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Show Th Maenlng Examiner has mar n the four rural saubcrifce- livary routes going eat ef Ogdon each morning tnan all ether paper Don't forget this. It combined. Utah Weather Forecast peaks far the Examiner aa a Faper with a circulation in the whole country and in each precinct. VOL. in. NO. (RECEIVES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES) 4 OGDEN HAS HCALL ACTUALLY CITY, UTAH. THURSDAY MORNING. NOT YET FACTIONAL OVER Ja:i. 3. Acfi.r.liug New Albany. X. Y., Jan. S. T:,. York state legislature ataneJ off with stories iu circuU'.. d here, ;lu- ltuii-VMo-co- to Hie Presidency of the New York Life Goes to Alexander E. Orr at a Salary of $50,000 a Year. Aside from the reading ;n both bouses of the annual of the governor, the most impunat icve'.op-uisnt- s were the election t Speaker James W. Wadsworth. Jr., uf living-ston- . thu finally dosing o'.,- of tha camspeaker.-1;.,- ) moat sensational paigns of recent years, and a long debate in the senate over Seiu:ir Brackett's resolution requesting th- resignation of United Btalrs 8ena'ir Chaun-ceM. Depew, on the groi.u.l of disclosures in connection with the Equitable Ufe Assurance socl.-- i y, which ended In Senator Brackett s withdrawal of the resolution for tbe time bring. The debate on thla resolution attracted the mot attention. Senators Raines. Maltby and Coggxshall led the defense of Senator Depcw, but Joined Senator Brackett iu the rierire for prompt action upon the resolution. They eulogized the junior senator on the soors of many great public services, and urgently pleaded tor tha Immediate defeat of the resolution. Senator Raines described Senator Depew aa a sick man, and objected to any delay In the matter, declaring It wss brutal to keep such a threat hanging over hla head even for a week. Minority Leader Grady said that tha Democrats were not prepared to act upon such a proposition on such short notice, and asked for a reaeon able time to confer aa to their attitude. Senator Marks held that ouly a careful study of the actual evidence taken in the Insurance investigation, rather than newspaper reporta, should be the basis of action in a matter of such great importance. Senator Brackett disclaimed1 any personal feeling against Sou tor Depew. and declared that hia resolution waa In no way consequent upon bis former opposition to Mr. Depew'a rejection aa senator. He instated that his act waa prompted by a sense of public duty.' In the cud. however, he asked leave t.) withdraw his rewJ'xtion. Senator Ralnea objected to this, but tha wiEhdrrirl waa euatained by a vote of 37 to 19. It was not regarded aa a test vote, several aerators declaring that they voted for withdrawal only out of oourteqy to Senator Brackett and to the minority members, who asked for tirao tor the consideration of thrir act loo. A report gained cur rency tonight that Senator Brackett's action In some way represented the wishes of President Roosevelt. Senator Brackett reqneat the Associated Pres sto contradict this rumor. y nesses to any act, and Decatur has denied them all emphatically. It 4s generally admitted that the strongest case has been made on the fourth specification, which state that Church waa haxed by being compelled to do No. 1C. Although Decatur claims he did not order him to do this, he admits that he did order him to report to hia (Decatur'sl room, and that someone else gave him this order in hia presence. Midshipman P. B. Marzoul, a witness for the defense, also nude this statement. Marion! ia under charges cil hazing. jfew York, Jan. 8. John A. McCall today resigned the presidency of the Kew York life Insurance company and Alexander E. Orr waa appointed In hla Uce at tha salary of 850.000 a year. Sr. McCall'a aalary waa HOO.OnO. also cut Tha board of trustees town tha number of second vice prrsl-dmt- a ao that hereafter there will be Instead of but two of theae officer three. Mr. McCall, who haa for 14 years, held the office which he resigned to dsy, cent n letter to the truateea in which he atated that hia errors probably seemed greater to him than to hla critic, but that he waa comfortuned to think of the company' BELIEVES precedented achievement and to know that no officer or true tee had profited improperly at the policyholder HOGAN e. THE MAN It la uncertain whether Mr. Orr will ntaln the prealdency beyond Ap II I ant, when Mr. McCall'a term would The new president Is have expired. e retired merchant of thla city, presi- dent