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——————— THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: MONDAY MOBNINO, NOVEMBER 30, 190* II WORK (Id DITCH Some of the Interesting De tails Connected With Dig- gin Panama Canal. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29—In th« re port of the Isthmlen canal commission made public today, the subjects c.f labor, quart*!*, $ub»1»t*ne*. aanJU- tlon, commissary and recreation for employe! are of especial interest, and follow: Labor, Quarter*. Subsistence. This department is charged wlthae- earing all skilled and unskilled labor, supplies for and custody of quarters, and the operation of hotels, messes and kitchens. On the resignation of Mr. Jackson Frrilth. MaJ. Carrol A. Devol, quarter* master. U. 8. army, wus assigned to duty under the commission, and In the reorganisation of the work the duties of this department sre to be divided. To Major Devol will be assigned suen of the dutleseof the old department an relate to labor and quarters, and there will also be added to duties of the present division of mms'lnl and supplies, with the work of which lit* professional experience In connection with the quartermaster's department of the army has thoroughly JamllUr- Ired him. The resulting department will be designated the "quartermas ter's deportment." The subsistence feature will be con. •oiJdated with the commissaries of the Panama railroad and operated as tho subsistence department of the cornmls elon. In charge of MaJ. Eugene T Wilson, artillery corps. If. 8. A. The separation of the department Into these two departments has been effected, but all the details of the or ganisation scheme are not ret com plete. Labor.—A net decrease in the skill ed force was made during the year, yet there were almost an many new employes as In the preceding year, the number of men employed being 5,200 end 5,500. respectively, for the two years. Indicating the shifting charac ter of the force and showing that It Is practically renewed every 'year. A radical change, however, hoe taken place In the source of supply. There were 1.128 men employed In the United Ftates. as against 8,018 the year be fore. while the number employed on the Isthmui has Increased from 2,780 to 2.882. There ere approximately r,(XT’more Europeans and 1,000 more West In dians on the work then there were at the close of the -previous fiscal ye«r. To rover thla Increase end to (III va cancies caused by the departure of employes from the Itehmus. 4.150 West Indians and S.050 Europeans were Im ported. Aa the total egress of Immi gration over emigration was nearly 18.000. the labor problem may be con aldered as solved. Quarter*—Approximately 700 Amer ican families were brought to the Isthmus during the year and quarters accommodating 250 families were rec ommended for construction. While, there are a number of applications fqr quarters pending, there Is no «uch congestion for married quarters aa existed a year ago. lAborer*’ quarters *re at present ample and there la an Increasing tendency among certain c1aa«e a of la borers to go to tha hu«h. or Into tene ments in various small towns along the tone. While relieving the com mission of the obligation to quarter them. It Is an open question whether the move has been beneficial, v Subsistence—At the close of the year 20 hotels were operated American*. 25 mess balls for ■■ ropeans, and 81 kitchens for West In- Mian laborer*. A system of Inspection waa Instituted durilng the year and an attempt made to improve the cleanliness of all classes of meases and to Improve food supplies. Sanitation. The work of this department twofold: It fa charged with general sanitary work of the none, aa well as of the dtle* of Panama and Colon, which Include* the collection of garb age. tha removal of night soli, fumi gation. disinfecting, cleaning of afreets, draining and filling as^mpa, rutting of grass and removal.of vega- tnttlon. minor repairs ta screening, and ditching and tiling work for drainage; alee the «-are of the sick and the maintenance of the hospitals. Aa the^work of construction ex panded. the work Of sanitation cor- respondlnglv Increased by reason of the establishment of new rettlements. During tbs year, on thla account, work In the vicinity of Calmlto. Santa rryxm and Portq