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CIRCUS ; RIGHT" ' AT ' riOI-lS rrfc 0 COOP EVENING V ; V THE WEATHER. Tonight and Saturday occasional rain; southerly winds. . VOL. IV. NO. 232. mmm ill Edward Wheeler Falls' Dead After ' a Beating by Thomai White 1 ilJP. Tom Fallon'sj ' Saloon. . ' "CAUSE OF QUARREL IS NOT APPARENT Men T Ware. Converting Over the Bar When White Slapped Wheeler ' With a Towel Then Began Beat . ing Him-One Witness Says No Blow Was Struck. - Edward Whetler. aged g years, waa killed - shortly after 11 o'clock this morning by Tom Whit, bartender for Tom Fallon, who conducts a. north end saloon. Th killing occurred In the .' saloon and was witnessed by a number . of persons. Two have been taken Into custody by the police as wltnesaes. They declare that the bartender administered , so terrific a beating to Wheeler that ha dropped to , the floor and the blood began pouring from - his nostrils. - He died In a. short time after, ho (ell to the . floor. -'. . " ' ' - , ' Every effort was made to suppress the facts by Fallon, who hastened to the saloon to take the place of his bar- "-tender. Ths- latter Immediately left the aioon.- but. the ... police afterward ar ' vested him. Not even the fact of the ' man's condition was reported to the " police my Fallon, and they " received t their first Intimation of ths affair from ... . an outsider. It was not known by the ': police at this time that a .man had bee struck dead, the flrsCevllA- ,herlj.e -fceng secured by newspaper men. '(; v ;.'"-''-.. ''''"'" i ';" " f Story of 'witnesses. .' Wheeler was fosmerly employed . by - . Frank Mays. the-ealooemaw, -and also by the proprietor or the Burn Ida Street ' . Exchange. He had not worked for some time and had been drinking good deal, but Is reported to have been fairly sober WnWTTle " fill IIH I'allijiia He Invited to take a drink by Edward Gar rett- who came bar from Ths Dalles yesterday, but when the trouble oc curred was In a rear room. ' According to the accounts of eye witnesses. Including James Campbell and a negro. Wheeler leaned over, the bar and engaged In a low-voloed con versation with White. What was' said was not heard,' but suddenly ' White slapped Wheeler in the face with a towel and ordered him away from the bar. accompanying the order with a vile epithet. . . - ' - . . ' i- Instead of moving - away Wheeler leaned against the bar, whereupon White ran from behind the counter and struck him several heavy blowa on the head and face. He reeled and would have fallen had It not been for a post. As he reached for the post to steady him self White. It Is said, drew back with deliberation and dealt him a heavy blow in the pit of the stomach. "The barkeeper told Wheeler to get away from the counter! He stood lean ing against It, when the bsrkeeper ran from behind snd struck him several times on the head and face. He reeled toward a post and wss trying to get hold of It when he wss struck In the pit of the stomach a terrific blow by his assailant and fell to the floor. The blood began pouring from his nostrils, and I ssld: 'Boys, this Is a murder.'" Tke Fatal Blow.. 1 , Wheeler fell to the floor and the blood gushed from his nostrils. Then White and Harry Howard, the porter, tried to move him and finding he was Insensible grew alarmed. -White ran for a towel and began wiping the blood from hia face. In the meantine the police were notified by an unknown person, who was evidently not familiar with the facts, that a man wa dying In Fallon's saloon, located at 24 and t North Second street, a few doors from Burnslde. They" noti fied Dr. F. Cauthorn, the city physician, who went to the scene ; and found Wheeler lying dead In a corner, where Ms body had been dragged. A large crowd was In the saloon at the time, but not a word waa said to the .official bout the death resulting from violence. Dr Cauthorn had the body removed to ths undertaking rooms of Ftnley at Son and informed the police that the 'imn was dead when he arrived at the saloon. Though it wits believed at this time that the cause of death waa accl r dental. Station Officer Oolts was sent to get -report of the circumstances. " Fnllon refused to talk to them and would not let Howard aaxanith.lnf, 4 - , Folios Inquiry. ;"V This action excited suspicion and " ""they went to tha corner saloon, .where : they heard a number of persons who bad been In Fallon's place at me time . the man had died, had