few as it now Is. and by the operation ofcompetitive forces, matters of differencebetween the corporation, the carrier and thepeople they serve, would be adjustedJustice to all.

.

"The consensus of opinion of the people,however, la that Congress has the power.Of amendment to the law to.provide bet¬ter remedies for real abuses existing, so

that the producer and consumer nan AndK more speedy and less expensive remedy

I than we now have In this opinion I for<me c,,ncur The burden Is upon Congress[and our party, having power, Is primarily'responsible.

."I.et us go forward. Eut ft Is our dutyto see that legislation is wise in the prem¬ises. just to the corporation, the carrierand t'> the people. We cannot oppress one

fcy foolish or unjust legislation, withoutin the end bringing disaster upon all. weshould le < specially cartful to not undulyinter. <. with the op-ratlin of the com¬

pel It o- fores: for after all. our very CMIllBat on rest*- upon the unit, each lad.vid-ila! living 111 the swat of his face hust.-Ing to promote his own Interest. We mayregula .' commerce amius the states, andas an Incident thereto we may regulatethe competitive forces. We dare not de¬stroy fiem"A word in conclusion. Our large ma¬

jority in the House If we all give atten¬tion to business will enable us to do ourwork and avoid a long session. This iscert ;i inly desirable. The responsibility isupon us From time to time. In the set-tlem> nt of proper policies and methodsthere sioukl be the fullest consultation, andiwhen necessary, we should meet in caucusfor inference and actk.n. I thank you."

Story of tbe Caucus.The nus met a: s o'clock on schedule

tlrr" and proceeded to get down to businesswit!:ou' any fuss or feathers. Representa¬tive Hepburn of Iowa, the caucus chair¬man. presided, and Speaker Cannon's name

was put before the caucus from the chair.There wasn't any nominating speech."The American people." said Col. Hep¬

burn after the caucus officers had been re¬elected. "have already cl.-isen Mr. ( anponfor ill., her term as speaker of the Houseof R.-pn sentatives. I have only to presenthis i ime to the caucus.T the oheeis for "I nele Joe broke

loos,, and Mr. Cannon sv is unanimouslyand en!Iiuslastlcallv elect,f to office forTii« -.-cond term. Following Mr. Cannons.pee -h. which, by the way. he read de¬part ik not a word from his text the otherOffl. r-s of the House were re-elected.

Other House Officers.Tl-. v are Secretary to the Speaker L.

"Willi Husbey: clerk at the Speakers table,J&t* i C Htada; chaplain. Rev. Henry N.Couth-: lerk of the House. Alexander Mc-Dow superintendent document room, W.»» s- t- librarian. John J. V. Boobar;

-it-arms. Henry t'asson; doorkeep-j, j.\ ],von; superintendent

lUltUl.in. o-

Men-. !. --at-arms. Henry t'asson; doorkeep-'

,,f ,, p. B i.yon; superintendentfohl 'tig' room. J R Halvoi sen; postmaster.tak,..,h C. McESroy.

j ,, t'.'s* tim«- the rules of the pre-

tlerty. The caucus went off m awoothly.in-

ceding Congress were favored In the.r en-

tierty. The c<1 a I-1. -¦ j., the only onvj.

. to,- dis.-iissi.il being the apportion-m... ,.f .. ,:s between the republican anddemocrat!, members of the body.

subjo t which tame

being the ap]n the republicof the body.

Apportionment of Seats.As s'at. .1 In The Stur several days ago.

It is probable that the republicans.being24\t members of the House-will occupy,In addlt: 'ii to their regular side contain¬ing J i. it- the tlrst section on the ilemn-cra-i -id.- of thirty-nine and "Cherokeefitrl-. wav ov.r in the congressional"nf\ ,- never land." This would he ac¬cording .> precedence, which Is the guidingstar of the House on every ordinary occa¬sion in the Fifty-second Congress thedemocrats being in great majority pushedthe republicans off the map, and in tneFlftv-fourth Congress the republicans re¬turned the compliment. When the subjectcame before the caucus last night Repre¬sentative Payiv of New York, chairman.,£ the wavs and means comm.ttee andnominal r."publican floor leader, was calledon for a little light. Mr. Payne smiledamiably and looked wise, but dldn t knowmuch aboir the subject, and it was re¬ferred to Speaker Cannon for settlement.Th-- caucus adjourned after being in ses¬sion only a trifle over half an hour.

NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION.

Members of Conciliation CommitteeNamed.Seth Low Chairman.

NEW YORK, December 2..The executivecouncil of the National Civic Federat on to¬

day elected Seth Low as chairman of theconciliation committee of the national bod}.The other members of the committee are:R. presentng the pubi c .Andrew Carnegie.

