. - Flelschmanh "is 'l: by -his 'wife*? and gtwo'^f rlends,'js?H.M M."£Ramsey and ;H.iK.v Stephens. ' , \u25a0 , !Ex-Mayor,'Jullus ; Fleischmann of Cin- cinnati ,", and .' party ; arrived j" yesterday, from / the \ Ba"st ;, In * a, % private ,'car>- and are %at the ', Palaces Hotel.^ They k have come'i toV.the ' coast,*'< as ;. the : ex -Mayor" says, , to -'see %!the i\. lmprbvements;'M< In speaking j of .? his j tour^ about * tha f city yesterdayiafternoon jhe'sald: .'-r ' : iC'lfam 1 ' simplyi amazed: at Jthe, 'wonder'-" fui:?newtgrowthfoff your^city.^l^can- not 5 realize^ that -In' such I shorts space _ofItime^you^po'ssibly/ could! h'ave| mada- such f iStrides. t f;,*San^ Francisco i is certalnly ; 4destlned'v to be. more beau-" tif ulUhan'; over."*. " /" - ] i;. v\ ;>~ \u25a0 V :; : ' ' Julius' Fleischmahn and Party Are ' ,With^lrnprovernehts Made ' Here EX-MAYOR OF CINCINNATI^ :. v-VISITS SANFRANCISCO >Villian3 Surnmerville Falls * Seven :};\u25a0 Stories' Down an Elevator Shaft " ' -in a New Building . Willlanyi Surnmerville,, 18 .years i of age, ; fellfseyen i stories ; down "> the , -ele- vator shaft -of .the building being; con-* structed fat 'the,' northwest -corner of Fourth;: and .' Mission? streets ,. yesterday and • Instantly , killed. v Summerville was a| sheet 1 metal -worker. ",'JThIB ils/ithe-'sameibulldlngilnVwhichV abput sixvweeks : ago, the k elevator/shaft dropped *; six}floors,"badly,-, injuring;! the five;m*n>who ( were passengers, .thioug-h not* fatallyjgj^j^g|{f*'p((ff|gltff r '' ' , YOUNG:MANDROPS TO >/' "'•!•!. \u25a0; * ":-TO i INSTANT DEATH •The same officers, having secured ab- solute^ proof of . the , guilt ,of vWilllani Paylor, \u25a0"\u25a0: whom • they i arrested % Saturday on< suspicion of , being the man .who", had stolen four barrels of- grease from; a car; In \ the , Kentucky, ; street ; yards,' had his name v from ;' the, deten- tion -.book A tdi,the ", prison 'record:' ; He \u25a0was also charged with "grand :. larceny, the" artlclflfistolen being ;valued ; at $100. Arthur Redgate.-acwised: by the offi- cials of the,; Southern 'Pacific Railroad of t having, stolen- a:case of shoea*ffom the .' sheds of .that company at Fourth and Towni«enci ; :Btreetß .while "employed there: as a "checking cleric, was '\u25a0'arrest- ed ; yesterday jby Detectives , Reagan and, O'Conhell^of -the Southern station and Detective : i Madden of- the railway pollce,yand; charged at the city prison with ; grand larceny. -_ V Two Alleged Thieves Are Booked at City. Prison. on Charge of ' ' Grand Larceny MEN ACCUSED OF THEFT^ FROM'RAILROAD IN TOILS /With the letter the President sent his own check .for 1 1 00. He calls attention to the "literally unparalleled prosperity of /the country" and hopes thaf the people out; of -their abundance will give generously on'thls occasion^ "His letter is \u25a0in ," reply,to 'one received from the committee calling his. attention to the urgent needof "assistance. - . ' > "WASHINGTON, March 4.—-Declaring that- Russia had, been. a good friend to the United . States ; In the past, dent Roosevelt In a letter to the Rus- sian famine relief committee of New Tork, made public today, appeals for contributions , in behalf of \u25a0 the famine sufferers :In that country. President Makes Appeal Public and Himself Con- . tributes $100^ 'S: Rpifl ASKS AIO FOR HER FAMINE SUFFERERS ROYALTY IX'OCEAX DISASTER ' VICTORIA, B.^C.. March 4.— The' Em- press: of -China, ;\u25a0 ' which 'i' arrived -today from: the Orient,, brought word that tthe steamer Deyanha,^upon. which: Prince > lushiml . of » Japan '\u25a0> and j suite are 'jour- neying to i; England/ was .t in'- collision with the .Japanese, steamer. Shinshu. in the Inland; Sea. of t Japan, the-,Devanha being obliged:, to- return .: to Kobe for repairs." Four lives were -lost -on the Shinshu.-: -' \u25a0 . \u0084 . ' ; -. , CONGRESS UOUIS ITS SESSION VERY QUIETLY Minority Compliments Pre- siding Officer in Each House Contlnned From rage 1, Column 3 Schilling's Best is the standard In the American tea and coffee market. • CALIFORMAX IX PARIS PARIS, March 4. — Charles Josslyn of \u25a0 San Francisco registered- at the Call-Herald bureau today. THAW'S CHIEF ALIENIST CONCLUDES TESTIMONY Proves Match for Jerome in Wit and Readiness N of Answer MRS. WM. THAW NEXT District Attorney Is at Sea as to Latitude in Rebuttal NEW TORK. March 4. — A long stride forward In the trial of Harry K. Thaw was taken today when District Attor- ney Jerome announced that his ex- haustive cross-examination of Dr. Brit- ton D. Evans, one of the alienists for the defense, had been concluded. Dr. Evans had been under fire since Wednesday morning last. . He was Im- mediately succeeded on the stand by Dr. Charles G. Wagner of Binghamton. N. V., who accompanied Dr. Evans on most of his visits to Thaw in the Tombs. Jerome indicated that he may conclude with Dr. Wagner tomorrow. Mrs. William Thaw is expected to he the next witness. With 'Mrs. Thaw's testimony in, the defense practically will have completed its rase and it is likely that the State's case in rebuttaJ may be begun before the end of the