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THE MORNING OHEGONIAN. EHIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1902.
PROSPEROUS PORTO RICO
GOVERNOR HURT'S 9IES5AGE TO
THE LEGISLATURE.
laaalar Revenues Increased Neces
sity for a Change la the Coa
Hplracr Lrtt.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Jan. 2. Gov
ernor Hunt's message to the Legislature
of Porto Rico was delivered at 11 o'clock
this morning before a joint session of that
body held in the Theater San Juan. The
building was crowded. The message says:
"Tranquillity and contentment prevail in
Porto Rico; schools hae multiplied; rail
roads are being constructed; the com
merce of the island has been developed
and exports have increased, agriculture
has become more profitable, roads are be
ing built and debts are being paid. Toler
ance of opinion has became more common,
former antagonism being forgotten."
Governor Hunt's report said further that
BS5 schools are open throughout the island,
934 teachers are employed in them, and
15,000 pupils attend them. The Insular
revenues have increased the available bal
ance by 5128,000 over the balance of July,
1901, and the total balance today, includ
ing tariff rebates, etc., amounts to $2,000,
000. Governor Hunt recommends the re
vision of the municipal laws and the
adoption of modern city charters.
Concerning the case of Santiago Iglcslas
(the representative of the American Fed
eration of Labor, who was sentenced hero
December 11 to three jears and four
months' imprisonment on a charge of con
eplracy), the Governor referred to the
ambiguities of existing law, and said that
the remedy therefor Is In the hands of the
Legislature.
"There is no room for lawlessness In
Porto Rico." paid Governor Hunt, "but it
is perfectly lawful to organize to secure
better wages by peaceable measures. The
ambition to better one's condition is in
tensely American, and where the purpose
of organization is merely to increase the
profits of labor or to dignify Its worth
through peaceable means, a law susccpt
ible to a construction forbidding the exe
cution of euch a purpose is unworthy the
American Government, and should be
wiped out."
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Decrease of Elftht Million for the
Month, of December.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The monthly
statement of the public debt. Issued today,
shows that at the close of business De
cember 21. 1501. the National debt, less
cash in the Treasury, amounted t6 JL01?,
628.2S6. a decrease for the month of JS.643,
192. The debt is recapitulated as follows:
Interest-bearing debt $ 943,279,203
Debt on which Interest has
ceased since maturity 1,259.790
Debt bearing no interest SSS.612.563
Total .' $1,833,231,664
This nmount, however, does not include
TS1V.6S.OS9 in -certificates and Treasury
notes outstanding, which are Offset by an
equal amount of cash in hand which is
held for their redemption. The cash in the
Treasury is classified as follows:
Gold reserve $ 150,000,000
Trust fund 811.46S.0S9
General fund 145,510,098
In National bank depositories.. 112.C53.534
Total $1,219,631,721
Against this amount are demand liabili
ties outstanding amounting to $3S,028,443.
which leaves a cash balance on hand of
$221,C03,7S. There was an increase for the
month of $4,:2,613 in the amount of cash
on hand.
Receipts and Expenditures.
The monthly comparative statement of
the Government receipts and expenditures
bhows that for tre month of December, 1901,
the total receipts were $47,061,954. which is
an increase, as compared with December,
1900, of $295,45C The expenditures for the
month amounted to $37.S16,99S. which leaves
a surplus for the month of $9,742,965. The
expenditures for the month were nearly
J3.OO0.000 less than Tor December, 1900. The
surplus for the first six months of the
present fiscal year is approximately $18,
000.000. The receipts during -the last
month, compared Rlth December, 1PO0,
were:
. J901. 1900.
Customs $21,039,827 $18,496.(34
Internal revenue 23.194.575 25.250.C33
Miscellaneous sources.. 2,827,561 3,089.179
The expenditures charged to the War
Department last month show a decrease of
$2,200,000; In the amount charged to the
Navy an increase of $797,000 Is shown. An
increase of $15,000 IS shown In the amount
of pensions paid.
Coinage In December,
The monthly statement of the Director
of the Mint shows the coinage executed
at the mints of the United States during
the month of December, 1901, to have been
$14,044,321, as follows:
G!d $12,309,327
Silver 1.S66.514
Minor coins 373.400
The total coinage for the calendar year
ended December 31, 1901, was $134,093,770
of which $101,735,187 was gold. $30,738,450 was
silver, and $2,120,122 was In minor coin. Of
the year's coinage, $54,150,520 was in double
eagles. $4C.036.1GO In eagles, $21,320,200 in half
eagles, and $228,307 in quarter eagles. Of
the silver coined. $22,566,813 was in stand
ard dollars. $3,119,928 in half dollars
$2,646,306 In quarters, and $2,507,350 In dimes!
There were also coined $1,324,010 In nickels
and $786,111 In pennies.
Circulation Statement.
The monthly circulation statement of
the Controller of the Currency shows that
at the close or the year 1901 the circula
tion Of National bank notes war $360,289,
726. an increase, as compared with Decem
ber 3L 1900. of $20,148,551, and an increase
for the month or $569,015. The circulation
based on United States bonds amounted to
$325,009,806, an increase for the year of $16.
