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,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
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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....
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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
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with It "B 18 rnatcnuy wrong
n" . "orKmnnanip on a boat whon
MpiDBions tako placo in its boilor
"" in aanany months.
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-. .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.