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DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS
Tuesday, February 4.
Washington, Feb. 6.—The senate *o-
<l»y ixaerd kba urgent d«ficl«ncy hill,
ran ring an appropriation ot over (24,-
IXMj.iKXl. The large deficiency appro
prlallon for tlia navy brought out oon*
ahletable JlaoMglon of the aubjaot of
esarutiv« departmeiite making aapeixl-
Ilures not provided for by an approptl.
•lion.
Itatlrlenry appropriations for the
Panama canal gave rlae to Democratic
rillli'latn of the publication of a paper
by the I kina I ootnuilaalon at Panama,
ami Incidentally Toller declared that he
Iwlirvad the lock canal at Panama
would some day be declared a failure
and that a era-level canal would taka
Ito place.
Nenator Borah, of Idaho, Introduced
a bill absolutely repealing the timber
and atone law. lie often no alterna
tive plan ol dlapoeltig ot public Umber,
hut la In conference with Secretary Gar
field and to drafting a bill.
Washington, Feb. 4. — President
lt.oeevell's recent message to eengrrss
on the relatione ot capital ami labor
and ol ror|ioiatIona and the public agent
was the theuie ot illaouaaiaa In the
house today. Ho gr>«t was the drinand
tor lime thal genes I delate on the In
dian appropriation hill, which la the
pending liuailioaa, was extended tomor
row for four hours. Inteieat In today's
prmeedlnga center«! In a speech by
John Nharp Williams, the minority
leader, who, while lauding the presi
dent for come ot Ills sent mien to, ei-
prraael the belief thal others were dan-
getoua. Williams spoke tor nearly two
hours.
Ilia remarks on the financial
.pieation prompted a lengthy diecuaelon
ot that subject by 14*11, ut txinnecticut,
in which he opposed the Aldrich bill.
Resolutions of sorrow over the assass
ination of King (kirloa and the crowu
prince of Portugal were adopted today.
torlay held a short aeaslon during which
Henator Aldrich reported Ills tanking
bill from the committee on finance,
which he announced bo would m H up
for consideration on Monday, February
10.
Mr. Aldrich aald that the committee
had under conelderation some amend
ments to the bill relating to railroad
bonds, and prolably would suggest
them al a later day. He explained
that the bill was the bill ot the major
ity of th« committee aud that members
of the minority might her« a eulwtl-
lute to offer later.
Henator Bourne introduced a bill pro
viding for the sale at public auction or
sealed bide of reserved land In ths Hl-
letx Indian reservation ami appropriat
ing (300,1104) lor purchase.
Henator Gore Introduced a bill pro
hibiting the granting ol restraining or
ders by Federal courts In <*a»«a between
employer and employe unless it to ne-
reeeary to prevent Injury to the prop
erty of the applicant.
Washington, Jan. 30. — The ap
prrmchltig trial In thia elty of Hyde,
Diamond,
Benson
and
Nchneider,
cliargml with conspiracy to defraud the
government out of public lands In Pa
cific c<«at territory, provoked consider
able discussion In the house belay in
tr*e course of the oonalderat.on of the
urgent deficiency appropriation hill.
Ths bill carries a provision requiring
that the expenses of the trial shall be
borne entirely by ttie United Htetea,
but It was stricken out on s point of
order by Mann, of Illinois.
Wednesday. January 20
Waal Ington, Jan. 20.— The senate
was entertained torlay by a series of
animated oomments on the method
adopted by Hecretary of the Treasury
Corlelyou in placing before the senate
his reply to the resolution calling for
notification relative to the operations ot
the Treasury department in connection
with the financial disturbance.
The
secretary hsd l*ad the introductory |*art
ot hie reply printed, and copiée of the
[mtn ph let were on the decks of all sen
ators, which was declared by Demo
cratic senators to be without precedent.
The Neallle exposition bill was given
a black eye when It was imased over
under rule nine.
Thia means that
hereafter the hill uan 1« considered
only when a majority of the senate
votra to take it up.
The senate (« umhs I a bill tn reorgan
ise the corps of dental surgeons attach
ed to the army.
Henabir Hopkins introduced a joint
rraolnlion propping an amendment to
the constitution prohibiting polygamy
in the United States.
Monday, February 3.
Washington, Feb 3.—Nenator Piles,
of Washington, made a deoided hit in
Uie senate belay with hie speerh In
au|*|s>rt ot hie bill appropriating 1’00,-
Ot'U for government eilnbltl and build
ings at the Seattle e»p*altion.
Senator Fulton secured the (manage
of hie bill sending t*> the United State
Circuit court for the Ninth circuit all
rlalma of American
sealers whose
* easela were seised by government ves
sels while In the open eras,
Henator Fulton Introduced a resolu
tion directing the sserstary ol war to
survey the locks at Oregon City with a
view to purcliaaing them in conjunction
with Oregon.
