GOVERNMENT SUES FRISCO
Attempts to Settle the Trouble
Over Japanese in Schools.
TWO ACTIONS WERE BROUGHT
Claim Is Made That the Mikado's
Subjects Are Not in Any Sense
“Mongolians.”
The United States has begun two
suits in San Francisco for the purpose
of enforcing the provisions of the
treaty with Japan, giving to the Jap-
anese equal school advantages.
One of the actions is brought in the
Supreme Court of the State of Cali-
fornia in the name of a Japanese child
for the purpose of obtaining a writ
of mandamus to compel his admission
to one of the public schools from
which he is excluded by the action of
the Board of Education.
The proceeding in the second suit is
a comprehensive bill in equity filed by
the United States in the Federal Cir-
cuit Court in which te members of
the Board of Education, the Superin-
tendent of Scho and all of the prin-
cipals of the ious - primary and
grammar Schools of Sa
made defendants.
In both proceedings the Government
alleges the execution of the treaty
with Japan in 1895, which
that “in. what prelates to. the
rights of residence and travel,”’ the
subjects of each party to the treaty
shall enjoy in the territories of
other * ‘the same privileges, libertie
and rights as citizens or subjécts of
the most favored nation.”
The State of California having ex-
y provided that every
strict must be open to ali
dren of school age resident within
said district, the privilege of
attendance is alleged to be clearly
one of the said ‘rights of residence’
for Japanese children resident in that
State, to-be enjoyed on the footing of
the most favored nation.
The bill alleges that the Japanese
are not in any sense ‘Mongolians,”
but form a separate and distinct race,
and it is asserted that for more than
20 years, and- until rec enily, the au-
thorities in California have conceded
chil-
that the Japanese are not RE in |
the term ‘‘Mongolian,” and have ad-
mitted them to all public schools.
U. S. ADMIRAL WITHDRAWS
Jamaica Refuses Aid at
Kingston.
Order is being restored in Kingston,
but there is much need of food sup-
plies and good water
Governcr of
The governor of Jamaica refused the |
aid offered by United States Admiral
Davis.
Rear Admiral Davis’
mercy to stricken Kingston came
an abrupt and painful conclusion
consequence of Governor Swetten-
ham’s objection to the presence of
American sailors engaged in the work
of clearing the strects, guarding prop-
erty and succoring the wounded and
sick, culminating in a letter to the
admiral peremptorily requesting him
to re-embark all parties: which had
been landed.
Admiral Davis was greatly shocked
and pained and paid a formal visit to
rcvernor Swettenham informing him
that the United States battleships
Missouri and Indiana and the gun-
boat Yankton would sail.
To the press correspendents Admiral
Davis said that immediate compliance
with Governor Swettenham’s request
was the only course consistent with
the dignity of the United States.
There is much doubt of the number
of dead, the estimates running from
1,000 to 1,700.
mission of
to
Big Fire at Youngstown.
High winds were responsible for the
greatest fire loss in the history of the
city of Youngstown, O., when crossed
wires, blown: down by the gale Sun-
day morning, set fire to the H. l..
McElroy Company’s furniture estab-
lishment in West Federal street. Be-
fore the flames under control fire
and water had fully $700,000
damage.
were
done
REMEDY FOR CAR SHORTAGE
Inter-State Com-
rarce Commission Increased.
be asked by President
ate C
increased
Wants Powers of
Congress will
Roosevelt to give the Inter-St Olri=
merce Commission
to enable that hody
powers
to deal with such
gencies as that now existing with
tedard to the cur shortage question.
The commission already has submit-
ted to the President a preliminary re-
port of the investigations made
some of its members in the Northwest
into this matter, and it will
recommendation very soon.
these are ready the President will
prepare a special message to be sent
to Congress urging necessary
tion.
emer
Town Appeals for Aid.
Mayor George W.
burg, received a telegram from the
authorities of Augusta, Ky., stating
that that town had been almost wiped
out by a serious ficod and storm. An
appeal was made to Pittsburg for aid,
as many people have been rendered
homeless
Banker Walsh Indicted.
