Morning Oregonian., December 03, 1906, Image 1

VOL. XLVI.-XO. 14,348.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CONGRESS
BEGINS
JIT
in Task is the Ap
propriation Bills.
TOTAL WILL REACH A BILLION
Little Other General Legisla
tion Will Be Taken Up.
THERE WILL BE MUCH TALK
No Decisive Action Will Bo Taken
on the Th riff, but Ship Subsidy
Measure and Snioot Case
May Be Acted Upon.
WA9HIXGTOX, Dec 3 The passage
of the appropriation bills and as little
other general legislation as possible such
In brief is the forecast for the short ses
sion of the 69th Congress, which -will begin
at high noon tomorrow.
There has not yet been time for as gen
eral an exchange of views among mem
bers as is ordinarily desired by leaders
before expressing their views, but all
seem to regard the present situation as so
simple as to need comparatively little in
tercourse to arrive at an understanding.
It is evident, for various reasons, that it
will not be possible to do much on the
appropriation bills before the holidays,
and the circumstance will have the effect
of condensing the consideration of the 14
regular supply measures into two months.
Considering that the aggregate of the
appropriations to be considered will ap
proximate $1,000,000,000, some Senators and
members express the opinion that Con
press cannot do better than give all of its
time to these measures.
Status of Ship Subsidy Bill.
The report on the ship subsidy bill prob
ably will be an exception to the rule for
no general legislation. The friends of
that measure have never been more in
sistent than now. They aro extremely
hopeful, and yet very apprehensive.
The bili has irassed the Senate and is in
committee in the House. The committee
has heretofore been quite evenly divided,
but the advocaets of the bill believe that
they will bo able to get it out in due sea
son and they hope for its consideration
when once reported to the House.
Speaker Cannon has given no positive
assurance as to his attitude, but the bill's
supporters find encouragement in his si
lence. One incident that is very materia
ly helping the subsidy is the recent speech
of Secretary Root in favor of it. The
fact that the speech was delivered in Kan
sas City is helpful, as the ship bill has
found its principal opposition in 'the in
terior of the country. There have been
some significant conferences on the bill
among the most influential members of
the two houses.
Opposition to Philippines Measure.
The Senate has on its calendar two Im
portant House bills the immigration bill
and the Philippine tariff bill, but there
are snags in the pathway of both of them.
There Is still Intense opposition to the
Philippine bill, especially as it is sot be
lieved that it can possibly receive seri
ous consideration during the short ses
sion. The session bids fair to be productive
of many bills and also of much oratory.
Xot a few members of both houses are
anxious to meet the demands of bankers
and others for a more clastic currency,
and it is quite certain that there will bo
efforts to supply this want In the session.
The recommendations of the President
in the interest of a national inheritance
tax is awaited with eager interest by
many and there is no doubt that a large
following could be . secured . for a meas
ure of the character he will outline, but,
as in the matter of currency reform, ( the
few weeks of the session will not suffice
for adequate consideration. It is also rec
ognized that the present plethoric condi
tion of the Treasury would furnish strong
argument against the proposed innovation.
Suggestions looking: towards amend
ing the railroad rate law are not ex
pected to bear fruit this session. All
these matters and many others are cer
tain to receive attention in the debate.
Tariff "Will Be Debated.
Among: the questions slated for a
' liberal share of discussion tho tariff
stands at the head of the list, but no
one has the least idea that any serious
effort will now he made to secure the
modifications which even many Repub
licans think desirable. Tho President,
who himself desires some changes, has
recently promised his congressional
callers that he will not ask to have the
subject taken up at this time.
The Japanese question, the discharge
of the negro soldiers, the desirability
of an Income tax law, the result of the
late elections and the trusts are also
elated for discussion and it is even
expected that some of these questions,
if not ail of them, will receive ora
torical attention from Democratic
members as soon as the first appropria
tion bill is laid before the House.
finioot Case Coming Up.
