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IN THE HOI Sc.
Ways and Means Committee Announced
Bills Introduced.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Representative
Thomas H. Ball of the Eighth district OF
Texas, appeared in the House to-day and
took the oath of office.
Speaker Cannon then announced the
Committee on Ways and Means as follows:
Messrs. Payne of New York; Dalzell OF
pennsylvania, Grosvenor of Ohio, laWney
Of Minnesota, Mccall of Massachusetts
Metcaif of Colorado, Babcock OF Wisconsin
Hill of Connecticut, Bouten OF illinols'
Watson of Indiana. and Curtis OF Kan.
sas. Republicans; MessIs. Robertson, :, OF
Louisiana, Swanson of Virginia, McHiellan
~ Wew York. Cooper of Texas, Williams
~ Mississippi and Champ Clark of Missouri,
Democrat
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Lowering (Rep.. Mass. bill OF last
session, ITO make the currency RESPONSIVE
and in all sections, by authorizing the Comp,
troller oi the Currency to issue guaranteed
bank notes to an amount no5 20 eaceeu 10
Of the face value of United states oS nondS
deposited to secure currency hotes issueu
u''s' By Mr. Roberts tRep,, Mass.,-To repeal
the duty on hides and coal
medals to Survivors Of the Cumberland,
By Mr cowterd lPem,i N.Y., Molado III HMsrd ard
silver medals to in eaSh ba wsr oSsr span
extrndition , proceedings to be taken in, u"
Federal Courts when the Governor declines
wealth for the arrest and surrender of a
smstiye from Justice. THE bill is the out
come OF the refusal of Gov, Durbin Of Indiana
to deliver to the ksntucky anahophes ,hs i3rI rbaIe
of completely in the assassination OF Gov
Goebell
The House adjourned Until tomorrow.
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POSTMASTERS RESPONSIBLE.
They Must Pay the Salaries OF Clerks Who
Perform No Service.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Fin deciding that
Postmaster Warfeld of Baltimore must
refund to the Government the sum Of S., 100,
paid to clerk who performed no service
in return, Postmaster-General Payne has
established a precedent that is likely to
make it's effect felt in a startling manner
In the New York Post Office. II was ad-
mitted at the Post Office Department to-day
that a number of cases of a kind similar to
the one discovered in Baltimore are under
investigation in New York by the special
commission appointed some time ago, and
It was stated that if the investigation shows
that there are persons in the New York
Office who have received salary for no
service, Postmaster Van Cott or his bonds
men will be called upon to make good what
over amount the Government has lost in
this way.
The Baltimore case is that Of j. NJ. Petit,
81 900 clerk, who was employed in the
Baltimore post Office several years ago.
He resigned. however, and about three
years ago was reinstated under the civil
service Since that time he hasn't done
q days work, in fact being employed else
where. but has appeared at the pest Office
with commendable regularity on pay day
for an explanation OF this circumstance
pleaded as an excuse that Petit had been
appointed by the direct order Of George
W. Beavers, former superintendent of the
Salary and Allowance Division Of the Post
Office Depart nent who is now under in
dictment for bribery and conspiracy to
defraud the Government.
The Postmaster-General did not con-
slider that Postmaster Warfeld was justi-
fed in paying Pettits salary merely because
an allowance had been made for his COM
pensation by Beavers. and consequently
ordered that the money paid to Petit be
refunded by the postmaster. In the event
OF Mr. Warfield's refusal to comply with
this order. the Government will take steps
TO collect the amount from the postmaster's
bonsdmen
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MORMON QUESTION IN SENATE.
Senators Dubois and Hale Uphold the
Right Of Petition.

WASHINGTON, Nov 12.-The Mormon
question was brought up during the pres
entation Of petitions and memorials in
the Senate to-day by Mr.. Dubois Dem,
Idaho), who, in offering some protests
against the retention by Reed Smoot Of his
seat in the Senate, replied with some warmth
to the remarks yesterday of Mr.. Hoar (Rep
Mass )rebuking the signers of such petitions
He wished to say to the Senator from Massa-
ohusstts that in his Dubos's) opinion
the Christian organizations OF the country
not only had the right to present such
petitions, but ought to do so.
