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ROAST FOR ELR1NS
Governor Cumwiui of Iowa Replies to
Letter from the Senator.
' RETRACTS NOTHING SAID IN HIS SPEECHES
Proceeds, However, to Elaborate
Jnitifj Hie Statement!.
and
WEST VIRGINIAN'S MOTIVE ARRAIGNED
Governor Insist He is Laboring in
Interests of Corporations.
CITES OPINIONS FROM OTHER SOURCES
Reiterates Matement Attorney (or
itallroada sat at Klklna' F.lbow
and Handed aealona to
the Senator.
UKH MOI.NKiJ, March 25. Govern,
mlns In mailed tu Heritor Klk.
Went Virginia a reply ".the sena, .
bttcr In 'Mih he critic). 'I statcmo.
made hy the governor n sp to .U .
ttrs of Iowa regarding his initiation,
before the sennto committee on Vrstate j
commerce wlien It lifid under con?', potion j
tlio railway rati: Mil. The letter, V a
follows: . .A I
t acknowledge teielpt of your conmiv '-pi
ration, consisting of eighteen typewrlttv '
t.n a. m. flu ti ll Mnrch ID. 1'ltW.
Vir entram-e Into the Iowa campaign
I unexpected, but 1 assure you II is not
unwelcome. Before you came In the rnll
road companies of the state were fighting
me with might and mstn and If the rail
way companies and coal trusts of West
Virginia desire to add their strength to
the corporations already opposing me It
niav make the tlRht of national Interest.
Imt it wlll.mako.no difference in the out- i
come.
I tell you frankly In the beginning that
when you say "I have n.i Interest In your
campaign for third term" 1 do not be
llevc yotl. You have not chosen this par
ticular time to write me an eighteen-page
letter and give It to the press throughout
the country simply to correct alleged mis
takes In speeches that I have made In
the state of Iowa, or to vindicate the
fidelity of the Interstate commerce commit
tee against my criticism. You understand
perfectly that the Issue In Iowa at the
present moment is. whether the corpor
ations, and -especially the railway com
panies, shall be permitted to dominate the
Ixillcy of Ihe state, and your purpose Is
to give your Influence to the railways here.
Just as I hsvc charged that you gave It
to thoin when I appeared before the Inter
state commerce committee at Washington.
Intended to Re Candid.
I intend to be candid about this matter
and shall leavo lyihlng for you to read
between the lines. The proof upon which
I base my belief In the motives 1 have im
puted to you I will present before close
11119 VI, 111 HllllllCfll ion. ,
1 iiirn Mnw 'tk the arerlflc atatempnts nf
your letter. ' You set forth what" purports
to bo nn extract from a speech T recently
made to Fort podge and .an extract from
a ieech inade a few weeks ago at Spirit
I.nk. I have no way of determining
whether or not your quotation are lit
erally correct. Hoth, speeches were ex
temporaneous. Insofar as phraseology goes,
and ) have nothing but my memory- with
wjhlcb to test the exactness of your ex
tracts. ' There Is some language In both
thHt J never . used,,, but those departures
fro nf-1 fid -teller. f my speeches' are Imma
terial, for the spirit and substance of
both quotations are' correct.
I did say ot. both occasions that n In
vitation to appear before-your" committee
wi procured for me bytha Iowa Manu
facturers' association; that when I, took
the stand your committee room was full
of witnesses waiting to be heard, and
that I believed that every one of them
was either a railway employe or had gone
to Washington upon a railway pass; that
after delivering my statement, which re
quired less than forty-five minutes, I was
cross-examined nearly six hours; that with
a very few exceptions the cross-examination
touching the subject of statement was
hostile and Intended to overthrow my posi
tion (I did not Include the examination
of Senator Howlands upon another sub
ject); that you cross-examined me for
nearly four hours, and that you did not
t put to re a single, frlennly interrogatory;
I that you occupied toward me exactly the
aasia attitude that a relentless cross-ex
aminer occupies toward a hostile witness;
that during the cross-examination counsel
for the railway companies sat at your
right hand, so close, that at times It seemed
to me your arms were interlocked; that
I saw 1 1 1 in pass to you many written ques
tions to ho propounded to me; that I re
garded your attitude as unfair to the people
of Whose committee you were the chair
man and unfaithful to the obligations you
bad assumed, .and that I resolved then
and there that I would denounce the spec
tacle throughout the length and breadth
ot tne luna.
. . Taken lp Complaints,
I am not rewriting my speeches and I
withdraw nothing from them. I am sim
ply putting In cold, calm type the sub
stance of what I Intended to say and
what I believe I did say. without attempt
ing to reproduce the literal phrase that
I at anv time employed.
AS I lead your letter, you accuse me of
rulnehood In the following respects: rirsi,
in declaring that the cross-examination
conducted by you was hostile; second, in
declaring that an attorney for the railway
fompHnu-B sat ut your right hand during
the croas-rxarnlnatlon: third, mat you ap
peared to be in communion and sympathy
with this attorney: fourth, that during the
cross-exsminiuion the attorney handed to
you written questions to be propounded to
me.
