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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY. 14, 1902.
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SAFE TO LEAVE HIM
The President Returns to the
National Capital.
YOUNG TEDDY IS RECOVERING
As Soon an He In Stronsr Ennnprh He
"Will Be Taken to the White
House for n Short
Time.
GROTON'. Mass.. Feb. 13. The most
eventful day at the Groton school since
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., became 111 closed
with the departure of President Roose
velt for Washington late this afternoon.
Before that, the President, In the homely
phrase: "Ted has Improved with such
spirited jumps that he Is out of the
woods," had told to the world of the loid
lifted from his mind. The day was full
of happiness for the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, and Indeed, for all who were
nt the Infirmary or near the school
grounds.
The first report from the bedside of
young Roosevelt showed that he had
passed a good night. After the morning
consultation of Drs. Lambert and War
ren, It was announced that the boy's con
dition was progressing favorably. The
report said that the lungs were clearing
well, although the patient was still in the
second stage of pleuro-pneumonla, known
to medical mc&as the stage of exuda
tion. Later in the day Dr. "Warren stated
that the patient's temperature, respira
tion and pulse were normal, a decided
contrast to his condition the past few
days. The boy rented well all diy. al
though his pulse was somewhat accel
erated for a short period this afternoon
because of the departure of his father.
The President passed a quiet day. This
morning, after visiting his son, he spent
mon of his time at the Gardner mansion,
transacting official business. Before lunch
lie called on the other patients, the Gam
mell and Botter boys, and cheered them
up with his kindly greetings. Then he
proceeded to the Powell cottage and held
a brief Interview with the newspaper men
t ho had that place for their headquar
ters. The President feelingly thanked
them for x gift of flowers to Mrs. Roose
velt and for their courtesy to him and
his family during the trying days that
1-eve so happily ended. The remainder
of hit. stay was with Mrs. Roosevelt and
his son.
At 4:15 P. M., the President, nccom
I ir.lcd by Mr. Cortelyou. Mr. Barnes, the
executive clerk. Principal Peabody. of the
f "hoo!. and two secret service officers, left
In a cirrlasr for Groton village station.
A special "train was in readiness there to
take the pjrty to Worcester. Several
crsns had gathered at the station, and
! t response to their cheers the President
nfid his hat. lie aso bade farewell to
t e newspaper men grouped at the plat
form. At -1:20 the train left
Mrs Roosevelt kept Indoors nearly all
ray. her only taste of the cool, bracing
-Ir bing during her walk from the Gard
rer house to the Infirmary. She has borne
'n well under the strain. She will be re
vived wmcvhat during the next few
r' by Mi Alice Roosevelt, who. the
-prf-'ricnt said would leave Washington
l "morrow for Groton. He also said that
Mr. Roosevelt hoped to remove Theo
dore. Jr . to t!-o White House within 10
'M-. adding that the bey would return
tr Oroton to comn'rte his course as soon
as Ms health would permit.
Xo visitors called at th school during
te d.-y. Thl evening. Professor Jack
st. of the faculty, called at the Powell
eottipe and assured the newspaper men
thit the patient was holding his own.
r -lrmlng earlier reports by saying that
i s pul5e. respiration and temperature
were normal. The indications also were
fcr a good night.
JMim Uvohp oil Guru to Groton.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 Miss Alice
Poi-cvelt, daughter of the President, will
leave here tomorrow afternoon for Gro
ton. Mass., where her brother is lving 111
of pneumonia. The detiSN of the trip
will not be arrar.rcd until after the Pres
der.t's arrival here at 10:30 o'clock to
morrow. It is thought, however, that she
will take the through Pennsylvania train
to Boston.
PRESIDENT'S HOMEWARD .JOURNEY
Roosevelt Greeted by CrovrdN at the
RnllMiiy Station.
WORCESTER. Mass.. Feb. 13. Presi
dent Roosevelt's special train left here
c or the Consolidated at C:10 P. M.. after
rearly an hour's delay waiting for clear
lines. The run from Groton was made In
excellent time, considering the nature of
the road, which has many curves and
some very heavy grades. The train, upon
arrival at Worcester, was run Into the
Boston fc Maine jards. The engine and
pasrenger coach were detached from the
President's private car and an engine and
coach of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad took their places. The
train then backed into the Union station,
whence it was to start for Providence.
In the Union station there was scarce
ly stmding-room about the President's
car as it waited to be attached to the
regular train. While waiting, the Presi
dent came out upon the rear platform
and said: "I am very pleased to see you
all here: I thank you for coming out.
