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The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Report of the Committee
States Principal Objec-
ton Has Been Met.
EODERH LABOR SAVING DEVICES
To Its Adoption in United States Is Due
Our Trade Supremacy Opposed by
Foreign Labor as Inimical to Its In
terest.

Representative Gardner of New Jersey
chairman Of the Committee on Labor. will
present to the House tomorrow the re-
port on the bill providing an cight-hour
system for laborers and mechanics EN-
ployed upon all work done for the United
States or any Territory, or the District
of Columbia.
This is the same bill reported to the
House from the Committee on Labor in
the last Congress. and Chairman Gard
ner in the report to be made tomorrow
repeats in the main the argument made
on the bill in the last Congress.
Principal Objection Met.
says:
The single new contention made by
the opponents of this hill and not urged
against previous bills Of like purpose
was that the completion of some work,
like large casting, particularly. by differ
ent workmen, under an eight-hour plan
would fail to produce the best results
The correctness of this contention was
stoutly denied by prsctical workers. 1t
is believed by your committee that any
real difficulty in this particular Is met by
the amendment proposed in this report.
This bill Is liz conformity with the
settled policy OF Congress. as indicated
by legislation covering period Of thirty
four years"
Labor-Saving Machinery.
On the subject OF labor saving machin-
cry the report says: This effect OF
modern machinery on the powers of the
worker has been a question more imme-
diately affecting the American workman
than those of other nations. The foreign
workman had very generally held to the
surface theory of some older writer's that
Is competitor OF labor. and
the one most threatening to his employ
nent. Hence, labor has strenuously. and
10 a considerable extent. successfully re-
listed the introduction Of modern machin-
cry.
THE foreign laborer has sought to |
the demand for his services by /
hus limiting production.
The United States has now entered the |
oreign market with the products of more
modern and rapid dworking machinery. IL
sould seem ,i',t an early effect OF this
will be a forced yielding to the adoption
4 like machinery abroad. If the longer
ay adds to the advantage of the cor1peti-
or. as contended by the opponents of the
light hour day. it would seem that the
lore rigidly adhered to the long day. the
ooner foreign hostile legislation against
lmerican products will be invoked. Such
sgislation Is much more likely to be et-
ectively inspired by industrial necessity
han by theory. alliance, or general mer-
antile demands
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
PRlTCHARD ADVOCATES
FOREST RESERVE PLAN
Says President Mckinley and Hundreds
of Others Approved
the Idea.

In the Senate yesterday. at the conciu-
sion of the routine business. Mr.. Pritchard
OF North Carolina took the floor in ad-
vocacy OF the bill providing for the pur-
chase of a national forest reserve in the
Southern Appalachian Mountains.
Mr. Pritchard said hundreds of boards
of trade. leading newspapers. and all the
scientific journals favored the project, and
that the late President Mckinley was one
of its chief advocates,
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
5000 CHILDREN DO
NOT ATTEND SCHOOL.
BILL FOR DIPLOMATIC
SERVICE TO CUBA
Mr.. Hit Introduces Measure in the
House to Provide for the Of
fcials Needed.

Representative Hit Of Illinois. chair
man of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs. has introduced bill for the dip
iomatic and consular service Of the
United States in the republic Of Cuba to
take effect May 20. 1902
The bill provides for an envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary at
a salary of 10000; secretary OF legation.
g 900: second secretary. 1880. IL also
makes provision for consul general al
Habana at $4,000. a consul at Cienfuegos.
at $1,000. and a consul at Santiago de
Cuba, at 5000.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
LAKE TUG SERVICE STOPS.
No Settlement of the Chicago Strike in
Sight.

CHICAGO. April 26.-Up to the present
time there are no signs OF an Immediate
settlement of the tug strike. a settlement
hinges largely on the action to be taken
by the Licensed Tugmen's Protective AS
suciation concerning whether or not that
organization will stand by the linemen
ari iremen in their trouble.
The meeting which will determine this
was called yesterday. and will be held
tomorrow. Meanwhile. little can happen
unless the Great Lakes Towing and
Wrecking Company. against which the
strike is directed, yields to the demands Of
the men. which is thought to be improb-
able
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
MORE MONEY FOR ARMY.
Senate Subcommittee Increases Amount
of Appropriation Bill.

