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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, JTRJDAY, JANUARY 17, 1902.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
BILL CREATING IT IS DEBATED IN
THE SENATE.
Fears Exprcnscd That the New Sec
retary "Would Have Too Much Pott-
-Araendments Necensarj.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The Senate to
day for a brief lime had under considera
tion the bill creating a Department of
Commerce, and the discussion tended to
show that the measure will have to be
amended In many particulars before It
can receive the approval of the Senate.
Serious objections were raised to the
transfer to the proposed department of
several bureaus now a part of other de
partments of the Government: It was
pointed out that if the bill, as reported,
becomes a law, it would create the great
est department of the Government, and
the Secretary of Commerce would have
more power than even the Secretary of
the Treasury- A large number of uncon
tested bills and private pension measures
iwere passed, after which the Senate ad
journed until-Monday. --
A bill was presented and passed provid
ing that persons living in Porto Rico nd
the Philippines may execute deeds for
property In the District of Columbia and
territories of the United States.
On motion of Hoar his- resolution,
adopted yesterday, calling for Information
concerning the exaction of duties on sup
plies and comforts sent to Boer prisoners
in Bermuda from this country was re
called and referred to the committee on
foreign relations. Hoar explained that
the article of The Hague convention on
which the resolution had been based had
been adopted by Great Britain, but not
by the United States. He had been in
formed, since the adoption of the resolu
tion, that the Governor of Bermuda pur
posed to recommend to the Legislature
of Bermuda that the law exacting such
duties be repealed. Hoir said the ex
action of such duties was not a violation
ol treaty obligations, but he thought it
was a matter which ought to be investi
gated. The House concurrent resolution provid
ing for McKlnley memorial exercises by
Congress in the Hall of the House of Rep
resentatives, February 27, was adopted.
Mallory, rising to a question of privilege,
called attention to an article in a New
Yonc newspaper of the 14th Inst., pur
porting to give a' poll of the Senate on
the subject of an Isthmian canal,. In the
course of which he was represented as
being in favor of the Panama route. He
declared he had had no Interview with
any one upon that subject. The article
misrepresented him entirely. "I am de
cidedly in favor," said he, "of pressing
the Nicaragua project as rapidly as pos
sible." Clay made a similar statement about the
same article, asserting that he never had
intimated to any one what his views on
the canal question were, but that he did.
as a fact, favor the Nicaragua project
and not the Panama route.
The bill to establish the Department of
Commerce was called up by Nelson. Af
ter some minor amendments had been of
fered by Nelson and adopted. Lodge of
fered an amendment to section 2 of the
bill, providing that the Secretary of State
should designate an official In his de
partment to furnish instructions to Con
sular officers supplied by the Secretary
of Commerce, and to prepare the dis
patches of the Consular officers for trans
mission to the Secretary of Commerce.
The amendment aroused much comment,
all of It being favorable to Lodge's propo
sition. Hale sharply criticised the bill. He said
that a measure so suddenly flashed upon
the Senate created the largest department
in the Government. It did not begin In a
modest way, but ransacked every depart
ment of the Cabinet for important bu
reaus to dump Into the new department.
The new Secretary of Commerce would
become the most Important member of
the Cabinet. He would be even a more
Important official than the Secretary of
the Treasury, with all of his great ad
ministrative duties. Many bureaus had
been Included In the proposed department
that have no more relation to commerce
than light has to darkness. He referred
particularly to the transfer to the new
department of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey, and urged that if that bureau
were changed at all. It should be placed
t.ndcr the Navy Department. He referred
to various "navies" in the several depart
ments. This brought Tillman to his feet. "I
would like to add .another navy to those
enumerated by te Senator," he said.
That Is the Army transport service. That
Is assuming great proportions, and about
It I have heard some scandals."
At the instance of- Teller, the sec
tion providing for the transfer of the
Geological Survey to the? Department of
Commerce was stricken out.
Hale gave notice of an amendment pro
viding for the transfer of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey to the Navy Department.
After Piatt (Conn.) had criticised the bill
and urged that no action be taken at this
time, the measure went" over.
The following bills, together with a
large number of private pension bills,
were passed: Appropriating 590,000 for
Government expenses and floor space at
the Charleston. S. C, Exposition; bills
granting permission to. various officers of
the Gpvernment to accept decorations and
presents from foreign rulers; appropriat
ing ?2QO,000 for the establishment of ad
ditional lighthouse .and fog-signal stations
on the coast of Alaska; appropriating $4500
for a light station at Cape Blanco, Or.;
stabllshlng, at a cost of $25,000. a light
house and fog-signal station at Semiahmo
Harbor, Wash.; appropriating $15,000 for
a lighthouse and fog-signal station on
Burrows Island, "Wash.; appropriating
SG000 for a fog signal at Batten' Point,
"Wash.; to purchase at a cost of $10,000 a
launch for the customs service at As
toria, Or.; to pay certain persons in the
South for property taken from them by
the military forces of the United States.
In introducing a bill to exclude Chinese
from coming to the United States, Mitch
ell said the policy and general provis
ions of the measure are approved by the
by the Pacific Coast Senators and Repre
sentatives, but that It has been agreed
that this approval should not affect the
privilege of any member to offer amend
ments when the bill Is considered. The
bill was then referred to the committee
on immigration.
