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(it ve Fie No one wants shoddy gifts and when you buy here you know it's good. Many special prices make shopping here especially attractive for Xmas buyers to morrow hee Says Sale a av v. "Oi This fine Mission Tablo, regular price f.lO, special for three days only, $3.49. Substantially built, of solid oak; in correct Mission style, weathered finish, top is 24x34 inches, has large drawer and shelf Would be a bargain at $.50. Our special price for three days' Tills Handsome Mission Magazine Rzk C2 value fcr cse day S2Ch Substantially built of seasoned oak, weathered finish 42 inches high, with four shelves 10x12 inches nice enough to use anywhere.

fflif Shog Bo2s and I BTacMnS Cass Shoe Boxes and Blacking Cases make ideal Christmas gifts for men. We have them at 91.00, $1.50, $1.75, 92.50 and up to $0.50. CrHTSrnas Shopping Ust Leather Rockers. Davenports. Library and.

Parlor Tablet. Ladies' Desks. Bookcases. Music Cabinets. Piano Benches, Toot Stools.4 "A IJovelties In Brass and Bronze, New Art Pottery In decorative effects, Fancy Pillows, Domes and Electroliers, Screens, Lamp's, Oriental Rugs, etc Open Saturday Evenings Until Xraaa Cffico Decks, Tables and Chairs trcpriita Clxutrj Gift fcr tie bsjhesi naa We tin njfa turs and sell direct to the user an acknowledged eupeiior litis tt iUt ni Itoll Ttl Directors' Tables end Office Chairs, In nl nahoirany.

Our prWs ere lowr then the retailer, end the Qun.nr 1 beyond comparison wild others. cuirt, 35 Director Tables Cell sad see ear Its ar AETilA CABIIIET FAVCPt Or EC OTHERS Tend! ta Show the Sluders Did Nit Kill Tennis. Fl'UJVAN. December lil. After spviiJInf two days r.laklng pereonal In of the murder cf Mrlvta Ten.

nla, na.r Flax City, In the northeast pert cf cftur.tr, ten days ags. INroeecutor Wood has unearthed evidence tending to prove that James and Eev Sluder. In jail tt re, charged with the murder, ere not t.ie guilty parties. rrom the first the police here held Tennia wii not killed by the Eludere. Tie bivir of vm ru1 ovr by ht on rf the 1 Jk Yrrr 1, between Mar Ctty 1 Cf to at o'c! i on tne r'M if t'tur1.

N.ivt it br The con.l.uvn rf tne bKiy aun tr It tj I 'in bm rnur r1 nd hi holy 5 1 on th trr. In irrwt h.uvi.re, t.i.nl evKLiKf that ru.J him 1 there ha.i bwi r.itht at tr.e ai.Mt i k' o'cioin th.Ht Trirn; at Trnr.u hat ff ly the trot a. tha hJ tkn from hou to rv n4 f.actisl upon the ti' iv. ilr, ihvI baa lfafJ thst the frleht trtn that ran ovr Kuty nuitlt two trie nisM, limt aj of ne. tn tiie frt tr; iwrj tht rlc whera tha iv fiutiA aNvit i5 o'clock; the aocorut at aiiout o'clock.

On t'i l.t!r tr it ran ovn Trr.ni'a boJy. Xtr. th tnvi C.er.t cf th rfl trip mt known. It h'vvrr. of trtrat Miut ee ahowlre tt twviy waa rut on th rwil rukl 1r.ii after cUvcR.

Mr. WooJ baa t.i!:s.t flntta rvt th Pivi clera' luinwiin tfi wrre In a at o'rllL The Ji tn." tui. nrr :r.it cf prvf ioal ciocra enj. Mar ehaJ rJ. A GOOD Or rtNC WHISKEY 8 c) c) t) BALTIMORE I c' Morris Chairs.

Reception Chain. Magazine Racks. Pedestals. Taborettes. Mission Lamps.

Costuxners. Gentlemen's Chiffonier. 2S 28 west Wash CI 1 RoU To tplO seed far eataleeraes. CO. 321 327 VTest tad Sittt L2UXArCUS, ECIAXA STEEL MAKERS TO Material Changes in Prices Not Ex pected.