Tillman's resolution asking the pres
ident to Inform the senate wiiat action
had lawn taken in isgard to violation
Washingbin, Jan. 29.—The need of
of land grant laws In Oregon and Wash
ington by the Southern Pacific was an American merchant marine aa an
auxiliary to the navy formed the prin
pnaaad.
cipal topic of discussion In tl*e house
Washington, Feb. 3.—Three of the today during the consideration of the
giante ot the house of repreaentatlvea urgent deficiency appropriation bill.
had tlielr Innings today. Technically, The dehate waa ptwipitaled by Little
the Indian appropriation bill was un field, of Maine, who questioned the
der dlariisalon, lull legislation was rele legality ot the provision appropriating
gated to the Issckground while national 31,(XX),000 to supply a deficiency of
politics occupied the stage.
cal for the navy caused by transfer of
Before the political ipieslion cropped the battleship fleet from the Atlantic to
out the house, with neit to the largest the Pacific. He criticised congress for
attendance of the eeeaion and with but ito failure to make appropriations for a
one diaaentlng voice, ¡wseed a general merchant marine.
whlow' pension bill granting a flat pen
The bill was still under consideration
sion of *12 a month to the widows of when ttie liouse adjourned.
all honorably discharged soldiers of the
United State« who have not heretofore
REPORT TO BE FAVORABLE
mwivwl the tienetiia of the pe.ision law
and an Increase of * I a month for thoM burton's Bill Regulating Railroads Re
who have Iwneflted under the act of
ceives Aupport.
June 27, Hint).
The law eipreaaly
Washington,
Feb. 3.—Northwestern
waives the limitation of properly hold
ings. The bill Involves the expendi senators who united ill supporting Nen-
ator Fulton's amendment to the inter
ture of more than *12,00U,lMX).
state commerce act. prohibiting rail-
roads from enforcirg any Increased in
Friday, January 31.
Washington,
Jan. 31.—After the terstate rate prior to the determination
resiling of the president's message, the of Its rranonableneea by the Interstate
senate devoted today to further consid Commerce commission, have l*een very
eration of the bill revising the criminal busy during the [mrt week, so much so
laws of the United States. The first that the Interstate Commerce commis
r* ad I ng was concluded, including all sion has agreed to report favorably the
paragraphs to which no objection has bill. «
When Nenator Fulton appeared be
developed. W hen the measure is next
taken up, sections involving amend fore the committee early In the week,
ments to the law and others to which I m * waa told that the railroads were de
objections have b<<en made will he con- manding a hearing and that the com
mittee would not act on the bill until a
aide red.
Nenator Nelson intrisluceil a local op full hearing could be granted. This
meant that the bill would be pushed
tion bill today applicable to Alaska.
sside and go unacted upon, at lra«t this
Washington, Jan. 31.—The house session.
The Northwest men were de
Inlay passed (88 fienaion bills and then termind to get action that they finally
took up the Indian appropriation bill. I mince* I the committee U> waive hear
Representative French today Intro- ings on condition that the bill beamend-
duccl a bill propping to amend the «I giving the Interstate Commerce oom
constitution by granting the right of mission the right to determine wlist in-
franchise to women.
creased rales should become operative
The house la awaiting with Interest a without action on their part ami what
speech from Cashman, ot Washington, should l*e Irnestigted before lieeotning
who now «rars the title of v'llumorist effective. The compromise bill waa
of the I louse.” Ills col leagues look to Irame.I by a sulrconimittee Haturday
him for at least one “funny” speech afternoon.
each neeaion.
Rushes Revenue Cutter Bill.
A favorable report on the Townsend
arbitration hill by the committee. The
Washington, Feb. 4.—Henator Fulton
bill provides for the appointment by today took up with the house members
the president of a commission to inves of the Oregon delegation hie hill appro
tigate each dispute I*etween capital or priating (250,(M)0 for a revenue cutter
lalsir of such magnitude aa to Inter for Oregon coast service, which pease.I
fere with Intetslate Ira tile.
the senate last evening. Earnest effort
is to lie made to |«as the bill In the
Thursday, January 30.
house, and the delegation believes this
Washington, Jan. 30.—The senate will lie accomplished.
Mexico to Oat Statehood.
Washington, Jan. 30.—A general ru
mor waa In circulation about the senate
end of the capitol today that what
amounts to practically an aMurance|has
been given to Governor Corry, National
Committeeman
Holomon
l.nna anil
other cltliens of New Mexico, in Wash
ington, that a bill granting statehood
to New Mexico will Ire allowed to pass
during the short seas ion of the Sixtieth
congress. Thia, according to the ru
mor, la in return for the agreement of
New Mexico bi let statehood drop until
after the presidential election.
