uE MORNING OREGONIAtf, SATURDAY,. JANUARY 26, 1901.
THEMERGHANTNAVY
Depew's Argument for the
Subsidy Bill.
AN AID TO SHIP BUILDING
Hone Adopted the Conference Re
port on the Army Reorganization
Bill and Passed the Naval
Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. So.-Depew today
delivered, in the Senate, a' forceful and
eloquent address In support of the
shipping bH!. Little progress was
made with the. Indian appropriation bllL
The last hour in the Senate was con
sumed in the consideration of private. pen
sion bills. Bills were passed as follows:
To establish a subport of entry at Doug
las, Ariz., granting to the employes of the
naval stations navy-yards, arsenals and
gun factories 15 days' leave of absence
each year; amending the revised statutes
concerning the distilling of brandy from
fruits, so as to Include in the list ot
fruits, cherries and tigs.
Consideration of the Indian appropria
tion bill was then resumed. An amend
ment of the committee was pgreed to pro
viding for the payment to the heirs of
General Albert Pike of 575,000 by the Choc
taw Nation for services rendered in the
collection of about 53,000,000 from the
United States.
At 2 o'clock, the shipping bill was laid
before the Senate, and Depew was rec
ognized to deliver a speech in support of
the measure. Depew began with a sur
vey of the country's first century of devel
opment, pointing out the immense mate
rial progress that has been made In agri
culture and manufactures, and how our
exports had grown to $1,500,000,000, over
$500,000,000 In excess of our Imports, and
how the internal lines of communication
had been developed into the most com
prehensive in the world. But he insisted
that the development of the country had
been one-sided. While prepared to feed
and clothe half of the world outside the
United States, we had developed our
transportation system only to our own
coast line, and had allowed our merchant
marine to remain undeveloped, so that
there was actually a greater tonnage of
American vessels built in this country for
the foreign trade in 1807 than in 1900. Said
Depew:
"The farm, the factory and the mine
have filled the warehouses and the docks
of our Atlantic and Pacific coasts with
their contributions to National wealth,
employment and tho happiness of our peo
ple, and left their transportation to Eu
rope, to Asia, to Africa, to South Amer
ica and to Australia to the greed of for
eign shipowners, to the protection of for
eign flags, and to the hazards of foreign
wars.
"A general collision, which Is often pre
dicted in the European newspapers,
among the great powers of Europe in the
mad haste of their navies and armies to
outstrip each other in the acquisition of
spheres of influence in Asia and Africa
would act upon the United States, which
might be simply a spectator of the con
flict, as an embargo on our coast. We
would be shut up within ourselves as ab-
solutely as if the navies of the world were
blockading our ports."
Looking to the remedy for the present
stagnation in the American merchant ma
rine, Depew said the cry of "free ships"
had long ago been discounted. It was not
to be considered as a remedy, for it left
out of the question the development of. an
American ship-building industry. The plan
of discriminating duties, he said, was also
impracticable. France had tried It and
been forced to repeal her law within a
year. No nation would submit to discrim
inating duties without retaliating against
us, and no nation like ours, which is more
of a seller than a buyer, can afford to
provoke such retaliation and thus stimu
late production in Russia, India, Egypt
and Asia against our cotton and corn.
The speaker's conclusion was that there
remained only the subsidy as a practical
solution of the problem. Said he:
"All nations are agreed that their mer
chant marine can be built up only by
bounties. The bounties paid last year by
the different maritime nations were $26.
000,000 in round numbers, against $1,000,000
In round numbers by the United States.
German statesmen discovered that If the
empire was to find a market for Its grow
ing surplus it must have Its own ships.
Within the past few years the German
Government has been increasing directly
its subsidies, and has lent every possible
governmental encouragement to the en
largement of German ship-yards and the
construction and operation of German
steamships."
The result has been that Germany has
come to the fore and taken second rank
as a maritime power, although she has
little ooast and few ports. The building
up of the American shipping Industry, he
said, would mean the direct employment
of 20a,0w men in ship-building operations,
besides the immense direct aid that it
would give to all lines of Iron and steel
production in this country. As to the ade
quacy of the present measure to meet the
requirements of the case. Depew said it
was, to his mind, as fair a solution of the
problem as could be devised at present.
