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The Washington herald., 1907-01-14

while there is yet time some step might
be taken to meet Germany half way
The movement before the trade con-
vention for a reciprocal declaration will
be led by Alvin II. Sanders. Of Chicago.
the chairman of the American Reciprocal
Tariff League. He will make a clear pres
entatiOn of the grounds on which the
desired action is sought, and will explain
the situation fully to the convention. He
viii also present arguments for asking
Congress TO enact permanent legislation
under which reciprocal agreements may
be sought, for the purpose Of extending
and maintaining American trade interests
abroad
The Washington herald., 1907-01-14
WILLPROMOTE TRADE
Convention to Discuss For
eign nCOmmerce0 0pensHere.
DELEGATES FROM MANY STATES

President Roosevelt and Secretaries
Root and Strnus TO Make Adj
dresses-SessIons BeEin This Morn
inE-Washington to BE Represented
by Specially Appointed Delegates
The Washington herald., 1907-01-14

government last year. but when the final
balances were struck, the taxes collected
were over 81, 900 in excess of the ex-
penditures. Although our Treasury is
bulging with wealth. If Congress should
pass an Inheritance tax law, such as the
President favors, the bulk of the great
fortunes Of our millionaires would sventu-
ally revert to the government. Under
such a law the United States would re-
ceive about half a billion dollars from
the Rockefeller estate alone. This regu-
lation 10 control swollen fortunes, by
making them revert 20 the state. would
give us funds to prosecute such schemes
for public improvement as would dwarf
the most pretentious creations Of all the
builders Of history.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-14
BISCHOFE CONCERTS

At the FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
18th and q SITS. northwest, WEDNESDAY EVEN-
ING. JANUARY 10. 1897. at S O'Clock. Miss Irens
A Dieterich. soprano; Miss Alice NJ Mosbrey.
reader, from Philadelphia, Pa; Mr.. Charles p.
Myers tenor Mr.. Henry h Freeman. Organist
and choirmaster. St Johns Church. Dr j. "
Bischof. acc0mpanist and director Admission Soc
The Washington herald., 1907-01-14

Even as it is. our national wealth has
already scared higher than the imaginings
OF the most sangune of our early Opti-
mists To what extent it win yet go, even
the most astute Of living men can only
conjecture. Let us look 10 the future
course we shall pursue, lest we become
vain Of our riches and quickly go the
way of the Caesars, who fell into decay
and disrepute on account of the boards
they gathered about them.
Let US hope that we shall always wish
for no victories but those of peace; for
no territory except our own; for no SOW
ereignty except the sovereignty over our
selves" If we can go on massing wealth
and still adhere TO these admirable prin-
ciples so recently uttered oy our eminent
premier, Mr.. Elihu Root, the Goddess of
Liberty will long hold up her beckoning
light, and we will continue 10 be the
most favored and envied of all the chill
dren Of men.
Americans Are Spendthrifts" See
this department of The Washington
Herald tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-14

The estimates OF all the visible wealth
Of our country do not take into account
the probable future returns on our in
vestments, nor the future value of our
undevelOped resources. Even the widest
The Washington herald., 1907-01-14
Secretary Root to speak.

Among others who will give their views
Of the advantages Of foreign business
enterprise tomorrow will be Secretary
Root. Ex-Mayor Seth Low. OF Brooklyn.
viii speak Wednesday. The programme.
which viii include other well-known
speakers during the sessions Tuesday
and Wednesday. is as follows.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-14

Fully one-half Of the railway mileage
of the world is in the United States, and
we possess one-third of all the worlds
banking power. An accurate measurement
of cur monetary strength shows that we
are really in a class by ourselves. and
in many respects actually assuming the
proportions of a worthy rival Of all the
rest of Christendom combined No
wonder Europe views our growth with
alarm. and would Ike TO talk Us into q
war with Japan, ar some other power. in
the hope of having Us crippled.
To say that the total valuation of the
wealth Of the United States is SlC7. coo. co.,
0Oo is not understandable. A S1O0o00, ,000O00
is such a pile of money that the mind
simply cannot grasp its meaning on the
instant Il is more than twice the total
amount OF the wealth of the United King
dom. of France, or OF Germany. and over
three times that of Russia or of Austria
Hungary. Probably the best way Of
Illustrating the actual extent OF Uncle
Sans riches is to state that if he could
convert ali his assets into money he
would have nearly four times as much as
would he required 10 pay off the entire
national debt Of ali the governments IN
the world, including his own.
The estimates OF all the visible wealth
% of,r country do not take into account
The Washington herald., 1907-01-14

