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OUR LAWMAKERS COSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL, LEG ISLATIVE AND OTHERWISE. SPEAKER-ELECTDAH NETTLETON 6aundcrs of Douglas Chosen to Pre side In the Upper Branch—Text of 6ome Measures That Have Thus Far Been Introduced. Hr. Sheldon's bill, passed by the last legislature, will do a great -deal toward shutting ctf many of the sine cures which liave padded the pay roils heretofore. Under the Sheldon law the number of emnloyes who may be placed on the senatorial pay roll is limited fa forty-eight, and officers are designated In the bill. At previous cessions the ray roll contained the names of about sixty-five persons. Heretofore the senate could employ as many helpers as the political situ ation seemed to demand. Friends of economy will look, with favor, upon the Innovation. Mr. Dan Xctdstcn, the new speaker for the house, who was elected on the third ballet by flfty-cne voter., is a man OC year3 old, a veteran of the Civil war with a good record, having been wounded in the service, and has •erved in two sessions of the legisla ture. in 1883 and 1885. It is said he Is decidedly in favor of the regula tion of corporations by law and the execution of the railway transporta tion I iws by the state railway com mission. Mr. Xettleton was born in Ireland, November 3. 1840, coming to Cool: county, Illinois, in 1843. For three years and two months he served In the Fourth cavr.lry of Illinois dur ing the civil war. being forced out of service before both his enlistment and bis fighting spirit had been extin guished by wounds received in a cav alry charge in Louisiana, which have made him a limping cripple for life. He came to ( lay county, Nebraska, In 1872. and has farmed there ever since. In addition to serving two terms in the legislature, as above •fated, he was presidential elector in 1802, being appointed mossangor to carry the Nebraska vote to President Harrison. He has only one daughter living, ail the remainder of his family havi ng died. Including Speaker Dan Nettleton. ' twenty-one uifferont men have been •leeted shaker of the twenty-two Ne braska houses of representatives that have held sessions since Nebraska be CHAS L. SAUNDERS, President of the State Senate. Came a str.:o. The present session is the thirtieth, by reason of the special sessions that were held in 18(>7, 186S. 1870, 1873. 1S7C and 1882. But for these speci'l sessions only or.c name would appear twice in the list of Speakers of the Nebraska house, that Of J. .<i. Griffin, of the twenty-third and Twenty-fifth sessions. The session of 186u was presided over b.» \V. .n. Pollock. The list in orderly succes sion then comprises W. F. Chapin. V. .icLennan. George W. Collins, M. Sessions. E. S. Towle, Aibinus Nance K . P. Mathewson, H. H. Shedd. G. M. Humphrey, A. W. Field, N. V. Harlan, John C. Watson, S. M. Elder, .1 N. Gaffin. C. I . Richards, Paul F. Clark. W. G. Fears. J. H. Mockett, G. H. Rouse and Dan Nettleion. ‘ The p ri incumbent of the guberna torial office was at the state noiisc to gather up a few personal effects. He appears to be pleased to be just plain •Mister” once more. “I enn’r express the relief,’ he said, “it’s just the way I felt when T came out of the army forty-two years ago.” Until after the school year he will remain in Lincoln After that he is undecided Just where he will live, whether he will remain in I incoln or make his home at Uni versity Place or Omaha. Representative Harrison intends to tntroduee a resolution the first of the week calling upon the attorney gen eral to bring quo warranto proceedings against the members of the State Railway commission to oust them from office. Ex-Attorney General Norris Rrown will remain In T.Ineoln until arter his election as United States senator, when he will remove to Kearney to tike up his permanent abode. The Misses Brown will stay in T.Ineoln un til the close of the school term this spring. when they will Join their par ents at Kearney. Mr. Brown announced he would not participate In the trial of the case against the lumDer deal ers, but would represent the state as special counsel In the argument ol the railroad tax cases before the United States supreme court E. L. Redfern, deputy food commls ■loner, has prepared a pure food law for Introduction in the legislature. II Is almost a copy of the national law but Is applied to state commerce, while the national law deals only with in terstate commerce. The bill retains the present form of commission. Ths governor Is designated as the food commissioner,' with power to appoini one deputy and one chemist, the same as at present The first vote on United States sen ator will be taken January 14. The inaugural reception crew a I crowd that filled the state house. The • people filed into the