DEBS INDICTED
FIXING WITNESSES
Qrand Jury Returns True Bills in '
Case Once Before Throw"
Out of Court.
Oil-aid, Kas., Nov. 2G.— Debs,
late presidential candidate of the I
Socialist party, and others, have I
been indicted by tile federa <
grand jury for tampering with 1
witnesses in I he Leavenworth i
prison cases. It is these cases I
which le,j up lo I he suicide of I
Wayland, owner «»f I In- Appeal I«>
Reason.
GRANT ENGINEERS
INCREASE WAGES
Board of Arbitration Grant Par
tial Increase to 30,000
Railway Engineers.
Washington, I). N«»v. 2t'».—
The government board of arbi
tration has granted a partial in
crease in the pay of the engi
neers on fifty-two of the Kastern ,
railroads, by which the miiiiiniini
run 011 passenger train.- is In |*e
flour tinndi'ed and twenty-live
miles and on freight trains four
tiundred ami seventy-five miles.
This increase will atVeet Hii.flflfl
etmineers.
BRIBED BIS WAY
OUT OF JAIL
I.olii>\ ille. Ky.t Nov. "J(».--The
reported escape from a Mexican
prison of Ceneral Felix i>ia/..
nephew of Porttirio Diaz, and the
leader of the latest rebellion
again the Maderos. is told in a
letter received here today by it.
u. Kirwan from E. II. Dickerson.
a copper mining magnate, at <>;i
xaca, Mex., was captured at the
surrender of Veracruz, ami was
sentenced too death by ;i conrl
niartial. lie escaped, the letter
-aid. on November .'t. II is sup
posed that lif bribed his prison
sen I l ies.
WIRELESS STATION i
FOB JUNEAU
Arrui'ilinp I" Ihi* .hitman l>is
paleh plans are r«*i*mi<*nI iim fi>r
the eonst ruction of I In* most
Imtwi'i'f111 wireless station in Alas
ka. ;il Juneau. II is nniioiuieed
locally flint a Marconi conference
is In he Im'1,1 I his iii<mii h at San
Francisco rcirardiiu; the Alaska
service a iii I il will 111 «• 11 Ih> il«* -
tcrmined how much will he spent
hi pii'fi'clinfi I In* service in Alas
ka. Al I he present linn* tin' ser
\ ice in Alaska is • • f no practical
\alin* other than ai<I to steamers
ami it is planned to improve tin*
s»'l* vjee so eoinii(i|uicHlion lie- <
Iwecyn the powerful slat inns al
Friday llarhor and Seattle ran be
maintained with Ketchikan, Pet
ershni'M ami .human hoth day and
uifrht.
As a mailer of fact "The CHIT"
iis the most comfortable place lo
* I op in Valdez. \Vhy not qo
(here flrst and savo 'the embar
rassment of changing?
FIRE DAMP KILLS
MANY MINERS
rw^nty-flve French Miners Loose
Their Lives by Explosion
of Fire Damp.
Alais, France, Nov. 20.—Twen
y-flvo miners employed in a col
iery were killed by the explosion
if fire damp. Fourteen others
vere warned of the danger ami
mmediately extinguished their
amps an,| succeeded in making
heir escape.
MOVIE EXPLOSION
KILLS CHILDREN
Fifteen Children Killed in Spain
as Result of Explosion in
Moving Picture House.
Itilhoa. Spain. Nov. 20.—\ fil
ial explosion occurred here as
Ihe" result of an explosion in a
noving picture house. letuiltinjr
in tin* death of (i ft ♦•en children.
V\"hc»n the explosion occurred ttic
>pi'rator <*xl inKuishf'd I In* Haines,
Inil I«»sI his nerve ami cried
'lire,'* causing a panic in I In- au
Jicnce. which made a rush for
the doors. trampling fifteen chil
:lrcn under the feel of tin* fran
tic crowd. The government has
caused the arrest «»f |he owners
l>f I In- place.
Bride Bitten, Dies as Result
(Ih'Vi'laiiil, <>.. Nov. 1 tit I <*n
on I In* arm hy a do}* I li!*•••• weeks
ago. Mrs. Florence l>ie|/.. a l>i-i«lt*
of three months. died last niglil
of hydrophobia in a hospital here.
The dog that hit Mrs. Die/ was
a wedding present from her lins
haml.
MEXICAN TOWN
IS 0ESTR0YE0
Tixlla. Me \.. Xo\. id.--The
town of Mochisllans. near hen;,
was almost deslroved hy a flood
I'anse,! hy torrential rains Thurs
lay. according to reports here. It
is ssiiil a quarter of the iuhahi
iiiits perish"<l.
