TflE OMAnA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. MAKCTT 23, 1005.
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:rust buys endorsement
B. 11 Allot Explains ManipuktUru in
TtTot of the Whisky Trust.
PAYS FOR PURE FOOD EXHIBIT AT FAIR
Rl I Krliri Osc-Flfth af the
Space and aa Endorsement of
Its Frodacli by th Pore
Food tontrfii.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March 24.-(Sueclal.)
The manipulation of the pure food exhibit
at the Si. Louis exposition and the Fur
Food congress held at St. Louis laat sum
mer for the advantage of trie "botled-m-bond"
whisky nanufaeturera, and the
amount paid by the Whisky trust to secure
the Indorsement of their produet by the
Pur rood congTesa are set forth In detail
In a statement Issued by R. M. Allen of
Kentucky, secretary of the National Asso
ciation of State Dairy and Food depart'
men la. Mr. Allen haa been very much
exercised over th repeated charges that
. he. In his official capacity, practically sold
out the organisation to the Whisky trust
and ha therefore Issued a statement over
hi own, signature In which be admtte re
celvlng the money, but throwing the blam
upon the executive committee of the or
ganlzatlon, which h says "authorised and
Instructed" him to make a bargain with
the manufacturera of bottled-ln-bond
whisky, by the terms of which they war
to pay $3,000 "to finance the exhibit" and
also to pay sundry other expenses con
nected therewith. In return for this money
"i oomea-in-Dona manufacturer were
permitted to monopolize the entire whisky
feature of th exhibit and were given one.
fifth of the total space devoted to the same.
"Bettled-In-bond" whisky wa also ex
plotted during the exposition and at a
session of the Pure Food congresa and be
fere adjourning the congress adopted a
resolution Indorsing the "bottllng-ln-bond"
act.
Describes the Bargain.
Mr. Allen describe th details of the
bargain and gives th names and dates
aad also tells how, when the representa
tives of the Whisky trust were reluctant
to put up the money, they were finally
compelled to do so by the threat that If
they did not there would be no exploitation
of their product by this organisation. - -
Aa Mr. Allen has been so prominently
Identified, with Tr. W. II. Wiley, chief of
the, bureau of chemistry of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and others In support
f the pure food bill, which was substan.
ttally fathered by hi association, hi ex.
plana t Ion of the connection of the Whisky
trust with certain features of th cam
paign In behalf of the bill la of much In.
terest, especially as. the Indorsement by
the Pure Food congress of bottled-ln-bond
whisky which was, by his admission,
bought and paid for by the trust, haa been
widely utilized aa advertlnlng material
along with alleged statements by Dr. Wiley
in which th latter I represented as having
indorsed this particular' whisky ' aa "pure
and wholesome."
According to Mr. Allen, the executive
committee of the National Association of
State Dairy and Food Departments met in
Washington In November, 1903, at which
time he was "authorized and instructed"
to organize an exhibit for the St. Louis,
exposition "and to accept $3,000 from the
bottling-ln-bond interests to finance th
exhibit." &Ir, Allen, does not explain ex
actly what was meant by "flnanelng the
exhibit," but he adds that It was further
agreed that "an. . exploitation ef th bottllng-ln-bond
law" should be made "on
condition that these interests further pro
vide for the expense of such an exhibit."
That la to say that the Whisky trust wa
to pay the cost of the exhibit for the
privilege of exhibiting its ware and that
by th payment of further sums, not speci
fied, their product should be exploited by
th association.
Threat Haa Effect.
The exhibit covered B,0 square feet of
space, according to Mr. Allen, one-fifth of
which was allotted to the bottled-ln-bond
display. There was, however, a hitch in
th arrangement. For some reason the
trust representatives were slow to, produce
th money, but Mr. Allen promptly brought
them to tlm by serving peremptory no
tice on them that if the money was not
forthcoming in twenty daya, their gooda
would not, be exploited and they would
get ao reooiqmendatlon. On thla point
Mr. Allen save:
"After the $3,000 was promised by Messrs.
Taylor & Thompson (two well known dis
tillers) an attempt was made by certain
interests to defeat th purpose of th ex
hibit and on the 1st of February, 1904, no
money was put up. and these gentlemen
were notified that they would he given
until the 26th of that month to make good
their offer, or no further attention would be
given an exploitation of the bottllng-ln-bond
act." A a result of this threat the com
bination earn to term and, according to
Mr. Allen, "Messrs. George Dlehl. A. W.
