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COIL MINERS DEMANDS
BRE ALL USED
Own:rs Suggest That Agreement
Be Extended Three Years.
WiLL NOT RECOGNIZE UNICN
Bent Mov- of Miners Is Uncertain,
But Districts May Be Called
In Convention.
Fhilzdelphia.—The anthracite coal
aperators met the committee of hard
coal miners in the Reading Terminal
building here and flatly refused to
grant the men any of the demands
they had before them, and at the same
time prcposed to the mine workers
that the present agreement, which
expires March 31, be renewed for an-
other term of three years.
This decision, while not unexpect-
ed by the mine workers, as they had
org azo learned that the operators
were against making any concessions,
eames as a great dizappointment to
the men when they were officially in-
{formed of the stand taken by the com-
operators declared their un-
sg to reopen the eight-hour
: n and other questions pa
n by the anthracite strike
cf 1902... They also declar
selves, oppcied to the mine work-
ers’ proposition for a one-year agree-
ment.
Will Not Recognize Union.
“They nize the
daclined to
of America,
hat. it was con-
tuminous workers. .They
C representatives of the an-
thracite mine workers and not as of-
ficers of the union. The operators
called upon the report of the strike
sion to support their refusal
with the United Mine Work-
1he demands cf the mine: workers
in Serenton last October and
the national ccnventien in
3 in January, are as fol-
erewith ymit to you and
fer your consideration a cepy of. the
den is f lated
minds f le
1 of district
Mine Worl , held in Scran-
, October 12, 1906. °°
-——That an agreement shail be
afed betwecn the reprasenta-
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at a joint con- |
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ret Mr. Lewis and his com- |
tives ¢f the miners and the opera- |
tor; of the anthracite region, and all
disputes arising under the contract
shall be adjusted as provided for in |
fhe said agreement.
“Second—The complete recognition
of the United Mine Workers of Amer-
fca as a party to
eoutract, and that the United Mine
Workers of America shall be recog-
mized in our right to provide any
method we. may adopt for the collec-
tion of revenues, for the organiza-
dicen. ? :
Eight-Hour Day Wanted.
“*Third—An eight-hour day, with no
reduction in wages.
“Fourth—That* all’ coal shall be
mined and paid for by the ton of 2,000
pounds.
“Fifth—A definite and more uniform
rate of wages and prices for all
classes of labor at all collieries in
toe anthracite region, and that all em-
ployes paid $1.50 or less per day shall
receive a 10 per cent advance, and
all employes paid more than $1.50 and
less than $2.00 per day shall receive
a five per cent advance.
“Sixth—That the system whereby a
contract miner has more than cne job
or emplovs more than two laborers
be abolished.
*8eventh—That the employers be
required to issue uniform pay state-
ments, designating the name of the
company. the name of the employe,
the colliery where employed, the
amount of wages and the clas of work
performed.
“Eighth—That the contract shall be
made for’a period of one year.” 3
WiLL SPEND $1,00C,000
mants on Entire Division.
Wellsville, O.— Announcement has
just been made that during: the com-
ing fiscal year, the Cleyeland. & Pitts-
burg Railroad Company will spend
tire division, and that the bulk of the
work has been already mapped out
By the engineering department,
It is learned -that considerable
double-tracking will be done, mainly
on the river division between Steu-
Penville and Bellaire,
Balineville and Alliance.
right-of-way for the construdtion of
the new cut-off between Smith's Fer-
ry, Pa., and Homeworth, O., has heen
procured.
Local Opticn Defeated.
Har isburg, Pa.—The House of
Reprcs ntatives disposed finally of
the local option question in so far as
thie ses icn of 1909 is concerned.
After listening to arguments for two
and one-half hours the members
voted the measure down by 137 to
$6. In the session of two years ago
the local cptionists rallied 96 votes
for their measure as against 89 op-
ported to it, but could not get the re-
aquired 204 votes to pass it.
Triple Tragedy In Maryland.
Hagerstown, Md.—In Corbetts Ad-
dition, a suburb, Charles Iseninger
shot and killed his wife and Douglas
Mongan and then killed himself with
#he same pistol. Mongan, also a mar-
mied man, was, like the murderer,
Wiving apart from his wife, and had
Ween boarding with Mrs. Iseninger.
