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New-York tribune., 1906-06-15
oLMsrEp SUCCEEDS HYDE.

Washington June 14-Secretary Wilson to-day
announced the appointment of Victor RI Olmsted
statistician, to I'LL the vacancy created by the
resignation of John Hyde Mr.. Olmsted for some
time has been "A member Of the crop reporting
board OF the Department OF Agriculture.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-15

Carson City. New. June 14-State Insurance Com
missioner Davis has advised fire insurance COM
pany of Hartford Conn, by~a message 10 its presi
dent TO pay 100 the dollar of its San Fran
cisco losses cease doing business in Nevada
New-York tribune., 1906-06-15

Some of the people
who wear american Hos
ssvy Unae,acsar. We can
not mention names, but
A well known statesman,
The president of a great transcon-
tinental railway,
The vice-president of great New
York bank,
The proprietor of metropolitan
newspaper,
The head of one of Americas
wealthiest families,
One of the largest land owners in
America,
A director of the largest nlanufac-
turing concern in this country,
One of our greatest philanthropists,
All wear
,WAy1xs -
AMERICAN, Al ,ii:i; ,|Is(5n;s, Hos,Em
alTE WORLD"
Wholesale Dept. ros franklin S.. New York
New-York tribune., 1906-06-15
MR.. CANNON AROUSED.

Continued from first page.
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ANOTHER FIGHT ON HAND.

The action Of the Senate Committee
on Inter- Oceanic Canals in favor of a
sea-level canal Is another gauntlet
thrown down to the President, and
which he cannot fail to take up. He
has unequivocally declared for a lock
canal, brushing aside the report Of the
Consulting Engineers as based upon an
imperfect study Of the actual condi-
tons and actuated by theories, if no
worse motives. He is not likely to treat
the seven members Of the Committee
with much more respect, since they
have added no argument to that of the
Engineers nor stated any new fact of
Importance. They have treated the vital
elements Of increased cost and longer
time Of construction with even less re-
spect than did the Engineers. This SIM
ply means that the majority Of the Com
mittee can get their faces in shape to
take dose Of the same corrective med
icine administered to the opponents Of
the Hepburn bill.
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. general concession that Congress
had that power.

- general concession that Congress
had that power.
2. Whether Congress could delegate
that power to another body. It was
claimed that the fixing Of rates was a
legislative function which Congress
could not delegate. Then the question
increase Of the Commissions power
was in effect delegation of legislative
authority, and much Of the time was
consumed in the discussion Of the
phraseology employed. The final result
was the elimination of the words Tin its
Judgment" which were held by many
Senators to be fatal to the bill. This
yers, and it is possible that in confer
ence the words will be restored.
Senator Dolliver will be the Senate
conferee. and he believes that the words
should be In the bill.
From what Speaker Cannon and Col
Hepburn have said in recent interviews
it is likely that the House will accept
pass it without material alteration ex-
cept in the words quoted.
All interest now centers on what view
the Supreme Court shall take of the
bill. and the previous decisions and ut
terances of that august tribunal have
been very closely scanned for light.
1t would be profitless to go into an
extended analysis and discussion Of the
bill until the Supreme Court has de-
cided upon it and it has been put to
the test of practical operation. TIL oush
1t has received n study such as was
never bestowed upon any other meas
ure in our legislative history, there Is
the widest divergence of opinion as to
how it will work out. and no one can
tell what it will do until the test OF
everyday working has been made. Con-
gress has SO far done eminently right
in passing a bill according to its best
lights. and. as Senator Bailey says, its
defects and deficiencies can be readily
remedied at any future session OF Con-
gress after experience has taught what
they may be.
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the Presidency, ana after the DISASTROUS
Sumner school Of irreconcilables, but
defeat Of his candidate he went to Eu-
rope for visit. He sided with the Charles
upon the nomination of Hayes he went
ardently into the canvass for the re-
sumption Of specie payments and the
limitation OF greenbacks. President
Hayes appointed him Secretary Of the
Interior, in which position he displayed
no administrative ability, his talent be-
ing all for oratory and disputation.
and thereafter he left the Republi-
can Party for good. He then became
Editor Of the New York Evening Post,
the first mission OF which Is to find
fault and denounce.
He re-entered active politics in sup
port of Cleveland. and later became q
vociferous Anti-Imperialist
While his writings were voluminous.
he has left little Of permanent value.
Probably his best work is q life of
Henry Clay. He wrote an essay on
Lincoln, which attracted some atten-
ton. but is now little known.
He leaves a son, Carl L. Schurz. and
two daughters
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THE STATEHOOD BILL.

