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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1906)
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS I ! ! ! I I liciiv, tcliiu.iiy 23. V it r 1 1 i 1 1 u 1 1 1 , I'i b. "II. I'rcctilcil 1 1 y ft debut" which iinlirulril i t hem I it nry , lull nu Lit it relish, in Inking m I mn against it lliynl railroad comb lutt ions, till) lull n i jj( rt' without oppoMi'iol today In I tut Ti 1 1 in in ( i i I lei pi- ri'Kolu tiuii, il retting the I titer Ml ale ( 'nintncrrii -tiiiiiiri-iiii In n i nk" mi Immediate in itiry mill report regarding itlbgi"'l re straint nf tnt'li ii tin' 'itit n( I'Kilitin railroads In t he handling of coal him! oil, Tlii ri'miliiliiiii Mill not in tint (uriii in which II imhhi-i lint Mriinti', and will K" back I" that Imily fur its second ad inn. I ' r M'i'tx t i i tf under call nf committee, linilU were utMi'i to rti'iiri $7f worth of Murk it 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 v mi mining claims Hinl fn wnith of wink on roads hihI trail fur nu ll milling claim in Alaska; allow ing f r i ur i rliifi In rlriir from A 1 1 1-r icitn port w ll limit I- x it in 1 1 1 it 1 1 r i rrrl I Ileal ' w I n n t In- ror, lit i if In wlih 1 1 t liry 1 l ntn rrfogni.n Amiriran in I iflrnd'N of In Mpt'it'oii; In prevent foieign hiiilt dreduf from opri.iting in tin United hlli', eirrpt t ln drc Igew now hI wmk in tln I ' ii i t I Mate under roiiliitrt. Washing'tin, l i'li. '.?.'!. lly h vol"- of 'i III .'l till' Hl'lllltl' I nil I II I I U I'll mi lli'iT t ti t l oiiiini r i tmhiy iigrrnl tu report tin 1 1 ) I 1 1 1 n I. ulr.it. I rate I'll! without iiiiii'iiilini'iil , I'Ul tin' n-H. iliil inn in rcrve'l In llir iiiitiiIhtm of llii rouimit ti n f r 1 1 r 1 1 of m t i hi mint-ruing .tlllf llllllll'lllM tillered III till' Sl'llllle. I'.y a V"ti of ,'i in H, Ki'iiil,liriin -n-va 1 1 -ilig, Tillman, it I li'MMirntl , was glvuu thi' In. i or of tcpnttiiig tin- dill. Tli in ("tit'il ihI.ih ii j . r relent , in tl.iil i Itr publican hitiiiIi' r no in 1 1 1 has given t l It I li'llinrr.ll rnlltt'il of nil important mi'iiHiiri' pii" I I'V it Ki pulil ii nil I n hi - mi l em Impel I'V it K -1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' it i I'li ni-.li-nt. T tin r ttcl.iy , February 22. Wa'lriiglon, l i'li. Knox's inurli I i irii i-m-iJ mi'l Inii x 'i-1 I railroad I'lll U lot Hit T". Ill' III III till- Cellule toil. IV, Mi'l liiriiii"" of tii i i 'i 1 1 ii.itl lull net OII t III' Kll I J'Tl W a ll' l ol 'led l!'l' nunc- tntl iriviii;i' of it tr.i 1 1 -i f.ir I l.i' i ii f irm:it ii of llm i-fhaiiir t on tin' il.iy of i lit 1 1 1' lin t ii ii . At tin- i ii-1 nf Hall', i l.aiiiniin of 1 1 1 ""-' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' ! mi ii aval affair, tin- lull n il : lit! for tin- Ml Ii I " 1 1 rnrlit of ha.ilig itt tin' nitval ii ' I 1 1 1 y nl Annapolis was taken up Hinl iliHcilKM'il itt length. I'irk advocated extreme mc.u-iireii, saving I lull milling I''-" would m i hii'IikIi lie tl'niri"l remit. II'' Hinl tli.il In' liit'l investigated tin' Luring practice, urn! wa prepared to ir m hi i !- it "itn edu cator in lit ii' ul it y ." 1 f considered it m nun" out of harmony with tin' ollire l.flil liy tin' midshipmen. Tin' lull wu IHH it'll. Waidiiiigtun, Ki-li. "'2. Tin house tu lay rrftiT'l to nlj n rri in celebration if Washington's birthday, mi'l il : it-ii i t r h pat t ici patel in a general Ibid 1 it y of ili'lmtt on lln'iiruiv Hj'i'roiria t inii lull. Tim Hiffrlitn Inuk H w lot rnniM'. S 1 ,i i-n'iHiily wan tlirriiMM,.,! f ir kii Imlir I'V (illni'll, ll'l tn ik tin' 'il"itio tlmt nliipH t-'iiil'l In- limit hm i-1 ion 1 1 1 y in 1 1 1 in tun nl i y it h n I in tit 1 1 . 