Nebraska Newspapers

    DAKOTA COUNTY
HERALD.
VOLUME XV
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1907.
NUMBER 31.
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LUP02TANT ITEMS.
WANGLED IN WRECK
MANY KILLKB AXI INJIKKH OX
SOUTHF.HX PACIFIC.
Only Two American Killed Outright,
. Though Several Arc Thought to He
Fatally Injured Wrecked Can An
Hurled In Every Direction.
- A disastrous wreck on the Southern
Pacific occurred one and one-half
miles east of Colton, Cal., shortly alter
4 o'clock Thursday afternoon when
westbound train No. 9, New Orleans
, for San Francisco, ran Into an open
. switch, while going at the rate of for
ty miles an hour, and ten of the four-
'. teen coaches were derailed with
frightful results.
( , Twenty-six persons are known to
have been killed, and the final list. It
'. la believed, will total much higher
than this number.
The injured number about 100,
' many of whom are seriously Injured
and will die. '
The wrecked coaches were hurled
In every direction. Pour of them were
' smashed into splinters. Most of the
rdea(j! were Italians from New York
'and'New Orleans going to San Fran
cisco. They occupied the smoker and
day coaches.
The dead were terribly mangled.
Thirteen . of them were taken to an
undertaking establishment' at Colton
by 8 o'clock, and eight additional bod
ies could be seen underneath one of
the overturned and demolished earn.
This car could not be raised until a
derrick was brought from Los An
geles, sixty miles away.
The Injured were carried to Colton
In vehicles of all nortd, and the hos
pital w-as quickly filled to its capacity.
Many, were then taken to the Presby-
terian church and to private real
dences In the vicinity.
SFiQUEL OF THE BIG FAILURE.
fwo Missouri Rankers Are to Be Tried
for Grand Larceny.
Ah effort Is being made to secure a
jury to try the case charged against
Maj. Harvey W. Salmon, charged with
grand larceny in connection with the
failure of the Salmon & Salmon bank
of Clinton, which closed its doors In
June, 1905, with liabilities of $1,000,
O00. Maj. Salmon and Dr. G. Y. Salmon
had been prominent in business and
politics In Missouri since the civil war.
A month after the failure a receiv
er reported assets amounting to $860,
000, with llabllites amounting to II.
000,000. But in these assets were in
cluded $661,000 In bills receivable,
nearly all of them alleged to be of a
spurious character. The investigation
developed that the bank had been In
a questionable condition for some time
as the result of cattle deals of the"
Salmons, and the taking by T. M. Ca
sey, cashier, of the bank's funds to pay
the debts of his father, George Casey,
an extensive cattle operator, who fail
ed In 1904.
Thirteen Indictments for ' forgery
were returned against Casey and six
against Dr. and Maj. Salmon for grand
larceny In receiving deposits when the
bank was insolvent, and four against
Dr. Salmon's son, Frank, for grand
larceny. Casey pleaded guilty last
fear and received a sentence of five
years In the penitentiary.
The Salmons are to be tried sepa
rately. Campaign Wn Bitter.
R. D. Holt, liberal, was elected to
represent the Hexham division of
Northumberland in parliament, by a
majority of 1,167 over Col. Bates, un
ionist candidate. In England. The va
cancy was caused by the elevation of
Beaumont, liberal, to the peerage. The
campaign was fought with great vig
or and was marked by wild scenes of
disorder.
Dual Chicago Tragedy.
Palicemun W. E. Leonard, of. Chica
go, who has been sick for several
months, Thursday shot and killed his
wife and then committed suicide. Both
died before they could give any ex.
planatlon for the tragedy.
Gen. Kuroki Coming.
It was made public Thursday that
Gen. Kuroki, of Tokto, will represent
the Japanese army at the Jamestown
celebration In 1907.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday' quotations on the Stoux
City live stock market follow: Butch
er steers, $4.80 0 5.25. Top hogs,
I6.S0.
Inventor Brltdiu bead.
