RITUAL HER i
TRIAL NEAR ERR;
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Beiliss, Charged With Torturing 13
Year-old Lad to Death, Will Soon
Know His Fate.
Kief, Russia, Nov. 6.—The trial of
Mendel Beiliss, the young Jew charg
ed with the murder of a Christian
boy named Audrey Tushinsky, in or
der that the blood of the lad might
be used in an alleged Jewish ritual,
will be concluded here by the end
of the present week.
The trial is being conducted before
a full court of four judges. The
president of the court is Judge Bold
irieff. The government has summon
ed 218 witnesses, many of whom have
already been heard. Beiliss, whq
worked in a brick yard and is with
out funds, is represented by a long
list of the best legal talent in Rus
sia, which has been secured for hini
by the Jews of that country and Jews
from every civilized country on the
globe. M. Maklalioff, one of the lead
ers of the Russian bar, is in charge
of the defense as leading counsel.
All through the trial the streets
leading to the court house have been
strongly guarded by troops to prevent
any disorders.
The jury Is composed of six peas
ants, three minor government offi
cials, two tradesmen and one profes
sional man.
PK TRAIN
IS MED;
Forty Are Killed Outright—Scores In
jured—Wreckage Takes Fire But
Soldiers Extinguish Flames.
Paris, Nov. 6.~-The Marseilles ex
press was ditched thirty miles from
this city and forty persons killed and
scores injured when seven coaches !
were demolished.
Prompt assistance was dispatched
from here to aid the injured and care
for the bodies of the dead. The quick
arrival at the scene of the accident
of a detachment of troops prevented
a greater loss of life, as the wreck
age of the broken wooden cars was
burning and the 1' res of those injur
ed, but pinned down by the debris,
were endangered.
An oflicial inquiry will be held by
ihe government into the causes for
the wreck. The road is owned and
operated by the government.
In Massachusetts, Bird Wins By 10,
000 Over Gardner—Have Balance
of Power In Legislature.
Boston, Nov. 6.—The Progressive
.^4rty candidate for governor, Charles
Bird, beat the tegular Republican
candidate, Congressman Gardner, by
10,000 votes and the lluil Moose par
ty will have the balance of power in
the state legislature, having elected
>. number of senators and representa
tives.
David L. Walsh, the Democratic
governor-elect, carried the state by
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Underwear Sale.
’J'he big reduction sale on winter
underwear, sweaters, komonas now
on at Harvey’s Toggery.
Fresh fish at the Valdez Cafe. tf
POLICE REfUSE '
TO OBEY ORDERS
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Don’t Like to Ride With the Scab*
and Gel Hit With Brick* and
Stone*.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 6—Street
car traffic in this city is at a stand
still, the police department having re
fused to obey the orders of the Chief
of Police to ride on the cars with the
strike breakers and protect them
from violence by the strikers or their
sympathizers. Thirty patrolmen are
to be tried for disobedience of orders,
they are now under arrest and con
fined in the stations.
The strikers have become more ag
gressive the past twenty-four hours
and the car company officials fear the
effect of sending cars through the city
without proper protection from the
police. The governor has been ap
pealed to and has been requested to
send state troops. Five hundred
strike breakers are quartered in the
car barns, where they are prisoners,
protected by a strong force of police.
The taxicabs and hacks are reaping
;-t harvest and are in constant de
mand.
BOSS IBM
BE DETHRONED
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Tammanyites Place Blame for Defeat j
to Present Leader of Party— \
Cooley After the Job.
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New York, Nov. 0.—The defeat oi j
Tammany is worse than at first indi- j
cated by the returns. Five boroughs !
of the city were carried by the fusion i
ticket and in every borough the pres- j
ident’s favorite was elected by the j
anti-Tammany tickeet. The plurality I
of John Purroy Mitchell will be over |
one hundred thousand.
The awful defeat of Boss Murphy
spells his dethronement as boss of ;
Tammany, according to many Demo- I
cratic district leaders. It is expect- i
ed that Boss Cooley, of Brooklyn, will j
make a neffort to capture the organ- j
ization from the present boss.
