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DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS
1u.diy, February II.
khM HA fif aa tinfit wv,t t U..
Washington. Feb. 11. The lca-al- rnmmi. '
it.. . . 0 1. . i
, ,h " l' A "'r of private claim bill. alao
. tf . ata tUV UUUII UIVU SU
j.iu..i nttjj Monday.
qunuonea By Sir. Tuy. Min
toa, tiiiiiriuw: cf, the euuiuiiiteu
on appropriation. In the house to
day. The point' raised when Mr.
TawTiey urged that the house con
feree disagree to the itenate amend
meat to the urgent deficiency bill,
granting f 1,875 to Senator John 11.
liankhead fur service an a member of
the commission. Tawney declared
that he did nut question the motive
of the chief executive, but Insisted
that his action was without author
ity of law.
A motion by Underwood that the
house recede aud concur in the
amendment wag lost, 56 to 101.
A motion by Needuain of Califor
nia that the house accept the senate
amendment, imposing upon the
United State instead of the District
of Columbia the expense of $60,000
in the land conspiracy trial of Hyde,
Diruond, lienson and Schneider, pro-
voKeu a icngtny discussion. The mo-
Thursday, February 0
Washington, Feb. 6 In a speech in
the eenat today, Senator Culberw n de
clared that the secretary of the treas-
ury by bis report to the senate ha
raised an hsue of fact as to whether
national bank in New York used the
185,000,000 of public money deposited
with them for speculative purpose or
whether this money was used to meet
the demands of outside banks for re
serve purposes.
Tlie Seattle exposition bill was pass
ed by practically a unanimous vote.
Senator Beveridg introduced a reso
lution declaring that the tariff should
provide for maximum and minimum
rates of duty.
Senator Heyburn today re-introduced.
his resolution calling upon the preei
tion of Needham was lost and theldentto investigate arid report to the
bill thereuuon was sent back to con- aenale all matters oonnected witn the
lerence.
Waalngton. Feb. 11 Senator Ald
rlch called up today hi currency bill
and formal amendments made by the
finance committee which were adopt
ed by the senate.
Senator Daniels offered an amend
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rui(nuiMiuJU VI .ui mri u iiuui;.
The senate today passed the bill plac
ing Major General Howard on the re
tired Hat as a lieutenant general.
Washington,
speech-making
Feb. 6. Political
came to an en-t in the
ment providing that bonds of rail-1 house today, and actual consideration
roads that ' have paid regularly and 0' the Indian appropriation bill was
continually for five years next pre- I resumed. A bitter fight was waged on
ceding the deposit of its bonds and , the proposition to abolish non-restrva-Interest
due on all Its bonds" can be tion schools, and the subject was dis
used for currency Issues. The amend- cussed throughout the afternoon. The
merit, he said, would allow the use question was raised by the offering of
of bonds of roads that have not paid ,niedment by Delegate Smith, of
m,.Vt'Thnedus0enof,0tChke bonM. lZl - .PP-priation for
ber of southern railroads which are and transporting Indian
now excluded. .children at school to the state in which
Senator Lodge gave notice 'of an they live. The amendment was lost,
amendment including among the Representative Hayes introduced a
Donus available lor currency issues
the bonds of the Philippine islands
government, the city of Manila and
the railroads of the Philippine is
lands, the interest of which has been
guaranteed by the Philippine government.
Monday, February 10
hill authorizing participation by the
United States in the International ex
position at Toklo, Japan, in 1912, the
sum expended not tc exceed $350,000.
Wednesday, February 6.
Washington, Feb. 6. Senator Bever
idge, of Indiana, today delivered an
Washington. Feb. 10. Senator appeal to the senate to adopt his bill
Aldrlch, of Khode Island, chairman ; providing for a non-partisan tariff com
of the committee on finance, opened , mission, a plan which he declared con
the debate in the Senate today on formed t modem and business ideas
his bill to provide an emergency cur- on lhig object. He spoke for an hour
rency He was listened to with great 1 ,nj . u,f receving tt)6 carefQi atten-
attention by republicans and demo- . ... .... " , ... ,- .
crats alike, while in the galleries on of ?fnator8 Ure udlec in
there was a large audience. Among lories. There were preeent
others was J. IMernont Morsan. who nuuv delegates of commercial bodies
remained through the delivery of the I now in session In this city
speech. Following Beveridge, several Demo-
Aldrlch said, In closing a long cratic senators spoke briefly on the gen
speech: 1 era I subject of the tariff.
