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THE SUXD.VY' OREGONlAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 23, 190S. ROOSEVELT flGI SMOKES OUT FOES Railroads Schemed to Influ . ence Election by Pro voking Strikes. CUNNING SCHEME FOILED .Magnates Hoped by Ucpetltlon of Homestead Kiot to Defeat Koose vrlt's Policies Xow Deny Any Intent to Reduce Wages. Walter Wellman to the Chicago Record Herald. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. (Special.) What lit back of President Roosevelt's recent letter on the railway and labor question? Every one is convinced the i President had a reason for writing that letter which has not appeared upon the surface. And this Is in part true. Most large actions in this world are the result of a combination of forces, of their cul mination. Such was the case in this af tali Probably the dominating' cause was the President's belief that the railway cor porations, whose managers are bitterly hostile to him, were planning revenge upon the Administration during the com ing Summer. Mr. Roosevelt had been led to believe that a considerable number of railway companies were planning heavy cuts in wages, that such reductions would lead to strikes, that the strikes might produce disorder, and that the political effect of the upheaval might easily be the defeat of the party In power and the overthrow of the Roosevelt policies. Strikes for I olitlcal Effect. In other words, the President believed, or at least feared, that It was the Inten tion of certain men to bring about ' a repetition of the Homestead and other trikes, which In 1S92, it Is generally be lieved, contributed so much to the defeat of President Harrison for re-election. What Information he had to base his be lief upon cannot now be told, but he Is usually well informed, and does not often take a serious step upon mere suspicion or Imagination. Whether his suspicion or fear was well grounded may appear as the discussion goes on. Good Effect on Both Elements. Whatever the facts may be upon which Mr. Roosevelt based his fear In the pres ent case, there can be no doubt of the ef fect of his aetion. It is conceded by al most every one that the effect Is to be good. Of that we already see evidence on all sides. The warning is producing results. Railway managers are hastening to disavow that they ever had any in tention of making unreasonable reduc tions In wages. They deny that they were party to any plan, and the dental is no doubt true as to the vast majority of them. The effect upon the policies of railway managers in all parts of the country can not well be other than to cause them to pause and think a long time before they order reductions of wages, and whenever such reductions are ordered they now reailze that they must be prepared to give satisfactory reasons therefor. Txhe ef fect upon railway labor unions must be equally salutary. The warning acts as a deterrent upon them as well as on the other side. The sum total of the influence of the President's action, it Is generally agreed among men of affairs, must therefore be to diminish the number of wage reduc tions, the number of strikes, the amount of disorder, the disturbance to business, and general distress. From this point of view many -hold that the President's let ter Is one of the strongest, wisest and most us-ful actions ever taken by him. Cut Wages Only When Justified. That some reductions of wages must, fol low If railway traihe continues slack everyone recognizes as Inevitable. It is known that about 350,000 freight cars are ldle In the United States; that the gross earnings of railways are now about 15 per cent less than they were a year ago. Railway managers who attempt reduc tion of wages must bo very sure they have right on their side. Mr. Roosevelt's letter has warned them that all the facta will be brought out. It their reductions are not Justilleablc. public opinion will be against them; if they are justifiable, pub ll opinion will be with them, and In such cases labor will have to submit or prob ably wage a losing tight In opposition. PROMISE TO MAIXTAIX WAGES Railroad Officers Convince Unions 'o Reductions Are Coming. NEW YORK, Feb. 22 Having satis fied Itself that the large railroad lines in the Kast do not intend to reduce wages now and hearing encouraging reports from the West and South, the committee representing the railroad brotherhoods, which has been in ses sion here, adjourned tonight. On be half of the committee John Morey of the Order of Railroad Conductors said; We are satisfied now that no reduction In wbgm will tuke place, whatever may have bo.