THE ' MOENING OEEGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1902.
SAN BUS CANAL ROUTE
SENATE
SUBCOMMITTEE.
TESTIMONY.
TAKES
General Serrel and Ills Associates Set
Forth the Alleged Advantages
of Their Scheme.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Senator Mor
gan, chairman of the Senate committee
on Interoceanlc tamals, made a brief re
port to that committee today as the re-i
suit of his Investigation of the status of
the Panama sale proposition. He stated
that he had called upon the President
and Admiral Walker, chairman of the
Isthmian Canal Commission, and had
learned that the President had impressed
upon the commission the necessity for an
early report, fixing the time at the close
of the present week, and that the Admiral
had said that. In accordance with these
instructions, the committee probably
would be prepared to report by Saturday
night.
He also stated that he had learned otli
clally that the French Government had
made no proposition to the United States
in connection with the Panama route, and
further that nothing had been heard from
the Government of Colombia! on that sub
ject. A subcommittee, consisting of Senators
Harris, Kittredge and Foster, was ap
pointed to take testimony concerning tbe
various canal routes suggested. The sub
committee met during the afternoon for
the purpose of interrogating representa
tives of the American Isthmian Ship
Canal Company. Those who spoke for the
company were General W. Serrel, consult
ing engineer; H. H. Adams, a stockholder,
and Theodore Schroeder, counsel. They
control the Darien route, also designated
as the San Bias route. They claim to be
able to secure a canal at sea level which
will be only 30 miles in length, from ocean
to ocean. Their route extends from Mon
dago harbor to Pearl Island, and is based
on surveys made first by Professor Hop
kins in 1840 and afterward by Messrs. Me
Dougal, Sweet, Forman and Rude. Their
p.an is to run a tunnel for five miles,
this tunnel to be 202 feet In the clear, and
with water 33 feet deep. The ships would
be drawn through the canal by an elec
tric trolley line. It was stated by the
witnesses that they had secured esti
mates which convinced them that the tun
rel work could be done at a cost not
exceeding ST cents per cubic yard, and
they estimated that the entire canal could
be constructed at an aggregate cost of
from SS5.000.COO to $90,000,000. They said
that the granite In that section is per
fectly sound, and added that in case there
should be places where it should be founa
not to be so, the wall could ne lined. The
witness estimated that the tunnel could
be completed In three years' time. "
When asked to make a proposition to
the Government, they declined to do so.
but state that within three years they
would be able to state the term3 under
v'iich they would allow the canal to be
constructed by this route. These terms,
they thought, would be that they should
retain the ownership of the canal and
that the Government of the United States
should agree to pay 50 per cent of the
cost of construction, payments to begin
when SlO.C-M.tOO .of the work shall have
Ken completed, and other payments to
1)0 made each time that $10,000,000 worth
of work Is done. They said, in reply to
Questions, that they had secured neither
U e right of way nor the Government con
cessions. General Serrel said that, at the
Instigation of the late President McKln
3e. he had approached representatives of
l:te Maritime Canal Company, represent
ing tho Nicaragua Canal route, and also
rt pre serrtatives of the Panama Company.
Kx-Scnator Warner Miller, he said, hao
expressed his surprise at the advantages
I resented by this route, and had professed
vUIlngness to make arrangements look
ing tor,its acceptance. TThe PanamaCom
panyhad notuown such willingness to
coxno to :tcrm3. ",
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"RAVORS THBPAXAMA ROUTE.
IstkfHiaR CemmfHKloB "Will Report to
the President Today.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. When the
Isthmian Canal Commission, of which
Rear-Admiral John G. Walker Is chair
man met today, it was with he under
standing that the session should continue
until a majority at 4east had reported a
definite conclusion respecting the nature
of the recommendation which will be
made to th President. It Is learned upon
toe highest authority that the commis
sion Is not a unit on any one of the prop
ositions which has been submitted. A
member of the commission said today to a
representative of the Associated Press:
"The fact that there is a discussion
shows there is a diversity of opinion
among the members of the committee
regarding the selection ofa canal route."