week. District Attorney Jerome complained today. In soekinp a broad interpretation of the rules of evidence by Justice Fitzgerald, that if he should ca.ll any of the defense's alienists In rebuttal they might refuse, on the ground of professional privilege, to answer any questions put to them. It is not yet exactly clear to the lay mind to what extent the District Attorney can go in disproving Mrs. Evelyn Thau's testimony. He has ad- mitted that even if he could show Stan- ford White was out of the country at the time of tlie alleged experience with Kvelyn Nesbit In the Twenty-fourth- street studio he would not be allowed to disprove her statements on the ground that Jt would be a collateral act. It appears, however, that the prosecutor may call any one to contra- dict Mrs. Thaw in cases •where she said ! *he made certain statements to a third party. .In this connection Jerome has indicated that he will call Howard Nes- bit to testify that his sister told him \u25a0Thaw hs<i treated her cruelly because she would not tell lies about Stanford White. Dr. Evans left th«» witness stand to- day, subject to recall for redirect *>x- Rmination. Tlie witness protected The interests of the defense quite keenly! throughout his cross-examination and at all times appeared a match for the District Attorney. Dr. Evans today, however, admitted that Thaw had an Insane knowledge of what he was do- ing in Maflison Square Roof Garden the night he shot and killed Stafford • In explaining Thaw's actions subse- quent to the shooting. Dr. Evans de- clared that as soon as the defendant , ehot White the brain storm subsided and his sense? began to reorganize themselves, so that the man knew quite rroll what he was about. H*also knew he was attacking Stanford White when h« sliot. Dr. Evans admitted, but the knowing:* was that of an insane man. Dr. Wagner also declared that Thaw Tiad Irrational knowledge of what was transpiring on the roof garden. Dr. Wagner <-reat^d a stir in court by using the present tr-nse In responding to a question by District Attorney Jerome as to what form of insanity Thaw "has or had." Dr. Wagner" declared Thaw "is suffering" from symptoms which lead toward a melancholy state and a stste of dementia pra^f-ox. Dr. Wagner declared Thaw's condition of mind a.t the time* of the shooting was the re- sult of one of the Insanities of adoles- cence. The District Attorney continued his somewhat puzzling tactics. His ques- tioning of Dr. Evans Feem^d to have the purpose of showing that Thaw never was insane 'to the extent con- templated by the New York criminal statutes. Again with Dr. Wagner he pointed toward the same end and at one tjrne and another seemed desirous of having Dr. Wagner admit that Thaw was suffering from forms of insanity which might nr»t be curable. Dr. Wagner was on the stand when court adjourned. THAW GROWS INTERESTED ' . For FlrM Time Pay* HfH to Alienist on Wltnrna Stand NEW TORK. March 4. — The formali- ties of 'postponing the March terra of th* criminal bench of the Supreme Court had to be gone through this morning before the trial of Harry Thaw was resumed. Thaw's c&se was begun In the January term and that term will be continued until it is dis- posed of. Dr. D. B. Evans. tb# alienist, who wtu unfler crow-examination Wednewlay, Thnrtxlay and Friday lant. *-«• train placed upon the witness rtand «o soon as Thaw waa called to tbe bar. Tnaw afrain hroucht Into court nevwal bljt, brown -portfolio «»nT«>lopwi filled with lett«>ra. H^enpaped his lawyers In earnest «vmf>.TMj<"< • hem ta^ took I. lf place taring tbe witn^s* and the Jury box. He directed nia rrmarka especial- ly «t Peabody and McPlke. Tb# latter nepmwj dPßlrooa of avoiding the conversation, and drew hark nereral time* with tolerant coda if bla head. The defendant, however, was earnest, and would not be denied. He continued to talk for some minutes. Then be «at tiack and Um~ tened to the first question addressed by District Attorney Jerome to r>r. Eran*. It war the. first time he had paid any atten- tion to the witness since be took the stand. Tnaw did not listen long, however, but turned, to Daniel O'Beilly. and began to talk rapidly to him. In resuming bla cross^xsmtnstion of Dr. Evans Jerome asked: '•Doctor, reverting to the nirht of the shoot- 1 ing of Stanford White, does the fact that the defendant walked deliberately away without *xcltei&rat after the ebootinjr appear to yojz to be aa important {act In determining whether or oot the defendant was Insane T**, "Ye*; It leads me to believe be was of nn- nonnd mmd — that when telcea la connection with tbe other Incident »," The fact that at lie time Thaw's step was fclow and measured and his manner somewhat dramatic, that be n>aaife*ted no agitation, and that be walked away without any effort to escape, takes In conaectlon with the other facts. Indicated to th* witness that be did not know he bad done anything wrong, that he did not think he should shrink from his fellow- men or from the officers of th* law. "Then hia attitude waa one of sttitfaction with bis deed?" "I would hardly go so far as that.