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The National tribune., 1906-05-17

May 8.-The Senate got beautifully
balled up in tangle of amendments,
amendments to the amendments, SUBJ
stitutes and all that sort of thing to
the Rate bill. and finally the wheels
Of legislation just stopped. The Vice
President, presiding. could not unite
the tangle, and there seemed to be no
one of the Senators who was able to
do go. Everybody wanted to talk
that is prOverbial in the Senate-and
yet conditions We're peculiar-but Is
minutes to a Senator. and no one of
them could speak twice on the same
subject.
In the United States Senate they are
used to talking Is hours il they like,
and even longer, and IL Is an unusual
experience to have time limited to
minutes. That's what caused all the
trouble over the status Of legislation.
Just what the amendments were does
not matter-mighty few of them will
be accepted-but one incident. to show
how unusual the limit" was. was truly
laughable. Senator Elkins was talking;
he is one OF the "big FIVE" don't You
know, who makes the wheels go round
In the United States Senate, and when
Senator Eikins. pink and white as a
new-bathed baby, jolly as a monk. gets
up to speak he usually talks till his
supply OF words runs out Very sud-
denly somebody observed that Senator
Elkins mao addressed hlmseI TO the
subject on which he was speaking the
day before, and he had to stop right
there. Indeed, he did. He sat down.
protesting that he had to talk to some
thing" But he didn't. Senator Knox
said one Of the few luminous things
during the afternoon of taikee taikee.
The legal aspects Of the amendment
received the attention Of Senator Knox
who called attention to the fact that
the Supreme Court had never attempt
ed to interfere with the policy of any
State in the development OF it's indus
tries. and then declared that it was not
competent for Congress to change the
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

In the House the Naval bill was con-
sidered. The President and the Presi-
dents bird. the stork, came In for a
cunning from Representative Mann
(m.). He said that the President In
sisted that the chief end of man and
woman was to raise big families. but
after those families were raised, the
President refused to let members Of q
family be discharged from the Navy
that they might go home and care for
the father and mother who needed
them sorely.
times about the desirability OF large
families In the country" said Mr.
Mann, and the need OF young children
growing up. But when this boy -
needsd ut home much more than he r.
by his country IN the Navy, oh, no; the
The National tribune., 1906-05-17


The telephone officials are quite sure
that the long Substance telephone is
modifying the dialects of the United
States in a most remarkable disappear
ance Of the peculiarities which once
marked the Yankee, the Southerner and
possibly residents Of other portions OF
the country. They account for this by
the fact that when one speaks through
the telephone he naturally raises his
voice, and adopts what he would con-
slider his clearest enunciation to make
himself understood. While the tele-
phone has had some influence in bring
Ing about this change, a very much,
more powerful one Is the intermingling
OF the people by the increased facilities
for transportation. In the old DAYS
people travelled but little, and each To-
cality developed special qualities OF
enunciation. as well as modes OF express
sion The universal intermingling which
has followed the extension Of the rail-
road system cannot have any other eff
feet than to make the American speech,
more homogeneous. To this has been
added the influence OF the newspapers
and the common schools. Before the
war people were rather proud OF pro-
vincialisms in their pronunciation. but
now they are more disposed to be
ashamed OF them
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
OPERATORS ARE GUILTY
RIO GRANDE MAN SUBSTITUTED
FOR ANOTHER ON QUIET.
Worked Many Hours in Succession and
Went to Sleep, Which Caused the
Wreck-Both Are Discharged.

DENVER, Colo, March 17.-At the
office of the general manager of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad today the
announcement was officially made that
E. t. Lively, night operator at Swal-
lows, was wholly responsible for the col
lision at Adobe yesterday.
1t developed today that Lively, who
was the regular day operator at Swal-
lows, had besides performing his own
duties worked on Thursday night for
William Vandeusen, the night operator.
Nandeusen is said to have absented
himself from the station on Thursday
night without getting the approval of his
superior.
Nandeusen was discharged by the com
pany and Lively received the same pun
lshment.
He was asleep at his post, it is said,
when train No. 3, to which he was to
have delivered an order, went by, and
later he reported to the train dispatcher
at Pueblo that No. 3 had not passed
Swallows
Two operators are employed at Swal-
lows. Lively's regular work was from
o'clock in the evening until Z in the
morning. when he was regularly relieved
by the day operator. Officials of the Rio
Grande deny that Lively had been re-
CURED to work overtime, and say if he
had done SO the action was voluntary
on his part.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
WORK OF CONGRESS-.
IN THE HOUSE.

