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THE MOBNTKG OREGONIAN, MONDAY;, JANUARY 9, 190&. mm m pbicf UlllLllI-l II I U I If I III Indemnity for Murder of. Missionary. FANATICS SLEW AMERICAN Descendant of Prophet Gets OfTWith Blood Money. OTHERS ARE TO BE PUNISHED Persian "Government, After Long De lay, Gives Sum Largely In Excess of Amount Named, Under ' Pressure From President. WASHINGTON, Jan. S. Information lias reached the State Department that, complying vth. the insistent de mands, ofr-the United States, the Per sian government has made to the "widow partial reparation for the murder of 'the Kev. Benjamin "W. Labarree, an American missionary, by a gang of fa natics, and has promised that all the guilty persons involved in the crime will be punished. The following state ment regarding the case was made by an official of - the State Department: "March 15 last the Department of State received the telegraph Intelli gence of the murder of RcV. B. W. La barree, an American missionary, near Ouroma, m Persia, by a gang of fanatic Kurds. "A demand was immediately made for the arrest and trial of the mur vlerers. .whose leaden, Seyd Mir Ghafar, was looked upon as a lineal descendant of the Prophet. This circumstance and the fear of arousing religious disturb ances obviously interfered with the prompt and efficient action on the part of the local authorities. The most pressing and earnest representations of the American Legation at Teheran remained fruitless until October 1 when Mr. Ray Instructed Its Minister Vr tnhln tn -mwlri krtnurn t r thf rni'prn - "J - ...... ,. .. - ment of the Shah the President's con cera in the adequate punishment of all the criminals and his intention to lay the matter before Congress with appro priate recommendations, with his de mands for full justice, were further Je layed. The murderers were thereupon ar rested, but the Persian government, holding the life of a descendant of the Prophet sacred, offered a pecuniary In demnlty in lieu of the death penalty for Seyd Mir Ghafar and promised execu tion of the accomplices.. After consul tation with the widow of Rev. Mr. Labarree the offer was accepted -and an Indemnfty of 430,000 greatly in excess of the sum named by the widow was paid to the American Legation June 3. Solemn assurance was given that the guilty would receive effective and swift nunlshment and that no special tax would be levied on Christians In the province to recover the amount of the Indemnity." The President has complimented United States Consul Peterson at Tehe ran for the energetic and efficient manner in which he has managed the case there. tual .regard between , the pope and the Xing -is confidently. looked for. Whller it is conjectured that 'the pres ence of both the Dulce and the pontiff at the same time was prearraiigcd. the fact that the King designated his uncle, who Is Admiral of the Italian navy and his closest adviser. Is held especially significant. X001S DC SULLEN K00D. Raisuli May Lead Tribesmen in Holy War Against t ie French. SPECIAt CABLE. PARIS. Jan. 9. Indications point to a speedy transfer of the attention of the continental Chancellories from Southeastern Europe to Northwestern Africa. News from Tangier and Fez. show that notwithstanding the recent backdown of the Sultan and his as surances, the anti-European feeling Is growing among his subjects and the long-smouldering flames of resentment among the Moors against the annexa tion schemes of France may break Into a violent conflagration without a mo ment's notice. Already the Foreign Ministers anJ Consuls at Tangier and Fez are warn ing their countrymen of the danger that is threatening them and are ad vising them that all who can may leave Morocco until the present dan gerous situation is passed. It now seems .possible that before long France, who regards Morocco as her legitimate prey, 'may be compelled to send, an army Into the country to combatva "holy war" that may be waged on aa active a scale as was the last upris ing In the Soudan, which General Kitchener finally brought to an end. It is suspected than since last April, when the Anglo-French convention was signed, recognizing France's superior rights in Morocco, the Paris govern ment has been secretly fomenting a spirit of unrest among the Moors with the object of bringing matters to a head, necessitating French Interven tion. "Whether this