"The wiactment of the pending Senator Stone, of Missouri, intro
bill will rurmsn evidence mat con- duce1 , j0nt resolution authorising the
gress is not . unmindful of its ' "lous pMltIent to relinquish control of the
responsibilities In this regard. There ! , . . . ' , tQ1Q - .
can be no reasonable doubt of the ef-1 ll.pplne islands in 1913 upon first
f.-.n ,..,,.. ..r ,h -,.....,,, Th 'securing a pledge from the nations to
committee firmly believes ' that pwerve the neutrality of the islands,
through its enactment an atmosphere!
of confidence and feeling of security Washington, Feb. 6. Tariff revision
will be created which will be lnval- ' and the president's recent special mes
uable in Improving business condi- . .age to congress again were the main
tion and, in giving a new Impetus ot discussion in the house of rep-
went " national develop- reHenUtive, Mmj. As has been the
lease for nearly a week, the Indian ap-
Washington, Feb. 10. A brief
but fiery speech by Leake, of New
Jersey, In which he outlined his op
position to William J. llryau as a
candidate for the presidency, re
lieved somewhat the monotony of de
bate on the Indian appropriation bill
In the house of representatives to
day. Mr. Leake charged Mr. liryun
with taking the big stick from the1
president, leaving tbo latter only n
proi riation bill ostensibly was liefore
the house, but in no quarter was any
word spoken in regard to it. The house
apparently had made up its mind to
discuss the issues of the day at this
time, and no effort was made to check
the flow of gem ral debate, which will
be continued tomorrow.
A long speech by Payne, of New
York, the majority leader, was consid
uig supper u lid ie runner credited ered important liecause of his assur-
the democrats In the house with hav- anees that a tariff revision plank would
lug usurped the Hunt of free action be incorporated in the Republican na-
u-u-i hi me jt-iiv-r oiii- tinriH nmvwilu.n'i Ml .,im r.1 !,.
year. He devotel some attention to
Mr. Bryan, whom he credited with go
ing atxMit the country accusing Piesl
of the
ventlon by nominating Mr. llryan in
advance. His remarks were greeted
with hlHses from the Democratic side
of the house.
Considerable progress was made "enl Kooseveu ol (jrand or petit larceny
with the Indian appropriation bill, in purloining hia Ideas,
which was amended so that the Representation in the house was in
Commissioner of Indian affairs, be- creased today when the two Philippine
fore he carried out the policy of delegates took their seats.
ariaridoning nonreservatlon scnoois,
shall investigate the question fully
and report to the House nt its next
session. Another amendment re
stored the appropriations for the In
dian schools at Fort Lewis, Color
ado, and Curson City, Nev.
CU r IN HALF.
Bat-
Housa Committee Prunes Down
Unship Appropriation.
Washington, Feb. 11. By a vote
of 13 to 5, one member absent and
Friday. February 7. not yotngi tlie h()lll,e committee on
Washington, leb. 7.-n,e session of navfl, affarg ri,J(,,.u.(1 ,he pnMi,nV,
the house of representatives today was I t . ., .
, , , . , , J. , urgent recommendation that con
devoted almoxt entirely to connidera-1
tio i of the ornnib.H war claims bill, rva nt thu ''" authorize the
which whs passed after considerable building of four battleships, nt a
dl ciisfion. It carries a total ai propri- total cost of $3S. 000,000, and by a
POULTRY RAISING IN ORlGON.
Extracts From Oregon Eapsrimanl
Station Bulletin.
The climate of Oregon from a pul
Iryman'i standpoint is discussed IJ
James Orydea in Bulletin No. 9 of th
Oregon Kxper merit station whi:h l a
recently been published. Among othfl
things th writer ey:
It is of court worth considering b
the man looking for a location whether
Wstern Oregm with its open winter
snd freedom from snow and sero tem
peratures does not offer opportunities
for the production of eggs and poultry
that are not found in Kastern snd Mid
dle West states. That poultry thrive in
eold sections wher snow snd sero
weather prevail is not to bs denied,
but tl labor and expeni of caring for
them is undoubtedly greater there. To
secure an egg yield in winter wher th
climate is sever entail mor expense
for housing and mor car in th feed
ing. It 1 probably true that th smal
lest profit are mad during th winter
months though th price ar very
much higher than in spring and sum
mer, because the egg yield is so small
from tii average fick a to leave little
cr no margin of profit. It is also true
that the egg yield is quickly affected by
changes in the weather, especially in
the temperature. A sudden change
from mild to cold weather means s
certain check In th egg production,
and although the weather toon moder
ates it will often take several weeki
before the egg yield gets back to wher
it was. Tb only way to prevent thii
is to provide housing thst will protect
th fowls from too sudden chsnges in
temperature. This entails more ex
pense in housing snd consequently di
minished profits, but what is of mors
importance is the highly artificial con
ditlons that it necessitates.
It would sppear therefor that there
are certain advantage that this stats
possesses over factions of the country
where sero weather and snow prevail
First, a milder climate and less severe
changes In temperature than is charac
teristic of Kastern states. Second, in
sections of the slats with no snowfall
the poultry can range over the fields
and find animal food and green food
which are often hard to get wnere ths
snow covers the ground.
