Albany democrat., December 15, 1905, Page 6, Image 6

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Editor Democrat:
Miss Gail Laughlin, in a recent letter
published in the Democrat, tells of
the promises given by a certain candi
date in New York City previous to the
election; he was to "end the shortage
of seats in schools; to solve the water
problem; to seize the lapsed gas fran
chises, and to furnish gas at half the
present price, etc." And then she
ad Js : "In every one of these questions
women are vitally interested. .
Common fairness demands that they
shall be given an opportunity to re
cord their decision on these matters of
vital interest to them through the
medium of the ballot."
And what good would it have been
to them if they had been alloweJ that
privilege. They will have the benefit
np nil Ihnoa tliinna 1irtl.n tVlOU nnm
. .u . i....i,.ul",c'i.O. P. It apparently needs a
just the same. And so men who make . " , ,.
' . - now plftnhanl ainna tho loaf filnnf inn
the laws make them for the benefit of i 1
the women as well as for themselves. While he does not say so in that
No man helps to make a law that will , may words. Secretary Wilson leaves
injure his mother, his sister or his wife. the inference that the Republican par
Ifhe denies women the right to vote, , y deserves the credit for the world's
he exempts her from the responsibil .record-breaking crops,
ities which that right entails. How I Thl8 18 elnK to be a great winter
would Miss Laughlin like to be found for thoae Bay old sea dogs in Congress,
laboring on the streets, standing at the Sec- Bonaparte does not want any new
helm of a ship, fighting in the army or battleships, the psesident wants sev
digging for coal? And if she would eral and the general board of the navy
vote she must be prepared to do these 13 committed to three. It will take a.
things, otherwise the rights of the IonS "me to get the previous question
sexes would not be "equal." Equal Put on that Proposition,
rights means equal responsibilities and Gov. Pennypacker is greatly tickled
equal burdens. If Miss Laughlin will over escaping the shot that was aimed
stop and consider for a moment she at him by a hunter who mistook him
will conclude that it is much pleasanter for a rabbit. Wonder how the rabbit
to be galavanting around the country would feel, if he knew he had been
trying to settle other women's minds mistaken for Gov. Pennypacker.
than undertaking to do the unpleasant London asserts that the United States
work that men have to do. has neither a financial or diplomatic
I now want to ask Miss Laughlin stv interest in the presont situation in Tur
eral questions, and I hope she will try key. Possibly not; but London will at
to answer them. Can she name any of least allow us to gratify our curiosity
the disabilities under which the women by hanging round in the neighborhood
of Oregon labor that do not also apply so long as there's a scrape in prospect,
to men? If she can I shall engage to Mr. Armour is said to have lost $5,
have them removed at the next session 000,000 on wheat. That will be sad
of the legislature without putting her news for the meat consumers, who will
to the trouble of voting and without be expected to make it up.
assuming the responsibilities that men Mr McCurdy ia getting aong in
have to shoulder years but he is courgeous and wil
There was a Woman s Convention in doubtle8a move tohig $3,000,000 cottage
Port and a short time ago which was , . . ... .
i , " , . ... 7 ... . and begin life over again.
largely attended. Miss Laughlin prob- "
ably knew every woman present. In Young Mr. Hyde has sold all his
the makenp of that convention there horses and carriages. It will be some
were a large number of old maids, satisfaction to find Mr, Hyde hanging
There were also a largo number of on a "car strap" like a mere policy
grass widows. There wore many mar- holder.
ried women without children. Will This reduction of tho 409 to 79, will
she give us the number of mothers harlly go unchallenged. Some disap
present? There were a few, I pointed person is certain to demand a
uumit. But wo are interested in recount.
knowing how many children wero Three carloads of prunes wore wreck
owned by the women of thut convcn- od in Indiana, and the contents carried
tion. When sho answers this question, ' away before the railroad crows could
I shall follow it up with other corollar
ies that may make many people open
their oyos, Yours,
A Lover of Women.
A Sip i h Bernliai (It 1 csjoh.
