IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS I
H.itordny, Mny 12.
WhmIiIiikIi'Ii, May 12. - Tim cm n n
ir(M')iiii)N today went tli-votcil exelil
mvely to llm iiml'h'ritlliiii of tlm rail
road rate dill, nnil tlny Included tiiHiiy
Interim! lug nml hniiio hitiHiil iniinl f H '
tires. The hi liml -( tii 1 1 1 i m 1 1 111 en t n of
tlm tiny ciuihIhIimI in tlm i-oii i I -t i i m of
Ilia I'liiiHliliTNtlnii of tlm Allison huh rid
ineiil, covering llm iiicnl ion of lev lew
liy cum In il tlm orders of tlm lutrrtiilu
Cointneico ( inn in i tn Inn .
There were several ol tlm hi provls-
inlll Hllil nil Were mvfitld hh r ( Ml ii t
or ukk,,M,,,I ly tlm lovMt senator, show
liiK mi alumni perfect agreement mining
UniUiirmi Hennlors. Indeed, oiih'oI
tlm noteworthy ftitu rcn of tlm tiny was
tlm practical unanimity 'if tlm Repub
lican. Tlmy not only voted almost
eolldly for llm Allinon miiPtidmnnts,
lull were JiihI hh nearly united against
opposing proposition. When mi ad
journment whu rem lied, there was still
ironiiM't of tlm continuance of the de
bate lor licit wick,
Friday, Mny II.
Washington, May II. Alter panning
T.'O pnnnioii bill, tlm holme today de
voted much tinm to coimid.-ring a point
of onliT iii.I'Im !y Tawney ngaiiiftt an
appropriation f ir a new ntcul flouting
drydock, provided in tlm iimvhI appro
piutlnu lull. Tint chair held lln point
of order well taken, in h cart-fully pre
pa 'in I opinion.
Hepburn, of I oh 11, made h vigorous
attack on tint court martial system of
tlm navy, imperially critirirtiiig tlm offi
cers roHpi.imiKli' f ir tin accidents thi.t
liavo happened tu ships of llm navy.
A point of order ngitiimt tht appro
priniion lor llm nnvul training station
at Lake lUuff, Illinois, wan ponding
v lii'ii the house, adjoiirniHl until Mon
day. Washington, May II. I!ailey's non
toiipi'iinion amendment, applying to or
dirn of tlm Interstate Oiiimierco c.itn
litission uncovered liy llm railroad ratu
lull, which lian occupied so much of the
iitti'litlou of the senate in connect Inn
with tliiit hill, wan today adversely dis
posed of hy tlm decisive vole of 'Jt'.i to
M, prartically a party vote.
An amendment hy Kjyiuv conlhiing
the court review to const ililtioiiul ipies
tions was alHo voted down. A number
of other amendments were rejreted.
An amendment limiting to two yearn
the life of the commiunioii's order wus
Mlo't(d.
Tluiriday, May 10.
Washington, M.iy 10. In connection
with the conniilcraiiou of the railroad
rati hill hy the senate, La Toilette to
day attempted to secure the imposition
of ituprinonment for violations of the
provisions of llm Interstate Commerce
law. lie proponed termn fn in one to
live yeain, in addition to I.iich from
t I.lUKt to IL'll.tHM) fur unjiiHt diHcrimi
nation, for false representation to be
ciiic husiiict-s nt less than the I'Bltib-li-hi'd
rale.
fter much dinciiHHion an nmendment
wan adopted restoring the penalties of
the old law .
Washington, Miy 10. Shelln mid
projectiles fir llm Navy di p.irtmciit
w ill, after Juno .'Id, 1I0(, he p.irt-hast d
hy the bureau of Ordnance in the open
market, instead of, hi now the practice,
in secret inaiketn from liruia engaged
in the manufacture of these articles.
Tli in change in existing couditionn wan
brought about through the eborts of
llm cliairuian of llm appropintiotiH
committee, Tawney, of MinneHota, who
offered an amendiueiit to the naval ep
proprialion hilln which the hoime had
under coimideration today.