The heavy rainfall of Western Oregoi.
and small percentage of sunshine may
be set down as a disadvantage, but
when the nature of the rainfall is on
derstood it is doubtful whether it is
very mi ch of a detriment. Owing to
the moderating influence of th Pacifio
ocean these rains ar warm and hav
not the chilling effect of the rain in
Faster n slates. The temperature of
Western Oregon in the winter months
Is usually higher when it rains than
when the sky is cloudless, and ths
fowls will usually be found out in ths
rain exct pt when it ia very heavy,
which is nrt often the case. One poul
tryman in Marion county said to the
writer in November, before the rainy
season set in; that b wished it would
rain, because, he said, his hens laid
better when it rained. The explana
tion of tliis, if it is true, may not be
in the rain itself, but in the fact that
it brings to th surface many angle
worms, which supply the lack of ani
mal food In the ration.
Turkeys are successfully raised in
Oreson, and tnrke are known to be
easily arretted by rain, but the fact
that tue rains are warm no doubt
largely account for the success in tur
key raising in this state.
Commiiiion Recommends Changes In
Interest of Economy,
iihlnjtnn, Feb. 8. In a prelim
inary ifpott of the postal commission
suthoriied during the last congress, the
miin rtcommendation will be to the
effect tlt the oltice of the fourth assist
ant postmtiifir general shall be done
aty with anA that an executive officer
appointed by ths president for a long
term be Installed b the active head of
the department, who shall act under
the direction of tht postmaster general
and hold th same relation that a su
perintendent of s railroad holds to a
Douglas I railroad tiresidpnt ami riirai-tanitA.
county In Oregon produces several Die examiners fomwi that nolitics too
times more turkeys than ths state of often interfered with the systematic
running of the department and that the
HAIL IS CONVICTED! GRASP OF STORM
Prediction ol Prosecution Proves
Correct.
Jl'RT DELIBERATES THREE HOLRS
SpstdT 'fsmsnt Bslievcd to Indi
cat Conviction, In View of
JudV, Instructions.
Poitlaod, Fb. 8. At 1:30 o'clock
this morning the jury in the flail con
spiracy trial knnounced that it had
reached a verdict. The verdict was
tuleJ lo n envelope, under instruc
tion! given by Judge Hunt last night,
and M returned to the oourt and
opened at 10 o'click this morning.
On eonvenlng court this morning
Judge Hunt directed that the envelope
b opened and the verdict read. The
jury luond Hall guilty as charged.
Under ths Federal statutes, conspiracy
aucharthat charged In the Indictment
on which Hall sat, tried, is punishable
by s Jus not exceeding $10,000, or by
impriioflinent not exceeding two years.
Portland, Feb. 8. At last night's
sesiioo, which convened at 7:45
o'clock, Judge Hunt delivered exhaust
ivs Inrttnctiona to the jury, the charge
reqairni two hours for its delivery.
At 10:12 o'clock, sfter Judge Webster
for the defendant had interposed ob
jKtioM to practically every Instruction
of thsconrt, the jury retired to deliber
ate on I verdict. The jurors were in
itroctxi by Judge Hunt that if a ver
dict iboald be reached during the
night, they were to seal it in an en
velops and repair in the custody of the
ballifft to their rooms, th verdict to
be returned at 10 o'clock this morning
to which hour the court then ad
journed. Jud Hunt's Instructions were far
mors elaborate than in any of the pre
ceding land fraud or conspiracy cases.
They coraUted of a learned exposition
of tht law as applied to conspiracy
charge! and a lucid interpretation of
the atatitea pertaining to the fencing
snd hotneatead acts and the statute of
limitations.
When the Instructions had been given
Mr. Hor expressed his satisfaction
withuVm, but Judge Webster, for the
defendant, submitted exceptions in a
general iiy to the entire charge.
REFORM POSTAL SERVICE.
Ice King Reigns la East and
Middle West.
MANY SHEER FROM SEVERE COLD
MOST CRUEL OF CUTS.
Fatal Snow Slid In Colorado, Bl.i
lard in Michigan, and Slt
S orm in Illinois.
New York, Feb. 6. Lerim di.trioti
of the Fast snd Middle West are suffer
ing irorn a cold wave of unusual severi
ty. Reports from many luc laities are
to theVffect thst the extreme cold ia
coupled with a fall of snow of sufficient
depth to Interfere with transportation
fatilities, while several fatalities have
occurred. A sleet storm in the Middle
West has sdded to the irtneral disc dm.
fort.
All of the charitable institutions are
over crowded and many homeless men,
to keep from freexing, have been forced
to huddle around tires in the open
streets. The whole state is in an lev
grip, the mercury (ailing to a record of
4S deirrees below in the vicinity of
Balls ton.
Other fatalities are reported from
Colorado, where numerous snow slides
have occurred in the mining districts.