The Examiner:
You women who shudder when a mir-
ror shows you lines in your face ought
to study tho habits of the great 1? rench
actress, Sarah Bernhardt, and learn to
grow old gracefully and happily. Ami
men might do the same thing.
Sarah recently went to Chicago on n
fust train from New York after a fast
sea voyiigo. Fonr hours after arriving
there, during which timo sho talked to
a crowd of valublo Frenchmen, talked
English to reporters and posed for
photographs, sho appeared at n theatre
and gave a splendid performance.
In one week she was tho central figui
in ten plays and held daily rehearsals
in the morning.
She earned $12,800 and went on her
way rejoicing in her strength and eager
for more work.
Sho is sixty-one years old and has a
son who is not so active as she is. 1 his
woman does not wear corsets, nor does
sho wear light nhoeswith French heels.
Shu dues not o..t rich food and an hour
after the night performance sho is in
bod Bleeping
Sho does not worry. If a fellow act
ress has a bigger diamond or a hand
somer dress, Bernhardt does not eat
her heart out with envy.
That is why at slxty-ono she is young
and charming. And because you make
life a burden instead of a pleasure you
arc old when your yoars nro not beyond
tho age of youth
Tho Grocers' Monthly, London, prints
the following prlzo contribution writ
ten by James Strceter, Reading:
Stamp trading may truly bo charact
erized as the most delusivo and iniqui
tous advertising medium ever origin
ated The evils of the scheme are so
apparent that practically every trade
journal (whose supporters iiroiineei.ciii
lias exposed and condemned tho wln.li
thing as a pernicious swindle. Thi
most strenuous elfort have been put
forth by almost every rotuil trade as
socintiun in the United Kingdom an '
elsewhere to blockade or rid their town
of this objectionable pest. Many mu
nicipal and legislative bodies hav,
found it so prejudicial to the best in
terests of the public an.1 trading cm-
nullities that ill many countii.vs lw
have been brou ;ht into operatV. which
mike stamp trading a'jsjluU'ly illega
F enzied TlimightB.
The most noticeable feature of the
meeting of Congress, was the absence
of flowers from the members' desks
the result of Uncle Joe's orders. All
other stunts were same as usual.
Some of tho je states that are so in
tent on regulating the liquor traffic in
Indian Territory and Okla., when they
are admitted to statehood are making
bad messes of their own liquor busi
ness. The assertion that the Italians that
are locating in Texas, are going to
vote the Repuplican ticket, is another
proof that Cecil Lyon has not lived in
vain,
The Washington Post says if Miss
Roosevelt had been offered an elephant,
she would have been compelled to take
it. She could have disposed of it to
reach tho scene. Those who read the
works of the Ind. writers will now un
derstand some things that have here
tofore been puzzling.
We should feel grateful to the ex
pert engineers for agreeing on the one
I point, that the Panama canal can be
constructed.
With McCurdy out of office, the gold
BMnlr(i will have to take care of it-
8e t)10 noxt tjm0 danger looms on the
political horizon
Senator Elkins predicts that there
will be some delay in the passage of
the railway rate bill, but furnishes no
clue to tho identity of the person who
has greased tho tracks.
Senator Hale says ho can see no
pressing need for any great outlay in
the enlargement of the navy. The
Senator is ant to get a tip from the
White Houso to consult an oculist.
Tho whisky trust has been sued 1 y
tho sugar trust, and tho only thing
t make tho legal cocktail complete, is
to havo the lemon trust intervene.
About the strongest argument in fa
vor of continuing tho lifo insurance
investigation, is found in the announce
ment that Wall street wants it stop
ped. "There would bo fewer fools on rec
ord if people talked less," says Mrs.
llclty Green, who has evidently been
reading the reports of the insurance
investigation in New York.
If Don Cipriana Castro did get that
$120,000 as described, he would do well
to loave Venezuela and set up in New
York as a frenzied financier. Talents
suJi as his are wasted In Caracas.
Depow insists in denying that the N.
Y. Central issued legislative passes.
Why docs he not ferret out the man
who forged his signature on them?
