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RUSSIA IS NOW PREPARING FOR TITANIC STRUGGLE THAT
WILL COME WITH THE DAWN OF THE NEW YEAR.
snowstorms Are Likely to End
/the Reign of Anarchy.
DISCONTENT AMONG TROOPS
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 7 (via Eydt
kuhnen, East Prussia, Dec. g.)— lt'i? re
ported that General Maximovitch, former
Governor General of Warsaw, will sur
ceed the late General Sakharoff as the
ppeci-.il representative of the Emperor in
tfce jirovince of Saratoff.
A much more optimistic feeling prevails
In Government circles at the prospect of
a oomril.?t<> collate of tr.e postal tele
graph strike and the definite passage of
the danger, but it mipht Ue i-ompllcated
by an immediate general strike through
out-the empire. The workmen's ccunci!
and the railroad men's affiliated organiza
tions this afternoon came to a final deci
elon that It wculd bp unwise to employ
the supreme fighting tool t-xcept to
stohlevo Ihe li!ghcst political aims and
they decided to reserve ail their. *trength
fcr-the great strupple projected for the
mijdlt of Jar.vary. In the meantime they
will devote their erierEies to perfecting
fciid exttndir.g thtlr organizations and to
tti* accumulaiion pt thtlr rosourcos. W'Uri
cutthe f-upport of allies, with the meager
iurtd of *10.oO(3 exhausted and with many
roluctant and poverty-stricken members
rajirning to work, the leaders of the j
fctr;k*rn' union realize that they cannot
nci^ out any longer.
CALM BKFdIIE THE STOHM.
A period of comparauve calm, lasting a
f< v. .v.-ftks, may now supervene, and both
t;J. s will uso it in preparations for the
January strugc^. In a fortnight heavy
snows are likely to put an end to the j
if-isn of j.iilago. arson and murder in the i
couhtr>'. and the lull will give the Gov
i-rnnunt a chap.cc to accomplish some
i«»>S tar.elble und the sober-minded an
orpcrtunity to reflect. The latter, how
<-.*r, v.ili hardly enter into the equation,
x'he Raijical editors are already organ
izing a movement to defy the new prcs*
law even before it is issued. This law
aboßshes the censorship In cities, but not
Is. the country. While it Is based on the
principle of the rerponsibility of editors
tK-for« the court*, It includes, besides the
I'.^uai Inhibitions against Jese majeste, pen
alties, lines and imprisonment for incita-
Uonk to strike which threaten the safety
oi the state and which may cause muti
nies- In the army and navy." Such inclta
tions. It Is raid, are «Ij*o punishable v.ith
exile. As the oubiiphert! have agreed :o
act together, there certainly will be an
lOLher, struggle.
With an eye to the future, the Gov
ernment Is making a great effort to rj
lieve the discontent In the army by re
moving the causes of eorupi&int. The
sum of SlS.3tXt.feM has been added to the
military budget for the improvement of
the soMiers' food and clothing. Though
the • Moscow Zernstvoists *ay they are
ready to support Premier Witte on the
conditions laid down in the resolutions
V.f the Congresp. M. Petrunkevltch :«
liei T «s that the idea of co-operation »<? ticw
too late and that the only salvation for
ttie Uuvernmem is the retirement it the
v. hole Witte Ministrj- and its replacement
*>y "a.Minirtry having the confidence of
ihe ;.eople."
MAY SUCCEED WITTE.
M. PetrunkcvStth, who is credited with
harboring the ambition to •succeed Count
Witte: as Premier, modestly declined ta
tus^est a p:opei- man when questioned
fon the subject, saying that v.as the pre
rogative of the sovereign, but he em
phatically expressed the opinion that a .
r«=a.l Liberal Ministry would instantly
change the situation and rally to its sup
port not only the Zemstvoists. but the
Constitutional Democrats in general and I
the ma«s of the orderly disposed
p**opie who have not associated them- •
eeives with the socialistic revolutionists. '
'Jlioush many of his colleagues might be
ready to accept or compromise suffrage
on an indirect basis for the country per
**uially. M. Petrunkevitch was of th« opin
ion that the people's hope* were so iixed
in universal, direct and secret suffrage,
that it was doubtful whether the elections
<ould be held under any other system.
lJe;-::dcs, .M.Petrunkevitrh was .skeptical as !
io whether Wiite's government would ac
cept the compromise offered. He believed
like . reactionary influence might refuse :
to so beyond the plan for the extension :
ill the t-uffrage to the workmen of the '
cities.- the educated classes, merchants
'ami persons paying $120 rent annually.