Young Men Are Wanted
Washington, Feb. fi.—The United
Htates reclamation service ia looking
for ablebodled engineers, preferably
young men, for service on government
irrigation projects.
Civil service ex
aminations will be held in all the reg
ular examination cities April 16 and
lfi, and in addition on many of the
projects where government work la now
in progress. Among the latter pointe
are Klamath Falla and Hermiston. Or
egon; Okanogan, Washington; Provo,
Utah; Cody, Wyoming; 1st Mesa and
Huntley, Montana, and Oakland, Cal.
Agree to Recommend Uttar.
Washington, Feb.#.—The Idaho sen
store today formally agreed to recom
mend the appointment of 1». A. Utter,
of Weiser, to be surveyor general of
Idaho, vice Mr. Eagleson, resigned.
Tim formal recommendation will l>e
sent to the president Monday.
Mr.
Utter was the original choice for thia
appointment, but the matter was sus
pended when hia oltlaenahip waa ques
tioned. This has been satisfactorily ex
plained.
Experiment Farm In Umatilla.
Washington, Jan. 30.—Representa
tive Ellis today again took up with the
reclamation service the question of es
tablishing an experimental farm In the
Umatilla Irrigation project to demon
strate the heat method of irrigation and
the beat crops to plant. He was told
that 40 acres had been set aside for
this pnrpoee. later he waa assured by
Hi* secretary of agriculture that his
department would at once take charge
of the farm.
President of Washington State School
Tells Hie txperieneee.
Following la the address delivered by
President E. A. Bryan, ot the state col
lege, to the wheatgrowers of Washing
ton at their recent meeting In Pullman,
In which lie recited various uboerve-
lione he had made during hie reoenlly
completed trip abroad
“Ths one thing that Im pressed me
while la Europe was the fact that we
Americans do not fully realise the
greatrieee of our own land, and its op-
portunlllee, sod the grestueaa and op
portunities of our own people as com
pared with our brethen In Europe. The
opportunity for the average man Is so
notch greater that we can hardly con
ceive the difference. In Europe a man
ia torn In a cla-a from where he cannot
escape, and be ecoordingly lite himself
for Gist elaaee. There is stratification
after rtrstifiotlon, and it la practically
impossible for an Individual to ¡ass
from claae to class, and think that the
frewiqm ol the American people is one
ot the greatest things which we have
here.
**fn Italy the porerty and distress
were very interesting, although it ex
cited the greatest pity.
It seemed aa
if there were no end ot beggars. They
begged In almost every way imagina
ble. Whole families oould be seen
bagging together by means ot musicsl
instruments. In one case I noticed a
woman holding an umbrella upeliie
down to catch lbs coppers, while the
father played the guitar, and the child
ren each played some sort of musical
instrument, and all were liegging. Nev
ers I husky looking fellows dived into
the sea to get coppers worth about a
half cent, and begged the people to
throw the coppers In. It seemed as If
ooe-half of the population lived off the
ether half.
"I waa very much Interested in the
hones. The average horse In Faris for
the heavy draft work is a very good an
imal Indeed. There were greet num
hers of magnificent stallions that would
have cold In this market for from two
thcusand to three thousand dollars,
and they were all of a very high type.
Ona thing that impressed me both In
Ijondon ami Faria was that the average
coach horse was a much larger fellow
than we liave been accustomed to see
for that work. I think that we people
here In America shoald look toward
l*ree*ling a larger animal that »• liave
in tbe past, and unless we watch our
selves, we will be inclined to breed
down. In Naples there were many cab
horore, and about ninety per cent of the
cab horara driven were stallions.
One
thing that was very interesting to me
waa that they do not uxe the bit. They
use an Instrument that fits over the
nnee, and above the nostril la apiece
which extends out about three inches,
and when pulling a horse to stop, they
pull on the nose.
“In going up the Tiber river north
of Rome, almost every wagon that I
met wae being drawn by oxen, either
by tandem, or with a yoke. The oxen
were all very strong fellows, quite
large, well built, and had huge hornr
rising above their heads. There did
not erem to be the t>eef type ot cattle,
nor wae there any milk typo. I sup
pose their cows, were, of course, used
for milking purposes, bat they were
not apparently bred to either type, but
rather to the ox type.
‘‘The poorer class of Italiano du not
know what it ia to have meat in any
quantity. The average man ieatoo poor
to be able to buy beef, aa they would
have to pay not lees than twenty-two
cento a pound for It. Kids err use»! foe
Arab there a greet deal. The swine
there were very large, and rather more
ot the type of the hacon hog tlian like
onr Berkshire« ot Foland Chinas. They
use goats' milk a great deal, and es
pecially in Naples.
