I
r
:
I
TARIFF IN HOUSE
MATTER UNDER DISCUSSION
LOWER BRANCH.
IN
POSITIOil OF THE TWO PARTIES
his appointment of delegates to a pro
Mr. Grosvenor Defends Republicans , poscd confcrence on Moroccan affairs.
t-os.xicn ana wepues to iwr. uianc
neFourn noios Auenuon 01 wc
Senate IK a Sneech.
WASHINGTON The Philippine
tariff debate in the house Thursday
consisted more of party maneuvering
for advantageous campaign material
than of discussion of the question at
Issue. The tariff was the text of a
speech by Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio, who
began the debate, and an extended
reply by Mr. Williams, the minority
leader. The speech of Mr. Grovesnor
was spiced with witticisms and en
livened with interruptions from Camp
Clark, to whom Mr. Grosvenor aimed
most of his argument.
Mr. Williams outlined azain the
specific tariff doctrine of the demo
cratic party and held that the republi
can tariff was not, as often claimed,
responsible for the prosperity of the
country. To prove this he cited the
prosperity of Canada. Mexico and
other countries at the present time
and the business depress:on of these
countries during the hard times of
3893.
Mr. Adams of Wisconsin opposed
the bill, but advocated a readjustment
of the tariff on business principles.
Mr. McKinley of California delivered
his first speech in favor of the vend
ing measure and pointed a finger of
warning toward the growing industries
of Japan. The debate on the bill un
doubtedly will close with the session
on Saturday and the measure be put
on its passage Monday.
Before going into executive session
the senate listened to a speech by Mr.
Hepburn in support of his bill creat
ing a lKard of national control for the
control of corporations, in which he
denounced Wall street because of its
alleged interference with the affairs
of the country. He said that when
the "street" could not dictate the fin
ancial course of the government it
was even ready to threaten disaster
and he pleaded for legislation that
would rob it of such power for evil.
The remainder of the open session
was devoted to a discussion of a prac
tice by the senate of sending resolu
tions to the calendar after they have
once been under discussion. Mr.
Bacon raised the pc-'nt that there was
no rule requiring suh a course and
urged that his Moroccan resolution
had been improperly placed on the
calendar. He also contended that the
resolution had not had a day's discus
sion. The matter was not disposed of
In open session.
THE REGENT FIGHTING
IN SANTO DOMINGO
TURK'S ISLAND Bahamas Ad
vices brought here by the steamer
Cherokee from Puerta Plata. Santo
Domingo, dated January 0, say the re
cent fighting near that port was very
sharp, of the 800 men engaged on
both sides, 150 being killed or wound
ed. Dead bodies were lying in the
streets of Puerta Plata for two days.
An attack on Puerta Plata by the in
surgent general, Pedro Alvarez, was
momentarily expected when the
steamer left there, and it was believed
that it would result in the authorities
surrendering.
WILSON SOUNDS AN ALARM.
Secretary of Agriculture in Need ct
Money.
WASHINGTON "Unless eongies.
speedily grnnts the emergency resolu
tion for $1X5.000 requested by iiv fo
additional inspectors and mieroseonir
it is probable that over $50.000.OO(
worth of orders for American pork and
beef products plwil by German deal
ers will go unfilled."
This statement was made by Sec
retary Wilson. Anticipating that high
rate of duty on products emanatina
from the United States imposed b
the new German tariff, which becomes
effective March 1. next, and Germany
at the present time being in urgent
seed of meat supplies. Secretary Wil
son said that German dealers have
flooded the packing houses of this
country with orders.
ELECTION OF SENATORS
BY POPULAR VOTE
COLUMBUS. O Senator Meek's
resolution, dclaring in favor of the
election of United States senators by
.popular vote was unanimously adopt
ed. Senator Wood said that senators
who could probaoly not be elected by
popular vote were blocking the presi
dent in his effort at rate legislation
The s'nectae'e of one senator dying in
disgrace another convicted of a fel
ony was brr"-e the country, he said,
and showe-1 the method of electing
them should be changed.
Will Turn Grain to Gulf.
CHICAGO Western railroads de
cided not to put in through rates on
grain from Missouri river territory to
the eastern scabsard on January 15.
