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Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
FUEL FAMINE.
~ vial 81 A THING or THE
PAST IN THE NORTHWEST
IN a FEW DAYS,
ROADS WILL BREAK IT
The People Of Minnesota, the oakotas
and Montana Demand That
Their Legislators
Investigates.

Minneapolis, Minimize fuel famine
of the northwest will be broken with
in few days as a result OF the inter
state commerce commissions inquiry
in this city. The commission was
represented by James s. Harlan, of
Chicago, and Franklin X. Lane, OF San
Francisco. Mr.. Lane is taking per-
sonal charge OF the fuel famine in
quiry, while Mr.. Harlan is busily en-
gagged in the car shortage inquiry. It
was decided that since the fuel famine
was the most important, It should be
the first to be handled and settled.
Mr.. Lane questioned e. G. Blanchard.
division superintendent of the North
ern Pacific at Duluth, and D. M. Phil
bin, assistant general agent of the
Great Northern road at Duluth. Be
fore Mr.. Lane had finished his exam
nation of the witnesses both had
promised that relief would be forth
coming within "a hours, and orders
were given to rush coal to the suffer-
ing towns, all other traffic being made
secondary until supplies shall have
been furnished.
Legislatures May Investigate.
Investigation of the present fuel
famine in the northwest may not stop
with the investigation of the interl
state commerce commission now on
in Minneapolis. 1T is probable now
that in every affected state, but nota-
bly, Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota and Montana, the subject viii be
made a matter for legislative investi-
cation. Northwestern coal dealers
have indicated to the large shippers
here that they plan to stir up an
official investigation in their states.
Towns that are suffering now or have
been held in the grip Of winter and
the famine, are laying their cases be-
fore their legislators, and are asking
that the subject be brought up at the
coming sessions of the state legisla-
lures and action taken to prevent
repetition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
HERBERT uPHoLDs ROOSEVELT.
Defends President for Dismlssing Col.
ored Soldiers.

New York, N. HILLARY A. Her
bert, former secretary of the navy,
was the principal speaker at the an
nual dinner of the Alabama society
held at the Hotel Astor. Col. Fran
els G. Gaffey, president of the society,
presided
Mr. Herbert defended the action of
President Roosevelt in Diminishing
three companies of negroes on
charges of rioting at Brownsville and
added:
What the president did U. S. Grant
and Robert r. Lee did, and | am sure
that although there may be few
sentimentalists who can never forget
the color line, and will, therefore, still
criticise, all those who followed Grant
during the civil war and their descend.
ants, and all those who followed Lee
during the civil war and their de-
seendants, win rally around Mr.. Roose,
welt and uphold what he has done. "
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
PANAMA CANAL CONTRACTS
AMERICAN CONTRACTORS 70 BE
GIVEN FIRST CHANCE.
Bond, Cut 20 100000 and Hight 70
Reject All Proposals
Reserved.

washington - Foreign contractors
are to be barred from competition for
the completion OF the Panama canal.
Chairman Shonts Of the isthmian canal
commission has made this announce
ment. Many changes have been agreed
to in the form Of the contract, but the
most important is the limiting Of pro-
posals to American firms. The right
will be reserved by the commission TO
reject all bids, and the commission
will then either throw the competition
open to foreign bidders or proceed
with the work without contract. Jan
70 is the date set for opening pro-
posals.
A substantial reduction In the bond
of the successful bidder was also made
by the commission. It win be only 49,
100000 and the total liability of the
contractor is to be limited to the loss
Of percentage and premiums otherwise
payable to the contractor, and $4,000
900 in addition. Chairman Shonts in
dictated other changes as follows:
ITO relieve the contractor from re-
sponsibility for the use Of defective
materials, provided he has requested
the chief engineer In writing for the
definite approval of the materials.
ITO provide for later change in the
estimated cost and time of construc-
ton as originally agreed to by the en-
gineer commission, in case the plans
and specification for the construction
of the canal shall be materially al
tered in any respect; or if 1t shall
be made to appear to the president
that the estimates are based on physi-
cal data so erroneous as materially to
affect the estimated cost and time of
construction; or for any other mate
rial for which the contractor is not
responsible"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
SEC. STRAUS. SAYS STATE
MAY IMPORT LABORERS.