Although no positive Information was
given out regarding the feeling among
the members of the commission, it la
learned that the acceptance of the offer ot
the Panama Company will be urged by
a majority of the members. There were
no witnesses at today's session, it having
been agreed that sufficient data has been
presented to enable-' the commission to
rea:h a decision.
Admiral Walker late this afternoon an
nounced that the commission would not
be able to file its report with the Presi
dent until some time tomorrow. It was
stated on excellent authority that Ad
miral Walker Is desirous of presenting, ir
possible, a unanimous report to the Pres
ident, and hopes, by carrying the matter
over until tomorrow, to harmonize the
differences known to exist among the
members of the commission.
The commission was in session for sev
eral "hours tonight, adjourning at
10:30 o'clock until tomorrow morning.
It is understood that a conclusion has
been reached oft the matters under -consideration.
Neither the Admiral nor the
other members of the commission will say
which of the two routes will be recom
mended, norymake any other statement
pertinent to the subject. Colonel Ernest,
one of the Army engineers, who is a
member of the commission, did say with
out hesitation that a conclusion had been
reached, and that a report would be
made to the President tomorrow. Ex
Senator Pasco, in reply to a question,
said that the matter of the Darien route
had not received any consideration at
the hands of the commission tonight, as
this had been disposed of in a previous
report of the 'commission.
New Mexico' Plea for Statehood.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. At a special
meeting of the House committee on ter
ritories today a hearing was given to a
committee of prominent non-partisan eltl
zens of Mexico, appointed by the Gover
nor ot that territory to appear In behalf
of statehood. B. S. Rodney, Territorial
Delegate, made the opening argument.
He said that New Mexico has at present
a population of 300,000, a registration of
50,000' voters, and has great mineral, agri
cultural, stockraising and other resources.
MSjor W. H. H. Llewellyn, Territorial
District Attorney, 'dealt with the legal
side of the question. 'Colonel A. W. Har
ris, a large mlneowner, spoke of the
great difficulty of getting foreign capital
to Invest in mines in a territory. S. N.
Luna, a large stockowner, spoke in be
half of the stock interests and as a rep
resentative of the native citizens, his
ancestors navlng located at Los Lunas
about 200 years ago. C. H. Gllderslecve
argued that statehood would cause a rapid
development of the territory, irrigation,
railroad and other enterprises, and thus
add to its population and resources. W.
3. Pope' and L M. Bond also made ad
dresses. The Metric System.
WASHINGTON, Jam 17. Representa
tive Southard, of Ohio, chairman of the
House coinage committee, is to send Invi
tations to a number of "the chief manu
facturers, merchants and others engaged
in mercantile pursuits, to appear before
the coinage committee on February 6, con
cerning the bill for the adoption of the
metric system of weighty and measures.
Heretofore Congress has secured the views
of scientific men on this subject, but Mr.
Southard holds that such a change in the
entire system of weights and measures 1b
a practical question, on which the large
business Interests should be heard. Among
those to be Invited are: Vice-President W.
M. McFarland, of the Westlnghouse Elec
tric Company: Superintendent Auclaln, of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works; the -electrical
experts of several large concerns,
and tho officers of a number of large
woolen and textile Industries.
NEELY SOLD STAMPS.
Cuban PoHtoftlce Official' Dealings
With Collectors.
HAVANA, Jan. 17. The cross-examination
of Estes G. Rathbone, cx-DIrector
of Posts of Cuba, at today's session of the
court which is trying the charges grow
ing out of the Cuban postoffice frauds
brought out no-new facts.
