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4 THE BIUKJNrSlx OKliliUHlAI,. RAlTKnAX, DKl'KM liKK 7. ltM)7. ETHfi HELD IN PEONAGE Grave Charge Brought Against Mcllhenny, Civil Service Commissioner. AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LABOR Alleged Immigrants Are Knticed to Avery Inland and Tlien Kept Tlioro In n State of Virtiial Slavery hy Armed Guards. NEW ORIGAN'S. La.. Dec. 6. (Special.) Tlmt John Avery Mcllhenny, member of the' United States Civil Service Commis sion, holds more than 1000 ignorant for eigners in a state "of peonage, and that brutality and cruelty are practiced to force these people to remain on Avery Island. La., where the Mcllhenny interests operate vast oyster canning and tobacco manufacturing properties, is the charge brought by Stephen Jozca, special com missioner of tlve Austro-Hungarian gov ernment, to which nationality most of the Alleged peons belong. The stories of peonage in certain sec tions of the South recently were called to the attention 'of the Aus-tro-Hungarlan jtovernment, and official warning was driven Intending emigrants of the dangers Ahead of them. Mr. Jozca, who is assist ant secretary of the Louisiana State Board of Immigration, was sent to Avery Island by Emilo Hoehn, the Austro-Hungarian Consul in New Orleans, following com plaints made by one of the Immigrants who escaped the Mcllhenny guards. Charges That Are Brought. The charges brought by Mr. Jozca are. In brief: Laborers, men and women, are threat ened with drowning or shooting if they attempt to leave the Mcllhenny preserves. One laborer was told he would be thrown under a trnin and ground to pieces If he tried to elude the guards. Maintenance of a regular police system on Avery Island, with completely equipped jail for imprisoning dissatisfied laborers. A promise of J1.7S a day Is made by agents, who toured the factory districts of the North and East, but payment of only 25 cents a day by piece system in shucking oysters Is made. Pavment is made in checks, good only at the Mcllhenny Commissary. Mounted Guards Chase Fugitives. . "The conditions are horrible In the ex treme," said Mr. Jozca. "The poor im migrants are neither clothed, housed, nor fed properly, and the most necessary com forts of life are denied them. Escape is Impossible. Armed guards keep watch night and day, and at the first moan of complaint the dissatisfied immigrant is spotted." The specific case on which the charge of peonage is based is that on November 24 a large party of Immigrants who came from New York attempted to escape. Mounted policemen in the employ of the Mcllhenny Canning Company overtook them, and the Immigrants were forced to return at the muzzle of shotguns. Personnel or the Company. The Mcllhenny Canning Company is capitalized at $1,(100.000 and is composed of John Avery Mcllhenny, E. A. Mcll henny, his brother, and the active head of the concern, and Mrs. H. A. Mcll henny, the mother of the two brothers. John Avery Mcllhenny, the Civil Service Commissioner, was married in this city November 30 last to Miss Vincent Stauf fer, great granddaughter of President Zachary Taylor. Mr. jozca rescued a party of 16, five of them women and three children on his visit. These were brought to New Iberia, a railroad station nearby, and maintained at the expense of the Austro-Hungarian government. Not one had any baggage, and the only semblance of money in the crowd was four B-cent checks bearing the Mcllhenny stamp. MAP OF THE STATE MADE Government Is Proceeding Rapidly With Topographical Work. BERKELEY, Cal.. Dee. g. (Special.) During the past Summer the United States geological survey has been mapping several districts in Oregon, and within a few months a number of new detailed topographic maps will be issued from the main office in Washington, D. C. These maps are the most complete published, and contain every road, build ing and stream, together with a com plete system of contour lines showing all elevations. The work of the Summer embraces surveys of the Mount Hood quadrangle, a quadrangle on the Columbia River just east of Arlington, the Iron Mountain quadrangle south of .Sumpter, the Grants Pass quadrangle and the Kerby quad rangle just jvest of it. Ench of these quadrangles embraces a territory of about MO square miles. The Mount Hood quadrangle has been surveyed for the