"It is estimated," said Depew. "that
there Is paid by American producers to
foreign ship-owners in freight charges at
least $17S,C04,000 a year. Four per cent on
this would give us an American merchant
marine and the expenditure of a much
larger part of this money in our own coun
try." It is undoubtedly true, said Depew, in
conclusion, that American ocean liners
are more expensive to build and maintain
than those of foreign countries. Without
subsidies, they are operated at a loss.
It, wltn the small subsidy proposed they
would yield enormous profits, as some op
ponents of the shipping bill declared, an
abundance of money would flow Into the
ship-building business to take advantage
of this fresh opportunity for profitable ln
vesment. Finally, he said, "with the con
struction of the Nicaragua Canal, which
will be completed within the next few
years, the necessity for an auxiliary fleet
and a merchant marine become still great
er. Whether we look at this question as
a matter of National defense in time of
war, or consider it as one of the factors
In the solution of our industrial problems
as they arise from time to time, or sum
up the possibilities for the American farm
and factory and mine in the wants, pres
ent and potential, of the millions in the
Orient, the beneficent influence of this
measure become more real."
The Indian appropriation bill was thei'
taken up again and when the reading o:
the bill had been finished an amendmen.
offered by Pettlgrew, of the committer
on Indian affairs, providing that land
allotted In severalty -to Indians may b
condemned under the law of the state
or territories where the land is located
was adopted. Discussing a committer
amendment providing for the appointment
of townsite commissioners, Piatt (Conn,
said that the present trouble in the Creel
natten had nothing to do "with the platting
or disposal of towneltes. Those who wer
creating the present disturbance, he said
were generally wild Indians, who are o;
posed to the breaking up of tribal rel
tlons and the allotment of their lands It
severalty. Jones (Ark.) confirmed PlattV
statement and expressed the opinion tha:
the threatened uprising was not serious.
At 4:45 P. M. the Indian bill was laid
aside, discussion of the townsite amend
ment net having been concluded.
Towne offered the fellowlng resolution:
"That justice, the public welfare and the
National honor demand the immediate
cessation of hostilities In the Philippine
Islands upon terms recognizing the inde
pendence of the Filipino people and con
serving and guaranteeing the Interests of
the United States."
Towne asked that the resolution He on
the table, and gave notice that on Monday
next he would address the Senate upon it.
The Senate then passed all unobjected
pension bills and at 4:43 adjourned.
In the House.
Hull (Rep. la.) chairman of the com
mittee on military, submitted the report
on the Army reorganization bill.
Richardson (Dem. Tenn.) the minority
leader, requested that the report be al
lowed to He over until tomorrow. The re
port had not been printed, he said, and
members should have an opportunity to
examine it.
Hull would not agree to this. He said
the conference had been full and fair in
presence of the minority, and while they
did not agree to the- principles of an in
crease of a standing army, they had
agreed to the result The Army bill, ne
said, should have been a law three weeks
ago. It had been held up.
"It has not been held up here," observed
Richardson.
"Not here," replied Hull, "but it has
been outrageously delayed in the Congress
of the United States. Thirty-five thou
sands volunteers are ready to be shipped
home, and they must be replaced by July
1 by soldiers of the regular establishment,
unless we are willing to do a great in
justice to them by holding them there."
Proceeding, Hull explained In detail the
concessions of the two houses on the
various items. In the course of his state
ment he had a sharp exchange with Rich
ardson. He made a strong appeal to both
sides of the House in favor of the pro
visions designed to retire General Shatter
as a Major-General, and Generals Lee and
Wilson as Brigadier-Generals, which tho
House had stricken out. He paid a high
tribute to Generals Lee and Wilson, and
passed a glowing eulogy upon General
Shatter, whose Santiago campaign ho de
clared would pass Into history as one of
the greatest planned and fought In any
age.
Hull was closely questioned about vari
ous features of the conference report. In
reply to Adams (Rep. Pa.) he said the
House conferees had made very llttlo ef
fort to retain the House provision for a
veterinary corps. Adams Insisted that the
House conferees should have stood by the
House provision.
Hull declined to yield the floor to Adams,
but yielded six minutes to Richardson,
who desired to obtain the floor In his own
right. Richardson said that several ques
tions upon which the House had solemn
ly declared itself had been yielded by
the House conferees. To vote for the
report would now mean to vote to in
crease the list of officers upon the re
tired list, to which he was unalterably
opposed.
"If that provision were out of the bill,"
Interposed Cannon (Rep. 111.), "would the
gentleman vote for It?"
