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The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29

himself made representation to the de. partment of the effect here of tbe peeu, liar contracts made with the Oompaniei but the reply has been that If the service vas so bad it was strange that DO protest had been made by tho people interested and he has, therefore, been unable to get real hearing at Wash iugton. Be believes It Is only neces- sary to represent the facts to the post pfice department to get Q remedy as the cause of complaint Is 50 real.
 Mir. Graves secured copies of the AL nskan this morning containing the re- solutions and the report of the proceed ings and will forward them to Wash ingtou.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
BANK WAS INS0LTENT

tons on the records which promises to make the hearing a sensational one. Riley Davis, private secretary to Gov. Sparks, also gave some damaging testi. mony against Hickey.
 Hickey ls being represented at the examination by Alfred Chsrtz, while District Attorney Roberts and Attorney General stOddard are prosecuting the case. Hickey has subpoenaed 100 wit messed to prove be did not embezzle the funds of the depositors while the state has subpoeuaed 60 witnesses to prove that the directors of the institution knew the bank was iuSolvent on Octo' Der p, when they received money from depositors.
 The examination will last Sevorsl days.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
iRy United Press.l

Teherau, Persia, Feb. 29-A prema- ture explosion Of a bomb in the city this afternoon killed two men and gave rise to rep,rt Of another attempt up-
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
.ON BEHALF OF
 THE INSANE
(Ry Unhed Press.)

Washington, Feb, 29-The bill grant, ing a larger percentage than the pres eut five per ceut., established by law for the support of the insane iu Alaska, was to lay passed by the senate.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
tey United Pross.l

Reno, Feb. 29-State Bank Examiner Miller, In answer to direct question put by District Attorney Roberts dur, Ing tue preliminary hearing of T, B, Hickey, at Carson city this afternoon, stated that the State Bank and Trust pany was insolvent.
 On the contrary, Miller srlted ne told the commission that the liabilities of the institution were considered great, CT than the resources, He further stated that be notified the State Bank and Trust company that 1t was illegal to trade accounts and thus reduce their resources, and that the directors of the bank allowed this to be done, despite bis order to the contrary.
 This was but 6 portion of the revels.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29

on the life of the shah. The bomb however, vas la the hands of a govern ment employe, who was making an ex- animation of the workings of the ma chine.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
0FF FUR NAGDALENA BAY

them into a clear sky, The next stop of the fleet will be Magdalona bay, Lower Calsfornis, where they will TO- main for month ct target practice.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
TO REFUSE CASTRO
AN ENTRY TO PARIS
French Government Considers
How Venezuelan Viii Be
Received
Will Be Allowed Treatment at
Bordeaux or Passport Via
Lyons to Berlin

PARIS. Nov. 30.-The French gov
ernment. is giving consideration to the
question as to how President Castro
of Venezuela shall be treated on his
arrival at Bordeaux. After the igno-
mfnious fashion in which the French
minister was expelled from Caracas.
the governments feels that it would
be justified in refusing to allow the
president of Venezuela and aids to
land. President Castro is reported to
be i'll and humanitarian considerations
prevent the government from taking
such course.
It is probable. therefore. that port
official will be designated to board the
steamer Guadalupe and ascertain his
intentions If he desires to be treated
at Bordeaux he will be allowed to re-.
main there; il at Berlin, he will be
given passport across France. via
Lyons to the Swiss frontier. But in
no case win he be permitted to come
to- Paris
President Castro's statement at
Basseterre, which he is reported to
have made to interviewers yesterday
to the effect that he was proceeding
to France to settle a diplomatic mat
ter, was the first. intimation the French
government had that he had any in.
tenton of trying to. settle the
venezuela difference with this country.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE /.
TO EXONERATE SHANNON
Definite Action Regarding State
Printer Postponed Until
Arrival of jury

