Secretary Taft and
.
The Panama Problems
- i
There is bo doubt tint a few months
ago the principal mm in the Panama
government, together with th leading
merchants of "the little Republic, were
baiting all their hopes for a betterment
of conditions on the Isthmus on a
change of administration at Washing
ton. , . . ; '" ' .
In the short year of its existence as a
nominally independent republic Pana
ma has undergone varion experience,
arising principally from its complex re
lations with ibe- United States, that
have somewhat dampened thr first ar
dor of the Isthmians for self-government.
The commerce of Panama has
fallen off and the expected revenues of
the Republic have been curtail.! I -all
owing, the Panamans assert, to an ex
treme interpretation of the Ha Varilla
treaty by the agents of the Koosevelt
administration on the Isthmus that if
continued would threaten their national
existence.
The natives complained that tbey
were being treated to an unmerciful
quantity of the "big stick," which,
they feared, would be increased in se-.
erity should President Koosevelt be
re-elected- This fear, however, has un
dergone a decided , modification since
election day through th-j expressed de
sire of the President to establish a bet
ter condition of affairs between the na
tive and American governments on the
Isthmus, a change to be brought about
by an-interpretation of the Panama,
treaty that will be more liberal to the
Panama Republic.
The sending of Secretary Taft to the
isthmus on this mission has awakened
the hopes of the Panamans, and there
are indications that the existing fric
tion between the, governments will
gradually disappear under the more
conciliatory policy that will probably
result from the Secretary 's investiga
tion. . Compared with his Philippine mission
Secretary Taft will probably find the
rrgnlaiion of Panama affairs anything
but an easy- problem. In the Philippine
there is only one supreme power tint
of the United States.
. On the Isthmus, however, there is 'thi
native government, ever jealous of ?ts
right a an independent republic, and
-there is the canal zone, running
through the heart of the latter and fall
ing under the jurisdiction of the Canal
Commission, with certain ill-defined
treaty provisions that some Panamans
construe a giving them, in a shadowy
'sense, a claim to this portion of Isth
mian territory.
Kver since the incident of the steam
er lion, in July, the government of tho
canal xone has maintained the right tu
receive and dispatch foreign vessels
from tho port of Ancon without the in
tervention of the Panama authorities,
la the same month, also, by the Presi
dent's order to General Davis, the lat
ter was empowered to establish a tariff
on imports at tba ports pt Ancon and
Cristobal, the tariff to be the same us
that in force in the United Stat'.
Great was the dismay of the Panama
merchants at th'os proposed changes,
Panama and Colon would be ruined,
they said, and the foreign commerce of
the republic would be completely wiped
.out. A three cornered diplomatic con
troversy was entered into by the Pan
ama government, Minister liarrett and
Governor,, Davis, resulting finally in a
modus vivendi pending the complete
settlement of the treaty questions at
issue, between the two government.
Up to now the fear that the American
tariff will be applied to. the aone and
that the claims of tho Panama govern-
- ment in the matter will fail of recogni
tion has operated disastrously in the
eomtnerco of the Isthmus. Merchants
Are complaining bitterly of the uncer
tainty under which they are compelled
to do business and agents from foreign
countries find it impossible to get or
ders for their goods. General Davis, In
the ; diplomatic correspondence with
, Secretary of State Artis .n the subject,
-cites the case of Switzerland and Can
ada and the Haiti! ports of liuiudn in
winter ss evidence that a country can
rrosper without a foreign commerce,
lot these historical nrnmnts have
failed sojar to quiet the alarm of cith
er the merchants or the government of
. Pa ns ma, or to reconcile them to what
appears to be their fate, anad the solu
tion of the problem appears to be "re
aTrved for Secretary Taft.