purpose of giving the forest service a better Idea of conditions existing near the mountain and in the Bull Run reserve. The territory em braced extends from the headwaters of Hood River to the headwaters of the Santlam. The quadrangle east of Arling ton lies north and south of the Columbia River, and Is to assist Jn the irrigation problems near Irrlgon. The mapping In the other quadrangles is simply in line with the policy of the Government in getting a complete map of every state. In most of the states the work has pro gressed much farther than In Oregon, owing to tho fact that the states them selves have appropriated .large sums of money to co-operate with -the Govern ment. Maps already published containing ter ritory in Oregon are: Pqrtland, Roaeburg, Riddles, Ashland. Klamath, Crater Lake, Special, Coos Hay, Port Orford. Telo- caset. Baker City, Sumpter, Mitchell Butte, Weiser and Nampa. Of the re cently surveyed areas, the Grants Pass. Iron Mountain and the Columbia River sheets will soon be ready. The Mount Adams sheet in Washington was Issued recently, and work is progressing on the quadrangle south of North Yakima, and the Pullman quadrangle. The maps may be secured from the geloglcal survey In Washington at a cents a sheet. WATERWAYS SUPPLY NEED (Continued from First Page.) In order that the work may be carried to unertv completion, such appropriation to be not le than $r0.000.0rw annually; and t'onjrresw -ia further warranted In author lain the expenditure of the money as needed and in providing tor tna same, ir in exoMi of funds available by a bond Issue plmllar In character to that for the building of the Panama Canal whereby part of th cost of these vast Improvements will ba 10 N spread over a fuccssion of yeara and borne by all who share the benefits. . The report was adopted without discus sion: New Officer Klccted. The committee on nominations presented to the congress a report recommending" the election of the following officers and members of the board of directors of the congress: President, Joseph E. Ransdell, Ijov.iai ana; secretary-treasurer, J. T. Ellison, Cincinnati; directors. Pacific Coast dis trict, N. G. Blalock, Walla Walla, Wash.; A. H. Devers, Portland, Or.; George C. Pardee, Oakland, Cal.; also directors from other sections of the United States. A letter from Secretary Cortelyou was read, expressing regret that he would be unable to attend the congress. He wrote: While at the moment I am not encourag ing any lurther Inroads on the National Treasury I am very glad to have the oppor tunity of expressing my deep Interest in your meetlnes and In the work in which your convention is engaged. Conference, Interchange of views and co-operation are moat helpful in such undertakings, not alone because they make for progress in thus coming together from the different sections of the country, but because you contribute to a better understanding of the needs and opportunities of all our peo ple. A few days ago I took occasion to say to one of our large commercial organi zations that out of our financial disturbance had come a spirit of co-operation that promised well for the future. . May that spirit be more and more evi denced in your relation to the people and In the relation of the people to you. At l o'clock "the congress adjourned and the delegates were received at the White House at 2:30 P. M. by President Roose velt. At that time the resolutions of the congress were presented to the President. Representative Ellis delivered an ad dress at the closing session, urging' an ample appropriation and support of the Oregon harbors and waterways. MVOI MONEY NOW AVAILABLE! About $240,000,000 Can Be Used for Improvement of Waterways. WASHINGTON, rec; 6. Speaker Can non today received a committee of the vice-presidents of the Rivers and Har bors Congress, who presented resolutions in behalf of 36 states "urging the Amer ican Congress to adopt at its present session, a plan for the improvement within the next 10 years of all the meri torious and deserving waterways In the Union which have been approved by the engineering department of the Army or may be approved. In reply Mr. Cannon said: I have no doubt that In the years to come Congress will make progress along the lines already laid down and so successfully carried out in the development and Improve ment of the