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" THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL" PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 28. IS
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ASKED FOOTPADS
HOLD UP
OMAN
PointRevolvers at Her Head and
' Compel Her to Cfte Up
Puree and Key.- ,
POLICE OBTAIN NO
CLUE TO BAD MEN
Department of Criminal InvesrTga
' jlon Receive! Many Reports o!
" Crimea 'Against Property; Marian
, Angleich Loses Coin. v
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ThreliTrllmlnutloii Iff the number
'.; tt resorts received by tha bureau ot
criminal Investigation. Another hold
J up was alMed last night to. the already
'. lena-thy Hat or cnme or mis cnaracier,
. but the deteotlvta have been unable to
, apprehend the highwaymen responeioie.
Miss Henrietta, Rode. S6I Mallnda
avenue, while on her way homeward at
a o clocK last niKiu. waa. eioppea on
V Twentieth and .Hoyt streets by two
' "nuked footpads and relieved of her
. purs containing to cents and a few
. keys. '. Both men were armed with re-
volvers of Urge allber-and -their tea
tures were eoneealed beneath the folds
ef white handkerchiefs. After securing
Mlsa Bode s reticule they took to their
heels and disappeared in the darKnesa.
,.' Two detectives were detailed to make
'. an investigation, but ; were unable to
And a trace .of the criminals.
Marian Angellch. Ill Barnslde street.
Jhas reported to the police the loss or
theft of 18 in gold coin end a check on
' Chicago bank for 140. Angellch sutea
that he visited the Qulmby house bar.
Si North Fourth street, about 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon to purchase a glaes
ef beer. From the hotel" he went di-
t recti y to his room and upon arriving
i there found that hts money was miss-
Sng. Prior to rial ting the saloon he was
shared in a barber shop in the hotel,
but does not know in which place he
lost the colm An investigation is being
; v made by the detectives. ' .
': Ed Erickson. employed on the Port
of Portland dredge, has notified the
, authorities that 144 In ash and a Port
of Portland check for 150 was taken
from his room at Water and East
Washington . streets Monday night.
Erickson waa considerably under the
Influence of liquor upon retiring and
. consequently is unable to give the po-
lloe any Information that would lead to
, the capture of the thief. ( . ,
V F. L. Bandera, 14H First street.
complains that a sneak thief entered
his room Sunday- night and carried
away a new suit of clothes valued at
,t $41 and a cravenette overcoat of the
V; value of fit. - ,
J,. Frank Potter, JI7T Sherman street,
V mounts the loas of Its stolen from his
' room some time laat Sunday night. The
,' money was wrapped in an old tobaceo,
, . pouch and secreted in one ot his
pockets. . . - r .'
E. D. Schauen. a grocer of (41 First
. street, eomplalna that a man auppoeed
U to be A. B. Palmer passed a worthless
jheck for til on him. Several -other
, iiyvrtm at riimtri oogus cnecK opera-
! tlons have been received by the police
and the detectives are making a streou
, oua effort la locate the fellow.-
i.HrW4geUa ..'
,THEJRE$f DENT'S DEAR MARIA
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t U given to few women to create much of -a sensation as hat been
created by Mrs. Bellamy Storer, whose picture it herewith printed. Mrs.
Storer's activity in behalf of the candidacy of Archbishop Ireland for
caxdinalate, led to the retirement of her husband from the diplomatic
service, and thia has brought about a controversy between the Storert
. and President Roosevelt In which the entire country has been interested
ASSESSOR SIGLER
(Continued lrom Page One.)
JAPANESE LIKELY
' TO RECOVER
Servant Shot by Mistake , Will
Make Statement Today If
Strong Enough.'
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'Although h i precarious condition,
, Ara . Tacashlms, the Japanese servant
employed in the home of O. U. Zahm,
, who was mistaken for a burglar late
Sunday night and ahot by his friend
i Arthur McEwan, has a chance for recov
. ery. , according to the surgeons at St
Vincents hospital.
Tacaahlma was visited bv DeDutv 1Mb.
tiict Attorney Adams yesterdav and al.
though unable to make a lengthy state
, meni, owing to his enfeebled oondttlon.
