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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-29
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, March 19.-There were
three speeches on the railroad rate
bill in the senate Messrs. Nc
Creary, Bailey and Hepburn were
tho orators. Senator McCreary an
,lounced determination to vote for the
gill, whether amended or not, but said
he would not object to a reasonable
provision for the review of the inter-
state commerce commissions find
ings. Senator Bailey replied to
criticisms of his suggestion for a pro
hibition against suspension of the
COMMISSIONS orders by courts below
the supreme court. He contended
that congress had absolute power to
prescribe limitations for courts which
it creates and cited a large number
OF decisions to support his position
Senator Hepburn advocated a re-
view provision but expressed the
opinion that even If 1t were omitted
no person could be deprived of his
right of admission to the courts.
The house reached a compromise
on the question of abolishing the
grade of lieutenant general, by pro
viding that it shall not become eff
fective until October IL next, in order
that Generals Corbin and Macarthur
may be promoted before retirement
An important bill, the first step to-
ward reorganization of the consular
service, was passed. II has been
acted upon by the senate 1t re-
CLASHES the service and increases
salaries to the extent of $4,000 a
year. During the completion of the
general debate on the legislative bill
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio came to the
defense of the army in the Mount
Dajo battle. Mr.. Williams, minority
leader, replied briefly, saying that all
criticism was based on the official re-
ports so far received, The retire
ment Of aged clerks received atten-
ton for more than an hour, during
which the debate was general, while
Mr.. Tawney, chairman or the appro-
priations committee, held the floor
in advocacy of the seventy-year re-
tirement provision in the bill.
Washington, March 20.--In less
than 20 minutes the senate voted
away $140,000,0O0. This sum is car
ried by the pension appropriation bin
which was made the subject Of little
discussion The railroad rate bill was
laid aside for the day and the major
portion of the time was devoted to
consideration of the Notifications ap-
preparation bill. In that connection
the question of the necessity for sea
coast Notifications in the Philippians
was discussed. with the result that
all provision for such Notifications in
these possessions was eliminated from
the bill.
The house did business with a
microscope in one hand and a bill
making an appropriation for the sal,
aries of its officers and employees in
the other. Points of order were made
and many of them were fatal to pro
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-29

We demand facts in this coffee dis
cussion and propose to see that the
facts are brought clearly before the
people.
A number of coffee importers and
roasters have Joined movement to
boom coffee and stop the use of Postum
Food Coffee and in their newspaper
statements undertake TO deceive by
false assertions.
Their first is that coffee is not harm
full.
We assert that one In every three cot
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jenitors. doorkeepers, messeng ,rs and
laborers. A point of order which
na0e the salary of the engineer Of the
house $720 year instead of $500 as
proposed, caused constitutional de
bate of more than an hour on the
point as to whether the house co ia
do as it saw fit in the matter of fixing
the salaries of its employees.
Washington, March 21.-The entire
day in the senate was devoted to con-
sideration of the railroad rate bill.
Senator Culberson began the pro-
ceedings by presenting an amend
ment prohibiting corporations coming
under the operation of the proposed
law from making campaign contribu-
tons, and he was Immediately fol.
lowed by his colleague, Senator
Bailey, who offered some amendments.
Senators Bailey and Doliver made
speeches reiterating their views on
the rate question, and they were rol.
lowed by more or less extended re-
marks by Senators Tillman, Patter-
son, Hepburn and Knox. Senator
Bailey was interrupted in the middle
of his speech by the announcement of
his fathers death and immediately
left the chamber.
Washington. Mar. 22.-The state
hood bill was taken from the speak.
er's table in the house, placed in the
hands of three selected conferees and
a. request made of the senate for a
conference on the disagreeing votes
of the two houses. . This action was
not accomplished without many words
and votes. The final vote on the adop-
ton of the rule showed that IT'S mem.
hers approved and 156 opposed. This
rule related to the reference of the
measure to the committee os confer
ence. The legislative appropriation
bill constituted the subject for the re-
mainder of the day. Criticism was
made of the management of the II.
brary of congress and Mr.. Hardwick
OF Georgia found himself opposed by
members of both sides of the cham
Der in his endeavor to resist the
white house appropriation so as 10
eliminate social secretary for the
wife of the president.
The railroad rate bill occupied prac.
tically all the time of the senate
There were two speeches, one by Sen.
ator Lodge, the other by Senator
Spooner Senator Lodge spoke in
advocacy of his amendment looking
to enlargement of the interstate com.
merce commission. Senator Spooner
devoted his attention 70 the constit,,.
tional powers of inferior courts. con.
tending that those courts could not
be destroyed nor their jurisdiction
taken from them.
Washington. March Ex-senator
Spooner concluded his speech on the
railroad rate bill A condition of
anarchy would result from abr;dgins
the powers of the inferior federal
courts, he insisted. The Wisconsin
members remark was called forth nv
the efforts Of Senator Bailey and
others to have congress deprive the
circuit and district courts of the
privilege of suspending the interstate
commerce commissions findings nm
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and they viii Not.
We will gladly make present Of
S25,000.00 to any roaster or importer of
old fashioned coffee who will accept
That xyavar
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nrs Pnkhams Adce-A Ksnan Understands Womans Is
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POSTUM