"The report empowers the President to
increase the standing Army from 5S.000
to 100,000 men," replied Richardson. "If
that provision were also out"
"That is not a categorical response,"
observed Cannon.
"No," replied Rlohardson, "I would
never vote for the bill." (Democratic ap
plause.) Hay (Dem. Va.) resented indignantly
Richardson's statement that the report
would give the President the power to In
crease the Army from 58.000 to 100,000
men. and took the minority leader se
verely to task for refusing to join in a
fight for a temporary army when the
bill was originally before the House.
The conference report was adopted 33
to 100. Two Democrats Clayton (N. Y.)
and Livingston (Ga.) voted for the re
port. Consideration of -the naval appropria
tion bill was resumed. Rlxey (Dem. Va.)
moved to recommit tho bill with Instruc
tion to strike the provisions out for the
increase in the Navy of two battle-ships
ana two cruisers. It was defeated, 42 to
132. The bill was th nassed.
The House then took up private pen
sion bills. Matters ran along smoothly
until a bill was reported to remove the
charge of desertion against a soldier. Tal
bert (Dem. S. C.) declared that It was
an outrage that men who were deserting
their flag should have their records
cleared. While all bills for the removal
of the charge of desertion contained a
provision that no pay or emoluments
should accrue on account of Its passage,
he said the provision was practically a
dead letter. He served notice that If he
could prevent It, no other bill to remove
the charge of desertion should pass so
long as he was a member of the House.
Seventy-seven pension bills were passed.
Arizona Statehood Postponed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The Senate
committee on territories today decided
to report favorably an amendment to
the Alaska laws under which excess of
license moneys designated for school U3cs
may be applied to municipal purposes
in that territory and postponed the Ari
zona statehood bill for this Congress.
Consular and Diplomatic BUI.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill, carry
ing something over $1,700,000, was reported
today" by the house committee on foreign
affairs. It provides $20,000 for purchasing
land at Pekln for the United States le
gation there, Minister Conger having ad
vised the extension.
Court to Decide Pension Cases.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. The House
committee on invalid pensions today re
ported favorably the Mlers bill, for the
creation of a court of appeals for the final
adjudication of pension cases. The meas
ure la strongly urged by tho G. A. R.
Spnniah Drydoclc Kot "Wanted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The naval
board, headed by Judge-Advocate-General
Lemley, appointed to decide on the
advisability of purchasing the large
floating steel drydock In Havana harbor
from the Government of Spain, reports
that to place the dock in thorough shape
and to prepare it for a voyage would in
volve an expenditure of over $500,000, and
that a dock could be built new at a figure
not greater. Admiral Endicott, chief of
the Bureau of Yards and Docks, has rec
ommended that, as there is no present
necessity for the acquisition by this Gov
ernment of such a dock, the tender of the
Spanish Government for Its removal to
the United States shall not be accepted.
Secretary Long has approved this recom
mendation. The Anglo-German Alliance.
LONDON, Jaik 26. The Dally Chronicle,
in the course of an editorial on the
"threatening aspect of Russian policy in
China," refers to tho report that Em
peror William will be appointed a Field
Marshal of the British Army, and says:
We hope the report Is correct. A Ger
man alliance is one we cannot afford to
.hrow away. Who can tell how soon we
may need Its prestige. If not Its active
oo-operation?"
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Moimoon Ceased Too Early.
LONDON, Jan 26. The Secretary of
State for India has received the following
dispatch from the Viceroy, Baron Curzon,
of Kedleston:
"A grave condition of affairs exists in
Guxerat, the Deccan and the Carnatlo
Ustricts of Bombay, owing to the early
essation of the monsoon in September,
and the absence of rain. The affected
aea also includes Badoway."
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improved in the provinces of Cavlte,
Batangas and Laguna during the last
month. The province of Tayabas Is
peaceful. In the Camarines and Albay,
the conditions are not so satisfactory,
but they are growing better. In the
Vlsayas and Mindanao the conditions are
much the same as reported August L
except that in Leyte much-Improvement
has been made.
Effect of the Election.
The report adds:
"Any statement of the conditions pre
vailing in the islands during the last six
months which Ignores the effect of the
American election as a controlling ele
ment in the situation is necessarily inad
equate. Since the result was announced
there has been a great decrease in insur
gent activity. The most intense interest
was felt by the insurgents before tho
election in the Issue, and the develop
ments since, which certainly indicate tho
collapse of the Insurrection In the near
future. From now on the conditions In
these islands will grow steadily better."
