The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 6, 1906, Page 3

THE SAN. FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, 'MARCH 6, 1906. JIPANESE #S MADIGAN 1S ELECTED _ ~ MAYOR OF VALLEJO. | SHS PRESOENT ) CRIEVNCE Hotelkeeper in Hawaii Makes Appeal to His Government, Saying He Is Persecuted P ¥ IR \CCUSES THE PLANTERS He Charges Conspiracy to Block Proposed Steamship Line to American Coast SE S W RN March b. for K Haga, a ho- he steamship to take has filed ul General . a petition ask- of the ays that he is being steamship line be- tle. He makes Sugar Planters’ As- es that the Honolulu nters in their “ste xpects to take FAGLES OF PETALUMA READY FOR VISITORS \erie Discusses Plans for the Reception of Members of Order. The Call 5 Petaluma les, met r the conven- this city in {esheimer pre- ects to enter- thelr e Day a monster cele- aeries from Rafael partici- sked tc ——a————— EMPLOYES OF STATE LIBRARY UNDER CIVIL SERVICE RULES Board Adopts Merit System amd Men Hired in Future Must Stand Examination 1 service rules have e employes of the admitted upon efi- being based LEAPS TO HIS DEATH FROM THE DECK OF A STEAMSHIP | Mining Operator of Copper River and Nome Ends Life in Waters of the Ocean. h 5.—Fr. ut sprang out friend efforts to s MISSING CORRESPONDENT TURNS UP IN SALONICA Albert Sommichsen of Onkland Reports to New York Paper From the Balkans. IW YORK, March 5.—Albert Son- sen of Cakland, Cal., a correspon- | L @ New York Evening Post, ared from Sofia, Bulgaria, r such circumstances that s feared he had come to harm, has The Evening Post to- eived news of his safe arrival at from —_——— ood Bill for House. ON, March 5.—The House interstate and forelgn greed on a pure-food 1 be favorably reported to ; respects It is like passed by the Senate, ittee agreed to let it have er of that measure, adding some provi- nd suggestions e committee. —_————— Arrested on Serious Charge. ANTA ROSA, March 5.—C .B. Mont- ery, who has been working with w in Lake County, was today as the train came the north on a charge of Montgomery refuses As D~ Graves’ Tooth Powder makes the teeth white, bright and beautiful, why not use it twice every day, the way people do who have teeth you like to see. Itis a fme anticeptic. Ask your dentist about this; he will advise you. In handy metal cans or bottles, 25c. Dr.Graves’ Toeth Powder Go. CARTERS CURE SICK - HEADACHE. L Genvine Must Bear IVER Fac-Simile Signature ol | f el Japanese | persecuted in his | tle and raved | He was locked | JamesRoney Defeated " by Nearly 150 Ba"ots. %Democral’s Winners in a Republican 5 District. Special Dispatch to The Call. VALLEJO, March 5—The Republican wing of the party which was defeated at the recent primary election by the sup- | porters of Mayor James Roney knifed the Republican nominee today, and Val- lejo, normally & Republican town by 600 votes, elected J. J. Madigan, the Demo- cratic nominee, by a majority of 148 votes. rere were four other Democrats elected S. Cooper for Commissioner of Pub- ) lic Works, defeating N. B. Grace; Frank | E. Powers, for City Attorney, defeating H. D. Gill: J. F. Deininger, defeating C. E. Wickstrom In the race for Trustee, | | and W. J. Carlin, defeating G. F. Hilton | in the fight for membership on the Board | of Education. Following are the success- ful office seekers: J. J. Madigan (D.), Maybor; O. 8. Coop- | er (D.), Commissioner of Public Works; Frank E. Powers (D.), City Attorne George H—Warford (R.), City Treasure: George Hildreth (R.), City Auditor; W. J. Tormey (D.), no_opposition, vity Cler] J. E. Brownlie (R.), J. F. O'Reilly (R.), and J. F. Deininger (D.), Trustees; John Davidson (R.), E. P. Jefferis (R.) and W. J. Carlin (D.), School Directors; Charles F. Colvin, John Kelly and Arthur Wil- liams, Library Trustees The day was an ideal one and many voters who work In San Francisco and | other citles came home to cast their bal- lots. The voting machines belonging to Solano County were used and the results were known within fifteen minutes after the polls closed. More than 2100 votes | were polled. JAPAN TO SEND SHIP T0 CHINA | War Vessel to Be Dispatched } to Afford Protection to Subjects of the Mikado ‘ —— | | LONDON, March 6—Acoording to the i | Tokio correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph, Japanese residents of China, hav- | ing requested protection. the Government | has decided to send the warship Taka- | chiho to Chinese