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Viuu iii ti trimnnL liter Jane 3U, ivu"i " iiuihim." i .1 Hrdnanrn ill tllO ODJU lniteku oi s iu" "", i" ' minofictoro of thoae artlcio8v i...- I. .rl.tini. rfliidlllonfl WB9 irmrnii ui iiiu . .... T. nl f (nnnnnln. Wtifl un. isnucjt -"-""r . .i . i . . Ill iU(UUU.VM " A it.- L 1 1 1 . ..I.lnli Mm linn Bit II ill 1 coDiidentlon today. Wednesday, May 0. If-., ft Tl.rt lAnnln liniinf. . . i MJ ,lnu niffitn I II tiidtntloti of tho quotlon of dl ; the prouuetiou of coal ana otn aoditiM from their tninnnortn- tloied that branch of its Ir idoptintf a moillfiod provlalon jrniM iiv .Mi-i.niiriii. 'inaro ' t it a mucii BiiarriiiLr uvur liumu- DCinti. but thcro was at no i noeb confusion us on Tuesday, sea iug cuai iiui.iliuu huh iiiiiiiit i, tie progress was so rapid Hint Kction was entirely disnosou VIS UO BL-UULU UU uuiMUUi UkUUl Istati vera also ndontod. but n iort-haul provision BUL-ijcBtcil iTwIette was votod down by prnc f party voto. nil but two ro ma wit i i .1 6 O MW V W M v nprnn intr 11 n.i... ii.a am. O 1 'J " . I'VHIII VM- io propositions first, whotbor TT atn .M 4 .1.1 I A utt yards. &a U fn it . 1. WUIt 114 ftM (FU lnntniia t A J t.-A limited to 5 or $0 por ton. L t , Position n substltuto WM, g vinK tho Bocrotnry of "7 tho right to purchnso theso r--i.u maricoi ii n saving could fa proposition did not enrrv. - - Tuesday. Mav n. Allien :SJ" MP?.n . . hiiv.iiiiuiiln in inn vni . lin.i. uair uour B von to KK!Qn fnilt.1. i. ii.. i. m . . "110H of the E k n nmnn.lm.nl eommon rnirin,. ' minlnc con nr i 1 of mi... " " viucr rnitnti.iii. i - Wft .1,1 ,.;"".",u?.ln compo- I'l'ti B. rum niiifi....A.i i "tat of Kront COnfHinn n Ml7 Vary Bln of -p. 2ft 8-Tb bouM to- iffi 'ki8 0 BOO 0 or r lo fix farm units ""a 10 tn inn l,ruJoi8 nny Wutiii"? "cr09 according f .. ..V.'ty Of tlft Hflll nn.l lli 1,fltslnP?viB1l0'1 wtl'orhlng &r "Wod from tlm ri.,. mi 1. - w ouii I. nm IIMilna -nsito laws. wacaroni t. -n. .?'. Mav 0 mi . TAlo-t. . " HIH IN ii . . . -ni imnAw.nii. . mi :;5 r.w m wuri. m.'rr.u nat affni. T...T- i iV.'aart ii. ...I..- "'"wreni eoi S14 by th TZiV oU,er oo1' Mt. V."1?. halloa Irw. or 10 oaUb, will bo to tho oxnet subject boforo it. Tho (lis order wn duo to tho fact that rt num ber of HtiustltutoB for amendments to tho original nmondmont wore Intro duced. During tho day, tho tionato do cldod In tlio nflirmntiva Jho dfffputod point that under tho ngreoinont tho cluilr can ontortuin n motion to lay on tho tnlilo. It refuftod, liowovor, by a voto of 29 to 47 to lay tho Elkltis pro vision on tho tnblo. That amondmont mid tho various motions will theroforo lio In ordor whon tho rato bill is takon up tomorrow. Washington, May 8. Tho Houso of RoproHoututivcs dovotod tho day to tho imvnl nuproprlntion bill, and nccom pllnhod tho rouding for nmondmoiit of tho first 15 piifros. Duririfr this tlmo bov oral topics incident to tho measure woro dltfcusscd, Including tho difficulty of ob taining onlistod men in tho navy, tho location of tho naval trnlninu station on tho Great Lnkos, tho cost of smokeless jfowdur, and flunlly tho oxpondituro of 200,000 a year for chains for ships. This Inst mutter was under consideration whon tho llouso ndjournod. Tho army appropriation bill was sent to conforenco with nil of tho Bonato nmondmontH disagreed to, Monday, May 7. Washington, May 1, Tho Bonato to lay spont tho major portion of its tlmo n ono nmendmont, but instead of nc- opting it, ndoptod a substltuto. Tho provision which was nmdo tho basis of ho discussion was that suggested by 1'ornkcr prohibiting tho granting of ro baton, passes, drawbacks, or spocial rntcs to passengers on railways and also prohibiting discrimination in tho way of accommodations whero equal rates nro paid. Tho discussion took a broad twngo. covering first tho pass quostlon and thon tho rnco question in tho Southern States. Tho race lssuo was raised in connection with tho clauso rolativo to discrimination, which was interpreted us referring to separato cars for tho races, and It called out vory warm protests- from Bacon, Monoy, Culberson and other Southern