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THE HOKNING OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1901.
NO CHANGE m TARIFF
ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE INDUS
TRIAL COMMISSION.
Consrciemnn Tayler -Onposed to Dls-
cmilon in Congrcas Gnntoa
Replied to Atkinson.
WASHINGTON?, June-fil The Industrial
Commission at ta pcsslon toctay consid
ered the tariff question with incidental
reference o trusts, the "witnesses being
Congressmen .Robert W. Taylor, of Ohio,
and George R Guntonj-preSlden7of the
New York .tnstitujtejof Social Economics.
Mr. Taylor look theTposltion that any dis
cussion Jn'Congr&ss. of the tariff. '.t this
time wtfuldJiiJe. ff damaging effect upon
thcuntry:' Bersald the 'phngley; law
was themost etjultabTe .tariff law the
United States had ever toad. "He took a
decided position against trusts, and said
they were not Xostered by the protective
tariff. Mr. Taylor said that lie: believed
In the -principle- of Tecipropjty,bit that
he dl not Indorse any of- the recently
negotiated reciprocity treaties. Mr.
Gunton devoted himself especially to re
plying to an argument recently made be
fore the commission by Edward Atkin
son" for freer trade. Mr. Gunton said that
the freedom contended for by opponents
of the tariff is analogous to the freedom.
of the .savage, a freedom which, if in
dulged in too freely, not only brings in
jury to others, but ruin to himself.
Mr. Taylor announced the general prin
ciple that the history of the country for
"the past few years and the conditions de
mand that there should not be the slight
est relaxing of the tariff principle as now
embodied in the Dlngley law. The rela
tion of the tariff to trusts, he said, is
only Incidental. The Dlngley law em
TSodies, he said, the Idea that the Ameri
can civilization teona higher plane than
any other and requires a higher reward
for its labor to maintain in that excel
lence. Whenever the labor cost Is greater
than elsewhere, it is necessary that there
should be an equalizing influence such as
the Dlngley law. Primarily, therefore,
the protective tariff law was in the In
terest of labor. Then the farmer, he
said, gets a reciprocal benefit.
"How is the farmer benefited by the
tariff on steel?" asked Colonel Living
ston. "In the first place," replied the witnesd.
"there is not much tariff on steel and
Iron, except possibly on tin plate. We
pay out in wages not lets than J20.000.O0O.
That means that the consuming power of
the American people at home Is Increased
to that extent, and I think that the
effect of that increased consumption Is
sufficient to recoup the farmer for any
supposed increase of the cost to him of
Iron and eteel articles which he may pur
chase." Mr. Taylor announced himself as op
posed to the principle involved in trusts,
because, he said, he considers hifman
nature too weak to entrust to a few
people such power as is Involved In trusts.
He thought abuses, were certain and that
the result would be what he called gov
ernmental socialism, or governmental
ownership of the articles controlled by the
trusts.
"Do you know of any combine that
actually controls any Industry?" Mr.
Clarke aeked.
Mr. Taylor said that he did not.
"Is not the United States Steel Cor-,
poratlon on the border of attaining abso
lute control?" asked Colonel Livingston.
"I cannot answer that question either
yes or no," replied the witnebs, "but
there are many large iron and steel con
cerns In the combine. Iron ore and coal
are widely distributed, and I do not be
lieve that any one will ever uet absolute
control of the supply." ,
Mr. Taylor said that, distrustful as he
was of the trusts, he had no remedy to
suggest. He did not accept the theory
that the trusts alone could be trusted to
reduce the cost of commodities. In
stancing the United States Steel Com
pany, he said that Its securities amount
to $1,500,000,000, wiille the cost had not
been one-third that amount. He had no
doubt that the holders of these securities
would demand returns upon them. He
said he would oppose the Babcock bill,
placing iron products on the free list,
because the result -would be to destroy
Independent effort, while it would not
especially injure the trusts, as with them
the only effect could be to reduce labor.
On general principles he thought a dis
cussion of the tariff at this time would
be unwise and undesirable. He did not
consider trusts the outgrowth of pro
tection, but conceded that Incidentally
some trusts mlgnt be benefited by protec
tion, "just as the sun may cause weeds
to grow."
Speaking of the strike of the machinists,
Mr. Gunton said it was perfectly right,
that he believed that labor was justified
in organizing for 'the protection of Its In
terests. He said, however, that the
machinists were blameworthy. In that
they had agreed to arbitrate and they
had failed to live up to their agreement.
He favored compulsory education and a
law limiting the hours of labor. Referring
to Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Gunton said that his
views were all born of theory and that
when the opinion got abroad that theories
akin to Mr. Atkinson's were about to be
enacted Into law, there came near being
general bankruptcy.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Many Commissions Issued Yesterday
in War nnd Other Departments.
WASHINGTON, June 6. The President
today made the following appointments:
Isaac T. Stoddard, of Stoddard, Ariz.,
to be Secretary of Arizona Territory, to
succeed Charles .A. Akers, whose term
will expire tomorrow.
Henry G. Fisher, to be Second Lieuten
ant, revenue cutter service.
Cavalry Colonel, Albert E. Woodson.
Lieutenant-Colonel John B. Kerr.
Majors Ezra B. Fuller, Robert P. Walu-1
wright.
First Lieutenants Frank P.Amos, Perry
W. Arnold, Julian A. Benjamin, Louis R.
Ball, Conrad S. Babcock, Herbert J.
Brees, Joseph A. Baer, John J. Boniface,
Fred E. Buchanan, David H. Blddell,
Philip W. Corbusler. George B. Comley,
Edward Calvert, Dorsey Cullen, Malln
Craig, Guy Cushman, William B. Cowln,
Xeslie A. Chapman, Francis H. Cameron,
Jr., Frank L. Case, Varlen D. Dixon,
Marren Dean, Ben H. Dorcey, Clark D.
jjuaiey, .oawaxa imvjs, Jiimes x,. r f cm,
Robert C. Foy, Robert S. Fitch, Wljllam
D. Forsythe, Ferdinand W. Fonda,
Charles C Farmer, Jr., Hamilton Foley,
Lewis Forester, Patrick W. Gurlney,
Samuel R. Gleaves, James Goethe, Walter
S. Grant, James Huston, Charles G. Har
vey, Fred W. Hershler, Edwin A. Hick
man, Paul T. Haynes, Jr., Grayson V.