I shall give some attention to these four
accusations, promising that I shall . not
waste my time in defending my descrip
tion of the senate as a "mausoleum of good
restitutions." This, 1 take It, Is purely a
matter of opinion. I cherish no hope of
changing yours, and as it is not probable
that vou could change mine, a discussion
would' be profitless and uninteresting. 1
tuke up your complaint. Was your cross
exnmlmtllon hostile and unfair, and did
you transgress the proprieties of your po
sition? Mav I ask you, first, what you under
stand to be the duties and obligations -of
the chairman of a legislative committee
appointed to investigate the subject your
couimitlee had under consideration? If
you understand those duties and obliga
tions to lie similar to thoe ot an advo
cate, I then have no criticism of your
xnduct. except to say that vou were on
the side ot the railways instead of on the I
side of the iwople. I have thought, how- j
nver. that as chairman of such a com- I
tnittee your duties and obligations were
inoru neatly like those of a Judge, namely,
lo hear both sides patiently, without bias
or prejudice, and then to decide impar
tially, without feur or favor. You heard
patiently, but It was clearly apparent In
your I'l-osa-examinallon that you had rie-iid-d
the case In favor of the railroads,
Mid you were determined to shatter my
evidence If you could.
Vou quote the following question and
answer to show that the cioss-examiua-lion
was not hostile:
y. Ooyt rr.or, have you anything further
to say?
"A. Nothing, except to express, uiy
thanks for the patient and courteous way
in which the meniliers of the committee
have listeued to my statement."
ver Questioned Coartrs).
Remember that I never alleged any
thing against your courtesy, if you had
taken the trouble to quote other parts of
my speeches at Fort Dodge and' Spirit
I ake It Would have appeared that I gave
ou full credit for courtesy. Your cour
tesy was so complete that It became as
Us hoist- as that of the knights of the
Olden time when they were about to draw
blood. It cannot bo that you have lived
to middle life without observing the con
stant association of courtesy and hostility.
uu Were very kind and patient wlih me
personally, but you were dciernsfued to
SiauglUcr wlinl I said.
I have rrrend our croxs-examinalioii.
and I repcut that those part which you
uois, as well as all the remainder of It
snow tviK-mnrriy nun you bad made up
iniiiui wiai inn
ana it I,. ii to b tiu.n i .1.- I, .1
f-Hi uimiruv
Cummerc, comn.lon, and J.yT
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SETTLEMENT NOW IN SIGHT
Americas
of
Plan Farad
IH-adlock
Morocco,
Eolation
Tfr
ALl&CIKA8. March 25. Both the ler
man and the French delegates lo the con
ference on Moroccan reforms today assured
the Assoclntcd Tress that the outlook for
au agreement was eminently hopeful, but
neither would inuke a more definite state
ment. ' . , ' .
The representatives of the neutral powei.
however, asserted that the principal work
of the conference virtually had been con
cluded and that a settlement wa imminent,
but said there might possibly l minor
hitches in connection with the details owing
lo the necessity to minutely lay down the
terms in order to avoid future controversy,
thus prolonging the operation of the sign
ing of the protocol another fortnight.
The delegate of u prominent neutral
power, in outlining the procedure for to
morrow's sitting of the conference, said
that an agreement had practically been
attained beforehand and that the American
proposition rclntlve to mixed police force
was destined to serve ns the final arrange
ment, it being Introduced by the Russians
In the form of an amendment to the Aus
trian scheme. The ports to whleh It would
be spplied, he said, hail not !een fiX'-d, but
believed they would be Tanpler and
vi rtlanca. Mr. White, bend of the
lcan delegation, he sittil, from the first
v. "t Intend to prcseif the American
rt.V to the conference, his desire being
to V n feasible exit from the dend-
lock.'' having pointed, to tli way out
of th. Whllp left it to t!i delegates
0 utllie pr disregard the American scheme
.'cording to the necessities of the cafe.
The extent of the power of the. Inspec
tors, he said, wa the only point likely to
create, friction, but he hoped this matter
could be arranged. Control of the custom
by France and the division of the capital
of the state bank also remain to be settled.
but In the event that the other points are
satisfactorily arranged he thought nn ac
cord was Inevitable.
I-ONDON. March 'itf.T. he Time' . corre
spondent at Algecirns consider It lm-.
possible that Mr. White, head of the
American delegation to the conference on
Moroccnn reforms at Algeclras, could have
originated the alleged "American project,"
because he could not have imagined such
a project would have satisfactory results
and says It is altogether misleading to
compare this trivial Incident with TYesl
dent Roosevelt's beneficent Intervention at
Portsmouth.
"President Roosevelt," he adds. "doulK-
less has watched the proceedings closely.
but Via exercised no pressure and Mr.
