IIS OF THt UAi
Fl
u.. nntfinrnfl from All
Parts ol the World.
moTiiP nilSY DFAHFR
iuhi run mil.
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(ting HPpon -
. t. ...in vlitlt tho Panama
annually. ,...,ii.l
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.. nnirry with (lormnny or
& nccor.lc.1 Castro.
American cons..! "topped ft mu
lie (tortez, Honduras.
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tf" b"ni much lnmnK0 wnB
lit.
...i. rumors fc-nsuro Hoosc-voii
S5f orS?pcratloii and alienists
jl,U mail.
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n. Canadian government seized n
..Li frnni TUMMIIB for ViolllU
tfeUM. A ilno of $1,000 was Im-
J
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n datiinao of $100,000.
Hi. - . ...
. i.nii,iinir. but nil fBcnncd.
Cnit Honl'n family 1 reduced to
iM
mil.
Cutrorefuwg to believe that his pco-
lite reuciiw.
Miens of tho battlcHhip fleet were
i.v tlm governor of Coylon.
Lm Angeles businojis men iinvo or
.t.. i ApmMrntu raeotrnck (rambling
California.
in naMrd Into the family of
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1 1 rpeeiai purpouo.
i tbe Pullman investigation at Chi-
tsamicr of women ti'ittiflcd to tbe
.uiiKUiia a 9 bib. M t.itotl.u n n 1 Inn.
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Hollud has keued another Vcnc-
k reorganized.
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Governor-elect rn.n.n.
writX'0 b.5 a"Bratcd and
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Thought Othor Bodies May Still Bo
Buried Under Debris.
Colon. Dec. 15. The cxnlosion yes
terday at Has Obispo was the most
serious accident in connection with
the buildiiiK of the Panama canal
since the United States took control.
A thorotiKli investiuation has been or
dered, and already oiTicials arc taking
evidence and endeavoring to ascertain
the cause of the premature discharge.
Thirteen bodies have befcn recov
ered, but it is believed that a score or
more arc still under the masses of
rock and earth that were thrown tin.
The death list would have been appall
ing, had a train conveying son laborers
passed n few minutes later. This train
lad just nafsed through the cut, and
was barely out of view when the ex
plosion occurred.
l;or a space of 800 feet in length
and 400 feet in width the Has Obispo
cut presents a graphic picture of the
terrible effects of the explosion. I he
whole hillside has been devastated,
the dynamite rending the earth and
tossing boulders in all directions.
A OtMon steam shovel lies a wreck,
crushed under the weight -of falling
rock. Every one of the crew was
killed. All the tracks in this section
were torn to nieces and are now cov
ered with tons of debris.
A loner time will be necessary to
take away the great heaps of earth.
that
a
come
high
.."""hanrt n j. ' . .
urn r. 'i-"miim, ii in iiulii in
made.
r ihown ' t. ni. i'UUman affairs
mie v., i : mc curs pay lor
'Profit 4u year and ater tint
l felS; hc averaRe.!fe of a car
ABANDON FAMOUS HOT.EL
Directors Will Oloio Chicago Audi-
torlum 8oon.
Cfiicago;-Dec. 16.Plans for aban
doning the great Auditorium hotel
have been decided upon by the board
of directors of the Congress Hotel
:ompany, operating the Auditorium
'tld the Annex. All the lntslneim n(
the two big hotels on Michigan boule
vard is to be concentrated in the An
lcx. which recently was enlarged to
double its former capacity.
President Southgatc asserted that
the Auditorium hotel had been losing
money for years. He asserted that it
did not pay 1 per cent on the money
invested, and that it was poor prop
erty compared with the new Annex
which, he-nsscrtcd, was paying its
stockholders $250,000 a year.
From the earnings account for the
year shown at the Chicago Auditor
ium association siocKiioioers meeting,
itjs seen that the hotel paid last year
.11 rentals $153,701. The theater natd
$07,000 and office building $01,780,
while interest and dividends brought
in $0,016 more, making a total of
$205,077.57. The cost of the building
amounted to $202,103, leaving a net
income for the year of $32,074, from
which was deducted $17,108 as depre
ciation on equipment.
WOR8T ACCIDENT ON CANAL
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
REOPEN 8 AND ISLAND CASE.
Washington Legislators Will Confer
With Governor Mead.
