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RESUME OF THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
FOREIGN WARSHIPS COMING.
valley lumbermen favor a
Missouri
joint rate.
Russian reactionaries plan to dissolve
the douma
Britain and Russia mav unite to
keep order in Persia.
War between unicns may close the
Goldheld, Nevada, mines
Jerome is confident of being able to
destroy the Thaw defense.
Garfield and Ballingei are to tour
the West in the interest of land reform.
Secretary Straus has started a radical
reform of the steamboat inspection ser
vice.
Taris electricians have won their
strike and the big city again lias light
and power.
Eleven of Portland's sawmills and
2,000 men are idle as a ns.ilt of the
labor troubles in that city.
Michigan copper companies are
pleading with the governor to allow
them to form a trust so as to success
fully fight their rivals.
The Niearaguan government has in
suited the American fiag and assaulted
Minister Merry, who has closed the
legation and gone to Costa Rica
Radicals have elected officers of the
Russian douma.
Jerome has decided to recall Mrs
Thaw to the stand.
Hearst has won another decision in
the New York mayoralty contest.
The sugar trust has been sued in a
Ne.v York court by a crushed rival
Roosevelt is preparing to close the
gates against Japanese immigration
North Dakota solons passed a law
providing a 2g cent passenger fare
The woman suffragist bill has been
talked to death in the British parlia
ment.
Enrope and South America Will be
at Jamestown Exposition.
Washington, March 12. In addition
to the great ironclads of the Atlantic
ileet, commanded bv Admiral Evans,
the naval display at the Jamestown ex
position will include some of the finest
vessels in the foreign navies. These
are mostly of the cruiser class, but as
the armored vessels of this typo are
equal to battleships in size and scarcely
less formidable in appearance, they
will make an attract ire showing.
The Navy ' department has been ad
vised up to date of the coming of the
following foreign ships:
Great Britain 1 he armored cruisers
Good Hope, flagship Argyle, Mapstead
and Roxburgh, under command of Rear
Admiral Neville.
France Armored cruisers Kleber
and Victor Hrgo and another cruiser
to take the place of the Jean Bart, re
cently wrecked off the African coast,
commanded by Rear Admiral Thierry.
Japan The cruisers Tsuguka and
Chitose, under command of Vice Ad
miral Ijuin.
Portugal One cruiser, probably the
Don Carlos.
Austria The armored cruiser Char
les VII and another cruiser.
.Italy One armoied cruiser and one
protected cmiser.
Sweden One warship, not yet
named.
Brazil One to three warships, not
yet named.
Argentina One to three warships,
not yet named.
Chile The cruiser Senteno.
Belgium Will send a military dele
gation and China a military and naval
delegation.
DOINGS OF OUR NATIONAL
BODY OF LAWMAKERS
Monday, March 4.
Washington, March 4. With a new
record for large appropriations and fur
leaching legislation, the Fifty-ninth
congress was brought to a close shortly
after noon today. The last few hours
were tame bv comparison with what
had been expected.
Extreme fatigue, due to continued
night sessions in the house during the
last week, had a dampening effect upon
many congressmen and the usual exces
sive "hist day" enthusiasm was con
fined to less than half the membership.
Vice President Fairbanks and Speak
er Cannon received the thanks of the
minority for the impartial manner in
which they had presided over the delib
erations of the two houses, and both
made speeches expressing gratitude at
the words of appreciation.
A feature of the house session was
the presentation of a club silver service
of 300 pieces to General Grosvenor by
his colleagues of the Fifty-ninth con-
cress. In addition to the songs and
stories that usually mark the close of a
session, ttie entire house or representa
tives waved flags and sang "My coun
try, 'tis of thee" as the gavel fell at
12:15 P. M. In the senate the last of
the proceedings was a speech by Vice
President Fairbanks.
REFORM IN POSTAL SERVICE.
GRAND JURY AT BOISE.
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An electricians' strike in Paris put
the city in darkness and demoralized
the newspaers.
The Spanish minister to the Untied
States says the battle of Manila bay
was a victory of non over wood.
Leonilas Preston, a Texas million
aire, committed suicide by taking poi
son. Physicians found enough of the
deadly hydrocyanic poison in his sto
mach to kill six men.
The Kansas legislature has voted
110,000 for the Seattle fair.
There is a promise of harmony be
tween the czar and the douma.
President Bonilla, of Honduras,
claims a victory over Nicaraguan
troops.
A rich copper strike has been made
in Nevada not a great distance from
Tonopah.