-n the oriKtn&l Intention of soma ot th railroads' After conferences with the officials we can now announce that the New York Central, and all the Vanderbilt lines, the New York, New llnven & Hartford and other larse lines, will continue the present wates. We were also promised a continuation of the present wages on the" Harilman and Kill lines. President Under wood, of the Krle Railroad, has promised that the wages or the Erie men will not be cut. I believe that the letter of President Koosevelt to the Interstate Commerce Com-mlrsicn- had a good eflect. There is little dcuht that the smaller lines will do what the li-i.-.v line do. Mi. Morey said that the committee itprcs. tned 233.0U0 railroad workers.. I KAI I UK lb btN I tMCED i i French Ensign Must Spend Life in Prlbon for Selling Secrets. TOULON." Franco. i Feb. 22. Charles B. Ullmo, an ensign in the French navy, has been found guilty-by a court-martial of attempting to sell naval secrets to a foreign power and sentenced to life im prisonment In a fortress, and to be de graded from his. rank. The -court, ducliied unanimously that Ensign Ullmo had abstracted military documents Involving the security of the state and had communicated them to a foreign power with the view of selling them. He had not, however, actually dis posed of the papers. Counsel for Ullmo practically admitted the facts as charged, but asked for clemency on the ground that Ullmo was a victim of the opium habit and that he had fallen under the influence of an unscrupulous woman, for whom he had squandered his fortune and ruined his life. Ullmo was completely crushed when his sentence was read. , Ensign Lilmo was arrested at Toulon on October 25, on the charge of being a spy. An examination of his effects showed him to be in possession of many valuable documents, and afterwards of having abstracted a complete signal code and the naval cipher. An army reserve officer named Burton was afterward ar rested at Vendome on similar charges, and at Toulon on November 10, five ring leaders of an Important association of In ternational spies were taken Into custody. It Is believed that all tbeBe men were .In some waj' connected with Ullmo's plan. The authorities found evidence that Ull mo had offered to sell information con cerning the defenses of France to a Ger man aeent. Ullmo made a partial confession to the charges brought against him, and as a result the French authorities decided to order the reconstruction of the French naval tactics. 'CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS PASS RESOLUTIONS. Gridiron Club, of Which He Was Vice-President, Feelingly Re fers to His Gentle Nature. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Resolutions of regret and sympathy over the death of Crosby Stuart Noyes, the veteran editor of the Washington Evening Star, who died at Pasadena. Cal., last night were adopted by various or ganizations In the District of Columbia today. They Included the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the Dis trict, of which ioyes was vice-president, the Gridiron Club, of which he was vice-president and the oldest member, having joined the club 21 years ago, the Washington Monument Society and Sons of the American Revolution. The Washington Board of Trade will hold a special meeting Monday to take formal action on his death. Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, Chaplain of the Senate, in his prayer at the opening of the session today, referred feel ingly to the death of Mr. Noyes and Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee. The Gridiron Club mourns the death of Its vice-president and one of Its oldest and most active members. His general disposition, his gentleness of manner, his sunny temperament the liberty, the tolerance that marked his communications and dealings with his Yellow, man were the natural out growth of a gentle nature which made Crosby Stuart Noyes one of the most companionable of men and created ties that bound him to his assistants and friends, its resolutions say and add: "His life, his character, his public deeds in his memorable career of more than half a century, are parts of the history of the National capital and need no encomium." SONS TO TAKE BODY HOME Noyes i'amily Receives Many Mes sages of Condolence. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22. The body of Crosby S. Noyes. the aged editor of the Washington Evening Star, who "died at the Hotel Raymond, at Pasadena, yes terday, will be taken to Washington by the editor's sons, Theodore Noyes and Frank B. Noyes. They leave tomorrow morning. Several hundred messages of condolence were received today by the Noyes family from prominent men all over the country. Among those sending messages were Vice-President Fairbanks, Speaker Can non, Baron Takahira, the Japanese Am bassador to the United States: Whltelaw Reld, the American Ambassador to Great Britain; Stuyvesant Fish, Senor Quesada, the Cuban Minister to the United States; Charles W. Knott, Stott Bone, Victor F. Lawson and H. H. Kohlsaat. HEARST LEAGUE TICKET (Continued From First Page.) condemned, and the league declares that the right to issue money Is Inherent in the Government and, further, "necessary IssueB should be made by the Government and loaned to the banks upon securities approved by the Secretary of the Treas ury." Labor, Railroads, Tariff. Union labor organization are indorsed when they tend to bring about a just distribution of wealth, and laws for an eight-hour workday and enforced use of safety appliances in industrial under takings and the right of trial by jury In contempt cases are favored. On railroad matters the league demands Federal and state inspection for promo tion of safety, the abolition of rebates, lower rates and the right of shippers to appeal to courts in case the roads fall to furnish and move frelgnt cars. A court to review and enforce the orders op the Interstate Commerce Commission is suggested. A revision of the tariff by a gradual re duction of schedules, postal savings banks, Federal aid for good roads. Na tional Incorporation laws, and a strong navy are advocated. A sjhip subsidy for "the development of commerce" and tne "extension of the reserve naval force" are indorsed. The document ends with an approval of the project to complete a ship canal from the Gulf to the Great Lakes and of the irrigation programme now contemplated by the Government. EXTRAORDINARY VALUES. - In Spring suits this week at Le Palais Royal. All the new models and new shades at very low, prices. 3J5 Washington street. ' Robbers Kill Mexican Police. ELi PASO. Tex., Feb. 22. A dispatch from Chihuahua, received by the Heratd today, says that two policemen were at tacked by bullion robbers at the Santo Domingo mine, "in Santa Eulalia district, State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and after a fight were both killed.. One of the robbers was killed by the policemen and the others tied without securing any booty. Shops Will Reopen. SALT LAKE. Feb. 22. -The local shops of the Denver & Rial Grande Railway, 'which closed down February 14 for an Indefinite period, will. It Is announced today, reopen Monday morning, giving employment to more than 350 men. CARD OF THANKS. The widow and other relatives of John G. Wetle wish to express their gratitude for the floral pieces and gen eral sympathy shown them during their sad. bereavement. Eye classes J-00 at UeUger'a. . . DRYS WELCOME-OFFERED- BATTLE Glad Liquor Forces Are Or ganizing for Clearly Defined Issue. MILLIONS WILL AWE NONE Prohibitionists Will Concentrate Power on Jtt'eak Spots In Legis lative Campaigns Deny That Labor Will Aid Saloons. CHICAGO. . Feb. 22. Special.) Open and disciplined battle, to replace the guerrilla warfare carried on for years between the liquor forces and the Pro hibitionists was welcomed by the latter today. Officials of the anti-saloon party declared they had been Informed for weeks of the combination formally an- nounced Friday by John A. McDermott, manager of the organization bureau of the Liquor Association. "It draws the line clearly," said E. E. Blake, superintendent of legislative ac tion of the state Prohibition committee. "That is the very thing we have been striving for. We do not care how much money they have or what allied Interests they have organized. This will put the proposition clearly and fairly before the people, and that means victory for the opponents of saloons." Millions Awe Nobody. "Their boasted millions of dollars of 'war fund' does not awe anybody," de clared E. J. Davis, president of the En glewood Law & Order League. "One dollar In a prohibition campaign is equiv alent to 10 of theirs. And we have the money to make the fight." Some of the political plans of the Pro hibitionists were disclosed through the announcement of their adversaries. While complete tickets will be nominated for all offices, it was admitted that the ef forts of the "drys" would center upon the Legislative contests, and an Innova tion In the shape of a concentration fund wo'ulcJ be used in many counties. The method of Its use was explained by Mr. Blake. Lines. Now Prawn Clearly. "While we elected three Representa tives In these last contests," he ex varlous