TORN BY GRAFT AKEESTS.
Conspiracy and dorruption in Deals
involving Pittsburg City Funds.
"Seven members of the Finance Com
mittee of Councils , including tlic presi
dent of the Common Council , wore ar
rested in Pittsburg charged with con
spiracy , corrupt solicitation and brib
ery. The accuser is Tensard De Wolfe ,
necretary of the Civic League of Alle
gheny County , which has been aiding
Mayor Guthric in gathering evidence.
The accused are William Brand , presi
dent of the Common Council : Jacob
, Soffel } .Jr. , Hugh Ferguson , Captain
Kleiii , W. IT. Melaney , Joseph
and T. Oil is Atkinson. All
rs f the Common Council
nSon , who is a member of
*
trtheTSelect Council.
Informations were also made against
President W. W. Ramsey and A. A.
Vilsack. cashier of the German Na
tional IJank. by De Wolfe , charging
them with conspiracy. Mr. Vilsack was
-arrested and his brother furnished
$ L > .n < iO bail. President Ramsey was ar
rested also. It is alleged that the Ger
man National Dank gave the members
of the Common Council $17,300.
Wasson , Soffel , Klein and lira ml are
members of the Common Council known
as "The P.ig Six. " They have been ob
structing legislation.
So great a stir was caused by the
arrest that the boards of directors of
a number of banks were called irto
extra session to conceal the banks
which are to be charged with bribing
the Finance Committee in order to be
selected as depositaries This is one of
the charges which will create the great
est stir because the banks will undoubt
edly be dragged into the trials.
'The charges against the seven men ,
-stripped of legal phraseology , are as
follows : That they offered bribes to
obtain and influence the votes of a num
ber of members of the Select and Com
mon Council to secure the passage of
certain ordinances designating the depositaries -
? positaries for the funds of the city ,
bridge ordinances , bond ordinances for
freeing bridges , ordinances for filter
beds , the Heberton Street Railway or
dinance , resolution to pave Fourth ave
nue with wood blocks and other resolu
tions. The informations say the charges
referred to cover a period of two years.
The amounts of money the members of
the Council are said to have received
are fabulous. They are alleged to have
held up all city legislation against May
or Guthrie.
'TO COMBAT MRS. AIMS' STORY.
J/a-nrvers for Hams Promise to Dis
credit Testimony of Widow.
In the trial at Flushing , N. Y. , law
yers for Thornton Jenkins Rains as
serted that every effort will be put
forth to shatter that part of Mrs.
Helene E. Annis' testimony that the de
fendant beckoned his brother and the
two men went to the float , where Capt.
Hains shot and killed William E. Annis
ijjl
t /
r
-as he was making a landing uith his
boat This evidence. Mains' counsel declare -
> clare , was suggested to Mrs. Annis in
Border that her testimony might bring >
the defendant within the meaning of c
the statute that there must be some
overt act to show that he induced or C
procured his brother t- > commit the a
crime.
JDIVOHCE DUS TO'MAN HUNTING" siti
I > nntl Oil ehiiip : " 1 > > Women. si
" 'Man catching" frivolous sisi
by women si
tvas deplored in n s > rmon by Itabbi Jo-
siL
Fcph Krnuskopf at Phihulrlphin. This.
lie declared , was responsible for a large L
-portion of America : ! divom-5. The rabbi n
said : "From She day < lo : tLnuhtcr enters
young womanhood the oe lliouglit of
si
many bones is n : in t-ntciiiug. Xo artifice sic
is shunned that shall iMiablo tli ' uor eous- c
Jy decke-d-out huntress ( jn : < k < M to entrap
licr victim. "There is prol-a'jly no thought f
which occupies a young society woman a
more than that of boms nnrried ; there ?