!T?.nnifi Wnh Tie p. 15. State
Senator Stewart, of Cowlitz county,
and Senator lfcGowan, of Pacihc
county, and Representative Rurkc. of
Wahkiakum county, passed through
Tacoma today on their way to Olym
pia to interview Governor Mead and
Attorncy-Geiieral Atkinson relative
to a reopening of the Washington
Oregon boundary line case recently
decided by the United States supreme
court. , ...
It is contended that the decision
takes away from the State of Wash
ington Sand island and Puget island,
lrritnrv. llint nlw.IVS belonged tO tlllS
stale. Revenues to the state have been
seriously reduced, it is maintained,
and the fishing interests of the state
have been greatly aiiectcn.
It is believed by those interested
.!., Sf r.nirnnr Mp.1i! .Hid AttOmcy-
.11... . , . . ,
n.n.rl AiUmnti will intervene or
behalf of the state the supreme court
of the United States may be induced
to give this state a rcncariug
new evidence that will be submitted.
Dead Men Tests Illegal.
ah vt r T- ir. Prlcmi nf-
(icials in this state will not lend them
selves to any experiment seeking to
revive a man executed in the electric
:hair, such as nas oecn
T .... C..nn...,lllflOllt I . V.
Collins said today that he would con-
... 1. ... .....iMnnt lllpcr.il Hnd
siiicr such .in Mini"""" -ocrmission
would have to be secured
from the legislature uc.urc
consent to revive a man after he nan
en electrociiicu in omcr iu p.u.v
.i .1... .1.. nl.r-tric rurrent
." ' -a Vim l, U !o flir nlivsi-
clan's autopsy knife that really c-iuses
dea ui.
Popo Hopeful ot Franco.
Tier, is. There was an im-
WIMV " " -
nrcssivc ceremony at the Vatican to-
.1.. .....inn rf lllp rpnililltj
aay upon iiic u"."' " ,
of the beatification decrees conferred
' . . ' ! ...l.r. 11
upon 30 rrtiicu missuJii.ui" ;"
the death of martyrs in China and
upon Joan of Arc. The reading of the
decrees took place in the presence of
the pope and many high prelates. Ilic
nope expressed the deep conviction
that France, through divine mtcrccs-
. i.i in the hrwnm of
StOll. WOUIU icimii .
the church, saying the nterces8ion of
.i. - cirontrtlicncd llim IU
Ilic I1UW smiu. .!
thi belief.
inHinn Editors Arrested.
Calcutta, Dec. 15.-Grcat excite,
incnt prevails here, owing to develoo
mcuts in the agitation against the
. ... .a T-l.. mncl nrnmlncilt
uutia. was M...... ,
conveyed to an unknown destination.
. ' ..' ....... ....-inilict Irnrter.
EX SanJIb in . ha.
ed tor oi anomcr nnr ?:
been sentenced to transportation on
the charge oi scuimwh.
.i.nan Starts New Line.
ToHo, Dec. I5.TAt a dinner given
today to the new Japanese -
Chile, it was announced that the toy
M" t-A .nmnnnv will Start
Ysin oieniiioiiii' ..um r
new line of steamers between Japan
Sd South America, commencing Jan-
nnry , with three sicnnict
ular schedule.
Friday, December lO
Washington, Dec 188hortly after
tho holidays tho sennto probably will
decido whero It will plnco marblo busts
of two of its vico-presldents, Roose
velt and Fairbanks. Mr. Roosevelt's
enrcor in tho sonato wan extremely
brief, and although It ended about
Bovcii years ago, up to this time no
bust of him has been made.,
Washington, Dec. 18, Th namo of
Cleorgo W. Wickcrsham. of Now York,
has been under consideration several
days for tho post of attorney-general.
Among othcre consulted by Mr. Taft
concerning Mr. WiekerHliam'H fjuali1
catloim was Bonator Knox, cx-attorncy-general
of tho United Statott, tho dioicc
of Mr. Taft for tho post of secretary
of state.
Washington, Doc. 18. Tho president
Ih considering tho advisability of hav
ing a thorough examination and report
mndo on the character of tho formationH
that underlie tho locks and dams along
tho line of tho Panama canal. It is ro
garded as Important to dctcrmlno nt
this time, tho exact magnitude- of tho
task of providing Htnblo foundations for
these locks and dnmrf.
Washington, Dec. 18 Tho president
will soon send to tho sonato tho nomi
nation of Sherman Moroland, ot Kl
mira, X. Y., to bo associate jus
tico of the supremo court of tho Philip
pine Islands. The vacancy was created
liy tho resignation of .ludgo James O.
