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laiirr limm- to befog the issue
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Stranger, epwKin;; rorein
Accent, ,:' Held tn Cuxtody-"
Cannot Explain Thejr Pre.'
Wee at Caldwell;
UPPOSED METERS bF
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BLACK HAr.D SOCIETY!
nUted Dynamite ;; Bomb
Which Wu Exploded by Means of
a Trigger Worked From a Pittance
With Oiled Silken CordTwenty-
Five ffhouiand Reward Offered. .
' r prl(l Dlspetc to The JoorwI.)
Boise, Idaho. Jan. 1. Further Invesi
katlon of tha assassination of former
ovtrnor Bteunenberg at Caldwell Bat-
day night convinces ths authorltlaa
iat It waa the work of the "Black
and" organisation which . was organ
among- tba miners sngaged In tha
lota at Couer d'Alene In 1S. .
Steuntnberg whan governor seat tha
tata troops to quell -fie riot and dl-
td tha proaecutlon of tha leaders,
unng weir eonviction ana sentence.
breats ware made at tha time that tha
bnvlcts would be revenged when their
nna had ..expired.': ?:-'....'.'..',
Recently the former governor had
Van-warned by anonymous letters that
la and was near. . Slmllsr threats have
rea received by Judge Stewart, who
led tha cases, and the lawyers proge
stine them. " 1 '..' ' " -
The examination or we ground where
V tragedy occurred by explosive ex-
y-ta ahow that the assassin used a
Samite bomb which waa exploded by
me ef a trigger worked from a dls
tee with an oiled silken cord. .The
Vrlnt of a man waa found feet
in the gate where the -explosion- co
red with- pieces , ef the bombshell
I cord, to which a portion of the trig.
r was attached. .' . .. . ....'. .
governor Gooding haa offered a ro
,r ot 15,000. to which private Cltl-
have mad wddltkms trntlt tlff.OOt
11 be paid for the apprehension- ottha
erer. isvery train paaalnr throush
town la carefully searched sad every
f1c in southern Idaho is Instructed
detain every strange character until
can identify ttlmaeJf. -.-.
Detectives' are- en routs from 'Sail
ke and Denver. More secret srrests
made Teaterdavand this mornlnr.
it all suspects were released except-i
g three, who are unable io-sausio.
rlly 1 account for ' their - presence In
Sldweii ' '
Two sTyangers, -speaxlng witn a ror-
gn aocerit. have been about Caldwell
t the Vt(t two weeka loanng about
iloona with plenty, of. money.- Bteun-
iberg returned from, his trip Batur-
y after -which the -men refused to
ink when . aaked. The men claimed
be prospectors, but cannot account
br their presence in Caldwell, which if
r removed rrom ine mining country,
eteunenberg's limbs were almost torn
om his body, but his face waa not
figured. His - wlfs U. completely
k-oetrated and fears are! entertained
iat she will loae her mind. - She Is
ported as better today.' The funeral
I1L take place at Caldwell Tuesday
ornlng. ' ... V! .-. - . '. "
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IIG TOBACCO FACTORY
AT PIHSBURG CLOSE?
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Pittsburg, pa.. Jan. 1. The big Wey
W tobaoco factory In Duqueana way.
i or tne oldest esUbllshments la ths
oacco industry of this icity.