C. F. W. Neely was called and exam
ined by the fiBcal. Neely said he re
ceived his appointment from Washington
and that Rathbone had made him chief
of the Finance Bureau of the Cuban
Postoffice Department. He said that
when the stamps were burned, a certain
amount was reserved for collectors, but
that he did not know how many and that
after the sales to collectors fell oft, he
gave the surcharged stamps to Senor
Moya, a Cuban stamp clerk in the Ha
vana Postoffice, instructing Moya to sell
them. He asserted that he took the
money resulting from these sales and
put It in the vault. Neely denied hav
ing any interest in the Cowan Printing
Company, of Muncle, Ind., and said that
he had not received $3000 as commission
from the lock box company that put in
the lock boxes in the Havana Postoffice.
Neely was confronted with Reeves, who
reiterated his statement that Neely gave
him $4600 before leaving to make The
books tally. Neely answered that this
was not so and said he was with an em
ploye of the postoffice at the hour named
by Reeves in his statement.
Ninth Infnntry "Will Return.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Orders have
been prepared at the War Department for
the return to the United States of the
Ninth Infantry, which played such a
gallant part in the siege of Pekin, and
which has seen so much fighting In the
Philippines. These troops will be brought
to San Francisco as soon as the neces
sary arrangements can be effected, but
it Is hardly likely the movement will be
gin for several weeks yet.
To Prevent Contents.
GUTHRIE, O. T.. Jan. 17. It was an
nounced today from the Federal Office
here that In order to prevent contests, all
homesteaders should be on their claims
In the new country by February 6.
MnrshalM of ICiinnn- nnd Utah.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. The Presi
dent and Attorney-General Knox today
decided upon the appointment of L. S.
Crum as Marshal of Kansas, and B. B.
Heywood as Marshal of Utah.
The Illinois nt Havana;
HAVANA, Jan. 17. The United States
battle-ship Illinois arrived here today.
NO EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
Colombian Rebel Force Said to Have
Been Defeated by Regular.
COLON, Colombia, Jan. 17. No exchange
of prisoners took place at Tobaga yester
day, in spite of the announcement that
an exchange was to be effected then. Tho
Liberals, with government prisoners in
charge, failed to put In an appearance.
It is reported at Panama that General
Castro recently engaged a detachment of
revolutionary forces and defeated them,
though most of the Liberals escaped to
their vessel. Another report says Liberal
ships have been chasing the government
gunboat Boyaca In the direction of Chlri
qul. Libcrtador Not a Pirate.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. According to the
Washington correspondent of the Herald.
Venezuela has sent the following cable
gram to the British Government:
"Caracas, Jan. 9. Minister of State,
London: The English steamship Ban
Rlgh, armed for war; "is inimical to Vene
zuela." The British Foreign Office has not re
plied to this note. Officers of the British
warship now at La Guayra. the seaport
of Caracas, consider that the Ban Rlgh,
which is now called the LIbertador by the
Venezuelan Insurgents, is a smuggling
and revolutionary vessel, and they will
not interfere with her movements, be
cause she has not committed any piratical
act up to the present time against foreign
Interests. The craft, they say, cannot be
considered as an enemy to the human
race. '-
Settling a Montnnn. Mining; Case.
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 17. Steps are on
foot to adjust the long-standing trouble
Involving the properties of the Centra:
Mines Company, including the famous
Spotted Horse and Whisky Gulch mines,
in Fergus County. The output of the
various properties Is estimated to be from
515,000 to $2O,t00 a month. The company
has been in the hands of "a receiver for
some time. A. C. Bragg, who is largely
interested, undertook to leave the state
with the books of the company, but was
pursued and captured by officers. The
incident caused a great sensation at the
time. Bragg and A. S. Wright, another
heavy stockholder, could not agree as to
the management of the company,' and
this difference lead to tying up of the
rich mlnes.'Receiver Wright, A. C. Bragg,
A. S. Wright, N. Nelson and O. O. Taylor,
of St. Paul, arrived here today in the
Interest of effecting a settlement.
Extra Session In Colorado.
DENVER, Jan. 17. Governor Orman an
nounced today that he would issue a call
tomorrow or on Sunday for an extra ses
sion of the Legislature to consider the
following measures:
The revenue bill, which must be re
passed in a form that will resist the at
tacks of corporations.
