The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-12
The congressional excursionists.

icdCcu by | uclc JOe- tdnllOu, who have been seeiLg the greater Antilles and regions contiguous, in- cludinE the Panama canal zone, got ! back Sunday aboard the Hamburg. l American liner Bluecher. They were 1 Wlthin two hours of an earthquake al k ngston. Jamaica; were held up q, quarantine at Colon, and or i. the wtr north, about 259 miles east of St. Augustine, Fla, they picked of the crew of the Norwegian bark GuIfrort. "J ncle Joe saw the res cue from the hurricane deck of the Bluecher, and was one of a party who made Hp fat purse for the N"rs" skipper and his crew
 Secretary Root and Mexican Am bas>a,,or Creel have decided that . the time was ripe for concerted ae- lion To terminate hostilities in Cen traI America. if that result could be accomplished by moral suasion and earnest representations, beyond which point neither the United State nor Mexico is willing to go.
 Because he had been arguing that Enricae C. Greet, am.bassador of Mexico to the United States, could not ue elected to be constitutional governor of the state Chihuahua, SHlYcster rerrazas, editor of Fl Eorroe, daily newspaper of high standing published in the city of Chihuahua, is in jail
 Aissr continuous sessions since Thursday. the Nebraska legislature adjourned sine die at o'clock Sat urday afternoon. The session was chiefly noticeable for the amount of railroad legislation enacted, Many of the bills passed are vet to be act cd upon by Gov Sheldon, but 1t IS believed he will approve all in any way affecting corporation interests.
 Secretary Straus of the depart- mcnt of commerce and labor has de- uied admission to this country of tHc Japanese immigrants These are ti.a first Japanese exclusion cases which have reached the secretary since the promulgation of the exec- utive crder carrying into effect the new immigration law. Secretary Strau-' action was based upon an appeal taken by the Japanese from q decision of the inspector at Fl Paso, Tex, denying them the right to cnter on passports from Mexico.
 Eoimcr President Grover Clcye- land, counsel for the Association of Life Insurance Presidents, has just submitted to thaI association a brief in relation to the matter If ,alar.e. paid by life insurance com. paniee. The occasion for its pre-. sentatIon, l, Is stated, Is the fact that certain western states haze noy pending before their respective leg. isIatures bills that would limit the salaries of life insurance officers to $50,0o0 year, while in others the limit is fixed at $25,O0O a year.
 In addressing the general confer crcnce' of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the taber- nacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday, upon "Correct Christian Living" " Apostle Reed Smoot touched briefly on the recent contest that resulted in the decision emitting him to retain h., seat d, United States senator from tah. He said that in Washington he talked with q number of women who 'srmerly had been leaders in the agitation against hiu and he had been assured by them that their sole reason for hostility to him wa4 lhelr hcllel that nc was pe!N%2- mist. Having learned that this was an error, the women, Senator Shoot said, promised to dc all in their power to counteract the effect of their fight against him.
 Mcrcos Flores, who came 10 New York from San Antonio, Tex, was arrested Friday on a charge of writ .ng I.tters to the United States pen- sion department threatening to "deal with President Roosevelt" un- less action was taken on certain pen'so? application. After an ak animation before the magistrate, Fibre. was committed 10 Bellevue for examination as to his sanity.
 Ii is learned that Rev Gustayus Tucherman, of this city, and for