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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-08

received a telephone message from Rock
Springs. Wyo., stating that Mr. Rod
rlgue, with ten other injured. had been
taken TO the railroad hospital al that
point. Mr.. Rodrigue sustained a severe
scalp wound bruises about the shoulders
and the hips. His wife leaves today to
join him at Rock Springs.
Hooper's Loss Heavy.
Mrs. j. c. Hooper said last night that
while her husbands injury was slight his
financial loss is considerable. Mr.. Hooper.
who is travelling for the Wyeth Hardware
company of st. Joseph. Mo. had a large
consignment of goods and a quantity Of
samples. These and his clothes We're de
strOyed by the flames which completed
the damage wrought by the collision. Mr..
Hooper will proceed on 10 S. Joseph This
is the first wreck of consequence which
he has experienced. although an old-time
travelling man.
Some apprehension was felt ia Salt Lake
Route circles yesterday because OF the
fact that several San Pedro employees
had been detailed on the Overland Linn
tied 10 acquaint themselves with the OPP
Grafton of the dynamo ia the baggage
ear TO light the train. None of these men
were injured.
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San Francisco Victims.

san Francisco, Dee. Miss Edna Lis
SAX. who was injure. IN the wreck was
Well known ma social and ara circles here
She is a designer Tor Tiffany x co. OF
New York. ANA is "a sister ~ Major Lis
SAX T.. 5. A. She came 20 san Francisco
90 attend thc golden wedding Of her par
cnts aud was returning to New York
= Nj. HUlett another Of the injured is
the manager of the Simmons Manufac-
turing company of this city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-08
FAVORABLE ACTION SEEMS LIKELY
President Thinks the Strawberry Valley Irrigation Project
Good Thing and Is inclined TO Help Rush
Il to Conclusion.

the proposed project personally. urged
the president 10 direct that il be adopt
ed and an apportionment of funds
made 10 build il. The president is in
clined 10 take favorable action mme-
diately and it is believed Secretary
Hitchcock viii be induced by the presi-
dent IN Withdraw his objections and
apport5au Che necessary fnT9s fer isis;
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-08
BILL INTRODUCED BY
CLARK OF WYOMING

Washington, Dec 7-Senator Clark
of Wyoming today Introduced bills to
Increase the fees Of witnesses in Unit
Cd States courts in the states of Colo
RADIO, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Ida
no, Oregon, Washington and Califor-
MIA, and to change the time set for
holding federal courts at Evanston.
Senator clark was today appointed a
member Of the committee ON commit
tees which is charged with the duty of
making senate committee assignments
for the Flfty-uinth congress.
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better known as "Curley.- and has been
In the employ of the Union Pacific rail-
road running in and out of ogden, for
che past twenty years. Prior 10 taking
the position as electrician on the Limited
four years ago he was employed as Il
messenger, anu was one of the most pom
ular railroad men i'm the city. Stigers
came 10 ogden from St Joseph No Some
Years ago he married Miss Daisy z. Oak
ley OF this city. who with a 3-year-old
SON and Two brothers one residing in St
Joseph and The other in ST. Louis. sur
ViNe him. StiggTs was 10 years OF age
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FOREST SUPERVISORS CALLED TO
WASHINGTON FOR CONFERENCE

briu. together tor the foresters action
The best and fullest practical sugges-
tons Tor revised editions Of the use book
which is Ia be published IL coming years
Officers attending the conference and
their reserves are rs follows:
Forest Supervisor Robert r.. Miller. Te-
ton division. Yellowstone forest reserve
Wyoming: Forest Supervisor d. s. Mar
est Supervisor - p. Allen. Mount Rain
itr forest reserve. Washington: Forest
Supervisor Seth Bullock, Black Hills for
est reserve. South Dakota; Forest Ran
ger l.. E kneipp in charge Of PecOs
river forest reserve, New Mexico; Forest
Ringer T. s MainwaTing. northern diVi-
sion OF the Sierra forest reserve. CalifOr-
MIA: Forest Supervisor =. ). Sherman,
Montana division Bitter Root forest re-
serve: Forest Ranger T. Is. Wade, ella
forest r.seIEe. Now MeXic0.
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COLLECTOR COLON SHARPLY
QUESTIONED BY SENATORS

