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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-12
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Washington, Oct 12-The monthly
,liy,lsssrsapGt ces the ,alAsa Of tho 'hurSaa Of
Statistics of the department Of agricul
TIRE Wiz show the Condition Of Corn
ON OctsAsp 80 have been sos - COM
pared with 80. 1 one month ago, 20. 6
on October I; 1902. SAL at the cores
date in 1921, and q teAayeat
average Of 77.7.
Theprciiminary estimate Of the av-
erage yield per acre of spring wheat
f'io aoisq4.4 DHf stbjSet TO revision when
8sIio' vie XnXi Ieutsmsts - inside! nw ,'I,..4
'nAov 'w' fbS YUilJ8inR tang sho1t fps the
hh fr'siRtittss tsvtdx 100, go sHfss'ot upward
primo " iR sfAf8g %hsss, nthss average yield Per
sSa '"''RcrS WIS ySat aid shS Yi1sf eStiwats Of
'nibiorh y9iSRe Yield iiitfS0s :9ilI"io' - ,os,,
70 ID The avstass quahty Ufippsfns wheat
sein i'HSt.U. q 'ut6bitHp a4red xyh'iS7 IA one
Ih' . ia3Xata sNsush a1iV mt ~ aus -, ,,,I
ma u''sThs prsflMihxryt 'sssatns ihdimss an
seil0' 'oaG dfor u lD0ut vi. 900; 100 hq.. .prI
'''H"Saig vJEass II g. 4'bd pr sSiis. aaeom,
y. pared with s4s bu. oas ty,saaa hgq.s AR
y Ti9 1osi., sid Y ed yeart avesags csl
'oa s1tS7 Sn' 'snons'q 1Hh i"'ph ,.r-.a,|
'"n 'Hi'sTtAs xvst1es 'fot quality II iys. 81
against SS.iih0M isoy, ard 1877 in|
'i1 nj fSoi..w m "a ihoT W. ,,on,t
rs ard fKs prjtixiaSsyy' essiMAsss ,osltAs|
ss'sa' yiSid Q vi scfsv| foY bxtlSy N'as.l bu.
"a 's'T sinss ss.S SSs ysSS ksos,s4.a in 1904
end ten ysss- average of sSs4 xAa|
sofaru svsraee TOR Qmlitysiisss.4 against
Ok Ii87. &iass yesy sud sos in d9olo no
- , scTAe preliminary sssimate Of yield
] soopst aree sf.sys ii 1E4 bu.s Seainss t7c,|
\. r,' o.. slasp yearl 1871 in 1901, and . tenl
lSlisoiyeir avesige d 1891 oEzs
l.isic1li:Ths1 averaksy for rqusalty ID SS.4
G = oAssinsvh ei.si last yesr and sQ.4 IN
,ouiai xeoa.,iht1 tlsyts i;iL i3Iasc AZ ,:2,I
" Thso average 'oondisioa for .buok-
;zss.. wheat on October 1 was ss.O. a. Gem.
- ~, pared with 81. o. ONE month ago SOB
MR., On October !, 1909. so.5 the CORES,
Is ippdins date in 1901 and ten year
/. ',o1, average Of ~ n, .,ss,7
b, ~, The average oopdition Of f1ar on 90.
no ,tober 4 was 7AQ, as compared; with
,ss7r 30. 5 one month ago and so,s On g Al
Z .. ssss \ 1903, c..a, ztt,y,o e. 1OaF
81 The avesaee condition Of potatoes |
'ss oDOotobsf 4 was 74.e. against S4.S ono
20 ''1month ago. $3.50 tOetobsr 1.liS0s.
iei 6A.esss the corresponding dsse in 1901 |
.o1aa aAdis ten year average Of 1874. .,ar I'D
Y paaThsl average csnditioa Of tobacco on
oi'1OstoBer wAscS S,rss compared with I
at 49, one mshsa1 Aeo and $50 On An
q o; gastslS -isos.oi vsilac ss1ov &c u I
The average condition of rice on o..
iais tober vas 20. 3 - compared with 3D.
oua1 Gone Henth ago md s9S Don Angust
. ;nA,oJs0S. seisfniaa -lla ~
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-12
s'SECHEY' WEDDING OUT,