The Senate then, at 2:57 P. M.. went
Into executive session, and when tho
doors were reopened, adjourned until Mon
day. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Lieutenant Jnrvls Appointed Col
lector of Customs for Alaxka.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1G. The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
Collector of Customs David H. Jarvis,
Pennsylvania. District of Alaska.
Assistant Naval "Constructors to be
Naval Constructors H. G. Gilmer, Henry
M. Smith and Richard M. Watt
Eben Barker, of Massachusetts, to be
Third Lieutenant, Revenue Cutter Serv
ice.,. The Senate today confirmed the follow
ing nominations:
J. R. A. Crossland, to be Minister and
Consul-General to Liberia.
Postmasters California, S. Littlefield.
Anaheim; J. C. Boggs, Newcastle; G. W.
Holmes, Selma; E. H. Bautser, San Pedro;
Washington, W. T. Cavanaugh, Olympia;
F. E. Pells, Ballard.
The Senate committee on military af
fairs today had under consideration the
nominations of Generals Gillespie, Davis
and Crozier, but decided not to report
them at present The committee will en
deavor to remedy a defect In the law,
which makes no provision for these offi
cers, in the future, should other details be
made for Chiefs of Bureaus. Nothing is
said about increasing temporarily some
grade Into which these officers may go
when their present terms expire. No other
feature of the nominations was considered
today.
Leasing: of Indian Landn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Indian Com
missioner Jones today made a statement
before the committee on Indian affairs
relative to the leasing of unoccupied lands
on Indian reservations- He said the In
terior Department had not been leasing
such lands since 1S91, and that the rights
of the Indians were properly protected by
the existing law. Mr. Jones also referred
to the current reports concerning leasca
on the Uintah reservation in Utah and on
the Standing Rock reservation in North
and South Dakota. He said that on the
Uintah reservation the Florence Mining
Company had negotiated with the Indians
for a lease of WO acres of land where the
company could make Its location, and
this permit was now before the Secretary
of the Interior for approval.
Connolldntlon in the Army.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. The Secretary
of War Is preparing a draft of a bill for
submission to Congrebs providing for the
consolidation of the Quartermaster's, Sub
sistence and Pay Departments of the
Army into one general department, withr
an officer of the rank of Major-Genera!
at its head. It is provided that the new
department shall be divided Into four di
visions, to have separate direction of the
affairs of transportation, construction and
supply, subsistence and finance, each di
vision to be in charge of an officer skilled
and experienced in Its business.
In the Chamber of Deputies.
PARIS. Jan. 16. Paul Doschanel, in re
suming the presidency of the Chamber or
Deputies today, after his re-election or
Tuesday last, spoke of the great amount
of labor, talent and science expended in
the service of the country by members
of the Chamber. He said France would
draw more profit therefrom If the Cham
ber imposed upon itself stricter discipline
and improved its methods of work. The
apcech met with a very chilly reception,
on the part of the Radicals and Socialists.
The Senate re-elected M. Malllierea
president of that House. It was decided
to devote all the sessions except that on
Friday to the discussion of the budget
Morgan After Information.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Senator Mor
gan, chairman of the committee on in
teroceanic canals, visited the White House
today and discussed the subject of canals
with the President xHe was reticent as
to the result of the interview, saying only
that his object was to obtain certain In
formation concerning the project under
consideration. This information he had
not yet been able to obtain. Moreover, a3
chairman of the committee, he would not
make any statement until he had first
communicated it to the committee for
which he Is acting.
Hearing on Antl-OXeo Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The hearings
on the anti-oleomargarine bills were con
tinued before the House committee on
agriculture today, and ex-Representative
William Springer, for the National Live
stock Association, spoke In opposition to
the large tax proposed to be put on arti
ficial butter. He presented a review of the
foreign legislation as to oleomargarine
showing a more liberal treatment of these
products In foreign countries than In
the United States.
Election at Cork.
CORK. Jan. 16 The municipal elections
here have resulted In the defeat of Eu
gene Crean (member of Parliament for
the southeast division of Cork), ex-Mayor
Roche and other nominees of the United
Irish League. This is attributed to a
speech made by Mr. Crean during tho
campaign. In which he declared that if
King Edward came to Cork for the pur
pose of opening the International Exhibi
tion he would be hooted through the city.
Great "WlHd Storm at Vienna.
VIENNA, Jan. 16. Over 100 persons
were injured, many of them severely, by
a great wind storm which swept over Vi
enna today. Houses were unroofed,
chimneys were blown down, and the
streets were so filled with debris as se
riously to Impede traffic People were
blown down while on the street and a
number of horses were killed. A freight
train was blown off the tracks and pas
senger traffic Is tied up.
RecolnaKe of HnTvnllan Silver.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. The bill for
the recoinage of the silver coinage of Ha
waii, introduced by Representative Hill,
of Connecticut w-as today favorably act
ed upon by the House committee on coin
age, weights and measures. There Is
about $975,000 of sliver circulating In Ha
waii, most of It In sliver dollars.
