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% squadron, the exercise to be of every kind and to Include unceasing practice at the guns conducted under condi- tlons that will test markswanship In tinue of war. Maintain High Standard. In both the army and the navy there is urgent need that everything possible should be done to maintain the highest standard for the personnel alike as re- gards the officers and the enlisted men. 1 do not belleve that in any service there is a finer body of enlisted men and of junior officers than we have in both the army and the navy, including the marine corps. All possible encour- agement to the enlisted men should be glven in pay and otherwlise and every- thing practicable done to vender the service attructive to men of the right type. They should be held to the strictest discharge of their duty, and in them a spirit should be encouraged which demands not the mere perform- ance of duty, but the performance of far more than duty If It conduces to the honor and the interest of the Amer- ican natlon, and In return the amplest consideration should be thelrs. ‘West Point and Annapolls already turn out excellent officers. We do not need to have these schools made more scholastic. On the contrary, we should never lose sight of the fact that the alm of each school Is to turn out a man who shall be above everything else a fighting man. In the army In particular it Is not necessary that either the cavalry or infantry officer should have special mathematical ablility. Probably In both schools the best part of the education Is the high standard of character and of professional morale which it confers. But In both services there is urgent need for the establishment of a prin- ciple of selection which will eliminate men after a certain age if they cannot be promoted from the subordinate ranks and which will bring into the higher ranks fewer men and these at an earlier age. This principle of se- lection will be objected to by good men of mediocre capacity who are fitted to do well while young in the lower po- sitions, but who are not fitted to do well when at an advanced age they come Into positions of command and of great responsibility. But the de- sire of these men to be promoted to positions which they are not competent to fill should not welgh agalnst the in- terests of the navy and the country. At present our men, especially in the navy, are kept far too long In the Junior grades and then, at much too ad- vanced an age, are put quickly through the senior grades, often not attaining those senlor grades untll they are too old to be of real use to them and, i they are of real use, belng put through them 80 quickly that little benefit to the navy comes from their having been In them at all. The navy has one great advantage over the army In the fact that the of- ficers of high rank are actually trained in the continual performance of their duties—that 1s, In the management of the battleships and armored cruisers gathered Into fleets. This s not true of the army officers, who rarely have cor- responding chances to exercise com- mand over troops under service condl- tlons. The conduct of the Spanish war showed the lamentable loss of life, the useless extravagance and the ineffi- clency certaln to result if durlng peace the high officials of the war and navy departments are praised and rewarded only if they save money, at no matter ‘what cost to the efficlency of the serv- ice, and If the higher officers are given no chance whatever to esercise and practice command. For yeauzs prior to the Spanish war the secretaries of war were praised chiefly if they practiced economy, which economy, especially in connection with the quartermaster, commissary and medical departments, was directly responsible for most of the mismanagement that occurred in the war itself. And parenthetically be it observed that the very people who clamored for the misdirected economy in the first place were foremost to de- nounce the mismanagement, loss and suffering which were primarily due to this same misdirected economy and to the lack of preparation it Involved. Coast Defense Needs. There should soon be an increase in the number of men for our coast de- fenses. These men should be of the right type and properly trained, and there should therefore be an increase of pay for certain skilled grades, es- peclally In the coast artillery. Money should be appropriated to permit troops to be massed in body and exer- cised in maneuvers, particularly in marching. Such exercise during the summer just past has been of incal- culable benefit to the army and should under no circumstances be dlscontin- ued. 1If on these practice marches and in these maneuvers elderly officers prove unable to bear the strain they should be retired at once, for the fact 1s conclusive as to their unfitness for war—that Is, for the only purpose be- cause of which they should be allowed to stay in the