'Howsnsboro, Ky, Dot. iS-nhwsl
reported Mere shse j. win TEomhs,I Of
St, Louis, and Miss Stacy &. ,orss'
son, ofthis CITY" We're .:sors.Iyo.as'
risd IN 81. 3 ISsii sepItemberH1s. Mrs.
Thomas returned 70 owensboro the
bsat oiy and The secret was givsu
sway By letter received here 3D.
dressed to Mrs. Stacey T Thomas. Mr..
Thomas e. formerly lived in Bowling
Green, but i Il now oonhheecosedi with the
Hamilton. Brown Shoe company. They
Wit live ii 81. Louis mn
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-12
VICTORY FOR BUCKET SHOPS
FEDERAL COURT MAKES AN IN
PoRTANT RULING. az 81.

= 81. Louis, Mo-, Oct, ia-Bhder the
Federal law declaring thas telegraph
COMPANIES are common carriers and
cannot discriminate against any indi-
yidnal in the dissemination of infor.
nation furnished TO Tho public, the
GIFTED sixties court of appeals satur.
day reversed the decision Of che Unit.
ed States court for the western district
Of Missouri In the case in which the
Chicago board Of trade sought to Sc
cure q perpetual injunction against
the OH oago Grain and Trust compa.
ny of Kansas City and the Postal, Tel.
egraph company restraining them from
using the boards market quotations.
Ia reviewing the lower oeuyt, the
court of appeals held;thAtthe contract
between chs Chicago rbosrd'of trade
and shs sslearsph; companies in so far
- IL excluded Ibuokes shoPsi was not
valid The Christie commissicn Com:
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-12

Baggagemau W,sAss Hos*ssaS LOT
the local ], q, Is much better today,
his many friends win be pleased to
tn.a ~ 'csi JsIS3d ~ Ia 3--or
warn -,s--r r~e. A
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-12

dI Patch has beSH sslt Hut Of Obi
Z No. elative to reported NJ asf order
'$sss by, formed among xhs ilway
en' Of the country al "a eda,
Pbdf g denied by local mend <he
BrOtnssn soaG Locomotive hen,
The di'PsSeeEresaV. ,@W9 :
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23
FOR SALE.

For SALE Inks for rubber stamp pads.
MONITOR Office.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23
BROWNINCTON.

We understand MRS. Church has sold her
place to Mr.. Taylor.
Mrs. Belle Worcester is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Clara Grow.
Stanley Marsh is confined to the house
with rheumatic fever.
Rev. Harland Smith from Boston visited
at Charles Smiths recently.
Mrs. e. j. Mason, from Woodsviile, n.
H., is visiting at G. w. Crows.
Alvin Berry's baby, who has been very
i'll with pneumonia, is improving.
Alfred Litchfield is home from New
York, where he has been visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Estelle from Newport
Center visited friends in this place last
week.
Several from this place, accompanied by
Miss Dalton and her aunt, Mrs. Landin,
from Walpole, Mass, went to Barton
Landing last Wednesday evening and
called on Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. ParIin. where
they met quite number of their musical
friends and were entertained with music
from the orchestra and cornet, cIar ioI ef,
and violin solos. The solos given by Miss
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23
LOCAL NEWS.
BARTON.