SnbKldy Bill Not Taken Up.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. The Senate
committee on commerce did not take up
the ship subsidy bill at Its meeting to
day, but. a special meeting has been called
for tomorrow, for the purpose of consid
ering that measure.
Government Ownership of Tclepfrapli
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Senator Har
ris today Introduced a bill providing for
the Government ownership of the tele
graph lines of the United States.
IRON AND STEEL SITUATION
Home Plants Are Rutihed, and Im
portntlonn Are Expected to Grow.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 16. The Iron Trade
Review this week will say: Sales of 125.
000 tons of Bessemer pig Iron for delivery,
largely in the present quarter of the year
are the feature of the week. The bulk of
this iron was taken by the United States
Steel Corporation, at $15 75 at Valley fur
naces, or $16 50 Pittsburg. Other steel
makers were also in the market paying
In some instances $16 at the furnace, and
on smaller lots as high as $16 25 hag been
paid. The United States Steel Corpora
tion took all the Iron offered by the as
sociated Bessemer furnaces for the second
quarter, and other purchases were made
from outside interests.
The situation In respect to this metal Is
thus very firm, with every indication of
higher prices. Cutting off production due
to the coke shortage has compelled Impor
tations and these arc expected to increase
in the next few months, A large amount
of German Bessemer Iron has been sold
for this country, and among recent sales
in England was one ofJTOOO tons of a
West Coast Bessemer fordellvery In the
United States. A recent round sale of
German splegeleisen for export to the
United States indicates that our steel
makers have not been able to supply their
wants from such of their furnaces as or
dinarily run In splegel.
The import movement in plg-lron is ap
parent in the November statistics of the
Treasury Department, which reported 13,
953 tons brought in in that month against
2337 tons in November, 1500. The Importa
tion of steel Ls also expected to grow
steadily In the coming months. Independ
ent sheet, wire and tube mills will be com
pelled to seek foreign steel, In view of the
announced Inability of steel corporation
plants to furnish steel In the next six
months except to customers having long
time contracts. It is understood that the
small importation of German steel for
Central Western plants a few weeks ago
will be followed by the bringing in of
large lots from thesame source.
Apart from the sales of Bessemer Iron,
noted above, the Important development of
the week is the Improved movement of
coke to the furnaces.
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Snow Storm la Germany.
BERLIN, Jan. 16. A heavy snow storm
swept over Germany yesterday. The snow
Is thrcerfeet deep In Thuringla. Railway
and telegraphic communication has been
interrupted.
EXCLUSION OF CHINESE
BILL DRAFTED BY THE PACIFIC
COAST DELEGATIONS.
Provision to Prevent the Entry of
Celentlals Prom Oar Insalar
PosncHBlons.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. At a largely
attended meeting today of Pacific Coast
Senators and Representatives, a final de
termination was reached as to the course
to be pursued on Chinese exclusion legis
lation and the following resolution was
adopted.
"Resolved, That the Pacific Coast Sena
tors and Representatives approve the pol
icy and general provisions of the bill
which they havo requested Representa
tive Kahn to introduce in the House and
Senator Mitchell In the Senate; but this
shall not affect the privilege of any mem
ber to perfect the same by amendment"
The bill thus to be introduced was
agreed upon at the meeting. As finally
adopted the Insular section reads as fol
lows: "That from and after the passage of
this act tho entry into the American
mainland territory of the United States of
Chinese laborers coming from any or
tho Insular possessions of the United
KAISER'S BROTHER
PRINCE HENRY
States shall be absolutely prohibited and
the prohibition shall apply to all Chinese
laborers as well as to such as -were In the
Insular possessions at the time or times
of acquisition thereof respectively by the
United "States or to those who have come
there since and those who have been bom,
mere since and those who may come there
hereafter and those who may hereafter be
born there."
The decision arrived at today is the re
sult of six weeks' consideration of the
general subject of Chinese exclusion, the
purpose being to bring all the Pacific
Coast interests together into united sup
port of one measure. A special commit
tee, with Representative Newlands, of
Nevada, as chairman, has been going
over the different propositions and sub
mitted the result of its work at the meet
ing held today. The bill, as presented,
had a clause covering the Chinese com
ing from the Philippines, but the senti
ment at this meeting was in favor of
making the provision more sweeping. The
foregoing amendment was then adopted,
the understanding being that when -the
bill is taken up in the House and Senate,
some changes might be proposed to this
section. The. bill, as a whole, has been
framed with a view to making It drastic
In every particular In excluding the Chi
nese. It combines the main feature of the
measure drafted by the Bureau of Immi
gration, known as the Kahn bill, and
that brought forward by the Federation
of Labor.
TRADE RELATIONS WITH CUBA.
Reciprocity Considered In the IIoiiko
Way and Mennn Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Cuban reci
procity was again under consideration to
day by the ways and means committee,
with large representations of Cubans and
of the various sugar and tobacco interests
In attendance.