White's activity has been confined t o
playing 4he role of a disinterested amicus
euhlae. The Washington cabinet, ani
mated by a desire for peace. Is ready to
agree to any measure the European gov
ernments adopt, so long as they do not
Interfere with American Interests. In
hort, the beneficent Influence of America.
In the conference has been In ' thorough
harmony with the general, trend of Amer
ican policy since . President. Roosevelt's
accession and w1(h the personal . view of
the president, who Is alluded to' In. both
hemispheres as a peacemaker."
FAMINE' CONDITION SERIOUS
Amertraa Aid ' Cornea la tiood Time
for tne SatTcTera In
' Japan, j '
' TOKIO, March tx The misery and itf
ferlns In the - famine district has been
slightly, relieved by. the prompt and liberal
aid of the foreign sources and the .abate
ment of the rigors of winter. The local
authorities are trying to procure work for
the ahlebodled. but the extent of the work
Is Inadequate and thousands are still on
the verge of starvation.
Many parents are parting with their chil
dren, sending them to the already crowded
Okayama orphanage. Several children ar
rived yesterday at the t'yeno railway sta
tion In this city. .Among them was a girl
S year old, who was found treasuring a
package of dirty, old newspapers. On ex
amination the package was found to con
tain a rostal card with the address of the
parents of the child, who had been told to
mail the card upon her arrival at . her
destination. , .
The severity of the suffering undergone
by the children Is clearly depleted In the
faces of those who are compelled to part
from their home, where the food consists
of flour mixed with straw and weed. The
mixture I beaten fine, . forming; a pastry
which contain only 29 per cent actual food
value. The government ha remitted the
lowest tax In the famine district, but this
will not afford Immediate relief.
The liberal contribution from American
sympathisers are already -effective, and the
relief, in the form of food and clothing, U
commanding the heartiest appreciation. An
other appeal for aid Is presented by the
sufferers from the recent earthquake in
south Formosa, thousand of whom are
homeless. The local government Is busy
providing food, caring for the Injured and
recoverlng and removing corpse, several
hundreds of which are' burled under the
debris.
Archbishop Ireland Delnred.
ROME, March 25. Archbishop Ireland of
St. Paul had been expected to reach Roma
tonight, but did not arrive. A delegation,
Including Cardinal Vannutelll, Father
Whitney, rector of the English church, and
Father O'Connor, ex-secretary to the
apostolic delegate to Manila, and Father
McNully, pastor of St. Luke's church, St.
Paul. Minn., were at the etution to welcome
him. '
FUhtlnsr In Morocco.'
PORT BAY, Moiocco, March 23. There I
a buttle progressing In the vkiiiily of
Kebdal. The pretender' Infantry and ar
tUlery are tiring briskly on the sultan'
cavalry, which Is operating with diffl
culty In the broken country along the
banks of thu Muluya river. Details of
the battle hae not been received.
Dry Dock Paaaea Gibraltar.
UI lilt ALTAR, March 25. Mr. Sprague.
the American conaul here, today received
. ----- .t-y-.. ...... mr unnea
Stales collier tllacler iiifnrmlev hi... ,
" "
(lis nulling mjr uocs. wney passea ill
raltar at 10:55 o'clock this morning. The
dispatch reported all well on board, but
said that the weather a bad.
Anterleava Church Aaalveraary.
ROME. March The American Church
of felt. Paul was crowded today on the
thirtieth annlveraary of ita consecration.
Bishop II. C. Potter, who read the conse
cration service, preached. Bishop Potters
father celebrated the But service lu the
American church in Rome In 'jS. when It
was held In a private house.
Bankar Katere Prison.
JKFKERSON CITY. Mo.. March
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i .- ' "
i w a !!.. luiliK I . 1: ii I & , . . ..
yTCTX
, iu a mii-n iniif, ivuay vnicica me pen
Herniary her. . ......
SOLON'S WHO WILL BE MISSED
Several Notable . Congressmen Are
Serving Their Last Term.
Nov
BIG FOUR SLATED FOR RETIREMENT
General Hltt, Sibley and l.lttnner for
Une Reason or Another Will Not
Re Seen In Sixtieth
Congress.
iFrotu a Staff Correspondent.)
WA8HINUTON. March 2t. -(Special.)
The Sixtieth congress, which will be
elected on . November 6 and which will
come Into being on March 4, 1907, gives
promise of being notabl In many ways.
Particularly notable will It be In the ab
sence of a number of distinguished re
publicans, who, for reasons of choice or
by the will of nominating conventions, re
tire to the shades of private life.' ,
First and foremost of those whose ab
sence will occasion much comment Is "Old
Arithmetic" Charles Henry Qrosvenor of
Ohio. The pitcher. In his case went once
too often to the well and a younger man
than Orosvenor, who lias camped on his trail
for jears. Alfred IVmglas of Clilllleothe,
will succeed the grlriled veteran- from
Athens, O. Mr. Douglas Is . but W as
against Grosvenor's 73. He Is a lawyer,
an orator of considerable nbillty Rnd a
pugnacious fighter.
