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of tha brtb offered or given but thought
It should t spaclflcally fixed at 110.000. Mr.
t'ockraa vffcrad an amendment maklnc bribe
rivers lnsllslble to any office of trust or
profit mater tin government; Mr. Williaraa
move4 t aaaand by making the fine not
"lesa" tha three times tlia amount of the
ribe hn Mr. Qalnea wanted the law
omended ao as to apply to lubbyleta who
l.rlp the bribe-elver.
Mr Coeknua said that in ht opinion the
I ribe-ttvwr was worse than the bribe-taker.
A different -view of the matter waa taken
ty Mr. Macon of Arluoaas. who thought
t'e bribe-steer not worae than the bribe-
1 ker Mr. Osckran replied that to twenty
? ara" experience In the house be bad not
eard a wblsper of saeptclon acalnat any of
1 a members but those against whom his
t mendmsat 'was directed "are the male-
i actors f taaunanae reaourcee who could
:ily overooene the virtue of some suby
r tinats fflccr and tempt him to bis foUx'
later assnme the office of honor iai
trust wbick their rlctlms had been bribed to
'i ns afnandmaots all were lot ti atso
as aa amendment offered by Ir. Broad-
1 of ennsylvanLs prohibition members
' f oongrsaa from acting as ofjlcera or a1"
ney of earporaUons engaged In lnter-
te trade and one offered by Mr. Webb
' North Carolina Umitln to time of war
e eacttoal providing punishment for any
e inducing an artificer or workman in
nrnmant ' assploy la enter that of any
sea or prtvau c
. ETSASHTST BOMB HTTET8 TUT.
-waioa'og1 Tliree Kiidlea Partially
v .?Wrtk Building.
' f iAuoii Prat It"-)
K ETW TOBJt. January u. Ten persons
-ere injured by aa explosion tonight of three
namate fcsbs which partially wrecked m
i-atory Ian am mt building oa Bast BUty
urta all eeC
l bs Injured were lemrnrl to the Flower
."pitaA-v
e '9yaaatlU komba were pleated In the
r of . tbe tanoment and exploded one
t anetkar In quick succession. The ex
kb threw the occua'Sols of the tenement
' a pania and there waa much excitement
" the patients and nuraea of Klower
talt which la only a abort distance
. . a Scoree of people ruehed from the ad-
it bouses and the poHoe bad all tbey
4 da la qnlet the terror-strit kened
re 'are a number of Italian families
the tenants in the house and the po-
1 twllere that the bom be were exploded
. millibars of the black hand society.
. 7 CAUSES FATAL DKRAI1MEHT.
-T9 rireman Killed Two Others
Hart Sear Holly Spring? Mitt.
NAettViLUB Tenn.. January 13. A spe-
1 from Holly Springs. MIjs saya:
' nr Holt a negro fireman was killed
. f. wearing of Sharon. Tenn. a mall
ik. waa seriously injuiod. (;. r. ;onley a
ellruj aateenutn. was badly bruised and
f a dosea other pussengera suia.neJ
irr Injuries when the eng-ine ataclied to a
. t inbound Illinois Central (rain was umll-
oid ttiraexl over near here today. The
.viment was caused a the engine str k-
' a cow. Although pinioned under thi
rturned engine. Peter Oaffney of Ja. k-
1. Tern. the engineer escaped practically
ujured.
A Host Valuable a.gent-
The tlewsrlus smpioyod In Dr. Plemel
r edldBSS ITsatl enhances tbe medicinal
I ropertles which Iv extracts froai native
t ledicloal roots and holds In solution
...licit better than aioobol would. Il slro
wiasssj aksdlcinal properties of IU own
Ming -valuable bnmulcent auultlvs
ihtiseptle and sntlterment. It adiln
fatly to therfHcacy ol tbe Ulack Cherry-
s a rk Bloodroot Golden Seal root. Stone
ot ' and Queen's root contained In
Oolden Medical Discovery " in subduing
lronla Or lingering roughs bronchial.
.roatandlUDgadoctlons f . r all of which
i Ci-e agents are rccommendod by itand-
. d raedlcsJ anthoritips.
In all eases wlicrn there li a wanting
raf of flesh loss of aiip.-tilo with wnah
omatTh as In the early stages of con-
mfllnrt there can be no doubt thitgly-
ni.eacts as a valuable nutritive and
'i irha tiplden j! root htone root.
:' rott and lilack Cherrybark lo
lliestlon and bul Mlnr uo the
freogth controlling tlie cough
ng sooui a neanny condition
lie system. Of course. It mast
sctea lo work miracles. It will
bnsumption except in Its earlier
i wry rvtrr nu'j.u
r.iMTTT7t'"IY"'e 1n"t-'l's- hroni'l.i:il
a r
r?fVl iiiiromc sore
.. Wilfi lrsrsent-ss In acute couglij
oiilsoelTec.live: ITls In the lingering
'-00 exmghs or those of lonvstnndlng
1 when accom pan icl by blinding from
1 tbtt it has performed IU most
ilous cores.