Heist, Freeborn P. Holcomb. Guy V.
Henry. Jr., Charles S. Halght, -Russell
T Hazzard, .Stuart Helntzelman, Wilson
G. Heatpn. Evan H. Humphrey. Fred
erick C. Johnsort, Robert F. Jackson,
William L. Karnes, Albert A. King, Leon
B. Kromer, Aubrey Llpplncott, John D.
Long, FttzfiuglT'Lee, "Jr!,4 Douglas Mc
Caskey, John McCHntock, Albert N. Mc
Clure, Charles E McCullough; James M.
McKlnley; Reginald E. McNally, Morton
C Mumm, Louis Moore, Charles F Mar
tin, Willis "V. Morris, 'George HMasseley,
GUy S, Norvell, Llewellyn Wolover, Henry
W. Parker Samuel. B. Presson, Bruce
J Palmer. Samuel A PArrvlanlD,. .Anton H.
.Potter, tennis P. Qulnlan JamesX. Rhea, 1
-James O. Ross, Verne L. Strlckwell, E.
Holland Rubottom, J, A. JLomey, iiugn
A. Roberfs.Wallace B. Scales, "Edward A.
Sturgessr' Dexter -S"turgess ?Riahara M.
Thomas. James D. Tilfora. "Theodore ' J.
Taylor. Dan Van VoOrheee, John Watson, ,
William El. Winters, Frank O. WhltIock,J
Robert-. EX Wood. Warren Whltslde, John
W. Wlfeny Robert R. Wallace.. .Geofge'i
Williams. Hubert L. Wlggmore.
-Second Lieutenants Rbbert M3azton, J
Oliver P. Hazard, "Solomin Jeffers,' Ben ,
Lear. Jr.. Alvln "R. Perkins,
Arthur
Polllon, Kyle Rucker. Otto W. Rethorst,
Edmund R. Tompkins, Emery S. West.
Infantry First Lieutenants George R.
Armstrong, Howard S. Avery, EH Lewis
Admire, George E. Ball, Frederick W.
Benton, Thomas L. Brewer, Olin RBodth,
Joseph W. Beacham, Jr., William S. Brad
ford, John L. Bond, Henry M. Bankhead,
George W. Brandle, Lawrence P. Butler,
Arthur S. Cowan, Wallace M. Cralgle, 1
Willis P. Coleman, Nell A. Campbell,
Jephus S. Cecil, Harry J. Collins, Andrew
J. Dougherty, Charles E. Doster, Oliver
H. Dockery, Jr., Fred R. Defunick, C. R.
Dillingham, George A. Densmore, Oliver
S. Eskerridge, Milton A. Elliott, Jr.. H.
J. Erickson, Kurtz E. Ply, George D. Free
man, Jr., Edgar A. Fry, James W. Fur
low, George I. Feeter, Albert W. Forman,
William R. Gibson, Frederick W. Godeck,
Francis W. Healey, Winfield Harper,
Harry A. Hegman, Henry A. Hanlgan,
Ernest Hagedorin, Raymond W. Harden
berg, Horace P. Hobbs, Frank B. Haw
kins, Charles E. Hay. Jr., G. A. Hadfell,
Ernest E. Haskell, Paul Hurst, Joseph
Herring, William E. Hunt, Jack Hayes,
James Justice, John E. James, Walte G.
Johnson, Graham L. Johnson, Alden C.
Knowles. Knud Knudeen, William A.
Kent, Frank R. Lalng, Joel R. Lee, J.
Millard Little, Dupont B. Lyon, Charles
L. McKay, Ralph McCoy, Edgar A. Myer,
Charles McClure, Jr., Walter B. McCas
key, Francis J. McConnell, James Mayer,
William McCammon, Jr., Samuel W.
Noyes, Clarence S. Nettles, Ephrlam G.
Peyton, James K. Parson, Walter G.
Penfield, Howard C. Price, Joseph K.
Partello, Allen Parker, Ernest M. Reeve,
George S. Richards, Jr., Hector A. Robl
chon, James D. Reams, William L. Reed,
John L. Roach, Richard P. Rlfenberick,
Jr., Henry A. Ripley, Edward W. Robin
son, Reuben Smith, Albert Smith, Jr.,
Bernard Sharp, George E. Stewart, Jbhn
B. Sanford, Richmond Smith, Arthur M.
Shlpp, George J. Sharon, Edward R. Stone,
Walter C. Sweeney, Fred E. Smith, Will
iam S Sinclair, Earl W, Tanner, Gros
venor L. Townsend, John R. Thomas, Jr.,
George ti. Tiffany, Thomas A. Vicars.
Louis J. Van Shaick, Eldred D. Warfleld.
John w; Wright, James T. Watson.
Charies W. Weeks, William H. Waldron,
Arthur P. Watts, Rhlnelander Waldo,
Harry A Woodruff, Robert H. Westcott,
Henry Wattereon. Jr., Alfred McC. Wil
son, Charles I. Wlllard, Samuel W. Wld
field, George W. Wallace.
Second Lieutenants Charles E. Carpen.
ter, Clarence C. Culver, Clyde B. Crusan,
Allen T. Crockett, Leonard L. Dletrlck,
John T. Dunn, Albert U. Falkner, William
C. Fitzpatrlck, William B. Graham, Will
iam M. Goodale, Walter Harvey, Cleve
land Dewett, B. Lytes, Burton J. Mit
chell, Edwin J. Knowles, James G. Tay
lor, Kaolin L. Whitson, Joseph, C. Wilson.
Judge Advocate, rank of Colonel
Stephen W. Grosbeck.
