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interest in the corporate funds and n right
to compel proper management and the col
lection of assets diverted precisely as an
ordinary stock holder has that right.
Here Is only legal question. The plain
tlf' corporation has n cause of action which
it does not enforce. The plaintT is share
holder. As such she had right to compel
its enforcement. The fact that the corpora
tions business il insurance, not manutac-
turing Is no valid distinction difierentiating
the plaintiff = case from that Of an ordinary
stock holder.
The decision Of Justice Kellogg will be of
SPECIAL interest to the trustees of the Mutual
Life. They will hold meeting tomorrow,
VIII en- the recommendations of the Trues-
dale investigating committee will be con-
sidered. These recommendations are that
the company itself should bring suits against
certain of the individual directors to re-
cover moneys which were paid out without
legal warrant.
1t has been said that an opinion Of Joseph
H. Choate. concurred In by the Mutual's
lawyers, will be presented to the effect that
some of the recommendations of the Trues-
dale committee cannot be carried out be-
cause the payments have been approved by
the board OF trustees. The increase in
Richard A, MoCurdy's salary from 100000
to sl5O,OOO is one instance, Mr.. Choate and
other lawyers. it is said hold that although
the increase was not authorized IN law the
act of the board of trustees in cutting it
shortly before Mr. McCurdy retired from
$50 600 to 5000 in itself constituted rati-
tication Of the increase.
A letter written by Susan Corey Of Plain
field, \. j., to Representative lands of
I,,l alnt,, tar. L..
made public yesterday The writer in
cludes in the letter u communication which
she sent to Senator Armstro ong, chairman of
the New York State investigating commit
tee She believes that the foreign business
done by the big insurance companies Is II
great source of evil. She declares that the
Mutual Life trustees reported in 1883 that
foreign expansion was wrong in principle
and opposed in every way to the interests
of American policyhoders. The Plainfield
writer accuses the Mutual trustees OF not
having lived UP to their original report
although the reasons why they should are.
she declares, just as strong now as they
we're in 1888
The Plainfleld poloyholder says that the
foreign business of the American companies
is more or less of sham: that there ia jug
Cling Of the books and accounts; that the
companies have been obi ged to account for
their actions many times in foreign courts
of justice: that the Procureur-G General of
the Paris court accused the Mutual Life of
publishing false ale CATIONS, falsifying
figures, making whimsical calculations, and
playing with the facts shown by the balance
sheets"
She wants laws passed to limit or prevent
foreign business.
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DTSCRIMIN.ATION CHARGED.
Memorial Presented to the Senate Against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 Senator Tillman
of South Carolina presented a memorial
in the Senate to-day addressed to him
by Logan II. Bullitt, president of the Red
Rock Fuel Company of Philadelphia, pro-
testing to Congress against alleged dis
elimination by the Baltimore and Ohio and
PENNSYLVANIA railroads.
The memorial recites that the Red Rock
Fuel Company owns 1000 acres OF coal
lands in West Virginia, near the line of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and that the
Baltimore and Ohio had refused to grant
the company the necessary transportation
facilities, that notwit thstanding the order
from tho Interstate Commerce Commission
on November %, ordering the railroad to
desist, the discrimination still continues.
1t is asserted in the memorial that the
Pennsylvania Railroad owns a majority
of the stock of the Baltimore and Ohio and
is in sympathy with the latter's policy
An investigation by Congress was urged.
Senator Scott Rep., W. Va objected
strongly at first to the reading of the me-
mortal, but afterward permitted it to be
read Mr. Tillman submitted the memorial,
with the suggestion that an investigation
by Congress was in order.
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SENATE WON'T BE STAMPEDED.
The Hepburn Rate Dill as 1t Stands Hasn't
the slightest Chance In That Body.

