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NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Tuesday, January 7.
Waahington, Jan. 7.—Henator Aid-
tlch today Introlucad bls currency bill,
which baa Iran a subject for some
days. He bad tbe bill read to tlie sen
ate and announced that the committee
would lie glad to i ons Ider with II all
bills that senators might desire to In
troduce. He assured Oulliereon that
bls resolution would receive attention.
Clark, of Georgia, announced that he
propose«! to have a vote In the senate
to test the sentiment ot Dial body on
hie treululion favoring a Federal law to
uphold stales in their effoita to make
efleotlve prohibition within lheir bor
ders
lie wanted Ute aenam to pesa
his reeolutlou Instructing the couimll«
tee on judicial/ to bring In a bill to an-
compHsli this put pose, but upon ob
jection by Nelson the iseolutlon was
allowed to go over mill! the nett meet
ing
At 1:40 the senate adjourned untll
next Thursday to permit ujore work by
txramlllre«
The president helay sent In the nom
ination of t hrlstian Hulmebel to lie d e
Did attorney for Oregon. Illa sole en
dorser was Henator Bourne, the other
three rneuitiers ot the Oregon delegation
supporting George G. Hingham, of
Halein.
There may be a tight over
Hchusbel's cunllruiailon.
Washington, Jan. 7.—The reeolutlon
retarting tbe praaident'a niMaage lo thè
•eversi Oomuiiltere fnrnlehed thè Iora
si IMI in tlis house of reprssentativee to-
day for a nutuber ut addreeeee, mustly
br memfiera on thè iNmormlie aids.
The«« covtfed a vatiety of subjecla, but
tboea that altra, ted «perlai attentino
were by Shsppard, of Texas, and Wil-
iet ut New York.
The fornier not only mede a plea for
thè reetoration of thè lecend "In G«d
W« Trust" <>o American opina, but dia-
ousihhì thè erulse ot thè American bel-
tlsehip tirsi and rvferred lo a p<»aible
xonlllrt witli J spali.
W il lei plaord all thè blame for thè
recenl financial |wnlc un Presldent
RiMwevelt, whniu he denounced In se
vere verni«. He charged thè president
witli not belng a sensi hi» man and witli
liaving turood un tbe gas and not thè
Ughi, and «Itb golng up and down thè
country oondemning and atiiking wlih
thè big stick thè Iliade of great indus
triai internate.
The rsaolulion waa under considera
tion wben thè house edjourued untll
touioortow.
1HUMT OWNB SENAT«.
Na Hope of Tariff Reduction by the
Present Congress.
Washington, Jan, 4.—After eonsld
srlng the matter from all sides, the ad-
inlui»tratlon has about rtau'hed the ran.
clu»lon not to press for Philippin« tnr-
Ifl legislation at the present session of
oongrves.
Tha csnla have bran too
wall stacked against tbe administra-
tion in Ilia senate. Tbe sugar Inter
ests are too thoroughly eutrenehed
there on the «ne I and, and the Ik mo
orate, for pollthal reason*, have shown
their intention of refusing to assist the
Republicans who are friendly to Hie
reduoeil schedules project, despite lheir
ge< etal revision and tree trade protest
ations. Ths administration as a whole
la pretty well ooovinoe«l that a hieing
tight this winter would not help mat
ters a year or so later, a ml the better
policy, It ia believed, ia to reserve am
munition until it will count for situai
results.
TWO COMPANIES ON GUARD.
□•neral Funston Advises Consolida
tion for Bake of Economy.
Washington, Jan 84.—The War de
partment lias Iran in eorreepondence
by telegraph with General Fun-ton In
Han Fratx-iaon. relative to ths disposi
tion of the troops at Goldfield In con
formity with the prealilent's inten'ioos
to inaiatein lhe forue there, pending
tbs meeting of lhe legislatuie of Ne
vada.
General Fun«ton intended ■ r«duc-
tion in th« number nf troops at the
mining camp, but the War department
lias decided to retain liter« all of the
pr*aent force, numbering 283 men. In
the internet, however, of simplicity,
and to avoid the maintenance < f a con
siderable number of officers who were
not needi-d, it has Instructed General
Fmistori to consolidate the companies
into two.
Oil Burners to Ba Triad.
Washington, Jan. 8.—Puraibly the
fact that California prod urea greet
quantities of petroleum incline» Hecre-
tary Metcalf to favor tbe u«e of that
fuel in the navy, where It can be done
Iwnsfioially.
Therefore plana for th«
new torpedo d««troyen> about to bs
preparwi will probably include a re
quirement that they be dawigned for
burning oil. The fact that tha newest
British boats of this else«, which have
Congress Reconvenes.
attained the extraordinary «peed of 40
Washington, Jan. 6. — With Its or miles an hour, are oil burners, has In
ganisation completed, the house of rep- fluence! our Navy department In favor
rvaentatlvea reconvened at noon today. of tbe adoption of liquid fuel.
