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LAUGHTER GREETS FRENCH CRUISER STARTS ON SEARCH FOR MISSING STEAMER $75 DRESS SUITS SPECIAL MESSA6E MADE TO ORDER NOW FOR . (Tjr4 BUSINESS JJjOU. SUITS MADE TO MEASURE YOURS 25 yfl r FOR ONLY p42rlJ Mrs. Erb Tels Pitiful Tale of Husband's Cruelty to Her Before Murder. Congressmen Receive Reply of President on Secret Service "Insult." ALL-WOOL SUITS WAS FREQUENTLY CHOKED MORE TROUBLE HINTED AT BRUTALITY CAUSED HER TO BE COWAKD 32presonlatives Mentioned by Name Take Objection to Reply, and Promise to Be Heard From Soon at Great Length. WASHINGTON'. Jan. 4. The House today received a ppeci.il message from the President In reply to Its resolutions vailing: upon him to explain the Intima tion In iits annual message that mem bers of Congrp.sa were afrafd of being: investigated by Secret Service agents, und had therefore cut down the Secret Service appropriation. Ieep interest was nnifested in the reading of the messac and the gal U-ries wire packed with spectators. Creates Much Laughter. TI:e President's specific rolVrences to c-rtaiu .speeches by Messrs. Tawney, of Ollnnoi-otii. Amith of Iowa, Sherley of Kentucky and Fitzgerald of New York, "when the operations of the Secret Service were up for discussion, caused a storm of liiiiiritter. The Fpraker . several times vigorrujily rapped for order. As the reading of jrlie message pro ceiied. many of the members chuckled, others laughed outright, while Fome were prone to joke with their neighbors. "When the reading had been concluded, Ir. Perkins, of New York, chairman of Tii special committee which originally considered the matter, moved that the 2i;tsage bo referred to that committee. "In an amendment m order to that motion? Inquired Mr. Griggs in a loud voice. "It is," replied the Speaker. Wants Message Returned. Then. naid Mr. Grlgga." I move that thia message be returned to the , president. "Oh, no," shouted several of Mr. 'CJrlcsrV Democratic colleagues. Mr. Perkins insisted that the message vhould go to the special committee and 'In the meantime Mr. Griggs withdrew h'.s motion, paying he took that action at the request of his party leaders. Tiie message was referred to the com mittee. President's Reply. Tn Ms message the President says in Xart: I am whot!r at Iof to understand the concluding portion of th resolution. I hav marie no sharer or corruption apatnat Con pro? tit asainvt any member of the prea rrt Ilous. If I had proof of luch cor ruption" fT"t.n any member cf the H"uw In any matter aa to which the Federal Gov ernment has Jurisdiction, action would at once h hrouElit. as was done In the cases of Senator Jllt-'hell and Hurton. and Rep resentative Williamson. Hermann and IniKK at dtfTrent (lines since I have been J'renint. This would simply be dolnn my uflty in the execution and enforcement of the laws without respect to jrons. But I 1o rot regard it s within the province or ti duties of the I'res'dent to report to the 3 !-use "alleged delinquencies" of members, or the supposed "eorrupt action" of a mem- 1 br "In h'.s official capacity." In the third and fourth clauses of the preamble It Is stat'-d thai the meaning of ;?' words ts thst "the majority of the Cnn i (rpMmcn are In fear of being Investigated " Itv S-cret Service men" and that onitress r h. utwl was actuated by that motive In ei: ncting the provision In question. and tiiat t h s Is an impeachment of the honor land Integrltv of the Congress. These state ' merits are not. I think. In accordance with ' the facts. A careful rallng of this message will ; show that T said nothing to warrant the -at ,it men t that "the majority of the (iu pressmen were In fear of being invest i c tit il hy tliei Secret Service men." or "that , 1 ConKrsa as a whole was actuated by that motive." I did n-t make any such state- , ' mnt In thla messaso Moreover I have j rvrr made any such atatement about '-oigresa as a whole, nor, with a few In- j eiaMe exceptions, about the members of: ' tigress. In any message or article or ' speech. On the rontrary I have always lint only deprecated but igorou.: resented h practice of .nrtl?crminate attack upon i unrrfsi". and indiscriminate condemnation '.of ail ongres?men. wise and unwise, nt aid nnnt. o(i till b:td alike. . This allegation in the resolution, there ifore. must certainly be due to an entire "failure to understand my message. Refers lo Tawuey and frmith. The President then continues his re ply to Conjrss by setting forth as -vidence to substantiate his contention that the appropriation of additional .funds for the Secret Service was object ed to because certain Congressmen teared they might be Investigated by referring to certain sections of the Con trresslonal Record, relating to debate on the matter, and continues: I am well aware, however, that In any rase of this kind many members who have ,im particular knowledge of the point