714.632, and a decrease for the month of
$1,202,880. The circulation secured by law
ful money amounted to $35,280,420 an in
crease for the year of $3,433,919. and an In
crease for the month of $1,771,895. The
amount or United States registered bonds
on deposit to secure circulating notes was
?S26.2S0,2S0, and to secure public deposits
DINNER TO THE CABINET.
First of the Formal Fanctlons of the
Year at the "White House.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The dinner to
the Cabinet, the first of the large formal
functions of the year at the White House,
was given by the President And Mre.
Roosevelt tonight A large number of per
sons were Invited to meet the members
of the Cabinet, the guests including Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress?
and some friends of the President. The
Marine Band furnished the music Those
present, in addition to the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, were:
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Ro6t:
the Attorney-General and Mrs. Knox; the
Postmaster-General and Mrs. Smith; the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Hitch
cock; the Secretary of Agriculture and
Miss Wilson; Senator McEnery, Senator
and Mrs. Hanna, Senator and Mre. Scott,
Senator and Mrs. Dolllvcr. Mr. and Mrs.
Payne, Representative and Mrs. Gros
venor. Representative and Mrs. Hopkins.
Representative and Mrs. Dalzell; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles S. Fairchlld, John A. Kas.
son, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Phllbln,
General Bradley T. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Caseatt, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rob
inson, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Glfford Rlchard
scn, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Laffan,
Mr. and Mrs. Lelter. James K. Grade,
Mrs. H- S. Beale, Miss Carew, Miss Roose
velt. Pearl Harbor Naval Station.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Admiral Brad
ford, chief of the Naval Bureau of Equip
ment, has received official confirmation of
the acquisition, under condemnation pro
ceedings, of 649 acres of land at Pearl
Harbor, near Honolulu, for Use as a
United States naval station there. "The
price awarded Is $75 per acre, which, with
the cost of Improvements, makes an ag
gregate of $32,737. There is a leasehold
on part of the land, and some fishery
right, which must be extinguished, after
which the Government title -will be com
plete. The usual formalities are expected
to pass at an early day, and then tflans
will be prepared for the establishment of
a naval station. Its defenses, fortifications
and guns. An extensive dock Is ope of
the features contemplated for the station.
Collector Nunn Resigned.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-DavId A. Nunn,
whose resignation as Collector of Internal
Revenue of the Fifth Tennessee District
was called for by the President a few
days ago, today handed his resignation to
the President in person. Mr. Nunn was
appointed Collector at the beginning of
the McKInley Administration. Soon after
he was Installed the removal of some
Democratic employes led to charges of
violation of the civil service law. These
charges, which remained dormant for sev
eral years, were recently revived, and
precipitated the call for his resignation.
It Js understood that ex-Representative
John McCall will be appointed to succeed
Mr? Nunn.
Redaction In the Revenue.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. A comparative
statement of the receipts from the war
revenue. act of June 13, 1S9S, and the war
revenue reduction act of March 2, 1901,
shows that the former act produced be
tween July 1. 1900, and November SO, 1900,
$46,629,308. The revenue reduction act ol
the latter date produced In the corre
sponding period In 1901 $29,429,642, a de
crease of $17,199,066.
No Hope for Admiral Sampson.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Admiral Samp
eon's malady progresses slowly, but very
steadily toward the end. Medical science
cannot check It. Symptoms owrterlal de
generation have appeared, such as are
incident to his malady, injecting great un
certainty into the case. Moreover, the pa
tient is becoming less tractable and re
sponsive to treatment.
Chief of Appointment DlvUion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. W. R. Spill
man, of Manhattan, Kan., formerly pri
vate secretary to Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General
Brlstow, has been ap
pointed chief of the Appointment Division
of the latter's office. This division has
charge of the appointments of all the post
masters In the United States.
Deportation of Chinese.
OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Jan. 2.Com
mlssloner Gray today ordered the deporta
tion of 21 Chinese for having unlawfully
entered the country. Appeals are being
filed in each ca&i. Fortyfive Chinamen
are now In the County Jail awaiting the
action of the higher court.
Agricultural Department Statistician
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Stephen D.
Fessenden. of MlsslsslDnl." has been ap
pointed as statistician of the Department
oi -agriculture.
ELECTION OF PALMA.
Nationalist Candidate Has Fifty- Ve
Electors to Masso's Eight.
HAVANA, Jan. 2. The Central Board of
Scrutiny has made public the folldwlng
returns of the election held December" 3X
Tomas Estrada Palma, the Nationalist
candidate for the Presidency of Cuba, has
fc5 electors, -while General Bartolome Mas
so the Democratic candidate, who with
drew from the campaign, has eight elec
tors. PALMA CONGRATULATED.
He Says He DI4 Not Seek; the Ottee
of President oE Cafea.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. General Tosa
Estrada, Palma, the newly elected Presi
dent of Cuba, has received many dis
patches and telegrams of felicitation frqm
various parts of Cuba and this country.
Senof Emlllo Bicardl, Mayor of Santi
ago, cabled In the name of the municipal
council:
I, tilth the President, wish you a hap
py New Year and am pleased to greet you
as the future first magistrate of the Cuban
republic"
A dispatch from Dr. D. M. Sables at
Havana, a veteran of the 10-year war In
Cuba, sent a message of congratulation.
