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Newspaper Page TextJLJiE atORXIXG OREOOXIANrSATURDAr, JANUARY 3; 11MT- QLLIVtR GflEN TO 016 BIB GAML On Condition He Gets Solid Partner. BANGS 15 NOT ACCEPTABLE Second Highest Bidders May Unite With Olliver. TO SECURE ENOUGH MONEY president Iecldea to Ttejoot Joint Bid of Olllvervanl Hangs Tlie IcArtliiir-OI llcrspl Company Probably to Join Olliver. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-After an ex tended conference at the White House tonlgrht It -was decided to reject the bid o Olliver & Bangs, who proposed to com plete the construction of the Panama Canftl Tor 6.7& per cent of .the total esti mated cost, Insofar as Anson M. Bangs, of New York City, la concerned. While no official statement was given out at the "White House, It can be authoritatively plated that, ir w, J. ouiver, or Nash- vllle. Term., can enter Into a satisfactory arrangement with some other contractor who is financially responsible, he will be given the contract lor the construction Of the Canal. Two Bidders May Combine. Ths fact that the McArthur-GlllPspIe Company, of New York, whose bid for toe construction of the canal waa 12.6 per cent, was represented at the confer nc leads many of the interested parties to bellavfl that a combination may be formed between that- firm and Air. Olliver. It Is known that the McArthur-Glllesple syndicate has convinced President Roose velt and Secretary Taft of Its financial responsibility and after a most thorough Investigation the Canal Commission has expressed satisfaction that Air. Olliver Is able to carry out his end of the agree- ment. There would have been no ques tion a to awarding: the contract to OIHver A Banff had the credentials presented by Mr. Bangs proved as satisfactory to tlifi officials as those furnished by Mr. Olliver. Call for New Bids If Olliver Falls.' The decision reached at the White House, however, means that Mr. Olliver will be Klven a chance to take some other contractor in;o partnership with him whose financial responsibility meets the satisfaction of the Government. The 'M mil Commission, with this requirement met, will not undertake to dictate to him who this contractor shall be. The Question of rejecting all bids was discussed at the Cabinet meeting: today, and this decision liatl been practically agreed upon before the conference to night. Secretary Taft tomorrow will make known to Mr. OIHver the decision and, If the arrangement Is satisfactory to Mr. Olliver. he will probably be given several days In which to make an ar rangement with the McArthur-Glllesple Company or some . other contractor who can deposit the required cash security. If Mr. Olliver refuses to consider the contract after the rejection of Mr, Bangs, the Commission will call. for new bids. Banps Kelated to Garnor. Anson M, Bangs, of New York, Mr. Olllver'a associate In the canal pro posal, was the- contractor for the Soo canal locks. He 1s president of the Fed eral Construction Company of New York City, which Is capitalized at J2.000.ono. Mr- Bangs Is a brother-in-law of John F Gaynor, of the firm of Greene & Gaynor, who were implicated with Captain O. M. Carter In the Savannah; Ga, harbor en. Klneer frauds. This fact, however, It Is aid. had no Influence with the Canal Commission in rejecting: Mr. Bangs as Joint contractor with Mr. Olliver. . Will Make Compromise Bid. After the adjournment of the Cabinet meeting: today. Mr. Oliver left for New York and it Is admitted by his repre sentative tonight that he will submit a proposition to the McArthur-Glllesple Company to Join him In submitting a proposal to the Canal Commission In place of the bid submitted under the firm name of Oliver A Bangs. It Is stated tonight that a compromise ar rangement will be considered by the Canal Commission, provided Mr. Oliver succeeds In maklnff a satisfactory ar rangemant wltb McArtliur-CllIosple, to pay 9 per cent of the total cost for the construction of the canal The Oliver k Bur, irs bid was S.75 per cent, while the McArthur-Glllesple bid was 12.50 per cent. COLD SEVERE OX INDIANS. Many Contract Pneumonia at Annual Dance and Dip. 9IMKA3HO, Or.. Jan. 25. (Special.) The recent cold weather In Kastern Ore- tson was especially severe on the Warm Springs Indians, who were totally un prepared for