FIJAUS MOl JIK LI'RISI.VG.
M. Pttrunkevitch wes much alaimcd at i
the successful propagation of the social- ;
istic doctrine among ihe peasantry. He j
*»ald: \u0084
"A single agitator, promising the so- I
< ;al:zat:on of state and private lands, can
i:.oculate a thousand moujiks ; with a
blind passion to appropriate land without •
regard to the Tights of others, and ac
«ompl!sh harm which a generation of
good government could not counteract. !
The cryiri? need of the hour Is a liberal J
?-I:nistry to ocgin the realization of social I
Jfcfoiius toward the betterment of the
conditions of the peasants and work
men, but drawing a line between realiza
ble reforms and socialistic dreams and
then giadually wean the people away t
;from the paths of agitation and diseon- ,
fnt. " . f
M. Petrunkevitch concluded with prais- L
Jt.g.the work cf Father Gapon. who. he a
"^.e'wo^mtn 111^ the r * ht d ° Ctrines f
<'^a un ; on ,, of all the Russian people » f
f >rm?d, of all the reacUonary organ toi "
tions winch participated 1n th e SoTds *
congress at Moscow 1, dispgiS :££i \
TELtS BY ~~~
THEIR SLEEP
; " I can tell by my little
Dhes' sleep when a cold is
coming en" said a mother
tfhen speaking of the advance
symptoms of colds in children.
F.They toss about, are rest-
less, their breathing is heavy
md there are symptoms of
flight sweats. The next morn l
iiW I start with Scott's Emul-
si on. The chances are that
«n a day or two they are all
over it. Their rest is again
peaceful and the breathing
liormal."
Here's a suggestion for
all mothers. Scott's Emul-;
sioniaiwavs has been almost
magical in its action when
used* as the ounce ot ; preven-
tion;'- Nothing seems to over-
come child weakness quite so
effectively -\ and quickly, as
Scott's* Emulsion.
tCOTT lP EO WKE,^4Of -Peirt.6^ ~~ K *% ?***- '
. activity in founding branches to resist
. ! the revolution and arming its members
,| to fight the strikers. In St. Petersbutg
j 3000 persons have been enrolled, and the
j city has been divided Into districts, each
under a. leader. The result is sure to.be
street fighting In the event cf a general
strike.. The union has drawn up an ad
dress to the Emperor In favor of the
maintenance of the autocracy and im
, plering his Majesty to grant only con
i sultlve functions to the National As- i
i scmbly and not to take the great step of
i abdicating the autocratic power without
following the traditions of his ancestors
and consulting with all the estates con
vened in the Zemstvos and In a Zemstvo
i Ist platform designed to secure the ad
1 herence of the peasants, two of its planks
, to be the restoration of order and more
| lar.d for the peasants, founded on a
t scheme not only for the division of the j
j crown lands, but on the appropriation (
j of a portion of the private lands in dense- j
• ly populated districts. i
• AUTHORITIES POWERLESS. . j
In many regions of Russia the local au- j
thoritlcs are practically unable any longer j
j to protect the estates, both owing to the j
'insufficiency of the troops and the tern- 1
I per of the soldiers. Tiie military com- j
manders have secretly notified the land- ,
I lords that it is doubtful whether the j
troops will fire upon the peasants, and as ,
the soldiers are split up into small de- J
tnchments and sent to the country It is ;
• likely that they will make common cause j
I with the peasants and murder their offi
cers, j
The commander of the fortress at Brest |
has noticed all the land owners in his !
jurisdiction that they must make such
provisions as they can for tneir own pro
tection.
Owin? to the situation, the Governors
of provinces ore authorizing the increase
of the village police and the arming of
the policemen.
Revolting stories of the savagery of the
peasants, which are now coming in, give
only a faint idea of what the world would
witness should a widespread uprising of
the peasants take place. Ordinarily do
cile, the moujik, when his passions are I
inflamed, la like a" wild beast and fre- J
quently turns upon those he loves best.
The employes in Russia of the Singer
! Sewing Machine Company, numbering j
20,000, are forming a union, with the ob
ject of securing better pay and shorter
hours.
The newly formed Amalgamated Work
men's Association of Moscow now num
bers SO.OOO.
