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I IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS Friday, dmiunry 10, Wnshlugluii, .Ian. Ill, Reform In tlm mutter (if making ilefiiileney appro prlntloni ngltnted thu hiiuno today, nul tlm ittitlm Hum wn ilnvolml lo lln dismission, with Hut exception (i( n sort speech (or freo hide- by Perkins, (if Nw Y(irk, Tim urgency d 'flolency hill wan biting considered under general delmto order, nud l.lttitiicr, il New York, lit ulinrgu ol tlui lilll, tint tlio pace liy printing out tlui failure of lltti leg. Iittlmi of litHt yrnr to tintli the head of department In their demand (or doll oleuuy supplies, Thursday, January III. Waihlngtuii, Jnn IH.Tlmn w nn olio ol yesterday's utoriny session In (lit rennto today, wliuii Tillman presented III resolution directing n seimlorl-l In. vrstlgatloti Into tlui rtttnovnl of Mm Minor Morrln from tlui white, house. Tim resolution piovoked no debate, niiiI Tillman contented himself with n brief statement, In wliluli lui said Hint lin would not have Introdtmd Out ro)u tlon but (or Hut taunt of I lulu, Whim lin concluded, IMulvl moved Hint tlui ri'iioliitloii Imi Inlil on tint table, nml Hill disposition m rtimlit of It by H vote of A I to H, Tim riMiinliiilci of tlui tiny was devoted to spoeclun on tlm piini food nml merchant rrarlim hills, MdJiiuiber advocating Hm foul iiifitaiint nml M.'llory opposing Hut shipping bill. Washington. Jnn. 1H, After paying n tribute to Hiu frigate Oinitltntlim tixluy mnl ordering mi Investigation In flftlnr to ascertain Hut nnnuiil nmotiiit iirver-ary lo preserve, tlm ship, Hm hoil.n devoted tlm day until 6:4ft to tlm Htrfclloii nml passage of n bill providing fir tlm final disposition of tlm nlUIri of tlut llvtt civilised tribe In inn iihIUii irrniory. with oiut or two iiilunr nttmndiimtit, the bill wan pa-red miiHiipntly suhslniitlal'y ai It came (miiii Hut rominlttrn. The bill provide for concluding tlm enrollment of Indians of tlm trllm nml tlm allot meitt of laud lo tlirin. Tlm enrollment nml nlbitumiit l made Hm ruliJtHjt uf many restriction nml provisions, Wednesday, January 17. Wnahlugtoii, Jnn. 17. Tlm recent fnrelhle removal fruui tlm white Imiiism jf Mm. Mlmtr Morrln waa made tlm itlbecl ol rmplutlc denunciation by Tillman In tlm senate today, lilt rn tuatks called out remonstrance (rum llnlti, Hopkins nml Danlid) nud lrl to tlm very abrupt closing of tlm door nud tlm sudden ndjouriimrlil of tlm neiialo In tlm inlddiit of tlm afternoon. Tlm speech abounded in Tlllmnii'a k. ehllar rzpreslnn, nnd n character ised by many severe mid ciceptlonnlly iwmunally thrust nt tlm president. At lime hn wrpt over what Iip regarded a tlm Indignities tu Hm lady, nud III Tfllco mid rye worn full ol loam wlmn lit dedarrd, In Hm faro of protctita from III fellow imuatom, that lin would di iiimid nn liimllxatlon of Hm wlilte bouno Inoldunt. Waiblnirlon, Jnn. 17. In rrtono til tlm fiutsnr rittolutlnn pomril by tlm linutft Hnrrtnry Motrntf, of tlm dr. Iartinrnt of Comiimrru nud Ijitmr, to day rnt to tlm Ikmimi tlm ri"Hirl of Hmolnl ImrtilKraiit Inrpix'tor Mnreu llraun, which deal nt tfrmt IviiKtb with Hm character of tlm lutinlnrmita cortilriit to Hil eoMiitry nud the ntlltudn of tlm KuruHMii Kovcrniiituit iiin tlm matter. Mr llrniin tUvlare Hint lie lia liieontruvrrtlbln evldonro that, wlilln tlm nuiubrr of alien lilppel to till ontinlry who nro lrilly Inndmlial. bin dim tn dlmtn I dliuliil'iluK, lui iglxraut lnniliulKlblt for other frnroni ro ronatAtittr broii)bt Into tlm rouii try In Unto iiumbur "by Hm comiertol notion of Kium Kuropean oyiiruumnti nml itMiiudilp kKenelen, by hnnker nud cahouiom of nil iiortit," Tuciriay, January 10. WmliliiKtoii, Jan. 10. Tlm l'hll p Jilno tariff bill wn Mimed by tlm houne today lubftnutlally tlm name n It rnmo (mm tlm wnyn nml iiieaui ooiiiinltteo Tlm votit wn SftH to 71. Him wn inadn nubjeot to tlm mum tariff ncrturnr nud tobaeoo "ft per cent of tlm DIiik ley rate and onu or two ohniiKi' w tiro Hindu na to tlm UiiKiiaKo. Till rikiilt wn attained nftor decld tv.lly tho niont otrenuoiui dny of tlm lirenont coiiKre. WnihlnKton, Jnn. 1(1. Unexpectedly tho nunnto today (utiiid ItooK cotnlder Iiik tlm rnllrond