It is also expected that former Fire !
Chief Choker, a nephew of the erst- |
while boss of Fouiteenth street, will
also try to secure control of Tam
many and will have the backing of
many district leaders.
STATE SUPREME COURT
REVVERSES COUNTY COURT
Seal tie, Nov. ti.—The State Supreme '
Court recently reversed the King j
County Superior Court which award- ]
ed C. E. Cushing and Charles Mc
Guire $27,500 as commission on the
sale of $550,000 worth of Pierce coun
ty timber lands. The Monarch Tim
ber company disputed the sale of I he
property, but the King County Court
held that the sale was duly made and
awarded a five pei cent commission
to Cushing and McGuire, plaintiffs.
The Monarch Tiatber company ap
pealed on the allegation that the
deal came within tne statute of frauds
and the Supreme Court upheld that
contention. The action is dismissed
anti Cushing and McGuire lose one
9f the biggest commissions ever
claimed on a sale of real estate in j
this county.
COME FROM WEST;
GO TO NELCHINA
Kelly Olson, the Seward miner and ;
prospector, came over from the west- j
ward with, his dog team and will leave j
in a few days for the Nelchina, going j
in vis. Valdez and the government i
road, taking enough supplies to I
thoroughly prospect the diggings. !
The prospectors to the westward have j
realized that the only way to go into j
the new' camp Is via Valdez, as a
good trail is always open.
END OF MONTH
’resident Desires Wedding to be
Private as Possible—Bars Ex
travagant Giving.
Washington, Nov. 6.—Preparations
for the wedding of Miss Jessie Wil
son and Framcia B. Sayre, which is
to take place at the White House on
November 25th, are fast taking on
material form. Already the house
hold servants have been busy pre
paring for the many house guests
who will be guests of the president
and Mrs. Wilson during that week.
Extensive repairs have been made
to the old White House and a num
ber of additional rooms made during
the summer, while the family of the
president were in the country, have
been prepared to receive the guests.
Dr. Grenfell, the Labrador author
and missionary, will be best man and j
Rev. Beach, of the First Presbyterian -
church of Princeton, will officiate at !
the services. Miss Margaret, ihe j
older sister, will be best maul.
Mrs. Wilson's secretary has an
nounced that only 500 invitations to
witness the ceremony will be issued.
It is not the intention of the presi
dent and Mrs. Wilson to make this
first wedding of their family an oc
casion for official display or to in
clude in the guests any but the of
ficial family of the chief executive,
the higher officials of the adminis
tration, and such representatives of,
the different branches of the gov- ;
eminent as shall by official usage be
considered entitled to the compli
ment of an invitation.
It is also said that the president ;
will let it be known authoritatively i
before the invitations go out that i
gifts, except from friends of the bride, j
and bridegroom, are not desired. Just
how so radical a departure from ac- i
cepted usages will be made does not j
appear at this writing. ■
When Miss Alice Roosevelt was
married the gifts were of such val- ;
ue and number that detectives were
employed to guard them for weeks ]
before the wedding day. Thousands j
of dollars’ worth of silver, cut glass, j
rare hangings, pictures and some i
jewels have never been out of stor
age since that date. Young Mrs.
Longworth, it is said, never saw many
of the presents sent her from all parts
of the country.
This fact having been called to
President Wilson’s attention is be
lieved to be the reason for his alleged
determination to avoid a repetition of
such extravagant giving.
MANY CHINKS
LOSE JOBS
Chinese President Expels Three Hun
dred Members of the Chinese
Parliament.
Pekin, Nov. 6.—Pres. Shih-Kai to
day expelled . three hundred members I
of parliament, who were affiliated with
Du:. Sun Yat-Sen, the leader of the
last rebellion. Martial law has been
decreed in the city and troops have
been stationed at all points of vin
tage so that they may control the
populace should an uprising occur.
