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DOINGS OF THE
1 UU
Tuesday, February 25
U'unhlnotnn . i . a I
.eK.s.uUon'w th c-Mef t, cU,Xye
the senate toduv. For nearly threo
h(tir Own, of Oklahoma, -..... ..n
m Altlrlcri bill, Baying that he had.
.uruuisn ex-aenator Jones, of Arkan-
.... is kuv proposed legislation
-u.utti auiuiar to tne bill under
consideration but with essential dlf-
.... mii ne UKiarta t would
nave prevented the recent nun in h-H
ii neen euueted Into law. Owen
celved clone attention from the sena
tora and waa frequently Interrupted
with questions, which, led to spirited
debate
The Indian appropriation
bill
re-
"""u iDimmerMiion during a
of the day. The bill waa
through.
part
read
Teller declared that Indian bllla
have in the pant been but through
the senate loaded down with new
legislation that should never have
been adopted.
Washington. Feb. 25 General de
bate on the army appropriation bill
In the house of representatives today
again furnished opportunity for free
expression of opinion on the Issues
andH.nr "v. T "J Jrs.ichise-th.t ia, the bill provid
and Ilau of North Carolina arraigned i,; ... . .
the Hepublican party for Ita nolle-
ni I illKiit-U
witn regard to the tariff, while
Hayes of California denounced the
financial system of the I'ulted Slates
as "patchwork," and the Aldrlch bill
aa "falling far short of the remedial
legislation needed."
The only remarks pertinent to the
army bill were made by Parker of
New Jersey, who spoke In favor of
the proposition for Increased pay
for the otlicers and men, and Kus
terman of Wisconsin in support of
restoration of the canteen.
The seven hours allowed for gen
eral debate on the bill will expire to
morrow, when the measure will be
read for ameudment.
Monday, February 24
Washington, Feb. 24. Ocean mail
subsidy and currency legislation were
both the subjects of speeches in the
senate today. Jal linger opened the
debate in favor of his bill for ocean
mall subsidy to build up the American
merchant marine, and wai followed by
Depew, who strongly approved the
measure.
Simmons, of North Carolina, and
White, of Maryland, spoke in criticism
of the Aldrich currency bill, White
announcing that he would not vote for
any measure before the senate. An
hour was devoted to the further consid
eration of the bill to revise the criminal
code.
(iallingcr reviewed condition! miner
which the merchantin arine of this
country ia operating and cited many ail
vant-agxes that be believed will accrue
to the commercial interests of the
United States if better mail service to
S.iuth America and other points is es
tablished. Washington, Feb. 24. The unusual
spectacle of the committee on rules
being overruled by its chairman, 'the
speaker, on the floor of the bouse, was
witnessed in that body today, much to
the discomfiture ol Dalxell, a memlier
of the committee.
The army appropriation bill, carry
ing 007, Mill, waa taken up. After
Hull, of Iowa, had explained its pro
visions, Slayden, of Texas, criticised
"the enormous extravagance of the mil
itary establishment." while Holiday,
of Indiana, pleaded for Increased pay
for the enlisted meu of the army.
Other speeches were delivered by
Hamilton, of Iowa, who favored tariff
revision, and by Washburn, of Massa
chusetts, in favor of romoving the re
striction of the Sherman anti-trust law
regarding organizations of merchants
in certain cases.
Saturday, February 22
Washington, reb. 22. In the pres
ence of many senators and a large leath
ering in the galeries, Senator Porter
McCuniber, of North Dakota, today
read the farewell address of Washing
ton. The Indian appropriation bill, which
wsa reported to the senate today, carries
$9, 825,820, an increase of (1,610,123
over the total appmpr alions made by
the bill as it was passed by the house
The nomination of Louis A. Coolidge,
ol Massachusetts, to be an assistant
secretary of the treasury, was ordered
reported favorably by the senate com-
nntee on finance.
Washington, Feb. 221 lie race
finest ion came to the surface in the
bouse today when Hefiln, Alabama
offered an amendment to the District of
Columbia street railway track tge bill,
providing for "Jun Crow" cars. Hef
lin di cl ired that separate coaches for
the whites and blacks had solved the
race problem in Alabama and be ex
pressed the opinion that such an ar
rangement would solve it In Washing
ton. The amendment was defeated, 140 to
fV.
The bill was passed. It provides
universal transfers on the basis of cash
fares or fix tickets lor 25 cents It
also provides for street railway facilities
from all parts of Washington to the new
union station.
Heney's Big Fse.
Wsshlngton, Feb. 2. Francis J.