Bellp was addtft. and that at «an rablo and Matachln was Increased. The general health condi tions are Indicative of the aucceae ob- Mined. General health conditions depend upon .MSS? close of the year, and the balance were dlech*n«d, The two hospitals at Ancon end Colon at present care for most of the sick. About zo sick camps along the line care for the slightly sick, and the more se- riotiely 111 who arc waiting for Uss hot pltal train to take them to the terminal ops (dials. . The old bulldisg at Cfljebra waa converted Into a lioftuital for penl tetvtlary patients, though- still ' sick camp for that station. Commissary. Under the reorganisation already ef fected the commissary la operated bj the subsistence officer of the commission, under the direction of the president of the Panama Railroad. Through It* 13 branch stores, located at the more Important points along the line of work, the commissary r-jpplle* Ice. meats, bread, pt«« cakes, lee cream, and arocerles of all kinds, as well laundry service, to the hotels, mes; und kitchens, and to employes of ornmlaslon. The value of the eommodl ties sold during the year aggregated *07.11 *— S3.738.C07.il. the branch comnilasjt . rles. nve were constructed since the last report. East l-i floca, Itlo GramJe Culebra. Empire and lJim Cascades. w ~ addition, coffee roasting ' pie ^and cake nwking pla aary An average of 741 employes were car ried on the rolls of thlN department, at an annual cost of 8430,313.75. Recreation for Employee. During the year type lodge and church buildings were ‘ find Gordons, a » ann cage making plants were adde< the equipment of the mein commls ry at Cristobal. ar type lodge and church constructed at Paratso id 5 band stands erected. erected. JWH -> m-JIOTR! i.,mtmu, <jsa Cas cades. Bas Obispo and Cristobal. In the hurch and lodge buildings religious ser- v Tower taMd held and vkes meetings of secret ■tfMHiHEkMil maintained -s - —r- ..v*re ButttUy afternoon at some locality on tho line. The four commission club houses, lo rated at Culebra. Empire, Oorgote and Cristobal, operated under the manage ment of the Young Men's Christian As soclatlon, were very successful In the icoomptlahment of the work for which •onatriKtcd. and It Is believed that N Y THE HALE INTERVIEW NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The New York World, which recently published what It explains it then honestly believed to he a correct synopsis of the Interview given by the German ernperor to Dr. Wm. IUyard Hale, and subsequently suppress ed. has sent the following cablegram to Chancellor Von Buelow: "iTlnce Von Buelow. Imperial Chancel lor, Berlin; "After a painstaking Investigation, the New York world finds no convincing basis of fact for Its published synopsis o: the Hale Interview with his majesty, tin German emperor. It .accepts your ver dict that the alleged Interview ascribed to the emperor is stupidly absurd-words which he cannot have (-**-- *- * Irnple Justice emperor and the German people, .... World will.print an editorial leader Mon-U day morning expressing Its sincere regret at the publication of a synopsis which It regards us misleading and mischievous. It was an honest mistake committed merely through over-seal, without the | knowledge of the proprietor or chief edi tor, and so late at night that the article did not appear In the first edition. Proofs of the synopsis sent to the author of the Interview had been corrected In hla owr j handwriting and thla was naturally ac cepted as evidence that the article as printed was personally approved by hlnH "(Signed) THE NEW YORK WORLD.U In puhlliriilng tiic foregoing cablegram tomorrow the World will state that the synopsis w/i* submitted to l>r. Hale prior to Its publication and that “ten words from him would have made Its puh!lca«| tlon ImpoMlble.” It will odd that Drl Hale having contented himself with the excision of several statements, the Wofttf printed the corrected copy In the belOT that Dr. Hale In personally correcting the proofs "had affirmed the truth of every J meat Is malntaW a tiling gang and ditching gang. The quartermaster's department nU** »hh*p**ln tang* for policing and gras* cutting la connection therewith tn the Mine territory that the sanitation li** ilw" of laborers on * unit* it work; either department