.f. Flnley r.lllngwood M. D.of Hen-
.Med4 College Chicago says of gly-
v-npejbxla It serves an excel lent purpo
a fixed quantity of tbe peioxulu a'
-n in solution.it Is oiie uf the beit
u-tnred pruoucmof th oreent time in
s 'O upon enfeeith-d. dlsi.nlfred stom-
iHvlally If there 1 ul ..rallon or ca-
. Katrltla (ralarrliol InlUmmnii n of
t (t. is a nwwt ef.i-lent preparsilon
e will tellers mauy cases of pyroslt
and excessive gastric Istomacbi
1 Medical Dlnrwvery" enriches and
i:e blood Suring blotches pimples.
. scrufuloasswsjuiiga and old sores
. pr. R. . Pierce fcf Bnffala K. T
.. n-i lelllng all about the natlx
. mi mtiolnf I bin wuvaetfui
. .twaMs4cuaailala
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81.
T. A.
Our Stuck Is Complete
TEXAS
Ccalara ia
mill supplies
oil well"supplies
ol all kind
It's a Pleasure to Quote
AANY LOSE LIVtS IN
AN OPERA HOUSE FIRE
(Continued from Page One.)
- -irii-n-t-iru-i i i.i ui.i i.i-i.i ii i i.n
panlea such a catastrophe. The names
trread rapidly to the other parts of the the-
ater men. women and children rushed for
the many silts and the weaker sex and the
children ere trampled and maimed In the
mad ruab to gain the street.
AsFltan.-e was st once asked from both
Reading and Pottstown and special trains
carrying nurses and physicians were rusiieu
to the soene of the disaster.
HOMES TEMPOKART H08PITAL3.
Every home within a radius of half a
dosen blocks of the opers house was mads
a temporary hospital where the wounded
were rushed by carriages and other means
of conveyance. The place has a population
of about K00 and Is located midway between
Pottstown and Reading. The rtre Is not yet
under control but It Is not thought thst It
will destroy other property as the opera
house Is on a plot of ground by Itself.
Hundreds of persons surrounded the burn-
ing structure apparently unconscious of the
pending danger from the falling walls. Many
parents who had children in the opera house
were pacing to and fro almost maddened by
the awful sight
NIOHT OF WATLJNO AND ANGUISH.
The night was one of wailing and anguish.
Tbe shrieks of the mothers who had rushed
to the scene aa aooa aa they learned of the
fire was pitiful. As tbe night wore on the
crowds surrounding the building grew to
ench proportions that it was almost Impos-
sible for the police which had been aug-
mented by a score of men from Pottstown
and Reading to keep the people back. One
woman who said that she had lost her entire
family In the theater was with difficulty
restrained from throwing herself Into the
roaring flames.
At 1 o clock a special train from Reading
bearing physAans and nurses reached here
but there was little for them to do as the
Injured had been cared for by the local phy-
sicians assisted by tha Pottstown relief oori.
A few minutes after midnight the rear wa I
of the theater collapsed. The flames broke
out anew and those who had val ly hoped
to be able to find the remains of some of
their loved ones turned In despair from the
scene.
It is estimated that at least seventy-five
persons were Injured by being trampled upon
either on the stairway or by Jumping from
the windows of the burning structure Of
this number at least s score were fatally In-
jured and at least a half dozen succumbed
to their Injuries after being hurried to one
of the temporary hospitals.
Three children ranging In ages from 8 to
12 years and one woman who were drugged
from tbe building by persons who had rushed
to the rescue had been trampb d almost to a
pulp; the sknll of one uf tbe children had
been crushed as though an egg shell.
The fire was under control aliortly before
1 o'clcck. but It will be absolutely Impossible
to make a search of the rnlns before tomor-
row. It Is extremely doubtful If the re.
mains of the victims can he distinguished
from the debris as many pcrnona In the au-
dience were covered with burning oil us the
lamp exploded.
t4SCEAMBLE" TO BE EECEIVER.
Judge Expresses Surprise at Number
Applying for Fri3co Job.
.?."- irf'' Vtst Ktfiort.) -
SAX FRANCISCO. January 13. A n'Hver
for the Insolvent California Safe UepoHit and
Trust company which failed lunt November
owing about $9000000 to about Imjo depositee
aifl of which Institution two of thf offk-Iaia
and one direct r are In (he cointy jail
charged with embezzlement probably will
te appointed by Presiding JuJk J- II Coffey
of the superior court tomorrow.
Three name were submitted to Judjre Oof-f'-y
for receiver by the Depositors' associa-
tion. Judge Coffey expressed surprise that
tj.ere was such a "scramble" to become re-
ceiver and announced that he would appoint
a renp nstme man according to ha own '
Judgment. '
FORMER TEXAN IS FOUND DEAD j
Skull of Sydney Herndon Wealthy
Cripple Crushed In.