service. It Is a real mls- fortune to have scores of small com- pany or regimental posts scattered throughout the country. The army should be gathered in a few brigade or division posts, and the generals should be practiced In handling the men In masses. Neglect to provide for all of this means to incur the risk of future disaster and disgrace. The readiness and efficlency of both the army and navy In dealing with the recent sudden crisis in Cuba illustrate afresh thelr value to the nation. This readiness and efficlency would have been very much less had it not been for the existence of the general staft in the army and the general board in the navy. Both are essential to the proper development and use of our mil- itary forces afloat and ashore. The troops that were sent to Cuba were handled flawlessly. It was the swift- eat mobilization and dispatch of troops over sea ever accomplished by our gov- ernment. The expedition landed com- pletely equipped and ready for imme- diate service, several of Its organlza- tlons hardly remaining in Havana over night before splitting up Into detach- ments and going to their several posts. It was a fine demonstration of the value and efficlency of the general staff. Slmilarly it was owing in large part to the general board that the navy was able at the outset to meet the Cu- ban crisis with such Instant efficlency, ship after ship appearing on the short: est notlce at any threatened polnt, while the marine corps In particular performed Indlspensable service. The army and navy war colleges are of in- calculable value to the two services, and they co-operate with constantly in- creasing efficlency and importance. Shooting Galleries Needed. The congress has most wisely pro- vided for a national board for Je pro- motlon of rifle practice. Excu‘iut re- sults have already come from this law, but It does not go far enough. Our regular army is so small that In any great war we should have to trust malnly to volunteers, and in such event these volunteers should already know how to shoot, for if a soldier has the fighting edge and ability to take care of himself in the open his effi- clency on the line of battle is almost directly proportionate to excellence In marksmanship. We should establish shooting gallerles in all the large pub- lic and military schools, should main- tain national target ranges in different parts of the country and should in every way encourage the formation of rifle clubs throughout all parts of the land. The little republic of Switzer- land offers us an excellent example in all matters connected with building up an efficient citizen soldiery. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. The White House, Dec. 3, 1906. APPENDIX. Address by the Secretary of State of the United States of America as Hogor- ary President of the Third Confer- ence of American Republics at Rio de Janciro, July 31, 1906. Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Third Conference of American Repub- lics—I beg you to belleve that I highly appreciate and thank you for the honor you do me. I bring from my country a special greeting to her elder sisters in the civ- ilization of Amerlca. Unlike as we are in many respects, we are alike in this—that we are all engaged under new conditions and free from the traditional forms and limita- tions of the old world in working out th® same problem of popular self gov- ernment. It is a difficult and laborlous task for each of us. Not In one generation or In one century can the effective con- trol of a superior sovereign, so long deemed necessary to government, be rejected and effective self control by the governed be perfected In its place. The first fruits of democracy are, many of them, crude and unlovely. Its mis- takes are many, its partial failures many, its sins not few. Capacity for self government does not come to man by nature. It is an art to be learned, and it Is also an expression of char- acter to be developed smong all the thousands of men who exerclse popular sovereignty. To reach the goal toward which we are pressing forward the governing multitude must first acquire knowledge that comes from universal education, wisdom that follows practical experi- ence, personal Independence and self respect befitting men who acknowledge no superlor, self control to replace that external control which a democracy re- Jects, respect for law, obedience to the lawful expressions of the public will, consideration for the opinions and in- terests of others equally entitled to a volce In the state, loyalty to that ab- stract conception—one’s country—as In- spiring as that loyalty to personal sov- ereigns which has so {llumined the pages of history, subordination of per- sonal Interests to the public good, love of justice and mercy, of liberty and order. All these we must seek by slow and patient effort, and of how many shortcomings in his own land and among his own people each one of us Is