A. +. Clark Is In Boston.
Guy Halcrow has pneumonia.
q. V. Frasier has been quite Ill.
Dan Blanchard is in very poor health.
w. L. Dow OF Hardwick was in town
recently.
Bishop Bros. OF Craitsbury were in town
over Sunday.
Miss Inoz Z. Miller OF Newport was in
town last week.
VIII Tower is home from Norwich Uni
versity for a vacation.
Mrs. e. c. Elliott is in Barnet visiting
her mother, who is i'll.
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Van Hitchcock Thursday.
f. Collins OF Greensboro Bend visited at
Henry Hsrding'sllast Friday.
Miss Mabel Gay is taking music lessons
of Miss Anna Green of. Newport.
Mrs. K. l.. BsIstow has gone to the asy-
lum at Waterbury for treatment.
Miss Aimee Hazen OF Alburgh visited
Miss Mabel Nelson the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Tower have been i'll
with grip but are now recovering.
Mrs. J. w. Miller has been suffering a
good deal lately from heart trouble.
Mrs. Sarah Brooks has been sick with
grip for some days, but is now better.
AIRS. g. N. Hibbard, whs has been very
III with pneumonia, lis slowly recovering.
Misses liza and Alice Te.ney have new
Cameron piano, purchased OLA. r. Cowles
George, the little son OF Mr. and Mrs. w
L. Jacobs, is much improved at this time
Mrs. Gao. Goodro has been quite i'll dur
ing the past week, but is better this morn
ing.
Mrs. N. Ufiord suffered a slight shock oi
paralysis last Wednesday and is still quite
sick. ...r.r
saril Brooks is pressing about forty
tons OF hay, which he will send to market
liter.
Erwin A. Pearson was home from Con-
cord, N. H., few days during the past
week.
HIP. Baldwin was called here from Barr,
by the death OF his father in-law. c. n
Hibbard. rt...- r.rr IF..
Rev. NJ. w. Farman OF westfeld and A
w. Farman of Newport were in town
Tuesday.
NJ B.F Moore of Newport was tn
guest OF her niece, Mrs. w. b. Bullock
last week.
Isadore Perow and one Of the Baldri
chiIdren have both been quite sick, bu
are better.
The date OF Russell II. Conwell's lectur
4 Friday evening, March 9Th. Subject
sGaribaldi."
Herbert Burnham Of sutton visited il
town last week and attended the oper
Friday evening.
Mrs. Ia ira Fuller came from Montpelie
o attend the fuu eral OF her brother, Mr.
n. Hibbsrd.
Mrs. /. A. wyman, who Is sick wit
neumonis, is very low and is said to b
niling constantly.
Miss Hattie Goodwin of East Chsrlesto
,ss been i'll at the home Of Z. b. Lang dur
pg the past week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23

variety of the programs planned by him
which have been both interesting and
profitable. The social enjoyment of the
meetings has been greatly promoted by
the attends ince of the ministers, wives and
lady friends, plan which he has been in
strumental in carrying out He has con-
Quoted with much fidelity the delicate and
difficult duty Of looking into the standing
OF applicants for admission to our mem :
bership, when there was question as to
their eligib lity.
In this recognition OF the value OF his
services to the Association we desire also
to express our appreciation of his charac-
ter as a man and brother minister. We
heartily commend him TO the brethren to
whom he shall go.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23
COVENTRY.

Gladys Ware is very sick.
Theda Metcalf has another attack of
appendicitis.
Mrs. Ruby Kidney Bradley of Lyndon
was in town the past week.
Several from here attended the Pinsfsre
entertainment al Barton lest week.
There was surprise party at Ch.rIes
Niles Friday evening and one at Dana
Alger's on the same evening. Both were
well attended. A Lice chs ir was prs.ented
Mr.. and Mrs. Alger.
Forty of the friends of Mrs. Lucins
Harvey met at htr home on Thursday tn
celebrate her S7th birthday a nice dinner
was served. All went hone feeling that a
pleasant day had been pas ed.
Rev. A. 5. Bole i'll deliver his lecture
yellowstone Park J" EexI Tuesday even
ing in the nj. E church. A /. q ceal supper
Will Dc served IN the ye.tcy alter IL. loc-
CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23

Wanted, green wood at the MONITOR
Office.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23

Dalton were very pleasing part OF the
program and were we'll rendered and very
much appreciated by all who were present.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23
LOCAL ADVERTISING.

Advertisements will be inserted under thi,
head at ttco cents per word for fist insertion
and one cent per word thereafter. Cash must
accompany the order. No ddrerttseplent trfti
be inserted for less than twenty-five cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23
EAST ERCWNIECTCN.

CARD-We wish to express our thsaks S,
to the frieB ds and neig bors, " no so kind
ly assisted us during the sick ness, death,
and burial of our GEAR one, also 10 the
singers.
MRS SARAH Fox.
Mr. AND MRS. GAYLORD Fox.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23
Read Pratt's Studio Advertisement. At

Read Pratt's Studio Advertisement.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-23

The following expression ofappreciation
of the services of Rev. r. l.. Sheaff as reg
istrar of the Orleans County Ministerial
Association wos placed on record at a re-
cent meeting:
In view of the long service of Brother
Robert l.. Sheaff as registrar OF the Orleans
County Ministerial Association, which
service is now brought to close by his
removal from us, the Association desires
to place on record its ragret at the termi-
nation of the relation, It's appreciation of
of bis faithful service, of the care with
which lie has kept the records and con-
Quoted the correspondence, and of the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Pennsylvania BRIEFS.

