V *ord* , _ ffelrf®** . -B(j oia*r •l*'*T*' j-itiT ■.■: ?.5£i - -f*- *’““' _ .,.,«><^X5V-*“ fcct^r^* -syr- - .«> - - I f J «d^*r "^uS**'*^'** l*^nC^'a*U\ ««‘d*OCB B EjjsS «*•£ s?bioow » ‘oi .v to *• «»zr *■* ;a-•»? A’?5, •*■ tb« •£*1 "Si* to *• 1 Bo •***?*. trtoo4*® v BjeO '** ° me.w »°'> *WS&s^£5Si»** . — ■"“ ,„ ,„. «.«>•« Jffi*. “a '" , , turn »*"“ » —‘ » "" -- •“ S5t®SJff3 —,w “.«« »»>““ .. „a ^%^Sa«r^- '“i;^ s-JS •-. ja ’S’,M M *Ibe Chinese Must Stay Out. Tin Conow loom Demanded by Them Cannot be Granted by Thta i;ouniry. By William J. Bryan. •vary American could rlalt Chins the question of Chinese Im migration would soon be settled upon s permanent basis, for so ooe can become acquainted with the Chinese coolie without recognising the impossibility of opening the doors of our coun try to him without Justice to our own laboring men. demoralisa tion to onr nodal Ideas Injury to China’s reputation among us, > and danger to our diplomatic relations with that country. It a point to Inquire among Chinese whom 1 met. In order to ai tbe real sentiment back of the boycott. I had heard or students being to harsh regulations at ports of antry, of travelers humiliated by nat In uncomfortable sheds, and of merchaats treatod rudely, and I that thssc things bad aroused the resentment. I found, however the things complained of war* more dlScult to deal with and the eon asnsioa* demanded Impossible to graut. In order to understand the boycott sa* must know something of Chinese history. As China has never had repre stive government the people have been compelled to bring their com hstore officials by petition; and, where the petition has been Ignored, been accustomed to bring such pressure to bear as was within- their the boyoott has often been resorted to ut means of com , __ actios upon the part of officials. They, therefore, conceived the Idea «ff n boycott against American goods for tbe double purpose of urging their own government to favorable action sad of calling the attention of the American to their complaint. Our oil dale are doing what they can the Chinees government of the Injustice and folly of the boycott, .Chinese oflctals with whom I conversed teemed anxious to cooperate __r minister and consuls. Immediate action upon tbe part of our Con . whether favorable or unfavorable to the Chinese, win remove the ex emoe far a boycott; and onr government should not be Influenced in lu action by any threats affecting trade, for the subject Is too grave to be determined by commercial consideration.—Success Magatine. -s-s n Modern Industries Could Not Adopt Metric System By H. H. Buplee. r suit be remembered that when Prance and Germany adopted tbe metric ay Mem the modern vast growth of machinery and ted building Industries, of structural material manufactures and of metal trades generally bad not ccme Into being. Standardisa tion was aa yet aa unknown Idea. There waa practically noth ing to eudo, except some simple habits of barter and trade, be - w-rr - tore tbe dew standards were taken Into use. Tba situation In the United States sad Great Britain today la absolutely sie—« Industries such as the world has never before seen have been built —, n| nave seat tbelr products all over tbe world. And every eteel section rtlttf. every plate turned out and tftry wire drawn, every engine and dynamo Ml machine tool, every pipe a ad shaft and bolt and nut la baaed upon tbe •Mfc and the foot—units wholly lacommeaaurable with the metric ones. The aerewthreada of England and America are standard all over tbe amid eed they are wholly Inconvertible Into any other metric expresalon wMah etuld be used as a guide or practically reproduced by e workman. If aS these measurements moat be changed Into metric equivalents, tbe dhtaEi themselves must be' changed; to believe that we could go oa making dkaa as they arw now. and gauging them by the sew system of measurement, 1a be cherish a mieckHvous delusion.