TTTE MOBNISTG OBEGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAY . 3, . 1901.
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DEBATE OMHE COAL TAX
ofejcijtg' of" THE " DISCUSSIOX IN
THE HOUSE OF ' COMMOXS.
Statement uy the Chancellor of the
ExAeqner-iDIvliiIan WIU Be.
, -Taken -Next Monday. '
LONDON, May 2. There was a large
attendance In the House of Commons to
day in anticipation of the discussion on
the new export tax on coal, bnt before
this stage of the day's proceedings can
be reached 1S3 questions Mad to be dle
posed of. The Government Issued an ur
gent -"whip" to the Unionist members,
who are largely pledged to, vote against
the -tax. The Government Is standing
firm and is taking strong precautions to
eecuro a majority.
Lord Cranbourne. the foreign -under-sec-xetary,
replying to Sir Charles Howard
Vincent, Conservative, said rumors had
reached the 5overnment from various
Sources of the intention- of the German.
-Government to increase the duties on
cteel and -various other goods. The gov
ernment is alive to the importance of
such information, he said, but In the ab
sence of -definite knowledge of Germany's
intentions the Ministry is unable to make
Any statements in reply to the members'
suggestion of withdrawal of free trade
from, Germany-
House and galleries had to wait until
nearly 6 o'clock for the beginning of the
debate. Sir William Yernon Harcourt,
Liberal, led with a severeJ almost vio
lent arraignment of the Government. He
said the tax would throw the coal trade
Jnto chaos and confusion. It was nonsense
to say the foreigner would pay the tax
"because he would no do without coal. The
Government of Italy had answered that
nlea by taking coal from America Instead
of this country. The trade of Fra'nce was
equally divided between this country,
Germany and Belgium.
The Chancellor of the' Exchequer. Sir
UOIchael Hicks-Beach, Interrupting, said:
"We are beating the others."
""Then go on "beating them,''1 said Sir
William Vernon Harcourt, -"Why ttrfow
a. shilling into the scale against- this
cdiintryT Sir "William contended thaUlt
was class legislation and that the tax
would ultimately come out of the miners'
wages.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer admit
ted that the tax, like every lax, woe an
obstruction on trade. The real question
was.could the export, trade in; -coal bear
the tax'? It cduld. English coal was of
60 good, a quality, there was much of it,
and tt'couia not.be got Jn any, other coun
try. Thus to a large extent It was free
from competition, t ,
The Chancellor submitted masses .of sta
tistics, which he summarized .as showing
that.225,O00rO00 tons, were mined-ln 190a, on
which, after deducting. 18,000,00? hi
wages .vjnore than In 1S37, left the coal
owners a net profit of 29,000,000 on a
capital of 110.000.000. He had some diffi
culty Jn keeping his patience when depu
tations talked to him about the unprofit
able condition of the trade. As to the
competition of the United .States, Sir
.Michael said; ,
""Last year the price of our coal at the
ports pf export rosevery much higher
than the price of coal in the United
States, but In spite of that our exports of
coal were 38,000,000 tons, or 3,500,000 tons
more than the previous year. The Unit
ed States exports were a little over
.000.000 tons; If the United States could not
compete when the price of our coal was
very, high, it would be absolutely impos
sible' for them to compete when the price
was low."
John Redmond, the Nationalist; leader,
said the coal tax did not affect Ireland,
and in .that respect it was the beginning
o a new era. On general principles,
hbwever, he urged the Irish members to
do everything possible In their efforts to
defeat the budget.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, re
plying to Mr. Channlng (Liberal), said
30,000,000 of the new loan bad been al
lotted as follows: To the Rothschilds,
11,000.000: J. P. Morgan & Co., 10.000,
000: the Bank of England, 9.000.000.
The debate was adjourned to Monday
next, when, according to the arrange
ment, a division will be taken.
Mr. Balfour was determined to get a
vote on the coal tax before the House
rose and he rejected Sir William Vernon
Harcourt's private appeal for a postpone
ment At a late hour, however, ao many
members were anxious to speak that the
Speaker gave it to, be understood that he
would not consent to an application of
the closure. The Government was, there
fore, reluctantly compelled to yield.
air Aj.icnK.ei aicne-ocatua nuub uuu
effective speech in defense of the tax de
lighted his colleagues. At the same time,
it was felt that he gave an unsound ar
gument when he pleaded the enormous
profits'" of the coal owners as a justifica
tion of the new tax. It Is pointed out
that the Radloals used the same argu
ment when demanding the taxation of
ground rents and that If large profits jus
tified attacks, lean 'profits would equally
justify state assistance.
The prospect of the miners persisting In
their determination to .strike appears
doubtful, consideration of the matter for
3t hours having somewhat -modified the
opinions of the leaders, but no rellahle
indications are yet available.
The Threatened Miner Strike.
NEW YORK, May 2. A dispatch to the
"World from London says Chancellor
Hicks-Beach's proposed export duty on
coal threatens to bring upon Great Brit
ain an unparalleled Industrial crisis. The
coal miners' delegates have recommended
the universal closing of coal pits from
Tuesday .as. a protest against the export
tax. The joiners' leaders say tbey .can
hold out six weeks, by which time every
industry in the country would be par
alyzed. In Parliament the threatened
strike 1b regarded as unwise and Imprac
ticable now, whereas If the miners should
wait until the coal owners attempt to
recoup themselves for the tax. out of
wages the sympathy of the whole coun
try would be with them in the strike.