is fully of the other. Although the sad In each case la the alien It waa concluded that economy would result, friction be removed, and rreponetblllty deflaltely fixed 'If In addl- tIon to the work of policing and* grass cutting tn the vicinity of quarters, the iiusrtermaeier's department gangs were charged with the collection of garbage, the removal of night soil, and the Tut: ting of grass sad brush tor the sanita tion department, and tf the thing and d . , * ,n .V r * T #r * «*n1|d on by the »tructlon forces of the er partment. With the a ent of the chief senV statement he left untouched." How is Your Digestion. "Mrs. Mary Dowling, of No. 228 Eighth avenue. Ban Francisco, re?om- tnenda a remedy for stomnch trouble. She says: “OratUude for tha wonder ful effect of Electric Bitters in a case of acuta indigestion, prompts this tes timonial. I am fully convinced that for stomach and liver troubles Elec tric Bitters Is the beat remedy on the market today." Thla great tonic and alterative medicine invigorates the system, purifies the blood and la espe cially helpful In all forma of female weakness. 50c nt all drug etor^a. TEXAN WAS CAUGHT BURGLING A VAULT BEAUMONT, Texas. Nov. 21—After watching for acme hours a would-be burglar boring hla way through a 20- Inch concrete flooring Into tha vault of the Fired National Bank of this ity. the police early today surprised and arrested Wm. Bretchneider, pro prietor of a "Penny arcade." in the midst of hla drilling. Bretchneider attempted to escape but was captured after receiving a bullet In hla fore- Efforts to gain entrance to the vault had been In progress for several d»; t and that they were without success was due to the cashier of the bank, J. C. Pondren. accidentally discover ing the hole where It had been started In the flooring of a vacant room direct ly above the vault. The police wets told and offlcere who secreted them selves, witnessed the efforts of Brech* nelder through the greater part of laet night before he wes taken into custody shortly before day light. THE WEATHER HOT AND GOLD tome Facts Gleaned From the Weather Man’s Records—Predictions Made by the Local "Dutch" Prophets. The phenomenal weather of the last ten days Is expected to come to an end today, with a fall of many degrees In temperature and the return of wind and rain. Although all of these things, to say nothlna of a few more, were pre dicted for Saturday. and again for Bun* day. nothing of the kind has as yet materialized, and the same smiling sun and warm b reeses from a farther south- November as - .empei fsted since the 1<th of the month, that the weather since that date has been | warmer for a longer period of time than was ever before true of the eleventh month of the year. On the I6th. there waa a heavy froet. and a temperature of 28 degreea. the lowest of the year In this: section, was reached. Since then then has been nothing but sunshine Remarkable 5ale Of Overcoats wore winter clothing and disliked to sw«lter sis If It were July. Thanksgiving „ RM. not for this time of the year, the thermometers recording day it waa exceedingly of the year, the t her me as htgh as 82 degrees. In Buvannah. at .... race rounw grandatand. “ >lg sale of palmetto fan here In. Macon, where there warn ball same Old Kol was out In all pristine glory, wearing a smile that Just wouldn't corne off. Local "Dutch'* weather prophets, whe base their prognostications on the flight of wild geese and such things, have ren dered an opinion that this would be a much colder winter than the one of last year, und that the first real cold would be felt about December 12 or 16. One has predicted the beginning of a cold spell on tho first of December, with less rain than usual during that month. These predictions are not officially ap proved by the weather observer, whom governmental regulations restrict from seeing so for ahead. Although there was a little cloudiness during the dsy. r.o marked change In lo cal weather conditions was noticeable last night, and the Indications were that it would be fair again today, with a con tinuance of the prevailing temperature. Observer W. A. Mitchell has compiled from the records of Ms office the data covering a period of nine years of the month of December, and the report gives line Interesting Information. Some of the data covers a longer period than the nine years. The warmest month In It years was that of 1881, with an average of 54 de crees. . • The coldest menth.In 18 years was that of 1876, with an average of 89 de- highest temperature In 9 years j was 77 degrees on Dec. 6. 