senators. Washington, May 7. Notwithstand ing that this was tho speaker's seven tieth birthday, tho houso, aftor n splen did demonstration to Mr. Cannon as ho nseonded to tho spoakor's tablo, settled down to ono of tho biggest days in tho history of tho present session. The day was notable for tho numbor of bills pitssod, forty-flvo in number, covorlng a largo numbor of subjects. Many of tho bills could havo boon passed by unanimous consont, but with Williams' "determination to object to any legis lation by uiiMilmous consent,'' theso bills camo up undor suspension of tho rules, this boing known as "suspension day.'' Tho following wcro among tho bills primed: To authorizo tho Minnesota, Dakota & Pacific Hnllroad Company to con struct a bridgo across tho Missouri river. Granting to tho Chicago, Milwaukco & St. Paul Hallway Company tho right of way through tho Fort Kcogh mili tary reservation, Montana. To punish tho cutting, chipping or boxing of trees on tho public domain. To arnond an net concerning leases in tho Ycllowstono National Park. To provide for tho subdivision and sale of certain land in tho stato of Washington. To ntnond tho act to provido a gov ernment for tho torritory of Hawaii. Statehood Compromise. Washington, May 5. All of tho minor amendments to tho stntcJiood bill nro nlflinr illunnUAil nt fir 111 ftlinnD tfl 1)0 inndo tho foundation of nrgumcnt nt n moment's notico. At todny's session of tho conferees on thnt mens'uro tho climax of tho situa tion wns reached for tho first tlmo. Tho question of tho admission of Ari zona nnd Now Moxlco as ono stato was diricussod nt length. No proposition for a compromlso was offered, and tho mooting ndjournod un til Tuosdny. In a gonoral way it is known that tho Imr, will tin llin TAirnkflr ninond imont, allowing tho people of tho two I territories to voto upon tho quostion of Ymttif 'Sntnnil til utfitnlmrwl. Whothex this voto is to bo couplod with tho election for stato officers or is to bo hold prior to such oloctlons is ono of tho questions yet to bo decidod. Were Oniol to Insane. Washington, Mny C Inquiry into tho conditions nt St. Elizabeth's asylum for tho insnno was bogun today by tho special committoo of tho houso of rop roscntativoa appointed by Spoakor Can non. Noarly a dozon witnessos woro heard. Evidonco was adducod showing that tttmo of tho patients who worked in tho hospital laundry had boon cruolly trontcd, and somo of tho witnesses tos tiflod thnt Foronmn E. L. Maonch, of tho laundry, froquoutly was Intoxicated whilo on duty. LAWS OUT OP DATE. Inquiry Into Second-Class Mall Mat ter Is Proposod. Washington, May 7-PoBtmastor-donora! Cortolyou has rocommondod to congress tho nppolntmont of a commis sion to Inquire Into tho subject of soc-ond-class mall matter, with n view to ascertaining what modifications of tho prcsont sccond-clnss laws nro noccseary to render its report to congress not lat er than Docombcr 10. 1000. In ordor that nil intorests shnll bo roproscntod, ho has rocommondod that tho commission consist of sovon per sons and bo mndo up ns follows: Ono senator, Boloctcd by tho president of tho sonato; ono representative, soloctod .hy tho spoakor of tho houso; ono ofilccx of tho postofflco dopartmont, soloctod I by tho poHtrnnstor-genornl; ono ropro sejitativo of tho publishers of daily inowsnapcrs; ono roprosontativo of tho iwookly, soml-wookly and tri-wookly jnowspnpcrs, and ono ropresoJitatlvo of I tho publiflhord of periodicals and maga j zincs, tho last thrco to bo appolntod by 'tho proBldont of tho United States from among those rocommondod to him by roprcHontativo publishers of such news papers and periodicals, and a sovonth mombor to bo soloctod by tho six, whoso manner of selection is so specifically provided. An appropriation of $25,000 is rocommondod to defray tho cost of tho investigation. Tho pOBtmastor-genoral In his rccont nnnunl report recommonds to congress ft thorough roviow of tho wholo subjoct of socond-class mail matter and tho onactmont of a statute to tako tho placo of thoso oxisting, which would render unnecessary tho consideration of such questions as those, upon which socond duns