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'a: TI1E OMAITA SUNDAY T.EE: DECEMBER 2X 100(1. - CASH FOR FRENCH CLERGY LonUlant Prieiti Tender Fintooial As sistance to Brethren in Troible. REPUBLICAN PRESS IS SAT.SFIED Action of Parliament Pleases Writer Who Champion Cabinet's aase, bat Opposition Papers Arc Violently Denunciatory. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.-An offer of neounlary osflitanoo to tho French clergy from the Catholic clergy of Louisiana, was mailed lost nignt to Cardinal Ulchard, archbishop of l'trls, by Archbishop Hlcnk of New Orleans. The accompan Ing memor ial xii signed by every Catholic priest In Louisiana. Archbishop Plena's loiter sold: So a to give expression to our sypmpathy in a practkal and substantial character, let ma add that tne cirigy uf Louisiana is ready at the least notice from your eminence to help pecuniarily, within means. In the maintenance of the French ciergy. The memorial denbiinces the acts of the French government. Comment on New I. aw. PABIB. Dec. 22. The entire republican press today expresses the greatest satis faction at the adoption yesterday by a vote of ili to 166 of the government's bill amend ing the church and state separation law of 190. The papers dwell with special gratification on the fact that the various republican groups unitedly supported th, government In the new step which it felt compelled to take In view of the lntransl geance of the Vatican authorities. The op position orttanc Indulge In the most violent der.unclHtlon of the new measure. The Figaro likens the government to a "cowardly bandit manufacturing a new en gine for oppressing the defenseless In order to an. line its Jacobins." A person In clone attendance on Cardinal Itlehard. speaking In his name, Is quoted 0. plainly fcrcf-hadowlng a papal veto of the new lep'sintlon. which Is classed as "no more satisfactory than the new measures nd nothing more or less than a law of reprisal." In conclusion, the person quoted declared that so long as the government declines to negotiate with the pope a modus Vi vendi is impossible. "PRAYER CARS" RUN FOR ISLAM Turkish Government Desires Faithful to Make PIlftrlmaKe by Hail road Line. CALCUTTA, Dec. 22.-(Rpec!aD-"Prayer cars will bo run " Such an announcement will probably be the the most commonplace of advertisements along the line of the Hedja railway, which Is expected to reach Medlra In about sixteen months. The sub scriptions towards the construction of the railway during the. last five years amounted to $12,000,000. and contributions by the Turk ish government of Jl.GOO.flOO. of which about 111,000,000 has been eient. The main line has reached Tabouk and the survey Is now being pushed to Mada, in 8al!k. Every effort Is being made by the Turkish cffl clals to popularize the railway among the pilgrims. Several parties of guldps and teachers bave recently left Medina for the ma'n heads of the different land routes to ITedjaz, with the object of Inducing the Kafllas to travel by railway. The sultan has ordered the railway authorities to curry free of charge indigent pilgrims. HUNGARIANS WANT LABORERS Chinese Mar Be Imported If Native Workmen Refnse to Make Contracts. VIENNA. Dec. 22.-(Speclal.) An Inter esting incident occurred during a recent sitting of the Agricultural association of Bekes county, Hungary. Upon motion of the Count Dyomld Wcnctheln, It was re solved that in case the harvest men re fuse to close the harvest contract before January 31, between 16,000 and BO.000 coolies shall be brought from China, The most remarkable part about the af fair Is that the committee of the Agricul tural association adopted the motion unani mously and resolved to placard their de termination throughout the entire country. As Is well known, Hungary closes her door to all strangers, but now, owing to the dispute among the laborers some thou sands of coolies may be brought over. If the example of Bekes finds followers a call may arise for several hundred thousand coolies to reap the Hungarian harvest. TERMS OF PEACE IMPOSSIBLE reeks and Balgarlans I'nnble Define "Sphere of Influence" la Macedonia. to SALONIKA. Dec. 82. (Special) Greek and Bulgarian bandit leaders recently met. two on a side, on an Island in the lake of Yenldje with a view of coming to a friendly understanding as to their respec tive "spheres of