190$. The lowest temperature In 9 years waa 77 degrees on Dec. 21. 1901. The earliest date on which first "kfll- ln»" frost occurred In autumn. Novem ber t. 1889. Averago date on which first "kill! frost occurred In autumn, Nnv. 14. Average date ■ost occurred In ... The latest date < i which last "killing" frost occurred In spring. April 1. 1900. Average for the month of rain In £2 Bars 4.45 Inches. Averago number of days with .01 of i Inch or more. 11. The greatest monthly precipitation In 28 years was 7.44 Inches In 190a. The least monthly precipitation in 22 years waa 1.42 Inches In 1893. The greatest amount of precipitation In • years recorded In any 24 consecutive hours was I *“ ' 1905. The greatest amount of snow fall In 9 ’ears recorded In any 24 consecutive tours frecord extending to winter of 189* only) was 4.0 Inches on Dec. 81. 189" The prevailing winds are from tl northwest. The nvc/age hourly velocity of tl ind la 0. The highest velocity of the wind In . years was 30 ntUr*. from the southwest, on Dec. 4. 1902. THIS WOMAN SHOT Beginning this morning we offer our entire line of Fall and Winter Overcoats at Seventy-five Cents on the Dollar* The determination to make this cut at this time was reached after carefully weighing the business situation and the needs of our thousand of customers. We are always the pioneers when it comes to offering the people fresh seasonable goods at reduced prices. The truth is we have too large a stock of Overcoats. We are determined to convert them into money and at the same time let our customers' have the use and wear of them during the entire winter. The fipt to come, will, of course, have the first pick. We say without fear of successful contradiction, that our stock of Overcoats is unsurpassed in point of style, material and everything that goes to make up .the very finest tailoring. In a word they are “KUPPENHEIMERS” and that word spells “clothing excellence” throughout the English-speaking world. We offer them to you now at 75 cents on the dollar. If there ever was a real bargain this is one. All goods are marked in plain figures. Select the Overcoat you like best, look at the price tag to see what its price WAS and then deduct 25 Per Cent, and pay the balancel the garment is yours. This sale will continue until every Overcoat in the house is sold. Nothing is reserved. Star Clothing Co. DAVE WACHTEL << 0* engineering de- partment. With tht approval and con sent of the chief sanitary officer the transfer of there dutlre will SPKLle if! fretlve Fept 1. and tn ©trier that no im pairment of Malta ry conditions may re- to perform such grass and brush cutting M nay be drearest ed by the various tan- (tat* Inspector!, and the dbristen engt- Kssaavi:^ A *« • Shi LOCATES THIS BUR6LAR tor of , diriQ, hurgtary lit Bin Fran <-tico I, b-llorM to h»v« ondra h«r« tod,)* with th- arrr.t of , nun who thr polio, ray I, a, B. ftttnclliro. In March of ihl, yrar. ftrancltffr, wh- wra employed M « porter la the Rf, Rom Hotel. Ron Kram-leco. Is charg ed with having broken Into the room of tho proprletrera or the hotel, Mro. L. A. t-mlmcr. besting her Into In- ■cnslblllly wlih » revolver, end after word nuking hU eecapowiih SI,too tn cooh ond Jewelry worth* tt.lM. The police ray Siondlttc confeiaed ond elgniited file wllllngneto to waive extradition ond return at once to Cal ifornia. AUTOS AS HIS G0RTE6E DEROSA TO BE BURIED BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 29-Tom •Brown, a negro. «hot and fatally Injured this morning by Mrs. Mlnnlo Arnherter at her home on South Eigh teenth street. The negro knocked at tha front door and told Mrs. Arnhef- ter, who waa alone, to go to the back doer where he wanted to see her. She secured a pistol and opened th-j door and the negro started to run. Mrs. Amherter shot him between the shoulder blades and notified the po lice. The police found the negro in a dying condition several blocks from th* house. SURE ENOUGH WAR IS STIRRING HAITI Antotne «Slmnn, fowling tip tlhelr victory over the government