parts of the world will be de plained, "at least five were beaten by the narrowest of margins and would have been elected, had our efforts been concentrated upon them. For this rea son we will have an emergency fund ready, and where It Is Indicated that a little extra effort will win the elec tion our "concentration fund" will be expended to bring it about. "The belligerent attitude of the liquor interests, their boast of un limited, wealth to finance their cam paign and their determination to place candidates on record as to their affiliations are just what is needed. The lines will be drawn clearly. They will Influence or intimidate many voters whose business interests may be tied up with theirs, but tjiey will not swerve one man who will cast his ballot upon the moral issues. To the contrary, they will awaken thousands who have been vacillating or unthink ing. These men will be driven into the Prohibition ranks. It will truly be a campaign of education." Labor Won't Help Liquor. The co-operation of the. liquor inter ests with allied labor organizations was disputed by officials of tr.e pro hibition committee, who asserted ttiat ftie state or National labor federations would not become allied with the movement. "If they had obtained the co-operation of united labor, their movement would be a formidable one," said Mr. Blake, "hut they have not accomplished that, nor will they." IMPUGNS TESTIMONY GIVEN Boy Whoso Story Brought Murder Conviction Says He Lled. CHICAGO, Feb. 22. Eighteen-year-old Jerry M. V. Vzral, whose testimony more than any other person s served to convict the Bohemian fortuneteller, Herman Bil- lik, of the murder of six members of the Vzral family, has, it Is announced today, recanted and In an affidavit declares that the testimony was simply perjury. Bllllk is under sentence to be hanged March 20 The Supreme Court Thursday affirmed the Judgment destroying the j man's last chance, -unless Governor De i neen shall issue a pardon. iiui uiiijr uute tne rxist uuy impugn ills" own evidence, hut he declares two of his relatives also lied. In the affidavit the boy states that all the vital part of the testimony he gave against Blllik at the trial was perjury, that was taught him by a high police official and an as sistant state's attorney. He names tlie men whom he accuses. In the affidavit Vzral, who is now a student in Valpa raiso, Ind, asserts that he told the story W. R. ..Hearst in Action. j because the police official threatened him,j with a charge of murder unless he did as the police wished him to do. Tho credit for polishing off the fictitious nar- ( rative he gives to an assistant state's : attorney, with wJwm, h says, he was closeted 0 time?, the conferences being from one to four hours in duration. He further asserts that the Inspector of Police summoned him at least 50 times, and that these conferences usually lasted two hours. " The confession was obtained -through the Instrumentality of Rev. P. J. O'Cal laghan, head of the Paullst Fathers ii. this city, and pastor of St. Ma-jr-j Catholic Church, working In Blllik's behalf for several months. Father O'Callahan In explaining his connection with the case, says: "The beginning of my interest datei. from last Spring. In one of my fre quent visits to the County Jail, I met Sister Rose, who asked me to interest myself In a prisoner named Blllik. She said that he was there through charge of murder but she knew he was an in nocent man. I said I had so many calls upon my time and sympathy that I did not feel I could do anything for the man. At any rate, I said, he was a fortune-teller. She answered: 'But he should not hang for being such.' "I told her I thought the Judge and jury would do'him Justice. To my as tonishment, he was convicted and I felt that I had neglected the cause of an innocent man. Behind ail the inci dentals were the prayers of a devoted nun, who first assured me of Blllik's innocence and the prayers of the sis ters, who are called the Poor Claires." SlRter Rose, of Columbus Hospital, an Institution of the Italian Order of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacre Heart, Is the nun referred to. It was she who converted the carbarn bandit, Gustav Marx, who was executed with Nledermeyer and Van Dine, the only one of the celebrated trio whe died a Christian. REVISING' VULGATE BIBLE TASK DELEGATED TO ABBOT GASQUET BY, POPE. Benedictine Colleges AH Over World Will Assist in Work, Which Will Occupy Years. . ROME. Feb 7. Pope Piux X has con fided to the followers of St. Benedict the enormous task of revising the of ficial Latin Bible used by the