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cr.cco:? state-man Friday. , January, 24, mos ErjsunonjTS r ; :1 Aa Entire' Ccrnrnssd cf Fill:! Lays Dawn Anas t- 1, ;.Y.J;V.;WV- j REGULAR ARMY OFFICER KILLED . V; jBY ,AN ASSASSIN IN THE ISL- . ) i;" -. AND OF SAMAR. , ; Cevernor General Taft Discusses Con j' ditions' in the Philippines, and As serts that ths Insurrection Is Con- s t fined to 8a mar Island and Batan- gas Pro vines -Tht Civil Govsrn- mnt Is a Success. MANILA, Jan. I 21 Tha insurgent ! leader- Briecio La que apd his sntirs command surrendered unconditionally j to the American authorities, January ! 20th, in Batangas province. Captain J. Mfc Hartshorns Jr, Seventh Infantry, was shot from ambush and i kitted, January 2d, in the eastern part i of the Island of Smir. GOV. TAFT TALKS. , Sun Francisco, ; Jan- I 21. Governor General Tuft, who arrived from Man illa last night, landed this afternoon. j Governor Taft expects to start tor ,ii Washington ' tomorrow.! " Discussing conditions In fhe Philippines, Governor .'Tftftsall:.-. . ,, v i ' r .wih the 'press' would correct the ' impression that there $n war on all tile ' Islands. The insurrection Is confined to two localities the province of Batan ' i gas, and the Island of 8a mar. . Thli -morning 1 received a most encourging i cablegram froin General , Wright, who is acting Governor In my absence. It j said that, owing- j to General Bell's 'Strong repressive measures, the trouble Jn Hatanga was being auleted. " , j i "I don't think General Bell will have need to adopt the: reconcentrado prln clpitx In BatanKas-.; f "1 wish to Impress upon everybody that the Civil Government Is a success. There! Is a strong peace party In the ; Island, and It la composed of the most Influential meti among fche . Filipinos. 1hy are working earnestly and zeal ;. jously toward bringing about "happy re-il.-ttion between thHr count rymen and I- the Government, i 5 ! - '; ' -. ' - -J : TO SUCCEED LITTLE it AP- WASHINGTON'S 1 GOVERNOR ; . POfrtTTlSH" COMMISSIONER, i Last Hope for the Safety of a Missing - B at from a Wrecked Vessel, Is i . Shattered A Warshinp Lost in the : . i . 'Pacific. . XKW WHATCOM, Vah.. Jan. 21. (lover ur Mcltride. at his home In .iMounl Vernon, lias snnofiincetf tlrat T. - JL Ke shaw-of this city, would be ap ointetl Htate Fifth Commissioner to succei'il A. C. Utile, whose term ex pires March 1st next. -! . . 1 : Last Hope Shattered. . . Ha, B. iC Jan. 2ll -The VI ct last liopv Mefcl out for the Safety of the mis irlng jlmats crew' of the ' wrecked ,steamr- Bristol wna- shattered ' this morning. n ttn nrrlral of the steamer Amur; from the "imrtbiL A s-ar h was tnaile by; the steamer cruising around both Green and J rev Inlands, with. "the expectation of wmc evidence of -lost one being found, but without ' .'Search for'a Warship 1 Vii totla. 11. C., Jan. 21 The cruiser rhaet8 Is to call 'at Astoria. Or. for further onJer from th Admiralty, after 'searehing for traces of f the missing Hoop, or war Condor along the Van? l-odvef iAlamL Washington.' and Oregon costsf If the steamer Moana, now Jae. brlnga no advices, thf PhaVton will then prcx-eed to Honolulu.; ( -j f ; - : COL KNIGHT RETURNS. An Alleged Interview with Portias Faster, in New York,; Discredited J - . - in This City. ' NKW YORK. Ja. 21 Colonel Knight the father of Portia arrived yesterday aftern4wn on the Mesa ba en route for ttatemj Or. In an Interview he said: "The Duke of Manchester married Miss Zimmerman because he was bank rupt and needed te money. To my daughter, who was playing on the Inr 4o4t stage he paid ardent attention, and when ahe came to the conclusion that ie w a' merely trifling with her, she went to France heart-broken, and en tered S. convent. He wrote her many iktters'and In nearly every one of them he asserted that If she did not return he woluld kill himself. She believed him. arid returned. ',IIe renewed his :iult. ind his conduct was altogether iexemplary until' he went ;to Parta and 'met Miss Zimmerman. There her aunt arranged a marriage. It was a case of urgent need of dollars on the Vsrt of Cite action of the j nobility, and they were married... f ; . . -'. '. : loncl Knight heaved a sigh of -mighty soitw. He was about to turn away from the syrapathetle knot of re porters, to whom he confided his nar- rstton.