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DOLLIVER IN REPLY
Champion of Rate Bill Answers
Attack of Foraker.
ALTERNATIVE ISOWNERSHiP
Senate llcars Extended Argument on
Need of Effective Regulation:'
Koad Monopoly of Indian
Conl Land Is Up.
WASHINGTON. March 1. The discus
sion of the railroad rate question was
continued In the Senate today by Dolllvcr.
who spoke In support of the Dolllvcr-Hcp-burn
bill. He said that the bill was In
tended merely to supplement the existinc
interstate commerce law. and contended
for Its validity from a constitutional point
of view, predicting that Government own
ership of the railroads would be forced
upon the country if Congress did not meet
the present demand for regulation. Dol
llver was not questioned', and. when he
concluded, the remainder of the day was
devoted to the bill providing for the set
tlement of the affairs of the flvo civilized
tribes of Indians after the termination of
their tribal relations.
Dolllvcr's Tribute to Cullom.
Dolllvcr Epoko without notes. He began
with a compliment to Cullom. of whom he
spoke as the father of interstate com
merce legislation, and to Nelson, the au
thor of a bill presented to the last Con
gress. The Senator then outlined the bill,
pointing out wherein it amends the ex
isting interstate law, saying that, after
all. the changes were comparatively few.
Instead of undermining the law. the bill
forties it, he said, and he declared that,
if the present law had been treated with
the reverence and sanctity It deserved,
the American people would have ap
proached the subject in a frame of mind
different from that which now prevails.
Ho said that the railroad companies
were unable to protect themselves
against the "flagrant abuses" of the pri
vate car .companies under section 1 of tho
present law. Ho had not favored the abo
lition of these cars, but he did believe that
tlie car companies should be regulated by
making responsible the railroad com
panies employing thorn.
Speaking of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, he discussed Judge Gross
cup's recommendation of a specific court,
but he did not accept the theory advanced
for the reason that he considered the
present machinery sufficient for all pur
poses. Ho recognized the fact that it had be
come fashionable to speak lightly of the
Interstate Commission, and defended that
body agaipst such attacks. He expressed
the opinion that, if the lawyers had dealt
as fairly with the commission as with the
courts, the result would have been better.
Will Arbitrate Disputes.
Dolllvcr declared he did not expect a
protracted vendetta between the railroads
and the taislness community, believing
that when the law was enacted It would
be observed by carrier and shipper alike.
He predicted that within live years there
would be boards of arbitration in every
traffic center of the country, so that ap
peals to the commission would be the ex
ception rather than the rule. He declared
that, as the bill stands, it leaves the door
to the courts open for the protection of
all constitutional rights.
He took up the rebate question, saying
that he did not agree with either Foraker
or Bacon that the secret practices have
been abandoned. He did not believe the
Klkins bill adequate for protection against
these practices. "The difficulty about rc
bntes is not in punishing violations of the
law," he said, "but in discovering them,
and we have undertaken to amend tho
law so as to cover that defect."
Question of Appeals.
Returning to the question of appeals,
Dolllver said that the power the commis
sion would exercise in preventing recourse
to the courts was about as great as the
power of "my friends who are tiptoeing
about this chamber talking of the day in
court." He said that no Congress that
will ever assemble will pass a law that
will take the markets of the world away
from the railroads that have created them
and turn them over to a rival railway
that would be harmful to advancement.
That the people were not complaining of
the Railroad Commission, Dolllver
averred, but he asserted most earnestly
that they do demand that Congress shall
assert its functions as the guardian of
the American marketplace.
Itoosevelt's Superb Leadership.
He then spoke in depreciation of his own
powers and In praise of the advocacy or
the President. Of the latter he said that
"it is the inbst supurb moral leadership
of the generation." As for himself, he
was prepared for sneers, he said, "but I
stand in the position 1 dUT-not seek. but.
consulting my conscience as a citizen and
my honor as a Senator, 1 , can take no
other"."
