Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-06-29

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SO far ten States have declined thu
INVITATION sent out by Assistant Secre-
tary Oliver, of the War Department, to
e some of their national guard or
CARNATIONS into camp with the regular
troops this summer. Colorado has de-
clined because the guard is too much
scattered about the State to admit of
easy concentration. The approaching
trials for murder Of the labor leaders
In Idaho have made it prudent for the
authorities to retain the entire force of
militia within the limits of the State
ready for any uprising against the legal
authorities. Pennsylvania, Massachu-
sets and Ohio already have planned to
have their entire national guard 60 in
10 large State camps, and are unwill-
Ing to go to the expense of another
camp, in doing which the State author
tiles are meeting exactly the z
tons Of the War Department, which IS
going to be taxed to the utmost to make
the expected appropriation Of $780, 600
meet all the expenses of the combined
camps. California reports tina the ex-
perience of the State troops In guarding
San Francisco and other places devas-
tated by earthquake and fire and the
expense to which the State has been put
makes it ineXpedient to join In the reg
ular camping. South Dakota reports
that the national guard is not equipped
or uniformed for a season in camp.
A merry war Is on in the House be-
tween two deserving measures, which
may result in preventing the consider
alton of both at this session. The pure
food bill, which passed the Senate, and
the immigration bill, which has not
been considered in the Senate, occupy
the same position upon the House cal
endar. These two measures, with tbs
naturalization bill, are in form for con-
slderation Whenever the Speaker gives
bis consent and when appropriation
bills are not claiming the floor. Some
Of the leading supporters Of the immi-
grafton bill oppose the passage of the
pure food bill. To prevent it's consid-
GRAFTON at this session they are work.
Ing to nave the immigration bill given
preference. They believe they can &C.
complish tie double purpose of tenn.
porarily defeating the pure food and Of
securing the passage of the immigration
bill If they are able to prevail Upon
the Speaker to recognize them. On the
other hand, the friends of the pure food
bill have primed themselves to rush il
through he House as soon as Mr.. Hep.
urn is recognized to call it up.
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Another measur which will be add
ed to the list passed by Congress be-
cause of the influence of the President
Is the bill to preserve the scenic beauty
of Niagara Falls. The bill as agreed
pom by the House committee admits
the free use Of water for domestic and
sanitary purposes instead of limiting
it to q maximum quantity, as suggest
ed by the international commission.
William Livingston, president, and 9th.
CT members of the Lake Carriers Asso.
action contend that this unrestricted
use of water will result in materially
lowering the levels of the lakes as soon
as the Chicago sanitary canal is oper-
ating to its full capacity. They esti-
mate that with $4,000 cubic feet of
water passing through the canal each
second the levels of Lakes Michigan
and Huron will be lowered nine inches
and of Lake Huron eight inches. This,
it Is calculated, will decrease the earn
ing capacity of each 1O,OOO-ton boat an
7ually $13,50O.
The Supreme Court has reafirmed its
opinion that the duties imposed Oh
Philippine imports from this country
between the date of the signing of the
treaty of Paris and the enactment Of
the tariff law were collected illegally
and that the President lacked power to
impose them, Notwithstanding that Con
gress had ratified the previous action.
Justices White and McKenna dissent
ed. The duties to be refunded amount
dled.
Chief Engineer Stevens, on arriving
from Panama Thursday, said that the
work had reached n point where it
must now be known whether the cana
is to be at sea level or above. He said
that dredges could be gotten cheaper
in Europe, but were hard to get my
where, and cost $350,OOO each. 1t
would take fifteen to twenty years to
complete the work of a sea level cana
and from eight to nine years for a loci
canal. There are now between 1900
and 10000 men at work.
The United States Supreme Court
ruled Monday that the American sugar
refining company could not recover &c
per cent of the duties paid on sugar i'm
ported from Cuba between the date.
when the reciprocity treaty was to have
gone into effect and the date of its
proclamation by the President.
Rubber heels for fiat jewellers at the
expense of landlords is til. latest limo
walton of Washington rental agents.
There is a clause in the more recent
leases of apartments requiring every oc-
cupant to wear rubber heel shoes while
81, tho oportu1ent The nurDOSe of the