Robert Roberts Hltt of Illinois, who has
served In . the lower house continuously
since the Forty-eighth congress, has vol
untarily decided to relinquish the cares
of public life, und his place. In the Sixtieth
congress will be filled by some other re
publican to be selected by the elector
of the Thirteenth-Illinois. During his al
most twenty-five yes r of service In the
"people's forum" Mr. Hltt ha been one
of. the strong men of thnt body. During
the years he has been chairman of foreign
affairs many of the great reforms In the
consular service have been brought about.
He was In charge of the bill that declared
war against Snaln and his public utter
ances have shown vast research, close
analysis and wise statesmanship. . Robert
Hitt goes out of congres one of the best
beloved of men. having the sincere re
spect of th entire membership of the
lower house. Ill heslfh and a desire to
enjoy his remaining years either In some
diplomatic catiacltv abroad or ' In the
quietude of his old home In the "sucker
state" are the impelling forces which
terminate a splendid legislative career.
Joseph Crocker SMiley
One of the picturesque figures of the
Fifty-ninth congress, . Joseph Crocker Sib
ley of Pennsylvania, will be missing when
the roll of the Sixtieth . congress is. called.
Variegated as has -been Sibley politics.
It Is "not more kaleidoscopic than has been
his. career as a man of affairs. Sibley Is
of, right one of the "captains of Industry,"
and there Is no man In the house who en
Joys " a larger , popularity. - fllbley was a
free sllverlte and quasi democrat- 'until
when he thought, he would like to rep
resent the' Twenty-eighth district .of Penn
sylvania in congress as a, republican.-Without,
battlrut an' V. Joe Mlbley switched
from democracy to republicanism and was
elected, taking a seat In the Firty-seventn
congress as ,a member of the dominant '
party. Before that, at Intervals, Sibley
served In the house as a. democrat, having
been a' member, of the Fifty-third and
Fifty-sixth congresses. . "Joe" Sibley Is a
farmer and stock' raiser, but his chief
business at present, and ha been for some
years past. Is a manufacturer of lubricat
ing oils under the aegis of the Standard
OH company. 'He knows a hundred' thing
better than almost anybody. He Is a states.
man who love hi ease; a sportsman who
play fair, and a frltjnd In both clear and
cloudy weather. . Sibley .would rathr tske
an automobile tour through Spain 'than
be one of "Uncle Joe" Cannon's1 "boya,"
and he, too. quits with 'the - close 'of the
present congres-:. ,'',.
I.aelaa athan Mttaoer.
"It ha been my Intention for some time
to retire from congre at the end of my
present term," said Representative Lit
tauer, "but I waa npt anxious to have the
announcement made at this time and I, am
not yet reay to tell my constituent the
reasons which actuate me."
A. great majority -of .the .member of
both house are . lawyers. The excep
tions to the rule are generally business
men. and there, are a few farmer In the
lower house , and . a fair sprinkling of
miner In the senate. Occasionally a
"business man" make. such a record for
himself that the wonder 1 that more con
stituencies do not Ignore the legal fra
ternity In casting about for congressional
candidates. Certainly the Twenty-fifth dis
trict of New York made no mistake when
Lucius Nathan Llttauer was chosen to
represent the counties of Fulton, Hamil
ton. Montgomery, Saratoga and Warren.
At the end of hi term Mr. Llttauer will
have erved ten years In congres and
during the greater portion of that period
he ha been a member of the Important
committee on appropriation. In handling
appropriation bill on the floor of the
house Mr. Llttauer ha ahown clearly the
characteristics which have made him one
of the moat successful business men In the
country. He conduct his private business
at long range and la as closely in touch
with the market of Egypt when he buy
hi raw material a he I with the affair
before the committee of which he I one
of the moat valued member.
. It Is because he devote sixteen .hours
out of every- twenty-four to private and
public business that he ha tittle sym
pathy with the howl for shorter hours
seven a day Is the rule for the clerk
lu the executive departments. In the hear
ings before the committee preliminary to
the construction of the various bills for
the support of the government Mr. Llt
tauer has borne tint brunt of the work of
examining the witnesses. It Is due to hlui
more than any oilier juan lhat the annual
appropriations have been pruned and that
hundreds of thousands of dollar will be
saved during the next fiscal year, lit
other words, ha lias endeavored to Instill
Into the federal departments some of the
metnodB wnich ar neves. ryto the a
I . . ...
uc-
cessrui conouct or a private business enter-
prise. On tli floor of the house he has
deinunatrated hi ability aa a debater and
no member, whatever hia training aa an
examiner or aa au advocate, haa ever
shown bilier generalship In handling a
bill.
