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IS OF THE DAY 111 m UlANin parts oi w nunu. pjtEPARED FOR THE BUSY READER . hut Not Loss Inter U" 'T. f-nm Point. eitlng HPPB"'&- Outsldo tho Stnto, at Redding, Cal H "n,Mons and caused an . -..i luur i" ' ! will make nil nttcmpt to sc lo make and use the . irtdi arc preparing to u1)tl jffibon'JInrWraph In the i!t L- f im 119. ffflilcninK . Ancelcs bumcss men nave . KrX (.resident to keep the Wt1"1 ' ..... i... twinauest on "'s Ia,,c" lo SU,V Ttt r hnw he got the revol- ...ilh WHICH " umm talesmen arc trying io .T, Jrttfion against the kaiser. Tfce official returns Have just uecn . Cnit Conk ftity. IMmoi.i. '." .i.nti. Calmed ov llic .1. -nU ni lout Tt Iowa supreme court lias just .i- fr,nilin vcar ends ..i -nonkiiriW lg V uiiihvi - j-.it i nrriKi'ii HUIILI tli.i. P3C1I1C COSH liujuiitii o Ediih financiers arc anxious to . nL.lnini- r.iillVAV bOlldS. fernuny tl"ubl the kaiser's sinccr- i .I. .miiimn in restrict lltS J , .nnlinllfl TVf tut edict of the dowager cm- t ri..i Mn nn order for rc- Mll 10 CUIHIIHIt Admiral Fvnns has become prcsi- ... . l . s.rft ti i ni xncrrirn. 3 111 HtJlltV v. v - af Gotfrnor-ctcct Shallcnbcrger of tt-A inin I lie Sltriners. Co-tducatioti has been condemned .. ..I- I1..4.H. aif tltrt rtllMf fit- Tbcrc is a bitter fetal on in San i . it . t..t .... T?I ... ... .f . I i 1 fs. A Roef bribery witness committed t ll 1 1 furniftiii wm 1 1 r ii.iii iiitizii in u - Fetr von VlissinKcn. the Chicago n Tift will form an entirely new cab- VJ... I ti I r .1 nunc anu i rinccss (ic sanan ucny Two men lost their lives in Kansas Brjran says he will run again in ill ii nrrnmcitfMi! 4 Koosevclt gave a dinner to labor wis. juuizcs .mil crivrrnmiMit ni. Htjr is improving so rapidly that "i-kvio iu 1 1 f t ii irv nr u'lirv in ti i new dowager cmnrcss of China a - ft .. ? Snrccklcs advocated free "wine uic noi se committee on USOn nf tl. iiiw lit. Sl'wt car robbers cot $25 anil two rom Portland car men as - ! uicir latest aci. Th famnn ni.i t i i k'VSI 01 l.Onkiilll ttinimtnlii Tn. .uj occn uestroyed by lire. Kovernniont ... i vt "Kiii lire ntui fniiw r.n nnn mvic ucsiroyeu. A creat Cfmrr.. ... t.i. t-v ' Maiiirn m - i ii several nays. . " men liei,i anu secured $12. Mia is strcntitheiiinir l,er fron- ,u Kuarci aKamst Sun, n tyan Becl r, . .....i. -estates about China. wpe Pin. i... .. . . . . . "anniversary of hi. nrMlnailm,... iC J J " " " w W UllllltlVII- Vrine fm. .i.. . i i' tn. i... i n t. .-"""1 j iii a npnii ciMvnii nr U IS V.I II A. I a. ,... . r il kiil iiiiN nnnpnrni nn. US fro,n the Philippines. ..YWCtion . ... itotm"'c,"'leIf gates hns caused m the British parliament. ufcVwnymnn held up 20 men "Hjft O T"VW T W III W Peter vim ri. . VlKtlnn.n ll. em... " i cai iii "tw. u ii.u V.IU ,tl' fraud. nte. mm. . ,1BS confessed to. trial?' h. Pntiary v.u n oiuic more mini RAOE RIOT IN OKLAHOMA. Eight Porsons Aro Killed, and Ton Others Injured. Okmulgee. Okla., Nov. 17.--Eight persons were killed nnd ten others in jured yesterday afternoon in a fight between Jim Dcckard, a negro despcr- auo, anu local officers. The disturh.mci tu'ir-m m ii. c. Louin & San Kmntiuro milr,,.,.! ..ni:,...' where Jim Dcckard engaged in a'fiKht wiui .in uiuiiin uoy, aieve urayson, and bent him into Insciniliiliiv ,uin. .. , ---- . ..... llllt. I'riends of Grayson notified the police, and when Policeman Klabcr went to tnc stniion, UecK.'ird fled to his house near by, barricaded himself in and when Klabcr npproached, Dcckard shot and kiiicu mm. Sheriff Robinson gathered a posse in a few minutes and hurried to the scene. Part of this nosse wn mrwln nn r - group of negroes, whom the sheriff .wllllllin9lllll.U .13 UC1I1IIIC5, As the posse approached the house Dcckard opened fire with a rifle, firing as rapidly as he could load his weapon. Sheriff Kobinsou fell first, instantly killed. Decknrd's house win Kiirrniitnl.l l... a frenzied mob of armed mem Fire was set to a house just north of Dcck nrd's, volleys were poured into Dcck ard's house, and he was shot down. He was seen to roll over on the floor, strike a match and set fire to his own house, which was soon roaring furious ly. His body was