One of the longest chapters In the re
port concerns the friars in the Philip
pines. It gives the history of the expul
sion of these friars from their places by
the rebels, and declares that the burning
GU1SEPPE VERDI IS DEAD.
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ROME, Jan. 20. A special dispatch to the Patrla says that Verdi, the composer, is dead.
He was born in 1813, near Parma, at tho foot of the Apemines. At 11 ho was the organist
ot Roncole. his native village. He first married the daughter of the conductor pf the theater
of La Scala. For SO years he has made the villa of St. Acatha. near' Busseto, his favorite
residence. After the death .ot his first wife be married Kuno. . Strcpp6nl, who played In the
first performance of his "Nabucco," at llllan, over" 65 years a$rd. Verdi's father was the
keeper of an Inn, a fact which would seem to prove the theory of some men, of .science that
all human beings are born equal is possibility. What Verdi has done for mankind cannot be
measured. "Ernanl," "Rlffoletto," "11 Trovatore," "La Travlata," "Alda" these names tell
the story of what joy and peace and pleasure the genius of the Italian of humble origin has
brought to his kind. His compositions have been very numerous. As early as 184T he wrote
the "Masnadlerl." It was composed for Jenny Llnd, and was sung at Her Majesty Theater In
London with the great soprano In the principal part. "Trovatore" Is his most popular
opera. "Alda" Is his greatest work, but opinions vary on this point, as they vary about
the greatest of Shakespeare's plaj-3. Slgnor Verdi did other thlncs than write music. He
was a member of the Italian Parliament, and served his country in the capacity of Minis
ter of Public Instruction. France gave him the Legion of Honor, Russia gavo him the Order
of St. Stanislaus, Italy the Order of tho Crown, and Egypt the Order of Osmanleh. Aus
tria presented hlra with a cross of commandershlp of the Order of Franz Joseph. Of late
years Verdi wrote works that are almost as well known as his earlier efforts. They are
"Otello" and "Falstaff." Tho latter was written when the composer was 79 years old.
question agitating the Filipinos is wheth
er iney snail De permuted to return, ine
commission listened to all sides. Including
the Archbishop of Manila, himself a
friar, and the churchmen brought for
ward by him. Laymen, officers, newspa
per correspondents and others had their
chance to testify upon this subject. The
commission says that the friar was the
embodiment of all authority, govern
mental as well as religious, in his local
ity, and not a single function of govern
ment could be performed without hl3
assistance and participation.
Immorality of the Friars.
As to the mooted question of the im
morality of the friars, the commission
says that the evidence on this point is
so strong that it seems to establish clear-
ly that there were enough Instances In
each province to give considerable ground I aent McKInley, In his discretion, to de
fqr the general report. That such lm- ; ciare the insurrection ended and to estab
morallty should exist among the friars, ; usn a civn government, be passed by the
it says, Is, however, not strange. In view ' present Concrcss.
of the fact that many of them came . The 0fliciais of the Manila Chamber of
from the Ignorant peasantry of Anda- commerce and other persons express their
lusla, and were not by training fitted to inlentlon of cablinir to President McKln-
resist the temptation. But immorality
on the part of the friars, It Is said, was
not the principal ground for the hostility
toward them of the people. The commis
sion says:
"It did not shock the common people
or arouse their Indignation to see their
curate establish illicit relations with a
woman and have children by her. The
woman did not lose caste on that ac
count, but often prided herself on the re
lation to the chief authority in the vil
lage. ... Of course, there may havo
been instances where a friar used his
authoritative power to an establishment
of this kind, against the will of the
woman and her relatives, and these cases
have lent themselves to deepen the color
of the lurid and somewhat overdrawn
pictures painted by tho antl-frlar
writers."
The report shows that the total
amount of land In the Island owned by
the Augustlnlans, the Dominicans, the
Franciscans and the Recolletos Is ap
proximately 403,000 acres, besides which
they have largo sums of money to lend.
Most of their property has been trans
ferred by the Dominicans to a man
named Andrews, and by the Augustlnlans
and by the Recolletos to English corpo
rations, but the commission says these
transfers are not genuine, and the friars
remain the owners. It declares, however,
that the United States Government is
bound by treaty to protect these Inter
ests, and suggests that they be purchased
for public lands out of the Island rev
enues, and by condemnation. If need be,
though the orders have expressed a wlll
fnenfcss to sell at a satisfactory price.