John R. Walsh, former President of
the Chicago National Bank, which was
closed by the Government, December
16, 1905, was indicted by the Federal
grand jury on the charge of misap-
plying the funds of the bank.
Convict Hcir to $1
Willian Shepley, a former business
man of Latrobe, Pa. serving
a seven-year term in 13 Western
Penitentiary for the murder of Robert
Gallagher, has failen 1 to $15,660
left by an uncle in Gh
5,030.
n Francisco are |
provides |
| smi
| tion passenger
| Cincinnati,
| tion
school in |
i afreight
the |
such
fe
| miles,
| jured condition.
j at Terre
in |
I
| siding at Sanford to allow t
land that in order
| erest of
i river
| showed 20.3
by |
and the
submit |
When |
portions of
legisla- |
| rush of the waters
i river
{ able
Guthrie of Pitts- |
Lof 1884... 1t
FORTY-FIVE KILLED IN WRECKS
ONE WRECK WAS CAUSED BY FOG
The Engineer Was Unable to See the
Signal and Ran Past the Station.
Twenty-three persons perished and
41 were injured in the wreck of the |
| Was Blown 75 Feet from Engine and
City
the
Big Four railroad’s ‘Queer
Special’’ and ,a freight train
same line near Fowler, Ind.
The train was running 50
on
miles
the - passenger engineer to sce
semaphone light directing him to stop,
as the freight had the right of way.
Though the operator, see
dash by, frantically waved his
ern and emptied his revolver into the
air in the hope of attracting the engi-
neer's attention, the train did: not
slacken speed.
When the passenger a fr
trains met the two locomotives 1
down a steep embankment
ditch. The combination
1ger ‘ccach at the fi
special was. crushed like an
by the impact of thePullm:
fhe private coach of Viee
General Manager
Four, which follow
mans and private car
but the passengers we
ter from the berths
l-smashing of wood and rattle
took: fire
ish,
The wreck
following the cr
Twenty-two charred,
lated: bodies were taken
yuldering. ruins of
train on land,
Chicago &. St. Louis (Big
railroad : following its destruc-
Saturday night by the
carload of powder as it
train at Sandf Ind.
west of Terre 1 3
miles
number of injured
ze
broken,
the
Four)
expio
of a
passe
five
| 35.
disast
but
The res
The cause of the
been fully i
theories are adv
terrible. The
many. believing
earthquake.
The entire
comotive, was
explained,
anced.
shock was
train, .including
blown from the tra
the coaches were demolished, the en-
gine was hurled 50 feet and the
engers were either blown to pieces,
consumed by fire or rescued in an
pass-
die.
hospitals
The
Some of the 3
most severely
5 injured wiil
hurt are in
Haute and at Paris,
Several others are being care for
Sandford.
The explosion took place
stant a Big Four passenger
passing a side-tracked fre
which was the car cf dynar
A large section of the I
was smashed to splinters
one of the passenger
completely demclished.
The passenger train
at
at the
train was
ight, in
coac
left ~~ Terre
s I¥ . |
Haute for the run to Indianapolis with |
express |
three coaches,
car. The frei
a baggage d
ght had upon. a
he pa n-
ger train to pass, and it is
the jar of wheels exploded the
mite.
dyna-
MINE WORKERS CONVENTICN
Secretary Strauss Ghdiged With
Partiality to Empioyers.
the United Mine
Indianapolis, adopted a
the division of
sree
The convention of
Workers at
resolution demanding
the department of ccmm
bor - and the establishing of
partment of e The resolution a
tacked Oscar Strauss, the new secro-
tary, charging him with em-
ployers to violate the contract
act. It was also declared that
partment was being conduc
in the interest of capital than
that the inter
be guarded and. the
poses of the act creating the
men carried out, a 3
of labor should be placed ¢
of it.
The credentials committse
an amended report, ing
eats who gave a writt
that their lecals will pay Db
and strike assessments.
a an
aiding
the de-
more
aber,
labor shall
prese
seat ail
onarantee
FLOOD IN OH Ho RIVE R
Portsmouth, O., Suifers from Breaking
of Levees.
