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THE RAILROAD RATE BILL.

The immense advantage of the Hep
burn bill over all others is that 1t min
imizes to the last degree what might
be termed the experimental features.
All the other bills contain new and un-
tried features, which are very danger
Gus i'll such mOmentous and compli-
Gated system as that of our railroads.
While theory is admirable In its way.
actual trial beats it thousandfold.
This is particularly true of matters con-
nected with politics and political econ
omy. We have had too many calami-
tous experiences with theories applied
to banking and currency not to fully
realize this. Mankind ought, after all
these centuries, to be Enthusiastically in
formed as to every detail of the none
tary science. Yet on nothing have we
made more woeful mistakes. We are
in great danger of making blunders of
similar colossal and disastrous propor-
tions in dealing with the great problem
of transportation, which is next to sound
money in its vital relations to the pros
rerity of every one.
The Hepburn bill is merely an ex-
tension of the Interstate Commerce
Law of 1887. 1t leaves the great BODY
Of that laval those portions which
have been tried and approved by 10
years Of practice, which have stood the
crucial test of examination by the
courts-practically untouched. 1t reme-
dies the defects which have been de-
Veloped by the courts, or by actual
practice, and carefully amplifies and
extends the law upon the lines seyel-
oped by experience and by the urgent
needs of the expanding country. That
1t does not go so far as many---we
might say, most-people want ii, is one
of its strong merits. All wise. conser
yative, practical lawmaking halts long
before reaching the extremes that are
Vociferously called for. until 1t is seen
how we'll the advance made will work.
The Hepburn bill prudently leaves a
large portion of the legislation to the
courts. These will have before them
the law. with the evident intention Of
the lawmakers. and they Will construe
it as they do other laws in the light
of the clear intention of the lawmakers
toward such cases as come before
them. With each year of such experi-
ence before it Congress can go on in
definitely amending and improving the
law as advancing knowledge shall in
dicate. Next Winter Congress will
have the law passed this Winter up
before II with the invaluable knowl-
edge gained Of how it has worked out
practically during the year
The greatest danger is now from
which everybody is eager
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PENSION AGENTS coxrrRxED.

Feb. 81 the Senate confirmed the ap-
pointments of three important Pension
Agents.
Gen. st. Clair \. Mulholland. the
Pension Agent at Philadelphia, who
has been serving very acceptably
for number of years, was ap-
pointed to succeed himself for the term
beginning March 9. This will be grate-
full news to all the comrades and par
ticularly to the survivors of the Second
Corps. in which Gen. Mulholland was a
well-known and gallant soldier. He
went out as Lieutenant-C Colonel of the
116th Pa, and became Colonel, May 3.
1864. He was brevetted Brigader-
General for gallant and meritorious
services during the war and Major
General for gallansry at the Boydton
Plank Road. He IS deservedly popular
with the veterans OF Pennsylvania. in
whom he has always taken a warm in
terest.
Col. Charles A. Orr was confirmed as
Pension Agent to succeed himself at
Buffalo for the term beginning Jan. 13.
1906. Comrade Orr is well known for
his activity and effectiveness in the
Grand Army of the Department of New
York. He has been Commander of
Chaplin Post at Buffalo for many years
and done admirable work in building
1t up to one of the foremost Posts in
the country, and was Comma nder of
tbe Department of New York O. A p
in 1901, giving 1t a most successful ad-
ministration.
Augustus ]. Hoitt, of Boston, was
confirmed to succeed himself for the
term beginning April 81. 1906. Mr..
Hoitt has also discharged the duties of
his position in a way to strongly COM
mend himself to the comrades Of New
England, as well as TO the authorities
at Washington.
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DEATH OF GEN. scHoFIELD.