TItOOI'S Allß UKfIUI.MOrs.
Mutiny and Demand the DlainifiKHl of
Their Superior Officers.
WARSAW. Russian-Poland. Dec. S.—
The fifteenth company of the Kosholm In
fantry Regiment of the guard in garrison
here has mutinied and de/nanded the dis
missal of its officers for alleged brutal
treatment. The colonel ( ha* * promised
compliance with the soldiers' demands.
BERLIN. Dec. B.— A dispatch to the
Lokal Anzeiger from Lodz, Russian-Po
land, says the soldiers In the barracks
there are excited and are holding meet
ings and discussing the situation.
WITTE DISSATISFIED.
Tender* ReNigrnatlon as Premier, but
Czar itri'uscM to Accept It.
BERLIN, Dec.'S.— A dispatch to the
Tageblatt from fit. Petersburg dated yes
terday and received here to-day by way
ot.Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia, says Pre
mier Witte has given his resignation to
the Emperor, who refused to accept It.
. I'rote*! Agrainat Martial I<nw.
WARSAW, ' Russian-Poland. Dec. B.—
Advices received here to-day from Riga
and Orloff E av that the railroad men at
thnse places struck last night as a pro
test against the proclamation of martial
law hi the Baltic provinces.
Similar news comes from Samara to
the effect that the employes of the rail
road have struck because of the procla
mation of martial law in the Government
Office at Samara.
Devaluation Greater Than Reported.
ODESSA. Dec. S.-The Rothschild com
mittee finds the devastation of Jewish
property much greater than was reported
and i s raising the administrative fund to
300.000 rubles <5i53,000). Lord Rothschild
has subscribed 30,000 rubles f$l5.OOOK
To Cure n Cold In One Dar
Take LAXATIVE HROiIO Quinine Tablets.
Drugcitts refund niocey If it rails to cure.
E. W. GROVE'S Elenature Is on each box 25c*
MOODY SAYS STORY
IS ENTIRELY UNTRUE
Special Dispatch to The Call
WASHINGTON. . Dec. S.— Attorney
General Moody to-day made public the
following letter addressed by him to
United States District Judge de Haven
at San Francisco:
My attention has been called to a dirpateh
from Wa*lilnston to the San Francisco Exam
iner of November 20, and to an article Jn the
San I rancisco Bulletin of the came date Both
In thr dUpatch and article I am reported as
expressing oiepleasure at the result of the
tnajs before you . of Cress . Unger and George
Wright, * and criticising adversely your Judicial
action- in these two cases. These statements
are absolutely without foundafton. I never
heard, of either «f the cases until I read -these
articles, and I have neither expressed nor en
tertalnfd any opinion whatever upon the sub
ject, nor can I find, upon careful Inquiry that
any expression whatever upon the subject has
been made by subordinate officials of thla de
partment. Although an unfounded report of
this kind Is calculated to give me- more dis
comfort than you, I venture to hope 'that It
has not caused you any annoyance.
X 0 EACE SUICIDE :
IN THIS FAMILY
FORT COL.L.INS. Colo:, Dec. B.— Faith,
Hope and Charity are the 'names given
to. the girl triplets born to Mr. and Mrs.
John C. .Hlckey. The Hlckeys are well
known ranch people living In the Cache
la Pourde Valley*. The mother and
babies are getting along nicely. The
babies, though small,., are perfectly
formed.- There are now six girls in th<=
Hickey family. 3gSH * .
Bright New Comet is DUcovercd.
j CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Dec. 8. — A
cablegram received at Harvard Col
lege Observatory from Professor
Kreutz of the Kiel Observatory states
that a bright comet was discovered by
Professor Glacobin! at Nice on Wednes
day. The following figures are given-
Time of discovery. 'December 6, *«.837,
.Greenwich mean/ tjme; right ascen
sion. 14 tiours 21 minutes' 39.4 seconds;
'. declination, plus 20 degrees 59 minutes
I 29 seconds; daily 'mo-tjon In right ascen
| slon. plur,l degree S, minutes; daily mo
tion 5n declination, minus^o. degrees 26
minutes. " ' » ' \. , '.; .
PostoflW Chun'Kf in ' Stockton.
Dec. S.— Stations
Nos. 1 and 2 of the postoffice at Stock
ton, Cal., ; will be' discontinued on De
cember* 16. •.'..«,\u25a0 •; '. ,v -, ,' . .
