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THE MOR2sI2STG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1900.
FINISHED HIS PLft
.Frye's Argument fortfheShipJ
Subsidy Bill.
V
C0ST.jT0:.THE; fiOVEflHWENr
Explanation of the Provision That
Would Admit to American Regis-
tratlon Foreign-Built Ships
The Executive Session.
"WASHINGTON, Dec 5.-Senator Frye.
at today's session of the. Senate, conclud
ed his speech upon the -ship subsidy bill.
He devoted his attention principally to a
technical explanation of various provj
elpns of the measure, explaining that pro
vision which Tyould admjt to American
registration forelgn-bullt ships. From
several sources his attention was directed
to the provision and it is evidently one
on which much of the forthcoming debate
will rest. Aside from the speech of
Frye no business of Importance -was
transacted In executive session.
When the session opened, the creden
tials of Samuel D. ilcEnery and Murphy
J. Foster, as Senators from Louisiana,
.and George P. "Wetmore, -from Rhode
Island, were Tecelved.
Bills were passed " permitting Captain
3. H. Jlctalla and Commander Wf C.
'Wise, otihe United States Navy, tor ac
cept decorations from the .Emperor of
Germany.
The resolution introduced yesterday by
Fettlgrew (Pop., S. IX. calling for in
formation as to the postal frauds In
Cuba seas .referred to the" committee on
relations with. Cuba.
At 1:25 the Senate, onmotfon of Lodge
(Rep, Mass.), went Into executive ses
sion, remaining behind closed doors un
til 2 o'clock.
The House 4)111 for the celebration of
the establishment or the seat of ; the Na
tional Government lnt the City of Wash
ington 7yas .passed 'without discussion.
Consideration of" the .ship, subsidy bill
was then resumed. Frye said the amount
of subsidy could be jio more than ?9,000.
000 per year. That lfmit, he said, was
fixed definitely in the bill.
"So far as the cost to the Government
is concerned," he Rdded, "It will, be really
no more than $700,000 as the subsidized
ships are required to carry the United
States malls free of cost to the Gov
ernment." There was absolutely no truth In the
remarkable statement that $3O,CKX,0OO and
550,000.000 and even as high as 5100,000.0:0
a year would be the cost he said. The
limit of C9.O00.O00 in the subsidy would
not be reached lor at least live years,,
as Tvitnm tnar period there would not
be enough vessels to draw the full amount
of the subsidy. When the limit of $9.00
000 is reached, the subsidy will be pro
rated so- that all vessels will be on pre
cisely the same plane and will receive
perfectly impartial treatment.
Referring to a provision of the pend
ing bill requiring all ships to take freight
up to a certain percentage of their car
rying capacity. Frje said It would pre
vent vessels like the American liner St.
Louis from participating in the benefits
of the act. He announced, therefore, that
tomorrow he would propose to the com
mittee on commerce an amendment pro
viding for equal to 50 per cent of. the
carrying capacity when leaving a port of
the United States for a foreign port. That
would so distribute the products to be
carried as to do no injustice to anyboJy.
Discussing the provision of the bill
which enables foreign-built ships to be
brought Under the American flag and to
enjoy a portion of the proposed subsidy
unBer certain restrictions.- 'Fry ald it
Aad been asserted that 500.000 tpns of for-
ctcn vasccls "would:-come" la it once un
der the provision as It now stands. He
said It was his purpose to offer a substi
tute for the present provision so that
it coula be determined definitely Just how
many foreign vessels Tould be admitted
to American registry.
Hale interrupted his colleague to di
rect his attention to a memorial of ship
builders which .hp liad r,epelvrd. He said
he was in sjmpatby wjth the general pro
visions of the bill, but admitted that he
was troubled by that provision whirh
enables foreign-built vessels to be brought
under the American flag to enjoy the pro
nosed subsidy. Je had reached, bemadd
ed, strong protest against 'this provision
of the measure Igned"Jby 40 or 50 ship-;
ment was made that already tfersohs are
engaged In foreign" 'shipyards In' the'"c6n
struction of vessels which are to partici
pate -In the proposed subsidy. x
"It is said." said "Hale. "thatHhe? bounty
lor Jorelgn shlps"wlll amount to"1 mora.
than 53.000.000 a year. I oo nofthlnlrmyH
colleague would look "wltnfaVdriipoh any
such proposition as "that."
Frye said there "was only onfe trouble
with the statement made in the" pro-
test, and that was that it was" not true.