A KeiiJnblo Advertisement.
The following advertisement in a
Toledo paper is very readable: 1
A great many of my patrons at this
lime of year aro receiving their annual
citalogues from "Steers, Sawbuck &
Co.," "Hones' Smash Store" and
others setting forth great bargains in J
t u ir lines, nn.l 1 am sorry to s.ty that
a une of my patrons nro sending off
r-nnl old hard-earned Lincoln countv '
m mey to these concerns. They think
ey are getting bargains. Well, they I
iiM -nit. I can meet nnv depirtmnt
itore prices on goods laid down at Ti - I
ledo, Oregon, under the same conditions
of quality and prico that any effer.
Don't believe it, eh? Well, just listen
to this twitter and then mark it down
for future reference: I will duplicate
any $25 order from any so-called cash
store in Portland, S in Francisco, Chi
cago, or any otl.er old place. I only
ask the same terms that they ask that
the buyer pays cash with his order,
waits the same length of time for his
goods, buys in the same quantities and
pays the freight from the city to To
ledo. Is anything fairer? I'll do bet
ter than that. I'll pay you more for
your produce delivered in Toledo than
they will. This is no bluff. If it is,
just call It. How many eggs did you
sell to Steers, Sawbuck & Co. last
year? How much butter? How many
sacks of potatoes? How many clams?
How many sacks of carrots? How
many coon skins and skunk hides? I
I bought all of them and a lot of other
stuff. They paid no taxes here, sup
ported no schools, helped no charities,
' built no roads, did nothing but take
your money. And right on top of this
I'll skin 'em on that $25, that $50, that i
, $100, or any other bill of goods under
, the same conditions that they sell. If
you don't believe it, just give me a
trial.
What They Say.
The American and the Englishman .
say: How do you do?
The German: How do you find your
self? I
The Frenchman: How do you carry
yourself?
The Italian: How do you stand? i
The Spaniard: (io with Liod, senor.
The Russian: How do you live on?
The Hollander: Have you had a
good dinner.
The Chinese: Have you eaten
your
rice?
The Egyptian: How do you
per-
spire?.
The Mohammedan: Peace be
you.
with
. ,
May thy shadow never
The Persian
grow less!
The Burmese rub their noses against
each other's cheeks, exclaiming: Give
me a smell. '
Arabs of eminence kiss each other's
cheeks and say: "God grant thee His
favor and give health to thy family."
President Roosevelt has on duty at
the White House the largest and most
brilliant military staff that has ever at
tended a President. It consists of nine
officers, six from tho army, two from
the navy and one from the marine
Corps. The chief duties of these offic
ers to attend the social functions at the
White House, and this almost the only
work tho officers perform.
It is not only the most brilliant but
the most expensive staff thathas served
at the Executive Mansion, for' it costs
the Government nearly $35,000 a year.
Col. Bromwell is the only officer who
has other duties than attending social
affairs to perform. He has charge of
aU the public buildings and grounds in
Washington. rAt all the receptions at
the White House he makes the presen-
tations to the President.
Capt. Cowles, the President's brother- j
in-law, has just been detached from
the battleship Missouri. He had the
same assignment last winter, and has
had but one year of sea service, as
affainst three for the other officers of
the navy. Ex.
I II REE JL'KOKS CURKD
Ol'Clmlcra Morbus with One Small
llllll.: .it l.illlltlil 1.. Ill's
O.lie, liu er;i jt'iil larr
hoj.i KcnicCiy.
Mr. 'I, iV ci)ljr of II ghtoxei, Ala.,
res eg mi 'Xe nene be had ulnltj
serving o-i e:it jny in a murder vku
at K Iwardswite, county seat ot Ui
hourne c-mutv, Alabama. H pity p :
" H bile there I ate mint f rest ini-M ami
pom B.iue nicai nud 1 gay- nit- clmlera
inO'lU9 in a vey Bevere feiiii. I wa"
never more sick in in til" a-i Bent io
thoilrug Htnre lor a o-ria n chu'e u tnixt-
lure, ullf the ilrllggia' t lit me .1 Home
nf Cimiiilierl-in's Cnic, Oiii. a and
I'l.rill 'cm nn-iieii v intienii, iw.i'gt 1 utib
lie hail what. I neut for, but .I'M Hi in
inuiictnt. was B'i much better h w. uld
rntlier send it to me in the fix 1 who in.