Another question just now assuming
disagreeable proportions rn the Isth
mian mind is that relating to the jo
tal service. When Ancon and Cristobal
were made American cuttoma port the
jotal s-rvlce of the United States vs.
extended over them. That toeias that
all correspondence between the .United
States and the canal tone is carried at
tT.o domestic rates of the former
through American postofiices at Ancon
and Cristobal. ? - ,
The Panama and Colon pontomVes, on
the ether hand, have the usual foreign
rate of five cents a half ounce for first
class matter, etc. A the Ancon f t d
Cristobal postoffiees are within easy
reach, citizens of Panama and Colon fire
tiring tb American postoftlce. To such
an extent is this being done that the
Panama government, instead of deriv
ing a revenue from its postal service,
is facing the alternative of running he
latter at aToss or of abandoning it alto-
get oer,
80 far registered
is not entered
in the American postoflSces on the rami
one, American officials on the Isthmus
say that provision for this will soon be
made, and when it is the Panama post
office will lows its last oprortuntty for.
being remunerative. As there is "noth
ing in the treaty that can be construed
a opposing the establishment of these
American postofiices, the Panama go v-
rmment can make no protest la the
niattc The AaeiD and Crtsobal post
offiecrs are run for the benof t of those
living in the toae, but it is natural that
the Panamans should use them in pref
erence t-their own, and their govern
went cannot prevent them from doing
a?5Mr ?tter of Miction 'in which
the -Philippine experience of Reeretary
to .lnTs",.tHd liim in Kd as
the e.r- lh 1ai of tb
iaVaJ T A llRh Choreh dignity
a Tanauw declares that the Church in
t
the r.one has not received full justiee at
thy hand ef American officials. '-,:-"
The particular grievance is is regard
to the Hospital del Cerro, or Hospital
de la Compania Cnal,. as it is other
wise known, in AncjpT r ; " "V-
Under the arrangement existing - be
fore the American oeeepation of the
zone, this hospital,, sirail-irly with all
others on the Isthmus, was in the care
of Sisters of Charity.' With the change
in government, however, these Sisters
of Charity were replaeed by Protestant
nnrsea, tue former being either relieved
of duty altogether or retained in subor
dinate positions, The same authority
declares also that the chapel connect sd
with the hospital, that has heretofore
been tinder the supervision of the Cath
olis ebureh, has been transformed to a
pUeo for Protestant worship. To this
end JLk altars and other accessories of
the Catholic ritual have been removed
and the places taken by articles used in
the Protestant service.
It is also feared bv this same prelate
that later the aone government, under
plea of its treaty obligation to assume
control of the sanitary regulations of
I the city of Panama, will remove the
; hospitals and other charity institutions
now in the latter city to the canal zone.
!lf this is done it is belitved these in
stitutions will meet the same treatment
as that accorded the Hospital del Oerrp,
the priests and sisters of charity that
arc now connected with them being ro-i
placed by Protestant nurse anad minis- j
ters and the. Catholic form of worship
suspended.; i . - --."
Offieials in the canal zone declare
that the nurses employed in the Hospit
al del Cerro are selected without regard
to their religious faith, their skill and
professional training, in which, it is as
serted, they are superior to the Sisters
of Charity, being the only considera
tions upon which they are chosen. It is
also stated that where there are Cath
olic inmates of the hospital tbey are at
liberty to enjoy the ministrations of
their own Church, but that with the
present preponderance of Protestant
patients a Protestant form of worship
is more available The official suprem
acy of the ; Catholic church under the
Colombian government on the Isthmus
until recently has naturally given rise
to some fi elfng in the matter that will
probably continue, for a time.
In regard to the admintitriitioo of
justice ia t h? canal zone there has been
ronxiderablc comment and dissatisfac
tion. Uy authority of the ('anal Coin
m union, tbieu circuit and five police
courts hate been instituted hi the zone,
Judge Kyle, of Alabama, being appoint
ed Justice of the Supreme Court.: Ac
cording to lawyers admitted to plead
before these courts, there bad b-n mo
taws governing trial eases published t-p
to tho middle of last month, and tip to
that time, also, tliere had been no trials
by jury, although eight sentences had
been given in as many criminal cases.