Wodnesday, May 0.
V:iMliiiiKtoii,'Iay It. The aelliite Hpelit
the eieiiter part of the day iitfaiil ill
Die euiiider:i'.iiil of the. piei4tinn of ili
nrcin the production of coal and oth
er comiiioditieH from their traiiHportii
tinii, and chmed that branch of its
work by adopt intf a modified provision
formally nffcrcd by Klkina, hut origin
silly Hiij;),eHti'd by Mi'I.aurin. There
wax n'aiii much Hpnrrin over parlia
mentary point, but there was at no
time n m much conf union an en TueHilay,
mid, when the coal tjucxtioii wnn linally
4diiHed, tlm proreKH wiih ho rajid that
the liritt Mectinu .wan entindy diHpoHed
of beforo the getiato adjourned. Other
umciiilmcntH were uIho adopted, but a
Joiif and Hhort liuul provision augcHtod
b LaKolletto wan voted down by pruc
tically a party vote, all but two re
puhlii'iniH voting ugniiiHt tho umeud-
liieut.
May Vary Size of Farms.
WnHhington, Jfny 8 Tho Iiouho to
day paHHcil the hill nut hori.in tho Boo
letMrv of the interior to lix farm units
on government irrigation projects any
where from 0 to JtIO ikmoh, necordinj
to tho productivity of the, soil find tho
IuiuIh of crops that can ho niiiuul. Tho
bill conlaiiiH u proviHinn mil liorl.lng
the sale of lots In tho townsitos of Hu
jicrt, ll'yburn find Hhorer, Idnho, the
4'Kpeimen to ho defrnyod from tho recla
niation fund. Until this hill puHscs,
thesu lots cannot bo Hold, for tho laud
olllco has no funds to sell tliom under
tho general towusito laws.
Yellow Macaroni Is Barred.
Washington, May 8. Tho department
of ngriculturo today announced that in
spection of recent importations of
macaroni, noodles, nml similar products,
contain chemical preservatives, such as
iluorids, which are regarded as injuri
ous to health, and that after Juno 1
next no importation of macaroni col
ored with martins yollow, or other col
ors forbidden hy the Italian law, or
preserved with fluorids or other pre
servatives injiurloM to kettlUi, H
jieriittod.
Washington, May i. Nearly the en
lire lime of (he limine wim today taken
up by two propottil inn -flrt, whether
the navy depart meet nlioiild go into
(he open market and purchase iinehorn,
chain and cordage, or continue to man
iifinl urn tin-He nrlii'les in the govern
ment, navy ynrdn, mm is now dune; him!,
second, whether the cost of transport
ing coal from 'Allan lie, mid tiulf ports
to the Philippines In American bottoms
uliouhl be limited to or per toll.
On the flrnl propimitiou a nuhslitiiln
was iiilopted, giving the secretary of
the navv the right to purchase these
articles in open market if ii saving could
he maile.
The second proposition did not carry.
Tuesday, May 8.
Washington, May 8, Aside from a
few minutes devoted to the reception
of the Allison nuienduieiit s to the rail
road rate bill and n half hour given to
routine biisjuess, the Henate devoted it
entire scHtioii today to the ineffectual
coiiNiilerat ion of the Klkins amendment,
prohibiting common earners from en
gaging in mining coal or iu the pro
line! ion of other commodities in compe
tition with shippers, and adjourned at
p. in. in a state of great confusion as
to the exact subject before it. The dis
order was due to the fact that a num
ber of siiIihi it ol es for amendments to
the original amendment were intro
diiec.l. )iiring the day, the Hrnnte de
tided in the ii Hi rniiit i e the disputed
point that under the agreement the
ch.L.r can entertain u motion to lay on
the table. H refused, however, by a
vote "f to 17 to lay the Klkins pro
hibit! on the table. That amendment
and the various motions will therefore
be iu order when the rate bill in taken
up tomorrow.
