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P A R L IA M E N T M E E TS. IN THE national halls of congress Tuesday, May IB- i . M i» 16.— W ith the ex- W;',bl nl the anti-pas* amendment, k ’ ll°n _____„bided l .te concluded its it* discussion of ^..i rate ,.,t« bill bill in committee of f i,en. 'IIIread ' , 1 ind, as soon as that provi wbole a“ % ..... ^ ^ w,n take it K e g 'l l be disposed of, w ill H ' . ! .«nate. The general ex pec- IP.1" '¡‘‘Btha't the ra »« question w ill be V>°n '| nf early tomorrow, and the l l!P , h0„ e is that the b ill may be |,"eri f'.re the close of tomorrow’ s The greaier part of the day *"anent in discussing the eighth sec- ai of the bill, relat*"“ to the Derson- ;,ToUhe Interstate Commerce com- • -¡on resulting in the elim ination i be entire secti-m and the restoiation the present law, wh.ch provides for „commissioners at salaries of »7,500. eolidly for the Allison amendments, but were just as nearly united against opposing propositions. When an ad journment was reached, there was still prospect of the continuance of the de bate for next week. Friday, May II. Elect or Russian People Assemble in Open Session. 8t. Petersburg, May 11.— W ithoat a single hitch and with only a minor in cident to mar the memorable day, the Russian parliament was inaugurated yesterday. The emperor’ s message in reality was less a throne speech than a greeting, and required only three min utes for its delivery. Emperor Nicho las read slowly. The admirable and even cordial tone of the sovereign in re Enthusiastic T a lk ] o f New City Next newing his pledges and asking the co Summer Sure to Cause Heart operation of parliament for the regen aches In Future. eration of the country was only nega tively satisfactory. Washington, May 11.— After pasaing 320 penaion billa, the house today de voted much time to considering a point of order made by Tawney against an appropriation for a new steel floating drydock, provided in the naval appro- Conrtiers and spectators other than piation bill. The chair ueld the point of order well taken, in a carefully pre members of the national parliament led the cheering, but the members were pared opiuion. ominously silent. What rankled most Hepburn, of Iowa, made a vigorous was the failure of the emperor to men attack on the court martial system of tion amnesty, and later, when the the navy, especially criticising the offi members assembled in the Tauride pal Washington, May 15. - The House cers responsible for the accident« that ace, away from the spell of the throne ■ decided vote today reaffirmed its have happened to ships of the navy. room, many of them were with diffi A point cf order against the appro culty restrained from . h ^ the Navy department, defeat- precipitating amendment of Tawney, chair- priation for the naval training station matters by offering resolutions on the * o( the appropriations committee, at Lake Bluff, Illinois, was pending subject. The Constitutional Democra i r l i t the expenditures on a ship to when the house adjourned until Mon tic leaders, however, who dominated everything, were anxions not to weaken I in Dt r cent of the cost, a vote of con- day. the reply which the lower house will I J ce coming after tw o hours’ hot I I bits Having re ched the section of Washington, May 11.— Bailey’ s non- prepare to the speech from the throne, Ithe n»v*l bill dealing with increase suspension amendment, applying to or in which issues with the crown w ill be I ,he Uavy and, realizing that consid ders of the Interstate Commerce com joined, and succeeded in staving off erable d ebate must ensue, the house ad- mission aa covered by the railroad rate premature action. By the irony of fate,.Ivan Petrunke- 1,, ,„rned until noon tomorrow. bill, which has occupied so much of the 1 Tawney was emphatic in declaring attention of the senate in connection vitch, whose first mention of the word I that it was both bad policy and bad ad with that bill, was today adversely dis constitution 12 years ago was dismissed ministration to give to the Navy de- posed of by the decisive vote of 23 to by Emperor Nicholas I I as “ a foolish dream,” today stood in the front rank partmsnt the right of spending » 11,- 54, practically a party vote. of the members of the representative 000 000 for repairs of vessels without An amendment by Kayner confining chamber, while Emperor Nicholas put K much as being compelled to give an the court review to constitutional ques account to any one for the money ex- tions was also voted down. A number his official seal upon the Russian par liament. of other amendments were rejected. ^rhe' vote on the first amendment, An amendment limiting to two years GIVES M ANY BRIBES I providing that no more than 10 per cent shall be applied to the repair of the life of the commission’ s orders was 4ny ship unless details be submitted to adopted. Inner Workings o f Standard Oil Made congress, was defeated, yeas 36, nayB Public by Former Employe. Thursday, May 10. I 55. Tawney then withdrew his second Chicago, May 11.