Cotton admitted that he holds a position
connected with the United States ana is
now on Through and is not drawing sal
airy from this government.
Inquiries from Democratic members Of
the committee We're directed t. show
whether there is an effort on the part o1
provisions OF the peLding SanEO Domingo
treaty under which the United States
would undertake the control Of DOmini-
can revenues. Colonel Cotton said that
there is a sentiment in Sanro Domingo
Tor the ratification of the treaty which
is held by the best class OF citizens. He
said also that this sentiment practically
has eliminated All danger Of revolution
since The Dominican people believe that
by adopting the merican principles it IS
possible 70 establish i stable govern
menL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-08
OBJECTS TO PROHIBITION.

Washington. Dec. Captain Frank
Frantz. who recently was nominated by-
the president 10 be governor of Oklaho-
ma territory today issued a formal state
ment obiectng 10 the incorporation i'm
the, measure providing statehood for Ok
lahOma and the Indian Territory of a pro-
hibition clause. FIe SAYS that = majority
of the people of both territories is or
posed TO an" attempt by congress 70 set
tie the liquor question.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-08
ACUTE MONEY STRINGENCY
Secretary Shaw May Deposit $50
100000 of Uncle Sans Coin
IN the Leading Banks.

y Washington, Dee. although Sec y
! retaly Shaw declines 20 make any =
: statement on the subject, it is =
= known that he is giving serious y
= thought 10 the question of making =
y temporary deposits in some banks =
: in the principal cities with a view Z
= TO relieving the money situation. it =
, is understood that in case the pres =
= ent stringcncy continues and threat =
y ems 10 seriously affect interests out y
= side Of the speculative market de 4
y posts age Tegaung S20001.005 viii be =
y distributed among the leading banks =
= ia some of the largest cities. >
= %&%@%@%4%
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additional Eves were lost p t3s -Npio-
slon in mine No. there last .friGSN
nigh, After the removal ~ .ae 1cn
bodies yesterday il was Thought that bEt
four remained two az dhe i5D an1 IN o
a the bottom Of tbs slope. TIM iatt"-
under fiftg .ect ~ W-tef- day now
ever, sou, bodies were recovered al ihe
too o. the slope and he Two AT tAe bot
torl of the sloia arr stIll IN the mine.
1'h.s increases The list of dead To Twen-
~ one seven Of the bodies recovered
are till unidentified
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-08
AFFLICTED WITH CHAMBERS
All of Buffalo 5iH's' Horses Killed
in France.

Marseillcs France. Dec. All the
t0rses belonging 10 the Wild West show
OF Colonel William r. Cody were killed
here today. although the government
votoginarfes had certified that CHAMBERS
had been entirely eradicated from the
stud Colonel Cody, and his partner
James a. Bailey. decided upon TINS radi
cal measure in order to allay the fears
81 tho farmers regarding tbs sprc ID ~
tile disease. The saddles, brides and
other articles of the equiDmcn-. as We Il
as the clothing Of the staU,euen. were
burr ed and the railroad cars belonging
- tn. show disinfected Colonel Cody
is Eow in the United States engaged IL
purchasing q fresh taud.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-08
lsneeIaI 10 Tho Heraldl

