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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
SITUATION WORSE
THAN ANTICIPATED
General Funston After In.
duiry Thus Reports as
to C,oldfield Status.
M ARTIAL LAW is
NOT YET NEEDED
The Patrolling OF Mines and
Streets by Regulars May Be
come Necessary at Any
Hour--Mine Owners
Agree Upon Dras-
tic Terms.
tic Terms.

GOLDFIELD. NEW. December 49,
After having met and conferred with
many citizens of Goldfeld to-day, Cen
eral Funston tonight told the Assoc
cIated Press that he found conditions
worse than he had anticipated
.The possibilities of further trouble
growing out OF the difficulties between
the mine owners and the miners" he
said are greater than my information
led me To- believe. have just tele-
graphed second report to Washing
ton, based on the information gath
cred to-day. l do not believe that the
Governor will declare martial law at
once as no serious disturbance has oc-
Cured. am satisfied. and shall not
advise such action until 1t is abso-
glutely necessary. AS to the patrolltng
OF the mines ana the streets of the
city with the. regulars, that Is a pro-
ceeding whica may become necessary
at any hour.
The statement of General Funston
Tonight settles effectively the aucs-
tion OF the withdrawal of the troops
from Goldficld. To-morrow delega-
ition of the members of the Won,en's
Club of Goldfield will call on General
Funston and lay before him their side
of the question. which Will be that.
previously to the coming Of the troops.
they had lived In constant terror. be-
lieying that their homes might be de-
stroyed and their lives endangered
They will ask that the troops stay
there until all danger of trouble Is
pas:.
Delegations from the Goldfield
Chamber of Commerce. the Mine own
ers' Association and the Goldficld Stock
Exchange will call on General Funston
10 present the same views.
After an alI-day session the Mine
Owners Association this afternoon
decided to continue the card system
in operation and to require all who
20 to work to sign the agreement
renouncing allegiance to the Western
Federation of Miners.
In support of their refusal 70 aecept
erin IN sak3pc NJ ~ Z e q, z
cars or the f6cIi uffpn to-day dng UP
section OF the Constitution OF Ne,
vada which declares that no bank snaii
issue or cause to be circulated any
money" other than national currency
or bank certificates authorized by Con-
gress.
After an attempt to resume work at
the Mohawk combination mine To-Day
the management decided that not
enough men had appeared for work.
and gave up the attempt This leaves
the Consolidated the only mine work
ing in the camp. and most OF the men
are above ground Not nearly enough
are working underground to keep the
mills going with ore. More men VIII
have TO be brought in or the mill VIII
be closed before the end of the week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
PLAYS BANJO, THEN HANGS

Remarkable Nerve Displayed by Negro
Murderer In Nebraska.
LINCOLN. NEB., December la Har--
rJson Clarie.s-eolored.- .vsss~ iss rssss.-s M
The penitentiary this afternoon. Efforts
were made TO delay the execution by
filing petition alleging insanity, but
Judge Cornish this AFTERNOON ovcrruled
the application. Clark sat this morn
ipg in his cell at the State penitentiary
strumming a banjo. clnrke's crime was
the murder of Street Car Conductor
Edward Fleury. at South OMAHA the
motive being alleged to be robbery.
After the Supreme Conrt had twice at-
firmed his sentence Clarke secured a
before the Governor. asking for
commute ton to life sentence He con-
Quoted his own case with remarkable
81 kilI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
FIREMAN OVERCOME BY GAS.
Many Lives Impcrlled5in Fire mt Huyler
Candy Plant.

