THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1900.
TAX BILL IN" HOUSE
Payne Opens Debate on War
Revenue Reduction.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS WANT
Mlnorltr Proposes That the Taxes
Be Decreased $70,000,000, Instead
of $40,000,000 Investiga
tion of Boos Case.
"WASHINGTON. Dec 1L The debate
on the war revenue reduction bill opened
In the House today. Payne (Rep., N. T.),
chairman of the nays and means com
mittee, spoke on behalf of the majority
and Swanson (Dem., Va.) on behalf of the
minority. The House adjourned early to
permit the hall to be decorated for the
exercises in connection with the centen
nial celebration tomorrow.
Before Ihe war revenue reduction bill
was taken up a resolution "was adopted
for the appointment of a. special commit
tee of Ave members to Investigate the
death of Oscar L. Booz,. of Bristol, Pa.,
who died recently as a result of hazing
received while a cadet at "West Point.
This course was taken over the ' head
of the military committee, which re
ported in favor of allowing: the War De
partment to conduct the inquiry. Hull
Rep., la,), chairman of the committee on
military affairs, reported back from that
committee a substitute for the Drlgga
resolution for an investigation. The sub
stitute was as follows:
"Whereas, It Is alleged in the newspa
pers that Oscar L. Booz, of Bristol. Pa.,
formerly a cadet at the United; States
Military Academy at West Point, died at
his home from injuries purporting to have
been the result of hazing inflicted upon
him by certain unknown cadets of the
said Military Acedamy: and
"Whereas, The Secretary at War Is
now making Investigation of the facts;
"Resolved, That eaid Secretary . be re
quested to report the result of such in
vestigation to the House of Representa
tives together with such recommenda
tions as he may see fit to make."
The report of Secretary Root together
with that of Superintendent Mills is at
tached to the resolution. The presenta
tion of the resolution and the reading of
the reports aroused great interest In
the House.
Slayden (Dem., Tex.), a member of the
military committee, expressed the opin
ion that the reports concerning hazing
at West Point had been grossly exag
gerated. "
Clayton (Dem.. N. T.). who was himself
a graduate of West Point, defended the
Military Academy. He said there was no
necessity for bringing up tha Dreyfus
case.
"Why not Investigate, then?" asked
Wagner (Rep.. Pa.). ,
"The academy fears no Investigation,"
replied Clayton. "The son of a washer
woman and. a millionaire are on the -same
footing when they enter the academy."
From his own pergonal experience.
Clayton said, he knew that the reports
of hazing were greatly exaggerated. The
sentiment of the cadets was against bru
tality or doing anything unfair. Hazing,
as It was practiced years ago, he said,
had been stamped out.
Hay (Dem., Va.) favored a Congres
sional investigation, not, he said, because
he believed there was any ground for the
charges, but because an investigation
would vindicate the academy and tho
cadets.
In concluding the debate, Hull said he
had little faith In Congressional Investi
gations, It was erroneous to-believe that
the Army was Interested In shielding
West Point and he told what had been
done in the last five years to stop haz
ing. "If the charges of hazing should be
proved." asked Drlggs Dem.. X. Y.), "is
there any law which could reach the
cadets who participated?"
"The gentleman can answer that ques
tion as well as I," answered Hull, "but
If proved, If the Wrir Department does
not take steps to dismiss the guilty
ones from the academy. Congress will."
Drlggs protested against the adoption
of the substitute resolution, as It did not
Include provision for an Investigation of
the general subject of hazing at West
Point with a view of putting a perma
nent stop, to such practices. He declared
that the practice of infamously hazing
"plebes" at West Point was notorious.
Driggs declared that he would be In fa
vor of abolishing the academy If thesa
brutal practices could not be stopped.
(Applause.)
Wanger, who appointed Cadet Booz,
spoke in favor of a Congressional In
vestigation. Ho said he did not presume
to know the exact details, but responsi
ble persons had made statements rela
tive to the case which had profoundly
moved the people of the country. He
was not opposed to receiving any Infor
mation, the Secretary of War had on the
subject or to the" proposed Inquiry by
the War Department, but he insisted that
only a Congressional Inquiry would sat
isfy the country. Such an Investigation
would bring out the facts and lead to ac
tion which would forever prevent cadets
from bWng the victims of hazing in the
future.QTanger said that at the proper
time he would offer a substitute for the
committee's resolution providing for an
Investigation by a special committee of
five members of the House who should
have the power to send for persons and
papers and. If necessary, proceed to West
Point and that the committee should re
port within 60 days. Wanger's resolu
tion for a special committee was adopted
without division.
The War-Tax Bill.
Consideration of the bill for the re
duction of the war taxes was begun.
Payne, chairman of the committee on
ways and means, opened the debate. He
said that in reporting the pending bill,
tho committee left as If they had gone
to the farthest limit In the amount of
reduction with due regard to the preven
tion of deficits. The $6o.O,00i) remain
ing after the reduction proposed by the
committee took effect would not equal
the extrordlnary expenses sure to fol
low as a result of the Spanish "War.