Harriman offers to co-operate with
the government in settling the railroad
controversy.
Thaw's lawyers announce that the
defense is through. Jerome will send
the case to the jury.
The news of the acceptance of Swet
tenham's resignation was receive! with
rejoicing at Kingston.
The attorney general has decided that
the new immigration law excludes
state aided immigrants.
Four of Portland's largest sawmills
are closed on account of labor difTieul
ties. Nearly fifteen hundred men are
out .
Railroads in Nerbaska will comply
with the 2-cer t passenger fare iaw, but
will not grant a special rate of any
kind.
Much Speculation as to the Cause
Calling of Special Session.
Boise, Ii'aho, March 12. Rumors
are rife tonight that there will be some
startling sensations as the result of the
sitting of the United States grand jury
beginning yesterday. What these mat
ters are is not known, but there are
many surmises. Hints are given that
some people high up in the scale will
be involved. There are cases pending
in which persons are under indictment
foi alleged timber land fraud cases in
Washington county, but it seems prob
able these will not be brought to trial.
Colonel A. R. Greene, special agent
of the Interior department, has been
here for some weeks, and it is apparent
that the sensations promised are par
tially the result of his work. It is
known that he has been investigating
some complaints made by contractors
on reclamation works, but the under
standing has been that it was simply
an Interior department matter, the
contractors complaining they have not
been treated fairly
One of the hints given out is in rela
tion to the section line surveys for the
government. Another is that some
land matters in the vicinity of Sho-
hone Falls are to be investigated
There is a crooked section line theie
which throws the falls into another sec
tion from that in which it should be
embraced. There are other rumors in
volving names of prominent persons,
but nothing definite has yet leaked out.
Commission to Suggest Improvements
for Meyer to Execute.
Washington, March 6. President
Roosevelt today bad a conference with
Postmaster General Meyer, and mem
bers of the postal commission, includ
ing Senators Penrose and Carter and
Representatives Overstreet and Gard
ner of New Jersey The commission is
to make a thorough investigation of the
methods of the administration em
ployed in the postal service, with the
view to suggesting reforms and im
provement's that may be for the better
ment of the service. There was a gen
eral exchange of ideas batween the
president and his callers regarding the
work.
Mr. Mever believes that the most
improved business methods should be
adopted in all brandies of the postal
service, witn a view to us Being en
tirely self-supporting, and that reforms
should be put into effect wherever
there is any evidence of a want of sys
tem or laxitv of methods.
NO ACTION ON CHINESE LABOR
Government Releases Bidders From
Obligations Under Bids.
Washington, March 8. Frederick
Morse, of the American-China com
pany, and Julian Rubens, who have
submitted proposals to the Isthmian
Canal commission to supply Chinese
laborers for the canal work, have ad
dressed an inquiry to Secretary Taft as
to the decision of tho department upon
their bids, which have been pending
since last fall.
Action has been deferred on these
bids because the administration was
not certain that the work would bo
done by contract or continue under gov
eminent management. Meanwhile the
bidders have become impatient and Mr.
Morse called on Mr. Taft today, with
the result that they went to the White
House and discussed t he matter with
the president. Later the following
statement was given out at the War
departmnet :
In view of the changes which have
taken place in the management on the
Isthmus, the persons making bids for
Chinese labor, which have long been
pending, have been notified that no
action will be taken in respect to them;
that they are released fioni any obliga
tions under their bids, and that, if oc
casion should arise for a renewal of
bids for Chinese labor, they would be
notified."
STUDY COAST DEFENST.
HEAVY SNOW IN EAST.
The Russian douma has opened with
radicals in control.
more expensive
Milliners! predict
hats lot this season.
Jerome defied the judge in the Thaw
trial and was sternly rebuked.
Grover Cleveland objects to state re
strictions on insurance investments.
The Nortnern Pacific will lose rich
timber land through the new forest re
serves.
England says her navy is equal to
that of any two other nations of the
world.
secreiary iaii ana a numwr ot con
gressmen are going to Panama, Cuba
and Porto Rico.
The upper house of the California
legislature has voted down the pro
posed woman suffrage.
The transport Thomas hae just sailed
from San Francisco w ith a full cargo of
supplies for the troops in the Philip
pines. Governor Swettenham's resignation
Las been accepted.
John F. Stevens has been appointed
temporary chairman of the Isthmian
Canal commission.