( ssuc Wtf i Prtsa Report.)
KANSAS CITV. January 13.-Tho bo.
ly of
Sidney Herndmi. owrer of the Na
vnrre
Hutu was ft unit d ml In 1i)h
on n
with
was
Ills
lodii y his nk nil Im vlng tK-en T'i?h-d
n Lainnier found Iving by his side. Me
kr.'twn to h.ive carried much mmey.
pc ketbdoU was 11 IhsIiik
Herndon ame. front Tyler Tuxa In
With his hrciln r. I r.irlen Heinrt'm 1
now in Tyler. He mvni d real en nt
vnl'ied nl more thun Hon Wr. The m:
r : n was a cripplo and but feur f.
helsht.
ho m
1 1 ere
t In
Confer on Frisco Graft Cases.
. f sm uil e I l'rs S spurt.
SAN FKANCISCO January 13-Vhnt Is
regarded as th tnoht Important conference
effecting the prurecutlo.i of the San Fran-
cisco bribery grah raaes aince the ill In-
dictments were returned whs ITeld this aft-
ernoon in thi; office of the dlHtrl'-l attorney
l-y DlHrlrt Atirney I.nniTdon Hpe-lnl Agent
William J. Hums and Abraham Ituef. 'the
latter a political boas. When Huef emerged
fron' the dl trVt attor ey a off ro at 1.'
n'olock. he declared that he hid promised
to say nothing of what took place.
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r if
THAW - TRIAL ON i SSSfeSSSsftSSSsS ! ... . . '
THAW TRIAL ON
Littleton Does Not Spare Kis Client
Iq Opening Plea.
HE AND JEROME IN TILT
District Attorney Objects to Texan '1
Oratory Court Sustains Lat-
ter t Objections to In-
terruption. (AisocMtti Frttt Rtforui
NEW TORK January a-The Tbaw
trial moved with a rush today. Afier
the 8tatn had presented Its direct case
and Assistant District Attorney Oarvln had
called the killing "a calm deuoerate and
cowardly murder." Mr. Littleton for the de-
fense made the opening; plea for the defenae.
his promise of new evidence was sensa-
tional aud held the attention of all In tue
court room. District Attorney Jerome seem-
ingly laaen by surprise seated himaeif In
toe witness cuair to better hear toe outline
of the new defenae. Mr. Ijlttleton prouuaad
to forge a chain of oircunutancea and to
prouuee a line of teatimuny wuicn wid truvc
iiarry K. 'Inaw undeniau.y insane at tne
tiiue of the ourmi.lue. nviuence ol heredi-
tary in.amty una u stnuigs aots of i'liaw
not even iu.iteu ut during tne first trial waa
told of oy Jlr utiietjn woo sal a Mat ynysl-
cians aud nurLes woo nad attended Xuaw
were hurrying nere from aiurope; trial toe
teachers of in uefenasint in cniiauood would
be on hand 10 give taetr impressions of Cue
"wlid-eeu. distant boy."
In cunoiuwon. Mr. Littleton challenged the
pros cut. on to piouuce a single roulaj.e
pbsiclan who would say that Thaw was
nut Insane at the time be killed tne noted
arcultect. Mr. LJtUeton's speech fairly
bristled with surprises. He startled the court
room by declaring that alter Kvelyn Nesoit
had told him ner story In Paris In UKU Tnar
tried to kill himself with poison and "would
have died but for tne heroic work of three
physicians who labored over him all of one
nignt. " Mr. Jerome nad his surprise too
when Mr. Littleton started to launcn Into
tbe relations of Stanford Wnila with tne girl
wnom Thaw marr.ed. Tho district attorney
waa on his feet with an oojecilon. Justice
bowling sustained him. and tne name of
the architect was not linked with that of the
defendant s wife. Mr. Littleton touched but
Hgntly upon the atory as ahe told It to Thaw
but on thla one po.nt he again drew an ob-
jection from the dlatrlct attorney who said.
"Mr. Littleton la now straying Into a field
of stuff which in my opinion will be ex-
cluded." Again Justice Dowling sustained the ob-
jection. It was rejMjrted at the beginning of
the trial that Mr Jerome would flglit thla
year to exclude the testimony of young .urs
Thaw.
UTTLBTON-8 SPEECH DRAMATIC.
Mr. Littleton spared neither Thaw nor his
family In his recital of tbe defendant's life
history. During the speech Thaw sat wide-
eyed and looking fixedly at his counsel.
Toward the close he seemed rather dis-
pleased with something that was said and
leaning forward scribbled off a note. Mr.
Littleton's speech was somewhat drama tio
and Impassioned at times and was keenly
followed by the Jury despite the rather fre-
quent objections from the district attorney
who declared that the oratory had no place
In an opening statement of facts.