Alauck and Edmund Taylor guaranteed
th money on the date mentioned, and later
gave notea from alx firms desiring to dis
play brands bottled-ln-bond." The product
of these firms was the only whisky so dis
played and it wa this whisky that was
endorsed by the Pur Food congress by
resolution. '
read a letter from Jnwph Jefferson,
father of th beneficiary.
god-
VENEZUELA STANDS PAT
FUNERAL OF MRS. STANFORD
Reaaalas of California Weais UM
t neat Xra talverslty Bear
las; Family Xante.
President Castro Befuaes to Arbitrate
'Differences with United States.
SAYS MATTERS ARE STILL IN COURT
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., March
24. The boiy of the late Mrs. Jan Stan
ford, who recently died at Honolulu, now
rest in th Stanford" mausoleum between
the bodies of her husband and son, near
the Institution of learning that bears their
name. Before the final commitment of
Mrs. Stanford's body to the stone sarco
phagus simple service were held In the
great memorial church erected by her in
loving memory of her husband. Th
church was filled with thousands of people
from all over the state, who cam to psy Questions between
tneir tribute of respect. I unueo. mates
Promptly at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon Tn administration will take ne action In
the grand organ In Memorial church began I regard to the reply which President Cas-
th solemn tones of Chopin's funeral I ,r0 of Venezuela made to Minister Bowen
march, and at the same moment th broni I Th matter wa fully discussed at the cab
doors at the main entrance swung open I lnet meeting today and it waa determined
to admit the small cortege of pallbearers I to allow the matter to await develop
and relatives escorting th coffin. Eight I ments. The situation 1 considered as not
Of Stanford's most stalwart athletes bore I to necessarily Interfere with the departure
the body down the central aisle through I of the president on the southwestern trip.
Minister Bowen Cables State Depart
meat Saj log Head of South
American Republic Flatly
Refuse t Accept Offer
WASHINGTON, March 24. Minister
Bowen cables the State department today
from Caracas that President Castro had
flatly refused to arbitrate the pending
Venesuela and the
the thronged congregation to the semi
circular chancel and placed it la front of
the altar. ' In conformity with an often
expressed wish ef Mrs Stanford's, no
wealth of flowers adorned chancel or altar.
Minister Bowen'a cablegram to the State
department Informing the administration
that President Castro of Venesuela had re
fused expllciltly to submit to arbitration
the pending Issues between the United
Only a few modest clusters of white lilies I States and Venezuela and declaring that
and roses were used In the church, all I th asphalt case must be adjudicated by
the magnificent floral tributes being re- I the Venezuelan courts, formed the prlncl
served for the decoration of the mauso- I pal topic of discussion at today's meeting
leum. I of the cabinet That the situation is not
The clergymen who took part In the I regarded aa acute at thla time waa lndi-
servloes were the Rey. William Kirk Quth- I cated clearly by the determination of th
rt of -th First Presbyterian church of I presiaeni ana nis advisers to pay no pres
San Francisco; Rabbi Voorsanger of Tern- I ent heed to President Castro's refusal to
pie Emanuel, San Francisco; the Rev. E. arbitrate the existing differences. It Is the
R. Dllle of th First Methodist Episcopal indicated intention of the president and
church, Oakland; the Right Rev. William Secretary Taft, who, In the absence of
F. Nichols, Episcopal bishop of California,
and the Rev. C. M. Hill of th Baptist
Theological seminary of Oakland.
Th principal addresses were delivered
by the Rev. John W. Dinsmor of San Jose.
Secretary Hay, is being relied upon for ad
vice in matters pertaining to foreign af
fairs, simply to await further developments
In Venezuela. It la not believed that the
situation la now of such a character to
Between 4,000 and 6,000 people followed warrant alarm. Indeed, the president Is pro-
tha body from Memorial church to the
mausoleum, and all but 200 or 800 of these
represented a close Interest In Mrs. Stan
ford and th university. ( Fifteen hundred
undergraduate student formed the main
body of the column. In addition there
were nearly 600 faculty members and aa
cecding with the arrangements for his
southwestern trip without reference to the
Venezuelan embrogllo.