influence' In Macedonia. One of the Bulgarian representatives was the well known Luca, Movanoff. The dis cussion having come to a deadlock the Bulgarians declared that they could go no farther without consulting the famous Bul garian chief, ApostoL, He was sent for and came. "What!" cried the Greeks, ' "we thought you were dead long ago." "Yes," replied Apostol, "they killed me twlcs, qut you see I have come to life again." Unfortunately, the negotiations fell through and their rupture was followed by terrible outrages committed by Bulgarian bands all over tha country. NO AGREEMENTON SCHOOLS Irish Party aad Gavernmaaf Fall to Get Together oa tha ubjeet. DUBLIN, Pee. V. (Special.) Tb stata ment of the Catholic Herald to the effect that an agreement between the Irish party with reference to the Cathullo schools had been virtually arrived at is denied in oir clea where the denial comes with the welgth of authority. The government and the representatives of the Irish party often com close to agreeing upon the general principles con nected with the Catholic schools, but al ways and ever failure to agree comes when ever details art taken up for amlous con sideration. BRANDY QUALITY IS GOOD American Consul at Ia Itechell Says Vines Are Free from Disease. PARIS, Dec S (Special.) George H. Jackson, the American consul at La Rochelle, In a report to the Washington bureau, says that the vintage is already well advanced and promlsea to equal In quantity that of List year. The branuy Of this year's vintage Is expected to be of exceptional quality, as the vines and tht fruit are entirely free from the diseases and accidents tliat su often beset them. The total production of cognac stock of brandy during the last twelve years bad beca Just about aW.OuO,.') gultuns, so that the day la not far distant when the quantl-11--S of old brandy In stock will be so larg that any recourse to falsification will not result from any lak of pure brandy from wine. BEARING REVEALS A FRAUD Mnn Wrsrlnf I nlform of German Captain Is Discovered by Ills Unit. nCRLlN', Dec. 22. (Special.) The un mllltary gait rf a man dressed In a cap tain's uniform who walked down Kyff hauder street the other evening attracted the attention of several persons who called the attention of a policeman to Ills appearance. The policeman scenting a new case of "Kocpenlcklng," to coin a word expressing I an Idea greatly In vogue since the ad- j ventures of a certain criminal with a cer- I tain mayor, accosted the individual and declared him under arrest. "How darn you arrest me?" demanded the man. "Don't you see I am an officer?" The policeman refused to allow himself to be bluffed and whistled for another police man to help him. The man thereupon dealt the policeman a blow In the face with his fist and several passers-by were obliged to lend assistance before ho wan overpowered and dragged to the police station. Here he again declared that he was an officer and threatened the officials with all sorts of pains and penal ties for Insulting the imperial uniform. Finally the policeman tore the uniform from his back revealing underneath the ooarse and dirty attire of a gas worker. He then confessed that he was a laborer named Ewlng who had made a wager in a tavern that he could do what "Captain Koepenlck." did. He wept bitterly over his disastrous failure. CHALLENGER AT DISADVANTAGE Scotch Yachtsmen Think Americans Will Have Best of Upton Under New Rules. GLASGOW, Dec. 22.-SpecIal.)-Scotch yachtsmen, who have discussed the plans made by Sir Thomas Llpton for another race for the America's cup, seem to think that even under the new rules the chal lenger will be at a disadvantage. It Is ar gued that American designers will have had more experience with the rule than those who will design the cup challenger. A yacht, however, It Is admitted, is to a cer tain extent public property a soon as It makes Its appearance In a race, and it is believed the designers will then be able to determine Just how the Americans have gone to work with the rule. The subject was first brought up by one of the yacht ing weeklies on this side ot the water which pointed out that If the latest state ments could be accepted as reliable the measurement rule to bo applied to the con- , test promised for 1908 will be that which j fi now recognized by the New York Yacht club. Under this arrangement