Among such expenses was the Interest
on the bonds issued to prosecute the
war, amounting to $5,000,000; the Increased
Army, which both sides admit should
amount to 100,000 for the next two or
three years. This increase in expenditures
would amount at least to $00 000,000. The
increase In naval expenditures for equip
ment, together with the pensions grow
ing out of the late war, would add to
our expenditures 110.000.000 more.
"While there Is no reason from any
domestic causes to apprehend any disas
ter to business during the next few
years," said he, "yet there Is a. possi
bility of foreign complications which
might have that result. Of course, de
pression In business -would mean a loss
of revenue. A large portion of our im
portations, on which tariff duties are
paid, is of goods going directly into the
manufacture of articles both for our do
mestic and American trade. Anything
that cuts off this trade In either direc
tion w ould result in loss of revenue. Some
members of the minority of the commit
tee have proposed to abolish all the war
revenue and offer In place thereof an
Income tax. Of course. It Is perfectly ob
vious to every thinking man that this
would cause an Immediate deficiency In
our revenues. The enactment of a new
Income tax would not furnish a dollar of
additional revenue. We have already an
Income tax law upon the statute books
which has not been repealed. The Su
preme Court has decided It unconsti
tutional. What reason Is there to show
that a new enactment of this kind would
meet with any other fate?
"Another proposition has been made by
the minority to abolish the entire addi
tional tax upon beer. This would restilt
In an additional reduction' of $23,000,001
It would produce the grossest Injustice.
What argument Is there in favor of re
ducing the entire tax on beer, which
does nof apply with as great force to the
reduction of the entire additional tax on
tobacco, amounting to $18,000,000, or the
tax on bankers and brokers, amounting
to nearly $4,000,000. and the remaining
taxes, amounting to $15,000,000. Centainiy
the tax upon beer should never be wiped
out until every other vestige of the war
taxes is removed."
" Swanson (Dem., Va.), a member of the
committee on ways and means, followed,
presenting the views of the minority.
Swanson said the Democratic party fully
recognized the urgent necessity for a re
duction In the revenues of this Govern
ment. During four years, taxation had
Increased over $200,000,000, and he declared
that If this heavy burden was continued,
business and commerce would seriously
suffer. He expressed regret that the
Republicans had failed to avail themselves
of the present excellent opportunity to
devise a more just, equitable and per
manent system, of taxation. He argued
that there be a reformation of the tariff
and an abolition of the custom duties
which have created trusts and monopo
lies. He also insisted that this Govern
ment should collect more revenue from
capital. Incomes and profits, rather than
from the consumption and business and
the occupation of the people; that "taxes
should be levied upon what a man has
and not upon what he needs."
He said there should be a reduction
made now in the revenues of at least
$70,000,000, instead of $i0,000.000. With the
organization of a home government In
Cuba; with the pacification of the Phil
ippine Islands, and with a settlement of
the Chinese complications, all of which
the Administration assured in less than
two years, there ought to be an immense
reduction in Government expenses.
Swanson asserted that the only persons
who were benefited by a large surplus In
the Treasury were those who were seek
ing extravagant and unjust appropria
tions, the new banks that were desirous
of continuing the large governmental
deposits free of Interest and the bond
holders who .desired the Government to
redeem their bonds at a high and ex
orbitant premium. In conclusion Swan
son stated that the minority would move
to recommit the bill with Instructions
to provide for a reduction of at least
$70.000.000. ,
The Speaker appointed the following
members to constitute the special com
mittee to investigate the alleged hazing
of Cadet Booz, in pursuance of the reso
lution adopted earlier In the session:
Marsh (Rep., HL), chairman; Wanger,
Smith (Rep., Ia.). Drlggs and Clayton.
At 3:05 P. M. the House adjourned.
., THE BOOZ HAZIXG.
Colonel Mills, of TVest Point, Denies
the Story.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1L Colonel Mills.
Superintendent of the Military Academy,
has entered the broadest denial, based on
the full Investigation made by himself, of
the report that the late Cadet Oscar Booa
was hazed and otherwise mistreated at
the academy. The Secretary of War has
transmitted Colonel Mills' report to the
House Committee on Military Affairs, in
answer to the House resolution on the
subject, and has accompanied it with the
statement that at the instance of Colonel
Mills, he has appointed a board, consist
ing, of Major-General Brook,. Colonel Gil
lespie and Colonel Clous, to meet at West
Point, December 15, or as soon as possi
ble -thereafter, to investigate, not only the
Booz -case, but-also the methods employed
at the academy to prevent hazing.
Colonel Mills's statement is quite long.
He says he had no personal knowledge
of Booz, whose record at the academy he
submits, to demonstrate that there was
no medical evidence of any mistreatment,
but that his resignation was attributed to
weak eyes and a poor record in studies.
Haying carefully questioned cadets wbo
were classmates of Booz, Colonel Mills
finds that the cadet had no trouble prior
to August G. 1S9S, when he had a fist fight,
witnessed by six cadets, all of whom are
now at the academy. Two classmates of.