be so or not. It is certain that within the past nine months tne " Moorish tribesmen have been getting more .and more out of hand, and on their occasional entries into the towns where there are Euro reans. they shout insults to the "Christian dogs," and assert their In tention of driving them from the country. The leader of the European propa ganda is Raisauli. Since his success In securing the ransom he demanded from Mr. Perdlcaris. Ralsull has become the idol of the huge hordes of Moroccan tribes. A few members of his own tribe are very bitter towards him, be cause he has retained practically all of the Perdlcaris ransom money for him self, but these are insignificant, and by all the others Ralsull is regarded almost in the light of Allah, to wage war against the Christian unbelievers. Ralsull has met with a success that is disquieting to the French diplomats in his endeavors to establish a truce among the various tribes and .to Induce them to sink their differences In the face of the common enemy. Not for many years have the tribesmen been, so friendly to one another as they now are, and for that reason they are" at present more dangerous to French ambition- In North west Africa than they have ever been before. The Sultan of Morocco, Abdul Aziz. Is believed to be completely In the hands of the French, for which reason, if there be an outbreak of hostilities, it will be In the nature of a civil war. as much as an attack against the Europeans. The Moors are -now charging that Abdul Aziz has left the Moslem faith for Chris tianity, and are endeavoring to cause the troops loyal to him to desert in the name pf the prophet. Raisuli is making the most of this feeling of religious ani mosity towards the Sultan, and he is secretly pushing the claims of the pre tender Muley Mohammed, on the under standing that If the pretender gains the throne he will make Ralsull his prime minister There Is no fear of any more trouble "in Morocco leading to a dangerous dip lomatic situation In Europe. The 'pre dominant nature of French interests in Morocco is recognized In all the Conti nental capitals, except "Madrid, and the Spaniards are impotent to hold France in check once the authorities at Paris believe themselves .compelled to act. TALK ON NEW STATES Senator Morgan "Will Open the Discussion Today. HITCH IS OVER NEW MEXICO THE THIRD ONE IS PURCHASED Another Pianola Ordered by Dr. W. A. Phy,of Hot Lake Sanitarium. DEWEY WILL REVIEW FLEET All Warships on North Atlantic Sta tion Are in Hampton Roads. NORFOLK, Va., Jan. S. All the war ships of the North Atlantic fleet. Includ ing the battleship squadron, the coast defense squadron and the Caribbean squadron, that will be Inspected and re viewed tomorrow by Admiral Dewey and Secretary Morton, are at their assigned anchorages In Hampton Roads tonignu The Inspecting party will arrive In the morning from "Washington on the Dol phin. The Admiral and the Secretary of the Navy probably will visit each vessel In the big fleet, and then the Dolphin will Btcam cut of the roads and take a station off Cape Henry. According to the programme now ar ranged, the combined squadrons will get under way at 1:30 In the afternoon and proceed in single column past the Dol phin, from which Admiral Dewey and Secretary Morton will review them. After the review the warships will proceed to Southern waters for "Winter maneuvering. President Receives Japanese Hero. WASHINGTON. Jan. S. (Special.) Commander Tanaka. one of the Japan ese naval heroes of the present war with Russia, was received by the President late tonlKh"t. Commander Tanaka was with Admiral Kamlmura on his flagship when the Rurlk was sunk. He was before Port Arthur In the earlier stages of the siege and contributed much to bottling up the Russian fleet there. He told the President of the naval operations in the Far East. Mr. Roosevelt being an inter ested listener. Commander Tanaka Is on his way to Europe, being charged with a secret mis sion from the Mikado. Officials Start for Naval Review. "WASHINGTON. Jan: 8. The dispatch boat Dolphin sailed from the .Navy-yard today at noon with a distinguished party bound for Hampton Roads for the pur pose of reviewing the vessels of the North Atlantic fleet tomorrow, preparatory to their participation in the naval maneu vers In the Caribbean Sea later In the "Winter. The party included Secretary Morton, Admiral