of the Rapid Transit commie-toa former prealdent of the chamfer of commerce and n director In i. say financial and philanthropic He was born In Tyrone, Irel- n, instl-tatkm- and, In 1881. In accepting the prealdency Mr. Orr atil that he hoped John C. McCall and Yloa President Kingsley would remain ii the company's employ. John C. McCall la the son of former Prealdent McCall and ia aeeretary of the New York Ufa. Aha A .McCall'a - letter of resign ment h, la part, aa follow: Ia the period of my aervlce aa It srnUant I have made mistake. u as ay to sea mistakes after events ban fully developed the situation, when facing grant problem it wt easy to be In errant My probably seem greater to me to-4-tj Asa they aeem to any even Just critic, but notwithstanding that I am sot without comfort. My .. consol tlo cornea from theae M Is er-ra- tol-anb- eonsid-eratioe:- "Pint the unprecedented achieve Bests of tha company; second, that so oOotr or truateea haa profited Improperly during that time to tha extent of a dollar, at the expense of the policyholder. "At the close of 1908 we have added set to the company aa it stood at tha and of 1891 a volume of outstanding of Insurance which round figures 11,840,000,000. equal Thla total gathered In 14 years approximates the entire outstanding Inaurance of the Mutual Life nt the close of it's alxty-accoyear and ia very elose indeed to the outstanding Insurance of tha Equitable at tha close of its forty-sixth year. The achievements of a. life time, b Judged by ordinary standards, have been crowded Into that period of 14 Jssre. 1 believe my retirement will make all task easier, all burdens lighter, all problems simpler." President Orr laid that the fact that Boise, Ida., Jan. 3 The fourth day of the work of the officers engaged In running down the person or persona reupoaeltile for th murder of Bteunenberg has developed the real name of the man calling himself Thcsnaa Hogan. He has admitted that he la Harry Orchard. Further he his admitted that he was In the Couer d'Alene until the time of the trouble there In 18S9. He vis living at Burke waa a member of th Barits miners union. Sheriff Sutherland hae identified him ac one he saw several tinea In the section tha past summer. Whether or not ha had been there prior to last summer since the year of the riots la not known, but the foot that be waa there butt summer ia significant, aa It is thought be was undoubtedly conferring with same of hi old associate. Where he haa been alcoe haa not yet been traced, but he came to Idaho front flak Lake. He shipped Lie trunk to Caldwell and then went to Hailey, following hia trunk bare later. The trunk waa traced by moans of the check. What Captain Swain regards as a highly important arrert was mide at Nampa this evening. The name of tho suspect Is not known. This man had He wa first nobeen in Caldwell. ticed there cm Monday, attracting some attention by bis manner of watching tha officers. Thla afternoon he took the eastbound train. The sheriff telephoned to Marshal Mllard at Nampa to apprehend bhn. The latter mate the capture when the train reached that place, and the prisoner me taken back on the next train. The new inspect on bring placed In the eweathox was asked hla name, and safd: "My roue la John Doe. and that la all you will get out of me. Ha was searched, hut nothing was found to Indicate hla identity or bs business, The ewpeet is a rather portly man enne 5 feet 10 inches talL He haa email, pleroing and veadsrk eyes. Hla mustache la dark brown Almost black, and la worn cropped. He wean a broad brimmed aft felt hat. the presidents aalary had been reduced to 150,000 did not mean that TORNADO the tsls rles of other officers would be reduced in the same proportion. "The resignation of Mr. McCall waa unanimously," said Mr. Orr, Because it was desired that It be ao accepted. I have never attended Beating of truateea who expressed Bor genuine regret at losing the service of mch a commendable president Many Killed and Much Damage Done. Pvd RANK REDUCED. For Asking a Superior Officer Change Hie Seat. IN GEORGIA. to .1 Albany, Ga., Jan. 8 A tornado of terrific forco passe4 over Albany at 1:30 o'clock thla afternoon, coming from n southwesterly direction and spreading ruin and desolation over Several portions of a dozen block. persona are dead, others will die aa the result of Injuries, and many are more or less seriously hurt. The known dead are: BEN JONES, a negro machinist In the employ cf the VJrgtnln-Carolin- a Chemical