I ess mm—. ti , NOR Re TEE ian , P Wilber, J. NW. Weaver, 1. W. Bishop, Mog Wier, W T. Geaduew, Sewsrd Baldwis, ¥. T. Page, “RB. ¥. Page, Cashier, W. BISHOP, Valley Phone 180-4, Sayre. ——— FRICE ONE CENT DOINGS OF CONGRESS Penrose Questions Dismissal of Negro Troops FORARER ASKS FOR FULL REPORT President Sends Message, Wherein Mawy¥ Cabinet Changes Are Shown ° in Neminations Placed Be- fare the Seaate. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. — Speaker Canwen and many other prominent members of congress arrived at the capitol long before the opening hours and engaged In a reunion and informal discussion of probable jssues which will eecupy thelr attention. Mr Hep- burn of lowa, chairuan of the inter state and foreign commerce commit tee; Mr. Payne of New York, chair man of the ways and means com: mittee; Mr. Tawney of Minnesota, chairman of the appropriations com mittee, aud General Grosvenor of Ohlo, or nr 993, ovis suror. o°° = | JAMES R. GARFIELD [New pecretary of the tnterior.) chairman of the merchant marine and fisheries, were amoung the early ar rivals. The Japanese situation was discuss ed quite generally by the members. and the opinion was freely expressed that measures affecting the Japauvese may be introduced fu the house at any time. Representative Needham of Califor- ula was the first member of the dele gation fiom that state to reach the capitol. Mr, Needham is not from the San Fraocisco district and consequent. ly Is not in close touch with the sit uation In that city arising from the ex- clusion of Japanese from the public schools attended by white children He said, however, that be believes present agitation will graduslly die out and the situation will guletly set- tie itself. Representative Kaha of Califorula sald he did not think the California delegation would take Immediate steps to push any legislation affecting the Japanese. He sald that the delegation probably would Lold a meeting within two weeks for the discussion of the situation and doubtless would act as a unit In case decision Is reached to urge the passage of any special measure Two Japanese exclusion bills, one by Representative McKinley of California and the other by Representative Hayes of California, are now pending In con gress, Mr. Lowden of [liiuols aunouticed the death of his predecessor, Robert Roberts Hitt. Mr. Payne of New York called the attention of the house to the death of the late representative from the Twenty-first New York dis- trict, John H. Ketcham. Mr. Gillett of Massuchusetts feeliugly called the at- tention of the house to the death of Rockwood Hoar of Massachusetts. The election of Rockwood Hoar follow- ed the death of his father, and he was looked upon with great favor Ly the people of his state. John AL Nelson, the new member from the Second Wis consin district, announced the deatliot the late Henry C. Adams, his prede. cessor, , Mr. Payne of New York offered a resolution that a committee of three be appointed to meet a Jike cominittee from the senate to nform the presi- dent that the two houses were Organ- ized and ready to receive ADy ceminy- nication he might desire to make. The speaker appointed Mr. Payne of New York, Mr. Boutell of Illinois and Mr. Williams of Mississippi. The house then, as a mark of re- spect to the deceased members, ad- journed. . Practically ull the veterans of the Seuate were on hand, most of thew looking hale and hearty as if thelr summer's rest, followed by a busy campaign, had agreed with them. One of the familiar faces most missed was that of Senator Allison. He has ar- ranged to remain at his home ut Du- beque, In, uutil after the holiday _re- tess, leaving the work of organization for the younger members. This Is the first session in many years that he had not been present to take a hand in the organization. Hia friends were de lighted to learn that Le had recovered from his illuess of last session and will be-here to take charge of his im- portant work at the head of the ap- propriations committee and chairman of the Republican steering committee first to take his seat, a full halt bom Wivee we” give aed fia Tei Taus Senator I'att of New York cawe In leaning heavily on the arm of an at tendant. Senator Daniel of Virginia came next; then Beuator Denson of Kansas. Benator Depew of New York took his place early In