at lti are (intent n;riij.y to follow the lead of the committee which had considered the matter, and I hnve no doubt that many H: embers of the H tie aim ply followed the lead of Mesyrs. Tawney and tfmtth. without Tiavlng had the opportunity to know very much ns to the rights and wrongs of the question. I would not ordinarily attempt In this wy to discriminate between members of the II'ium, but as objection has been taker to my luiiguage. In which 1 simply spoke of the action of the House as a whole, and s apparently there la a desire thtt I should thus dlscrtminnte, f wiil state that I think the responsibility rested on the committee on a pproprtatforii. under the led of th members whom I have mentioned. (Iinrges All iH-nied. The President then goes Into a lengthy consideration of the charges that have boen made against the Secret Bervie, both by Congressmen and In newspaper articles "Inspired" by inter est that were feeling the effects of nins InvesUgation. saying: What arrears in the record i filled out and esplaired by sn article hlch appeared It the Chicago Ir.ter-Ocvita of January 3, utirtrr a Wahinrtcn ei-adilne. and which msrked the bec'.nnmg of tht asrltatlon aaalnst the S-crct Service. It was a special a. t:c.e of abut .Vx-) wordd. written, ss I w as then Informed and now understand, by I. TV. Bus bey. at that time private secre tary to the peasr of the House. I ln a copy of certain extract from the artlr'e. marked Appendix It. It eo:i!alnei m utter.y ur.wnrractej attack on the Secret terice dlvi4n nf the Treasury department r. S Its chef. The opening paragraph In cludes, for Instance, statements like the fol lowing: "He (the chief of the division) and his men are desirous of do ins the secret de tective work for the whole iJovernment anA r not p.irtl-u!ar shout drawing tne line b-twe-n the lawmakers and the lawbreak ers. They are r'a.:y to shadow the former as well as the latter." Then, softer saying thnt Congress will In .t that the men shall only be used to atop counterfeiting, the article goes n: 'Congress doc not intend to huve a Konche or any other kind of minister of I T.i-e to be ued by the executive depart- I xnents Brainst tho legislatl branch of the Oovernmer.t. It has been to ued. and It Is suspected that it has been so used recent ly. . . The legislative branch of the tlovemment will not tolerate the meddling or tie -i -lives, w h ether they retre?ent the ;:c'iint. Cabinet nffU-ers or only them selves. . . Coufcti.dmen resented the secret Interference cf the Secret Service - - i. J.7",r. ....... - : -.b Cx y- r -if - rs r 'i -r-.: - ; - . r-. I l&f-i;- "-' . - I , ' ( Jr- A" r I , il - ?-f ci2 ssrr - -irT J - """ NEW YORK Jan. 4. (Special.) The French cruiser Amlral Aube has left the port of New Tork for Gibraltar. Phe U under orders to search for the missing -Neustrla" of the Fabre Une, which is more than 30 days overdue at Marseilles from New Tork. The cruiser will proceed over the course usually taken by the Neustria aa far as Gib raltar If no trace of the liner Is found by that time the search will be abandoned- The Amlral Aube Is painted a'dull slate co4or and carries 680 officers and men. About two weeks ago the cruiser lost seven men while lylns In the harbor of St. Pierre, Miquelon by the foundering of the steam launch. men. who for weeks shadowed aome of the most respected members of the House and Senate When It was discovered that the Fcret Service men were shadow- in Comrrexymen there w as a storm or in dignation at the Capitol and the bureau came near helnc abolished and the appro priation for the suppression of counterfeit ing cut orr. . . . At anotaer time me chief of the Secret Service hnd his men shadow Congressmen wit h a lew so in- vol vine them in scandals that would en able the bureau to dictate, to them as the price of silence. . . . The Secret Service men have shown an Inclination again to nhadow members of Congress, knowing them to be lawmaker and this Is no Joke. Sev eral of the departments " have axked Con gress for secret funds for Investigation, and the Treasury Department wants the limita tion removed from t he appropriat ion for suppressing counterfeiting. This shows a tendency toward Koucheism and a secret wm h on othor officials than themselves." At the time of this publication the work of the Secret Service, which was thus as sailed., included especially the Investigation of the great land frauds In the West, and the securing of evidence to help the De partment of Justice In the beef trust In vestigations at Chicago, which resulted in successful prosecutions. In view of Mr. Busbey'a position, I have accepted the above quoted statements as fairly expressing the real meaning and ani mus of the attacks made in general terms on the use of the Secret Service for the punishment of criminals. Furthermore, in the perrormance of my duly, to endeavor to find the fee-lings of