cremated. Dcckard evidently had a large quan tity of ammunition stored in his house, for inativ cartridges exnlnilpit whilr tin house was burning. EMPRESS DOWAGER DEAD. Throo-Yoar-Old Pu Yl Put on Throne of Chinese Empire. Pckin, Nov. 17. Tszc Hsi An, the dowager empress of China, autocratic head of the government, which she had directed without successful interfctcncc since 1601, and without protest since 18HI, died at 2 oclock Sunday after noon. The announcement of the dowancr empress' death was official, and fol lowedj' closely upon the announcement that Hwang Hsu, the emperor, had died Saturlay at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, but il is believed the deaths occurred a considerable time before that set down in uic oiuciai siaiciuciir. An edict issued at 8 oclock Sunday morning placed upon the throne Prince ru Yi, the 3-ycar-oId son of Pluncc Chun, the regent of the empire, in ac cordance with a promise given by the dowager empress soon after the mar- naec of rrincc Chun in 100.1. An edict issued Friday made Prince Pu Yi heir presumptive. 1 lie foreign legations were notified by the foreign board of the death of the emperor, and the succession of rrmcc Pu Yi. Iroops have been in readiness for several days to quell any disorders that miftht arise on the death of Kwang Hsu. The possibility of up risings was made greater because of the fact that the death of the dowager em press was known to be close at hand. fwo divisions of troops have been held in reserve, and these arc now stationed in various ciuartcrs of the city. Twenty gendarmes were dispatched to guard the legations, but up to the present the duties of the forces have been slight. DIES BEFORE TELLING MUCH. Assassin Haas Is Bojfoved to Have uivon i-iiiie information. Qnn 1 TTi-nnxion Mm; 17 Prnm the best information obtainable it is bc lirvp il ili.it Deieetive Burns secured some sort ofa rambling statement from ITrfas to the effect that he had been ap- nrvached by persons who attempted to increase his resentment toward Hency by making remarks such as "I would not stand such treatment." etc. It is also rumored that uctcctivc Hume shortly to make miblic (he .intuitu. nt which Iln.ns made to him during the day of sweating to which Haas was subjected just before he took his own life. Just what these disclos ures will he and wnctiicr or noi nicy u.ill !niii1iVnti nnvhoriv in a conspiracy cannot now be learned from the; prose cution. It is true, however, that Detective n..r.. i ii iinii lie was making an &, til 110, HIV ....w examination of the body of the dead man at the county jau, was nc.ini iu make remarks which indicated that his ..I...!., nt nviitrni-i cccureil from Haas statements was not nearly as conclusive as he had hoped, and mat lor uiai rea son he deplored tnc act wmcn maui- u impossible to secure any further state ments. Round-Up of Bison Falls. Missoula. Mont.. Nov. 17. The strcn- ...n,i, iii. nnt two months on iiuua twin ' i'""" , ,. the Flathead reservation in rounding up and corralling the yau mson ui im. ' i.i i. .-.i .,,,rinci.il liv tim Canadian government, has come to naught, and t .. ...Ml Its i rv ctiiiimiMit of the am- IIICIV Will Ui o,.i'." -- . .. mals to Canada this year. Despite all the precautions that liau nccn uiri-u " f the drive, the en closure into which the buffalo had been driven preparatory to loading tnem nyo cars at Ravalli proved insecure and the herd is now roaming at will on the reservation. Reform School Is Burned. t miicvilllf. k'v.. Nov. 17. Five build- WU1M -V"P ----- ings of the Indiana state reformatory nnd nearly the entire plant of the Indi- f.,.,..f.,Miiriiiif romnanv at Teffer- sonville, Ind., across the Ohio river, were destroyed by fire late ycsieruay. The loss will total about $250(000. There were no fatalities, the ,1300 inmates of .. r -...-, in imr looked in t iic rcioniiiuui 3 iuun ,. heir cells, a portion of them sending cheers through the grated windows . as they watched the work of the firemen. Aftor OH King. ,.i. vt.. in .Tnlin D. oeke- JNCW lorK, nuv. J""" " . .. in 1 ' ...i.