The Senate was not in session Friday.
rfnstoad of interminable roll calls and
clashes of party leaders on questions of
parliamentary law in the House , there
tvis an orderly Cession devoted almost on-
'tiroly to the consideration of the naval
-appropriation bill. Chairman Foss of llli-
nois and Mr. Padgett of Tennessee made
-xhaustive speeches justifying the action
of the committee in reporting what they
.ihnraciorixod as a conservative naval pro
gram for the next fiscal year. Messrs.
Fnvinl of Louisiana and McKiuhiy and
'Knmviand. California , pleaded for ji navy
Df such size r to be cap.tblo of uphold
ing at all times the honor of the country
-if home and abroad , while Mr. Bartholdt
of Missouri advocated a hall in naval in-
eroaso and the substitution for it of arbi
tration in manors of iiilonintioual dis
putes. Consideration of the bill had not
'i > eoi concluded when the House took a
recess until 1 1 :30 Saturday.
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V JU
The Senate was not in session Satur
day. Debate on the naval : ippropri' ion
HiU in the House resolved itself into a
discussion of the possibilities of a war
fbotv.-oou the United States a.nd Japan.
Mr. Hobsou of Alabama pleader ! for four
battle ships instead of two for the next
' .5sr.il year. A war between the yellow
, antl the white races he regarded as inev
itable. and ht- asserted that Japan's pros-
em military arthiiy was with a view to
Hie supremacy of the P.-ioific. and as a
natural consequence there would bo a
? lish af nnr.s with the United States. On
'tho other baud. Mr. Burton. Ohio , and
"W. W. Ivitdiin. North Carolina , disputed
tliat contention , each of ihoin avowing
that the clash would not cou-e. but that
ttho United States should remain in the
-forefront of modern civilization as the ex
ponent of peace.
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v i
The brief session of the Senate Mon
day was devoted to * the transaction of
TOtiiJuo business and the delivery of a
speech by Senator Scott of West Vir
ginia. urgin-JT adequate appropriations for
public buildings so that ofiicial business
may be Iran-acted with the greatest oH- !
-cioney and -oiomy. . When the naval
1)ill was laid n < ide for the day in the
House it had been ouhalf disposed of.
"The hopes of the officers of the navy and
marine corps for au increase iu pay were
clashed to the ground when , on : \ point of
order by Mr. Madden of Illinois , there
wa.s stricken from the bill the provision
for such increase. On a similar point by
Mr. Mudd nf Maryland , nil amendment
; by Mr. Bartholdt of Missouri prohi'u/mg '
.naval or ma iuo bauds accepting pr-v.iJo
.employment in competition with eivilhn
was lost.
The two features of interest in the
: ponnto Tuesday wore the speech of Son-
lit or Forakor on the Brownsville affair
ami the President's mos'-ago advocating
the building of four moro battle ships.
The delivery of the speor'u aiid the read
ing of the message consumed prnet it-ally
rlio entire time of the session. The ex
porter ! fight in the House over the ques
tion whether there shall bo two or four
'battle ships authorized for ( ho coming
jyor did not materialize , while the naval
appropriation bill was under considera
tion. Instead , most of the session was
devoted to a lively debate in roirard to
naval stations in the Philippines. The
sum of $1 1 0.000. as ivroimiiomlod by the
committee for improving > md developing
-.the na\-al station at Oloiieapo. Subi Bay.
wns allowed to stand. The special mos-
-sase from President Ilo' sovelt iinring
four battle ships elicit od loud applause.
'The naval bill was not concluded whoa
the House took a recess until 11 : . .0
" > Yodnosday.
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The Sonnt-o devoted its entire lime
"Wednesday to considering bills on the
calendar. Among the measures pnw o !
-were the e suppressing betting on i-ice ?
-and games of various kinds in the Dis
trict of Columbia , providinir for the purchase -
chase of land between Pennsylvania . .ve
nue and ( he Mail in Washington as sites
for government buildings , oroatint : a l.son
ranse in Montana , and onlar-iu homo-
stt n < ls on non-irrigable lands. The
swamp hind reclamation bill was cou-
: sidoivd for a time and was made t io un
finished business of the Senate. The
House devoted the entire session to the
-aiavy increase provision o * the naval ap-
Tiropri.it ion bill and chief interest cen-
terd in th question of two battleships.