Regarding the return of the friars, the
commission says that the deep-seated ha
tred of the people must be reckoned with
It would be of assistance to the American
cause If the Catholic church were to sub
stitute American priests, but this is a
question of church policy with which the
commission has nothing to do. Says the
report: "It Is enough to say that the po
litical question will be eliminated if the
friars are not sent back."
Religion In the Schools.
Reference Is made to the subject of re
ligious exercises In schools, which has
since been decided in favor of the church
on the basis of the Faribault plan. The
commission then says:
"It Is not certain that this would corn-
pletely mee't the views of the Catholic
hierarchy, but It Is likely It will avoid that
active hostility o a public school system
which might be a formidable obstacle In
spreading education among these Catholic
people,"
The question of establishing adequate
means of communication between and
throughout the islands Is deemed second
ary In Importance only to the primary
schools as an educator ot the people. The
commission states that it has no author
ity to grant franchises for the constuc
tion of railways, and advises this Gov
ernment to empower it with this right,
believing that the construction of a num
ber of roads backed by foreign capital
would ensue Immediately.
The report says that all the courts are
performing their regular functions, though
in a provisional way. In the Supreme
Court, the Justices are mostly all Filipi
nos, and the Justices of the Peace are all
natives. The commission says that the
judicial salaries are miserably inadequate,
and It Is not surprising, therefore that
charges of bribery and corruption have
arisen. The commission hopes to reor-
ganlze the judiciary early this year, but
declares that the establishment of a Fed
eral court Is not within its jurisdiction.
The civil code is stated to be adequate for
the solution of commercial controversies
and the regulation of all civil conduct.
Federalists Indorse Spooncr Bill.
MANILA, Jan. 25. The executive com
mittee of the Federal party has filed a pe-
titlon requesting the Philippine Commis
sion to Impress upon President McKInley
that the passage of the Spooner bill by
Congress Is an urgent necessity, as tho
progress of the archipelago demands an
authority which can legislate and control
the incorporation of concerns, regulate
mining claims, dispose of public lands and
perform other functions not vested in
either the military or legislative authori
ties The petitioners state that the time is
ripe for a general civil government, tho
establishment of which will win over those
favoring the insurrection, while, at the
same time it will encourage the natives
to subscribe in favor of a settled gavern
i ment In the Philippines under American
soveielgnty. Therefore, they urge that
I the Spooner bill, which empowers Presi-
ley to the same effect. Secretary Root has
advised the commission to Inform in
quirers that the ports In the southern
islands will not be closed.
Sick Soldiers From Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25. A cable
gram received at Army headquarters here
announces the departure from Manila,
January 23, of the transport Indiana, with
457 sick and seven insane soldiers. With
in the next three days vessels carrying
1200 convalescent soldiers will arrive in
this port. The Sheridan, due to arrive
here February 6, has on board, in addi
tion to 267 sick soldiers, 654 men and offi
cers of the Thirty-fifth Infantry.
Montana Sheriff Killed.
VIRGINIA. CITY, Mont., Jan. 25.
James Summers, Sheriff of Madison
County, was shot from ambush and In
stantly killed, about 1 o'clock this after
noon, at a cabin in Morgan Gulch, about
12 miles south of Ennls. by a man named
John Woolf. Sheriff Summers left this
city this morning to serve a search war
rant on Woolf, who was accused of break
ing into some cabins in that neighbor
hood. It seems "Woolf saw the Sheriff
coming and shot him without warning.
Woolf is 18 years old. Ho escaped after
the killing.
Tnrkcy Will Meet the Claim
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Satisfactory
assurances have been received here that
the Turkish government has arranged to
meet the American claim" for indemnity
on account of the destruction of the
American missionary property at Har
poot. The details of the arrangements
have not been made public.
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GREAT DEVASTATION IN NEW HEB
RIDES AND NEW BRITAIN.
French Traders Tried to Stir Up
Antl-Brltlali Feeling In For
mer Islands.
rVICTORIA, B. C Jan. 25. Great dev
astation was wrought and a number of
natives were drowned by the hurricane in
the New Hebrides and New Britain, De
cember 7, 8, and 9, according to news
brought by the Aorangl. At Herberts
hohe, while the settlement was asleep, a
tremendous sea carried lighters, boats,
ketches and wreckage of all descriptions
ashore. Innumerable craft were wrecked.
