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THE SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESS: FRTDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24. 1909.
STRIKE SEVTLMENT IS
STILL LP In THE AIR
3WITCHMEN AND RAILROADS RE-
SUME CONFERENCE TODAY.
Men Want All Strikers to Be Taker.
Back and the Twin Cities Split
Taken Up as a Separate
Affair.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 23.—Ac n con-
ference today in the office of Governor
Efcerhaidt. which wa« attended by nil of
♦.ho representative:] at the railway council
of the American Federation of Labor,
representatives of all the Twin City lines
affected by the switchmen'.-* strik ■ (Jo\-
error Eberhardt. hi* secretary, members
of ihr* State Railway Commission Miid
Labor Commissioner McLwen, proposi-
tions were made by both tha railroads
and the switchmen looking toward a set-
tlement of the strike. No agreement
was reached at the conference which last-
ed until b o'clock and it was agreed to
meet again it 10 o'clock tomorrow morn-
ing to continue negotiation*.
The railroads' proposition is to agr«»t
to employ aa many of their formei » ni- i
ployes as they have room for jn.I»T tie*
piesent agreement! until the termination 1
of the conference n«.\v going on oelween 1
ti e switchmen and the railroads in ihe
Chicago district, vhen tii • Vwin City i
r< ads will agree to meet any additions
in pay or working condlti Ns granted the '
Chicago switchmen by the Chicago lines, I
In their counter proposition, the switch- |
rren agree to arbitrate under tha arbi- |
tratic.n not of lEfls. but insist that separate i
negotiations be conducted with the Twin j
'iy lines in St. Paul.
The switchmen's proposition ask 1 that
the hearings bo conducted by representa-
tives of the employes and tlie companies
without the aid of attorneys, ^s far as
possible.
NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
HAS UNIQUE ARMY RECORD
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KIplS
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ror HEADACHE—Hicks' CAPUDINE.
Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous Troubles, Capudlne will relieve.
It's liquid—pleasant ;o take—acts imme-
diately. Try it. 10c, 2;>c, 50c, at drug tujrcs
•
KARPOFF TERRORIST VICTIM
Chief of Russian Secret Police Is
Blown to Pieces by Foe of
Government,
IMPORTED ENGLISH HATS
Automobile Coats
Special shipment just arrived. Beauti-
ful grays and fcnsilisli plaids in genuine
silk lined garments, $12.50 wn<\ up.
PLENTY OP SWEA T\IR COA TS
25(/o Discount
On our entire lot of Leather Novelties
and Silk Suspenders. Save a fourth of
the regular price.
and this great house with its thousands of gifts that men will appre-
ciate—its efficient store service and delivery system, is the logical place
for you to shop in the last few hours before Christmas.
4 We Suggest the Following as a
GEN. LEONARD WOOD.
A J. (JEN. LEONARD WOOD, commanding the Department of the East with
* headquarters at Governors Island, will be appointed chief of staff of the
army next April, succeeding Maj. (Jen. J. Franklin Bell, who has been chief of
staff since April 6, General Wood was colonel of the Rough Riders during the
Spanish war. General Wood entered the army In 188G hh an assistant surgeon.
Hi was In the Medical Corps of the army In 1S!)8 at the outbreak of the Spanish
war, when he was commissioned a colonel of the First I'nited States Volunteer
Cavalry, or, as that organization was unofficially known, the "Rough Riders." lie
and l.leut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt organized and drilled tho regiment, and it
served through the .Santiago campaign under their command. After reaching tho
grade of major general in the volunteer army he returned to the regular army. In
February, 1901, he was appointed a brigadier general by President Roosevelt. After a
long delay his nomination was confirmed by tho Senate, n,. has been a major gen-
eral since August S, 1903, and Is the senior major general in the army.
NOT BULLETS
BIT BREAD MAY
WIN REVOLT
Continued From Page One.
from General Gonzales claimed victory for
the government troops. These have been
spread broadcast, but tho truth has at
last begun to filter through and Mana-
guans are learning through various
sources that the revolutionists have won
tho battle around Kama and are soon to
! turn their guns in the direction of tie-
capital.
GOVERNMENT IS WEAK.
! The present government is in no con-
I ditlon tn oppose the advance of General
i Estrada's army. President Madriz has
behind him a strong political force but
few fighting men and no preparations
have been made to repel an attack. <ien-
eral Vasuuez is now here on sick leave.