SACRAMENTO Nov. 30.Z-From what
could be CLEANED today from the in
duisitors. State Printer Shannon will
be eXonerated by. the special assembly
committee appointed to investigate his
office by the lower house of the 1907
Legislature. The committee met at the
rooms OF the Union Republican club
this afternoon.
Assemblyman Richard Jury. of San
Mateo; who instigated the inquiry, was
not present. and inasmuch as he had
stated he had some additional evidence
TO offer. the members of the commit
tee who were present decided to wait
until he arrived tomorrow morning be=
fore ts king definite actinn.
Chairman Miguel Estndillo of River
side and Assemblyman Samuel Beckett
of san Francisco G.. w. Root of Grass
Valley and N W. Thompson of. Los
Angeles answered rollcall. Those four
undoubtedly will render reports favor.
able to shannon. while Jury is expect
ed to put in a minority. report finding
falilt with the nanner in which Shan
non has. conducted his Office:
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
RUSSIANS BELIEVE
AGREEMENT MASK
Declare United States and Japan
Will Secretly Rush WarIike
Preparations

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30.-An ar
ticle published today in the Russ, a
paper which has continually preached
war between the United States and
Japan, strikes the only discordant note
in the Russian press comment on the
recent agreement between the United
States and Japan, which among other
things guarantees the. integrity of
China.
This agreement. according to the
Russ; merely. postpones the inevitable
struggle until the end of William II.
Tafts term of Office. The two nations,
says the Russ, have surveyed the situa-
tion and have decided that poor.peace
is better than good quarrel: The Ameri-
can naval program and the American
Notifications on the Pacific are not yet
completed and Japan is in financial
straits.
The outcome of a naval conflict. today
between the two countries would be un-
certain, but the paper predicts that un-
der cover of this new agreement each
will push its. war preparations to COM
pletion.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
CHINESE ENVOY AND
ROYAE PARTY AT CAPITAL
Tang Shao vi and Prince .T.sai
Eu- Are Greeted by State -:
Department Attaches

WASHINGTON, Nov. !. 30.-Bringing
the thanks of grateful people for the
remittance by the American govern
ment of a large part of the Boxer in
demnity, Tang Shao VI president Of
the Chinese board and created a. special
ambassador for this occasions, arrived
in Washington today.
Accompanied by. Prince Tsai Fu, a
member of the Chinese royal family,
and distinguished group Sf attaches;
the. party was accorded the highest
honor of being met by Huntington. Will
Son, third assistant secretary of state.
numerous other officials of. the state
department. and several aides of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. There: were no for
malities- at the union. station other
than. the exchange of greetings.
Tomorrow it is expected, Tang Shao
VI will call-at the state department to
arrange for visit TO the president
This probably will take place on the
following day, when it is expected the
distinguished visitor will deliver the
MESA ge from. the Chinese government.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
SUPREME COURT WILL
REVIEW SAKE" CASE
Grants PetitioQ of San Fran
cisco Japanese Merchants
for Writ of Certiorari

WASHINGTON Nov. s0-The su-
preme court of the United States today
granted the petition of .Komada & Co.
Japanese merchants of San Francisco
for a writ of certiorari in the case OF
that firm involving a rate of duty 10
be paid on the Japanese liduor known
as sake" The effect of the court
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
GIRL ACTRESS ELEES TO :
JOIN ACTOR INAMORATA
Maid of Sixteen vanishes. in
Stockton and Is Thought to
Have Cone Here
Special Dispatsh to The Call

STOCKTON. Noy. 3o.-sixteen year
old Mignon Yllerone one of three sis
ters doing a revolving bali act at the
Novelty in this city is missing. and her
father and sisters believe. that the tall
ented performer has gone to San. Fran
cisco to join a member of the Turand
trio; now performing at. the wigwam,
in San francisco.
Tne girl finished. her act Saturday
night and started with her parent and
sisters to go to Los Angeles to fill an
engagement When the party prepared
peared.
She met one Of the Durand trio
white in San Francisco recently and
became enamored of him. At that time
She. wanted to marry her choice hut
the father succeeded in getting the
girl away from the metropolis.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
.r&P.s VICTIM DIES

SAN JOSE. Nov. s0.--John Kyne. who
was murderously assaiIed month ago
by Japanese below Gilroy, died at Gill
row tonight His fight against death
was remarkable, his head having been
heaten almost into jelly. One OF the
tars is in iaiI here. but four others con-
eerned in the assault are still at large.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
NINE. ST[INH[IL
WILL Be QUIzzfD
Precautions Taken to Prevent
Demonstration at Her
Examination

