The independent., 1906-12-06

| the pOle.
Value OF farm products of the coun-
try for 1906 is estimated by Secre-
tary Wilson in his annual report at
| $6,794, 100000, an increase over 1905,
the previous banner year, of $485,-
| 100000.
The official canvass of Iowa state
Offices shows that thousands of repub-
licans cut Governor Cummins and vot-
| ed for the democratic candidate for
| governor, leaving the remainder of
| the ticket blank and he runs 10000
| votes behind the highest man on his
party ticket
| William e. Curtis says Postmaster
General Cortelyou favors increased
| pay for clerks and carriers and will
make a strong effort before congress
to get more liberal appropriations.
Governments grip tightenes about
the men who are said to have stolen
public lands worth millions. Inquiry
opened in Salt axe City by the inter
| state commerce commission involves
high officials and the land department
at Washington
President Roosevelt, refreshed by
his Panama trip, resumes work on im-
portant affairs, including the canal,
| Porto Rico and the Japanese compli-
| cations. Several special messages to
| congress are expected to result from
| his observations abroad.
At St. ouis business men make a
strong appeal before the river and har-
Dor engineers for fourteen-foot deep
| water way to connect Chicago and
ST. Louis and open up a channel from
the gulf to the lakes which they claim
will pay for itself many times over in
saving of freight rates.
Nat Goodwin, who is said to have
won $4,000 recently cutting cards,
| is invited by the New York district
attorney to tell the grand jury where
he got it.
Negro leaders in New York have a
project for large department store
to provide employment for their race.
American Sugar Refining company
is fined $4,000 in a New York court
for accepting railroad rebates.
| Superintendent Bayliss orders the
| withholding of state school funds from
counties that ignre the recent law re-
quiring that lans of educational money
be made secure.
| The state board of equalization
meeting at Springfield adopts resolu-
tion introduced by Mr.. Mcmahon of
Chicago which declares that the prop
erty of the state is assessed at too
low valuation
DR.. Donald Sage Mackay arranges a
unique revival in which redeemed
Bowery denizens will be used in the
uplifting of Fifth avenue sinners.
General John Carroll of Maryland
with a great family tree but no money
forces proud relatives to come to his
aid by applying for a job as bailiff
Governor Deneen today in New York
will demand of the Illinois Central the
payment of the 100000 compensa
tion due the state. The prediction is
made that the directors of the road
will endeavor to reach a compromise
Youth who held up a train near
Slater, Mo-, Sunday and is in Jail al
Marshall, Mo-, confesses to other sim
liar crimes and says he is the son oi
a Chicagoan
Judge Carpenter renders a decision
in Milwaukee in connection with the
Pabst tax case which affects many
other estates and may put thousands
of dollars in state treasury.
Samuel Spencer, president of the
Southern Railway; Philip Schuyler, 9
retired capitalist of New York; two
leading business men of Baltimore
and three other persons were killed in
collision of passenger trains at Law
yers, Va Several of the bodies are
burned before they can be taken out