I took one doite o( it and was Inner in
tivti miuiitetf. the Becnud doee cured
ni entirrlv. Two IjIIow jurors were
iilll cled lu the pains manner nd on
urn ill h iti.lo cured ihe three m up."
Kor Bale b? Foahav A Mason.
VIC blacks and tans shoes
For ladies and genHemen,
At his stand, Broadalbin St.
Good work at a neat and
Convenient place. Try him.
On hand all the timo.
A NEW LINE of Steel Ranges at
prices that will please vou.
STEWART & SOX HDW. CO.
Potato diggers.,
& Hulburt's.
See them nt Ohling
WOOD SAW1M..
Promptly and efficiently at
tended to by Ben Ron He. Order per
sonally or phone Black 1S I1.
RAMStY & MARMIAU.
OSTEOPATH
Phone Blnek -I.V2. Hours 9 to 12-
t'unsuhalion free.
Diseases of women and chili
specialty.
lto!
McD. iel's Monumental Works
. i
MISFITS
Give U3 a valley U. S. Senator.
Slang indicates a poor vocabulary.
Oregon City the divorce city.
The grippe has a tight grip on people.
Foggy,
frosty mornings- have nc
, friends.
J. H. Mitchell had a good wo.d for
everybody is the eulogy.
I The Oregonian has deferred its eu
logy of the late Senator Mitchell! !
' It costs too much to
ance machine.
run the insur-
The city is put to a good deal ex
pense by useless fire alarms. ,
' Plenty of good in Senator Mitchell
to remember and commend.
When you can ride on electric car3
from Albany to Portland then
It is getting so some one rings the
fire bell if any one touches a match off.
, .. D-nn,i fm
OUU1U Ullt3 UC31UC3 a X UI.UUIU n.nuj.v.
a change, would suit valley people gen-
-rally.
Foot ball can never be reformed suf-
ficienty to make it an Alphonso and
Gaston game.
Miss Ham, an Indiana girl being
mentioned, would be among her
brethren in Portland.
The Eugene Guard nominates Henry
H. Gilfrev for U. S. S. to succeed J.
H. Mitchell for the unexpired term.
Tho Salem Journal wants a man ap
pointed Senator who is not a straight
party uemocrai.
Col. Hofer?
What's the matter of
The President has congratulated a
New Jersey couple over the the arrival
of triplets. Most mothers have their
hands more than full taking care of
one alone,
War has broken out between two of
the leading pastors of Portland churches
The Rev. W. F. Small of the First
bS,5SS.
Baptjgt clergyman of Portland, a clown
and his church, the White Temple, a
circus.
Albany people generally regardles
0f party desire the appointment of Hon.
J. K. Weatherford to the office made
vacant by the death of U. S. Senator
J- H- Mitchell.
The LaGrande Observer recently pub-
, lished the account of Senator Burton's
1 conviction under a picture of Senator
Fulton. All papers make mistakes.
! The McMinnville Telephone Register
mentions Chas. V. Galloway as an
available democratic candidate for con
gress. He's of the right stuff and has
the ability.
While reforming f jot ball what's the
matter of reforming hunting. Over
ten times as many are killed in the
United States durin? the hunting sea
son through carelessness.
The Rosaburc Plaindealor declares
that no one has a Dull on it. SmethinH:
new in its historv. It is now called the
Umpqua Valley News, the change be-
111? practically an admission ot a little
smell to the old name.
A Salem correspondent of the Ore
gonian is greatly disturbed over the
livein lax levy made by the Linn
county court. Ho declares that it will
havo to be made over, in January, the
time prescribed by law, and that the
ti 1-2 mills for state purposes is a dig
at the state, implying that it will not
be needed for that purpose but will be
used partly for county purposes, from
which the 3 mill levy is not sufficient.
