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The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
THE OLD RATS
And new CUSTOMS
STATEMENT REGARDING GERMAN
IMPORT DUTY RATES.
Quite an Increase in Some Products,
Agricultural Commodities Coming
in For Large Stare.

WASHINGTON-A statement of the
German customs tariff, comparing the
rates of import duty levied in Ger
many under the old and new customs
tariff, respectively. vas given out by
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor. A table has been compiled eX
pressing the difference between the
Old and new raises in advalorer
terms, based on the German estimates
Of the import value of the articles in
1903, the last year for which figures
are available.
The estimates as to what percentage
advalOrem the new general and con
v%entiOnal rates will constitute can
only be approximately correct at best.
II prices of commodities should not
change greatly as compared with those
prevailing in 1903, the estimates of
what the new advalorem rates will
amount to will be fairly accurate,
otherwise they will not. On bacch the
rate at present charged is twenty
marks per 100 kiles, and that to be
charged against the new tariff thirty
six marks, an increase of 80 per cent.
Among the products constituting the
most important items in the export
trade of the United States with Ger
many the highest advalOrem rate af.
fects minerals oils. being II per cent.
advalorem on illuminating and - per
cent. on lubricating oil. That on H.
Eliminating has been increased &c per
cent. in the new tariff and left I'M
changed in the conventional tariff.
The duty on tobacco is 81 per cent.
advalorem and has not been changed
in either of the new tariffs.
A series of notable increases affects
agricultural products. Thus rye. the
duty on which until now constituted
the highest advalOrem rate viz: SIS per
cent. is advanced 10 about 20 per cent.
and AZ per cent. under the convention
al.
The specific duty on wheat is adj
vanced ia per cent: on wheat -four.
1871 per cent: dried wheat. 50 per
cent: fresh oranges. 200 per cent. The
conventional tariffs are somewhat
lower. Thus while oranges coming
from favored nations will be subject
to a duty of "a per cent. ad valorem.
those imported from other countries
will have to pay about 50 per cent.
advaiorem.
The rates on provisions also have
been advanced 80 per cent: pork 176
per cent; beef. 200 per cent. though
the conventional tariffs being some
what lower.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25

John B. Knox of Admission, Ala. who
has frequently of late been spoken of
as a candidate for the United States
senatOrship. was in Birmingham yes
terday on his way home from Europe.
where he has been for two months.
Mr.. Knox is looking well and says
he had a most enjoyable trip. On the
subject of politics. he had nothing to
say, or. at least, he said nothing.
When the subject was mentioned.
he looked at his watch and said:
ut is now 800 O'Clock. The base
ball game at West End park begins
at 4. Gentlemen, I'll bid o good
afternoon"
And with that. Mr.. Knox left the
lobby Of the Hillman and made for the
ball game.-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
The Kew to Power.

Success in life is a delicate and diff
ficult thing to define. To many-right-
ly Of wrongful is synonymous with
the accumulation of wealth. the stand
ard of achievement and the end of all
ambition worthy of human endeavOr.
But whatever may be our ~delineatiOn
of this subtle and somewhat tickle
goddess, the possession of a substan-
tial bank accOunt is. for most persons
for all. in fact. who are not degen-
erates-a most laudable object of am
bition. 1t has a psychological value
all apart from it's conventional. COM
mercial value. 1t is vertically the key
to pOwer-not alone through what it
buys, but through what it dOes-un-
locking those secret sources Of
strength that transform the delinquent
into the alert, the v%acillating into the
confident, kindling the embers of
hope, and giving the race to the slow.
the battle to the weak.-Business
Mems Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
STANDS WITH ROOSEVELT.
Bishop Of London Sounds Warning
Against Race Suicide.

LONDON-The failing birth rate
was the subject of interesting COM
ment by the bishop of Ireland. DR..
Ingram. is an address to the clergy
of his diocese in St. Paui's cathedral
this afternoon. Like President RoOse-
welt. he warned his hearers of the
dangers of this decrease. IL "a i'm
possible. the bishop said. to describe
with what dismay he viewed this d.
minuatiOn of the birth rate. not only in
England. but in the colonies. 1t ap-
peared to him to be an. artificial d.
minuation by artificial means
The practice of the deliberate pre-
vention of conception had spread like
a blight among the middle classes
and must be viewed by the Church of
England as a sin. The prevailing
love of comfort vas largely respOn-
sible for this and the clergy must
learn themselves to teach others to
live the simpler and heartier life
which their fOrefathers lived.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
PjtifuI Piiqht of Aqed Man.

