Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
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The federal grand jury that investi- gated coal land frauds in Utah and charges that railroad corporations have discriminated against certain shippers returned indictments against the Un- ion Pacific Railroad company. the Ore gon Short Line Railroad company the Union Pacific Coal company, the Utah Fuel company and several of the high est officials representing the Hartman and Gould corporations in Utah. The first indictment charges violation of the interstate commerce law, alleging discrimination against n. ]. Sharp, n coal dealer in Salt Lake City. who was forced out of business for cutting prices. The second indictment charges the Gould interests with defrauding and attempting to defraud the federal government of coal lands in Utah.
 A letter has been addressed by Bel lamy Storer to President Roosevelt in regard to his dismissal from the post of ambassador to Austria Hungary. MT. Storer was dismissed because of his wife's supposed interference in af- fairs of the Roman Catholic church and her alleged misuse of letters from the president. It was also charged that Mrs. Storer had meddled with French politics. Both of these charges Mir. Storer denies and on the other hand declares that the presidents interest in the selection of Archbishop Ireland as a cardinal was not due to Storer or to Storer's wife. but to the president York. The president replied by pub fishing the correspondence between himself and the Storers.
 Tn his report Commissioner of Cor porations Garfield devotes special at- tention to the investigation of the Standard oil company. He speaks of the system of gross railroad rebates by which the great monopoly was built up. calls attention to the fact that dur ing the fiscal year indictments contain ing S.1a3 counts were returned as a result of the investigation and contin- ues. "The shippers of oil advise the bureau that for the first time in many y equality of treatment from the trans portation companies" Commissioner Garfield advocates system of federal licenses for corporations.
 Reports were heard in Washington that the settlement of the difficulty be- tween Japan and the United States was not to be by a treaty, but by an arrangement" The cooly companies were not to be permitted by Japan to send men either to the American con tinent or to Hawaii. Incidentally Ja- pan was to recede quietly from hei position on the school question. Amerl. ca was to permit the naturalization of those Japanese who wished to become American citizens. Before the recent exclusion order there were only nine ty-three Japanese children in the San Francisco schools.
 The Norwegian parliament, charged with the award of the annual Nobe peace prize. given to the man or wo- man who has done most to promote the peace of the world, decided that Pres ident Roosevelt was most worthy of it for his work in helping to end the Russo-Japanese war. The prize con- sists of a diploma. a medal and 13S,53G crowns ($3I. I.12T.G5). President Roose- welt has announced tbat he will use the money as the foundation of fund whose income will be expended to pro mote industrial peace in the United States.
 Documentary evidence Is in the pos session of the New York American said that newspaper, showing that for two years past King Leopold of Bel gium has maintained an expensive lob by in Washington for the purpose of preventing action by the United State relative to the alleged atrocities in the Kongo Free State. A short time age Secretary Root took the position that interference by this government in the Kongo would be unwarranted.
 The United States circuit court of appeals in Cincinnati declared the Con tinental Wall Paper company the most complete and ingeniously organized trust that has come to the knowledge of the court and on the ground that the company virtually compelled 8 debtor to buy from it held that the lat ter need not pay bill of ST5,000.
 Captain Samuel V. Ham, with a de tachment oI Company l. of the Eighth infantry and force of constabulary under Lieutenant Ralph r. Yates. IT,, were rushed by sixty bolomen neaI La Paz, island of Leyte. Five Amert cans were killed and nine were wound ed. The enemy lost thirty men killed.
 Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte, who last year recommended that the American navy be no further increas ed, in his report for this year recon mends the construction of a sister ship to the 20,000 ton batt!eship already authorized and the building of several more small cruisers and gunboats.
 Kongo would hc unwarranted. Colonel Henry l. kowalSky, named as chief lobbyist of King Leopold. said the as- Ia. ,.,