j IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS II Aridity, Martli 0. Washington, Match II. A resolution and a hill designed to cure the delects Prenlilenl ItooHcvelt it nt ! nut in llin 'llllnmn Gillespie resolution lur tlm in vestigation by tlm Jnterntate Commerce 4'oni in innloi) of tailroad discrimination Mini monopolies with introduced today in the house Tlm resolution mi In troduced by itcpreseutallve Towiisend, of Michigan, and tlm lull by Represent ative Uilleple, of Teiaa. Townsend's resolution provides ftn appropriation of M),()00 to curry on the Investigation, ml tlm Gillespie bill makes n appro priation of f 100,000 for the same pur- KXI. Washington, March 0. Today t t;if p. in. thf senate passed a hill for tlm admission of ft nrw state to be called Oklahoma am! to he composed of the Terrlloiy of Oklahoma ami Indian Territory. It was tlm house joint litatrhoo I hill with all thn provisions relating to Arit'ina ami New Mesico tit rick en out. Thn motion to strike out was made hy Itinrnws, ami it wnn car ried hy the close vote of !17 to .'15, sfter having been lout hy thn nil 1 1 clutter vote of :: to :w. I mio"iliatcly after thn disposal of thn statehood hill thn house, r k i 1 r 1 rate hill wan m vie thn iinlltiishcil busi ness, hut, an thn senate adjoiined over Hiitunlay ami Humlay, tlm actual (or in il roiiHiilnration of tlm measure w ill not begin until Monday. Thursday, March 8. Washington, March H. Today af fordt d tlm last oprtuilty for general Inhale on the statehood hill, and tlm amnion wti devoted In that order of business. Starling with ft speech hy Mi-Cumber, which lxgan a fnw minutes alter 11 o'clock, there wan no cessation in the sprhking until adjournment The wholn time wtl occupied hy three senators, Iteveridx", MrCumber and Patterson, the former supporting and the latter two opposing it. ileveri'lge contended, that, while Arizona and New Meilco were unprepared for sej rate statehood, it was unjust to keep tlmin out of the Union aa one Mate He took the ground against the Koraker amendment, which allow each terri tory to vote separately on thn question of jointure. McCumlier opposed even the joining of Oklahomft and Indian Triritory, and Patterson held that Ari aona and New Meiico should he ad milted an separate late. The annate will lxgiii voting on the amendmentH to the hill at 4 p. m. to morrow, and the final vote will )e taken helore adjournment for the day llevrridge will have the hour he t ween II and 12 o'clock In which to conclude liia speech. Washington. Ma-ch 8. The house today passed the Indian appropriation hill and then proceeded to tangle itself up over the hill to aholiah the gade of lieutenant general in the army. The result was an adjournment for lack of a quotum alter inemhnrs had been locked in the hall for half an hour and the serireant-atarms had been scurrying to the various hotels in search of mem bers. The vote to consider the bill ehnwed an overwhelming sentiment in its favor, and, as it is the landing busi ness uiidur call of committee, it will probably be reached and passed in due course. Wednesday, March 7. Washington, March 7. President Roosevelt today sent a menage to con press announcing his signature to the joint resolution recently passed in structing the Interstate Commerce commission to make examination into the subject of railroad discriminations and monopolies in coal and oil. He says frankly that hn tun signed it with hesitation, because it may achieve lit tle or nothing. Washington, Match 7. With six set speeches and permission to print two others in the lit cord, none of w hich weio on the same subject, the house today closed general debate on the In dian appropriation bill, and tomorrow will take that measure up for amend ment. Hefore the houso took up the Indian bill, Capron (Rp-, R. I ) secured the passage of a joint resolution permitting the sale of government coal at Fort Davis, Alaska, to the citizens of Nome. The situation in Alaska prompting the legislation was indicated by Secretary Taft recently that there is an absolute coal famine in Nome. The cold weath er cl isiitl navigation hefore the coal Hhipa arrived, ami the government's Hermann as a Plagiarist. Washington, March 7. Kepresenta five Hermann, probably in a fit of ah eentmindedness, today introductl an other Joint resolution proposing an amenmdont to the constitution provid ing for the election of United States eenators by direct vote of the people. This ia the second time this session he has introduced this resolution, and in ach instance he offered resolutions that had previously been Introduced by other members, running his pen through the name of the original au thor and writing his own. Prospect Are Not Bright. Washington, March 6. A conference regarding the statehood bill, now pend ing in the