three months there may be some talk about these treaties, but the indications are they will not be serious- ly considered. So strong has been the _opposition to them that it has never been -considered worth while to report them from the Committee on Foreign Rélations, to. which they were referred. There was considerable talk during the last session of Congress concerning tar- iff revision, and the suggestion was meade by several prominent leaders that eny revision that was necessary could be accomplished during the short ses- gjon -of Congress, the. idea being that revision would be an the lines of re- duction and would meet with little or - "o opposition. If more revenue is need- ed and it is found necessary to add =ome internal revenue taxes, opposition may be more pronounced. Revenue leg- islation of any kind is sure to create considerable talk in the Senate, and that ‘means delay. In fact, it has be- come kno tions legislation during the short ses- sion is enacted by practically unan- imous consent. Any half-dozen Sen- atore who determine to defeat a bill have the power to do so, with the privi- lége of unlimited debate. In the House —_—— T T Ouee of the incom DA @I HELLER & FRANK IimcemnromarEn CLOTHIER Every detall of your clothes is important and carefully ob- served. Shoulders, collar, lapel, draping, ete. We give it all teo | MARKET STREET AND GRANT AVENUE (Y i< The Pres- | n that under present condi- | transact all business it desires, and so far as that body is concerned there is| | no difficulty about any legislation that may be attemnted, but if the leaders | do not want tariff revision or change in | | the revenue laws nothing will be done. | | PHILIPPINE LEGISLATION. | | The unfinished business in the Sen- | | ate is a biil passed viding for the c | stringent rules enabie the majority m! by the House pro- | nstruction of railroads | | In the Philippine Islands by a guar- | l‘;.mer- of 5 per cent income upon the | | money invested in such roads. The bill | 13!% provides for issuing Phflippine | bonds for other internal improvements |in the islands and in ‘several j other | ippine The |of laws passed bill met with opposition during by a the Congress. great deal last Con- in charge, says he will press it from the beginning of the session and hopes to secure its passage. opposition was to the provision which guaranteed an income to the railroads, and little objection was made to cther featurcs of the bill. the Philippines, which has been urged by Se ary Taft and the President, as well as neariy every one interested in the Philippines, provides for a ma- terial reduction of the duty om sugar| and tobacco, as well other Philip- pine product: In fact, free entry of | these products has been recommended. | A demand for a reduction to 25 per | cent has been quite frequently present- | ed to Congress. | Another measure which received the sanction of the House last session, but which has never been pushed in the Senate, is the statehood measure which provides for two States, doubling up the Territories of Oklahoma and In- | dian Territory ac one and Arizona and | New Mexico as another. Should the House of Representatives cide to impeach Judge ne of the Northern District of rida, the business conditions of | Senate would be cumplira(edii of | Committee on Judiciary Charles | the After an investigation a majority the | in peachment. Consideration of the resolu- tion was postpored until December 13, the the short session. Meanwhile the Ju- diciary Committee was instructed to take further testimony, a task it be- gan two weeks ago. tions are that the House will not au- thorize an impeachment, or, if it does, | the action will be taken so late in_the | sessiorn that the real proceedings-Will | | 20 over until the next Congress. There | are precedents for such action in other | impeachment cases that have been be- fore Congress. TROUBLESOME SMOOT CASE. It js somewhat doubtful if a vote will be reached in the Senate in the case of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. This | case attracted a great deal of attention last session when the Committee on House | Privileges and Elections summoned the | | heads of the Mormon church to tell | what had been going on of a polygam- | ous character in Utah, and thousands | of persons® petitioned daily- to have | Smoot ejected from the Senate. A score | or more of witnesses are vet to be ex- amined, and the defense has not even begun, so that it is evident that before a report is made to the Senate the session will be so far spent that no a vote upon Senator Smoot's title. Some question has arisen as to whether the case lapses with the end of the present Congress. It was the opinion of the late Senator Hoar that the pro- ceedings would end with the Congress and an entire new case would have to be commenced if it was found desirable to continue the case against Smoot. The last session passed a bill provid- ing for a commission composed of five Senators and five Representatives to in- vestigate and report a measure