1 1 un-irtr I Ihlll lilt' I'liitl'll Hlltll'H 1'iMMl'Ml.'i till' tiniNt iMi-rrliiiiit iii.iiiih' lli-rt of Hny lint kui . 'I iniiorrnw tin' joint rt'tolut i.m iliri-t t- tilt' I llttTHtlttt' ( ' I'll llll'lil' rolllllllK- hioii to iuvi'M uta 1 1 tin' r.tiiroH'l, n it mi'l inii li'initu foul mi'l oil t r net h will In- t tiiiMi.lcri'il iiinl limit likely hI jit ! . A I'i I whm iiiHfi ri'Hi'rviti from ilin i i"nl dy I In-i." ivi-r n iiu-iit I'nitlli' Mo in t a i ii , S. I'. Tlit niftmiii in in nui tt' it jiitit of Hit' 1 ii 1 1 It M i iii nt ii in t-iiiiitnrimu rt'Hfrvt'. Tli ti it hi n it i ti tnet itn miiiin (mm In-1 ii k' tin' iini'ii'iit li.illlf'rouu'l lii'twt't'ii tlif Crow iiinl tlio Siniix In- tliltllH. Tim fnnfiTt'iici' ri'pnrt iion t lit' ur r'iit ilftii-itiuy lull win nrt'i'il to. A joint Iftnllltloll HH ll'lt'i (1 tn nl lnwinn Al.ttka tfi.rlit'M iiinl t'niilnyt'M of I lit luiri'ini of flur.it ion tu iihhiii tlii'il Hiilnrii'ri. Wi'ilni'silay, Fi'lniiaiy 21. Washington, ImIi. HI. Si'i'ii't iiry Slniiv Hiiliinitti il a M'l'oi t tn Ihf liiiitMt' to.liy i ii K-f r ti 1 1 1 ; (m-i initiit'iit aipro ria t itiiiri inn I ' f i .tin tln trt'UMiiry, in rn i iliaiift with n ri'eolul ion of llrp-ri-Hi'iilHt ivti Tuw iit y of M inni'Hiilii, I'liairiuitii nf tlif Iiihihii t'oiiiinittt't' on piroi-iatiniiH, who Iihh liffii It'inl'iin Hit llht H!iiiiiHt pi rinaiifiit appropria t itui iiinl hiH it hill pfi ilinir whirli j'ro viih'H fur alinliHliiin? curli upproprial itniH 4'Xi't'pt for HinkiiiK fuiul, internal inniil paymi'iitH ami ii few oilier Hxetl oliliu tiniiH. Will Report Bill. WnMliinittnn, I'eh. HO. The Philip pine, tariff hill, whit li Iuih heen hehl up in the Hiieuttt ciunmittett ever Hini'tt il piiHHnl the hoilHe, iH hooii to he repoitetl. The Henioi tatH of tlui fiilllinittee, W lit) wire ciippuHt'tl to he Holiilly arrayeil HtrtiitiHt llm hill, helil neolifereiife tmlav ami t wu nut of the live ileelaieil their intention to vote to repot t the hill Carmark of TeiineHrieit ami Mcl'reary of Kentucky. Three Kepul.licnnH, how ever Mule of MinneHiilH, HnrrnwH of MichiKiitt and Ilranileyee of t!oiinei tict are uppiiHoil to the hi 1. May Try Beliring Sea Claims. WitHliinnton, 1 '- I'O. The lioitHtt foiimiitlce tut jttiHciary toilay rettiriieil a favorable, report on u hill to confer jiiriH.lictlon upon the Circuit court of the United StatcH for the Ninth circuit (riicido coaHt Htrttt'H) to iletermitio in Hiuity the rinhte of AmericKii citizens under the award of the r.ehrinjj sea arbitration of l'liris and to render judg ment. The houHe coniinittee also or dered favorable report for United States courts at Victoria, Tex., and Miami, Fla. It Im t hi ilt'Hi re of Mr. Tawney that it ppropi IhI hum mIui 1 1 he made available for Iwu yt'iirn ( ir tint payment of ex pt'iiililiiii'M properly imurri'd wilhiii t lull 1 1 nit', n in I at I he end of I hat period all Uni x pt'lnlt'd b ihiliri'H chilli lit traliM li rrt'l tn the Miiplun fund, thiin itvnid iiiK riitkinx tin appropriiiliorin pi riiiu nt'iit . The report of Mr. Shitw fhowrt that Ihete were about JJMI permiinent Hppru priitt Ioiih in I Hill hiuI 1 !Mr, . In IIHH they Rri'iali'd (H,IMI0,IHMI ami in 1 IH)! ii, 01(11, 00(1. Hit ftatt-rt Hull lie favor the Tawney bill in the main, but huk''',b a few additional amend melitii. WatthitiKtoli, leb. 21. After 1.1 yeam of more or Ii-mn m-rioim comtulerH- ion of tin niibjft tii, the Hi'iiate lo'lay p.lfMed the lleybiirn pure fund bill by the il H-lnive Vote of li t tn 1 . The Vote wat tn ken after a day ilevoted alumni extlio i vely tn diHilltoi y il"bate on the bill. Several effurtM were iiih'Ii' to Itmeil'l the bill, ami the I'umuiittei' IK -ri pteil ii riumbi-r of Kukient iuiih, out on ly t bine I hu hi ri pli'tl w ere int-or-pom tf'l in the bill iim pit-hfJ. Tui'Ml.iy, February 20. Wlf-bint in, Feb. 