the sudden changre. The first week of the new year is the time for their annual merry-making, or hee-hee. as It is called. This was held in a larg-e tent, where the. Indians con Kregated to dance and carry on their ceremonies. Frequently they would dance the entire night, and the following day would He around the pnmp without fire and with but little bedding. The cold snap following New Tears found the Indians exhausted and pecu liarly susceptible to disease, so that in a few deya nearly the entire tribe was .stricken. .Colds. la grippe, pneumonia and rheumatism are now prevalent and numerous deaths have occurred. SHOXTS FOR COX'TRACT PLAX But Government Will llfr Canal If Bids Don't Suit. ST. LOUIS. Jn. 25.-Theodore P. fihonts. retiring head of the Isthmian Canal Commission, arrived this morning on his way from Kansas City to Chi- mKO. In an interview he .caid that he thinks the Government may yet build the Panama Canal. If the present bids are not considered patlfiteCtory. (H& said that he wan personal Iv In favor of the work tltJC no tty private) contract. "Mr. Stevens, ohieff JCnglneer of the CummlMton, Is alsj In favor ot the prl- vate contract plan, providinjr a-ccert- nhl- rjlcLw can be secured." . said Mr. Shunts. SOCIALISTS LOSE ELECTION (Continued from First Yw.) Orst district or Berlin by 1SOO. while the socialists In the same district lost 27S vote?. A rchallot In this district will be necessary, but Herr Kaempf. Radical. Is sure of election. The Radicals are thus defeating the Socialists In the tatter's attempt to sweep Berlin, but all the other districts in the capital again went Socialist by larfte majorities. The Radicals and the National liberals, according to the returns, are increasing1 their vote etenerallv throughout the coun try. The Clerical leaders, Mueller, Fulda, Roeren. Grober and Erxberger have been re-elected. As the returns came in, it was seen that the tide continued to run agates, the So- cfallsta. The Radicals carried Gmuenth and Cocpplngen, where the socialist ma- Joritv on a. reballot In 1903 was ES88: and Bremen, which was -carried fey the Socialists on the first ballot la 1903. In Reballot in Bremen. Bremen a reballot against the Radicals Id now necessary. The Na tional Liberals will attain enter a de mand for a reballot against the 8o ciallsts at Dortmund, which was car ried by the Socialist a with a slender majority In 1 903. At FVankfort-On- the-Maln also a reballot between the Socialists and the Radicals will be re quired. The Leolcal Anzetgrer estimates the Socialist losses at 16 seats on the first ballot and predlcta still greater losses s an outcome of the aecond ballot. The Socialists are losing seats in Saxony. Socialists Explain Ifrat. The .Vorwaerts, Jn summarizing the resulta from one-fourth of the districts, claims the election of SB Socialists and says that rebnllotlnjr with other par ties will result 27 Socialist mem bers of the Ttelchsta? from these dis tricts. The paper claims that the total or the Socialist -vote this year la far In excess of that secured in 1903, but that the government's repeated exhor- tat Ions to non -voters resulted In brln o; lna out an unusual number of that element, who caused the defeat of the Socialist candidates. The Tafreblatt says the Socialists al ready have lot l seats. DECLARES AGA1XST SOCIALISM British Labor Party Kejecta cw "Object" by Great Majority. BELFAST. Ireland. Jan. 25. By the overwhelming majority of 835,000 votes asalnst 90,0(10, as represented the dele prates, the labor conference this morning rejected a proposed amendment to the constitut ion ' of the party, the effect of Which would have been to transform it Into an avowedly Socialistic organization. The proposed amendment was contained In a resolution suggesting- the Insertion of the following new "object" In the constitution: 'Thls annual conference hereby de clares that its ultimate object shall be the obtaining for the workers the full results of their labors by the overthrow of the present competitive system of cap italism, and the Instltutfon of public own ership and control of all means of life." The opponems of the proposed amend ment declared that It would create Ir reparable dissension in the party, as the trades unionists were opposed to pledg ing themselves to Socialism. RECALL