Roman Catholic Church,, popularly known as the Vulgate. The directing spirit of the undertaking Is Abbot Gasquet. and the headquarters of the work will be the College of Sanf Anselmo, on the Aveniine, wnere me aouoi presiues, and not at the mother house of the Benedictines, on Monte Cassino. The abbot Is 62 years of age, and freely admits that In his lifetime he can do little more than organize the work and opportion it out to the vari ous Benedictine colleges all over the world. Still, he hopes before he dies to see the revisions of the Psalms or the Pentateuch, which will be the first work . undertaken, completed. "If the unpaid labor of love that we shall provide," said the, abbot the other day, "had to be paid for, even at the most modest rate, the expense of the work would be almost prohibitive, but such work as ours cannot be had for nothing. Traveling and other expenses will have to be provided, and when the Holy Father, asked me what I thought the cost of the work would be, I said that even on' out economical lines the annual expense could not be less than $5000. and might easily be more. I have already had many letters' of sym pathy and offers of expert help and 6ome money from both America and England, which has been very wel come and encouraging, and I hope Is only an earnest of more to come. "My life will be entirely given up to the task, - and I shall spend many months of the year In Rome, although I hope eventually to have three other chief centers in Paris, London and Madrid. Here In this college the Pope has kindly allowed me to have any manuscripts, however valuable, that I need from the Vatican library, and the assistance that It Is to work in one's own study with - manuscripts and pa pers spread around one on all sides is quite Incalculable. But what I should like people to realize is the immensity of the task that we have undertaken. No results'wlll be obtained in a hurry. "What we have to do Is to gather together and collate all the known and unknown copies of St. Jerome's great translation of the sacred writings up to those of the eleventh century. They divide themselves into great families, each with its special variations, pe culiarities, and mistakes, that resem ble each - other. The great 'Galileans' version Is that which is now univer sally adopted In the Roman Catholic Church, with the one exception of St. Peter's, In Rome, where the canons use the 'Romana' version. I hope eventually, to make a complete list of all the known versions, but for our own purpose about 60 of the beet and most correct copies will be used for guidance and comparison. "Some of the finest copies are of Saxon origin, as,- for example, the Al cuin copy, which is to be found in the Valllcelliana Library in Rome, and the Codex Amlatinus. now in the Lauren -tlan Library In Florence, which has a most interesting history. It was one of three copies made in the great mon astery of Jarrow, from which St. Beds came, and tho Abbot Geolfrid left the monastery with erne of the copies, which was to be presented to the Pope. "The abbot died on the journey, and the great codex was entirely lost eight of. St. Bede had quoted certain lines from the dedication of this copy, and De Rossi, the great Roman Christian archaeologist, discovered that part of the dedication of the Codex Amlatinus had been erased, and under the writing that was superposed he was able to decipher words that indisputably proved it to be the long-lost copy from Jarrow. This codex is probably the best and nearest to St. Jerome of all that have come down to us." WIRING FANG IN HONOLULU Given Reception by Officials and ' Greeted by Countrymen. HONOLULU, Feb. 22. Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister to the United States, arrived here today with a long retinue, on the Pacific Mai! Liner Siberia, en route to Washington. He was given a military reception by the Territorial and Federal officers and exchanged calls with Governor Frear. A delegation of Chinese called upon Minister Wu and urged the hardships of exclusion and the need in Hawaii of Chinese, as reasons for modifying the present-exclusion law. Wu expressed the hope that some modification can be secured, promised to make the effort and aeked the co-operation of the local Chinese in the matter. The local Chinese colony is celebrat ing the arrival of the Minister and that part of the city is gaily decorated in his honor. SEND SCENIC PHOTOS EASX. . See Klser's display. 