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" Wriy I1T OTIiPP or 'inv ATTlVrfuKn
tobacco company, which controlled the
orxs. The enormous buildings oocu-
d by the mmrunv - nA arhlrl for so
lng have housed thousands Of persons
pgagnd In ths preparation of snuff and
fnoklng tobacco, will remain deserted
- .... iKiur7 win n mniiormi ui
inicago. :. : '. " :
I One of ths chief causes for tha re
moval of the worka to Chicago la said
be the high freight rates charged
torn Pittsburg to the . chief markets
K the products of this factory. - The
Vnr share of the stock went to the
t and northwest, Minneapolis being
Principle distributing point The
W expense of this freightage
"Minted approximately to WO.000, and
saving can be effected by mov
f.!! to Chicago. The Weyman
VaP bn 'sature of Pittsburg
kUxty lmo"t three- quarters . of a
nAIJVS DELAYED BY
m CAVE-IN IN TUNNEL
(ftpewfat fAfgtM a ,. -f ft
y'r-J-n-- caveJnat
v ki J,5;"outh ot th, ity, ysster
ik'4 aU trffl0 on the Southern
' Portland for California Baturday
rat and that leaving Sunday morn
fIfw're 'X'th held, as were the hortlv
L?? -traina, due In Portland Sunday
ivil-nd May morning, the Utter
Ll"5 two hour late and ths
lrk! 1,11hour- Jarga fores of men
rlS- a" nd niht clearing the
rns .out of the; tunnel. ; Recent
u "nd storma ire expected to cause
slides.
snVl of anow Is' reported in
a.ik rw-''At Medford. Roseburg
na.nr VaI,ey toWM there Is a slight
ri7i! wh'oh 'apfdly disappear.
f with today's sunshlns. ,
la af Earrlatnr. " "
Uonraal UpwHil grtr. ,
"rlnburg,
hi.. Jan. 1. Fire of an
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Whit House Reception Held In
Customary Manner and Biff
: Crowds Gather to Greet v i
' V'the' PresidenL'V-V'if
RUSSIA SIXTH IN THE
;v f 'DIPLOMATIC
LINE
Gold 7Brmid snd -SOks Elbow WHh
Apparel of Laborinf Contingent m
Hundred , ' fat 7 Long Lira 7 Put
Through" : Rooms-Misa i Rooterelt
Receives Many Congratulation. ' '
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- Washington, , Jan. ' 1 Brilliant and
spectaoular as in former years, the
New Tsar reception at tha White House
today waa most successful . and ths
crowd waa one of the largest that svar
passed through 'the portsls of ths In.
terssting old mansion on the first day
of the year. The reception was char
acte riied by .true democracy. - All the
people,, whether ot high' .degree or low,
Whether rich or poor, were welcomed
and afforded . the -opportunity person
ally to greet - both . the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt, n . 1 '-.'.. .... . :'".-.;.
The full Msrlrm band waa a tattooed
in the lobby and playsd almost eon.
tlnuously during the three hours of ths
reception-which began at It a.-m.
The floral deorallonsr while hot elab
oraterwers - more pmfuae tWaa ljav
charaotariaed, recent Whits" Mouss i
oeptiona Rare varieties of palms wsre
dlspoaed effectively about the vestibule
and main -eorrittor,- while in tne great
rectangular MuiinaJ ntween. ma ?mu
bule ' and eoriider, nalms . and ferns
formed a striking background for the
scarlet uniforms of the band. In the
state dining-room. In the . esst room:
and In the red, blut a
rars cut . ilowera were arranged -.-with
consummate art and effectiveness, ths
delicate colors of ths lilies and orchid
being accentuated here and there by a
blase of flaming red or a splash of
vivid green. i ? ''
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
descended the - main stairway shortly
after 11 o'clock, having waited to re.
eel re the Wew, Tear-- greeting of the
Officers of the cabinet and their wives
on ths second floor. Ths president was
attended by the usual military escort,
whose brilliant uniforms added greatly
to-the picturesque effect of the sur
roundings. The receiving party formed
a 11ns at ths south snd of ths blue
room, the cabinet officers standing back
of. ths ladles of that circle who stood
in 11ns with ths president and Mrs.
RoosevSH to greet the thousands of
visitors, - ' ',:,- j - ..- ,
Both- tha president and Mrs. Roose
velt and also Miss Allcs Roosevelt were
In excellent spirits and Joined animated
ly In convocations with thslr guests.
The president wasf attired in a regula
tion frock suit, and. aa usual, wore a
turndown collar and dark four-in-hand
tie. --- r .- .