John Brlslln, of Pittsburg, Pa., 73
fears old, blind and a well known In
ventor, Is dead from a broken heart
alleged to have been brought on by
adverse sustained by litigation
brought by Mm to control his patents,
McMillan Is Defeated.
In straight falls at Sutch-as-catch-can
wrestling, Oscar Wmern, of St.
louts, defeated Duncan A. McMillan,
of Seattle. McMillan hud a rib broken
jn the first fall.
ANGLO-SAXON PLEA TO POPE.
Prelates Unite to Urge Naming of
Cardinal.
The prominent Anglo-Saxon pre
lates now in Borne have presented to
the papal secretary of state. Merry del
Val, a memorandum setting forth the
Importance of the Anglo-Saxon Catho
lic world compared with the 'remain
der of the Cathoilc world. It was
stated in the memorandum that the
Catholics In the United States, Cana
da, Ireland, Great Britain and the
British colonies number In all about
46,000,000 and it was asserted that no
Catholics so vigorously took up the
cause of the church in its conflict with
the French government as the Ameri
cans, Irish and English, who were
classed as the wealthiest Catholics and
those from whom the holy see can ex
pect the greatest amount of support.
The memorandum concluded with
asking better repro. ntatlon of the
Anglo-SSaxons in the , sacred college.
It Is believed the steps taken by the
Anglo-Saxons In the sacred college,
slderable effect and It Is even hoped
that the pope may reconsider the lint
of cardinals to be appointed at the
consistory of April 16, with the possi
bility of the Inclusion of an Anglo
Saxon prelate who would be created
In pecture that is to say, that his
name -would not be published for the
present, although his elevation to the
sacred college would date from April
16.
FILIPINOS MAY VOTE.
General Election May Be Called, by
Commission.
The Philippine commission has
been Instructed by cable to Inform
President Roosevelt whether a condi
tion of general and omplote peace,
with recognition of the autt.oilty of
the United States, has continued In all
that portion of the rachlpelugo not in
habited by Moros or other hon-Chris-tlan
tribes for the past two ycais.
If the answer Is In the affirmative
the president will direct the commis
sion to call a general election on July
20 next for the choice of delegates to
the first popular assembly of the peo
ple of the Philippine islands. The pro
posed assembly consists of two houses,
the upper composed of the Philippine
commission and the lo-.ver of the dele
gates to be elected, will take over all
the legislative power now exercised by
the Prillppine commission alone. Un
der an act of congress none of ' the
members of the ' non-christlan tribes
can participate In tbe elections.
MANSLAUGHTER IS CHARGE.
New York Central Official Arc Indict
ed for Brewster Wreck.
Indictments charging manslaugh
ter in the second degree were returned
Wednesday against the New York Ceir
trall railroad, Ira A. McCormlck, gen
eral superintendent, and Alfred A.
Smith, vice president, In connection
with the wreck of the Brewster ex
press on the Harlem division last
month. ' .
McCormlck and Smith entered pleas
of not guilty and were released on
$10,000 bail each. The grand Jury al
so handed up a presentment contain
ing many recommendations to the
state railroad commissioners concern
ing restrictions upon railroad opera
tion in the state.
FAST TRAIN DERAILED.
Only Slow Speed Prevents Disaster on
the Pennsylvania.
The Keystone express on the Penn
sylvania road, eastbound, was derailed
near Wllmerding, Pa., early Wednes
day. The engine, two mall cars, and a
combination baggage and smoker left
the tracks, but no one was hurt.
It was believed the train was Inten
tionally derailed, and that the deed
was done by the same parties who
wrecked the Chicago limited train at
Stewart last Friday. The same plan
was carried out, and only the slow
speed of the train Baved It from diving
over a steep bank and crushing ou(
perhaps a score of lives.
Havana Doctors Denounce Magoon.
The doctors of Havana held a meet
ing Wednesday night and entered a
protest against the recent action of
Gov. Magoon In licensing two Ameri
can doctors to practice in Havana
without first passing an examination
In th University of Havana, as re.
quired by law.