Personally Mr. Llttauer la one of tin most
popular member of the New York delega
tion. He is cordially liked by all of hi
colleague and thu announcement of hi
determination to retire haa caused sincere
and deep regret from one end of the state
to the other.
There will be others lo go, but the most
prominent slated for retirement ar the
four "big ones." Groavenor, Hltt. Bibluy
and Llttauer.
For year dinner given at tha oap-
iContluutd 'on Second Pag -
SAMAR NATIVES TREACHEROUS
Come In Ostensibly .to
i ;
render and Open Fire on
Ofllrlnls.
Kar-
MANILA. March 26. -Accordii.g to advices
received today the recent light at Magtaon.
Samar, between the constabulary and Pula
j.ines was the result nf base treachery on
the part of the natives. As a result of the
fight thirty Pulajam were' killed, and six
teen of the constabulary killed and
wounded.
A dispatch teeeived from Captain Jones
of the constabulary at Magtaon says that
on March a Oovernor Curry, Judge
blngler and Superintendent of School
Hoover arrlvid there and camped over night
near the Pulujanes. The presence of tht
officials was made known to the rebellious
natives and their leader announced that he
would surrender his force the next day.
As a result of this" promise the Americans
returned to the town of Magtaon. accom
panied hy Colonel Agglllsr, another Pula-
Jane chief.
The next day, Saturday morning, four
chief of the Pnlajanes, with over loO-men
and fourteen guns.' appesred at Magtaon
and lined up In front of the constabulary
barracks. Retween the luirtncks and the
Puis Junes Moot! the gToop of American
tfTlcinl.
One of the chiefs expressed' a wish, that
his party be photographed In the act of
uiTenderlng. and Superintendent Hoover,
In compliance with the request, was ad
justing his camera, when the Pulajanos
leader blew a whistle and pnve an order to
advance. The entire1 party of nntives there
upon rushed upon the American officials,
who escaped to th Magtaon river and
swam lo the opposite ttank. When the
treachery of the natives was apparent the
constabulary Immediately opened fire and a
fierce fight ensued, in which the constabu
lary gained a decisive victory. The Pula
janes. wiere chased to the mountains, hut
the pursuers lost more guns thau they
caytured.
The American officials were, later found,
with the exception of Governor Curry. He
was Inst seen being chased by Pulaltines,
nnd it is now belteved he is hiding In the
dense brush In that locality.
Three hundred constabulary are now on
h trail of the fugitive natives nnd search.
Ing for Governor ..Citrrj '.
FREIGHT SHIfV JN MRD LUCK
Crew. Flarhts Fire nt r en and
Strikes nock In Knterlnn
Harbor. V
ST! JOHNS. N. F.. March 25. After le!ng
In peril from fire nt sea and managing by
desperate efforts to reach this port In the
midst of a gale and blinding snowstorm,
the British freight stanmer Tlilnl struck a
submerged rock In entering (he hsior late
last night, had a hole torn In Its hull, nnd
today lies fast on the beach where It was
put to prevent sinking. The .fire In the
midship hold Is still burning fiercely. . The
Titian Is In no serious ' danger on the
beach, but It Is feared that-, the midship
hold will have to be f!tded. it is believed
that the greater pnrtMtn of'the cargo hns
j either been burned tr lulled hy watr.
: i ne mua sauiog tor w.mit.on March
7 from Manchester. . Yesterday dtiw-aa. re-v.!
ported off Sable Island anl 'endeavoring, to
make this port. -The- report -crested alarm
for the safety of the crew, as it wan
feared that In the storm It would be unable
to make the harbor. The steamer managed
to make the outer harbor, where It picked
up a pilot. - The ship had' barely gotten
under way again to proceed to an- anchor
age when it struck the rock.
Flock to Catholic Church.
VILNA, Russia, March 25. The Roman
Catholic bishop has sent a report to the
synod showing that since the ukase of
religious toleration over 20.COO members of
the orthodox church have become' Cath
olics. Carl 1st a -to Be appreaet. ,
-BARCELONA. March 26. The ministry
of war Is organtxing four strong flying
columns for, the suppression of agitation
by the Cnrllst.
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' peror and Wilt nealst
Attacks on Him.
ST. PKTERSPl'RG. March 2B.-The As- j
eociated Press Is able to give the result j
of an Important conversation wltlu a high
persoimge rrgarding the situation In Rus-i
sin. Neither the name nor the position
of this personage can be Indicated., but his Pnlted States with runada in the fiscal
competency to speak upon the situation ; year 1905 aggregated S20J,9!9,:i3 agnlnxt
can be vouched for ... I in IS, according to a bulletin
The conversation, which covered a wide ! Issued hy the Department of Commerce
range, left ' the distinct Impression that 1 and Labor. It shows that In the twenty
the assembling of the tistlonal Parliament j years f torn 1875 to 1S?5 our trade with Can
would bring a crisis, but not the one nn. ada Increased KT.floP.OOO and from m to
tlclpatod abroad. The government, evi-
dently, . Is absolutely convinced ' thnt nn
armed revolution or a general uprising
which would menace Its life Is no longer
possible and that the danger now is not
that .the ,govrnmnt-will be overthrown,
but that it will be driven to abandon. Its
path of - reform. ' -"The
guerilla warfare which the revolu-
flnnlula ut hM,an1 im , II ,1 1 1 1 t i n " Sflld
--r ",... succeed. !