** "When be walked toward bis wife did he know in which direction be was going V. "In view of the fact that be waJked toward bis wife, it seems to me that be did." "Tbe fact." said Jerome, "tbat Thaw told tbe fireman who seized him, 'be mined my wife,* does tbat Indicate to you tbat this defendant knew he had killed Stanford White?" "It Indicated to me tbat this one thought which had weighed down npon him. bad been devouring his nonl. was still with him. This Idea of bis wife being mined by Stanford White was still his foremost thought." "Wbat mental prfyeßs in the defendant is conveyed to your mind by bis stating upon the roof garden after bis arrest when told by the elevator man that an officer had been sent for- •l've got to go down pome time; you mUrht as well take me down in the elevator now I don't want to cause any annoyance.' "• "As to whether the man was sane or In- mb«." replied Dr. Evans, "the remark convey, nothing. It may elmply have meant that there was a crowd at the elevator, ajid he did not want to annoy anybody by obstructing tbe way *' GAME IS ALASKA BUI for Its Protection Brlam Out Some Facetious Remark* WASHINGTON. March 4. — Senator Beverldge called up today a bMI for the protection of game In Alaska, The reading of the measure was demand- ed by Culberson. and he proceeded for five minutes, when it was suggested by Senator Carter that it would-be Impossible to get the bill engrossed before noon, even Ifit were passed. / "I wish to call attention to the fact that the bill must necessarily be amended.*' said Senator Clapp. "It gives no protection to woodchucks, and there is no exception against the penalty for tl* man who kill* ducks and prairie chickens in self-defense." ;>.>*."£ The bill was withdrawn amid SIGNS JCDGESHIP BfLL* Pre*!deßt Will Appoint W. C. Van Fleet to the Federal Bench WASHINGTON. March 4.— lf there had been an executive session of the Senate today It is probable that W. C. Van Fleet would now be a United States District Judge for the Northern Dis- trict of California. The judg:e*hip bill was signed by the President this morn- ing and it is understood that Van Fleet's nomination was made out ready for transmission to the Senate when it was learned that there would not be an executive session. The President is expected to appoint Van Fleet within a few days, and his name will be presented Uo the Senate for confirmation next December. RAILWAY EMPLOYES' BILL Srnate Ajcrera to Confrrvnc* Report on BUI Limitline Hour* WASHINGTON, March 4. — The Sen- ate today agreed to the conference report on the bill limiting the hours of service of railway employes) as apxeed upon by the conference last nighf. The House also agreed to tha conferees' report, and In both houses the adoption was by unanimous vote. The agreement limits the daily service of railway telegraphers to nine hours, with a provision that the requirement may be extended as to any particular case when a proper showing is made to the Interstate Commerce Commlß- tlon. . MEDALS ARE PRESENTED TO THREE SEA HEROES "It.affords me great pleasure to offer a resolution which expresses the experi- ence I have had and I am quite- sure voices the sentiment of every Senator in this chamber, bearing testimony to the courtesy, the fairness and the abil- ity with which our presiding officer has discharged the- functions of his office." The resolution" tendered "the thanks of the Senate to Vice President Fair- banks for the dignified. Impartial and courteous manner in which he has pre- sided over the Senate's deliberations during the present session." The reso- lution, was unanimously adopted. PAIRBA.VKS' GAVEL PALLS The Vice President then appeared, and. replying to the resolution, said: "If the chair has been able to convince the, Senate of his impartiality in the discharge, of the-dutles which devolve upon him and which are 'often delicate, and difficult, he is ggratifiesd s in full measure. \ * "The chair desires to place upon the records his testimony. in behalf of;those Senators whose service in. the Senate Ib about to terminate, for their un- wavering devotion to the public 'inter- est while here and to wish: them: many years of further usefulness 'to their countrj'men. "The chair wishas for those .remain- ing in the and "now /entering upon their vacation After* arduous pub- lic duty health and safe return. They have well earned the approving Judg- ment of their constituencies; by: their intelligent and complete consecration to the public service. . : »- , "The Senate of- the United States, has well vindicated Its claim. to, the popular approval, by Uts wise,". careful 'and?pa- triotic consideration of many, question* of large concern "to the, Government and the people. Each passing session Jus- tifies the wisdom of the s fathers -who established the Senate: as 7 : one ;O f the essential safeguards to American in- stitutions and; one "of the assurances ' of \u25a0 the political .welfare of the; people. ,-The : hour * which by law .terminates the second session of: the:. Fifty-ninth Congress having arrived. '•> the "chair'de- clares .the Senate adjourned without day." - : Skate on. the^ roost perfect floorilhra. F.'at the; Auditorium. Fillmore"& Page.