Though There May bt Some. NEW TOIUC. Icmbr 10. Material chengpa Ux prtcre ere not expected to be maJa In th tneetics of repreeentetlTe atl tnanufacturere which le to be held hare to morrow at the tall cf Chairmen E. 1L Gary.

Of the United 6tatee Steel Corporation, nor le It reirarded by lnter atd a la any decree likely that the deliberations of the manufacturer will be tnfluenoad by the chancee of dawn wnril rvtton of the tariff on etel. 'tit eotnrihlns te eapeetod to be done by the mam facturwre which will have con duaive on the many railroad aye te na which era known to be wtthholiliia thair rail contracta for better prlce than now prevail. Thai that eocnuhtns la more l.keiy to be In the line of harmony, howarer, than of price cutttna was tne jvQ.rmi opinion, RESCUED FROM FLAMES. Ten Persons Drss3d from a Burning i Tenement by Policemen. KEW TORK.

rcember 10. Ten per one were draa ced to eafaty from a limine tanernent la Wtlllainabarr last Bta ht. Mre. Mary Kllcotoe, after being awakened by the explosion of a lamp In the kttch en. called for help, and when two policemen repinded.

randed her two email chllJran thruKh window to eafety. Herman Zt isler an 4 hla father, are inhtr flva. and the old man'e wtfa, aga eighty, wer overooma by amoka. but re re ueJ. aa were the membere of the family of Michael WcPermott.

who were carrlea to eafety after harlnc been round uncocacloua. JUDGE WILL PRONOUNCE A FERrrCT PRODUCT OP THE STILL. BECAUSE WHISKEY CANNOT BE MORE CAREFULLY UACC. AGED AND PERFECTED at a nV rlI eafa aa br Jobbera, KM. I.AXXHAS SuS, BaiUaiora, aid.

i CONTROLLER TELLS THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1908. A TALE OF WEALTH Says Banking Power of the United States is Nearly Seventeen Billions. NATIONAL BANK STATISTICS Five snd Ons Half Million Depositors, with Nearly Thirteen Billion Ool to Their Credit. WASHINGTON, December VI Lawrence O. Murray, Controller of the Cur rcocy, ta bis report to Cocrraea, eaye that on September 3 tbare were in opera tkm C.3 aaeociaUonSr with paid In capital atock of n.33.1A drculaUnf notes outetaadina' S5U.7K.lSa, and indrrldoal depoelU of MS.1S.1S5.

Loaca and discounts amounted to e4.7Sfl.l:3.T21 li. and the banks held In their eaulta sold and ailrer to the amount of SB0.US5&V and lesal tender notes. SISLSMISw The rresate resources of the banks on the date In question ware f3.0?.269.. In addition to the paid In capital stock of national backs Is the stockholders liability, amounting to Ern.eSJ.13. The sur plua of the banks ta CS.Mfi.OT.

and their undinded pruata Thus the capital etockholdere' liability a'lrpliia and other proSta. C.3i3, or orer one fourtb of the total liabilities of the benka. It le eatlmated that there are about eu.009 eharehokders In national banks, and that the afTaire of the aaao rlattona are manased br approximately directors. The Controller estimates the number of depoeltore In national banks at MOO.OW. There are LStK national banka with capita) ef JJS.COA each: XU with carl'si of ovar to inclusive: LU with rapitai of over to lJ.0u0.

inclualra; Ii7 ovrr to tiO.000: 414 over ii0.e to fl.0jO.OuQ; over UWaj.OO to K.ltoJA). and with capital of over National Bank Circulation. From the date of tbe first laaue of national bank circulation. TJeoeraber XI, 1963, to October EL 19C. notes were issued to the amount of t4.rr2.81t.W6, of which P.50S.763.9C8 bare been redeemed, leaving ouUUndinc In the rear 3 nit closed the issues amounted to J3CT.017.740, aa amount exceedms by the sum leaned urine the year ended October In March, 1300, clrculntln notes out standlnar, based on bond a deposited with the Treasurer of ths United States In trust, repreeanted IS per cent, of the maximum Uauable.

wliile on October It, 1, the amount laeued wss nearly per cent, of the maximum. Conaolidatlna; the reports of eamlnra and dividends for the year ended July 1. 1.4"4. on an averaee capual and surplus of and f4fl.476. respectively, the rroes eamtnira are shown to be ftj32.4M,.

loaea. etc, charged off. and expenaee and taxea paid. tl.W.&iil MS. leavlna: net earninra of The assreicate amount of dlvMenda paid during the periods wss an average of 103 par cent.

