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Ml1aawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I, - I DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS Tuesday, February 4. . . Washington, Feb. 6. The senate to day Peed the urgent deficiency bill, f',J,,n ,n PI''prlntion ol over 24,. ""T,vu,1 uo wiuo nenciency apcro- r. urougai out con- ueraoie amcunion of the subject of eiecutive departments making expend lturee not provided lor by an appropri- viuii -eucienry appropriation for the Panama canal gave rise to Democratic publication of a paper by the Canal commission at Panama, and incidentally Teller declared that he relieved the lock canal at Panama wouu some day be declared a failure nd that a lea-level canal would take 114 place. Senator Borah, of Idaho, introduced a Dili abtolntely repealing the timber and atone law. He offers no alterna tive plan ol deponing of public timber. but ia in conference with Secretary Oar- ueiu ami ia araiting a bin. Wash i n ??, p?K rrC3il, xvooaeveir. recent, message to congress on the relation of capital and labor and of corporations and the public again wn the theme of discussion in the hoiiHe today. So great waa the demand for time that geneal debate on the Ia diau appropriation bill, which ia the pending business, waa extended tomor row for four hours. Interest in today'i . proceedings centered In a speech by John Hharp VYilliams, the minority leader, who, while lauding the preei , dent for eome of hie sentiments, ex pressed the belief that others were dan gefoui. Williams spoke for nearly two hours. Ins remarks on the financial question prompted a lengthy discussion of that subject by Hill, of Connecticut, In which he oppoHed the Aldrirh bill. Resolutions of sorrow over the aesaBS lrmtion ol King Carlos ana the crown prince of Portugal were adopted today. Monday, February 3. Washington, Feb. 3. Senator Piles, of Washington, made a decided hit in the senate today with his speech In support of his bill appropriating $700,- Oi l) for government exhibits and build inga at the Seattle exposition. Senator Fulton secured the passage of his bill sending to the United State Circuit court for the Ninth circuit all claims of American sealers whose vessels were seized by government ves eels while in the open aeas. Senator Fulton introduced a resolu tion directing the secretary of war to survey the locks at Oregon City with a view to purchasing them in conjunction with Oregon. Tillman's resolution asking the pres ident to inform the senate what action had been taken in regard to violation of land grant laws In Oregon and Wash ington by the Southern Pacific was passed. Washington, Feb. 3. Three of the giants of the home of representatives had their Innings today. Technically, the Indian appropriation bill was un der dismission, hut legislation was rele gated to the background while national politics occupied the stage. Ilefore the political question cropped out the house, with next to the largest attendance of the session and with but one dissenting voice, passed a general widow' pension hill granting a flat pen sion of 12 a month to the widows of all honorably discharged soldiers of the United Mates who have not heretofore received the boned la of the pension law and an increase of a month for those who have lienefited under the act of June 27, 1H!0. The law expressly waives the limitation of property hold ings. The bill involves the expend i ture of more than $12,000,000. Friday, January 31. , Washington, Jan. 31. After the rending of the president's message, the senate devoted today to further consid eration of the hill revising the criminal laws of the United States. The first na ling was concluded, including all paragraphs to which no objection lias developed. W hen the measure is next taken up, sections involving amend ments to the law ami others to which object ions have been rninlo will be con sidered. Senator Nelson introduced a local op tion bill today applicable to Alaska. Washington, Jan. 31. The house today passed 2N8 pension bills and then took up the Indian appropriation bill. Representative French to lay intro duced a bill proponing to amend the constitution by granting the right of franchise to women. The house is awaiting with interest speech from Cushman, of Washington, who now wears the title of "Humorist of the House." His colleagues look to him for at least one "funny" speech each session. A favorable report on the Townsend arbitration bill by the committee. The bill provides for the appointment by the president of a commission to inves tigate each dispute between capital or labor of such magnitude as to Inter fere with interstate tratlic. Thursday. January 30. Washington, Jan. 30. The