n HEfENNE. WyO., Dec. 7.-Oue of the
worst accidents I'm the history OF
western railways occurred near vii
kins, ON the Union Pacific east of Green
River. Wyo., shortly after o'clock this
morning, when No >. the eastbuund
Overland Flyer, crashed into % Pacific
coast fast freight head on Officials OF
llie railroad are reticent iH regard 10 the
cause OF the terrible accident, but ~
can be stated authOrltauVeIy THAT the
crew OF the WestbOund freight We're at
1aulJ This train had orders 10 wait FOR
Nos. TO, and -. No. 10 WAS run in TWO
sections, and when No. and the SEC
klns, the engineer of the freight pulled
out on the line. thinking that the see
uhd section of No. 10 was No. ., and
dashed down the Hill toward Green
EIvsr.
Z Met on a Curve.
The accident occurred ou "a sharp
curve. and a high hill prevented the en-
sine crews from seeing their danger an
Ll the rapidly approaching trains We're
Auuon eacn other. The flyer was rum
nlng AT fun speed in du effort to make
ZAP time and the freight had attained high
speed down the hin.
Terrible Crash.
The crash was terrible. the big locomo-
tlNes literally ploughlEe through each
other and the cars behind them. carry
ing death and destruction with them.
he mail car. the combination baggage.
DYNAMO and buffet car and the dining
car following We're crushed like egg
shells. and the first Ten or dozen ears
of the freight all heavily loaded with
Pacific coast merchandise, We're trans
formed into Nndliug wood i'm an instant.
Met Horrible Death.
The -Four postal clerks. Electrician
Staggers ana Assistant Mchrnnu, ana the
crew OF the dining car, We're picked up
and carried along by the spuuJCred cars
ana mass of broken ana twisted iron
a. death or horrible injuries The crews
OF the two engines probably never knew
what had happened. for death was prob
ably Instantaneous. Two of the engine
mon were burned Iy escaping steam.
The head Pullman ear immediately fol-
low wing the dining car was thrown from
The tracS and -ollod down the embauk-
nenJ, and la this car AN of tue injured
passengers We're riding. Passengers I'm
the rear cars, some of which were de-
raiied, were badly shaken nap. and a few
bruises We're reported, but no one was
s.. FilHzfN bErf
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Rosenbaum From Oakland.

Oakland Cal. Dee Edward Rosen-
baum, who was killed in the railroad
wreck al wilkins station. Wyoming. was
"a resident of Melrost, a suburb of this
city. lie was % years OLD. unmarried and
the son Of Abraham Rosenbaum. a well
known citizen.
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Help quickly Sent.

Il- news ui the accident was vuyEly
S"ut Ju Green River. from which place
70 wrec6ns train. with surgeons, Was run
TO she scene. The remains of The dead
who bad escaped Lhe flames were tlken
bach 90 Green River and ten COZ "a dozen
ut the most seriously hurt we've taken
I'm special train to the state hospital
a., Rock Springs, Tine wreck was cleared
away al O'Clock this afternoon and serV-
..- "LSum .d.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-08
TWO SALT LAKE
MEN IN WRECK
John C. Hooper and w. j. ROdrigut
Injured, Though but Slightly.
LATTER HAD PRESENTlMENT
WROTE WIFE HE INTENDED TO
INSURE LIFE AT OMAHA.

Place of Wreck-pOint TWO miles =
= west of All Say Junction and eight I
= miles east of Green River, and - :
y miles east of Salt Lake. =
Cause-taiure Of Engineer Brink OF =
= WestbOund freight train to wait al =
. All Say Junction until the eastbOund =
= Overland has passed. =
Salt LaIers in wreck, W. }. =
= ROdriSue, son-in-law Of Kingsford =
= BoWring. $50 South Second West =
y street, third cook on Overland Linn =
= tied. Injuries not serious: John G. =
= HooODer, No. is Grace flats; ankle =
y sprained. =
On the heels of the first flash from :
= the wreck came assurances that no
= Salt Lakers had met death. and that =
= but TWO, ". J. ROdrigue, third cook =
= on the Limited. and John e. Hooper. =
= commercial Traveller, had been in =
= lured. y telegram sent collect 10 =
= Mrs. ROdrigue at the home Of her =
= parents. Mr.. and Mrs kingsford =
= BOwring 80 South Second West :
y street. about a. m, from Rock =
Springs, by some person at that =
y place informed her that Mr.. Rod =
= riSues Injuries were not serious. At =
a. N. Mrs. Hooper received a tele-
= phone message from her husband. =
= then At Green River, i'm which he :
= said he had escaped with nothing =
= more than a sprained ankle. =
:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-08
sTIGERs WAS POPULAR.
Ogden Victim of the Disaster Was an
Old Employe of the Union Pacific.