senate, was held at the white house this afternoon, the parties to it being, besides the president, Senators Long of Kansas, Uurkett of Nebraska and Warren of Wyoming, all supporters of the measure. It is conceded that the prospects for the enactment of the meas ure into law are not bright, and the conference was held (or the purpose of considering means to save the bill. avail involved in thn controversy over the pending railroad rain hill were squarely presented to thn senate today in the speech of Clapp, one of the Kepuhli cans supporting the measure without amendment, and hy resultant remarks from Pailey and Tillman, who are sup posed to represent the views of the Democrats. Aldrich, Foraker, Crane and other Republicans, who are seeking to anient! the hill so as to provide for judicial review of ortlers of the Interstate Com merca commission, took the position that the discussion of the situation demonstrated that the friends of the measure are divided and that the hill should not be accepted in its present foim. Tuesday, March 0 Washington, March II. The house began its session today hy passing with out discussion or opposition a hill for the rlief of tobacco growers hy permit ling them to sell leaf tobucco wit bout paying the tax of It cents a pound here- toforn charg.xl. The lest of the day was devoted to Uriff discussion, the In ilian appropriation hill being the ve hide to carry thn debate Washington, March (I. The ti'iestion of the enlargement of the medical de partment of tlm army occupied the ma jor portion of thn time of thn senate today. Thn question arose in connec tion with thn consideration of a hill for the displacement of contract surgons hy physicians who shall he given the rank of army ollii-ers in thn reorganisation of the medical corps. Hale criticised the hill as an entering wedge for an in crease of the army, ami as ft part of i general plan of the general staff, which he cliargeil with a purpose to increase the army's Importance, In his remarks the senaotr said the general staff was disponed to encourage an invasion of China. Car'er ami (iallinger spoke in somewhat the same vein of objection, while the bill was defended by Warren, Klackhiirn anil other senators. The hill was not dispose! of. Monday, March 5 Washington, March 6. President Itoosevelt sent a message to congress today, accompanying plans for coast defense prepared hy a joint lioard of army ami navy officers, in which he emphasises the necessity for further de fenses ram! reviews the history of the defensive works in this country. The president calls special attention to the recommendation of the board that the entrance to Chesapeake bay be added to the list of places in the United Ktates to be defended. He says the insular possessions cannot lie longer neglected if the United States desires to hold them. Defenses are recom mended for Manila bay, Pearl .harbor. Guantanamao, Guam, San Juan and Honolulu, because of their strategic situation. Defenses are recommended for the entrances to the Panama canal. Washington, March 5. In the sen ate totlay, Nelson continued the discus sion of the statehood bill, urging the passage of the measure as reported from the committee on territories. The remainder of the session was devoted to the passage of the hills on the calen dar, among them being one providing for compulsory education in the Dis trict of Columbia and another regarding the selection of ollicers in the revenue cutter service. Two others of import ance to the West were: Providing for the issuance of patents for hinds to Indians on the Colvillu reservation, state of Washington, un- ler the Moses agreement of July 7, lHH.'l. To confer jurisdiction upon the Cir cuit court for the N inth circuit to de termine in equity the rights of Amer ican citizens under the awarti of the Hehring tea arbitration at Paris, am! to remit r judgment thereon. Washington, March 5. Legislation by unanimous consent and under sus pension of the rules occupied the atten tion of the house and resulted in the passage of several bills, some of consid erable importance. The adoption of a resulotion of inquiry as to whether any criminal prosecutions have been begun against individuals in the North ern Securities company lurnielietl the text for a speech of criticism by Will iams, the Democratic leader, directed against the administration. Brief an swers were made by Jenkin, of Wis consin, and Grosvenor, of Ohio. Test Vote on Philippines. Washington, March 6. Senator Lodge, chairman of the coinmitttee on Philippines, has decided to make a mo tion that the senate discharge the com mittee from further consideration of the tariff bill and it be taken up for consideration. Under the rules a mo tion of this character ia debatable. The senator proposes to make an argument In favor of the bill and ask