HISTORIC WEAPON
Stolen at Time of Revolution and
is Secretly Returned to
Palace.
Lisbon, Deo. 17.—The famous
dagger of the flukes of Braganza,
long coveted by wealthy Ameri
can collectors, has been return
ed to the state as mysteriously
as it disappeared from the royal
palace of Necessidades on the
night of Oct. ID 10, wh»n King
Manuel fled from his castle to
find refuge on British shores.
The weapon, studded with prec- !
ious stones, and bearing chisel- ,
manship attributed to Benvenuto
Cellini, is estimated to be worth
$50,000. Many foreigners have
sought to purchase il, romantic
tales associated with the blade
having added a historic worth to
ils intrinsic value.
1AWSUIT ENDS
III THE ALTAR
Sued for Breach of Promise the
Defendant Marries the
Plaintiff.
Wichita, Kail., Dec. I 7-—(•«•«». i
M. (irinies, who was defendant in j
a #10,000 huil for breach of |
promise, and Katharine Smith, of
this city. who had filed tin* suit,
were married in Wellington eight
weeks ago. This marriage was
kept secret until now, when the
former Miss Smith appeared in
the district court to dismiss the
suit. Crimes conducts a grocery.
She was his housekeeper.
lien Silverman is a passenger j
for Valde/. on the Northwestern.
IS PESSIMISTIC !
OVER RELIGION
I " . ' ' ~ ' - —*
I
Kansas (lily. Mo.. I>ec. 17 j
Mev. John May Kwers. of Pitts
burg, addressing a union meet
ing of I In* Christian churches
here last night, said that religion
is not keeping pace with I lie
growlh of po|mlalion in this
eonnt r>.
"Proleslanlism is not only at
a dead standstill in America. I»nt j
it is >t<;add> losing out--«-o i» _ •
t-ry I," h.« said.
CHICAGO RAIDS j
GAMBLING DENS
i:iii. ,i_,l».--In a raid on j
Cllieag" y.nil^ln _ •h,n*« last lllgllt
delect l\i «• l«\M \ — i -1 ;i 111 Chief j
Sl'll llel I |e I . .llW-led I I of I lie J
111;«> • • I ~ .in.I lit ;il eil s|,|Hi I
Axe« were n-e«t^Li I \\ i • places to]
chop 11• • w ii d'tt'l - ^V-adlUg lo sec
ret hiding places \0^ieic the Chi-1
nese had taken refimc.
Henry Shalfer. the milkman,
will leave for the stales on the
Norl liweslern. as he lins sold his
dairy. HhnflVr says this is no
country for the milk husiness, as
the water in frozen loo many
months in the year.
FOR RKNT--Three furjnishfd
houses, apply to C. F„ Bunnell.
GREAT ACTIVITY
IN STEEL TRADE
The Steel Industry Receiving Or
ders in Excess of Capacity
to Manufacture.
New York, l>ue. 17.--The steel j
industry is now at tlie height of j
its prosperity, the mills being 1111- !
able to till the orders as they!
come in. Domestic orders for
rails during the past week ag
gregate 175,000 tons; foreign or
ders, 109,000 tons.
The Illinois Central railroad
has placed orders for 55 locomo
tives and the llarriman systems
have ^orders in for 200.
II. I'. Frick is the new rhair
man of the board of directors of s
the Pennsylvania railway.
MORE FAVORABLE I
TO MISSIONARIES!
Kansas City. Mo.. Dec. 17—j
Thai China soon will be a nation':
of Christians was the assertion I
<»f Miss Mary II. Porter. in an ad- !
dross t<» the Young Women's |
Christian Association here last;
night. Miss Porter has been a
missionary in China for iO years.
"Tin* Chinese no longer look
upon tin*-missionaries as demons,
possessed of evil spirits come Jo,
destroy them." said Miss Porter. '
"The ureal change which we see j
transpiring in the Orienl are duel
indirectly, if not direetly. to IliCj
work of the lirsl missionaries.
THESE TWO IN i
FAVOR OF PEACE!
i
New York. Dec. 17.—V truce j
was declared between Turks and ]
Hulgnrians in New York City last j
night and the two nationalities
mingled on friendly terms at the
wedding of Miss Alegre Heinarhs j
to Hahamin Samuels, a Bulgarian j
diamond merchant. Miss Rein- :
aclis is pure Turkish and she
has two brothers lighting at Teh- |
al.al.ja. Samuels was horn in the
eapital of Bulgaria and has three
brothers in the armies of the al-j
COAL COMPANIES j
ARE IN COURT
i
WaW'shiugton. I). ('... Dec. 17.-- j
The Supreme Court has ruled j
that <>."» per cent, of the coal con- |
tracts are illegal. The court de- '
uie> thi' eouspiraey charges, but j
llnda Hie railroad, coal ami in
dependent compiiuie> to he in the
same position,
Frenoh Labor Against War.
