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WASHINGTON ' __ News From the Nation in Passing fo ' warn FIGURES ttl i Transportation of the mails by railway, steamship lines and various (tar routes cost the government, during the fiscal year, ended June 90, 1909, $83,493,762. These are the figures given in the annual report of Joseph Stewart, Second Assistant Postmaster General* whish was made public last Monday. The number of railroad routes employed by the department was K ^3,316, aggregating 217,115 miles. ^-'The total expense of the railway service for the yeas was $45,054.48. For the fiscal year v.." 1911 it is esti maiea mai tne expenditures for railroad transportation will be $40,620.000. The result of the readjustment of pay for railroad transportation, effective July 1, 1909, for the ensuing four years, based upon the weighing of the mails, shows a decrease of $494,360.31, or 5.08 per cent; and for railway postoftice car pay a decrease of $3,195.97, or 0.29 per cent. It has developed that electric trwt railway companies in some ? demand extortionate rates for ying the mails. Concerning this tion, Mr. Stewart says: n view of the demands made by ie car companies for higher for service in the large cities found desirable, in some cases, jstitute motor-wagon service for trie car service. 2*bown by the report that "on ^^-1909, there were 168 full Vostoffice lines, manned by 0^Jbs of 8,063 clerks (includ#k/Oing clerks; of these there ' Causes Short Crop. \ crop of the year 1909 \m.allest since 1899 ucy statement of W. L). 2^^ lllas. Texas, expert of ^ _ jl of agriculture. (' he said, ad"*,-*6ing ^? hmittee on agric^ture, } in Louisiana, portions nnd Mississippi ' and ry -weather in Texas, jfctc iuI conditions intermgation of the para, 'vil, lie elecarled, unk f> lid cause remarkable Slof production of cotjBjwfVrge What were /centers of production formerfire going to fell down and there , he the redistribution of small V v. t ions. He declared the soil ^Jther conditions in certain parts \ imost every plantation in the \ i will permit the planter t to ^me to raise cotton profitably , ^te the boll weevil. rovements For Augusta, Gc. v quarter million dollar improve|t for the Savannah Kiver, at , |rnsta, the cost to be evenly di VI between .he Federal Govern*'ie Georgia city, has been for'wtfet* to Congress by the war Where Augusta rests ? ^uinnah's banks, the river's of Manias from a steep to a tion aittnii,?, which subjects tliat ed up*!> sudden, revere nn?l de. freshets, with constant ero| sion estimated to have carried av;ay" ! half a million cubic feet of material from the river bank along the city ! front since last August. 1 Mew Bank For Jacksonville. \ The Fourth National Bank of) I Jacksonville, Fla., capital $400,000, j has been authorized to hf,~in busi1 ness by the comptroller of the cur\ rency. i-gest Financial Transaction. is said to be the largest ?jjeial transaction in the world's Jlry occurred here. It consisted sjJving of receipts for $1,260,124,Jby Lee McClung, treasurer of " To_Ued States to Charles H. piu?sug retired from that office visor c^jst. The receipt is acupon tiunont of money and securicounty:\offlce November 1st. pe rises heK debt of Dilld&h Harbor Improved, mited to actua. Edwards, of fJeor* penses and liabk a bill appropriatj the preliminary Kpaid in four anI all matters incideii; the improve4 lines of the proposevot Savannah, hereby created as Di*V.rev,ous 8ur' 4 and also to the expenses n bilities incurred as attor\ y<J for professional service rW - I in aid of the formation ov I county, togethered with neceS^ v" expenses connected thefewiyj 1 Provided, That the total amouy H of expenses and liabilities hereixr made a debt and liability of Dillon t 1 county shall not exceed $5,000.00, and to meet said liabilities and ex1 penses, and to provide the money ^ to pay the same, the supervisor is fcd&hy authorized and empowered to borrow not exceeding the sum of $5000.00, if so much be necessary. Sue. 22. All laws now of force v in Marion county are hereby made \ of force in Dillon county, when jnot inconsistent with the proJ visions hereof. IMINGS. ? a 1 Capitol Briefly Noted ir the Reader. Mil MOVING THE MIS I were 139 full railway postoflice lines having apartment car service manned by 90f> crews of 1,307 clerks. There I weer also 1,374 apartment railway 1 |>ostofliee lines manned by 3,994 crews of 5,163 clerks (including 69 acting clerks); 21 electric car lines with 19 crows of 21 clerks; 55 steamboat lines "with 92 crews of 92 clerks (including 24 acting clerks); making a total of 1,757 lines of all kinds, tnauned by 14.646 clerks. In addition there wore 48 officials, 129 chief clerks, 755 transfer clerks employed in handling the mails at important junction points, and 466 clerks detailed to clerical duty in the various offices of the service. The total num' her of officers and employes was therefore 16.044. an increase during Itlie year of 749. j "There were 35 railroad accidents during the year in which postal I clerks were either killed or injured | or in which mail matter was lost or damaged. Thirteen clerks, 1 substi' tnte, and 1 mail weigher were killed. 