Washington, fay H The House of
hcprcHeut at ivi s devoted the day to tho
naval in. propria! nn bill, and accom
plished the reading for amendment of
the first l.'i page, lluriug this time sev
eral topics incident to the measure were
disctiKxcd, iin bifiiug the difficulty of ob
taining eulitled men iii the nary, the
location of the naval training station on
tin. Ureal Lakes, the cost of smokeless
powder, and finally the expenditure of
juimmii) ye.,!- f,,r chains lor ships. Thin
list matter was under consideration
when the House adjourned.
The army appropriation bill wan sent
lo conference with all of the Kcliato
amen. linciil s disagreed to.
Monday, May 7.
Washington, Mny 7. Tho senate to
lay spent the major portion of its time
in one amendment, but instead of ac
epting it, adopted a substitute. The
provision which wan made tho basil of
he iliscussioii was that suggestod by
l'oraker prohibiting the granting of re
bates, passes, drawbacks, or special
rates to passengers on railways and also
prohibiting discrimination in the way
of iiccomiiiojations where equal rates
are paid.
The discussion took a broad range,
covering first the pass question and
then the race question in tho Southern
Slates. The race issue was raised in
connection with the clausu relative to
disci annual ion, which was interpreted
as referring to separate cars for tho
races, and it called out very wnrm pro
tests from Itacon, Money, Culberson
and other Southern senators.
Washington, May 7 Notwithstand
ing that this was tho speaker's seven
tieth bitthilav, the house, after a splen
did demonstration to Mr. Cannon as ho
ascended to the speaker's table, settled
down to one of the biggest days iu tho
history of tho present session. The
day was notable for tho number of bills
passe. I, forty live in number, covering
a large number of subjects. Many of
the bills could have been passed by
uni'iiiiiious consent, but with Williams'
"determination to object to any legis
lation by unanimous consent," these
bills came up under suspension of tho
rules, this being known as "suspension
day. "
The following were among the bills
passeii :
'I'd authorize the Minnesota, Dakota
& I'acilio, Kailroad Company to con
struct ii bridge across the Missouri
river.
(iranting to tho Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. J 'a ul li'ailway Company the right
or way through the Fort Koogn mill
tary riNervution, Montana.
To punish tho cutting, chipping or
uoxing or trees on ttio public domain.
To amend an act concerning leases in
the Vellowstono National l'ark.
To provide for the subdivision and
sale of certain land in the state of
iiHhington,
For tho relief of certain entrymen
and settlers within the limits of tho
Northern I'nciflo Railway land grant.
To amend tho act to provide a gov
ernment for tho torritory of Hawaii.
Navy Men Did Well.
Washington, May 8. Acting Socro
tnrv of tho Navy Newberry has laid
before tho president a report of cases
of gallantry and signally ellicient per
formances of duty by oilieers and men
of the navy in connection with tho San
Francisco disaster. Tho data wero col
lected by direction of tho president, and
the acting secretary's report embodies
extracts from letters and telegrams
frOlll Ifeil r-A it III I rn I !ondr!Mi cnmiiimi.l.
er-in chief of the Pacific squadron; Hour
Admiral It. J I. McCalla, nnd I.iotitennnt
Oommnnder Henrv O. Hninea nf th
inarino corps.
Cuba Wants Better Terms.
Nnvnnn, Mny 8 A sub committee of
the joint commit tees of all tho commer
cial and industrial associations of Cuba
has submitted to the full committee a
report on the genornl basis for the ne
gotiations for a new commercial treaty
with tho United States. It i iimlar.
stood tho full committee approves of
i no report, it is said the report asks
for more fuvornblo treatment for sugar,
for which Cuba would bo willing to
give more favorable treatment to
American cottons aud food products.
LOOT IUiLItr CARS.
Touhs Uro.ik Open on Docks mid Take
Much of Conteiits.
Oakland, ' ah, May l. A new mid
lierclolmn unsuspected loophole for
wholesale grafting of supplies intended
for relief woik wiix this morning dis
elnsed by 'ooiie Minis, of the 'Quarter
muster's department, who has been su
perintending tho distribution of food
si nil's. Somewhere bet ween people who
load cars of stuff at outside points and
dispatch them lo Htm I'rniicisco and the
(minorities who should receive them,
wholesale looting has been done.