Foraker's proposition to leave to the
courts the duty of considering all com
plaints against the railroads (Was touched
Upon, and the Iowa Senatbf said that,
while he did not agree with his colleague,
he would rather follow that ;lan than at
tach an amendment to the House bill giv
ing the courts the right of reviow two or
three years after action by the commis
sion. He believed that tins plan would
result in such delays as to make the pro
losed law ineffective. He contended that
tho ordinary courts were so burdened
with miscellaneous questions as to be in
capable of properly taking on the new
business that Foraker's system would en
tail. He thought the railroad business
should be In the hands of a body of men
who represent the business community,
rather than tho legal profession.
Commenting on Foraker's criticism that
the Dolllver-Hcpburn bill was unconstitu
tional, Dolllver entered upon a line of ar
gument to show that Foraker had been
mistaken. He contended that, if states
have power to fix rates as decided by the
Supreme Court, the United States had the
power.
Government Ownership Alternative.
Dolllvcr referred to tho fact that he had
been charged with a tendency towards So
cialism, only to contradict it, saying that
he did not desire to have the Government
take charge of the business of the coun
try. He believed ' fully in the right of
properly to protection.
"Yet," he asserted, "there Is a storm
brewing, and the time is approaching
when the citizens of tho United States are
going to make an inquiry Into the right by"
which some men in a few years make
hundreds of millions of dollars rendering
them capable of even overshadowing the'
.auuuH4 oovernmenv ana ne predicted
that, if Congress did not agree upon a
bill for the regulation of the railroads,
the country would be called -upon to face
the problem of Government ownership.
Dolllver replied to the criticism that he
was manifesting a disposition towards
Democracy by denying it. and closed with
another tribute to President Roosevelt,
expressing the conviction that the people
would ever treasure In grateful hearts
his blunt platform . of "a square d,eal for
every maru" ' '"
Dolllver spoke for two hours and ten
minutes, and. when he ceased speaking,
was applauded from the galleries.
Sale of Indian Coal Land.
The House amendment to the Joint res
olution extending the present tribal gov
ernment in Indian Territory until March.
1907, was nonconcured In. Clapp. 11c
Cumber and Dubois were appointed to
confer with the House for the adjustment
of the differences.
Consideration of the Indian settlement
bill was then resumed. Clark of Montana
moved to disagree with the Senate com
mittee amendment providing for the sale
of coal land, leaving In effect the House
provision for the leasing of such land.
La Follctte offered a number of amend
ments, one of which was to strike out the
provision granting to coal mlncowncrs
Immunity from damages on account of the
subsidence of the surface. He denounced
the provision as 'another device for the
benefit of the mining corporations." He
demanded a rollcall on the amendment
and It was lost by the vote of 8 to 3.
La Follctte casting the only affirmative
Republican vote! Among the votes cast
In the negative was .that of Culberson,
who immediately moved a. reconsidera
tion. He spoko of the provision as ex
traordinary, and called on .iapp for an
explanation. Clapp said the clause had
been Inserted in the hope that it would
enhance the value of the coal land.
The differences were ultimately com
promised so as to protect existing surface
owners and Culberson withdrew his mo
tion to reconsider.
Stone suggested an amendment extend
ing until 1911 the time when coal land may
HEAD OF CHINESE IMPERIAL COMMISSION
PRINCE TSAI TSliH.
be sold, and In explanation said he had
heard stories Involving persons of such
high standing in official life that he con
sidered this the wise and safe course to
pursue. The amendment was accepted.
La Follcttc's amendment limiting the
land that may be sold to any one pur
chaser to SOW acres was voted down.
La Follctte then formally offered his
amendment prohibiting railroad companies
from acquiring any of the territorial coal
land. He said that thin land was worth
In the aggregate J176.OW.0CK). He said thnt
of the 113 leases now in existence, cover
ing 101.000 acres of coal land, the railroad
companies control 52. covering acres,
and that he had been Informed thaf these
combinations would have the effect of
keeping out private operators because of
the difficulty in securing transportation
when they come into competition with
railroad owners. He added that It was
impossible to conceive of free competition
with carriers owning any commodity, and
had a letter read from W. Ds .Johnson, of
Ardmore. I. T., declaring that- the rail
roads now have a practical monopoly of
tho coal business In that territory
Further consideration . of the bill was
then postponed, and Clark or "Wyoming
moved the appointment of a olect com
mittee of five Senators to investigate the
affairs of Indian Territory. Action on the
motion also went over.