This decision was reached at a meet
ing of tnfflc men, at which is de
veloped that the eastern roads were
still demanding their full local rates
from Chicago to the seaboard on
grain originating at the Missouri riv
er. The abrogation of the agreement
has developed a condition that prob
ably will turn a great amount of grain
toward the gulf ports.
Metcalfe is the Orator.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. The tenth an
mual banquet of the Jackson club of
this city was held at the Coliseum
Monday night Covers were laid for
JB50 guest?, and after the feast had
ended the doors were thrown open at
8 o'clock to the public, at which hour
Mayor Burg&n welcomed the assem
ibled guests and introduced the first
speaker. R. L. Metcalfe of Lincoln,
Neb., who sroke on the toast "Fallen
Ideals." Among the other speakers
was Cato Sells of Vinton, la., who
poke on "Triumphant Democracy
. WOULD BE INSULT.
To Ask President, To Account for Ap
pointments. WASHINGTON Propriety of dis
cussing in oucn senate a resolution
! introduced by Senator Bacon calling
! upon the president for an account of
tQ be he,d by Earopean powers at Al-
ceciras Snain. was considered for
fmir hnnri: anil thnn liv a strict nnrfV
vote it was decided that the resolution
should be executive business. Sena
tor Bacon, in supporting his resolu
tion, contended for a public discussion
and Senator Spooner declared that
the adoption of the resolution would
be an encroachment by the senate
upon the constitutional rights of the
president and virtually would charge
him. in a manner amounting almost
to insult, with ignorance of his duties
as chief magistrate.
Offense was taken by Senator Ba
con to the remarks of Senator Spoo
ner, the former declaring emphatic
ally that he did not propose to be
charged with insulting the president
Mr. Spooner said that he did not
mean to imply that it had been an in
sult to introduce the resolution, but
that it would be an affront to the
president to adopt a measure, which
questioned the executive on a matter
on which he was well within his own
rights. Insisting that he could not
see the distinction. Senator Bacon
said that if it would amount to an
insult for the senate to adopt the res
olution, it would be just as much so
for him to offer it. Senator Spooner
replied:
"I do not understand your logic, but
if that is your conclusion and you in
sist upon construing your course as
an action of the senate, of course I
cannot flinch from the consequences."
The Wisconsin senator's reply end
ed what had threatened to be a dan
gerous colloquy and the debate on
the general proposition was resumed.
Spectators were excluded from the
senate at 1:20 p. m. upon motion of
Senator Lodge, who objected to Sen
ator Bacon making a speech on his
resolution in o:)cn session. Ostensibly
it was to settle that point that the
doors were closed but the merits of
the resolution were threshed out so
thoroughly that it is? unlikely that
they will again be gone into'. Every
republican senator voted against con
sidering the resolution in executive
session, and Senator Pettus, one of
the ten democrats present, all of
whom voted for consideration in pub
lic session, declared that he was op
posed to the adoption of the resolu
tion. If called up again it is prob
ible that it will be referred to the
foreign relations committee without
debate.
Kansas Mayor is Profane.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. "Damn the
law. God could not enforce the prohibi
tion law in Kansas, and Jesus Christ
would not."
The Rev. John C. Lynn, a Presby
terian preacher and president of the
civil league, testifiying at Kansas
City, Kas.. in the case brought by
the state to oust Mayor W. W. Rose
from office because of his alleged fail
ure to enforce the laws, testified today
that the above words were spoken by
Mayor Rose on May 6, 1905.
LAND FRAUD CASES
WILL COME IN MARCH
WASHINGTON Representative
Binger Hermann of Oregon will be
tried in the courts of the District of
Columbia for complicity in the laud
fraud cases in Oregon beginning the
last week in March. Frances J.
Honey, special counsel of the depart
ment of justice, who has had direct
charge of the Oregon land cases, mado
this statement yesterday at the white
house. Mr. Heny had a conference
with President Roosevelt yesterday,
in which seme details of the land
?ases were discussed. Following the
Hermann trial the case of F. A. Hyde,
John A. Benson. J. II. Schneider and
H. P. Diamond will be taken up.
REMARKABLE STORIES
OF THE REVOLUTIONISTS
MITAU. Couriand Fugitives who
have arrived here from the interior
recount remarkable stories of the
civil administration set up by the rev
olutionists in the towns and villages
they control. They have elected com
mittees on which one woman always
serves to administer everything, in
cluding the cour s. The whipping
post for theft has been revived and
for certain classes robbery is pun
ishable with death. The spirit shops
are closed, and preaching the doctrino
cf damnation of souls is forbidden
Oniy civil marriages are legal.