"Under the provisions of the pending
bill," said he, "owners- of forelgn-bullt
ships cannot draw a cent of bounty Tintll
they construct In the shipyards of this
country -an amount -of tonnage equal to
that which they, have brought from
abroad." -
He believed a. provision for the admis
sion of foreign-built ships under proper
restrictions was wise because It would
insure to the United States a respectable
fleet of merchant vessels within a rea-'
sonablc time. The success of the venture
by -which the New York and Paris had
been admitted to registry had induced
him to Insert In the pending measure
the provision for the admission of a cer
tain fixed number of forelgn-bullt vessels
to American registry under similar re
strictions. He did not believe that an
other ship would be admitted to American
registry, except those specifically pro
vided for In the pending measure. In
conclusion, Frye referred to what ho
termed "the wild and Insane criticism"
of the measure, criticism which he said
was based upon no fair or accurate
knowledge of the prolslons of the bill.
On motion of Piatt, the Senate at 3:45
P. M. held a brief executive session and
then adjourned.
The Executive Session.
The executive session was devoted to
the consideration of the Hay-Pauncefote
treatv. The treaty and the amendment
to it. suggested by the committee on
foreign relations, were read at the in
stance of Lodge, who took charge of the
treaty on behalf of the committee. He
then made a speech in explanation of
the treaty and urged its speedy ratifica
tion as a necessary preliminary to the
consideration of the Nicaragua Canal
bill. -
Lodge was subjected to many questions
during the presentation of his explana
tion of the treaty. Beverldge (Rep. Ind.)
asked whether -It was not true that the
abrogation of the Qlavton-Bulwer treaty,
as provided for in the pending treaty.
would haw the effect of permitting Great
Britain to acquire property in the area
affected.
Lodge replied In the. negative, saying
hat "It -was well "known to all that the
HajvPaunccfote - .treaty, while -abrogating
the Clayton-Rulwer treaty so far as
Jt applies to the United States and binds
this country, still leaves England bound
by Its terms. For this reason he was
su.re there need be no apprehension on
that score.
Lodge discussed the amendment sug
gested during the last session of Congress
by the committee -on foreign relations,
providing J&at none of the provisions of
the flrst five sections qt the treaty should
i he xonStcued.jts. fi-PPkliUt" to. toeasures
which the United States mayifnd neces.
sarv lor securing bv Its own nrri the
defense of the United States and the.
maintenance of public order." The Sena
tor urged that this amendment had the
effect of giving greater assurance to our
-own people and was a necessary safe
guard.
At this point, Lindsay (Dem. Ky.) inter
jected a question and In doing so made
quite, a statement as to what he said he
considered a popular misapprehension as
to the effect of the amendment.
'T find," hetsald, "that most people ap
pear to think that this amendment pro
vider for the fortification of the canal.
'.whgrcas it does nothing of the kind, as
a reading of it will demonstrate."
He quoted from the amendment showing
that it applied specifically to only sec
tions 1, 2. 3, 4 and 5 of article 2 of the
treaty. He claimed that it only provides
in the most general way for the protec
tion of the rights of the United States.
He called attention to the fact that while
the treaty of Constantinople, applying to
the Suez Canal, had been used as the
basis of the pending treaty, only the first
seven articles of it had been incorporated
In the Hay-Pauncefote agreement, leav
ing out article 10, and that agreement
which gives to the Sultan of Egypt the
right to defend the interests ot that
country in connection with the Suez
Canal.
Replying, Senator Lodge said he had
not contended and did not contend that
the amendment conferred specifically the
power to fortify the canal. The great
benefit of the amendment was found, he
said, in the fact that it applies to the
first section copied from the Constanti
nople agreement, providing that the canal
"shall "be free and open in time of war as
in time of peace to the vessels of com
merce and of war ot all nations." The
amendment, he further said, was substan
tially In the language of article 10, of the
Constantinople treaty, and, therefore,
might be expected to serve the same pur
pose Intended to be subserved by that
article with reference to the Suez CanaL
In conclusion, he urged early action on
'the treaty as of great importance be
cause of the general desire to go on
with the Nicaragua Canal legislation. He
did not, however, indicate any time for
taking a vote upon either the treaty or'
the committee amendment.
Money (Dem. Miss.) made a brief speech
"In general opposition to the treaty, but In
dicating that he might vote for It If the
amendment was retained, though not
satisfied, he said, that the amendment
would make the document entirely satis
factory. Upon the whole, he thought the
United States would best promote Its own
.interests by proceeding to constructing
the canal without asking the aid or con
sent ot any other country.
During the executive session several
comparatively unimportant treaties with
other countries, largely South American,
were laid before the Senate and referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
Some of these were reciprocity treaties
and others extradition agreements. One
of them was a reciprocity agreement with
Ecuador and another a treaty with Den
mark, providing for reciprocity agree
ment with the Island of Santa Cruz.
Later In the day, a second executive
session was held, but no business was
transacted beyond the reference of sev
eral nominations to the proper com
mittees. HAY-PAUJfCEFOTE TREATY.
