RATE BILL OE
SENATOR ELKINS
IT IS MADE PUBLIC IN THE UPPER
HOUSE.
Text of the Measure and How It
Is To Be Enforced by the
Courts.
WASHINGTON — Senator Elkins,
chairman of the senate committee on
interstate commerce, has made public
his bill for the regulation of railroad
rates which he proposes to offer for
the consideration of congress. The
commission is Increased from seven
to nine members. The expenses of lit
igation are to be borne by the United
States. The bill has not been com
pleted fully, but the section relating
to the fixing of rates embodies most
of the important features and is as fol
lows:
That whenever the Interstate Com
merce commission shall be of the opin
ion that reasonable grounds exist for
believing that any rate, fare or charge
established or charged by any common
carrier or carriers for any transporta
tion or other service subject to said act
approved February 4, 1887, or any act
amendatory thereof, is unjust and un
reasonable. or that any such carrier
or carriers shall be making any unjust
discrimination or be engaged in any
other practice or be doing any other
act in violation of any provision of
any of said acts, it shall be lawful for
said commission to institute a suit
or proceeding in equity in the circuit
court of an- district in
which the principal office of any
cerrier defendant in the suit
or proceeding shall be located,
to restrain such carrier or carriers
from continuing in force such rate,
fare or charge, or from continuing
such unjust discrimination or other un
lawful act or practice. The commis
sion in its discretion may institute any
such suit or proceeding upon its own
motion or upon the application of any
person, firm or corporation interested
in the matter complained of. and the
commission shall not be required be
fore instituting any such suit or pro
ceeding to give notice to the parties
defendant therein or grant a hearing
or make a report, finding, recommen
dation, decision or order in respect of
the matters complained of. but the
commission shall have power before
instuting any such suit or proceeding
to make such investigation as it may
deem proper.
Any suit or proceeding authorized
by this act may be instituted by peti
tion. briefly setting forth (he matters
complained of, and any parties inter
ested in such matters may be made
defendants. The court shall have
1 lower to hear and determine such
suit or proceeding speedily without
the formal pleadings and proceedings
applicable to ordinary suits in equity
and such snort notice to the defendants
as the court shall deem reasonable, but
in such manner as to do justice in the
premises: and to this end the court
may cause evidence to lie taken belore
such officers and in such manner and
within such time as the court may pre
scribe.
If it be made to appear to the court
that any such rate, fare or charge of
any carrier complained of in such suit
or proceeding is unjust and unreason
able or tha. the carrier is making any
such unjust discrimination or is en
gaged in any such other practice or
is doing any other such act in viola
tion of law. the court may, by its
order or decree, mandatory or other
wise. restrain and enjoin such carrier
from continuing in force such rate,
fare or charge.
INSURGENTS GROWING BOLDER
Claim to Be Gaining Recruits to Anti
Statehood.
WASHINGTON—Opposition in the
house to joint statehood seems to be
gaining ground, and insurgents are
growing bolder in their denunciation
of the proposed administration meas
ure.
Representative Babcock. Wis., the
leader of the insurrection, and his
lieutenants say their movement has
gained strength since Saturday.
Compromises have failed up to this
time, and the republican insurgents
on both the Philippine tariff and on the
joint statehood measure are firmly
lined up against the administration
policy, and insist that they will not
weaken under fire.
Gans Knocks Out Sullivan.
SAN FRANCISCO—Joe Gans. re
juvenated. put up the fight of his life
and knocked out Mike •'Twin" Sum
van in the fifteenth round. The issue
of the fight was hardly in doubt from
the first round. From start to finish
Gans was the aggressor and kept right
on top of his man. Sullivan made sev
eral brave rallies, but he could not
hurt the colored man, and finally in the
fifteenth round a series of lightning
right hand blows to the jaws ended
Sullivan's aspirations and put Gans at
the top of the fighting heap.
Campaign Contributions.
WASHINGTON—Senator Patterson.
Colo., introduced a bill having for its
object the publication of all contribu
tions made by corporations, organiza
tions of ali kinds, and individuals to
campaign committees in presidential
elections. It requires that all state
ments regarding the amount of such
contributions must he sworn to and
■ provides for penalties for a violation
01 the lav/. The bill follows the plan
advocated by Perry Belmont of New
York for publicity in all matters per
taining to campaign contributions.