country harbors and rivers. There Is now In the United States Treas ury available Jn large part or In whole, for these purposes a surplus of $240,000,000: and we have also the Income revenues that will take care substantially. If not In its entirety, of the great public service which grows by leaps and bounds. That surplus is more than possibly could be expended during the lifetime of the present Congress in car rying out these works. Our wonderful growth. In population. In wealth1, in development 'of resources pro ducing as we do one-third of the whole world's products of the mines, the fields and 1 the factories, compels us to make all neces sary Improvements of our waterways and our harbors, to the end that we may pro duce economically, and care for extending commerce. These Improvements and de velopment. I say are so necessary that the members of the succeeding Congresses will be compelled In their day to recognize them for the sake of the public service. NEW ATTACK ON BRISTOL BONAPARTE SAYS HE ACTED FOR SOME DEFENDANTS. Will Appoint Special ' Counsel and End Delay Bristol Says Charge Is Malicious Slander. WASHINGTON. Dec. .6. Attorney-Gen eral Bonaparte said today it is his inten tion ther eshall be no further delay in the prosecution of the Oregon land-fraud cases. His department has decided that as United States District Attorney W. C. Bristol had been connected professionally with some of the defendants prior to his assumption of the office of District Attor ney, special counsel will be assigned to take charge of the particular cases to which these defendants are parties. The department will decide at once, upon the special counsel to be employed. The Attorney-General declined to give the names of the land-fraud defendants Mr. Bristol Is supposed to have repre sented. Other department officials say they know nothing whatever about the mattei. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 6, 190T. (To the Editor of The Oregonlan.) The statement that Bristol had been connected profes sionally with some of the land-fraud de fendants prior to his assumption of the offlce of United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, is a malicious, unpro voked and unjustifiable slander, and known to be such by the person or per sons who made such statement. There Is no land-fraud defendant, or any indicted defendant, for or with whom, directly or Indirectly, I ever had any con nection whatsoever. W. C. BRISTOL. END WILLIAMSON ARGUMENT Defendant's Hopes of Retrial Raided by Delusive Sign. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 6. The closing argument on appeal of ex-Representative Williamson was made In the Supreme Court today by Charles A. - Douglass for the defendant. For the first time the court Interrupted with many questions, which led counsel for Williamson to expect the case to be remanded for new trial. Experienced of ficials of the court, however, declare that questions from the bench are no indica tion of the opinion of the court. They venture no predictions. Gets Pardon for Bromley. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 6. Senator Fulton has ob tained a pardon for Frank R. Bromley, of Portland, sentenced to eight months at Alcatraz for desertion from the Army, so that his citizenship may be restored. National Bank at Connell. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 6. The Connell National Bank, of Connell, Wash., has been au thorized to begin business with $25,000 capital; F. T. Mottet, president; H. C. Wadsworth, vice-president; M. M. Tyler, cashier. NATIONAL COUNCIL ADJOURNS Perfects Organization and Elects Its Advisory Committee. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. The National Council of Commerce created at the con ference of chambers of commerce and boards of trade yesterday, perfected Its organization today and adjourned sine die. Frank B. Wiborg. of Cincinnati, was elected secretary of the council and of the advisory committee. The committee includes George F. Stone, Chicago; H. Mosle. Galveston; George C. Perkins, San Francisco, and James E. Smith. 8t. LLouls. Prices are right at Metzger'a. SEEKS MISSING BOY Portland Man Would Adopt a Young Cripple. HIS ANGER HAS COOLED Disowned Son, hut Now Seeks Re conciliation by Educating Grand son Crippled by Streetcar. Family Has Disappeared. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Dec. 6. (Special.) Superintendent of Police McQuaide, of this city. Is In receipt of a letter from William W. Hepburn, of Portland, Or., asking him to locate his 12-year-old grandon, Arthur Hanson Hepburn. Ac cording to the details furnished the po lice department, about 15 years ago Mr. Hepburn's son, Willliam, married against his wishes. The father disowned the son and the couple came to Pittsburg, where Arthur was born. About two years ago lie v.is run over by a streetcar and had one foot amputated. When the grandfather heard "of this, he sought a reconciliation, but the family had moved from this vicinity. So far the police have failed to locate the family. William W.. Hepburn, of 1061 East Yam hill, wrote to the Chief of Police at Pittsburg about JO days ago for Informa tion as to the whereabouts of his grand son, Arthur Mason Hepburn, 7-year-old boy. The lad had been crippled In a streetcar accident about two years ago. and recently Mr. Hepburn heard that the boy's parents had placed him In the care of a charitable "institution, while they left Pittsburg for the South. The letter to the Pittsburg officials was to confirm this, as Mr. Hepburn desires to bring the boy to Portland and complete his education here. ... The relatives of the boy's mother live at New Bradford, Pa., and they have also been communicated , with relative to the whereabouts of the child. JAPAN THANKS ROOSEVELT Praise of Exposition Calls Forth a Declaration of Friendship. TOKIO, Dec. 6. Viscount Kaneko has cabled President Roosevelt as follows: "The whole empire Is rejoicing at your strong recommendation that America should participate in our exposition, and I thank you on behalf of and with the authority of the people-of Japan. (Signed) "KANEKO." This dispatch is significant, as Viscount Kaneko Is a member of the Privy Coun cil. In an Interview with a representa tive of the Associated Press Viscount Kaneko said: "President Roosevelt is always the firm friend of Japan, and he brings out be fore the world what Japan is whenever the opportunity offers. His message of 1906 eulogized Japan in words which have become a classic with the Japanese peo ple. This year again he has clearly stated the position of Japan, and his message in relation thereto is commented upon everywhere with appreciation and joy. President Roosevelt's message is regarded as indicative of the true spirit of the American people, depicting the character of the true American, who says what he thinks and does what he says." KILLED BY EXPLOSION (Continued from First Page.) state Is located at Monongah. The mines are both shaft ' and slope mines, being worked by the rope and haulage systems. They are on both sides of the west fork of the river, and are connected by a steel pier bridge owned and operated by the coal company. Until about ten years ago only American miners were employed. At that time the miners of Pennsylvania, In diana, Illinois and Ohio were on strike. The coal company Is one of the largest companies of the kind in the country and is capitalized at about $20,000,000. The organization has upward of 100 pro ducing properties. Clarence W. Watson is the president, with headquarters at Baltimore. Superintendent Malone Is said to be one of the most competent and practical superintendents In the mining industry. The town of Monongah has a popula tion -of about 6000, and while for the most part the miners are of foreign birth there are still many Americans among the workmen. This accident is said to be the first in which such a loss of life occurred by ex plosion In the history of the region, comprising some 60 mines, owned and operated by the Consolidated Coal Com pany. In an exploston at Berryburg mine, 40 miles south, a tributary com pany, two years ago. 19 men lost their lives. No. 8 mine was examined a year ago, and was considered the most modern mine In Central West Virginia. It was entirely equipped with electricity and considered absolutely safe. Electric motors were used, while the mine throughout was electrically" lighted and electric machinery was used entirely. Committees Being Appointed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Senator Alli son, chairman of the Republican caucus, today announced the following commit tees of Republican Senators to serve as the committee on