MISTAKES HOME
AND GETS SHOT
Sji . Kraijcisco, No*. *.M»
>1. Ilyland, an insurance apriil,
whs slinl and |>rohaldy Fitf n 11 >
wounded lasl iiikIiI when In- al
I<• II11>1 In t'lllt'i' his neighbor's
house, mislakiiiK i> in the dark
ness fur his own. Tin* neighbor.
Wallace Cocks, was awakened I»>
ii. woman roomer, who lo|,| him
lhal a man was IryiiiK lo break
in. and seeing u man foreiiin tin*
hark door, Corks 11 ml Willi a re
volver. He then calhsl I lie police,
wlm established (lyland's idenli
ly. llylHnd absolved (locks from
all hlanie for I lie shoot flip.
roil HKNT--Tfirer furnished
rooms Inquire of (I. K. Bunnell,
l>on'l foi'Met I he (Iraiul Hall on
December I J at Moose hall for
the benefit of the Catholic church.
I>on?f f|>rR«t..tho Oram! Bull on
iicccnihcr I '• at Moose hall for
ho bcnMH of the Catholic church.
PEACE RESTORED
AND WORK DONE
Churches and Schools Are No
Longer Fortresses and
Peace Prevails.
Washington, I). Nov. 26.
Ilestoration «»f the church and
schools of San Francisco in
(•ranada, Nicaragua, to their
former uses, as reported by
American Minister Weitzcl, indi
cated to the Stale department to
day that I lie country had rc
turned to peaceable pursuits af
ter the recent revolution. The
aueient church was utilized as a
fortress, together with the ad
joining school building iiinl fur
nished refuse lo man> during the
si«»ge of (iranada.
Minister Weil/.el also reported
that tin1 pri'sident of .Nicaragua
had directed thai all arms and
ammunitions be deposited in
Managua. American marines
have been requested I" supervise
tlx* ft) 1 ti 11 met 11 of I lie order, af
ter which they will be ready for
withdrawal.
TWENTY VILLAGES
ARE DESTROYED
Mexico llily. Mr\.. .Nov.
Tin* federal I roups li;i\ •• desl roy
<•<1 I\\«*iiI>-li\i* rebel infested vil
lages in lli»' state of Oxaca. Tin*
rebels aro fasl heinfr driven in
1o iIm* mountains pursued by
small detachments of troops.
ANOTHER BISHOP
FOR THIS COUNTRY
Toledo, Nov. JO Tlir mis
sionary hoard of thi« Methodist
church, in session hero; has de
cided to appoint a hishop for
Alaska, and Bishop R. J. Cooke
has been assumed to thai terri
tory. The new Methodist hishop
of Alaska, is about I>(> years old
and has been in foreign mis-.
sionar\ Ibdds for a number of
years.
GIVES CANUCKS
A WARNING
I.miiiImii. Nu\. — 11 • *ii . .fusrpli
iM;»i-lin. IuriiM*r primiii-r uf firil
isli (lulnmhia ami itmvn liberal
im-mhi'r of parliament Tor IIm*
l.umlun district. of Kasl SI. Pun
cri'iis, thinks ('.anada is living
ahuvi* 1mm* iim'uiis ami liurruwinjr
luu fmdy. Marl in lias just r«'
111rn«•,| from an cxlemhjd Cana
dian luiir and in an inl••rvii»\v
sniil luday, "I do of like I In- finan
cial unlluuk in Canada, i»spcc
lally llii' municipalities."
Kills Himself When Itefu3ed.
Maris. X»v. •.Mi.--Maiirin» C.an
Va. a rrl iri'il harhe'r, imcil 7H,
.committed suicide 11> shoolinn
lii-cansr his 17->eur-idd hun^e- !
maid declined In marry him.
I.imii. Harris, uf Kurt. I.iscmn.
left fur Knirhanks I his aflcrnuuti,
where In- will take charge uf I lie
Second division of the Alaska
military telegraph, Two dotihle
ondors worn1 taken uvi»r I In* I rail,
carrying Idenl. Harris' prrsunal
baggage.
• forge! Hip Wnimm'*
flnlld Pa/.aar. which will lie held
Doronihrr «lrd ni Mooso hall.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
IN AUTOMOBILE
Husband Stays He Does Not Know
Men Who Were With Her—
They Are Held.
New York, Nov. 20.—An auto
mobile containing four men and
a woman tumbled backward over
a ISOwfoot precipice at the edge
the Highland boulevard in
Brooklyn just before midnight
last night, killing the woman,
Mrs. Andrew lleid, and seriously
injuring I wo «»f the men. The
men. who declined In give their
mimes, explained thai the chauf
feur had lost control of his car
while at tempt ing to turn it
iiroiind on Hie narrow roadway.