Stockmen to Present Views.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah—President
F. J. Hagenbarth of the National Live
Stock association has appointed a com
mittee to confer with Gifford Pinchott
chief forester of the United States, and
members of the United States Land
board at Denver, Jan. 27, on the ques
tion of forest reserves and public
ranges. President Hagen barth also
appointed a committee to be present
at the congressional bearing on the
twenty-eight hour law. This includes
W. A. Harris of Chicago and I* a.
Crace of East St. Louid’.
THE TARIFF BILL.
Philippine Measure Passed in th«
Lower House.
WASHINGTON—The Philippine tar
iff bill was passed by the house Tues
day substantially as it came from the
ways and means committee. The vote
was 258 to 71. Rice was made subject
to the same tariff as sugar and tobac
co—25 per cent, of the Dingley rates—
and one or two changes were made
as to language. Fifty-seven republi
i cans and fourteen democrats voted
! against the bill on its final passage.
This result was attained after de
! cldedly the most strenuous day of the
! present congress.
The many amendments which were
| launched and went to pieces in the
! storm cf debate and against the rock
J which the house rules conustituted.
i left much legislative wreckage and
many records only useful for future
political purposes.
Republican opposition to the bill
in the interest of American beet and
cane sugar and tobacco tried out its
strength early and gave up. This op
position refused to affiliate with dem
ocratic efforts. The strongest plea for
"insurgent” support” was made in be
half of Champ Clark's amendment re
ducing the differential on refined su
gar. The minority sought to duplicate
the house record made on the Cuban
reciprocity act, but they reckoned
without their host today, as not a re
publican opponent to this measure
stood with them to overrule the deci
sion of the chair. The democratic
substitute met with only the support
of the minority and went down under
a vote of 231 to 106. On the final pas
sage of the bill the "insurgents” de
manded a roll call that their record
might be preserved.
The bill admits goods the growth or
product of the Philippine islands into
the United States free of duty except
sugar, tobacco and rice, on which a
tariff of 25 per cent of the Dingley
rates is levied. It provides that after
April 11, 1909, there shall be absolute
free trade each way between the
United States and the Philippines. It
also exempts Philippine goods coming
to the United States from the export
tax of those islands. Merchandise from
either country is subjected to the in
ternal revenue tax of the country in
which such merchandise is withdrawn
for consumption.
ORCHARD HELD FOR MURDER.
Believed to Be Man Who Killed Ex
Governor Steunenberg.
CALDWELL., Idaho—Probate Judge
Church committed Harry O. Orchard,
on the charge of having murdered ex
Governor Frank Steunenberg. The de
fense offered no testimony. The most
important witness was Andrew John
son. a policeman, who talked with
Orchard several times before and after
his arrest. Julian Steunenberg. son
of the murdered man. testified that a
man whom he identified as Orchard
came to him on Wednesday before the
murder and asked when his father
would be home. He said he had a deal
with his father for some sheep, and
was anxious to see him.
NEW RAILROAD RATE BILL.
Democratic Members of House Prepare
a Measure.
WASHINGTON — The democratic
members of the house eommitte on
interstate and foreign commerce have
prepared a railroad rate bill. The bill
is a comprehensive measure, dealing
with all the questions involved in the
subject. Its essential difference from
what is to be the majority measure,
the bill of Mr. Hepburn, is that instead
of authorizing the interstate commerce
commission to fix a “maximum" rata
in accordance with the specific recom
mendation of President Roosevelt, the
rate to be adopted shall be a reason
able one. It forbitls the commission
increasing any rate which has been
fixed and published as such by any
railroad. It authorizes the rate fixed
by the commission to be reviewred by
the courts only when it is shown that
such rate does not enable the carrier
to realize a fair profit on the capital
actually invested in the road, or where
the commission has exceeded its power
in fixing the rate, making it confis
catory.
PRAISE FOR AMERICAN BISHOP.
Pope Compliments Rt. Rev. William
O’Connell, Sent to Japan.
ROME — Right Rev. William H.
O'Connell, bishop of Portland, Me.,
the special envoy of the pope to the
emperor of Japan, who arrived here
yesterday, was received in private au
dience by his holiness today. The au
dience lasted for an hour, during which
the bishop made a verbal report of the
results of his mission. The pope ex
pressed his great satisfaction and said
if all American envoys did their work
so well they would become the first
diplomats of the world.
