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TIIE ST7XDAT OREGOXIAX PORTLAND. DECEMBER 18, 1910. TROOPS MARCH TO CRUSH REBELLION President Diaz Masses Loyal Forces in Troubled District for Final Blow. MANY AMERICANS LEAVING Acrordlac to Xrwt From Mexico City. Government's) Army Will Greatly OnUinmber Ilebels In Scbedaled Encounter. EI. TJLBO. Dk I7-6antiiro Hamble fm. a marcaaat of i Psrral. Mexico, brocsht ntwm UxIajt that tha roTramit Is rapidly masslna; KM additional troops !a taa Cam PrWto country (or tba pur- poaa Of crushlns; tha rsballlaa. Troops stations at Dunco, Salaa and at lffarsnt point In Soaora bar bn orlvrad to ths unsettled section by forced marcAan. Thraa battalions are reported to navo left alexlon O.tT to ralnforoa trnpa already In tha field. "Hie saraa authority estimates the armed Insurrectionist forca around Chihuahua at 300. Ko farther disturbances bar occurred at Parrel, but business la at a etandatlJ and many Americans ara leaving. REGULARS ARC DEFEATED Reports Conflict, bat. Probabilities Sera to Faroe Roods. KX, PASO. Tex, rec IT. Flahtlns; sccarred last nlaht at Hacisndlta. Joat serosa tha Tssaa Una south of alert, tight miles from OJtana. Troop, from (-Jig-ana war attacked, according to t.laphona mesaase to Marfa. Sararal .oldiars vara killed and horses of tha troop r. stampeded across tba rlrer lata Tssaa. Indicating that the refular troope wars defeated. Although official denial, ara mads of any trouble la that country other than in Chihuahua. Mexican papers re ceived bars today from tha national capita rtvs a lone list of names of revolutionist prisoners brought there faom bllao. Guanajuato, and near Eaca tecas. It la stated In ona of tha papers that tha rebels took a small town. Julchlpala. near Zacatecaa. but the town waa retaken and moat of tha rebels made prisoners. A special cor respondent of tba El Paso Herald wires from ataptml. Durango, that tha rebels la tba mountains near there are starv Ing and flocking back ti tha planta tions. That there has been further tlghUng tinea tha battle of Cerxo Prleto. In the State of Chihuahua. Is certain. Pas sengers for tha past two mornlrgs reaching 1 Paso report no communi cation between Chihuahua and tba dls tarbed region by rail or arlro. DEATH OF MEXICAN' IS PROBED Grand Jury Ketnrna No Indictments on Lynching of Rodrlgnea. BOOK SPRINGS. Tex- Dec IT. With a half doxen secret service agents of the I'nlted States Government on the ' ground and special attorneys present, representing a number of cltlxena. the grand Jury here today Is Inveetlgating tha lynching of Antonio Rodrlguex, who was burned at the stsks after be had shot Mrs. James Henderson, wife of a tattle man. Pour Indictments were returned by tha grand Jury this morning, hut none waa In connection wttb tha death of tha Mexican, it Is declared. The Federal detectlvea are said to bare a mass of evidence which was submitted to tha grand Jury. American. Trainmen Wanted. EL, PASO. Dec. 1. Agents for tha Mexico Northwestern Railroad are hers trying to engage engineers and other trainmen to operata trains. Owing to tha threatening attitude of the In.ur ractoa, old employes refused to work and tha road la tied up. waa sentenced todsy to sight years penal servitude. AiDerti suiierea physical collapse In March. 10. whlli awaiting trial, and was removed to I knMilfa! vh.M h Mmaln1 until SUf flclenUy restored to face bis accusers. For 14 years Albertl held a com manding place both la politics and I . r. r IX wa a mimhcr Of the Do an tier Ministry and later dominated tha Chrlstensen Cabinet, wnicn ne en tered aa Minister of Justice in 10S. a. ...iim nf the Hon dees tandene Fparkasse. a aavlngs bsnk. and of tha Uanlsh Farmers Export Association. waa the custodian oi enormous iuuu. to which be began to help himself, ao w.Ai. hi nvti confession- seven years before ha accepted the portfolio of Justice. - Unpleasant rumors bad been In cir culation for soma time, dui me -- .. intimate