—Engineering Magaslne. ^ ta ta cIht Equine Stuff qf Life. By Frank M. War*. in Ifaftnd to attack tar too aaek Importance to bar aad* of thaotby. This coarse and woody material baa a rather special vale* la the case of race koraea. trotter* and banter*, etc., la I relate a. (a that Ha eoarr* quality allows the gastric juice to thor oughly permeate sad mix with tbe train with wbtob sack koraea are beamy tod. Tbe old fashion—not so eery old, either—ased ta ha to draw all hay for tkeae horses through the hands, thus meet of the leaves, at the earns time carefully call lag out all __a. e»c. nowadays, however, wa have realised that there to ao ef gay bores sating too much leave la the vary rare ease of soma very vZmi “doer"), and all tbe hay Is gtvaa that the sabjects can be coaxed to y. Ctover-mtsed hay la achterlag tbe rwcogaldon It loag has atari tad. Ike -fancy" grade Is hrlngtog top-market rate* In all tbs Banter} aC maay grades are fact as esefal ss lb* be* when properly gad the Baer sorts are worth meet more, ported tor poop*, then the 2*5ir- has erery advantage for koraea laid by, or oa elow toad tor asy horse, aad aa tribute la ever paid Id la growlag and devetoptac those arsed thoroughbred _ „ which w* an epslly admire aa prod eats of "Beutecky ’—the truth being that this rartoty form* only a portion of the tor am mm wrbleb the aelmsta graao tar sin moaihs every year darl*f their the stable lofts aad mow* are fell to bursting with pure otorar _ J the halaaee a# the year, when |i naturally stewaet. Oats cut ta lb* arttk make a prorsadei than la anas batter. Oora Made*, steely cared, are excellent eating ml meet ewtrtttaas. Alfa Ha baa maay merits. but la not yet -s-ytrtH* oa Um marti" ta any ptaeffty, Tbe rartatfe straws bar# mum aaurUbmewt. **. I ■kUHp that from data aad whose. ftya ta weedy aad battoaMrarp^w/es) la I CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS Wluk la Being Dose Bag kg Dag By the National Hops* and Senate. Standard OQ Diacoeeod. When the Senate met the clerk of the House announced the action of j that body ju the railroad rate bill, | but it was allowed to lie on tho Vice President’s desk until 2:30 p. m. when it was celled up by Senator Tillman. Mr. Tillman called atten tion to the fact that his name was not attached. He said he was oppos ed to the agreement concerning nno amendment, to which he would' later move that tho 8ouatc disagree. Ho had reference to the McLuurin amend ment, divorcing the carrying and pro cure ng business, which was amended jo that it does uot apply to pipe lines. The change in this amendment, “itt plain English,” he said, “meant that Standard Oil had pot in its 'r®rL.” The agreement in regard to this amendment, be said, relieved the Staudard Oil Company from control and regulation of the iuier-State Commerce commission. Thu Immigration Bill. Under a mlo limiting debate on all hut two sections, the so-called immi gration bill was discussed for three hours in the House and passed with out a yea and nay vote being permit ted on any of the paragraphs. This bill attracted much attention. Ihe Representatives having large foreign colonies in their districts lining up generally against the bead tax of 43, which was defeated, and against the educational test. After a very interesting contest a substitute for the educational test, providing that ths whole matter be submitted to a commission, was adopted by a close vote. The most important features of the bill were then eliminated and the bill was passed without divi sion. noose Ruafiing Busmen. Business was written all over the doings of the House forcing the con clusion that the leaders see early ad journment iu prospect. The early morning hour was given over to the passage of Senate bills by unanimous cod sent, the agreement to conference reports, the Military Academy appro priation bill and the bill for the pro tection of Niagara Falla being among the measures which received their fin ishing touches. The omnibus public building bill, carrying in round numbers $21,00.000 satirically known as the "pork bill,” was considered *and passed in one hour. The general deficiency bill Vo/ then taken up and progress made af ter general debate ceased. It was under consideration nntil 6 o'clock, when the House took a recce* nntil R, the night session being held ffor ganeral debate on the bill to amend the administration of the custom laws This is another way of saying that political speeches would again be in order tonight. Mr. Boutell, of Illi nois. replied to the tariff speeches of Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, and Mr. Rainey, of Illinois. Mr. Snight of Mississippi, addressed the House nu the "merchant marine.”' The House passed the Senate bill which repeal# the so-called 2S-hour •law by fixing the maximum of tima in transit for stoek at tt hours upon the written request of the owner or person in charge of the particular shipment. The Pork Baml." “The oork barrel,” as the ao-rall e«l omnibus public building bill is gen erally called, was rolled into the Houae by Mr. Dalxell. of Penney!