PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF
The N E W B E R G G R A P H IC
Battleship Fleet Arrives Befsly In Ban
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Diego Harbor.
JJ San Diego, Cal., April 14.— In (bur
| regularly-lntervaled columns, with
flagships leading abreast and polnt-
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Prohibiting betting In the District 'of lng the way to the first home anchor*
Washington, April I f .—Criticism Columbia. The bill was called up by age the fleet has found In Its four
or lavish entertainment by rich Am- Carter o f the District committee, and months of cruising around the south-
erlcaa diplomats In Order to estab- after being read, -was Immediately, ern-most end of the Western Hemls-
llsh a social rtandlng abroad was Put on Its passage.
Iphere, the 1« ships swept Into the
heard In the bouse today in the
The anti-gambling provision Is a sheltered cove of the sea behind tbs
course of the consideration of the rider on n bill providing for the wld- towering headlands of Point Loma
diplomatic and conaular bill. The uulng o f Bennlnga road, the prlncl- and baited for daya of merrymaking
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— " m ‘ house, " Lon *—
* thoroughfare
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* - men and - officers.
-
occupation
of " Dorcheater
pal
leading to the race for
don, by Ambassador Wbltelaw Reid, course at the suburb of Bennlngs.
The fleet let go Its anchors— all
and a similar display of wealth In
splashing in the water with simul
Berlin by Ambassador Tower, were
taneous precision— at I S :47 P. M.,
Tuesday, April 14
particularly emphasised I* that con
just IS minutes before the an-
Washington. D. C., April 1 ___
nection.
*• , ¡ no
Tha
“ " uneed
» “ w u hour
»wur of
ui arrival.
arrival. For
rMr two
iwu
As one queans of counteracting the
effect of their ostentation It - w ;
c £ K g *£¡ 4 t ^ n w .£ h £ }
urged by many that America should
* h h «
g wlth wonder by the waiting throngs,
own Its legation buildinn
" b,cb ther* bM be*n ®° much «P®««- So
“ engroeaed were the people in the
—
received
by h®1*
both 1 beauty of the scene that they forgot
The charge that - Bmpercir William llation, was r®
celr*d today b*
houses
based his objections to Dr Hill . . , I'®®1
1®* of congress. There was con- to cheek. The people of California
Ambassador to Berlin solely on t*»et »Iderable delay in the reading of the are not so well acquainted with the
gentleman's lack of fortune was re- ? 0euT ^ n,? h^°‘ hnBtth® h“ “ 1® H*n«tnr I
“ tbe* wou,d llk® to be. » nd
peated by Longworth of Ohio. He
tb® cruise of the battleship, to this
Foraker
was
engaged
In
making
his
made a strong plea for the mainten
coast haa long been looked forward
ance by the government of suitable Brownsville speech when the docu to Never before have armorclads of
legation buildings at the various for ment was received; and In the house the Connecticut type, displacing
because that body was In committee more than 16,000 tons of water, been
eign capitals.
the whole on the naval appropria seen along the Pacific Coast, and the
The diplomatic bill was passed un of
occasion of their first visit Is to be
der suspension of the rules. It car? tion bill.
. fTbat ’ be «nesegge was designed to made a memorable event wherever
rled an aggregate of t3.S20.R83.
After having been In continuous influence the bouse to increase t b e jthey toucb a port or erulfM cloa€
session since April 8 by resorting to
T h « Fna L l^ h U w rn m
ie n o u r i 10 tbe *hor? to b® ®®®» b*
h o r t ine
fhe process of recessing from day t o I ! L
? „ _ generally
-i.“ ?-*.*...b _ understood,
_í™ ® _ÍT ° and the ‘ the cities and resorts that skirt the
was
coast.
‘
day, the house at 6: IS
The splendid condition of the
ships was manifest In every way.
".i !!1 ¿ 2
« 1
n io n a c if ic
Outwardly they were the same spark
late K ap ra.eet.tl,. O a o r » Smith
* ¡ £ 5 )M * b* ,<,re t* kln* up tbM
ling, Impressive white and buff units
Illinois.