~. .,,,,,,,rc,, Ion m AD ovo;finr nv.
NAShiN'ioN' Jan 20 AL eA.,'''e 20
change of opinion that has been taxing place
between Republican Senators seems to
show conclusively that the Hepburn Rail
,roy Pate hill which hos been reported to
way i'''' ''.', "'on '. ", -. .,.,,
the House WIN th' approval oi every 'nehi
Der Of the Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, has not the slightest
chance of passing in its present shape. If
,ts;,,,,, - ,h, IIo,,so nr,,a ri,ation in nok.
''o ''e'' VI Wv a,,'I ,..ror,l na,n
ing concessions .''a' seou'eu ee''e'a' pe'i'o
cratic support OF the measure was 10 stam-
pede the Senate into swallowing the whole
tbine that plan will 90 by the board, for
..S !, =. ,,,,o rort dnos M, ,ntand
the senate Is "pt'''e'''' u0e' NV '''e'''
Nearly every Republican Senator's views
ha ve been ascartained and only two or three
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Movements OF Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 The training ship
Severn. the tugs Rocket and Mohawk, the
gunboat Don Juan de Austria and the tor
pedo boat Manly have arrived at Norfolk;
the cruiser Cleveland at Hampton Roads,
the hattleship Kentucky and cruiser Mary
land and the destroyers Hopkins, Worden,
Truxtun, Macdonough and Stewart at
Culebra, and the collier Saturn at San
Diego.
The cruisers Brooklyn, Chattanooga.
Tacoma and Galveston have sailed from
Algers for Vilefranche; the tug Uncas
from Key West for Pensacola, the gunboat
Scorpion from Monte Cristi for Santo
Domingo City, the gunboat Newport from
San Juan for Macoris, the gunboat Callao
from Canton for Macao, the transport
I.awton from Cavite for Guam and the de-
stroyer Lawrence from Norfolk for San
Juan.
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SENATE ON CHINESE BOYCOTT.
Resolution for an Investigation Causes
Debate and Is Adopted.

WASHINGTON, Jan. o. The Chinese boy
colt against American goods was the SUBJ
ject of debate in the Senate to-day.
Senator Tilman Of South Carolina started
the discussion by calling up his resolution
authorizing an Investigation by the senate
Committee on immigration OF the alleged
boycott, Mr., Tillman spoke OF the i'm
portance of the investigation to American
trade. He said the South had consider
Senator Dubois of Idaho said the alleged
boycott was not the work OF Chinese mer-
chants or students but was confined to-
the coolies of the Canton district.
In the student sectionof northern China,
said Mr.. Dubois, there is no interest in
the BOYCOTT"
Mr. dubois explained that all the Chinese
coolie labor in the United States had come
there resisted the effort Of the Chinese
Government to suppress the boycott and
he was more amenable to the influences
of the people Of his province than he was
to the authority of the Chinese Govern
ment. The Cinnamon who had been turned
back from this country, he said, were not
merchants or students, but coolies who
had been certified by American Consuis
as merchants or students and who when
they arrived here were identified as coolies
from the coolie classes altogether.
Mr. Dubois said there was a demand in
certain Southern States for Chinese labor
to displace the negro labor there.
Mr. Clay Dem., Ga) resented this state
ment. Il have never heard such thing
mentioned in our State said he.
Mr. Tillman said he didn't want any
Chinese labor in the South. I'VE have
troubles enough now"
Senator Newlands dem. NevD, a MEM
ber of the Taft party, indorsed what Mr.,
Dubois had said
How long was your party there?" in
quired Mr.. Tillman.
Mr.. Newlands explained that in certain
cities the party remained but one day, but
were in Pekn four days,
Mr.. 1ilman thought the party had about
as good opportunity in that limited time
to study conditions as Poultney Bigelow
had to learn about the Panama Canal on
his two day trip.
The resolution was passed.
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THEIR DISBARMENT STANDS.
supreme Court Declines to Interfere In the
Case OF Lawyers Watt and DOhan.


WASHINGTON, Jan 20 Permission was
to-day denied George w. Watt and James
NJ. Dohan, two Philadelphia attorneys
who were recently disbarred from pra ctice
before the United States Court of Appea Is
for the Second Circuit because of alta cks
upon "the personal character and judicial
integrity" Of Judges Towns, Coke and
Holt, to file with the Supreme Court a petit
ton for writ of mandamus to compel
the lower court TO reinstate them a MEM
bers Of its bar.
Watt and Dohan were counsel for John f.
Dubois in suit against the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city of New York for in
fringement of patent for steam fire engines
which was before the courts for several
wears hut finally decided in favor of the city
1t was first passed upon in the Circuit Court
by Judge Lacombe, and Watt and Dohan
preferred before the House of Representa-
tives charges looking to his impeachment.
The House Judiciary Committee, however
after inuliiring into the matter decided that
the charges were groundless and took no
further action
The infringement suit was then taken
on appeal to the Court Of Appeals, which
affirmed the Judgment of the Circuit Court
in favor of the city, and it was in a brief
asking for a iehearng of the case that the
Attorneys made the attacks upon the judges,
which resulted in their disbarment from
practice The Court to-day. by denying
their petition, in effect affirmed the act ton
of the Court in disbarring them.
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soOLiCy HOLDER'S RIGHT .YO SUE.
Iccision In Young Case Far Reaching
=. May Influence Mutual Suits.