The highest water
Island dam in the
was Sunday morning
when the recerd stood at
By 4 o'clock in the afte
stream had fallen to 23.1 fac
the rise in the Mo To;
came at 7 o'clock Su
ing when the Market
2a.o feet.
At Portsmouth, O.,
sudden break
caused a night of-terr
showed that only a
the city
Hundreds of
homes
recorded
terrific
the levoes
dayiight
flood.
asleep in their the
came, and scores had a re mark -
escape. from drowning.
fled from sick beds, dozens of
ing women and children
aimlessly through, the streets, clad
only in night dresses.
The river reached 61.3 ;
is the highest reccrd the
is cstimated that
people in Portsmouth and suburbs
have been driven {rom their homes.
since fiood
Ammecnia Fumes Overcome This
The breaking of a carboy of
monia in the four-story bnildirg in
Suffolk sirest; New York. Tent fumes
through
shops. Thirty
come. Three were 80 ns
2d that they were
al.
rty.
ani-
pers
taken
District Atiorn
committee of N
that he wanted
000 churches in
~ambl in ~.
an |
hour when it crashed into the freight. |
The dense fog made it impossible for |
the |
ing the train |
lant- |
i port
| Reading, where he said he would .re-
| port
eight |
have
= down,
in-
Tih.
. |
in-|
{ the
| etter
‘need
for
-partm
belis ad: |
| partment concerning
| naval supremacy involved in the r
strides
and la-|,
rand if a
without making provision for another
labor |
| ean
3ts of | 2
cordance
efficiency of
| 1915
14 ecratvalont
I railway
i Jury in
storm |
: scattered |
had escaped the |
i were |
mad |
Scioto {
provided for
which |
10.000 |
the dezen effices t- |
FIVE KILLED BY EXPLOSION
| Locomotive Boiler on Philadel:
phia & Reading Blows up.
ENGINEER’S MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
Unconscious When He Came
Down.
The boiler of a Philadelphia &
Reading railroad freight engine ex-
ploded at Bridgeport, near Norristown,
| Pa., and five trainmen were killed.
of the train, J. D-.
escaped. He was stunned by
explosion, but walked to Bridge-
station and boarded a train for
The
Blanig,
the
engineer
the accident.
The explosion is thou
been due te low water in
All the men kiiled were
gine. Th dead - are:
Stein, conductor; John.
fireman; Ray _ Schrader,
Elmer: J. Kain, brakeman;
Krause, Secretary of the local
carvers’ union.
rear portion
about 159
Is of the engine
i Schrader
force of the explo
to pieces. The others were
and scalded .to death.
Jacob D. Blank, the engineer
engine which blew up at Bridgeport,
arrived at Reading and reported the
accident to the officials. Being
able to proceed to his home in Allen-
town, he was admitted to the Reading
Hospital. Engineer Blank said:
‘How I escaped I don’t know.
had plenty of water in the boiler
I was in the regular position
pied by the ‘engineer. There was a
like a cannon and I knew noth-
12 more until I was at the Bridgeport
: atirond station. All is a blank to me
om the time I went up with the boil-
er until I found myself at the depot.
The boiier was blown about 150 feet
and they=-tell me that I landed about
75 feet from the locomotive. I must
ght
the
on
to. have
boiler.
the
brakeman;
Alfred
wood-
of
yards,
maine
boiier
while
4 on the
the full
was torn
the
T
the
rived
Sic and
We
and
cccu-
absolutely
> that
of -that 1 know
It was almost a miracle
atoms.”’
for
nothing.
[ was not blown to
WANTS ANOTHER BIG WARSHIP | |
Fear that England 2nd Japan Will Out- |
| convention for
| merce
of Japan and Ger-| Eresident Roosevelt
strip Our Navy.
Fear that our navy will soon be
stripped by those
many in the’ matter
ships of the class of the
nought has led the
unusual course of
to Chairman Foss,
out-
of great. battle-
English Dread-
outspoken manner
immediate
in a very
of making
another
dition to the one
sion, the, plans for
mitted to Congress by
ent not long ago.
resident's letter
authorized last ses-
which were sub-
the navy
result
The is the
of the de-
the danger
him by: the experts navy
Japan especially is making
naval constructicn along the
nodern lines.