___ j lt WM enthusiastically received by
of a powerful fighting force that
Friday Aorll 17
l tbe advocates of a larger navy. The pointed their way out of Hampton
Wo. h.
“ T’
‘ antis'' later gave vent to their feel- Roads on a home coast 3,000’ mil
ash gton, April 17. *
Ings by authorising a petition from a
tlon againat the enforcement of stats
^ c l t ^ M of ^ w York Oty" sway, with the President showing
the way on bit cruiser yacht, the
rrWofC
tL a « y feder&l
fad!r-7U
i?,dr/. who Are ' w_
* b,cb
at the 0 Instance
of Mayflower. Iaternally, the ships
of a three
judges
m. _.nav read
nminoHns
_n<naf <ukA
to pass upon them if a bill that . Tawne*' Protesting agalnst the
were in better condition than when
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p
extravagance of spending over $60,- they started, engines working with
passed the senate today becomes a 000,000 for four battleships
the smooth thrust and throw of per
law. The bill was drafted in the Judi
On an objection by Williams, Hob
ciary committee from a number of son was prevented from reading a fect bearings and careful handling
meaaurea>uoder consideration. It was memorial from laboring mea favor and boilers making steam with less
consumption o f coal because of the
reported by Mr. Overman and its ing tbe building of more ships.
increased efficiency In the firing'
provisions were explained by him to
Through Pullman standard an
The message was a brief but vigor
The wash of the waves •laeping
the senate. A substitute by Mr. Bur ous contention for the rapid devel rooms.
ear« dally to Omaha, Chi
aloag the waterline displayed from h as«; tourist «Imping c a n daily
kett was disagreed to.
opment of the navy. China was held two to three feet of red armor belts Cltjr; through Pullman tourist i l s
The Overman bill was opposed by up as an exampls of the "peace at
{personally conducted) weakly to
Mr. Heyburn on the ground that the any price" doctrine, and Great Bri and showed but comparatively little K a n » » City: reclining chair ears (1
sea
growth,
despite
the
long
stay
In
to ths la s t dally-
great distances between the federal tain as having the naval policy to he
court in the west would operate to emulated. It was contended that the temperate and tropical waters.
delay the granting of necessary in result of the last Hague conference
TIME iC N t«U L Ü
junctions. Mr. Knox favored passage made It plain that the nations would
D btabt
of the bill and opposed Mr. Hey- not. for sometime, If ever, agree on WALL OF WATER TURN 9 LOOSE
hurn’a arguments.
Salt Lake, Dei
Chicago
a' plan of limitation of naval arma
■ w o rth .O a d H I
The senate discussed at length the ment.
Ft.
P ortlan d
Missouri River Dam Floods
bill to appropriate the proceeds from
T<
t-JOs. m.
the sale of certain public land to the
▼to
MaoUnfton.
reclamation of swamp land, but
Helena, Mont., April IB.—(In every
Monday April 13
F
T
*
made little progress toward Its pas
Washington, April IS.— Unlooked- town and village on the Missouri
Atlantic
sage.
Kx presa
for progress was made by the house river, in Northern Montana, the res
idents are terror-stricken and are • :1S p.m.
Washington, April 17.— The army .today. It considered the naval ap- fleeing to the hills to escape the
Tta
Is practically assured of an Increase ; proprlation bin
When It was laid flood caused by the breaking of the Hunting to a.
.
„ In „ a pay.
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a o f the senate
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for the day it had been only 70-foot dam at Hauser Lake this aft
Walla Wells, Lewta
ton, 8pokona,Wol-
ernoon. The town of Craig, la Lewis
8t. P oni
ha,f
d‘
»P®»«d
of,
*nd
the
advocates
ment on this Item of the army appro- of the
, w„ four battleships were . aligning
i
P u llm a n ,
and Clarke county, 46 miles north of Fast M oil
prlation bill substantially along the themselves, in preparation for the Helens, is now more than 30 feet •“‘vftm-
Paul, Duluth. Mil-
lines of the senate amendment, which fight on that subject, which prob- under water, and from every indica
W M kM , ClUCBfO
and
graded the authorised Increases ac-
tion tens of thousands * of dollars’
_« ably will occur tomorrow:
the^servlce th
branches o f. Th# hopes of the offlcerB of the worth of property will be swept
away. The 400 inhabitants of the
No agreement ha. been arrived a t !“ " * a? d
To“ Sm
Far fuller Information ask or
on the amendment to the approprla-1cr®®*® n. W were dashed to t o town are camping In the hills to aearest
ticket agent, or
night
tions for barracks and Q u a r t e r s , ^ be“ ,..®“ . a
“ ® “ r *r. k*
At s late hour tonight General
increased to the extent
of “ adden
tLi1 »?/.!'