*, L EL, I, PASO,'; Texas, t March 4.— As £ the Mexican , Central >" passenger,' train I was crossing .the Rib] Grande com- ing An - . from Mexico, : ; ; Senor <*; Manuel Marl eu, a ;= musician \ and "composer.^ fa-* mous i in • Mexlco.^breathed \ his \ last. T - He was en * route '<• to \ Calif ornla;* to v.visit/a Bori'/»n'd- t was -llK.when>he';left' San Luis "\u25a0\u25a0•'".'"".\u25a0\u25a0•''*\u25a0.:\u25a0 './;\u25a0'"\u25a0- :'" *' ; -"-*>" COMPOSER DIES ON' TRAIN WASHINGTON. March 4.— The -Su- preme • Court ' today .denied;- the i applica- tion of ; John B: Chanler; of New York for a writ ; prohibiting" the New York officers -from' arresting 'him' while '.oni a contemplated; visit,' to ;New ;i .York^ from South i Carolina.'^ which iCbanler,f desires to make forithe'purposelof prosecuting a suit which he has> instituted to secure the I restoration rof; his " property' now4 in the j bands of ; Thomas T. 1 ! Sherman.^ The property :is /estimated to be worth $1,000,000 and .was .turned;Over^ to"Sher- man ten ' years : ago , as ; the i result of; the proceedings^ to; test Chanler's; sanity.; ;> les tation Is Denied John B. Chanler's Application to Su- preme Court to. Prevent •.Mo- '• . < CANNOT EVADE ARREST DURING VISIT 'TO GOTHAM Men of the City of Panama Who Rescued Fellows Are Rewarded TThen Second Officer C. A. Modeer, Quartermasters Harold Jones and Thomas Brown, with two ordinary sea- men, were cast off In a small boat from the City of Panama, December 31, to rescue three of th*>ir fellows who had been sw*»pt overboard on a frail llferaft in >a tremendous sea just below San Francisco harbor, they probably reck- oned .that they were merely doing their duty. But . yesterday they were re- warded for their heroism with a heavy gold medal each and a set of resolutions drawn \up by the passengers of the Panama. who , witnessed, with-hearts In their .mouths, the almost superhuman daring* of ;• the men. \u25a0 The medal pre- sentation vwas mad« by A. J. Frey, assißtftnt to the general manager of the Pacific : Mall Steamship Company, to whose /office the men were invited." C. *AJ Modeer and Thomas Brown were present,; but Harold Jones "was on his way to China and' will not receive his medal until his. return. The two sea- ra«n who Joined the rescue party and shared the fearful peril have left the company's service, and their • where- abouts were unknown to the. passen- gers, who wanted to present them, too, with ,medals. The sailors themselves have doubtless forgotten that incident in the life of a sailor. ; '',;;\u25a0_ .\ Captain A. W. Nelson's masterly handling of the ship, which he brought safely through ', the gale, was, also re- membered/ Through the , efforts of Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. a Portllmd physjeian who was on board the vessel', at 1 the time. President Roos«velt's attention was called to.the thrilling incident, -and ever quick to recognize valor and man- hood Uie Chief Executive sent a letter of congratulation' to the captain and a handsome photograph, nicely' mounted, of himself. Inscribed -with the Presl r dent's autograph. Both the letter from the. President and the set of resolutions from the pas- sengers ; were 'read at the formal pre^ sent&tion yesterday. . . But . ithe ;\ three men, who did not* hesitate .when the lives of fellows .were .- j imperiled on anjrry'\u25a0 seas, , were mightily \ uncomfort- able when they i •were : ' asked i, to ' face the combined focus "of * three ' cameras. UEITHDCE TO «<COLIC CURE" LOS ANGELES. March 4. — Fred Hirch died today at the Receiving Hospital here after several; hours of suffering, and the authorities attribute bis 'death to opiates contained in a bottle of colic cure, which he had procured in a local drug store. , TRACXWO&XER IKJVRED—Oorp* Jogs, employed by. the Cnlt«J Railroads a* trarkwork- px, tin f thrown from a Flllmore \u25a0 street car; yes- terday at Setter, atreet and painfully bruised. Soon thereafter Cortelyou was sworn In as Secretary of the Treasury, suc- ceeding Leslie M. Shaw, -who goes to New Tork |to become president of a trust company. After the close of the Treasury De- partment this afternoon some twenty- five of the high officials of the depart- ment called on retiring Secretary Shaw at the Arlington and presented him with a large mahogany case containing two dozen handsome silver service table plates. Commissioner of Internal Reve- nue Yerkes made the presentation speech. In response Shaw showed that he -was deeply affected by this evidence of the regrard In which he 1b held. James R. Garfleld of Ohio, who relin- quished the office of Commissioner of Corporations today, will succeed Ethan Allen Hitchcock of Missouri as Secre- tary of the Interior tomorrow. WASHINGTON, March 4.—-George Bruce Cortelyou relinquished the Post- master General's portfolio" to George yon L. Meyer, formerly United States Ambassador to Russia, today. After the oath had been administered to the new Postmaster General, Cortelyou intro- duced him to the various chiefs of de- partments. James R. Garfield to Become Secretary of Interior Today TOKEN GIVEN SHAW Former Postmaster General Now Head of Treasury Department WASHINGTON, March 4.