Washington, Dec 19.-An important
decision has been rendered by Secre.
tary Strauss of the department of
commerce and labor as to the right of
a state to induce immigration to that
state. The decision holds, in brief,
that in the circumstances, there is
no violation of the immigration laws,
or of the law to prohibit the importa-
ton of alien contract laborers in the
action of the state of South Carolina,
in this particular case, in encouraging
immigration to that state, or in pay
ing the necessary expenses of the i'm
migrants in coming to the state,
The South Carolina Case.
The case on which the decision is
based originated in South Carolina,
where, for some time past, agricultural
and manufacturing interests have been
suffering from lack of labor. The leg
islature in order to relieve this sit
uation, passed law establishing a
department of agriculture, commerce
and immigration, which was author
lied to arrange with steamship COM
panies and immigration agencies here
and abroad for the direction of de-
sirable immigrants to the state. Sew
eral hundred immigrants were distrib.
uted to various points of the state
under the arrangements made, and
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
THE WHITE PLAGUE TERROR
HEALTn COMMISSIONER or NEW
YORK MAKEs STATEMENT.
Tuberculosis More Devastating Than
War--ls PreventabIe, and Can
Be Banlshed.

Boston--speaking before the Twen-
tieth Century club, DR.. Thomas Oar
lington, health commissioner of New
York, said: 1T has been estimated
that 400 persons die every day in the
United States from tuberculosis. This
does not mean today only. but yester-
day, the day before, the countless
days before that and tomorrow and
the countless days to come.
" II Were War.
Were we in the midst Of a devastat-
ing war with a battle every day leav-
ing the field strewn with 400 dead,
the type of our daily newspapers
would prove inadequate in size to en-
phasize the horror of the calamity.
The country would rise in it's might
and demand that the carnage should
cease. The carnage is premeditated,
for the disease is preventable and
could be entirely eradicated."
How to Combat.
DR.. Darlington advocated in combat
ting this disease:
First-The education of the state
and the education of the individuals.
The state must be appealed to on
the ground of political economy. It
has been estimated, he said, that in
the United States the annual loss in
money from deaths from tuberculosis
is S330,000,OO0.
Second--Instruction by public lee.
turers, circulars and other methods as
to the true nature of the disease, its
prevention and cure.
Thlrd-The cooperation of the de.
partment of education to distribute
to each child in the public schools OF
the city small, simply-worded card
giving easily comprehended rules for
the prevention and cure of tubercu.
losis.
Then II Would Danish.
ut is almost an undisputed PROPOSE
tion," said DIR. Darlington, that were
all sputum from tuberculosis patients
cared for and disposed of in the prop
er manner, tuberculosis would vanish
from the face of the earth"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

the acts were brought to the attention
of the secretary of commerce and Ia
Dor by the immigration officer at
Charleston.
Solicitor Earl Looked Up Facts.
Solicitor Earl of the department de-
cided that there had been no viola
ton of the national law by the author
tiles of South Carolina, in spite of
the fact that the expenses of the inn
migrants had been paid from the
state fund provided The opinion of
Solicitor Earl goes fully into the dis
cussion of the law respecting immi-
grafton. He finds that so far as the
prohibition against assisting the i'm.
portation or migration of foreign la
borers by promise of employment
through advertisements abroad is CON
cerned, states and territories are ex-
pressly excepted from the operation
of the law''
States and Territories.
He says further: by the terms of
the provision. states and territories
may offer inducements or make prom
ises to foreign laborers, by advertise
ments published in foreign countries,
and they are not forbidden to assist
in the migration of the foreign labor
ers to whom such offers are ad-
dressed"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
sTlckNEY MAKES ESTIMATES.
Says It Takes Shippers Nine Days to.
Unload a Car.

Washington--Presid A. B. Stick
ney of the Chicago Great Western
has submitted some interesting facts
to the interstate commerce commits
sion. In arriving at his conclusions,
Mr.. Stickney bases his estimates on
the entire freight car capacity of the
country.
The average distance each loaded
freight car is hauled is $50 miles.
The average time consumed by the
railways in hauling is one day, "a
hours.
The average time consumed by ship
pers and consignees in loading and
unloading each car is nine days, 216-
hours.
"As long as shippers consume nine
days in loading and unloading each
car" says Mr. Stickney, 'transporta.
ton will be delayed"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
Railway Presldents ExpIaln.