93 seriously injured and 403 slightly I injured. The number of fatal accidents is larger and the number of ; others is smaller this year than I last." j Recommendations are made that railway postal employes be given thirty days' annual leave and sixty days sick leave; that railway postal clerks be retired by tbe government when physically incapacitated; and that a railway postal clerk injured in the line of duty be granted leave, not exceeding twelve additional months with pay at 50 per cent of his regular salary. To War Against Trusts. A million members by March 1 to wage battle against the unrelentless trusts controlling the necessaries of life, is the hope of leaders of the | movement for the organization of a national anti-trust league. For final action regarding the organization of the league invitations have been sent to every Senator and Representative in Washington beside.; all prominent citizens to attend a meeting here. President Taft will be invited to be present and lend his moral support to the undertaking, i It is the plan of the leaders to obtain the cooperation of Congressmen in building up a national organization. The Senators from each State will be asked to suggest a man and woman as the directors of the i league from his State and every rcpi resentative will be invited to name I trustworthy men and C M..v? VIUVU 1IUUI his district to act as district representatives of the movement. For linancinl support the league will rely upon a membership fee of 25 cents, I 10 of which will go to the national | organization and 15 to the State ; branch of the league. A working | capital of $250,000 for the expenses I of the fight against the trusts, it is j expected, will he raised by March. ! To War on Red Spider. For several years an insect known las the red spider has been doing con| siderable dnuiag" to cotton in South Carolina; especially in the sections around Batesburg and Leesville. The insect is very destructive and where it has taken firm hold the crop is usually almost a total failure. Farmers around Batesburg have had this matter under consideration with Representative Lever during the past year, with <he result that through his efforts ? department of agriculture has ?e<t.me interested in the situation ntnl has formulated definite plans for beginning work at ' Batesburg on Fhemnrv 1. Whiskey Board Named. The three cabinet officers to whom President Taft, by his decision in the case of the way in which whiskey shall be labelled, have appointed as the special board Solieite" .jdcGahe, of the Agricultural Depart_L.?t; Solicitor Earle, of the Department of Commerce and Labor, and Internal Commissioner Cabell, representing the Treasury Department. $616,000 Tor Cape Fear. Senator Overman and Representative Goodwin have introduced in Congress a bill, providing for $015,000 for improvement of the upper Cape Fear river. It is urged that two locks and dams of sufficient size to afford a channel eight feet deep Legare Sworn In. Though he was re-elected to the Sixty-first Congress in November, 1008. Representative Legare of South Carolina presented himself before the Speaker's desk Inst week to be sworn in, more than one year dale. Ill health was the cause of |X[ay. \tffice Sub-Agency at Charleston. rleston 1ms been made n sub-1 \>r the distribution of stamp- I Notio iX' new8PHPer wrappers and I according to announce-1 are forbiddA^^ Augusta, Ga., has I my lands. m? a sub-agency for en-1 forma of treapaa^u ppers. These sub-I prohibited and anjoiidurtcd nnder the I tiug any of the prorW Third Assistant I will be dealt with aodk a"d the im' jof the respecDillon. 8. 0., Jan. 22, lk 1 RURAL MAIL DELIVERY / Amount of Mail Matter Has Increas-, ed Rapidly. Washington, Special.?An increase ' of 9ti per cent, in the amount ot' mail | handled on rural l'ree delivery routes during the fiscal year ended June 30 last, over the fiscal year of 1905,1 is shown in the annual report of the | Fourth 'Assistant Postmaster-General P. V. DeCiruw, which was transmitted to the Postmaster-General. Commenting upon this fact, Mr. De | Grow says: ? "This remarkable increase is con-, elusive evidence that the institution i of rural delivery has enlarged the amount of the mails handled and therefore increased the revenues. This is true, although 45 per cent, of the bulk of the mail on rural routes is second class matter, as the increase applies to all classes of matter, especially to letters and postal cards, the latter due to the