is probnbly no thought which omipies
'her Ie > s than that of being happy when
jiiarr3c.il or making a hu.s ! > : iml hippy. " P
w
Sees Jiishmi i Vi
lir.ruMliately after she had looked upon
tier ilwul hiislyind. who was being buried n
from ( heir hem . Mrs. ditherine Moore ,
n
jiserl 152 years , dropped dead from IKMI-I
ilfscaso 5n Philadelphia. ThMoores h.icj n
.been married forty years.
f (
SI ore Cluakes in Krisco. in
shocks lasting iitc
Two slight earthquake tc
ttbrec trends , according to FovW-cr
McAdie of UKraited State * , weather
lmrc.111. were felt in San Fwncisco Tucs- tl
, diy afternoon. Xo damage was done.
.
A'ext Mistress of tlie White House.
The next mistress of the White
House is as averse as is Mrs. Roosevelt
velt to thrusting herself forward into
public notice. - Her lot as wife and
mother is a proud and happy one , and
her ambitions are all for her husband
and children.
"The only lines in her face , " says
one writer , "are the relics of habitual
smiles. " ' Life has boon good to her ,
and the world a good place to live in.
She. as well as her husband , has kept
and clear-skinned.
young , clear-eyed -
She reads much , speaks French e.vcol-
lontly , is passionately fond of good
music and is a fine entertainer , though
not in a lavish and sensational way.
Ilallie Erminie Rives says of her :
"William Taft and Helen Ilorron
must have started life even. She has
the same .straightforwardness , the sanio
honesty , the contempt of tinsel and
sham and pretense. Her worst enemy ,
if she could have one , would call her
genuine. ' She has no affectations no
surface veneer , no 'isms. ' She has
always remained the sweetheart of her
husband : the playmate and confidant of
her children. In the * best sense , .she
is a woman of the world. She knows
the big business of statecraft and the
smaller dicta of society. P.y reading
and studying she has kept pace with
her husband , till , possibly , there is no
woman in American life who is better
qualified to discuss the real questions
of the day. " Current Literature.
Most of the skirts are long , narrow
snd high-waisted.
The fashion of bloomers for the small
girl is an increasingly popular one.
Bloomer petticoats have considerable
favor because of the closeness of the
skirts.
The lace coat figures as a part of
many of the dressy frocks of this sea
son.
An important feature this winter is
the knitted vest. It is being done in
all colors.
. - Vluolgirls are showing a decided in
clination for plaids. Some of them are
Giiite chic.
An entire crown representing a great
se is O-TIO of the novelties encountered
rsioug hats.
Braided cheviot and serge have re-
iined their popularity for separate
coats and suits.
There has been some change in the
calling ; cards of women. In shape they
are almost square.
Sleeves now reach to the wrist and
show the shape of the arm with some
times unflattering faithfulness.
The majority of the hats worn this
season are of dark color. Some of the
shapes are wonderful to behold.
Furs in the fashionable taupe and
London smoke shade are being shown , I
made possible by dyeing white fox.
Dainty evening dresses are made of ,
silk Brussels net dyed in the evening
colors < and trimmed with satin to match.
Fish nets continue to be much used
for blouses and any beautiful models
:
are made over a chiffon cloth or mous-
eline lining.
Tosca nets when embroidered in '
pastel colors are very rich for entire
waists. The embroidery need not be
very elaborate. i
The variation of the usual pierrot
ruff is one composed of white and gray
maline , from the collar of which spring
minute tails of brown fur. a
The deep , narrow yoke is au insistent
feature of this season's modes and is
perfect harmony with the tendency
toward tall , slender effects.
c
Directoire embroidery fiouncings are
Lhe latest fifty-four inches wide , to
Qcrmit the making of the long , clinging [
underskirts necessary for present dress
skirts.
In this day of slashed skirts and pet-
ticoatless ankles both slippers and
stockings have assumed a place of lux
ury and importance undreamed of in
other times.
The fashionable coat is long , form re
vealing , but not tight fitting , hipless in
effect , with small sleeves and some
touch in the form of buttons or rovers
to suggest the directoire.