Many Lives Impcriletl In Fire Mt Huyler
Candy Plant.
NEW YORK. December ls..Ths
move! sight of score. OF physicians
their lives to rescue fire.
men from a burning building was pre-.
sented in East Eighteenth Street to-
night. when one of the six buildings
OF the Huyler candy manufactory was
iilled with deadl. gases generated In
some way by a fire which started
among pile Of paper boxes. Fifteen
t!re-fighters were overcome, and OF
these three ares in a critical condition.
One. Vernon McKenna. 1t was said,
could hardly survive the night The
damage by fire was comparatively
small.
The FIRE broke out on the tenth floor
and the first firemen to reach the spot
dropped senseless The building Guick-
ly filled with smoke, and at first y
was believed that the fremen had been
suffocated by smoke. This theory was
upset upon the arrival of corps of
hospital physicians WHO. re-
5cogntxed the presence of an OBNOXIOUS
gas The firemer succumbsd so rapidly
1tsat their mates could not remove nll
and then the physicians took hold. halt
carrying. half dragging the senseless
men from the huilIings Several iiof the
doctors We're themrelNes overcome,
and In turn, were rescued by others,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
TWO TARIFF BOOKS MISSING.
Nl.tstcri0us Disappearance nf Docu-
,ncnts IN Standard OIL CaNc.

Disappearance Of Docu-
mcnts IN Standard OIL Case.
CHICAGO. December 13.-At con-
ference this afternoon between Judge
I.anGis. of the United states District.
Court. ana the attorneys concerned In.
theEcusn against the Standard Oil Com
pany. in which that corporation was
fined s29.24O,0O0, Attorney John s..
Miller made the announcement that
three commodity tariff books OF the
Chicago and Alton Railway We're 8mys-.
teriously missing. Tile tariff books
We're offered in evidences at the trial
by the Standard Oil Company to show
that there were In existence many
other tariffs in Illinois similar to the
ono for the rcceptnnce of which tile
Standard Oil Company was prosecuted.
Attorney Miller&declarel that lie had
called oil the railroad officers to pro-
tluce the books since5thetrial, and that
they Informed him that the books
could not be found. Tho books We're
excluded by Judge Lands Mt the trial,
and II is said that the defendant Will
use;thsl fact In arguing for a reversal
In the United States Circuit Court of
gADpealS. 3tiss Ylssas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
ORCHARD HAS BETTER OF 1T
stnte's Witness Too Clever to be En-.
trnppcl by DnrrOH.

BOISE. IDAHO. December l3.-Clar-
ence Darrow. who is conducting the
defense of George A. Pettibone. had
Harry Orchard. the States chief Wit
ness, on the rack for three hours to-
day endeavorins to discredit his testi-
lnony. The cross-eXamination brought
out Orchards misdeeds as IN the trial
of Haywood. Twice only did sDarrow
try to confuse Orchard In regard to
his testimony. and each time failed.
sWheny do you expect to be tried?'
Darrow asked Orchard.
II don't know.
DO you expect to be tried at all?"
"Yes, sir
rs your case pending on plea of
not guilty?''
II never pleaded not guilty. never
pleaded at ALL
Reading from the testimony of the
Haywood trial. Darrow endeavored to
make 1t appear that the witness had
changed his statements. but Orchard
forced his questioner to read more OF
his previous testimony, showing that
his statement had been the same at
both trials.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
PROMINENT FEMALE FIREBUG

Church and Temperance Women Arc
Charged With Burning Home.
F NORWALK. o.. December i3.-Mrs
Martha a. Campbell. president of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
superintendent of the Congregational
Sunday school at Steubenviile and wife
OF wealthy Greenfield township far
mer. was arrested to-day in Sandusky
on secret indictment charging In
The indictment charges
that Mrs. Campbell burned dwelling
owned by Miss Loa Mather. neigh.
bor. in October. Miss Mathcr has also
been Indicted. The fire insurance COM
pany asserts that women framed plot
by which Miss Mather WAS to take
the insurance money. pay off the mort
gage of her home. and on that condi-
tion Mrs. Campbell would burn me
place. Both women are on bond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
CRYING BABE SAVES FAMILY.
Eight Persons THUS Escape Asphyxia
tion, Hut Two Lose Lives.