The Mormon question, Mr.. Dubois said,
had been before the country for half CEN
tury and was before it now. The Christian
organizations of which the petitioners were
members represented the moral thought
of tn e country. and the widespread interest
in the question was shown by the number Of
States from which the petitions came.
III the allegations which had been made
can be proved Mr.. Dubois exclaimed
passionately, there will not be a Senator
on this floor who will vote that he retain
his seat in this body"
Mr.. Hoar (Rep.. Mass.l repeated his
statement of yesterday that II was .
judicial question, and that petitlons "ere
entirely out Of place.
Mr., Hale (Rep., Me.), agreeing that it
was largely a judicial question, asserted
that MIR Hoar's comparison of the Senate to
a court was not good The Senate. he said.
was a part of the Government which had
direct relations with the people and was
concerned with their likes and sentiments
The Senate was therefore entitled to in
formation as to the sentiment and wishes
of the people, and it was perfectly proper
to send such petitions.
Further discussion was cut Of by the
presiding officer recognizing other Senators
for the pres ntation Of petitions.
resolution changing the Senate rules so as
to do away with the offering of bills in open
session by providing a box into which they
are to be deposited.
After a short executive session the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
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INCREASED POSTAL RECEIPTS.
FIFTY LARGEST GfJccs Show an Increase
for Oct tabcr Of G3Sy ,302.

WASHINGTON. NOV. PA statement
issued to-day hy he Post Office Depart
ment shove that the receipts Of the fifty
largest Offices ior October, 1908, we're
S.. .s6O, 800, as compared with s5,5s1,44; Tcy
October Of last year, ali increase Of g, 81,
or e.s per cent, The receipts G, H." New
York office last mruth were 81 ,29s .5C2.
aga!nst sl,ls3,asa ior ooo..e.' l@'t year, a
gain o. Sll5, ,O5l, or 97 per CEN Chicago,
so.4 10. against sS6A ,sSi n gain Of 9,a56
or C.s per cent: Bostor, s3es,sol, ageips,
s34s, 1854, a gain Vf sl9,oS7, cr 90 per cent.
Brooslvn, sl7o 461. against sl69,s9l, gain
Of $3.50, or 5,S Per cent, and Washington.
ss3 0ss aeains: s73ss2, gain of $o,205, or
The receipts az Philadelphia fell eff from
ss7S. .6aa 10 1873, ,054. n loss of s4,7io, or IL
per cen. p: St. Paul, Newark, Jersey City
and Peoria, H.. show lcsscs Of 20 per cent,
per cent. 81 per cent, and l per cent,
respec;iye>-
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PRESIDENT DIMES SENATORS.
Invites Them TO the White House to Talk
Over the Panama Canal situation.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-President Roose-
welt asked some Of the most Influential
Of the Republican Senators to dine with
him this evening for the purpose OF social
relaxation and to talk over the Panama
Canal situation. with view to having a
general understanding of the subject now
that a treaty is about to be negotat ed
with the new Panama Government.
The Senators present were Messrs, Hanna.
Allison, Spooner, Hale. Patt Of Connecticut
and Fairbanks. Secretary OF Agriculture
Wilson was also among the guests.
1t is believed by Republicans that a
treaty with the new Government can now
be negotiated by Secretary Hay and the
Minister from Panama, P. Bunau-Varilla.
under the power of the Spooner act Of last
session. and that this will be done with all
reasonable des patch The Republican side
Of the Senate is practically unanimous
in favor of the programme and many OF
the Democrats are eager to meet the desire
of the American people for the construc-
ton Of he canal by the route already chosen
by Congress.
are, however, playing a waiting game. They
have held several informal conferences on
the subject, but no definite proposition
has been decided. Senator German be-
leves that political capital can be made by
attacking the complacent course OF the
Administration toward the. plans OF the
revolution lists that ended in the quickly
born republic. but it is thought that he will
not attempt to line up the party in opposition
to the digging Of a canal.