The House began the consideration Of the
legislative, executive and judicial appropri-
aton bill, and incident to it discussed the
question OF eliminating aged clerks from
me government service, the placing of alco-
hoI used IN the arts on the free list, the
RESTRICTION OF Japanese and Korean immi-
gidLlon, anu niaIly conditions in New York
city resulting from immigration. At 5 o. M
the House adjourned.
The second day, of general debate in the
House on the 14th, on the Legislative axnc-
utiye and judicial appropriation hill do1oI
Oped limited discussion of the Mo- - ~
tire aged clerks, interspersed with q sneech
on statehood by Mr.. BabcOck CWisl ono on
the restriction of immigration by Mr. card
ner CMaSs) and a presentation OF reasons
why the jurisdiction of federal courts should
be restricted in certain cases where iuris-
diction is acquired because the litigants
are citizens of different states by Mr.. Gar
rett CTenn.). Mr.. GrOsvenor Ohio attacked
the civil service laws Adjournment was
taken at 400 p. m. until the next day.
The additional power which President
Roosevelt suggested should be given the in
terstate commerce commission In making
the special investigation into the relations
Of the coal and oil industries with the rail
roads was conferred by the House on the
18th, in the passage of the Townsend reso-
luton: During debate on the Legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
severe criticism Of the recent battle in the
Philippines was made by Mr. Jones Val
Adjournment was taken at p. m. until
next day.
first real tilibustering Of the session. 1t
was due to the attempt of Mr.. Prince Of
Illionis to put through his bill abolishing
the grade of lieutenant general in the army,
which would take away the chances of pro-
motion for Gems. Corbln and Macarthur
For several hours the leaders of beth fac
lions exhausted the possibilities of parlia-
mentary tactics, and when q truce was de-
clared the bill stood as the regular order Of
business, and an amendment by Mr.. Grosve-
nor to let in Corbin and Macarthur was
saved from defeat only by the absence of Il
quorum. Previously there had been four
hours of debate on the legislative bill, dur
ing which Mr.. ShackelfOrd MOI scored
jOurnment until Monday was taken.
The bill aboishing the grade of lieutenant
general of the army was passed by the
House on the 10Th, with an amendment
providing that it go into effect October u
next so that Gems. Corbin and Macarthur
may be promoted before their retirement
A bill reclassifying the consular service
and providing for increases in salaries
amounting to $4,000 a year was passed
In the afternoon the legislative apprOpria-
ton bill was taken up. A joint resolution
providing for the extension of time to Au-
gust IL next for the opening of the Sho-
shone reservation in Wyoming was passed
The recent battle at Mount Dajo was the
theme for an exchange of compliments
among the representatives. Several bills of
local Importance were passed and at 4:55
O'Clock the House adjourned until next day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
IN THE SENATE.