From Neuvitas, Puerto Principe, came
the following dispatch:
"Happy New Year, triumph in Neuvi
tas; hundred congratulations.
"MIGUEL ROUPJL"
Senor Joaquin Fortun, brother-in-law
of the late Jose Marti, said in a message'
from Mexico City:
"I am particularly delighted at your
success, as I was one of the first to ad
vise your candidacy. I am pleased, too,
because you have been an immaculate
patriot all your life."
General Palma was particularly pleased
with a cablo message from Glbarl, San
tiago Province, which is his native state.
The dispatch read:
"Oriental patriots salute you as the first
President of Cuba."
Amcllo Agramont telegraphed this from
New York:
"Hurrah for the hone-able President of
our country, in whose hands its prosperity
and happiness will be safe."
The Cuban President-elect was as reti
cent as evor regarding the policy of his
administration. He said 111 an interview:
"I have not had the least ambition to
fill any public office; in fict, I all along
refused to allow my name to be put for
ward as a Presidential candidate. I am
disappointed that there should have been
any dissatisfaction over the election. I
consented to the use of my name only it
the last minute when It was too late to
withdraw it. but I thought that absolute
harmony prevailed and that General
Masso had consented to accept the Vice
Presidency. I really would have pre
ferred to hive been allowed to stay out
of politics and attend to my private af
fairs." Elections Passed Of Smoothly.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The Secretary
of "War today received a brief telegram
from General "Wood In Havana saying
that the elections had passed off smoothly,
but giving no details.
Telegraphic Brevities,
Senator and Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew left
Nice for the United States.
William C Green, an old resident of Salt
Lake City, was found at Cottonwood, frozen to
death.
The Albany City National Bank was Bold to
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me xsauonai tjomroerciai rtanic at Aioany,
N. T.
V. K. Vanderbllt expects the Duchess Of
MarlbOrOugh to pay a visit to Idle Hour at
Oakd&le. L, I., after the coronation.
Sir Edward Watson, cousin of Designer "Wat
son, of the Shamrock, attempted to end hid lire
with acid In a Brighton Beach car.
Lord Marcus Beresrord will have the man
agement of the "WoUcrton stud farm as well as
the Newmarket training stables of King Ed
ward. R(sv. John Wesley Beach, LL. D., formerly
president Of the Wesleyah University, Is dead
at Mtdfiletown. Conn., after a long sickness,
due partly to old age.
The Carter Case.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 2. In the United
States Court today Marlon Erwln, spe
cial assistant to the Attorney-General of
the United States, filed a new bill in the
case of the Government vs. Obertln M.
Carter. The bill seeks to prevent the
Savannah .Brewing Company, the Savan
nah Lighterage & Transfer Company, and
the Propeller TOwboat Company, In which
Carter held large blocks of stock, from
paying the interest accruing, to eibher
the agent or the receiver for Captain Car
ter's property.
Prorewor Harry tTiurston Peck, of Columbia
University. Is giving a novel course In Latin
versification. The course Is unique, being th4
only one of Its kind ltl the United States.
AFTER CASTRO'S SCALP
REVOLUTIONIST MATOS HEADS AN
EXPEDITION.
Armed ' Force on the Converted
Steamer Ban Rlgh Bound for
the Venezuelan Coast.
FORT DE FRANCE. Island of Mar
tinique, Jan. 2. The British steamer Ban
RIgh, -recently renamed the Llbertador,
has left thte port for the Venezuelan
coast. She carries among her passengers
Senor Matos, who Is now referred to as
General Mates, and several Generals and.
other Important personages of Venezuela,
who joined General Matos here. Among
these notables are Nicolas Rolando, Do
mingo Monagas, Peneloza Ducharte, Edu
ardo Ortega Cordova, Carlos Azygary
Egeamler, Tomas Garcia, Mervez Marro,
Chrlstlanl Antolles Bartazal, Antolne Es-
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TOMAS ESTRADA PALMA.
Tomas Estrada Palms, who has been unanimously elected the first President
C the Cuban Republic, his been prominently identified with all the movements
to aid tho BtrurKllns rtpublie. DUrlng- the Spanish-American War he was tho
recognized head of the Cuban cuse In the United States. He was born In Bar
amo, Cuba, July 0, 1633. After completing' his studies in Havana he went to
Savlll. Spain, to read law. lie became Interested In the cause of the Cuban in
surgents, and Soon rote to a commanding position In the small but rapidly in
creasing band of patriots. In the Revolution of 1SGS-78 Senor Palma was one of
the first to take the field. He established a high reputation for bravery and waa
elected & Member of the Cuban Republic Later he succeeded Cespedes to the
Presidency, and later was sent as a delegate to the United States from Cuba.
Sixteen years Ago he established a college In Central Valley. New York. To this
Institution he has given as much time and money as he could spare from his de
votion to Cabin affairs.
plnosa and Morcndl Sambrano Rendon.
Besides the leaders Of the expedition, tho
Llbertador has on board 300 volunteers,
and tt la understood that she will embark
a number of other volunteers while on her
way to the coast of Venezuela.