for re- storing the Merchant Marine of the | United States. The commigsion was in- structed to report on the first day of | the coming session and it is expected that this will be done. There has been | a great deal ¢f anxiety manifested by | men of both political parties to secure | legislation of this character and if any measure can be agreed upon which will receive the support of both parties it will no doubt be speedily passed. Some doubt exists among the mem- bers of both houses as to whether addi- tional Chinese exclusion legislation is necessary. It has been held that the law would expire this month, as it was founded upon a treaty which also ex- pires. A new treaty is being negotiated and an exclusion law to meet its terms may be necessary. The people of the Pacific Coast have been insisting upon more rigid exclusion than that known as the Platt Jaw, and if the question is brought up there will be quite a lengthy debate. NEW IMMIGRATION LAWS. Senator Dillingham has reported from the Committee on Immigration a bill amending the immigration laws. The principal feature of the bill is a provision for an agent of the Unitéd States, accompanied.by a surgeon, to be stationed at all important Euro- pean immigrant ports to inspect aliens seeking admission to the United It also provides for a head Th ' when Con ree years ago when Congress as- sembled a flood of bills was | it- | ed for the protectien of the President and those in line of succession. even ed the stage of Senate calendar is a notice given by day, December 6, 4 ask the Senate to take up a bill wh pmn—t;ah-m ?’&“ or ol e Judiciary Comm will particulars amends the Phil-, gress, but Senator Lodge, who has it | The principal | Another bill for | the last session recommended im- | beginning of the second week of | Present indica- | | serious attempt will be made to reach | bill, the Fowler bill and the Hill blll.1 as well as a number of others, are pending before committees, but no one | has shown any particular desire to have them passed. In fact, one meas- ure is antagonistic to another with no apparent danger to the fin- ances of the country, those who are not experts in the matter of currency law cannot be induced to push these measures forward to the exclusion of other business. DISCUSSION OF TRUSTS. Reduced representation in Southern States which have by one form or an- other disfranchised negroes will be a i theme of discussion, but not action, during the winter. The Republican national platform is interpreted by some of the more radical members of the party to call for such reduction and they will go at the subject from the beginning. It is well understood that to bring about anything like a reduced representation would require much more time than a three months’ i session of Congress which expires by limitation. No doubt a number of bills to pro- hibit or control campaign contributions will be presented, as that matter be- came an issue at the close of the re- cent campaign. Just how it can be rcached is yet to be ascertained, as there are so many ways in which a law of this kind can be avoided. The trusts will receive attention, at least in debate, although some doubt ig expressed about any effective legisla- tion being passed. Following a cam- paign in which the trusts were made a vital issue it is natural to expect that there must be a great deal of talk on the subject whenever there is an op- | portunity, laterstate commerce legislation in some form or another is always pending in Congress and there may be an effort to enlarge the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission so as to allow it to fix rates. Railroad in- terests have opposed and will continue to oppose this measure. Another pending measure is to permit pooling and this is opposed. by the shippers. With so much contention | there is little prospect that anything | will be done. A bill to amend the law | for the safety of employes of railroads | has been reported and it is expected | that it will pass. A bill which has agitated Congress for a number of years providing for eight hours’ work only, on all Govern- | ment contracts, no doubt will be report- | ed from the Senate Committee on Labor, which has given much time to hear- ings. A bill of similar character was lost in the last Congress by being crecwded out by other business. PURE yOOD BILL. Senator Heyburn of Idaho has given notice that he will call up the pure food bill during the first week of the session and the friends of the measure hope to have it passed. A measure which created a great deal of interest in the last session and which no doubt will cause considerable discus- sion if it comes up again is a bill pro- viding for several large camp sites in different sections of the country, for the use of the regular army and militia for drill purposes. The localities most like- Iy to get the sites if the bill becomes a law are energetically pushing it to | the front while disappointed rivals are | opposing it Senator Fairbanks, who has only three months to