Washington-Three more responses
have come to the interstate commerce
commission from northwestern rail-
roads in response to a telegram from
Chairman Knapp, calling attention to
the reported shortage in cars and the
complaints of lack of transportation
for the necessities of life and of fuel.
From the information conveyed by the
railroad companies, the commission
'ers express the opinion that one cause
for the shortage in fuel is that the
dealers have not stored up in advance
sufficient quantities for the winters
supply, but have, as stated in the re-
ply by President James ]. Hill of the
Great Northern, ordered only suff-
cient supply to last from day to day.
Whatever shortage may exist in car
equipment, they say, is aggravated by
lack of motive power, inadequate
terminal facilities, and insufficient
track to properly move the great vol
ume of business pouring in on the
railroads, supplemented by the delays
on the part of shippers in loading and
unloading their cars. Replies were
made public from President Hill of
the Great Northern, President A. ].
Earring of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul, and President Howard Elliott
of the Northern Pacific.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
The Post office penartment.

Washington-A reduction of more
than s4,O0O,O0O, or 27SS per cent, in
the deficit Of the post office depart
ment is shown in the annual report
of Edwin G. Madden, third assistant
postmaster general. The postal rev.
enue for the fiscal year of 1906 shows
an increase of more than $15,00O0,OOO
over 1906, the greatest increase in
one year in the history of the service.
Receipts from all sources were $751;
9S2,7S2 and expenditures SITS, 449,7 49,
The gross deficit, including losses by
burglary and fires and through uncol-
lected debts, amounted to $1O,542, 941.
Mr.. Madden still adheres to his rec
omgnendation for an increase on mail
matter Of the second class. He also
recommends that ordinary postal.
stamps be used for special delivery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
HOUSE COMMITTEE MAKES PA
WORKABLE REPORT ON CREDIT
CURRENCY BILL.
THE BANKS WANT IT
The Measure Advocated by the Bank.
ers' Association, with . Few
Changes, May Become
Law.

Washington-The house committee
on banking and currency has decided
to make favorable report on a credit
currency bill which is but slightly diff
ferent from the measure advocated by
the American Bankers association.
Ten republicans attended the commit
tee meeting, and all supported the
measure agreed upon, while the four
democrats present opposed it. The
democrats In attendance were Repre-
sentatives Glass, of Virginia; Lewis,
of Georgia; Gillespie, of Texas, and
Legare, of South Carolina.
Increased the Tax.
In the bill advocated by the bank
ers it was provided that tax OF IA
per cent should be paid by the nation
al banks on credit currency equal to
Is per cent of their capital. The com
mittee increased the tax on such bank
notes to per cent. No change was
made in the provision that national
banks may also take out further
amount of national bank guarantee
credit notes equal to 1914 per cent
of it's capital with interest at the rate
of 5 per cent.
Another change of Importance made
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
propped pynamite craeker.

Savannah, Ga.--By the explosion OF
dynamite in the fireworks factory Of
Joseph Carlo and John Niyan, Itai-
lans, at B8l Anderson street, one
fireman was burnsd to death. an as.
sistant tire chief and two other nre.
men were seriously and possibly fatal
" burned The proprletors were pain.
fully burned, and boy was struck ID
the face BY flying debris and severely
hurt Carlo ana Niya were counting
torpedoes they had manufactured. one
torpedo dropped. aud caused me ex-
piosion 81 the rest
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
THE BoARp or EDUCATION re.
FERs TO POLITICIAN NIGH
IN AUTHORITY"
AROUSED BY A LETTER
Woman Missionary In Japan Writes
She Dspreestes Attempt TO Glass
ify Japanese as
Orientsls.