It Is claimed Herreshoff will start with the Initial ad vantage accruing from the opportunity of having had a couple of years of experiment ing with the rule before being called upon to apply it to the production of a cup chal lenger. TOURISTS RUSH TO THE NILE Theodore M. Davis Will Continue Exploration of Tombs In Valley of Kings. CAIRO, Dec. 22 (Special.) With the ad vent of cooler weather tourists are already beginning to pour into the country, and in a few days' time all of the hotels will be In operation. The conditions here are Ideal. The early part of December is perhaps the most glorious month of the Benson In Egypt and a number of regular visitors have rec ognized that fact. It is a mistake to post pone a trip to Cairo until after the holidays of Kurope Christmas and New Years. Foremost among this season's arrivals may be mentioned Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Bird of Boston. They have been regular dwel lers on the Nile for the past ten seasons, cruising up and down the river in their pretty sailing dahaboah for the season. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Davis are also among the later arrivals. Mr. Davis in tends continuing excavation work In the Valley of the Kings at Thebes. In past years he has met with singular success, unearthing some of the most Important and valuable tombs, which had escaped vandal Ism and which enabled Egyptologists to forge further links In the entrancing his tory of Ancient Egypt. GENOA FINANCIERS HARD HIT Contract to American Steel Company and Bourse Operations Bring; About Depression, MILAN, Dec. 22.-(8pecIal.) The Indus trial and financial world of Genoa Is pass ing through a serious crisis. This is due to a large extent to the fall In the shares of the Metallurgical trust, heae'ed by the great establishment of Torni for furnish ing the state with projectiles and armor plate. The great majority of those shares belong to Genoese financiers and private people. An enormous fall In the shares has caused several reverses of fortune, and has ruined many stockbrokers and Bourse gamblers. The fall Is partly due to the Bourse opera tions of a high official of the Ternl works and who has opened a big bull account and has since resigned. He was con fronted by the operations of a group of Milanese "bears." against whom legal pro ceedings for gambling are pending, but It Is in reality chiefly owing to the fact that the Italian government has ordered 2,6oO tons of armor plate from an American company, the Mid vale firm, instead of from the Ternl worits, which have hitherto ex clusively supplied armor to the Italian navy. JUDGE DEFENDS POLICEMEN Female Doctor Fined for Tell In of Misdeeds of Hamburg's Folic Force. HAMBURG. Dec. 22.-(Speclal.)-Mme. Anita Augsburg, a doctor, has been sen tenced to pay a fine of 50 for writing an article entitled. "The Misdeeds of the Po lice." The article Is Intended to expose the brutality exercised by the police during the recent manifestation for universal suf frage. Mme. Augsburg, among other things mentions a workman whoso hand was cut off by a police officer's sabre. The Judge in passing sentence said that the title In itself was an Insult to tha honor of the police force. BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA Maeh Dana Has Brea Dons by Flames la Sfir Sank WMn. 8YT5NEY, Dec. 22. (Special.) For many days devastates bush fires have been raring In the western part of New 8nuth Wnls. One of them Is described as a wall of living flame, seventy feet in height and thirty miles wide. There have been many exciting Journeys with live stock to es cape ths fire, though many of the cattle and shtap have I ten lost. FATAL MINE ACCIDENT One L'an Known to Ea Lead tnl Ctheri Under tcbru. Five CAGE DROPS IN ILLINOIS COLLIERY Workmen Starting" on Day's Task Fall Hundred Feet to Sump and Are Hurled In Wreckage. ST. LOL'iS, Dec. 22. One miner Is known to have been killed, five others are believed to be diad and another was seriously in jured by dropping off the cage early tcd.iy In the shaft of the Hroese-'i'rcnUn Coal Mining company, Hbout ten mlj'S west of Corlylo, 111. Cariyle is lorty-elxht mile cast of St. Louis. The diialls were learned by long distance telephone. The accident occurred as the second cagefull of day-shift miners were descending Into the mine. The cage, contulnliut six men, had