consclous. Yet no student of our times can fall to see that not America alone, but the whole clvilized world, 1s swinging away from lts old governmental moor- Ings and Intrusting the fate of its cliv- ilization to the capacity of the popular mass to govern. By this pathway mankind 1s to travel whithersoever it leads. Upon the success of this our great undertaking the hope of human- ity depends. Nor can we fall to see that the world makes substantial progress toward more perfect popular self government. T belleve it to be true that, viewed against the background of conditions a century, a generation, a decade ago, government in my own country has ad- vanced In the Intelligent participation of the great mass of the people, In the fidelity and honesty with which they are represented, In respect for law, in obedlence to the dictates of a sound morallty and In effectiveness and pu- rity of administration. Nowhere in the world has this prog- ress been more marked than in Latin Amerlca. Out of the wrack of Indian fighting and race conflicts and clvil wars strong and stable governments: have arisen. Peaceful succession In jaccord with the people’s will has re- placed the forcible selzure of power' permitted by the people's Indifference.’ Loyalty to country, its peace, its dig- ! nity, Its honor, has risen above partl: sanship for individual leaders. The | rule of law supersedes the rule of man. Property Is protected, and the fiults of enterprise are secure, Individual lib- erty Is respécted. Continuous public policies are followed. Natlonal faith Is held sacred. Progress has not been equal everywhere, but there has been progress everywhere. The movement in the right direction Is general, The right tendency is not exceptional; it 18 continental. The present affords just cause for satlsfaction; the future is bright with hope. It Is not by natlonal isolation that these results have been accomplished or that this progress can be continued. No natlon can live unto Itself alone and continue to live. Each natlon’s growth is a part of the development of the race. There may be leaders, and there may be laggards, but no na- tion can long continue very far In ad- vance of the general progress of man- kind, and no nation that Is not doomed to extinction can remain very far be- hind. It Is with nations as it Is with individual men. Intercourse, associa- tion, correction of egotism by the in- fluence of others’ judgment, brondening of views by the experience and thought of equals, acceptance of the moral standards of a community the desire for whose good opinion lends a sanc- tion to the rules of right conduct— these are the conditions of growth In civilization. A people whose minds are not open to the lessons of the world's progress, whose spirits are not stirred by the aspirations and the achievements of humanity struggling the world over for liberty and justice, jemust be left behind by clvilization in its steady and beneficent advance. To promote this mutual Interchange and assistance between the Amerlcan repub- lics, engaged in the same great task, in- spired by the same purpose and profess- ing the same principles, I understand to be the function of the American confer- ence now in session. There is not one of all our countrles that cannot benefit the others. There is not one that cannot re- celve benefit from the others. There is not one that will not gain by the pros- perity, the peace, the happiness of all. According to your programme, no great and impressive single thing is to be done by you, no political questions are to be discussed, no controversies are to be set- tled, no judgment Is to be passed upon the conduct of any state, but many sub- Jects are to be considered which afford the possibility of removing barriers to Inter- course, of ascertaining for the common benefit what advances have been made by each nation in knowledge, in experi- ence, In enterprise, in the solution of dif- fleult questions of government and in eth- ical standards, of perfecting our knowl- edge of each other and of doing away with the misconceptions, the misunder- standings and the resultant prejudices that are such fruitful sources of con- troversy. And there are some subjects in the pro- gramme which invite discussion that may lead the American republics toward an agreement upon principles, the general practical application of which can come only in the future through long and pa- tient effort. Some advance at least may be made here toward the complete rule of justice and peace among natfons in leu of force and war. The assoclation of 5o many eminent men from all the republics, leaders of opinion in their own homes; the friendships that will arlse among you, the habit of tem- perate and kindly discussion of matters of common Interest, the ascertalnment of common sympathies and aims,. the dissi- pation of misunderstandings, the exhibi- tion to all the Amerlcan peoples of this peaceful and considerate