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The National tribune., 1907-03-07

Postmaster General four months ago,
permits senders Of postal cards to write
messages on the same side with the ad-
dress, and is the result of an agreement
entered into between the representatives
of the various countries in the UGiver-
sal Postal Congress, which met in Rome
last year.
Senator Frye, of Maine, startled the
Senate on Saturday He was on his
feet making a report from his Commit
tee on Commerce on several minor bills.
a duty he performs frequently, and
which. as a rule, attracts little interest
or attention. Suddenly, raising his
voice. Nh. Frye exclaimed: .If 1 can
get immediate consideration for tha.
dam bill l will promise the Senate not
To report another dam bill this session.
Amid a general laugh the bill was
passed. and dam will be built across
certain shoals on the Savannah River.
Three important changes took place
in President Roosevelt's Cabinet Mon
day. Secretary Ethan A. Hitchcock re-
| tired from the post at the head of the
Interior Department and was succeeded
by James r. Garfield, of Ohio. ther
Commissioner of Corporations; Leslij
| NJ. Shaw, of Iowa, turned the Treasury
Postmaster-Gencral. and George Won l.
Meyer, of Massachusetts. until recently
Embassador to Russia. assumed the di.
recion of affairs at the Post-Office De-
| partment.
| Jas. r. Garfield is one of the young
est men who has ever attained Cabine
honors. He is in his AID year. Mr.
| cortclyou was the same age when hi
became Secretary of the Department o.
Commerce and Labor four years ago.
Herbert Knox Smith, Deputy Com
missioner of Corporations, became Com
missioner of Corporations with the re
tirement from that office of Mr.. Gar
! field
Representative Sullivan, of Massa
chusetts, who retired to private life
Monday, will not be missed by the vet
| erans. He took occasion while the con
| ference report on the Pension appro
priation bill was under discussion in tn,
House, to read the Republicans lee
| ture. He addressed himself wholly t.
that portion of the report wherein th'
House receded from its disagreement
relative to the reduction in the mum
ber of pension agencies, permitting tn
| agencies to remain as under existin;
| law.
! He said that the Pension COMMITTEES
/ of the Senate reported pension bill L
| that body putting back the agencie
| which the House had stricken out. s.
! that the Senatorial patronage Nigh
| be preserved to that honorable body
eve are compelled" said Mr.. Sulli
van. 'as Representatives of the people
/ charged under the Constitution wit
i the duty of conserving the money of tn
/ taxpayers of the NatiOn-cOmpelled b
i another body. without debate or delib
i Grafton, to violate our oaths of Office
squander the money of the people Il
order that honorable gentlemen at tn
I other end of the Capitol may maintai
in its integrity the loathsOme carcass O
Federal patronage thru the destructio
of every decent principle of honesty an
efficiency upon which the edifice Of thi
Government was reared and in the oh
;. servance OF which this Government ca
only be maintained"
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Senate.

Tuesday, Feb. 26-The Senate passed
the Sundry Civil bill practically as re-
ported by the committee, including all
District items
The Currency bill was debated during
the later hours of the day, the Nelson
amendment requiring National banks
to pay interest on public money depos-
tied with them being defeated by vote
of 43 to II. The bill was finally passed
by 43 to IA.
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Senate.

Saturday, March Both Houses
held sessions and at night. and when,
about midnight. both took recess to
Monday at $3.50, the only important
business up for consideration was the
16-hour bill and the Ship Subsidy bill.
The House adopted the conference re-
port on the 1S-hour bill, which will be
voted on in the Senate as soon as pos
sible after the session opens Monday.
The defeat of the Ship Subsidy bill in
the Senate is certain, the success of the
filibuster inaugurated by the Democrats
and led by Senator Carmack being con-
ceded. All the appropriation bills have
now been disposed Of All local items
were eliminated from the Sundry Civil
bill. p
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House..

The House passed several District
bills and defeated that giving the street
railways the right to extend their tracks
to the Union Station.
A rule granting the Ship Subsidy bill
the right of way until Friday was
adopted.
After acting favorably upon several
minor measures, the House at 6:20
O'Clock adjourned
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House..

