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New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
THE IMMIGRATION BILL.
WIN BE Taken Up in Closing Hours
Of the Session.
fFrom The Tribune Rureau1


Washington. June 23.-The immigration bill is
the next and final legislative measure to be
tackled by the House. A rule for its consdera-
ton viii probably be brought in Tuesday.
The advocates of the bill hoped to get it UP on
Monday, but the programme is to take up
the General Deficiency bill the last appropria
tion bill of the session that day. The rule
for the consideration of the Immigration bill will
provide for a separate vote the educational
test and head amendments. These are in
controversy, and the opposition TO the educa-
tional test provision placed in the bill by the
Senate has met with such strong opposition in
the House that ii was feared the bill would be
held UP. Mr.. Gardner, of Massa chusetts, who is
in charge of the bill. has been assured that the
rule for the consideration of the bill will be
granted The House leaders expect to dispose
Of the bill in one day This viii clear up the
calendar OF the House and enable an adjourn
ment Of Congress next week, provided all the
measures in conference have been disposed of.
1t was said to-day that a compromise may
be reached which viii pass the immigration
bill, with its other desirable administrative
features. and turn over TO commission the task
OF looking into the desira bity OF enforcing the
educational test, passing by that amendment
for the present. The remaining features of the
bill are generally accepted as an improvement
upon the present law. and will undoubtedly be
approved by the House. There is some fear
grafton bill, and possibly the Pure Food bill, in
conference.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
MAY INDICT SHOE MERCHANTS.
Grand Jury Expected to Investigate Charge
of Accepting Rebates.

Kansas City, June '23.-Proceedings may be
brought against the shoe and drygoods merchants
of ST. Louis, Omaha and Kansas City on a charge
of accepting rebates from railways secured for
them by George L. Thomas, the New York freight
fined in the Federal Court here yesterday
and given penitentiary sentence. These firms
numbering seven, mentioned by Judge Smith
Mcpherson in sentencing Thomas and Taggart He
declared that the rebate taker as guilty as the
rebate giver and added:
7 assume that these concerns will be proceeded
against for receiving these unlawful rebates which
be done either by indictment information"
While not admitting that such action would be
brought against these merchants A S. Van Val
kenburgh, the District Attorney who prosecuted
these cases. intlmated that the matter probably
would be brought to the attention OF the grand
jury next fall.
Judge o. NJ. Spencer general solicitor for the
Burlington Railroad. who fought the latter's case
well as that against Thomas and Taggart said
to-day Of the statement credited yesterday to At
torney General Moody, at Washington in discussing
the Kansas City convictions:
If the statement Of the Attorney General is true.
i Will be very embarrassing to try future cases OF
this kind In Missouri and have the judgment rem
deied by the Attorney General. l refer particu-
after giving It careful consideration / concluded
that the extent of the determinations practised
showed that IL was case where the sentence OF
Imprisonment was especially desirable. and / di-
rected the District Attorney to urge the court in
case OF their conviction, the desirabty OF such a
sentence"
Mr. Thomas and Mr.. Taggart started to-day for
New York.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
U. S. CONSUL GENERAL FOR CONGO
Son of General Slocum Nominated to Take
New Post at Bona.