-.n.nn.l in nnnesr as tcuer win oc buuiui.iiv -r - -iC witness in the , .United Sl.le.urt here In t ie teoerai aim i " Standard Oil company of New Jersey. United States Marshal Henklc was given a subpoena today and ordered to serve it on the oil king. It is repor ed that ! . ; .. Ill f.. ...illinry lUlttlCS Kockctciicr wm oc wii" " iwHRl THE NATIONAL CAPITAL GOES TO HIGHEST COURT. Oil Octopus is Not Yot Shod of Its $20,000,000 Case. Washington, Nov. 20. Following the recent action of the circuit court of appeals in Chicago in refusing the united states government a rehear ing iu the Standard Oil case, made famous by its $20,000,000 fine, the de partment of justice decided tonight to take the case to the supreme court of the United States. The decision was reached after an all-day confer ence between Attorney General Hon apartc and government attorneys who have been engaged in the case. Application will be made to the su preme court, when it reconvenes No vember 110, for a writ of certiorari, to bring up and review the action of the circuit court of appeals. Iu a state ment issued by the department fol lowing the adjournment of the con ference, it was said: "It was found that a considerable number of changes had been made in the opinion of the court of appeals originally rendered, and that Judge Baker, of that court, had filed a sep arate concurring opinion which dif fered materiallly in its reasoning from that of Judge Grossctip. "After careful consideration of all phases of the situation, it was decid ed that an application should be made lo the supreme court of the United Slates, when it reconvenes November 30, for a writ of certiorari to bring up and review the action of the cir cuit court of appeals." ORDERS WERE VIOLATED. Lumber Representative Says Roads Ignore Rate Rulings. Washington, Nov. 21. Complaint was made to tho interstate comnicrco com mission todnyj by A. F. Spccht, of Sc uttle, on behalf of tho Pacific Const Lumber Manufacturers' imsociation, that railroads, in their new lumber schedules, which became offectivo Oc tober 15, have established rates from tho coast to Minnesota, Town and Mis- Knurl river points higher than those authorized by the commission. Into this territory tho commission authorized nn advance over tho old rate, to begin nt the Pembina lino nnd increase gradually until tho Mississippi river was renched, nnd there tho mnxi mum increase should be only 5 cents. Bpeeht contends that tho increase should be graduated, but cites the schedules to show that throughout most of this territory the roads hnVe im posed the maximum rate: that it h points 300 inileH west of the Mississippi river that aro now compelled to pay the snme rate as points 011 the river. Ifo asks the commission to investigate tho new tnriffs and compel their re vision in nccordnnco with decisions ren dered lust summer. Young Bob Gets Reprimand. Washington, Nov. 21. Tho official reprimand to Lioutennnt Frank T. Ev- an.s, son of Rear Admiral Robley D. Kvnns. retired, that followed his con viction bv general court martial bo- causo of misconduct while with the At lantic fleet, was made public by Acting Scrotary of tho Navy Nowbcrry todny. Tho department's lottcr says in part: "The department, for reasons obvious to tho servico, regards this as an es pecially dcploraulo case, and in punusii inc its disapproval of tho conduct of Lioutennnt Evnns, refrains from ex pressing fully its condemnation of the actions of this officer on tho occasion in question." Bids on Coal for Fleets. Washington, Nov. 21 BidH wcro opened today for supplying 11,000 tons of coal to Panama, 11,000 tons to Mag- dalena bay for tho use of tho l'acifie fleet, and about 20,000 tons to be deliv ered ut Negro bay, Morocco, for tho uso of tho Atlantic fleet, to bo used 011 its return voyage aftor it leaves Oriental waters. Thoro woro eighteen bidders. Tho prices ranged from $0 to $0.50 a ton for dolivory nt Panama and Magda leua bay, and 'from $4.20 to $4.70 a tou for dolivory nt Negro bay. Wants Decision Enforced. Washington. Nov. 18. Mrs. Mary F. Ness, of Eugene, Or., today asked the supreme court of the District of Columbia to issue a writ of manda mus against Secretary of the Interior H.irf c d to comnel him to recognize and follow the decision of the United States circuit court