comnany. JAKE JOHNSON, a For requesting boy. negro his to change those whose Injuries probaJet at a theater, First IJeuL Roy L! blyAmong fatal ere: will prove la Tsylor of the coast artillery, Luta Gladden,. Jrese Davis, Annie In rank twelve number He was tried by court martial lent week and Davis, Jessie Woodall. The list is still Incomplete, owing rite verdict waa announced today. The of the destrucgffense was committed at a theater In to the fact that much was well beyond the city London, Conn., where a eergeant tion wrought the tornado after Taylor's own company, who was in limits. Reports from been received. Mlform, vacated a seat at the request it left Albany have notin the city are Hundred! of negroes w Lieutenant Taylor. "It i hoped. states the decision, homeless tonight and many have lost effect. The total is signed by Brigadier General their howeboJd will reach 8150,000. The property ks court that "rant, the sentence of the Chemical company trill fore no doubt in the mind of its destroyed sufferer, In the principal the uniform of a soldier la n and machinery haring been rk of honor and must be respected buildings worth probably 860,000. Very little of ie United States." was protected also stated that a sentence more the destroyed property Mere than the one given la war-- , by tornado insurance. The Southern Bell Telephone comttafed. , The theater Incident took place last pany is among the heaviest sufferer. Ha Hues are down. Some little October. la felt for the town of Pretorsouthwestern part of the the in ia, trying to disprove state- - county. The tornado came from that MENT. direction, and as the telegraph wire down nothing can he heard from 'Polia. Md., Jan. 3. The prose-- . ere there. ,ntroJuced witnesses this morn-- J disprove the statements of those ARRANGE8i testified for the defense In the HINGES ON FINANCIAL MENTS. Kew York, Jan. 8. Mrgeeut of artillery any-th- at nino-yeerol- d VirginJa-CaroHr- a epore-hensio- n wrt i n proceedings against Stephen Decatnr, Jr., of Forta- MorH.. charged London, Jan. 3. lord Mayor with basing Clasamen Isaac N. McCrary of gan has not yet received Virginia anof mir-ta- Mld-wna- JJJrth v.JTT; Tx- - and Gaylord Church of Marine. Pa. It is practically the case will be finished and Jwb to the court today, and it ia con-that the decision in the esae will nounced through the commissionerLonof agriculture to establish 30.000 stale. Penddons poor on land infullthat detail of the 2 ing the recelut of v proposition. Sir William J.SnuIsby, to the lord mayor, said he could narrow line. Although acceptance. Any ofT nd Church testified to aep-o-f pot discus its out. must hinge on fipointed of he hexing cn the part fer. tw afco,,nt rtiMe waa no additional wit- - nancial arrangements. cer-th- aee-iriar- Albany, N. Y Jan. 8. The state legislature convened at noon today for tha 129th session, under conditions in aoina ways remarkable. The closing of one of th bitterest factional fights for tha ausembly speakership In many year to tha expectation of many that tha defeated faction would at once Inaugurate a policy of reprisal; the understanding qhnt at the opening of the asaaion Senator Edgar S. Brackett of d Saratoga would Introduce hia resolution requesting the of United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew; the intensity of feeling In many quarters resulting from the disclosures of the inaurance investigation all these things drew upon the opening of the session today a degree of public interval greater than for many years past. Thera waa very much more than the usual interest In tha message of Governor Hlggina to the legislature which included important recommendations aa to life inaurance, tha mortgage tax law, tha savings bank surplus ux and electoral reform. Tha governor, hi hla message, say: The eyes of the whole world are now turned toward New York, and if this legislature does not produce an insurance law which shall be 'drastic, but practicable; radical, but sane; In n spirit which shall be courageous but not hysterical, it will fall to meet the expectations of those who have confidence in the ability of popular government to eolve Its problems si they arise. "Future effective action by congress or the federal government is not probable sad the possibility of ueh action should not retard tor an instant the work of the state. "While life lnsuranee has received almost exclusive attention it cannot be assumed that other corporations dealing in indemnity and investment