of King Frederick and Idol of the poorer classes, and hi. vn 1 1 1 firm will and oratory repeatedly saved him. But tha time came wnen ne couia no cover his tracks, and hard pressed. Albertl confessed he hsd misused the funds of the bank and that he had systematically robbed the export asso ciation and Its customers from the day It began business In ISM. His pecu lations amounted, he said, to about S3.J00.s00. and tha money bad been lost In South African and American mining ventures. NAVAL TESTS REDUCED EXERCISE FOR OFFICERS ADJUSTED TO SERVICE. IS Roosevelt System of Walks, RJdea and Cycling Abolished and Simple Walking Test Substituted. WASHINGTON. Dec IT. The strenu ous exercise for Naval officers pre scribed under the Roosevelt Adminis tration has failed In Its purpose. In ths opinion of Secretary of tha Navy Meyer, and a general order was Issued today grestly modifying tha severity of the physical tests. Under ths old order every orncer oi the Navy and Marine Corps was re quired to walk to miles within three days every six months, the actual walking time to be within 20 hours' total; or ba nitght ride 100 miles on a bicycle within three consecutive days. ths actual riding time to te witnin is hours: or he mlKht ride a horse SO miles within three days, actually riding sev en and one-half hours on eacb of two lava and six hours In ona day. The bicycle and boreeoacK naes nave been abandoned and a simple walking test established. This wslk is to be of 1 miles In two consecutive days, five consecutive hours being allowed for each day and the walk for each day 12Vt miles) not to be completed In less thsn four hours. In the tropics the distance walked and time required will ba two-thirds of those above named. LODGE SUPPORTS PARTIAL REVISION Radical Change Contemplated by Cummins' Resolution, However. Opposed. HEYBURN REJECTS IDEA Idaho Senator Apprehensive Lest Wool Schedule Shall Be Taken Vp Deficiency Bill, Carry ins; $1,060,615, Passed. FANCY FRUIT GOES EAST CALIFORNIA SELLS $1,500,000 WORTH OF ORA'GES. BATTLE IS FATAL TO FOUR Police Surprise Burglars About to Rob Jewelry Store. LONDON. Dec JT. The death roll resulting from a fight between the police and burglars In a Cutler-street bouse last night now totala four. Thla house waa occupied by burglars who were attempting to make their way Into a Jewelry store whsn they were surprised by the police. A lively exchange of shots followed. In which Sergrsnt Tucker wss killed and cerreent Bentley and Constable Choate fatally wounded. Choate died la a hospital today, while one of the assailants died In a Whlte-chapel bake shop late this evening. . The occupants of the bake. hop. In cluding several men and one woman, were arreated. They ara believed to ba tha persons who rented the house on t'utler street, which backed on the Jewelry store. Tha proprietor of this store Is H.nry Harris, end he said that precious stones to the value of 1 100.000 were In the vaults. An examination of tha premises showed that the burglars tunneled be neath the Harris store and within a few hour, would probably bava been la possession of the booty. FIGHT TIMEKEEPER SHOT Official In Uogen-Frajne 3 latch Mortally Wounded In Saloon- SAX FRANCISCO. Dec 17. Billy Oal lagser. tha timekeeper at the boxing contest between "Uue-Round Hogan and Johnny Frayne today, wae shot snd mortally wounded tonight by I'barlea Long, a deputy sheriff of 9an Mstso county. Long fled after tba shooting, but was captured later. (lallagher was standing in a saloon dlscuaalng Use boxing match when Long entered. A row started Immediately. Bystanders say that Oallagher struck Long, who drew a revolver and tired two shots. One of them waa deflected by a wallet la Gallagher's pocket and tna otbar entered bis abdomen. Holiday Sales Brine; to Growers Av erage Price of $1.46 a Box for Their Product. LOS ANGEU38. CaU Dec 17. (Spe cial.) The East win send California over 11.500.000 for holiday orange a About 2000 carloads