— The ship subsidy bill, which has been before Congress In a more or less prominent way for the past two years, and for the past two days in, a more' acute form, finally received Its quietus in the Senate at 11. o'clock today, when"Sena- tor Galllnger rose and finally an- nounced his decision not to prass "it for.further consideration. Before mak- ing this announcement, he made a last request for a vote, whereupon Carroack expressed his regret, "that the- bill would still lead to extended debate." Thereupon Gallinger made the final announcement that he would notfurj ther press the measure during this ses- sion. Before, however, he came to this statement, he entered Into a furious argument in support of the 'bill. Two days of "frivolous debate," he said,' had occurred upon the measure and he felt it to bo his duty to call attention to the salient points Involved in connec- tion with the subject. " • , . "Nine per cent of our commerce is carried in American, ships," said Gal- linger. "The remaining. 91 per cent is carried In foreign ships. "We pay those foreign Bhips $200,000,000. annually, and this sum is distributed among the peo- ple of foreign' nations." This condition. Galllnger .predicted, would not always last. The American people, who lead the world In agri- culture and manufactures, ho said, would not be content with this con- dition when, It was well understood. Concluding,. Gallinger said that in giv- ing up the fight for the bill at this session he did so without any feeling of hostility or unklndness. "With this," he said, "I N arn content to let the matter rest for the present. But I want here and now to give notice to' my associates in this chamber, and to the citizens of this republic that so long as I remain In public" life I shall not remain silent, but shall exert my- self to the utmost to sefeure leglsla-. tion on this important subject.".;," He expressed the opinion that with the support of the Democratic members, of which he had been assured, he would get action on a measure practically along the* lines of the present bill at the next session of Congress. Gal- linger concluded at 11 o'clock, with- ; drawing the bill at that time. .", Announces That. He Intends to Resume Battle at Next. iSession " WILL TRY IT AGAIN Withdraws Measure When AllHope of is done' . And now. In pursuance of the requirements of the constitution. I declare the House of Repre- sentatives adjourned. without day. I thank you., gp.nUemen, for tout kindness In deed and words of this day: but even more cor- dially do I thank you for your unwearying and constant friendship during every, one -of the laborious , and eventful days of ; the Fifty -ninth Congress. Some Congresses have done their work under the stress of national', trial, and \u25a0 even national disaster; It has been our good fortune to .do our work in a period of • prosperity .so abounding as to surpass all the » lmaginings '. of the past. The statesmen of the days of stress will always, have first place tn the affections of the people,- but the men who with. loyalty,*- and devotion, strive to keep. a mighty nation In the pathway-, of prudeo<"« and common sense while prosperity abounds on every corner have troubles not always understood , or .sympathized with by the people, but' which you well know of." \u25a0 . - In the \u25a0 two years • now ' closed — years eventful In the ,precedents set . in these legislative ' halls, and -we hope and believe eventful for the good that may come to ; the i people- therefrom — your fidelity to your, own duty and your intelligent appreciation of duty, even when it has crossed some of your cherished \u25a0 purposes,' have had ,my cons Tint encouragement and support. In bidding you farewell.. 1 wish to express my. appreciation of this testimonial, and v to wish you •In . future all success and usefulness In 'your chosen walks of life. • . \u0084 .. Then he said of the Speaker: "The Speaker, whom every one loves for his big brain, big heart and impartiality." Williams presented .a" resolution thanking Speaker I Cannon ] for/ the in- telligent,"'consistent and impartial man- ner in which he had., presided. . Cannon ,was thereupon 'escorted :-- y in while the chamber rang with applause] ,With a tremor: in his voice," the ' Speaker .said: ' The Speaker, called Clark of Missouri to the chair. "Williams of Mississippi, tue minority leader, rose . and said that another Congress --was about to? die; that the work performed by the Fifty- ninth Congress wou,ld stand as the best work that the nation has had in many years. -; : ' v .--' •*,/ "WASHINGTON, ' March ' 4.—"My Coun- try, 'Tis of Thee," rang out',.. in the House as the cloqk was turned back fifteen minutes In order that; the; bill limiting the hours of labor for railroad employes: might be; enrolled. ; A [recess was ordered and the songs began. Hun- dreds of waving flags in the hands of the members made a stirring picture. The galleries Joined in the chorus v and made the chamber ring. * Session of tHe/ House Ends With Waving of Flags and' Singing \ t PATRIOTIC OUTBURST Williayns of Mississippi i Speaks^in Praise of .t. t .