building early in. the evening and by tortuous winding through the n rrow halls found their way into the senaie chamber where, the reception proper took place, thence to the house of representatives where light refreshments were served and where the people were Introduced and made to feel at home by a reception committee comprising ladies and gentlemen of Lincoln. The details of the reception was in charge of Adju tant General J. H. Culver. State Treasurer L. G. Brian ha3 taken possession of his office Treas urer Mqrtenrcn was present to turn over the securities and cash in state depositories and or. hand, a receipt was given for the amount and the transaction was closed. J. M. Gil christ, agent for the bonding com panies. was present to check over the securities and witness the transfer. Treasurer Brian receipted for the fol lowing securities: Bonds and coupons in which the permanent school fund is invested, 50.815,604.47; securities of permanent university fund, $160,502,- j 66; agricultural college endowment ! D. H. NETTLETON, , . Speaker of the Nebraska House. | fund securities, $434,470.76; securities of normal endowment fund. $71,311.48; cash on hand and in depositories. $158,13i.99. The securities aggregate $7,481,889.37. With the cash on hand and in depositories the total amounts to $7,650.(>21.26. Treasurer Brian’s bond tor $1,000,000 lias been approved. Senator King’s anti-pass law is mod eled in a general way after the federal law recently passed by congress, but in some ways is not so drastic or so bread. It does not prohibit the ex- J change of transportation for news- ! paper advertising or any other valu able consi deration, but is directly against free transportation, tickets or passes. It makes it an offense to give or accept any free transportation be tween points within the state except by the classes of persons expressly excepted by the law. The house, by a vote of 59 to 28. adopted a resolution denying the light of the floor to representatives of the railroads or any other corporation. The same matter in the senate found expression in a bill by Patrick of Sarpy, making it unlawful for repre sentatives of corpo-ations to attempt influence of members of the legisla ture except by open address. A resolution will be introduced, probably in both house of the legis lature. asking the attorney general to institute a suit to test the validity of the railway commission. This com mission was created by a constitu tional amendment, three members of the commission were elected last fall. Attorney General Thompson will be asked to institute an action in the nature of quo warranto. Tnis is for the purpose of inquiring Into the right of (he three persons elected to hold the ohfiice of railway commissioner. The suit will be similar to the one re cently instituted to inquire into the right of Dr. Alden to hold the office of superintendent of Norfolk asylum after he had been dismissed by the governor. It is the present intention of the now state officials to make but few changes in the appo ntlve offices under their jurisdiction. Governor Sheldon has notified all of the hold-over ap pointees of the executive department that he will make hut few immediate changes. The state banking board, composed of Auditor Searle, Attorney General Thompson and Treasurer Brian, probably will retain Secretary Ed. Royse. a former banker of Broken Bow. in his present position. Ix>u Frazer, present secretary of the state printing board, probably will be re tained. The Nebraska State Board of Agri culture is contemplating a hill for the purpose of providing means to build suitable buildings on the state fair grounds. They propose permanent buildings, as all improvements belong to the state. The board states that the indebtedness of the state on No vember 1 was $1,916,671.00. Ail it is going to ask for is 1-8 of one mill tax for the new buildings. In organization of the senate there were no contests in the selection of officers. Saunders of Douglas being at the head as president pro-tem, all republicans voted aye, the five fusion ists refraining from expressing any preference whatever. The rules of 19f*5 were adopted until further notice, and the upper board was ready for the sixty days’ grind. There are five fusionists in the sen ate and thirty-one In the house, mak ing a total of thirty-six out of 133 members of the legislature. Messages of the outgoing and in coming governor furnish interesting reading to the citizens of Nebraska. One gives a comprehensive review of present conditions; the other outlines In a broad way, the policy he pro poses to pursue. Both documents should be read by all who desire to keep in touch wbh state affairs of legislative character. The first day for Introduction of bills yielded fifteen from the 3enate and five from the house. Some of them were of local Interest only. GCOD SERVICE SHOULD COMMAND A GENEROUS TIP. HIGH RUSSIANS DOOMED 5TOLYPIN, GRAND DUKE NICH OLAS AND OTHERS WARNED. Marked for Slaughter by the ‘•Reds” —Kaiser William in Deadly Fear of Assassination. St. Petersburg.