Morning Oregonian., January 08, 1901, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORNING OREQONEAU, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1901.
FINAL VOTE TODAY
House Will Settle Fate of the
Reapp.D.rtionmenPBill.
CLOSE OF DEBATE WAS TAME
The Hopkins Measure Mar Be
Amended by;' Giving Additional
Memben to Florida, Colorado
and North Dakota.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. The animated
debate In the .House on the reapportion
ment of representation from the various
states is nearlng Its close. It being unani
mously agreed today that the final vote
would be taken before the session closes
tomorrow. It was expected there would
be a sequel today to the exciting clash
of Saturday between Littlefleld (Rep. Me.)
and Hopkins (Rep. 111.), but the latter
made no effort at rejoinder, and content
ed himself with the direction of the meas
ure today to a final vote. He expressed
confidence that the "bill bearing his name
will be passed tomorrow, although there
may be a slight change giving an addi
tional member to Florida, Colorado and
North Dakota, bringing the membership
up to 2S0. The notable speeches today
were were by Crumpacker (Rep. Ind.),
dealing with alleged disfranchisement in
the South; by Hepburn (Rep. la.), severe
ly arraigning the present rules as anni
hilating the constitutional prerogatives of
the House, and by Grow (Rep. Pa,), com
paring the old system, in the House with
that of the present.
Speaker Henderson was again detained
at his home by Illness, and Dalzell (Rep.
Pa.) presided over the House.
Kitchln (Dem. N. C), the first speaker
today, supported the Hopkins bill, but
said he would vote against the amend
ment requiring the Congressional dis
tricts in the several states to be "con
tiguous and compact." He said he did not
believe Congress had the power to desig
nate the manner in which the states
should make up Congressional districts.
Kitchln then replied at some length to
the speech made by Unney (Rep. N. C),
last Saturday, attacking the Southern
Democrats or disfranchising the negro.
Lacey (Rep. la.), who followed Kitchln,
also supported the Hopkins bill.
Crumpacker, a member of the census
committee, who presented the minority
report lh favor of reducing the represen
tation in Southern States proportionate
to the abridgement of the franchise, then
took the floor for an hour. As between
the Hopkins and Burleigh bills, he said
he favored the latter because It kept pace
with the growth of the country. He ar
gued that during recent years the Influ
ence of the House In legislation had stead
ily diminished, a condition due to the
fact that the members of the lower house
allowed themselves fo be dominated by
the Senate and the Chief Executive. If
the membership was to remain stationary,
as the years went on its influence would
continue to decrease. He then developed
his argument in favor of reducing rep
resentation in certain Southern States
along the lines of his report. He pointed
out the voting requirements in Louisiana, '
Mississippi, North Carolina and South
Carolina, and adduced figures to show
that In Louisiana 42 per cent of her male
citizens over 21 years old were, disfran
chised; in Mississippi, 42 per cent; in
North Carolina, 34 per cent, and in South
Carolina 43 per cent. Crumpacker was
frequently interrupted by members of the
delegations from Louisiana, North Caro
lina, South Carolina and Mississippi. They
besieged him with questions, and denied
many of his statements.
Wilson (Dem. S. C.) spoke in favor of
the Burleigh bill, and Incidentally dis
cussed the negro question in the South.
Tho worthy and Industrious negro popu
lation, he said, was being educated and
cared for in the South, and it was only
against the criminal class, those guilty
of an atrocious crime against women, that
lynching was directed.
Hepburn (Rep. la.) declared that the
House was no longer a deliberative body,
having become so bulky as to lose its
deliberative functions. Moreover, the rep
resentative character of a member of Con
gress had become merged and lost in this
unwieldy body, so that individual action
had become impossible. Hepburn ex
pressed the belief that it would be better
to decrease rather than increase the size
of the House. The whole "scheme and
place of the House under the Constitution,
Hepburn declared, was subverted, de
stroyed and annihilated by the rules of
the House, by which no member was able
to be heard on any measure without the
consent of the officials and committees
to whom the power was surrendered.
Members of the Senate were Interested in
seeing the House membership further in
creased, for that carried with it the in
crease of Influence and power of each In
dividual Senator and the further domi
nation of the House by the Senate.
Long (Rep. Kan.) argued in favor of
the Burleigh bill.
Grow favored the Hopkins bill, and gave
an interesting comparison between the
working of the House in the early days,
when the membership was far more lim
ited, with the disorderly and unrepre
sentative character of the body today.
Pearson (Rep. N. H.) supported the
Burleigh bill, and argued against the
Crumpacker bill, saying that the latter
would be bo carried out In the South as
to wipe out the few Republican mem
bers now coming from that section. He
asserted that the time was fast coming
when the disfranchisement practiced in
the South would" be wiped out
At C:10 the House adjourned.
Important Witness Disappears.
NEW YORK. Jan. 7. Thomas J. Mln
nock, the newspaper man who made the
original charges against Nurses Davis.
Dean and Metershall, of Bellevue Hos
pital, wh'.ch led to their being held to
await the action of the grand Jury on
the charge of having murdered a patient,
has disappeared, and all efforts of the
authorities to locate him have been futile.