After other members of the cabinet had
left the White House Secretary Taft and
Postmaater General Cortelyou continued
with th president the discussion of the
many alumnae. At the portal of the mau- I Venezuelan and Santo Domingo Questions.
soleum, which was covered with flowers, It can be said positively that no determina
te last rite was performed. These were tlon waa reached that would Involve drastic
brief and simple and held entirely In the action on th part of the American gov
open air. The Rev. Charles Brown of the ernment. It Is regarded as possible that
First Congregational church of Oakland de- further developments in, the Veneauelan
llvered a short address, and Bishop Nichols I situation may be forthcoming in a few
offered the committal prayer.
LOUISIANA MURDERER HANGED
Loa Is W. Lyons Pays Penalty for
Assassination of . Former
United States Attorney.
NEW ORLEANS, March 24.-Louls W.
Lyons was hanged hare; today for the
murder of Former District Attorney J.
Ward Gurley in 1903.
The crime for which Louis W. Lyom
was hanged was the assassination of Dis
trict Attorney J. Ward Gurley on July 20,
1903. . Mr. Gurley, who was a member of
prominent family, had been United
States district attorney under President
Cleveland and had distinguished himself
in the successful prosecutions of bank
wrecking cases, Lyons was the son of a
forrier leading clothing merchant, but
days, but It is not believed here they will
add to its seriousness.
Netherlands Will Be Vigorous
THE HAGUE, March 24. The govern
ment of The Netherlands intends, either
alone or In conjunction with other pqwers
having differences with Venezuela, to take
vigorous measures to secure the release
of the five Dutch sailors illegally lm
prisoned for seven months in that country,
It Is thought probable that In the event
of their being uo material change In the
situation In Jie far east some of The
Netherlands' warships maintaining neutral
ity In the Dutch East Indies can be trans
ferred to Venezuelan watera In May.
Question la 'In Court.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curocoa,
March 24. It la announced from Caracas,
Venezuela, that President Castro today re
plied to Minister Bowen'a final proposal
for arbitration, denying' that Venezuela
has questions pending with the United
company
' Beaeflt for Joseph Holland,
NEW YORK. March 24.-A benefit this
afternoon at the Metropolitan opera house
fur Joseph Holland,, the actor, who, on ac
count of illness will never be able to appear
on the stage again, netted k'S.ouo. Among
those who contributed were William Court
ney, Ethel Harry more, William Gillette.
Blanch Walsh and Lew Fields. Mrs. Les
lie Carter delivered a brief address and
1. k. lh.Vi 1 1 r.l .... 1 1 . i .i a I r a
, '' i .mm.4 m states and saying the case of the New
r,uui..)fuv. wne mgni a sugar nroKer york and Bermudes Asphalt
i"T "l 'w"" OIMI mint remain in the courts.
im. xis aua Deen in i,yons comnany. i
Lyons . waa suspected, arrested and ac- on"h,tere Complete Arrangements
quitted. The arrest preyed on his mind, LONDON. March 24.-The signature of
however, and ha brought damage suits the agreement between Venezuela and the
against the detective and the broker. AnK'-erman Donanoiaers adjusting and
Gurley and Mellen were emnloved as hi. consolidating the exterior debt (about $28,-
counBel. The case was first handled ' by 600-000 wfta completed today. Sixty per cent
Mellen, and on Lyons" complaint Gurley of the cutom of all the Ports except La
himself took It up. Lyons was vnsuccess- UUBra ana -uerio iaoeno are allowed aa
ful and conceived the Idea that his law- "
vers were responsible for his defeat. T-r
made many threats against them and FIND SKELETON OF DINOSAUR
uutuiy iucksu mmseii up in a room With
Mr. Gurley and killed him. Lyon shot
himself "through th head, but recovered.
His defense was Insanity.
POLICE RESCUE M0T0RMAN
Accidental Killing; of Small Child by
Street Car Causes Riot In
Brooklyn.
Valuable Scientific Discovery Made
by Boston Engineer Near
Sodalla, Mo.
ST. LOUIS, March 24. According to the
statement of W. B. S. Whaley, a Boston
engineer who arrived here today after a
trip or inspection near Lake Tebo. in Pet-.
tls -county, ten miles from Sedalla. the la
complete skeleton of a bug prehlstoriq
NEW-YORK, March 24. A squad of extra animal, possibly a dinosaur. wL rii..,i
pvuuv was summoned m .Brooklyn today by the Inspection nartv.
to rescue a policeman and the motorman "We came upon the tall of the akeUtnn
of a surface car from 2,000 angry persona first," said Mr. Whaley, "being attracted
who were trying to punish the motorman by Its peculiar formation. Subsequently we
.... usu t mue ooy, rreaericK i louna tne neaa, lying about forty feet dls
VonGllder. 1 years old. ' tant. The entire skeleton la nnt k,.
