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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1901,
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ARMY BILL DEBATE
Five Hours1 Discussion in
the Senate.
HOAR'S PLEA FOR FILIPINOS
Resolution Adopted on the African
Liquor Tf Catj- Tropoed Investi-
STatlon of the Dismissal of
Major Helsiand.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-For Ave hours
today the Seriate "discussed the Army re
organization bill. The debate took a wide
range at times, but -was confined princi
pally to the necessity for the increaso In
the regular Army proposed In the pend
ing measure. The Philippine question was
threshed over at great length, but few
new points were advanced. Some slight
progress was made towards the comple
tion of the pending measure.
Soon after the Senate convened, Lodge
favorably reported from the committee on
foreign relations the following resolution,
and asked for its immediate considera
tion: "That in the opinion of this body the
time has come when the principle, twice
affirmed In international treaties for Cen
tral Africa, that native races should be
protected against the destructive traffic
in Intoxicants, should be extended to all
uncivilized peoples by the enactment of
such laws and the making of such treat
ies as would effectively prohibit the sale
by the signatory powers to aboriginal
tribes and uncivilized races of opium and
Intoxicating beverages.
Sewell expressed a desire to have more
light thrown upon the resolution, but
as It was about to be sent to the- calen
dar, the New Jersey Senator said he-thad
no wish to delay the resolution, -and It
was adopted.
Jones of Arkansas offered a resolution
directing the committee on military af
fairs to inquire upon what alleged facts
the charges against Major Heistand, of
the United States Army, by Erastus I.
Hawkes, are based, and report to the Sen
ate. He said the charges made by Hawkes
against Major Heistand were matters of
common knowledge to newspaper readers.
An Army officer had been removed be
cause of some alleged bad conduct. The
charges indicated that the Army offlcer
who remained in the service was as guilty
as he who was removed. If so, he ought
to be removed. The resolution was re
ferred to the committee on military af
fairs. The resolution by Pettlgrew, calling for
Information with regard to the Philip
pines, was referred to the committee on
the Philippines, after a speech by Pettl
grew, who said the President maintained
there was no war in the Philippines. The
military committee declared that war ex
isted there and that at least 60,000 men
would be required to suppress the rebel
lion. "As the President and the military
committee disagree," said Pettlgrew, "It
seems to me we ought to have the facts
before we create an Army of 100,000 men."
He hoped the resolution would not be sent
to "that graveyard, the Philippine com
mittee," but it was so referred. An
other of Pettlgrews resolutions, calling
upon the President for information as to
the necessity for an increaso In the
strength of the Army, was referred to
the committee on military affairs.
The Army bill was then taken up and
Carter asked unanimous consent that the
unobjected committee amendments In the
bill be considered and passed upon.
Pettlgrew objected, declaring that as his
efforts to obtain Information from the
regular channels had been thwarted, he
proposed to have time to obtain it In some
other way.
Wellington demanded to know the In
tention of the Administration with refer
ence to the Philippines. If it was to
force .annexation of the Philippines, then
a large army would be necessary. He
declared the country had been assured at
the beginning of the Philippine trouble
that It could be put down In five or six
weeks, yet the situation was worse than
ever.
"Those people cannot be put down," de
clared "Wellington. "Is It the purpose of
the Administration to deprive them of
self-government? If so, I am opposed to
any such fnfamy."
Carter said the pith of Wellington's
question was that the Administration, to
satisfy him, must declare its present and
future policy with respect to the Phil
ippines. The Senator can consult the record of
Congress for an answer to his question,"
said Carter "The moment the treaty of
peace was ratlflc'd that moment it became
the supreme law of the land. If the Pres
ident had refused to maintain the sov
ereignty of the United States there ho
would have laid himself liable to Impeach
ment" "Has he not already given up sovereign
ty over a portion of Alaska?" inquired
Wellington.
Carter replied that what the President
had done as to the Alaska "boundary had
been accomplished through a modus Vi
vendi, a purely temporary arrangement.
"It Is nevertheless a fact," declared
Wellington, "that territory over which we
had undisputed sovereignty has been
abandoned. The British flag has been
raised over it. That is tho fact.'1
"That is the alleged fact only," said
Carter.
Wellington, continuing, said the Alaska
boundary was distinctly marked by stones,
and the territory acquired by the United
States from Russia was clearly the terri
tory of the United States. He said that
If the President had been Impeached if
he relinquished territory in the Philip
pines, he should likewise bo impeached
for relinquishing sovereignty in Alaska,
"Do you approve of the relinquishment
of territory in Alaska?" Inquired Carter.
"I do not,' replied Wellington.
Carter Then do you approve of a re
linquishment of the Philippines?
Wellington That is quite a different
matter.
Carter declared it was the Intention of
the United States to maintain the laws
In the Philippines, to restore order and
to protect property. Beyond that prin
ciple. Congress would determine what
the ultimate disposition of the islands
would be.
Teller sharply criticised the pending
measure as the -entering wedge for a large
standing army.
"You will want not 100,000 men," he de
clared, "but you win want 200,000, and
you will want them for 100 years. This
measure is not Intended merely to meet
an emergency, but to fix upon" the" coun
try a great standing army."