Tracy. Judge Tracy will return to his
hpmn in Albany, Is'. Y., to resume the
practice of law.
Thursday, December 17.
WnHhington, Dec. 17. Tho postal
savings bank bill was boforo tho senate
today for moro than nn hour, Durk-
ott, of Nebraska, making n comprchen
slvo argument in favor of its passage.
The sonato listened also to a message
from the president recommending n
chnngo in the government of tho Dis
trict of Columbia by which a sinclo ex
ecutive head would tako tho placo of
tno board of turco commissioners, who
now jointly act as a governing board.
I ho senate adjourned till Saturday.
A great many of tho senators left
Washington today to pass tho holidays
at their homes, as congress- wiH ad
journ from Saturday next Until Janu
ary 4.
Tho senate today passed a bill chanc
ing tho name of tho Willamette customs
district to Portland customs district.
Washington, Dec. 17. My unanimous
voto tho houso today adopted a resolu
tion presented by tho special commit
teo of five calling on tho president for
proof of his chargo that members were
fearful of an investigation by tho secret
Borvico agents. Tho . committee sub-
mltncil its report and recommendation
immediately after tho house convened.
Wednesday, December 16.
Washington, Dec. 10. Without dis
cussion the senate today adopted Sen
ator Forakcr's resolution introduced
in the senate yesterday calling on the
secretary of war for various informa
tion concerning the employment of
detectives for use in the Brownsville
affair.
Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, chair
man of the Indian affair committee,
has prepared a bill to authorize the
secretary of the interior to build two
bridges and a roadway on the Warm
Springs reservation in Oregon, tolls
. . .. f
to nc couccicu u necessary.
Senator Aldnch. of Rhode Island.,
todav . introduced, and the senate
adopted, a resolution looking toward
the censuring of President Roosevelt
for his action in connection with the
employment of the secret service officers.
Washington, Dec. lfl. Except for a
few moments spent in the transaction
of routine business and the passage
of two bridge bills, the house of rep
resentatives today devoted its entire
time to the further consideration of
the bill to revise the penal laws of the
United States. Ilic uarrctt amend
ment, which came over from last
night and which prohibited sending
through the mails information bear
ing on transactions in futures, was de
feated by a decided vote.
Without opposition, an amendment
by Mr. Houston (Tcnn.) was adopted,
making it an offense to deposit in or
ship through the mails intoxicating
liquors.
There was still pending when the
bill was laid aside an amendment by
Mr. Humphreys (Miss.) providing for
the identification of intoxicating .liq
uors transported by interstate carriers.
This proposition caused extended de
bate today.
Representative Mawiey, ot urcgon.
today introduced a bill to appropriate
sin.nnn for rcnairinir dvkes at Tilla
mook bay and $5,000 annifally for the
. . . . n.!ll l
maintenance o: worx ai xiuamooK
bay, directing the secretary of war to
order a survey for an estimate of the
cost of channels, respectively 15 and 80
feet deep at mean low time at tne bar
of Tillamook bay, corresponding
depth to be maintained in the bay and
in the slough to Tillamook City.
Tuesday, December 15.
Washington, Dec. 15. Senator Car
ter today spoke in support of
the postal savings bank bill. After
referring to the various indorsements
Taft to Visit Panama.
uniiiinirtrin. Dec. 15. President
i ' - n '
elect Taft is planning a flying visit to
- A, . W
Panama before his inauguration, nc
feels that the completion of the canal
is one of the biggest problems that he
has to confront nt the beginnimr of
his administration, ocrhaos the big
gest, and he is anxious to make one
more visit to the isthmus and go over
the operations before he ann'f the
duties of chief executive. He nbns to
go about the middle of January
by political conventions and other or
ganizations of the principle involved,
Carter said that, while there arc only
1452 savings banks, there arc more
than 61,000 postofficcs. 40,000 of which
arc money order offices. He declared
that postal savings banks arc in oper
ation in practically all civilized coun
tries of the world except the United
States.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, introduced
a bill requiring federal courts; unless a
good cause to the contrary is shown,
to dismiss indictments against per
sons who through no fault of their
own arc unable to obtain at trial dur
ing the term of court following that in
which the indictment was returned
against them.
The senate has confirmed the fol
lowing Oregon postmasters: John E.
LOggan, Burns; L.. JJ. Kutncrtorci,
Rainier; Ben Weathers, Enterprise;
also John R. Willis, of Oregon, as col
lector of customs in Alaska.