Thaw's ancestry was marked by decWed
taints of Insanity on both the father's and
mother s aide according to his chief coun-
sels nnd this was drawn out with care and
then the defendant himself was pictured as
Irrational erratic and Insane aa a boy was
oscillating between "starship and madness:
between brilliance and darkneaa" fought
unavaillngly against the fever of Insanity
wMcn coursed in his blood at birth.
"I make no claims for this defendant
sbovw those of a man as to morals vices
or virtues." declared Mr. Littleton "but I
say his life history Is enough to free him
from the charge that he waa responsible . for
his act. Add to bis history the heart-
rending episode of his love for the young
woman who became his wife and of her re-
cital to him of a story which flashed to the
four corners of the globe made all the world
that reads wonder and I have no hesitancy
In asking you If you have not a reasonable
doubt as to whether he was aane the night
of thla deplorable tragedy. And upon that
donht I ahall ask you for a verdict of not
guilty "
Mr. Littleton told of a trip abroad taken
by Thaw In 1K9S. when he was 111 and Inaane
at Rome Monte Carlo and Ixindon. being
under the care of physicians and nursua at
each place and declaring he wuuld produce
these phyalclana and nurses as far aa poa-
slhle to tell their stories. Teachers who
kept diaries about the atrange child who
sat In their classes also will oome he fiaid
to tell the Jury about the early ll'e and
terdenrlea of the defendant. Describing tha
killing of White. Mr Littleton aald:
"NOT MURDER: ACT OF MADMAN."
"Thaw's madnes.f. horn nnJ bred In hini
had been aet on by stories he had herd II..
had gone to the district attorney with them
and to Mr. romato'k; they ran In hlx head
until staggerlnK among the chairs of Madi-
son Runro Garden yet not drunk. hv- eyes
burning like two great coals of ttr.: un-
able to Intelligently an.wer iuesti..n put
to him maniacal In the luat deptei.. lost
lost as he a:i In Home in Monie irlo. In
London blln.li d ronfnplon. Insacltc over-
come him at;! he fired. The i.sui! waa not
a murder hut the act of a ritii.i tmn. who
afterward wlld-eyed and lrratl.in.il rrlecl
out In his cell thai he heard the vi. es of
little rhnilreu calllnK un-1 proclaiineO tic had
acted en an agent of I'rov'ilence."
After hla spe. cb Mr. Littleton wan asked
In what manner he would attempt tn prove
Thaw aane at the present time If he offered
such an accumulation of e vlden e uh lo
prove insanity at the lime of the kil.ln
"I can only say that I will i-.m my
hr'dres 88 I come to them A icnii can't
ride two horses going In opposite i r e. tluns
ut the same time." he replle.l.
Tho fiist evld. nee for th defe-w. p'ohi .
My of a med'eal character will In tak"
tomorrow morulng
Trior to the opening eof court today. A
Russell l'enheily attorney f"i Thaw atatrd
that no application fur a i .muoi'skI hi t.. uu
to P'ttriburg and take tt... t. -ol uony uf Mrs.
William Thaw would lu tnmle as the de-
fendant's mother had tel. .p. e.phtil she would
conie to New York when n-eit-d l - 'P v
ia still very sick but th value of her tcatl-
niony ns a personal n-i-ltnl r :t 1 1 : mini in
tbe form of a deposition ha led tin- attor-
neys to aland. - II" latter ir..i..n -i
thaw waa called to the h.u promptly at 10
o'clock this looming Witt. in the next few
llllm. tea Assistant Attorne' ilarvln hud be-
gun the outline of Ihe pros. ution of the
cave to the jury.
"The defense In their case." said Mr Gar
vin digressing entirely trooi Ills address or
veur ago. Is tnsn ity.
The material fn.-tit
:ire admitted.
Insanity let me ado. re y"i
I" not
be defined by what vou mi'tht
think.
It Is n t to be JndC' d by what v'ti
I n lelit think. It la not what phjslrlans
or r et-lia-pliysliuana may ten you. or wnat
eotlt o nv think Inanpltv. h we h'tve
to deal with It. I lia been defined by the log-
ician r of tbe State of New York The low
Is wlrer tl an we are We are sworn l.o obey
It and to live under It. Thai Inn h;i that
the only perron exeuaed Ifoni erl-nlnal re-
SM nrlblllty I" he. who Is so deficient of rea-
aor that re noes nni Know uie nature
01 alltv i f his act or that the act Is wroni
."si
W ith thla definition of the l iw alone I
voll to Jildve a'l the nets of this defendant
c o tl'e nlKht I Jon Ji. l:o. when he shot
anl lilllid Stanford While on the roof of
M ills' '' Ho'i.'Mo inirden.'
r (larin dwelt nt let'irlh onon the con-
versation Thaw had in the roof of the gar
den with Jcreph clinch Hmlth. a brother-in-law
of Stanford Wli'le. The ( nviMsatp n. he
declared was ..nttrelv nne and wis pd-.'" d
lo 'oat n l w p'liiotes h. five' the kll'h.r
Kllfht teihieets. frooi Wn'1 street to (M
t-i.vet. iuT'. HWeuscd all In a normal wav.