Of this situation, brought to the atten
tion f the public through a particular
mm, the leading newspaper of the Isth
mus published thU:
Kesideots of the Isthmus are moid;
interested to know under what constitu
tion the 1 Isthniuun Canal zone is gov
erned. .
That of the United States guarantees
the right of jury trial. So did 'the Co
lombian Code, and so do the laws of
Panama. j
Then why has this riht and privi
lege been withheld, or, rather dispens
ed" with, in the ease of Anibal Bron.s,
the young Costa liican who waf employ -I
as town clerk and tax collector by
the municipality of Ancon and also was
recently found abort in his accounts?
If n Colombian or Panama Judge of
the first instance had acted its jury as
well as magistrate found a true bill
against on American, tried and con
demned him the Washington authori
ties woulu have been the first to criti
cise such a "high handed" measure
and protest against it, and such eensure
would have been justly merited. - :
Here's work for our diplonmie
friends of San Jose de Costa Itica.'
How about those inalienable rights to
life, liberty anad the pursuit of happi
ness guaranteed to every American un
der the federal Magna Chartaf As the
canal zone administration claims . that
the zone is under the American Hag the
constitution of the United States mt.st
then prevail and fair play ought to be
expected.
The principal ease now on trial - be
fore the zone court is one involving the
right of the zone government to make
regulations in anything beyond such
matters as relate to the building of the
canal, sanitation and the policing of the
canal zone. The jurisdiction on the
Ishthmtis of the United States, it is
held by I 'a im mar lawyers, is confined
solely to the subjects. The zone gov
ernment, however, has issued a decree
against the sale of the Panama Lottery
ticket in the wnc, and in pursuance -f
thi decree an ngent of the Pan una
Lottery who was fornd selling tickets
in the forbidden territory hat been ar
rested, . " " : - . ,: t
The ease is iaipoitaot to the Panama
government because the Panama Lot
tery holds a eoaceitftioa granted older
the former Colombian government: by
whichUhe lottery could do business rn
the entire territory comprised under the
old Departmnet of Panama. If this
concession is broken now the Pananta
government would bo held liable for
damages by th. .lottery company, the
former having assumed all the obliga
tions; of thw Department of .Panama.
It is estimated also that if this eon
cession is withdrawn there would be a
loss to the Panama " government of
172,000 annual revenue. .
Work of the Canal Couimision has so
far - been confined principally to the
sanitation of the Isthmus. The result
in this direction are highly gratifying,
and will have an influence sot only on
the Isthmus itself, in the control and
extermination of contagious diseases,
bul ia the neighboring South and Cen
tral American ports. Tiro latter, owing
to tue rigid quarantine, regulations in
force at Panama and Colon, are beina
,eompclled to exercise ' greater care la
i their own sanitary affairs, with the re
sult .that the entire region ia enjoying
I a degree of health not. known to it for
yean
The Isthmus has always labored on-
vrzzzzLY
der the at igma of being one of the
principal breeding places for fever ia
the tropica. Whether or cot this aeeu-
jeatidn is just the long list of deadly
epidemics that have prevailed there in
I the past has made it a place to be fear
ed, and to wipe out the cause for this
unsavory reputation will be a work
; that' should make I'anama aad its
j neighbors grateful for the presence of
1 United States authority. :
I Besides what ha already been done
the Sanitary Commisr ion has planned a
moot extensive : eaniMitgu against epi
oemie disease. " It is-proposed to raiae
the entire city of Colon and to place
sewer connections in all the houses of
Panama a work that will undoubtedly
bear radically 'good, results quite com
mensurate with the time and cost that
it will entail. ,
Of even greater seope and of more
lasting benefit will' be -the extermina
tion of the mosquito on the Isthmus.