— Corruption of amendment. Washington, May 10.— In connection railroad employes and agents of inde with the consideration of the railroad Monday, May, 14. rate bill by the senate, La Follette to pendent oil companies, dishonest meth day attempted to secure the imposition ods of procuring land leases, the giving Washington, May 14.— The session of the senate today passed without an of imprisonment for violations of the of Bhort measure, the selling of three exciting incident and without the adop provisions of the Interstate Commerce different kinds of oil out of the same tion of a single amendment to the rail law. He proposed terms from one to tank and misrepresentations as to the road rate bill, notwithstanding that five years, in addition to fines from quality of oil sold, were charged again.t measure was under consideration prac $1,000 to » 20,000 for unjust discrimi tically all the time from the hour of nation, for false representation to se the Standardl Oil company at today’ s convening, 11 o’clock, until adjourn cure business at leBg than the estab hearing before the Interstate Commerce commission. Incidentally, it was ment at 5:15 p m. The most charac lished rate. After much discussion an amendment charged that the Frisco road gives a teristic leature of the day was the re jection of amendments. This was ac was adopted restoring the penalties of rate of 2 cents a hundred pounds to the Standard Oil company when it charges complished either by direct vote or by the old law. competitors of that corporation 10 times the process of laying on the table and as much for the same haul. one followed another in rapid suces- Washington, May 10.— Shells and The inquiry was held under an order tion. projectiles for the Navy department of congress and this session held here Among the provisions thus adversely w ill, after June 30, 1906, be purchased today was along the same lines as that dispoied of were several intended to fix by the bureau of Ordnance in the open held some time ago in Kansas Citv. the liability of railroad companies for market, instead of, as now the practice, The principal witnesses today were E. injury to employes. The presentation in secret markets from firms engaged M. Wilhoit, of Springfield, Mo., form ot provisions intended to accomplish in the manufacture of these articles. erly for ten years agent of the Standard this purpose had the effect of bringing This change in existing conditions was Oil company at Topeka, bnt now an in ont a practically authoritative state- brought about through the efforts of dependent operator; H. C. Deran, of ment^that the committee on interstate the chairman of the appropiations Fremont, O.; E. P. Ripley, president connm-rce will report the independent committee, Tawney, of Minnesota, who of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe house bill on that subject which ie now offered an amendment to the naval ap road, and M. Maxon, a former agent of propriation bills which the house had the Standard Oil in Illinois. pending before it. When the senate adjourned, the under consideration today. eighth lection, regulating the person P U T OVER HEAD OF H ART. nel of the Interstate Commerce commis Wednesday, May 9. sion, was under consideration and ad Washington, May 9.— The senate spent China Appoints New Officials to Man journment was secured at a somewhat earlier hour than usual in the hope the greater part of the day again in age Customs Service. that there could be prepared a more ac the consideration of the question of di Pekin, May 11.— An imperial edict vorcing the production of coal and oth ceptable provision covering that sub er commodities from their transporta which may radically affect the status of ject than has heretofore been presented. tion, and closed that branch of its Sir Robert Hart, director general of the work by adopting a modified provision formally offered by Elkins, but origin Chinese customs and the customs estab Washington, May 14. — The house ally suggested by McLaurin. There hsd wider consideration today hills re was again much sparring over parlia lishment, was published today, aB fol lating to the government of the District mentary points, but there was at no lows: of Columbia. It completed the bills time as much confusion as on Tuesday, ‘ ‘Tieh Liang, president of the board reorganizing the Washington public and, when the coal question was finally of revenue, is hereby appointed super school system, then adjourned in the closed, the progress was so rapid that intendent of customs affairs. Tong absence of a quorum, postponing action