Th child ran In front of the car as It Much of it, including the ribs, has hn
waa passing through Park avenue and waa I washed away. I am not an archaaninniBt
Instantly killed Several women fainted, but I believe that we found the remains
The motorman, James McCauley, left the of a prehistoric animal, and I shall tell
platform of the car mcj several men seised solentlflo men about it when I return to
mm kiui i-rii's ui .yncn mm, tnrew him I Boston."
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una jumpea on him. The conductor took Small dinosaur skeletons hav hn r
refuge In the car and locked both doors.
McCailley struggled back to the car and
reached a switch iron, with which he
knocked down several assailants,
A policeman came to his rescue, but the
mob attacked him also, and the two men
fought side by aide. When more police
men arrived they had to beat their way
through the crowd to reach the car. The
body of the boy waa then removed from
under th car. When the mother aaw the
Body, she fainted, suffering injuries from
which it is feared she may not recover,
in Kansas, but none haa ever been re
ported a found In Missouri,
AWAIT THE EXPERT'S REPORT
People of Brockton Interested
Findings of Inveatlgrator of
Recent Explosion.
In
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f.
Troths that Strike Home
Tour grocer is honest and if be cares to do so can tell
you that he knows Tery little about the bulk coffee be
sella you. llow can be know, where it originally came from,
ilWW wm uteuueu VI Willi WHO
or when roasted! If you buy your
coffee loose by the pound, bow can
yon expect purity and uniform quality 1
HON COFFEE, the LEADER OF
ALL PACKAGE COFFEES, is of -necessity
uniform tn quality
trcnotn and flavor. For 0VH A
QUASTO OF k ONTW, UON COFFEE
nas been the standard eolfea In
millions of homes.
LION COFFEE ajreroUy packen
nt enr factor!, a4 nntU opa4 lm
ysns basse, Stan ate chaste ! a tag adol
lerated, or ol ooaBlnej la eonlaat vlta dust,
Irt, , or Mcleaa Mnds.
In each package of LION COFFEE you get one full
DOUnd ot Vure Coffee. Ineiet upon getting the genuine.
(Lion bead on every package.)
(Save lb linn-head tat valua)U premiums.)
SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE
wnnTJtrtM SPICE fVY. Toledo. Ohln.
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BROCKTON, Maas.. March 24. The re
port of the stata expert with reference to
tne cause 01 tne aisaster at a rover's fac
tory is understood to be in the possession
or in district attorney, it natur la
awaited with great Interest.
Tne relief fund for the benefit ef the
sufTsrers wa announced to have reached
izi.fi&s toaay.
DEATH RECORD.
George F. Shcuaral.
George F. Bhepard, 0o Wirt treet.
father of Pr. C. Bhepard, died Jn
Muscatine, la., March 22, at th home of
his daughter. Mrs. Dr. L.esott. Mr. Bhep
ard wa a oitlien of Omaha, having lived
here twelve year. He was a pioneer in
th early daya In Wisconsin and other
western state and was homesteader
later on in Nebraska. Interment waa
mad in Muscantln. A widow and three
children survive, on of whom Is Burt
Bhepard. of London, England.
General Charles Tracer.
ALBANY. N. V., March Jt-Former Con.
rresaman General Charlea Traeey died at
bis home her today after an tllnea of
oral month. He waa IT years old. In
congress General Tsaeey waa en ef the
leading democratic opponents of free sli
ver. )I waa actlv in th gold demo,
cratlc movement and wsa chairman of th
national committee ef th gold democratic
party. Pup Flu cabled to General
Tracey laat Monday the ppal benedic
tion.
Mrs. Letitla MeCartnr.
New haa been received, in Omaha of the
death of Mra. Letitla McCarthy In Chey
enne, Wyo., on March IS. Mra. McCarthy
is sn old resident ot this city, having lived
here for many years prior to her removal
to Cheyenne, and la th mother of Mr.