of fine, well-colored fruit bava been sent, breaking all records. As there ara 400 boxes to a car, tha Easterners wul get 1 .J 00.000 boxes for Christmas from Southern California. Tha prices obtslned give different net aver ages a box to ths growers of tha several regions. Soma will obtain Slot f.o.b, others tl.10. others $1.60. tLgO. tl 80 and some fsvored groves ship fruit thst Is fancy" and brings In IS f ob. Tha aver age may well ba placed at 1 1-40. From Redlanda alone ISO carloads bava been forwarded and It la expected the holiday output will not fall short of 600 cara Redlands fruit la bringing from II. SO to 12 a box. About 400 carloads have been dispatched from Orange Coun ty. Orange sent 30i ths Fullerton Plscentla district 110. Santa Ana and Tuatin to snd Anaheim IS- ROADS ASK NEILL'S AID LIBOR COMMISSIONER w ILL WOItK TO AVOID STRIKE. Conference Held With Managers of Hall roads Arbitration Fro- ceedlngs to Follow. WASHIXGTOV. Dec 17. The Senate debated aharply today tha Cummins reso lution to permit the piecemeal"' revision of tha tariff law. Senator Lodge opposed tha Cummins plan, but supported tha amendment of the tariff by sections. Hi declared wholesale revision to be an un- Itirated In I us tire to tha business in terests of the country and ruinous to mi petty undertaking It." The House, he said, now bad power xo bring in special rules to cut out amend ment a. He believed ths Senate could adopt a similar plan. He did not believe necessary sucn a general law as is contemplated by the resolution. Lodge announced himself In accord with tha Preaident'a Tariff Commission plan. Speaking of the desirability of the amendment of the tariff In separate parts rather than aa a whole. l.oage said that on more man one occasion conditions had arisen which rendered desirable alterations of portions of the tar I n". but that changes could not ne undertaken without entering on a re vision of all the schedules. System Is Impracticable. Tt may be sold." Lodge argued. "that it is easy for the majority to vote down objectionable amendments, but the range is so great as to render it impracticable to offer any amendment that does not open up mo wnoie suo- Ject." Heyburn announced direct and un yielding . opposition to the Cummins resolution and to all effort at piecemeal revision. He expressed apprehension that tha "fine-spun scheme" might brine- about a revision of the wool schedule, because the manufacturing states want wool treated as raw ira tetial. . The resolution was left on the table for furthei discussion. As a result of conferences over tha Tariff Commission plsn In tha House. Representative Longworth, of Ohio. member of the ways and means com mittee, probsbly will Introduce a meas ure which be believes will best meet the views of the committee. Mr. Longworth and Kepresentstlves Lenroot, of Wisconsin, and Uoode. of Iowa, have been conferring for some dsys. Whatever measure Is finally worked ont will nrovlde that the Co nmlsslon. which is to supplant the present Tariff Board, shall collate and assimilate data. but shall not ba empowered to make recommendations. Deficiency Bill Passed. Congress aassed the urgent deficiency appropriation bill today In one hour and 40 minutes. As tba measure carriea tl.060.tl5. this was appropriating pub 11c funds at 1 10.000 a minute, as re ported Brom the House the bill carried 1350.000. but when It reached the Sen ate It had grown to 995.7J and the Senate added the remainder. On motion of Senator Warner, or Missouri, the Senate amended the omn bua clalma bill so ss to limit to z per cent of the sum carried In the bill the amounts tnat may oa paia to at torneys under its terms. The bill had not been acted on when the Senate adjourned. LORIMER POINT IS GAINED Senate Snb-Commltee Finds Favor able Verdict. WASHINGTON, Dec 17. Senator Lori- mer. of Illinois, was vindicated ioisy - s bar the sut-cotcmittee of the Senate com mittee onl privileges and elections which Investigated