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'een related py witnesses were referred

heen related py witnesses were referred
to in the affiiavits.
Judge Murphy. interruptinz, declared
there had been no demonstrations hy the
court room spectators. He said he ha:
been careful that the prisoner should
have fair trial and that every attempt
at a denomination had benz promptly
suppressed. District Attorney Barnes,
in reply filed an aft fdavlt by Police De-
tective Captain Lees, declaring the trial
had been fair. Atf:davits from each jury.
man who sat in the casa were also pre-
sented. testfyine that their verdict had
been rendered strictly in accordance with
the evidence. The affidavit of Juror
Smvthe declared he had read no papers
during the trial, and stating that the IN
terview with him, in which he is alleged
TO have said If the papers had not rui-
culsd him he would have asked certain
questions which might have made
differences in his verdict, was altogether
false He made no such statements as
were attributed to him. The matter of a
motion for new trial was argued this
afternoon.
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CHICAGO DEMOCRATS
Amuse Themselves With an OId-Fashioned
Free-f3r-AN Fight


CHICAGO. Dsc. 2.-The hall of the
Cook county Dem ocsacy was tonight the
scene of desperate free-for.aiI fight in
which clubs, chairs, canes and fists were
freely used. There was contest betwee
John Powers and Thomas Gahau. the
latter an AltgeId man, for the chairman
ship of the county central comm ittee.
The trouble beean wnen M. Mcdonald
arose, az he pbrased it, "to tell the mis-.
cradle low down Gahan push few
things about themselves
Gahan numbers seX-Mayor Hopkins
among his friends and Mcdonald de.
voted large portion of his pungent slo-
qurnce to Hopkins and his ad 10 lnistra.
ton.
rhe burden OF his grievance lay in thu
assertion that Hopkins misappropriated
campaign funds and Mcdonald was sued
for expenses toward which these funds
shOnlo have been applied
A big man sitting on window sill be.
came so much moved by McDonald's flow.
cry language that he whacked Gahan in
the oye, and then it was all over the
place. The doors were locked and the
fight ragged for half an hour. When there
were no chairs left and everything in the
room was smashed. Powers and his
friends withdrew, having lost the battle,
but ready for more of the physical sort.
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LONDON Dec. 2.-The Standards vi
emma correspondent teIeeraphs that he
learned from a Trustworthy source lu
Constantinople that the sultan is hourly
in fear OF deposition. His courtiers warn
him that the powers have decided upon
this action, nd that they want the second
guurdship admitted to the Darda relies
IN order to provide the necessary force to
carry 1t out. s.rF
This Berlin correspondent of the Daily
News says the German ironclaa Hsgen
has been ordered to Turkish waters.
The Chronicle says the British consni
at Moush reports to the foreign office
that the relief work at Sassonn is at a
standstilI and that the country is in SO
disturbed condition that caravans are
not able to leave Moush for Sassoun.
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THE COUNTERFEITING CASE
Witnesses Ordered to Keep Information
.. to Themselves
Large Amount of SquabbIirg Among At
torneys and a Little Testimony
Taking Consume the Time