Ileney's fee for prosecuting land fraud
pises in Oregon amounts to practically
$50,000, all but $S,000 of which has
Ken nsld. This balance was provided
for In the deficiency appropriation billlrnary
.Ki.h refentlv passed congress. Ittsinura
nn.terstood that the fee for the Hall
nine ia not included in the above
amount, as that will be paid out of the
appropriation for the current year. The
detiartment of juslii-e was not inclined
to approve Mr. ileney s socouni as
submittal, believing his fee exorbitant.
Msy Resrrsnge Stars.
Washington, Feb. 20. President
sVevelt is considering a proposition
so revise the national flag by an entire
ly ,wir assnnsement of tin stars. On
July 1 another star must be sd led to
Is fVn to teiseent Oklahoma. The
br is" ls. A. M. Martin, of Blcom
llls. (., smIbh f' geometrical design,
-,li-ej , gve arcs In combinations.
Taai news a big star with five points,
Us sua w ssa osaapled with a few
SIXTIETH CONGRESS
Friday, February 21.
JLTu' 21-"to'
, ? "J lt4,Prtive French, of
Iu"uo. MrJ introduced !n the snat
"nl "ou" ,n" bill prepared by Idaho
""eepinen amending the 28 hour law,
i u7 providing mat lailroad train con
wining ten or more era of livestock
going from one atat to mother aliall
maintain an average mini mum speed of
16 mi lea per hour, from the time the
stock la loaded onto care until the des-
1 1'":
. tlml '0r 'V.'P
tination ia reached, deducting reason
ma le for feed and
water. The bill Drovide a fine of 1 1 Ik)
to l')00 (or failure to maintain thia
speed.
. i . . . .
au aineiuiinenr. io me pnstottice ap
propiiatioon bill waa Introduced today
uy Delator rorsxer.
Seven Filipinos may receive lnstruo
tiou in the United Ma tea military acad
emy, according to a bill passed by the
senate touay.
Washington, Feb. 21. The time ni
the house of representative today wan
devoted to consideration of what Is
known aa the District of C lumbia rail
. . o,l,, r,l i,I.uui,.. II.... 1.
the new union station. The subjfct of
universal atieetcar transfers in Wash
ington elrcited special attentl n and
no disposition was manifested to
amend the provision except to strength
en it. Tomorrow also will be given
over to District of Columbia business.
Thursday, February 20.
Washington, Feb. 20. Because of
the death in this city today of Senator
Ijitimer, of South Carolina, Ix.th
branches of congress adjourned, the
senate almost Immediately after con
vening and the house an hour after
ward upon receiving olliclal notice of
the senator's death. In each chamber
resolutions of regret were adopted and
a committee appointed to accompany
the body home.
Most of the time the house was in
session was consumed in the reading of
impeachment charges offered by Mr.
Waldo, of New York, against Federal
Judge Lebbeua R. Wilfley. of the
United States court at Shsnghai, China,
which were referred to the committee
on judiciary.
Chaplain Hale, in his prayer open
ing the senate, referred feelingly to the
death of (Senator Latimer.
The immigration committee, of
which Mr. Latimer was a member,
also adopted resolutions of regret.
Wednesday, February 19
Washington, Feb. 19. Senator B
rah, of Idaho, dropped a bomb in the
United States senate when he proposed
to amend the existing law by piovlding
that United States senators and repre
sentatives In congress should not be
permitted to act as paid attorneys in
any Federal court In cases in which the
United States government is Interested
directly or indirectly. The senate was
droning along, considering the Hey-
burn bill to revise and codify the rede
rsl statutes, when it reached that pro
vision under which United States 'Sen
ators Burton and Mitchell had been in
dicted ami convicted. It was here that
the junior Idaho senator unexpectedly
proposed his amendment.
The senate in executive session today
ratified the arbitration convention be
tween the United States and France,
which was signed on February 10. A
naturalization treaty between the
United States and I'eru also was rati
Bed. Senator Knox introduced a bill pro
viding for a system of postal savings
bunks.
Washington, Feb. 19 The bill pro
viding for the taking of the thirteenth
census occupied most of the time of the
seaMon of the hcuso today. Piogress
with it was slow liecause of numerous
amendments offered, which In the
main were rejected. The bill was
amended in one important particular,
however, and that was limiting the
census to the mainland of the United
Slates, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico.
lrfvicus to the consideration of the
census bill, Henry, of Texas, taking his
cue from Hoiitell's remarks of yesterday
lauding the speaker, urged the Iiepub
licann to bring in an employers liabilty
bill and a bill requiring notice hefote
the issuance of redetal indiclmenta.
A pet tion for the impeachment of
Judge L. it. Willley, of Shanghai,
judge of the United States court for
(.'lima, was presented to the house.
May Reimburse Harriman Line.
