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The diamond drill., 1906-03-10
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X. B. Lang. postmaster at Hough-
ton. was informed Monday evening
that he had been again nominated By
the president for the Office. Mr. Lang
has been postmaster Of Houghion for
sixteen years and his new term will
make his continuous service twenty
years If he completes IT, His retention
in the Office is gratifying 10 the people
Houghton generally.
The Escanaba Wooaenware company
has filed suit in the Delta county
circuit court for s4G. $50. 80 against the
Chicago a. North Western Railrosd
company says the Iron Mt. Press ask.
ing damages for timber sold IA stand
ing. but which had actually been des-
Ioyed.
Dan Dawson was taken sick on
Monday afternoon and compelled 10
leave his shop. II developed later that
he had erysipe'as and he Is quite sick
at the present writing As Mr.. Dayi-
son had no man 70 LOOK after his shop
Louis Berger went down from the
Wilson shop to help olt until man
can be secured.
The woodenware factory will start
Monday morning If nothing happens TO
interfere with Mr.. Lucas plans. He
informed reporter or this paper Tues
day that he fully expects to be able to
start upon that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Odgers were called
TO Amasa last night by telephone
message which stated that Miss Mollie
Gibson had suffered stroke Of para
lysis. We learn that she is some bet.
ter this morning.
John Atherton. who has been at o
Chicago hospital for aeveral weeks
where he underwent an operation is
reported ~ slowly mending. Mrs.
Atherton went TO visit him Monday.
Mrs. John Ross has been very III for
two weeks but at this writing is a lit
tie better Her sisters Misses Julia
and Katy Haley Of Green Bay are
visiting her.
Several cases Of measles a:e reported
Al different points about the city. At
the Tobin location quarantine cards
are up on several houses.
Dr. g. II. Wall, Of Mellen, Via. a
friend Of the late Dr. II. II. Darling.
visited in Crystal Falls during the
week.
Frank Nemacheck was III Crystal
Falls last Saturday and Sunday visit
ing friends He was accompanied by
his sister Miss Laura Nemacteck.
The new lodge. the Yoemen seems
10 have bright future. Deputy Will
Reynolds says that he has ten appIica-
'ions for the next meeting.
There was surprise party on John
Tooke at the Dunn mine Wednesday
night that war highly enjoyed by the
young people Of the location.
The ladies 81 the Catholic church
viii give concert 40 the opera mouse
on the evening Of March 18th, S.
Patrick + day.
Walter Darling returned T. his school
work at Rush Medical college last
Wednesday.
Dr a NJ Darling has been quite
SICK this week but is much better to-
day.
Herman Halmes returned from Iron
River last night having finished his
logging job over there
j. r. Udd Is suffering from an un-
usually severe attack of pneumonia
He was taken in on Friday last.
The ladies Of the Swedish Lutheran
church will give social in the church
parlors next Saturday night.
Matt Miller is now working in the
blacksmith shop at the Dunn.
The diamond drill., 1906-03-10

by. Their tender. sensitive bodies re-
quire gentle. healing remedies Holt
ster's Rocky Mountain Tea will keep
them strong and well. IS cents, Tea
or tablets. II. +. Christensen, Amasa
The diamond drill., 1906-03-10

II. II. Dyer. a mining engineer who
was employed az the Cliffs Shafts mine
under the late Captain Sedgwick, over
a dozen years ago. was recently APP
pointed superintendent Of the shannon
The diamond drill., 1906-03-10

Keep the little ones healthy and hap
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
HOPE TO FORCE PRESIDENT.
Negroes Hold Meeting in New York
and Adopt Resolutions.

