NEW, SECRETARIES.
Senate Confirms Moody, Bana-
y parte, Metcalf and Straus.
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RAYNER'S ATTACK ON PRESIDENT.
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Congress te Spell According to Stand-
APPEAL TO POWERS
Vatican Strongly Protests Ac-
tion of France.
VIOLATES RICHTS OF HUMANITY,
Day of Grace Granied the Parisian
out of his residence. A crowd of 2 00m]
accompanied the officials to the resi
dence, hooting then constantly. The!
bishop will be prosecute] on the
charge of assaulting a policetian be
cause he laid his hand upou a police
man's shoulder while he was leaving
his residence
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court of the United States, Charles J.
Betaparte of Maryland fo be attorney
general, Victor H. Metcalf of Califor
ula to be secretary of the uavy and
Oscar S. Straus of New York to be sec
retary of commerce and labor
The opposition to Messrs. Moody and
Bonaparte, which timid been mised In
the senate by a number of Democratic
senators, was nol strongly pressed at
the session, and no roll call was asked
naparts, however, there were a num-
per of negative votes on the minority
side sslimated at about fAfteen.
Senators Culberson aud Carmack led
the discussion against both Mr. Moody
and Me Bouaparfe. Against the fer
mer they ralsal the question of bis
fitness for the supreme court bench,
bused upon measures be had Introduce
od as 8 member of the house,
It was agalo urged against Mr. Bo
paparte that his utterances agalnst
legislation for the regulation of com-
binations of capital unfitted him to en-
force legislation of that charscter
the president would not name a man
for the responsible position of attorney
general unless he was sure that the
nominees was lo sympathy with the ad-
ministration’s desire to break up such
combinations.
There was no opposition to either
Mr. Metcalf or Mr. Straus.
Secretary Taft made a report on the
death of tea couvicts at Manila, In
mates of Billbld prison. who during
experiments, without resistance on
their part, were given a bottle of bu
boule plague serum, which was prob
ably substituted for a bottle of cholera
serum, with the result that the native
prisoners, to whom It was administer
ed, died.
A thorough Investigation Is now be
ing made of the causes of the accel:
dent, and the commission has taken
steps to care for the families of the
deceased. The secrelary says, "It Is
an occasion of great regret and will
doubtless Insure greater precaution in
the administration of such dangerous
agencies.”
Governor Smith in his cabled report
says the plague colture became nixed
with anticholern sertim through the
misplacement of one of the bottles by
a visitor,
The evidence submitted at the White
House by Gilchrist Stewart of the
Constitutional league in behalf of the
discharged soldiers of the Twenty-fifth
iafsatry has been turhedl over to Sec
retary Taft
The presideat’s answer to the gennte
resolution calling for information re
garding the discharged soldiers it ls ex-
pected will be sent to that body
shortly.
Several bours iu the house were con
sumed io debating an amendment re
ferring to simplified spelling, with the
result that the original provision on
that subject was eliminated and an-
other amendment adopted. The new
Jerse instructs the publie geiniee to
perchance by constant association we
might get used to them.
“To put them by executive order In
to the Jaws of the laud before they
Barve reached literature,” remarked Mr.
Lacey, “Is getting the thiug wrong end
foremost. Litersinre comes first, or
thography afterward.”
Mr. Tawney reinarked that if the
simplified spelling should go (uto effect
it would necessitate the reprinting of
all the school Looks aud dictionaries.
to say nothing of the cost it would put
upoh the goverowent to make the
change.
While Mr. Grosvenor was discussing
the amendment Mr. Towne (N. Y)
asked him whether the item referred
to was not “on page 21, Leglnning
with line 237"
“Yes, I believe 50.” replied Mr. Uros:
yeuar,
“Then is not that a double skiddoo,
and If so does it not of necessity go
out?’
“Oh, that's an old story,” replied Mr.
Grosvenor amid laughter.
Mr. Dearmond (Mo.) lusisted that the
amendment altered existing law and
‘rightfully should ge out on a paint of
order.