The Statehood situation in the Con-
ference Committee Of the two Houses
Of Congress appearing to be hopeless,
something has to be done at once. Sen
ator Beverage, whose plan for joint
Statehood was SO signally defeated in
the Senate. has had numerous consulta-
tons with the President on the matter,
and told the President that other meth
DDS than those now under consideration
would have to be adopted if Oklahoma
and Indian Territory are to come in as
State.
It was suggested that the Statehood
clause for the Southern Territories
might be placed as rider on the APP
preparation bill, and the President has
accepted this alternative. There is no
doubt that he is not satisfied with the
half loaf. but will take it. It is under
stood that Arizona and New Mexico are
not to be mentioned in the rider.
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So there you are.

A German who desired to hoist the
German flag at half mast over the New
York City Hall in honor of Carl Schurz
discovered that there is very salutary
law prohibiting the hosting OF any for
eign flags over the public buildings of
New York. 1t would be a very funny
conglomeration if every race or nation
atty should insist on hosting it's flag in
New York City. The Jews, who are so
numerous and influential, could lead off
by having the ancient banners Of Zion
kissing the breeze from every part OF
the city. There was no earthly reason
why the German flag should be hoisted
in honor of Schurz. He was a fugitive
from the country with price upon his
head; he formally and with the great
est emphasis abjured all connection with
Germany. and became as much a citizen
of this country as if born here. He was
a constant seeker for honors, position
and emoluments from this country, and
remarkably successful I'm his quest
What had he to do with the German
flag, or the German flag with him, nv-
ing or dead?
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Official figures, which are approx
mately correct, make the losses to the
insurance companies by reason Of the
San Francisco disaster foot up $113,-
441,5s5. OF this the companies in New
York State have $1S.s44,0e0; other
States $44.827.4s9. and foreign compa-
MES $4s.s7e.0ss. In most cases any i'm
pairment Of capital can be readily made
good by the companies. The severest
loss to the home companies falls on the
Hartford Fire. which has $s.7so,oeo.
and the next II the Traders' Of Illinois.
which loses t2.742.00A Tha ssverest
less to foreign companies f. to tho
Transatlantio IRE, which has 70 pay
tt.eee.see. end t. the Royal Ebieh has
$S,V6tsVVe
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IN that wonderful immigration Of
educated. enthusiastic, intelligent young
Germans which came to this country
after the suppression Of the so-ealled
Revolution ot11s4s, three men rose to
special distinction. These were Gen
Peter ]. 0sterhaus. a real. practical
soldier Of the highest merit; Gen. Franz
Sigel, a theoretical soldier Of much
talent, but who was invariably unsuc-
cessful in the field. and Carl schurz. an
orator of singular ability, talents and
forcefulness. Schurz was born at Cologne
in 1929, the son of a middle-class Ger
man farmer and early showed remark
able aptitude for scholarship and poll
tics. **-
He attracted attention in the Uni
versity Of Bonn by his ultra democratic
views. which made him a leader among
the radical students. He established a
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HOPE FOR THE VETERAN COLONIES.