New York, Dec. 6.--No matter what ac-
ton Congress shall take IN the dismissal
of the battalion Of the Twenty-ifth IN
fantry by order Of President Roosevelt
for shooting Brownsville, Tex, the
New York negroes intend to try and
force the President to reconsider his ac-
ton.
At a meeting held tonight in St
Marks NJ. Z. Church strong resolutions
were adopted demanding that the action
Of the War Department be reversed.
Despite the fact that a driZzling rain
was falling during the meeting. the edi-
fee was crowded TO the doors. and an
overflow meeting had to be held on the
street corner.
Speeches were made by all of the negro
preachers in New York, and by George
Stewart, president of the Constitutional
League. who was sent 70 Brownsville TO
conduct an investigation OF the matter.
Stewart made a report Of what ne had
learned in Brownsville claiming that ne
had evidence to prove that the men VINO
did the shooting in Brownsville were
white men. and not negroes, and he de-
clared that the officers who found ex-
pl0ded shells which they claimed had been
picked up by citizens in the street erred
in their characterization. He claimed that
only four men OF the battalion were out
Of their quarters the night of the shoot
ing, and also claims to be able to prove
by reputable citizens Of Brownsville
that the officers who reported on the case
were prejudiced against the negro soldiers.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
DIED.

AYDEL0TTE-On Wednesday. December s. ls15.
WILLIAM AIDELOTTE. aged Sixty-seTen years.
Funeral from his late residence 1855 Fifteenth
street northwest Friday. December = at ?
O'Clock p m Intsrment private. Burial at Ar
hnston-
FORD-on Thursday morning, December s. 1906 st
SO O'Clock al his residences, the Regina IZll 1
street, RUBEN FORD, Of Gcocbland Count7,
Va. IN his sixty-third gear. (Rjchmond papers
please copyl
McKENNA-On Tuesday, December 4. 1906. a. Il
J. N, MARGARET. beloved wife Of the late
John AfCheiina
Funeral from her late residence Ig2 Tbirty-fo,lrth
street northwest, Friday morning. December :, at
SO O'Clock; thence % Holy Trinity Catholic
ChuTch, where requiem mass VII be said for the
repose Of her soul Relatives and friends invited
to attend. lnts<ment in Holy Rood Cemetery.
cumberland and PittsbuFg papers please copyl
QUINN-on Thursday. December 6, 1895. At his resi-
denee, l7Z Florida avenue northwest. JAMES.
beloved husband Of Margaret E Quinn.
Notice Of funeral heraftsr.
kElLLEY-On Wednesday. December s, 1876 Jo-
SEPH A, beloved husband Of Katie Deignan
Reilley. Of Ioi street southwest
Notice Of funeral hereafter
RIAN-0n Thursday. December s. 1906 at S'45 a
r,. at New Orleans, la. Mrs ELLEN, beloTed
wife Of the late Cornelius Ryan
Remains viii arrive in Washington on Saturday
morning. December s. and be taken 10 the resi-
dencs Of her sister, Mrs. MCGEE, 1913 New Hsmp-
shire avenue. Netice Of funeral hereafter.
SMITH-On Thursday morning, December 9. 1906, at
SO O'Clock, JANE SMITH, mother Of Henry
Washington smith and Blanche Gray Rogers
Funeral saturday December S, at O'Clock, from
the house Of her son-in-law. l7l5 PARK ruad- Res-
tiyoS and friends invited. InteTment in CongTes-
sionsl Cemetery.
sULLIV AN-On Tuesday, December 4, 1905 az SIS
p. M. JOHN R., beloved son q Nora and the
late Redmond Sullivan.
Funeral from his late residence Ill7 TWenty.third
street northwest, on Friday, December Z, a. $50
m Requiem mass al 81. Stephens az :
o'clock a. N. Relatives and friends invited.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
DICTOGRAPH CARRIES SOUND
Congressman May Sit in Rooms and
Hear All Speeches.
Instrument Given Trial Before Rep
for the Benefit of Members.