aona. There they -. found James Campbell, an Inmate of tha Workmen's home, who inrormeq them that Wheeler had' been killed by White. They also ascertained that a . negro, whose whereabouts they learned, and Kdward Garrett knew of the affair. When Oolts reached the scene the -witnesses were turned ever'to htm. The of ficer hurried to police hesdquarters with . Campbell and Oarrett a ad notified Chief Orttsmacher and Inspector Bruin of the crime. Fred Turlev. W. M. Turley'and , K. J. North, who live at S Hurnslrt street, were dispatched with Detective Snow to get the negro at East Six teenth ami Wasco streets. Detective , Day snd Oolts went In sesrch of White Tne oarxeeper ws Touna - oy ( In a saloon at 4 ( North Fourth street -and taken to police headquarters, wnere he wsa questioned by Inspector Bruin and detective. He has refused abso- ' 4 ' (Continued on Tag Fifteen.) I"? ( U OfTT-frSY r???1? . I Journal Circulation ' CHEAP GIN CAUSES FIVE DEATHS, Besides, Many Heads Are Broken I and LImbe Fractured In Chinese Dives. . TEN CENTS' WORTH MAKES" V VICTIM FALL IN A FIT James Bidwell a,nd Joe ' Messenger ." Latest to. Die After Drinking the Vile ' Fire-Water ' Police Start Crusade Against Resorts.-"-'-------- Chines gin shops have been the Im mediate cause of the death of five men within the last three months snd nu merous broken heads snd bones suf fered by frequenters of tha dives. There are a half dosen of 'these places In Portland, but tha police say that' most of the trouble Is caused by two of them located near Second and Oak streets. that of Hing Km Co., S Second street, and Mee Fong, tl Second street. Two gin. fiends. James Bidwell and Joe Messenger, died yesterday at St. Vincent's hospital, and William O'Neal Is at the same hospital suffering from a broken arm and Internal Injuries re ceived at Hing Kee's. BidwelJ's death Is traced directly to the gin poisoning. Messenger-la -said to have contracted a fatal-case of pneumonia while lying In a drunken "."stupor. '"O'Neal's '" injuries wrfre' received. It Is said, during a ngnt In, Hing. Kee's dive. Li ' Tlottm Fomad la .Street. -. i Teh days 'ago . James Robinson was picked -up. la a dying oonotuan in xroai or ning ee reaon ey-rairoi imnr Price.- Roblneon was lying In, the street, having. It is aa'd. been thrown from tha diva, although the Chinese allege that In stumbling out of lbs saloon lie fall snd hit ' tils head' on a barrel. ; JIIs skull was fractured.' Robinson was removed to the hospital, but died soon afterward. Several day a before Robinson's death, Sam Swarts. a crab peddler, 'wsa picked mi tm m dnwrd condition, and. uson tn- vestiaatlon It waa?6andtIlaT ' ll Vila been Injured In a Chinese gin shop. Two others. Wall and Crummy, were found in -critical conditions In front of Second street gin shops. - Swarts,'- Wall and Crummy died In their-cella at the city Jail, although medical aid Waa summoned knd everything possible was dona to save tfeelr lives. ' Ua.no Makes Man Crasy. Captains Bailey. Moore, and Slover, Patrol Driver Price and Station Officer Li 11 Is hsva-recently made several In veatlgatlng tours through the gin shops snd say that the ' conditions revealed there were most revolting. Whit men. who are mere ghosts, haunt the places, where they are able to secare a Urge glass of liquor for t cents, which. It Is said. Is msnufsctured by th bartender This liquor mskes men rrasy. twoi glasses often making the drinker fall In tit nath reaulta In most terrible manners to many white drinkers of th stuff. , . . ... As stated In yeeterdsy'a Journal, th police Intend to begin a crusade on these death-dealing dives, snd requests will b made to the liquor license commute of the city council to hav their licenaes revoked. , Thes dives keep petty thieves at work.", ssld Chief Orltsmacher this morning. 'In thst white fiends will steal snv little article that they can sell for a nickel In order to buy th gin. "arly every day ther I a row In one of the dives and men are thrown bodily from them by the Chinese, who swarm Into the barrooms from every corner as soon as a patron of th place begins to be come excited through the Inward work ings of the fluids he has Just been drinking. Th, places should be closed at once. ' CONVICT WHO KILLED , KEEPER IS HANGED ' '' - Jonrntl Special rrl-.) f ' - Folsom. CL, Dec. 1. Harry fcldridge, convicted of the murder of Keeper W. t. Cotter during a Jallbreak on July S7, 10J, was hanged her this morning. His last words were: "You are hang ing in because I .kicked out of Jall.r H died game. ' ' 1 J GERMAN WORKMEN TO " -r PARADE IN PROTEST 'T '(Joan I gpeetal Srrrtee.f" Brrlln.i Dec. l.