The Senate will give attention to the
case of Senator Reed Smoot, but what
it will do about It. not even the Senate
wishes now to contemplate. There has
from the first been a disposition to put
the Smoot matter aside, but with the
report of the committee on privileges
and elections on the calendar and
Chairman Burrows quite determined to
press consideration, the fact Is that the
matter must be dealt with and is be
SESSION
NOON
ginning to impress itself upon members
and they are pressing seriously for its
consideration.
The Michigan .Senator will set the
ball rolling Monday, the 10th inst., In
a speech in which he will review the
entire case and he will doubtless be
followed by other membersof his com
mittee for the Utah Senator. Ha mere
ly declares Smoot not to be entitled
to his seat and. much opposition is
likely to be made to the question.
Equivalent to Expulsion.
What is equivalent to a resolution of
expulsion, but unlike a declaration for
expulsion in explicit language, will not
require a two-thirds vote to pass.
Smoot's friends will not yield this ad
vantage without a struggle. The ques
tion is a privileged one and Senator
Burrows has expressed his determina
tion to utilize all his rights in keeping
it to the front.
Much interest attaches to the Presi
dent's forthcoming recommendations
f" '.f 4 i 2
Jonathan Bourne, Senator-to-Be .
From Oregon, Now at the National ' ?
Capital. I
concerning the Panama Canal, princi
pally because of his recent visit to
the canal zone. It is not expected that
he will ask much legislation beyond the
necessary appropriations and there is
a general disposition to grant these.
The increase of the Navy will re
ceive much consideration but there is
still opposition to the proposed ship of
the Dreadnaught class.
HOUSES MEET AT XOOX TODAY
Comparatively Little Business Will
Be Done the I'irst Week.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Both houses
of Congress will meet at 12 o'clock Mon
day, but, notwithstanding a busy session
is expectea, no business will be transacted
on the first day, and comparatively little
during the first week. It had been the
hope that the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill could be placed
on the House calendar as early as Tues
day, so the beginning of the consideration
of the appropriations could be made al
most contemporaneous with the opening
of the session, but the date of the pres
entation of the report has been neces
sarily postponed so that it is not probable
that it will take place before Thursday.
This delay will necessitate either short
daily sessions for the perfunctory consid
eration of some measure on the calendar
which would not under ordinary circum
stances receive attention at so early . a
date. There has been no decision thus
far as to what questions will be brought
to the front, but tho preference will prob
ably be given to Payne's bill providing for
tho consolidation of customs districts,
which was discussed at some length,
though unavailingly, at the last session.
The appropriation bill will receive at
tention from the time it is placed on the
desks of the members and will be kept
before the House until It Is finally dis
posed of. Just how long it will take to
get through tho House no one will venture
to say, but Chairman Tawney, of the ap
propriation ' committee, is quite deter
mined that it shall be sent to the Senate
before the third recess.
It is also expected that the pension and
fortifications appropriation bills will be
reported before Christmas, but not even
the most sanguine members now count
on their passage before that date.
The Senate is not counting on doing
very much the first week of the session,
nor is the outlook there good for much
strenuous labor until after the holidays.
The reason for this is found in the fact
that the general desire for the present Is
to confine the work of the session largely
to appropriation measures, and none of
these can be taken up by the Senate un
til sent over by the House.
There is no possibility of the "Senate's
even seeing any of these bills, except the
legislative, before Christmas, and It so
happens that nearly all the members of
the subcommittee which will have charge
of that bill are coming up for re-election
during the coming Winter. As a conse
quence, there will be a very slim attend
ance of such members during the early
days of the session, the result being that
the consideration of the bill, even In com
mittee, will most likely be postponed un
til after the holiday recess.
There Is one item of general legislation
on the Senate's calendar of unfinished
business, namely. Senator La Follette's
bill limiting the number of hours railway
employes may be kept at work during
each day, and the vote is set for January
10. The probabilities are that Senator
La Follette will (desire to discuss It, but
It Is not anticipated that even he will
wish to take it up during the first few
days of the session.