Washington, Dec. 15. Efforts arc
being put forth by Representative
Mondcll of Wyoming to smooth the
way for the passage at this session of
congress of his bill increasing the
quantity of land that may be taxen up
for a homestead from 100 to 320 acres.
The house passed a bill placing an
annual tax of $100 on all dealers in
cigarettes or cigarette papers. The
measure was ottered by Kcprescnta
tivc Mann, of Illinois, a? an amend
ment to a bill imposing a tax of $12
on all dealers handling manufactured
tobacco products. v
Monday, December 14.
Washington, -Dec. 14. TJic Browns
ville riot case again became a live is
sue in the feud between President
Roosevelt and Senator Foraker today.
The senator reopened the controversy
by reading letters from some of the
discharged soldiers, telling of at
tempts of detectives to extort con
fessions. Then he offered an amend
ment to his bill for the reinstatement
of the ex-soldiers, providing that evi
dence as to their guilt or innocence be
taken by a commission of three re
tired army officers as a prerequisite
to their re-enlistment, thus taking this
power from the president.
1 his assault was met by a counter
blast from the president. A special
message was read, accompanied by
the report of detectives, who have as
certained what purport to be the facts
about the riot, with the names of the
ringleaders. The president recom
mended that those cx-soldicrs who
could show their innocence be rein
stated.
Senator Fulton . today introduced a
resolution authorizing the secretary of
war .to prepare a project for the im
provement ot tne mouin oi ine aius
law river at a cost not exceeding
$200,000, the government to bear half
the expense and the remainder to be
paid by state or local community.
Senator Dick, of Ohio, today intro
duced a resolution in the senate urg
ing that February 12. 1909, the hun
dredth anniversary of Abraham Lin
coln's birthday, be fittingly celebrated
by the nation. Hc suggested a joint
session of congress, with addresses by
prominent men and meetings in all
the cities throughout the country and
in all educational institutions. The
motion met with no opposition.
Washington, Dec. 14. While con
sidering bills dealing with affairs in
the District of Colil'nbia, the house
today passed a measure providing for
85-ccnt gas in Washington. The bill
now goes to the senate, as well as an
other bill abolishing bucket-shops in
the District. A bill providing for
free lectures in the public schools was
voted down.
An attempt by Henry, of Texas, to
obtain a change in the reference of a
bill prohibiting the "making of future
contracts on agricultural products
brought forth the promise from
Chairman Scott, of the agricultural
committee, that his committee would
soon grant hearings to farmers'
unions and others on tins subject.
The house voted to adjourn batur
day. December 19, to Monday, Janu
ary 4.
Volunteer Army Bill.
Washington. Dec. 17. Representa
tive Hull, of Iowa, has introduced in
the house a general staff' bill giving
the president authority to raise a
great volunteer army in time of war.
making every citizen between the ages
of 18 and 45 liable tor military duty,
The house passed an amendment to
the present postal law making the
penalty of an embezzlement theft
from the United btatcs mail as a pos
tal employee, a fine of $500 and im
prisonmcnt for five years, or both.
Transport Shor'ae a Danger.
Washington, Dec. 18. Lack of ncc
cssary vessels for the purpose of
transporting troops and supplies in
case of war is one of the most serious
problems facing the country, accord
ing to the report of General Aylc
shirc, quartermaster general of the
army, made public today. The report
proposes some form of subsidy to en
courage the building of ships, as a so
lution.
Pacifid Fleet at Salvador
Washington, Dec. 18. The navy
donartmcnt is informed that the Pa
cific fleet, under command of Admira
Swinburne, has arrived at Salvador
The first division is at La Union and
the second division at Amapala. After
a short visit the snuadron will pro
ceed to Panama and down the South
American coast to Chili on the winter
cruise,
Bleached Flour Undor Ban,
Washington. Dec. 18. Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson today declared
tht flour bleached by nitrogen perox.
ide is an adulterated food and that it
cannot be sold in the District of Co
lumbia or in any of the territories, or
transported by means of .. interstate
carriers.
SHIPPERS TO FIGHT.
May Enjoin Rallroada If Neyy Rates
Are Enforced.
Chicago, Dec, 14. The Tribune yes
terday printed the following news ar
ticle on the transcontinental freight
rate questions as regards the Pacific
coast:
The advance in freight rates in
cluded in the new transcontinental
tariffs, which we're filed with the in
terstate commerce commission about
two weeks ago, and which take effect
under the required 30 days' notice on
January 1, is likely to provoke a
storm among the shippers. This may
result in an attempt to prevent the
roads from charging the new rates by
injunction proceedings. m
During the course of the agitation
against the proposed increases pi the
eastern roads in official classification
territory, little attention has been
paid to the Pacific coast rates. Now
that the eastern roads have agreed to
make no general .advances for two
months, and many believe that they
may have decided to back down, ship
pers are conferring to sec what may
be done with the transcontinental rate
question.