-Hoclallst leaders urge German 'workmen to emulate th Rus sians and parade In protest against the proposed Increase in taxation It is .i.mi in- laaia an annual to work men to . strive manfully for freedom. Th government Is determined to sup press any attempt at a demonstration. FIVE ITALIAN MURDERS ' SHROUDED JN MYSTERY i ' , : ' - ! (Journal aperlat Bmlie.) - Chicago. Dec. 1. The murder early this morning of Ouldo Alexandro makes the fifth assssslnation In the Italian district In 20 days unexplained by the police, unless It Is ths work of th Mstla or some other secret organisa tion.. . Alexandro -was waylaid by Cv men and ahot through th heart twice. ; . Zaqaest tato riald'a etk. " Uosraal BpeeUI wtW.i - ; . , ! Chicago, Dec. 1. A Tforthar Inquest of the coroner Into the death of Marshall Field, dr., begin thia ai t ernooo. . ,, , , ' IS ;;Tn vNEV7-;Tb; FREE.: WITXI NEXT .-.SUNDAY'S "J OUFUJ PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY VWDM1R Nicholas Wo unded In Hand by, an Assassin ' (Jooraal Special Service.) St. Petersburg. Dec 1. It Is reported that an attempt to assassinate the cxar haa been mad by th v grand ducal party. In order to prevent th Introduc tion of a cohslltutlonargovernment Th bullet want, wide of Its mark, but th cxar waa wounded In th hand. It is generally believed that th Grand Duke Vladlmar headed th cabal to as sassinat Nicholas.' Some reports hav It that Vladlmar himself tried to kill his nephew. Vladlmar , la one of th moat violent of all the reactionists sine the death Of Berglua and the moat bit terly opposed to a constitutional regime. He himself has long been marked by th terrorists for assssslnation. According to the general repute,-Vladimir, who Is tha senior unci of th emperor, and hia family, are the worst of the ; grand- ducal family Their Im morality has long been common gossip smong the peassnts and Vladimir's two sons Boris and Cecil are notorious for their scandalous escapades. Kaaokarlaa Army Barolt. Alarming reports are received from the far east. . The Manchurlan army la stated to be entirely beyond the control of officers and a flerc mutiny la In progress. . Th ' spirit of revolt haa swept through all ranks and botb offi cers and soldiers are in rebellion. . . It la understood that th government Intends to mobilise all the Cossscks at once. It la becoming more apparent each dsy that the Cossacks -alone of the untlre-army caa' be depended upon as loyal to the cxar. and upon them rests tha sole charge of retaining hia throne. They number 460.000. .The delivery of all mail was stopped this morning. Wire communication with the Interior is cut off and thia afternoon SEIIAT03 L'-ITCKELL- I'UST AfiT JY CHRISTMAS to Advancs His Cass Heney . Will Do So. (WasMsstoa Bnreaa ef Tke JoaraaLI Washington. Dec ; 1. Dlatrtot , At inrium n.n.r at a ted todav that th gov ernment will wait until Christmas for Senator Mitchell to appear beror tn supreme court in person or by attorney m an ffort to have hia application for new trial advanced. If no action Is . taken by senator Mitchell by that time tha government i , .... . V. . ,h. mm mAvwtMA An nil inuT. iu -" " th docket and will mak an effort-to hava It disposed oi auring me in oi the coming session of congress. of Blnger Hermann will not b reached thia wlnterrettner In Oregon or in me District of Columbia. Hermann's attor- . a M.nlfMt. nn MlatwMitlnn to hivtt a speedy trial and the government will not press ror it. Heney win aru . op murrer in th Hyde-Benson case before th auprem court next Friday. SON OF MILLIONAIRE ' BLOWS OUT HIS BRAINS V - - , (Josrnal Sprdal Srtlce. Ssn Diego. Cel., Lx-c 1. Charles D. Godfrey, aged 17 years, son of Charles H. Godfrey, the New Tork millionaire, committed suicide last night by shoot ing himself through th mouth. Ill health was the cause. jBnglaeer Killed la wreak, (Journal Brwrtal S.r,k. ) Chgyenne, Wyo, Dec. . A westbound Union Pacific train waa wrecked by a string of runaway cars near. Green River, Wyoming, today, and engineer Albert Payne killed. DR.CAUTHORNQUITS SERVICE City Physician FraflkCauthom ten dered his resignation 'to the city board of Jhealth thla morning, to take effect aa aoon aa his successor Is appointed. He urged, on th board the necessity of so? lectins a man for th -position Immedi ately. In banding In hia resignation Dr. Cauthorn Bald he did ao becaus he had found that he had not sufficient strength to perform th duties of th of no. -.