Madrid.—Madrid has been visited
By an epidemic of typhoid fever. More
4han 300 cases already have be re-
moved to one hospitgl and there have
Been many deaths.
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STANDARD WINS CASE
Prosccuiien. Failed to Prove a Legal
Rate of 18 Cents.
Chicago,—The Standard Cil Com
pany of Indiana was found not guilty
of accepting rebates from the Chica-
go & Alton Railroad on shipments
of oil from Whiting, Ind., to ‘East St.
Louis, Il. The verdict was return-
ed. by a jury in the Federal court on
instructions of Judge A. G. Anderson,
who averred that he followed the
circuit court cf appeals’ decisions as
to thé’ same ‘case and on which ver-
dict Judge Kenesaw Mountain. Lan-
dis assessed a fine of $29,240,000.
Judge Anderson's decision was not |
unexpected, as he had told the Gov-
ernment prosecutors that
relied cn in the first trial was incom-
petent and: that it must be: comple-
mented “or fail. It - was: with some-
thing cf an air of hopelessness that
District Attorney Edwin W. - Sims
and his assistants attempted to show
the ‘admissibility of the Illindis class-
ification ‘to prove: the existence of a
legal rote: of. 18 cents, which was a
vital point in the Government's ccn-
tention.
Prosecutor Suggests Dismissal.
It was after Assistant District At-
torney James.H. Wilkerson had ar-
gued for two hours and in the end
admitted that the prosecution could
nct furnish the further proof deemed
necessary by the court! for a contin-
uation of the case that Judge. Ander-
gon announced, his decision.
Mr. Wilkerson said that ths Gox-
ernment could proceed’ no further
and svgrested dismissal of the case.
A {tc v John S. Miller, chief coun-
in the. case for the oil company
immediately moved -that there be an
instructed verdict of not guilty. The
ccurt so ordered, and the jury, which
had been excluded during the argu-
ments by the attorneys, was ‘calied
in and cl} od,
The decision of Judges Grosscup,
Baker and Seaman, of the United
States circuit court of appeals, re-
versing Judge Landis,” together with
the action of the United States su-
premr~ court in refusing to review the
ision of the court cof appeals, was
cisicn.
TARIFF REVISION
German Trade Agreement.ls Utilized
To Advance Rates On Cer-:
tain Imports.
Edy
Washington, D. C.—There will be
substantial increases in: rates’ ‘on
Pany items in the mew tariff bill,
with the avowed purpose: of increasing
the revenues. This idea has. been
overlocked for some reason in the at-
tention that has heen given to -the
disclosures regarding reductions in
rates and the material changes that
are to be found in the bill in dealing
with raw materials, and finished man-
ufactured products. ’
Threas ' items may be mentioned
upon which qomparatively slight ad-
vances. in rates are expected,to pro-
luce more than $7,000,000 annually.
Opportunity will ‘also be presented in
handling this policy of ‘increasing du-
ties for equalizing conditigns with
respect to imports from Germany that
are asserted by Mr. Fordney and
others to have been dislocated by the
trade agreement entered into by
Fresident Roosevelt's administration
with Germany, ard which agreement
resulted in creased importations of
certain lines of German manufactured
articles.
There is reason to believe that the
new tariff bill will show the imposi-
tion of duties upon long staple cotton
and cocoa; both are now admitted
free.
crease in the duty on toys, large im-
portations of which come each year
from Germany.
BALLINGER MAKES CHANGES
Ohican Is Appointed to New Office—
General Shuffle Is Planned.
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Washingten.—In line. with his pol-
icy to reorganize the work of the in-
terior department, Secretary Balling-
er made a number of changes in the
personnel, including the appointment |
of Clement 8. Ucker of Ohio. chief of
the contest,division ang: administra-
Se | tive cfficer of the general land office,
€. & P. Railroad Plans Big Improve- | i
to be chief clerk of the department
in succession of ‘Edward: M. ‘Dawson
| of Maryland, who was appointed an
assistant attorney of the:department.
Jechn W. Holcombe and James I.
