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SAYS HE WILL QUIT
Miles Will Resign-if Hawley
:Bii1 Becomes a Law.
GIVES SENATORS HIS VIEWS
The General Declares the 3feasare'Is
Utterly Subversive of the Jta
tcrenti of the Military; ;
" . , Establishment. . ,,
WASHINGTON, March 20. General Nel
Bon A. Miles today told the Senate com
mittee on military affairs that if the bill
introduced by Senator Hawley, at the in
stance of the "War Department, for the
organization of a general staff of the
Army should become law, he would de
cline to longer hold his commission. The
reason he gave for the statement is that
the bill is utterly subversive of the -Interests
of the military establishment, and
he said he would not be a party to such
a proceeding to the extent of even con
tinuing to hold his place. The statement J
was made in the course of a prolongea
hearing by the committee, which was con
ducted behind closed doors and In which
General Miles touched upon a variety of
subjects connected with the sAxroy. The
portion of the bill to which 'ho directed
hl3 especial criticism Js that "-contained
in section 7, reading as follows:
"That from and after the passage of this
act the senior General officer of the Army
shall be assigned to command euchvooc-
tlon of the Army as the President tajtfi,
direct, or be detailed to duty- from the
general staff corps. All duties prescribed
by law for the Commanding General of
the Army shall be performed by the chief
of the general staff or other general offi
cer designated by the Secretary of War,
provided that eo long as the present Lieutenant-General
of the Army continues on
the active list he shall be the chief of
the general staff, and upon the separation
from active service of the said Lleutenant
General of the Army said officer, except
as herein provided, shall cease "
General Miles said that if this provision
should become a law it would have tho
effect of destroying the unity of the
Army, and he read numerous authorities,
including Napoleon, Wellington, Washing
ton, Cass and Grant to show the neces
sity of having one head to the Army and
of controlling authority. His own experi
ence and observations had, he said, had
the effect of confirming these views, and
he save an illustration of its beneficial
effect in time of emergency, instancing
the beginning of the war with Spain.
"I heard at midnight," he said "that
the Spanish fleet had been located definite
ly at Santiago, and I hastened to tht
home of Secretary Long, where the news
was confirmed. Shatter was then at
Tampa, and I sat down there in the Sec
retary's house and wrote a dispatch di
recting him to start Immediately for San
tiago, with the result that the Army was
soon on Its way to the point where its
presence was needed.
"Suppose,' he added, exhibiting the
message which he had sent to General
Shafter, "I had been compelled to get
around to a dozen or more Majors, as
many Colonels and any numtfer of Gen
erals constituting a general staff."
Then he added that in all probability
the senior General ot the Army would
not under the provisions he had quoted
have been in position to do anything, and
I he called attention to the clause relieving
him (the senior General) of command and
making it possible for any other officer to
be appointed. He declared that under
section 7 it would be competent to one
day promote a Captain to the position of
& Brigadier and the next day make him
Chief of Staff, thus practically placing a
Captain at the head of the Army. Warm
ing up somewhat, he asserted that the
bill was calculated to accomplish no other
purpose except to allow the Secretary of
War and the Adjutant-General to pro
mote the interest of their personal fa-
vorites.
General Miles was questioned as to the
reasons for locating the Army of occupa
tion at Tampa and holding it so long;
with the resulting congestion. Replying
to the first question, he said it was be
cause of the order to occupy Havana.
The delay was due to the fact that the
American Army was supplied with only C4
rounds of ammunition, which would not
have been sufficient for more than half
an hour of fighting. Considering that
Havana was one of the best fortified
cities in the world, he said that to have
attacked it would have been foolhardy in
the extreme. He declined, however, to
criticise the then Secretary of War, Gen
eral Alger, for the condition of affairs,
saying that probably any one else in the
same position would have done about
what he did. He laid the blame for this
condition of unpreparedness at the doors
of Congress.
In the course of his remarks. General
Miles told the committee that with the
bill a law he could now name the men
who would hold the places of honor pro
vided under It, but the committee did not
ask for the names.
The printed report of the testimony of
Secretary Root hefore the military com
mittee on the bill was made public to
day. In his statement the Secretary said
that the general staff of the Army, as
It is proposed to organize it under this
bill, would be simply an advisory board
and Its principal duty would be that ot
such a board.