Because Oliver POwe. a builder Of
AnsOnia, Conn. put all his property in
his wife's name and she died childless
he lost it all, according to the probate
the age of ~. too inirm to work. Be-
lieving that at his wife's death he
would be her heir. Mr.. Powe had his
home and savings. $4,000 in an.
transferred to her, so she would have
no trouble in getting his estate should
he die first. Mrs Powe died a year
ago. her estate was promptly claimed
by her relatives and the probate court
sustained their claim. Mr.. Powe has
brought a suit for equitable relief
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
fxTRAVAGAhG N
UNCLE SAM'SPRMTfRY
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COVER.
NOR.
What Congressman Lands Has to Say
of a Waste in Printing Public
Documents.

his
statement Of Thursday regarding ex
travagance and waste in public print.
ing. Representative Charles b. Landis,
chairman of the subcommittee Of the
congressional printing investigation
committee, charged with an inquiry
into the alleged extravagances in the
public printing. on Friday insisted
that the statement he made to on
sress before its adjournment that the
government could save $1,000 900 a
year on its printing bill, was not at all
~eXtravagant.
Mr.. Lands declared today that "a
swept over and taken possession of
congress and all departments of the
government to such an extent that an
arbitrary reduction in the printing ap-
preparations of from 20 to 25 per cent
could be made without doing violence
to the public welfare"
Mr.. Lands stated that the commit
tee had been e~ndeavOring first of all
to learn the actual valuation placed by
the public upon the documents SD
freely distributed and to determine
whether the benefits of the country
Justify the expenditure involved and
whether the distribution has been to
the BEST advantage.
THE inquiry" he Said. "has extend
ed to every section of the country. and
an effort made to obtain the estimate
Of value placed upon these documents
by the people for whom they are in
tended as we'll as by the officials by
whom they are prepared. There is no
doubt that many of them are of great
value. but intelligent discrimination
and more effective distribution should
result from the inquiry. There are tons
and upon ton of documents for which
there will never be any demand piled
up in the committee rooms and in the
various departments about Washing:
ton and in the garrets and w~OOdsheds
of senator's and representatives
throughout the country. 1t all repre-
sents waste and extravaganza and i'm
providence and the situation fairly
shrieks for correction"
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
WAR r coRos OF THE NAVY.
Volumes describing Blockade and
River Operations About Ready.

River O perat.ons About Ready.
Observation-Disclosures W. Stew
art. superintendent OF the naval IL
hrary and naval war records. in his ar
nual reports says volumes twenty and
t~wenty-one ,f the records of the union
and confederate navies. in the civil
war. dealing with the operations of tho
west buff blockading squadron. under
Admiral Fa'Tagut, from March Is.
1868. to near the end of 1864. are near
ing completion. The report also says:
THE operations of the confederate
nary are completely presented here
for the first time in history. The rec
ords which include the construction.
equipment and performance of iron
clads. cruisers, torpedo and torpedo
boats. stand as a monument to the
energy. skill and daring of cOnfeder-
ate officers and sailors.
The naval warfare carried on in in
land waters. bays. inlets and rivers is
comparatively new in naval history
and in its relations to shore operations
by landing parties or in cooperation
with army forces; valuable data are
presented concerning the strategy and
tactics of inland blockade and the
military control of water courses.
The publication has now reached
probably the most interesting portion
of the war from a naval point of view,
says the librarian. 1t is recommend
ed that the records OF the American
navy in colonial times, during the rev.
olutiOnary war and other operations
down to the including the Mexican
war, be collected and arranged for pub.
licatiOn."
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
HERE IS SLANG A. ITS BEST.
What the vernaeuiar 10 Coming To
in Colorado. .

What the vernaeular Il Coming To
in Colorado.
Judge Benjamin h. Lindsey. who
has made a national reputation for
himself by his work at the Denver
Juvenile court, tells in the American
Magazine the story of Eel Martin. a
typical bad boy. whom the judge has
since succeeded in reforming. The
following is one of the boys exploits:
One of the boys methods of beat.
ing his way about the country was to
board a train and after it had started
to creep into an empty berth in a
sleeping car.
On ore occasion Martin was awak-
ened by the pOrter's startled exclam-
alton: Good Lawd. the's a Kid in
heah!" Then. as the boy phrased il.
Il flew the coop while the coon guy
went to tell the conductor. was
Gitched at a town they call Reno. in
Nevada. Course I was dead broke.
touched a guy for a half and bought
me a cane and some chewing gum. l
walked into a bank and right up to
the guy in de monkey cage. I said
wanted work. and he said he hadn't
none I told him I'd clean up de back
yard and while he went to ask de
head guy about it rammed de gum on
de end Of my cane, showed il trough
de cage and swiped a twenty that
stuck to de gum. Then I took a
hike mighty sudden. lay low and
went o on the express that night"
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
AN IMPRESSIVE MANIFESTO.
Ratification of Peace Between Russia
and Japan.