senate today held a short session during which Senator Aldrich reported his banking bill from the committee on finance, which he announced ha would call op for consideration on Mondswa Wh? 10. - Mr. Aldrich said that the committee bad nnder consideration some amend ment! to the bill relating to railroad bonds, and probably would suggest them at a later day. He explained that the bill was the bill of the major ity of the committee and that member of the minority might hsv a substi tute to offer later. Senator Bourne introduced a bill pro viding for the sale at publio auction or sealed bids of reaerved land in the Si lets Indian reservation and appropriat ing 1300,000 for purchase. Senator Gore introduced a bill pro. hibiting the granting of restraining or ders by Federal courts in cases between employer and employe unless it is ne cessary to prevent injury to the prop erty of the applicant. Washington, Jan. 30. The ap proaching trial in this city of Hyde, Diamond, Benson and Schneider, charged with conspiracy to defraud the government out of public lands In Pa cific const territory, provoked consider- sble discussion in the house today in the course of the consideration of the urgent deficiency appropriation bill. The bill carries a provision requiring that the expenses of the trial shall be borne entirely by the United SUitea, but it was stricken out on a point ol order by Mann, of Illinois. Wednesday, January 29. Washington, Jan. 29. The senate waa entertained today by a series of animated comments on the method adopted by Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou in placing before the senate his reply to the resolution calling for notification relative to the operations of the Treasury department in connection with the financial disturbance. The secretary had had the introductory part of hia reply printed, and copies of the pamphlet were on the desks of all sen ators, which waa declared by Demo cratic senators to be without precedent. The Seattle exposition bill was given black eye when it was passed over under rule nine. This means that hereafter the bill can lie considered only when a majority of the senate votes to take it up. The senate passed a bill to reorgan ise the corps of dental surgeons attach ed to the army. Senator Hopkins introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution prohibiting polygamy in the United States. Washington, Jan. 29. The nerd of an American merchant marine as an auxiliary to the navy formed the prin cipal topic of discussion in the house today during the consideration of the urgent deficiency appropriation bill The debate waa precipitated by Little field, of Maine, who questioned the legality of the provision appropriating $1,000,000 to supply a deficiency of coal for the navy caused by transfer of the battleship fleet from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He criticised congress for its failure to make appropriations for a merchant marine. The bill was still under consideration when the house adjourned. RfcPORT TO BE FAVORABLE SCENES IN EUROPE President Auvers Crincs and Proposes uv ljhs. SAYS TWnS KEIS COS ! I ! nut. Criminal " "SnrJsd Togsther for RssCtios-tmp0y,r. Li,biity LsfLu Injunction. WathingwD, Feb. l. prw!ijent President of Washington State School Tells His Esperiencse. Following Is ths address delivered by President E. A. Bryan, of the eUte col lege, to the wheatgrowera of Washing ton at their recent meeting in Pullman, lu which he recited various observa tions he had made during his recently imnl.f At trin abroad: e. r . . ..... .. 4 Th .r44 Ihllltf tli, IlliliftoiU UJ while In Europe was the fact that we Americans do not fully realise the creatness of our own land, and its op portunities, and the greatness ami op nortunitiea of our own people as com pared with our brethen In Europe. The .nrvrnni fur tha averaire man Is so 'ii - -------- - much greater that we can nsruiy wu oelve the difference. In Europe a man ia Knrn In a cla-a from where he cannot escape, and be accordingly fits hlmeelf Rooti.velt js'te'daj sect to congress a for that classs. Theie is stratification . , nie4fBK buh 1 uevoUj after Gratification, and it is practically ' ,lli0roui ..... ' w 'CUBB UI ill from claas to class; and think that the policy as n- railroad, and trusts freeaom of the American people is one frou, the ass"iia oi bit critics and an of the greatest things which we have I ,,, .vigorous denunciation of nere. . . . r.itics end tr.o . i in- T.