sLieut.-Gen. John M. Schofield, U. 8
A.. retired, died at st. Augustine, Fla,
March 4, of cerebral hemorrhage,
John MeAllister Schofield was born in
Chatauqua County, n. Y, Sept. 20,
1881. He graduated from West Point
seventh in the famous class of 1853, of
which Gen. James B. Mcpherson was
the head. Other members of the class
were Gems. Joshua W. Sill, William
Sooy Smith, Thomas NJ. Vincent, Will
liam r. Terrill, l.. II. Pelouze, r. o.
Tyler, n. Bowman SweitZer, w. w.
Lowe. William NICE. Dye, p. H. Sheri-
dan, B. f. Smith, Alexander Chambers
and A. II. Plummer, of the Union
army, and Gems. w. r. Boggs, NJ. NJ.
Blunt, John S. Bowen, Walworth Jen-
kins, James l.. White, Benjamin ALI
ston, John r. Chambliss, Henry B.
Davidson, Henry H. Walker, John B.
Hood, Thomas NJ. Jones, L. l.. Rich
and r. r. Ross, of the Confederate
army. He was assigned to the artil-
lery, and served for a couple~of years
in the garrisons of seacoast forts, then
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to inject into the body of the law, to
crafty his personal ambition, or to sat-
isfy the demands of some influential
class of his constituents If there was
not to be another session of Congress
for years this question of amendment
might be highly important one. But
when we reflect that Congress will as
semble again in about eight months.
with as full power over the matter as
has the present session, it will be seen
that the ardent amenders can be well
made to wait until we see how the bill
as it stands viii meet the public re-
quirements. 1t is far better to do too
little now than too much.
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their biuf had been called. and soon
turned their faces toward Camp Boone.
whlther Gen. Buckuer was also wend-
ing his way.
Men had been hotly. arguing. haran-
guins and threatening now for a year.
during which time there had been an
exciting Presidential election South
Carolina had seeded. the new Presi-
dent had been inaUgurated 10 States
mad followed South Carolina's example
the battle of Bull Run had been fought
There were tens of thousands of earn
est. deeplywrought young men i'm
camp drilling and preparing for bat
tie Kentucky neutrality had been worn
To frazzle. Everybody was tired of 1t.
The time for talking. maReuverins
and intriguing had passed The day Of
the sword had arrived
TO be continued
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Representative J. Warren Keifer, OF
Ohio, has taken shy at the thread
worn subject of reducing the repre-
sentation of the Southern States. The
bill which he introduced last week pro-
poses the following reduction on ac-
count of the disfranchisement of the
negroes:
Alabama, from nine to five: Arkan-
sas, from seven to five; Florida, from
three to two; Georgia, from IL to six;
Louisiana, from seven to three; Missis-
sippi, from eight to three; North Caro-
lima, from 10 to six; South Carolina,
from seven to three; Tennessee. from
10 to eight: Texas, from 16 to IL; Vir-
ginia. from 10 to eight.
The proposition is a sheer waste of
time and effort. and can lead to moth
ing but a needless irritation of the
Southerners, and furnishing more
brands to demagogues with which to
fire the Southern heart. The repre-
sentation never will be reduced, no
matter how much it may be deserved,
and it is idle to talk. of it.
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Chicago is having one of its regular
iy recurring spasms over the preva-
lence of crime. If the gents with black
records are wise they will take time by
the forelock and go to ST. Louis or Gin
cinnati for a few months. Chicago al
ways ends up these spells of municipal
dependency with thorough course
of hanging and sending to the peni-
tentiary, during which no tough citizen
is safe
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Representative Thomas F. Marshall.
Of North Dakota, has introduced bill
asking for the free transmission of exc
cuted pension vouchers. This is the
second time he has introduced the bill.
At the last session he was unable to get
a hearing upon 1t from the Post Office
Committee. 1t Is estimated that if this
900 year to the veterans, to say moth
ing of the great convenience it would
be to them. 1t would also be a saving
of time and labor to the Government, as
these vouchers are so often misdirect-
ed. The bill provides that the PEN
franked envelope with each voucher.
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Henry Watterson wants Henry Clay
Kentucky in Statuary Hall. If a Breck-
inridge, why not take the Rev. Robert
j., one of the greatest Presbyterian di-
vines of his day, and a tower of
strength for the Union? John c. never
did anything of moment except to pose
as model of manly beauty and "chiv-
airy" and delude a Lost of too impress
sible young Kentuckians into the Con-
federate army.
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The Senate Committee on the Phil
ippines has decided not to make any
report on the Philippine Tariff bill,
which action is meant to kill it for
propose to let it go so. He will make
motion, after the Statehood bill is
disposed Of, TO discharge the Commit
tee from the consideration of the bill,
which will bring it before the Senate
for consideration, when he will try to
secure its passage, but it's enemies say
that it is beyond hope of passage.
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The rush of the Sth u. S. Inf. across
the continent in six and a half days
gives an idea of what we might do il
we got in a hurry over troubles in
China. The sth U. S. left Jersey City
at p. M, Feb. 20. and arrived in San
Francisco at Z p. M, Feb. 81. Had it
not been for a delay of II hours at
Lordsburg and a stop-over at Los An
geles of seven hours the time would
have been five and half days. If the
emergency should arise probably. we
could get troops from one ocean to the
other in about four days.
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There are the strongest hopes for g
general union Of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States. Repre-.
sentatives of the Presbyterian South
United Presbyterian Church. Reformed
Church in the United States. Reformed
Church in America and the Reformed
Presbyterian Church will meet at Char
lotte, n. c., March IA, for the purpose
of preparing federation basis Union
is now in the air, and there is no good
reason why all the Presbyterians should
not gather together into an administra-
tive connection, which will help the
weak churches. prevent the squander-
ing of effort and money and strengthen
the whole body of Presbyterians into a
greater moral engine.
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Secretary Shaw lays himself open tc
criticism SO frequently that it is a
pleasure to find him on the right side
in supporting the bill to remove the
tax on alcohol for use in the arts. He
says that the Government can well af-
ford to do this, and that the loss to the
revenue will possibly be as low as
100000 a year. He wants the COM
mittee to adopt bill which will give
the Treasury great latitude in regula-
tions for the withdrawal of spirits from
the tax. Here comes the crisis-the
Internal Revenue officials are generally
opposed to free alcohol in the arts, and
if they are allowed free hand will
make regulations such as will practi-
cally prohibit the use and defeat the
purposes of the bill.
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Senator Fulton, of Oregon, is in the
same class with the rest. He is per-
fectIy willing to vote for the Hepburn
bill. but he wants very much to have
his amendment adopted. This will de-
scribe nearly every one of the SO Sem
ators. They would be all perfectly
willing to vote for the bill to get their
amendments made part of it. What
the Supreme Court would do to the bill
after it was SO amended would be a
plenty.
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The American invasion of Canada is
gathering force and volume. Land
agents have within the last two months
sold 10000 acres of land in the Mani
toba country to New England settlers,
and it is expected that 1900 settlers
from New York and Ohio will make
their homes in the Canadian North
west this season. This means the
eventual annexation of that country to
this.
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The anemic condition to which Con-
gress has reduced the Philippine Tariff
and Statehood bills indicates that the
Big Stick is not SO awesome within a
farther off
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Here's hoping that when Walter
Wellman discovers the North Pole we
will not have to sanitate it, give it a
civil Government. fix its coinage, re-
model its tariff, or admit it to State
hood, either Joint or single.
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The proposition to remove the Ma
tional Capital to the Ozark Mountains
in Missouri is exciting some people. 1t
will never be done. 1t would cut down
Champ Clark's mileage.
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Joseph Medill Patterson says that
most OF our laws are faulty and found
ed Oh a wrong principle. Young men
usually come out of college with ideas
of that kind, but at 81 Joseph should
begin to have some sense, if ever.
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House.