.as momm' ndod by Iho committee , or
four , as urjied by President Koosovelt.
The \-ote was JOO to S : : to sustain the
cominiJ t oe's recommondat ion.
The Senate was not in session Thurs-
day. The Ion : : existing controversy as to
-whether the United States navy should
'Lave submarine torpedo boats of the Hol-
'lnii'1 type , as recommended by the com-
.niittee on naval affairs , was settled in the
House when the proviso limiting the
'Secretary of the Navy to purchase only
-boats of the Holland type was stricken
-out. The effect of this action was to give
the Secretary a free hand in the selection
of submarine boats. A humorous speech
by M - . Williams , iti which he had sev
eral friendly clashes with Mr. Hobson of
Alabama over warships and balloons ,
commanded the attention of the House for
.some time. After agreeing to take up tha
diplomatic and consular appropriation biU
< * iexl. the House adjourned.
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
The Senate passed a bill repealing the
-act of 1807 prohibiting payment of the
-claim of any one who could not prove his
loyally to 4he United Slates during the
Civil War.
The House committee on judiciary voted -
ed to table the report of the subcommittee -
too w'jich investigated the. charges against
JudgtAwilfley of Shanghai until further
investigation.
The House committee on mines am ]
mining agreed to recommend the passage
of a bill providing for the establishment
of a bureau of mine' ? in the Department
-of the Inferior.
The commission of education has re
ceived from the organizing comavtfeo of
the first Pan-American Congress at San
tiago. Chile , an announcement that the
date has been postponed to Dec. Uo , 11)08.
CHICAGO.
It. ( I. Dun k Co.'s weekly review of
trade ' -i the Chicago district says :
"Business as a whole does not make
the progress usual at this season , and de
mands throughout the leading industries
are yet inadequate to warrant increased
effort in production. The tone , however ,
rollouts confidence in the outlook , and
snppor ! is drawn from the favorable elli
cial report as to conditions in agriculture.
Sc.mo conHir-iiuir currents find their basis
iu rumors wf further \ \ oaknosin steel
and iron quotations , a. possible delay in
starring up work at the mines , and a fo"l-
iii that the stability of prices is not yet
assured to heavy consumers of factory
supplies.
" .Money is not sought to the extent ex
pected , and the plethoric aggregate of idl
deposits has brought the lowest discount
rate recorded iu a long time. The volume
of payments through the banks again dis
closes loss , and the commercial mortality
has risen , but credit has strengthened and
finances arc amply restored to encourage
wider enterprise.
"Transportation earnings undergo re
covery from the low point , and railroad
construct ion is more active , indicating
that the percentage of unemployed cars
is under reduction.
"Distributive dealings in general mer
chandise continue to make a good exhibit ,
there being .sustained buying in the prin
cipal staples and improved absorption at
both city and country retail stores. Ac
cumulated orders for summer and fall
shipments reach a fair aggregate in the
textiles , food products , footwear and
clothing , and an exceptionally large num
ber of late buyers from nearby Stares
attend the markets and call for iniino-li-
ate forwarding.
"Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 'JO. against 1C last week und
11 a year aro. Those with liabilities over
S. .000 number 10 , against : ' > last week and
o in 1007. "
NEW YOK3L
Thoiish irregular , the week's developments
monts have been in the direction of im
provement. The approach of Easter ha ;
stimulated retail trade In some lines and
sections , with a sympathetic effect on
s-omo jobbing business and a slisht gain
in collections. The Southwest and North
west send the best reports , while southern
adviros are little more satisfactory as
whole. So far die early crop and soil
conditions are rtetter than aoar ago and
the reports of insect da mane aiv con
spicuously fewer than in 1OT. ! ) One ef
fect of these developments has been to
depress croal and cotton prices to the
lowest levels of the year. Lower price
of cottons have brought in some buying
of specialties , but men's wear woolens
and winter wear hosiery show little gain.
Thr , strength in sole leather continues and
hitfos are slightly higher. Fashion has
made the tan shoe situation a good one ,
but eastern shoe shipments are 27 per
cent below 1007. and the lor.s from last
year is about lT,000 cases per week since
Jan. 1.