Ban Is Off Our Meat.
.The ban on Chicago canned meat
as a food for the British army has
been removed by the war office. This
Information Is contained In a reply
sent to an official Inquiry from Wash
ington. Ice Jam Threatens Bridge.
An ice jam threatens the Omaha
railway bridge at Chippewa Falls,
Wis., and appears likely to result In a
loss of thousands of logs. The jam Is
above the Chippewa Lumber and
Boom company's dam.
Oil Prices Are Advanced.
Ctevcland, O.: The Standard Oil
company Tuesday advanced the price
of all grades of gasoline, naphtha and
refined oil in barrels 14 of a cent per
tallon.
AsMLSitiiiated by Youth.
Dr. Joll, editor of Russkl Vledo
parliament, was assassinated EHUD o
mostl and a member of parliament,
was assassinated at Moscow by an un
known youth, who shot him with a re.
rllver. The murderer escaped.
300 HciKM'ted Killed.
It is reported that some 200 peas
ants were killed and wounded Wed
nesday In conflicts with the troops In
Wci4vla.
FORAKER CHALLENGES TAFT.
Ready for Teat of Strength la
Ohio,
That Senator Foraker doe not con
cede that Secretary Taft will be Ohio's
choice for the presidential nomination
next year Is made plain by a statement
Issued by the senator Tuesday night.
Senator Foraker says that he "does
not want any political honors from the
people of Ohio without their hearty
approval," and he suggests that the
proper way to determine who Is the
choice of the people to head the Re
publican national ticket and to repre
sent the state In the United States sen.
ate is for the Republican state execu
tive committee to authorise a primary
election to choose delegates to the
state convention which will be called
upon to determine these questions.
The announcement of State Super
intendent of Insurance Arthur I. Voor
his that he will support Secretary Taft
for the presidential nomination led
Senator Foraker, it Is believed, to Issue
the statement outlining his position.
The senator declares he is willing to
go before the people, on his record and
that he has "nothing to conceal from
his constituents."
Senator Foraker does not say that
he will be a candidate to succeed Pres.
Ident Roosevelt, but It Is generally un
derstood among his friends In Wash
ington that at a later date he will for.
mally announce his candidacy and
that If the primary election Is called
In Ohio he will enter the .fight to se
cure the Indorsement of his own state.
MAN GETS NEW EYKIJDS.
Kansas City Surgeons Perform Novel
Operation.
Through the science of surgery, Ar
thur Zimmerman, of Kansas City, has
been provided with new eyelids. Zim
merman was burned with tar more
than a year ago. After he was dis
charged from the hospital the skin of
the eyelids began to contract and he
could not close his eyes. This threat
ened his sight.
A few days ago he was taken to St.
Margaret's hospital. The cuticle over
the eyes were carefully removed by
the surgeons and new skin, taken
from the thigh, grafted over the mus
cle of the eyelid. Several operations
have been required to get this skin
properly placed. The physicians
think that within ten days the patient
will be able to ooen and close his eves
easily, or almost as easily, as he
would had he not been injured. One
thing only will be lacking eyelashes.
These surgery cannot supply.
- The skin had also contracted about
the mouth and an operation was nec
essary to widen the mouth. This was
done by making small Incisions at
each corner and sewing the inner
membrane to the outer skin.
Surgeons say this Is the first case In
Kansas City where a man has been
provided with both eyelids. Several
times smal portions of skin have been
grafted on one eye.
MORE FUNDS AVAILABLE.
Secretary f the Treasury Enlarges
Innt ructions of the Collectors.
Under instructions recentaly Issued
by the secretary of the treasury the
collectors of customs throughout the
country were directed to deposit their
customs receipts In regular deposita
ries. This, however, did not embrace
the socalled subtreasury cities. These
Instructions have been enlarged by the
retary so the public depositaries In
New York City will be at once in.
creased about $16,000,000 from cus
toms receipts.