Judge Advocate, rank of Lieutenant
Colonel Edgar S Dueley.
First Lieutenant in Artillery Corps
John W. Kilbreth, Jr.
Second Lleufnant In Artillery Corps
Joseph Mattson.
Captain In Corps of Engineers James P.
Lervey.
Captain In Signal Corps Edward B.
Ives.
Quartermaster, rank of Captain Will
iam E. Horton.
CommNsary, rank of Captain Thomas
Franklin.
Surgeons of Volunteers, rank of Major
Simon J. Frazer, Howard A. Grube,
Richard S. Griswold, Abraham L. Haines,
Damaso T. Lalne
Assistant Surgeon, rank of First Lieu
tenant In the Porto Rico Regiment, U. S.
V Infantry S. Moret.
J. W. Foster on the Decision.
NEW TORK, June 6. Ex-Secretary
of State John W. Foster. In discussing
the recent Insular decision with the
Washington correspondent of the Times,
said:
"I deem it fortunate that the court took
the position it did. Consider the Philip
pine situation, for instance. The United
States now has possession of the archi
pelago. Having the Islands In our grasp,
It necessarily follows that we muqt gov
ern them.
"The decision of the Court In the Porto
Rlcan cases clearly and, unequivocally
delegated such authority to Congress. It
therefore settles the much mooted point
as to- whether Congress had the power
to regulate affairs In our new possessions.
For this reason, I say, the "decision was
practical and sensible. It will be a great
bulwark for those now In power In the
future government of our territory In
the East. The exigencies of the situation
demanded just such a decision as was
rendered."
Movements of the MnyflOTrer.
WASHINGTON, June 6. The May
flower sailed yesterday from San Juan
for Carupano. She will make stops at La
Guayra and Porto Cabello, Navy De
partment officials state that her mission
Is to keep in touch with the situation
growing out of the Venezvjelan asphalt
troubles.
It Is stated by Naval officials in au
thority that the purpose 'of the visit of
the Mayflower to Venezuela is a part of
the general plan to show our flag in
West Indian and Southern ports. At the
same time Government officials feel that
the trip of the Mayflower will have the
effect of dispelling the idea which has
been prevailing In Venezuela that Minister
Loomls was responsible for the visit of
the Scorpion and other American war
ships . In Venezuelan waters. The May
flower Is a small craft, usually employed
In the service of Governor Allen, of Porto
Rico. Her stay in Venezuelan waters will
be brief, not exceeding three or four days.
Lone "Wolf Bring His Suit.
WASHINGTON, June 6. Suit was be
gun today In the Supreme Court of the
piatrlct of Columbia by Lone Wolf and
other Indians representing the Kiowa.
Comanche and Apache tribes, asking
the court to enjoin Secretary Hitchcock.
Commissioner Hermann, of the General
Land Office, .and Commissioner Jones, of
the Indian Office, from carrying into ef
fect the law providing for the opening
of part of -the lands of those Indians lo
cated in Oklahoma Territory to settle
ment. They also ask that the law authorizing-the
opening of the land be de
clared void, on the ground that the ces
sion by the Indians professing to repre
sent the tribes was unauthorized.
Will Take Up Sternberg's Work.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6 Colonel
William H. Forwood, Assistant Surgeon
General of the United States Army, Chief
Surgeon of the Department of California,
has been ordered to report to Major
General Sternberg, Surgeon-General of
the Army at Washington. He will leave
here Monday. Colonel Forwood will as
sume the duties of the chief medical
officer of the Army while Qeneral Stern
berg' Is making a tour of Inspection of
the Philippines.
Candidates Physically Disqualified.
WEST POINT. N. Y.. June 6. No offi
cial report has yet been made by the
medical examining board, but In official
circles It Is said that about 25 per cent of
the ydung men who yesterday presented
themselves for entrance examination at
the military academy were found phy
sically disqualified, mainly on account of
weak eyes. The examinations of the in
stalled candidates will be finished tomor
row. Pardoned by "the President.
WASHINGTON, June 6. The President
today acted upon 14 applications for pardons.-
He commuted four sentences and
granted five pardons. Among those par
doned was Richard Toulmaln, who was
J. convicted by the United States Consular
1 Court at Shanghai in 1898 of .the murder
of a Chinaman on the American ship
Dosing lnthe harbor of Wu Chow, and
sentenced to life imprisonment In Shang
hai prison for American convicts.
Ia Purchase of Bonds.
WASHINGTON, June 6. The Secretary
4 of the Treasury, today bqught $19,750 in
snort term oonas, 5W,x in enort term
fives at $10S 95S7, and the balance in short
term fours at $113 8005.
.Wiiuuu4i -Lk-ikj&Us&tLimlAMAkjctdukitt
YERKES'PLANSANCTIONED
HE SECURES CONTROTu OP THE tON
DON UNDERGROUND RAILWAY.
"Will Install 4 System Similar to
That in Use on the Chicago
Elevated Line.
LONDON. June 6. A special meeting of
the District Railway today sanctioned
Charles T. Yerkes plan for the introduc
tion of electricity as the motive power
of the'road. J. "SI F6rbes,tho president,
said the work would occupy tw6 years.
The agreement with Mr. Yerkes provided
for the formation, of an electric traction
company to electrify the road. Mr.
Yerkes. who .represents 16 of the moat
influential firms, bankers and capitalists,
was ready to take 1,000,000 to help the
railroad relieve its- position. The syndi
cate had already bought shares io the
value of 1,250,000, and wati ready to buy
as many more. It ha'd to construct a
generating station at Chelsea, make the
necessary alterations In . the permanent
way and construct fresh rolling stock.
Half a million of ordinary stock presented
to the traction company was taken at the
nominal price of 25,000, and 166,000 was
taken In 4 per cent debentures at par.