PARIS, Nov. 30.-The investigation
of the Steinheil case did not make any
great advance today. M Andre, the
examining magistrate, heard only a
few secondary witnesses. The. most JIM
portant. results are. expected from the
long examination of Nine Steinh ell
which has been fixed for tomorrow and
W ednesday, and the. ma gistrate will de-
eide from the evidence whether the
reconstruction of the crime ir the
presence of:M. Steinheil will be neces;
sarX.
:. Extraordinary. precautions are being
taken in view of q. possible hostile de-
rnonstration tomorrow. Nine Steinhei1
will be. brought to the court at an early
hour and will be. kept .henceforth in
the conciergerie..
COUNSEL TO RETIRE :.
1T was announced tonight that Mme..
Steinheil's counsel, NJ. Aubin,. will re-
tire from the case. The reason given
for this is. that he took it up prior to
the criminal Indictment. but that he
now: prefers to turn it over to a special
assize- court. advocate, as he is not
'Yersed in that class of work
~. Ogier. director of the laboratory
of toxicology, has begun an analysis of
the glass found sin. the Stefnheil resi-
.dence after the: crime. His labor will
require one week..
The Libre Parole. an antisernitic
journal, is still Keeping up the cry.
that President Felix Fanre,- who died
in this city in 1899, was the, victim of
a political murder.
1T. is. claimed now that Adolphe Stein
he'll, who was found dead in. his. resi-
dence in Paris last May, was murdered
with the connivance of his wife and-the
political police and that the object of
the. crime. was to obtain possession of.
certain letters written by NJ. Faure
which, the paper alleges, compromise
mem now active in public life. :.
HAD VALUABLE PAPERS
Continuing the Libre Parole says
that Steinheii. was. fully conversant
with his wife's manner of life and
that he had possession of papers for
which he demanded 100000 This sum
was. by. those implicated considered ex-
orbitant, and, consequently an arrange
ment was perfected with Mrs Stein
he'll to 'burglarize the house she to
take advantage Of the occasion to rid
herself of her husband
The paper gives the name of the de-
teetive who, 1t is alleged, directed the
operation, and 1t declares that the name
of: the actual assassin has been dis
closed by Mariette Wolff, who was
cook in the service of Nine. Steinheil.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
THAT Standard OIL FINE

WASHINGTON. Nov s0.-Attornev
Bonaparte. today formally sub
mitted to the supreme court of the
United States his petition for a writ of
certiorari to- the circuit court Of ap.
UP for review the judgment of that
court reversing the ruling of Judge
Lands in the rebate case against the
Standard oil company in which the
company was fined $1,000, 900. -.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
NEwspAPERMAN DIES

WASHINGTON Nov. 30-Richard Fl
Lindsay Washington correspondent of
the Kansas City. Star. one of the oldest
of the Washington correspondents. died
here today at his home Lindsay YVES
a member of the Gridiron club. and
ington correspondents.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01

action will be to bring the entire
record in the case to the supreme court
for review The case was decided by
the United states circuit court of ap-
peals for the ninth circuit adversely to
@f., ir,1r,flrferS
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
PORT kUPRINCE
FEARS COMING
OF FINSURGENTS
General .Simon's Forces Sweep
ALI Before Them and Near :
Haitian Capital
RevOIutiOnists Are Only Thirty
Miles Away. and Citizens !.
Ars Panic Stricken ].


PORT AL: PzINCE.. Nov. S0.-The
asuggents have swept All .beforestheln.
md the advancs guard OF General AM
toine Simonfs forces. is only. 25 miles
from the: city. As every hour brings
the rerolu1ionarx army nearer to Port
al Prince: Tie people are more thor
ougbly. possessed by fear Of the inn
pending disaster:
The government losses at Anse a
vesgs. on Friday and the rout OF. the
loyal troops have caused. CONSERVATION
among the oflcials of the government,
with: possibly the. exception of Presf-
dent .Nord Alexis. Every effort to have
him take himself out Of the, country
has proved a. failure. and the president.
who has. faced revolutions before. an
nounces his: determination to fight to
the last.
RESIDENTS PANIC STRICKEN
Many Of the residents. of Port an
Prince are. .pan1c. stricken and the great
majority of the natives have closed
their stores and business houses and
have put bars across the. doors. and
windows Of their residences: There. is
an uneasy feeling among foreigners.
notwithstanding the presence in the
harbor. Of the: Narships of the United
states and France. from which forces
pn4uestionatly Will BE landed If: THE
insurgents succeed in passing the gates
OF the city. or. at. The. first sign of dis
order and Piilage.~ Efaigs Of different
nations are. hying from the. homes. of
many sfotejgn residents. tie markets
are deserted. and ithe country people.
upon whom the city depends for its
sustenance. have fed pEecipitateIy-. and
refuse to- return.
The situation has become. so grave
that an official. proclamation has been
traordinary session. so that meas
ures ma& be taken to preserve'rhe gov.
ernmenti or at least TO effect. a COM
promise with the revolutionary leaders
MAY OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT
e There was great fear tonight that
the disgiuntled body Of Haitians in this
city might take up arms for the over
throw OF. the government which. how
erer has taken precautions against
this happening. President Alexis. sBs-
pecting the loyalty of General -CameaU.
. the chief Of. police, has sent him out
on special mission, while General
Nau. who also. is one ef the CHIEF po-
lice officials. has been replaced by. Cen
eral IIyacinthe for the same reason.
Three divisions OF troops are en-
frenched at the conveTgenee of three
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
GENERAL BELL HoNoRED