Ewan Thompson, ex-president of the
New York Produce Exchange, presented
the views of that organization. He said
that last year $9,000,000 of the American
food products went to Cuba," about 75' per
cent of the business being done by mem
bers of the Produce Exchange. Continu
ing, he said:
"Should the United States refuse to
grant a reduction of duty on the Imports
of the two great staples of Cuba, sugar
tnd tobacco, we believe the rcmilt will
be ruin to the planter, bankruptcy to the
merchant and great distress to the labor
ing classes of Cuba, followed by serious
industrial disturbances and disorder."
This, he said, would result In corre
sponding Injury to our trade and will
materially reduce our exports.
"This committee urges spch reduction
in the duties now levied on sugar and
tobacco as will avert this impending dis
aster and thereby safeguard the interest
we represent"
Representative McCIclian, of New York,
called attention to circulars received by
himself and other members of the com
mittee, attacking the current sugar quo
tations and stating they were influenced
by the cmgar trust The business men
present gave their opinion that the quo
tations were accurate and fairly impar
tial. Mr. McCIellan remarked In this con
nection that there was an evident pur
pose In eome quarters of prejudicing the
cause of Cuban reciprocity by creating a
public Impression that the trust was be
hind It, whereas all the witnesses thus
far had shown that the Cuban caube stood
on its own merits.
Charles Rabldan and C. P. Armstrong,
of the Produce Exchange, also spoke in
favor of reciprocity.
Representative Robertson, of Louisiana,
asked a series of questions tending to
show that the Cuban people had not
spoken for reciprocity, and that the move
ment was directed by the "sugar people"
interested in the trade. Mr. Armstrong
answered that the interests of nil the
Cuban people were bound up with sugar
production and must stand or fall with It.
Mr. Robertson nlso sought to show that
American capitalists were buying large
sugar tracts in Cuba, and would be bene
fited by reciprocity more than Cuban peo
ple. Louis Place, head of the Cuban delega
tion, was heard as to the tariff reduc
tions Cuba was likely to make in order
to give the United States control of the
market He said the Cuban tariff was
very low now. and should be ralied 50 to
70 per cent, and after that a differential
fygg I ": fr into m T "M KSS
granted to the United States sufficient to
control the trade as against other cdun
trles. He favored ultimate free trade
both ways, which, he said, was the only
solution of Cuba's commercial problem.
When Representative Long brought out
that Mr. Place had sought free trade at
Havana, the Cuban spokesman explained
atnld laughter that he yielded to the ma
jority, and that by asking much It was
hoped to get as near that, as possible. He
gave 50 to CO per cent as the lowest con
cession which would grant relief.
As the hearings closed Representative
Richardson, of Tennessee, the ranking
Democrat on the committee, said:
"I notice that a very prominent United
States Senator Is quoted In today's paper
as paying the Senate will settle this whole
question, will make a treaty, and that
we will have nothing to do with It"
"He will find out differently before he
gets through," answered Dalzell of Penn
sylvania. Chairman Payne stated that the tobacco
men would be heard on the 21st, the beet
sugar Interests on the 22d, and that Gen
eral Wood was expected up from Cuba.
The committee then adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman.
H. H. KOHLSAAT RETIRES.
Edltorr.hlp of Rccord-IIernld Turned
Over to Frank B. Noyex.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16. Tho Record-Herald
tomorrow will publish the following an
nouncement, signed by H. H. Kohlsaat:
"With this Issue of the Record-Herald
-f
COMING TO AMERICA.
OF PRUSSIA..
I wish to announce that I have turned
over its editorship and entire business
managership to Frank B. Noyes, who as
publisher has been associated with me
since the consolidation of the two papers
last April. JtjyAtm step X seek: relaxation
from those exacting, duties which for sev
eral years have engrossed my time to the
neglect of other matters and interests
which now demand a larger share of my
personal attention. I shall still retain
close and Intimate relations with the Record-Herald,
as the president of the com
pany and owner of GO per cent of lta stock.
It Is a source of the greatest gratification
to me to be able to commend Mr. Noyes
to the good will and confidence which
has been so generously and loyally ex
tended to me. I could not testify my own
high appreciation of his sterling worth
more unequivocally than by tho great
trust which I hereby surrender."
THE DEATH ROLL.
Dr. Clayton Parkhill.
DENVER, Colo., Jan. 16. Dr. Clayton
Parkhill, one of the most prominent sur
geons In the West, died today of Bright's
disease. Dr. Parkhill -was born near
Vanderbllt, Pa., In 1S60. He was grad
uated from Jefferson Medical College, In
Philadelphia, and was one of the found
ers of Gross Medical College. He per
formed notable operations, and had ex
tensively written for medical magazines.
Richard Patterson.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10. Richard
Patterson, vice-president of the National
Liquor Dealers' Association, died at his
home Is Wissahickon, a suburb of this
city, last night, aged 52.
J. V. S. Oddle.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16. J. V. S. Oddle,
secretary of the New York Yacht Club,
died at his residence, In this city, today.
Mr. Oddle ,had been ill for about two weeks
of kidney trouble.
Lord Rockvrood.
LONDON. Jan. 16. Lord Rockwood
(Henry John Selwln Ibbctson) ls dead.
He was born in 1S26.
Desperate Battle Under Ground.