When it comes 10 comparing our total
wealth with that of the oldest and rich
est of nations. the measure of our afflu-
ence is so excessive that there really
isn't any comparison. No wonder for
eigners think that money grows on trees
in America We have 1.O0O millionaires
New York alone has more wealthy citi-
zens than London. Paris, Berlin, and St
Petersburg combined.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-14

We paid more than half a billion dol
ars 10 run the machinery of the Federal
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
Will Investigate Jap Spy.

The war department mas taken steps
to ascertain the facts in regard to the
reported arrest of Japanese at Fort
Rosecranz, Cal, for making drawings
and blueprints of the fort. Major
Getchell, in command at that point,
has up to this time failed to notify
the department of what has taken
place.
General Terauchi, the minister OF
war, at Toxic in an interview con
tradicting the reported arrest of a
Japanese spy at San Diego, Cal, said
There are no Japanese military of
fcers in America except military at
taches. The war Office" he emphatic
ally declared, has never instructed
any officer or amateur spy to examine
American forts"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
SIX DEAD IN TENNEssE WRECK
Southern Passenger Train Hits Switch
Engine-Negroes Are the
Victims.

Six persons met instant death and
20 were injured when eastbound yes
thule No. AZ, on the Southern railway
collided with a switch engine one
mile west of Johnson City, Tenn,
Sunday. The switch engine was in
charge of a hostler, who, when he
saw the fast passenger train COM
ing toward him, reversed his engine
and jumped to safety, Scarcely had
he done so before the passenger
train and jumped to safety. Scarcely
had he done so before the passenger
crashed into the light engine with fear
full force. The engine Of the passen-
ger, baggage car and mail car and a
second class coach were derailed and
overturned, but the switch engine
was not lifted from the rails and
with a full head of steam started on
wild run which was not ended until
switch was thrown for it and
1t was ditched at Carnegie.
The lives of the mails clerks we're
saved because Of the fact that their
car was of heavy steel construction.
This heavy car, however, played havoc
with the light second class coach be-
hind, which was entirely telescoped.
The second class coach was occupied
by George Moore, white, labor agent
for the Virginia g. Southwestern rail
road, who was conducting a party of
20 negroes from Alabama to North
Carolina. Moore was perhaps fatal
ly hurt, and OF the negroes, six were
killed outright, and all of the others
OF the injured, George Moore, labor
agent, and F. o. Shipe, mail clerk,
were seriously injured.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-Nstional
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

| All of the opium dens of Shanghai
have been closed in accordance with
the new law to suppress the smoking
of the drug. Opium is, nevertheless,
being sold in defiance of the imperial
edict, and is being sold secretly.
1t is said the emperor of Korea has
abdicated.
Six people were drowned recently
IL miles south of jamestown, N. v
Their boat was swept over a dam and
all were drowned.
That the late Senator Arthur Brown
Of Utah four months before he was
shot to death in Washington by Mrs.
Anna Bradley, was anxious to provide
her with a home and adopt the two
children of whom he was the reputed
father may be shown at the coming
trial Of the woman.
The Inland Empire system in East
ern Washington has received $50 new
freight cars, designed especially for
grain moving this fall. The cars are
now ready for the initial trip. The
cost Of the new equipment was ap-
piOAihudlCAy YHOO,VOV.
Four men were torn to atoms by
the blowing up of the barge Japan,
loaded with dynamite, at Ketchikan,
Alaska.
John w. H. Geiger, late cashier of
the Canton National bank Of Balti-
more, was found guilty in the federal
court of abstracting and fraudulently
using funds of the bank.
With all official business of the Ma
tional Educational association trans
acted at Los Angeles, the delegates
have left for home via the northwest.
The appellate court of San Francis
co has indefinitely postponed action
on the appeal of Schmitz to compel
Judge Dunno to set a date for hearing
bill of exceptions. The court left
this matter to Judge Dunno entirely.
The fish schooner Nickerson was
sunk by the White Star liner Romantic
and three of the crew lost in Satur-
days fog off Nantucket south shoals
lightship.
Jewels valued at $4,000 have been
stolen from a private safe in the of
fees of ]. M. Ceballos & Co., bankers
and brokers of New York.
An old man by the name of Chas
Mundscein, better known in Spokane
for many years as "Old Moonshine,"
was struck Sunday by a freight car
and killed almost instantly.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
Great Floods in Germany.