'JO. The eiiate liHteiie I thiei' or four hourH to luy to a iiki-U"miiiii ,f tin- (let H I lit of the pure f "i'i lull. A number of minor amend mriiii were hu'i-flfd, but under the iiiric fluent to vulf on all itmr mlinen'.H tuinorrnvv none of them could be in led on today. Iliiym r prem-nti'd by reipiertt a r ply from the liiiltimorf .V Ohio l!ai 1 ro td '' In p m v 1'illif cbftre of t ii criin ma' ion inra;n,'l t by the lie l lin k J-ut'l tomptny, of Went Virginia, deny tii im f n r I ri al inent . The Hriui'e a l juiirmd a few in i nute afli-r I n'rlurk out of 'ri Hpfi t to the mrmnry of the lute Keiliintative I'aitor, of I't-miMy l- 111 IH . t oil i iiiifer pri'Ht iite 1 four j.etitiot fn.iii nt-nli-nit of Oklahoma p'MVint.' f"l pruhlbitl n in the proponed tt tie of ( 111 ill 1 1' ll i ll . 'I be lim-t Vol U III i II' - IM l'' ill tallied 1 he Mime if S 1)00 Vu'elK III tl liallmir m:u. that it bh -4 feet Ini.tf. I ine of t l.e otliem coiitaiiied the names of l,iUO wn'neii, an 1 another t!i.i..ei.t i'i.iiiiii tliililreii. Tlie foiirlh whm replied by ill liaiiH only. The pure food lull wa" then taken uii. A l"ii)f iliM'Ut"uun of a iii'iiiliiii nlH offer -d by vari"UM i-eiia'.orit eiiHiitd mid w a- j. irt it iiated in by I.'ul.'i', l'llt-H, lli'ineiiway, ( ia! linker, Spooiier, lley biirn, -Mi Cumber and othelH, lit lin n wity and I ilet Hi'i'fiiriiiK' for the lirnt time in th'bate in the rt 'iiu'c. Wa-hinvrton, Feb. "0, The Iiouhi of reprcHeii'at iven today took en iinmediaie itiljoiiriiiiient out of reepf't to the memory of Ki pif-entati ve ti-ore A. CaH.ir, of l't'iiii y Ivania, aft.r the pas Haje of approp'iatt reholu' ions ami the appnint'iieiit of a f ineral committee. Keprt-Ht nta'ive Cantor died yet teiday in rhiladelphia. Monday, February 19. Vatdiim;'oii, l-'eb. 1H. Three bills weie pitHted uii'ltT hUHpeiifiun (if the rule" it'.ju i rin a t w ti-t h i i drt vote in t he hulIHe today. The llrft makes .tmblini; utila.vful ill the territories of the United States, ii't lii'lii i: An.. 'tut, New Mexico, Okla homa, Indian Terntory and Alaska. 1 he hill is dirt ctt'd particularly nun Hint Ariz ma ami New Mexico, where it wan stated tntuihlini; was Incised. The second prov des add it ionill work for the Census bureau by rciuiriiitf sta tistics tn Pe taken on insurance, lish eries, electrical industries. Havings banks and crimes. Thethiid appropriates $50,000 for the p ircham id MOO arm of coal land on the inland of Patau, one of the Philippine arrhipe hip). On the last named bill a debate of two hours was had. The others were debated 40 minutes each. Washington, Feb. lib 1 lisrussioti of the pure food bill occupied practically all of the day in the senate. The speakers were lleybuiu, who has charge of the bill; Foiaker, hr presented a number of iiuiendments desired by litjuor interefts; Money, in favor of his snstitiite; and MrCiunher. An order was made to devote time tomorrow to ronsiileriiiK' amendments under the ten minute rule, and bruin voting at 5 o'clock Wednesday. The president transmitted to congress a i-per in I mcFHiit agreeing with the minority report of the consulting en gineers on the Panama canal in favor of a lock canal. No Religious Test. Washington, Feb. "0. In presenting petitions au:iiliJt Senator Heed Sinoot, siuetl by thousamlfl of women of Cali fornia and Colorado, Perkins an I Pat terson took occasion today to define their position on the protests against the Utah senator. The former said that religious views sliou'd not lie con sidered in pushing upon the u,iiulWlca timiH of a senator, tmd that his honesty and attributes that cniiiniand confidence and respect tdiould be above all else. Patterson thought there were