The report of the committee on privi
leges and elections on the right of Sena
tor Snioot, of Utah, to retain his seat will
be taken up during the second week of
the session, and probably on Monday, the
10th inst.
The proceedings In both houses Monday
will be of the most formal character.
They will consist of the routine business
of appointing committees by each body to
notify the other, and by both to notify
the President, and in the House of 4he
call of the roll and administration of
oath of office to new members.
After this proceeding, the attention of
tho House will be officially directed to
the fact that four prominent members of
that body. Messrs. Hltt. Hoar. Ketchum
and Adams, have died since the close of
the last session, and a motion for ad
journment out of respect to them will
Immediately follow.
The President's message will not be re
ceived until Tuesday, and both h'ruscs
will probably adjourn for the day. as Sfon
as It is read. It is expected that he
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(Concluded Ott Pace 3-
BOURNETO LEARN
ROPES AT CAPITAL
Senator-to-be Arrives
in Washington.
OREGON SENATORS GREET KIM
Fulton and Gearin Will Presenf
Him to President.
JONES WORKS FOR OREGON
Washington Representative Hopes
to Secure Liberal Appropria
tions for Mouth of Columbia
and Celilo Canal.
OREGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec. 2. (Special.) Senator Gearin
and Senator-to-be Jonathan Bourne ar
rived in Washington this morning. This
afternoon Senator Fulton and his col
league called on Mr. Bourne and tomor
row morning the two Senators will escort
him to the White House and introduce
him to the President. Senator Gearin Is
again quartered at the Hotel Cochrane.
Mr. Bourne Is at the Shoreham.
Mr. Bourne came to Washington at the
request of Senator Fulton, who believes
the future Senator will not only be able
to lend valuable aid in securing much
needed legislation that will come up for
consideration this Winter, but also be
lieves Mr. Bourne will be able to bene
fit himself materially by forming ac
quaintances with Senators and adminis
tration officials in advance of taking his
seat in the Senate.
Bourne Believes In Team Work.
Mr. Bourne says he is in hearty sym
pathy with President Roosevelt and cor
dially supports all of his policies so far
made known. Furthermore, he declares
that Oregon's new Congressional dele
gation will be homogeneous and that en
tire harmony will prevail. More than
that, he believes that the time is fast
approaching when delegations frpm the
entire Pacific Coast will work In unison
for their common good. He is a strong
believer in "team work" in legislative
affairs.
the prospective Senator will remain in
Washington for a month or more and
intends to render what aid he can to the
Oregon delegation in its efforts to secure
appropriations for waterways and for
other objects that are pressing for recog
nition." Representative Jones, of Washington,
also arrived today. He will at once get
down to work with the river and harbor
committee that is now preparing the
river and harbor bill. In addition to
appropriations for waterways entirely In
his own state,' Mr. Jones proposes to
make a vigorous fight for Columbia
River, and will do everything in his
power to secure liberal appropriations for
rivers and harbors in Oregon.
Jones Working for Columbia River.
Mr. Jones . has 'hopes of securing a
liberal appropriation for the Columbia
River jetty and will urge cash appropria
tion of fi, 000,000 and a continuing contract
to complete . the jetty. Whether or not
this full amount can be secured will de
pend, he cays, upon the limit that is
placed on the river and harbor bill.
Mr. Jones will also insist upon having
at least 1750,000 to continue work on the
Celilo canal, as recommended by the
Chief of Engineers. He Is not willing
that the Celilo canal shall be sacrificed
for the mouth of Columbia River, or that
the mouth of the river shall be sacrificed
for the Celilo canal. He says both pro
jects demand Immediate appropriations
and both should be recognized according
to their merits.
Representatives Humphrey and Cush
man, of Washington, arrived today. Sen
ator Ankeny is the only absentee of the
Washington delegation tonight ,
BORROWED FOR WEDDING
CHESS EXPERT IS HELD IN
TOMBS FOR EXTRADITION.