This action is taken with the view
of facilitating the redemption of 4 per
cent bonds of 1907 and also to refder
available additional funds for the
usual disbursements occurring on
April 1.
The secretary . also has instructed
the treasurer of the United States to
mall at once to the owners checks for
Interest due April 1, 1907, on register
ed bonds, 2 per cent consols of 1930,
and the 4 per cent funded loan of 1907.
Subtreasury officers have been In
structed to cash checks on presenta
tion and to cash on presentation any
April coupons belonging to the bonds
of the two loans.
Are Disorders In Persia.
Serious disorders have broken out
at Sebxewar, Persia, necessitating the
Intervention of Russian troops. Law
less natives In the vicinity have risen,
and are attempting to force an en
trance into the city.
lioston's Manager Resigns.
The resignation of Charles Sylvester
Stahl as manager of the Boston Amer
ican baseball team has been made
public. Stahl will retain his position
as captain. John I. Taylor, owner of
the club, will act as manager.
Japanese Students Admitted.
Late Thursday nine little Japaneat
girls who had applied for admission to
the Redding primary schools in Ban
Francisco that morning were admit,
ted after an examination as to their
knowledge of the English lanfuage.
Boy Bather Lose Life.
Lyman Smith, IS years old, a farm
er boy, was drowned while bathing
In a creek with companlcns Monday"
at Burlington, la.
Smallpox In Lawrence, Mass.
An official report Monday said that
ten smallpox cases of a mild form had
been discovered in Lawrence, Mass.
The board of health has ordered a
general vaccination in the Infected dts.
trict.
llondurans Recapture Port.
A private cablegram received Tues
day said that the Hondurans had re
captured the port of Trujlllo. This
was the first Caribbean seaport of
Honduras taken by Nicaragua,
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I Nebraska j
State News ;
SHELDON PLAN BEATEN.
Nebraska Ijcglslalnre Refuse to Try
Single Tux Theory.
On Wednesday the senate Indefi
nitely postponed the bill to tax real es
tate mortgages and put the single tax
theory of Gov. Sheldon Into practice.
The senate began cutting down ap
propriations made by the house, and
announcement was made by leading
members of the finance ways and
means committee that house appro
priations must be reduced $1. 260.0001
The house passed two railroad bills,
both originating In the house, one
compelling roads to furnish sidetracks
to elevator owner: another requiring
them to furnish scales and weigh ship,
ments In carload lots at division points
and providing for a state weighmas
ter. .
This was the sixtieth day of the
session in the house, and members
from now on must work without pay.
The house sleeping car reduction
bill vas revived, following the defeat
of tl.e senate bill, and recommended
to pass.
By a vote of 32 to 30 the prohibitory
amendment bill was reported for puss,
age.
Gov. Sheldon signed the railway
commission bill. It carries tl.e emer
gency clause and Is Immediately ef
fective. BRINK MAY ESCAPE ASYLUM.
Recovery ExKtted to Come Within a
' Few Weeks.
Believing that Frank Brink, who on
the ground of Insanity was acquitted
of miirder, will recover his mental bal.
ance In a short time, now that the
cause of the insanity has been remov
ed, M. F. Brink will ask the authori
ties to allow hint to place the young
man under the care of a private physi
cian. Instead of sending him to one of
the state hospitals for the Insane at
Lincoln or Norfolk.
Mr. Brink believes that his son with
out doubt was insane on the day of
the shooting of Bessie Newton. He
believes that he was insune for some
days previous to that fatal day. He
believes that he la still Insane. . But
he Is convinced that his soii'b mental
condition Is of that sort which can be
quickly repaired under the circum
stances, the aggravation, which was
nothing more nor less than his mad
Infatuation for Bessie Newton, being
now a thing of thB .past. He would
put the patient In charge of Dr. J. M.
Davey, of Sioux City, who Is a sur
geon at St Joseph's hospital, and
thinks he would fully recover his
senses within a month's time under
friendly treatment.
TEKAMAH PROGRESSIVE.
The City Will Ojx'iate a Light and
Water Plant.
