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I.I I HUSANDS STRIKE ml ..nml lilt in llntnn Mln. lllUUadllu umiu uiuu" " crs Quit Work Ur L nl 111 uiiiun uiuinnnu of Minors Books PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLES. mm I .llntt otnrn ruuui Compol Englnoors to aiiii inm. but Lnttor Rofuso. . . rt ml-. .. .-I. nuttn. iTiviiv' f . i , 17 ontr noora manning ilia . . m t r rrr rn wnrK tberr.n "effort to null th from ho jurisdiction of tbo apirt 01" n Minors nnd 7otprn I'cuurnwun ...... !VCBl IL .nininir companion to rocogr lUlkV . ".I 1 T?..nlnnil.a' tin. nliettio ", ,. turnu m nefl in wo" " 'iij thlH mom na to bub- ..a rnmuui WC'?"L '.inn. throw ng 0.000 men f . ljl..naa ,D2i10,o, :nnw. tho Berkeley and the Mountain ConBolldatod minos of X amalgamated Copper company are Jill operating but with crippled '"senator Clark's Bmoltor wbb forced toeu.pcnd this morning and within .'.A..,a hn Ama gamatod omoltorB at Great Falls and Anaconda, omploy ill oIbo bo forced to .butdown. Ten percent of tho Bmol . ntnrn nun uu b44 u w r wriiie" -- I, , l.i than ouu minum m m. iwfn todav. ovory company In camp lwl un ns a result of tho squab wu ,hlph Ib purely botwoon union organizations, no question of wagca or hours Doing invuivuu. iii,a nntl Rmoltormon rofUBO to ..-au nm hnlatod bv International cn- gineerB and tho companies steadfastly relUflo to accoru uw now uhiwi. .u.... 4 Inn Because of tho great responsibility fhn cnrnnanieB will refuBO to .,mir nnv but i-xnerlonccd Butto en inra tn mnn the engines. With tbo closing of tho coal mines, lumber mills and atone quarries, to ioiiow uioBUBjHjn--inn nf ili nmolterB. 18.000 men will be rendered idle in Montana nnd Wy oming. ..... , Tho trouble between tho hoist angln oera and tho minors has been of long standing, and has occasioned much blt iprnpnn on both sidoH. It reached a point last fall whoro tho miners ro fused to tro into tho shafts whero on rinitri who refused to affiliate with the WeBtern Federation wero employed. The miners demanded that tho engln -eers either join tho Western Fedora tion or leavo the mines. ThlB tho en gineers refused to do nnd tho minors appealed to tho operators to diachurgo the engineers or endure a strike Tho ooeratorB at fintt decided to keep tho engineers, but later, whon tho supply of oro in tho bunkors began to run low and threatened tho big smelters with a shutdown, thoy capit ulated to the miners. At this juncturo tho Bmoltormen, numbering aeveral thousand, stopped Into tho light, nnd used strong mens urea to compol tho engineers to join the Western Federation. Tho mino operators, threatened with serious (In ancial loan, joined with tho minors and arncltermen in enforcing tho demand, and tho englnoors capitulated. Peoplo Ohoor Loudly Whon Liberal Loadort Arrlvo at Wostmlnstor. London, Fob. 15. After tho hnrdoat fought olection England has over known, tho third parliament of King Edward'n rolgn anBomblcd at West minster for tho session's business at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Business thus far has boon purely formal and four dnyn will bo occupied in no mora sen sational way than swearing in mombers nntl oirocting tho usual organization. Although tho houso did not convene until 2 o'clock, tho doors woro oponed aa usual at midnight and all through tho early hours of tho forenoon thoro wns tho customary rush of tho 070 mombors of tho commons for tho best, or, In fact, for any at all, of tho COO scats in thoir chambor. ThlB Btampodo ovor, tho yoomon of tho guard in thoir gorgeous scurlot and gold Eilzabothan ulnforms, wont through thoir vonurabio fnrcoof soarch ng tho parliamont houso vaults for oxplosivos. Tho official police had, of course, previously conducted a real Bcarch. Even thoy found nothing por cxpoctcd to. As 2 o clock approached an enormous crowd began to gathor in tho streets of 1 VIIIIIIUVUl W Tf W V-ll VUU (llUUIUUtO arrival. iMotauio politicians wero oagorly looked for. Chancelor of tho Exchequer LIoyd-Gcorgo wns bo on- tnuBiusticauy greotoa that It took a strong squad of policemen to get him snfoly from his official rosidonco at No. 11 Downing street, to tho houso. Prlmo Minister Asquith, moro appro- honsivo concerning BUflragottoB, who woro prominently in evidence in tho throng, took no such risks as tho chan cellor, but wont across from his official reaidonco by way of tho underground passago provided for such emergencies. Winston Churchill drovo up in a cab with hiB wifo and was also warmly wolcomed. Arthur J. Balfour, tho conservative leader, got a decidedly chilly reception, either bocauso his party was beaten at tho polls or bo causo tho Liberals predominated in tho crowd about tho parliament houso en trance JAPAN BUSY IN PHILIPPINES. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF Lands Thousands of for Soldiers or Rifles, Either Natives. CARNEGIE GETS BUMPED. and Private Car Struck by Englno Badly Shaken Up. Pittsburg, Feb. 17. Androw Car TU'gie and the members of tho party that will accompany him to California aro conBidornbly bruised ob tho result ox an arccident In tho local yards of the Pennsylvania railroad that might have been fatal. ino Bteel king and his party woro preparing ior dinner when they woro struck by an incoming train. Thoy wero in tho privato car Olivot, which -will carry them to tho Puciflc coast. tvery person in tho car was thrown to the floor, and several of thorn ro ceived painful cuta and bruiBoo. Tho engine of tho incoming train btruck the Olivet directly opposite tho window i wrucn uarnogio was Bitting. No Nows of Missing Tug. "UBinngion, I'oo. 17. It was learned today that. a tug nightod off Mauntauk Point by tho whaleback steamer Unyviow was tho naval tug pacno. 'lhoApachoia ono of tho veBBois diBpatched to search for tho ttilBBlng government tug Nina. Whon vno Apache was flighted by tho Bay- view, Bno was thought to bo tho lost wup. ihere is little doubt in nnvul viru es nero that tho Nina haB found ered, and that her crow of 32 men linvo n arownod or thoy would have boon v.-m irom uy this time. One Explosion a Month. vBiioijo, cal., Fob. 17. Though there la a deep official Bilonco at Mnro mi navy yard concorning tho ox- iZlt " , 0 torP'10 bottt 'loBtroyor iii I 1,10 P88ioio rcBult of tho in iZi 18 a ?ubJoct of lntonflo Intoroat. IllCh nnilnl m f 1 I.. . mm uiucmiB win Btart'n BWoop- k .uveaiigation to dotormlno whether JT TfT Dnrv.niL !. f .... with It "B 18 rnatcnuy wrong n" . "orKmnnanip on a boat whon MpiDBions tako placo in its boilor "" in aanany months. Rl.i ' -. .una May Qo Back To Pen. rZ TK" laI lu" Fob. IV. Tho Su- mrc Z i r . "0,d tlmt tho Btato See? It 'aW 8 , u,:oBttutlonnl. Tho "eodorn of Pnu StonHlnnrl thn ZT- lt. "'ay wmpol him to re- Manila, Fob. 16. Great interest was aroused in official circles today by tho report tout sovoral thousand Jap ancso rifles had boon landed on tho Tayabus coast. It is feared by some that Japan Ib planning to install an armed forco in tho Philippines, such as it is beliovod to havo now in Hawaii. Tho cruiser Chattanooga was dis patched to Lamon bay to Boarch for tho Bhip in which tho rifles wero brought hero. It is boiioved by many that tho rifles wero deliberately brought by Japanese traders nnd turnod over to tho natives in order to encourage them to rebel against tho Americans. ' Tho authorities havo beon having great troublo recontly with tho smug glers and tho Japanoio seagoing mar auders havo beon among tho most sor ious offenders. That Japan has always had her oye on tho Philippines everyone horo knows. Tho statement that tho Jap anese could tako Manila in short order has been made repeatedly and only this winter has resulted in tho government at WaBhinirton making provision for oxtonBivo coast forrtifi"Jitions. Whether tho landing of tho rifles wob oart of a general plot, or tho work of daring smugglers who wish to dlB organize tho constabulary aa much as poBbiblc and keep thorn busy with In ternal matters, tho situation is almost equally seriouB. If thoy can kcop tho native tribea in revolt, thoy evidently think thoir operations can bo carried on successfully. Tavabns is the provinco which bord ors on tho east coast of Luzon island. Washington, Fob, 18. Employment! for tho unomployod is tho subject of a bill that hns boon introduced by Uopro- sontativo Garner, Ropublica, of Penn sylvania, who proposed, through tho medium of tho Postoffico department, to bring tho omnloyor in touch bo that tho labor market may bo normal at