San Francisco, Cal.--Mrs. Flora b.
Harris, now residing at Toxic, and
widely known as a missionary, recent.
ly addressed a communication 70 the
San Francisco board Of education, in
which she deplored San Francisco's
attitude toward the Japanese in pub.
lic schools and criticised what she
termed "the provincial spirit" Of the
local officials. She deprecated the at
tempt to classify the Japanese as
"orientals," and expressed surprise
that the children of any foreign resi-.
dents should be excluded from the
public schools, and segregated without
their consent, solely on account o,
their nationality"
Framed a Reply.
The San Francisco board of edu.
cation, through its secretary, Gilmore
c. Leffngwell, has framed a reply,
which will be mailed to Mrs. Harris in
Japan From this reply it is appar.
ent that Mrs. Harris criticisms have
aroused the ire Of the San Francisco
school board.
The reply asserts that the japanese
have not been excluded" from the
schools, despite the fact that no less
a parsonage than the president of the
United States has employed a SINH
lar assertion in framing a message
to congress, and Notwithstanding the
report made of the entire school Incl
dent by the secretary of commerce
and labor Victor H. Metcalf."
The "provincialism" of California,
the reply states, is, oddly enough, re.
fiected in the hearts and minds of the
people of Washington and Oregon
Continuing, the reply says:
Presidents Erroneous Assumptions"
THE fact that the president of the
United States, basing arguments upon
erroneous assumptions, frames against
a loyal people scathing criticism re,
garding a matter which is purely OF
local concern, does not in the
least deter the people of the Pacific
coast, who, after all, are doubtless the
best judges of their own immediate
needs and welfare. Neither do the
misleading deductions and recon-.
mendations of politician high in au
thority, when voiced through a docu
ment which plainly sought the light of
favor and not of truth, impress the
people of this locality with any sense
of doubt as to their rights as free
born Americans, or as to the justice
of the stand they have taken.
Will Not Recede.
THE board of education will not re
cede from its position and, whether
the president of the United States
has been led into error and now ap
plies emphatic language to the PEG.
pie of this state, or whether ambitious
secretaries distort plain facts and
shape documents, they may perhaps
be formidable in political sense, the
school authorities of this city, acting
under a state law, and without preiu.
dice, will doubtless adhere to the very
reasonable stand that has been taken.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
THE JApANEselN CALIFORNIA.
President to Use All Forces to Protect
Their Rights.


Westinghouse a special message
to congress accompanied by Score
'tary Metcalf's report on the exclusion
OF Japanese children from the San
Francisco schools, and the boycott and
acts of violence to Japanese citizens,
President Roosevelt says that there
is no objection whatever to excluding
from school any Japanese on account
of age, the only point being the exclu-
sion of the (Japanese) children, them
selves"
He says that he has directed that a
suit be brought 10 test the constitu-
tionality Of the school exclusion acts,
but hopes that 1t will not be neces-
sary to continue it.
He declares that "all the forces of
the United States, both civil and mill
tary, viii be employed to protect the
Japanese In their rights"
In his report to the president, which
is appended, Secretary Metcalf attrib-
utes the aggregation of the Japanese
from the whites in Frisco schools to
the activity Of the japanese and Ko-
rean exclusion league.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
PIaee Jim 81 Mation.

Washington The official inrestiga-
ton Of the Southern railway fnto the
rearend collision that occurred at
Lawyers, va, on Thanksgiving day.
and ih which President Spencer Of the
Southern and SIX others, including q
number Of prominent people, lost their
lives, has been concluded aud the re-
sDonsibiilty for the wreck placed on
q. p MattoK, block operator at Ran.
COON station va General Counsel "A.
Z. Thorn 81 the railroad issued q
statement annourclny the official con.
illusions
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
Miners PIPE slows Up MIne.

Pittsburg, Kas,-In an explosion In
Mine No. of the Fidelity Coal Co, at
Stone City, two miners were killed
and Is others badly burned Five.
kegs of powder taken into the mine
by party Of II men exploded at the
bottom Of the mine as the men were
leaving the cage It Is supposed a
spark dropped from pipe one Of the
men was smoking into one Of the.
open kegs OF powder. The mine at
the bottom was badly wrecked, but,
the damage has not been estimated
at this time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
FACTS ABOUT THE INDIANS.
Total Population Of Red People In the
United States 2e4,o7s.

n-Representative sher-
man, of New York, chairman of the
Indian affairs committee, made an ex-
tended explanation of the Indian APP
bill It shows that the
total Indian population is 2S4,079 Ten
years ago there we're 81 900 Indians
who wore citizens dress, while last.
year the number was 10000. Ten
years ago $4,000 Indians read English,
while last year the number had in
creased to $4,000, and those who
spoke the language number 10000.
OF the total Indian population 5000
are members Of regularly established
churches.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
Mount NeauaIua 80 ln.

Naples Another portion Of thes
crater Of Mount vesuyius fell IN ana
caused great eruption o. ashes, Gin
defa and sand II was not preceded
or accompanied, however, by either
detonaticns or earth shocks For 20
minutes a rather heavy rain Of ashes.
fen over Naples and another portion
Of the cratef on the side toward Pom.
peil ten n. The rain Of ashes GREAT
ed considerable alarm 10 the more
populous guagtere 81 the city Women
began prayina % tho MRdonns and ihe
saints
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
DECLARED 1T IDIoTIc.
Lacey Opposes Holiday Adjournment
and Clark Talks About Jobs.


