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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-06
The Appropriation Bill.

uS 1ceSAVA A4AA'
The Notifications appropriation bill
will be reported to the house from the
appropriations committee today. 1t
will be considered as soon as the pen
sion bill is out Of the way. It carries
this year between $6,00O,OOO and ST.
100000. There are said to be no mat
ters Of legislation Incorporated. in 1t
which will cause serious discussion.
The friends in the senate OF the
shipping bill are hopeful Of securing
some time during the week an agree
rnent to vote on that measure, and the
understanding is that so soon as 1t is
disposed Of the statehood bill Will
succeed it as the unfinished business.
The bill WILDE amended somewhat be-
fore. q vote is taken. -.
:: The Statehood Struggle.
Much interest is manifested in the
approaching contest in the senate over
the statehood question. Senator
Beveridge, who will again have charge
Of the bill, is hopeful Of securing a
. comparatively early vote, but many
Of his. colleagues fail to agree with
him on that point. It is not generally
exp: Ad that either side will yield
unit here is more definite informa-
ton as to2the probable result OF vote
than can now be secured. The crlt1-
cal point Will be the Forager amend
ment giving the Arizona people the
privilege Of voting on the question OF
admission. It is understood that the
democratic senators will be almost a
unit on this amendment and that 1t
will also secure a number Of repub-
lican votes. Friends Of the bill will
probably meet Mr.. Foraker's propo-
sition for separate vote with one
for,the submission Of the question OF
admission to the people Of Arizona
and New Mexico combined.
The urgent deficiency bill will be
taken up in the committee onappro-
oriations early in the week, and Will
probably be reported few days later.
The provision in this bill which will
be most debated, is that relating to
the abrogation of the eight-hour law
on the canal zone. AS the bill carries
the remainder of the deficiency for the
canal, asked by the war department.,
which was cut off in the first bill
passed, it is believed canal matters In
general will again be threshea over in
the Senate.
The Moroccan Question.
Senator Bacon will revive the Nor
occo question in a speech on Tuesday.
and on Wednesday Senator Scott will
speak in support Of the bill, giving a
oensionable status to telegraph opera
tors employed with the Union forces
during the civil war. Senator Foraker
will take first opportunity in exeeu-
tive session to secure consideration OF
the Isle of Pines treaty. In the absence
of Senator Hepburn, who is confined
to his home by illness, Senator Nc
Cumber will have charge Of the pure
food bill.
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FORECAST CT TIE WEEK.
The Happenings of Mos, General In
terest Looked --7or During Next
Several Days.

Chairman Hepburn. IN charge OF
tie railroad rate bill III tic natlonal
= j:ouse Of Representatives Is unable to
see The end ii the discussion oi that
measure. Under the special order 1t
has the right Of way until disposed OF.
Mr. Hepburn has long list Of repre-
sentatives anxious to speak. and Mr..
hdamson. controlling the time on the
minority side. says there are fifty
democrats who wish to be heard in
favor Of the measure.
Speaker Cannon is inclined to let
the debate run, and estimates that It
will BE Wednesday or Thursday be-
fore the last speech is delivered, and
the vote recorded on the measure The
;,ension appropriation bill. reported
from committee last week, will then
he taken NJ. 1t carries $l40.24o.:'oo.
II contains pfOFlSlH!! "il1eli W. '"o1'
makes a statute Of the president o.
der of last wear. making age an eHl-
!ence Of disability.
There is said to be decided "?po J.
ticn tc eaactiny this executive '"r>:cr
into law. AS the provision is without
question "new legislation'' and sub
jeet to point Of order under the
rules of the house. it is not unlike
w. that a rule will be brought in when
the bill is taken up, which will pro-
vide that the amendment shall be IN
order.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28
A Trip To Mexico.
By +. l. lIainmond.)