nIKtimcB. Ho proposes to authorizo tho post master general to establish n ho de partment and in every pontoffif in tho United States "an information la bor ofilcor," whoso duty it shall bo to supply daily to employers lists of porsons wanting work and to the latter lists of omploycrs want laborers. Each county Beat Ib to bo a distribut ing center for tho county in which it is located, applications for labor and laborers being sont to ail points in tho county. Tho senate today passed tho follow ing bills introduced by Senator Piles: Appropriating $30,000 for the estab lishment of a lighthouso on Kellet'o Bluff; a $60,000 lighthouse at Part ridge Point; $41,600 for small aids to navigation on Pugot Sound; $225,000 for a lighthouso tender for Alaska and $70,000 to construct two revenue cut tor launches for Puget Sound. Sonator Jones and Representative McCredio today introduced a bill ap propriating $400,000 for the purchase of a sito and tho erection of an immi gration station at Tacomn. Sonator Chamberlain today intro duced bills formerly offered by Senator Fulton, as follows : For final settle ment with tho Clatsop tribe of Indians, appropriating $15,000 to pay for lands taken; $10,500 for tho Tillamook tribo, $7,000 for the Kathlamet band of tho Chinook tribo. $6,000 for tho Wheelappa tribe, $20,000 for the lower band of tho Chinook tribo, $7,000 lor tho Woukinum band of tho Chinook tribo, and $1,500 for tho Nuc-Queo Cha-Wi-Muck tribo. Washington, Fob. 17. Sentiment in tho senate, aa .'doveloned today, is generally favearable to the bill author- j izingtho issuance of $30,000,000 of reclamation certificates, Senator Flint, Koan and Burton being tho only ones to voico opposition. Friends of the masure are confident that there will bo a vote at an early day, and that thoy will havo a safe majority to pasB tho bill. The arguments advanced by Senators Jones, Carter and Borah appealed strongly to the disinterested senators, several of whom privately oxperssed thoir belief that tho bill should pasB. This result is expected, unless Flint and Kean have pledges enough to defeat the measure, which is doubtful. Tho measure was championed by several senators, especially by Sena tors Carter and Smith. Mr. Carter said that in severa CBsea reservoirs had been completed, although the ditches had not been constructed. The effect wbb to hold with the water from Bot tlers. It was stated that tbo money would bo all repaid by settlers. Making an appeal for general re strictions in tho immigration laws and donouncing "Connonism," Representa tive Dies, of Texas, delivered a Btiring speech In the bouse today. "Speaker Cannon," he said, "liKo a Colossus, Bits astrido tho house of rep resentatives. Has tho , timo come when only Cannon Republicans can form the majority of committees and only Cannon Democrats bo placed upon tho minorities of these committees' Tho diplomatic and consular bill, carrying $41,19,481, which pasBed tho houso iaat week, was passed by the senate today. Washington, Feb. 15. Tho rivers nnd harbors bill, carrying appropria tions of $40,000,000, passed the house today without any substantial amend ments by tho representatives. Tho bill was comploted by the aouso com mittee last wock ahd was reported fav orably Boon afterward. Tho government projects on tho Mis sissippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers got tho largest slices of tho appropriation. Tho harbors of the nation share about equally in distribution, accord ing to a zo and commercial value, while evon a few of the inland posses sions aro not overlooked in the general division of $40,000,000. In addition to nppropraitions for act ual river and harbor work, allotments of funds are made to provide salaries for army engineers who are acting bb commissioners to cooperate with rivers and harbors boards of various states whero government and Btate work is being conducted jointly. The Oregon items in the rivers and harbors bill wero not questioned, and went through unchanged. Senator Bourno today offered an amendment to tbo riverB and harbors bill, appropriating $426,000 for im provement of the Siusiaw river's mouth, local people to supply half that amount, whioh is according to tho ro commendation of tho board of engi