J. F. Barron of Cheyenne, also formerly
of Omaha. Th remain war taaea to
Petrott, Mich., for Interment,
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Ell Ely S
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styles include all the late fancy mix
tures and black unfinished worsteds,
for
75
Men's Handsome
Covert Top
Coats
7.50
Young Men's Suits,
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a
6.50
Boys' Knee Tant
Double-Breasted
Suits, up from
2.00
Children's Eton
Suits, up
from
1.98
' Men's Spring Ilats in
' new blocks and colors,
$3.00, $2.50, $2.00 and...
1.50
Sale of Ladies' New Suits at $15
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Cravenette Goats,
Special at $12.50
' Crarenette
12.50
Silk Rodingotes
turned coats,
18,50
Dress and Walking Skirts
best tailors.
8.50
25c
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Elegant styles In long, loose, lace trimmed coats.
abort Jaunty lace or 811k coats
some stunning effects at
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and ,
Clever models of style, executed by the best tailors.
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fancies also evening shades prices
$19.00, $U.5. $10.00 and
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only
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Nothing but the latest styles and lasts
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down to , sivrO
Men's Furnishings
50c-75c-SI
Fancy
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Underwear, Hose, Neckwear, Hand
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DEPEND UPON LN1TED STATES
European Nations Ezpeot Uncle Sam to
Collect Their Dominican Debts.
CABINET DISCUSSES THE SITUATION
Information About Affatn ot Island
Will Be Collected and Senate
Will Be Irged to Ratify
Treaty,
BERLIN, March 2t. The Foreign pfflce,
replying- to an inquiry of the Associated
Press as to whether the report that Great
Britain and Germany were pressing Banto
Domingo for a settlement of the claims
of British and German subjects, waa cor.
rect. said the German government was
satisfied to leave Banto Domingo and its
obligations to foreigners entirely In the
hands of the United States, and that con.
sequently Germany was not pressing Santo
Domingo for the payment of debts due
to Germane.
Cabinet Discusses Situation.
WASHINGTON. March M.-The cabinet
today discussed the situation In Santo Do.
mingo and it waa the general opinion that
nothing there warrants any change in the
present method of procedure. The agent ot
the United States government will make
an Investigation for the purpose of ob
taining the Information asked for by the
senate.
The situation in Santo Domingo also was
fully discussed at the cabinet meeting. No
new phases of the question have arisen
within a few days and the administration
will not make any present change In its
Indicated method of procedure. The fall
ure of the senate to ratify the treaty with
the Dominican government has embar
rassed the administration and nothing now
will be done except to initiate an investi
gation Into the affairs of the island gov
ernment with a view simply to obtain
definite Information. The present status
on the Island, so far aa thla government
la concerned, will not be disturbed.
Prof. Hollander Will Investigate.
Arrangements for the Investigation of the
affairs of Santo Domingo were completed
today after a conference between President
Roosevelt, Secretary Taft and Prof. J. H.
Hollander, It was decided that'Prof. Hol
lander, Who la to make the Inquiry, will
sail from New Tfork on April 1 In a mall
ateamer from San Juaa, P. R, From, there
he will go to Santo Domingo on the Chat
tanooga, which will be at hla disposal to
convey him from 'place to place while he
la pursuing the Investigation. He will re
turn to the United Btatea in May. and
If his inveatigation is not completed by
that tlate he will return to the Island,
Cans of the Protests.
BRUSSELS, irch 24.-The protests of
the Belgian government and French and
Belgian bondholders of Banto Domingo are
aid to be due to Santo Domingo's non
obaervance of the agreement concluded
witn the bondholders June S. 1W1. to nay
toward the service of the puhllo debt 25.0u0
monthly out of tne customs receipts of the
port of Santo Domingo.
The largest of the foreign debts of Santo
Domingo la that represented by the bends
of the new unined loan of ls7 held in
Europe, principally In France and Bel
glum, consisting of two Issues bearing
respectively 2 per cent and 4 per cent
Interest and amounting to about fcil.250.OijO.
JHolh classes ef bonds were secured on
Customs duties and especially aselgned
revenues. Default tn the payment of In
terest was made April 1, l$tf, since which
time several arrangements have been at
tempted to provide for the Interest pay
ments.
Belgians hold about S6.000.000 of Dominican
demands.
Kraae Will Await Developments. .