^ vania, who reported a broad and fom prebentire rule for ila consideration. Mr. Bert bold!, of Missouri, chair man of tbe committee on public buildings and grounds, said tba bill represented tbe painstaking, intelli gent labor of asany months. Ha raid that more than 500 bills carrying up wards of $00,000,000 had been refer red to the committee and each of them bitla was considered on its mer its. Out of this huum of public build ing bills baa come tbe present omul boa building bill, whicb carriers in round numbers $21,000/KK) "Tbe claims of all (be country hare been impartially eonsidered," raid Mr. Bartholdi, "and thin eom prehensire hill is a result of tbe months of earneet work spant upon its preparation." •Uta Paaaaa Kami BID. After twa or three more speeches on tba conference report on the rail road rale bill the Renat* *e»t (ha Mil back to conference, again designat ing Senators Tillman, Elkina and Cullon aa conferee*. Daring the day tba naval appropriation bill which 8 a* bean ia confers see for several weeks was Anally passed, tbe Senate raeadiag from its amendment concern fa* the naval training station at Part Kejral, H. C., which was the only item remain ia* ia controversy. Tba moat interesting incident of tba day was a eonflist aver n motion by Banstov LoFoilette to enter npon the eoneideratios ef the bill I Util* to 1* hours (ho tlam railroad sm ^ «<■*■< fa tbe movement of may be emptoyad eonaaeativety. i Tbara was great dURealty ia essnri^ la voting qasrsm, bat tba raaniaite I number ultimately waa sMafaad. 8ev | oral speeches war* mada an tba bOL INDICTS RAI1RC .PS Attorney General Proposes to Compel Respect for the Law MANY INFRACTIONS REPORTED Attorney General Moody Directs That Suite Be Brought Against Large Number of Companies for Failure to Keep Equipment in Re quired Condition, Atlantic Coast Lint Being Greatest Culprit With 02 Alleged Violatttcus. Washington. Special. — Attorney General Moody ha* directed that suits be brought against a large number of railroad companies to recover penal ties lor violation of the safety appli ance law through failure to keep their equipment in proper condition. The Urgent number of violations attrib uted lo any load is 02, against the Atlantic Const l«inc Railroad Com pany. Among the roads made defendants, r.fid the districts in which suits were breuyht, are the following: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany. southern district of Georgia. Atlantic Foast Railroad, southern district of Florida. Atlamir ‘’onst Line Rnilioad Com panv, eastern district of North Caro lina. Norfolk & Western Railway Com pany. northern district or West Vir ginia. .nniti * (fiver rermintu Com pany. southern district of Florida. Seaboard Air Line Kailway Com pany. southern district of Florida. A statement issued by the Depart ment of .lustier says: - “Altnrusy (loneral Moody is very murti in earnest in ll.c enforcement of these iaus, which were enacted for Ihe purpose ot saving life and limb. In Ilia letter to the various United Stales attorney* under date of Dee. 30. 1001, Sio raid: “The government i* determined upon it atriet enforcement of these statutes, which were enacted for the promotion of the safety of the travel ing public in general, os well os for flic protection of railway employes. Therefore, any emi uf violation which is brought to your aiteutioti by (he inter-Strto commerce commission or it* irsfeeHrs. or by other parties, must be promptly and carefully in vestigated. and suit for tiio statutory peualtv be inatitnled and earnestly P*wed if in yonr judgment the facts Juki it v* that ejoniwe. \cu are instructed accordingly; *nd you oru expected to be vigilant and active in the matter.' ” $1,325,000 For Tinaatown. Washington, Special.—The cotifer enee agreement oil the Senate amend ment to the sundry civil hill provid ing for government participation in the Jamestown Ter-eeuteiinUI pro vides for an appropriation of $1,325, 000. The conferees eliminated $100, 000 for the transportation of troops, the showing being made that the ar my appropriation bill carries $12,000. 000 for this expense. Ihe necessary amount of which can he utilised in sending troops to the exposition. The original amount of $375,000 for gov ernment buildings wes reduced bv $25,000 Draggad to Death by a Cow. Cumberland. Md.. Special—Me Kean Sheets, aged ten year*, son of ♦Wiliam Sheets, wok drag-red io death by a row near Garrett. The bov win drtvangr several cow., and was leading one with a halter, tying the strop around In* waist. The e.iw took fright and started on a mu nnd the bov war dragged half a mile. Two Otrla Drowned. Huntington, W. V„ Special.