committees and proceeded to fill existing va cancies on the committees of the Senate: Messrs. Hale, chairman; Cullom, Lodge, Burrows, Dolliver, Fulton, Carter, Long and Knox. , The vacancy on the committee of finance, left by Senator Spooner, is likely to go to Senator Hopkins, of Illinois. Senator Knox will be the new chairman oh rules and Senator Kittredge will be given inter-oceanic canals. Make Tube Trust International. GLASGOW, Dec. 6. As a result of an agreement reached yesterday between tubemakers of the United States, Ger many and Great Britain, the Scotch tube makers today advanced the price 30 shil lings a ton. The agreement will be rati fied In Paris early next week, when a report from a representative of the Unit ed States Steel Corporation will be presented. British and American sheet makers are expected to be present next week for the purpose of discussing a working- agreement covering the output. Prevention Better Than Cure. CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Governmental regulation of railroads rather than state regulation and more prevention and less cure are among the things the Western Fruit Jobbers' Association be lieves are urgently heeded in the trans portation world. The report of the transportation -committee presented to the annual convention says that states cannot effectually regulate railroads, and that their efforts in that direction are confusing and occasionally harm ful and that rigid statutory freight and passenger rates are founded on wrong principles. The committee says that regulation of our great railroads must be left entirely to the Federal Government, whose opposition to pooling and combin ing must eventually be abandoned and that Increasing governmental "supervision and watchfulness over the operating and accounting departments of every road must in a large measure take the place of the many prohibitions and 'don'ts' in the present law. In other words, we should have more prevention and less cure." THE DAY'S HORSE RACES At Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. At Emary vlile today the track was a sea of mud. and mudders had an opportunity to earn some oats. The public played Import in the second race, but Edith R., a Rasset law filly, making her first start, got away, nicely and held the lead to the wire. She was as good as 100 to 1 in some of the books. Results: Futurity course, gelling John H. Sheehan won. Way Amelia second, Webber tHird; time. 1 :10 2-5. Seven furlongs, selling Edith R. won. Baboo second. Import third; time. 1:28. Mile and 50 yards, selling Red Ball won, Willis. Qreen second, Gorgalette third; time, 1:4.1. Six and a half furlonps. Eureka handicap The Mist won. Colonel White second, Mary F. third; time. 1:21. Seven and a half furlongs, selling Tavora won. Captain Burnett second. Sir Brlllar third; time, 1:33. Five furlongs, purse Burleigh won, An drew B . Cook second, Native Son third; time, 1:00 4-5. At New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 6.-Clty Park race results: , Five and one-half furlongs Apache won, Tackmaster second. Firmament thirds time, l:tS 2-B. Seven furlongs I.. S. B. won, Bonart second. Young Stevens third; time. 1:20 3-5. Five and one-half furlongs Bustle won, Arrowswlft second, Inauguradon third; time 1:08 1-B. Six furlongs Lens won. The Bear sec ond. Prince Ahmed third; time 1:14 2-5. Seven furlongs Coon won. Miss Stroma second. Glamor third: time. 1:28 2-5. One mile and a sixteenth Dainty Belle counsel. Bristol denies charge. Page time. 1:49 l-r. Paddock Has Rearing Postponed.. SAN FP.ANCISCO. Dec. 6. The United States Consul to Amoy, China, Henry L. Paddock, who is charged with embez zlement In a complaint sworn to by Mrs. Jane Blake, did not appear when his name was called in Police Judge Caban iss' court today, as he had previously ar ranged with Judge Cabaniss, after fur nishing bonds yesterday afternoon, to have his hearing continued until January 10. He satisfied the court that important business called him to Washington im mediately; that he had Journeyed from China on that particular mission and that any delay In his Journey might seriously Interfere with affairs of state. Swift's House Rifled by Robbers. CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Burglars broke into the mansion of Herbert L. Swift Thurs day and rifled the house of