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parts oi w nunu.
pjtEPARED FOR THE
BUSY READER
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U" 'T. f-nm Point.
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Outsldo tho Stnto,
at Redding, Cal
H "n,Mons and caused an
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lo make and use the
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Ancelcs bumcss men nave
. KrX (.resident to keep the
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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
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... .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,...
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Vrine fm. .i..
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n t. .-"""1 j iii a npnii ciMvnii nr
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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.
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" 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
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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
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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,