method of con- ferring upon international questions—this alone, quite frrespective of the resolu- tions you may adopt and the conventions you may sign, will mark a substantial advance in the direction of Internatlonal good understanding. These beneficent results the government and the people of the United States of America greatly desire. We wish for no victories but those of peace, for no terri- tory except our own, for no soverelgnty except the soverelgnty over ourselves. We deem the Independence and equal rights of the smallest and weakest mem- ber of the family of natlons entitled to as much Tespect as those of the greatest empire, and we deem the observance of that respect the chief guaranty of the weak against the oppression of the strong. We neither claim nor desire any rights or privileges or powers that we do not freely concede to every American republic. We wish to Increase our pros- perity, to expand our trade, to grow in wealth, In wisdom and in spirit, but our conception of the true way to accomplish this Is not to pull down others and profit by thelr ruin, but to help all friends to a common prosperity and a common growth that we may all become greater and stronger together. ‘Within a few months, for the first time, the recognized possessors of every foot of sofl upon the American continents can be and I hope will be represented with the acknowledged rights of equal sovereign states In the great world congress at Tho Hague. This will be the world's forma: and final acceptance of the declaration that no part of the American continents is to be deemed subject to colonization. Let us pledge ourselves to ald each other in the full performance of the duty to humanity which that accepted declaration implies, 5o that In time the weakest and most unfortunate of our republics may come to march with equal step by the side of the strongest and more fortunate. Let us help each other to show that for all the races of men the liberty for which we have fought and labored Is the twin sister of justice and peace. Let us unite in creating and maintaining and making effective an all American public opinfon whose power shall Influence international conduct and prevent international wrong and narrow the causes of war and for- kver preserve our free lands from the bur- den of such armaments as are massed be- hind the frontiers of Europe and bring us ever nearer to the perfection of ordered liberty. 8o shall come security and pros- perity, production and trade, wealth, learn- ing, the arts and happiness for us all, Not In a single conference or by a sin- gle effort can very much be done. You ) labor more for the future than for the present, but if the right impulse be given, if the right tendency be established, the | ! vork you do here will go on_among all | the millions of people in the American continents long after your final adjourn- ment, long after your lives, with Incalcu- lable benefit to all our beloved countries, | which may it please God to continue fres and independent and happy for ages to i come. ADVERSE T0 THE MEN BUPREME COURT DECIDES THE HABEAS CORPUS CASES OF MOYER AND OTHERS. WUST REMAIN IN JAIL IN IDAHO PRISONERS CHARGED WITH COM- PLICITY IN MURDER OF FOR- MER GOVERNOR. ‘Washington, Dec. 4—The supreme court of the United States has de- cided the habeas corpus cases of Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone, the representatives of the Western Fed- eration of Miners who are now held in prison in Idaho on the charge of com- plicity in the murder of former Gov- ernor Steunenberg, adversely to the men. The opinion was by Justice Har- lan. The effect of the decision will be to continue to hold the men in con- finement for trial in Idaho. Of the men involved Charles H. Moyer is president, W. D. Haywood secretary-treasurer and George A. Pet- tibone a member of the Western Fed- eration of Miners. They are now in prison in Idaho, under a charge of mur- dering former Governor Stuenenberg of that state, although it was not charged that they were present when the crime was committed. The cases came to this court on an appeal from a decision of the Idaho federal court refusing to grant writs of habeas cor- pus. The principal point of contro- versy was the method by which the Idaho authorities secured jurisdiction over the men. All of them are resi- dents of Colorado and it was alleged on behalf of Moyer and his associ- ates that they were kidnapped in pur- suance of conspiracy to which the gov- ernor of Colorado and the Idaho au- thorities were parties and thus juris- diction was acquired by federal court. Justice Harlan said in the habeas corpus proceedings in the United States court the matter of extradition of the defendants was not material. The merits of the case were not in- volved, as that phase was mot pre- sented. The only question there in- volved was the right of the state courts to proceed with the cases, of which there could be no