that action be taken by the senate concerning it. He does not intend, however, to precl pate a continuation until after the statehood bill has been disposed of. Justice to Seized Sealers. Washington, March 78. The senate today passed senator Fulton's bill per mitting owners of American sealing vessels seised in Itebring sea by Amer ican revenue cutters to bring suit to re cover on losses sustained. This bill, if passed by the houBe, will put Ameri can sealers on the same basis as for eigners who suffered from like seizures or as American sailors whose ships were seised by the Russian government. a ipply at Fori Davis is (he only able supply. DOOMED TO DIE. Orthnrd Knew TOo Many Secrets oi Inner Circle. Itoisn, Idaho, March 'I. A HaH in st ing those whose hands were against the Western Federation of Miners, and those who refused to join the associa lion, are not the only crimes for which the members of the Inner Circle will l called upon to answer. Not only were non-union miners murdered outright bombs placed for state officials, but tl poor tools who committed the revolting crimes for the Inner Circle were them selves victims of this committee of death. Harry Orchard was among the tool of the Inner Circle marked for de strut-lion. Hail he managed to have escaped arrest after having assassinated ex-Uovernor Hteunenhnrg, he would not have lived long to enjoy the $3,800 he was to have received for doing the job The confession of Steve Adams, it is said, shows that the uiemtxjrs of the Inner Ciicle were suspicious of Or chard and that he hail been shadowed for a long time hefore he went to Cald well for the purpose of 'placing the hornh which killed ex-(iovernor Steu nenberg. Sentence hat! len passed upon him, ant! it is said that whether he siicceeth-i), as he did, or failed, he would have been added to the list of tools that have been put out of the way. ('rimes within crimes was the system which the Inner Circle carried out When tin pes of the Inner Circle had performed so many deeds for the Inner Circle that they knew too much they were quietly gotten out of the way, and it ia believed that the confessions of Orchard ant! Adams will prove this. The news that Adams hail added his confession to that of Orchard has been conveyed to Moyer, Haywood, Petti lone and St. John. They were told by their attorneys, but it is impossible to learn how the prisoners took the news It was learned, however, that all four of the prisoners, since they heard of Attains' confession, have displayed onsitlerahle concern, and for the first time since their arrest have lost much of their assurance. Of all the men under arrest, it is hinted that Pettihone ia the worst. He, so the story goes, was the chief con spirator, the man who planned the assassinations and paid out the money Certain testimony given before the trrand jury went to show that Haywood, who received f 5 a day as secretary, had for some time prior to his arrest been spending money around Denver at the rate of $25 a day. This money is be lieved to have been a part of the assassination fund. VISIT TO THE KAISER. President Roosevelt Could Go to Kiel on American Warship. Berlin, March 6. Professor Albrecht Wirth, of Munich, today contributes i signet! article to Der Tag on the poesi bility of President Hoosevelt and Em peror William exchanging visits. Pro fessor Wirth has connections with the foreign office, and his suggestions there fore have a certain interest. '"Congressman Nicholas Ixngworth and Mrs. I-ongworth are expected in Berlin in May," he says. "This is not the first time that the president's laughter has represented the United States diplomatically. Her journey to Fast Asia hat! official character, which was expressed by her accompanying a member of the cabinet. 'President Roosevelt himself is not permitted to leave American territory, but as an American warship is Ameri can territory, ami as President Roose velt has already proved ir. practice, why cannot the president give another example by visiting Kiel? Emperor W illiam could then choose a return visit in the same form, going on a war ship to waters near Washington. Thee visits would add much to the mutual friendship of the two countries." Trade With United States. Mexico City, Mrch 6. During the firBt four months of ihe present fiscal year, Mexican trade with the United States showed an increase in imports ofttver $1,000,000. Exports to the United States were $5(1,801,250, a gain of more than $13.00,000 over the corre- ponding period of tho previous fiscal year. I'.xports to liermany were more than $0,000,000, and to Cieit Britain nearly $1,000,000. Imports from Ger many fell off more than $1,000,000, while Great Britain and France both sold Icbb here than previously. Village Falls Into Lake. Rome, March t$. The village of Ta vernola, built on