the first section was entirely disposed Shao, junior vice president of the For on the bills under consideration. of before the senate adjourned. Other eign board, is app- inted associate min These bills will be taken up tomorrow. amendments were also adopted, but a ister of Customs affairs. A ll Chinese long-and-short-haul provision suggested by LaFollctte was voted down by prac and foreigners employed in the various Saturday, May 12. tically a party vote, all but two re customs are placed under their control.” Both these offices are new creations Washington, May 12. — The senate publicans voting against the amend in the customs service. Hitherto the _____ _ proceedings today were devoted exclu- ment. customs have been nominally under the sively to tiie consideration of the rail- Washington, May 9.— Nearly the en- direction of the Foreign board, but foad rate bill, and they included many tire time of the house was today taken practically Sir Robert Hart has exer mtereeting and some sensational feat- up by two propositions—first, whether cised absolute control. ures. The actual accomplishments of the navy department should go into The diplomats here are unwilling to the day consisted in the completion of the open market and purchase anchors, comment on the edict until its inten chains and cordage, or continue to man 'he consideration of the Allison amend tions and full force are apparent. I f it ments, covering the question of review ufacture these articles in the govern means a step toward active Chinese 7 courts of the orders of the Interstate ment navy yards, as is now done; ami, management of the customs, the foreign second, whether the cost of transport Commerce Commission. ing coal from 'Atlantic and Gulf ports governmenst are expected to resist it. There were several of theie provis- to the Philippines in American bottoms ■ens and all were accepted as presented should be limited to »5 or $6 per ton. Advance Rates In West. or suggested by the Iowa senator, show- On the first proposition a substitute Chicago, May 11.— The Tribune to P* *n * 'moet perfect agreement among was adopted, giving the secretary of day says: Fire insurance rates in Chi puplican senators. Indeed, one of the navy the right to purchase these cago on less desirable risks will be ad e noteworthy features of the day was articles in open market if a saving could vanced 25 per cent or more to reimburse * practical unanimity of the Repub- be made. companeia that have suffered loss in The second proposition did not carry. ICana~ They not only voted almost the San Francisco fire. This action practically was decided yesterday at a diminer Plans Revolution. Will Double Alaska Cables. meeting of 20 Western managers in the Washington, May 15 -R eports have 'ashington, May 15.— Orders have rooms of the Western Union in the n lseued by Geneial Allen, the chief reached the State department of the American Trust A 8avings hank build ° ® c,,r of the army, for the in- organization of another revolutionary ing. At the same time tnere will he a movement directed against the govern large reduction in brokers’ commis . l **e ^nP'ex system on the 1 a ' j cables. The commercial bust- ment of President rarereib °/. B.*n|t° sion«. The advance in rates w ill be It is understood that the confined to the congested district. thif n cables has become so heavy Domingo. 0 ('Ten by working night and day the island of Porto Rico is the base1 of operations, and it is supposed that ex- Give S9A0.000 to California. j ™ . 0'* are not able to handle all the ,4es With the new system the President Morales and Jimmei Washington, May 11.— The house leaders of the movement. Instrnrt.nns »h- 01J. °* cables w ill be increased committee on public lands today author have been sent to the insular governor of tK , J Pe.r c 8l,t. The supreme court ized a favorable report on a bill which of Porto Rico to take steps to carry ont will reenlt in placing about »900,000 in twfit e , States has denied the the neutrality laws, which " l ” ' pre the state treasury of California from tt«w °n *0r * shearing in the Chicago vent departure of hostile expedition. “ •etion cases. the Federal treasury, if it becomes a law. The bill grants the state five per California Needs Another Judge. rent of the proceeds of the sale of the p !nt'uiry Into C o a l M onopoly. Washington, Mar 15,-Th e members public lands of the state from the be Philadelphia, May 15.- T h e Inter- of the California delegation in rongrMB morrr,«.0lDmerce ^’°®n>ission w ill to- todav met in conference with Secretary ginning of the state government, and in that respect puts California on the -1 re8PIn® inquiry into the al Metcalf and dieenseed the question of tame basis as other states. and hi ”** .re*al*on* between railroads ♦ah» .1 corP °rations. Nearly the an additional circuit nia as well as the nrgent need of lib- Will Make Jefferson Statue. »oted “ '* * * P « t e d , w ill 1« de- nia’ ** „.