The congress which has just adjourn
ed parsed appropriation bills aggregat
ing a total of $919,948,680- I
Nine Inches at Atlantic City Driftine
and Delaying Trains.
Philadelphia, Pa., March 12. A
heavy snowstorm, which seems to have
centered along the New Jersey coast
and Eastern Pennsylvania, visited this
section today. Snow fell continuous
for lo hours, to a depth of seven inches
Reports from Atlantic City show that
the fall of snow there was nine inches,
with as great a fall at other coast
points.
Throughout Pennsylvania the storm
was almost as severe. At Pottspville a
fall of eight inches is reported, and at
Lockhaven there was a fall of ten inch
es. At Wilkesbarre, Scran ton, Allen
town, Harrishurg and other points in
the eastern end of the state, a similar
fall is reported, and in many sections
the public roads are closed to traffic.
The storm was accompanied by a
high wind, which caused drifting, and
tralf'c on the railways, particularly in
the mountainous sections, was retarded.
Northwest Postal Affairs.
Washington, March 9. Washington
rural routes ordered established May
16: Hatline, Douglas county, route 1
population 3-10, families 85; Walla
Walla, Walla Walla county, route 6
population not given, families 120.
Maurice W. Staples has been ap
pointed regular. John S. Gates substi
tute, rural carrie., route 1, at Indicott,
Wash.
Oregon postmasters appointed: Cor
bet, Newell P. Gleason, vice W. II.
Reed, removed; Leland, Percy G.
Minis, vice II. C. Ball, resigned; Ma-
pleton, FIrnest A. Tabor, vice F. 0.
Bean, resigned; Wren, George W.
Hovey, vice Richard Wilde, resigned.
May Graduate to Consulate.
Washington, March 0. At the joint
request of senator Fulton and John
Barrett, the president has designated
Isaac A. .Manning, of Portland, for ex
amination with a view to appointment
to a consular position in South Amer
ica, under the new law only persons
designated by the president may take
the examination and those making
higher mark are appointed to existing
vacancies, it Mr. .Manning manes
good snowing, ins appointment to
some South American post is probable
Absence of Many Regulars Prevents
Usual Encampments.
Washington, March 7. Assistant
Secretary Oliver has notified the govern
ors of the various states and territories
which have an organized militia force
that it has been found necessary to omit
for this year the contemplated annual
brigade and division encampments for
the instruction of the infantry, cavalry
and field artillery of the regular army,
as many posts will be depleted by reas
on of the absence of about 6,000 troops
in Cuba, a considerable number ai the
Jamestown exposition and the move
ment of a large portion of the army to
the Philippines.
In lieu thereof camps of instruction
for the coast artillery will be establish
ed during the season of 1907, and t he
National Guard of the various states
contiguous thereto will be invited to
take part in the development of the
problems involved in the defense of the
sea coast. Invitations will shortly be
issued to the governors of the seaboard
states interested, specifying in detail
the forces desired to carry out the pro
posed problems. The camps probably
will be held in July and last from one
week to 10 days.
THIRD TERM TALK.
Movement Refuses to Down and the
President May Accept.
Washington, March 11. Politicians
in Washington nre trying to figure out
the meaning of the sudden outburst of
the Roosevelt third term boom here.
They regard as especially significant
the typewritten memorandum given
out by Representative Martin, of South
Dakota, after a conference with the
president, vigorously defending the
third term idea.
They have reached the conclusion
that the president lealizes that the
third term movement must be alldwed
to run right on in order to head off the
progress of the booms of reactionary
candidates. The prevailing opinion
here remains that President Roosevelt
personally will go as far as he can to
prevent his own renomination, but will
stop at nothing lo assure the nomina
tion of a successor in accord with his
policies.
Rather than pee them suecumbvmany
believe that the president himself, if
properly approached, would take a re
nomination, providing no other candi
date satisfactory to himself and friends
is ctrong enough to unite the next Re
publican national convention.
BIG RESERVES
IN NORTHWEST
President Acts In Advance of New
Timber Law.
DISARMING IS EXCLUDED.
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Russia Will Not Allow Discussion
The Hague Conference.
St. Petersburg, March 11. Professor
de Martens, Russian imperial councillor
of state, who has been making a tour of
the capitals of F'urApe for the purpose
of determining the program to be dis
cussed at the next peace conference at
The Hague, is expected back in St .
Petersburg this week.