- But he turned back and clinch ed the cae against the absent Duke with the following accusation: "Prior td this time," said Colonel KtilgtiU "the Duke wrote to my daugh ter , palpitating, passionate, heart bvtn Jitters.' rNo." he1 added, re gretfully. "I hare none of these letters with roe. They are In the Tiands of my daughter's sllcitor. They are damn- ing. I iThts does not sound' like CoL N. E. Knight, and his friend In this olty. to whom the interview was ibown, de clare It to be a fake,- and not the Col onel' statement at all). FORMING A COMBINATION. HONOLULU. Jan. 15. The labor unions of Honolulu are entering Into a combination against Asiatic labor. There is a great talk of work about to be done at Pearl Harbor, by the Jar tlonal Government, and it la feared that If a ruling- preventing the employment of Japanese or Chinese la not secured, the Asiatics will do a great part of the work.. There are aaid to be, 30,600 of them in the city of Honolulu, practlc al ly all of them deserters .from the plan tations -( . - ? .i XROZIER. REAPPOINTED -WASHINGTON. Jan. ;2L-rAt : the Cabiitet mfetIns.to.iay ' It Vat deckled to reiappofnf Robert 'V. Croxler. Unit ed States Attorney for Idaho. THE OLDEST WOMAN. HELENA. Montv Jan., 21.. The old est woman n Montana died here today, at the acre of 104. She was -Mrs. Wlnnif red Carroll. , and was born in Queens county, Ireland. September 5, 1797. . J : -i A SENSATIOM SUIT BEGUN BY AN ACTRESS AGAINST PREMIER JAMES DUNSMUIR! Of British Columbia Half Interest in the Estate of Defendant's Brother Is What the Plaintiff Desires De ceased Was Her Stepfather. ; t SEATTLE. Wash., ' Jan. 21. The Times tonight says: i , A special to the Vancouver World, from New York, 'today says, that Ed na Wallace Hopper, the actresp, Is to bring a suit against James Dunsmuir, Premier f British Columbia, ' in' the Supremo Court at Victoria, ; to ' set aside, the will of ' her stepfather, the late Alexander Dunsmuir, brother of Frimier Dunsmuir, by whlch-Jier moth er received a gratuity of $300,000, for which she was to release (all her claims to the estate. It Is alleged in the suit that James Dunsmuir used improper and illegal Influence with his late brother, A. Dunsmuir, to the dis advantage of the claimant. According to the laws of California, Mrs. Alexan der Dunsmuir was entitled to half her husband' estate, and , Edna Wallace Hopper is suing for her -full interest In all the . coal mines, railways, etc.. w hich her - mother's late husband was jointly Interested .with James 'Duns mu!?. RENOUNCED ALL CLAIMS. V Arch Duchess Elizabeth Will Marry One Not of Royal Blood The Au- trian Emperor Wedding ISifts. VIENNA Jan. 22. -Arch Ducftess: Elizabeth, In anticipation of her marri-: agre on Jjiinuary 23d to Prlwe Otho Von Wln'diah-Graets, who la not of royal blood, today took an oath renouncing ail elafm- for - herself and- her descend ants to the Austrian throne; , is The Emperor's gift to Arch "Duchess Elisabeth includes Jewels valued at Jl,600,600j a yearly allowance of- $230. -i 600. a gold dinner, service, and several royal residences. ' TORTURE, "i Torture1 had once a practical use. t It mljfht have today If j practiced or murderous conspirators. W aw; ' tKt likely to return to the practice, thouab nt'la unsafe to prophesy. But execu tiorw by i torture, the wheel, tho ol mode of punishing for high treason in England,1 are undesirable and uselts revivals. They" have no deterrent ef feet. If the inhuman -wretch who kill ;ed the President were - to b (handed over to Apaches to be' tormented U t death, it would, only cause reaction oi sympathy, says Andrew Lang- Jh Lo ma n'a Magazine; The abominable rru- titles practiced on