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TH& MORNING OREQONIAN, WEDNESDAY,, 'APRIL' 16, 1902.
BILL OUT OF DANGER
Passage of the Cuban Relief
Measure Is Assured.
THE CHAIR WILL BE SUSTAINED
: - :-
Debate In the Senate oa(b Chi
nese Exclusion Act I- Nearly
Ended "Will Be-Voted.
on Today. - -
WASHINGTON, April 15. With'Jhji. close
J of the Cuban reciprocity debate "in the
House today, the leaders announced tha't
j all danger of the bill being -weighted
down -with undesirable amendments was
over, and that they felt assured the bill
"would pass in the shape .In which irTcame
from the committee. As the bill 'in Its
present form is .sure to command three
fourths of the vote of each side of the
House, its passage Is certain. The only
cause of anxiety heretofore has been the
possibility that enough Republicans would
join with the Democrats to overrule the
chair and tack onto the bill an amend
'ment to abolish the differential, duty on
refined sugar. All the energies of the
leaders have been directed, therefore, to
bringing prssure" to bear "on the Repub
licans to Induce them to refrain from aid
ing this plan, and this evening, at the
J close of the session, It was announced
.that the entire Republican delegations
(from Michigan and California, who would
constitute the head and front of the op
position, had agreed not to vote to over
ride the ruling of the chair. "Watson (Rep.
Ind.), who is acting as the whip for the
majority, does not believe over a dozen
Republicans, at the outside, will join the
Democrats In this proposition. It would
require more than 20 Republican votes to
replace on the bill the amendment which
might endanger Its ultimate passage, as
'several Democrats, it is understood, also
have declared their intention to stand by
the ruling of the chair. When the House
adjourned today 35 members remained
who desire to speak. The debate today
was without particular interest.
t Before the debate upon the reciprocity
bill was resumed, Payne, the floor leader
of the majority, attempted to reach an
agreement to close general debate Thurs
day. He suggested night sessions until
that day. but all of his overtures were
rejected, Richardson, the minority leader,
demanding the regular order. Thereupon
Payne gave notice that at the first op
portunity he would move to limit the de
bate. Swanson (Dem. Va.). a member of the
ways and means committee, the first
speaker today, favored the bill. Dayton
t(Rep. W. Va.) followed. In opposition to
the bill.
Meyer (La.), who opposed the meas
ure, laid stress on the hardships which
the ruin of the cane sugar industry would
entail on the black laborers of Louisiana,
who, he contended, were entitled to as
.much consideration as the laboring men of
'Cuba. Sutherland (Rep. Utah) concluded
the debate for the day with a speech
'against the bill.
Hull (Rep. la.) reported the Military
Academy appropriation bill. At 5:35 P. 3d.
tbe House adjourned.
THE DAY IX THE SENATE.
Debate on Exclusion Bill Ended
Vote "Will Be Talcen Today.
WASHINGTON, April 15. The debate on
the Chinese exclusion bill was practically
concluded today, and voting on the bill
and amendments will begin at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. By general consent,
a vote was taken today on two Important
amendments offered by Fairbanks, strik
ing out the definition as to Chinese stu
dents and teachers, and they were agreed
to without division. These changes were
made with a view to reconciling some of
the opposition to the measure, which has
been directed against the rigid restric
tions to students and teachers, and the
unnecessary Inconvenience this would Im
pose on the educated Chinese classes com
ing to this country. The debate was
participated In by Heitfeld, Penrose and
Turner, in favor of the bill, and Prltchard
and Spooner in opposition. Turner made
the assertion that politics had crept into
the discussion, and that most of the Sen
ators of the majority were opposed to the
bill. This brought out a sharp Tejolnder
from Spooner, who maintained that poli
tics had not figured In the discussion, and
that the opposition to the present bill
was due entirely to Its conflict with the
treaty, and not because of any opposition
to Chinese exclusion, which was an estab
lished doctrine of the Government.
The Proceedings.
When the Senate met. Hansbrough, from
the committee on public lands, reported
the House bill legalizing the manual of
surveying instructions of the. General
Land Ofllce. and the bill was passed.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the Chinese exclusion bill, and Gallln,
ger read a number of telegrams referring
to the bill, several from the cities of the
Pacific Coast, urging the passage of the
Piatt substitute re-enacting the Geary
law. Many of the dispatches expressed
the opinion that the Geary law had been
amply sufficient for the protection of
American Interests, and that the pending
hill is too severe.
Perkins submitted a large number of
dispatches supporting the bill. One of the
telegrams was from the Mayor and Board
of Supervisors, or legislative "body, of San
Francisco, declaring that the opposition
of the Chamber of Commerce did not rep-,
resent the position of the people of the
Pacific Coast, who asked for the passage
of the Senate hill. The bill was then laid
aside and the Senate held a brief execu
tive session.
When the doors were reopened the Sen
ate passed the additional urgent deficiency
bill with a minority amendment.
Consideration of the Chinese exclusion
bill was resumed, and Heitfeld spoke in
support of the Senate measure. He maln
talnsd that the friends of exclusion want
ed a measure that would actually exclude.
The severity of the bill was the only ar
gument used . against it, but experience
had shown that stringent restriction was
essential if there was to be an effective
exclusion. Ho said the hearings had dis
closed that some of those opposing the
pending bill aimed not only against this
particular measure, but sought to break
down the policy of exclusion.
Prltchard and Gallinger spoke In oppo
sition to the bill.
Fairbanks moved to strike out sections
6 and 7 of the bill, the first defining
"teacher" and the other "student." After
eome debate. Fairbanks motion prevailed
without division.
Penrose spoke In support of the bill.