TROOPS BEFORE TIME Russia to Evacuate Manchuria an Proof of Pacific Design. ROMS, Jan, 25. The Foreign Office has received an official communication from the Russian government saying: that Ru--sia has decided to begin the Immediate Withdrawal of her troops from Manchuria without waiting for April 15. the date fixed for this Btep in the Portsmouth treaty. ThiA evacuation will be accom plished as quickly aa possible. This decision, the communication goes on to say. must be considered as conclu sive proof of Russia's pacific. Intentions and that she haa no future plans concern ing Manchuria. Russia sincerely desires the establishment of cordial relations with China and Japan, the communication BOM on. and she is dolntr all possible to accelerate the re-establishment of a nor mal state of affairs In the Far East. IRISH XATIOXAIj UNIVERSITY Bryce Tells Church Delegations Pol Icy ol Government. DUBININ. Jan. 25. Replying: today to the deputations representing Presby terian and Catholic interests, James Bryce, the newly appointed Ambassador of Great Britain to the United States, outlined the Intention of the govern ment to create a National university for Ireland. He said that the govern ment had decided to create a new col- 1 K - in Dublin, entirely free from any theoloirlcal test. When this new college is established, the Royal University of Dublin Is to be dissolved and converted into a nation al university for Ireland. comprising Trinity College, uublin; the new col lege and the existing collegeg at Bel fast and Cork. Russia's 'ew val Follcy. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 25. The first' step in the proposed internal reorgani zation of the Russian navy was taken today by the Issuing of a ukase which reverses the system of decentralization that has existed for the last lO years. and concentrates the power and re sponsibility for the direction of the fleet in the hands of the Minister of Marine. Under this new order Ad-' mlral Dlkofr, who was appointed a few days ago as commander-in-chief of the fleet, becomes virtually the command ing: admiral and is In direct charge of all ships. COPPER TRUST NEXT Metal Dealers Ask Bonaparte to Take trie Trail. Russian Troops. to Leave Manchuria. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. In a cable gram today, Minister Rockhlll advises the State Department that the Chinese gov ernment has been informed by the Rus sian Minister at Pekln that Russia would complete the evacuation of Manchuria at once, leaving only the railway guard, which is in accordance with the treaty of Portsmouth. There are about 20.000 troops to be withdrawn. Congo X, BRtTSSELS. the revolt of anga district show that M were recently gent force. Lieutenant La Major were a men. The woundoO, atlves In Rebellion. Jan. 35. Details regarding the natives In the Many- Of the Conuu Fre Stat a ajor Roland and BO men nam pressed Dy an Insur- Oovernment. troops 'under Tour sent to reinforce the mbuehed and lost -several Lieutwaut .wa severe ix REACHES ACROSS OCEAM American and Enropran Trusts CVm- bine to Corner Market and Cinch tiie T7nlefre mining? Cora- 1 panfes in Combine. mm TOniv, Jan. 25,-At a meeting here today, representatives of the smaller metal dealers In Jew York. New Jersey ana rew Kngland organized the North- astn Metal-dealers Association and de- elded to call on United States Attorney General Bonaparte to bring suit to pre vent the formation of a combination of copper mining companies alleged to be now forming. The following telegram was authorised and sent to the Attorney General at. Washington: "Proposed copper mine trust most harmful to us. Beg you to Investigate this In the interests of middlemen and customers. Have gent particulars by mall." . The letter to Mr. Bonaparte was not given out, but It was stated that It called attention to the present high prices of copper and that It was proposed by the so-called trust to maintain the price or to Increase it. . The letter asserts that a foreign copper combination has entered Into an agreement with the metal-selling agencies In this country not to compete with the American concerns, and that a division of territory In Europe has been made between them. Tt Is also alleged that this trust has stored large supplies of. copper, both In this country and in