charges of bribery made In connection with his election. The report ' tof the investigation was made to ti ftill committee on privilege snd elecf . which thep adjourned un til TueaiV4 fo aiva the members oppor tunity to study the evidence and the sub-committee report. Evidence that money passed oetween certain members of the Illinois Legisla ture was not ignored by the sub-committee, but it was declsred that if the votes of members chsrged either with receiv ing or paying money had been eliminated, Mr. Lorlmer still would have hsd a ma jority of three votes. The sub-committee was a unit, in as serting that the evidence did not show Mr. Lo rimer hsd been connected with the alleged distribution of a 'Jackpot," or any money to Influence the Legislature to the preferment of himself for the Scnatorship. There warn a rumor circulated about tha capital today that two or three members of the committee on privileges snd elec tions would file statements of their views, indicating their belief that It had been shown that money had Deen passea oe tween certain members of the Legisla ture. It was the understanding, however. that these state menu would not In any sense be In the form of minority reports and that they would not in any manner, however indirect, reflect on the Junior Illinois Senator. Erbsteln Jury Disagrees. "CHICAGO. Dec 17. After 20 hours- deliberation, tha Jury In ths trial of Charles Erbsteln. a lawyer charged with bribing a Juror, announced today It could not agree, and was discharged by Judge Brentanc Six ballots were taxen, said one of the Jurors. At one time the vote stood I to I for conviction, but finally resolved into the final standing, 6 to C as reported to tha court. GATLIXG GO'S STATIONED IX THOROUGHFARES NOW. Details of Marines From Various Foreign Legations Patrolling Streets; Foreigners Hart. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 17. (Spe- c!al.)-r-The Pacifio Mall steamship Asia, arriving today from China and Japan, brought news of a serious outbreak at Shanghai. In which a number of for eigners were Injured and several na tive, killed. When the Asia was at the Chinese port, details of marines from the vari ous foreign legations wece patrolling the streets and large bodies of Chinese troops were in evidence. Gatling guns were stationed at the corners of the thoroughfares to Intimidate the rioters. The present trouble in Shanghai." said Rev. G. A. Scofleld, a returning missionary. "Is the result of the string ent sanitary messures used by the Chinese government quarantine officials in their endeavors to stamp out cholera. The Chinese believed that the Quar antine authorities were stealing little babies to make medicine, and when the officials went the rounds fumigating houses, the natives hurled rocks at them. Then troops were called out." Mr. Scofleld has spent six years In China. He is returning to his home In Connecticut, accompanied by his wife and two children. He was stationed at Changchow. between Peking and Hankow. DON'T DELAY Drop in Monday and Order Your Clothes for Xmas You may look well in a ready made suit, but made-to-order gar ments will greatly improve your personal appearance and won't cost you any more, quality consid ered, if you come to Nicoll.the Tailor Largest variety of fine woolens west of Chicago to select from. No trouble to show goods. Satisfaction guaranteed In all cases. ' Garm.nt. to order In a day If required. Full dress and Tuxedo suits 'a specialty. WILLIAM JERREMS SONS 108 Third Street Harvard French Professor Resigns. CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Dec IT Prnf... sor Frederick Caesar de Sumicho, pro fessor of French at Harvard University, has tendered his resignation to take ef- CHRISTMAS Glasses No better gift can be made than a pair of eyeglasses or spectacles. The eyes cau be tested and the proper lenses fitted after Christmas, without any extra charge. We do all kinds of repairing and can replace any lens in a few hours, at '.he lowest prices. DALLAS OPTICAL PARLORS SIS -219 FAILING BLDG. Cor. Third and Washington Streets. Second Kloor. Take Elevator. feet September 1. 