Five per cent interest Is to be paid the
Americans oi) the outlay. .A syndicate of
bankers has undertaken to put up 1,000,
000 as security for carrying out the con
tract. ,
Robert W. Perks, M. P., solicitor for
tho company, during the course of the
meeting urged the Importance of approv
ing the plans of Mr. Yerkes, giving as a
reason that an American millionaire was
Interested in a project to construct an
entirely new electric road from the city
to Piccadilly. The Dally Mall will say
tomorrow that it understands the million
aire referred to Is J. Plerpont Morgan.
Tho remodeling of the district railway
is so welcome to Londoners that little or
nothing Is heard of jealousy of American
enterprise. All the papers express pleas
ure, and as the Dally Mall Bays, "better
by American agency than not at all."
"Yes," said Mr. Yerkes, when inter
viewed tonight by a representative of the
Associated Press, "we have practically
got control of the London underground
railway. That Is what It amounts to.
My syndicate Is composed of British and
American financiers, although far the
largest proportion of the capital comes
from the United States. We hope to begin
work In a "few months, as the consent
Of Parliament has been obtained. The
setem we Intend to Install is almost ex
actly similar to that in use In the elevated
lines In Chicago. We jvlll sell the present
antiquated cats arid substitute others of
an American pattern. We intend to re
build the stations, to Install are lights and
to make the road equal to any rapid
transit line in the world. Wo must havo
American engineers to do the work. They
know nothing about that sort of thing
here. I tell you, the trouble with the
English concerns Is that they do not
know the value of a scrap heap."
Mr. Yerkes declined to give the names
of those interested with him. "However."
he added, "I -wish to assert distinctly
that the report that the Widener-Elklnti
group Is In any way connected with the
syndicate Is absolutely untrue."
After declining to say whether he con
temp'ated buying up other roads, Mr.
Yerkes concluded with a declaration that
the remodeled underground railway would
be far superior to the existing London
"tube."
"The people who built that," said he,
"knew nothing except, froyr to dig holes
Everything else Is wrong. Chicago Is
ahead of the rest of the world. Jn elec
trie traction. If they had studied the
Chicago Bj-Btom they might have t given
London something better. In the course
of time my syndicate will be represented
by directors Otu the board of the undor-
1 ground railway,, but there is no hurry
about that."
HORSES FOR AFRICAN ARMY.
Debate in House of Commons Before
Vote Was Reaches.
LONDON, June 6. After a long and
somewhat embittered discussion of the
policy of the War Office In buying horses
for use In South Africa, the House of
Commons tonight, by a vote of 159 to 60,
voted the sum of 15,779,000 for transports
and remounts.
Sir Blunden Maple, Conservative, as
serted that British officers who had been
sent to Hungary and Austria had pur
chased broken-down animals at extrava
gant prices and divided with the sellers
the price charged the British Government
above the actual cost. He demanded the
appointment of a committee of inquiry.
Lord Stanley, Financial Secretary of the
Foreign Office, said an inquiry would ba
made, and he believed the accusations of
corruption brought against British, officers
would be disproved.
Mr. Brodrlck, the War Secretary, said
the War Office paid for horses in Eng
land 42, In Canada 80 and In Australia,
the United States and Hungary 20 to
25. Later In the discussion, Mr. Brod
rlck said a telegram had just reached
him from Lord Kitchener announcing that
between 50,000 and 60,000 troops were now
suitably mounted. The War Secretary
defended the good quality of the horses
bought abroad.
It Is understood that the charges mado
by Sir Blunden Maple are of a serious
nature. It Is said that in one case an
officer netted 50,000 in t)ic purchase of
horses In Hungary. Dissatisfaction is
said to have existed in the colonies be
cause the Government had been buying
horses on the. Continent when colonial
animals were available.
On a motion to approve the agreement
of the Government with .the Eastern Ex
tension. Cable Company for laying a
cable from Che Foo to Wei Hal Wei,
Sir Charles Dllke asked whether the
Lagreement would pledge the Government
to resist any attempt by the United
States to establish direct communication
with China. He contended that it was to
Great Britain's Interest that the United
States and China should be connected by
cable,
Mr. Chamberlain explained It was Im
perative the cable should be laid, and
finding China had already pledged herself
to glye no landing rights to any com
panies except the Russo-Danlsh and tho
Eastern Extension, the Government had
been compelled to make the best terms
It could.
JAPANESE ARE OFFENDED.
Feeling? Occasioned by Publication
of Consul-General's Letter.
YOKOHAMA, May 18, via San FrSn
cisco, June 6. There Is much feeling In
official and political circles occasioned by
the publication of Consul-General Bel
low's letter to the American Government i
concerning the state of Japan's finances.
However true the facts therein stated, the
conclusions sure to be drawn from them
by foreign governments and the commer
cial world are wholly unfounded, a the
government's finances of this country are
really in the soundest possible condition.
It is felt that just at this Juncture where
so much depends on keeping Russia in
check It becomes an act on the part of
the American Government wholly lacking
in tact, if not directly unfriendly, to
make public such a communication, for
which there was no necessity and prac
tically no occasion. It Is quite evident,
at all events, that Western people can
have no conception of the tension of
nerves which marks the situation here In
the East or the Imminent danger of a
sudden break which will involve, the
whole- world In a gigantic war.
The Oregon, after a stay of a little
over a week In harbor, weighed anchor
for home, May 16. She )ias been a must
welcome guest -during her two weeks' vis
it here, attracting the greatest admiration
as an ideal warship, nothing approaching
her having been seen in these waters.
The recently announced addition to their
jJsm)kf4i&kxL
fleet of Pacific liners by the NorthernV
Pacific Company gives great satisfaction,
and the prospects that one of tho
great German lines "will soon be running
to San Francisco makes the outlook for
mails almost as frequent as upon the
Atlantic lines.
The rush of tourists still continues, and
the hotels are crowded to repletion.
. VICTIMS OF CANNIBALS. .
Pate ef 'German Explorer at St.
MatLt&s, la the Soata Seas.
