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and Agent Halsey of the telephone
company were arraigned before Judge
LaWlor on additional indictments
charging them with bribing supervis-
ors to vote against the issuing of a
competitive telephone franchise. Pres
ident Patrick Calhoun, Vice President
Thormweal Mu1lalay and Attorneys
Ford and Abbott of the United Rail-
roads were called for arraignment on
ind S$tments charging them with hav-
ing bribed supervisors to award the
trolley franchise under which the
United Railroads system is operated.
They We're given until Saturday morn
ing, June l, to answer. In the after
noon Ruef and Schmitz were arraign-
ed on indictments charging the same
crime in connection with the SUPER
visors and the United Railroads. The
same disposition was made.
Bail in the total sum of $4,000 was
given today by six millionaires and
Mayor Schmitz. Frank G. Drum gave
$4,000 cash bail, and Sdhmitz, Eu-
gene DeSabla and John Martin, S14O.-
900 each in bonds, all on indictments
charging them with the bribery of
supervisors to fix the gas rate for 1906
1907 at IS cents instead of Is cents.
G. H. Umbsen, Jose Green and w. /.
Brobrek gave bonds in the sum Of
$140,000 each on indictments charging
them with offering to bribe supervisors
to grant a trolley franchise to the
Parkside Transit company. President
U. Williams of the New California
Jockey club and William j. Dinge. a
wealthy capitalist, signed as sureties
for Schmitz. r. NJ. Hotaling, a. mil
lionhire merchant, and Leon Sloss Of
the Alaska Commercial company, quail.
flied for DeSabla. Louis Sloss Of the
Alaska Commercial company and r.
NJ. Hotaling qualified for Martin. Leon
and Louis Sloss are brothers of JUS
tice Max Sloss of the California su-
preme court William IT. Crocker and
Charles 3. Green, president and cash
ier Of the Crocker National bank, put
up personal bonds for Umbsen. We'll
lington' Gregg Of the Crocker National
bank, a. F. Morrison Of the law firm
of Morrison, Cope & Brobeck, qualified
for Green and Brobeck.
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With the exception of Calhoun, Mul
laly, Ford and Abbott, whose bonds
were given by the Metropolitan Sure
ty company of New York, all Of the
| accused men have come into court
with personal friends, millionaires and
multimillionaires, who have stood good
for their personal liberty pending
trial The only man Of them all who
has made no effort to offer bail Of any
kind is Ruef. His bail was originally
fixed at $4,000 on the five extortion
charges first brought against him. The
additional indictments returned
against him have piled up his bail
requirements to the APPALLING sum of
S1,125,O0o bonds, or $567,50O cash.
Rnef was asked today whether he
intended to make any effort to give
bail and regain his liberty, being told
that Judge Dunno for his own part
was willing to accept bail now that
Ruef had convicted himself by plead
ing guilty and was actually in custody
pending sentence. He replied that il
his premonitions were correct, there
were SO many more duplicate indict-
ments forthcoming against him that
it would take many millions to set
him temporarily free.
Attorneys Campbell and Fairall en-
deavored today to get a reduction in
the 100000 bail required Of Mayor
Schmitz, which they denounced as
excessive and violative OF the consti.
tuition" Judge Coffey has the matter
under advisement.
It may be stated by authority that
the grand jury has In mind the return.
ing of at least 100 more counts against
men who have already been indicted
The statement Of the prosecution is
that in the several alleged briberies OF
the board Of supervisors by officials OF
public service corporations, every one
of the 18 supervisors and the mayor
himself were corrupted. Thus far the
grand jury has returned counts charg
ing the bribery Of only some Of the
supervisors, and not of the mayor at
all
The trial of Louis Glass and Theo-
dore V. Halsey has been set for June
II. At that time more than 25 wit.
nesses, including the is supervisors
and Ruef, will be present to testify
for the state.
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FOR SECOND ELECTIVE TERM
Michigan Legislature Adopts Resolution
Demanding Return OF Roosevelt.

Lansing, Mich, May 27.-The state
senate tonight passed concurrent
resolution demanding that President
Roosevelt be reelected for a second
elective term as president of the
United States. The resolution went
through without opposition and is as
follows:
Whereas, BY his intrepid and ad.
vanced leadership, the present presi
dent has become permanently identi.
fled with the sane and vigorous ad.
vancement Of the cause Of political
social and business reform, and,
Whereas, The work which he has
undertaken and is now carrying for.
ward along the afos esaid lines, and
where he is the most advanced and
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GRAFTON GAINS Ills LIBERTY
Supreme Court OF United States Decides
an important Question.