4 The text of Justice Kellogg's decision
II the Supreme Court overruling James
IaZen Hyde's demurrer to the suit brought
Nv Mary S. Young against him and the
bther old Equitable directors to compel
In accounting and restitution reached
khis CITY Yesterday. The decision was handed
Hown in Saratoga county few days ago,
Y The decision embraces an important
kuling affecting sect ion SO of the insurance
&aw. This is the much talked of section
which provides that no order, Judgment
or decree providing for an accounting or
the restraining of a domestic insurance
business or the appointing of
Nsceiver shall be granted except with the
Epproyal of the Attorney General. An
Ection by a Judgment creditor is made an
Exception.
Section SO has been regarded as virtually
konferrihg upon the Attorney-General the
power of saying whether or not suit shall
be brought by Il policyholder gainst an in
atrance company. One Of the points raised
BY James H. Hydes counsel in the de-
murrer was that Mary S, Young, the plain
tiff, had no legal capacity to maintain her
suit. That is, Section So was construed as
Applying also to an action brought by
policyholder against the directors and
officers of a life company. Justice kel-
logg's decision is to the effect that the law
does not shield the life insurance trustees
and directors from action direct by policy
holder. He says;
To my way Of thinking the statute in uues-
tion in no wise prohibits the bringing of
this action and this complaint is not demur-
rable because OF H..
The nature OF a polcyhoder's interest in
a mutual company is very similar to that of
mn ord mary stakeholder. He elects Tho
directors of the corporation; he names The
parsehs Who shall manage the corporate
property: upon the proper management
thereof depends his ultimate profit. Since
he names the managers he surely has an
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PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS.
Judges. Attorneys, Marshals and POstmas.
tiers Named Army and Navy Promotions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The President
to-day sent to the Senate the following
nominations
TO be Third Judge Of the Circuit Court.
First Circuit. Territory Of Hawaii--Wilam j.
Robinson,
To be United States Auorneys-William
H. Atwell Northern district of Texas: Charles
A. Boynton, Western district Of Texas.
To be United States Marshals-E Eugene
Nolte. Western district of Texas William NJ.
Henson. Southern district of Texas Gros-
venor 4. Porter. southern dlstrlct lndian
Territory.
To be Registers of Land Offices G.
Herman Engel, at Duluth, Mimi: Charles ID.
Ford, at Denver. col.
TO be- Surveyor General of California
William s. Graham.
10 be Collector OF Customs for the district
of San Diego Cal-Frapk W. Barnes.
To be Assayer in Charge United States
ASSAY once, Seattle Wash. Calvin K. Villas.
To be. Consul-Albcrt r. Morawcts OF Ari.
yona at Bahia Brazil,
War-Capt. Charles II, McKinstry 10 be
Major. First Lieut.. Thomas H. jackson to
be Captain; Second Lieut.. William ID. A.
Anderson to be First Lieutenant. all of the
CORPS of Engineers: Second Lieut., Edward ii g.
poArmond to be First Lieutenant Artillery
Corps Brig. Gen George b. Davis, Judge
Advocate General to be Judge Advocate
General for four wears beginning May 23
1905; Brig. Gen. william Cro2ier. Chief of
Ordnance. to be Chief of Ordnance with the
rank of Brigadier- General for four years be-
ginning November 90, 1905.
Navy-Lieut Henry II. Hough TO be Lieu
tenant Commander; Surgeon John NJ. Steel
to be Medical Inspector, Cit zens to be Assist
ant Paymasters Ellsworth II. Van Patten Of
Virginia Joseph +. Mcdonald Of New York.
Irrl.
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street Named In Honor OF Gen. Wheeler.