Postum Cereal Co. Ltd. Battle creea aicA
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will take care of themselves.

Give the people plain facts al
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The house did business with a
microscope in one hand and a bill
making an appropriation for the sal
aries of its officers and employees in
the other Points of order were made
and many of them were fatal to pro
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RELIEF LISTS MAY
BE REDUCED SOON
WORK is OFFERED ABLE-BoDIED
MEN WHO PRESENT THEM
SELVES FOR SUPPLIES IN SAN
NcIscO-GREELY HOPEFUL.

San Francisco, May S.-With the in
creasng severity of the regulations sur
rounding the bread line" General Greedy
has hopes of soon eliminating from the
relief lists large percentage of the
people who are now receiving food sup
plies. It is becoming more difficult every
day for an abled-bodied man to secure
the army ration. When healthy-appear-
ing man presents himself for good he is
frequently confronted by an offer of en-
ployment, and IL he refuses to engage in
the proffered work he is denied relief.
All the women must prove beyond doubt
that they are in need of assistance.
Tickets for food are good only for a few
days, and at the expiration of the privi-
lege they must again demonstrate their
destitution before aid is given them. AL
ready there is big decrease in the daily
output of supplies, and the officials expect
by June 1 their labors in this direction
will be practically ended. 1t is anticipated
that when the savings banks are opened
for payments to small depositors there
will be a further lessening of the men
and women who are now forced to ask
for their sustenance from the stations.
Already counterfeiters are at work in
San Francisco and the city appears to
be flooded with bogus 25-cent pieces.
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COWAN SENDS TELEGRAM.
Wants Limitation Of Allison Rate
Amendment.

Dallas. Texas. May s.-A special to the
News from Fort Worth Texas. says:
Judge Sam H. Cowan of this city in
his official capacity as the representative
of the Cattle Ranchers' association OF
Texas, the American National Livestock
association, which has it's headquarters
al Denver, and as member of the execu-
tive committee OF the interstate com
merce law commission, tonight sent the
following telegram both to Senator j. T..
Dolliver and Senator j. w. Bailey
Fort Worth. Texas. May S.-There Is
danger that by giving express jurisdic-
ton to enjoin commissions S orders, when
1t already exists under judiciary acts,
without expressly limiting to constitu-
tional grounds, courts will hold they are
to revise the commissions orders or dis
cretion. Under principles of Reagan case
courts would not do that unless the
statute in effect expressly so authorizes.
except for protection OF constitutional
property rights. VIII not the Allison
amendment by necessary implication give
such limited authority? In safety let
it be limited exclusively to protection of
constitutional rights.
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MEYCALF RETURNS
TO WASHINGTON
REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT AND
CABINET THAT THE STORY OF
DEVASTATION IN FRISCO HAS
NOT BEEN EXAGGERATED.

