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SENATE 8TRIKES OUT HOUSE
CLAUSE IN SUNDRY CIVIL
APPROPRIATION BILL
DEBATE ON PURE FOOD
Will be Limited to TweJve Hours—Ap
propriation for Exposition at James-
*ifjJown— House Adopts Conference Re
port on Subdivision of Land Under
Reclamation Act.
Washington, D. C., June 20.—The
senate committee on appropriations to
day completed the sundry civil appro
priation bill and Senator Hale report
ed it to the senate. The committee
struck out the house provision for a
lock canal across the Isthmus of Pan'
ama, and will leave the matter open
until after the senate votes on the bill
pending in the senate.
The committee agreed to the amend
ment providing for the exposition at
Jamestown, Va., appropriating $1,415,
000 tor that purpose.
House Adopts Bill.
The conference report on the execu
tive, legislative and judicial appropri
ation bill, was adopted by the house
today, which passes the bill.
Pay Traveling Expenses.
A bill appropriating $25,000 for trav
eling expenses for the President was
passed by the house today by a vote of
176 to 68.
Adopt Conference Report.
The house today adopted the confer
ence report on the bill providing for
the sub-divslon of land entered under
the reclamation act. This bill fixes
farm Jinita.of not.lesa thah twenty
acres iior iitore than 160 acres.
Pure Food-Debate.
The rules committee of the house
will- meet today to agree on a rule lim
iting to twelve hours the debate on the
pure food bill.
[SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.]
Washington Bureau of the Courier,
Washington, D. C., June 20.
Some of the old veterans in the
house of representatives are still talk
Ing about the achievement of Con
gressman A. F. Dawson in breaking all
records in getting through an appropri
ation for the construction of a new
bridge and viaduct connecting Daven
port and Rock Island.
In less than three days from the
time the war department received ad
vices that the bridge was in a danger
ous condition, the bill had been pass
ed appropriating the money, $125,000
This might not seem to be excessive
speed until people realize the amount
of red tape that must be gone through
with and the extent of the government
al machinery that must be put in op
eration and the number of avenues
through which the proposition had to
pass before it even reached the house,
Ordinarily requests for appropriations
must be-on file months before congress
convenes and be mulled over and dls
cussed by officials. In the case of the
appropriation for the bridge the path
way for the proposition was greased
and Congressman Dawson was present
when it started at every point along
the way and he was present at the
next point when It arrived and kept it
moving.
Quick Action.
Congressman Dawson first learned
of the situation in a telegram received
by him from Davenport late Tuesday
night, June 14.. He was informed that
the war department had ordered the
bridge closed to heavy traffic. The war
department received a communication
June 13 from Colonel Blunt, in charge
of the arsenal at Rock Island, convey
ing the information relative to the ser
ious condition of the bridge. Early Fri
day morning, June 15, Congressman
Dawson was at the war department
and immediately there was something
doing. An estimate was immediately
prepared which was signed by General
Crozier and forwarded to the secretary
of war. He in turn approved the esti
mate and dispatched It to Secretary
Shaw. It is well known that before
congress will act upon or talce cogniz
ance of an item to be included in an
appropriation bill it must have passed
through all the required channels and
have been recommended by the secre
tary of the treasury. The estimate
-reached Secretary Shaw late Friday af
ternoon. It was immediately approved
and mailed to the speaker of the house,
who in turn passed it on to the commit
tee on appropriations. In this case the
estimate reached that committee just
about noon, Saturday. Dawson was
there to meet it, id fact he had follow
ed the estimate throughout its course
The sundry civil appropriation
bill had practically passed.
Bill Reopened.
Nothing remained Saturday morn
ing except to put on the finishin
touches. The only way the item for
the bridge could be inserted was
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r: LOCK CANAL PROVISION
MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT YIELDS
French Squadron Dispatched to
gier to Enforce Demands.