The coup of President Kai is be
lieved to have diseoncerned the reb
els who were not ready to come out
in the open and flgut and the gov
ernment will have no trouble in keep
ing the populace from starting a re
bellion against the present adminis
tration.
Mrs. wife of the senator
from the Third Division, and her
daughter, will leave on the Alameda i
for Seward, while Senator Ray will
remain in Valdez to attend the No
vember term of coart to be presided
over by Judge Jennings.
Would Have French Mediate Between
Thie Country and the South
ern Republic.
Paris, Nov. 6.—Provisional Presi
3ent Huerta of the republic of Mex
ico has requested the French gov
ernment to mediate between the Un
ited States and the Mexican republic
and attempt to secure an understand
ing of the differences between the
two American republics. It is be
lieved here that nothing will be done
by the foreign office without the con
sent of the American State depart
ment, but that the foreign office will
urge upon the American State depart
ment a speedy settlement of the dis
pute between the two countries and
offer a solution of the problems which
vex both sides.
London, Nov. 6.—The announce
ment of the application of Provision
al President Huerta to the French
government to mediate between the
two American republics is taken here
as a hopeful sign, as it is believed to
presage the withdiawal of Huerta as
dictator. It is thought that Huerta
is looking for a reasonable excuse to
retire, but would like to do so with
a good front and if advised by France
to withdraw it wtuld not appear as
humiliating as if he were forced to
do so by President Wjlson.
Mexico City, Nov. 6.—Many Mex
icans predict that unless President
Huerta is able, in the next few days,
to secure the money necessary to pay
the army all back wages due them
that many of the officers and men
will desert and join the large num
ber of rebel bands who live on the
country and take all they can secure
in the way of money or valuables.
PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER
SINGS FOR WORKING GIRLS
Philadelphia, Nov. 6.—Miss Mar
garet Wilson, daughter of the presi
dent, sang last night to a large au
dience of working girls who had
crowded the hall of the Young Wo
men’s Christian Association building
lo hear her. The singer was encored
several times and very graciously re
peated a number of Southern songs.
Death and Disaster.
Death and Disaster by Wind and
Water, a two-reel cracker-jack.
Shocking Her Mother-in-law, is one
thousand feet of laughter at the Or
pheum tonight.
CHANGE IDE IN
CURRENCY BILL
Senators of Finance Committee Favor
Keeping Orly Half Necessary Re
serve In Regional Banks.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 6.—The
Senate Finance committee has tenta
tively adopted the regional bank plan
but have so altered the provisions of
the Glass measure as to provide that
all banks affiliated with the regional
banks, which means all National
banks, need keep only half of the re
serve in ■ the larger bank and may
keep the other half of the reserve
required by law in the individual
banks.
The new plan will be submitted to
the Senate and also to the bankers
for criticism and suggestions.
MORE TOWNS CUT
„ OUT THE BOOZE
Portland, Ore., Nov. 6.—Twelve
more towns of this state went dry
at last Tuesday’s elections in spite
of the efforts of the liquor manufac
turers and saloon owners. The vote
was strongly for dry towns.
NEGRO LYNCHED
FOR MURDER
Kansas Governor is Blamed for i
Lynching Because He Com
muted Death Sentence.
Kewoka, Kas., Nov. 6.—A mob to
day entered the local jail here, forced
the warden to give up a negro pris
oner, who had murdered a deputy
sheriff, and they then hung the negro
to the nearest tree and riddled his
body with bullets.
Feeling in the town has been very
high ever since the governor of the
state commuted the death sentence
of the negro, who had been found
guilty of murdering the deputy sher
iff. The negro was sentenced by the
trial judge to death but the governor
commuted the sentence.
Officials at the jail made no resist
ance when the mob forced an en
trance into the building. Other pris
onesr in the jail were badly frighten
ed, fearing that they also might suf
fer the vengeance of the crowd of
angry citizens.
The negro howled and begged for
mercy but his pleading fell upon deaf j
ears.
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Senator Borah Issues Statement Ex- 1
pressing Surprise and Regret— i
Expected Rejoin G. O. P.