The subcommittee on appropriations Of
the Senate Military Affairs Committee
has completed its consideration Of the
army appropriation bill. and it will be
reported to the full committee at its first
meeting this week.
The committee has added somewhat
more than 81 100000 to the House bill.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
EIGHT HOUR BILL TO BE
FAVORABLY REPORTED
MINOR MEASURES
PASSED BY SENATE
Thirty Thousand Dollars Lost in Transit
Credited to Hawaiian Collector
of Customs.

The following bills were passed by the
Senate yesterday:
Crediting the Collector Of Customs in
the district of Hawaii with $4,000. the
amount Of three gold certificates mailed
by him and lost in the wreck Of the Pacific
steamship Rio de Janeiro.
Providing that the Circuit Court of APP
reals Of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Of
the United States shall hold at least one
term OF said court annually in tine city of
Denver. in the State of Colorado. or in
the city Of Cheyenne. in the State of
Wyoming. on the first Monday in Sep
tember in each year.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Gen. Powell Clayton's Plans.

Gen. Powell Clayton. United States AM
bassador to Mexico. will leave Washing
ton tomorrow for his former home at Lit
tie Rock. Ark. He will remain there IN
til leaving for his post. which he ex-
poets to reach on or before May 90, the
date of the Cuban inauguration.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
WANTS HIGHER FLOUR TAX.
Mr.. Robert Hanbu1y Believes 1t Would
Revive British Milling.

LONDON. April 26.-Mr. Robert Han
bury. British minister Of agriculture,
speaking at Stafford today. sa.o that he
hoped that the new corn duty would have
the effect of reviving the British milling
trade.
He regretted that the duty on imported
flour had not been made higher.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Fatal lump From Train

PATERSON. N. j., April 26.-John Nc
Gee. saloonkeeper, was found dead this
morning alongside the Erie tracks at
River Street. His skull was fractured. II
appears that he went to sleep on the
train and passed his station. He jumped
and was killed.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
District Code Amendments.

The judiciary subcommittee of the
House District Committee will resume
hearings tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
on proposed Senate amendments to the
District code.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
AMERICAN ICE COMPANY.
Once. li3i Pennsylvania ave-,
tOrcorln Building.
G. A. r..

PUBLIC COMFORT COMMITTEE.
Otices, Rooms s09-al9 Jenifer Building,
Corner 7th and d SITS. NV.
AL parties wishing to furnish Accommodation.
to visitors during the coming G. A. X. Encamp.
ment are requested to call at the headquarters
OF the above committee. or send description o.
quarters stating number Of persons that can be
supplied with rooms. with and without meals,
etc; also list Of prices per day. and by the week
NJ. l. WELLER. Chairman
apifm Committee on Public Comfort.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
OBSERVANCE OF PACT OF
'78 MAY BE INVESTIGATED
BILL TO ERECTA
STATUE TO FREMONT
Provides for Appointment of Joint
Committee to Make Contracts for
Erection in This City.

Representative Dalzell introduced bill
authorizing the appointment of joint
committee of five OF Senate and House to
contract for the erection of a statue to
the memory of THE Pathfinder" Maj.
Gen. J. C. Fremont. in Washington.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Naval Bill 10 Be Reported

Chairman Foss. OF the House Commit
tee on Naval Afiairs. Will report the naval
appropriation bill TO the House tomor-
row.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
CONSUMPTION AND ASTHMA CURED

By Koch Tuberculi,Ie Inh&lations. Consultation.
examination. and trial treatment free KOCH
LUNG CURE, 13G llth ST., Washington.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
THE DISTRICT CODE.

Committee to Hold Hearings on Pro-
posed Amendments.
The subcommittee of the House District
Committee will grant hearings on Monday
to persons interested in the proposed
amendment to the District code.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Not Paying Its Share.