The levy is exactly the same as last
year except in tho reduction of the
state levy from 8 1-2 to 6 1-2 mills.
Has Oregon been misrepresented?
tXtCUIHlX riUllUt.
Notice ia hen-hy nivru to all wem it
mycn cern Ilia: the UnderpiH'ico ex
ecutrix ot ihet-ctHtH of Ita M. Turner,
deceased, has MikiI tier final account in
Baid vatH'H in thr County C urt of I, in.
Countv, Ori:oL. and that k1 1 cnuri
hat fixed Mom. lav, ih 15th Hay ol lan
Uiiry, I90tf. at lte hour of On u'c.ock
11 ui. of paid dav as ih time foi- hear
i c all o ja.- i ne tn rid account ao foi
Hi-filial b. tllii a i.l pant e'ale; lli.r
fira, all pnra-u-a li vmg anv obj rtiin
to Haul account are he ttjr not ft d and
r-qirrnd in tile th-ra-ne in aai t c-mri
in a .id milter en or beluru be ea d 15 li
'pv "I .1 11 r. lOiirt.
DaU' line 15 b ! t D v. 1905
Mil. USED V. KlM8Y,
Exctutiu cf (aid cj'.ote.
Foreign and American Mar
ble and Granite, Monuments, Tab
let, Headstones, Crosses, etc. I
employ no agents, thus saving you
from 25 to 35 per cent.
Years of experience enables
me to guarantee satisfaction.
227 W. 2nd St..
Albany, , - - Oregon.
A PORTLAND FIRE.
Wadhams & Kerr Bros.Burned Out
Portland, Dec. 13. Fire this morn
ing destroyed the wholesale grocery
house of Wadhams & Kerr Bros. Six
firemen were injured by an upper floor
cuiiapsuj, picuitji!.ai,ijig me men into
a canldrom of flames. Chas. Houston
a the worst injured. The loss is $300,
090. Columbia River Improvements.
Washington, Dec. 13. Senator Ful
ton has received the assurance of
Chairman Burton of the river and har
bor committee that it is practically
certain that Columbia river will be
provided for this session, and the work
on lir.atd.
A BARGAIN MONTH.
For the Albany Daily and Weekly
Democrat.
Until the 1st of January, 1906 only
subscriptions will be received at the
following nriiees:
The Daily, delivered, in advance,
1 year $4.00
The Daily,, by mail, in advance,
1-year. S2.50
The Weekly, in advance, I year. .81.00
Xhe DBMOCBAi speaks for itself.
SUMMONS
In the Circuit Court of Ihe S late
Oregon, for the County of Lion.
JameB A. Pu.-h, and Charlotte E.
Pugh, hie wife, Annie E Knda'l, and
A. M. Kendall, her husuand. Ada Jai k.
pon, ami Henry J-Bekaon, her huahpna.
FUint'ttd, vs. Jimtna Junkin. i.nrt Dtvi.)
Junkin, her husband, Annie W cr, and
John Wier, h-r huBbano . M-rv A.
Wr'gbt, unmar ie MibsTeifaeruw aod
A. B Tethe-o-. hiB wifo. 1 "uier Te'li -
erowand O, l)i Teihurow, hi t ifu Effio
Pierce, mid li. Fv Slenw, her nuii'mmi,
Civdtt Te.herow. uuiuariibd, Walter
Puli, unmarried. Warion Psub. un
married, Laurs Pugb, unmarried, Dora
Puah, ODmarriedi and Idi IrBab. un
married, defendants.
to tmma Junkin. Uavid Junkin.
Annie Wier, Johu Wier, Mary A.
Wrluht, Miles Tmherow. Omer l'etii-
erow, A. B Tetherow, C Bi Teiherow,
JiUie E. PiBrce. E. r. Pierce. Olida
Tethsrow. Walter Push, Marion Pugb.