In a measure corroborated McEwan's
. story of the shooting by declaring that
' he thought he was wounded through a
mistake. If the wounded man la
. .stronger today a full atatement of the
, affair will be secured by the authorities.
Chief of -Police OriUmacher and the
detectives detaJlod to make an Inveetlsa
tlon give It aa their opinion that Me-
r.wan'a story of the tragedy Is true.
. The failure of any member of the Zahm
' i . & nM,u .... . it . . . . '
ter la regarded as peculiar, but it is
thought lhat 1L waa their doelre to keep
the affair secret owing to the notoriety
that would result. The caae was first
-reported to the police Monday afternoon
by two Japanese friends of the wounded
man and Sergeant Baty detailed to make
v Investigation. Considerable excite
ment -waarc-auaed In the Japanese colony
over me anair. .....
. EXPRESS OFFICIAL
. ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
' ' " (Itmttui Rpwlal tarrlc.) ' .'
Xew York. Dec. Bumell Brown,
eed 40, an official of the American
Ezpreas company, this afternoon went
to the office of the United States. El.
i T v ,: company, sent the agent on an
.' errand and ahot himself twice In the
. .. In view of people on the atreet.
. Inflicting a probably fatal wound. The
i reason for the act Is unknown. Brown
handled no money for either company.
NOTICE OF DEATH OF
; BERESFORD'S BROTHER
' (Jearnal Spwlal Srrlo )
-. Washington. O. c , Dec. 18 The Brit
; . , !ah embassy waa today officially noti.
fled of the deeth in the wreck at En
, derlln. North Dakota, ot Delaval Berea
- ford.--brother of Lord Bereaford, ad
' mlral of the British navy. The embassy
. has cabled for lntnirrn -
. a ! - I m,
Scrofula
Makes its presence known
by many signs, glanduLar
tumors, ranches In the neck,
cutaneous eruptions, in.
flamed eyelids, sore ears,
catarrh end wasting diseases.
Hood'sSarapariHa
EfTccts remanent .cures. '
proportionately lower, and. second.
by the mayor, who will have a great deal
to do with the spending of the money
to be raised by the t.1 mills levy pro
posed by the ways and meana commit
tee of the council. .
MrBlgl.r does not believe any levy
should be made greater than S mllle.
He served more than two years in .the
council of lfOt-C, and he eannot see
how the expenses of the city can have
increased In 1(07 to within 130.900 of
twice the amount of the expenditures In
ItOS. There is no reason for the high
levy, lie says, and the ways and means
cnmm!tteeahou)d aiever have recom
mended it If the council adopts the
recommendation well, Mr. 81gler did
not say what he would do, but a sig
nificant wink might be Interpreted to
mean either that no coming council will
ever get a high aasessment roll from
him unless he has a signed agreement
that the levy will not exceed I mills,
or thst he would support any movement
for an amendment to the charter fixing
the maximum levy . tfte council may
make at S mills. Through teh Initiative
and referendum, such sn amendment
could be submitted to the voters at the
election next June. .
ays City Steeds XL
Mayor Lane differs from Assessor
Slgler. He aays tna city needa every
oint of the money proponed to be ralaed.
Besides the Increase In the sslsrles. ne
cessitated by the Increased cost of liv
ing, there are many things to buy. and
theie are others which the city should
buy, but which the ways and means
committee dd not specify In the budget.
"If I knew what these things are that
the city has to bay I wouldn't kick.-
remarked ftlgler grimly. "What are they,
anyhowT No Christmas trees going
about, are there? There is nothing sc
oordlng to the budget that the city
needs that requires the taxpayers to
dig down in their pockets and hfJPup
l4,000.There-re-a tot-ot-n&JT II
recognise. We want more street clean
ing and better, too. We want more
street sprinkling In summer time. We
Want better lire and police protection.
The salaries of all city employes should
be raised In proportion to the Increased
cost of living. But all theae needs can
be supplied through the levy of a t-mlll
tax. The collections from such a levy
would. If Judiciously expended, leave a
balance In the treasury at the end of
the year. 'Tha city had $415,000 to
spend In ISO. 1438.000 In 1904. 1490.000
in HOC and 1012,000 this year. The city
got along very comfortably with these
amounta and It can alio from the col.
lections from a K-mlll tax that la. If the
council and the mayor are careful about
expenditures for Incidentals. -
. Wants Lower Bate,
"I am satisfied. " concluded Mr. Slgler.
with an emphatlo slap upon hla knee.
