NEWS FROM THE
NAVY RANKS SECOND.
America Rises From Fourth Place In
Two Years.
Washington, Nov. 20. In the last
two yearn the United States haa risen
from !ho fourth to tho second pUe
among the naval powers of the world.
Two year ago the American navy was
outclassed by th nave of England,
rranco and Germany. Today Great
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ciaies. ii is true mat trance haa mam
wa ship), but the aggregate tonnage of
the 1 re ich navy is below that ol the
unit, a states. These facts are brought
out in a statement of the Naval Intelli
gence bureau of the Navy department,
Kngland ha 62 first-class battle
ships, .32 aruiored cruisers, 90 uuar
moreo cruisers, 142 torpedo boat de
stroyers, 47 torpedo boats snd 39 sub
marines. The ships now being built
are 7 first class battlesips. 6 armored
cruisers, 1 tlnarmored cruiser. 13 tor
pedo bout destroyers, 14 torpedo boats
France has 19 first-class battleships,
19 armored cruisers, 28 unarmored
cruisers, 35 torpedo boat destroyers,
257 torpedo boats, 41 submarines and
12 Court defense vessels. The vessels
now under construction are 8 first-class
battleships, 4 armored cruisers, 40 tor
pedo boat destroyers, 14 torpedo boats
ann n,i stiDmarines.
The United 8 ates now haa 22 first
class butt It-chips, 10 armored cruisers,
41 unarmored cruisers, 10 torpedo boat
dent rovers, 32 torpedo boats, 12 sub-
marineiandll coast defense vessels.
This country Is now building 7 first
class battleships, 2 armored cruisers,
3 unarmored cruisers, 5 torpedo bout
destroyers and 7 lubmarines.
Ministers Protest.
Washington. Nov. 14. While the
state of Oklahoma will not be entitled
to have its star placed on the national
flag until July 4, 1908, it has already
been given its place on the national
ci ins. Instead of the milled edge usu
ally on United Slates coins, the new
flO void pieces just being put Into cir
culation have 46 raised atsrs. Okla-
h ma has not yet been officially admit
ted to the Union, but will be on the
sixteenth of this month, when the pres
Merit Issues his proclamation. General
criticism Is heard of the new gold pieces
in wsrhington, snd word lias been re
ceived that a protest is on the way
Irom various Pittsburg ministers,
against the omission of the motto: "In
Ood We Trust."
Must Repay Overcharge.
Washington, Nov. 14. In a decision
of the Interstate Commerce commission
handed down today by Commissioner
Clements it is crdered that the Great
Northern Railway company pay to the
Pennsylvania Steel company reparation
in the sum of f -,4.t3, excessive and un
reasonable charges in s shipment of
steel from Pittsburg to Seattle. It was
held by the oommisslon that the rules
or regulations of trie defendant ccm-
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lecieo upon a uigner minimum loaning
requirement than the practices of the
carriers governed by the Master Car
Bulid-r' ass ociation rules would per
mit was unreasonable and unjust.
Wants land Courts.
Washington, Nov. 20. Senator W.
R. Heybnrii, of Idaho, purposes to re
Introduce his former bill in the Six
tieth congres this December to estab
lish whut shall 1 called "District
Ijind Courts of the United (States.
Hi. ohim-t i. to Vive thia snecia.1 land '
nnrt ih adjudication nf all easea in.
...iin n.,.t ina nf t.it.i in nnhl in
i...i. .u,i, u.. v,.r, i.Un ,.iUr h !
vpr.l !.. afteetinff settlers on the,"1
public domain. The court is to tie es-
tablished only In states in which re
main unappropriated 2,500,001) acres.
Will Retire the Disabled.
Washington. Nov. 14. Brigadier
General John M. Davis presided over
the deliberations of an army retiring
board, w hich met at the Washington
birracks today. Hefore this loard are
to come for examination 17 ollicers
above the tirade of captain, who failed
to qualify for the riding tert directed
by President Roosevelt. Today's work
of the hoard was brief. The ollicers
ordered before it are first to lie exam
ined physically by the medical ollicers
nf the board as to their condition, and
the findings submitted to the board.
Many Errors Made.
Washington, Nov. 18. Serious errors
in battleship construction continue to
be made by the Navy department, re
gardless of the warnings of the board of
inspection and survey, according to an
editorial in the November issue of the
Navy. It charges that there are many
defect In all of the new battleships,
arising from the helter-skelter methods
of planning and building. The reor
ganisation of the navy's administration
system is commended as the only cure.
Car Shortage Serious.
Washington, Nov. 14. According to
flgnres just compiled by the department
of Commerce and ioor, car noriage
in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Wash
ington and Oregon is more serious thsn
it was a year ago. In substance, th
Increase in the nnmber of cars bandied
for the year of 1907 np to date is
lightly more than eight per cent,
while the demand for cars Increased In
the ssme period from 10 to 20 percent.