Sennte Committee Equally Divided
On Amendment.
WASHINGTON, . Dec 5. The Hay
Pauncafotc treaty was the subject of a
few - minutes conlsderation today
by the Senate Crmmlttee on jjor.
elgn Relations, which has charge
of the treaty In the Senate.
The treaty already has been re
ported by the committee, and It was
therefore only taken up In an informal
way and for discussion only. No conclu
sion was possible, except to decide to
press the question in the Senate, and
there was substantial agreement upon
the wisdom of this policy. There Is no
division in the committee except upon
amendments, although Senator Bacon did
not manifest any great concern for the
passage of the treaty in any shape. No
vote on any subject Connected with the
treaty was possible in the committee, but
the discussion repealed the fact that ths
committee Is evenly divided upon the
question of the amendment of the docu
ment in accordance with tho provision re
ported during the last session ot Con
gress providing for the fortification of the
proposed canal. The committee stands:
For the amendment Lodge and Clark,
Reps.; Daniel. Bacon and Money, Dems.
Against It Frje. Cullom. Foraker and
IVolcott, Reps.; Morgan, Dem.
The advocates of both lines of policy
express the opinion that the opposing
side will in the end surrender.
THE EW CANTEEN LAW.
Terms of the Proi islons of the Army
BUI.
1 "WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. The canteen
prpylson in the new army bill Is likely
to cause a great deal of contention. In
stead of being a prohibition of the sale
.oX.Hau.or. Jt provides that no army officer
lor soldier shall sell liquor. The pro-
vlslon.js. as follows:
That no officer or nrlvate soldier shall
ell intoxicating drinks of any kind, as a
hartehder or 'otherwise In any army post
tor on any army transport, or In any en
campment or fort, or on any premises
used for military purposes by the United
States, and the Secretary of War Is here
by directed to issue such general orders
as may bo necessary to carry the provi
sions of this section into full force and
effect"
The canteen provision of the present
law Is- as follows:
J'That no officer or private soldier shall
be detailed to sell Intoxicating drinks, as
& bartender or otherwise, in any post
exchange or canteen, nor shall any other
persort be required or allowed to sell such
liquors In any encampment or fort or any
.premises used for military purposes by
the United States; and the secretary or
War Is hereby directed to Issue such gen
eral orders as may be necessary to carry
the provisions of this section In full force
and effect"
Bills Introduced In the Sennte.
'WASHINGTON. Dec 5. Among the
bills Introduced In the Senate toddy were
the following:
By Prltchard The bills prepared by the
commission appointed by the President
providing revision of the patent and trade
mark laws.
By Hale To revive the grade of Vice
Admiral In the Navy.
By Thurston Creating an additional
"Judicial Circuit to be designated as the
Tenth and to Include the states of Kan
sas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming. Utah
and Montana, and creating a Court ot Ap
peals for the circuit
By Warren Permitting the free admis
sion ot honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors into any hospital of the United
States for medical or surgical treatment
To Extend National Hank Charters.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5. Representative
Broslus. of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
committee on banking and currency, to
day introduced In the House a resolution
j to authorize the Controller of the Cur
rency, under ito limitations of the act of
July 12, 1SS2. to extend for a further pe
riod of 20 years the charter of any Na
tional banking association which shall de
sire to continue Its existence after the
expiration of Its present charter.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON. Dec 5. The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
Roy H. Chmberlaln, of Iowa, to be Col
lector ot Internal Revenue, District of
Hawaii.
Benjamin H. Tatem. of 'Montana, to be
assaycr in charge of the assay office at
Helena. Mont.
W. Irvine Shaw, of Pennsylvania, to be
Conspl-General at Singapore
To RepenJ Fifteenth Amendment.
WASHINGTON. JDec 5. Representative
Xltchln, of North Carolina, has Intro
duced In the House a resolution for a
constitutional amendment to repeal the
15th amendment of the Constitution.
AN AGREEMENT REACHED
XIXISTERS AT FEKIJf HAVE SET
TLED OX TERMS.
Minister Congrer Has Been Author
ized to Sign on B eh all of the
United States.
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. The State De
partment has been informed that the
Foreign Ministers at Pekln yesterday
reached an agreement, which was sub
mitted to the home oSice. Secretary Hay
today cabled Minister Conger authorizing
him to sign the agreement on behalf of
the United States Government It is dif
ficult to get details of the understanding
at this time. However, it Is known In
the two Important issues that were still
open, namely, those relating to punish
ment and indemnity, the view of the Unit-
THE NEW AMBASSADOR TO ITALY.
