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WiTTE RESTORING
ORDER IN RUSSIA
PREMIER GAINING CONTROL
OF AFFAIRS
Secures Settlement of Railroad Strike
by Causing Government to Grant
All Reasonable Demands*
of tho Men
(Contlanert from Pac* One.)
Count Wltte will take the portfolio of
minister of finance.
M. Boullgan's resignation has been
accepted and M. Wltte has offered the
portfolio of minister of the interior to
Prince Urusoff, former governor of
Tver. M. Shlpoff, former president ot
the Moscow zemstvo, will succeed
Charles yon Schwaneback as minister
of agriculture. Mr. Rutheloff, assistant
In the department of mercantile ma
rine, wilt probably become head of the
new department of trade and com
merce, into which Grand Duke Alex
andre Mlchaelovltch's department will
be merged.
Gen. Krossltch, commander-ln-chlef
in the government of Kazan, probably
will replace Lieutenant General Itidl
ger as minister of war.
CZAR'B MANIFESTO
Political Prisoners and Strikers Among
Those Granted Amnesty
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 4.— The
text of the Imperial manifesto granting
amnesty to political prisoners, -signed
by Empeor Nicholas yesterday, de
clares that by virtue of the intention
expressed in the manifesto of October
80 to accord the population inviolable
principles of civil liberty, free pardon
is granted to political criminals of var
k lous categories, which are enumerated
and also to participators in strikes and
those- responsible for breaking con
tracts. The pardon extends to those
now In prison and to those not yet
tried or on whom sentence has not yet
been pronounced. Persons convicted of
crimes committed over ten years ago
are to be released and will be sent to
the Siberian colonies. Those who are
, now colonists there will be allowed
1 after four years to choose their place
of residence, but are prohibited from
living in the capitals, St. Petersburg
and Moscow, for three years. Convicts
not falling under these categories have
their sentences reduced by one half
and persons condemned to lmprlson
mr.nt for life, have their sentences re
duced to fifteen years Imprisonment.
The pardon extends to all prisoners
who benefited by previous manifestos.
ml Em
Dr. Humphreys' Serenty-
Seven breaks up Grip and
COLDS
■For Over Fifty Years
Dr. Humphreys* Specifics have been
before the public and they are more
popular today than ever. The system
covers every ailment that a layman
should treat. If you have only tried
"77" for Grip and Colds you don't know
what you have missed in not trying the
Specific for other diseases.
•.Humphreys' Specifics cure by acting
directly on the sick parts, without dis-
turbing the rest of the system. Medical
Guide mailed free.
.'At Druggists or mailed, 25 cents each.
Humphreys" Horaeo. Medicine Co., Cor. Will-
lam and John street*, New York.
f!L^&J**L- _■ .. 1 1 Prices Utterly Beyond Competition I L_^L*™r™.
VM Iron bed; has heavy Bpindle support- brass rod We " re Vve " aware that hundreds of our articles would sell Just as rapidly at higher prices. bronze bust, with three incandescent lamps, the Trust
on head and foot; brass vases- comes In moss green But wo P ro P°« e t0 establish from ono end of Southern California to the other that BRENT'S PRICES ARE WAY BELOW THE stores would not hesitate to ask $22 for this t> l r aa
bronze, Vernis Martin and white enamel. ».J TRUST. . . ple e e . Bren f 8 Anti-Trast price.............. "..£•; p'""
°» '""-—*'• $S - 00 We Want You to Prove This...Come and See for Yourself -fST P '" <$ "" ap " v "" < "*"•."• ""
ixTtISS XjCCIS Commencing tomorrow morning, hundreds of new special values will go into effect. Read every Item carefully. > PflflCV CHltlS. tlfld GlclSS
Our Anti-Trust prices on brass beds are so low the Fancy china and glassware. This department is fitted
Trust can never hope to duplicate them. They come In i »t—— i — — j ■ — — — ■ ■— — — n !■■ »■■ « ■ ■—^— ' i with handsome pieces of gold lined china, Bohemian art
all designs. We will sell you a beautiful brass bed, ' s\ • ' » w » %.* * glass, hand-painted china, bric-a-brac. Austrian water
|r.;r.rsr-5^= a %% Kee P Your Cash in the BanK ££«£&»£&. sSEKS-S
prlc8 '" * * me Biggest Success of the Year Your Credit Is Good Enough for Us $3.75 and up.