Arkantjac Prnmntlv Lea<*e«s Prisoner* °nly a fcw (,aya ago he was at Kama, hut
Arkansas promptly Leases prisoner^ , ]eft hJp forces undor rommanr, n( (lon_
to Another Man. sales. General Toledo, who recently was
at the head of the Zelayan forces ar
Special Telegram to The Express. j Greytown. which was said to have been
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. Dec. 23. Charg- surrounded by the insurgents. Is also
ing that the State penitentiary hoard has j j„|)an Ir1af, r(,alcnP(1 toda „„ m|n_
i loin ted Its contract with htm 1 egai ding ; ^rnPrrli. on,. t|m there was
th" hlr. of ,'onyJets and a leglng that an ,nlk Hng i>r. Ir|as ,.ommand of
additional violation Is contemplated a „ wn he|levfM, „ , hP
future ness on of the board R I„ llalelgh m) pcrn,„tP[, hold a m ,
•oday notified thr■ penitentiary commls-■ tll„, „n,iPr ,hp M.1(Ir) „rt,nlnlstrntlnn
slr,n that he had thrown up the eontraet I ,Iils „nr„p,lInrltv was shmvn
them and therewith tendered the | ,.Pnt ,.,,1,1!,. »,thorln«s when he was hl-sed
ST. PETEItSBURQ, Dec. 23.- The of-
flclal organ has determined that Colonel
Karpoff, chief of the secret police, who
was assassinated today, was the victim
of a revolutionist who had been em-
ployed as a government spy.
The theory that Karpoff was making
bombs when killed with completely de-
stroyed.
Vosskressensky, the assassin, has been
denounced by Vladomir Bouteseff, the
revolutionist, in a magazine article pub-
lished this month.
His Third Victim.
PARIS, Dec. 23.—Vladomir Bouteseff
said today that Vosskressensky, the as-
sassin of Chief Karpoff of the Russian
secret police at St. Petersburg, was for-
merly a Russian police agent here, where
he was known by the name of Popov itch.
The revolutionist added that yesterday's
crime was the third act of vengeance
connected with Vosskressensky.
Highland Park.
For your future home—don't build until
you see H. P.
GIVES UP HIS CONVICT LEASE.
with
-onvicts back
On motion of Governor Donaghey the
400 convicts in possession of Raleigh were
ordered sent to the convict farm in Lin-
roln County.
Raleigh paid $1.40 a day for each con-
vict.
During the afternoon session of the
board a contract was made with W L.
Reaves for the lenso of the convicts at
$1 a day for one year. Governor Donn-
ghev and Auditor jobe voted against the
proposition.
The Indigestion of
Growing Children
Weak, Sickly and Emaciated Boys
and Girls Usually Victims of
Chronic Dyspepjla.
and hooted down when he attempted to
speak.
The Mexican minister left here today
for Corinto.
FOWLER HAS SPLENDID RECORD,
Texan Now in Nicaragua Earned Dis-
tinction in Philippines.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
Al'STIN, Tex., Dec. 23.—Unusual Inter-
est attaches to the press dispatches from
Nicaragua giving an account of Tues-
day's decisive battle, when the Estrada i
forces Inflicted such a heavy blow on
, the government or Zelaya army, fur the
1 story of the battle said that prominent
; at the head of the infantry forces of
the victorious army was ('apt Godfrey
Fowler, formerly of the Thirty-third
United States Infantry.
Captain Fowler is a Texan and a
During the developmental, or growing grandson of the lamented John H. Rea-
period of life, the stomach is under I *an N"( on,y h® has been absent
greater strain tluin In anj other epoch iroin this State but a few days, and
for the reason that bodily growth is holds the position of official court ste-
rapld In children, and the system requires | nographer in Judge Gardner's district,
a considerable amount of material to con- headquarters at Palestine,
struct new tissue a much greater
amount than after full growth has been
attained
In the adult, all that is required In a
sufficient quantity of food to rebuild the
worn-out "Id tissues, but in children, an
extra amount of well-digested, nutritious
food Is necessary to build up strong
muscle, bone, cartilage, teeth, nerve,
Dlood and brain
Well-fed children with strong diges-
tions. invariably grow to be large, pow-
erful, healthy men and women, with
sound minds and found bodies; while,
children who are sickly, nervous, peevish a ready for action
Irritable arid continually "tlred-out," are, knew that hesitation ........i ....... ......