In the morning
you would see «omen and uitn driving
goats around from place to place, as
the customer has the privilege of hav
ing the operation ot milking per form e*l
In his presence.
The goat selected is
milked, and In many cases yon will see
a goat being taken up in an elevator, or
up a stairway, wherever the customer
may be, and then milked in his pres
ence.
“In Italy the tillage is of a very in
tensified kind.
There, many of the
Italians liave their own vegetable gar
den, and raiae their own vegetables.
Here we pay twelve or fifteen cento a
head for ouliflower, and In Italy you
can buy a iloxen head« of cauliflower
for six oents, and that will make it
cleat why the Italian is able to live on
a vegetable diet so well.
The people
train their vineyards upon trees, and
in many case« there is hardly any top
to the tree«, as they had been cut down
to stumps for the vines to climb on. I
did not get a decent apple to eat until
I waa on board the ship, and had some
Oregon apples served to me."
< r> •iMlliaed Kratt.
Mnke n syrup by boiling together a
pound of xtigar and a gill of water,
without stirring, until a little drvpiied
Into Iced water bfcoinee brittle. Take
from the tire, set In an outer reseel of
boiling water and add tbe juice of a
quarter ot a lemon. Have the various
fruits ready and na dry as they can
he made, run a thin skewer through
each and dip It In tbe syrup. I .ay on
waxed paper to dry.
In packing tn
tin boxes to keep clean, sprinkle esrtl
layer with powdered sugar. Keep Ln
a dry, cool place.
HsreeraaiaS Swwee.
SCORES EVIL DOERS SETTLEFATEOFRUEF
President Anvers Crines end Played Prwecatlao Falsi From
Propone Niv Lan
Viry OeglDilog.
'PLANS FOR ESTABLISH
ING POSTAL BANKS
Hew
Bills
ef
Carter
and
Mitels»
ceck Differ from Madden-
Snapp Measure.
SATS TRUSTS NEED CONTROL NEMORT SUDDENLY FAILED HIM
Banded Together fer Thought Decision of Appellate Court
Reaction—Emptor er a' Liebillty
Would Result In Releasing
Criminal Rich
Laws— Loes Injunctions.
Him From Jail.
DISPOSITIOM
Democrat
Of
Provide«
THI
for
FUNDS.
Board
ot
Xaveatment—All Fix Deposit
Wethington, Feb. 1. — Freeideot
Roosevelt yesterday sent to congteaa a
special
mvasage which to devoted
mainly to a vigorous defense of hie
policy aa regards railroads and trusts
trots the eoeaulto of hie critics and an
even niO’S vigorous denunciation ot
those critics and those whom they
champion.
Beginning with tbe rerommemlation
of new employers' liability bills, both
binding 11*0 government and interstate
corporations, and of laws restricting the
issue of injunctions, the message pro
oeeda to renew the president’s former
recommenilatlons for legislation dealing
with railroadsand monopolies. Then
it enters uprui a reply to tbe criticism
of the president's policy, not mincing
words in its charactorixation of bis an
ta gon lata aa lawbrrakedre. It shows
their inconsistency io criticising Judges
I and is and Wellborn alter having con
demned the pres dent's much milder
criticism ot other judges. It advocates
measures to prevent stock gambling,
attributee the panic to «peculation and
high finance, and deelaree that, even
if the prraident'a policy did contribute
to the panic, it ia bettor than to allcw
d¡»honest business to thrive. He de
clares bis purpose of continuing tbe
same policy without flinching
While the tneerage was being read io
the senato, many senators simply scan
ned their printed copies at first, and
before it waa half finished they gene
rally took up other matton.
When
the striking paaaaaee were reached,
many of tbe Senators l«»ked around the
chamber and exchanged smiles. Till
man seemed especially pl ease* 1 with the
document; Ia Follette pal.I very care
lul attention; Beveridge, McCumber,
Knox, Gallinger, Nelson, Elkins, He-
ruenway and Burrows, on the Republi
can side, and Culberson, Teller, Davis,
Bankhead and Overman, among the
Democrats, were especially attentive to
tbe document.
Ou tbe conclusion ol the reeding of
the message. Henator DBvia, of Arkan
sas, promptly
moved that
10,000
copies ot the mreaage be printed as a
public dix-ument.
"ft ia the brat Demrcratic doctrine
that I have ever bear*! emanating from
a Republican eoarce," said Davie.
The motion was agreed to, and with
out further ivnnment the message wae
refer red to the committee on intoretote
commerce.