doubt. PR sttt b het UNDER - ANTI-TRUST LAW. City of Atlanta Wins Suit Against Pipe Combine. ‘Washington, Dec. 4—The supreme court of the United States has decided the case of the city of Atlanta, Ga., against the so-called “pipe line trust” in favor of the city. The title of the case as it was presented to the court was the Chattanooga Foundry and Pipe Works and South Pittsburg Pipe company vs. the city of Atlanta, the case coming to this court in pursu- ance of an effort by the pipe manu- facturers to secure the reversal of a decision by .the circuit court of ap- peals, which was unfavorable to them. The suit was instituted by the city under the Sherman anti-trust law on the complaint that by the combina- tion of the manufacturers the muniei- pality had been compelled to pay an excess of $15,000 over a fair price on orders for pipe amounting to $56,000. The city asked damages in the sum of $45,000, or three times the amount of loss, but the court of appeals, afirming a decision by the circuit court for Fast Tennessee, allowed $7,000. The essential violation of the law alleged was that all the pipemakers had so manipulated their bids as to throw the contracts to the Anniston Pipe and Foundry company of Anniston, Ala., rendering that company’s bids the lowest offered, notwithstanding they were still exorbitant. “S‘HOT UP” DAKOTA TOWN. Disclosure Concerning Past Record of Colored Troops. Washington, Dec. 4—The war de- partment is preparing for an investi- companies of the Twenty-fifth infantry, recently discharged without honor by order of President Roosevelt, and to this end has compiled a record of negro troops: dating back to the Civil war. It is said that this record dis- closes a state of affairs not generally known—that once before at least the Twenty-fifth - Infantry “shot up a town.” ' The affair happened in 1885 at_Fort Sturgis, S. D. Some of the negro soldiers went on a rampage similar to that at Brownsville, Tex., and one of their number killed a citi- zen. In that case, however, the citi- zens took the matter in their own hands, forced the troopers under pain of death to disclose the name of the man who did the killing and then took him out and lynched him. PURCHASED FROM VANDERBILT. Eig Block of Chesapeake and Ohio Stock Changes Hands. New York, Dec. 4—Kuhn, Loeb- & Co. of this city have purchased the 166,000 shares of Chesapeake and Ohio stock which has been held by the Pennsylvania Railroad company. An- nouncement to this effect was made “the flrm’s office here, but they de- clined to give any detalls of the trans- action. It i3 understood, however, that the stock was purchased for the Van- derbilt interests, which now control a considerable amount of Chesapeake. and Ohio stock. Late News of the World By Wire Domestic--Foreign--Financial--Social-Political and Commercial A Peculiar Predicament. Homesteaders in this section should draw a moral from the following, clipped from the Roseau County Times. No doubt there are many in this neighbor- hood without second papers who are figuring on proving up on their claims under the seven- year act, and to those especially we wish to draw attention of how easily they may run againsta snag: OPENING OF GONGRESS BENATE ANI; HOUSE HOLD BRIEF SESSIONS BUT NO BUSINESS 18 TRANSACTED. DISCHARGE OF NEGRO SOLDIERS SUBJECT APPEARS IN SHAPE OF gation by congress of the case of the | Oa Monday Andrew Tonneslan, a homesteader in the town of Deer, KRoseanu county, Minn., RESOLUTION CALLING FOR N oRMATION applied to the clerk of the court under the new naturahzation laws for citizenship. The notice ‘Washington, Dec. 4.—Three raps|of application has to be posted with the traditional little ivory gavel in the hands of Vice President Fair- ‘'banks brought sudden stillness over the thronged galleries surrounding the senate chamber and ushered in the 'first minute of the senate’s last ses- slon of the Fifty-ninth congress. The scene in the chamber had been one of increasing animation during the preceding hour and a half. As the hour of noon approached the floor of the chamber began to be the gather- ing place of senators. The venerable Senator Platt of New York came in, leaning heavily on the arm of .an attendant. Senator Depew of New York took his place early in the row with his colleague. Fifteen minutes before noon there was & general reception on the floor, with - greetings and congratulations. When the signal for the session was given the senators, seventy-six of whom were in their places, rose to their feet and the venerable chap- lain, Edward Everett Hale, pronounc- ed the invocation. The roll was called following the prayer, when Senator Dupont of Del- aware took the oath of office, being presented at the bar of the senate by his colleague, Senator Allee. On motion of Senator Hale of Maine, which was agreed to, the vice presi- dent appointed Mr. Hale and Mr. Pet- tus as a committee to join a similar committee from the house to