New York: Cornelius N. Bliss. New York;Isaac N. Seligman. New York; Louis D.Brnndeis Boston; Frederick N. Judson, St.I .cuts; Benjamin lde Wheeler, presidentUr.iverslty of California; V. E. Maey, NewYork; Dr. Albert Shaw. New York.F.n ployers..Lucius Tuttle, president Bos¬

ton and Maine Railroad Company, Boston;Frederick D. Underwood, president ErieRnilro.id Company. New York. Clarence H-Mnckay, president Postal Telegraph CableCompany. New York; Frederick P. Fish,president American Telephone and Tele¬graph Company, Boston; Samuel Mather,Cleveland. Ohio; Franklin Macveagh, Chl-ccgo; Charles A. Moore. New York FrancisJj. Bobbins. Pittsburg; E. M. Edslitz. NewYork; Marcus M. Marks. New York.Representing the wage earners..Samuel

Gcir p> i s. president American Federation ofLabor; John Mitchell, president UnitedMine Workers' of America; James Duncan,general secretary Granite Cutters' NationalVr.lon, Qulncv, Mass.; Daniel J. Keefe. pres¬ident International Longshoremen. Marinean 1 Transport Association. Detroit. Mich.;William D. Mahon. president AmalgamatedAssociation of Street Railway Employes ofAn.erica. Detroit. Mich.; Warren S. Stone,grand chief International Brotherhood ofIxiomottve Enginee rs, Cleveland, Ohio; E.E Clark, grand chief Order of RailwayCot.doctors. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; J. J. Han¬nah.. n, grand master Brotherhood of Loco¬motive Firemen. Peoria, 111.; I'. H. Morris-sey. grand master Brotherhood of Rall-wa Trainmen, Cleveland. Ohio; John F.Tobln, general president Boot and ShoeWorkers' Union. Boston.A meeting of the committee will be held

December <1 to outline its work for thecoming year. It Is the purpose of the newcon mlttee to appoint local conciliationcommittees in all important industrial cen¬ters . > co-operate with the stat eboards ofarbitration and conciliation.

PLEADING EOB MORPHINE.

Pitiful Plight of Doctor Accused ofWife Murder.

GREENSBORO. N. C., December 2..Mi s.Mathews, who died last night as a result off-trychnlne and opium, alleged to have thenadministered by her husband. Dr. Joseph B.Mat':cws. wis burled this afternoon at 3«.Vl.xk Only the Immediate members oflor family and a few intimate friends at¬tended.W hile the services were in progress Dr.

Matt, ws, who Is accused of her murder,paced his cell moaning plteously andpleading for morphine, the drug that hashi iti .. d his mind and fortune. Quantitiesof the drug were t ikcn from him when hewas Incarcerated, and without it he de¬clares he cannot exist.His counsel declared tonight that he

would enter a plea of insanity for hisclient.Dr .1. B. Mathews, who Is under arrest at

Greensboro', N. C.. for aliened wife mur¬der. was at one time a resident of Rich¬mond. Ho studied medicine there, and.while living in that city, made a sensationaland very nearly successful attempt to com¬mit suicide.

NOT TO HELP LAWSON.

Cleveland Insurance Policy Holders toDiscuss Investigation.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. December 2..Themeeting of the policyholders of the Equit¬able, Mutual and New York life insurancecompanies, to be held at the Nell Housothis afternoon, will not be for the pur¬pose of devising ways and means of as¬sisting Thomas W. Lawson. as reported,but to form an organization of Franklin co-pt Hcyliolders and to discuss the investi¬gation now being held in New York. Attor¬ney General F H. Monet, George T. Spahr,Judge E. B. Dillon an.l J. F Baldwin signedthe call for the meeting.

Steamer Western Star Gets Off.MARQUETTE, Mich., December 2.-The

steamer Western Star, which stranded atfourteen-mile point Thursday, released her¬self today with the assistance of n strongwind, which deepened the water. She wMiol damaged.

Predicted Population 600,-000,000 at End of Century

FOR THE UNITED STATESADDBESSED AMERICAN ASIATICASSOCIATION IN NEW YORK.

Tribute to Roosevelt for His Part in

Planning Peace Between Japanand Buasia.

NEW YORK. December 2.Kogoro Taka¬hira, envoy extraordinary and ministerplenipotentiary from Japan to Washington,was the guest of honor at the eighth an¬

nual dinner of the American Asiatic As¬sociation at Delmonico's tonight. The oc¬

casion was the approaching visit of Minis¬ter Takahira to his native land. 8. D.Webb, president of the association, pre¬sided. .and among those at the guests' ta¬bles were Seth Low, 8. I'chida. the Jap¬anese consul general; Gen. George G. Ward.I. N. Seligman. John Foord. James M. Beck,Stewart L. Woodford and Capt. Isam Take-shlta. naval attache of the Japanese lega¬tion, who is also about to return to Japan.Letters of regret were read from ChentungI.lang Cheng, the Chinese ambassador, andBaron Speck von Sternburg. the Germanambassador.The toast "The President of the United

States" was responded t"6 by Seth Low.Takahira's Address.

"That the population of the i'nited Stateswill have reached the enormous total ofOOO.OCO.CCO by the end. of the present centuryar.d that Its wealth will greatly increaseduring the same period," was the prophecymade by Minister Takahira.Mr. Takahira paid a warm tribute to

President Roosevelt for his part in bring¬ing about peace between Japan and Russiaand thereby ending "the bloodiest war inthe history of mankind." He believed, liesaid, that he was echoing the true sent-ment of the whole civilized world whenhe said that humanity and civilization owedthe President a great debt."I assure you," he said, "that President

Roosevelt will be immortalized forever inthe hearts of my countrymen as well asthat part of the far east where our iti-fluence extends, and all American citizenswill always receive there a cordial wel¬come." .