Berlin, July 17.-Fromssix to eight
inches of rain has fallen throughout
the greater part of Germany during
the last three days, and as result a
number of rivers have overfiowed their
banks, causing death and destruction
in the surrounding country. No less
than dozen minor railroads accidents
from washouts have been reported, and
dispatches relate the destruction of
crops, dwelling houses and outbuild-
ings. The floods are especially severe
in western Germany. Casualties to
the NUMBER Of 90 have been reported,
principally single persons caught by
the waters, chiefly in the villages of
Poland and Silesia. The capsiizng Of
boat near Berlin resulted in two
deaths.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
SToESsEL APT RoMANcER.
Russian Government Makes Charges
Public.

st. Petersburg-A document con-
tanning the indictments against Lien
tenant General Stoessel. the defender
of Port Arthur; Lieutenant General
Fock, who commanded the Fourth
East Siberian division at Port Arthur;
Major General Reiss, chief of staff
to General Stoessel. and Lieutenant
General Smirnoff, who PR ceded Lieu
tenant General Stoessel in command
at Port Arthur, was made public here
recently. These officers are being
tried by courtmartial on charges of
cowardice and treason.
The indictments set forth that
Stoessel and Fock deliberately sent
false reports of battles that never oc-
Cured, recommended generals who
had lost battles for decorations, and
surrendered Port Arthur in spite of
the fact that they hid at hand ample
munitions for resistance. All the
crimes with which Stoessel. Reiss and
Fock are charged are capital offenses.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
WASHINGTON NOTES.

While tamping a charge of dyna-
mite recently, Gus Carlson was in,
stantly killed; Frank Crausein had
his hand blown Off and S. ]. DIAL
burg, a subcontractor under Winters,
Parsons & Boomer, had narrow es-
cape from death as result of a pre-
mature explosion OF a blast on the
North Bank railroad about 10 miles
east Of Columbus, and opposite the
mouth of the John Day river.
Twenty-Five years a city and yet no
cemetery within a radius of 40 miles,
is the claim advanced by residents of
Metaline. To make the claim even
more remarkable. the city has been
dead for % years, although it had
great mineral at its finger tips, await
ing its awakening.
1t is feared a fatal defect has been
discovered in holding the recent city
election in Walla Walla. The polls
were not kept open in accordance with
the statutes from a. m. till 8 D. m.
under the new law, but were opened
at a. m. and closed at p. m.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
Freight Car Pool Fails

The American railway clearing
house, which for eight months has
been trying to perfect a pool of all
freight cars in the country, is in proc
ess of disintegration, according to a
Chicago report
The organization has failed in its
pllme object. to insure each road hav-
lug on its own rails all the lime the
number of cars owned by 1t. 1t has
failed to do tbs because it had no
power to pena re the roads for dis
obeying its mandates beyond tie i'm.
position of the establishment rate Of
r. TAIL.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
HUNT DOWN LAND FRAUDS.
Illegal Fencers to Have Respite
While Interior Department
Furnishes Timber Thieves.