It Is Said that Mlnnock bought a ticket
for Southern California Friday last.
To Prevent Haslng.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. To" the -pending
Army reorganisation bill Senator Vest to
day offered the .following amendment:
"The officers in charge of the West
Point Military Academy shall make and
enforce such rules and regulations as
will prevent the practice of hazing, and
any cadet found guilty of participating In
such practice shall be expelled Jfrom the
academy and shall not be reappointed
to the qprps of cadets' therein.
Colorado Miners Strike Settled.
DENVER, Jan. 7. The strike of the coal
miners In the Northern Colorado fields
was practically settled tonight, A. mass
meeting of the strikers, iras held; at
which it was decided that the men should
return to -work in -the mines which are
willing to pay the scale asked. This in
cludes all the mines except those of the
Northern Coalompany.
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Russian Minister of Porelcm Affairs.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 7.-After sat
lsfactorlly filling the preliminary stages.
Count Lanudort has been definitely ap
pointed Mlnlsttr of Foreign, Affairs.
To Protect California Fruits.
BALTIMORE. Jan. Z. A decree "was
signed today by Judge WIckes, In the Cir
cuit Court, enjoining and restraining A.
Booth & Co., fruit packers, from in any
manner selling or offering for sale peaches
or pears not the product of California,' In
cans bearing the label "California." The
decree was signed with the consent of
the defendants. The petition asking for
the Injunction was filed by the California
Fruitgrowers Association.
ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRACY
Army Officer In Alabama in a Bad
Scrape.
MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 7. Captain C. W.
King, Quartermaster, and Supervisor of
the Government works at Fort Morgan,
Ala., was arrested here today by Secret
.Service Agent McAdams. Captain King
had, it is alleged. Just received $1000 in
bills from J. H. Hobson, a contractor on
Government work at the fort. McAdams.
with a local detective as witness, searched
the Captain and found J1000 In bills, King,
it is said, telling them that if it was of
any value to them to know he would say
he had received the money from Hobson.
The bills had previously been marked and
recorded, so that McAdams was able to
laenury tnem.
McAdams testified before the Commis
sioner who examined King that for some
time ho had been having trouble in carry
ing out his contracts on buildings at Fort
Morgan, about 50 par cent of the material
he furnished being rejected. About eight
months ago, he said. King approached
him and substantially said that if Hobson
made an arrangement with him he would
xiot be so hard on him. The amount
named by King was $5000. and as failure
on the contract meant ruin, Hobson
agreed to pay $3000. King said he would
accept that amount, as he had caused him
lops by "being hard on him. Hobson paid
King $500 In October, the same amount In
November, and $1000 today. Hobson told
Secret Service Agent McAdams that af
ter he had begun paying King, the latter
was much easier on him, and that some
of the material first rejected had been al
lowed by the Quartermaster to be used.
King Is a volunteer officer. He enlisted
-at Dubuque, la., in 1S98, receiving ap
pointment as Captain and Assistant Quar
termaster. He served In Porto Rico dur
ing the war. superintending loading and
unloading of transports. He was assigned
to Fort Morgan in April last He is said
to have Well-tO-rin rfllntlvnn It, Tnn-o TTI.
swas bound over in the sum of $10,000.
PAOtlCK'S DEFENSE.
The Lawyer Claims He Can Prove an
Alibi.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Although Albert
T. Patrick has not yet been indicted in
connection with the death of William
Marsh Rice, the eccentric millionaire,
whose estate is involved In contest, his
lawyers are actively preparing to defend
him against the charge of murder on
which ha has been locked up in the
Tombs since last September. Marx E.
Harbyt who is looking after Patrick's
interests in the civil contest over the Rice
millions, said last night that he had Just
sent a letter to Assistant District Attor
ney James W. Osborne, which may have
an interesting bearing on the case.
It is assumed by Patrick's friends that
when the District Attorney decides to
lay the case before the grand Jury, an
effort to indict Patrick for the murder of
Rice will be made on the statement of the
late millionaire's valet, Charles F. Jones,
that he saw Patrick holding a towel over
Rice's face a short time before the mil
lionaire died. Mr. Harby said that he had
been consulted by a person whose tes
timony the Assistant District Attorney
desired to obtain, and that he had written
to Mr. Csborne in connection with the
matter.
"I told Mr. Osborne," Mr. Harby said
last night, "that when the time came we
would 'be prepared to disprove the state
ments of the valet (Jones) by three re
putable witnesses. We have three wit
nesses by whom we can prove conclusive
ly that Mr, Patrick was not In Mr Rice's
apartments at the time Jones saye he
looked Into the old gentleman's room and
saw Patrick stooping over Rice and hold
ing a towel across his face. These wit
nesses will prove a complete alibi for Mr.
Patrick. They will prove that he not only
was not In Mr, Rice's apartments at that
time, but they will show exactly where
they saw him at the time Indicated by
Jones."
Mr. Harby said he had as yet received
no reply from Mr. Osborne, although he
seemed not to be surprised at that fact,
lie insisted that his client will be vin
dicated when the case comes up for set-'
tlement.