The readme of the nieseage in the
house was batoned to with intense in-
toreet. by the membere, of whim there
wee an unusually large number in at
tendance.
Ae the resiling of the mcaeage pro-
grra«e«l In the house, numerous mem
bere were heard audibly to exclaim
**m<*et unusual,” “this is red-hot,” etc.
The president's vigorous denunciation
of wrongdoers was greeted with loud
applause, aa was hie defense cf Federal
judges who punish offenders for viola
tions of the law.
The frequency of tbe applause in
creased as the reading proceeded. The
hum of oenversation over tbe nieseage
subsided and tbe members followed
svery word. But theclimax came when
the reading was concluded.
Without regard to party, the mem
bers loudly applauded, cheered, thump
ed their desks and gave other evidences
of their approval of the drxtument.
After a moment’a alienee, the applause
broke out again, several members, in
cluding many Iiemocrato, arising from
their seat« and clapping their hands.
The message then, on motion of
Payne, of New York, was referee*! to
the committee on the state of the Union.
Maes Tr ope on Pacific.
Omaha. Neb. Feb. 1.—Added strength
to the theory that the sending of Rear
Admiral Evan«' fleet to the Pacific may
not be so much for mere naval practice
as for possible protection was given to>
day. when it developed here that the
national government is also making
preparations for the mobilisation of
more troops on the Pacific coast by the
time the fleet arrives there. Troops
will be sent from Fort Crook, in Ne
braska, Fort Leavenworth in Kansas,
and Fort Rusnell, in Wyoming, to var
ious Coast barracks.
After Trad« In the Orient.
Seattle, Feb. 1 .—The Chicago. Mil
waukee A Nt. Paul will shortly begin
an active campaign for its share of
trade In the Orient.
President A. J.
Earling, who is in Brattle, aaid: “Ne
gotiations have l*een made for a line of
steamships between Puget sound and
the Orlen.
J. II. Hiland, thin! vice
;>resident of the St. Paul, and F. A.
Miller, general passenger agent, have
been sent to investigate traffic condi
tions In China and Japan, and will te-
port upon the possibilities of trade de
velopment.”
For cold meat To four tableepoon-
fule ot freahly grated horseradish add
I heaped teaspoonful of granulated
ttigar, half a teaepoonful of salt, a
fiash of pepper and two teaspoon full of
Cut In Price of Steel.
prepared mustard. Add vinegar to
New York, Feb. 1.—About 70 steel
mnke It smooth and creamy. To serve men, representing the United Hutes
with bot meats, add two tableepoon- Nteel corporation, the Republic Nteel
fule of thick cream and beat tn a dlsb company, the Bethlehem Nteel com
set tn boiling water. Do not let the pany, the Jones A Iaughlln Nteel com
mlihtr« holl
pany and the Pennsylvania Steel com
pany, were in conference in this city
•c««. Rake4 !■ T.w.twa
today and tonight. None of those pres
Select round, einwotb tomatoes of nnE ent would talk, but it was stated unoffi
form aise
(lut a thin slice from tbs cially that the subject of the confer
top of each and with a to*«p>*on scoop ence waa a proposal to reduce the price
out enough of the pulp to admit aa of steel in general.
egg. Season tbe caviti«« with aalt and
pept*r an*t a tiny pinch of onion < m
Workmen Begging foe Food.
parsley
I»rop an «gg Into each. Bet
Buffalo, Feb. 1.—The office of the
the tornatoea Into a well-buttered pas, superintendent of poor at West Seneca
to which a very little water baa been waa besieged today by 60 men begging
added and bake about fifteen minute* for food. The partial snepenaion of the
Beason wMb butter and serve each to steel and iron industry there has
mato on a elice ot delicately brown caused much suffering among the for
eign laborers.
Han Francisco, Jan. 30.—An attempt
to kidnap At*« Ruef from ttie county
jail and apirIt him away waa unearthed
last night by Hheriff Larry Dolan. Ttie
details ol the plot were revraled by one
of the guards, who had seen the prepa
rations. The plot was being engineered
try the Indicted magnate«, who rsoog-
nlse that they must get Ruef out of tbe
way at all haxarda to save themaelvra.
In the midst of the denunciation be
ing heaped upon the graft prosecution
by Patrick Calhoun and hie fellows in
indictment has cum« a clear llghtsbow-
mg that th« prosecution stands at th«
present moment as strong aa, if not
stronger, than ever.
Aba Ruel's trial will be preeeed with
vigor. Then he will be er iff enced to 14
years in prison. He may at once be
placed on trial again and bis redEence
raised to
years. Then Patrick Cai-
l*oon will be put on trial and Ruef
dragged from the prison to testify.
