The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-09-20
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)

bers OF the house naval affairs com
mittee which recently completed their
tour Of inspection OF the yards and
aboard the Dolphin, have gathered
much information regarding the needs
OF those yards and stations. To fully
acquaint the committee with the mer-
| its of the items for new works TO be
submitted by the navy department In
the annual estimates, the command
ants and the principal officers OF the
| different yards were called aboard
the Dolphin and required 10 explain
! directly TO the committeeman the
needs as TO their respective yards.
! All this information was recorded
geographically for the benefit Of
those members Of the committee who
were unable to accompany the party.
Sulphur and Molasses. Chief
Chemist Wiley Of the agricultural de-
partment, recently issued pure food
regulation, approved by the secretary,
restricting the use Of sulphur 10 $50
milligrams in the Qualification OF cane
juice The Louisiana state board of
| health has since conducted a series
OF experiments which demonstrated
that negroes fed on molasses not only
suffer no i'll effects, but actually gain.
ed in weight. AS much greater pro-
portion Of sulphur than indicated by
DR.. Wiley is actually necessary in the
clarifcation process for both cane
juice and mOlasses, the Louisiana su
gar and molasses interests are going
to make a vigorous effort TO get DR.
Wileys orders modified. We can
only say that the combination OF sui
phur and molasses has always been
thought TO work well, especially in
the spring.
Wages Higher Than Living Cost
Although he did not know ii, the con
dition Of the workingman, not the
man on salary, was better in 1906
than in 1905, so the United States bu-
reau of labor, of which Charles =.
Neil is commissioner, has declared
in making public the result of its an
nual inquiry into wages and the pric-
es of food. In the principal manufac-
turing and mechanical industries of
the country the average wages per
hour in 1906 were 4.5 percent higher
than in 1905, the hours of labor per
week were 3 percent lower, and the
number OF employees in the estab
lishments investigated was percent
greater The average full time week
ly earnings per employe In 1906 were
80 percent greater than in 1905. The
retail prices of food were 30 percent
higher in 1906 than in 1905. In 1906
the purchasing power of an hours
wages as expended for food was IA
percent greater than in 1905, and the
purchasing power Of full weeks
wages was percent greater.
The New Chinese Minister-On
April % last the then Chinese minis
ter here, Sir Chentung Liang Cheng,
was informed of the purpose of his
government to recall him to China to
take up an important post in the Chi
nese foreign Office and that he would
be succeeded in Washington by Liang
Tun-Yen. So. If the latter owes his
appointment to Washington TO Yuan
Shi-kai, as reported from Peking, II
is evident that the great viceroy was
able TO arrange for this appointment
long before he was himself summoned
10 Peking as member of the board
of foreign affairs, and the inevitable
inference is that the present upheava.
in the court circle is the working out
OF plans formed months ago. Liang
Tun-Yen. the new minister, was Chi.
nese customs taotai at Tien Tsin, and
is understood 10 be one of the trusted
lieutenants of Iuan-Shi-kai, who has
come TO be regarded as the successor
of Ii Hung Chang as dictator of the
destiny of China. Liang speaks Eng
lish perfectly, being graduate of
Yale. and il is believed was chosen by
uan-Shi-Kai TO be minister TO Wash
ington because he has most advanced
ideas, and is therefore likely to be Of
the greatest help TO his chief in select
ing for introduction into China such
features of modern American civiliZa-
tion and governmental methods as
seem best adapted TO the needs OF
the nation.
Officials Surprised.-Being under
the impression that Sir Robert Bond
had secured about everything of i'm
portance that he wished included III
the modus vivend relative TO the
Newfoundland fisheries. the state de-
partment officials here were consider
ably surpassed To read the bitter de
nunciation that the premier has heap
ed upon the imperial government for
concluding the arrangement which was
absolutely necessary 10 prevent seri-
GUS friction between two great ma
tions. They were disposed 10 draw
parallel between the attitude of the
Newfoundlauders and the Californians
in this matter. each according TO the
view of the Washington government.
showing a lack of appreciation OF the
impropriety Of attacking treaty rights