VICTOR, Colo., Jan. 16. A desperata
battle 400 feet under ground between ore
thieves- and officers and trusted employes
pecurred in the Great Independence mine
on Battle Mountain, this morning. Ec
tween 50 and 75 shots were exchanged.
Lee Glockner, a member of the company's
force, was shot twice, but not seriously
injured. The fight was most determined,
but the pirates finally gained the upper
hand and forced the company men tp re
treat toward the big shaft, giving the
thieves an opportunity to escape. Tho
management has been aware for a long
time that rich silvanlte deposits In the
mine were being systematically robbed,
the stealings amounting to thousands of
dollars a month. Detectives were em
ployed, and It Ls said the thieves were de
tected in the act of looting a rich seam
of ore. They escaped through the under
ground workings connected with .an ad
joining property.
Kerch Kuykcndall, known as the "Fili
pino Kid"; Hartley J. Lake and John B.
Fredensteln were arrested this- afternoon
by the Sheriff on suspicion of being the
men that early In the morning gained
entrance into the 400-foot level for the pur
pose of extracting high-grade ore.
Bridge Span Gave Way.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Jan. 16. This af
ternoon the center span of the West
Washington-street bridge, crossing White
River, gave way with the weight of a
work train, consisting of two trolley-canj
and four teams. Twelve workmen were
precipitated Into the river, but all were
rcecued alive. Four were injured, Two
horses were drowned and two had to be
killed on account of their Injuries.
Special Envoy to Spain.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1& Dr. J. M. L.
Curry has been appointed Special Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten
tiary to represent the President at the
coming of age of the King of Spain. Dr.
Curry is a native of Ylrslnla, and was
formerly Minister to Spain.
DATE OF THE LAUNCHING
BUILDER. OF EMPEROR'S YACHT
VISITS WASHINGTON.
Condition of the Tide, an Well ris
Prince Henry's Convenience,
Must Be Considered.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Rear-Admiral
Roblcy D. Evans, who ha3 been charged
with the preparation and execution of
the naval programme at the reception
of Prince Henry of Prussia, called upon
Dr. von Hollcben, the German Ambassa
dor, at the embassy today, and consulted
him" regarding the arrangements for the
naval welcome to be accorded the dis
tinguished visitor. Admiral Evans will
keep In close touch with the Ambassador
and the embassy officials, In order that
he may conform his arrangements to
thcee of the visiting party.
It may be stated upon authority that
the JKronprlnz Wllhelm will not deviate
from her course and go first to Hampton
Roads, as heretofore reported, but will
bear Prince Henry directly to New York,
where the naval demonstration proper
will take place.
The following squadron has been as
signed to Rear-Admiral Evans by the
Navy Department to welcome the Prince:
Flagship, the battle-ship Illinois; protect
ed cruisers Olympin, San Francisco and
Cincinnati, and the cruiser Hartford.
While detailed arrangements for the
movements of this squadron have not
yet been made. Admiral Evans states
that the vessels will probably rendezvous
at Tompklnsvllle, and possibly Join the
Imperial yacht Hohenzollern, on her way
up the Atlantic Coast from the West In
dies, and escort her to New York harbor.
Admiral Evans will have with him the
same staff that was selected to accom
pany him to the Asiatic station. Captain
George A. Converse, as commander of the
flagship Illinois, will bo his flag Captain;
Lieutenant Frederick L. Chapin, his iiag
Lieutenant: Lieutenant Thomas Washing
ton, -flag secretary, and several other
naval aids.
Ambassador von Hollcben, who was at
the State Department today In conference
wlthSccretary Hay, has given notice
that he will enterfain Prince Henry and
suite at the German Embassy here. Dr.
Hill, tho First Assistant Secretary of
State, who, by reason of an extended resi
dence In Germany, Is perfectly conversant
with the Gorman language, may be
charged to represent the Department of
State In the ceremonies with the recep
tion of the Prince. Ex-Governor Francis,
of Missouri, also called on Secretary Hay
In connection with Prince Henry's visit
He urged that the programme for tho
Prince's entertainment be made to Include
a visit to St Louis, In order that the
Prince might see the scale on which tho
approaching Louisiana Purchase Exposi
tion ls projected.
Tomorrow Wallace Downey, of the firm
which Is building the new yacht for the
Emperor, will consult President Roose
velt and the German Ambassador as to
the date and plans for the launching of
the vessel. Mr. Downey arrived In Wash
ington today. Tentative dates will be
submitted by him as to when It will be
most convenient for the shipbuilding com
pany to launch the ship. These are Feb
ruary 25, 25, or 27, these dates being set
with a view to the time of the Prince's
arrival and the condition of the tides,
which, Mr. Downey says, must be con
sidered. Mr. Downey has been asked ,by
the representatives of the German Society,
which ls to give the Prince a dinner the
evening of the 26th, to avoid making that
date, if possible, the date of the launch
tag, while February Zl tne memorial
erclses to President McKlnley aro to ta
place in the House of Representatives An
Washington, so that It will be inconv
xpr tne president to attend tne. launching
on that date. This- and other maters
necessary to be adjusted will be
over by Mr. Downey with the officials
here.