The behavior of General Matos and
his adherents, while they were at this
port, was most correct, and when they
left here they had the sympathy of the
whole population. General Matos Is we)l
known at Fort de France, where he has
many friends. The local newspapers have
published articles expressing hopes for
the prompt success of the expedition and
the downfall of President Castro, whose
attitude, the papers add. has earned for
him the enmity or the whole world.
Previous to his departure from Fort de
France, General Matos issued a manifesto,
calling on all his fellow-countrymen to
take up arms.. The text of General Ma
tos' manifesto follows:
"To My Venezuelan Countrymen: Our
country is moftntng, she Is perishing. The
pride and folly of -a perjured Magistrate
have brought our country to the edge of
an abyss. Let us Unite and sav6 Our na
tive land. Heedful of public opinion and
mindful of the honor with which a large
number of my distinguished compatriots
invested me when they generously select
ed me to become the chief of this crusade
of redemption, I come to my country's aid
quickly and with diligence. I bring with
me all the necessary munitions of war to
strengthen our will and render it irresisti
ble. At the same time, I hope to serve
as a bond of union between all Venezue
lans who desire to save our beloved coun
try from ruin.
"Countrymen, the sole U6e of our arms
shill be for tho firing 6f Joyful salutes,
bearing tidings of contentment and hap
piness to our homes. Let each of you
fulfill his supreme duty toward hts deso
late native country. Do this and each one
of ydu will have the great satisfaction of
knowing that he has saved Venezuela
from material Injury and his family from
the shedding of bitter tears.
"Our work is the work df the nation.
t Postofflcc, Custom House and
Internal Revenue Receipts.
The receipts of the Portland
postofflce for the month of
December, 1001 from the
sale of stamps, postal cards
and stomped envelopes
amounted to $24.42(5 21
Receipts for December, 1000;. 21.600 03
Increase for the month S 2.810 23
The receipts for the quarter
ending Dec. SI. 1001, were. .$60,032 2
RcclhU for quarter ending
Dec 31. 1900 i. ....... 00,743 00
Incrcsxe for the quarter $ 5.845 22
The receipts of the Cusldm-Hous-e
of the Port Of Port
land for Dec, 1901, were....f28,10(i 05
Value of exports for December, 1001,
$1,741,203 00. This is more than tor
any other month during 1001.
Receipts bt the Internal Revenue of
fice In Portland for December, 1901.
were ?67,00T CO.
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The primary object of our endeav6r is to
remove one man from his public posi
tion, a position In which he has commit
ted every error and every excess, afld
who has compromised not only Venezue-
la's g6od name but even her national in
tegrity. Traitor to all his duties, this un
fortunate mm has alienated from Vene
zuela the good will of the countries of
the world, and his diseased braid has
led him to bring about a misunderstand
ing with Colombia.
"My countrymen all, let us remove this
faithless Magistrate who alone Is respon
sible for the misfortunes of Venezuela,
and unite In the bonds of sincere brother
hood. Let US at once re-establish peace
lh our couhtry. hafmohloua relations be
tween Venezuela and foreign powers, and
let us bring about the respectable ob
servance in our land of every man's rights
dhd the strict accomplishment of every
man's duties. Thus you will regain your:
good n&ne, win back. your beloved coun
try and the great Liberal cause will once
again become Invested with Its merited
prestige.
"God. all powerful. Inspires us, and with
his help we will save Venezuela. Your
countryman, M. A. MATOS.
4,On the Steamer Llbertador, December
31, 19M."
Details Of the conversion of tho steamer
Ban Righ into a war vessel shows that
her vital parts (engines, etc.) have been
protected by thick plates of steel. ThH
work was done here at the works of the
General Transatlantic Company. The Ban
Rlgh's armament consists of several guns'
capable of firing 300 shots per minute and
four 10-centlmetrc rapid-fire guns. The
officer in charge of the Ban Rlgh's guns
is a European. The vessel's crew is com
posed of Englishmen and natives of the
Island of Martinique.
The reinforcements for 300 volunteers
now on board the Ban RIgh will reach the
war steamer In sloops and steamers which
aro to be jnet at various points, If tho
plans of the revolutionists are carried
out. Tho volunteers said that their land
ing on the coast of Venezuela is planned
to coincide with a. forward movement on
CUBAN REPUBLIC.
the part of the Colombian troops, and
the landing In Venezuola of other revolu
tionists, who hove concentrated at tho
IfiUnds of Trinidad and CuraCoa.
A PENITENTIARY COURT.
Arraignment of the Ringleaders la
the Leavenworth Matiny.
LEAVENWORTHTKan., Jan. 2. The
most noel court which ever sat In Kansas
convened In the library of the United
States penitentiary this afternoon for tho
arraignment of the ringleaders of the
mutiny of November 7, and who are Im
plicated In the killing of Guard J. B.
Waldrupe. Every person In the court,
with but one exception, was either a
United States official or a prisoner wear
ing the stripes denoting desperate char
acters. The court convened at 3 P. M..
with United States Commissioner Bond on
tho bench, E. D. McKeever. assistant at
torney, representing the Government with
E. A. Prescott, Deputy Marshal. The
mutineers, 17 in number, were brought In,
each wearing the ball nnd chain, and after
a consultation of the officers, the following
men were arraigned on the charge of mur
der: Turner Barnes, Bob Clark, Frank
Thbmpson, Gilbert Mullin and Fred Rob
inson. Four others, who have not yet
been captured, are included In the
charges. Tho warants wero served by
Deputy Marshal Prescott, and Upon being
arraigned each of the prisoners entered a
plea of not guilty. The trial will be held
in the prison library at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. "Warden McClaughey requests
the Associated Press to deny the reports
sent out that guards are resigning for
fear of their lives.