contracts have been blameless, and a word of caution may not he amiss regarding assessment association, accident Insurance companies, fire inanrance companies and . the Ilka Better allow free and unregulated institutions than permit such concerns to exist under laws which do not protect our citizens, hut enable the promoters of doubtful schemes to beguile the Investors to financial die appointment and fatten himself on false promises and deluded hopes. "The policy holder now demands something bettor from the state than a guarantee of solvency. He haa learned that hia Inaurance will be cheaper and afer when the companies are compelled to Invert their assessments for hla benefit exclusively and are prevented from diverting funds to the individual undertaking of speculative directors and to the payment of vast salaries and exorbitant commissions, gratuities to men of influence and contributions for political campaign purHe invokes the power of the pose state to shield him more effectively and to enrb the companies and their director "Yon will be called upon to make a radical revision of the law for the benefit cf investors hi life insurance and for the regulation and restrain of the companies. We may well consider at this time the expediency of providing for more thorough regulation by the department of inaurance. Under the new insurance law of Germany not only are thorough investigation and on (Continued on Page Four) Our Special Offer to Subscribers Will r.u Klitglish-lo- FRANCO- - GERMAN TROUBLE Wai.-- i ugum, Jan :: Th bill reiiue-- i l.o duty on ihi.ii-plnproducts W;il be Itie regular Ufi-tof hurJueas i:l tl,i hottru of tvptVM'iuativc toutor-- j ro.v a:td for --everal cay thctvaf Ivr. of th,- Mil, a had twu previously arranged. ThU change mg ns of rewiuui ; f mariiii.e burned yesterday, i ai-r- here, which w,-- i mi:u-bu- r says he personal i uiim-sst-of execution. When the l'u-jiugarrison o' he sugar luctory surrendered the uE. or in coui'ii.md f the regular troop afu-- r a fow brief who questions, picked u the were marched twtey paces ,u f.ont of a firing squad, a 'oliej and dropped without a Struggle. Nl. Smiui even says he think he recogr.id Governor General DocbDjntff among ilue present. It W generIy stated that the ib- - firing victims wore hand 4 over squad with the command, "Take them to the riverl,, shirk waa umauiouui to a sentence and Warrant, fur their J execution. Tbe clearing of tie Riazan line, as far aa Luberizl, which fell principally on the Beuiinoaorski regiment, was attended by much bloodshed. At every station troop dlper-e-d the rrowde Orloff-sky- , Three leader volley a ntce-sat- lit is i y it, Thi'ipp holiday piwdy m, till! ws ivrt-- o . the statehood to report, while the Cliainuun Payne of the and inruns committee announced that he would call up the bill when the house met after the holiday reoeos, and there will be no reason for delay lircau-- e of Insufficient notice. Chairman Hamilton of the committee on territories has been at the capital since Monday and haa endeavored to gx't Ills committee together, but it dot's not ssciu likri.v that a meeting cen he held thl week. The statehood hill is in the hands of a and some member of the subcommittee will nut arrive until next Monday. It i necessary for the to report to the full before the bill can bo reported lo the house. Although the stauduart bill is almost complete there axe some detail yet to arrange sorb a division lin,- - for judicial district., in tlie new state. Nor haa the final draft of the prohibition amendment yet 4vn ninde. it la the intention iff Mr. Hamilton to reintroduce the bill after it ha been proffered so that amendment will not be necessary on the floor of the house. All ihia mar put It over until the Philippine tariff Mil ia out of th way, although there would be no great opiKieltion to displacing the Philippine bill in order to pans the statehood Mil upon which expended debate ia expected. No time has been art for tbe limit of 1rttc on the Philippine bill. The measure coming from the ways and mean committee Is privileged, and can be taken up without a special rule. H ia expected that an agreement to vole may lie readied after a reasonable com-ntittc- e f dlers found a man and four bomb. Thereafter all suspicious funeral were hailed far examination and the aoMiers even ent to the of pulling the mustaches and beanl of mourner to ascertain if they were false. Wholesale arrests continue to he made here. The police era gathering In all perfound