t 1 7 4 has
fqa Lv il .
mnlrinir
Ollt Ol tD8
Ulll tu6 PrOVlSlOH IOT Manager Gsrry announced that the
f which
MCMURRAY,
h-
Jn/f,
kibR«ft
eon
’
*
auch
increase.
On s an simitar
point by
by water is receding, and he Is confi
the total $4,600,000.
Mudd Qf Mary|and
amendment
dent that no damage will occur be
Agent
,
.
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Bartholdt of Missouri forbidding yond Craig. The latest estimate of
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naval or marine bands accepting prl- the loss Is from $300,000 to $400,-
Waahlngton, April 16.— The long- Tate employment in competition with 000,
existing controversy as to whether C|Tj||an musicians was lost,
A heavily loaded Great Northern
the United States navy should have j when the provision relating to the train from Great Falls to Butte nar
submarine torpedo-boats of the Hoi- nava, , tat|on at Alongapo, Philippine rowly escaped destruction by the
land type, as recommended by the iBiands, was reached, the old contro- flood this evening at 6 o'clock. It
commlttee on naval affairs, was net- ver8y OTer the fortification of Sublg was flagged jnst In time by the tele
tied In the house of representatives 'and Manila Bays cropped out. Hob- graph operator at Cascade and re
today when, after a lengthy and ll7®"*aon declared that any one who would turned to Great Falls, not, however,
ly debate the proviso limiting the cboo8e between the two would not before taking aboard a flock of sheep
secretary of the navy to the purchase choose Manila Bay. The whole ques- whose nasture was under water.
o f boats only of the Holland type t|0n, he said, was simply one of de-
The Hauser Lake dam, which waa
was stricken out. The effect of this fense
one of the flneet structures of Its
action was to give the secretary a ; . We cannot hold Sublg Bay ten kind In the world, was completed
free hand In the selection of sybma- days," he said. "W e can hold Manila last year at a cost of more than $1,-
rlne boats.
200,000 and developed 25,000 horse
Bay »0 d a y s . _____
power, which was utilised In operat
Washington. April 16— Steps were
Washington. April 13.— The brief ing the various power plants In Hel
taken today to draw the teeth of the
paper combine, which has put upon ««salon of the senate today was de- ena and the Bntte mines an6 the
the shoulders of publishers an addi- voted to the transaction of routine Amalgamated Copper Company’s
tloaal burden of more than $22,000,- business and the delivery of a speech smelter at Anaconda. The break will
000 la the last two years and now by Scott, of West Virginia, chairman not Interfere with operations, as
proposes to increase this sum to of the committee on buildings and power is being furnished tonight
$60,000,000. President Roosevelt is grounds. Scott appealed to the sen- from the Canyon Ferry dam and the
back of the demand for action and It ¡ate to make adequate appropriations company’s sab-station In Bntte.
Superintendent H. L. Burdick, of
Is said that Speaker Cannon Is In for public buildings In Washington
favor of free wood pulp.
I City, so that official buvlnees might the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
At s caucus to be held next w eek'be transacted with the greatest effl- Company, at 10:30 o’clock tonight
announced that the water at Craig.
thls subject will be brought up and, clency and economy.
If information Is not forthcoming. It
Senator Foraker today Introduced 46 miles from Helena, had reached a
feet, and at Cascade,
la said, a resolution will provide for an amendment to the railroad rate depth of 22
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a special
of ths _______________
print'law passed
June 29, ____
1006, providing 69 miles distant, s depth of four feet.
paper combine by a congressional that the commodities clause shall not | It Is estimated that the water will
smelter
committee, empowered to tend for apply to properties owned by the reach the Boston A Montana
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persons and papers and to compel to railroads prior to the passage of the on the river bank at Great Falla
giving of testimony.
law. The effect of the amendment about midnight.
would be to permit railroads to con
tinue
to transport articles mined or
Admiral Evans Improving.