Dinner in Honor of Departure.Mr. Takahira was the guest of the As¬

sociation at a dinner given In his honoron the eve of his departure for Japancn leave of absence. In making his esti¬mate on the probable increase In the coun¬try's population, he said his computationwas largely based upon the national in¬crease. He considered it doubtful irn Immi¬gration. which swelled the population inthe past, will continue to flow In the sameproportion in the future.With the great increase in population

and wealth the minister foresaw greaterand greater need for the expansion of for¬eign commerce, and he ventured theoplnlonthat America will find those new marketsmore readily cn the other side of the Pa¬cific than anywhere else.

Expansion of Foreign Commerce."I cannot help .but believe," he said,

"that the regular and continued expansionof foreign commerce must be encouragedto insure the healthy growth of yourpopulation and the solid increase of yourwealth. I need not say that your neigh¬bors across the Pacific will be ready tobuy the production of your agriculturaland industrial enterprises, provided tholrpurchasing po.wer is fostered and encour¬aged. but not hampered; and it Ishoped that In this way the chanceof that unexpected occurrence Inyour country may be lessened if notaverted in proportion to the growth oftrade in the far eastern countries."It Is, therefore, earnestly to be hopedthat any such measure as might Interfere

with the right cf intercourse and trade be¬tween the Americans and any far easternpeople should b» confined within the properlimit and that every effort be used to pro¬mote as much as possible the mutual In¬terest and reciprocal advantage of com¬merce and navigation between the two bor¬ders of the Pacific."In the afternoon Minister Takahira was

entertained at a reception and luncheon Inthe rooms of the board of trade and trans¬portation.

OFFICERS ELECTED.

Convention of Schools and Colleges inAnnapolis Ends.

ANNAPOLIS, Md.. December 2..The con¬vention of the colleges and preparatoryschools of the middle states and Maryland,which lias been In session here sinceWednesday, elected the following officerstoday and adjournedPresident, Prof. W. W Birdsall, principalof the girls' high school at Philadelphia;vice presidents. Dr. J. W. Green of the state

normal school of Trenton, N. J.; Dr. JosephSwayne, president of Swarthmore College;Dr. J. G. Wright, principal of WestleighHigh School, New York city, and Dr. W.M. Van Meter, dean of the Woman's Col¬lege of Baltimore; secretary, Prof. ArthurH. Quinn, University of Pennsylvania;treasurer. Prof. John B. Keiffer, Franklinand Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa.; ex¬ecutive committee, the president, secretaryand treasurer (ex-offlclo) and Dr. RushRhees, president of Rochester University;Dr. Thomas Fpll, president of St. John'sCollege, Annapolis, Md.; Dr. K. J. Goodwinof the University of New York, Albany,N. Y and Mr. James C'rosell, head masterof the Breaslin School, New York city.

RUCTION AMONG ATHLETES.

Chicago Association Will Not SendTeam East for Track Meet.

CHICAGO, December 2..Everett C.Brown, chairman of the athletic committeeof the Chicago Athletic Association, an¬nounced today that the Clilcago organiza¬tion would not send a team to the trackmeet of the National A. A. U. next year.Mr. Brown gave as one reason for declin¬ing to send the team, the refusal of theNew York Athletic Club to compete lastyear after giving assurance that It woulddo so, and inducing the Chicago AthleticAssociation to gather a team to meet theNew York man.Mr. Brown declared that even though the

Chicago association should enter a teamthey would not feel certain that the New-York organization would not decline theissue for the second time. The action ofthe National A. A. U. Ill placing tEe At¬lantic Association In the metropolitan dis¬trict, which before this action was thelargest district in the A. A. U., was, ac¬cording to Mr. Brown, apparently taken atthe request of the New York Athletic Clubin order to give that organization a largerfield from which to draw athletes.The recent action of the western collegeconference in prohibiting college athletes

from competing for athletic clubs is alsoa reason why no team will be sent to themeet from the Chicago Athletic Associa¬tion.

Yale's New Trainer.Dispatch to The Star.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.. December 2Trainer John Joseph Mack, who took chargeof Yale's athletes about two months ago,has shown his right to take up the workof "Mike" Murphy.There have been fewer Injured men in the

foot ball squad this season than In manyyears, and while this may be attributed Insome respects to luck, experience has shownthat the ability of an athletic trainer toobserve when It Is time to give a man arest or to oare for minor Injuries whichmay prove a serious detriment in time, Isan important factor in bringing a team ofathletes out into good form for the climaxof the season.

JUDGE OWNS FADS AND FANCIK&

Bevelations of a Letter Read In Courtat New York.

NEW YORK. December 2.."Fads andFancies," the book of American social ce¬lebrities which came Into prominence sev¬eral months ago through the announcementthat some of those who figured In the bookhid paid many thousand dollars for theprivileges was owned by Justice Joeepfo M.Deuel at the court of special sessions ofthlw city, according to a letter read In thepolice court today.The letter was written by Col. W. D.