Washington. June 2S--Clarence Rice siocum OF
New York a son of the late General Slocum has
been selected to be the first American official repre-
sentative in the Congo country having been desg
mated by the President to hil the newly created
post of consul general at Bona. Congo Free State
His credentials will be directed 10 King Leopold
Mr.. Slocum is United States consul at Wei
mar. Germany. He has excellent record as a
consular officer
The Congo Reform Association which has for a
long time been urging Interference by America in
the Congo country. in behalf OF the natives who
are said TO have been ill-treated by the officials
and soldiers. recommended another man for the
place but Secretary Root pointed out that the con-
sui must be acceptable to King Leopold's admin
istration he could not obtain an cXequatur, and
that might be said that any person designated by
the Reform Association would scarcely be unbiased
in reporting to the State Department upon the
actual conditions the Congo country. Assur-
has already been had from the Congo govern
ment that consul general from America will be
gladly received in Bona. In the hope that he will
report the exact facts and set what the off,
cials declare TO be untrustworthy and exaggerated
statements.
Mr.. Slocum's nomination sent to the Senate
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
ALMOST A LAW.
HOUSE ADOPTS RATE BILL.
AS Soon as Senate Does the Same,
Measure VIII Go to President.
[From The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington, June 23.-Another lively chapter
in closing the legislative history Of the Railroad
Rate act was written this afternoon when the
House adopted the conference report on the
bill after a brief but somewhat stormy debate
the anti-pass provision agreed upon by the
conferrees All that remains is the act of
the Senate in conference report which, if favor
able. Will enable the act TO be sent to the Presi
dent at once for his signature. Somewhat un-
expectedly the conference report was called up
in the House this afternoon, Chairman Hepburn
asking unanimous consent that the rule requir-
Ing a conference report to be laid upon the table
for twenty-four hours after il is made be waived
IN order to expedite it's adoption.
There was some objection from Democrats at
first. but consent was finally granted and every
thing was proceeding smoothly when the anti
pass provision suddenly came under discussion
and members began to voice their objection to
the way in which this provision is framed Mr..
Fitzgerald, of New York asked Chairman Hep
burn if there anything in the provision to
prevent members Of Congress or the officials in
cluded under the law from soliciting or accept
ing passes for members of their families or
friends if they could get them
Mr.. Hepburn said there was not He explained
that the provision agreed upon by the confer
rees is intended 10 remedy the real evil COM
planned of in the use Of passes-namely, the pos
sible influence they may have in the attitude of
public officials 10 the railroads. The amendment
prohibits passes TO federal, state county or
municipal officers, except those in the postal
service, and makes further limitation he
said.
Mr.. Hepburn's statement seemed to add fresh
fuel to the fire of the anti-pass advocates in the
House, who declared that they would vote the
conference report down if it were not modified.
The House was in an uproar. with several men,
bers their feet at time, shouting for rec
ogntion. Speaker Cannon succeeded in restor-
ing order and put the previous question. 1t was
ordered by a vote of 121 to 80. The vote on the
adoption of the conference report was 216 to 4
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24

millions out of the public were OF proper pubic
spirit they would have their slaughter places as
wholesome and sanitary the Senate Chamber
itself He spoke of the frequency of ptomaine
poisoning. and congratulated the Senators that
none OF them had fallen victims to il. He also
advocated the dating OF the inspection labels on
canned meats
Senator Hepburn also contended for the label
daicS. and said that carcasses kept in colo
storage should De labelled well as canned
meas He said that meat degenerates even In
cold storage. and gave instance within his
knowledge i'm which eighty men had been sent
10 bed by eating cold storage meat.
The motion of Senator Proctor to send the
bill ia conference was then agreed TO, and
Messrs. Proctor. Hansbrough and Simmons were
appointed conferrees on behalf of the Senate.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
CONTRACT FOR DREDGEs AWARDED
Goes to Baltimore Firm Under Provision of
Law to Buy at Home.

Washington. June 23.-The Isthmian Canal
Commission to-day awarded the contract for
the two seagoing suction dredges to the Mary
land Steel Company. of Baltimore. the lowest
American bidder at its offer Of $500 900 each
The lowest bidder was William simon os
Scotland. but the award to the Baltimore con-
Germ made by reason of the recent act of
Congress that all purchases for the isthnian
canal should be confined 10 products of the
United States, except where IL was shown that
American bids were unreasonable and extor-
tionate. AT the offices OF the Canal Commission
ii was stated that the bid of the Baltimore con-
Germ was not unreasonable and extortonate and
therefore ths contract given to It
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
BIG PACKING PLANT CLOSED.
TBy Telegraph % The TribuI

IBy Telegraph to The Trihune-l
Louisville, Juno 23.-An order was received
here this afternoon closing for an indefinite
period the plant oc the Louisville Packing Com
pany, owned by John Cudahy, Of Chicago.
The plant was closed at o'clock this after
noon. and no one seems 10 know when II viii
be opened again. More than three hundred men
employed and co per cent of the fresh meat
used ia Louisville is supplied by the plant. There
is rumor that the plant has been taken over
by the Illinois Central Railroad. but this could
not be confirmed
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
ACCUSES SOUTHERN REPUBLICS.
Senator Morgan Says Some Countries Say
U. S. Is Responsible for Their Debts.

Washington June Ex-senator Morgan to-day oh
tanned permission from the Senate for the printing
OF extracts from certain London newspapers rela-
tive to the debt OF Costa Rica- He said that the
articles showed that there tendency tho
part OF Central and South American countries to
represent that the United States assumed RESPONSE
bility for their obligations and he expressed the
opinion that the American public should be ap-
pI.iscd of the facts
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.