the perpendicular cliffs above Lake Isco, in the province of Bread, waa almost entirely deetioyed this morning by the rocks suddenly giving way, apparently because the lake had eaten into the bnse of the cliff. The disaster was preceded by a loud roaring noise which enabled the 1,000 inhabitants to escupe. One fisherman was killed. About 200 feet of rock and the houses on it were swallowed up. Tactoban Is Burned. Manila, March A. Tactoban, the capital of the island of Leyte, has been destroyed by fire. Tactoban is the fifth city of the islands and waa situ ated in an Important hemp district. A number of warehouse were de stroyed. Government assistance will be rushed. UP TO THE HOUSE Senate VotcsJWoncy lor Preserva tion of Columbia Jetty. 5400,000 WITHOUT OPPOSITION Struggle Will Come In House to Avoid Loading of Bill With Other Pro jects, Which Would Kill II. Washington, March 10. Senator Fulton's hill appropriating $400,000 for the Colombia river jetty went through the seriate yesterday without the slightest objection. Soon after the seriate convened Mr. Fulton asked for consideration of the bill. It was read ami passed without a word of opposi tion. When the house rivers and harlxjrs committee returns from the Siuth Mr. Fulton's bill will be laid before it, and it will then he decided whether to press this hill individually or wait and sap port his amendment to the sundry civil hill. If it shall become apparent that there is no possibility of passing the individual bill through the house, then every effort will be centered on indue ing the house to retain the amendment to the sundry civil bill. There is danger, heretofore pointed out hy Chairman Burton, that any in dividual bill making an appropriation for the Columbia river is apt to be added to by various members until it becomes a general river and harbor bill, but it is possible that some way may be devised of preventing this. If so, Mr. Burton will have the senate bill reported to the house, for he is earnestly supporting Mr. F'ulton in this matter and will do everything possible to get the appropriation through. WILL BAR CONSUMPTIVES. President Orders Examination of All Government Employes. Washington, March 10. A crusade against the spread of tuberculosis among the employes of the govrenment in Washington was today discussed by President Roosevelt, who issued an order to the heads of all departments giving them explicit instructions as to their duties in combating the disease After referring to the report of the committee appointed by an executive order of December 7, 1905, to prepare plan for the prevention of tubercu losis in government offices and work shops, the order directs that the head of each department in Washington shall see that the printed rules pre pared by the committee shall be placed in each Federal building under his con trol ; that the names of persons in his department who are afflicted with tu berculosis be ascertained and a copy of the rules be presented to each; that non-observance of the rules may, at the discretion of the department head, be considered just cause for separation from the serivce. TAFT FOR SUPREME JUDGE. Will Be Appointed to Succeed Justice Henry B. Brown. Washington, March 10. The Post today says: President Roosevelt has decided to appoint William H. Tatt, of Ohio, now H-retary of war, to the next vacancy in the United States Supreme court. That vacancy is to be created by the voluntary retirement of Associate Jus tice Henry B. Brown, who was appoint ed in 1890 by President Harrison from the state of Michigan. When Chief Justice Fuller retires, provided it is during the administra tion of Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Taft will be promoted to his exalted position. The president has discussed the en tire situation with his secretary of war, and the latter, it was learned last night, has given his assent to the plan. This is the second time Mr. Taft has been offered a place on the supreme bench, the first time during the year 1903, when he was serving as governor of the Philippine islands. Annual Fire at Dawson. Seattle, March 10. A special to the Times says: Dawson's annual fire oc curred this morning at 2 o'clock. The fire originated in the furnace room next to the Monte Carlo saloon and was ausel by an overheated furnace. In five minutes the entire building was ablaze. The Monte Carlo building, the largest structure on Front street, is practically a total loss. The Northern Commercial company fire department responded promptly to the second alarm and gave valuable assistance. The lots is estimated at $60,000. Steamers for Alaska Trade. Seattle, March 10. The steamesr Orizaba, Yucatan and Saratoga, of the Ward line, New lork, have been pur chased by the Northwestern Steamship company, for use on the Seattle-Alaska route. They