serve as a Senator be- fore he becomes Vice President, and who as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds has en- deavored to secure a bill providing a building for the Departments of State, Justice and Commerce and Labor, will try to bring about favorable action on the bill in the ninety days he is to re- main a national legislator. There are other public building bills pending, but it is not expected any general omnibus bill will be pushed at this session. Irrigation has become a permanent legislative topic. Interwoven closely with the public land question, it has re- sulted in setting two House committees by the ears and creating a wide differ- ence of opinion among Senators from Western States. Several measures in- tended as amendments to the irrigation law have been suggested and are before Congress. If the Western men were united they no doubt could secure some legislation, but being divided it 15 quite likely that nothing will be done. RIVER®APPROPRIATIONS. and, OF THE WORK/POSTAL DEFICIT [TRADE GROWS TAKES A JUNP Nearly Nine Million Dollars for the Year Owing to Rural Delivery Extension SUGGESTED CHAN G lLower Rate for Parcels for Country Districts and New Laws to Stop Swimllingl —_— P WASHINGTON, Dec. 2—An increase 1 of 923 per cent in the deficiency over {the previous year is shown by the l financial statement for the postal serv- !ice, incorporated in the annual report of E. C. Madden, Third Assistant Post- master General, for the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1504, The report shows, however, that the increase in expendi- tures is on account of the rural free de- livery service. Were it not for this ex- traordinary expenditure the postal ser- vice would now be about self-sustain- ing. The total receipts from all sources for the fiscal year were $143,582,624 and the total expenditures $152,362,116, leav- ing a deficit of $8,779,492. The deficiency for the previous year was $4,560,444. Madden says: “It is believed that as soon as the rural free delivery service is fully es- tablished the increase in the expendi- tures on account of that service each year will not be more than the normal increase for other items of the service, and that within a short time after such normal conditions ¢btain the postal ser- vice will be again self-sustaining, a condition which has not existed since 1883." Extension of the rural free delivery service has resuited in an increase of 1125 in the number of postoffices discon- tinued during the fiscal year ending July 30, 1904, dccording to the annual report of J. L. Bristow, Fourth Assist- ant Postmaster General, made public to-day. During the year there were 2549 post “ices established and 5587 discon- tinued. The principal cause of the in- crease in discontinuances has been the extension of the rural free delivery ser- vice. At the close of the fiscal year there were 71,131 postoffices in the United States—265 first class, 1204 second class, 3896 third clags and 65,766 fourth class. The rural mail delivery and the ex- tensicn by private interests of rural tel- ephone service have created a demand from patrons of rural routes for the de- livery of small packages of merchan- dise on an order to local merchants by postal card, telephone or otherwise. The value of such packages is small and the present rate of one cent per ounce the report says is practically prohibitive. Bristow recommends that Congress fix a rate of 3 cents per pound or any fracticnal part thereof on packages not exceeding five pounds, mailed at the distributing postoffice of any rural free delivery route. 1t _is estimated that $500,000 will be needed by the department to continue the ecstablishment of rurgl routes as fast as they are favorably reported for the remainder of the current fiscal year. Bristow recommends to Congress that the interstate commerce law be amend- ed so as to prohibit common carriers— to wit, telegraph and express com- panies, or any of their employes, from aiding and abetting in green gcods or lottery swindles or any other scheme carried on partly by mail and partly by common carrier and which is in vio- lation of the postal laws. — e Do You Want a Trunk At a moderate price? one that looks good \and is good, or a traveling set? We have ‘them in all the best material and lowest prices. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. . e transportation of naval and other stores in American built ships; for the protection of forest reserves and the creation of additional reserves; for the payment of $200,000 to ex- Queen Liliuokalani; to amend the act for the suppression of lottery traffic; to make liquor transportation by in- terstate traffic subject to the laws of the State where it is sold. One day during the morning ses- sion will be devoted to counting the electoral vote cast for the President and Vice President. The ballots of electors of the different States are sent to the President pro tempore of the Senate and on the second Wednesday in February the Senate with the forty- five ballot boxes, one from each State, will proceed to the House, canvass the vote and declare the result. It is an interesting fact that although all machinery is provided for the election of a President and Vice President and for the official canvass and declaration of the vote, no provision is made for officially notifying the men elected. Both President Roosevelt and Sena- tor Fairbanks will have to take the proceedings of the joint session of Congress as their notification of the result of the recent election. Two_Senators are to take oath of office, Philander C. Knox, the succes- sor of Senator Quay from Penneylva- nia, and W. Murray Crane, the suc- cessor of Senator Hoar . from Massa- chusetts, both seats having been made vacant by death since the last ses- Two years ago in the long session ollulon. Two chairmanships of commit- tees may be fllled at the coming ses- Sohgrabs £ Ix iea B Tia- | sion. The Senate never filled the va- tion bill was passed, but it was omitted in the session which ended last April. It is the intention to pass a bill at this session, and the men having it in charge, remembering that four years ago Senator Carter of Montana talked a river and harbor bill to death, will make every effort to have it presented early and got out of the way of an- ot:er -ucth7 co:;lnmm‘cy‘. % h number or Alg ve come over from the last m. the most important being those providing for a Delegate from the ory and for governmental aid in buil - roads. senslon, and there 18 me Inohmatios that ssion, an 16 no in “that there has been a change of sentiment Bills. to recognize th a to e consular ser- vice have been. reported ‘,to‘_r nmugl:,. but so h{‘;fluy ‘have not popular enough to secure vutpa‘l in, either body. essary when a_report of his 1 of conditions in the canal Elll.- ‘I‘!' ain legisl not gef Notwithstanding - the the short zZone. ny other t ru cancy at the head of the Interoceanic Canals Committee after the death of Senator Hanna, and Senator Hoar's death leaves a vacancy at the head of the important Committee on Judici- ary. In all probability Senator Platt of Connecticut will be the acting chairman of the Judiciary, as Senator Platt of New York has been the acting chairman of the Canal committee. —_————— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. drug refund money if it falls to E. _thve'--l:::mnhnmm l COMMITTED TO ASYLUM. 2.—Daniel J. Andrews was committed Nopa irsane asylum to-day by Ji He is & plumber and has been All 28¢.* i S there twie before. SAUCER. Free With Every Small Ad in WILL CONVENE MONDAY AND THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS AT THE CAPITAL OF THE NATION ARE BUSY ISSUING THEIR ANNUAL BY BIG LEAPS, bun Reports That Railways | Are Unable to Handle the Shipments Offered Them | | NOTED! FEW FAILURES Bradstreet’s Weekly Review Stat That Conditions Are Generally Favorable, Sl e ‘ NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Dun’s weekly‘ review of trade to-morrow will say:. Holiday goods are moving freely, and; in staple lines there is more activity, even the products that are between seasons finding a fair market. Packing | ;and shipping departments are increas-, ing forces and traffic congestion at sev-, eral points indicates that the growth of ! business has overtaxed railway facili- ‘tles. Earnings of all roads reportlng( | for November show an average gain of ' 7.1 per cent over last year. 3 ‘Weather conditions have favored job-| bing and enabled distribution of heavy wearing apparel and also accelerated the marketing of new corn, but there is not sufficient moisture for winter| wheat or coke production. A record-, breaking yield of cotton is bringing | prices nearer the point at which normal ' consumption may be resumed, although there is still much idle machinery at Fall River. Other manufacturing news is most gratifying. Structural work increases and car shops are crowded with orders, while manv idle steel mills have re- sumed. Foreign commerce at this port for the | last week shows an increase of $2,304,- | 398 in value of imports as compared with last year, and a loss of $2,035171 | in exports. Increased offerings of native Steers, at 14 cents by Chicago packers tend to | | ] weaken the tone of the hide market, although branded varieties were firm}y held and a large advance occurred in foreign dry hides. Leather is stronger, ' with a better movement of sole, and all | upper leather is higher except glazed | kid. A most sensational advance of 4| cents occurred in the local market for calfskins. Commercial failures this week in the United States are 205, against 214 last | week and 217 last year; in Canada 29, | against 39 last week and 27 last year. Bradstreet’s to-morrow will say: De- | velopments have been mainly favor- able. Cooler weather has helped retail trade, stimulated reorders from jobbers and improved collections except in por- tions of the South, where holding of | cotton is reported. Heavy dry goods, clothing, shoes, groceries and hardware | note relatively most activity. Holiday | trade was opened well and promises a | very large aggregate. | Breaks in raw material have tended | to unsettle cotton goods, including sell- | ers toward conservatism, and prints' have been reduced at leading markets. | Failures are fewer in number and in liabilities the lightest in any month but | one of 1904. | A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. ! Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your druggist will refund money 1f PAZO OINT. MENT fails to cure you ia 6 to 14 days. 50c.* COLONEL SELLERS, NOTED CHARACTER, DIES AT RIALTO LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2—Colonel lewis Henry Sellers, one of Mark Twain’s famous characters, died last night at Hotel Del Rialto at Rialto. He was stricken suddenly, just after bidding good-night to his friends and family, with whom he had spent a pleasant evening. Colonel Sellers had come to Southern California to spend the winter, his home being in Pensa- cola, Florida, to which place the re- mains were shipped this morning. P e R Dr, Nelson J. Bird Dies. FRESNO, Dec. 2,—Dr. Nelson J. Bird, a well known-San Francisco physician, | died suddenly in this city at 8 o’cloc! to-night at the residence of Dr. E. C. Dunn, whose guest he was. Deceased was about 71 years of age and was ad- justing surgeon of the Pacific Coast and Travelers’ Insurance Company of Hartford. e Prominent Democrat Dead. YORK, Pa., Dec. 2.—Chauncey F. Black, former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania and a leader of the Democratic party, died at Brocks, his suburban home, near this city, to-day. For many years Black was a promi- nent flgure at Democratic State and | national conventions. Was Sent to England by Lincoln. CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. 2.—James M. | Scovall, a lawyer and former President ; of the New Jersey Senate, was found ! dead in bed to-day at his home in Cape | May. During the Civil War he was one | of President Lincoln’s Commissioners to England. o it Deuth Enters Royal House. MUNICH, Dec. 2.—Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern, a member of the non- reigning Sigmaringen branch of the family and a younger brother of King Charles of Roumania, is dead. SR AR ‘Embassador Dies in Vienna. VIENNA, Dec. 2—The Russian Em- bassador, Count Peter Kapnist, died this afterncon from an apoplectic stroke. Y i ‘Death of Pioneer Woman. The announcément was received here yesterday from New York of the death of Mrs. Belden, widow { of the late Josiah Belden and mother | of Charles A. and George Belden and | Mrs. George Gibson. Mrs. Belden | came to California overland with her nts in 1849 and settled in San cse, the family home for many years l being on the _resent site of the Ven- | married and reared a- family in Jose, moved to New York, where they had since resided. Many of the old Cali- fornians readilv recall Mrs. Belden and will learn with deep regret her death. liams, convicted a in Judge Cook's court on a cl re of to ; bring in an | week ago. REPORTS CERTAIN WEBER 'POWER PLINT BOUGHT PISTOL Pawnbroker Says He Is Now Sure That He Sold Weapon to Accused Youth Last May SEES BOY IN HIS CELL Work of Examining the Wit- nesses Still Occupies the Attention of Grand Jury SR A Sk Special Dispatch te The Call. AUBURN, Deec. 2.—The Grand Jury is making headway very slowly and it { probably will be some time next week , before it finishes examining witnesses in the robbery and murder cases, in which Adolph Weber is the defendant. It is believed, however, that they will indictment for robbery and one indictment for murder. It is probable the jury will indict Weber for the murder of his father. He fis now held on the charge of killing his mother. : Lichtenstein, the Sacramento pawn- broker, was’in Auburn to-day and took another look at the prisoner. He is now positive that he sold Weber the bank robber’'s pistol at his place of business on May 17 last. The bank was robbed May 26. Lichtenstein identified the pistol, a 22-caliber weapon, soon after It was found under the brush on the hillside below Auburn. The officers are very quiet just now, and it is believed they have sufficient evidence to convict young Weber on both charges. They claim they have valuable testimony which will not be made known until the trial. What the prisoner’'s defense will be is hard to tell. Weber himself intimates that he will prove an alibi in both cases. The accused boy laughs at the idea that his plea will be insanity. Some one remarked to him the other day that if they were in his quarters very long they would go crazy. Weber re- torted, “I'm not going to let myself go crazy, never fear.” ‘Weber still maintains his bold front. His demeanor has changed but little since his confinement. He is impudent, sullen and defiant. His health is good. He even looks better than he did a He is less shifty and ner- vous. He answers one's questions by asking another. If your interrogations do not suit him he curls up the corner of his lip and grins. When he sleeps or lies down in his