The creation of one or more commis
sions with power to control and regulate
corporations, especially railroads.
The re-enactment of the employers' lia
bility bill, with provisions for preserving
It from thieves until it can reach the
Governor's office.
The financing of the Gunnison tunnel
and canal for Irrigating purposes.
Wltthans Will Be Paid.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. A jury in the Su
preme Court has rendered a verdict for
$G6C9 in favor of Professor Rudolph Wlt
thaus, who had sued the city to recover
$61S0 for services rendered by him In mak
ing a chemical analysis on portions of the
remains of Henry Barnet, whose death
figured In the indictment and trial of Ro
land B. Molineux. The verdict rendered
included $459 65 interest on the amount
sued for.
The Cashier Is Missing.
FULTON, Mo., Jan. 17 Tho Commercial
Bank of Fulton was closed this morning
by the State Banking Department. Phil
ip S". Adams, cashier f the bank, left
Fulton Monday, ostensibly for St. Louis,
with $4500 In gold and currency, to be de
posited In the Franklin Bank. His where
abouts are unknown. The closed bank Is
a comparatively small concern.
Lodge Will Speak at Yale.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 17. United
States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will
deliver the annual address to the gradu
ating class of the Yale Law School, June
23, according to an official statement made
today.
THE FRYE SUBSIDY BILL
COMMERCE COMMITTEE AUTHOR.
IZES A FAVORABLE REPORT.
It Estimates the Bounty to Be Paid
to Vessels oh the PaciMc Ocean
at ?4G7,000.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The Senate
committee on commerce today authorized
a favorable report on Senator Frye's ship
subsidy bill. The report will be made by
Senator Frye. The Democratic members
of the committee voted against reporting
the bill. They also voted solidly for a
motion offered by Senator Mallory to
strike out the general subsidy provision
of tho bill. The ccmmlttce made several
amendments to tho bill. The most im
portant were: Allowing mail-carrying ves
sels under the bill to be either iron or
steel, Instead of steel only, as originally
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FAVORS POSTPONING LOUISIANA PURCHASE
EXPOSITION,
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PRESIDENT DAVID R.
provided, and reducing to 1000 gross reg
istered tons the vessels receiving a boun
ty under the bill.
The report prepared by Senator Fryfi
was read to the committee. It says that
the purpose of the bill is to establish tne I
maritime supremacy of the United States
in trade with Asia and In the Gulf of
Moxlco and the Caribbean Sea; to estab
lish thoroughly trade between the United
States and South American republics, and
to give the United States a respectable
representation on the North Atlantic The
claim Is made that all these results will
be accomplished within 10 years. The re
port also asserts that the bill will so ex
tend shipbuilding as to transfer In time
from abroad to the United States the
center of that industry, as the centers
of other Industries recently have been
transferred, and also that it will give to
the United States a measure of maritime
independence corresponding to our indus
trial and agricultural Independence.
Senator Frye furnished to the following
summary of the report:
"The establishment of this complete
American ocean service, Involving much
shipbuilding, will require several years.
It will render the United States as inde
pendent of foreign powers for Its oceun
mail service as is Great Britain. The
cost of the American service by American
mall steamers will be $4,700,000; the cost
of British and colonial service by British
steamers is $4 700,000; receipts from ocean
postage by the United States are now
estimated at $3,000,000; the annual deficit
under the American system proposed, in
cluding minor services, will be about
$2,000,000. The annual deficit under the
British colonial syrtem is $2,lSS,O0Q.
"The postal subsidy provisions enable
the Postmas-ter-General tor establish an
American ocean mall system superior to
the systems of Great Britain, France and
Germany. The American ocean mall sys
tem outlined contemplates on the Pacific
weekly mall services to Hawaii, the Phil
ippine Islands, Japan, China and Hong
Kong, and a fortnightly service to Pango
Pango, New Zealand and Australia. The
maximum post would bo $2,335,000. On tho
Atlantic, the bill contemplates semi-weekly
service to Jamaica, Havana nnd
EurojJe, weekly to Mexico, once IrrlO days
to Venezuela and fortnightly to Brazil,
at a maximum cost of $2,365,000."