The traffic committee of .the
Illinois Manufacturers' association,
which took the lead in the fight on
the eastern rates, has decided to send
a circular letter to members asking
them how much the increases will
affect their business, and what is to
be done about it.
It has been stated that the brunt oi
the fight against the new rates would
probably be undertaken by the Cali-
(nmit cJiIrmprc wlm arn affected hv
the increases 'both castbound and
westbound, because most ot tlic job
bers receiving freight from Chicago
have been in the habit of paying the
freight themselves.
A formal protest to the interstate
commerce commission is now in
the r.ilifnrnia Traffic
association, and this body may decide
to ask tor an injunction, in sucn
event the shippers in the east may
rnct nn flie canii" race nr file interven
ing petitions as they did in the Texas
rate case.
CASTRO IS FURIOUS.
EQUAL TO BRITISH
Admiral Evans Answers Critics
of American Navy.
Venezuelan President's Dignity Hurt
by French Treatment.
Paris. Dec. 14. President Castro, of
Venezuela, who arrived in this city
last evening from Bordeaux, lias made
no advances to the, French govern
ment. He is reported as furiously an
gry at the manner in which the gov
ernment has received him in France.
Since his arrival in Pans he has- re
mained shut up in his apartments in
the hotel as closely as though he were
a prisoner, and, barring a few mem
bers of the Venezuelan colony, he
has seen nobody.
The officials of the foreign office
have been given orders not to explain
the position of the government
towards Castro. Said one official yes
terday:
The conditions upon which the
government is- willing to open nego
tiations with Castro have been com
municated to him.
"What these conditions are. beyond
prohibiting President Castro from
making any political declaration, are
not known, but it is believed that they
involve a formal apology."
A reporter called to see the Presi
dent yesterday. The only member of
Castro s entourage visible said that
nothing had been decided, but the
party possibly, would leave for Ger
many tomorrow. A black maid in the
service of Mme. Castro was sitting in
a hall outside her mistress' door, try
ing to get her foot into a newly pur
chased pair of pointed shoes.
New York, Dec. 15. The latest bat
tleships built by this, country arc
vastly superior to England's Dread
naught is emphatically stated by
Rear-Admiral Roblcy D. Evans in a
magazine article written by him,
wherein he strongly defends the
American navy, and replies to eriti-
cisms of it.
"I do not for a moment claim that
the Indiana and her sister ships arc
equal to the Drcadnaught of the Eng
lish navy," says Admiral Evans, "only
that she is the equal of the English
ships designed at the same time. But
I do claim that our latest ships arc
vastly superior to the Drcadnaught,
and 1 believe that every fighting man
who has given the subject intelligent
consideration will agree with me."
The admiral urges the superiority of
the 13-inch gun over the 12-inch gun
and asserts that the change to the les
ser caliber to conform to England's
type was a most serious blunder. This
is chargeable, he says, to the seago
ing officers of the navy and not to
any staff corps.
Regarding the watcrltne armor belt.
hc says:
"I am sure, after many weeks of
close observation, that the lower edge
of the armor (belt is too high rather
than too low. It had. been strenu
ously contended by critics tjiat the
low location of the belt was a vital
point of weakness. "As the upper
edge of the belt is always even with
or above the level of the protective
belt," continues Admiral Evans, "the
danger to be apprehended from a
projectile penetrating above the belt,
beyond the wrecking effect of such
projectile, is that due to the amount of
water that may enter the hole. It is
the damage that may be done by such
projectiles entering below that -may
cause the ship to sink by exploding
magazines dr boilers, but this is im
probable. It will require many 12-
nch shells on the waterune or on any
other to disable or sink such a ship, '
f the officers and men know their
business and want to fight."
.
CASTRO IN RAGE.
RUEF GETS ANOTHER WEEK.
Convicted Briber Will Be Sentenced
Next Saturday.