Washington. June 23-The Senate in executive
session to-day confirmed the following nomina tions
:. Stuart MacDonad. Naval OGacer Of Customs
District OF Baltimore; Edward l. Adams New
York CONSUL general at Stockholm. Sweden; Jose de
olvares, Missouri, consul at Managua Nicaragua:
George +. CoGsens. Maine. Collector OF Customs.
District OF Kennehunk Me. J. Carlyle Wilmer
appraiser OF merchandise District OF Baltimore;
cation.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
SCHUYLER COUNTY NOMINATIONS.

Watkins. n. Y. June s3-Schuyler County Re-
publlcans to-day nominated Charles A. Cole for
member of Assembly. Olin r Nye for County
Judge. George C. Wait for County Treasurer and
]. Fred Thompson for Sheriff. and indorsed SEN
naffO
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
TO HOLD NEW ORLEANS OIL HEARING

Washington. June 23.-The Interstate Commerce
Commission to-day announced its intention TO con-
duct hearing in New Orleans on Thursday next
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New-York tribune., 1906-06-24

Rock Island is another property challensms
the attention of investors who have the habit
of being on the lookout for bargains not YET
popularIy recognized Gross earnings FOR TIE
ten months ending May show the remaTHADis
increase OF S6345O0O or Il Per cent On
this basis results for the year may be esu-
mated at SOL 500 600. Net earnings increased
for ten months S2.T60.OO0, OF IS per cent IN, IN
dicating that the total net for the year WI WI
approxin1ate S14 60OOOO Other inC0D!e shoulu
bring this up to $164GoOOo Deducilns GLaise IS
and rentals. there would be IeIl suIpI4S s-,Ir ~
Rock Island company stocks amounting 10 ruIiy
Sc. 500 600 after meeting the railroad COMPANY
charges. or an amount equivalent 10 pe. ee'lS
on Rock Island preferred with Ile per en- So-, -
the common. Maintenance allowances ha.'
been more than liberal and cost OF cChGuru
ing transportation should be capaoie OF ss Ia.ss
reduction. Expense ratio, according 10 hsu5V'
though for Western system like Rock Islaise ISL "a
66 per cent. should amply suffice. Many Many re W ~
spend much less. Reduction OF the ratlo 70 ~ w
per cent would give net earnings approNillde ~
S. OOOOOO more and bring earnings ior '-0
common stock up to Az per cent ,--
And this takes no account or the SNSlag
dinarv EXPANSION in every one Of Rock IsIahus
auxiliaries-nOtably st. Louis ana san !. = - -,
CISCO wherein gross earnings t9r thS pas sr in
creased 81 164 O0O-this current net increase -
Frisco alone being the equivalent OF one-i-a.- onie
OF Rock Islands preferred dlVldehu lSt~
ment.
We have much huTrahtng over Wtla1 "'oS =
expected from Hartman generalshlp-O NJ
Pacific and Southern Pacific named FOR iea0e'
into better market situation. southern FaelH.
about TO receive it's first dividend. Foundau0n
for this sort OF expectation is very hard 70 hi-
OF the weeks events one that IS inspiriuIs
has to do with the establishment OF diylGeHas
for American Locomotive common stocA-@
per cent rate declared. The company IS earn
ing four times as much In view or this sN
hibit how strange-how full Of misrepreseh,s-
tion-has been the virtually official declarauo5n
that this corporation conceived deVs4SIC, 80
rounded out by Joseph r. Hoadley) coulG =. q ~
uncertain fortune. The fashion so preVatetit =
financial kindergarten circles OF tndicting Io.7 I7
ley as a dreamer finds in this weeks fsC'~
frozen refutatiOn.
Two developments OF the week may De S0
counted temporarily hurtful to the market ON'
is the performance Of the pool in Interoorous"
Metropolitan stocks-relatively a petty larceny
performance.
OF far more consequence Is deyelopmeh' =
the iron and steel trade. two Southern So-4
panies controlled In Wall street suddenly eu1-
ting prices-to further the speculative tntslsss
OF insiders short of the general stock hXeha-.55s
list. Republic Steel and Tennessee Coal ihtIuSf
suddenly with product market prices seeIai.sss-i
calculated 10 embarrass the United States 80.
Corporation. There be no such emoarfass-
ment. United States Steel is earning y.
cent. upon It's common stock United Stte-S
Steel common win soon have dividends. Coh-
spiracies against it are merely pitiaole.
II ALI-AWAf.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-13