Thia arrangement has been made
necessary by tbe discovery that Ruef
and the indicted magnates were nego
tiating during the very time that Ruef
waa under guard. Tbe plot has been
unearthed by Hpecial Agent William J.
Burna, and it includes tbe insinuation
that Ruef had an advene« tip on the
decision of tbe Appellate court, which
ijuaahed the indictment against him.
With thia information, Ruef, believing
that he would be turned loose, «udden-
ly lost bis memory on all matters that
would tend to incriminate Calhoun and
other indicted magnate«.
Limit at 91,000.
Upon the indorsement by I'oarmsatet
General Meyer and later by I'rralilent
ltooeevelt of tbe postal savings bank
system for the I'nltrel Htates, throe
separate an<1 distinct plans bave tieen
proposed to ' ongre-w as the pro|wr pro
cedure for establishing and putting tut»»
operation such banks.
In the llouao
of
Kefiresentstlvrs
Representative«
Madden, of Chicago, and Nnapp. ot
Joliet, III., have introduced similar
tneaaurea
Rei>rv«entatlve Hitchcock,
of Omaha, a Democrat, haa Introduced
another House bill, nnd Nenator Tbotn
as (barter, of Montana. Is the father of
a senate bill. Tbe main dlfferencan In
these bills lie In tbe protection afford
ed depositors and ilcjioalta ami In the
Investment features of the funds ot th«
postal aavlngs banka
All these bills place a limit on tbe
Interest-bearing de|«Mlts which can ba
made by any Individual within any sin
gle calendar year and Anally. Ths
Madden-Nuapp bill provides that (3<al
may be deposited within one year and
that no interest shall be jiaid to any
depositor upon a deposit In ex<-eM of
(l.OfMl. Tbe Carter bill makes tbe lim
it of annual defiosit (.KXl and tbe final
limit of Interest-bearing deposit (1.000,
while tbe Hitchcock bill haa a double-
barreled provision which la more com
plex. It provides a limit of monthly
deposit of (100 and tbe final limit of
any single deposit at (1,000. In ad
dition it provides that no Interest shall
be paid on more than (3<X> to any de
positor and that if any depositor de
posit more than (200 In any one yeat
interest shall not be paid on new dw
posits in ex<-eM of that amount.
Both tbe Madden-Hnapp and Cartes
bills provide an Interest rate of 2 per
cent on deposits, while the Hitchcock
bill stlpulstes that the rate on (2(X) oi
lesa shall be 2<A per cent, and ovet
that amount and up to (5tX) tbe rate
'shall be fixed by a board of Investment
>rvm;*o«‘d of the Postmaster General,
the Secretary of the Treasury and ths
Comptroller of tbe Currency.
In establishing postal savings bank,
adjuncts to post office« there is also a
'dlfferen** between the Madden-Snap;
bill and the others. Tbe Madden-Hnapg
measure gives the Postmaster Genera'
discretion In the selection of offices lot
postal savings bank purposes; tbs
Hitchcock bill 1* mandatory In that all
money order poet otfii'es are mad«
branches of tbe postal saving* bank
system, while the Carter bUI make« all
first, *e*-**nd and thlrd-claaa I*««t ot
flee« branch postal «ving» banka and
gives the Postmaster General some di»
cretion as to further extension lots
the fourtb-ela>« |**>st offices.
,
* In administration the Madden-Knapp
bill provides a general superintendent
of postal savings banks, with such as
sistants and clerks as may be neces
sary. while the Secretary of the Treas
ury Is authorized to increaae the audit
or's force In the Post Office Department
Tbe sum of (3t>.<X¥> Is set aside to start
the banks In operation. Both tbs
Hitchcock and Carter bills stipulate
that tbe bead of tbe postal banks shall
be an officer known to the Fifth As
sistant Postmaster General, and ask
(KXi.OOO to establish the banks.
«d to 1.B3T1A44. On« person in every
thirty of the population waa depositing
hi« or her earings where they would draw
interest Today >*..‘>88.811 persona, or al
most exactly 10 per cent of tbe entire
population of tbe country, have accounts
in savings banka—an average of one in
every ten men. women and children io
the United States.
The internal commerce for the era.
was greater than ever before On the
Great I.akea and on tbe railroads the
HALL ON STAND.
movement of natural products waa beyond
ell comparison. There was a gain of 13
Testimony Is Vigorous Daniel of Con per cent in tbe amount of iron ore ship
ped. a gain of 23 per cent In cool and a
spiracy Charges.
similar gain In corn, wheat, live stock and
Portland, Jan. 30.—For over three »very other important article, while tbe
hours yeeterdsy John H. Hall, ex-Unit- freight charge« averaged lower than for
ed Htatro attorney, testified in defense uy previous year.