Mrs. lleid \\a> the wife of a
Itrooklyn manufacturer. Iter
husband found hep boodx lyinp in
a suburban police station short
ly after midnight, lie declared
that he knew nothing ahout the
ride an,| was unacquainted with
the two injured meii who are
held on a chai'Ke of homicide.
After making this statement to
the police, lleid collapsed.
SINGLE TUX
IS DEFEATED
Jefferson (lily. Mo., N'uv.
Tlie eons!ilutioual amendment,
providing for tin* inlrodurl ion of
111«• Sirurl" Tax amendment to Ihe
roiistihilion was defeated by four
hundred and twenty Ihoonsand
\ ot o>.
NO TDRKEVS DDT '
j PLENTY OF SAUCE
< 'diiea^o, \mn. i»ii A sli«• i-|ajrt*
in lurkcy* for ThanksKivinn
markets is reported here and the
price of the birds has risen over
las! year's mark, C.ranberries
are reported slight l\ cheaper,
(ievse will be higher, as will
chickens. Live lurkeys were
i|iiol*'d sil I? eenls a pound to
day.
NEW ENVOY
SENT TO JAPAN
\\ a-liin^lou. I). N..\. '.Mi
l.ar* Anderson, of ihi> cily. «*n
vo\ extraordinary and uiiiiisler
I»I<• 11iI»<*t<*111 iar> «»f Hel^ium, lias
heen seled«*|| as the successor of
I'.hai'li's Pa^ri- Hi .van as I * n i t •••!
Sialic minister to Japan.
Mr. Anderson saw active .ser
vice in I In* Spanish-American
war aclniK as adjulanl-Keiieral of
I he 'Jml army. His diplomatic
carver Halt's from 1801, when lie
was second secretary al London.
Qfabs Diamonds Then Runs.
Wheeling, W. V., Nov. 20...
ICnli'riiiK I In* jewelry tdore of An
drew HI a ii vi»rs here ill noon l»»
day. a lone rohher urnhhed u lra>
of diamonds and escaped.
The Thauks>ti\iim da> scr\ ire
al Ilit* I'.hnrrh of I lie Kpiphany
will he held al I I o'eloek. The
full cludr of I lie church will lead
I lie siimiiiK. K.vcryonc is wel
come. Thursday al I I a. in.
' "The f'lilT" Is heated wilh
stenni. real nloam, and you can
feW il. In fact, you cMV'IM 'W
Ihe' fresh air mid still have all |
Ih« warmth you want. • |
AUTOMOBILE RIDE
CLAIMS LIVES
Vice-President James, of Qreat
Northern Railroad, Instantly
Kl'led in Auto Accident.
St. Paul,, Nov. 20.—Vice-Pres
ident ilowai'd James, of the Great
Northern railroad, who was a
nephew of the late Marshal Field,
was instantly killed with a friend
when his automobile, in which
he was riding, skidded and lurri
ed turtle.
TO ELIMINATE THE
"MIDDLEMEN"
Organize Chain of Institutions to
Eliminate "Middlemen" and
Their Profits.
Col lax. Wash., Nov. Offi
cers of tIk; Farmers' Kdueal ional
«.V Co-operal ivi> union, wilh the
aid of other fanners* orkani/.a
Inns ami hankers. are work in ft
• Mil a plan In eliminate "middle
iiiyn" in ih<* famous I'alousc
country I»> or^auixin^ a $500,000
co-o|)i;ral ive farmers* company lo
establish a chain of stores and
hanks. It is propu>cd to have all
slock owned hy men directly iu
Icrest»'d in afrricullure and the
I l-'arubers" State hank ol' C.olfax
is to underwrite tin- >tock and
linaucc tin- proposition. I*'armers
and hankers have heen i|ui«dl>
foruiulat inft the plan for I\\•»
years ami are ahotil prepared to
proccrd to or^ani/e h> having r»._
ooo farmers lake -Sinn worth of
stock. The success attained h>
Palouse farmers in conducting
coo-opc'ralive ftrain warehouses
frives Iheni confidence in lauurh
in^ I lie larger plan.
INSIDE PASSAGE
ALL WINTER
Seal lie. Nov. •.'!?.__The South
eastern Alaska >lt'aui*hip line*
have decided to lake the inside
passage all winter, the increased
business h\ this route .jusi if\init
tin* added mileage.