PRINCE HENRY AT BERWN
Silver Treasures That will Be
Brought Over on the Yacht.
BERLIN, Jan. 16. Admiral prince Hen
ry of Prussia arrived here today from
Kiel. He will remain 10 days In Berlin.
The details regarding Prince Henry's
landing in the United States and his move
ments thereafter are entirely In the hand3
of Secretary Hay and Dr. von Holleben,
the German Ambassador at Washington.
Emperor William's silver treasures,
from which there have been selected
nearly 1000 of the choicest pieces for us
at Prince Henry's banquet on the Ho
henzollern at New York, compose one of
the richest collections of silver possessed
by any sovereign of Europe, and Is val
ued at upwards of 5.000,000 marks. It em
braces Emperor William's wedding gift,
presented by 96 Prussian cities, a silver
table service for 50 persons, valued at
4C0.000 marks, and many rare pieces or
silver dating from the time of Frederick
Ihe Great and Frederick William I. Among
the wonders in the "rlttersaal" in the old
castle at Berlin ls a silver buffet eight
meters wide, reaching from the floor to
the celling and bearing among others
nine huge silver tureens DO inches in di
ameter. Austrian View of the Visit.
VIENNA. Jan. 16. The Fremdenblatt.
In a long article discussing? Prince Hen
ry'3 approaching visit to the . United
States, which the paper regards as a
demonstration of mutual friendship, com
bats the idea that this ls a move against
Great Britain In answer to Mr. Chamber
lain's utterances. The Fremdenblatt
thinks It Is possible that Germany wishes
to nufkc her relations with the United
States inde pendent of Great Britain, and
that possibly a similar desire exists in
America. In fine. It says, that Germany
and perhaps the United States want to
neutralize the advantage possessed by
Great Britain in trade Interests through
the use In the lattor country of the same
language as ls spoken In the United
States.
LONDON, Jan. 17. The Vienna corre
spondent of the Times, commenting upon
an article published In the Vienna Frem
denblatt, in which that paper says It
thinks the motive of Prince Henry's visit
to America ls to 'repair the mutual rela
tions of the United States and Germany
independent of Great Britain, asks:
"What becomes of the great scheme of
an European combination against the
United Btuiesr
The Hohenxollcrn's Band.
KIEL, Jan. 16. The Hohenzollern's
crew, numbering 311 men, are now all on
board that vessel. Tomorrow it will bo
stowing extra coal. The departure of the
yacht i3 fixed for Sunday, at the latest,
but she will put to sea Saturday if the ice
threatens to close the canal.
The bandmaster of the Second Naval Di
vision Music Corp3, which is to furnish
a band to go to the United States on the
Hohenzollern, came here from Wllhelms
haven yesterday to receive special in
structions from Prince Henry. The latter
directed him to practice dally during- the
voyage, playing" favorite American airs.
The band consists of 40 picked men from
the Si constituting the Second Division
Corps. These 40 men reached Kiel today.
The band has received permission to go
ashore In the United States in parade uni
form and give several private concerts.
The voyage will be the longest ever taken
by the Hohenzollern.
A Prevent for MI Roosevelt.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16. Prince Henry
will bring from Germany a handsome
present for Miss Roosevelt from the Em
peror in recognition and as a souvenir of
her part in the launching of tho royal
yacht Information of thlsfact was given
out today In a cablegram to the Staats
1 Zeltung frdm Berlin. The cablegram al3o
said that Prince Henry had been directed
to arrange for aquatic sports between
American and German tars In the for
eign ports where they met The German
Government has accepted Mayor Low's
offer of the use of the West Thirty-fourth-street
pier for the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern during the visit to tho city
of Prince Henry. The acceptance ls ac
companied by an expression of thanks In
the name of Prince Henry. The Staats
Zeltung today prints a special dispatch
from Berlin, which states that Count von
Waldersee and his wife will visit America
In April. The dispatch says that the trip
ls made for the Field Marshal's health.
Yacht Will Be Named the Meteor.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16. The German Em
peror has decided that the schooner yacht
that Is building at Shooter's Island shall
be named the Meteor, and Captain Hu
bert von Rebeur, the naval attache at
Washington, has so advised Carey, Smith
& Barber, the designers of the vessel.
Under the direction of Theodore E. Fer
ris, superintendent of construction at
Shooter's Island, the plating of the Me
teor is being hurried with all speed con
sistent with the best of workmanship.
PROTECTION IN GERMANY.
Discussion of the Estimates in the
Prussian Diet.
BERLIN, Jan. 16. Protection of Prus
sian agriculture figured prominently In
the discussion of the estimates of the
Diet today. The opinion was expressed
that the depression in agriculture was at
the bottom of most of the present finan
cial and commercial difficulties, and that
the proposed tariff bill did not meet the
situation adequately. The Minister of
Finance. Baron von Rhelnbaden, prom
ised to urge tho protection of agricultur
alists with the greatest energy, but said
the House must not Insist on a departure
from the lines laid down by the Federal
Government's tariff bill.