A special municipal election was
held at Tekamah for the purpose of
voting electric light bonds to the ex
tent of $10,000 and $2,500 additional
bonds for the extension cf the present
city water system. The bonds of both
propositions carried by an overwhelm
ing vote, there being not more than 60
who ' voted against the propositions.
Work will commence at once to re
move the poles and fixtures of the old
private light company, which had to
quit operations lust January because
of the lack of funds to meet its obli
gations. Both of the plants will be
operated and conducted under one
roof and owned by the city.
UNCLE SAM TO OWN BRIDGE.
Dakota County Farmers Behind Move
to Get Appropriation.
The business men of South Sioux
City, Neb., and farmers of Dakota
county are behind a movement which
has been started In the Nebraska leg
islature by Representative Hegernan
to induce the United States govern
ment to acquire the combination
bridge across the Missouri river which
connects South Sioux City with Sioux
City. The plan Is to secure the aid of
the congressional delegates of both
Iowa and Nebraska In an effort to get
a government appropriation for the
purchase of the bridge.
Prof. Gregg on Physiology,
The address by Prof. Gregg at the
State Teachers' association at Llncoli.
last December on "The Important
Place of Physiology In the School Cur
riculum" has been published In tbe
March number of Physiology Journal,
of Boston. The editor has also asked
Prof. Gregg to write a set of lessons
In physiology.
High Kcliol Declamatory Context.
A high school declamatory con
test was held at the opera house in
Kearney. The gold medal was won
by Jay Parrlsh, having the highest
rank In the three classes, and he will
represent the Kearney high school at
the state declamatory contest at York.
Laurel Woman Buried.
The funeral of Mrs. Henry Kltnker
was held at Laurel from the German
Lutheran church. She died iri Sioux
City following an operation for can
cer. Mrs. KUnker had been ailing for
the past six years, but generally able
to be about.
Brown County Fair Dates.
The Brown county fair will be held
September 35, 26 and 27. An enthusi
astic meeting of stockholders was
held at Ainsworth recently.
Auburn Wants Train Dispatchers.
The new superintendent of the Oma
division or tne Missouri pacific
in Auburn recently. Rumors
adrift refimrillnff tha mnvln.
as
are
the
Au.
train dispatcher's headquarters to
eurn irom Atcn-j ana Omaha.
Effe t'tjXre.
At Fremont th., '..re bill has
increased, the Koi i. .ivestern's Omaha
business at the expense of the Union
Pacific, the Union Pacific line being
four miles longer until the new Lane
cut-off la completed.
AUBURN MYSTERY NOT SOLVED.
"Woman In Block" Bin at Many
Times. Continues to Irowl.
The mysterious "woman In black"
continues to make her nightly appear
ances on the streets of Auburn, scar
ing men, women and children alike
by her weird appearance and strange
actions. Shots are frequently heard
which have been fired by some one
who has been confronted by the queer
apparition. . Some of the young folks
take the matter In a less serious light,
and have played practical jokes based
on the "woman In black" mystery,
and thee have caused considerable
sport for those Interested. It is the
general belief that the "woman in
black" Is probably some young man
himself playing what he deems a prac
tical Joke, and pome of the citizens
have vowed that If they catch him
they will teach him a lesson that
will put an end to hie practical Joking
for the time being. They look on It
as small business for any one to prowl
the streets at night In this kind ol
disguise. There Is serious danger
that some innocent person moving
about the city may be shot and killed
some dark night by some person
whose fears override their good rea
son. YOUNGERS fans LIMIT OF LAW
Twenty Yctir In Penitentiary fot
AsHiuilu
George Youngers, the negro convict
ed of a criminal assault upon Myrtle
Furlong, a 16-year-old girl nt Lincoln,
was sentenced to twenty years In tht
penitentiary by Judge Holmes. Th
crime was one of the most brutal
known to the authorities there. Miss
Furlong was on her way home from
her work one evening about a month
ago when she was met by her assail
ant and dragged Into an alley, where
the crime was committed after a
struggle. She was badly Injured and
her clothes were almost torn from hef
body. The crime created great excite
ment. Youngers was positively Identi
fied by Miss Furlong and other evi
dence pointed to him as the guilty
man.