of appeals for the seventh circuit, which held it unneces sary for her personally to inspect a tract of public land before making timber and stone entry thereon. Tootors Free to Toot. Wncliincrinn. Nov. 17. The Marine baud will be free to play for a com petence without regard to tnc statute wtiniY tlmf nnw hands or members thereof shall not receive remuneration for furnishing music outside tnc limits f military posts when in comneuiion .M. 1ni-nl rivilinn musicians. This is the effect of a decision rendered by the attorney general POSTOFFICE DEFICIT. Farmers Meet President. WicMnrrtrm Nnv. 18. President --- nrncoviH todav received at the White House about 500 farmers nnd eir wives, who arc Here attending nnnuoniinn of the National range. Patrons of Husbandry. The G president refrained from making a sp ccch. Russell is Postmaster. Wn.iilnrrt.nTi. Nov. 19. . Prcsldont KoobovoU Into this aftornoon slgnod tho commission of Qoorgo F. Itussoll to bo postmnstor nt Soattlo, succooding Ooorgo tttownrt, rcconiiy romuvuu, jmo soil was rocommondod by Sonator Pilos. Duvall Succeeds Weston. WnaMnrrtnn Nnv. SlMalof GonOMl W. H. Duvall has boon soloctod to buo- cood Major Oonornl John r. Weston In command of tho troops In the Philippines, Postmastor Goneral Recommends tho Parcels Post as Cure. Washington, Nov. 17. Postmaster General George Von L. Meyer yesterday announced that the postal deficit for the last fiscal year was $10,010,278.09, the greatest in the history of the coun try. He suggested that as a means of preventing a deficit a special local par cels post be inaugurated over rural free delivery routes. Postmaster ucncral Meyer declared that the establishment of this parcels post would wipe out the deficit ultimately by making the rural free delivery routes self-supporting. The postal receipts for the last fiscal year were $191,478,000.41, and the ex penditures were S208.351.88G. I lie re ccipts for the fiscal year 1908 exceeded those of the fiscal year 1007 by $7,893, 057.84. The postal receipts for October, 1008, showed a general increase over the re ceipts for the same month last year. The statements of the receipts from the 50 largest postofficcs in the United States show that New York received $1,701,797.09 during this month, a 0 per cent increase over the receipts for the same montli last year. San Fran cisco is high on the list, with $192, 093.00, an increase of nearly 0 per cent over October. 1907. Shipments Aro Doubled. Washington, Nov. 20. Statistics compiled by the department of com merce and labor show that Portland far outdistanced Pugct sound in wheat exports during the ten months end ing with October, .and in that time more than doubled its own shipment for 1007. In the first ten months of last year Portland exported 5,380,050 bushels of wheat; during the past ten months 11,387,000. Combined exports of all Pugct Sound portsufor the past ten months was only 9,948,925 bushels. Torney Succeeds O'Reilly. Washington. Nov. 19. Tho appoint ment of Colonel Georgo II. Tomes as surgeon-general of tho army, to succeed Surgeon-General R. M. O'Reilly, was an nounced by tho secretary of war today. Colonel Torney is now in charge of tho gcnoral hospital at San Francisco. 'X'no vacancy in the surgeon-generalship will occur on January 14. Tho secretary of war stated that Colonel Torney ap pointment was based on his splendid record as an administrative officer and as a surgeon. Machine Guns for Army. Washington, Nov. 18. Each reei- ment of infantry and cavalry of the army will be provided with a machine gun company, if a recommendation made by Secretary Wright and ap proved by the president finds favor with congress. Each company will have six guns, which will be operated by ten men. This addition will in crease the personnel of the army by 130 to 135 commissioned officers and about 2500 men. Seattle Man is Ousted. Washington, Nov. 17. George M. Stewart, postmaster at Seattle, was to day removed from office "for soliciting campaign contributions among employes of his office." Information as to when this offense was committed, from whom funds were solicited, in what campaign funds were solicited, and, in fact, all pertinent details, are