The boy is all right." As the triln start
ed for Providence the President reap
peared and lifted his hat. Ho was In
Worcester 40 minutes.
At Providence.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Feb. 13. A crowd
that blocked the entire platform In the
Union station awaited the arrival of
President Roosevelt. When the train
pulled In at 7:27, the cheering brought the
Chief Executive to the rear platform.
He thanked the people for the interest
they hid shown In him and announced
that his son was on the road to recovery.
With his closing word a great wave of
cheers came from the crowd.
A crowd of people had assembled at
Woonsocket, and In answer to enthusias
tic calls for a speech, the President came
to the rear platform and spoke a word of
greeting. Providence was reached at 7:27
and the private car was shifted to the
Union station, where It remained until the
arrival of the Federal Express from Bos
ton, bound for Washington. At S:21, the
car being attached, the train pulled out.
The President came to the rear platform
and bade good-bye to the crowd. He
was cheered while the train passed
through the entire length of the station.
At Xevr Haven.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Feb. 13. Presi
dent Roosevelt's private car. attached to
the Federal Express, arrived here at 11:23
tonight, five minutes behind thne. The
fact that the President was to pass
through the city was unknown, and the
railroad men were the only ones assembled
when the train pulled into the station.
At Xcw Yorlc.
NEW YORK. Feb. H. The triln to
which was attached President Roosevelt's
private- car reached Mott Haven without
Incident at 2:15 o'clock this morning. The
train was transferred to the steamer
Maryland and taken through the East
and Noith Rivers to the Pennsylvania
station nt Jersey City.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Bond Ihhhc.
NEW YORK. Feb. 13. Owing to the,
holiday in Wall street much discussion
has been heard of the proposed 513O.C0O.OOO
bond issue of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company. The magnitude of the issue
seemed to cover some contemplated great
undertaking on the part of the road,
which already controls all but one of the
surface ar.d elevated lines traversing
Brooklyn. This was denied, however, by
President Grcatsinger. Nevertheless, he
admitted that, in order to keep pace with
the growth of the borough and Its rapidly
increasing p;uVt!on, it Is the intention
of the mana-sment to anticipate the fu
ture as far as possible and spend vast
sums upon the betterment and extension
of Its numerous lines. He said that for a
long time past the facilities of the com
pany to handle the immense elaily trafllc
had been sadlj crippled by lack of newer
and power stations of its own, and while
millions of dollars had been contracted
during the past few months for the needs
of the immediate future that they must
look still further ahead in order to ieet
tlie demands that In a few years will be
made upon them. "It la simply a gamble
on the future of Brooklyn," he added.
EXCITING INCIDENT OF WAR
I'ncnpc of Ilocrx From ICitchcner'
Military Cordon.
LONDON. Feb. 13. The detailed ac
counts which have Just reached "here of
I-ord Kitchener's combined movement to
drive out tne Boers from the inciosure or
blockhouse line.' show that the conflict
was very picturesque, and the most excit
ing Incident of the whole campaign. Al
though apparently surrounded by an Im
penetrable ring ot fin? and steel, the Boero"
dauntless bravery and dashing charges
ultimately resulted In the majority's es
cape from the rneshes of Lord Kitchener's
close-drawn net.
The British commander's scheme was
the mot-t extensive ever carried out during
the present war. It consisted of a con
tinuous line over 50 miles In length. Lord
Kitchener personally directed operations,
and was soon In close touch with every
detail of the movement. The Boers,
though hard pressed, shrank from at
tempting to cross the railroad, which was
ratrolled throughout the night by armored
trains, equipped with powerful search
lights. The train lights were supplemented
by stationary ?earchl!ghts,-and the spec
tacular effect was most striking. By the
side of the railroad wero the dark forma
of men lj-ing In trencher, or standing do
ing sentry duty. The gloom of the moon
less night was intermittently relieved by
the swee; of the searchlights.
The battle at JleKbron raged from 4
o'clock Friday night until Saturday morn
ing. From various position behind rocks
the Boers kept up a vigorous fusillade,
hoping to find a weak spot In the line.
Simultaneously others charged, but again
and again were the Boers repulsed, leav
ing dead, wounded and prisoners In the
hands of the- BritlsnT
At the outset of the preparations the
Boers realized that the operations were
not merely an ordinary "drive," but a
movement threatening them with total an
nlhflation. and General Dewet assembled
h's whole force and discussed the situation
with the commanders with the result that
the Boers were split up into three forces.