WASHINGTON Jan. 29.-The House Of
Representatives to-day passed several
measures relating to affairs of the District
of Columbia. Among them was bill
making the name of street five blocks
long and now bearing five separate names
Wheeler street, in honor of the late Gen.
Joseph Wheeler. The committee had
recommended the name of Sampson street,
for Prof Sampson, for many years presi-
dent of Columbian now George Washington.
University, but on motion by Mr.. Sherman
(Rep., y. W, who paid an eloquent tribute
to the memory of Gen. Wheeler, for more
than decade "A member of the House,
the change was made.
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Gov. Magoon In Washinst on.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Gov, Charles
+. Magoon of the Isthmian Canal Zone
came to Washington to-day from New
York. He will remain here for two weeks
during which time he will attend a full
meeting of the 1sthmian Canal Commits
sion which will take final action on the
reports of the Board of Consulting Engi-
neers. 1t is likely that Gov Magoon will
also appear before the Senate Committee
on Interoceanic Canals. He will see Presi-
dent Roosevelt tomorrow morning.
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Green and Doremlis Must stand Trial for
Conspiracy.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2,-Justice Gould of
the Supreme Court of the District of Co.
lumbia to-day overruled the demurrers
and pleas in abatement filed by former
State Senator George +. Green of Bing-
hamton. n. V, and Willard +. Doremus
of this city to the indictments charging
them with conspiracy TO defraud the Gov
eminent in the purchase of postal supplies,
The trial of Green and Doremus will begin
either on Wednesday or early next week.
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TO Fix Salaries OF Federal Judges.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Representative
Olcott of New York to-day introduced a
bill TO fix the salaries of the Circuit and
District Court Judges of the United States
at the same compensation as the highest
Appellate Court OF the State in which they
serve. This measure would make the
salaries of the Federal Judges in New York
$4,000 wear,
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Confirmed by the Senate,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The Senate to-day
confirmed the nom nations of Lloyd G.
Grscom, Of Phil adelphia to be Ambassador
be Governor General and James F. smith
Of California to be Vice-Governor of the
Philippine Islands.
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Bill Providing for Completion OF the Gus.
tom House.

WAsHIEoToN, Jan. 9.-Representative
Olcott Of New York to-day reintroduced
his bill to provide for the completion Of
the New York Custom House. The new
measure limits the cost of the building to
s. 500 900, instead of - 500 900. This action
Will place the bill before the Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds instead
of the Appropriations Committee, and
greatly improves the chances Of its passa ge
as n part of the Omnibus Public Building
bill. The additional 81 100000 is to be
used for the completion of the interior Of
the structure.
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The Statehood Bill Reported in the senate.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 29-In the Senate to-
day Senator Beveridge. chairman of the
Committee on Territories, reported the
Statehood bill passed by the House last
week A few amendments of minor i'm
portance were made in the bill
Senator Patterson Dem., Cola gave no.
tice at the same time that minority report
would be submitted from the Committee
Oh Territories against the Statehood bill.
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COTTON GINNERS SATISFIED.
Their Associations President Concludes
That Census Reports Are All Right.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2a-The National
Cotton Ginners' Association, through its
president. j. A. Taylor, has amicably adj
justed its differences with Mr. North, the
Director of the Census Mr.. Taylor prom
ised when he came here that he would start
a sensation bsfore he left Washington and
that another cotton scandal might result
Now, after several conferences with Director
North Mr.. Taylor has come to the conclu-
ton that the Census cotton reports are all
right.
MIR. Taylor came to town to find out why
the Census Bureau reports of cotton ginned
did not accord with those which the Ginners'
Association had been issuing Mr.. Taylor
received telegram from Texas to-day that
cleared up the situation. He was informed
that some of the ginners notably in Texas.
reported cotton ginned after January l5
which was tho period intended to be covered
by the bureaus statement and which was
the period referred to in the associations
statement.
Some of the ginners, Mr. Taylor says, re-
ported for the January is statement cotton
that was ginned on January TO- Mr.. Taylor
is inclined to think that this circumstance
will account for the fact that the bureau
reported far more cotton ginned than did
the association. Mr.. Taylor was in con
ference with Director North to-day and he
says they understand each other better now.
DE says there is one weak point in Director
North system in that it is easily lea akable.
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senator Warren Denies That He Is TO Marry
Mrs. Nugle.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 29.-The attention Of
Senator Warren was called to-day to pub
lished despatch stating that the Senator
Is about to marry Mrs. Mabel Nagle, d-
yorced wife Of George II. Nagle, Mr.,
Warren said that the statement was untrue
IN every particular and unkind "a we'll
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
jerks
VISITS PRESIDENT
Cornell Man Will Welcome
Chinese Commission.
ORIENTAL SCHOLARS COMING
Celestial Junketing Committee Due to
Arrive at San Francisco
Next Week.

Prof. jerks OF Cornell University, is
in Washington paying visits 10 the
President. Secretary Root, and the
Chinese legation. He will leave immedi-
ateIy for San Francisco. where he viii
meet the Imperial Chinese Commission,
which will arrive in this country next
week on it's tour of the world, for the
study of political institutions. COM
mercial and Industrial systems.
The Chinese junket has purpose SINH
lar To that OF the Japanese mission
headed by Marquis Ito which, in the
early sos visited the chief countries of
Europe and America TO study cOnstitu-
tsonaI government and other Western in
ventions with a view 10 the moderniza-
tion of Japan.
The Chinese commission, which is com
posed of the most eminent scholars of
the Celestial Empire, will visit the prin-
cipaI cities of this country. When they
arrive in Washington the visitors prob
ably will receive a most notable re-
ception. Prof jerks, during his study OF
the monetary system of China. met most
of the scholars now on their way here,
and will act as their guide in the in
vestigations TO be conducted in the
United States.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
The Real Tom LAWSON.