matter now dopond. In now rec ommending this commission, tho post-master-general in his communication to tho commlttco on postofficos and post roads of tho sonato, says: "Tho oxisting statutes regulating tho second class of mail matter aro out of date; thoy do not meet modern require ments of tho publishing industry, nnd tho administration of them unneces sarily and unreasonably hampers tho publishers of bona fido newspapers and periodicals. "As an indicationofwhatlsinctaoinoi "As nn Indication of what is in volved in administration, it may bo stated that tho question of what is a bona fido newspaper or periodical is ono about which thero mny bo nnd often is much difference of opinion. Tho same is truo of whnt constitutes a known offico of publication, of what constitutes n publication originated and published for tho dissemination of information of a public character, what is devoted to litorature, tho sciences, arts, or somo ... . . ... special muustry, wnat is a logitimato list of subscribers. All of theso ques tions must, however, bo determined in each caso boforo second-class ontry can bo grnntcd; but a publication having met all requirements is positively pro hibited admission if it bo 'designed pri marily for advertising purposes or for frco circulation, or for circulation at nominal rates.' That such questions, especially tho latter, aro subtle and complex and rondo! administration ex ceedingly difficult surely need not bo stated. " Postmastor-Gencral Cortolyou ex presses tho bcliof thnt such commis sion, if appointed, will bo able to make rccomrnondntlon that will" bo equable to publishers, roliovo them from presont nnnoynnco and restrictions, and at the on mo tlmo protect tho interests of tho government. . SUDD DAMS CREEK. Navy Mon Did Well. Washington, May 8. Acting Socro tftry.of tho Navy Nowborry has laid boforo tho president a roport of cases of gnllnntry nnd Bignnlly officlpnt por- fnriimtinna nt ilnlv liv nlllffirs find 111011 of tho iinvy in cCnuootlon with tho San FrnnclBeo disaster. Tho data woro col lected by dlroctlon of tho prosiilont, nnu tho noting socrotnry's roport embodies oxtrnots from lottors and telegrams . n T A .1 ... I ... 1 n ..A.I..1..I. niiiimilllil. irum iiuiir-miiiiirui uuuiiiimi, t,.,.. ........ or-in-chlof of tho Pacific squadron; ltonr- Aiumrui . ii, Aicuftiin, nnu jtiuuiouiuiw Oommnndor Honry 0. Haines, of tho marine corps. Cuba Want Better Terms. Havana, May 8. A sub-commtttoo of tho joint committees of all tho commer cial and industrial associations of Cuba has submlttod to tho full committoo a roport on tho gonoral basis for tho ne gotiations for a now commorclal troaty With llie. Unitod Statos. It is under stood the full coinnilttoo approves of the roport, It is said tho ronort asks for more favorable troatinont for sugar, fnr wlilnli rii.l.o urn nl ii 1m wlllint? to give mora favorable treatment to Amerlcaa cottons and food product. Mass of Soft Earth Holds Back Im mense Quantity of Water. Sacramento, Cnl., May 8. A spocial from Woodland to tho Sacramento Union says: Tho threat of flood in tho Cnpay val ley, resulting from the slido of earth thnt has fnllen from tho mountain sldo and dammed tho waters of Cncho creek, is growing increasingly serious. It may bo nssumod thnt tho slido in question wns in soma way tho rosult of tho re cent oartkqunko, nnd it is now found to bo 1,000 feet wido nnd to closo com pletely tho wator course Ever sinco tho occurrence tho wntors have boon steadily piling up bohind It, and was found by measurements taken this morning thnt n dopth of ono hundrod foot hnd boon reached If it hnd been taken at an oarllor stngo tho dam might have boon blown up with dynnmlto nnd tho waters re leased without danger to nny locality, but it is now too Into to do this, ns it would but prccipitnto tho flood that is fonrcd. Tho dam is-of soft earth nnd debris, nnd thero is somo hopo that it may absorb tho wator or cut out grad ually and tho wator pnss in harmloss quantities. Should it givo wny to tho prossuro tho results will bo vory sOrious nnd n largo nroa of country will bo flooded. Trolloy Car Collision. Tronton, N. J., Mny 