Caustic criticiam of President Roose
velt's position on the Japanesa gues
tion prefaced Senator Rayner's dis
cussion In the senate of the constitu
tional questions involved.
If the military and civil forces of the
feders! government were to he used by
the president, Mr Ravner sald, it be
came very important to know Lis exact
power in the matter.
“Because,” he sald, “It Is quite a se-
rious matter, In view of the great ca.
lamity that has lateiy befallen the city
of San Francisco,, for the president
to contemplate the bombarding of the
city at this time and to declare war
aguinst the boards of county school
trustees of California If there Is no
dertaken.”
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WASHINGTON, Dee.
diplomatic corps and their families at
the White House, Mrs. Longworth
and Miss Huguer, Mrs. Roosevelt's sec
retary, assisted In the dining room,
and Captain McCoy of the president's
staff presented the guests.
Two Jap Regiments In Honoluls.
HONOLULU, Dec. 13.—1t has been
reported to the United States govern-
ment at Washington that two regl-
ments of Japan-se, completely officer
od, are In Howolulu disguised ag la.
borers. Whether they are armed Is
not known
Fossum Massacre Tale Untrue,
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. Dec. 183 -A
letter Just receives! by the Rev. Thom
as Eggen of Minneapolis Yeveals the
fact that the Rev. I. O. Fossum, wife
and daughter were not massacred at
Urmila, Persia, as was reported
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ed protest against the action of the
French government in searching the
archives of the nunclature at Paris.
This protest will be handed to the
members of tbe diplomatic body ac
credited to the Vaticau. The secre
tary of state sets forth, among other
things, that the incident in question is
the fiest instance in history of such a
violation of the rights of man.
The pope. when he heard that Car
dinal Richard, archbishop of Paris,
had been compelial to leave the epls- |
ately placing the palace of the nun-
clature in Paris, which is owned by
the Vatican. at his disposal and at the
same time expressing his cordial sym
pathy with the venerable prelate.
The day of grace granted to the
churches of IMaris in the execution of
the law providing for the separation
of church and state expired at noan to-
day. The delay has only. served to ln
crease the excitement cansed by the
expulsion from Frauce of Mgr. Mon-
tagninl, secretary of the papal nun-
clature at Paris
A detachment of police now guards
the buildings occupied by the chamber
of deputies and the scoate in order
to prevent possible antigoveroment
demonstrations on the part of the cleri-
cals.
It turns out that the papers selzal
at the papal nunciature placed In the
government's hands Important evil
dence which may prove exceedingly
embarrassing to the Vatican if open
war ts to take place. They include,
recent ipstroctioas from Cardinal Mer
ry del Val, the papal secretary of slate,
a wass of letters from prelates all over!
the world and letters in the handwrit
ing of deputies of the Right party.
M. Jaures, the Socialist leader, as
serts in bis paper that the seized docu:
ments even prove the existeuce of a
conspiracy,
The clergy bave appealed to thelr |
parishioners to be present at the
churches today at the first mass cele-
brated outside the pale of the law,
The government, however, ia proceed.
broken up, but policemen in attend.
ance noted iufractions of the law and
cited officiating priests before the pear
est justice of the peace. The chief
danger of disorders in Paris is in the
possible invasion of churches by row.
dies and free thinkers. lleserves of |
gendarmues are stationed at various |
points throughout the city to guard |
against trouble
The efforts iwnade by certain mem-
bers of the chamber of deputies and |
other disinterested persons to insure a
spite of the papal veto by inducing |
Catholic laymen in each parish to
make the forbidden declaration have
much success, -
There was a riotous Jdsmoustration |
at Nang. while the bishop was Moving
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on the track the moment it appears
that the Walthour-Bedell team, now
a lap behind, has an opportunity to
regain the loat distance.
Twice, it is said, when it looked as
though the lap waa regained. Folger
and then Hoot went sprawling on the
track. At each time either Walthonr
or Bedell was a half lap ahéad of the
bunch, with two men as a block be-
tween, ntl seemed to have the lap re-
gilned the red flag from the scorers
box flashed In the face of the sprinter,
Hisses followed the falls and con
tinued at intervals, for the spectators
want to see a fair fleld and no favor
with the riders on even terms.