ntlo (mention, wblcli wn prrolitited by Fulton' tnklnu tho floer to mnko n brief ipeeoli In explan ation of mi niuciulniptit offered by him Prttont on Oregon Claims. WfttliliiKton, Jim. 1ft. On bubnlf of tlm miner nnd liomentcadorii of Ore icon, Henntor (lenrln Ima requr-ited tho Interior department to wlthdrnw itn ordnr o.' hmt March BiiapundliiK pntonta on mineral nud homcatond entrlea In that atntn. Tho Houator Ib mprclnlly Intereited In I nvln pntonts iaauwl on mineral entries wboro proof I com. pinto, Aifliirniicu lx Klvttn Hint Hecro. try Hitchcock will direct Hint pntenta initio on perfected mlnorm clnlma, nud it la qulto prolmblo that Hm reatrlc tlona on homeetenda will bo removed. Nnwlanda Air HI Scheme. WuMiIiiKton, Jnn. 16. Tho eonnto commltteo on Inturatuto commorco met today, hut thuro waa not n quorum present, nnd, nftor nn Informal dlacua hIoii, ndjournmont waa taken until Tueuday. Bonator Nuwlnnda, orcuplod moat of tho timo tliacuaalnK hia plan for Incorporation of railroad undor n nntlonnl lnw Instead of tho conflicting lawa of 45 atntee. Ho enid cnpltallm. tlon would bo limited to honoit vnlua tlon nnd nctnnl inveutinont. o Hm Dolllvor bill, kIvIiik to ciiurln of Jiintlcii authority tu modify order of tlm luttiriititti) Ciitiiiiicnmi cnmiiiliinlou lmpolii) nn unri'iiroimblo ritln. Ho hud tint procrniled (nr when lin wn nwllrbed fiuiii n k'uutiiI explnimtlon of Hm loriim of Hm irovlloii lo n dufiiiimt of tlm pilnclpht which It neck to en tiihllnh, nml n ueimral dulmtn ol tlm bill followed. Tlut iiinruliaut mnrliio hill wn Hum laid biiforn tlm renntn nud (lnllliier ured early attention to till nubject. Heolt upoko In mipport of Hm bill. Tlm punt food bill wn then taken up nud n number of comuiltteo niiiend nmnl went nKreiil to, lliipbiiru vo notleti that nfloi tlm lonulimlon of tlm routliio uinriiliiK bualiirit tomorrow Im Mould imk tlm Kf ii at ii to fix n day for Ink Iiik n votit on Hm bill, Monday, Jan. IC. Wnnhlnuton, Jan. 1ft. Henator Ha eon today nurcrrdeil In necnrliiK nn open dlacimnlon of tlm Moroccan mientlou by tlm neiialn. Thin reult wn nccoui pllahnd by tlut Introduction of n reno liitlon mnklriK n duolaintlon nitnlnat In terference on tlm part of Hut United Htntoit In any coutrovemv nmoiiK Kuro ponn imtloii concurnliiK tlmlr Intnrunl affair. Tlm broad neopit ol Hm rraolu. Hon rolloviHl It from tlm ilnt of order inadn on tlm Moroccan ntaliitlon, nnd, imtwItliRtaudliiu Hint llaoou referral freely to tlui .Moroccan conference, no effort wa inado to put hi in off. lie npoko nt length In opposition to tlm policy of Interference In Knropenn In tnrnal compllcatlou, polntliiK out tlm potilblllty of dlraitrotl coimeiiieure, and hi nddre brought out n number of qileatiou nud Interruption In relievo tlm proceeding of tlm rlmrncturltatlon of n net perch. A numlHir of aonntor mdn thorl prechen nnlntt tlm revolution and In tlm end It wn referred to tlm committee, on furrlKU relation, nnd tho merchant marine b'll wa laid l(ore tlm aerintn, U4llliiKer o(Teril n nuiulwr of nmeiid. uieiita to Hut bill, which were agreed to. Tlm niimiulmniiti relntisl principal. ly to tlm naval mllltla pruiMXed lir the bill. A bill Introduced by Hmoot, kIvIhk to honieitiHider on tlut recently opened Uintah reservation nn eilennlon until My, 1ft, 1000, to eitahllih rnlduucr Ha punned. WnHiliiKtou, Jan. 15. General dv bato on tlm Philippine tariff bill wa concluded In tlm homo txlay, having been continued dally lnco January 4, Tlm hill will Imi taken up for emend, riient under the live tnlnuto rule tomor row, and put on lit pannage either to morrow or the next day. Preceding tlm debate today, the ttatnhood fl(bt made It nppeauuee on the tlooi for tho Ural time, in tho form of n iximoiinl explanation by Ilalxock, ol Wucoimln, crodltnl with Udnu the leader of tho oiKinnta of the Joint atntehood force. HabcncK denied that hli courne In opponltlon to the bill wn dictated by nny feeling of reveiiKo he rn one ho had not 1een made chnlrman of Hm npprnprlntlon committee. Hu nlno took ccn(in to atntn hi position in favor of tariff rovialou. 