Woman Suffrage Hearing.
WASHINGTON February 13 was
fixed by the house committee on ju
diciary as the date for a hearing on
the proposed constitutional amend
ment providing for woman's suffrage.
Repeal of Rerjstry Law.
WASHINGTON The repeal of the
law which enables wrecked vessels,
repaired in American yards, to obtain
American registry, was determined
opun by the senate committee or
commerce.
G? t Work on Canal.
KINGSTON Jama'ca Four hun
dred men sailed from Kingston on the
steamer Tagus for Colon, to s.eek em
ployment in the canal zone. Eaoh
deposited $0.25 with the treasurer un
der the emigrant protection law.
Den:es Rising of Indians.
WASHINGTON Senator Obaldia,
the minister from Panama to this
country receved the following cable
gram from his government: "Deny up
rising of San Flas Indians. Personal
differences between chiefs caused cir
culation of report."
Will Rfoin American Gold.
MEXICO CITY The exchange cur
rency commission have received a mil
lion and a half dollars in American
$20 p'eces which will be re-coined into
Mexican money.
DRYDEN REMEDY
DEPENDS UPON PUBLICITY
CONTHOL INSURANCE.
TO
HAS A BILL HM SUBMISSION
Endorsed by President and Best Con
stitut.onal Lawyers in Land Exam
inations Like National Banks and
Fine for Failure to Report
WASHINGTON Senator Dryden
has revised his bill contemplating
government control of insurance and
will reintroduce it in the senate Mon
day. He has followed very closely the
investigation being conducted by the
New York legislative committee and
this has aided him in perfecting his
measure until now he expresses the be
lief that it will correct the evils ex
posed by the New York inquiry. Pub
licity is the keynote of the bill, and
coupled with this are safeguards for
the detection of wrongdoing and the
punishment of those so offending. It
defines policies, or insurance contracts,
as instrumentalities of commerce and
provides for the regulation of the busi
ness through the medium of a comp
troller of insurance and along lines
similar to the control exercised over
national banks. The author says he
believes this will go far toward meet
ing the objections of those who have
questioned the legislative possibilities
if federal regulation of insurance. The
senator says the bill has the endorse
ment of the pressident, administration
officials, eminent constitutional law
yers in and out of congress, and others
who are familiar with its general
features as coming nearer to meeting
the demands of the situation than any
other numerous pending measures.
Senator Dryden has long been a cham
pion of federal regulation.
Discussing the principal features of
the bill Senator Dryden said: "The
new bill providing for the regulation
and control of interstate insurance by
congress follows in. broad outlines my.
bill of the last session, but with very
important modifications and additions,
which. I believe, meet all reasonable
demands for an effective and uniform
method of government control of in
surance interests. The bill contains
some fifty separate provisions, of
which the first thirteen relate to the
organization of the proposed bureau of
insurance in the Department of Com
merce and Labor. The bureau is to
be in charge of a commissioner of in
surance who is required to furnish a
bond of $100,000.
SIR HORACE PLUNKETT
SEES SECRETARY WILSON
WASHINGTON Sir Horace Plun
kett, member of parliament, secretary
of agriculture in Ireland, conferred
with Secretary Wilson and other offi
cials of the department of agricul
ture, regarding various problems of
agriculture. He has extensive ranch
interests in Wyoming. Nebraska and
Montana, where he recently has been,
and is now on his way home.
He said that he had received sub
stantial assistance from the United
States department of agriculture, par
ticularly in the matter of growing to
bacco. An English law long ago es
tablished prohibits the growing of
tobacco in Ireland, hut through the
e.fforts of Sir Horace the opportunity
has been afforded to demonstrate the
practicability of raising tobacco for
commercial purposes in that country.
CONFIRMATION IS HELD UP.
Charges Made Against Secretary for
New Mexico.