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, Dec. 10, 1906.
DEAR EDITOR:
Complying with your request
write you few thoughts on Mexico.
left Denver the night of the 28th of
Nov, and with the best connections
could make it took five and one half
days to get here. We had Thanksgiv-
ing dinner at Las Vegas, n. M. and a
good nights rest at Albuquerque while
our train waited on another late train.
AT FL PasO, Texas, we missed connec-
ton with the Mexican Central train and
laId over there about 90 hours while it
ralned almost constantly. OF course
this rain as well as the previous Novem
Der blizzard was an unprecedented ex-
perIehce to the old time boosters of Ell
faso. This western Texas city has a
promising future as health resort. 1t
has doubled in population in the last
hve years, and now boasts of its nine
railroads and 10000 people. Its public
buildings are structures of permanence
and beauty Of which any city could be
proud, but with the streets shoe-top
deep with mud and water one gets the
impression of a big boy who has out
grown his pants
For about 800 miles south of Ell Paso
the Mexican Central railroad passes
over great semi-arid plateau, with
here and there cultivated tract re-
deemed by an irrigation ditch and di-
vIded into rectangular fields which are
surrounded by long lines of dikes very
similar to the diked rice fields in the
Mississippi bottoms of Louisiana. This
system of food irrigation is said to be
IN use all over the republic, having been
introduced from Spain in the sixteenth
century. The dlkes and most of the
bitches show that they have been built
by hand labor. Many of the fields have
poor drainage, and for miles we passed
by unharvest"d crops Of cotton and
corn standing IN shallow lakes OF water
accumulation from the recent rains
ll4S al III part pl hfNlCo Is llt lttl-
ing ground for the great herds of cattle
and Is owned IN very large tracts. In
deed. for the igrst 25O miles south from
Fl Paso We we're all the time on the
land Of Scnor Ierassas, the ex-governor
Of Chihuahua who is said to be the sec
ond greatest cattle king in the world.
His calf crop last year numbered $50,
OUO. On either side Of the train. cross
ing this grca; table land can be seen
short ranges or spurs Of mountains that
rise from the surrounding plain like
isolated ant hills. Unlike our Colorado
mountains. they are almost totally de-
void Of any wooded growth. their sym
metricai slopes being scantily covered
by only brush and grass.
The Mexican pcon, the proletariat OF
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the country, is seen everywhere, for ne
represents 80 or 80 per cent of the pop
ulation. Clothed in his shirt, trousers,
sandals and massive sombrero, wrapped
about in his gaudy red blanket. and hv-
| ing in low adobe house with neither
chimney nor windows, he is certainly
an unique character. He works for his
master uncomplainingly for 80, 40 or SO
cents, silver, per day. With this meagre
pay he not only clothes, but feeds him
self and family on the wholesome, nour-
ishing food of frijolas and tortillas-
tortillas are kind of griddle cake made
from Indian corn which is first soaked
several hours in lime water to remove
the outer cuticle. The soft grains are
at each meal ground into paste on
rough stone tabla or table and worked
out by hand into thin round cakes and
baked on discs of glazed pottery. The
peon of Mexico, while differing much in
dress from the working class of Cuba,
has many traits in common. He works
only as necessity compels; is pleasure
loving and fond of praise; is courteous,
polite and exceedingly hospitable in his
home. While naturally cowardly, he is
inclined to be treacherous; is lavish
with confessions of good will, but is
thoroly unreliable in his promises. He
is cruel in his treatment of dumb ami
mails; is illterate, superstitious and in
-, t1I ho1
his priest, who keeps him impoverished
by constant solicitation for the building
of great monasteries and cathedrals,
Like the Cuban, the Mexican is an in
veterate smoker, tho very few use
chewing tobacco They are less cleanly
in their personal habits than the Cubans;
probably due to the cooler climate and
greater scarcity of water. The scent
coming from closely crowded car of
these people is simply nauseating. The
peon carries a big knife in his belt
while the rancher. the merchant and
others of the bourgeois class feel secure
only with the protection of pearl handled
pistola.
The change at lrrapuato where We
leave the main line gives another nights s
rest and when a big mosquito perched
upon my ear singing his song of well
come. knew we were nearing the land
OF perpetual summer. where the parks
are always green, where fragrance is
waited from ever blooming gardens,
and the bed bug never hibernates.
After nearly week of dust and rail-
road rumble in which three engines be-
came disabled and were either rebuilt
or replaced while we waited. We now
enjoy the environs OF most beautiful
city in the most enjoyable climate in
the world Stanley (. Dowdle of Gin
cinnati. Ohio. writes thus:-''A thous
and miles south of the Rio Grande, on
the Mexican Plateau, 5000 feet above
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28