Teller said It would easily be possible
to pass a bill in 4S hours that would pro
vide for an army of 100,000 men or 200.
000 men for service in the Philippines, pro
Tided it was made to apply to purely
emergency service and 'r a definite, lim
ited time. He attacked the Philippine
Commission now in Manila for legislat
ing for those In whom they had no in
terest. "The Czar of Russia, said he. "is an
absolute czar. He has a council of 60
men who sit with him, but these men.
are Russians. They have the sympathy
and ambitions of Russians. But these
Americans in the Philippines are strang
ers to the country and to the people. Un
der the law they have a right to be there,
but under God's law, which is higher,
they have no place, there at all. Their
actions are the worst form of Imperial
ism." Caffory Inquired whether. In the circum
stances. Teller would vote to maintain the
authority of the United States in the
Philippines.
"I have no doubt," said the Colorado
Senator, "that as long as our flag floats
In the Philippine archipelago, I will (re
luctant as I may be), vote to maintain the
Army and the flag there. If that Is il
logical. It is illegal, because there Is
no better way out of it."
Proctor said he thought the Colorado
Senator was under a misapprehension, as
to what the Army bin proposes to do.
As he regarded the matter, the maximum
fprce authorized by the bill was to be
used only in the present emergency, and
there would be a return to the minimum
of 45.000 men, which was the peace foot
ing of the bill. No one could tell when
the troops might be needed In Alaska,
HawaU or Porto Rico. Likewise, there
was a possibility of the need of a larger
American force in Cuba at the request of
the Cubans themselves. '
Hoar suggested a general amendment to
the bill looking to the conciliation of the
Philippines and -expressed the opinion that
in time of peace we should have one
soldier to 1000 of our population. He
did not, therefore, he eaid, oppose the
blU on the score of Increase, but he did
oppose it because of the avowed policy
of mlUtary control of the islands. "It Is
idle," he said, "to tell us that these
people are "not fit for self-government."
He quoted the President and naval officers-
to show that the Filipinos are an
intelligent people, and added:
Tbe way to prepare them for liberty
is" to set them free."
Hoar said that if the facts could be
known, there would be no two opinions
as to what we should do in the Philip
pines, for he believed that If the people
were generally convinced that the Fili
pinos were as capable of self-government
as they are, they would make no effort to
continue the subjugation of those people
iri the interest of trade. Hoar urged that
it would be most desirable to have ap
pointed a commission representing all
phases of political life, men of the high
est character and standing, to ascertain
the facts' as to the Philippines and make
them known to Congress and the people.
He hoped such a commission would be
appointed before the close of the present
session. We should give the Filipinos a
hearing, said he. He said:
"Let them state their case. They can
come and go in peace and honor. If we
say to the Filipinos that we will not con
sider their case until they go down on
their knees, lay their hands upon their
hips and their lips to the dust, this war
will go. on, if there Is a spark, of spirit
and principle in their breasts, until every
Filipino, of one sex Is exterminated and
until the women among them take up the
flght and are exterminated also."
Stewart .supported the pending bill. The
rebellion, he declared, should be crushed
as an Indian uprising In the West woujd
be and liberty and its blessing would
then be extended to the people of the
Philippines.
Caffery argued against the pending bill,
denouncing the creation of a large perma
nent standing army.
The Senate devoted an hour or more in
perfecting the Army bill by the adoption
of part of the committee amendments,
to which no objection was raised.
The Senate at 5:20 went Into executive
session, and at 5:30 P. M. adjourned.
THE OLEO HEARING.
Another Airing of the Adams-Knight
Dispute.
WASHINGTON, Jan. .-Congressman
Wadsworth, of New York, made a brief
statement today before the Senate com
mittee on agriculture concerning reflec
tions upon the minority report made on
the oleomargarine bill In the House. At
the hearing yesterday H. C. Adams, Dairy
Commissioner for the State of Wisconsin,
and Secretary Knight, of the National
Dairy Association, stated that they were
not correctly represented In that report.
Mr. Adams denied that he eaid that the
purpose of the pending' bill Is to stop
the manufacture and the sale of oleomar
garine entirely, but Mr. Wadsworth con
tended In his statement today that this
was his language. He said the remarks
had been .taken down by the member of
the committee when made, because of
their bluhtness. He also said the letter
which Mr. "Knight had pronounced a forg
ery was still In existence, and would be
produced, if necessary.
Mr. Adams reiterated his denial, saying
he had only said that the purpose of the
bill was to fitop the manufacture and sale
of oleomargarine "colored in imitation of
butter."
Hon. John Hamilton, Secretary of Agri
culture of Pennsylvania, advocated the
passage of the bill, contending that the
fact that the chemical analysis of oleo
margarine showing It to contain the same
ingredients as butter does not make it
equally palatable and healthful. He esti
mated that 50 per cent of the oleomarga
rine manufactured is sold as butter, and
said the farmers of Pennsylvania alone
derived an Income of about $18,000,000 a
year from the butter sold by them.
