Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1906 — Page 2
WEEKLY REPUBLICAN, ■ . QEO. E. MARSHALL, Publisher. RENSSELAER, INDIANA, ■ -W.it/ ' . LE: ==g, KING SMOtKlMsr '" . f*-.* • ' % A ■ •. i < ■■ , .1f... 5 _ * i .'HI# • ’ ' ■ ENGLISH COURT CIRCLES ANXIOUS ABOUT EDWARD. riT:"* r ? ;r- . . ■ 1 ' -rTlirpi" Eminent Phyuldnn* In Con*saltation Over CoWlKlon of Ruler's Thrmil, W hich la S»id la lie AffraM
* The Kin?'* tiMbh cAuce*. ■mTiobnnxiefy iu.English court circles, jwot»rdjws to a persistent rumor, and the fact that lie ■was in eonsttitfttiott with throe physicians tlie other day lends color to the reports. The King cm me to London from Sandringham and Sir Fc 1 iX“SsnidlV. physician extraordinary to his majesty ami the, mo * r fa moits thro a t speci a list i n GYca t Brit«n. rjglted him' nt Bnekingfiahi PSface. aocom|ianieti by Sir Frederic Treves,. the King's surgeon, and another eminent physician. All three were at the pahtce Some time.' It is said that the King's throat is. bothering him. Owing <-• a broken tendon of his ankle the King has been nrihbte'W tnlre attar exercise."' Being of an apoplectic‘tendency, lie is gaining flesh" rapidly, and this occasionally occasions difficulty in breathing. V jt is reported that recently 'the Kings first valet became alarmed early one morning by his majesty's heavy Ureat-hhtg and hastily summoned a physician.. This incident was at first denied: but was afterward' admitted unofficially. "Tin all journalistic inquiries, about the King's health lord Ktiollys. his secretary, invariably replies that it- is excellent X«twitlistandipg these rumors. King Edward went to a theater. His majesty appeared to be in good health and spirits. BANKER M VSTirttlOVsl V SI. MV. Body of It. K. Lewis of West Form--1 union. Ohio, Fonml In Home. The people of West Farmington, Ohio, are greatly excited as a result of the mysterious murder of It. K. Lewis, a wealthy banker and farmer. A stranger came to the homo of Lewis in a carriage. Lewis and this man, it is said,- were in conference for an hour. At the end of that time a, hired man in another part of the house smelled smoke and rushed into the room. He fsund Lewis lying dead with his head Crushed and his hands and feet tightly ♦-bound. The body was covered with burning straw which had been saturated "With coal oil. The stranger Was missing. PROHIBITS CROWDING OP CARS.
Cleveland Company- Decides to fiber New City Ordinance. “Take next car” soon will be a familiar sign op Cleveland street cars, for the company has decided to aid in enforcing the new health ordinance against overjcrowding. When all'the seats are filled and the permitted number of strap hangers have crowded into the cars no more passengers will be allowed to enter. It is thought by the company officials that the public outcry will force the revocation of the ordinance. Avalanche Darien Miners. Seven men were killed by a snowslide at the mining camp at Alta. Utah, according to the latest message received before the telephouewires broke. Efforts to gain further information have been fruitless owing to the condition of the wires and the deep snow iu the mountains. Held for Schaefer Murder. William Barnes, n‘ car repairer in the Rio Grande shops, was arrested iu Denver, Colo., on request of the authorities of Bedford, Ind. He is eharged with complicity iu the murder of Miss Sarah Schaefer at Bedford about 1 two years ago. *
l>cnt!i Prevents Dingrrace. Town Clerk William S. Sekrkber was found dead in a room fiHed with gas at the Union Hotel in Bridgeport, Conn. He had. been missing for three days. Shrieber figured in the ballot-box stuffing investigation now being conducted. He vat 40 years of age and left a family. Aeronaut Falla 2.000 Feet. Lindsay Cooper, an aeronaut of ClarInda, Ohio, traveling with a carnival show exhibiting at Wolfe City, Texas, fell from, his balloon at that place, a, distance of 2.000 feet, and was fnstantly killed. Qcstper was ascending, when he lost his hold on the trapeze and fell. *1,000.000 Burued In Mall Far. The mail ear on the Ostend-Herbes-thall train was burned in an accident in Belgium. The car contained the Indian mail and $1,000,000 worth of valuables, ■which were destroyed. The valuables were insured. Actreaa Wrda Rich Horseman. Viola Allen, the actress, is the wife of Peter Duryea. millionaire horseman, the wedding ceremony haring been performed in Louisville last August and kept a close secret for five months. Fonnd Dead la Hla Study. Rev. Frederick Stanley Root, secretary of the American Association of Social Science, was found dead in his study at West Divinity Hall, New Haven, Conn. He was about 50 years old.