great con stitutional questions to be considered. To Hear Wickersham's Side. Washington, Feb. "0. The senate committee on judiciary w ill tomorrow grant a heaving to Jud re James Wick oruluun, of Alaska, whose nomination is held up 011 fliwnnt of varoiia charges. The committee, while willing to give Judge Wickershani an opportu nity to refute the charges, will not con front li i in with his accusers, or even furnish him with their niuims. Judge Wickersham will leave for Alaska Boon after the hearing ia concluded. FUAUD IN INDIAN TEHRITOHY. fIoosevr.lt f oibiiW the fupsbin of lfi(li(.tirie nl in Cat'). Washingi'iii, I'eb. I'll. Prcidriit K loHevelt hail taken a persuiial interest in the charges of fraud and curtuntioii which are naid tu have occurred in connection with t In affairs of I he live Civili.t'd Tribes in the Indian terri tory. I'.ut for his intf reference Indict merits sgainst several persons alleged to have been engaged III illegal prac tices would have been iiuaflie.l. Now, however, under bis orders, the Interior tlepitrtme lit is pushing its in vestigations with increased Vigor, ami it is reliably stated that in the near future a number of new iridirtm'iits will be reported against lint only sev en.l men already indicted, but they will also include a number of peritvins whose names have not heretMoie been brought into the cast, including a high government ollicial in Washington. When it became known to the presi dent t hat t he district attorney for In dian Territory had been instructed to 'plash some indictments already found, he iinine lialely sent onbirs counter manding this proposed action. He was led to dn this by informal ion received by him that, after March 4, when the tribal relations of the Five Civilir.ed Tribes teased, certain farts would In put into bis possession which would st rengl hen I he hands of the govern ment in its efforts to bring to trial a number of persuns guilty of grons fraud perpetrated Itglim't the Indians. Il is known tnat Secretary Hitchcock has su Inn it Id to t he president and Attorney ( ieneral Moody a special re port dealing with the whole situation, which (fives such 'It-tails as to make it imperative for the government to art. GLRMANY FEELS NSULTED. Chinese Minister nt Washington Said to H ive Talked Too Freely. I'.'-r 1 in, l'.-b. L'0. A sensation has resulted iii diplomatic circles here from the citbliir of what purports to he an interview ill Wellington with the Chi nese minister tn the United Slates, Sir Chentung l.iung Che.ig, in which the lat'er is i'ioted a saying: "Sinn- the dawn of your civiliz.it inn the licimiMi" have been tl i -t u rbers of the eiire and repose of oilier Jn-nple and natium within what is now the Chrisi inn domain. They seem always tbsrontenti'd with what they have. Their eiirr;'V appears to tleiiciml the whole world in which to bu-tle." The Chinese minister is then said to have intmiatfd that the present discon tent in China is due to Herman meas ures ami Herman plots, ami is alleged to have further intimated that the Her man government or its agents is giving support to the revolutionary movement whirh has for its object the overthrow of the pri.-sciit reigning dynasty in China. This is absolutely and emphatically denied here, but none of the members of the Foreign office would discuss the matter until the authenticity of the al leged interview could be substantiated. It iit understood that a long cable dis patch was received from P.arou von Sternberg, Herman ambaisador to the United Slates, Sunday, bearing on the subject. Hit should prove that the statement of Sir l.iang Cheng can be substantiated, there is a possibility that China will be asked to disavow his remarks. WOULD CLEAR THE SITUATION. Revolution in Weneoela May Occur, Says M. Taigny. - Paris, Fell. '0. M. Ta'gny, the ex French charge d'aff lires at Caracas, in an interview with tlie Matin's coires pondent at Liverpool, said tlmt the unanimity of the diplomats in Vene zuela against his expulsion was a great surprise to President Castro, who until the last moment had relied on the moral support of a certain power. M . Taigny, according to the corres pondent, is convinced that a revolu tionary movement for the overthrow of President Castro is prep-ring. He had been approached by several of the revo lutionary leader.