Herr Rlchter, the Radical leader, asked
If. as the Chancellor, Count von Bulow,
had capitulated to the Rightists in re
gard to tho canal bill, was ho not equally
likely to capitulate In respect to the tar
iff bill? Count von Bulow took excep
tion to the remarks of Herr Rlchter, and
said he wished the House to understand
that the government was solidly behind
the statement made by the Minister of
Finance.
"Personally," said Count von Bulow, "I
am willing to render all possible aid to
agriculture, but an extreme agrarian pol
icy now would be as harmful to the In
terests of the country as would a purely
free-trade policy."
The Chancellor urged all those interest
ed In the support of national industry to
confino their efforts within the bounds of
practical legislation.
Emperor at the Temple of Heaven.
PEKIN, Jan. 16. The Emperor went
from the Forbidden City to the Temple
of Heaven before daylight today, offered
sacrifice and gave thanks for his safe
return to Pekln. All signs of the British
occupation of the temple had been re
moved, and the streets traversed were
Illuminated. A military escort surround
ed the Emperor, and a great body of no
bles and officials followed him on foot or
on horseback.
The Manchurlan negotiations continue,
but the progress ls slow. Russia, In spite
of her protestations of firmness. Is dis
posed to compromise. The Chinese par
ticularly oppose giving Russia complete
control of the mining and railroad con
cessions. ,
In a disturbance here last evening be
tween three Japanese soldiers and an
rian sentry, one of the Japanese was
kIKed and the sentry was badly bayon-
Cted.
New Remedy for Consuniptlo
NEW YORK. Jan. 16. According to a
vices to the Journal and American, the
London Mall prints a dispatch stating
that at a meeting of the Paris Academy
of Medicine a report "was read which re
counts some remarkable results of a new
remedy In the treatment of consumption.
The newly discovered preparation ls
called bacilline. It ls a liquid composed
of the active principles of certain plants
grown In Chile and Colombia. At Ron
balx, a locality noted as a hotbed of con
sumption, out of 100 cases treated by
hypodermlc injection of bacilline, 84 are
reported to be oh the high road to re
covery. Conference at Corlnto.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16. President Regal
ado, of Salvador, and President Sierra, or
Honduras, are In Corlnto, and will be re
ceived by President Zelaya, of Nicaragua,
cables the Managua, Nicaragua, corre
spondent of the Herald. They were ac
companied by General Lulse Molina, the
Guatemalan Minister of War, who la a
delegate to the conference of Central
American Presidents. President Igicslas.
of Costa Rica, is expected to arrive In
Corlnto January 17.
No Excuse for Smallpox.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 16. Dr. H. M.
Bracken, secretary of the Minnesota State
Board of Health, In a public address here
declared that everybody of discretionary
years found afflicted with smallpox ought
first to be cured and then sent to Jail for
90 days. Dr. Bracken explained that thor
ough demonstration had been given of
the preventive value of vaccination, and
there was no excuse for smallpox In civil
ized countries.
Dumout's Fly to Corsica.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16. When Santos
Dumont makes his attempt to fly In his
airship from Nice to Corsica he will be
accompanied by three beautiful yachts as
escorts, cables the Nice. France, corre
spondent of the Journal and American.
They are the Varuna, which ha3 been
offered by Eugene KIgglns; the Lyslstera
ta, offered by James Gordon Eennett, and
the Galanthe, offered by Arthur A. Hinck
ley. Accident to a Skating Party.
MISSOULA, Mont, Jan. 16. At an early
hour this morning, while a party of about
20 young people were returning from a
skating party, their conveyance was acci
dentally overturned and rolled down a
steep embankment, a distance of about 20
feet. All of the party were more or less
Injured. The conditon of Mifs Hannie
Robinson, one of the hurt, tonight is con
sidered critical
Commander of South Atlantic Station
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Admiral
George W. Sumner, at present command
ing the League Island navy-yard, has
born selected by Secretary Long to take
command of the South Atlantic ptatlon,
and the battlf-ship Iowa, now In Chilean
waters, lus been ordered around Cape
Horn to Montevideo to serve as the flag
ship of the station.
Rockefeller's Gift to Vnsrar.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Jan. 16. It
was announced in the chapel at Vassar
College tonight that John D. Rockefeller
had promised to double every gift made
to the college befpre commencement day,
1302, to a sum not exceeding 00,000. Be
sides lesser gifts, Vassar already owes her
recitation hall and one residence hall to
the generosity of Mr. Rookefeller.
Improving Rovcnue Cutter Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. A favorable
report today was authorized by the Sen
ate committee on commerce, on the bill
for the promotion of tha efficiency of the
revenue cutter service. The bill adopts
the Navy system In the matter of retire
ments and also in other details of service.
Condemned Porto Rlcan Authorities.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 16. The annual 'con
vention of the Bricklayers' and Masons'
International Union today adopted a res
olution condemning the action of the
Poto Rlcan authorities in imprisoning
Santiago Iglesias for alleged labor agita
tion on the islands.
