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VOLUME XIII
NUMBER ISO
TROySLEWiTH
THEJAPANESt
STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
According to Story of Naval Officers
Two Reulments of Troops Are to
e Rushed to Honolulu Where
Japs Want an Island.
lly Associated Press.
San Francisco Dec. 15. Tho llx-
atnlner publishes the following dls-
puttli from Honolulu:
Olllccr of the transport Thomas
announced ..nt two regiments are to
bo rusned Immediately to the Inland
In anticipation vt trouble with tho
Japanese. Tho islands aro overrun by
tho little bruwn men. ll Is under-
stood that the Mikado Is anxious to
securo possession of tno Island of
l.annl which Is private property
and which coti'.d be luted as an excel-
lent navy base.
Ily Associated I'ress.
Washington Doc. 15. It was
Btated at the war department today
that no order lias been Issued for
the dispatch of additional troops to
the Hawaiian Islands and no such
order is contemplated.
ARKANSAS DANK RODDED.
Wreck Safe and Building and Get
Away with $1800.
lly Associated I'ress.
Vt. Smith Ark.. Dec. 15. Uobbors
early today wrecked tho safe and
partially demolished tho building ol
tno bank nt Lincoln Ark. and es-
caped with 1800 all tho contents ot
tho Rtife.
It Is believed they aro the 3amo
gang mat cracked tho safe oi tho
banks at Monro and Ashcr Okla. re-
cently. BRYAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS
Constitutional Convention. Receives
Communication Suggestions.
3y Assoclttcd Prefa.
(luthrle Okla. Dec. 15. A commu-
nication from W. J. llryan in which
he made a number of recommenda-
tions was read before tho constitu-
tional convention today. One sugges-
Hon was tho creation of a board of
corporations. He also urged tho ca-
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MarKed
THIS WEEK AT
Copyright Boohs that
this week or
Standard Novels that were 50c now
(Attractive Cloth Binding)
Fairy Stories and HooKs for Children
75c acd $1.00 now
Oxford and Baxter Diblcs 20 Per Cent Off
Toys and Dolls At Reduced Prices
BOYD'S BOYD'S BOYD'S
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entim to adopt the Initiative and
referendum and the nomination d
all officers by the primary system.
Thu committee on federal relations
roiorted favorably m the proposal
of two amendments to the I'nttitd
State institution one for the elec-
tion f senators by direct Me of the
people and one for an Income tux.
Illinois Bank Falls
lly Associated Press.
l'erkln 111 . Dec. 15. Conrade Tup-
on .an olllclal of the Smith bank
which failed for hair a million today
was found guilty of accepting funds
nfter the bank beenmo Insolvent.
Mayor Rose Pays Fine
lly Associated I'ress.
Topeka Kans.. Dec. l.V Ex-Mayor
Hose of Kansas City today sunt tho
supreme court a check for 51502 to
pay flno and costs In the contempt
case that resulted In his being mist-
ed from offlce for nou-enforce-ment
of the prohibition law.
Russian Minister III.
Ily ABHOclnted I'ress.
St. Petersburg Dec. 15. I.am-
dorff. former minister of foreign af-
fairs Is gorhrasly HI.
Ano!hrr Attempt on Admiral's Life.
Ily Associated l'ross.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 15. Anotnor
attempt was made this afternoon on
tho 11 to of Admiral Dubassofr ox-governor
general of Moscow. While on
his way to the palace two men hurl-
ed a lAimb at his carriage which
exploded with grat force but only
slightly wounded tho admiral. The
assassins were arrested.
Steamer Sinks on Great Lakes.
Ily Associated I'ress.
llayllold. Wis. Dec. 15. Tho steam-
er Ireland frtwi which tho crew was
removed yesterday Is today reported
to have sunk nenr Snnd Island. The
wrecking steamer Mnnlstlquu which
had thirty-one men on board -and
which was missing since last evening
Is safo here.
Half-witted Boy Released.
lly Associated I'ress.
Dayton O. Dec. 15. David Curtis
iiie half-witted newsboy wtto asserted
ho wns tho slayer of lona Oilman
was tr-day released by the Justlco on
the ground that tho prosecution had
fnlled to show that he was connected
with the crime.
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with a good reputation to llvo up to
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ATTEMPT TO
SSASSIHATE
L. C LESURE AT HIS HOME FRI-
DAY NIGHT.