8 Flftoon poo plo woro injured by a head-on collision of enrs on tho Trenton-New Brunswick Traction Compnny's linos nt Plalnsboro, twenty mllos outsldo of this city, nt midnight. Tho cars, ono from this city and tho othor from Now Brunswick, woro making thoir Inst trips for tho night, nnd in nceordanco with tho usunl custom, ran by tho signal. Whon round ing a shnrp curve tho headlight of ono trolloy enr showod tho approach of tho othor. Boforo tho powor could bo ro versod tho cars mot, and tho pnssongors woro thrown from the chnirs. , Exports to Brazil Tall Off. WnnliliHTtnn. Mav 8 A bullotin is sued by tho dopartmont of commorco . . r ii xi.. i i .a ii. nnu moor says uim mo iruuu ui mu Unitod States with Brazil nggrogntos in round numbers $110,000,000, a lnrgor sum thnn nny year with nny country in S.uth Amoriea. Imports from Brazil for tho fiscal year 1005 aggregated $00,483,004, nnd oxports wero $10,085, 000. Tho bullotin Bays tho total ox ports to Brazil show a falling off from $15,105,070 in 1805, to -$10,085,000 in 1005. . Line Out to Mazatlan. Moxlco City, May 8. Englneors of tho Moxlcan National Hallway have suceooded in cutting a lino from Dur- ango to wazntian on ins mciuo cui.. I Tho locating work has boon going on for a year. It is probnblo that tho in torocoanlo railway will build an oxtea- 'bIob to the oil fields from Tozlutlan. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Bnsy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. Dowio Is gradually dying of dropsy and cannot last long. Becent earthqnake shocks have caus ed a Cuban mine to cavo in. Mrs. Jefferson Davis is much im proved though still quite ill. Congress ia receiving many protests against tho prohibition of passes. San Francisco saloons have been clos ed indefinitely by the authorities. John F. Wallaco has formed a $12, 000,000 electric company in New York. The strike of funeral drivers in T$am York has caused the postponement of many funerals. Count Lamfdorff, Ruealan minister of Foreign affairs, has resigned for a place, in tho council o( the empire. The British fleet is all ready for an attack on Turkey should that country continue her hostile movements. Chicago printers have declared a boy cott on Methodist rituals on account of labor troubles with the Methodist Book concern. Talt refuses to confine purchases of canal supplies to the United States and has told congress if they want him to buy all at home to pass necessary laws. The first steamer of the season has left Seattle for Nome. The withdrawal of troops from San Francisco has begun. The first etep of the Russian lower houeo will be to demand amnesty. The State department has forwarded $200,000 to Japan for use by the starv ing people. Senator Ankeny wants the govern ment to uso all home material for the Panama canal. Great Britain will advocate disarma ment at the coming sessions of The Hague conference. Tho United States will not allow a revolution in Panama. Conditions there are now bordering a revolt. Dowie and Voliva are said to have reached an agreement for a joint man agement of the affairs of Zion City. Governor Pardee eays Santa Rosa suffered more proportionately than San Francisco and that conditions there now are heartrending. M Gorky, the Russian author, de clares the douma a farce and saya the Russian people know they must have a revolution in order to be freo. Shonts reports progress on the Pan ama Canal. Import statistics show that the Chi ncso boycott is waning. Republican Senators havo agreed to support a limited court roviow of rates. Anthrncito minors have formally ac copted an agreement with tho operat ors. Thero is talk of Taft for President, with Roosovelt as his Secretary of State. Roosovolt has asked Congress for an other $500,000 for relief work in Cal ifornia. Elaborate measures havo been taken to protect tho Czar at tho opening of parliament. Measures havo been taken to protect San Francisco property from foreclos ure of mortgage. Snn Francisco authorities are driving ablo-bodied men from tho bread lines with tho idea of compelling them to work for a living. Turkov has seized more