the row with-his colleague For fifteen minutes before noon there Was a general reception on the floor with greetings and congratulations When the signal for the session was given by Vice President Fairbaoks the senators, seventy six of whom were io their places, rose to their feet. and the venerable chaplain, Edward Everett Hale, pronounced the mvocation Senator Dupoat of Delaware took the oath of office. being presented st the bar of the senate Ly his colleague. Sen ator Allee On motion of Senator Hale of Maine the vice presidest appointed Mr. Hale amd Mr. Pettus a committee to foln a similar committee from the house tc notify the president that congress was in session and ready to procesd to business Senator Uenrose of Penusylvania in troduced a resolution ealling on the president for all information regarding the dismissal of a battalion of uegro troops at Fort Reno, Okla. on acrount of the affray at Brownarville, Tex Mr. Pearase’s resolution follows: “Resolved, That the president is re quested to communicate to the senate, If not imecompatible with the publie in terests, full information bearing upou the recent order dismissing from the military serviee of the United States three companies of the Tweunty-fifth regiment of infantry, United States! troops, colored.” Mr. Foraker of Olio was on his feet for that In the following resolution, and I ask that it be read and that both lie over.” Mr. Spovner secured the rereading of the first resolution, and Mr. Warren of Wyoming asked that both KO over, The Foraker resolution was read at his request. It was addressed to the secretary of war, directing that official to furnish the seuate copies of all offi cial letters, telegrams, reports and or- ders filed In the war department in connection with the recent discharge of the troops in question, together with a complete list of the men discharged, showing the record of each and amount of retired pay each was entitled to un der certain sections of the revised statutes. The ruling of the depart ment i= asked on this or any other sim- llar case regarding the right of the men to such retired pay; also the rul- ing of the department as to the right of such discharged men to retire on three-fourths pay, with allowauce, sub- sistence and clothing, their rights to enter the national soldiers’ homes, to be buried In a national cemetery, to receive subsistence and transportation from the place of discharge to thelr Lhomes; also the complete official reo ord of the Twenty fifth regiment of infantry from the tiwe of Its muster lu to the date of the discharge of the companies mentioned. Under the varlons requests that the matter go over nothiog further was sald after the reading of the resolu tion Senator Hale then nnunounced that the president would have a message before the senate in a few moments re- lating to nominations. To awnit this A recess for teu minutes was taken. The nominations were as follows Sec- retary of the treasury, George B. Cor- telyou; attorney general, Charles J Bonaparte; postmaster geueral, George von L. Meyer; secrelary of the pavy, Victor H. Metcalf: secrelary of the In terior, James R. Garfield: secretary of commerce and labor, Oscar 8. Straus: associate justice supreme court, Wil liam H. Moody; Interstate commerce commissioner, Jixlson B. Clements On receipt of the nominations the senate went into executive session Mortally Wounded Two Men. NEW YORK, Dec. 4. — The police charge that John Naparano, fifteen years old, in a dispute with two men on Garfleld place, Brooklyn, shot and | mortally wounded both of them. Quel of the men dropped to the ground with | & wound near the heart and lived but! a few minutes. The other died in an | ambulance ax he was being removed | to a hospital. When arrested Naparauo | refused to discuss the shooting and denied that he kuew either of the men he was accused of having killed, Nel ther of the dead men was identified ————————— Mementios of Canal Trip. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. — A brass Inkstand made from French wachinery left on the Isthmus and a cape of black palm wood, with a carved vege table Ivory head, was presentad to President Roosevelt by Chalrman Shonts on Behalf of the employees of the Isthmian canal commission. The wooden base of the Inkstand was wade from a ratlroad tie used by the French In the early days of Panama cant) con struction ————— Vagrant Sold Fer $10 In Kentucky. ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky., Dec. 4.~ Dick Aubury, who was convicted of va- grancy and who was ordered sold Into servitude for nine months, nocopding to the law of the state, was disposed of At public auction to J. Johnson, a farm er, for the sum of $10 Aubury’s repu tation for general shiftlossness wns such that even the most strenuous of. forts of the sherlll were not sufllcient to bring out many bids Canal Diggers Arrive at Colon. COLON, Dec. 4.—-Two hundred Span. ish and ho Barbadian laborers have frrived for work on the canal duriog the past TRIAL NEARING END State Attorney's Fierce Attack on Gillette's Counsel. VERDICT MAY BE REACHED T0DAY. Senator Mills Made Dramatic Appeal For Acquitial of Accused In Big Moose Lake Tragedy on July Il Last. * HERKIMER, NY. Dec 4.—Nevet perhaps in tbe bistory of Herkimer county justice Lad the closifig scenes of a murder trial been characterized by such bitter attacks of counsel as devel oped iu the summing up of the Gillette Case . Replete as the trial Las Leen with surprises and sensations, none was pre pared for the sharp exchange with which the day closed. Judge Deven dorf had expected to give the case te the jury, but after District Attorney Wand Lad spoken for fifteen minutes court was adjourned Former Seuator A. M. Mills, a close personal and political friend of the prosecutor, made the last appeal to the jury to acquit Chester E. Gillette of the murder of Grace Brown, his sweet heart, ut Big Moose lake July 11. He had occupled nearly the whole of the session, amd it was late lu the day when he dramatically declared that the five physicians who had sworn that there was an blomdl clot on Grace Brown's brain had sworn to a false hood, that they had got together and agreed upon # common story for the witness stand and deliberately withheld testimony favorable to Lis client. Intimating that the physicians were Improperly influenced, he added: “If there Is an Investigation of grafi ome of these five doctors may figure in It. They were pall large fees to give evidence which it was thought was so prepared that it would convict this boy. I charge bere and now—and I know personally cach of the physi clans—that they did uot bring fu all the facts; they did wot report something favorable to this boy. Each of these doctors knew that a fraud was being perpetrated. You can't pick out five reputable physicians in the county whe would do such a thing as these doctors aia” As Senator Mills concluded District Attorney Ward jumped to his feet and, Interrupting the judge, who had decid ed upon an adjournment, launched Into a scathing denunciation of Senator Mills and the methods he had taken {0 sway the jury over to the defense As be spoke the ontstretched sud tremBlifig Land of the prosecutor shook in the face of the counsel for the de fonive. “When Mr. Mills stands here aud tells you, as be just has” he said “that those five doctors, reputable men of Herkimer connty und your friends who cater your howes perliaps every day, are lars and burglars he says that which Is not true. He doesn't ex pect by that address to reach the Intel ligent mien ou this Jury. He thinks that there may be a rogue among you You know sometimes men get on Juries who bave debts of gratitude to pay from away back years ago, and they pay them by violating the rules and readering a verdict not in accordance with the evidence. That Is what is called a rogue on a Jury, and he hoped there might be a rogue among you “Then they also seek to get a weak and unintelligent man on the Jury who wou't be able to put an act iu one town with an act in another town and so connect the evidence They hoped there might be a wan of this kind In this jury, and they wonld try to reach Lim and thus afféct a miscarriage of Justice.” Mr. Ward added “IIs whole defense 1s one of trickery aml device. He hasn't got a word of evidence. He hasn't got a single fact In his whole case but which points con. clusively to the guilt of the defendant of the charge hnplied in the judict went. The ouly defense he has is one of trickery and device from long expe rience to mislead some jurymen.” In this strain, so excited at times that the big audience fairly gasped, Mr. Ward brought to a spectacular