ncers. Washington, Feb. 14. A bill look ing to tho further nationalizing of the California Big Tree forests was favor ably reported by tho houso commmit- t.ee on public lands today, whon it ro commended tho Smith bill providing for the exchange of privately-owned lands in the Sequoia and General Grant Parks for other public lands in Can fomia. Thoro are now'obout 3.000 acreB of this land within the two national parks. Owners of such lands tre auth orized to exchange them for lands of equal value or acreage with tho con sent of the secretaries of agriculture and the interior. Strenuous opposition from unexpect ed Quarters was the reception met by the Alaskan legislative council bill up on brief consideration in the senate to day. Assaults uoon various features of tho measure by Clark, of Wyoming, Crawford, Borah, Heyburn, Fraser and Clay were arrested by Boveridge, who has tho bill in charge, until hiB voice gave way under a severe cold. Consid eration of the bill was then postponed. Clark took exception to the power given to the proposed council to repeal laws enacted by congress; Clay to the control of public lands vested in the council, nnd Heyburn to the appoint ment of an army office ns a member of tho council. Replying, Beveridge said that local legislators would understand conditions in tho territory better than congress possibly could and the president had reached the same conclusion. APPROPRIATES $42,356,276. Bill and the tribu-mouth Reported to House by Commit- too Wost Fares Well. Washington, Feb. 14. Tho rivers and harbors bill reported to the house carries $2,682,340 for tho improve ment of Oregon rivers and harbors, this being tho largest sum provided for any stato excepting Now York, and a larger sum for the improvement of tho Columbia than for any other river in tho country excepting tho Mis sissippi. Tho bill carries appropria tions for Washington and Oregon as follows: Oregon Columbia river taries above Colilo Falls to of Snako river, $90,000; Columbia riv er between foot of Tho Dalies rapida and tho head of Celilo Falls (Oregon and Washington) $600,000; Willam ette river abovo Portland and Ynmhill river. $30,000; mouth of Columbia river, Oregon and Washington, $1,200, 000; Coob bay and bar entrance, $400,- 000; Tillamook bay, $6,000; Coob river, $3,000; Snako rivor, $7,600; canal at Cascades, $5,000; Columbia and Willamette below Portland. $175, 000: Coquille rivor, $27,640; Clats- kanio rivor, $500; dredging the Co lumbia, $1,000. Washington Pugot sound and trim taries,$ 100,000; Skagit river to Se dro-Woolley, $100,000; Bhip canal, Pu get sound to Lakes Union and Wash ington, $150,000; Columbia river. Bridgeport to Kettle Falls, $60,000; for improvement of tho Snako river from Riparia, Wash., to Pittsburg Landing, Or., $14,000; for improve ment of Neah bay, $200,000; for im provement of Puget sound, $135,000; Bellingham harbor, $15,000; Olympia harbor, $15,000; Hammeraiey inlet, $9,000; Willapa harbor and -river, $300,000. The entire appropriation for Washington is $564,500. St. Michaels, Alaska, receives an al lowance of $100,000 for harbor im provements, and the Hawaiian islands a total of $500,000, divided as follows Honolulu, $150,000; Hilo, $200,000; Kahuliu, $150,000. Waterway projects throughout the country at a cost of $$42,355,276, of which $7,206,430 is for continuing contracts, are provided for in the bill as a whole. The bill will be called up in the bouse today, in an effort to press tho measure to passage as expe ditiously as possible. The $7,000,000 outside the cash appropriation is for xpenditures that may hereafter be made, under the continuing contract system. The bill is theoretically an annual budget, although no regular rivers and harbors bill has been report ed since that approved March 2, 1907. In the great haste with which the bill was prepared totals in the report of the committee discloses several minor discrepancies, which it was im possible to correct tonight. The fig ures as given are those furnished by the committee. CONGRESS MAY FINANCE (PROJECT Wilkes Land, in Antarctic Ocoan, Sud denly Becomes Important Pos session of U. S, tn 7. " 'y com to tho penitentiary. Amorlcans Routo Moros. Mnniln, Feb. 16. Nowb of a fight botweon nn