Colonel Mans states that he has re
ceived bills of lading for cars of stuff
which he has found on opening to be
entirely empty. Thin Information has
biH'ti laid before both the civil and mil
itary authorities, and an effort will bo
mud" to locate the looters lind confis
cate their ill gotten goods.
There is no thought in the minds of
the authorities now that the thefts have
been by responsible parties, but simply
by some of the many gangs of toughs
which have their healqurters on the
water front. It is believed that these
lieoplii have broken into the cars on the
docks while in transit across the bay.
A thorough search of their camps will
be made, and it is expected a great
amount of stolen property will bo un
covered. tieneral flreely feels that the food
it mil ion is rapidly becoming better.
The kitchen system will bo given a
trial, and Major J-'rbiger is superin
tending the establishment of five head
quarters in various parts of the city,
where cooked food will bo distributed,
rather than the customary bread and
canned stuff.
The net is gradually being drawn
lighter to decrease the number of free
ualers. All applicants for rations are
now challenged and the rases of nil
suspicious characters thoroughly inves
tigated. Men earning wages nro re
fined free supplies uud free meal tickets.
THREE MORE ARRESTED.
Another Bag Among Oahkosb Lumber
men for Fraud In Oregon.
Oshkosh, Wis., May 9 Three more
Wisconsin lumbermen have been served
with warrants charging them with com
plicity in Oregon timber land frauds,
the warrants being issue, 1 on indict
ments formulated by a Federal grand
jury sitting in Portland during April.
The last men to be served were .Joseph
Itlack, John (.'. 1'dack and August An
derson, all of Hhawno. Kight Wiscon
sin men are now under arrest as the
result of Federal capiases issued at
Port laud. The Shawno men were ex
pecting the indictments, and accepted
s rvice through tl.eir attorney, M. J.
Wallrich, who furnished bail "for their
appearance with tho Oshkosh men be
fore Federal Court Commissioner Mc
donald in this city Friday.
In the indictment it is charged that
the Ilhtcks and Anderson conspired with
Sumner A. I'arker, of Ashland, Or., to
obtain land by means of proving up on
false statements of alleged settlers in
the Lakeview district, anit that these
lands were obtained for tho Oshkosh
Land 4c Lumber Company, of which tho
Oshkosh defendants were members.
STEVEDORES 00 ON STRIKE.
raid Full Wages, Thoy Refuse to Settle
for Their Meals.
Oakland, Oil., May 9.- A situation
humorous and serious nt once was cre
ated today by a group of some 50 steve
dores who were at work on the J-olsom-ftreet
dock unloading ( loverninent relief
supplies. While other men are donat
ing their services and sacrificing their
businesses to aid in the relief work,
these sons of toil have been receiving a
bright half dollar for each hour of work
t hey ha vo done.
Now, when the ("loverninent officials
ask these, men to pa;' 40 cents for the
three meals they eat each day on tho
transport Crook, the laborers arc in
censed and withdraw their services. In
a word, the stevedores have, geen paid
the same wages as they received before
the fire, so sav the Government officials,
ami they stride when naked to pay for
their meals n mere fraction of what it
would cost them nt other places.
The work of unloading is ns a conse
quence nt a standstill, but if the strik
ers do not return, men from tho refugee
camps will bo impressed into service.
LESSONS OF THE DISASTER.
Morits of Steel and Worthlessnesa of
Granite, Says Motcalf.
Wnshini;ton, May 0 Seoretarv Met
calf returneil to Washington today from
Sun l' riinciMi-o. In diHcusini; tho situ
nt ion today with a representative of
tho Associated Fross, Mr. Motealf said
tho destruetion of Sun Francisco nnd
other California cities and towns fur
nished the best object losson to archi
tects and builders in this country and
in tho world. It was proven conclu
sively, ho said, that steel structures had
best withstood tho shock and Are, and
that KrH',(, under intenso boat, was
practically worthless.