-i- . nrl , iutreaa " iiuiu ill lull; mo i . ... .... in.hnii . rhonuh it ex- ciibujuiuu r- "".I . ... ., . . . . :., ninaauninA - died ine greatest pity, n aeemwi i iemi'u'" miimifup. iaf.cn if there were no end of beggars. Ihey 0f new employe'! liability bills, both begged In almost every way imaglna- j j. government and interstate ble. Whole families eould be seen 0,ul interstate h-in tocher hv means of musical corporations, snj of law, restricting the initruments. In one case I noticed a issue of injunction,, the menage pro- woman holding an umbrella upside to renew the prealdent'a former down to catch the coppers, while tne .tioi,, fo, 1.,.. IH.. n..l K .,lt.. .,,.1 tha ph d- . . " -.& v.. v, , . ro0S ana mnnnr.nl ti... esch plsyed some sort ol musical - " . . ,". . I II fl IflB uuw- nuiT m ina itrit.ini.fn instrument, ana ail were oegging. "e- - - -., .. - - eral husky looking fellow, dived into oft" SS:, T? ' . -.wa ui 4JID U a. I mm IQ L 1 . . h.lf rant anil .Wired tha Deonla to Igullloia --""eurs. 11 thOWS LTk. "L,Sr M..H their lncon.tat.ne, io nkM J(li one-half of the population lived off the "nu,,1" ' ' 7,, "v,n.n ,th h.lf deiune.1 ths pres dent 1 much milder SCORES EVIL-DOERSlsmiEFAT Played Prosecution False From Very Beginning. they ether half "I waa very much interested in the hornes. The average horse in Paris for the heavy draft work is a very good an imal Indeed. There were great nil in bera of magnificent stallions that would have sold in this market for from two thousand to three thousand dollars, and they were all of a very high type One thing that impressed me both in London and Paris was that the average coach horse was a much larger fellow than we have been accustomed to see for that work. I think that we people here In America should look toward breeding a larger animal that we have in the past, and unless we watch our selves, we will be inclined to breed down. In Naples there were many cab horsf s, and about ninety per oent of the cab horses driven were stsll.ions. One thing that was very interesting to me was thst they do not one the hit. They use an instrument that fits over the nose, and above the nostril is apiece which extends out about three inches, and when pulling a horse to stop, they pull on the nose. "In going up the Tiber river north of Rome, almost every wagon that I met was being drawn by tandem, or with a were all very strong fellows, quite large, well built, and had huge horni rising above their heads. There did not seem to be the beef type of cattle, nor wsa there any milk type. I sup pone their cows, were, of course, used for milking purposes, but they were not spparently bred to either type, but rainer to ine ox type. Itie poorer class of Italians do not criticism of OUier jmigpg. j, a,ivocate measures to prevent stock gambling, attributes the panic to ipeculation and 1 r I t . .n.t A I nign nnmim, ueviaree mat, even if the president', policy did contribute to the panic, n 11 better than to allcw dichonest buiinen to thrive. He de clares hia ptirpon of continuing the same policy without flinching. While the meeeaw sua being read in the senate, msny senators simply scan ned their printed ropif at first, and befcre it sal half finished they gens rally took np other matters. When the striking passsne were reached, many of ths senator, looked around the chamber and enhmged emiles. Till man seemed especially pleased with the document; La Folletta paid very care ful attention; Bveri(l(re, McCumber, Knox, Gsllinger, Kelson, Elkins, Ile uienway and Burrows, on the Republi can side, and Culberson, Teller, Davis, Bankhesd and Overman, among the Democrats, were especially attentive to the document. On the conclusion of ths reading of the message, Senator Davis, of Arkan sas, promptly moved that 10,000 by oxen, either copies 01 ths messnge bs printed as a yoke. The oxen pu""c uucuuieu. - I lit. i.. il. n. A' J. a 11 ia mo utau LTaHXTaiic uocinne that I have ever beard emanating from a Republican source, said Davis. The motion sai agreed to, and with out further com mm t the meesage waa referred to the summittee on interstate oornmerre. The readinj of the mesFage in the house was lis'ened to with intense In terest, by the members, of shorn there was an unusially large number in at- SUDDENLY FAillU HIM THE MODERN CROESUS. 