hammock he al- ways draws the coverings over his head. When awake he writes a good deal and has promised Sheriff Keena and Coroner Shepard to write a book of his life. For a diversion he whistles a good deal, principally at night. He never sings or shrieks, as has been claimed. Before answering a hard question or doing anything by which he Imagines he can be injured he puts his face in his hands and thinks a minute. The other day, when Under Sheriff May announced that he was wanted before the Grand Jury, Weber deliberately got up from where he was sitting writ- ing a letter, went to his hammock, got into it, pulled the clothes over his head and remained silent for at least five minutes. He then announced his read- iness to go. In an interview with Coroner Shep- ard and in reply to the yuestion if he ever thought of the hereafter Weber replied: I think a great deal more than any cne has any idea. Because I do not cry people imagine I have no concep- tion of my position.” ‘Weber has been humored too much in jail, as he was at home; but from now on he will be accorded scant cour- tesy. To-day he attempted to give orders to Jailer Fulton. When Fulton took his dinner to him on a tray Weber sald impudently: “Take it into the forward cell.” “Take it in yourself,” said Fulton, as he put the tray at the prisoner’s feet. ‘Weber's guardian, John Adams, vis- | ited his ward this morning. He brought the boy a paper- covered book on palm- ifetry and several pictures cut out of the daily papers. Weber wants all the pictures that the newspapers have | published, particularly those of him- self. Sheriff Keena handed him one the other day. Weber threw it away, saying it looked like a death mask. A A o JURY'S VERDICT ACQUITS COURT MARTIAL CONVIOTS TACOMA, Dec., 2—Northwest mili- tary circles are sommewhat stirred over the trial by a military court at Van- couver of Private Fred R. Stubbs after he was recently tried at Tacoma on the charge of murder and “acquitted. ! During the American Lake encamp- ment last July Stubbs while intoxicat- ed quarreled with and fatally shot Pri- vate “Tom” Vandiver. He pleaded self- defense and was acquitted in the Supe- rior Court. The military authorities then took the matter up and brought Stubbs before a military court at Vancouver which found him guilty and sentenced him to five years in prison and to be dishonorably discharged from the army. The military court was not satisfied with Stubbs’ acquittal here, fearing such action would establish a precedent that might cause members of the army to value life too cheaply. Stubbs’ friends hope to obtain his release on a writ of habeas corpis and again take him before the State court. They con- tend that the military authorities had no right to try him- after he had been acquitted by the State court. ADVERTISEMENTS. Al Humors Are impure matters which the skin, liver, kidneys and other organs can not take care of without help, there is such an accumulation of them. They litter the whole system. Pimples, boils, eczema and other eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired feeling, bilious turns, fits of indiges- tion, dull headaches and many other troubles are due to them. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Pills Remove all humors, overcome all their effects, strengthen, tone and in- 1S FIRED 0) Attempt Made in This Way to Force the Mines at Zeigler to Close - Down —_— SHOTS FILL THE AIR Guards Compelled to Seek Cover to Escape Terrifie Fusillade From the Woods DUQUOIN, I, Dee. —Guards the Dyle blockhouse, half way betw at een the town of Zeigler and the pumping two stations, which are more than miles apart, were driven to shortly after midnight by an attack from the woods, in which about fifty shots were fired. The attacking parties seemed to have centered their forces directly on the pumping station. It is from this plant that all the power which operates the Zeigler mines is obtained and if the attackers should succeed in destroying this it would shut down the mines com- pletely. SPRINGFIELD, IlL, Deec. 2.—Govern« or Yates made a statement to-day that he has not the slightest intentiom of declaring martial law at Zeigler and that an interview credited to him in- timating such an intention is false. B s+ ol President Keeps Hands Off. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—President Rooseveit to-day informed a delega- tion representing the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tinplate Workers that he saw no way by which he properly or legally could interfers to bring aboat a settlement of the strike of the union employes of the Carnegie Steel Company of Youngs- town and Girard, Ohio. B e — Mints Break the Record. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The Direc- tor of the Mint in his annual report shows that the output of the coinage mints at Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Orleans, which were in oper- ation throughout the fiscal year, was the largest on record. 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