^*P^ Speaker . Representative Livingston, ' preseht- ing J the .views of the minority. on -the subject, agrees to the 'total,, which he says >is \u25a0 "an increase ,of. $'40,639,544 .over the appropriations made for "the j cur- rent fiscal year' and ;557,266i193 over 'the appropriation ; for the fiscal [ year ,1899, made at. the first regular : session of the Fifty-fifth \u25a0; Congress, ; which • covered substantially the entire expenses of the military and. naval; establishments on account of trie- war .wlthrSpaJn. "..Con- tinuing, he said: '._..; ,'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0', Enormous as ' are \u25a0 these . appropriations \u25a0 for ' the next fiscal year, * there i should be added -to them the further snms of. $25,000,000 ]on account of contracts authorized In *. the . naval : bill for : ad- ditional -'.warships, and ,: for -• which * no ;. moneys whatever > are yet appropriated, and the sum of $49,829,849 for contracts authorised in the river and : harbor appropriation hill . In addition ,to the appropriations made in that act.'-. • > , :/ :• .'There, sums added; to the session's ; total .ap- parent appropriations, make the tremendous sum of $994,778,020, . carried , either in direct .appropri- ations lor authorizations at this ' session ' of Con- gress, establishing a new \u25a0 record ' for Federal ap- propriations/ approaching the ' prodigious' sum > of a \u25a0 billion dollars - for i a single session - of ' Con- gress. / '.' .' -r. \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0.-;. y- „\u25a0.-.\u25a0 • ' -. : . --"\u25a0-' The highest estimates placed :on the probable revenue of the from 'all sources during|the coming . fiscal year -indicate - that they will be ' at ' least- one : hundred million dollars be- low the appropriations and authorizations for ex- penditure chargeable to. the session of Congress just .closed. ;.'..-.'. .'•:•; • , \u25a0 •• \u25a0 • \u25a0 \u25a0 The > Increase 'for the " army • over last . year ?is $6,718,118: increase for the navy over lastyear is- $21,?67,000, with, the- authorization for two new , ships ; increase for ,\u25a0 fortlQcatlons, $1,544,- 000: • increase for * pensions." $5,691.000. .. If the military;spirit and extravagance is to continue the • ways and . : means , committee had j better get busy. and provide for a \ large increasea se 'in , the revenues. '. *y. *.. - */\u25a0•\u25a0'.-/,. •' - • Livingston concluded .with < this re- ! mark: .;'•,-' ; >!\u25a0 wish to heaven, that.. we ; .could give the Philippines to Japan 'and get out of that coun- try, the cost 'of which-to us 4no one -can :even predict. I 'receired.a letter, the i other day from a debating society in\u25a0; my district asking •my opinion ; whether ; Cuba * should be * annexed. '..To that question .I \u25a0 want to reply : right here; , We have got enough of that krnd of rats now. ' For the . army,' $6,700,000; for ' fortifications, $1,800,000; legislative, executlTe and .Judicial. fc.\400.000; postal serrice,' $590,000,000; pensions, $5,000,000. \u25a0 \u25a0 f\u25a0 . \u25a0 - - - . \u0084"\u25a0-\u25a0 . \u25a0WTille the river and ' harbor bill carried ap- proximately $83,000,000. the expenditure under It TTonld be but $27,000,000 during 1908. t The appropriation ' for the Panama canal was Increased orer that during . the Fifty-eighth Con- jrress by $69,500,000. During the same, time postal needs increased $50.000.000... Analyzing 'the \ increased . appropri- ations for the year 1908 'over.; the - cur- rent fiscal year, ", the total of which is given as $40,000,000, the; increases are distributed , in [ part as :follows:: follows:' I ; WASHINGTON. 1 March ;4v^Statements were 5made to the " Senata %and i House today . by . Senator ; "Allison 1 -and "Repre- sentative ,Tawney, ; ohalrmen, , .respect- ively/ of the'approprlatlons committees! and , ;by^V?Representative:"; Livingston, ranking minority : member /of ; the" House committee, j regarding -appropriations * of the session/ .'The' following. is a ***ume of the; statements":- .>* . '__> . , . -• The' * appropriations ?•• aggregate , $919,- , P4S.6SO, of which $756,622,674 U tor the an- nual expenditures -for the . fiscal year ' endtne June SO. . 1908. The \u25a0balance of' the graad total Is to be used as follows: $12,439,655 for emer- gencies, anJ deficiencies on account of the nsoal year \u25a0 1907 and prior | year*; I51,000,000 j for • mis- cellaneous \u25a0 objects, \u25a0 such as prirate \ claims and the Ulre authorized In special acts, and $149,886 for ' permanent \u25a0 annual appropriations \u25a0' to meet the Interest <charge on ' the •> public ; debt, . the re- quirement* of, » the sinking fund, expenses of. collecting the rev*nue from cltlzenf, redemption of national bank notes and- other purposes. • The revenues -of the Government for 1908 are estimated at $850,000,000,: which will \ leaie a surplus of $20,000,000 and not a deficit. • as ; has been predicted la i some Quarters. \u25a0 . '•-' ' During the . fifty-ninth i Congress * as . a. whole $198,000,000 has been appropriated In excess of, the total for the Fifty-eighth Congress. Island Possessions as "Rats" Describes People. ; of the DEMOCRAT TALKS OUT Chairmen and Taw- ney Give 'Resumes of Big Increases - -' . GALLINGER GIVES UP IN FIGHT FOR SUBSIDY BILL APPROPRIATION VERY NEAR THE BILLION MARK KIND WORDS FOR CANNON FROM DEMOCRATIC SIDE MEYER ENTERS CABINET CORTELYOU IN NEW POST Three Changes Made in the Official Family of the President Measure for Building Up the Merchant Marine Suffers Defeat . TONOPAH. March 4.