No special effort will be made by
fencing law on western ranges for the
next year. All special agents who
have been in that line of work in the
past have been placed at work on
land fraud cases. 1T Is more essen
ital that the government save public
lands which are being taken from II
by fraud" said Acting Secretary OF
the Interior Woodruff, than to have
illegal fences torn down at this par.
ticular time. We can destroy fences
almost any time, but we can not de-
lay Investigations into land frauds
because those who committed the
| frauds would soon have their tracks
covered so well that we could not
catch them"
The interior department has map
ped out campaign against land
grabbers Of the west for the coming
year that promises to turn up scandals
that will completely overshadow those
in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Utah
and Wyoming in recent years. With
the entire force of special inspectors
now digging for information in the
intermountain states sensational de-
veOpments are promised soon in two
or three localities.
The government will soon know
how many cases are pending in the
courts of the country to which it is
party, their present status and the
disposition that should be made of
them. A commission composed of a
United States attorney, an agent of
the interior department and an agent
of the department of justice will
search the court docket in each state
and territory simultaneously and
make record of every suit pending
in which the government is interest
ed. Recommendation will accom-
be dismissed or prosecuted or further
investigated. This method has been
tested in Utah during the last week
by officials, who say it works satisfac-
torily. I'VE have no record now of
litigation pending" said acting Sec
rotary Woodruff. mo doubt hundreds
Of cases have been burdening the
dockets of the courts of the coun-
try for years. Where the amount in
volved is insignificant and no great
governmental principle is involved we
shall dismiss them. Where a great
principle is involved or a big amount
Of money is at stake we shall ask for
an immediate trial"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
Texas Mob Murders Murderer.

Del Rio, Texas, July 16.-Fred VIII;
son, a negro, shot Earl Smart Smart
interfered to protect some boys with
whom the negro had trouble, and was
shot In the head.
Posses were Immediately formed,
and after an hour and a half the
negro was found secreted in an
empty barrel under a warehouse, and
on showing fight was Immediately
fred on by the opsse and killed.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19

reason or desire for concealment is
most unfair.
Il am informed by those who have
examined it more carefully that the
article is full of errors wholly mex
cusable. But l shall read it carefully
and make a further statement regard
Ing it, particularly Of my connection
with the Chicago & Alton adjustment,
within few days"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
SPOKANE MARKET REPORT.
Wholesale Feed Prices.

Bran, SIT ton; bran and shorts, SIS
ton; white shorts, $22 ton; corn, $1.30
@1.40 cwt; cracked corn, s1.40 cwt;
alfalfa, SIG ton; rolled barley, $1.25
cwt; wheat, $3.50 cwt; red shorts, s19
ton; timothy hay, $22; grain hay, SIS
ton; oats, $1.40 cwt; alfalfa, $13;
wheat. $1.25@1.S5.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live stock-Steers, S4.50@5 cwt;
cows, sS.25@3.75; cwt; sheep, $40
4.25 cwt; hogs, $7@7.25 cwt; mutton,
SC lb; veal. 61s@6%c lb; veal, fancy,
small, No. 1, 7@Sc Id; fancy large, SD
&c lb; pork, $4,000 lb.
Poultry and Bggs-Live hens, 13c
lb; live spring chickens, 15@16c; live
ROSTERS, 10c; dressed hens, 15c;
ducks, live, lac; dressed, Ice; turkeys,
live, 1Sc; dressed, zoe; fresh ranch
eggs, $5Q5.50 acse.
Hides-Green, &c lb; sailed, 1c high
err; dry hides, 16@17c; calfskins,
green, S@9c; cows, &c; kip, SC lib;
sheepskins, 50c@s1.25.
Creamery produce, T. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat,
25hc.
Feed-Timothy hay, $2O@21 ton; al
falfa hay, SIG ton; whole barley, csc
@$1.05 cwt; wheat, $1@1.10 cwt.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
General Strike of TaiIors.

New York, July 16.-Fifty thou
sand members of the Brotherhood of
Tailors. including local unions in
Newark, Brooklyn. Brownsville and
this city, are out on strike for a nine
hour working day and a 10 per cent
advance In wages.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
Church and Uncle Sam Agree.

An agreement has been reached be-
tween the secretary of war and the
representatives of the Catholic church
in the Philippines regarding a number
Of important matters in controversy
which will obviate the necessity of pro-
longing threatening and vexatious lit
igation.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
Expose of Army In COMO.

Brussels-Major Lemair, who
served is years in the Congo and who
resigned when notified he would be
prosecuted for cruelty toward native
soldiers, has retailiated by publishing
a sensational exposure of the condi-
lions in the native army. He declared
the soldiers are merely brigands who
raid the populace.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
Injunction Against State Holds.