enormous use of souvenir or picture postcards. The total expenditure for rural free delivery was $35,G(il,034, an increase of $1,281),095. Good roads have been promoted by the Postoilice 1 lemirt meiit in mnnv ways. The report says: "There has been unprecedented improvement of the condition of roads traversed by rural carriers, due to the intelligent and well-directed interest of 1>ostnuisters and carriers." At the dead letter division the receipts of mail matter for the year aggregated 11.997,325 pieces, a decrease of 1.147,947 from the preceding 12 months. Of this matter 1,674.788 pieces were of foreign origin and 591,(504 pieces were addressed to foreign countries and returned as unclaimed. Of the total number of letters and parcels received 7,535,044. or 62 per cent, were returned or forwarded. It was necessary to open 9.950.507 letters and parcels to ascertain a clue to the sender. The revenue derived from the dead mail matter for the year amounted to $29,234. Fine and Imprisonment. Atlanta, Ga.. Special.?Superintendent D. M. Vining and Guard Peter Cornet, of the city stockade, who were found guilty by a jury of inhumanly beating a negro prisoner, have been sent up for contempt of court, and lined. Vining's sentence was $150 fine or six months' imprisonment and Cornet's $100 or six months. The council committee whieh has been investigating the charges of cruelty and abuses at the city stockade reported to the council that many of the assertions were substantiated. Sweping charges were recommended. Taft on Cost of Living. W ashington. Special.?President Taft expressed to Senator Elkius, of West Virginia, his hearty approval and support of the propose' investigation into the high cost of living authorized by a resolution Senator Elkins has presented in the Senate. Secretary Nagcl of the Department of Commerce and Labor has promised to consider the creation of a bureau for the investigation of the conditions of workingmcn and working women in the United States. Big Fire at Elc Park. Dristol, Tenn., Special.?EH: Park, a town of 1,200, in Mitchell county. North Carolina, was swept by a destructive (ire Thursday. Twenty buildings in the center of the town are in asiics. with an estimated loss of $75,000. Very little insiiranee on the pvoperty. The town is without fire liroteet ion. Work Stopped; Many Idle. Tampa. Fla., Special.-?A special from Key West states that work on the Florida East Coast extension from Miami has ceased, and that city is ov<"*?-uii with idle workmen, most of ( -in ienorant foreigners and that some of them are practically penniless. Messages of Former Presidents. Washington, Special.?The House has decided to destroy about ten tons of old and worthless documents, con' sisting of old President *s messages, etc., which are found useless to keep. Fortification Appropriation Bill. Washington, Special.?The House has passed the fortification bill, carrying $5,017,200. Statue of Gen. Lew Wallace Unveiled. Washington, I). C., Special.?In the presence of a distinguished gathering the statue of Gen. Lew Wallace, famous soldier, diplomat and author, and a favorite son of Indiana, was unveiled in Statuary i Hall at the Capitol. "Plow to nr.o nnn t> i * ***** VV JkVMXOl' U)i,UUU,UUU A UUU. Washington, Kj>eeia!.?A plan was launched at the meeting of tho hoard of directors of George Washington University recently to raise $2,000,000 as an endowment fund within three years. , Prices of Shoes Will Soor. Go Up. ' New,York. Special.?Trade condition? demand increase in the relative price of shoes. Retailers probably,'will increase their prices from 10 to 12 per cent, before the close of I tlirj present year. This in effect is whut President John 11. llanan said as ' he addressed the sixih annual rnnivcntinn nf llm Mtlinnol Aa*A?i*. It'oi) of Bcot and Shoe Manufac-1 tm&n. ' \ Z" 1 ' MESSAGE ON CONSERVATIOF Taft Urges Issuance of $30, 000,000 in Bonds. SOME NOTEWORTHY REFORM Importance of Conserving Watei ways, Forests, Public Lands Se Forth By President Taft. Washington. D. Special.?Pres. dent Taft last Friday sent to Con srress a speciul message 011 Conservt tion of our National Resource! which, in part, is as follows: To the Senate and House of Rep i coeuiuiivts ; In my annual message I reserve the subject of the conservation o Dur national resources for discussio in a special message, as follows: In several departments there i presented the necessity for le?risla tion looking to the further conserva tion of our national resources, an the subject is one of such iinportaue is to require a more detailed and ex tended discussion than can be en tered upon in this coaunuuicatior For that reason 1 shall take an eail opportunity to send a speeial mes sajje to Congress on the suhjeet o the improvement of our waterways u|>on the reclamation and irrigutio of