The steamer Stettin, the steam, yacht El
berhard and the government steamer Ste
phen were saved by running to Matupl
for shelter. The mission steamer King
fisher was totally wrecked and the gov
ernment wharf washed away. December
8 the stone breakwater surrounding tho
New Guinea wharves gave way and ves
sels Inside were all wrecked, with losses
amounting to 100,000 marks. A number of
natives wore drowned and many injured.
The Aorangl brings news of a Are at
Greta mines, N. S. W., in which Ave lives
were lost. Rescue parties wprked all
night, but were driven back after every
effort. Finally the mine was ordered
sealed down In an effort to fight the Are,
and the men were abandoned to their
fate.
On arrival at Sydney from Victoria the
bark Defiance reported passing a derejict
vessel of from 200 to 300 tons, 100 feet
long, keel outward, evidently wrecked a
month or two ago. In 34 south, 166 east.
The Sydney Mall publishes a statement
from its New Hebrides correspondent
stating that French traders and sailors
have been at those Islands endeavoring to
stir up anti-British feeling among the
natives of tho New Hebrides. The allega
tion Is made that the French traders have
represented to the natives that England's
power Is waning, and have promised them
various privileges for allegiance to French
Interests. It Is said that the natives are
being encouraged In various acts of law
lessness against British traders, and that
the native murderer of an English skip
per named Captain Nasmlth was shielded
from punishment by the captain of a
French ship. Serious trouble Is predicted
in the New Hebrides.
While the steamer Titus was at tho Gll
ber group, at Butarltari Island, Novem
ber 16. some excitement was caused by a
terrific report. The natives had heard it
and were terribly frightened, but they
could offer no explanation. The opinion
was expressed that It was due to a severe
volcanic disturbance on some neighboring
island.
Extraordinary results have been ob
talned In New South Wales by the gov
ernment engineers who havo been boring
for oil wells, and a number of tanks have
been completed.
JAPAN DISTRUSTS RUSSIA.
Still a Possibility of a Clash Between
the Two Powers.
YOKOHAMA, Jan. 8. With the resig
nation of Mr. Hoshi, the unpopular min
ister, the new cabinet is calling in quiet
waters just now, though what may hap
pen when Parliament meets the 26th in
stant Is 0. matter of Interesting sugges
tion Hopes are entertained, however,
that Marquis Ito's ability and astuteness
will be amply sufficient to keep his party
Intact, and the people are beginning to
prophesy a long life to the present ad
ministration. This is devoutly to be
wished In view of the necessity
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at the present Juncture! to guide her over
the International difficulties arislng'from
the Chinese question. Her position haa
thus far been exceedingly modest and
from Pekln there comes little but praise
for her treneral demeanor. There seems
to be little or nothing of the "cockiness"
which was so much complained of after
the Chinese-Japanese war. The nation
evidently feels very sensitively its po
sition as the youngest in the family ot
the great powers, keeping Itself, Indeed,
so much In the background that many
of Its friends are wishing that it would
assert a little more decidedly, it being
felt that its superior knowledge of
things Oriental should be by far the
most Important factor in bringing about
the solution of the Chinese question.
The attitude of Japan as to the Amer
ican policy pursued In the East, as evi
denced In the native press. Is in curious
contrast with the tone of the foreign
press in China. The latter Is, for the
most part, a tone of carping criticism,
while here In Japan the popular voice
is heard only In notes of praise. To
America is largely awarded the praise
for whatever diplomatic successes have
been achieved in the concert of the Pow
ers, and much admiration Is expressed
for the consistency and directness of
the policy It has pursued.
Naturally, In criticism of the peace
preliminaries, as formulated, the press
here points out the significant fact that
the status of Manchuria is not in any
way mentioned, and there are lnnumer
able forebodings of evil upon that score.
Suspicion of Russia, traditional and in
herent in the Japanese mind, has been
Immensely stimulated by the whole course
of the former power since the Chlnes9
troubles began, and there Is reason to
fear that unless Russia fulfills, In letter
and spirit, her announced purpose of
evacuating Manchuria, a collision can
hardly be avoided between the two pow
ers. Of course, Japan's actual possession
of the superb navy which has so long
been a national hope, has much to do
with the stimulation of the war spirit,
and there seems to be at present no pos
sible antagonist In the field, except the
encroaching power In the North.