Chancellor Hicks-Beach will now adhere
to the tax. but It is admitted that If the
strike should be ordered and maintained
for a month the budget proposal must be
abandoned and the whole Government
fall..
,"WXIX"TAKE ANOTHER VOTE.
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French Miner "Will Settle the Strike
Question Sunday.
PARIS, May 2. The secretary of the
National deration of Miners, in a decla
ration today, declares that the recent ref
erendum in France logically declares a
Strike among the miners, but as a. number
of Important mining centers did not vote
last Sunday, a complimentary referendum
has been fixed for next Sunday, and that
there Is no doubt that the miners will then
vote for a strike, as did the majority last
.Sunday. The council of the National
Federation of Miners will meet at St.
Etlenne next Sunday, and adopt definite
resolutions.
Official statistics published here show
that there were in France 92 strikes in
1BO0. compared with 710 strikes In 1899, and
that during the year 1900 there were 222,714
working people without employment in
France.
LONDON ART EXHIBITION.
Striklnff.Pictnres at the Royal Acad
emy. LONDON, May 2. The first press view
of the Royal Academy today revealed two
striking features which were absent.from
fonnerexhibltlons-, vis., paintings; dealing
with Queen Victoria's death and funeral
and Incidents of the Boer war. Benja
min Constant's1 picture of the Queen has
a whole wall to Itself, with, a background
of black and purple. It will undoubted
ly be the picture of the year. Lord Dun-
donaid's dash on Ladyemlth and pictures
of other engagements .In South Africa
make bright contrasts to the rows of
landscapes and portraits. Of the latter,
Sargent sends nine, themost striking of
which is the daughters of Mrs. Wert
heimer. One of the most charming pic
tures hung is "The Flower Girl," by J.
J. Shannon, an American. The Queen's
funeral In London was done by John
Charlton and the naval cortege at Ports
mouth by U. L. Wyllle. Both are re
markable pictures. Sidney Cooper, the
father of the Academy, and other old
time academicians, including Sir Edward
Porter with a marble group and St. Law
rence Alma-Tadema with a classic "He
lena and Herman," will all be found in
their customary places.
The Pall Mall Gazette says: "If It Is
not by any means a great academy, it
has at least enough good pictures to
keep It up to the average."
Students' Pardon Recommended.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 2. It Is re
ported here that the Ministry for War
js contemplating reorganizing the mili
tary medical academy, where the stu
dents are subjected to military discipline
and are required to serve three years as
military surgeon after graduation. This
academy is the principal Russian medical
college.
The correspondent here of the Asso
ciated Prss is informed that General
VannovQskl, the Minister of Public In
struction, made a report to the Czar last
week recommending the pardoning of the
soldier students and other absentees
from the Universities and permitting
them to return In August for examina
tion, their military service to continue
until then.
Starvation and typhus are Increasing
'among the population of Bessarabia.
Seventy per cent of the farmers of that
district have lost all their horses and
have no-seed for the spring sowing.
Two Sew Russian Loans.
BERLIN, May 2. The Vosslsch'e Zeitung
prints a special dispatch from St. Peters
burg, announcing that Russia has virtu
ally arranged with France for loans
amounting to 500,000,000 francs, and that
another Russian loan Is being negotiated
with English and American bankers in
terested. The dispatch further says that
the Czar is planning for a trip abroad
nexVAugust. and that he will visit Copen
hagen, Darmstadt and Vienna.
Plague Canes In South Africa.
LONDON. May 2. Sir Walter F. Hely
Hutchinson, the Governor of Cape Colony,
has wired the Colonial Secretary, Mr.
Chamberlain, that the total of deaths due
to bubonic plague up to April 27 is 217.
Iluis number Includes 41 Europeans. If
the reported cases at Mafeklng that have
,the symptoms of the plague are embodied
In ihe report, the total number of cases
would be 519, these including 135 Euro
peans. A New Italian Order.
ROME. May 2. The Capltaln FJcIassl,
pf this city, announces that King Victor
Emmanuel will sign a decree next Sunday
creating a new order, to be known as the
Order of the Knights of Labor, which will
be conferred upon citizens, Including
workmen, distinguished In the study of
labor questions or the amelioration of the
condition of the laboring classes.
Maacasni's American Tour.
LONDON, May 2. A dispatch to the
Daily Express from Vienna says that
Pletro Mascagni, t,he Italian composer,
has signed a contract for a tour of the
United States. He will start October 15,
and take with him an orchestra of SO mem
bers. His personal stipend will be 2000
a week for, eight weeks.
Rnsso-Perslan Tariff.
LONDON, May 3. A dispatch to the
Dally Mali from. Simla announces that-a
high official of the Russian "Ministry of
Finance has arrived at Teheran, and Is
discussing with the' Persian authorities
a very important and new special tariff
between the two countries.
Typhoid in German Army.
BERLIN, May 2. An epidemic of ty
phoid has broken out In several of the
forts arid villages and the Eighth Ba
varian Regiment has lost 16 men and has
281 men sick.
Population of Victoria, Australia.
MELBOURNE, May 2. The population
of the District of Victoria, according to
the last census report. Is 1,195,774. This
Is an Increase of 55,469 in the last 10
years.