Captain H. T. Patrick, the aged father
of the accused man, has Just returned
after making a visit to this city to in
quire Into the case. Captain Patrick, who
is 62 years old, came here from his home
in Austin, Tex., called on his son in the
Tombs prison and consulted his lawyers.
Mr. Harby said that Patrick's father,
after going over the case with his law
yers, became satisfied that the prosecu
tion would fail, and returned to his Texas
home, confident of the outcome.
Kerrell Wnnts Clemency.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 7. Formal appli
cation for clemency for Rosslyn H. Fer
rell, under sentence of electrocution for
the murder of Express Messenger Lane
last August, was filed today with tho
State Board of Pardons. The appeal for
clemency Includes as reasons the youth
of the prisoner, his age being 22. the cir
cumstances at the time of the crime,
which 1b held to have unbalanced his
mind, and doubt that the Jury was free
from prejudice. The Board of Pardons
will meet In special session to hear the
appeal Thursday.
Callahan Knocked Ont Gardner.
BOSTON. Jan. 7. Tim. Callahan, of
Philadelphia, knocked out Oscar Gardner,
of Omaha, at the iBOteric Club. The
knockout blow came Just after the 15th
round started. Gardner was bested
throughout, but showed an occasional
flash of his old form, which gave those
at the ringside an idea that he -would
eventually round out to save his reputa
tion. Brealc In the Moulders' Strike.
PITTSBURG. Jan. 7.-There was an Im
portant break in the moulders' strike,
which has been in existence for six
months. The boiler company withdrew
from the Foundrymen's Association, and
took back Its old men at union prices and
under union regulations.
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Commissioners Fined for Contempt.
DENVER, Jan. 7.-Judgg Butler today
fined the members of the Board of County
Commissioners $250 each for contempt of
court in violating a court order by forbid
ding the Sheriff to appoint deputies to
guard the polls on election day.
Superintendent Bellevue Hospital.
NEW YORK, Jan. ".Dr. George Tay
lor Stewart, superintendent of the Metro
politan Hospital, was today appointed su
perintendent of Bellevue Hospital, with
power to discharge, suspend, or remove
any doctor, nurse or employe.
Kid McCoy Blarrled.
BOSTON, Jan. 7. Norman Selby (Kid
McCoy) and his former wife. Julia, were
remarried at Gould's Hotel tonight by
Rev. Mr. McElveen In the presence of
four personal friends.
Llvinsrston Bank Dividend.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. The Controller
of the Currency declared a dividend of 2.7
In favor of the creditors of the Living
ston National Bank, of Livingston, Mont.
Oil Tank Exploded.
SYRACUSE. Ind., Jan. 7.-The explosion
of an oil tank yesterday started a blaze
which destroyed much of the business
portion of the "city. Loss, $50,000.
Car Shops Burned.
PRINCETON. Ind., Jan. 7. Tho car
bulldlng department of the Southern Rail
way shops was burned today. Loss, $50,000.
Van Camp's Soups, 10c.
TO BE DEPORTED JO GUAM
REBEL, LEADERS GOING WHERE
THEY CAN DO NO MISCHIEF.
Filipinos Permitted to Hold Open
Political Meetings In Manila
The Thirty-seventh. lie viewed.
MANDZA, Jan. 7. General MacArthur
has ordered the deportation of Generals
Ricarde. Del Pilar, Hizon, Llanera and
Santos to the Island of Guam. Nine regi
mental and four subordinate officers, with
eight civilians, including Trias, Tecson
and Mabini. notorious assistants of the in
surrectionists, have also been ordered to
be deported. It is General MacArthur's
Intention to hold most of the active lead
ers of the. rebels who have been captured
In Guam until the resumption of a con
dition of peace has been declared.
The first municipal election was held
successfully at Bugunls, Province of Ben
guet, Saturday. The Igorrotes took part
in. the election.
The Filipinos In Manila have been en
Joying recently a novel experience, in the
holding of free, open political meetings.
Most of the addresses at these meetings
wero made by former officers of the in
surgents, all of whom asserted that the
best way of securing personal liberty is
to accept the liberties guaranteed by the
Constitution and Government of the
United States, which Is what American
sovereignty stands for. The audiences
were greatly interested, and many of
those attending the meetings signed the
Federal party declaration.
The construction of a rebel prison at
Olongapo, In addition to those at Manila,
will be begun shortly. '
General MacArthur, accompanied by his
staff, reviewed the Thirty-seventh Regi
ment of Volunteer Infantry on the Luneta
this afternoon. All the companies were
together, almost for the first time since
the regiment was organized. After the
review the regiment was drawn up in
close order, and General MacArthur, In
a farewell address, congratulated the offi
cers and men on their bravery, discipline
and Judgment, concluding his remarks
with a hearty "God bless you, comrades."
The Thirty-Seventh will sail for home
Thursday. More than half the men and
many of the officers come from Ten
nessee. MacArthur' Casualty Report.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. General Mac
Arthur, at Manila, today reported the fol
lowing casualties:
Killed December 31, Corporal James
Bunn, Forty-ninth infantry; December 30,
Harry L. Bradley, First Cavalry; Decem
ber 31; Andrew Bannan, unasslgned re
cruit. Fifteenth Infantry; December 30,
George H. Rhea, Battalion Engineers;
July 19, murdered by natives, Cabatuan,
Panay. George Ohl, body recovered De
cember 20.