The Increase in exports occurs chiefly
of the alleged conspiracy charged in.the
Indictment on which be is being tried in manufactured article«. Tbe figures of
in tbe Federal court.
He vigorously agricultural exports remain about tbe
denied that be bad ever entered into a »am» aa in liXXI. when they were the
conspiracy or an illegMl agreement with largest on record.
The government treasury was never in
Steiwer and bis associates or with any
better shape. The report ot the United
body else. He aaeerted that at no time
State« treasurer for June 30. 1870. ebow
had he ever been unfaithful to hia trust ’d an available cash balance of *150.006.-
as a ptoeecuting officer for the govern 300 in the treasury at Washington; the
ment, neither bad he ever been dilatory report for December 14. 1807. shows an
In prosecuting al! violations of the law available cash balance ot *230.762.300.
that had been reported to him and sup without counting (246^284.456 deposited
ported by the necessary evidence. Mr. in national banks and subject to the call
Hall will probably complete hie testi ot the department. This mahe« a total
mony thia morning and tbe cross ex available balance of (306.046.764.
Hecretary Wilson In his recent annua*
amination of tbe witness by Heney will
follow. Aside from tbe final argu report ebowed us that the crop« of the
farmers
of the United States for tbe year
ments to the jury, Heney'a cross exam
ination of Hail promisee to be the feat 1007 was beyond all comparison and had
a farm value of (L412.000.000— an in
ure of the trial.
crease of 57 per cent in eight years.
Judge Webster, counsel for Mr. Hall,
In 1870 tbe value ot the farm animals
said last night that he would probadily In the United States waa (1.554.960.149;
oall only one wltneee when the witness in 1907 they are worth (4.42X607,853.
finished his testimony, although it is
In 1870 our farmers hsd 2X484.100
understood Nteiwer will be recalled for neat cattl«; in 1907 they have TJ.53X996.
further cross examination. Heney will
In 1870 they had 8.248.N00 horse«; in
offer some testimony in rebuttal when 1907 they have 19.740X83.
tbe defense has concluded Its owe, «o
In 1870 the wool clip was 152.000.000
that the final arguments cannot begin pounds; in 1907 it was
before tomorrow afternoon and prob pounds.
The wheat crop in 1870 was 2X3.8M.-
ably not until Saturday.
700 bushels; in 1907 it was 735,260.970
bushels.
Blame for Theater Fira.
The corn crop in 1870 wss 1.0O4.2XY-
Boyertown, Pa., Jan. 30.— The jr*ry
000 bushels; in 1907 it was X927.416,-
which has been investigating tbe disas JH1 bushels.
trous fire at the Rhoades opera bouse,
In 1870 the cotton crop was 3.114.952
turned in a verdict at 1 o'clock this bales; in 1907 it was 1X510.982 bales.
morning, in jart ae follows: “We are
The cotton mills of the United States
of tbe opinion that Mre. Munro and consumed 857.000 bales of cotton in 1870
the deputy factcry inspector are largely snd 4.627,<XXJ hales in 1807.
In 1870 we exported 958.558.323
responsible for the disaster, owing to
negligence. We tequeet the prosecut pounds of cotton; in 1907 we exported
ing attorney of Burke county to arrest 4.51X217.220 pounds.
The production of gold in 1870 waa
and if possible convict Mrs. Munro,
owner of tbe atereojitican machine, and (36.00O.IMX). in 1907 it waa (9&000.000.
In 1870 the production of silver was
Harry M. Bechtel, tbe deputy factory
(1X334.000; in 1907 it was (37.642JKMX
tnspecor, on the charge of criminal
In 1870 we produced 220.951.2110 tons
negligence.’’
of coal; in 1907 we produced 5,31X743.
312 tons.
Scramble for New Jobs.
In 1870 we produced 1.6X3,179 tons o.
Carson, Nev., Jan. 30. — Governor pig iron ; in 1907 we produced 23.307.191
Sparks signed the police bill yesterday tons.
In 1S70 our furnace* had an output of
and it is now a law. Already there ia
a tierce scramble for places on the po only 68.750 tons of steel; in 1907 the out
Tbe Nobel prises were swarded, that
lice force. Applications for officers are put was 20,023.947 tone.
In 1870 we operated 52,922 miles of ror literature going to Rudyard Kipling.
being received from all quarters. It
The treasurer of a Canadian railroad
is believed that the new force can take railroad; in 1907 we had 222.635 mil** in
operation, and carried 815.774,118 pas ronfessed to stealing (185,UW in eighteen
the field inside of 40 days. Tbe after
senger» and 216.656.795,61X1 tons of years.
noon session of the legislature resulted freight. The statistics for freight and
Advice« from Ixmdon indicated that
in several appropriations. The lieuten paaaenger traffic do not go back of 181X1.