Senator Elkins, of West Virginia.
managed to light on his feet in the
recent whirl in the Senate, because,
though he voted against the Hepburn
bill in the committee, he voted In favor
of the presentation by Senator Dolliyer.
which helps to keep him on pleasant
relations with the White House.
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AS ever. the Representatives from
Pennsylvania are strikingly modest and
self-sacrificing. They have asked for
only 100000 for public buildings in
their State, which expenditure, of
course. can be readily met by the econ
omies the President is ordering in the
Government Printing Office and the
salaries of clerks and janitors.
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The st. Louisans who have been pay
ing tolls at the rate of IS for each
freight car and 81 for teams crossing
the Gould bridge are rejecting deeply,
not to say hotly, that the money went
To meet Count Boni's extravaganza and
desauchery in Paris. They think that
they are entitled to a free bridge across
the Mississippi on general principles,
and the point to their arguments gets
red hot when they figure up that they
have been paying about 100000 to
buy foolish American girl a pinch
beck title worn by little, cigaret-
smoking, mOnkey-faced Partisan round
er with the morals of the slums.
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New York doctors are now prescrib-
ing balloon trips for dyspeptics. We
should say that they should try lighter
diet instead of lighter air.
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Colombia has just nipped another
revolution. How glad the Panamaians
must be to have nothing worse to worry
over than a change in the Chief Engi-
neers of the Canal.
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We are promised rush this SUM
mer that will far eclipse that to Klon-
dyke, or any other of recent years.
when the Government opens up the
Wind River or Shoshone Reservation
In Wyoming, June Is, 1906. There is
no imagination SO vivid and fantastic
as the gold hunters, and for 20 wears
the Western prospectors have been fill
ing each other with wonderful tales as
to the richness of the Shoshone Res
ervation. The tales have even reached
Australia and Europe. and hungry
gold-seekers from there viii be in the
rush. The reservation lies very nearly
in the center of Wyoming. and has an
area of 2,2S3 square miles. and is
bounded by the North Fork of Wind
River, Big Horn River, Big Wind River
and Owl Greek. 1t IS undoubtedly rich
in gold and copper, but equally without
doubt it has only small fraction of
the wealth that the miners tales en-
dow it with.
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While the Speaker Of the House is
being attacked for his autocracy
Speaker Cahn0n himself is trying to
start a counter-revolution to prevent
the Capitalization of power in Wash
ington. He is strongly opposed to the
States surrendering their power and
prerogatives to the General Govern
ment and not exercising their proper
functions within their own borders. 1t
is shameful for the States to sit down
without an effort and call upon the
Government TO do that which they
should do themselves He instances
the recent appeal of Gov Dawson, of
West Virginia, to Senator Tillman for
something to be done by Congress
which the State of West Virginia
should do. West Virginia has much
more power over its railroads than
Congress can exert inside the limits of
The. State and West. Virginia should
perform its duty fearlessly and relieve
lis people of any burGens.
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If we could have added to this the
exact numbers of the forces that the
Japanese had in the field we should
have some basis for estimating the NOR
that they had 100000 men engaged in
the operations the percentage of their
losses would fall far below those of the
American army. 'Ihe probabilities are
that the japanese had engaged from
first to last nearer 100000 men than
a half million, and this would make the
discrepancy in favor of the American
soldiers much more striking.
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Senate.