8aturday, Jan. 13. Wnihliirfton, Jnn. 13. There were nine npreehe In Hut bonne today on Hie Philippine tariff bill, conatimiiiK neaily nix mid one-half hour. Three of the apeakera oppOMnl tlm bill nnd nix favored It. Tlioait who nrttued for the mraaure wero (Inliir. of Tennifew, Tlmmaa, of North Carolina, who In eluded a plea for tho KoiiHieru farmer nnd demanded reciprocity to benefit tho cotton-need nil IndiHlry, Neeilbam, of California, Garrett, of Tenneneee, Gardner of Maannchurett and Scott, of Kan. Tlm oponeiita of Hut measure were Young, of Michigan, 1Otid, of Mlnneaotn, nnd Morrln, of Nebrankn. The debnttt la to clone Monday nt i o'clock, Hm aemlon to begin nt 11 in the morning. Life Saving Station at Flattery. Wnalilngtou, Jnn. 1H. A favorable roKirt wna made today on Henator Piles' bill niithurUlng tho eatnhllali iiient of n llfe-aavliiK atatlon nt Cupo I-'lattery nud appropriating $1,010 for tlm establishment of n fog signal nt H.llx Hook Continue Black Sand Experiments Wnrhlugton, Jan. IK. Tlm refuted uritcnt deficiency npiiroprlntlon bill to day tarries $80,000 to continue, tlm In vwtlgatlnii of mineral Innda In Alnakn; nlao 15,000 to contlnuu Hm luveatiga tlon of black wind nt Portland. Dllllon Plocot of Mall. Wnaliinglon, Jnn. lfi. A aatement prepared by P. V. Degrnw, fourth na alatnnt poatmniter general, regnrding tho operation of Hm rurnl frco delivery ncrvco bIiicii Its entabl ahmedt up to January 1, HHW, pIiowh that tlm total number of petitions received nud ro fered Ana 61,(100, of which 1:1,152 wero acted upon mlvo sely. Moru than 1, 000,000 000 p'ecea of mall wero hand led rurnl by carrier during tlm lineal year 0015 Tho approxlinato net coat of tho 113,065 carrlo(H in tlm aorvice fur tho (local year wn $1,087,7133. Proposes Assay Office. Wnalilngtou, Jnn. 1(1. Heimtor Ful ton today Introduced a bill authorising tlm establishment of nn away olllco nt Portlnnd, Tho bill provldni for nn na anyor nnd molter nt $2,350; chief clerk nt $1,400, nud nuthorltea nn annual oxpondlturo of $16,000 In pnynient of salaries to assay employes, including tho ofllclnla nnmod. No apeolflo appro priation la mado for tho ollko, as It la customary to mnko these npproprlntlona in regular npproprintlon bllla. TRANSPOflT 8EnVICE WEAK. Fleets on Uolli Const Mud Oo Pro pnrod In Pence for Vnr, Washington, Jnn, 16. A remarkable oxpoHlllon of tlm fatal wenknes of tlm army transport rcnourctM in casit of wnr la contiilimil In n pitper prepared by the general Muff, transmitted by Hecretnry Ta ft to Henator Oitlllngur, chnlrman of tlm Merchant Marine commission, In cluirgn of tho shipping bill lin pond ing buforo tint noiuito. In Hm coiiise of It work in prepar ing In Hum f pence for war, tlm gene ral Mliiff bus discovered Hint even the preneut limited military force could not bo transported over tlm tea, In cane of n wnr with it foreign country, or to de fend our lusulnr iKiHirrloii, unlen there nhoulil hn nu immediate nnd great Increnau In tho number of American atenmahlpH suitable (or trnnsport stir vice. It la pointed out Hint foreign ship, plug could not bn drawn npou in time of wnr becatinn of tho neutrality law, so that under present conditions "tlm quirk flmt blow, bo very nnd In creaslngty Important, cannot be struck at nil." Incidentally, the staff orltl else with tlm greatest freedom the con dition iindet which the flmt little Aiimrkf.ii army wn transported to Han Hago to begin the Hpuiilah-Amtirlcau wnr. Till report will bo presented to the sennto tomorrow by Henntor Gnlllngnr, who will Inform tho Wnr department that ship of tho bI.h and speed describ ed n most desirable for trnnnporta are also ships of the slim nnd rpced equip ped for several of the most Important null line provided for In Hm till! of tlm Merchant Murine commission, which stipulates Hint ahljn receiving subvention from tlm government shall be bold at the iisponnl of the govern ment In time of war. PANACEA FOR INSURANCE. Senator Drytlen Has Dill That Would Cure All III. Washington, Jan. 10. Henator Dry deu ha revised his bill contemplating government control of Insurance, nud will reintroduce It In the renate today. He had followed very closely the In vestigation being conducted by the New York legislative committee, and thl hn aided him In perfecting hi measure until now hu exprrnncs tlm belief that It will correct