Eight Persons THUS Escape Asphyxia-
tlon, Hut Two Lose Lives.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. December 13.-
The cries OF an infant saved the lives
of eight persons here early to-day. but
not before the babS's father and
brother had been asphyxiated by coal
gas. The dead are:
Nicholas Contravo. aged thirty-siS
years. and his son, Joseph. aged four
years.
Contravo. his wife and the two chill
7dren slept in one room. and SIX board :
sers- --eecupfeds dssut tlrsry paIrSAossthes ptIse.
The escaping coal gas ava Kened tho
baby. whose cries aroused one -of the
the room occupied by the Contravos
and found the father and son dead.
He then rescued the mother and baby
and reused tile other boarders, who
had also been overcome.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
SAVE HORSES: PEOPLE BURN
Fircmen Claim They We're Notified
House Was UnOccupled.


House Was unoecupted.
NEW YORK. December l3.-Whilc
the firemen labored %to extinguish a
fire and save the horses from u stable
in East Ninth Street this morning, one
man yes burned to death and anothers
.s,,s I'D s z SO nssst ts
death from suffocati6n IN d nonse In
the rear of the stable. The firen,en de-
clare they were told by the police that
the house was vacant. The stable. a
small structure. containing nine horses.
was practically destroyed. with Its
contents. when Fire Chief Croker was
Informed that there We're persons In
the building behind the stable, the
lower floor of which was ablaze. De-
nouncing the police for failing to no.
tify him earlier, Chief Croker sent his
men into the house. They found the
body Of William seibely in closet.
where he had taken refuge and been
suffocated by smoke. Robert Dwyer
and his Wife We're found unconscious
in an upper hallway. He had tried to
save his wife. and before becoming un-
conscious threw his coat over her face.
thereby saving her life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
ISSUES RULE FOR CONTEMPT

Court to Investigate Story Eliminating
From Prison Guards.
GEoRGETOWN. KY. December IS.
Owing to the illness of Attorney
Franklin. the trial of Caleb Powers, for
the murder of William Goebel. to-day
was postponed until tomorrow.
Under rule of contempt ISSUED by
Judge Morris, an Investigation will be
made tomorrow into the publication
of an article by a Lexington paper on
Thursday relating to Henry YoutseS
and his wife. The rule Is against
Major G. V. Longmeire and G. G. Clark.
guards at the penitentiary. who are in
charge OF Henry Youtsey and James
Howard, witnesses In the Powers trial.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
COURT is ACCOMMODATING

Po.tponr~ Trial to Allow Much Indicted
Man to Go East.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. December
! 3,--The trial of Patrick Calhoun.
president of the United Railways.
against whom the grand Jury returned
fourteen indictments on the charge of
offering to brihe supervisors to oh
tain an overhead trolley franchise. was
to-day POSTPONED until February Is: IN
order to give Calhoun timc3to go Ia
New York on business connected with
the street railway In this city. 1t was
announced That he would leave for New
tNnrlrs ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
NAVY NOT A REFoRMAToRY
Mctcalf Rcxents Courts ..c-
ton in Sent cncinE Thief to II.

Secretary Mcicalf Rcxents Courts .c-
tiOn in Sentencing Thief to II.
WASHINGTON. December 13.-Secre-
stary Metcalf has addressed II letter
to Justice Delacey, of the Juvenile
Court of this city. III connection will.
a case in which the justice recently
dismissed the charge OF stealing
against a boy on condition that he
enlist in the navy. The secretary
pointed to the undesirability OF having
aboard ship persons whose probity
could he questioned. and expressed
the hope that the courts would aid
in maintaining the navy's high stand
ard. Judge Delacey In reply has as
sured Secretary Metcaif that here
after lie Will refrain from pursuing,
course that might be obnoxious tosthe
navy, 49, allg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
SHOT PLAYING NG8vvITH RIFLE.

i.ittle,8 Roy Fatally Wounded Whfle
Plnslng In strsctx or Spencer.
lS'.NL4ISBII RY, n s c. December 81
syybilcaearclessly hnaaling a III iile3o,lf the
Istpsct liere8t,,is aftcrnnon, Thomas, the
eight t-yearrolt son OF Fran XII lei ilis. q
machinist Mt Spencer yHps fatally shot
In thesllead, II The Sbnll iell cred he fore /
.hel,l,S and he fell I'm 4 track
stsn,lirr phSsicians state hat his death
is nomentapily expected, III .;sS }
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
VESSEL COLLIDE IN STORM.
Russian Ship drugs, Anchor an
Crashes Into lrltixh Hank.