Wounded December 31, Anthony Kear
ney, Fifteenth Infantry, in neck, moder
ate; Sergeant Patrick Philbln, In Bhoul
der, moderate; December 17, Charles R.
Johnson, Thlrty-eightn Infantry, In arm,
serious; December 8, Henry B. Sweeney,
Thirty-eighth Infantry, face, slight; De
cember 23, Musician James VanKlrk,
E'ghteenth Infantry, in back, serious;
Corporal Harrison Noble, Eighteenth In
fantry, in chest, serious; December 25,
Musician William Qulnn, Twenty-second
Infantry, in head, slight; December 27,
Sergeant Clarence F. Dunkle, Rorty-sev-enth
infantry, in head, slight; December
31, Hiram W. Purto, Thirty-second In
fantry, in thigh, slight.
Lawshe Goes to tHe Philippines.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Auditor
Lawshe received the final instructions
from the Secretary of War today, pre
paratory to leaving Washington tonight
for the Philippines, where he will enter
upon his duties as Auditor for the Philip
pine Archipelago. One of his duties will
be to re-examine the accounts of officers
of the Army who handle Government
funds In the Islands.
Drowned Near Cavlte.
TXT A OTTT"NTrTVk7 Tow 7 DiU.r.t. Ta)i-
B. Lansdale. of the Marine Regiment, was
drowned near uavue tne 3d inst.
DECLINE TO SIGN.
Chinese Envoys May Not Agree to
the Powers Demands.
PEK1N, Jan. 7. This afternoon agree
ments identical for each nation were pre
sented to Prince Chlng. Those close to
Prince Chlng and Li Hung Chang say
that they have declined to sign, even if
they lose their heads, without regard to
the latest ordais of the court. Others
say that they -will not sign it, and that it
would be impolitic for the Chinese pleni
potentiaries at present to act for them
selves. The report that the Chinese court
has Instructed the Chinese envoys to sign
the Joint note is confirmed The court re
ferred to the objections to the Southern
Viceroys. Prince Chlng informed the
court that It was too late, and a reply
from the court Is expected shortly.
Count von Waldersee says that China's
request, through her representatives at
foreign courts, that the expeditions cease,
cannot be compiled with At present. No
expeditions, he asserts, are sent out with
out adequate cause. Where there are
scenes of bloodshed or disorder, the troops
are sent to it, this being the only means
of preventing outrages. He declares that
the expeditions are not intended for puni
tive purposes, but merely for police pur
poses, with a view qf giving the necessary
protection to life and property.
Proposed Commercial Treaty.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 7. Sir Ernest Mason
Satow. British Minister to China, has pro
posed to other foreign envoys the draft
of a commercial treaty with China, based
upon the following conditions: First, free
dom for all commercial vessels; second,
freedom for all vessels on inland waters,
especially the Yangtse Klang; third, per
mission to import foreign salt; fourth, the
adoption of regulations encouraging Chi
nese investments In foreign concerns;
fifth, steps extending China's exports and
Imports; sixth, protection o f trademarks
and seventh, the protection of treaty
ports. The draft has not been accepted
by the powers, and discussion regarding
it has been postponed.
Bigoted court officials, it is rumored,
still raise objections to acceptance of tho
joint demands-
The Russo-Chlnesc Agreement.
LONDON, Jan. 7. The British Foreign
Office considers the reported agreement
between Russia and China regarding the
Manchurlan Province of Feng Tien as re
ferring to military measures of a tem
porary character. There is nothing in the
possession of the Foreign Office to Bhow
that any such agreement has the sanc
tion of Russia and China. In the opin
ion of the Foreign Office there Is likely to
be a great deal more dlscuss!6n before
the Chinese Imperial personages finally
agree to the penalties insisted upon , by
the powers.
A Story of a Story.
Harper's Magazine.
The editor remembers a curious circum
stance in connection with his (Mr. How
ells') "April Hopes," while that novel was
being serially published in the Magazine.
The mice who had never before and who
have never since in our office been known
to do such a thing got at the manuscript
copy, making havoc of one particular pas
sage in which the author had allowed his
young lovers -unusual freedom of emo
tional expression for how, Indeed, could
there be "April Hopes," or anything thus
Imitative of love's Springtime, without the
gracious unreserve that nature herself so
forcefully compels? Having yielded to a
command so imperative, Mr. Howells. we
remember, seemed somewhat perturbed
because ho waa obliged to do over again
what in. the first place he nad done under
the resistless ,urgency of the situation.
He was inclined, we think, to Infer malice
prepense on the part of the mice in select
ing that passage of all others for their de
structive work. But again "he invoked the
gentle influences of the Pleiades and re
produced the lovers' dialogue. We don't
believe he disliked this sort of writing
as much as he appeared to; it may be
that, after all, he has generally avoided
it as one who denies himself an Indul
gence. ' "t
THE GOSPEL OF SAVING.
Russell Sage? Lays Down the Rules
of a Safe Business Life.
