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" -Trfc v"pr-rnritr7P!ir" vy "i"1 Vtf The Commoner. TUNE 2E, 1900 11 fp" Wage Association' and the Japanese newspaper Jiji revealed incendiary letters, reports and other correspon dence tending to show that a con spiracy was in prospective formation among certain Japanese to wrest control of the island affairs from the whites. So important did the authori ties consider the discovery of what appeared to ho a plot that the grand jury was summoned hastily and documentary evidence seized in the raids was laid before the body. This resulted in the indictments." The committee appointed by Gov ernor Hughes of New York to in vestigate speculation in securities and commodities reported that the stock exchange is a necessary part of commerce. Keferring to this re port an Associated Press dispatch says: "The most drastic finding is that affecting the mercantile and metal exohanges, as follows: 'Under present conditions, we are of the opinion that the mercantile and met al exchanges do actual harm to pro ducers and consumers, and that their charters should be repealed.' Concerning speculation in general, the committee declares that it may be wholly legitimate, pure gambling, or something partaking of the quali ties of both, that in some form it is a necessary incident of productive operations; that it tends to steady prices and that for the merchant or manufacturer the speculator per forms a service which has the effect of insurance. 'In law,' says the re port, 'speculation becomes gambling when the trading which it involves does not lead, and is not intended to lead, to the actual passing from hand to hand of the property that is dealt in. The rules of all the ex changes forbid gambling as denned by this opinion; but they make so easy a technical delivery ' of the property -contracted for, that the practical effect of much speculation, in point of- form legitimate, is not greatly different from that of gamb ling.' The committee make3 no pre sentment against short selling but declares the tendency of such selling is to steady prices. It is recommend ed that the minimum margin should be 20 per cent and strong disappro val is expressed of branch broker age offices which supply liquor and resort to other improper means to Induce speculation." Guy C. Barton, former president of the Omaha' Smelting company, is dead. Sanford Robinson, former vice president of the United Copper com pany, has been indicted by a federal grand jury at New York for aiding in spiriting away the company's books that were wanted in the Heinze investigation. Charles "W. Morse has been re leased from a New York jail on bond given by personal friends.. It is announced that Senator Daniel of Virginia will have no op ponent within the democratic ranks in ' his campaign for re-election in the senate for the term beginning March 4, 1911. George H. JBarle, Jr., receiver of the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company, state;d ' to ' a New . York World correspondent that he plead ed with the Roosevelt administration in lVrnneruitA tho SUCar' trust for its frauds, but that the administration ignored his command. The Baptist ministers' - association at1 Ghicagb mildly '.censured "Prof. Poster for vhis alleged'-'heresy, ' but refused" to'' expel" liimr - - - - -The republican state convention for Pennsylvania in session at Har- risburg nominated the following state ticket: Auditor general, Ar thur E. Sisson, Erie; state treasurer, Former State Senator Jeremiah A. Stober, Lancaster; associate justice of the supremo court, Judge Robert Van Moschzlsker, Philadelphia. The candidates named were slated by the state organization of which United States Penrose is the head. The platform in part says: "We con gratulate the people of this com monwealth and of the country that the cloud of distrust, caused by the thought of possible democratic suc cess and of democratic tariff tinker ing, which overspread and darkened our business and financial affairs was dispelled and confidence re stored by the election of Taft and Sherman and a republican congress; that already business is improving; that capital is ready to embark; la bor waiting at the car, and delay incident to the final adjustment of the tariff is all that stands between us and an era of substantial and permanent prosperity, the like of which the country has not yet seen. The republicans of Pennsylvania embrace this first opportunity to give renewed expression to the confi dence which they so emphatically expressed at the polls last Novem ber in the patriotism, ability, wis dom and fairness of William How ard Taft. His administration, so auspiciously commenced by the se lection of Pennsylvania's distin guished son, Philander C. Knox, to be its premier, will, we are confi