Moor Army Defeated by Rebels.
LONDON, May 2. A dispatch from Tan
gier, Morocco, says the Shereeflan Army
was" i recently defeated by rebels In the
Suez district, and took refuge in Timlnet.
STATEMENT BY BRYAN.
Takes McLanrin to Task for His "Po
litical Flop."
LINCOLN, Neb., May 2. In a statement
made today, W. J. Bryan takes Senator
McLaurin. of South Carolina, to task for
what he declares is his political flop.
At the same time, Mr. Bryan admits that
Senator McLaurin's action marks the
beginning of a movement in the South
which will have an Influence upon the
politics of the Nation. He says:
"It Is not likely that Mr. McLaurin will
be the leader of the movement, because
he is handicapped by the fact that he Is
using his official position to misrepresent
the views and interests of his constituents,
but some leader will arise to give direc
tion and force to the aristocratic and plu
tocratic element for which Mr. McLaurin
speaks. There Is such an element in every
community, and now that the race ques
tion no longer unifies the white people of
the Southern States, it will doubtless
manifest itself. Senator Tillman has al
ready taken up the gauge of battle
thrown down by Senator McLaurin, and
will doubtless be able to marshal a con
siderable majority In that state, but the
same Influences are at work In other
states where there Is greater danger ot
their success. The Democratic sentiment
is strong enough to resist and overcome
the McLaurin movement, but thos who
believe that the man is more Important
than the dollar will have to bestir them
selves." aiartinelll Took the Oath.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Cardinal Mar
tlnelll took the oath of his new office and
subscribed to the profession of faith at
the papal legation today. The oath was
administered by Mgr. Conaty. of the
Catholic University, and witnessed by
Mgr. Marchetti. the papal ablegate. The
ceremony was private and was extremely
simple. Among the provisions of the oath
are pledges on the part of the cardinal
that he will not resign office, that he will
not canvass for any one In the election
of a new pope, an dthat he will maintain
the right of the sovereign pontiff to ex
ercise temporal power. The -profession
of faith embodies the Athanasian and
Nlcene creeds. Both documents were In
Latin and they will be preserved among
the church archives.
Fire in an Onio Town. v
LOUDONVTLLE O., May 2. Fire which
broke out In the American House livery
barn caused losses of $70,000. It spread
from the barn to Ora Bird's livery barn,
thence to "Wilson Morris' music store,
the Advocate office, the American Hotel
block. J. Rollings' jewelry store, J. H.
Morton's drug- store, A. Tenchert's .tailor
shop. F. P. Young's hardware store. S.
H. Evans' candy store. A. B. Leopold's
stove store. Knights of Pythias building
and McLaughlin & Co.'s hardware store
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New Overland Ticket Office.
For all points East. Lowest rates.
Superior attractions. Excellent service.
Personally conducted excursions daily, via
Rio Grande Western Railway, 122 A Third
street, entrance new Falling building.
NO MONEY PANIC IN JAPAN
PRESENT FINANCIAL STRINGENCY
IS NOT SERIOUS.
The Secretary of the "Washington
Legation -Explains, the .Situa
tion and Its Causes.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Mioovi Komatz,
secretary, of the Japanese .Legation at
Washington, In an interview today with
an Associated Press reporter made an in
teresting statement of the, financial situ
ation of Japan. He said:
"I do 'hot deny that our financial situa
tion today is anything but satisfactory.
It Is true that the government has de
ferred all such undertakings as would
involve new loans. It is true that a few
innni vrnvn Horn Vioati nnmnelled to sus
pend payment and stringency Is prevailing
in the money market. JLt is aiso true i""--our
imports have increased tremendously
since the inflow of the Chinese Indemnity.
The total value of our Imports, which was
13S.700.000 yen In round numbers In 1895,
the year the peace treaty was concluded,
Increased to 324,700,000- yen in 1838, while
the value of exports was 118,000,000 yen
and 166,200,000 yen n the respective years.
"You will be greatly mistaken, how
ever, if you attribute all this to the
Improvident waste of money on unproduc
tive and useless enterprises. Although a
large portion of this Chinese indemnity
has been used for the redemption of war
expenses and military and naval expan
sion, yet the establishment of Iron foun
dries, the extraordinary reserve fund and
the capital of local industrial banks have
drawn no small share from it. Railways,
telegraph, telephone and postal services
have made great strides In the last few
years, and an enormous amount of money
has been absorbed In their improvement
and extension. You will observe at -this
moment 12 twin-screw steamers of over
6000 tons each, all newly built, plying be
tween Yokohama and Europe, while three
great merchant vessels recently construct
ed In England are running between Hong
vnnir nn Sun Vranclsco. under the man
agement of a Japanese company, and more
than 13 steamers from awu to ww iona i
being employed on lines to Bombay, Aus
tralia, Vladlvostock, etc. Notwithstand
ing this, our public debt, as it stands
now, does not amount to more than 437,
900,000 yen (J218.93O.OO0).
"The foundation of the financial ar
rangement Is too firmly established to be
affected by any transient depression any
more than the bottom of a river Is apt
to be shaken by the feeble waves caused
by a passing wind. There Is no danger,
In my opinion, that the'present situation
will, result in any serious crisis. On the
contrary, It will produce, I am quite con
fident, a' beneficial effect upon the na
tional progress by" affording the people
lesson that no good . times should he
abused by luxury or extravagance In any
form."