"'It proposes," ho said, "to create by
detail from the officers of the Army a
body of officers who shall "be charged,
In the first place, with tho duty of doing
the military thinking, of doing what tho
Navy has a board engaged In now, and
what we ought to have in the Army and
have not today. The primary idea is
not to give orders. It Is to study and
prepare plans for the men and give the
orders."
Asked as to the place the Commander-in-Chief
would occupy, with reference
to this board, the Secretary replied that
he would accept plans made by the board
or not, as he might please. The secretary
continued as follows: "The plan of the
bill is to have the Chief-of-Staff selected,
by the President as Commander-in-Chief,
and to have it a detail so that he would
come in with the President and go out
with the President" '
Senator Bate Do I understand that
there is a limit to their power: that
they will not interfere with the Lieuten-ont-General?
Secretary Root The proposition is to
have the Lieutenant-General to decide."
As to work of this character during
the war with Spain, Secretary Root said:
"That work was done during the
Spanish War practically by the men in
the Adjutant-General's office. But how
did they have to do It? Bach man was at
his desk having routine duties which
were pressing upon him, enough for .two
men to do, and it was only by working
day and night, with the halls thronged
and crowded with people who were
pressing with 10.000 things having nothing
to do with the really Important duties
they were performing, that they were
able to do these things that ought to
have been put In the hands of men who
had nothing else to do. If we had not had
an Adjutant-General with the strength
of 10 men, with wonderful physique and
extraordinary executive capacity, the
whole system, would have been broken
down absolutely. You cannot depend
on having such men."
He also said that such a board would
be of great assistance, tb the Secretary
of War.
"I want to say," ho went on, "that
I believe that with the organisation as
it was at tho outbreak of the .war with
Spain and is now, the outbreak: of any
war would Irretrievably ruin any man
who was Secretary of War. I think the
organization is such that it is impossible
that successful resultscan be produced
until they have been worked, out by most
painful and expensive experience. They
will come in time, because the American
people will 'get up a jury-rigged, ex
tempore organization which will be
adapted to the demand, but you will not
have had forethought and provision and
understanding of what was going to be
done unless you get a different organiza
tion In tlmo of peace."
INTEREST AT "WAR, DEPARTMENT.
.Miles Says the Statements Credited
to Him Were Misrepresentations.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The news of
General Miles' statements today before
the military committee of thetSenate ex
cited great Interest at the War Depart
ment when it became known there late in
the day. There was a very general inquiry
as to whether, by passing the criticisms
on various officials, as reported in the
press, General Miles had not exposed him
self to disciplinary treatment. The an
swer to this must be based on the exact
amount of privilege which attaches to
testimony given before a committee of
Congress. This question arose last week
In the course of General Hughes' testi
mony before the Senate Philippine com
mittee, when the General sought to escape
answering questions which would Involve
criticism by him of his superior officer.
General Otis. It appeared that there was
a variance of opinion in the committee
Itself as to how far General Hughes was
at liberty to violate Army rules and pro
prieties, even in answering the committee
questions, and the question Itself was left
unsettled.
While General Miles did not expect,
when ho gave his testimony, that it would
be made public in any form, he Is now
willing that it shall be published by the
committee, making himself the broad
statement that the statements which were
given to the press as those made by him
self before -the committee were misrep
resentations totally unwarranted. "
The omission by the President of his
usiial ride this afternoon, and the fact
that he and Secretary Root were in con
ference for nearly four hours, led to the
supposition that they were discussing
Miles' testimony. This, however, was an
erroneous conclusion, for they were talk
ing abput Army organization, and the Sec
retary was not aware of the testimony
until he returned to the War Department
late in the afternoon. ,
Secretary Root exhibited little feeling
when his attention was called to the pro
ceedings before the committee. He re
marked that he was very sorry that Lieutenant-General
Miles opposed his bill. He
pointed out that, under section 7, of which
General Miles complained, the Lieutenant
General would have greatly enlarged pow
ers in Army management, instead of be
ing restricted in his functions, as he sup
posed. As to the question whether -Gen-eral
Miles had said anything which would
require action at the hands of the depart
ment or the President, the Secretary firm
ly declined to express any opinion for the
present at least, preferring to await an
official copy of the committee hearing be
fore reaching any decision.