THE TUNNEL DISASEER
CORONER'S INQUEST TO DETER
MINE THE RESPONSIBILITY. ""
Tr.oubIe Caused liy Poor Lighting
and Ventilation Station Man
ager's Testimony.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16. The Coroner'3
Inquest to determine the responsibility for
the death of 17 persons In the New York
Central tunnel last wek was begun to
day. Coroner Scholer presided. District
Attorney Jerome and attorneys represent
ing the various Interests at stake were
In attendance. The District Attorney ad
dressed the members of the jury in part
as follows:
"It may be that there were one or more
persons criminally responsible for th2
death of the victims of this disaster. It
is your duty to say whether these vic
tims came to their death- through the
criminal negligence of some person. Th's
Is your province, and If jou go beyond
It you yield, perhaps, to public clamor,
and you do not thereby ald'the cause or
Justice."
Policeman Patrick H. Fox said he asked
WIsker. engineer of the White Plains
.train, what caused the accident, and
WIsker replied: "There was a train pass
ing, and the smoke and steam shut oft tne
signals." "
During the afternoon session Joseph H.
Franklin, manager of the Grand Gentral
station, was on the stand. The District
Attorney questioned him. He admitted
that he had received many complaints
from trainmen regarding the signal lignts
In the tunnel. These men had called his
attention to the fact that on foggy days
the lights could be seen only a very short
distance.
"So especially during tho Winter months
In New York," District Attorney Jerome
asked, "there are many days on which
the signals In the tunnel can be seen only
a very short distance?"
The witness admitted this was the case.
On the day of the wreck, however, he
considered that conditions were very fav
orable. He said that 323 scheduled trains
ran through the tunnel every day. Mr.
Franklin said he was under the orders of
President Newman, of the New York
Central, and President Hall, of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Road. He
had spoken to them about the tunnel
lights when they had taken him to task
about trains being late. Nothing In par
ticular had been done about the com
plaints of the engineers. Answering Mr.
Jerome. Manager Franklin admitted that
the murky morning on which the disaster
occurred was the first time Engineer Wis- -ker
had taken a passenger train through
the tunnel.
A Chinese Banquet.
Leisure Hour.
For the first course were handed sugared
cakes, caviar, fried grasshoppers, dried
fruits and Ning Po oy3ters. Then fol
lowed successively at short Intervals
ducks.' pigeons' and peewits" eggs
poached, swallows' nests with mashed
eggs, fricasees of ginseng, stewed stur
geons' gills, whales' sinews with sweet
sauce, fresh-water tadpoles, fried crabs
spawn, sparrows' gizzards, sheep's eyes
stuffed with garlic, radishes In milk
flavored with apricot kernels, matelotes of
hollthurlas. bamboo sprouts In syrup, and
sweet salads. The last course consisted
of pineapples from Singapore, earthnuts,
salted almonds, savory mangoes, the white
fleshy fruits of the long-yen, the pulpy
fruits of the Ht-chee. chestnuts and pre
served oranges from Canton. After the
dessert rice was served, which the guests
aised to their mouth with little chop-
sucSt according to the Chinese custom.
The Oose of Harvey Lonc.
iOXVILDE. -Tenn.. Jan. 16. W. T.
Canama, Chler ofcrtDetectlvea of jtbe .Union
PaclflcRallway. and United States Mar
shal HacEcll. of Cheyenne, Wyo.. arrived
today. They were reported in a Cheyenne
dispatch as coming here with a requisi
tion for the man held here as Harvey
Logan, alias Kid Curry. The officers deny
this, and say they came South to look
after commercial Interests, and came via
Knoxvllle to see the suspect Mr. Canada
never saw Logan In his life. Both of the
officers went to the Jail today and were
closeted with the suspect for some time.
Governor McMHHn has notified the local
officers that In no case will he honor a
requisition for Logan without allowing
him due notice to appear and present his
side of the case.
Influence of Americans Is Lnrgc.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Ex-Senator
Henry B. Davis, chairman of tho United
States delegation to the Pan-Amert&an
Congress, who has Just returned from tn
City of Mexico, called on President
Roosevelt today. Mr. Davis said that
the reports of diversions In the con
gress have ben exaggerated. The in
fluence of the American delegates in th
congress is large, and he looks for bene
fits to our commerce with South Amer
ican countries to result from the con
gress. They Have the Ransom.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1C. Gprigouioo, the
chief dragoman of the American Legation
in Constantinople, and Rev. Dr. Feet,
t.ecrotary of the American Mission, havo
leit Strrte for the Bulgarian frontier,
taking the ransom with them, in the hope
of soon scouring the release of Miss Stono
nn-1 Mrs. Tsllka. cables the Salonlca,
SMaceoonin. correspondent of the 'World.
Denver Girls Kidnaped.
DENVER. Jan. 16. Myrtle and Blythe
Dillcr, aged" respectively 13 and 11 years,
have mysteriously disappeared, and are
believed to have been kidnaped. The two
girls started for school a few blocks from
home yesterday morning and since that
time no trace of them has been found,
although the police have made a vigorous
search today.
Emherzllnfr Banker Sentenced
LOUISVILLE. Jan. 16. In the Fcder'.l
Court today J. W. McKnight. ex-president
of the defunct German National Bank, of
this city, who was convicted Saturday of
embezzling the bank's funds, was sen
tenced to the Penitentiary for six years
and fined ?10.
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