Mann, publisher of Town Topics, a weeklypublication. It was read, by the attorneyfor the defense In a eult for libel by Col.Mann against Peter F. Collier and NormanHapgood. Incidentally Col. Mann testifiedthat he (Mann) owned only one share ofthe stock of Town Topics and that eitherJustice Deuel or Mrs. Deuel owned thirtyshares. "Fads and Fancies" was printedby the Town Topics Company.Other letters purporting to show that

Justice Deuel was interested li> the successof "Fads and Fancies" were read by theattorney for tJie defense. Among them wasone alleged to have been written by Jus¬tice Deuel and addressed to Mr. Wooster,an agent for "Fads and Fancies." who wasat Palm Beach. Fla. The letter expresseda hope that Wooster would meet nice peo¬ple In Florida and continued, "Au of themare like Davy Crockett's coon, so that allyou wiH have to do Is to point your gunand every high-toned citizen of Palm Beachwill Insrtantly tumble Into your basket."Col. Mann said that he might have writ¬

ten one letter to Mr. Wooeter. the sub¬scription agent for "Fads and Fancies,"which was put In evidence by the counselfor the defense. It gave Wooster Instruc¬tions how to secure certain names and in¬cluded the following suggestions: "Gen. Fitz¬gerald is a very pompous and vain man andvery rich, and I think if approached in theright way can be captured. You did notgo to Boston, but Thayer. Henry Hlginsonand Blgelow ought to be good victims.Spencer Trask of this city is rich andvain. You must pounce on v\ iliia^n S.Cromwell the minute he returns from Paris."Neidringhaus of St. Ix>uis was at the

Waldorf-Astoria yesterday. He Is the greattlnplate manufacturer, very rich and a veryable man. Go after him. Bernard Bakerof Baltimore. If you do not mention Dr.Emerson to him and If you do show suchmen as Griscom. Morgan. J. W. Woodward,Pembroke Jones, etc., I think- you can gethim notwithstanding that he declined it.

. LIKENESS IS STRIKING.

Life-Size Statue of Gen. McClellanCompleted by Sculptor.

PARIS, December 2..The life-size eques¬trian statue of General McClellan, orderedby Congress, and Just completed by Fred¬erick Macmonnies. was shown today In thesculptor's studio, "where It was viewed byFrank H. Mason, the American consul-gen-eral, In behalf of the State Department,and by Macmonnies' friends. The statueis of exceptional vigor, the horse and riderhaving the animation of the battle field.Mr. Mason, who knew McClellan in the

field, says the general's likeness is striking,and that the details are exact, ev.n to theold-fashioned square-toed boots, bulgingsleeve and military slouch hat.The casting of the bronze will now begin

here and thereafter the statue wl l be ex¬hibited in the national salon. It is expectedtiiat it will be shipped to the United Statesin time to be unveiled in January, 1907, onthe reservation fronting the British em¬

bassy at Washington.

BLACK HAND AT WORK.

Alleged Blackmailing Methods Prac¬ticed on Immigrants.

NEW YORK. December 2..Extortions ofthe Black Hand gang of New York havebeen extended to the foreign steamerswhich arrive here, according to a messagesent to the police today from an Incomingsteamer. While still at quarantine stationCaptain Baldt of the steamer Flandria,from the West Indies, asked the police tomeet his steamer when she docked in orderto protect the boatswain. Franco Barbo-roni. The boatswain, according to thecaptain's message, hears that his life willbe taken if on landing he does not give allhis earnings to the blackmailers.Since October 0, Barboroni's superior offi¬

cer informed the police, the boatswain haspaid $120 to these men. Even when Bar-boronl remains practically a prisoner onhis vessel during the stay in New Yorkwaters he Is not safe from the Black Handgang, for their members include men whoused to belong to the crew of the Flandria,and who sent threats to the boatswainthrough their former .mates. CaptainBladt's message today to the police nameda former quartermaster on his ship as lead¬er of the boatswain persecutors.

Columbia Track Athletics.Special Dispatch to The Star.NEW YORK, December 2..The affairs

of the Columbia University track team arein bad condition and at the present time,except for a few general plans for nextspring, almost nothing has been done to¬ward organizing a team. This confusion isdue directly to the fact that Ernest HJert-berg, who for five years trained the squad,has not returned to Columbia.

Index of Unclassified Advertisements.PART 1. Page.

People's Savings Batik 2People's Pharmacy ......8Palais Royal »..«.«4Hudson's Variety Stores .... 5John F. Ellis & Co..Pianos ...... 8To Kalon Wine Co ...... 6Henry Evans.Druggist ., 0Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co > SA. Kahn.Jeweler 3T. E. Young.Carriages ... 6Equitable Publishing Co ..... 5postal Telegraph Cable Co 5Brentano'a.Engraving mi 8W. M. Gait & Co..Ceres Flour .... 8Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co................. 8Rubensteln's.Neckwear <» 8Plitt.Paints 5W. S. Thompson.Druggist 8W. H. Butler Co..Paints 8Salvatore J'es'o.Jeweler 8Bon Marche ....... 8Edward J. Quiun.Wines 6ltuchlen's.Furniture 6The Alvin Co..Table Luxuries.............. 0StJeff.Patnos flWashington Gas Light Co ......<<« 6I.ansburgh & Bro 7National Food Show 8National Food Show 9B. Harris & Co..Jewelry 10Clark, Davenport Co..Furniture. 10Family Shoe Store 10R. P. Andrews Paper Co..................... 11Jackson Bros..Furniture 11Mayer & Co 12Pettlt & Co ... 12