WASHINGTON Charges against
W Raynolds. renominated by the
president as secretary for New Mex
ico, were considered by the senate
committee on territories and the con
firmation will bo held up until ihey
can be investigated. He is charred
with be'ng an offensive partisan, which
did not have any effect on the commit
tee. Former Delegate Rodey charged him
with bulldozing the delegates of the
last territorial convention in order to
accomplish the defeat of Rodey foi
renomination. Tho serious charges
against Rayrolds are that when acting
as governor he pardoned notorious
criminals for political effect; that he
had manipulated his office so as to
secure Jarge fees: also that he and
Former Governor Otero had by some
unfair means procured lands eight
miles' wide on either side of an import
ant stream which they use for a sheep
ranch.
The statehood fight enters into the
matter to some extent, and Raynolds
is opposed by the faction which is
seeking joint statehood with Arizona.
Nebraska Naval Apprentice Dead.
NEWPORT, R. I. Seven deaths 4
from spotted fever have occurred
among the draft of 250 naval aporen
tices who were brought to the train
ing station here last November. The
body of John F. Rollfe. who died
Thursday, was shipped to McCook,
Nsbraska.
Extend Sanitary Authority.
HAVANA The authority cf the
sanitary department lias been vastly
extended by the gazetting of a presi
dential decree for the enforcement of
complete sanitary ordinances. The
decree defines offenses against the
san'tary laws and under it the depart
ment can inflict peralties for refusil
or failure to improve sanitary condi
tions once notification has been given.
Hitherto the department has been
hampered owing to lack cf authority
to enforce the directions of the sani
tary officers.
Calhoun Asked for Report.
WASHINGTON Secretary Root has
Den notified by cable of the comnlete
failure of the negotiations that have
been in progress at Caracas looking
to a settlement of issue between the
Bermudese Asphalt company and the
Venezuelan government and the de
parture from Caracas of the company's
treasurer, Clyde Brown.
The secretary has accordingly
called upon Mr. Calhoun, the presi
dent's special commissioner, for his
report upon the controversy as the
basns for immediate action.
WITTE IS BETTER.
An Interest ng Statement to a Delega
tion. ST. PETERSBURG Premier Witto
made an interesting statement to a J
delegation, headed by the mayor of
the city, which requested a relaxa
tion of the orders of the prefect cf
police against meetings in the inter
est of the electoral campaign. The
premier could not promise to do. any
thing until after January 22. While
personally he did not sympathize with
the harsh measures of Interior Min
ister Durnovo. he regarded them as
essential. The premier could not as
sume the responsibility for a course
which, if it resulted in bloodshed,
would make him a scapegoat. He
spoke bitterly of the failure of the
moderates to give the government
support, saying that upon their should
ers largely rests the burden of com
pelling the government to resort to
repression. He added:
"The emperor, in the manifesto of
October 30. at one stroke granted the
people more rights than any other
monarch had ever before given, but
you know the attitude which Russian
society assumed. The government's
appeals for confidence were rejected
and every liberty granted was abused
by the revolutionists. The permis
sion to hold meetings was translated
into license for street disturbances
and assemblages to plot against the
life of the government. I have always
been opposed to repression, but the
attitude of the moderates compelled
me to adopt harsh measures. I am
determined to save Russia."
U.S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
FOR NEBRASKA
WASHINGTON The United States
district attorneyship appointment will
go to the northern district of the
state. This was the decision of the
Nebraska delegation. Senator Millard
called a meeting of the entire delega
tion at his committee room to consid
er the list of applicants for the ap
pointment. The meeting was very
harmonious and after several ballots
the choice fell upon Charles A. Goss
of Omaha, whereupon the vote was
made unanimous. The entire delega
tion will join in a letter endorsing
him to the president.
Gives Trust Deed on Home.
NEW YORK It was announced
Friday that John A. McCall, former
president of the New York Life In
surance company has given a trust
deed on his home in Long Branch, N.
J., to secure the $150,000 note which
he gave the New" York Life in part
payment for moneys which had been
advanced by the company to Andrew
Hamilton and not yet returned by Mr.
Hamilton. The total amount advanced
to Mr. Hamilton and unaccounted for
by him was $235,000.