After des' rlUne ttu- aheottriv of Wnilo Mr
rtarvln del red t' it Indeed hy anv teat
the rrOFCeullo" hc'leved the tir".rl)( r..o
on'v be explained us "a orePiedltated dellb-
trats and cowardly murder."
FIRST WITNFHS A DH A t'n HTSAt A N
Walker H. Vclketdng. a draoghiaman. was
I the first witness called His dint-ram of the
soene of the kllllnv. which the prosecution
1 used at the first trial was Introduced In evi-
dence today. A year ago this witness was
I not crofs examined Today Mr Littleton
for the defenre questioned hl'n at length as
1 to all the physical details of Madison
to all the physical details of Madison
quers garden at tha thwa he aiuu the draw
ing Iniifcedlsiteir after the first witness hsd
concluded hie testimony all witnesses except
""'S1 SxDerts were exoludes.
As t he second witness of - the prosecution
Mr. Oarvai examined janes CTIncb Smith
who last year testified In rebuttal haflng
been. absent when the State presented Its dl'
reel ease la detail Smith described the en-
try of Thaw and his party. With the de-
fendant was Mrs. Evelyn Thaw Thorn aa
aA Truxton Bnalef Mr. frnlth repeat-
fa "is. cenversetloa which- Thaw began by
the- latter Saying that ho oould only get
threeaeate on the roof but Intended stroll-
ing by himself. Mr. ftmlth e testimony fol-
lowed that glvwo. at the first ' trial almost
Identically. The witness described what he
aaw of the killing eayina he tried to get to
T. w. Sromaa had thrown Ma ar na
Sbout the defendant. Three shots wore fired
The witness did sjot know until aftsr he had
!fn.uh". Ksrden that thv victim was his
bn ther-ln-law.
During the redirect examination of Mr.
S. "li "ss- Jerome and Littleton had
their first clash. Mr. Littleton Insisted ttait
he should net be Interrupted by the district
attrrney when he was addressing the court
and was eoetatned In his position.
srner P. Jackson the engineer who was
s witness to the tragedy followed Mr. Smith
on the stand and repeated his testimony of
year ago. He said that after Thaw wa
arrested he requested to be taken down In
the i elevate r Immediately aa he did not want
to bother any of the people on the roof. Go-
ing to the lift. Thaw said:
.nind mv wife." Toung Mrs. Thaw
said: 'Tee Harry but look at the fix you
are In now "
"Never mind dearie" Thaw replied. 1
have prrbably aaved your life."
Dr. Timothy Lehane coroner's physician
was cal'ed and told of the three wounds
which Thaw Inflicted upon White. The pls-
V with which the shots were fired was ad-
mitted In evidence and theo Dlatrlct Attor-
n"y.Jerom oulch-ty remarked:
"The people reef
A tlrteen-rxtnute recess was ordered and
Jostles Dowling trok occasion st this time to
sav that certain communications se"t to the
Jurors bad been called to his attention. If
the writers of such letters could be sppre-
hended he said they would be penlshed for
cortempt of court.
The rpentn eddrei of the defense by Mr.
Littleton occupied the entire afternoon ses-
sion. Thaw's Name Used in Swindle.
iAuocittti Prtu Rttort.)
NEW TORK January 13-Clerk and
stenographers tn downtown office buildings
are being besieged by men and women who
have found a new swindle. They sell
pamphlai describing the life of Harry K.
Thaw und his wife and the killing of Stan-
ford White claiming that they are raising
a defense fund for Thaw. The pamphlets
are lurid to a degree and at least one of
them is written la verse. They sell for a
quarter and prospective purchasers are
urged to buy with stories of the need for a
defense fund If Thaw Is to have a fair trial.
No arresta have yet been made but Thaw's
friends and lawyers have reported the mat-
ter to the police and asked them to keep a
lookout for the swindlers.
SHOET HEWS STORIES.
NEW YORK.-Prldlng himself on his Ideas
of utilitarianism Henry t. Sullivan hat
made a will by which he directs hla executors
to make use after bis death of every por-
tion of his body for which a use can be
found. His bones are to be made Into but-
tons his skin Is to be tanned for learner
iwid violin strings are to be made of various
portions of his body as lend themselves to
that use.
NEW TORK. At a meeting of 700 land-
lords It wag decided to have Introduced in
the legislature a bill making It a felony for
any political agitator to incite tenants to
refuse to pay rentals which had been agreed
upon. At present it Is a misdemeanor. The
rent strike of the East Hide tensnts was
started by the socialist party.
NEW YORK. Broadway Is to nave the
greatest restaurant In tne world. It will
occupy an entire block on Broadway and
will be capable of seating K0UO persons. The
property to be occupied extends from Forty-
third to Forty-fourth strests on the west
slds of Brosdway across the street from
the Hotel Aslof.