1t is probable that such opposition as
develops among. the Democrats will be
confined to an effort to defeat a new treaty
and compel the Executive to carry out the
sl.N ant n tv'Y N n
that reasonable time has elapsed since
the attempt to get the concession from
Colombia was begun and turn to the Mica
rag,an route as the necessary alternative.
Senator Teller says that. contrary to
general opinion, he is preparing no speech,
but thinks it inevitable that IL, some form
the Panama Canal question will soon come
No for discussion in the Senate. He and
Senator Morgan are primed for red hot
speeches. but it is the intention of the
Republican Senators to force them to be
delivered in secret session II they give indi-
cations Of becoming TOO hot.
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DEFENCEs FOR OUR ISLANDS.
Gen. CrOher Urges the Importance Of I'm.
proving Their FOrtificattOns.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l2.-The strategic
importance of improving fortifications for
our nsular possessions is discussed by
Brig .-Gen. Crozier, Chief Of Ordnance. in
his annual report. He says that it may
be true that permanent possession Of the
islands could not be maintained con tinuousy
against an enemy commanding the sea
approaches thereto, but in the vlcissltudes
Of war the contingency must be coEtem-
plated of temporary loss Of sea power IN
particular waters, and the necessity recog-
niZed for providing & against the occurrence
OF complete disaster during such interval.
political as well as military conditions.
he says. cor even irresistible popular inter-
ference, might so control the motion OF
fleets as to disarrange the best laid plans
for naval supremacy in given portions of
the world, and in order to provide against
the disastrous results from, such very
foreseeable accidents, it would seem the
part Of common prudence to provide works
which should perform the office Of fortii-
cations, namely, 70 enable smaller force
to hold out against larger one for time
This time might be short, though invalua-
BILE, for such small island as Guam, or one
situated so near to our own coast as Porto
Rico. but territory as large as that COM
prised in the Philippines Archipelago, with
all the resources which are. TO be found in
those islands, might with the assistance of
proper defences for its important harbors,
he able to maintain itself, even though cut
off by sea, during the continuance of
short war.
Without fixed defences it would be
possible for a fleet to occupy harbor,
and hold at its mercy a city, as did the
American fleet with Manila in 1898. With
them it would be necessary to send for
the purpose an army to make landing and
operate against whatever troops there
might he on shore, and a superior fleet Of
war vessels to convoy the army to its land
ing point and protect it's continuous stream
Of supplies"
The report views the progress made
during the year in the development of
ordnance, describes the successful trial
Of the big 1e-inch gun which used smoke
less powder in charges beyond the ex-
perience Of the world, and says that it Is
yet to be determined whether this gun
will be reproduced for use in seacoast
fortifica'ions.
Gen. Crozier complains Of the shortage
OF officers in the Ordnance Corps, due, in
his opinion, to the lack of inducement to
officers to avail themselves Of the detail
staff system to enter the ordnance work.
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change Of ratification of such convention be-
tween the United states and the Republic Of
Cuba, and SO long as said convention snail
remain III force. ali articles oil merchahdlt
the Republic Of Cuba which are now, i'm
ported into the United states free OF duty,
and all other articles, OF mercnandls. Deihs
the product of the soil or Industry of the Re;
public OF Cuba imported into the lnited
States. shall b. admitted at a reduction OF
20 per, centun, Of the rates OF duiy thtTeon rs
provided by the tariff act OF the United S'aus
approved July -, 1897 or as may be PROVIDED
by any further law Of the United States sub
saasadSS sraSsad By thS ad des s 70 Ss$ a
of Cuba are and shall contiu. during the t,rn. u
Of said convention preferential ~ respect !"
all like imports from other ia sopho[acs Utilization -
in force no sugar imported from the Repinhql
Of Cuba, and being the product Of sh' s',0fi s0ftii
be admitted to the United states at dedne =
ton of duty greater than 20 per cent OF the
ratcs OF duty thereon as proviuea earsJ ny mIv Iv
other foreign country shall be admitted by
treaty or convention into the United states
rate of duty than that provided by the tariI
act Of the United States approved July a.