Congress 4o Give Relief.
20. There are so
few members of either house
of con-
., ,1al directly with
financial
legislation In tne capnai m.. - -risible
to make any definite preslrt ion
as to what course financial legislation
will take at the approaching '",on;
All who are here, however, sgree that
the conditions are such thst something
must be done, and the preponderance of
opinion favors the view that relief leg
islaton will be prompt.
Negro District Attorney.
Washington, Not. 1B.-Jni A.
Cobb, a negro, has been appoint spe
cl.l assistant United States attorney lor
the District of Colombia.
NATIONAL CAPITAL
tXPRtSS COMPANIES NEXT.
Interstate Commerce Board to Probe
Commission Business.
Washington, Nov. IS. At Chicago
on November 18 the Internals Com
merce commission will make a farther
Investigation of the matter of the al
iened purchase and sale of commodities
by express companies.
Ihe inquiry Is considered among the
'" - ' - t being conducted by the
The senate cn March 2.
1007, pasted a resolution directing (he
ffilinmiHHUtn tj ln..ltra ....I .
wu; her Tn. f v2 . I " "EL"
directly cr through their sgenta, are
j . m -vut aswa as isrej
engaged in the business of buvinir. sell
ing or handling on consignment fruits,
vegetables, oysters and other commod
ities.
This action was taken in response to
complaints Dy Western commission
men that the business done by the ex
press companits is injurious to their
interesst and la unfair competition.
The express companies say tliat for
many years it has "fen the eu nm for
tliem to take orders from customers for
the purchase aud shipment of articles
by express by what Is known ss the
order and commission" department.
RAILROAD CON.SPIRACY.
Lumbermen File Protest With Inter
state Commissioner.
vvaemnirion. iov. in. a nnmn ni
between the Hill and Harrlman Hi es
to shut out competition, boost rates for
transportation of lumber from Oregon
and other North Pacific states to the
Kast, is chaiged in a complaint by Dras
tically all of the big lumber manufact
urers of those states, which was filed
today with the Interstate Commeree
commission. All the Hill and Harri
man roads in Oregon are now putting
into effect increased rates at from five
to ten cents per hundred.
Ibis will greatly injure and to some
extent destroy the lumber industry cf
Oregon, an industry yielding products
orth 130.0(H). 000 at thu m ils anil
which is rwvinu t.ha roads 1 1 2 nun (inn
in freight yearly," gays the complaint.
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It Is unjust and unreasonable to im-
pose on this industry the additional
burden to pay dividends on grossly ex-
cessive capital stock and principal snd
interest on excessive bonus.
The manufacturers ask tdiat a reason
ible rate be fixed by the commission.
Working for Minirg Bureau
Washington, Nov. 16. J. II. Rich
ards, of lioise, Idaho, is now in Wash-
n ut on endeavoring to procure support
from cabinet members for the proposal
made by the American Mining con
gress, of which he is president, for the
creation of a department of mines and
mining. For several years this mining
organization has been insisting on the
establishment of an additional cabinet
office to care for mineral matters, and
Richards' visit here is in pursuance of
the policy designated by bis organiza
tion. He has seen the secretary of the
interior and other powerful government
officials, seeking to induce them to
come out openly in favor of the pro
posal. Exchange Coaling Rights.
Washington, Nov. 20 Mexican war
vessels will be given the privilege ol
coaling in American waters whenever
they desire to do so, in return for the
courtesy extended to this government
oi keeping colliers In Magdalena lay,
Lower Califronia, where the battleships
and the torpedo flotilla are to rendexv .in
"y nB P""K- lenrauve steps
were taken by this gove.-nment with a
view to securing from Mexico target
practice ground at Mugdalena bay, but
Mexican government discouraged
it snd the matter wag dropped.
Asks tor Fortifications
Washington, Nov. 14. Congress will
he asked to appropriate f 22.0Uo,"uO for
fortifications at the approaching ses
sion. Ten millions cf this amount is
intended for insular possessions. The
annual report of Iirigadier General Mc
Keniie, chief of army engineers, was
made public to-lay. It says that in
carrying cut projects outlined by the
national coast defense board, it Is pro
posed to spend $4,4HH,l)00 in Manila
fortifications, $1,110,000 at Honolulu
and at Pearl haibr, Hawaii; (1,120,200
in (ina tana mo bay Cuba.
Cortelyou Pltased at Situation
Washington, Nov. 15. Secretary
Cortelyou said today upon leaving the
cabinet meeting, financial matters had
not been considered during the meet
ing; that the outlook was steadily inv
proving, principally in New York; that
relief was being extended quite freely
to the Middle West, principally to St,
Louis. This did not indicate that the
situation In this locality was serious
he ssid, but simply showed a general
easing of the stringency.