Parker, both of Indiana, were appoint-
cd assistant and assistant ‘attorney,
Harold
N. Clark of New: York was appointed
an electrical engineer in the gological
| survey at $3,000 a year, effective
March 15.
SINKS AFTER COLLISION
Two Ships Meret in Dense Fog and
One Goes Down— Every-. °
one Rescued. n
Chatham, Mass.—Blanketed by a
dense fog and proceeding at half
speed, the steamers Horatio Hall of
| the Maine Stemship Company from
Portland for New York, and H. F.
Dimock of the Metropolitan Line,
from New York for Boston, met in
the middle of Pollock Rip Slue chan-
nel.
The crash sent the Hall to the bot-
tom within half an hour and caused
the Dimock to run ashore six hours
later on Cape Cod Beach, where the
passengers and crew of the Hall
were landed unharmed.
Nebraska Bars Carnegie Lucre.
Lincoln, Neb.—In the house today
the bill to authorize the State Uni-
versity to accept the Carnegie pen-
sion fund for professors was defeat-
ed by.a vote of bl to 41. Ww. J.
Bryan appeared before the house com-
mittee several weeks ago and opposed
the pension fund.
Russian Official Killed.
k, Russia.—General Stavinsky,
of the p n
nity of the prison by an unknown
man.
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There will also be a slight in- |
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NEW MEMBERS OF
THE UPPER HOUSE
Seven New Senators Are Republi-.
"can and. Five Democrats.
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SOME HAVE ACHIEVED RENOWN
Majority’ ‘Are Lawyers, Some Have
Been Governors, of States,
One Is a Farmer. ,
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| Washington.—Twelve new:migmbers
| of the senate came info tha} body
with the session beginning .at ‘noon
March 4, as follows: Na
Elihu Root, Republican; -of* New
York, was born February 15, 1845,
in Clinton, Oneida county, N:.¥. He
was graduated from Hamilton Col-
lege. He served as district attorney
vnder Arthur, was a member of the
Alaskan boundary commission; be-
came secretary of war August: 1,°1889,
and secretary of state July 7, 1905.
He is a lawyer of great reputation.
Theodore E. Burton; Republican, of
GChio, was born in that state Decem-
ber 20; 1851: He’ was graduatéd from
Oberlin’ College. ‘He is a‘ lawyer and
expert cn financial matters... He: had
served fourteen years in the. house
whew elected: senator to" sueceed Jo-
seph. B. Foraker. , $f
William O’Conngll Bradley, Repub-
lican, of Kentucky, left school to join
the Union -army when fourteen years
old. He is now sixty-one years old.
He was prosecuting attorney at twen-
Iy-three. When. twenty-eight he was
caucus nominee of the Republicans
for the senate. That was thirty-four.
years ago, and during the interval he
was given four similar tributes. . He
helped to lead the “306” at Chicago,
who stood by Grant. He prosecuted
the Star Route grafters, and received
106 votes. for . Vice President . when
Harrisecn was nominated. In ‘1905 he
| was elected governor of Kentucky,
{and was chosen. senator by the aid
of Democratic votes.
Benjamin F. Shively, of
Democrat, was born. in that state
March 20, 1857. Originally a-:school
master, he took up newspaper work.
He served in the. Forty-eighth, Fifty-
first. and Fifty-second congresses. In
1896 he was the Democratic candidate
Indiana,
+: for, governor, but was defeated. Since
leaving congress he has practiced law
at South Bend.
Wesley L. Jones, of Washington,
was born in Illinois October 9, 1863;
classified ‘as an “infant’ in the .sen-
ate. He is a lawyer. He has seryed
four terms in the house of repfesen-
tatives. § 20 vay
Martin I. Johnson. Republican, of
North - Dakota, was born in'-Wiscon-
sin in 1850... He was graduated from
the Iowa State University and is a
lawyer. He served in the Fifty-second
and fifty-fifth congresses. He receiv-
ed the caucus nomination for sena-
tor in 1889, but was defeated on joint
ballot bv a eoalition of Democrats
and Republicans. &
Coa TIsaac Crawford, Republican, of
South Dakota, was born in Velney,
Towa, January 14. 1858. He is a law-
ver, and was graduated from the Towa
State University. He was’ elected
governor of South Dakota in 1906.