Anthony Bablng ton and hi acoompllcea disgusted even the far from? sensitive Elfsibethan spectators. And no one was. frighten ed;- . men went pn- planning assasslna- tlonf as before.! The roasting- alive of negroes accused of certain offenses has no deterrent ejTecti, -ami merely gratl fies the spirit f revenge. Yet many a wouM-be murlcred shrinks jifrom a simple hangi-ns. It Is odd that the ad dition of exquisite sufferings has not a deterrent effect, but It seems to have noneOf-course. It has not been tried on Anarchists but, experience 4oe not counsel the experiment. Popular preachers, both in America and here, have spoken silliness in - this matter. They live; by amotlojnal displays, and are wisely disregarded. If we could get at the orat ors and writers who en courage crimes .whlch they dare not commit, the results would be more sat isfactory at all events these persons would be made uncomfortable. But probably they will be ailow-ed to enjoy freedom of speech, unless theyxare oc casionaily lynched.! m method to which there are patent objections. 1 --. . . I ' - - - a V: Kais sel ian se sct m karsess treated na Carcka Hf mm CM. i fcaesUMia- r son aa4 ptfc able S-titckm , mot brak. tacs to ci(a aa4cM. Taa ! kcrp Iniifcit hkm mw, bat as loafkytbs Mt fcarrka Oil. SeM Lb ok tlliuav Ma4ar SUadars-Oa V 11 J w w : ' I I mm IL TAQIfF DILI Ccnslltred la tht Settle s:3 Ct , bated by Lcis " HE APPEALED TO CONGRESS TO DEAL WITH THE' QUESTIONS AS THEY MIGHT ARISE. .- " Rawlins, of Utah, Urged a Substitute. ' Promisingv the Filipinos Independ ence When m Stable) Government Is ' Established in ths Islands Appeal to Save ths Lif of a Condemned Boer Commandant. "-WASHINGTON, Jan. 2t For nearly three hours today tha Senate had under consideration tha Philippine Tariff bill. The debate was opened by -Lodge, chairman of ths Committee on ths Philippines. He concluded with an ap peal to tha Senate and to Congress, to deal with ths questions relating to the Philippines as they might arias, and to keep clear of vagus words .f end vaguer promises, iri an impassioned peroration he besought Congress not to give mortgages on in unknown future. Rawlins (Utah) delivered a vigorous speech in support of the minority sub stitute, in , which.; independence was promised to the, Filipinos as soon as a stable Government could be established in the Philippines. ' Bacon (Ga.) sharply cHtlcised 'the Secretary of 'War for the alleged viola tion of the laws. In issuing an order permitting vessels flying- a foreign flag to participate in the commerce between the United. States and the Philippines. To Save a Boer Washington, Jan. 21. Representative William Alden Smith, of Minnesota, member .'of the House . Committee ' on Foreign Affairs, today IntrodTJced a res olution, Instructing; the State Depart ment to request the British Government to withhold the sentence of death. passed on j Commandant Scheepers. pf the Boer .iarmy.- who Is about , to.be shot. The i resolution " recites '. that Commandant Hchec-pers, a subject of the Orange Free State, was captured while sick and wounded In aJiospftaL and therefore' entitled to the iHivliesea and exemptions of a prisoner of war, and that his execution, may lead to acts of retaliation and reprisal, and thus make' more difficult and distant toe prospects of peace. -''-;"..' : v Can't Make Platforms.' , Washington. Jan. 2 l.---The committee of .-twelve - appointed by the caucus; of the Hoijse! Democrats to consrder a number oft -resolutions -outlining the policy to be pursued by the minority luring- the 'present . Cong-res; " have agTeed to jreeommend to the general Democratic caucus the adoption of a resolution, declaring It to be the sense of the Democrats of the House that the caucus la not for the purpose of mak ing platform declarations, and has no power to add to or subtract from the National platforms already adopted. A Wide Latitude. , Wishlngton. Jan. 21. In the absence of other pressing- business the House managers are allowing the w idest litll tude in the debate, of the -urgent de ficiency bill before the House." The irrigation of arid land in the west and the advisability of retaining control of the Philippines Were the main ?topics unurr. discussion today. '- . coin rta-viciea. De lclrfe.'