Dewey, Captain Swift, of the. General Board, and Lieutenant Commanders L. Chapln and Spencer S. Wood. KING'S UNCLE AT ST. PETER'S Good Understanding May Obtain Be- tween Quirinal and Vatican. SPECIAL CABLE. ROME, Jan. 3. Duke Tomaso Alberto Victor, of Genoa, the King's uncle, and his consort attended the services at St. Peter's yesterday, with their entire suites. Pope Pius was present In the cathedral and remained throughout. Even newspaper today takes note of these facts, and the unanimous opinion prcva'ls that in this manner the first step has been taken for a rapprochement be tween the Vatican and the Quirinal. This was the first time in many years that a member of the royal family attended the services at St Peter's In public, and the exchange of diplomatic assurances of mu- If Plan to Unite That Territory With Arizona Is Abandoned, Consolida tion of Oklahoma and Indian Nation May Be Effected. WASHINGTON, Jan. S. The Joint statehood bill will continue to be the principal topic of discussion in the Senate during the present week, but other measures will' receive attention each dav durlnc the morning hour. In cluding the omnibus claims bill, for which Senator warren stanas spon sor. The bill comprises more than 200 pages, but tne Senator already has succeeded in having it read by utiliz ing odd hours, and thus has put a largo and Important part of the work of consideration to the rear. An effort will be made to get through the bill providing for the compensa tion of American fishermen whose ves sels were seized previous to the arbi tration of 1S33. This measure is in the hands of Senator Fulton, who will press it is an act or Justice to men who nave been discriminated against. v The pure food bill will remain In the background for the present, not d cause the friends of that measure have abandoned it. but because they consider that Its chances will be Im proved by not pressing for Immediate consideration. They have been as sured by the Republican leaders that the bill shall have first place on the calendar aside from appropriation bills, after the statehood bill is disposed of and therefore they will not antagonize the statehood bill for the present If at alL Discussion of the statehood question will begin on Monday with a speech by Senator Morgan, and he will be fol lowed by other opposing Senators. The present plan of the opposition is to keep the discussion going until some of the appropriation bills are reported and It becomes necessary to take them up; or, if this is postponed too long, to displace the bill with the pure rooa bin. waning in an tnese expeai ents, they probably will seek a com promise. The only real fight Is against the uniting of Arizona and New Mexico, and there is talk of eliminating these territories entirely from the statehood proposal. It is believed if this were done the bill for the consolidation of Oklahoma and Indian Territory would pass. Thus far there has been no con ference of opposing factions on the subject and probably little will be done to change the present status so long as the leaders are anxious to keep other matters In the background-as ap pears to be the case at present. Beatification of Venerable Priest. ROME, Jan. 8. The beatification of the venerable vleany. parish priest of Ars, France, was celebrated today in St. Peters in the presence of 1000 French pilgrims and several thousands of worshipers of other nationalities. and in the presence of Pope Pius X, 22 cardinals and the papal court. The ceremony was rendered otherwise not able by the attendance of the Duke of Genoa, brother of Dowager Queen Mar- gherita: the Duchess of Genoa tma her son. Prince Udlne. who were recognized by the private chamberlain to the pope. and Francis McNutt, of Washington, D. C, and conducted to special seats. They knelt In the passage while the pope made his procession. This is the first time that members of the House of Savoy have assisted at a religious function in the presence of the pope. Appropriating Bills This Week. WASHINGTON, Jan. S. It Is the in tention of the House to begin active consideration of appropriation bills during the week. Monday Is District of Columbia day, and the resolution pro vldlng for the ceremonies of the inau guration of President Roosevelt and deciding where the inauguration ball shall -be held will be considered. An other measure of more than local Im portance to