'. Every precaution waa taken ' through
out the executive mansion to insure the
safety . Of- the prealdent -and -Others. . an
extra detail of police, besides several
secret service officers, being on duty.,
Nobody was permitted to carry hand
kerchiefs or tnufflsre In his hands, and
nobody waa permitted to paas along the
line with hands in his pockets.- -
The members of the diplomatic corps
and their families, who had previously
been assembled in the stats dining
room, were tha first guests to bs pre
sented. ,, ' '.
And first of these waa ths ambassa
dor from Austria-Hungary. The- Italian
ambassador ranks ths ambassadors, but
he was sbsent The, ambassadors were
resplendent in uniforms, as upon former
year a - Ths Chinese mlnlstsr clslmsd.
perhaps, the most attention. Sir Chen,
Tung Liang Cheng's hereto proportions
setting -off to splendid advantage every
Inch or the silk and gold bs wore. . ,
" ' In the abssncs -of ths-Itsltan am
bassador, the charge , de'aff aires of
Italy led thst country's representatives,
francs, Germany and 3reat ; Britain
were, represented by thslr ambaas-Mlors
-M. Jusserand," Baron von Sternburg
and Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. Other
diplomats who passed quickly along the
line -were Baron Moncheur of Belgium,
Sir' Chentung Liang-Cheng of China,
Senor Don Jorge Munoa of Guatemala.
J. N. Leger of Haytl, Senor Manuel Al
varss Calderon of Peru snd Cheklb Bey
of 'Turkey. -;',-..... .. .-,
This Nsw Tear' reception was not
able in many way. For Instance, there
wss a reel vtcs-presldsnt there, a dig
nitary not seen at similar celebrations
for eight years. Ths lats Vice-President
Hobart We yie Isst one ef that rank
to participate until today, when Fair
banks took his pises st ths hesd of ths
cabinet line, . Mrs. Fairbanks. ranked ths
ladles of the cabinet circle at r Mrs.
Roosevelt's i right - hand. Miss- -Alios
Roosevelt, whom every one wished to
see and congratulate, was ths beheld of
sll bsholdsrs In ths sweet crowd of girls
that gathered in ths green-room. Then
there were many nsw faces In ths dip
lomatic corps. ; v .v i .-.- ,
one year ego today count cassini, tns
Ruaalan ambassador, led the dlplomatlo
procession, entering ths Whits House
just as the newsbearssa wu anting
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L ?J 1 WmMM' though He Should Have Ar
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TO RESCUE
Army Officer. Triee to wim Hie
Horeeto Cave the Crew of
Cinklng Ship:
LIEUTENANT, COLLINS r I :
, t EXHIBIT8 1 BRAVERY
Thro Time He Endeavored to Ride
Hi Horse Throagh tTRMpVti Surf
and Failing Then Rescued Sailors
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New Tork, . Jan. 1, Mounted - on
spirited horse, IJeutenant Owen Go 111ns,
United States army, made ana of the
strangest efforts ever attempted ta res
cue the.crsw af a stranded ship when
ha tried to eerrr'Sa life line out from
Watch Hill. ConriMaicut, to the schooner
Ian, on the rocks three-quarters of a
mils from shore. While ths great waves
were pounding ths schooner about like
a piece of pork, and It seemed certain
that the crew ef five men would meet
death la, ths sea,7 the soldiers of ths
Ons Hundredth coaat artillery gathered
on the ahora and constituted themselves
into a ' lif e-ssvlng corps. After three
attempts to carry a Ufa tins out to ths
stranded ship, Oolllns wss forced to
give up because each time his horse got
beyond his control in ths raging sea
and awsm msdly back to tha shore.
Once Oolllns was a Quarter of a mils
out In ths surf before ths horse failed.
After an hour spent in trying to reach
ths distressed seamen on horseback.