r» 1 w~< • 1 We're not going to stop to say a lot about our big Opening Day . cn»i
Parlor Furniture iast ™™**y- some e °^ e feei a mtie hesitation in asking for credit, now Silverware
That it was a tremendous success Is proved by these two that It quite unnecessary. We want you to know that our
We are showing an excellent line of parlor furniture. facts: credit system Is yours merely for the asking. People have our silverware department was very busy our opening
Our space for this class of furniture is well lighted and lst-It was necessary to close the doors at times to keep doiens of different reasons for buying on credit. It makes no -week. We shall übo every effort to make this depart-
selectlng is made easy. You will nnd all designs in the store from being overtaxed. " "* m Ji at \r , l r " 'h „ f _».,i fllr ment popular. Our Anti-Trust prices attract attention,
frames and all colors of upholstering. 2d-It was tbe biggest day's business we ever had since our difference to us what the reason is. We are here to sell fur- ment popuur. uu
123.00 8-plece parlor set; mahoganized frames; extra business was founded. nlture and If you want to pay a dollar down and a dollar per Pretty napkin rings 800
strong spring seats; upholstered in handsome Verona. We KNEW these things, however, before they occurred. week, that is your business and we shall be glad to accommo- Handsome gold lined cups $1.00
The Trust considers these s ets very cheap Cl 4 7C And why not? date you. Ornamental and useful comb tray 92.30
at *23. 00. Brent's Anti-Trust Price «p If. 10 We are positively selling goods at 25 per cent to 40 per cent „ . _» rf . ctlv frM tn ronie and tallc It over yy O v will Silver toD clear iar W75
■ imft _ , . „ ,. CAA below Trust stores. We are fighting single handed the public's Feel Pe«ectiy free to come and talk It over, xou wm silver top cigar jar. ... w.m
»4j.00 5-plece parlor set $35.00 own battle against high prices. Every dollar spent at Brent's flnd ou r salesmen always ready to help you In every way. Gold lined sliver shaving mug $3.25
$70.00 5-plece parlor set $55.00 Is In the interest of free competition. We offer the most liberal credit terms In the city. silver handle brush $1.75
$70.00 6-piece parlor set $55.00 — ■ ■" '' . '" ' ' — " '"-■■ '■ ' ■ , , , n Qr Inl.1 nl . P'o'hin^'fc
Other parlor pieces $3.75, $4.50, $6.00, $7.00, $7.50, $8.25, JTO.I. IUI VUO-UlllC' 10
$8.75 and up. .. -|kj ' TT«%««««>l%+ Di^MAP i\(\ f^n««m Our parlor cabinets are In the latest up-to-date designs.
r>l r> • RJfrM/V IJijFlPllT M IrtHllS tOl 111 I IJflWn you are invited to inspect them carefully. We know if
FlOOr COVerinff JL^CTT \S ISA lglAl 1 IUUUJ T A »vV I/Vrril you.want one we can suit you. Our Anti-Trust prices
I lUUI VUTCIIIIg J CJ are $8.60. $8.75, $9.50. $10.00, $10.60, $11.00. $12.00. $12.75. $14.00
Good Brussels carpet; laid. Trust price $1.00. 7A- The piano department In our new store is a great Improvement over our former one. U P t0 ♦ 650 °-
Our price fUC Our piano business has grown enormously. _ ( , n* , ,-,
A,, m in«t»r ™™.., •" m- w "."»'' '• '»'» It Is safe to say that Brent's sells more pianos than any other two piano dealers In this city. (I(MITIPni£MI( I(M1TlPni£M1 S SliaVlflff L/jmPS
Axmlnster carpet; laid. Trust price $1.40. QE r -we buy our pianos In carload quantities and for spot cash. For this reason we are able to quote terms that have hitherto never been VJCIIUCIIICII 3 OlUlVUlg VOSCS
Our price ..7OW known in this city.
Wool Ingrain carpet 1 laid Trust price 41 00 tc New upright pianos fully guaranteed for ten years, with all the latest improvements, on terms $1.00 down and $1.00 per week— no In- w« have Just received our line of gentlemen's shaving
Our price ' (OC terest. . . 1 ...«■. ...««' cases. They are in every conceivable design. Our AntU
• -•. . „ , We also offer your choice of any upright piano In our department, Including th« highest grades, on terms of $5.00 down and $5.00 per Trust prices start at $5.60 for a very convenient case.