In the Saturday Evening Post Russell
Sage presents ome of the best advice
that has ever been given to young men
regarding the handling of their money.
In the course of the article he says:
"No matter how fast a man may make
money, he owes it to society as well as
to himself to be economical."
Any young min who will live, up" to the
following set of,Tules will get more gen
uine happiness out of life than his neigh
bor who violates them:
"Out of every dollar earned save 25
cents. Save 75 cents If you can, but never
less than 25.
"Get up at a regular hour every morn
ing, and work until the things that are
before you are finished. Dwi't drop what
you have In han4 because It is 5 o'clock.
"Be honest; always haye the courage to
tell the truth. .,
"Don't depend on others. Even if you
have a rich father, strike out for yourself.
"Cultivate Independence at the very out
set "Learn the value of money. Realize
that It stands, when honestly made, as
the monument to your value as a citizen.
"Be jealous of our civic rights. Take
a wholesome Interest In public affairs, but
do not let polltlcsj or anything else, Inter
fere with the rigid administration of your
private duties. The state is made up ot
individuals.
"Be clean and decent. Don't do any
thing that you would be ashamed to dis
cuss with your mother.
"Don't gamble.
"Be circumspect in your amusements.
"In connection with amusements, I have
never been able ta understand why the
young men of today deem the theater an
absolute essential In seeklnsr diversion.
An evening with, a good book Is, or ought
to be, more satisfying to the young man
of brains than an evening in a hall where
a lot of make-believe characters are strut
ting up and down the stage, like children
at a masquerade. When the human race
reaches Its highest mental development
there will probably be no theaters."
The Divinity of Kings.
How the belief In the divine right of
Kings their former" source of so much
strength arose In modern Europe, where
the titles of dynasties have been so con
stantly disputed, It Is very difficult to say;
but the fact that it prevailed over so many
disintegrating Influences down to quite
recent times, if even, now it can be said
to be extinct. Is a signal proof of its
tenacity and power. . "
Kings' titles commonly, begin by force,
Which time wears off and mellows into right.
These words of Dryden are almost a lit
erally true description of the general
course of history, and yet for centuries
the belief in the divinity 6f Kings was not
only popular, but the notion was con
stantly Invoked by philosophers and poli
ticians of the absolutist type. "Perhaps at
all times the apothfesls of Princes has
been a mental process congenial to man
kind: otherwise it w6uld be difficult to
imagine how the Romans could ever have
deified a group of Emperora who were
either maddened by lljst or deeply tainted
with insanity. When a Roman Emperor
died, the funeral rites' were ended' by let
ting fly an eagle to symbolize his flight to
heaven; but the reihark of Vespasian on
his death "bed that he felt that he waa
being turried into a god ut puto deus flo
has a touch of sardonic humor which
suggests that to a robust mind, such as
hlst the idea was essentially absurd. Yet
it is probably from this deification of the
Roman Emperors that the subsequent be
lief in the 8acredness of kingship "may be
at least partially derived. At any rate,
when after a long period of darkness and
confusion there, emerged that wonderful
institution, the Holy Roman Empire, the
old tradition of the sacrosanct Emperors
was riot forgotten. It is not difficult to
see how the chief of an empire, that
loomed large In men s Imaginations as the
secular side of the visible church, became
encircled, as it were, in a halo of divinity.
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Cubans and Autonomy.
Washington Mirror.
The work now going on In Cuba toward
the formation of an Independent govern
ment Is meeting with only partial suc
cess. The Cubans aro becoming more
reconciled to the new condition of af
fairs, and are showing some evidence of
conservatism, and it Is probable that in
time they may succeed In establishing a
commonwealth of their own. It is by no
means certain that the Cubans will be
able to maintain a government If they
succeed In establishing one, though with
the assistance of- this Government the
Cubans should, within the next 12 months,
be in position to start out for them
selves. The future of Cuba is purely
problematic. It is a grave question in
the minds of many who are familiar with
the Cuban character as to whether they
can hope to maintain for any great
length of time a government of their
own. The average Cuban is against ev-
erythlng, whether it Is right or wrong.
The annexation sentiment Is Increasing
ift Cuba, and it is generally believed that
within less than five years the- United
Btates will be petitioned to make tne
Island a territory of. this Government.
Gov. Wolcott Left 820,000 to Harvard
Chicago Tribune.
Boston, Mass. By the will of ex-Gover.
nor Wolcott, which was filed Thursday
afternon at the Suffolk Probate Court,
Harvard College Is to receive the sum ot
$20,000. There are several other public
bequests, as follows: Massachusetts Gen.
eral Hospital, $5000; Boston Museum of
Fine Arts, $5000; Hampton Normal and
Agricultural Institute, $1000; trustees of
tho Wolcott Library of Litchfield, Conn.,
$1000; trustees of the public library ot
Milton, $2000. The estate is valued at
$225,006.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold
reserve In the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balance $141,011,545
Gold 92,469.124
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To Extend Chinese Restriction.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Representative
Kahn, of California, today Introduced a
bill continuing In force for 20 years after
May 5, 1902, all laws prohibiting and regu
lating the coming of Chinese persons and
persons of Chinese descent Into the United
States.