On Thursday night 500 Boers, headed by
Vancollors, rushed a force of Imperial
Lisbt Horse. About 50 burghers got
through, but the remainder, encountering
a tremendous fire, were turned back. Fri
day night the conflict ebbed and swelled
over an area of .40 to 50 miles, in which the
long-hunted, harassed and desperate men
endeavored to find outlets. The Boers at
one spot got within 30 yards of the Brit
ish firing line, but the barbed wire balked
the burghers and forced them to retreat.
The firing now ceased.
Aided by the electric searchlights, the
British harrowed the surrounding terri
tory with frhrapnell shells and Maxim bul
lets. In the northern section the Boers
made a desperate effort to break through.
Collecting a number of cattle, the Boers
drove them down on the British lines.
Bending low in their saddles, the Boers
rode among the cattle, malting it impos
slble to distinguish them In the darkness.
The British pickets opened a terrible
fire, and the Boers were everywhere met
with a relentless hail of bullets. A long
line of flame ran up and down the firing
line, nearly SO miles In length, as the ar
mored trains- flashed their searchllchts
over miles of country. The reports of
the quick-firing guns along the entrenched
line, and the booming of the field guns and
pom-poms sounded very deep amid tho
sharp crackling of the musketry, while
Heilbron Fort contributed to the din with
the deep roar of its naval guns. This.Jast
ed for some 20 minutes, when gradually
the rattle died down. Only the crack of
sh gle shots was heard. Then all .was
again quiet.
The Boers' attempt to break the British
circle had failed. A few of them succeed-e-r
In crossing the line, and among them
was General Dewet.
'SOUTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Xo German Ultimatum.
BERLIN, Feb. 13. The Foreign Office
here pronounces incorrect the statement
cabled hence that Germany is on the
point of presenting an ultimatum to Ven
ezuela. On the contrary, the outlook is
improving and a friendly settlement of
the questions in dispute is more prob
able. WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao,
Feb. 13. It is asserted that there is no
foundation for the report that Germany
intends to present an ultimatum to Vene
zuela as a result of the question in dis
pute between the two countries. The
German cruiser Vienta has left La Guay
ra, Venezuela, for Porto Cabello.
Moving: on Sail Cristobal.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao.
Feb. 13. It is reported here today that
the Venezuelan Insurgents, who had con
centrated on Colombian soil, have crossed
the frontier of Tachira and are moving
on San Cristobal.
Lorete Lima, the revolutionary Mochist
leader, was wounded February It, near
Tinaco, in Venezuela, and was taken pris
oner February 11.
The British cruiser Pallas has arrived
at La Guayra.
A Xnval CncnRcmcnt.
PANAMA. Feb. 13. The Colombian Gov
ernment fleet left Panama yesterday, met
the insurgent warship Padllia off Agua
Dulce, at 4 P. M.. and fousjht her for
one hour. The government gunboat Boy
aca was struck and slightly damaged.
The Padllia was hit three times and
sought projection from the insurgents'
guns ashore.
raincnKfr Train Ditched.
TRHMONT, O.. Feb. 13. West-bound
passenger train No. 4iXi, the Pittsburg and
Detroit flyer, on the Pennsylvania, s-iruck
a broken rail this morning between Helena
and MHlersvllle. and left the track. The
train, composed of engine, baggage car,
tjmoker, passenger coach and two sleep
ers, was ditched and several coaches were
wrecked. Three persons were seriously In
jured! A Detroit lady, who refused to
give her name, was badly cut on the left
temple, and sustained a mashed foot and
broken ankle. One of the clerks In the
mail car was severely Injured rbout the
spine, and the baggage-master was se
verely cut and bruired. Mary others were
struck by flying splinters and jarred, but
their Injuries are slight. The baggage and
mail cars landed in a field and were de
molished. Other cars were badly dam
aged. Both sleepers are upside down In a
ditch.
Xcw Linotype Record.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 13. Claude
Crouse, a printer of this city, has broken
the world's record as the fastest operator
oh the linotype machine. He put up In
seven hours and 43 minutes S6.000 ems.
The fast record heretofore made was the
same number In eight hours by an Iowa
printer. Crouse set 91.000 ems. This in
cludes corrected proofs.
ELECTION OE SENATORS
HOUSE WANTS IT DOXE BY POPU
LAR. VOTE.
Pause the Resolution "Without n DIs
Renting: Voice Corllts Scores the
Jlnckay Cable Company.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The House to
day unanimously adopted a resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constitu
tion of the United States for the election
of Senators by direct popular vote. There
was no demand for time to debate the
resolution. Tills Is the fourth time the
Hoube has adopted a similar resolution.