JAPANESE CABINET .CRISIS. .
All the Ministers hut One Handed In
Their Resignations.
YOKOHAMA, May 2. In consequence
of the continued postponement by the
Japanese Minister of Finance, Viscount
Watanabe. of the carrying- ou,t of the ex
pected public works, the Cabinet crisis
reached a climax yesterday, and Marqul3
Ito, the Premier, after the Cabinet meet
ing proceeded to the palace and tendered
his' resignation to the Mikado. All the
other members of the Cabinet did like
wise, with the exception of the Minister
of War, Baron Kodama. It is asserted
that Ma'rquls Ito advised Emperor Mut
suhito to entrust the task of forming a
new Cabinet to Marquis Yamagata, whose
government resigned, last October, but. it
is doubtful whether.. Marquis Yamagata
will jiccept "the -responsibility. The, prob
ability Is that Marquis. Ito will reinstate
the Cabinet, excluding Viscount Watanabe.
DELAYING THE CANAL BILL.
Emperor "Will Show His Displeasure
by Proroguing the Diet.
BERLIN, May 2. The Chancellor,
Count von Bulow, reported personally to
Emperor William -yesterday and com
plained of the intentional delaying of
the canal bill by the majority of the Ijlet.
The Government thereupon, gave up fur
ther negotiations. The resignation of Dr.
von Miquet, the Finance Minister, Is now
considered likely to be presented In the
immediate future. The correspondent, of
the Associated Press understands that
the purpose of tomorrow's joint session
of the Diet and House of Lords Is to
close the session by expressing Emperor
William's displeasure at the failure of the
canal bill In committee. The Lokal An
zeiger learns that the prorogation will be
accompanied by a strongly worded dec
laration of the Ministry.
LONDON, May 2. A special dispatch
from Berlin says that seeing the Ger
man canal bill Is certain of rejection and
that the Prussian Diet will be closed to
morrow, the Imperial Chancellor, Count
von Bulow, will form a new Ministry.
Prosecute Defunct Bank Directors.
BERLIN, May 2. The creditors of a
bank at Kempf which recently went Into
bankruptcy have decided to Institute
criminal proceedings against the members
of the board of directors for the defi
ciency, which amounts to 640,000 marks.
The pig Iron syndicate of Cologne has
decided to be converted Into a limited
liability company for a term of five years
on conditions binding the members more
closely. Under the new arrangement
members must "sell their product to the
company, which In turn will sell to the
consumer.
An American a Candidate.
CONSTANTINOPLE. May 2. Advices
received here from Beirut, Syria, dated
April 24, say there Is much Interest there
over the succession to the vacant episco
pal see, the richest and most Important
In the patriarchate of Damascus. The
strongest candidates are Gerasimos Mes
salra, archlamdrlte of Alexandria, and
Rafael Hawaonl, of the Orthodox Church
of New York.
King Leopold's Railway Scheme.
BRUSSELS, May. 2. The Petit Bleu an
nounces that King Leopold Intends to cre
ate a. network of . electric railways "re
quiring a capital of 1.000,000 francs, to be
constructed In the following order: Brus
sels to Antwerp, Brussels to Ostend and
Rrussels to Paris. According to the same
authority, the consents of the French
Government has been secured.
Spanish Miners Strike.
MURCIA, Spain, May 2. A thousand
men are out on a strike at the Agullas
mines. The company has refused the
men's proposals, and there have been nu
merous disturbances. Some of the miners
fired on the police guarding the property,
and the gendarmes charged the crowd,
killing one man and wqundlng several
others.
Davcnport-Rankin.
LONDON, May 2. Phyllis Rankin,
daughter of McKee Rankin, the Ameri
can actor, and Harry Davenport, of Edna
May's company, a brother of the late
Fanny Davenport, were married before
the Registrar here today. , .
.Plague at Constantinople.
CONSTANTINOPLE. May 2. A case of
Illness has occurred at Galata (the larg
est suburb of Constantinople), which is
officially pronounced to he bubonic plague.
Precautions are" being taken to prevent
a spread of the plague. , s -'" "
London Dinner to Labor!. ,
NEW YORK. May 2. The London bar
will rally In force at the coming dinner
of the Hardwicke Society, given 1n honor
ot Maltre Labor!, In the Holburn Res
taurant, says the Tribune's London, cor
respondent. Nearly all the leaders of the
English bench and bar will Join in this
tribute of respect to the great French advocate.
CONSPIRED TO BLACKMAIL,
Charge Again Four Men and One
"Woman in Michigan.
'FLINT, Mich.? May 2.-Joseph"W- Stock
well, a well-Kriowri resident of this city,
was arrested at Muskegon today on a
warrant which charges him and four
others with conspiracy to blackmail for
$20,000 John Requet.a wealthy brewer of
Saginaw. One of the accused Is a woman.
Another Is an attorney Miss Rose Tay
lor, of Saginaw, alleged to be the womaa
In' the case. Is under arrest at Flint.
RICHARD GROGAN'S MOTHER.