arid, semi-arid and swamp lauds upon the preservation of our forest and the re-foresting of suit ah] areas; upon the re-classitication o the public domain with a view ? separating from agricultural setth mem mineral. coal, and phosphat lands and sites belonging to tlie go\ eminent bordering on streams suil able lor the utilization of watci power. In 1860 we had a public doniai of 1,07)5,911,288 acres. We have no' 731,354,081 acres, confined largely t the mountain ranges and the ari and semi-arid plains. We have, i addition, 3(58,035,975 acres of land i Alaska. Noteworthy Reforms. Among the most noteworthy r< Conns initiated by my distinguishe predecessor were the vigorous prosi cut ion of land frauds and the brim ing of public attention of the necei sity for preserving the renminbi public domain from further spoli: tion, or the maintenance and estei sion of our forest resources, and ft he enactment of laws amending tli absolute statutes so as to retain goi erninental control over that part t the public domain in which there ai valuable deposits of coal, of oil. an of phosphate, and. in addition then to, preserve control, under conditio* favorable to the public, of the land along the streams in which the fa of water can be made to general power to be transmitted in the fori of electricity many miles to tli point of its use, known as "watej nower" sites. Land Frauds. The investigation^ into violation of the public land laws and tli prosecution of land frauds have bee vigorously continued under my ad ministeration, as has been the witl drawal of coal lands for classifier tion and valuation and the temporal* withholding of power sites. i-mce .warm 4. l'.KMt. temporal* withdrawal* of power sites hav been made on 102 streams and (lies withdrawals therefore rover 22 per rent, more streams than uei covered by the withdrawals mad prior to that date. Should Meet Conditions. The present statutes, except so fa as they dispose of the precious met a!s and the purely agricultural lands are not adapted to eary out th modern view of the best dispositio of public lands to private ownei ship, under conditions offering on th one band sufficient inducement t private capital to take them over fo proper develooment, with restrictiv conditions on the other which shal secure to the public that eharactc of control which will prevent a nion opoly or mis-use of the lands or lliei products. The power of the Seerc tary of the Interior to withdraw from the operation of existing stn tutes tracts of land, the dispositio of which under such statutes woul be detriuien.al to the public interesi is not clear or satisfactory. Thi power lias been exercised in the in terest of the public with the hop that Congress might affirm the ac tion of the Executive by laws adapt ed to the new conditions. I'nfoi tunatelv, Congress has not thus fa fully acted on the recommendation of the Executive, and the questio: as fb what the Executive is to d is. under the circumstances, full o difficulty. It seems to me that it i the duty of Congress now. by statute, to validate the withdrawal which have been made by the Seerc tarv of the Interior and the l'resi dent and to authorize tlie Secretar of \ne Interior temporarily to with draw lands pending submission t Congress of recoinmedations as t legislation to meet conditions o emergencies as they arise. With respect to the public lan which lies along the streams offerin opportunity to convert water-powe into transmissible electricity, anotl er important phase of the public-Ian question is presented. There ar valuable water-power sites throug all the public lam^^'^tes. The opir ion is htVl that t 'for of soi arc'gnty t;om thT Val goven rARi | mcnt to tlie territorial governments J as tliev become Stales, included the J water-power in the rivers except so I far as that owned bv riparian proI prietnrs. I do not think it necessary I to go into a discussion of this somewhat mooted question of law. It seems to me sudieit ut to say that the m man who owns and controls the land along I lie stream from which the power is to ho converted and transmitted. owns land which is indispensable to the conversion and use of ? i that power. I cannot conceive how the power in streams flowing through public lands e:ui be made r- available at all except by using the land itself as the site for the ronstruct ion of the plant by which the power is generated and converted and securing a right-of-way thereover for transmission lines. I'nder these condtions, il the government i- owns the adjacent laud?indeed, if i- lie government is tin* riparian owni ?r?it may control the use of the s, ivater-power by imposing proper m>iilitions on the disposition of the land >- necessary in the creation and utilization of the water-power, d To Thwart Monopoly, f The development in electrical apII plinnccs for the