To Investigate Miles' Request.
WASHINGTON. March 20. Represen
tative Burleson, of Texas, Introduced in
the House today a resolution requesting
tho President, "If not incompatible with
the public interests," to transmit to the
House copies of all correspondence re
lating to and papers bearing upon the
matter of the recent request of Lieutenant-General
Miles to be assigned to
duty in the Philippines.
WAR TAX REPEAL BILL.
Report of Committee on Finance
Presented to the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Senator Aid
rich, from the committee on finance, to
day presented to the Senate the report of
that committee on the bill repealing the
war revenue act, and thus made public
for the first time the amendments to the
bill suggested by the committee. There
are many changes in the language of the
bill, but, except in one Instance, the inten
tion of the House bill of repealing the en
tire act is respected. The exception is the
provision in the existing law providing for
the taxation of "bucket shops," which
provision is left Intact and the tax con
tinued in effect. It is understood there
will be no effort on either side of the
Senate to amend the bill, and it is not
expected there will be any prolonged de
bate upon it.
The committee also Tecommends the
adoption of the following section:
"That the repeal of existing laws or
modifications thereof embraced in this act
shall not affect any act done or any right
accruing or accrued, or any suit or pro
ceeding had or commenced in any civil
cause before the, said repeal or modifica
tions; but all rights and liabilities under
said laws shall continue and may be en
forced in the same manner as if said re
peal or modifications had not been made.
Any offenses committed and all penalties
or forfeitures or liabilities incurred prior
to the passage of this act under any stat
ute embraced in or changed, modified or
repealed by this act may be prosecuted or
punished in the same manner and with the
same effect as if this act had not been
passed."
The Post Check BUI.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The bill in
troduced in the Senate by McMillan of
Michigan, to prevent robbing the mails,
provide a safer and easier method of
sending money' by mall, and to increase
the postal revenues, has been Introduced
in the House by Gardner of Michigan.
The bill is indorsed by the American
Newspaper Publishers Association. It
provides that all paper money hereafter
issued by the United States of the de
nomination of $L $2 and ?5, except Na
tional bank notes, shall be of the form
known as the post check, and shall be
convertible by the holder thereof into a
check to a named payee. These post
checks will be exchangeable at any United
States money order postofnee for current
funds, after which the postmaster will
cancel them and forward them to a de
pository designated by the Postmaster
General, and shall receive credit there
for. This paper currency will have ap
propriate blank spaces in which tho hold
er may write the name and postoffice ad
dress of a payee, and wherein the payee
may give receipt.
Two Coinage Bills Reported.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The House
committee on coinage today reported two
coinage measures, one introduced by Hill
of Connecticut to Increase the subsi
diary silver coinage by coining the silver
bullion in tho Treasury purchased under
tho act of July 14, 1S90; another appro
priating $500,000 for additional minor coins
of copper, nickel, etc. The subsidiary
coinage bill also authorizes tho Secretary
of the Treasury, "as public necessities
may demand, to recoin silver dollars into
subsidiary coin: and so much of any act
as fixes a limit to the aggregate of sub
sidiary sliver coin outstanding and so
much of any act as directs the coinage
of any portion of the bullion purchased
under the act of July 14, 1SS0, into silver
dollars is repealed."
Military Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, . March 20. Chairman
Hull, of the House committee on military
affairs, has returned after some weeks'
absence at home, and the military appro
priation bill was today ordered reported.
It carries $90,905,940, as against estimates
of $101,903,940, and appropriations last year
of $115,734,019.
Arftltnde of Michigan Delegation.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The Repub
lican members of the Michigan delegation
in the House held an Informal con
ference today and agreed to maintain the
position they have occupied for some time
in opposition to a reduction of duties for.
Cuban goods.
WILL VOTE ON IT TODAY!
SEXATE WILL DISPOSE OP BILL
FOR PROTECTION OP PRESIDENT.