notify the president that congress was in session and ready to proceed to busi- ness. Senator Penrose then introduced a resolution calling on the president for all information regarding the dismiss- al of a battalion of negro troops at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, on accouxt of the affray at Brownsville, Tex. The cabinet nominations heretofore announcéd were sent in by the presi- dent and” the senate went into ex- ecutive Session. HOUSE SESSION BRIEF. ninety days before the term of the discrict court at which the same has to be heard. The general terms of court are held in Roseau county on the second Monday in January and third Monday in July. The application of Tonneslan could only be heard at the July term of court It will be seven years on April 27, 1907, since Tonneslan filed on his homestead and without his final citizen papers he could not make final proof. The July term of court will be too late for him and unless he can be admitted to citizenship before April 27, he will be compelled to commute his entry which will cost him $200. The clerk says there are a number of homesteaders in the same fix as Tonneslan, probably hundreds of them. The home- stead laws could be amended, extending the time to cover such cages. Clerk Hagen will ask Judge Grindeland to hold a special term of court in April for the purpose of hearing applica- tions for citizenship, -and should the judee comply with the re quest of the clerk, Mr. Tonneslan and a few others will be relieved of thte necessity of commuting. Creditors Meet. Before Referee Vaule of the bankruptcy court at Crookston yesterday there was a final hear- ing of the creditors of William Blocker, formerly of this city but now residing on his home- stead in the Battle River country. There was also a final meeting of the creditors of A. J. Aber- crombie of this city, also a bank- rupt. Adjourns Out of Respect to Deceased Members. ‘Washington, Dec. 4.—Speaker Can- non called the house to order at noon, the attendance of members being un- usually large for the first day of the : session. A number of new representa- | tives chosen to fill vacancies were sworn in as the first business of the day. Mr. Lowden of Illinois announced the death of his predecessor, Robert Roberts Hitt, and stated that later he would ask the house to set aside a date to pay -suitable tribute to his memory.” A Mr. Glllett of Massachusetts feel- ingly called the attention of the house to the death of Rockwood Hoar of Massachusetts and said that two years 8go he had called' the attention of the body to the death of the senator from Massachusetts, George F. Hoar. The election of Rockwood Hoar fol- lowed the death of his father and he was looked upon with great favor by the people of his state. John M. Nelson, the new mémber from the Second Wisconsin district, announced the death of the late Hen- ry C. Adams, his predecessor. Mr. Payne of New York offered a resolution that a committee of three be appointed to meet a like commit- tee from the senate to inform. the president that the two houses were organized and ready to. receive any communication he might desire to make. The speaker appointed Mr. ! Payne of New York, Mr. Boutell of Illinols ‘and Mr. Willlams of Missis- sippi. o The house then, as a mark of re- spect to the deceased members, ad- journed for the day. SENT TO THE SENATE. Cabinet Nominations Announced Some Time Ago. ‘Washington, Dec. 4—The president has sent the following nominations to the senate: Secretary of the treasury, George B. Cortelyou; attorney general, Charles J. Bonapart postmaster general, George von L. Meyer; secre- tary of the navy, Victor H. Metcalf; secretary of the interior, James R. Garfield; secretary of commerce and labor, Oscar 8. Strauss; associate Justice supreme court, Willlam H. Moody. Contrary to custom when the nom- Inations of cabinet members are sent to the senate the nominations sent in during the day were not confirmed at once, but were referred to commit- tees. It is sald that there is no op- position to the appointees, but as no message .of any character had been recelved from the president it would not be proper to transact business. 8ix Indians Drowned. Wiarton, Ont., Dec. 4—Six Indians of the Cape Creeker, reserve were drowned Dec. 1 in McGregor harbor, almost within sight of their homes. R. J. Pupore, a member of the firm of Pupore Bros., loggers, came down this morning from Shooks Spur, where his company has two camps and are taking out both pine and cedar. BIJOU 302 THIRD STREET, Life Like Motion Picture Show. Every Evening 7:30 to 10:30. Wedunesday Afternooun 2 to 5. Saturday Afternoon 2:30 to 3:30. Change of Program Every Other Night. Tonight and Wednesday night program: “THE SCALE OF JUSTICE.” “Friendship Better Than Riches.” ‘“Soldier’s Billet.” Illustrated song: “AT GETTYSBURG,” sung by Prof. H. L. Alldis. This song will be of special inter- :est to soldiers, old and young, as