The President feels that the views of
{ the naval experts are based on sound [
sit-
1
sense of a real appreciation of the
uation, and he believes they should
led by Congress.
The element cf time
vear is alowed
is everything
to go
powerful
be-
that
most
experts
vantage
the
naval
disad
up.
says that in ae-
plan ‘the
navy by
was be-
new battleship of
kind, it will, the
lieve, put us at a
never be made
*¢Jiji Shimpo”’
with the present
the Japanese
will double what it
fore the Russo-Japanese war.
The
be
Congressman Charles Curtis = was
nominated for United Senator
from Kansas to suceed Senator Benson
the caucus of Republican
Legisla-
The action of the caucus is
to election.
States
VERDICT ON BRIDGE HORROR
Acquits Atlantic
Tender of Blame.
grand jury, af-
Jury City
Bridge
I'he
ter ‘an
Atlantic county
investigation of the electric
accident at the Atlantic City
drawpridge last October, made a pre-
entment in which it says that no evi-
dence was found to warrant the grand
holding Daniel Stuart, the
bridge tender, responsible.
The jury finds the West
Sea-Short. Railroad Company
negligent’ and recommends
sompany be. instructed to repair the
defective rail connections and that
the speed limit over the bridge should
not exceed eizht miles an hour.
0
Jersey &
had been
that the
GRAPHIC BRIEFS.
and harbors committee
the construction of dam
26 in the Ohio river, at the mouth
TELE
rivers
The
No.
| of the Great Kanawha.
Albert B. Cummins was inaugurated
governor of Iowa for a third term. In
his. inaugural address Governor Cum-
ming declared that he stood for. the
election of United States senators by
the people:
Six Weeks in Prison for Shepard.
The Elliott F.
sentenced in
1905, to three
$120 fine
the pa
case of Shepard of
York,! who was
in October,
nths’ imprisonment,
to pay 34,000 damages
of Madeline Martiel,
by Shepard's automobil: s finally
been settled. The damages were paid
immediately and the sentence was re-
ueed to six weeks imprisonment.
rance
and
0
rents
India has 000,006 acres of
lands.
irriget-
en- |
Charles M. |
Knoblech, |
"Independent Coal
was |
| 1ro -
shocked | Virginia,
| pendent
of the |
un- |
| ors
i more
been unconscious when I came |
President to take |
addressing a |
of the House |
naval committee, calling his attention |
to the |
provision
monster battleship in ad- |
|:power to
de-
a : 3 ! ti 3 (
of the urgent representations made to | (NUE !
to our |
in | : ;
most | Government Dam in Allegheny River
De
by |
| terior.
{ing of the
| schools and at a meeting of the sehoetl
killed | January 1.
I the
famoun
t that
i to figure at about 2.6 p
“TO TAX CHILD LABOR
Offered Which Will Make Such
Employment Unprofitable.
A plan to tax child labor in mines
and factories out of existence is pro-
posed in a bill introduced in the
House by Representative Brumm of
Pennsylvania. He offered it because
there is no question that the national
Government can lay taxes upon busi-
ness, as was done during the war,
whereas there is some question as to
whether the products of child labor
can be kept out of inter-State com-
merce, as proposed by Senator Bev-
eridge. The Brumm plan is to II-
cense all mine and factory owners who
wish to use the labor of children un-
der 14 years of age. The license fee
is to be $200. In addition a fee of
$20 is to be paid for every such child
employed, and in addition to that a
tax of 10 per cent of the value of goods
produced by child labor is to be im-
posed upon the goods made in® such
mines or factories. Taxation SO
heavy as that, Mr. A Brumm thinks,
would make it unprofitable to employ
children in the mines and factories.
B. & 0. ATTACKED
Railroad With Discrimination.
suit was instituted
court at
Coal
representing
operators in Maryland, West
Virginia - and Pennsylvania,
the Baltimore &
Baltimore,
Company, of
os circuit by
the Pitcairn
F pany.