Tan-
Tangier, June 20.—The Moroc
can government today announced
that it yields to the French de
mands for Indemnity for the mur
der of a French citizen, as a result
of which a French squadron was
dispatched to Tangier.
ATTACKED
BY REBELS
LEADER OF FORCE OF PULAJANES
KILLED IN FIGHT ON
ISLAND OF LEYTE
Manila, June 20.—A band of 300
Pulajanes under Ceasario Pastor, at
tacked the town of Burauen, on the is
land of Leyte, yesterday. They killed
five policemen, wounded five and
captured the remainder of the force,
except the lieutenant in command.
Pastor
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killed. The loss of the
Pulajanes is believed to be great.
8erles of Earthquakes.
A series of earthquakes occurred in
Northern Luton yesterday and today.
No damage is reported. The Manila
observatory reports that the earth-,
quakes were probably more severe in
the Babuyares Islands and Formosa.
Allen Returns.
General H. T. Allen, director of the
constabulary, returned to Manila to
day after an eight months' leave of
absence, spent in the United States.
Ide Is Improving.
Governor Ide became 111 after return
ing from ia recent journey through the
provinces, bulls now-able to attend to
his official duties.
GORMAN LEFT OVER $1,000,000.
Maryland 8enator Will Give All His
Property to His Family.
Baltimore, Md., June 20.—Senator
Gorman's will, filed today and made
fifteen years ago, leaves his entire es
tate to his family. His farm goes to
his son, Arthur. Onerhalf of the rents
and profits derived from the personal
and real estate goes to the widow, and
one-sixth of the remaining half to each
o? his five daughters and one son. No
statement of the value of the estate is
given, but it is estimated the senator
left personalty and realty valued at
over $1,000,000. There are no bequests
to charity.
J. B. 8ULLIVAN CANNOT RUN.
Primary Law Prohibits His Name Go
•ing on Democratic Ticket.
Des Moines, June 20.—Under the
new primary law Hon. Jerry B. Sul
livan, of Des Moines, can not be a can
didate for governor on the democratic
ticket. As a result, it is .said, a large
part of the support of the Polk county
delegation is llktely to go to John Den
nison, of Dubuque.
The primary law in Polk county pro
vides that a candidate must be the
choice of the Polk county primaries to
get a place on the regular state ticket,
provided he is a resident of this coun
ty.
SUICIDE OF KEOKUK MAN.
Arthur P. Moody, Leading Real Estate
Dealer, Takes Strychnine.
'Keokuk, June iO.—Arthur P. Moody,
the leading real estate man in Keokuk,
his mind seemingly unbalanced on ac
count of business worries, went to
Rand park Tuesday afternoon, took a
dose of strychnitie and was dead when
discovered a half hour later. He left
no statement as to what prompted the
deed. He was about 45 years old and
leaves a wife and three children.
TURKS MUTINY
STUBBORN FIGHT BETWEEN LOY
AL AND DISAFFECTED TROOPS
IN YEMEN PROVINCE
Constantinople, June 20.—Marshal
Felzl Pasha, commanding the Turkish
troops in Yemen Province, has been
obliged to deplete his slim stock of
ammunition in employing his artillery
against his own mutinous soldiers.
Whole companies of regiments anx
ious to get home munltled.'A stubborn
fight betweep the loyal and disaffected
troops ensued and the latter were fin
ally vanquished after sustaining a
heavy loss.
Comptroller Issues Call.
Washington,ivj.D. C., June 20.—The
comptroller of^the currency today is
sued a call foT the condition of the
national banks $t the close of business
on June 18.
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IGNORES PARLIAMENT
Its Wishes Will at Best Be Given Only
Feigned Respect, Says Former Pre
mier—Blames Jews for Revolution­
ary Conduct and Asserts That They
Are Responsible for Massacres.