Amoricnn scouting party and n band of Moros. in which two American aoldiors woro soriously wounded, reachod hero today from tho provinco of Lanao, on tho iBland of Mindanao. Tho report stated that n party was diBpatched into tho montain country near bako unnao, wnero a band of Moroa wero committing dopro dationa. Tho nativoB fled farthor into tho mountains, whoro they woro fol lowed bv tho troops. Tho Moros mado a night nttack on tho Americans. General Wood In Critical Condition Baltimore, Fob. 16. It was report ed this afternoon that Major Gcmoral Leonard Wood, who was oporated on last wcok at tho Johns Hopkins lios nitai. wob in a serious condition. Fol lowing tho operation Gonoral Wood ralliod, nnd tho surgeons anticipated his early recovery. Tho roport today is to tho effect that tho oporation wbb not bo successful as wub nt first sup posod, nnd that his condition Ih causing tho phyBicians much apprononaion. Steamship Linos Grafting? Wnshincton. Fob. 15. It dovoloped today thnt tho immigration Borvico has boon reporting from 130,000 to 400,000 moro immlKrants a year man u ro nnrfH in the collection of tho hoad tax on immicrrants. Tho BtoamBhip com panics usually pay tho hoad tax. Thoro 1h n ausnlc on that tho companies nuvo heon ennratrod in biff frauds. Tho im migration Borvico rofuBOB to oxplain "Remember tho Maine." Havana. Fob. 16. In observance of tho twelfth nnnivoraary of the doatruc tion of tho Maino, tho American colony voaterdav nlacod Abrb and wroathB on the masts of the submerged battleship in Havana harbor. Washington, Feb. 16. RoportB mado by JcorporutionB under tho law imposing a tax of 1 por cent on their net incomoB aro not to bo open to pub lic inspection unless congress makes an appropriation specifically providing for accommodations and clerical help. Somebody has discovered that an act passed in 1882jjxpreBsly prohibits the Bocretary of tho treasury from using any part of tho appropriation of $100, 000 mado by congress "for tho expen ses of collecting the Federal incorpora tion tax" in the employment of per- sons within tho District of Columbia. I President Taft thinks that congress intended that the returns, original and corrected, should be open to inspection, and in a letter to tho secretary of tho treasury ho haa suggested that, if the construction which 8eomB to him to bo tho right one is to bo carried into exe cution, thoro must bo an appropriation of $50,000 for tho specific purposo. Following tho president's sugges tion, Charles D. Nortori, acting secre tary of tho treasury, haB submitted to tho Bpeakor of tho houso an estimate for an appropriation of tho amount stated. Strong opposition haB dovolopod to tho publicity feature of tho corpora tion tux. The Ibbuo now Ib Bquaroly beforocongreBB and much intorcst ia manifested whothor that body will re- enact tho existing publicity provision by granting the appropriation recom-monded. Bill to Stop Hazing. Washington, Fob. 17. Without a word spoken in opposition, tho sonato today passed a bill designed to deal with tho vexed question of hazing at West Point. The author of tho moaa- ure IB senator uupom, oi uoinwure. It provides that the euperintendent of tho academy., shall mako nppropriato regulations for putting a Btop to haz ing. A cadet cnorgea witn ouonces that would involve his dismissal is to have a general court martial. Washington, Feb. 12. An unfavor able report has beon forwarded to con gress by the commissioners of the Dis trict of Columbia on the bill recently introduced by Representative Guernsey of Maine, providing that public cere monies in connection with the inaugur ation of tho president and vice presi dent be held on the last Thursday of March of each inaugural year, Tho measure was presented with the idea of avoiding a constitutional amendment by permitting the presid dent and vice president to take the oath of officf in tho house of represents tivea on March 4. nnd fixing the later date for public ceremonies. Having comploted the regulations for the labeling, marking and branding of whiskey in accordance with the principle laid down by President Taft in his decision of "what is whiskey," tho committee which prepared thenew rules will give an opportunity next Wednesday to tho interests