Another point which impressed him
considerably was the fact thnt tho sit
uation disclosed a less proportion of
poor persons in San Francisco than gen
erally had been supposed. It was found
that thorn was on deposit on tho day
of tho cnlnniity in savings banks over
$1(1.1.000,000, or an nverngo of $(iH00 per
capita for every citizen of the city.
Send Back All Drunken Mon.
San Francisco, May 0 Chief of To-
lieo I'inan today detailed 50 policemen
in plain clothes to patrol tho water
front. They aro instructed to keep
watch on tho incoming ferries from
Oakland for persons who nro under the
influence of liquor. All men found to
be in an intoxicated condition will bo
sent back to tho place where they ob
tained the liquor.
James Curt in, of tho firm of Curt in
ftros., 4004 Twenty-fourth street, was
arrested for selling liquor and his stock
of goods was confiscated.
Vesuvius Breaks Out Again.
M aoles. May 9 Vesuvius i nrroin
showing considerable activity. Today a
denso column of smoke is arising from
tho crater and spreading like an um
brella, accompanied ty loud detona
tions and electrical discharges, which
are especially noticeable from EesJna.
The main crater is discharging sand and
cinders.
ER!
H 0 I
Witness lo Give Details of Jirlb
cry of Railroad Men.
MAY TRY MANAGER FOR PERJURY
Testified Beforo Interstate Commerce
CominliHlon That Money Was Not
Being Used to Bribe Railroads.
Chicago, May 10 The government
has a rod in pickle for the Standard
Oil Company, when the investigation
into rebutes and other methods is tak
en up here tomorrow by the interstate
commerce commission. It was learned
tonight that a witness had been secured
who is in a position to toll, giving all
necessary data, dates, amounts, etc., of
how the Standard Oil Company engaged
in wholesale bribery of railroad em
ployes in order to crush out tho inde
pendents. This man was employed by
Manager Mayer, of JCansas City, who
has charge of the tremendous distribut
ing stations in Kansas and Missouri.
It is said ho was entrusted with the
work of buying up information from
railroad employes, who told of orders re
ceived by independents, of their plans
for shipments in advance, and various
other details, so that the Standard Com
pany was in a position at any moment
to take such steps as wero necessary to
crush or hopelessly cripple its small ad
versary. The name of this highly important
witness is closely guarded, but it is said
his testimony will create a tremendous
sensation and bring before the federal
grand jury a largo number of western
railroad men who have been in the
secret employ of tho Standard.
Mr. Mayer, it is also intimated, is
open to prosecution for perjury, as ho
swore before tho interstate commerce
commission, when it sat at Kansas City,
that ho had never given any of his
agents money to bo used in bribing rail
road or other men. The testimony will
show, it is said, that the railroad spies
were on the secret Standard Oil pay
roll nt from $10 to $30 a month, depend
ing upon how much information they
could give.
SOLD SECRETS TO AMERICA.
Two Germans Sentenced for Treason to
Empire.
Leipsic, Germany, May 10 Before
the imperial supremo court here today
Otto Senftcnleben, nn ex-clerk in one
of the government departments in Ber
lin, and Konrad, a mechanic, were found
guilty of treason in selling to represen
tatives of tho American legation at
Brussels a submarine mino with an
choring apparatus and drawings belong
ing to them.
The prisoners were also charged with
selling similar drawings to Russia, and
with having constructed a mine in Brus
sels, which was bought from them
thronu'li a French intermediary.
Senftenlehen was sentenced to four
and Konrad to three vears at penal
I n. i iiuoe aiot live vears loss 01 civil
rights and to police supervision. Aucke,
a commercial traveler, was acquitted.
GREAT DAMAGE TO STEAMERS.
Columbia Needs $100,000 of Repairs,
Puebla $15,000.
San Francisco, May 10 Considerable
damage was done by the earthquake to
vessels' on the ways or in course of con
struction at tho Union Iron Works.