SPORTING NEWS.
Races at Onklnnd.
OAKLAND, Jan. 2. Results:
Six furlongs, selling TOrila won. Sir
Clause second, King Herald third; time,
1:18.
Futurity course, selling Parsifal won.
Marineuse second, Katherine Ennls third;
time, 1:11V1.
Three furlongs, purse Montezuma won,
"Jennie McGowan second, Honlton third;
time, 0:SGii
Six and a half furlongs The Giver won,
HalnaUlt second, Lapldus third; time, 1:21.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Cromwell
won. Colonel Ballahtync second, Cxstnkc
third; time, 1:49.
Six-Day Bicycle Race.
BOSTON, Jan. 2. In the six-day bi
cycle race the evening hours witnessed
some of the best racing of the w"6ek, each
of the six leading teams contributing
somewhat to the excitement. The pace
was fierce, but not one of the leaders was
able to score on any other than the tall
endcrs. The score at the end 6f the 40th
hour was:
Miles. Laps.
McFarlahd And 'Maya 801 3
McLean and Butler ...E04 3
Munro and Freeman .... S04 - 3
Qougoltz and Slmar ...4..SM 3
Leander and Rutx . S04 3
King and Samuelson SOI 3
Fischer ahd ChGvaller 804 l
Kreb3 and Keegan SOI 0
Muller and Jaak 803 6
Tom ray Ryan Has Not Retired.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 2. Tommy
Ryan, who claims tho middleweight cham
pionship of the world, tonight denied the
story recently circulated that he had per
manently retired from the ring, and said
that he Is ready to make a match at
once with any of tho middleweight stars
who arevwllllng to make reasonable terms.
Walking: Record Lowered,
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2. Shelton, Cartwrlght
and Fahcy lowered the world's 24-hour
gd-as-you-please record for a lS-lap track
here tonight. They have been on the
track 24 hours straight, Shelton also low
ered the 50-mlle record to seven hours and
one minute. Shelton Is loading with a
score of 132 miles. ' '
By the death of John Lawrence, at the ad
vanced age of 94 years, a notable figure la the
English hunting world disappears from tha
tcene. Tot upward of 40 years he Was sole
master of the Llanzlbbr hounds.
WHITE MEN'S ATROCITIES
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS PREVAIL
ING IN THE CONGO FREE STATE.
Belgians Handed Rebellions Natives
Over to Cannibal Tribes Forced
Labor Everyrrhere.
LONDON. Jan. 2. Captain Guy Bur
rows, who has Just retired from the cm
ploy of the Congo Free State Govern
ment, after six years' service, declares
In an Interview today with a representa
tive of the Associated Press that th
conditions prevailing In the Congo Free
State are a disgrace to civilization, and
far worse than ever before. He pictured
atrocities of the most horrible character
perpetrated on the natives by officials
and whites who had concessions of rub
ber land. As a typical Instance of the
means employed by the Free State Gov
ernment, Ciptaln Burrows corroborated
the statement of American missionaries
to the effect that the officials employed
50) cannibals to whom they Issued rifles
to "massacre and capture unarmed na
tives who had rebelled against their bru
tal methods."
"I have sworn testimony," sild Bur
rows, "of the Belgians handing over na
tives to cannibal tribes for the express
purpose of being eaten. Forced labor
prevails everywhere, and 'shotgun rule'
Is the truest description of the present
administration. The companies deriving
wealth from the collection of rubber are
all more or less state enterprises, as n.
third or half the shares In them are in
variably held by tho government; Lat
terly, King Leopold and the government
have made borne show of action against
the agents of some of the Upper Congo
companies, but only minor officials are
ever touched, and the so-called reforms
are rrierely intended to throw dust In the
eyes of the public, whose indignation ha
been aroused by the stories of this reign
of terror. While tho present systems
for the collection of rubber and the re
cruitment of natives continue the Congo
Freo State will remain a disgrace to the
white man's work in Africa."
SANITARIUM FOR CONSUMPTIVES
A Million Placed at King- Edvrard's
DIkiiohbI for Charitable PnrposcN.
LONDON. Jan. 3. Two hundred thou
sand pounds have been placed at King
Edward's disposal for charitable or utili
tarian purposed, according to tho Dally
Mail, by Sir Ernest Cassol. a merchant and
financier who was prominent in Egyptian
finances, and who was made a Knight
Commander of St. Michael and St. George
for bis services in that field.
King Edward has decided to devote this
gift to a sanitarium which will accommo
date 100 consumptive patients. Twelve of
tho beds are to be reserved for wealthy
sufferers, and the remainder will be for
those who are able to afford only a small
fee. King Edward has appointed an ad
visory committee In this matter, com
posed of leading physicians, including Sir
"William Henry Broodbcnt, S1V Richard
Douglas Powell, Sir Francis "Henry Lack
ing, Sir Felix Semon and others. Three
prizes of 500, 200 and 100 respectively
have been offered in conned lion with this
scheme for the best estimates on and the
plans for the sanitarium, and the advisory
committee will be guided by the result
of this competition In the execution of His
Majesty's wishes. The competition will be
open to medical men of all nationalities.