March 2.--For four hours the Senate
debated the bill winding up the affairs
of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians,
preparatory to the Indian Territory be-
ing annexed to Oklahoma for State
hood
The debate hinged mainly on Mr.. La
Follette's amendment prohibiting rail-
roads or their officers and stockholders
from acquiring a controlling interest
in the coal lands. His amendment re-
ceived only six votes besides his own.
The bill as amended was passed.
House.
The time of the House was spent in
the consideration of private claims
bills
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1t is generally conceded that the
when the bill is put upon its passage,
next Friday, the Foraker amendment
will be adopted. This amendment sep
arates New Mexico and Arizona from
the bill, and allows them to vote sep
the Union as one State. There is no
doubt that they will vote against it
and prefer to remain Territories until
some time in the future when they can
be admitted as separate States. The
only hope that Senator Beveridge has
now of success Is in getting the House
to reject the amendment and compelI-
ing the Senate to recede from it.
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Count Boni is reported to be making
herculean efforts to avoid a scandal.
One would think that about the last
thing he feared.
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Representative Clark, of Florida, has
the record this far as bill introducer.
Already he stands sponsor for 81.
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Secretary Taft says that the fight for
the Philippine tariff is only begun, and
will not end until the Islands are treat
ed fairly
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JAPANESE LOSSES.

The later official figures given out by
the Japanese War Office seem more
reasonable. The number of japanese
prisoners taken by the Russians was
1,917, besides an unknown number in
the Russian field hospitals and about
1873 in the hands of the Amur forces in
northeastern Korea. This is a strong
commentary upon the worthlessness of
the boasted Cossacks. who were sup
posed to be everywhere and who should
have picked up great many more
stragglers. wounded. wagon guards,
etc, than the beggarly 1917. AS to
the battle losses the figures are:
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Senate.