descended 3'JO feet down the -foot shaft, when It stuck momentarily and then went crashing to the bottom with a noise similar to an explosion. The known dead: AUGUST FOITF.Y. Burled under debris and believed dead: WALTER PCII A FFNER. HERMAN FLA TEH. HKMtV MIDDEKK. HERMAN HOLT MAN. FRANK. SAURE. Injured: William Frltx, leg broken and body bruised. Man at Bottom Survives. William Frits was at the bottom of the shaft working almost under the descending cage, when he heard the shout of the miners above him as the cage stuck. As he looked up the cage dropped and he barely had time to spring to the side when the crash cume and debris was piled about him. His leg was broken and he was badly bruised. At the bottom of the cage shaft is another hole called sump and a portion of the debris plunged on down into the sump, currying five of the miners with It. The sixth, August Foppey, Jumped as the crash came and was cut sciuarely In two. His body was taken out during the morning and up to noon was the only body recov ered by the gang of over lcO tescuers. The debris was so tightly wedged Into the mouth of the sump that It will likely bo some hours before II can be removed. No sounds or outcries ha ye been heard coming from under the debris and It Is believed the five miner:, were instantly killed and badly crushed. Men Fall Into Water. The sump or sumphole In a mine Is a drain hole Into which the water that col lects in the levels Is drained. It wus stated that the sump In this mine contained fif teen feet of water and no doubt Is enter tained, but that the five miners were drowned If they had miraculously escaped death In the crash before being plunged on down into the sump. The engineer stated that the cage had descended smoothly and he presumed it had safely reached the botom. Suddenly the cable coll drum began revolving back wards with terrific velocity and he heard a crash. It Is believed that the cage stuck in the shaft and the sudden relaxation on the taut cable caused the hoisting ma chinery to reverse and drop tho cage or else the cage became disengaged from the cable and dropped. The scenes about the mouth of the shaft were heartrending as wives and children of miners congregated and gave vent to their anguish. These miners who were already In the shaft immediately began rescue work and as soon as others could be low ered every effort was made to speedily re move tho debris. ' Miner Henry Dalt escaped death by the merest chance. He was Just ubout to step Into the cage and descend with the others when he hurriedly counted the number al ready In the cage, the capacity of which was six occupants. Five others were In, but he miscounted them as seven and stepped back. Frank Sarre stepped into the cage in his place and was among those burled in the debris. All the miners in the cage were married and leave families. STREET CAR ACCIDENT FATAL Oren Snyder Dies from Fall Last Friday, Never Gaining Consciousness. Oren Snyder of Moore, Mont., died early Saturday morning at the home of his nephew, R. L. Wilcox, 1718 Cass street, from the effects of injuries sustained Fri day evening when he fell from moving street car at Sixteenth and Cass streets, striking on his head and shoulders. Aftei the accident he was able to get up and walk Into a grocery store, but soon became un conscious after being taken to the home of his nephew and died about 7 a. m. Sat urday without having recovered conscious ness. Mr. Snyder came to Omaha about six weeks ago with his wife, who went to St. Joseph's hospital for the purpose of having an operation. Mrs. Snyder had recovered sufficiently to leave the hospital Friday, and they had planned to return home. Snyder went to the hospital Friday night to get two suit cases containing the per sonal effects of his wife which had been left at the hospital. On his way home he got off the street car at Sixteenth and Cass rtreets. but forgot one of the suit cases which he was carrying. The car had started and had gained considerable mo mentum when Snyder Jumped for the reir platform, but lost his hold and fell heavily to the pavement. He was badly bruited ubout the head and shoulders, but it was not thought that the Injuries would prove serious until he became unconscious, when physicians were summoned, but too late to be of assistance. Mrs. Snyder, who Is In a weakened condition from the effects