Krudar Rrbala Victorious. | The revolutionaries have entered Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Vice President Baquerizo Moreno has assumed executive power and will appoint a new cabinet. Balraar Brrakai Mur Hart. While a minstrel company was playing at Field's opera house, Washington, Ga., a wing of the balcony gave way, falling upon a portion of the audience below. A ■core or more persona were injured. Irrlss'a Estate to Two Sou. The will of the late Sir Henry Irving was probated in London. His estate is ; valued at $73,163. The will provides for the payment of an annuity to hlf valet, Collisson. The s>nlk of the residue' goes in equal parts to The two sona of tbo testator. . ..
FRENCH ELECT FALLIERES.
Chosen - President of Republic to Succeed I.oobet. Clement Arm and Faliieres lias been rejected President ofjFrandtlTEjf succeed rM. Lou bet The -national ‘'iuMtetnbly met Wednesday afternoon in the congress hail of thcTroya? palace at Versalllos and gave Faliieres 449 votes to*’ 371 for M. Doumer, his principal opponent. on the first ballot. [ Thd assembly consists-nominally of 501 deputies and 300 but/ owing to deaths, illness and the passage "/of some of the deputies to the senate, leaving their seats* vacant, the number present was decreased to 817, ..making 408 voles necessary to elect a President. The deepest interest was manifested.-- in -the . ever, which were greatly prolonged. The roeiiiboosof the assembly voted in alphabetical order. Those awaiting their turn discussed excitedly the prospects of their favorites. Faliieres had the general support of the advanced socialist and radleal groups, constituting the famous party Which StYStATned the Cofnhes mi'tfistfy. Al. Doumer, however, was a formiilnble opponent, whose election to the presidency of the chamber of deputies last year after breaking aw.ay from bis former connection with the famous party previously referred to gave the first blow to M. Combes. The old lib eral republicans, belonging to the center, and the eonservallyeß, wbo tlien voted for M. Doumer, were inclined to continue their allegiance. M. Falliores, who has been presi dent of the senate, is a scholar, a jurist, n debater of flue talents, a man of easy manners and a stern Republican. The French aristocracy holds him In high esteem. —.. . • For twenty-five years M. Fallieref has been prominent in French politics. He has held the post at the head ot the senate .for severaTTSnns: HcnrlSTT has been premier and has held cabinet positions under various governments. M. Faliieres is the son of a rfiagistrate’s clerk ,aml is the grandson of a blacksmith whose forge and cottage, until a short time ago, stood, against one of the walls of the cathedral at' Mezln. Here it was that M. Faliieres was born, Nov. 6, 1841.
80 BOOKS AGAINST SMOOT.
Names Aaklnjr Mormon Senator’s Removal Fill Many Volumes. Eighty volumes containing the signatures of American women who desire to see Reed Smoot of Utah ousted
from the YTfifted States Senate have been sent to WashIngton. Six months a,?o the National League of Women’s Organizations sent nn appeal to every State asking women to sign a memorial to the Senate asking the expulsion of Sen-
ator Smoot on the ground that he pledged his first allegiance to the Mormon hierarchy, thus setting It above the United States government. The question of polygamy w;is not raised. The eighty volumes are to be distributed among the Senators, and the protest they represent will “be presented by Senator Burrows of Michigan. Then each Senator will present the signatures from his State. The names of New York women fill seven volumes, of Pennsylvania six volumes, of Ohio four, of lowa three, of Illinois three, and of other States from one to three. All the Western and Southern States sent loug lists of names, except Utah, where only 478 signatures were secured.