March 1-Mr. Dolliver held the un-
divided attention of the Senate for
more than two hours while he made
an eloquent plea for the Hepburn rate
bill unamended.
The Iowan referred with biting sar-
casm to several of the Republican
Senator's who are opposing the bill. At
the close of his speech he was liber-
ally applauded by the crowded gall
lerieS.
The remainder of the day was de-
voted to the bill providing for set
hement of the affairs of the Five Civil
lied Tribes of Indians.
House.
The House passed the Army -appro-
priation bill, carrying total of about
s69, 900, 900
The Foraker bill providing for the
marking of the graves OF Confederate
soldiers buried in the North was also
passed. amid applause on both sides OF
the Chamber.
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THE SPIRIT OF CONGRESS.
Some OF the More Notable Pro.
ceedings OF the Week.
senate.

Monday. Feb. 26.-Mr. Tillman's re-
port of the Hepburn rate bill from the
Committee on Interstate Commerce
was the only subject of interest in the
Senate proceedings. The remainder OF
the day was devoted to routine busi-
ness
The Senate met again at noon.
House.
After the consideration of District
business the House took up the DaIzeli
bill to incorporate the Lake Erie ana
ohto Ship Canal. With the roll call
ordered on the previous question, the
House adjourned as a mark of respect
to the memory of the late Speaker
Henderson.
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Office: $50 rennsylvania Avenue N. W.
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removal from the limits of Kentucky
of the military force now organized and
in camp withirtSthe STATE. II such ac
ton as is hereby urged be promptly
taken, l firmly believe the peace of the
people of Kentucky will be preserved.
and the horrors of bloody war will be
averted from people now peaceful and
tranquil"
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Senate.

Feb. 27.-The Senate had under con-
sideration the Statehood bill, and Sen
ator Hopkins tfll.D addressed the Sen
ate In favor of the House bill The bill
for the extension of tribal relations
with the Five Civilized Tribes was then
taken up
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JOHN McELROY, Editor.

WASHINGTON, D. G., MARCH s, 1906
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House.

The House spent all day considering
the Army appropriation bill.
On point of order that there was
no law authorizing it, the appropria-
ton for more than 300 clerks employed
by the General Staff and the various
Division Headquarters was stricken
from the bill.
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7rttt.1w.ssNo1os ros1oFfrcs s.sstcorOct.ssnsTrss As
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Senate.

Feb. 28.-Mr. Foraker's carefully
prepared speech against the Admins
tration's entire policy for railroad-rate
regulation was the sole event of i'm
portance in the Senate. The Ohioan
spoke for nearly three hours, and held
the undivided attention of the Senate
and crowded galleries
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H0Hsc.

In the House the Army appropria-
ton bin occupied the entire legislative
day.
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(To he continued. }
New Ulm review., 1906-05-23
HAS HAD ENOUGH OF CALIFORNIA
John Schubert Returns to His Native
Country.

Last week John Schubert and wife
returned to this city from San Fran
cisco where they have lived for several
years and where they were expecting
to make their home. The tale they
bring of the great disaster is not diff
ferent from that of many others that
have been told since the earthquake.
They are thankful to have escaped
with their lives and property and to be
able to get back to Brown county. Mr..
Schubert is of the opinion that he will
not return to that country when he has
concluded the business which called
him here, but will remain where the
certainties of life are greater than in
the place from which he came.
He is of the opinion that it will re-
quire natural lifetime for the people
of the destroyed city to regain the
prestige that they had before the earth
quake and restore the city to its former
beauty and usefulness. The people OF
that city, he says will require help for
long time and for years he believes
there will be those who will have the
plea that they lost all they had in the
fire as a story for soliciting aims.
He is apparently firm in the belief
that he has had all of the country he
wants and one has only to talk with
him to be assured that he is in earnest
in what he says, though we believe
that time will soften the feelings he so
forcibly expresses and he will be sur.
prised at the recuperating abilities OF
the American people on the Pacific
coast.