Europe, causing an artificial scarcity of the metal. TreB,dent James Norton, speaking- of the complaints made toy the association, said that 76 members In the association represented buyers of from 25 000,000 to 90.000.000 pon n do of copper annually and that the Western copper buyers were In thorough sympathy with the objects of the association, Mr, Norton win go to Washington next week to see the At- torney-General. WAIVES LEGAL FORMALITY, Rockefeller Answers Ohio Suit Rogi ers and Others Evade. FTNDI-AT. O.. Jan. 25. Attorney VI re 11 Kline, representing- the Standard Oil Oom- pany, in conference with Prosecutor David, today agreed to waive a personal service of the Indictments recently -found aa-alnst the Standard OH Company of Ohio and John D. Rockefeller. Persrsml service on H. H. Rogers, J. r. Archhold,' Wesley J-T, Til ford and. Frank O. Braslow was not waived. This action will require Prosecutor David to prove that these men have been In Ohio In the past three years. So Personal Service on John D. FINDLAY. O.. Jan. 25. Attorney Virgil Kline, representing the Standard Oil Company, in a conference with Prose- cutor David, today agreed to waive a personal service of the Indictments re cently found against the Standard Oil Company of Ohio and John 1 . Rockefeller. CUBAN MAYOR WON'T QUIT Acting' Executive Refuses to Make Way for Actual Mayor. HAVANA. Jan. 23. Trouble is threat ened at Santiago de las Vegas. Province of Havana, owing; to the refusal of the Acting Mayor of that town to turn over his authority to the actual Mayor. Gov ernor Nuner today conferred with Governor-General Maroon upon the subject. The Governor does not apprehend any serious trouble, though the Mayor of Santiago de las Vegas has asked for' assistance. Ma goon Puts Out Fire. HAVANA, Jan. 25. Governor Magoon surprised the natives early yesterday by fighting a small fire which started on the roof of the palace. Crossed electric wires started the names. When the Governor was notified he rushed to the roof and tore away the burning boards with his bare hands. The Are did little damage. ' An Uprising Is Feared. HAVANA, Jan. 25. Rural guards have been sent to Santiago de las Vegas, where General Arenciba Is disputing the authority of the local officers and has threatened an uprising. Trouble is said to be inevitable unless the government takes prompt action. BLUE SUNDAY FOR KANSANS House Passes Bill Against Baseball, Theaters and Circuses. TOPEKA, Kan.. Jan. 2S The House of Representatives passed today - what Is known as the anti-Sunday baseball bill by a vote of SO to 20. The bill provides that baseball, shows, circuses, vaudevilles and theatrical per formances shall not toe given on Sunday, "for' which an admission or entrance fee l.i charged or collected.' It Is not thought that the bill will pass the Sen ate. Puts Stop to His Own Play. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. "Cleo," the new play by Edwin Milton Koyle, In which Mrs. Leslie farter was advertised to ap pear at the Hudson Theater February 11. under the managernent of Charles Dil lingham, may not be produced. Yester day Mr. Royle obtained a temporary In junction in the Supreme Court restrain ing 4be production of the play. Demand Pure Baking Powder. TOPEKaT Kan.. Jan. 25. People In Kansas hereafter can at least' know what kind of baking powder they are using: if the Governor slgtis the bill which has passed both houses of the Lesisluture. It requires that after Oc tober 1, 1907, the labels on baking pow der on sale In the state shall state the Ingredients usedSJn Its manufacture. Iost Merrimac's Anchor Found. 'NORFOLK. Va.. Jan. 23. As the result of her anchor getting afoul of something at the bottom of Hampton Roads yes terday, a fishing schooner was the cause of the recovery of the lost anchor and chain of the Confederate armor-clad Merrlmac. TO CVRB A COLD IX OXE DAT Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Tugglst refund money If it falls to cure. a W. OeWys a aujoaturt u aa ab &x. at, Mad Fromptly Filled Store ' iyfr p Six 2d ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE LASTS ONLY FIVE DAYS MORE, COUNTING TODAY Children's Coats Half trice Evening Wmm One- Third Less Costumes ReJttce J One. ThlrJ N, ow Tbis sale of beautiful evening costumes is of intense interest to all women who admire and wear the richest garments made, but who can appreciate a substantial saving-.oii them. The materials are crepe de chine, soft silks, nets, spanned effects and pompadour silks. They are made up in Princess. Empire and two-piece styles, and trimmed with the richest decorations possible to conceive. These trimmingrs are rib- oons, rcai nana-macie lace, medallions, etC- Made in the hijrli or low neck effects; regrular values from $3.i to $4o0 each one third less than, regular prices."