The supreme court of Missouri has
cenled the application filed by the at
torney general for a writ to dissolve
the Injunction recently granted by
Judge Taylor Of the st. Louis circuit
court to prevent the enforcement of
tae state grain weighing law. The
action of the supreme court leaves the
injunction in force and the circuit
colrc holds jurisdiction in the case.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
COMBINE AGAINST NICARAGUA
Guatemala and Salvador Begin Mo-
Utilization Of Troops.

billzation Of Troops.
The state department has received
unconfrmed advices that the re-
publics Of Guatemala and Salvador
have Joined forces and are beginning
the mobilization Of troops to resist
any attack that may be made by the
Nicaraguan government. 1t is stated
at the state department that all of
the Central American republics, with
the possible exception of Costa Rica,
are strongly opposed to the plan of
President Zelaya of Nicaragua for the
federation of the five republics.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19

A good many people who do their
duty as they see it should visit an
oculist.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19

Love can only find a home among
lovers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
JAMES 81. ECKELS DIES.
Former Comptroller Of Currency and
Identified With Western Banking.

Chicago.-James H. Eckels, Comp
troller of the Currency during Grover
Cleveland's second Presidential term.
and president of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank of this city, died sudden
ly of heart disease at his home here.
His death might not have been dis
covered for hours had not his brother
George NJ, sent a message to the
house to find out why he did not an
swer his private telephone.
Doctors summoned by the servants
said that Mr.. Eckels had expired
while asleep and had been dead sew
eral hours. He was born in 1858.
:. The former Comptroller passed
away on the eve of a breakfast party
he was giving to Federal Judge X. M.
Lands, his brother-in-law and sew
eral other friends. Only recently his
father, James j. Eckels, died under
similar circumstances while his son
was dining with ex-President Cleye-
land here. Mr.. Eckles' wife and
daughter r in Paris.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Care of Baggage III England.


$50 you are going abroad, neh7
said a railroad man. well, watch
your luggage over there. The system
is abominable.
"They don't, you know, have our
simple and satisfactory check system.
In England, for instance, no. one ID
responsible for your luggage but
yourself. You get a porter to putt
in the baggage car, and. when you
reach your destination you pick 1t
out with another porter's help, put 1t
on a cab and drive off. Any n could
steal it. Often luggage thefts occure
II often wondered why the English
railroads, which in many respects are
so good, didn't adopt our American
check system. Last year, asking am
English railroad man, I found out.
"If the English roads adopted the
check system they would be respon-ss,
sible for luggage, as our roads are.
The English law does not make them
responsible. Therefore, of course
they do nothing that will lay such q
responsibility upon them. But they
acknowledge that our luggage system
Is fine, while theirs is. execrable. And
they have a registering systemAa
mere begging Of the Question-f0r
which you have to pay extra. PHIL
adelphia Bulletin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
The Indian Population.

1t has never been definitely deter
mined just what vas the greatest
number of Indians in America when
they were unmoles.ed and at the
height of their power in this country.
Some authorities claim that the num-
Der could not have exceeded 1,O0O,-
900, others assert that it could not
have been more than 100000, and
still others contend that there were
never more than 100000. At the
present time there are about 2S4,000
members Of the red race in the
United States.
There are Indians in eighteen
States and three Territories, eXclu-
sive of the Indian Territory. Nearly
all the tribes are west of the Missis-
sippi, in fact, most of them are be.
yond the Missouri. There are 1856
reservations in all. In the north
western part of New York there are
about 5000 descendants of the great
warrior tribes living on eight reser-
vations.
To-day there are $4,000 Indians
who wear citizens dress in whole or
in part, and 10000 who can read and
speak English. There are $4,000 In.
dian families now living in comfort
able modern dwellings. The Indians
make quite a strong religious show
ing. They have $50 church build
ings and a total membership of about
40 600.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Flax in South Dakota.

It is estimated by careful observ-
ers, that $1,000 acres Of new prairie
will be broken tributary to this town
and sowed to flax. The question OF
the scarcity of labor may reduce the
acreage some. There will be only a
little more wheat sown than last
year. There will be a little macaroni
wheat sown. 1t yielded only two or
three bushels more last year than the
common wheat, and the price was SO
much less than the common variety
that it did not pay.-Miller Core
spondence st. Paul Pioneer Press.