The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-02
IN UNCLE
J0E'S TOWN
HAPPENINGS OF GENERAL IN.
TEREsT AT THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL.
THEY SAY cANNoN'S LOADED
Foot and Mouth Disease Expensive
:. Nation Getting Deeper in
.i. Debt--conservation
y Commission. ~

Washington, Dec. 2.--Friends OF
Speaker Cannon profess to be pleased
with the responses to letters which
Representative Mann OF Chicago has
been sending to tho members, an.
nouncing that the Illinois delegation
will present the name of Cannon for
speaker. They state these answers
assure the reelection of the speaker
Representative Mann Tuesday admit.
ted he had received unequivocal an.
swers from more than majority of
the Republicans of the house, saying
they would support Mr. Cannon.
This number has not yet reached
majority of the house.
So expensive has been the cam.
paign of the department of agriculture
against the foot and mouth disease
in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan
and Maryland, that Secretary Wilson
soon will ask congress for an emer
gency appropriation OF 100000. The
slaughter Of herds is being continued
with view of eradicating the af
fection. The cost OF dlsinfecting
10 Idlh DN Nut lNNNldl bON'
ernment and is enormous When the
disease affected the cattle in New
England 100000 was spent in freeing
the country from H. but in that case
little trouble was encountered in as.
certaining the origin. while at present
the experts have not been so success
ful. II Is believed the disease Will be
exterminated at cost to the govern
ment Of 100000.
The federal officials in charge OF
the mine accidents and mine rescue
station Of the United States Geologi
cal survey at Pittsburg have issued in
structions that at times of mine dlsas
ters member of the mine engineer
ing force of the survey shall proceed
Immediately to the scene of the dis
aster and remain long enough to
make a thorough inquiry into the
mine conditions. with view to ascer
tanning the possible causes. At the
same time skilled assistant mining
engineer shall be present with o
couple of miners trained In the use OF
safety helmets. These men are to re
main as long as may be necessary tc
assist in saving life. Word has beer
received indicating that the force un.
der his charge has been OF material
assistance az the disastrous, Mariana
Pa. explosion. fsytJu lalu. u
Although the government receipts
from customs, internal revenue and
other sources show increases over
last year, the increase in expenditures
is greater. For November. 1908, tho
total receipts were $4S.002,60O, as
against $45,529, ,325 for last year, an in
crease OF s2,5OO,0OO. Expenditures
for the month aggregated $57 ,93S, 1873
as against S42,362,2 POS for 1907, an in
crease of $15,600,O0O The deficit foi
the present fiscal year will probably
be from $112,00000O to $115,000,000.
The conservation commission, con
sistinG of 4S members, among whom
are many United States senators and
representatives held its first meeting
Tuesday since il was organized last
spring. The purpose OF the meeting
Is to prepare report Of the work o.
the past season for the president, who
has promised to take II as the basi;
of special message to congress. The
commission is divided into four sec
tions, water, land, forests and min
erals. ,