carrying loaded sticks or awnrd canes. Thirty reroluttonktt are reported to have been executed at Lomlnla station on the Nizhni Novgorod railroad. M. Mendelatam, who deffended Ivan Kaleieff, the murderer of Grand Duke Sergiu, has been arrested for active participation In the armed revolt. Major General Averlanoff, retired, president of tha lTnbm of City Employee, la also under arrest in connec-tkwith the Insurrection, and lias been deprived of hi rank and pension. Another American naturalized named Bos employed in Gin Bailie provinces, has filed n claim for damages done to hie homo In the Prenala district of this city. son time e Payne will open the on the bill tomorrow, according lo preaent arrangements, and aome members of the minority are expected to follow. (y.ialrman de-but- CHINESE RIOT IN SHANGHIA GENERAL MEETING OF WORKMEN Victoria, B. C., Jn. 3. The earner EmpreiM of Japan, from Shanghai, SL Petersburg, Jan. 4., 8:40 a. m. The general meeting of the Workmens council and of reprezenUHvea of the proletariat organizations, which was held acroaa iha Finnish border lasted for thirty six hours, adjourning only an hour ago. The practical mull of the meeting wa a confession that the government had proved lo he too strong in Ita fight against the strikers and the proletariat organlza Lions, and that it would he nctvbry to organize on a new basis the aimed revolution to which the delegates at the meeting were committed. It was admitted that the attempt to battle to the government without the preparation was a mistake and complete change in tactic wa decided npnn. A new council of workmen, consisting of 150 members, wa elected. A similar council will be railed and an elatorate plan for battle will be formulated. In the meantime the propaganda of the agitators will be kept' up, especially Iu tbe army, to show that the proletariat organisations are firmly resolved not to compromise with the government. It was also decided not to take part In .the elections tor the douma. Just prior to the adjournment of the meeting n resolution waa passed to turn the anniversary, January 23 (Red Sunday) into n day of mourning. For thla purpose, an appeal will lie made to the Socialist workmens organization both In Europe aid the United States to manifest thrir sympathy with the Russian revolutionaries by bedding demonstrations on that day. A member of tha workmen's council with whom the Associated Press conversed after the meeting, acknowledged that the move-men- t bad been severely crippled by the government, as many of the ablest leaders had either been killed or arrested. He aaid the movement had lost considerable prestige among the proletariat and that If the proletariat and that if the pieaent system of repression were persisted In. It would be increasingly difficult to disseminate the propaganda or further to organize. The main danger was that the leaders would be unable to gather sufficient force to strike a blow before the meeting of the douma. Nevertheless this Informant Insisted that the organization! he represented were not discouraged and that the fight would be continued until tbe proletariat achieved g final victory. He stoutly maintained that the policy cf repression to which the government had returned only demonstrated once again that It lacked the moral support of the public and that the sole reliance, a of yore, waa In it'a rifles and bayonets and cannon. "We now see clearly." Bald (his member of the workmens council. "That nothing definite can be accomplished by sporadic uprising. Tbe possession of a city such a Moscow or even St. Petersburg might not prove decisive. All Russia must rise nt the same time. In answer to a question a to whether In the meantime th i roletariat organizations had decided to abandon their acta of terrorism, the member of the council replied significantly: "Perhaps. There have been no acta of terror because the persons condemned have been too well guarded. ISTLd1a!?i! faction with (he action inxeraor In fcnpriacniliut mime Chlneae women and children, pending (l Turing for kidnaping, liefore the mixed court. Two women ar.d three lima were arrested charged with kidnaping fifteen young girls from Burhnan, and when the caae was remanded the British ordered the young girl ho takn society, ttie Ikmr of Hope, pending the trial. Tbe Chinese magistrate, Sir. Knan. Insisted they be pieced in the cells of the mixed court. His runners attacked the foreign police w'ao were removing them. The police, under Cadet Officer