War to the death has been declared
against these, pests by the American
"mosquito experts" now assembling on
the field of battle, and if successful in
the fight Panama may -yet enjoy the
distinction of being the health resort
that some ef its old inhabitant lay
eJaim.to. As the death of the mosquito
means the draining of the immense
marsh lands that extend from ocean to
oeean along the line of the canal it is
probable that the latter will be well
under way before this blight of the
tropica admits defeat. J .; -
As the entire Panama problem is for
the United States in a preliminary
stage the actual work of digging the
canal can hardly be said to have com
menced in serious earnest. The under
taking, however, will be greatly accel
erated by the present mission of Secre
tary Tafr, and with the settlement by
him of the differences existing betwven
the Panama Republic and the zone
there is very reason to expect an era cf
prosperous activity on the Isthmus in
the near future. New York Herald.
PUMPKIN PTE BT NIGHT.
As a midnight smack for those whose
digestive arrangements have fallen vic
tim to rabbits, lobster, and such like
palpable enormities, the pumpkin pie
has no terrors, proving a tasty and
filling repast. At this hour it should be
accompanied bv a glass of milk and a
bit of cheese. The eoneinnation cele
brated in the famous and feeling lines
Pumpkin pie wthout cheese
Is like a kiss wthont a squeeze,
need only be - fulfilled ' with the appro
priate pastoral beverage to , wash it
down; the produce S a supper for whn
though the" sophisticated gourmet may
deride it, a philosopher and a true con
noisseur may with uplifted heart bless
the heaven that made the pumpkin and
the good soul that made the pic. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
V mm . . m . . . imO
Huge Christmas Toys i
s .... , ,0
Already playthings that will be ear-; .liately after the first successes of the
rid from house to- house on Christmas Holland and similar craft, are now fol
morn by Kris Kringle are on show in 'lowed by diving fish fish that will sink
the stores. The 1904 toys are wonders,! and eome np again by machinery. These
including big locomotive wagons, war
ship wagons, fire engines, auto racers
and, of course, the biggest dolls ever.
Yormtriy toye changed ' bnt little.
ThTe were always such things as tops
and kites and jumping ropes, while the
dolls were of regulation size, expression
and material. This yt?ar hardJy any
thing in the way of an invention for
practical use
ie appears that is not dupli-i-propelled by foot power and steered by
iniature in a toy, and suchja wheel which resembles the steering
cated in mi
things as have no resemblance to these
practical devices, and are made onlv
to amuse or catch the eye, are relegated
to the use of babies, ;
The boy or girl beyond babyhood
wants something in Imitation of the
usefnl article that performs some func
tion. With this change It is hardly
necessary, to say that the manufacture
of toys in this country has greatly in
creased. . The old story J of the toys
made in Germany and, to a lesser de
gree, in other foreign countries, is still
a live one, bnt these toys are largely of
the old kind. Many of the newer kind
are made in America, and not a few of
them in this city. The general rule
seems to be that all iron toys are made
here and all others abroad: bnt the im
portant exception to this is that while
no iron toys are made elsewhere, many
toys of wood and other materials are
made here. Lead soldiers, for instance,
which-used to be made exclusively in
Kurope, are now ; manufactured here,
and they are good ones, too. Wooden
boats, especially the miniature models
of the great racing yachts, are also
made here now aad with a completeness
of detail that seems to defy foreign
eom petition. These, however, are al
ways of the better quality.
When it comes to cheap boats one can
find a small sloop-rigged craft, with
mainsail and jib complete, which, after
payment of "a 55 per cent duty and
ocean freight, is sold at 5 cents, a price
that .would make its manufacture in
this country unprofitable. Locomotive
engines and trains propelled by clock
work are now made here as well as
abroad, while engines run by steam are,
curiously enough, still made only in
Knrope. Most of the ehinaware, in
which new designs and shapes are eon
stantly being turned out, is still im
ported," and in a general way a full list
of toys that continue to be brought
from other countries would include the
best of the leaden figures of soldiers,
cowboys and the like; wild West shows,
with the Deadwood coach, Indians and
. ..... .1 1i t t r-i.
of The ee.l til.V.