Important Witness in the Trial Of
Professor Eastman.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 2. Although
the greater portion of the proceedings
at the Eastman murder trial today was
taken up In unimportant expert testi
mony, there were one or two witnesses
who proved to be important. The day
ended 'with an effort on ihe part of the
Attorney-General to obtain the admis
sion, of the testimony of the accused
which he made' before the Grand Jury
which indicted him, the Court withhold
ing ts decision. The most important wit
ness of the day"-Eas the aged mother of
Grogari, who tottered feebly into the
Court and tolcLpf an instance where East
man ''looked toward" her and said: "His
days are short" This was a little over
a week before the tragedy. Should the
state's plea for the admission ofthe
Grand Jury testimony be overruled to
morrow, it is likely that the case against
Eastman will rest there and that the
defense will be then begun. .
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Patrick Arraigned.
NETV YORK. May 2, Albert T. Patrick',
David L. 'Short and Morris Meyers, who
have been lnaJcte&fon 11 counts for for
gery of the will of the late millionaire
Wllllanfi&r. Rice, were arraigned before
Recorder" Goff, in the Court of General
Sessions, today. ' Patrick was also ar
ralgnedv.on the charge of murder In the
first degree, for causing the death of Rice.
Counsellor the, defendants desired time
to prepare a demurrer to the indictment
for murder, and Recorder Goff adjourned
the proceedings until tomorrow. No plea
was entered.
..Conyieied of Murder.
PHILADELPHIA; May 2. Amos Ster
ling; colored, wastoday convicted of mur
der 'In trie 'first" 'degree -for the killing of
Roy "Wilson White, the young -University,
of -v J?ennsiylyania professor, who was
jobbed-and 'beaten o death with-an Iron
bar on astreefr'in "West "Philadelphia May
19 last -.'Twoj other negroes, Henrv Ivory
and -Charles Perry, v have also bejm convicted-
"aiid are under senjence to. be
hanged foe complicity Jn the .murder.
Drowned His Children.
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 2. The body of
a 9-year-old boy named Rosenfield was
taken from the river near Fort Snelllng
today. This Is believed to confirm the
police suspicion that William. Rosenfield
drowned his four children and himself
a week ago. The crime was a most brutal,
the father first abducting the children,
who were In the custody of their mother
at Minneapolis, securing a rig and driving
with them to the river.
TO PUT AN END TO STRIKES
Movement Started by the National
Civic Federation.
INDIANAPOLIS, nd.. May 2. Presi
dent Mitchell, of the United MIneworkers,
is on his way to "New York to attend "a
meeting- of a specially appointed com
mittee of -the National Civic Federation
to devise means of promoting trade agree
ments between employers and employes.
There are 14 members of the commit
tee, but a subcommittee consisting of Mr.
Mitchell, Herman Justi, commissioner of
the Coal Operators' Association of Illi
nois, and Vice-President E. D. Kenna, of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rall
Toad, will meet Monday for the purpose
of 'drawing up an agreement to submit
at a meeting that will be held Tuesday.
This movement. which was proposed
some time ago, is entirely new, and Mr.
Mitchell says that It Is of great signifi
cance. The National Civic Federation,
which is' a representative body,, hopes to
bring it to a successful Issue, although
it Is realized that it Is a difficult proposi
tion. The ebject is to perfect some kind
of an' agreement between labor and capi
tal that will prevent strikes and lockouts,
which are so costly to both. It has been
suggested that in all branches of labor the
employers and their employes enter into
a yearly contract by signing a scale, as
the miners, tin-plate workers, glass work
ers and other trades do now. Mr. Mitchell
Is of the opinlonjithat If this plan is fol
lowed It will mean a closer organization
of both labor and capital, and that there
will be fewer strikes and less trouble In
settling differences. On the way to New
York Mr. Mitchell will visit the anthra
cite coal fields in Pennsylvania.
A-"Wlndow Glass Meeting.
' INDIANAPOLIS, May 2. A meeting of
importance to the window glass trade of
the United States Is in progress here.
Representatives of all the co-operatives,
President Simon Burns, of the local as
sembly, members of ' the wageworkers'
committee and officials of the American
Window Glass Company are present. It
is understood a majority of the operatora
are urging the closing of the mills. If
such an arrangement is not made, it Is
thought " they will plan to pool their
product.
Metal Workers' Wages Adjusted.
PITTSBURG, May 2. Arrangements
were completed today by President T. J.
Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers for an
earlier adjustment of wages than usual,
owing to the annual convention being held
on the 21st of this month. The Iron and
sheet workers will receive an advance of
at least 6 per cent The pay of the pud
dlers probably will be Increased to $5 23
a ton, and the finishers will get a pro
portionate advance of 4 per cent
Freight Handlers' Strike.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 2. All the
union freight handlers employed by the
Hartford division of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad, and all but
two or three of those employed by the
Boston & Maine Railroad In this city,
struck today for higher wages.
May Be Another Strike.
WILKESBARRE, May 2. Fifteen men
employed at the car shops of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, at Ashley, were
suspended today. The dismissal of 30 em
ployes some time ago caused a strike of
700 men. The strike was settled by the
company reinstating the men.
Morgan Cornering the Coal Ontpat.
ATHENS, O., May 2. From an author
ity which seems Indisputable there comes
the Information that almost the entire
coal Industry of the Hocking and Sunday
Creek Valleys will come under the man
agement of the gigantic, combination of
capital of which J. P. Morgan Is the head.