Warner Says “Ridiculous."
WASHINGTON — Senator Warner,
Missouri, characterized as “supremely
ridiculous" his boom for the republican
nomination for president, launched by
Representative Bartholdt.
Half Million Deficit.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—At a joint meeting
of creditors and stockholders of the
Tennent Shoe company, it was
revealed that a total deficit of $583,630
between liabilities and assets exists.
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Declines Appointment.
WASHINGTON—J. C. Napier, the
negro lawyer anti banker of Nashville,
who was recently offered the position
of United States consul at Bahia,
Brazil, called on the president an.l de
clined the appointment.
Ensign Wade Acquitted.
MARE IS BAND, Cal.—News was re
ceived by Admiral McCalla from the
secretary of the navy that Ensign
Wade, U. S. N., had been acquitted
on all charges! In connection with the
Bennington disaster, and has been re
stored to liberty.
Insurgents Enter Quito.
QUAYAQUIB—The revolutionaries
have entered Quito (the capital of
Ecuador). Vice President Bequerizo
Moreno has assumed executive power
and will appoint a new cabinet.
A WEEK OF
RY EVENTS
ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN VEN
EZUELAN AFFAIRS.
The Situation Such as to Attract Un
usual Attention—The General
Elections in Great Britain.
WASHINGTON—If Fiance makes
a decisive move in retaliation for Ven
ezuela’s treatment of her representa
tive. Caracas this week will be the
center of world interest. Venezuela
under the Castro regime has been an
international problem, but the Mon
roe doctrine, although necessarily in
volved in it, is so thoroughly under
stood by the European powers that
the State department anticipates no
untoward action on the part of
France.
The most recent Franco-Venezuelan
trouble began with the expulsion of M.
Brun. the representative of the French
Cable company at Caracas, and
Charge d’Affairs Taigney’s protest
against this action. Venezuela held
that its position was correct and re
fused to treat further with the French
government through M. Taigny. There
then followed a long period during
which, owing to the good offices of
United States Minister Russell, an
open rupture was avoided. President
Castro by his dilatory tactics angered
the French government and a fleet
was sent to Martinque. However, this
indication to push the matter did not
have the desired effect. Then followed
M. Taigny’s action in boarding the
steamer Martinque to obtain dispatch
es and the refusal of the Venezuelan
authorities to permit him to return
ashore. Although technically this
was not a forcible expulsion, it
amounted to an act of. hostility and
M. Maubourguet, the Charge d’Af
fairs of Venezuela, was expelled from
French territory. Three French war
ships are now off the Venezuelan
coast and a naval demonstration is
j anticipated.
From an international point of
view, Algeciras will divide interest
with Venezuela. At the beginning of
the Moroccan conference the dele
gates uniformly expressed themselves
as in favor of conservative action that
much was hoped for the outcome of
j the negotiations. However, according
to later advices, extreme caution and
lack of confidence have begun to de- !
troy this favorable atmosphere and a
feeling of unrest is said to exist
among the delegates of the less inter
ested powers, who believe that trouble
is in sight. The first point at issue
is that of contraband arms, after
which will be considered the reform
of the finances of Morocco, so that i
the question of the organization of ;
the Moroccan police, which involves i
the vital issue between France and j
Germany, has been postponed for j
some time.
The end of the week will see the I
close of the general elections in Great I
Britain, but the liberal ’ victory has;
; been so overwhelming as to take the j
; most of the interest out of the matter. I
j In another sense it added unprece
j dented interest to the developments
■ which are sure to come with the open
j ing of Parliament.
Christianity by japan.
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Current Events Indicate Its Eventual
Acceptance.
NEW YORK—Current events indi
i rate the coming acceptance of Chris
tianity by Japan as one of the fruits
| of the recent war. according to the
annual report of the American Tract
society, which was made public re
cently. Among the cities which dur
ing the last year have arranged for
the permanent support of the admin
istrative secretaries is Tokio, the Jap
anese capita!.
The report says that the schools in
Japan, and also in Turkey. China and
other foreign countries, are creating
1,000,0011 new readers every year for
from Christian literature is needed. A
permanent endowment of the society
is required. During 1905 the society
circulated nearly 3,000,000 periodicals.
RAILROADS LOSE ONE CASE.
Commission Decires New Rate on
Leather is Too High.
