Alaska sentinel., 1907-02-14
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American Banking Association, after three days conference at Washington. agreed to several propositions. One Is the establishment of the per cent guarantee fund for the redemption of the notes of failed banks, and the linn ltation of all issues of currency by any bank to that of its capital stock. An other plan favored by these banking experts Is tax on the emergency notes. known that their effort to secure addi- tional currency Is not for making mon- | ey, but with view of accommoda ting the public. The bank of commission Is composed of fifteen bankers from different parts of the country. -:-:-
 A statement has been given out at the White House reminding the public that 1t Is the practice never to attempt to quote a private conversation with the President of the United States. The ground Is taken that a man who quotes such conversation usually misquotes whether consciously or unconsciously and that such an alleged conversation Is not to be held as calling for eithe explanation or denial by the Pres. dent who Is responsible only for wha he himself says in public, or what writes, or for what he authorizes of cials to say. This Is regarded as | warning.
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 No manufacturer has been autho | lzed to place upon the labels whio he may attach to articles of food u statement that the labels had been proved by the government Secretar Wilson, who will have direct chars of the enforcement of the pure foe law, desires the purchasing publ should understand that any represei tatlon made that the government hf sanctioned label Is without warran The manufacturer must accept the r, sponsibllity of arranging his label f comply with the new law, and If does not he will be prosecuted. -:-:-
 The War Department has adopted system of Identification tags for so diers. Similar tags have been in uf in the British army for years. IT British tag contains simply a numb. which corresponds to a name on tl service books and the reglmental roll During the Boer war the tag numbe of those Killed and wounded we often published before the departmei had identified the numbers with tI names, and friends of man who kne. his number scanned the cold figures, 30 living to whoever could interpret them.
 An advance statement of the finances of the postal service, given out by Postmaster General Cortelyou, shows reduction of the annual deficit from $14,572, ,bs4 for 1905 to s10,516,9a5 for 1sos-more than s4,ooO, GOO, or 27.s3 per cent The total receipts for 1906 were $187. .922, ,7S2 an increase over 1905 of S15, ,106, ,197, which Is the greatest in- crease for any year In the history of the service.
 Surgeon General O'Reilly reports that our army had 73,742 men on the sick list last year, which was a slight decrease over previous years. The British army ranks first in the death rate, with 7.13 deaths per 1000 men, the American army having the next highest CPS, the total per year being S8s deaths. The PrussIan army has the lowest rate, 2 per 1000 men -:-:-
 The President has awarded the night fourth medal of honor, authorized by Congress for acts of bravery by train men, to Edward Murray, a conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad, who risked his life to save two children at Pittsburg last January. He has pre- viously received a medal from the Car negie hero fund.
 The annual report of the commis- sioner of the general land office shows that the total receipts for the year end ed Juns 30 were $7,5S5, ,528, an increase ,ver the preceding year of $567,713. The total area of the land disposed of was l9,314.1S7 acres, an increase of 2,37A,. 665 acres.
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 Figures given out by the census bu- reau indicate that the total wealth of the United States in 1904 was $106, ,SS1.- 416.009, as compared with $SS, ,52S, ,348,- 79S in 1900.
 Debts of American Cities.
 The reports of Census Director North