WASHINGTON. Nov 30.-Chairma n
:Stellwagen of the inaugural committees
has appointed Major General J.. Frank
lin Bell, chief of staff, U. SA., to be
grand marshal Of the inaugural. parade.
General Bell has announced his accent
anc6 =,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
Paris Paper Repeats Fdure Murder Plot
Castro Not LDelconae in French Capital

roads, several miles outside the city.
and it is not expected that General
Simon's force will reach the cross roads
until possibly Wednesday.
The anguard of the revolutionists
occupied Grand Coave. q town of 16.-
coo Inhabitants, about 80 miles west of
Port au Prince. without firing a shot;
and it is. expected that this force will
be sent ahead to clear the way if any
0bSFuction is offered.
IN a. statement issued today General
Simon stated he desired TO rescue the
country from the tyrannical: rule of
Nord Alexis, So that the people would
be free to elect new' president
H. Pauleus Sannen, the former minis;
ter. Of foreign affairs. who was one of
those who took refuge in the French
legation at.:the: time of the uprising
last March. aftef having been removed
from Office. by the president, is one Of
the leaders in the. movement. while
General Fouchard is belieyed- TO be On
his way from kingston TO Jeremie,
where the insurgents are awaiting his
arrival. TO march on Port au Prince.
LIE coNTE GETS EVEN :
:. The resignation of General. Tancrede
Augnste from the Office OF minister of
public works was brought about by his
denunciation by General le conte, min
lister of the interior, to President Alexis.
General Auguste succeeded General le
'Conte as minister of the interior when
IT was believed the latter had been
killed. but General le Conte was given
back his old post ON his return here.
He charged that General Auguste had
an agreement with the diplomatic rep
resentatives for the retirement of the
president
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
RACE RIoTs IN BOHEMIA

PRAGUE. Bohemia. Noy. 30.-The
racial riots. which were widespread
Yesterday. in this city. were resumed
today. the Czechs and. Germans COM
ing into conflict in various quarters
The police cleared the streets with
swords and bayonets.. many persons
being injured. -
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
HAD VALUABLE PAPERs
WANT. Duty on coFFEE

PONCE, p. r., Nov. 30.-A mass
meeting of the coffee growers and cof-
fee merchants of Porto Rico was held
to- send a memorial to the American
congress asking for duty of cents
on foreign coffee was approved. =.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
BoMERs CHOSEN POSTMASTER
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

WASHINGTON; Nov. 30.-ITenry O.
Bowers was today appointed postmaster
at Potter Valley, Mendocino county;
vice j. NJ. Roberts, resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
No Intervention

MASHINGTON. Nov. 30.-The United
states government has no present in
tention of intervening in Haitian af--
fairs. This statement is made ON the
best of authority. The situation: in the
island is an internal one and as far as
known here it has to deal entirely with
the people.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01

We viii show San Mateo. Csc round
trip Sunday 1905 Monadnock bldg.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
10 You Want ss.Oos

Read THE. CALLS weekly offer on
4 mage IL
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-06
WAGON BRIDGE GONE.
Splendid Structure al Denison
 Has Been Swept Away.