The Senate On the 18th passed a number
of bills, including the following: Provid-
ing for the punishment of government of
fcialS for the premature dlvulgence of
creC information of government bureaus in
such matters as crop reports, granting eX
ecutiVe authority over the construction of
bridges over nayigable streams, giving gov
eminent sanction to the efforts on the part
of Delaware and New Jersey to adjust their
long pending boundary dispute, authorizing
De De at "a COS cost Of $25ooo0o authorizing
the disposal Of $4,000 acres of land in the
Kiowa COmanche and Apache reservations
in Oklahoma to the highest bidders under
the provisions of the homestead laws au-
thorizing the erection OF monument in
Washington to the be ne Gm n0Gy Of John Paul
made the speech of the day the railroad
rate bill, supporting the House measure.
At $50 y. ~ the Senate went into execu-
tive session and adjourned ten minutes later
until the next day.
A controversy over the provisions of the
railroad rate bill occupied the Senate on the
14th. Mr. Rayner was the chief speaker
and his criticism of the suspension feature
of the measure drew replies from Messrs.
Foraker, Lodge Dolliver, Aldrich, Tiliman
and Knox. bill was passed authorizing
Rear Admiral G. II. Davis to accept gifts
offered him by the British and Russian gov
ernments, and also a resolution calling on
the secretary of war for copies of reports
and other communications between the war
department and officials in the Philippines
respecting the recent battle on Mount DajO.
M, and ten minutes later the Senate ad-
journed until next DAY.
The report of Mr.. TiIlman on the House
rate bill, the reading of the views of Mr..
Newlands and a speech by Mr.. Nelson on
that subject occupied the time the Senate
devoted to the regulation measure on the
10Th. The message Of the President regard
ing the recent Moro battle was read and
MIR. Bacon spoke Of the affair as "slaugh-
ter Mr.. Lodge urged that criticism be
withheld until all the facts should be made
known The House resolution, broadening
the powers of the interstate commerce com
mission in it's investigation of charges of
discrimination against railroads was adopt
ed resolution by Mr.. Stone directing an
inquiry into the postotice departments rui-
ings on the admission of college publications
to the mails as second-class matter was
passed. At 5:22 p. m the Senate adjourned
uncl Monday.
The rate bill monopoized the attention of
the Senate on the 10Th, Messrs. McCreary.
Bailey and Hepburn making speeches Aft
err passing q bill for the establishment of
fish culture station in Nebraska adjourn
ment until next day was taken ct 4:OS p m.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
HAD HEART PAINS
a Critical Case of rheumatism Cured
BY DR.. Williams Pink Pills.

While Mr. ". S. Gcisel, of No 12J
East Coates street, Moberly, Mo. was
steadily working at his trade i'll foun-
dry at that place, he became the victim
of an attack OF rheumatism. and his ex-
perience is that of thousands who are
compelled to work i'll similar surround
ings. He describes his situation rs fol-
lows:
:" / had been at work for long time
III foundry where [ was exposed to
dampness, First my feet began to hurt
and to swell, then my knees and my
shoulder joints began to be affected III
the same way. Finally could not walk
without great difficulty and suffering
and had to stop work altogether My
appetite was feeble and grew very pale
and weak. began to have pains about
my heart and it f1uttered a great deal.
| became greatly alarmed about nv con-
ditlon. My mother knew about the yir
tues OF Dr. Williams Pink Pills, as they
had given her back her health when she
was nearl y wasting to death, and when
she found that they We're good for rheu-
matism too, she began to give them to
NE about month after [ was attacked.
That was Ill the early part of March.
1903, and by June they had driven away
the pains and swelling and had restored
my appetite and color. Then I felt
strong enough to take up a line of out
door work and now, III October, I re-
gard myself as entirely we'll and I am
about to go into foundry again at ST.
Louis
DR.. Williams Pink Pills also cure
other diseases springing from i'm
pure blood or disordered nerves, such
as sciatica, locomotor ataxia, partial
paralysis and all forms of weakness in
male or female. They may be had at
all druggists or directly from the DR..
Williams Medicine Company. Schenec-
tady N Y
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
NEWS BULLETINS BY WIRE.

President James of the University of Hi
nois has sent a plea to President Roosevelt,
urging that an educational committee be
sent to China He says we must win
Chinas good will.
Pa. when it was announced that E NJ
was under arrest charged with embezzle-
ment of $4,000.
The twenty-five passengers on the British
steamer Cearense which went aground Off
Atlantic City. n j., coast here were taken
ashore by the life saving crew. All hope
of freeing the .freighter with its million dol
lar cargo of rubber has been abandoned.
The right of a labor union to conduct a
strike and picket quietly was sustained by
Judge Howard Ferris of the Cincinnati
superior court. The case was that of the
Perkins Campbell company against the
United Leather workers, the company seek
ing to enioin the union from striking.
For the first time since the ''Womans col
lege'' was absorbed into Northwestern uni
verSity the young men and women at tina t
institution held separate chapel exercises
Friday. Friendliness and firtations are
the cause. Fraternities will make joint pro-
test to Dean Holgate.
Rev. Dr. John Watson clan Maclaren''l
of Liverpool, author of 1.-The Bonnie Brier
Bush and other books, probably will lee
ture in the Western Theological seminary,
Presbyterian institution, next year. The
First Presbyterian church OF UniOntown,
Pa hopes to secure him as a preacher
during the engagement.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
DR.. r. V. PIERCE GETS VERDICT.
Jury VindicateS 'EFavorite Prescrip-
ton" from Attack of Ladies'
Home Journal.