the Government is not paying its full
share, and, on the other hand. 1t has been
asserted by Senators and Representatives
I at various times that it is doing more
than its share. Mr.. Stewart believes that
there should be no doubt about the mat
ter. especially as the District now needs
number of costly improvements, which
enues.
IL is understood that the Senator be-
lieyes there is a surplus due the District
which should be appropriated by the
United States for these large improve
ments. The resolution is as follows:
Resolved. That the Committee on the
! District of Columbia be and is hereby
| directed to make an inquiry into the ex-
| penditures and taxes within and for the
| District of Columbia since the system Of
taxation and expenditures went into ope-
ration prescribed by the act OF June H.
1873. which provided for permanent
form OF government for the District; and
to ascertain the appropriations made by
Congress for the benefit of the District.
In accordance with said act: and said
committee shall report whether or not
Congress has appropriated. as required Ly
said act, the amount of 80 per cent of
the sums necessary to defray the expenses
of the government OF the District Of
Columbia. and If such sum has not been
fully appropriated. said committee shall
state the amount which ought now to be
appropriated by Congress In order 10
make up the said 80 per cent accruing
between the date of said act and De-
cember 81, 1901; and said committee is
hereby further directed to report anS an:
all legislation which may be necessary to
carry out the aforesaid provisions of the
act Of June II. 1873. binding Congress -
appropriate said amount of 50 per cent
OF the expenditures. leaving the remaining
50 per cent - be levied upon the property
OF the District other than public prop
erty"
The Washington times., 1902-04-27

BUTTER DOWN at ELGTN BUTTER DEPOT. be-
ginning Monday, 25c. PIG La. ave. MI
THE WASHINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY
REQUESTS that all persons who know Of Of
cruelty TO children will report them to the So
ciety, warier building, 9th and b sts. NV. all
such cases will be held as confidential.
apao-su, ,wed, ,fri-les
oFFTCE OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC
TELEPHONE COMPANY-A dividend of 81 per
share will be payable On THE 18th DAY OF
APRIL 1902 to the stockholders OF record at
the close Of business on the 18th day of April.
1902 at the office of the treasurer OF the COM
pany, $40 18th st. NV, Washington, ID. c. The
transfer books will be closed from the 10th OF
April to the 2sth OF April, inclusive.
e. n BETHELL, President
CHARLES q. BEEBE. Treasurer.
Washington, ID. c.. April H. 1902.
aplT rs, IS, % %. % ,2s-e
AMERICAN ICE COMPANY.
Otiicc li3i PennSy ylvanil ave-,
cOrcoran Blding
Washington. ID. c., April 10 1902
The undersigned takes this method Of inform
ing its patrons and the public generally that the
destruction by fire OF Of its storage houses
will not cause a shortage OF ice during the com
ing summer. The company has a very large
quantity in store at their several stations in this
city as also great abundance in its large
storage houses the Maine Rivers
AMERICAN ICE COMPANY
JOHN ID. BARTLETT
ap22-1 u a. N. only Local Manager
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Mr.. Stewart Asks if Con-
greSS Has Paid Its Share
of District Expenses.
he INTRODUCES A RESOLUTION
Committee on District of Columbia Re-
quired to Inquire Into Matter and to
Report Any Amount Not Appropriated
by Congress as Agreed.

The Senate yesterday adopted resolu-
tion introduced by Mr.. Stewart of the
District Committee. directing the commit
tee to make a full investigation of the
financial relations between the District
aad the United States Government.
to ascertain whether or not the two par
ties to the pact of 1873 are living up TO
it or not. If the United States is not
paying its half of the expenses OF running
the District. or has not done so for the
past thirty-four years. the resolutions di-
rect the committee TO state exactly how
much is due.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.

BI-TrER DOWN at ELGIS BUTTER DEPOT. be
ginning Monday, 25c. gl6 La. ave. MI
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-06
REQUIRED fit In doing this much wellits mission
lis Untitled.