Secretary Taft has made a crafty
ing announcement to the effect that
the policy adopted by the War Depart
ment two years ago of not promoting
Colonies who had civiI-war record to
acknowledgements will be abrogated.
Experience has demonstrated that this
policy was unwise. The mere fact that
an officer had served In the war of the
rebellion is not prima -facie evidence
Of his disa ability or inefficiency for ac-
tive service. The policy was adopted
because Of the complaint of those in
the lower grades that there was too
much dead wood at the top: that pro-
motion was unjustifiabIy slow, and that
the Army was suffering in its activity
and discipline. 1t was thought that
the act allowing officers to retire on
their application would eliminate many
Of the higher officers, whom it was
thought had passed their day Of use
fulness. 1t did not have this effect,
and there was no squirt in the retire
ments, as the Secretary had antici-
pated.
This decision of the Secretary is of
much interest at this moment, when
there are two Brigadier-Generals to
appoint this month, and the Colonies
on the active list who have heretofore
been shut out from hope of promotion
will now take part again. The follow
ing are the Colonies yet on the active
list who saw service during the rebel
lion:
Col. William Stanton, 9Th L. S. Cav,
Sergeant, 43d Ohio.
Col. Charles Morton, eth L. S. Cav.
private, 18th and 25th Mo. and LIST Mo.
Engineers.
Col Edward s. Godfrey, 9Th L. s,
Cav, private, 21st Ohio.
Col. Earle ID. Thomas, 18th l.. S.
Cav, 9Th Ill. Cav.
Col. Edward A. Goodwin, 18th u. S.
Cav. 1st W. Va. Cav.
Col. William NJ. Wallace, 18th y. 7.
Art.
Col. George s. Grimes. L. S. Art.
10th n. T., and ssth and $50 U. S.
Col Frank Thorp, U. s. Art, 2sth
Col. Louis V. Caziarc, U. S. Art, sStn
Mass, SSth u. 8. G. L.
Col. Walter 7. Duggan, 1st u. s., 5th
Wis.
Col p. Henry Ray, 4th q. s. Cd Wis.
Col. Charles II. Noble, 10th u. s.,
1st Ind. Cav.
Col. Alfred c. Markley, 18th u. s.,
18TH Pa, 127th u. 8. G. r.
Col. Butler d. Price, 18th U. g., I'd
Pa. Cav.
Col. Charles B. Hall. 18th U. s., 25th
Me.
Col. Samuel r.. Whithall, 9th u. s.,
I'd ". Y. Art.
Col. Owen j. Sweet, 2Sth u. s., 18th
n. Y.
Col. B. c. Lockwood, Goth U. s., 9Th
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FOR Ex-PRIsoNERs OF WAR.

The following is the text OF the bill
introduced by Representative E. l.
Hamilton, of Michigan, for the benefit
Of ex-prisoners Of war:
A BILL granting pensions to soldiers,
sailors and marines confined in Con-
federate prisons.
Whereas many officers, soldiers, sail
ors and marines Of the Federal army
and navy were confined in so-called
Confederate prisons for a great length
Of time, suffering INDISPENSABLE hard
ships, contracting incurable diseases and
disabilities difficult to prove under exist
ing pension laws, also losing opportuni-
ties for promotion in the service: There
fore, for the purpose Of doing justice to
these surviving veterans of the war of
the rebellion,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary Of the Interior be, and he
is hereby, authorized and directed to
place on the pension roll the names of
all officers, soldiers, sailors and marines
now surviving who, while in the service
OF the United States and in line of duty,
were taken prisoners of war, and as
such confined in so-called Confederate
prisons between the LIST day Of May,
1851, and the 1st day Of May, 1866, and
pay to each the sum OF $50 for each
month during the remainder Of his nat
ural life: Provided, That each pension
shall in each case begin from the date
Of the passage OF this act, and be paid
at the same time and in the same man
ner as other pensions are paid: Pro-
vided further. That this act shall not
entitle any person to draw more than
one pension, but that such surviving
prisoners Of war as are entitled to and
receiving q pension at the time Of the
passage OF this act shall be entitled to
the increase of their pension which this
act may grant them: And provided fur
Their, That this act shall not be SO con-
strued as to reduce any pension under
any act, public or private.
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Under Section III, Article v, Chapter
Nv, Of the Rules and Regulations, the
National Council OF Administration Of
the 9. A. r. was notified Of q vacancy
in the Office OF Cha plain-in- Chief caused
by the death of Rev. Father J. F. Leary,
and the members Of the Council were
also notified Of the names of the candi-
dates who were presented from their
respective Departments to fill the va
cancy They were requested TO vote
upon them. and all Of them did so ex-
cept the members from Alabama, Della
ware. Nebraska, New Jersey. Virginia
and North Carolina.
Commander-in-Chief Tanner desig-
mated S. 6. Burdett. Past Commander
in-Chief: John McEiroy. Past Senior Vice
commandments and /. G. Kimball,
Past Commander. Department of the
Potomac. to meet at headquarters and
canvass the ballots which were 10 be
opened by John Tweedale. Adjutant-
General, and William P. Rogers. Assist
ant Adjutant-General The meeting was
held at the Office Of the Adiutant-Gen-
Ks II
day. May IL. at p. m. and II was
found that the Rev. Jesse y. Cole. of
Iowa. had received A. OF the 81 votes
in the Council. and he was therefore
declared elected. Comrade Cole was
presented to the Denver Encampment
by Iowa as its candidate for Chaplain
in-Chief. and failed by four votes 10 re-
ceiye the election.
AT the same time notices were sent
out to the National Council OF Admin
istration Of the action of the National
Encampment with reference to badges
for nurses, and all of the members re-
spOnded in favor Of the Commander-in-
Chief issuing badges to all nurses who
should present satisfactory evidence Of
their war service. The Commander-in-
Chief thereupOn decided to issue badges
to all those vino had SO proved up their
service as to receive pensions from the
Government.
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EX-SENATOR CHANDLER.