In sentencing him Judge Holmes ex.
pressed regret that he could not mak
the sentence longer.
J. L. Caldwell, Youngers' attorney,
announced he would appeal to the su
preme court, citing public excitement
and prejudice as a reason for a new
trial.
lOSTM ASTER CANNOT nUN.
Pierce Official Barrett from Holding
Office of Mayor.
Postmaster A. L. Brande, the citl
sens' candidate for mayor of Pierce,
has filed his withdrawal with . City
Clerk Frank Mohrman. When he wai
nominated for this office he did not
Wish to accept the same. 'His many
friends Insisted and he . consented.
However, he wrote In to the postoffice
department and asked them regarding
his serving In that capacity In case he
was elected and received a reply say
ing that third class postmasters wers
not allowed to hold any city office. A
petition was circulated containing the
name of Ham D. Berg for the office of
mayor and as his is the only name on
the ballot Mr. Berg wl" undoubtedly
be elected. Mr. Berg IsThe proprietor
of the Pierce clothing Btore and a
young man of push and enterprise.
INSANITY IS BRINK DEFENSE.
Doctor Testifies He Siokc of It Twt
Weeks Before Tragedy.
The purpose of the defense In the
Brink murder cose Is to prove that
Frank Brink was insane at the time
of the shooting of Bessie Newton, hie
former sweetheart. Dr. J. M. Davey
testified that Brink was Insane two
weeks before the tragedy and that he
suggested to two members of the Dix
on county Insanity board that Brink
should be taken care of.
Evidence was introduced to show
that the girl before throwing him
over had given Brink plenty of en
couragement and that he was badly
worked up over the lose affair.
At Work on Dangerous Cut,
A work train 'and steam shovel ot.
the Northwestern has begun opera
tions in the chalk rock cut one mile
west of Niobrara. This cut is about
three miles In length and necessitates
day and night watchmen, who make
the rounds before every train. Each
spring It gives trouble by crumbling,
sometimes great rock slides covering
the track and requiring extra gangs to
open the way.
Boy Shoots Himself.
Leo Starostka, 8 years old. son ol
George Starostka, a Polish farmer
three miles east of Silver Creek, acci
dentally sho. himself. He had Just
returned home from school, and going
out to the granary to get a 22-calIber
rifle attempted to take It down from
the wall. It was loaded and In some
manner was discharged, the bullet en
terlng above the right temple.
Reed at Head of School.
C. L. Reed, Republican candidate
for mayor of Featrlce. Durchasnd
Prof. Maynard Spink's half Interest
in tne isorthwestern Business college
ana has assumed his duties as ores!
dent. Mr. Spink will leave In a few
auys for Kearney, where he will be
come associated with the state Indus,
trial school.
New Tlieatcr for Tekamah.
E. W. Hhafer, of the Shafer Hard
ware company, of Tekumuh h
bought the building which Is occupied
oy tne Adams Drue comoanv. and will
In a short time, as soon as the lease
which Mr. Adams has made with M
Shafer expires, erect a new brick
building there.
Program for Missionary Meutimr.
Bert Wilson, pastor of the local
Christian church end secretary of the
society at Humboldt, has Just Issued
the program for the twelfth annual
convention of the First missionary
aisirict or me inrtstian church, which
Is to be held at Verdon, Neb., on April
e, s una .
No Twine Plant In Pen.
The house Indefinitely postponed the
bill appropriating $200, 000 for eutab
llshlng a bliiflli.i; twine factory at the
slate penltentlitry.
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The desire to tniko money too quickly
Is our greatest financial fault.
Kallronds are vastly overcapitalized. If
I wanted to work a big scheme I would
not overcapitalise. The penalty Is too
great.