Dairy Commissioner Blackburn, of-Ohlo,
said he had found it almost impossible
to prosecute successfully Infractions of
the oleomargarine law In the large cltUs
jal Ohio, owing to the partiality of some
people for that product because of the
Influence of the oleomargaine dealers
with the press and also because of their
solicitation of jurymen. ,
Presidential Nomination.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
Nolen C. New, of Indiana, Deputy Aud
itor for Postofflce Department: Cyrus F.
Adams, of Illinois, Assistant Register of
the Treasury.
To be Brigadier-Generals in the vol
unteer Army: Colonel S. M. Whiteside,
Tenth Cavalry: Lieutenant-Colonel James
R. Campbell, Thirteenth Infantry, United
States Volunteers; Major Charles Surd,
Quartermaster, United States Army.
Postmasters Oregon: C J. Howard,
Cottage Grove. California: William E.
Reading. Bogle; J. J. West, Williams.
Navy Commander J. G. Hunker, to be
Captain; Lieutenant-Commander C. K.
Curds, to be Commander; Lieutenant J.
G. Qulmbjv to be Lieutenant-Commander;
Surgeon W. A. McClurg, to be Medical
Inspector; First Lieutenant H. G. Davis,
to 'be Captain in the Marine Corps; Sec
ond Lieutenants to be First Lieutenants
Marine Corps: I M. Hardin, R. M. Cutis,
H. C. Snyder, O. H. Rask, J. S. Turrlll,
G. H Mather, H. L. Roosevelt. J. M. Hal
laday, M. Babb and H. C Relslngcr.
Cashier Is Missing.
RICHMOND, Mo.. Jan. 4.-John W.
Shotwell. Jr., cashier of the Ray County
Bank, has been missing since Monday
last, and the State Bank Examiner Is go
ing over the books. Whether there Is a
shortage In Shotwell's accounts cannot be
known, until the Examiner has finished his
work. A. M. Fowler, president of the
bank, said 'that the stockholders had sub
scribed $3,000 "to cover any shortage
that talent be found." He professed to
know nothing of the missing cashier's
whereabouts.
President Fowler declared that any
shortage found would have no effect on
the standing of the bank, which was open
today a& usual. Shotwell was about 35
years "Of age, and had been-rn the employ
pf thq bank for several years. The Ray
County B&nk is one of Che oldest in the
state. It has a capital of $50,000, and de
posits of $75,000.
Turks and Bnlffarlans Fonght.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 4.-In the
course of a serious affray near Ishtbl,
originating in an attempt to arrest a num
ber of Bulgarians suspected of being
emissaries of the Macedonian committee,
eight soldiers were killed. The troubles
continue.
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OSCAR BOOZ' LETTERS
PRESENTED TO THE CONGRESSION
AL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Three Sessions "Were Held Yesterday,
Two at Bristol and One at
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4. The Booz
Congressional committee, which was re
cently appointed by Speaker Henderson
for the purpose of making inquiry into
the cause of the death of Oscar Booz at
West Point, and to Investigate hazing in
general at the military academy, began
to take testimony today. Three sessions
were held, covering a period of time from
9 o'clock in the morning until midnight.
The committee went to Bristol, the home
of the Booz family, and heard the testi
mony oi tour members or the family. inJ
the aftprnnnn fnnr TivRlr!nn whr ot
tended Oscar Booz were heard, and to
night, in Philadelphia, two more physi
cians and two other witnesses testified.
The Congressional committee will again
go to Bristol tomorrow morning to hear
other witnesses, and later In the week
will sit In this city. Ex-Mayor Breth,
of Altoona, Pa., whose son, it is alleged,
died from an ailment Indirectly due to
hazing at West Point, and ex-Cadet Burn
ham, a classmate of Booz, will appear be
fore the committee tomorrow.
The Bristol Hearing;.
BRISTOL, Pa., Jan. 4. W. H. Booz,
father of the deceased cadet, was the first
witness. He was asked to tell the story
of his boy's life while at the military
academy, as far as her knew. Mr. Booz
then went over the same story he told
before the War Department inquiry sev
eral weeks ago. He said Oscar did not
complain of "eagling." but spoke more of
the flght and the tobasco sauce incident.
Oscar told him he had black and blue
marks on his body as a result of his
encounter with an upper class man. Os
car reluctantly told his father that the
hot sauce had been poured down his
throat three times, and that force was
used.
"Mr Boos," asked Congressman Wan
ger, "was your son absolutely truthful?"
"Yes, sir, absolutely," was the reply.
"Oscar said he was getting along very
well when he received a heart blow which
knocked him out."
"Do you believe that your son died as a
result of hazing at West Point?" Mr.
Booz was asked.
"I firmly do," he replied.
"Then why did you not make official
complaint?"
"I did not wish to have any publicity."
"Why did you not, as a citizen, make
complaint?"
"I did not know at that time the seri
ousness of the Case, and also did not
know there was any redress."
Mrs. Booz, mother of Oscar, said her
son was in rugged health when he went
to the academy, but when he left he was
broken In health and never was In good
physical condition afterwards. Mrs. Booz
wept as she detailed the sufferings of her
son. She called thf, West Point cadets
bullies. She said Oscar sent a letter home
each week. In the fourth letter, Oscar
began to complain of III treatment. He
resigned, she said, because of his 111 treat
ment, but In his resignation paper he gave
the weak condition of his eyes as the rea
son for his quitting the academy.