Good heavy linoleum. Trus t price 75c. ct\ r month-no interest. ' with handsome adjustable mirror. This case can be at-
our price out ■ tached to the wall anywhere and will be an ornament to
Extra fancy Japanese matting. Trust price «O HA «•*« m. m ' . w% • » gentlemgn's room. Other shaving caßes $8.60. $9.60.
■■. M ,, r ,.,0^, c .. P . rtM ,,.,,-^,,59.00| These Advantages at Brents -•"* ' * ' • —
• f~Z>im We prepay freight to nearly all polnta In Southern California. We have plenty of goods advertised. '- S~Z**9
K "Jf*\ m ,*-. W« Jill mail orders promptly and guarantee eattsfactlon. We never change prices— special prices remain until goods are »old. &1
Mfiim/VAO&TI Jft. We mark all goods In plain flgurg. We deliver by our own tvagona In near-by towns. ' Mn) B /J? fj\
712-714.716-718 So. Main Street Remember the New Location— 7l2-714-716-718 S. Main Street— Near Seventh 712-714-716-718 So. Main Street
The persons arrested by Imperial or
administrative order are released.
Those condemned to death ara to
have the penalty commuted to fifteen
years Imprisonment at hard labor.
The amnesty decree Includes political
offenses committed up to October 30.
RESTORING QUIET AT ODEBSA
Mati»cre Waa One of the Worst In
Russian History
By AMoclated Press.
ODESSA, Nov. 4.— The pllldglns; here
has been largely stopped, thanks to the
Intervention of the troops and the local
mllltla formed largely of students, but
the streets are unsafe for all except
sanitary officials and Sisters of Char
ity. The city presents the aspect of a
military camp. Artillery Is posted in
several streets. The student mllltla Is
pursuing the rioters, who ere defending
themselves with revolvers. The stu
dents are taking their captives to the
university.
The center of the city Is quiet. The
street cars are running, some shops and
markets are open nnd the bakeries are
working. The telegraph lines are
crowded with dispatches for newspa
pers and private citizens who have
been sending reassuring messages* re
garding the situation here In view of
the reports of massacres in various
parts of Russia.
The Jewish quarters here are com
pletely devastated. It Is Impossible to
nscertaln the number of persons killed.
The authorities sent to the cemetery
four trucks, each containing thirty
bodies and today six trucks similarly
loaded were driven to the cemetery. Up
to this morning 6667 wounded persons
were reported to have been taken to
the hospitals. At this hour (5:45 p. m.)
the Cossacks have disappeared from
the streets and Infantry soldiers have
been substituted. The governor gen
eral announces that he has taken the
strictest measures to prevent further
disorders, but, should the troops be
fired upon, the governor has ordered
the artillery to devastate the houses
from which the shooting Is done. He
also announces that the troops have
strict orders to shoot and kill pil
lagers.
■ Soldiers are now making a house to
house visitation seeking for bombs and
arms. They are also searching pas
sengers on the street cars.
It la believed that the worst is over.
Owing to the mobs being satisfied with
two days' carnival of murder and de
struction by flames the revolt against
law and order is dying down, partially
perhaps because of material upon which
to prey. Almost the entire Jewish
quarters of Moldavanha, Slobodka and
Rugalnvka are devastated, and their
Inhabitants have either been killed or
wounded or have sought refuge in other
sections of the town.
Mob's ' Fury Against Jews
The whole fury of the mobs was
directed unchecked against the Jews.
During the fl^st demonstration over the
emperor's manifesto and • the sudden
acquisition of. "freedom" tens of thou
sands of men who had hated the Jews
through generations became drunk
with the desire for Jewish blood,
swarmed into the Jewish sections of
the town and killed for the very Joy
of killing. In some Instances the mili
tary aided Instead of preventing the
work of vengeance and fury which cul
minated yesterday in the quarters men
tioned. Every Jew, man woman or
child, who was caught was slaughtered.
The methods employed In the work of
butchery were too revolting for de
scription.