waters. | The Tribune's correspondent at Peking describes the interesting strategic dispo- com- | has | sition of troops by Yuan’' Shi Kal, He mander of the Chinese forces. stationed four batteries of field at Chinchow, province of Hunnan, ¢ Yuen River, under pretense that bandits are approaching. This arrangement | guards the northern approach to the cap- | 1, cutting the caravan route from Manchuria to Peking. He also is sending | elght batteries of rapid fire guns to Shun- tefu under the pretext that a sacret so-| ciety there is exhibiting unrest, thus]| | guarding the southern approach to the | capital and cutting the Hankow and Pe- | king road. Yuan Shi Kal retains twent six modified Krupp guns, the most mod- ern pleces in China, at the hunting park, | three miles south of Peking. PEKING, March 5.—The principal topic | in Yhe Chinese press relates to the re- ’por(s coming from America that the Uniteg States is making complete prep- arations to send a military expedition to | China. The newspapers regard these re- | ports as a manifestation of an unfriendly policy. The imports of Newchwang for 1905, ex- lusive of military supplies, was the largest recorded. The totdl was $53,000,000 gold, of which $22,000,000 came from Amer- ica, $9,000,000 being in cotton. WASHINGTON, March 5.—War Office Department officials state that they are | not endeavoring to charter any private | steamships on the Pacific Coast for the transportation of troops to the Philip- | pines, as has been reported. There is no { present intention of dispatching any | troops in addition to the two regiments and two batteries already on the way to Manila which will afford General Wood a | command of about 15000 men. [ . companion. | PAY AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE NAVAL MILITIA “Navy Rations” Are Served After a Drill by Santa Cruz Company of Snilors, SANTA CRUZ, March 5.—The Naval | Militia officially visited tonigit by | Adjutant General J. B. Lauck, Captain George W. Bauer, Lieutenant Comman- | der George E. Cammerer and Lieuten- | ant John A. Magie of San Francisco. A | drill was followed by a feast of “navy | raticne.” | —_——— Belascos Sell Theater. PORTLAND, March 5.—The Belasco Theater, owned by Belasco, Mayer & Co, of San Francisco, was sold today to a New York theatrical syndicate, which will reopen it in the near future as an | independent playhouse. The consider- ation is $110,000. It is stated that inde- | pendent road companies will appear in | it during the summer months, and that next season an independent circuit with houses in San Francisco, Portland, Ta- coma, Seattle, Spokane and probably other Pacific Coast cities will be formed. ——— Schooner Grounds at Hounolulu. HONOLULU, March 5—The schooner Mary Foster, while leaving here with a cargo of sugar for San Francisce to- day, went ashore on the outer end of the channel near the dredger. The ac- cident is belleved to be the result of dredging operations. The tug Fearless | and the revenue cutter Manning are | trying*to float her. ———————————— Edward Host in Paris. | PARIS, March 5—King Edward to- day gave a dinner at the British em- bassy to former President Loubet and former Foreign Minister Delcasse. The presence of the latter is considered a graceful acknowledgment of M. Del- casse’s service In connection with the Anglo-French agreement. —————————— Eppinger Cases Continued. The cases of ' Herman, Jacob and Josua Eppinger and James Demings, in- dicted for obtaining money by false pretenses, were again called in Judge Lawlor's court yesterday. the case of Josua having been set for trial. By consent a continuance was granted for a week, when it is expected the.trial will proceed. | ways. | to his cobbler’s bench. A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE IN THE MAYORALTY CONTEST IN CITY OF VALLEJO YESTERDAY. JCKNOWLEDGES HE 15 4 FAKER Colorado Experimenter With “Thought Photography” Is Only a Clever Trickster Special Dispatch to The Call COLORADO CITY, Colo., March 5.