Arguments ay Senators For and)
Against the Measnre River and
Harbor Bill in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 20. Throughout
today's session of the Senate, the bill
providing for the protection of tho Presi
dent of the United States was under
discussion. Just before adjournment an
agreement was reached to vote on the
measure and pending amendments at 4
o'clock tomorrow. The speakers today
were Pettus, Hawley and Nelson in sup
port of the bill, and Rawlins, McCumber,
Mallory, Carmack, Money and McLaurin
(Miss.) in opposition to It. The speeches
In tho mnin were a reinforcement of ar
guments that have been advanced here
toore, no new points being raised. The
principal point mide by the opponents of
the measure was that Federal officials
ought to be treated in the courts pre
cisely as are other citizens. Three sub-
POWDERLY MAY
FRANK P. SARGENT, WHO nAS BEEN OFFERED POSITION OF
IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONER.
WASHrXGTOK, D. C, March 20. Considerable amusement has been caused
- over the boastful announcement of Immigration Commissioner Powderly that he
does not Intend to relinquish his ofuce. even under pressure Mr. Powderly's
commission Is not of the four- ear class, but holds "until the appointment' and
qualification ot his successor." Tnls leaves it entirely within the hands of the
President to remove him at will. Six months aco. had It been decided to re
move Powderly. some difficulty might have been experienced in having a succes
sor confirmed by the Senate, as the present Commissioner then had many strong
friends In the Senate. Recent developments and disclosures' as to his methods of
conducting the immigration service have shown him to-be so utterly unfitted for
any position of confidence that he today has no supporter in the Senate; but,
on the contrary, all who have looked into his case will welcome an opportunity
to confirm a successor to him. It was stated at the Treasury Department today
that Frank P. Sargent can have the position if he will accept it.
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stitutes for tho bill are pending and will
be presented when the voting begins to
morrow. The Proceedings.
Soon after the Senate convened, Al
drlch, chairman of the committee on
finance, reported the bill to repoa'l the
war revenue taxes. He gave notice that
ho would call up the measure for consid
eration tomorrow.
Consideration then was resumed of the
bill for tho protection of the President of
the United States. Rawlins said he was
not in opposition to the main results to
be accomplished by the pending bill, but
it fell short, in his opinion, of affording
that complete protection to the Presi
dent which he ought to have.
Mallory said the proposed legislation
wns most important. It was novel and
practically without precedent in the his
tory of the country. He said there was
no doubt of the power of Congress to
provide protection for Federal officers,
but he held that the punishment should
not be inflicted except when it was es
tablished that the oftense was committed
against tho President or other officials
only when he was in the performance of
his duty as such an officer. He said it
was not within tho power of Congress to
throw the mantle of protection around an
official of the United States merely be
cause he was such an official. He be
lieved, however, that Congress has the
right to enact legislation for the protec
tion of the President and Vice-President
at all times, but he thought such power
did not extend to the protection of any
body else.
Mallory gave notice of an amendment
which he probably would offer, provid
ing as a substitute for section 7 of rtae
bill, which arranges for a military guard
for tho President, that the Secretary of
tho Treasury employ competent and dis
creet num to guard the President and to
prevent the consummation of conspiracies
against him.
Spooner said that this very plan was In
force now, and in the Instance of Presi
dent McKinley's assassination it had
proved inefficacious.
Pettus thought that it was beneath the
dignity of the President to be guarded
by secret service officials. In his opin
ion, if President McKinley had had a
proper military guard, he would not have
been assassinated. The guard was not
provided for pomp or display, but for tho
safety and security of the President.
Mallory doubted whether that or any
other sort of guard could have prevented
McKinley's assassination at Buffalo.
Hawley expressed his astonishment that
some Senators should persist in misrep
resenting the measure. In misunderstand
ing the Constitution and in splitting hairs
over inconsequential matters. He saw no
reason why the Senate should hesitate
for five minutes to pass the pending bill.
In conclusion he said: "I have an utter
abhorrence of anarchy and would give
$1000 to get a gdbd shot at an anarchist."
Nelson vigorously supported the pend
ing bill. In defense of the provision for
the protection not pnly of the President
but of all those who, by law, are in line
of succession to the Presidency, ho said
there might be a conspiracy to assassi
nate every one of those men. When Pres
ident Lincoln was murdered there was a
project involving the assassination of sev
eral members of his Cabinet. A conspir
acy might be formed at any time for the
wrecking of the entire executive branch
of the Government.
