THE POSTAL LAWS ARE CONFUSING Postmaster General Recommends a Commission. EXISTING STATUTES OUT OF DATE. Mp. Cortelyou Suggests That Congress Provide fora Body Representing the Varioos laterests te Formulate a Series of Regulations for Second-class Matter to Take the Place of the Present Jumble of Statutes, Washington, D. C., (Special).—Post- Cortelyou has recom- +h HC master General mended to Congress a commission to ject of second-class mail matter with a view to ascertaining what modifications of the present second-class laws are necessary, the commission to render its report to Congress not later than Decem ber 10, 1000. In order that all interests shall be represented, he has recommended that the commission consist of seven persons and be made up Hows : selected by the President one entative, or of House ; one officer of the | office Department, se! 1 by Post master. General; the publis { represe tment app Mil inquire into the as I +h 3 i oy Lic selected Y Post lv, sen PART OF VERTEBRAE REMOVED. Surgical Operation Cures Hospital Patient of Paralysis, a Too Tali; Boy a Suicide. York Spe two or and at t} that his schooll “Sh dow ” n y thin icknamed him Fewer Than Fifteen Hundred. San Franc Gwynn asked investigating report in the ruins Gwynn h ior believe 1500, bodies Captain dead bodies does not amount to Thus far the mili authorities mcord of something over 3%0 bodies, and, in the opinion of Gwynn, $00 will be as many ever be recovered. As that the as the coroner says, have dead Captain as will "pas ail LATESTNEWS INSHORTORDER DOMESTIC John R W; former the defunct Chicago National held to the federal grand jury of $50,000 by United States sioner ‘Mark Foote Corwin H. Spencer, one of the leading business men of St. Louis and a hea grain trader, collapsed wt watching the stockboard apd died in a short time District Attorney Jerome is to press the charges of perjury against Lawyer Abe Hummel in connection with Dodge-Morse divorce case, Max Fellman, of New York, a belies er in Dr. Osler’s age-limit theories, shot himself because he is 50 years old and penniless, Michael Angelo ollege professor, was sent tentiary in Kansas ( { Ss Francsico San ions and may have sh, the -Mayor Phelan, ask President Roosevelt sha government. first secretary Berlin, has been 3 1 Ounc: thie ¢ moassy of Washington, a new position will rank next to hat Russia it playing a deep game : is shown by the newspapers Iden to publish news concern. the demobilization of the army and the movement of troops in Manchuria. A c¢risis in the Russian cabinet is on V the dis of Interior Minister Durnovo is likely at any moment, A Russian terrorist attempted to as- sagsinate Colonel Min, commander of the Seminovsky Guards, at St. Petersburg. All the Russian ministers have placed their resignations in the hands of the Czar. is \ , Witte's retirement or SEVEN ARE KILLED TWENTY [INJURED liszstrous Passen:zer Wreck om the Pennsylvania. TRAINS CRASH NEAR ALTOONA. The Chicago Mail and the St. Louls Express Meet Head On While Golng at High Speed ~~ Both Locomotives snd Six Cars are Demolished Passengers Ploned Down Un- der the Wreckage. 1: * IMOSt G18 Presidest Roosevelt is Letter for such Government To Probe Raliroads. Chicago, (Special) One of A the most thorough inquiries into the relationship between the railroads and the Standard Oil Company that has ever been conduct ed by in this city May 10, before the Interstate Commerce Commission, The names of the men are kept secret. Hundreds of subpoenas have been issued, it is said, for independent oil refiners in Ohio, Kansas and Pennsylvania, the government will commence summoned Som. ASHES IN MANY VAULTS AND SAFfS, ln 60 Per Cent. of Those Opened. Contents Intact RESUMING BUSINESS IN SAN FRANCISCO, Factories Starting Operations and Many Stores Reopen. \ er Ven pet Fags #03 $1 pera permits The any indoors i ver to the b iderwriters ch will make a remspection, ¥ h missi to move the kitchen from the wn irene? nm Works 2,300 men are agement ex- have the “nicarly 4,000 under the circumstances full if Pueblo, which was been raised and Workmen are al steamer Columbia, was turned her side. The l of the new Hawaiian-American eamship Company's liners were pitched out four feet to the south, but were njured, and only need to be replaced position. the bay, has repaired fixing the on FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. Seaboard Air Line's net profits in Feb. ruary increased $84,024, or about 25 per Judge Gary, of United States Steel refused to discuss the rumor that the Hill ore deal was off, Reading's net surplus in March was $006,880, compared with $1,010,280 in the same month last year It is estimated that since the earth- quake, $25000000 of cash, all told. has gone from the East to San Francisco. THOSE FOREIGN OFFERS OF AID Subject of a Special Mesrag: to Congress, Did Not Interfere With Offers Where They Were Made to the Relief Committee- Congress Should Adopt a Resolution Expressing Appreciation of Evidences of Sympathy. Cheap Meals For "Frisco. Francis { Special) Mrs iN extensive restan hmits w . Vl appea its owner, Senator W announces that he re-election to the i i ate. He says he will return to operate his interests his present term, Marc Savers of Paternalism. New York (Special). Bankers famil- ar Ge bond are practically unanimous in their opinion niana at we of with vernment 155ues that the scheme of San Francisco sug- gested by i finance committee to sell $200,000,000 of bonds guaranteed by the national Government 1s untenable, and should not be carried out. Only one banker was found who thought that the scheme would be a good one, provided that the bonds so guaranteed by the Government could be used as a basis of bank-note circulation, t is LIVE WASHIRGTON AFFAIRS, DEAD LETTERS CLEARED UP. la April 667,100 of Them Were Received znd Opened. Warned to Keep Peace. Work For 1,500 Misers, 27,000 Oa Cans {By Cabk 22,000 at work number the Frenct CX { mpany eYeT its employ MUCH IN LITTLE The Transvaal mines 000,000 worth of i Thirty-nine thoi meetings are held average number of weekly open air nn ings 1s 37.000, The average attendance at the indoor meetings only every week is 1,20288z, Koenig invented the steam printing press. His partner, Densley, cheated him, Koenig, to support life, had to sell his patents. He died a poor machinist, YOY working for about 88 a week.
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