-) during his sojourn in Venezuela, but owing to his position as representative of France he was obliged to hold aloof from politics. In M.Taigny'a opinion, the corre spondent adds, a revolution would clear up the present awkward situation in Venezuela. Eight-Hour Day the Issue. New York, Feb. 20. John Mitchell and his associates on the anthracite miners' subcommittee, today finished their work of preparing proposals for an pgreement in the hope that they will meet with the coal operators' sub committee. It is practically certain that the miners will make a firm de mand for the eight-hour day for all men employed about the mines. One of the niineis' representatives said to day that the right-hour question was more important to the men than any other demand mentioned. Laid Waste by Tidal Wave. Panama, Feb. 21. Advices received here from Colombia state that on Feb ruary 5 I'icfciilent Keyes was informed that Telemli, Cauca, and neighborirg towns suffered terribly by tin tidal wave id January 31 . The water lose over 80 feet, and 52 families disappear ed in the Hood. Ureat underground disturbances were felt and the tempera ture rose mote rapidly than has ever been known. When the tide receded the coast wnB covered with doiufbirds. Russian Town Aflame. Kief, Russia, F'eb. 20. An anti Jewish riot broke out today at Vietka, a town of (1,000 inhabitants near Gomel. A large part of the town is in flames, and troopa have been Bent ther frou UoineJ. MAY VETO HATE BILL' Coiiimillcc Free la Amend, M Given lair Warning. POSITION OF PRLSIDtNT SON Announcement Made to Senators Who Have th) Measure in Charge One Ch.mg Likely. Washington. Feb. 22. When the senate committee on interstate com merce meets on Friday to vote on a rale bill, the announcement will be made authornti vely that President Koo-evelt will not attempt to prevent amendment of th3 Hepburn bill ; that h't will leave the committee free to ex ereisH its best judgment, and if possible compromise its differences; that, if a r.'p irted which does not meet his ap proval ami in that form is pa-fl-d by congress, fie will content himself to ex ercise his veto power. This announce ment will he made as the result of a ronf -rence here today between the most active persons supporting the house bill without amenlment, but will he deliv ered to the committee by a senator who has supported an ame mlrm-nt providing fur judicial review of orders of the In terstate Commerce commission. Conservative memlx-rs of the com mittee assert that they have the neces sary votes to amend the Hepburn bill, if they are left fre to exercise their in dividual judgment, so that they will nut be put in the p isition of opposing the president's p'lliry. Under these conditions, it is said that Senators I'A kins, Fnraker, Criui", Kean, Aldrirh, Carmark, Foster and McLaurin will vote f ir an amendment providing for j 1 1 1 it-iit 1 review. Seven votes is a ma jority of the committee. Messrs. Cul lom and Carmack will not be present when the committee meets on Friday, but as Mr. Cullom is opp ist-d to amendment, this will not affect the result. An ir.firmal meeting of the cimmit'ee will be held today. PURE FOOD BILL. Provisions of the Measure