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A Guthrie, Okla., dispatch says:
"The special census of the new state
was substantially finished tonight
when the population of the two ter
ritories with four districts lackfng
(one in Cimaron, one in Roger Mills,
and two in McCurtaln county) was
announced by Consus Supervisor
Hunt as follows: Oklahoma terri
tory (two districts lacking) 718,705;
Indian territory (two districts lack
ing) G89,9G7. Total (four districts
lacking) 1,408,732."
The Amalgamated Copper company
announces that it will shut down its
mines near Butte, Mont. They say
that ovor production is the cause.
H. II. Rogers of the Standard Oil
company is president of the Amalga
mated. Mr. Rogers is reported to he
seriously ill.
Mrs. Taft, mother of the secretary
of war, who has been seriously ill is
now much improved and will recover.
A Philadelphia dispatch says:
"Judges Willson and 'Audenried in
common pleas court this afternoon
declared unconstitutional the two
cent railroad faro law passed by the
last legislature. The case upon
which the decision was made will at
once be taken to the state supreme
court. The two-cent fare law was
enacted by the legislature as a re
sult of agitation during the last po
litical campaign, all parties pledging
themselves in favor of such legisla
tion. The railroads, led by the Penn
sylvania and the Reading, made a
strong fight against the enactment,
but both branches of the legislature
passed the bill with practically an
unanimous vote. The act was to go
into effect October 1."
A St. Paul. Minn., disnatch fol
lows: "In the hearing before Judge
Lochren in the United States -court
today E. S. Robert, attorney for the.
Northern Pacific Railway company;
asked for leave to file an amended
petition in the fight of the railroads
against the twi-cent fare and re
duced freight rates enacted by the
Minnesota legislature. Ho had ad
mitted that the states had a right
to regulate interstate transportation,
but argued that in a matter involv
ing also transportation beyond the
confines of the state the state's au
thority ceased. Judgo Lochren heard
Mr. Robert through and then in
formed him that ho had no case."
Charles G, Burton of Nevada, Mo.,
was elected commander-in-chief of
the G. A. R., in session at Saratoga,
Now York.
A Waterbury, Conn., dispatch car-,
ried by t'fce Associated Press follows1:
"Representative George JLi. Lilley,
.v.n nt fho hmiRfi naval affairs
committee, who has been criticised
becauso of his outspoicen atutuae ou
Charleston harbor, has written an
open letter in which he says: "If I
had the supreme law-making power
in this country the only crime pun
ishable with death would be that of
grafting. Murder would receive sec
ondary consideration. Any man who
sits as a member of the committee
on naval affairs and uses his efforts
to obtain an appropriation for some
tumble down navy yard in his dis
trict, to the end that he. may provide
well paid jobs for his constituents,
is grafting. Not a single dollar may
touch his hands, but just the same
he is grafting grafting out of the
United States government which he
is promised to serve and sworn to
serve.' ""
ship, the Lusltania, which arrived
here today. The Lusltania .left
Queenstown, the nearest trans-Atlantic
port to New York, at 12:10
p. m. Sunday, and arrived at the
Sandy Hook lightship at 8:05 a. m.,
today, making the time for the trip
five days and fifty-four minutes. This
is six hours and twenty-nine minutes
better than the previous" Queens-town-New
York record of five days,
seven hours and twenty-three min
utes, held by the Lucania of the same
line. While the Lusitania has made
a now record for the timo a passen
ger is actually on board ship, she has
not beaten the average speed per
hour recorded both by the Kaiser
Wilhelm II., which has made 23.58
knots per hour from New York to
Plymouth, and the Deutschland, with
a record of 23.51 knots per hour to
Plymouth. The Lusitania's speed
per hour on hen- maiden voyage is
23.01 knots per hour. The new ship
was decked with flairs and buntincr
when she made her appearance off
bier red funnels lending color to the
picture which was marred by the pre
vailing haze. A good sight of the
beautiful vessel was had from shore
for only a short while."
The Interstate commission has
made pubjlic an abstract of its nine
teenth annual statistical report cov
ering the year ending June 30, 1906,
showing the par value of railway
capital outstanding was $14,570,
421,478 or $67,936 per mile of the
railways in the United States. Of
this, over 33 per cent paid no divi
dends. Of the railroad stock ' out
standing, $2,257,175,030 were so re
ported. The aggregate gross earn
ings from the operated mileage of
22,340 miles of lines were $2,32f,
766,1:67, 'Veins $243,282,761 greater
than in 1905. Their operating ex
penses were $1,536,877,271 or $146,
275,119 more than in 1905. The
net earnings aggregated $788,887,
896, an increase of $97,007,642. Tho
net earnings per mile of line aver
aged $3,548. The income attribut
able to other sources than operating
reached $256,639,591. Deducting
fixed a.nd other charges the report
says $385,186,328 is the net income
for the year available for dividends
or surplus.. There were 977,507,838
passengers carried, an increase of
over 60,000,000 and 1,641,374,219
tons of freight carried, an increase
of over 202,000,000. The average
revenue per passenger per mile was
2.002 cents. The earnings. per train
per mile increased, both for passen
ger and freight trains and the aver
age cost of running a train one mile
increased. The ratio of onGrnHn
expenses to earnings was over. 66 per
cent. The renort shows in.-iha
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Sandy Hook this morning, her four-pons killed and 97,706 injured. There
was a total of 1,521,355 persons on
me pay; roil.