J;-i!l1i-."'J!'JlT"P t.ha tkey sire,
..w-ur.., v.v.j. ,
in Riecnauicai toys xnose or aomeetic
manufacture take the lead easily. In
this class are the typewriters, tin and
iron boats, the famous "hill climbers"
and hot air engines, with many elec
trical toys. Indian suits areiboth im
ported and domestic, and. while the lat
ter are generally of superior quality.
some or the former bought in were eo
complete as to raise the ouestion with'
the government as to. whether they
uuuiu w cuhuicu wju or oioer -
wise. - .. ' ; ;
as to what toys ate newest and wHeb
i " ,v""
so swift a one that it would take
gang of small boys to determine. The
ouwuLt.uv w, wttwu u Mjuiuv
Subscribe for
aeafutria! viwn tnrtm mnA ..!.. I
o7ftem oTauS
which the ball i. thrown and a 'large KJ i B J
Wril 1. ntressed. .nd.tn manufacture of toys in this conn
are dressed in this country In clothes! tv.t . Vi .
cssac'ix ctathzhait, tutcdat, rzc:
CONGRESS TO ,
: BEGIN TORK
WILL GRIND A WAT AXTXS HIGH
XTOON ON MONDAY NEXT. '
MATTERS THAT. WTXX. COME UP
Many Bills Will Bar to Wait for Next
Session of That Body, as the -Calendar
Is Crowded.
The Deliberations Will Be Marked by
More Omissions t&aa Aetna! Things
Done, Partly Owing to tho Brevity
of Time at Command of Members.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2. On the
stroke of 12, Monday, ' the 'second ses
sion of the 58th Congress will be called
to order by President Pro Tem Frye in
the Senate and by Speaker Cannon in
the House. When the gavels of he
presiding officers summon the Senators
and Representatives to daty nearly
every member will bw in his seat, but
only routine business will be transact
ed. The President's message generally
is received and read the first day, but
but the Senate is almost sure to adjourn
as a tribute of respect to the late Sen
alor Hoar, of Massachusetts and the
late Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania,
The message, therefore, will 'probably
not be read until Tuesday. j
After the opening day, the . regular
business" of the session1 will begin tnd
the -legislative wheels will grind stead
ily, until March 4, 1905. The calendars
of both Houses are loaded with bills
of all kinds; hundreds of new bills will
be introduced and committees are ready
to report enough to keep Congress busy
tor twelve months, but in the three
months Congress probably will do little
more than pa the regular annual ap
propriation bills. The probabilities, ac
cording to the leaders who are here;
are that there will be neither tariff
legislation nor an extra session. j
Coupled with tariff legislation dis
cussion is the subject of reciprocity. iA
number of proposed reciprocity treaties
nave Deen ana aim are reposing in toe
pigeon holes of the Senate. During the
coming three months there may be come
talk about these treaties, but the in
dications are they will not be seritijly
considered. - 1
The unfinished business in the Sen
ate is a bill passed by the House -pa-o-
viding for the construction of railroads
are expensive, warships grow more
elaborate and continue . popular. A
beautiful model oil he Olyropla is seen
for $15. Though automobiles are an
old story, they continue to be improved
with an much straining after new effects
as is the earn with the real machines.
They run in .price from t$ to 23.75,
are most delightfully named, and! are
wheel of the full grown article, j The
born is always to be found on the auto,
as it is an i important feature.
1 Somewhat related" lo these automo-
. Mies are perhaps the. newest candidate
for popular favor, hih priced, but too
inviting to be resisted, is a locomotive
big enough for a boy to sit in the cab.
It has a tender. The locomotive goes
by. foot power and is fully equipped
with bell and whistle, lanterns! and
brakes, while its speed is only limited
by the muscular power of its driver.
The size of its wheels are about the
same as those of the average toy buck
board wagon. Equally new is the auto
racer, which looks like a band ear. It
is a sort of velocipede, which is pro
pel led by a single bar moved backward
and forward. These are made for one,
two or three drivers.
The cycle boat, which Is really; sail
wagon on a small scale, consists of
boat-like body mounted on wheel and
rigged with a sail, which can be low
ered and raised. The boat is equipped
with a compass and lanterns, and
though it is a practical sailor on a good
surface with fair wind, it is equipped
with auxiliary power in the way of an
axle to be turned by the feet, as la the
esse of the automobile.
