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national committee. In New York. He
can have the Indiana delegation If he
so desires. and Illinois, too, will be for
him. There is no sentiment for Hearst
out my way. and the movement for
Chanler does not seem to attract. The
paramount issues of the coming cam
paign will. be regulation of the trusts
and the tarirf. Roosevelt will be easy
TO beat IL renominated because western
Republicans as we'll as Democrats ho.d
the president responsible for the finan-
cial depression
The American Federation of Labor
voted unanimously to tax every MEM
Der of all its affiliated organizations a
cent month to raise fund to fight
he Van Cleave injunction suit and for
Use IN defense against any attacks by
the Manufacturers association. The
federation went on record as favoring
the absolute exclusion from the United
States and its possessions of all immi-
grants from Asia and the islands of
the Pacific. The Sixtieth congress will
be appealed to for laws making eight
hours u universal days work for all
Panama canal employees.
The New Jersey state board of as
SCISSORS completed the assessment of
RAILROAD and canal property under the
Perkins law, requiring railroads to pay
taxes to the state on their main stem
property at the average tax rate of the
state. The average rate this year has
been ascertained to be $1.627 on each
500 as against $3.50 last year. The
aggregate assessed valuation of rail-
road property this year is 5000, 1872, 173,
an increase of about S5,000000 COM
pared with last year. The railroads
Will be required to pay in taxes to the
state S3,25T, 126.
Determined to win back the love of
the woman lie once won and wed
against n field of suitors and equally
set upon proving TO the world, for his
baby's sake, that through his own
Brains he can win fortune as well as
fame, Captain Charles Glen Collins,
hero of the Sudan and Boer wars and
husband of the former Natalie Schenci
OF New York and Newport, is working
in laborer's garb as an apprentice In
the works of the Grubey Faience Pot
terry company of South Boston.
The Thomas Iron company of Easton.
Pa, announces Il reduction of 10 per
cent in the wages of its employees, to
take effect on Dec. 1. The reduction
will affect all the mines and works oil
the company, including the Richards
mine in New Jersey. A similar reduc.
ton has been announced Mt the mines
and works of the Empire Iron and
Steel company and at the Joseph
Wharton blast furnaces and mines of
the Musconetong Iron company dt
Stanhope, n. J.
William j. Bryan issued statement
to the effect that he would accept the
Democratic nomination for president
in 1908, but that he would neither ask
nor fight for it. He declared that the
prospects for Democratic success arc
bright and that the next campaign
would be an appeal to the public con-
science. Henry Watterson declared
that he had labored with Bryan to de-
cline the nomination and to quit his
dog in the manger attitude"
Mrs. Russell Sage will return to her
town house, in New York, shortly I'M
der an armed guard For the first time
her home will be patrolled by special
guard, who will keep off all persons
except those having appointments with
Mrs. Sage. Mrs. Sage's widowhood
has virtually made her a prisoner In
her own home. Sought after 10y beg.
ging persons before her husbands
death, the annoyance now amounts to
social plague.
A new state was added to the I'm
ion when President Roosevelt issued
proclamation announcing the fulfill
ment by Oklahoma of the conditions of
admission laid down in the enabling
act of June is, 1906. The latest entry
into the federal family breaks all prec-
edents for size and general develop
ment 1t is by far the largest COM
munity ever received into the Union.
It's present population is over 1.400. 600.
The inland waterways commission
will meet In Washington on Nov. % to
formulate q report on its operations in
the last summer, including inspection
VI the hlSSiSSippi llNci Win IeSlttthl
Roosevelt In October. The commits
sion will then announce that its work
is not confined to navigation. but ex-
tends TO the utilization Of the water re-
sources of the country from all points
of view.
In an address at Cooper union, New
York, President Schurman Of Cornell
university discussed Governor Hughes
as a presidential possibility, declaring
that while Mr. Hughes would not lift
finger to secure the nomination" IL
1.-The people summon him to service he
would undoubtedly respond with loyal
devotion to their CALL" .... j.
Howard Gould, whose wife, Kath-
crime Clemmons Gould, is suing him
for a separation, alleging cruelty and
inhuman treatment, has served notice
through the newspapers that he Will
not be responsible for Mrs. Gould's
debts. Gould accuses his wife of