Business failures for the week ending
April ' . ) number 2."iS , against 2-17 lasl
week. 1U ! in the same week of 1007. 1G1
in 11)0.1. ) 10(5 ( in 100. ) and IDS in 11)04
Canadian failures for the week ending
April 1) numbec 28 , as againsjt ' 52 last
week a l 2.S in this week a year ago.
Bradstn-el's Commercial Uoport.
Chicago Cattle , common to prime
$ -i.OO to $7.2. ; hogs , prime heavy , ? i.
to $0.17 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.0C
to $ G.7.j ; wheat. No. 2 , OOc to Olc
corn , No. 2. ( . " c to G7c ; oats , standard
olc to ,12c ; rye. No. 2. 70c to 7Sc ; hay
timothy , $ ! ) .f > 0 to $10.00 ; prairie , $ S.OO
to $12.00 ; butter , choice creamery , 2Jc (
to oOc : esgs , fresh , lie to 1-lc ; potatoes
per bushel. ( ! 3c to 71c.
Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00
to $7.0l > : hogs , good to choice heavy
$3.nO to $ (5.0 ( : ! ; sheep , common to prime
$ ; > .00 to $ .1.50 : wheat. No. 2. 92c to
l)3c ; corn. No. 2 white. GIJc to GJC ; oats
No. 2 white , r lc to T 2c.
St. Louis Cattle , $4.50 to $7.25 ; hogs
$4.00 to $0.15 ; sheep , $3.00 to $0.00
wheat , No. 2 , ! ) Gc to 97c ; corn , No. 2
G3c to G5c : oats , No. 2 , 40c to 50c ; rye
No. 2. 77c to 79c.
Cincinnati Cattle , $4.00 to $ G.75
hogs , $4.00 to $0.25 ; sheep , $3.00 to
$5.25 ; wl ? at , No. 2 , 94c to 95c ; corn
No. 2 mixed , G4c to G5c ; oats , No. 2
mixed , 51c to 52c ; rye , No. 2 , S2c to S4c
Detroit Cattle , $4.00 to $0.50 ; hogs
$4.00 to $0.10 : sheep , $2.50 to $ G.OO
wheat , No. 2 , 91c to 92c ; corn , No. 3
yellow , GGc to GSc ; oats , No. 3 white
55c to 5Gc ; rye , No. 2 , Sic to 82c.
Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 northern
$1.01 to $1.03 ; corn , No. 3 , GSc to G5c ;
oats , standard , 52c to 53c ; rye , No. 1 ,
79c to SOc ; barley , No. 2. S4c to S5c
pork , mess , $13.15.
Buffalo Cattle , choice shipping steers
$4.00 to $ G.S5 ; hogs , fair to choice , $4.00
to $ G.50 ; siicop , common to good mixed
$4.00 to $ G.75 ; lambs , fair to choice ,
$5.00 to $8.10.
Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed , 02c to
93c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , G7c to GSc
oats , No. 2 mixed , 52c to 53c ; rye. No
2 , 77c to 79c ; clover seed , prime , $13.40
New York Cattle. $1.00 to $7.15 ;
hogs. $3.50 lo $ G.GO ; sheep , $3.00 to
$0.00 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 97c to 9Sc ;
corn , No. 2 , GSc to 70c ; oats , natural
white , 5Gc to 5Sc ; butter , creamery , 25c
to SOc ; eggs , western , 13c to 15c.
NOTES OF CURRENT EVENTS.
New York's board of education wil
spend $1,000,000 to make the school
buildings safe.
Fire started by burning brush destroy
ed the central part of the village , of
Greenville , Ky. '
MS : ; Death of Edward TV. of England.
1GG3 Drury Lane theater , London , first
opened.
1GS2 La Salle descended the Mississippi
and took possession of Louisiana.
ITS. ; End of American Revolutionary
war proclaimed by Congress.
17- ! ) Marriage of George IT. of England
and Caroline of Brunswick.
1 ! ) S Mississippi territory established.
O $ Komau Catholic archdiocese of
Baltimore established.