Admirals Are Invited.
Washington, Nov. 14. Rear Ad
miral Kvans, now commanding the At
lantic fleet, conferred with naval ofli-
cers today respecting various details
connected with the coming movement
of his fleet to the Pacific ocean. It
understood thst the president, who is
to leave Washington aboard the May
flower to review the fleet Jo Hampton
Roads, has invited Secretsry Metcalf
and Admirals Dewey, Ilrownson and
Coles to be his guests on that occasion
Would Accept Japar's Invitation
Washington, Nov. 16. State depart
ment otlicials favor accepting the invi
tatlon of the Japanese government to
participate in an exposition at Tokio in
litlZ. Jf approved ry ine presioenr
the attention of congress will be called
to the matter with a view to an appro
priation for the purpose. Jspsn always
has been prompt, It is laid at the de
partment, to Interest herself In exposi
tions held in tne tn ilea ciaies.
New Washington Rural Routes.
Washington, Nov. 15. Washington
rural tree delivery routes ordered estab
li.had February 1: Almlra, Linn
county, route 1. population 300, faml
lies 71; Ponlibo, Kitsap county, route
2, population 273, famines oo.
MEANS BANKING REFORM.
Appointment of Hepburn Commission
bets Precedsnt for States.
New York, Not. 15. In New York
financial circles the view was freely ex-
prvd today Uiat the action of Uuvtr
nor II tig ties in appointing a commis
sion to recommend changes in the New
York banking laws may result in a
similar movement extending to other
is. -lions of the country and in the en
actment of legislation which will plait
state banks on a basis snd under super
vision mote closely akin to that of the
national baiks. A. Ii. Hepburn, presi
dent of the Chase National bank, and
ex-coutroller of the currency who, it is
generally conceded, will be chairman
ol the Hughes oommisslon, is a strong
advocate of the rational tanking sys
tem. It Is believed that Mr. Hepburn
will tonally recommend to Lis asso-
dates that the state law should he
made to conform as nearly as possible
to the Federal statutes.
The report of the commission Is
looked forwsrd to by bsnkers general
ly ss likely to express at once the high
est and most conservative opinion as to
reforms in the way of state financial
legislation. Msny bsnkers are Inclined
to believe' that the report of the com
mission made to Mr. Hughes may form
the framework of legislation in many
other ttutt. Tho recommendation of
the commission are therefore looked
upon as being national as well as local
in character.
Mr. Hepburn said today that tli
commission will get to work inside
oue week. Trust companies, it Is un
derstood, w ill come In lor a large share
ol confederation, and it is believed th
the suggestion will be made that the
Isws governing them shou.d conform to
tho8 relating to the regular banks
NATIONAL AID TO MINING.
Mining Congress Wsnts Mineral Lan
Monopoly Stopped.
Joplln, Mo., Nov. 51. The Ameri
can Mining congress, in session here
yesterday unanimously sdnpted a reso
lution favoring national legislation gov
erning mining landa and a retoultlon
Indorsing tne rvsn nai Association of
Mining Schools and urging Unit the co-
operation of the national aduiinistra
tion De secured.
I he resolution relating to mineral
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especially urges the enactment of
"ws ior wjo h1"-""" rignts of
"'e pw pio . w. ruminative ac-
quiremeni oi large areas of the nation-
al domain.
The committee on corporation la.
made a report auvocanng efforts on the
pare or mote engaged in the minim,
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provilinii greater protection for ujiuing
iurotiiiDi
Dr. V. C. Andersen, president n
Colorado school of mines. mJ n o.i
dress cn the theme "What the Profes
sor May Reasonably Expect From the
Mining School Graduate." j)r ewjg
Young, director of the Missouri' i
of mirics. at Rolls, spoke on "Second
sry Technical Kducation Annlled to
Mm.ng, 'and II. H. Stwk. editor of
Mines and Minerals, spoke on the v.ln.
oi corresponuerce instruction to the
mining man.
The Columbus, O., delega'ion my
pears the most aunressive in tne neiu
for the honor of entertaining iuo uw.
congrei-s.
LEGISLATURE WILL CONVENE.
Special Session to Extend Time for
Paying Taxes.
Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 15. Governor
Gillette dedded last night to call an
extraordinary seseion of the state leyi
ature, to convene next Tuesday, Jul-
vemoer fit, to meet exigencies oi tne
present financUl stringent y. It will lie
stated in the call that the principal
measure to he considered is one extend
ing the time of the payment of taxes
in order to prevent the withdrawal of
money from circulation. Another
measure to be considered is one permit
ting the courts to continue during "spe
cial holidays."