MARIE CoRELL1 has been batting the book
reviewers again. and usual has the better of the
encounter. She is always more than a match for
them. The publication of a new book with her
on the title page is an occurrence possessing
definite news value; if the critics ignore it the re-
porters bound to comment it, and so the work
receives it's share of advertising either way. The
critics realize this and take revenge by stating the
work. and any book that is slated is foreordained to
sell.
The reviewers make their mistake in treating
the books too seriously Miss Corelli's work is in
sense literature, but it appears to satisfy the
literary. craving of large portion of the English
reading public and is therefore legitimate. But
there are other writer's whose books have enormous
sales among the same people who read Miss Corelli
and who escape scot-free from the critics. Take,
for example, Albert Ross and Laura Jean Libby;
their bookshelf like hot cakes but they are let severely
alone by the papers and what advertising they get
they pay for. Miss Corels transcendent genius lies
in her ability to rub the hair of the critics the
way. By simple turn Of the wrist she makes thcm
froth at the mouth eand leap headlong into print,
from which point of vantage-or disadvantage, if
you choose-they hurl invectives against her. She,
meanwhile; wraps the cloak of maidenly reserve
about her sylphike form and only sticks her tongue
out at the horrid men when nobody is looking.
Marie Corei is today the best advertised writer in
the world She has reached this dizzy altitude of
notoriety by making the newspapers "sore" at her,
and she has the satisfaction of knowing that her
every movement has value and must be COM
mented on by the press If she were man she
would be the recipient Of of the bouquets left
over from the last Harry Lehr bombardment. Being
a woman personalities are dispensed with and her
work is slated And, as we said BEFORE the work is
no better nor worse than the work of half dozen
other writer's who struggle along minus free adj
vertising. Batting the critics has proved to be a
good graft for Marie.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-06

THROUGH the death of Frank Norris in San
Francisco last week this country lost one of the
most promising of its younger generation Of noveists
Mr.. Norris was writer of extreme virlity, was an
intelligent student of human nature and was pos
sessed of vigorous and picturesque style. His
earlier works, "Bx" and "McTeague," won him many
admirers among the world Of novel readers, while
his latest book, "The Octopus" gave him as
sured position in literature. There be little
doubt that if his life had been spared few more
years would have seen him in the foremost rank of
American novelists.
:. Mr.. Norris served his apprenticeship as news
paper writer. He reporter for some years on
various San Francisco journals and also served as
war correspondent in south Africa during the
Uitlander insurrection in the winter of 1886.
Later he became editor of the San Francisco Ua0e.
There is story by him running in the Philadelphia
Saturday E0euing Post at the present time.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-06

Mr.. BRONSON HOWARD, in address at dinner
given in his honor by the American Dramatists Club
OF New York. day or two ago, eulogized the Ameri-
can stage, players and playwrights until his auditors,
who of course or less dstantly related to
the 'profesh," must have thought they we're col
lection of little plaster saints rather than
or garden men rustng for living Mr.. Howard
took for his theme the educational value of the
stage, saying among other things: ''The stage
is the only form of literature which today is guarded
by the law. That is because Of the tremendous
power of the drama God gle us guide conceit O.
oursels!
Playwrights and theatrical managers-nota actors
eliminate an awful lot of drivel from their systems
in gaseous form each season. Their pet hobby is
the one Mr.. Howard discoursed upon-the stage as
popular educator. A stranger hearing some of
them discuss this subject would be led to believe
that the American public school system is but an
adjunct to the sage that life is but preparatory
school for the matinee. He would believe this until
they about the other tack and said that the
reason SO many burlesques are annually produced is
because the public demands them. Then he would
think they are inconsistent.
All the CUFF that is doled out anent the power
of the stage and it's mission of reformation has the
same vaison d. e1s the girl shows that tour the
country SO successfully each season-the public
demands it. People like to think they are being
instructed as we'll entertained when they visit the
theatre especially if the play be somewhat risque.
But the truth is that very few plays, seen
from the footlights at all instructive. In
an abstract everybody knows that retribution
follows wrongdoing, and it is doubtful if the most
successful problem play ever brought its lesson home
to the audience in concrete FORM There is no
earthly reason why play should be Instructive.
Entertainment and recreation legitimate pursuits
when moderately INDUCED in, and they fill quite as
important role in LIES performance do the more
serious businesses And when the theatre has
provided entertainment and amusement for those in
need of recreation, il has done all that should be
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-06

weekly published in the Minnesota State
and edited and
aged be home to
the prisoners acquaint
prisoners pathological
dpeng that prejudice which has been
the sinister mans redempOn The paper entirely
dependent public If time there
should funds would be expended
interests of the prison library
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-06
NO tic E..