WASHINGTON — The interstate
Commerce commission has announced
its decision in the case of M. Newman
against the New York Central &
Hudson River Railroad company and
various other principal carriers in of
ficial classification territory in favor
of the complainant, holding that a
third-class rating for leather in less
than carload lots is sufficiently high.
Buried Treasure Recovered.
EMPORIA, Kan. — Marion Turner
and Otto Freshwater. Emporia men,
claim to have found buried treasure to
the value of $100,000 in or near Pheo
' nix mound, southwest of Emporia.
Part of the treasure, they say, as in
gold coin and the remainder in gold
bearing quartz.
Would Preserve Constitution.
WASHINGTON — After paying a
tribute to the frigate Constitution and
irdering an investigation to ascertain
.he annual amount necessary to pre
serve the ship the house devoted some
time to the perfection and passage of
I a bill providing for the final disposi
: tion of the affairs of the five civilized
I tribes in Indian Territory. With minor
j amendments the bill passed substan
j tialiy as it came from the committee.
I The blil provides for concluding the
! enrollment of Indians of the tribes and
\ allotment of lands to them.
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Monte Christi Capitulates.
SAN DOMINGO—The port of Monte
Christi, on the north coast, which re
cently was in the hands of the revolu
tionists, capitulated to the government
'forces today, the latter guaranteeing
to protect the lives and property of the
rebels.
The Dominican gunboat Indepen
dence, which supported General Mo
rales, the former president of Santo
Domingo, also surrendered after its
commander had sought refuge on one
of the American warships. The revo
lution is ended and all is quiet
BIGELOW TO GO UNPCJNISHED.
Decides that Witness is Not Worthy
of Being Made Martyr.
WASHINGTON'—The senate com
mitte on interoceanic canals has
postponed until next week considera
tion of the recalculation of Pouitney
Bigelow.
Before the meeting several mem
bers said they had slept over the case
and are now disposed not to make
a “martyr” of a witness, “whose tes
timony appeared to be of too little
value to dignify his conduct with
summary punishment." It was decid
ed that further discussion, in execu
tive sassion should be had. however,
to determine whether the witness
should be given another opportunity
to become amendable to the demands
made of him.
Senator Hopkins offered a resolu
tion certifying Mr. Bigelow's contu
macy to the vice-president for action
in the courts and asked that it be
adopted. Several democratic senators
opposed this course and Senator Sim
mons addressed the committee at
length. He declared that it was an
extraordinary penally that was pro
posed and contrary to common law.
He suggested that the court’s might
refuse to act on the certification,
which he asserted would prove most
embarrassing.
Several other senators expressing a
doubt as to whether Mr. Bigelow’s
testimony was of such value as to
justify the committee in making a
“martyr" of him. Senator Hopkins
withdrew his resolution.
FIGHTING OVER INSCRIPTION.
State of Iowa at War with Battlefield
Commission.
WASHINGTON—The long standing
controversy over the wording of the
inscription on the monument erected
in the Shiloh battlefield park in mem
ory of the Iowa state troops was re
vived at the war department when
Secretary Taft gave a hearing on the
subject to Secretary Shaw and Sena
tors Allison and Dolliver of Iowa. The
point of dispute relates wholly to the
time in which the Iowa troops fought
in the battle of Shiloh.
The controversy has been the sub
ject of several investigations by dif
ferent military boards, practically all
of which have sustained the action of
the Shiloh park commission, which is
willing that the inscription on the
monument should show that the Iowa
troops fought at the spot “for two
hours” during the battle without spec
ifying the time. The Iowa authorities,
however, insisted that the inscription
state the Iowa troops fought at the site
of the monument from 10 to 12 o’clock
in the morning.
SOUTH DAKOTA MAKES A KICK.
Insists on Having Credit for All She
Raises.
WASHINGTON—-A wide discrep
ancy in the final summary of the crops
of 1905 as relating to South Dakota,
compiled by the department of agricul
ture. has been pointed out by Governor
Elrod in a letter addressed to Secre
tary Wlson. made public, which he
says seriously affects that state before
the world and which should be offi
cially correct. The letter has partic
ular reference to barley, oats and hay.
In reference to barley Governor Elrod
says that according to the state cen
sus South Dakota actually produced
in 190 4 18,640.102 bushels, whereas the
department's estimates place the
amount at 9,962.400 bushels. It is es
timated that 20,000.000 will be the pro
duction for this year, or more than
twice the yield credited to that state.