Washington. Feb. 2-r. President
Rooevelt today considered with Chair
man Miller, of the house committee on
claims, the question of reimbursing the
Southern Pacific company to the extent
of 1 1, tits), ooo, the amount expended in
repairing the break in the Colorado
river. Hearings regarding the clsim
are to be begun by the committee Mon
day. The money was spent by the
railroad company pursuant to what is
regarded as an underi-tandii.g that the
government should bear the expense.
Committee to Hold Irquiry.
Washington, Feb. 20. Charges that
there have been serious defects In the
construction of the battleships will 1
considered at a special meeting of the
senate committee on naval affairs Keb-
15. It is probable that Kear Ad
Converse, retired, president of
the board of construction, and Hear
Admiral Capps, chief of the bureau of
construction and repait, who recently
propo-ed extensive replies to the vari-
ous criticisms In magazine articles snd
elsewhere.
ui it cai.eu nt-iore Itie
committee.
May Have Salaries Now
Washington, Feb. 2ii. IVnito I,e.
garda and Iahlo H-ampo de Leon, the
recently appointed resilient commis
sioners, who ka -e arrived here to rep.
resent the Philippine Islands in con
gress, today visited the senate commu
tes on the Philippines and were later
taken to the tlcor of the senate, where
they were interested observers. The
senate today passed the house Joint res
olntion authorising the psyment .l the
commissioners saisry.
"SPIRIT OF THE GOLDEN WEST"
All Oregon Represented by Floats In
oicative of Its Resources.
Portland's great annual Inttitulon,
the Kos festival, which was inaugu
rated last June under such auspicious
eircutnstraces, will, this coming Jane,
be consummated on a scale io broad
and grand that it will have a general
appeal to the whole t. f OrgOC,
and aa Individual appeal to every com
munity in the oouiuaonwealth. The
grind jubilee, which will be one round
of p lessors for the a hole week begin
ning Monday, June 1, and ending in a
blase of glory the following Saturday
night, is not for Portland or Portland
people alone.
One of its most spectacular and bril
liant features ia to be ths magnificent
street pageant. This is a competitive
event open to all cities and towns of
Oregon outside of ths Kose City. There
will be grand prises, the capital prise
being a princely sum in carh with a
number of costly souvenir cups and
other trophies of great value and
beauty.
Up to the present time about 20
cities and towns of Oregon have been
heard from, each showing great inter
est in the special state parade, and
several of thee towns, through their
business organisations snd "boosting"
clubs, have sent representatives to this
city to confer with the Festival manage
ment with reference to character of the
floats which will make the most effect
ive showing for their communities.
The Festival association has secured
the services of a master float builder
from the East, who is now here with a
corps of assistants ready to advise with
all who desire to enter the lists.
The railroads of Oregon, and ths
whole West, in fact, are planning to
give special reduced rates on all lines,
good for the whole week of the Festi
val. Special low rates from Portland
to all points In Orsogn.
Kvery town in Oregon is Invited to
enter some characteristic float In ths
All Oregon" parade, and the Featival
association Invites rorespondence ana
personal conference with cities and
towns, large and suisll, m this all im
portaut matter.
Publications for Farmers.
Ths following publications of Interest
to tarmers and others have been Issued
by the Agricultural department of ths
Federal government and will be fur
nished free, so long as they are avail
able, except where otherwise noted,
npon application to ths Bupsrintendent
of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D. C:
Bulletin No. 119. Report of Irriga
tlon Investigations for lyoi, nnder di
rection of Elwood Mead, chief of irriga
tion inveetigstions. Pp. oi, pig. 64
figs. 12. Price 60 cents. This is ths
third of the annual reports of the irri
gation investigatlone of thia orfW 1
deals chiefly with the duty of water
but contains also reports fiom four .t.
tions in the humid states, where irriga
tion Is not a necessity, but a means of
increasing the returns from farm landa:
a report on the underground water sup
ply ot tne ran nernannno valley Cali
fornia, and the second progress report
on silt measurements.
Bulletin No. . The Use of Water
in Irrigation. Keport of investigations
made In 1H90, uiiuer the suverpision ol
F.I wood Mi ad, expert in charge, and V.
T. Johnaton, assisatnt. Pp. 2H3, pis.
60, figs. 1. Price SO cents. This bul
letin explsins the methods in use in
the srid states in the distribution snd
nse of water in legation. It gives a
large number of measurements made to
determine the duty of water and the
losses by seepage and evaporation from
canals, end discusses the methods by
which the water supply may be more
effectively and economically utilised in
the production of crops.
Bulletin No. 104. Report of Irriga
tion Invest igst ions for 1900, under su
pervision of Klwood Mead, expert in
charge of Irrigation Investigations. Pp.
334, pis. 26, figi. 29. Price 60 cents.
This report rovers the second year of
investigations relating especially to ths
duly of water. The reports of the field
sgents contain also a large amount of
Information on laws and customs, agri
cultural methods, crop returns and
other subjects related to Irrigation. A
progress report on the quantities of silt
carried by a number of southern riven
is also contained In this volume.