REBUKES SENATOR TILLMAN.
Senate Votes Down Hla Resolution Aimed at the President. The Tillman resolution as to Mrs. Minor Morris was introduced and laid on the table In the Senate Thursday
SENATOR TILMAN.
resolution ou tlie table. Folowing was the resolution: Resolved, That the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a com* rnittce of five Senators to investigate the recent unfortunate incident at the White House resulting in the expulsion from the executive offices of Mrs. Minor Morris, and report to the Senate. Evidently in anticipation of a renewal of Wednesday's discussion, the galleries were crowded when the Vice President rapped the Senate to order.
Interesting News Items.
The executive committee of structural Iron workers, which meets at Cleveland to-morrow, is expected to declare a material strike against the American Bridge Company. An explosion of a boiler at the Taylor silk mill at Taylor, fa., fatally injured Patrick Conuerton and John Gallagher. Labor continues to be in demand at Pittsburg, and there is *a tendency to advance wages in all of the branches of the mills. Senator and Mrs. Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hampshire were knocked dqxp by a street car in Washington. Neither was seriously hurt. R. C. Longeneekw, who claims to be * son of J. G. Longvnecker of Chicago, arms fined $25 in Montgomery, Ala., for passing worthless checks.
REED SMOOT.
by the following rote: Yeas, 54; nays, 8. After a brief statement in which Tillman said that Mr. Hale had cb a llenged him to Introduce the matter, Mr. Daniel of Virginia moved to lay the
MR. FIELD IS DEAD.
. . -**3di ; - -- 4 CHICAGO’S RICHEST MERCHANT PASSES AWAY, Bailnrua Mnn Known Throußrliont fbe World Snccnmbs to I’nenmonla ■ In HfW ' Vork —Worlc of . Physicians Unavailing. . Marshall Fields the merchant, prince of Chicago, died at the Holland House In New York,- Tuesday, as a result of which developed from ■> a" cold. The best efforts of the physicians to prolong his life were unavailing. Mrs. Field, who accompanied him from Chicago, and other relatives were with him when the end came, ’ llbnday all hope was Abandoned and Mr, Field was thought to be dying all through the morning and early afternoon, but he rallied at 3 o’clock, awoke from Ida state of coma, and asked for food. His improvement continued during the night, and raised a fleeting hfipe that he might survive. Relatives of Mr. Field were hastily summoned by telegraph when it became known that ho was near death. Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., who had just been released from attendance at the
MARSHALL FIELD.
death-bed of her father, Louis C. Huck, the wealthy Chicago maltster, engaged in a race with death, and three railroad systems lent every assistance to enable her to reach the bedside of Mr. Field before the end came. Shortly before he died Mr. Field opened Ills eyes and in a scarcely audible whisper called for his favorite little grandson, Marshall Field HI. Dr. Frank Billings, of Chicago, Mr. Field’s physician, was summoned to New York, and Dr. Walter B. James, Dr. Edward G. Janeway and Dr. Austin F. Riggs were in constant attendance and everything known to medical science was employed in keeping alight the flickering spark of life. At times there were alarming symptoms of heart failure and nitroglycerin, Btryehnlne and digitalis were frequently administered. The congested condition of the lungs failed to respond to medical treatment. His pulse and temperature were always unfavorable to recovery, and to the physicians it became apparent that Mr. Field’s vitality would not he equal to resisting the attack. The cold, which developed shortly before Mr. Field left Chicago and which was aggravated by the long railroad trip to New York on January 8 and 9, developed into deep-seated pneumonia that baffled the skill of the physicians. Among those at the bedside, besides the physicians and nurses, were Mrs. Field. Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., Stanley Field, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibblee, Jr., Norman B. Ream, William G. Beale and Robert T. Lincoln.