BERLIN, June C The Tageblatt prints
special correspondence from New Guinea
containing a full account of the massacre
Of the members of the first German South
Sea expedition on the Cannibal Islands of
St. Matthias. They were all killed and
eaten save a Dr. HelnrOth.
The Colonial Zeltung, the official organ
of the German Colonial Society, furnishes
details of tho massacre. It seems that
the vessel, which carried the expedition
to St. Mathlas.-left after -a"few days for
Hcrberthoh, New Britain, to get coal and
fresh supplies. During" fts absence the
savages, who had hitherto appeared
friendly, though known to be rabid can.
nlbals, planned to kill and rob ilje dimin
ished party. The plot was carried out one
morning white the members of the ex
pedition, who had a bodyguard of 40
drilled Papuans, were cleaning their rifles.
Which they had taken apart. Suddenly 80
of the islanders broke from the busVes,
raising fierce war cries and brandishing
spears, with which they stabbed to death
the leader of. the party, Dr. Mencken',
his secretary, Herr Cato, and a white
sailor who .was asleep under a tree. Dr.
Helnroth emptied his revolver Into his
assailants, while the bodyguard in the
meantime retired to the boats with the
wounded and Dr. Helnroth, leaving 12.
dead. The boats put off to an island not
far distant, where tho expeditionary ves
sel rescued. them. Subsequently the sur
vivors returned to the island, where they
found that the bodies had been devoured
and the camp' absolutely looted.
DOUBLE TARIFF ABANDONED.
Better Prospects for Commercial
Treaty With Germany.
BERLIN, June 6. As one of the results
of yesterday's tariff conferences, tho rep
resentative of the Associated Press learns
reliably that Prussia and a number of
thfc other large German states have
abandoned the idea of the so-called double
tariff, that Is to say, maximal and min
imal, which commercial circles considered
the main obstaclo in concluding new and
mutually satisfactory commercial treaties.
United States Ambassador White at
taches great Importance to the news that
some- of the principal German states will
drop the double tariff, as he believes that
this makes the negotiation of the new
commercial treaty between Germany and
the United Slates more likely. The Fpr
elgn Office Informed a representative of
the Associated Press that the negotia
tions regarding the treaty have not beqn
suspended, although not much Is being.
done In connection with them. "The tend
ency here," said a high Foreign Office offi
cial, "is to wait to see what the United
States will do toward reducing her tariff
In accordance with recent utterances of
President McKlnley and Secretary Gage,
which have not damaged, but have great
ly Improved, the prospects of the treaty."
WAR OFFICE REORGANIZATION.
Recommendations or the. Parlia
mentary InvestlR-atina Committee.
LONDON, Juno; 6 Simplification and de
centralization are the keynotes of the re
port issued today by the committee under
the Chairmanship of Clinton E. Dawklns,
appolpted to inquire Into the Wat Office
organization. The abolition Is, recom
mended of the n'resent svstem of rulinx
the army by minute and irritating regu
lations, both military "and financial. ' The
cpmmlitce considers he WarOfHc'e' ought
to be relleVed by the,' decentralization of
a mass-of routine work now absorbing
the energies .of 'the hlghofftcials arid pre
venting,, .proper attention "to Important
military questions. Further decentraliza
tion should be secured by an enlarge
ment of the powers and responsibilities
of the officers commanding districts, and
finally a permanent War Office board
ought to be established which, under the
authority of the Secretary of State, should
control the business of the War Office as
a whole jWlthoUt detracting from the In
dividual responsibilities of the commander-in-chief
and heads of departments.
Choate at Dante Carnival.
NEW YORK. June C The Tribune's
London cable gives an account of a high
literary carnival held by the Dante So
ciety, which closed with an address by
Ambassador Choate. Mrs. Carnegie de
livered a lecture on Dante and Botticelli,
and the American Ambassador Introduced
her. She appeared berore a large au
dience and read a short paper, In which
the lives and characters of poet and
painter were connected with literary art.
When Mrs. Carnegie had closed Ambas
sador Choate reverted to his experience
at Harvard, when he was a pupil of
Longfellow, and there was an ideal Dante
Society at Boston. It consisted of three
members Longfellow, Lowell and Norton.
He also referred to the present objective
aim in London of a Dante Society founda
tion library, devoted "to the- Italian mas
ter, and excited the envy of the members
by describing' the splendid Dante library
which has Leen collected at Cornell Uni
versity. Neutrality of BclglHm.
BRUSSELS, June G. In. the Senate 'to
day the Foreign Minister, M. Favereau,
In rerily to a question said:
"The guarantee of the new treaty of
Belgium Is Inscribed In a special treaty
between Belgium and the five guarantee
ing powers. The Independence, Integrity
and inviolability ot Belgian territory are
guaranteed, having a view to prevent Bel
gium from serving as a battle-fleld for
European nations. We must, therefore.
repel invasion, from whatever side It may(
come.
After analyzing the various treaties and
protocols, M. Favereau said:
"It Is indisputable that the guarantee
ing powers. Intend to guarantee forever
oUr neutrality, Inviolability and Independ
ence." '
. Satclde of a Famous JSurgcon.
LONDON, June 6. Dr. Thomas Bond,- a
well-known surgeon and analyst, com
mitted suicide today by throwing him
self from a -third-story window of his res
idence. He had been suffering from mel
ancholia for some time. Dr. Bond, bs
sldes being the late Mr. -Gladstone's sur
geon, was noted In conectlon with Investi
gations and discoveries In the cases, of sev
eral sensational crimes, .notably the Le
froy, Lamson and Camp murders.
Turko-Itallan Affair Settled.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 6. The
Turko-Itallan friction over the Prevesa
affair, caused by tho Ill-treatment of Ital
ian subjects by the Turkish authorities,
has been settled, the porte promising to
indemnify the victims, apologize to the
Italian Consul and punish the command
ant of the Turkish troops there.
The Antwerp Fire.
ANTWERP, June 6. The estimates of
the damage done by the custom-house
and warehouse fire here yesterday range
from 1,500.000 francs to 2,000,000 francs,
largely uninsured. The loss includes 2S0,
O00 francs worth of American tobacco.