conversion of the water-power into electricity to he S transmitted long distances has proi pressed so far that it is 110 lonpet > problematical, hut it is a eertain ind fercnce tiiat in the future the powci ? of the water falling in the streams1 - to a large extent will take the place i- of natural fuels. In the disposition i- of the domain already planted, tnanj y water-power sites have eoine undei >- absolute ownership, and may drift inf to one ownership, so that all tin water-power under private ownershij n shall lie a monopoly. If. however >? the water-power sites now owned lit s the po\eminent?and there are enoupl e of them?shall he disposed of ti >f private persons for the investment u ?f their capital in such a way as to pre ?- vent their union for purposes of nion e opoly with other water-power sites and under conditions that shall liuii I- the riplit of use to not exccedin; r- thirty years with renewal privilege; and some equitable means for fixin| n terms of rental and with prope w means i'or determining a reasonabl o graduated rental, it would seem e.11 d tirelv possible to prevent the absorp 11 tion of these most useful lands by 1 n power monopoly. As long as tli government retains control and eai prevent their improver union wit] " other plants, competition must b maintained and prices kept reason s" able. Drainage of Swamp Lands. A work of the utmost importauc 8 to inform an dinstruct the public 01 i_ this chief branch of the eonscrvatioi of our resources is being carried ot >r successfully in the Department o 10 Agriculture; but it ought not t< escape public Attention that Stati action in addition to that of the l)e partment of Agriculture (as for in " stance in the drainage of swarnj p" lands) is essential to the best treat [s ment of the soils in the matter abort '8 named. " Dry Farming. e The act by which in semi-arn ,n parts of the public domain the am e ??f the homestead lias been en larger r" from Kit) to .'120 acres has result* < most beneficially in the extension <1 "dry farming." and in the demon18 strut ion which has been made of tin *' possibility, through a variation in " the character and mode of culture, of raising substantial crops without the presence of such a supply of water has been heretofore thought to lie necessary for agriculture. But tlicer are millions of acres of * completely arid lands in the public (| domain which, hv the establishment q of reservoirs lor the storing of water and the irrigation of the lands, may be made much more fruitful and proerect ive than the best lauds in a climate where the moisture comes front the clouds. Congress recognizes the importance of this method of artificial distribution of water on the arid p lands by the passage of the reclan mation act. The proceeds of the puhlie lands creates the fund to build me woi'ks needed to store and 1'ure nish the necessary water, ami it was o left to the Secretary of the Interior r to determine what projects should he e selected among those suggested, and II to direct the Reclamation Service, r with the funds at hand and through i- the engineers in its employ, to eonr struct the works. Recommends $30,000,00 in Bonds, v One of the diflleulties which lias i- arisen is that too many projects in n view of the available funds have been d set on foot. The funds available un, der the reclamation statute are injJ adequate to complete these projects within a reasonable time. And yet e the projects have been begun: set,_ tiers have been invited to take up - and, in many instances, have taken - up, the public land within the pror jeets. relying upon their prompt s completion. The failure to complete n the projects for their benefit is, in o effect, a breach of faith and leaves f them in a most distressed condition, s 1 urge tliaf the nation ousrht to afford a the means to lift Ilieni out of the s very desperate condition in which they now are. This condition docs i- not indicate any excessive waste or v any corruption on the part of the i- Reclamation Service. It only indi0 catcs an over-zealous desire to ex() tend the benefit of reclamation to as r many acres and as many States as possible. I recommend, therefore, (] that authority be {riven to issue, not j, exceeding $.'10,000,000 of bonds from r time to time, as the Secretary of the Interior shall find it necessary, the ,1 proceeds to be applied to the eom e plot ion of the projects already be1j gun and their proper extension, and the bonds running ten years or more r. to be taken up by the proceeds oi j. returns to the nw'e-v -? ? fond, <K< _? i which returns, as the years go on, . will increase rapidly in amount, i Then1 is no doubt at all that if ' these bonds were to be allowed to run ton years, the proceeds from the public lands, together with the rentals for water furnished through the completed enterprises, would quickly create a sinking fund large enough to retire the bonds withsn the timo specified. I hope that, while the statute shall provide that these bonds are to he paid out of the reclamation fund, it will he drawn in such a way as to secure interest at the lowest rate, and that the credit of the ITiited States will be pledged for their redemption. 