FIELD A MERCANTILE GENIUS. Ilomble Clerk Attains First Place In World’* Commerce. Ffom a clerk in a country store to the merchant prince of modern times is the gulf spanned by Marshall Field of Chicago. He was born on a farm near Conway. Mass., Aug. 18, 1835, a son of John Field, a sturdy New England farmer, and was the third of a family of nine children. The first actual work done by Marshall Field in this world was to drive the cows from a pasture to the barns upon his father's farm. Subsequently he learned to milk cows and as he grew older his spare time was spent in- various duties connected with farm work. His father, however, started him to the district school at the age of 6 and he continued to put in his time at the school and at an academy in Conway until he obtained a position in the general store of Deacon Davis at Conway. The first appearance of young Field In the mercantile world was not wholly a success, ind it was even counted a failure by the hard-shelled deacon-pro-prietor, who told John Field, the boy’a father, after the lad had been at work in the store for some weeks, that Marshall would never make a “storekeeper," and he advised the father to take the lad back to the farm for farm work. Marshall Field was dismissed from the service of the* owner of a country store, but be was not discouraged; he had seen jnst enough of trade to whet his appetite and he decided that his life work would be In the mercantile field. Young Field decided to disregard the advice of Deacon Davis at Conway ana he secnred a position in a general store in Pittafield. Mass., where he served an apprenticeship of four years in the mercantile business. He was 21 years old by this time and be decided to change his domicile tb the West, and Chicago was the point he settled upon for future operations. He worked four years for Cooley, ..Wadsworth ft Co., where he first applied (or a position. His duties were not of an elevating character, bat while in his h&nble position he became acquainted with Leri Z. Letter*, another awbitio'us yeung fellow, and shoulder to
-..i.- ja-g-irii-t - _- -. - -fy}~ ■ - - n . --y shoulder they started in thc battle for supreaHrer tuthe mercantihe -world; - His employers evidently recognized genius in his originality and daring, and after four years’ service in „18G0 Field was first identified with the business fortunes of Chicago, when he was made a partner in the firm, wbicty at that time was Cooley, Farwell & Co. Later the firm’s name whs changed to FarwelL Field & Co. The war followed and the firm netted large profits, and it was at that tinie Field’g savings became a nucleus of his later fortune. In 1865, after the war, the firm reorganized, and the new firm existed under the name of Field, Leiter & Palmer, the members being,. besides -Marshall Field, Levi Z. T/eTter a ncT Potter Farmer —The tatter withdrew froth the mercantile business two years later, leaving the firm Field, Leiter & Co., which for fourteen years -flourished} until the firm was the best and most favorably known of any mercantile house in the West. It was in. 1881 that Leiter withdrew from the firm and left Marshall Field the sole proprietor of the mammoth retail and wholesale business, which he proceeded to build into an institution immensely larger and more perfect than that controlled by the two. Since 1881 PSBPSfcstablishments have been operator by Marshall Field & Co., and for a onarter of a century the company, whidli has been practically Marshall Field and all direction his, has been branching out, purchasing new frontage, enlarging And improving, until the establishment is today recognize<l a 9.,.cne„ nf- the - world’s greafe&t mercantile houses. This ’in brief, ig the history of Marshall Field T s remarkable progress from obscurity and incompetence to v the height of wealth and proficiency, the most successful mer*. chant of the age.