—Im- portuned by many women to assist them ! In obtaining thought photographs of dear ones that have died visited by scientists who were prepared to subject his experi- ments to rigid investigation and deluged by letters from interested persons, A. K. Cutting was forced to admit today that his thought photography experiments proved nothing and that he was a faker. Cutting is a shoemaker, but a mar of better education than the average mortal with a penchant for occult things. | eral weeks ago he read of the experiments Sev- of Dardet in Paris which attracted the attention of the Academy of Sclence. Em- ploying, it is said, a trick known to many photographers, the “spirit picture” game, Cutting began getting pictures by holding plates against his forehead and in other He called them *‘thought pictures’” and claimed they were secured through the magnetic effect of man’'s dual, or as- tral, body. He developed the plates be- fore astonishéd witnesses that could not see that there was any possible way to dupe them. Cutting is anxious to escape the notori- ety he brought upon himself and get back Today his shop was visited by many persons and he had little chance to do more than talk about his_experiments. NEVADANS STAMPEDE TO SILVER FIELDS Rush to Bailey Springs as a Result of Recent Discovery. SALT LAKE, March 6.—A Tribune correspondent at Pioche, Nev., says that a stampede te Balley Springs, twenty- five miles northwest of Pioche, has been caused by the discovery of rich silver ore.. The find was made only a few days ago by A. S. Whipple and a When specimens assayed returned 417 ounces of silver to the ton every one in Ploche who could secure a conveyance left for the scene of the strike. —_—— Students Defy Faculty, “DELAWARE, Ohio, March 5.—“Any students attending classes today will be ducked in the Sulphur Spring” was the edict of the students at Ohio Wes- leyan University today, after the fac- ulty had refused to grant a holiday as a celebration of the double victory in debate last Friday. But one student, W. W. Nearry, defied the edict. He was quickly taken from the classroom and the promised bath'administered. ——e——————— ‘Wants Money for Queen Lil, WASHINGTON, March b5.—Delegate Kalanianaole of Hawall introduced a bill today to pay former Queen Liliuo- kalani of Hawail $200,000 in satisfac- tion of her claims against the United State: VIGHY CELESTINS Natural Alkaline Water CURES Dyspepsia and Stomach Troubles: _— The ;efinlne'iu al- ‘ways sold:in bottles “&x like this N DEFEND COASTS Chief Executive Urges Upon Congress the Necessity of Further Fortifications —_—— TRANSMITS A MESSAGE Recommends the Building of Forts - in Insular Posses- sions and at the Canal ‘WASHINGTON, March 5. — President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress to- day, accompanying plans for coast de- fense prepared by a joint board of army and navy officers, in which he empha- sized the necessity for further defenses, and reviews the histoty of the defensive works in this country. The President calls special attention to the recommendation of the board that the entrance to Chesapeake Bay be added to the list of places in the United States to be defended. He says the insular pos- sessions cannot be longer neglected if the United States desires to hold them. Defenses are recommendd for Manila Bay, Pearl Harbor, Guantanamo, Guam, San Juan and Honolulu because of their strategic location. Defenses are recom- mended for the entrances to the Panama canal. The message says, in part: Our coast defenses, as they existed in 1860, were not surpassed In efficlency by those of any country, but within a few years the in- troduction of rified cannon and armor in the navies of the world, against which the smooth- bore guns were practically ueeless, rendsred them obsolete. For many years no attempt ‘was made to remedy the deficiencies of thise seacoast fortifications. There was no estab- lishment in the country equipped for the man- ufacture of high-power rified guns. There was no definite adonted policy of coast defense. ana Congress was reluctant to uadertake a work, the cost of which could not be stated even approximately, and the details had not advanced—so far as could be ascertained—be- yong the experimental stages. LESON FROM JAPANESE. The necessity for a complete and adsquate system of coast defenses is greater today than twenty years ago, for the increased wealth cf the country offers more tempting inducements to attack, and a hostile fleet can reach our coast in a much shorter period of time. The fact that we now have a mavy does mot in any wise diminish the importance of coast de- fenses; on the contrary, that fact emphasizes their value and necessity for thelr construc- tion. 1 maxim that a navy It fe an accepted na can be used to strategic advantage only when nd it can be free io acting on the offensive, B0 