Conservatively estimating the amount of
the deal. It can be approximately placed
at from "$7,000,000 to 510,000,000.
' Dally Treasury Statemekt.
WASHINGTON, Mayt2. Todays- state
ment of the Treasury balancesshows.
Available cash balances ..... 5156:030,293
Gold 96,976,614
SCALED T0 $18,000,000
UNITED STATES' INDEMNITY CLAIM
. .AGAINST CHINA.
Ministers at Pekin Object to the
Tone- of von "Waldersee's Letter
Fighting in Manchuria.
WASHINGTON, May 2. The German
nni m-onnh AmbnsRftdorB and Mr. Rogest-
yensiky, for the Russian Ambassador, were
among todays callers on ur. niu, Auub
Secretary of State. The discussion was
almost entirely on Chinese affairs, the
press dispatches as to an agreement on
5273,000,000 indemnity and on a change of
customs duties proving of great interest
in International and diplomatic circles.
No one of the callers was able to confirm
the report, but the opinion was general
that an agreement on indemnity had been
reached. The prevailing view was that
5273,000.000 represented a compromise be
tween the minimum amount urged by the
United States and the maximum urged
by the powers. The original total
of claims amounted to 5500.000,000, so that
the present total represents a scaling
down of about 40 per cent At this rate,
the claim of the United States, which
originally was about 525,000,000, would be
cut to, about 518,000,000.
It Is believed here that the. hitch which
is saidLtb have arisen at Pekin over the
proposition to Increase the Chinese cus
toms duty to meet the Indemnities de
manded by the foreign powers Is caused
by the broaching by Mr. Rockhlll of his
plan for the abolition of the llkln duties
as a condition for his acquiescence In the
customs increase. The United States
nnvpfnment has In the Dast admitted a
Teadlness to permit the Chinese to In
crease the custom rates proviaing mere
was- no discrimination between the pow
ers. Minister "Wu says that the present 5
per oent rate is totally inadequate to pro
vide" a sinking fundfor a new loan.
The German Claim.
BERLIN, May 2. The statement that
the total Indemnity to be demanded from
China amounts to 65,000,000 has .been of
ficially confirmed here. This amount In
cludes all private claims. It Is believed
herd that df China will now undertake to
pay this sum In indemnities, the evacua
tion of Pe Chi LI Province can begin Im
mediately. -DB. AME1WS EXPLANATION.
Reason for Collecting Indemnity
Above Actual Damages.
CHICAGO. May. 2. Dr William S.
Amen't, the noted missionary, who re
cently arrived In San. Francisco from the
Orient, reached this city last night Upon
arrival he was met by his wife, who had
not seen him for three years. Speaking
of , the one-third Indemnity collected above
the actual damages sustained by natives
during the siege, Dr. Ament has this to
say:
"Let It be understood that the clan Is
the unit of Chinese society, not the indi
vidual. The clan Is responsible for the
actions of its members. If one member Is
promoted, It works to the advantage of
the whole community. In the various clans
were people who had no property. They
had to be cared for. and it was for their
support that the extra one-third was as
sessed. This is one of the principles of
Chinese society that Is to be commended.
In this connection let me say that it Is
the policy of the missionaries to conserve
everything In Chinese society that is con
ducive to good morals."
Dr. Ament 6aid that the tales concern
ing barbarous practices of the foreign
soldiers had been magnified. He added
that whllR he could not approve of-some
of the things which had been done by the
soldiers, many errors cuiuuimcu uj mo
native soldlera and the Boxers had been
shifted on to the foreign soldiery. Dr.
Ament also said that the missionaries had
left more friends in China than ever
before, and that the outlook for the fu
ture is most promising.
FOR A YANGTSE UPRISING.
Reports of a Secret Combination Are
Confirmed.
LONDON, May 3. "The reports of a
secret combination of disaffected ele
ments In the Yangtse province for the
purpose of organizing general risings
are receiving some confirmation," says
the Shanghai correspondent of the Morn
ing Post. ''The British Consul at Nan
kin telegraphs Mr. Brennan, the British
Consul In Shanghai, that the Nankin
Viceroy Is very anxious about the
"VnnjrtRf movement, and he asks Mr.
Brennan to assist the Taotl to preserve
order by holding troops In readiness.
"It Is announced from a German source
that the French have withdrawn their
troops from Hwal Lu to Pao Ting Fu.
thus leaving the Germans in sole posses
sion of all the passes Into Shan SI."
Dr. Morrison, wiring to the Times from
Pnbln Wprlnftsrlav. savs:
"The Indemnity committee favors a loan
raised on the guarantee of all the powers.
tc nrnnntifl.1 to Increase the maritime
customs to E per cent advalorem applies
to import duties only ana not export, ah
thrt ministers of the oowers. except the
British, American and Japanese, favor
an immediate increase to 10 per cent The
report, which Is basea on somewnat lm
perfectly understood data, has been re
ferred to the home governments."
MINISTERS ARE OFFENDED.
Object to the Tone of Von Waldcr.
see's Letter.
PEKIN, May 2. At a meeting of the
Ministers yesterday the report of the In
demnity committee was read. Regarding
the resources" of China the report was
very voluminous. It ,was practically a
repetition of Jameson's well-known
pamphlet on the subject Sir Robert Hart
offered suggestions similar to those al
ready credited to him, and cabled to the
Associated Press. It is claimed that the
revenues from all available sources will
not allow China to pay the Indemnity un
less assistance Is rendered.