PARIS, March ti The authorities here
say that no steps are being considered rel
ative to nresster lb FrenoU claims against
Santo Domingo. It Is explained that the
French holders of Dominican bonds hoped
the United Statea senate would ratify the
treaty adjusting the finances of Santo Do
mingo and the bondholders were much dis
appointed at. the tact that action on the
treaty waa deferred. However, they have
not taken steps to secure government In
tervention and the latter has not yet shown
a disposition to assume the collection of
the debt by the. adoption of drastic meas
ures. The officials here say the total
amount of Dominican bonds held in Europe
Is about $21,000,000, divided In order of Im
portance between Belgium, France, Hol
land and Germany, Although Belgium la
chiefly Interested, the authorities point out
that it la a neutral power, not having the
means to adopt coercive measures.
Franca approached the United States
some months since with the view to secur
ing details of .the Dominican sources of
revenue, but these proved so complicated
that the officials entertain little hope of
Utilizing the revenues as a means of liqui
dating the foreign bond
WHIPPING FOR TWO ROBBERS
Court Passes Unusual Sentence Upon,
Men Taken at Winnipeg-.
"WINNIPEG, Mani, March 24. Sander,
cock and McDonald, highwaymen, were sen
tenced by Judge Richards to fifteen and tea
years, respectively, with seventy-five lashes,
for robbery with violence from Winnipeg
merchants, and today received the first in
stallment of twenty-five lashes.
McDonald made a great uproar and from
the first stroke of the dread -cat-of-nlne-tails
screamed horribly and had to be car.
rled vto his cell. The first few lashes,
seemed to have no appreciable effect on
Sandercock, but he soon began to groan in
a manner which made hla punishment seem
worse than that administered to McDonald.
Object to American Regulations.
OTTAWA, Ont., March 24.-The Domin
ion Murine association haa lodged a pro.
test with the minister of marina and
fisheries against certain steamboat regu
lations boing enforced against Canadian
steamships by the United States. It waa
pointed out that there was a tacit agree
ment that these regulations should be
reciprocal. The new rules against which
the protest la made are those devised as
a result of the Slocum disaster.
Kxpects Diamonds la Canada.
OTTAWA. Canada, March 24. Dr. Ami of
the Geological survey Is of the opinlop that
diamond wealth is hidden In that part of
Canada between the great lakes and Hud
son bay. "All surveying parties and ex
porers," he said, "should be -on the lookout
for anything that will show traces of the
precious white rtqne In thla territory."
Recelvea Vote of Coafldence.
ROME, March 24. The Italian cabinet,
headed by Acting Premier and Minister of
Foreign Affah-s TUtonl, received a vote of
confidence In the Chamber of Deputies
today, the government majority being ten,
Ooaarresamea at Klngstoa.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March M.-The
United Statea transport Sumner, having
on board the congressional party bound
for Colon, arrived here today from Santo
Domingo.
Canadians Want Bounty.
OTTAWA. Ont., March 24.-Canadlan
en Canadian built ships, to protect the in
ship builders have asked the government
for a bounty ot M per ton for ten years
dustry against British competition.
Delayed Bark Arrives.
LIVERPOOL, March 24. -The French bark
Francois, from San Francisco September T,
for Runcorn, has arrived in the Mersey
ninety days overdus. Seventy guienas rein
surance was paid for It yesterday.
German Vaebt Off Italy.
ROME. March tt.-Ths German Imperial
yacht Hohencollern la expected to arrive at
Civil Vecchla on Saturday,
FRONT DEPTHS OF THE SEA
Real Flab Stories as Iucredtble as
, Any that Were Ever In-Tented.
"That one animal can devour another
twice its own else at a aingle swallow is
a statement that 'may seem as Incredible
as any fish story ever Invented," writes
Dr. Sanderson Chrlstlson. "Nevertheless,
It is true of certain fishes. So far as known,
such fishes are inhabitants of the deep
seas, where utter darkness perpetually
prevails, with an unvarying temperature
almost as cold as Ice. and a pressure rang,
ing, according to depth, from a quarter
to three or four tons on every square Inch
ot their body surface. The deep aea is
commonly regarded aa commencing where
the rays of sunlight ceaee to penetrate,
which is estimated to be less than 1,200
feet below the surface, and may extend
to twenty times that distance, or even
much more, down to the bottom of . the
ocean. Fishes have been dredged from
below 12,000 feet.