suppressed by the postoffice department and by the civil service commission, on whose complaint Stewart was dismissed. Utah Cotract Awarded. Washington, Nov. 18 The navy department today awarded the con tract for the building of the battleship Utah to the New York Shipbuilding company, of Camden, N. J. There were four bidders on this ship, the Camden company being the lowest bidder for a vessel of a speed of 20i knots. Its bid was $3,940,000. As designed the displacement of the Utah will be about 21,825 tons. After Fake Oil Company. Washington. Nov. 20. Federal agents at Oakland, Cal.. at the direc tion of President Roosevelt arc en deavoring to discover trace of the Roosevelt Oil company of that citv. which has been flooding the mail with large stock offers with the unauthor ized use of Jhe president's name and accompanied by the use of his pho tograph, also unauthorized. Fish Succeeded by Terry. "Washington, Nov. 19. Tho prosidont todny appointod Goorgo S. Torry to bo nssistnut trensuror of tho United States nt Now York, in succession to Hamil ton Fish. Mr. Torry served as assist ant trensuror of tho republican national committao undor Troosuror Goorgo Sholdon. Tho assistant troasureshlp of Now York was first offorod to Job E. Hodges, who declined tho honor. Oregon to Have Park. Washington, Nov. 19. Tho socrotary of tho intorior has withdrawn from on try two small traots in Clatsop County, Orogon, witth a viow to creating national pnrks. Tho withdrawn areas ombraco Saddlo mountain and Humbug moun tain. Tho creation of parks can only bo by congressional action. Patrick Must Go to Prison. Washington, Nor, 19 Tho United Stntcs supremo court today dismlssod tho appeal of Albort T. Patrick, fa mous Now York lawyor, who 1b in Sing Sing for tho murder of William Marsh Rico. Tho court also dismissed an np poal on habeas corpus proceedings. Hood River Rural Carriers. Washington, Nov. 18. John L. Stewart has been appointed regular, Grace Stewart substitute, rural car rier, route 1; Jim E. Mowers, regu lar, Frank C. Stout, substitute, route 3, at Hood River, Or. Would-Bo Assassin of Honey Shoots Himeolf In Jail. San Francisco, Nov. 10. Morris Haas, who attempted to assassinate F. J. Hency Saturday night, committed sui cide by shooting liimsclt tnrougn tue middle of his forehead with a pistol he had concealed about his person. It is reported by District Attorney Langdon that Haas made a confession and named the people who hired him to shoot Mr. Hency, but Mr. Langdon declares he will not divulge the namcsi Haas went to bed at 8 o'clock at the county jail, and covered up his face with a blanket. At 8 :40 a shot was heard from his cell, and when the guards en tered, it was found that he had rolled out of bed and was lying dead on the f oor with a bu let-hole in his forehead. f A 41-calibcr single-shot derringer was grasped in his hand, His left trouscr leg was puucu up ana examination showed a mark on his leg where the weapon had rested while concealed in his left shoe. Haas wore gaiters witn clastic sides, which made this possible. After he had shot Mr. Hency Haas was searched by Police Captain Duke, Detective Burns and a police officer. After he had been taken to the county jail he was searched again, but at neither . . I . -I ! t TT - time were nis snocs cxaiiiuicu. im went to bed Friday 'night with his shoes on and again Saturday night, and when nc was asKea wny ne aia mis sam inai he would rather sleep with them on. HENEY IMPROVES. HAAS TAKES LIFE. Rests Easy and Recovery Is Assured by Physicians. San Francisco. Nov. 10. The con dition of Francis T. Hcney is still most satisfactory, and the attending surgeons report that he is making excellent prog ress on the road to recovery. He passed a comfortable night, sleeping most of the time, and rested easily yesterday. How Haas secured the pistol with which he committed suicide is the ques tion which is puzzling the police and special agents of the prosecution. Cap tain Duke savs Haas had no other weapon when arrested, and Captain Kelly, in charge of the jail, says there was no opportunity for a pistol to have been passed to the prisoner in his cell. Detective Burns is said to have wor