GEORGE YOS L. MEYER. '
WASHINGTON. Dec 5 It Is announced that the President will send to the Senate the
nomination of Georse von I. Meyer, of Boston, to be Ambassador to Italy. Mr. Meyer, who
will succeed Ambassador Draper In Rome, Is one of the wealthiest men In Massachusetts. He
lives In a magnificent home near Hamilton, Essex County, on a. fine estate of ISO acres, ad
joining: he estate of his mother, who Is herself blessed with an extraordinary quantity of
the world's wealth. Mr. Mejer was born In Massachusetts in 1S58. and Is a graduate of
Harvard with the class of 1870. His debut in politics was made several years ago In Bos
ton, where he served as member ot the Common Council, and for one term as Alderman. He
next served with distinction in the Legislature, acting as. Speaker of the Houses tor three of
the flie ears, he spent at the-stae capital, Go'vernor "Wolcott appointed him chairman of
the Massachusetts Board of Managers for the Paris Exposition, and he was last year elect
ed Massachusetts member of the Republican National committee. The new Ambassador's
wealth will enable him easily to sustain the larre expentes of Che post to which he has
been appointed. He- is a director In the AmosWeag Manufacturing Company, the Armory
Company,, the Old Colony Trust Company, the National Bank of Commerce, the Electric
Corporation, the United Electric Security CoJ. tho Walker Baker Company, and he Is
president of the New England Electric VehicIelQpportallon Company and the Ames. .Plow
Company.
ed States Government has prevailed. As
to punishment. It Is to be the severest
that can be Inflicted by the Chinese Gov
ernment As to Indemnity, the Chinese
Government Is to admit formally Its lia
bility, and then the matter Is to be left
for future negotiations. It is understood
that on the other points, the French prop-
'osltion has formed the basis for the agree
ment
The .Main Argument.
PEKIN, Dec 5. At yesterday's meeting
of tho foreign ministers, the main point
of the argument concerned the question
whether the Joint note should be cohsld
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ored as an ultimatum or whether futther-J
.operations should be conducted with the
Chinese The United States. Russia and
Japan favored-the latter course, and the
other envoys desired to consult their re
spective home governments. , Japan's rep
resentatlve expressed a, desire to havo
the name of the murdered Japanese Chan
cellor of Legation. Suglymat added to
that part of the note demanding a mdnu
ment to Baron on Kettcler, and also that
a Chinese commission should proqecd tojj
Japan to make proper representations. In
regard to nhe question of punishment
it was generally agreed to modify some
what the former demands,
ElKhty Boxer Lenders Executed
BERLIN. Dec 5 The Chinese Minister
here has handed the Foreign Office ottl
clals a telegram from Ll Hung Chang to
the effect that Sih Liang, tho new Gov
ernor of Shanghai, has puDiiciy execuiea
unwards of 0 rebel leaders and asserting
i,o . i othonriko antlncr with the
createst severity In the suppression ot the
R-rr nH nprjrPticallv urotectlntr. the
missionaries
The telegram conveys the thanks of
EmDeror Kwanc Hsu and the Empress
Dowager for the moderation of the de
mands of the powers, and says that their
majesties are anxious to return to Pekln
as soon as circumstances will permit, and J
are eager to arrle at an understanding
with the powers.
Colnnc Llscom's Funeral.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 5 Funeral
services were held at the Presidio today
oer the remains of Colonel E. S. Llscum,
who was killed at Tien Tsln. Temporary
funeral services were read by Chaplain
Joseph Potter, after which the casket
was borne to the waiting caisson by six
non-commissioned officers and taken to
the ferry for shipment to Washington.
Chinese Hold Mountain Passes.
BERLIN, Dec 5 A dispatch from Field
Marshal von Waldersee, dated Pekln De
cember 4, says strong detachments of Chi
nese regulars, under General Ma. are re
ported from Shan Si to be noldlng the
mountain passes on the frontier o! Chi Ll.
An explosion at Pao Ting Fu during the
clearing out of a powder magazine killed
one man and wounded five others.
Guatemala Railroad Damaged.
NEW STORK, Dec 5. The Herald's cor
respondent at Guatemala City. Guate
mala, telegraphs that only 60 miles of the
Northern Railroad remain In operation,
40 miles having been rendered Inaccessi
ble owing to broken bridges. As the
part in working order is situated at either
end. the line in the middle sections being
damaged by lie heavy rains and swollen
rivers, the road is almost useless for traf
fic at present No repairs are being ef
fected, and the whole llne Is in a de
plorable condition.
Brazilian Coffee Crop.
NEW YORK. Dec -5. A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says:
This year's coffee crop Is expected to
aggregate abo.it 900.000 quintals, being the.
heaviest crop recorded In this country a
history.