Crystal beadwork is found upon very
dressy evening frocks , but the style is
not so well received as satin flower dec
orations. Persian bandings arc used
under slashed waist scams.
A reaction is already netting in
! against the much-trimmed tailored suit.
1
Tlio cut is still in the hipless effect , but
trimmings arc omitted , the collar is
mannish and the sleeves suggestive of
hi'se of a man's coat.
TinChriKoriiiK * \Vti int.
Many offshoots of the suliragotte
mm ement are found in England , and
o'u of the most amusing is a campaign
aga'nst ' the wife who pesters her hus
band about trifles in the household.
Many leaders in the suffragette cause
assert wives must talk politics , instead j
oi household cares , with their hus
bands. Probably the most interesting
contribution to the discussion has come
from Canon llorsley of London , who
says there are three classes of "chatter
ing women , " all responsible for many' '
evils. "First of all , there is the wom
an who has no sense of proportion , " ,
says the analytical canon. "She chatj j
ters away about insignificant little
,
things. This kind of woman in the up
per classes drives her husband to the
club. Among the poor r-he drives her
husband ! to drink. The second chatter
ing ] woman is the wife who harps away
on one string. Hero again the husband
goes to the club or to the bar. The
third class of chattering women is the
one who cannot express herself with
directness. She wanders from one point
to another , and if is impossible to bring
her back to the main topic. The hus
band is lucky \\l\o is not driven by her
to t insanity. " There is truth in what
the t canon says , but he does not point
out a remedy. It is significant , too ,
that * not one engaged in the discussion
has prescribed a plan for the muzzling
of the chattering woman. Evidently in
that * respect sbo is looked upon as be
yond reform.
A \Vi < e > C'lost-f.
It was a sensible woman who had the
large closet under the hall stairs pa
pered in white and the floor covered
with white oilcloth. On the wall were
hung i black iron dress hooks , which
ic
cculd easily be found , and the most con
venient article in it was an electric
light 1 bulb on a long cord , which could
1I 1I I taken in hand when looking for
boxes packed under the lower stair
steps. Those boxes wore all white , the
nature of the contents being shown by
a printed label across one end in black
letters. ] Over the door was hung an old
portiere , Avhich was hidden by the
closet door , but it kept out considerable
,
dust. The shelves were painted white
and the books that wore stored away
wore all wrapped neaty in white paper
and packed in boxes.
IIIi ? IF t for a C hilri.
Youngsters are wearing immense hats
his winter in keeping with the fashion
'or grownups. The oiie in the sketch
liows the fashionable size and shape.
[ t is of soft chamois-colored felt , trim-
nod with a crown baud of black satin ,
vhich has a streamer and tassel at the , ,
eft side.
e
Guest and Host.
To ouc who is in the role of host
hcre can be no more bitter rebuke
ban to have any guest , or even chance tl
raller , go out from the portals with the tlf
'eeling that he is sorry he came that fi
ic is depressed rather than uplifted , is
laddencd rather than gladdened , and in
; l
mood of discord rather than harmony , [
'or all personal association should 1) )
cave behind it a lingering charm , as
if something sweet and gracious. When
meeting does not do this some one is
o blame.
)
> 'ew "Woman in China. ei
eiai
China is beginning to have its mild ai
'xcitemcnt over women's rights. In aibi
Canton a strong idea of emancipation bial
ias taken hold of the Chinese women , al
"hey are running away in increasing tl
numbers from their homes and bus
bands , and if the police try to make
them return to their duties of hearth
and homo , they refuse to return to slav
ery , as they call it. The poor husbands
base their claims for the return ol
their lawful spouses on the plea that ,
after all , they have bought them and
paid for them , and therefore , as theii
goods and chattels , the wives had n
shadow of claim on their liberty.
R.ne Broadcloth.