The next meeting will be held next Tues
day. The subject of Count von Walder
see's letter will then be taken up, and a
reply to it will be drafted. The Ministers
personally object to the tone of the letter.
They claim that they know what they
want without being told. They particu
larly object to any of the legation guards
being under any authority except that of
the Ministers themselves.
Fighting In Mancnnrla.
BERLIN. May 2. A dispatch from Pe
idn, dated May 1 to the Kolnlsche Zeitung,
says that a bloody battle has occurred be
tween the Russians and Chinese near
Mukden. The Russians lost 50 in killed
and wounded. Four Russian officers were
killed, and among the wounded was Gen
eral Zerpltzkl.
British. Westinghouse Plant.
NEW YORK, May 2. The World says:
"The British Westinghouse Electric &
Manufacturing Company, which was or
ganized last year with 525,000,000 English
capital, of which George "Westinghouse
Jr., Is vice-president, has Just placed some
big contracts for material and equipment
for Its $8,000,000 plant, now under con
struction at Trafford Park, near Manches
ter, England, where 100 acres of land has
been acaulred. A St Louis firm has ob
tained the contract for the erection of the
buildings,' which means" an expenditure
of 53,000,000. A New York and Pittsburg
firm "has obtained a 5500,000 contract for all
the lumber required in the plant. The
contract just awarded for machine tool
equipments Is the largest of Its kind ever
placed In this country, Involving over
5400,000 and calling for machines varying
from 200 pounds to 150 tons In weight
This contract is being undertaken by a
company In this city."
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THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
Is "West Point in Eclipse? Question
Agitates Graduates.
WASHTNTVIYW A-nil 99 "To Wost
Point In eclipse?" Is a"4 question that has
been frequently asked by graduates of the
military acaaemy, in view ot the present
condition Of tha Armv Thorn a. Tirvnf
one Lieutenant-General, six Major-Gen-
erais ot uie line ana one Aiajor-uenerai or
the staff, none of whom, is a. graduate of
the Mllltarv Academv. Thev nn! Miles.
Brooke, Otis, Young. Chaffee, MacArthur,
"Wheaton and Cofbln. There are 15 Brig-
aaier-uenerais ot tne line, waae, Aier
rlam, Ludlow Bates (John C), Davis,
Sumner, Wood, Hall. Hughes, Randall,
Kobbe. Grant Bell, Smith and Funston.
Of these. Ludlow. Hall and Bell are grad-
imtH of West Point There are 10 Brig
adier-Generals In the staff, Breckinridge.
Inspector-General; lemer, juage-Aavo-
cate; Ludlngton, Quartermaster; weston,
Commissary; Sternberger, Surgeon; Bates
(Alfred E.), Paymaster; vvnson. engi
neers; Buffington, Ordnance; Greely, Sig
nal Corps, and Alnsworth, Chief of the
Record Division. Of these 10 Bates.
Buffington and Wilson, are graduates of
wpst Pnint. but It Is necessary, under the
law, for West Point men to be at the
head of the Engineer Corps and tne ura
nance Bureau. In fact, none but West
pnin- rrnriiintps hecome members of this
corps, and It naturally follows that the
chiefs of these two corps are graduates
of the. Military Academy. So It appears
that of the 33 general officers, oniy sii
are West Point men, and of the 22 line
officers, three only are West-Pointers. It
may well be asked if West Point Is not
Just now In eclipse.
This state of affairs, however, is not
due to any particular favoritism of men
who are not West Point graduates, but is
In reality a result of the reorganization
of the Army at the close of .the Civil War.
At that time many volunteer officers, men
who had worked themselves up from the
lines, secured commissions, and by rea
son of their appointment at that time
became the ranking officers in the Army.
In looking over the Army register, it is
found that but very few men who are
Colonels are graduates of West Point
More than that, in going down the line of
each regiment, it Is noticed that the Colo
nels, Lieutenant-Colonels and one, and
sometimes two and three of the Majors
are at present officers who are not grad
uates of West Point. Naturally In the
course of the last five or six years, when
men who had records for distinguished
service in the Civil War became Colonel3
of regiments, and had also an opportunity
of distinguishing themselves In the Span
ish War, they advanced to the higher
grades. It so happens that the West
Point graduates who are Colonels are in
the Artillery Corps. The artillery did
not; get much of an opportunity In the
Spanish War, and still leas in the Philip
pines during the Insurrection. Both In
Cuba and the Philippines the Infantry
and cavalry were the troops needed, and
took the prominent part In the bat
tles that were fought Naturally the
Colonels of Infantry and cavalry regi
ments had an opportunity to distinguish
themselves, and It so happens that those
Colonels and Lieutenant-Colonels were
the ones who secured the honors and
promotions to be general officers.
It Is no doubt a source of considerable
humiliation to the West Pointers that
they have not been advanced as rapidly
as those officers just named, but nearly
every man who is now a general officer
saw service In the Civil War in one way
or another. About the only exceptions
are Wood, Bell and Funston. The same
Is also true of the staff officers. With
the exception of Alnsworth they all par
ticipated in the ClvlL War 'In one capac
ity or another. -This -means that there
will be a greit many retirements in the
next five or six years, and It Is probable
that between 1905 and 1910 the West-Pointers
who are now Captains and many of
whom will become Majors under the
Army reorganization act, will be advanced
to be Brigadiers, and even Major-Gen-erals.