—The terrorists are reported to have condemned to death among others Grand Duke Nicholas. Premier Stolypia and two conserva- j tive members of the cabinet, who late- ! ly received letters of warning. The assassination of Gen. Von der Launitz, prefect of police of this city, has caused a powerful impression both in the press and among the pub lic. The newspapers all comment on the inability of the prefect of police to protect his own person against the at tack of a siugle resolute terrorist, who undertook the task with the firm determination not to be taken alive. The papets ask how long a time will elapse before still more prominent personages are stricken by terrorist mllets. The press unites in demand ing protection against the regime of assassination which has been inaugur ated by reactionists as well as by ter rorists. A general search of the lodgings of persons under police observation was made here during the night in the hope of discovering the accomplices 3f the assassin of Gen. Von der Lau nitz. Many arrests were made, but >o far as known, no important terror ists were captured. The body of the man who killed ;he prefect at the Institute of Experi mental Medicine is still unidentified. Baron Taubc, chief of the gendarme corps; Prefect of Police Rheinbot of Moscow, and Gov. Kurloff of Kief, are mentioned for the position made va cant by the murder of Gen. Von der Launitz. which is one of the most responsible police posts in the empire. London.—Kaiser William is in dead ly fear of assassination and is sur rounding himself with a guard as formidable Ets that by which Czar Nicholas is protected. This is the statement made by the Birmingham Post. The bitterness caused by the pres-. ent electoral campaign in Germany and the trouole ia Poland, where the government has dealt ruthlessly with Polish nationalists, are responsible for the fears entertained by the Ger man ruler. FLOODS THREATEN INDIANA. Rivers Overflowing the Lowlands— Evansville in Great Danger. Indianapolis, Ind.—Southern Indiana Is threatened with the worst flood in years. Prom several places come re ports of great numbers of persons moving out of the lowlands. The Ohio river at Evansville is expected to reach a stage of 40 feet, which would be five feet over the danger line. Much suffering is already reported. The Oho river at Evansville Friday night stood at 37 feet, two feet above the danger line. Weather Forecaster Brand Is quoted as predicting a stage of 40 feet and says the territory around Evansville will undoubtedly experience an enormous flood. For a hundred miles along the Ohio river the lowlands are under water. At Princeton, Ind., both the Wa bash and White rivers are overflow ing the lowlands. The Patoka river also Is out of bounds. Fifteen public schools were closed Friday on ac count of the high water. At Taylors ville, opposite Terre Haute, the Wa bash river overflow caused over 700 inhabitants of that place to move to higher ground. Attempt to Blow Up Powder Plant. Lebanon, O.—Hundreds of lives and thousands of dollars worth of property wore placed in jeopardy Thursday night by an attempt to blow up the entire plant of the King Pow der company southwest of here. Alleged Swindler Caught. Philadelphia, Pa.—R. C. Flower, who ha3 been a fugitive from New York since 1S03, where he is wanted to answer a charge of swindling credu lous investors out of about $1,000,000, was arrested in this city Friday. Woman Shoots at St. Louis Judge. St. Louis.—Miss Rosa Weil, a dis appointed litigant in an inheritance case, shot at Judge McDonald of the circuit court as he sat an the bench, but missed him. She had planned to kill the judge and commit suicide. Cassatt Estate to Family. Philadelphia.—Counsel for the es tate of the late A. J. Cassatt issued a statement Wednesday to the ef fect that Mr. Cassatt by his will left his entire estate to Mrs. Cassatt and, in equal shares, to his children. RUSSIAN OFFICIALS IN TERROR. Assassination of Police Chief Accom plished with Ease. Sfc Petersburg. — The terrorist who shot and killed Maj. Gen. Von Der Launitz, prefect of police of St. Petersburg Thursday, has not yet been identified by the police. The murder was committed at the institute of ex perimental medicine, and the assassin, after firing the fatal shot, coolly turned his revolver against himself while he was falling under the sabres of the prefect’s escort. The authorship of this crime, how ever, like the recent assassination of Count Ignatleff and the unsuccessful attempt to blow up Premier Stolypin with a bomb, has been