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Newspaper Page TextTIIE MORNING OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1908. HAUL ROOSEVELT OVER THE GOALS was ordered by a resolution more than a year ago. -During this discussion Hansbrough de clared that the "Harvester Trust" is at tempting to control the selection of dele gates to- the National Republican Con vention, and is especially plotting to de feat him for re-election to the Senate. The resolution Anally was referred to a committee. ' KILLS LOVER IH NEW YORK STORE Senators' Tenderness for Pre rogative Has Nervous Shock. ABOUT GERMAN AGREEMENT Message Krom President Calls 1'orth Charge of Exceeding Powers. Accused of Surpassing Kaiser ' in Autocratic Action. "WASHINGTON", Jan. 22. President Roosevelt today transmitted to the Sen ate and House copies of the tariff regu lations negotiated some time ago between the United States and Germany, to gether with a proposed amendment to the customs administrative act, putting the same in force as a statute. In the Senate the message aroused lively dis cusslnn in executive session when taken up. The remarks were not addressed to the message so much as to the policy of considering it 1n executive session, as Roll as the policy of the President in connection with the agreement. His course, not only in negotiating that Instrument, but in proclaiming it to the world as he did last July, was sharply criticised. It was declared tiiat the agreement makes changes which are equivalent to legislation and it -was pointed out that all legislation affecting the tariff must, under the constitution, originate in the House of Representa tives. Attention was called to the third section of the McKinley law as possibly permitting the President's course, but his critics contended that his action in this case had pone far beyond the limits permitted by that section. More Autocratic Than Kaiser. Stress was laid on the fact that the President had not only negotiated the treaty, but that lie had given it out as a complete performance without refer ring it to the Senate for action. This the Senators seemed to consider espe cially reprehensible and far beyond the authority of the chief executive. It was pointed out that the German Kaiser had not only referred the agreement to the Reichstag for its action, but that he liad even consulted both the local and National boards of trade. Hence, the President was charged with being even more autocratic than the head of the German empire. It was alsc declared that under the system of valuations provided for by the treaty great Injustice would be done to the United States. Open Session Wins. Heyburn made' strenuous objection when the question was raised that the message was a subject for consideration In open Senate instead of behind closed doors. The Idaho Senator maintained that an open Senate debate would only plunge . the Senate intq an almost end less tariff discussion. McLaurln, Teller and others called for an open session and their plea finally won, but not before Gallinger and one or two others had de livered their sentiments concerning the action of an executive in calling for legislation whenever the spirit moved him. It was finally decided to refer the mes sage to the committee on finance. If the bill is to be forthcoming, it will be from that committee. VI Lli BE SAFE FROM INVASION Canal When Completed ' Will Be Easily Guarded. "WASHINGTON", Jan. 22. At the hear ings of the Senate committee on inter ocennic canals today. Colonel Goethals gave assurance that the Panama Canal when completed, would be reasonably safe from military invasion and said that the chances of the crippling of the canal by spies armed with dynamite will be very small, providing armed guards are maintained at the Miratiores and Gatun locks. The locks themselves. Colonel Goethals explained, are located sufficiently, far from either coast to ren der them safe from naval attacks. Colonel Goethals said that average ships- probably would be able to pass through the canal in less than eight hours. "The entire United States fleet," he said, "can bo accommodated at one time in Gatun Lake, when completed." Ho said he had little apprehension about earthquakes. In discussing the financial needs of the Canal Commission during the next fiscal year. Colonel Goethals said that it was necessary to have t;!2.403,Tt3, an increase of mora than JD.WO.000 over the appro priation of last year. The enlargement is mainly due to increase of work. 'CHIME TO FAKE CHOP REPORTS House Provides Heavy Penalty In New Penal Code. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 Rapid pro frress was made in the House of Repre sentatives in the consideration of the bill to codify and revise the penal laws of the "United States. The only amendment of any importance, which got through was no by Ollie James, of Kentucky, making it a criminal offense, under heavy pen pity, to falsify Government crop sta tistics, the object of the amendment be ing to protect cotton and tobacco-growers from speculators. Over 50 pages' of the bill were disposed of. Kxcept for a political speech by Kim ball, of Kentucky, the proceedings were monotonous, and at no time were a hun dred members in their seats. ' SUBMARINES FOR PACIFIC Kalin Proposes Government Spend $3,000,000 on Coast Defense. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Responsive to numerous petitions from "Western com mercial organizations, Representative Matin, of California, today introduced a bill to provide for the defense of the Pa cific Coast ports. The .bill appropriates H.OUO.OOO toward the construction on the Pacific Coast of submarine torpedoboats of i the most Improved type, to cost not less than .o00,Ou0, the other ,,.000,000 to be appropriated later. FOUGHT BY HARVESTER TRUST Hansbrough Says It Tries to Control Republican Delegates. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. The Senate spent over an hour today in discussing a resolution offered by Hansbrough. of Jvorth Dakota, directing the Department of Commerce, and Labor to suswnd its investigation Into tho affairs of the In ternational Harvester Company, which ANSWERS CRITICS OF SHIPS Capps Says No Change in Naval Construction Proposed. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Rear-Adml-ra! Capps, chief of the Bureau of Con struction, United States Navy, yester day spent some time with the house committee on naval affairs in defend ing, denying and controverting some of the various charges brought by news paper and magazine writers against Navy methods of battleship construc tion. The gist of Admiral Capps" state ments was that the methods of con struction employed in the navy are correct in principle and highly suc cessful in results. The two main subjects considered were armor belt and freeboard. Charges that the six to six and one-half-foot armor belt width in use in its placement Is insufficient to protect the vital parts of a battleship from high explosives were taken up in detail and denied in all points by Admiral CapQS, who said the Bureau of Construction contemplates no changes In this regard, either as a result of published criti cisf or professionel experience. Coin cidently he remarked that' the perfec tion of armor hardening processes in the last 12 years has enabled the reduc tion of armor belts from the 19 inches used on the Indiana to the ten inches of the present-day construction. Scliwerln's Reply to Bristow. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. Com menting on the report of J. L. Bristow on traffic conditions at Panama, R. P. Schwerin, vice-president of the Pacific Mail Stean.si.-p Company, said yester day that the Pacific Mail holds itself in no way responsible for the falling off in traffic over the Panama Railroad and declared that if the Government builds a line of its own to run be tween this port and Panama it may lose money on its operation. Traffic is being diverted from Panama to Tehuantepec. he says, because of the aid given to the Hawaiian-American Line by the Mexican Government, which exacted no percentage or other charge. He added: "We cannot com pete with the more cheaply operated and more favored lines which run to the Mex.can port." Deficiencies Are ver $24,000,000. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Chairman Tawney, of the House committee on ap propriations, today reported the urgency deficiency bill, and gave notice that he would call it up tomorrow. The bill car ries a total appropriation of $24,174,450, which is $7&4,905 less than the estimates. Included is an appropriation of $200,000 to carry forward through May and June, 1908, the work -of eradicating bubonic plague in San Francisco. One paragraph provides that all expenses that may be incurred in the approaching trial of the Hyde, Dimond, Benson and Schneider Pacific Coast land fraud cases shall be paid wholly by the United States. This will amount to approximately $50,000. Army Has Rifles for 731,000. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Brigadier General Crozier, chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, in a statement yesterday to the House committee on military affairs, said tho United States has now on hand enough rifles to equip 731,000 infantry. The Krag-Jorgensens, of which there are 400,003, are being replaced rapidly by the new weapon, known officially as tho model of 1903, of which 331,030 already are in use or on hand. The estimates of the Army appro priations bill are 92,000,000, as against $7S,000,000 appropriated by the last Congress. Decrease in Internal Revenue. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The monthly statement of internal revenue shows for December, 1907, a decrease in the receipts compared with December, 1906, of $2,418, 277. For the six months of the fiscal year the decrease as compared with the corresponding period in 1906 was $4,300,000. The receipts from spirits show a loss of $1,717,502; from tobacco a loss of $701,517; from process and renovated butter a loss of $S&2 and from miscellaneous sources a loss of $27,S75. The total receipts for the last six months are $135,151,264. New Officials for Hawaii. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: To be United States Marshal for the Territory of Hawaii Eugene R. Henry, of Hawaii. To be United States Attorney for the Territory of Hawaii Robert W. Breckons, of Hawaii. More Pay in Revenue Service. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. A bill in creasing the compensation of officers of the revenue cutter service was passed by the Senate yesterday. The bill provides for a general reorganiza tion of the revenue cutter service. Under its terms petty officers receive an increase of 10 per cent for every rive years' service. ONE- BOATLOAD IS MISSING English Steamers Collide and Dozen Passengers May Be Lost: ' & ROTTERDAM, Jan. 22. The steamer Amsterdam, belonging to the Great East ern Railway Company, and the British steamer Axminster, from New York, De cember 20, for Rotterdam, collided last night near Nieuwe Waterweg. The Am sterdam was badly damaged, and pro ceeded to Massluts, where she was beached. The Amsterdam was coming from Har wich and had 56 passengers on board. A dense fog prevailed, and the two steamers came together before either had time to sheer off. The Amsterdam had a great hole stove in her bow and the water began coming in so fast that the capaln lowered his boats and transferred her passengers to the Axminster. The stem of the Axminster was badly dam aged. There Is much anxiety over the fact that one of the Amsterdam's boats still Is unaccounted for. It is reported to contain a dozen or a score of passen ger and members of the crew, several women being included. No list of pas sengers on the Amsterdam is available. Therefore, it Is impossible to say how many people are missing. It is con fidently believed by the Great Eastern officials that the boat has been picked up by a passing vessel. The fog con tinues so thick that all efforts of search ing parties thus far have proved un availing. According to the latest reports, the missing boat was well provisioned for several days. It carried oars, sails and compass. z The transfer of passengers from the Amsterdam was carried out in an orderly manner, the passengers being carefully distributed, the women- first with a com plement of the crew for each boat. Attend Rosenthal's great clearance sale for fine shoe bargains. Woman Shoots in Crowded Cafe Man Who Had Turned From Her. THEN TAKES HER OWN LIFE Mrs. Mary Roberts Avenges Cold ness of Frank Brady," Whom She Had Befriended When He ' Was Less Prosperous. NEW YORK. Jan. 22. Sweeping through the crowded restaurant, which takes up the eighth floor of Macey's great department store, and into the men's cafe, a tall, stylishly-dressed woman today bent for a moment over the ehoulders of a diner, whispered something in his ear, then drawing a revolver from her muff, emptied the contents of the five chambers into his body. As her victim, Frank Brady, a newspaper advertising solicitor, slipped to the floor, the woman flung the weapon to the floor, and taking a sec ond revolver from her muff, shot her self first in the head, then in the breast. She died half an hour later. A note in her purse revealed her- to be Mrs. Mary Roberts, a clerk and manicurist, widow of a police officer, and stepmother of a 6-year-old son, Raymond. Brady was 30 years old, and the sole support of e helpless and aged mother, for whom he had made a home. Carries Out Dire Threat. The shooting was the culmination of a series of violent quarrels, and, ac cording to the woman's intimates, in fulfillment of a threat to murder Brady in a public place, before the world, un less he renewed the attentions she as serted she received from him when he was' less prosperous, andshe in a posi tion to befriend him. The police had little difficulty In tracing the tragic story: The suicide, who was about 30 years old, was Mary McLean when she married John Rob erts. When the latter died, a year ago she assumed the name of Clark, and supported herself and child, first as wardrobe woman at an uptown theater, then as a manicurist. She was a pre possessing woman, and had marked business ability. Brady Avoided Her. v "While Mrs. Clark was in "prosperous circumstances and before the death of her husband, Brady had lodgings at her home, and she declared she hepled him. A few months ago he left her home and made a home for his mother, whom he brought here from New Jer sey. Recently Mrs. Clark thought that Brady was avoiding her, and when he called at her home occasionally they quarreled. A few days ago Mrs. Clark called upon her attorney and told him that something serious was going to happen. Today Mrs. Clark went to her bank, made a cash deposit, wrote a note iden tifying herself, and addressed It to her attorney, and purchasing three revolv ers, she visited the store where she knew Brady usually lunched. Stepping into the elevator, she asked the waiter who approached her if he had seen Brady, then stepped intb the smoking room just outside the main hall. The dlning-hall was filled with wom en lunching after the morning shop ping, and amid the buzz of conversation Mrs. Clark entered and her agitated manner attracted