Show WEEK r NEWS FORECAST I Sensational Disclosures Prom Promised Promised Promised While Trial of Stoessel Stoessel sel set Is in Progress a ACUTE CUTE CRISIS IN PERSIA CHRISTMAS ON THE BATTLE BATTLESHIP BATTLESHIP BATTLESHIP SHIP FLEET The holiday season removes from the week most of the fixed sources of news congress In recess largely BUS sua BUSt t ending conventions and gatherings of Ious rious organizations and generally re rejoins joins the news newa events that can be an anticipated anticipated The larger interest therefore center Inter on happenings abroad At St Petersburg the trial of General Stoessel will continue with promise of more sen Ien sensational disclosures concerning the defense de defense of Port Arthur and revelations of secrets of the war with Japan Count Wittes action In seeking the press as a medium of reply to General Gen General Genal eral al statements when he was refused permission to testify at the trial Ji Th looked upon as possibly the first of many developments of a sensational character that will result from the official of fl cial stirring of ot the muddy waters of ot Rus Rue Russian sian elan officialdom Editor Hardens Trial In In Berlin the trial of Herr Harden editor of ot on the charge of li ll lifeline feline Count Kuno von Moltke In his exposures ex exposures exposures concerning the now famous court scandal will continue unless the efforts making to bring about a II private adjustment are successful Although the proceedings covering the most shocking portion of ot the testimony are being held in private Berlin advices Intimate that open court hearings will wUl be he resumed and that diat subsequent testimony may reveal at in part the basis of Herr Hardens Charges involving some of at the greatest names Iames names in the empire Japanese Diet The Japanese diet will assemble as on for tor its session se lIlon I and the number of ot extremely grave grave ques questions questions questions which will confront it promise to tomake tomake tomake make the tha session one of unusual importance Importance importance tance The opposition Is la said sald to be ire Are pared to vigorously oppose the budget formally ormall decided upon by the imperial council a few tew days ago 11 and which con contemplates contemplates contemplates templates large retrenchment in public expenditures The emigration question I I also promises to be prolific of partisan I debate The progressive party part already has announced ed its determination to pro promote promote promote mote an active a Uve campaign In the diet against aJ the governments restrictive pol poi policy polIcy icy and to support the emigration compa campa companies companies nies nl B whose business Is imperiled by For Foreign Foreign Foreign eign Minister action In exercising ing log vigorous control over their opera operations operation tion particularly in limiting the sending of laborers to this country and Canada Situation In Persia The situation In Persia arising from the conflict between the throne and the Constitutionalists although now reported as being more reassuring is still regard regarded ed as critical For the present the dan danger daner danger ger er of clash seems to have been averted r but the a attitude attitude a ascribed of the he actions Is de described described scribed as being one of ot alertness and pre preparedness preparedness preparedness to resume the state of armed menace which for tor the past week threat threatened threatened threatened ened bloodshed in Teheran Late dis dispatches dispatches dispatches patches picture a widespread unrest from which developments might occur that would bring about the necessity of for foreign foreign eign intervention with its attendant European complications The national feeling against a the shah is reported to 10 tobe tobe be spreading Two provinces have de declared declared dered red In favor of his being and there Is some so soder fame likelihood that the disorder disorder der heretofore confined to Teheran may spread Should the shah refuse the de demands demands demands mands which the parliament Is expected to make upon him his dethronement might follow tollow and an acute crisis be Im Immediately Immediately immediately mediately precipitated with the likelihood likelihood likelihood hood of ot grave Internal disorders Christmas on the Fleet FleetOn On Christma eve the battleship fleet will wUl drop anchor in the Port of ot Spain Spai 1 Trinidad and complete the first leg of the impressive voyage to the Pacific In that ancient little port the officers and men of ot the armada will celebrate Christmas with festivities and feasting aboard ship for all and shore liberty for forthe forthe forthe the lucky ones Tons of seasonable good things were laid in before the fleet left home waters and all hands will enjoy a break In the customary rations of deep sea voyaging For five days the ships will lie at Port of Spain where the of officials officials and citizens have arranged an elaborate program of entertainment Three days will be given up to racing baseball polo and other sports A reception and ball will be given at atI Government House and numerous public and private functions will be held In hon honor I or of the visitors On Saturday the bat battleships battleships battleships will head southward for the long run down to Rio where they are sched scheduled scheduled scheduled to arrive on Jan 11 U for a stay of at often atten often ten days After Alter the first day or two out from Trinidad probably no word will be had from the fleet until it Is reported at atRio atRio atRio Rio as the ships will have passed from the zone of ot the wireless telegraph The torpedo boat flotilla less fortunate than the big ships will spend Christmas at sea being scheduled to reach Para Bra Brazil Brazil Brazil zil on Thursday next Goldfield Trouble The proposed withdrawal of at federal troops from again revives inter interest Interest est in the situation arising from the con contest cont contest test t st of the mine owners and the federa federation federation tion of ot miners Thus far tar the conference between the two Interests has not been productive of ot any basis for tor a settlement and the mine owners express fear tear of trou trouble trouble trouble ble unless the president rescinds his ac action action tion In ordering the troops away The labor leaders leaden on the other hand assert there need be no fear tear of disorders It Is reported that the mine owners will make a determined effort to resume operations this week while the troops are still present pres present present ent and the situation thus created probably probably probably ably will determine the future course of ot the war department New York Politics Politically the only event of ot Importance Imp is a special meeting of the Republican club of ot New York called for Monday night to consider a resol resolution tion advocat advocating advocatIng advocating ing the presidential candidacy of ot Gov Governor GoVernor Governor Hughes This meeting was called before that of the New York county Re Republican Republican Republican publican committee was held on last Thursday night and the action of the tha latter In voting oUng to postpone consideration of ot a endorsing Mr Hughes na naturally naturally naturally tends in to an added interest |