1ST-1 Allied British raid Spanish army
entered the city of Toulouse , France
The English under Wellington
defeated the French under Soult at
Toulouse.
1S15 United States bank rechartered for
twenty years , with a capital of $3G-
000,000.
ISNi First A. M. E. church organized.
SU1) ) "General" William Booth , founder
of the Salvation army , born in Not
tingham.
S.'X ) Mexico forbade further immigra
tion from the United States.
1S4S Most llev. Randall Thomas David
son , archbishop of Canterbury , born.
1S54 English vessel Furious , w"ith a flag
of truce , fired on at Odessa , one of
Hie first hostile acts of the Crimean
war.
1SG1 Outbreak of the last great insur
rection in Poland.
ISOo Federal forces attacked Fort Sum-
tcr.
1SG5 Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen.
Grant at Apporaattox Court House.
1SGG Civil Rights bill passed over Presi
dent Johnson's veto.
1S73 Gen. Edward R. S. Canby murder
ed by the Modoc Indians in northern
California.
1891 First locomotive passed through
the St. Clair tunnel.
IS04 Boring sea proclamation issued by
'President Cleveland.
1S07 Peru suspended the coinage of sil
ver. . . . War declared between Greece
and Turkey.
1SDS President McKinley sent a mes
sage on Cuba to Congress. . . .Battle
of the Atbara.
10QO fjon. MacArthur succeeded Gen.
Otis as commander in the Philip
pines.
100. . King Alexander of Servia suspend
ed the constitution of that country
United States Court of Appeals
declared the Northern Securities
Company merger illegal.
1901 Mrs. Boikin convicted of murder
in San Francisco.
1005 Battleship Minnesota launched
at Newport News.
1907 Lord Cromer resigned as British
agent and consul general in Egypt. . .
United States Supreme Court decid
ed the Isle of Pines was not Aineri <
can territory.
In two colleges serious riots have oc
curred. At Ann Arbor the Michigan Uni
versity students subdued the local police
and wrecked a theater which had eject
ed one of their number. More than a
score of them later were arrested and
thrown into jail. At Georgetown College ,
Washington , D. C. , 150 students turned
the fire hose on one of the priests , smash
ed the crockery in the dining room and
marched in a body from the grounds be
cause their request for a vacation on St.
Patrick's day had been refused.
President Jordan and the trustees of
Stanford university have held their
ground against the recent student revolt
and the undergraduates as a body are
again at work. The effort to get an
agreement to withdraw , signed by 250
students , failed , although much bitter
feeling remains , due to the action of the
faculty in suspending several students
concerned in the revolt. President Jor
dan says that the present trouble arose
from the determination of the authorities
to get rid of student drunkenness.
Beginning Oct. 1 this year , by an ar
rangement between the government of
Prussia and the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching , from twen
ty-five to fifty American teachers who
have graduated at some college and taught
at least one year in a college or high
school may visit the schools of Prussia
with all expenses paid by the Prussian
government. Similarlj- . Prussian teachers
will visit American schools.
The trustees of the University of Wy
oming have removed President F. M. Tis-
del on charges of maladministration , in
subordination and untruthfulness. Tisdel
had charged the trustees with hurting
the university by political machinations ,
lie is a nephew of United States Senator
Clark.
The board of managers of Swarthmore
college ha"s declined to accept land and
coal property bequeathed to the institu
tion by the late Anna T. Jeanes of Phil
adelphia , on condition that all participa
tion in intercollegiate at'uletic sports and
games cease.
Remarkable Progress Made in Dec
ade in Establishment of Service
in Country Districts.
37,728 CAPJUERS ON THE LIST ,
Appropriation Has Grown to 28 Mil
lion Dollars , and the Ultimate
Limit Cannot EC Estimated.
Washington correspondence :
"The close of the year 1907 served
to call to inincl several of the radical
changes this country h.vs witnessed in
the preceding decade , " said a postal
ollicial , ' 'and of these the institution
and expansion of the rural free de
livery system , begun in 1S97. is one of
iunu.r inviting brief attention.