sea level. is found this city of winter
sunbeams. The plateau at this point
describes a circle of about miles diam
eter. the circumference being fringed
by mountains of weird shape resembling
the traditional Mother Goose hats.
Guadalajara is the centre of this circle:
and in this setting of mountain and
plain. its white spires and oriental
adobe houses glistening in n sun of cal
cium brightness, it makes scene as
enchanting as a mirage. The altitude
of the city is a little too great for the
raising of the finer fruits; but 6 miles
away in the canon of the Santiago riv-
er. an altitude of 1000 feet is reached.
where every variety of tropical fruit is
raised. as well as all the finer vegetables
of the north temperate zone. This
singular topography places the good
things of two zones on GuadalaJara 5
tables within 6 hours of gathering. Can
you imagine Jerusalem on Mount Zion.
with its streets cleaned and severed.
its hotels modernized, Yankee water
system, its streets lighted with arc
lights competing with Judean moon?
If so, you have Guadalajara of to-day.
the Pearl of Mexico, Jerusalem's mod
ern duplicate in architecture, quaint
scenes. picturesque people and incom-
parable situation. 1t was only about
twenty years ago that this city was
discovered. There it was with its l25. 600
people living away back in the Middle
Ages"
The towns here should not be judged
by their population. A Mexican city of
40. people may have less commercial
Importance than good, live Colo rado
town of 1900. Not only the buildings.
even the immense cathcdrals. but many
of the fences. enclosing the fields are
made of adobe brick. This material is
still greatly in favor with builders. who
say that it is the best non-conductor and
that its elasticity gives it resistance
to earthquakes that brick and stone do
not possess. The street cars here are
drawn by three mules and if the driver
is expert in the use of his whip fairly
good time is made. From one to three
O'Clock in the afternoon the business
houses close their doors and the city
takes sicsta. The Americans have
not been very successful in competing
with the Mexican merchant tho there
are several Germans in business here.
Mining and railroading offer better in
ducements to the American: and many
Coloradoans are engaged in the farmer
industry. On Sunday every large city
has its bull fight. Mexico City has sew
eral. As only care to see one I'll
wait until | get to the city and see
good one. There are several good ho-
tells here and the charges are low.
Railroad fares. aside from Pullman ser
vice, arc Just half of what they are in
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28
l'nFN

There i Il" city in the world where
so much bread i consumed as in Par
is. II is estimated that every inhabit-
ant eats one pound day on the aver
age. Even in past centuries the French
especially rurisiauS S-had horror Of
stale bread. And. aS in those days
people manufactured their own bread.
they had curious way Of making ii
palatahlc. Strange aS il may seem. the
bread they prCpar"d-hugr round or
square slahS-waS used rs dish on
which the meat was carved and bore
the name of ''trnnchoirS." or "tailloir>. "
The juice Of the meat having pcne-
trated into the bread impaired a pleas.
ant taste and prevented il from beCom-
ing dry.
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Cuba. There are first, second and
third class day coaches and smoking is
allowed in all of them. The conductors
smoke while taking up the tickets.
In conclusion would say to my
friends: Come to Mexico: especially to
those who are pessimistically inclined; {;
come to Mexico and study her people.
her methods of business. her laws, and
her institutions. and I'll guarantee
that you will so back home thanking
Providence that you were born under
the protection of the Stars and Stripes.
But to those who are contemplating
Mexico simply for a pleasure trip, l
would say: Go to Cuba.
Very respectfully,
+. +. HAMMOND.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28
High Priced Copy.

During the siege Of Kimberley tho
editor OF the only daily paper therr
was often hard put /" find enough
news. One day in Il cluhroom he found
Cecil Rhodes reading Il fairly new pa
per from Cape Town. lie borrowed II
and rushed to his own office, where II
soon rrappcarrd aS Il special edition.
selling like hot cakes. That same even
ing he met Rhodes. who inquired.
''Whcrc's my Cape Town paperT' "oh.
cut il up for the printers" was the
reply. please don't do that again"
said Rhodes mildly. THAT paper came
through my native runners and cost
me $1,000"
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28
The Long Lived Orchid Flower.

Even when orchid flowers are fully
developed they may remain uncut up
on the plants Tor two or three weeks
without apparent deterioration. This
most flowers that have to be cut I'M
mcdiatcly upon or even in advance OF
reaching full maturity.-Country Life
in America.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28
<c>cr!