Washington, May 27.-The case OF
Homer Grafton VS.. the United States,
which has attracted much attention,
was decided by the supreme court of
the United States today in favor Of
Grafton.
Grafton is private in the United
States army and he was charged with
the assassination of two Filipinos at
Guirmiras, P. l., on July %, 1904. He
claimed to have been attacked ard
to have shot in self defense and was
acquitted by the court martial which
followed. The civil authorities of the
islands, however, took the matter in
hand, with the result that Grafton was
sentenced on a charge of homicide to
term Of imprisonment Of - years.
Grafton brought bhe matter 60 the
supreme court of the United States on
a writ of error, with the result that
the decisions of the Philippine civil
cases were both reversed. The opin-
ion was announced by Justice Harlan
and proceeded upon the theory thai
Grafton's life could not be twice put
in jeopardy, as it was by trial in both
the military and civil courts. The
opinion adds that Grafton be disciarg-
ed from custody.
Justice Harlan considered at SOME
length the question Of the corrt mar
tial's jurisdiction In Grafton's case.
and concluded that jurisdiction exist
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ed. He then entered upon the consid-=
GRAFTON OF the plea that in reality the
man had committed two offenyes, ono
against military law and the other
against civil law.
1--WE cannot" he said, assent to
this view and are unable to perceive
how it is consistent with tho conces-
sions that general court martial
has, under existing statutes brought
to trial an officer and soldier from a
army, for that which the civil law do
clares to be crime against the pub
lie. The express prohibition Of jeo
pardy for the same offense announces
that whenever such prohibition Is ap-
plica'ble either by operation OF the
constitution or by action OF congress,
no person shall be twice put in ieo-
pardy Of life or limb for the same OF.
fense: Consequently a court proceed
ing under the authority of the United
States cannot withhold from an OIL
Ger or soldier OF the army the full
benefit of that guaranty after he has
been once tried In a military court oF
competent juriisdd dcHion.
1--WE rest our decision Of this ques-
ton on the ground that the same acts
constituting crime against the United
States cannot after the acquittal Or !
conviction OF the accused In q court
of competent jurisdiction, ne made the
basis of d second trial. civil or mill.
tary. OF the same government.
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RESULT Of LABOR QUARREL
Non.Union Man Cause Of Recent Japan.
csc Trouble in Frisco.

San Francisco, May 27-United
States District Attorney Devlin and
United States Marshal Elliot today
commenced ain investigation of the
wreeking Of Japanese restaurant on
Folsom street several weeks ago.
According TO the police reports Sc
cured by Marshal Elliot the trouble
arose between a union teamster and
two union Iathers. The former, con-
trary to union principles, was eat
ing in a Japanese restaurant, when the
lathers entered and demanded of the
teamster that he leave THE place or
give up his button. The teamster re-
fused to do either, and fight ensued
betweem the three men, during which
tables We're upset and dishes broken,
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ARRANGEMENT DAY FOR ALLEGED BRIBERS
iionaires and MultMiOnares Appear in Court TO Fur
nish Surety for Their Appearance When Wanted