"that If the ways and means committee
of the council were looking after the in
terests of a private corporation they
would not make a levy of more than I
mills." . ' .
"In maklrg Its budget the committee
did not appear to have any desire to be
extravagant." said Mayor Harry Lane.
"I was not at all the sessions of the
committee. I saw only the closing part
of the work, and there waa no desiro to
wsste money A so fsr aa I could see.
Many things were cut out of the budget
that I thought should bava. found a
place there. ,
The levy recommended is not too
high. Portland has outgrown her facili
ties. Our police are too few, and wa are
unable to get more because the sort ef
men we need fan get mora pay from pri
vate corporations. The ordinance fixes
the total number or ponce cnier, detec
tives, captains, station officers, deek
sergeant, clerks, etc. at 111, and we
have only 101. The chief wants ISO
men.
The fire denartment la short of men.
Firemen are lesvlng because they can
get better pay at other, occupations. It
wss Impossible to get men for the
street-cleaning department at tt a day,
beeauss good men ceo Id get ft.SO from
contractors. We raised the pay to 12. tt
a day, but we find lahorera ecarce. . We
need aa eft aide police station. ' We
aleo need ah emergency hospital. Hick
men and men injured by accidents are
now carried. U the jail In Aha pauel
wagon, and they have to lie in the cor
ridors uhtil the city physician orders
them taken to the hospital. They go
out In the patrol wagon, " because we
have no ambulance. We need more
sprinkling carts. We have only SO, and
Los Angeles haa 160. Wa need mora
teams for the street-cleaning depart
ment. The mud la all over our atreeta
and crosswalks, and we have not the
teama to haul It away. We need two
more fire-engine houses badly,-one at
Third and Gllaan streets and one on
Portland Heights. We have lota at both
places, but have not the money to build.
Multnomah Is clamoring for an angina
and n engine-house. "
"This Is the crltlca time In our his
tory. We must supply all theee needs
next year. - We must forge ahead or
slide back In the procession. Every
oent spent will be of permanent benefit
to the city, and every cent appropriated
will be -properly applied aa long as I
have anything to do wlth.iL The
money will be carefully spent, and what
Is left over1 will be turned back Into
the treaaury and taxea will be that
much lower next year."
SETS ASIDE SAILS.
(Continued from Page One.)
will refuse to give deeda to any prop
erty that ownera have sought to redeem-
by paying the amount of taxea and
1Q per . cent interest, and should the
1,000 per cent people Insist on deeds
they will have to go to court to get
them. , (
In each case where the rate of Inter
est has been excessive, tbe property
owners have given bonds to protect
Sheriff Stevens in a lawsuit, and he la
prepared to try the matter out fully In
the courts.
By an act of Ihs legislature of 1901
It Is no longer permitted to bid higher
than 10 per cent at tax sales, snd the
question whether extremely high inter
est can be collected will probably be
determined during Sheriff Stevens' In
cumbency. ,
The sale of property for 1005 delin
quent taxes was had at the courthouse
this morning. In soms Instances the
bidding wss brink, several pieces ot
property going for the hmount of the
tax with no interest Others were bid
In without opposition st 10 per cent,
the highest rat now allowed by law to
be bid.
Of a total tax of more than f 2,000,000,
leas than fS.000 la represented by the
property sold this morning for delin
quent taxes. . r . ...-v- .
MORE TROOPS TO THE
SCENE OF RACE RIOTS
(Jonnttl Special terrlee.) '
Meridian, Mlae., Dee. to. This morn
ing another special train loaded with
soldiers left for Scoobs, the scene of
the race riots. Judge Cochrane and
District Attorney Currle accompanied
them and will remain until the trouble
Is over. No conflicts are likely to occur
as long a me troop remain;
If you haven't the time to exercise
regulsrlr, Doen's Regulets will brevent
constipation. - They Induce a mild, eaay,
healthful action of the bowela, without
griping. Ask your druggist for them. 26a.
eeJlnf-Wax Supplants String.