Durine; the axistence of the system, national banking aaaoclattona to the number of 9.2t3 have been chartered, of which ,71 are in existence, Z.ifJ havlnr been cloaad. of which 1,740 were placed In voluntary liquidation. 174 cioaed by expiration of corporate existence, and 470 terminated by Insolvency. The number of banks chartered Includes 1.4T7 with capital of which were converted from Htata banka under authority of bc tlon SU4. of the Revised Statutes.

Banks Chartered In a Ytar. During ths last twelve months S3S banks, with authorised capital pf (3.C3.000. were chartered, of which 194 with capital of t4.97t.000, were organisations effected on der the act of March 14. 1300, and 133 with capital of fl7.850.000. under the act of 1S64.

Information received for the current year shows that there were In operation 14.S23 banks other than national, with asrreirate resources of fl9.SC9.J4S.991. The returns Include 11.23) commercial banks. 1.44 savings banks tof which 7 were of the mutual class without capital atock). 1.007 private banks and (43 lean and trust cornpantee. The capital atock of the commercial banks aa gresates flJ.ljl.

Individual flenoalta. S.t. and resources, Kvuigs Dsns rewrta to the tiumher of 1.46S show de poaits srerea atlnr fl.47y.lb2.8VL, and re sources. tne numoer or ae poeitors Is the average deposit being fin.47. The U2 loan and trust com paniae.

with CApital of show ascregate reeources of li.fww, 60.078. He norta were obtained from l.KT orlvate banka and bankers, with capital of 'U l. 4 and aggregate resources of flol. Combining lulf, 19hf, returns from na tional banks with tnose from otner Dsnas of approximate dates. It Is shown that with ageregate capital of S1.T57.:XO.(XO and agrresate resource of X9.aa3.uu.uuq.

Tne irr.nl Individual depoeita are X1Z.7M. kM.tu0. Banka other than national held ti per cent, of individual deposits In all banka and 85 per cent, of the aggregate resources. Individual Deposits. Individual deposits In all reporting banks la 1300 sggregsted rj3S.9S4.450; for the cur.

rent year deposits aggregate fU.TSOll.169. an Increase of 5.54S,t: 4.713 within the lsat eight years, or over 7 per cent. On June 10, 1007, individual deposits In all reporting banks aggregated fll.09.635,34J, or f3tt. 124.179 greater than the amount reported for the current year. the four year period ended June S3.

as heretofore shown, there waa an increase of U.7t4.ujO.0m in lndivlJua.1 deposits, or over 3a per cent, and from 14 to li A trie lncreaae waa approximate! ti7S4.0uP.tua. or about I per the Increase since aa before stated, being In 1.V7 the percentajre of cash holdini ef ail banks to individual deposita was per cent. On or about June SO of the current year the banks of the country held In their vaults per cent, to meet the Oetnanda of depoeltore. National banka Increased their percentare of cash bold' Inrs to Individual deposits from 14.7e to id: state banka from 2 to 10 iL pri vate banka from a.74 to S.71: loan and truat companies from 4.93 to U. and aavinga banks from S.7S to 15 per cent.

On or about June SI IaS. tue banks of the country had on band fta.SJ.4d aralnat li.lU.4Z.xi in a gain of ttr4.ir.Sf7 during the year. About two thtrvia of the cash holdings ot the banks or the country is in national banks. Money in ths United State. The stock of money la the United States on June JO, DOT.

wss f3.ru.SDu.0Ci0. On. July I of the present year It was reported si fX37i 900.000, being an Increase of f23.5.u. Of the total stock of money In the country, 10.0 per cent, la held la the Treasury as assets; 40.34 per cent. Is la reporting banka.

and per cent. elsewhere, the per esrlta not In the Treasury or banks heme; 1:9.15. or, a cents less than la 13CI. The amount of money in circulation, exclusive of coin and otner money ta Xreaaury as asaeia. but money in reporting bents.