force* at Anaa-a-Veau. are pushing on to Port Au Prince. They have driven back the government troops many mllea and hare seised th* town* of Mlragoane and Petit Goave. It la believed that Gen. Celestln Cyrlaque. minister of war, who took refuge In the German consulate at the former town, la stilt there, but, It Is feared there will President Nord Alexis has energeti cally rejected the suggestions which has been made to him that he give up the struggle, and the government Is now actively engaged In organising Ita forces for a strong resistance.. The south approach to tho city la being fortified. Just how long It will take the revo lutionists to traverse the mail from Mlrogoane la a matter of doubt, but aa there are no government forces to check them, they are likely to reach thla city within forty-eight hours. Th* engagement will be serious, and It 1* thought that forces may be landed from Hre war ships now In the harbor far the purpose of preventing pillage and Injury to th© foreign residents. At present there la considerable ex citement In thla city, for while there have been many revolutions | n Havtl. none have been so successful at the outset a* the present. General Si mon la recognised aa a strong man, and exceedingly popular. He was or dered about a month ago bv President Nord Alexia to come to this city to confer on political matters* but fearing that hla life would be In danger, h* declined. lie had a strung following at Aux Cave*, and. when he waa de clared a rebel, thousands flocked • to hla banner Hla success in forcing . General LeConte and hts followers to j flee and hla success of routing the with the shifting character of l?ukenu‘wwh7rtL%l °* jf«e- »,-wiih „! urnler" dener«l"ce>»ttn ■V'akm A-Vraw. h.ve peohebly brought rraM Improved, for with an average of uos? 8‘Yanre, who was killed in *i*rw‘ ttM* Haitians to hla command, names on the pay relta the deeth rate {lug. during practice of the M.'p. o!*#*! addition to thla the sea blockade I** VPK**” 4 -.*** ,h * n half trv tn the recent light ear race held here.! ,hr *«' Pom Instituted by th* W H! (t I rW trnve tn a flavan- < government has nroved a failure. sm i Jrm TU82sswatiP* ? •• rar th-uranh I.M Uwr. rau e, Uw rniM, e.M,-l in, bu.ty Tk, <utue <h- «ovemment Mrcra toei mmy In e iyy-.r-y—T - In 5? ■•»!,«• .Ill pmm thee unit the prln-itil- klllM iro«»<l»rt. , * I ih r.te .MM lb. rark. le tltrlbute, i .Itean ct Ike city ,n4 .!-1 ,,rt of . ■ .. .u'l.m.BU I V WAkRISOTOV. Nov M-Vnlt-A Sut-e WENT CRAZY ON TRAIN AND SNOT PASSENGER KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. Nov. 29- While a passenger on a Southern rail way train near Greenevllle. John Par ker, of .Washington county, became vioiaptiy ‘ began fli Insane. Pulling a pistol he man named Lowery being wounded in the left leg. When Parker was over powered two pistols wer© found ob him. He waa jailed at Greenville and hla relatives were notified. "Generally debilitated for years. Had •lek headaches, lacked ambition, was worn-out and all run-down. Burdock Blood Bitters made me a well woman." —Mrs. Chaa. Freltoy, Moosup, Conn. enter into terms with Gen. Antol mon, leader of the insurgents. •••,.- ter Fiirntaa advised the necessity for for eign warship*. The foreign minister of Iiaytl has requested that a new cabinet te appointed aa a measure to restore peace. It waa also proposed that a new election be held In January to elect President Nord Alexis' successor. Minis ter Kumiss, a* dean of the diplomatic corps. ,lald these propositions before President Alexis, but the latter turned a deaf ear. Commander John Hood, of the. cruiser Tacoma, sent a report to the naw de partment to tha effect that the province of Aux Csyes Is In the hands of the revolutionary army. The Tacoma will remain at Port Au Prince to protect the Amerloen legation and the Uvea and property of foreign subjects. WARREN JOHNSON LEAVES . THE MAGONRJLICE FORGE And Will Go Into Business at Mil* ledgoville—Returns -Hia Thanks. After 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon It was no longer Officer Warren 1. Johnson, but Mr. Warren I. Johnson, he having resigned and turned over his club and badge, and will now go to Mllledgevlllo to enter business. In leaving the force with which he waa so long, he begs to return hi* thanks to all