Before this mornlng'j dawn the ma
terial had become exhausted and the
men who had for the moment became
beasts left the wrecked sections of the
city and, - though sullen, were easily
driven back before the rifles of the In
fantry. A trip of Investigation this
afternoon over the Jewish quarters con
firmed the stories of horrors and de
vastation. Borne bodies, mutilated, of
women and children were still unre
moved from the deserted streets. The
shops were closed and In the wrecked
houses broken furniture was lying in
heaps.
It is probable that the total number
of persons killed will never be known.
The number of wounded persons in the
hospitals and ambulance houses af
ford some guide. The 6657 wounded re
ported up to this morning were dis
tributed as fallows:
• In the Jewish hospital, 3716; In the
municipal hospital, 1060; In the district
ambulance houses, 689.
It has been definitely ascertained
that only 120 of the antl-Jewlsh mob
LOS ANOELE9 HERALD t SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 190*
wer» killed.
At the beginning of th« mMflAcres
the students' militia rendered «om« «»•
slttance and Mved many lives, but the
police, It le said, disarmed the students
and even In Mime cases shot them with
their own revolvers.
The disaster is unprecedented even
In the long Hat of horrors Russia hAS
produced during the last few years, but
the citizens, while still nervous, are
facing the situation bravely, They are
organizing relief committees and erect*
ing refugees for the homeless families
and orphaned children who were saved
from the fury of the mob.
It Is announced that railway traffic
will be resumed Monday.
FORCES AT HELBINOFORB
Ouns of Warships and Troops Cover
the Town
By Associated Pfess.
HELBINOFORS, Finland, Nov. 4.—
Three Russian battleships, a cruiser
and 10,000 troops have nrrived hera
from Reval. The warships are an
chored in the harbor.
The general strike continues. The
situation la threatening on account of
the attitude of the Socialists. The
other classes are disposed to b« content
with the Imperial manifesto. There Is
no light and no communication by rail
road or telegram with the interior. A
single wire la working Intermittently
to St. Petersburg.
Batteries have been placed on two
commanding hills outside the town and
the cannon In the Sveaborg fortress
have been turned against the city,
which also lies under the guns of the
warships In the harbor. *
The authorities, with the assistance
of the 10,000 reinforcements which ar
rived here, hope to be able to control
the situation, though the Insistence of
the Socialists on their impossible de
mands makes the position critical. Rus
sian families are seeking shelter In the
Nylands barracks.
Prince John Obolensky, the governor
general, covered his departure for ■ St.
Petersburg yesterday by artifice. He
started out In the state carriage for the
usual drive along the parade to the
church' but did not return, slipping
from the church to the quay, whence
he was rowed to the battleship Slovo
and afterward was taken by a torpedo
boat to St. Petersburg.
FREEDOM FOR FINLAND
Reported From St. Petersburg That
Demands Are Granted
By Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 4.— The second edi
tion of the London Times today, which
appears about 1 p. m., published the
following dispatch from St. Petersburg,
dated November 3:
"Finland has won her freedom. A
manifesto embodying all the demands
presented by the popular delegates at
Helslngfors to Prince John Obolensky,
the governor general, will be submit
ted by Secretary of State Lulder for
<he imperial signature at Peterhof to
night. The keystone of the new Fin
nish constitution is the responsibility
not of the monarch, as hitherto, but of
the secretary of state and the diet.
"The presence of Russian warships
off Helsingfors is intended to signify
that although the emperor grants con
stitutional freedom he Intends to pre
vent the severance of the grand duchy
from the empire."
Rioting at Tomsk
TOMSK, Siberia, Nov. 4.— There were
continued encounters here today be
tween the loyalists and a crowd of So
cialists, who were entrenched behind
the railway tracks. The besiegers suc
ceeded In setting fire to the railway
station. There were many casualties.
A battalion of troops was summoned
to restore order. During the day the
theater was pillaged.
Enforced Law In the Arctio
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4.— Under
special commission from the depart
ment of justice the United States reve
nue cutter Bear has arrived here from
a long cruise in Arctic waters, where
for months the vessel has been em
ployed In breaking up the Illicit traffic
In liquor and the raids upon natives
which have been the scandal of the
Alaskan coast for years. The cruise in
its main object, that of aiding the
United States law officers In their bat
tle against vice, was highly successful.