II. PEN .NGoL.A. !. A. Decemher ia
storm which struck Pensacoin early
& .o day did considerable damage to
s,hipping interests here, During the
height OF the gale, which Rtt,ined n
Velocity OF forty-tve miles AN hour.
s,,:1 Russian shin .ANonfat which was8at
s4nchorjn the barbor. dragged lirr an
shors and collislvd With the A3ritish
,oark Emma Parker, damaging that ves-
sal To IA cpnsiaerah hle Ntent. -Four
Iotded and five empty barEes broke
heir moorlngs were benched. Much
damage of d asninor ctlarpeter Is also
ssepOrted ID, v FIX 33s " " "a X s.s IA %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
MUM Der OF DEAD NOW 338
Lons OF Life III NlonOngnh Dtsastcr May
Exceed That.

MoNoNGAll. w. Ma, December 10
Although the search was nbandonea q on =.
Trilny's explosion in mines and $ of
the isairmont Coal Company We're
found to-day. Inspectors. Who have
stopped all work until they can MAKE
an Investigation, found the bodies while
expIoring mine No. Is, This makes the
total number recovered 322.
CoalEcon,paay officials ut tic conclu-
sion Of house to house canvass 70
dnvs announced SaS men missing, tndi-
eating that sixteen bodies are stlf In
tho mines, and are supposed Ito !. be
under falls Of slate and earth that
have not yet been disturbed, To-night Y
tlIe officers received information which
slirhtly increases their estimate of the
total number of Victims. \ nNmher
ar frontractar.i and men cmploye1 by
them 1T is believed. are not 5cnunteS
III Tho, company figures.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
AGROUND,
80 BUT is sIN NO DANGER

;l.INERPOO December 12.--'rhe Gu
lnard Line steamer Muurstanla which
5Yorls went aseo'intlf tq-night in the
sNlersey. opposite tho landing stage. t
is saeypected thnt She win be siloated Oft
sinSthe morning. The Matlretania. 3iss IN
the anchors drnaRing while she was
swinging toGtlle tide. Hi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
Qne.cgln n oG snxony DYING.

4DRESDIGN, Decanlber l3,--'Tne con-.
Albert OF SaXony.wh Tho Is suffering from
is hopeless, The last sacr,l,3
ments We're administered to-day, and
the Queen is not expected SB to. live
throughout tile night Queen Garcia
ls a8dnughter9of ErinceS SCi Ciust,lNe Nnsn
of Sweden Slls, was married to Prince
Albert Of SlN Norly In slSSa,}an in 1879
on the death "a yISing Johann. assembled
the thrnna with her husband. King
lAlbert died June 10, tl00e.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
MYSTERY IN HIS DEATH

John ,Ics'ahor. Relieved to Have Taken
Poison. known tn Virginia.
= STAMFORD. CONN. 4 December l3.-
The body Of man about forty-nve
years old was found In Woodland Gem
.etery to-day. In n pocket wns n card
addressed to .1ohn McMnhon. No. Goa
Third AvcnEc, New York anl signed
George MrISeon Old Point Comfort.
Va" Thc medical examiner thinks he
may have taken poison
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
BOGUS COTTON RECEIPTS.
New York Shrrners Successfully Swi,
die Ranks Thereon

New York Shrrners Successfully Swtn-
die Banks Thereon.
AUGUSTA. Ga. December 13.-It was
learned here TO-DAY that parties in
New York have swtndlcd banks In that
city out of large sum of money on
fictitious cotton warehouse receipts,
to be from Augusta. Lead
ing cotton firms In this city have beeri
notified that these bogus receipts have
been tloated there for several hundred
bales of cotton. claimed to he stored
with the Savannah VALLEY warehouse
here. The schemers claim that tlte
warehouse is located on a spur of the
Central of Georgia Railroad But locll
cotton men Know of no such place.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
Captain Mur,loch wnl Go.