PART 2. Page.Parker, Bridget & Co 1Seilnger's.Jewelry 1J. Maury Dove Co..Coal 1Hubbard Heating Co 1Shanghai and Calcutta Curio Co 1Biggs Heating Co 1Millard & Reed.Occidental Hotel 1House & Hermann.Furniture 2M. Phllllpsiwrn & Co..Ladles' Goods........ 8Ogram's Gift Store 8B. Rich's Sons.Shoes 8Berry & Whltraore.Jewelers 8John F. Ellis & Co..Pianos 8Standard Sewing Machine Co......... 8Nonpareil Rug Co 8Becker's 8Pfleffer.Pianos 8Leverton's.Ladles' Goods 0Gait & Bro..Jewelers 6F. G. Smith.Pianos .«..<». 6Ilichard W. Henderson.Decorators 6Csstelberg's.Jewelry 11W. B. Moses.Furniture 12

PART 4. Page.William Hahn.Shoes. 1Peter Grogan.Furniture 1Stone ft Fairfax.Real Estate.1Edgar M. Hayes.Real Estate .v. 1John A. Massle.Plnehurst 1S. Sana's Sons 13

PAST 8. rase.Chery ft Mono Co ... 4M. A. Tappsn ft *Wlncmsa.Tailor. 4A. Collins Wtam 4

BALFOUR PLAYS GOLFWhile London Circles Specu¬

late Over His Plans

IN THE CABINET CRISIS

KING EDWARD TO HOLD ? PitIVY

COUNCIL ON TUESDAY.

He Hay Bequest Premier to Retain

Position Until Question is Sub¬

mitted to People.

LONDON, December 2..Complete si¬lence was maintained throughout the dayin official circles concerning the cabinetcrisis and consequently political writersand prrognoni Icatora of every shade areunchecked and the nerwspapere and politicalclubs are talking of little else. 8ecrecyregarding Premier Balfour's actual inten-tfcns is absolute. The premier h» playinggolf, tout -will return to the cKy Monday.King Edward will hold a privy council

Tuesday and Tuesday night he will be theguest at Lord Arlington's house party atCrlehel, Winvberne, al which Mr. Balfouralso will be present. King Edward willarrive in I>on4on Monday and 't Is under¬stood will drive at once to the Smlthfleldfat stock show.It is considered possible that the premier

may tender his resignation later on Mon¬day, hut it is believed that no announce¬ment of it will tie made until after theprivy council meeting Tuesday.

Mentioned to Form Cabinet.The fact'that Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-

man will return to London from ScotlandMonday and the positive assertions madeby persons well informed on political eventslead to the belief that Sir Henry has de¬cided to accept the responsibility of form¬ing a cabinet if the task should be of¬fered him.No one can be found among well-inform¬

ed persons who will say positively whetherthe premier has decided on resignation orthe dissolution of parliament, but in anyevent it is believed that much dependsupon the decision of King Edward him¬self, who. it is said, is quite likely to re¬quest Mr. Balfour to retain the reins ofgovernment until a verdict of the peopleis given in favor of the liberals or of theconservatives remaining in power.The Associated Press was informed today

that King Edward favors this course, butthat he would yield in the event Mr. Bal¬four deckles that he cannot with creditto himself remain In office during elec¬tion.

VICTIM OF ENRAGED RAM.

Aged Woman Near Hagerstown Fatal¬ly Injured.

Special Dispatch to The Star.HAGERSTOWN, Md., December 2..Mrs.

Anna Reed, aged seventy years, is dead ather home along the Potomac j-'ver, at TwoLocks, this county, as the result of beingattacked and seriously injured by an en¬raged ram. Mrs. Reed was crossing a Heldnear her home, when the ram, probably at¬tracted by a bright red shawl she waswearing, made a furious attack on her. Mrs..Reed was knocked down and her face andbody were terribly mutilated. When dis¬covered. four hours later by the son of a

neighbor, Mrs. Reed was In a eeml-consciousstate. She was removed to her home andattended by two physicians, but she naverrallied.Seventeen of the prisoners convicted dur¬

ing the November term of the circuit courtfor Washington county were sentenced to¬day by Judge Keedy. The sentences rangefrom three years in the penitentiary downto three months in the jail. Of the seven¬teen prisoners sentenced all are white butthree. The more important cases includedthe following, sent to the penitentiary:Andrew Shelton, larceny of chickens,

three years; Samuel Breckbill, theft of ahorse, two years; Harry Fisher, larceny otgold ring, eighteen months; Garfield Powell,colored, larceny of watch and money, twoyears and six months. John H. Walters,for having carnal knowledge of two younggirls, was given three years In the house ofcorrection.

LA FOLLETTE AN ENIGMA.

State Attorney General Renders Opin¬ion on Legislative Function.