Twenty-Round Draw.
YOUNGSTOWN, O.. Jan. 7. Austin C.
Rice and Eddy Lenny fought a 20-round
draw before the Youngstown Athletic
Club tonight.
PILES CURED "WITHOUT THE KNIFE
Itching, Blind, Bleeding- or Protruding- Piles.
No Cure, No Par. All druggists are author
ized by the manufacturers of Pazo Oint
ment to refund the money where it talis to curs
any case ot plies, no matter ot how long stand
ing Cures ordinary cases la six. daya the
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ROUGH WORK AT ACADEMY
BRUTAL TREATMENT OF CADETS
BRETH AND BOOZ.
Father and Other Relatives ot For
mer Testified Before Congressional
Investigating Committee.
PHILADELPHIA, Jon. 7. According jto
the testimony adduced before the Congres
sional Investigating committee, which is
Inquiring into the charges, of hazing at
the West Point Military Academy, Os
car X. Bqoz, of Bristol. Pa., and John
E. Breth, of .Altoona, Pew, had a rough
time of it during their "plebe" year at
that institution. The star witness of the
day was Cadet Anthony J. Burnam Jr.,
son of Judge Burnam. of the Court of
Appeals of the State of Kentucky, who
was Booz's tent mate while in camp.
The committee also heard for'jhe first
time testimony in regard to' the experi
ences of Breth from the lips of his father
and family. Tomorrow the Breth 'family
will submit further evidence in letters
iroro the cadet while he was at West
Point. The committee will probably con
clude its work here tomorrow and will
begin the taking of testimony of the
cadets at West Point Wednesday.
Burnam was the first witness called. He
said he went to West Point in June, 1S9S.
He asked Booz to become his tent mate
when they went Into camp in July of that
year. Oscar Booz, he said, was a nice
sort of young man, and up to the stand
ard of other cadets. The older cadets
had a lot of fun with Booz on account of
his name. The upper class men and a
cadet named" Bettlson, In particular, the
witness said, ordered new cadets to do
various things, to see if the new men
would obey them. He did some things
asked of him, but finally refused to do
so, believing the third class men were
only trying to harrass him. He was or
dered out to fight by the "fighting com
mittee." Burnam did not know any mem
bers of this committee. After the con
test Burnam saw Booz lying in his tent
He looked dejected and had been crying.
Booz told him he had been "called out,"
and that he had received a blow in the
stomach which rendered him absolutely
helpless. Burnam said other cadets said
that Booz had "laid down." The upper
class men kept taunting him, saying he
would not make a soldier. This was kept
up until he resigned. Burnam said Booz.
like all other fourth class men, was al
ways tired out by the severe routine of
camp. Keller, his opponent in the fight,
was an expert with his fists, Burnam
said, and was a fine gymnast, Booz
studied very little on account of his eyes
hurting him. On this account he stood
low in his class.
Oscar told Burnam how upper class men
told him (Booz) to take tobasco sauce.
Booz, said Burnam, was given a small
bottle of tobasco sauce and told to take
all of it before he -left the table. He
took It by the spoonful. On one occa
sion, Booz told him that he put a lot
of the sauce on a piece of steak, intend
ing not to eat it An upprr class man
noticed this and ordered Booz to eat the
steak. Oscar told Burnam the stuff wai
ruining hla stomach.
The hearing was resumed at 2:20 o'clock,
and the case of John Breth, who died
from an ailment, which, it is alleged, he
received Indirectly as. a result of hazing
at West Point, was taken up. The first
witness. Dr. B. E. Goodman, of Altoona,
the Breth family physician, said Breth's
physical condition before entering the
military academy was excellent. Dr. Good
man treated him two weeks after he
came home from, West Point for hemorr
hages. Last October he again treated
him for typhus pneumonia, from which,
he died. "Young Breth never told Dr.
GoboTman anything about hazing at West,
Point. All the Information the doctor had
came 'to him by the boy's family. He
became very nervous about the year he
returned from West Point, and the physi
cian often wondered what could have
caused it. It had been reported that
Breth was compelled to eat soap at West
Point. The doctor knew nothing about
that but If the boy had eaten soap, it
would have explained his physical condi
tion on his return home.
Samuel J. Breth, father of Cadet Breth,
was notified that his son was dismissed
from the academy because of deficiency
in mathematics. Mr. Breth said most of
the family had received letters from the
son in regard to hardships at West Point
The father and mother knew that the
boys at the academy were more or less
hazed and Cadet Breth and his brother
Harry had an understanding between
them If he had anything to write about
hardships, John would - write to Harry
only, so that the parents would not
worry. He said Harry and one of the
daughters visited John at the academy
in August, 1S97, and on their return hotne
they said John had been severely hazed
and that he had nervous prostration. At
West Point, John told them, he had been
so severely hazed that he became un
conscious. The only one that was men
tioned as being among the hazers was a
cadet named Helder. The father learned
from the son Harry that John had been
"choo-chooed." On his deathbed the
father said the boy went through the
"choo-choolng" motions.