¡.lions both for the con- Washington. May 11. — Secretary of ttork f ^ 0rti to Pr07e the ownership er>1 ‘ i T o new federal buildings in Root announced today that Augustus of th» p 'n coa* companies by officials St. Gandens had been secured as sculp rennsyivania railroad and dis- 1 „ih .ru Insurance litigation w ill, it tor for the propoeed Thomas Jefferson S 5 ' ion « 7 distribution. The monument to be erected in Washington. •hdsr mi* *n<1 0 h ’° ••*> I * P ° * imperative. * “ ncroscopic examination. SSE-,15. - TEARS TO REBUILD More Hopeful Estimates Made to Keep Up Courage. LOSS WILL REACH $ 400 , 000,000 San Francisco, May 12.— Three weeks after the great disaster one is able to view the situation calmly and to com pute with fair accuracy the loss suffer ed by San Francisco from fire. Strange to relate, the citizens of San Francisco for the most part do not appreciate the extent of the disaster. Sober judgment has been for the time confused by the extravagant recital of plans for rebuild ing. Of coarse the city w ill be recon structed as speedily as possible, but a best it is a question of years. The en thusiastic claim that next summer w ill see a new San Francisco. This is the talk which has brought elation for the moment and means heartache for the future. Five years w ill not Bee the city restored, and ten is certainly a safer figure. The spirit of the people must be kept up and this perhaps is adequate excuse for the rather visionary tales which til! the public prints. The truth is suffi cient to crush the weak and to bring A Irish Members Protest. London, May l i . — On the resump tion of the debate on the education hill in the House of Commons today, John Redmond, the Irish leader, in behalf of the Irish Nationalists, protested against the system of education which was be ing forced on the Catholic minority and which violated their conscience. Ireland, he added, hail always been de nominational in principle, believing that religion was the most necessary part of the education of children. The bill was passed on its second reading by a vote of 410 to 214. All Its Records Destroyed. San Francisco, M ty 12.— The Fire man’ s Tund Insurance Company has discovered that the vault containing all the records of its insurance business in Sen Francisco has been destroyed. The failing of an immense steel girder, which broke off a corner of the vault, gave the fire easy access to the records, including all policies, maps, etc. Pres ident Dutton has made a statement saying steps have been taken by the company to meet the new conditions. _ R elief Funds’ Exceed *5 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 . San Francisco, May 12.— Th#~finaocr committee today reported relief sub scriptions as follows: Actually prom ised, »5,007,711; unconfirmed prom ised, »310,750; total, »6,318,401. fo r an A n s ln r. — dismay to the strong. The city is without money. Great fortunes have been swept away. Land ed estates are without revenue, Th? wheels of commerce move slow and halting. Thousands have boen thrown from employment. Still, the spirit is here. It is this which must^win the triumph. And it w ill win. 1 — 'J The loss occasioned by fire and earth quake w ill exceed »400,000,000. No disaster in history approaches this The total loss in Chicago in 1871 was »190,000,000. San Francisco w ill col lect in insurance about » 100,000,000. The city w ill therefore be out of pocket some »300,000,000. This means an average of more than »600 for every man, woman and child in San Francis co. How can the city spring at once into being under this enormous burden? It must pledge its future for the neces but whether It can be profitably grown sides of the present. over any considerable territory can only he discovered by experimenting C IT IZ E N S IN M ISERABLE P L IG H T . with It. Ro far. in limited tests. It seems to be better than any other of General Greeley Says Everyone Keeps the English varieties, but Its quality Is not nearly as good as the old fa Up Courage Remarkably. American growers, the Washington, May 12.