Washington. May S.-seeretary Metcalf
of the Department of Commerce and La
Dor returned to Washington today from
San Francisco. At the cabinet meeting
this evening he discussed the situa ton in
San Francisco with the President and his
fellow members.
Secretary Metcalf explained to the
President and cabinet that the reports Of
the devastation wrought by the earth
quake and fire were not exaggerated,
and that the work of relief necessarily
must continue for some time He was
emphatic in his commendation of E. II.
Hartman of the Southern Pacific who
he said personally was on the ground. and
in addition 10 affording the facilities OF
his road had given largely of his per-
sonal funds and assisted otherwise in the
work of relief.
1t was proven conclusively, he said,
that steel structures had withstood the
earthquake shocks, and that granite, un-
der intense heat was practically worth
less. Another point which he said inn
pressed him considerably was the fact
that the situation disclosed a less proper
tion of poor persons in San Francisco
than generally had been supposed. 1t
was found that there was on deposit on
the day of the calamity in savings banks
over $165 100000 or an average OF $500 per
capita for every citizen of the city.
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NAVAL BILL STILL
ENGAGES THE HOUSE
UNNECESSARY EXPENDITURE OF
100000 A YEAR FOR CHAINS ON
SHIPS WAS UNDER DISCUSSION
AT THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION.

Washington May 8.-The House of Rep
resentatives devoted the day to the naval
appropriation bill and accomplished the
reading for amendment of the first fifteen
pages. During this time several topics In
cident to the measure were discussed, in,
cluding the difficulty of obtaining en-
listed men in the navy, the location of the
naval training station on the great lakes,
the cost of smokeless powder, and finally
the unnecessary expenditure of 100000 a
year for chains for ships. This last mat
ter was under consideration when the
House adjourned.
Representatives Loud of Michigan and
Grosvenor of Ohio offered amendments
providing that the purchase OF such sup
plies as chains anchors, cordage. etc,
shall hereafter be by the competitive bid
process.
Representative Rixey of Virginia was
unsuccessful in getting an amendment
through limiting to 60 cents pound the
amount which may be expended for smoke
less powder. He stated that the price now
paid was 70 cents a pound but that the
inquiry made by the naval committee
showed that 1t actually cost but 35 cents
to manufacture the powder. The army
appropriation bill was sent to conference
with all the Senate amendments dis
agreed to.
The House adjourned at o'clock
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UNIONS MAY HAVE
LIFE INSURANCE
Convention Of Commercial Telegra-
piers of America at Cincinnati
Consider the Matter.

Cincinnati, o., May s.-That a move
ment is under way for the Organization
of life insurance company for the bene-
fit of union labor developed during the
discussion of the success of insurance
in the convention of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union of America here to-
day.
The matter is still under investigation
and 1t has been left to the telegraphers
to look into the matter thoroughly and
later report to President Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor. 1t
was asserted during the discussion that
the old companies were fast losing the
confidence of the public. the revelations
of recent Investigations having turned
away many who had been firm supporters
of the old companies. 1t was announced
that all the members OF the labor unions
in America would soon be asked to with
draw from the old companies and to give
their money and support exclusively to
amaIgamate all the union insurance
money into one huge fund. The subject
has already been presented to number
of other labor organizations and Is Ia
vorably considered by them
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DOLIVER FACTION
GETS CONCESSIONS
IT Is NOW BELIEVED THAT a
FINAL VOTE WILL BE REACHED
ON RATE LEGISLATION THIS
WEEK.