Oolllns and . anothsr lieutenant. ' and
three privates launched a small 'boat
and reached ths ship. Ths boat was so
small it could take of f but tw-raen
at one time, so they were obliged to
msks three voyages before all five of
the sailors, ware rescusd. - J
TERRIFIC GALES SWEEP 'S
-f-ALONG ENGLISH COASTS
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' ZxHidon. Jan. 1. New Tear was ush
srsd in with the lowest temperature of
the winter. Gales continue along ths
west and south eoasts. Many minor
wrecks are reported. - The Cunard fur
bine. Carmtns. af tsr lying off queens
town it hours, entered that port today
and embarked passengers and mslls for
New; Tork..."..;..". - ' -J
in Uiufa KASa.
,' .''.". V'osrsal SveelaJ Servke.) , -Nsw.Trki.Jaiu
J.All liner., are lata
arriving in port due , to the terrlfle
Storm which are raging on ths .coast.
Ths American Uner Bt Louis arrivsd
this morning two dsys lats. The Christ
mas steamer made only 174 knots. , , r
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Obis &sgialaaa Ooavsasa.
(Jnoraat Kpeetal Bcrrlre .1 t ' 1
Oolumbus, O., Jan. 1.- The Ohio legls.
lsturs convened today. . Colonel Carmi
Thompson,' . Reyublican, .waa - elected
speaker.- n
CiirjlSrrSSLiilE
HIIS IWlOISItt
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Junior Senator prom New York
No Longer ; Seeke to Be
- Cynoeure of All Eyee. s
ASSURANCE DEPARTS
WITH PERQUISITES
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Rapidly Recurring Incident Involr
Ing Reputadoa of Railroad Lob
byist Ha Staggered Him Bridge
Becoming Established at Capital.
(WsAingtoa Bsrssa ef The Jesrsal.)
Washington, . Jan. , 1. -Chaunosy M.
Depew, the junior senator from Nsw
Tork. the high . reveler to the wild
carousal ef Insured flnsncierlng, pre.
ented a most pltlabls sight as Jie wan
dered about ths "Millionaires' dub" ths
opsnlng days of oongreea. No longer
does )s seek to be the cynosure .of . aH
eyes nor sidle up to each passerby with
a beaming am us and a chortle. - Chaun
esy waa always the most approachable
of men; In fact, this trait led to his fall
from the pedestal of probity. Ills facs
Is haggard, his smlls wan and his step
haa lost its sprlghtllness of assurance.
His assurance nas departed together
with the thousands of dollars hs drew
from ths fund of widows and orphans
for advising them how to. lend money
to himself and fata bankrupt enterprises.
It la even broadly hinted ttntt-hla elec
tion to his second terra in the asaats
waa sea u red by using his official postr
tlon In the Equitable to accomplish It.
The movement now on foot In his own
stats calling for his resignation from
ths . ssnats appears to- havs staggered
this lifetime railroad lobbyist. Hs hsd
resigned- h!s-r.d4Tsetorship--ef .the
Equitable Lira and la elated to be re
moved from -tba board of trustees of
Tals. and seems in a fair way to step
down and out from tha supposedly most
honorablo body of ' statesmen In 1 ths
world, wholly discredited and univarsal
ly Adorned. If ambition ever o'srlsspsd
Itself it did so In tha esse of "Honora
ble" Chaunosy M. Depew. .. . ' . .
Washington is "slow" In a great many
Ways, and often ta Its advantage. For
fixampler-whaf la known as ths "fash
onabls world" of ths capital did not
take up bridge with snthuslaam when It
was ths. vogue In other parts of ths
country; and ths oMef reason whv
Washington did not Immediately fall
Victim to tha bridge mania was becauss
It had batter and mors wholesome things
to do. Still, through . New York in
fluence, bridge is now thoroughly estab
lished here. Tet those who mix ths
greatest-ameuwt-at brains - with - their
entertaining do not -need to hare recourse-
ta It.- Take, for example, a re
cent ; entertainment . by Mrs. Barns Ti
which took ths form ef a small tea In
hsr studio, , sa that hsr friends could
see her latest art work and snms recent
ly added tapeatrlsa end objets d'art
Ths studio was lighted by myrisd
randies and in ths balcony Miss Koech
ling, accompanied by Mr. Robinson, on
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Upper ' Classmen " Discussing
' Measures for Protection in
Hazing Turmoil. ---p'
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ANNAPOLIS MIDSHIPMEN
SIGNING ROUND ROBIN
While Some Favor ' Signing Letter,
Others Decline to Sign EpUtl to
Superintendent
Confessing That
They Had Hssed.