THE SAN FRANCISCO 'CALL. SATURDAY,, DECEMBER 9,, 1905.
RYAN ON STAND
BLOCKS INQUIRY
Continued From Page 1, Column 7.
;i Cravath— l give out the same , advice,
;| Mr. Ryan, that you are not required to
j | answer that/question.
' S Ryan— Same answer.
At the order of Senator Armstrong, the
I last \u25a0. two 'questions were repeated to
Ryan, who again refused to answer, say
[j ing h« did so "on advice of counsel." V
! Hughes then asked: "Did Mr. Harri
, man say to you there would be an Inves
tigation by a committee of the Legisla-
I ture, or that steps would be "taken to
have an investigation by a committee of
{the Legislature of either House of any
I insurance company or insurance-com
panies if you did not permit him to share
in the ownership?"
Cravath— The same advice..
Ryan— He did not say that. '-
"Now. did he say that any action on
r the part of the Legislature or any official
'or officer of the ' Government would be
! taken In the. event you refused to accede
i to his request?"
! Cravath— l advise you not to answer
j that question.
j Ryan— l refuse to answer on the same
: grounds.
! "Now Mr. Ryan, I think you will be en
! tirely free to say What you said to Mr.
| Harriman," said Hughes,
j Ryan— Well, I told Mr. Harriman 1
I wanted to be free and did not want any
I partners in the transaction,
j "Did you tell him why?"
! "My principal reason was that I wanted
, to make this trust deed in my own way."
. "Did you tell him that?"
"I did."
j "What did he say to you?
Cravath— l advise you that you are not
required to answer, Mr. Ryan.
Ryan— The same answer, Mr. Chairman.
The Chairman— Mr. Ryan, the commit
tee does not want you to think that it is
seeking to be onlciqus in the matter.
Ryan— l know that you
The Chairman— lt thinks you performed
a great public service and is only seek
ing to get you to complete that service.
Ryan— l still feel that I should not be
required to answer.
The Chairman — The committee directs
you to answer the question which is asked
I in regard to what Mr. Harriman said to
you. • Do you ' still refuse?
Ryan— l still refuse, on advice of coun
i sel. ' \u25a0 '
IN FEAR OF A PAXIC.
In reply to further questions bearing on
this subject, Ryan said the relations be
tween Harriman and himself were quite
strained for several days and that the
! upshot of several interviews' between .flu*
1 two men was that Ryan told Harriman
that he'intended to carry out his original
plan regardless of what he or any one
else might do. Harriman would nave
taken any part of the stock which he
could havo got, said Ryan.
The witness again declined to answer
when he was asked whether Harriman
offered to put any share that he might
get into the trust which was afterward
created by Ryan. Neither Hughes nor
the members cf the committee insisted
any further \u25a0vp f on;answers on this subject,
but' asked !Ryah ; 'about r i6ther l matters.
Later in .the day, however, '" Senator
Armstrong made an announcement that
the committee had determined to trans
mit a certified copy of Ryan's testimony
to District Attorney Jerome with a re
quest that proceedings bo instituted by
him to punish Ryan for refusing to an
swer the questions.
, "This course is rendered necessary,"
said Senator Armstrong. *'by reason of
the fact that the committee has no sum
mary power to punish for contempt while
the Legislature is not in session."
Counsel for Ryan gave out a statement
to-night in which they stated that if the
committee had decided to refer the mat
ter to the District Attorney, there should
be no difficulty in ruling as to whether
or not Ryan Is compelled to answer the
questions.
When Ryan was asked why he paid
nearly $5000 a share that paid only 7 per
cent dividends he replied he did It to
avert liquidation that would cause the
greatest panic this country has ever, seen
if the Equitable Society were forced Into
the hands of a receiver by the situation
prevailing when he bought the stock.
Frightful losses, he said, would have fol
lowed such a receivership, -and his own
large enterprises would have, been seri
ously affected. To take this company out
of the hands in which it was going to
destruction and give it a clean, econom
ical and efficient management, and re
store its prosperity for the benefit of -all
honest interests. Ryan testified, seemed
to him to be worth doing, and that was
one of his reasons for buying control of
the property.
Ryan declared that he regarded as ideal
the plan now in operation by which a
board of trustees votes the stock' he
bought, and that he has promised to make
the trust perpetual and intends to do so.
If. however, the Legislature ' so decides,
he will not object, he said, to the election
of a majority of; the board of directors
by the policy holders direct.