practically nil Insurance evil exposed by the New York Inquliy. Publicity Is the keynote of tho bill, mid coupled with this nro safeguards for the detection of wrongdoing nud the punishment of those offending. It de limit K))lcles or Insurance contracts as Instrumentalities of commerce, and pro vides for the regulation of the buslnea through the medium of n controller of lusurnnce and along the lines similar to tho control exercised over national banks. Tho author mya ho belli vea this will go fnr towards meeting the olt- jection of those who have questioned the constitutional possibilities of feder al rcgtunilnn of Insurance. The senator nays the bill has the In dorsement of the president, admlnlstrn tlon olllclals, eminent constitutional lawyers, In and out of congress, and others, who nro familiar with its gen eral features, a coming nearer to meet ing the demund of Hut situation than nny of tlut other numerous pending measures. Henator Dryden has long been n champion of federal regulation. OUR COMMERCE WITH FRANCE. Dalance of Trade Against the United Stale by Several Million. Washington, Jan. 10. The total commerce between Hm United Slates nnd Fraure, na shown by figure com piled by the Hurenu of rJUtlstiia of the Department of Commerce nnd tabor, amounted In the Ureal year 1005 to nbout $1(1(1,000,000, of which $70,000,. 000 wna Hm nmouiit of tlm exports to France, nnd $00,000,000 waa the value of tlm import from Hint country. Franco gets most of Ita provision and breadstuff from her colonies, nnd ex ports mainly high grade manufactures nud wine. Tlm U nlte 1 States exported to Franco nearly nil thu copper nnd the cotton used by that country, tho totnl amount of these two articles lieltig nbout $48, 010,000, Agricultural implement, ex. ported from tlm United States this year wero nppinxluintely$3, 000,000, against $500,000 a decade ngo. Jew Have Been Duped. Moscow, Itussln, Jnn. 10. Wholesale arrest nro being made throughout Hub sin for tho solo purpose of preventing tho victims registering In time to par ticipate In tho coming election for members of tho now legislative assem bly. Olllclals of tho government nro resorting to tnctira of intbildatlon to compel the people to voto for "select ed" candidates who will perpetuate tho old regime of absolutism. The Social ists nnd labor lendora nro being offered enormous bribes to use their iullueuco In favor of certain candidates. Harper Loft Little Behind. Chicago, Jnn. 10. It wn nnnouncod today that tho eatuto left by the Into President Harper, of Chicago univers ity, la amall, nnd consists almost en tirely of life insurance policies. It la estimated that Dr. Hnrpor during lila life gnvo between $35,000 nnd $50,000 to tho American Instltuto of Sacred I.lternturo, n publishing concern In tho work of which ho waa grealy Interested. Ho nlao gnvo much monoy to needy students. Amorlcan To Bo Retalnod, Seoul, Coren, Jnn. 10. The govern mont haa doolded to rotnln the services of Durham White Stophona, tho Ameri can diplomatic advisor to the emperor ol Coren, SENDS GREAT ARMY Ilusslii Will HnvG iliirri Task to Subline the Caucnsus. REBELS ARE IN FULL CONTROL Mancburlan Veteran With Honvy Ar tlllery Sent to Capture Well Armed Strongholds. St. Petersburg, Jan. 10. Though Hm government I reasserting n precarious authority In tlm cities along tho rail road In the Caucasus, ofllclnl advices received today show that the mountain eer nre under arms In large sections of the vlceroyalty. Tlm government of Kutnl la entirely In Hm hand of tho Insurgent, who have interdicted taxes and are levying tlmlr own Import duties. The reduction of the Inaccessible dis trict of Uori and Osurgeti, whoso mountain strongholds, with their fierce warrior, have been Hm despair of nil conquerors, will involve n campaign of week nud even months, with the co operation of mountain artillery, In comparison with which the operations In thu Ilaltlc province ate child's play. llm troops In too Unties. sub being Inadequate, the government has decided to send there u large force composed of tho veterans returning frpm Man churia, perhaps seven army corps. No figure regarding the force now In Man churia have been given out, but tlm in clusion in tlm budget