The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-04-20
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
(Special Correspondence)

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ment was given out recently at the
Japanese legation. saying: "ConsiG
cradle progress having now been made
in the evacuation OF Manchuria. the
Japanese government has decided. In
accordance with the principles of open
door and equal opportunity ever ad
vocated by them, 10 permit citizens
and vessels of foreign countries TO
enter from May An THng Hsien and
Ia Tung Kao, and allow foreign con.
suls TO proceed 10 their posts at An
Tung Hsien and after June 10 Muk-
den"
More Money for Constitution
When the naval appropriation bill
comes up in few days, il is propos-
I'd to offer an amendment increasing
the item Of 100000 carried for pre-
! servation Of the frigate Constitution
TO 100000. Members who have studi.
ed the matter say they believe the
latter sum would be sufficient 10 re-
build the vessel so as to enable her 10
cruise. II would not be possible TO
install modern battery, but friends
| Of the old ship do not want any such
! battery on board, because they say
it would be out of keeping with her
ancient character. II was upon the
basis Of making the Constitution as
good as any vessel now built, in pro-
portion TO her size, that the navy
| departments estimate Of 100000 for
rebuilding the vessel was based, but
100000 would, ii is said, make the
| Constitution as good as she ever was
Tanners Annual Address. Com
mander-in-chief Tanner Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic has just issued
| his annual address to all G.. A. r.
posts regarding the exercises to be
conducted on May 80, Memorial day.
In general orders he said in part:
This year, my comrades, we are
crossing the broad river at the rate
If 5000 a month, 10000 year Soon
the great majority will be sleeping
heir last sleep, and ii is our privilege
now, as it has been for so many years,
10 pay loving tribute to their memory
by decorating their graves with
flowers. Thirty years ago | suggested
to the comrades of New York that
wherever from Montauk Point to Buff
falO, and Confederate soldier has
found a sepulchre among us, | trusted
hat when we went to laurel the
graves of our Union dead our com.
mon American manhood would pre-
vent us passing by the graves Of our
former opponents without dropping
thereon some floral remembrance
Spanish Claims Comnnisson.-Sec
rctary Shaw has sent to congress an
itemiZed statement of the cost of the
Spanish treaty claims commission
since its organization with ex-senator
Chandler of New Hampshire as chair
man. The information was sent in
response to the resolution of Repre-
sentative Sullivan, which passed the
house several days ago. The state
ment shows that il cost this govern
ment $537 ,S67.i6 to maintain the com
mission, while it was adjudicating
claims to the amount Of SS6, ,740. The
total cost Of the commission and its
work up to January | last, therefore,
was S624,6O7.46. During that time II
claims were passed upon, ranging in
amount from $40 to $4,000. Secretary
Shaw makes the additional statement
hat accounts are pending before the
auditor from the commission amount
ing To $17,6O2.55. Representative Sui
Iivan says 100000 more was made
available for the commissions work
recently. This makes the total cost
Of the commission sS42, ,2l0.01, or al
most so for every dollar is has set
led. This, of course, does not take
into consideration the number and
amounts of claims passed upon and
disallowed. Mr.. Sullivan will now
press his bill before the judiciary
committee abolishing the commission
No Watch Trust.-ln the house the
other day Mr.. Tirrcll replied To the
speech made by Representative Rain
ey of Illinois few days before, in
which Mr.. Rainey said that the Wal
than Watch company was in the trust
and sold watches cheaper in Europe
than in this country. Mr.. Tirrell read
statement from President Fitch Of
the Waltham Watch company deny
ing that his company was in the trust
Or that any watch trust existed. The
companies. he said. were all inde-
pendent Mr.. Tirrell then proceeded
to consider Mr.. Rainey's next allega-
ton, that there are more women and
goo percent more children employed
i'm the watch factories than there were
| 20 years ago. The Waltham Watch
company. according to its president,
never employed children in any capac-
| ity. Mr. Tirrell further fortified that
statement by the census bulletin.
| Coming 10 the charge made by Mr..
Rainey that the tariff has not in
creased the wages of employees in
watch factories. Mr.. Tirrell said the
wages paid in America are from 1-2