are each 3,000-ton steam ers, and nave a speed of 14 knots. The Orizaba is due to arrive in Seattle May 20. She will leave for Nome June 1. The Saratoga will arrive July 1 and will go on the Valdei run, and the Yu catan ia due here some time this fall. Chinese Emperor Is III. Pekin, March 10. The emperor of China, Tsai Tien, is ill. Telegrams have been dispatched to all the vice roys of China, asking them to send their best physicians to Pekin. The physicians at ths palace here say the emperor's illness is serious, but not alarming. AN ELEVATOR TRUST United States Attorney Starts a Suit in California. ONLY THREE INDEPENDENT FIRMS People West of Rocky Mountains Are Charged Exorbitant Prices by Bogus Bidding. Washington, March 8. On advices that Federal suit wasfiledjn San Fran cisco today against 31 elevator concerns, including the Otis elevator company, on the charge of violating the anti trust law, Attorney General Moody made the following statement tonight: "The United States attorney for the Northern district of California, under instructions from the attorney general, filed in theUnited States Circuit court for the Ninth district a bill of com plaint against the Otis Elevator com pany and 27 other companies and three individuals engagd in the elevator business, charging them with violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. The companies named as defendants com prise the principal elevator companies of the United States, but the operations specifically complained of have been carried on mainly in California and the atatea and territories west of the Rocky mountains. "It is charged that these'eompanies make and sell at lesst 80 per cent of all of the elevators used in that territory, and that they have entered into a com bination among themselves to control and enhance the prices at which ele vators are sold; that, in order to make the combination effective, the Otis Ele vator company has acquired the whole or a majority interest in the businesses of all the other defendants, although said defendants are said to be operating as apparently separate and independent concerns-, that, when an inquiry is re ceived from a customer by any of the defendants, it is immediately referred to the Otis Elevator company, and, if there is no outside competition, that company designates the concern which is to get the business, fixes an excessive and exorbitant price to be charged and directs the other companies to submit bids, apparently in good faith, but higher than the bid of the company which has been designated to receive the contract: if outside competition does appear, one of these subsidiary companies is directed to take the con tract at a loss, in order to freeze out the competitors." ine dim aiso alleges tnat there are only three elevator companies not in the combination carrying on business west of the Rocky mountains. JAPANESE ARMY INTACT. Still Holds Manchuria, Says General Linievitch. Tsarskoe Selo, March 8. General Linievitch's report regarding the future of Russia in the Far East is pessim istic. He says the Japanese forces in Manchuria are intact and liable to open hostilites at any time. They argue that many breaches of faith on the part of the Russians invalidate the peace treaty and give them a right to make additional demands. The general says the disaffection in the army is not serious, but the admin istration is bad. He advises that the Siberian railroad be turned over to a private company, that the investigation directed against military chiefs be dropped, that soldiers be treated with liberality, and that a strong garmson be maintained in Manchuria. The czar is said to have agreed with the views expressed bv Linievitch. All the defeated generals will be given lu crative positions. In the Amur region the Cossack land system will be intro duced, and the land will be distributed among the soldiers who remaine in military service. The immigration of Russian peasants will be assisted with subsidies, and thus Manchuria will be Russified. Comparison of Rival Navies. Paris, March 8. In the chamber of deputies today Minister of Marine Thomson, supporting the naval budget, compared the French and German na vies, saying: "Although the composi tion of our squadrons is not perfect, our armament is superior to Ger many's. We have 190 heavy, 296 medium and 789 small naval guus more than Germany. Two new battle ships will be ready next year'and four year after, us well as a number of cruisers, torpedo boats and submarine craft." Justice Brown to Resign. Washington, March 8. Associate Justice Henry Billings Brown, of the United States Supreme court, intends to retire from the bench, and has so notified President Roosevelt. The pres ident desired to appoint Senator Phi lander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania, to