Charles James Hughes. Democrat,
cf Colorado, was. born in Caldwell
county, Mo., Februarv 16, 1853. He
is reputed to be a millionaire. He is
a lawyer ,and is considered 2&n expert
in mining causes.
George E. Chamberlain, Democrat,
of Oregon, was born in Natchez,
Miss., fifty-two vears ago.’ He ‘was
| graduated from Washington ‘and Lee
University. He has served six years
as governor of Oregon, and had two
years of his last term remaining when
chosen senator. He was elected as a
Democrat, although the state legisla-
ture is. overwhelmingly Republican.
Edward: Durant © Smith, of South
| Carolina, Democrat. will not be forty-
| one years old until the first of next
| August. He was graduated from
| Wofford College. He is a farmer, and
| pas never entered professional life.
|'His only political ' experience com-
| prises fonr vears’ service in the South
| Carolina legislature, :
| Joseph TL. Bristow, Republican. of
| Kansas, was born on a farm in Ken-
| tueky: He is a mewspaner publisher:
He served. as fourth assistant post-
master general vnder McKinlev, and
exposed the frauds in the nostal servy-
ice’ which sent a number of employes
to ‘the penitentiary. He afterward
was sent as a special commissioner
to investigate conditions in Panama.
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher. of Flori-
da. was born in Georgia,’ and is fifty
vears old! > He is a wealthy lawyer.
eo’ served in the state legislature,
wns mayor of Jacksonville two terms,
and was one term governor of his
state,
Coa! Land Suit Settled.
Washington. — A settlement has
been effected by the secretary of the
interior of ‘the government suit
against the Union Pacific Railroad
Company involving coal lands .in Wy-
oming estimated as worth $1,500,000.
This land is said to have been acquir-
ed by the company through what
are known as “dummy” entries.
Kansas Reduces Freight Rates.
Topeka, Kan.—The senate’ passed
the maximum freight rate bill, redue-
ing the rates in the state 5 to 15 per
cent. The bill already has been pass-
ed by the house.
Cyclone in Georgia.
Cuthbert, Ga.—The Northwestern
section of Cuthbert was struck by a
cyclone and almost totally destroy-
ed. Many buildings are in ruins.
Six negroes have been killed and
many have been injured.
Another Anti-Jap Move.
Sacramento, Cal.—In lieu of an an-
ti-JTapanese statute the senate adopt-
ed a resolution calling upon congress
to enact an Asiatic exclusion law
that would keep Japanese as well as
| Chinese aliens out of the country.
SAYS ACT IS CONFISCATORY
Abolition of Passes Increases Passen-
ger Revenue by Less Than
Onc Per Cent.
Kansas City, Mo.—Judge McPher-
son of the United States”district
court handed down a decision’ favoring
the railroads in the two-cent fare and
maximum rate cases granting the in-
junction sought against enforcing the
Missouri laws. ‘
The contention of the 18 railroads
operating in the state that the laws
were confiscatory and - violated the.
federal constitution by taking away
: ‘property without due process of law
was sustained.
“The question,” said Judge McPher-
son in his decision, “is whether the
traffic wholly within the State of Mis-
souri, generally referred to in the
evidence as local traffic, can be car-
.ried under the freight rate statute of
1907 and the passenger fare statute of
1907 at such profit as will give a
reascnable return after paying expen-
ses upon the investment, or whether
such traffic is carried at a loss or less
than such reasonable profit.
Rate Is Not Renumerative.
“The ccurt has reached the conclu-
sion that upon this question the
statutory rates fixed by either and
both statutes are not! remunerative.”
In giving the reasons for such con-
clusions, the decision says: ‘The un-
questioned and undoubted rule is that
there is a presumption beth of fact
and of law in favor of the validity of
every legislative enactment. The
railway companies have the burden
of removing this presumption and
showing that the statute clearly, or
as some courts say, palpably, and
others say, beyond a reascnable
doubt, is invalid. In these cases the
court has recognized this- rule. The
authorities upon this question form a
long and unbroken line, with the sin-
gle exception of the maojrity opinion
in the Pennsylvania case decided a
year ago (68 Atl. Rep. 676). And that
one authority is not persuasive.