1 urge consideration of the recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior in his annual report for amendments of the reclamation act, J proposing other relief for settlers on these projects. The President here devotes much space to inland waterway improvement Jo the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers. . j Our Forests. The forest reserves of the I'm ,d States, sonic ItM.OOO.OOO acres in ?*. I tent are under (lie control o| the Dei j'vtrtmen! of Agriculture, H\ith au. Ithority adequate to preserve them land to cvlcioi tlioir irriiu i . f.in that may be practicable. The itnpor. tauec of the main Ui. mice of our I'or. fsts cannot be exaggerated. Tlie pos- ^ i sibilit v of a scion' ili- treat: meat of . forests so that they shall he n:a<le to ! yiehl a large return in timber with 0:11 really reduetMg the supply lias . been demonstrated in other countries, . ami we shouhl work toward the , stamlr.nl set by th.eni as far . - their , methods are applieahlr jo o conditions. ' I 'pwards of 4tlO.ntttt.Cti r. s of , forest land in this country are in , private ownership, but only .'5 per f rent, of it is being treated seientifi. eally and with a view tin* innin. lenanee of tlie forests. The part ; played h\ the forests ii, tin* .pializaI tion of the supply of waiter water, sheds is at mutter of discstssion ami s dispute, hut t*iie general laemTt to r he derivetl hv the public from the r extension of forest lands on wateri? sheds and the promotion of the - growth of trees m places that are i- now denuded and that on.ee hud great a nourishing forests, noes without sa\e injf. The control to be exercised n over private owners itt their treath aient of th forests which they own is a matter for State ami not national rcgulaition. been use there is nothing in the constitution t!:::t authorizes the Federal government to exercise any control over forests within u State, unless the forests are owned in a proprietary way by the Federal government, j. For reasons which it is :: >{ necessary here t?? state, (\mgress lias seen tit tor order an invistigaiion into the Interior Department and 11: Forest Service of the Agricultural Department. The results of that investigation are not needed to doie. nine the value of. and the necessity for. the new legislation which I have recommended in respect to the public lauds . and in respect to reclamation. I earnestly urge that tlie measures rccI unintended he taken up ami disposed . of promptly, without awaiting the , investigation which lias been deter" mined upon. ; WILLIAM H. TAFT. Mrs. Morse Bsgir.s Fie,>.t. New York, Special.?l.yitsg on a rnunt.tr next to the register at 'he Hotel St. Ilegis is a petition to the President asking for tlie* release of ' Charles \Y. Morse, t! " ba:tk?*!-. from ! the Federal prison a. At.Many have signed it. $00,003 Cotton Burned. New Oilcans. La.. Special.- Kigli1 teen hundred bales . !' coite::. valued ' at $l?0.U00 was destroyed in a lire ni a compress here. I To Aid of Cotton Growers. I London, Special.?The British government came to the. aid of the ? cotton growers when Lord I'retne, the Colonial Secretary, announced > that the government would grant i $.")(),000 annually for three years to , the British Cotton Crowing Assoeiai tion in aid in increasing roduetion. Aged Tar Heel Dead. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Special.?Rev. i Daniel Class. 101 years old. died here. lie was a Baptist minister, and a native of Yancey county. North Carolina. * * ? * Federal Boycott j?* /laced on * * Standard 9S19 Nashville, Tcnn.. Special.? * ? Maj. J. W. flirts. Cnited States * * engineer in charge ol the gov- * * eminent work on Tennessee * * streams, has received a circular * * from the chief of <ngineers pro- *" 18 hibiting him from purchasing * supplies from the Standard Oil * * Mitupany or any other corpora- * * tion which has been ad judical- * * ed parties to an unlawful trust. * ? * Snowfall 14Vi Inches. New York, Special?Nine lives were lost and six persons injured in one 1 of the worst storms that ever visited New Yoik City. The total snow mil ai ju o oiock Saturday morning was 14 1-2 inches, secoid only to theblizzurds of 181)9, when 15 1-2 inchesfell, and of 1888, in which Senator [ Rohcoc Conklin lost his life, when " 20.9 inches fell. Eiphteen thousand ^ men have been put t# work clearing \ the streets, and it is estimated that - the cost of removal will exceed? > $800,000. ./ '* ?-- -r f i