..... CHILDREN'S COATS, for misses 6 to 34 years of ase. made of plain or tancy goods, in smart, pleasing styles, trimmed in the best possible manner and regular ly worth from ."F4.50 to $18.50 each; selling Saturday, any one in the house at ONE-HALT "llEGU- LAR PJtlCE. One- Third WOMEN'S EVENING COATS, in either moderately plain or elabo rately beautiful "design. Made of the finest materials and richly trimmed and lined, and values that sell" repmlarly from $'25 to $120 ; your choice of any one in the entire slock Saturday at 0NE- THIRD LESS THAN REGULAR Remnants of Colored Press Goods Half trice This includes all cream and evening shades, and the remnants come in lengths ot 1 to 0 yards. each. All good lengths and mighty good fab- v. - now' ana- no matter what the regular price of the poods you seleet may have been, you save just Half SILK AND WOOL DRESS FABRICS LESS THAN HALF REG. PRICES Remnants Colored Silks for Half These come in very usable lengths, of one to eisrlit vards each, in manv colors and patterns. It's the best chance to save on silks that von 'II have for many a day, so come here party after these and have the first choice. ' Remember, all remnants of colored . silks at half ff f regular price jLCHf Women's 33c Vests 23c White Iiisls Vests. made either plain or with yoke of linen lace, sleeveless style, and regular 35c values ; special 23c Ik- Tor Satur- day, each., Women's Vests, in blue or white, sleeve- less. Regular 2.5c sarments. sd'I. for Saturday, each a kj. "WOMEN'S COTTON VESTS-White. regular values 1:.c and 20c each SPECIAL CLEAR ANCE PRICES. WOMEN'S HOSE Black lisle, with embroidered uooik; regular price ouc the pair; spe cial Saturday WOMEN'S VESTS Fine ribbed, with wing- sleeves j regularly 2oc 28c 18c WOMEN'S HOSE of prime black ?ot- 1 Q ton, with double sole; reg. 2.3e value... IOC WOMEN'S IMPORTED COTTON HOSE, with split maeo sole; regular value 35e the OC pair; special a,OC CHILDREN'S HOSE-Black ribbed cotton. Pood weight, and all sizes except 9; regular OO 35c values, special ',aa.C SPECIALS FOR THE KITCHEN i)te.hi S WMhington-St. Wind KitchhVaI A Fourth Floor, Sixth. Street. Specials for the kitchen that the eco nomical housewife will readily recognize as values out of the ordinary: Picture Wire, special, only '...4 Picture Hooks, special, only, dozen.. .5 Coat and Hat Hooks, special for 7 today, the dozen ' C Repair Knobs, the dozen 6 Sink Strainers, each 10 Covered. Roasters, size 10x15 9n inches, special OxJG Japanned Dustpans, special 6 Covered Tin Bread Raisers 55 Gem Pans, 12-hole, special 23 12-Quart Chamber Pails, made ATt of pralva.nized iron xOC Wood Baskets, special 50 Men's $l.SO Gloves 65c .65 e- m MEN'S KID GLOVES, si 7.es , t J2 and on regular $1.00 val ues, special MEN'S BATH AN LOUNGING ROBES, over one in the house sroes n one -third less than regular J MEN'S CASHMERE SOX. ill Oxford pray, seamless regular 2jc values; Zn special, pair U MEN'S SMOKINO JACKETS AND HOUSE COATS -Y(ltir choice of any in the store L at one-third less than regular price...... "4 MEN S WHITE DRESS SHIRTS, reg- CC. u!ar $1.00 value, special OuC SILK SHIELD BOWS, in a larpre variety of pat terns, goods that sell regularly at 2oc Cn each; very special for today only iJC MEN'S FOUR-IN-HAND TIES, in stripes, dots, plaids and oilier designs; regular 25c 1 C goods ; special A UC BOYS' GOLF SHIRTS, sizes 12 to 14; nice line of patterns to select from ; regular OC 50c and 75c poods ; special ............ muC MEN'S STIFF-BOSOM SHIRTS, including many of the regular .