Two bills of general Importance were
passed by the House today, the remainder
of the time being devoted to minor busi
ness. One was a Senate bill to provide for
the payment of the claims of Confederate
officers and soldiers whose horses, side
arms and baggage were taken from them
by Union soldiers, contrary lo the terms
of the surrender of Lee's and Johnson's
armies. The amount to be paid under the
GENERAL
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WHO ESCAPED THROUGH KITCHENER'S MILITARY MXE.
bill was limited to 550.000. The other bill
was to confer on the Spanish Claims Com
mission authority to send for persona and
papers and to punish for contempt.
Corliss, who Is author of a bill for a
Government cable from San Francisco to
Manila, delh-ered a speech in opposition
to the laying of such a cable by a pri
vate corporation.
The Proceeding.
Several bills were passed by unanimous
consent, including one to provide an Amer
ican register for the barkentlne Hawaii.
The committees were then called.
A bill called up by the Judiciary commit
tee to clothe the Spanish Claims Commis
sion with power to compel the attendance
of witnesses and the production of papers
and to provide for contempt, produced
some dlfecuslon. Ray. chairman of the
committee, declared that the commission
which was to pas upon claims against
the Government aggregating $75,O00.0CO had
not today as much authority as a Justice
of the Peace. Moody (Rep. Mass.) moved
to recommit the bill, with Instructions to
strike from It the provision giving the
commission authority to punish witnesses
for contempt. The motion was lost, and
the bill passed.
Corliss (Rep. Mich.) addressed the House
on the cable 'project. He was opposed,
he said, to Congress yielding concessions
to private cable monopolies, notably the
Commercial Cable Company, controlled
by the Mackay-Bennett forces, and dwelt
emphatically on the importance of the
United States operating Its own cable
llnef. "The right to construct cable lines,"
he said, "Is an Inherent right of the Na
tion. No one has a right to lay a cable
without permission of Congress."
He enumerated the special acts under
which Congros had authorized private
companies to laj cables, to show that tncy
contained no provision of a general char
acter on the subject, and said the scope
of such legislation had been positively de
termined by the Department of Justice,
which, he said, held that the general per
mission to build lines, afforded by Con
gress, applied only to interior lines of tel
egraph with points of communication
within the United States, and not to ocean
cables. "Congrtss," he said, "has as
sumed the right to control the construc
tion and operation of cable lines in Alas
ka. Is it not far more important for the
maintenance of police and Jhe welfare or
our people to control cable communica
tion with Hawaii, the Philippines and oth
er islanes In the Pacific?"
Mr. Corliss cited .precedents to show
that the right to contract cables was
vested In Congress, and said that in the
case of the United States versus the
French Cable Company Judge Lacombe
decided thit "without the consent of the
general Government no one, alien or na
tive, had any right to establish a physical
connection between the shore of this coun
try and that of any foreign nation." The
defendant In this case," he said, "was
one of the allied companies controlled by
the Commercial Cable Company, now seek
ing again to steal upon our shores with a
cable, for the purpose of establishing a
foreign cable monopoly."
Corliss referred to a cable dispatch
which John Mackay had sent to the Sec
retary of State in August. 1W1, proposing
to lay and operate a submarine cable from
California to the Philippines by way of
Hawaii.
In comparing the conditions laid down
by Grant and Blaine and those offered by
the Commercial Cable Company, Corliss
raid the company evaded the express stip
ulation that the company should not re
ceive from any foreign government such
privileges as would prevent the establish
ment and operation of the cable of an
American company in an alien jurisdiction
and by the Insertion of a carefully worded
clause sought to disregard the provision
expressly forbidding consolidation with
any other company for the purpose of reg
ulating rates. Corliss said such surrep
titious action was employed by the Com
mercial Cable Company solely in behalf
of its English ally, in whose interests
they made application to lay a cable.
Corliss said that Mr. Mackay called on
the President and urged approval of this
petition, but that the President, following
the precedents of his predecessors, refused
to grant permission, embodying the sub
ject in his message to Congress.
"And yet. in defiance of the law." con
tinued Corliss, "this American ally bra
zenly arsumes the audacity of an English
monopolist and proposes to lay and op
crate the Pacific cable without authority
from the Government of the United States.
When the committee recently authorized
a favorable report on the cable measure,
this cable monopolist, recognizing the
weakness of his position, hoping to over
come the effect of such report, on the Xth
day of February filed with the Attorney
General a written communication submit
ting certain proposals, which Is simply
another subterfuge through which the
monopoly hopes to accomplish its end."