Sir William Henry Broadbent, when in
terviewed on this subject, explained that
it was Intended to employ the open-air
treatment for consumptives, the suaxess
of which he said was now absolutely es
tablished. Sir William was unable to give
details.' but he sd!d that h believed the
sanitarium would ba within easy distance
of Londbn, fdr it had been shown thaf
the opcri-air treatment could be conducted
almost 'As successfully in England as In
Switzerland.
The tiapers this morning all published
editorials applauding- King Edward's pur
pose and the noble gift which has enabled
His Majesty to carry out the Idea which
he has so much at heart.
KING EDWARD'S PORTRAITS.
Londoners Pleased to Fylnd It on the
New Stantpa.
NEW YORK, Jan- 2- A dispatch to the
Herald from London gives the following
account of the manner In .which London
received tho new" King Edward stamps.
Ihcre was an enthusiastic demand and a
ready supply, but King Edward coins
were missing. Many people got up early
and went considerably out of their way
to make purchases of the pretty new pen
ny and half-penny stamps. Quito a num
ber of ardent philatelists waited until
midnight or. Tuesday at tho general Post
offtce. and began asking for the new
stamps, which were on sale immediately
after It o'clock struck for New Tear's
day. In the majority of cases the stamps
wero promptly affixed to letters and post
cards, which were forthwith posted at the
nearest available letter box.
In many London branch Postoffices, the
scene early in the morning was a busy on6
and quite Unusual. Small, ragged urchins
Went up to the counters and asked for tne
new stamps. Well-dressed young- men
called for a shilling's worth of periny
Stamps, but refused to complete the trans
action when old ones were offered. Every
body demanded tho now edition, and fre
quently the supplies were exhausted.
There is no doubt whatever from the gos
sip heard at the Postofflces that the public
: highly pleased with the new King Ed
ward stamps, especially the pOnny red
ones.
For weeks past millions of the stamps
have been Stowed awaj' In the strong
rooms at Somerset House, and over them
the eldscat supervision has been exercised
by oftkers of the Inland Revenue Commis
sion. Prosperity of Canada.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Canada is being
congratulated on the progress made last
year, says the Londdn correspondent (t
the Tribune. The fact that public depos
its In Canadian banks amount to $400,000,
000 Is considered remarkable, and the
Morning Post looks to the time, when the
fertile acres of the Dominion will solve
the whole question of the British food
supply, which Is the nightmare of so
many zealous politicians In England.
"Here, surely," says the Post, "is room
far British captul and energy to solve
a problem, not merely of the greatest Im
portance to the internal development of
the Dominion, but also to the welfare of
the empire. As a whole, Its solution would
be facilitated by the conspicuous loyalty
of Canada, whereof so many examples
havo recently been afforded."
O'Connor an Admirer of America.
LONDON, Jan. 2. T. P. O'Connor. M.
P., In a letter to the Association of Amer
ican Publishers of New York, declining an
Invitation to dinner, says:
"As a public man I would have rejoiced
at witnessing the tremendous advance of
the United States In tho last 10 years t-.at
excites so much admiration and some envy
and apprehension in other lands. As a
journalist I must admit that the greater
truth of life, the greater extension of the
sphere Of subjects demanding attention
and the increasing human Interest that
modem journalism displays all had their
Impulse from American Journalism."
Victoria Memorial Fnnd Is Short.
LONDON, Jan. 2. It is understood that
much against his will, King Edward will
be compelled to ask Parliament for a
grant toward the Queen Victoria memor
ial. Only 155.400 has thus far been sub
scribed and this sum will not nearly
suffice.
Ne-rr British Battle-Ships.
GLASGOW, Jan. 2.The British Admir
alty has Invited the Clyde ship yards to
tender bids for the construction of two
battle-ship?, each of 14,500 too9. five ar
mored first-class cruteers and two protect
ed cruisers. The officials asked for prompt
contract Work on 20 warships now In
course of construction may be expedited.
The new battle-ships will have greater
gun power than any vessels now In the
navy.
Portugnene Cortes Opened.
LISBON, Jan. 2. King Carlos, accom
panied by the Queen of Portugal, opened
the Cortes here today. The King read
his speech personally. He said that
Portugal's foreign relations wero all
friendly and referred with regret to the
death of President McKInley. He con
firmed tho statement that a modus Viven
di has been reached between Great Britain
and Portugal concerning the Lourenco
MarqUcs trade.
Naturalized American Molcxtcd.
"CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 2. The re
cent arrest of two naturalized Americans
at Tripoli. Syria, for refusing to pay the
tax providing for exemption from military
service has led to sharp representations
on the part of the United States Minister
Lclshman. to the Porte. The latter j
promptly ordered the release of the men I
arrested, and Instructed the authorities
rrnfr in rrinlrc Amnrlivtii Ahl.tio I
Morgan Bought a Madonna.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. J. P. Morgan, ac
cording to the Jourral and American, ad
mits the truth of the Cabled report frdm
London that ho has bought Raphael's
"Madonna of St. Anthony of PaSua." He
will not talk about the price. It Is said
that the picture w 151 not h Imported at
once. Inasmuch as the tariff charges. If
tho picture cost $300,000. 43 reported, would
exceed J100.CCO.