of nn estimate of $10,000,000 for the construction of bar rncka for these troops give some indi cation of their strength. Though tho progress of the revolu tionary propaganda among tho troop ha lieen largely nullified by the event of December, the "red" lendem nro re newing their campaign, nnd are dis seminating thousand of copies of the apjienl ol the Baratofl Peasant league, the Union of Liberal league, and other organization, declaring that the government has perished by ita own hand, and that thu loynlt? of the sold iers 1 due to tho champions of the (teoplo. MADE SPURIOUS GOLD COIN. Qang of Japanese Counterfeiters Is Captured at Seattle. Seattle, Jan. 10. Three Japanese counterfeiters have Ik en placed under arrest by secret service officer, nnd hundreds of dollars' worth of spurious $5 nnd $10 gold pieces, with parapher nalia used in their apartments cap tured. Captain Hell, head of the Northwest division of the secret ser vice, haa handled the case, nud with tlm arrest of Knlchl Fuglrnodo, In Port Richmond, Cal., ho stated that tho last of the gang bad besn rounded up. According to Captain Veil, tho case la unique in the annals of the Pacific const, nut only from tho wide field of their operatlona. but from tho fact that the batteriea nnd some of the molds used by the coiners wero mndo in Japan nnd shipped to this country. Since last June moro or less spurious gold coin has been In circulation, nnd thu secret ervlce men hnve been work ing on the ortse. Although they hnve several clews to tho Identity of the men passing the coins, direct evidence was unolitalnnbln until December 30, when Ulllcer Pi'klna, In Tacoma, arrest ed S. Sunado (or pass'ng a counterfeit $6 golJ coin in the Marconi saloon. Worked Soldiers to Get Land. Omaha, Jan. 10. Tho trial of Itev. George O. Ware, president of tho U. II. I. Cattle company, charged with con spiracy to defraud the government of public land's, was resumed hero today. Frank Iambort, nno of Ware's Ki'ed co-consplrators, confirmed previous tes timony to thu effect that lm induced about 20 inmates of the Soldiers' Homo to file on homesteads nnd give 00-year lenses to tho U. It. I. company. Lambert raid ho paid them $150 each nud received from Mr. Ware $50 for each lease secured. Will Confer With Miners. Now York, Jan. 10. The coal oper ators, Including tho big railroad operat ors as well as individual mlneownent, will meet tho miners' representatives In nbout two weeks, It was raid yester day by the president of n coal railroad. Tho exact dato of the conference has not been fixed. Probably it will bo held In this city early In February, after the national convention of the United Miueworkera. Tlm object of tho conference will bo to establish n wngo scale for the next three yearn. Yaqul Storlos Bring Retaliation. Kl Paso, Tex., Jnn. 10. llecaiiBO of tlm slander of foreigners who alleged they had not been given proper protec tion from alleged Indian outrages in Sonoro nnd I.owor California, and, owing to thu circulation of euch Btorlea, tlm Mexican government has Issued an order forbidding mining agents in those atatea to allow foreigners to file mining claims. This ia tho outgrowth of tho circulation of alleged Yaqul stories In tho United States by prospectors, No Longer Head of Army, Washington, Jnn, 10, Lieutenant General Chaffee today tendorod hia res ignation na chief ot atati, United Stated army, to take elTect touny, and It was accepted by tho president, General ChatToo doea not go on tho retired list until February 1, but he desired a few days' leave of absence before retiring. BOXER COIN FOR COLLEQE8. 