JEROME TO PROSECUTE.
Will Set Law In Motion After Insur-
ano* Grafters.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8.-Following the ap
pearance of District Attorney Jerome at
the insurance investigating committee's
session yesterday, it was reported that
he.had already completed : his plans \u25a0 for
the prosecution of cases revealed by the
•work of this committee. It is understood
that Jerome will directly after .< the close
of the committee's public ' sessions— that
is, at the end of the year— ask for a spe
cial panel of, the Grand Jury to deal'with
these cases.
Jerome had planned to take a month's
rest, but has now abandoned this plan
and instead is making his ; arrangements
for prompt criminal prosecution. of insur-
THE GENUINE -.
Natural Q Avoid
Alkaline fllmliattons!
Wafer JSL \ ,^,T
Whlch hav *
SafM&^K no mediclnal
THE ONLYjnfl^H Properties.
GENUINE . -^
V I C M V 1^ Ana lys2» made
v-TCHT;- b^ Pl **i* r ' & . Co -
r^*" S^'^T^Sg st n Ave^ N. Y4
Bottled at the show». Syphon
NATURAL )BW£SE£M F/cAytobconly
SPRINGS In '*£MEM Croton wat «,
France. Never charged , with
soldinSyphons vfflljjjjJHv eae. .'
Sold in Pints and Quarts only
UNSATISFACTORY
LABOR ON CANAL
Secretary Taft Eaises ; tlie
Question; of Japanese and
Chinese for the Big Ditch
WASHINGTON, Dec. ».— ln his report
to tho President, Secretary of War Taft
says, in part: .
At the date of the last reports received from
the military departments (October 15, 1905)
th* actual streng-th of the regular army was
3750 officers and D0,0«4 ' unlisted raen.\ Of
these 45,502 are in the United. States and
11.903 in . the Philippine Islands. There has
been a net decrease during the year . of 360.
The preponderance of enlistments In . • the
Western States was undoubtedly due In: part
to the large number of enlistments- in San
Francisco, many of which ' were probably
cases of re-enlistment of former soldiers from
the Philippines : but, even . if . the enlistments
at San Francisco are omitted, the ratio' for :
the Western division Is still higher than the
average, Indicating that this section ot the
country is a fruitful Held for recruiting.
The quartermaster general reports that the
receipts of the transports sailing from San
Francisco, if charged for at the lowest ratea
offered by commercial lines for similar service
would amount to $1,058,374 for passengers and
$C4i,2Sl for freight, a total of 51.705.1535. This
does not include any credit for the transporta
tion of families of officers, soldiers and em
ployes or other persons not entitled to public
transportation payable from an appropriation
of the bnited States Government or. for the
transportation of persons, animals, supplies
and money carried for the Insular Government
of the Philippines. This gratuitous service
durinp the year, based upon the lowest rates
offered for transportation would have amounted
to $ - <7<J,CSS tor passengers and $102,240 for
freight, a total of $478.1)33. •
The total expenditures for operation and
maintenance of the transport service, including
wages, repairs, coal.*, supplies, miscellaneous,
shore and all other expenses incident to the
care and maintenance of transports, amounted
for the year to $1, 54.1,031. .
Several pages of Secretary Taft's report
arc devoted to a recital of his differences
with Mr. Wallace, formerly chief engineer
at Panama, who resigned about one year
ago. The report exhaustively describes
the vast work done on the isthmus in the
way of improving sanitary conditions and
collecting exact information. The pay
roll at present amounts to something liko
$000,000 a month end 13,000 laborers are be
i ing employed. This observation is . made
upon the subject of labor:
Nearly all the labor upon the isthmus Is
now negro labor from the West India Islands.
It is very poor. The* question remains to, be
decided whether we . shall attempt to secure
Chinese or Japanese labor. It has been held
by tha Attorney General that the Federal
eight-hour law applies to those employed by
the cannl commission. I was at first disposed
to think, the 'effect 'of the law would be good,
becauss we could have three • shifts every
twenty-four hours. I am assured, however, by
.Air. Stevens and Governor Magoon that Its en
forcement only Interferes with Rood work.
The fact that no white labor can be
found to stand the work In the tropical
sun ought to. remove the question from
the.forum of ordinary . trade union labor
discussion, says the Secretary.