HERDERS SHOT DOWN
AND SHEEP SLAUGHTERED
EVANSTON, Wyo. .Masked and
mounted raiders, presumed to be cat
tlemen, attacked the camps of two
Utah flockmasters near Burnt Fork,
close to the Utaha-Wyoming line, shot
down A. N. Garsite and Robert Allen,
herders, slaughtered the sheep and
burned the camp wagons and outfits.
Notices of warning to other flock mas
ters were left with the bodies of the
dead herders. Sheep men are indig
nant, threatening to get even, and
more trouble is anticipated.
Reoort of Panama RaMroad.
WASHINGTON The annual report
of the Panama Railroad company for
the ten months ended October 31 last,
submitted to congress Monday, shows
that after payment of .all fixed charges
and cost of operation for the period
covered there remains $35 1,218 or
somewhat in excess of 5 per cent on
the capital stock.
The total earnings of the road for
transportation of all kinds of traffic
show an increase of $302,201 of 18.77
per cent, over the corresponding ten
months of the previous year.
A GENUINE AMERICAN
SKELETON UNEARTHED
BIDGEPORT. Conn. Parts of the
skeleton of a genuine American were
unearthed Wednesday afternoon by
workmen engaged in excavating for
the Webster residence on Brooklawn
avenue.
The skull and bones indicate a man
almost seven feet in height, and they
undoubtedly belonged to an Indian,
who met a violent death, as is shown
by the numerous fractures in his skull.
He might hae been the first of the
Modocs. which would explain why he
died suddenly.
Dr. Oeroge L. Porter took a look at
the skull in quest!on and evinced the
opinion that the orig'nal owner had
probably died from 150 to 200 years
ago. The thigh bone was eighteen
inches long.
Favcrab'e Reoort on Curtis Bill.
WASHINGTON The house com
mittee on Irdian affairs decided to
rerort avcrably the Curtis bill which
provides for the winding up of the
affairs cf the five civilized tribes in
Indian territory.
Ladv Cavendish reV? O.'vorce.
I ONDON Isabel Cyendish. better
known by the name of Tabel Jay.
.formerly a leading lady of the Savoy
theater, secured a divorce from H.
S. H. Cavendish, the explorer, on the
ground of cruelty and misconduct.
Brinpinq Back Nast's Body.
GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador The British
steamer Santiago which left here Fri
day took to Panama the body of
Thomas Nast, the cartoonist and for
mer American consul here, who died
of yellow fever December 7.
Pittsburg Leader Sold.
PITTSBURG The Pittsburg Daily
Leader, for thirty-six years an inde
pendent afternoon paper has been
purchased by Attorney John P. Hunter
"in trust," as he says, "for private
clients."
MAY LEAD TO WAR
FRANCE SEVERES DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS WITH VENEZUELA.
WHAT THE TROUBLE IS ABOUT
Technically Chargeable Against the
Personality of M. Talgny, French
Charge at Caracas Situation Re
gard as Serious.
WASHINGTON Although the pres
ent breach in the diplomatic relations
between France and Venezuela is
technically chargeable against the
personality of M. Talgny, the French
charge at Caracas, the real issue, as
it is understood here, is the attack
by President Castro upon the proper
ties and franchises of the French
Cable company. The president assert
ed that the cable company had lent
active assistance to the Matos rebel
lion. Therefore he began proceedings
in the Venezuelan courts against the
company on that score and also com
plained that company had violated the
terms of its concession in not laying
certain coast lines of cable, and es
pecially in crossing the island of Santo
Domingo with land wires subject to
frequent interruption in times of re
bellion on that island. The courts
sustained the president's view, and,
in fact, practically took possession of
the company's office at certain point
when the French government inter
vened. In the absence of the regular
minister. M Talgny presented a writ
ten protest to the Venezuelan govern
ment. President Castro regarded this
note as insulting to his government,
and refused to have anything more to
do with M. Taigny. But the French
government refused to allow the dis
pute to be made a personal one, and
declared that M. Taigny, in his pre
sentment, had followed precisely the
instructions of his foreign office.
At this point Mr. Russell, the Amer
ica minister at Caracas, intervened
in the interest of peace, and after
many patient exchanges it was be
lieved that he had finallv succeeded.