Favor Hepburn Rate Bill.
WASHINGTON — The republican
members of the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce held
a caucus at which the Hepburn rate
bill was discussed at considerable
length. The bill, it is believed, will
be reported to the house next week in
slightly modified form. Senator Dol
liver, la., attended the conference and
joined with the representatives in re
viewing the provisions of the measure.
The caucus vas held in Mr. Hepburn's
committee room.
The caucus reached an agreement
on the provision regarding the phrase
ology to be used in defining the rate
which may be fixed by the commis
sion. This will provide for a "just,
reasonable, and fairly remunerative
rate which may be charged” by the
carrier. This language shifts the
position of the word "maximum” in
some way by which the republicans
hope to meet the opposition of the
democratic members who held that its
original position in the bill left room
fbr ambiguity on the general question
of the reasonableness of rates. Va
rious sections relating to notices,
changes of venue, etc., were also con
sidered and changes in phraseology
made. Although the probability is
that the bill will be reported to the
house next week another caucus of
the republican members followed by
a meeting of the full committee is
likely before this is done.
To Re College President.
NEW YORK—John Willis Baer, for
many years secretary of the Presbyte
rian board of home missions, an
nounced that he had accepted the
presidency of Occidental college at
Eos Angeles, Cal.
Governor of Alaska.
WASHINGTON — Assuming that
John G. Brady governor of Alaska,
promises to resign his office. W. T.
Perkins pf Nome has been recommend
ed strongly for appointment as gover
nor ot the territory.
' The Urgent Deficiency Bill.
WASHINGTON—The sub-committee
of the house committee on appropria
tions met and completed the urgent
deficiency bill. It carries appropria
tions aggregating $15,000,000 and in
cludes the additional appropriations
for carrying on canal work until June
30, 1906.
BERLIN—It is announced that he
exports from Germany to the Unietd
States during the year 1905 amounted
to 125,724,321, an increase of $14,
484,096.
THE AMERICAN
(ONSULOR SERVICE
ITS SHORTCOMINGS SET FORTH
BY SECRETARY ROOT.
Too Many Old Men in Places That
They Are Unfitted to Fill—Not
Enough Push in their Makeup.
WASHINGTON — Secretary Root,
while appearing before the house ap
propriations committee in relation to
the expenses of the State department,
spoke frankly concerning the short
comings of the American consular ser
vice. The statements of Mr. Root,
which have just been made public,
show that in response to questions by
Representative Livingston, the secre
tary said:
I here are a great many consulates
that have been in that condition, and
there are some that are still in that
condition, and the fact arises from sev
eral causes. One cause is that con
sulates are used and regarded here not
as places in which active and sufficient
work is to be done, but are used as
places in which to shelve estimable
and elderly gentlemen whose friends
find it necessary to take care of them
in some way. (laughter.)
"Now, 1 have got old enough to be
able to say that sort of thing without
anybody being offended. I do not think
that when a man has lived on the ac
tivity of his life and passed beyond
his ambition and his energy and his de
sire to make a career for himself—I
do not think that then is the time to
start him out in a new place, where
he has got to learn a new business
and push the commerce of the coun
try.”
The following statements were then
made by Mr. Root in reply to ques
tions of members of the committee:
Mr. Rrundidge— I quite agree with
you Mr. Secretary, as to that, but upon
whom rests the blame for that condi
tion?
Secretary Root—It refits upon a long
standing custom, whereby the execu
tive is expected to appoint to important
consulates important men from the dif
ferent states.
Mr. Graff—But you have a system of
examination?
Secretary Root—Yes. so far as the
young fellow's go. You can put the
screws on them and make them come
up for examination. But when an emi
nent citizen—
Mr. Livingston—An eminent senator
or member of congress.
Secretary Root—Yes. when an emi
nent, citizen comes around, you can
not examine him in geography and
rithm#tic. He resents it. and there
is the dickens to pay all along.
(Laughter.) It is a custom that has
grown up. just like this deficiency
custom. When you step into change
a custom you cannot change it by
piecemeal: you have to jar something.