at is impossible to keep q good mar
down." and also ex-senator Bill Chand-
Ter. Not that the Hon. VIM. E. Chand-
Ter is not good man. He never claimed
to be, and if anybody described him as
"a good man." in the common accepta-
ton Of the term. he would certainly get
a taste of the Senator's biting sarcasm.
He has always delighted in what he
terms raising the devil" and no man
not even John Randolph of Roanoke
ever disturbed the dignified. not to say
dull, calm of the United States Senate
so constantly as the Senator from Yer
mont. Other Senators have broken the
drowsy prosiness of the Upper House
for partisan, political and vindictiyely
personal reasons. Chandler used to do
it from sheer. spOrtive malice. When
things got intoierably sluggish he would
do something to stir up some ponder
ously dignified solon to wrath, and then
Chandler would hop about. liaging his
keen arrows. like banderiIlcro at a
bull, until he got the whole House
sparring. He took the greatest pleas
man from South Carolina, when Till
man first entered the Senate. and was
completely happy when he had worked
the successor of Calhoun into foam
ing rage. Once Tillman. livid with
anger, started across the chamber to
the Senator wouldn't do that" said
Chandler, with innocent, untroubled
eyes; she frightens me- Tillman
stopped. the fun of the thing struck
him, and he burst out laughing After
that the two became good friends, but
into him whenever he saw an oppor-
tunity. Chandler was termed the Wasp
of the Senate" and with all his deviltry
he was heartily liked. and there was
much sorrow when the Boston & Maine
Railroad. after years of effort. succeed
ed in defeating his reelection. He was
a pertinacious foe of the railroads, and
when he lost his seat he continued the
warfare against them by pamphlets, adj
dresses, articles in the papers and mag
azines and all other means available TO
an active-minded and pertinacious enc
my. 1t was for this reason that the
President chose him as a mediator with
the Democrats. He had gotten very
close to Tillman when the two were
fighting the armor trust in the rooms
of the Naval Committee. He has al
ways been intensely partisan, and hated
at times by the Democrats as 10 other
man in the country. As waver Of the
Bloody Shirt he had no equal. In spite
of his wasplike ways he is q man Of the
greatest ability, and when 1t came to
solid debate on any great question
Chandler easily held his own with the
| very best. 1t must strain him a little
| to find himself I'm his old age consortine
with the Democrats.
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There Is no telling where the light
ming bolt of investigation will fall next,
and certainly no one expected II to
strike I'm the ranks of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad. 1t has bee1 supposed that
the management of that great road was
businesslike, thorough and effective to
a degree rarely attained in cooperative
affairs. The first pass, however, Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission's
probe has been almost rs startling as
the developments i'm the Equitable Life
Insurance Co. Edward Pitcairn, train
master on the Pittsburg Division, tes-
titled that he had received 600 shares
Of the Keystone Coal Company, for
which he paid $500 and on which he
has been receiving $4,000 a year ever
since. Mr.. Pitcairn also had stock in
other companies which do not appear
&c have been quite so profitable, and 1t
DEVELOPS that the reason for his saui-
sition Of these properties was that he
mad the supervision Of the car dis-r:bu-
tion over the division on which the
mines were located. This was the be-
SihLAb6, oh0 OthCA CIhpAOyCCS WHO uOlO
positions where they can favor the coal
operators are also holders Of stock, and
presumably profiting in the same way
as Mr.. Pitcairn.
Mr.. Cassett and the other high Oh
Gals Of the road profess to be as much
astonished at the development as the
public. ana we are assured that there
will be a rigorous purging. independent
Of the Governments action.
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Speaker Cannon has thrown new light
on the proba abilities Of Congressional
adjournment. Some members went to
him with statements that they had been
invited to deliver Fourth of July
speeches, and asked il they had better
accept. Not by blank, blank sight,
answered Uncle Joe.
So there Won are
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The Department of Missouri will pre-
sent to the National Encampment this
year for Commander-in-Chief Comrade
Charles G.. Burton, of Nevada, Mo. Com
rade Burton deserves we'll of the Order,
and his candidacy will receive sympa-
aware of this
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It used to be thought that the surest
road to early marriage for girl was
to begin teaching school. Now It Is to
enter the corps Of trained nurses. The
statisticians say that q nurse 10 pretty
sure to marry within four and q half
years; ono In every eight marries .
physician and one In 6ye Q patient
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The Long Island barkeepers do not
read the newspapers. and SO have not
learned that the war is over some
time, and the Southern Confederacy a
failure without assets. Last week one
Of them changed a $50 Confederate bill
and gave up s45 in good money. They
should take The National Tribune.
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SENATOR BURROWS CASE.