NEW YORK. The governing board of the
Army Canteen S-SSociatlon. formed to Induce
congress to ropeal the law which prohibits
the sale of peer and light wines at army
posts and soldiers' homes. Is taking active
steps to organise branches of the associa-
tion In every Statu In the Union.
CLEVELAND Miss. A fire originating In
the dry goods store of C. R. S.nlth de-
stroyed that building and two adju.ning
bu.ld.ngs occupied by O. F.. Hlghley aa a
market and Portwond Bros as a drug store.
The loss is estimated at HO.UoO. partly cov-
ered by Insurance.
JONESBORO. Tenn. W. P. Colley. pro-
prietor of the Wrtsttlngtotl hotel here was
found In an outhouse near his hotel wltn a
bullet hole In hla head. A 32-callber revolver
lay near the body. One cartridge had been
discharged. There In no doubt that It was u
case of suicide.
BALTIMORE Mil.--Cardinal Oihbons said
that the new laws relating to marriage In
the Catholic church which have recently
been leaned hy the Holy See will not change
In any Important particular the existing laws
in the church in tills country. The new laws
are aln.ed to prevent hasty and Ill-advised
marriages.
NEW YORK After three years of con-
tinuous work day and night the Pennsyl-
vania railroad's tunnel under Manhattan has
been completed. The final blast has been
fifed sixty feet under Sixth avenue and
Thirty-second street.
HESTER. S. C Southern railroad passen-
ger train No. 21 run into an open switch here
colliding with cars standing on tho sid ng.
About a doxen people were Injured or bad y
shaken up but none of the injured was aerl-
ouaiy hurt.
COFMNT1I. Miaa.-A general creditors' bill
has been filed in the Federal court agalTist
the Tishomingo Savings bank a private In-
stltet'on whhh suspended recently anl
('resilient J V. Taylor was appointed re-
ceive! FOBEIGN BRIEFS.
PARIS Henry Tarman. the Freneh
aeniTiiut. won the I'uU'h. archdeacon prise
of JtO.noo bv noik ntc a circular kll tmeter in
an nliHlilp rieuWer than air. The nucceftsfut
tl liI I w;tn inft.ie n the presence of nn of-fh-iiil
committee of t tie Aero c'uh. He m.ilPi
th- di arn e In one minute and twenty-eitfht
Hei'i'tiils.
PAP IS.- W H. Iiivltt. son-in-law of Wil-
1! i- P n ltt' Prvsn cisrnctTied aft ah-
si rd the rei. oi tlint divore- proeod!ns:H by
Cm v'l'f ! in i t ntemplati'oi. Mr. I.eavitt
r i - i n letter today from his wife who
Is nl Itriiidifllu.
PAIMS There has been published here a
stn t n-nr from fin Insp red source of tho
eff t th-it the Fronch government has de-
cided in .infine nctlon In Mnr-jcco to asaur-
in p'M-r;h m the Algerian fron ler an1
the m.i'i :inn e of order at ports in accord-
ance wi'ii the Algeclras act.
rillllST! Nt A. The Norwegian storthlntf
wns f-iin.MIv opened by Kins: Haakon. In
the Fjiern i 'nun the throne hla m-ijesty re-
ferred witt. satlHfactlnn to the conclusion of
tlie N':'t. i-'rin inleTr'ty treaty and to the
piirt pliv 1 bv Norway In the peace confer-
ence ut I t.. Hague last summer.
NO ADVICE AS TO CONTRACTS.
0r.lv Limited Amount of Hawaiian For-
tification Work.
f Atvycutied Prtu Rr!ort.)
WASHINGTON. Junuary IS The war de-
partment bus not been Informed as yet If the
r. j.orto.1 withholding of the contraot for the
."instruction of fortifications In Hawaii is
for the alleged reaaon that tho Japanese are
r.nl'y the lowest bidders.
Investigation here shows only a limited
amount of fortification work now In pro;
ress there and officials see no reasons why
any line abould be drawn on nccount of t'le
nationality of those who ere to do this work
the nature of which .an not be concealed
as they would hesitate before they wonld
reject the lowest bidder on that account.
. Dr. Brumby at El Paso.
(Hcaitos Post Sptcial.l 1
EL PASO Texas. January 13. Dr. William
Brumby State health officer arrived here
today to Ins. ect the dairy cattle of the city
for tuberculosis.
Malaria Makes ale Sickly Children. t
The Old Standard Qrove's Tasteless Chili
Tonic drives out malaria and builds tip the
system for grows people and oblMrso. tee.
system. For grows people and nhiUren. see.
Paderewski's Choice in Pianos
is the Weber
Piano history Is being made rapidly in these day.
There ia no such thing as standing still in piano manufacturing. The
Piano that fail to progress ia in reality retrograding.
No piano hat of late made such rapid progress has so notably ad-
vanced its artistic standards as has the Weber. The masical world
has been quick to appreciate this fact and one great artist after another
has added the weight of his personal indorsement to the Weber's prestige.