Alm<«t ths full quorum of represents-
tivee was present. The gallerlM were
Gold Output Dscresses
qpusually well tilled.
After a half
Washington, Jan. 8 «—The produc
hour's »resion the house adjourned tion of gold fell off 44,763,401 in 1807
until tomorrow out nt respect for the as against lutwi, whereas tbe amount of
uismory of ths late Henator Mallory, silver produced was increased by over
of Florida.
1,000,000 fine ounce«.
Alaska's gold
In a mesaage to the house today, production fell of! a little more than
President Roosevelt urged that in prep ♦ft,000,000, according to the director of
aration for the work of taking tha next the mint. Golorado ia vhown to have
census, ths 4,000 or more additional
1*1 all cf the states In 1007 in the pro
employee needed 1« appointed only
duction of gold, as it did in 1906 the
alter ormpetitlve eeaminatlons under
amount, however, being rednrwd from
the rul<bof the Civil Hersioe commit*
nearly 123,000,000 in 1006 t<> near I v
sion, and atrongly denounced the "pat
♦21,000,00') in 1907.
Montana leads
ronage system" of making the appoint
the liai In the production ol silver.
ments, saying that tlie Civil Service
cotumlssaiaon. was fully capable of ae-
Immense Traffic Across Ocean.
curing a most efficient force.
New York, Jan. 2.— Trans-Atlantic
Tbe senate was In seesioo only four passenger traffic during 1907 was In
minutes t< day, adjourning upon tha creased by nearly a million passengers
sr'option ot reeolatlons in respect to the over the traffic in 1906. The total pas
death of tbe laie Senator Mal ory, of senger« carried lai th east and weet has
rrwhed the enormous number of 2.967,-
F kiriua
328, socorriing to figures given out by
the North German Lloyd coui|>any.
Uecls 8am Going Behind.
Washington, Jan. 3. — The forth The movement lies been greater tlian
coming report« of ths government's re In 1906 by 972,640 and 1,461,1R1 great
The passengers from
ceipts and expenditure» tor the month er than inf 904.
ending Dee. 31 will »h<>w a decrease in Europe to tha United Btates number
the rv<-eipte aa compared with Decern- . 699,340, which is 200,000 In extras of
ber last year ot 98.629.lfi2 and an in ttis entire east and west traffic in 1404.
crease In expenditures <d 99,381,414,
Decrease In Army.
making the net lose for the year 917,-
Washington, Jan. ft.—Recretary Taft
910,666. The decrease in receipt« from
custom« Is 9*'.896.969; from internal ia a strong advooate of increase<l pay
revenue, 92,708,646.
Miscellaneous; lor the army, and his annual report,
riraipta increase tl, 13ft.462. Increases just «ent to congress, completely dis
of expenditures are: Civil and miwel-' pels any doubt that may exist aa to the
tancims ♦3.<HH> (NH); war, 91 .fioo imi; disposition. The report allows rapid
navy, 94,000,000; peailoM, 92,400,. deerraae in the strength of the regular
000; public works, increase from 94,- army in recent years (the lose last yiar
being 4.42H men) and the pnealng
843,711 to 98,899,000.
need of officers to replace those now on
detailed on recruiting duty as military
Boundary Case Postponed
Waahington, Jan. 8.—Owing to tha iiutructors In educational institutions.
Important cares ahead uf It on the dock
et the controversy I »tween the states of
Washington and Oregon over their
boundary line in the Columbia river
lied bad to he |matponed today until
later in the week. Meanwhile the leg
al lights representing the neighbor Pa
cific al a tee will bask In each others' so
ciety, just as If they were not to say
mean things alsmt the other later on.
The trouble arises principally from tire
way the Columbia river lias of twist
ing her month about.
Sailors Meet Defeat.
Wellington, Jan. 2.—The Reamen’s
union met temporary defeat today in
their fight against the employment of
Chinese seamen on Paeiflc coast vse-
aela. Representative« oalled upon At
torney General Bonaparte today and
expressed an opinion that the employ
ment of Chinese on tha vessels was a
violation ol the exclusion act. Bona
parte informed tha cc mm it tee that he
conld only furnish lhe president and
tlie heads of the department« affected
with their opinion for optional action.
Tha union will petition the preaidant.
New Chief Chosen.
Washington Jan. 4.—Captain John
Elliott Pillsbury, was to lay selected for
chief of the bureau of navigation. Navy
department, after a conference held
by the preaident with him and Secre
tary Metcalf. The selection la at beet
only temporary, unless the president
should decide again to commission a
retired officer as chief of the bureau.