Michigan Man Says He Married Rab
bi's Daughter and Has Been
Admitted to Best Society.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Naom Jasogrod
sky, who represented himself to be a
former agent of the Mutual Life Insur
ance Company, recently engaged as a
chess expert and teacher, and a Wall
street agent for mining stock, was ar
raigned today and committed to the
Tombs without bail for 48 hours to await
the outcome ,of extradition proceedings.
He is wanted in Michigan in connection
with a transaction by which he is alleged
to have received $10,000 from M. Simbller,
of Bay City, to cover wedding expenses,
and failed to return the same.
Jasogrpdsky admits the transaction,
which he says is of the typo known as
an "exchange-of notes," and says that
payment had been held up on account of
a dispute over the interest payments. The
obligation was incurred, he says, just
prior to his marriage last April to a
daughter of the late Rabbi Wolf Landau,
of Bay City.
The prisoner denounced his arrest as
n outrage and the result of a conspiracy.
In court he said he had been for some
time the general agent for Canada of tha
.EVENTS OF COMING WEEK
Congress.
At 12 o'clock today both houses of
Congrees will be called to order.
Direct Election of Senators.
Wednesday an Important convention
will be opened at Dea Moines, la.,
with the object of setting on foot a
movement for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the
people. The meeting will be held
on the initiative of the state of Iowa,
the Legislature of that state having
adopted a resolution calling for the
convention. This action- was taken
on the initiative of Governor, Cum
.mlns, who went before the Legisla
ture and urged that that state should
take etens directly for an amendment
to the Xatlonal Constitution instead
of seeking to have Congress take ac
tion. Some 25 Governors have Vrltten
Governor Cummins that they are
heartily In favor of the movement and
30 have .appointed delegates. If the
convention decides that It Is worth
while to go ahead with the movement,
a committee will be appointed to take
up the subject with State Legislatures
With the coming of the new State of
Oklahoma, it will require the co-
operation of 31 State Legislatures to
i secure from Congress a call for a
constitutional convention.
Six-Day Bicycle Race.
The annual six-day bicycle race, will
. be begun at Madison-Square Garden
I next Sunday night with moat of the
various National champions entered
? for the contest.
i Emperor's Son Sent to Lector.
! Professor Burgess, of Columbia Uni- -verslty.
the Roosevelt Professor at the
University of Berlin, whose reference -to
the Monroe Doctrine in his Inaugu
ral address caused considerable com
ment. Is to deliver a lecture before the
Association of Political Science of Co
logne Monday pn Americah liberty.
Emperor William has instructed his
fourth son, Prince August William, to
attend the lecture.
Consistories by the Pope.
The Pope will hold secret and pub
lic consistories during the week. The
Pontiff ' will deliver an allocution. In
which it is believed to be certain that
mention will be made of the church
and state situation in France; confer
the red hat on Monsignor Joseph Sa
massa, who was created a cardinal in
1905, and announce the appointment of
residential and titular bishops, includ
ing three Americans, four Canadians
and Newfoundlanders.
Mutual Life Insurance Company. He said
he had been admitted to the best society
and had had the honor of teaching Pres
ident Roosevelt and other prominent per
sons to-play chess. He was prepared, he
said, to furnish bail in any amount up to
$100,000. if given an opportunity, and was
enraged when the officials insisted that
he be locked up. The prisoner intimated
that he would fight extradition.
HARRI MAN'S COUSIN GONE
I. S. Averrel Disappears From Home
at Berkeley.
BERKELEY, Cal., Dec. 2. The Berke
ley police have ben advised of the dis
appearance of I. S. Averell, first cousin to
B. H. Harrinian, and who holds a high
position in the freight department of the
Southern Pacific. Averell has been miss
ing from his home at 222 Bancroft way
since Saturday morning, at which time
he went to Oakland for the purpose of
drawing money from the bank to send to
his son at Panama. He has not been seen
since. His wife is prostrated.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTRRDAY'S Maximum temperature 44
degrees; minimum,. 33.
TODAY'S Fair; easterly winds.
National.