traced to the fighting organization of the Social Revolutionists, who recently resolved to resume full terroristic activity. The organization Thursday n'ght issued the customary proclamation avowing and justifying the killing of Gen. Von Der Launitz, which was accomplished with an ease and simplicity that has struck terror into the hearts of all other officials on the revolutionary death list. The man who committed the crime was about 22 years old. and apparent ly belonged to the intelligent working class. The police affirm he was a Jew. He was provided with a card of ad mission to the dedication of the church, but his card bore no name. The authorities have not been able to learn how he obtained this Invitation to the ceremony, which was extremely select, only 150 invitations having been issued. WRECK HORROR IN KANSAS. Over 30 Persons, Mostly Mexican La borers, Are Killed. Topeka, Kan.—Two white Ameri cans, a negro train porter and about 32 Mexican laborers lost their lives and 55 persons were injured when two passenger trains on the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad collided head on four miles west of Volland, Kan., at 5:10 o'clock Wednesday morning. The trains were No. 2D and 30, run ning between Chicago and El Paso. They met on a sharp curve with fear ful impact. Adding to the horror of the collision, .fire from the lamps in the cars and from the locomotive was communicated to the splintered wreckage and spread rapidly, consum ing five of the forward cars of train No. 2D, west bound, and burning a number of the passengers. All but three of those who perished are thought to have been Mexican labor ers. who were -on their way from Col umbus Junction, O.. to Mexico. The officials of the company place the blame on John Lynes, the 19 year-olcL telegraph operator at Vol land, who failed to stop train No. 29 at his station, after receiving orders. ORDERS MASHERS SHOT. Police Chief of Alton, III., Shows Them No Mercy. Alton, 111. — Orders were issued to the police Tuesday by Chief of Police Maxwell to shoot at mashers who annoyed women on the streets and attempt to escape arrest. The or der followed an unsuccessful attempt by Chief Maxwell to hit a masher at whom he fired. The chief chased the masher two blocks and because the latter failed to obey the command to halt, two bullets were fired after him, but without effect other than to in crease his speed. The chief then Is sued a general shooting order and said he hoped his men would be better marksmen. Mayor of Fayette, Mo., Dies. Fayette. Mo.,—Arthur F. Davis, mayor of Fayette, and president of the Fanners and Merchants’ bank, who accidentally shot himself while looking for burglars in his residence, died Friday of the wound. Million in Geld From Goldfield. • Vallejo, Cal.—A consignment of ore valued at $1,000,000 has arrived at the Sleby Smelting works from Gold field. It filled three box cars attached to an express train and w’as guarded by eight messengers. Generous Gift by Carnegie. Washington. — It . was announced here Friday that Andrew Carnegie has given $750,000 for the construc tion of a bifilding to be used by the bureau of American republics. Pro vision for the site has been made. Divorce Granted to Mrs. Heyl. Milwaukee.—Judge Halsey in the circuit court Thursday evening grant ed a divorce to Mrs. Clara S. Heyl from Jacob Heyl. There was no con test, Heyl having withdrawn his an swer to his wife's complaint. v STANDARD OIL LOSES JUDGE LANDIS SAYS COMPANY MUST STAND TRIAL. VICTORY FOR UNCLE SAM Jurist Renders Decision at Chicago Holding That Only Two of the Ten Indictments Are In sufficient. Chicago.—The Standard Oil com pany must stand trial on all but two of the ten indictments returned against it. The contentions of the government were sustained in all but these two contentions in the opinion handed down by Judge Landis in the United States circuit court Thursday, and under his ruling the oil trust will be compelled to fight against the im position of fines under these indict ments. which amount in all to $129, OoO.OOO. The two indictments found to be in sufficient are considered of minor im portance and District Attorney Sims considers the ruling of the court a complete victory for the government, wiping out as it does the immunity bath appealed for by the attorney? for the Standard Oil. Judge Landis’ opinion was broad and comprehensive, and lawyers de clared it would have a far-reaching ef fect in the regulation of interstate commerce. Prepares for Bitter Fight. It is expected that the cases can be brought to trial some time during the present term and preparations are be ing made by the district attorney for a bitter fight. With the last tech nicality wiped out the struggle will now settle down to a question of fact, the fact at issue being whether the