; \ev. ' colors iiiay i-ome and go. but
there is nothing to eclipse the tried and
satisfactory navy blue. One always ,
looks well dressed in a suit of this color
and there is nothing more serviceable.
Above model suggests a charming de
sign for a gown of navy blue chiffon
broadcloth cleverly designed and -
ply trimmed with black buttons andjd
simulated buttonholes done in black
soutacho. The little round yoke and
stock are heavy ecru lace and on either ; .
side of bodice there is a braided design
in black soutacho.
A walk in the fresh air will do i
common headache lots of good.
Don't eat your meals quickly : this
causes indigestion and a red nose.
If people laughed more they would
all bo happier , healthier and hand
somer.
Too heavy bedcloih.es are often the
cause of that tired feeling in the morn li
ing. litl
Don't axpcct tonics to keep you well s
if you neglect the laws of health and
hygiene. *
PI
For unbroken chilblains rubbing with
damp salt is one of the best remedies
known.
Never eat your meals in the sick
room. It annoys the patient and is
not wholesome for you.
A .small onion eaten raw before re
tiring will often result in a restful
sloop , as onions aiv excellent nerve ]
soothers. T
When using hair tonic part hair in cl
strands and apply with toothbrush. In' '
that way one can got at roots of hair .f
and scalp without a particle of waste. gt
When the hands get hot and uucomj j tl
fortable moist it is a good idea to j hi
wash them in hot water and then rinse ; jj
thorn in tepid water to which a dessert
spoonful of borax has been added. sitt
tt
The perfect feminine face should ttni
measure exactly five times the width nius
of an eye across the cheekbones. The us
eye should bo exactly two-thirds the
'
w'idth of the mouth , and the length of
the oar exactly twice that of the eye.
The space between the eyes should bo ;
exactly the length of one eye.
Y
sc
is Ostrich Feather.
The quills of plumage do not sho"Vf be
this season. Because of the fondness beT
for marabou , the plumes now start off
fioni a little bed of it. The marabou pi
made into a fluffy rosette and is laid piai
ill over the quill part of the feather ,
t is a good trick and one that should p :
( followed. N
Don't Uilc Thread. in
Whenever you start to bite off a piece 01
r thread remember that it scrapes the ai
aiR
juainel off , which exposes the nerve R
ind caxises suffering , -which results in sa
siege at the dentist's and means a ai
jig bill to pay. All this is a heavy pen- aiU
ilty , self-imposed , for a moment's U
thoughtlessness. the
has
r
WORK OF
The postal savings bank bill was be
fore the Senate Thursday for over an
hour , Senator Burkett of Nebraska
making a comprehensive argument in
favor of its passage. The Senate list
ened also to the reading of a message
from the President recommending a
change in the form of government of
thr Dis-trict of Columbia , by which a
single executive head would take the
place of the board of three commission
ers who now jointly act as a governing
board. At 20 : ] o'clock the Senate ad
journed until Saturday. By unanimous
ote the House adopted a resolution
presented by the special committee of
live calling on the President for proof
OL his charge that members were fear
ful of an investigation by the secret
service agents. The remainder of the
; lay was given over to consideration of
bills on the private calendar , a large
aumber of which were passed.
The Senate was not in session Fri
day. Because of the general exocius
of members for their homes for the
Christinas holidays , the attendance in
the House was far short of a quorum.
Nevertheless a good deal of business
was transacted. This consisted mostly
of the passage of war claim bills , some
of them giving rise to considerable dis-
? ussion.
A brief Senate session was devoted
to routine business in accordance with
the agreement reached before the adjournment -
journment Thursday. Several messages
on minor legislation were received trom j
i '
the President and bills and other measures -
ures were introduced. At 12:50 o'clock | *
ths Senate adjourned until Jan. 4 ,
1009. After passing a bill granting the ! '
Southern Pacific Railroad Company a ! i
right of way across the Fort Mason
military reservation in California , the
House , on motion of Mr. Payne , of New i i
!