And provided. further. that nothing herein
sbnll he held or constituted as an admission
on the part of the House of Representa'lvts
that customs duties can be changeu i,, saiS
Section 2,-That so long as said convention
shall remain in force the lays w df,nsd a9o by
.nd .he preyent niyea 1 fraud in the deearaions and
proofs that the articles OF merchandise NO 10
products or the manufacture of the Repnhi!Gi
Of cuba shall not impose any addltonsl ifIs ma
charge or fee therefor on the articles IN m
Or which may be established. by the tmied ed
fees shall not be higher than those charged
the Republic Of Cuba shall receive. on their
importation into the ports OF the nlten
me nsed e9na e sses shas sha Teeee
on their Importation into the ports o. .ne ne
Republic Of Cuba; that any tax or char &c
that be mpofped oH tne Of eba
In the provisions Of said convention subse-
Guent to importation and prior TO entering
int and st9 Ihs Rfh Mhou dis
Grimm alton upon like articles whencesoever
imported.
The minority members Of the Ways and
Means Committee met tonight ana Gus.
cussed the Cuban Reciprocity BILL out
decided upon no definite plan OF proceed
ure other than that the lndlvloual meinoels .,'.o
should vote as they saw fit upon the measure
The Louisiana delegation met with the
minority members of the committee ana
urged them to make stand against tNe bill
Representative Robertson OF LOUISIANA
and Representative Cooper OF Texas Will be
the only members OF the committee ai1 wha
tonight that his poll of the minority mem
bers Of the House showed that not more than
twenty would vote against the measure
an its final passage. and that probably less
than dozen Republicans world do so.
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TO HAVE A COADJCTOR.
Bishop Doane's Request Granted by the
Albany Diocesan Convention.

ALBANY. Nov. H. y Bishop Coadjutor
will be appointed for the episcopal diocese e
of Albany at salary of $4,000 year. The
diocesan convention adopted IA resolution
to-day authorizing the election Of coad.
in the future by Bishop Doane Over one
half of the salary will be provided FOR by
retrenchment, principally through the abo-
liton Of the once oi diocesan missionary.
the remainder W i'll be raised by subscription,
The Rev. Dr. Henry Russell Talbot Of
Boston was elected to-day dean of All
Saints Cathedral by the general chapter
filing the vacancy caused by the resigna
ton of Dean w. R. Robbins, who has be-
come president of the general theological
seminary OF the Episcopal Church.
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g Nexpspe ard Masanns Adreri-;ns plsesd
s.sss sGqoPsUsG & r. eEt4thfHh e Si.sh r. s. ''
CPASMODIC Adver-
- tising is Grass waste.
Systematic Advertising is
a profitable investment
with no speculative feature.
WOODBURY. Ltd,
$50 Fifth Avenue
Southwest Corner Twentieth Street.
FIGHTS SPANISH SECRETARIES
FORMER NAVY OFFICER Up FOR
ASSAULT AND PROFANITY.
Went TO the Home OF the Legation stan
After a COnvtytai Night with Friends
and Raised Such q COmnlOtiOn That
He Was Finally Thrown Downstairs.

WASHINGTON, Nov. i2.--W. l.. Cathclrt,
formerly an officer Of the navy and grad
uate of the Naval Academy, this morning
forfeited SIS collateral in the police court
on the dual charges of assault and pro-
family. The nominal complainant was
Edgar Blair, local architect, but neither
Cathc1rt nor Blair appeared in court and
it now develops that Cdtkcart attempted
to clean out the home OF the staff OF the
Spanish legation, and was only prevented
from doing SO by the timely arrival OF the
police.