close a day of steady speechmaking, with here and there a dramatic period Senator Mills contended that Grace Brown comnuitted sulelde and that his client had been unfairly dealt with Glilette had, he sald, been pitted against the united powers of a persist. ent district attorney's department, an unscrupulous sheriffs department aud a biased and unfair public press. The district attorney had fabled to show any plausible motive for the terrible murder laid at Gillette's door, that he had falled to produce the eyewitness he was expected to produce on the strength of his opening address and that he falled to prove that Gillette had any sweetheart other than Grace Brown. ns he promised to do Mr, Mills declared that every bit of evidence introduced by the district at- toracy was overdrawn and that noth- ing authentic had been presented to the Jury that was inconsistent with the course a boy and a girl In similar tron. ble would have taken In seeking relief and secrecy to shield thelr reputations He sald the district attorney might as well have sald that Grace Brown was struck by a bushel basket as with a frall tennis racket and that the girl's bead had struck the keel of the over turning boat as she went overboard if there were such {njurles as the doctors Lad sworn tu. Mr. Mills averred that Grace Brown followed the wish writ ten by ber in one of the letters to Gil- te—that she drowned herself, hop- Ler secret un. SCHMITZ AND RUEF IN COURT. Mayor of Sam Francisco Arraigned oa Extortion Charge. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 4 —Mayor Eugene E Schmitz of San Francisco and Abrabam Ruel appeared before Superior Judge Dunas for arraignment on charges of extortion preferred by a grand jury The courtroom was throng: &d with spectators. No applause greet. ed the mayor when he approached the Temple Shereth Israel, which ho ang the court where the trial will take place, The mayor was accompanied by at. torneys, and when Le took his seat before the bar he exchanged no greet ing with Ruef, who had arrived carller Their actions seemed to Indic ate that thie relations between the mayor and Kuef had become strained Attorneys for the two Indicted men asked tut the arraignment be post potied for one week, pleading the fact that the mayor bad arrived In the city only a few days before and had not Lad time to confer with his counsel Assistant District Attoroey Heney objected to delay in the case of Ruef, while admitting that it could be fairly granted to Mayor Schmitz Finally Judge Dunne set bhursday as the day for the arraigument of both men. ————— PLOT TO RUIN HIM. Clinton N. Howard Tells of ( onapira- cy to Destroy Reputation. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dev. b.—~Clin- ton N. Howard, president of the Pro- hibition Unlon of Christian ten, de liversl a sensational address at the Second Baptist church, in which Le de tailed a plot to ruin his reputation According to the information which Mr. Howard asserts is in his posses. gion, the plot was hatched in a saloon and comprises as {ts characters a sa. loon Keeper, a detective, an alderman, politicians and paid lawyers. Mr. How. ard said that the clique, intent ou his ruin, planned to lotroduce a woman at the Sunday meetings of the union who Was to profess great Interest, ouly ult. mately to decov the speaker to Ler howe on an alleged errand of mercy Then the conspirators were suddenly to appear on the scene and declare the speaker's presciics i the woman's) home was damniug to his character | District Attorney Warren will earry the matter before un grand jury, and one of the most sensational cases ever! evolved fn Rochester is « Xpectesd ————————— Hoston's tnemployed, BOSTON, Dec. 4 — Five hundred wen, | women and children, representing the | i army of the nuemployel, came togeth er clamoring for first places before the | doors of the new state free employ- ment office. This was the frst day of | the bureau. The crush of applicants | became so persistent that the officials | in charge of the bureau were forced | to seud for a detail of police Superin. | tendent Sears said that be had a uum. | ber of positions at his disposal, but | that there were at least ten candidates for every place ———————— Shot In Self Defense. BOSTON, Dec. 4 Henry A. Brown, colored, a former member of the Bos- | ton