—Miss Dora Weaver, 27 vear* old, and Mias Minnie Scott, 22 years old. were drowned in the Ohio river at Davis Ashing camp, ten miles above liere. They had gone there in eomneny with friends to spend the day. While in a small rowboat alr.no, the waves from a passing steamer eaused it to eapsire. i Otoo* Kills Bride at Wadding and Suicides. (Wort. Tex.. Mperial.—In (he pretence of the assembled wedding guests at I he home of his intended bride, Joseph Reinhardt, the man who waa to havo been married |o her, shot and instantly kill#* Mim Kmestine Katier and then shot himself, with probably fatal result. Tbs rants of •be tragedy is not known. Severely Injured ky U|tfaHnt Burlington, Special.—During I he •torm Monday erenlng l»rof. *\ H. ^,*r1***, was right painfully injured by a slroka of lightning. Prof. Car ties waa at work at his desk ip the giaded school office whoa the stroke same. Hs was rendered unconscious tfor some Inna amt ruff, rad temporary paralysis of the trmo:;ef besides pain, fal sounds on ImaJ on.: right arm. Ha m net yet able to be out During tkia storm aonaiderable damage waa the telepbona system at this plaee. SHORT ORDER NEWS Epitoma of Currant Happening* of Interaat Briefly Told. _ If tlie Pennsylvania Democrats de cide not to fuse with the Lincoln Re publicans tbs Democrats are expect ed to nominate W. T. Creary, of Co lumbia, l'or Governor. _ F. T. Lichteusteiu, formerly of Vork, Pa., was killed by a falling wall in the burning of an insane asy lum at Middletowu, Conn. The Equitable’s administration ticket contains five new director*. George Gould is the last director to resign. In liis address to Cornell students at lchaen, President Schurman de clared lhat American* were possessed by the erazo (or material things. ’ Capt. J. tV. Work, foreman, and three convicts were killed in an at tempt of the prisoners to escapo from tbo State faim at Angola, La. Iuteivliungeable mileage books tire to be issued for 10,000 miles of rail roads in the Southeast. It cost the government $100,000 to extradite Green and Guynor and bring them to trial. This statement is con tained in a letter written by Attorney General Moody to Chairman Tawncy, explaining the request for a deficien cy appropriation. The Prime and Princes* of Wale* aqd several warships have arrived at Tiondhjon for the coronation of King Ilaakou. A correspondent writing from Bialystok gives a graphic description of the honors perpetrated there, but states (tint he could find no evidence that the general government instigat ed the horrors, though the iroops and i police connived at bloodshed. The British departmental oomiltee reported on the colonization scheme of Itider Haggard, opposed it ss too large, and that of the Salvation Anny as undesirable. The drydovk Dewey was sigh led in the Straits of Molucca. Putnjanca raided a town on the Island of Leyte, killing five policemen and capturing the others. The Government has under con sideration a plan to add 20 marines to the legation at Peaking. Clarence M. York, private secretary to Chief Justice Fuller, fell from a window of Garfield Hospital, Wash ington, and was killed. The Sundry Civ il Bill imported by the Senate committee appropriates $1,45(^000 for the Jamestown Ex position. The Senate held n night session for consideration of ‘The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. The item pro viding an appropriation of $25,000 to defray the President’s travelling ex penses led to an energetie protest from Senator McLaurin. The Houae pasaed a Dill appropriating $25,000 for this pnipose. The House will begin consideration of the Pure Food bill, and after 12 bonrs’ debate the vote will be taken. Washington and Lee University, at I^xiugton, Va., conferred an honor ary degree of LL D. upon Dr. How ard A. Kolly, of Baltimore. Secretary Taft presented the di plomas at the graduation exercises at West Point Sliiitary Academy. Senator Elkina made an address be fore the W’est Virginia Bankera’ Con vention of Elkins, W. Va. ily the capsizing of a lauueh four men were drowneji in the Delaware river at Philadelphia. Edawrd Kieist, bis wife and daugh ter and others havo sued the New ^Central Railroad Company for a total of 6104,000 for injuries sus tained in an accident. Bobeil B. Boosevelt, uncle