The purpose of the suit is to break
up tne alleged discrimination
it and other
the
the distribution of coal cars.
contention is that the railroad com-
pany in the allotment of its cars
certain large coal
Judge Morris signed a
damus in the proceedings, returnable
ebruary 28:-Among the defendants
is the Pittsburg Fuel Company, of
Pittsburg.
It was said that an effort was made
to prove that the sale by. the Balti-
& Ohio of its holdings in the
coal companies claimed to have been
favered, was not a bona fide one.
PROSPERITY PREDICTED
President Addressed Ccnvention for
Extension of Commerce.
In a speech at the banquet of the
the extension of com-
Washington City,
urged the adop-
tion of the treaty with San Domingo,
reform cf the consular service and
the passage of laws by the present
congress that will carry American
trade to every section of the globe.
He declared that in the civil and
military service he keeps open ‘‘the
door for the ready exit of the out-
put,” and no one but himself had
close that door. He
there is no doctrine advocated
any nation that compares with the
Monroe doctrine in advancing the
cause of peace. He predicted a con-
rcign of prosperity, not only
America, but for Europe and Asia.
TOWN DAMAGED BY FLOOD
writ of man-
held in
by
for
Dynamited.
Great damages to the town of
Springdale, Pa., resulted from the cur- |
rent of the Allezheny river being di:
verted by the government dam at
that point. The water gradually
away a large strip of land
buildings stood. The people living in
the houses escaped, but the houses
stables and shops were carried away.
An effort was made by government |
up a portion of the
dam to ailow the flood to pass out.
Tons of dynamite were used
part of the dam gave way. The
erty loss is estimated to be
$50,000.
engineers to blow
prop-
over
Pursuing the campaign = against
gambling the French Cabinet has in-
structed the prefects to enforce rigor
ously the law on the subject.
question whether an exception sh
be made in favor of water places wil
be decided later
CORTELYCU 's CONFIRMED
Senate Also Approves Appointments
of Garfield, Von L. Meyer and
Herbe t Knox Smith.
The executive
unanimonsiy
of Georze bB.
senate in session
confirmed the
Corts
treasury and
sceretary of the in
The finance committee recome
mended the confirmation. of both,
senting to the view ‘that the
dent should be allowed
own advisers. The committee also
agreed to recommend the confirmation
of Arthur S. Statter of Washington
to be assistant secretary of the treas
ury.
nomina-
tions lyon to be
secretary of the Jains
R. Garfield to be
as-
Presi-
Diphtheria Clcses Schools.
Diphtheria is the cause of the clos-
North Charleroi (Pa.)
Companies Charge |
in the United |
West |
many inde- |
against |
Ohio Railrcad Com- |! !
is no fodder
against |
independent shippers by |
railroad company in the matter of |
The |
1 less.
fav- |
companies. |
{ and ‘the
{ out
said |
cut
on which |
and a}
vay
i cffect F
to select his!
LEVELED BY EARTHQUAKE
City of Kingston, Jamaica, Dev-
astated—Fire Follows.
DISASTER CAME IN CALM DAY
Many Burned to Death—As Many as
Could Get Away Fled to the
Hills.
The city of Kingston, Jamaica, with
its 55,000 inhabitants, has been prac-
tically destroyed as the result of an
earthquake shock which passed over
the island and came without warning
soon after 3:30 o’clock on Monday,
January 14.
It is conservatively estimated that
the list of dead may be 100, probably
many more, with hundreds injured,
and the property loss will run into
the millions. Sir James Fergusson,
of London, Eng. is reported among
those who lost their lives, but no
other Americans,
Canadians are reported n
this writing.
Liat:
say it
have been
and fire, and that
homeless. The
alone is placed at fully
pissing at
is estimated
killed
that 1,000
by .the
60,600
ers
persons
damage to Kingston
$10,00,000.
are
All people have been warned to keep
The stench
There
famins
The
away from Kingston.
there is described awiul.
for animals, and
is imminent. Money is useless.
banks have been burned,
are suppesed to be safe.
The misery
able. Rich and poor alike are home-
Provisions of all kinds ur-
gently needed. It is imposs
say where anybody can be found.