Special Dispatch to The Star.MADISON, Wis., December 2..Attorney

General Sturdevant has given an opinionthat Gov. I.a Follette can decline the UnitedStates senatorship, and the legislature willhave to elect a successor if he does. Hesays the call for the special session is broadenough. In states where governors havemade appointments to fill vacancies thelegislature was not in session. This addsanother mysterious step to the governor'sprocedure in accepting or declining the sen¬atorship. What the governor's idea wasin securing this decision Is hard to fathom.A leading administration man said today

that the subject of Insurance would begiven serious attention at the special ses¬sion. "Many policy holders have becomealarmed uselessly, perhaps," he said, "bythe disclosures in the east, and they arewriting to us demanding that the light bethrown on. It is altogether likely that anInvestigation of the big moneyed interestsof Milwaukee will be attempted to see ifthey stand in the same relations to oneanother as has been found to exist in NewYork."On the order of Gov. La Follette, Gen.

George E. Bryant today dismissed ten menfrom the state pay roll and seventeen otherswill receive a similar message on Thursday,December 14. The employes are mostlylaborers. It Is claimed the change is madeto lessen the cost of the coming sessionof the legislature. All felt that they hadbeen misused, and some said hard thingsabout the administration. They said thatthe discharge was due to their willingnessto help Davidson succeed La Follette asgovernor.

PREPARING TWO COLLIERS.

First Sunday Work at PortsmouthSince Boxer Incident.

Special Dispatch to The Star.PORTSMOUTH. Va. December 2..There

will be Sunday work in the navy yard Inthis city tomorrow for the first time sincethe fitting out of the naval force for Chinaat the time of the Boxer uprising.Ninety-one men were called In the depart¬

ment of steam engineering this evening towork on the colliers Brutus and Ceasar.which are being fitted for the perilous workof towing the great steel floating dry dock"Dewey" from Solomon's Islattl, Md., to tnePhilippines.These vessels will leave the navy yftfd

Tuesday morning for Solomon's Island,thence the trip to the American possessionsIn the far cast will begin.Capt. O. B. Taylor of the Marine Corps

has been detachcd from the navy yard hereand ordered to Panama.

BANKERS FOUND GUILTY.

Pederal Grand Jury Returns Verdict inGalleon National Bank Case.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 2.-Thafederal jury returned a verdict of guiltytoday against Otto Hayes, president of thedefunct Gallon (Ohio) National Bank andalso against Edward Flickinger, presidentof the Flicklinger Wheel Company of Gallonwho have been on trial on the charge ofviolating the national banking laws, whichresulted in the failure of the bank. Coun¬sel for the defendants Immediately movedtor a new trial and arguments in that con¬nection will be heard next Thursday. Ballin both case* was Increased from (5.000 to$10,000. Hayes and Flickinger were foundguilty oa six of the fifty-two counts re¬turned against them fax the indictments.

A Bank Book for ChristinasSOLVES THE PROBLEM.

A well-established and popular custom is to open a savings ac¬count with this bank and present it to children, relatives or friends as

A CHRISTMAS GIFT.This plan will encourage the habits of thrift and economy by of¬

fering an inducement to deposit additional sums from time to time,thereby providing for the inevitable "rainy day." We especially so¬licit small accounts of

ONE DOLLAR AND UPWARDS,on which we pay three per cent interest compounded twice a year.

We will place the passbook in a special holiday envelope andmail it with your card so that it will be received on Christmas morn¬ing.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT in a recent speech said: "1 shouldthink ill of any man who did not wish to leave his family a littlebetter off financially than himself."

A savings account with this bank will make a brighter future forthose who are near and dear to you. One Dollar is enough to be¬gin with.

Investigate Our 4% DEBENTURE CERTIFICATES, a New and Ideal Formof Savings Investments, and as Safe as Government Bonds.

Th<> greatest force In human existenceis SUGGESTION.

'

From that source all future experi¬ences take root. Success, happiness, in¬dependence, wealth and position com¬

mence with SUGGESTION.ACTION is life. And more ACTION

is more life. Upon our actions dependour entire standing and relations withour fellow-men. ACTION follows St G-GESTION. and a good suggestion can¬

not produce anything other than a goodact.HABIT is repealed action. We act

upon a good suggestion and we are cer¬

tain to acquire good habits. Saving is a

habit. It follows suggestion and action.The saving habit is easier to form than

We are starting Bank Accounts for chil¬dren under 112 years of age.We would be glad to start one for

YOUR BABY,and thus furnish the foundation for its

Fmture Happiness amid Prosperity.We will start the account with a deposit of Fifty Cents as a pre i

ent from us, you to add $4.50, making $5.00 to the little one's credit,which immediately begins earning three per cent interest. You ranthen add to the deposit from time to time as your circumstances willpermit. Do not hesitate. Let us start the deposit now.

ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.the smoking or any of the wasteful hab¬its. but we must get the habit.Habits make CHARACTER. No mis¬

take about that. A suggestion that wesave a part of our earnings, no matterhow small, if acted upon will fix in usa habit of economy and give us a char¬acter for stability and strength of pur¬pose that means getting along in theworld.SUCCESS is determined by character.

That Is, our actions and our habits. Wecan only acquire Independence by earn¬

ing it. We can only acquire wealth bysaving part of what we earn, all ofwhich comes from SUGGESTION; there¬fore, suggestion, action, habit and char¬acter mean success and high standing

To have a bank account started forthe son or daughter when young andthat account having reached such anamount that they can see the earningvalue of money when they are capii>!<>of so understanding will instill Into tlu-mthe force of suggestion, that tnx-i-csx isprocured by determined habits to save,and they will then take great prid.. irjcontinuing the savings account an! mshave a foundation for their fu'nr. pros¬perity and happiness.Think it over, and after sppulk what h

future it insures for the children, s'urtan account now.