-, . . .,-.. "I hav' been working for - thre months as city phys1an." aaid h tn hia report to th health board, "and In that time I hava bean able to gather a Just conception of the work of ; th health department. It seems to me that a remodeling of th whole ays tern Is necessary.- Th ordinances, gov erning th department ar wholly In adequate for the work of this city of I&0.000 Inhabitants. The salary of the health officials ar too small, and should be increased. Th city physician should also' have two assistants, j At th pres ent time th ordinances provide for only on assistant at 150 amonth. but this Is entirely Inadequate, as yon can se cure no competent man for this salary. He must necessarily be an Inexperi enced man to work for that salary, and all th work falls on th shoulders of th city physician, who has to dlsgnos th esses, as he cannot depend tm such aa assistant. ; Tha duty of the city phy EVENING, DECEMBER V the delivery .of messages In St. Peters burg Is stopped. Cable communications ar Interrupted. ' . ' Maxtial Iw Abollsbed. Telegrams from Sevastopol received state that all mutineers have surren dered and th barracks sre'sg-atn occu pied, by troops. They number 1.00. The fight was a heroic one but the odds were too heavy againat the muti neers and when the Gtchakoff waa bat tered to ' pieces snd on f Ira they surrendered- 1 ' . , ; The csar this morning Issued a ukase for the aboliahment-of . martial law .la. Poland. -. ' . . ': ' It is estimated that 100.000 men are locked out in St. PeUrsburg. OVER LOSS OF GAME y - ,' - v a - JxHsaing-Micbigan Player Located in Hotel Will Leave ' College. CJoaraal BpeeUI Barries.) Chicago, Dec. 1. After an all night search th police this mocnlng found Dap Clark, th Michigan halfback, whos error In Judgment lost th football gam yesterday to Chicago, and whoa friends feared that he had committed suicide. Clark was found in a hotel with s fraternity brother, cruahed and broken In spirit and declaring that he would never go back to Ann Arbor. He left this morning for his home tn Detroit His team mates ar loyal to him and en deavored to comfort and soothe him, but without result. . Clark caught th ball, which had been punted over the Michigan goal line, and Instead of letting It go for a touchback. attempted to run with It Before he had gone 10 yards he was thrown and hurled across the goal line for safety, the only point scored during th game. Clark had relieved Stewart as a sub stitute at left balf. , MERIWETHER CASE MAY V.' BE CONCLUDED TODAY " rJearaal Special Sr1e. ' ' Annapolla. M. Dec 1.- Tha final open seaslon of the Meriwether courtmsrtial this morning approved th record of yesterday's court and ' the conference was - resumed. Members of the court thlnk.lt likely.' to reach an agreement today. ' ' - Mtoroooo Ooafereaoe Adjourned. Jooraal Special Brrrlxa.) Paris, Dec. 1. Th conference be tween the plenipotentiaries of . th powers regarding' Morocc6 set for this month haa been adjourned to January. - slclan ahould be that of a superintend ent, and If questions arise regarding contagious cases It should be his duty to give the matter his personal atten tion and diagnose th cases. "The inspection snd "disinfecting' de partment Is entirely Inadequate. There Is but on roan and on4 machine asall able for alt the' work In ' this line that should be -done. .Additional - facilities and bet p should b provided' for thia department.- ' . ' ' .'The necessity for - a detention hos pital la urgent. Suppoae we find a sus picious cas In a rooming, hous, and you are not sura what It is. Instead of removing the- patient to a quarantine hous w hav to- let him' remain In the bouse.'