little attention, only one waitress noticing her approach the men's cafe, asked if she was seeking some one. She brushed the girl aside and the shooting took place a few sec onds later. HENDRICKS AGAINST HALL (Continued from First Page.) Steiwer, but I told him that I thought it would be better for him to speak with Steiwer personally." Hendricks followed his astounding statements by saying that he never talked with Hall on the subject again and that he had never discussed the matter with Mays, Hall's deputy, although he said that he had had other business with Mays in an official way, the witness at the time being United States Commis sioner. Hendricks was asked by Heney as to the relations between Steiwer and Joseph Simon, but an objection by the defense was sustained before he could ftDswer Letters from Mays to Hendricks, writ ten prior to February 15, were offered by Heney against both defendants. After an extended discussion as to the rele vancy of the letters as to both Hall and Mays, Judge Hunt held that tney coma be introduced only as against Mays. Heney's object In Introducing the let ters against both defendants was for the purpose of proving the intimacy of the friendly relations existing not only be tween Hall and Mays, but Detween Dotn Hall and Mays and Hendricks. Judge Webster, attorney for Hall, seriously ob jected to the introduction of the letters against his client, for the reason that they were written more than three years prior to tne date tne indictment aiiegea the conspiracy had been formed, and for the further reason that any declarations made between Mays and Hendricks, al though tney were co-conspirators wun Han, could not relate to Hall particu larly when they had been made prior to the date of the inception of the alleged conspiracy. Judge Hunt was of the opinion that the letters might be introduced if they showed a relation of Intimacy between the co-conspirators, even if the letters antedated the period to which the statute of limita tions might apply. But the court ruled that tne letters could be orrered only against Mays, the ngnt being reserved to extend Its scope to Include Hall if the contentions of Heney were supported by the authorities. Mays "Writes Hendricks. Only one of the letters was of particu lar significance. It Teiated to a deposi tion Hendricks had forwarded to Mays In some minor case for approval. Other than a aiscussion of the deposition tne letters from Mays to Hendricks contained the following: "Thank you very much for your good wishes and offers of assistance. I think that things look favorable at this time for Mr. Hall and the rest of us to hold on. Should, however, occasion demand, we should be very glad to avail ourselves of your kind offer. Trusting that you will call upon me This woman says that sick women should not fail to try Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as she did. Mrs. A. Gregory, of 2355 Lawrence St., Denver, CoL, writes to Mrs. Pinkhani : " I was practically an invalid for six years, on account of female troubles. I underwent an operation by the doctor's advice, but in a few months I was worse than before. A friend ad vised Lydia E. Pinkham's -Vegetable Compound and it restored me to perfect health, such as I have not enjoyed in many years. Any woman suffering' as I , did with backache, bearing-down pains, and periodic pains.should not fail to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cuied thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion, dizziness or nervous prostration. Why don't you try it? Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. if I can assist you here In any way, and awaiting an early reply, I am "Very sincerely your friend. "EDWIN M. MAYS. "Assistant U. S. Attorney." Hendricks was afterwards asked what promises of assistance he had made either to Hall or Mays, but he could not remember. Tho witness then identified the Putnam map as the one Hall naa shown him when he called at Hall's of fice in May. 1900. He further told of the visit of Special Agent Loomls to Wheeler County in June, liKE, and tho Interest Loomis took in having as many of the settlers who had filed on homesteads for the Butte Creek Company to be on their lands when he should make his Investi gation, in order that his report to the Department might be as favorable to the claimants as possible. Heney was ex amining Hendricks on the visit of Loomis to the unlawfully fenced premises when court adjourned for the day. Hall's Letter to Attorney-General. While concluding the examination of Special Agent Edward W. Dixon yester day, Heney introduced the letter Hall wrote to the United States Attorney General on March 30. 