Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-28

with it the President gives out his let
ter TO Governor Sparks. in which he
calls attention to the report and the
conclusion reached by the commission
ers that, If the state and county exer-
else the powers ut their disposal. they
can maintain satisfactory order in
Goldfield; that, so far those authori-
ties have done nothing. but are rely
| ing upon federal aid. and their atti-
tude is that of expressly refusing to do
anything. and desiring to throw their
own burdens upon the Federal Govern
ment for the maintenance of those ele-
mentary conditions of order for which
they. and they only. are responsible.
The President states that the troops
will be kept at Goldfield until the meet
! ing of the Legislature. when he inti-
mates that they wiz be withdrawn.
In their report, the commissioners say
that in their belief. there was no war
rant whatever for calling upon the
President for troops; that there was
no insurrection against the power OF
the State, and that nobody supposed
there was such an instruction, They
say The action of the mine operators
warrants the belief that they had de-
termined upon reduction in wages
and the refusal of employment to the
Western Federation of Miners, but
that they feared to take this course of
action unless they had the protection
| of federal troops. and that they ac-
| cordingly laid plan to secure such
troops. and then put their program
into effect"
Washington is constantly improving.
| The new and splendid structures re-
Gently erected add very much to her
| grandeur, while those under way will
contribute notably to this pre-eminence.
Those who have not visited the capital
within decade will be agreeably sur
prised when they set foot in it and OBJ
serve the progress made In her embel-
| lishment. The new Union station, on
which the finishing touches are being
made, will eXtort admiration from
! those who appreciate big things and
| handsome piles. Here the five steam
roads will center passenger traffic IN
the grandeSt railway station in either
hemisphere. Some $14,000,000 was
| needed TO acquire the land, raise the
| grade of streets leading to the APP
! proaches and erect the structure. The
roadways had to be elevated for con
| siderable distance TO place them on a
| level with the entrances TO obtain
! the needed hight IA feet was necessary
in some streets. and this brought them
| up to the second-story level of the brick
houses on either side. More than 100
houses were seriously impaired in value
by the filling in. while some are a com
| plete loss. The station is on an eleya
ton with the capitol half mile to the
north From the old terminal the dis
lance is a mile and half.
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Before the House Committee on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce, Chief
Engineer Cocktails of the Panama Ca
nal Commission and ex-senator Black
burn. governor of til. canal zone, ex-
| planned the present state Of the great
enterprise. Colonel Goethals said
there were now 10000 men on the roll
md that last month there was for the
first time more men available than
could be employed. No Americans are
on the laborers roll, the list being
made up from West indians and
whites from the south of Europe. A
Spaniard would do twice as much
work as a negro. Although he had
formerly favored a sea-leyel canal,
Colonel Cocktails was now convinced
that the lock system was the best, The
cost of the total work would be about
$250,000,000, exclusive of the money
paid for the French rights. Blackburn
said he had reduced the number of
saloons in the zone to thirty-four,
which pay 500 month license.
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A number of lively debates cropped
up in the House during the considera-
ton of the bill to codify the laws. The
civil war was fought over with great
heat when the Southern Democrats
wanted to have the sections passed In
1865 and 1870 to compel the enforce
ment of the negro amendments stricl1-
Ell out 10 this the majority would
not listen. Then came warm discus
sion over the campaign contributions
of corporations. the Democrats seeking
10 increase the penalties imposed un-
der the Tillman law upon bank officials
who thus mlsused their funds. but
their proposals were voted down.
49,
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is preparing plans for thorough
investigation of Thomas 4. Rams
manipulation Of the securities Of the
Seaboard Air Line, which resulted in
a receiyership. 1t is understood that
this investigation is undertaken AT the
instance Of President Roosevelt aud is
highly pleasing to some or the South
ern United States Senators, who have
been preparing to urge Congress to take
the matter up,
49,
The President has sent directly to
the chairman OF the Committee on Mil
itarr Affairs of the House Of Represen-
tatives urging the Importance OF inn
proving the hOrsemanship Of army Of
ficers by establishing remount stations
for the training OF horses for, army use
aud suggesting legislation for the
mounting Of infantry captains, who
may thus be better fitted for the per-
Torrance OF their duties.
49,
,. bill TO establish central bank at
Washington. TO be known as the Unl1-
x; :! States National Bank of America,
has oeen introduced by Fornes OF New
York The bank would have $780,
100000 capital. Of which the govern
ment is to purchase three-9frhs from