SNA FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.-The wit.
nesses in the II DWELL case have been for
hidden to i've out any information about
their testimony until Oh the witness
stand. Judge Morrow of the United
States district court says that he Will
send any man to Jail who disopeys the
order he made In open court today, that
the case must not be discussed on the
outside by the witnesses, either among
themselves or with any one else.
This order is the outgrowth of a declar-
alton made by Attorney Campbell of the
defense last week to the effe 1t that private
detectives had been bothering the defense
and witnesses. He even went further,
for he inslnuated that these detectives
had been employed by the government
agents or tho purpose of intimidating the
witnesses.
Judge Morrow orderd that all of the
witnesses appear before him today, and
when they did so he placed them ell
under oath not to discuss the case. As
sistaEt United states Attorney Knight
took occasion at this juncture to declare
that thewitnesses for the government had
suffered much annoyance at Inc hands of
attorneys EN- ployed by the defense.
1T is an outrage" said Mr.. Knight.
why, they are bounding our witnesses
to every turn and have scared them nearly
at DEATH.
. Mr.. Campbell reiterated his charges
that the government was doing all of the
doggIng of with esses, and Mr.. Knight de-
MED the charge vociferously.
Judge Morrow put an end to the
wrangle by saying that he had heard
enough of it. and the trial proper was
again resumed. Fred Mlrsh, the govern
oytt wit hn h ,,E
Howeli's accomplices, was taken IN hand
for further cross-examination. An effort
tc force Marsh to give II sample of his
handwriting occupied the remainder of
tho m9rning session. Mr.. knight oh.
jected and Campbell insisted, and then
both argued and submitted authorities.
The court finally admitted the writing.
The afternoon session was consumed by
Secret Service Agent Nicholas III Harris in
giving direct eylidence as to how he
traced the spurious com which Howell
wa handling, and how he finally caught
the defendant.
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vious eyes upon the fashionable young
man as he drove about the valley with
anyone cf iis or seven selected bast
girls. About SIX weeks ago sud len ana
very perceptipla change cane over tho
forsures Of Mr.. Humprecht. He COM
plsined that his mother was in Europe,
and in her travels and entertainment by
the a, istocracy, she had failei to send
her son Victor his monthly remitt.nce of
$3.50 OF course, there were any nun DER
of the unsuspecting Rooi people of Po-
mona who were glad 10 aid tho young man
in his time Of financial EN- bnrrassment
He borrowed money right and left. ran
bills with merchants. and ceased to pay
::rs. Utter mole money tor board and his
suite Of rooms. But among the young
people, especially among the young la
dies, who yet remained whole heart and
fancy free. he a ntkined his oIo-time.
popularity.
A week ago las. Sunday Humprscht
Ontario for day or two on visi. to an
old college chum who was spending the
winner there. 1t was not until two days
later that there were suspicious of Hum.
brecht's flight 1t was found that he went
to Los Anee les ami never went to On
tario. Three Pomona police officers have
searched long ami hard for Hum brecht.
and no trace can be found of him. There
ia reason at this present writing to bvlievs
the smooth fellow was in Lower Califor.
MIA before the officers got on his track.
1t Ia estimated that, he cost Pomonans
some $400 in cool cash. Many persons in
the town have wondered Why the young
man FASTENED his fight from Pomona,
where lie had pretty snug thing in the
confdenc OF the people, off from whom he
could live. II has developed in the past
few days that Hum brecht must nave had
some word OF warning from confederate
or relative that detectives vino have had
him III mind for several years had dice
more located their game and we're max
ing ready to bag it neatly and quietly.
The police here will not speak very much
on ths subject. There are well founded
sumors, however, that Mr.. Hum brecht ia
about as smooth and able a confidence
man as may be found in the west. His
manner of operation is unique, and he
has work I'd II we'll in Chicago, storia and
Portland, Ore, Salt Lake CITY and some
towns in Texas. Desert ptions of a Young
man known in Astoria as George Avery
and wanted there for robbing q Confiding
widow Of large amount of jewelry III
those nf Victor J. Hum breoht. The de-
scriptions Of George Avery answer exactly
those of u young man who was knownein
Evanston, a suburb of Chicago, IN 1892,
as Charles Hunter, only Hunter woro a
heavy beard that he kept constantly
dyed. it is recalled by few in Pomona
that Humb brecht brought black hair dye
her,. 1t seems that this Hunter is
wanted for raising check from $50 to
$4,000, and for walking away at the same
time with some money an old lady who
took an inte est in Hunter gave him to
deposit for her. The check was drawn
by herself. Hunter Twas traced from
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Exactly at IL
o'clock the vice president ascended to the
presiding officers chair and rapping
once, called the senate to order.
In impressive tones the blind chaplain
of the senate invoked divine blessing on
the chamber, referring eloquently to the
aftiictioa in the family of ex-senator Will
son of Iowa and to the absence OF Isaac
Bassett, the veteran doorkeeper, who is
now dangerously ill.
The first business transacted was the
swearing in of new senators and of those
reelected. They proceeded to the clerks
desk in groups OF three and four, accom-
panied by their state colleagues, and with
uplifted right hands took the oath as it
was read by the vice. president.
In the first group were Messrs. Bacon.
Baker, Barry and Butler. Then came
Messrs. Caffrey. Carter, Chandler and
Chiffon. Following them were Elklns,
Frye, CuIlom. Grear, and after them
Harris, Hoar, Lindsay, Mcbride, Nc
MILAN. Burrows. Martin, Morgan. Nell
son, Pettigrew, Sewell, Shoup, Thurston,
Tillnnn Nalthall. Warren and Wetmors.
The lart eroap attracted special atten-
ton, being LED bv ex Gov amor Tillman,
OF South Caroiint oispensary fame. arm
in arm vita Mr.. George of Mississippi,
behind whaaa came Mr.. Walthall OF Mis-
sissippi, on the arm of Mr.. Blackburn Of
Kentucky.
Mr.. Wvlcot's name was called but he
was not present.
The usual formal resolutions were
quickly adopted. That of Mr.. Cockrell,
Democrat. of Missouri. provided for SEN
ate sessions beginning at ~, noon, daily
that OF Mr. Sherman, Republican. of
Ohio, notified the house that quorum of
the senate WAS present and ready to pro-
cesd to business; that of MIR. Villas, Dem
ocr. t, of Wisconsin, provided for COM
mittee of two senators and two represen-
tatives to wait upon the president and
notify him that congress awaited any
communication the executive branch de-
sired to present.
The presiding officer designated Messrs.
Villas and Allison for the committee to
wait on the president.
At 12 80 II recess of an hour was taken.
At 80 when the senate reconvened
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Considering natters

NSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 2.-Whiis
being desirous OF doing nothing which
would in any way tend to induce distur-
Dances or hinder the work of restoring
order. tho powers again appear unani-
mouly resolved to insist upon the de-
mand for extra gusrdshipy. In conse.
quence the ambassadors have arranged for
meeting today to consider what action
is necessary in view OF the sultans con-
tinued objection to granting tiYmans.
Meanwhile an impression IS being con
veyed 10 the public that the sultan has
won q great victory. Th is tends to make
the matter more delicate 70 handle, as to
demonstrate that such is not the case is
almost certain to lead to an outbreak
even more serious than the one which
gave q pretsxt for the demand for extra
guardships. A Turkish official, di.cuss
ing the withdrawal uf the Dryad. intI-
mated that the powers objected to any
power taking the lead IL, any action in
turkey. In other wUrds,i action is to
be taKen. 1t should be com bined action
upon the lart OF the powers. Thus it is
intImatej that if the passage OF the
DaIdantlles is to be forced, il should bs
done By warships of all the powers in
terrsted. This was the original under
standing. but Great Britain, it appears,
was not disposed to delay matters beyond
certain point. Another diplomat said
II iooked as If Great Britain had at aimed
the object shf"tsj in view, namely, to
show the sultan and the powers as welt,
that, white being desirous of acting in
acc fd with tne other To~ers, her mnies
tvs government was prapared to act
alore necessity snould arise, and if the
powers desire concerted action they must
aci promptly. or Great Britain viii take
tie initiative. e--'~
The so.ca He'd firing upo., the British
ship Loch Rannoch in tie Dardaneiles s
said by Turkish officials to he easily ex-
pllined. they say the Loch Rannock
arrived after suncown, ana insttai of an
choriIg attempted to pr. ceed and was
81 nailed from the snore ny puish OF to
bring her to. AS she dill mot do 30. a
second snot was fired and Lcch kannock
let 20 her anchnr. II the matter had been
as serious as the O.n ssa ceres p Indent of
tue rally News ..aie out, the c 'ptain uf
the Loeb llannocli would certainly have
made complaint to the British EN- bassy.
A great deal of excitement was cau,+d
here tod y by report that ex-Sultan
Mohammed Murau, who was ueposed on
the ground of idiocy August 81; 1915, had
escaped from Yieidiz Klnsk, where he is
kept a close prisoner. The report. it ap.
nears, grew out of the tiIgnt If Murad
Bey, peria! com missioner OF the coun-
Gil OF puolic debt, who was also suspect
ed or having relations with the Young
Turk party. Murad, it seems, has been
watched by the police. AMI was sud ienly
summoned to the palace To explain his
conduct Hs gave the sultan what ap-
pearei 10 he a satisfactory exI lanation OF
the charges against him, but Jhc matter
being pressed further, Murad fed on
beard Russiasn ship.
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Insurgents Repulsed

HAVANA, Dec. 9 The Colon battal-
ION of troops found itself for awhile in a
very hazardous position at Los Buyes. ia
the Manzanil, district, owing to Sur
prise by the insurgents. The battalion,
however. soon recovered itself, and bv
energetic action dislodged the insurgents
from their position ana put thsm to
flight. The latter lost sixty dead and
wounded, while the loss OF the troops was
fourteea.
Worn has been received that the iusur-
gents have derailed a train in the Rene
djos district and that in the consequent
confusion they plundered the passengers.
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RUSS|A'S GEAR IS patient
The Turkish Sultan Should Be
Given Time
TO CARRY OUT HIS REFORMS
Ambassadors Will Meet to Consider the
Gunboat Question
Great Britain Is Inclined to Take the lnitia-
tive Unless the Powers Intend to
Act Promptly
Associated Press Special Wire