Corliss said that this proposition em
braced the same objectionable features
as the other, and declared that It was ot
no value whatever, that the Secretary of
the Treasury could not bind the company
by such a contract. He charged that It
was the purpose of the Commercial Cable
Company to lay Its cable to the Marshall
Islands and obtain from Germany a sub
sidy and leave the Important naval feta
tion established by our Government on the
Island of Guam without protection.
The Senate bill to pay the claims of ar-
DEWET
tlllery and cavalry officers and private
soldiers of the Confederate army for
horses, sldearms and baggage alleged to
have been taken from them by Federal
troops In-violation of the terms of the sur
render of the Confederate armies was
considered. After limiting the sum to be
paid under the provisions of the bill to
S50.000, It was parsed. s
When the committee on election ot
President. Vice-President and Represen
tatives in Congress was called, Corliss
called up the joint resolution proposing
a Constitutional amendment to provide for
the election of Senators of the United
States by popular vote. The resolution
was adopted without a dissenting vote.
At 4:45 the House adjourned.
Diplomatic and Consular Rill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. The diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, completed
today by the House committee on foreign
affairs, carries about $1,903 000. a sraall In
crease over last year. A new United States
lecation building at Pckln Is provided, to
cost $tX.G00. This is to he on ground pur
chased last year and Is a part of the new
established and protected foreign quarter.
The emergency fund for diplomats and
consular purposes Is 573,000, but It Is stated
that this does not cover any unusual
items. The salary of the Consul-General
at Pretoria Is increased to 53000 and at
Dawson City from $3000 to 53500, both on
account of the cost of living. The com
mittee cor.cludeel not to carry out the
rroject of educating 10 students in China
as there Is no assurance they would re
main in Government service after learning
the Chinese language. Other changes pro
vided in tho bill are: Consul at Chen
Klang, China, removed to Nankin: Con
suls at Osaka, and Hlogo, Japan, removed
to Kibe; Consul at Aarati. Switzerland, re
TOOved to Lucerne. -Rotterdam, Holland,
Is made a consulate-general. The bill ap
propriates 53G00 for an international con
ference for the Red Cross at St. Peters
burg. St. Louis Fair Appropriation.
WASHINGTON, Teb. 13. The officials of
the Government Board of the St. Louis
Exposition and a number of St. Louis men
Identified with that enterprise were today
before the House committee on exposi
tions in relation to the amount required
for the Government exhibit. Congress has
heretofore appropriated J250.CC0 as part of
the amount for the hulldins", bat the
amount for the exhibit Itself has been
left open. Assistant Secretary of Agri
culture J. F. Brlgham. head of the Gov
ernment board, and his associates, calcu
late on ?S00,OGO for the exhibit. They also
desire a building to cost $450,000.
Xo Amendment to AVnr Tax Hill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. Thtf leaders of
the House have maele it known that the
forthcoming Special rule for the consider
ation of the war revenue reduction bill
will provide for taking up the measure
next Monday, with two days for debate,
and a vote Tuesday afternoon. It is the
understanding, also, that the rule will
provide against amendments and against
a motion to reconrmlt. The latter step is
a wide departure from the procedure ob
served heretofore.
Indian Appropriation Rill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. The Indian ap
propriation bill, completed today, carries
5S.S4 1.500. The item for support of schools
is $3,247,020; for fulfilling treaty stipula
tions. $2,102,157. The Dawes commission is
reduced In membership from four to three.
as its work will be completed In two years.
A-.nong the general provisions Is one for
bidding the withholding of rations because
of attendance ut Government schools.
"WnrnoiH Nomination Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The nomina
tion of C. D. AVflrncss, Receiver of Public
Moneys at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was con
firmed by the Senate.
HE RETURNS THE VISIT
THE IIOHEXZOLLERX'S COMMAXDElt
MAKES OFFICIAL CALLS.
Admiral Dandia.sln at Brooklyn
Xnvy-Ynrd, Governor' Island and
Xcw York City Hall.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Rcnr-Admlral
von Baudlssin, commander of the German
Imperial yacht Hohenzollern, accompanied
by his chief of staff. Lieutenant Fritz Re
bensburg, and K. Buerfz, the German
Consul-Gcneral at this city, returned to
day tho official calls made yesterday af
ternoon. The first visit was made to ReaivAd
mlray Barker commander of the navy
yard. This was followed by formal calls
on Major-General Brooke and on the
Mayor cf New York at the City Hill.