Shlpmeats have already begun,
starting a lively competition between the
four steamship companies running on the
coast, o obtain the coffee freight; most
ot which will pass over the Panama Rail
road. An epidemic of suicides has broken out
in thl- city. Three that have occurred
this week were those of a student ot tne
polytechnic school, the proprietor of the
Hotel Uermania and Jonas Kestler, treas
urer of the American Club.
A DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
An Accident in- Mexico Killed and
"Wounded Many Miners.
MEXICO CITT, Dec. 5. An explosion
of dynamite yesterday at the mines of
San Andres de la Sierra killed or wound
ed many miners. At the latest advices,
28 dead bodies had been recovered. Fif
teen injured persons, some of whom will
die, were taken from the wreckage and
the ruins are thought to contain other
victims. It Is not known as ret how the
-explosion occurred, but nine cases of dy
namite blew up at the powder-house
with an appalling roar, shaking the coun
try for miles around. When the panic
had partlaly subsided, the wives and
children of the miners hurried to the
scene, finding all the buildings wrecked
and dead bodies, fearfully mangled, lying
about
Economic Benefits of Fprestry.
Germany now has the most perfect and
extensive forestry system in the world,
says Professor K. F. T. Lurey, In the
Chicago Tribune. The rational cultiva
tion of forests has led to important Im
provements In the methods of transpor
luiiuii, j me construction oi gooa roan:
nnd railroad lines, and to the lhtrodue
tation, to the construction 'of good roads
tlon of suitable measures for the protec
tion of tho forests from avalanches, floods,
landslides and the' ravages of destructlvo
Insects. There" Is still a great deal to be
done, but even at this tlirie Germany Is
'deriving enormous economical advantages
tfom 'its national system of forestry.
-. Accidentally Electrocuted.
UTICA, Dec. 5. Two persons were
killed In this city this morning by com
ing in contact with electric wires that
had been broken from poles bythe storm
during the night. The victims were a
j Pole, aged about 28, and an Italian boy.
1 15 xears old. The snow broke down thou-
sands of wires, and the telephone, tele
graph and car service are badly crip
pled. .
Cavc-in in Pennsylvania 3Hne.
.
bCRATON, Pa., Dec E. A serious
cave-In occurred this morning at tho Ray
ug. mine, near uunore. irty-one men
I were entombed. The rescuing party, after
i nearly three hours' hard work, succeeded
In d'eging Into the chamber in which the
men were entombed. AH were rescued.
not one being seriously Injured.
Fire In Cambridge.
CAMBRIDGE, -O., Dec 5. Fire broke
out in the Cambridge works of the
American Tlnplate Company shortly
after midnight The loss on finished tin
alone amounts to between 5175.000 and
5200.000. The total loss has not been es
timated, -nor Is the amount of Insurance
known.
Fire In Haywood's Boston Store.
BOSTON. Dec. 5. Fire In the upper
storeroom of "Haywood Bros, and the
Wakefield Rattan Company early today
caused a loss ot 51CO.000, of which 575,000
was to tho stock and building of Heywood
Bros, and the Wakefield Company and the
rest to the building adjoining.
Five Railroad Laborers Killed.
INGLEWOOD JUNCTION, Ont., Dec 5.
An engine on the Grand Trunk road,
near here, early today crashed into a
handcar on which were five section men
going to work. All five were killed In
stantly. The driver f and stoker of the
engine escaped unhurt.
FasiRTIpton Sale Ended.
NEW YORK. Dec 5. The Faslg-Tipton
Company today closed the most success
ful auction sale of trotting and pacing
horses in Its history. The proceeds of the
sale were 5352.1E0 for 702 horses, an aver
age of about 5500- a head.
Earl of DoBogk&ore Dead.
LONDON, Dec 5. John Luke Hely
Hutchlnson, fifth Earl of Donoghmore, at
one time Assistant Commissioner In East
ern Roumanla. died ot paralysis, in Lon
don, this morning.
Stops -the Coash and "Works OS the
Cold.
j i onc day. 2o cure, no pay. rrtce, zs cenu.
COSTOF THE GOVERNMENT
AJiXUAL ESTIMATES OF THE SEC
RETARY OF THE TKEASTJRY.
The Aggregate Is Six Hundred and
Tvrenry-SIx Millions, a Decrease
Front Last Year.
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. The Secretary
of the Treasury today sent to Congress
the annual estimates of the expenses of
the Government fof the coming year.