FORTUNE OE OVER f 125,000,000. Marshall Field’s Wealth Invested in All Parts df the World. Although any valuation placed on the fortune of Marshall Field would necessarily be speculative, it is the consensus among Chicago business men that his -property--hotdtngs —represent at least $125,0001000.-~Mr. Field made-it.-the rul»" of his earlier business life never so give a note. His real estate holdings in Cook county alone are assessed at a full valuation around $30,000,000 and it is figured by real estate experts that they are . worth close to S4O,Q6QjQQ6, - He was the largest taxpayer in Cook county and had held that distinction for years. Moreover, he was reputed to be the most cheerful taxpayer in the county. Tax officials say he never complained of the assessment of his property. Mr. Field's dry goods business is "supposed to be worth $23,000,000, although this is or mere estimnte. He owned seventeen stores and factories in America and Europe and his Chicago establish-ment-is tho largest -and- wrost Complete dry goods house in the world. It is supposed to be worth $10,000,000. He owned real estate in many States as well as in foreign countries and h 5 stock holdings were large. Two years ago it Is said Mr. Field held $13,000,000 of common and $lO,000,000 of preferred stock in tlie United States Steel Corporation, of which he was a director. At present market values this stock would be worth around $17,000,000.. -He owned $5,000,000 of stock in the Pullman company, of which he was a director. This stock is suppos•ed to be worth $12,500,000. He also had $7,000,000 of preferred stock in the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, supposed to be worth $4,000,000, and, according to gossip, had $10,000,000 of St. Paul stock. He also was a large stockholder in the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, the Erie, Union Pacific and New York Central. The aggregate of his holdings in these companies is estimated at $lO,000.000. Mr. Field owned great tracts of land in Australia and a large manufacturing plant there for the production of yarns and woolens. He was a stockholder in the American Woolen Company and had an interest In tlie Amory Cotton Company, which owns a score of cotton mills in New England. His woolen and cotton investments are roughly estimated at $5,000,000. So vast and varied were'Mr. Field's interests that the general business public had no adequate idea of his possessions. Mr. Field was rated as the second richest man in the United States, being ranked only by John D. Rockefeller. Yet he never was ostentatious in his living and at no time in his career craved notoriety. On the contrary, there appears to have been a studied effort on his part to, avoid publicity.
LOVER OF HOME. Despite Great Wealth, Merchant's Life Is Simple and Uutet. While a wizard of the commercial world, Marshall Field never dealt in fiats. His transactions always were over something tangible and real, and this characteristic reached to the interior of his home. Field was essentially a man of family and home. Marshall Field was married to Miss Nannie Douglass Scott, a daughter of Robert Scott of Ironton, Ohio, Jan. 5, 1863. Three children resulted from tha union, two of whom are still living; Mrs. Field died at Nice, France, a few years ago, where she had gone for her henlth. The flrsfchild, Lewis Field, died when an infant in 1860. Marshall Field, Jr. t who shot and accidentally killed himself last November, was born April 27, 1868, and married Miss Albcrtinc lluck of Chicago. The only daughter was Ethel Newcomb Field, who was born In 1873. She married Arthur Magie Tree in 1801, was later divorced and is now tha wifo of Captain David Beatty of the British navy. For several years Mr. Field spent a portion of hia winters in visiting his children and grandchildren in England and France. On Sept 5 of last year Mr. Field waa wedded to Mrs. Delia Spencer Caton, widow of the late Arthur Caton. Mr. and Mrs. Field were given a cordial reception on their return to Chicago, but their happiness was soon clouded by the death of Marshall Field. Jr., who accidentally shot himself with a magazine revolver at his residence. In religion, as in everything else, Marshall Field aiwnya avoided display. A steady churchgoer, what hia conjribntions to religions institutions were will never be known, as 1* was a modest thodgh genet ous giver.
Remember Anniversaries.
The hapideoi boasekoMs- are those that do not let die out the sentiment connected \idth various anniversaries.. Although gift-giving or recognition of Buch events in a suitable way may be tint ’ of" the qnestion dwlhg to the straitened circumstances of those “within the gates,” there can yet he a little air of festivity when ;moliter’s or father’s birthday comes around, or some wedding anniversary is to be celebrated. An extra dish, a little bunch of flowers, or some special music prepared for the occasion, will show the kindly spirit ana> the loving remembrance That count far ifrore than the money value of any gift. As the Children grow up, if these festivals are encouraged, they will have much to look forward to and much more to remember in the years to come when they go "out to do battle with the world and find that sentiment is crushed under foot and affection is regarded only as a side issue.
TWENTY YEARS OF IT.
Emaciated by Illabetet, Tort n red with Gravel and Kidney Palnu. Henry Soule, cobbler, of Hammondsport, N. Y.. says: “Since Doan’s Kidney Pills cured me eight years ago,
and terrible urinary disorders ran me down from 168 to 100 pounds. Doctors told me I had diabetes and could not live. I was wretched and hopeless when I began using Doan’s Kidney Pills 1 , hnt jthev-cured -me"eTgliF years ago and I’ve been well ever since.” „ Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
5 Tons Grass Hay Free.
Everybody l«ves lots and lots of fodde* for hogs, cows, sheep and 6wine.
