The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-10

Senator Lodge introduced a bill to i'm
prove the consular service by filing the
higher positions by promotion from the
lower grades.
The sword of John Paul Jones now
rests in the library of the Navy Depart
ment, where it has been placed by Com
mander Reginald Nicholson.
The last bid for government land in
the Kiowa and Comanche reservation.
known as the big pasture was re-
ceived. The total number is 1921.
With a view to securing action at the
present session, Senator Beverage min
PRODUCED his general child labor bill as an
amendment to the District of Columbia
child labor bill.
Senator Rayner gave notice that he
would ask the Senate to consider resolu-
tons commemorative the life and charac-
ter of the late Senator Arthur Pue Cor
man on Saturday, Jan. &c.
Minister Rockhill has cabled the State
Department from Pekin that by agree
ment with Russia the Chinese government
will open to international residence and
trade Jan. IA next the cities of Kirin,
Manchurie and Hardin.
L. Klopsch, editor of the Christian
Herald, was the first to subscribe funds
for the relief of the starving Chinese in
response to the Presidents message, send
ing 5000 to be expended by the Ameri-
can Red Cross in China.
The most important engineering prob
lem of the present day affecting marine
propulsion is hat of the steam turbine,
according to the report of Rear Admiral
G. w. Rae, chief of the bureau of steam
engineering, just made public.
The condition of the famine sufferers
in China is worse than at first supposed.
according to reports from ~consuls, and
the matter was brought to the attention
of the cabinet at the Instance of the
American National Red Cross.
Ambassador Thompson has advised the
State Department that President Diaz of
Mexico has taken prompt acton toward
~remedying the damage to property in the
Imperial valley as the result of the over
flow of the Colorado river into Salton
Sink.
Delegations representing the eastern
rye whisky distiliers and the blenders of
New York. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Mas
~sachusetts and New Hampshire were Civ
en- a hearing by Secretary Wilson of the
Department of Agriculture and DIR. Wi
ley, chief of the bureau of chemistry, as
to the regulations respecting the labelling
of their products under the new pure food
law.
The Jamestown exposition commission
met in the Office of Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Edwards to receive a re-
port from President /. w. johnson and
Director General G.. B. Jackson of the
Negro Development Exposition Company
as to what is being done to prepare an
exhibition of negro progress. The com-
m~issioners were not satisfied with the sit
uation.
Withdrawal of all restrictions upon the
issue of So notes by national banks is
proposed in a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Fowler of New Jersey, chair
man of the committee on currency. There
is frequent complaint of inability to OBJ
tain sufficient small notes and at present
ldllOIdl DdnkS dIt ltSliitttu " tIdt Trey
cannot take out more than one-third of
their circulation in So notes.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock de-
clared that his withdrawal of 100000
acres belonging to the five civilized tribes.
which was criticised by a Senate commit
tee, will stand unless the investigation
in progress shows that he exceeded
his authority.
The War Department has issued a cir
cular to recruiting officers urging redou-
bled efforts to secure men TO ill vacancies
in the army. 1t is said a great many
men refuse to re-enlist because of the lack
of a canteen, while the general prosperity
and labor scarcity keep away new re-
Baron Hengelmuller. the Austro-H Hun
garian ambassador, denied the rumor that
he will resign the Washington mission.
The baron communicated with his gov
eminent concerning the report.
Senator Depew introduced a bill au-
thorizing any national bank to be desig-
mated as a depository of public moneys.
Under existing law no bank with less
than $4,000 capital can be so designated.
George Daniel, claiming to be a nat
uralized citizen, though a native of Tur-
key, asked the State Department for re-
dress for alleged i'll treatment by Persian
while he was teaching a school at
Oroomiah.
Rear Admiral Evans brought to the
attention of the Navy Department: the ac-
ton of the New York customs officials
in searching the blue jackets who arriv-
ed at that port on the battleship Ohio
from the Philippines. 1t is probable in
will be given to the revenue
officers to rectify the matter.
The trial of Representative Binger
Hermann of Oregon, charged with de-
stroying records when he retired from the
office of commissioner of the general land
ofice, has been set for Feb. 4, 1907. Fred
srick s. Hyde, John A. Benson, Henry p.
and j. II. Schneider, indicted for
California and Oregon land frauds, will
BE- placed IN trial Feb IL