Captain Pillsbury mu«t retire on ac
count of age I tecember 1ft next.
Around tha World in 10 Seconds.
Washington, Jan. 2.—In accordance
with a custom begun several years ago
the naval observatory last niglit at 12
o'clock rent a Now Year greeting
around the world.
Thia io done by
prearrangement with the telegraph and
table companies, and the message com
pleted the telegraphic circuit of the
world in about 10 oeoondo* time.
BIG UNER MISSING DEFENSE OF PACIRC
Vancouver la Arouaso by Latest At
tack of»JapanaM.
Vaaoeuver, H. C-, Jan. 9-—While at
no stage did the fight lietween the
three city firemen and the Japanese
reach anything Ilka tbe dimensions of
ths Heptetnliei riots, the Incident lias
revived the bitterest feeling. Alter all
tbe eaplanalione and apologies that
have Iran made, both civic and govern
mental, cltiaen« of Vancouver did not
beltete It poeaible that an attack aucii
as occurred could ha made.
All Ibiae victims are still alive,
though at l«w«t twu are disfigured for
life. Young Frost, a Uno-looking ath
lete, liad hie nose allr ed of! by one of
the aword-llke knives of ths Japeneee.
Tbe other men, though fearfully in
jured. are reraveriag. Mr Ilona Id was
removed to hia home, while Anderton
is still in the hoapitnl with Frost.
The most serious feature In tha pop-
alar view ia that the Japan«»« section
ia practically an armed camp aaainat
the whltee of Vancouver, Two thou
sand men live together them, reedy to
murder any one who makes the eilgbt-
•et disturbance. Tbe present instance
Is regarded as particularly flagrant, be-
oatuw tha young men were in uniform,
with firemen'a caps, aw<l for all they
knew the Jape might have been as-
aaulting policemen.
Tbe truth ia simply being forced
home to the entire city that the Jap
anese here are barbarians enough to
murder on tbe slightest provocation.
Vancouver has been a little ashamed of
herself sine» the night of the Heptem-
tier riot», but tha Irightfal attack Is
jnsi now lialng regarded in some quart
ers as showing complete justificslion.
MAY SUE HARRIMAN.
Bonaparte Soon to Issue Statement
on Ra Iroad Merger.
Washington, Jan. 3.—“Within a
week or ten days the department ot
justice will iesue a statement regarding
the ownership by the Union Pacific of
stock of the Hoathern Pacific," said At
torney General Bonaparte.
"It had
Iran contemplated to Issue tbe itate-
ment earlier, but the absence In Eur
ope of special counsel employed by the
government liaa caused the delay."
While the attorney general will not
admit at this time that tbe atatement
will be the announcement of proceed
ings against the Union Pacific f« vio
lation of the law prohibiting reetraint
of trade, there la excellent authority
for the slatemrat that II will be.
The
department of justice, according to one
of its high official«, has reached the
conclusion ariived at by the Interstate
Commerce commission that the control
which tbe Vnlon Pacific has obtained
over the Boutbrrn Pacific try tbe pur-
cliaee of stock ia in violation of tbe law
anil amounts in substance to the merg
ing of two competing railways.
Not only will tbe government pro
ceed for a dissolution of the merger and
a restoration of the competition which
prevailed before the Union Pacific
bought Hoathern Pacific stock, but the
courts will be asked, it is elated by an
official ol the department, to break np
the combine under which the two rall-
roeds are alleged to operate their steam
ships.
kHtl Mil Wit 4M tatto- Cwrftrtice fc GUM H Mwi
gm Ing Irtrtu.
OWNERS ABANDON ALL HOPE ADJUTANT GENERALS WILL GO
Sailed December 7 From Antwerp Manning of Coaat Fortflcatlons by
for Bt John, N. B , and Net
Stata Reserves to Bo Subject
Heard From Since.
of Council at Capital.
Victoria, B. C., Jan. 4.—A private
dispatch from Toronto says tbe 0. P.
K. bas given up b< pe for the steamei
Mount Royal overdue from Antwerp
with 400 paeseugers.
No Word Received.
Bt. John, N. B., Jan. 4.—No word
has yet been received here of tbe Cxaa-
dian Pacific linn steamer Mount Royal,
which left Antwerp ou lincetnber 7 for
Ht. John, having on b>oid 304 immi
grants, mostly Italians end Jews, be
sides a crew numbering more than 100
men.
The Canadian Pacific officials in thia
city, while expreeaing anxiety regard
ing tbe veesel, stated today that they
believed lhe steamer probably liad met
with some araideot to htr machinery
which bad caused her to drift far uot
of ber course, and that sbe would be
heard from in doe lune at some other
P<*t-
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May Have Gone to Rescue.