Vichy, France, June 20—Count Witte,
former premier of Russia, In a re
markable conversation with an Ameri
can newspaper man he had known at
Portsmouth, declared that the douma
was a farce. He did not use exatctly
that word, but such apparently was his
meaning. The czar, according to Witte,
would continue to be the power In
Russia and would allow nothing to in
terfere with his plans. If he ,pleased
to accept the douma's suggestions well
and good if he were displeased he
would Ignore them.
Count Witte, who came here for a
rest and to take the cure, his health
being somewhat impaired by the hard
work and worry of the premiership,
refuses to be quoted in connection
with Russian politics, taking the
ground that It would be not only
against his own personal Interest but
also against the interests of his coun
try. On this condition he was pleased
to receive the American correspondent,
who had known him at the Portsmouth
peace conference, and have a long and
interesting conversatlpn, recalling
pleasantly the'time spent together at
the Hotel Wentworth.
Witte Disapproves of Douma.
Faithful to the promise given to
Count Witte, the. correspondent is un
ftble t$ cable a direct .interview with
hlWbui jean give- thp following, brief
review of the' situation in Russia ad
looked on possibly from WltteVpeintf?
of view: "It is .generally kno"tfji that
Witte is favorable to the progressive
development of Russia institutions
while maintaining order. Therefore
he can not approve of the action of
the lower house of parliament, which,
according to the count, is doing its
utmost to develop into a revolution
ary body and not Only delays the re
forms which, it advocates but contrib
utes to create and maintain a state of
chaos resulting from the- conflict be
tween the legislative and executive
branches of the. government.
Russia needs peace, order and con
fidence In the men who earnestly de
sire to heal her wounds and to enter
upon a period of economic, moral and
intellectual resurrection. Instead
this the revolutionists, under the pre
text of patriotism, which really is false
patriotism, are serving the Interests of
the foreign enemies of their country
by transforming Russia into the pow
der magazine of Europe. This is not
generally known abroad. and is espe
daily regrettable with regard to the
Americans, who always have been good
friends of the Russians. The two
countries should know each other bet
ter to their reciprocal advantage.
Criticises Course of Jews.
It is also known that Witte is per
sonally favorable to the Hebrews and
their desires, as contained in the mem
orandum presented to him when at
Portsmouth by the committee of prom
inent American Jews, but he strongly
condemns the attitude which the Jews
are assuming In Russia in placing
themselves at the head of the revolu
tionary movement against the advice
of their own enlightened leaders, thus
making it impossible for their non
Jewish friends to assist them. Witte
thinks the Russian Jews who are act
ing in this manner are blind, for if
they are defeated they will be more
oppressed than before, whereas if suc
cessful the remainder of the popula
tion which is more anti-Semitic than
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WRIT DENIED
ATTORNEY FOR RICHARD IVEN3
SAYS HE WILL TAKE CASE
TO THE GOVERNOR
Springfield, 111., June 20.—The su
preme court today denied a writ of su
persedeas to Richard Ivens, sentenced
to hang in Chicago, Friday, for the
murder of Mrs. Hclllster. Ivens' at
torney announced his Intention to take
the case to the governor.
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DEBATE ON
MEAT BILL
SENATOR PROCTOR SAYS THE
CHANGES MADE BY THE HOUSE
SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED
WANTS PACKERS TO PAY
Says That They Could Afford to Stand
Cost of Inspection Because of Its
Value as an Advertisement—Propo
sition Denounced as "Simply Mon
strous" by Senator Warren.
Washington, D. C., June 20.—Sena
tor Proctor today called up In the sen
ate the agricultural appropriation bill
and made a statement concerning the
house substitute for the meat inspec
tion provision, saying that there were
two essential points of difference be
tween the two houses.
One of these, he said, was the
omission by the house of the senate pro
vision requiring the date of inspection
to be placed on cans containing meat
and the other the transfer of the cost
of Inspection from the packers tq the
at on a re as
Says Change Is Radical.