24S Alder at. Utuor fits classes for IL00. BANQUET IS SERVED Peru Entertains Fleet Officers With Dinner. SALUTES FIRED IN HARBOR Both American 'and Peruvian War ships Honor the Holiday Men Enjoy Shore Leave and Enter tainment Given by Hosts. LIMA. Peru. Feb. 22. A magnificent banquet was given this evening by Presi dent Pardo in honor of Washington's birthday to the officers of the fleet. Some 260 of these were present. The Exposition Hall, where the banquet was held, was beautifully decorated, and the Stars and Stripes was much in evidence. The walls of the banquet -hall were covered with American and Peruvian flags and coats ot arms. Thousands of blossoms lined the tables, with dwarf palm trees flanking the walls. Four miniature American battle ships were among the decorations. In the center of the courtyard a beautiful fountain played, surrounded by gigantic William Allen White. Who Learned of Koottevelt's Intention to Attend Republican National Convention. palm trees on which had been set up colored electric lights.' American Officers Cheered. An Immense crowd in the front of the Exposition Hall warmly cheered the American officers as they arrived. In all the guests numbered about 600. The President of Peru made ,an excellent speech, in which he highly eulogized the white fleet of warships and the ability of its navigating officers. Rear-Adnilral Thomas, representing Rear - Admiral Evans, made a fitting reply. The National salute was tired from the assembled warships .at noon today in honor of the birth of George Washington. The salutation was answered by eight Peruvian ships of war in port. Enjoy Shore Leave. The American Jackies and marines are enjoying their shore leave in Callao and Lima as only sailors can, uid their excellent behavior is com mented upon on all sides. Early this morning the launches from the fleet began bringing in men to Ctxllao docks in large numbers, and the visitors scattered quickly to the surrounding points of in terest. Many of them came up to Lima, some by tratn and some by trolley. No less than 2000 men went ashore yesterday, and more than 2000 came ashore today. Yesterday a number of officers from the warships visited the Union and the Na tional Clubs In Lima and were given a warm welcome. A Peruvian composer, Caesar Panlseo, has written a two-step called "The White Squadron." It Is dedicated to Rear-Admiral Evans and his officers, and already has become very popular. Nines from the fleet are going to play baseball in the bullring today, and as the people are eager to witness the contest there will be a big crowd. Captain J.'M. Bowyer, of the Illinois, and 15 officers from the fleet, are to be entertained at dinner tonight by the head of the local branch of W. R. Grace & Co. - Battleships Fire Salutes. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 22. At noon today National salutes were fired by the battleship Nebraska and the cruis ers Tennessee and Washington, lying in the harbor. All three vessels were decked out in varl-colored signal flags and presented a gala day appearance. Visitors were received on board throughout the afternoon. Natchez Gets No Battleship. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Senator Mc Laurin and Representative McLain to day asked the President to send a bat tleship to Natchez, Miss., for the Mardl Gras festivities, February 29. "x The President said that he would not be able to comply, as most of the battle ships had gone to the Pacific Coast. LIQUOR MEN'S VENDETTA Suspected of Firing Church and Robbing Preacher. n- NEW YORK. Feb. 22. Fire was dis covered last night In the Orient Con gregational Church at Greenport, L. I., the pastor of which. Rev. John Alex ander Gray, last Sunday received in the collection box at the church service a warning that the Black Hand w-as still after him. The damage to the church will amount to only about J500, as Dr. Gray discovered the fire before it had gained much headway. A year ago, after receiving similar warnings. Dr. Gray's house was - rob bed and later an attempt was made to burn it. . Dr. Gray's annoyances began soon after he took an active part in sup pressing the sale of liquor in thev vil lage. JAPAN PLEASED, OF COURSE Expected Favorable Decision on British Columbia's Natal Act. VANCOUVER. B. C, Feb. 22. "The Japanese government and people will naturaHy be well satisfied with yester day's decision of Chief Justice Hunter reteasinsT from custody the two Japauess :;. fS-r,'- j P-1; :.:KJ subjects convicted for. an alleged infringe ment of the natal act," said C. Yada, the Japanese Consul, today. "I Jost no time in cabling the news to my foreign ofnee. From the outset I believed no other de- I clslon would be rendered In view of the ! adhesion of the dominion to the Anglo- i Japanese treats-, and without taking Into ' consideration whether the natal act was or was not ultra vires of the Federal lm- I migration act. j The attention of Mr. Tada was drawn to the report that the two Japanese, the i subject of yesterday's proceedings and who are under detention by Dr. Monroe, dominion Immigration officer, are likely to be deported by the dominion author ities in view of the fact that they did not come here direct from Japan.