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Annapolis, Jan. 1. This la the gloom
lest -New Tear's day. at ths naval
academy asea In many years; ' The shin
ing sun and brilliant aky Is In strange
contrast. with ths forebodln g atar pres
ent in7 nearly every upper classman's
mind.
I - Aw Informal- meeting of -first elase
men Is said to have been held outsids
ths academy walls laat evening. M
ures for protection wsre discussed, the
most popular being that each . member
send a letter to the superintendent con
fessing that he hsd hssed. No agree
ment was'.-' raarliiwl. - however. aa auch
action would amack of mutiny snd con
splracy. , The second class men, it Is
Id. havs dsolihsd to Join In the round
robin movement.
PREPARE TO PROSECUTE ,
" BALLOT-BOX STUFFERS
. " (Jooraal Btieelsl Berries.) '
Nsw Tork. Jan. 1. Plana are now com
pleted for ths work that is to bs accom
pllshed In the election fraud esses to bs
considered by the special grand Jury that
convenea tomorrolf and it Is expected
that evidence will be presented or such
a nature that men higner up tn, toe
frauds will be exposed.
Attorney-General Mayer and Election'
Superintendent Morgan held a confer
ence' at the former's office to consider
ths presentation of business to "the Jury
which Is ordered by the sppellats divis
ion and an Immense number of esses is
to be considered by the Jury. These
cases ' Involvs election : Inspectors, de
partment - leaders snd ' floaters. . The
facts will be presented at onoe. v It la
understood ' that there will be among
tha eases IS. which are directly connect
ed with the Tonawanda club, of which
Charlea Francis Murphy is ths leader. :
LA FOLLETTE RETIRES
lIDAYIDSON IS GOVERNOR
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' (Jeornal Special Service.) '
Madison. Wis., .ln. 1. I.leutenant-
Oovsrnor Dsvldsorl'odsy took ths oath
of ofrlcs ss acting governor of Wiscon
sin, sureedlng Oovernor Ls Folette, who
resigned to become United States sena
tor. Though he Is only the anting govi
srnor. Mr. , Davidson will exercise sll
the duties and , powers of the chief
executive's office snd will receive the
full salary of 11,000 a year.
Some Other-of - the Attorney-Oen-eral'g
Uwyer Will Take Xare of
That Case Whlla Heney WiH Re-
. turn to Oregon, to Carry on Work
Here.
. (Washtaigtos Boreas ot The JubjbsM"
Washington, Jan. 1. It is stated at
the Washington horns or Rspresentatlvs
Hermann thst ha has not returned from
Oregon and that no word haa been re
ceived from htm saying when hs would
return.' a " - .-. . 4 -:
. Thsre have been .many Inquiries rs-
osntly . concerning Hermann's movi
menta, growing out of unconfirmed sub-
llshedj statements that hs. was - coming
hers io take part la the proceedings of
ths houss of representatives,. ,
It Is expected that Hermann's trial ta
ths District of Columbia oourta on the
charges of destroying government letter
books will tsks plsce tats In January
or early la February. . V,
' 4Congfs'ssmssi Rsrmann Biiitd
through Portland last Tuesday svsnlng
on his way east While bs refused to
stats for publication anything aa to
his plans and would not say -whether er
not hs would take his ssst In ths house
of representatives on reaching Washing
ton, it haa been the opinion of some
of his friends that be would again take
active part in ths . proceedings . of
congress until' ths indictments against
United States Circuit Judgs W. ' B.
Gilbert said todayt 'My ' understanding
ta that the Washington - Indictment
against Congressman Hermann will bs
trlsd sbout ths last of this month or ths
first of February, but that Mr. Hansy
will not conduct the case for ths gov
ernment. He will come , back to Port
land . about that time to resume the land
fraud trials here."!