-Ia., x Janw tl. Senators Allison artl-ruillvrt were re-elected today. " .1 OFFICERS ELECTED. Foi the Lewis & Clark Exposition - H. W. Csrbek Is Chesen President. PORTLAND. oW Jan. 21. The or ganlzatlon tf the Lewis and "Clark Fait corporation! was effected, today, by the election of the following officers: , President, U. W. Corbett: vice pre fdent, H, W. Scott; Secretary, Henry E.jReed; Itreaaurer, First National Bank of Portland. t St. Louis; Mo., an. 21. At a meeting of the Federal World's Fair Commis sion today. Mrs. Phelps Montgomery, or Portland, Oregon, was appointed a member of the Board of Lady Mana gers. . I - ; ' .-: AN ASSASSIN'S WORK. ROCK.- Ark Ijan. 21. LITTLE Thomas Bush, colored, nephew of John K. Bush. Receiver of the United States Land Office here, was assassinated to night. , The' assassin escaped. j v- FAMOUS VIOLINIST DEAD ' ! "NEW. YORK, Jan. 21. Camllle Vrso. who was famous for fifty years In Eu rope ond America as' a, violihst, died here yesterday. ' A; SWEDISH MARRIAGE CUSTOM. The Scandinavian bridegroom gives his betrothed a prayer book and many other: sifts, which usually include a goose. She. in turn, gives him. espe cially in Sweden, a shirt, and this he Inevitably ' wears on ' his wedding day, saya the Woman's Home Companion. Afterward he lays It away, and under no circumstances of state or, poverty will he wear It again while alive. .But no wears it in his grave, ana there are Swedes who earnestly believe not! only In the resurrection or the body, mat In - . . . v. "' trothaX shirts of such husbands who nve never orosen tnetr marriage vows, xne swecusn wwower man ce- suroy upon ue eye .oi ots secona mar- riage the weddinr Wrt bis first ". wife .... v i ,iiiw . The Farmer . The Cairdener T The Housewife I Thty raS S titU norr. Tttry I ara rrU a prrmt 1 tiian tttm uniinarT IuimL ru4i I tnx;lnv itM animal I ma. O. M. FCRJIYatCa Detroit, Mloft. j 4 , POSTMASTERS CONFIRMED. ..-.esaaasajBBs-J - ;: i ' " A The Senate Approves ths Appointment of a Batch of Nashya. WASHINGTON. "JanV 21. The Sen ate; has made the foUowior -confirmation, of - postmasters: . Washington Oliver Hlnman. Kllen burg. '' -''. v: . Idaho Ed, F. Winn. Idaho Falla." Alaska Frank W. S wanton." Nome. Oregon David L Moomaw. Baker City; Thos. W. Riches, Silverton. ESCAPES ARE CAUGHT ONLY FOUR OF THE RUNAWAY V ' PRISONERS AT LARGE! .V Federal Officers Succeed inx Running Down Most of the Men Who Left McNeill's Island Prison. TACOMA. Wash4 Jan. 21. Four more Federal convicts Campbell, Mor4 ton, iAinsworth" and Davis, 'wem cap tured? on McNeill's Island today, leav-: lng but four how pat large. ) s Davis, the convict supposed to have been wounded last night, was caught this afternoon by Rancher Hanson, and, while on the way to theprlson knocked Hanson down and tried to seise his gun. but was seized by two ; other- guards, and the three .overpowered him ater a hard, struggle, A Ledger reporter, who left McNeill's Island at 10 o'clock tonight, brings "lit tle additional news of the man hunt. No further captures have been nude. HE GAVE BAIL. - ' . ' BliTTE. Mont, Jan. 21. -A special from Helena, to the Miner, says, that Herbert Matteson, cashier of the First Nationni Hank of Great Falls, who has confessed to the embesrlement of the funds of that Institution, was .released, tonight from the county Jail. A bond W-as furnirhed by Great Falls men. ATTEMPT TO PRESERVE PEACE BETWEEN 'i -. - - ' - " AMERICA AND SPAIN At the Outbreak of the Late War Germans Displeased at British Be s - trayal of -Diplomatic Secrets at This Tims - " i - f VIENNA. Jan. 21. Inquiries at the Austrian-Hungarian Foreign Office confirm the essential points of the statement madcby Lord Cronborne, the Itritish Foreign Under Secretary J-esterda yKThe dynastic relations of Austria with Spain led Autra to be Sin a, .peace propaganda! at the out break of the Spanish -America ri war, which was carried on, throughout EU rope. France was ready to second the effort of Austria: Germany and Rui sia maintained a passive attitude, while Great "Britain declined imy.stepsu . x ,:- .'f-- to take Germans Displeased. , - - ' i -. ( -: Bci-fln, ?an. ,2l.