They aggregate 5626,741,762, & slight de
crease from the total estimates of last
year. The appropriations for the pres
ent year are 5554,653,352. The estimates
cover every branch of Government ser
vice. The War Department estimate is
5176,658,315, and the Navy Department $SS,
5SL393. Among the public building estimates of
550,000 and over" are:
Butte, Mont, postofllce 5 75.000
Helena, Mont, public building.. 129,701
Cleveland, postofllce. custom
house and courthouse 400.000
Indianapolis, courthouse and
postofllce 500.000
Kansas City, Kan., postofllce.... 50,000
Los Angeles, CaL, courthouse
and postofllce 150,000
Oakland, Cal., postofllce . 135,000
Omaha, courthouse, custom
house and postofllce 350,000
Salt Lake City, courthouse and
postofllce 75,000
San Francisco, postofllce, court
house, etc 2,155,005
Marine hospital, Honolulu 200.000
The total for rivers and harbors. In
cluding continuing contracts. Is 533.SS1.317.
The total for pensions is 5144,000.000.
In his annual report to the Secretary of
the Treasury, the supervising special
agent states that during tho season of
1900, 22,470 sealskins were taken, and It has
been reported that the lessees took moro
seals than have ever before been taken.
which. It Is thought, will result in a di
minished catch next year. The seal life
in 1S99 is reported to be 20 per cent less
than in 1SSS, which Is attributed to the
effect of pelagic sealing.
The total customs receipts at all the
ports In the United States Is stated by the
supervising agent "to be 5234,779,000, and
the expenses 57,135,000.
THE PENSION ROLL.
Secretary Hitchcoclc Says It Will
Call for $142,000,000. '
NEW YORK, Dec. 5. Secretary 'Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, of the Department of the
Interior, was here on private business.
"The pension roll for the coming year
will call for the expenditure of about 5142,-
000,000, as against about 513S.000.000 for the
year just closing," said the Secretary
last night "There are a little less than
1,000,000 names on the roll now and these
are being added to by recent 'legisla
tion. Under the old law soldiers widows
not '-wholly dependent on their own labor
for their support were not 'entitled to
draw a pension. A recent law made it
J.egal for a widow receiving an income not
above 5250 a year to receive a pension.
This and certain amendments bearing
on the construction of the disability of
veteran applicants have added several
thousand names to the roll. No country
in the world Is so liberal with Its pension
ers as this Government, and this fact
has prompted dishonest men to take
every sort ot mean advantage of the
Government No doubt there are many
fraudulent pensioners on the rolls today,
but as fast as trickery Is discovered the
proper measures are taken to check It"
"How aboat the Comanche-Kiowa land
allotments in the Indian Territory?" Mr.
-Hitchcock was asked.
The time for the completion of the al
lotment of the 430,000 acres in the south
ern pjrt of the Indian Territory to the
Comanches and Klowas expires this
week." replied Mr. Hitchcock, "and only
about 300 of the 3000 allotments of 160
acres each have been made Th sur
veyors encountered great difficulties In
tracing old boundary lines where cer
tain corners had been marked by blazed
trees by the earlier surveyors. Some of
these tree trunks were sent to Wash
ington for our Inspection. After these In
dian lands have been allotted there will
be left more or leBS territory for pub
lic settlement I don't know how many
prospective settlers Ignorant of the law
rushed in and settled on these lands and
had to be removed by the Government
agents. There was no particular resist
ance. They slmpiydid not understand the
law. With reference to the attempt of a
certain Kansas City syndicate which tried
to secure the passage of a law permit
ting the transtcren.ee of certain nomadlo
tribes from the Indian Territory, to old
Mexico, I do not believe that anything
of the kind will be done."
The .New Army Ration.
CHICAGO. Dec. 5. A special to
the
Record from Wichita. Kas-says:
The emergency ration board of the War
Department under Captains, S. M. Foun
taln and F. W. Foster, has reached
Anadarko, from Fort iReno, with a de
tachment of 0 men of Troop A and Troop
C,. Eighth Cavalry. This Js the fourth
and final test In Oklahoma of the pre
pared ration. .The board will reach Fort
Reno Friday after a trip through the
Wichita and Caddo Reservations. After
two days of sunshine, rain began falling
last night, with a. cold, raw wind from
the north. This condition of weather will
enable the board to test the ration fully.
Manley May Accept.
WASHINGTON. Dec 5. Hon. Joseph
H. Manley. of Maine, who has been of
fcied the position of Commissioner of In
ternal Reyenue in place of George W.
Wilson, deceased, will be in Washington
neit Saturday, when it Is expected- he
will accept the appointment
Consular Apointment.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5. William H.
Robertson, ot the District of Columbia,
today was appointed United States
Consular Agent at Arnprior, Ontario. Ho
has been In the Consular service since
18S5, his last service being at Hamburg,
Germany.
Dinner to Exposition Commissioners.
"OJASHINGTON, Dec 5. The first social
function of the season at the White
House occurred tonjght when President
and Mrs. ilcKlnley gave a dinner to the
Commissioners of the United States to
the Paris Exposition and their ladles.