One of the fastest sprints since the
race began was witness&l late ln the
afterncon, wheu Matt Downey and
Jinmy Morau, the Irish team from
Massachuseits, rellevesl each other at
tienrly every lap until they had practi-
cally gained one cirenit of the track
only to have it disallowed on account
of a spill in which five of the riders
fell iu a bunch, though none was badly
injured.
It Ils not particularly the matter of
being folled In thelr sffort to regaln
the lap on which the Walthour and
Bedell camp base their protests, but
every time one of these riders tries
to jump the field and sprint out a lap
fn the lead he loses more vitality than
in a day's riding, and vitality counts
for everything in a grueling race of
| this kind.
The teams powVieft in the race are
{ Root and Fogler, Downey and Moran,
| Vanderstuyft and Sto], Macdonald apd
Coffey, Breton and Vanonl, Samuelson
{and Hollister, Mettling and Logan,
| Hopper and Downing, Rutt and Mac
| tarland, Galvin and Wiley, Pye and
| Clark, Georget and Georget and Wal
{ thour and Bedell.
| The score at noon stood at 1553
{miles for all the teams except Wal
thour and Bedell, who were a lap be-
hind. ~
Increase Ban Johnson's Salary.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—~The American
| Baseball league is a united and happy
| tamily once more. For the past year
| Ban Johnson, president of the league, |
and Charles Comiskey have been at
| loggerhends, and their differences
have threatened to spread dissension
i
among the other members of the or
ganization. At the annual meeting of |
| the league bere these two men be-
| came reconciled and have renewed the |
| close friendship which existed for 0]
many years between them before the!
| split twelve months ago. As an evi.
| dence of his pleasure at theWweessation |
{ of hostilities Mr. Comiskey suggested |
| that the clubs lucrease Johnson's sal- |
ary from $10,000 to £15000 a year. |
| This proposal met with unanimous con
sent,
| Don Hamilten Won All the Way.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 — The,
{feature of the card at Oakland was)
the Fairy Rose handicap, ‘which pre |
sented seven classic performers, 'rop
| er, the favorite, spoiled his chances
| at the start, and Dou Hamilton, get. |
| ting off in the lead, Leld that position |
{to the fulsh, with Corrigan coming
| samely for place.
Naran al New Ocleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13. ~The stee
plechase over the short course at City |
park was the exciting feature of the|
racing. Two horses—Esterjoy, the fai
| vorite and Scepter—fell, while another
| horse ran out of the course. Narau, at
{® to 2, was first
| }
Fooled Aubura Carloalty.
{ AUBURN. N. Y., Dec. 11 --Prison
| officials succeeded pretty well in fool |
| Ing a thousand people who had asseny |
| fed at the Central station to cateh al
{ glhmpse of Chester E. Gillette. Han |
{ lug made preparations to stop the tralu
fon the outskirts of the cliy, prisen |
| guands fu uniform were still sent to the |
| station, while the wanlen's private
| equipage with Priucipal Keeper Tup- |
{ per nud two guards wus seat to Per |
| rine street crosshug, where the train |
{ stopped, and Gillette and Shed Klock |
fof Herkimer quickly entered the car
riage and were driven to the prison
Shah Mas Four Days fo Live,
TRHERAN, Persla, Dee 13.-The
comlition of the shah remains practl
cally unchanged, although he has ral
Hed slightly, At a consultation of phy.
siclans It was discovered for the first
time that his majesty's beart has be
come seriously affected, thus adding a
new complication to the situation,
Iwhich already wis considered grave
The coddition of his heart snd the re
peated syucopes lend to un concensus of
opinion that the shah cannot live more
than four days
Lords and Commens Disagree.
LONDON, Dec. 18.-The hostility be
tween the house of lords and the
house of commons has now reached an
open stage. The lower house, after
debating the watter, fast night reject.
od all of the amendments of the house
of lords to the education bill by a vole
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