4 Fulton's Bill Regulating Railroads Re ceives Support. Washington, Feb. 3. Nirtli western senators who nnited in supporting Sen ator Fulton's smendment to the inter- know what it ia to have meat in in. Quantity. The avermra nan is k rn,r tendance. . - p. - - - r . . ... to be able to buy beef, as they would As the resting 01 me message pro- have to nay not less than twentv-two If' wed in tis nonse, numerous mem cenra a potina lor It. Kids sre used for flesh there a great deal. The swine there were very large, and rather more of the type of the bacon hog than like onr BcrkMhires or Poltnd Chinas. They use goar- milk a great deal, and en pecially in Naples. In the morninii you would see women and men drivinx goats around from place to place, as the mstomer has the privilege of hav Thought Decision of Appellsta Court Would Result in Releasing Him Froni Jail. Pan Francisco, Jan. 30. An attempt to kidnap! Abe Ruef from the county jail and spirit him away was unearthed last night by Sheriff Larry Dolan. The details of the plot were revealed by one of the guards, who bad seen the prepa rations. The plot was being engineered by the indicted magnates, who recog nize thst they must get Ruef ut of the way at all hazards to save themselves. Iu the midat of the denunciation be- ucapau upuu.tue grait prosecution I ny ratrick lalhoun and his fellows it indictment has come a clear light show mg that the prosecution stands at the present moment as strong as, if not stronger, than ever. Abe Ruef trial will be pressed with vigor. Then be will 1 sentenced to 14 years in prison. He may at once be placed on trial again and his sentence raised to 28 years. Then Patrick Cal houn will be put on trial and Ruef dragged from the prison to testify.' itus arrangement has been made necesnary by the discovery that Ruef and the indicted magnates were nego tiating during the very time that Ruef was under guard. The plot has been unearthed by Special Agent William J. Rums, and it includes the insinuation that Ruef had an advance tip on the decision of the Appellate court, which quanhed the indictment against him. With this information, Ruef. believing that he would be turned loose, sudden- ly loet his memory on all matters that would tend to incriminate Calhoun and other indicted magnates. HALL ON STAND. ij I IP bera were teard audibly to exclaim "ninst nnnsial," "this is red-hot," etc. The prerdclent s vigorous denunciation of wrongdoen was greeted with loud spplanse, as vs his defense cf Federal judges who pinish offenders lor viola tions of the la. The frequency of the applause in creased aa the imdmg proceeded. The hum of cenverntion over the message state commerce set, prohibiting ra'l roads from enforcing any Increased in- Mug the operation of milking performed subsided and the members followed tert-tate rate prior to the determination I in hia presence. The Boat selected ia every word. lUt the climax came when of Its leasonahlenecs by the Interstate milked, and in many cases von will aee the resding waicOncluded commerce commiSHion, liave heen very a goat being taken tin in an elevator, or W ithout iegM '0 party, the mem busy during the part week, so much so P etairwsy. wherever the cnatomer bera loudly appended, cheered, thnmp that the Interntate Commerce cnmrnia-1 iay be, and then milked in his Dres- 'd their desks and gave other evidences to report favorably the I nce. of their apprwl of the document. sion has agreed bill. When Senator Fulton appeared be fore the committee early In the week, ne was 10111 mat ine railroads were de manding a hearing and thst ti e e in i.t ... .... ... iniivrn niuiei nit ci on IMC Dill lint) S full hearing could be granted. Thi. meant that the hill would be unshed aside and go unacted upon, at lea-t tliif seesion. The Northwest men were de termiml to got sction that tlrey finally Induced the committee to waive hear ings on condition thst the hill liesmend- ed giving the Interstate Commerce com mission the right to determine what in- . . 1 . i. 1 . crenseu raiea enouiii net-nine operative without action on their part and what should tie lnetigted before becomins tl.. .... ruevuvr. i lie cuuiproinise Dill W AS framed by a subcommittee Saturday aiternoon. "In Italy the tillage is of a very in- lenninej kind. There, manv of tha r. . I; 1 ... ' ' uaiiaiis nave llielr own vegetable irar- den, and raise their own veuetahles. Here we pay twelve or fifteen cents head for cauliflower, and in Italy von an Dny a dozen heads of can I id for six cents, and that will make it Cleai whv the Italian ia ahla tr li. nn a egeraDle diet so well. The pt opln imiii ineir vinevarla nnon tro u,.H in msny cases there is liardlv anv ton 41. - .. . . . ' 1" vy, ,ree, as tney nait lieen cut down 10 slumps tor trie vines to climb on. I iinl not get a decent ann'a ttl aaa t lift t i 1 n tx'ard the shin, and had nma urcgon apple, served to me." Rushes Revenue Cutter Bill. Washington, Feb. 4. Senator Fulton today took op with the house members of the Oregon delegation his bill appro priating .