Weather conditions throughout New
England are the wort of the present
winter. The cold snap is general in
thst section, although no fatalities have
as yet beei. recorded. Noitbfield, Vt.,
reports the coldest wether in New F!ng
land, with the mercury registering 84
degrees below zero.
l'lie lake region Is also feeling the
cold. Michigan is in the grasD of a se
vere blizzard, in which zero weather is
combined with a blinding sterol.
Railway traffic is completely paralyzed
In many parts of Michigan ar d the
storm shows no sign of abatement.
Chicago last night experiened one of
the worst sleet storms in years. There
was much suffering from the icy blasts
snd tralho on the electric lines was al
most completely demoralized, although
steam trains were operated.
In Central and Kastern Pennsylvania
snow fell to a depth of more than a
foot. It was extremely cold throughout
the mountainous regions, the mercury
dropping as low as 15 degrees below ze
ro, hervice of both steam and electric
lines wss crippled and there waa con
siderable suffering.
PUBLIC PRINTER REMOVED.
IV -r a Krai llaialrl."
In one of the reot.iuraiita the other
nkht a group of actors were compar
ing notes as to what, lu their experl
eniv. hud been the cruelct cut ever ad
iiilnlKted to au actor w ith regard to one
f hia own rwrrnriniitH-es, says the Xe
York Kverilng Sun. I'liuilly, aft.-r sev
eral atoriea bad lieeu told, an Kngllsli
actor, who had been quietly listening to
the other im-u's stories, ald: '"I know
this story Is true, because 1 huppi-n to
have been one of the very few pcrnona
who saw the letter. When Kdwiu ltootb
played hia famous engagement lu I.on
don I was s rueui!er of bin company.
Mr. Hooth uud Henry Irving became
fat friends, yuite apart from the pro
ffMlonul iipcr aud bunpieta which
were given In Itooth's honor, he anil
Irving un! to have long chats In their
dressing rooms after the la-rfnriuaiuvs.
One night Hooth, who was playing A
shorter hill, droped in at Irving' the
ater aud sat In the KuglUh actor's
dressing room while he was dressing
for the street. Mrs. Irving and her
two sons, then mere youngster, had
been lu front nt Irvlng's iierforiiiaiuv
tliut night, ami shor;Iy sfter Itooth Th
rived Irving s vulet came lu with a
note which he handed to his matter.
saying: 'Mrs. Irving sent this up. sir.'
Without glani-lng at the addresx
Irving tore open the note aud read It;
then, with one of tliote grim saturnine
smiles which ofteu Illumined hia face
wheu something had oit-urred which
hurt and yet amused him. he turned
to Hooth and said: 'Huh! Huh! My
dear Hoot h, a thousand pardons. I
see that this uote from my wife has
miscarried. It's intended for you.' He
passed the note to Itooth without an
other word, and while he read it Irv
ing, keeping the tall of his eye on the
American, stood lu frout of the mirror
urruiiglng his tie.
"The note from Mrs. Irving ran as
follows: .
"'My Pear Mr. Edwin Hooth Might
mere woman ask a very great favor
of you? Might I ask you to send me
three stalls for next Tuesday ulglit?
My two sons, Lnwreiiee and Henry, are
at home from school just now, and tie-
fore you leave Knglnnd I am most anx
ious that they should see a rtul Hum
let,' "
Idwindlingofarmy
G.VES CUE TO CRITICS
MH'tary Men Say Fort Is Reduced
Beyond Point of Safety for
th Nation.
NXZD OF RETOHM IN SERVICE
Lew Pay and Requirement of Harf
Practice Marches Ar Main
Point of Attack.
ation of 1315, (HH). A ripple ol excite
ment was saused by Macon, of Arkan
sas, who, In the course of the debate,
defended the senate against what he
said were asersiin8 cast upou that
body by Payne, of New York, when he
predicted tl at the senate would load
the bill down with a number of tinnier
itorinus claim.
What will be known as "'the minor
ity currency bill" was Introduced today
by Representative John Sharp Wil
liams, of Mississippi, the IH-mocratic
leader of the house, who drew the
measure as a result of a harmonious
conference of m-rrnx'ratio members of
the house committee on banking. The
bill will come liefore the house In the
unanimous vote there was included
in the naval appropriation bill an
authorization for the construction of
two, to cost $9,500,000 each and to
be of the Delaware type.
These representatives voted in nc
cord. Hue with the president's recom
menitiitlon: l.llley, of Connecticut
(Hop.); Thomas, Ohio (Rep.); Myer,
Louisiana (Dem.l; Tnlbott, Mary
land (Di-tii ), and llobsim, Alabama
( Dem.). Holmon announced after
the niivtlng that h Intended to
make a minority report recommend
ing authorlz.n Ion of four battleships.
The preference stood In favor of a
four-battleship authorization, hut
the voting majority was expressed by
Chairman Koss.