Teuton, In-- t and a riot ensued in which pastor Gibson and om? Chinese were slightly hurt. Finally the police hurtled the girls into van nnd removed them. The Chlnere magtrirate and hla aoebutant meanwhile rtiouted to the native mu nlc'paj conrtablo that If they obeyed tbe foreigner they would be punished everely under the Chinese law. Three remained lo;nl. however, to their for The magistrate and eign employers. hia asrirtonta managed to get the compound gates shut, and Shouted to Mr. I'enton that he nnd the ran would He wa p:ias only over hi dead body. hustled aside and the vans furred through. When til Incident waa noised about the Chinese became greatly excited.and maw meetings were held by different guilds to proiert against the treatment of the Chinese magistrate. For reverai days the excitement con tinued, the Chinese government orderthe prising the magistrate to releeee tha 15th, it oner. Three day was obvious thdt trouble wa about to breek out. The consuls correctly telegraphed fof warships. en to ' !. SITUATION Shanghai, Jn. NORMAL. 8. The situation bore normal. Twrotiird of the bluejackets who have been petroling th concretion reembarked today pending the final settlement of the mixed court question, which, it la alleged. ia hampered by the viceroy' onesided dispatches to the Chines foreign beard. Owing to the alleged 1 fon-lx- unruly behavior of Chinese stitdeirtw In Japan, the Japanese government haa requested that the vlalt to Japan of the Chinese traveling high commission bn postponed. - KING ALFONSO IS TO WED. Rome. Jan. 3. Reports are In circulation to the effect that npgotia tlona ar proceeding at the Vatican regarding the forthcoming marriage of the king of Bpaln to Princess Ena of Batten burg are1 without foundation. Th Yatiran haa not yet ben officially notified that such a marriage ia to take place. It la supposed here that the princess 1 being instructed with a view to her conversion to Catholicism by Father Bernard Vaughan of the Jesuit order. It ia expected that the princess will come to Rome after her conversion and before her mar-flag on a visit to the Pope aa she will be nneble to d o when she be-- . St. Petersburg. Jan. 3. Prices on comes queen of Spain, beesaae of the the bourse today continued strong. Im- . relations between the quidinal and the Vatican. perial 4s rose 8 to 2 7-- IN li rejiuptsd before the and is now on the cl-- : way were SrnnlnoHky and AndrewU-fcaptured and shot and over 300 persona are reported to hsv been killed or wounded. A newspaper report states that the number of DrujinUt were placed In coffins and smuggled pai the troops in the Presna district. An officer finally became f.isplclou: a funeral proceeslon waa pped and the casket waa opened. Inside the Mi- DYING - .Moreover m-ive- Washington. Jan. 8. Neither the ambaNitior to France nor iha like official at Berlin could treat of ibi- situation which now exists between Fiance and Germany on In any lrp-ir- t which could be published here withoui involving trouble. But it la believed i bat the explanation of this German moveuieui 1 to be found in th,- - fart that last July, when the Moruc-situation developed an soute phase, the French gmcral auff discovered the entire army, and especially the transportation facilities were not iu a condition Justifying France in adopting an aggressive sttliude. So tbe negotiations suddenly assumed a wild (one and have dragged along up to i hi time. Meanwhile th general staff went to war with great assiduity to correct th evils which had developed. with the result that within tha last ten day it was discovered that in the opinion of military experts the French army Is in better condition than at any period In It history. The weakest point last summer was discovered to be in the mobilisation, and thl haa been strengthened so that the vast bodies of troops can be collided at the popular renters and transported to the frontier post in an incredibly abort time. It la Mieved here by officials who have kept rioae wairh on the situation that the Germans have likewise here quetly and aa far aa possible wcretly increasing tha efficiency of their army. But when the internal resources tailed In th matter of producing a sufficient number of military railway cars, end It became necessary for ih German government to go to neceaanry foreign countries for th supply. It waa patent tint such an order could not ba concealed. Bo to make th best of the situation . thla news of th placing of tha vast order for transportation