-.m,ouo ior a revenue cutter lor uregon ci ast service, which passed the senate last evening. Karnest effort is to lie made to pass the bill in the house, and the delegation believes this will te accomplished. Mexico to Get Statehood. Washington, Jan. 30. A general ru mor was In clrvulstion about the senate end of the capitol today that what amounts to practically an assuranct lias been given to Governor Curry, National Committeeman Solomon Lnna and other citisena of New Mexico, in Wash ington, that a bill granting statehood to New Mexico will he allowed to pass during the short session of the Sixtieth congress. This, according to ths ru mor, is in return for the agreement of New Mexico to let statenooti urop until after the presidential election. raiMllil t-'rull. .... .M.ike n syrup ny Imillmr together a s'tiinl nf siu-ur and a gill of water. it, unit stirring, until a little drooiied. Into 1, 11I water litvunn'H brittle. Take rnuii the tire, set In an outer vessel of Isillinu water un.i u.1,1 11,.. i,,i.. ,.t . pi irter of 11 lenum. Have the vnrious fruits reinly and ns dry 11s they run ie iiinile, run a thin skewer thronirh ,,,) ni,. 1 .il.. 1. 1.. "" '"i" 11 in 1 111? syrup, i.ny on aeil paper to ilry. In imrklinr In tin boxes to keep clean, sprinkle each inter with iowdercU sugar. Ki dry. co.il nlare. ' weep lu Young Men Are Wanted Washington, Feb. 6. The United States reclamation service is looking "orsaradisa lor atileDiKliea engineers, preferably r or cold meat To fonr tnhlMnAr,r.. young men, for service on government "' "f freshly grste.1 horseradlah A.t irrigation projects. Civil service ex- heapeil teasnoonfnl r aminatlons will lie held in all the reg- i"gr, half a tesajioonful of salt nlar examination cities April 15 snd 3nsh of OeliTMkr mil n 4. - - , '" icun,sxillUIS or many 01 ine prepnrea mustard. Ad.l Agree to Recommend Utter. Washington, Feb. 5. The Idaho sen ators today formally agreed to recom mend the appointment of D. A. Utter, of Weiser, to be surveyor general of Idaho, vice Mr. Eagleaon, resigned. Thit formal recommendation will he sent to the president Monday. Mr. Utter was the original choice for this appointment, but the matter was sus n,W when hiscitinshipwaqnai. tinned. ThU kssj ksssi iistiv sss- plained. 16, and in addition projects where government work is now in progress. Among the latter pointp are Klamath Falls anil Hermiston, Or egon; Okano-an, Washington, Provo, Utah; Cody, Wyoming; Ia Mesa and Huntley, Montana, and Oakland, Cal. Vinegar in mnke It atnix.th and creamy. To serve with hot meats, add two tahlearmnn. fuls of thick cresm Sud hest In a dlab et In boiling wster. Do not let the IrlilM Kr.11 Experiment Farm in Umatilla. Washington, Jan. 30. l!eprtsent tive F.llis Uvisy Sk-sm took np with the reclamation service the onestion of es tahlishinf an rspsrimental farm In the Umatilla im'smtion project to demon etrefcs the lost metho.1 ol irrigation and ths bsrt crop to plant. He was told thst 40 sss hs.l been set sside for this purpose. Laser he wt" assured by t! m'nrr ti ajfrk-ultare thst his eafyi s-,isi wssmist at oar take charge lef fekss tsTM. After a moment'i silence, the applause broke cut again, several members, in cluding many Dtmocrats, arising from their seats and capping their bands The message then, on motion of Pavne. of New i"", was referred to the committee ' the state of the Union Mass Trops on Pc fie. Omaha. Neb. Feb 1. Added strength to the theory tt'St the sending of Roar Admiral F.vans fleet to the Pacific may not be so much for mere naval practice as for rxv-tdhle protect ion wss given to day, when it developed here that the national government is also making preparations for the mobilisation of more troops on the I'aeitlc coast by the time the fleet arrives there. Troon will be sent from rnrt crook, In Ne braska, Fort Leawiworth in Kansas, and Fort Russell, in Wyoming, tsvar ious Coast barracks. After Trsds in the Orient. Seattle, Feb. I. The Chicago, Mil waukee A St. Panl vein shortly begin sn active camp1"1 'or its share of trade In the Orient. President A. J. Karling. who is in tattle, said: "Ne gotiations have been made for a line of steamships between fuget sound and the Orien. J. "'isnd, third vice president of the t. Paul, nd F. A. Miller, general ps'-ger sgent, have been sent to investigate traffic rondi- tinna In f hins and Japan, and will ra. port npon the possibility 0 tr,je jg. velopment. Cut In Price of Steel. New York, Fet). 