well as others. LICENSE NUMBER 183, or the Hoodo Automobile. Charley and Molly are out for a spin in Charley’s new auto- mobile, but the number 18, as will be seen, it buthered them guite a good deal. This will keep you launghing the rest of the week. 2 Admission 5 and 10 cents. Watch thmorrow’s Pioneer for Thursday’s program. Jik has just completed a new dwell- ing house, gives a dancing party to which a general invitation has been ex- tended to his numerous friends in that vicinity. % Additional Locals William Neudeck of Puposky Friday evening he O. M. Olson of Norihome, deputy sheriff of Itasca county, came down from Northome this morning and left this noon for Grand Rapids to be in attendance > at the term of court for Itasca county, which is being held at the “Rapids” this week. Mr. Olson was accompanied by a number of witnesses and jury- men from the vicinity of North- ome. EFFORT_ TO OUST HAGERMAN. Governor of New Mexico Will Resist Attempt. Santa Fe., N. M., Dec. 4—Governor Hagerman of New Mexico is en route to Washington and it is reported here “ that the object ‘of his visit is to com- bat charges said to have been made against his administration. A bitter fight upon Governor Ha- german was begun after he removed H. O. Bursum, chairman of the Re- publican territorial committee, from the superintendency of the territorial penitentiary, alleging an apparent shortage of $10,000 in his accounts. Bursum’s removal was followed by the ousting of several other territorial of- ficials and these are credited with having joined in the movement to se- cure the removal of the governor. Delegate W. H. Andrews and Major W. H. H. Lewellyn, a former officer of Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, have, it is said, been selected-to manage the campaign in Washington, while Chair- man Bursum will carry on the work of securing signatures on a petition for the removal of Governor Hagerman. The principal charge agaimnst the governor is that he has disorganized 1 the Republican party in the South- ! west. There are several other charges of a minor nature in the bill of par- ticulars said to have been filed at ‘Washington. Governor Hagerman’s friends say he may make sensational counter charges $ to the effect that the territorial gov- = ernment has been systematically loot- ed for years by former officials. ¥ URGES LOWER TARIFF RATE. % Report of Insular Board on the Phil- ippines. »1 Washington, Dec. 4.—The annual report of the bureau of insular affairs of the war department emphasizes two legislative matters before con- gress on “which it says depends, to a large extent, the future prosperity of the Philippine islands. One is the bill reducing the tariff on Philippine prod- = ucts to 25 per cent of the Dingley rates for sugar and tobacco and mak- ing all other articles free; and the other is a measure providing for the establishment of an agricultural bank in the islands. During the year 300 miles of railway have been surveyed and construction is to be pushed. No purchases of sil- 7 ver bullion have been made during - the year for Filipino coins owing to i the recoinage of the old Spanish-Fili- pino coins. The report says that 181 Filipino students have been in schools in the United States at the expense of the Philippine government. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Attorney General Leroy F. Youmans, regarded as one of the most brilliant orators in the South, is dead at Co- lumbia, 8. C. An earthquake shock lasting two s8conds was felt at Milazo, on the north coast of the island of Sicily. No damage was done. The Wisconsin state railroad rate commission has reduced the rate on beet pulp 20 per cent. Numerous - b hearings have been held on the matter. Sweden will be. represented by one or more warships at the naval display on the occasion of the opening of the Jamestown (Va.) exposition next year. Bishop Coadjutor William Walter ‘Webb, D. D, has been enthroned as fifth bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Milwaukee to succeed Bishop Isaac Lea Nicholson, deceased. 1t is announced at the White House that the president will reappoint Jud- son B. Clements to be a .member of the interstate commerce commission. Mr. Clements’ terms expires Decs 31, 1906. 5 The case of the Mississippi railroad commission vs. the Illinois Central railroad, involving the right of the state to compel through trains to stop at small stations, has been decided by the supreme court of the United States against the commission, Minneapolis Wheat, Minneapolis, Dec. 3.—Wheat—Dec., 76c: May, 78%c; July, 795%c. On track—No. .1 hard, 78%c; No. 1 North- ern, 77%¢; No. 2 Northern, 76%c; No. 8 Northern, 723 @73%ec. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Dec. 3.—Cattle—Good to cholce steers, $5.50@6.25; common to £ood, $3.25@4.! good to cholce cows d helfers, $3.60@4.60; veals, $4.00@ Hogs—$5.80@6.06. Sheep—Weth- 50@5.16; good to prime spring $650@7 25