The Supreme Court of the United
States has affirmed the decision of the
Circuit Court in the case of Senator
Burton, OF Kansas, and he must under
go his sentence of nine months in the
jail of Iron County, Mo-. and pay a fine
of $4,000. He will also be deprived Of
the right to ever hold office under the
Government. The only chance left for
him is to get a new trial. and 60 days
will be allowed before he goes to Jail to
prepare for this which will take the
case over till the October term Of the
Supreme Court.
Strangely enough. this sentence does
the charge Of violating section 1882 of
the Revised Statutes, which prohibits
Senator's and Representatives from re-
ceiving compensation for services rem
dered before any of the Government De-
partments in any matter in which the
Government may be interested. He was
specifically charged with accepting a
fee Of $500 per month for five months
from the RialtO Grain and Securities
Company, of st. Louis. for services rem
vent the issuance of an order by the
Post Office Department prohibiting the
use OF the mails by the company.
Strange enough. this sentence does
not vacate the Senator's seat. Justice
Harlan in delivering the opinion said
specifically:
THE final judgment OF the convic-
ton did not operate ipso facto to vacate
the seat Of the convicted Senator nor
compel the Senate to expel him or to
regard him as expelled by force alone
Of the Judgment. The seat into which
he was originally indicted as a Senator
from Kansas could only become vacant
by his death, or by expiration of his
term OF office, or by some direct action
on the part of the Senate in exercise of
it's constitutional powers"
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1t is far from consonant with the
boast of Yankee enterprise that three
years have now gone by without our
coming to a decision as to the type OF
the canal, even.
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1t is now practically certain that the
second Peace Conference will be held
at The Hague at the end of May, 1907.
1t is to be hoped that it will not usher
in such q series of bloody wars as the
first Peace Conference did.
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Senator Bailey, in speaking of the
President being made of common clay,
may not have remembered that that Is
the material from which are made the
hardest and best building material.
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Now we are to have q battleship that
can knock out anything that floats.
Delegates to The Hague Peace Confer
ence will understand that we can back
up anything that they may resolve for.
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DEATH OF GEN. JOHN MACARTHUR.

One of the great Division commanders
Of the Army Of the Tennessee has
passed away in the death of Maj.-Gen.
John Macarthur, at Chicago. May 16.
Gen. Macarthur was born in Scotland.
and entered the service May 8, 1851, as
Colonel OF the 18th Ill. He was ap-
pointed a BrigadierGe of Volun-
teers. March 81, 1862. and brevetted
Major-General of Volunteers, Dec. Is,
1864, for conspicuous gallantry and eff
cheney during the battles Of Dec. 5 and
Is before Nashville. He was with the
Army of the Tennessee from the outset.
and received high commentator for
each engagement in which he partici-
pated. He was always steady, gallant,
far-seeing and entirely reliable. He was
appointed Postmaster of Chicago, and
served in that capacity several years.
He was II years old, and had been quite
i'll for two years.
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Lawyer Hughes gets fee of $4,000
for his inquisition into New York in
surance affairs, but it is generally held
to be the best-earned big fee any law
yer has received for years.