— The War de vorite with Downing. It shows less teudeucy to partment received the following tele mildew than other European varieties, gram over night from General Greeley, although It Is doubtless susceptible to dated Presidio, San Francisco, May 9: that disease. It Is not advised to plant ‘ ‘ While conditions improve slightly, this variety largely without first test the miserable ditdatlon may be indicat ing It through several seasons. ed by the statement that all the food for 300,000 people in San Francisco is yet necessarily cooked on' the public streets. The courage of every one com tinues wonderfully. Neither drunkem ness nor disorder anywhere, except from adjacent towns occasionally. Mayor Schmitz is still adverse to closed saloons, which have been constantly urged by me. “ The Red CroBS finance committee, Dr. Devine and myself concurring, w ill issue free food after Saturday next only on alternate days, except in camps un der strict military control. Red Cross agents are to be present on alternate days of nonissue to provide for excep tional cases of need that may arise. “ The average issue in San Francisco, Oakland, etc., still exceeds 250,000 a day. A possible method by question ing, exclusion and otherwise is being made to reduce the food issue. Of course, extreme destitution and much suffering occnrs on the part of many people who resort to charity only in ex treme cases. Altogether I am encour aged. “ G REELEY, “ Major-General Commanding.” H otbed A more ambitious method than that o f growing bl* early flowers in boxes, kept In the house, may lie tried by the amateur gardener who Is also an ama teur carpenter. A hotbed may be built at small expense. Old window sash, or a single sash purchased cheaply, and four boards, one inch thick and one and one half feet wide, may be put together to form the hotbed, the boards being used for the wulls. Warm stable manure should be put W o r k i n g P o a l l r r a n d Strn vaberrle*. In the bottom, from one-half to three- When one speaks of poultrg in con | fourths o f a foot Jeep, and firmly nection with any low-growing plant j pressed down. The bed should be well most people can see ouly the scratch | drained. Light soil, to a depth o f one ing birds and the ruined plants, but the I or two Inches should lie spread over the combination has been and Is belug manure and after one or two days, profitably carried out I f one selects when the temperature Is oooled down one of the larger breeds of hena for to 70 or 80 degrees, the bed Is ready this combination the scratching part for use. of the proposition will be reduced to a The plants. In pots or boxes, should minimum, and tf the fowla are not re be put In the bed. The boxes may be quired to obtain their entire living prepared as for Indoor use, with ordi from the patch of straw berry plants, nary garden soli at the bottom, and they will do comparatively little dam lighter soil on top. Large holes should age. It la, of course, understood that he left to drain the box. The tine seed the fowls are not ullowed on the patch should be sprinkled on the surface, and until after the fruit has been gath fine sifil sprinkled over It, and the ered, but from that time until they go coarse seed sown In drills, or pressed Into winter quarters they will be ex down into the soil, and covered with a ceedingly useful, for they w ill take thin layer o f earth. The soil should be good care o f all the insects, do little gently sprinkled with water as soon damage in the way of scratching which ns the seed Is planted and kept moist, can be readily repaired by going over without becoming soggy. the plot each day, and their dropping* The hotbed should be shaded from will ndd materially to the richness of the hot sun, but there should be plenty the plot I f the plantation covers a o f light The cover o f the hed should considerable area it will be a good plan tie kept on until the seedlings have to have several small colony houses on stnrtisl to make good growth. On warm the plot so that the liens muy have spring days the plants should he given their own quarters and thus work over fresh air by raising the gash slightly. a smaller area. The profit from this combination is good, and neither will W a t e r rii <1 S o l i d * In M i l k . Interfere with the other, especially If When the cream or fat Is removed the fowls are rnlsed for egg produc every 100 pounds of sUiin milk contain tion. Try it on a small scale and In about 00 per cent of water and 10 per I* crease as experience proves It paya cent o f solids. The solids contain about 3.5 per cent of casein and 4.5 per K e e p s a k e G ooseberries. The main value of this recent Intro cent of milk sugar, with small propor duction from the other side seems to tions o f fat and albumen as the fa» He In the fact that the variety Is cannot tie entirely removed. The milk very firm, productive and ships well. sugar remains In the whey when It sep arates and the casein in the curds or cheesy matter, though both contain ¡'j small percentages of fat, albumen, etc.jj The whey will promote the formation)! o f fat, while the curds supply the ele-ij incuts for growth anil muscle. It w ill* be an advnntnge to feed the two sub-* stances together, adding bran and sea son lightly with sa lt I f the skim mill becomes very sour nnil begins to fer ment It should not be used at all. Tin proper plan is to use the skim mill when fresh or but slightly