Pacific Squadron's Winter Cruise.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5. The battleship
Iowa, flagship of the Pacific station, in
company with the Philadelphia, has been
ordered to leave Ban Francisco for the
usual winter cruise southward.
HAZING OF B00Z.
Cadet's Father Tells How
His Sen
Was IClUed.
NEW YORK, Dec 5. A special to the
Herald from Bristol. Pa., says:
William H. Booz talked freely of the
physical force used in hazing his son at
West "Point
"My son was the victim of brutal haz
ing." said Mr. Booz. ''He came home
broken-hearted and physically wrecked.
He never saw a well day after he left
the academy.
"I know" they forced something down
his throat which permanently Injured
him. He was forced into a flght. He
was wounded in some way over the heart
and his flesh was bruised and discolored
for several weeks afterward. His eyes
were Injured by the blows from a fellow
student's fists.
"They threatened to cripple him for
life. While they were beating the spirit
out of my boy they told him that what
they could not accomplish by physical
brutality they could still do by denier-
Iting him along the line of discipline.
"It Is a very severe hlovr or us. It
has fallen heavily upon his mother. We
wish other boys to escapa what he suN
fered. He never took any lessons in box
ing. We did not suppose It was required.
He went there to study. They called
him. a coward, but he went lut to fight
them.
'T went to the academy three weeks af
ter he was hazed. Se was looking hag
gard and I asked hlm fpx an explana
tion. He said he had been beaten in a
-flght and was feeling bad around the
heart He had been knocked down.
"They gave him a Durnlng mixture
which Injured the lining ot the throat.
My theory is that the stomacn was affect
ed and that tuberculosis set in and then
affected the throat It Is not In me to
give anything misleading. I know the boy
was Injured by" his fellow students and
those injuries resulted In his death."
YELLOW FEVER SCARE.
Chicago Fears Germs May Spread In
That City.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5. The body of Captain
Alexander H. Cook, who died In Havana,
Cuba, of yellow fever, has been removed
from the undertaking establishment, and
now rests in the receiving vault at Rose
hill Cemetery, contrary to tfie strict rules
of the Illinois Board of Health. The body
was admitted on the strength of a special
order Issued by Secretary J. E. Egan, of
the State Board ot Health. The rule of
tho' Illinois Board of Health, which pro
hibits the bodies ot yellow fever "victims
from, entering the state, was suspended
upon condition that the oody be buried
immediately upon its arrival In the city.
Instead of complying with this order the
undertaker who was to take charge of
the interment is said to have removed the
body to his establishment
The City Board of Health sent an in
spector to the railway station to take
charge of the remains. The inspector has
not since appeared, nor has a report been
made by him. Tho failure of the Inspect
or to-report the allered breach of agree
ment on the part of the undertaker Is
looked upon as peculiar, and ha3 cast an
air of mystery around the case.
Although the body a Inclosed in a copper-lined
and hermetically sealed casket.
It Is feared that the jar of the long jour
ney on the train may have opened a
crevice In the receptacle, thus permitting
the spread of the germs. If such a crevice
was made the lives bt the passengers on
the train as well as the lives of persons
in the depot were placed in jeopardy.
The undertaker, when questioned, said
the body was expected to arrive at 8
o'clock Sunday evening, but owing to
some delay, it did not reach the city un
til midnight. It was then too late to gain
entrance to the cemetery. The Interment
of the body is arranged for tomorrow.
A dispatch from Springfield, 111., quotes
Secretary Egan as saying that there is no
danger to be Incurred from the transpor
tation of the body at the present time;
that yellow fever Is not prone to spread
In Chicago at any time, and the disease
will certainly not make its appearance in
the month of December.
LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION.
Enormous Attendance at the Chi
cago Show.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5. The attendance to
night at the livestock show was enorm
ous, and It is estimated that during the.
day between 50,000 and 60,000 persons
passed through the gates. In the sales
ring Dolly V, a Hereford cow owned by
Clem Graves, of Bunker Hill, Ind., was
sold for 53150 to C. A. Jamleson, ot Pe
oria, 111. This breaks the world's record,
for the sale of a Hereford cow. This
same cow was sold last April in the cele
brated Hereford sale In the same amphi
theater for 51200. The other Hereford
cow, Lady Help, was sold today to J.
W. Adams, o,f Moawequa. III., for 52S0O.
She gold last April In the Nave sale for
5260O The bult March On XHI sold today
to William Moffatt & Bros., of 'Pawpaw,
111., for 5350O. The great Hereford sale
was closed today, a total of 95 animals
bringing 542,305, an average of 5445 each.
VIOLATORS OF GAME LAWS
Mormon Hunters Heavily Fined In
Colorado. .