London, Jan. 4.-—Tbs non-arrival of
tbs Allan line aieamiliip Hungarian,
which sailed frxn Greenock, Scotland,
Dm ember 14, and is now a week over
due at Portlmxl, Me., leads shipping
men to believe that rhe has fallen in
with the Canadan Pacific liner Mount
Royal, which la now Jong overdue at Bt.
John. N. B.
BOYCOTT THE EXPOSITION
Seattle Umors Disgruntled at Action
of Committee.
Beattie, Wash., Jan. 4.—At a meet
Portland, Jan. 2.—Adjutant general«
of the three Pacific states—Oregon,
Washington and California—have been
imlted by the War department to go to
Washington, I). C-, for a conference at
the earliest possible date on the sub
ject ot coaat defense.
Adjutant Gene
ral W. E. F inset, ol Ortgon, and Gen
eral J. B laiuck, of California, are
leaving for the capital tomorrow, white
General Otis Hamilton, of Washing
ton, will start East Batorday.
The reqiieat from tlie War depart
ment for this conference ia regarded a*
peculiarly significant, indicating tha
government's determination to prepare
for any eruergencÎM that may e«iae
from tbe West. The principal topic ot
consideration at the conference will be
tliat of training volunteer coaat artil
lery reserves to man Oregon, Welling
ton and Calif ornia fortifieslions. The
subject of perfecting the Infantry regi
ments ot tbe three states in const de-
fense operations will likewise be taken
up. It ia BMured that tbe meeting will
result in assignment of National Guard
troops to coast artillery work. The
torre adjutant generals will very likely
return with the task ahead of tecruit-
Ing new euast oompaniea for thia aer-
vica.
For several months General Oliver
haa been in sommunication with Gene
rals Finsar, Lauck and Hamilton on
the subject of coast defense. Only a
few days ago be submitted memoranda
from the ehief of artillery recommend
ing assignment of the Oregon troops to
coast defense maneuvers in May.ee
well aa the permanent retting aside of
certain infantry oompaniea for hravy
artillery training.
This plan wua not regarded by tbe
three coast adjutant generals as feasi
ble. There appeared to be a disinclin
ation among infantry commanders to
apportion their companies for artillery
work." Concerted objection waa also
made to the month of May for maneuv
ers, aa It Is difficult for tbe average
guardsman to leave hia business or
work at tht busy time of the spring
rush.
It Is known, however, that the War
department will find it necessary to
offer more thap a plan of coast defense.
The carrying out of such a plan will be
attended by more or leas expense. That
the atatea should foot the bills does not
seem just. It ia believed that the gov
ernment will be asked flatly what aid
can be given in the organisation of re
serve« or tbe assignment of infantry al
ready organised.
ing of the Building Trades ouoncil last
night, tbe assembly voted to call upon
labor onfanisatlons everywhere In the
country to lend support to oppoeitioo
to the 1909 fair.
Action waa taken
after the exsoutive committee of the
expedition had refused to incorporate in
the building contracts a clause specify
ing that only union men be employed.
J. E. Chi I berg, president of the
Alaaka-Yukon-Pacifie exposition, says: I
"After considering the demands of
tbe union, the executive committee de
cided <t could not discriminate. Money
subscribed for tbe exposition came from
ail people. We do uot object to union
nor union men.
We refuee to play
favorites."
By the declaration of the open-shop
policy, notices of ehieh went into ef
fect yesterday, causing the walking out
ot 160 employee in the metal works of
tliis city. Beattie is facing a general
«trike which means that at least 6,000
NIGHT RIDERS FIRE A TOWN
VICTIMS OF JAP MOB.
men will beccme involved, and at least
91,000,000 in building will be retarded
Burns Tobacco Warehouses In Rua- before a settlement is reached.
Three Firemen Badly Injured at Van
satlville and Wounds Men.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 3.—A long
distance telephone message to the
American from Russellville, Ky., lay«
that night riders visited that town at
12:4ft o’clock this morning.
The to
bacco warehouse o! H. G. Work A Com
pany and the American Snuff oompany
were dynamited and burned.
The
planing mill of Roberts A Brown and
three other «mailer houses were more
or less damaged.
Many shota were Bred, and It ia re
porter! that two men, one of them a
commercial traveler, were wounded.
RusHellviile is a town of aliout 4,000
inhabitants and It Is the county seat of
Logan county, which borders on the
Tennessee line. It io in the heart of
the dark tobacco district and but one
county, Todd county, separatee It from
Christian and Trigg counties, tbs scene
of the recent depredations in and
around Hopkinsville.
~
Further details
were not obtainable at 3 o'olock thia
morning.
couver, B. O.
INFLUX OF JAPS.