common council, « harged with the murder of Charles PF Queen at the! Park street station of the subway, has been acquitted of murder here, the Jury holding that he shot in defense of his life. Brown on the witness stand declared that Queen had threatened to Kill Lim aud sald that he only fired when he feared that his life was in danger, —— Found a Heal Bomb, NEW YORK, Dec. 4 —What was sald to be a “real bowh™ was found by Pa trolmau John L. Sullivan In front of =101 Second avenue. The bomb was circular in shape, about six inches long and four inches in diameter. Sullivan picked it up on the sidewalk and ear- ried it to the East Oue Hundred and Fourth street police station, when Ser geant Mastenan ordered it placed in a bucket of water ——— A Dreadnought Larger Still. PORTSMOUTH, England, Dec. 4— Keel plates of another Dreadnought were laid here by Adwiral Sir Archi. bald Douglas, the commander In chief at Portsmouth. The new battleship will be larger and wore powerful than the first Dreadnought add, ax much of the preliminary work has alee: dy been done, it is expected that ler cotstrie tion will progress rapidly ————— Football In Snowstorm. ITHHACA, N Y., Dec 4 -1n the midst of halt a gale that drifted the snow high on the alnmot fled] the Harvard focker team defeated Cornell 5 to 1 Osborne of the visitors dass through the Cornell Hue repeatedly, Kicking the ball before im. He soored three goals, Reggio two and Sarmilents of Cornell, on a corner Kick by Dragoshinoff. one S————————————— As on nn Galllotine, LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dee. 4.—Anton Fritz of Portland, Ore, was decapitat ed at San Fernando hy the w esdthound Santa Barbara passenger train Che man’s head was found some distance from his body. It Is belleved that he deliberately placed his head on the rail as the train approached aeeesrm————— Young Corbett and Terry, NEW YORK, D« 4. Young Corbett and Terry McGovern will fight before the Eureka Athletie club of Baltimore the last week In Javuary. Al Herford, representing the club, offered 0 per cent of the gross recelpts, and bis Lid was accepted. He posted a $1,000 for feit Sullivan Reported Resigned. PANAMA, Dec, 4.—1t was reported hero last night that Job C. Sellivan, assistant clilel engineer of the sth: A GERMAN BIG STICK In Reichstag. Centrft Leader Declares t nfortauntes Glers For Trivial Gficuses In Far OF Colonies BERLIN Dec. 4 Ia the Herr Roeren. the ( entrist ea Unued bis reve ] dals. Amid geaeral laughter he pro duced a large stick about the th ckness of a finger, aud, laying it upon the ta ble of the honse he « ipiained it was the stick with which foggiugs were administered in the ations of color olonies This punishment he said, was in flicted upon tha alives by the strong est of the black soldiers. The unforin nate victim was stripped naked and strapped to a block or cask by the bands and feet and thus fogged The result often was that the punished man was sick and weak for a lo ig time. The speaker sald these f izgings Were sometimes inflicted upon natives at the orders of office clerks for the most trivial offenses Herr Dernburg, director of the colo nial office, spoke in defense of the colo nial officials. He refuted various casos cited and accused Herr Roeren of mis representing facts He sald that the German people, after haviog read the speech of the Centrist leader. would be compelled to Lelleve that the colo wes were governed by wild anbmals aud wot human Herr Dern. burg's speech was grevied with peals of applause on the Right. which, with the clapping of bands in the zalleries drowned the uproar on the Left ee —————— Oil Storage Plant Demolished, HUNTINGDON, Pa, Dec. 4 ~The oll storage house of the Peansylvania Rallroad company here was complete ly demolished by a terrific explosion, and seven workmen who were in tho buikling were horribly burnal. Wil liam McMabon and William Richard- son were probably fatally injured. Th building was used for the storage of oil and gasoline, The explosion was the result of the men enterin: the building with a Hehted tor h ———————————— Says He Ia Golag to Hell. VALDOSTA, Ga, Dee. 4 ‘1 am go Ing to hell, and I am In a hurry. Let them hang me and my two boys. Our blood will be on thelr hands Our law. Yer Is a fool. Dida't I tell him not to Iry nuy more for a respite?’ So SAYS the Rev. J. G Rawllugs, who, with Lis boys, Milton, nineteen, and Jesse, sey- enteen years okl, Is to be hanged for the murder of Carrie and W Hiam Car ter, danghiter and =on of the Rev Ww I. Carter ————————— Wants Damnges Vor Slander, WORCESTER, Mass, Dec 4 beings Drawn Wilson H. Fairbank, the exposition commissioner, who filsl papers (u the superior court for civil actions against District Attorney Jolin B. Moran of Suffolk conuty and James N Perkin, who was the sore tary to the Massachusetts commission to the Lewis and Clark exposition. The plainti@ alleges slander Glant I'owder Blast Killed Three. NEW YORK, Dec. 4.--A spark from a candle carried by a laborer dropped lato a can of glant powder and caused an explosion among a guug of work tien lu the Pennsylvania railroad tun East river last night Three men were killed outright, and na fourth is dying. Of twelve others Joss seriously Lurt two required hospital treatment, the others suffering chiefly frow burns ——————————— Count Dont as Editor. PARIS, Deood. Count Boni de Castel lane has a job Fhe Figaro has ongng ed the former husband of Auna Gould fo write at the rate of $100 per article. His first contribution, a discourse on Spanish polities appears today On the money he will earn from the Fi garo and his salary of £000 a year as a member of the chamber of depu ties Bonl thinks he can exist state Launch of the Antilles. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4.—-The An titles, the secaud of the three steam ships built for the Southern Pacifle company for between New York aud New Orlenus. was lwunched at Craps’ shipyards, The vessel was christened by Mrs, W. A. Fairburn wife of the superintending engineer of the Southern Pacific company s———————————— Thanksgiving Day Murderer Caoght. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec 4. The man who on Thanksgiving day en- tered the store of W. P Dilworth. a hardware merchant here, for the pur pose of robbery and fatally shot the latter was captured a mile from the city. Te confessed There is much excitement, but the officers say they do not fear mob violence m————————— Japs Sending Soldiers te Honolula HONOLULU, Dee. 4 Indications Are cropping out that the Japanese who have been arriving here for some time past as well as those who have been granted passports and who will arrive in the future are picked men with military experience Fervice Earthquake In Martinique, FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, Dec. 4.~An earthquake shock was felt liere at 7 o'clock fo the evening. The shock lasted one minute and a half. The oscillations were from noeth to south, NATTY NEW OVELTIES Holidays are not far off and le- fore the week clores this store will ba croxded with boliday gifts. Many are here todsy for your in- The New Handbags Oar line of these useful : articles 1s complete. All kinds and all col- ors cf leather on gilt cr gun metal frames, envelope or wrist styles, all prices up to $3.50, Many HolidayHandkerchlefs Are here, fresh and sweet from the manufacturers, already here and more on from 5¢ to 50¢ each. —— —— Silk Waistings In plaids and p pular but very hard to get ’laids are especially strong in the cities now and they will be pop for spring. Ge showing day and more on the way. Coatings Rainproofs, coverts and fi are here for your inspection and at Globs Warehouse prices. : Gloves Kid gloves in two bul twelve button and sixteen bat We sell tbe best $1.00 kid glove fo be found anywhere. Our constant ly increasing glove trade speaks for itself. Golfs and Mittens For ladies and children, all colors and prices. Dress Goods Oar prices begin at 25¢ for all wool. We bave the new reds and other staple shades raisi stages up to $1.75 ising by easy Children's School Hose Exira heavy hosiery for hard ser vice, usual prices 18, 20 and 28. Special all sizes 15¢. Underwear Sale Men's 50c fleece lined, 33¢. Ladies’ 50c fleece lined, 30¢. Ladies" 50¢ union suits, 39. Ladies’ $1.00 union suits, 69c. Ladies’ $1.00 wool garments, 70¢. Blanket Opportunities We are anxious to show you our lass, It will benefit you and our- selves. Globe Warehouse. Talmadge Block, Elmer Ave. VALLEY "PRONE, W. T. CAREY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OFFICE ‘ROOM 5, M. P, A, BUILDING, Telephone 246y.
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