- .Th people era all objecting t being quarantined and they hurry us to make a dlagnosla. If there was a deten tion bospMst these rase could be taken ther and kept until such time as the city physlclsn knew what ths disease WSS. "Th necessity. for a receiving hospital Is equally urgent The pollc and the" city physician ar .criticised . for .their method . of ' handling emergency cases, but w cannot do otherwise than at present because . of lack of 'facllttlen: When a poor drnnkan not. covered with filth la.brought to the city Jail, no hos pital derlreWto have sitch a- man taken Into on . of ' their clean rooms. They - ",- - - - A f - WES rsxassssssssssssssssagBSkaJBBaas ," ' " , f V - - ''' s ' ' . V 1 1905. -SIXTEEN PAGES. Grand Dukes Plot to Restore the Autocracy ' n la reported that mutlnere at Batoum. Trans-Caucaela, have' seised an Austrian , Lloyd steamer and ar hold ing It for a ransom. READY TO FLEEr Osa and Boyal ramlly Kara masjasd J Esoap to aagland. (Journal Special Serrlea.) London, Dec. 1. A writer In ths latest Issue of Reynolds' Newspaper atatea thut he haa been Informed from a high source that the csar haa lately, through trusted agents. . been Investing heavily tn-British securities. In which now by far the greater part of his vast private fortune is locked up. This la don, of course, in preparation for tha day when hia throne may Anally totter under htm, when be will at once make good his escap and come atralgbt to London, though It Is believed he would not In tend to settle here definitely. The writer says he has learned alao that for soma years past very careful plana hav been prepared for th rapid flight of th whole of th Ruaslan royal family ahould ever the revolutionists obtain tha upper hand. Th matter ia aaid to be in th handa of a small num ber of the .eaar's most trusted body fiifrH, and preparations have been made down to the minutest detail. " It is esti mated that the royal famUy could ba out of th country and well on their way to England, within klx .hours If necessity arose. UDl Quits Workix. . ' : - t JnoTOl-8tUl SerrJea.) . Nw York. Deo. 1. Th cabl companies-announce--that delivery of mes sages for St. Petersburg, has, stopped, Communications with Finland ar inter rupted. ' ' ' ' ' ' fRHIZIH) -filRL-' Oil- FIJI . FIGHTS RESCUERS : gerously Burned. While fighting er reacuers and run ning about the yard screaming at the fop of her vole. Ros Vorlta, a servant tn the employ of E. M. Lance. 780 Iet Salmon street, was severely burned about S o'clock this morning. Tb girl, who la but U years old. be came erased aa soon as sna aiscoverea thst her clothing wsa on fir and it took th combined efforts of Mrs. Lance and several workmen who were employed on a near by hous to catch th girl, throw her down and foil her In the wet grass nntll th flames were pnt out. Th girl wsa cleaning a gas stove, and In turning around her skirt a evi dently brushed against th heating stove, which was In th same room. Mrs. Lance aaw thst the glrl'a clothing was on fir befor tb latter waa aware of th fact. Hastily throwing a rug over tha child, she attempted' to extin guish tb flamea befor they had gained headway. But Just as soon as th girl felt th fire, she Jerked from her em ployer's grasp--and rushed screaming Into the yard. Mrs. Lance's hands were severely burned In her efforts to bold the rug about the girl. - Hearing tha cries workmen Jeft their labors and rushed to aid Uid girL It was only sfter racing afteri her' about th yard for som time and overpower, lng her by main fore that tha flames were at last put out. Mlas Vorlta wsa severely burned In th back; th flames having reached aa far aa her aboulders; her hips and lower limbs ar terribly scorched, but Dr. J. A. Pettlt, who attended th In jured girVsavs that he does not think that the burns" will prove fatal. Neither her face, hair nor front part of th body waa touched by th flamea. She was taken -to 8t Vincent's hospital. ' hav no facilities for handling such cases, as frequently they hav th delirium tremens and such cases need to be confined to- a cell and properly washed and cleaned. ' "We are criticised for allowing such cases to remain In th city Jail, but, in my mind, under present conditions the cell la th best place for them, al though they may die there. "I submit these things to you for consideration In order that you may place the matter before the city coun cil. Thia board and the Hty council must work In harmony In order to Im prove' the sanitary conditions of the city. '; "I feel no compunctions In resigning at 'this time. Th city Is as fre from smallpox now aa it was when I came. On my first dsy In th office -1 dis covered a neat" of four cases and 10 others followed. ' "I tender my resignation because I am unable to handle th work on ac count of my health. I urg that It be accepted and that my successor be ap pointed Immediately:''" Dr. Cauthorn spoke highly ef the services of Dr. Ray MAtsnn, who hail worked aa his aaslstant for, three month without any compensation, and had an swered emergMney. calls at-tb -city Jail during that time. He also thanked the board for the rourteay extended felm during hi term in ta offica PRICE TWO "11 Ml Li y , , , '--vv:' V . -. KING LOVES ACTRESS C.