--Mr. Yada declined to discuss the question at this stage. He contented himself with declaring that the Japanese government did not instigate the two Japanese to come here from Portland in order to test the natal act, and the dominion ordcr-ln-councll. 1 WILL HARBOR REFUGEES France Does Not Believe in Existing Haytlen Government. PAR1S, Fetx 22. France has decided not to turn over the Haytlen revolutionists who have sought refuge in the French consulates in Gonalves and St. Marc, in Hayti. to the Haytlen authorities, for the reason that it does not believe that the government of General Nord Alexis will grant them a fair trial. Consequently all the refugees, to the number of about 100, Including General Flrmln and other leaders of tho recent unsuccessful movement, will be escorted to the coast and embarked on steamships, provided that they give written promises not to return .to Hayti during the time that tho government of General ord Alexis Is in power. The French Foreign Office points out that In taking this stand it Is only following out the traditional French policy in Hayti, and explains that General Nord Alexis himself, when he was a revolutionist, once sought and ob tained from France the same protection that France Is now giving the men who sought to usurp his position and power. BRIEF NEWS BY TELEGRAPH NVw York In thrse rlays the sale of ex Mlnlrter Cong-f-r'6 Chinese curlu colictlun hu realized J0.6.tn. Now Tork Rumors that Enrico Caruso, the tenor, will desert the Metropolitan for th Manhattan Opera-houtfe are laise. Warning-ton The children of Eureka, Cal., have petitioned the Forest Service for tho creation of a redwooJ National forest. . Mexico City. Jose Jves Llmantdur. Min ister of Finance, has called a conference of bankers to devlae ways for the rct'orra of the public credit system. Connellsvllle., Pa. A passenger train from New York to Pittsburg on tne Haiti. nore at Ohio (ftailroad was derailed at galsbury Junc tion Saturday morning and one paseenger in jured. New Tork A mortgage for t225,00O has been 'foreclosed on the i'erkeB home and art collection, but the latter, which Is to go to the city after Mrs. C. T. Yerkes death, will probably be redeemed. Panama. The Constitutional party will soon hold a convention and - will probabiy nominate Klcarrto Arnas for president. lo mingo JJ. (Jbaldia Is the candidate of the In dependents and a section ot tne Constitu tionalists. New Orleans. Fire Saturday seriously threatened a large part of the business dis trict. The Julius Weiss building. Common etrtet and Varieties Place, was gutted and Mveral adjoining buildings were slightly dam aged. Los Jloo.OUO. Los Angeles, Cal. Attracted by the cries for help of a woman boarder In his boarding houee, the proprietor rushed Into the room to And a snake darting around In a banln of water Just drawn from the faucet. The reptile, which measures exactly 13 Inches, bad come through the faucet. ' New York. William Dory, a marine, who deserted the battleship Missouri at Bio, has arrived ibere, the American consul naving given him a ticket that he might give hlmeelr up. He wya he did not intend to desert, but merely wanted to get away from a eer geajit who was persecuting him. Columbia, Mo. James W. Turner, a hrmlt farmer llvlnr six miles from here, who had frequently declared he wanted a monument built of whisky Jugs, died Friday night. His corncrib 1 filled with Jugs saved for his monu ment and he is'sald to have drunk at least a quart of whisky a day tor 20 years. Muskogee. OWa. An attempt was made to burn the Soales Hotel Saturday morning, while about 100 delegates to the Democratic convention were asleep In the building. OU was poured over the floor of two vacant rooms an. set on tire, but the flames were ex tinguished befom any great damage was -done. Ilotchkias. Colo. Insane with rage because sht objected to his- scolding one of their children, M. Stoneburner, aged 41. a prominent-wealthy farmer living ntar this city, last right hot and perhaps fatally wounded h!a wlie and thon commuted suicide before his six llttls children, seated around the supper table. ' ClUcupo In competition with 600 