It seems somewhat odd that Japan,
which has so long been vainly trying to
introduce foreign capital, should now be
In the lists as a possible lender. Corea
Is negotiating a loan of 7,000,000 yen from
one of the leading banks ot Toklo, and
the project waits only some sort of a
guarantee from the government to be
come a success.
Now that the festivities of the new
year season, which lasted an entire week,
are over, there is a prospect of the
much-needed revival of business. The
universal clearing up of accounts Jan
uary 1 of each year, a habit and tradi
tion which amounts almost to a fever,
has resulted In fewer business failures
than was anticipated. The prospects of
peace In China has already stimulated
activity and the outlook for both na
tives and foreigners In commercial cir
cles Is becoming dally more encouraging.
Earl Rosslyn Saes for Divorce.
EDINBURGH. Jan. 25. The Earl of
Rosslyn today began a suit for divorce.
The Earl has been an actor, his stage
name being James Ersklne. His full
name is James Francis Harry St. Clair
Ersklne. He has also served In South
Africa with Thornycroft's Horse, and was
a war correspondent for the London Dally
Mail. Of late, he has been editor of
Scottish Life. The Earl of Rossyln was
born in 1S69, and in 1830 married Violet,
daughter of Robert Pardee de Greyvyner,
of Gaulby Hall, Lincolnshire. They have
two children, a son and daughter. The
son's title is Lord Loughborough. He wa
born in 1S92.
Bush Fires In Australia.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 25. A special to
the Times from Vancouver, B. C., says:
The destruction by bush fires in Australia,
according to mall advices by the steam
ship Aorangl, has been appalling. While
many people are dropping dead from heat
apoplexy, the thermometer running up to
115 and 120 in the shade, hundreds upon
hundreds of families have been burned
out, some of the country residences de
stroyed being very costly structures.
Many marvelous rescues were made. One
man In a farmer's wagon drove 169 per
sons from the Are circle and sure death,
three miles away, to a river, where they
all remained Immersed with their mouths
and noses above water only, until the
terrific holocaust had passed over them.
A terrible hurricane has spread death
and destruction In New Britain. The
force of the waVes after the wind sub
sided was terrific. At Herbertshore, the
white settlement, the whole town was de
molished. One hundred and forty-eight,
boats, large and small, were smashed to
kindling-wood. All the wharves were
wrecked. The trees were uprooted and the
banana fields, extending for miles, laid
waste. Almost every attempt to save
property resulted in loss of life. The
death list among the natives was large.
To Keep Out Milan.
NEW YORK. Jan. 25. A dispatch to the
Herald from Vienna says:
A telegram to the Nemos Wiener Tage-
blatt from Belgrade states that King
Alexander has requested President Nes
torovlc, of tho Skupschlna, and several
other Deputies, to bring In a bill forever
forbidding King Milan to return to Ser
vian territory. President Nestorovlc and
his colleagues, however, refuse to carry
out the King's wishes, and the unflllal
request Is proof of an uncertain state of
affairs in Servla.
Methucn Clears Knrnman.
LONDON, Jan. 25. A dispatch received
at the War Office from General Kitchen
er, dated Pretoria, January 24, mentions
unimportant contacts with Delarey's and
Haasbroeck's commandoes. It says that a
score of Boers havo been captured and
that General Methuen has cleared Kuru
man. The invaders have done little harm
In Cape Colony. They have not bean
joined by the inhabitants, with whom they
are dally becoming more unpopular.
The "Weddlne of Wilhelmlna.
THE HAGUE, Jan. 25. An official of
the Ministry of Justice, at 11 o'clock this
mornlhg, delivered at the Town Hall a
formal' deed, signed by Queen Wilhelmlna
and Duke Henry df Mecklenberg, each
declaring their desire to be joined in mat
rimony. Flags wero Immediately hoisted
on the Town Hall, all church and other
buildings. The royal bans will be read
for the first time Sunday, January 27.
Attempt on Life of Queen of Spain.
LONDON, Jan. 26. "While the Queen
Regent and her children were boating In
the royal park, on the outskirts of Ma
drid, today," says the Madrid corre
spondent of the Dally Express, "a shot
was flred from the bank, and penetrated
the gunwale of the boat. The park was
searched, but the assailant was not dis
covered. Th' eQueen Regent was consid
erably alarmed."
Kitchener's Train Derailed.