The grocer, lnstesd of tying the bag
of cranberries with string, aealed it with
sealing-wax. Where, on the counter. In
the past, the ball of airing had lain.
there was now a stick of red wax, with
a tiny gas flsme to melt It.
"The druggists," ssld the grocer, "be
gan this business of using wsx Instead
of string to fasten parcels with. Now
nesrly - everybody stationers, confec
tioners, tobacconists uses wsx Instead
of string. Tou see, It Is Just aa cheap.
and it makes a neater. Handler parcel.
"The string manufacturers and deal
ers feel this general adoption of wax.
Thslr business hss been hurt by It.
Ttwre Is nothing for them to do, though,
except to traneform.' their rope walks
into wax plsnts." ..
LOSS PURCHASES
. CRAVATH'S SHARE
( sBWesjaJrsxjieBl -ass-am "
Several Changes Are Made In
Ownership of Coos Bay
"7 Railroad Project." 1 '
The Interest of E. M. Cravath of New
Tork In the, Draln-Cooe Bay railroad
oonatruotlon contract has hsen pur
chased by C. E. Loss. - Mr. Cravath, who
waa In charge of tha oonatruotlon. haa
returned to New York, but retalna his
Interest In and the vice-presidency ot
the C. E. Loss company of California.
Two well known Utah men have pur
chased from Mr. Loaa a half Interest in
the Drain-Coos Bay contract.
Ths new members are H. P. Clark,
cashier of the gait Lake Commercial Na
tional bank, and Thomaa Owen, a prom
inent contractor, who haa been carrying
on construction work for tha, govern
ment in Idaho and Utah. . Mr. Owen had
suD-contraci on in. loo. osy line,
and on Mr. Cravaih'a retirement from
active work he and hla associate.' Mr.
Clark, went over the line and .decided to
take an ' Interest. They eama to Port
land Monday with a proposition and It
waa yeaterday accepted by Mr. Loaa,
who says hs desires to devote his en
tire time for the next -six months to
construction of the United Railways
company'a lines, which will In a abort
tlms be satisfactorily financed.
Mr. Owen will be in charge en the
ground for the new firm or Loas, Owen
aV Clark In construction of the Coos Bay
line. T. J. Tobln, formerly superintend
ent of construction, who retired under
.Mr. Cravatb'a administration, waa today
reinstated In his former position and
will be Mr. Loss' representative on the
ground. Tha section of tha road now
under contract to tha firm amounta to
tl. too, 000 and will be pushed to comple
tion within tha next 10 months. Tha
large transfer yards at Drain ara now
practically completed and grading hss
been done at varloua points for 40
miles. Three tunnela in the Coast rangt
have been opened at each and and forcea
of men with drills and dynamite are
new at work Inside. With the first break
of spring grading and rock work will
be resumed ail along tna una.
CAR JUMPS RAILS; ;
M0T0RMAN HURT
Brak'ebar Strikes -Coffin Over
Heart, Causing Serious
-: " ' ; i7 Injuries.' ';' J?-.
K. Coffin, a motorman on the Wav-erly-Rlchmond
line of the Portland
Railway Light A Power company, was
seriously Injured this morning at East
Twenty-eeventh and Clinton streets aa
the reoult of tbe derailment of the car
on which he waa stationed. Coffin was
takan to the, Good Samaritan hospital
after the accident, where it was' found
upon examination that he had sustained
a fracture of several riba and possible
internal Injuries.
At the intersection of the two atreeta
napped, the double tracks concerge and
along the remainder of the line the cars
are operated over a single track. Aa the
car in charge of Coffin crossed the
switch the wheels from some unkown
cause left the rails. Coffin immediate
ly applied the brakes and brought -the
car to a 'sudden stop. In some manner
the brake ratchet failed to hold and the
heaty brake handle whirled around wlfti
great - force, striking - Coffin directly
over the heart. .
The motorman, stunned by the blow,
fell to tr platform and the conductor
cf the car haatened to hla aide. . Dr.