The Military Academy gradu
ates, however, point out that It is doubt
ful if any West-Pointer will become the
head of the Army, but this is not so
uncertain. Both Ludlow and Bell may be
considered In line for Lieutenant-General
In the course of time, but It is figured
out by those who take the pessimistic
view of the situation that following Miles,
MacArthur or Corbln will be made Lieutenant-General,
and after one or the other
of these. "Wood; following Wood, Fun
ston. This Is not necessarily the case.
While no doubt MacArthur Is destined to
be made a Lieutenant-General, there Is
no reason why Ludlow should not be
considered as such. More than that, tim
ber for Lieutenant-Generals may be de
veloped In the officers yet to come. The
selection of general officers is within the
power of the President, and some Major
Generals may be jumped over, and there
are some Colonels who may be Jumped
over Brigadiers and made'Major-Generals.
Consequently, there Is no actual necessity
for the scheme of following Miles with
MacArthur and MacArthur with Wood
and Wood with Funston.
Just at present, however, it is rather an
interesting fact that of the men who are
general officers of the Army but three
of the line and three In the staff, out of
a total of 33, are graduates of the Mili
tary Academy. It goes to show .nat no
matter how excellent the Military Acad
emy may be, soldiers can be made outside
of it.
Will Exhibit the Negro's Progress. ,
CHARLESTON, May 2. Booker T.
Washington has been placed at the head
n ., -natrrn HAnnrtment of the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian Ex
position and has issued an aaaress iu
the colored people of the United States,
saying that "those In charge of the negro
department are especially anxious to se
cure exhibits representing the progress
of the race along the following lines:
Agriculture, mechanical, social culture
and domestic life, education, morals and
religion, woman's wprk, arts, as well as
other relations of life." The address also
n-.r f-ji- th Erreater Dortlon of
the common, as well as the highest of
skilled labor In connection witu mo -tlon
of the various buildings, Is being
done by negroes."
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High Prices for Harness Horses.
NEW YORK, May 2. At the American
Horse Exchange tonight. 41 handsome
i -. rriViinnT. Kr Pnmnftnv. of Chl-
hcago, brought the unprecedented sum of
571225, an average oi iioi. j-"o - "--to
be by far the best average ever ob
tained for a like number of heavy har
ness horses at auction, either in this
country or abroad.
General Alger's Son Married.
DETROIT, Mich., May 2. Miss Mlg
nonne E. Swift, of this city, and Cap
tain Frederick M. Alger, eon of ex-Secretary
of War R. A. Alger, were married
at 12 o'clock today at the Fort-Street
Presbyterian Church. Captain and Mrs.
Alger will sail for the Mediterranean Sat
urday. j
Turkish Mission Emharlca.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2. The
Turkish mission, under Enver Pasha,
composed of military officers and clergy
charged with the establishment of rela-
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Breakfast Food over all other cereal
foods. It may be Interesting to know, that
the best and most fashionable hotels, res
taurants and clubs throughout the coun
try now use and serve Malt Breakfast
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who wish to keep up a full supply oC
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tlons between Turks and Chinese Mus
sulmans, embarked yesterday. The de
lay In the departure of the mission was
due to Russian opposition. The scheme
is favored by Germany.
Rail Mill May Be Moved.
YOUNGSTOWN, O.. May 2. One hun
dred and fifty men were discharged at
the steel rail department of the National
Steel Company's plant today. It is stated
that the steel rail mill now In this city
will discontinue and remove to Chicago,
to be added to the steel rail department
of the HHnol3 Steel Company. The plant
Is now under the control of the United
States Steel Corporation.
"Want Commissioners Removed.
KAN3AS CITY. Mo.. May 2. The Po
lice Commlssldncra have refused the. re
quest of the special committee of the Law
and Order Enforcement League to close
the saloons on Sunday, and today the
league called a mass meeting for tomor
row night to take the first steps toward
petitioning Governor Dockery to remove
those officials.
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Intense Heat at Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, May 2. The Intense heat
of yesterday and today practically closed
several of the bar mills In the city. and
badly crippled others. Several workmen
were completely exhausted and others
were almost prostrated.
Cuban Secretary of Justice.
n-A-irA-NTA fwtr 9 Rcnnr Jose Volertt
ha3 been appointed Secretary of "Justice
in succession to senor J-uis .sieves, oo
was a member of the Supreme Court,
which unanimously endorsed the ap
pointment Illinois Constitution "Will Stand.
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. May 2. A resolu
tion providing for the calling of a consti
tutional convention to revise the Illinois
constitution was lost today in the House
by a vote of 50 ayes and 75 noes..
Librarian at Stanford.
UTICA, N. Y., May 2. Melvin G. Dodge,
1S90, librarian of Hamilton College several
yei'". ue.3 been njpint-d liorariSh of Le
land Stanford, Jr.. University, California,
at a salary of 53O0O per year.
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Michigan Saw Mill Burned.
GRAYLING, Mich., May 2. The flaw m!U
owned by Sailing & Houston -was? de
atroygfl by fire tonight Loss. 5100.000.
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