Miss Nellie Booz, a sister of Oscar, sub
mitted several letters and extracts from
letters sent to members of the family by
Oscar, five exhibits in all. The committee
decided to withhold the letters from the
public until It could consider them In
executive session The sister said Oscar
told her he wduld riot again undergo the
treatment-he had received at West Point
fbr 5100,000.
Howard C. Booz, a younge'r brother of
Oscar, said that Oscar was "Irritable" af
ter he left WeBt P,oint, and when he
played basket-ball he seemed to tire very
soon. Oscar told him he had been hung
by the hands from a stretcher.
Dr. William H. Martin, of Bristol, who
examined Oscar Booz physical condition
preparatory to the young man going to
West Point, testified that he found him a
fair specimen of manhood. He noticed,
however, that his lung expansion was
slightly deficient
"Would the condition of Oscar's throat,
as It was before he went to West Point,
have become worse by the swallowing of
tobasco sauce?"
"I think it would. The throat was not
In a normal condition one month prior to
his entrance to West Point, at which
time I treated him for a rheumatic sore
throat."
Dr. Joseph Abbott, of Bristol, testified
that Oscar Booz had a primary tubercu
losis, with a secondary extension Into the
throat He was Of the opinion that to
basco sauce could not affect the lungs.
Dr. William P. Weaver, the family phy
sician, differed in opinion from previous
witness as to where the boy's affection
started. He believed that it started in
the throat. He also believed that the
abuse, humiliation and fear he was sub
jected to jwas sufficient to lower the vi
tality of the boy.
The committee then adjourned to meet
In Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Hearing.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 4.-Dr. J.
Cohen, a specialist of this city, was the
first witness called at the night session
held in this city. He testified to Booz
coming to him August 4, 1900, with a well
developed case of tuberculosis. He did
not think the swallowing of tobasco sauce
should produce tuberculosis, but It might
Injure the throat
Charles H. Strom, principal of St
Luke's boarding-school, Bustleton, Pa.,
where Oscar Booz prepared for West
Point said it was his Impression that
he did not have great strength of char
acter, nor was he physically strong. He
was, however, a truthful and Christian
young man,
SIgmund . Albert, an ex-cadet, who
was a classmate of Booz, In his testimony
said that each class had a fighting com
mittee, which was appointed by the class.
Albert said he was more severely hazed
than other cadets of his class. He was
asked whyi and answered: "Principally
because of my religion." Albert who Is
a Hebrew, said he resigned from the acad
emp partly because life there was unbear
able, and partly because he disliked mili
tary life. Albert further said If a fourth
class man Incurred the displeasure of an
uppei class man. the sentinels, who were
mostly cadets of the upper classes, would
enter false demerits against the victim.
and In many cases the unfortunate cadet J
wouia oo iorcea irom tne acaaemy,
The last witness of the night was E. 9. j-
Shields, of Bristol, a companion of Oscar j
Booz, who testified to Oscar's good char-j
acier ana apparent guua Jieaitn. i
At midnight the committee adjourned I
to meet at Bristol at 9 A. M. tomorrow. -4
s, -,ti
Alleged Brutality nt Annnpolijs, '
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4 Thev NavjJJDe
partment has called upon the Superln-
pnApnt of thn ?Caval ApaiJcmr fmr o io-
port on charges submitted by Renresenta-f
tlve Roach of Virginia, to the effect that
a marine named Hobart Green had died at
Annapolis from ill treatment while ill
from pneumonia, and that the decks were
washed beneath him while he lay in his
hammock on the Santee. The medical rec
ord shows that Green died December 14,
from quick pneumonia. His father is a
special pension examiner, credited to San
dusky, O.
THE CABINET MEETING.
Senate' Right to Call on President
for Uertnln Papers Questioned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. The Cabinet
session today was largely devoted to the
consideration of matters of minor im
portance. In view of tne resolution re
cently introduced in the Senate calling
for a copy of the report made by Mr.
Lawslre, special representative of the
Government Jn Cuba, on the financial af
fairs of the Cuban postal service, also
the resolution calling, for copies of or
ders, etc., issued'. to the Army In the
Philippines, considerable time was given
to a discussion of the rights and duties
of the Executive with respect to resolu
tions of this character, coming1 from,
one of the legislative branches of the
Government It Is understood that -the
disclosure of the facts contained In the
report of Mr. Lawshe might seriously
prejudice cases now1 pending in the courts
or cases of which action Is contemplated.
This whole matter was rully gone over
at the meeting today. The remainder of
the time was given ,to routine matters of
administration.
Rhode Island Coaling; Station.
PROVIDENCE, R. Jan. 4. The Sen
ate has passed an act underj.title "An act;
to cede jurisdiction of tracts of" land at
Portsmouth Grove, Narragansett Ray, In
this state, to the United States of Amer
ica, for use as a coaling statldn and for
other naval purposes' This constitutes
the formal transfer by ihe state of the
land picked out by the Belknap board In
1S98 for a coaling station for the National
Government The naval base is import
ant owfng to its proximity to the New-
port station.
NORTH AMERICAN TRUST.