the vacancy, but the latter declined. Justice Brown was 70 years old on March 2. He will serve through the present term of court and will probably retire in the fall. Insurance Bill Passed in Kentucky. Frankfort, Ky., March 8. The house today by unanimous vote passed bill providing for an annual account ing and distribution of profits of all life insurance companies doing business in Kentucky, TRUMPET CALLS. nam's Horn Sound n Warning; Note to Ihe tnrrilrpm.il, V some in e n keep on blowing their own horn they will have a hard time hear ing Onlirlel. It Is better to have a church all fnlr and glo rious than the most g 1 o r I o us church fair. Law Is love's method. Meekness Is self-mastery. Love answers only to love. Softness Is not salntllnesa. Friends never come In flocks. filoth Is a short-cut to sorrow. Meditation la the soul's mealtime. Ideals are reached through ordeals. The supercilious are simply super silly. If you cannot serve your employer, fire him. Conscience will be tender whore It la first worn. He has power to more men who la Immovable on Mod. It Is not the dollarless but the dol larous who are dolorous. Where the shepherd Is hungry for souls the sheen do not go hungry. The Bible has dominion nowhere In the life If It U not dominant every where. A good many think that religion Is a scheme for getting God to obey them Instead of their obeying Mod. It's a poor kind of religion that makes a man pay a big price for his cigars and then beat his preacher on the sermon. There must be some punishment for the people who are drawing checks on the bank of piety when they have no deposit there. There's a lot of people too lazy even to try to climb up some other way who are coming on, crawling under the edg of the canvas at last. If some preachers spent as much en ergy getting something to say as they do denouncing those who stay away they would soon have someone to aa It to. SYMPATHETIC LISTENERS. Help Thr Mmy Afford to Blow ad Indifferent Talkers. At no time more than when a thought Is struggling toward expression should a friend bear with a friend's Infirmi ties. A deep sympathy should be pour ed out with lavish affection about the one who Is seriously striving to say some real thing. In this atmosphere of patient, sympathetic Intelligence the Inept word, the crude phrase, the whol ly Inadequate expression will be en abled to do their work and the thought transference will be effected; the thought will be safely lodged In the mind of the other, slightly bruised la transit, but Intact and Intelligible. With-an" "I know what you mean," "Exactly," or "Oo on, I understand." much help may be rendered, and at last when the thinker of the thought has placed his friend In possession and by reason of this effort has entered Into fuller possession of It himself, the con versation Is In a way to begin. Thea lavish upon the elaboration of the thought all the beauties that can be woven out of words precision, bal ance, music but let us, dear lovers of language, remember to be discreetly gentle and listen with averted glance while the thought Is still In negligee. Atlantic. One War of Prtipoilns. Martin J. Littleton, of Brooklyn, who won national fame ns an orator In the Democratic National Convention of 1902, was seriously considered ns a fusion candidate for Mayor of New York, but he refused to allow his name to go before the convention. Tammany's strength made It certain that Mayor McClellan would be re elected. "The situation reminds me of the manner In which a Scotch hendle proposed marriage," explained Mr. Lit tleton to a friend. "He led the maiden, of hla choice to a churchyard, and, polutlng to the various headstones, said: 'My folks are all burled there, Jennie. Wad ye like to be burled there, too? " Everybody s Magazine. Maujr Indian .iiuei. In the United States we find "In- dlon" names lu profusion from ocean to ocean. All the great lakes except Superior, the largest rivers Mississip pi, Missouri, Ohio, Arkunsas and countless other natural features, such as rivers, lakes, mountains and valleys, bear names of Indian origin. So do a majority of our forty-five States, to say nothlrtg of counties and towns. Muny are of striking beauty as, for Instance, Tippecanoe, Minnehaha, Susquehanna, Alabama and while some are harsh, they seem somehow to "fit" remarkably well. St Nicholas, Heterodox. "I cannot afford to have my daughter take music lessons on my small salary, lamented Mr. Stratgbtcloth. Then he preached a series of sermons) on "The Whale Did Not Swallow Jonah," "The Lions in Daniel's Den Were Stuffed" and "The Fiery Furnace Was Only Like a Steam Radiator in a Flat" The collection basket was full. In dianapolis Star. Church Friend. Church Are you acquainted with Flatbush? Gotham Oh, yes; why, we sleep In, adjoining pews ! Youkers Statesman,