is tS.i1ffls.'V.' or a per of 934.72 as acatnst lz in Bank resjurcea have than doubled snce ri. but durtne tne current rear there hA been a decrease of about one third of I per cent. The resources of all reporfcn lr.ks on June lzm gated i.isitl.3Sl: in the arrr.ate reecHircea were is, a loea of tV.6.i;7 during the current year, la XM the bank ree.srcee of the countrv ajrsrre gated fa.l5 the tncreaae since teat ote inwumin to i or 114 per cent. Since 1V the tncreesa In the number of banks has been ll.U; capital has IncTvased in the sum cf sad Individual deposits Ol.iliijiX In li 4 thre was in operaun tn the ITnited States one bavnk for every 4.W7 lrthabitanta; la Laa, ono for every 4.1; la one for every iJCC: la 13P7. one for every 1'" ar.d fvr the present year one for every 2J5 In habiuinta.

Banking Power of the Country. The banlOng power of the United States is aa represonted by capital, surplos and other promts, deposits, and circulation ef national and other reporting banka, together with estimated amount of funds of this character the nonre porting banks. Is shown to be tl7.42?tS.s:4. an amount exceeding the world's banking power tn 1S3C. Trom the latest and most reliable data obtainable the banking power of foreign countries la estimated at f3a3T.frje.009.

The world's back! eg power in 1330. according to Mulhan. was fli9jBO0.0CO. the United States being credited with f5.130. ej.

of this amount. S.nce that year the tnktng power of the nul rata has tccreav to the extent of tU.4S2.700.0L. or ovr per that of foreign countries fwTiaXyjWJ, or IS per ce and the combined baiJtlig power fJU.T'i.y or IMt per cent. The aggregate banking power of the world la estimated at faa. Of the 21 national banka for which receivers were appointed during the year ended October 31.

9 banks, with aggregate capital of fl.2M.tflO, were restored to solvency and authorized to resume business. whl.e receivers proceeded to bjuldat the assets of 24 bsinks found to be irretrievably Insolvent. The nominal value Of asaeta taken charge of by the receivers of these 24 banks wss fZl.415.lU. the bill tree, so far aa reported, being J42.410. Dividends to the amount of bae been paid to creditors of tbe banks which failed during the year, and the affairs of one such bank having been finally settled, the receivership waa terminated.

Notlna; the cans of fall are of banka placed in charge of recetvere during the year, it appears that 7 banks were wrecked by the cashier, 1 by defalcation of officers, and I chiefly through fraudulent management, among other causes. Of the remainder, 4 failed from excessive losns to others and depredation of securities, etc: by reason of injudicioas banking; from excessive loana to directors and others, and 2 from depreciation of securities; 1 from failure of large debtors, and from general stringency In the money market. 110 IMPROVEMENT OF THE UPPER WABASH INDIANIANS MAY GET NOTHING BY ASKING TOO MUCH. CHANCE FOR LOWER WABASH Ths Indians pells Hews 44 vryae BuDdiac. WASHINGTON, December 10.

Indiana by asking' for too much may fall to get any recognition tn the rivers and harbors bill of this session. According to the Tlew of ths engineers tn ths War Department the improvement of tbe Wabash, between ths mouth of that liver and ths mouth of Whits river. Is ths ksy to the de velopment of the rivers of the State. This is ths view that Is likely to prevail In the rivers and harbors committee, and so It would seem that If the Stats wishes to ret the work of inland waterways de velopment started efforts should bo concentrated on this lower Wabash proposition. About ons hundred miles of river Intervenes between the mouth of White river and the mouth of the Wabash.

It seems certain that Congress will not within the next few years undertake the Improvement of the Wabash above the mouth of White river, end. there Is no possibility of getting a Government appropriation for the Improvement of White river until this one hundred miles of the Wabash Is Improved. Lower Wabash First. It will not be an easy matter to convince ths rivers and harbors committee that money should be expended on the Improvement of the lower Wabash until after the Ohio Is deepened, so aa to giva a nine foot channel; but If the State has a chance to get anything from this Congress an authorisation to Improve this 100 miles of waterway la what tt can get. Some of the members of the State delegation In Congress who understand the situation express the hope that the entire delegation may decide to puM for this lower Wabash project.