Congressmen on pub lic questions of note. I have frequently dis cussed this particular matter with members of Congress; and on such occasions the rea sons alleged to mo for the hostility of Congress to the Secret Service, both by those who did and by those who did not shaie this hostility, were almost Invariably the same as those set forth m Mr. Hubey' article. I may add, by the way. thatt these allegations as to the Secret Service arw wholly without foundation In fact. Hut alt of this Is of lnsigultlcant Im portance compared with the main, the real issue. This issue Is simply. Dots Congress desire that the Government shall have at Its disposal the most efficient instrument for the detection of criminals and the pre vention and punishment of crinxj, or docs it not? The action of the House laat May was emphatically an action attain st the in terest of Justice and against the Interest of law-abiding people, and in its effect of benetit only to lawbreakers. I am not now dealing with motives; whatever may have ben the motive that Indued the action of which I Rp'ak. this was beyond all question the effect of that action. Is the House now willing to remedy the wrong? Asks for Reconsideration. The President then reviews the suc cessful work of'the Secret Service, and after drawing attention to several ex hibits appended to his message, and re lating to details of the discussion, closes with the following: Such a body as the Secret Service, stich a body of trained Investigating agents, oc cupying a permanent position in tho Gov ernment service, and separate from local Investigating forces In different depart ments, is an absolute nerenstiy if the best work Is to be done against criminals. It Is bv far the most etTl-ient Instrument possible to use against crime. Of course, the more efficient an Instrument Is. the more dangerous it Is If misused. To the argument that a force like this can he mis used It Is only necessary to answer that the condition of it usefulness if handled properly Is that It shall be ro efficient as to be dangerous If handled Improperly. Ic conclusion. I most earnestly ask. In the name of good government and decent administration. In the name of honesty and for the purpose nf bringing to Justice vio lators of the Federal lawa wherever they may te found, whether In public or private life, that the action taken by the Ho us lust enr'he re ersed. Ihe Chief of the Secret Service la paid a salary utterly Inadequate to the impor tance of his functions and to the admirable way In which he has performed them. I earnestly urge that It' be Increased to $6000 per annum. I also urge that the Secret Service be placed where, It properly belongs, and made a bureau in the Department of Justice, as the Chief of the Secret Service has repeatedly requested; but whether this ts done or not. It should be explicitly pro vided that the Secret Service can be used to detect and punish crime wherever It is found. Have Nothing to Say. Members of the Hnupe mentioned In the message declined to make any pub lic reply. "I have no comment to make at this time said Mr. Fitzgerald. "Whatever comment I desire to make will be from my. place on the floor a9 a member of Congress." Walter T. Smith, of Iowa, said he would make a speech In reference to the mention of his name, but that he would not rise to a question of ier?onal privi lege, believing that such would recognise an injury recrjved. He intimated his comments would bo straight to the point. " . x FAKE SOON EXPOSED "Alaska" Wheat Swindle Is Short-Lived. PUBLICITY SAVES PUBLIC Department of Agriculture Gets 1 n quirlcs and Promptly Starts Investigation Which Nips Get Rich Scheme in Itud. OIIKGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 3. "The exploitation of 'Alaska' whrat, and its sale at a price many times Its real value, was nothing Fhort of a pet-rich-quirk scheme on the part of the promoters," said W. JI. Jar dine, niieat specialist of the United States Department of Agriculture, In dis cusshiff this now notorious fraud. At the special request of Secretary Wil son, Mr. Jaritlne went to Juliaette. Idaho, the home of "Alaska" wheat, and at the close of the frrowins season, made a careful and i.instal;iii? investigation of the. supposedly rare and exceedingly valu able grain. It was claimed by .the growers of "Alaska" wheat that it would 'produce a S-ield of from 100 to 200 bushels to the acre. Sir. Jardine went over the fields where Jhe wheat was grown by Its pro moters durin.? the past Summer, and found It running anywhere from 10 to 36 bushels to the" acre; the average for Tin) acres sown in "Alaska" wheat was In the neighborhood of 25 bushels. Bread Test Shows Fake. But an average yield of 13 bushels to the acre would have commended "Alaska" wheat to growers if It were equal or su perior to other wheats for mlllins pur poses, as claimed by tho -promoters. Air. Jardine procured