Arbitration for Boer War.
BERLIN, June 6. The Hamburg Cor
respondent publishes a dispatch from The
Hague asserting that the arbitration court
yesterday held a secret session ..regarding
the war In South Africa,
Ophir Sails for New Zealand.
SYDNEY, N. S. W June, 6.'--The Brit
ish steamer Ophlr, having on board the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York,
sailed for Auckland, N. Z., at noon today.
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PREFER ENGLISH ENGINES
AMERICAN XOCOHOTIVES TESTED
ON ENGLISH LINES."
Officials of the Midland Company
Say Machinery 'Built There la
Cheaper in the Long Run.
LONDON, Juno 6. The Midland Rail
way Company, jslnce the latter half of
1S99, has been using 40 American locomo
tives. Samuel W. Johnson, superintend
ent' of the locomotive department of the
company, will say In the Dally Mall to
morrow that the-results of six months'
comparative tests made with standard
Midland engines under the same condi
tions showed the extra working cost of
the American locomotlv6 over the Brit
ish to bo from 20 to 25 per cent in fuel,
50 per cent In oil, and SO per cent In re
pairs. "It must .be said that the American
engines worked, the trains satisfactorily,"
Mr. Johnson will say, "but their Inferi
ority In the three points named Is Incon
testable. The -American locomotives In
question cost $400 less than the British.
They were delivered In the 'course of a
few months, while the locomotives or
dered of British firms In February, 1897,
were not delivered until February, 1900,
largely on account of the strike."
Sir Ernest Paget, chairman of the Mid
land Railway Company, will confirm Mr.
Johnson's statement In the Dally Mall,
but will say:
"In the United States they make their
.engines on- aft entirely different principle
and an almost opposite Idea to ours as
to their future. In the United States
you take an engine off the peg, as It
were; and from then work It right out
till it dies, giving It no rest. The Ameri
can contention is that by the time It is
done for something better will come
along. Wo make our engines as good as
we possibly can, and then we tend to
them carefully, rest them, clean them
and do everything to make them last.
Although the Midland Railway Company
would not give an order unless In excep
tional circumstances, It would not be
correct to say that the American loco
motives are not good. The American can
make them as well as we can, but the
conditions are different. Ours are bet
ter under all circumstances. There Is no
market In the English railways for
American engines. Abroad It Is differ
ent." Sir Alfr.ed Hickman, ex-president of the
British Iron Trade Association, has writ
ten another letter to Lord George Hamil
ton, the Indian Secretary, concerning
American locomotives, citing the reply
of Lord Cromer, the British Agent in
Egypt, relative to the consumption of
coal by British and foreign engines in
Egypt. Lord Cromer said a definite re
port could not be given for two months,
but Major Johnstone thinks the Ameri
cans average 10 per cent more coal than
the other types. Sir Alfred comments as
follows:
"This so far confirms the reports from
Burtflah and Assam, and. If correct,
would make American engines dear as
a gift. With reference to your claim
that Americans are superior In chemical
reseaich-, I venture to point out that the
achievements in metallurgy of Cort. Hall,
Ncllserr Bessemer, Simons, Martin. Gil
christ. Thomas and Robert S. Austin are
not due to American research. I -would
respectfully invite you to name any
American who could claim rank with
them." .
A ' SENSATIONAL SUIT.
Ladyln-Waltlng- of Late' Princess
Amelia Says She Was Robbed.
JERLIN, June 6 A sensational case be
gan today in the first District Court .of
Berlin. The, plaintiff. Anna- MIllews.ljci,
wag formerly lady-ln-waitlng upon the
deceased Princess Arae.Ha of Schjeswig
Hojstein, ahd the defendant is the broth
er of Augusta Victoria, Duke. Ernest
Guenther. The plaintiff- clalms-that Prin
cess Aniella received only 12,000 marks an
nually from the defendant, who Is the
head of the house. She alio asserts that
as she had a fortune of her own, amount
ing to 80,600 marks, she made loans to
the Princess, who, being In the last stages
of consumption, was at the time proceed
ing slowly to Egypt. While the Princess
was In Malta, according to the plaintiff's
statement, she engaged as her chamber
lain an American named Walker, who,
perhaps unaware of the financial re
sources ot the Princess, induced her to
incur large expenses. Finally, the plain
tiff, who feared the loss of her entire for
tune, made the Princess, with whom she
had now arrived In Cairo, restore to her
the sum of 20,000 francs.
The plaintiff now declares that at the
Instigation of puke Ernest Guenther, the
Adjutant of Prince Joachim of Prussia
caused the Egyptian police to arrest her
in the street, after which she was forcibly
and Inhumanly transported back to Prus
sia, where she became very 111. Mean
while, according to the plaintiff's declara
tion, Mr. Walker forcibly took plaintiff's
20,000 francs from her trunk and with It
settled the unpaid bills of the Princess,
then defrayed the cost of transporting the
body home. The' plaintiff demands that
the 20,000 francs be refunded, with Inter
est. Defendant's counsel, Count Breadow,
challenged the accuracy of a number of
the plaintiff's statements and the court
decided that before the proceedings were
carried further. Prince Joachim's Adju
tant, who is still In Cairo, must depose.
BOER FORCE ROUTED.
Kitchener's Scouts Surprised Beyer's
Commnndo.
PRETORIA,, Wednesday, June 5. Col
onel Wilson, with 210 -of Kitchener's
scouts, has surprised and routed 400 Boers
belonging to Beyer's commando, 34 miles
west of Warm Baths. The Boers resisted
stubbornly, but finally broke and fled,
leaving 37 killed. 100 prisoners, and all
their wagons and supplies, including 6000
cattle, In the hands of the British. The
loss of the latter was three men killed
and 15 wounded. Beyer's rriain command
arrived on the scene soon after the en
gagement, but failed In an attempt to
recapture the supplies. Beyer was left
practically without transportation or sup
plies. Swiss Watchmakers Alarmed.