Speaking of the latter change he
said that It was radical and in his opin
ion unwise anl advised' that the house
amendment on that point be not ac
cept. The packers could, he declared,
afford the expense as an advertise
ment for, looked at in that light, the
government certificate would be of im
mense benefit.
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Denounces Proposition
Senators Beveridge and Lodge
agreed with Proctor while Senator
Warren defended the packers and de
nounced as "simply monstrous"' the
proposition that they should be-re
quired to advertise -their- business in
the .prescribed way.
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Fuller is
Secretary of Chief Justice
Killed.
Washington, D. C., June 20.—Clar
ence M. York, secretary of Chief Jus
tlce Fuller of the supreme court of the
United States, was killed today by
jumping from a window of the Garfield
hospital, where he was undergoing
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Policy Holders to Hslp Select
of Directors.
New York, June 20.—Directors of
the Equitable Life Assurance society
today voted unanimously to adopt the
amended charter, which provides for
the mutualization of the society. The
new charter provides, among other
things, that the policy holders shall
elect twenty-eight directors out of a
board of fifty-two members.
MULE RUNS A MILE TO SLAY.
Driver, Overtaken After Long Chase,
Is Kicked to Death.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 20.—Isaac Wat
son, a driver, died today of injuries re
ceived in a fight with a mule. Watson
was taking the mule to the stables,
when the animal attacked him. Watson
fled, the mule pursuing him. After a
pursuit of over a mile the mule over
took Watson and kicked him until he
fell unconscious. Then the mule
walked slowly back to his stable. Wat
son died without regaining conscious
ness.
PROCTOR IS
NOMINATED
SON OF UNITED.STATES 8ENAT0R
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
OF VERMONT
Montpelier, Vt., June 20.—Fletcher
D. Proctor, son of United States Senar
tor Proctor was nominated by accla
mation for Governor of Vermont at the
republican state convention today.
The Platform.
With the exception of two planks
the platform adopted dealt with state
Issues. Qf the exceptions one was an
endorsement of Roosevelt and the oth
er expressing sympathy with the
movement against discrimination in
Interstate commerce.
OTTUMWAN GETS DEGREE
Wllber Emery Graduates. From
Oberlin College.
Oberlln, O, June 20.—(Special)—
At the annual cammencement of Ober
lln college today Wllber Emery of Ot
tumwa was graduated with the degree
of Bachelor of Arts.
Jesuit Colleges In Session,
Milwaukee, Wis., June 20.—Repre
sentatives of Jesuit colleges from all
parts of the country are in the city at
tending the convention of the Nation
al Federation of Jesuit colleges, which
began Monday. Bishop A. F. Schtoner,
of Superior, celebrated the pontlfica
tlon high mass in honor of the occa
sion. Bishop Maurice A. Burke, of St.
Joseph, Mo., preached the baccalau
reate sermon.
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THE SUCCESSOR OF DOWIE AT
ZION CITY,
Wilbur Glenn Voliva.
Wilbur Glen Vollva, now at the head of Zlon City, is the leader of the
faction that is opposed to Dowle, founder of the organization and self-styled
"Elijah, the Restorer." Vollva Is popular in Zion City and is said to be an
excellent business manager. Today he testified in the hearing to determine
the rightful manager of Zlon City.
POWESHIEK
FOR CUMMINS
COUNTY CONVEN
HARMONIOUS
TION AT
.^TRUCTS FOft GOVERNOR
BROOKLYN IN-
Brooklyn, June 20.—The county con
vention held here yesterday was har
monious. The seventeen delegates to
Des Moines are Instructed for Govern
or Cummins. The convention com
pleted its wtork at hoon.
Contested Delegations.
Des Moines, June 20.—The counties
In which contested delegations to the
state convention hfcve been selected,
with the number of delegates belong
ing to each are as follows:
Delaware 15
Des Moines 23
Chickasaw 11
Jasper 21
Montgomery 16
Jefferson 13
Wapello 26
Scott 35
The Des Moines Register and Leader
says: "It" is predicted that-a majority
of them will not reach the ear of the
state convention.- In the list of those
which probably will be abandoned are
Des Moines Delaware and Scott."