—Louis Sloss, secretary. of the Kewanos Company of Goldfield one of the heaviest stock- holders in that company, had a narrow escape from death recently at the hands of Charles Atphin. one of tha proprietors of the Butler -Theater. Slos-s, who , was in thl.s. city to meet the Kewanos stockholders coming from the coast on their recent Inspection trip, was staying with a friend .named O'Keefe. Late at night Sloss deter- mined to go to bed. and, securing the key to the house, started to find the O'Keefe residence, where .he was to sleep. Sloss became confused as to the house and, finally picking oat one that looked right,' he tried th« key. which worked, and walked in. Ha went through the first room and opened the door of the second, when he was halted by a sharp command to bold up his hands. He did so, but before he could speak a bullet passed bis ear and burled itself in the wall. Not content with his bad pistol practice, the outraged householder sprang from his bed and beat Sioss in the face with his fist. Sloss bro£e away and rushed to the door, which he slammed after him. and ran down the. street- This tale did not get out in Tonopah at first. Alphin, the man whoso bed- room the mino owner had so uncere- moniously entered, told of having routed a robber, but who that "robber" was. did not develop until Sloss told the stbry yesterday in Goldfleld. Both men were congratulating themselves on lucky escapes today, Sloss be» cause he is still alive and Alphin,be- cause his poor marksmanship saved him from taking the life of an Innocent man. Alphin used an automatic pi3tol and it had but one shot In it. To this fact Sloss owes his life. SPECIAL DISPATCP TO THE CALL Charles Alphin Glad His Poor Marksmanship Saved Intruder HAS NARROW ESCAPE Louis Sloss Wanders Intc •v . Wrong House and Is Fired Upon MINING MAN BECOMES TARGET IN THE DARK !{\u25a0 "WASHINGTON, March 4.—When , the trial,, of Representative ; Hermann of Oregon, "charged with the ... destruction of -public .records .while he: was Com- missioner; of .the General Land Office, wasv. resumed " today, witnesses were examined • to '.determine the method of handling the mail in* Commissioner Hermann's office. . Horace Wilcox, a clerk In the Land Office, ~who was : a -.messenger of the. Commissioner at. the time Hermann was. in office, ' testified that all . stamped let- ters addressed ; to. Hermann -from Ore- ] gonvwere -Bent to the Commissioner's: desk without being opened. ..The rest of the;mail was opened either by the chief \u25a0 clerk or ; by somet>ody else. He made it clear that all Oregon mail went to. the Commissioner direct. Several :other .employes of the Gen- eral Land Office were examined by Dis- trict-Attorney Baker, with a view to: showing that the letter press books de- stroyed -were ..Government . records , and not merely personal property ,of Her- mann. "\ ln. each instance the District 'Attorney submitted to the witness let- ters from the office, some of which were identified. •• ;'\u25a0 The witness indicated that in . the i natural course of business answers to i the letters would be prepared by /the Commissioner, but .no record of . the answers could be found. .The District Attorney, was by this evidence laying a foundation of ' proof 'that the answers were contained in the destroyed, books. .. :\u25a0' Senator C. W. Fulton o£ Oregon, re- sponding to an inquiry as, to Hermann's integrity and honesty, .said: "So far as I know, his reputation is excellent." He further said that he had heard other people speak highly of Mr. Her- mann and gave the names of some of them.-^SS@ . i Books Burned Contained the Answers Written by ' Commissioner tANDV GLERK HEARD New Evidence Bearing on Charge of Destroying ; Public Records ALL OREGON MAIL WENT TO HERMANN DIRECT THE SAN imNCISCO^ 0 3 JOHNJ.DEANE KOTAHY PCBiIC. Special Care Taken Trith Dcposttloa* «j»d AU L*sil Doeaußcmta. .Vartbweit corner of Suttee aflasl ' Stelaer - Street*. \ BUSINESS DIREOORY of SAN fRANCISCO HRMS MARYLA.VDCASUALTY CO. of Balti- more — H. B. WINDSOR & CO4 Ken'l agts:. Mutual Say. Bk. bldg.Tcmp.3394 REID BROS, architects, 2325 Gou*h St., Tel. Weat BQOL O. F. \VILLJEV dk CO^—Carriages. bu*i- ?\u25a0£ ness wagons, etc. ": 19 ; Fell st. Weep)all,|lpefYeaj THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTIOJI COMMUrEE (Orsranlzed 1902) PBOMOTION: Tbe act or promoting, adraae*- ment; KNCOCEAOEUKNX.— Ontaiy Dictionary. \u25a0" '* ~ -'.-.*' ' '"'' ' * " \u25a0 ' The- ' California ' Promotion > Coznmlttee . has - for Its object tbe PKOMOTIXQ of Califoral* v t whole. •«-\u25a0\u25a0 »\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 v»^.