San Francisco, May 27.-Abrahan
Ruef, the indicted ex-boss Of Sal
Francisco, appeared as 1his own lawye
today in one of the many criminal pro
ceedings pending against him. Seated
alone in one of the pews of the Jewish
synagogue that is Judge LaWlor's TEN
porary court room, he looked deserted
and fOrlorn. He was llnshaven and
not as neatly dressed as is his habit
His face showed sleepless nights anc
long days of nervous dread Of the or
deal he set for himself when, two
weeks ago, in Judge Dunne's bare and
shabby court room ne changed his
plea to guilty, turned states evidence
and declared in speech broken with
emotion his intention to lead hence
forth an honest life and to lend his
energies to undo as FAR as possible
whatever wrong he had done in the
past
In the pew in back of Ruef sat his
guard, Elisor Biggy, and a deputy. Di
rectly across the aisle, in another pew
sat Mayor Schmitz, Ruef's fellow de
fendant on many charges brought and
on many others to follow at liberty
under 100000 bonds.
Dolphin M. Delnnas has been retain
ed to defend two Of the men entangled
in the briberygraf dragnet Of the
Oliver grand jury The announcements
that Delmas would help to defend
President Louis Glass and Agent Theo
dore V. Halsey Of the Pacific States
Telephone & Telegraph company, was
made in court this morning by T. C
Coogan, who thus far has appeared fol
Glass, and by request of the latter
Delmas was entered as additional ait
toruey of record.
The first cash bail to be offered
by amy Of the 10 men thus far indicted
by the grand jury was a $40, 900 lcerti
fled check on the London, Paris &
Americana bank, rendered to Judge Cot
fey today by Frank G. Drum, indicted
on Il counts charging the bribery o.
supervisors in behalf Of the San Fran
cisco Gas & Electric company.
This was larraignment day for the
millionaires and multi-millionaires il
the Temple Israel. President Glass
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Attracted by the fight, a crowd quickly
gathered and wrecked the front OF the
restaurant before the police arrived on
the scene.
Japanese Consul Mastsubara and
his secretary spent some time today
with Devlin. who later took the state.
ments of the Japanese.
Mr.. Devlin said:
i have not completed my rnvestsga.
tion, but have telegraphed to Wash.
iniggton the facts have learned so far
! am merely taking the statement OF
both sides and will make the attorney
general acquainted with the facts in
the case.''
The police were unable to furnish
the names of any participants In the
attack upon the restaurant.
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distinguished exponent, is as yet un-
finished; and,
Whereas, A great body of the peo-
pie Of the United States without re.
gard to political lines or predictions
has implicit confidence in his abil.
ity, his militant integrity and unset
fish fidenty to his exalted duty, there
fore be it
Resolved, By the senate, the house
concurring, that the best interest of
the general government and the sue
cessful encompassment of the great
measures which have been inaugural
ed by the present national administra-
ton demand the nomination and re-
election of Theodore Roosevelt for a
second elective term of the presidency
Of the United States
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WAR NOT IMMINENT
japanese Press Maintains Calm and
Reserved Attitude Despite Insults
Offered countrymen at San Fran
cisco.
{Butletin). !, !,

Il Z r.
Toxic, May 2s,-The Japanese press
is still generally calm and reserved
over the apparently unprovoked attack
upon Japanese in San francisco. But
it is only out of Difference to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his government
and the confidence reposed in them
that public expression OF resentment
is withheld. Even the most conserva,
tive and hopeful fear that t repetition
of a similar occurrence may have ser.
ious results on the relations of both
countries. However, at present the
firmest friendliness is still expressed
It is confidently hoped that the Wash.
ington government has decided to take
measures that will prevent repetition
Of assaults and attacks on Japanese.
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GIVEN OVER TO BATS
War Department. Issues Order for
Abandonment of Forts Assinniboine
and keogh.

st. Paul, Mimi, May 27.-An order
received today from the war depart
ment announces the abandonment OF
Forts Assinniboine and Keogh, Mont
The former is garrisoned by the head.
quarters staff, band and troops A, B.
G and D, Second cavalry, and they
will proceed by railroad to Des Moines
Ia. Assinniboine is by far the largest
fort in the United States in point OF
area, composing 100000 acres.
Fort Keogh, the other abandoned
post, is located several miles from
Miles City, Mont. In area it is next
to Fort Assiniboine in size, compris-
ing $1,000 acres. Its two troops of the
Sixth cavalry are ordered to the Phil
ippines.5
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END CAME VERY PEACEFULLY
President and Cabinet Will Attend Ser
yices.-.LOved by School, Children.