“My opinion is that a railroad prop-
erty, properly built and properly man-
aged, should over and above expenses
make a return of 6 per cent per an-
num, And considering all the evi-
dence, the evidence fairly shows that
all of these roads. were properly. and
economically built and are ‘being
properly and economically managed,
and that after paying the expenses
for maintenance and operation, there
is less than 6 per cent of returns;
and as to some of them a deficit, tak-
ing the property .as. above stated
within the State of Missouri at its
fair valuaticn.
Valuation of State Is the Basis.
“And this is so without reference
to bonds, because in no case do the!
bonds bear 6 per cent interest. But
taking the. bonds into consideration,
there is still not to exceed 3 per cent
returns, and in many cases a deficit
after considering all debts and cred-
its, upon the true valuation for the
state business. There is no evidence
that any pf the existing bonds: were
improperly issued either as to
amounts or rates of interest.
BUCKS STOVE CASE
Justice Gould's Sweeping Order Not
Wholly Upheld In Higher Court.
Washington.—The American Feder-
ation of Labor hereafter may freely
refer to the boycott against the Bucks
Stove & Range Company of St. Louis,
except by inclusion in the “We don’t
patronize” list.
This, in substance, is the decision
handed down by the court of appeals
of the District of Columbia in the
noted injunction case of the Bucks
company against the American Fed-
eration of Labor, which has been be-
fore the courts of the District of Col-
umbia in various phases for months.
JAPS ARE GOING HOME
Greater Number Returned Than En-
tered United States In Feb-
ruary, He Claims.
New York.—K. Yamesaki, acting
consul general of Japan, announced
that the report of the department of
foreign affairs of Japan, which has
just been cabled to him, shows that
during: the month of February, 1909,
94 more Japanese returned home than
entered .the mainland of the United
States, and 52 more Japanese return-
ed homé than entered Hawaii.
Mr. Yamesaki said that the mode
‘of travel showed that the largest pro-
portion of those Japanese returning
home were of the working class.
NAVAL BATTLE
Salvadoréan Gunboat Disables Nica-
raguan Craft. ;
Mexico City.—A private dispatch
‘received here March 12 absolutely
confirms the reported naval engage-
ments between the ships of Nicara-
gua and Salvador. |
Three Nicaraguan gunboats, led by
the Momotombo, attacked the ‘Salva-
dorean gunboat Presidente. The
latter, by a lucky shot, put the Mo-
motombo out of action almost at the
beginning of the engagement.
The three Nicaraguans then with-
drew. Later the Momotombo was
repaired and went in pursuit of the
Presidente.
Danish Women Legislators.
Copenhagen.—Out of 42 members of
the municipal council of Copenhagen,
elected, seven are: women. Seven
per cent of the candidates elected in
the province are women.
Labor Leader Is Shot.
Roswell, N. M.—Ollie S. Shirley, a
labor leader, was shot and killed by
W. T. Wells, a wealthy resident of
Roswell, as a result of a quarrel over
the employment of a non-union man
on construction work.
Fifteen Victims of Slide.
Rome.—News was received here
that an avalanche had destroyed a
house in the village of Pradel, pro-
vince of Belleuno, Venetia, killing 15
al trains arrived from neighboring
| persons.
THATY KILLED
BA TOR
Arkansas Town Is Almost Wiped
Out—One Church Left.
OIER
GOVERNOR ON THE SPOT
Fourteen of the Victims Are White.
Bodies of Many Negroes Found
Under Wreckage.
Brinkley, Ark. — Thirty or more
lives were snuffed out, 60 people were
injured, 14 seriously, and property es-
timated to be worth $1,000,000, was
destroyed by the tornado which
wrecked this city on the night of
March 8. .
Of the known dead these 14 are
white people: Isaac Reed, Mrs,
fsaac Reed, Russell Reed, Raymond
Reed, Porter Foote, J. L. Starrett,
Harry Stovall, Jr., Mrs. Ethel Phil-
lips, Mrs. Belle Darden, two children
of Mrs. Darden, Charles Frenze, A.