San Francisco, Dec. 14. Abraham
Rucf, convicted last Thursday of of
fering a bribe, was Saturday granted
a delay of one week before receiving
sentence. The continuance of the case
until next Saturday, December 19,
was with the assent of the district at
torney's office, represented by Assist
ant John U uara. 1 homas B. Dozier.
of the defense, based his motion for a
week s respite on the ground that suf
ficient time had not been given the
tl . A .
ueiense 10 prepare tne motions ana
arguments in arrest of judgment and
for a new trial. The inability of
Henry Ach. RueFs chief counsel, to
appear in court was assigned as a fur
ther reason.
While, it was generally known that
judgment would not be pronounced
Saturday, there was the usual crowd
in attendance at the session, and there
was no diminution of the police guard
Rucf was brought from the countv
jail in the prison van and was hurried
to a seat between Attorney Dozier
and A. AHmann, his brother-in-law.
Mr. Dozier made the motion for a
continuance immediately after the pro
ccedings we.s inaugurated, but Judge
Lawlor declined to permit the entry
to be recorded, and ordered Rucf to
stand up for arraignment.
Aeroplane Did Not Fly.
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 14. The
bending of a propellor, which proved
to have been built too lightly for the
strain ot 790 revolutions a minute
prevented the success of the initial
trial of Professor J. S. Zerbe's aero
p'ane at Bimini yesterday, The ma
chine did not rise from the ground
Another attempt will be made Mon
day afternoon. The $20,000 Michelin
prize is the goal for which Professor
.erbe is striving. The ship is de
signed to carry three passengers.
To Construct Rervolr,
Butte, Mont, Dec. 14. Word was
received last night that the govern
ment had withdrawn from settlement
a large amount ot land covering the
watersnea ot the Little Bitter Root
mountain?, for the mtrnose of con
strutting nn immense reservoir to ir
rigate the Flathead Indian reserva-
Mnn in inrown oprn nxt Vfr
LATER TYPE BEAT DREADNADGHT
Old Vessels Do Not Come Up to New
Ships of Other Navies Armor
Belt Is Well Placed.
Declares Act of Holland Outrage on
Civilization.
Berlin. Dec. 15. "The seizure of the
coast guardship Alix by the Dutch
cruiser Gelderland is no less than
naval brigandage. It is an outrage
on civilization. By that act Holland
Jias put herself outside the pale of de
cency. I do not know what Vene
zuela will do about it."
In this caustic language President
Castro of Venezuela commented to
day on the warlike move made by
Holland baturday, the news ot which
was not conveyed to him until he
reached this city this afternoon.
Castro declares that his visit to this
city is to consult Dr. Israel. Hc as
serts that whoever says hc is not sick
is telling a lie.
The Venezuelan president has en
gaged the first floor, containing thirty
rooms, at the Hotel Esplanade, and
his bill will be a trifle over $250 a
day. Hc has engaged for the use of
himself and his party ten motor cars.
at a cost of $500 daily. He is sur
rounded by a small army of detectives
and followed by a retinue of gaily at
fircd flunkeys. Representatives of the
foreign office greeted Castro today.
They have oe.cn ordered to show him
every courtesy.
Examiner on Double Duty.
Chicago, Dec. 15. Cassius C. Jones,
chief state bank examiner, assigned to
Cook county, has suddenly resigned
his place rather than face the scandal
which his superiors say will be stirred
up if letters written to him by city
bank omcials arc made public The
charge made against Jones is that he
was privately employed by these
banks as an examiner while he was
doing the same duty for the state. The
banking act says no employe of a
bank snail be appointed as a bank ex
aminer to inspect the institution by
, .....
wmcn ne is empioyea.
Anniversary of Washington's Death
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 15. The
Masonic lodge of this city yesterday
sent a delegation of its members to
Mount Vernon to place a memorial
wreath on the tomb of George Wash
ington, on the occasion of the one
hundred and ninth anniversary of the
death of the first president. It was in
the Fredericksburg lodge that Gen
eral Washington was made a Mason,
and for many years past the lodge has
regularly observed the anniversary of
his death.
Ceylon Entertains Fleet.
Colombo, Ceylon. Dec, 15. The
United States and Ceylon paid their
respects to each other today through
official visits between Rear Admiral
Sperry, of the battleship fleet, and
Sir Henry Edwards McCallum. gov
ernor Of Cevlon. The Amerienn wax-
ships are coaling for their journey
tnrougn tne Indian ocean to the Sues
canal.
Grafters Denied New Trial.
Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 12. Judge,
Kunkel yesterday overruled a, motion
for a new trial for Snyder, Sanderson,
Mathues-and Shumaker, the" officials
and contractors who were convicted
on the charge ot conspiring to de
fraud the state in the matter of th
state capitol contract.