The call w ill also provide for the ap
proval of amendments to the Van Fran-
ciicn charter and for impeachment pro
ceedings againBt Andrew M. Wilson,
stste railroad commissioner, who has
confessed that, whiles member of the
board of supervisors of San Fianciscc,
he accepted bribes.
Gain of National Grange.
Hart font, Conn.. Nov. 15. Members
nf the National grange assembled heie
today for the forty-first annual gilt hir
ing of the national body. The attend
ance is ccm-idered larger than any pre
vious convention. According to the an
nual report of ex-Governor N.J. Patch
eler. of New Hampshire, the master of
the National grange, the membership
has made a net gain during the year of
8 per cent, a larger gain than recorded
in more than 30 years. The 35.000,000
people classed under "agriculture" pro
duced crops worth $7,000,000,000.
Admit They Shot Walker.
Durango, Colo., Nov. 15. William
Mason and Joseph Vanderweide, who
have confessed to the shooting and kill
ing of Joseph A. Walker, the secret ser
vice operative at the Hesperus coal mine
ten days ago, while he was securing
evidence regarding cosl land frauds,
were released from the county jail here
today, having furnished satisfactory
bonds in the sum of $20,000 each.
Vanderweide fired the fatal shots which
killed Walker to ssve Mason's life, he
declares. The government officials de
ny the shots wers fired for this purpose.
Germsn Spies Arrested.
Warsaw, Nov. 15. The authorities
of this city made several arrests today
in connection with the discovery of a
sensational plot for the sale and convey
ance of a quantity of military documents
to Germany. The information upon
which the arrests were made was furn
ished by state detectives. A totsl of 20
were taken into custody. Among them
were two trainmasters of 'the Warsaw
Vistula rallnad line and their wives,
who wers apprehended st Alexandrov.
Nsw Orleans Mint on Overtime.
New Orleans, Nov. 15. The mint
here has received an order directing
overtime in order to coin monthly
$2(X),000 of subsidiary coin in addition
to the regular coinage of $500,000 per
month.
REVISE THE TARIFF
Next Congress May Appoint Com
mission lor Work.
BEVERIDGE TO OFFER THE BILL
Roossvslt AdvocUg- Such a Plan In
Spssch Mads Ft Vsars Aa.o
and SMI Fvor tt
Washington, Sov. 16. One of the
most piomiiing Higns is that the next
congress will seriuimly take up the
matter of taiiff revliinn. Although it
is an utter imporiikility to state at the
present moment what action will be
taken by congress, dominated, as U Is,
by men of bigh tariff belief, it would
seem that the appointment of a com
mission would sooths the feelings of
the revisionists la Massachusetts, Wis
nonsin and other lUtes snd would keep
them in line with lbs rest of the party
f i r the earnest support of the next pres
idential ticket.
Word has come lo the capital that it
is the Intention ol Senator Reverldge,
of Indisns, to introduce s bill for the
appointment of a commission whose
duty it shall be to itudy the schedules
with care and be prepared to advise
congress on the matter of revision.
Many Republicans of the sanei
thought never have been able to under
stand why the tariff should-be purely a
political Issue. These men are not
"stand patters," nor are they free trad
ers. I hey believe tint, if politics could
be laid aside, the tariff might be ad
justed so that the vast majority of
Americans, consumers snd manufac
turers, might be bent-tilted and that in
the revision there would be found the
germ of political peace.
there n a tuepiclon in Washington
that President Roosevelt may recom
mend the appointment of a tariff com
mission In his next message. It goes
also without saying that Mr. Iteveridge
must have consulted Mr. Roosevelt
bout the measure ahich It is believed
t
be the senator's intention to intro-
me. As a matter of fact, the presi
dent stands committed to such a com
mission. Probably the matter hag been
forgotten by the nublic. but in a spetch
delivered in Indiana September 3,
ll2, Mr. Roosevelt advocated the
forming of such a commission.
MORE JAPANESE COME IN.
Great Increase in Immigration During
Past Month.
Washington. 18. While immi
gration to Aro''r from alt countries
showed diirina "'ober a corniiurnni"
tncrvanc, betnn 9t cent st- than
greater than octcr ton, tlie Increase
in Immigration Irom japan was greater
than lias been shown in any one month
in the history of tlieimmlgrathlon serv
ice. The restrictive regulations
operating against th Japanese and Co-
reans have been in loice aoout seven
months, but notwiUtanding this the
immig'ation of Jajanese constantly
has increased during that period.
The oilicial returnishow that during
October, 1H00, before the restrictive
regulations were thought of, the mini
her ol Japanese who arrived in this
country was 684. During Octolier cf
this year the number, not counting
scores who were smuggled across the
Canadian and Mexiwn borders, was 1,
61 H, an increase of about 250 per cent.
While the increase in Japanese Im
migration is not paniiularly alarming
In the minds of olliiils of the govern
ment, because the percentage of Japan
ese Immigrants is not large, it has been
suflicient to create comment. No state
ment concerning tlis niattrr, however,
can be obtained from any , responsible
ollicUl of the department of commerce
and labor.