Paris. Dec. 17.--French labor
siu<I the federal strikers today
protested against militarism and ,
war.
Wc will receive a complete line I
of Christmas goods on the text I
steamer at Manny's Toggerx, j
!l costs you loss to slop al I
"The Cliff" I ban It does to rent
and heal a cabin, and you have
a nice warm, clean room to dress
in. No Ores or cares at nil to
attend lo.
Dougherty & Ferguson, for the
balance of December, are selling
goods at reduced price*.
For warm, quiet rooms at rea
sonnble rales, go In the St. Klias.
THE BANK DEMEANOR CASE
GIVEN TO JURY AT NOON
\ •
ATTORNEY8 CONSUME SEVEN HOUR8 ADDRES8INQ THE JURY
COURT QIVE8 LENQTHY INSTRUCTIONS-'EMBEZZLEMENT
CA8E WILL COME UP TOMORROW MORNING.
manner jusl where I hey nol oil'at
The court room was dlliled all
of yesterday ami last even inn as
flic attorneys for the government
ami the defense pleaded to the
jury for or against conviction.
The spellbinders followed one
another. (Sibson/the special as
sistant attorney general, who was
sent by the Department of Jus
lice from PitIshun? assist Mr.
(Irossley, started the hall a roll
inn and made a clear statement
«»f the evidence, calling' the jury's
attention to the facts as Hie gov
eriiment saw I hem and then
l.eroy To/ier. of Fairbanks,
started in to undo, if possible,
the impression made on Hie jury
by Mr. (.Sibson.
Following Mr. To/.ier came Al
bert Fink, a campaign orator and
master of the Knglish language,
lie lore into everything the pros
ecution had done and asked the
jury for a vindication of his
clients.
Mr. Oossley, Ihe dislricl allor
ney for tin* Fourth division, then
answered for the government, and
in clear and concise language
presented Ihe case from Ihe
standpoint of Ihe pivcrnini'iil in
answer to the statements o|
counsel for I lie defendants.
(lourl adjourned soon after Mr.
lirossley started in rchutal. and
In* finished his talk Ibis morn
iii^e. after which Ihe court took
a band in I lie lalkfesl ami hand
ed the jury a charge, telling lliem
in a clean en' and umlerslamiable
aitvl what til'* law governing this
case was.
In instructing* tin* jury the
court said that it the jury thought
the defendants were acting in
good fa0l.li when they followed
tin* advice of their attorneys in
making out I lie hank statement,
thry should bring in a verdict for
the tl fcndanls. hut all tlu> facts
surrounding the case were for
llnin lo consider and act upon.
That I he fact adduced hy the
prosecut ion that notes Riven for |
stock yet remained unpaid, was i
not |o |m* taken into consideration, \
were those notes gond at I he lime j
I he report was made. The pre-;
pomleranrc of evidence was on '
I he government and il was up to j
I hem lo prove heyond a reason-!
aide douht thai this slaleinenl ;
was gotten onl with the intention >
lo deceive and lo defraud.
To deceive and defraud caunol
always he brought out in direct ]
evidence as the conception re- j
mains hidden in the mind: The!
I
jury must arrive at their ronelu- !
sion from all the circumstances j
surrounding I lie case, they he-!
ing I he sole judges of I he intent j
of I he defendants. The charges i
were quite lengthy and impartial.'
The jury then retired lo dclih-{
erald ami Hie court look noon re-j
cess.
C«l>e of the t'niled Stales \s.'
Harneile. charged with embezzle- j
nieiil. was sel for tomorrow at 10 ,
a. in. for I he purpos«> of einpau-!
neling a jury.
MAN INCENSED
AT DISCHARGE
Independence, On?.. Dee. 17.
l-'oreman William McDonald of
I In* Wigrich ranch is in a physi
cian's cart* today as a result of,
having been slabbed twice l»y Tom
l'onier, whom In* had discharged
for ine.-mnelence. The man. be
coiiiinji incensed at his dismiss
al. ilrew a jackknife from his
pocket and tripping the foreman,
slashed him twice across Ihe fore
head. lit* I In*ii tied. McDonald,
Needing profusely, drove live
milrs to this city for medical at
tention. Homer has not heen lo
ealed.