be called up is a bllf grunt Ing the American Railway Appliance Exposition authority to use the xnonu ment grounds for an exhibition. It is expected the resolutions Intro duced by Representative Raker will be disposed of. -They were referred to the Judiciary committee and no doubt will be reported back Monday for ac tion by the House. These are the res olutlons criticising President Roose velt and Secretary Morton. The pension appropriation bill will be reported tomorrow and possibly taken up for consideration Tuesday. It wm be followed by the Army, the In dlan and the District of Columbia an proprlatlon bills. While they may not au oe considered during the yeek, they wm De reaay ror action. The Hill currency bill remains the unfinished business, and Friday will be aevotea to pension bills. To Improve British Naval Gunnery. LONDON, Jan. 8. With a view of Improving the naval gunnery the Ad miralty has decided to create the new p6st of director of naval gunnery, practice, to which Captain Percy Scott will be appointed. Captain Scott Is a great expert in his line, and during his periods of command of the cruis ers Scy.Ua and Terrible these vessels were ahead of all other British men-of-war in gunnery. Turkis'i Town Placed Under Arrest USKUB. European Turkey, Jan. S. On December 28, by order of Htlma Pasha, the whole municipality of Us kub, together with the vicar and clergy of the vicarlte, were arrested, the ac cusation being that they Jiave formed a revolutionary tribunal. A search of the homes of the .accused was with out result, but all efforts to secure their liberation have been unsuccessful. Serafinl Will Return to Borne. MEXICO. CITY. Jan. 8. Apostolic Dolegate Serafinl has resigned his post and will leave for Rome next week. Moi:simor StrafinI has suffered from the effects of the altitude. To Succeed Milner. LIVERPOOL. Jan. S. The Post hears on good authority that J. W. Lowther, M. P.. will succeed Lora Milner as Com missioner to South Africa in April. MARKET DID NOT J7EEE.IT. Fall of Port Arthur Had No Effect on London Stocks. LONDON. Jan. S. The fall of Port Arthur had comparatively small effect on the Stock Exchange. Russians and home stocks not suffering to' any great extent, and the market- generally re mained firm. In France a feeling of nervousness about the internal situa tion In Russia is beginning to be ob served, which has had the effect of weakening the markets the last two days. Business In all directions is expected to be rather restricted owing to the Inter national situation following the capitula tion of Port Arthur becoming better de fined. The American was unsettled, by the prospect of continued Northern Se curities litigation. Prices have been un settled and the close was rather weaker. MMrem-Amv, why T.av you brought this policemen Into the VUcnen Atn Vlttse, mum, i m to urau oi voa mica; vrr. PROTEST FROM ARIZONA. Congress Asked to Leave Question of Merger to Vote of People. TUCSON, Ari.. Jan. S. At a meeting of the Society of Arizona Pioneers this aft ernoon an earnest protest against the merger of Arizona and New Mexico jointly into a state was adopted. In sub stance It follows: - " "We declare that pledge of the Federal Government In the enactment of the or ganic law creating Arizona Into a terrl torial government and defining the geo grapiucai Dounaanes. in union it waa agreed Arizona should enjoy territorial government until erected Into a state of the union, was a sacred compact which tne pioneer citizens of Arizona (comnrls Ing the sons and daughters of every state of the union) accepted In good faith and In consideration thereof have given years or sunrenng and toll, enduring great prl vatlons and hardships at the risk of life In conquering, developing, civilizing and building up the prosperity of the state of Arizona. we plead that the compact may be kept" Inviolate by the Government 'and only changed or modified upon the con sent of the citizens of Arizona, whose rights should be considered, and wc ear. nestly pray that if determined to pass the Joint statehood bill now before the Senate that It be with the Foraker amendment. leaving the question of merger to the vote of the citizens of the respective terri toner." Gratitude is expressed to Senators Bard Foraker, Baker and others for standing Dy Arizona. WEECKS OFF 1 BRITISH COAST Several Vessels Collide During Con tinucus Dirty