ST. PETERSBURG-An imperial
manifesto was issued prOclaiming the
ratification of peace between Russia
and japan. 1t says:
God has caused u fatherland to
suffer sOre trials from the blows OF
fate in a sanglinary war, but the
struggles have afforded manifold
proofs of the bravery and courage of
our glorious troops against a brave
and mighty enemy. This a SO pain
ful for us all. is now yer. The east
ern portion of our country will de-
velop itself in peace and good neigh
bOrliness with the Japanese empire,
which has become friend.
In communicating the restoration
of peace to Our subjects We are sure
they will join in our prayers to God,
to give a blessing on IL great labors
in conjunction with men elected by
the people for the development and
prosperity Of Russia.
NICHOLAS.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
Michael Goes To India.

WASHINGTON-The appointment
of Colonel w. H. Michael, chief clerk
of the Department of State. to be con-
sui general at Calcutta was announced
at the state department. Colonel Mi
chael succeeds Stanley Stoner. 1t is
said at the state department that the
resignation of Mr.. StOner, who was
only recently appointed to Calcutta.
was entirely voluntary. The illness of
a member of his family which occurred
subsequent to his appointment causes
him to request the department to per-
nit him to resign.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
ALWAYS TROUBLE IN BALKANS.
Turbulent Southeastern Europe Never
Cut Of the Public Eye.

Cut Of the Public Eye.
When other sources fail the Balkan
war cloud can always be depended
upon to fill the void and furnish a sem
satiOn. Is there need of a thriller"
a PLOT to murder King Peter of Servia
is unearthed. Is there peace. else
where, riot and ~blOOdshed can be
found in that turbulent portion Of
southeastern Europe about which SO
much is heard and so little known.
Here conspirators and %intrisuers
thrive. The chief diversion Of the
pOpuiace is plotting to exterminate
each other, to tea down existing in.
situations without revealing any we'll
defined plans for lettering conditions.
Making widows and orphans furnishes
a favOrite pastime. Your patriot of
to-day may be Il murderer tomorrow
or vice versa. Real and imaginary
atrocities are alike seized upon with
avidity by the outside world. and the
territory whose chief asset appears to
be a greater prOpOrtiOnate power for
fOmenting troubles than any other
spot under the sun is constantly in
the public eye.-DetrOit Free Press.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
OF NAvX.
Prisoners So Many That Prison
Ships Must Sc Used.

S'sHS ~
WASHINGTON-In the annual re
port Of Captain S. W. Diehl. judge adj
vocate general of the navy, the record
Of general courts-martial for the fiscal
year shows that twelve commissioned
officers were convicted and three &C.
quilted. while 9O5 enlisted men were
convicted and thirty acquitted. The
record of summary courts-martial
shows that 4,157 blue-jackets were con-
victed and 200 acquitted and that LOIS
marines enlisted msn) were convict
ed and se~venty-seven acquitted. A
total Of 422 enlisted men were con-
victed Of desertion. 1iI of absence
without leave. twenty-five of desertion
and fraudulent enlistment and eighty
three of fraudulent enlistment.
Captain Diehl says that Colonel A.
C.. keltOn. United States marine corps.
has developed in tn" naval prison at
the Boston navy yard a school of dis
cipline OF the highest order for offend
ers against naval laws and regulations.
The large number of prisoners receiv-
ed from the Asiatic station has re-
suited in an over-crowding of the Mare
Island prison to such an extent. the
report states. that it became necessary
to fill up two prison ships to relieve
the situation until permanent extern
siOns to the present shore institution
al be provided by legislation. The
Manila at Mare Island and the Nipsic
at BremertOn. Wash. are being pre-
pared for the overflow of prisoners.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
LOST THREE IN THE FIRE.
Pathetic Incident in Connection with
irocuois Case.