of her recent sickness and the attendant opera tion, is prostrated over her grief. Coroner Bratley has charge of the body, but has not decided If an Inquest will be held. NEW FEDERAL COURT PANEL Thirty Petit Jarors flioin for Terio Which Will Begia In January. A new panel of thirty petit jurors for ths term of the federal courts to begin January 3, was drawn Saturday morning by I'nlted Slate District Clerk R. C. Hoyt snd Jury Commissioner Dr. George TUden. Omaha is represented on the list by F. J. McShane, vice president of J. H. McShane & Co., and A. N. Yost, solicitor, 3.13 Corby street. Others among the panel Include the names of Edgar Howard of Columbus, editor of the Telegram, and William Raymond of the wholesale grocery (inn of Raymond Bros., Lincoln. In tlie list are seven farm ers, two retired farmers, four merchants, three clerks, two real estate dealers, one printer, one editor, two bankers, one dairy man, one solicitor, one carpenter, oue gralj dealer, tbrre no occupation and one liveryman. These ara the men chosen: Frank - An drews, clerk, Belgrade; Wllllara Ashby, clerk, Fairfield; Wllte J. Uai helder, farmer. Bee; George Carson, carpenter, Fairmont; Charles F. Calhoun, banker, Springfield; Nathan Cooper, clerk, I'awne City; William A. Colwell, merchant. Wood River; Itn-hard I 'ale, no cccupatlon, Clarke; A. Y. Davis, merchant. Seward; CUarlts C. Doescher, fanner, West Point; Peter F.rlcksnn, farmer, F.rlcksnn; A. C. Felt, banker, Su perior; John Fitzgerald, no occupation, Valley; 11. G. Gates, real estate, Albion; Joshua L. Gnrnis, retired farmer, Hea trlce; W. 8. Howard, farmer, Iwell; Ed war Howard, editor. Columbus; W. H. Hol brook, farmer, Stanton; Charles Krumbsck, retired farmer, Shelby; George W. Itnis, liveryman,. Heaver City; William I.wla, real estate, Decatur; John Ieeg, farmer, Shelby; John D. Lemmon, grain dealer, Ulysses; John A. Mott, farmer, Ashland; F. J. McShane, lumber, Omaha; William Raymond, wholesale grocer, Lincoln; Horace F. Smith, farmer, Stromsburg; Charles W. Smith, dairyman, Friend: A. N. Yost, .solicitor, Omaha; W. M. Wheeler, printer, Fairfield. The Jury Is ordered to report for duty January 3, 1907. CAPTAIN MACKLIN CONSCIOUS Officer Believed to Hnve Been Shot by Dinchara-ed Trooper of Twenty-Fifth. EL RENO, Okl., Dec. 23.-Cnptttln Kdgar B. Macklln if Company C, Twenty-fifth Infantry, who whs shot at his home here last night, was conscious this morning and physicians at the hospital expressed the belief that he would recover. No trace of the would-be assassin, who Is believed to bo one of the negro soldiers recently discharged on order of President Roosevelt, has been found. Samuel Bartell, a detective, arrived here early today from Oklahoma City with bloodhounds, which he placed upon the trail of the negro. Captain Macklln says positively that the man who shot him was a negro. He says he knows of no cause for tho assault. At 11 o'clock this morning Captain Mack lln was resting easy and was reported by the hospital physicians to be Improving. At that hour they said his chances of re covery were growing brighter. Officers at the fort had no opinion to express early today as to whether or not the negro was one of the discharged sol diers. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23. Captain Edgar B. Macklln Is the son-in-law of 'Bishop E. R. Atwlll of the Episcopal church of this city. Bishop Atwlll stated this morn ing that he would probably go to El Reno late In the day. unless he received word that the cnptaln wr.s out of nil danger. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Major Penrose, In command at Fort Reno, Okl., made the following report by telegraph today to the military secretary concerning tho shooting of Captain Macklln: Captain Macklln was shot twice last evening by an unknown colored man, once In the face, breaking the Jaw, and once in the side. The latter wound Is slight and neither wound Is believed serious by sur geons. Ultimate recovery Is assured if complications, which are not anticipated, do not set In. Am satisfied after a rigid Investigation that the shooting was not done by any member of this command. Bloodhound's now on trail. Neither Macklln nor his cook, who witnessed the shooting, can give an accurate description of the man. Am doing everything possible in the matter. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl., Dec. 22. In a telephone message from Fort Reno at 2:45 this afternoon Major Penrose stated no trace of the negro who shot Captain Mack lln had been found. Bloodhounds followed the trail to the depot at Darlington, a few miles away, where It Is supposed the negro took a passenger train. There have been no arreBts. CHILEANS ARE NOT PLEASED Bolivia Lets Rnllnny Contracts to United Slate-. When Chile Wanted Them. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Chilean opposi tion to the plan for having the new rail ways of Bolivia constructed by Speyer Bros., and tho American Natloual bank of New York Is causing much discussion In Iatln American diplomatic circles. The Chilean newspapers are bitter In their criticism of Bolivia's action In awarding the contract, which Is alleged to be In violation of the treaty disposing of the difference between Bolivia and Chlltj Incidental to the serious disputes over the territory which involved Brazil, Peru. Bolivia and Chile. Chile nsrreed to pay Bolivia about 2,R00, 000 In satisfaction of Its claims and as this money Is being expended In railway con struction the Chileans, according to ndvlces received here, feel that they should have been permitted to recover some of this money through railway construction con tracts. The railway plans of the Bolivian gov ernment are more extensive than anything of the sort atempted in South America since the construction of the Argentina railroad system and Include a projected line to conect La Pax with the Argentina railway and lines to the coast as well as Into the rubber forests. WHITE MEN ARE DENOUNCED Philadelphia Constitutional Leaaue Criticises President and Says Plat Against Nearoes Exists. PHIIiADELPHlA, Dec. 22.-WIlllam P. Sinclair, president, and N. F. Mossell, sec retary of the local branctf of the Constitu tional league, today sent a lengthy mes sage to President Roosevelt, denounclns tha action taken in dismissing the mem bers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, After protesting ngalnst his "superheated denunciation of the colored troopers" the message takes up the reference to shielding criminals and charges that even up to the present day "murdufous organizations of white men in tie south nre carrying on their War on the colored people." The protest continues: These secret clans hesitate not to assas sinate us government ottichils and band together to shield and protect e'ich other. They are supported by the white people, and have very recently seized and lynched a prisoner who wils lu the custody of th supreme court of the I'nlted Stnte, and while the lynchers were In Washington an. swerlng the charge of contempt before th supreme court of the l i.tted Stales thh nation was shocked oy the fact that the president received and honored the lynchers at the White House. As a matter rf fact, no peoples have shielded more criminal and covered up more crimes than the whlti peor'e of he south. And In the south the blood of more Innocent men and women, shed by red-handed white clans, cries from the ground for vengeance than in all the other parts of the I'nlted States. GIFTS FOR THE OLD FOLKS Santa Clans Conies to Home from Women of Westminster Pres byterian C'harch. The residents of the Old People's Home enjoyed a Christmas tree Saturday after noon through the courtesy of the women of Westminster Presbyterian church. 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Patrick Mulligan, the inmate of the county poor farm who recently fell heir to a large sum of money from the estate of his brother in California, will not leave the county Institution even If he di s b, come rich, unless he is compelled to. He declares he is perfectly satisfied where he is and does not want to leave. He takes very little Interest In his windfall and has made no great effort to Mud out about it. it is probable when ho comes Into his fortune the county authorities will consent to allow him to remain at tho p;nr farm provided he reimburses the county for tho expanse of his room and board. It Is 'said this could be dono by the appointment of a guardian for him who might t e al l to complete arrangements with' the county Ixiard. The amount of his share in the property has not been determined yet, but It la said to be large. Knalneers at Worland WORI.ANB. Wyo., Dec. 22. (Social. I A large corps of Hurllngtoii surveyi.r came Into Worland, having ttnl.