But while he induced President Castro
to withdraw a note refusing to do
business with Taigny. which the
French government regarded as offen
sive, he could not not prevail on Pres
ident Castro to resume his official
relations with the French charge. The
climax came on New Year's day, when
the French government, supposing
that a satisfactory settlement had
been reached, reeceived with the usual
honors at the New Year's reception
the Venezuelan minister at Paris only
to learn that President Castro had re
fused to do likewise for M. Taigny
at Caracas. This occasion touched
the pride of the French government,
which felt it had been made the vic
tim of double dealing and deceit,
which fact the French ambassador in
Washington was not slow to commun
icate to the state department. Mr.
Russell reported his failure to effect
a setlement, thereby making himself
unpopular in Caracas, and then came
notice from the French government
that diplomatic relations with Vene
zuela were completely severed.
There is a hint of punitive measures
on the part of France and the situa
tion is regarded officially as very
unpleasant, with possibilities of se
rious consequences.
BONDS ARE NO GOOD
TILL LEGISLATURE ACTS
HELENA. Mont. By a decision ren
dered by the state supreme court.
5150.000 of bonds of the State Normal
eolle-e and other institutions are in
validated. A special session of the
legislature may be necessary to
straighten out the tangle, and until
this is done several institutions may
e compelled to suspend activities. On
advice of Attorney General Galen.
State Treasurer Rice recently declined
to pay warrants drawn against the
State Normal school funds. The at
torney general maintained that money
derived from the sale of state school
lands has been illegally invested in
bonds of state institutions and that
the funds derived from such lond
sales could not legally be used. This
rontention the supreme court upholds.
PRESIDENT HARPER DEAD.
After Long Sickness
He Passes
Away.
CHICAGO. 111. Dr. William Rainey
Harper, president of the University of
Chicago since its inception, one of
the foremost educators and one of the
most learned Hebrew scholars of his
t:me. died on Wednesday of cancer of
the intestines.
Bryan is Created a Datto.
DUI UAN. Mindanao W. J. Bryan
"m created a datto and saluted by
fifty p'eces of native artillery, after
which he was conveyed along the river
to Datto Plag's palace in a royal vinta
fa email boat) manned by forty Moros.
Here be received many presents.
Insurgerts Claim Gains.
WASHINGTON Fifty republican
representatives are now said by in
surgents in the house to have signed
the pledre to vote against any rule
prohibiting amendments to the Ham
ilton joint statehood bill. Several
members have been won over by the
insurgents since yesterday, and they
are confident their number will be
swelled to sixty-five before the week's
end. The republicans who are sup
porting the Hamilton bill Insist that
the bottom has dropped out of the
insurgents' movement.
The Speaker is Unsuccessful.
WASHINGTON Speaker Cannon's
efforts to win the insurgents over to
the Hamilton joint statehood bill have
met with little success apparently and
the joint statehood proposition is still
shrouded in uncertainty. The insur
gents claim they have more than fifty
eight votes, the number which, cou
pled with the solid democratic vote,
will force a consideration of amend
ments to the Hamilton bill. Two or
three republicans are reported to have
been won over to the administration
measure.
FIRE IN BIG HOTEL.
Eight Deaths Caused by Blaze in West
House. Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS Eight persons are
dead from suffocation or from leaping
L from windows ami a score of people
were more or less Injured as a result
of a fire in the West horel Thursday
morning. The fire, which is supposed
to have been started by crossed elec
tric light wires, was in itself insig
nificant, being confined to the elevator
shaft and the top floor in the corner
of the building, but the wild excite
ment which followed the first alarm
hurried people into the halls and out
on window ledges in frantic attempts
to save themselves. There was really
no help for several who lost their
lives. The wood in the elevator shaft
burned like tinder and a sheet of
flame twenty feet wife, mounting to
the seventh story, frightened the
guests out of their senses.
HOSPITAL PROVIDED FOR
BY THE YERKES WILL
NEW YORK The great hospital
tal provided for in the will of the
late Charles T. Yerkes. the traction
promoter, who died in this city last
week, will be built at once. It will be
located in the borough of the Bronx.
This announcement was made today
by Dr. J. E. Janvrin, speaking for Mrs.
Yerkes.