Especial 10 The IieraldD
ogden. Utah, Dec. Warren {. Stigers.
an Ogden electrician, was killed IN the
wreck near An Say station on the Union
Pacific railroad yesterday. Mir. Sugers is
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Met Horrible Death.
Wreekaae CAUGHT Fire.

Almost before the excited .passeuavrs
realized what had happened The wreck
ase had caught fIrc. and they We're at
IIartCd 80 The 7trIe bA-- th,- load cries,
alternating with shrieks aud Sruaus OF
Iu- unfortunate postal CLERKS ami other
employees who wore pinned down and up
I'D whom the cruel fl1mes 1VrT, stead
-.- creeping. some of Ine victims burned
before the eyes .st.y t4a. ho44sfA.d passeit-.
gers, who were powerlgss tp render amy
tS-fStlncG
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ACTED AND SAID NOTHING.

New York Dee with reference o.
q report that the New York Central a.
Hudson River Railroad company hHd &c
cided 10 discontinue the issuance ~ itf-
passes. il was learned teday uiat W.
Company t0ok action u hat end tofs7
weeks ego.
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DEATH LIST is GROWING.
Twenty-one Lives Lost in the 0ia,
mondviIls Mine Disaster.

Denyer, Dec "A special from Dia-
nondTHie, wy, says that Developments
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*++++++++++@++++++++++++++

y the worst wreck which has ever Wis
tied the Green River division of the
Union Pacific railroad, Salt Lake was
spared, being numbered among those
cities whose residents lost their
lives. That this IS true il owing to the
fact that it was in the forward coaches
of the Overland, where We're sleeping the
employees that The greatest havoc was
wrought. 1t was here that all the en-
ployes of the culinary department had
their hunks, and as all cooks and walters
on the Overland make the through trip,
none had his permanent residence In salt
Lake. one. however. Fs. j. ltOurlgut,
third cook on the Limited, formerly lived
here and his wife is now visiting her
parents in this city.
Rodrigue Had Presentiment.
Something Of the supernatural sur
rounds Mr.. Rodrigue = experience in the
wreck from which he escaped with in
juries which were not serious. Only the
night before leaving San Francisco on his
run TO Omaha Alr. ROdrigue wrote his
wife in this city. telling her that he felt
as though something were going to hap
pen.
Il hardly feel as though I should make
the trip he wrote, and then followed by
telling Mrs. ROdrigUe that IL was his in
teutiOn on reaching Omaha 10 have his
in his letter % the strange presentiment
he felt q impending danger This letter
q as written Monday Dee Z, the Overland
leaving SAN Francisco the next morning
Airs Rodrigue received tie letter yes
terdaY afternoon, ana tcY hgnrs later
learned tna5 her husbands Tears 81 dis
aster had been realized. although he hid
escaped the fate of his three companion
cooks, who were killed outright
In Previous Wrecks.
This is the third time NJ. Rodrigue has
been in a wreck. Five wears ago, On
what is now the North Shore, he narrowly
escaped death in a wrec-. between Sau-
sauto and Santa Rosa. Cal. Two years
ago he was i'm wreck on the Oregon
Short Line near POcateliu. Al this time
his wife persuade. him 10 give up rail-
road work --c had only recently entered
on his duties with the Union Pacific.
Mr.. ROdrigue il well acquainted la salt
Lake and Ogden having been chef at the
Healy hotel, ogden. last summer. and at
the Merchants cafe i'm Salt Lake some
years ago. His wife has been stopping
with her parents about a month.
At d late hour last night Mrs. ROdTigue
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POPULATION OF BERLIN.

