The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON

| The marking of the graves of the
Confederate dead who died in Nor
thern prisons probably will occupy
all of next year, and Secretary of
War Dickinson, Monday asked for
an extension of time for performing
this work after February 26, when
the Legislative authority will expire.
Gen. William c. Oates is the commits
sioner charged with the duty of
marking these graves and Secretary
Dickinson says that while Gen. Oates
has been diligently at work the task
is still incomplete. He thinks, how
ever, that it can be finished within
the next calendar year.
The crop reporting board Tuesday
estimated that the newly seeded area
of winter wheat is 10 per cent. great
er than revised estimated area shown
in the fall of 1908, equivalent to an
Increase of 2,449,00O acres, the indi-
Gated total mea being 33,493,OO0
acres. The condition of winter wheat
on December l was 95.S against S5.S
on that day last yeat.
With total resources of $5019 pei
capita of population, the banking in
stitutions of the Eastern or Middle
Atlantic States lead the country. The
New England States come next with
$433.6O per capita; the Pacific States
are third with $347.7S; the Middle
Western fourth with $190.65; the Fa1
Western fifth with $16l.25; the Sou
them sixth with $71.l9, and island
possessions tail off with 1922 pei
capita. The United States as a whole
shows banking resources per capita
of $287.24, with the island possess
sions included the rate is lowered to
$215.37.
There will be introduced in the
Senate early in the present session
a bill to place Chinese immigrants
upon the same basis as other immi-
grants 10 the United States. 1t is
now being prepared by Senator Dill
llngham, OF Vermont, chairman of
the Immigration Commission. The
measure will not give to Chinese the
right of naturalization. Under the
Chinese Exclusion act coolie labor
Is not admitted to the United States
from China. Merchants, students
teachers, travellers for information OF
pleasure ar exempt from this law.
1t Is the plan of the new measure to
practically repeal the provisions of
the exclusion act.
Puzzling as ever is the problem
confronting the local authorities re-
lativc to the case of John Il. Early,
the alleged leper, now detained here
on the charge of going about in pub
lie while afflicted with contagious
disease and The complications in this
now famous Ease continue to null
tply. Early wants to go on the stand
at the trial. This the court will not
allow unless ii is shown that Early
has not Il contagious disease. He NAV
be kept indefinitely.
In caucus Thursday afternoon the
Democratic Senators elected Senator
ii. ID. Money Of Mississippi as minor
ity leader OF the Senate to succeed
Senator Culbcrson of Texas whose
resignation WAS presented last week
The Supreme Court of the United
States Monday granted the petition
for the writ of cert:orari in the con-
tempt eases of Samuel Gompers.
Frank Morrison and John Mitchell,
officers Of the American Federation
of Labor. The effect of ts, decision
will be to bring the entire record l..
the Bucks stove and range case
against these men to the Supreme
Court for review.
Senator Rayner, of Maryland, will
In all probability introduce a resolu-
tion In the Senate during the coming
week with reference to the Nicara-
guam controversy and will address
the Senate upon it. His point will
be the apprehension and trial of
Zelaya, the dictatori.l President of
Nicaragua, whose rule is drawing to
an end rapidly, for what Senator
Rayner considers the murder of two
American citizens, soldiers in the
revolutionary army of Estrada.
AT the first conference Of the DEM
ocratic members of the Senate in the
coming session of Congress-, Senator
Culberson sumittcd his resignation as
chairman of the Democratic caucus.
This determination on the part Of the
Texan has been reached because of
his serious illness. which probably
will prevent him from attending The
sessions of the Senate for at least
two or three weeks.
The Central American junta, COM
posed Of diplomats and patriots from
the five turbulent little republics on
the neck of land between Yucatnn