-diej the survey of the line of road from I e i'HK.t down No Water creek to the nd of the Hui lington's present Hue of road at this point. While they would cive no infunna tlon, It Is the general opinion that they have found a satisfactory lin. as liny will disband here ami go east within a day or two. Mr. Knslgn, the locating engineer, went to Chicago from h-re hmt Sunday, and It Is expected that ! e,n!t announce ment of the tlnal location will be trade pubhc suun after the first of the year. Work OUR ClfffisSiias Talking Machine usea, nut in rirsr eiass ri.i union, v-o.,.,,. 830.00 S25.GO 815.00 Iioinestle Household Wheeler & Wilson 818.00 .v .. ":' ... m sc nn Bluffs. Phone B618. I'll m "II ,m.l.TMl-nti.l i . i..liraa.i-aua.i 31 wmm , VIA CENTRAL RAILROAD on the line from hcr to the Gelio coal mine will not be pushed until this decision Is made, as the character of the road to ho built will ho different If th" main line is to bo built directly southeast to Guern sey. This line will be about twenty mile shorter than the canyon route south past the coil mine. HABAES CORPUS GRANTED Mrs. Agnes Myers Has Another Chance for I.lfe lr Court's Order. KAN'SAS CITT, Pee. 22. Judge John F. I'hillips, in the I'nlttd States district court here this morning, granted a writ of habe is corpus In the case of Mrs. Agnes Myers, hi Jail at Liberty, Mo., under sentence to be executed on January lu for the murder of her husband. The sheriff was ordered to produce Mrs. Myers In court at Kansas City on December 31. Govfrnor Folk has hi en quoted as saying ho would no longer Interfere with the tarrying out of the death penalty, either In the case of Mrs. Myers or Frank Hott man, her accomplice In the crime, who also is under sentence r.f death. They already have been reprieved four times. Mi s. Mytr's attorneys ask d the writ of habeas corpus, the granting of which means her teiiiporaiy release and muy be a further delay of the execution on the ground that tl.e county court which tried and convicted her had no Jurisdiction in the case. Hicks Mill In Mine. H A KERHFI KLI Cal.. Th e. 22 The en toiule.l miner. Hicks, was not rel'-a el during the nit-ht. Hoiililns were iig.nn encountered and soft dirt miide It neces sity for ilio rwiiin to protect themselves, it Is believed ili.it not more than an Inch whs gained dining the early hours of the ne rniiik'. Ixlirale timbering Is also lie. ea sily and tills work In the drift, which Is clow to ti.e miner. Is hard to ".olfrm. Hicks is tthMu fund condition. laMlAoWssltaa GREAT O i ) ON AN Edison Pto graph OR A Wholesale Department Our wholosnlo department Is the largest, most comr W" and b.st -.iilpod In tho west. We rarry tho largest stork to be found In tho west. If you ar a dealer or want tfi handle a line of Vhnnoirraphs, write us for our liberal proposition. .7 . . $80.00 to 30.00 2'29 V.?2'22 $30.00 to $30.00 SI 4 on GEO. E. MICKEL. Mgr. ' 1111 " " 1 smi m animsii 13 FUEL FAMINE IN WASHINGTON Railroads Are Buibine Several Thomand lords of Wood Into Tacomi. SUFFERING IN EASTERN PART OF STATE Oreaou Railway Loans All Available Cars to Northern PacIno to lie lad lu Ilringlna Coal front British Columbia. TACOMA. Wssh., Dec. 22-Taroma peo ple are not suffering trom the need of fuel, although the scarcity of coh! and wood Is causing considerable Inconvenience, was the substance of statements made by local coal dealers to mcmlcrs of the stats Investigating committee at its session to day, and the Tacoma Eastern railway and the Tacoma Railway and Power company promised to co-operate with retail fu ! i dealers In rushing to the city several thou sand cords of wood. This afternoon Chairman Falrchlld ar ranged for the relief of cities In eastern Washington wl h h have been suffering iir tauee cf the fuel fninlim by securing the promise of the Oregon HallwH.v and Navi gation company to furnish nil avullabie coal cars to the Northern I'lieific M- lie used In r Jshlng coal from Hrllish Columbia to nonconipetlng (Milnts on the nrcgen Rill way ui J Navigation tuni niy'K mad, which have been suffering acutely bee use of lack of furl. Chairman Fulrrhlld. at the close of to. day's flejslons, completely xonerale,I Hie ..fhViali of fhe operating department of the Northern Pacific railway from charges that have been made against them, and adjid;