Hesidcs tho freighters Mexican and
Columbia, being built for tho Hawaiian
American .Stennishio Cnmnnnv n.-bieh
were damaged about $15,000 each, the
i oiuiniiia, wiucii lias been long on the
Fort land run, nnd the City of Puebla, a
Seattle boat, wero damaged.
Tho damaiTO to tlm ("olninliin will hn
$10il,000. The boat is now submerged,
unving sunn witn ttio dock on winch it
rested. The City of Puebla was less
seriously damaged; $13,000 will cover
her losses.
Works for Philippines.
Washington, May 10 Secretary Taft
by a personal canvass of the senate to
day endeavored to revive sentiment in
favor of Philippine tariff legislation at
tho present session of congress. He made
arguments in favor of a reduction of
schedules on sugar, tobacco and rice to
50 per cent of the Pingley rates. The
measuro left sleeping in the senate Phil
ippine committco provides for a reduc
tion on these articles to 25 per cent of
existing schedules. lie was willing to
go further and to eliminato tho propo
sition for eventual free trada with the
Philippines.
Build Battleship at Navy Yard.
Washington, May 10 The construc
tion bureau of the navy is willing to
undertake to build tho leviathan 20,000
ton battleship provided for, and on the
basis of tho experience acquired in the
construction of tho battleship Connecti
cut at tho New York navy yard, the con
structors feel sure they can execute this
task with reasonable dispatch at a mini
mum of cost. A careful estimate limits
the timo allowed for construction to
fortv-eight months and the cost to
$10,000,000.
Discredited In Washington.
Washington, May 10. At the war de
partment it was stated today that noth
ing was known of tho reported surrep
titious purchase at Brussels of plans for
a submarine mine. Attention was also
called to tho fact that there is no mili
tary attache to the American legation at
HrusHcls.
'AFTER STANDARD OIL
EARTHQUAKES OF HISTORY.
Pllier lirrni -ln,e lllannlrri Willi
Vntiilier of leflin.
Sin Fr.melvo's disaster reenlls o'hT
rr'iit enrihqiink of history. Tho prln-
Ij'i i fit" the following :
Vi-ir. Victims.
V.i l'om;,ill Mtel MTciilnriiim
iliHiroycl Tti'eisnnds
11.1 Aiitlorti iLnfroyed T li'iinds
".ii I 'nmtiiiitlnoi Thousand
111 Hyrn mil 1'nlfist Ino, .V'O
tons rulrid Thonsnnds
IK;7 -Cstiwiln, Hlclljr l.oo)
MVI Naples 40,000
l.V'.l I.Uhon Ito.OOO
Hii Nnp.cs 70.000
1 ril slitirln Thousands
l')';7 Hchsmnkl Hutted thro
month; a.0,000
llli.l - Hlrlljr fnftr f'fir HM nl '
town nd il'Ki vlllnitoai. 100,000
1701 Ye-ldo, Jnon 200,000
1710 -AlKlxr 11,000
I72H I'lmrno fl.000
n.'ii ikiu loo.ooo
1741- Llms and Callso lS.ooo
I7fl4 c.alro 40,000
I7r,.1 -r.lu,n CO,')
17.10 -llaalhk. firrla 20.OOO
1 7 7:t fi'iatemala B3.0O0
nil 'hm, (julto and other
town 40,000
111 'I - Carara Thousand
!2 .-AJ"ppa 20.0W
1 S-1 1 Me ill, Italy 14.000
- Kingdom of &pl 10,000
-,iiIto 6,000
1SM1 Mend'xa, Houth America .. 12,000
lVi;j Manll 1.0O0
IHW Herera) town In I'eru anil
Ecuador 25,000
173 Inyo Valley, fallfomU ... 80
173 Town nir Hantander, on
the border of Colombia.. 14,000
1TH Tu, Venetuela 800
I xxo -Manila 8,000
lo0 Illapet. CblW ao
1XS1 Bclo and MTeral Tillage.. 4.000
1HS8 Isiand of lecbla, Italy.. .. 2,000
1H83 - Krnkatoa and other Jars
volcano Thousand
1M flevere shock In England. S
ISM Andnlusla, and other part
of Hpaln 1.170
I R!3 Province of Granada, Spain COO
1H1 Charleston. 8- C 41
lh7 Itlvlera and Southern Eu
rope 2,000
1S1 Japan 4,000
lHti.'l Perla IK.ooo
1SH4 Japan lO.ooo
IV.'O Tlfll. Transcaucasia 1,000
IWlHt. Pierre. Martinique, erup
tion of Mont I'elee 40.000
IWi2 Andljan, India 2..VK)
loos Hyria i :.: : :. :-. : bo
ll'O.l Ttojo, Colombia loo
1004 Serere ihock In Abrtint,
Ttaly, violent quake at Li
ma, rem, Wellington,
New Zealand, ihaken
IPOS North India 83.000
1003 Talabrla, Italy 30O
11(03 Hcutarla, Albania 200
11)03 Shemakha, CaacaaU 800
ltioS Tamaxula, Mexico 100
litO Iteglon aboot Veeuvla .... B.OiHl
CLIFF HOUSE 8AFE.