Another Anti-IIazln Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 1. Represen
tative Rlxey of Virginia Introduced a
blllL today providing that hereafter i
hazing at Annapolis shall be dealt with
as other offenses against order and dis
cipline of the Naval Academy.
First Infantry at Malta.
VALLETTA. Island of Malta, March 1.
The United States transport Kilpa trick
and the transport McClellan. having the
First Infantry on board, arrived here to
day from Gibraltar on their way to Ma
nila. Added to Coast Defense Board.
"WASHINGTON. March 3- Lieutenant-Colonel
William Wlt)icrspoon, gen
eral staff, has been appointed a mem
ber of the Joint Army and Navy board
to consider plans for Coast defease.
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Senator J. V. Wollircr. of Iowa, j
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ARMY BILL PASSED
Vain Assaults in House on the
Gunpowder Trust.
POINTS OF ORDER PREVAIL
Xo Cable Ship Tor Atlantic, Nor Mine
Planting Ship for Pacific Con
federate Graves In North
to Be Marked.
WASHINGTON. March 1 The House to
day passed the Army appropriation bill,
also the Foraker bill providing for the
marking of tho graves of Confederate dead
burled In the North. The discussion de
veloped a unanimity of sentiment In favor
of marking Confederate graves and. as
the bill had received favorable action
by the military committee. It whs brought
in by Prince and passed unanimously,
amid applause on both sWes of the House.
Points of order wore made to the pro
vision of a cable ship for the Atlantic
Coast and a ship for mine planting on
the Pacific Coast. The alleged powder
trust came In for a scoring by the Demo
cratic members, who endeavored to Iiave
the Government manufacture powder used
by tho Army and Navy, but the sug
gestion met with defeat both on points of
order and finally by direct vote.
The Army bill as i-smhI carries some
thing more than JflS.MVtt).
The House agreed to a Senate Joint
resolution, which continues tho tribal gov
ernment of the Ave rivllizd trills of
Indians In the Indian Territory until the
property of the Indians shall be dis
posed of.
Points of order by Smith of Iowa were
fatal to two paragraphs In the Army ap
propriation bill, one providing 1236.(0!) for a
cable ship for the Atlantic seaboard and
the other J1W,( for a torpedo planter and
launcher for the Pacific Coast. New leg.
lslatlon was the basis of the point.
Blast at. Powder Trnst.
Attention was called to the profit In
manufacture of smokeless powder by Graff
of Illinois, who mid that for several years
there had been but four bids to furnish
the Government with mekels powder
and that all were the same 70 cents h
IKiund. The DuKint Kwder trust, he slid,
controlled the four ltants. the DupoM. tho
I-afilti & Rand. the International and the
California. The Government, he said,
could build four plants with equal capacity
at a cost of Sft.A each, ami save enough
in the manufacture of smokeless powder
In one year to pay for all the plants.
An amendment setting aside J1.V,(m) of
the amount appropriated for ammunition
j to erect a powder plant was offered by
Gillespie of Texas, but was defeated by a
point of order. He immediately offered
another Hinondmpni nrnriillnir thnt tin
part of the appropriation should be avail
able to buy powder from any powder
trust. The amendment was, defeated.
Fails on Point of Order.
"Williams moved to increase the amount
for ammunition from $829.09) to ??i3.0X
This was for the purpose, he- said, of
Governmen manufacture of powder.
Hull said the amendment would not
effect the purpose sought, because It
could not be spent for buildings or plants.
He suggested that Williams prepare the
proper amendment and ask unanimous
consent to make It an order. This Wil
liams did and Tawney made a point of
order against it. which was sustained.
Madden of Illinois sought to have these
words Inserted, but a point of order pre
vailed : "That It shall be declared to be
the fixed policy of tho Government to
enter on the manufacture of all powder
for use of the Army and Navy."
Mark Confederate Graves.