a bushel of "Alaska" wheat, as it came from the thresher, took It to-a. weil-known miller In .North Da. kota, ha It ground Into flour, and then turned It over to a competent baker to be made into bread. This same baker was given standard grades of flour made from hard red Spring wheat, and still other flour from Durum wheat. The three samples of flour .were sim ilarly treated, and made Into 'bread, and baked. When the three loavea came from the oven the red wheat flour was found to have produced . fine, big loaf of light, edible bread: the Durum wheat loaf was almost as large, but the loaf of bread from "Alaska" wheat flour was about half the size of the other loaves, heavy, and of extremely Inferior grade in every respect. The test was repeated with similar rsults. "Alaska" wheat Is practically valueless. "Not only will it not make good bread," says Mr. Jardine, 'but it has no value as fodder. Other wheats are superior, even for feeding purposes." Big: Chance to Get Rich. "If the promoters of 'Alaska' wheat had not been a trifle premature in the circu lation of their advertising matter, they would have reaped a neat fortune this Kali." said Mr. Jardine, In discussing the fraud. "I estimated that their yield this year was about 2u bushels to the acre; they claimed to have planted out 700 acres. This would give them a total crop of 17.500 bushels of 'Alaska' "wheat. Now, as you know, they were selling none of this grain to millers, but were parcel ling It out in one-bushel lots, for seeding purposes, and on the strength of their representations, were charging $20 per bushel for the wheat. Could they have sold the entire crop at this figure, they would have had an income of $350,000, the gTeater part of which would have been profit, for their aavcnisiaf cost jr them little, most of it being free write-ups in the papers and magazines. "But, as I said, they sprung their ad vertising matter just a week or two too early. When the Department began to receive Inquiries we knew there was aome sort of fraud connected with the scheme, and our preliminary investigation showed tht we were right; and the so-called Alaska' yheat was nothing more than the old 'Mummy' wheat, or 'Seven-head' wheat that had been exploited through out the country some time since. We knew all about that wheat, and lost no time- In sending out word to the farmers that the 'Alaska' wheat was a fraud." CIVIL SERVICE GAINING Commission Reports Great Progress Under Roosevelt Administration. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. The 25th an nual report of the Civil Service Com mission shows that since its establish ment in 1883 the growth of the merit system has been continuous, and appre ciation of its advantages over the patronage system lias become practical ly universal. Six states and nearly 100 cities of the country have adopted com petitive systems for civil appointments. During the fjcal year ended June 30, 1908. the number of applicants for civil service examination was 167.000. as compared with liS.OOO in 1907: while applications for the regular Spring ex aminations showed an increase of 82 per cent. This increase may doubtless be attributed to the financial depres sion. More than 41.000 persons were appointed through competitive exam ination. During the last fiscal year more than 12, COO positions in the Government serv ice wtre added to the number subject to competitive examination under the civil service rules, exclusive of the large number of fourth-class post masters recently brought into the com petitive class. Free delivery was ex tended to 91' p03tofices, thereby bring ing a considerable number of persons into the classified service. The Commission's Investigation of several cases of improper political ac tivity and the collecting of political assessments resulted lu removals botli by the President and by the heads of departments. Tho penalties imposed had a widely deterrent effect, and vio lations of the rules became noticeably less as the campaign progressed. New regulations governing promo tions and transfers in the Customs Serv ice at the larger porta have been adopt ed, which, it is confidently believed, will result in a higher degree of effi ciency. The pnssage of the new salary '. law has operated oenef ielally. and has checked the alarming Increase in the rate of resignation from the postal service. In relation to the manner of appoint ment to be followed in securing the force for the coming census, the Com mission usges that the census employes should be chosen by competitive exam ination as distinguished from the non competitive examination provided for by the bill now pending in Congress. Tho report says that under President Roosevelt, the number of positions sub ject to competitive examination has in creased from about 110.000 in Septem ber, 1901, to about 206.000 in the pres ent year. O'CONNOR TO AID RIORDAN Vatican Makes Appointment to Much-Discussed Office. 