Booz testified that the latter Invited them
to attend the fight; that he went to It
and engaged-in it "willingly and In the be
ginning was the aggressor. All the ca
dets testify that the encounter was short,
of little severity, and Booz was In no way
Injured or marked. On the testimony ot
the cadets. Colonel Mills also denies spe
cifically the story that tabasco sauce was
poured down Booz's throat and that he
was called "Bibles" or ridiculed on ac
count of his religious belfef. In conclu
sion, he asks for the Investigation, which
the Secretary has ordered.
Favorable Reports on Treaties.
WASHINGTON, Dec. U. The Senate
committee on foreign relations today au
thorized favorable reports on recently ne
gotiated treaties providing for the extra
dition ot criminals between this country
and Chile, and also between this coun
try and Bolivia. Similar action was taken
with reference to the agreement to extend
for another year the treaty providing for
the demarcation of the boundary line be
tween the United States and Mexico. The
committee also authorized favorable re
ports on supplementary agreements with
Great Britain extending for 12 months
the time for the ratification ot commer
cial conventions with that country for
reciprocal trads with Its possessions In
the West Indies,
TTomlnntions Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1L Confirmations
by the Senate:
Mineral Land Commissioners In Idaho
G. A. Black, of Washington; T. A. Davis,
of Idaho; H. B. King, of Idaho; Hunting
ton Wilson, of Illinois, to be Secretary of
the Legation of the United States to
Japan. William D. Bynum, of Indiana,
to be commissioner to revise and codify
the crlmnlal and penal laws of the United
States. B. H. Tatem, of Montana, to bo
assayer in charge of the assay office at
Helena, Mont D. H. McMillan, of New
Tork, to be Associate Justice of the Su
preme Court of New Mexico. To be Major-Generals,
Brigadier-General Lloyd
Wheaton and Brigadier-General A. Chaf
fee, 'United States Volunteers.
To- Reorganize Consular Serviqe.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11. Laverne W.
Noyes and Charles Truax, of the National
Business League, of Chicago, and Mr.
Butler, of New York, addressed the House
committee on foreign affairs today In fa
vor of a reorganization of the Consular
service on business lines. It was argued
that the political element enters too
strongly into the present system of ap
pointments, and that when a Consul's
service closed at the end of a Presiden
tial term he had just acquired the knowl
edge making himself valuable for the
place. Representative Aldrich, of Ala
bama, was heard on bis bill to establish
a diplomatic and consular school at
Washington, similar to the military
school at West Point and the naval school
at Annapons, and set forth the merits ol
the plan.
The Holiday Recess.
WASHINGTON. Dec 11. It is the un
derstanding of House leaders that the
holiday recess of Congress will begin on
Friday, December ZL and the session will
be resumed on Thursday, January 3. If
this Is agreeable to the Senate, the recess
will be arranged on such limits.
For Ambassador to Italy.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1L The Presi
dent today t,ent to the Senate the name
of George von L. Meyer, of Massachu
setts, to be Ambassador of the United
States to Italy.
"Turn the Bottle Upside Down."
Such is the suggestion of the brewers
of Evans Ale to impress the fact that
they have aoroduct oerfptlv fn from
I dregs and -sediment.
THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF
TAFT
COMMISSION GAVE
CHANTS A HEARING.
MEIt-
Importers Watching for the Decision
lu the Porto Rico Case Fight
Scar Santa Crux.
MANILA. Dec 1L The United States
Philippine Commission discussed today
the preliminary por'tfons of the tariff bill
In committee of the whole. Merchants
made a few suggestions. The- importers
are watching for the decision of the Su
preme Court on the Porto Rlcan tariff.
They say that if It is decided to be un
constitutional, they will claim a return
of all duties paid on goods from the
United States since the date of the Paris
treaty, and will also claim the return of
port charges on vessels from the United
States. Up to the present, and pending
a superseding Jaw,. Spanish duties have
been levied, which impose Import taxes
on goods from the United States. Up
wards of $5,000,000 has accumulated In
the Philippines from customs and other
taxes.
The United States hospital-ship Solace
has arrived at Cavite from San Fran
cisco. Her officers say the condition of
affairs at the Island of Guam has con
siderably Improved since a week ago.
Dwellings are being restored, and the
people, are resuming their occupations, but
the crops are practically all destroyed,
though there Is no immediate want The
Solace left supplies there, and the Are
thusa has taken a considerable quantity
of supplies to Guam from Cavite. The re
ports as to the number of deaths are
about unchanged. The wives of Com
mander Seton Schroeder, Governor of
Guam, and other officers, who went to
the island on the Solace, remained at
Guam.
A detachment of the Fifth Cavalry had
a fight with 100 insurgents south ot Santa
Cruz Sunday. The insurgents were chased
four miles. Fourteen of them were found
dead. There were no American casual
ties. In addition to this engagement there
had been several minor encounters be
tween the troops and the insurgents.
CAPTAIX SHIELDS' ADVENTURE.