operate only after our coast defense is really secure and 5o recognized by the country. It was due to the securely defended condition of the Japanese ports that the Japanese flcet was free to seek out and watch its mromer objective—the Russian fleet—without fear of interruption or recall to_guard its home ports against raids by the Vladivostok squadron. This, one of the most valuable lessons of the late war In the East, is worthy of serious con- sideration by our country with its extensive coast line, its many harbors and its many wealthy manufacturing coast cltles. The security and protection of our interests require the completion of the defenses of our coast, and the aceompanying plan merits and should ‘recelve the Kenerous support of the Congress. In his letter transmitting the report of the board to the President Secretary Taft says that the beard estimates the cost of completing the defenses at $50,879,390, or $22,856,606 less than the sum proposed by the Endicott board. The Secretary says the growth of the country, the improve- ment of the ordnance and the increase of the navy in the last twenty years have brought about a rearrangement of and additions to the list of ports made by the Endicott board. at COST OF UNDERTAKING. - “The changes that have taken place in the system of defense have been so radi- cal,” he says, “that the one proposed in 1886 is not comparable with the scheme as it exists today.” The estimates for the ports added since the Endicott board made its report, in- cluding Chesapeake Bay, are as follows: Eastern entrance to Long Island Sound, $2,945,657, already expended $8,201,263; Port Royal, already expended, $132,101; Tampa, including $704,487 already expended, $1,- 210,377; Puget Sound, including $4,280,915 already expended, $9.800,264; Chesapeake Bay, $6,102,871. The amount so far appropriated and al- lotted is $72,750,583. He estimates the cost for the defense of the insular possessions, including the naval bases and coaling sta- tions, at $19,873,8%5, in addition to the $2,- 254,920 already appropriated. The estimated cost for the defense of the {sthmian canal ports, exclusive of the cost of land, is $4,887,682. The recommendations of the Endicott board for the defense of home ports have been revised and the following ports rec- ommended: Kennebec River, Portland, Portsmouth, Boston, New Bedford, Nar- ragansett Bay, eastern entrance to Long Island Sound, eastern and southern en- trances to New York, Delaware Bay, Baltimore, entrance to Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads, Potomac River, Cape Fear River, Charleston, Savannah, Key West, Pensacola, Mobile Bay, Mississippi River, Charleston, San Diego, Columbia River, Puget Sound, lake ports and Kiska Island. A large part of the report is devoted to the questions of guns and projectiles to be used for defenses. The Big Plcture Sale Is still golng on. We have supplied many ho- tels, boarding-houses and others. The supply will not last much longer, but we bave yet many splendid pictures that are real bargains. Bumvorn, Vail & Co, T41 Market street: —r——— Body ta Be Cremated. The remains of Edward A. Morse, former Deputy United States Marshal, who died last Sunday morning at his residence, 1870 Fell street, will be cremated at Odd Fellows' cemetery at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The de- cedent was the father of the _late George E, Morse, United States District Court clerk, who dled about two years ago. Another son, Joseph B, Morse, lieutenant in the Ninth United States Infantry, died at Manila in 1899. The death of George left his aged parents childless and from that day the father's health and spirit broke down? He had been confined to his bed for several months. His widow survives him. % . Purse Snatched by Young Man. Mrs. Catherine Hurley, a nurse living at 1373 Bryant Street, was walking along Lexington avenue, between Eigh- teenth and Nineteenth streets, shortly before 7 o'clock on Sunday night, when a young man grabbed her hand satchel containing $5 and ran. She shouted for help and several men pursued the thief, who escaped through a small alley off \%lmch street, between Sev- enteenth and Eighteenth. He was dressed In a shabby gray suit black slouch hat. Smoot Booked for Robbery, George H. Smoot, who knocked down and brutally kicked Mrs, "Q"“l Telix of 1514 Powell street, on’ Broadway, near Stockton street, early yesterday morning, was booked at the City Prison yesterday by Policeman Bakulich on a charge of robbery. Mrs. Felix accuses him of taking from her a stickpin, which was found on him when arrested by Policeman Bakulich. The woman's left leg was broken in two places from the kicks she recelved her 'body was badly bruised. and a COME X S FROM FAR ILOILO T0 TAKE HIS FAIR BRIDE Miss Sara Jeannette I'Wlsén.,o/ This City Led to Altar by F. H.