Canton, May 27-Although it is not
intended that the funeral OF Mrs. Nc
Ktnley shall take ON the form OF a
ceremony Of state. vet the coming Of
the president and members Of his cai;-
met, the vice president, the govern,.r
Of Ohio, and many other people tf
natc, will make 1t such in a degree
at least.
Late this afternoon it was deterMism,
Ell to change the arrangements for
the funeral so as to allow the -.
mains to be viewed BY Canton friends
of the deceased The time fixed for
this is from l to o'clock tomorrow +
To show their love for the departed
thousands Of school children will be
inclndede in the throng that will go
through the Mckinley home and pass
the bier.
The city council tonight made ar
rangements for floral piece to be
sent to the Mckinley home, spread ap-
propriate minutes on the record, decid-
ed to attend the funeral and. adjourn
ed out of respect to the memory Of
Mrs. Mckinley. The city board OF
education did likewise.
Business will be suspended Wednes-
day. Fowered tributes in profusion
from friends in many states are ar
riving.
1t has been decided that Mrs Nc
Kinley's funeral shall in no wise be
regarded as an official ceremony. 1t
will be private, in accordance with
Mrs. McKinley's own explicit wishes
and in conformity with the desires of
Mrs. Barbour, her sister. It is prob
able that an official detail may be
sent here by the federal government
to be bearers Of the dead from the
house to the funeral car and from the
car to the vault at Woodlawn ceme.
terry.
Steps are being taken to suspend
business during the funeral Wednes-
day afternoon. The public schools
will be dismissed
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Judge Wood, in reply, said that he
had absolute confidence in Sheriff
Hodgin and that he would make no
suggestion to him as to the manner in
which he made up his lists.
There was long and at times pic
turesaue fight over the qualification
Of Juror Harmon Cox, a veteran, VINO
gave up carpentering to fight three
and a a1alf years in the civil war, then
joined the gold rushes of the late COS
and then farmed for 80 years. The de.
tense claimed that juror Cox did mot
have sufficient mental qualifications
to sit In SO grave a case and tried for
several hours to disqualify him. The
juror got on dangerous ground several
times, but wherever the examination
led and however bad things got mix.
ed, he always went back to the simple
narration that he did not have am opin.
ion, that he was without bias, and
that he would give the prisoner a fair
trial. Throughout the examination
there was, a running fire, amusing and
serious by turns, by Clarence Darrow
and Senator Borah and the former
alternately demanded and pleaded for
the renewal of the juror. Once the
juror said that he would be guided
ny What his II associates did, but
he took that back and falling back in
his old declaration, kept his place.
Juror Tourtellotte made another pro.
test against his retention on the jury
He said that he had serious doubts
about his ability to take the oath,
that he thought both sides were fool
ish to hold him on the jury and asked
that ne be given a chance to explain
and qualify one of his answers on
direct examination. Judge Wood put
him off until Friday, when some ac.
tior will be taken as to his presence
on the jury.
DULY a corporal's guard Of specta.
tors came to the trial today. The
prisoner was again an active member
Of the constant conference at the de.
fenses table. His wife and youngest
daughter sat with him at the afternoon
session.
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MAYORS POWER SUPREME.
ousted Members OF Chicago School
Broad Have no Redress.

CtOdG s5aVC no NG0iSSSs
Chicago, May 27.-The circuit court
today refused to interfere with Mayor
Fred Busse in his efforts tc secure a
board of education Of his own max.
ing. Eight of the trustees who last
week were removed by the mayor
went before Judge Windes this after.
noon and asked for an injunction re.
straining Busse from oustilg them or
appointing new members in their
places before their terms expired.
After listening to four hours of ar.
gument, Judge Windes dismissed the
petition on the ground that Mayor
Busse has the power to GUST officials
of the school board.
The city council tonight approved
the appointments of Mayor Busse to
take the places of the ousted mem
bers of the board.
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GOES OVER TILL FRIDAY
Trial Continues to Enable Sheriff to
Summon More Jurors.

Boise, AEay 27-Ihe Stuenenberg
rupted by the exhaustion of the jury
panel. The last man of the second
special yenire disqualified early this
afternoon, and Judge Wood postpon-
ed the trial until Friday morning,
when Sheriff Hodgin is to produce an
other special venire of 81 men. The
odd number was jocularly asked for
by the defense, in the hope of chang
ing the luck that has dogged the eff
forts of the sheriff.
The work Of jury filling is stopped
at the vacancy created by the 17th
peremptory challenge, SO that there re.
main three more peremptory cha1.
! lenges. Besides that, fhere is chance
that Juror Tourtellotte, who objected
to the inflicting of the death penalty
save in war or anarchy, will be ex-
cused when it comes time to finally
swear the jury, and Juror Burns Is
suffering from lumbago. These cir
cumstances leave the date Of the
completion of the jury in doubt. They
may accomplish the trick by Saturday
night and clear the decks for the ac-
tual action of the trial Monday morn
Jig, and then again the jury may not
be completed until some time next
week.
Prior to the issue for the special
venire, Attorney Richardson strongly
intimated that the previous lists had
been made up in manner unfair to
the prisoner. He said that or the s.
600 citizens available for jury duty
fully 1900 We're members of labor un-
ions. One hundred and sixty tales
men had been before the court, yet
only one Of the number was men,
ber Of a labor union and only two
others were working men. He said
that there were only so or 60 bankers
in the county, yet nine of them had
been found in the lists. He said that
the figures made another singular
coincidence, and protested against the
talesmen being drawn from the farm
er and merchant classes rather than
from the body of citizens.
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OPERATIVES WAGES RAISED.
Material Advance Given New England
Cotton Mil, Workers.