jewels, family plate and other valuables, including U.e family plate, cut glass and silver tnat have been most valued heirlooms. Mr. Swift refused to say whether any of Mrs. Swift's diamonds had been secured by the robbers. Uncle Sam Oil Man Wins. - KANSAS CITY, Dec. 6. The demurrer to the indictment of H. H-. Tucker, Jr., secretary of the Uncle Sam Oil Company, for using the United States mails to de fraud in his efforts to promote his com pany, was sustained in the United States District Court this morning by Judge David Dyer. x Northwestern People in Xew York. NEW YORK, Dec. 6. (Special.) North western people registered at New York hotels today as follows: From Seattle A. M. Kaufman, at the Hermitage; A. D. H. Jackson and wife, at the Broadway Central. Fron: Everett, Wash. W. J. Requa, at the Fifth-Avenue. New York Prey to Burglars. NEW YORK, Dec. 6 It Is said more burglaries and robberies have occurred in New York during the last 60 days than at any other like period in the history of the city. Last year the loss In the city from theft amounted to J15.S00.000, while the loss from fire was only $9,800,000. "Jim Crow" Law lor Oklahoma. ! GUTHRIE Okla., Dec. 6. The "Jim Crow" bill passed the Senate this after noon by a vote of 36 ayes, 3 nays, 4 ab sentees and 1 excused. The bill will be come effective in 60 ' days after being signed by the Governor. ' Expects Hayes Bill to Fall. TOKIO. Dec. 6. The Government has been officially informed that Congress man Hayes has introduced a Japanese exclusion bill in the House of Represen tatives, but confidence is expressed that it will not be passed. Name Committees Next Week. WASHINGTON, Dec . There is ex cellent authority for stating that It is not likely that Speaker Cannon will an nounce any more of the important com mittees of the House until the latter end of next week. Gold-headed canes at Metzger's. Comb Out? Better be on the safe side. Ask your doctor about A yer 's Hair Vigor. Then do as he says. He knows what is best. A 9. F T siuersnairv i J NEW IMPROVED FORMULA Is your comb telling a story, the story of falling hair? Not a pleasant story, is it? It ends badly. The story we tell is pleasant the story .of Ayer's Hair Vigor. Promptly stops falling hair, destroys dandruff, keeps the scalp healthy. Does not color the hair. We have no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. J. C. AVER CO., Manufacturing Chemitts, Lowell, Mas. BRITISH VESSELS COLLIDE Battleship , Breaks Moorings and Slightly Damages New Cruiser. PORTSMOUTH, Eng., Dec. 6. The bat tleship Prince George broke away from her moorings last night and was badly damaged in a collision with the new cruiser Shannon. The Shannon was slightly damaged. RUMORED PLOT OF ANARCHISTS Purpose to Kill FrancU Joseph and His Heir. BUDAPEST,' Dec. 6. The Nap, ' a newspaper of this city, published a sensational story today to the effect that an anarchist plot upon the lives of Emperor Francis Joseph and Arch duke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the throne, has been discovered. The story was founded on the fact that four well-known anarchists had left Geneva fr Hungary with the ob ject of making an attempt on the life of Francis Joseph. VIENNA, Dec. 6. In answer to an Inquiry concerning the reported an archist plot against the lives of Em peror Francis Joseph and Archduke Francis Ferdinand, it was officially de clared here today that tho government had no information whatever to bear out the suggestion of any such at tempt being made. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD D. H. Peery, Salt Lake. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. . D. H. Peery, of Salt Lake City, a prominent capitalistic and Democratic National Committeeman from Utah, died at the Lankershim Hotel today after an Illness of several weeks from Brlght's disease. Mr. Peery was 41 years old. His mother, sister and several other relatives were with him at the time of death. Burial will occur at Ogden. Oldest Mummy in World. NEW YORK, Dec. 6. What is perhaps the oldest Egyptian mummy In the world has'' come into the possession of the Me tropolitan Museum of Art, and will soon be placed on exhibition. It is that of a woman, and Is said to belong to the twelfth dynasty, which flourished about 4000 years ago. Private Bank Closes. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 6. Tha Bank of Stotesbury, at Stotesbury, Ver non County, a small private bank owned by D. A. Beck, and having 22,500 depos its, closed today. Its funds were on de posit with the failed National Bank of Commerce, of Kansas City. College Building Burns. TOPEKA, Dec. 6. Rice Hall, a Wash burn college, was destroyed by fire to day. Involving a loss of $100,000. Metzger saves' you money on Jewelry. a on xJ I V iscuit A food to work on A food to smile on A food to sing on Energy and good -nature in every package. The most nutritious wheat food. In moisture and dust proof packages. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY INFLUENCE OF PICTURES Burglary Caused by Example From Moving-Picture Machine. LOS ANGELES, -Dec. 6. Graphic pic tures portraying a burglary, cast on a screen by a moving picture machine In one of the cheap theaters, inspired C. F. Puckett and George Bowers to rob the residence of C. C. Maxon. of 681 Bur lington avenue, of silverware and Jewelry, according to the confession of Puckett In court today. Vanderbilt Sixth of Winners. . NEW YORK. Dec. 6. W. K. Vanderbilt, who headed the list of winners on the French turf last year, ranks sixth this year. The largest winner was M. Cail lault with $124,600, while Mr. Vanderbilt's total winnings were $65,725. Government Buys Silver. WASHINGTON. Dec. -6. The Treasury Department today purchased 300,000 ounces of silver at 57.6S6 cents per fine ounce. Gold-headed canes at Metzger's. Weather Forecast for Satur day 7 Stores and Still Grow Snjt Portland, San Francisco Seattle. Headquarters for Christmas Um brellas. There Is a solid argument behind every Umbrella sold by Lennon's. Seven stores and our own factory back of every Umbrella we sell. If it's wrong we'll make It right. We know the Umbrella business from A to Z. Twenty years of ex perience counts for something, and we give our customers the benefit of it. , As for variety and style we are second to none In the United States. You make a mistake if you pur chase 'an Umbrella unless you have seen Lennon's. Half a store of Um brellas to select from. Christmas Specials MSn's and Women's Union Taffeta, 330 stvles, handsome ban- 0 dies, $5.00 values T, , Men's and Women's Union Taffeta. 40J styles, latest handles, 4 OR values up to $8.00 Make your selection now take Umbrella later. Engraved free of charge. Lennon's Portland, Seattle or San FranclBCo Glove and Umbrella Or ders for Sale. LENNON'S Horriioi Opp PoMtofflce. (mm l V -.-V World,, Standard; 1 fH?i men, Prospectors, Ranchmen, Civil and Mining Engineers, &c, and have justly earned the name of "THE WORLD'S STANDARD." PUTMAN BOOTS are for sale by many of the best dealers every where. Ask for them, and if you cannot buy them from your local merchant then send direct to our factory, and we will sell you the gen uine Hand Sewed, Water Proofed, Made to Measure, Putman Boots, and deliver them to any Express or Post Office in the U. S., Canada or Mexico with all delivery charges prepaid. SEND FOR FREE CATALOGUE ILLUSTRATING OVER FORTY STYLES OF PUTMAN BOOTS. H. J. PUTMAN & CO, NOT SHOT; SENT TO PRISON Mexican Governor Reprieves Three Americans on Execution Day. CHIHUAHUA, Mexico.. Dec. 6. The three Americans Richardson, Mason and Harle who were sentenced to be shot today for the murder of two other Americans, Mitchell and Devers, whose insurance they attempted to collect, were not executed today. An official order, signed by Governor Creel and the Chief Justice of the State of Chi huahua commuting the sentence to 20 years' imprisonment, was read to the men at noon today, and they were at once placed in solitary confinement. State Bank Fails. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 6. The Slate Bank of Admire, at Admire, Lyon Coun ty, closed its doors today. It had $2S,000 in the failed National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City. Its deposits amounted to $123,000. Metzirer saves you money on watches. 5? to Rain. ennons "Go on like a Glove and Fit all over. PUTMAN BOOTS are the oldest and best known line of boots on the market. The reason they are the best is because they are made by expert boot makers, in the only factory in the U. S. devoted exclusively to the manufacturing; of boots. They are worn in nearly every civilized country in the world by Sports Minneapolis, Minn.