Big New York Company Incorpor
ates In Nctt Jersey.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. The Tribune says:
The certificate Of Incorporatlpn of the
North American "Trust 'Company of New
Jersey, capital, $100,000, "has Just been re
corded In the. office of the clerk of
Hudson County, N. J., and filed with the
banking department at Trenton. An
nexed to this certificate is the formal
notice of approval of William Bettle, the
commissioner of banking and insurance
of New Jersey, who certifies that the es
tablishment of this trust company will be
of public service and approves the form
of the certificate. The new company Is
empowered by Its charter to do a general
banking and trust company1 business.
The stock Is subscribed as follows:
Oaklelgh Thome. $20,000; Alvah Trow
brlge, $20,000; James B. iJlll, $20,000; Wil
liam H. Kimball, $20 000; Alexander King,
$10,000 and Howard K. Wood, $10,000. Mr.
Thome is the president of the North
American Trust Company of New York.
Mr. Trowbridge is vice-president of the
North American Trust cBmpany, and Is
president of the Ninth National Bank,
Mr. Dill is a director and one of the
counsel of the North American Trust
Company of New York Mr. Kimball Is
the president of tfie Seventh National
Bank, Mr. King Is the vice-president of
the American Thread Company, of New
York City, and Mr Wood, is the presi
dent of the Corporation Trust Company,
in New York City. The new company,
while a separate -organization, is apparent
ly formed for the purpose of transacting
in New Jersey the business of the bank
ing institutions with which the men are
connected. '
The question of establishing branches
has been a perplexing one to the financial
institutions Of New York. While one or
more banks and trust companies have en
deavored to form connections with other
institutions which acted as 'branches for
them, they have been prevented from es
tablishing actual branch departments in
other states for the simple reason that
a bank examiner In New Yerk was not
obliged to go out of the state to examine
securities located outside of the borders
of this state. If he took this course at
all, it was simply as a matter of favor;
but In the strict nursuanee of his duty
it was necessary for him to require a lo
cal institution to wlthdarw temporarily
all the property, assets and deposits from
the branch and bring them Into the state
In order that he might actually Inspect
them. This requirement has been so
onerous as sometimes to tend to strain
the relations between the State Banking
Department ahd 'financial Institutions
having so-called branches Tpufside -of this
state. " I
That the North sVmerlcan Trust Com
pany with a capital and surplus of $4,
500000, shall organize; In the state of New
Jersey a trust company, under practically
the same name with- the words "New"Jer
sey" added, wTth a capitalization of only
$100,000, but with power to do business
In and throughout the state of New Jer
sey, is regarded by Wall street as a new
departure in banking. It Is Intimated
that the establishment of this branch in'
New Jersey will enable the North Amer
ican Trust Comapny, of New York, to
take deposits for the account of the New
Jersey concern and vide versa, the con
nection between the two belhg openly
announced, both by the similarity of their
names and the Identity of their control
ling Interests'. It is also to 63 noticed that
the new'truet company of New Jersey has
especially broad powers in connection
with the matters of organization and re
organization, having special authority to
act not only as the fiscal agent of cor
porations, but also as receiver.
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KRUGER'S .VISIT TO AMERICA
He May Decide to Come to This Conn
try Next Month,
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser rrom London
says:
It Is almost certainly decided that
Mr. Kruger will go to America in Feb
ruary, probably accompanied by William
T. Stead, who will make a ringing cam
paign in behalf of stopping the war.
The Journal correspondent saw Mr.
Stead iust before he left for Paris in
company with John E Milholland, who
bore an invitation from prominent New
Yorkers to Mr. Kruger to visit America.
While In Paris they will see the leaders
of the arbitration movement in Europe
and decide definitely on plans. Mr. Stead
said:
"The time has come for President Kru
ger to play his trump card and boldly
declare his Intention to visit President
McKlnley in order to plead with him the
cause of the Independence of the South
African Republics. Mr. Kruger is looked at
askance In Germany and Austria, because
h$ Is ihe Prestdeht of a republic, but he
thinks this will not be regarded as a dis
qualification for his reception by the
President of the" greatest republic In the
world.
"He does not believe the American Gov
ernment Is indifferent to the war the
Boers are waging against the British mon
archy. If he goes to America he will go
aa a President to visit a Presidont He
will, probably arrive In New York in the
middle o'f February. The state of his
health is not regarded as likely to deter
him irom crossing the Atlantic. He had
believed the voyage would take a fort-
n!ght-.and is much pleased to hear he
could make It In seven day&.
"His movements somewhat
depend upon
the health -of. the Czar, who is now quite
well and had intended to return to St.
Petersburg on January 23, but the influ-
enza has broken out on the Neva, and It
se u. uungeruus uiuictuy lor muse just
"recovering from typhoid. The Czar will
propaDiy go to j.sarsKoe-seio. ii resi
dent Kruger wertUto Russia he would
Have a superb reception, and at every
Supn m Germany netween tne jjutcn
arid Russian frontiers he would receive
ovations.'
Tried to Drown His Landlord.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4. In view of several
persons, Joseph Schweir committed the
final act in a confessed plot to kill John
Korda, Schwelr's landlord. He pushed
Korda into the lake from a pier at the
foot of Michigan street, at a point where
the water is 12 feet deep, and then ran
from the scene, leaving Korda to drown.