Remember. all accoun's stared furchildren under 12 years of ag« receive apresent from this bank of flf;j cents.In the community.

who has money deposited in a savings bank can afford to hold Its head a little higher than the t., whohas none, because it has something to fall back on if reverses Come; something to complete its . d i. ri..n,

something to go into business with. A Savings Bank account is gained at slight cost and it never comes amiss.The Child

$1.00 per week deposited in this bank will amount, with interest, in ten (10) years to $721.; in 15years to $1,118.16; in 20 years to $ 1,577.96. Other amounts in like proportions.

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INDOOR CYCLING.

Season Ushered in at New York WithFeatures.

NEW YORK, December 2. . The indoor

cycling season was ushered in tonight witha series of sprints and long-distance races

on the board track in Madison Square Gar¬den. There were four features on the pro-

garm, and "Matt" Downey of Boston fig¬ured In three of them, beating Teddy Bil-lington of Newark in two amateur eventsand then developing as a professional in a

ten-mile international race, which was won

by Frank Kramer of East Orange. N. J. C.L. Holllster of Springfield, Mass., was sec¬

ond and Downey third. Time, 22 minutes57 1-5 seconds.In the ten-inile motor-paced race, which

was the last contest on the card, HughMcLean of Boston ran away from the Eng¬lish champion, Tommy Hall, winning bythree laps in 17 minutes 311-5 seconds.

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

Notable Speech at London Banquet byGerman Ambassador.

LONDON, December 2..An Importantspeech on the relations between GreatBritain and Germany was delivered tonight.by the German ambassador. Count Wolf?Metternich, "svho was the chief guest at

a dinner at the Lyceum Club, presidedover by Lady Aberdeen. The ambassadorsaid:"We have never had a serious quarrel

with England in the long course of our

history and Kncerely trust we never shall.A shadow, unfortunately, has fellen over

the two nations in the last few years,the cause for which It is not difficult todiscover by those who read what daily isprinted. The fact that I am your guestthis evening is a welcome proof that theforces^ at work are desirous of dispellingthat shadow of enmity."The overwhelming majority of English¬

men and Germans wish a life of peaceand harmony and regard the idea of a serl-ou3 quarrel as a piece of criminal folly.There is no real cause for antagonism,commercial or otherwise, it is only an at¬mosphere' of 111 feeling artlfically created."The German government will greet with

sincere satisfaction any movement tendingto further good relations and will gladlyrespond to any friendly demonstration inEngland."

RIOTS IN BRITISH GUIANA.

Police Killed 7 Rioting Laborers and"Wounded 17.

GEORGETOW N, British Guiana, Decem¬ber 2..The riots of the wharf laborers con¬tinued throughout Friday. The police firedon the strikers several times, killing sevenand wounding seventeen. The mob was

very determined and refused to listen to itsown delegates, who had met the governorand obtained assurances from him that an

Inquiry would be made into their grievancesand redress afforded if possible.The delegates advised the men to return

peaceably and to remove their hats as asign of acquiescence, but they became up¬roarious and shouted that they would notdo so. They then got beyond control andinvaded the public buildings, from whichthe governor and other officials did not ven¬ture until evening, when they were es¬corted to their homes by policemen. Win¬dows throughout the city were smashedand the electric street railway ceased run¬ning.The rioting continues today.

Allegsd Noble Steals to G«t Food.RACINE, Wis., December 2..James Les¬

lie; law student ot Liverpool, England, andsaid to be the scion of a noble house ofEngland, was today sentenced to one yearin prison for stealing an overcoat and apair of gloves. He said that he commutedthe theft because be was hungry and badno money. He refused to talk about ttlm».elf or his family.

FUSS OVER OYSTER BEDS.

Gov. Warfleld Dispatched Official toScene of Trouble.

BALTIMORE, Md.. December 2..Beforeleaving for Princeton today Gov. Warfleldordered Commander Howard of the state

oyster navy to proceed at once to the scene

of trouble between oyster dredgers andowners of private beds, which gave rise toriotous scenes a few days ago at Crisfleld,when Magistrate Kennerly was forced toreverse a decision of guilty, which he hadpronounced against an oysterman.Advices from Crisfleld are to the effect

that the oystermen declare that the claim¬ants of the private beds are the real law¬breakers, and a movement is on foot to

secure the removal of Magistrate Kennerly,who, according to the oystermen, has in

previous proceedings been systematicallyunfair to them. The whole matter will betaken up by the grand jury, which meetsshortly. Gov. Warfleld has notified thesheriff of the county In which the troubleoccurred that the full force of the state,naval and military, will be used If necessaryto enforce the laws.

INDIANA VILLAGE AROUSED

Over Disappearance of a Wealthy butEccentric Swede.