York , adjourned at 12:14 : p. m. till j
Monday. Jan. 4. 1000. *
Progress of Snrsric&l Garafftln ; ? .
During tLe sessions ; of the American
Philosophical Society at Philadelphia. Dr.
Carrel ted ! rt the wonders of medical j
MJTjrirj now being performed at the '
Rockefeller Institute of New York. Recently - '
cently the leg of a dead dog was grafted
on the body of another dog so that in
three ] weeks the wound had healed and
the ] dog was able to use the new leg with
perfect control. Dr. Carrel also told of
pt
the t ] transplanting of cats' kidneys , even
after the organs had been in storage sixty
days. Human arteries and jugular veins
have ; been interchanged and the patients
have not been able to tell the difference.
TQie chief difficulty in the way of applying -
ing these methods to saving human life
is to find healthy organs to transplant.
Dr. Keen suggested that when a healthy
man died his kidneys and otflier organs be
kept in cold storage until some patient
should be in need offcliem. . Already the
knee joint from the leg of a dead man
has been used to replace an injured joint .
In a living person.
Scn&atiniin Described.
Dr. F. W. Grundman of St. Louis ,
who has recently recovered from the i
dreaded disease , lockjaw , which be con- j
tractcd as tihe result of a cut on the knee , |
caused by a fall from a street car , gives
an interesting account of how he follow
ed the symptoms from the first indica
tion. About n. week after the accident.c
when the knee was all healed , he noticed
that ho hud a slight fever and that tlie
muscles of his neck pained and were coni
stricted. Spasmodic jerkings of the
limbs followed , and soon the muscles of
the jaw began slowly to contract. He
sent for a doctor and used all his will
power to control the muscles until the
physician * arrived with the antitoxin
serum. In one day about a fluid ounce
was injected , and though tihe jaws conr
tinned to lock , a victory was finally won
and the doctor lives to tell the story. ,
A Post Cnnl Panic.
The post card business is seriously depressed -
pressed at present , while some of the ]
great foreign markets are bordering on i
panic. Over-production and wild speculation - '
lation in the commodity are the causes.
The public lias watched the gradual encroachment -
croachment of the souvenir post card {
with surprise , perhaps , but without realizing - l
alizing tihe enormous proportions of the
industry. In order to supply the little 1
stands in every store , at every cross roads f
the country over , an immense industry t
has been developed in practically all civilized -
ilized : lands. Incidentally the United f
States Imported from Germany in a sin
gle year more than $0,000.000 worth of
the bits of cardboard. The post card
panic is most acute at present in Ger- °
many. The card industry lost heavily ,
large orders were canceled.
NEWS OF MINOR NOTE.
Twenty men were hurt in a railroad
oUj"sion near Brussels , Belgium.
Trustees of Columbia university , New
York , decided to give the alumni representation - a
sentation on the board.
Several persons were hurt in a clash
between artillery men and citizens at Port t
Townsend , Wash.
Reports from Hawaii indicate a record
pineapple crop for 100S far in excess of
any production yet recorded.
Woman suffragists are said to be pre
paring for a crusade at Albany when the
New York Legislature assembles.
Rear Admiral Mason , chief of ordnance ,
his annual report , says the big guns
American warships are the equal of
any in the world.
Frederick J. M. Rhodes , cousin of Cecil ,
Rhodes , in an interview at Mexico City , I °
said he considered war between England
and Germany certain.
Dr. Cyrus Northrop , president of the
University of Minnesota , will retire at
end of the present college year. He j °
held the position twenty-five years , ' p
BOHIIIIOHL
IIGPB SECRETS
in Detail -
Horrors of Criir.es Related
tail by Atsn Who Risks
A-.c user.
DENOUNCES OLD COMRADES ,
.
Woman Whipped by Masked Des.
peradoes Story of Torture in
Tennessee Trial.