Idaho Corn Show.
On the 2d, 3d snd 4th of December,
1908, there will be held at Moscow s
state corn show tinder the management
of the Idaho Agronomy assooisticn. Not
only will there be a show, but also a
rousing program, which in itself would
psy the farn.er to come to Moscow.
The r-ul'jcct of coin will be taken np
snd discussed from a practical and sci
entific point of view; the soil will be
considered in Its different phases; Irri
gation and dry farming will be talked
about snd ths various live stock, dairy
and horticultural subjects will be con
sidered. There will be some good premiums
offered to the winners of the show.
Now Is the time to begin preparing by
planting some good coin and getting in
line.
Pell your neighbors about it.
Ho not forget ths date. Mark thost
davs on your calendar and plan to come.
For further Information address, R.
K. Hyslop, Superintendent Idaho A
onomy Association, Moscow, Idaho.
These may he made of his ult iloiiih
the same n apple dumpling, or of puff
pnste rolled Into rounds six Inches
across. Pinch up the edges li slirte
Into cui. Arrnnge In s baking pan
snd put s peeled .'ioh In th center of
each. Sprinkle with migar and dot
with butter, then bake In a hot oven.
Illrknrr Mat look Ira,
Two c-ii.s of suuar, 2 eggs, half a enp
of melted butter, fl tahlemxionfuls of
mi:k. 1 ti'asMinful of croani of tartar,
half a teaMM,iiful of adn and 1 cupful
of chopped kernels stirred into ths
Make s syrup of five pounds sugar
snd two cups water; boll until clear.
Wash, stem and seed one 1 11. aa ches
rles, drop In the syrup snd boll tairt?
minutes; ak!m well. Fill alr tsiat frjr
aaJ snd put In a cool place.
Ta (laaa a Slaal g at,
Cut an Irish potato In half, e
if the pieces In the brl.4Mie t- T
4 generally used for clnnli krajtv
Rob the blade ft the knife !;, ttm
aula wlU luuuedlaceJLr CJvmm
BUILD TO INTERIOR
Central Oregon Is Premised Rail
Connections.
FROM SL'MPTER TO PRINEVILLE
Line Up Hood River Valley May Be
Extended Southern to Connect
With Othtr Lines.
Hood River, Or., Feb. 22. If pre
limiuary plans being promoted by
wealthy capitalists of Salt Lake City,
who own the Mount Hood Railway ex
tending up Hood River valley and also
the Sumpter Valley, running out of
Baker City, materialize, Central Ore
gon nay have a railroad In the near fu
ture mat win open up its many re
sources. The projwt provides for an
extension of the Mount Hood line
through the mountains eaet of Mount
Hood, and a party of surveyors is now
in the field trying to locate a pass
through the mountains. The work is
m charge of Joseph A. West, chief en
gineer of the Sumpter Valley.
Early last fall a large surveying prty
headed by Mr. West nan taken Into the
Central Oregon country from Ileppner
Junction to determine the feasibility of
building a railroaJ on that side of the
mountains and his report is said to
have been favorable. The money pow
er behind to proposed railroad ia David
Eccles, the millionaire sugar manufac
turer and lumberman, of Salt Lake
City. If the project is completed the
two roads will connect at some point in
Crook county. By extension of the
Sumpter Valley road south it would
pass through Canyon City, Grant coun
ty, and alto Trineville.
An extension of the Mount Hood road
has already been commenced. A big
gang of men with a steam shovel was
put Jto work at Dee, the present term
inus of the line, and will build aa soon
as it can be pushed through the six
miles of rmd toward Mount Hood that
has been surveyed and staked. This
will be done to accommodate the rapid
ly developing fruit land in the Mount
Hood settlement. It ia admitted, how
ever, by W. H. Ecciesana Charles T.
Early, president and manager of the
Mount Hood road, that it may form
part of the connecting link of the pro
posed new line. Orhcera of both roads
recently went over ine territory that
would be tributary to the project and it
is learned that it Is considered most
favorably. In addition to reaching
many acres of fertile farm lands, mil
lions of feet of timber- for whloh there
lsnownooutlet.lt 1J. uld
utilise),
TUNNEL UNDER R VtR.
Manhattan Island Now Joined to Long
Island City.
New York, Feb. 22. The first ol the
great system of tunnels snd subways by
which the Pennsylvania railroad will
be enabled to run a train from Phila
delphia under the Hudson river across
Manhattan island and under the East
river to Long Island City whs completed
today. The two ends of one of the four
tubes connecting Manhattan Island
with Long Island city were brought to
gether under the bed of the middle of
East river off Thirty fourth street be
fore noon today and steel rings comp
ng the shell of the tube ere for the
first time bolted in one contiguous
string from Bhore to shore. This tube
was begun in August, 1!H)5, and is 4
000 feet in length, two other tulies
will be completed within a few days
ana tne iouitn win oe noistied within
three months, according to an an
nouncement made by the company.