affected to make suggestions for modification. This committee ia made up of Secre tary MacVeach. Secretary Nagel and Secretary Wilson, but the detail work was done by subordinates. The hear ine is to bo given in response to a re- aueat from tho whiskey interests. ... . . . . Representatives oi tne claims ae- partmonts of the big railroads were be foro the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce today. One of them testified that last year ho Bottled claims amounting to more than a mil lion dollars against his road. Export to Explore Oregon for Oil. Washington, Feb. 16. Partial ar rancementa were made today by Sena tor Bourno to havo a geologist from tho geological survey examine tho oil deposits of Oregon next year. Tho Astoria chamber of commerce petition ed that the matter bo taken up. J. S Diller. of tho geological survey, who has done considerable work in Oregon informs Bourno that his explorations havo convinced him that nil along the coast thore aro promising oil deposits Wants Proof Against Railroads. Washington. Feb. 16. Tho houso committeo on postoffico and postroads Ib pleading that some one will come forward and submit proofs that the rnilroadB are being greatly ovorpaid for hauling tho mails. It thought it did well when it cut down the remuner ation by $8,000,000 in 1907. It haB Bince "then been entertaining unani mous opinions that thowrailroada were not paid too much. Even Representa tive Victor Murdock, HotBpur of the roformera, doclareB tho government ia not being robbed and regards the mail contracts as fair. PULLMAN DIVIDEND $40,000,000 Paid In Form of Double New Stock Its Face. Worth of EARY IS DECORATED Iso Criticised and Abused by Supporters of Cook. Chicago, Feb. 14. The directors the Pullman company decided at a spe cial meeting today to give the Btock holders a stock dividend of 20 per cent on the corporation's $100,000,000 of capital. This will call for the issuance of $20,000,000 of new capital, worth nearly $40,000,000 in the open market which will be given to the present shareholders without cost and will swell the company's total capital stock to $120,000,000. Pullman stock pays $8 a share divi dend each year, and sells in the mar ket at $198 a share, or nearly twice par value. This stock dividend of 20 per cent is about the equivalent oi 4U per cent, therefore, on the par value of the stock. , In a statement made by directors an nouncing the dividend, this afternoon, it was pointed out that "the considera tions influencing this action were tbat tho increased investment in the manu facturing facilities of the company had been so material and considerable as to justify the directors in tho belief that it should be represented in addi tional capital stock of the company." Ouster Order Limited. Topeka, Feb. 14. The Supreme court today made a limited ouster or der against the International Harves ter company, prohibiting it from mak ing exclusive contracts with agents in Kansas. The court also prohibits the company from limiting territory or do ing other things which the attorney central held were violations of the anti-trust law. The court specifical ly sayB that it reserves the right to take un complaints in tho future and settle them as itdeBires, retaining con trol of the businesB of the corporation Australia to Get News. Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 14. As a re suit of overtures made by Thomas Temoorloy. when in London represent ing tho provincial press of Australia nt thejrrecent imperial press confer once, there has sprung into existence the Independent PreBS Cable associa tion of Australia, with heandquarters at Vancouver. W. E. Vincent,, man aging editor of tho service, has arrived in this citty by the Makura to tnke up his duties. Hogs Advance to stU.IO. Cleveland. Feb. 14. Tho livestock quotations on all gradeB of hoga nd vnnced today to $9.10 a hundred pounds, the highest price hero Bince the Civil war. Washington, Feb. 15. Robert E. eary, discoverer of the North Polo, had the experience today of being dec orated by a foreign scientific society and vituperated by a fellow explorer and countryman. Furthermore, it was announced that congress may supply funds with which the American who has been farthest