Once that improvement is maae there will unquestionably be a chance to get an appropria tion for the Improvement of the upper Wabaah as well ss for Whits river; and the project for a canal from Toledo to Chicago by way of Ft Wayne will then eome along lor consideration. AGAIN IN THE RACE. Dr. W. W.

Zimmerman Witling to Again Mayor of Richmond. tPaetal te The Indlanapoua Mewa.1 RICHMOND. December M. Dr. W.

W. Zimmerman, Richmond's picturesque politician, three times elected mayor and defeated on his fourth attempt by Dr. Richard 8. SchOllnger. Democrat, has of ficially announced that he will again be la the race next year, and Is Just now trimming his sella for tbe Republican primary which will be held early In the spring.

In the Republican primary Dr. Zimmer man wui not atnve lor on or a single Dr. T. Henry Pa vis, for many year a a member of the Indians, 8 tat a Board of Health, also Is an avowed candidate, and is almost as busy as Dr. Zimmerman In ths preliminary work.

Henry Deuker, a member of Council end a leading merchant, has sepfrations for the position, and Cash Besll mar be pushed forward as the esndidate or the younger wing of tne lie publican party. FRED LAN PIS DENIES IT. He Insist that He ia Not Engaged In Writing a Book. (Special to Tbe Indlaaapolla News XjOOANSPORT, December 10. Fred Landla.

ex Congressman of the Eleventh district, emphatically denies that, he Is engaged tn writing a book, and he le eery severe In his condemnation of newt papers which continually run atorles to that effect. Several days axo a storr waa carried by many Indiana papers to tne erreot tnat inaia nan submitted tbe manuacript ef his book to George Ada, and the latter bad read and praised It highly. Landis In speaking of this ssys that the story wss trot; that he has not written a book: that he ia not writing a book and he does not Intend to write a book. New Draft of Tobacco Order. NEW TORK.

December 10. New drafts of the decree In the Government suit against the American Tobacco Company were submitted yesterday to the United States Circuit Court. Ths origins draft was objected to on the ground that it sought to enjoin all the defendants, despite the fact the decisions excepted the United Cigar Stores Company, the Im perial Tobacco Company, and the British American Tobacco Company aa not being included la the combination in restraint of trade. Counsel for the defense were directed to draft a decree which would comply with the Judgment rendered and at ths same time cover their objections. Veterinary Surgeon Burned to Dosth.

FREMONT. December 18. Ia a fire st Woodvllle early to day. Dr. O.

Barnes, a veterinary surgeon, was cremated In his home. An old man named Crane waa rescued from bis borne adjoining, but the building was destroyed. The poetodce was bavdly corcbed and was only saved by great effort on the part of the Crs department. End Her Ufe with Add. Tbe India as polls Kewa HAMILTON.

December 11 Grace Baker, twenty yearn old. of Piqua. Ol. committed suicide last eight, at ber borne. Lais South Sixth street, by swallowing mr ounces or cauroo've acjo.

ui cueol in a few minutes. The girls mother lives tn Arcanum. and was noticed. SECRETARY OF WAR ASKS 5189,755,039 Luke E. Wright's Estimate of His Department Ex pense in 1910.

PLAN FOR COAST DEFENSE Organized Militia Fore of 3SO000 Men Suggested Postal Savings In pa Philippines. WASHINGTON. December lfl. The total estimates of ths Wsr Department for the next fiscal year, as shown by ths annual report 'of tbe Secretary of War. amount to tia.7j5.C33.

an increase of about 2,000,000 over ths appropriations tot. the present fiscal year. This Increase is largely for river and harbor work, and other public works of a civil charactsr, for which purpose about tt4.00u.000 Is asked. Of the balance, about XIO.WO.OOO la an additional eetlmate for the support of the army, military academy, and ths militia. For mi Utary public works, such aa fortifications, arsenals, military posts, etc the estunatea call for an increase of til.

KO.OOO. secretary Luke E. Wright especially recommends an addition of 11 officers to the army, and also approves a policy for tho elimination from tne set lee of all officers who fall to maintain the requisite standard of efficiency. Hoth of these fro positions were before Congress at Its set seaaion and will be strongly urged tnte year. The necessity for mors officers, the report states, la due to the unavoidable detachment of officers from their regular service with troops.