The significance of Paderewski's exclusive me of the Weber Piano
on his present concert tour is apparent to every music lover.
The WEBER Piano Company
Aeolian Hall 362 Fifth Avenue New York
LIBERALS AROUSED
SOCIALIST OUTBREAKS TO CAUSE
CLOSER DRAWING TOGETHER.
Beth Side Disposed to Minimize Char-
acter of Demonstrations Against
Lantag in Berlin.
AMsocutfd Prtu Rtpon.)
RERL1N. January 13 The Associated
Press Is enabled by the courtesy of a per-
sonage who Is In close relatlcn with Chan-
cellor Von Buelow to set forth the views of
the government concerning the street dem-
onstrations of lest Friday and yesterday
which reaolted from the demand in the Prus-
sian landing for tbe abolition of the present
plutocratic system of suffrage and the aub-
stltutlon therefor of manhood suffrage.
I "The scclallst disturbances will result In
' the liberals drawing closer to the support of
' the government." this official said. "The
t liberals In Germany are compesed largely of
manufacturers bankers merchants and
I other property owners. These Interests per-
j celve that If they ore to avoid being de-
voured hy the socialists they must stand to-
gather for a strong government. Prince Von
! Buelow's declaration was no more than the
simple truth. The government will consent
I to no electoral changes which Increase the
power of the socialists to agitate against the
existing organlxatlon of society and all po-
' luteal parties excepting the socialists will
I make common cause with It."
! Both sides are disposed to minimise the
' character of the demonstrations and each
i affirms that the nianlfestanta were composed
! In part of rowdies who make use of this op-
i purtunlty to endeavor to create mischief
i Herr Von Hordes chief commissioner of po-
ll e. aays the demonstration was carefully
planned and that the police tofek decisive
action c.nly when they knew that the social-
ists were determined npon unlawful public
demonstrations The socialists unite agree
' that the demonstrations were prepared in ad-
vance but they declare that they would have
passed off in orderly manner If the police
lad not brutally charged Inoffensive pa-
i rad. rs.
Detached observers regard the events of
' the lust four days as embittering the masses
nnd as making the government more deter-
mined thun ever to keep the franchise on a
limited basis. Nothing further Is expected
lo happen In the immediate future except
that the socialists seeking a fresh weapon
probaDly will stir up the passions of those
who believe t hemselves to be denied adequate
representation.
There were few signs to be noticed this
morning of tho violent scenes of yesterday
excepting a certain effervescence In the dis-
tricts of the city where the working classes
live. The city ambulance stations treated
o er l"0 wounded. Of these twenty -eight per-
sons. Including three police were seriously
Injured. Ibe police In their encounters yes-
terday had a difficult task In overeouilng the
tactics of the Infuriated women among tlie
deno nstrnnta. They clung lo the bridles of
ihe utulceiuen's horses in efforts to stop the
chargts.
FIRE AT GREAT ' GOLD CAMP.
Entire Town of El Oto Mexico Is
Threatened.
(HvuitoWPajl Sftci.1.)
MEXICO CITY January IS. According to
a telegram Just received In this city the
great gold mining camp of El Oro one of
the largest In the republic. Is belnq de-
stroyed by fire. When the dispatch was
filed the principal hotels and the more Im-
I portant business buildings of the camp had
I been reduced to ashes. The Information de-
I'nred ihe sntlre town was threatened. Since
this dispute!) no word has beep received from
the camp as communication Is Interrupted.
No details are obtainable tonight.
TO CURI A COLD IN ONI DAY
Tnke LAXATIVE BROMO QuinineTablets.
L)ruSBista refund money If It falls incurs.;
I W. anovvsj .is-t Im ss ahfcsau Its.
-r Jj&-iH
"BOB" EVANS IS ILL
ADMIRAL'S EHE1TMATISM MAY
KEEP HIM.JBOM OTUCTIOffS.
American Fleet Getting Warm Wel-
come at Rio Visit to Minister of
Marine Is Returned.
(.4 s so fit-it $d Pei Refiort.')
RIO January 13.-8 win King laiMy nt their
ar.rhors the American battleships early thl-
mcrning seamed as though they were enjoy -in;;
a well earned rest after their run of
aXC nii!s and more from Trinidad. They lay
under the green hills of Rio. in ihe shadow
of "Mount Corcovada that looks right down
into the streets of the city and soon the
streets took on a lively appearance u thou-
sands made their way duwn hy the edge of
the water where they could watch the ships
and launches dashing In und out.
A right warm welcome awa ted the fleet
from the very mo.nent the signal flags went
up announcing ll approach ; nnd from the
first landlti.t of the "liberty" men until an-
chor )h weighed unaln Rio has much in atom
for Lhone Who wish to view its beauties and
ei j y lis hounty.