Two Shots were Fired both Missing
Their Mark by Narrow Margin
No Clue as to the Perpetra-
tor of thi Attempt.
The writer of the anonymous let
ter to I.. C. I.eiure ovldeiitl endeav-
ored to make Rotil his threat Irlda
night and attacked Mr. Lcsuro as he
was entering hU home after having
attended tl.O iierformntice of the
Clansman. Two shots were llred In
rapid succession ono of which pass
ed through the lapel of the coat and
grated the outside. The other tot
missed Mr. Lesure but a few Inches.
If either bullet had been effective.
he would have been hilled. One
ot tho bullets just missed U. T. ltox-
roat of Keller who was with Mr. I.e-
sure at the time and was going home
with him.
Tho facts of the nffalr as obtained
are as follows:
Sometime ago I.. C. I-esure receiv
ed through the malls an anonymous
letter stating that the writer and I.o-
sure could not llvo In the same iu.i
together that Ardmoio waft too small
for thu two of them and that ho l.o-
sure had better loon cut that the
writer was after him. Mr. I.osute
paid little hted to the nffalr as ho
did not think he had cnuso to and of
ten romnrked that If ho know who tho
wrltor waB could mnko him cake-
walk down Main street.
Mr. Lesuro when seen yostorday
morning said ; "Mr. Ilcxroat and I
walked In upon tho porch to my
homo at about ten minutes after 11
o'clock. Wo spent some little time
thoro cleaning tho mud off our feet
and I unlocked the door to tho hall
We passed anil ns I opened tho door
to tho living room somo mnn who
wns crouched near tho door rose and
llred at me. Tho first ball evidently
passed between mo and Mr Hexroat
Holiday Goods
New shipment or Japanese hand
painted China.
Flno assortment of toys.
Ilnndswno new pictures nt Just
one-half what others ask.
ChrlstmnB nuu Now Year Postal
cards.
Children'.! sets of Knives Porks
nd SpoonB very cheap.
Ileautlful Wlno Sets.
Don't pay tho high prices oth-
ers ask. Wo Bell at tho same
prlceB tho year round.
5 and 10c Store
Opposite Court House.
IS ECONOMY A FACTOR
IN VOUIt
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?
nverythlng In Jewelry.
Silk Umbrellas.
Plated Initio Ware.
Stag Handled Carvers.
Hand Painted Cmna.
Souvenir Spoons.
Smoking Sots Etc" Etc.
talCE RY T
keconomyUpatronizing I
SSiatorial
AMR
I stepped back and told Hexroat t"
piiti't bin self. At one the (limiulu
of the amin ntntis lettei came to me
and I determined If otnlble to uso'r-
tain who my would be assassin Is
and I re-entered the hmise. QuickC
another shot was tired and 1 grappled
with the man In the dark. When 1
approached him accidentally I caught
n caning fork which he held In his
hand and took It from him. Quicker
that though I was threw n to the floor
by a man much stronger than 1 and
when I fell I drew tity gun and fired
at htm. The would be assassin ran
front the house and 1 .. nniiig that hi
had entered the Imtll mon plunged
In here after him but uulofcly heard
footsteps on the back imtcIi and I ran
In that direction and fired again. The
bullet from my gun fired at the first
shot cannot bj found and 1 believe
that it entered the body trf the man
The bullet fired at the second shot
wns found." I
Mr. ".esure Is of (ho opinion that
ho man name bent upon murder as
to had f very npiiortunlty to oscaiie
lthout detection if ho had been there
'or bttrglaiy. '"Vhoever my attempt-
al nwHsti wns he wns n negro I
.now this from tho glimpse I got of
'llm as he fired the second shot be-
fore we grappled.
Mr. I.osuro Is of the opinion that
'ho man who nttuckod him Is a ne-
gro nnd Is ot slim build and nlmut
six feet tall. Krom the tracks found
around tho house yesterday morning
It is ory evident that two men wero
together as there wero abundant evi
dence that two men ran together
from tho house.