So accurate were tne measurements
of the engineers that the en. 1b came to
gether with a variation of only three
eighths of an Inch.
Fxpect Evans to Reover.
Washington, Feb. 22. While not
yet formally advised by Admiral
Thomas that he has assumed command
of the Atlantic fUet, the oHi,-jai( of the
Navy department are eip ting seme
such snnouncement, on the basis of
preceding reports on the condition of
Admiral Evans. The ""porta are not
regarded as indicating that the Admiral
ia suffering from any permanent inca
pacity, but that he i simply again a
victim of rheumatic gont, a hich is di
rectly the result of the injury-he re
ceived at Fort Fisher in the Civil war
Fisht Indian Liquor Pals.
Washlngon, Feb. S'-. The senate
committee on Indian affairs today con
tinned its consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. Anvng ti,e smend
ments adopted were: Increasing from
IL'.VOm to 140.000 the appropriation
for the suppression of it"' t'aific in in
toxicating honors alii"'1" "ie Indians
making an appropriation f,,r agricul
tural experiments; authoring the sec
retary of the traury to expend $MV
000 for the purchase "I agricultural
lands and irrigstion of them for the
use of Indisns in Cahi"'-
Denies Part Gor-f-Harri.hnrir.
Ta.. Ffb 22 Ex-Oov-
ernor Pennypscker in M testimony at
the state capitol corispi"1? trial today
denied the statement " n. iwis
that the famous H utcn letter to ex
Attorney General farm prepare.)
at a conference M 'nvpacker,
Lewis and n-An-litor Snyder,
one of the ,!efenJat. Mr. Penny
packer declared that ted
that this letter was 1''' to be.
'.hiUsVejtaely.
S-hjcky S.M- D'ocksd
Isanlfort. Ky., Feb- ---The Ul t
r United State, ten. the imnt
. .L - i...;. a'nrs ""'ay resn ltl
iaiia it imw it-Kir-
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AMERICA IS LOSING
Rebate Prosecutions Raise Rates
to tbe Often'.
JAPAN CONTROLS ALL H ISCHURIA
Provokss China by Her Aggression
and Shuts Out R.vl Nations
Powers May Proteat.
Washington, Feb. 20. In 'or mat ion
from unofficial and individual sources
evidencing the sggreasiveness of Japan
in Manchuria has been accumulating
in the State department for some time.
That this condition is irritating in in
creasing degree to China ia also a mat
ter of knowledge here. It is said with
authority, however, that in no manner
has the Chinese government bioiight
the matter to the attention of the
American government, and no report
on the subject is looked for.
A remarkable explanation of the at
titude of our government in this im
portant matter la developed a the result
of inquiry directed toward officials who
cnanot be quoted, but are in positions
to direct our policies. ' In effect, it is
as follows:
"It is frankly admitted that America
is losing her commercial foothold in
the Orient. This 1ss, however, is not
charged to Japan. Rather it is assert
ed to be the effect of the growing ten
dency toward international government
al regulation in the UniUd States. Ah
an illustration of this, attention is call
ed to these facia:
"Five years sgo flour in barrels was
being shipped to the Orient fioui the
Northwest, steel rails frrm Pittsburg,
and cotton in bales from Texas. These
shipments were made possible because
of an exceedingly low ocean freight rate
arrived at by a railroad combination.
This rate has been condemned by our
courts as a conspiracy against trade,
and the development of this trade has
been abandoned. The domestic war,
as it ia character lied, agsinst the Stand
aid Oil company, which is credited
with the largest Oriental trails of any
American enterprise, is declared to
have been disastrously effective 1n the
Orient, while the tobacco and cotton
goods trades are said to have been dealt
heavy Injury through the operation of
the railroad legislation here.
"From this point it seemed easy for
government officials here conversant
with foreign matters, to view Japanese
commercial aggression in Manchuria
with a greater degree of complaisance
than would be the case in the face of
an urgent domestic- demand for govern
mental assistance. Japan, It is assert
ed, without (treat difficulty, justify
everything she has done in Manchuria
as sanctioned by the 'open door' policy
initiated by the late Secretary Hay
and adhered to by the greater nations
including Japan.
While Japan may justify these things
through the open door' policy, it has
been charged that thtre exists evidence
of her use of many methods snd prao
tices which might not bear the light of
Impartial investigation. liesdus her
claim to an equal footing with other
nations In Manchuria, on the 'open
door' basis, she has, it Is asserted, ob
tained many valuable concessions
through which her control of the rail
road and telegraphic facilities is prao
tically complete. Thiscontrol Is known
to l used rjrlmarily in the Interest of
Jnranese tradesmen and to the detri
ment of all foreign competitors.