NEW YORK, Dec. "A dispatch to
the Herald from st. Petersburg says:
The czar, who takes keen personal in
teres: in Turkey, as in all other import
ant questions, said while speaking very
earnestly on the subject at the palace:
The sultan should be given time to car
ry out the promised reforms which, un.
der the circumstances. are not easy of ac.
complishment."
These few words throw more light upon
the question than the Jreams OF "haute
politique" which are being daily pub.
Iished. Notwithstanding contradictions,
the news sent from here that there was
an 'entents" by Russia and Germany and
France to prevent the dlsintegration OF
the Turkish empire ramains perfectly
true.
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OF His Ability to Re=estabIish
Peace in Cuba
IF MATANZAS is REACHED
The Conditions Will Become Very Much
More Serious
The Burning Of Sugar Cane Is Referred to as
Indicating Dissention Among
the Insurgents
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
HAVANA, Dec.2. Especial correspon-
dencs to the Associated Press. 1.-The re-
port which was cabled to the United
States, to the effect that the insurgent
leader Rego had surrendered with $50
followers at CienfueRos has proven false
by subsequent events but the report was
received from yeliable sources. Since
Noven Der 9Th it has bean known to your
correspondent that Rego bad made pro.
posal OF surrender, which had been sub
nitted to Captain General Campos
through two Intermediates, who had
accep,ed the offer. TINS information
came from an employee in the foreign
office. with permission to wire the in
formation as being already an accepted
fact.
General Campos, in reply to inquiries
telegrapbed from Santa Clara, asserts
that he has more confidence than ever
that he will be abls to re establish peace.
1.-The more so, he continues. ''it am
able to prevent Maxine Gomez from en-
tering the province OF Matanazs.
This would be difficult feat for Gomez,
sa ID General Ca. pos, and not likely to
Oe accom- pllSueu Ut prcStuts
General Campos telegraphs: Gomez IS
at the shores OF the river Jatibonico and
is rather deceived as to his chiefs in San
ia Clara province, who have not proved
equal to his hopes.
General Campos duubts whether Gomez
will attempt to enter Matanzas, as be has
made no perceptihls movement from
where he ia, and tn srefore General Cam
pos, with the reinforcsmonts which he
Is expecting, is sure to crush the rebel
lion in Santa Clara.
But General Campos includes a proviso
with this opinion, that if,aga'nst his ex-
pectation, Gomez shall penetrate Matanzas
province, the revolution would assume
very serious proportions. The captain
general said turtner that he was momen-
tarily expecting the surrender of $50 IN
surgents at Cianfuegos, which will great.
ly favor his plans.
With regard to Reeo. General Cam pos
dispatch says that he has 10 doubt Rego
has permission to surrender. Continu-
carried, as | am in nformed by the chief of
that section, it is due to the fact that
il became public, but there still exists
nine out of ten chances that it will yet
become an accepted fact.
The burning Of the sugar cane OH the
plantation of Soledad is offered as proof
OF the disorder in the insurgent ranks, as
there existed compromise with Rego
that the plantations should be respected.
The captain with Rego, who was 1orm.
erIy corporal of the civil guard, has
lett him, and :nanifests q desire to leave
the oppos tbn. Other leaders have also
left kego, ard Lieut. t-nant-Colonel Con
zales, d negro, had q bitter dispute with
him after the engagement at Barjagus.
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Won KOELLER DlSdRACED


Tho Minister Dismissed for MaIadroit Prose-
cution Of Socialists
BERLIN, Dec. 2.-The newspapers as
sert that Baron Won Koeller, Prussian
minister Of the interior, has been granted
an indefinite leave of absence and i'll
undoubtedly be dismissed. Herr Zulouis,
councillor of state and framer of last
}year's anti-revolutionary bill, which
Failed to pass the reichstaR, in spite of
strennus efforts on its behalf by the gov.
eminent, il designated as his SUCCESSOR
Dissatisfaction with the cabinet has
seemed to center for some ime rast on
Baron Won Kosller. and Emperor Will
lam is said to have been displeased with
his recen. maladroit persecution Of social
lists for less majestic.
This action toward Baron Won Koeller
gives con nfirmation to runners of q cabinet
crisis which have been current for some
time past.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2--The parents
of the girls who are being held as wit
nesses against Captain Lane and the
other old men charged with heinous
crimes appeared before Judge Campbell
today and asked that their children he re-
leased from custody. Judge Campbell
refused the request on the grounu that IT
the children should De given their liber-
ty, in his opinion it would bs impossible
10 secure conviction in the cases.
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VENTURA, Dec. 2.-Tno Ventura city
election held today passed off very quiet.
ly. Party lines were ohliterated and a
non n-partisan ticket was alone voted for,
with the following result: For five
members of the board of trustaes: J. s.
ley, 294; J. Hund, jr., 276: E. NJ. Jones,
322; ]. NJ. Baker. lGi; II. W. Baker, 26o;
Thomas Could. 1877 +. =. Shaw, 234.
Town marshal: L.. f. Webster, 212; W.
II. A. Thum pson, AS; J. NJ. Kaiser. 1O4:
James Daily 75. For clerk, J. f. Newly,
2e9; E. ii. Ireland 244.
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COREAN TROUBLES
Russia Is Looking for an Excuse to Solve the
Problem