The newest thing in dolls is 'a rag
doll, with hands and face painted in
such a way as to give it the beaatifa
complexion of the more expensive and
less durable china and plaster dolls. It
mnst be said, however, that the doll
clothes when made in this country are
as, new as anything else, for they are
up to the latest fashions, both as to
lingerie and outside clothing and all the
accessories. This year there are some
rreat big dolls, some standing almos
thre fet in their stocking feet.
In the house furnishing department
for girls the ens stoves and ran ires are
new this year. These run from $1 np
in price and are - all really consumers
of gas. which is supplied through a
tiny tube. The prize article ia this de
partment is a combination coal aad gas
I T ",r"i l"J "irr are rsier
. 1 A
"och to the American
markets. The wild West eets already
mentioned are made abroad and all
features are faithfully reproduced ex
cent that some of the boshes and trees
are of a rather too tropical character.
Imported ' sets of Indians mounted on
horses and stsnding six or eirbt inches
high, and eostiag from (4 to $5 per boa
of six. show such a close study of cos
tumes and aecountrements as -' would
doubtless win the
ethnological experts.
approval of. the
This care to get
I things accurate enough to please the
.most exacting child runs through the
(lettering on warships, trains, cames and
all else. But the ocean freight on toys
.amounts to eiju per coble meter, which
iMi i fn iii.hM - v.;.
yard, and already England is importing
mvi9 ojw xoaii in united ctata.
the Statesman
in -the ITiillrpine Islands by a. guaran.
tee of 5 per cent income npon tne
money invented in such roads. The I ill
alw provide for issuing Philippine
bonds for other internal lmproveni.nts
In the Islands, and in several other
particulars amends the lhilippiae kwij
rtsaaetl bv Coaeress. The bill met with t
a great deal of oppocition during thej
Iat Congress, bat Stnator Lodge, who
has It in charge, says he will pres. it
froni the beginning of the session, and
hopes to secure its passage. The pria-
cipal opposition was to the provision
. . . a m. ft I
which guaranteed an income to toe rau-
roads, and little objection was' made to
other features ef the- bilL 4 Another bill
for the Philippines, which has been vra -
fed by Secretary Taft and the Presi lvut,
as .well aV nearly every one interested
n the Philippines," provides for a mater -
ial reduction, of the duty on sugar t-nd
tobacco as well as other Philippine pr-
aucts.
Another measure which received the;
sanction of the House last session, but 4
which has never ben pushed in the Sea-1
ate ia the Statehood measure which pro- j
viues tor two; states, uououng up tne
territories of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory as one j and Arizona and New
Mexico as another.. This bill, like any
other which may encounter opposition !
in the Senate, could oe easily defeated,
and advocates of a seperate statehood
for all the territories are likely to pur
sue that course. ;
It is somewhat doubtful if a vote will
be reached in the Senate in the case of
Beed Smoot, pt Utah. A score or more
of witnesses are yet to be examined,
and the defense has not even begun,
so that it is; evident that before a re
port is made to the Senate, the r.-sston
will be so far spent', that no serious at
tempt will be made to reach a vnte up
on Senator Smoot 's title.
The last session passed a bill providing
for a commission composed of five
Senators and five Representatives to
investigate and report a measure for
restoring the merchant marine of the
United States. 1 The commission was in
structed to report on the first day of
the coming session, and it is expected
that this will be done. There has been
a great deal of anxiety manifestsd by
men of both political parties to secure
legislation of this character and if any
measure can; be agreed upon which will
receive the support of both parties it
will no doubt be speedily passed.
Some doubt exists among the mem
bers of both Houses as to whether ad
ditional Chinese exlusion legislation is
necessary. ; It has been held that the
law would expire this month, as it was
founded upon a treaty which also ex
pires. A new treaty is being negotia
ted and an exclusion law to meet its
terms may be necessary. The people of
the Pacific coast have been iimiuing
upon morel rigid exclusion than tbat
known as the Piatt law, and if the
question is brought up there will be
quite a lengthy debate.