Kntrnnce to tho house was effect-
ed tnrough the rear door which was
left unlocked. Tho screen door was
fastened and tho screen 'cut nnd the
back door opened. The trespasser
arranged everything bo as escape
would be easy. All of the back win-
dows wore raised and all of tho doors
opened throughout tho house loading
to tho back end bo as no obstacles
would bo In tho way of a good get-
away. Mr. LcBuro has no idea who tho
assaulting party can bo or what ob-
ject any one has on his llfo. Unless
It Is some negro politician "I have
no enemies In tho city or this section
of the country and Bpenk to every-
body. I am at outs with only ono man
In the city and I know him to be too
honorable to think of such a thing
as assassination;" said Mr. I.esure.
O. A. Wells a prominent republi
can nnd ono of the tioputy United
States clerks In this city who rooms
at the LeBuro home received a letter
similar to tho ono written Mr. Losuro
Tho mlssllo received by Mr. Wells
was typewritten with no Blgnnturo nt'
tached and no possible cluo ns to tho
wrltor.
The letter In effect was ns follows:
"You had better move your loom or
you will meet with trouble. You owe
It to tho party."
From tho tono of tho letter that was
rocelved by Mr. Wells It lookB as if
tho assailant of Mr. I.esuro was Bomo
one In tho republican ranks. During
tho hist campaign Mr. I.osure was an
active democrat and did oonsldrablo
work for tho party. Ho was also a
white supremacy man and talked a
Ki'i'ut deal about the separatum of tho
races In schools nnd on passenger
trains.
The nffa'r has been !aiu! In Hp
hands of tl.e marshal's of'k'o mi.; the
police for Investigation. Tho promises
were carefully gone over Saturduy
morning by tho officers who measur-
ed the tracks of the party that ran
across tho back lot. While no ar-
rests have beon made ns yot tho offi-
cers have several jmrtles under sus-
picion and In all probability somo
ono will bo arrested In a few days.
King Oscar Improving
Ilv VBsoclnted Press.
Stockholm Dec. 15. King Oscar's
condition this morning is much Im-
proved. N:rryphontoCcS:a"kD(l9'ArS
Sisters
Artists
JAPANESE
QUESTION
PRESIDENT WILL SEND SPECIAL
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
Alleged it will be More Vigorous in
Tone than the Former Communi-
cation on the Subject. Will
Arouse Heated Peelings.
Chicago 111. Dec. 15. A illspatrh to
the Kecord-llerald today from Wash-
ington says:
A special message on the Jnimnese
question and the California school
problem Buppleinnlsry to the treat-
ment of these same subjects by Pres-
ident Hoosevolt In his regular mes-
sage last week will be sent lo con-
gross from the- Whlto Mouse ne.u
Tuesday.
It Is stated authoritatively that this
special message wilt bo more vigor-
ous In tone than the former communi-
cation nnd will not be onlculnted to
cool the Indignation of California pre
viously aroused.
The sieclal message moreover.
aside from Its local application will
be one of the most notable and lm-
ixirtant communications In the entire
list of those sent lo congress by the
present executive. It will bring to a
direct Issue the centralization scheme
of the government which Is likely to
form the climax of endeavor on tho
part of thu Hoosevelt administration.
Tho administration In about to tnke
advanced giounds regarding tho doc-
trine of federal supremacy over state
sovereignty. Tho Japanoso question
raised in connection with the public
school system of California has sup-
plied tho opportunity to give forclblo
expansion to the mighty scheme of
centralization that Is to be perfected
If possible.
It Is not possible nt this writing to
forecast In detni. what the president
will Bay In his second message on the
Japanese question.
Accompanying his message which
It Is understood will bo n full explana-
tion of the administration's policy ns
to tho supremacy of federal over
state Miwcr will bo the report of the
special Investigation of thu San l'rnn
Cisco school question mailo by Secre
tary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf
Hegardless of the nature of this re
port tho president will ndhoro vigor
ously to tho position taken by him In
his rogular mossnge which was writ-
ten beforo ho left Washington to visit
tho canal zone nnd beforo ho hail any-
thing nt all from Secretary Metculf.
Hut ns to the Metcalf report It has
teon learned Hint Its author found
much to condemn in tho matter of
tho treatment of Japanese outside of
the school quostlon. Ills report In
fact will furnish n new sensation. It
will show. It. Is understood labor un-
ion tyrnt ny ocer Jaiianoso which af-
fects tho lights prosonted to the case
y treaty in an oven mo.r pronou-ir-
cd manner than anything connected
with the school Imbroglio..