-Tli Foreign Office denies that Germany associated itself With any other Government to bring about European intervention in the Spanish-American War. - - V Some, annoyance has been expressed in official circles here, that ihe British Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Lord Cranbome, and the British For eign dl at this moment, make tending to discourage the statemei growing" feeling between Germany ! and the nited Statea, seemingly de-1 signed to poll, the pleasant prospect ot the visit id the United States of Prince Henry, of iPrussla. Prir nnce rienry Threatened. Berlin. Jan.21. A'news agency here has received a dispatch from Chicago, representing; the chief of police of that city as saying, that he could not be re sponsible for the safety of Prince Henry, of Prussia, while In Chicago, without an increase of a 1 detective force, suffijclent to stop any anarchist movements. The cablegram is regard ed bysome officials aa an Invention. y - APP6 NTEES CONFIRMED. -I t The Senate Approves the Selection of t -Mwrntr ; siw miisg, WASHINGTON. Jan. .22. The Ben- mte today confirmed the following; nom inations: I ' ";..--,:'--.; . Mf ;A- Oti?ro Governor of New Mex- co. , 4 " -' - -': ;.;----'-;. Poscmast rs In Idaho-D. C. Legic Rerburg-; Ij. R. Frost. Wafdner; J. C. Garber, Grangevine; F. G. llavemann. Siitmon: M. J. Gray, St, Anthony; D. F.; Mason. CoeUr d Alene, INSPECTOR DISMISSED. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Upon the recommendation of Immigration Corn- ":Z.:"" "."ZZ o . nMTftlnr Intnn-lnr mnti Nainm. An uty at Neiw York ctty, has been dis- mim4i from the service. He. has been J supervlsinr Inspector at 1- .vTl 1 on duty xw Yoi months. The ground for dismissal Is 1.1 1 uj? fsfcMfc, arc cu vi, srftM given aa neglect of duty. , . . . . . . . j - i : i I l IS w s- AISIRIA STAMCIHT BY. ,: - CLZVcLAHD Tte Lx-Presliect Discnssts (be Proposed Cubaitrarlff HE APPROVES PRESIDENT ROOSE-! VELTS MESSAGE TO - CRESS! ON THIS SUBJECT And Chidea Ccngrcss for Waiting . Nations, Like InJivi'doals, Cannot Safely Violate the Rules ef Honesty and Fair Dealing Warm Debate in tha Lcwer. House of Congress en the Philippines yesterday. : YORK, Pf ., Jan. 2Z A B. Farquhar, of this cityj head of the Farquhar Ag ricultural VVerks and prominent in Na tional Democratic affairs, haa received a letter "from ex - President Grover Cleveland, "answer" to "one"sent" him by Farquhar relative to the relations of ths United States with Cuba. Mr. Cleveland says: ' "The arguments ussd in opposition to the tariff concessien - Cuba Implores, based uponj our material interests, are fallacious, mistaken and ' misleading, while their ( source, and tha agency of their propagation and spread, -cannot fail to be recognised ay every honest. patriotiCv Citizen with, shams and hu miliation. "Itseemsro me. however, that this subject invveaa morality and science higher and more' commanding than all others. The obligations arlslna from these innildraiionsannot he better or more forcibly define than was done by. President Roosei In his message tp Congress, nor' better em phaslzed than has been done tary Root, and yet Congress while we occasionally heur of con sions which the rich sugar' Interest migh approVe in .behalf of trembll Cuba. . : X do not' believe that Nations, any rnore than Individuals, can safely vio late the rules of honesty and fair dealing.