NEW YORK, Dec. "A special to the
Herald from st. Petersburg says: An
other disturbance broke out in Seoul,
the capital of Corea, on November % tn,
during which the royal guard tried to
force an entrance to the palace. 1t ap-
pears, however, that they were unsuc-
cessful. 1t is stated on authority that
there we're Americans mixed up in the
conspiracy.
The Japanese deny that they have any
thing to do with this latest conspiracy
lin Corea, but they are now inclined to
think that the retirement of the Japan
ese troops will be this sign for all the old
troubles to recommence as in former
times.
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FOR NEW TRIAL
Durrants Attorneys Continue to Read
Long Affidavits
The Prosecution Replies With nore Affida avits
and the Formal Argument Of
the Motion naCc

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.-General
Dickinson, attorney for Theodore Dur
rant. continu I'd reading affidavits in
court this morning. The affidavits we're
signed by Durrant and repeated the al le-
cations OF great popular feeliIg against
hin, which he thought prevented him
receiving fair trial. Various demo IL
strations in the court room when con-
vincing evidence against tn prisoner had
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DENVER. Dec. 2.--Miners familiar
with all that is beng Hone in the devel-
opment OF gold fields in Colorado pre-.
dict that the mining sensation of 1896
will center in Summit county. 1t is esti-
mated that that county has yielded in
the past $4,000, 600 in gold, ard not per
cent OF the placer ground mas been
worked over. Synnicstes have secured
tnousands OF acres Of rich placer ground
IN the neighborhood of Breckenridge,
ara next spring exploration will be be-
gun on q gigantic scale.
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Evidently a Murder

OAKLAND. Dec. 2.-Deputy Sheri IF
Heller today discovered in the foothills,
eight miles from this city, the body of
yarin Felici, who had evidently been
murdered Felici had been out hunting.
and his partially filled game bag was
found at Ais side. Near by was his shot.
gun, with three empty cartridges. The
theory of suicide was hntenable, for the
top of the mans head had been blown
off. and then, as he fell on his face, an
other snOt had been fired in his back.
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The Unknown Dead

BAKERSFIELD, Dec. .2.-The dead
BODY OF man was found this morning
near the Southern Pacific railway track.
about two miles north of town. who had
evidently been foully dealt with, as he
had Il severe fracture on the back of his
head ,hat caused his death. He appears
to be about 40 years OF age, dark COM
plexion, IL labor!ng man, and iron, his
appearance had been dead several days.
Nothing on his person was found to
ideAtify him except the name OF Albert
HYett. marked in his nat.
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DENVER. Dec. 2.-Over ona hundred
brokers from Colorado Springs, Cripple
Greek and Victor came to Denver today
to attenu the opening of the mining de.
partment of the Denver Real Estate and
Stock Exchange, The first call CT min
ing stocKs' on the exchange was vary
noisy demonstration and an unqualified
success in every way.
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NEW YORK, Dec. . - Mrs. Della Stuart
Parnell, mother of the Irish leader, is
She has been failing since the brutal
assault. was made ol her az BCrdentown,
n. j., last spring. Her condition grew
so precarious few davs ago that she was
removed to the hospital. Mrs. Parnell
had intended to sail for Europe in a few
days to visit her cailiren.
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An Ice Palace .t Denver

DENVER, Dec. 2.-Over one hundred
workmen are engaged in the construction
OF the Leadville ice palace, whicn will be
onened to the public on Christmas day.
Fifteen million tons of ice, OF enough to
nui!i a wall one foot thick and six feet
high about the entire oity, Will De used.