Underwood of Alabama made a plea for
tho creation of a Confederate Memorial
Commission of three members to Investi
gate and report the proper steps to mark
the graves of the Confederate dead and
offered an amendment to this end.
Hull stated that his committee had to
day reported the former bill, which prac
tically accomplished the end sought, but
Underwood replied that this applied only
to Confederate dead in the North.
A letter was read by Hardwick of Geor
gia expressing the satisfaction of women
of the South with the Foraker bill, and he
hoped that Underwood would not press
his amendment. This amendment was de.
feated by a point of order mode by Kahn
of California.
The Army bill was then passed.
Immediately Prince of Illinois asked and
secured unanimous consent for Immediate
consideration of the Foraker bill for the
niarklng of Confederate graves In the
North. Tho bill provides for the erection
of white marble headstones over the
I
graves, and the fencing of the same. A
commission Is authorized to locate the
graves. After a brief discussion the bill
was passed amid general applause.
A resolution was passed calling on the
Postmaster-General for all Information
concerning the exclusion of the Union
News, of Thomaston. Ga., from the malls
as second-class matter.
KAISE SALARIES ALL AROUND
Gallingcr Proposes Increase to Pres
ident, Cabinet and Congress.
WASHINGTON. March 1. Senator Gal
llngcr has introduced a bill to readjust
the salaries of general officers of the
Government, to take effect March 4. 1300.
The bill proposes the following salaries:
President $73,000.
VIce-PrcsIdcnt-n5.CC0.
Speaker of the House J12.0CO.
Members of the Cabinet J15.0CO.
Senators and Representatives $7300.
Five-Year Census of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON. March 1. Secretary
Wilson, of the Department of Agricul
ture, appeared before the Houso com
mittee on censes today In support of
the Burleson bill for tho compilation
of farm statistics by the Government
every Ave years instead of every ten
years. Secretary Tomllnson. of the
Stockgrowers Association, also urged
favorable action on tho bill.
Attaches at The Hague Conference.
WASHINGTON. March 1. The Pres
ident has appointed Brigadier-General
George B. Davis. Judgc-Advocatc-Gcn-eral
of the Army, and Captain Charles
S. Perry. U. S. N.. president of the Naval
War College, to be the military and
naval delegates to The Hague confer
ence. Together with Joseph II. Choatc.
General Porter and Judge Rose, the
other delegates, they were the guests
of tho President at dinner tonight.
FEAR EVIDENCE OF TRUST
PACIvEIIS ASKED GARFIELD NOT
TO TELL ABOUT IT.
Dttrnnd Gives Moro Evidence Show
lug Concealment of Combina
tion Among Big Four.
CHICAGO. March 1. Special Agent
Durand was on the stand all day in
the packers case and. when court ad
journed for the day. his examination
had not been finished. Ills testimony
related to the conversations that he
had with members of the various packing-
tlrms and these did not differ ma
terially from those related by Com
missioner Garfield.
He detailed the conversation between
the packers and Mr. Garfield and him
self after the preparation of the re
port by Mr. Garfield. Mr. Garfiold was
requested to eliminate from tho report
a statement thnt Edward Morris held
stock in Swift & Co. It was taken out
and a request was then made that nil
reference to a possible combination
between the packers be stricken out.
This was asked because, according to
Edward Morris, the packers did not
desire even an Inference to tho ef
fect that a combination existed.
"Did you hear Arthur Meeker testify
that Mr. Garfield and yourself had ex
amined the books of all the depart
ments?" "I did."
"Is that a factr
"We did not examine all the depart
ment books."
The witness said that at another
conference with J. Ogden Armour the
latter expressed his indignation con
cerning the contemplated grand Jury
examination.
TWO BIG MERGERS MADE
Traction Intercuts of Xcw York nnd
Pittsburg Ivncii Combined.
NEW YORK. March 1. Announcement
was made tonight that the great traction
merger, by which the surface lines of the
Metropolitan system and the Intcrborough
Company are consolidated, has becomo
operative and the merger effective. Suf
ficient stock of the different companies
concerned has been deposited under tho
financial plan with the Morton Trust
Company to insure its success.