Take this conssular bill which is now
pending. When it was introduced it
contained a serids of provisions under
which the consulates were to be grad
ed. The original appointments were to
be only to the ower grades, and the
upper grades were to be filled by pro
motion. so that we would catch fellows
young while they still had some motive
power left in them. These provisions
have been stricken out and the bill re
ported without, them. Still, the bill
makes a great advance over the pres
ent system.
NF.W SIEGE GUN FOR TR'lAL.
Government Sends Small Calibre Gun
From Rock Island to Be Tested.
WASHINGTON — A new type of
siege gun has been completed by the
ordnance department of the Rock Is
land arsenal and has been shipped to
the Sandy Hook proving grounds at
New York for a test.
The new weapon has a calibre of
4.7 and throws a sixty-pound projectile
This is five pounds heavier than the
projectile now thrown from the five
inch siege guns, which are to be re
placed with the new model if the gun
to he tested at Sandy Hook proves sat
isfactory in every way. The chief
characteristic of the new gun is its
long recoil.
Will Tunnel River.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.—According to a
statement made by August A. Busch,
the Manufacturers’ railway, a St.
I,ouis terminal railroad controlled oy
the Anheuser-Busch Brewing associa
tion. will construct a $3,000,000 tun
nel under the Mississippi river in or
der to connect the road's Illinois and
Missouri terminals. At present the
road is operating a ferry.
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Grand Island in the List.
WASHINGTON—The senate com
mittee on public buildings and grounds
ordered favorable reports on bills
making appropriations for new federal
buildings in part as follows: Fort
Worth. Tex.. $325,000; Denver, Colo..
$2,500,000; Sheridan, Wyo., $160,000;
Cape Girardeau. Mo., $5,000; Grand
Island, Neb, $135,000.
Talk Over Election Bills,
WASHINGTON—The house com
mittee on election of president, vice
president and members of congrers
met Wednesday and considered va
rious election bills. Representative
Lloyd. Mo., spoke on his resolution,
which provides for the popular elec
tion of senators throughout the states.
The Palmer bill for the punishment of
bribery and the Bonynge bill empow
ering United States courts to punish
violations of state laws at congres
sional elections are among the meas
ures which will be considered.
Co-st of Rural Mail Service.
WASHINGTON—A statement pre
pared by P. V. Degraw. fourth assistant
postmaster general, regarding the ope
rations of the rural free delivery ser
vice since its establishment up to Jan
uary 1, 1906. shows that the total num
ber of petitions received and referred
was 51,690, of which 13,125 were acted
upon adversely. The number of routes
in operation on the date named was
34,677. More than 1,000,000,000 pieces
of mail were handled by rural carriers
during the fiscal year 1905, each piece
| costing a littl? less than 1% cents.
FRANCE WILL ACT.
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Satisfaction for the Expulsion of
. Taigny.
PARIS — Official confirmation of
Venezuela's unceremonious treatment
of M. Taignev. the retiring charge
d’ affaires at Caracas, has reached
the Foreign office. The government
immediately decided to adopt the most
energetic measures to obtain satisfac
tion. Though the officials will not
make any direct statement on the sub
ject, it is understood that a naval dem
onstration is under preparation, the di
vision of the French warships recently
assembled in the vicinity of Venezue
lan waters being utilized for that pur
pose. A diplomat*confirmed this view
of the situation, saying that President
Castro’s action, though not an absolute
forcible expulsion of the French rep
resentative. amounted to an act of hos
tility, since M. Taigny had left the
shore in perfectly good faith in order
to obtain dispatches from the French
steamer Martinque, the Venezuelan au
thorities without warning offered
armed opposition to his relanding. Such
an act should not remain unchastised,
and France, the diplomat added, will
have the support of the whole world
in demanding and obtaining proper
satisfaction, even should armed inter
vention prove necessary.
France, it was further pointed out,
has exhibited wonderful patience, but
is now driven to extremities.
The French Cable company officials
say that they received confirmation
this morning of the reports that the
managers of the company at Caracas
and La Guayra have also been expelled
from Venezuela. The company has
about ten other managers in charge
of different offices in Venezuela and
momentarily expects to hear that they
j have been expelled. The officials of
: the company have brought the matter
; before the government, which has not
I yet announced what steps have been
i taken in the matter but it is believed
| the United States will be asked to ex
tend its representation to these man
j agers.