The plot failed, for the intended victim
was rescued from the water by workmen
In a near-by factory. Schweir was arrest
ed late last night He was surprised to
learn that Korda was alive, and con
fessed to an attempt on the man's life.
Stops the Conch and Works OS the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a cold
In one day. No cure, no pay. Price, S3 cents.
TAXATION OF FRANCHISES
ADVOCATED BY THE GOVERNOR OF
MISSOURI.
Another. Vote Pledged to Quay
Baker Withdraws From the
Race In Kansas.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Jan. 14. Gov
ernor Lon V. Stephens' message to the
Missouri Legislature was submitted at
noon today. The messaga contains about
25,000 words. It shows a prosperous con
dition of the state Institutions, the state
departments and the state finances, its
principal feature is an analysis of the
subject of franchise taxation. It has a
word to say about the school fund, of
which an issue was mado in the last
election; recommends a constitutional con
vention, and a state commission to help
along the St. Louis Word's Fair. Regard
ing franchisa taxation the message saya
in part:
"All corporations should pay a fran
chise tax upon business transacted in
Missouri, without reference to the place
of their organization, and most certainly
no distinction or discrimination should be
made against our own corporations in fa
vor of foreign corporations In that re
gard. But In framing legislation for the
taxation of these Intangible values U
should be borne in mind that the essen
tials of a system of taxation are con
sidered to be the collection of the neces
sary revenue for the state, at the small
est possible expense consistent with- an
equal and fair distribution of the burden.
The interests of the people require a
method of taxation at once equitable, ef
fective and free from unnecessary op
pression, one which will yield the requi
site revenue, while subjecting them aa lit
tle as possible to Inquisitorial vexation,
and which should be attained with the
least expense for official services and tha
fewest temptations to a reduced conceal
ment and evasion.
"It is true that scarcely a single meth
od of assessment of taxation is free from
adverse criticism and that In the light of
the experience of centuries very few
known principles are fully and satisfac
torily settled, while bitter controversies
arise on apparently the most simple ques
tions and are waged with vigor and avid
ity as to matters both of substance and
administration, as well as on the most
trivial and vital points. But it is now well
known that franchises are property and
should be taxed by some method in pro
portion to their value. But as the equal
ity of taxation Is the justice of taxation,
care should be exercised in the levying
of assessments, and collection of taxes.
against this class as well as all other
classes of property whether belonging
to a corporation or to Individuals."
SAMUEL J. TILDEN CLUB.
Organised by Cleveland, Hill, La
mont and Others.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. The Journal and
Advertiser says:
Grover Cleveland, David B. ' Hill,
Daniel S. Lamont, William F. Shee
han, William C. Whitney, Jacob A.
Cantor and other Democrats are, It Is
announced, to become members of the
Samuel J Tllden Club, with headquarters
at Broadway and Seventyvsecond street,
articles of Incorporation for which have
Just been Blgned by Justice Leventrltt, in
the Supreme Court
The club, as declared by those who are
promoting its interests, is to be the
pioneer In the movement suggested by
Grover Cleveland for the "reorganization
of the Democratic. pa.rty apd to promul
gate, true. Democratic principles through
out the United States." It is ta .,be a
National as welj, as a, sate and lpcal lrr
stltutlonV and will seek to have nomi
nated for ofllce only "SImon-pure" Demo
crats, running on "old-fashioned" Demo
cratic platforms.
The 200 men whom the incorporators
assert have already signified their inten
tion of joining are to be summoned early
in the coming week, when officers are to
be chosen. Robert Dowling head of the
contracting firm of Flake & Dowling, may
be the first president The names of Ja
cob A. Cantor, for years the Democratic
leader of this state; Samuel J. Hotchkiss,
William Arrowsmlth and Perez M. Stew
art, who defeated Robert Mazet for the
Assembly a year ago, appear upon the
articles cf incorporation.
Tlris Is what Senator Cantor had to say
about the club, after a long conference
with ex-Lleutenant-Governor William
F. Sheehan and Anthony N. Brady, of Al
bany: "The Samuel J. Tllden Club is incorpor
ated In response to the wishes of Demo
crats who are desirous that the party
shall not continue to lose, but rather to
win battles at the polls,
"We shall. Instead of fighting for IS to
1, flght for tariff Teform, against subsi
dies, against centralization of power and
the other great Issues on which the De
mocracy has heretofore gone to the peo
ple and won many a victory."
"Will such men as Grover Cleveland,
David B. Hill, William C. Whitney and
Daniel S. Lamont Join your club?" was
asked.
"We. certainly should not have formed
It were we not assured of the sympathy
of men of their type."
Another Vote for Quay.
WAYNESBORO, Pa., Jan. 4. Benjamin
F. Welty, one of the two Republican rep
resentatives from Franklin County In the
Legislature, admits that he will cast his
vote for Mr. Quay for United States Sen
ator. Mr. Welty did not participate in
tne caucus at Harrisburg on Tuesday.
He acknowledged that he signed both
Quay and anti-Quay pledges, but said that
he has determined to abide by 'the pledge
to support the caucus nominee, whlclhe
signed before receiving the nomination.