Denison, June 6.-The magnificent wagon bridge that connected this sec ton with Oklahoma was swept away Friday morning, not a vestige being left. The rise of the river all Thurs day and Thursday night brought down immense drifts that literally pounded the pins to pieces The structure was 600 feet in length, cost $6O,O0O, and was built in 1891. Nothing has hap. pened in years that has so much de- pressed the community, especially business circles. This bridge was the great avenue of trade with Oklahoma. It meant thousands of dollars yearly to our merchants.
 All work on the Katy bridge has been suspended. The situation is bad as can be. s. B. Fisher, chief engineer of the system, has taken charge of the situation, men are now trying to save the north piers of the railway bridge. The immense drifts are being diverted so they will escape the piers.
 The wagon bridge was total loss: no insurance. It was a stockholders concern
 man named Dalton was carried away with the wagon bridge and drowned.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-06
CHINAMEN'S LONG TRIP.
Travel From Galveston to Frisco
 In Box Car.

San Francisco, June 6.-When a sealed box car, which apparently come intact from Galveston. was opened in the Southern Pacific railway yards Fri. day, sixteen half starved Chinese were found. in addition to half load of heavy steel. The car was ten days on the road and had been in the yards Tor forty-eight hours. The Chinese had little water and few crackers left, but were weak and hollow eyed
 One of them showed a certificate en. tltling him to admission to this coun. try, but the others were turned over to the immigration officials. It is sup. posed by officials the men were snug. gled across the Mexican boundary and placed in the car at Fl Paso, the sea
 or the car being replaced with others
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-06
DEATH TO THIRTEEN.
Man Suicides Rather Thon Sail
 Upon That Date.

New York, June 6.-For a fortnight Felix Palmeri. twenty-three years old, Of Williamsburg, has been telling his friends that they would soon bid him farewell. as week from Saturda he would sail for Naples. He had pur- chased his steamship ticket and showed it to many. One of those who saw 1t called his attention to a point not noticed by him; that the date of his sailing was June 13
 Don't sail on the 13th," counselled the friend. "The ship will sink and you will lose all you have and your life as we'll"
 Palmeri hastened to the office where he had purchased the ticket. made known his fear of sailing on the 18th and requested that the ticket be changed to this Saturday or another date, or that his money be refunded.
 The clerk refused. The list was com pleted for this week, he said. It was against the rules of the office either to change the date of a ticket or re- fund the money.
 Then I'll die any way" retorted Palmeri, and I'd rather die by bull let than by drowning" and before any hand could restrain him. he drew a big pistol from his pocket and in sight of all in the place, he shot himself in the head. He was dead when an ambulance arrived.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-06
GENEROUS AVERILL.
inherting Great Wealth, He Will Aid
 Deserving People,


 Los Angeles, Cal, June 6.AC. w. Averill, who recently inherited $1O,- 000,0O0, from an aunt in Massachus- etts. declares he is going to make 2O,- 900 or more people happy.
 After visit to his old home in Pennington. Maine he will establish headquarters in big city, perhaps Chicago, where he says all who need help and deserve it can find it.
 ''1 am not going to be fool about this," he said yesterday. but if being a fool Is being deceived occasionally, all right. l have succeeded in piling up few hundred thousand by my own eXertion, but can never spend the in come of $10,000,000
 If a man has $500 and needs as much more to carry out his plans and make him a success and thereby happy, l propose to give the added $500.
 Another thing, am going to help bad people as well as good. The good people churches and respectable folks care for them, but the bad have no oHe Dut lHe ueVl anu tne poiCe | want to help the inteWperate, the con- vict, the girl who has to hang her head. the man who has made fail. ure of himself. Lots of us cannot resist temptation, you know.
 have set the number I will help at 10000. but if l succeed in helping them. will look for 10000 more I suppose my headquarters will be in New York or Chicago. because I can reach farther from either of those places than any other"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-06
Jones Laid to Rest.

Washington, June 6.-The funeral of the late former Senator Jones of Ar. kansas was held at the family resi- dence in this city Thursday. many of his old colleagues and representatives of the Washington bar attending. Flo ral tributes weer received from every part of the country. Rev. J. w. Duffy of Harrisonburg, Va, officiated. The burial was in Rock Creek cemetery The honorary pallbearers were Sena. tor Owen of Oklahoma, Senator Bur- kett of Nebraska, Judge c. B. Howey of the court of claims, O. H. McGow. an, c. F. Norment, J. s. Swofinsteidt, Colonel J. R. Bright and James D. Richardson.