The report compares In detail the Amer
ican service proposed with the British
service, nnd asserts that the bill will rev
olutionize In America's favor, as against
the Suez route, the world's ocean mall
connections with China and Japan, and
will affect Australian connections. It will
give the United States 42 auxiliary mer
chant cruisers, compared with Great Brit
ain's 0.
The second part of the report deals with
the general subsidy to all American ves
sels, steam and sail, except mail steam
ers. It quotes President Roosevelt's mes
sage, showing that the cost. of building
American ships Is greater than the cost
of building ships abroad; that American
wages on shipboard are higher, and tnat
the House should remedy these Inequali
ties. "Discriminating duties, export bounties
and subsidies based on export cargoes
are in violation of our international ob
ligations, so direct subsidies," It says, "is
the only practical method. Tho subsidy
proposed is not a naked bounty, for It is
based on public service to be rendered.
"Americans have absolute free trade In
foreign-going ships, so a shipbuilders'
trust is not possible under the bill. Ship
builders can Import now free of duty ma
terials for ships for foreign trade, so no
American can raise the prices of mate
rials. "If any American shipowner will build
his vessel In the United States, employ
ing home labor, employing American offi
cers and crews, performing certain serv
ices for the American Government, and
using the vessel to promote American
commerce, he will be paid a subsidy suffi
cient to pot him on an equality with the
foreign shipowner employing foreign labor
and serving a foreign government.
"The average cost of building ocean
steamers, mainly for cargo. Is $102 per
ton In the United States, and "$76 In Great
Britain. Average monthly wages on ocean
steamers, mainly for cargo are: American,
$36; British. $26; Germany and Scandina
vian, 17. The 'general subsidies proposed
cqunllzc American and foreign costs on
these bases.
"The bill will promote the building of
new vessels of large carrying capacity,
which will promote export trade at low
rfrelght rates. Combined with our geo
I eranhleal position, it elves SDeclal ad-
vantages to American vessels in the Pa
cific trade.
"Based on the actual navigation of
American vessels In the foreign trade in
1900, the subsidy proposed would amount
to $1,072,000, divided as follows: Steam (ex
cluding mall vessels), $559,000; sail, $513,000.
Geographically: Atlantic Ocean, $444,000;
Pacific Ocean, $467,000; square-rigged ships
on both oceans, $161,009.
"Full compliance with all the require
ments of tho bill would fix the initial ex
penditure at between $SOO,000 and $900,000.
"Under the general subsidy, the increase
in expenditure depends on the Increase In
shipbuilding. The completion of 200,000
tons of ocean steamers for foreign trade
In one year. Involving $1,300,000 in subsi
dies,, will place the United States in ad
vance of Germany as a shipbuilding na
tion. "The deep fisheries bounty Is to encour
age an industry which, from the battle
of Lexington to the battlo of Santiago,
has furnished more men proportionately
for the National defense than any other
American industry. The annual expendi
ture Is estimated at $175,000. This amount
offsets $160,000 paid to promote fisheries
by Canada, which uses for the purpose
the annual Interest on $5,500,000 paid by
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FRANCIS, OF ST. LOUIS.
tho United States to Canada under the
Halifax award In 1S73. For 70 years the
United States paid bounties to deep-sea
fishermen.
"The President of the United States
has general supervision of regulations to
enforce the act" '
pacific, cable project;. ,
Advantages f Control by the Gov
ernment. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The advan
tages of Government control of the pro
jected Pacific cable were presented today
before the commerce committee of the
House. Admiral Bradford, who has had
charge of the cable soundings; General
Greely, head of the Signal Service, who
has devoted much attention to this sub.
ject; Cap'taln Russell, who has done much
of the cable work In the Philippines, and
Thomas F. Clark, vice-president of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, were
among "those present.