RI8K MEN LOSE FRISCO SUITS.
First "Earthquake" Cases Are Decided
for Policy-Holders.
Okland, CaL, June 20:—The first
suits brought- in the .controversy with
the insurance companies were decid
ed In the court of. Justice J. G. Quinri
today in favor of the policy-holders.
Mrs. Rose Palmer and Mrs. A. C. Vin
cent, each of whom had a $300 policy
In the Palatine Fire Insurance com
pany, sued for the full^ amount, and
produced evidence that their homes
had caught fire from adjacent build
ings nine hours after the earthquake.
The attorney' for the insurancecom
pany pleaded that the. "earthquake
clause" in the two policies absolved
the company from liability, but the
court ruled that' the earthquake had
nothing to do with it.
WOMAN HELD
WIFE OF WEALTHY 8I0UX FALL8
BREWER IS CHARGED
WITH MURDER
Sioux Falls, S. D., June 20.—Mrs.
Emma Kauffman, wife of a wealthy
brewer, was today held for trial on the
charge of having caused the death of
her servant, Agnes Polreis. When
Mrs. Kauffman was leaving the court
room a large crowd made an angry'
demonstration and cries of "lynch her"
were heard.
VICTORY FOR REGULAR8.
North Dakota Primaries Result In De
feat for "Insurgents."
Fargo, N. D., June 20.—More com
plete returns from over the state to
day show that the regular republicans
gained a greater victory at yesterday's
primaries than was estimated last
night
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llva, the present head of Zlon City,
testifying today in the hearing to de
termine the rightful manager of Zion
City, said:
"When I assumed control of Zion
City, the Zion City bank had deposits
amounting to half a million dollars,
but there was not a dollar In the bank
to pay any of It. Every day there was
a long line of people in front of the
bank looking for money. Some of
them would get 50 cents, some 75
cents and others nothing. Every one
had $1,000 or more on deposit I found
that $2,000,000 had been diverted and
that the losses of operating the differ
ent industries up to that time
amounted to over $2,500,000. I found
many people on the verge of starva
tion.":!'
8H0RTAGE IN SOCIETY ACCOUNTS
Deficit of Over $1,200 In Books of H.
Wendt of Dougherty.
Mason City, June 20.—At a meeting
of the board of directors of the Farm
ers' Co-operative association at
Dougherty, today it was discovered
that H. C. Wendt, former manager of
the society, is short in his accounts
over $1,200. Wendt is in South Da
kota. The matter created much ex
citement and has been placed in the
{lands of attorneys. It 1b said that the
condition was known by the board for
some tlnje, but the public was not in
formed.
LET CONTRACTS.
Work on Oskaloosa-Buxton Interurban
Line to Commence Soon.
Oskaloosa, June 20.—(Special.)—The
directors of the Oskaloosa and Buxton
Interurban. decided, today, to go ahead
with the work. Contracts were let for
building the line to Beacon, which
must be in operation by December 1.
TWO KILLED
MANY INJURED IN ACCIDENT IN
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
TUNNEL. IN NEW YORK
New York, June 20.—Two men lost
their lives, another was fatally in
jured and six severely hurt as. a re
sult of an accident In the Pennsylvania
tunnel between Thirty-fourth street of
this city and Long Island City today.
Twenty-four men escaped without seri
ous Injury after having faced death by
drowning
The accident was caused by the tre
mendous air pressure necessary at the
head of the tunnel to hold back the
soft mud into which the shield is
forced.
Fall of Slate.
20.—Charles Ribbing
Killed by
Hiteman, June
was killed by a fall of slate, In mine
No. 4, on Monday afternoon, about 4
o'clock. connection.
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BIALYSTOE
RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES ISSUE OR
DERS TO PREVENT ANTI-JEW" f?