Laura i-unn, JJora ruun. and LOa V unh.
the above named defenUaots r. and to all
persona uubnowa. having orolaiming an
interest or estate in the bereiualtti da- !
ec-lbed real property :
in me name ot tbe state o Oreirnn.
you and each o you, are hereby n quired !
to appear and- answer Ihn oocapluiut ol
i lie aoove nameu f laiatiltH.ia Ihe above i
entitled Oourt, now on ft:e wi h the .
O erk of siiid Court, with'n ten i:ays ,
from til ) date of) the service o this sum- I
mono upon vou. if served in Lann Coun
ty, Oregon but if served in any other
oouoty oil the- State of' Oegoa, then
within tweutv ds from the dale of Ihe
eorvice of thie summoni. udoii vou, and
you are hereby notified tliat if jou foil
to appear and answer said' complaint as
hereby reqoi'jd,' the Plaintiffs will ap
ply to the Caurt, for the relief prayed
i'ir in saia complaint, to-wlt : lor par
tition ol the following described tt-al
property. towit:
Beginning at a point on tbe Sooth i
neunuary line ot the 1 L O of Jee
W. Pueu aod wi e. same beiaa No;. No.
20-iO, and Claim No 45, in Tp. 12 S It
4 W-etti oi tlie vviU. Mei. O'fgon, whic i
U 14.41 chains W.-at o, the N. E con cr
ol tbe D. L U ol I H Bratt .in, ami
wife, Baine being Kot. No. 2034. and
Claim Ni. 42, in Raid Townbin and
Range: and running thencSou h 27.70
ebaius, thence W8-i 14 K2c)iiin.th-i ce
North 20.13 chains, th nee Nonh 82 de
grees 25 m l n 'i tea West 54.30 chums, to
tli9 Southwest cirner nf aid Claim No.
45., and thence East 63 91 chnins, tn the
place ol beginning; and c ntaining61.3.i
eras uiori or leap, all lying and b-in
in tie County of Linn and State ol Or
egon. Auo beginning at th South Wear
CO' ner of the D. C. of J-eee W. Pugh,
ami wiiu, same being Not. 2040v and
Claim Ni 45. in Tp 12, South ol Range
4. West of the Will. Mer., Sta'e of r
ego.i ; and runuKig thonce E8', 3&.10
chaiua, thence North 32.63 ohaina,
thence Wet,t 38 10 chainB, thence South
32 ba chain, to tne n'ace of beginning ;
and containing 124.32 aires of land. All
ol tbe foiegoing lauda tVtecrined as
abjve contaius 135.65 acrea, situated in
LinnCmintv, State of Oregon,
Accord ng to tbe respective rights of
the parties, plaintiffs and defendants
herein; or if partition cannot b) had
without material injury to thoae rght",
then fur sa e ol the said real property,
and premifoa, and a division o the pro
ceeds ol sale betwea the parties, naid
plaintiffs and dofendan'e according to,
and as their several interests may ap
pear; and that the cost and exjeuees of
(Ins anil, be adjudged a lien upon eaid
eal property and Ihe whole tbeieol un
til the earn i are p.iiu, aod for luch other
and turther order as to the dun may
earn meet.
Thie summons is published in Ihe
W- ekly Aiiusy Dkmocrat, lor a x coii-
secutiVD weeks, in puriuanceol an drier
made by Ihe Hon C. II. St-wart C uni
ty Jn 'a, of Linn Coun'v, O egnn ; dated
December 1st, 19)5. Dale ol Hist puti
ia ion isJDfc 8, 1905
J C CflRISTY.
Attorney for PleiniifU,
SENATOR MITCHtLL'S
FUNERAL,
All Oregon Turns Out as a Tri
bute. Portland, Or. Dec. 18. -All that
was mortal of Senator John H.
Mitchell who for 45 years was a dom
nant figure in Ores on politics, was
laid at rest this afternoon at Riverview
Cemetery. Thousands viewed the re
mains as they lay in state in the city
ha'l between 10 and 12:30 o'clock to
day. The throng at the funeral which
was held at the First Congregational
church this afternoon was far larger
than the spacious edifice could accomo
date. Thousands of the late states
men's friends from all parts of Oregon
had gathered to pay a last tribute.