an index to what could be accomplish
ed here. There are several counties in
these two states in which the county
dispensalies pay all expenses, no tax
es being levied at all. That Aiken
county could derive from the county
dispensary a great deal more than it
now receives is believed by
all who consider the ques-
ton. The investigating committee
has shown that the liquor dealers of
Augusta purchase liquors cheaper
than the state dispensary and Aiken
county should be able to do as we'll
as the dealers in Augusta. We must
add to the: price paid by the state
dispcnsary the freight to Columbia,
carriage from the depot and freight
again to the local dispensaries. The
county dispensary would have but one
freight and one hauling, and with the
exclusion of all rebates and graft,
purchase cheaper than the state dis
pensary. On all sales in this county
10 per cent goes toward paying the
expenses of the dispensary in Co.
lumbia which would be saved by the
county dispensary. The amount Ak
ell county received last year was but
mere bagatelle, while some of the
county dispensaries in Georgia were
paying all expenses of the county.
Clearly from business standpoint
the county dispcnsary is better than
the state dispensary; and from NOR
al standpoint lessening the oppor-
tunities for graft as it does, it is i'll
finitely better. A majority of the
members of the house of representa-
tives at the last session favored Civ
ing the counties chance to establish
county dispensaries but the senate
differed from the house. The vote
in the scoate next session may be
different and the people should see
to it that the house remains friend
ly to county government and county
dispcnsaries. Aiken county should
stand for self government as against
the grafters.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-13

from the two boys who had been
struck on the head as the train whiz-
zed along. O'Connor, who was with
Mcdonald and Patterson when they
were hit, yelled for assistance. At
once the other four worked their way
back over the swaying car to where
their injured companions were.
Patterson's head was hanging over
the side of the car, and in a moment
the body must have slid off Of the
ground. Dunn grasped him by the
feet and pulled him to the center Of
the car roof. Patterson suddenly be-
came dclirious, striking wildly at his
friends. The injured boys strug-
giles increased, and with the strength
OF madness he tried to roll or throw
himself from the ear, clinging to his
friends to take them with him. They
forced the writhing boy to the center
OF the car roof, and there lay upon
him by united strength, with the cx-
pectatlon Of being hit by bridge or
the Jagged edge of a rock in tunnel
after tunnel through which they pass
ed.
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Science Was Frostbitten.

The cold weather of yesterday
morning found its way into Alonzo
Murphy's kitchen, at Mount Freedom,
n. D.. and killed specimen of the
vegetable kingdom that for months
had been the pride of Mr.. Murphy's
heart, and with which he expected
to rcv"luionizc dairy and strawberry
culture.
1t has long been a cherished idea
OF Mr.. Murphy's that by a judicious
crosSln" Of the millwccd and straw
berry it would be possible to produce
Strawberries and cream from the
same plant.
Last fall he grated several straw
berry plants on plants Of the milk
weed. One grew sturdily, close by
Mr.. Murphy's fruitagc when ii sue
cumbcd to the cold that entered the
room when the fire in the range, by
accident went out.
That the experiment was entirely
successful is shown by the fact that
each strawberry when examined was
found to contain quantity of ice
cream, varying from few drops to
a teaspoonful, depending on the size
Of the berry.
Mr.. Murphy is not discouraged by
his ill-luck, and promises to repeat
the experiment next summer.-New
York Tribune.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-13