The House agreed to the conference
reports on the District of Columbia and
Rivers and Harbors appropriations bills
and on the Criminal Appeals and Rose
bud Reservation bills. Partial agree
ments We're reached on the Army and
Navy appropriation bills. one item in
each being still in dispute. night
session was held for the purpose of per-
mitting debate on the Ship Subsidy bill,
consideration of which subject also con-
sumed much of the daylight session.
The National tribune., 1907-03-07
THE SPIRIT OF CONGRESS.
Essence Of the Week at the National
Capitol.
Senate.

Monday. Feb. 25.-Three appropria-
ton bills were passed in the Senate, the
Agricultural, the Post Office and the
$685., 900, 900.
The Philippine Agricultural Bank bill
also was passed.
In the Agricultural bill an amend
ment was agreed to. requiring the pack
ers 10 put the date of inspection and
canning on all their meat products.
A session was held at night for the
consideration OF the treaty With Sento
Domingo.
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House.

House.
The House passed the Ship Subsidy
bill by vote of 155 to IA. and the
General Deficiency bill and several
measures of lesser Importance under
suspension of the rules.
At $40 o'clock the House adjourned.
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Senate.

Wednesday, Feb. 27.-The Senate ad-
journed after agreeing to the confer
ence reports on the Rivers and Harbors
and District of Columbia appropriation
bills. The calendar was cleared of un-
objected bills. Senator Patterson spoke
at length on Government ownership and
control of railways.
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House.

The House considered the Ship Sub
sidy bill and passed several measures of
minor Importance.
At 6:13 o'clock the House adjourned
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Senate.

Thursday, Feb. 2s.-Practically all OF
the day was consumed in discussion oi
the amendment of the denatured alco-
hol law so as to permit farmers tc
manufacture this product. No action
was taken
The bill was passed appropriatine
100000 for the Alaska Yukon Exposi,
ton at Seattle.
Conference reports We're agreed to on
the Army bill. Conferees practically
reached an agreement on the Agricul-
tural bill, in which the Beveridgs
amendment, providing for putting the
date Of canning on all canned meat
products was stricken from the bill.
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Senate.

Friday, March 1.-The bill amending
the dsnatured alcohol law, so as to per-
NIT the manufacture Of that product by
farmers and others, was passed.
After two hours Of debate a pension
OF $50 month was granted the widow
of Senator Hawley.
The final report Of the conferees on
the Naval bill was agreed to and partial
reports on the Agricultural Sundry Civ.
IL ana Post. once bills.
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House.

The House agreed to the conference
report on the Army appropriation bill
passed several measures of minor i'm
portance, and spent several hours in
discussion of the Ship Subsidy bill.
AT o'clock the House took a recess
until o'clock, when bills on the private
calendar were considered.
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man in New Jersey thinking that
this two billion dollar Congress could
yet do something more in the appro-
priating line. asked an appropriation
for S100, 100000 for the further inves-
tigatng of structural material. He
didn't get it, tho Mr.. Norris. of Nebras-
ka, introduced the resolution. The sum
was to be used by the Geological Sur
yey. % ri
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The House wants 10 know if the bat
tlc-ship Louisiana was really 100 per
cent. complete when so reported June
IL. 1905. and turned over to the Gov
ernment. Tho Louisiana, after few
months service. WAS laid up in the New
York Navy Yard for repairs 1t is
charged mat the contractors did not
complete the ship and that the Govern
Drent is now finishing her. The reason
for the alleged haste of the contractors
IN turning her over to the Government
Is said to have been a desire of the con-
tractors L, finish her as quickly as the
Government built the sister ship, Con
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

Senator Beverdge lost out on his
meat proposition. He wanted every
can of meat put up to have the date of
Its canning on 1t. OF course that is a
regular man proposition. The date of
canning stuff has nothing to do with
the manner of the keeping of it, If ii
keeps it will keep indefinitely. If it
spoils, it is quite as likely to spoil with
in seven days after canning as in seven
or in 40 years. When Theoretically
sealed it will remain good till that seal
is broken, but mere man can't be
supposed to know much about cooking
chemistry. There was also talk In the
Senate about canning spoiled meat,
which always makes housewife smile
That would be an impossibility. Spoiled
meat Is bound to make itself known,
and If put into can spoiled, it would
in very short time explode because
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

