The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26

make 1t conform more nearly with the
terms of the La Toilette seamen's bill,
the senate ratified the treaty.
November foreign trade statistics
show a balance of trade in favor of
the United States of s79,299,417 for
the month.
Yee Tom. 46. Pittsburg'cr only leper,
died at the municipal otspital. He
was stricken about four ~ rs ago and
since that time had liveu under guard
in a shanty near the hospital.
Vice-President Marshall will leave
Washington Saturday night TO spend
Christmas with Mrs. Marshalps par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Kimsey.
at Scottsdale, Arizz.
Col. Roosevelt declined to testify
before the house naval committee re-
United States military and naval
forces.
Former President Taft has promised
the senate Philippine committee to
testify after the Christmas holidays
on the bill for ultimate independence
of the Fflipinos. Brig. Gen. Mcintyre,
chief of the insular bureau, will tes-
tify.
Gov. George w. p. Hunt proclaimed
the Arizona anti-alien labor measure
effective Jan. /, 1915. The so per cent
measure, compelling the employment
of 80 per cent American citizens in all
businesses with five or more employees,
has been protested TO the state depart
ment already by the British and Ital-
ian ambassadors on the theory that it
violates treaty rights of aliens.
Five municipal dances as a sane cell
ebration Of New Years eve and as a
counter attraction to the usual revel
in Chicago's cafes will be held this
year.
The city Of New York has need OF a
S5,000-a-year man for director of the
bureau of public health and is adver-
Using that the place will be filled by
competitive examination to be held
Dec. 80.
An emergency appropriation Of
100000 for fighting the foot and
mouth disease was passed by the SEN
ate.
Official admission of the existence
at Caracas, Venezuela, of a case of
yellow fever has been made, accord.
ing to official advices to the state de.
partment. Reports had been prevalent
that there were several cases there.
The American Window Glass COM
pany of Pittsburg, Pa, is shipping win
dow glass abroad. This is the first
time in the history of the trade that
window glass has been exported from
this country.
President Poincare visited Rheims,
which is still being bombarded by the
Germans. After examining the ca
thedral the president made a donation
Of 500 to the poor Of the city.
Two new revenue cutters, one to
cost s350,000, for Pacific waters, and
the other to cost $4,000, for anchor
age patrol and ice-breaking in New
York harbor, were authorized in a bill
favorably reported by the house com.
merce commission committee.
Two more soldiers of the border pa
troll at Naco, Ariz., were hit by the
Mexican stray fire, making a total Of
40, IL Of whom were American sol.
diers, who have suffered from Mexi-
can bullets.
lowa's agricultural products for
1914 reached total value of almost
$5oO,000,O00, according to a report is
sued here by George M. Chappell, di.
rector Of the Iowa weather and crop
service.
A balance Of trade in favor of the
United States Of $21,S52,342 was
shown at the close of the week, max.
ing gain over the previous week of
$5,439.O47.
Extension Of the dominion of the
United States to the frozen lands and
seas surrounding the north pole was
proposed in a Joint resolution intro
duced in the house by Representative
Smith Of New York.
Fire destroyed the Moores wharf at
Skagway, Alaska, together with all the
warehouse buildings except the ore
bunkers and chutes. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The naturalization of the Prudential
Insurance Company OF America was
ordered by vote of its policyholders.
The majority was overwhelming, there
being only zoe votes against the plan
out Of $4,000 proxies.
From an official whose knowledge
OF the situation is believed to be I'M
questionable it was learned that the