AMERICAN GIRL !
SROOIS ATTACKERj
Paris. Dee. 11.--.Marie llarnes. J
an American nirl. while resisting
an atlaek from Waller Milium,
a sportsman, shot at him with
fatal effects. The yoiuiR woman !
surrendered herself to the niilli-.
orities. ;
I
Female Tramp Is a Problem.
I.a Crosse, Wis.. Dec. I 7.--So- i
phrouia l.o^odue. known to the;
polie - of nearly every cil> in the J
»*ounlr> as "Hie woman tramp."
Kloho trotter and care-free trav
eller. Nisitcil I.H t'.rosse for the
second time in three weeks and is
now in the city jail, while the
polic • department and the coun
ty court are wrestlinK with the
prohl'Mii of wlint to do with her.
Oentlo horse and comfortable
cutter for lent by day or hour.
Rate reasonable. Apply Fred,
Fish, phone
UNWRITTEN LAW
MURDERER'S PLEA
Iteddiug, C,al.. Doc. 17.—Tin* j
11nwrilI<>n law ami not euiot ional j
or sensational insanity will be j
I lie plea of William H. ('lenient s1
on trial here for the murder of j
William (I. I.amlis. alleged slayer i
of C.leineiits' mot Iter, Mrs. Hrad
sliaw. This was imlieated today
by i|ue*tions to prospective jur-.
ors who were sounded regarding
their belief as to the lmkIiI of a i
man to kill the slayer of his j
mother. Si\ .jurors have been j
passed so far. and when the box
is lilleii it is believed I lie trial
will he brief.
WOMEN ATTEND
INAUGURATION
i
New York. I>ee. 17 Twenty-I
live sulTra^etles hn\<* started to i
walk to Albany to be present at |
the inaimuralion of /(iov.-elect j
Sulzer. They will present a mes
sage to the new governor from j
I lie Woinan's Surt'rnne \s*ocia
I ion.
Old Couple Fall Out.
C.hirago, Dee. I? Mrs. Horn
Kerr, in a hill tiled in the super
ior eourt, declares that her hus
band, James Kerr. 00. bus treat
ed her so eruellv I hat. althnuMh
she is only years old. she is a
"nervous wreck." She declared to
the court that her husband owns
properly valued at more than
*100,000 and is controlled by an
"inordinate passion of avarice."
Dougherty & Ferguson, for the
balance of Decombor, are selling
goods at. reduced prices.
MESSENGER BOY
ROBS OWN GAR
After Looting Car Has Himself
Bound and Qagged'-Flnally
Confesses Crime.
Hakcrslield, l>ec. 17 Martin
llamby, aged 22, an express mes
senger, lias confessed to having
robbed his own car through tlit*
assistance of his brother, Marvin,
aged Hi years, lie beat in the
head of a trunk, stole tin* con
lents and then had himself bound
and gagged. Twenty thousand
dollars has been recovered. It has
been suspected that llamby was
concerned in the robbery and de- j
teclivef; finally forced a confes
sion from him.
THIS YOUNG GIRL j
WOULDN'T OUIT!
Lafayette, hid.. Dec. 17.--In her
bed at. a hospital, where she is
sull'erinK from injuries received
in an automobile accident. Miss
Alice lirockenbrough became the
bride of Fdward Frank. Miss
Itrockenbrough sustained an in
jury to her kneecap while auto
mohiliiiK with Frank some time
ago, and as the wedding day had
been set, she declined to change
it, and decided to have the cere
mony performed at the hospital.
Miss lirickcnhrough wore the
wedding gown she had prepared
fop the church ceremony.
MORE LIVES
GO FOR SPORT
I.os Angeles. I»ec. 17 Dallas
II. Carter was instantly killed and
I'. It. (iibbs perhaps fatally in
jured when an automobile in
which they were riding turned
turtle on Huntington drive on the
outskirts of the city late last
night. According to the police
the men were driving at a hifzli
speed and skidded around a curve
into an embankment. (libbs suf
fered a fractured skull and inter
ual injuries.
WEARS DIAMONDS
WORTH MILLION
I'll 11 ;i • )■* I |>ti m. I I J. — AI 111 • • i
soeieiv all'air which Mr-. Si<»ir>_
Iniry jriiNf Siihinliiv ni^lil sin
wore ;i million dollars* worlli • • r j
jewels. Tin' alVaii was r>ii«* of I In* |
largest e\er given in IIm' cily ami !
soeiely people from Washington.