nearly always victim* «'.f indigestion and ! h<* 1,lH mrn- strode forward under
never attain their full growth or an i a fI,lK of tn,c® an'i demanded uncondl-
•tvera.gr. amount of strength unless the i t*°nal surrender, saying his company was
stomach weakness Is cured before reach- I nierely the advance guard of a huge
ng adult llf.». force. The natives believed him and laid
During the adolescent. or formative down their arms. Captain Fowler
period of life, parents should make every ! marched his men In, took charge of
Capt. Godrey Reese Fowler has Ion.,
been prominent in Texas military eli-
des, though a young man, and saw hard
service, with a brilliant record, in the
Philippines. There he was under the
; gallant Luther R. Hare, another Intrepid
Texan, in the famous and successful Gil-
more rescue expedition
Captain Fowler's company became do-
i tached from the main command while
the troops were in the bewildering moun-
| tain fastnesses, and suddenly a < ompany
, of shout luO men found its.'if fa ing .i
village with over 400 troops drawn up
Captain Fowler
of that country.
Instructions i » this effect w r-? rent 11
the United States consul at Maagua, with
oirectior3 to Inform the Managuan .»f-
llcials i f the attitude of this Government
and was also instructed to report what i
basis there was for apprehension of trou- i
ble by American residents in that part i
of the country and especially at Granada
A telegram was received todw V:\- the
State Departrnt ut from A imiral Kimball, |
in command of the United States war
vessi'ls now in Corinto Harbor, stating ;
that the commandant ef the port of Co- j
rlnto had made a call on 'he admiral >n I
board his flagship, but that ths comman- 1
oant was not saluted. Admiral Kimball
also noted the arrival in .hat harbor of ,
the Mexican gunboat General Guerrero. |
WHERE IS THE ARM 11
The State Department is In som<-thlng
ol a iuandary as to what ha.- he-one•
<»t' the small arm. . about 1000 Mien, be- I
1< hglng to the government forces, which '
at last r.c< ounts, held poss^ssloii of Gr» y- ;
town. This section of the army was un-
til recently commanded by (I vieral To-
ledo, whb lately was reported as having
crrived at Managua. The report, ret-elved
yesterday from Captain Shipley of tin
D» s Moinrts at Blueflelds, stated tli.it j
tho defeat and surrender jf th-* /.elavnn '
forces at Rama disposed of practically j
all armed resistance o Eitrrd.i on the
west caast. Whti.her the Grcvtown con- |
tingent had previously Joined the Ze- I
li.yan forces at Rama Is In doubt, if |
not, It Is assumed another engagement j
at or * ear Greytown ma'- bo expected
lefore Estrada'* army takes up Its march >
for Managua
SAY DESERTIONS ARE COMMON.
Passengers From Nicaragua Say Knox
Is Gnat Man in Blueficlds.
NEW ORLEANS, Li., Dc°. Lassen*
f.ers arriving h -io tonight on tha steamer
Dictator from Blueflelds. Nicaragua, ex-
pressed little surjuisc wli" i to I I if Gen-
eral Estrada's victory t Reioa
They .«;iy that supreme confid-mce pre-
vail. d at the time .if their b partus from
1 b.'fields that Vasciues w.auld be speed-
ily vanquished aid that Estrada would
at once begin a ina.'ch on Managua. Ii
is reported that the insurgent ^oi.-es a>-<«
abundantly equipped with arms, ammuni-
tion and supplies.
Hardly a day passed, the Dictator's pas-
sengers Slate, that Ifs-vters frani ihe
\ asque7. army did not •••one >\ to the
f.-rcrs of vienerai Estrada. AM t« Id - f
bad treatment, lack of i ..| ;in.l poor or
ganljalli'-n among the gfv>-nmei: troops.
rearly all of whom, It is said, we < con-
scripted
Those arriving on the Dictator sav that
Sfuetary Knox lu extoll • I on all' sid m
and that the peoplr »f Blaefields with
rharactcrlstic fervor declir,. tie \- wi'!
'alse a nu.nniiK r#t as a tribute to ins
f-1 ate.aaanshlp.