the city officials for courtesies and kindnesses shown him. To Lt. Murphy he feels that he is specially du« thanks for the Interest taken In him. To all the boys with whom he was so long associated, and Chief Westoott. he wants to say that he leaves them all with genuine re gret. Mr, Johnson does not forget In the list of those he feels indebted to fOr favors Prof. E T. Holmes and others of Mercer. There will be many to mlsa the hap. py. wholcsouled and brave Officer Johnson, He was a friend-maker all the time, and no man ever left the police force taking with him more und better wishes for his success and fu* turn happiness wherever he may go. GERMANY APPROVES TREATY_WlTH JAPAN BERLIN. Nov. 29—Th* state depart ment at Washington sounded the Ger man foreign office In advance con cerning th* Japanese-American agree ment ror the-maintenance of the Irffeg- ... ..zrrr. **;?■» rny of China and of th, quo ■ ravy dViffiSJhf in the Pacific and was Informed that • looking toward mr reorganisation of that It would be received here with the department and the establishment of a fullest approval, being In the Interest I general staff to-set. In an advisory ca- of Germany aa well as the powers 10 a civilian secretary of the con.*,* agreement a high achievement tn the 1 Jf ork ^ Jg*. eaccesafuBy the reorganise- s\Vtra n Sj h JSr.°: b ° ,h <1U ' ,;ntU<1 8? S-SJSWp 1 * I-H-I-H-I m± SAM & ED WEIOHSELBAUM P. 0. Sox No. 55. 610 Market St. Chattanooga, Tenn Phone No. 829. Our stock is complote with the finest and best brands uf Wines, Whiskies, Brandies, etc. WINE IN BOTTLES California Sherry Amontillado Sherry Imported .. Duff Gordon .Sherry Imported California Port 7 ... Royal Port Imported Garret & Co.’s 8cuppernong California Glaret .. Imported ■ Sauterna 4 Qts. 5.60 12.60 6.50 Rhine Wine fRudeshelmer) White Seat Champagne Imp. qts White Seal Champagne Imp. pts Mum's Extra Dry Champagne, Import. ed quarts 12.60 Mum's Extra Dry Champagne Import ed pints ' f.50 Gold Seal American Wine. qts....^.... 5.75 Gold Seal American Wine. pta.. 4.00 8 Qts. 8 4.60 6.60 8.60 4.60 6.60 4.75 4.60 7.75 7.75 7.75 10.75 TO BE MR. HENRY HORNE'S HEALTH NOW GREATLY IMPROVED Stopping at One of the Most Unique Hotels in the World. Mr. Henry Home is now sojourning at the West Baden Springs Hotel. 1 PrnCDII 011 1DIC0 West Baden. Indiana. and has rtUtllAL OALAllIkO been greatly benefited by his stay there and the wonderful waters. He expects to be at home on the 10th of December, when ha will put Into exe cution many plans that will be of beneilt to Macon. . Mr. Horne i« stopping at one of the most wonderful hotels, front an ar chitectural nolnt of view, In the world. It Is circular In shape, and all of the 850 rooms front either outside or on the court, which is the largest of all rotundas. There la a small balcony for each room. In summer the im mense top of he rotunda, or court, can be rolled back for ventilation. In winter this Is closed and heated. This court, or rotunda, is large enough for a game of base ball, spectators and all. Mr. Home, writing to a friend, says: "For a tourist hotel It beats any p>an 12 Qts. 3 6.75 9.75, 12.00 6.75 35.® 18.10 EXPRESS PREPAID All Orders Shipped on the Day Received. ORDER NOW EOR CHRISTMAS eor4U ef th- t ..i ,c- j?!? 4 . >B ■!**. wr *»« at*' a disnatcb ~te'Vb© "state denirtminV to.' .L'*!2£‘ oh *-° r *1** reeflreaed the pry*- about nroreaeMn and of the crave a * * - * hin-ral. at i h# amt lvK. *a » France, who did n-*t know her war* stilt uodti • rear U» pa- hospitals and re admitted tor r Mailed. Lift | Bsuueat at the I crave after the.the defeat of *he . r*ve»-m. ^ ■ motheri a-*-.*.vreu M«»t» The crul**r n-e Ifgrarara^ W»‘‘’SfiSJrJSJi!. *«» «—•»- n t* Statrd that TO PREVENT A LYNCHING Beyond’admltttng thst^pian* for" the^el ores ntxation of the nary department has been discussed and reiterating a denial formerly expressed that Mr. Root haa been th* president, would not discuss th* mat- BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Nov. 21 Fnllowimr instructions of Governor Comer, ffhhrtff Gewin. of Hale county, brought, eight prisoner* from Greens boro. Aid., to Birmingham this mom- na to be coo lined. In the local Jail for safekadptog. The prleonera, all ne groes. are charged with th# murder of form** Sheriff Robert Drake last