Thousands Idle in Canada.
Vancouver, B. C, Nov. 16. Van
couver is being flo-ded with all kinds of
laborers and no work is available. A
call for more men was made severs I
I nmntli. irrk hilt W llfl tl.Otf 'OrA Wlint-
ed they were not to be had. Now,
when winter is setting In and work is
being shut down Id the inter-lumber
and copper camps, hundreds of men are
available. Two thousand men are Idle
in boundary ditricti. The mayor of
Vancouver has cled the labor bureau,
so many were th applications made
with no places to supply.
Brobeck Will Be Tried.
Pan Francisco, SuV. jg The Su
preme court today rendered a decision
In the case of W. I. Brobeck, one of the
applicants for th Parkside trolley
franchise before the former board of
supervisors, with hi associate, W.
H. L'mheen and J. E. Green, under in
dictment for attempted bribery. Pro
beck applied f'r writ of prohibition
to prevent the trial of the pending case
against him, on th ground that there
was not sufficient evidence to jnstitt
the indictment. Hie Supreme courj
did not agree with hi, contention. ..
No Interstt n Ballot. '
Topeka, Kan., !ofi 16. Scarcely a
half dosen women delegates re in To
peka to attend th rBetting o( the KanL
sas Fqnal PufTraKi, yeeter,Jay nj
today. So dU-osmjiniy gma jf the
attendance that it ii ,aij the B,eeting
will not last thtonKh the day. The
object of the gathering j to frm ,
organisation f-r th pppose of electing
members of '' 'nislature pledged to
give women the rKtt o guffrage
as men.
Consents to Obey Law.
Guthrie, Okla., S0T 16. The Rock
Island will accept the 1-cent railroad
fare prevision of th, Oklahoma const!
tntion, which ipnto effect Novem
ber 16. This trmnl M
frankly and with,, hesitation by B.
F. Wlnchlll, prU, of ,h,
Island system , conference with
Guthrie city officsn cjayi j
AID FOR WHWEST
Appropriations Recommended for
Klvers and Harbors.
COMPLETE COLIMBU BAR JETTY
Wants Money for Celilo Canal, Upper
Columbia ar-d Snake Rivera
ai d Grays Harbor.
Washington, Nov. It. In his annual
report made public today, General Mac
Kenxie, chief of army engineers, recom
mends that congies, st its coming ses
sion, appropriate the $1.7t0,000 which
was author izstl last sesi-ion to complete
the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia
river. When this appropriation was
authorized It was believed that the
amount would complete the project,
but owing to the increased price of
lumber and material and the damage
caused by winter storms it is now be
lieved that a supplementary estimate
uoveilog the lnrrcusc In co?t w'll have
to lie submitted.
General MacKenxie also belceives
that 1 80,000 or $!)(,! KHJ should be ex
pend 1 putting new boilers in the
dredye Chinook, which is now nnsea
wortl y If this done, the dredge cun
be put bsck to work on the bar, aud it
la his belief that it could greatly aid
the tom-entrated tidal current in broad
ening and deepening the channel now
In process of formstion.
The last river snd harbor bill autho
rised the appropriation of $500,000 for
the C dilo canal, in addition to $100,
000 then made available. It is recom
mended thst this amount be appropri
ated st the coming session so that work
can be continued without delay. That
will leave nearly $3,000,000 yet to be
appropriated.
General MacKenize recommends that
congress provide for the construction of
a revetment opposite Albany and for
the extension of the existing revetment
at Independence In the Williamette
river, so si to maintain the existing
alignment of the river bank and chan
nels. No new appropriation is recom
mended. The improvement of the
Upper Columbia and Snake rivers is
proceeding aud the work will be finith
ed by the line the Celilo canal is com
peted. Further improvements of Coos
bay depend upon the report of the spe
cial army engineer hoard appointed to
determine the advisability of deepening
the channel across the bar. If this
board reports favorably it will submit
the project snd estimates which will for
the basis of legislation in the next river
and harbor bill.
Tillamook bay and other harbors
alons the Oreuon coast are not to be
further improved until the completion
of the dreilire. lor wnieh fluu.UUU was
annronriated at ths laat session.
Ueneral MacKena e alio recommends
an appropriation oi 40,01)0 to (omplete
the dredging of the Puyallup waterway,
Ticouii harbor. No appropiiatl-m la
asked for the canal connecting Lake
Washington with Puvet sound, near
Seattle, this woik having been under
taken by private enterprise. Four bun
dred thousand dollars authorized last
session is asked to complete the 9,000
foot jetty at the entrance to Grays bar
bor.
The report states that the dredge lie-
ing built for coast harbors U operate
along the vVashlngton as well as the
Oregon cast, and lit numerous tribnta
ries of Puget sound.
Get era) MucKonzie's report duals also
with the question of the improve
ments of rivers and harl-ors. It sub
mits estimates aggregating more than
$27,000,000 for the fisial year 19HH,
which will be included by Secritary
Taft in his report to congress.
At the last session of congress a river
and harbor npnronriation bill Was
passed carrying a large amount of mon
ey and authorizing the War department
to enter Into contracts fcr various pro
jects. Because of the improbability of
any legislation of that character during
the coming session, except to maze ap
propriations for carrying on work al
ready authorized and contracted for,
Geneial MacKenxie does not submit
tny estimates for new projects.
Foils Forcers of Scrip.
Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 14. Another
$1,000,000 of Los Angeles clearing
house scrip was sent into circulation to
day, by local clearing nonse nanus,
brinirina the total of this money medi
um in local circulation up to $2,000,-
000. However, the irsning of the sec
ond $1,000,000 is entire! j for the pur
nose of immediately retiring the cur
rent Issue of $1,000,000 because of the
peculiar erroneous belief that the 6rst
issue orsenpran neeasuy couuierieiii.
The new scrip which will appear today
is an intricate bit of lithography.
Powder to Control Utes.
Omaha, Nov. 14. Forty tons of powd
er and shells passed through umana
yesterday over the Missouri Pacific and
the Northwestern on me way i
hiir. 8. I)., the scene of the Ute In
dian trouble. The shipment was from
Fort Leavenworth and inrluded sevfral
Gatllna- suns. Colonel West, Second
cavalry, from Fort Pes Moines, wires
"m... mrmv nflicers here from Thunder
treek, 8. P., that all three squsdronsof
Hie regiment are now mere. n
gests new toute, involving less mm-
ling for supplies.
Finsl Trlsl of Bsttleshlp.
Sesttle, Nov. 14 Sailing orders have
been iriven to the battleship Nebraska,
snd she will sail this sfternoon or p'v
itlv Fri-lay morning for ner nnai nu
official trial cruise. On her nenav . r
on this last and ultimate test will !.
pend her final acceptance by the Lnlted
States government. Approximately
$100,000 is tied np In the Nebraska, of
money due the Moran Brothers com
pany, her builders. This amount hss
been held out pending the final cruise.
Pay Most of Claims.
Vancouver. B.C., Nov. 14. Mao-
Keniie King, reoerai cmiiui.",
..!. th navment of $10,000
out of the $l,0O0 of consequential
A..a claimed by Japanese merchant
as a result of ths recent rioU.
ICBETS OF THE SEA.
Mr.l.rt ( lLrlB Shi.
Nothing Is more f jacliiHtlng than try
ing to fathom lite secrets of the deep,
particularly when it cornea to simu
lating oa the fate of veaaels which
have illaapieured w ithout kuowo cause.
There are many such cases, sod they
srs almolutely battling. Sblis have
gaily left port, with every proajiect of
a sare voyage, never to be heard ol
Sglllll.
What sre the secrets of theae myste
rious vsulahliigs of stately ships wltli
their crews and cargoes lu l'J caaes
out of X) the aei-rets lie with the ahlps
many fathoms deep, and will ierhaps
never leap to light. To this day lio
o..e knows what became of the City of
(Glasgow, w lilt b set ber sails so gnl-
laiitly lu the Merney half a century
and more ago, bound for Philadelphia.
She curried over 4A) passengers and a
crew of "ii ; but she never reached Pull-
ailelphlu, nor was she ever seen sg in
after the hills of Wales were lost to
view.
The Kurvie Castle left Iindon souie
years ago on a long voyage to Aiif-trit-
1 lit. She should have made a mini call
at Plymouth, but she never came witll
lu sight of the lbs-, nor has human eye
ever wen her from the day she dropped
!:;.v'i '( ei-tniiii-l. ft was on May 10,
ls.'i, (hat the Lady Nugent spread her
sulls st M nlroH with 3ti" of the Twen-t)-tif:h
Madras Light Infantry snd oth
er piiHHi-ugera alwmrd. Iler destination
rt-aa UiingiMin, but half a century has
Kone and neither Itaiigoou nor any
ther port has sighted her.
Nearly two years later the Collins
liner, the Pacific, dropied down the
Mersey with ISO souls on hoard. She
wa accounted one of the stoutest and
swiftest vessels of her time aud So,
no doubt, she whs. Itut she went the
way the City of Glasgow had gone a
ouple of years earlier, and for 40 yeais
has been lying st the bottom of the
i but where, none may know till sll
secrets are revealed. The training ves
sel Atlanta stnrted, a qtinrter of a cen
tury ago. for a short cruise In Her
iniidan waters, and from that day to
this no one knows what Iiecnme of her
and the a.'Sl souls she carried.