"Beginning with a modest initial ap
propriation of $40.000. of which only
about $14,000 was expended , this now
far-reaching postal scheme started its
existence with eighty-three carriers. In
seven years the cost of the service
jumped to $12.GOO.OOO. with 25.5W5 car
riers , while the appropriation last year
was $2S. : ; . > 0,000 , with 37.5S2 carriers
on the rolls and total of 37.72S routes
on the list.
"No such stupendous figures as these
were contemplated by those who at the
outset favored rural service , as the
proposition at the time met witli con
siderable opposition in some quarters ,
as tiie small , tentative appropriation
evidences.
"Indeed , it was then considered that
about $20.000.000 would be the maxi
mum ultimate appropriation when the.
servkv wjnld be fully extended , but so
great was the popularity of the move
ment in all parts of the country that
this snin was equaled during the iirst
eig'it ' years of its life , and while the
service is now well extended it would
be hard to state with accuracy its ulti
mate maximum limits and probable
cost. It lias now. however , been pretty
well developed , the system has settled
down to a good working basis , and lias
become a positive factor of the postal
scheme of the country along the lines
of the city free delivery.
' 'The steady growth of the service at
present is shown in the net increase
hist year of 1.902 new routes , and these
liirurc-tf may be taken as a reasonable
basis of probable future yearly expan
sion though the number of petitions
for new routes fell off several thousand
during the year as compared with the
preceding year.
Co.sl of Service Inerenwe.s.
"The country increasing in popula
tion. however , so rapidly that new ser
vice is destined to keep pace therewith.
The cost of new service for last year
was approximately $873.000. and these
figures , as against the total cost of the
old service , will give the public and
the student of postal affairs an idea
of the probable future yearly expendi
ture for this item.
"There arc fifteen States in the Un
ion in which there are in operation
over 1,000 rural free delivery postal
routes. IThe three States containing
the largest number of routes are : Illi
nois , the 'banner rural free State , ' with
2.771 routes ; Ohio being a close second
with 2.913. and Iowa third with 2.314.
The other principal States with their
respective number of routes are as fol
lows : Indiana , 2,1 13 : Pennsylvania ,
2,0. > S : Missouri. 1.913 : Michigan ,
1.9:5LJ : ; New York. 1,7(59 ; Kansas , 1.02S ;
Texas. 1.GO. ; Tennessee , 1.514 ; Wis
consin , 1.541 ; Minnesota. 1,512 ; Geor
gia , 1.4(59 ( , and North Carolina. 1,179.
"The fact that over :5.000 : postoilices
have been discontinued and their pa
trons are being served by rural car
riers tells a story in itself of the rami
fications of the system and what it
means to the millions of rural residents
from Maine to California who are dai
ly placed in touch with the outside
world.
"As a result of the establishment of
rural delivery and the necessity for the
maintenance of good roads to insure
its continuance great activity has been
displayed in various parrs of the coun
try looking toward the improvement of
road conditions.
"Taken all in all. the establishment
of the service as an entirety may be
said to be one of the accomplishments
of the times in which we live , and as
great as have been the results already
attained they may be considered small
to what will accrue in the next gener
ation. "
SHOUT NEWS NOTES.
Fire at the Joy line pier in New Yori
caused a loss of $1.10,000.
Directors of the Union Pacific railroad
have refused the request of certain stock
holders to sue E. II. llarriman to re
cover profits on sale of stock.
The llev. Dr. Charles N. Sims , former
chancellor of Syracuse university , died
at his home in Liberty , lud. . aged 73
years.
The State of Texas l. < ; issued an ex
ecution on the property of the Waters-
Pierce Oil Company in Texas on a judg
ment of $1,025.108.
M. Saito. former member of the Jap
anese cabinet as minister of commerce ,
has arrived in Seattle from Tokio. His
errand covers a campaign among union
labor leaders for admission of Japane a
workmen to membership in organiznd la
bor bodies.
A new union of sign painters has bees
organized in Minneapolis , Minn.
Minneapolis and St. Paul Trades As
semblies will exchange fraternal delegates
in an effort to keep in closer touch with
one another.
International Hod Carriers and Build
ing Laborers' Union now boasts of 292
branches , scattered throughout the United
States and Canada.
Actors' National Protective Union of
America expects a record-breaking at
tendance at its annual convention , to be
held in New York City in May.