- Callundan. WHO MARRIED THE POSTMAS- POPULAR SAN FRANCISCO GIRL, TER OF ILOILO, P. I. —% s UNIDNS DECLARE FOh PURE FOOD Federation of Labor Will Begin a Crusade in Chica- go- Aghinst Adulterations CHICAGO, March The pure food crusade yesterday was taken up by the Federation of Labor and an investigation of the manufacture and sale of adulter- ated products was authorized, which it is hoped will bring to the attention of the 150,000 organized workmen and their fam- flies some of the evils resulting from vio- lations of the pure food laws of Illinois. The Federation proposes to interest the consumers. The Federation believes that a campaign participated in by the various local unfons will have an important effect in restricting the widespread sale of im- pure products. All of the delegates present at the labor meeting gave thelr warm support to the proposed crusade. The subject was Intro- duced by Charles D. Wheeler, one of the older labor leaders, who called the atten- tion of the body to the fact that work- ingmen, more than any other class, are interested vitally in the question of pure food. ‘Wheeler's suggestions for remedying the existing conditions were two. He advised a canvass of all retail dealers of the city to discover where the impure articles are on sale. The list, he said, should be tab- ulated and distributed to every working- man's family in the city. With such data in hand, he asserted, a boycott against adulterated foods might easily’ be made effective. —_—————————— 3 Gadski Is Hostess. Madame Gadski and her husband, Captain Tauscher, gave a dinner at the St. Francis last night. The feast was served in the white and gold dining- room at a round table gorgeously decked with American Beauty roses. The hostess was gowned in a beautiful Parisian creation of crepe de chine and point’de valence, and her charming per- sonality cast a delightful spell over her guests. Among the guests were: Mr. and Mrs. F. Kohl, Mr. and Mrs. Wolft, Mr. and. Mrs. Humphreys, Baron and Baroness von Meyerinck, Senor San- chez of Mexico, Mr. Metzger, Hugo Gor- 1itz of London, Mrf Montagnon and Mr. La Farge. ——— Jealousy Leads to Stabbing. C. 0. Lazenby, a carpenter living at 372A Lily avenue, obtained a warrant from Police Judge Mogan yesterday for the arrest of Roy Camp. a paperhanger, on a charge of assault to m urder. zenby said he called at 8 o'clock Sun- day nightson a young woman at 1502 Laguna 'street, and he was met by Camp, who was waliting outside. Camp had been paying his addresses to the same young woman, and when he saw Lazenby he said, “S80 you are the fel- low' that ‘has been following me,” and stabbed him twice with a kuffe in the abdomen. The wounds are not serious. : —_—————————— Negress Wants White Child. Mrs. Clark, occaslonally known as Mrs. Welch, 8 negress with a police court -record, threatens to commence proceedings to secure the guardianship of Danlel Johnson, a white boy. John Bell and Mrs. Kate Nestor of 466 Parls street have been appointed guardians of the child by Judge Murasky. The col- ored woman's claim is based on the fact that Daniel, with three other chil- dren of Theodore Johnson, once boarded with her. The case has been reported to Secretary White of the Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children by Bell and Mrs, Nestor. Family troubles caused R. H., Webb, a baker living at 25 Somerset street, and Henry Hummel, a Southern Pacific switchman, to come to blows in the cor- Tidors of the Hall of Justice last night. Webb charged Hummel with undue fa- miliarity. with his wife and daughter and Hummel resented the accusation. ‘Webb sought to procure a warrant Jater for Hummel's arrest. They will both aj before the bond and war- rant clerk this morning. ——— The marriage of Miss Sara Jeannette Wilson and Ferdinand ' H. Callundan was a.very/quiet event of last week, the ceremony taking place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wilson, on Valencia street. Much interest, however, 13 attached to the affair, for. the voung people are well known and Mr. Callundan occuples the responsible position of postmaster at Iloflo, P. L. The bride, who has lived in San Francisco since childhood, is widely known and is the granddaughter of the Hon. George T. Elliott of San Benito County. 