Panton, the railway company's surgeon,
was summoned, and uson hla arrival
Coffin was placed aboard a ear and
ruahed with all speed to the hospital.
No particular damage waa done by the
derailment of the coach and the passen
gers escaped UnlnJuredT
ACTRESS CLAIMS HALF OF
" GARDINER ESTATE '
Gardiner's First Wife Yields Evi
dence to Claimant, Car
rie Swain.
(Journal ftpeetal gervtre.)
Boston, Dec. It. A cablegram from
Paris aaya that a new phase of a sen
sational will caae .will appear in court
aa soon aa Actrees Carrie Swain, form
erly widely kmwn on the western cir
cuit, seeks to establish her claim that
she haa been greatly wronged In the dis
tribution of the Gardiner estate. She
haa Just secured possesalaon of letters
which hsr counsel, Buddlngton A Bart
lett. are confident wlll establish, her
claim to half the fortune of Frank
Oardlner, the theatrical manager. These
letters, hsr lawyers say, prove that Mlas
Swain was Gardiner's legal partner in
creating his weelth. , . ........
- She obtained ths letters through Oar
diner's first wife, Annie Graham Gardi
ner, who generously gave ovsr ths evi
dence to the woman who also claims she-1
was married to Gardiner. .
Ska Couldn't Be Compromised.
' From the Philadelphia Press.
TIs, ma'sm," said Bridget. "Ill be
ravin" ye. I don't like thot snip of a
dude thet does be call In' ontMlsa Ms
bel." "The idea!" exclaimed -her -mis
tress. "Hs doeen t cell to see yon, eo
what" "I know he don't, ma em, but
I'm afraid soms o tha neighbors might
UUnk be aoaaV
HALT CALLED ON ...
STOCK WATERING
tlosra.1 Rpwl.l tonics.)
St. Paul, Minn.. Dec 20 The state
today, throughAttprney-Oeneral Toung,
flred-lnjuffctlon proceedings against the
Great Northern to restrain It from mak
ing Ita proposed Issue of new stock of
$60,000.0007 It Is ' claimed the state
railroad and warehouse commission
should have been consulted, and that In
crease of stock can only be made by
authority of the commission. It Is al
leged that Interest accruing as a fixed
charge falls aa a burden upon the peo
ple and that It la illegal for any cor
poration to go on Indefinitely increas
ing ita capital stock at will.
Attentions Misunderstood.
At a fete to the working girls of the
east, end, London, the bishop of . Lon
don went around among tha guests en
deavoring to put them at ease. His kind
ly smile, shone on all alike. His tactful
remarks were not for one, but for the
whole of the company. The attitude was
not lost upon tbe guests. As he . was
moving through .their ranks a thin,
penetrating voice made- ltseir heard.
"Oh, my." said the , voice, "ain't the
bishop a nirt!"
iastesk WTmnn cosctastt
SASTMUT OPTTTTTEaTw POT-TAT f
uim oPTTTino cowAsn
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EVERY ARTICLE IW THE nOUSE DEDUCED
'.' "v,v ' -" 'during our ' ;V-:"-'; ; 1 ! ' :-:
VALUABLE ARTICLE" IKEE WHO EVmY FimCDASS ; 7
It has been customary with this house ever since its infancy to t . .
start the New Year's business with a General Clearance Sale. y
This sale was followed up for two reasons: . First, to stimulate" r '
trade, which usually slackens with the close of th6 holiday sea- t- ,
son ; second, to enable us to adhere to our adopted policy never to ; .
carry over any merchandise from one season to another, regardless v ;
of how great the sacrifice may be. This year we are prompted
rr. . to start OUR ANNUAL Vr '
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CIMKARICE SAIL
today instead of January 1. In addition to the liberal reductibns
in price on every article in the house, which in themselves are vital
economical inducements to shrewd shoppers, we have decided that :
during this Clearance .Sale every, customer will be presented with
a suitable present, according to the amount of their purchase.
We have the reputation of handling -only dependable, fashionable
and desirable merchandise, and such goods you are sure to buy at
ridiculously low prices during the sale. Besides the big reduction
in prices and valuable presents with each purchase, you can also
make ' your own terms, ' and arrange your payments , weekly, ;
; monthly or semi-teonthly, to suit your own convenience.