The Quay leaders claim that the ac
quisition of Mr. Welty gives them the 12T
votes necessary to elect, three who Were
not able to participate in the caucus
being certain to vote for Mr. Quay.
Baker Withdraws.-
TOPEKA,.Kan., Jan. 4. At noon today
United States Senator Lticien Baker with
drew as a candidate for re-election. Mr..
Baker issued the following statement:
"After mature Investigation I am satis
fied that 1 cannot be elected. To those
of my friends who have stood by me I
am under deep and lasting obligations."
This apparently leaves the nomination
assured to J. R. Burton.
Minnesota Senatorial Canons.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan, 4. The caucus
for the long-term Senatorshlp to name a
successor to Knute Nelson will be held
next Tuesday night, a call having been
circulated and signed today to that effect
It is, however, specifically stated in the
call that this caucus is not to take up the
short-term Senatorshlp, and It is not
likely that any such caucus will be held
for 10 days or two weeks, if at all.
Nova Scotia Strike Collapsed.
HALIFAX, N. S., Jan. 4. The colliers'
strike in Pictou has collapsed by the
unconditional surrender of the operators
to the demand for a 12 per cent increase
in wages. The strike lasted three days.
Had the owners not given In, the 1200 min
ers of Springhlll would have ceased work
today and gone out with their Pictou
brethren. Accordingly, the coal mine man.
agers of the province met and reached
a decision to grant the demands of the
men.
New Editor oX London News.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. A dispatch to the
World "from London says:
Tha new editor of the Dally News is
Rudolph C. Lehman, "the famous uni
versity rowing "coach, who went to Amer
ica a few years ago to coach Harvard's
crew. Iebmann married an American
woman, the daughter of thelate Harrison
Davis. He is a strong- radical In politics,
and ' a clejer writer. He has a large
property interest in the Nolly "News. H.
W. Masslnghtm, who resigned the edi
torship of tha Daily Chronicle rather
than sacrifice his anti-war convictions,
will be tha chief political and parliamen
tary writer under Lehmasn.
.
CRIME OF A BRUTE.
Fiendish Deed of an Ohio Yonth That
May Lead to a Lynching.
MARIETTA, O., Jan. L At Hackney,
Morgan County, tonight. Miss Nellie Mor
ris, aged 19r handsome and accomplished,
was brutally assaulted. Miss Morris was
returning home from the postofflce by
way of a path through the fields, and was
accosted by Walter A. Weinetock. a
young man aged 18 years, who lived near
her home. He made indecent proposals
to her, and she immediately started to
run. He s'elzed her and thretf her to the
ground. She screamed and fought hard,
finally getting to her feet Welnstock
drew a razor from his pocket and cut her
across the neck, severing the neck mus
cles and laying bare tho Jugular vein.
Miss Morris grasped the razor and her
hands were cut into .pieces in her mad
nttoTrm tft Rftv herself from her assail
ant Her fingers were cut off and her
breast badly cut, as well as her entire
right arm, and her left arm wus badly
dlsflguted. Her dress was torn from her
in shreds, and when people arrived she.
was almost naked. Physicians say the
young woman cannot live many hours,
and late tonight it was reported that she
was dead. She was the . daughter of
Benjamin Morris, a business man of this
city, and was prominent in society in this
city and Parkersburg.
Welnstock was seized by a crowd of
men, who bound him with ropes, harid and
foot, and removed him to a building,
where more than 1500 men watched over
'him. A telephone message was sent to
MttCohnellsvIlle for officers to come and
get him,' but the people were getting
ready to start for Marietta late tonight
with their man and place him In jail.
There Is talk of.lynchlng.hIm. Welnstock
recently returned from the reformatory,
where he served a term for attempting to
kill his father. Jacob Welnstock, a rich
farmer of Morgan County. He Is a young
man of powerful build.
FAILED TO BLOW UP.
Mechanism of an Infernal Machine
Wonld Not Work.
PARIS, 111., Jan. 4. Thomas J. Coffman,
an attorney residing at Hume, narrowly
escaped being blown to atoms with an
infernal machine received through the
mall today. The box was of wood with
a sliding ltd. It contained a pound stick
of dynamite and several match flicads,
which, however, failed to Ignite and ex
plode the charge when the box was
opened. Two thicknesses of heavy brown
paper covered the box, which was ad
dressed to Dr. Sylvester Coffman, Hume,
HI., a brother of the lawyer, who opened
his mail. The Inner surface of the box
lid was studded with tacks, so arrranged
that they would scratch the match-heads
and there was also a slip of sand paper
fixed so that It would be drawn over them
if the tacks failed to do their work. It
Is thought the Jolting of the box in the
mall disarranged its mechanism. An in
dlstlnc postmark seemes to indicate the
box was mailed at Logansport, Ind. The
only other clew about the box Is a print
ed label pasted on the lid, inscribed "Dr.
J. W. Blusser & Son." The United States
Marshal and the local police are Investi
gating. TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND
Progress Made by Presbyterians, In
. Their Work.