The services were simple and free
from display. The beautiful Elks
memorial service was held at the church
under command of Exalted ruler C. E.
McDonnell. Prayer and scripture read
ing followed by Rev. E. L. House,
pastor of the church. The church
choir sang two selections and the ser
vices were closed by a benediction by
the pastor. Mr. Mitchell was not a
member of any denomination but Dr.
House, who was hi3 friend in life offer
ed) the church whea it became evi
dent that the city hall could not ac
commodate the many mourners.
From the church to Riverview ceme
tery the funeral cortege was conducted
by the members of Hassalo lodge In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows.
The honorary ball bearers were Judge
George H. Williams, C. A. Dolph,
Joseph N. Teal, William H. Galvani,
Secretary of State F. I. Dunbar, Ben-
i'amin Simpson, and Colonel David H.
)unne..
The active pall bearers were G. C.
Fulton, ot Astoria, Judge William Gal
loway, of McMinnville, Judge A. S.
Bennett, of The Dalles, Thomas A.
Jordan, Allen R. Joy, I. N. Fleischner
and Phil Metschan, of Portland.
MERIWETHER SENTENCED
To a Years' Confinement or Cruise
Washington, Dec. 12. The Meri
wether courtmartial sentenced the
Midshipman to a years' confinement at
tbe Annapolis academy, and. the cen
sure by the Secretary of tine Nayy.
The sentence was modified by Secre
tary Bonaparte to extent that he may
go on a cruise. The court heldrlhere was
a reasonable doubt as to whether
Branch was killed by a blow ot a fall,
and gave Meriwether the benefit.
The New Ministry.
London, Dec. 11. The Liberal Min
isters composing the new Cabinet re
ceived their- seals of office aiad were
formally ins-tolled at a meeting of the
Privy Council in BuckinghamiPalaceat
3:30 this aftmrnoon.
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
Hermann And Williamson Gel
Places,. Mitchell Ignored.
Washington, Dec. 11. Congressmen
Hermann and Williamson wese given
the same places on the house commit
tees held last year.
C. G. Goad was appointed, postmast
er at Dallas
Senator ffuiton decided not to call at
tention officially of the Senate to Sena
tor Mitchell's death, and the seat will
not be draped.
Speaker.-Cannon announced' to the re
publican membership that ail the com
mittees wejre increased one..
An Army in Revolt.
St. Petersburg, Dec 11. Fresh
mutinies- are reported among the sail
ors, andsoldiers at Sevastopol and KiefF.
The entire Manchurian aaray is in re
volt. Witte Goes Oy.-r.
St.. Petersburg, Dccu. ll.-The re
aetioi!aries have won. a victory, and
Count Sergius Witte,, formerly looked
upon as tne hope and friend of the
common people, has gone over to the
camp of the enemy, and is now an un
compromising repressionist.
"Put down all the uprisings, no Jdm
teratwhat cost,," he is declare tj
have said in a message.
Ryans's Swear.
? Npw York, Dec. 12. -F. J. Ryan on
the stand in the insurance case stated
that Harriman threatened aiverse
potitical action if not allowed to join
him in the purchase of the Equitable,
control.
Refuse Funeral Expenses.
Portland, Dec. 12. It is repotted
that Senator Mitchells family refused
the offer of the U. S. Senate to pay
the funeral expenses of Senator Mitch
ell. Rim-liiV Revolution.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 12.-The rev
olutionary committee is debating the
expediency of proclaiming a new gov
ernment before the Russian new year.
The plan includes a passive attitude
by the urmy, leaving the government
without military support with which to
face arms and bombs in the hands of
the strikers.
flu -inta,i Gives Up.
London, Dec. 11. The correspond
ent of tbe Daily News at Constanti
nople cables:
The Sultan has yielded. He accepted
the scheme for the financial control ot
Macedonia as embodied in the last coU
lective nste. of the powers,