1 About 70 steel men, represent! ns 1 nneii states Steel corporation. Republic Steel " . . t l. 1 ... . company, tne i-i'''-iirm mwi com. pany, the Jones ""wrum steel com pany snd the I'enrre.' nam Steel com pany, were in cm" in this city today and tonight- of those pres. ent would talk, but u Was stated unotli- cially that the s"" of the confer- Testimony la Vigorous Denial of Con spiracy Charges. Portland, Jan. 30. For over three hours yesterday John H. Hall, ex-Unit ed States attorney, testified in defense of the alleged conspiracy charged inthe Indictment on whioh he is being tried in the Federal court. He vigorously denied that he had ever entered into a conspiracy or an illegal agreement with bteiwer and his associates or with any body else. He asserted that at no time had he ever been unfaithful to hia trust as a prosecuting ollicer for the govern ment, neither had he ever been dilatory in prosecuting all violations of the law that had been reported to him and sup ported by the necessary evidence. Mr. Hall will probably complete his testi mony this morning and the cross ex amination of the witness by lleney will follow. Aside from the final argu ments to the jury, Heney's cross exam ination of Hail promises to be the feat ure of the trial. Judge Webster, counsel for Mr. Hall, said last night that he would prolstbly call only one witness when the w itness finished his testimony, although it is understood Pteiwer will be recalled for further cross examination. Heney will offer some testimony In rebuttsl when the defense has concluded Its caBe, so- thst the final arguments cannot begin before tomorrow afternoon and prob ably not until Satnrday. Blame for Theater Fire. Bnyertown, Pa., Jan. 30. The jiry which has been investigating the disas trous fire at the Rlioedee opera house, turned in a verdict at 1 o'clock this morning, in part as follows: "We are of the opinion that Mrs. Munro snd the deputy factory inspector are largely responsible for the disaster, owing to neuligence. We teonest the prosecut ing attorney of liurke county to arr.f t and if noeBible convict Mrs. Munro, owner of the stereoptican' machine, snd Harry M. Bechtel, the deputy facory insnecor. on the charge of criminal negligence." Scramble for New Jobs. Carson. Nev.. Jan. 30. Governor Snarka aiirned the police bill yesterday an.l if. is now a law. Already there is a fierce scramble for places on the po lice force. Applications for otliiers sre being received from all quarters. It 1 that the new for.-e can take tha ftald inside of 40 davs. The after noon session of the legislature resulted in aavera! appropriations. The lieuten ant governor'a salary wss raised from tl Hfin to 13.000 in order that he may comply with the duties necessitated by the new police law. fin naked im T.-. Peio-t round. aniAnth hn ' , form 1 zs i.it a thin all fr .k- u-y ot eacn and wlti, . tean.inn a ' il to r-H,,... .1.. Out enon.h f , ' mT' "'. .. 7. u,p m lam" of ateel in genera .... u me carinas with arUt snd rTPer sa.1 a tiny nlnch nt m u.-l R.slna- f. c.j ' vuavsu u 1 n nramaii wT-t rt w f r linn Buffalo. Feb. 1 ihe office of the . -:-t nt DOOr at V... c. to Which a 1,..- r..,i-....-....-".-ir - r-rnn-a the tomati-se Into a wll-rn,rf, i-uitcim yi ry little vn.r h.. 1 . added and hake about flfteaa minute Beseon with butter and aerv each tn. mato on a alice of daitcat.i. .IV.4 wss besieged today by RJ men begging for food. The rrt'V "pension of the steel and iron inauetry there has caused miKh suffering among the for. eign laboreri. ed to l.CilO.Mtl. One person in every thirty of the population was depnsitinf hia or her savings where they woiilil draw interesr. To ilay S.fiKS.SiH mtsoiis, or si milar exsctly 10 ier cent nf the entire population of the country, have a.vowiil in saving hanks an sverage of one in every ten ni'n, womelt and children in the United States. The internal commerce for the yea. was greater than ever before, tin the (Treat I.akea and on the railroads the movement of natural products was beyond ill comparison. There waa a gain of l.t per cent In the amount of Iron ore ship ped, a gain of '" per ceut in coal and s imilsr gain In corn, wheat, live stock snd every other Important article, while the freight charges averaged tenter than for iny previous yesr. The Increase in exports occurs chiefly in manufactured nrticlea. The figures of agricultural ezorta remain about the same aa in l'.SNI, when tbey were the lars-eet on record. The government, treasury was never In letter shape. The report of the United States treasurer for June 30. lHTrt, show "d an available cash balance of f IM,!, TOO in the treasury at Washington; the report for Iteremlwr 14, 1INI", shnwa sn tvsilahle cash balance of 'J.VI."il'J.oi:. without counting f-J4tl.2H4.4riA deposited In national banks anil subject to the call of tha department. This makes s total available balance of frst.04i,.7ii4. Secretary Wilson In his recent annua. report showed us that the crops or ths farmers of the I'uited States fur ths year IIX'7 was beyond all comparison and had 1 farm value of f 7.41 2,1 H,(S an In reaae of .17 per cent in eight years. In 1N70 the value of the farm animals In the fnlted States was f l..',M.tSii,14'. : In 1!H)7 they are worth $ t,4LM,Kl7.H.T.'l. In 1S70 our farmers had iM.4H4.tisT neat cattle; In 1!H7 they have T'AoWKHI. In 1S70 they had M.JJM.XSI horses; in 1!SI7 they have l!.74ll.."i.S.T. In INTO the wool clip wns JM.issl.ntKI pounds; in l'.sJ7 it was i!lrS,!il.i.l.l IHiumls. The wheat crop in INTO was I'.T.i.'C,,. Tiki buheU ; in 1!K)T it wns i.'l.i.'Ji.o.li.o bushels. The corn crop In INTO was l.imt.'J.",.",. SMI bushels; lu 11HI7 it was 2.1127,4 HI, f.ll bushels. In INTO the cotton crop was 3. 