Washington, May Especial Com
cessions to the Dolliver faction of re-
publicans were made in the Senate today,
which promise to bring that faction
heartily in line for amendments to the
rate bill. Senator Allison repudiated
the original amendment attributed to him
but after conference of the leaders,
largely composed of the Aldrch faction.
BY the way what is thought to be a com
plete agreement among the republicans
has been reached and some predict the
final vote by the end of the week. The
amendment which 1t is. declared will be
passed, will read about as follows:
"The venue of suits brought in any Of
the circuit courts OF the United States
against the interstate commerce commits
sion to enjoin. set aside. annul or super
sede any order or requirement of the
commission shall be in the district where
the carrier, against whom such require
ment or order may have been made. has
its principal offices. and jurisdiction to
hear and determine such suits is hereby
vested in such courts provided that on
the final hearing of such suit. the
circuit court shall be held by three
judges authorized by law to hold the
court, but, any one Judge. authorized to
hold the circuit court may make all
orders to speed the suit and prepare it
for final hearing. Any party to the cause
feeling aggrieved by the decree of the
circuit court may within thirty days
after the rendition of the same appeal to
the supreme court OF the United States
and that court only"
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COMMITTEE MEETS.
Mutual Life Policy Holders Assocla-
ton Hold Session.

Washington, May S.-Bernard n. Baker
of Baltimore presided over and was made
permanent chairman OF the executive
committee of the Mutual Life Insurance.
Company Policyholders' association.
which met here today. Others present
were John SHELTON Williams, Virginia:
John Sharp Williams, Mississippi; w.
s. Thomson. Georgia; Robert e. Hun.
Texas, and John Dewitt Warner of New
York. Sixteen committeeman from
states and territories and foreign coun-
tries were represented by proxies. 1t was
decided to incorporate the association UNI
der the laws OF the District of Columbia
The report of Secretary X. W. Fish
showed that the membership of the as
sociatlon extends to every state and ter
ritory in the union. to seven Canadian
provinces and to several foreign coun-
tries
The question Of taking the most active
steps possible to extend the work of the
association through state organizations
was discussed, and an understanding
reached as to Row such action could best
be carried out.
Various committees were authorized.
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EMPEROR WILLIAMS VISIT.
Much Political Importance Is Attached
to Conference.

Vienna, May S.-The news of Emperor
Williams forthcoming visit to Emperor
Francis Joseph occasions much comment
In political circles here, which attribute
1t entirely to the Moroccan conference
1t is especially emphasized that the visit
is due to Emperor Williams initiative. who
in letter to Emperor Francis Joseph.
expressed his appreciation of Austria
Hungarys attitude at Algeciras, adding
that ne wished to pay personal. visit
to the emperor. The latter, replying
expressed the pleasure it would afford
him to receive his friend and ally.
The newspapers here discuss the polti-
cal importance of the approaching meet
ing of the two emperors at considerable
length The Neu Freie Presse suggests
that the visit is Intended as a visible sign
of solidity and durability of the Austro-
German alliance. Emperor William is
expected to arrive in Vienna the morning
of June and to leave the following
evening. He will stay at Schoenbruen
palace.
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DEATH OF AGED PREACHER
SOUNDS NOTE OF SADNESS

DIR. w. T. McMurry, pastor of Centenary
Methodist church in St. Louis, and dele
gate to the general conference, in session
here, received a message late yesterday
afternoon announcing the death of the
Rev. J. C. Bergman of Caledonia, Mo-,
and note of sadness was evident last
night in the conversation of the members
of the Missouri delegation.
Mr.. Bergman was the sole survivor of
the historic general conference of 1874
1t was at this conference that the breach
came between the northern ana southern
members of the church which has never
been healed. Last week the general con-
ference sent a message of greeting to the
venerable Missouri preacher and yester-
day morning his reply was received.
which was couched'in these characteristic
words:
Greeting most highly appreciated.
Please convey to conference and church
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at large fraternal benedction, with the
assurance that he is still preaching from
that grand text, Job xix, %.
The text of which he referred reads;
For | know that my Redeemer liveth
and that He shall stand at the latter
day upon the earth"
1t was but few hours after the read
ing of these words until DR.. McMurry re-
ceived the message from the family physl-
clan announcing Mr.. Berryman's death.
Mr.. Bergman was in his ninety-seventh
year, and in addition to having the dis
tncton of being the only survivor of the
conference of 1874, he had a long record
of glorious service in the ministry. He
had lived near st. Louis the greater
part of his life, and was one of the best
known characters in that section of the
state More than half century ago he
was doing valiant missionary work among
the Indians in that part of the country,
and his life has been full of active labor
in the service Of the Msster
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Fleet Is Recalled.