Several arrests of aliened violators of
the federal laws were made and a mass
of evidence was collected for ueo In
prosecutions by tho United States dis
trict attorney at Nome.
MINDS TAINTED
BY PARIS AIR
DESTRUCTION OF AMERICAN
MENTALITY
Men and Woman Do Thlnfla That
Would Maka Their Hair Btand
on End If Mentioned
»t Horns
Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, Nov. 4.-What becomes of
Americans In Paris? Numbers disap
pear annually so as to cause the ut
most concern to their friends at home,
and even to Frenchmen who have tho
fair fame of their country at heart.
Few of the cases are brought up be
fore the police, for they do not result
from battle or murder or sudden death.
The disappearances are not physical
but mental, altering people so that
their best friends think themselves de
ceived by a resemblance on meeting
them by accident in the Paris streets
arter a separation . of a few months.
There are, of course, many Ameri
cans who are not Inflicted with eccen
tricity simply because they have como
to Paris. The tourists who "do" Paris
In three days and return home know-
Ing enough about France to stagger
the natives In an argument, are far
from being lunatics In any sense of the
word. Also, the Americans who marry
Into French families In this circle help-
Ing them to know the same class of
people that they would frequent at
home, remain purely and charmingly
American. The duchesse de la Roche
foucauld, who was Mattle Mitchell of
Washington; the comtesse Bonl de
Castellane, who was Anna Gould; the
comtegse de Chambrun, Senator Long
worth's sister; the comtesse de Gon
taut-Blron, Ambassador Irishman's
daughter, Martha; and many others
who could be named, have lost noth
ing of their American simplicity while
acquiring the French grace of word
and mapner, and are glad to entertain
the Americans who are, or were, their
real friends, though they may some
times be criticised for not welcoming
all the stray compatriots who 'may
claim fictitious acquaintanceship. But
as the tourist element represents the
vast majority of Americans coming
each year to Paris, so the element with
French ties of marriage or friendship
forms the Infinite minority. Between
the two stand the legions, some poor
and some wealthy, some good and some
bad, some artistically talented and some
socially ambitious, seeking study or
amusement, as the case may be, and
for the greater part not only growing
un-American with startling rapidity but
developing traits which leave serious
doubts as to their sanity.
Though the forms tuken are different,
it is In these two sets, the social colony
and the artists' quarter, that the extra
ordinary eccentricities break out. The
French can scarcely be held to blame
for this, first, because Americans out
of one of the two colonies remain per
fectly "Sane, and, secondly, because few
French people, and none of any conse
quence, mix In these colonies, whose
members generally learn not a word of
French and leave Paris after a resi
dence of many years without knowing
any language other than good Amer
ican.
But the traditions of the colony are
none the leas handed down from gener
ation to generation of passing Ameri
cans, who soon think it perfectly
natural to do things which would make
their righteous hair stand on end If
even mentioned in America. It is
hardly an exaggeration to say that one
cannot enter the disgraceful Bullier ball
or the unmentionable Tour d' Argent
restaurant, or the notorious Mexlmc'a
without meeting several parties of nice
American girls who know perfectly
where they are, but merely consider
that they are seeing the sights of Paris.
Gray haired old ladles are often with
them, or at all events their fathers and
brothers, the entire family thinking
LET YOUR STOMACH HAVE ITS
OWN WAV
Do Not Try to Drlva and Force It t« Work
When It It Not Able or Too Will
Sulfer All lot More.
Ton cannot treat your stomach •■
tome m«n treat a balky horse; force,
drive or even starve It Into doing work
at which It rebels. The stomach Is a
patient and faithful servant and will
stand much abuse and 111-treatment be*
fore It "'balks,'" but when It does you
had better go slow with It and not at'
tempt to make It work. Borne peopl«
have the mistaken Idea ,that they can
make their stomachs work by starving
themselves. They might cure the
stomach that way, but It would take
so long that they would have no use
for a stomach when they got through.
The sensible way out of the difficulty
Is to let the stomach rest It It wants to
and employ a substitute to do its work,
Btuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will do
the work of your stomach for you and
digest your food just as your stomach
used to when It was well. You can
prove this by putting your food In a
glass Jar with one of the tablet! and
sufficient water and you will see tha ,
food digested in just the tame time as
the digestive fluids of the stomach
would do it. That will satisfy your
mind. Now, to satisfy both your
mind and body take one of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets after eating— eat all
and what you want — and you will feel
In your mind that your food is being
digested because you will feel no dis-
turbance or weight in your stomach;
in fact, you will forget nil about hav-
ing a stomach, just as yuu did when
you were a healthy boy or girl.