NOTIFIES WORLD
OF TOLL CHARGES
Wash iiiploii, l>.
| On I I>r ciiiixidrml inn fur Hit*
greal iiiarilhne interests of Ih«*
world, wliicli are expected l«» fin*—
ni.Hli I In* business foe the Pan
ama ranal, III)1 State department
dispatched today copjcs of Pres
ident Tiin'.t proclamation. living
I Ik* lolls for the use of the canal
lo all Inili'il Stales embassies
and legations abroad. with in
structions lo give jl wi«l«* pnldic
il>. This coiner was considered
ad\ isahh1. because il was IIioiimIiI
imperii! i\e Ihiii all .» h i | > -1 m m I • I -
jiim interests hi1 a<l\ is<<i| ul I Im*
carli<>sI possible tin*1111*111 «»f I Im*
rales ami burdens lhal will Im*
! 11 ii i I «»n \esscls nsiiiK I hi* ra
inal.
II•• I)11•*«I copper is Koinu at
alioul A11,5(1 in New York.
11 ►JUrfl'1 >c/*ftT£ft n n'p\v line 'nf
millinery on I lie Mnriposa at
lltuve.v# Tugtfery. I
LIGHT SERVICE
IS A FAILURE
Nebraska's Expensive Light Plant
at Lincoln Has Proven a
Failure.
Lincoln, Nob., Nov. 20.—The
power plants generating electric
ity to light the state institutions
here is a failure and hereafter
the state will purchase its light
from public service corporations.
There is a suspicion prevalent
that the style has been jobbed by
lhos«' interested in furnishing the
slat«' with li^lit an,| power.
IIK ACCIDENTS
CHANGE SCHEDULE
(V!any Accidents Causes Railroads
to Cut Down the Schedule
of Ru"nlng Time.
N.w York. Xi.v. --'J'lu.* Penn
sylvania ('.ciil riil lias <-haii}:i'd ils
IK-limir schedule to Chicago ami
has suhslilultfti a Iwuuly-hour
I rain following tin.* schedule «»f
Ih» Ni-w York Out nil. Tin* causi*
of |.hi' eliangi* in linn- is thi* many
accidents occurring under tin*
I fa*t Iiiiii* In*!*!*I• »fi»i,i* made h> 11n*
' f*H|*i«l train-.
SALOONS CLOSE
! IN KINO COUNTY
i
Seattle, N"i\. Iii aeeord
aiu-'* willi I In* r«»iiflusi\i* vot»« mi
I In* saloon liriMist* quest ion re
sult iiiK in • 7 7H villi's for ami 5,
iill afuiiusl. lln> saloors in tin*
unincorporated iioriions of King
roimly wll fn> mil of business on
.lamiary I in*\t ami continue in
that I'oinlilion for at h*nsl a y.*ar.
I'mler iliu li'i'ins of the law King
(Nuuity in list- refund to tin* li
censee 90 per ci'iil of tin* sums
pa id for liqfi'iisi's. ron'riuu tin*
nni'Xpiri',1 t i'1'iii.
jEAGLES' DANCE
i TOMORROW NIGHT
Tom.ni-lil I In- Iim'jiI Acrit'
(••I Kmv:I*• -* will j:i\i* llirir I<• 11:ili —
111«'11>;iI• I iliinrr in ilii'ir hall. fur
j which I Im»\ Iium* mad«* «*;ir«*Fi11
jprc|»!»rnl inns. Tin' «*«»mmit I
have Ih-i-ii iliM'ucaliiiK Hi*' hall and
will In* k«*|*t busy all • hi> tninnr
cm\v in • • 1*1 i* In f^i'l il in n>adi
in'f»!* fur liuiiurrnw I'M'ninp.
Twi'lvi' »|iini* pri/i's will h»*
awarded mi I h a I ••\rr> pari iripanl
will lra\i* lwH\«» rhillicrs In win
ii \tiliiahh* prizr. iMiriiiK tli«*
•lanrr I hi*will he *i\ rnlTh*> in
which ill I hi* participants can
lak«* a rliam*«\ Knur pirn's will
di*r<mrsr swri'l musir ilnriiiK tin*
••litin* I'VoninK. while re fresh
iiumiI* will he served during the
••litin* «'niirsc nf tIn* ••vftiinp. A
mai,i will sertr thi' hi• Ii«*>* in llu'ir
ilri'sxjim i'ihimi.
!l rosfs you lysM |n slop af
• Thi' r.lifl" Ihan it does lo ronl.
and heal a rahiu, and you have
a nice warm, clean room lo dross
in. No flres or rare* al nil lo
it 11 end lo.
WnlTies aim noney 25c nl Val
*ez Cafp. tf