Berlin. Dec. THE census returns made
public today show that Berlin has a popu
latioE Of 2,033. go souls.
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LATEST LIST OF VICTIMS.
Five of the Bodies Were Burned Be
yond Recognition.

- Omaha. Dee Ten persons were killed
and nineteen injured. eleven of them
railroad employees and eight passengers,
10y I'd hedd-Ou collision Du the Union Pa
sitic railroad between a freight train
and Overland Iimite,k passenger train
No. 90 eastbouud. five miles west of
Rock Springs. WyO- al o'clock this
morning. Five ot tine bodies pf the dead
were burned beyond recognition .n a
fire which destroyed the matt car the
combination dyuamo-nJGgag car aud the
dining car Two of these are known Co
Doe mail clerks, aud tnc other three were
cooks who were sleeping Il the diner.
Following is "a list oi the dead ana in-
furgl-
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DEATH WARRANT
READ THIRD TIME
Mrs. Mary M. Rogers Will Be Hanged
at Windsor, VT, Today.
WOMAN Is INDIFFERENT
GOVERNOR NOT EXPECTED TO
INTERFERE.

tkIiNDSCR. VI. Dec. 7.-Prepara-
w lions for the hanging of Mrs.
Mary Nj. Rogers were practically
complete tonight and unless Governor
Bell again reprieYes her the murderess
viii pay the penalty Of her crime to
morrow afternoon between I and >
o'clock. The deputy sheriffs have been
busy all day. and with the help of a
carpenter they set up the gallOWs in
the west wing Of the prison. where it
has been erected twice before for the
execution of the woman.
Several Of the official Witnesses have
arrived, and others will be here in the
morning. Sheriffs from out of the
county viii be present.
Deputy \. McCauley Of Windsor Will
spring the trap as originally planned.
Indifferent 10 Her Fate.
1t is not thought that Mrs. Rogers
will collapse. for her apparent indiffer-
ence 10 her fate was as marked tonight
as it has been ever since she was i'm
prisoned.
During the afternoon Sheriff Peck
formally read the death warrant TO
Mrs. Rogers. She listened without emo
ton. This was the third time that the
death warrant had been read 10 her
Today Rev. .. 9. Delaney. the Roman
Catholic priest Of Windsor. admins
tered to the woman, the sacrament Of
the Holy Communion. following her
confession to him yesterday. Father
Delaney says that Mrs. Rogers is still
firm and i'm control Of her feelings
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-08
HOUSE PASSES
EMERGENCY BILL
Eleven Million Dollars Appropriated
for Panama Canal.
MUCH GREATER SUM ASKED
REPUBLICANS DARED By LEAD
Err WILLIAMS.