McCumber, while he had no doubt of tho
authority of Congress to enact the pro
posed legislation, did object to some of
tho bill's provisions. He did not believe
for Instance, that an attempt to take the
life of the Secretary of the Treasury
ought to be punished with death, merely
because of his official position. He did
not think such a provision was in accord
with either reason or justice. The people
of the United States were not expecting
that kind of legislation for the protection
of the President. He hoped a bill would
be offered to protect the President and
the Government against anarchy and an
archists. As the bill stood he could not
support it
Carmack. said his objections to the bllt
did not apply to the question of its Con-
stltutlonallty. "But I believe," said, he,
"that It is bad In principle and utterly
and absolutely unnecessary. No more
futile, no more unnecessary law ever In
cumbered the statute books of this coun
try than the measure we now have un
der consideration."
He declared that such an act would not
have prevented the assassination of any
President, and ho was certain the meas
ure never would accomplish one of the
results hoped for from Its ennctment. Dis
cussing the proposal to establish a mili
tary guard around the President, he de
clared that President Roosevelt, for in
stance, would not endure it for a mo
ment. It would bo absolutely Intolerable
to him. "To escape such a guard, when
he wanted yto go out for a quiet stroll,"
sild he, "tho President would climb out
of a back window, get out of the grounds
by the back gate and go up a back alley."
(Laughter.)
Money, In opposing the bill, suggested
that It' was the product of hysteria pro
duced by President McKinley's ossasBlna
"tlon. He objected to it because its effect
would be to establish tho Inequality of
men before the law. The bill was simply
another tendency toward an imperial
Government. Money denounced anarchy
and anarchists, saying that if a measure
could be devised that would rid the coun
try of anarchy, he would support It.
McLaurin (Miss.), after expressing his
TRY TO HANG ON.
own and his people's "abhorrence of an
archy and anarchists," said that he could
not support the pending measure. In its
present shape he believed the bill to be
unconstitutional; it would establish in
equality before the law, and to his mind
It would be entirely Ineffective. Another
objection he had to the measure was that
it attached the death penalty not only
to mero manslaughter, but even to an at
tempt to commit manslaughter.
The Senate agreed, at the suggestion of
Hoar, to begin voting on the bill at 4
P. M. tomorrow.
Bacon and Patterson withdrew amend
ments which they had offered previously,
and each offered substitutes for the
pending bill in line with their views. The
Senate then, at 5:20 P. M., went Into ex
ecutive session, and shortly afterward ad
journed. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Only Fifty Pages Still to Be Consid
ered by the Honne.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The House
today made very slow progress on tho
river and harbor bill, disposing of only
30 pages and leaving 50 pages still to be
considered. The rivers and 'harbors com
mittee again today succeeded in defeat
ing every amendment offered. Bellamy
(Dem. N. C), during the day. took occa
sion to denounce the Crumpacker propo
sition to Investigate Southern election
laws, as designed to stir up sectional
strife. He appealed to the conservative
Republicans to defeat the resolution.
At the opening of the session, Hull
(Rep. la.) reported the Army appropria
tion bill. The Houso then resumed con
sideration of the river and harbor bill.
Several minor committee amendments
were adopted. Robertson (Dem. La.) of
fered an amendment to appropriate J2,
500,000 for the Improvement of Havana.
Burton, in charge of the bill. Immediate
ly made a point of order against the
amendment. Robertson contended that
such an appropriation would relieve the
depression said to exist In Cuba, and In
addition would do much toward freeing
our Southern coast from the danger of
yellow fever infection from Cuban ports.
He thought the expenditure of this sum
would help Cuba much more at this time
than a 20 per cent reduction on the prod
ucts entering United States ports. The
amendment was ruled out on the point of
order.
Bellamy offered an amendment to ap
propriate $230,000 for the Cape Fear River
above Wilmington. It was lost, 31 to 61.