II a little instrument which was ex-
nibited to a number Of interested observ-
ers at the Capitol yesterday Is put In
general use, members Of Congress may
sit in their committee rooms, or in the
offices which will be provided for them in
the new buildings now being erected. and
hear what is being said on the floors OF
the House and Senate. People who
haven't time 10 go 10 church may sit at
home and hear the favorite minister de-
liver his Sunday sermon, and patients in
hospitals may be Cheered by hearing
music played and sung in halls or
churches in remote parts Of the city.
The appliance which makes all these
wonderful things possible is called the
dictograph. and It was invented by Mr.
X. ". Turner, of New York. Mr. Turner
has been in Washington a day or two,
but he has been so unobtrusive in his
movements that not until yesterday was
It generally known that he has been con-
Quoting series Of tests at the Capitol
The dictograph not only transmits
sound. but magnifes IL. 1t Is somewhat
similar TO the ordinary telephone in its
general principle. but it is not necessary
for one 10 talk directly into its mouth
piece in order, 10 be heard al the other
end Of the wire, and il is not necessary
for the person at the other end of the
wire to hold a receiver TO his ear in order
10 hear
n testing HIS appliance in the halls Of
the House OF Representatives. Mr.. Turner
placed his transmitting apparatus, which
Is a disk not larger than a small saucer,
on Speaker Cannon's desk, and led the
wires out into the lobby. It was after
the House adjourned. but a few members
were still on the floor. Among them was
Representative Herbert Parsons. OF New
York Mr.. Parsons occupied a seat some
distance from the Speakers desk. and he
and Others present were naturally in
credulous when Mr.. Turner told them
that even under those circumstances the
'dictograph would properly perform its
work
Finally, AlT. Parsons was prevailed on
10 make a speech for the purpose Of test
ing the matter. and then the inventors
claims were fully borne out Despite the
distance between the transmitting part of
the dictOgraDh and the Congressman who
was speaking, persons stationed at the
other end of the wire out in the lobby
heard him perfectly.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07

''They say they spoke her. " said Gen,
Grosvenor. in referring to the same port.
'1n the new parlanee. they mean they
touched her"
Representative Legare, Of South Caro-
lima, after speaking of the shifting sands
in Southern harbors. stirred up hor-
nets nest by demanding that Representa-
tive Minor (Rep., Wis.,, who had spoke1
favorably early in the debate, explain
why he had changed his position on the
bill during the last few years. Mr..
Minor said IL was largely because the
War Department the Navy Department,
and the constituents of the gentleman
from South Carolina had likewise changed.
Forgery Charged.
Then Gen. Grosvenor read a long list of
communications by title to show that the
South Carolinians were in favor of the
bill. Mr. Legare intimatsd thsse had
been forged in South Carolina.
I'd be very sorry if there were in
South Carolina such set Of rascals,' de
claTed Mr.. GrosvenOr.
IF I mistake not, the gentleman from
Ohio published a paper telling about
lot OF Tascals in another State about
year ago" was the reply.
Mr. Sherley and Mr.. Littleheld closed
the debate. and a final vote was taken
at O'Clock. when the House adjourned
until TO-DAY
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
BILL FOR INHERITANCE TAX
Presidents Recommendation Is Fol-
lowed in Mr.. Perkins Measure.
Proposed Levy Ranges from IS Cents
Per 800 to 50 Per 800.
Some Exemptions.