ItaI ASHINGTON. Dee. s.-Aa appro-
w priation OF Sll 100000 was voted
today toward the construction OL
! the Panama canal. The amount was
7 q compromise between tne Sl6,5V1UvV
! carried ia the bill under consideration
ana an est innate o. something over
/ Sc, 0e0 600 recommended by Nh VIII
. Jams. tho Democratic leader. 10 carry
on the work until the middle of JaLu-
/ any. NJ. Hepburn. Il. charge ct the
f bill suggested that something over
/ 81 900, 900 ould carry OF the work un-
tn March There was uo intention
manifest Ia delay the work. Inc only
argument iOr cutting down the or q
inal estimate being that closer scrutiny
+ might be had of the estimate
The Bill Amended.
The bill was amended in acc0rd-
aHce with suggestions OF Nj. Mann OF
Illinois, directing the president to re-
! quire annual reports from construction
officers covering all details Of the work,
requiring such employees TO give con
sress any information il may desire
and restricting all expenditure 10
money appropriated by congress and
TO that received by the operation OF
the properly of the Panama railroad.
/ Otherwise the bill was not amended,
and it contains besides the apprOpria-
ton a provision removing a tax dis
ability against the proposed bonds 10
be issued for the construction Of the
canal. thus placing the bonds on foot
ing with other government bonds as
available for security for national bank
4 circulation and to reimburse the treas
/ ury for the money appropriated i'm the
/ bill.
Attack on Bond Provision.
/ The bond provision in the bill was a
point Of attack today Nj Williams
I offered several unsuccessful amend
I ments all seeking TO abandon the policy
/ OF issuing bonds for the canat work on
the ground that there is sufficient avail
able funds in the treasury 10 meet all
needed demands for the canal work.
I Nj. OveFstfeet did not succeed ia
/ amending the bin 50 that the Sl0000009
already expended in canal construction
( might be refunded To the treasury from
| the sale OF the canal bonds. The bond
policy of the tPO parties occasiOned the
feature OF the debate and resulted in
limited political discussions
Taft Was at Hand. -
+ Secretary TAFT. accompanied BY The
auditor alld purchasing agent o. the
ca al esanIaission sisff,e, ~ II a4ljt0i
4 ana fehlatne1 aedilabIe "a ghe any iT-
formation that night be asksi foi. on
the floor. hut ~theH eweI'e not called
upon. With the -bnl out of the way
and np committees appointed to begin
consideration of the several thousand
measures that have been introduced
since the, session began. The house adj
jOurned until Monday.
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Hepburn Didn't Know.
Five Millions Topped of.

Concluding the debate on the pend
ing amendment Mr.. Hepburn opposed
cutting down the sum to The amount
proposed bys Nj. Williams Re II was
the temper OF the house to cut down the
appropriation, at least enough money
should be made available 10 meet all
needs 10 the first Of March he esti-
mated these necessities at ST. -25.000
AfSer rejecting the amount proposed
by Mr. Williams, S6.S5S.333, aud the
amendment OF Mr.. Prince fot $4,000 600
the house finally voted for Sll.0Ge. 600
nIoposel b. AIr. EonNnge ~ lalnra 10
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The Dead.

First Cook James bIsbee, Omaha,
. Second Cook Ed Ro-gnbaUu, Oakland
Gal
Fourth Cook John LlWitss. Omaha.
Two mail clerks. names Hot given.
Electrician StigerS. ogden.
Assistant Electrician Frank Mckeuna
Omaha.
Engineer Bruk of EaWlus.
brakeman Smith of RaWliuS.
Mail Clerk j. a NcWsum, Cheyenne.
Nail Clerk l.. j. Philippar Cheyenne.
Mail Clerk Frank Peterson, Cheyenne.
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SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Alleged Witness in GoebeI Case Vic.
tim of Unknown Assailant.

Bakersfield, Cal. Dec. 7-ChaFles E.
Eh.er, who was some years ago said TO
have been an important witness in trials
arising out of the killing of Governor G0e-
bel iu Kentucky and who has been a
and Camp .uc inlcy was shot Ia the
breast by an unknown assailant this
morning IN front of the Southern hotel
Ehler positively refuses 10 disclose the
identity of the wOuld-b6 assassin. The
bullet struck Eher directly over the
heart was DETECTED by q rfb aud was
removed from the left side. The attend
ing physician says that Ehler will re-
cover unless blood poisoning sets IN.
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Taft Was at Hand
DEBATE WAS LIVELY.

Republican Majority Kept Oodging
by MIR. Williams. ..
Washington. Dec. Reading of The
Panama canal appropriation bill was
resumed in the house On the converting
Of that body today.
The first amendment Was presented
by Mr. Williams. He moved 10 cut
the appropriation from $1,000. 600 to
$6.S55,353 stating that he had come to
the conclusion that this latter sum was
sufficient to meet the needs OF the com
mission to Jan. j. next The amount
had been arrived at by taking the in
debtedness OF the commission which
they had stated was $500 GJ0. He had
added to this the December estimates.
amounting 10 s. .25S 800