Matters of his nature embraved in
Secretary Motcalf's report will furn-
ish tho koy for many arguments to be
advan6ed b Lie president In his in-
sage. THREE MINERS KILLED.
Explosion In Mine at Chant Hundred
Men Had Just Left Mine.
Port Smith Ark. Dec. ".3 Three
miners wore killed las' night by nn
explosion In a mlno of the St. Croix
cool company nt dun I. T.
Tlio dead .
William Armstrong.
Michael Koleskl.
.Inmes llannwskl.
One hundred men hid j'Jrt Ielt Hie
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Will appear at the ROYAL ROLLER RINK Dec. 27th 28th
and 29th. Matinees on 28th and 29th. 10c admission to all
performances. SKating before and after performance. Be-
ginning Monday 17th we will charge 10c admission at
night session. SKates
NEGRO ATTACKS WOMAN.
Widow at Dlstsem Texas Injured In
Struggle Nsoro In Paris Jail
Illossom. Texas Dee. l.".-Tlil
town wns thrown Into a fever of ex-
citement last night about 9 o'clock
over an attempted outrage commit-
till by a young negro on the person
of Mrs. C. A. Smith a widow living
In the western part of the town. Mrs.
Smllh heard a noise at the back
door of her home. She opened the
ill or to ascertain the cause and was
seized and dragged acius the yard
by the negro who tried to smother
her cries by placing his hands over
her mouth. In this ho failed and her
on hearing her cries went to her
rescue with a pistol which he tired
twice at the negn as the latter Jump-
ed the fence and dlsnppcared In the
darkness
The sheriff was uutlfled by tele-
phono and he nnd a couple of depu-
ties with three bloodhounds arrived
here nbout 11 o'clock In compntiv
with the count; nttorney. When tin
dogs wero carried lo the place thoy nt
once took the trail and followed It to
the home of another negro nnd went
Into the houso nnd Jumped upon tlu
bed In which te negro had secret-
ed himself. The negro was taken to
Paris and placed In Jail. Only n very
few people knew uf tho nffnlr until
this morning.
Tho Injured prrty If resting well
and will recover as her Injuries re-
sulted from the at'etppts of tho n V"
lo choke her ami his striking hor
on tho back once or twice with n
stick of stove wi-od iib ho fled.
liny your wlro and nails from HIT-
'ns Corhn & Krenslcy.
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The Best Christmas Present
Is a scholarship in
SELVIDGE BUSINESS COLLEGE
The best equipped commer-
cial college in the Southwest.
From now until Dec. 25th a spe-
cial discount of $5.00 will be made on
each scholarship.
G. P. SELVIDGE President
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What Is nicer to have when
more useful when It rains
A Good
O Vni will nml Ihn lie-1 linn
('old and Storllng Silver handles for ladles and Girls;
tliey hnvo eight ribs not seven llko the majority that Is
told tbev run In p;icia from
$5.00 So $35.00
They make useful nnd beautiful Christmas OUU
lmo I nand let us srow you.
Wsltsr Gi Dodn 18 wet Man street- n
25c.
KAISER AMD
THE POPE
DISSOLUTION OF REICHSTAG MO
MENTOUS MOVE FOR GERMANY.
New Opposition May Develop The
Emperor has no assurances That
the Country Will Respond t
His Patriotic Call.
Berlin Dec 15. A contest between
the Kaiser and the Pope overshadow
Ing the Itiiaalnn convulsions resulting
from the dispute between ltinperor
William and the Itelchstag Is the
prediction of ixilltlcal prophets on
tho outcome of the new elections.
Forecasters assert the antKJover.i
in ent majority In the next Helehstag
will bo stronger tnau In the one Just
dlssohed. The opMMltlon will ob-
struct tho Kaiser step by Btep bring-
ing on n deadlock not only In the
Colonial lturcn.it. but nlfco In the For-
eign Nnvnl. Military and Domestic
departments.
"This is a flno sort of government;
scnttor tile whole tribe to tho four
winds." This Is the telegram Kaiser
or Wlllam sent Chancellor tluelow
yostorday when worl went lo him by
lung distance telephone at the shoot-
ing box at Iluehcnberg of the rebel-
lious vote In tho Itelchstag. (lermany
Is plunged Into what Is universally
regarded ns tho greatest crisis in Its
(Contlnuod on pngo eight)
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