PAYS TRIBUTE
TO MR. BALFOUR
LONDON, Dec. B.— Joseph Chamberlain,
speaking at Oxford to-night, paid a strik
ing tribute .to Mr. Balf our, the retiring
Premier, who, he said, would leave a deep
Impression on the minds of, his friends
throughout the country. He asserted that
nothing had arisen which in the slightest
degree affected hl3 personal or his politi
cal relations with Balf our. Referring to
the new Government, Chamberlain said
the country had now ; passed into the
hands of the home - rulers and "Little
Englanders." Sir Henry Campbell-Ban
nerman, it was hts opinion, intended to
give Ireland home rule by installments on
the hire system. Chamberlain charged
Sir Henry with having made a bargain
with John Redmond along these; lines.
He asked what would be thought, when a
British Premier took his orders from the
enemies of his country and when'he^used
his high position to undermine the con-,
stitution which he was there to support.
Chamberlain then turned to finance
matters, repeating his old arguments and
contending that the suggested tax on
wheat would be practically insignificant
and would be compensated .for in other
ways. , • :
The Times this morning says that Sir
Edward Gray will probably become Sec
retary for Foreign Affairs in : the-Camp
bell-Bannerman. Cabinet, while all the
Liberal Imperialists except Lord Rosebery
will hold important offices. The Times be
lieves that Sir Robert Threshie} Reid.' will
become" Lord High Chancellor, Herbert
Henry Asquith, Chancellor; of 'the Ex
chequer ; John Morley, Secretary for I In
dia; Lord Elgin, Secretary for .'the* Col
onies;. Richard Burden Haltaine, Secretary
for War: Gladstone", ; Secretary
for the Home Department; the Earl of
Aberdeen, Viceroy for Ireland, and James
Bryce, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
OCKAN ' STEAMERS.
ANTWERP— Arrived "•. Dec 7— Stmr Mar
quett«». \u25a0 from Philadelphia \la London.
. NAGASAKI — Arrived Dec B—Stmr8 — Stmr -Alcoa,
from. Sao Francisco,', Portland and Tacoma via
Yokohama for Horurkon*.
PONTADEL, GADA — Arrived Dec B—Stmr8 — Stmr
Romanic, from Boston- for Gibraltar,- Naples
and Genoa. \u25a0 ' . \u25a0 ~ ' '\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0. '
' . COLOMBO — Arrived • Dec :, S— Stmr. Telenia
chus. from Liverpool for .Vancouver via' Hong
kong,' Yokohama, etc. • ' '
ance_ -offenders, if anything " criminal
should develop. ; His visit " yesterday was
to : inquire when ' he could get an advance
copy of the report' of, the committee. He
declined to discuss. his plans at this time.
ROBERT McCUIID V ,TO ; QUIT.
Hts Resigrnatlon ' nut Manager 'of Mutual
Accejitcd.
NEW YORK, Dec; S.- r The: resignation
of Robert H. ; McCurdy, general manager
of, the - ; Mutual ; Life Insurance^Company,
was presented to the board of. trustees, to
day r and accepted. VThe -resignation \u25a0 will
take effect on _: December \ 31.
;;:; From ;a source Vwhichi is believed to: bo
authoritative it "was V learned \u25a0 that V Mr.
Peabody was : still : a strong, if * not : the
»trongest, ; candidate ] for,; the presidency of
the Mutual, and-- that the second : choice,"
up to the time : the nominating committee
adjourned," was Stuyvesant' Fish; . -:
BOY FIREBUG SEXT: BY COURT
TO STATE SCHOOi; AT WHITTIER
I,ad of Ten Who Applied ; Torch to
--. ' Warehouses Sentenced ' by^. Naiiu -
NAPA, Dec. B.— William J. : Ballin^er,'
a' 10 : year-old ,/ boy. :;or ,;. St; s Helena,
charged . with- araonA was before' Judge
Gesford Young ; Ballinger? is
the"-; son -of Mr.'.anaf' Mrs.'S. Ballinger,'
well-known f residents .-of : St. ? . -'. Helena-
He \u25a0 is 'charged .with" setting; fire 'several
weeks >' ago:, to the atone ..warehouse
owned, by ; Mrs. M. " G. ') Richie < and ?also !
theitwarehouse; owned by. L/'Slierisen;^
Both-; were * burned .;-?\u25a0\u25a0 to v ;.; the ' ground. -
Judge TGesford '^ sent I- Ballinger 'to ; the"
State'iSchoorat.Whittier.'toremaid un
til: heis!2lyears of ages- • '-\u25a0:-
An Xihas Present for You
There is a beautiful Christmas Tree in the Children's Department of the Brown
•Bros. & Co/ store. This tree is loaded dovyn /with presents for all our customers.