: Three year's ago, when Congress as
sembled a j flood of bills were present
ed for the: protection of the" Presi lent
pnd. those In line of sucesion. On the
Senate calendar is n notice given by
Senator Hoar last April, that on Tues
day, December 6, he would ask the Sen
ate to tatsO; up aad consider a bill for
protection 'of the President.
Currency legislation will be talked
about but it probably will not bo en
acted. ! ,r. - -'
Reduced representation in Southern
states which have by one form or
another -dinfrarichjsod negroes will be
a theme -for discussion, but not action,
during the winter.'
The trusts will receive attention, at
least in debate, although some doubt is
expressed; about any effective legisla
tion being passed
Interstate Cpmmerce legislation in
some form or another is always pending
in Congress nnd there may be an effirt
to enlarge the powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, so as to alio wot
to fix rates. . ' ;
A bill which has agitated Congress
for a number of years providing for
eight hours work only, on all Govern
ment contracts, no doubt will be re
ported Worn the Senate Committee .on
Labor. Jj
Henatpr Heybarn, of Idaho, has givon
notice that he will call up the fnre
food bijl during the first week of the
session; -
A measure which created a great deal
of interest in the la stJ session and tvUMi
no doubt wUl cause considerable dis
eussion if it comes up again, Js a bill
frovidiag for several large camp sites
a different sections of the country, for
the nseJof thW regnlsr army and militia
for drill purposes. -
Irrigation has -become a pennaiiviit
legislative topic. V
It, is: the intention to pass a rivVr acd
arbor (bill at this session and the ftien
avlng it in charge will makefevcrv e
uiort t9have it presented early. , ;
a number of bills for Alaska pare
come over front last session.
It is, not yet known whether tiiere
will be! any legislation relating to the
Panama Canal, although It may be
necessary. when Secretary Taft mates a
report of his personal iavestigstian of
conditions in the canal zo ho. v
As Ufiial, the regular apppri.ttion
bills will contain legisation tnjt rati,
not get a hearing in any other nay.
Among other bills of public, jmtr-t
pending in the Senate or the House are
the following:
'Providing for thV transportation of
naval and other stores in American
ships; for lh protection of forest
reserves and the creation of addili.inai
reserves; for the payment of $'J!Ki,w) .
to ex-Queen Liluckalini: to Make li-ji-?!
transported by interstate traffie sl.f
ject to the laws of the state wheri it
is Sold. J - :..-'-'., .j".;.-.-;-
. Onej da during the' morning session
will be devoted to,eounting the elector
al vote east for the President and-Vjgr?
President. -
Ksifhts of King Artaur-.
' A boTl' tlttb koown as Lam KnloUtm
feuf King- Arthr was organized at th
I Congregational cbarrh last ' evenin-z. It
started with taembership !of-eijrhteea'.
Ths followinjfare tlie officers? Metlin,
Bv, W. G, Kanlner; King-, P. S.ant
aerj fKay, Elmer Bashor; Beatiner,
EalpkJDhadinjfer; Constable, Fred Lam
port; Chamberlain, Harry Wilson, Lc-
iana Hendricks, Ilerscbel Vaa licet,
Slater, Otto Finley; Coaneellors, Will
rvreDs, Daniel irj, jr and Fred Fish-
Statesman Classified Ads Brine Quick
Besolts. ; .
ATHLHTIO KOT23
- m woman of Lima.
w BaiJ . j- kii)t tt hi h mB
. h. '
, ' reeor,, ,be Baij.
urtut 1 don't do H when any one's bv.
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Exchange.
1 FUNEBAI. PLEA8UBES.
- Misses Maud and Minnie Thompson,
IJllian Wilson and Katy numjnel, e-
e-m panted bv Harry Thompson. 4 4 Sam"
Couch and Floy! Thompson, attended a
funeral in Buchanan Sunday, and got
. a n ... 1
plenty oi grapes ana encsrauo anu a
rood old dinner, and reported just a
s une time. We bet they will o again.
ttbnon (.) Nea.