PITTSBURG. March 1. rittsburg street
railroads and gas supplies, both natural
nnd artificial, have practically passed
from the control of the Philadelphia Com
pany to the United Railways Investment
Company, of San Francisco, and a deal
that Involves nearly JIO.OCO.OOO is about
completed.
XO IAW TO FORBID 3LERGER
Attorney-General Cnnnot Prevent
Xeiv York Trnction .Merger.
ALBANY, N. Y.. March 1. Attorney
General Mayer announced today that
he had denied the application of Will
iam R. Hearst, demanding that he be
gin proceedings to annul the charter
of the Intcrborough Metropolitan
Holding Company, under which the
merger of the New York Traction
Companies Is intended to be effected.
The Attorney-General holds that the
proposed merger will constitute a mo
nopoly of the present elevated, surface
and subway systems In Manhattan nnd
the Bronx, but that such monopoly In
street transit is permissible under the
laws of the state.
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT
Profit for Imst February Exceeds
Sixteen Thousand Dollars.
The report of County Clerk Fields, filed
with the County Commissioners yesterday,
of the receipts and expenditures for the
month of February for five years past,
shows the profit for February. 1K-5, to
have been J1SJ5.14. The report follows:
RECElPTS.
1002.
Circuit Court Department.... X 47tMO
Countr Court Department 4.tui5
Ilcconllni; Department rcno
Totals S1.S1S.3S
EXPENSES.
40.00 $ 412.15
Supplies
S
Saury 1.430.07
Total 14.470.07
1002 Expenv to county. S2.635.ft2
1003 rroOt to county 19.22
1W Expewe to county 23.12
Carnival Ships Return to "Work.
NEW ORLEANS. March 1. The bat
tleship Texas, with Admiral Dickinson
aboard, and the torpedoboats Dupont
and Porter, which called here for the
carnival, sailed today to rejoin the
squadron at Pensacola.
Prosecution of Bertha Claclie Ends.
NEW YORK. March 1. The prosecution
today completed Its case In tho trial of
Berth's Clach for the murder of Emll
Gerdrea.
Copyright 1906 by
Hart Schaftner &f Marx
SAM'L ROSENBLATT & CO.
ST
Daring Stand of Baltic Rebel
in Finland.
KILLS FOUR, WOUNDS NINE
One or Ilclslnpfors Bankrobbcrs
Seizes Revolver nnd Holds City
With Deadly Aim Until
"Wntcr Overpowers Him.
HELSIXGFORS. Finland. March 1. The
pursuit of the bandits who last Monday
night entered the Russian State Bank
here, killed the guardian and secured
WT.afO. resulted today in another hichly
dramatic Incldont and cost four more
lives at Tnmmcrsfors. where two of the
fugitives wore cornered. One of the ban
dits got possession of he town hall and
held It for hours, but Anally was subdued
by a stream of water directed by the
firemen.
While Commissary of Police Balushin
was examining the two captives, one of
them grabbed a revolver from the belt
of the Chler of Police and with It killed
Balushin. The bandit then dashed up
stnlrs. where he barricaded himself in a
room commanding the stairways and
lobby and the street outside. Then he
defied the police for three hours, mean
while haranguing from the windows a
crowd, of tlrousands of person?, many of
whom were In sympathy with socialist
speeches. Three policemen who tried to
shoot the desperado from a house were
killed by him. for he was an excellent
marksman.
After all other resources had been ex
hausted, the flremcn were called and
poured a flood of water Into the window.
Simultaneously a picked band of police
and firemen stormed the stairs. One of
the assailing party was killed and nine
others wounded before the bandit, who
fought desperately with a big knife, could
be overpowered.
The robber, who is a Dorpal black
smith, boasted of membership In the Bai
lie revolutionary committee, and said the
robbery of the Russian State Bank was
committed to swell the revolution war
fund. Six thousand dollars of the booty
was recaptured.
The population of HcWngfors is greatly
excited and. In view of 'the possibility of
further crimes by the Baltic revolution
ists, everybody Is purchasing revolvers.
llOIlKIKIiK TOIITUKE IXITjICTED
Revolutionists and Younj; Girls .Mu
tilated, Stripped nnd Flogged.