Everybody is as welcome as sunshine — no matter_what you buy or whom you buy
for, a present awaits you now.-- ; r -
Christmas cheer and the holiday .sentiment make you feel at home at Brown's.
Every clerk is ready to welcome you— ready /to serve your best interests —
ready to please and help you select your holiday clothing — everything that men
or boys wear. ~ '
Boys' Combination Suit 55 Youths' Suits *r.50 to $ 25
\u25a0o£^> Extra PantS-^-For boys .. Very dressy and partic- 4j§Sv
V*jT) from Bto 17 years. Doubly ularly swell styles this winter V^s
>^^V^J^....<r^^ sewed and re-enforced v for the young man -from 14 :</ /^*?>\
lllJS^^i^l^^ for strength and Hard to 19 years. pi. '.'i'~-'\
/-4/ -4 wear * A^ wool,* t in v. The picture doesn't ' do rMsls£ %
\u25a0 p^-^r^l^^l^^;^ rich dark -shades, -justice- -to the refined' char-
H^>'^'^S^^SteS^ mixed browns- and -acter-and excellent quality
"""^T^S^ grays. These; suits of] these .suits. Single and %^^£s£
fe^can be worn on all double-breasted, in all the m^A^S§
'''y> 'i^je-^W * S^ occasions and theextra . rich dark patterns so popular «'S^T: '^V,
\u25a0^•"^R^ ; » pants will make it wear double. J.now... Blues, blacks and I^\| : tl
; \u25a0 Mfjy i -'Ptl t l le life -of a boy's ordinary \u25a0 tancy worsteds; lone cut coats, i^M^l^
fffl !§.' su * t> Saturday' special price shapely fronts and gracefully 'f|-|'|^ '^
\u25a0W. ill —coat and two pairs, of pants; hanging trousers. Suits that
%L t -M value, wear as well as they look, ||| y^
W W; ":\u25a0 $5.00: $r.sotos2s^|
7 Velvets and Silk Cordnrorn — In Russian blouse and Rn.silaa Blouse Sult« — .For boys from 2*i to 7 years
Eton sailor styles; for boys from 2% to 10; bloomer old. Bloomer pants; neat fitting blonses trimmed in
pants; richly trimmed. suits in reds, browns, blues white braid with white or black belt; reds, brown.-*
and blacks; finely finished; 87.50 to U?l5. and blues. Reg. J6.50 value. Saturday 85.
Men's Clothing, Hats, Furnishing Goods
Brown's Clothing Store In the A full line of the newest and most • Our new department of men's fur-
man le no le ma 1 t S te r r C how n odd t he e mly stylish . shapes of John B. Stetson nishing goods can supply the needs
be, with quality clothing— the best hats at $4. . of every man. boy and child,
made, ready-to-wear clothes in -• Hats for man, boy or child from- Brown's Standard of Quality la
America — in all the new styles and 60 cents up In every shape, color represented throughout this de-
jatterns. Overcoats and suits from and style. A big. saving here over partment — what you buy here we
$14 to $35., .^Ni the exclusive hatter's prices. . guarantee.
Bring the Children , | '^-JIU|B II IMW"I|1' iLI IiWJEi"!-*-^^ 1 ------------^^ 1 -^^^ lW*«-"Ji\ Cpen Till 10 O'clock
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PRAYER FOR DEATH
QUICKLY ANSWERED
Special Dispatch to Th« Call.
NEW YORK. Dec. B.— George Gels died
to-day in the alcoholic ward of the.Belle
vue Hospital. Gels- was 60 years of age.
He was admitted to the ward Wednesday
on a transfer from the German Hospital.