William Miller. OF Granite CITY, ILL.,
has been appointed manager of the
Sharon works Of the American steel
Foundrles Company, TO succeed S. A
Wallace, transferred to Alliance. o.
The Colonial Oil Company will drill
several wells in the vicinity of Edin'
burg The company has leased the
farms of Edward Mckee and others
ana will sink holes at least $500 feet
Thomas COpDo. a Lake Erie section
man, was struck and fatally injured
near Edinburg by a special passenger
train from Cleveland to Pittsburg.
Two mere murders have been add
ell to Allegheny county's already large
list. Adolph Bengele, 50 years old. a
farmer, was shot and robbed in the
rear of his home in Glenfeld. His
assailants are unknown. John Hagar
23 years old. colored. was shot and
killed on the Greensburg Pike. twa
miles east of Williamsburg, BY an un
known Italian.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
MISS GOBLET BECOMES DUCHESS
Police Unable to Control Crowd Of
Curious Women.

The marriage of Miss May Goelet.
only daughter of Mrs. Ogden Goelet,
and ono of Americas richest heir
esses. to Henry John Innes-Ker, eighth
Duke of Roxeburghe. was solemnized
at St. Thomas Church. New York, in
this city. Bishop William Croswell
Doane, of Albany, assisted by Rev.
Ernest M. Stires. of st. Thomas
Church. performing the ceremony.
Three hundred policemen. their
night sticks drawn, beating. fighting
with their fists and pushing, were not
able to control the thousands of per-
sons who surrounded st. Thomas's
Church during the wedding ceremony.
Never in the history of New York
weddings has there been such a mob.
which was composed almost entirely
of women. There were women in
rags and women in silks, and they
fought as only excited, curious wo-
men can.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Minister Leishman. of Constantine
pie, has notified the state department
that the Sublime Porte has at last
made a satisfactory adjustment OF
what is known as the Jerusalem GEN.
etery case" lhis means mat the
porte has authorized the establish.
ment of a protestant cemetery by the
Evangelical Society in the village of
Tour at Jerusalem and the transfer
TO the same of the Latins of the old
protestant cemetery at Sion.
The United States Supreme Court
granted the motion recently made on
behalf of the State OF Minnesota to
advance the hearing Of the case Of
that State versus the Northern Sc
curlties Company and named January
as the time for hearing the case.
The navy department is advised thai
r ear Admiral Glass, commanding the
Pacific station. arrived at Panama this
morning with the cruiser Marblehead
and the gunboat Concord. having
made quick run from Acapulco
Senator Stewart, of Nevada is the
only man in the Senate who has never
been shaved. His beard began to
grow when he was 16 and has been
growing for GO years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