Senior Don Manuel Walls y Meriro AUG
Senior Don Louis Pastor, with the o'hersac-
retaries, occupy apartments in furnlshed-
room house at 18th atreet, Northwest.
Catholrt has always stopped at this place
when in town, and on his arrival in Wash
ington on Tuesday to undertake some
work as consulting engineer for the navy
Department he engaged room IN ere
He did not return that night, and it is
understood that he spent the night with
cornwall friends at downtown hotel.
Yesterday morning he was carried home
in a cab. No one was up to receive him,
except a negro maid, and on catching sight
of her Cathoart began to pursue her over
the house, threatening to XII her The
commotion aroused the household. and
Senior Pastor attempted to get the man
to his room Cathcart assaulted Don
Pastor and pursued him to his room. break-
ing glass door with his hands in an at
tempt to reach him. Don Walls here in
terfered and was in turn assaulted.
The fight was continued to the top OF
a flight Of steps, where Don Walls turned
to defend himself. Cathoart was thrown
down the stairs, dislocating his left elbow.
By this time the maid had called the police
and Cathoart was carried to the patrol
wagon and taken to No. precinct. From
the station he was taken to the Emergency
Hospital, where his dislocation was treated.
and later he was sent home.
Cathoart was appointed to the Naval
Academy in 1873 and was graduated and
appointed Assistant Engineer four years
later. He reached the grade Of Passed
Assistant Engineer in 1884, resigning with
that grade in 1891. During the Spanish
war he served again in the navy as Chief
Engineer.
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GOV. ODELL IN ITHACA.
He VIII Speak at the UnyeilinE of 4 Bronze
Tablet prd NltncSs a EOOihlil Game.

ITHACA, Nov. 10 ithaca will put on gala
attire Tomorrow in honor of Gov. Odell's
visit, and that of the Columbia Glee Club,
and the Columbia football eleven. which
plays Cornell on Percy Field on Saturday.
The Governor will be the G.est of Presi-
dent Jacob Gould Schurnun. Upon his
arrival lie win be escorted 10 the Ithaca
hotel here he W Ill bc the principal speaker
at the unvoiling Of bronze tablet in memo ry
OF Sullivan's Indian expedition in l77s,
The tablet will be presented by the Dewitt
Historical Society OF Ithaca
Friday night lie will be President Schur-
mans guest at a dinner in his honor given
a. the president's residence, Saturday
at noon he will address Cornell students
in the library lecture room, and Saturday
afternoon he will witness the Cornell
He I'e will leave % Saturday avn night 1t for All Albany. W
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WAGES IN 1890 AND 1900.
Census Bureau Report Shows That There
Has been Little Change.


WASHINGTON. Nov. IL. The Census
Bureau will soon publish report Of par
ticular interest at this period of industrial
unrest dealing with the wages of employees
in manufacturing establishments in the
United States In tie preparation OF the
report tran scripts were made Of the actual
payrolls of 720 manufactu rir e establish
ments, employing G 225 900 employees. The
wages ard exact occupation of each work
man were noted, and from this data tabula-
tions have been made of 3O4 different occu-
special feature Of the report is, therefore,
the tabulation of wages by occupation 4,
which. are further sub-classifed by geo
graphical sections.
The report shows that in the cotton manu-
featuring industry wages Of both men
and women increased il the New En- glar d
States between 1890 and 1900, while IN
the Southern States wages remained
stationary. For males the range of wages
Of the working force in cotton mills in New
as compared with a range Of s. to sll in
1890. In the Southern States the range
was from $3.50 to s. in both 1890 and 1860
The wages of both men and women in the
woolen industry increased from SO to sll
in 1890 to $3.50 to sll.5o in 1900. In dye
ing and finishing textiles there was an
increase of wages in the New England
States and decrease in the Middle States.
Wages in carpet and knitting mills show
little change during the decade. The rates
in the furniture industry declined as whole.
while the agricultural implement industry
and the lumber and planning mill industry
show a slight increase. Rates also in
creased in carriage and wagon factories.
