Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-04-20

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| senator's physical condition not enabling
him to endure the strain. As he concluded
| applause swept over the galleries. Many
! of his colleagues, particularly those on
the democratic side, congratulated him.
House.
Washington, April 1S.--The second
days debate upon the naval appropri-
alton bill in the house Tuesday was
confined closely to the subject matter
OF the bill and was. as a rule, devoid
of interesting features. The questions
of armor plate and the building of
warships in government yards, as on
Monday, attracted most attention.
General debate was closed and to-day
the bill will be read for amendment
under the five-minute rule.
ANTITRUST Measure.
Washington, April 1S.-The text of
the new antitrust measure, as agreed
upon Monday night by the special
house subcommittee on trusts, was
made public Tuesday by Judge j. G.
Ray, chairman of the committee.
Two drastic measures for regula-
ton of trusts were decided on by the
house Judiciary committee. The first
one gives congress full power to deal
with them, the second revises the
Sherman antitrust law. Amendments
to Sherman law are: /. Requiring
branding of trustmade goods shipped
out of state. 2. Prohibiting interstate
traffic of unbranded trust-made goods.
3. Requiring trusts doing 100000
business or with $1,O00.ooO capital to
make reports of their affairs. 4. Pro-
riding process of injunction against
trusts. 5. Cutting off use of mails to
trusts and their officials.
Penalties are made more severe.
The fine is made mot less than $780,
and the imprisonment mot less than
six months" to obviate the possibility
of slight fine or imprisonment. In
each case also the penalty may be
fine and imprisonment" instead of
fine" or imprisonment" as hereto
fore. Section of the Sherman act
is also extended to apply to "agents,
officers or attorneys of said corpora
tions and associations
Reserved for Military Purposes.
Washington, April 1s.-The president
has announced the reservation of
about 25,600 acres of public land To-
Gated at the mouth of Mission creek, at
Eagle City, Alaska, for military pur-
poses.
Jones Talks of Dewey's Candidacy.
Washington, April IS. = Senator
Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of the
democratic national committee, said
Monday night to New York Herald
reporter that he had no idea what
Admiral Dewey's intentions were. or
what line of action he would pursue
to obtain a presidential nomination
So far as the national democratic
committee as body is concerned, no
letter or communication had been adj
dressed to the admiral on the subject !
of his candidacy. Speaking for him
self, Senator Jones said he had not
written to the admiral inquiring
whether he would enter the Kansas
City convention and abide by the re-
suit of the convention, but added: ut
is quite probable. however, that 9TH
ers are more curious"
at is quite possible" continued he, that
Admiral Dewey may be suggested in con-
nection with the vice presidency but l |
have-not the slightest idea that he will be
proposed seriously as presidential can
didate. Public sentiment has already de-
creed that Mr. Bryan is to be nominee of |
the regular democratic party, and in my |
judgment the men who will represent the |
party at Kansas City will carry
tut the will of the democratic masses and
name Mr.. Bryan.
$50 far as Admiral Dewey is concerned
have no means of knowing whether he
proposes, as democrat, to come to the
'egular organization and abide the con-
sequences. or whether he and his friends
intend to hold an independent convention,
similar to that which named a third party
ticket four years ago headed by Gen.