Practical & Handsome Gift for 11 in
X lien's Fancy Suits and
Overcoats, Worth
$22.50 and $25, Choice
AH Bath Robes, Lounging Robes and
Smoking Jackets- in hundreds of
different colors a nd sty I e s—at
25% Less Regular Selling Price
Smaller Gifts That Every Man Can Use
Men's Shirts, colored effects, including the new tan
shades $ 1.00 to $.150
Soft and Stiff Hats $3.00 to $20.00
Hand Bags, leather. Genuine Alligator Grips.
Suit Cases, canvas lined.
Men's Leather Purses 50c to $.1.00
Leather Collar Boxes $1.50 to $5.00
Men's Linen Handkerchiefs 25c up
Fancy Vests . $1.50 to $7.50
Hull Dress Vests $.100 to $7.50
Silk Umbrellas $2.50 to $10.00
Walking Sticks 5/.00 and up
Military Hair Brushes (leather cases) . $5.00 to $7.00
Beautiful Card Cases $1.00 to $5.00
Peerless Suit Hangers $2.00
Men's Sill< Handkerchiefs
Automobile Gloves
Men's Toilet Sets ....
Men's Hosiery—Lisle, black and fancy
Cotton in black and novelty colors
Silk Pajamas
Fine Madras and Mercerized
Silk Underwear
Cotton and various weights in wool ...
Patent Leather Pumps
Custom-Made Shoes
Men's Bath Slippers
Initial Handkerchiefs (linen)....
Full Dress Gloves in all kid
Fownes—guaranteed
Perrin's—guaranteed
50c up
$2.50 to $4.00
. $4.00 to $15.00
, 50c to f 1.00:
25c and 50c
$5.00 to $10.00
....$1.00 to $5.00
.$0.00 and $10.00
. . $2.00 to $10.00
. $5.00 and $0.00
$.150 to $7.00
$1.00
25c up
. . . $1.50 to $2.50
... $1.50 to $2.50
$ t.50lo $2.50
Open Till
10 O'Clock Tonight
Open Till
10 O'Clock Tonight
HIDDEN TREASURE MYTH
EFFECTUALLY EXPLODED
EXPLORERS FIND NO WEALTH
ON ISLAND IN GULF.
Mystery and Glamour Surrounding
Tiburon Spot in California Gulf Is
Dissipated by Americans Whose
Glittering Vision Fades.
effort t ' build up their children, so that
good health, a strong constitution and an
abundance of vim, vigor, vitality and
energy may be an inheritance In later
yeai'. Too often the mistake is made of
attempting to build up the bodies of
weak, sjckly children by dosing them with
nerve and blood tonics, or the emulsion
of cod liver oil. which tend to upset the
stomach and thus make matters worse.
STUART'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS will
build up and strengthen weak, sickly,
under-developed and slow-growing chil-
dren. by digesting their food thoroughly
ard asplsting In Its absorption and as-
similation. Thev digest fond of every
kind very completely, including the vl-
allzlng albumen of etrgs, the fibrin of
meats, the casein of milk and cheese, and
the carbohydrates of bread, rice, potatoes,
=>tc.. so that tho system Is supplied with
all the materia! which Is essential to con-
struct large bone, heavy muscle, strong
nerves, a well-developed brain, rich, red , . -, ........
blood, and plenty of sound, henlthv flesh. °per»tIon performed, though he Is oper
producing brond shoulders and a goodly alIng on /elaya s army It was slgnlfi
height and arerAral development. cant that New Orleans was his dostlna
weapons and held the place until retn-
j forced. For this he was mentioned in
the battle accounts and accorded distinc-
tion bv the <government. Now he Is at
, the same ■ Id war game, much to the
surprise of bis friends.
County Judge Funderbunk and County
Attorney Harris of Anderson County,
both warm personal friends of Captain
Fowler, were here today and, while sur-
prised at the news, said such could be
expected. I'aptaln Fowler has a desk In
Mr. Johnson's office In Palestine, and
did not tell a soul where he was going.
He secured leave from the court on the
ground of nervous breakdown and went
to New Orleans for treatment by a spe-
cialist in that city. At least, tlmt Is the
excuse he gave for leaving Palestine, says
Mr Johnson He secured a young man
from Nacogdoches to act as substitute
court stenographer In Ills absence, and
the substitute is doing the work while
MEXICAN MINISTER IS MUM.