The enormous crops of our Northern Grown Pedigree Seeds on our seed farms the past year compel us to issue a special catalogue called salzer’s bargain seed book. This is brim full of bargain seeds at bargain prices. ft i hi f’Wir T' trVr and receive free sufficient seed to grow 5 tons of grass on your lot or farm this summer and our great Bargain Seed Book with its wonderful surprises and great bargains in seeds at bargain prices. Remit 4e and we add a package of Cosmos, the most fashionable, serviceable, beautiful annual flower. Jdm A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Drawer C., La Crosse, Wis.
Heavy Bombardment.
“Was your wife angry when you got home so late hist uight?” * “Angry V Why, my boy, the dear woman pelted me wth flowers!” .“But how did you get that black eye?* “Well, you see, she neglected to take the flowers out of the pots before she threw them.”—Cleveland Leader.
Mach in Evidence.
Dick —How did you like the new play? Tom.—l thought Miss Sadie Blugore had entirely too much to say. Dick—Was she in it? Why, I didn’t even know she had gone on the stage. Tom —Shg was In one of the boxes with a party the night I was there.
Between Friends.
Mayme—Fred says when we are married I can have everything I want. Edyth—Poor fellow ! He is evidently up against an awful delusion. Mayme—Why, whut do you mean? Edyth—He imagines you have money.
His Idea of It.
“Huh!” grunted Jokeley, tossing away a half-eaten apple, “there’s another old saw that needs to be brought to date.” “What’s that?” asked Cokeley. “ The worm will turn when bitten upon.’ Philadelphia Press.
THE LITTLE WIDOW.
A Mighty Good Sort of Neighbor to Have. “A little widow, a neighbor of mine, persuaded me to try Grape-Nuts when my stomach was so weak that it would not retain food of any other kind," writes a grateful woman, from San Bernardino Co., Cal. “I had been ill and confined to my bed with fever and nervooa prostration for three long months after the birth of my second boy. Wo were Jn despair until the little widow’s advice brought relief. "I liked Grape-Nuts food from the beginning, and in an Incredibly abort time it gave me such strength that I was able to lea re my bed and enjoy my three good meals a day. In two months my weight Increased from 05 to 113 pounds, my nerves bad steadied down and I felt ready for anything. My neighbors Were amazed to see me gain so rapidly and still more so when they heard that Grape-Nuts alone had brought the change. “My 4-year-old boy had eczema, very bad, last spring and lost bis appetite entirely, which made him cross and peevish. I pnt him on a diet of GrapeNuts, which be relished at once. He Improved frojm the beginning, the eczema disappeared and now he Is fat and rosy, with a delightfully soft, clear akin. The Gmpc-Nnts diet did It I will willingly answer all Inquiries.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Ckeek, Mich. There's a reason. Read the little book, “The Road to Wellville," Jn pkga.