Jury Vindicates "Favorite Prescrip-
tom from Attack of Ladies'
Home Journal.
The trial Of the first libel suit grow
ing out of the attacks on patent"
medicines has resulted in a verdict for
the plaintiff The first case to come to
trial was that of the DR.. Pierce COM
pany against the Ladies Home Journal,
and the jury found the Ladies' Home
Journal guilty Of libel and fixed $4,000
as the damages it should pay. A mo-
ton was Immediately made by the DR..
Pierce company to have this verdict set
aside and the case retired, the grounds
being that the verdict was insufficient
This motion is yet to be argued.
The article on which the suit was
based was printed in the Ladies' Home
Journal, and was to the effect that
the Pierce medicines contained alcohol,
digitalis and opium. 1t was showH
that they contain none Of these drugs,
and Mr.. Box admitted, on the stand,
that after the article was printed he
had caused analysis to be made by
three chemists and none could find
trace of the drugs mentioned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
NAB SHAMROCK DEALER
FRESHMAN AT DAYTON CO., ARREST.
ED UNDER LICENSE ACT.
Judge Named Sullivan Immediately Dis
misses Case Brought by an Officer
Named Mcmahon

DAYTON, o., March 17.-Irish citi-
zens III this city are denouncing Irish
Officer Mike McMahon for arresting
Tim Muldoon, another Irishman, for
selling shamrocks without a license.
Muldoon had just sold shamrock to
a rosy-cheeked Irish girl, when Officer
McMahOn came down the street and
placed the astounded Irishman under ar
rest, il spite of protests of the crowd.
The case was promptly dismissed by
Judge Sullivan.
ROME, March 17.-There were album
dant shamrock decorations today in the
three Irish Catholic churches here, in
honor of St. Patrick's day. Cardinal
Logue archbishop of Armagh and pri-
mate of all Ireland, celebrated pontifical
mass. He also delivered q short add
dress and sent his greetings not only to
the Irish in Ireland but to those across
the seas
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
JOHANN MOST DEAD,
Leader of the Active Anarchists in the
United States Passes Away
at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, O., March Ill Spe-
cial. Johann Most, the leader of the.
active Anarchists of the United States,
died here this afternoon
He had lecture engagement in Mil
waukee for this evening, but was taken
seriously i'll with erysipelas, which caused,
his death He was at the point Of death,
for several days.
Started as a Bookbinder.
Johann Joseph Most was born in
Augsburg, Germany in Bavaria. in 1916.
He learned the b0okbinders trade and.
from 1868 to 1868 Travelled as an apprcn
tlce through Germany, Austria, Italy and
Switzerland.
Upon returning to Germany he became
a Socialist writer at Mainz and soon.
afterward editor Of the Berlin Freie
preSse He was several times impris
oned because Of the violence OF his writ
ings.
Was Member Of Reichstag.
From 1874 to 1878 he represented
Chemnitz in the Reichstag, but was eX-
PEELED from the socialist organization and
founded the anarchist organ, Die Fret
heit He was sentenced to u year and
a half imprisonment for printing ed
itorials approving the assassination of
Gar Alexander IL He emigrated TO
New York after his release and resumed
the publication of the paper here.
He was arrested i'll twenty-five cities
of Europe and banished from Germany,
France, Bavaria, Italy and England
In New York, too, he was many times
arrested for melting to violence. He
became lecturer and wrote in the III
terests of anarchy.
After President McKinley's assassina
ton in 1901 he was arrested for pub
fishing seditious editorial in Die Erei
heit and spent year in prison.
Herr Most came to Cincinnati on
Monday on the invitation of friends and
has been the guest of Adolph krass of
Gutter street.
Physicians Were Confident.
He was to have delivered lecture i'll
Chicago on Wednesday night but on ac-
count Of an attack of erySipelas he was
obliged TO cancel his engagement al
though the attack was not regarded as
serious. Up to few hours before his
death his physician expressed confidence
that his patient would soon recover.
Herr Most was delirious most of the
time during the last few days illness,
suffering greatly, but occasionally re-
peating parts of his most famous
speeches. using the German language
with which he was naturally most IA
miEar. During the larger part of last
night he was unconscious, but during
the morning be regained consciousness
for short time and at 8 o'clock
seemed much more cheerful and APP
parently was suffering little pain.
No Plans for Funeral.
Later he again became unconscious
and gradually his strength left him and
he died. With him at the end were 4
few of his friends in this city. who had
been caring for him during his sickness.
No plans have yet been made for the
funeral. the friends III this city awaiting
word from his wife to whom a message
was at once sent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
The UNEXPECTED,