dent, be notable for the permanent betterment of our domestic and closer and more amicable under standings in our foreign relations. President Taft's profound knowledge of the science of government, his deep human sympathy, his conceded love of justice and appreciation of the real needs of a prosperous and progressive people will enable him to carry forward in his own way the great policies of the Roosevelt ad ministration with which he was so conspicuously identified, and it may well be expected that under his wise leadership these policies will be de veloped and such additional ones adopted as will make real and effec tive the American demand for the equality of right and opportunity at home that respect and those privi leges abroad which are accorded to the most favored nation. We stand as we have always stood, for the policy of protection to American la bor and American industry. The republican party is fulfilling its promise to revise the tariff and we believe that such revision should be true revision and not an attempt to merely put rates up or down. Revi sion should make reductions in rates when they can be made, advances when they are absolutely needed to protect an industry, improvement in classifications, and finally provisions for new articles and processes which have come into use since 1897. The position taken by the republican sen ators ana repreBenuuvt: ituiu Pennsylvania and their intelligent, energetic and effective work in tne task of revising the tariff meet our most cordial approbation." The re mainder of the platform is devoted to state issues. Gonoral Goguin, the president desig nate, and tho ministry, and that it is General Reyes' Intention to re turn for tho mooting of congress on July 30, if a majority of his country men so desire, or in case of a dis turbance of the peace, which is con sidered a remote possibility. Secretary Wilson's board of in quiry appointed to investigate tho charges of Former Inspector J. F. Harms that tho government's inspec tion in the packing houses at East St. Louis, 111., is faulty, has .com menced Its sessions. William E. Chandler, former United States senator and ox-secretary of tho navy, issued a signed public statement in which ho urges, all progressive republicans to sup port President Taft in his attitudo on tho income tax. Silver producers of the United States and Mexico are watching with deep concern tho developing plans of the Chineso Imperial government to enter upon a ten-years' program qt silver mintage, , at a rate which is expected to boom tho production and the price of silver all over tho world. Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin celebrated his 80th birthday June 18. Ho is tho oldest member of the United States senate, being five years the senior of Senator Cullom. A British steamer haB been fired upon by a Russian torpedo boat for approaching too close to the bay on the Finnish coast where Emperor William and Emperor Nicholas held a meeting. Nine men were killed and at least a dozen men and women injured in a head-on collision between two heavy cars of the South Shore elec tric railway at Samuel's Crossing, Indiana. WHAT BOTHERED HIM An eastern college graduate ap plied for work in a Michigan lum ber camp. Ho was told to get busy on one end of a cross-saw, tho other ond being In chargo of an old and experienced lumberman. At first all went well, but at tho ond of tho second day tho young man's strength began to wane. Suddenly tho old man stopped tho saw and spat. "Sonny," ho said, not unkindly, "I don't mind yer ridln' on this saw, but if It's just tho samo to you I wish you'd keep yer feet off tho ground." Everybody's Magazine, .1 HELPFUL LITERATURE "What books have helped you most?" asked tho serious young woman. "I don't remember their names," answered Senator Sorghum. "But they're tho government publications I am permitted to present to my ad miring constittents." Washington Star. "Pnta-ntv No I'co until nllnwort. 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Advices received from Cartagena, Colombit', -confirm previous reports that General' Rafael -Reyes, president 'of : Coldiribia, has -abandoned his office and sailed for Europe. The advices i-x- 1,., v.o nvonliTpnt.'fl trln to suite mui. -" .-- - I Europe is known and approved by The trial of Broughton Branden burg, charged with grand larceny in connection with the sale of an al leged forged letter of the late Grover Cleveland, was postponed owing to the illness of a juror. An Associated Press dispatch from Washington says: "At a cau cus of the democratic senators it was decided that the minority shall stand by their previous declaration in favor of the enactment pf an In come tax law at the present session. The caucus was well attended. 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