Stuart's Dyspeps'a. Tablets act In a
natural way beivufte *liey contain only
the natural elements of the gastric
juices nnd other digestive fluids of the
stomach. It makes no difference what
condition the stomach Is In, they go
right ahead of their own accord and
do their work. They know their busi-
ness and surrounding conditions do not
influence them In the least. They thus
relieve the weak stomach of all Its bur-
dens and give It Its much-needed rest
end permit it to become strong and
healthy.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for
sale by all druggists at 60 cents a box.
They are so well known and their
popularity Is so great that a druggist
would as soon think of being out of
alcohol or quinine as of them. In fact,
physicians are prescribing them all
over the land, and If your own doctor
Is real honest with you he will tell
you frankly that there is nothing on
earth so good for dyspepsia as Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets.
that quite the proper Parisian thlngr Is
being done by going there, whereas
any self-respecting Frenchman wouM
think himself everlastingly disgraced
If his wife or his sister had ventured
to such places.
It Is the same way with a number of
the less prominent music halls. And as
for behavior in the streets, many girls
from the American colony think It is n
good Joke to dress showily and walk
slowly along the boulevard, turning to
stare at the men who pass them, Just to
see, for the fun of It, if they will have
any adventures, and what will be said
to them.
Dutch Strikers Hold Steamers
By Associated Press
AMSTERDAM. Nov. , 4.-Thlrty-flve
steamers here, loaded with grain, are
unable to discharge their cargoes be
cause of a strike of the society of grain
measurers and weighers. The strike is
due to the Introduction of grain eleva
tors, leading tn a reduction In the wanes
of the measurers and weighers. In the
absence of the Weighers the lighter men
are unable to work. , ..
Man Wanted for Murder Caught
By Associated Press.
DENVER, Nov. 4.— Hugh Jackson,
who has many aliases, |s in prison here,
having been arrested on the charge of
drunkenness. Detective John Leyden has
Identified Jackson as the man who, under
the name of Jack Vavlln, Is wanted in
St. Paul for the murder of Policeman
Charles Mayer on the night of February
1, 1902.
Emmons Released on Ball
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 4.-Former State
Senator B. J. Emmons of Kern county,
who was found guilty of bribery and
sentenced to five years' Imprisonment In
the penitentiary at Folsom, was today
released from the county Jail on bail
furnished by friends In Bakersfleld. The
ball bond had been fixed by Judge Hart
at $10,000. The friends of Emmons quali
fied in the sum of $24,000.
rYiT^i Villas
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WANTS TRADE TREATY
Germany' Ready to Negotiate With
America for a New Agree,
ment '
By Associated. Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. — Baron
Speck yon Sternberg, the German am
bassador, called upon Secretary Root
today at the state department and no
tified him that Germany was ready to
negotiate a new trade treaty with
America. The baron told the secre
tary that a change must be had In the
treaty relations between the two coun
tries and that realizing the dangers
of a tariff war Germany was anxious
to effect some arrangement with the
United States that would insure a con
tinuance of good feeling and make for
the Industrial development of both
countries. Therefore, he stated, his
government had instructed him to
give notice that it was ready to enter
5
upon ■ negotiations for a trade treaty;
he did not use the word reciprocity.', -.-
Secretary Root gave assurance of his
earnest deslr«i to do everything possi
ble to avert "trouble. He wished only
to be shown the opportunity to nego
tiate a treaty that would secure the
approval of the United States senate.
Major Byrne's Funeral Held
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.— The funeral of
Major John Byrne, railroad president
and soldier, was held at St. Patrick's
cathedral yesterday. Among the floral
remembrances was a wreath from
Fresldent Roosevelt.
Greater San Jose Abandoned
By Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Nov. 4.— At a meeting of
the chamber of commerce managers this
morning it was unanimously voted to
abandon the agitation for a Greater San
Jose, the majority of the residents of tho
contiguous' districts evidently not being:
in favor of annexation.