In the meanwhile M. Mauhourguet,
| the Venezuelan charge d'affaires here.
| has received an intimation to leave
i French territory, thus placing him per- J
; sonally in an awkward position owing
; to his private commercial relations
j with France, and it 1s also believed
; that he retains his French citizenship,
I which would make him liable to mili
tary service under the conscription I
i law.
The action of the French govern
ment with reference to Venezuela has
not yet bepn finally decided. M. Rou
vier is calling the cabinet council to- j
gether to consider the steps to be
taken. In ministerial circles it is be- .
lieved that the incident of M. Taigny's !
expulsion loses some of its character
of gravity, as official notification was !
given to President Castro a few days |
before by the American minister. Mr.
Russell, that diplomatic relations be- i
tween France and Venezuela had j
ceased to exist.
HOLDUP MEN MURDER.
Nels Lausten Shct and Killed in His
Saloon on Cuming Street.
OMAHA—Nels Lausren. a saloon
keeper. was shot and instantly killed
by Jack O'Heara. who with Leo An
gus entered lausten's saloon. 2101 j
Cuming s'reet. for the purpose of !
robbery. As soon as the proprietor ;
fell to the floor th-» men rifled the
cash register, and. leaving the tmfor- '
tutjate man where he lay. made their
escape through a rear door. Half an ■
hour later Angus was arres'ed. and
s:iil later three other men engaged
with him were in jail. One of ’hem
has made a full confession. Accord
ing to this confession Jack O Hearn
fired the fatal shot.
Congressman Hubbard Wins.
WASHINGTON — Congressman
Hubabrd of the Sioux City. la. district,
has been up against a hard postoffiee
fight, but has won out. against a rule '
of the first assistant postmaster gen
eral that all things being equal the in
cumbent of an office will be continued
in his position unless direct charges
were made against hint. Mr. Hubbard
was notified that his nomination of
John T. Hoban at Cherokee would
be acepted. A bitter fight has been
waged between Henderson, the iucum- j
bent, and Tom McCullough.
WILL BUILD TO SHOSHONE.
Big Horn Railway Files Amended Ar
tides of Incorporation.
CHEYENNE. Wyo. — Amended ar
ticles of incorporation of the Big Horn
railroad, an adjunct of the Burlington
system, were filed in the office of the
clerk of Laramie county. The amend
ed articles state that the road shall
have power, in addition to its other
projects, to extend its line which now
is being built from Cody, Wyo.. to Wor
land. in Big Horn county, south of the
Big Horn river at its junction with
Muskrat creek, which will bring the
road into the Shoshone reservation,
close to the town of Shoshone, estab
ished by the Northwestern railway.
"Beef Trust” Cases Go Over.
CHICAGO—The trial of the "Beef
Trust” case which was to have com
menced Wednesday in the federal
court before Judge Humphrey was
postponed until Thursday because of
the illness of one of the attorneys for
the packers.
Friend of Livingstone Dead.
CAPETOWN—Dr. James Stewart,
the friend and companion of David
Livingstone, the explorer, whom he
joined on his second journey to Lake
Nyassa, is dead.
Pass Confederate Bills.
VIENNA—What seems to be an or
ganized effort to pass off bills of the
American confederacy has come to no
tice lately in this city, the shopkeepers
of which have been victimized to a
considerable amount within the last
few week.
Special Agencies.
WASHINGTON—The secretary of
the treasury has established five spe
cial agency districts in Europe. Up to
this time the only agency in Europe
was located in Paris.
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"HOME" FOOD FOR DYSPEPTICS.
New York Woman Makes Much Money
by Supplying It.
The American habit of overeating
with its consequent train of stomach
troubles, has brought about a curious
1 usiness in New York. It is that ot
supplying food "such as mother used
to cook" to patients whose digestions
have got out of order and who are
taking the “rest cure" for the affect
ed organs. This novel business en
terprise is carried on practically b\
one woman who has made a name foi
herself among stomach specialists in
this city by the purity and the sim
l-licity of the soups and broths she
makes for invalids. She began tc
cook these dishes several yt0ra ago.
her plant consisting of one hall bed
room, a big gas stove and one old col
ored woman to carry on the actual
work of the cooking under her direc
tions.
