Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-02

Congressman Mann has drafted
bill seeking to have the government
regulate the white slave traffic through
Its Interstate commerce power.
Lursng October there were 75,60s
immigrant aliens and 1864 non.immi-
grant aliens admitted into the United
States. 26.45l United States citizens
arrived and 1916 aliens were debarred,
according to the October bulletin OF
the immigration bureau.
While engaged in settling board
bill Of 322.50. over which there had
been dispute at Gilbert. MInn.. Aga
pito Fuciarile stepped around the ia.
BILE. and. pulling back the head of his
landlord. Louis Grilla, slashed his
throat from ear TO ear with razor.
Proposals for one of the most re
markable pieces OF engineering work
ever undertaken have been placed be
for the New York board of estimate
The plans involve the expenditure of
nearly $4,000, 900 for the building of Il
subterranean aqueduot 800 feet below
the streets of the city for the purpose
Of distributing the water supply which
In few years will be available from
the great Catskill reservoir. The aGue.
duct. as proposed. will be fourteen fee;
In diameter for the greater part of
It's twenty-five mile stretch. and viii
be bored through solid rock,
when Senators Cummins. La Fol.
lette. Bristow and their so-called pro.
gressive' following join hands with Mr.
Bryan In making war upon the Re
publican members OF congress- who
passed the tariff bill. and upon the
president who signed II. in that con.
test l know of but one way to treat
them. and that is to fight them just
rs we fight Mr.. Bryan and his fol
lowing" Such was the declaration
of Speaker Cannon, who delivered the
principal address before the annual
banquet OF the Knife and Fork club
at Kansas City Friday night.
Records of the land and Industrial
department of the Southern and the
Mobile and Ohio railroads for the fis.
cal year reflect the remarkable pros.
perity which southern states have en-,
joyed during the last few years. Ac.
cording to NJ. v. Richards. in charge OF
the industrial department of both
roads. there were established along
the lines of the Southern railway dur
ing the year total of 453 new in
dustries requiring an expenditure OF
$40. .4O0. 900. and 81 800 900 was spent in
making additions to existing indus
tries. During the same period the con.
struction OF other industries, to cost
36.673. 900. was begun
On board the steamship Aragonia
which arrived at Boston from the far
east with cargo of tea and hemp. Is
an Egyptian mummy said to be more
than 5000 years old. With several ad-
monitions to handle with care, which
are printed on the outside OF the case
the value is stated on tag to be
| 10000. 1t Is said to be the mummy
OF one of the Rameses. one of the thir-
teen kings OF that name of the nine.
teenth and twentieth dynastIes. The
second officer OF the Aragonia, who
has charge Of the cargo. said: II do
not know what number he drew" The
mummy Is consigned to the custody of
the Hamburg American line in New
York. No other consignee there is
mentioned. The mummy came from
the interior OF Egypt. and was taken
on board at Suez. Great care was
taken In handling II, for 1t was said
that "A hard Jolt would reduce II to
dust. To make sure that the package
would not be thrown around careless
ly It was made SO heavy that this
could not be done. The mummy prob.
ably does not weigh more than 1875
pounds. but 1t is packed In lead case
inclosed In an iron box. and this in
turn. Is packed in strong wooden
case. the whole thing weighing more
than 1000 pounds.