Brazil Continues Rebates.
Washington, Feb. 20. The president
of the republic of Rrar.il, to commemo
rate the visit of the Atlantic fleet to
the city of Rio Janeiro, has signed
drcree authorizing the continuation of
rehatea on tariff charges cn articles of
American merchandise during the fiscal
year 1908. The rebates which are con
tinned apply to wheat, flour, condense'
milk, manufactures of rublier, watches
writing Ink, varnlBhes, typewriters, re
frigeratora. pianos, scales and windmills
Trans Elocked Ncsr Peora.
Paoria, 111., Feb. 20. Two passenger
trains, one on the Big Four ami the
other on the Chicago, Peoria A Ht
T mils irs atalled in snow drifts 15 to
18 miles south of Peoria. The B'l
Four train, which was due here at 7:30
o'chek thia morning, is near a sman
Station named Leslie, with a huge snow
drift in front and the wind has filled In
a snow bank at the rear. Pescuing
parties are working in both directions
and ice shovel-rs are in demand at $5 a
dav. All freight trains are abandoned
and the freight terminal yards are Idle.
Mich'gan Trains Snowbound
Detroit. Mich. Feb. 20. At least 11
passenger trains poked their pilots Into
mnervioiis snow drifts xnrougiioui
Mb hhran. and late this afternoon re
ports from out in the state indicate that
some of these trains are fini snow
bound. Traffic was completely aband
oned in anme Instances. The blixxard
which swept down npon the lower por
tion of Michigan from the Wet yester
day afternoon still prevails with great
severity, and the snowfall ranges Irom
eight Inches In Detroit to 18 inches in
the Southwest section of the state.
More Dssths in Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 20. The bUanid
which began here yesterday was still in
progress today, although the greatest
fury of the storm had passed. A light
snow fell during the early part of the
day, snd was pile.) in'o deep drllts by
a strong wind. Traffic on all surface
and elevated streetcar lines, as well as
on steam roads, as greatly delsyed
thongh large squads of men worked all
night in an endeavor to keep the tracks
clear of snoa .
Blizzard In Adirondacks.
Pi.ttah.ir.. N. Y.. Feb. 20. A north
west storm of such severity as to be nn
nnsal, even in this blizrard-sccustorned
region, is rsglr. in .-.ormeru .-c-
. ii Ul. ..Mi a IS th
Haillll, IW lli"S7 a . I
taut own to w&o Amwsi
-tntta.
B0CLEVAED FOB CLEVELAND.
l.aaS lor Thia I'arkMar la .lf (
Pmparlr Ooarra lu laa fll.
Cleveland Is alfc'Ut to revle the
moat luiportimt addition to her I' irk
system since the acquisition of Itocke
feller boulevard. Kiuhraclng a tract
of 12."i acres lu the valley of tuignay
Itr.w.i' the g'ft wl'l "vonfiviHy he
couio a bu!i Vu.',l of i. . ,.;;.-uJl N-ilU-ty,
two and one half uiih-a long, con
necting Gordon Park with Forct Hill,
by way of the Lake Shore boulevard.
A flrst-clusa speedway, three quarters
of a mile lu length, the dream of Cleve
land horsemen for iiiiiny years, will tie
the uioMt striking feature of the city's
newest wirk.
Following closely the course of Pug
way Krook. the new boulevard will
have a setting unsurpassed hy any of
the parks In Cleveland. The towg
raphy of tlw country will lend lt.If
readily to the ImikI iie gardener.
Hest of all, the neceaar' property,
valued at about "h,ihni, will cost thi
city nothing, having been nearly all
donated by generous landholders. Kv
ery landholder has ticen asked to die
mite what la needed of his estate, and
not a single refusal has been regis
tered. Those behind the new parkway are
I.... .... .1... .1 !.... ..r l.'..r.il 1 1 1 1 1
il'UllllUK "II II If lliilllllli.il li - ..... .-
to the city some day. Only then can
the Imgway ltrook boulevard reallz" lu
gienteat measure of usefulness as a two
and a half mile link lu the chain of
parks extending from Kdgewnter Turk
ground the city to Forest Hill. No
definite word en this subject from Mr.
Rockefeller has ever beeli received, but
the men clone to h.ni believe that he
will make this dlmosltlon of his mug-
nlrWnr estate. It would m-ein the nat -
ural and logical
I'lu I u I cnlcr.
course. Cleveland
HIMALAYAN HOSPITALITY.