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Washington, Nov. 6.—Senator Bor- j
ah, of Idaho, in a published statement j
issued today, states that the showing
of the Progressive party has been a j
great disappointment to him and to '
the other leaders of the party, who j
are fighting the battles of the com- j
moil people against the bosses and
that unless the people support the
progressive movement the cause must
die and the members of the party
will resume their affiliations with the
old line Republican party and work
for the reforms so badly needed
through the control of the g. o. p. by
progressive Republicans.
The statement of Borah is taken
here as an indication that the mem
bers of the party will soon be back
in the fold of the parent party and
working in harmony with the pro
gressive leaders of the type of La Fol
lette and Cummins, who remained in
the Republican party while advocat
ing the new ideas in politics.
POOR WORKMANSHIP
SHOWN ON COUNTERFEITS j
Washington, D. C., Nov. 6.—"Sloppy j
work” is the general if slangy ver
dict of the Treasury department in
announcing its opinion of a new coun
terfeit $1 silver certificate that has
made its appearance. The bill is of
the issue of 1899 and besides being
printed on one piece of onion skin pa
per, makes no pretense of imitating
the silk fiber that characterizes the
genuine notes.
"The thirteen stars,” says Chief
Flynn, of the secret service, “that
appear on the genuine bill, above the
eagle face, are omitted in the coun
terfeit.”
The spurious bill also is declared
to be of a generally faded appear
ance and the secret service officials
say it should not deceive the ordi
narily careful handler of money.
Grand Jury Makes Report.
The grand jury, which has been in
session the past few weeks, finished
its labors this morning, when they
handed to Judge Brown a report of j
the work done by them during the ;
sessions. The Judge expressed the
.hanks of the court nnd the cominun- j
ity at the work accomplished by the '
jury. The report will be printed In |
rull in the Miner of next Sunday. j
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J5E BRICKS IN
STREET RIOTS
ndianapoli* Traction Company Foiled
When They Attempt to Oper
ate Car Lines.
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Indianapolis, Nov. 6.—The effort
oday to resume traffic over the street
;ar lines in this city resulted in a
riot and a dozen strikebreakers were
badly injured and many slightly hurt
by the rain of bricks from the roofs
>f the buildings along the streets
through which the cars were run.
A number of strikebreakers accept
ed the offer of the unions to quit
the employ of the car lines if they
were given fare to their home cities,
which was done, and at least fifty
left today for the east.
The police were powerless to check
the assaults of the' mob of strikers
and their sympathizers. Every chim
ney along the blocks of tenements
was smashed so that the men could
get the bricks to fire at the scabs,
and the wives of the strikers helped
their husbands, supplying the ammu
nition.
The officials of the company have
requested the mayor and the governor
to order out troops to protect the
property of the company and to en
able them to resume operations on
the line.
GOMPERS READY
FOR CONVENTION
Reaches Seattle, Where Conference
Will be Held—Says Labor Con
ditions Are Improving.
Seattle, Nov. 6.—President Samuel
(tampers, Secretary Frank Morrison
and the delegates from many labor
locals scattered throughout the
states, arrived here today to attend
the convention of the Federation of
Labor, which will convene on Mon
day.
President (tampers states that the
cause of labor is being advanced by
the organization of more and more lo
cals and the r-ealization of the fact by
laboring men that unionism means
better wages and better working con
ditions.
The American Federation of Labor
consists of the labor organizations of
nearly all the trades unions in the
country.
Carried New Jersey by 30,000 Plural
ity—Bull Moosers Make a
Poor Showing.
Treenton, N. J.. Nov. (i. -Governor
Fielder’s plurality will be thirty thou
sand, according to the returns to
date, with only a few remote dis
tricts to hear from.
The legislature will be Republican
by a small majority, the country dis
tricts sending back the present in
cumbents. The showing of the Pro
gressive party In this, state is so bad
that it is beelieved that they will nev
er place another candidate in the field
for governor and are expected to dis
band.
Postmaster Many G. Steel, of Cor
dova. returned to the railroad town
on this morning’s boat.