The Rear-Admiral was In full uniform,
and wore a number of decorations, among
them being the badge of the Order of the
Black Eagle of Pruepla, the badge of the
Guelphlc Order of Hanover and the badge
of the Order of the Crown of Wurtem
burg. Under a plain black bow he wore
the insignia of the Order of the Iron
Cross. Lieutenant Rabensburg also wore
the Iron cross.
The pirty left the Hohenzollern on the
navy-yard tug Nnrkeeta, A detachment
of 50 marines, under command of Captain
Kane, was lined up In front of the land
ing stage at tho navy-yard, and the band
of the Marine corps played "The Watch on
the Rhine" as the party disembarked
there. Hear-Admlral Barker received the
visitors, assisted by Captain Joseph Cogh
Inn and Commnnder "West. The party
Immediately went to the Admiral's resi
dence, where they remained for a quarter
of an hour. After the usual civilities had
been exchanged they were escorted back
to the landing by the Admiral and his
aids. The Columbia, flying the Admiral's
pennant at the main truck and the Ger
man naval colors at the fore, fired a sa
lute of 13 guns as the guests departed.
Tho marines along the quay presented
arms, tho band played "The Star-Spangled
Banner." and the Admiral and his suite,
after saluting tho marines from the bridge
of the Narkeeta, steamed away to Gov
ernor's Island.
General Brooke walked to the landing
float with an aid and met the Renr-Ad-miral
as he landed from the tug. The
party proceeded to the headquarters of
the commander of the Department of tho
East, a detachment of the Island's garri
son serving as an escort. In the head
quarters they exchanged the formal com
pliments customary on occasions of this
nature. After a short chat, the officers of
the Hohenzollern were escorted back to
the Narkeeta. A salute of 13 guns was
fired at the navy-yard.
At tho City Hall, Consul-General Buenz
presented the Rear-Admiral to the Mayor,
who shook hands with him and said: "I.
am very glad Indeed to welcome you to
our city."
The Admiral replied that he was pleased
to bo in America. After a few minutes'
conversation the officers left for a short
visit to the German Consulate, when they
returned to the Hohenzollern.
MAY" ARRIVE LATE.
Possibility of Prince Henry'H Steam
er Ilclnp: Delayed.
KIEL, Feb. 13. Mayor Low, of Xew
York, has cabled to Prince Henry of
Prussia, saying that Herr Welgand. director-general
of the North German Line,
thinks that unless the Kronprinz Wil
helm. sails from Bremen earlier thnn 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon, she will not
be able to arrive at Ne$w York, owing
to the rough weather which prevajls at
this season of the year, until Inte In tho
afternoon of February 22, too late for tho
ceremony of tho municipal welcome, and
the presentation to the Prince of the
freedom of the City of New York. When
asked If the steamer could not leave
Bremen at an early hour. Prince Henry
replied that he was unable to change the
sailing hour of the Kronprinz Wllhelm,
but said she would do her best to reach
New York early on Saturday.
Prince Henry spent the morning read
ing President Roosevelt's "American
Ideals," and during the afternoon he
coasted on the hill at the back of the
castle, over a slope which has been the
scene of n hundred fierce fights. Prince
Henry, his Adjutant, Count von Egidy,
and two of the little Princes were on
unpainted sleighs, the boys yelling lustily
as they charged down the approach.
Prince Henry, pink-checked, lithe and
athletic, appeared to be In fit condition
for the hard campaign of dinners and re
ceptions that await him on the other
side of the Atlantic.
The crowdcel programme rather dismays
some of the members of the Prince's
suite, but Prince Henry looks forward to
a genuine holiday, during which he is
going to hive a good time, as well as one
which will give him many valuable fresh
impressions.
AID TO IRRIGATORS.
(ContlnHMl from First Page.)
eluction on Philippine products. Some Rep
resentatives say they will vote for further
reduction, but whether a majority of the
Senate will be found supporting either the
Foraker or Mitchell amendments is still
an unsettled problem.
AVnxliInctoii Pablle Balldlncrs.
Representative Mercer told Representa
tive Jones that he thought the public
buildings committee would increase th
opropnation for the Seattle Federal build
ing to $1,000,000 and probably pass the bills
for Spokane and Taconta that have al
read gone through the Senate. Should
these latter measures fall, he Is quite con
fident this Congress will authorize tho
purchase of sites for public buildings at
Spokane and Tacoma.
OREGON'S CIVIL WAR CLAIM.
Senator Mitchell Will Ire.sn a Special
Rill Lnokhic: to It Payment.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. In your issue
of February S I notice the following Wash,
lngton dispatch:
"Senator Mitchell succeeded In having
an amendment adopted to the deficiency
bill, which provides for the Investigation
by the Secretary of the Treasury and the
payment of the whole of the Oregon, Cali
fornia and Nevada war claims. If this
amendment is held In conference, it will
mean, when th matter is adjusted, about
$34,000 for the Suite of Oregon."