ried some sort of admission from Haas that he was encouraged in his threat against Heney, but just how much of a statement was secured from the pris oner before he killed himself, the pros ecution refuses to reveal. Although the bullet has been located, embedded in the left jaw, about an inch in front of the ear, the surgeons have decided not to extract it until Mr. Hcney gains more strength, as it has as yet given no trouble. The swelling in the throat is less than at any time since the patient was taken to the hospital, and he is breathing normally. San Francisco. Nov. 16. At a meeting of citizens Saturday night, presided over by Mayor E. R. Taylor, resolutions were passed declaring unwavering allegiance to law and a determination to support the district attorney's office in securing the detection and conviction of crimi nals, h'gh or low, and the full protec tion of the officers in the discharge of their duty. The resolution also declared that, it the criminal law was found to be so framed as to permit the escape of civic malefactors, the law must be amended, and if the lax administration of the law was due to misinterpretation by judges, men should be placed upon the bench capable of construing the law. The meeting was the most significant that has been held since the days of the vigilantes, and demonstrated that public sentiment is fully aroused and deter mined to bring an end to the demoral izing conditions of the last two years. Quarantine AgainstTAnthrax. Helena, Mont., Nov. 10. The gov ernor has issued a modification of his recent quarantine proclamation prohibit ing the importation into Montana from South Dakota of any domestic animals, and conditionally as respects North Da kota and Wyoming, on account of an thrax. The step is taken at the request of federal inspectors, who state that the authorities have the anthrax outbreak reasonably well in hand. Hereafter shipments from South Dakota will be permitted to enter Montana when ac companied by federal health certificates. Lends Coal to France. Mare Island, Cal.. Nov. 14. The French cruiser Catinet is filling her bunkers with 350 tons of coal from the United States navy yard here, loaned by the United States govern ment after Captain H. Buchard of the warship had attempted to pur chase the fuel in San Francisco. Fail ing to obtain his steaming supply from private companies, the French commander appealed to Commandant J. S. Phelps, of the navy yard, who m turn notified the navy department of the request. The department wired back its consent. Careful Guard Over Trial. San Francisco, Nov. 10. When the trial of Abraham Ruef, so tragically in terrupted by the shooting of District At torney lrancis J. Heney in the open courtroom by Morris Haas, is resumed today, more than a score of plain clothes detectives will mingle with the crowd, armed men will guard the corridors and in front of Carpenter's Hall, on Fulton street, and the streets in the vicinity of the building will be strongly patroled. Grand Duke Alexis Dead. Paris. Nov. 10. Gmnil rini- ai.v;. uncle of the czar of Russia, died here Saturday morninc nftpr n i.rir ;ii-o The grand duke had been ill for some fillip lint rrivnll,, I l.i.'i ,.. . " nwrcicu ins ncaiiu ...... v.. v.....,, iu Juan a mp io .ngianu, Snow In Middle West. Chieatrn Nrv m W!n. l. t i ,. X... "iiti is iicrc. Snow fell in Chicago yesterday, and in the afternoon lights were necessary in all the homes and offices to dispel the attendant nnrkne. Ti. nn...r..ii . iiiiurvinu waa general throughout the Middle West. PANIC CLOSES BANKS Thousands of Gendarmes Guard Streets of Pekin. PRINCE CHUN FEARS REFORMERS Masses of China Just Awakening to Death of Emperor and Dow ager Empress. Pekin, Nov. 17. China is beginning to realize that the emperor and the dowager empress arc dead. Prince Chun, regent of the empire, in fear of increasing excitement and revolu tionary movements, has taken a firm grip on affairs and has adopted stringent measures that will result in the maintenance of peace for a time at least. At noon 3000 gendarmes guarded the streets, and other military forces were held in readiness for any event uality. Every precaution was taken to prevent