Will Not DIscusb Zelaya'a Probable
Attempt to Board Warship.
f'JTV OF MEXICO, Dec. 2?.. Minister
of Foreign Affairs Ignaclo Marl Seal re-
fuses to discuss before It arises a situa-
tion that will be created if Zolaya at- i
tempts to board or succeeds In getting on '
the Mexican gunboat General Guerrero,
now at Corinto. He declares that the ves-
sel di<l not go to Nlcaraguan waters for
the purpose of offering an asylum to
Zelaya, but simply to report to this gov-
ernment the progress of events.
When asked If Zelaya would find a
haven aboard the Guerrero, Minister
Mariscal said:
"That I cannot discuss tonight. All i 1
can say Is that the boat did not go there, j
with such an object In view."
DECLARE ZELAYA MUST STAY.
If He Attempts to Escape He V.'ill B»
Stopped.
WASHINGTON, Dor. 23.—It Is Inllmal- I
Pi] that tho Htatr. Department doe* not I
NOOALKS, Ariz.. Iw. 23.—Til,i mystery
and glamor surrounding Tlburin Island,
Gulf of c alifornia, has oeen dissipated
effectually through the return of tho
f♦ ven Americans who expl >red the island
which they supposed to bo Inhabited by
man-eating Serl Indians and to contain
hidden tnasure and rich mlneril depos-
its. The party was headed by Prjf. Fay-
ette A. Jones.
At Ouaymus the explorers bought n
brat, provisioned It for a three months'
Stay and proceeded up tho gulf, landing ' forty acres
at Kcnobay, on the mainland. Th-»re they
MAY SELL "FKIAK" lAINDS
Attorney General So Holds and the
Sugar TruBt Is Said to Be
Prospective Purchaser.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. The Philip-
pine government has power to sell the
friar lands" In the Philippines to Indi-
viduals In any number of acres desirable.
An opinion to this effect was today ren-
dered by Attorney General Wlckersham.
The opinion Is in opposition to the pro-
vision of the organic act of the Philip-
pine government, which limited the sale
of the unapportloned public lands ob-
tained by treaty with Spain to forty
acres.
In developing the sugar lands of the is-
lands, Individuals are to purchase the
.'A,(Ml acres of land contained In the San
Jose estate, on tho Island of Mendora,
which was purchased from the Itecol-
letto friars by the United States,
and which has never been occupied. It
was argued that to attempt to .•■'ell this
land In forty-acre tracts would defeat
the proposed use of the land. The At-
torney General has held that In author-
ising the sale of land the act of Con-
gress provided that the tenants should
he given preference in disposing of tho
estates, as many tenants held more than
This decision does not modify the law
, «. , . providing that no corporation authorized
; wne visited by twenty Serl men and . to engaged in agriculture shall not hold
women who proved friendly and who :n ! more than acres.
fotmod them there was n /thing of value. It 1" said that the sugar trust Is the
i on the island However, they crossed ' prospective purchaser of the land.
to the Island, established a permanent |
I camp and for five weeks prosecuted their j
explorations, fi.idhiK no Indication of any- i WPRfllNfi^i
thing of vaiu:> or of greit bit-res. fr LI/lflMUJ
The island is twenty Tilles wide and
thirty-five miles long and 1» >f voicani.
» rigin. Good gra h abounds and there is
pome running w.i'er it contains no im
nan beings, but hundred* of d«ier and
myriads wild plgjons.
inscriptions w re f< und oravin.T th«»
visit there in 190f> of a rescue natty in
search of traces of the Grind-li explor-
ing expedition, h st the year oeforc.
WOMAN IS BURNED TO DEATH.
Earlier in Day She Told a Neighbor
She Wanted to Die.
rVAT.DE, Tex . Ilrr. ?3 Mips Willi.'
| Love and Frank Kleo Kyle Williams were
n nrrled vestetday afternoon at the Meth-
i odlst fhureh by the Rev. Thomas Oreg-
j rv They left on the afternoon train for
' Cleburne to spend the holidays with the
parents of Mr. Williams The bride Is the
daughter of W. I» I/JVe and wife of
. vald.» and the groom Ih a prominent
i young attorney of Uvalde.
view with favor the Idea that President j Special Telegram to The Express.