Their detschment for recruiting duty, for outy ss instructors In tbe army and at State Institutions, aa well aa with the mlUUa of the sevsral Btstes and Tern lories, hss occupied the. time of a large' number of officers. Mors Officers Needed. At present there are on detached duty 691 oncers, and 157 additional absent on leave or on account of sickness. Besides this, examinations, court martial aervtoa, and numerous other kinds of special duty, though temporary tn character, make a considerable Increase in ths number of officers that are constantly unavailable for ree ulnr service with their command.

Hs adds tbst it would be a measure of wise economy to provide an extra number of highly equipped officers for these sdded duties that hsvs been thrown upon tbe srmy, as ths result would be. highly bcnenclal In cass of war. To provlds for the t2 addltonal officers ths Secretary states there will be added an annual cost ol between ai.A.wu ana Anotner metnoa xor increasing ui flimv nf the irmr. he states. Is to eliminate officers who havs not ths high est quallficationa.

Ths preaent law on tne subject dose not apply above the grade of captain, and. It la said, haa utterly failed to accomplish Its purpose except In cases of physical disability. i Army Now Numbers 72,628. The report shows that ths army Is now only I.Z31 enlisted men short of ths authorised strength, due to great Improvement In recruiting. Durine; the last year there has been an Increase In the actual strength of the srmy of 19,163, making the present strength 4.118 officers and 6S.SU enlisted men.

a total of T2. Cg. of this number 0.103 are serving In the United States, 1I.1Q1 in the Philippines, 4.905 in Cuba, 1.101 in Alaska, all in Porto Rico, 2T4 in Hawaii, with 551 troops en route and officers at other foreign statlona. Ths total number of enlistments la ths srmy during ths fiscal year ended June SO. 1SX, i exclusive of the Hospital Corps and Philippine scouts, was 41.

A Of this number 11.743 were re enllstments and were original enlistments. The percentage of native born (white and colored) among the original enlistments was 8S; of the total number of enlistments. were native bom. e.8S9 were of foreign birth. IS were Indians.

28 were born In the Philippine Islands (enlisted or re enlisted for band musicians), and 13 were born In Porto Rico. Of the total number were white; Utlwsrs colored. Fewer Dssertlone This Yssr. Ths number of desertions from ths army fell off to 4.1 per cent, of ths whole number of enlisted men In tbe service during ths fiscal year 1308, as compared with psr cent, during ths preceding fiscal year. The Secretary speaks with Justification upon the marked decrease the number of deeertione.

not only during the last year, but during the last two years xne nuraoer oi aeeeruona was less In 130S than during any fiscal year sines 19GL Hs accounts for thla Improvement by the fact that long term military convicts are now confined In ths military prison at Fort Leavenworth. Instead of at military posts; mere strenuous efforts are made to apprehend and punish deserters, and tbe method of making enlistments has been changed. Very satisfactory results, he states, are shown In the target practice of the ooast artillery. In IDue about sixteen times as many hits were made as In U0Q under the same conditions, snd tbs results for the years 11 and show marked im provement over Vm. The Secretary submits an estimate of COO.000 to enable the signal corps to take up military aeronautics in a more effective way than it haa done In the past.

He reviews the progreee of serial naviga tion during tne last year and gives It great Importance as a military auxiliary. More Permanent Plants Deal red. Congress is asked for considerable Increase in the appropriations for invest ment In permanent military plants, such aa gun snd mortar batteries, firs control st fortlficsUons. electrical Installations at seacoast fortifications, searchlights for harbor defenses, and other accessories of coast defense, preservation, and repair of fortifications, repair and protection of defenses st Pensacola. and New Orleans, defenses of Galveston.