Representative Perkins, Of New York,
yesterday introduced a bill providing for
an inheritance tax along the line sug-
gested by the President in his recent
message to Congress. The measure, how
ever, as Mr.. Perkins explains. is not the
direct outcome of the Presidents mes
sage, but the result of long-settled con-
viction which he has had upon the sub
ject. Mr.. Perkins believes that now is
the proper time to bring the subject to
the attention of Congress.
The bill provides that any legacy or
distributive share arising from personal
property which shall pass by will or in
testate laws and any personal property
transferred by deed or otherwise made in
contemplation Of the death Of the grantor
shall be subject to the following rate Of
taxation 10 be paid TO the United States;
Where the legacy does not exceed S25, 900,
and the beneficiary is a lineal ancestor,
husband or wife. brother O. sister. 20
cents for each SlO0; where the beneficiary
is 4 descendant Of a brother or sister
81 so per 500, where the beneficiary is a
brother or sister of the father or mother,
OF q ueACGllu1uL VI Il DluAliEA VI OlaLta Va
the father or mother. S. per $780, where
the beneficiary is d brother or sister Of the
grandfather or grandmother, or de-
scendant Of the brother or sister OF the
grandfather or grandmother, 81 per 500;
where the beneficiary shall be still further
removed in relationship. or stranger in
blood, s. per 800.
Bequests 10 religious, literary, charita-
BILE. or educational institutions are ex-
empted, and 10 taxes are to be levied
where the legacy is less than $4,000.
The bill then provides for a graduated
increase in the tax UP 10 sums in excess
Of $50. .O00 coo legacy. where the rate OF
taxation is p per cent The tax is TO be
collected by the provisions Of the bill
under the Internal Revenue Office, and
the details of the administration Of the
measure are set forth in the bill. which
further provides that where the entire
amount OF any estate subject to the in
heritance tax shall exceed S1,000.000. the
commissioner Of Internal Revenue is au-
thorized to grant extensions Of the pay
ment of the tax, not to exceed three
years, the deferred payment 10 draw in
terest at the rate of per cent.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
Lands WON'T DENY.
Talks of story that He Is Candidate
for Lyons Job.

for Lyons Job.
"The rumor that I am candidate for
Doorkeeper Of the House Of Representa-
tives in the Sixtieth Congress I shall
neither affirm nor deny" said Represent
ative Frederick Lands, Of Indiana, who
was defeated for reelection.
The salary of itself might not attract
a man who gave up a S2500O law practice
10 come 10 Congress, as the press Will
concede most of the lawyers in the House
did" This with a Lands chuckle
But, as Mr.. Bryan has said. there are
other things than money in this world
worth striving for I observe, in looking
over this menu" and Mr.. Lands held
aloft the printed bill Of fare in the House
restaurant that among the tempting
things is Doorkeeper Lyons cheese I
can readily see how President Roosevelt
might disregard the demand of men of all
parties that he accept reelection, or how
Caesar might thrice put aside a golden
crown. But how any man could refuse
an official honor charged 10 the mUzze
with immortal fame, pregnant with the
pride Of posterity, IS more than can con-
cede.
Decline? Not while there is one
cheese left without a name"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
AFTER LUMBER TRUST.
Senator KittredEe Offers Resolutions
Providing for TnVestIEation.

Senator Kittredge yesterday introduced
a resolution looking to an investigation
OF the lumber trust.
The resolution directs the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor 10 investigate. and
report to Congress, or the President,
when Congress IS not in session, "as to
the lumber trade. or business Of the
United States. which is the subject Of in
terstate and foreign commerce. and make
fun inquiry into the cause, or causes, Of
the high prices Of lumber in its various
stages Of manufacture from the log; and
the said investigation shall be conducted
with the particular object Of ascertain
ing whether or not there exists among
any corporations. companies. or persons
engaged in the manufacture or sale Of
lumber any combination, conspiracy,
trust agreement. or contract intended 10
operate in restraint Of lawful trade OF
commerce in lumber. or to increase the
market price Of lumber in the United
States ~
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
To visit st. EIirabeth's.

BY invitation of Mr.. Olcott, of New
York. chairman of the special commit
tee investigating conditions al the Gov
erument Hospital FOR the Insane in the
District of Columbia, DIT Mabon, Of
Wards Island, and Dr. Smith. of Islip,
heads ef insane hospitals at those places,
will visit ST Elizabeth's next Monday
and inspect it. On Wednesday they will
be examined by the committee. This viii
the hearings on the subject,
and Mr. Olcott expects to file his report
before the holidays.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
HAVE YOU A PACKAGEl
H So, Don't Try to Enter Capitol.
The Police Won't Let You.