Hovr the Rebels Treated Him In
Mnrlndaqne.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 11. Captain
Devereaux Shields, who returned on the
transport Hancock, has been invalided
home on account of two wounds received
In one of the most thrilling adventures of
the war In the Philippines. Captain
Shields and 52 'men left Santa Cruz, on
the Island of Marinduque, on September
11 last for the purpose of reconnolterlng.
Two days later they fell Into an ambush
and were fired upon by-about 230 men
with rifles, who were supported by about
2000 men with bolos. Captain Shields, tell
ing ot the engagement, said:
"I saw that it was impossible for us
to do anything but get out, and I gave
the order to retreat I was twlbe wounC
ed and fell unconscious, but soon re
covered, and then gave the order for
the command to fight Its way back to the
station. I told them that as I was noth
ing but an Impediment to them to leave
me with a man from the hospital corps
and to .get out I dropped behind a rice
stack and told the man to raise a white
flag. The lnsurrcctos did not recognize
the flag and continued to fire at us. The
men fought their way back a short dis
tance and were surrounded and had to
surrender or be killed.
"After the Insurrectos came to me one
of them began robbing me and took all
my things. He tore a chain and locket
from my neck and tried to tear the rings
from my fingers. My hand was so swol
len by the wound In the shoulder that
he could not get the rings off and he
was Just going to cut off the hand when
I made him understand that I could t&ke,
the rings' oft After he had finished
robbing another man he came and was
Just going to shoot me, "when I saw a
hand and arm come forward and strike
up the gun.
"Immediately after the fight we were
kept In native hovels for 12 days, and
then we were started pn a march over
mountains, through dense forests and
across rivers, compelled to sleep In mud
and rain, and given only the dirtiest
water with which to wash our wounds.
This continued until about October 12,
when we were told that orders had been
received to turn us over to the Ameri
cans. I wrote to General Haro and he
agreed to meet us and receive us on Oct
ober 14. We were taken to Buena Vista
and then turned over to the General."
PLENTY OF RECRUITS.
Men Collected nt the- Presidio "Will
Be Held There.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 11. Recruits are
arriving at the Presidio from various en
listment points throughout the country
at the rate of about 250 a week. There"
are at present over 400 at the. barracks.
Many of these will probably be held here
awaiting orders from Washington, for It
Is reported that the gaps In the Army
of the Philippines and China are filled.
Twelve Insane soldiers now at the gen
eral hospital will be sent to the Govern
ment Asylum at Washington this week to
make room for the Insane that are en
route from the Philippines.
The following medical contingent will
sail for Manila on the Logan Saturday:
Acting Assistant Surgeon W. L. Whlt
tington. C W. Thorp and M. Pursell;
Contract Nurses Marie E. Moore and Hen
rietta Morrison, Steward George Graham,
and assistant steward and 31 Hospital
Corps men.
Convalescent Company, No. 1, command
ed by Captain Carver Howland, left the.
Presidio yesterday to take its new sta
tion at Fort McDowell, on Angel Is
land. The Hancock brought the following offi
cers from Manila: Majors F. P. Rey
nolds and Philip G. Wales; Captains H. J.
Hunt Devereaux Shields and F. S. Dewey;
Lieutenants P. M. Kessler. J. W. Barnes.
J& C Davis, John Campbell and E. 13.
Hayden; Surgeons J. C Kerfsnyder, A.
W. Morse, R. M. Klrby-Smlth, P. L.
Junes and T. E. Storey.
THE CABINET MEETING.
Preparations for the Centennial
Ceremony.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1L After the
Cabinet meeting today it was stated that
the good feeling which had existed be
tween General Chaffee and Count von
Waldersee prior to the astronomical In
strument Incident had been restored, and
that the two Generals had since dined to
gether very pleasantly.
It was decided that the members of the
Cabinet would attend the Centennial cere
monies, both at the White House tomor
row morning and at the Capitol in the af
ternoon. Colonel Bingham, superintend
ent of public buildings and grounds, to
day put In place on a platform in the
East room of the White House a plaster
model of his proposed extension of the
present executive mansion. Colonel Bing
ham's history of the present building,
with an explanation of the proposed ex
tensions, will be a leature of the White
House ceremonies tomorrow.
Funeral of Captain Llscum.
WASHINGTON". Dec VL Tho remains
of Colonel Emerson H. Llscum. which
hive been lying In 'state in this city since
yesterday, were Interred in Arlington
Cexdetery this afternoon. The escort
under command of Colonel William A.
Rafferty. consisted of a squadron of cav
alry under Major E. D. Thomas; Bat
tery F, Second Artillery, Captain C. D.
Farkhurst, and a battalion of marines,
commanded by Major Cannon. At the
cemetery Rev. Mackey Smith, rector of
St John's Episcopal Church, conducted
the Episcopal service for the dead. Three
vo.leys were fired over tire grave and
the sounding of "Taps" completed the
ceremonies. President McKlnley, mem
bers of the Cabinet and members of the
Vermont delegation in Congress, attended
the funeral. The honorary pallbearers
were: Brigadier-General A. W. Greely,
Brigadier-General Joseph C. Breckin
ridge. Brigadier-General A. E. Bates. Cap
tain Thomas Perry. U. S. N.; Lieutenant:
Colonel C B. Edwards. U. S. V., and
Brlgadier-Generar E. B. Liebter.