Tec, armament for fortification fortifications In Insular possessions, and additional land for military poeta. These various Items In connection with permanent military plants rail for Increased appropriations of tis.9e8.!C7, of which amount about fc per cent. la asked for coast defense works, for which about I9ju.000 is re for the United States and K.sX.OuO or the Insular possessions. Ths Secretary refers to the good results accomplished by legislation enacted at the last session of Congress to promote the efficiency of the militia. The principal effect of the new law.

be ssys. Is to maks the body of the organised militia of the several States. Territories and the District of Columbia more Immediately and generally serviceable to the federal Got. eminent In time of war. Militia for Coast Defense Having tn mind the desirability of being prepared for any attack that might be mads on ons or both of ths coast ones, he recommends that the general scheme of 'national defense shall provide a force of organised militia of approximately ObO men, KjO.GU of these in combination with the Infantry, cavalry and field artillery of the regular army to constitute a Beld army of eju.000.

lie estimates that about T5 per cent, ef the U1.M officers and men la the organised militia would respond to a call to arms, and of ths number responding a small percentage would be eliminated probably by physical disqualification. It Is estimated that a little more than SO per ceirc. that is. about C7.000. would be available at present tn esse ef aa emergency.

Tne Secretary states that the result of careful study la tbe Wsr Department shows that In ths event of war with any first clnso power we would need at least 3M.0U men for a Bret line of defense, and that as tbe regular army is limited to Ai.QQO men. It would be necessary to draw men from the organised mil! tla. He suggests that tt might be well for the general Govern meat to stimulate this reeuit by tncreaa iaar the snn iial appropriations for the equipment of the militia and for general maneuvers ef Uis nui.ua with the regulsr army. Postal Savings Sank In Philippines. Ia bis report on the Philippines Secretary Wrist says that the postal savings bank ahowa continued and tncreaflnv success tn its operations.

At the end of tne fiscal year fcJS tnere bad been 7.34a dertoaitora. aus asalnst 1.67 at the end of Gratifying progress, it ia stated, has been made tn the construction of rail roada In the Islands. In ranay. thlrty threa miles, and In Cehu nearly sixty milea. already have a resrular passenrr and freight aervica unic operation.

Omitting items of a refundable character. It is stated that Philippine revenues for all sources for the fUcal year show sa Increase evr the preca're year of tXTvTikC and a total ef The 'total value ef imports into ths Philippine islands for the year, the report eiatea. show an increase cf a little more than t2 ij.c over 1507. and reaches a total of lJ.iixXT. The exporta fall short of the total reached in IAa.

ALLEGED ROTTEN MEAT. Caterer for Launching Lunch Accused by Waiters Ons Death. VALLEJO. CaL. December 10.

The scandal of ths wholesale sickness among the guests st the launching of the naval collier Prometheus became acute when the death waa reported of James Reynolds, a waiter. Fourteen others sre In a eery serious condition. Leon Cohen, the caterer who furnished the luncheon, has been called by tiie coroner to explain. oeveraj waiters wno wvraea lor conen teatlSed at the investigation being held by the State Health board that they reported to Cohen that the meat la the sandwiches was rotten. According to their testimony Cohen told them to mind their own business as "the meat was plenty good enough for a luncheon where; only su cents a piste was being paid." REWARD FOR ADA GLASCO.

County Council Appropriates (200 to I Help Find Kidnapped Girl. (Special te Ths Indiana tolls Nawa AJf DERSOX. December 10. The Madison County Council, at the request of Prosecutor Vsn lstiys, yesterday made aa appropriation cf 1 to be psid as a reward for information concerning Ada Glasoo, the ten year old girl, who was kidnapped la this city. October XL The prosecutor also recommended to the Council that there be established an an nual fund for the apprehension of criminals.

The Council promised to act further on the recommendation In the annual session. Old Not Recommend New. Jail. (Special te Tbe Indianapolis Newa ANDERSON. 7n.iL.

December 10. The county commissioners yesterday submitted tneir report ss to tne condition or the county Jail snd also as to the probability of the cost of a new Jail building, aa re queatioa by the County Council over a year ago. The commissioners, however, did not recommend the building of the jail, although they think a new one is needed, but made the recommendation for the appropriation for a new Jail building, optional with the council. Professor Wolcott GIbba Dead. NEWPORT.

R. December 10. Prof. Wolcott Olbbs, ths senior member of the Harvard faculty, died at his home here esterday, age eis hty eix yeare, after a Ingering illness. Professor Globe was the Rumrord proressor emertiue ana lecturer on ths application of science to ths useful arts, Lot Ho Guro Vour Catarrh TrUI Piekstt ef My Cenklued Tritt Dtit Mailed Frti.

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