Is it reasonable that a stock legitimate
ly earning 6 per cent would be allowed
out of the hands of the controlling In
terests? '
The railroads are In a very lamentable
condition. Labor is goiug up, while leg
islatures are cutting down tbe roads' in
come. Federal control would be better.
On its surface the general financial of
the country is good. But there is aa un
dercurrent that doesn't look good.
I do not think our people are saving
enough. We are making more money, bat
unfortunttely spending more. '
CUBA TO LOSE FREEDOM.
American Protectorate lire ta Be
Declared loo.
Cuba Is practically doomed to lose
her Independence. The United States
will be compelled by circumstances to
declare a protectorate, probably wlthla
a year, over the Island. Tha Ameri
can flag now, at least figuratively
peaking, In the ascendancy there, will
never cuine down. The American mili
tary occupation undertaken simply aa
a temporary move to prevent a revolu
tion and secure order and stability, will
be made permanent Such Is tbe tenor
of dispatches received here from ofa
rial soutces In the Pearl ot the An
tilles.
These remarkable predictions are
based on a most intimate knowledge of
conditions gained by the chief Ameri
can officers now In control In the Island.
Tbe following reasons are glveu for
their prophecy :
That Uio regime of tbe United States
In Cuba will continue for many months.
That at tbe municipal elections to be
held probably in June tbe property
holders will refuse to vote, and that the
Ignorant and vicious elements of the
population will thus secure tbe offices.
That diplomatic representations will
then be made to the United States by
England, France, Germany and Spain,
which countries will look to America
for damages In case of destruction of
their pioiHTty In the Island. This sit
uatlon will compel the United States to
announce a protectorate over Cuba.
In Cuba tbe conservative property
holding class Is In a helpless minority.
Citizens of Great Britain have at least
$100,000,000 Invested In Cuba. German
citizens have about 140,000,000 Invest
ed in sugar aud tobacco, and French
men have about (10,000,000 In the Kama
Industries. Spain owns practically two
thirds of tbe landed Interests of tha
island. American citizens have invest
ments running to $125,000,000. It Is
regarded as certain, therefore, that the
foreign governments named, In behalf
of their citizens, will appeal to tha
United States to prevent the threat
ened culuuilty, accompanying that ap
peal with the suggestion that they will
look to the United States to recoup
them for such losses as they may suf
fer. The United States has already too
much at stake In Cuba to willingly as
sume such liabilities, and the establish
ment of a strlt protectorate by the
United States over the Island Is regard
ed by Ctibuu commercial and financial
interests as the only possible solution
of tho difficulty.
Cleveland's Insaraaee Brief.
Ex-President Orover Cleveland, as head
of the SHHoclutiou of life Insurance presi
dents, has taken the first step toward
combating legislation proposed in several
Western States requiring that each com
pany shall Invest 70 per cent of the re
serve on policies width originate in any
Htute in the securities or mortgages of
that State. It is in the nature of a brief
to be uwd by insurance authorities la
different States, lie says that there Is a
normal demand for nearly all of the se
curitles referred to In the pending bills,
snd thut the Insurance companies will
have to take only what is left without
the guarautee of the State concerned. He
appeals for a repudiation of any Intent of
oue State to guin advantage at the ex
KDne of its neighbor.
Brief Kewa Items.
The llumbird Lumber Company's mill
at Sand Point, Idaho, was destroyed by
fire. t Loss Sm.iHH), Insurance $100,000.
Joha Lainoresux of North Adams,
Mass., Republican Representative to tha
Stute Legixlature, was arrested in Boston,
charged with soliciting aud accepting a
brlLe.