London, May S.-A dispatch to a news
agency from Gibraltar today stating that
the British Atlantic fleet which sailed
for the Island MADEIRA last week. had sud
denly been recalled to Gibraltal, created
a short lived sensation this afternoon.
The public were unable to understand
why such display OF force as suggested
by this telegram was necessary II the
Sultan OF Turkey alone was In opposition
to Great Britain to the Tabah boundary
dispute. Inquiry at the admiralty, how
ever, showed that the contemplated re-
turn of the fleet was not connected with
the Anglo-Turkish situation but was for
a wholly Pacific purpose, that of honor
ing Queen Alexandra on her arrival ~
Gibraltar from Naples.
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MAYOR AND SALOON MEN
WAGE LIVELY CONFLICT

as many as three times. but if they
persisted and reopened fourth time,
he would then instruct the officers to
destroy their property and smash every
thing In the saloons
III you want to go to court and test
the law, do so. Then If the court de-
cides against me you may open and stay
open. My hands will have been tied"
Is what he told his visitors. The case
will probably be tested in all the courts
of the state.
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Lexington, Ky, May S.-Sunday saloon
closing reached an acute phase here to-
day when Mayor Thomas A. Combs an
nouneed that he would close the saloons
and keep them closed II he banlrupted
the city. A delegation of saloon keepers
had announced that some would open
anyhow even If arrested and would con-
tinue TO reopen as fast as released on
bond. The mayor replied that he would
instruct the police TO arrest such men
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An Address to Emperor.

Moscow May s.-The congress of reac-
tionary mobiles today adopted an address
to Emperor Nicholas demanding the in
PRODUCTION of military dictatorship to
put stop to terrorist attemps and to re-
store tranquility to the country.
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that we are all balled up" Senator TILL
man moved to lay the pending bill and
amendments on the table.
The question as to whether Senator
Tillman's motion was in order was then
submitted to the Senate. and the first roll
call of the day was taken.
After the roll call had begun the chair
stated that the vote was on the question
of his authority to entertain motion TO
Law on the table under the unanimous
agreement. The question was decided in
the affirmative. 81 to 20.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Till
mans motion to lay on the table, which
was lost, % to 40. The affirmative vote
was cast by Aldrich. Alice. Ankney.
Bulkley, Burkett, Burnham, Carter, Clark
of wyoming. Cullom, Dick, Frye, Hale,
Hopkins, Kean, Knox, Latimer Lodge,
Long, McEnery. Millard, Nelson Penrose,
Piles, Platt. Spooner, Sutherland. Till
man, Warren and Wetmore
Senator Hale then moved an executive
session. expressing the opinion that the
Senate could do more towards dlsentang-
ling the knot into which 1t had got It.
self by postponing further consideration
until tomorrow. He yielded long enough.
however, to permit Senator Tillman to
offer substitute for the Elkins amend
ment.
The Senate then went into executive
session. and adjourned shortly there
after.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-09
NEGRO LYNCHED.

Jackson Miss. May S.-fSpecial)
Sam Sims, a negro. was lynched by
a mob six miles from Jackson last
night Resisting arrest Sunday. he
killed a horse under Constable
Hendricks. and friends of Hen
dricks captured the negro and
lynched him. first tying the con-
stable to tree to prevent his In
reference.
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HossoN FOR CHAIRMAN.

Washington May a-(Special.)-
There Is little doubt of the popu-
larity of 'Uncle Joe" Cannon, the
speaker of the House. He Is still
receiving congratulations on his
SEVENTEEN birthday, though the big
reception of last night was thought
to have concluded 1t. Among other
belated kilograms received by the
speaker was one signed 1.-The Kiss
ing Bug 1t Is requested that
Representative-elect Hobson of Ala
bama be made chairman OF the
House committee on, naval affairs.