The day had been a perfect
inhabitants of the city
going about their business in
usual manner when, absolutely
warning, an earth tremble, ap-
parently passing from northeast to
southwest, swept geross the island,
the center of disturbance
as
are
one
were
| being the city of Kingston.
Within 10 minutes after the initial |
disturbance fire broke out in almost
every part of the ruins and the flames
worked without effort being made to
check them.
For more than three hours
flames worked their will without
fort being made. to fight them.
negro portion of the population seem-
ingly lost their heads, and the few
Europeans and Americans who
in the city: were unable to do
thing to bring order out of chaos.
Very soon, however, Sir
Jones and the governor,
Swettenham, rushed into the heart of |
the city all of the troops available.
The advent of the disciplined caval-
cade had its effect, but it was nece
ary for the troopers to use
weapons to control the mob.
Many people were burned to death
in the ruins, being caught like rats in
traps, and being unable to get out.
ef-
The flames spread to the big military |
hespital, which was totally destroyed.
Thirty British soldiers, who were
confined to their cots in the hospital,
were burned to death in thelr beds.
All eiforts to rescue them proved un-
availing and a number of soldiers
| were badly burned in the attempt.
led to the: hills,
being housed un-
and makeshift
The inhabitants
where they are now
der military tents
structures under the protection of the
governor. The great need at pres-
ent is food supplies, the government
warehouse having suffered severely.
HUMAN FLESH ON SALE
Famine-Stricken Chinese
Their Children.
Further advices received from
Shanghai tell of increasing horrors of
the great famine in Central China. A
correspondent. says in two districts
Sinchow and Payehow, starving peo-
ple are eating their children.
Famine-stricken people are being
driven back to the cities in the famine
district, officials refusing to allow re-
fugees to take the roads. In the ab
sence of ordinary food he found human
flesh being sold.
Devouring
27,000 Engineers Get Raise.
the
Committees representing rail-
managers and the locomotive en-
gineers entered the wage agreement
at Chicago which includes all roads
west of Fort William, Canada; St.
Paul, Chicago, St. Louis and Now
Orleans to the Pacific coast and south
to the Mexican border. The new
schedule of increased wages goes into
obruary 1 and will affect about
twenty-seven thousand engineers.
Relief for Kingston:
Admiral Evans left Guantanamo for
ston swift torpedo boat de-
stroyer Whipple and ordered battle-
ships Missouri and Indiana to follow.
The war department prepared to send
supplies to the stricken island and to
tablish distributing agencies.
itish colonial oflice arranged for
ef and for the landing of soldiers and
na wrines. for police duty
King on
est
Br re-
lic
board a resolution was passed: author-i-
izing the officers of the board to bring |
physician |
criminal action against any
having knowledge of contagious di-
seases and failing to report the same
to the authorities. An epidemic is
feared.
Tin Mill _Mén Get Increass.
Seven thousand employes of the
American Sheet & Tin Plate Company
have been granted an advance of two
per cent on a tonnage basis, effective
In addition to the men in
tin mills, it is
that 6.000 i wiil
granted an advance March
being dependent on
selling price of the
time. It Is expected,
aricent.
announceme: made
sheet 1 men
ba
Qg¢e
| Francisco
By a vote of 133 to 92 the members
of the House of Representatives voted
their to $7,500 a
to increase salaries
year.
Vermont Overrun With Wildcats.
Attracted probably by
cats have invaded
about Rutland, in
pers ITunters are organ
them out before they
to travel.
The North German Fire In:
Company, according to a
fendernd by the court at Hamburg, in
a tos the losses whict
i it of the
of last Year
deer, wiid-
part: of the
alarming
drive
menace
pay
carthqt
Englishmen or |
r reports received from Jamaica |
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GOV. STUART INAUGURATED.
Pennsylvania's New Executive Assumes
the Duties of His Office.
Edwin 8S. Stuart
the
was Inaugurated
twenty-seventh constitutional
Governor of Pennsylvania on the 15th.
The ceremonies were witnessed by
about 20,000 people. Harrisburg was
gaily bedecked with flags and bunting
for the inauguration. Although the
day was damp and chilly, thousands
of persons from surrounding towns
poured into the capital to witness
the ceremonies. Philadelphia sent
a large delegation.