'ROME. Jan. 4. MonsiRnor Dennis O'Connor, rector of the Catholic Uni versity at "Washington, was yesterday appointed auxiliary bishop of San Fran cisco. The appointment, which mlgrht have been made by Archbishop Rlordan of San Francieco, was done instead by the Vat ican, which wished to have It understood that the auxiliary bishopric later will be transferred iijto a coadjutor with the right of succession. Archbishop Ireland's in fluence contributed greatly to the decis ion of the Vatican. During: Progress) of Trial AH At tempts at Proving Mrs Erb Con nected With Scandals Are Blocked by Presiding Judge. MEDIA, Pa.. Jan. 4. The dramatic de nial of Mrs. M. Florence Erb that she participated in the killing of her hus band, and the testimony of Mrs. Cath erine Beisel, the eelf-confessed slayer of her brother-ln-iaw, as to the family dif ferences that led up to the shooting, marked the proceedings of the trial hero today of the two women charged with the murder ot Captain J. Clayton ud, October 6. Judge Johnson appears to be determined to keep out of the proceedings any un necessary scandal not directly bearing on the case. Mrs. Erb, who was under cross examination when court adjourned Satur day, was again on the stand today. ScanduU Are Denied. District Attorney MacDade endeavored to find out from the witness whether she had lived with another man before she went to "Red Gables," but the question was objected to and stricken out. Mrs. Erb denied having been unduly fa miliar with certain men whose names were not mentioned, and said she had fired a revolver out of a window to scare Captain Erb from coming back to the house after he had dragged her out of toed one morning. Following a long series of questions re garding the events of the night of the shooting. Mr. MacDade asked: "Will you devlare on oath you had no hand in the killing of your husband In any particular?" I had not. "You say you remained In that bath room while your sister grappled alone with Captain Erb?" " Had Ixst Her Xerve. "I was. a coward from abuse and ill treatment, and I dared not go to my sis ter's assistance. I did not have the nerve." "You, the foxhunter, accustomed to fire arms and horses, you lost your nerve?" "Yes," said Mrs. Erb. "Bah!" said Mr. McDade, in apparent disgust, and he gave up the cross-examination. Mrs. Erb was cross-examined for sev eral hours. With emphasis she declared she in no way had assisted Mrs. Beisel in the killing of her husband. Captain Erb Brutal. frs Catherine Beisel testified that Cap tain Erb was extremely brutal and that he let his anger fall upon either her or Mrs. Erb if they ventured to oppose him. Once, Mrs. Beisel said, when she asked Captain Erb why ho did not want her to visit her sister, he replied: "I don't want any beggars around here.' When Mrs. Erb remonstrated with him he ran after her and choked her almsst Into Insensibility. HAINS TELLS HIS STORY (Continued From Plrat fane. ) wife. He said that In his opinion the Captain for weeks subsequent to the confession was irrational. General Halns declared that the men tal condition of Captain Halns showed improvement from May 3t to August 12. when he was served with his wifo's cross-bill to the suit for divorce. The General declared that the cross-bill contained sucn charges against Captain Halns that his mind was again shocked and there was a recurrence of his men tal weakness. General Halns introduced a letter which he saw in tho possession of Cap tain Halns on June 1. The letter was from Claudia Hains. and was written a few hours after tho confession. AH Over AVitli Peter. General Hains was permitted to state his knowledge of the contents of the letter. He said: "As I recall it, the letter, which was addressed to 'William Annis. raid: Dear Billy Do not come down, Billy. It's all over between Peter and me.. H found out everything. Ho Bays for you to pay me h. monev from tlie PoM- Court, as he does not want any transactions wis h you. I am Koine to Boston and will send you my fl'l dresj. I want to see you. I am almost i-ra'xy. Good-bye. . yiAUDIA. Mr. Mclntvre read the letter to the Hurnr (general Halns said lie under stood that Claudia gave Thornton Hains the letter to mail, and that Cap tain Hains seized the letter and read it. Tho rjeneral was excused and Mr. Mclntyre called on Thornton J. Hains. The defendant left his seat at counsel table and' walked milckly to the wit ness-stand. 'Hains said he was horn in Washington, where he lived the ma jor part of his life. The defendant said: Claudia Had Told Him Ail. in June. 1307. I was living at Bay Ridge, near Fort Hamilton. T saw littlo of my brother, ho being in me Army and I a sailor. A year ago last October he sailed for the Philippines. I. did. not see him again until May 31, 1308. "I was awakened by a crasli on the door." continued Thornton Hains. "My brother rushed into the room crying, 'I apologize. I have broken your door.' I said to him. 