In spile of a poverty which .limits
their good Intentions, the Inhabitants
of Central and South Ceiitrul AW dis
pluy a charming hospitality. Such, at
least. Is the impression gained from
Kllswortli Huntliigtou'a recent book,
The Pulse of AhIu."
At Malayan, a vllliigc.ln tin- province
of Litdakh, the huhltahle portion of the '
upper Indus valley, a friendly villager 1
Invited Mr. Huntington to dive down 1
from the crust which covered eight or '
ten feet of snow Into a one-story house. I
This was at an elevutlou of ten tliou
aaud five hundred feet. I
Although it was April 11. the snow, I
even on a level, whs higher than the I
tons of the houses. Where It had becu i
shoveled off the flat roofs, It formed
high bunks, protecting them from the
wind, and making them the favorite sit-1
ting room at that season, and even In
winter, for the sunshine Is always
warm lu that dry, cloudless climate. 1
When the little black cowa bad been
driven and pulled out of the way, Mr.
Huntington descended to an almost
closed shed used for the two or three headquarters and Junctional points. ,
hurdy shi-cp and gouts, and was ush- 2- The substitution of teelphones for
ered, stooping, Into a dark stable con- the receipt and the transmission of or
talulng a little pony, shaggy, like all I1 " messages.
the animals. Mending low oine more, 3- The employment of women as
he cllmlsil over a high sill, and was In "gents In uumy stations thus trans
the warm, close family living room. I formed Into telcpls.ne stations.
Light and nlr cume In through a hols Th transaction of a tremendous
In the roof a foot square, surmounted
by a chimney xt a foot high, made
of three stones set up to keep out the
snow. A few bits or rugged ciotfi on tae
mud floor for sleeping purposes, a half-
dozen metal utensils, and an Iron pot
full of Himalayan ten, kept warm over
some embers, comprised all the visible
equipment Mr nouseKcepiiig.
After the host had pcrsuadiil Mr.
Huntington to take a sent on the floor,
a hiilf-piilsled old Woman Insisted iimiii
hulling out for Ii 1 us a IhiwI of lea. It
was surprisingly goon in view in i ne
fact that a ssir grade of tea le aves
had been steeped half nil hour or more
with milk, butter, salt mid soila. In
richer houses Mr. Iliinlliigtou was
often served with ten which bad la-en
Improved hy being churned violently In
a slender, grensy black churn, twenty
Inches long by four In dlametr. In or
der to mix the rancid butter well into
the votniMHind before it was turned Into
Ihe drinking lsiwls.
.t (mImIm Amy,
Long division, u writer In the New
York Sun ilislares. Is the Waterloo of
most of the inlilille-agi-n woim-n w no
apply for city positions, line vminuii
tisik some time off from work to learn
how to do long dhlsion. The teacher
told her a million times, more or less,
that when the divisor would not go Into
the dividend she must put a cipher in
the answer.
line day the teacher came along and
isiked ou r her shoulder and saw nuir-
tisn or nrtiH'ii ciphers in ins resun.
while the correct answer could Pot have
Im.l mure than three figures In It. Tin-
teacher was patient with her, and nskisl
tier where she got all those ciphers.
Why.'' she said, hsiklng slightly wor
ried, ""n told nut that when tin- di
vision woiildn t go to put flown n cipher
nial It wouldn't go nil these times, ami
haveiit got to the end yet, a ad dull I
i.. i. i -
see US 1 III gaining on '" a '""-
Ksrrir.
Aubrey de Vcre, an Irish poet and
gentleman, mentions in Ins "Keen m -p.
turns" that when ten years old he had
tutor who constantly Innilciited In
him rectitude, purpose mid energy.
The tutor's praise Of energy was ex
pressed by the saying:
Tin-re nre three letters or 111. ire
value than sll the rest III the alph i'-ct
namely, N K 5."
Ila.laesa la Haalaeaa.
(Introx What are jour lowest terms
i i i
as a son in i. iv. i
('mint one million.
tjotr-x All right; I'll sign a check
tomorrow.
fount Ami how soon shall I ninrry
iur daughter?
;otrox h, ym won't marry her;
I'm going to hofil you for a rise and
sell you to somebody else. Life.
When a girl says she has a man tied
to her apron strings, sue means taut
ta has biui saddled fur llfs.
y NEW "HELLO"
tsllwavs
Ha.
Ars to I'ss Phone In
vf Telegraph After
March l.
JPIBATOES TO BS LET OUT.
tlock Signals Also Will Be In
atallsd and Many Small
Statlona Closed.
A new field of employment for wont
en is to he opened hy the railways.
This does not menu that the roads will
sinploy Women telegraphers, but on the
contrary their eniploj ment will be for
the purpone of taking the plai-e of tele
graphers already lu the service. The
future woman railway operating em
ploye will lie engaged at the smaller
nations taking train orders over 4 tele-
f hiie, w here formerly am h order vers
transmitted and received by telegraph,
( This new ftvld will te open to wotueQ
when the new nine-hour day law gov.