did you hear the story about the old
Plympton farm with the mo- gage on it
down Hardscrabble way?"
No
''Well, the old farm has been in the
Plympton family more than ninety years,
and they worked it for ali there was in
it. Old Eben Plympton put a mortgage
on it and handed it down to his son
Silas. And Silas died and left the mort
gage to his widow. The widow got the
note renewed from time to time, and
struggled along year after year. Her
son Jack ran away from home when he
was sixteen ard then the widow strug
gled along alone. Finally the holder of
the mortgage wouldn't renew again. But
the widow had no money, and finally
the day. the note fell due came round;
Then what do you suppose happened?'
1.-The widows son came home, of
course and paid off the debt"
mo. he didn't. The holder of the
mortgage came round and asked for his
money. The widow sighed and said:
You'll have to take the farm The man
shuddered. He knew the farm. No,
you don'tn he yelled. I'd sooner burn
the blamed mortgage than take the
measly old farm for gift, by gum.
did he burn it,"
"He did. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21

Ringer and Wind

Making ringer" in the pitching of
quoits must have been a part of the
training which made the English long
boWmen so terrible in siege that by
gauging distances and taking the lay of
the wind they could send up a deadly
volley at the exact angle to drop their
arrows with destructive force into the
heart of a beleaguered city. Getting tile
lay of the wind is the first thing to be
learned IN the noble art of pitching horse
shoes. If the wind be contrary, the
incest calculations as TO everything else
will be in vain 1t is only supreme
master of the game. & dazzling genius in
its mathematics, who can play against
the wind; that is to say. one who, if the
wind be from the east, can, by throwing
Mt exactly that degree Of an obhque angle
needed to make it meet the wind full at
the point opposite the goal. may hope to
have it carried to the right spot.-St.
OuiS Globe Democrat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
Thought Picture Is Taken.

A. Cutting of Colorado City, Colo.
claims to have demonstrated that mag
netic or vital fluid from the brain makes
it's mark upon a Photographic film and
reproduces the object of thought. Re
Gently a friend came to Mr.. Cuttings
office. and told him that he had just read
of Maj Darget's experiments in Paris
in photographing thought. Mr.. Cutting,
being believer in occult sciences, said
he would try it. He took Photographic
plate from an unbroken package and, ac-
companied by his friend. went into Il
darkened cellar. The plate was tied
across his forehead and then for thirty
minutes his thoughts were concentrated
upon the features of his father, whom he
remembers only by picture. When
the plate was developed Il distinct out
line Of his fathers face was there.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-21
CROSSED OCEAN THREE TIMES.
was Deported and Had to Return Again
to Husband.

Among the arrivals reaching Hancock,
Mich, short time ago was Mrs. J. Sal
Sky, who, In order to reach that place.
had to cross the Atlantic OCEAN three
times. Mrs. Salsky is the wife Of 4 Rus
suan Jew who has been a resident of
Hancock for three years, coming to the
city directly upon his arrival from his
native land, where he had left his wife
until such time as he could send her
funds This he did this winter. His
brother came out with her, and for pur-
poses of economy they bought ticket as
man and wife. The steamer landed them
at Baltimore, and there the immigration
officials discovered the irregularity in the
ticket. In spite Of every effort the wom-
an and her brother-in-law were ordered
deported Mrs. Salsky was landed az
Bremen, and she took passage there for
New York as soon as possible. The
pfother-in-law did not make the trip with
hef TINS time, he returning to Russia, and
she came through without mishap. She
i IN Hancock without her hus-
pands knoWledge. He was not certain
OF the date of her coming. and was out
OF town on business when she reached
the city. He returned the next day, and
husband and wife are now reunited aft
er three years of separation.