- I . ; "... . . ... Until thfre Is no escape, therefore, I will hot believe that, with all our fine words and jlofty i professions, our em brace of Cuba means the contagion of a deadly .disease." Warm Debate! Washington. Jan. 22. Some of the old' pnrtisati fire was injected into the proceeiil ngs of t he Housed today, w hen the Iteni in! the urgent deficiency bill, appropriatlrig $500)00 for a military tost at Manila, which' the Democrats I , ve urru unuig an a vexc tor. spcecnes In opposition yto the" Phlllp'plhe '-policy of the administration for the last three days, wa reached. Cannon, in charge of the bill, rjonfesaed that the appropri ation Was subject to a point of order, and It was out. - In lieu thereof he o(Tered!an amendment to appropri ate the same sum for the "shelter apd protection" tf the officers and enlisted men . of the army on duty in the Phlllp pinea. Thl the chair held to be In order, and it at, once became the subject of a very spirited debate, in " which Richardson, the minority -.leader; Wil liams (MIssL). and DArmond (Mo.), were pitted against the chairman .of the I Appropriation Committee. Partisan ap plause rang out on each side to cheer I their respective champions, and there i seemed to be a solid line on eac-h side of the aisle. But when the vote came to be taken, Cummlngs. a, New York DetnocratJ vpted Vlth the Republicans, turning angrily on his political brethren as he did m and. wHh hlsVlinched Oat in their faces, cried out that he hoped I h&jnlght be paralyzed when he refused to vote to protect an American soldierH The vote ori ine adoption of the amend- ment stood 27 to 100 MANY SHIPS OVER-DUE. Chilean Lumber Vessels from North Coast Ports Probably Lost. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. There' is I tittle doubt that severalfc'ivm-an vessels, I which sailed), from Norfhern coast I urn-I ber; porta for Suth America, have W, n lost af- s a. The list includes TftmX nil- I ean bark Admlirai Tegetthoff, now out 101 days from I Chemalnus to Antofa- gas ta, and the Chilti. n ship Antoinette, out 245 Aayi from Chemainus for the ! same pott The Chilean bark Emms I Louisa. 17 diivs from Port Biakelv for Valparaiso, hasj net been reported, and the same Is trie of the Chilean bark India, out 135 days from Port Blakeley for fValparalfo. ! The ship Lake Iceman Is out 141 days from Whatcom, for Val- paralso; the bark Royal Sovereign, 11 days from Tama. for Valparaiso, and the Peruvian bark Santa Rosa. 1 2s days 1 from Port Biakeiy for Peyte, Peru. Anlng peace. ordinary passage ror any or the vessels named would be SO to 75 days. I V WILL NOT AGREE- Sugar Conference at : Brussels f Will End in a Wider Breach . LONDON. Jan. 22 The correspond-ffor ent of the Aasoclated Plress here, upon excellent authority, tonight learn that the International Sugar Conference at Brussels Is" prsctlcally certain to end In disagreement, between the powers concerned, with the result that France I and Great Britain will take active steps against the Austrian and German bounty system. The "Kartels" (organ izations of sugar refineries) in the latr trr countries have formed a'rock upon which the delegates to the cimferencei will split. ' SCHLEY IS SILENT. tlit 'Will Say Nothing About Appeal taiuet a pacaage at your grocers loaay. vriw r w i BWtvnTny. Jn. SI. Rear Ad- I tnlral and Mrs. W. S. Schley will leave Vrl.tav momlne for Chlram 4n ml lrtvuteear furnished by "the Baltimore " - ---- - - & Ohio Rallruud. The Admiral refuses ' rw.:. Ti..iir..ii -ri iitmlnl f nisa ' to make public his appeal, filed with the President yesterday. This lain ac cordance with the desire expressed by the President. The President w ill .turn the whole matter over to Attorney General Knox.. for his report and revW" ommendatlon. ; AFTER THE RAILROADS. Montana Board of Equalization Will Increase the Valuation of the' Companies' Property. . p HELENA.' Mont Jan. 22. JManke are now being; sent to the railroad com- panic., by the State Board of Equalisa tion, asking; for report .of the Im provements and extensions made during- the year. It Is understood that the Board of Equalisation contemplates making an increase in the valuation of the railroads paying;, taxes in' this