It is considered probable that another
federal grand Jury will bs convened next
month. In order to Inquire Into . land
frauds hitherto untouched ta' ths gov
ernment's Investigations. . F. J. Hsney
will be aided tn hla work by United
States District , Attorney Bristol. Al
though Mr. Heney will not conduct the
prosecution of the Washington indict
ment against Hermann, he will undoubt
edly have charge of the government's
case when the congressman Is placed on
trial In this city. . . .
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN
. TO ROB PASSENGERS
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Jmraal Bperlal Bervtee.) '
Trenton. N. J.. Jan. 1. Because of or-
dera issued by the company's officials
to employee to keep sbsolutely secret
a dastardly attempt to wreck a Penn
sylvania railway flyer near this city
Isst Thursday morning, hews from there
did not leak out until today. A heavy
oxchaln. it is learned, had been wound
several times around the rails at the
Interstate fair grounds and the New
Tork express, carrying newspapers and
passengers from New Tork to thia city.
Philadelphia , and the south, . narrowly
escaped - a - disastrous - wreck. A score
of detectives ars now at work and their
theory ia that ths sttempt to derail the
train was msde by tramps' in the hope
thst they would secure many valuables
from ths passengers killed or injured.
JOHN B. M'LENNAN T
-i DIES AT C0RVALLIS
(Rnertal DisDateh to Tos Jours!.) '
Corvallls, Or.. Jan. 1. John B. Me
Iisnnsn, aged TO years, died lest night.
Ths funsrsl will be held at the residence
at 11 o'clock Tuesday and servioes will
be conducted by Mrs., Jessie Flint
Cremation- of the body will take place
In Portland at 11 o'clock Wednesday.
The funeral-will be-under the auspices
of ths I. a a K. ..'.. -;-'. :
MAY DIE OF FRIGHT CAUSED BY .
FIRING OF
' Frightened Into, insensibility by ths
discharge . af a smalt - eannon . -whleh-
broks a front window at her , home, 41
East Eighth street, shortly after midnight,-
Mrs, J. Bt. Clair bow Ilea In a
precarloua condition, .and ' it ls feared
that she may als. i v v1"- --"
Ths polios wsre notified thst some
thing hsd happened to a woman at that
addresa. Hergeant Baty was dlfipatched
by Captain Plover to maka an investi
gation. Pushing his way through a
crowd on the sidewalk lu front of ths
Report : ef;
Brum inquiry; in Micawur.
lat-Somethlnff-
May Turn Up. , rl v , 'Z
GLOW OF ftED TICKET t ' ' V
ILLUMINATES ATTACK'
Llqaor-Seller, Gambler and Back
" era of Councilmen Representing the
' Xaw-Dodger Strain 1 Thenwehrea 1
t9 Throw Discredit on Mayor Lane
rand the Police,.
The peanut politicians who srs reS
sponsible for. the city council's farcical ..
TiWestlgat ion of the civil service com- j
mission are now playing for delay. It
is announced that "owing to the mass of
evidence" Introduced at.the investigation
it will be impossibrs for ths Inquisitors
to present their report before January .
17. and possibly not until aa even later
date, v ;.'iA -it - i .- -- r.' :-,-
It Is obvious that ths reason given for
delay la a mere pretext,-' The evidence
was transcribed Immediately after each
sssslon of- the investigation, and all or.
it waa" heard by 'the lnquUUorlar'cwm
mlttee. . Nine tentha of ths 'testimony
waa utterly valuslsss, becauss Irrelevant,
or mere hearsay. .'. . , - '.. t ,
? ''. Xayog TUaicssed '
'- Ths one salient fset whlqh stands out
ss sstabllsshsd beyondTsputs by the -investigation
is that Mayo Lane and
ths oivil service commission have been, .
doing their utmost to rsiss ths stand
ards - in ths police department and In "
other branchee of the municipal aervlcS.