General Howard Promoted.
Washington. Feb. 11. Announce
ment In the houso that the Senate
hail passed the bill promoting to the
grado of Llcutonsnt-Oeneral, retired,
f Major-tieneral O. O. Howard, V.
S. A., retired, was received with ap
plause, (ietieral Howard is the only
living federal officer who commanded
an army during the civil war.
Another Assis'ant Appointed.
Washington. Feb. 11. Albert M.
Richards, of Kansas, was nppolnted
n special assistant to the nttormy-
Ki'iH-nil In the Department of Justice
to have iharge of public land rases.
Confer on Financial Question.
Washington, Feb. fl. The IVmo-
rrat if senator held a two-hours con
ference on the financial question today,
but came to no conclusion as to the
exact nature of the sulietitute bill,
henator ltailey outlined his bill ptovid
. ing for an emergency issue of treasury
nctes through deposits In designated
depositories. He said he would not he
averse to having certain amendment
made to it. Democratic senators will
support the Uailey substitute.
Ask for Better Dsfensis.
Washington, Feb. 6. Representa
tives Jones and Humphrey today ap
peared U-fore the naval committee and
urged that an appropriation lie made
for constructing torpedo b-ats and sub
marines for defense of Tuget sound and
(.iray's harbor. They also urged an in
crease in the appropriation for the
Rhode Island, noted for turkeys.
Another thing in fsvor of the mild
climate and freedom from snow Is thst
the fowls are able to secure practically
the year round all the green food oecei-
sary in the fields. And finally, ths
fowls in their sesrch for food in th
uelds get the exercise which 1c neces
sary for it is worthy of mention in this
connection that the larirest irwi.l
poultry dltrict in the United States ia
found in Northern California, that lias
no snowfall. That district la somewhat
similar to that of Western Oregon, with
its on winters, mild snd humid cli.
mate aud neatness to the ocean.
My investigations of the rxinltrr In.
dustry of Oregon have been confined to
the western part of the state, th
west of the Cascade mountains. This
sect, on st the present time nrodiw.o.
Uion poultry product than tl.n larva
srea of the Mate eaxt of the Ca-cndes.
As the agriculture ol Central and Kant,
ern Oregon liecomes developed we nisy
expect gr.ater development of poultry-
keeping, and probably in time timt
great agricultural area may produce
more poultrv product? tl.an the older
sectii n of the cUte in Western Oregon.
The climatic conditions ara different
eat of tie mountains, the heavy rain
fall is absent and snow er,vm ik.
- a inn
gronno during- part of the winter The
climate there is more chara. Uristic of
the Rocky mountain region, though no
such severe weather prevails as in the
Middle an I Northwestern states. If it
ahould prove that a dry rlimste with
plenty of sunshine but lacking ths se
vere w inter changes of temperature of
ths Fast is th ideal one for proultry,
we may eipect a great growth of the
poultry industry east of the Cascades
in Oregon. Undoubtedly on th prain
ranches of Central and Kastern (decor,
where food is cheap there is opportun
ity lor great profit In poultry raising.
DaaUh Mararaat SalaS.
resk one-fourth pound of msesroni
Into J Inch plei-e, eoTr with s auart
Of cold wster. salted, snd boll briskly
nntll tender. Whip s hslf pint of whip
ping eresm. mix with one-hslf ss much
boiled salad dressing, sessno snd sdd
vinegar or lemon luloe to tsst. fi
tn macaroni
a bor-
or of overlsp-
Pnt .,,,) drv.l,.k .. mm noil in I " " 1 ' """ "rn ,u center
" . , ' i round dish and garnish with
AP.llAa til An'ttFi'd ll tl Sa,W-lfritnlaaia. f h a ) . " 1 .U
,. i.i.... ' ' , , Pin S'lce-s of old meat
tur- iiiKm j iniiiiimiev aim nrfi u
favorable set ion on the erection of
moriuiiic-uts along the old Oregon trail.
Will Not Follow Leader.
Washington, F b. 11. In the face
of strong oprosltlun by John Sharn
Williams, of ..tlsslsslppl, lender of
the minority In the house of repre
sentatives, James I. Lloyd, represen
tative from the first district of Mis
souri, was tonight elected chairman
of the democratic congressional cam
paign committee, defeating his rival
and Mr. Williams' candidate, Wil
liam H. Ryan, of the thirty-fifth dis
trict of New York, by - vote of 23
to 14.
Appla rnilillnar,
Pcsld one cup of niiik anj pour It
ovr-r a piut of dry crumbs. Stand until
rery suit, then heat Into them the lieat
en yolks of four etrv two cr.pfuls of
peeied and chopied spples, a tesspoon
ful of mixed cinnamon and mace, the
grated rind of a half lemon, and all
the Juice, a quarter pound of seeded
snd chopped raisins snd a cup of sugar.