Washington-In the house Repre-
sentative Lacey, of Iowa, took a pro-
nounced position in opposition to the
adjournment of congress for the
Christmas holidays, declaring that, ut
is idiotic for the house to adjourn,
and then jam all legislation through
under whip and spur during the clos
ing days"
Mr.. Lacey declared that, owing to
the policy Of holding the principal
work on the appropriation bills until
the closing days of the session, the
enrolling clerk had worked 48 hours
in succession, and he contended that
under such circumstances mistakes
were to be expected.
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, declared that
the statement made by Mr.. Lacey
about the idiocy of adjourning at hol-
idays was the most sensible thing he
had said for the past twelve years"
Speaking Of appropriation bills, Mr..
Clark said he believed it would be a
wise thing if rule were adopted pro.
hibiting the passage of any appropria.
ton bill later than five days before
the adjournment of congress. He
thought the unseemly jobs that creep
into appropriation bills during the
closing hours Of congress would be
eliminated by such a rule"
Mr.. Tawney, of Minnesota. chair
man of the committee on approprla.
tions, asked Mr.. Clark to specify some
of the Jobs" that had gotten into ap.
preparation bills during the closing
hours.
Well" replied Mr.. Clark, 81 will
get some specific jobs and bring them
in here for the gentleman's edifca.
ton, and win make a speech on the
subject, too"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

by the committee is one providing that
national banking associations desiring
to take out credit notes and having
notes outstanding in excess Of 621s
per cent of their paid-up capital may
redeem such excess without reference
to the limitation of $3,OOO,OOO each
month prescribed by the acts Of July
10, 1882.
Banks Must Be One Year Old.
The bill as reported extends the
privilege of issuing cerdit currency
only to national banking institutions
which have been in business for one
year, and have a surplus equal to 20
per cent of their capital The national
bank guaranteed credit notes author
lied by the bill may be taken out for
issue without a deposit of United
States bonds as now required by law.
The notes will be of form and denom-
nations designated by the comptroller
of the currency.
ss7,5 500 for Every 100000 Capital.
If the measure be passed as report
ed by the house committee every ma
tional bank meeting the requirements
will be permitted to issue emergency
or crdit currency in the sum Of $780,
500 for every 100000 Of its capital
It is maintained by the supporters Of
the bin that II will afford sufffcient
elasticity in the currencg to relieve
the pressure for money which occurs
at crop moVing time and in great
emergencies Bankers estimate the
amount of additional currency which
the measure would afford at $780,
O00, 900.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
Cotton Flnned to Dec. Is, Ices.

Washington-The cotton report
shows: Number of ginneries reported
in operation this season prior to Dec.
10 was 1892. The number of bales
ginned by states was as follows:
Alabama, 1,133,5S Arkansas, CO.
42S; Florida, 59,575; Georgia, 1,51S,-
416; Indian territory, 323,849; Ken
lucky, 1904; Louisiana, 763, 1893; Mis-
sissippi, 1,187714; Missouri, 34,O16;
North Carolina, 546,645; Oklahoma,
31S,S4S; South Cfrolina, S37,793; Ten
nessee, 1891; Texas, 3,4S1, SOP; Vir--
gina, 1914.
The sea island cotton for 1906, dis
tributed by states, is: Florida, 1880
bales; Georgia, 2O,794; South Caro-
lima, 6,656. The last report showed
10,O27,868 bales ginned to Dec. /, 1906.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
PATRICK Ask roR PARDON.
Not for Communication Of Sentence, as
Heretofore Reported.

Albany, N, Y.-Gov Higgins has re-
ceived from Albert 7. Patrick an ap,
pIication for executive clemency.
When asked II It was an application
for a Communication Of sentence or for
pardon. the governor replied that Pat
rick, IN opening his letter, said:
In asking for pardon
The governor has the matter under
consideration
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
AN ARKANSAS BANK ROBBERY.
Held Up Cashier and Took Four Thou
sand Dollars.

Texarkana, Ark.-The bank Of
Horatio, Ark, small town about so
miles north of this place, was loot.
ed by robbers, who covered the cash
Ter with their pistols, and appropriate
ed all the money in sight, about S4,-
600 The men then, hurrledly mount.
ing their horses, rode away, with a
posse of citizens in pursuit. It is be.
posse of citizens In pursuit
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
Empty Freight Cars in Yards.

Kansas City -o.-The Journal says.
"A systematic inspection OF the termi-
nal railroad yards here shows that
there ale 1900 empty freight cars
standing Idle IN me Kansas city yards
because the railroads have not stuff
cieDt motive power to move them.