For the first time since the Spanish
American war an order went into effect
at the Capitol yesterday prohibiting any
person from bringing parcels or pack
ages into the building.
While the officials In charge will not
admit It, II is understood that the pres
ence in Washington Of a number OF the
discharged colored soldiers Of the Twen-
ty-ffth Infantry had something 10 do
with the issuance Of the order, it being
feared that an attempt might be made to
blow UP the Capitol building or TO in
jure some CT the Senators or Repre-
sentatives. Although there are no evi-
dences Of any real occasion for alarm
It IS a fact that extra precautions are
being taken to insure protection.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
six-yenr Presidential Term.

Senator Cullom introduced a resolution
yesterday proposing a constitutional
amendment making the term of the Presi-
dent and Woe President six years. and
declaring both ineligible for a second
term, either by election or succession.
The bill came to Senator Cullom from the
national Business League, of Chicago.
II is asserted by the members of the
league that the elections every four years
disturb business, and that there should
be a longer interval between campaigns.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
MAY FRAME CURRENCY BILL.
Congress VIII Possibly Meet De-
mand for More Elasticity.

mana for More Elasticity.
It is possible. although not alto
gether probable. that some sort of
currency bill viii be framed at this
session of Congress to meet the in
sistent demand for elasticity of funds
as voiced by the resolutions of the re-
cent bankers convention and the sug-
gestiOns OF the President and the Sec
retary Of the Treasury
It can be stated as a point already
decided upon, however, that if any cur
rency legislation is framed, it will be
Of the most conservative character.
The Finance Committee Of the Senate
has not formally or informally consid-
cred the subject, and ii is a fact that
the chairman, Senator Aldrich. has not
even been made acquainted with the
terms of the plan approved by the
bankers association committee, to
which he is so widely reported in the
newspapers as being opposed.
So far as the dominating influence Of
the Finance Committee is concerned, ii
is known TO look with favor upon the
emergency bill presented by Chairman
Adrich in the closing hours of the
Fifty-seventh Congress.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
MORGAN ARRAIGNs CROMWELL
Panama Railroad Declared to BE
Absolutely I'm His Control,

The long fight which Senator Morgan
has carried on against William Nelson
Cromwell the New York corporation at
torney, through several sessions Of Con-
gress was resumed yesterday. The ven
cradle Alabamian called up In the Senate
his resolution demanding that the Canal
Committee investigate and report what
legislation is necessary to bring the Pana-
ma Railway Company within the control
of the Isthmian Canal Commission.
He charged that Cromwelrs control of
the corporation was as absolute as If he
owned every dollar of its stock.
He characterized the dividend-paying
plan as robbery" and declared that the
Secretary of War. in defending certain
operations. argued with a zeal that out
ran his discretion"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
!. S. Dept Of Agriculture. weather Bureau,

Washington. Thursday. De-. 6. 1865 p m
The Iowa storm Of wednesday night Is now cen
tral oFer New England, It has caused high tenn
p5T2tres for the season In Atlantic coast districts
and general rains from New England TO the Caro-
linas. A strong area Of high pressure with zero
temperatures oyerlies the Dak0tas, and q second
Of low pressure is moving inland over the North
Pacific coast States.
Fair and much colder weather is indicated for the
Atlantic ccast states FRIDAY. Saturday viii be fair
with slowly rising temperatures In all other parts
of the country fair weather is probable except that
STOW ct rain Is probable in the western portion OF
the Mississippi Valley Saturday.
The temperatures viii rise in the Northwest.
The winds along the New England and Middle At
lantic coasts VIII be brisk 10 high northWestery on
the South Atlantic coast fresh to brisk northwest
eTyi the Gulf coast fresh noTthwesteTly; on the
Lower Lakes high northwestoriy diminishing, and
the Upper Lakes fresh northWesterlv.
Steamers departing Eriday for European ports viii
have brisk northwssterly winds and fair weather 70
the Grand Banks
SPECIAL FORECAST
Storm warnings are displayed on the Atlantic
coast from HatteTas 70 EsstpoTt and ON the Lower
Lakes and the Pacific coast from Eureka north
ward.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
New Committee Assignments.