Mr. Clark said the plan presented by
the Commercial Cable Company contem
plated exclusive arrangements with the
lines in the far East, the effect of which
would restrict the business to this one
line, preventing competition and such ad
vantages to the Government and public
as would accrue from competition. Mr.
Clark emphasized the prospective com
mercial development of the Orient and
American trade in that quarter and em
phasized the alleged disadvantage that
would accrue from any private control
wjilch would, he said, tie up the business
for an Indefinite period and place the far
Eastern links of the cable system en
tirely under foreign control.
General Greely stated that about 10,
000 miles of cable and telegraph were now
under Government control. He would fa
vor Government control of the Pacific
project, and showed the extent to which
governments were extending their con
trol of cables. One of the recent exten
sions was by Germany on the China
coast, while France and other countries
were making similar cable extensions.
General Greely said an American cable to
the Philippines would do much good in
Americanizing the islands. He cited in
stances of the current news appearing in
the Philippines coming by foreign cables,
presenting the affairs of Germany and
other countries, but not mentioning the
most important developments in tho
United States. General Greely stated that
during the Spanish-American War it be
came necessary for him to secure control
of the Hayticn cable for 36 days at $2003
a day. In time of war, he said, it was
Impossible to observe due secrecy when
cable lines were under foreign control.
He had discussed the subject with Presi
dent McKInley, who was favorable to an
"American cable under American control
in peace and war."
Admiral Bradford was ivorable to hav
ing the cable laid, operated and controlled
by the Government, not for commercial
considerations, but as a naval and mili
tary necessity. He said the British Navy
had great advantages over other navies by
reason of being linked by cable with all
insular possessions. If there were a war
with Great Britain tomorrow. Admiral
Bradford said, it would be impossible for
Ms to communicate by cable with the Phil
ippines. Admiral Bradford said the Navy
Department had made all soundings, had
found a practicable route, which was all
ready for the Government to begin op
erations on it It started from Monterey,
Cal., which he considered a better point
than San Francisco. He did not recom
mend a cable of American make, as the
Industry was not developed here, and It
was essential to get the best the world
produced.
Sned by a French Banker.
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 17. A.sult In at
tachment was filed today by A. A. Ta
quin, a Parisian banker, against Miss
Evans, of this city, aunt of the Duchess
of Manchester, for S60 francs. The suit is
on a draft drawn on herself, March 4,
1S93, and not paid. The real estate of
MIs3 Evans Is attached. It Is said the
money obtained on-th draft was used
for expenses connected with the wedding
of Miss Zimmerman and the Duke of
Manchester: Miss Evans at the time was
In Paris with her niece.
Stops the Conch
and Works off The Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a
cold In one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price,
25 rptitSL.
TALK OF POSTPONEMENT
ST. LOUIS FAIR. MAY NOT BE HELD
UNTIL 1004.
Governor Fraacls Says the Date Will
Be Changed. Only If Necessary to
Secare Foreign Exhibits.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Ex-Governor
Francis, of Missouri, tonight, In response
to a request from tho Associated Press,
made the following statement:
"I was much surprised to learn that a
statement had been printed to the effect
that I had virtually admitted that the St.
Louis Fair would be postponed from 1903
to 1904. I have never advocated nor con
templated such action. On behalf of the.
local company, I desire to say that lt
can be ready for the exposition in 1903,
and will be ready. When some news
paper men asked me today If the fair
would be postponed, I made a negative
reply. I was asked if we could not pre
pare a better fair for 1S04 than for 1903.
I cannot say why this statement should
be construed as an admission that the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition would, be
postponed from, the date fixed by Con
gress. Some of tho European governments
have sent replies declining, and one object
of my visit to Washington Is to ask the
State Department and the Administration
to bring additional pressure upon such
governments to reconsider their conclu
sions. If, however, the refuse to do so.