Standard Oil company was given a re bate by the railroads over which it shipped its oil out of Whiting. Ind. The point raised by the defense was that the indictments were returned after the Elkins law had been re pealed and before the new rate law went into effect and that therefore there was in existence r.o law under which they could properly have been indicted. Judge Landis held this rea soning to be without foundation, cit ing numerous cases and sections of the United States statutes in support of his position. Secret Rebates the Issue. It was further contended that the Elkins law, under which the indict ments are returned, did not prohibit the granting of a direct rebate, but only sought to discourage secret or in direct rebates. The court heid this argument without foundation. It was urged also that because much of the oil shipped was transported over several lines there could be no published rate within the meaning of the Elkins law, and that failure to so publish was no offense. Much stress was laid on the fact that the rebate paid to the Standard Oil company was in reality a refund of a storage charge. The court held that the storage charge constituted part of the rate within the meaning of the statute. The indictments overruled charged that there was an agreement between a number of carriers for a certain rate higher than the one given the Stand ard. The court holds ttyit the indict ments do not negative the fact that there might have been another through rate over the same lines. The cases dismissed, which related to rebates in shipments of oil from Whiting, Ind.. to Grand Junction. Tenn., contained a total of 103 counts. MOLDERS ARE SENT TO JAIL. Leaders of Milwaukee Strike Sen tenced for Violating Injunction. Milwaukee.—Judge A. L. Sanborn, of the United States district court, pronounced judgment Thursday even ing in the cases growing out of the contempt proceedings which were brought, alleging violation of the in junction granted the Allis-Chalmers company against the Molders’ unions and striking molders. No fines were imposed, but in each case where found guilty the judgment was for imprisonment in the county jail. Michael Hatzbaum. chairman of the strike committee of Iron Molders' union No. 125. and John Lutz, treas urer of the strike committee of the same union, were sentenced to im prisonment in the county jail for 30 days. William Hennig, convicted of assault was sentenced to 40 days in jail. Two pickets were given 30 days each and two other strikers were giv en sentences of^ 15 days. Will Probe New York Election. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 4.—A sweeping investigation into the question as to the compliance with the new corrupt practices act by candidates and party committees concerned in the Novem ber election is promised by the new attorney general, William S. Jack sen. Wins Suit for $29,000,000 Mines. San Francisco.—Mines in the Bull frog district of Nevada valued by the owners at over $20,000,000, were awarded to E. A. Montgomery by Judge Z. Seawell against the claims of C. B. Fleming. Big Fire in New York. New York.—Fire destroyed the big furniture store of Cowperthwaite & 1 Sons on Third avenue Thursday night, entailing a loss estimated at half a million dollars and causing the injury of four firemen. Pacific Liner Ventura Overdue. Honolulu.—The Oceanic Steamship company’s Pacific liner Ventura, which sailed from Sydney, N. S. W., on December 17, for San Francisco, via Auckland and Honolulu, is 30 hours overdue at this port. Gen. Geo. A. Bell is Dead. Washington.—Brig. Gen. George A. Bell, U. S. A. retired, died at his resi dence in this city Wednesday. He was a native of Maryland and was graduated from the military academy in July, 1853. THRONGS GREET PRESIDENT BRILLIANT NEW YEAR’S RECEP TION AT WHITE HOUSE. Thousands Shake Hand of Chief Ex ecutive—Large Number of Chil dren in Line. Washington.—President and Mr*. Roosevelt's New Year’s reception at the White House Tuesday was a bril liant- function and was attended by about 8,500 persons. The members of the diplomatic corps, officers of the army and navy and representatives of the national and district government! and of the citizen public attended. President Roosevelt gave each of hit callers a cordial shake of the hand. After the diplomats had been re ceived, Secretary and Mrs. Root left the line in the Blue room and one by one the members of the cabinet and their wives deserted the president in order to hold receptions at their own homes. At one o’clock Mrs. Roosevelt left her husband’s side and only the military and naval aides and Secre tary Wilson remained with him until the last person in the great throng had passed through the Blue room. It was a perfect day. The sun shone brightly and the air was so warm that the thousands who