Speaker Cannon yesterday announced
tho following committee assignments:
Mr. Gilhams (Rep., Ind. Revision Of
the Laws. and Industrial Arts and Ex-
positions; Mr.. Cole (Rep.. Ohio), Agricul-
ture: Mr.. Bannon CRep-. Ohio. judiciary
and Militia.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
Revision Petition Circulated.

A petition for a call of Republican
caucus 70 consider the question of tariAg
revision was circulated in the House bz,
Representative Butler Ames, of Masss-
chusetts. yesterday. 1t was not numer-
ously signed.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
Local Temneratures-

Midnight. 80 a. Ia, 80, a. m, s.: a. m. 42;
a. m, is; 10 a. n, S. p nocn, g. p. m. s.
( p. N. g. p H.. g.; s q m 50 10 p m. 81.
Maximum, &C.; minimum. g.
Relative hUmidity-S a. m IS; ? q m 81: .
m., IS. Rainfall 0C2 Hours Of sunshine, so Per
cent Of possible sunshine, 90
Temperature same date last year-MaXimun, l5;
minimum D.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
Would Bar Fraud Advertisements.

Representative Reed CRep., IIl.)' yester-
day introduced a bill TO prevent the trans
portation through the mails of newspa-
pers. magazines. and other publications
containing advertisements of remedies
medicines. appliances, &c, which do not
prove to be what the advertisement claims
for them
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
To Consider Two-cent Bill.

The House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, at its meeting
to-day, will consider Representative Sher-
mans bill to establish a uniform rate Of
cents per mile on all interstate rail-
roads
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
APPROPRIATION BILL TO-DAY.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Measure TO BE Reported.

The legislative, executive, and judicial
appropriation bill on which the House
Appropriations Committee has been at
work for two weeks, will be reported to-
day.
According TO plans made yesterday, the
House will adjourn this afternoon until
Monday when active consideration of the
bill will be commenced,
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
CALL FOR THE FACTS
Negro Troops to Have De
fense in Senate,
MURDER CHARGE rs DENIED
SENATOR Foraker DenOunces the
Presidents Action I'm Discharging
Men of the Tventy-fifth Infantry,
and Calls the Evidence FIimsy and
Insunicient-NumerOu Precedents.

The Senate has asked for full informa-
ton about the discharge Of the colored
men Of the Twenty-fifth Infantry. Both
the Penrose and the Foraker resolutions
were passed late yesterday afternoon,
after a spirited discussion led by Senator
Foraker on one side and Senators War
ren and Culberson on the other, with an
academic by-play between eSnator Car
ter and Senator Spooner as to the i'm
memorial usages Of the Senate as TO the
phraseology or resolutions calling for in
formation from the President or his
Cabinet members. The debate has pro-
cooded for half an hour before a word
was said on the merits of the case.
Then Senator Carter. In trying to match
the reasoning Of Senator Spooner. mad
verentIy imputed the crime Of murder 10
the coIored troops. Foraker was at him
IN a second with a hot denial Of the
charge. He declared that there was no
evidence 70 convince any jury in the
land that the shooting which constituted
the crime was done by the cOloTed
troops
1T has been emphatically denied" in
sistcl the Ohio Senator. 4 am surprised
that such a declaration be made. The
testimony on which action was taken in
this case is the most incomplete. most
unsatisfactory, and most fiimsy on which
any conviction was ever had. and before
get through with this case, and after We
have all the facts IN it, ! shall analyze
this testimony and demonstrate what 1
The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
Temperatures in other Cities.

Temperatures IN other cities together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twelve hours ended at
o m. yesterday are as follows.