Benator-to-be-Bourne arrives in Washington
to aid the Oregon delegation. Page 1.
President Roosevelt took the people of Pan
ama by storm, eays Chairman Shouts. Page
3.
Car shortage in the Northwest ' to be Inves
tigated by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Page 3.
Congress.
Short Ion of the 59th Congress will besrla
at noon today. Page 1.
Ship subsidy bill can be passed If support
ed by the President. Page 2.
' Timber and Coal.
Marcus Daly estate offers $150,000 to com
promise timber-cutting suit. Page 4.
Alleged coal monopoly dn Colorado to be in
vestigated by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Page 4.
Domestic.
Clinton Howard, Prohibition orator, declares
fee was to have been made victim of plot
at Rochester, N. Y". Page 1.
Theodore P. Shoms says his daugtrter la not
engaged to a French Duke. Page 3.
Manhattan Opera-House is to be opened to-
night.. Page 3.
Funeral of Samuel Spencer, - president of
Southern Railway, la held at Washington.
Pace 4.
Murderous sheepbuyer wurretiders after b&t
tle with Texas rangens, in which be ia
wounded.. Page 1.
Chicago clergyman says one of first duties ot
Chrift, if ho came to earth, would be to
ablush Christmas. Page 12.
Foreign.
Seata of members' of Cuban Congress elected
in inotl to be declared vacant by order of
President Roosevelt. Page 3.
Italian Socialist Deputies protest against im
prisonment of Spanish editor. Page 1.
Pacific Coast.
Body of Anton Fritz, who was robbed In
Portland recently, found headlew bcMde
railroad track at San Fernando, Cal. Page
1.
Graft ecandal has put a check on commer
cial activity at San Francisco. Paflre 4.
Oregon school textbook sellers combining to
force publishers to secure profits from sale.
Page 3.
Senator Piles will probably lose control of
part . of the legislative delegation from
Knox. Page 4.
"Tongues of Fire" revivalists fear violence
and ask police protection. Page 2.
Portland and Vicinity. ,
State Senator Whoaldon, of Wasco County,
on still-hunt for Senate gavel. Pag 12.
Elks hold annual memorial services. Page 9.
Japanese of Portland .ridicule rumors of
war. Page 12.
Speaker at People's Fornm says members of
Water Board are fossils; advocates free
water. Page 7,
Today's city election at Mllwaukle develops
strong opposition between rival candi
dates for Mayor. Page 8.
Father Thompson says Catholic Church has
always been friendly to labor. Page 8.
Oregon Legislature will be asked to co
operate with Government in carrying on
irrigation investigations in Eastern Ore
gon. Page 12.
Subscription ot $100,000 needed to com
plete fund for Alaska steamship line will
probably be raised today. Page 12.
Hindoo lecturer denounces graft of; British
rulers la India. Page 9.
ANTON FRITZ !S
KILLED BY TRAIN
Headless Body Found
at San Fernando.
SELF-MURDER IS SUSPECTED
Wandered Aimlessly Several
' Days About the Town.
IDENTIFIED BY LETTERS
While in Portland Four Months Ago
Fritz Was the Victim of a Daring
Robbery, by Which He IiOSt
Several Thousand Dollars,
SAX FERXAXDO, Cal., Dec. 2. (Spe
cial.) An unknown fnan, evidently Anton
Frlt2, of Portland, Or., was killed by the
west-bound Santa Barbara passenger
train here at 8 A. M. today. He has been
wandering aimlessly around this place for
several days, and was seen this morning
crossing the track a few feet ahead of
the train. As soon as the train had passed
out of the yard, his headless body was
seen lying beside the track.
It is suspected Fritz deliberately placed
his head across the rail for the purpose
of committing suicide. His body was
placed in a vacant building, and on
searching it the officers found about $45,
a gold watch, a check for $9 drawn on
the Monessen Savings & Trust Company,
Monessen, Pa., signed by the same com
pany, E. Jeffrey, and manager of the
real estate department of that company;
also a small leather book containing the
following addresses: A. Boesken, 216 Eddy
street, San Francisco; also Randolph
Cohn, 118 West Broadway. Coroner Trout
will hold an inquest Monday.