AGAINST THE BILL.
(Continued irom First Page.)
tion. hut on this pplhf Lodge differed from
his colleague. Lodge said that under ths
new treaty we. as a Nation, of course,
would be allowedtto secure and hold prop
erty In connection with the canal, but
not to extend our territory In the, region
of the proposed -waterway. In reply to
other questions, he said he dfd not believe
that, under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
even as It "was proposed to amend it
there would be any authority to fortify
the canal permanently. He did believe,
however, that under that Instrument, as It
was desired by the foreign committee to
amend it, there would be ample provision
for the defense of the canal by the Amer
ican people. Lodge also agreed that If
other powers should assent formally to
the agreement between the United States
and Great Britain, the consent of all tt
the modification, or abrogation of the
treaty would be necessary.
Teller (SI1. Cole) announced his Inten
tion formally to offer his amendment
which he has already suggested striking
out the provision of the treaty prohibit
ing the fortification of the canal. Pen
rose (Rep. Pa.) announced his opposition
to the pew treaty without the Teller
amendment
REDUCING THE "WAR TAX.
Report of Minority Member of Ways
-and Means- Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11. The report of
the minority members of the ways and
means committee on the blll.reduclng war
revenue taxes about $40,000,000 has been
made public The report say3 that the
minority are of the opinion that the pro
posed reductions of the revenues are too
small. The remaining war taxes, says
the report are-unnecessary, and should
be removed. The minority take Issue"
with Secretary Gage's estimate of $25,
000,000 surplus fn l502 and say that if
Congress observes proper economy In ex
penditures the surplus ought to be $109.
OOO.OOO. "We are therefore clearly of the opinion
that there can safely be much further
reduction that Is contemplated In the bill
presented by the committee, and that
now Is the time to give such relief. In
stead of taking oft the. sum of $40,000,000
we would reduce taxation not less than
,$70,000,000. .We would make these reduc
tions on those articles which are most
nearly the necessaries of life, and would
take off the taxes that are mo3t annoying
and vexatious to the people. We believe
that by a return to proper economy In
appropriations a reduction greater than
we advocate can be made and we should
at once enforce. this economy. The war
being over, the War taxes should cease,
and the train of extraordinary expendi
tures following the war should also ter
minate. "We shall not, however, oppose the
passage of the bill, for It gives some re
lief, but will endeavor to properly amend
It If we were'by our efforts to defeat
its passage we" would leave the heavy
burden of unjust taxation on the coun
try. The serious objection to the taxes
levied by this bill and as they will be
left under the law is that the burdens of
taxation throughout the country are un
justly -distributed."
The report points out the advantages to
material development and foreign trade
of low taxation and declares that "The
vast sums now collected and expendit
ures made by th Government must, if
not remedied, ultimately become. a peril
to' our home a.nd foreign enterprise and
business. The pninlng knife should be
applied vigorously toboth taxation and
expenditure." The report continues:
"We favor an alteration of the present
tariff laws certainly to the extent that
they have prompted monopoly. It has
been-proved beyond question by evidence
before the industrial commission that
many of the powerful trusts that have an
absolute monopoly of their business in
this country, and exercise their power
despotically and Injuriously to the peo
ple, largely owe their growth to the cus
toms Imposed In the Dlngley tarlft lavr,
which prohibit 'foreign competition."
tbeasurY estimates.
Annual Comparative Statement, Ac
cording: to Bills.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11. The annual
comparative statement showing by bills
the relative amounts of treasury esti
mates for the next fiscal year, the esti
mates for the last fiscal year, and also
for -next year, compared with the actual
appropriations of last year, as prepared
by. the clerks of the Senate and House
committees on appropriations, was com
pleted today. The statement makes a
complete showing except as to deficiency
and miscellaneous appropriations, and
shows a total of estimates for appropria
tions for 1902, amounting to $743,374,504,
compared with actual appropriations for
1901, less miscellaneous and deficiency ap
propriations of $690,600,230. The estimate
by bills for the next year is as follows:
Agriculture $ 4,669,050
Army 113,019.044
Diplomatic and consular 1,S97,638
District of Columbia 9.0S0.7O3
Fortifications ; 12.461,193
Indians 9.230,761
Legislative, etc 25,399,509
Military academy 1,045,750
Navy 87,172,430
Pensions 145,245,230
Pdstofflce , 121,267,349
River and harbor 25,130.000
Sundry civil 63,37S,113
Permanent annual appropria
tions 124,35S,2
THE ARMY BILL.
iRoot, Miles and Wilson Before the
Senate Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1L The Senate
committee on military affairs today con
tinued its consideration of the Army bill.