PRETORIA, Jan. 24. Yesterday a train
with Lord Kitchener and a body of
troops proceeded toward Middelburg, an
armored pilot engine preceding. It was
derailed by dynamite near Balmoral. The
Boers, who were In force, opened Are and
the British replied. Ultimately the Boers
were driven off. The British sustained
no casualties.
Pake's Visit to Australia.
LONDON. Jan. 26. The Cowe3 corre
spondent of the Dally Telegraph says he
learns that the Duke and Duchesa of
Cornwall and York will proceed to Aus
tralia, as originally arranged, the King
being unwilling to allow private sorrow
to interfere with an undertaking of such
imperial significance.
German Gnnn for British Army.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 25. Eighteen of
the most modern field guns of German
manufacture, with their carriages, am
munition, wagons and equipment, have
with the -RltrSiWrnny ,jti. South Africa. I,
Arnold Sentenced, to Ten Years.
LONDON," Jan. 25, At the Old Bailey to
day Julian T. B. Arnold, son of Sir Edwin
Arnold, who was ordered extradited from
San Francisco in October last, charged
with misappropriating trust funds, was
sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude.
Charged With Aiding Boers.
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 25. Assemblyman
Lotter and his son have been arrested
and Jailed at Ultenhage, charged with
aiding the Boers. It Is alleged that dyna
mite was found In Mr. Lotter's house.
Saltan Receives German Mission.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 26. Abdul
Hamld received in audience In great state
today the German mission sent to open
the fountain at Stamboul, presented by
Emptror William.
Krnecr's Eyes Better.
UTRECHT, Jan. 25. Mr. Kruger's eyes.
which were operated upon yesterday, are
progressing favorably.
ISSUED THE PERMIT.
Cinclnnntl Mayor Grants License for
Jeffrles-Ruhlln Fight.
CIdNvill'J'NATI, Jan. 25. Mayor Julius
Flelschmann today granted the Saenger
fest Athletic Association a permit for two
sparring matches at the Saengerfest
building, February 16 one of 10 rounds
and one of 20. The committee today called
on the Mayor and asked that the permit
be Issued at once. They stated that, In
view of the flght being made against the
proposed contest between Jeffries and
Ruhlln to aid in lifting the Saengerfest
debt, they did not think that it was just
to them that he Mayor should withhold
his permit until two days before the flght
was scheduled to come off. The commit
tee Informed the Mayor that If a flght
were to be made in the courts against the
contest It should be done at once. They
asserted that the contracts for remodel
ing the Saengerfest Hall had been let,
and the work was ready to be pushed
when the permit was granted. The Mayor t
said that he had not before had these ,
views presented to him. He admitted
their force, and at once Issued the permit. I
The Saengerfest directors tonight gavo
out the following statement:
"The sparring contest for the benefit of
the Saengerfest Club will be held on the
scheduled date, February 15. 1501. The
directors of the Sacngotfest Athletic As
sociation have held strictly to the plans
originally outlined. We propose to act
strictly within the law. We have assur
ance from every side that this contest
would result In the laigest gathering of
business and professional men from out
side the city that has ever assembled
here; that their coming here would not
only result In paying a goodly portion of
our unfortunate deficiency, but would bo
a benefit to the whole community. Many
inquiries and orders for scats coming
through Cincinnati business houses from
customers abroad show that this is no
idle expectation. The excursions already
arranged from dozens of the larger and
many of the smaller cities Is equally as
convincing. Since HJs Honor, Mayor
Flelschmann, has issued the permit, all
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The opposition may take the matter to
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as yet Indicated In what manner they
will endeavor to prevent the contest from
being pulled off.
Mrs. Richardson's Trial.
SAVANNAH. Mo., Jan. 26. The prelimi
nary hearing In the case of Mrs. Addle
Richardson, held by the Coroner's jury on
the assumption that she knows who
killed her husband, John D. Richardson,
the millionaire merchant, was begun hero
today. The rumors that have prevailed
several days that sensational develop
ments would be disclosed and the belief
that Mrs. Richardson would take the
stand, .served to pack the courtroom. Mr3.
Richardson appeared, accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. John C. Stevens, of Fort
Worth: her nephew, William Bllme, and
her two oldest boys, John D., Jr., aged
13, and Frank, aged 11 years.
"Smallpox Deaths at Chlcngo.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25. Two deaths from
smallpox were reported to the health de
partment today, the first that have oc
curred since the recent outbreak of that
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