VICTIM OF DARING KOBBERY
Anton Fritz Relieved of $9500 in
' Tori land Four Months Ago.
With the death of Anton Krizt is prob
ably broken the last thread that might
lead to the solution of one of the most
daring robberies in Portland's criminal
annals. Four months ago the sum of
$9500 was stolen from him.- of which $3000
was later recovered through the efforts of
Joe Day, a former city detective. It was
iirst announced that the money had been
stolen by the "Candy Kid," a negress,
but- later, when part of it had been re
turned to him, Fritz declared that he was
the victim of a conspiracy, accusing some
of his relatives.
Anton Fritz left Portland a week ago
last Saturday to visit a married daughter,
Mrs. owles, in Los Angeles. There Is
little question that he was mentally un
balanced at the time, and those who
knew him in Portland are inclined to be
lieve that he wa3 again victimized after
leaving here. Before his departure he
had something like $4000 on deposit in a
Portland bank, and he stated to his
friends that he would have It transferred
to a Los Angeles bank, as he was afraid
to carry such a large sum on his person.
Whether he held to his intention of leav
ing his money here and having it trans
ferred after ha arrived in Los Angeles is
not known.
"Fritz's mind was affected, but when
he w-as here he never talked of taking
his life, and I hardly believe that he
committed suicide," declared H. C. King,
who acted as his attorney, when seen last
night. "While I realized that lately he
has been suffering with a mild form of
insanity, I never for a minute thought
of his attempting suicide. He declared
that he would be very careful with his
money and told me that he would not
carry it on his person. His death is a
mystery to me and I cannot under
stand it." '
Thinks Brother Wa3 Robbed Again.
Fred Fritz was informed of the death
of his brother last night and expressed
the greatest surprise. He declared that
he coulst think of no reason why Anton
Fritz should have killed himself unless
tile remainder of his money had been
stolen from him. He stated that his
brother had about $4000- in the bank short
ly before his departure. ,
"I can hardly believe it, and I do wish
I knew more of the particulars," he said.
"Why, by this time he should be with
his daughter, with whom he intended to
reside when he arrived In Los Angeles.
Anton at times acted strangely as though
his mind was affected and I believe he
was slightly off. When I last saw him
shortly before he left he still clung to
the theory -that he had been robbed by
his son. Lawrence, and nothing could con
vince him otherwise:"
Had it not been for bis mental derange
ment it is probable that an attempt would
have been made to prosecute those ac
cused by Fritz of having stolen his
money. One day he told a perfectly
straight story without contradictions, but
the next would find him all twisted up
and he would have an entirely different
version of his robbery. Before leaving
he stated that he was as determined as
ever to push the prosecution and that he
would return to Portland within two
months after he had visited with his
sister.
He refused to have anything to do with
his son, charging him with taking part
In the theft and receiving part of the
stolen money. A few days previous to his
departure he accidentally met his son
on the street and pointing an accusing
finger at him said. "I will meet you in
the hereafter," and then left him. The
boy until recently was employed with
Hale's touring cars on Sixth street. While
he is in Portland, he could not be located
last night.
' Told Rambling Story of Robbery.
Anton Fritz came to Portland from
Monisson, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburg,
about ten months ago. He was accom
panied by his son and they went to live
at the home of Fred Fritz. When he
arrived here he had $12,000 in cash, which
represented everything he possessed and
which he carried with liim In bills of
large denominations.
It was about four months ago when
he reported to the police that he had
been robbed of $9500 by a woman who
had accosted him at night in front of
the White Temple. He told a ramb
ling tale of how she pretended to be
in distress and while he" w:f trying to
comfort her she had reached in his
pocket and taken the large roll of
bills.