week. Feeling haa been high and It waa reported last night that a crowd waa funning at Faunstfalo to lynch tin BtlTMf. PERTH AMBOT. N 1. Nov. 29,—DU. enters which had been feared as the tricorne of a maae meeting of the etrik- — —itlenai ~ clay workers of the Fire tn* f — P»v*oflnc Company at Keatbev. were .... ttrety lacking todav. m* striker* held a mass meeting at which the offer -f Vic* President H. U. Keasber or 8140 * d•» was dlecueaed The own held mn for 81.54 a dar. hremt end voted to re main out until th* rodtpaay acceded to WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—Every member of the "official family," of Washington la concerned In the ap' proprlatlons bill for the executive. Ju dicial and legislative branches of the government, which will be considered by a sub-committee of the appropria tions committee of house tomorrow. In accordance with President Roose velt’s request no important Increases of salary have been asked for by Ihe heads of the '.various departments. The bill provides for the pay roll of the government officials and employes In Washington, with the exception r the department of agriculture, which Is taken care of In a special act. The sub-comm’t'ee will determine what recommendations for expenses and salary should be Inquired Into and then will.devote the rest of the week to Investigating these recommends,- pense to the government, often aa vanced by heads of departments or divisions, lt la sometimes shown, woula resulk. If adopted. In Increased ex penses. The committee Intends to cut estimates-as low as possible. PITTSBURG. Pa.. Nov. 29.—Although no one entertains the slightest hope that I any one of the 133 or more men who were entombed In the,Rachel and Agnes twin mines of *he Pltfsburg-Buffalo Coal Company at lUrfanna. Pa., by yester-| day's explosion is stUl living, the work of searching the various working* fa be-. In* prosecuted with the greatest possi ble energy rend without regard to ex- rSSplt. efforts, the work Is slow, because of gas and other dangers and It wm. In all probability be several days before the last mom is reached and the last addltkm made to the death list. fifty-two bodies have been recovered, twenty-two of .whi^h have beea fully tdsftttfed. It la hoped that all the bod ies will be brought out by tomorrow evening. J. G. Jones, of the company, said th* company, could only account for IIS men In the mine at the time of the erplo- 9km. The cnir men who .escaped from the mine after the expiation. Fred Bllnger. It Is said tonlsht. sustained Injuries from v hlch It U bcUeytd he can act recover, , NEW LIGHT THROW! ON FRENCHJYSfRY BELIEVED THAT MME. STENHEIU STRANGLED HER HUSWND AND MME. JAPY. PARIS. Nov. 29—All the nw light thrown on the murder of Adolphe Stelnhell and Madame Japy wlch oc curred on the night of May S at the home of the artist, only ;oes to ■trengthen the conviction tht Mme. Stelnhell either strangled th< victim* alone after administering aharcotlo dr poison, subsequently blndlf herself to her bed or had an accompto In tho Person of a professional crinaal. Tho Jx>dy of the murdertd palntetwaa dis interred and removed to th. morgue, but the aurgeons found thatt waa in such a state of deebmpoaitm aa to make it an Impossibility to rrform a complete autopsy. The gtesfound at the time of the murder wl also be examined. It I* ♦trow Icaicd dhat Mme. Stelnhell was reeling thq visits of another rich lovetln addi tion to Maurice Borderel. ar that she had promised each the wdd marry Wm In the event of her becoming widowed or divorced. Testlonyfrom averywhere seems to upsetcomplete-" IjMhe charges of the roillst press that the late President Rix Fa urn was the victim of crhnltj dealing, but eveit M. Dupuy. hie pmler does not -deny that Mme. 8telnh< waa with him shortly before he exped. She adopted & clever ruse to fvert sus- plfrien from her at the tlm Before going to Elysee palace si visited h distinguished painter, to vhom she confided that ahe waa on let way to •#* the president. The following dav the winter re* calving a letter from heflllled with expressions of grief at i death of President Faure, but add r that un fortunately she was takerf! and Via •nable to are him. T» phyalcUn whom she said attendee i*r at tho time declares that he n< r saw har until long aXteraardj*