The introduction of any measures for
the limitation of armaments is regard
ed here as definitely excluded, because
of the attitude of several of the powers
United States Ami .nssador Riddle has
inquired at the Foreign ollice here re
garding the mode of admission to the
next conference of certain South Amer
ican and other states which did not
participate in the first conference. He
was informed that practically all the
signatories had agreed to the method
proposed bv Russia, namely, notifica
tion of acceptance of the regulations,
the signing of the protocol of the first
conference and the number of delegates.
ALL PRISONERS GOING NAKED.
On Eve of Signing Bill Which With
draws Authority, He Signs Pro
clamations Rescuing Vast Areas
from Lumber Syndicates Largely
in Northwest.
Imports Show Increase.
Washington, March 12. A state
ment issued today ly the bureau of
Statistics shows that the importations
of manufacturers' materials continue to
increase. The value of the imports of
raw materials for use in manufactures
in the seven months ending with Jan
uary, l'.07, was ?202,000,000, against
1223,000.000 in the same months of
last year, while materials imported for
further use in manufacture amounted
to $158,000,000, against f!23,000,000
in the corresponding period of last
year. Cement imports, f47,OOO,OU0.
Raises Wages in Navy Yard.
Washington, March 12. The secre
tary of the navv has approved the re
commendation of the naa! wage board
in the cae of the Mare Island navy
yard at San Francisco and the Puget
Sound naval station. The result is a
considerable increase of the rate of pay
of the me'hanics and laborers; based
on the fact that the vast amount of re-
onst ruction work at San Francisco in-
ident to the rebuilding of that city has
aused a considerable increase of wages.
Send British Sh"p South.
Victoria, B.C., March 12. H. M. S.
Shearwater is loading stores and provi-
iors at Fouimalt f r a trip to South
America to protect British interests en
langered by the war in progress be
tween Nicaragua and Honduras. i
Forest Rangers for Idaho,
Washington, March 9. The follow
ing forest rangers have been appointed
in Idaho: W. A. Wickersham, J. W
Hill, H. A. Beigh, C. T. Gray, J. L
Wooden, C. K. Hoyt, of Boise; G. W.
Hudnniciitt, Badger; C.H. Huff, Priest
River; H. O. Rose, Weston; J. I). Mc-
Call, L.irdo; G. F. Johnson, Meaelmm;
D. H. Kerby, C. E. Herrich, Alphi;
W. M. Carrbell, Weiser.
Henri Post for Governor.
Washington, March 6. Mr. Henri
Post, of Bayport, h. I., and a former
assemblyman for that district, has been
selected as governor of Porto Rico by
the president to succeed Governor Win-
throp, who is to become assistant sec
retary of the treasury. Mr. Post is
now secretary of the insular govern
ment, and is alout 43 years of age.
Kill Bill Amid Laughter.
Washington, March 4. Ileveridge
called up in the senate today a bill
for the protection of game in Alaska.
The reading of the measure was de
manded by Culberson and bad pro
ceeded for five minutes when it was
suggested by Carter that it would be
impossible to get the bill engrossed be-
foie noon, even if it passed.
"I wish to call attention to the fact
that the bill must necessarily be
amended," said Clapp. "It gives no
protection to woodchucks, and there is
no exception against the penalty for
men who kill ducks and prairie chick
ens in self-defense." The bill was
withdrawn amid laughter
Nominations Not Corfirmed.
Washington, March 4. When con
gress ended today, there remained
about 160 nominations by the president
that had not been confirmed. Of these
three were appointees as United States
attorneys and confirmation was object
ed to by senators from the districts to
which the appointments were made.
They were: William C. Bristol, for
the district of Oregon, opposed by Sen
ator Fulton; James 1). F'lhott, for the
listrict of South Dakota, opposed by
Senator Kittredge. and O. R. Hundley,
for the Northern district of Alabama.
The remaimhrof the unconfirmed nom
inations were postmasters.
Appoints Wickersham Again.
Washington, March b. I he presi
dent today signed a recess appointment
for District Judge James Wickersham
oi Alaska. 1 lie judge is now serving
bis pecond term on the bench, but his
nomination for that term has not been
confirmed by the senate. Charges
against him are being investigated by
the department of justice.
Refuse to Wear Clothes Because In
fected With Leprosy.
St. Petersburg, March 11. Four
hundred political prisoners at Smolensk
have gone on a very original strike.
A week ago they refused to put on
any clothes and since then they have
walked around stark naked.