students from all over the world. M'. Scott Duiand, a l-rnmlnent Chicago, tveiety yMinun. hit b-en chen by Dean llusj.rU, of University of Wisconsin, to act on a cor.u '.:n- 'n w inch i to be presented to the State Legislature urg ing that a.l milk, before it u ottered for consumption, ehall be tested for tuberculosis. Pittsburg. Saved from drowning after a terrible struggle In the Icy waters of the Mo nongahcla Klvtr at Elisabeth. Pa., only to bs run down and killed by a train on reach ing shore was the fato Friday night of J. W. Draper and F. U. Garrett, two Govern ment employes at Lock No. 3. C. E. Stoner. who saved the men from the water, was also tit by the train and probably fatally Injured. Chicago Thomas P. Daniels, of 'Milwaukee, and Attorney Frederick C. Struckmeyer and John Sterling, of Chicago, with even other -o-defeodanus, will be before Judge Landt in the United States District Court on Monday for conspiracy to defraud promoters or business enterprises by offering to finance their schemes, charging rets for "Investigation" and then telling the business men that the "capitalists' refused to invest. They are alleged to have netted (75.000 In six months. San Francisco. Profensor J. Ouy Hall Roberts, ot the department of political science at the Untverslty of California, will tvill for Manila on March 8 to lecture before the Philippines Teachers' Convention during April. Other educators sent from the United States to addree tlM convention are Jesse B. Burke, of tho Teachers' richool, Albany: Protestor Frederick Starr, of the University of Chicago, and Professor William D. MacClintock, pro fessor of English literature nd (lean of the University ColUge. University of Chicago. Chicago Banks Gorged. CHICAGO, Feb. 22. Deposits' In the Na tional Banks- of Chicago are now the largest In their history. The money panic, so far as the hanks are concerned. GRIP POISONSJHE BLOOD The Recent Vattonal Epidemic Re. sponsible for Many Preva lent Ailments. The grip poisons the blood, reduces the vitality, depresses the nervous sys tem, and leaves many troubles behind it. It is infectious as well as con tagious and has prevailed so generally this winter that It is Responsible for many of the ailments from which thousands of people are suffering today. These ailments in clude weakness, that tired feeling, lqss of appetite, general debility, and in creased susceptibility to disease, and demand the great Restorative Properties of Hood's Sarsaparllla, which purifies and re vitalizes the blood and restores normal conditions. If a cathartic is needed, tlw best Is Hood's Pills the tonic cathartic, strengthening, not weaken ing, the system. After the"Grlp "I was all run down after the grip and felt so tired I could hardly get about the house. I tried Hoods Sarsaparllla and before I had taken one bottle, the tired, weak feel ing left me. my appetite came back and I could do my housework." Mrs. I juuey nugem, rarKersviue, in. y. Hood's Sarsaparllla Is said every where. In the usual liquid, or in tab let form called Saraatabs One hun dred (loses one dollar. The f a J line Is Short But six days more re main The Free Trousers Offer Must soon be with drawn And the Special Reduced Prices Will also soon be suc ceeded by regular sell ing figures. Order the New Suit at Once Take advantage of the Columbia's liberal and final Clearance Sale con cessions, before 'tis too late. $25, $28 and $30 Now Cut to And an Extra Pair of Trousers FREE With Every Suit or Overcoat. It's not every day that you can obtain such splendid Tailor - Made Attire on such a basis as this. Think well before you pass it by. GRANT PHEGLEY. Mgr. Elks Building, SEVENTH & STARK STREETS. Is completely over, and confidence has been re-established among country in stitutions. The deposits have poured in from banks in the Western country. De posits of the National Banks at the be ginning of business February IS wera J354.061.825. The last previous high mark was made May 20, 15M7, when the total was C40, 496,702. Baying Much Steel. PITTSBURG, Feb. 22. Orders for 4500 tons of structural steel have been placed here by the Chicago & Northwestern and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroads and the city of Cleveland. TEETH CUT RATES To advertise our new and won derfully successful A 1 v e o l.a r Method, we will do work at cut rates for 30 DAYS A ten-year guarantee with all work. Examination free. Silver fillings, 50c; crowns (22k), $3.50 to $5.00; bridgework (per tooth), S3.50 to $5.00. Plata, as low as S5.00. Everything first class. Lady attendant Boston Dentists "ssssssssssssvsa" (fx. ' -moiiT'lO