In speaking to the amendment, Bellamy
referred briefly to the prospective Inves
tigation of Southern election laws, depre
cating it as an attempt to revive section
al strife and ill-feeling. The South, ho
said, was sick and tired of sectional"
strife. Her people loved the Union and
were proud of Its honor and achieve
ments. He asserted that for sinister pur
poses some members on the other side
were again sowing the seeds of discord,
and he appealed to the conservative, fair-,
minded men of the Republican party to
vote down a proposition fraught with so
much evil to the South.
After completing 30 additional pages of
the bill, the House, at 5:15 P. M., ad
journed until tomorrow.
Harbor Bill in Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The Senate
committee on commerce today decided to
begin the consideration of the river and
harbor bill as soon as practicable after
it is received from the House. Next
week will be devoted by the committee
to hearing Senators who desire to secure
amendments to the bill.
Confirmed liy the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The Senate
today confirmed the following nomina
tions: E. W. Batte, Surveyor-General
of Montana: Lieutenant-Commander R.
M. G. Brown, U. S. N retired, to be
commander.
The ancient Mexicans had a species of whis
tle which produced at least three tones. It
had two finger holes and a mouthpiece oa tho
side.
CIDCT CTTD IC TAItN I
lllVj 1 O I LI IO 1 AlLn
RETALIATION BY THE GOVERN
MENT AGAINST GERMANY.
Importation of Articles Containing:
Boracic and Otker Acids Will
Be Prohibited.
WASHINGTON, March 2a The Depart
ment of Agriculture will prepare a list of
articles imported into this country in
which borncio and other acids are sup
posed to jexlst. This action is the first
step taken by the Government looking to
retaliation for the German prohibition on
the Importation of meats containing bo
racic acid. Secretary Wilson called on Dr.
Wiley, the chemist of the department, to
prepare such a. list at once, with a view
to barring out all such products, through
the co-operation of the State Depart
ment. The directions as given did not
specifically refer to any one country. Bo
racic acid Is used most exclusively in but
ter arid preserved meat importations, ac
cording to the Department of Agriculture.
The directions today contemplate In
structions to United States Consuls that
wherever articles suspected of containing
boracic acid are offered for sale, to refuse
the usual Invoices for such products. The
procedure to be followed Is the issuance
ot regulations by the Treasury Depart
ment at the request of the Secretary of
Agriculture, showing the necessity for
such action, and the transmission of them
to Consular officers through the State De
partment. Packers Adopt New Tactics.
CHICAGO. March 20. Chicago " meat
packers have adopted new tactics in deal
ing with Germany and her rules as to
the Importation bf American meats, and
will Ignore the German market com
pletely. This attitude Is due to the an
nouncement that after October 1 no meat
preserved with .borax and boracic acid
will be admitted to the Kaiser's coun
try under any consideration. Tho lead
ing packers say that the meat trade with
Germany is not considerable, and that the
greater pari of the American trade with
Germany 'in the packers line Is confined
tb lard.
Protest WItliont Effect.
BERLIN, March 20. Referring to the
dispatch received here from Washington,
in which It was said that meat packers
In the United States had petitioned the
State Department to protest against the
exclusion by Germany of meats prepared
with "borax, the Votslsche Zeltung re
marks that the German Government knew
what It was doing when It forbade the
importation of meat thus prepared, and
hence any protest from Washington would
be without effect.
NO REFUSAL FR03I TURKEY.
United States Uaa Not Demanded Re
imbursement of Stone Ransoni.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The persist
ent circulation of reports that the State
Department has made a demand upon
Turkey for reimbursement of the money
expended in the ransom of Miss Stone, Is
causing a good deal of annoyance to the
officials of that department. It can be
stated as a fact that the State Depart
ment has made no such demand on Turkey,
and consequently the Turkish Govern
ment has not flatly refused to pay. As
already stated,. Mr. Leishmann some time
ago lodged caveats with tho Turkish and
Bulgarian Governments concerning the
right of the United States Government to
prefer a demand for reparation and reim
bursement in the Stone case when it 13
able to fix the responsibility for the ab
duction. Up to this time the official re
ports from Mr. Leishmann, supplemented
by verbal reports front Spencer Eddy,
have not put the State Department In
possession of sufficient facts to determine
this question of responsibility.