$1.50 grades of splendid "Cluett" Shirts; special for the clearance sale. P A .VJO MILLIONS SPENT NTOXIGANTS (ContlTiu3 from F"irst Paire. Clubs, but Tor b cents the multitude of men whom only God and the sa- loonkeper and the ward boas Know, nightly join tlie one democratic club in American life, the American sa loon." Southern States are more aBjrerrennt've at tli is time than those of any other part ot the country in attempting to curb drunkenness by law. Kentucky, whose very name brinsrs up tb. thought of mint Juleps and apple toddy, haa 119 counties, and ot these 96 are with out saloons. In all Kentucky there are but five counties where liquor may p sold all over the county. In the matter of local option elections, Illinois leads all other states with a record of 700 communities which have voted the saloon out. Mississippi and Texas are more than three-fourths dry by virtue of local option laws. Texas prohibits screens in drinklntr places, and Indi ana reqolrea .saloons to Keep llarhta burning all night with window shades open. Teneasee, . another ! great whisky producing- state, has had a remarkable antl-sa-loon movement, with the result that there are hut nine towns in the entire common wealth where saloons are permitted. Every candidate for a. state office In Ten nessee. Democrat or Republican, is a temperance reformer. Senator Carmack, a Democratic leader, has pledged himself to a movement to drive every saloon from the state. CallfornJana say that a great temperance lesson was taught by the San Francisco earthquake. San Fran- Cisco consumed much liquor and was known" as a wide-open town. "When the srreat seismic disaster occurred, the sa- loons were closed and Kept closed. Men who swore they would die if they did not have alcohol were made to Ko to work, clearing- away debris, and It is said many of them have stayed on the "water wagon" ever since. North Carolina has also taken advantage of the local option law. Greensboro, with more than 30.000 population, is as dry as a bone. South Carolina has the state dispensary system. Indiana, a state which ten years ago re garded the distillers' and brewers' lobby aa its real ruler, la cow (trvtag. tq iieejj the Legislature from going too far in enactinar laws which cannot be enforced, thus weakening the whole antl-drunken- ness movement. In that state the Moore law permits the citizens of any geographi cal division in county, township, city or ward, to abolish saloons by a petition signed by a majoritj- of its citizens. Maine ia technically a prohibition state where the sale of intoxicants Is an out law business. The New York Sunday laws are strict on the books, but elastic in enforcement. In Chicago, a city made up largely of foreign-born citizens and sons ot foreigners, the movement toward local restriction of the liquor traffic Is Blow. Ohio haa progressed from a simple precinct local option law to a regulation which -will permit the citizens of any pre scribed district In the city to prohibit saloons within that territory, the only re- qulrement being: that a majority of the citizens slam a petition agalriHt them. Nebraska haa a state Inebriate law pro- viding- for "the examination of dlpso- maniacs. Inebriates and persons addicted to the excessive use of morphine, cocaine or other narcotic drugs: for the detention. care and treatment of bucIi persons, and for their parole." The only home for drunkards' wives ever established In the t'nited States, and possibly In the world. Is at Des Moines. Ia. This was made a reality by the will of the late James Callahan, who left $20,000 for the purpose of building It. Foreign-Born Greatest Drinkers. In those communities where the per centage of fore I fen -born population is largest, there is the least effort toward legal restriction of the liquor traffic, which fact is taken to indicate that pure blooded Americans have set their face against the vice of drunkenness. The Southern States received but 4 per cent of the Immigrants who came into the country last year, and they are leading the crusade against the saloon. Many Southerners believe that the abolition of the dive would go father toward Improv ing labor conditions and prove the surest solution of the race problem that could be devised. An effort isvbelngr made to secure the enactment of a law which will prohibit the shipment of liquor Into pro hibition territory by applying Interstate commerce provisions. The Legislatures of W states are now in session, and it is probable that all of them will consider the liquor question In one form or another. While