Parnoa Hotel Stand, Though Re
ported PeMrored by Qneke.
The famous Cliff House at Golden
Gnte was firm reported thrown Into the
ea by the San Franclaco earthquake,
but was afterward found to be only
slightly damaged.
The hotel atands on a rocky bluff
overlooking the Taclflc ocean. It la
probably fifty or sltxy feet above the
water and Is a favorite resort for thou
sands on bright days winter and sum
mer. It Is a favorite pastime of rlslt-
- ? t.1 Jt.-, t.V- fl !'
I &-ra v-ri H-Tii' i J
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I fii hi- Tin i- m i g, imim , t. i t.fi
THE CLIFF H0VSE,
ors to sit on the west verandas of the
hotel and watch the hundreds 'of sea
lions and seals which congregato on o
large rook about 200 feet from the
mainland. In stormy weather the
waves frequently swept over the top
of tho building.
Ono hundred yards north of the Cliff
hotel are situated tho famous Sutro
baths, which were built Into the rocky
bluff. Tho baths are constructed of
steel and glass and are said to be
among the finest In the world. They
were built ot n cost of about $300,000
by the late Adolph Sutro, who before
his death gave them to the city of San
Francisco. Tho great structure Is
atKiut 000x300 feet and tho top Is prob
ably 200 feet above tho ocean. Here
on Sundays and holidays thousands of
girls and boys gather to swim both
winter and summer.
Pride.
"Yes, madam," said tho physician,
"your little daughter's foot seems to
hav been bruised severely, that Is all.
Probably she struck It against a stone
or the wall. At any rate, you need not
worry. I would suggest that you ap
ply tho old-fasbloned remedy a bread-and-mllk
poultice."
"How common!" murmured the
proud mamma, whose husband, by the
way, had Just succeeded In turning on
other million-dollar trick In stocks.
"Bread-and-nillk poultice! Doctor,
don't you think It would be more In
accord with our position In society If
we used a poultice of cake and Ice
cream"" Judge.
Not After Game.
Once upon a time a mighty hunter,
armed to the teeth, met a yokel In the
highway.
"My good fellow," quoth the mlght.v
hunter, "can you show me a tlgerV
tracks?"
"No," answered the yokel, "I cau'i
do that But I can show you n tiger.'
Tool!" roared the hunter, as ht
turned away. "Who said a wurd about
anything but tracks?" Life,
On of the Two lore.
First Doctor nave you noticed that
the people who live in a mountainous
country generally have good lungs?
Second Doctor- Yes. If they don't
they die there. Philadelphia Inquirer
There Is no hope for the man wb
knowing pc-rsltta In acting the fool
II0F3 CP THE RUSSIANS.
" .
THE CZAREVITCH ALEXIS.