IWat all well together, folding In st last
the stiffened whites of the rgirs, Kaks In
buttered dish, covered for a half
hour, then uncover and brown.
hot with t hard sauce.
iiea.is were seldom installed for any
length of time before being retired or
placed elsewhere.
Under present conditions it is neces
sary for a mail Iwg lock broken on an
Alaskan route to he transported the en
tire dit-tance to ths Mississippi valley
before it can be mended. To do away
with this and other imDrcticable meth
ods, the commission proposes the for
mation of divisions with full power to
sdminnter offlcea within their boundar
ies. Paid boundaries shall not neces
sarily follow state lines.
Of the 62,000 pnntoffices run by the
government it is thought that fully 30,
000 can be operated In auch a manner
as to become non-account ing offices and
do sway with the too frequent issuance
of stamps and many intermediate re
ports. Mexico Qrsnu Coaling; Station.
Mexico City, Feb. 8,The concession
by Mexico to the United (States grant
ing the privilege f,,r the eBtablishment
of a coaling station st Magda'ena bay
is now in force snd it is expected that
the two barges provided under the con
cession will I anchored in the bsy be
fore the srrivsl there of the fleet. Fur
ther negotiations r pending for a
large target range and permission to
lsml marines fcr small arms practice.
Previous reqiiesta 0f )ye n&tat9 were
not favorably received by Mexico, but
this one may be granted. ,
Have Hot Fight with Moors.
Paris, Feb. 8 a dispatch received
hf re from General d'Ama le, the French
commander in chief in Morocco, says
the column operating n the coast had
an engagement yesterdav with the
Aral at a point snnt1Wf.st 0f Kashber
Raclnd. The rrench apparently had
routed their enemy WnBn tne Moors re
turned with reinforcements snd attack
ed the French camp a aewinrl time. The
fight was a hot one, mt the Moors were
eventually forced to rf.tire in tl)6 direc
tion of 8ettat. Fiv Frenchmen were
wounded.
No British Squadron Coming.
London, Feb. l.The Aseoclsted
Press is officially authorized to declare
that there is slhitely n truth in the
report telegraphed lr,n nKfax thst
the British squadron in the Pacifio is
to lie materially incrpgj, j;0 changes
whatever are contemplated in the Fa
c.fic squadron snd t:, Rritish govern
ment has not the s'.ighteet intention of
replacing the old Iviiio fleet, which
formerly had iU base at F:quimault,
B. C.
Smuggl Arm Into China.
Hongkong, Feb. Chinese imper
ial customs officials thjg aftfrnoon lejt.
ed a Jspaneee itsstner near Macao.
which was lsnding rmi 00 Chinese
territory. It is anefrd that the arms
were Intended for revnlntinnt.ta
Eat J Dr. Pun Yet Pen, tht ftA(.t o( MT.
olutionarr DSTtT In China.
I Accused of Mary Irregularis in
Government Office.
Washington. Feb. 6. Just a the
president's action In suspending Public
Printer Btillinga and appointing Wll
11am S. Rossiter to perform his duties
was being announced today, a commit
tee of labor leaders of this city, accom
panied by Representative Gary, of Wis
consin, called at the White House and
presented to the president a resolution
sdonted by the Central Labor union
here, charging Mr. fstilllngs with vio
lations of the eight-hour law ' in the
government printing oflioe, and added:
"It is difficult at this time to get
witnesses against Mr. Killings, for the
reason that manv of them are employed
in the government printing office and
directly under his charge. We hope,
however, to follow up our oral state
ment with affidavits, if nexessary."
The president informed the commit
tee of the action he bad already taken
in the case.
Resolutions by numerous labor or
ganizations in various cities charging
vi-jlation In the government ptinting
office of the eight-hour day, discrimlna
ton against veteran soldiers an 1 the
widows of soldiers snd violation of the
civil service law have been submitted to
congress and the president.
Mr. ritiHnga is from Boston and was
appointed public printer in 1905. He
had lieen general manager of big fath
er's printing firm in New York snd at
various times manager of the Printers'
Board of Trade of that city and of New
York. Mr. Rossiter also came from
Massachusetts snd had bnsinees connec
tions in New York and Washlntgon be
fore assuming office in the census bu
reau in 1800.
Will Answer in Writing.
Washington, Feb. 6. Senator Ful
ton has decided, n compliance with
the urgent advice of manv friends In
Oregon, not to return home immedi
ately to answer F. J. Heney's attacks
on him, but to make a written state
ment, which he w ill send to the news
papers of Oregon. He said this morn
ing: "Since announcing my Intention
of returning to Oregon, I have received
a great number of telegrams from buei
,..a man. miring me to continue at my
post of duty, and I have concluded for I
the present to remain here.
Destructive Priri Fire.
Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 6. More
than 1,000,000 acres of prairie have al
ready been swept by a fire which is
passing over Lubbock. Crosby and ttarra
counties In Western Texas. It is esti
mated thst there 1 already 500,000
damage done. Ranch houses, corrals,
livestock and crops have been destroyed
by the fire. A few of the ranchers,
whose places were in the path of the
blaze have managed to save the.r prop
erty by burning the dry grass m thai
neigh borhood, tut moet wer unable to
cheek (he flames.
Stoessel Must Di.
London, Feb. fi According to news
reports received here General Stmsel
has been sentenced to dea'h for the sur
render of Port Arthur to the Japs, by
the Rusfclan court. General Hoes- I
made a rxd fight for his life and i
was generally believed that he could
not be convicted of cowardice. His de
fense lay in the assertion that the offi
cers at St. Petersburg fsiled to furnish
him the necessary supplies to make
proper defense of the port.
Wisconsin Rssdy April I.
Washington, Feb. 6 On April 1,
next, the battleship Wisconsin will 1
plsced In commission at the nsvy ysrd
at Pus-et sound. Her commanding
officer hat not yet been selected.
Maud Mailer Hrtlwd.
Maud Muller on a iiinmer'a morn
Jerked the suckers from the corn.
And walloped the striied bug that flew
From the melon vines In the morning dew
Her dress, though adjusted with patient
care.
Waa, maybe, a little the worse for wear;
But ber face was as fair aa the ripe, red
rose.
Though she had a few freckles upon ber
noae.
Her father, an honest snd kind old Jay
Was out in the meadow making hay.
And trying to lift, with hi brawny arm,
The mortgage that covered the dear old
farm.
'Twa an unhill lob and it made him
swear,
For he had ten children, and dogs to
snare.
And the crop was large, but the price waa
not,
And the annual interest made him bat.
The Judge rode by on his sway-hack
horse.
And saw Maud Muller and changed hia
course.
He was struck with hrr beautiful eyes
and hair.
And fell in love with her then and there.
He stopped and conversed of the growing
cro.ns
And tin? wavering price and the bucket
shops.
And wa quite Impresari with her sterling
sense.
As she with his classic eloquence.
He came lach day and longer stayed.
And offered his hand to the modest maid,
And she, iu true-lover's parlance versed,
Requested to be a sister at lirst,
Hut afterward yielded when he demurred,
Submitted her brief, and her dud con
curred :
And so it was nettled the twain should be
One aud the same for eternity.
'Ibe wedding dsj came, 'twa 4 gran-'
affair.
For the cr-am of the country wa gaih-
ered there,
t.nl Maud wan drested like a fftirv queen.
In the finest P'S sl.e tiHd ever seen.
And the Jud, was happy, and so was
(die.
And o was the whole community.
Meantime the Muller f.mn seemed to be
Fresli rnent for the ravenous nmrrgigee.
But the JuiL-e. in a dignllied. leial a ay.
Sought the creditor out a.vl advanced tli-9
l'a'' . u .
And gave bis wife's father a fHrm beside,
Without the least show of judicial pride;
And said to himself, as he wrote the deed,
I'll sir atmt mr faiher in lav In need.
For be gave me his dati(jhtr, and
alone
times all tne wrauu
The War an.l Navy Departments ar
trying to reach an agreement by which
the marines are to tie withdrawn trotu
the Isthmus of Panama and two regl-
lents of Infantry are to be sent to taka
tlielr place aa guards. It Is fully ex
pected that before long two regiment I
or fisit will be on their way to th
canal xmie. This diverting of army
regular to s new field will mean that
the forces in the United (States sro to
depleted beyond that whlcU orth-era
believe to he the danger point.
The infantry problem Is one of ths
most serious factors lu the greater
problem of the army's weakness. On
ni-r we are supposed to have 30,isKl
Infantrymen, but lu truth we have Loth-
lug like that iiuiuls-r, and unless tin
Increase of pay bill pass I'ongress, It U
jHTfei-tly evident that the ranks will
be t tilmi.nl still further. An army offi
cer who knows conditions tells a Wash
ington corresHudcrit that tn a case of
emergency there would be less than
7,(HK Infantrymen w ho could be brought
with anything like dispatch to any
threatened Mlut within the limits ot
the I'nlted States prots-r.
There are two chief army measures
now before Congress, one dealing slth
the mutter of the Increase of pay and
the other dealing with the matter of
the Increase of the Infantry. A corre
spondent says there Is precious little
hope that both bills can pans. It prob
ably would lie folly to puss the second
bill without passing the first, for It
would lie useless to provide for an in
crease lu the ranks If no Inducements
were held out by which the lncresa
lould be effected.
worth many
own."
-Nebraska State Journal.
he
Objections to Army Lit.
Interviews with enlisted men dlscloss,
three chief objections to army life, and.
In order of numerical precedent, they
rank like this:
Monthly practice marches.