M. Hood and an unidentified man. '
The tornado lasted only a few min-
utes, but the destruction was com-
plete. The Roman Catholic church,
standing directly in the path of the
storm; alone escaped damage. Main
street and Cypress avenue, the two
principal thoroughfares, are impassa-
ble and piled high with wreckage.
Every business house is in ruins
and there is hardly a home that has
not at least suffered the loss of a roof
of wing. The Arlington hotel was
totally destroyed. Eighty guests
were registered there, but all escap-
ed. The Brinkley hotel, Southern
hotel and Kelley hotel were all de-
stroyed without loss of life.
Fire broke out in the wreckage, but
strenuous efforts prevented a con-
flagration.
Fire broke out in the wreckage, but
strenuous efforts prevented a confla-
gration.
The dead were
from which point
take place.
Governor Donaghey arrived from
Little Rock in response to a call
from the citizens committee. He
says food, clothing and shelter are
the things most needed. Hundreds
of people are homeless. ‘Three spec-
sent to~ Helena,
interment will
towns, bringing relief workers, phy-
sicians and nurses.
The Catholic church has been con-
verted into a hospital. The citizens
of Helena have offered the use of
their homes.
LOWER PRICES FOR TIN
Straight Cut of 25 Cents a Box Has
Been Decided On By In-
dependents.
Independent tin plate manufacturers
throughout the country on Wednesday
of last week put into eifect a new
price on tin plate which makes a re-
duction of 25 cents a box all through
the list. The reduction is a severe
one, but the manufacturers believe
that, in view of the reduction of prices
in other materials, including tin and
sheet bars, the lower rate is merely
keeping pace with the general trend
of the steel market. Under the new
schedule the base price for 100-pound
coke tin. standard size, is changed
from $3.65 net, to $3.40. The list price
had been $3.70, but there was a 5-
cent differential from this and the,
ruling price in the trade.
NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE
Assailant of White Woman Is Roast-
ed to Death Before Eyes of
1,000 People.
Rockwall, Tex.—After having been
identified by Mrs. Arthur McKinney
as the negro who attempted a crim-
inal assault upon her, Anderson EI-
lis was taken from the Rockwall
county jail, and secured to an iron
stake driven into the earth and was
burned to death in the presence of
1,000 persons.
* Rarlier in the evening, Will Clark,
a negro, was shot and killed when his
father refused permission to a posse
to search his premises on the as-
sumption that Ellis was concealed
there. ‘
UNCLE SAM MUST ISSUE BONDS
Government's Cash Balance Less Now
Than When Cleveland Acted.
Washington.— The report that a
a bond issue will soon be necessary
to tide’over the government treasury
was confirmed by Chairman Tawney
of the house of representatives com-
mittee on appropriations. He said
that while the {treasury statement
shows an available cash bauance of
about $137,000,000, the amount of
mon actually available is far short
of that amount.
An official of the treasury depart-
ment said that the working cash bal-
ance is about $65,000,000. The bal-
ance was $84,000.000 when President
Cleveland found it necessary to issue
bonds.
St. Petersburg.—The czar has given
audience to the oldest soldier in the
world, Andrel Nikolaievitch Schmidt,
who is 120 years old and who fought
in the Napoleonic wars 100 years ago.
Big Deal in Oklahoma Oil.
Tulsa, Okla.—J. W. Crosbie, presi-
dent of the Central National bank and
a prominent oil producer, purchased
the holdings of Robert Galbreath in
the Glenn Pool, consisting of 1,250
acres with 69 producing wells and
about 600,000 barrels of oil in tank-
age. The consideration was $700,000,
the deal being .the largest in Oklaho-
ma oil properties yet made. Mr.
Galbreath, who discovered the Glenn
Pool, will confine his attention to
holdings in other fields in Tulsa dis-
trict.
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
Other Matters May Be Considered
Beside the Tariff.
Washington.—When congress meets
on the 15th inst. upon the call of
President Taft to consider a revision
of the tariff there will be no consti-
tutional restriction upon the nature
of business that may be transacted.