Secretary Root was before the committee
for a brief time and recommended some
changes. General Miles continued his
remarks of yesterday. General Wilson,
Chief of Engineers, also was before the
committee. Secretary Root suggested no
material amendment to the bill, but de
voted his energies almost exclusively to
'the presentation of the general subject of
the reorganization of the Army on a per
manent basis. He said that expedition
was especially necessary under the exist
ing circumstances, as it would be impera
tively necessary to retire the volunteers
in the Philippines on the prescribed date,
and no less than five months would be
necessary to make the exchange contem
plated by this bllL He was assured by
members of the committee that the bill,
In all probability, would be reported to
the Senate by the beginning of next week.
General Miles took a very positive stand
against the abolition ot the regimental
organization In the artillery arm of the
service, saying that sueh a course would
Inevitably have the effect ot destroying
much jof tho esprit de corps of that
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NO VERDICT YET IN THE JESSIE
MORRISON CASE.
Several Days Slay Elapse Before the
Prisoner's Fate Is Decided
Other Crime News.
ELDORADO, Kan., Dec. 11. At 10
o'clock tonight Judge Shlnn sent the Jes
sie Morrison Jury to a hotel, directing
them to resume their deliberations at 8:30
o'clock tomorrow morning. The Jury was
closeted for nearly 24 hours. One of the
Jurors, Gregory, Is slightly 111 tonight, and
needs medical attention. The opinion
generally obtains that the Jury may take
two, or three days In reaching a verdict,
and that It ultimately will be, unable to
agree.
When Jessie Morrison awoke In her cell
this morning it was with a realization
that her fate at the hands of the jury
would soon be 'known. Her hope of ac
quittal, which had begun to rise with
the close of court on Friday last, had
become almost assurance. Miss Morrison
this morning received 40 letters of sym
pathy. A New York City physician ex
tended an Invitation from himself and his
wife to make her home with them when
she Is acquitted.
The case has been one of the most in
teresting -in the annals of- Kansas crime.
The principals were Jessie Morrison,
daughter of M. H. Morrison, formerly Pro
bate Judge; Mrs. Clara Wiley Castle and
Olln Castle, the latter's husband. All
came pf prominent families, who had
lived in the county for the past quarter
of a century. Miss Morrison and Castle
were clerks In a "racket" store, and
before he married Clara Wiley, Castle
paid attention to the prisoner. It was
shown In the trial that much Jealousy ex
isted between the two women. Miss Wiley
and Castle were married In June last. On
June 22 the women fought with a razor
in Mrs. Castle's house,-and the latter died
of her wounds 18 days later. In a death
bed statement, Mrs. Castle-charged Miss
Morrison with entering her house on "pre
tense ot showing her a- letter, of talking
in a threatening manner, and then slash
ing her 'with a razor which the defense
tried to show she had abstracted from a
showcase in the racket store. Miss Morrison's-
plea was self-defense, and on the
stand she declared that Mrs. Castle had
called her Into the house and attacked
her and made it necessary for the defend
ant to cut her to save her own life.
Miss Morrison was last July indicted
for murder In the first degree, and has
since been refused ball. It took five days
to secure a jury, over 400 men having
been subpenaed. Each side presented
about 40 witnesses, and eight lawyers
were retained. The taking of testimony
consumed 11 days' time, and the argu
ments were begun Saturday morning. The
defendant fainted In her cell on Wednes
day night after a fit of sobbing, and
cried much In the courtroom. It was
feared that she 'would break down before
her testimony was heard, but on the day
the prisoner took the stahd she displayed
remarkable nerve and coolness. She re
cited the details of the terrible death
struggle without hesitation and underwent
the rigid cross-examination of the state's
attorneys without show of fear. Since
then she has grown brighter and stronger
as her hopes of acquittal rose.
Judge Morrison has been, at his daughter's
side constantly during 'the trial, which
has dally attracted great crowds. Sun
day, -surrounded by her relatives. Miss
Morrison spent the time In her cell sing
ing and praying, while Olln Castle Joined
a party of hunters.' Castle was not in
the courtroom during the closing argu
ments. Jessie Morrison is 23 years old; Mrs.
Castle was 2S, and Castle is 23.
Threats Agralnst Kentnclcy Murderer
TAYSVILLB' Ky.T- Dec 1. Rumors'
that a mob was coming from Cattletts
bufg to' lynch John Gibson, who is In jail
here, charged with torturing his 6-year-old
stepdaughter to death'wlth a hot Iron,
led the authorities to take the prisoner
to Germantown, -12 miles away, yesterday.
A crowd gathered at Germantown, but no
violence, was offered. Gibson was on the
verge of collapse from fright over a re
port that he was to be chained to a steej
.rail and burned alive. Today Gibson
was returned safely to the jail here.
Burglars Sclxed the Marshal.
SEVILLE, O., Dec 11. Six masked bur
glars last night seized Town Marshal
Weaver here and, after binding and gag
ging him, blew open the safe in High's
Bank, securing about $1600. Several cltl
zens chased the burglars, but they es
caped on a handcar. A posse is in pur
suit
RECIPROCAL TREATIES.
Arrangements With the Islands and.
Countries South of Us.