Fifteen Hundred Coming to Vancou
ver From Honolulu
Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 4.—The un
explained
arrival
of 300 Japan
ese in Vancouver yesterday and the
pr<»|iect of an influx ot another 1,200
within the next month from Honolulu
are the features of the Oriental situa
tion in Vanccuver. Why the 300 Jape
came to Vancouver yesterday is a mys-
tery. All the morning they poured in
to town from the coast logging camps,
and some even from the American side
of the boundary line.
The boarding
house keepers of Japtown had a buy
time housing them. Last night there
was the usual crop of rumors that they
came in view of possible trouble, and
officers of the Asiatic Exclusion league
arer much perturbed over the event.
Yesterday it was announced that at
IeMt 1,000 Japanese would come from
Hawaii during the next three weeks.
Bad Water Causes Fever.
Franklin, Pa , Jan. 3.—Charging
that a recent typhoid edipemic waa due
to the water supply, a number of resi
dente of thia city aie attempting to col
lect damage« for sickness in their fam
ilies from the Kenango Water company.
Suita were filed taiay by Rev. Dr.
Maurice Penfield Fikes and James B.
Borland.
The amount of damages
claimed is not stated in the petitions,
but it will be sufficient to cover the
charges of physicians and nurses and
other expenses, as well as remuneration
for physical and mental distress.
Steal Cheat of Nickala.
Cost of New Year Celebration.
New York, Jan. 4.—Men who are
fond of figures aay that New York's
New Year celebration coat 91.760,000.
At one restaurant that night receipts
were over 990.000, 2,000 quarts of
champagne being drunk.
It is esti
mated that the diners around town
made away with 42,000 quarts ol cham
pagne and 66,000 quarts of claret, not
to mention tbe barrels of other drink-
ables consumed.
Souvenir hunters
were out in force and every hotel and
reetaurant lost gieat quantities of gloss
and olhor ware.
Smelters Are Closed Down.
Helena, Mont., Jan. 3.—The Ameri
can Smelting A Refining company, it Is
authoratively announced here tonight,
will shortly cloee down several of its
smelting plants because of the depree-
sion In the lead market. At the East
Helena plant today the company reduc
ed Its force 106 men and tomorrow a 10
I»r tent reduction in wages will be
posted for the 260 men who are retain
ed. Manager Frank M. Smith, of the
local plant, received notion severs) days
ago from officials of tbe company that
the smelter would be closed.
Hawley In Society.
Waahington, Jan. I.— Representative
and Mrs. Hawley made their flrat bow
to official society in Washington Mon
Rebel Against Zelaya.
day evening as dinner gneata of Vice
Panama, Jan. 3.—Advices from Bo
President Fairbanks. On Friday even
Steamship Company Embarrassed
Ing Mr. and Mis. Hawley will begneets cae del Torres say that passengers arriv
New York, Jan. 2.—Announcement of Mrs. Roosevelt at a musical to be ing there from Bluefields, Nicaragua,
report that the Mosquito Indiana have
was mails tonight on behalf of ths Con- given at the White Honre.
aolldatetl Rteainahip lines by P. H.
risen against the government of Preei-
dent Zelaya, who ia accused by them of
Cempbsll, tbs trraaursr, that ths com
Court Hite Roosevelt.
pany would default on tbs interest on
Washington, Jan. 8. — President being responsible for the death of their
its 96,(8)0,000 collateral'trust bonds,
Roosevelt's big stick received a dent chief. Conditions were raneidered so
due tomorrow. Tbe official statement today when the United .states Supreme serious by t he com mender of the British
Nicaraguan
explains that "Owing to the prevailing mutt declared unconstitutional the em man-of-war cruising in
financial oonditlona it had been com ployes' liabilitity act passed by con waters that bluejackets Were landed Io
pelled to devote Its earnings to pay gress in 1D06 at the request of the pres protect the Interests of foreigners.
ment for new ahipa and hence is unable ident.
to meet the coupons maturing."
Growth of New York Values.
Viacount Aokl Says Farewell.
Nsw York, Jan. 3.—Controller Meta,
Oregon Postmasters Appointed.
Waahington, Tan. 9.—Viaconnt Aoki, In a review yesterday on the growth of
Washington, Jan. 2.—Oregon post tha Japanaea ambassador who waa re the city In the ten years since consoli
masters appointed: London, James E. cently recalled by his home govern dation said that the assessed valuations
Raton vice J N. Hogus. resigned; Mill ment, bade farewell to Washington of real sstate owned by tbe people had
City, Mabel McRae vioe E. J. Bryans, Monday. Ho will anil from Ban Fran- advanoed from ♦2,632,41«,919 in 1998
oiaoo for Japan on January 7.
resigned.
to 9«,940,4M, 009 ia 1907.
Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 2.—Allan
Anderson, fireman, is dying and two
other yoans men, also member« of the
city fire department, are badly wound
ed and in the hospital as the result of s
fight they bsd early this morning in
the Japanese quarter with an ore«-
whelmiug nnmber of the subjects of the
mikado. The fight was tbe worst in
tbe city since the Heptember riots, and
indicate« that the Japanese are at all
times ready for trouble and eager to
fight with their long knives that have
blades keen as raxors.
Anderson, accompanied by J. Frost
and T. McDonald, was pasting a Jap
anese store, when Frost «tumbled aud
fell hard against the plate-glase window
front Tbe glass smashed and the frag
ments were etill rolling on the e'dewalk
when a score of Japanese appeared from
the inside and rushed at the trio of
whites. The firemen were in uniform,
with brass buttons and official cape, but
the Japanese knifed them furiously.
Rocheeter, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Two men
stole a chest containing 92,8ft9 from a
street ear «landing in front of the Main
street East carbarns at 6:2ft o'clock this
morning and got safely away with it In
an automobile. The stolen money rep
resented the earnings of the Rochester
Railway oompany yesterday on what is
known as the Eastern division. It was
being transferred according to custom
from ths Federal street carbarns to the
State street office to be counted when
the robbery occurred.
Officers are in
pursuit.
Refused Access to Books,
Thick Anti- Betting Bill Will Fail.
New York, an. 4 — Men intereeted in
New York state express surprise at the
stand taken by Governor Hughes in hia
message to the legislature on the racing
question.
It is the general opinion
that the governor will be unable to se
cure the passage of a bill which will
entirely wipe out betting at race tracks.
They expect the agricultural associa
tions to fight the bill, as they are the
beneficiaries under the 5 per cent #tax
levied. The revenues from this source
in the last eight years have been from
927,000 In 1806 to 1201,000 in 1006.
Way to Prolong Life.
Chicago, Jan. 4.—Dr. J. C. 8iebel.
a physician of this city, announced to
day before the American Aasooiatinn
for the Advancement of Science that
he has diecovered a method of generat
ing energy within the human body. He
aseerteil that electricity stored in the
human body can be released and made
to do the work of prolongation of life
through the additional vitality supplied
to the human body working as its own
electrical generator.
City of Mexico, Jan. 4.— Ramon
Portas, second officer of the steamer
Idero, haa arrived at Vera Crus and re
ported that the «raeel sank in a storm
on the night of December 9, and all on
board were Jcet «Meat throe.
tvareere la WaBte ataklwa aa« Oleh
Weehlea b* Ugete.
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ranbofatero part oj
hidlan Territory Is wbat Is known aa
Jhe Qvajyepi IMterr jipmhyr- XT this
TAiFfe■wrtwtrtll e p srl i i stag ¿ta i Creek
Valley Is mr CnftM ffietew fteboot fer
Indians.
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lu thia e-bool are the children of
tbe retunanta of tbe tribes of Wyau-
dotte. fteneca, Sbawuee, Ottawa. Mo
doc. Qwipawa, Peorlaa aud Mlamis. to
the number of 130. Tbe school wae
established many years ago by the
Friends' church. It baa always been,
m / s tbe Kansas City Mar, a
place
where the band as well as tbe ad nd
waa trained, even after It passed from
the coutrol of the Friends to the Cub
ted Htatee government
At tbe cotumeiK-eturat exercises this
year lustead of a brilliantly lighted
auditorium a platform built under the
trees was tbe Kene of graduation. Uat-
tie Wright atwl Yvette Hpenrer gave a
demonstration of the art of table net
ting. Till» was followed by Iiutb Hte-
vras and Keila Baldwin, who showed
how to make »»91«
The stove and
waffle irons were on tbe platform aud
tbe wafflra were eaten after they were
made. When tte-y bad finished Eva
Jamison and Eattaer Crosier washed
tbe dlsbea. giving verbal InalrtK-tion In
tbe manner it should be done.
Mabel Kpencer aud Effie
Walker
gave an exhibition of that most abused
of all arts, breadmaking, and they had
excellent sui-ceae, even though they
were under the eyes of 200 critics,
many of thtnu housewives wbo hud
Iran making bread for many years.
Tills was followed by a demonstra
tion of the way to do a family washing
by Daley lllmnaa and Ida Spicer.
“From the mattress up” waa an exhi
bition of bow to make a bed correctly.
Tbe bed, tbe pillows pillow slips and
tbe bed clothes were at hand and put
Into place with swift, sure touches by
Myrtle Walker and Ida Scbrimpeer.
Indian girls trained as housekeeper» aa
well aa In literature.
When It came to tbe boys tbe most
Interesting exhibition wae the bitching
contest. There were tWree pairs of
contestants. Each pair of boys bad a
wagon and team. Upon a signal tbe
boys unhitched tbe horses from tbelr
wagons, took the harness off. tied both
horses with halters to the wagon
wheels, then harnessed up and hitched
the horses to tbe wagon again a ml
started off. Tbe contest was exciting
and done.