2o, The service, which was read at 2 o'clock by Rev. Dr. Bell of the First Presbyterian Church, was followed by an informal reception, after which Mr. and Mrs. Callundan left for Seattle. They will. sail for the Orlent from As- toria on March 12. ——— UNITARIAN CLUB ENTERTAINS THE REV. DR. SAMUEL A. ELIOT Divine Announces Incorporatiom of School for Ministry, Which Will Be Established in Berkeley, The Rev. Samuel A. Eliot, D.D, of Boston, president of the American Uni- tarian Assoclation, was the guest of honor last evening at the banquet of the Unitarian.Club of California at the St. Frahcis Hotel. Alexander G. Eells, the president of the club, was jn the chair. After a sumptuous repast, Dr. Ellot was Introduced and he dellvered .an address on “The International Council of Liberal Thinkers and Workers.” In the course of his remarks he sald that the Unitarians of this coast had for twenty yéars felt the need of a local theological school and yesterday they had incorporated such an institution under the name of “Pacific Unitarian School for the Ministry.” The school, he said, will be established at Berkeley and it will take advantage of the op- portunities offered by the University of California. Dr. Ellot said that the council had discovered and brought together a large number of liberal thinkers in America, Europe and Asia, who, al- though not all Unitarians by name, nev- ertheless take the Unitarian point of view. —————— FRIENDS FEAR MUSICIAN HAS ENDED HIS TROUBLES Prolonged Absence of Charles Huffman, Instructor and Leader of Orches- tras, Causes Alarm. Friends of Professor Charles Huff- man,” the musician who disappeared on February 23, are beginning to fear that he has made away with himself. Hls disappearance was reported to the po- Hce last Saturday, but efforts to ascer- tain his whereabouts have been of no avall. Professor Hufftman had been Hving at 1155 Larkin street for nearly five years. . ¥ The missing man was past fifty and of cheerful disposition until a few months ago, when his health hegan to fail. Then he became despondent and frequently told his friends and pupils that he feared that he might never re- cover. Professor Huffman frequently acted as leader for local orchestras and had several engagements of this sort om hand when he dropped from sight. ——— e Petitions in Insolvency. Petitlons in-insolvency were filed in the United States District Court yes- terday as follows: Frank A. Bello, la. borer, Sacramento, liabilitles 3767, a: sets $343. Creditors of ' the Bryant- street Planing M1l filed a petition ask- fng that the mill be declared an iInvol- untary bankrupt. They aver that on March 3 the company admitted in writ ing its inability to pay its deb T! creditors wnd the sums due them are are: The Pacific Lumber Company, $1071; Albion Lumber Company, $241 the Charles Nelson Company, $499; Pope & Talbot, $25. Creditors of Heinz von Hunger, restaurant keeper at Berkeley, flled a petition asking that he be adjudged an involuntary insolvent. He Is al- leged to owe more than $770. ADAMS EXPLAINS TWO MYSTERIES He Throws Light Upon the Disappearance of Men in Colorade Mining Cases TOLD 1IN CONFESSION Authorities Learn Details of the Barney and Smith Incidents of Labor War ————— BOISE, Idaho, March 5.—The Grand Jury at Caldwell did not return indict- ments against Moyer and his associates, charged with the murder of former Governor Steunenberg, today. It has been learned that the confes- aion of Steve Adams clears up-the mys- tery surrounding the disappearance of two of the men who dropped out of the world during the troubles at Telluride in 1902. One case is that of J. W. Bar- ney, foreman of the Smuggler Union mine, and the other that of J. Waesley Smith. Both disappeared mysteriously. Barney was taken from a livery sta- ble by a lot of men and was not again seén. Smith was preparing to go over \to Colorado Springs to visit his family. He left his grip at the hotel and walked out. Since that time he has not been seen. Smith formerly worked on the Bunker HIll and Sullivan mine &t Wardner. He was a non-union man. What Adams may have told abeut the disappearance of these two men is not known, but there seems no doubt that both cases have been fully ex~ plained. —_———— WALSH’S RAILROADS MAY BE SOLD AT EARLY DATH Twe Lines Put on Market for Twentye Sevem Milllon Five Hundred Thousand. CHICAGO, March 5.