On January 2.H, 1870, the City of
Boston sailed from Halifax for F.n-
gland with 101 souls on board. She
wns an Ionian liner, a fine ship, splen
didly equlpiwd snd handled; but she,
too, was destined to vanish from the
face of the waters.
PRINCESS ENA HAS CHANGED.
Prr Face of Iba tneew of Spala
Now Look Mora Womanly.
Queen Victoria Kugenle, as ber Span
Isb subjects call Kugluud's rrlnoess
Kna, has changed In apearnnce since
she has been here, says a Madrid let
ter iu the New York World. She now
looks much more womanly, aud often
a sad'expresslon clouds her pretty face.
which is iierbaps not surprislug when
one reiiiemlK-rs the narrow escape she
had from the anarchist's bomb on the
day of her marriage. She Is Inclined
to stoutness, but Spaniards like mat
ronly oun, aiui cnustilar liar wit tha
more beautiful on Unit account.
Apart from the occasional sod ex
pression mentioned she seems to be
quite happy, and her young buahand Is
very devoted to her. Nor can ahe com
plain of any lack of affection from
her royal mother-in-law or the other
memliers of the Spanish royal family.
When seen In public the two queens
look very well, Indeed the stately Aus
trian and the young Kngllah girl, so
Saxon like, with her pink and while
complexion and golden locks. Itotti
qui-ens are fond of beautiful clothes
and dress to perfection. The taxtcful
half-mourning tints of yiieon Christina
serve as a sort iiacunrouiiu ior win
lalnty bright blues anil pinks of Queen
Victoria Kugenle's attire.
The queens of Spain have nhvays
Ihmmi famous for their splendid Jewelry,
ami King Alfonso has given his wife,
among other things, a siiM-rh closed
coronet, w hich she wears on state oirn
slons. but she never looks so beautiful
as when wearing the splendid turq-mlso
ornament presented to her on her mar-
rlace by King IMward and jucen Alex
andra. Mlird l.luuors IlKi-red.
Itory MacSnory was the vlllag
blacksmith and one of the most power
ful singers in the choir of the kirk at
Vuchleticherles. To show olT his voice
!o full IlllVIIIIIIW ue """nil inijf ins
style from buss to alio mid from alio
to treble In the same hymn.
The minister had long observed that
Uory s uietliiKls were upsonnm me iceu-
nil melody of the congregations sing
ng. mid at length he resolved to bring
ihe culprit to Isiok.
'Hymn 34. he announced, "and a
Iheglther. And, Mr. MacSiinry. If ye re
tae sing tenor, sing tenor, or If ye're
ae'slng bass, sing bass, but we'll hue
lae malr o' ycr shandygaff :"Luu-
iee Advertiser.
What He Muni,
A young mini of Boston w ho hail fall
d to I'l'.v 111" laundry bill endeavored
u turn his CliiwiHiiiii nsld- from In-
pilry by an attack uikiii t'.ie Celestial's
winner of speceli.
"Whj! do you say 'FUdiiy,' John?" he
sked.
"(ey Fllday lajcuiise I mean Fllday,"
replfisf John, stoutly. "No say Fllday
i ml mem mayl week after nex , like
Mellcan man.
JV
. Twice rroad.
t suppose you have taken a great
teal of pride In your farm?"
"Yes, answered Farmer Corntossel,
I was ns proud as any nian can he
when I Isiught tills farm. I don't ex
pect to he that proud but once more
n D-y w hole life.
Vhen will that be?" . -
When I succeed In selling It"
Washington Star.
"Woman don't wear bathing
suits
fong up In Maine."
No, and they wear them rather
short In Gslveston." nouston Tost
If love would only retnsln blind af
ter marriage but what's the use I
Aa empty stomsob provides a
vUa food for thought
I WBP0ISES DRIVE TO PLEDOEi
Slaht ( Blsr Sffcool Brl.tf TbSkl
( Sew BrrsMrwIa.
If the Woimus Christian Temer
anew Ciil on only bsd a recruiting of
fice at the Buttery today It might
have gained a couple of hundred con
verts without any trouble at all. says
the New York Telegram, "lloiieet
Hlir Qulgley. a Hattery txwtman.
stands sponsor for this statement, and
his say-so ought to couut for some
thing. You see." said "Honest Hill," In ex
plaining bis statement, "I've been
'round this part for many a year and
I've seen ninny a queer sight, but I
never saw a st-hool of porjMilses cause
such a run on the Tem-runi-e bnnk
as I did this very same inoriilti'. Why,
wheu the municipal boats docked from
Staten Island there wus the' biggest
rush for pledges you ever beard tell
of.