Now her business has grown to
such proportions that she has a whole
house devoted to it, the latest feature
of her trade being this of supplying
food to patients who are living tem
porarily in the big hotels. One of the
first things a doctor does nowadays,
when he is called in to attend a pa
tient afflicted with the ills that come
from overfeeding, is to lay down the
law that the rich hotel fare shall be
cut off and the simple, wholesome
dishes from this unique establishment
be substituted. It is not an expensive .
substitute, for the prices charged by
this woman make even those asked at
the St. Regis seem cheap in compari
son. So valuable do specialists con
sider these wholesome foods that one
physician is seriously considt-rine
turning one of the dwelling houses on
the same block with her establish
ment into a sanitarium to be near the
base of supplies.—New York Press.
HAD TOLD THE STRICT TRUTH.
Argument of Horse Trader Proved
Unanswerable.
Thomas Morton, once proprietor ol
the Stockton Springs hole) in Maine,
was noted for his shrewdness in a
horse trade, and few men knew a
horse at sight better than he. Hr
was troubled with ail impediment in
his speech. One day a man looked
aver his horses with the intention
af purchasing, and asked the age oi
one which he fancied. Morton re
plied that he was "NI-ni-nine years
old.”
The man took the horse and after
ward ran across a former owner, who
asked how much he paid for "that
old plug.”
'Old! Do you call nine years an
old horse?’ he asked, and then he
was told that the horse was twenty
seven years old. Whereupon the
man promptly drove to Mr. Morton's
and demanded an explanation, calling
him a liar.
Mr. Morton replied that he had told
him the truth, and nothing but the
truth, and said: ‘ You fool, didn't I
say 'nine, nine, nine,' and isn't three
times nine twenty-seven?”
The other man gave in as beaten
Children's Jokes.
Mary announced the other day that
she was hungry. Her brother, to
tease her, inquired, ‘ How do you feel
when you are hungry?” Mary prompt
ly replied, “Exactly as if I had a
corkscrew in my stomach.”
The same little girl had just been
introduced to a visitor named Mr.
Hunter. After dinner this visitor
said: “If you remember my name
you shall have these bonbons, Mary."
and in her eagerness to get the bon
bons lost by .exclaiming. "It s Mr.
Shooter."
Willie had just started to kinder
garten. The terms horizontal and
perpendicular had been explained.
The next Sunday Willie said. “Moth
er. 1 don't like my Sunday school
teacher."
"Why?" asked his mother.
“Well,” replied Willie, ‘she's all
right for a school teacher, but I don't
like her for a Sunday school teacher
She's too horizontal, and she ought to
be more perpendicular.”—Exchange
Stumped the Judge.
‘ One of the most peculiar defenses
and at the same time one of the worst
comparisons I ever heard was when I
first ascended the bench." said Judge
Cabaniss. “A man was up before me
for beating his wife, and, as usual, I
asked him what he had to say before
• passed sentence upon him. He said:
" 'Say. judge, you're a married man.
ain't you? Well, suppose you was en
joying your dinner and feelin' pretty
good aud suddenly your wife came up,
and after telling you of all the fellers
she could have instead of you, started
chucking the dishes at you and ended
by telling you that she could make a
better man than you out of a piece of
coal and an old hat and not half try
say. judge, what would you do?’
“I couldn't very well tell him," con
cluded the judge “so I simply had to
discharge him with a warning '—San
Francisco Chronicle.
Brevity the Soul of Ghosts.
“Here’s the shortest ghost-story in
the world,” said the red-nosed man,
who now, with the coffee, broke sil
ence for the first time at the dinner.
“Two men were traveling from Bos
ton to New York; strangers, but shar
ing between them the smoking com
partment. After a bit. one laid by
his magazine and said: ‘Stems a bit
jolty right here.’ ’Yes.’ replied the
sther, T was killed just here three
years ago.’ ”
“Shortest in the world, did you
*av?” remarked some one at the athe •
;nd of the table. “But here's a short
er. A lonely old bachelor waking up
ate at night, reached out his hand
;or the matches, and they were hand
?d to him.”
Then the host nodded to the but
er.—The Sunday Magazine.
Fulfilled Threat of Death.
That Sicilian brigands are still liv
ing up to their melodramatic tradi
tions is proved by the following bit
of news from that island: About a
month ago Signor di Martino, a Sicil
ian of good family, was captured by
brigands while cycling near Palerma.
Ris parents, instead of paying the
ransom, hired soldiers to searcn for
him. His dead body has now been
found buried under a pyramid of
stones.