MOSCOW. March 2. (Speclal.)-Storlcs
of horrible torture of prisoners arrested
by Cossacks at Minsk and Taboy have
reached here In letters to members of the
Social Democratic League. It Is said
that, as the result of these revelations,
conditions at both places are becoming
very serious.
Men and women were beaten to death,
eyes gouged out. limbs broken and cars
cut off and other tortures Inflicted, young
girls being mostly the victims of the
rage of the troops. Cases are cited where
hair was torn from the heads of girls of
tender age, who have been stripped of
clothing, burned about the body with clg-
1003.
2 R34.40
RT3.tr.
997.15
1004.
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705.75
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1.202.50
100.
si.5fin.sn
071.40
2. 004.75
S2.S07.20
S3.51I.ro f5.lS6.KX St.S3G.9o
S!.3.5S
2.2II.OI
S 218.40
1.711.0)1
S 5SS.0?
2.0C0.7S
2.0T5.S-.
S2.4S7.0S S3.334.62 11.929.40 S2.fi9S.St
1005 Proflt to county S3.207.23
190 Proflt to county . 1,633.14
arettcs. outraged In an unmentionable
manner and Anally flogged to death.
It Is stated that the horrors of the Span
ish Inquisition fade into Insignificance
alongside some tales of the tortures of the
wretched inhabitants who dared to oppose
tho will of the wild' "soldiery, both at
Minsk and Taboy.
Growth of Xicather Exports.
WASHINGTON", March 1. Exports of
leather and leather manufactures from
the United States during- tho calendar
J year 19 05 "were- the largest oa record.
Willi
IN
HEADQUARTERS FOR
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TOPCOATS I
Men and stylescome and go, but
the Topcoat goes on forever. We
have them in the latest shades
$12.50 to $30.00
RAINCOATS
The first time you're caught in an
unexpected shower, your Raincoat
will pay for itself in comfort
$12.50 to $30.00
SPRING SUITS
May be found here in great abun
dance in the latest popular shades,
Blue and Gray. Prices,
$12.50 to $30.00
according to a bulletin Issued by the
Bureau of Statistics In the Department
of Commerce and Labor. They were
valued at 338.946.422. against 535.S24,
492 in 1904. $27,169,614 In 1900 and $12.
275.470 In 1S90.
FUNERAL OF HENDERSON
Ex-Spcakcrs Fellow-Townsmen Pny
Him Inst Honors.
DUBUQUE. Ia.. March 1. The funoral
of cx-Spcakcr David B. Henderson was
held here this afternoon. Business was
suspended during the hours of the funeral
and for Ave minutes following the com
mencement of services the bells In every
church in Dubuque were tolled. During
the morning the body lay in state, the
Dubuque militia company acting as a
guard of honor. There were six wagon
loads of flowers.
George D. Perkins, off Sioux City, a for
mer colleague in Congress, pronounced the
eulogy. He said of Mr. Henderson:
His life was an example and inspiration
the poor boy on the farm, the soldier Kolnjc
to the front, his cruel hurt, his Indomitable
spirit, his struggle for a better place among
men. he bullded from the web of oppor
tunity, gained admission to a learned pro
fession, took a place with distinguished law
yers, year by year added to his power,
chosen to represent his district in Con
gress, advanced .there to great Influence, re
ceiving at the last the homage of the office
which la second only to the Presidency
this poor boy. born over th sea. He had
many contests; we may know he had de
feats, for we have come here now with our
cheers and our benedictions. AH the strug
gle Is over, the varying tide of It and Its
pains. TVe can add nothing to his fame;
we cannot put his heart to beating, and
there Is no power In earthly love to recall
the soul that has taken night. The lifelong
Foldler has been mustered out. Ills com
mission Is with his people.
David Bremner Henderson but not that.
"Our Dave." hall to you and farewell.
The guard took charge of the body after
the services at the church. A riderless
horse bearing a soldier's accoutrements
was led behind the hearse.
Services at the grave in Llnwood Ceme
tery were conducted by the Knights Tem
plar and the G. A. R. A military squad
ron fired three volleys over the grave and
sounded "Taps." The Iowa General As
sembly was represented" at the funeral by
committees headed by Lieutenant-Governor
Herrlott and Speaker Clark.
BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Williamsburg. Ta. The body of ITrs. Hy
raan. CO yean of age. was found Thursday In
th ruins of th local opera-house, which was
destroyed by fire Wednesday night. It was
fupposed that every person bad gained the
streets In tafety.
New York. The United Steamship Company.
Incorporated In Trenton. N. J.. with SI.0O0.tioo
capital, has purchased the steamships Mlnne
tonka and lllnnewaska. each of about 3800
ton, to be used In the oil trade on the At
lantic and Pacific between Wentem and East
ern iorts and the Isthmus of Panama. The
company Is said to be affiliated with the Union
Oil Company of California.
Duluth. Mrs. Clara j. Glbbs. of Minneapolis,
sister of Alonzo J. W'hlteman, was victorious
In the Federal Court against George F. Per-
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kins, of New York, and secured clear tltla
to S00O acres of land In St. Louis Count j. In
SDlte of the ririxviltlonH of her brother that
were taken In Auburn prison, where he Is now
serving a term. Whltcman appropriated about
$::CO.K of his father's estate and conveyed
this land to hl sister in part settlement of
her share. Perkins. Goodwin & Co. alleged
that the transfer wan made to defraud his
creditors and Whlteman'n deposition admitted
the truth of this statement.
San Francisco. Anions the passengers who
arrived from Australia on the steamer vii
tura Wednesday were three Americans. C. A.
Lmlwjg. J. p. Whlskeman and L. r?. Urahan:.
who have been surveying a railroad for a Xw
York firm from a rich mineral belt at Uih
dale. In Northern Queensland, to Burketunii.
on the Gulf of Carpentaria, a distance of l.'Ki
mile through a wild country.
New York. The nurses of New York Statf
are up In arms agalnnt a bill regulating the
practice of nursing which is now before th
State Legislature. A law requiring the regis
tration of nurses and the standards of train
ing schools has been In operation for the last
three years, and the nursen say that the pre
cnt bill In merely a scheme to create high
salaried positions for a few men.
Bnnk Falls in Arkansas.
FORT SMITH, Ark.. March 1. The
Southern Bank & Trust Company, a
recent corporation, with an authorized
capital of $600,000. failed to open Its doors
this morning. A notice was posted to the
effect that the bank had been sold to
Tom Xenl. an attorney of Fort Smith,
who. it was stated, would pay all depos
itors In full. The deposits amount to
about 5SO.0OO. The assets are about the
same.
The bank was a branch of the Southern
Bank &. Trust Company, of Dallas. Tex.,
and was organized less than a year ago
by its president. C. C. Waller, of Dallas.
Tex. It is understood that Waller gavo
bank stock for real estate, which was
placed In his own name.
As a result of those rumors, small de
positors began withdrawing their money.
Assignee Ncal said today that the fail
ure was due to lack of capital, the en
tire assets of the bank being made up of
the deposits, loans and discounts and the
lease on the bank building.
Postal System Extended.
BANGOR. Me., March L The Postal
Telegraph-Cable Company today com
pleted a direct connection with the North
ern Telegraph Company, operating lines
on the Bangor & Aroostock Railroad, thus
adding to the Postal system 500 miles of
pole line and ISO places in the famous lum
ber, agricultural, hunting and fishing re
gion in Northern Maine. Telegrams ara
now transmitted via Postal to the "Moose
Head Lake region and all points on the
Bangor & Aroostock Railroad.
Stur It 0 ute Contracts Let.
WASHINGTON. March 1. The Post
office Department today awarded con
tracts on 602 star routes in the various
Btates and territories west of the Mis
sissippi River for a term of four years
beginning July 1. 1D0S. These routes
aggregate 12.722 miles in length, 5.
60B.065 miles In annual travel and the
total annual compensation will be
5143,226.
Belt's Gift to Xativc City.
BERLIN. March 1. Alfred Beit, the
well-known merchant, who was born
in Hamburg, has given $.1J0.0OD to
found a university at Hamburg.