Pathetic Incident in Connection with
~irocuois Case.
CHICAGO-A pathetic incident
marked the beginning before Judge
Lands. in the United States circuit
court. of the trial of the first damage
suit resulting from the Iroquois, thea
ter fire of December. 1902. The first
prospective juror called. James c.
Long. a patriarch from Geneva, ILL.,,
was asked if he knew any of those
killed by the fire.
He slowly replied that he did, and
he was asked for their names.
The head of the aged man bowed
low. and tears filed his eyes. He
tried to answer. but could not.
Attorneys hastily explained that Mr..
Long had lost three daughters in the
fire. The court ordered that he be en-
cused from further examination. Mr.
Long afterward said that his daugh.
tiers. aged fourteen, eleven and nine
years. respectively. had attended the
theater on the day of the fire and that
their dead bodies were among those
taken out of the building.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
ON PANAMA CANAL.
Chairman Shonts Seaks Of His Re.
cent Visit.

SU0 ust6U oVOUI8 SS0W8 OU 6Vu8 nc
cent Visit.
WASHINGTON = Chairman Shonts
OF the isthmian canal commission
made the following statement of his
observations on the isthmus of Pana.
ma during his recent visit:
The most encouraging feature Of af.
fairs on the isthmus observed by every
person who had been there previously
during the last six and eight months
was the improvement in the feeling
among the men. Chief Engineer Ste.
vens' methods and personality are
making a strong impression and Gre
ating confidence in his measures.
Il found that substantial progress
had been made in the repairing and
construction of houses, over 200 of
the old French houses having been
repaired during the last two months.
A large dock at Cristobal, which has
tw enty-seven feet of water. will be
ready for ships in a very few weeks.
Rapid progress is being made on dock
1t also at CristObal. The new dock
at La Boca is also being rapidly push.
ed to completion. These docks will
be equipped with modern machinery,
which will largely facilitate the load
ing and unloading of ships. When
these docks r all completed and in
operation We shall be able to handle
all the commission material and a
LARGO mart Of tho Douo-o fro;chx eo-
these docks, leaving the old docks
largely for the s of ships of other
lines. We are also putting in shops
and terminal yards at Cristobal. and
have planned yards for La Boca and
the end of the line. The bridges of
the Panama railroad have been
strengthened so as to carry the heav-
Ter locomotives now arriving on the
iSthmuS.
General health conditions are Illus
trated by the fact that. notwithstand-
ing we have increased the laboring
force to nearly 1900 men during the
last our months, the number of pa
tients in Ancon hospital was lower
than for many previous months.
In addition to the fumigation of
the houses at Panama and Colon, the
isolation of the patients and the cut
ting of grass and vegetation around
the camps, heretofore employed as
means of prevention. the department
is now thoroughly cleaning the cities
of Panama and Colon. draining
swamps near towns and camps. filling
in the lowest places and thus eradi-
eating breeding places for mosquitoes.
AS a result Of our new methods in
handling the labor on the isthmus. I
will say that during a certain period.
when We were increasing the force by
the importation of $500 men. the pay
rolls showed an increase of 1000 men,
the difference resulting from our
methods of requiring men to leave
their quarters and go to work. Loaf
ing either in quarters or on works is
absolutely prohibited"
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
Vanderbilt and Astor Protest.

NEWPORT. r. LIN behalf of John
Jacob Aston and Cornelius Vanderbilt,
whose names were mentioned in tes-
timony given at a hearing in New
York Friday on proceedings instituted
by William B. Franklin and George l..
Scott against Joseph H. HOadley and
others to recover $65.SOO, Lewis Cass
night in which it was denied that
either Mr.. Vanderbilt or Colonel Aston
eve owned stock of the International
Power company, assisted by a wit
ness.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
GRAY Answers the charoes.

CHICAGO-William H. Gray, found
er of the Western Life Indemnity COM
pany, filed an answe in the superior
court to the charges made against
him in a bill asking for the appoint
ment of a receiver for the company.
In his answer Gray goes fully into his
relations with the insurance company
and denies all allegations made
against him. The allegation in the
case that there are 200 persons with
claims against the company on &C.
count of withheld assessments Il de-
MED By. Gray.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-The Uni
ted States army transport Sherman
arrived on Tuesday from Manila, Phil
of cabin passengers. PAT enlisted men
and twenty military prisoners. About
twenty soldiers and several passen-
Sers who wer ashore at Nagasaki
were left behind, as the vessel sailed
sooner than was anticipated. Among
the officers on board were Lieutenant
Colonel W. T. Tucker Of the pay de-
partment and Major w. X. Wright of
the Twentieth infantry.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
Abyssinia Sends an Envoy.