sour. ParwlyMlN In Swine. While opinions may differ as to the 'ause of paralysis In swine, the fact remains that In nearly every '•use where the disease Is found It has been shown that the hog was largely corn fed. In the sections known ns the corn lielt this disease Is more prevalent than in other parts of the country; more vhlence that corn Is at the bottom of the trouble. Swine allllcted with this trouble should he given a dose of I'psom salts, and after the bowels have moved freely, fed for a number of days >11 a slop consisting of w heat middlings m il flaxseed meal, using milk Instead i f water for the mixing. A lllieral pinntlty of lime water should lie lidded to each feed. After the animal Im proves the ration should lie varied con- ilderably, and corn form the smallest inrt possible. I f the ntflleted animal s with young the pigs should he weaned at once. P o in ts on P ru n in g G u i n e a s Should H e P o p u l a r . Guinea fowls should find n place oil every farm, ns they are profitable anil useful. They are profitable because, table fowls, they have few superiors j being In many ways similar to the wlllT prairie chicken, so much sought for by those who love the gamey flavor of til wild fowl. Their flesh Is dark anc solid, anil no matter how cooked) whether ns a roast or In a pie, th are tempting. Their eggs are ilellgh^ fully flavored, and, though small, the| find a ready sale In all the market. They are useful ns guardians, beenus at the first approach of danger, whettj er by day or night, they set up thel warnings that must frighten the 111 Iriuler or tiring help to their offsprln A Turkey t'o n p , A turkey coop which has been usd | with iierfect satisfaction Is descrlls In American Agriculturist ns bavin several distinct advantages over o nary coops. It Is built out of a la packing case. At the top Is a vent lator. Rusjieuded by a cord Is a drq door o f close boards and beneath 1 Is an ordinary door partly of wire ting. Each Is hinged and can lie • 'pel cd Independently. On cold nights ve tllator and drop door may be clo Shrubs. I f those who have shrubbery on their [rounds would but remember the sim ple fact of the period of bloom and that plossoms come on the new growth they would remember when to prune. The ilossoms on the spring blooming shrubs ire formed on the wood thnt was frown after the blooming season of a rear ago, hence If these shrubs are pruned In the spring we simply cut off he flower-bearing shoots anil no flow- >rs are had. Tiie time to prune spring lowering shrubs Is Just after they have itopjied blooming, so they may hnve he rest o f the summer in which to jrow the flower shoots for another qirlng. The fall-blooming shrubs diould ho pruned In the spring, for hey will then grow the flower shoots ’or the coming fall [K'rloil o f bloom. Pne can see how simple It is If they .vlll but remember. on ordinary nights the ventilator ope<| ed, on I lot onea both. In warm w e a tlf or the drop door suspended as show j In the cut forms a good ahade for t i l blnla. ----------- V«. J. H. Wright, a farmer residing nei^H Hennessey, O. T., has made a vultinh| fl discovery that will I k * o f general Intel] est to wheat growers everywhere. He soaks hls seed wheat In coal o| using nlmtit one half gallon to evi twenty litislifls o f wheat, covering over with a blanket and letting It so#, over night. lie found It equally c g f tire with oorn, using one-half tea cm to a washtuh of corn. He finds that? not only preserves the cereal from rxl ting, but preserves It from Insects. M Much T c cd cd » « w l Po ta to . W right has practiced this for mo{ A sweet potato that will keep as well than three years, and hls yield ‘ " as the white potato is what Professor been a great deal more than thnt E. J. Wlckson, of tiie department of those who had better soil for plant! agriculture of the University o f Cali V a lu e « ( th e In cu b a to r. fornia, thinks he has discovered. It was picked up in the Jjidrone Islands It is hard to get hena to ait In m by a sklpiier, who took aboard a lot of ter, and it la almost necessary for — excellent flavored sweet potatoes last farmer to use Incubators to raise bn» April, and, finding them still In good ers In times to bring the best pric condition upon hls recent arrival In The Inrubstor on the farm Is betL Ran Franeiaco, gave spectmena o f them brought to more profitable use eve* to Professor Wlckson. They will be year. There la no doubt that the I . 3 L props gated In the hope of working In bator and brooder method o f ralatfC the commercial world o f potatoes a chickens la a wonderful Im provem ilP revolution that will be worth many on the hen method. It le cheaper, irdlllona o f dollars to California and a a greater number o f fowls c u boon to mankind. rnlsed from the same number o f bene f