Fred Fritz took charge of the case
and turned it over to Joe Day, who
had been discharged from the police
department along with five other de
tectives by Mayor Lane. - Day went to
Salt Lake, where he wired back that
he had arrested the "Candy Kid" and
her negro companion, Henry Morgan,
and that they had been charged with
the robbery. Following a clew, so it is
said. Day went on to Chicago and
wired back to Fred Fritz that he had
attached $5000 in a Chicago bank, said
lo be part of the stoWY money. He
said it had been deposited there by
Morgan under the name of Sugg.
Day brought back the $5000, and
after having deducted $2000 for ex
penses, turned $3000 over to Anton
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Chairman Theodore P. Sbonts Re- J
turns From Canal With Glowins i
Account of the President's Visit, t
Fritz. It was then that Anton Fritz
set up the cry of "bunco," and ap
pealed to his attorney to make an in
vestigation. Fritz contended that after
lie had met the woman in front of the
White Temple he felt for his
money and that it was intact. He al
leged that he went to his room and
that while he was asleep the money
was taken.
DEMONSTRATION AT ROME
Sociulist Deputies Protest on Impris
onment of Spaniards.
, pOil-H,' Dec. 2. A number of radical
Socialists, members of the Chamber of
Deputies, held a meeting at the Univer
sity today to protest against the contin
ued imprisonment in Spain of Jose Na
kens and Senor Ferrer.
Nakens was the editor of a Republican
newspaper in Madrid, and was sent to
jail for having hidden Morales, the man
who threw the bomb at King Alfonso in
Madrid, May 31 last. Ferrer was known
as the director of the Moderate school at
Barcelona. He was arrested on suspicion
of complicity In the bomb outrage and
evidence was submitted to show that he
kept an establishment for teaching an
archy to youths.
The meeting was largely attended by
students. Speakers said that Nakens and
Ferrer were victims of the Spanish cler
icals, and had not been accomplices of
Morales. Deputy Colajanni declared that
the two Spanierds were persecuted be
cause they were free-thinkers and op
posed to the papacy and clericalism.
At the close of the meeting there was
a street demonstration, and cries of "Viva
Ferrer!" and "Down with the papacy and
the priests!" were heard. When the mob
tried to advance in the direction of the
Spanish Consulate, it was dispersed by
the police.
SPKCIAIj car for the pope
Italian State Railroad Has Decided
to Reconstruct Old Carriage.
ROME. Dec. 2. The state railroad de
partment has decided to reconstruct
the Pope's railroad carriage. This car
has not been used since 1870. It is a
special carriage with gilded angels at
the four corners. Inside there is a
portable altar and the upholsterings
are of white velvet.
This news is commented upon with
much interest and people are wonder
ing if it means that the Pope is about
to leave the Vatican.
MUTINOUS SAILORS SENTENCED
Nearly 700 Will Be Imprisoned or
Serve With Disciplinary Battalions.
CROXSTADT, Dec 2. Six hundred and
eighty-three sailors concerned in the mu
tiny here of last Summer have been sen
tenced by court-martial to imprisonment
or service with the disciplinary battalions
for various periods. Ono thousand seven
hundred and seventeen sailors were ac
quitted. Tomb of Cicero Is Found.
NAPLES, Dec. 2. What would appear
to be a most important archaeloglcal
discovery has been made at Formaie,
near which place Cicero was assassi
nated 20 centuries ago. This discovery
consists of remains which are thought
to be the tomb of the great orator.
Dr. Lapponi's Condition Serious.
ROME, Dec. 2. The condition of Dr.
Lapponi, physician to the Pope, is
growing more serious. He now has a
fever apparently caused by the begin
ing of blood poisoning. Last Summer
he was announced to be seriously ill of
cancer of the stomach.
Consistory May Be Postponed.
ROME. Dec. 2. It is probable that
the consistory which was scheduled for
December 6 will be postponed on ac
count of the illness of Monsignore Jo
seph Samassa, Archbishop of Rigonia.
Hungary, who was to receive the red
hat on that date.
Newchvrang in Chinese Hands.
TOKJO, Dec. 2. The transference of
the administration of Newchwang by
the Japanese to China was completed
yesterday.