Boston, May 27.-The general up
ward movement in the wages of New
England cotton mill operatives today
affected about $4,000 operatives in
Rhode Island, southeastern and west
ern Massachusetts, Amesbury, Mass,
Vermont and other places in south
ern New England. The advance in
the sections named amounts to about
10 per cent. EARLY next month it is
expected an increase Of per cent will
be given in many mills in other man
ufacturing districts.
The cotton mills of New England
employ upwards of 100000 hands
when the machinery is fully manned.
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FAREWELL TO o,sRlENs.

Copenhagen, May 27-King Fred
erick gave farewell dinner last night
to the retiring American minister, Mr..
o'Brien and Mrs. o'Brien, Mr..
o'Brien having been appointed Amer
lean ambassador to Toxic.
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STRIKERS RESUME WORK.

San Jose, May 27.-rhe brewery
men at the Fredericksburg brewery
after being out more than week.
went back to work this morning at $24
a week, the wage offered them before
they struck.
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SAFE BLOWERS AT WORK.

Secure Sum of Money From small
Postofsice.
Great Falls, Mont, May 27.--A spe-
eial to the Tribune from Oswego,
states that safe blowers broke into
the postoffice at that place Sunday
night, securing $500. It is believed
that the same gang robbed the post
Office OF the neighboring town OF Cul-
bertson a few days hefare, getting
enly $50.
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BERLIN LABOR TROUBLES.

Berlin. May 27.-Labor troubles are.
multiplying in Berlin. The bakers
yesterday decided to declare gen
eral strike May 20.
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HOLDS CHILDREN NECESSARY
Los Angeles City Council Moves
Against Cruel Landlords.

Los Angeles, May 27.-Tne city
council today by unanimous vote in
structed the citu attorney to prepare an
ordinance which will be passed at the
next meeting, making it misdemean-
or, punishable by fine or imprison-
ment or both, for landlord to refuse
to rent property to tenant because
the latter is possessed of children.
The council also directed the clerk TO
send copy OF the ordinance to Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
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AS CHILD GOING TO SLEEP.

funeral of the Late Mrs. Mckinley.
AS CHILD GOING TO SLEEP.
Surgeon General Rixey Describes
Manner Of Mrs. Mekinley's Death.
Washington, May 27.--surgeon Gen-
eral Rixey returned today from Caa-
ton, where he had been summoned by
the illness of Mrs. Mckinley. He gave
the following account of the passing of
Mrs. Mckinley:
Mrs. Mckinley recognized Secre-
tary Cortelyou and myself on our ar
rival, Friday morning, although she
had been i'm a semi icomatose condi-
tion for "a hours Her face bright
ened and with one of those sweet
smiles for which she was noted, she
spoke few words of welcome and
gratitude that we had come to her.
After this, up to the last, she was
aroused with difficulty, but seemed
to recognize the voices of Justice and
Mrs. Day, Saturday morning.
Eyes, she died as a child going to
sleep, peacefully, without a struggle
and as she breathed the last few
breaths of life, the expression of her
face changed, the lines Of pain and
sorrow seemed to leave it, and she
looked as she must have appeared in
her girlhood, before the physical az
Fiction from which she suffered for
80 years came to her in her early mo-
stherhood.''
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MONTANA WEATHER.

Partly cloudy Tuesday; Wednesday
faig.
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The president and cabinet members
and Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks, while not at the funeral, will
be provided for during their stay at
the residence Of Justice Day, three
doors from the Mckinley uorne.
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WILL ACCOMPANY ROOSEVELT.

Washington, May 27.-secretary
Garfield OF the interior department has
decided to accompany President
Roosevelt to Canton, to attend tho
funeral Of the Late Mrs. Mckinley.