It would not mean that St. Louis would
not have exhibits from those countries,
as our commissioners would make appeals
to manufacturers and other exhibitors
therein. One or more of the foreign coun
tries have given, as reasons for their
declination, that they have not time In
which to prepare. Whether the govern
ments so declining would participate in
the event of a postponement has not been
ascertained.
"If," continued Governor Francis, "the
State Department, or the Administration,
or Congress, should desire this fair post
poned In order to give foreign govern
ments a longer time In which to prepare,
I have no doubt the local corporation
would readily accede to such wishes."
"Do you expect that such a contingency
will arise!" the Governor was asked.
"No, I do not expect It. but firmly be
llevo that everything will be In readiness
and the fair will open on time."
Governor Francis and Adolphus Busch
called at the White House to Interest
the President In efforts they are making
to urge on foreign governments the desir
ability of full and complete representation
at the St. Louis Exposition.
Prior to this call they had seen a num
ber of the Ministers and other representa
tives attached to the foreign Legations
and Embassies in Washington and as a
result hnd become convinced that elab
orate foreign exhibits could not be count
ed -on for an exposition in this country
during the year 1903. They find, for in-'
stance, that a great Japanese fair is to
be given under government auspices in
1903, and If the exposition is postponed
until 1904. everything of Interest exhibited
there can be brought to St Louis the fol
lowing year. It Is the desire of the ex
position management that the foreign
exhibits especially shall be very complete.
"In 1902 we can make the exposition as
great as any ever given," said Governor
Francis, "but If we postpone It a year
later It will surpass anything In the ex
position line ever attempted. We can be
ready In 1903. but It is questionable
whether we can secure what we want
from abroad by that time."
In order to interest foreign govern
ments, it is the desire of the exposition
management that the foreign agents of
the exposition be appointed and accred
ited by the State Department and steps
are being taken to that end now.
Mr. Busch gave out the following state
ment: "If the foreign powers, in order to par
ticipate .here in a dignified manner with
their exhibits, desire a postponement until
1904, such a postponement will be taken
Into favorable consideration. We claimed
originally that the St. Louis Exposition
shall be one of the grandest ever held;
that itshal excel all others. In order to
do that we must have a world's exposi
tion and the world must participate, and
if It appears that more time Is needed by
the foreign governments It Is perfectly
In order to- postpone tho fair Is neces
sary."
Different Story From St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17. The following reso
lutions were unanimously adopted at a
meeting of the executive committee ot
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Com
pany today to set nt rest statements com
ing from Washington to the effect that
the World's Fair might have to be post
poned from 1903 until 1904:
"Whereas, The public press has agitated
the question of postponement of the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition,
"Resolved, That, under the act of Con
gress and under every plan of the board
of directors and executive committee, the
exposition will open and close In the
year 1903."
It Is well nnd generally understood that
President Francis, the board of directors
and the executive committee are working
harmoniously and energetically for the
opening of the fair In 1903.
WONT AFFECT LEWIS AND CLARK.
Celebration In Portland" Will Take
Plncc on Schedule Time.
"Let St. Louis postpone her fair a year
If she wants to," said Hon. H. W. Cor
bett, who has taken a leading part for
the Lewis and Clark celebration, and Is
Its chief patron. "That need not push
our celebration over to another year. If
St. Louis concludes to hold Its fair In
1904, Instead of 1903, It may really operate
In our favor. The more Important ex
hibits, especially those from foreign lands,
may be transferred direct from St Louis
to Portland, and we may get the benefit
of the work of assembling all the repre
sentative wares of the nations.
"One thing can be announced with con
fidence: We are not going to bore a hole
and then fill It up: not going to organize
our forces for the celebration and then
drop It and let It cool for a year. We
shall go ahead with our enterprise. We
are not preparing for something that we
cannot carry out. The success of the
Lewis and Clark enterprise will by no
means depend on the success of the St.
Louis or any other exposition. This af
fair will be within our means, and we
shall go right on with it.
"Of course, we do not expect much
patronage from the populous East, the
territory that will chiefly patronize the St
Louis fair. Our support will come chiefly
from the Pacific Slope and the Lewis and
Clark states, with the added Interest that
may ccme .from our Oriental specialties?