The secrets of the night riders who
have so long terrified the South were
laid bare In Union City , Tonn. . Monday
weight " " -
at uiu iriin -
eight men charged
with being in the
& mob that killed
aj Captain Quentin
| l Rankin at Reel
f/ Foot Lake on the
' night of Oat. 19 by
V Frank Fehriiiger ,
5 confessed night
* rider , who turned 3
State's evidence.
-T . . rm
fl o '
jtuoi : .TONES. matic evidence was
given under a guard of half a dozen
militiamen : wHli drawn revolvers , \vh.Ue
a squad of other militiamen with
loaded rifles were stationed in the
court room. Fehringer entered the
court room under a guard of
troops : , cool and apparently thotight-
| i less of his danger , while the crowd in
i the room strained toward him and was
restrained with difficulty , even under
the : guns of the militiamen. The se
crets ' , oaths , passwords , leader's name ,
as : well as the places and times of meet-
ings : of the marauder bauds were exposed -
posed ] in full by the witness before be
left the witness stand. He positively
;
identified ] four of the eight men on trial
as ! members of the band that murdered
Captain ( Rankin and implicated all of
them. Judge Jones presided at the trial.
Fehringer stated that there were
thirty-five masked mou in the parry
that made the assault on the two men.
"We took them out and walked them
up \ the slough. Garrett Johnson talked
to i them and said that every time ha
thought of their taking money from ua
and using it to bin * shares in the com
pany we were fighting he felt like
shooting them. When we got to thfi
tree we threw the rope over the limb.
As the rope -was pulled Bob IT'iffman
shot him Several more shots followed.
and Mr. Taylor , who had been sitting
there , jumped intoj the slough. We
shot at him and I struck a match tc
see if I could find him. Some one toolj
a stick and poked around in the water.
We thought he must be dead. "
The cruel whipping of Mrs. Emma
Johnson , because she would not drop
the divorce suit against her husband ,
was also told by Fehringer. Withoul
a show of emotion he told how the
woman was dratrgod from her home and
lashed until she was unconscious.
FIRE IN NSW YORK THEATER.
Herald Square Playhouse Burns
Shortly After Audience Leaves.
Just after the curtain wont down
on the last act of "The Three Twins , "
at the Il'-njid Square Theater in New
York Tuesday night pmoke began pour
ing i from the wall back of the first bal
cony. There was a cry of "fire" and a
confused rush for the exit doors by
about 1 200 men and women left in the
house , who were standing in front of
their seats arranging wraps and coats.
They all got out s.ifely , but not a mo
ment too soon , for about three min
utes after the alarm flames burst
through the wall back of the balcony
ta A
and swept across the balcony seats. ' In AI
ten minutes more the whole rear part
of the theater , from orchestra to gal
lery , was ablaze. i
At midnight the fire was about under
'
control , but the theater was practically
gutted. All the auditorium part was
gone , and the flames had penetrated
into the section back of the stage. The *
girl members of the company were the
last : to leave the place. Some of them
fled ] to Broadway and to 3oth street in
their costumes and ran into adjoining
buildings. Bessie McCoy , the sta
fainted on the stage when she saw the
flanirs break through the balcony wail.
Some of the other dancers can-fed her
off.
Had the fire burst through into the
balcony ten minutes
sooner or
even five
minutes , there might have been terrible
loss of life. But most of the audience
of 1,000 or so of men and women were
out of the theater or in the lobby lead
ing to Broadway when the cry of "fire"
arose.
Lee Shnbert. one of the lessees of
the Herald Square
Theater
, said that
the damage was about $30,000 to HIP
building and $10,000 to the interior
The properties and
scenery Of "Tha
Three Twins" were not injured
G. A. B. WILL NOT GO
Refusal of imil H te
Keep , , Enenmp.
nient In the
s,5 , „ ,
Vi
per mile to the veterans. Cent