An organizer for the Tobacco Work
ers' Union has been in St. Paul and Min
neapolis , and announces that a new
union will be formed of chewing tobacco
workers.
The eight-hour rule will be one of the
chief questions discussed at the national
convention of the United Garment Work
ers of America , in Milwaukee. Wis. , next
August. '
Carpenters' Grand Council of eastern
Massachusetts will have committees visit
the 200 affiliated unions each month to
bring about a closer relationship between
the various locals of each section of the
district.
The Typographical Union of Germany ,
composed of printers , pressmen , feeders
and typefounders , has a membership , ac
cording to Us last report , of 53,507 , and
a fund in Its treasury amounting to near
ly $1,000,000.
Detroit , Mich. , will entertain next Au
gust the general conventions of the Inter
national Glove Workers' Union of Arter-
ica , International Brotherhood of TCMII- "
sters and the International Brotherhood
of Stationary Firemen.
Not until the workingmen of Pittsburg ,
Pa. , have contributed more money to the
project will a labor temple be obtained.
At present only $25,000 worth of stock
has been subscribed and less than half of
this amount has been paid in.
Labor unions in Minneapolis. Minn. ,
are arranging to conduct a crusade
against all concerns which do a Sunday
business in that city. The movement ia
aimed against all concerns where labor
is employed seven days in the week.
Cigarmakers' Union will vote on an
amendment to the general constitution
providing that a member of the interna
tional for twenty-five years may draw
upon any local union for $300 , the same
to be deducted from his death benefit.
Thomas A. Davis of Maysville , who
was recently appointed labor inspector
for the State of Kentucky , is one of l e
veteran members of the International
Typographical Union. He joined the or
ganization at Louisville more than fifty
years ago.
Dental mechanics of Greater New
York , said to number about 1,000 , have
organized a union , and if a uniform wage
scale and other fair conditions are not
conceded they threaten a strike. The
dental mechanics manufacture bridges ,
plates , etc. , used by dentists.
Boston ( Mass. ) Sign Painters' Union
has decided that it would not make any
important additional requests of the em
ployers this year , and will present tha
present agreement for renewal with but
slight perfecting changes. It calls for
$3.50 as the minimum daily wage for the
eight-hour workday.
An employment bureau for the benefit
of the unemployed that are willing to
lend a hand in a spring cleaning of parks
and streets has been established by the
Jersey City authorities. About $12.000
will be set aside for this work , and $1.25
a day will be paid to each laborer. The
Laborers' Union Is agreeable to the pro
gram.
The executive council of the United
Textile Workers of America has voted to
increase the per capita tax from 10 to 11
cents a quarter , beginning June 30 next.
It was voted to support the strike of the
carpet weavers at Lowell and to have the
special assessment continued until all of
the unions are aililiated with the national
organization.
Farmers and unionists in and near
Memphis , Tenn. , have decided to establish
an exchange through which the necessities
of life raised by the farmers in the ter
ritory surrounded by Memphis can be
sold direct to the consumer from the pro
ducers at rates mutually advantageous
and without intervention of two or three
sets of middlemen.
A Clutrify Kxperi'n Opinion.
Editor Deviiie of the Charities , organ
of the leading charity organization of
New York , says that while it may be de
batable whether under present conditions
public meetings in the interest of the un
employed are advisable , he is convinced
that the suppression of them by the police
is "contrary to sound public policy. " In
his opinion the old-time town hall should
be re-established in a form adapted to
modern urban conditions. If it is right
to hold public meetings and dixcuss freely
any real or imaginary grievances he
thinks there is no subject for which tha
right should be asserted more vigorously
than that of the unemployed. It is his
belief that "under the apprehension of
anarchism we have come to entrust our
police departments with a degree of arbi
trary power in the matter of breaking up
assemblages of citizens , which is greater
than is found necessary in other civilized
countries , and we are strangely indiffer
ent to the manner in which they are exer
cising it. "
May Be Oltlc.it of Temple * .
At Bisya , Central Babylonia , oxeava-
rors have unearthed what is believed to
be the oldest known temple. The first
inscription on the surface was on a brick
stamped with the name of Dungi. which
goes back to 2750 B. C. Below this were
bricks peculiar to the reign of Sargon ,
the first Semitic king of Babylon , in
3SOO B. C. Other bricks were found near
of the convex shape used in 4500 B. C.