comparatively few men are willing: to espouse the cause of total prohibition, it Is undeniably true that the movement to restrict drunken ness is Nation-wide, and that taking the Nation as a whole drunkenness Is on the decrease. Thirty millions of our people, or over one-third of our population, al. readvj live. -under prohibition law. OLD MASTERS INDECENT OMAHA COURT CONDEMNS THE WqKK OF GREAT PAINTERS. Vandyke, Rubens and Vanderucrff Under Ban and Dealer In Re- productions Is Fined. OMAHA. Jan. 25. The Omaha, courts have decided that works ot art by fa- mous painters. Including Vandyke. Rubens and Vanderwerff. are Indecent and that reproductions of them cannot be sold In Omaha Btores. For persisting In their sale John Green berg today was fined and warned that on the next offense he would be sent to jail. Greenbery had on sale copies of Rubens "Judgment of Paris." the origi nal of which la "In the Dresden art pral lery; Vandyke's "Diana."' and "Golden Reign of Jupiter' and VanderwerlT's "Magdalena" and others of that class. A police sergeant confiscated the re productions on the ground that they were Indecent and Greenbery was fined for having thorn on sale. YAQUIS SUFFER SEVERELY Fugitive American Criminals Join Tliem In War on Mexico. ET PASO, Tex.. Jan. 25. Meager Infor mation was received here today, but no definite details of the battle between Mexican troops and Taqul Indians in So nora State. The battle occurred on the V&qui River Wednesday and the Mexl- cans defeated the Yaqu(s after a hard fight. In which heavy losses were in flicted on the Indians and the Mexicans themselves suffered severely. The loss ot the Mexicans is stated now to have been K killed. With the Taqul Indians were two white men, said to be criminal re fuRees from the United States. This Is the substance ot Information brought to Mantezuma by runners from the scene of the conflict and Is believed to be substantially correct, although Mex ican military authorities in Huarez are without advices. It has been known for some time that the Yaquis were preparing for an aaares- sive. movement and that the g orcrnment of Sonora has been making preparation for a campaign against the Indians. The scene of the reported battle Is remote from lines of communication and it may be days before authentic details can be obtained. WELSH ON THE INSURANCE Kalin Exposes Dishonesty of Foreign Companies In California. WASHINGTON'. Jan. 23.-Rcprescnta. tlve Kahn, of California, today ad dressed the Houne on the manner In which fire insurance companies had settled their losses growing out of the Are and earthquake in San " Francisco. Me said tliat at the time of the Are 118 companies had policies on propcrty in the devastated district, all of which were American except 30. and that of the foreign companies 1 7 were Edk- llsh, 6 German, 2 Scottish and Canadian, and 1 each In Austria, Sweden and New Zealand. Most of the American companies had paid their losses in full. with the result of the depletion of their capital and In several cases of insol vency. He paid a compliment to the Knjar- lisli companies and most of the Ameri can companies, but said that the for eign companies other than Enirlish. had endeavored to repudiate their ob ligations, and most of them have with drawn from the state. In the cases cf the German and Austrian com panies, however, tlirougti the action of the German courts and the good of fices of the State Department, he said, the insured probably will receive set tlement of 50 cents' on the dollar or over. ' "Not one of the six German com- panies doing: business In Ran Francisco prior to the fire has paid Its policies at 100 cents upon the dollar," said Mr. Kahn. "This is in marked contrast to the 17 English companies writ'lnff business In that city, for most of the latter paid their obligations In fin.. Three of the German companies had Immediately after the fire denied all liabilities and withdrawn from the state. Up to the present time these companies have not paid a dollar of their policies in that city." p-orty year a so the Marquis of Bath placer! three illy roots In the lake of his estat nt LotiRlent. Now the- lilies occupy the watrr for threo-quart ers of a mile, and have proved uch a tenacious nuisance thm the whole lak will have to b 4raine4 and. 2relt4 la ?i& o them.