LONDON June 7. ''There "Is consfder
able alarm In Switzerland," says thp Ge
neva correspondent of the Dally Express,,
"over a report that J. P. Morgan con
templates the formation of a watch com
bination to kill off the importation ot
Swiss watches and .materials. It Is said
that the combination' will Include the
Philadelphia Watch Case Company, of
Riverside, N. 'J., and the Standard .Watch
Company, of La Fayette, N. J., as well as
other .cpneerns. The Swiss manufactur
ers Intend to fight the contemplated
trust."
New French Minister to Gormany. -
LONDON, June 7. "I learn," says the'
Paris correspondent of the Dally Chron
icle, "that M. Delcasse h'a decided to re
call the French Ambassador to Germany,
Marquis de Moallles, and that 'Leon Bour
geois will probably succeed him." Com
menting editorially upon this dispatch, the
Dally Chronicle suggests that" the change
Is the Outcome of French resentment at
the act of Emperor William In celebrating
at Metz the birthday of the Czar.
Russian Minister Interviewed?
ST. PETERSBURG, Jurte 6. Senator
Beverldge has had long Interviews with
M. de Wjtte, Minister of Finance; Count
Lamsdorff, . Minister of Foreign Affairs;
M. Pobedonostseff,. Procurator:General of
the Holy Synod, and Prince. Khjjkoff, Min
ister .of Railroads. He will begin a de
tailed study ot the sugar, iron and cotton
Industries. Tomorrow he will go to Kleff.
In addition to the work already outlined
before starting for Siberia, he will spend
- n?i fi"i JJJUr- 3Luri.xrii'HlVi t ffiiiitt6ji.j4UAltj3Lfek-. vfatJbt . Wtnlttat j.ni A
a few days on the estate of Count Shere
mltcff, studying agricultural conditions
and Belf-government from the commune
to the Zemstevo. He will be in European
Russia for about a mbnth. ,
Carnegie's Educational Plan.
LONDON, Juhe 7. At a meeting held
here yesterday to consider Mr. Carnegie's
educational plans for Scotland, the Earl
of Elgin and Lord Rosebery were pres
ent. The principal features of -the plans
were settled, and will soon be published.
It Is understood that one condition of
the trust is that the capital sum shall for
the present remain invested in the securi
ties in which Mr. Carnegie placed it. The
Scottish press Is unanimous in praising
the latest developments of the project.
Australian -Coinage.
MELBOURNE, June 6, The House of
Repi esentatlves today appointed a com
mittee to report on tne best means for
the commonwealth -to, undertake its own
coinage and adopt the decimal system.
The Imperial Government favors the plan.
MUSICIANS AT WArt.
Trouble
That' Threatens
Their Union.
to Split
NEW YORK. June 6. War has been
declared between the musicians' unions
of this city, which threatens to split the
Musical Mutual Protective Union. The
trouble begad a year ago, when the
trades union element in the Musical Mu
tual Protective Union formed an organi
zation known as Local, No; 41, of the
American Federation. This action was
taken because the leader of the Musical
Protective Union were against affiliating
with the Federated Trades. The mem
bers who formed Local, No. 41, applied for
recognition of their union in the Central
Federated Union, and were admitted.
In the meantime the Musical Mutual
Protective Union gave Its members In
Local, No. 41, warning that there would
be trouble if they kept their trades union
affiliations. The climax came when the
Mutual Protective Union put up a notice
at Its headquarters that all of Its mem
bers In Local, No. 41, who did not leave
that body before n'ext Tuesday will be
suspended.
There are 1400 members of Local, No.
41, 1000 of whom belong to the Musical
Mutual Protective Union. The local un
ion will fight the suspension order in the
courts. It will make a tight for the con
trol of the theater orchestras, and apply
for co-operation to the Theatrical Protec
tive Union of Stage Hands and the Ac
tors' Protective Association,
A member of Local Assembly, No. 41,
said the fight would Involve not only
New York, but every large city in the
United States.
Trades Unions and Presbyterians.
LEADVILLE, Colo., June 6. At the
meeting of the Colorado State Federation
of Labor, the following resolution was
adopted In response to the action of tho
Convention of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church, In sesslcn at Pittsburg, in de
nouncing labor organizations as danger
ous: "Resolved, That the convention desires
herewith to state for the enlightenment
of these over-zealous, bigoted, mlsrepre
sentatlves of a large membership of that
church, that organized labor, as oper
ated and controlled by the different unions
of America, Is today working for the good
of humanity, not only of its members
but also of those who are not organized.
That said organization Is doing more
good, morally, bettering the condition of
more people, causing the enactment and
enforcement of better laws, making pos
sible the better education of the masses,
aiding In the" building of more everlast
ing monuments of true Christianity the
brotherhood of man making It possible
fcr more people to have three,. meals a
day and to wear better clothes, than all
the religious denominations or. n?nca
aenojninauons ok nMiax.
unions do JJt without any
"of advertising."
Ana tne moor
great amount
AU.ese Agreement Was Broken.
NEW YORK, June 6. According to a
special to the World from Albany. N. Y-.
five men employed by the United Tractlbn
Company, and who took part In the late
tie-up, have been discharged, and all de
clare they were dismissed because of their
connection with the Amalgamated Asso
ciation of Street-Car Employes. They
complained to their local branch of the
Amalgamated Association and the dis
missals were discussed for two hours be
hind closed doors. At the close of the
meeting President Sheean said:
"We .shall make a format protest against
the discharge of these five men io the
board of directors of the United Traction
Company Saturday morning. Our late
agreement with the company was that
such cases should be arbitrated. We In
tend they shall be."
ROCKEFELLER'S GIFT.