material was boldly announced from Berlin an an answer to the Frenoh unofficial statement aa to the pnrparadnaaa of France for military action. Aa to the part th United Stales ia to play In th approaching Moroccan conference, It may be staled .on the beet of authority that Messrs. White and Gummere, the American delegates, will go Into tha conference absolutely uncommitted to either th French or the German contention. The government's view la that Americana by virtue of bar ancient Intention In Morocco, rights even superior to those of any Kiiruopean state in deciding the critical question which will come before th conference. Tbw basis of. thl statement that America, single handed, made war upon the Barbu ry alntes, wiped out piracy In tha Mediterranean and concluded th first, wM the haala of; b tbe demand of other naturae for favor- ed nation treatments the hands of Morocco. Bo, from considerations such as the perpetuation of the open door and fair trade for all in Morocco, tbe United State government feels that It haa right and duly to participate in this important conference. Aa to the question of policing the Moroccan frontier, they stand uncommitted either to the German proposition, which an international police force, or tha French plan of employing n Algerian police for thla purjtose. American - itiv-.va- n FIVE CENTS PRICE TALK - I a rush today. 1906. 4, PHILIPPINE TARIFF IN PATHS OF PEACE FIGHT IS JANUARY ra!f Thursday and Friday. 1 TROUBLE DUE TO CHANGE OF POLICY. raria, Jan. 3. The amfbuador of one of the power eatfi today that careful Inquiry had onnvinceA Mm that ihe recent revival of French military. activity, which has given rise to alarm-irtreports, wax due mainly to a change from the military methods of M. the late mtnlator of war, to thorn of M. Etienne, the present minister of wnr. M. Berteoux belonged to the SoclaHitts, whose cardinal principle ia opposition to war and a reduction of military expendturea Thla naturally resulted in inactivity in military preparation. M. Etienne, on the contrary, la not affiliated with the the energetic hut rep reset clement which maintains that the country should be prepared to meet every eventuality. M. Burtoaux's precipitate resignation ha brought M. Etienne in control of the military administration, and hninunedMely adopted n vgoroua lxilky, not. tor. belligerent purposes, but 4a execution of the general desire to bava the army In a perfect state cf efficiency. He appealed to the budget commute of Gie chamber of deputies for exceptional military credits, the details of which were discussed behind closed doors, and he also Instituted careful Inquiry into the requirement of the frontier defenses, which the last Inspection of General Negri er disclosed to be In a lamentable state of inefficiency. M. Etienne protheae ceeded systematically to and other defocta, thus placing the army and all the equipments and defensive works In a proper state of This coming coincident efficiency. Issue over with the Franco-Germaled to a widespread impression were dethat the military preparations I signed to meet eventual tire arMng from the Moroccan controversy. While Morocco may have accentuated the need for military alertness, yet the chief cause of the recent military activity la the adoption of M. Etienne's energetic policy of having the army rredy to fulfill Its functions whenever required. Bar-eau- x, Mo-rooo-o, n THE BOY KING FELL FROM HI8 HORSE. Madrid. Jan. 3. King Alfonso fell with his horse today as he was leaving the palace to attend a review. He was not injured and was able to remount hi horse and proceed. A Bullet Hole in Head But no Gun Found New Haven, Conn., Jau. 3. Charles New York, formerly president of the PoodoIc Chemical company of New Jersey, and more recently an officer of the General Chemical company, with an office in New York City, waa mysteriously given a deaih wound from a iiiatoi ball while lying In bed during the night, the of hia brother Gharian A. HiHet. So myoierUm ww tbe owe from the outset Diet Deputy Goraoar Pond opened an Inquest at pulkie headquarters following a king and awarchtng inquiry during the day nt the HUler home stead at 117 Colluge street, nhpoet directly opposite the East Divinity, a dormitory of Y'ale. Mr. Edwards waa found dying la hia riuuuber by liter! ea A. Hiller. He had retired about 11 o'clock loot night, after attending a Idrthday party in honor of hla slater, Mrs. Samuel Harris, who is a ooualu of former President Thuothy Dwight of