"A deep sea fish, the chlasmodus nlger,
six and flve-eightha of an Inch long, has
been found to have swallowed another
fish ten and one-half Inches long. The
stomach of the devourer Is stretched as
thin as gold beater's skin. It has sharp,
hooked teeth, which cross each other from
opposite aides of the mouth and usually
point backward. According to Gunther,
the fish, after having ftelzed Its victim,
with Its capacious and very movable jaws,
partly presses It down as a snake would
do and partly draws Itself over It. The
prey Is received Into an esophagus and
stomach, the membranes of which are ex.
tensible as an India rubber pouch. The
stomach when empty is contracted and
folded up and' projects but little below
the abdomen.
"When a deep sea fish is brought to the
surface, how gradually, and carefully so
ever, Its bones are often like so much
touchwood and its muscles like rotten pulp,
while Its eye are buret from Its sockets
and It vlsoera are often blown out of the
body cavity by the expansion of the air
bladder. It frequently happens that deep
st a fishes ere found floating helplessly
on the surface of the ocean, with large
prey in their etaraaoha. Their appearance
under these clroumstaneea la accounted
for by the efforts of their struggling vic
tims to eacape from their Jaws, causing
them to aaoend beyond the horizontal sons
which they usually Inhabit.
"Deep sea fishes are commonly black or
dark brown. But although it is claimed
that light Is essential to the formation
of colors, aome deep aea fishes are scarlet
in parts, or uniform red or rosy, others
are silvery white, while, according to
Alcock, the neocopelua s 'one dasallng
sheen of purple and allver and burnished
gold, amid which la a sparkling constella
tion ot luminous organs.' " Chicago. News.
OPPOSES FEMALE SUFFRAGE
Anonymous Letter from California is
Bead tn Illinois House of
Representatives.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 24-The Illi
nois house ef representatives today listened
with grave Interest to the reading' of a
letter from "Pro Bono Publico," who at
preeent Is In Los Angeles, Cel., and who
hopes the Illinois legislature will not pass
the equal suffrage bill.
"God made men and women different,"
rya the writer) "then let each remain tn
their own condition. It the state of Illi
nois grants partial or full political rights
to women It will bitterly regret It. Look
at the bedeviled condition of Colorado,
whioh can be traced to womi-ft political
bosses and lack of common sense in woman
voters. Callfornlans, profiting by the sad
experience of Colorsdo, Kansas snd Wy
oming and not wanting their atate to be
In the aame condition and their biutlness
Interests te be ruined by foolish and vicious
legislation, turn down all attempts of per
sonal suffraglata and their male adherents
a saddle the abomination on the state.'
At the conclusion of the reading of the
letter a member moved that the commit
tee on fish and game was eminently Quali
fied to consider the communication. An
other member thought not. The license
committee, he said, waa the proper body
to think over the Pro Bono Publico letter.
The speaker, however, referred it to . the
commute on elections.
BROKER CHARGED WITH THEFT
Francis D. Mngoun Accused by Client
of Refusing; ro Account for
BXO.OUO Worth af Stocks.
NEW YORK. March 24.-Francis Ma
goun of the banking and brokerage flriti of
Magoun Bros. & Co., which failed a few
years ago, was held In $10,000 ball for ex
amination In the Tombs police court today
on a charge of grand larceny. Magoun
came from Cincinnati yesterday to testify
in a suit In the supreme court and was
arrested Immediately after leaving . the
stand. R. S. L. Hall, who acted as agent
for his wife In stock transactions with
Magoun' Bros. & Co., hcajd that Magoun
was In town and placed Information in
the hands of the district attorney orwhich
a warrant was issued.
Magoun Is charged with the larceny of
20,000 of various stocks belonging to Mrs.
Clara W. Hall. It is alleged that between
November 20, 1902, and March 28, 1903, Mr.
Hull, for his wife, deposited with Magoun
Bros. & Co. 100 shares of Southern railroad
preferred, 100 1 Standard Rope and Twine
preferred, 1,000 Union Copper company and
fifty-seven shares of American Surety com
pany preferred and that In spite of re
peated demands they were not returned
nor was any accounting rendored for them.
Magoun was paroled In the custody of
his counsul.
Receiver Desires Mtaalna- Manager.
PHILADELPHIA, March 24. J. Heetora
McNeal, receiver for the Provident Invest
ment company, today applied to the postal
authorities for assistance In locating W. H.
Latimer as the misning mnnnger of the de
funct concern. Receiver McNeal produosd
specimens of the literature which LeUtmer
sent through the mails, the mailing of
which It Is claimed was a violation of the
atatute laws. ... I .
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