M'Iid you see It?" says one wild
eyed Individual to me.
" 'See what? says I.
"The sea sarplnt,' says he. Am.
then be makes a dash for the Water
street mission. And he wasn't the only
one, either. Sure they must put up a
swell brand of txawe over on Staten
Island for nine out of every ten or
these commuters followed bis lead.
Well, while I was tauiderlii' over
their auil.s I rambled do-n o the
barge ollice dock snd look In' out over
'the river, what d'yer think I saw
nothln' but a s.-IkhiI of Innocent play
ful isirpolses. And they ws the sett
sarplnt, mind you, what them Staten
islanders saw" and Illll spat dis
gustedly Into the river.
The Staten Islanders, bow-ever, were
not the only persona fooled by the isir
polses. Passengers on every craft In
the bay, from saucy little tugs to great
ocean liners, had a sight for their eyes
In the great school that gamlailcd gai
ly through the Ambrose channel Into
the harhor. Their flashing hodlea, as
they curved In and out of the water,
caused many a person to believe be
was gazing on sea serpents.
After creating almost a panic In the
bay the school, headed by a big "tiuek"
porpoise, swam up the East Hlver. It
Is reHirted that ss they passed under
tlu l.rooklyn bridge a donkey engine
on one of the lighters docked at the
Brooklyn side kicked almost frnntlc
n'ly. The porpoises are said to be
bound for Hoston, where they will at
tend a nature faker's convention.
In Caughlln t. Campbell. Dasell
Banking Company. 8! Pacific Heporter,
2oU, the Colorado Supreme Court lays
down the rule that an owner of a team
Is not negligent per se In leaving the
team unattended on a public highway
and restrained only by a fifty six-pound
weight nttached to the horses' bits.' If
some restraint Is placed on horses left
standing on a street, the question of
iMfgllgenea ta for tha Jury.
rasReiiRvrs shout to board street csrs
who have only bills of large denomina
tions must take rare to have tbeiu
changed before tendering payment for
their car fare, according to the deci
sion of the Tennessee Supreme Court
In Knoxvllle Traction Company v.
Wllkcson, (! Southwestern Reporter,
1102, wherein It was held that a rule of
a company fixing x.i as tlie limit on tne
amount of change It will undertake to
furnish passengers Is rensonnhle.
The right of a mother to have her
child hroiiiiht up by foster parents In
her religious faith Is considered to Is-
true as a general prosltlon by the
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachu
setts lu Pulrton v. JamriH-k, M North
eastern Beimrter, Wi2, but If the wishes
of the mother with reference to the
religious faith of the child cannot Is
carried Into effect without sacrificing
what the court deems to be for the
welfare of the child, they must so far
be disregarded. The court will not of
Itself prefer one church to another, hnf
will net without bias for the welfare of
the child miller the circumstances of
each case.
A sHs-tatiir at sn automobile ra-e
Illegally conducted on a city stns-t.
who Is Injured by sn automobile
swerving In Its course snd leaving; the
street. Is not precluded from recover
ing for his Injury Isvause be knew the
race was Illegally conducted, according
to the decision of New York Court of
Apsals In Johnson v. City of New
York, 7S Northeastern Heporter, 71." ;
but the Injured spectator cannot re
cover merely on the ground of the Hie.
gallty of the contest. He must prove
negligence on the part of defendant.
See Canlotig v. Wedk'er, l.lfl Massachu
setts, 4'i2. 31 Northeastern Heporter,
(VI 2, snd Frost v. Josselyn, 1KI Massa
chusetts, 3.S0, 02 Northeastern Heporter,
4!0.
Jadsed br Thrlr f ats.
"No, ma'am," said an Irish maid ol
much experience ns she returned to a
New York Intelligence office the other
day. "I didn't engage with that fam
ily. I didn't like the looks of their
cat"
"Of their cat!" repeated the owner
of the office In amazement. "Why, Ka
tie, I'm sure tlvey wouldn't keep a cat
that was In any way dangerous."
"Not dangerous, no, ma'am, but s
restless, unhappy looking creature that
didn't sjieak well for the family," re
plied the girl. "I always Judge a fam
ily by their cat If they have one. A
sleek, comfortable pussy who comes np
and nibs against you means a quiet,
good-natured family and one that's not
worrying shout ways snd moans, hut a
nervous, unfriendly looking est refbs-ts
s household which Is on tlie verge of
nervous prostration or financial ruin
or some other horrible trouble.
"I've been living with families and
studying their cats for fwenry-flve
yesrs, and I've never known the atgn
to fail. A family that can't make Its
cat happy Is one to make sny servant
miserable." New York Tress.
If a woman would stop to think
when aha Is talklas ahe might think te
tCpk ws
LEGAL INT0MIATI01I.