McCornick's Prospects Good.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. W. 8.
McCornlck, the Salt Lake banker, who
Is being prominently mentioned as a suc
cessor to Secretary Hitchcock, was ques
tioned h'ere tonight concerning his candi
dacy for the Secretaryship of the Inte
rior. Mr. McCornlck said:
"I knew nothing about the matter un
til the day I left Salt Lake, on my re
turn to California. Some of the Western
Senators have asked permission to ad
vance me as a candidate for the position,
should Secretary Hitchcock hand in his
resignation, but whether Secretary Hitch
cock really means to retire or not is a
matter on which I am not Informed. I
only know, as does the public, that there
is a general understanding that he in
tends to relinquish his Cabinet position
shortly. More than this there Is nothing
I can say about the matter, except that
I was In receipt of a telegram today say
ing that my prospects for appointment In
the event of a vacancy are very good."
"Wood Objects to Payne Bill.
NEW YORK, March 20. Governor-General
Wood left Havana for Washington
today, according to the Havana corre
spondent of the Herald, at the request of
President Roosevelt. General Wood, ac
cording to the correspondent, expressed
hl3 disapproval of the bill granting a
tariff reduction of 20 per cent on Cuban
products Imported Into the United States.
He takes this ground because a reduction
so small will do no good to Cuba. He de
clares, concludes the dispatch, that the
economic situation In the Island demands
more liberal tariff concessions If they are
to be of any avail, or that which all Cu
bans have hope for, complete commercial
reciprocity.
MIAMI, Fla., March 20. General Wood
and party arrived on the Kanawha and
left for Washington immediately after
word. President Get Pro-Boer ?,esolntlonn.
WASHINGTON, March 2 Representa
tive Ryan, of New York, toaay handed to
President Roosevelt a copy of the reso
lutions adopted at. a meeting held in Buf
falo March 3, expressing sympathy with
the Boers and calling on the Government
of the United States to put an end to the
shipment of mules from New Orleans to
South Africa. The President said he
would give the matter consideration.
Gratification at St. Thomas.
ST. THOMAS, D. W. I., March 20. The
newspapers here are gratified at the sug
gestion contained In the dispatches re
ceived from the United States that sep
arate government will be given, at least
provisionally, to the Danish West Indies.
More Time to Complete the Wyoming
WASHINGTON, March 20. The Navy
Department has granted an extension of
nine months Jn the case of tho monitor
Wyoming, on account of the strike at the
Union Iron Works at Snn Francisco.
Surrender of Gnevarrs.
MANILA, March 20. General Smith, In
command in tho Island of Samar, cables
that he will meet Guevarra personally
March 24 and arrange tho details and
length of the proposed armistice to
facilitate tho collection of Guevarra's
men, with their rifles and their subse
quent formnl surrender.
Up to the present all communication
between General Smith and Guevarra has
been by letter. General Smith will offer
liberty, life and protection to all who
take tho oath of allegiance and assist
in tho opening ot ports and the
restoration of normal condition in the
island.
i
Meat Sappllen for Philippines.
CHICAGO, March 20. Another large or
der for supplying the United States Army
In the Philippines with provisions has been
given to Chicago packers by Major C. R.
Krauthoff. CWef Purchasing Commissary
Officer of tho Department of the Lakes.
- xae supplies will fee snippea io aan
Frandsco by two special trains of refrig-
ciuiur cars, ana mere reioaaea on uav
ernment transports. Specifications of the
contract provide that the subsistence
stores be delivered In Manila before May
20, and include 636,016 cans of corned beef,
60,016 cans of roast beef, 4003 cans of
corned beef hash, 5040 cans of chipped
beef. 5015 cans of Vienna sausage, 25O.OQ0
pounds of bacon in crates, and 110,000
pounds of bacon in cans.
FIRE IN PIANO PLANT.
Hardman, Peek: & Coa Works Dam.
aa-cd to the Extent of $300,000.