Acts of terrorism doubtless will continue
vengeance may be wreaked on governors
general and police masters. Count Wltte.
the premier, snd Minister of the Interior
Dtirnovo may he assassinated. Winks and
buildings may be blown up nnd there may
even be riots, here and there, but attempts
to produce widespread risings In the cities
or a repetition of the strike arc doomed,
to failure. The . government has a firm
grip nnd every -measure to prevent 'ex
cesses will be taken.
"Upsides, the situation has hern com
pletely .altered since last fall, when prac
tically the whole of the nrhnn population.
Joined the protest which led the emperor
to grant the manifesto of October. TO. The
government i was then unable, to cope with
the extreme revolutionaries. The army
In Kuropean Russia was at a low strength
and filled with reservists bordering on
mutiny , owing to their anxiety . to -return
to their homes and rejoin their families,
and new recruits everywhere were pre
vented from Joining the colors. Since then
all Is changed. ' The reservist have beep
Uiscliargeti . and tne recruits nave been
drilled and Joined the ranks. .Regiments J
w nicn xnen consist! or wu- men now nave
2.0CO men. Two;army corps have returned
from Mnnchurla and , more regulars are
arriving daily.
Aimr "till Falthfnl.
No'matter what Is said to the contrary, i
It la certain that the army Is faithful to the
emperor. There roa? be Individual cases of
disloyalty, but the reliability of the army
as a whole 1 unquestionable. ' The weight
of troops alone render a revolution' Impos-
t.V.:. . .. , , , '.-., . .
."Should there be, a grgiian disorders ln the!
summer they , wyb-not b Revolutionary, in j
fcharacter, for" the peasants of Russia are
true , to the, emperor. The' danger- He hi
another., direction. , . ' ' ' -, ' -.
"It is not now a question of th fall -of
the government, but of whether reform or
renetionJ will prevail whether the present
struggle to supplant the old regime and
secure , larger liberties for the people will
enter the parliament phae or a counter
revolution will sweep away the entire pro
gram on .which, the government has entered.
The emperor is sincerely and honestly de
sirous of . meeting the wishes of his people
and ha given them hi word to this effect.
But a reactionary parry exists. It is com
posed o' the aristocracy, with a powerful
backing In high places; and above all It en
Joy the support of the military faction,
which in a country like Russia Is an Im
mense faction. The military Is naturally
reactionary. An officer prefers to serve a
Napoleon rather than a' parliament. After
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! TRADE WITH CANADA GROWS
tireat tlrltnln tnnlile to Control It
F.ven with Aid of Prefer
entlnl Dalles.
WASHINGTON. March :5. Trade of the
v " mcreaeu in.Mr. i n- iaie, ,
Hon of this growth has been on the es-
rort side. The Imports Increased from
$::,;.M5 in llSTii to lt'0.4.3.! in l and ex
ports advanced from 1,14.517.219 $ln ISTn to
140.5..fl iu 1!H.
"This rapid growth in trade relations
with Canada," says the bulletin, "is espe
cially Interesting In view of the varying
conditions to which commerce with Can-
8la h subjected; During the period
from 1835 to 1SIW a reciprocity treaty was
In force between Canada and the I'nlted
States, - but iu the latter -yesr s was
terminated, so that commerce between the
two countries was unaffected by special
trade arrangements until April. 1SS7. when
the I'nlted States was placed at n slight
disadvantage as compared with the I'nlted
Kingdom, products from that country en
tering the Dominion of Cannda being ad
mitted, by special arrangement, at a re
duction of 12iy per cent on the tariff levied
on Imports from other countries. On Au
gust 1, IfflS, the reduction In favor of
British products was Increased to 25 per
cent nnd on July 1. 1!no, was still further
Increased 3:i' per cent. Despite these ad
vantages In favor of goods entering Can
ada from the I'nlted Kingdom, exports to
Canada, from thnt country grew from $.'9,
74S.715 In 1W to .'i9.)rt.5ii In IM, while ex
ports to Canada from the I'nlted States
grew from M,928.:r In 1SP7 to lto.5:9.5Sl
in 1!.
The percentage nf Imports Into Canada
from the I'nlted States in 1905 was 6.S and
from the I'nlted Kingdom 24 per cent.
HONOR
GENERAL WHEELER
Veterans of Two Wars to
Trlbate to the Illustrious
Oesecr.