NEW YORK. December 13.-The con-
dition OF Mrs. Murdoch wife of Cap-
tain ]. p. Murdoch. commander of the
United States battleship Rhode Island,
has taken aSdecided turn for tile bet
ter. according to an announcement
from the Park Avenue Hotel to-day.
If the Improvement continues the
attendant physician said the captain
the cruise TO the Pacific coast Mon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
CHILD LAB OR LAW INVALID I

ltcn,arknhle Decision by Circuit Court
Judge In Ohio.
ST. cI..SlRSVILLE. O., December ls.
Tho child labor law was declared,
invalid to-day by the Circuit Court
sitting here, The decision holds thai
tile provisions OF the law are In con-
case Was that OF the State against
n. a, Rndcfcr. of Bellare, who was
charged with employing boys after
legal hours, The Common Pleas Court
has decided against him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
lllils wIrv. roshap. ENnsslr.

4 hllNNNAEULIS,I IS.,3IlSceml,ar7FIS. a =.
&C, Nj. sI'nlhy. II ianitor In the oxford
stlat buildlng, killed his wife to-daS,
nearly scNerinGs nes head from her
body witlna racer, .il attempt " kill
shinlself Will prubahlSf suppead He Il
In hosnItal, The Tragedy followed
-ta,osible aoNer pro operty stonsaetl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
KAISER LANDS IN HOLLAND
German Enpcror Is Greeted by QuceI
Z II itSs sWill,cuIina unu Prince,

! AMSTERDAM. December 13.-Eln-
peror William of Germany arrived
here to-day on the imperial yacht lio-
henHolern from Port Victoria, Eng
land and was greeted by members
OF the royal family of the Netherlands.
Prince Henry boarded the Hohenzol-
lern and escorted the Emperor to a pa
vilion on shore. where Queen Wilhe-
nina awaited him. The greetings were
cordial, and the Emperor kissed the
tlueen's hand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
LETTER SAVES MANS LIFE
Delay In It's Delivery Came Near MAX
lug Communication Void.

lug Communication Void. @
COLUMBUS. o., December la
letter held ,Sr postage came near send
ing John Spley. of Cleveland. to the
gallows to-day for the murder OF his
sweetheart. Soley was condemned to
die Receiving no word from the Cow
ernor last night. the warden prepared
to execute Solely to-day, but on second
thought telephoned the Governor and
found that the papers had been mailed.
Soon nftcrward the warden swas noti-
fled that letter was being held for
postage at the post-ottlcc. t proved to
contain the papers committing the
1Onnent, @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
WANT POSTMASTER 10 PAY.
Inspcct0rs Say Nc Must Mnl,cs Good
E:t,ONN Lost from AInils.

snest,ltc III s mes nispatch.,
lITTIlNIL .ls. N, C.. 5Ilecenlbrrs 4 s.
Inspectors Hill and Moseley. Who
werc sent lsefe frnn, Washington To
trace $4,000 -parkage missing from
master McGaskill that he pay tho s3,-
900. alleging rarelessness In the rs gts-
trN3gdepartment.
Nrr. Nc cCaskill refuses to comply With
the demand. and the inspectors state
st,at lIf llr does not comply simmediatc-
ly they Will report tile matter to the
Post mn ST cr- Gene Cill 49, ", lt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
COMMITS SUICIDE on
llNlI OF Ills FREEDOM

NASHVILLE, TENN, December l3a7
With but twanty -four hours of his
torn TO serve, Convict Polk Mackay,l
in the penitnntiary here committed
suicide last night with u shoe knife.
His mind. u Is believed, suddenly be-
came t,nbaanced, Itt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
~. I,o,..,.,,yortI, l.ondItlon.

