The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-11-03
At Washington.


working in Washington for Uncle sam.
There are two in the State department,
43 in the Treasury department, four in
the bureau of engraving and printing,
ii in the War department, three in the
state, war and navy department build
ing, Is In tho Postoffice department,
seven in the Navy department, 81 in the
department of the interior, 81 in the
Agricultural department, 40 in the de-
partment OF commerce and labor, % In
the government printing office, one in
Smithsonian institute and one in the
civil service commission. Maine has
1-96th of the total number Of employees
in Washington.
In circular note Secretary Hay has
carried out the Presidents instructions
relative to proposing second Hague
conference, Tho note not only con-
templates the reasse bling of The
Hague conference for the consideration
of questions specifically mentioned by
the original conference, as demanding
further attention, such as the rights and
duties of neutrals; the inviolability of
private property in naval warfare and
the bombardment of forts by naval force,
but goes further by practically endorsing
the project of general system OF aroi-
tration treaties and the establishment
of an international congress to meet
periodically in the interests of peace.
The issue OF the call while the present
war IS in progress is justified by the
fact that the first Hague conference was
called before our treaty with Spain was
concluded.
The United States Senate will have
among it's members at the next session
five former Cabinet officers-Senators
Knox, Teller, Alger, Proctor and Elkins.
There is a controversy between the de-
partment of justice and the department
of com merce and labor over new reve-
lations in regard to the beef trust.
Atty Gen Moody has asked for the
evidence collected by the agents of the
department of commerce and labor bear
ing on a violation of the courts injunc-
ton. James r. Garfield. the commits
sionor Of corporations, has refused to
turn this evidence over to the depart
ment of Justice, saying that the law does
not require him TO do this, but on the
contrary. expressly stipulates that the
result of his Investigations must be
made known by him only to the Presi-
dent President Roosevelt can and will
turn this evidence over to the depart
ment of justice when the report is made
to him, and II It shows, as 1t is now I'M
derstood, that the beef trust n violating
the courts injunction, Atty Gen.
Moody will at once take up the matter
of prosecution for this new offence.
Wheat exports from the United States
seem likely to reach, in the current year,
their lowest point in the history of the
export trade for many years. Figures
prepared by the Department of Com
merce and Labor, through it's Bureau OF
Statistics, show exports during the nine
months ending with September of less
than 10,000,000 bushels. as against 90
000, 900 in the corresponding months OF
1903, $4,000 900 in the corresponding
months of 1902, and 1870 100000 In the
corresponding months of 1901. Thus
the expectation of wheat in the nine
months ending with september Ia but
one-fifth that of the corresponding
months of 1908, about one-tenth that OF
the corresponding months of 1902, and
but about one-fourteenth as much as
that of the corresponding months OF
1901.
President Roosevelt has given his
answer in the Tyner case. Judge James
e Tyner, formerly assistant attorney
general for the post office department,
asked him to right a wrong which he
claimed had been done him in language
used in transmitting papers to congress.
The President, through his secretary,
replies, that facts do not warrant his
Withdrawing the statement made.
Secretary Hay and Ambassadors Jus
serand, Tuesday, signed treaty provid-
ing for the settlement by arbitration OF
any possible disputes between the Unit
ed states and France. 1t is drawn on
the lines of the Anglo French arbitration
treaty.