, We now have on our books over 30,000 accounts, and rJuring 1907
we want to reach the even number 50,000. . What is good for these
30,000 will be good for you." Call and let us register your name
on our Rosters. Open an account with us.
FREE TO cJUEn' COSTOrvnEIIaS
' Any of the articles mentioned below are r FREE to customers
DURING OUR CLEARANCE SALE, no matter in which
V section the purchases are made: . -7
Our Clothing Section contributes the following articles to the
list of presents to be given away during , our Clearance, Sale:1,
, Smoking Jackets
' Bath Robes , ;
i Fancy Vests
v Night Gowns
Hats
Shoes ' ..
Neckwear
Handkerchiefs
Suspenders
Watch Chains
Cuff Buttons
Miliary Brashes
Shaving Sets -Traveling
Sets
Mufflers
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Our Cloak and Suit Sections contribute the following articles to
the list of presents to be given away during our Clearance Sale:
Bath Robes :
Dressing Sacques v
Children's Dresses
and Coats ;
Corsets
Scarfs
Fans , y
Aprons
Silk Shawls
Chiffon Ruffs
Underskirts
Corset Covers
Waists .
- Sweaters ;'
.Fancy Neckwear
Handbags -
Belts- :' f jl
Purses : M
Fur Scarfs
Children's Fur Sets
Our Jewelry Section contributes the following articles to the list
of presents to be-given away during our Clearance) Sale:
Silverware Soup Ladles
Fork, and Knit,..
Coffee Spoons Small Pieces of
Oyster Forks r, Fine Jewelry
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Umbrellas
Cut Class .
Bohemian Glass
Hand-Painted China
Opera Glasses
Fancy Back Combs
. Carving Sets
Brasses, Statues '
. snd Bric-a-Brac.
Our lower floor contributes the following articles to the list of
presents to be given away during our Clearance oaie:
Rugs
Steins
Vases
Water Sets
Wine. Sets
Albums '
Jardinieres .
Clocks
Chocolate Sets
Salad Sets :
Mirrors '. . -
Lamps
. Comforters
Bedspreads .
Pictures -Fancy
Pillows
Shopping Bags
' Fish Sets
Tobacco Jars .
Cujrs and Sauces
Feral Dishes
EASTERN OUTFITTING COMPANY
WASHINGTON AND TENTH STREETS
THE 8 TO RE WHBRE TO U R T CREDIT IS O OOD
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Beneficial to elderly people
Who suffer from dryness of.
mouth &nd throat. iabessseog '
It your Eyes Bother You, If you Suffer From ji
v Headache, Eye Strain ; :
If Your Glasses Dn Not Fit ; ;
Consult v .
DR.HAYN1LS v
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with .-,.:.;v; - ; :
A TVT TAf-R TC "FTT Thc I0WA Iwlllr i
jt. IN V V JAILtII 1 293 Morrison Street, Near Fifth
V PORTLAND, ORLGON ;
SAILORS NOW IN PORT
WILL FEAST TONIGHT
There will be a jolly time at tha Sea
men's Institute this evening, tha sailors
now In port- having Wn InvltM to at
trnd the big Christmas dinner that has
been prepared for themi-' Turkey, cran
berry sauce, mines pice and plum pud
ding wlU.be served, and there will be
abort speeches by Invited guests.
Ths Christmas dinner at tbe Institute
Is alwaya a big affair, and tha sailors
look forward to it with as much Intereat
aa if it were regular family gathering.
Men from everywhere and of all ereeda
and colors assemble and enjoy with
equal freedom the hospitality of tha In.
sthute and Ita managers.
The number of vessels la the harbor
Is largo, so thaf the eapaclty of the In
stitute's large diaUc-rooai wUl un
doubtedly bfc taxed and twe tables will
probably hav te be set
- . ' IgasteUfTa rnaersX ' "
(Joarsal Special Bartre.l
St Petersburg. Dee. IS. Count' Tgna-
iierr, wav was asaassinaiea isai saiur
day, waa burled here today. Members
of tha imperial family. except the em
peror and empress, were present. -
Now, brace up. tor He Tear's,