At beautifully appointed dinner
given at the Shoreham Monday a week
ago, the New York and Pennsylvania
colleagues of Representative Littauer
of New York, who have been associated
with him in his term of ten years SER
vice in the House, which terminates
this week, gave him watch and chain
suitably inscribed.
Among a number of other friends OF
Mr.. Littauer at the dinner was Speaker
Cannon, who made the presentation
speech. The speech is described by
those who heard il as the very best the
Speaker ever made, his theme being the
duty of man to serve his country's
interest when it had been demonstrated
that his services were valuable and
needed.
A parchment signed by all present
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

EnIbassador Bryce was received by
The President last Tuesday. President
Roosevelt had arrived only half an hour
before from his visit to Massachusetts,
hut, after - somewhat hasty luncheon
he was ready 10 meet the ambassador
at the appointed time.
The presentation was concluded with
more ceremony than any that has taken
place at the White House for some
time. The Presidents own carriage
was sent to Stoneleigh Court, where Mr.
Bryce is living until the repairs 10 tho
embassy are completed, and the EN-
bassadur was escorted to the President
House by col. Charles S. Bromwell Sup
, erintendent Of Public Buildings and
Grounds, the officer in charge of State
functions at the White House.
The ambassador was followed Y al
the members of the British Embass,
staff. seven in number, but the third
carriage was detained for some reason
and four Of the secretaries and attaches
were 10 minutes late in reaching th5
White House,
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This is what AR Landis Gnd.} thinks
of the President, as he told il at a ban
qurt in Philadelphia the other night:
Il cannot disPuise my admiration for
President Roosevelt. ] admire his can
dor, his fearle~sneSs. his honest i'm
pulses, and his integrity, and i.e will
occupy n unique place in history. The
people believe in him, and will trust
him
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

Edmund de Salem MacSoud Bey, Of
Alexandria, Egypt, is the first to make
formal application for admission to the
College of the Political Sciences to be
opened by George Washington Univer-
sity next Fail.
The young man is a fuii-blood Egyp-
! tian, and a son of Macsoud Bey, At
torney- General of Alexandria, and a
distinguished diplomat of the Nile coun-
/ try. Edmund Is to enter the dlplo-
| matte service, and 1t was decided to
send him to the George Washingtc on
| University as a student in the school OF
| diplomacy. He speaks English perfect
/ ly. aud is equally familiar with French,
| Span l. Arabic. Egyptian and Sryian.
Hc WAS educated in Egypt and Eng
I land.
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

In the House of Commons the other
day Harry Liddell. member from West
Down. Unionist, asked the Government
whether the civil service rule requiring
ambassadors to retire at the age Of 90
would be enforced in the case of James
Bryce, the ambassador TO the United
States. who viii be 20 years old in May
Of next year.
Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey
replied that the Prime Minister had the
power to recommend that the King ex-
tend the period OF an ambassador 5
service. He added that this power had
been exercised three times in the case
OF Sir Julian Pauncefote.
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

Senator Fred Dubois has certainly
fallen on his feet. He retires from the
United States Senate With this term of
Congress, and he lost out on the Smoot
case, but he is the recognized foe of
Mormonism and has been engaged by
the Chautauqua lecture course to de-
liver lectures against Mormonism that
will bring him in $4,000 the first year.
He will travel all over the country and
speak of the Mormon question in every
phase. '+
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

The River and Har6or appropriation
bill, as finally agreedhupon by the Sen
ate and House conferrns. carries a total
Of $S6.s63.432 in cash appropriations
and contract obligations.
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

Devotees of the illustrated postal.
card craze have, because Of an order
from Postmaster General Cortelyou, an
additional reason for their fondness for
the pictured pasteboards.
This order, which was signed by the
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

The celebration was a very joyous
affair. and before the association ad-
journed resolution was adopted fav-
oring a Constitutional amendment max
ing February % a legal holiday be-
cause so many famous Congressm2
were born on that day.
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