Offers Three Scholarships for Ne
groes in Columbia Unlversty
NEW YORK, "June 6. The Journal and
Advertiser tomorrow will say:
"John D. Rockefeller has made a -unique
gift to Teachers' College tho school of
pedagogy of Columbia University. He
has given three scholarships, worth $500
each, on condition that the holders be
negroes. The winner of one must be a
graduate cf the Tuskogee Normal Col
lego, Tuskogee, Ala., nominated by
Booker T. Washington, principal of that
institution; the second must be a gradu
ate of the Pellmtin Colored Seminary, of
Atlanta. Ga.. appointed by the principal,
and tho third Is to be a graduate, 'of
Hampton Institute, of Virginia," a'nd will
get the appointment upon the recom
mendation qf ' Dr. Fressel, the superin
tendent." GOVERNOR SANFORD ILL.
Ills'
Serious Condition Causes the
Uraicst Apprehensions.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., June 7. Governor
William J. Sanford iies seriously 111 at the
residence of ProfessoV A. Person. He is
suffering from hypertrophy, or enlarge
ment of the heart, and while the end
may not be near at hand, serious ap
prehensions are felt. Mrs. Sanford Is at
the bedside of her husband. For the past
week the Governor has had fainting spells
originating with his heart, but they "have
been kept from the knowledge of the gen
eral public. At an early hour this (Fri
day) morning arrangements have been
made to remove the Governor by special
train to his home at Opellka.
Population of Canada.
OTTAWA, Ontario, June 6. The offi
cial organs of the goverriment are pre
paring the country for the disappointment.
In store when the official census returns7
are made known "Instead of the confident
predictions of 6.0C0.O00 and over, the re
turns so far completed Indicate less than
0,500,000. According to the estimates, based
on the statistics of the British Isles, Can
ada's total should be 5,425,000. Estimates
based on the last census of Canada, 10
years back, yielded a percentage a trifle
higher, working out 5,430.000 souls.
The evidence points to the shortage be
tween the expected results and the fact
as dUe to the steadily decreasing percent
age of births, which in Ontario Is too,
well established xv be disputed, and the
continued emigration of Canadians to the
United States.
Mrs. Stalllen Confessed to Murder.
AURORA, Mo.,' June 6. A telephone
message from Galena, Stone County. 25
miles off the railroad, says 'that Mrs.
John Stallion and her two sons" by a
former marriage, James and William
Grabtree, have confessed to the murder
ot Alice ataiuon.ine pretty n-year-oia step
daughter of the woman. According to the
confession the boys held Alice while the
mother broke her skull with a poker. The
body was then thrown Into the James
River. There Is great excitement as a re
sult of the confession, and a lynching
may result within the .next 24 hours.
Alice was to have been marrle'd to &
young Illinois man nho fell In love with
her while on a hunting trip. Mrs. Stallion
was. It Is said, jealous of her stepdaugh
ter because of her beauty and popularity.
THE PEOPLE'S CHURCH.
Its Founders Seeking to Make It a
National Organization.
CHICAGO. June 6. Articles of incor
poration of the People's Church of Amer
ica were granted today at Springfield, this
action being taken to extend the scope of
the People's Chqrch of Chicago Into a
National organization The Chicago
church, under the direction of H. W.
Thomas, will be the parent body and will
have limited jurisdiction over congrega
tions at other points. The first new
branches are proposed for Duluth, Min
neapolis and for the Black Hills region
In South Dakota.- Branches already ex
ist In Milwaukee and elsewhere.
The aim ot the new National church or
ganization will be to preach the gospel
In the theaters of every great city in the
United Spates. Instead ot lingering In
fashionable suburbs and resident dis
tricts, .the new society will carry the
6lgn of the cross In the playhouses and
pleasure grounds of the American people.
The Idea Is to gather Into the theaters
of the great cities congregations ot nien
nnd women who are devoted to Christian
ity, but independent of sectional dogmas
and practice. The success of Dr. Thomas'
Sunday services at McVIcker's Theater is
said to have attracted the favorable no
tice of many and thus far the only obsta
cle to large cash contributions for the
work has been the -lick of a recognized
organization. The Sunday .congregations
which have greeted the efforts of Dr.
Thomas in McVIcker's, of Dr. Gunsaulus
Jn the Studebaker Theater and Drs. Acton
and Salter in other playhouses of Chi
cago furnished these several evangelists
With the motive for the organization.
Died of His Wound.
TORONTO, Ont., June 6. Thomas Jones,
who, with Rice and Rutledge, attempted
to escape from the Constable Tuesday and
was shot In the arm, died today. He
made no ante-mortem statement. The ar
rest of Miss Vina Seaver has led to- the
discovery of a number of letters and a
slip ot paper giving the address of Rice,
one of the alleged burglars, as "Box 124,
Champaign, 111." An express receipt also
Was found, showing that a parcel cams
to Toronto recently from Chicago. Tno
police theory Is that the parcel contained
the revolvers thrown Into the cab.
Fire at Mllvruukee Brewery.
MILWAUKEE, June 6. The Pabst
Brewing Company suffered a loss by fire
today to .the extent of between $150,000
and 5200,000, fully covered by Insurance.
John Smith, a coppersmith, was killed
I during, the progress of the fire. Elevator
"F" wns gutted, and the cupola contain
ing the controlling machinery of the malt
house, the building adjoining, was de
stroyed. Mrs. McKJnley'p Condition.
WASHINGTON, June 6. The President
tonight continues hopeful of the outcome
of Mrs. McKinley's Illness. There has
been no setback during the day, but like
wise no gain. One favorable circumstance
is that Mrs. McKlnley continues to obtain
more sleep than she was able to get in
the earlier, stage of her illness, and to
night rested fairly comfortable. t
,
Hnnua Is a Colonel.
CLEVELAND. O.. June C Senator M.
A. Hanna has been appointed a Colonel
on the official staff of General Rassleur,
r Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic. Senator Hanna was" re-
" Cently niugtered Int'o the -Grand Army ol
the Republic-aS-fa memberoMenn-al
Post in this city-. N " '
Colored Women Excluded.'
, BOWLING GREEN, Ky., June 6. The
Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs
.today voted to exclude colored women's
clubs from membership.
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