—The committes appointed by the Chicago Clearing- house for the purpose of liquidating the affairs of the Chicago National Bank, of which John R. Walsh was president, has offered to sell the Southern In- diana and Chicago Southern railroads, which are the principal property of ‘Walsh's assets, for $27,500,000. The of- fer was made to a committee of East- ern rallroad men, who have been lately inspecting the properties. If the price 1s uccepted it will pay off all the ob~ ligations assumed by the Chicago Na- tional Bank and leave Walsh $3,500,000. The offer has been taken under advise- meng —_——— WHITE AND GRAY WILL BE STYLISH FOR WOMEN Ome Authority States That Dresses Will Be Less Expeasive This Year. CHICAGO, March 5.—The dresses of women will be less expensive this year than ever before in the opinion of Miss Elizabeth A. C. White, president of the Dressmakers’ National Protective As- sociation, who arrived here last night to preside at the convention of the association. As to colors, Miss White said white and gray will be stylish, but the plain black -runabout dresses, trimmed with white lace, will be the “proper thing” for this season. White sk gloves must be worn invariably. —_—— NEW YORK, March 5.—Joseph Jor. dan, the witness in the Patrick case who pleaded guilty to perjury, was to- day sentenced to one year and six months’. imprisonment. Jordan, at the hearing here on a motion for a new trial for Albert T. Patrick, said he had not been In prison in Texas, and after- ‘ward admitted this statement to be un~ true. ———— Two Dozen Held in Murder Case. SIOUX FALLS, 8. Dak, March 5.— The police have arrested twenty men and four women on suspicion of having been implicated In or knowing some- thing about the supposed murder of Christopher Sven, a farmer, whose home was near Humboldt and who disap- peared several weeks ago. AN AWFUL SACRIFICE OF “Exchanged’ Pianos Immense Number of Fine Pianos, All Makes, to- Be Sold Before Formal Opening. STEINWAYS, KIMBALLS, CHICKERINGS, HALLET & DAVIS, KNABES, AND MANY OTHERS AT VIRTUALLY YOUR OWN PRICE. TERMS OF PAYMENT TO SUIT YOUR CONVENIENCE. EILERS MUSIC CO., AT MARKET STREET, THE PLACE. SALE ENDS Nnfl SATURDAY. OPEN EVENINGS. been stated lt these columns 11l occup; T~ he beautiful 18- T beat cautpped And the most spaclous, equ! most convenientiy located plano sales- rooms in America. While final arrangements for the formal opening : of .“T ig Plano Store” are- being every one of some seven nt more or less therefors rath: lanos t g:::':ftht :1'--. hence this simply "1'3'3’.':.’,'.' e:-“ “:f’en instruments will cash; e buyers ma: g::em :'t easy payments if desired; in fact, no reasonable offer from them as to payment will be refused. Pay 'C‘.- or even §5 monthly, and say $10 or 33 as a first ymen The cheaper makes will go for as low as $4 a month. QUICK ACTION NECESSARY. Il pay you to make a special ef- AL here (the New Store) :. first i “m o feel sure thac g‘:l‘o next 3= eral days, for mn BB e, S ‘u‘; World's foremost m. and authorities. - 8 N the Upright planos for 352, 35 e i 357 and ges. oy ttle as $1 a week, or $3 a Good uprights for $34, $92 and 398, U os for $118, ?SI and ’!;. -tfla 'I‘)!.‘ $250, yes ‘27 3 yments o PRt g a month, $1. 3400, 3450, $500, 'd hi; t usually cozth“ H styles, to cl trifte aver $800 e -ty $3 or $10 month! HERE ARE A FEW OF THEM. The lst is a I uonnt'::; one. Suffice it to bes, $228, $254. new, $256. Two Knal An elegant Chickering baby grand, $415. Three fine cmamnf uprights, $187, ke new). Four $235 :4 $278 (almost A fine little A. B. Chase, $135. Steinways, $190. $236. 3256, superb Steinway d, $364. A nice little Sohmer '.?‘:d, ne order, $20 down on any of the abo and a month. of &3 & choice of any of the following es, at prices ranging from $34 for a ttle [ ble er” plano. to a over $200 for th:‘:hnbut of Vose, and Fischer, and Schumann Emersen gh‘p- that no expert could teil bo- There are in this collection three four Voses, two Esteys, two Fischer four Ludwi; two two mm‘i t tons, three Ki Baus. three Singers, & Son ), Steger, wl'. (2), Everett, ‘oodwort] h & Schell, etc. price. delivery, is not found exactly repre- sented, or satisfactory to the buyer. . be held for the next ly, prior to the formal