NEW 'YORK,. JanTtrrUnderth8 ' aus
pices of the Presbyterian; committee of the
twentieth century" fund arid In the Interest
of that fund, a meeting was heUI, last
night In tho Presbyterian Chnrch. The
purpose of the meeting was to arouse, in
terest in and enlist the benevolence of
Presbyterians for he extension of the
different branches of the work of the
church at the beginning of the twentieth
century. Rev. Dr. Mott Purvis, chairman
of the committee, presided. The following
speakers addressed the meeting: Rev.
Marcus Brownson, D. D of Philadelphia;
Rev. Frank P. Elllnwood, secretary of
the board of foreign missions of the Pres
byterian Church; Rev. Charles A. Dickey,
D. D., of Philadelphia, moderator of the
general assembly; Rev. Charles M. Bab
cock, D. D., of this city. The following
laymen spoke: William E. Dodge, Jr.,
John H. Converse, of Philadelphia, vice
moderator of the general assembly, ana
John E. Parson.
Mr. Brownson said that the movement
has been fully organized in 27 different
Presbyteries in different parts of the
country, and since It began $205,000 has
already been contributed. Later In the
evening an announcement was made that
a gentleman whoso name was not given
had contributed $175,000 for the new church
in Dover, N. J.
Dr. Elllnwood pleaded warmly for the
foreign missions, and also for special" ef
forts to pay Off the mortgages, amount
ing to $500,000, on the Presbyterian Build
ing in Fifth avenue. Ho said half of
that amount had already been promised
on condition the board will raise the re
mainder of the sum before March 12.
The board has since raised $102,000 to meet
the indebtedness. William E. Dodge said:
''In this city we have millions Invested
in costly church edifices, mostly among
the rich. These churches are open about
three hours a week and closed all the
rest of the time, while evil Is always
awake. I believe we will be obliged to
place our churches on a business basis
and keep them open all the time to let
the peoplo In and a great corps of clergy
men attached to each church, 'always
ready to minister unto the people who
need their ministrations at all times of tne
day."
Fire Losses In lOOO.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. The Journal of
Commerce prints the following:
Fire underwriters suffered terribly In
1900. The aggregate fire losses of the
United States and Canada during the year
Just closed, as compiled from carefully
kept records was $163,353,250. The great in
crease over 1839 and 1898 la shown in the
following table, giving the losses:
Month.
1900.
Month.
1000.
10,238,250
9,110,300
7,107,000
8,153.000
11.470.000
January.. ..$11,755,300
February . 15,427,000
August
September.
Marcn
13,319.200
octooer ...
April
Z5,7Zf,W0
November..
December..
May 15.759 400
Jnn 21.231.000
July 13,600,160 Total .. ..$163,353,250
The total l033es for 189S were $119,te0,500,
and for 18S0, $136,773 40.
e
Earthquake in Missouri.
NEVADA, Mo., Jan. 4. A distinct earth
quake shock was felt here about 9:12 fast
night The vibrations lasted more than
15 seconds and traveled from northeast to
southwest News waB received today
from Eldorado Springs that the electric
lights were shaken entirely out leaving
Difficult Bigmsrtiosa
That Is dyspepsia.
It makes life miserable.
Its sufferers eat not because they want to,
but because they must.
They know they are irrltablo and fretful;
but they cannot be otherwise.
They complain of a bad taste In tho
month, a tenderness at tho pit of the stom
ach, an uneasy feeling of puffy fulness,
he&dache,fceartbnrn and what not.
The effectual remedy, proved by permn
nent cures of thousands of severe cases, !a
Hoop's lll.m are the best cathartic
that place In darkness for nearly a min
ute. Several houses had window panns
broken. At Appleton City, Mo., every
building was shaken, although no serious
damage resulted.
Not Willing, bnt Passive.
Heppner Times.,
The regular biennial session of the. Ore
gon Legislature will convene at Salem
Monday, January 7, when the various po
litical factions of the state will make a
grand? center rush for the United States
Senatorshlp. The report to the effect that
the Times editor was a candidate for this
honor Is erroneous and without tho least
foundation whatever. We have never as
yet authorized any one to use our name
in (Ms connection, and having no aspira
tions along this line, we shall refuse to
consider the proposition at all, unless, of
course, the election was. proffered us by
the unanimous vote' of ' the Legislature.
In that case we could probably be In
duced to accept, and to sacrifice our indi
vidual Interests for a few years in order
to serve the state. However, we shall do
nothing in our own behalf, but shall re-'
main lovingly In the hands of dur friends.
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Plnfftie at Vladlvostook and Smyrna.
LONDON, Jan, 4. The reports of an
outbreak of tne plague at viaaivosxocx
are conflrmedi There have been 19 cases,
of which. 15 were fatal. Four plague pa
tients are still In the hospital, and num-l
bers are isolated. I
Owing to a recrudescence of the plague I
at Smyrna, a quarantine has been lm-
posed by Turkey and Greece on arrivals I
from that port
Extensive Repairs to Baltimore.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Tho Naval
Board of Construction today decided to
rehabilitate almost completely the cruiser
Baltimore, now lying at the New York
Navy-Yard. Her improvements will In
volve an expenditure of about $500,000, and
take at least a year and a half.
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A Viennese seamstress gets only 15 cents
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