New-York tribune., 1906-04-08
o..,,ont Reader Tells What He
,,:..ea IN Last Weeks Papers.

i0nai . ,is +he Busy Man. Il suppose the
his m a+s have postponed IT again indeh-
raay.' ..s held last week." replied the
lH7 rea5er. The radicals, known as the
'...,o,aI Democrats. won throughout the
CTS The Reactionists made every eTort to
empire ,ictorv. In Odessa all political
pre- -. we're prohibited and workInen were
neeiiiss ovnressing too liberal views and
si.ansed TO vote for conserFallNe coliiu
-,.-c-sF,lrg the press censorship was eN-
n 81 Vet even in the capital, the
,feFas'. - the bureaucracy, every district
srronenoi- t,- the constitutionalists. Cooler
vas -. -, the radicals. however, realize the
asals - Getting a strong working majority
dlinou'-s S-.,,onaI Assembly. They fear that the
u ''-s may persuade the Car to dissolve
,,.-,o-+ They say that such a course
ls ,,.o,ra q revolution. Meantime Russia
Relll - have clashed with China because
IS ot,;,,+,, Of the former to obtain conces-
so.- cb,,ege want the Russians to evacuate
~ -, mart OF Nanchuria and 10 reduce
- = -,-,ber of railroad guards on the Man
- -. 45suroad The Russians say tnat Japan
eH.'-.- - l,birs.s demands. Yet this is not
5 80. ~ car so much as the empires lack
"U--.- -a7. u needs S60O.O00,000 to hQuidate the
o. - 49, - +ba var and carry on internal I'M
App-.,s,t No wonder then, that Witte AZ
.-o,,+b said that Russia could not pay sou
l -o,5 IN our last talk that England was
+-o,,bla IN Natal" said the Busy Man
- l1..- yl,at IS the trouble there, anyways"
,-.. r-s+isb are confronted with a new revolt
- t,acks" said the Constant Reader.
ali'ns +ra execution Of dozen natives ac-
- ~ numbering police. Bambaata. formerly
zr1, chief took up arms against the BRUSH
r. considerable following he has been Pill
-, farms and cutting telegraph lines ana
9.ra5 rfe body Of police and civilians sent IN
,---s,,i+ If him north Of Greytown- The natives
- vrarA executed were not permitted to have
civil trial. and because the Liberal govern
,ert interceded in behalf Of the condemned men,
oriv ~ withdraw its aid and let them Ole WIN
ort 3 trial. it was bitterly assailed by Liberal
r,,sarvatiye and Labor members Of Parlia-
nent-" ,
.eyyfn that Algeciras conference ever accom-
-Bsh anything" asked the Busy Man
The protocol IS practically all ready to be
signed" responded the Constant Reader.
80 has ATTAINED three things-the recogni-
ZION Of her special position as neighbor OF the
sul,sn with the right TO maintain order ad-
re 70 The Algerian AIDtAAACA q A@A 60 ~
The state bank OF Morocco, and the instruction
of the Moroccan police in company with Spain
and under International supervision, Nesuvius
b.s brolren loose again. The inhabitants of sew
eral villages near the volcano have fed for their
lives showers Of ashes are descending on
Naples"
THAT Is almost as bad as a coal strike" in
terruuted the Busy Man by the way, are the
miners going back to work again or not?"
'Ths miners say they are willing to arbitrate'
replied the Constant Reader. They also offer
70 work pending decision. Conferences have
been held between the operators and President
Mitchell Of the United Mine Workers in this
city. At which the former showed little evidence
of yielding 10 the miners demands. There is
practically no hard coal being mined. All the
miners in the anthracite region struck on Mon
DAY. But although the operators have vast
quantities Of coal 81 storage and say they are
not holding back shipments, the coal dealers IN
this city have raised prices The soft coal miners
On the other hand won Bituminous operators
representing over 30O00000 tons Of annual coal
output signed ,le 1903 wage scale OF the Pitts
burg disuie, his breaking the strike in that
district. This llple was followed by bitumln-
Gus operaJola -,sewhere. And, speaking OF
strikes Zion City has al last ordered lockout
against John Alexander Dowie. He was deposed
as the leader OF the Zionists. suspended from
membership Of the Church he founded, shorn OF
lls temporal possessions IN zion Cllsr anu
warned 10 accept the situation quietly lest worse
things betall him. He was in Mexico CITY When
be learned the news, and Immediately started
Tor Chicago But Chicago has been more inter
esJeG lu us recent election than IN ElJah III.
The vital issue Of the election was municipal
ownership of street railroads, and the voters de-
Gaed that the city should proceed 10 acquire ana
control the railroads, but not TO operate them.
IS there any more talk Of this city's buying
Up the gas plants?" asked the Busy Man.
People are waiting TO see what the gas trust
Rll do about the bin signed by Governor Hlg-
gins which cut the price OF gas IN Manhattan
70 80 cents d thousand feet" was the response.
The act goes into effect May J."
1t seems 10 me that the Legislature is taking
tremendously long time to carry out those in
s1Iance reforms" said the Busy Man
It's a tremendous job was the reply. "One
Insurance reform bill has been signed. This
prevents the regular annual elections Of the New
loIk Life and the Mutual and on November Id
elsis the present directors from office 1t also
Aya-dates every proxy hitherto secured. In
yllef words, the oligarchical power OF the direc-
l1is Of these companies has been taken away
ron them, and tie polcyholders have been
--e5e4 H. elect men VINO VIII care Tor their IN
eIesls. The other Insurance bills recommended
y! ne Investigation committee passed the AS
seMbly ana were advanced in the Senate
AhnenQmeIt5 were presented in the upper house
" Alr Armstrong, chairman Of the investigation
l'anittee. which VIII still further strengthen
ne bills lie also introduced new bin To re
move whatever doubt may exist 10 the eligi'
e-y Of q pClicyh0lder in a stock life insurance
e.-pany 10 De elected one Of its directors
"Aeter OF coL Le owns any stock. Among tins
.lAendrnents 10 the other bills. the most i'm
tyflant was 70 the bill forbiddiug political con
e-oa-oAS by corporations. II adds joint stoci
N1pCfalCns under the prohibition, but eXempt
operations and associations organized exclu
sssiy Tor political purposes. The COMMITTEES
S--ee 10 tnls bin also q provision to meet lIl
-s-.sioa of the Court Of Appeals in the he-LeWlsohi
ese as 10 immunity Of witnesses.
q. me 1ll 10 restrict lobbying was amended $
--t promises OF remuneration 10 leglslatlN'
fse-'s must be reported. with expenditures oi
--s.siai}e account, 20 the Secretary or Slate
--s 9A Aas also modified so as TO omit Ih
r-vfisoA for the forfeiture Of the charter OF
II 4oFaion violating -Ae act The bill as amend
?. provides for q fine ln such cases.