It is generally conceded that at least
two months will be required for the
house to conclude consideration of all
the schedules involved in this legisla-
tion. \
The house itself will not receive
the bill for some weeks, as the com-
mittee on ways and means will re-
quire considerable time to report the
measure. During this long period the
senate will have nothing to do in re-
spect to the tariff, and even after the
bill leaves the house it will be in the
hands of the committee on finance
for some time before the senate actu-
ally gets possession of it and the de-
bate begins. Then will begin a long
wait by the house until the senate
amendments cen be known and con-
ferees appointed to bring about an
agreement upon them.
Long Wait for Each House.
This procedure will result in each
house having to remain in session
with nothing to do in relation to the
tariff covering a period of a couple
of months, Three days is the extent
of a rescess that may be taken by
either body.
In view of the extended period of
inactivity that would face each house,
should nothing be considered except
the tariff, many senators are consid-
ering the advisibility of entering upon
other legislation which they believe
ought to be passed in time to send
it over to the house when that body
has disposed of its bill and will only
have to wait for senate action on the
tariff.
Postal savings banks, change of
date in the anauguration from March
4 until a later day, statehood of New
Mexico and Arizona and the thirteenth
census are topics likely to be heard
from.
CLAIM A VAST ESTATE
St. Louis People Ask About 600 Acres
of Land in New York City.
New York.—Comptroller Metz re-
ceived from a firm of St. Joseph (Mo.)
lawyers a communication requesting
information regarding 600 acres of
land in this city which the lawyers
say was leased to the municipality by
their clients 99 years ago. The lease
has nearly expired, the attorneys say,
and their clients desire to make a
distribution of the property. The
lawyers, Messrs. Duncan & Utz, write
that their clients are descendants of
Walter Raleigh Scott, who they de-
clare leased the land to the city.
Central Park is the only municipal
property containing 600 acres or
more. The land was taken ‘by the
city under condemnation in 1853.
City cfficials say that the city did not
have 600 acres of park in 1810, or 99
years ago.
AERONAUT DROWNED
Fell Into Sea While Hundreds Watch
His Efforts to Control Big Bag.
San Pedro, Cal.—While hundreds
watched his frantic efforts to control
a great balloon, which was swiftly
bearing him 4,000 feet high out over
the Pacific ocean, Lester Elkins, an
amateur aeronaut, 20 years old, cut
loose his parachute and dropped into
the waters of the outer harbor to his
death.
Elkins tried desperately to guide
the balloon back over the land. The
parachute filled after he had fallen
a short distance, but it was caught
by the wind and carried still further
out and fell in the ocean a mile be-
yond Deadman’s island. Elkins came
to California a few months ago from
San Antonio, Texas.
PURCHASED BY U. 8S. STEEL CO.
Corporation ; Gets Largest Fresh
Water Island.
Houghton, Mich.—The largest is-
land in fresh water in the world has
reverted to American ownership. Isle
Royale in Lake Superior, except two
small summer resorts, has been pur-
chased by American interests from
the English syndicate which owned it
for many years. The deal was con-
cluded in London by F. W. Nichols of
Houghton and Oscar J. Larson of Du-
luth, the latter an attorney for the
United States Steel Corporation,
Whisky Barrels Scarce.
St. Louis.—That the growing scarc-
ity of oak timber suitable for barrels
threatens the whisky trade of the
country was the opinion of W. Palmer
Clarkson of St. Louis, president. of
the National Coopers’ association, ut-
tered at the opening of the annual
convention of that body here. Mr.
Clarkson declared that the price of
oak had increased 70 per cent, and
as no other wood is equal to it in its
effect upon ageing whisky, distillers
are facing a grave problem.
Change of Inauguration Date.
Washington.— Voicing their hearty
approval and co-operation in the
movement to secure a change in the
inauguration date to the last Thurs-
day in April, the governors of a
number of States have accepted the
invitation of the national committee
on the proposed change to become
members of that organization.
INCOME TAX FOR FRANCE
Supercedes a Lot of Vexatious and
Antiquated Imposts.
Paris. The Chamber of Deputies
passed the income tax bill, 407 to 166.
The bill does away with many of
the vexatious and antiquated taxes in
France, substituting therefor a grad-
uated income tax. Day laborers are
practically exempted. The taxes
upon incomes above $1,000 a year is
made progressive up to 4 per cent of
the total.
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