Entertainments have been arranged for al-
most every hour in the day and noine of the
hours of the nliihl us well but the fart that
Rt-ar Admiral Kvans Is 111 han cnuned tho
deepest p grct. The Rrazil.an ofth iu!n de-
plore tl.ln as they wished especially to make
hl. viHil the occasion for marked attentions
t i lie American hut Admiral Kvans is suf-
fering irom rheumatism and it Is feared
that he will not be able lo be prenent nt the
fi-lt-s and wKhout his presence thef-o must
lc: something of Ihelr character.
Today Admirals Kuiory. Thomas and Sper-
ry accompanied hy the captains of all the
hattleshlp-4 paid a visit to the minister of
marine. Admiral Alencar who returned the
vir.t on board Admiral Kvans' flagship. Con-
necticut. Later the American officers went
to Petrupolis the home of the diplomatic
corps some twenty-two miles distant from
thu capital to attend the reception of Prel-
d( nt Pcnna. and a banquet given In their
honor hy the American ambassador Irving
B. Dudley. They were accompanied on their
trip by many high Brazilian officials and hy
repreMentaltves of the various legations wty
on Saturday came Into Kiu for tne purpose
or greeting the American ofticera on their
arrival. AmonK these was the attache uf
the Japanese legation who extended cordial
greetings on behalf of hla country.
HARMON TO BE A CANDIDATE.
Fcrner Attorney General Seeks Demo-
cratic Nomination.
t Associated Press Report.)
CINCINNATI Ohio January 13. That
former Attorney General Judson liar. tmn
will he a candidate for the democratic no-ni-r.ntlon
for president of the United States
was confirmed today in a statement hy John
W. Hill of this city. Mr. Hill eald:
"All I will say at this time Is that we are
working In the Interests of Judge Harmon
for presl lent and have organized a com.nlt-
tee of seventeen of which 1 am chairman to
see what we can do. Our first work will be
to secure the democratic delegation from
this .Hamilton I county and then we will try
and secure tho Indorsement of the "n 1 e
ixirtv I.i the State. After that we will seek
to unite .lodge Harmon's friends In T'e nsvl-
vanla and New York In which States he has
a legion of friends.
"The necessity Just now Is for organization
and we will push thla work."
BRYAN NEED 0N1Y FEAR TAFT
Says Democratic Lieutenant Governor
of Alabama.
tAtsieimrt Vriss Kerm.t
COLUMBUS Ohio January 13 'The re-
publicans of Alabama have but one ean-
dldate (or president and that Is WUlfam H.
Taft" ' Said tlenry B. Qray. dsaSoeratla Ilea-:
if
tenant governor of Alabama who passed
through Columbus today. Hs aald further:
"The South la for Bryan for the demo-
cratic nomination and I believe he will he
the choice of the convention. If he is. the
republicans have but one man who ean beat
him and that is Taft. Taft appears to be
populnr not nlv throusrhout the South but
In other parte of the country I have visited.
"1 feel though I ant a democrat that M
he la nominated he will be elected and fur-
ther T believe that his nomination U as-
uresO." Newberry Quits in Favor of Stack.
(Associated Press Report."
DKTROIT Mich.. January tS. It waa an-
nounced here today through Conrrresaman
Kdwin Oenby that Truman 3. Newberry has
withdrawn his candidacy for delegate at
large from Michigan to the republican Na-
tional convention in fevrr of B. D. Stack
the wealthv theatrical man and ptokholtW
In the Dftirlt Journal and Free Il-eaa Mr.
?tack ts an avowed Taft man as la Mr. Newberry-O'Brien
Accepts Position
(Assocuital Press Report.
LAWRKNOEHTTK-G Ind. January 13.-
William li. O'Brien until recently i nalr nan
of the Indiana democratic committee has
accepted the appointment as treasurer of the
democratic National committee.
TOBACCO HABIT
ckaie..... ..igar. fipe. Tobacco Chewing and
the Tobacco Hab.t positively curod by our
Homo Treatment for a. I forms of Toba.cJ
us ng. Many of the physical ami mental
weiknesaes from which men suffer are
reused bv the use of tobacco. Our treat-
ment overcomes thene weaknesses. Price
S v- III.-.I.I'.
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On Easy Terms. If
$t&n Hnrdman frand. "used
orde!
1500 Kimball Upright
Desired.
' but In good
42J
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. .$600
..$193
j 1750 Oabler Urand. new .
J.I.S Byrne Upright used
I $401 Koh'.er Campbell $315
I 1451 Emerson upright. Second-hand $115
ir.OO Stuart used $175
Many others similarly priced. AH are eal
bargains. Organs $18 to $3. Write or call.
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For chapped hands and face rough skin
etc. Excellent for use before applying
powder.
SMITH DRUG CO. and
WILBUSH DRUG CO.
Patents
Obtained. JOHN M. BPEI.LMAN Pat-
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Ing. Houston. Write me (or patent lit-
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jour Invention. ItM. A. CATHEY Man-
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