The government has heretofore
transplanated camphor trees in differ
ent parts Of the South, and it has
been demonstrated that over consid-
cradle areas of the warmer portions
Of that section camphor grows we'll.
Experiments in licorice growing
have so far been all that could be
wanted in South Carolina. The an
nual importation of licorice root and
paste is quite large, and almost the
total supply of this drug is secured
from the eastern end of the Mediter-
rancan sea.
Among the imported minor crude
drugs imported into this country may
be mentioned belladona and digitalis.
The belladona plant supplies the leaf
and root drug known under this name,
and is the source of the important
drug known as atropinc. A large
sum is spent annually for the pro-
duets of this plant. at the Washing
ton gardens experiments with this
drug have been going on for about
four years. 1t has not so far been
grown with success in South Caro-
lima.
Foxglove furnishes an important
drug in the shape of the leaf collected
from the towering plant. 1t has been
found easy to raise foxglove both at
the Washington and the Ebenczer
gardens.
at this time small but growing
market exists in this country for
paprika pepper prepared from the
pods of a slender fruit grown espcc-
tally i'll Hungary. This product is
imported in both whole and the
ground condition, chiefly in the latter
state. Durin" the past two seasons
experimental paintings have been
made at Ebenczer. Three acres grown
during the past season have yielded
between 5000 and $500 pounds of
dried pepper pods, for which a pro-
fitable price has been received.
Smaller forms Of red pepper known
as chilies, have received attention
also at the South Carolina station,
and tn result with Japanes chilies,
while not as favorable as those just
noted, gine room to hope that South
Carolina may produce this species of
pepper with a profit.
During the session of congress that
has just ended, Representative El-
lerbe succeeded in having $4,000 adj
ditional put i'll the agricultural bill
for the purpose of extending the work
of the different drug experiment sta
tons. South Carolina will secure such
portion of this sum as she may need.
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Notice.

The board Of supervisors of regis
tration will meet at Whitmire on the
18th of July for the purpose of issu-
ing registration certificates to any
i'll that community who desire to Sc
cure, them. They will have their
books open at some convenient place
in the town oi Whiim;re.
The board will NEE: At Prosperity
on July -.
e. L. Hays,
Chairman Supervisors Registration.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-13
SOUTH CAROLINA MILITAR

Academy, Office Of the Chairman,
Board of Visitors, Charleston, S. C.
a Vacancy in the State Scholar
ship exists in Ncwbcrry County.
Application blanks may be OBJ
tanned from the County Supcrin-
tcndent or from the Chairman of
the Board of Visitors, Charleston,
5. c. These applications, fully made
out as directed, must be in the
hands of the Chairman by the 3Oth
Of July.
C. S. GADSDEN,
Chairman Board Of Visitors.
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BOYS BATTLE FOR
LIFE ON TRAIN.
New York Herald.

New York Herald
On top Of flying freight train on
the New York Central, with dust and
smoke binding them, five Brooklyn
boys, none of whom is over II years
of age, fought desperately with their
injured companion, James Patterson,
nineteen years old, also of Brooklyn,
while Patterson writhed in delirium
and tried to drag his friends with
him from the top of the car at full
speed. His struggle lasted from
Orsing to this city, distance of near
ly fifty miles.
Near the struggling group lay the
deadly body of John Mcdonald, who
had been killed by bridge at the
same time that his companion, Pat
terson, was hit. Passing a tower just
south of Pou2hkccpsic the almost ex-
hausted boys screamed and waved to
the towerman, who switched the
freight into the Pouehkcepsie yard,
where the boys were taken from
their pcrilous position.
McDOnald's wound looked so I'M
like one that contact rock or bridge
would make that the police called the
coroner, who had an autopsy perform
ed at once. It was found that the
injury had been caused by contact
with some sharp projection of a
bridge, and no traces of any other
cause of death was found.
The boys were Peter Johnson, sew
entccn, Of No. 279 Gold street; Will
liam O'Connor, seventeen, No. 263
Gold street; Daniel Mcchan, seven-
teen, Of No. 493 st. Marks avenue
James Dunn, sixteen, Of No. 30S Wal
ter street, and Richard Sinnett, sew
entcen, Of Hudson avenue, all of
Brooklyn. Mcdonald lived at No. 100
Hudson avenue, and Patterson, in the
hospital here, lived in York street,
Brooklyn.
The seven youths. boarded the
freight train down town in Tenth av-
enue, New York, Intending to ride as
far as Seventy second street. When
the train reached there it was going
too fast for them to get off and they
remained clinging to the top of the
car, hoping for a place where the
train would slow up.
After the train had been going
what seemed to the boys AN endless
time, the boys, huddled together,
heard a groan and the noise like the
ripping Of shoe. They insist that it
was bridge under which they had
just passed, but Chief of Police Nc
Cabe, an old railroad man, says that
the accident probably happened in a
tunnel near Ossing. The groans came
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-13

The more a man reads books on
how to have garden the better he
will do it with a hired man who never
did anything but work in one.
Hardly any man has so much time
for fun as the man who has to stay
and work in the hot city while his
family are away for the summer.