Serloas Riots In Wales.
LONDON, Jan. 2. Bangor, vNorth Wale3,
and Its district are again under control
of the military, owing to the further se
rious riots between strikers and workers
at Bcnryn and Bethseda quarries. There
was so much wrecking of houses lat
night that a detachment of civalry wa
hastily summoned from Aldershot at mid
night and the militia was drafted In from
Lichfield.
Catholic Biblical Commission.!
LONDON, Jan. 2. The Tablet an
nounces that the pope ba appointed a
special commission for the consideration
of all questions connected with blclical
studies, to which Catholic scholars the
world over may apply In cases of dlffl-culty.-
Thcre Was No Bomb Exposion.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 2. The report
about the explosion of it bdmb last night
under the balcony of the palace of Grand
Duke Constantlne, at Kiev. European Rus
sia, proves Upon Investigation to be En
tirely without foundation.
BANKRUPT LAW AMENDMENTS
Preferred Creditors' Not
Gaining
Mnch Hcadivay.
New Ydrk Journal of Commerce. '
ThS referees lh bankruptcy have made
a canvass of the mercantile community
in the United States In regard to changes
desired in the bankruptcy act. and the
tabulation of the replies shows 7C6 ex
pressions in support of the Ray bill, 73
favoring section big. as It stands, and 23
suggesting various changes. But a state
ment of tho result of the canvass would
be entirely misleading if it Were not ac
companied by tho explanation of the
committee that the circular of Inquiry
bore this paragraph: "In case you do not
return this paper as requested, it will be
assumed that you are satisfied with the
existing conditions under the present Na
tional bankruptcy law."
We should jjave been justified Jn draw
ing this inference'even If the circular had
ridt home this notice. A circular adklriy
opinions as' to changes tn a law would
naturally be answered by most of the- re
cipients who wished changes made, and
by very few who cared for none. The
most natural course for a person who did
not care for any change would be tomake
no reply. If the referees had sent out
13.000 circulars asking for suggestions re
garding the amendment of the la', and
had got less than 90 replies of all sorts,
the Inevitable inference would have been
that an overwhelming majority of the
recipients were opposed to, dr wholly In
different to, changes; that there was
general satisfaction with the law as it
stood.
The Inference, however, is vastly
stronger In view of the fact that every
recipient was notified that If he was not
heard from he would be counted on the
side of the law as it stands. Under such
circumstances the only wonder is that 73
merchants should have taken the trouble
to reply that they preferred to have sec
tion 5?g left as it stands. The result of
the plebiscite was that 13,000 business
men were asked If they wished the bank
rupt act changed, and only 791 replied in
the- affirmative. This Is the total result
of the efforts of the Credit Men's Associa
tion during a couple of years to work up
a sentiment against the most effective
provision of the law for the prevention 6f
preference.
But, in addition to this meager return,
there are two highly significant recommendations-
One is that the executive
committee Of the National Association of
Referees in Bankruptcy makes a recom
mendation adverse to the change In 57g
proposed by the Ray bill, which Is the
change asked for by the Credit Men's As
sociation. The committee makes no
recommendation regarding S7g except to
oppose the amendment sought by the
credit men. There is only one explana
tion of this, and that is that the referees
understand perfectly well the Importance
df preventing preferences, and the fa
cility that would be afforded to prefer
ences If section aig were amended in ac
cordance with the Ray bill. The other
recommendation Is that of the American
Bar Association that "Creditors who have
received preferences shall not participate
In dividends so as to receive, by taking
such preferences Into consideration a
greater percentage of their claims than
other creditors of the sttme class." Tnls
Is a declaration In favor df treating all
creditors alike; the contention of the
Credit Men's Association is that the
smartest or luckiest or nearest creditor
should get the most. The recommenda
tion of the bar association does not de
fine preferences; it is to be presumed,
therefore, that they are to Be defined as
at present, In the case of Carson, Plrle,
Scott & Co. against the decision of which
the Credit Men's Association has bocn
fighting, tho firm named got 30 per cent
of their claim In partial payments during
four months immediately preceding the
bankruptcy, which are preferences as now
defined, but innocent preferences, wnich
they were at liberty to retain. They were
not allowed to participate in the final dis
tribution, and as the dividend was only
15 per cent, they had already received
very much more than other creditors. Tfce
contention of the Credit Men's Association
Is that they should have shared cqually
wlth the other creditors In the final dis
tribution. That is opposed by the bar
association. It Is oppOBed by the exec
utive committee of the National Associa
tion of Referees in Bankruptcy, and only
6 per cent of the business men of the
country have expressed themselves in
favor cf lt-
Smcltcrs Will ReHhrae.
BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 2. Word from
Great Falls says the Boston & Montana
smelters will commence operations about
January 15. This will mean a resumption
in the Amalgamated mines here, a number
of which were recently closed. The big
smelters at Great Falls run On the ore
mined In Amalgamated Company's proper
ties at this place.