There are many curious differences
between authors AZ they really are
and authors as popular fancy imagines
them. Reading the works of F. Hop
Smith, for example. one pictures the
author as tall and slender. like a light
house, with "A smooth. dark face:
whereas Mr. Smith Is built more like
a brewery and appears two-thirds mus
tdche.
SO with Americas foremost man Of
letters. Thomas ". Lawson, Of Boston
one thinks Of him as an alert. sharp
eyed. shOTt-hatTed, nervous. frenzied
man, who divides his time between
scrutiniZing the market bulletin board
and debating his mastery essays on
finance 20 two stenOgrapheTs at once.
Indeed, { was In the stock market that
the writer looked for Mr.. Lawson on a
recent visit TO BOStOn-dnd looked in
vain. we then made pilgrimage TO
the authors residence, a. found him
in his quiet study, sun rInded by his
beloved books.
The real Tom Lawson. f.; Iong-haired
Watson Glider and by na -ure az much
OF a poet His wonderful essays are
not dashed Of as one INA gines. at
fever heat and with utter disregard for
literary style-they are as patiently
wrought as Stevenson He works ia
that rounded Peters dome 1t IS not
an uncommon thing for the stock mar
ket TO change 400 points while AIR.
Lawson is struggling with sing!e
sentence. Many an elusive adjective
has cost him half a mi ion dollars.
while he selected the apt word, the pre-
else metaphor needed for his purpose.
When Mr. Lawson once wrote that he
made the System look like a last
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
To Be Closed Out to Make
Room for the New 1906
Models in UprightS
and Grands.
Good Upright Pianos of Stand
ard Make at $751;, $I75,
$195-About Half
Original Cost.

The Annual January Factory Clearing
Sale Of the r @. Smith Piano Company
Is now IN progress al their waFerOoms,
1925 Pennsylvania ave. This sale IS well
known 70 Washingtonians as Offering the
greatest plano bargains of the year. II
Is the custom of this company 10 close
out each January ali the pianos left in
stock after the holiday selling at great
~ reduced figures to make room for the
new 1895 models ia uprights and grands
now being turned out at the Bradbury
Factories in New York and LeOnlinster,
Mass. The sale includes all new
pianos OF 1870 make-as well as oil used
pianos now in stock and 4 big discount
offered from the factory prices which
are already The lowest quoted in
America for high-grade pianos Many
excellent upright pianos are TO 90 at
half price and less-S300 uprights for Si57
$3.50 upTights for Sl75-Sz00 uprighrs for
SlS5-s500 uprights for $225-and most any
of these instruments can be obtained On
the easiest OF monthly payments, Ne
better opportunity will be offered in
this whole year TO secure 1ine instru-
ments at prices that are lower than
many dealers have TO pay for them
The sale begins Monday morning and
the FIRST corners will secure the best
bargains offered-sO do not delay your
selection. In connection with this great
sale Of pianos the F @ Smith Piano
Company have decided tG close out A
lot Of secondhand organs at less than
auction pTices-and on very easy weekly
or monthly payments.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
TELL US
HOW TO BLOW NOSES

I-ONDOS. Jan withdrawing their
attention for the time from the art Of
1eep breathing. medical experts are nov,
calling the attention OF the public n
the importance OF performing the nose
flowing opera ton in a scientific and
Lygltnic manner. First one nostril and
tnen the other should be blown without
undue violence.
Doctors state that the two nasal mass
ages should never be closed at the ga me
time II they are INSTRUCTED. as in the
case or a cold, the back Of the throat is
LllIeo win compressed air, and this. to-
getheT with the discharge and the mi
cTooes which il contains, may be driven
through the Eustachian tube into the
middle ear. and lead 10 serious results.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
Chase's-"The Milita-y octetre."

Lasky and ROlfe's spectacular produc-
ton OF THE Military Octette' and THE
Girl with the Baton" viii head the list
of good things at Chase's next week. The
sketch is a musical fantasy in three
scenes, presenting the well-kU lwrn Eng
fish cornetist. John =. Leicl, The bill
VIII include the merry canadian VII
fred Clarke. assisted by Miss Theo Ca
rev q Co. presenting their latest
adaptation from the French. What VIII
Happen NextF' the Five Mowatts, of
the Ringing Bros Circus: the juvenile
rapid-fire club juggling experts: Jolly
Wayne Remington and her quartet OF