as Passed by the Senate. Washington, Feb. 22. The pure fotsl bill as parsed by the senate makes it a misdemeanor to manufacture or sell adulterated or misbranded foods, drugs, met! t ines or liquors in the Iis trict of Columbia, t tie territories ami the insu'ar possessions of the United States and prohibits the shipment of such goods from one state to another or to a foreign country. It also prohibits the receipt of such goods. Punishment by fine of 15(10 or by imprisonment for one year or both is prescribed. In the case of corporations, oflicials in charge are made responsible. The Treasury department and the departments of Agriculture and of Commerce and La bor are required to agree upon regula tions for col'ection ami examination of the articles covered by the bill, but no rpet'itic provision is made for investiga tion except by the department of Agti culture. The investigations by that department are placed in the hands of the chief of the bureau of chemistry ami, if he finds that the law has been violated, the secretary of agriculture is required to report the facts to the United States district attorney, who in turn is required to institute proceed ings in the Federal courts. The bill also defines foods, drugp, medicines and liquors and also defines the stand ards for them. There is an exemption for deilers who furnish guarantees against adulterating and misbranding. Jarvis Has First Claim. Washington, Feb. 22. The Alaska g.ivurnorsbip is still in the air. D. H. Jarvis, of Sattle, who was offered the position, has not yet made known his w ishes, but it is believed he w ill accept if he can get out of certain business contracts which are now binding him. In case Captain Jarv's declines, it is a free field. Senator Flint, of Califor nia, to 'ay presented to the president John P. Chun, recently appointed postmaster at Fairbanks, and urned his appointment. As postollice inspector Mr. Clum has been all over Alaska. Ask Roosevelt to Settle. St. Petersburg, Feb. 22. An oflicial news agency dispatch from Paris, which bears strong marks of inspira tion, suggests the possibility of inter vention by President Kioscvelt, as' in the case of iiussia and Japan, to recon cile tin diametrically opposite v'ews of France and Germany, "in the general hope that an entente may be reached." In diplomatic circles confidence is felt that failure of the conference will not lead to war. Discovery of Ancient Frescoes. Venice, Feb. 22. While workmen were engaged in renovating the church of Santa Maria Gloriosa de Frari, some ancient frescoes were disclosed behind the monument of loge Nicolo Tion. One of the frescoes represented a pano ply with the coat of arms of Pnge Tion, and another consisted, of decorative bands with figures of the evangelists. Will Preserve Cliff Dwellings. Washington, Feb. 22. The senate committee on public lands today au thorized favorable reports on three billB concerning National parks. Among these is the bill creating Mesa Verde National park, in Co'orado, to preserve the ruins and relics of the prehistoric cliff dwellers. OLDEST LOCOMOTIVE NOW USED. A rTT A'zz-- '1 he out of date locomotive herewith Illustrated Is a relic of tlie early days 'it nillrondlng In America, but modern progress In this direction ha not yet Mircrcileil In relegating It to tin Juiikshop. It Is still In use on the ('uml.erlfind Valley line, ami although It Is not remarkable as a mountain fl!rnl.fr It still tloes good service its a yard engine. pop opulixnS?icnco The ocean contains about 2.1-'l'- t'r.'ilns iit salt find other solids per gal 1 ill. itli'l tin- I lead Sea ubollt lO.T'fJ LT.-llllH per g'llloll. ilass. hricks, a (jerm.