1 1 1 .!l.",2 hales; iu IIsiT it was l,'t..ilo,:iN.' bales. The cotton mills of the t inted Suites consumed K."7.liO bales of cotton in INTO and 4,i2T.io bales in I'.hiT. In INTO we exported II..n,.m?..i.'.i Irounds of cotton; in V.HJT we exported 4,.MN.217.22o pounds. The proilurtioii of gold in 1N7'I wns f:l. .; in l'.si7 it s .;.i.''. In INTO the iiroduction of silver wns f ld,.Tt4.aai; in 1!M,T it wns $::T.1 l"J.! In INTO we produced 22 .:" 1.2!" Jons nf colli; iu llS'T e produced .'i,:;12.T I",.-.-(12 tons. In INTO we produced l.f..Vi.tT! tons n. pig iron; in l'."7 we produced 2.'i..'!o7.r.M tons. s In INTO onr fiinui'-es hnd sn o'ltimt of Bis; Increase In Pension. Washington, Jan. 30. A general pension bill, which, if ratified, will increase the pension loll by shout $12,- 000.000. has been introuiiceu oy me ..h.irmiin of tha committee on invalid ,,.;..n. Th bill nrovides for the navment of a pension of $12 a month, - . . . . . . 11 V i 1 1 . u.tia, nt sk. as at ureseiu, iu w.- ows of veterans of the Mexicsn war, 01 the Indian wars, all wido.s of veterans of the Civil war married prior to June 27, 1890 snd all widows of Spanish wsr veterans who died ol disease contracted in the service. Riot In Lisbon. Lisbon. Portugsl, Jan. 30.-There was an outbresk of political rioting -n the strsets of this city tnis auer...,.. in which shots were fired snu some people wonnded. The d sordeis, now- ever, were 01 fiion oiiraiiou. , lice had received warning o.,....- and they acted promptly, ine crow., made use of revolvers aun .v - - moments the firing wai heavy, rmiii rapidly gave way and was disused be fore a show of force. Bsnd of Women Thieve. Lublin, Russian Poland. Jaa. 30 Ti- .t;. f this city have uneannen a lnd of robbers compose.1 entirely of women snd the leaders hsve been taken intrt enatndv. The women sre ssm so be responsible'for long series of high way robberies. in only UN. 1.1O tons of steel 1ut wns 2H,02:!,mT Ions. In INTO we operated railroad; in 1 : 7 we hnd 22'J oneration. snd carried N15. seneers and liT the oiit- 2 !2 ! miles of ',. mil -s in 1.1 IN pus 21i!.ii-"i'.T'.i."i.Hlsl Ions of frei(tht. The stHtistuK Tor rreisiir sun passenirer traffic do not go hack of Inimi, when the railroads of the country carried .'i20.4;!'.,oei2 passengers and T'.,1!I2,!IN.",, 12S tons of freight. The averaire freight rate per mile hi iss was PH cents and iu l'.HtT it was 77 cents per ton. There were iiN.T'l tons or snipping on the rreat lakes In 11", wnien nns 111 . . .. ..... i i'u,r 11.. rresseii to ...'.ni - amount of freight passing throneh the Sault Ste. Mnrie csnal in INTO was ti:s, sjil tons; in l'.siT the total waa 4l,o!iN,- :4 tons. In INTO we had 2N,4!2 postnftVes In the country; In r.sai we nan iii,i,.-w. nini-e that time, by the introduction of rural free delivery, the nutnlier baa been reduc- I to tl2.tV."!. Tliere la no better thermometer of mm- m.ecinl and ndustnal activity than the I'ostofTu-e Ih pnrtment, for people do not write letters when they hnve no business to write about. The receipts of the de partment in 1N.0 for postage sfnmps amounted to i.M...i.-: in i.rn m-y had increased to $ li;T.P.'!2 TN.T. In Innii there were 4.1-. money order ofh.-es in the I uueii stares. in i "i. ,llPr, ere 3T..'.'io. In Inno 7.2o,.,;;7 lnmestic money orders were issued; In . 1 ., m-'i fi l!si7 the linintier ass n. i i iiosr lMuel 111 I-"-' ri" - $;ii,.1.i2,'N ; those issued in 1)7 fei re- nted s value or ir.i.o.si,.ttj. In INTO the pay rU of teachers In pub lic schools was .i,.-..j..e,. ine ynj run in v.s.T was f 177..-.02.HN1. The Incressa In wsijea per capita in Ihe United Mates since i-.o uas oeen alut 82 per cent; the Increase during the last fifteen years baa ben 24 per cent. The Increase In the eoet of food since 1N70 has been stout n tr cent, j as Increase In the cost of fowl during tbs last fifteen years has btsa 14 pr csat. PLANS FOR ESTABLISH ING POSTAL BANKS How Dills of Carter anj Hitch 101k Differ from MaJJcn br.app XiTi, DISPOSITION OF THE FUNDS. Democrat Provides for Board of Investment All Fix Deposit Limit at $1.0O0. UMin the iiicl iiscinciit by I'osi muster (o'tiernl Meyer and Inter by IVi-sidi-iir ltoom-velt of the imstnl s.-ivin.