Weather. LONDON, Jan. S. Stormy weather still continues on the British Coast and sev eral shipping casualties are reported. The Glasgow steamer Stella Marls collided off Holyhead with the Spanish vessel Oris and both sank. The crews were saved In the boats after, drifting all night. The Belfast schooner Dispatch collided with the Sunderland steamer DIUIngton off Ramsgate this morning. The Dls patch was towed Into Ramsgate, but the Diuington Is believed to have sunk with her crew of ten men. Several other ves sels were driven ashore at different points, their crews being rescued with great difficulty. - Lives Lost in Swiss Blizzard. GENEVA. Jan. S. It Is said that 24 per. sons lost their lives-in the mountains du Ing the recent blizzard. 1 of the casual ties being on the St.. Bernard Pass. Want Them to Stay. LIMA, Peru, Jan. S. There- is much disappointment at the announcement that the vessels of the American Pa 'J clflc Squadron, Rear-Admiral Goodrich A CellectloH ef Notci Instruments the Very Fiaest of Their Class. It IS more Ulan mrw jeans biucc .W. A. Phy pnrchasM a Pianola for the elegant hotel at 101 iaKe. one oi ore- resorts. A short time after securing this. a oeautliui Aeolian urcueaireue una purchased by him for the entertainment f iii. m.iti of ft'n ixrwns of S1G0O. and now, after extensive experience with the Instruments, ne oruers a .rianoia. ur u own lovely home. excellent Judge of good music, and his repeatea seiecuon ui me rmuuw s yk haps as substantial a tribute to this In strument as any yet received by EUers Piano House. A LARGE FAMILY Thn Aeolian family Is crowing to be a large one. and Its every member Is dis tinguished: futfillinjc some special and distinct requirement in the world of mu sic The Pianola, now called the iietrostyie Pianola, as all Pianolas now Include the Metrostyie. can oe attaenca to any pmuu, and with the Metrostyle, any one Is able to olay with a degree oi excellence heriOTce equaled only by a very small proporuonw intinosi nnisnea pmnuo. -The Aerlola""" cldaeJj resembles the Pianola, but Is smaller, making It espe clallv well adanted for" small rooms. One unique and very attractive feature of this Instrument Is the "Melodist" which, en ables the player to bring out the melody in a selection, wnue suDauing tne ac companiment. Music rolls designed for the Pianola can be Used equally well with the Aeriola. . The Aeolian Orchestrelle Is In Itself an orchestra, full-volumed and capable of producing with wonderful fidelity the tones oi tne various instruments wnicn constitute an orchestra. The music ar ranged for the Aeolian Orchestrelle em braces the chief masterpieces of art In all departments symphonies, overtures, operas, masses, oratorios, concertos, quar tets: sacred. noDUlar and dance music. songs, etc.. In endless variety, and repre senting even nationality ana scnooi. Tne essential reaiure oi tne Aeonan .ripe Organ Is that It can be played by means of the music roll as well as- with the hands. It. as well as all other Aeolian instruments, while being at the disposal of the most accomDllshed musicians, ca pable of responding to their most exact- g aemanas. yet can oe opcratea oy a child, who, by following the expression Indicated, can produce music which would be a credit to an experienced player. Last, but not least, the nanoia Fiano. which combines the Pianola (including the iictrostyie) witn the vers' nignest grade of plano-Mlie Weber. The space hereto- lore unoccupied in upngnt pianos is now occupied by the Pianola mechanism, which leaves' the keyboard free for play ing with the fingers. When the piano Is to be olaved by means of the Pianola. a small panel Is slipped back and an ex tra pair oi Deiiows provided tor tne pur pose are utilized. The Instruments are exceedingly handsome and but a fraction larger than an ordinary upright piano. Prices of Pianola pianos are $500 to J1COX 1 rices or ictrostyie nanoias, izta and 5300: Aeriolas. $1S3 and J196; Aeolian Or chestrelles. GOO and up. Moderate terms of payment if desired. tilers .Fiano House. Zai wasnmston street, corner Park. Large stores also Spokane and beattie. wash.; Boise and Lewlston. Idaho; San Francisco, Stock ton and Eureka. Cal. commanding, will remain only three days at Callao. The authorities of Peru and foreign and native society people are very deslrons t entertain ing the officers of the .squadron In a suitable