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of THE MIRROR who are
regular lists will please consider such as
sample copies. IT, after reading conclude that THE
MIRROR worthy of patronage send to this
office trial subscription rates published above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-06
ODDS AND ENDS.
-. I 49,.

liz ~ q
fnview of the great changes in
the temperature Of the world since
the time of the glacial period, and
Iof the fact that northern countries
now seem to be- growing warmer
and southern countries cooler in
our winter months, it would be
Interesting to know what the next
few thousand years will bring in
temperature. During the glacial
period, in which the climate of
Greenland extended as far south
as New York, the world was Gov
cred with immense moving masses
of ice, which in their progress
from north to south moved huge
rocks hundreds of miles and remod- ).
eled the geography Of various coun-
tries. The effects Of the glacial
movements seem to have been the
pulverization Of vast numbers of
rocks, thus forming sand from sand
stone, calcareous soil from lime
stone and clay from granite and
gneiss, transforming barren rock.
into fertile soil.
1t is interesting to note the diff
ference between the cost of main
tanning the White House at Wash
ington and that Of maintaining the
royalty Of England. Salary of
president, $4,000; presidents sec
rotary, $1,000; two assistant Sec
retaries, approximately $4,000 and
$2,250; chief stenographer, 81 800;
five messengers, 81, 200 each; two
ushers, ST. 400 and 81, 200; one night
usher, $1,000; Waterman, $1,000,
and a few other minor clerks, Ste
nographers and telegraph operators.
Incidental expenses, $1,000; White
House repairs, carpets and refur-
nishing. $12,5O0; fuel, 80, 5Oo;green-
house, $4,000; gas, matches and
stable, $4,000. These amounts,
with others of minor Importance,
consume the entire appropriations
which are about $125,O0Q, includ-
ing the presidents salary. -
Cost Of royalty in England
pounds reduced to dollars). The
king, privy purse 100000, sun
dries about $1,7000OO; Prince of
Wales. 100000; princess, $4,000;
ten other. titled individuals such as
dukes, etc., from $4,000 to $685.
600 each. Total about $2,840,0OO.
%~4 x
The. Kansas City Star. tells a
little story of an engineer who was
defcientin knowledge of air brakes
and ran clear past the station at
the first scheduled stop. When he
tried to back. up to the platfrom
he backed the train over into the
next county. He kept saving back
and forth until everybody's pa
tience was exhausted, but never
stopped anywhere near the station.
Finally the brakeman lost his
temper after the 'steenth time and
yelled: 'Say, you big dub, when
you get her stopped again just
hold her and we will move the sta
ton to you
49, X
How much better mankind in |
,.o,oroI 1.,o,l1s fool ;f +bov .,ould |
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-06

There is not much romance in
clipping with your own wife, but
that is what. Connecticut man
did the other day. His wife learned
the plans Of her husband to elops
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-06
BY.
Il. j. B.

with another woman who was to.
go heavily yelled. The wife met
her husband at the appointed time
and place. They went to Hart
ford by train and entered the Allen
house for supper. At..the table
the woman raised her veil for the
first time. Mr.. Falkner suddenly
lost his appetite.
In view of the fact that air ships.
will soon be as common as rail-
road trains the thought naturally
suggests itself as to what means
may be devised to prevent COLI
sions. With many ships shooting
through space at the rate of two or
three hundred miles per hour, it
would not seem feasible to carry
dynamos of necessary weight and
force to produce a light of sufficient
brilliancy to penetrate darkness,
clouds, fogs and snowstorms far
enough to enable the ships to avert
all dangers of collisions at any and
all times. When you get knocked
into the middle Of next week in
railroad collision you are there,
but if you come in contact with a
machine going two hundred miles.
an hour and at height of thou
sand feet above the ground where.
is y'u?" It is not likely that air
locomotion will ever supersede-
surface locomotion, but it will
become a great competitor and
there will doubtless be a great
deal Of smuggling INDUCED in
between different countries. When
a New York merchant takes his
own air ship and goes over to Par,
is, loads up million dollars worth
of diamonds and other articles Of
value how will the customs officials
get at his goods to appraise and
collect duty?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-06

Speaking of changes in tempera-
ture of the world, it is recalled that
in 1903 and 1904 the Rhine, Loire
and Seine ran dry. The heat in
several French provinces during
the summer of 1705 was equal to
that of glass furnace. Meat could
be cooked by merely exposing it
to the sun. Not a soul dared to
venture out between noon and 4
p. m. In 1718 many shops had to
close. The theatres never opened
their doors for three months. In
ITS the heat of Bologna was SO
great that many people were stifed.
There was not sufficient air for the
breath and people had to take
refuge under the ground.