-s bank sjsti-iu for the t nltisl Slates, three separate and distinct plans line Ixi'ii prosisl to t'ongn-sM us the proM-r pne ceslure for estalilisliinir mid muring into o)ierat!ou such hanks. In the House of Representatives Itcprcxelitillivca Mnddeii, of iTiicniro, and Snnpp, of Jollet, III., have introduced similar measures. Iti'rseiitiitie Hitchcock, of tUniiha, a 1 iciuii.-r.it. Iiiih Introilnciil another House bill, and Senator T'lioni as Carter, of Montana, la the fulln-r of s senate bill. The iniiiii l fTor.ci.vs in these bills lie lu the pmi.stio.i afford ed deHiNitors mid deposits mid in the Investment leatuiv nf the funds of the ptsstal savings hanks. All these hills p'a.e a limit on the Interest -bearing depo-lts which can be made by any Individual within any sin gle calendar year mid liiuilly. TTie Madden Snui'p bill piMvhlea that flUsi may la desislteil within one year and that no iiitoi'cNt shall la paid to any depositor upon n ilciiiisit In exii-sa of $l,i Ml. T he t 'niter bill makes the lim it of nniiiial deposit .Mo ami the final 11 Hi K of liiterest bearing des,slt $ I.USl, while the Hitchcock bill has u douhle harrchil provision which Is more com plex. It pi-ovhb-s 11 limit of monthly di'sslt of floo mid the final limit of any single desisit nt fl.isio. Iu 11 d dition it provides that no Interest shall be paid 011 more than f.'rtio to any de positor and that If any depositor de jsislt more than 2i In any one year Interest shall not lie paid on new de. posits In excess of that amount. I loth the Maihh'ii Sniipp and Carte, hills provide an Interest rate of 2 per cent on dcsslt. while the Hitchcock hill stipulates that the rate on f'Joo or less shall tie 24 per cent, and over that amount snd up to foot) the rate shall be fixed by a board of Investment, icomMiHd of the rostniiiMter (leneral, the Secretary of the Treasury and tin Comptroller of the Currency. In estnbllHhliig s,stal savings bant, adjuncts to isist ollli-ea there Is also s 'difference between the MiKldeii-Hnapp ;blll and the others. The Maddcn-Snapp meiiHiire gives the rostmnster lieneral discretion In the selection of oftlcea for postal saving hank purs,Hes; the Hitchcock bill Is inmidatoiy iu that nil money order sist ollli-ea are riiadf tiriiiii-lies tif the hhIjiI savings tumk system, while the Carter bill makes nil first, second, nnd third class post of flit-s briini-h postal savings banks mid gives the Postmaster (ieiiernl soine ills cretlon ns to further extension Intu the fourtli-i lass post otlli es. In administration the Madden Snap), bill provides a general superintendent of postal savings bunks, with such as sistants nnd clerks ns may he neces. snry. while the Secretary of the Trena il ry Is authorized to Increase the audit or's force lu the Post tltlli-e I N'parlinelit. The sum of f.'rii.iSHi Is set aside to start the hanks In operation. Itoth the llltehiMsk mid Carter bills stipulate that the head of the postal hanks shall be an ollicer known to the Fifth As sistant Postmaster lieiiernl, nnd nsk f 1INI.IKKI to establish the hanks. crLtitTsntvl? The Nobel prices were aunrdcil, thnt 'or lileraiure going to Itudvard KipliiiK. The treasurer of a Canadian railroad -Ollfessed to stealing I N.",,IS( in eighteen years. Advices from London indiinted ilint Ambassador Hryce may ipnt his ost in this country. Jspnn and the 1'nited States came to a verbal understanding to limit einirutiou of Japs to tins country. 1 tic hard Miller of SI. I.ouis won high praise in Krure-e, one of his paintings Is-itig Isiught by the Minister of Pine Arts. Mm. Taft, wife of the Secretary of War, whose ship wns 1 But-lit in a stoiin off Boulogne, hail a narrow es.as- from death. Mrs. Atherton won her breach of prom im suit aiiiinst Cnplajn nrde Ituller, the Imdon court giiing Judgment for iluiir ages and costs. Foreign newspnsTs etpressel vsrii-d opinions on the suriulii-am-e of the Milling nf the American licet, on its globe girding Mliedition. The cabinet of the Slmh of Persia re tinned Issaiise of the delay in executing toldiers who family attacked .hopkeejsrs. A terrible storm swept the Atlantic -oast of Kuro;ie, a ! n te h si hooiu-r sink ing off Nnrnu in v i-w of thousands, among whom was the premier. The financial program of .lapnn was formally seitl. d 11 1 the ims-nmc of th council of the rid, r slates n on Mon day. It involves a reduction in the n- pensea of the army and nay for tie- IIK Vesrs. W lieretiy Ilie roverilllieill tare f J a 1,1 i,i . liisristihes from Santiago. Chili, ate that alsmt N.iaai lahon rs in the apaca nitrate fields have gone on stnt r.d business is psrale. 'I In- situation Is considered critiml snd warships :nd troops have len sent to the troubled dis tricts, but up to the pr-.ssrnt time there Ltt lMI 0 vio,aiB. Tj he ran riit will itoli-Inr-