-in product, are trim -.lucent, hut nut transparent, and pov-ess the advantage of being acid proof mid of harboring no disease germs. The celluloid wind screens of auto mobiles give great risk o lire. Very fine copper gauze Is said to Irive proven a sitisfactory substitute, being easily si t u through and iioii-lnfla unliable, while it dues not crack like celluloid. Tin- luv ftlici-ncy of the steam en gine tempts Inventors with great possi bilities of saving fuel. M. t'antur, a Kuropeiin engineer, has hit upon an altogether new form of heat engine, ami proposes tu use for power the ex pansion of the gas produced by the burning of li.juid fuel like petroleum .-ml iii'-ohol when sprayed upon a white hot oxidizing material, like u.Me nt nipper. The oxygen removed from the rnpper ovide would be re stored by an air jet. IViiding practi cal test. It is claimed that the highest pussible rate of expansion wouM be pruducfd in the working gas, and that i greatly increased t.heriiio.vilyiiaini'.' ellieleiicy would be secured. Professor W. K. Ayrton points out that the common expressions 'buying lertririty" and 'consuming electric uiTt iit-' are misleading. No electrici ty is used up in lighting buildings, Iriving machinery, and propelling cars and trains. "Just as much electricity Hows away per minute, through the return conductor, from your electric ally lighted house as flows to It through the coming conductor. The electric current is like a butcher's cart carrying round meat you no more consume current than you consume cart. It is not the vehicle but what It leaves behind that the consumers buy, meat in the case of the butcher's cart, and y-nergy lu the case of the electric current." The construction of an ordinary telegraph-line between Lima, on the I'a cilic side of the Andes in Peru, lyid bpiitos, near the Amazon, being all but Impossible, because of the density of the forests and the animosity of the Ignorant natives, the wireless method is to be employed. Already communication by wireless telegraphy exists between Lima and Puerto ltcr niudcz, and this line will be extended to Itiultos, a distance of about fU0 miles, with three Intermediate stations. If the enterprise succeeds, It Is the in tention to extend the wireless com munication across the whole width of Itrazll to Manaos and Para, thus link ing the Atlantic nnd Pacific oceans across the Andes and the great Pra zi'.ian plains. The Pomelo, sometimes called the Chinese breadfruit, a citrus-fruit w hich may be described as a cross be tween the orange and the grapefruit, combining the good points of both. Is the subject of an Interesting report by Mr. Anderson, the United States con sul at Hangchosv. Mr. Anderson re gards it as the finest fruit grown In the far ICast. lie believes that it might be introduced with profit Into the southern United States. Already, It !s understood, a few persons In this country are cultivating the pomelo, but not upon a commercial scale. In China, it is believed, this fruit has been cultivated for at least 2,000 years. The best pomelos In the world are said to come from a little valley near a large Chinese city named Chang Chew, lying inland from Ainoy, and not yet opened to foreign trade. The sum mers lu this valley are hot and rather damp, and the winters are without se vere frosts. SIX YEARS AT CAN AN ES. "I. oat Mouiitnlna" Mliiea Mow l'ro 1 tiel n if IjiO.OOO.OOO m rnr. Six yeurs ago at Cananes, Mex., one would have settled an Irregular rango of low mountains, eighteen miles long "lost mountains" the geologists call them, because they are, connected with no other range, says Leslie's Weekly. They are mere "stubs," the tops worn down by the powerful uctlon of the elements, and the valleys tilled by ero sion. These "lost" hills were barren and bleak. Sometimes a bunch of ttray cattle would range among the mountains, but