WASHINGTON. Dec 1L The President
has sent to the Senate a number of treat
ies -with Great Britain, extending for a
"year tho time for the ratification of the
treaties affecting the British West Indian
possessions, which were sent to the Sen
ate at the last session, but failed of rati
ficatlon. He also forwarded reciprocal
treaties with Nicaragua, Ecuador, the
Dominican Republic and the Government
ot Denmark, the last named affecting the
Island of St Croix only.
The reciprocity treaty with Nicaragua
was signed October 20. 1SS9. It provides
for a reduction of 20 per. cent from the
rates of the Dingley tariff act on the
following articles brought into the United
States from Nicaragua: Cane sugar not
above 16 Dutch standard; molasses, bides
of cattle and of other animals, except
sheep with the wool on; Indigo, coffee.
bananas, rubber (crude), mahogany In
the log or rough hewn. Nicaragua agrees
to admit the following articles free of
duty: Live animals, grain, agricultural
seeds, live plants, cornmeal, starch, alf
vegetables and fruits, hay and other
forage, cottonseed oil, tar and turpentine,
asphalt, quicksilver, coal, fertilizers, lime
and cement wood and lumber, marble,
machinery, agricultural Implements, wag
ons and carts, 'railroad and structural
iron and steel, fence wires, forges, water
pumps, hose, sledgehammers, lightning
rods, galvanized Iron roofs, -printing ma
chinery, books, pamphlets, etc; surgi
cal and mathematical Instruments, boats
of all kinds, gold and silver bullion, bars
or coin. There Is to be a reduction of 20
per cent upon the NIcaraguan duty on
American cheap wines, flour and wheat
The Ecuador treaty provides for the
free admission of the following products
of that country Into the United States:
Hides and skins of all animals, except
those of neat cattle and sheep with the
wool on; coffee, cotton and cotton waste,
cocoa, crude Indian rubber, Peruvian
bark, hat reed.-, ivory nuts. On the fol
lowing Ecuadorean articles the United
States grants a reduction, of 20 per cent
In duties: Cane sugar, not above IS
Dutch standard, hides of neat cattle,
straw hats, leaf tobacco. Reciprocally,
the following articles of United States
origin are to be admitted to Ecuador free:
Agricultural Implements and machinery
Ot all kinds, machines for manufacturing
purposes, locomotives, cars and materials
for the construction and equipment, of
railways, iron in pig or bars, copper,
lead and zinc In heavy bars, coal, bran
and maize, cheap wines, fruits, oilcake
and oilmcal, preserved salmon. A 20 per
cent reduction Is granted by Ecuador on
the following American articles: Sewing
machines, wheat flour, high-priced wines,
lumber and cottonseed olL
On cane sugar and molasses Imported
Into the United States from the Domini
can RepubHc. a reduction of 1 per cent
is provided for, and on the following
articles from that country a reduction of
20 per cent: Hides and skins, honey and
leaf tobacco. The following- Dominican
articles are to be admitted free: Crude
cocoa, coffee, bananas, dry woods, gums,
sisal and other crude fibers; goat skins,
beeswax, mahogany and other 1 cabinet
wood's "and shells unmanufactured., A
long list o( American goods are to be
received by the Dominicans at a reduc
tion of 20 per cent of their duty rates.
The Spanish treaty provides for the ad
mission into the, United States of sugar
below 16 Dutch standard, molasses and
rum coming from St Croix at a reduc
tion of 12fe per cent. On the other band,
American flour Is to.be allowed toente
St Croix at a duty rate of 35 cents per
100 pounds, and cornmeal at 20 cents per
100, The agreement is to continue in
force for five years, if Denmark agrees,
that the rate of duty on the following
American products shall not be Increased
during that time: Salted or cureji meats,
rye flour, bread and hlscult, refined sugar,
malie, oats peas, beans, lard, oleomar
garine, cottonseed oil. leather, skins, fur
niture and lumber. -Steam'coal from the
United States, shooks for rum and molas
ses punceons. staves and headings, and
some agricultural Implements are to be
admitted free of duty.
The President also has" forwarded the
treaty with Spain providing for the ces
sion for the consideration of $100,000' of the
tour or five smal Islands In the Philip
pine Archipelago which are "not Included
In the cesslcn made in the first peace
treaty; also extradition treaties with
Chile and Bolivia.
THE TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE
Nevr Men Employed and JBnslnesi
Resnmes Its Normal Condition.
CHICAGO, Dec. H. Tonight Third
Vice-President X M. Barr, superintendent
of the operating department of the -Santa
Fe, notified all the agents of the com
pany not to employ any more operators,
as enough men had been engaged to fill
the places vacated by the telegraphers
who responded to the strike call. - He
said:
'At "15 other points on Jhe system we
have been hiring new operators since
this trouble began. Today I notified our
agents not to engage any more." .
Referring to the report that the com
pany was" filling strikers" places with in
competent operators. President Barr saidr
"We did write to two schools in Iowa
asking for competent operators. The men
sent us in-every Instance were thorough
ly examined and will have, to pass, an
other examination -when they reach the
places to which they are assigned. We
do not want the old employes to return.