Zelaya may go aboard the Mexican gun-
boat Guerrero. While there are no of-
ficial assurances directly upon that par-
ticular point, It is generally understood
here that the i'nited States would take
proper steps to prevent such an act.
Tills Is merely carrying out the declara-
tion of Secretary Knox to hold Zelaya
personally accountable for the execu-
tion of the two Arr.eileans. Grove and
TEX ARK AN A, Tex.. Dec. 23.—Mrs. Mo-
ta Hale, wife of Isaac E. Hale, a car-
penter, was burned to death at her home
at 309 Klrby Street, tonight.
Neighbors forced art entrance through
a window. As tne window
the woman was heard to scream, and
throwing up her hands she fell back Into
SAY CULBERSON 18 RECOVERING.
Texan Will Resume Duties in the Sen-
ate After Recess.
Special Telegram to The Express.
WASHINGTON, O C.f Dec. 23.-Infor-
mation received in Washington concern-
ing Senator Culberson, who has been at
Atlantic City since n short time before
was raised l'lf* convening of Congress, Is that he Is
improving and expects to be In the Sen-
ate after the Christmas recess.
Senator Culberson's friends in the Sen-
Hailcy, In discussing an amendment
which Senator ,M< I.aurln had offered,
took occasion to remark that the Junior
Senator from Mississippi was the ablest
criminal lawyer In the United Statis.
DEADLOCK REMAINS UNBROKEN.
No Successor Is Named to DeA'mond
After 484 Ballots.
BUTUER, Mo.. Dec. 23.- The determi-
nation to break the deadlock In the sixth
district Dcmocratlce convention, called t'.
nominate a successor to the late t'on-
! gressman I>o Artnond. met with failure
j today. Three sessions were held and
I .after the 48-1 th ballot the situation was
substantially the same.
I The convention asked the four candl-
; drites to present their Ideas about thr.
j best way t«. break the deadlock. Suddath,
Hargus '.nd Newman ncrreed to release
their delegates from their pledges If the
j other candidates would do tho same,
Dickinson, however, refused to agree
j to this.
! MAN KILLED; BROTHER JAILtO.
j The Tragedy Is Enacted Near Mark-
ham.
I
I Special Telegram to The Express.
MARK HAM. Tex.. Dec. 23.- As the rc-
I suit of a tragedy three miles south of
this place early this morning. P. W
Rundlck Is dead and his brother, .left'
Jhmdlck. is in Jail.
Although they lived. In the same house
and came iu contact with each other
frequently, the two brothers have not
spoken to each other In several years,
according to the statement of n <\ Hun
dick, another brother The three broth-
ers are bachelors and were living with
their aged widowed mother,
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EXPRESS WANT ADS ARE
RESULT QRINGER.
$ $
$$$$$$ $$5$9S
LAUNCH (iHfcAT BATTLESHIP
Mightiest Fighting Machine Afloat
Takes Initial Dive Into Its
I Element.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, De 2.1—De-
larerl to have no erjual afloat as a first-
lass fighting machine, the battleship
the greatest warship over bm't
I nltod ;:t;if* •-!. \ :ih hi ii n i'lied from
New Voik Shipbuilding
" It II oVIorlC
■vera I thou*
pr.s of ri.ilt
an
Utah
In th
tho yard of th
Company at (\imdon, N'. .1
today in the presence of
sand persom-v Miss May
Lake City, daughter of t'l.o <jo\ rnor of
I tali, broke a hottlo of champagne
against the keel of ihe great diip .ind
spoke the words that gav. the v» ss< I its
name.
Tho Utah will bo fitted f• r a flagship,
ami her complement will consist of a
crow of lijfKi, of whom sixtv will be of-
fi< ors.
The Utah has a length on the load
water line of 510 feet, or 521V4 feet over
all, and a beam of feet 2 inches. The
speed ex pod od is knots or more
hour There will be ton 12 inch bro«
loading guns on her main armament,
mounted on five turrets on the central
line of the ship.
RUSH THE FORTNER TRIAL.
Court Orders Night Session in Cas»
Involving $12,000.
FT l,Ot IS, M'. . Iic ■ a Tho Stnte
rested and the d« lonse began Its presen-
tation of testimony Lit.- today in tho
trial of M Dwight Eortncr. firmer hot i
clerk and roal estate opera tor, on a
charge of forging an endorsement to .1
note for $'2*Q<m.