The President has decided to appoint
David p. ijwyer Federal Judge OF the
Eastern District of Missouri He now
occupies the position of United States
District Attorney for that district.
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

The Army Canteen was knocked out,
and now the veterans of Soldiers Homes
are absolutely at the mercy of the low
dives which collect in the vicinity of
the Homes. and lure into them the
childish old men who should be cared
for as children are.
The National tribune., 1907-03-07

AS the last act in his career as a
Representative in Congress. Gen. Gros-
venor, of Ohio, had passed by unani-
nous consent in the House Saturday
night bill appropriating 100000 for
n public building at Athens, O., his
home town. The passage of the bill
was received with applause. which Mr..
Grosvsnor recognized by bowling grace.
fully.
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Tho House has accepted the formal
invitation Of President Harry st. George
Tucker. of the jamestown Exposition.
fo attend :ilc formal opening of the ter
centennial of the settlement of James
town, April sc. and adopted resolu-
ton offered by Mr. Maynard, of Virgin
ia. that ten Senators and fifteen Rep
resenta tives of the 59th Congress be
appointed to attend the same.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
SEVEN KILLED IN A NINE
TWO EXPLOSIONS OF GAS IN
SHAFT At PRIcEBURG, PA.
Victims Are Horribly Disfigured-
Wild Excitement Prevails Among
Families Of the Miners.

Scranton, Pa.-Seven men were
killed outright and two others serious
" injured in two explosions OF mine
gas in the Johnson No. 1 mine at
Priceburg late Tuesday.
The first explosion, which occurred
about three o'clock, was caused by the
carelessness of door tender who by
leaving the door open, allowed gas to
accumulate in the workings. One man
was injured as a result of this. The
second explosion which resulted in
the death of seven men and the injury
of another, occurred about five o'clock
and resulted from the ignition OF the
deadly fire damp which accumulated
after the first explosion.
A runner who was near the foot OF
the shaft when the second explosion
occurred gave the alarm and rescue
party hurried to the scene OF the ex-
plosion.
News of the explosion spread rapid
" through the village of Priceburg. a
mining hamlet just north OF Scranton,
and hundreds of wives, children anc
other relatives of those who are EN-
ployed in the mine hurried to the
breaker So badly disfigured were
the remains of those who were killed
that Identification at the time was i'm
possible and the widest excitement
prevailed. Harsh measures had to be
pursued by the mine officials to keep
the crowds back, and hundreds fol-
lowed the ambulances to undertaking
establishments. 1t was with the great
est difficulty that any authentic news
of the affair could be learned, because
of the excitement that prevailed.
About 1900 men work in the mine,
but as no account was kept Of those
who had come out before the explosion
occurred it is impossible to determine,
until the rescuing party returns, if the
present death list is complete.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
CORNELL DEBT WIPED OUT.
Last Dollar Owed by Mt. Vernon Col
Ieqe is Paid.

Mount Vernon.--Cornell college Is
free from debt What has been owed
has been wiped out entirely. For
some years a troublesome debt has
been growing, which originated with
the purchase of Ash Park for athletic
purposes, and of the Goodelf farm,
which was purchased to enlarge the
campus. The debt has been added
to by current expenses, including the
remodeling of 6 fence hall year ago,
until 1t had reached the sum of SPA
000 The trustees at their annual
meeting of 1906 resolved that this
debt must be wiped out. Subscrip'
tions began to be received, and now
the last dollar of the debt has been
subscribed. The bells joyfully pro.
claimed the news. A large crowd OF
citizens assembled on the. main street.
70 large bonnre was lighted. and
speeches were made by DR.. H. G.
Stuntz, President King, Colonel Rood,
Professor Freer, o. A. Cheney and
others Inc debt raising has created
wide spread interest, and 1t Is the
general opinion that Cornell college
is entering upon a period Of greater
prosperity than 1t has hitherto en-.
joyed. The institution has also added
$4,000 to its endowment funds dur
ing the year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Had Been to One.