Pay
ATLANTA, Ga.. March 26. The memorial
to General Joseph Wheeler to be held In
Atlanta, Tuesday, March 17. promise to be
a most notable gathering of veterans from
Ihe north and south, to do honor to the
honored leader of two wars. . The event has
assumed In advance a nationsl character.
w(h . -..ntioi, the jon vivlns- members
f Oenf,rR wheeler's, family will be the
honored gueCts of the occasion. '
.Tiiifl'"pik'fcr Include represents tlves front
the three great veteran organizations of the
country. . In the absence of General (Stephen
D. Lee. commander-ln-ehlef of the I'nlted
Confederate. Veterana, on account of 111
health, General Clement A. Evans, the
ranking surviving confederate official, will
deliver an address. "Corporal" James Tan
ner, cnmmander-ln-chlef of the Grand Army
of tha Republic, will represent that organ
ixation: Major Charles R. Miller if Cleve
land, O., will speak for the Spanish War
Veterans, and former Congressman John
V. Maddox, a veteran of Wheeler' confed
erate cavalry, will speak for that organiza
tion? Governor Joseph M. Terrell of Georgia
will preside.
GOVERNOR PATT1S0N EASIER
Physicians, Ilon-orer, Do Not Hold
Ont Kncouragement for Ilia
Recovery.
COLl'MBVS. O., March 28 Governor Pat
tison had a comfortable night, according to
the bulletin Issued by the attending phy
slclnns at 10 o'clock this morning, and
favorable progreaa still continues. At that
hour . the governor's pulse waa 96 and hi
respiration was 22. The second bulletin
given . out late In the afternoon reported
hi condition unchanged from that In the
morning. The member of the family feel
encouraged, but to the public the phy
sician do not hold out any hope of re
covery. ,
A story printed today that the governor
is suffering from cancer of the firostate
gland la neither affirmed nor denied by the
physicians. The kidney trouble from which
he has suffered Is now said to be only a
complication attending the real malady.
The physicians attending Governor Patti
son gave out the following statement at
10:30 tonight: " .
Governor Pattlaon has been somewhat
more restless, otherwise no Important
change "has occurred since the last state
ment was Issued. Pulse, 108; respiration,
24; temperature, normal.
The last statement given out In the
afternoon did not note the pulse or respira
tion. The governor's pulse at 10 o'clock
waa 108 and his respiration 22.
BATTLESHIPS GO TO SHANGHAI
Approach oft Hot Season Sold to
Reason for Leaving Manila
Harbor.
Bo
WASHINGTON. March 25 -Word reached
the Navy department today that the battle
ship Ohio, the flagship of Rear Admiral
j Onirics Train, hnd left Manila for Shang
I I al. It ia supposed that the admiral Is
aboard the ship, though' the dispatch tu
i the detriment does not indicate whether
, he is or not. Tho battleshia Wisconsin.
which alio has been stationed at Manila.
preceded the Ohio to Shanghai by one day.
i These - movements, the officials of the
. bureau of navigation s.iy, were not ordered
; by the department, bring piobably Inci
I dental to the approach of warm weather,
' which Influence Is beginning to lie ftlt ia
the Philippines.
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND IS ILL
niallngnlahed Mining; Engineer
Threatened with Attack of
Pneauonln.
la
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2j.-JoI.ii Hay
Hammond, the well known mining en
gineer, I ill lu this city and ia threatened
! with acute pneumonia. Arrangement have j
i Dee n maae to iase nun to L.os Angeles
tomorrow In a private car in the he-t
I that a waru.er atmoaphere will rcstoio
! Mm to hi normal condition.
When at Touopah, New. recently Mr.
I Hammond contracted a aevei cold.
NOT LIKELY TO AGREE
Indications Joint Committee of Miners snd
Operators Are Deadlocked.
EXPECT TO MAKE ANOTHER TRIAL TODAY
If This Fails Joint Conventions Will Tske
TJp the Questions,
BREAK IN THE OPERATORS PREDICTED
Western Pennsylvania Likely to Tender
Increase in Waces.
PARTIAL SETTLEMENT MAY BE REFUSED
Time Is Growing abort In Which te
- Avert strike of the Miners
on April 1, When cnle
Rxplrcs.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 25. Bituminous
conl operators and miners of the central
competitive nnd southwestern dltrlets will
ninki! a final effort tomorrow to come to
a decision ns to whether a wage scale,
to go Into effect April 1 ran be agreed
upon. The Joint' scale committees of the
Joint . conferences of the two districts will
resume their sessions tomorrow morning
after a deadlock lusting five days, during
which there has been no Indication of a
weakening of either side.