Mrs. Stylcs-My husband has the ut,
most confidence in me. Mrs. Mylcs-
Did you ever ask him to let you cut
his hair?-Yonkcrs Statesman.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28

lie who rcstraius not -, rurgue
IhaIl live =. l..,unis -Rrn l,man MaNi,r-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-08
WISDOM AND HONEYMOON
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

tally the time of the wedding the
with vrulen attack of Roosevtu
worried about the brides gown
understand than Father IN
troubled the Panama dch Ihey
and brides cake wash tubs
pictures of Miss Aus was
fellow buded the exravagant
wedding found bonus in his pay envelope
harried couple to the depot We
opportunity Longworths back or hit
somebody Kentucky it said that
could not be welded
presidents daughter and saced by the kind doctors
to other of greater folly
good thing thing give credit
for the
the drinking and the staring
kodaking completed Mr. and Mrs
Nicholas Lngworth dropped out the with thu They
mentioned of but they longer lead the first double
loaded.
baby how much love me? and
why THEIR business the public is decnty refrainng
from butting in.
country, but it time
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-08
TO CONSOLIDATE THE
C. & A. COMPANIES

accumulate, and be payable before
any other dividend. This stock is
also entitled, in addition to the 4
per cent dividend, to participate
with the common, receiving addi-
tional dividends declared on the
common. In liquidation this stock
is entitled to par, accumulated divi-
dends and interest at 4 per cent
from the date of the last dividend
due date, and also to participate
equally with the common stock in
any assets that may be left to be
divided by the common stockhold-
ers after the preferred is paid in
full.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-08

A stunning street costume is in
banana cloth. The skirt is short,
three inches from the ground, and
the front panel is continued over
the hips, giving the necessary full
ness. The coat Is close fitting, and
a slight belt defines the waist line.
This garment is collarless; the
throat Is outlined with a narrow
black braid, and the straps on the
shoulders are similarly trimmed.
Double cuffs have the braid, and
medium buttons of dull metal fasten
the coat and decorate the sleeves.
A stiff low crown straw hat Is
worn with this costume The hat
is of leghorn, trimmed with ruching
of dull pink ribbon, and a black
aigrette is at the left side.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-08
A 100000 DEFICIT.

At the present time We hear q
great deal on the subject Of rate
Legislation. While all this is going
on we might ask ourselves # the
government might not also do a
public service by stopping 2iscrim-
anation among the greatest indus
trial enterprises il tie country, the
! postal service, which directly cor
Germs every Jne OF our 100000
of population. rs receipts last
year were in round numbers S143,
100000, while its expenditures
amounted to s125, 100000, an ex-
cess of 100000 over receipts.
The rates charged for or PAID
TO railroads for carrying the mails
are so vastly in excess of what is
paid for similar service by indivi-
duals as well as corporations that
"a readjustment would at once wipe
but the postoffice deficit and create
a surplus.
Those intrusted with the manage
ment of the affairs of the people
might well consider this phase of a
situation regarding which they GER
tainly cannot plead ignorance, and
WHICH. CAN BE CORRECTED
WITHOUT ACTION BY CON.
GRESS.
The postal laws and regulations
give the postmaster general abso-
aute power to fix the rates to be
paid the railroads for the carrying
of mails, and these same laws state
specifically what the maximum
should be.
Section 1854 of the revised pos
kal laws and regulations state spe.
cifically: the pay per
mile per annum shall not exceed
the following rates ." and
the same section states further,
THE postmaster general is author.
tied AND DIRECTED to readjust
the compensation to be paid for
the transportation of mails on rail.
road routes -" Congress
makes an annual apprprlation for
this service. but 1t rests with the
postmaster general to fix the rates
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-08
OUR Daily Story.
Slave to Woman's Vanity