! We wanted to get the beet men-pos- '
Slble," testified Mayor Lane, and thia .
was ths uncontradicted testimony of the,
civil ssrvlcs commission aa well. ,
With a sudden and hitherto unsus
pected seal , for ths principles of civil ;
service reform, the peanut politicians aad -their
attorney... n, J.Maiuxkay psocssav.. .
to find tn the mayor's policy something ' ,
vitally at .vsrlanos with the provisions
of tbs elty chsrtsr.- The letter of the r
law, they Insist, kaa been .. violated.
Under the charter, say these champions
of reform,, the mayor baa no right to
"got ths best men" for the publlo
ssrvlcs....'...; '.-,. .. - ' ,, .
Rsallslng tbs danger that the publlo
might sympathise with tha policy of
Mayor Lane snd might even regard as
conimendslstsrrorts"toTtetteTtharr
public service, the city ball ring now -finds
It necessary, to cloud . the real '
issue. Every possible effort Is , being '
made, to Incite insubordination, and dla- ,
satisfaction in thepoilce force. .'
, I. , Bsfogglag the. Xasua.
Disgruntled policemen have been en
eouraged and . incited to alight - their -dutiea
and to disregard the orSsvs of
their , superior offiosrs. Through their '.
newspaper . organs and their attorney A
the conspirators are doing their utmost , .
to spread dlssffsctlon in the. f orea and '
to impress the publlo with the Idea that ,
Mayor Lane's . administration baa re
suited In disorganising tha department.
to accomplish this- purpose, time is. '
all Important. The ring is playing for .
delay. , It counta upon tha adherence
of the "red ticket" councilmen to carry .
out the program., and the, report ot tba
committee will undoubtedly be deferred '
as long aa possible in the hope that de
lay may produce somsthlng which may
bolster up thslr case or may serve to
befog the issue in the minds of the
people. -" ' -. '
Iwbreakere Flg-ht aaa .
. Back of the persistent attacka which, ,
srs being made by the cUy hall politl
cians on ths administration-of - Mayor
Lane are arrayed all the elements which. '
are most Injurious to ths city's wslfsrs.
First and foremost are-tbe- machine ""' '"
politicians who are first, Isst and al
ways opposed to administering the city's
affairs on a clean,- non-partisan buainess '
basis. Ths spoilsmen, ths plsce-seekers, '
ths grafters are arrayed solidly against -Mayor
Lane and his policy. -',-.
The criminal element, ths gamblers
and the advocates ot a wide open town,- 'V
are equally untted in their hostility to r '
Mayor Lane's administration. -They op- t 1
pose him as they oppose every official
who Is conscientiously . striving to sa-, ' -fores
the law.- . . . ...t. '.;,
Lastly ths ssloon element la arrayed ' .'
against ths Iane administration. - From, . -the
day that hs took his seat ths "red
ticket" councilmen have opposed him in .
every Important step hs has taken, snd -they
have persistently blocked his t- .
forts to carry. out needed rsforms.. J ;, ,
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.f , - Orate atatse Adsaaosd. ; . .; ';,.; .-.
" l JonrisI Npeelsl srvie.) !''.'-
' Cnloago. 111., Jan. 1. The nsw eched- - .'
ule of grain rates 'agreed upon by th : '
western , and gulf line off lclala went
Into operstlon - today.- -The-new retes - :
are JL Ao J fentper-bushel advanca
snd do not chnngs relatively -the rate 1 .
between Atlantic and Gulf , ports. . , 1 -
MIDNIGHT CANNON
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house he entered snd found . Mrs. PC
Clair, who. Is ss Uriy womsn,- lying
unconscious on. the floor where slie hsit ,
fallen. He summoned a physician who ,
pronounced ths case sertmin. . .r '
The woman's condition was S"ch as
to prevent her removal to a hospital.
Bergeaut Bates learned that the can
non had been fired In front of the hnuee
by a man usmed Ferguson, who, Willi
others, was celebrating (he advent el
ths new year. It Is unlikely that r
resta will be made unless Ci t.'
should terminate fatail.
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