Ambassador Bryce may quit bis post is
ant governor's salary was raised from when the railroads of the country carried
this country.
*1.800 to *3,000 in order that he may 520.439.082 pasaengera and 79.1trj,985,-
Japan and the United States esme to s
comply with the duties necessitated by 125 tons of freight.
verbal understanding to limit emigration
the new police law.
The average freight rate per mile In of Japs to this country.
1890 was 93 cents and in 1907 it waa 77 I
Richard Miller ot Nt. Louis won high
cents per ton.
Big Increase in Pensions.
ptaise in France, one of his paintings
There
were
684.704
tons
of
shipping
on
Washington, Jan. 30. — A general
the great lake« in 1870, which has in- being bought by tbe Minister of Fin«
pension bill, which, If ratified, will
creased to X439.741 tons in 1907. The Arts.
increase the pension roll by about *12,-
Mrs. Taft, wife of tbe Secretary of
amount of freight passing through tbe
000,000. has been introduced by the Sault Ste. Marie canal in 1870 was 690,- War. whose ship was caught in a storm
chairman of the committee on invalid 826 tons; in 1907 the total was 41,098,- off Boulogne, hsd a narrow es*apc from
pensions. The bill provide« for the 324 tons.
death.
payment of a pension of *12 a month,
In 1870 we hsd 28.492 poetoffices In
Mrs. Atherton won her breach-of-pron«
instead of *8. ae at present, to all wid the country ; in 1900 we had 76.68N. Since let suit against 4'aptain Yarde-Buller, tbe
ows of veterans of the Mexican war, of that time, by the Introduction of rural I-ondon court giving judgment for dam
the Indian wars, all widows of veterans free delivery, tbe number baa been reduc age« and costs.
of the Civil war married prior to June ed to 62.X59.
Foreign newspapers expreasetl varied
There is no better thermometer of com opiniona on the significance of the sailing
27, 1890 and all widows of Spanish war
mercial
and
Industrial
activity
than
the
veterans who died of disease contracted
of the American fleet on its globe-girding
Poetoffice Ilepartment, for people do not vxpedition.
in the service.
write letters when they have no business
The cabinet of the Shah of Persia re-
to write about The receipts of tbe de
Riol In Lisbon.
partment in 1870 for postage «ramp« ligned because of tbe delay in executing
soldiers
who fatally attacked Teheran
Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. 30.—There amounted to (19.722.222 ; in 1907 they
shopkeepers.
was an outbreak of political rioting on had Increased to (167.932.7X3.
the streets of this city this afternoon
A terrible storm swept the Atlantic
In 1880 there were 4.829 money order
in which ehota were fired and aotne offices in the United States.
In 1907 coast of Europe, a French schooner sink
people wounded. The disorders, how there were 37.54X1.
In 1880 7.240,537 ing off Niarrlts in view of thousands
ever, were of short duration. The po domestic money orders were issued ; in among whom was the premier.
lice had received warning in advance 1907 the number was 62.iX59.78X Those
The financial program of Japan was
and they acted promptly. The crowd issued in 1880 represented a value of formally settled at tbe meeting of tbe
made use of revolvers and fo” a few ('.00.332.818; those issued In 1907 repre council of tbe elder statesmen on Mon
day. It involves a reduction in the ax»
momenta the firing was heavy, but it sented a value of (479.650.342.
In 1870 the pay roll of teachers In pub pensee of tbe army and navy for tbe next
rapidly gave way and waa disposed be
lic schools wss (37.X3X56iL The pay roll six years, whereby tbe government will
fore a show of force.
in 1907 was (177,562,981.
eave (300.000JXX*.
The increaae In wages per capita In
Band of Women Thieves.
Dispatches from Santiago. Chill. indL
the United States since 1870 has been
Lublin, Russian Poland, Jaa. 30.— about 82 per cent ; the increase during .-ate that about 8,04X1 laborers in tbe Tar-
The police of this city have unearthed the last fifteen years has been 24 per apeca nitrate fields have gone on etrike
and buainese is paralysed. The ntuation
a band of robbers composed entirely of cent.
The Increase In the cost of food since Is considered critical and warships and
women and the leaders hsve been taken
troops have been sent to the troubled di«-
into custody. Tbe women srs ssid to 1870 has been about 22 per cent. The
tricts, but up to the present time there
be responsible'for a long cerise of high Increase In the coet of food during tbe
has been no violence.
last fifteen years haa been 14 per cent.
way robberies.
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