Some of the stolen property was
found in her possession.
Not content with this, we kept
on the trail, and in one afternoon
ran down two men named Dick
Flynn and Ed Ready. An evening
later we arrested Edward King,
alias Spike" and on searching
him found the receipt for the rent
OF house which, when searched,
brought to light No. 4, VIM. Board
man, alias skinny the Tough" All
four men are of bad reputation.
Ready's picture Is in the rogues'
gallery at Buffalo and skinny"
Boardman was recognized as an
old-timer. The quartet were sent
back to Erie and received various
terms in prison.
Their scheme for robbing cars
was novel. When freight train
would leave Erie it would be board
ed by the thieves. A rope ladder
would be attached to the roof, and
after the train started, a thief
would crawl down it and proceed
to break open the seals. That done
H. was an easy matter to get into
the freight cars. Boxes would be
broken into and the stuff so ar
ranged that it could be easily
thrown out Of the car when the
train arrived at certain place
along the line between Erie and
Westf1eld or Dunkirk. The other
thieves would be waiting with
team to cart it away, and the plum
der would be sent to Erie and sold
there. 1t was one of the slickest
schemes have met with in rail-
road case.
Another Of my railroad cases
was that Of the N. c. and L. S. &
M. S. railroads, which had been
annoyed over the continued loss Of
consignments of goods from the
east to business houses in Chicago
and other points. For some time
the best detective talent available
had been at work on the case, and
had almost given up in despair,
when a couple of young men were
arrested on suspicion.
l had been quietly investigating
matters and, on my return, l ap-
piled the pumping process with such
good effect that late that day three
wagon loads of goods were resur-
rected from where the young
thieves had buried them, and con-
siderable more had been located
and brought to headquarters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-08
Brevities

I Seventy-two real estate firms
have signed a petition circulated
by the City Beautiful committee Of
the 100000 club, pledging their en-
deavors in persuading the owners
of vacant lots among their clients
to clean these lots up on Arbor day
and cleaning day, or failing that, to
allow the committee to clean them.
Train No. 16 on the Northern Pa
cific railroad, which now leaves
Seattle at 2 o'clock in the after
noon, will be changed April 1 so
as to leave the Sound at II o'clock
p. m, arriving in Spokane between
4 and o'clock the following after
noon. The purpose Of this change
Is to give the people travelling be-
tween Ellensburg and Spokane bet
ter service.
Quarters for the officials of the
Lake Pend d'Oreille electric rail-
way to be constructed between
Spokane and Lake Pend d'Oreille
will be established in the annex to
the Exchange National bank where
a suite of rooms has been leased
for a year. The president, gener-
al manager and secretary of the
company will have their offices
there.
A certificate of deposit should
prove particularly interesting to
those who have idle or surplus
funds.
In the first place the depositor
designates the time the money is
to remain there.
And, secondly, it earns interest
while it is here.
Can we interest you in these
certificates?
Open Saturday evenings between
6 and p. m. fa. s's
Spokane e. Eastern Trust Ca.
The supreme court yesterday
handed down decision in the case
of the state Of washington, respond
emit, VS.. L. M. Poole, appellant, from
Spokane county. The defendant
was convicted of the crime of liv-
ing off the earnings of fallen wo-
man, and in his appeal i1lveighed
principally against the hardships of
the law. The court affirmed the
decision of the lower court and
called attention to the fact that
such pleas are to be addressed to
the legislature and not to the
courts, and affirms the judgment of
conviction.
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(Scripps News Association.1

<ANAiPPo ANC"o ASSoSidlAbA.t
NEW YORK, March s. - The
stockholders of the Chicago & AL
ton Railway company will hold a
meeting here this afternoon to vote
on the proposition to merge the
company with the Chicago & Alton
Railroad company. Under the plan
of consolidation the name Chicago
& Alton Railway company will be
dropped and the new company will
be known as the Chicago & Alton
Railroad company. The railway
company owns all the stock of the
railroad company except 70 shares
of the preferred and 1887 shares of
the common. To provide for this
outstanding stock it is proposed to
create 1899 shares of cumulative
4 per cent prior lien stock of the
consolidated company. Each share
of the outstanding preferred stock
may be exchanged for three shares
Of the new stock and each out
standing common share may be ex-
changed for two shares of the new
stock. The capital stock of the new
company will aggregate $40,000,OOO,
of which $19,542,SOO will be COM
mon and s19,557,9OO will be per
cent non-cumulative preferred. The
remainder of $685. will be per
cent cumulative preferred, to take
up the outstanding railroad COM
pany stock.
The per cent cumulative parti-
cipating stock is entitled to receive
per cent before any other issue;
and, if in any half year dividend
amounting to per cent shall not
have been paid, the deficiency shall