manner, and had' hoped the ships would remain at least eight days at Callao. BISHOP SPALDING BETTER. Stricken Prelate Recovers Power of Speech Danger Not Over. PEORIA, III.. Jan. S. There was a no ticeable movement tonight in the condi tion of Bishop John L. Spalding, the Catholic prelate, who was suddenly stricken with paralysis at his residence Friday afternoon. He has regained some what the use of his left arm and speaks with more freedom. The remainder of the left side of his body, however, he Is unable to use at all. Doctors Spalding and Slavln, the at tending physicians, who have been by the bishop constantly since the attack, reported tonight that they believed his condition was better than on any pre vious day. They speak In a hopeful tone, but are watching the patient close ly for any sign of a setback, which they admit would portend the most serious results. Held on Suspicion. -John Carlson was standing indolently in a doorway on Ankeny street, between Second and Third at midnight last night. when Officer Galbralth came by. Then he moved away suddenly, but the police man, noticing that the lock on a gate nearby leading to the rear of some Chi ncse houses had been broken, arrested the man. He was held over-night at the Colds or Fevers Are broken up In a single jilght, and serious Illness prevented, by taring Hood's Pills All druggists. 25 cents. Tea and coffee go by taste alone; and tastes are many. Schilling's Best teas are five, and coffees four; all different; moneyback all; at your grocer's. Tutf s Pills Cure All Liver Ills. To those living in malarial districts Tutt ffl? are indispensible, they keep th system in perfect order and are an absolute cure for sick headache, indigestion, malaria, torpid liver, constipa tion and all bilious diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills Li pma n Wblf e & Co, Important Announcement! Today's Telegram and Tomorrow's Oregonian will contain one of the most important pieces of store news it has eyer been our good fortune to be able to tell. We cannot to strongly urge every woman to read the particulars after this reading no woman' will need further urging to pay the store a visit early Tuesday morning. Interested? Then you'll find the answer in tonight's Telegram and tomorrow's Oregonian Dress Goods Much Underpriced We've made Dress-Goods buying as easy as possible for you in the shape of very low prices Scan the list The fabric you want is no doubt repre sented. The possible saving is very plain. 39? for 50c all-wool Albatross in black, cream and colors 3S inches wide. 29 for 50c Colored Novelty Suitings, Zibelines .and Mixtures 3S inches wide. 47 for 60c all-wool Serges in black, navy blue and brown 38 inches wide. 69 for $1.25 all-wool Suitings, in new styles,, in checks and" stripes 54 inches wide. $1.22 for $1.50 Cravenette in Oxford . gray only the genuine Priestley make. ' $1.87 for $2.25 Cravenettes, medium weight; in all colors Priestley's make. $2.48 for $3.00 Cravenettes, plaids, black, brown aud gray Priestley's make. AT $2.25 and $2.50 New Spring weaves in Cravenettes, plaids, stripes, checks, chevron and diamond weaves all at sale prices. 39 for 50c Black Goods all-wool granites, storm serges and cheviots. 4J7$ for 75c Tailor Suitings in plain mixtures and mannish effects 54 inches wide. 98 for $2.00 and $3.00 French Novel ties, exclusive designs high-class fabrics throughout. $1.67 for Cravenette Coverts in olive brown and Oxford gray 5S inches wide. $2.29 for $2.75 Cravenettes, full line of colors Priestley's make, 60 inches wide $3.33 for $4.00 Cravenettes, silk and wool, olive, tan and Oxford Priest ley's make. 98 for. $1.25 Black Goods Turkish mohair, crepe, armure, voile, etamine, cheviots, serges, Sicilians, silk and wool novelties, etc. 59 for 75c Black Goods, cheviots, henriettas, serges, mohairs, granites, etc. Six Splendid Silk Specials The special values offered by Our Great Sale are many and varied. Can't do more than give mention to only a few The six told about strike the keynote. 