Poor pay.
Non-milltury duty required of the er
llfcted men.
Some of the ranking officers of th
srmy have Inveighed constantly against
what they call the folly of the frequent
practice marches. The men are kept in
fine physical condition and ss hard aa
walnuts through the dally drills, tb
guard duty, the good food, and the reg
ular living generally. Yet they are
compelled at least once a month to
hike out on the road under heavy bur
dens and trying conditions for the pur
pose of keeping In trim so that they
will te ready for the field In case of
hostilities. The practice march, fairly
li ng continued and to come nt long In
tervals, has Its uses, and the men like
It; but they don't like It coming as It
dis-s every thfee or four weeks.
COAL MINE EXPLOSION.
!
Friend. hia
If a f;ilry had ever offered to grant
u,e three wlslies, "the Mil con.Tien.-e
of wild animals" would surely have
tH-n one of them and probably tlie
first. If we s.s-k opMrtunltle to be
friend wild creatures and take advan
tage of them, we shall often lind, a I
have done, that there Is no luck of re
smse on the part of the animals. I
on.-e walked up to a pine siskin, as h
waa feeding on the ground and picked
blin up In aiy hamL He did not seem
a bit alarmed, and when a few min
utes later I set him down he continued
his search for fissl within a few Inches
i f my feet. On another occasion a yel
oV throated vlreo allowed me to lift
her from her nt wh.-n I wlnhed to
r-ount her esttfn nnd nesthsl down com
fortably on her treasures the moment I
put ber back. With a forefinger I once
ktroked the back of a red" brwisted nut
hatch as he was busy f.s-iling on a
irce Fniest Harold Bajnes In St.
Nicholas.
loniplraoal.
Tlie minister bad preached to th
graduating clas of a girls' college.
The girls of the class were on the
platform ail round the pulpit and all
dresexl In white.
"I felt." confessed the preacher to
bis wife when he got home, "Ilk a
crow on a snowdrift."
The bleached blonde's method ot
keepUl her hair light la a dark secret.
New Theory Advanced as to th
Conditions Producing Them.
Experts who have made Investiga
tions of tin, recent mine disasters, not
ably those of Monongah nnd Jacob's
Creek, have come to the conclusion
that the explosions are faus-d by cli
matic conditions.
Supisirtlrig the position taken, It Is
a noticeable fact, they say, that the
recent catastrophe have occurred at
alsmt th. same hour In the day. In a
sone of certain altitude, In nlMiiit th"
same longitude anil In pliicea where
climatic conditions are similar. J lie
majority of the mines operated to
day lire below the level of the streams
In the same sections, nnd. owing to flio
moisture, the outside nlr forced Into
the mines by the fnn has Is-en liulen
with carbon dioxide moisture and oth
er Impurities.
It Is suggested that If the air forced
Into the mines was gathered from a
higher stratum and was lieated suffi
ciently nnd otherwise treated to re
move the Impurities the accident
would he less numerous during the
rtiance of seasons, rroper Ventila
tion with this purified sir. It Is be
lieved, will remove to s great extent
the coal dust snd explosive gsw-s
which sre found to a certain extent
In every mine.
The Nation' Invrntorf.
National assets. $l..VSi.fs,(i,lrrO.
Farm wealth, $7.412si.Ul.
Mineral production, annually, HOnO,
0io.'"'. Fiport domestic merchandise, annual
ly. IX..1,71H.""'-
Manufacturing products, snnually. U.-
6(i2,H7,i.
Live to.k, total value, $4.S7S,OfiO.Oirf).
Seven cereal crops, lis7, 2,371,".'
Wheat crop, U7, f.'ss).nrm.nisT.
Cotton crop, V.hi7, l'17.fSS),fA
Com, l!Si7, 1 1.3.VV ..
Hay. U'7, iiiKi.ssi.ft.
lialry products. I'.si7, $173,7C.OfiO.
Poultry snd eip. I'.r7. JUWSi.fsm.fsrO.
Money In circulation, $r.2.Vl.isVT0.
Money iu federal treasury, .M3,2Pt,-
fX".
Lumlr production, 1!)7, V).0ll0,00O.
Hesenl "1alal4 Money" Hint.
In hi recent addresa at th annnal
dinner of ths New York Alumni Assoc. a-
fori of Syracuse I nlversity, John I). Arch
bold, the Standard Oil magnate, took oc
casion to rfr to "tainted money" by
siting: "If I thought there wss sny taint
on my money I would never hars offered
a dollar of it to Syracuse Fnlveralty my
conscience would not have allowed tn. I
could not hav asked God s bleaalng on
such a gift. 1 hsvs earned my money by
fifty years of g'ssl, hard, conav-lrntloas
tell, and honest intent lo ths pursuit of
bcainesa, or I would never hats glrsa f
dollar to furtW Uod's work."