The reason is that the prison author
ities took away their own clothes and
gave them clothes made from the poor
est grade of burlap unfit for making
bags. After they had worn these
clothes a few days nearly all were suf
fering with a rash eoveiing their whole
bodies, but still ihe prisoners did not
mutter. When a number of them had
been infected with leprosy, one morn
ing all of the clothes, blankets and
sheets were thrown out of the prison
ers' cells and thev declared unanimous
ly that they would go naked rather
tlran run the risk of contracting diseas
es from wearing the prison garb.
PLAN TO FORTIFY PHILIPPINES.
Ballinger Takes Office.
Washington, March 6. Judge Rich
ard A. Ballinger, of Washington, yes
terday succeeded Governor William A.
Richards of Wyoming as commissioner
of the general land ollice. After teing
sworn in, Mr. Ballinger bad an infor
mal conference with the bureau and di
vision duets. Judge i;ai linger enters
upon his duties as commissioner co
incidentally with the entrance of James
R. Garfield as secretary of the interior.
Secretary Garfield and Judge Ballinger
were classmates at college. J. II. Bal
linger, of Seattle, is his secretary.
Stevens Making Good Record.
Washington, March fi. Chief Fngi-
neer Stevens is trying to make a record
before be turns the Panama work over
to bis successor, Colonel Goethals, as
is evidenced by a cablegram from him
received by Secretary Taft, which pays:
In 23 working days in February ex-
ea vat ion in the Culebra cut was C38,
644 jards. On the same liasis a full
month would have bcn 722,000 yards.
March should go considerably over
800,000 yards."
New Rules for Private Postcards
Washington, March 6. An order
has been issued providing new regula
tions governing private postcards. Such
cards must be made of an unfolded
piece of cardboard, not exceeding 3 9-16
by 5 9-16 inches, nor less than 2?4 by
4 inches. lhey must in form and in
quality and weight of paper be sub
stantially like the government post
cards. They may 1 of any color, not
interfering with a legible address and
postmark, erythin sheets or paper
may be attached to them if they com
pletely adhere to the card.
Square Deal in Weighing Mail
Washington, D. C, March 5. It
was announced today at the Postolf.ee
department that the following or l r
was issued by Postmaster General Cor
telyou on March 1: "That whenever
the weight of mail is taken on railroad
routes performing service certain day
per week, the whole number of days
the mails are weighed shall be used as
a divisor for obtaining tiie aeragc
weight per day." It is believed tliis-
will be a fairer deal.
President Considers It and Will Push
Construction Rapidly.
Washington, March 11. Fortications
of the Philippine island-! formed the
subject of a lengthy conference at the
White House tonight, participated in
by the president, Major (ieneral Frank
lin Bell, chief of staff ; Brigadier (ien
eral Murray, chief of coast artillery;
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, and Cap
tain Mason Sargent, of the naval gener
al board. There is available at the
present time for this purpose $1,435,000
ana tenative plans already Jiave Dcen
repared for carrying out the project
These were carefully gone over today by
Secretary Taft and Generals Bell and
Murray and it was the secretary's in
tent ion to be at the White House to
night and join in the conference, but he
was unavoidably kept away.
Washington, March 5. Prior to
signing the agricultural bill, which
contains Senator Fulton's amendment
prohibiting the creation of forest re
serves in the Northwestern states ex
cept by the authority of congress, the
president yesterday issued a proclama
tion creating 32 forest reserves in the
six states affected by the Fulton amend
ment. His proclamations add 4,051,
000 acres to the reserve area of Oregon,
4,246,000 acres in Washington and
580,000 acres in Idaho.
The creation of these reserves prob
ably marks the end of reserve extension
in the Northwest for many years to
come, lor the additions now include
most of the desirable timber land of all
six states, so far as known to the Forest
service. Being hastily made in order
to circumvent the restrict ions of tho
Fulton amendment, the reserves are
loosely created and no doubt contain
much land that will he found uiisuited
to forestry purposes and which will ul
timately be restored to entry.
The largest reservation in Oregon
was an addition of 977,000 acres to the
Blue mountain reserves in F'.a.stern Ore
gon. Other additions in existing re
serves are: 446,000 to the Siskiyou in
Southern Oregon, 71 ,000 acres to the
Weneha reserve, 514, 0UO acres to the
Cascade reserve, mostly on its western
border, and 154,000 to the Ashland re
serve in Southwestern Oregon.
To include the timber land of the
Coast range the president created the
Tillamook reserve, containing 105,000
acres; the Coouille reserve, embodying
140,000 acres, and the Uinpqua reserve,
wilh an area of 802,000 acres.