Wednesday, Fpril 16
manufactured by them and which
Faso Robles Hot Springs, Cal.,
Washington,
April
16.—
By
, iy a?b!n**?“ ’ Aprn I f ' f B*
they own wholly or In part, If that April 16.— After remaining quietly
o t ..1>8
88 tbe
ownership existed at the time the
tattvw today decided against the rate w u became a ,RW.
In his room for several days, as a re
president q program for four battle
sult of the recurrence of pain in his
ships and adhered to the recommen
left knee, Rear-Admiral Evans was
PSss Dry Homestead Bill.
dation of Its committee on naval af
taken
out today and wheeled to the
Washington, April 17.— The sen-
fairs for two vessels of that type
bath house. It was the first time
Thls result was reached after a de- ate thla evening passed Smoot's 320- that he has left his room since last
bate which lasted for four hours and ' acre dry farm homestead bill, omlt- Thursday. After being given a sul
It was received with applause
ting Idaho from the benefits of Its phur hath and treatment, he was
The entire session was devoted to
taken back to his room. There was a
consideration of the increase provi provisions. Heyburn does not want marked Improvement In hi« appear-
sion of the naval appropriation bill. dry farms in Idaho, contending th a t'“ " ^ “ Hia face was less drawn and
As this Increase was provided In the they would Interfere with Irrigation In place of the pallor there was a
last section of the bill, the measure under government and the Cary act good fresh color.
was practically concluded with the
Representative
French
disposition of the provision. The projects.
Asks Changa o f Vanua
committee of the whole concluded Its will have Idaho restored when the
bill
reaches
the
house,
and
he.
with
Gunnison,
Colo., April 16.— Judge
work and it will report to the house
tomorrow for a final vote on Ita pas other western members, has the Shackelford, jp chambers here today,
promise of the Speaker that oppor- heard arguments on apnllcstlon of
sage-
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tunity will soon be given to bring the Steve Adams, charred with the mur-
’ der 0f Arthur Collins, st Tellurld*.
Washington, April 16.— Without blll to a vote In the house.
As amended the bill applies only to for a change of venue from San Mlg-
discussion or dissent or division, the
senate today, within 24 honra after Colorado, Montana, Nevada, North ^«1 county. O. N. Hilton, counsel for
the winding up of. the spring race Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington, the Western Federation of Miners.
meeting at Bennlngs, passed tbs bill Wyoming. Arisons and New Mexico . f i l e d affidavits from 80 restdentf of
‘ ------------------------------------- jTellurlde In support of the conten
tion that Adams could not have a
Clip Wlnga o f Courts.
Makas Flraarms Contraband.
Washington,
April
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5
—
Through’
^««-
trial In that city on account of
Washington,
-16.— At the re-
tt — u . - b — , April
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quest of the Mexican government, Senitor Overman tl)« senate commlt-
the Postmaster-General has Issued s n ' tee on Judiciary today favorably re
Return Via Fu«s.
order that the order prohibiting the ported a bill, regulating the practice
Washington, April 15.— The bat
Importation of arms and ammuni- of granting Injunctions by United tleships
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Maine and Alabama,
tlon Into the States of Tabasco and States courts restraining the enforce-1 will be detached from the Atlantic
Chlnnpas be revoked, and that the ment of statutes. The bill provides fleet, their places to be taken by the
Importation Into the States of Son- that no circuit nor district court ¡Wisconsin and the Nebraska, are to
ora Sinaloa, and Territory of Lower shall Issue such temporary InJunc- come home by the way of the Suea
California of arms and ammunition tlona on the ground of unconatltu- canal, according to present plana.
Is Drohlblter. The Mexican govern- tlonallty until testimony shall hava They will leave San Francisco a
ment gives no reason tor tbs change, bean taken by the three Judges.
month ahead of the fleet
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