In an effort to rush th<» trial* Judge
Grlnitn ordered anotiwr night Session.
J. M Trompley of East St Louis. III.,
who appeared as an ox-'ert in handwrit-
ing In the Patrick murder ease in N> w
York, testified tonight he was positive
the endorsement, "Henry c. Tulley," on
the chock and Tulley's signature on othep
checks wore tho same.
tne substitute is fining the work while Cannon Anv attemut of Mexico to a-iff. a .. . ....
• •nplwln K'.wlyr ii. yuppowlly. hnvlni; r,l hln> woul.l he .looked upon a. ut.- ! ,lle wh|,'h "PParently onvrloped i "'""inVon"''ir.oo" nt to At"
If you desire to have your children
grow up big strong healthy and power-
ful In mind and body, see that their di-
gestion is kept strong and efficient, and
If found weak, srlve them Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets after each meal. In order
that they may get the full benefit of the
food they eat. and you will be rewarded
by seeing them attain a far better than
average development, and besides you
mav be saved rnnnv a doctor's bill
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets arc for sale
by all druggl«ts. price fifty cents. A
'roe sample will be sent you, If your name
and address Is forwarded to the F. A.
Stuart Company, 150 Stuart Bid*. Mar-
shall. Michigan.
Hon, for that is the gateway to South
America and the basing point for opera-
tions Into those countries.
HE MUST PROTECT AMERICANS
Madriz Is Told He Is Responsible for
Their Safety.
WASHINGTON, Dcc. 23.-Sec: eta ry
Knox has given formal notice to Presi-
dent Madriz of Nicaragua that the I'ni-
ted States Government will hold him
strictly accountable for the safety of
American citizens In the western section
friendly to the United States of America.
Marines Are Still on the Prairie.
COLON, Dec. 23. - The marines are
still on board the United States auxiliary
cruiser Prairie, waiting for further orders,
MORE STRANGE AIRSHIP TALES.
Massachusetts Villages Report Aerial
Craft In Their Vicinity.
BOSTON. Mass.. Dec. 23.—Following
the report from Worcester last night of
the discovery above that city of a
strange moving light, apparently the
searchlight of a dirigible air craft, stories
her bodv
Early In the day tho woman had told a
neighbor that she had nothlnrj to live for
and wanted to die.
The body was viewed by Coroner Otto
Parkons, but no Inquest will be held.
of similar lights seen tonight from vil-
lages east of Worcester and even from
Boston Commons have come to Boston.
Meanwhile, Walter E. Tllllnghast, the
Worcester man who recently claimed to
have Invented a. machine In which he
had covered the distance betwean Wor-
cester and New York, and who It was
thought might have been the navigator
of the supposed air craft hist night, re-
mained noncommittal today.
l.intie City In the hope of recovering, his
health, and his return to his official la-
bors will be slneerc.ly welcomed.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO McLAURIN.
Senator Bailey of Texas Calls Him
Able Criminal Lawyer.
Special Telegram to The Express.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Perhaps no
man In the Senate will miss the late
Senator Anselm J. McLaurln of Missis-
sippi more than Senator Joseph W Hal-
ley. between whom there existed the
warmest friendship
A few weeks before the adjournment
of the extra sessloji last summer Senator
Run Down ?
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is a tonic. It docs
not stimulate. It does not make you
feel better one day, then as bad as ever
the next. There is not a drop of alcohol
Asit your rJnrfir nil about Aiict'$ Scnapa' in il. You have the steady, even grim
rilla t'.niirr.ly free from (iIco.'m!. A strong that comes from a strong tonic. Ask
lortlt on>< eikr.t'.lrc. t V0,Jr doctor all about tiiis.
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All or any part of 180 acres of vineyard, together with my fine heme In
Lodi. In the beat gr.ipe section of California, near Lodl. and only 100 miles
from San Francisco. Both steam and electric railroads. Over 40.000 acres
of vineyard in the county, and among beautiful homes and splendid schools,
which I will exchange for lands In the Lower Rio Grande Valley or might
entertain an exchange for San Antonio city property. No fictitious values,
exchange of dollar for dollar.
My reasons for wanting to exchange this fine property for land in this
valley Is that I have, after three years' trial, decided to make my permanent
home here, and wish to get my holdings closer together.
If you are interested call and see me at Harllngen, Texas.
J. IN. KILOORE
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