Of all the royal children of Europ
tho condition of none appears more
dubious than that of Alexis, the czar
evitch of Itussla and only son of tho
rear. He was born In August, 1904,
at the very darkest moment of the
fortunes of Russia during the war
with Japan. Since then the storm
clouds have become even blacker, for
revolutionary conditions are now rlfo
throughout the Muscovite empire until
the very existence of the throne is
menaced. Not only Is It a question
whether the czarevitch will grow up to
Inherit the throne, but It Is even a
problem whether the czar shall bo
able to retain his crown. Surely be
fore he becomes of age Russia shall
have passed through many political
and economic changes.
The photograph Itself Is sufficient
proof of how admirably the czarevitch
has thriven In adversity, although this
week there was a rumor that he was
seriously I1L The picture was taken at
Tsarskoe Selo at the express wish ot
the empress.
MAN A PIECE OF MACHINERY.
.
Thirteen Rnbatancea Enter Into
Mnke-l'p of Unman Uodr.
The human organism has been often
and aptly compared to a fine piece of
machinery, says the Scientific Ameri
can. The bones of the skeleton, held
In position, moved and guided by a sys
tem of muscles and tendons, fit together
like the wheels and levers of a watch.
The mainspring of the machine Is tho
heart and Its regulator Is the nervous
system. No human hand ever con
structed, no human mind ever Invented
so marvelous a mechanism, for all Its
wheels and levers are Instinct with life.
Millions upon millions of living cells
make up the structure of the body.
Each cell Is a chemical laboratory and
the whole community of cells consti
tutes a great chemical factory, where
no holiday Is ever kept, but vital force
Is Incessantly created and converted,
by wonderful physiological processes.
Into heat, work and electricity, and
life Is continually destroyed and repro
duced. The scientific name of this mys
terious activity of our chemical factory
Is "metabolism."
Let us look a little more closely Into
this complex metabolism of the human
chemical factory. The millions of cells
of which the body Is built up vary In
form and character, in function and
composition. In the first place, we
naturally ask of what materials they
are coniiiosed. Of what does man con
sist? Chemistry gives a precise an
swer to this question. He consists of
thirteen elementary substances, of
which eight are solid and five are gas
eous at ordinary temperatures.
Tho solids are carbon, calcium, phos
phorus, sulphur, potassium, sodium,
magnesium and Iron ; the gtiFes are oxy
gen, hydrogen, nitrogen, chlorine and
fluorine. Each of these elements pre
serves Its chemical Identity under all
conditions. As the eminent Berlin phy
siologist, Du Bols Reymond, has re
marked, an atom of Iron remains the
same whether It is traversing space In
a meteorite, revolving In a car wheel
or cour9lng through a poet's brain In a
blood corpuscle. Science also gives ns
definite Information concerning the
quantities of these thirteen elements
that occur In our bodies. A man weigh
ing about ICO pounds Is made up of:
l-ba. I Lbs.
Oxygen 89.0Carbon 44.00
Hydrogen 14.0 Calcium 3.6
Nitrogen 8. I Phosphorous ... 1.6
Chlorine 1.6 Sulphur 0.2
Fluorine 0.2 1 Potassium ..... 0.1A
ISodlum 0.14
Gases 107. S Magnesium .... 0.10
iron 0.09
Solids 49.8
It will be observed that the gaseous
elements exist In our bodies In a state
of very great condensation, for under
ordinary conditions of temperature and
pressure etghty-clght pounds of oxy
gen would occupy a volume of more
than 1,000 cubic feet and fourteen
pounds of hydrogen would occupy more
than 2,000 cubic feet
A Slim Contribution.
The bride's father was looking the
presents over.
"How are wo coming out, daddy?"
she asked In her playful way.
"As near as I can figure out the lot,"
he gloomily replied, "we are coming out
In debt" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Kaar
Bill Let me have $10 until to-morrow?
Jill And when to-morrow comes,
what then?
"Oh, then I'll ask you to lend me $10
more." Yonkers Statesman,
The day that a woman puta away
her first dollar toward buying a piano,
she decides In what corner of the par
low she Intends to put It