Shortly after noon to-day he was walk
ing up and.d own.t he ward. Suddenly he
sat down on the side of his cot and
placing his elbows on his knees, rested
his head on his hands, which' were in up
right position and exclaimed : "I wish to
God I were dead.*' ; ;
Hardly, had the words left the man's
mouth when he fell back dead on his
cot.: The sudden" death caused great
cemmotion among the other inmates ot
the ward.;
PEPPER IN EYES DOES
NOT SPOIL HIS Am
RITZVILL,E, Wash., Dec. B.— Henry
: Byce, a' horse - thief, managed to escape
from the county jail last night by throw
ing a handful of red pepper into the eyes
of Deputy Sheriff Sturtevant. The attack
was made while Sturtevant was feeding
the- prisoners. Byce broke and ran for
freedom but despite the intense pain and
the. fact that he was almost blinded
Sturtevant managed to follow him. Pull
ing' his revolver the deputy.;' opened flre
and '*: at 'i the : first : crack < Byce 't fell with a
bullet buried; in -his 'thigh. '> He was cap
tured and returned to jail. Sturtevantis
suffering intensely from the pain in his
eyes and they are dreadfully inflamed.
Reiicues Woman and Child.
* SAN JOSE. Dec. B.— Mrs. A. Morrls
sey.and her -three-year-old grandson
were 'rescued from 1 their . burning"
dwelling this afternoon . by L. F. But
terfleld,' who was passing when ..the
fire broke; out.. Mrs. Morrissey and the
child were asleep -In a; rear . room and
werejnearly. overcome by. smoke when
Butterfleld_;forced an /entrance and
carried them out of danger. .
Yerkes' Condition Is Improved.
.\u25a0.: NEW .YORK, Dec. B.— lt was said at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to-night that the
condition of C. T. Yerkes of Chicago, who
is j ill ', at the hotel, had Improved during
the day.
No other soap in
the world is used so
much; or so little of
itFgoes so far.
.Sold all brer the world. . ;
H >i^ < -lupecoShninlt. IQuarterSlres.1 QuarterSlres. B
\u25a0 -sy IBOENTSEAOH; a FORA QUARTER S
W/~yf CLUETT, PEABOOY & CO., B
Wf y "\u25a0\u25a0'- \u25a0*«**» or CtUITT **O MOHiUMM SHUT* }:£\u25a0 8
Bart Civaaangh Buried.
: SACRAMENTO,. Dec. B.— The funeral of,
Bart W. Cavanaugh; the well-known: poli
tician, took place to-day. It was the
largest seen in Sacramento In a long
time. Politicians of all parties came
from San Francisco and other places to
pay their last respect and the cofnn and
grave were banked deep with floral
tributes. ' .
\* ti\\\ j^ c *^ ccf f cwcd by THe Christian \f\
/Wa Wxlg Mocrlcin Brewing Company, of Cincinnati, \fi>&
AIVVX t^ 1C amous °^ Cincinnati Extra Pale, is the \C
|U llj&My* \ cst tccf ' n tJlc " wor^- T\
'HaiflM I \ There arc four reasons — the first ofifhich
\rnßjLi '-A s c rcwcr » l^ master of tac brew — he ?JC j
1j I^^^^^^*vS -who makes the beer is the secret of the &£}/
PlJ'^^p^^"^ excellence of Mocrlcin's beer. -a/
-gp||i|&\ || The incst hops, the best malt from the best /£S¥j
\§f}/J^ barley that the world grows, and the purest air fgjjjgl
WM and water— these arc the contributors to the best t/a^v
j r THE CHRISTIAN MOERLEIN BREWING CO. j\
If*) CINCINNATI. OHIO »l|
1^ JOHN H. SPOHN CO. (lacorpoated) Piciie Cout AjctU /^Ti
16-18-20-2S Front St. San Francisco. Cal. S-^^j
The Winter Route East
We can plan for you an ideal. trip
through the fertile . San Joaquin Valley or
down the picturesque coast line of the
Southern Pacific via Los Angeles, journey-
ing through the ,beautifu! Orange and Olive
groves of Southern California, getting a
' Q, glimpse of the Old-, World civilization of Old
Mexico en route and on through the Cotton
fields of the ' Southland.
Pullman and Tourist sleepers to St. Louis
( and the* East ; a new and excellent dining
car service— meals a la carte ; stop-overs
to visit the famous Hot Springs of Arkansas
For rate quotations, sleeper reservations,
. and all information about your trip, address
Jorl call -upon W. J. Shotwell, General Agent, •
. 625 . Market Street," San Francisco. '. '
Missouri Pacific Ry.
Switchmen Foils From Car.
SAX JOSE, Dec. S.—J. H. Burns, a
switchman in the employ of the Southern
Pacific, . was . thrown . from a boxcar and
seriously injured- Barns lost his balance
as the car gave a quick turn and fell fo
the ground. One of his ankles was broken
ai a received what may prove fata! In
ternal Injuries.