85c "Crown" Taffeta 73c "Crown" Taffeta Silks are the best Taffeta Silks on the market today, be ing the equal of any $1.00 Taffeta on the market. We sell them regularly at 85c, during our great sale we offer them at 73 $1.35 Black Taffeta $1.09 This Taffeta is full 36 'inches wide, is finished soft and pliant and is of a deep, rieh black; best $1.35 quality at $1.09 $1.00 Crepe de Cxine 85c The very best $1.00 Crepe de Chine ever on the market, in a full line of colors and also in black; on sale now at 85 $1.00 Novelty Silks 79c All our high-class Novelty Silks, which are especially designed for shirtwaist suits and separate waists. Every one of the assortment in the season's best colors and designs; best $1.00 values on sale at 79 $1.25 Cleo Messaline 85c Cleo Messaline is a.newsUk of .a weave specially adapted for shirtwaists; actual value is $1.25, on sale now at 85 75c Colored Taffeta 59c Silks' of identical quality are sold else where at '"83c special"; our price is never more than 75c, on sale just now during our great sale at 59 $25 to $37.50 Coats at $14.75 We've been making some radical price reductions in Women's Coats in order to give you today The Best Coat Bargains You Ever Saw Anywhere There are not very many of them only twenty odd, so if you would share come early today. Made in tourist and short styles of black and tan cloths. Sold heretofore at $25 to $37.50Choice today at $14.75. Plaid Waists For Little ' We offer for today two groups of plaid Waists at prices which will insure their sale in a hurry ) Made oi piaia noveny aotns m tne season s most approved styles with tucks, plaits, etc Book Store We are offering at publisher's cost, fine sets, biographies, history, travel, fiction. Popular copyrights, regular 75c edition, re duced to 30c The Crisis. Risrht of Way. Pride of Jennico, Puppet Crown. Dndcr the Rose. Chronicle of Count Antonio, Methods of Lady Wal derhurst, Kalumet K, etc. Nephele. a musical novel by Bourdillon, bound in white vellum; regular $1.00 edi tion, reduced to 39c Black Rock, by Ralph Connor; popular 5)c edition, reduced to .15c Handkerchief Sale We place on sale today several thousand Handkerchiefs, which were soiled by handling and display. The savings average almost half. J .12 sorts 7e $ .15 sorts 9c $ .18 sorts 10c .20 sort3....;..12c $ .25 sorts 15c $ .35 sorts 19c $ .50 sorts... 29c $ .65 sorts 33c S .75 sorts 30c $1.00 sorts 49c $1.25 sorts 65c $1.50 sorts 79c Police Station on a charge of drunken ness, as no proof could be obtained that he attempted an entrance through the gate. KRTJPP GTJKW0BKS VISITED. Japanese Officers Are Inspecting New Engines of War. SPEClAt. CABLE. BERLIN, Jan. 9. Extensive experi ments are being made with new guns and projectiles at Messrs. Krupp's range at Meppcn. on behalf of a commission of Japanese officers. Should the trials prove satisfactory, large orders will be given by the Japanese government. A deputation of Russian officers has ar rived at Esaen for a similar purpose. It is reported from Zurich that the Japanese government has ordered large amounts of chocolate from various Swiss manufac turers. Several firms have had to decline the orders, owing to nelr being fully oc cupied with orders from the Russian gov ernment. " H0WAED GOULD ENGAGED. Will Succeed Baume as Leading Man With Columbia Company. Manager Ballard, of the Columbia, an nounced last night that he had closed a contract with Howard Gould, the well known leading man, to succeed Edgar Baume In that capacity with the Colum bia company. Mr. Gould is now appear in? in San Francisco and the contract was closed by telegraph. The engage ment of Edgar Baume will terminate at the end of next week's run of "The Wife."' The week following, James Keane, a ris ing young romantic star, will appear with the company in "The Crime of Du Bosq,' one jof Henry Irving' greatest successes. For the week of January 23 'The Bauble Shop" will be presented, in which play Howard Gould will make his first ap pearance as leading man of -the company. Mr. Gould Is very popular here, bavins been seen here as a star In romantic drama and having played leads, here last year with the Neill-Morosco company at the Baker. New York Japanese Celebrate. NEW YORK, Jan. S. The fall of Port Arthur was celebrated here today at a meeting. of Japanese residents of the city, held In Carnegie Hall. The affair was intended to be solely for the Japanese residents, 500 of whom at tended. The meeting wa3 presided over by S. Uchida, Consul-General of Japan. "Don't you sometimes think that you are too much attached to money?" -No." answrril II r. Dustln Star. "If you knew all the schemes to pry a man loose from it you'd realize that he haa to be closely attached." "Washlnjtoa Star.