Harry Breth, the brother, was called and
offered to submit copies of extracts of let
ters he received from John. The com
mittee decided that it wanted the origi
nals, which are now at the Breth home
stead In Altoona. He was excused until
the letter could be produced; and In order
that Miss Rosa M. Breth, a sister, might
return home and send them to the com
mittee, her testimony was then taken. She
received a letter from her brother while
he was in the West Point hospital, in
which he said the surgeon told him that
he had a light attack of nervous prostra
tion from overwork. John, howeverk Jold
the other members of the family, when
they visited him at West Point, that
his condition was due to hazing. John
said he was hazed three times in one
night John wrote home that he had to
eat eight slices of bread soaked In mo
lasses. Miss Breth said:
"On his death bed he tola me: West
Point is the cause of the break-down of
my health.' He mentioned the names of
Bender and Young as being 'awful -hazers
' "
While in the hospital, she said, John
told her that he was visited by upper
classmen, and told "that he had better get
out of here."
William A. Breth, another brother of
John Breth, told substantially this story:
"When John came home he told me that
he had to do so much 'eaellng' that he
often became exhausted, and that his
muscle felt like leather. A cadet named
Bender made him sit on the point of a
bayonet until he fell off. He was made
to sit on it again, and during this opera
tion Bender played a violin. On another
occasion, a hot July day, after a hard
day's drill, he was compelled to don a
rain coat And hold oot dumb-bells. On
Saturday all cadets were given a certain
amount of liberty, but Bender prevented
him from leaving camp. My brother
made a complaint about it. which result
ed in Bender exercising him more severe
ly. He regarded the 'feet Inspection as
a Joke. One night he was dragged out
of bed. leaving the bedclothes behind him
and was dragged over rough stones in
the company street On another occa
sion he was so exhausted by exercising
that on the next morning the officer in
charge of drill compelled him to drop out
of line because of his weakness."
Mary C. Breth, another sister of Breth,
-was called and corroborated the testimony
of the other members of the family. She
said her brother told her that one night
he was hazed by three separate sets of
cadets. He stood the first two, but
fainted during the third act of hazing.
When h$ regained consciousness, he saw
several men rubbing him. They appeared
to be greatly frightened. Miss Breth also
declared her brother. In speaking, of has-
lug. said he 'often ate soap, and 'chewed
rope ends' at West Point
SUBMARINE "WAR VESSELS.
Advocates ot the Holland Type Want
More off Them.
NEW YORK. Jan. 7. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Notwithstanding the adverse- report
made by the Board of Construction, advo
cates of the Holland submarine boat will
make a strong effort to attach an amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill au
thorizing 20 additional vessels of thls4ype.
France now has five submarine boats
in service. Eight were authorized in 1899,
and two last May, and the budget for
1S0I calls" for eight more, making a -total
of 23. The United States has one in com
mission and seven under construction,
sufficient In the "opinion of the board, for
experimental purposes and to demonstrate
what their value will be for war purposes.
In England the Admiralty continues to
oppose submarine boats, and is making
no experiments, though It is reported that
some are contemplated. Spain has lined
up the Pearl, a submarine boat with
which numerous -experiments have been
made without altogether satisfactory re
sults. Russia, Italy and Japan are watch
ing the work of. other nations in submarine
boats. The question is being studied in'
Germany, where one boat la being con
structed for experiment Tho United
States and France are the only powers
whioh are building submarine-boat fleets.
Hearings will be given by the Senate"
and House naval committees in regard,
to the "Increase of the Navy" to be voted
at this session, and the men Interested
In the Holland boat will ask officers who
have spoken favorably pf the Holland's
performances to appear and give their
views. The department will urge that if
Congress determines to authorize addi
tional submarine boats all inventors be
given an opportunity to- enter th- Compe
tition for getting contracts.
DYNAMITED SILK.
Manufacturers Seeking Protection
Anralnst the Practice.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7. A conference has
been arranged for next week at Paterson,
N. J., between Congressman Stewart and
a committee of silk manufacturers with
the view of preparing a bill to be intro
duced in Congress to require a label on
"dynamited" or Weighted silks. The man
ufacturers have 'concluded that this
practice of weighting silk is what has
brought it into disrepute and almost
ruined the Industry.
By the use of bichloride of tin in the
dyeing process the dyer gets two pounds
out of every pound that comes to his
hands. This has produced a great reduc
tion in prices, but the goods are inferior.
On exposure to the air the bichloride of
tin crystallizes, and the crystals cut the
fabric upon the slightest wear or fric
tion. At first the "dynamited" silk has
the same handsome and brilliant appear
ance that .the bona fide article has, but,
as It 'does' not wear, it has given silk a
bad name generally, and the industry lan
guishes. The manufacturers who insist on having
their silk treated with pure dye only are
greatly handicapped, and they are now
endeavoring to get the aid of Congress.
Their purpose Is to have a law passed re
quiring "dynamited" goods, both foreign
and domestic, to be labeled, so that the
purchaser may know what he is buying.
AWARDED THE CONTRACT.