'What brings you here?' and. raising his hands above his head, cried. The stomach is a larger factor in "life, liberty and the pur suit of happiness" than most people are aware. Patriotism can withstand hunger but not dyspepsia. The confirmed dys peptic "is fit for treason, stratagems and spoils." The man who goes to the front for his coincry with a weak stomach will be a weak soldier and a fault finder. A sound stomach makes for good citizenship as well as for health and happiness. Diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition are promptly and permanently cured by the use of Dr. PIERCE'S COLD EX MED I SAL DISCOVERY, it builds up the body with sound flesh and solid muscle. The dealer who offers a substitute for the "Discovery" is only seeking to make the little more profit realized on the sale of less meritorious preparations. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for the paper covered book, or 31 stamps for the cloth bound. Address World's Dispensary Medical Association, R. V. Pierce, M. D., President, Buffalo, N. Y. 0M mm 1 h! MADE TO FIT YOU SELLING -OUT T T jTX PRICE ONLY JpOli $35 REGULAR VAL. SUITS MADE AS YOU WISH MAY BE (JJOA HAD FOR . . The above prices are the result of the closing out of the business of this company. This is a bona fide closing-out sale, as this com pany has sold everything it will have on hand the first day of March. Our entire $125,000 stock must be moved before that time. Your opportunity is right now. GRANT PHEGLEY, Mgr. Seventh and Stark Sts. 'Claudia has told me everything. You must help me.' "He tore his hair and asked me to come down to see pa. He tamed incoherently. All at once he jumped up and cried: It's all right, come on.' We went to Fort Hamilton, where I trieu to get him to eat something. We walked to the fort in order to quiet his nerves. I sent for Ir. Wilson, who met Captain Hains nt the fort and made a superficial examina tion and prescribed for him. I admin istered bromide of potassium to my brother." Confession l.efore Lawyer. Thounton Halns said that Sunday after noon his father asked him to get a law yer, as Claudia Hains hud made a sec ond confession to her husband. "Mr. Bennett, the lawyer, came," said the defendant, "and wc all went Into the llOUSP. .Mrs. JilUUlil. Iiuinn lain; . .... . , i , tn II-. In a ' Stairs and vjeneiiii nama, v ti,toni , ........ and myself sat around a table. Mrs. Hains sat on a piano stool. Mr. Bennett told Mrs. Halns that he was present to interrogate her with regard to state ments she Mad made In the morning." The defendant related in detail tho con versations that took place between Mrs. Hains and Mr. Bennett. The witness said these statements of Mrs. Hains were incorporated in a confession, which has already been put into Cue defense. The defendant said, with much dramatic emo tion, his face drawn and his voice pitched high and trembling: Acts Brother's iJrlef. "While tho interview was in session. my brother cried: 'My God! What slut 11 ! 1 do? This is awful: Describing his brother's exclamation of grief and suffering. Thornton lliiins tre ((iiently raised his voice to a hie.li pitch und simulated with all dramatic effect the expressions used by Captain Halns. The defense, from the fads developed, will frame its hypothetical question re garding the sanity of Captain HaJns and present it to the medical experts who will follow the defendant on the stand. The hypothetical question will bo several thousand words in length. BOMB PLOT AGAINST CZAR Kxplosion in Cafe Part of Terrorist j Conspiracy. LONDON. Jan. 4 The Daily Mail's correspondent nt St. Petersburg says that 'M arrests have been made. Includ ing several persons at the Kmperor's pal ace, for alleged connection with the bomb explosion In the Cafe. Central at St. Petersburg Saturday night. . The boriib was left on a table by a man in the uniform of a student, and a waiter was killed and the cafe badly damaged by the explosion. The Daily Mall's correspondent says Patriotism SUITS FOR ANY PURPOSE' MADE TO SUIT YOU FOR SALE tfiQC NOW FOR 4tO $25 SUITS BEST for MONEY MADE IN YOUR WAY TO CLOSE mi rj OUT FOR ,,$1D In explanation of the above prices it isonly fair to state that the real gist of the whole matter is that t he regular prices quoted arc reg ular Columbia prices. These are usually 25 per cent lower than other tailors. You can imagine, therefore, what values you are getting at our closing-out prices. DONT MISS THIS SALE that the bomb outrage and the arrests were the outcome of a vast terrorist plot against the Imperial family. Accused or Stealing His Child. OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 4. (Special.) George McKinnis has been arrested on a charge of kidnapping his own child, Pnvid Arthur McKinnis. 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