state. From a member of .the board it is learned that the board will propose some notable Increase in .the valuation placed upon .the, railroads of Mont aim. .v-o-ave? eanj tle Ha tir.J Yai m A?tari lagj SigasUre ." - et,,; I, SCIIMITZ Ifi EARNCSr X 8AN .FRANCISCO'S NEW MAYOR MAKES A GENERAL CLEAN-UP. Officers Removed Because of, Neglig ence and a Reign of Terror Among Officeholders Results Injunctions ' 'of the Court Are Ignored.' SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 22. iince his Inauguration, January Sth, last, Eu gene E. Schmits, the Labor Union, I mavor iff thia rltv. has wieldel his offl- L.al axe with such vigor as to create ; IVIiamilAllVJI III IUC ...raivrun ... i - jnents of the municipal Govefnmrnt, refn I Immediately after having assumed the; office the vnew mayor . insltutM a searching' investigation Into the con duct of the several officers, with the if w I suit that sweeping removals are said to be pending , and some have already ?en made. . '. .' . '-. -. 7oday E. ".V.. Williams, the Justice's was forcibly ejected from his of- the police, after having Wn on Ihe charge that he sjent official time at r the race leauvor at his omct. . mat new mayor is thoroughly In -earnest Was shown todayKwhen he deliberate ly disobeyel the ifhuwrary Injunction, secured by Williams from the .-Superior Court to retrain him from ousting him from office,- 1 J RUSSIA IS OUR TRIM WAS COUNT MOR AVI EPF'S "'' BLUNT REJECTION F tha Proposal for Intervention, -that -Prevented jlnterfersnee of Europe in. Spanish-American War Eng land Not Entitled to. Credit, for It,' " but the' Czar's Government Is. PARIS. Jan. 22. In view of the state- ment, made by1 Lord Cranbourne, the British Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in the House ot Com mons on Monday, n the subject of. re presentations made ! to Great Britain before and after the .outbreak of the Spanish-American war, the representa tive of the Associated Press madejn qulry here, and -received, the following" explanation, which throws a somewhat different light on the matters "Irt the first pjace, in the Spanish pe gotlatlons at the end of March, 1808, to secure the intervention- of the Power In. her favor. Great -Britain " took tbo same, attitude as France and the other Powers, She neither refused rrnr con sented to Join In collective action. All the Powers were hesitating- until they ascertained the lnterit:onsVf the others. Russia settled the mattv-rl by the late Count MoravlefTs Wont reaction of the proposal. : . ' l r a few days before the war. howeven it was declared that Mr. Balfour Iwid raised an "objection asalnst any mitr. which would have the aptearance of putting pressure on the Unit M States or offering an opinion on the United States' attitude. This was the extent of Great Britain's action In favw of 1th - irnitt Hilt. "France's attitude thioughout was rrlendly to the United States, aa well to Sfaln, her ardent desire being l avert, war. She took no initiative m any suggestion lending to put pressure on the United States, nor at. any time encouraged Spain to resist. Her Infiu- ence was always directed to malntaln- , CLEVELAND GOES SHOOTING The Es-President Is Almost Restored ;-' to Heslth. - -' . ' PRINCETON.? N, J,.l Jan. 22. Ex- President Grover Cleveland left tonight ,, South, "where .he will remain -everal days hunting with EL Crf Itene- diet. Rear Admiral Evans. General An man O. McCook. and Herman May. Th party will go to Georgetown. 8. 1. Mr.; Cleveland appeured i ts,l have regained his normal health. WHAT SHALL Wit HAVE DESSERT?- FO This question arises In the family every dy. . Let us answer it today. Try Jeil-O, a delicious and healthful dessert. Prepared in two minutes. No toiling! no baking! simply add boiling water and set to cooL Flavors: Lemon, Oranje. Raspberry d Strawberry. Mrs. AV N. Gilbert returned f rom Har- "tTLl" 'tf VlulT has been at the bedside Of her auat. Mrs. M. 3, Love, . At A tntm. la V UltTU wa i-v morning 1U marn nr Last. D . '..:- J- 7