ISH OUTBREAKS -if!
AMERICAN AID
IS REQUESTED
Jacob Schiff of New York Receiver"
Cable Messages From Abroad—*
Soldiers Are Blamed For Massacres
—Sailors Assembling In Streets-^.
Great Excitement Prevails.
New York, June 20.—Jacob H.
Schiff has received cable mes
sages from abroad asking aid $J|v
from this country to prevent a
general anti-Jewish outbreak In
Russia.
Grondno, Russia, June 20.—Owing
to the, refusal of the censor at Blaly
stok to permit the free telegraphing of
the result of the investigation hv th®
Associated Press of the masBacre .f
Jews there, Its correspondent came
here. The anti-Jewish rioting at
Bialystok is now ended. Troops are
In full control and In view of the out
cry raised It Is certain that the au
thorities will not permit a renewal of
the horrors recently witnessed at
Bialystok.
Great Excitement.
This entire region is greatly excited
owlns to the fear that the Baliystolc
massacre was only a signal for a gen
eral attack on the Jews throughout
Pale and In Poland, but If any such
conspiracy existed It is too late to
I carry out the plans as the most lm-
Peratlve* orders to prevent further
outbreaks have been issued to gov
ernors and govern^aeflMals from St.
Petorsbj^cg..
Blame for Massacre.!
St. Petersburg, June 20.—Blame fcw
the massacre of Jews at Bialystok has
been placed officially upon the sol
diers. The commission sent to Bialy
stok by the douma to Investigate the
massacre made a preliminary report,
declaring that a majority of the dead
were killed with bayonets or rifle bul
lets, showing that soldiers were their
slayers. The report that the Jewa
started the fighting by attacking Chris
tians is denied.
8HIRTS CAMPAIGN FACTOR.
Farmers' Paper Makes Length, of Gai*
ment Kansas Issue.
Topeka, Kan., June 20.—The length
of a shirt is to ho an issue in the Kan
sas campaign this year. A farm pa
per Is leading a movement to organize
farmers Into unions. The argument
advanced Is that If every shirt was
made one incn longer the added cloth
would Consume the entire surplus of
cotton. Farmers are urged to organ
ize and stand for this demand.
Chairmen of the democratic and re
publican state committees declared to*
day that If this remedy was reversed
to equalize matters In case of an ex
treme shortage in the cotton crop it
might become very embarrassing.
BELIEVED BOY KIDNAPED.
Indiana Authorities Ask Aid In 8ee4o
Ing Missing Lad.
Laporte, Ind., June 20.—Kidnaped
by tramps and held for ransom Is sup
posed to be the fate of William Fry,
a 12-year-old boy of Porter county,
who is strangely missing, and of whose
whereabouts no trace can be found.
Today the police departments of all
cities and towns in this and adjacent
states were furnished with a descrip
tion of the missing youth. When last
seen he was in the company of two
strange men. He- is subject to fre
quent Illnesses.
His mother Is frantic and it is feared
will lose her reason unless the fate of
her son is speedily determined.
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Neighbor in Michigan, ^i
Marinette, Wis., June 20.—Editor T,
W. McLean of the Marinette Advertis
er has brought suit against Donald Mc
Donald, editor of the Menominee 'airf
News, just across the line in Michigan, fo^
for libel. McLean charges that when
he discontinued the publication of a
daily edition McDonald secured the tl-siffiss
tie under false pretenses and has slnca
been printing libelous statements ai''f
about him.
VICTIM OF YAQUI INDIANS.
W. R. Slinkarcf, Railroad Contractor,:^
8lain In Qonora.
El Paso, Texas, June 20.—News
reached here yesterday that W. R.
Slinlcard, a railroad contractor of El''
Paso ha.s been killed by Yaqui Indians
in Sonora, where he was making a
grade for the Cananea, Yaqui River
and Pacific railroad^ a Southern Pacific
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