MEEKER, Colo., Dec. 5. Sixteen Mor
mon hunters were captured by Game
Warden Johnson, In Northwestern Colo
rado. Thirteen of them were heavily fined
by Justice Shanklln, at Shanklln's Ranch,
and three will be brought to Meeker to be
tried here.
In traveling through Rputt and Rio
Blanco Counties, the game wardens found'
that; the Indians had left their camps for
the reservation only' 48 hours ahead of
them In some instances. The officers
turned back many teams' driven DyUtah'
Mormons, who were coming to carry
away deer hides. Game Commissioner
Johnson swore in half a dozen special
wardens "to watch for future expeditions
of hide-hunters. He Intends to break up
this' business, which has been carried on
for years. . .
- Servant Girls May Strike.
NEW YORK. Dec 5. A strike of serv
ant girls on Manhattan Island Is Immi
nent, acordlng to Mrs. St. Justin Beale,
who Is planning a servant girls'" union.
Three hundred domestics, she says, stand
ready to stop work as soon as the union
Is formed and demand better conditions.
The union, she says. Is to be organized
tonight by Herman Robinson, general or
ganizer of the American Federation of
Labor.
"I have always taken a great Interest
in servant girls," Mrs. Beale said, "and
I find that with a few exceptions they
are badly fed, badly housed and over
worked." International Chess Match.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec 5. Negotia
tions are now on the way between tha
University of Cambridge and OxfoTd in
England, and four American colleges
with regard to the International chess
.match this year. The trophy was pre
sented by I. N. Rice, of New York, and
has been won twice by Cambridge and
Oxford and unless the American colleges
Eruptions
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zema or salt rheum, pimples and other cu
taneous eruptions proceed from humors.
either inherited, or acquired through de
fective digestion and assimilation.
To treat these eruptions with drying
medicines is dangerous.
The thing to do Is to help the system to
discharge the humors, and to strengthen
the digestive and assimilative functions
against their return. '
Hood's Sars&parllla can be confidently
relied upon to do that, according to thous
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"I was troubled with eczema for some
time, but have had no return of the disease
nines taking Hood's Sarsaparilla." J. G.
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I was troubled with pimples on my face
and back and -chafed skin on my body.
Hood's Sarsaparilla cured me of both
troubles.'' Miss Aitota Woitbb, Box 212,
Alcona, Wis.
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Hood's IilLS are the belt catiurus.
win the match this year the trophy yrtn
become the permanent property, oftha
English University. There are six met in
each team, to bo chosen after the intjr
colleglate match in New York afer
Christmas. Harvard, Princeton, Y&e
and Columbia will be represented on tia
team. Hitherto, the match has beei
played in New York, but this year efforii
are being made to have it played ll
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MENACE TO THE CUP.
Yachtsmen Fear LIpton's New Chal
lenger.
NEW YORK, Dec 5. The conviction
among yacntsmen on this side of the At
lantic that Sir Thomas LIpton's challenger
for the America's cup carries with It real
menace to the continued residence of the
famous trophy in. this country, has grown
with the cabled reports from abroad con
cerning the elaborate preparations being
made for the building of the new chal
lenger. Shamrock IL The reason for this
fear is set forth in a letter by Designer
Clinton H. Crane, of this city. He says
in part:
"The fact that the Shamrock fs building
at Denny's yard, at Dumbarton, does pot
seem to have excited the Interest ot
yachtsmen In this country that it should
have done, perhaps because It Is- not
known that this Is the first sailing yacht
that the Dennys have ever built, and that
the Dennys have the only private model
testing tank in the world two very sug
gestive facts. It is known that the speeds
of the warships and merchantmen of un
usual model have been predicted with ab
solute accuracy after experiments in sucb
a,tank."
Railway Telesrraphers Grievances.
ST. PAUL, Dec 5, A grievance com
mittee representing the Northern Paclflo
telegraph operators- Is in the city. Wages
is one of the grievances. It Is stated that
the operators, considering the times, are
sadly underpaid. The telegraph men on
the system arc also disconcerted over the
telephone system to be placed In opera
tion by the road. This will displace a
large number of men.
President Jones. Married.
NEW YORK. Dec. 5. The" Rev. Robert
S. Jones, president of 'Hobart College.
Geneva, N. Y., and Miss Lottie T, Gill,
.daughter of the.late Charles T. Gill, of St
Louis, were married last night In this
city in the Church of the Holy Com
munion by theeVjsDr. W. E. Hunting
ton. Tho bride was"given away by her
uncle, C. V. BregSJ of Chicago.
,
Dally Treasury Statement.
. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the 51oO.00O,tXX) gold
reserve In the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balance 5137.630,450
Geld 65.2S7.4S6
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