The Pennsylvania railroad has sent out
a plea to the colludes to traiu more men
for ruiU-oud work, reporting themselves
constantly short-huuded in the engineering
deuartmeut.
v
Information comes from nghly
creditable source tbat tbe administra
tion baa about decided upon a striking
change In its financial policy. Th ac
tlou, If taken, will reverse former Sec
retary Shaw In one particular and may
eliminate certain railroad bonds from
the position they now occupy as gilt
edged securities. There Is an Impres
sion here that It may have been an in
timation of what was to come that sent
J. P. Morgan across the Atlantic before
he had time to put the finishing touches
to the conference which he tried to ar
range between President Roosevelt and
leading rnilroad presidents. Foreign
capital, which Is heavily Invested In
American rnilroad enterprises, gives ev
ery evIdeiH-e of extreme sensitiveness)
over the present aglt atlon. Former Sec
retary Shaw, In his effort) to establish
an elastic currency, permitted banks to
place with the treasury railroad and
other bonds to the amount they desired,
conditional upon the government bonds)
so released being made the bail for
Increased circulation. It la said th
present head of the Treasury Depart
ment consider . such a method . of
finnnce Is unsatisfactory, not conducive
to financial stability and not la conso
nance with the general policies) of tb
government ....-'
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Many persons think that the censuses
are compilations of figures for Cbs de
light of statisticians. But all workers
for special classes and special sorts) .
of legislation kuow that a good census
Is the foundation of work. , To provide
proper education for the blind and the
deaf It Is necessary first to have a full
registry of them. To know how to pre
vent and punish crime wo must list and.
classify our criminals. It is next to Im
possible to leglslute, even to think in
telligently, about divorce until we have
dlvorco statistics. These are example
of the kind of census that we still lack.
There are only three States In the
Unlon that have begun to make a prop
er registry of the blind, only nine tbat
publish divorce statistics. In time every
State will have an adequate working
census of every class and kind of per- '
son that needs public help, aud the na
tional census will combine and codify
tbe State censuses.
The Board of United States General
Appraisers has many curious and inter
esting questions to decide In regard to
the classification of Imported articles,
and the rate of duty which they must
pny. One of the latest decisions Is that
the flag of tbe United States Is not
toy. A Japanese firm ot importers la
Chicago had brought In a consignment
of silk flags, each an inch and a half
long, and asked that they be admitted
at 35 per cent ad valorem. The ap
praisers, however, decided that the
flags must pay a duty of SO per cent; as
manufactures of allk. "We do not
think," they said, "that the American
flag, however diminutive. Is commer
cially, commonly or nationally regarded)
as a plaything for children; and we
find that the flags in dispute are not
toys. ,
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President Roosevelt Issued an order
barring fron the United States ths
Japanese and Korean laborers, skilled
and unskilled, who had received pass
ports to go to Mexico, Hawaii snd Can
ada, and who have heretofore - used
that means of entering this country.
Coincident with' this order the Presi
dent has directed the dismissal of tbe
two suits filed in San Francisco with
a view to testing the treaty rights of
Japanese children to enter the whit
schools. This was In his pursuance of
his agreement to take sn-h action
when the San Francisco school board
rescinded Its original resolution ex
cluding children from tbe schools. This
'be board has done.
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The attendance at prayers in the
United States Senate Is not large, but
it always includes Senators Piatt and
Depew, who usually sit together and
withdraw before the business of th
day begins. Sometimes there are only
fixe or six who assemble to bear Dr.
Hale's Invocation. Upon a recent occa
sion there were seven, and s curious
observer made a memorandum of their
names. Iu addition to the always de
vout Piatt and Depew there weiv Perk
Ins of California, Smoot of Utah, Dick
of Ohio, McCreary of Kentucky, ami
Clark of Moutana.
Pursuant to the enactment of tbe new
Immigration law containing th Japa
nese exclusion provision Secretary Root
cabled Oov. Carter at Honolulu to no
tify agents of steamship companies tbat
Japanese laborers In Hawaii, with pass
ports only for the islands, would not be
illowed to proceed to the United States
ualnland.
The new rules governing the admis
sibility of post cards to the mails re
quire couformlty In weight and size
to tbose printed by the government
Tbe cards must not be folded, and the
use of mica, glass, tinsel, metal aud
slmlVir substances Is forbidden unless
the cards be enclosed in envelopes.
The cards may be of any color or com
bination of colors which does not Inter
fere with the legibility of the tl-dress.