no white man made bis abode there. Kven the beasts of prey avoided this solitary range. There was no wilder, lonelier soot In the w hole world than the "lost mountains' of Canaries. That was six years ago. Now they are the seat of the third largest cop per mine In the world, the site of a city of 20,iO inhabitants. In the mine there are thirty-three miles of under ground workings; 5,oo0 men are talc ing out of the earth ami running through reduction jiianfs and smelter 2,)) tons of ruck dally, producing In copper, gold and Mlver more than $'.), imii.oiiO every year. Already the mines have yielded $.o..",000,0i k). The "lost mountains" are the scene of tremen dous Industry. There are great fur naces with smoking stacks, ore bins, foundries, shops, electric light plants, 1 and water plants, shaft houses, con centrators, broad and narrow gauge railroads, street cars, a telephone sys tem, banks, stores, schools, a hospital md all the other activities of a modern industrial town. SHOEING OF AN AFRICAN UTILE. The picture herewith given comes from Greytown, Natal, and shows the method of shoeing a refractory mule which la In vogue In that faraway re gion. I5y means of pulleys, ropes and a wide leather band the nnlmal Is put Into a frame, Its head resting on a padded bar. Its front legs bent and fastened to side bars, and Its hind legs attached to a stout crossbar. To pre vent damage from the hoofs two coarse bags are tied about them. Thus protected from all active Interference on the part of the animal, the shoer may do his duty with comparative safety. The Remnant of a Iteitiment. On the opening day of the Sha-IIo battle there were many deeds of he roism, writes the author "of "An Eye witness In Manchuria." One inci dent, he says, brought out clearly the terrible nature of the encounter. I Hiring the Kussian retreat a gen eral commanding a division noticed an oflicer and some forty men returning through the lines. It appeared as if It were a small party which had been charged with some outpost duty and had shown the white feather. Incensed at their apparent coward ice, the general rode up to the officer and asked him what he meant by de serting his post. With a somewhat grim smile the officer, saluting, said: "Sir, this is all that Is left of my regiment." That regiment had gone Into action over two thousand strong. A Kb in lly In Dlatreaa. Queen Wllhelmlua of Holland, used to he as fond of her dolls as any other little girl, and her dolls went through the same experience that dolls with Imaginative niotuers usually undergo. One day, at dinner In the palace, her small majesty made her appearance when dessert was served, nnd placed herself next to a courtly old general. After eating some fruit the little girl turned her gaze up nt him nnd se riously exclaimed, "I wonder you're not afraid to sit next to me!" Everybody nt the table turned to ward the childish voice. "On the contrary," said the general, "I'm but too pleased nnd honored to sit next to my future queen. Why should I be afraid?" "'Cause," and the little girl looked quite woebegone, "my dolls have the measles they're nil of them down with, it" The .Nerve of lllm. "Adam Adam," repeated St. Teter, meditatively; "the uanio seems fa miliar, but " "I," explained the r.ppllcant, "come from Eden. I am the progenitor of the whole human race." "And you," thundered St. Peter, "you have the nerve to apply for ad mission here! Front! Show the gen tleman below." Puck. feomo men are such home bodies that ttie look as out of place In a riatau rant nt noon as a housekeeper does, on the street nt meal time. The wise old hen chuckles to herself w hen she sees a man trying to make fortune with an Incubator. Size of a woman's hat has nothing to do with the price. i