NEW YORK - Ally
Sadik-Pasha, prince of the MOhamme-
dan church, general of the Abyssian-
ian army. minister of commerce and
envoy of Emperor Menelik to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. arrived. arrived her to-
day on the steamer Cedric. He comes
ostensibly in regard to the new treaty
of commerce between this country and
Abyassinia. but actually his mission is
to study the possibilities of closer
relations with Europe and America.
He has come to America after a stay
at Berlin. Paris and London.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
Sues Fifteen Texas Railroads

AUSTIN. Tex.-Acting for himself
and in the lame of the state, District
Attorney Warren w. Moore of the
Fifty-third district court on Friday
filed suit a gainst fifteen railroads of
Texas for sums ranging from g. 900
to $4,000. These suits are brought in
the nature of a penalty for failure to
pay l per cent. tax on the gross earn
ings, as provided for in the Love tax
bill. which the roads are now fight
ing and which is on an appeal to the
higher courts. the state having won
out in the trial court.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
Still SEEING Arizona.

GRAND CANYON, Ariz.-Congress-
men Tawney, Davis and Stevenson
of Minnesota, Marshall of North Da-
kota and Minor of Wisconsin. with a
portion of the congressional party
now inspecting Arizona, on Tuesday
went to the bottom of the Grand Can
yOn, while the rest of the party drove
over the reservation and inspected
the timber reserve there. The entire
party banqueted at FL Tovar hotel
Tuesday night as guests of he Santa
Fe Railroad company and left at mid
night for Flagstaff.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
Bryan Speaks to japanese.

TOKIO-Villiam j. Bryan address
ed an audience of about 10000 per-
sons. with Count Okuma. the former
foreign minister and leader of the pro-
gressive party. in the chair. His SIM
pie style and clear pronunciation made
his speech. which lasted forty min
utes. Ineligible even to the younger
students and called forth apprecia-
tive remarks. Mr.. Bryan lunched
with Count Okuma. The municipality
of Toxic has invited MIR. Bryan to at
tend q public reception, but his time
here will not permit.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
Anarchists Arrested.

PARIS-After a p%rOtracted prelim-
mary inquiry indictments were
brought against five anarchists in con-
carriage carrying King Alfonso and
President LOubet. The principal per-
son accused is AvinO, alias Ferras,
who is indicted for the attempted as
sessinatiOn of the king and president
and their escort. AlvinO has not yet
been captured. Charles MalatO, a phi
lOsOphic writer. and an anarchist
named Caussanet are charged with
completely in the outrage.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
Honors for An Iowa Man.

WASHINGTON - The supreme
council of Scottish Rte Masons for
the southern jurisdiction elected and
crowned George Fairburn of Fonda.
Ia, an active member of that body. to
succeed Gov. Buren, Robinson Sher-
man, who died last year. The election
was on the motion of Grand Command
er Richardson. Mr.. Fairburn. who
has been serving as a deputy for Iowa.
was Immediately indicted into Office.
The supreme council then adjourned
until Saturday, which is expected to
mark the final session.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
ROADS TRANSPORTED ONLY.
Did Not Handle Business of Private
Car Lines.

WASHINGTON The Interstate
Commerce commission began a series
0f hearings in the matter of it's com
plant against ten railroads and three
private a companies. alleging 'un-
just and unreasonable charges for
the refrigeration of fruits and vege
tables in transit. 1t is understood that
the action OF the commission in in
itiating and prosecuting the COM
plants has the double purpose of es-
tablishing its jurisdiction over private
car lines and of correcting the evils
complained of. The contest will be On
the point of jurisdiction. Each of the
companies against which complaint
has been filed has made an answer
denying the commission has authority
of its business.
The Columbus journal., 1905-10-25
INDICTMENTS STILL STAND.
Chicago Packers Get Only Partial Re
lief in Court.

Chicago Packers Get Only Partial Re.
lief in Court.
CHICAGO-Federal Judge J.. Otis
Humphrey gave a divided decision on
the demurrer of the meat packers.
charged with illegal conspiracy. He
Overruled the portion of the demurrer
in which the packers attacked the odd
numbered counts. charging conspiracy
in restraint of trade. The demurrer
to the even-numbered counts, charg.
ing monopoly. was sustained.
Following the decision counsel for
the packers asked leave to extend the
demurrer from the third count of the
Indictment t. the first count to which
ne previously announced he would en-
ter a plea of not guilty. The court al.
lowed this and then Overruled the de-
murrer to the first count