The miners demand an advance In wages
of 5.55 per cent, which Is the restoration
of the waRp srglc of 100S. F. L. Robblnn,
speaking for the operators of western
Pennsylvania, has offered to pay this ad
vance and Has threatened the operators of
Ohio. Indiana nnd Illinois, who are stand
ing firmly against the payment of any ad
vance, thnt unless they recede from their
position he will break away from their In
terstate ngreetnent and run hi mines on
the advanced scale. Whether the miners
will ngreo to sign by district contracts
and nllow the mines of western Pennsyl
vania to run while those of Illinois. Indlnn
and Ohio stand Idle is a 'question that has
not been openly settled. President Mitchell
and other leaWs of the miners refuse to
make nny statement on this subject or
even to Indicate what their position will
be should the situation demand a specific
declaration.
It Is undecided whether the miners In
convention would rntlfy any such agree
ment even If made by the nationsl officer.
The situation here hns not changed slnco
the Joint scale committees adjourned over
Sunday. Many of the operator spent Pun
day nt their homes and will return early
tomorrow morning.
Indications point to a disagreement of
the two Joint committees tomorrow and
the prohsble calling together of the Joint
conference tomorrow . afternoon and thnt
the fight over the Joint scale will be con
tinued publicly nnd not behind closed doors,
as the sessions of the Joint committees have
been conducted.
Anthracite Operators' statement. .
'ICW YORK. March 25e-Tlie ; anthracite"
coal operators Ravo out a statement today.
In t.hleh they say: . , . , -'' -.. .
Much Inquiry- has been made asf'-4h -:
precise calculation by which the anthra
cite coal operators establish the fact that
in order to grant the demands made by the
coal miners It will lie necessary to raise
the price charged the consumer by Sl.'JO
a ton. The demands of tha miners pro
vide for a threefold . Increase of wages.
First, an Increase of 10 per cent to all
miners engnged in cutting coal or other'
men engaged on contract work; secondly,
the establishment of a minimum day wsgn
for each class of labor (this minimum day
wage In many Instances Is 100 per cent
greater than the iates now being paldl;
third, the establishment of an eight-hour
day Instead of a nine-hour day, without
any reduction In a day's pay.
Hy careful calculation from the payrolls
of the operating companies tho effect of
these three increases is to add an average -of
21 M per cent to the actual labor cost
fer ton. This Is equal at the present
abor cost of $1.55 to an Increase of S3.t8
cents per ton on all alaes of coal which
are mined.
It must he understood, however, that the
so-culled "steam slr.es" of anthracite, which
Is a by-product of the Industry, come in
direct competition wnn oituminous coat
and must, therefore, be sold for a price
regulated bv soft coal. The result Is thst
all the added labor cost of,the entire In
dustry must be borne by the domestic
sizes, which comprise fifi per cent of the
entire output. This placing the burden on
the domestic sizes, a fact against which
there can he no appeal, brings It about
that the labor cost of each ton of coal
sold to the "domestic" consumer would
be raised under the new demands by 61.S
cents a ton.
The general public asks: "Why would
not the addition of 51 8 cents to the raatfo
ket price regain the entire extra outlay?"
Thla question ignore one of the Important
awards of the Roosevelt arbitration the
sliding scale. According to the sliding
scale the present flat rate of wages must
be paid for every ton of coal sold at tide
water for S4.60. It will be understood that
the miners' wages Increase with every ad
vance in the market price, but the oper
ator must secure a sufficient net Increase
to equalise the increase paid to the miner.
This equalization Is reached, according to
the figures of the Lehigh Valley Coal com
pany, at about II. 2o.
SHOOTS TO SAVE HIS MOTHER
Vonng , Man Kills Relative
Had Asaanlted tha
Woman.
Who
PEORIA, 111.. March 25. In defense of
the . life of hi mother and sister, who
were the victims of a vlclou attack by
a saloon keeper named Mont Pevrles,
Harry Haaren shot and killed Devrles to
day. Devrles gave himself up to the police
and will have a hearing on Monday.
Devrles, who wa a relative of the
llaarens, lived with them. Devrles lost
11.9) In the failure of the Simmon bank
six weeks ago and since that time Is said
to have been drinking heavily and at
time became ugly. While the family
wore anleop this morning IWrlcs armed
himself with a hatchet and rushed Into
the room where Marry Haaren and the
two women were, sleeping. When they
awakened Dcviice was bending over the
women with his hatchet and sweating.
Haaren drew a revolver from under hi
pillow and tired, killing Devrle almost in
stantly. BODY OF MANF0UND IN TRUNK
Indlcntlona Victim Waa Still AIU
. When Placed la. tha
, Receptacle.
STOCKTON. Cal.. March 25. The bag
gage man ut the Southern Pacific atatioit
i last night discover! d the remain of a
) man about S8 years old Jammed Into a
large trunk. Cffiotr who have been Work
ing on the case assert that the man was
placed In the trunk while yet alive. The
man was well dressed. Clothing In t he
trunk Indicates th.U he was either an
engineer or a mini r. A small book In
which was an ac count by J. C. Lealle with
M. Fat-re, from March 1 to 19, was founi
In a pot ket. The Hume of Mltar M.
Myovii h und Michell Myovicb war found
In the back of Lhs feeo.
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