8enator Piles, of Washington, Will In troduce Such a Bill. Heattlo, Wash,, Jan. 16. United HlnteaHermtorH.il. Pile will Intro duce in congress n bill nppropilntlng the $20,000,000 paid this country by China na damages in tho JJoxcr upris ing to defray tho expenses of Chinese students to bo educated In American colleges. A part of this sum, It fa pro posed, shall lo expended in schools conducted by American In China. A bill prepared under tho direction of the faculty of the University of Washington ha been forwarded to 8cn ntor Plka, nnd the co-operation of coast educational Institutions ha been asked In the campaign. Out of this move ment, It i believed, will grow some thing satisfactory to China, and result ing In abandoning the boycott against American goods. The measure was agreed uopn at a mating of tho faculty of the Universi ty of Washington, with A. W. Hash, promoter of the Canton-Hankow and other Chinese railroads, and nn Inti mate friend of many high Chinese offi cials, and Dr. W. A. P. Martin, an ed ucator lon employed in Chinese schools, who came West to welcome Hm high commission just landed at San Francisco. Mr. Hash has been official ly designated by President Itoosevelt nnd Secretary of Suto Root. Mr. Dash started the movement on the coast be cause he ha been a reslJent here, nnd because he believe the Pacific Const ntatea originating the movement would strengthen tho fight. For that reason tho co-operation of Oregon and Cali fornia educators waa asked. Under tho plan adopted here, tho In demnity money would be spent: First, o invito Chinese student) to the Unit ed States nnd provide for their educa tion In this country; second, to aid worth) American colleges already es tablished in China; third, to provide for helping Chinese atudenta at the American consulates in China. COMBINE FOR COLONIZING. Western Railroads Establish Bureau for Handling Business. Chicago, Jan 16. General passenger agents of Western Hnea, after three days of almost continuona discussion, have agreed upon a plan for tho organi sation oi a general colonisation bureau to handle the details of the issuance of certificate and tickets for land and Im migration business. Itcporta from those who attended the Western Passenger Association meetings during the debated on this proposition indicate that there were somo repro sentatlves of railroads in the conference who wore in favor of abolishing the privileges the colonisation departments have found so valuable In building up communities along the railroads. "Wo wero fearful," raid a passenger agent of one Western road, "that the Issuance of certificates would bo abro gated and that every Western Btato'a development would be materially aflect- cxi uy tlm shutting on ol the homeseck- era' colonisation certificate provisions." According to one ot the pasaencer agents, tho bureau will handlo the col onisation business for all the roads in tho Western Patsenger association, and there will bo no diminuatlon in the volume of business. Shaw to Stay Another Year. Chicago, Jan. 16. A dispatch to the Chronicle from Washington eaye: At the meeting of the cabinet President Roosevelt asked Secretary Shaw to re main at tho head of the Treasury de partment until March 4, 1007, and Mr. Shaw agreed to do ro. More than a year ago Mr. Shaw let It be known that ho expected to retire from the cabinet in February of this year. Tho president did not understand that this was the secretary's determination until some unusual reference waa made to it a few weeks ngo, nnd then he lost no timo in urging the recretary to remain in the cabinet for another year. Russia Gets Help In Paris. St. Petersburg, Jan. 15. Confirma tion baa been received of tho report that ex-Mluiater Kokovsoff has been partially sirceHslul In hia rotation to Paris. A credit of $50,000,000 haa been obtained 'rom the French bankers, with tho assuranco of an Increase in tho amount, should it provo necessary to maintain tho stability ot tho rouble. It is explained, however, that the credit is not in the nature of a loan to the Russian government, but is strictly nn operation between tho State bank of Itusila and the French banks. Calhoun Will Make Report. Washington, Jan. 16. Mr. Calhoun, tho p-esidunt'e special minister to Venezuela, hn- tolegrnphed Mr. Root from Chicago that he will submit early this week tho report on thea-nhalt con troversy called for In tho department as a basis for the rssnmption of active negotiations wltn Venezuela looking to a settlement ot tho claims. The cable company has reported to tho secretary that its 'inca connecting with Venezu ela are interrupted. Needs of Railway Mall Clerks. Washington, Jan. 15. Tho annual report of tho general superintendent of railway mail service for the fiscal year 1005 shows the total number of miles oi service by railroad, electric, cable rind steamboat linos to hnve been 370, 584,037. An urgent plea Is made for a retirement and superannuation fund for the benefit of clerks disabled In line ot duty or worn out through long and faithful service. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Ilusy Readers. Onr HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resume of tho Lots Important but Not Lest Interesting Events of the Past Week. Senator down. Depow'n health haa broken Heybnrn's pure food bill Is likely to be co'"o a law. It is raid tho United States will offer to sell the Philippine Islands to Japan. Ilo'lln fears further Socialist riots and troops aro boing held in readiness. Secretary Taft is investigating affairs in tho Philippines for a possible graft by officials them. Chief Engineer Stevens, of tho canal, hn been elected vice president of the Panama railroad. Luke Wright ha been appointed urn bafsador to Japan. Genert.1 Smith will succeed him aa Philippine governor. Admiral Endicott, chief of the bu reau of yards and docks, wants a new dry dock at the Puget Sound navy yard. Porto IHcans are making a stroner plea for home government. They claim tho American officials Ignore their wishes. Drown University, New York, will build n $400,000 library in memory of John Hay. Carnegie' has given $160, 000 toward the fund. Jacob Iiils, a close friend of tho pres ident, predicts a long war of the people against special privileges, with Roose velt as tho people's champion. Taft wants the government to lay a cable to Panama. Roosevelt baa been asked to bring about peace in Turkey. France has expelled the Venezuelan envoy and will make a naval attack on Castro. Hamburg Socialists and police clashed and a number of the latter are wounded. An American has been arrested In Russia for aiding tho revolutionary movement. Eighteen men were killed by an ex plosion in a coal mine 25 miles from Charleston, W. Va. A scandal has broken out in England over the recent election. A number of prominent persons are involved. The house will pass a bill suspend ing the eight-hour law on the istbmua during construction of the canal. The signatures of American women who desire to see Smoot ousted from the renate fill SO volumes and will bo distributed among the senators An attempt has been mtdo to kill ex-Governor Peabody, of Colorado, by placing poison In his food. His daugh ter is seriously ill, but will recover. The price of glass will be increased 10 per cent by tho trust within the next two weeks, and another advanco of 5 per cent will be made a week later. Fire almost destroyed Convoy, a small Ohio town. Another American miner baa been killed by Indians in Mexico. All revolutionary leaders to be found are being arrested In Russia. Jaspar Jennings, the Grants Tass boy on trial for killing bis father, has been found guilty. A new gas company lias been formed in Portland and will ask the city coon cil for a franchise. Russcllville, a small Arkansas town, has bad its entlro business section wip ed out by tire. The loss will reach $300,000. Secretary Root declares that the policy of America in the Moroccan con ference will be to see that there ia a square deal. Chief Engineer Stevens says the eight-hour law greatly hampers work on the isthmus. He also opposes the appsliratlon of the Chinese exclusion law to the canal sone. A great blizzard has swept Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon nud Idaho Great Britain and Russia have agreed on a common course of action at the Moroccan conference. An examination of trio books ot the state treasurer ot Kansas shows a short age of $78,000, Former Treasurer Grimes la willing to make good any shortage that occurred during his term. Franco is preparing to whip Castro. Tho Morocco conference Ib in session. Election returns In Groat Britain in dicate a Liberal landslide, J, O. Napier, a negro, has declined to become United Btates consul to Ba hla, Brazil. The pretender to the Morocco throne Ib again active. He has 0,000 well nrmod troops. The Dunlop Milling company's plank at Olarksville, Tenn., has been damag ed by fire to the extent of $250,000. Henry Pratt Judson, dean of the Chicago unlverslt, will succeed the late President Harper. Ill