a recurrence of the revo lutionary tactics of last April and Mav. which were marked by wide spread incendiarism. The foreign le gations are under guard, special de tachments of Chinese troops keeping watch at the approaches. The state ment was made at the legations that there was no fear that the Chinese government would be unable to af ford ample protection, but those within the legations were more alert than usual and seemingly anxious to have set at rest the doubts arising from the swift movement of events in the last few days. There were many occurrences yes terday to add to the sinister aspect of affairs. Rumors were current for a time that the new dowager Yehonala and Yuan Shi Kai, the grand coun cillor, and one of the most powerful men in the empire, had committed suicide. Though there was no truth in these reports, they went far toward disturbing the Chinese and foreigners alike. Serious runs on banks occurred yes terday and today, and 14 native banks closed. The crowds were wild with excitement, and toward the close of the day the police intervened and drove them back. One foreign con cern, the Yokohama Specie bank, suf fered a big run on its Tientsin notes, but the British, Russian and German institutions were not affected. It is probable that a number of nativx banks will be closed tomorrow, and it is believed that the government will step in and endeavor to stop the financial panic among the poorer classes. BULLET IS REMOVED. Prosecutor Stands Operation Well and Rallies Rapidly. San Francisco, Nov. 17. After passing through a most successful op eration for the removal of the bullet which was fired at him by Morris Haas during the Ruef trial last Fri day, the condition of Francis J. Heney is reported by the doctors to be favor able in every way, and predictions o his ultimate recovery are made by his physicians. The operation fol lowed the taking of X-ray photo graphs, which plainly showed the lo cation of the leaden pellet in the mus cles of the left lower maxillary. Chief burgeon Terry, of the city hos pital service, wielded the instruments, while Drs. Stillman, Moffat and Hunt ington assisted. It was found that the bullet, which entered the right side of the head just in front of the ear, had passed downward, crossing the palate and striking the left lower jawbone, which was slightly splintered but not broken. The bullet was deflected backward by striking the bone, and lodged in the muscles of the jaw. Its removal necessitated the utmost sur gical skill, as it lay close to the big blood vessels of the neck. Mr. Heney rallied ranidlv from the effects of the anaesthetic, showing no ill effects from the drug or shock from the operation. He passed a quiet day and slept peacefully last night. At midnight it was said bv his attendants that his condition was entirely favorable, and that hopes fpr his speedy recovery were entertained. Asks Change ot Venue. San Francisco, Nov. 17. With Judge Lawlor's courtroom thronged by policemen, special detectives, dep uty sheriffs and other peace officers, while the streets about the building were guarded by mounted police and many patrolmen, the trial of Abraham Kuef was resumed yesterday after its interruption on Friday, when Assist ant District Attorney Francis J. Heney was shot. As was expected, the defense asked the court immedi ately for a change of venue, declaring that Ruef could not obtain in this city fair and impartial trial. War Clouds Grow Darker. Vienna, Nov. 17. The possibility of trouble between Austria-Hungary and Servia has not yet been eliminat ed. A semi-official statement issued here yesterday states that the Aus-tro-Hungarian government will be compelled to take decisive steps if the Servian provocations do not cease. The dignity of the dual monarchy forbids it longer to tolerate Servia's actions. A final decision as to the course of the government will be reached in a few days. Australian Chinese Hint Foul Play, Melbourne, Nov. 17. The Sydney correspondent of the Age says that the Chinese reform party in that city has received a cablegram to the effect that the death of the Chinese emperor was due to foul play, and that it is feared a rebellion will break out,