Dr. Janvrin said that a beginning
will be made just as soon as the es
tate of Mr. Yerkes is settled instead
of waiting until after Mrs. Yerkes
death, as provided in the will. He
said that the projected hospital was
entirely Mrs. Yerkes own idea, and
that Mr. Yerkes. in making provision
for the hospital in his will, was only
carrying out Mrs. Yerkes' idea and de
sire. UGLY ROW SETTLED.
Postoffice Fight at Auburn is Ended
at Last.
WASHINGTON An ugly quarrel
over tho postmastership appointment
at Auburn. Neb., was settled by the
president nominating William P. Free
man for the office. Mr. Freeman was
appointed during the recess of con
gress upon the recommendation of
Representative Pollard, to succeed a
lady official who resigned. Thomas
Horn and Mr. Allen were candidates
for the appointment. The contest as
sumed such an aspect that it became
necessary to select a compromise can
didate, and Freeman was named.
Shortly after taking up the duties of
his office charges were preferred
against him. and an inspector was de
tailed to Auburn to investigate. His
report completely vindicated Mr. Free
man, and the president acted accord
ingly. GERMANY IS GOING TO
SPEND MUCH MONEY
BERLIN The Prussian budget was
submitted to the diet. As summar
ized semi-offieially, it shows that the
extraordinary appropriations for the
railway administration amount to $o,
554.500, or much less than the $50,000.
000 which, as reported, would be ex
pended on urgent orders for new
freight cars. Only a portion of this
$36,544,500 will go for new rolling
stock.
The economic situation, when ex
amined in detail showed that agricul
ture had a bad fall season.
Nogi Gets Great Reception.
TOKIO Gen. Nogi. who arrived here
from Manchuria, was given a popular
reception similar in enthusiasm to that
accorded Admiral Togo. Cheering
crowds lined the streets as the general
and his staff drove to the palace.
NEW MEASURE FOR
RAILROAD REGULATION
WASHINGTON A new meas-tre
for the regulation of railroad rates
was introduced by Senator Morgan,
who expects to discuss it briefly.
The bill makes it unlawful for com
mon carriers to demand or receive
more than a reasonable compensation
for the transportation of freight oi
passengers, or from giving unreason
able preferences in rebates or charges
or in facilities either to shipper or
passenger or locality, and provides for
the recovery of such unreasonable
charges or damages sustained as the
result of such preferences in any
United States district court wherever
the claim amounts to $50. Any gov
ernor is authorized, if empowered by
the laws of such state, to institute
suit for recovery.
Legislation for Indians.
WASHINGTON Representative
Burke introduced a resolution to pay
::,000 to reward certain Indians in
South Dakota far the rescue of white
captives in custody of the White
Lodge bands of Sioux Indians in No
vember, 1SC2.
Revolutionists Are Routed.
WARSAW The troops have cap
tured the iron works at Ostrowipc.
government of Radom. which had
been occupied by the revolutionists
at their headquarters. Many of the
revolutionists were killed or wounded
during the fight. The rest fled.
Temporary Loan to Russia.
PARIS The French bankers on
Thursday definitely decided to make a
short-time advance of S50.000.000 to
Russia at 5 1-2 per cent interest plus
2 per cent commission.
Fitz Wins Back His Wife.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D Late Satur
day afternoon it was announced that
i reconciliation had been effected be
:ween "Bob" Fitzsimmons and his
wife, and that Mrs. Fitzsimmons would
abandon her action for divorce.
To Help Cattlemen.
WASHNGTON Representative Cur
tis, (Kan.) introduced a bill to permit
grazing on western lands. It allows
leases for periods of five years under
rules prescribed by the secretary of
the interior.
TO LIVE 200 YEARS
WOMAN THINKS THAT SHOULD
BE MAN'S ALLOTTED TIME.
Strong Probability That the Race Will
Yet Reach a Proper Solution of the
Secret cf Health and Longevity,
and Live to a Proper Age.
"How to Live Two Hundred Years"
is the seductive title of an article by
Mary Estelle Ivins in "What to Eat."
"It would appear." she says, "that
there is something in the influences of
civilization that is at enmity to health
and longevity. Then what is this
something? Why with all our knowl
edge of health laws; the advantage
we have of resort to skilled medical
treatment; trained nurses and school
ed physicians, why with all these do
we suffer poorer health than the sav
age or the wild animal? There must
be a cause for every effect, but the
explanation of this one is difficult."