Jerome Took the Oath of OfltfO.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. William f . Jerorao
took the oath of office as District At
torney of NeW York today.
FREIGHT ENGINE BLEW UP
THREE MEN KILLED IN A GEORGLV
ROUNDHOUSE.
Entire City of Macon Was Shaken
and the Report was Heard
Seven Miles Avray.
MACON, Ga., Jan. 2. A freight engine
just out of the shop and fired up In the
roundhouse of the Central Railroad of
Georgia exploded without warning to
day, killing three men. Injuring a num
ber of others and shaking the entire city.
The report was heard seven miles- away
and houses four miles distant felt the
shack. The dead are:
E. W. HODGES, machinist.
J. M. McDONALD. machinist.
URIAH CORNELIUS, colored helper.
The Injured are: J. J. O'Neal, ma
chinist, fracture, will die; Henry Fox.
machinist, fracture, will die; R. L. Willis,
blacksmith, severely scalded; F. D. Ham
brick, carpenter, head lacerated; William
Wilson, carpenter, fractured ribs; J. M.
Meadows, carpenter, general bruises;
Peter Hammond, colored, scalp wound;
Wesley Johnson, colored, face cut; Peter
Adams, colored, contused shoulder.
The negro, Cornelius, was- In the cab
assisting the inspector. John McDonald,
who was on top of the engine. They
were blown to atoms. The others were
at soma distance from the engine. It
It supporcd that the negro had found the
water In the boiler too low and had sud
denly injoctcd a stream of cold water
on the fed-het crown sheet. The engine
was reduced to fragments, parts beln?
hurled through the building 200 or 200
yards. One piece weighing CXW pounds
was blown 1.0 yards.
Took the Wrong Dottle.
DETROIT. Jnn. 2. M'ss Bn:.Vi Wheel
er, a beautiful young porlety woman, died
early tod-'v at her home on Seont! nvt
nue from arsenical polronlnr. Last evcr
Ing she retired to her room to rest brfor
starting for the thcafr. Soon attcrw.-u I
she called to her mother for aid. and rM
she had taken the wrong mcd.clnc. Wha
the yourg woman had tlkcn for nf'pv
rlne proved 10 bo arsmlc. Mi?3 Wheeler,
who was 22 years of age, was born in
Rome. N. Y.
WILL INVESTIGATE THE DEAL
Interstate Commerce Commlilon to
Take Up Merger.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3. At its meeting hera
next Wednesday, the Interstate Commerce
Commission will move agair3t the North
ern Securities Company, and Investigate
the combine of the Great Northern. North
ern Pacific and Burlington Railways.
The commission will probe the entire
matter of "community of Interests" be
tween great railway systems, but tha
specific investigation will be aimed at the
Northwestern railways. Hundreds of wlt
ncrscs, among them many of the leading
railway promoters and owners In the
country, have been summoned to appear
In Chicago next Wednesday to testify be
fore the commission. All the Western
railway magnates have been summoned to
appear, and after the Investigation in
Chicago, which may last weeks, has been
concluded, the. commission will resume
Its hearings in New York and call before
it the great promoters and financiers oC
Wail street.
It Is understood that there is to be a
general and determined fight all along tho
tine. The commission has announced its
Intention of examining every phase of
railroad combination, Including tho pur
Chase of the Southern Pacific by the Union
Pacific, the Union Pacific's control over
the Burlington, and every specific Instance
of what they regard as violation of the
interstate commerce laws.
Encaped Convict Recaptnred.
GUTHRIE, O. T.. Jan. 3. L. V. Reed,
who was among the prisoners that es
caped from the Federal jail, July 5 last,
was recaptured New Y'ear's day by Dep
uty Marshal Fossett and returned to Jail
today. He was charged with horse-stealing
before he escaped, but he returns
charged with murder, having been Identi
fied as one of the highwaymen that killed
a doctor's" 14-year-old son near Rush.
Springs last August.
Schooner Fearless "Wrecked.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 3. The steamer
Bertha arrived, this morning from Valdcs
with news that the steam schooner Fear
less, bound for San Francisco, was
wrecked in a severe gale November CO at
Dutch Harbor. No lives were lost. Twenty
of the crew returned to Seattle on tho
BertHa. Captain James McKenna and
Mate Peterson remained with the wrecked
boat.
Cnwtro Says It Is Crashed.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2. The Venezuelan
Consul In this city today received the fol
lowing cablegram from President Castro
"Caracas, Jan. 2. Hernandez defeat
Pietrl prisoner. Revolution crushed. jf
? Blizzard In Michigan.
CALUMET. Mich., Jan. 2. The Mack
inaw Peninsula Is storm swept, and. a v!3
lent blizzard Is raging In this city. Many
road3 are impassable because of drifts,
and transport service is poor.
i
General Senmnnn Is Weak.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Adjutant-General
Seamans, of California, is very weak
tonight. The physicians hold out no hope
of recovery.
Exceptional measures are to be taken in con
nection with the treatoratlon of Leonardo da.
Vinci's "Last Supper." which the Italian Gov
ernment has at list decided to carry out. The
picture Is In such a bad condition that th?
work will hate to be dons In the most careful
and scientific manner. A celebrated expert has
been engaged to give his ervlces.
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