Their places have been filled with com
petent men. and we will retain them."
"The strike Is practically over, and our
business is normal." said President Rip-.
ley. "A little delay and some annoyance
has been the burden of our trouble. The
report that officials of the company are
opposed to labor unions Is false. We
have no auarrel with labor unions. On
the contrary, we believe they are a good
thing when properly conducted."
The TeleKraphers Grievance.
HOUSTON. Tex., Dec 11. The follow
ing statement was given out by President
Dolphin, of the Order of Railroad Tel
egraphers: "One reason why the men on the Atchi
son. Topeka & Santa Fe were ready and
even anxious, to espouse the, cause of, their
brethren on the Gulf Line was a decep
tion practiced on the telegraphers.' com
mittee by Vice-President Barr in -Chicago
last June. An- agreement had been effect
ed between the railroad company and the
operators committee and the latter went
home "with the promise that the agree
ment would be- sent to Topeka for print
ing. "When published the schedule had
been changed to read so asr to add one
hour to the time of every night telegraph
er on the road. Mr. Barr said to me that
he had made the alterations after the
committee had le"f t Chicago, stating as an
excuse that he had misunderstood the
1 article as J was originally written.. The
utuit men compiajn, or jjaving receiveda
similar treatment ax xne nanas oi -ur.
Birr, several Tules tiearing evidence of
material change of meaning after having
been gone, over In conference at Chicago.'-'
The Strikers' Si'de of It.
LOS ANGELES CaL, Dec 1L. D. G.
Rogers, local chairman, of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers, gave out the fol
lowing statement:
"The situation, tonight is more enpour
.aging than at any previous time. Tele
graphers on, some parts of the system who
had returned to their desks on forged in
formation that the strike had been de
clared off or temporarily settled, went
out again when advised that some un
scrupulous person had been tampering
with the names of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers' officers. The Santa Fe Com
pany Is uslns superhuman endeavors to
run passenzcr trains on time, but is not
making much headway. Freight traffic
is becoming, more and more congested,
and tho situation, will steadily grow
worse, and 'time and perishable freight
will fare badly."
TnlJc of a Sympathetic Strike.
DENVER, Dec. 11. Tho local committee
of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
held a secret meeting today and discussed
the question of aiding the Santa Fe oper
ators by means of a sympathetic strike.
It is said that it was practically decided
to submit the question to a vote of the
body. If this Is done, the result will be
known by tomorrow.
The new operator at Castle Rock dis
appeared this morning, and later in the
day he walked into the station at Se
dalla, eight-miles south. He said a crowd
of masked strike sympathizers entered
the depot, ordered him to hold Up hl3
hands, placed-a rope around his neck, tied
his hr.nds behind his back, then marched
him down the track a few miles east and
left him, with instruct!ons"to keep going,
and warning him not to return to Castle
Rock;
Trains Moving: on Time.
TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 11. In an Inter
view on the several features ot the strike,
Mr. Mudge said tonight:
"Our business Js normal again. We
have Kept train movements steady under
the train-order system. It has been satis
factory enough to run the trains in the
same way that, other Wesiern roads run
them, hut the Santa Fe had block signals,
and most of the others have not. We
are using tha block signals from Chicago
to Newton again. I gave the order for
resumption this morning."
All the striking operators received no
tice today that their services would no
longer be required by the company. Su
perintendent Sholes claims that there are
only 150 vacancies on the force of tele
graphers yet to fill, and that this will be
done in a short time.
An Operator Shot.
DJENVER. Dec XL A. union operator
giving his name as J. B. Comstock. who
with his companion has been in .charge
of the Santa Fe station at Sedalla, 25
miles south of Denver, was brought to
this city tonight with a bullet wound In
his arm. He reported that seven men
appeared at the station at 7:15 this even
ing and ordered him and his companion
to leave nt once. As they left the sta-,
tlon several shots were fired, one strik
ing Comstock In the Arm.
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in support of the striking telegraphers.
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the night The various delegations were
appointed as a committee to present tho
matter to their respective brotherhoods
separately, and have them determine
what they want to do. The meeting was
Informal, and those present were very
reticent, but such railroad anen as were
willing to say anything expressed the
opinion that they ought to back up the
telegraphers, but that it might not be
expedient to do so.
- Statement of Freight Handled.
EMPORIA, Kan., Dec. 1L Chairman
Newman, of the Eastern division ot the
Santa Fe operators, tonight gave out a
statement of freight trains run and loads
and empties handled through Emporia,
which he says shows the great loss the
company Is sustaining by the strike, and
shows the company is making a losing
fight
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Shipyards Will Be Inspected.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11. Upon the rec
ommendation of the board of Instruction,
Secretary Long will cause an Inquiry to
bo made by expert Navy officers Into tha
capabilities of the shipbuilding plants ot
Moran Bros. Seattle; Fore River Com
pany, Qutncy, Mass., and John Dialogue
Sons, Camden, N. J. The purpose Is to
satisfy the department of the ability ot
these concerns to construct battle-ships
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occupy a week during which time the
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