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j THE POLITICAL MACHINE.
1 - a. machine gets along well enough so
long as it satisfies its ova. voters and
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W. H.
BURQHARDT
BOOK SELLERS AND STATIONERS
' AND DEALERS IN
PICTURES AND ART QCODS
Fine Stationery
Christmas boxes.
In
All the Late Juve
niles. Foxy Grandpa'
"Buster Brown"
"History in Rime
and Jingle"
Games
Boards.
and Game
The early shopper
gets the best assort
ment to select from,
and If you do . not
want to take your
purchase now, we
will Uy It aside for
you.
263 COMMERCIAL STREET
3C
Dra't-Read lis At!
. If yoti want siMne'hing for n thing'-' But if you are' '-' ;
;..'"" looking for a , -
Bargains in Clothing
and
Furnishing Goods
v. '- .....'-
for Uie Elolidays, get pricos at '
E. KOPPE'S
Bargain Store, Y. M. C. A. Building.
. NEW SHIPMENT
Of collar hM cuirboxrs, necktie an! veil boxin. -picture franif in tox-
oid. burut wmid rKtai cards.
A Choice LsOt f
t Of tlU In Blue. C lilna anil Clotli. lo;h AruaUr
See Our Assortment
i. -; ' , ... -. , . .
O ' lua anl T; a bclore making ytur sefi'ctiocs.
The
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y If you rw guing bomo-to your chiMhKr bomw this
ycr, rtu.nnlH r that tho NORTHERN TACFIO leads to ev
cry body's botn. .i
You stu go by.vay of St. Panl to Chicago, or St Louis,
and thenc reach the entire East aod 8outh Or, yon can go to
Da! a tit, nttd from thern use cither the rail lines, or one of the
superb Lake Stcaiaefo down thai lakes to Detroit, Cleveland
Erie, and Buffalo tho Pan-A mcricaa City. ' ,
- r : ' I : .' j ' " :
Start right and you will probably arrive at your devia
tion all right, and, to start right, use the Northern, Pacific, and
preferably the 'NORTH COAST LIMITED" train, in pervice
after 2IA.Y Cth. ; . , l ,
' Any local agent will datiie rates. ,
A D rHART'THM Aasistsat Osmrsl rsstir"' rt
rk. u. vxxrvr a KJFi roaTiawi, oaoow.
doesn't stir the bile of the real masters
of elections, the independent voters.
Its ability to V bring out the vote" is
mott strikingly- manifested when it
wakes roine foolish or improper nomin
ation or adopts a fool platform. Then
the pnblie arises and smashes it. New
York Sun. . .
BAVE BOY.
'Beware." advised the winsome miss,
4 4 You know there's danger in a kiss.
Remember Anthony, the brave.
Was made by Cleopaf,ra slave.'
M I know," then quoth the wooing
youth, '
44Th re's danger in a kiss, forsooth,
Iut courage, ilcar, I do not lack."
Then both launched in a little smack.
Indianapolis 8tar
Legsl Blnnas. fctatexman "Job Office.
CD.
A few holiday reminders, givinjfa few
suggestions of what we have in stock.
V Books of all descriptions, for young
or old, rich or poor. Gift books, in
holiday dress, Including: "Love
Lyrics," 44 Love Finds the Way,"
Wanted, A Matchmaker," "This is for
You," "Her Infinite Vanity." All the
late copyright books, books of travel
and books of nature.
PICTURES
This Is one of our strong suits, of which
we are proud. Come in and look at our little
picture room. .J
FOUNTAIN PENS
We carry ONLY the IDEAL. Nuff said.
BRASS GOODS
This y ear, besides our line of Brass Candle
sticks, we have a line of Steins and Placques.
LEATHER GOODS
All kinds of bags, music roils and card
cases. All priced right, and guaranteed.
Variety Store
Court Ht.
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