stood in line for hours suffered no discom forts because of the weather. It wa* tion o! negroes in line was smaller generally remarked that the propor than in previous years, but a number of negro civil war veterans and Span ish war veterans joined with military and patriotic secretaries in extend ing greetings to the president. There was an unusually large num ber of children in line and all were greeted cordially by the president. One of the most amusing figures in the line was a ten-year-old boy with soiled hands and clothes, who carried a pair of roller skates thrown over his shoulder. The president laughed heartily as he wished the little fellow a happy new year. A pretty little girl carried a great white Teddy bear past the receiving party and provoked a hearty laugh from the crowd gathered in the Blue room. Mrs. Longworth and the other chil dren of the president were at the White House for the reception and with their young friends, moved con stantly through the crowd. Miss Ethel Roosevelt was prettily gowned in pink and was much admired. Rear Admiral Cowles and Mrs. Cowles, the president’s sister, were also svith the members of the president’s family during the reception. PROBING HARRIMAN SYSTEM. Commerce Commission Learns About Combining Railways. New York.—Modern methods ol combining and consolidating mam moth railway systems and extending the principle 'of community of inter est were delved into Friday at great length by the interstate commerce commission, which began in this city an inquiry into the so-called “Harri man lines.” From here the commission goes next week to Chicago. Several other cities may be visited before all the testimony that is desired is in the bands of the representatives of the government, whose object is to deter mine whether airy of the raihcads o( the country are consolidated or com bined in restraint of trade. COTTON EXCHANGE ATTACKED. Georgians Ask Fraud Order Against New York institution. Washington. —* Charges of fraud were filed late Wednesday afternoon with Postmaster General Cortelyou against the officials and members of the New York Cotton Exchange by Representative Livingston of Georgia and Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton association of Atlan ta. On the charges they filed they base a request that the post office department issue a fraud order against the officials and members of the New York Cotton Exchange in order to bar them from the use of the United States mails in conducting what the charges term fraudulent practices. Husband Shoots Physician. Carthage, Mo.—Dr. J. W. Meredith was shot and probably fatally wound ed by Arthur Sanderson at the latter’s home here Wednesday. Sanderson had called the physician in to attend his wife and then met him at the door and fired on him. Sanderson, who was arrested, asserted that Dr. Meredith had broken up his home. Meredith says that Sanderson shot without provocation. Gans Easily Whips Herman. Tonopah, Nev.—Joe Gans fought true to the "dope” Tuesday. Aftei playing with Herman for eight rounds, the champion landed a full swing on the point of Herman’s jaw, and Chi cago’s favorite fighter went to the mat, a beaten man. Negro Lynched in Alabama. Eufauia, Ala.—A negro whose name cannot be learned here, was lynched at Midway, Ala., Friday afternoon. He had attempted to assault Miss Mor rell King, daughter of a prominent banker of Midway. - Illinois Politician Dead. Springfield, 111.—Hon. Samuel H. Jones, for many years one of the lead ing Republican politicians in the state, died Friday at his home in this city from the effects of a stroke of paraly sis. Misses Life by Three Minutes. Vicksburg, Miss.—Will Harvey, a negro, was hanged at Mayorsville, Miss., Thursday, three minutes before notice that his sentence had been commuted reached the sheriff of Is saquena county. Deadly Blizzards in Russia. Odessa.—Snowstorms and blizzards of exceptional severity are prevailing throughout southern and southwest ern Russia. According to some ac counts 160 persons succumbed to the cold. ALIENS INCREASE THEY LARGELY EXCEED THOSE OF FORMER YEARS. BY OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND The Annual Report of the Commis sioner of Immigration—Japanese and and Chinese Laborers Imported Un der Contract. WASHINGTON — The fiscal year ended June 30. 