Tale. Ekriy In the day ha had come over from New York for thla special purpoea, and cf hahad been a frequent rial tor Chaa. here, usually a a guret of rtther A. or Maxay Hiller, both ' brother Ha retired apparently in tbe best of apt rite. Hia failure to appear at hraakfawt. led Charles Hiller to go upstairs. According to the latter the chamber door was not locked, and going in ha aaw Mr. Edwards apparently uraxmarioua from what was al first thought to be a stroke of apoplexy. A neighbor. Dr. Metcalf, who la a dentist, waa called and he give restoratives under tha impression that It waa a stroke of apoplexy. A little later Dr. Chrnoy reached the house, hut Mr. Edwards waa then breathing hia lost. In the course of hia treatment of tha dying man Dr. Cheney found a bullet hois in the left aid of tlia head, directly behind the ear. The hemorrhage from it had not been profuse, but, a It later was determined, ttip biillet had gone directly Into the brain. The death cf Mr. Edwards was reported by Charles Hiller to Deputy Coroner Fond, who at .once went to the house, aMIe a meoeenger ManhonefT" A: Marey liiller from the superior court, where he vu trying a case. ' At first glance Deputy Pond thought that death waa an art of suicide, but the absence of the weapon, which hours of urarrhlng filled to reveal, gave rieo to suspicion of murder. later the police were notified of the death, anil n guard was sent to the house and several detectives Mgnr4 to the rare. The polkie reached tlin conclusion that then had been murder, and the lnre-git (on proceeded on thla line. They, found that the houite had not been broken Into forcibly, hut aa unbolted kitchen door, which tbs bouse servant claimed was saenrely larked during lbs night, gave a possible clue that someone had paired out of the house by that mean. There was no rign of a weapon. Deputy Ooroner Rmd Informally gave It as bis opinion that it would have been Impoaetbla for Mr. Edwarua to have idiot hdmaalf and then get rid of the weapon, and It wa equally mynUfylag. he said, aa to the point from which tha tmlkd waa discharged. Determination of thaan forts, If It be pnarihle, was left to th which will he held tomorrow. After examination of the homestead, the servant In th bouse and both and Maxey Hiller were rigidChari ly questioned. A message was sent to Mrs. Ff ward In New York, and during the afternoon she readied thla city. Charles A. Hiller lived In the homestead wUh two servants. Hs la unmarried. He came to this city from Saline, Kaa., shout four yewiw ago. He 1 a tMrty-tMrdegree Maon. A. Maxey Hiller Is a lawyer and Urea at 433 Trmplo rtrert. He 1 prominent in affairs of the city. To the deputy coroner Charies A. Hiller mud that Mr. Edwards returned from the hom of Mrs. Harris about II o'clock, and after chatting for a few minutes retired. Mr. Hiller says he was not awkid by a shot or any disturbance during the night, add th firat Intimation of the condition of hla brother-in-lawas v1d.ii he found him dead. A. Maxey Hiller raid, in hla interview, after referring to Mr. Edward visit here for the Harris party: I was on the best of terms with my brother-in-law- . nnd there had hern no family trouble. "I know nothing about hla bnzlnras affairs except that he waa a large operator In Wll street. I knew of no motive for suicide. There were In the old home on College iLreet last night my brother, Charles and two nerrants whose last name I do not kuow. "One of the servants, when questioned, said that she went to her own home last night extinguished all the lights In the basement and this morning she found several lights burning there nnd n rear door unbolted. Mr. Edwards was shout 60 years old and a descendant of Jonathan Edwards, one of the early presidents of Yale, and wa related to many families of distinguished ancestry. He was graduated from Tale in tha academic da of 1866. and was an extremely popular member of Ms class. Charles Edwards, as be was known throughout Yale in those days, was one of the fathers of base ball at Yale, and played upon several of the early university A. Edwards of iu-la- gut In-la- y, d w On or about January 15th, 1906, the Standard will nuke a proposition to a nine. secure subscribers that will He married Mis Sarah Catherine any proposition ever made. Dont tie of Mia. Abigail yourself up with other papers until Hiller, only daughter to Charles and Maxey. yon hear our pro petition. j Hiller and sister ont-clsa- Interest You. It Will be Made About January 15th. Wait for It |