Hewitt hear that that crazy re-
former is to open a school to teach
his doctrines. E@
Jewett-I don't believe care to at
tend.
Hewitt suppose you got tired OF
reform school when you were boy.
Give Defiance Starch fair trial
try it for both hot and cold starching,
and if you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost,
return 1t and your grocer will give you
back your money.
Our deeds are letters that We
forge ourselves.-Georgo. Eliot.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
PURIFIED LIFE INSURANCE.
Benefits from New Law, Which Re-
mains Substantially Unchanged.

Through the influence of Gov.
Hughes, the New York Legislature de-
cided to make no radical changes IN
the new insurance law. 1t was pointed
out by Gov. Hughes that the New York
law has already accomplished wide.
spread reforms, with proportionate
benefits 10 policyholders, and that 1t
should be given thorough trial be-
fore any amendments were seriously
considered. 1t is estimated that the
cost of the mismanagement OF the past
did not average more than 20 cents to
each policyholder while the benefits
to present and future policyholders
will amount to many times more and
be cumulative besides. The speed
craze of the big companies and the ex-
cessive cost of securing new business
was the most extravagant evil of the
old arrangements. Under the new
regime the cost of new business has
already been greatly reduced, along
with other economies.
The showing made by the Equitable
Life Assurance Society In its report
for 1906 was a strong argument
against meddling with the new law.
In the Equitable alone there was
saving of over $2,000,000 in expenses.
besides an increase in the income
from the SOciety's assets amounting
to as much more. The ratios OF the
Equitable's total expenses to it's total
income was 1929 in 1904, 1882 In
1905 and only 14.4Sqo in 1906. The
dividends paid to Equitable policy
holders in 1906 amounted to $7,2S9, 1874,
which was an increase of more than
go over 1905.
While the Equitable made better
showing than any other big company,
all reported radical economies and un-
der such conditions the Legislature
wisely decided to leave the law sub
stantially as it stands.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
wENr%ro TEA
And II Wound Her Bobbin.

Tea drinking frequently affects PEG.
ole as badly as coffee. A lady in Sails.
bury, Nd, says that she was COM
PEELED to abandon the use of coffee a
good many years ago, because it
threatened to ruin her health and that
she went over to tea drinking, but
finally, she had dyspepsia so bad that
she had lost twenty-five pounds and
no food seemed to agree with her.
She further says: "As this time ]
was induced to take up the famous
food drink, Postum and was so much
pleased with the results that I have
never been without it since. l COM
menced to improve at once, regained
my twenty-five pounds of flesh and
went some beyond my usual weight.
u know Postum to be good, pure,
and healthful, and there never was an
article, and never will be, I believe,
that does so surely take the place Of
coffee, as Postum Food Coffee. The
beauty of 1t all is that 1t is satisfying
and wonderfully nourishing. III feel as
II lcould not sing its praises TOO loud"
Read The Road to Welly'lle." in pkgs
There's q Reason
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
TEST FOR LOW FARE LAW.
Missouri Statute Will Have Inrse
Months Trial.

Kansas City, Mo.-The Missouri
two-cent passenger fare act Will go
into effect at six a. IN. on Weones'
day next, and be given three months
trial. If at the end of that time the
rate is found to be unremuneratlVe
the laws enforcement can be tougnt
in the courts by the railroads.
The state officials are Temporarily
enioined from enforcing the maximum
freight rate law and this case will pc
argued later in the federal court.
Judge Smith Mcpherson in the
United States district court here Mon
day afternoon, after handing down an
opinion maintaining the courts ]urls'
diction in the premises, ordered the
PRONUNCIATION of the above stated 1acts'
which had been agreed to by the at
torneys for the state and the IL MIS-
souri, railroads involved. The court
in it's decision had suggested that the
two-cent fare should be first given a
practical trial before injunction pro-
ceedings preventing its enforcement
be considered.
Herh.:rt S. Hadley, attorney general,
said regarding the two-cent bill:
IF at the end of three months the
railroads want to litigate the reason
ableness of these rates, the matter OF
the jurisdiction Of the state and fed
eral courts to determine the question
will be fought out and the state has
lost none of it's rights and advantages.
THE injunction suits that | have
brought against the railroad compa'
MES on the passenger rates in the
state courts will stand