There was little change in founclries and
metal working industries, while the wages
in car building shows a decline.
As whole the report seems to indicate
that vorkingmen are now paid but little
more than was the case in 1890; that in
the hand trades wages have practically
remained stationary, while in the machine
conducted industries rates of wages have
increased
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KISSES So.37 APIECE.
Appellate Court Fixes That Price for
1885 OF Them.

ALBANY, Nov. 12-The Appellate Division
of the supreme Court to-day fixed the price
of kisses at s2.37 each by confirming the
decision Of the lower court in Miss Frances
Petits breach OF promise suitA against
Tittemore, the town blacksmith OF Galway,
Saratoga county.
Miss Petit sued Tttemore for $50 900.
During the trial she announced that he had
kissed her 1,238 times during the fourteen
years Of their courtship. To prove this
statement, she produced her diary in which
she had entered every night the number Of
salutes he had bestowed upon her during his
call. When Tittemore tired OF kissing, Miss
Petit asked $40 kiss.
Though the trial jury did not adopt her
valuation. Miss Petit secured a verdict for
5000, and Tittemore Immediately went
of the Appellate Division to-day confirms
the verdict for 5000 obtained in the lower
court.
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EXPORTS IN OCTOBER.
Decrease In DrcadstufIs, but Increase In
other Domestic Products.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l2.-The value of
exports of breadstufs from the United
States in October was SIC sa4 $3.50. decrease
of nearly s3,o 100000 as compared with Octo-
Der, 1902, but larger than that Of any other
month in this calendar year except January.
The exports Of cattle, hogs and sheep
IN October were valued at So ,433 1881, gain
of nearly 81 ,OO0,Oo0 over October, 1902; Of
provisions, Sl3, sec sS4, as against sl2,953, ,74l
In the CORES pending month Of last wear;
Of cotton. s6O,2s34l2, against s42 1874,
and of mineral oils SO, ,755,37s, against &c.
39l .657 The total Of all domestic products
exported last month was sl03 ,233 ga, against
ss5 $50 $50 in October OF last year,
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NeiEhhor Of the Comptrollrr's Gmcc SOLD
Pilis-P. u. stops His Nnil.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l2.-Tho los'ninster-
General to-day issued an orae" denying the
Use of the mails 10 the lmprriCI Drug ON
pany of $50 Broadway (Sttva,t Blidii.2I.
New York. The company odS r"'ised tor
persons to sell elk boxes Of liz remarkable
pills at 25 cents box. and said that valu-.
able music box would be giNe'l as a reward
10 the successful vendor. These who were
careless enou gh to comply We're told to read
the advert list inent again, when they learned
that tie music box would be theirs If an addi-
tional $40 wort h of the pills WAS disposed of.
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IlnnSaI-TuCk.

BALTIMORE. Nov. l2.--Miss Margaret Chew
Tuck. daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Philemon
II. Tuck, was married to John Purvianoe
Ronsal, son of the late stephen Bonsal, at
O clock this afternoon IN Christ PROTESTANT
Tn usners were Francis Bonsal a brother of
the bridegroom. Thomas w Boykin. J.. Row
land SlinghlF, W Devries Goodwin, Alan r.
and b. Henry Mordecai. Miss Grace Tuck
the brdp's sister, was maid of honor The
Beverly James, Miss Virginia LaTrobe. Miss
Ethel Whitridge, Miss Mary Webb, Miss
Eleanor Mccormick. Miss Anne Van Wyok
and Miss Jane Harvey. j. Pembroke Bonsal
hos p,lp
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Movements OF Naval Vessels.

WAsHINGToN. Nov, l2.--The collier Han
nibal las arrived at Colon. the supply ship
Culgcs NJ the New York Navy Yard and
the torpedo boa, destroyers Chauncey,
Decatur ana Barry at Hampton Roads.
The cruiser Buffalo has sailed from Hamp-
ton Roads for Colon. The monitor Puritan
has been ordered out of commission and
the trimming ship Lancaster has been or
dered in commission.