PLOT TO .DISGRACE
E
OneoftheConspirators
Makes Confession.
CONVERTED AT A REVIVAL
Clinton Howard Tells of Effort
to Blacken His Name.
WOMAN WAS TO BE HIRED
President of Prohibition Union of
Christian Men Says an Alder
man and Liquor Dealers of
Rochester Are Involved.
ROCHESTER, x. T., Dec. 2. (Spe
cial.) Clinton X. Howard, president of
the Prohibition Union of Christian
Men, and one of the best-known tem
perance ' orators in the country, de
clared at a mass meeting of 2000 per
sons in the Second Baptist Church this
afternoon that he had discovered a
plot to ruin his reputation and to drive
him in disgrace from the city. He de
clared that an Alderman, a lawyer, two
politicians and the leaders of the liquor
dealers had hatched a conspiracy to
entice him to a nearby flat and to com
promise him with a woman, hoping in
this way to compel him to desist in
his crusade against the saloon.
The charges made a sensation and by
a rising vote the big audience adopted
a resolution pledging its support to.
him in an effort to bring the alleged
conspirators to Justice.
Innocent Minister Made Victim.
Mr. Howard declared that the plot
was the same as had been worked on
Rev. . M. Kirkpatrick, a Universalist
minister, who was deposed from hta
pulpit in this Hty eight years ago for
alleged immorality, and who is now
said to be a pastor of a cburca in a.
little town in Illinois.
"When one whom they sought to em
ploy in this plot," said Mr. Howard,
"expressed confidence in my character
and said he did not believe that I was
a bad man, this lawyer answered: We
will give him a bad character. We are
not new at this business. Look at that
preacher, Kirkpatrick. That minister
was as innocent as a lamb, but we de
stroyed him, and drove him from tha
city."
"And they would do It again; but,
thank God, this black-hand plot has
been ungloved. Others than they can
play the detective, too." N -
Details of the Plot.
Mr. Howard charged that the poli
ticians and saloonmen had planned to
start their conspiracy right in the holy
sanctuary of the church in which he
was speaking. A woman was to be
hired to attend the temperance meet
ings and was to profess great interest
in his work. Then some night she was
to pilot him into a house not far dis
tant to see a dying woman.
When they got him Into the room,
he said, they planned to force him to
disrobe, and had hired witnesses to
swear falsely how they found him. Mr.
Howard said he first learned of tho
conspiracy from one of the conspira
tors, who had been moved to confess
as a result of attending one of the re
vival meetings conducted by Rev. Dr.
J. Wilbur Chapman.
BATTLES WITH PURSUERS
SHEEPBUYETt GIVES UP OXIST
WHEN HELPLESSLY WOUNDED,
A. R. Sibley Is Said to Have Mur
riered Three Ranchers on Sne I
cessive Days in Texas.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 2. In a desperat
fight with officers, during which he
was shot several times, A. R. Sibley,
the sheepbuyer who is alleged to have
murdered and robbed B. M. I'awthorn
and J. W. Ralston and another rancher
on three successive days In Valverda
County, was captured last night in tha
mountains near Sanderson, and is 'now;
in jail, believed to be mortally wound
ed. The circumstances attending tha
three murders are said to have been
almost identical. In each case Sibley
purchased large herds from his, al
leged victim, the rancher delivering
the stock at Del Rio, receiving a check,
which he promptly cashed, and later
being found murdered and robbed.
The most intense excitement was
first attributed to the feeling growing
out of the arrest of the alleged revo
lutionists. Civil officers and stat
rangers patrolled the American side ot
the Rio Grande, while Mexican troops
and rurales did like service on the
Mexican side.
The disappearance of Sibley led to
suspicion of his connection with the
crimes, and pursuit of him was at
once begun. He was overtaken in tha
hills, and a desperate fight followed.
It was pot until he had wounded sev
eral of his pursuers and had been ren
dered helpless by his own wounds that
he was taken.
TEMPERING
MAN