1903, in which Hall reported that he had received complaints of numerous unlawful fences in Crook, Grant, Klamath, Lake and Harney Coun ties; that he had tried to secure the services of various special agents to make the investigations, and that he wanted the Department to assign a good, "live"man who could spend six weeks investigating the conditions complained of. The reply to this letter, written by M. D. Purdy, acting Attorney-General, was also submitted by the Government. This letter referred only to the five counties that were named In Hall's letter of re quest. The purpose of Introducing this correspondence, explained Heney, was to show that Hall in his letter to the Attorney-General did not mention the counties of Wheeler and Gilliam, In which the Butte Creek Company was operating unlawfully, although five other Eastern Oregon counties were specific ally named. With the other correspon dence already introduced, and detailing the correspondence between Putnam and the Secretary of the Interior, the Gov ernment will contend that the assign ment of Special Agent Dixon to the Wheeler County cases was brought about directly through this correspondence of E. A. Putnam and other settlers with the Interior Department, and entirely inde pendent of any effort on the part of Hall. Until yesterday afternoon, the t-ti-mony offered by the Government served conclusively to establish the conspiracy charge against the officers of the Butte Creek Company, and only Indirectly con nected Hall and Mays with the alleged crime. Were the officers of the com pany alone on trial, the jury would be able to return a verdict of guilty with out leaving the box, so completely was the charge proved against them. Heney will next proceed with the testimony of Hendricks and Zachary, and probably Steiwer. to complete the case against Hall and Mays by proving their alleged Improper relations .with the officers of the Butte Creek Company. In order to complete its proof against the defend ants on trial, It Is altogether probable that the Government Is relying principally on the testi mony of this trio of witnesses. That evidence, the general Impression is, could not be procured without granting assur ance of immunity to the three Indicted defendants, and that is believed to have been done. Zacliary Pleads Guilty. Clarence B. Zachary, who yesterday entered a plea of guilty to the con spiracy charge, was foreman of the Butte Creek Company. He was a prom inent figure in superintending the dif ferent schemes that were hatched by his associates. When court convened yesterday, Heney announced that Hamilton H. Hendricks, ex-United States Commissioner, was in the courtroom and desired to plead to the indictment. Hendricks promptly entersd a plea of guilty, having been named as one of the defendants in the conspiracy indictment on which Hall and Mays' are being tried. Judge Hunt inquired if Heney had subpenaed Hendricks as a witness and Heney replied that he had not but that Hendricks would remain at his, Heney's, request. Zachary pleaded guilty at the opening of court in the' afternoon. Other witnesses examined for the Gov ernment during the day, were: Fred W. Ball, -who served as guide to Special Agent Dixon when he inspected the ille gal inclosures; John H. Alexander, an other Special Agent, who examined the unlawful fences In January, 1906, and found them practically intact; J. L. Combs, C. Henry Neal, James Johnson and J. C. Vantis, who assisted to build the fences by which the Butte Creek Company inclosed Government land; W. S. Thompson. Rufus King and C. T. Scroggin. whose cattle were driven out of the Butte Creek Company's inclosure by C B. Zachary, the company's foreman. Mr. Heney expects to complete the Government's case probably tomorrow afternoon and not later than Saturday. Hendricka will be on the stand during the morning session, and possibly a LAST WEEK OF OUR ANNUAL ORIENTAL These and Hundreds of Others at? Abso lute Cost Selections Sent out on Approval ATIYEH BROS. 394 WASHINGTON STREET part of the afternoon today, and will be followed by Clarence B. Zachary. Mr. Heney last night would not dis cuss the probability that W. W. Steiwer would be called as a witness for the Government, neither would he admit that Steiwer will follow the lead of his associates, Hendricks and Zachary, of the Butte Creek Company, and plead guilty. But there is every Indication that Steiwer will take the immunity bath and testify for the prosecution either today or tomorrow. That Steiwer will be a witness against Hall and Mays, even should he not confess, Is considered highly probable, from the fact that although he is still In the city, he has not frequented the court room since Judge Hunt announced his ruling instructing all witnesses not to attend any of the sessions until after they had testified. UMATILLA BADLY DAMAGED Vessel Reaches Port After Encoun tering Violent Storm. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. The steamer Umatilla arrived from Puget Sound today with its pilot-house wrecked, the companion-ladder on the starboard side of the bridge carried away and the side of a stateroom on the starboard side stove in. Captain Reilly says the steamer en countered the worst storm of the sea son Sunday night. Rebels Threaten Cape Haytien. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The revolu tionists appear to be making 'some head way in the northern part of the island of Hayti, according to information received at the State Department today from Consul Livingston, at Cape Haytien. In SHAMEFUL SACRIFICE CANNOT BE AVOIDED Factory Says Few Remaining Pianos Must Be Sold Without ' Further Delay. There are only a few more of the high-graoe instruments left which were embraced In the two-car ship ment made to our Portland repre sentative who encountered financial troubles and could not take them, and which we have been disposing of at forced sale at the office of the City Transfer & Storage Company, at 103 Front street, rather than ship them back to the factory at additional freight expenses. These instruments are so well known here in Portland that, you doubtless have friends among - your own acquaintances who own one of them. They are strictly high-grade, an old-established make, and have been always sold by our regular rep resentatives at $45J, J500 and $550, but the prices which we are quoting now to dispose of them in short order to avoid storage charges, insurance, etc., are so radically reduced, and so far below the prices that you would be obliged to pay at any regular retail establishment for equal quality, that vou will not need to be urged to buy, I am sure, -when you look them over. See them at once. You'll find them splendid instruments- they contain many Datented, exclusive features that are lacking in other high-grade pianos. They represent gome of the best examples of high-class piano building ever turned out fom my factory. You'll like their tone, and their finish, and their careful con struction. And you'll recognize in them a tremendous bargain. But you must make a point to come at once. There are only a few more on hand. Remember the location, in the ware house of the Oity Transfer ft Storage Company, at 103 Front street, between Washington and Stark streets. L F. KAMMAC'CIOTTT. -lMfcctory Agent, jBfORIEINTAL ' HUGS AND CARPETS. Call Early and Make Your Selections While the Best Bargains are Still Left. Regular Clearance values. sale prices 38 Belouchistan ....$20 to $ 38 $14 26 Belouchistan $35to$ 56 $25 18 Belouchistan $80 to $100 $50 80Mousoul.. $40 to $ 60 $25 35 Iran . $30 to $100 $20 to $ 50 25 Sehna $60 to $150 $48to$ 75 30 Kermanshah $95 to $250 $00 to $140 24 Saruk $90 to $200 $55 to $100 80 Bokhara $45 to $120 $25to$ 60 60 Cohistan $25 to $ 50 $15 to $ 24 40 Hall Rugs $60 to $160 $40 to $ 90 20 Large Shiraz and Kazak $40 to $125 $25to$ 70 18 Khiva .$80 to $250 $60 to $140 124 fine Carpets Kermanshah, Tabriz, Sa ruk, Meshet, Serapi and all kinds of the fine grades of Oriental weaves of all colors, de signs and sizes; offered at the same reduction 'as other goods. his dispatch to the State Department, he says that that place is threatened and that the revolutionists are in possession of the neighboring villages. RENOUNCES ABD-EL-AZIZ Aged Moorish Chief Curses Sultan for Aiding Christians. TANGIER, Jan. 22. The prisoners cap tured by the French forces at Settat re cently include many notables implicated in the Casa Blanca massacre. Advices received here from Fez state that the feast of Andelkeblr was cele brated on January 15 and was a most impressive spectacle, attended by thou sands of tribesmen in brilliant raiment. At the conclusion of a prayer in the name of Mulai Hafid, the multitude knelt about the aged chief, Omranl, who pros trated himself on the ground and ac claimed the greatness of Mulal Hafid, saying: "This host proves that Allah wishes to aid us because we have renounced the detestable leadership of Abd-el-Aziz, who would sell us to the Christians and con fide the destinies of the faithful to In fidels." It is reported that Abd-el-Aziz Is ne gotiating with the Benls Nassen tribes- If it makes a difference to you "what sort of shoes you put your feet into, it makes a lot of difference where you' go to get them and who makes them. , If you don't know what a difference Selz Royal Blue shoes'" will make in your foot comfort, in the service and style you get and in the money you save, come in here some day and get a pair of these fine shoes. They're different. ' Selz Royal Blue Shoes, $3.50, $4 and $5 Best Oak Sole Leather used in our Shoes SEVENTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS CFormerlv at 149 Third Street men in an endeavor to indue them to pillage Fez. Town Retaken by Mulai Hafid. CASA BLANCA, Jan. 22. Mulal Ra chid, one of the chiefs of Mulal Hand's forces, re-occupied the town of Settata on January 17, two days after he had been driven out of there by French col umns under the command of General D'Armade. The French column is now at Kasbah Ber Rachld. SAILOR KILLED ON CRUISER Pitched Headlong Into Hold of the Washington. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. The collier Saturn, which arrived in the harbor this morning from Magdalena Bay. brought word of the frightful death met by Wal ter Williams, a bluejacket on the armored cruiser Washington, on January 13, while the latter vessel was coaling. Williams was engaged, with many of his shipmates, in taking coal on the cruiser from the Saturn, when he was caught by the hoisting machine and pitched headlong into the cruiser's hold. Death was almost instantaneous. "