1906, produced a record eclipsing all former figures on the sul> j ject of immigration, according to the i annual report of Frank Sargent, eotn ! missioner general of immigration. Dur ing that period, the report says, the population of the United States was in creased by the admission of 1,100,733 immigrant aliens, and 65,618 nonimmi grant aliens, entered at its ports, mak ing the total admissions 1,166,353. The increase over last year’s record of i 1,059,755 was 106,598. During the fiscal year 1905 the de partment rejected 11,480 aliens and during the last year 12,432 of the im migrant aliens; that is, those who in tended settling in the United Stales. “Without exception,” the report says, “the countries from which we formerly ; obtained the greater part of our for eign population, and which are inhai> ited by races nearly akin to our own. have supplied us with smaller numbers during the last year than during 1905 —Ireland 17,9950, England 15.218, Sweden 3,281, Germany 3,010, Denmark 1,229 and Scotland 1,111 less. On the other hand, the four most considerable gains are Italy 51,641, Russia 30,768. Greece 8,974 and Turkey 5,165. The immigration from Austria-Hun rary amounted to 265,138; Italy, includ ing Sicily and Sardinia, 273,120; Rus sia and Finland, 215,665; China, 1,544: ! Japan, 13,835, and the West Indies, 13. | 056. The immigration from southern l and eastern Europe, the commissioner ! says, is a result of general unrest ex I isting among the laboring classes | That the physical and mental quality I of the aliens we are receiving is muen ! below those who have come in former | years, he says, is evident. The north I Atlantic and north central states to | gather received HO pc-r cent or the im migration of 1900, the south 4 per cent. '1 he report refers to what the coir nnssioner believes to have been ex 1 tensive schemes to secure foreign la i bet brought to light in the last year | and now being investigated. The uvi , dc-nca is already at hand, the report says, lo show that some individual or corporation is engaged in importing numbers of Japanese laborers to war.; ni the i ail roads of the northwest These Japanese come to Hawaii i!» r tined to -hotels" kept by labor agents and claim that they are merely seek ing labor that may be secured -a ti.e islands. They are admitted :o he islands fill after remaining ,» fe v days or weeks there they ship for '.tie northwestern mainland ports. FIREMEN’S STRIKE SETTLED. Southern Pacific Men Will Return to Work at Noon Monday. CHICAGO—At a meeting of the Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers. Firemen and Railway Trainmen, called by Interstate Commerce Commissioner I E. E. Clark, here, terms of settle ment of the firemen’s strike on the I Southern Pacific lines in Texas prac tically were adopted. The terms, it is believed, will he made known Monday. Mr. Clark, before his appointment to the commission, was head of the Or der of Railway Conductors, and it is believed his efforts to end the con troversy from his personal desire to see the strike tailed off. To Fight Revolutionists. PANAMA—The government of San ; Salvador has Informed the- Honduran government that it is mobolizing us army for the purpose of destroying tbo groups of revolutionists headed by General Dionisio Gutierrez, who has proclaimed h mself president. At San Marcos and Colon In the department of Usalatan, a. group of men of a mutinous character engaged the gtr eatment forces, who defeated them, killing one. r ounding three and cap turing eleven. Spain Prepared for Trouble. MADRID — King Alfonso presided at a cabinet council, at which a report was made on the preparations being made for operations that might be necessary in Morocco. The minister* of war and marine announced that, the troops and warships were all ready and that all details had been settled with the British and French govern ments. Spanish Queen is Liberal. MADRID—Queen Victoria Eugenia has ordered that during the rigors ol the winter season 1,000 rations are tc be given daily to the poor at her ex pense. Revolutionary Junta. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.—A Mexiwi revolutionary junta similar to that ex isting m St. Louis was formed here by prominent Mexicans of San Antonia who constitute the liberal party. Bomb Wrecks a Bank. PHILADELPHIA—Two men deal a score of others injured, two of whom may die, and the beautiful interior of a bank building ruined, is the resul of a bomb being dropped in the Fourth Street National bank Saturday by a man who demanded, a loan of $5,000 for which he could show no collateral The identity of the perpetrator cf the outrage is a mystery, for he was blowr to pieces by his own engine of death Noticing is left to tell who he ia but s bunch of ten keys, with the name Oj R. Steele, Garner, Ia. China to Open Manchuria. PEKING—It is officially announced that by agreement with Russia Chins will ‘‘open by itself as places of in ternational residence and trade,” the following four places—Chun Chan* (otherwise known as Kwang-cheng tze) the most important trade centei in Manchuria; Kirin, the capital of the province of the same name; Harbin the main center of the Russian activ ity in Manchuria; and Manchuri, the first station of the railway on the Chinese side of the Russian western frontier.