Moran Bros., of Seattle, to Build
a Battle-Ship.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. The Navy De
partment has been informed that the citi
zens of Seattle have pledged themselves
to raise a fund of $100,000 to be paid to
Moran Bros., the local shipbuilding
concern, to enable them to accept the pro
posal of the Navy Department to build
a battle-ship 'at the figure named 'in the
act of Congress. To comply with thd
department's requirements, the Morons
must reduce their bid $200,000, so that even
with this" bonus of $100,000, the net reduc
tion must be $100,000. Secretary Long to
day sent formal notice to the Bath, Iron
Work, Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany and Moran .Bros., of Seattle, that
they each had been awarded a contract for
the construction of a sheathed battle-ship
upon the conditions already set out
relative to cost The Bath Iron Works
and Newport News Shipbuilding Company
have not yet Indicated whether they will
accept the department's proposition. Mo
ran Bros., however being personally
represented in Washington at this time,
have told Secretary Lonnr fhn.t thav ih1i
accept the award. They undertake to con
struct a battle-ship for $3,511,000, with 4
par cent added under the law allowing
that bonus on Pacific Coast construction.
Transport in a Gale.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7. The United States
transport Ingalls, from San Juan. Porto
Rico, December 27, and Havana January
1, reached this port today, after a tem
pestuous voyage. For 40 hours the ves
sel was buffeted by enormous seas, stirred
by high winds first from the north and
later from the northeast and east Doors
and port lights were smashed, ladders
were broken and the bridge was dam
aged. The hand-steering gear was carried
away and the saloon and dining saloon
were flooded, the furniture being broken
or ruined. The special apartment on the
upper deck aft was also wrecked.
Many times during the storm it seemed ;
as if the Ingalls must be lost The
pumps got out of order and refused to
work in the after hold. A bucket brigade
was organized and worked steadily ball
ing out the water. 'Some of the barrels
In the hold broke away from their fas
tenings, spilling their contents and chok
ing the bilge hold up so that the pumps
could not work.
Norton Gets His Traveling; Papers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. The Turkish
Government has furnished Dr. Thomas
Norton, who was appointed United States
Consul at Harpoot, what are known as
traveling papers, constituting a safe con
duct to enable the doctor to proceed" to
his post There Is reason to believe that
this action forecasts a compliance by the
Turkish Government with the request of
the State Department for a regular exe
quatur for Dr. Norton.
The President Has a 'Cold.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. President .Mc
Klnley had a slight cold this morning
and denied himself to all callers. The
cold is not serious, and will hot inter
fere with the reception, to .the diplomatic
corps to be given at the White House
Wednesday night The President and Mrs.
MoKinley have abandoned their proposed
trip to Canton Thursday to attend the
funeral of the last Assistant Paymaster
of the Navy, a nephew of Mrs. McKlnley.
Canton Papers Suppressed.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 7. The steam
Bhip Tacoma brings news from Hong
Kong that the American Consul at Canton
has required the Viceroy of Kwang -Tung
to suppress several seditious native news
papers, which were being circulated
throughout Canton, advising the natives
to rise against foreigners. Some objection
was madeiwhen the Consul first protest-
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vel Monterey, lying In the harbor as evi
dence that his wishes must be respected.
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ers. Denver and the Encampment.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 7. The Grand
Army men have received an appeal from
Denver signed by the Mayor, the presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce, the
state commander of the Loyal Legion and
the department commander and past de
partment commander of the Wyoming and
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suspended until Denvr has an opportu
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railroads, upon which depends its own
chance of the encampment
Victims of the Six-Day Itnce.
BOSTON, Jan. 7. The riders in the slx
dayrace were all suffering today from
bruises sustained during the race. None
Is seriously hurt. .Downey's condition is
worse than that of any other man. and
he will go to a hospital tor an opera
tion on- his hip. His father entered a
protest, claiming that his son was fifth.
Wajthour, the" winner, had fewer falls
and was bruised less than ahy other man
in the race. MacLean, whorode five days
with a dislocated shoulder, suffered" moro
than any other man. in the race.
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Hartford "Will Leave La Guayra.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. After having
communicated with the State Department
relative to the condition of affairs in
Venezuela, In the asphalt controversy, the
Navy Department today sent orders to
CommanderHawley, of the Hartford, au
thorizing him to leave La Guayra and re
sume his training cruise. The departure
of the Hartford will leave only one ves
sel, tho Scorpion, In Venezuelan waters,
and indicates the belief of the State De
partment that conditions there no longer
threaten American Interests.
Chlcagro Board of Trade President.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7. William S. Warren
today was unanimously re-elected presi
dent of the Board of Trade for a year.
This means a continuance of the aggress
ive attitude of the board In its fight
against bucket shops, and the resulting
controversy with the telegraph companies
over distribution of Its quotations. In
accepting the renomlnatlon, Mr. Warren
made this the Issue. Hs opponents were
not numerous enough to nominate an op
posing candidate.
Boy Mnrdered His Sister.
MARIETTA O., Jan. 7. During the ab
sence of William Chidester and his wife
from their home on the rjver near here,
Thomas, a 9-year-old son, shot and kll.ed
his jslster, Florence, aged 14. No reason
is known. He apparently does not real
ize the enormity of his crime, and fought
for possession of the gun when a neigh
bor arrived. The parents are prostrated,
and the mother may die.
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