Egyptian ter ritory and declares sho will fight Grcnt Britain. Tho latter country is sending warships and soldiers to fight tho Sul tan. Voliva hns orgnnizod a strike against Dowie in Zion. Tho anthracite miners and operators havo finally agreed. Britain and Turkey each stand firm, and proparo to fight. Russlnn domocrats propose to givo all land to tho poasants. Frco restaurants nre proposod to feed tho dostituto of San Francisco. Tho presidont will co-opornte with tho sovoral states in Standord Oil proso cution. Leading architects cstimnto that tho rebuilding of San Francisco will tako but ono year. Franz E. Crofflold, chiof of tho Holy Rollors, has boon shot nnd killed nt Sonttle by Goorgo Mitoholl, brother of two of tho women the solf-stylod "Joshua" lod astray two years ago, whon oxcltomont over tho now rollgion was high at Corvallls. Heavy frosts in Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska havo groatly damagod gar dons nnd early fruit. A Newport Nows, Va., man killed his wlfo bocauso it was her wish. Sho had boon roloasod from an insane asylum but a short timo and was again losing hor mind. Trepoff and the dowager empress now rulo the czar. Anthracito coal minors will avoid n striko by accepting the old wage Bcalo, SYMPATHY AND HOPE FOR SAN FRANCISCO. Chicago Tribune. THE SOUTH POLAR TIMES. Tho great depression felt by some polar explorers when shut In by ico and cold, writes Lieutenant Armltage In "Two Years In the Antarctic," was not felt by the men on board the Dis covery, sent to examine the south polar lands. Every possible effort was made' to keep the men cheerful and In good physical condition. Walks over tho Ice woro taken ns a matter of duty, nnd that efforts for entertainment were made Is evidenced by tho following ac count of their diversions: At a meeting hold In tho ward room it was decided to bring out a monthly paper, something like a London maga zine. Each of us wrote on a piece of paper what we thought the best title. The South Polar Times was the one chosen. It was to be published on the first of each month ; and every member of tbo ship's company was Invited to contribute toward making It the most amusing, Instructive, up-to-date Jour nal, with the largest circulation within tho antarctic circle. Natwlthstandlng this superexcellence, it was to be Issued freo to all the population of our small colony, the cost of production being more thnn covered by tho grateful feel ings of the recipients, to say nothing of the advertisers. A rival magazine, named tho Blizzard, which was brought out to afford a voice for poetical effu sions rejected by tho South Polar Times, did not survive the first number. On most days during tho first month of the winter tho clicking of tho type writer could bo heard in Sbackleton's cabin as ho busily "set up" tho paper; and frequently a shy and conscious looking blue Jacket would enter tbo ed itor's sanctum to ask his advice. A box was placed outsldo tho otllco for tbo receipt of contributions, but would-bo authors much preferred a p'ersonal nu dlonco; so our editor, In self-dolenso, removed his ofileo fittings to a store room in tbo bowels of tho ship. Two of tho members of our mess, Sbncklcton nnd BernncchI, wero very fond of poetry, nnd of courso each had his favorite nuthor. Many wcro tbo nrgumcnta raised ns to tho respcctlvo merits of Browning nnd Tennyson, so It was decided that Shacklcton should road extracts from Browning, nnd Ber nncchI from Tennyson, whilo the re mainder of us listened nnd carefully Judged between the two, voting after each pair of extracts hnd been rend. Their declaimed in their best style, en deavoring to point out the benuty of the passages chosen by them. Ferrar caused much amusement, aft er an extract from "The Pled Piper of Hnmelln" had been read, by saying, "Well, I'm not much on poetry, but I go on rats." Browning won by a single vote. CODFISH 18 NOW A LUXURY. Prlco In France Illuher than ISver Ilefore Known. t The fnct that tho American codfish ers have been cut off from securing bait In Newfoundland ns well as tho French causes satisfaction at SL Pierre, not because tho former