NEW YORK, March 20. Hardman,
Peck & Co., piano manufacturers, "suf
fered a loss of 5300,000, or possibly more,
by the destruction tonight by fire rof
their plant at West Forty-eighth street
and tho North River. The Are started
from some unknown cause in the packing
room, which Is In the three-story part or
the big factory. There It quickly spread
throughout the entire building. The roof
of the building fell In soon afterward
and gave rise to the report that there
had been an explosion. Just west of tne
three-story building, which was about
100 feet in length and right on the river
front, stood a frame stable. On the roor
of this were a number of firemen. When
the, walls fell a lot of debris fell on the
roo'f of the stable, injuring one fireman
and one spectator. From the first-mentioned
building the fire spread to the
firm's five-story structure and worifed
to the upper portion of It. The loss was
mainly because of the valuable machinery
and woods burned.
Kentucky Reform School Fire.
LEXINGTON. Ky.. March 20. The burn
ing of the state reform school after mid
night without the loss ot one of the
125 inmates, who were asleep when the
fire started, Is a marked Instance of tho
value of discipline. When the fire started
the watchman gave the alarm, and tele
phoned to Lexington for an engine. The
superintendent and guards promptly
aroused the boys and, following the re
quirements of the fire drill, the last boy
was marched out of the building just
before the roof fell In. There was no
panic and no disorder. The discipline
and the fire drill saved many lives.
Two beys. Inmates of the school, es
caped during the fire. It is said several
of the boys have declared that the
building was set on fire for the purpose
of affording an opportunity for a general
escape. Superintendent Doak called out
the guards, and arming them with Win
chesters and shotguns, held the boys com
pletely under control.
Tho superintendent will not say that
the fire was Incendiary, because complete
investigation has not been made, but W.
P. Walton, one of the board of directors,
says he has information as to who are
the guilty ones, and will go before the
grand Jury this afternoon and have them
indicted.
THE CHINESE REBELLION.
Marshal Sa's Forces Desert and Join
the Rebels.
HONG KONG. March 20. Advices from
Canton say it Is credibly reported there
that tho Viceroy has received telegrams
from Lung Chin, on the Annam border,
alleging that the whole of Marshal Su's
troops have deserted and Joined the reb
els. If this is true, say the advices, it
adds to the revolutionists 20.000 foreign
armed and drilled troops, capable of de
feating any force the imperialists can
raise.
The telegrams further say the country
is undoubtedly- ripe for rebellion. Rob
beries are of frequent occurrence, the
long-continued drouth prevents the plant
ing of Spring rice, and this has led the
farm laborers to become robbers.
Well-informed persons consider a re
bellion similar to that of the Tal-Plng
probable.
Tacoma'a New Catcher.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Ca.. March
20. Charles J. Swindells, Stanford's base
ball coach and a senior In the law depart
ment, who has been signed as a catcher
for the Tacoma team, of the Pacific
Northwest League, will go north to Join
the Tacoma team in Its first game, April
29.
Approves of Canal Trnnsfer.
PARIS, March 20. On application of
tho Panama Canal Company, tho Civil
Tribunal today approved tho eventual
cession of the canal property to tho
United States, subject to a reserve re
garding modifications to be obtained from
the Colombian Government concerning
articles 20 and 21 of the agreement.
Turkey Wants Intervention.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 20. The
Turkish Government has directed the Ot
toman Ambassadors to solicit the friendly
intervention of the powers at Sofia, con
cerning the differences between Turkey
and Bulgaria in relation to Macedonian
affairs.
High Prices for French Books.
NEW YORK. March 20. At the sale of
the library of M. Eugene Pallles, says the
Paris correspondent of the Herald, some
sensational prices were realized. A unique
copy of Voltaire's "Zodig," with original
drawings, brought $5000. Balzac's "Eugene
Grandes," with drawings, brought J2500.
Stranahnn to Be Collector.
WASHINGTON, March 20. Tha Presi
dent today nominated Nevada N. Strana
han to be Collector of Customs for the
district of New York. The President also
sent to the Senate a number of nomina
tions for appointment by brevet in the
regular and volunteer Army.
Chess Pays Poorly.
London Tattler.
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Chess 1b unquestionably the most scien
tific pastime in existence, and requires a
very high degree of Intelligence to excel at
It. But professional chessplayers aro a
elngularly Ill-paid body ot men. Putting
aside jockeys who are more or less mil
lionaires fourth-rate players of many
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