The oath was administered by
Justice Newlin Fell of the Supreme
Court,
GovernorStuart read his inaugural
address, in which he repeated much
cof what he said in his public speeches
during the campaign. The pledges of
the platform -upon which he was
elected he promises to “carry out in
zood faith.
In regard to the new capitol build-
ing he said:
If investigation
‘2 has been
develops that
any fraud committed in
ection with the erection of the
State Capitol, or that the State
yeen wronged by any collusion,
yef should be made to
irties indicted and
uld -develop © that
or any others,
State in the
material,
vercharged the
ng of supplies. or
payments for work have been
ated, or that the Staite has been
with and has paid for work
done, civil suits should also be
menced and the defendants com-
d to make restitution.”
zed
ACTED WITHOUT AUTHORITY
Committee Finds Storatary Hitchcock
Had No Right to Withdraw
Indian Lands.
The special committee appointed by
Senate to
connected
inve matters
Civilized
which
the
with: the "Five
Tribes; mat a. partial
among other
| follows :
That no immediate
toward the leasing or
erals in the coal and asphalt lands,
that the surface be sold for home-
that regulations to prevent
approved, but : they
report,
things, recommends as
action be taken
sale of the min-
monopolies are
pipe lines and that Congress act
speedily.
The report finds that the secretary
of the interior had no legal authority
to issue a recent order withdrawing
from allotment lands in the Choctaw,
‘hickashaw and Cherokee nations.
RAILROADS NEED CAPITAL
Required to Handle Busi-
ness in Sight.
Hill, president
Vast Sums
James J. of the
| Great Northern railroad; in a letter to
Gov. John A. Johnson, of Minnesota,
declares it will require a permanent
investment of $1,100,000,000 a year
for five years to provide the railroads
of the country with means to handle
preperly the business already in
sight, and not allowing for future
growth.
President Hill says the business of
the country is so congested the
people are face to face with the
greatest business problem that has
ever confronted the nation. He
says business is increasing with ex-
traordinary rapidity, causing freight
blockades because the railroad termi-
nals are not equal to the demands
made upon theny.
Pennsylvania Is Leader in Glass.
A census bureau bulletin shows that
in 1905 there were 399 glass manu-
facturing establishments in the
United States, with a total capital of
$35.189,151. The manufacture of
alass was Srovaria by 21 states, among
} snnsylrania was first, with
1 cent cof the total value of
+5: Indiana second, with 18.5
cent; Ohio third, with 11.3; New
fourth, with 8.1, and Illinois
with 7.1. The remaining 16
combined had preducts valued
26.2 per cent of the total.
( the leading state in the
progquction of clay produgts:
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.
» Tdaho Legislature elected Will-
E. Borah United States senator
to succeed Mr. Dubois. The two
voted separately and Mr.
received 50 votes as against 18
Dubois.’
Borah
Mr.
The
passed a
ttorney
the Texas legislature
ca’ ng upon the
submit to that
house of
resolution
general to
body for consideration all documentary
cvidence he has in his possession im-
eating United States Senator Bail-
in certain dealings with the Waters-
Pierce Oil Company.
Half a nition dollars’. worth: of
property was destroyed by a fire which
partig!ly burned an eight-story build-
at 407-429 Dearborn street, Chi-
occupied principally by M. A.
& Co., printers: and pub-
inx
Donahue
lishers.
At Des Moines, Ia.; Fireman C. A.
Carlson, driver of- “Jack and Jack
1 to he the world's champion team
wagon horses, died from in-
5 received in a collision with a
‘eet car.
108e
To the horrors of famine in China
has been added an outbreak of small-
pox among the 1x
sitating the
cheds erected
ands who
at Sing-Kiang,
the
the
in
bab! gees 3
demolition of
to shelter
have ived there
arrested
iverinoe
ivering
Wha w
a charge of del
incendiary speeeh at a pub-
meeting in New York City. was
charged wher 3 rraigned
court. 1 Rothman and
have been
ed.
who
bail also were releas