north will lead an expedition to the Antarctic Beaa to lay claim to territory discovered nearly 100 years ago by an other intrepid American and over which no flag has yet been flown. The Italian Geographical society is the organization that has conferred the decoration on Commander Peary. Secretary Meyer, on whom the ex plorer called today, announced that if it was decided to have Commander Peary head the expedition that will lay claim to Wilkes land on behalf of the United States, President Taft may ask congress to provide the funds for car rying out the expedition. In view of the interest now attach ing to tbe searcn for tne South role, Wilkes land haa suddenly become of importance. Neither Secretary Meyer nor Com mander Peary would give the nature of their conference, which occupied more than an hour. It is not improb able that the secretary explained to his caller reasons for defeat in congress of the attempt to have the explorer hon ored with the rank and pay of a rear admiral. Tbe bouse committee on naval affairs, which voted down the proposi tion, has received n number of letters condemnatory and otherwise. One was received today from Captain S. B. Os bon, Secretary of the Arctic club of America, which is bitter in the extreme. Captain Osbon, who championed tho cause of Dr. Cook in the recent Peary- Cook controversy, did not mince words in denouncing Mr. Peary and attribut ing to him infraction of practically all the arts of good taste and decency. He said : "To have given this selfish egotist, this braggart, the rank of rear admiral, would be a foul blot on the records of congress and an insult to the navy of the United States. It would have dis gusted millions of our citizens who have no confidence in this alleged pole hunter and Arctic fur trader and story teller, who for nearly a quarter of a century has been living off the people and sailing under a naval rank to which he had no legal right. He should have been Beverely reprimanded by the Navy department long ago." SAVES 200 LIVES. Mangled Operator Crawls to Key and Sends Warning. Mankato, Minn., Feb. 15. With one foot cut off and both legs so badly mangled that he could not walk, Ru dolph Elmquist, an 18-year old tele grapher, crawled half a mile, bleed ing and faint, to his station and sound ed a warning to Mankato which saved the lives of 200 persons aboard the Great Western train. Then ElmquiBt fainted from pain and loss of blood. He had followed his custom of board ing an evening freight train caboose from Benning, his station, to Manka to. This time he slipped, fell under the train and fearfully mangled from the knees down. The track was sup posed to be clear for passenger trains. Elmquist knew tbat it was not, and in hiB agony he realized what would hap pen if tho passenger crew wero not warned. He was more than half an hour on the way back, but he was in time. Vessel Was Seaworthy. New York, Feb. 15. Attorneys for the Alaska Pacific Steamship company, owners of the Bteamer Kentucky, which foundered off Cape Hatteras, ssued a long statement tonight deny ing that she was Bent out in an unsea worthy condition with the knowledge of the company's officers. The vessel, says the statement, had been properly inspected and passed by representa tives of the owners and the govern ment, both before she left here and af ter repairs bad been made at Newport News. More than 20,000 20 candle power incandescent lamp filaments can be made from a single pound of tantalum. Canadian Pacific Divides. Montreal, Feb. 15. The directors of the Canadian Pacific Railroad com pany today declared a dividend of 2 per cent on the preferred and a per cent on the common for tbe half year ending last December, payable on April 1. It was deeided that one-half of 1 per-cent on the common stock al so would be paid at the time out of the interest on the proceeda of land sales. There is a surplus for the half year ending December last of $10,011,917. Cracksmen Off In Auto. Dodge City, Kan., Feb. 15. Rob bers who traveled in an automobile Btolo $3,576 from tho State Bank of Ford, 20 miles southeast of here, to day. Four charges of nitro-glycerine were used in blowing up the safe. The robbers were gone Beveral houra before the robbery was discovered.