Tbe pair of boys winning made the
remarkable time of two minutes for
tbe entire performance, and tbe next
pair was only a balf-minnte behind.
Tlie boys liad Iran trained to the work
and their airad and deftness were a
revelation to tbelr fathers, who had
been taking thirty minutes for the
same work all their lives. This was
followed by Charles Clark, wbo gave a
practical example of bow to transplant
■ ■abhage and tomato planta. He bad
tbe plants and tbe soil on tbe platform
with him.
There are no more pupils In the
school now than there were ten years
ago. The Indian children attend well.
The industrial work particularly at
tracts them. The Indian must bare
something for bis bands to do or you
cannot keep him in school. Tbe school
owns and conducts its farm and gar
den. gives attention to stock breeding
and gardening and has Its own carpen
ter shop, built by the students. Tbe
school management attempts to divide
literary and industrial work about
equally In the school curriculum.
Martha Evans Martin, autfiot of
“Tbe Friendly Stars," Is now a real-
drat of New York (where a be watebse
tbs stars fruia the roof of su apart
ment bouse overlooking tiw llixlaon),
• nd Hpeiula her summers in New Jer
sey (where sbe studies the stars fruia
the porch of ber summer borne). Sbe
la one of the nuiueroua ludlaua-bcrn
writers wbo have won distinguished
suceaae, Htie waa born In Terre llaute
aud educated at De I'auw University.
Mho lived tor a number of years al
Richmond and Indianapolis 8 he mar
ried an Indiana editor, and ber father
was long known aa tbe oldest In service
of all Indiana editors
A small mortgage la all that remains
to be liquidated In order to establish
satisfactorily tbe KeeteHhelley memo
rial in Koine, In tbe bouse on tbe I'laa-
xa di Spagna In which John Kents
died. II. u. Johnson, secretary of tbe
American committee that worked so
loyally with the English organisation,
and diti so much to insure th«- nemo
rial, annoancM that tbe opening of the
library In the apartment occupied by
Keats and Bevern la expected to take
place In November, by which time these
rooms will be rearrangiil In simple
style and provided with bookcases and
other ne'-esaary furniture. After the
enterprise la fairly established It will
be maintained bv tbe rentala of tha
other apartments. The rooms bare yet
to be furnished, however, and various
mementos secured.
Alexander Teixeira de Mattes, the
translator of "Tile Measure of tbe
Hours,” tbe new Maeterlinck volume,
la of Dutch parentage and birth, but
baa resided for tbe last thirty years In
England. He was educated In London,
under Kt. Rev. Mgr. Capel, wbo has
since settled In America, and near
Windsor. under the Jesuits, at tbelr ea-
tabllabment known aa Beau moat Col-
!ege. once tbe borne of that famous pro-
conaul. Warren Hastings. Before tak
ing up the translation of Mr. Maeter
linck's essays Mr. Teixeira had achiev
ed some distinction aa tbe author of tbe
English version of "The Memoirs of
Chateaubriand." In six volumes, and of
"Tbe Memoirs of President Kruger.”
and as the translator of several Dovela
by Emile Zola. Louis Couperas and oth
er continental writers.
Eden Philpotts’ forthcoming novel,
“The Mother of tbe Man,” la a study
of heredity. There Is a woman In ft
who in ber youth was wild and way
ward. but In ber maturity becomes
stable and serious. She believes that
her son will follow the same lines of
derelopmrat and in tbe working out of
the problem the author finds bia story.
The Oxford dictionary to date con
tains a record of 225.433 words; tbe
main words numbering 15«>,57'J, tbe spe
cial combinations explained under tbe
main words 29.078. ami tbe subordinate
words 30,812.
The number ot illus
trative quotations now exceeds a mil
lion—1,053,964. Tbe words beginning
with C a mount, to 29.295. the largest to
tal. and with Q X321. tbe smallest num
ber; tbe second place is taken with
words beginning with P. which. up to
“Plat” only, number 18JK58.
Old Sparta at IB« «■
GOLD NUGGET SOLD AT >47,010.
-Man Who Dfncoverrd If In a R«t In
Au*tt*alta Died Reeently.
The death of Richard Oates. In
Waxlstock. Australia, recently, re
calls the finding of the largest nugget
of gold In the world, thirty-seven years
ago. On Feb. 5. 18<3). Oates aud a
companion named John Deacon, were
hound to Mohagul. Victoria. They
were traveling along a wagon road In
which the carts had made a d«»p rut
and In the rut they saw something
yellow glistening. They unearthed It
and found it to be a gigantic nugget.
It rested upon stiff red clay and was
barely covered with earth. When they
cleaned tbe earth off the nugget It
measured 21 Inches in length and 10
Inches In thickness.