I’ve reached 70 and h ope ta ~li.vo many years longer. But twenty years ago I had kidney trouble so bad I could not work. Backache * was persistent and it was agony to lift anything. Gravel, wh It ling headaches, d i z z i ri^ess
CONGRESS
Mr. Bacon succeeded Monday in securing an open discussiowof the" ’Moroccan question in the Senate. It came up through the introduction of a resolution making a general declaration against interference op the part of., the United States iu any controversy among European nations* concerning tljeiT internal affairs. At Mr. Bacon’s request the resolution vu referred to the committee on foreign relations. The merchant iharine bill was laid before the Senate. Mr. Galliqger offered a number of 'amfeircrments, relating principally to the naval militia proposed by the bill, which were adopted. General debate on the Philippine tariff bill- was concluded in the House. Mr. Babcock (Wis.), the leader of the Republican insurgents, took the floor own' question of personal privilege to explain his attitude on the statehood measure. —■A"" discuFsion'-of'the railroad-tgte question was precipitated in the Senate Tiles-' day when Mr. Fulton took the. floor to explain an aniendmeUT'fo the Dolliver •bittr offered by him, giving courts of justice, authority to modify orders of the Interstate commerce commission imposing an unreasonable rate. Mr. Scott made a in support of the merchant marine shipping bill. The bill appropriating $500,000 for a memorial bridge across the Potomac river at Washington was passed. The Philippine tariff bill was passed by the House substantially as it came from the ways and means committee. The vote was 25S to 71. Rice was' made subject to the same tariff as sugar and tobacco, 25 per cent of the Dingiey rates. Many amendments were hmnehed only to be defeated after a strenuous debate. Tlie Democratic substitute found support only with the minority and was defeated 231 to 106. An effort to commit the Unified* States to the policy -of granting independence 'to the Philippines as soog as the natives can be prepared for self-government was lost. The House agreed to a resolution asking fife Secretary of State to transmit to the House all the correspondence and dispatches: between this eoun--try and Austria-Hungary concerning the arrest, detention and fine of Marcus Braun, special immigrant commissioner of the United States.
The recent forcible removal from tha White House of Mrs. Minor Morris was made tljgJ.sabjcct of an emphatic denun"'CTafion by Mr. Tillman 5 in the Senate Wednesday. His remarks called out remonstrances from Messrs. Hale, —opkins and Daniel, and led to a sudden adjournment. Previously a resolution calling on the Secretary of War for information as to whether any member of the Philippine, commission or any officer of the army or navy owns any land in the islands, particularly with reference to the location of proposed railroads, was adopted. The Philippine tariff bill was received from the House and sent to the committee on Philippine Islands. The House took favorable action on 10(5 pension bills. Forty-two of the beneficiaries are blind and sixty-eight paralyzed. ~
In the Senate Thursday Mr. Tillman presented Tils resolution directing an investigaton into the removal of Mrs. Minor Morris from the White House. It was laid on the table by a vote of 54 to 8, without debate. The rest of the day was devoted to speeches by Mr. McCumber advocating tho pure food bill and by Mr. Mallory opposing the shipping bill. The House ordered an investigation to ascertain the amount needed to preserve the frigate Constitution and paid a tribute to the old ship. Nearly all the rest of the session was devoted to the perfection and passage of a bill arranging for the final disposition of the affairs of the five civilized tribes in Indian Territory. It provides for concluding the enrollment of Indians of the tribes and allotment of lands to them. Many restrictions are imposed. Mr. Littauer reported the urgent deficiency bill and gave notice that it would be called up for consideration Frida; The House discussed the urgent* deficiency appropriation bill Friday, much of the debate relating to the necessity for curbing the department heads in their demands for additional money. Mr. Perkins (N. Y.) made a short speech favoring free hides. There was no session of the Senate. Abuses in the expenditure of appropriations was the text of the discussions in the House Saturday during the consideration of the urgeift deficiency bill. Little progress was made with the bill. The $2,615 Knox portrait was again a topic of unfavorable comment and department heads generally came in for criticism. The most animated debate took place on the amendment to increase the amount for the transportation of silver coins. One argument advanced was that to cot this appropriation meant diatress to the interior sections of the country, where silver money is used, but the opponents of the amendment declared that the appropriation was abused by the express companies, for whose benefit, it was stated the appropriation was made. The amendment was lost by a vote of 70 to 74. A bill was passed providing for the holding of a Federal court at Grand Island, Neb. There was no session of the Senate.
National Capital Notes. An oil pipe line across the isthmus of Panama will be built if Secretary Taft's recommendations to President'Roosevelt are accepted. Representative Ringer Hermann of Oregon will be tried in the courts of the District of Columbia for complicity in the land fraud cases in Oregon, beginning the last week in March. The trials of F. A. Hyde. John A. Benson, J. H. Schneider and .11. P. Diamond will follow. Secretary Bonaparte’s letter of reprimand to Commander Lucien Young, which waa ordered by the court martial as the result of the explosion on the gunboat Bennington, is mild in tone, and not altogether uncomplimentary to Coast antler Young.