-^ >: -•?.,: '\u25a0 •; \u25a0\u25a0-• It Uas cothlaz to sell. -bS&USBQB Its energies are deroted to foctfrtn? all things tbat ' bare tbe ' ADVANCEMENT, of CalifornU aa tbelr object. > iii|'Mll^'Wsss*p»MßslWaaaßP«B«|Mf It rireti i reliable \u25a0 Information - on overy sabject connected with the Industries •( Calif oral*. .*\u25a0,.• '-.» It gives : ENCOURAGEMENT to . tbe establish- ment 'of new; industries ' and \u25a0 inrites desirable lxa- ) Mitrmtta^*»irtß(yWßWßBWßatortWBßaß>**agßy»^M »\u25a0 •It is - not' an i etnploTineßt " agency/: although It gifes l Information \ regardiur : labor , oondltloc*. -. -•\u25a0•. It presents the opportunities and rn-edi In all fields of business and sroteesk>n*r actlTltjr. ' -, - . i The i Committee, •la * sopported \u25a0 by popular , sub- scription aad ; makes no ; chars* : for any serric* rendered. \u25a0 ".-'t •t /' f ii>y |ll| flaW>** l tsy«BsMWsdfcU»H*< ;.' \u25a0; Af Bllated •.with; the Committee ;ar« ense hundred and slxtys commercial' organizations of tlie \u25a0 State, wltb a memb«-rshU» of over thirty . thousand. \u25a0 -. ; Meeting* are t Deld-' seml-annnally.'-ln • different part* >. of s Calif orals, wberu : matters : oX .' State - in- terest are dlncussed. — ' .. \u25a0- Headqnarten* of the Committee are maintained ' la - San - Francisco - la : California \u25a0 BuiId lac f Onioo \u25a0---''\u25a0• \u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 . ' ; A..-•-. OOBEE3PONDSSCB ISVITKD. A ntah started out to hunt bear with a popgun. 'Xan't afford a rifle/ he said, "Costs, too much/* v He found the beat || His funeral cost his friends \u25a0Tli^same mistaken idea of values, the same false economy as that which prompted the bear \u0084 hu.ntertb go cheerfully to his death, applies to • 'many 1 people in the selection and purchase of a piano: .: Dependable pianos only are found on our floors. \ Pianos that are of reputable manti- ; facture, o? standard value. 'of workmanship of the highest class, the product of the greatest fac- tories of the world. Pianps musically, structur- . ally and. architecturally perfect are the founda- tion of our commercial success, the mainstay of j ."the reputation of the Allen House.. Piano selling is a science with us, founded on , an knowledge of the cost of production, of supply and demand, on an ability to buy in .greater quantities, than any dealer on the Coast, and on business methods which enable us to sell pianos at smaller selling expense than is else- o where possible. This knowledge and this ability we off er to you inpiano values, at more reason- able prices, on more satisfactory terms than have ever been sho\vn, safeguarding you and your pi- ano with an absolute guarantee and with the rep^ mutation of thirty years of honest and progressive 'business methods. ;Our easy payment plan is worthy of investiga- tion and available for the asking. GyfY/w fez 1220 ; 24 Van Ness Aye. San Francisco, Cal. OTHER .. ST»» RES— I.on < Angrrle*. San Diego, Sacramento, Oakland, San ; Jose, Santa Jio^a, . Reno, | >>v.. Phoenix, Arti. ''. DR.' ; PIERCES ? REMEDIES - Stand Alone. Standing, out in': bold • relief, ail alone, . an 4 • as ;a conspicuous example ; of open,- frank and 'honest dealing with' the; sick and :afflicted, : are =Dr. vPierce's Favorite .Prescription - for weak,-, over-worked, ; de- bilitated,* nervous, :.? run-down,", pain- racked' women,' and . 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Dr.' Pierce feels that he can afford to take the afflicted into his full confidence and; lay all .tho* ingredients "ofrhis'medK cines'freely .before vthemtbecauEie'. these* ingredients, 'are' such- as are endorsed and mostrstrongly/.pralsed", by ** scores Vof nthe most "eminent" medical i writers ; as ' cures '. \ for^the 'diseases ' • for . which* 1 - tl*«e;.medi-* I cines ' are : recommended. • CTheref ore,', the" afflictcd'do' not alone, upon Dr.tPierce's • recommendation':; as ? to: the curative ivalueT of "his l medicines for cer- tain' eaaily.'recognized 1 ; diseases, yfjit."-^.-; ; • .*Af glance J at *the 3printed^ formula • oh each bottle willshow that no alcohol and no harmful or habit-forming drugs enter into • Dr.^Pierce's i medicines, i theyi being w hoUy f compounded^ of rglyeerie ] extracts, of;the I roots (of .? nativeA Americans forest plants.^ ? are ? best fand t safest " for ' the ;cure v oft most* lingeringVichroniC'dis-* eases. 1 -;. Dr.*R. f «V;- Pierce can be;consulted FKEE.'iby '~ addressing 7him Vat i Buffalo * N.' Y-l and % all*communications are; re- garded' as \sacredly_i confidential;',^ ; v .-j, vl l is as f easy i to is be well Jas * ill — and much more comfortable.^ Constipation; is i the rause of ,' many ; forms [of . illness.^' Dr. : '- ;Pferce'slPleasant^Pellets { cure? constipa-J Uion.^ They? areltiny;: sugar-coated 1 , gran-" ules.''.-iOne little : l Pellet f.is a geutleTaxa-j •tlye'two a mild cathartic -"All dealers in. 'medicines sell. them. rJY -;l ' J • ;^-J 1 piDTtrpcl? ;6enu!nB^Must'Brar ; ' : \u25a0 bAKI CKd : Fac-Simile Signature: . aJLjREFUSE SUBSTITUTES.;