And the historic Idea our celebration will
stand for will hardly periilt any postpone
ment, even If we should like to defer It
The affair would lose Its chief point If It
were to be In any other year than 1905.
No, I believe In carrying out our plans,
regardless of St Louis, and I am satis
fied that this will be done."
DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
House Committee Opposed to Making
a Declaration.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The special
committee of Democratic representatives
appointed at the last caucus to consider
numerous resolutions defining party pol
icy held an extended session today, with
a view to framlng'a report for presenta
tion to another caucus. Representative
Henry, of Texas, proposed a resolution
declaring that it Is beyond the province
of a Democratic caucus to define policies
In contravention of a National platform,
and that the policy defined by a National
convention is binding until the next con
vention is held.
The meeting lasted about four hours,
and at its close. Representative Richard
son, of Tennessee, the chairman, stated
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that no final results had been reached,
and, pending an agreement, no announce
ment would be made. It Is understood,
however, that the sentiment at the meet
ing was opposed to a strict declaration of
policy in pending questions before such
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The Neiv Irrigation Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The commit
tee of Senators and members of the House
appointed to draft a bill providing for
National aid to irrigation will report to
a full caucus of Congressional Represent
atives of the arid-land states Monday
evening. The bill, as now completed, re
tains the provisions requiring the pro
ceeds from the sale of public lands to be
devoted to Irrigation Improvements and
also the provisions leaving the control
of the distribution of water to the differ
ent states and territories. A new provis
ion inserted In the bill today Is to the
effect that the-land benefited by any irri
gation enterprise shall be assessed ac
cording to benefits. This takes the place
of the original provision for an arbitrary
assessment of $5 an acre. Another new
provision Is that the usual commutation
allowed on land entered under the .home
stead laws shall not be permitted In Irri
gated lands.
Federal Bnildlnfr nt Evnnston.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The Senate
committee on public buildings and grounds
today authorized a favorable report on
the bill for $100,000 for a Government
building at Evaoston, Wyo.
New Hawaiian Inland.
HONOLULU, Jan 10, via San Francteco,
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Kona-Kau Railroad, which Is to start
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Hawaii, and run across the western and
southern coast of that Island.
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has been observed of late between Koko
Head and Diamond Head, on the southern
coast of this Island. It Is at the hend of
NIu Stream, where detritus has washed
into the sea until the deposits have piled
up to the surface. Tides running be
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land, but palm trees and others washed
down by floods are taking root, and a
small Island Is forming.
The. leak In the ship Benjamin Scwall
has been located by divers. It will not
necessitate the discharge of much of the
cargo. Her master expects to start again
for Frecmantle within a few days.
"The leak In th'e bark Hcsper has also
been located, and can be repaired.
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A Railroad for Persia.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 17. An Irade
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final convention for the construction of
the Bagdad Railroad by the German Ana- I
tolia Railroad. A guarantee of 17,000
francs per kilometer is promised. The
line will be carried to the Persian GuK,
but the proposal to fix the terminus nt
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Kowelt la abandoned owing to political
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connecting the Bosphoru-j and Persian
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Russian plans for the extension of the
Siberian Railroad toward India.
Helen Gould at Lltttlc Rock.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Jan. 17. MIot
Helen Gould and party arrived here today.
The new shops of the Iron Mountain road
were Inspected, and a location for a hand
some Y. M. C. A. building for the em
ployes of the road was chosen. The pur
pose of MIsa Gould's trip South Is to ex
amine personally various localities and
learn the needs of the workingmen of
tho Missouri Pacific eystem In the hope
of aiding their condition by the estab
lishment of suitable Y. M. C. A. depart
ments, with appropriate buildings for the
use of employes of the system.
Increased Its Capital.
TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 17. The Ameri
can Type Founders Company today filed
papers Increasing Its capital from $4,000,000
to $6,000,000.
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