New York, Hoslon ami other ea*l
••rii cities were present.
Butterfly Life That Pays.
Truckec, C.al., I 17.--Miss;
Xiniena MVJJlttslian. of Truckce. |
is a Iml I«>i*Hy farmer ami is mak- |
iiik money al it. In the last six!
Weeks she has propagated ami ■
sold Il.'joo mounted lull lerlli.'s, ;
for which sin* received ;111». or i
the cents apiece. earning morel
limn *50 a week.
Thoroughbred English Setter
puppies for sale. Males #25. fe
males 9IS. Registered slock. Karl
Armsl rong.
I'OH 8A1.K.—Singer sowing j
machine, line condition. Apply)
Henry Sue** lorf. '1*110)10 7.
Dougherty At Ferguson, forlhe j
lialance of December, me selling |
foods al reduced prices.
MORE PUTTERING
MINERAL LAWS
Secretary of Interior Now Med
dling With Minerals as Well
as Coal.
Washington, I). (I., Ix-c. 17.
Secretary of (he Interior Fisher's
report contains a r.'commonda
tion to congress to amend the
mining law so as to give the
prospector the exclusive right to
I h•• minerals discovered liy hint
for a term of years, instead of
permanent possession, mid to
limit (lie area which lie can hold.
lie also recommends that leg
islation he passed for the devel
opment. and transportation of
eoal in Alaska. C.ongress will pay
hut little atlenlirtn to his rec
ommendation relative to chang
ing existing laws irovcrning th.;
loeation of mineral lands.
PLEADS GUILTY
ELECTION FRAUD
One of the Three Election Judges
Pleads Guilty of
Crime.
Thi> afternoon in lln* di.-dricL
I court, Charles \Y. I'ajoman. one
| of the three indicted nii'ii frolic
| A fo;mak charged with election
I frauds, while airline a> judges of
election in having \o|ed leu resi
dent^ of tliiit place while they
i were some !M> inile> distant from
I lie polling ImhiIIi. plead fiUlllj to
the charge tins iiflcruonn.
1 Tin* other two d.'feuilauts. I'el
l low judpe> of I'iijoniiin. I-'alslad
| <i11<I J*'riei||in. entered pleas of not.
|guilty. The nlle^ed fi*and> were
coinmilled iliirin^ I lie late dele
gale election when Wickcrshani
reeeixed of I lie ii.'l Yolo cast
ill the precinct.
ZINC FOUND
IN OKLAHOMA
Harlli^vilh*. <>kin.. hoc. 17.—
Tli.' ilisrnviwy •»I" a fim»•_ 1"«•«»| v«*iii
i.r /in•• iitsir 'it'lii'lal;». >«,vi»rnl
lillh*- oitlllll n| I'iit'l |.*<\ i||r, j«»
<*i111-1iiu c<iii■»ii|<*r;i111<* i'\rilriiM'iil.
ami i*ia> I In- \v;t\ fin* I In*
• i|M'll III* <■! «'f ill! 11111 • 1*1 i« 111 III
•'11^I r\ i't I lii— •*••11111» .
Sulii|>l"- ••; I lie I ii 111 • * I* • 11 |..iin.r
I'iiM* Ih-mi ana|\/•••! | »y I In* -Ijilr
_••••.|ou I-i ;111• I ;i—•<:«>-••<| 7 I-'.' pup
••••ill. /'IH illlll I \\ • • j •••(' ••••ill. Ic.lil.
TO MODIFY THE
OBNOXIOUS LAW
\\il>lllll^l<»||. I». I )••!•. 17.
r.i.iipi'.'oHiiuin .Miinii. 11• • i• 111• In*iii»
11«•• > c I ••ii • !•• i'. Ini- ml r< •• 11 !••••• I a lull
-Inkiiii: mil I In* |h*m\ i-1< >n in ! hf
ni'WspHpfr |Mililii'il> 11111 |ii'n%i(l
inu Mini nrw>|i;i|>it» |nil>li.«li lln'ir
••iiTiilnlinn. a* \v»*lI a» .••IiiIimihmiIh
*lm\vinn llH'ir iii«l«'l»l•••lii'j*". .
8. 8. NORTH WE8TERN
PASSES JUNEAU
Tlii' \»»illiw«'f»li«rn i»as*?*cil .Tn
ucmi f«»r \nlilfz llii* morning nt
.'1:30 ami should nrrl\i? In VnUlo/.
Tluir.««ilny in«*iniim. \«» -*f• »p will
lu» ninth- sil Kalnlln