.SWASEINC'TQN. {Io, ,8 G.. u csmber 81
The 8following bulletin was Issue fat
the White louse to mi slit at a:3O
O'Clock 2s''Atrs, II !. I.nn g wort n had Very
good day. SheSI is prog gressing rapidly.
and her condi itton IN entirely satis-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
rortclyou Calls 1t Lie.

Z WASHINGTON, u. !, C., December l3 -
In answer to inquiries as to: the truth
of the report which has gained some
currency here that Secretary CortteiSol1
The senrctary's sole comment was:
fi.'phat is another lie. 5Sl 9fg n ST.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
n % ciilnneI 4. q, 1olssr nies.

n lS 55 N CUlNneI A tS. COlySv nieA. MI
Il N.AStINII. II. 81 n IL ~ M lecembarj 3,t--
5C,nlonel .A.8S. lyar.9 IA gacl ninety wears
SSlistinEl;ished iur.st. statesman and aa,t-s
thor, stl led at his home here t0-d ny.
He Swns 5ili member Of the Conf ederata
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14

Slrst Storm IN E,lsrs.hNrE,
u SpeGInlIinfThclt' y anss- piAnNtnhs3l
~ I.yNC, ,ttEII l2Cis Az. Ilecal lnlef
.I,Snchblpg Is lin the & ra sr ne itfst
sloet 1T ortn nf IL he NJ tyr. the IN III hay. |.
Ing beg guli bnu tsgsl lgs ~ VIZ ssss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-22
CITIZENS INDIGNANT
PEOPLE OF BROWNSVILLE HOLD
 MASS MEETING.
Declare That Whfte-washinx of Newre Soldiers weuld Re Grave Mis- carriage of Justice and
 Outrage To Town.

Brownsville, Tex, March 21--At a mass meeting of the citizens of Brownsville tonight. resolutions were adopted expressing the indignation of the people of this city because of what is termed an effort being made both before the court martial proceedings at Fort Sam Houston, and before the Senate COmInfttee at Washington. 'sto clear ttas negro soldiers for the crime committed against the town Of Browns vile on August 13 last, by fastening the infamv on the townspeople them selves"
 The resolution declares that ssuch a contamination would be q grave mis- carriage of justice and an outrage upon a wronged and Innocent people, who know beyond the shadow of e doubt that the outrage was committed by tha soidsAFa" tsk. Y
 The Senate Committee and the court martial is urged to come to Browns vtIle and make a thorough investiga- ton as we'll as to hear the testimony of citizens here. The resolutions points out that there exists much in the na- ture of what they consider irrefutable physical evidence In this city to show that the shooting was done by the soi- diers and not by the citizens. such as house ridd1ed with army bullets. some of which were dug from the walls by Major A. P. Blockson. Inspector Gen. eral of the Army. while the four-story barrack buildings at Fort Brown, each one hundred feet long. fronting the street that divides the post from the town and only fifty feet from 1t, shows not a bullet hole to indicate that the citizens fired at them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-22
RunF nREAKINe DOWN.
Politician Has Keen Able to sleep But
 Little

Politician Eas Keen Able to Sleep But
 LfttEes
 San Frrancisco. March 21.--The Sue preme Court today on the request of the attorneys for Abraham Ruaf, the central figure in the municipal graft ifl- vestigation. dismissed Ruefs applfca- tion for a writ of habeas corpus to transfer him from the custody of Elisor Biggy to that of Sheriff o'Neill and to be taken from the St. Francis Hotel to the County jail.
 "Ruef." said Biggy. upon looking up authorities came to the conclusion that the Supreme Court would sustain the action of Superior Judge Dunne in ap- pointing an elisOr and forestall any ad- verse decision by having the writ dis missed"
 The dismissal of the writ was to some extent a disappointment to the prosecution, who hoped that the Su- preme Court would hand down de- cision which would clearly define the duties and authority of an elisor. some points of which are now matter of contention.
 From those who are now guardin s Ruef 1t has been learned that he now realizes the full seriousness of his sit uation.
 Fer two nights there was little sleep for Ruef and he Is said to have moaned and tossed in his bed and the guards asked him if he was ill