. rrnlng the working time of railway
telegrapher govs Into effect osj
i March 1.
It waa confidently exiected that thlw
law would work a revolution In railway
. speratlon. and It was with this end la
iView mm tne tinier or Hallway leie-
fraphers procured Its passage despite
the determined opposition of the rail
way managers and even against advice
Jlreet from the White House. The I ev
olution Is coming, all right, hut It will
be a revolution which will relegate the
telegraph to a hack sent as an adjunct
to railway operation and will throw
thousands of operators out of employ
ment iiid annually will decrease their
nuuiJwr until they will aluioet disap
pear from American railways.
It was expected that the reduetloi
In the working houra of railway tele
graphers to nine hours would compel
the railroads to employ at lenst S.iss)
additional men at once. It was also
kuowu' that It would lie Impossible to
secure this number of men when need
ed, and It was therefore hoped by the
men that an Increase In wages would
be a part of the revolution planned.
hanars Io lleaulf.
The railway managers at first took a
similar view of the situation, but it
soon was discovered thut it would I
Impossible to supply the demand If all
exist lug telegraph offices were to be
maintained after Ma nil 1. As a re
sult of a careful study of the situation
the nine-hour day for telegraphers will
bring about the following changes:
1. The abandonment of nil at at tons
aa telegraph stations except division
amount or office IiiihIiicmm by li Mcr
which formerly was transacted hy tele
graph. fl. The rapid extension of the auto
matic eh-ctrle block signal system,
which will make telegrapli stations un
necessary. In determining to Inaugurate tlM-nn
changes the railway malingers found
that they had In reality ticcn preparing
for them for years. If was discovered
also that hy adopting the most expen
sive sjstein of block signaling train
, orders aim iciegriipii sinuous con m
for
the greater part be dnie awny wltli.
The railroads, therefore, decided thnt
they would rather send millions in
providing and maintaining automatic
block signals which never go to sh-cp
and which never fall unless they spell
"danger," than to sctid the same
money In maintaining telegraph sta
tions and telegraph operators. Tbe
closing of stations as telegraph stations
Is made possible hy the fa.-t thnt with
an automatic electric signal all that la'
necessary Is to start trains as fust as
tls- terminal block Is empty and keep
them going until a semaphore says
"stop."
Mb? Mora Hujr llahlas Die.
Pr. Francis Warnsr, senior physician
of the I.nnlon hospital, lis drawn atten
tion to a curious sex n-l-l.iii. Taking
till births of 1!SI.i, he slmwi-il that oi per
rent sere hoys, jet the death rats of
boys was so lunch higher limn that of
firls that of fi-yesr-old children only 4,'i
per csnt were boys. Further slsliatli-s
shoneil thst 27 Js-r cent of boys, ss com
pared with nly 22 ter rsnt of girls, ilied
in ths first yesr. I'r. Warner attributed
ths iresinderance of females In Kfiglsnd,
despite ths mors numerous birth of hy,
to ths fact that a much larger proportion
of males had ths same phvsienl defect. A
minute riaiuinntiun of thousands of chil
dren showed that It ir cent of Isiys wers
physically defective, ss ri.iiipsr.il with 7
is-r cent of girls, hut taking the children's
medical wards, w-hers practically all wsrs
physically defective, ths mortality of de
fective (Iris was higher than that of ths
boys. Ifsncs hs ib-dm-H thst whils ths
female set apparently approaches closer
ti normality thnn ths msls, yt when
........ a I i I i... ar. fiiiind entiallv In lisith !..
I girls have less vitality, a fact which
muses a mors rapid nraminwa nrnlsr an
added strain. It was also nutsd that
hile ths male sel supplied a grsst ms
Ji.riiy of rriiuiriHls, yet In murders cf.ne
planted with lunacy women wsrs In a
.lent mai'-ri'r
llimii. l-liift liralr .Marker.
rif the -;ii.ii.isi .f equipment tnist
bunds of New Vurk Central linea re. .-nil-n!T.
red f--r puMIc ml ript wn f.'l.ism .
ini :i. tnlo-n the first Any. They wers
off. red at prices to yield from 4 to fi
per cent. It is underiln-ud thst s.varnl
milli'-ns of thesa rertiliiates wsrs plae-d
abroad.
Ths Fngl.sh turt.lne torpedo boat da
strojer Tsrtnr. In her final trials hroks
s',1 records in fast srssniing, attaining a
jd of 37.ii.17 knots, and msintauiins
the unpredenl-d Bjxfed of ISti.'JtA knots
ol a six hour tea'.
Chine- troops In Formraat mutinied
and killed sixty-three Japanese.