- Havemeyer, Millionaire Trust Magnate, Infatuated With Miss Eva Tanguay. FOLLOWS TROUPE ABOUT77" BUYING BOX EACH NIGHT Variety Star Wins Old Man's Af fection! He Buys Jewelry for E tire Company Declares His Re tard Is Only Platonic i,: -, (Joalnal Bpfelal SarrW.) " " Detroit, Mich., Dec 1. Eva, Tanguay, th atar In a musical comady company that played her laat week at th Ly ceum theatre, la being followed on the road by F. C Havemeyer of New Tork. th wealthy retired sugar magnate. Havemeyer occupied a box at every performance and, it la aaid, mlssd fw performances of Miss Tanguay and ber company.' H distributes presents oi Jewelry at intervals among members of th company." sllahtlng no one. It Is said that he has spent thousands of dollars, In th last two years, due to his infatuation for Mlas Tanguay. . . . Havemeyer declares,' however, . that his Interest In Miss Tanguay la' only that of a father.. On th other hand. Mis Tanguay Is not concealing th fact that th old man la persistant, but declares It Is only a platonlc friendship.- Havemeyer la an interesting feat- at the i performances. Hair con- calad behind th curtain of the box alls th old man- each evening. Qlgnined. fatherly looking, with whit hair,-whiskers and huge fur overcoat,, Desplt th gifts to members of th company, tha courtesies of the theatre- ar not extended to hltht and It buys an entire theatre, box nightly. , ROBBER GETS COLD STEEL Former Football Star Stabs Highwayman When1 Held Up. , r (Special Dtep.tr tn The Jxjrnl Eugene, Or, Deo. 1. As Charles W. Evans, a former high school football star, waa going home at It o'clock last night with the proceeds of th company C military ball, about 115. he waa held up on a dark street by an unmasked msn and ordered at th point of a pistol to glv up tn money. ... . - Evans had a pocketknlf open tn hia band at th time and Instead of com plying with the demand began slashing at the robber. . He cut blm on th wrist and shoulder. The robber, taken by surprise, fled precipitately, leaving a trail of blood. Ther la no elu as to who tb f oot- pa was. - QUEEN ALEXANDRA IS SIXTY-ONE YEARS OLD 1 -, (Jeersal Special StrvleO ' - London, -Dee. 1. Queen Alexsndra'a 1st birthday la generally observed In all psrts of Great . Prltaln . and the colonies today. All public and many other buildings are decorated with flags and th ships In sll British harbors ar flying th national flag. Early this morning all tb church bI1s In this city pealed forth their greeting snd ' the guns at the mllltar and naval stations fired a royal salute. The king and queen spent the day in Comparative quiet at Sandrlngham. The queen received many valuable presents and,' hundreds of letters and telegrama of congratulation from all parte of the world. As ususl the queen received the school children of the estate and they presented her with flowers. . There was no official program for the celebration of the day. The lord meyor of London ent special congratulations on behalf of the cltisens of London and the queen sent Mm a gracious message In reply. . WEATHER FORECASTS : r GIVEN BY TELEPHONE ' f Joeraal Special Service.) Springfield. Mass., Dec. 1. Th farm era In thia district. . which comprises western Maasachusetts and southern New Hampshire snd Vermont, will be supplied with a .weather fnrecaat fre of charge every day, provided they have telephone In their houses. Th tl rat servlc -wss sent out at 10 o'clock this forenoon. Promptly at that hour a gen eral signal waa given to all telephones of the circuit and I seconds later the operator In the central office red - tb forecast In .th receiver at headquarters. The forecast will be sent'dut every day st th same time and it Is expected that all farmers having telephone WITT avail themselves -of that opportunity to .re ceive th official forecast. Transfer ef Tennessee CeatraX . " (Joaroal Spert.l Service- . Nashville. Tenn., Pec. 1. Th trans fer Of the eastern section of the Tennes see Central to the Southern milroed and Of the western section lo the Illinois Central took plm-e M.lv. snd It M un d"rtood. the nrk of Improving (he two sections ,.l I e 1 rul wt. SUGAR ; CENTS-SyjJroSSTZ aasxaaaaexsxsBSBasBBBasasBasxai Directors of Insurance Company State That Present Manage . ment Will Be Forced ; Out January One. . ARE BLUNTLY TOLD BY TRUSTEES TO GET OUT With Couple Co the Host of McCaHs l and Relatives Who Have Been En joying Fat 'Sinecures Officials. Would Fight ' Removal but Caa Find No Friends in Company. : (Jqsraal Special Bervks.) ' i New Tork, Dec. 1. It la said by .aj ' director of the New Tork Life that John A. McCall will step out ef that organisation January 1 and Oeorg W. Perkins will retir at tb same time. With these men will go young McCall and other relative of tb president. William B. Hornblower, it is learned, ia on of the several trustees who will -not wait any longer for McCall'a reals nation. H has been Joined by John , Claflln. Hiram R. Steel, John 8. Ken nedy. James Stillmsn and Woodbury Langdon. who now aeeks McCall'a place. Information Is at hand that ther was a stormy meeting her last week snd that a few of the defenders In the board of trustees ef McCall and Perkina con. -eluded they would Ilk to fight against th removal, but And they can make no headway even with th mnn who have been their friends for years. ..Mom than . one of th trustees bluntly said that McCall ought to be prosecuted, snd thst it was onlv his Ill-health which -wre vented, waa the expression of th views by Hornblower, Langdon and Claxiln. -Th action of th directors la preclp nm . largely ( y ----l"stil action taken u.iit to eompany by Mlsaout.. ' Ohio and ether atatea where efforts ar being mad to oust th company from th stat unless reform are mad In the management and new officers se- ' lected. McCall has all along asserted ; that ha could not be driven out and would not resign unltl his terra aa presi dent expires next Jun. but th startling ment baa caused the protest to become almoat universal. . This combined -with, th active fight waged against MeCall to wrest control of th proxies from him by Law i on has convinced th directors that Immediate action ts necessary, and If reaignations ar not forthcoming; they will be demanded, and If not se cured.- criminal prosecutions will bring; them. When th Armstrong committee re sumes Its work a new phase In Insur ance evils will be followed out by In quisitor Hugh In connection with the affairs of the Mutual Reserve. It is . stated that during the Canadian Inves tigation of thia eompany witnesses tes tified that tha New Tork stat super intendent of Insurance. Louis J. Paynev in lx offered to allow tha Mutual Reaerv to wslte report of th Investi gation by the Insurance department pro viding the company paid him (Payne) 1100.000. President Burnham ia said to hav spent -ttO.000 to get the manuscript copy of Payne's report. GENERAL SHAKE-UP IN POSTAL DEPARTMENT (Journal Special gervtee. Waahlngton. Dec 1. The recent order of Portmaster-Oeneral Corteiyou denn ing th duties of th four . assistant postmasters-general went into effect at aoon today. It la .considered, of great importance and will have a tendency to consolidate the work of the department by grouping under one bureau all ro tated subjects. The result will be to .place under the postmaater-general's persons! super vision the direction, of th postal serv ice; under the first assistant the post- office personnel and management; under the second assistant all matter relat ing to the transportation of tha mails; under the third aanlntnt all matters of posts! flnanc. and under the fourth as sistant tha rural free delivery and mis cellaneous postal business. -- DATE OF UPRISING - ARRANGED FOR TODAY . , I' (Jearnal Special Ket-rlc.) Chicago, Dee. 1. A letter received her today from an Illinois resident now at Monti Chrlstl says that th faction opposed to th Morales government haa set December 1 ss th date for an up rising of a revolutionary character. The Incipient revolution of Marcorta ha been suppressed, says th writer, who tells ef a recent skirmish between cus toms officer and smugglers on the Haytatn frontier in which an officer waa seriously wounded. . CIRCUIT COURT ENJOINS THE CITY OF CHICAGO (Jonrnal pertf S-ntre ) Cblcsgo. Dec. 1. Th circuit court to day served en Injunction against IM city appropriating the funda of the m -nlclpal court ayalem. Iiolillnc th it t) charter ' amendment act picd at ti'e last )E(latiir and adopted at Ihe elne tlon In Novemtwr Is uiM-nniititiiii.iii.il. Steamav ft. T - (i.njr- -.1 -I ' Fan PW ', i Rt. Ietil i -i trifle, ' rn1