A Columbus (OD bank teller put
800 into the waste basket.
Five miners were injured three per-
haps fatally, by gas explosion in the
mines at Foster Mo.
The recent Indian fighting in wy
oming is charged to the sheriff who
mixed in without any warrant.
The French government has recog-
nized the defacto government of the
republic of Panama.
d. d. Tompkns. of New York. a
travelling salesman in the wooden
trade, committed suicide in Kansas
City.
Five thousand people at Birming-
ham, Chamberlaln's home city, gave
a vote against his tariff program but
cheered his name at a meeting.
The resignation of Mrs. James l..
Blair as president of the st. Louis
Women's Club was accepted. and Mrs.
David II. France was elected to the
position.
In the Cuban Senate and House of
Representatives a gift of $4,000 was
unanimously voted to Gen. Maxine Go
mez in recognition of his services as
head of the revolutionary army.
Captain Hobson reported to the
New York police that medal worth
81. 900, which was presented to him
by Southern Society, had been
stolen.
1t is now announced that all pres
pect of war between Russia and Japan
has disappeared and that official an
nouncement of a settlement OF the
matters in dispute may soon be eX'
pected.
The joint conference of plate. glass
manufacturers and skilled workers,
held in Philadelphia, resulted in the
adoption of a uniform wage scale
whereby nearly 10000 workers will
receive an advance in wages of from
11a to 21a per cent,
Messrs. Ruth and Haskell have sold
their interests in the Tennessee In
ter-Urban Railroad Company to Pitts.
burg capitalists, who win form a 3d.,
000, 600 company and build the line
This is the Gallatin, Nashville and
Columbia enterprise.
English military men are alarmed
over the South African uprising, and
fear another Zulu war. England pre-
pares for trouble.
1t is said in London that King Ed
ward has approved the engagement OF
Prince Alexander of Teck to Princess
Alice of Albany, the Kings niece.
Lewis Nixon testified at the Ship
building Trust hearing that the trust
had $4,000 working capital on hand
and that borrowed, at the time the
statement for listing stock was issued
announcing cash balance on hand OF
81 ,503.00O
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
FATAL TROLLEY CAR DISASTER.
FIVE KILLED, MANY INJURED.
Work Car Breaks Loose and Collides
With Passenger Car Without
Any Warning.

In collision between a passenger
car and gravel car on the Erie trac.
ton Zine near Mexican, Pa. four peo-
PIE were killed and five seriously in.
jurcd.
The dead: Charles Amidon. black.
smith, of Mexican; Lola Bentley. wife
of James Bentley. a leading hardware
merchant of Edenboro. Pa; Miss Leh-
am. OF Lavery, Pa; Mrs. Lind of
Cambridge Springs, Pa.
The injured: Mrs. c. w. Sherwood
Cambridge Springs, Pa, leg broken
MISS Camelita Willing, of Erie. badly
injured; Glen Anderson, motorman.
hurt internally, will die; p. II. Davis,
Goshen, Ind, tobacco salesman in.
Jurcd internally and head cut. condi-
ton serious; Peter Guches. farmer, of
Mexican, injured internally. condition
serious.
mile and half south of Mexican
nat car loaded with gravel had been
sldctracked. In some manner tho
brakes became locsened. Just before
the passenger car was due. and the
lead of gravel started down the track.
gaining terrible momentum. It trav-
- '---a'bAi't vi ~ iililt anu u UUdI-
ter, finally crashing into the passen.
ger car. The fronts of the both cars
were splintered to hnjling wood. and
M'.0rman Anderson was pinioned be
meath the wreckage.
Henry May, of Mexican. was one Of
the first to reach the scene. and. with
several farmers, began digging cut the
pcOple.
When the collision came the 30 tons
OF gravel were thrown into the pas
sengcr car. vreoking the whole upper
part of the trolley.
The Gead were taken to their re-
spective fcmts, and the injured were
placed aboard the car and taken TO
Erie. Motoiman Anderson was the
first taken out. He iss seriously in
'ured and 1t is believed he will die.
lie stack TO his car. and started back
down the incline. but the oncoming
car was under such headway that the
:asl; was Il possible. 1t is stated that
cwias to the heavy rain the tracks
"ere 50 slippery that the brakes
vJuid NOT hold
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

The West Virginia Grand Lodge OF
Masons, in session ct Wheeling, ad
iourned after eiectlng the following
officers: Grand master, George Hatch
of Wheeling; deputy grand master. l.
II. Clarke. OF Kyle; senior grand war
den, G.. w. McClertick. Of Charleston;
junior grand warden, T. g. Stricklin
of Ellenbcro; senior grand deacon
James A. Bryan, of ParEersburg: jun
ior grand deacon, +. NJ. Showalter. OF
Fairmont grand master. F. w. Clark
Of New Martinsvlle; grand tiler, Will
liam II. Rose. of Wheeling; grand sec
retary, G.. w. Atkinson. Of Charleston;
grand treasurer, S. NJ. Myers, p. G.. M.
Of Martinsburg.
Joe Duncan. former street commits
sioner of Parkersburg, fell from an en-
gine in the Ohio River division yards
and lighted in The pit of a turntable
One of his shoulders was broken and
he received other injuries which 1t is
feared will terminate fatally.
The state board OF health adopted
resolutions calling on the local boards
and other officials to refuse admission
to The schools to all children who have
not been vaccinated.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
BUSINESS BRIEFS.