1911. The reason' for the resignation is hot stated. Drydock Completed in 1912. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. The new 13.600,000 drydock, under construction at the New York Navy Tard, probably will be completed by January, 1913, eight months ahead of contract time, according to Assistant Secretary Wln throp, of the Navy Department. Uood CHICAGO. Dec. 11. Charles. P. Nclll. Labor Commissioner, todsy began his effort to avert a strike of tha en gineers on 1 Western railroads. Ha waa called to Chicago by officials of the railroads to use his Influence, un der the Krdman act, with approxi mately 14.000 engineers who voted to uphold their demands for a wage In crease. Mr. Nelll spent the morning In a secret conference with the railroads' management committee. This afternoon he conferred with the engineers. The conferences will be held dally until a basis of negotiations is agreed upon. Latter which a Joint conference will ba proceedings. Kelso Wins Debate. WOODLAND. Wash-, Dec IT. (Special.) Ten debater of the Kelso High School and the Woodland High School met here last night. The right of the Government to evy and collect an Income tax was subject under consideration, the local school having the affirmative side. The decision of the Judges was In favor of tha nega tive. The Woodland High School was rep resented by Dennlv Swart: Bartlett La Hue and Leslie DeHaven and the Kelso school by Kucene Hayes; Victor Staff and Miss Iver HtoWr. Sarsaparilla Will make yon feel better, look better, eat and sleep better, and give you the best protection pos sible again; infectious and con tagious disa ties. It effects its great cures, not simply because it contains sarsa- parill. but because it combines the utmost remedial values of 20 different ingredients. Gst It today In usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called Saraataba. VAST FORTUNE IS STOLEN Danish King's Favorite .Mu.-l Serve Only Eight Years. COPENHAGEN. Dee. IT. Former Minister of Justice Albertl, the revela tion of who banking frauds In the ail of 1MI scandalised the country. ORDER COAL NOW Do not wait for a time when deliveries are imnossible. BAJrniLD VEYSEY FUEL CO. Main 353. A 33S3. THE TURN OF A WHEEL will often spatter a dress in a muddy street, but we can do you a better turn than that by taking out the spots and making the garment Immaculately clean again. Our business la the correct Cleaning and Pressing of all kinds of old or sotled and wrinkled clothes, and our patrons acknowledge that we make a success of It- Moderate charges. THE VIENNA STEAM CLEANING AND DYEING WORKS Mall Orders Reeetv Presapt Attention. Phases Mala 14SS, A S4BO. 24-22 THIRD ST, rURTLAAD, OB. Cider Poisons; Four Now Dead. irwHTlBV T T iff T" V LJ SI l. I-, A-'C l XI. A " fourth victim of poisoning from drink The Man Question With Sensible Women This Christmas It Will Be Decided in Favor of GIFTS HE'LL USE and ENJOY "Where You Get the Best" Handsome Neckwear, 50e to $3.50; Hosiery, 25e to $3.50. Gloves, $1.50 to $3. Handkerchiefs, Suspenders put up individually or collectively in attractive boxes, 50c to $2.50. . " House Coats; Bath Robes; Silk Paja mas, $5.00 to $20.00. Hats $3 to $10. Umbrellas and Walk ing Sticks, $1j50 to $10. Traveling Bags, $5 to $25. Gentlemen's Jewelry Sets, consisting of Pin, Cuff Buttons and Studs in Plush case, 50c to $3.50. Tie, Handkerchief and Hose Sets to match, in nice box, 50c to $3.50. V y ; I on Washington, Near Fifth insr hard cider out of a paint keg la 17. The dead at Summit. N. J. The four. Italian taoorers, were mgmpcia m " cider party at the home of a friend. The latter says he was not aware thai any poison was In the Keg. Lj Nothing in the history of any sale can compare with this event. 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