IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS I
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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.
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