FORESTRY AND THE TARIFF
The forestry question? Judge Ba
ker went a long way toward solving
it when he introduced at the na
tional Irrigation congress the reso
lution calling for the repeal of the
tariff duties on lumber and timber.
The congress may do a public service
by adopting that resolution. These
duties get nearer every day to the
point where moderate people, with
no disposition to be emotional or hys
terical, can justly, - call them tho
crpwning crime of the sacred sched
ules. Springfield Republican.
Walter Wellman met with a mis
hap on his airship flight to the north
pole. He returns to this country
finrl Vin nnnnnnnoa fl-iof Vi r Ttrlll nornln
I make the effort, having demonstrat-
ea to nis satisfaction mat it is a feas
ible plan.
FOUND OUT
A. Trained Nurse Made Discovery
A great fire took place at Hako
date, Japan. A powder magazine
exploded, thirteen houses
burned and 300 lives lost.
were
A head-on collision occurred near
Canaan' Station, Vt and twenty-four
persons were killed and twenty-seven
"NTrv nnn (n In ln4-i-nn nUl A
know tho value of food and drink others seriously injured.
man a tramea nurse.
breaking of coffee, a nurse of
Wilkes Barre, Pa., writes: "I used
to drink strong coffee myself, and
suffered greatly from headaches and
indigestion. While on a visit to my
brothers I had a good chance to try
Postum Food Coffee, for they dranlc
it altogether in place of ordinary
coffee. In two weeks after using
Postum I found I was much hno.
fited and finally my headaches dis
appeared and also the indigestion.
"Naturally I have since used Pos
tum among my patients, and have
noticed a marked benefit where cof
fee has boon left off and Postum
used.
"I observed a curious fact about
Postum when used among mothers.
It greatly helps the flow of milk In
cases where coffee is inclined to dry
It up, and where tea causes nervous
ness. VI find trouble in getting servants
to make Postum properly. They most
. always serve it before it has been
boiled long enough. It should be
bollod 15 to 20 minutes after boil
ing bogins and servod with cream,
when it is certainly a delicious bev-
W! Read "Tho Rad to Woll
vllle" in pkgs. "There's a Reason."
A cablegram from Paris says:
"The increasing Indignation of the
masses against the escape from the
gullotine of Soleillant, known as the
'monstrous violator and murderer,'
whoso sentence to death for the atro
cious murder of a twelve-year-old
girl was commuted last week by
i-resiuent Fallleres to life imprison
ment, was expressed today in a ser
ies of the most curious public mani
festations, that have occurred in
Franco in a long time. The demon
stration, despite the fact that sev
eral arrests were made, was almost
entirely an orderly' pne. Many
women participated. It was organ
ized not so much against Soleillant
as to express the voice" of the popu
lace against the wave of unspeak
able crimes committed on little igrls,
which lately has increased to an
alarming degree, and which, It is
reared, tho commutation ofthe sen
tence of Soleillant will only stimulate."
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An interesting dispatch from New
York follows: "A new steamship
record for time aboard ship between
Europe and New Vnrir woo , u..
the Cunard lino's new giant turbine
The Making
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in the Navy
The United States Nnw ffra fh
Opportunity for finer tminincr. Tnrnfn1 otirl
nllVCIOol ntlA ...., ,. i-.2 .. .1
rj .w., uu, mwc v-ciluiu promotion, man
any other occunationr It ia Micv-fnrTi ,,,M,
man of good habits and ability to secure a warrant
position by promotion through the petty officer
0" -..vi U;ug u icosuiiuuie examination.
A warrant officer. 'hicyinnitir of 4 .... i
$1800 after twelve years' service, ,and can retire at 62 years of
age with independent trnv for life' Tho
V.S.Navy
SSf2Sn5ff Sf n f g health ,and cctcr, who can be
SKSLfto U va6aiacies Applicants must be American
citizens between 17 and 35 years of age.
m JSrm-fieUi.istm?nt four years' Pay.$i6oo to I70.00 per
month, including board, medical attendance and clotting
allowance at first enlistment. No experience necessary, but -electricians,
machinists or skilled mechanics can enlist at hicher
ratings and secure more rapid promotion.
Personal application can be made at Navy Recruiting Sta-
X!8 1 n Xan0US Clt,?s' or ful1 information of how and whlre to
30m the Navy may be had by writing
BUREAU OF NAVKGATKON
NAVY DEPARTMENT, Box Z, WASHINGTON, Di C.
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