Tbe lucky tinders saw that It was a
very valuable chunk of gold and con-
veyed It back to tbelr but. There they
bested It In the Dre In order to get
rid of theggdherent quarts. In remov
ing the quarts a number of pieces of
gold came off and the two men gave
these to tbelr friends.
Wben the nugget was taken to tbe
nearest sassy office It waa found to
contain 2.516 ounces of pure gold, and
was valued at 947.910. Following the
discovery of the great nugget there
was a rush of ««ager prospectors to the
spot where It had been found. Two
other nuggets, one weighing 114 ounces
aud the other thirty-six ounces, were
found near by. bnt though borings
were made, no gold-bearing vein was
found within a mile of the spot where
tbe largest nugget was found. The
nugget was natn«d the "Welcome
Stranger" and was exhibited for some
time.—Brooklyn Times.
New Oilcans, Jan. 2.—A pclicybold-
ers' committee of the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company, representing
policyholders mostly lu Southern states
and with headquarters heie, issued to
day an appeal to al) policyholders of the
company to furnish the committee with
their names and addresses. The com
mittee declares that it hgd been refused
permission by the company to copy the
Rebee ret ■«.
policyholders' names from the books.
Lord Chesterfield, during his last ill
The committee has employed counsel
in New York, which has appealed to ness, was driving. A lady overtook
him.
the Federal courts for a receiver.
“How glad I am," said she, “to see
More Stolen Mall Found.
you driving out.”
“Madam." mid I-ord ('hewterfield.
Waco, Tex., Jan. 2.—Another large
hatch of mail has been found west of with a an lie, “I am not driving out.
here near where the first batch was left I am simply rehearsing my funeraL”
by the pouch looters Christmas night. —Plttstnirg Press.
It ia estimated that checks, money or
Too Heavy,
ders and drafts left lying in the gulch
“Bo the engagement's off between
where the pouches were opened will ag
gregate 960,000.
Special government May Plumpers and Jack.”
“Yes. be says sbe was simply Insup
officers are working on the case. Some
two or three thousand letters from vari portable------ ”
“1 guess It must have been rather a
ous parts of the United States were in
atraln on hie knees; she's no fairy,
the pouchee.
that's a fact”—Philadelphia Press.
Torpedo Boats in Paris.
AH Lost Except Three
nrntAM SCHOOL
I
la tke BarararS.
Parle. Brasil, Jan. 2.— Ths torpedo
“Oh. please," the young hen plraded
boat flotilla which is preceding the bat nervously, “what's the proper way to
tleship fleet to the Pacific, arrived here alt on a nestr*
today from Port of Spain, Trinidad.
“Hatch-way!" replied the old hen.
The flotilla, which had a rough voyage, with a silly cackle,—Catholic Standard
encountering head eeu, waa delayed
and TUnes»
om day on tbe ran by bad weather.
When Uncle Hiram comes to town
And goes to see tbe gam«.
Into his -ear he erttle» down.
Delighted that he came;
And wben a corking play is made
He hellers with a will:
"By «bucks, that's jest the wav I played
When a kid at Hawkinsville I”
■Ceea end Drwamlte.
A news telegram from West Cheater.
Pa., says: “Toying with a box of fifty
pounds of dyuamite. a raccoon nearly
blew tbe village of Gradyville from
tbe map last evening and caused a
large amount of damage.
The dynamite was In a box which
waa nailed to a tree, and tbe animal
made an Investigation from Its den lu
tbe upper portion of tbe trunk. It de
scended until It was wltbln a abort dis
tance of tbe box. and then leaped. Its
weight carrieditbe box to the ground,
and tbe village of Gradyville was stiak-
en to Its foundations, while tbe work
men wbo bad (ran using tbe dynamite
flevl lu every direction as they saw tbe
coon approach tbe box.
Tbe place la cloee to a school taught
by Miller M. Boyd, anil wben tbe ex
plosion took place forty panes of glass
were brokeu and tbe building partly
wrecked. II. S. Baker's mill waa badly
damaged and glass was broken tn a
number of htxises
What was left of tbe 'coon was found
at the foot of the tree where the ex
plosion occurred.
Wkal We Heelty Need.
Each of us In our own small orgnn-
lr«i poaacares a germ or whatever you
like to call It which, properly develop
ed, should eventually lead ns to the re
alisation of all our ambitions All that
Is wanted are energy and concentra
tion.—London Ladies’ Field.
Whale EatsaaleC la a Cable.
In repairing tbe submarine cable be
tween Iqulque and Valparaiso, says tbe
Electrical Times, tbe cable ship Fara
day hauled up from a depth of 400
fathoms a wbale entangled in tbe cable,
tbe evident cause «f Ito breakdown,
,