This dtepatch Is correct except ns to the
last three lines, which should have read
as follows: "It will mean when the mat
ter Is adjusted about 5340.000 for the State
of Oregon."
Since then the bill went into conference
and was so modified that it will not In
clude the whole amount of this claim, but
only the amount of Interest pnld by the
state on bonds and otherwise In connec
tion with the aid furnished by the state
during the War of the Rebellion. The de
partment originally held the general Gov
ernment was not liable for this Interest
claim, but the Supreme Court of the
United State?, however. In a suit brought
by the State of New York some time
since, held that Interest so paid -out be
comes a part of the original clahn, and
that the Government was liable for the
same. The amount saved, therefore, for
the State of Oregon by the modified
amendment will be quite a -considerable
sum about $110,000.
I Intend now to press a special bill look
ing to the payment of the entire claim.
Oregon. California and Nevada are the
only three states out of 2S states who fur
nished aid to the general Government
during the War of the Rebellion that have
not. been paid In full. The original
amount, no; including interest up to date.
In 25 of thcrse 2S states has been paid.
in all the sum total of $44,137,530 34, and
simple justice demanda the amount due
Oregon, California and Nevada should be
adjusted and paid without further delay.
JOHN H. MITCHELL.
FRENCH SCHOOLS IN AMERICA
One to Be Located at Plttwbnrp, An
other nt Xevr York.
PITTSBURG, Feb7"l3. "Pittsburg will
get the new school for the education of
engineers to be established in the United
States by the French Government. The
French school of political science will be
located in New York City. I have rec
ommended the latter to my government,
and will recommend that the school for
engineering be established in Pittsburg."
The above statement was made by La
zare Welller, chief councillor of the for
eign board of trade of France. Mr. Well
ler said:
"The decision to locate here was reached
today after the conference with Mr. Frick,
who. together with Georgo Westinghouse,
has promised cordial support and patron
age for the school. The school of political
science in New York will have the patron
age of J. Plerpont Morgan and Charles
M. Schwab, both of whom have given me
this assurance.
"My government will own and control
all the schools it establishes in this country-
They will bo among the finest in
America."
WIRELESS TELEGR APHIN WEST
AKentx of nn Eastern Syndicate
Gathering? Information.
SALT LAKE. Feb. 14. M". J. Moore, of
New York, who says he Is an agent of a
syndicate that contemplates the establish
ment o3 a wireles3 telegraph system
throughout the United States, has been
in this city for the past few days gather
ing information, especially concerning the
topography of this section. The syndicate,
according to Mr. Moore, has three agents
crossing the continent gathering theso
statistics. One is traveling1 along the
Northern 'Pacific, another along the Union
Pacific and the third is colng to the Coast
over the Santa Fe.
'Mr. Moore said that the syndicate is
composed of wealthy New York. Philadel
phia and London men, and that it will be
Incorporated in the near future, either in
New Jersey or West Virginia. He said
that negotiations are being carried on
with IMarconl for the purchase or rental
of his apparatus, and that stations will
bo established in all the principal cities
throughout the country.
Mr. iMoore left for San Francisco last
night, from which point he will mako hi3
final report.
REVISING THE CREED.
A Minority Report Mar Be Sub
mitted. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13. The Pres
byterian revision committee adjourned
today after adopting article V of the
brief statement of faith for popular use,
and will again meet in Washington April
9. The article adopted today touches on
sin, and It was productive of a protract
ed debate.
In reply to a question as to whether
there was any indication of a minority
roport being submitted to the General
Assembly, Secretary Roberts said:
"The three opinions on the matter of
revision in the Presbyterian church are
represented in this committee. The com
mittee's work up to the present has been
accomplished without any serious opposi
tion, though there has existed an ever
changing minority. Whether a settled
minority party will -develop before tho
committee completes Its work is a mat
ter that no one can forecast one way or
the other. There is one thing, however,
and that Is that the Presbyterian church
repudiates the charge that It teaches
either fatalism or .Infant damnation."
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Result of Anti-Trust Law.
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 13. Within the last
three days a number of Insurance com
panies which have been doing business in
Texas have informed Secretary of State
Tom that they have withdrawn from the
state, owing to the operation of the anti
trust act, which requires that the execu
tive officers of each company shall make
affidavit that It does not belong to any
burenu or organization which has for its
object the fixing or the maintaining of
insurance rates. Nearly all of these com
panies are European concerns.