She goes on to cite the theories of
all the faddists Christian. Scientists.
Dowieites, vegetarians, Salsburyites.
Kneippites, followers of Byron Tay
lor, the raw food exponent; those who
would have us wear no clothes, those
who agree with Edison that we eat
and sleep too much, and quote Prof.
Metchnikoff's declaration that no man
should die a natural deatlt who lias
not lived 150, but goes him one better
by saying man. to live as long in pro
portion to the time it takes for him to
develop as do the wild animals, ought
to live 200 years.
"Now it might be possible that by
extracting the most salient truths
from all these many creeds we could
arrive at a proper solution of the se
cret of health and longevity. It is
not difficult to explain why man does
n't live as long, proportionately, as
wild animals do. The wild animals
live by instinct and nature takes the
place of brain in teaching them what
to eat and how to live. Human be
ings, endowed with superior mental
faculties, are left to solve the problem
for themselves. There is no denying
the fact that even with human beings
nature, when permitted, performs
some of the most remarkable cures
known.
"Possibly, if people could live as
natural lives as wild animals do. they
could enjoy as long life as they and
longer, because of their superior men
tal faculties. And then if we could
be induced not to think about our con
dition: not fear disease nor death;
nor worry; to have faith in a power
to cure all our ills; eat natural foods
and live natural lives if we eouid
do all of these things we might live
to reach the two-century mark."
But. Miss Ivins says, several gener
ations must be buried before "cus
tom and human inclination will ever
permit of such things as these." Miss
Ivins is indeed writing for posterity.
How About "Ez"?
No two people in the world have pre
cisely the same idea as to what con
stitutes the highest enjoyment of
which they are capable. Mrs. Jennings
had an ideal which did not appeal at
all to the person who should have
been in the fullest sympathy with her.
"Go to the picnic? No. I guess not!"
and the energetic woman looked
scornfully at the acquaintance who
had ventured to suggest such a mis
hap. "I don't enjoy lugging my food
three or four miles into the bush for
the sake of letting other folks criti
cize it. and get all eat up with gnat
flies into the bargain. My notion of
pleasure is something quite different."
"What is your notion of pleasure?"
inquired the visitor, curiously.
"Well, I expect to have about as
good a time this afternoon as ever I '
need." said Mrs. Jennings, briskly.
"We've got a load of Josiah Pond's el
egant stovewood coming this morning,
and when my work's done this after
noon, I'm planning to take my crochet
work out into the shed, where it's cool
and shady, and watch Ez saw and
split for a couple of hours. That's
what I like about as well as anything
I can think of. I do admire to seo
things going on!" Youths Compan
ion. An Awkward Position.
G. T. Wilson, who presidetl at the
autumnal convention of dancing mas
ters in New York, said of a certain
new way of waltzing:
"Why, to waltz like that would
make me feel as awkward as " He
laughed.
"In Portland, one day, while walk
ing down the street, I came face to
face with a young woman, and in at
tempting to pass each other, we
dodged from side to side, botli going
to the right simultaneously, and then
both going to the left.
"I suppose this has happened to all
of you this meeting with some one
going in an opposite direction, and
the subsequent dodging from left to
right four or five times before you get
by.
"Well, as I dodged before the young
woman like that, she suddenly stag
gered me by saying:
"'Hurry up. Which Is it to be
waltz or two-step?' "
Picture of Red Sunday.
A painting of St. Petersburg's "Red
Sunday," January 22. 1905. thirty fet
by sixteen feet, the work of the distin
guished Polish painter. Albert do Kos
sak, is on view in a London art gal
lery. The Standard says of It: "Sel
dom has a picture dealing with such a
subject and involving such a number
of figures been treated with such ar
tistic success."
Compressed Air Engine.
A compressed air engine is em
ployed to operate the temporary line
which at present runs in the Simplon
tunnel under the Alps. The engine
consists of twenty-six compressed air
cylinders braced together with steel
hands. These supply the motive force
to the engine.
Spanish King's Hobby.
The King of Spain has a number of
wax models of himself that-open and
close their eyes. Within each is a
little phonograph that cries "Long
live Spain." Alfonso takes great de
light in sending these to little friends
among the royal families of Europe.
1
IU1
i
1!
r
S