havo lost their baiting privileges, but from the belief that American vessel owners will .unite with tho St. Plerro fleet In socurlng aud preserving bait to their mutual benefit, says tho New York Her ald. Schools of herring visit SL Pierre and should bo secured when opportu nity offers. From ono school last fall It Is estimated that sovernl thousand barrels could have been secured. Caplln, a much esteemed bait for use In July, soldoni falls to come to these Islands to spawn, and It Is thought that with proper regulations the supply will be equal to the demand. Among all tho bank fishermen squid ire considered good bait at any season and may be caught In fair quantities about these shores ; hi the past this Is the one bait supply that has not been lost through lack of taking or preserv ing. Notwithstanding French fisher men are seriously handicapped In their efforts to secure bait, a careful Inquiry establishes the fact that there is an abundance of salt squid and herring for the first trip. Vigorous preparations nro being made for the coming season, and the Indications are thnt the tonnage sailing from SL Pierre to engage In codflshlng will bo more than for a number of years, among the vessels being many new ones. With a record of three bad years, this renewed enterprise Is com mendable. The prlco of codfish in Franco has advanced to a figure never before reached, making It a luxury Instead of an article of common consumption. The French firms are offering SL Pierre fishermen $4.80 per 100 pounds for green fish. In drying the shrinkage Is 80 per cent, and with the added cost of 1 cents per pound as tho cost of drying and transportation, with 20 per cent profit to the retailer, we have the totnl cost to the French consumer of 12 cents per pound. In fact, the retail price at St Pierre of dry codfish is 10 cents per pound. France would noL however, be a good market for Ameri can dried codfish, ns the duty Is pro hibitive, the market being held for French fishermen. On the other hnnd, SL rierre cannot enter tho United States markets, where a discriminating duty Is levied on bounty-fed Industrial articles, Tho non-competltlvo French fisher men of SL Plerro therefore argue that tho New England fishermen should unite with them In making this place tho baiting headquarters for both conn trios. SL Pierre, although receiving a bounty only on codfish, Is stnrtlng a, movement to establish othor fisheries nnd erect establishments for smoking, pickling nnd otherwise preserving fish. Ilelleved by Japa. Tho Japanese beliovo In more mythi cal creaturos than any other people on the globe, clvlllzod or savngo. Among theso mythical animals are some with out any remnrknblo peculiarities of conformation, but gifted with superna tural attributes, such ns a tlgor which Is said to Ilvo until It hns becomo a thousand years old. and then turns as white ns a polnr benr. The Japanese also believe In a multitude of nulmnls distinguished mainly by their mon strous size or by tho multiplication of their members. Among, these are ser pents eight hundred feet long and large enough to swallow an elephant, foxet with eight legs, monkeys with four ears, nnd fishes with ten bends attach ed to one body. Japs also believe In the existence of a crane which, after it has lived for six hundred years, has no need of any sustenance except water. Perverse Nature. "Strango thing about Mrs. Dingle, She is the womnn who never cared to drink any water." "Yes," "She called In a doctor to reduco her extreme stoutness. He told her on no account to drink water." "Yes." "And now sho's thirsty nil tho time." Clevelnnd Plain Denier. Cnnao of Suspicion. "Is thero nny question about the so cial position of tho Dollnrtons?" "There wns nono until recently," an swered Miss Cayenne. "It has been discovered that the society paper Town Whoppers printed some very compli mentary paragraphs about them." Washington Star, When a widower marries again, the neighbor women recall with kahsIki that his poor dead wife Just wersifiyba him. A horse laugh may be the kind lt out by the equine who Is drawing siy disabled automobile back to towa.