The gross earnings of Wabash for
October were S2,20G, ,295, an increase
of s236 1856.
The gross earnings OF Missouri Pa
ciflc for the fourth week in October
increased S117,000.
Bulgarian officers have been arrest
ed in that country on suspicion of
plotting against Prince Ferdinand.
were $726,20S, an increase of s21,695.
The gross earnings OF Canadian Pa.
ciflc for october were Si,475,000, an
Increase of $359,000.
The gross earnings of Hooking Val.
ley for October were Sj20,336, an in.
crease Of s22 2,2G6
The gross earnings OF Wheeling &
Lake Erie for October were S406, li2.
an increase Of SS2,l73.
The gross earnings OF Southern
Railway for the fourth week in Octo.
ber increased s125,000, and for the
month Increased s279, 900.
It is estimated that the earnings Of
United States Steel for the present
quarter will be between $4,000, 900
and s24,000.000. For the corresponding
quarter last year they were 1885,
900, and were $50 759 900 in 1901. The
largest earnings for any one quarter
were s37 7,662.000 (the second quarter
of 1902) The smallest thus far were
s25 100000 (the first quarter OF l903.)
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
FF1Y-E|GHTH CONGRESS CONVENES
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION.
Several Hundred Bills OHered-Pres-
ident Asked to Submit Panama
Correspondence and Papers.

The extra session OF Congress, call
ed by the President to make effective
the Cuban reciprocity treaty, assem-
bled at noon on the 9th. Joseph q.
Cannon of Illinois, was elected speak
er of the house, the usual prelimina-
ries were attended to. Mai. Alexander
Mcdowell, of Sharon, Pa, clerk of the
house, presided until the election of
the speaker was accomplished, after
which he turned the gavel over to
Speaker Cannon. One hundred and
twentynine new members were sworn
In. Major Mcdowell was reelected
clerk OF the house.
Mr.. Hit (lll) offered the following
resolutions: Resolved. by the house
of representatives, That the President
be requested to communicate to the
house If not incompatible with the in
tcrest of the public service. all cor
respondence and other Official docu-
ments relating to the recent revolt in
the lsthmus of Panama" 1t was
agreed to.
Several hundred bills were intro
duced in the house. A statehood bill
for New Mexico introduced by Dele
gate Rodey, has the distinction of be-
ing the first house bill of the Fifty
eighth congress, ahd Will be number
one. Representative Bartholdt (Mo)
sought this distinction for a bill re-
storing the army canteen, but was
compelled to take second place, and
this bill is number two. A bill CIV
ing congress the right to regulate
trusts was introduced by Representa-
I tive Palmer (Rep., Pal. Representa-
tive Sibley (Rep., Pa introduced a
bill to Increase the pay of rural free
delivery carriers. Representative
Greene (Rep., Mass) introduced bill
to induce favorable employment of
American ships
The Senate, having organized for
the special session of that branch in
March had little to do. In this cham
Der the floral offerings were magnifi.
cent Senator Hanna received many
! flowers in recognition of his great vic
tory in Ohio, and Senator German was
accorded like recognition for his lead
ership of the Democrats in Maryland.
ht llOuSe was III SSSSlDn less lndU
bali an hour Tuesday, an early adj
tournment being taken out of respect
to the memory of two deceased mem
bers. The Presidents message was
read and referred to the committee on
ways and means. The speaker an
nounced the committees on rules and
mileage. The committees appointed
were as follows: Rules-The speaker,
/ Dal2ell, (R., Pa; Grosvenor, (R.. o.;
Williams. 3D., Miss); De Almond. ID,
MOI. Mileage-Reeder, tKan); Jack
son, (Md); Flack. IN. "; Lewis,
/ tGa); Butler, tMo.). The first three
are Republicans and the last two
Democrats. Resolutions of respect to
the memory of Mr.. FOrderer, of Penn
sylvania, and Mr.. Boreing, of Ken
tucky, were adopted. The session of
the Senate was devoted exclusively to
the reading of the Presidents message,
and to the routine incident TO the re-
ceipt of the message. and continued
| for only about 10 minutes.