CHICAGO. December 2..Startling eventswhich have followed the mysterious disap¬pearance of John A. Thompson, a wealthybut eccentric Swede, have aroused the vil¬lage of Hobart, Ind., to a state of high ex¬

citement. When Marshal Fred Busse andTrustee Alvin Wilde yesterday went toThompson's bachelor houpe on the outskirtsof Lake Station they had narrow escapesfrom being blown up by dynamite.A woman named Helen Frltche held a

mortgage on the Thompson house whichlie declined to satisfy. Last week she deter¬mined to foreclose and notified her agent,Charles Seydel. Seydel met Thompson inHobart and told him of Mrs. Fritche's de¬termination. Thompson remarked: "Well,there will be a hot welcome for you whenyou come.'" For over a week Thompsonhad not been seen, and his house was closedand the blinds drawn.Wilde and Marshal Busse went to the

farmhouse to investigate. Both officialswere of the opinion that Thompson iiadkilled himself. Busse was about to breakIn the front door, when, he says, he wasseized with an intuition to get away fromthe door. Going to a side window, the menclimbed c.iutlously into the house. Theywere jnable to find a trace of Thompson,but ir. the hall leading to the front doorwas found a pile of dynamite, of whichthere were several pounds. It was con¬nected with the front door by a wire fuseto an electric battery so that an intruderwould have exploded the mass of explosive.Black powder was strewn in every room

in the house and wires led from the frontdoor to the explosive in all direotions. Ov-?revery door from the outside, in both houseand barn, were suspended heavy weights,designed to fall if the door was opened.

Lake Shore Telegraph Service Crippled.CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 2.-Tele-

graph and telephone service east of thiscity along the lake shore wai badly crip¬pled today as a result of a heavy sleetstorm. Scores of poles are prostrated onall lines between Cleveland and Buffalo.The Western Union has «n extra force ofover one hundred men employed In makingrepairs.

Need of the German Turf.Special Cablegram to The Star.BERLIN, December 2..Delegates from

the different German racing societies haveJust held a meetihg under the presidencyof Herr von Oertien, the leading stewardof the Union Club. The different delegatesadmitted the truth of remarks assertingthat the only possible regeneration of theGerman turf must commence in the breed¬ing studs, where fresh, yotiag, well-bredhorses were sessntlel.

FREDERICKSBURG NEWS.

County Supervisors Adopt StringeniRule3 to Protect Game.

Special Dispatch to The Star.

Fredericksburg. Va..December 2. HNKi.

The supervisors of the counties of thV s-c-tlon of Virginia have been forced to pro¬vide stringent measures prohib ting th-killing of birds or wild animals of any doscription from the 1st of January. 1W0G, toNovember 1, 1800. They also prohibit theshipment of game from the counties. Thisaction is the result of the scarcity of gunvtin this section. It is believed that the pro¬tection afforded by the new regu'.at'on willcause an Increase by next ye jr.On account of the epidemic of diphtheria

In Stafford and Orange counties the publie schools in those counties have beenclosed.Judge Daniel A. Grlmsley of the circuit

court of Orange has ordered a local optionelection to be held In Madison district,which embraces Orange Court House andGordonsvllle. This district Is the only wetdistrict in the entire county. An electionwas held September 1, resulting in a vic¬tory for the 'dr.vs." Fraud, charged by th*"wets," was the cause of the order for inew ©lection, which will be he'd Decem¬ber 10.Gov. Montague has designated Judge J.

M. Mullen of Petersburg to hold the De¬cember term of the circuit court of Spot¬sylvania county for Judge John E. Mx-un,who Is ill at the Mary Washington Hospi¬tal, this city.The citizens of Spotsylvania Court House

will shortly make application for a towncharter. Spotsylvania still shows scars ofthe butties which were fought around ther*'during the civil war. Wonderful cliang»-fhave taken place there lately In 'he wayof business, and the village is fast comingto the front as one of the most progressiveIn this section of the state.Major R. O. Peatross, a lawyer, an ex-

membtr of the state legislature, died at hishome in Bowling Green Caroline county.Wednesday evening after an illness ofshort duration. He was seventy years orage. He leaves a wife, three diughteis an Ithree sons. Two brothers also survive him.The Mercer monument, which is being

erected by the government In this city, ha^arrived and will be put In place and boxedup till spring, when It will be unveiled.Spotswood Wellford Warren, sixty-seven

years old, died this morning at the res!dence of Mrs. M. (J. Roy, In this city, ofpneumonia. He was deaf and dumb, hav¬ing been afflicted from birth.

$5,000 DAMAGE SUIT

Instituted by Cumberland Woman forInjuries in a Fall.

Special Dispatch to The Star.CUMBERLAND, Md.. December 2..Mrs.

Jane Conner, an aged lady of Cunrt>erl:u:l.by her attorney. Harry R. Donnelly, todayentered suit against the city of Cumberlandfor J5.000 damages for Injuries sustainedIn falling over a tree that had fallen acrossa pavement on South Centre street severalnights ago. It is alleged th© city failed tohave the obstruction removed and Mrs.Conner, falling to see it in the dark, felland badly fractured her right arm, beside*¦being otherwise injured.Albert A. Douto. attorney to the board of

county commissioners for several yearspast, today tendered his resignation, totake effect at once, stating that he is in¬terested In a number of savings banks casesIn which the state o( Maryland is suing torecover taxes on deposits and that he can¬not continue to act for the barks and thecounty and help defend these cases again*:the county's interests.The upper portion of the residence of J

B. Btrawtortdge, West Washington street,and a quantity of his furniture were dam¬aged today by Br® to the extent of almost$1,000. Tta* At* Iron * defective