State Commissioner of Insurance John
son has been advised' that there are 11
Insurance companies which did business
In Texas last year which have announced
their intention of withdrawing from the
state. This will make 18 Insurance com
panies to leave the state on account of
the anti-trust law enforcement. The suits
recently Instituted In Young County
against four Insurance companies for
heavy penalties for alleged liolatlon of
the anti-trust law have caused these com
panies to resolve to quit the Texas field.
Eastern Trafllc Manager Reiila-nM.
NEW YORK-, Feb. 13. Edwin Hawley,
Eastern, traffic manager In this city for
the Southern Pacific Railroad since 1S94,
bns resigned. He was forced to give up
this office because of the Increased de
mand on his time of other Interests. He
Is also president of the Minneapolis &
St. Louis and the Iowa Centrul. Mr.
Hawley has been an officer of the South
ern Pacific for 19 years, most of the time
in the trafllc department. The office of
Eastern traffic manager has been abol
ished, and the duties will be divided by
L. S. Spence, general Eastern freight
agent, and L. H. Nutting, general Eastern
passenger agent.
Responsible for Subway DIaster.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. The grand jury
today returned indictments for man
slaughter In the first degree against Ira
A. Shaler, contractor for the Park-avenue
section of the Rapid Transit subway; Mo
ses Epps, wnfbhman of the powder-house,
and W. G. Mathewson. chief engineer in
charge on the day of the explosion. Jan
uary 27 last. Indictments for criminal ne
glect were found against Superintendent
Murray and Inspector Smltn, of the bu
reau of combustibles.
Ortlr' Sentence Commuted.
ST. PAUL. Feb. 13. A telegram received
here today announces that the sentence
of Raffael Ortiz, a Porto Rican who was
sentenced by a military court to n life
sentence in the penitentiary at Stillwater,
Minn., for murder committed In Porto
Rico, has been commuted to five years.
The case Is a famous one, and tho litiga
tion over It Involved the question of the
Constitution following the flag.
De Constant at Xcw York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Baron d'Estour
nelles de Constant, of France, one of the
delegates to the International Peace Con
ference at The Hague, who reached New
York on Tuesday, will leave tomorrow for
Washington, where he hopes to be able
to pay his respects to the President.
From Washington he will proceed to Chi
cago. Xcw Site for Johns Hopkins.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 13. It was learned
today that 175 acres of land In the north
ern suburbs of Baltimore have been un
conditionally given as a new site for
Johns Hopkins University. Arrangements
have been practically completed for the
Biliousness, sour stomach, constipa
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They run into chronic bron
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transfer of the land February 22. the date
of the Jubilee celebration of the univer
sity. When William Wyman, William
Keyser, Francis M. Jencks and other
owners first proposed to give this site
to tho university a stipulation was at
tached which made it necessary that
$1,000,000 bo reserved to be used in the
erection of university buildings. It is now
stated that all conditions and limitations
respecting a building fund havo been re
moved and the gift will bo free in every
respect
FIRED AT FLEEHCG MAN.
Ballet Just MIhucU East Side SaIoa
Marauder.
An escaping marauder narrowly es
caped being shot about 1 o'clock this
morning at Third and East Burnside
streets. Policeman Connor and Special
Officer Andrews heard suspicious noises
in a saloon on East Burnside street and
when they went to the door they found
It unlocked and someone Inside holding
it fast. The policemen forced open tho
door and arrested Allen McDonald, whom
they found Inside the placo. Another
man ran from, tho rear of; the saloon,
and would not stop when the officers
made the demand. So a bullet was sent
whizzing past hlm, but he managed to
escape. McDonald was locked up.
Foreclosure Sale Postponed.
XEW YORK. Feb. 13. Vice-Chancellor
Stevens, at Newark, today Issued an order
temporarily postponing the foreclosure
sale of the various properties owned by
tho United States Flour Milling Company,
and mortgaged for 515,000.000 to the Central
Trust Company, of New York. The sale
was to have taken place in Jersey City to
morrow, xne order was granted on tho
application of ex-United States Attorney
General Griggs in behalf of Henry Wins
low, of Duluth, Minn., and John L. Dodge,
of Great Barrington. (Mass. The order is
returnable Monday next In Jersey City.
Sled ot Tetanus.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 13. Rea H. Smith,
a prominent business man of this city,
died today of tetanus. He was vacci
nated nearly four weeks ago and the
wound became infected.
Bombay, with an average temperature ot
S0.3, is the hottest of the world's larfce clti"?.
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