The Wallowa and Chosniminus re
serves are combined under the name of
Imnaha, and 783,000 acres are added.
In Washington the Washington re
serve is enlarged by the addition of 2,-
5,000 acres, which includes pinctical-
lyall government land between t lie
present Washington and Rainier re
serves. This makes one continuous re
serve along the Cascade mountains from
the Columbia river to the international
boundary. This addition embraces tho
Noithern Pacific grant, but railroad
lands are not made part of the reserve
and no right of lieu select ion accrues.
A new reserve is created to include
857,000 iicres of the Colville Indian
lands; the Prie.-t river reserve is creat
ed in Stevens county to contain 310,000
acres; the Olympic reserve is enlarged
by 119,000 acres, and 730,000 acu s
are added to the Rainier reserve.
Most (jf the foiest land in Idaho has
already been reserved. A Palonse re
serve is created with an area of 192,000
acres; the Port Neuf is created wilh mi
area of 100,000 acres; the Big Horn is
enlarged hy the addition of 280,000
acres, and about 100,000 acres is added
to the Weiser reserve.
MANY "DEAD DUCKS.'
Will Bridge Gap of Time.
Washington, March 11. As a result
of consultations N't ween Secretary Root
and Director North, head of the Ameri
can Tariff Fxpert commission, whicl
visited Germany relative to the making
of some tariff arrangements before the
expiration of the German order bus
pending for a year the application of
the German maximum tariff rales to
American exports a new arrangement
will have been made which will bridge
over the period oi timo Detween that
late and the reassembling of the next
congress.
Archie Now Recoveriner.
Washington, March 11. Marked im
provement was shown yesterday in the
condition of Archie Roosevelt, the
president's son, who is ill with diph
theria. Surgeon (ieneral Rixey last
evening expressed the opinion that
Archie was practically out of danger so
far as tho diphtheria is concerned, but
Mint the dNe:iso has left him in a some
what weakened condition. He assorted,
however, that if no complications set
in the boy would be well in two or
Ihree weeks.
Those 600 Not Avenged.
Danville. III.. M-uvli 11. In the
rial here of Will J. Ihtvis, charged
ith manslaughter, n ing to the Iro-
piois theater lire at Chicago, in which
learlj 600 lives were lust in 1903,
Judge Kimhrougli today held that part
f the Chicago ordinance on which
Mavis was indicted is void.
Numbar of Noted Men Will Not Ap
pear in Next Corgr-ess.
Washington, March 5. It is prob
able that tho designation is resented,
but "dead duck" is the name the sur
viving congressmen ap'dv to those who.
have failed of re-el -ct ion. The Wash
ington game bag is full of "dead ducks"
today.
Nine members of the senate have
yielded their seats to their successors.
iou rui iciiuering ones are J . rrariK alee
of Delaware, James II. Berry of Arkan
sas, Jo-eph C. S. Blackburn of Ken
tucky. FMward W. Carmack of Tennes
see, William A. Clark, of Montana,
John F. Dryden of New Jersey, Joseph
II. Millard of Nebraska, Fred T. Dubois
of Idaho, and Thomas M. Patterson of
Colorado.
In the house there were 72 members
whose names will not be called at tho
next session.
What Congress Accomplished.
Measures which have failed Publi
city of campaign expenditures, Philip
pine tariff reduction, citizenship for
Porto Ricans, copyright- revision, eight
hour bill, anti-injunction bill, anti-
child labor bill, removal ofdntvon
works of art, conservation of public
coal and oil lands, ship subsidy.
Measures which succeed Immigra
tion restriction, limitation of hours of
railway labor, all appropriation billn.
financial bill.
Priva'e pension bills passed exceed
those ol any previous congress.
The Reconstructed Cabinet
Secretary of state, Klihn Root, of New
York: secretary of treasury, George B.
Cortolyou, New York; secretary of
war, William H. Taft, Ohio; Pecretarv
of nay, Victor II. Metcalf, California:
attorney general, Charles J. Bonaparte,
Maryland; postrna.stei general. Georgo
von L. Meyer, Massachusetts; secre
tary of interior, James R. Garfield.
Ohio; secretary of commerce and labor,
Oscar Straus, New York; secretary of
agriculture. .James Wilson. low.
Accepts Two-cent Rat.
Lincoln, Neo., March 5. Governor
Sheldon tonight received official notice
from the Burlington Railroad comnanv
that it will accept the 2-cent fare law
without resistance and revise its rates.