If people in a theater will only keeg
their heade , they will save their necks.
1
Archie Tisdelle. Chicago banker ,
-earned the methods of high finance and
-apitulized any number of things , writ-
has in charge a
great deal of the
details of the de
partment and is
in touch with the
p o s t m a s t e rs
throng h out the
United States.
More t h a n any
other man he is
charged with the
making of appoint-
uients and to him LL - " " > " - ' "
much of the success or failure of the
service is due. The position for some
time has been ably tilled by Frank
Hitchcock , but that gentleman has re
signed in order to assume the manage
ment of Secretary Taft's campaign for
the presidency. His successor as First
Assistant Postmaster General is
Charles P. Grandfield of Missouri ,
whose picture is presented. The ap
pointment was in line of promotion ,
Mr. Grandfield having been chief cleric
; n Mr. Hitchcock's cilice.
" " "
Badly beaten in his fight with the
noney kings. F. Augustus Heinze will
fo-Jcrt Wall street and return to hi3
now it involves an
army ofliw-r Maj.
H. M. Chittenden ,
of the corps of en
gineers. The major
has charge of the
engineering work
in the Seattle dis
trict. The Attorney
General's oilice
charges him with
defrauding the gov
ing 10
investors about
them on tha
gold-yellow pa
per of his banlc.
A.nom : his "pros-
pi . - ts"was "tha
" . / isle of
pjuSiv. " off tha
T rx a s coast
Selling the Isl > oC
Padre is regard
ed by the sophis
ticated T e x a n.
: TISDEIJ E. pretty much aa
Celling the Masonic Temple to the coun-
jtryman who ranges into Chicago. The
reef Is 70 milr.s long by three miles
wide. It is extremely rich in a poor
quality of sand. When Tisdelle's bank
failed for $01,000. he said , he bought
the island to satisfy the pleadings of
a beautiful real estate dealer of the
gentler sex. He claims a $500.000 in
terest in the island. The formal charge
against Tisdelle is that of receiving de
posits after he knew his little bank
was insolvent.
'
i
John V. Dobsoii. son of the Methodist
presiding elder , has won tl.f" honors oC
representing Dakota Wesleyan university
at the intercollegiate oratorical contest
to be held in Mitchell. S. D. , the last
week in May.
The position of First Assistant Post
master General of the United States
is a very important one. The occupant
\ \ estern copper
mines. lie knowa
all about copper ,
and will attempt
thereby to rebuild
the great fortune
which has melted
away in a few short
months since he
tried to show New
York financiers th
K. Afu. IIKIX/K. way to play the
money game. Mr. Ileiir/.e started in
copper fifteen years ago on his gradua
tion from Columbia College as a min
ing engineer. Making his headquarters
in Butte. he piled up millions after
worsting the Amalgamated and Staml-
and crowds in a bitter conflict extend
ing over years. His enemies secured
his downfall after he reached Ne-.v
York , as he did not know so much
about finance as he did about copper.
He says , however , he will return when
he makes another fortune and try them
mother whirl.
The investigation the great land
frauds in the West has involved many-
public men from senators down and
eminent in the matM \ . . < H
ter of public land location . Maj.
Chittemleifs brother and five other
men and their wives are also accused.
It is charged that Maj. Chittenden and
his brother fraudulently obtained a
paU-nt of 1540 acres of valuable coal
land in Skagit County , valued at $12-
000. the entry being made by the other
men involved. Maj. Chittenden is a
West Point graduate and has a splen
did record and the charges against
him are nor believed in the army.
President IJoosevelt , in addressing th
national convention of school ? up rin-
tondonts. urged a schom o of education ,
that would give the pupils practical
Ideals. Ho urged manual training that
would fit the boys to become home-makera
and the girls homekeepers.Speaker Can-
ron also addressed the delegates. expressIng -
Ing a srronir preference for State schools
and colleges over the e endowed by a few
rx-h men.
The vbbiel > mls and > the old Ufwn mowtc
nit in the leek shed are both singing.