He declared that the only means of se
curing effective exclusion was through the
Senate bill or that passed by the House,
and he characterized the .other measure
as a subterfuge emanating" from those op
posed to exclusion. The principle of ex
clusion had become a National necessity,
he said, for the protection of the Amer
ican home and family, and for the preser
vation of American civilization. Penrdse
maintained that our commercial expan
sion in the Pacific would In no way be
retarded by the exclusion of a non-as-elmllatlve
people like the Chinese. Our
commerce had steadily increased during
the period of exclusion, and In 1S97, when
tho regulations were most rigid, it was
double the amount of the period preced
ing exclusion. Senators would deceive
themselves, Penrose said, if they believed
a simple extension of the present exclu
sion law would meet the situation. If
effective exclusion was not provided now,
he said, a demand would come, not only
from the Pacific Coast, but also 'from
the entire country, which would over
whelm the opposition to exclusion and
would result In a more drastic law than
the one now proposed.
Turner of Washington, answering the
contentions of Foraker, declared there
was nothing In the bill inconsistent with
our treaty. The bill had no politics in
it when It came from the committee, said
Turner. It was a measure for the pro
tection of the people of our land. From
the time it was reported, however, senti
ment had been crystalizing on the Re
publican side of the chamber until the
measure had hardly a friend on that side,
save among the members of the commit
tee. Politics had crept in, the Senator
declared. In eplte of the effort to keep it
out The powerful corporations had been
heard from; the "business Interests" had
been heard from. The great transconti
nental railroads and the steamship com
panies were opposed to exolusion, and,
In hlsv Judgment, their opposition had
taken ke form of the proposed substi
tute for an extension of the nresent law.
The substitute was an announcement to
China and the laboring people of this
country that no exclusion would be un
dertaken without the consent of China.
.Turner closed with an cxoresslon of
amazement at tho hysterical tenderness
suddenly shown for China, and compared
this with the bloody work of China two
years ago, when the United States Min
ister was a prisoner at Pekln.
Spooner expressed dissatisfaction with
the pending bill and also with the substi
tute. He was astonished to hear from the
Washington Senator (Turner) an Imputa
tion of unworthy motives on the oart of
the Senators on the Republican side of j
tne chamber. Turner disclaimed any pur
pose to impute unworthy motives to Sen
ators. Not a breath of party division had oc
curred on this measure, continued
Spooner, until the Senator from Wash
lgton had Injected it Into the discussion,
evidently with the belief that when he
left the Republican party all Its virtue
departed with him. The Republican party
needed no defense, Spooney said, against
the charge that It opposed effective Chi
nese exclusion. Strike from the statute
books what that party had enacted for
the protection of tho American wage
earner and but little would remain. The
Senator declared that the time would
never come when our people would admit
the Chinese, no matter what steamship
company or what railroad company de
sired It. The exclusion of Chinese was a
definite and established policy and he and
his associates on the Republican side of
the chamber did not yield to the Senator
from Washington in the determination to
keep the Chinese from our shores. But,
Spooner said, he believed in keeping
treaty obligations, and either there should
bo exclusion consistent with our treaty
or else, if necessity required, there should
bo an abrogation of that treaty.
As Spooner proceeded he had freqeunt
sharp parliamentary exchanges with Pat.
terson and Mitchell of Oregon on Inci
dental features of the bill. Responding
to Spooner, PJatt said that while he did
not consider "it necessary to do so, he
would accept the suggestion and insert in
his substitute a specific provision continu
ing in effect the Scott act of 18SS. He also
agreed to a suggestion made by Lodge
extending the provisions of the substi
tute to the Insular possessions of the
United States and to Chinese coming to
the mainland of the United States from
those possessions.
Turner had been a somewhat impa
tient listener to the effort to perfect tho
substitute, and when Piatt yielded the
floor he complained that Inasmuch as
Spooner had made frequent reference to
him, the "brushing aside of himself had
been discourteous." Piatt replied that
such had not been his intention, and it
was arranged that the Senate should ad
vance for another hour the time of con
vening tomorrow In order to give Turner
an opportunity to be heard, thus making
the time of meeting tomorrow 10 o'clock.
Pettus then sought to have the Senate
adjourn, but Penrose attempted to secure
an executive session In ordr to have the
Senate act on the nomination of Mr.
Wynne as First Assistant Postmaster
General. Penrose succeeded, but when
the doors were closed Pettus baffled his
purpose by suggesting the absence of a
quorum. Only a few Senators were pres
ent, and In the face of this suggestion,
nothing was left but to close the ses
sion. Consequently at 6:18 the Senate ad
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Dcpeiv's Amendment Adopted.
WASHINGTON, April 15. The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
today by a majority of one voted to
amend the House resolution providing for
the election of Senators by direct vote of
the people, by adding the amendment of
fered by Senator Depew. The amendment
is as follows:
"The qualifications of citizens entitled
to vote for United States Senators and
Representatives In Congress shall be uni
form In all the states, and Congress shall
have power to enforce this article by
appropriate legislation and to provide for
the registration . of citizens entitled to
vote, the conduct of said elections and
the certification of the result."
The committee voted down the Penrose
amendment providing that Senators shall
be apportioned according to the population
of the several states. Senator Burrows
voted with the Democrats in opposition to
the Depew provision. Otherwise the vote
was strictly on partisan lines.
There was a general discussion of the
merits of the House resolution and when
the committee adjourned It was with tho
understanding that a vote should be
reached upon It as amended at the next
regular meeting' of the committee, next
Tuesday.
Rule for Considering Oleo Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 15. The commit
tee on rules of the House today decided
to report a special rule for the consid
eration of the Senate amendments to the
oleomargarine .bllL The rule will simply
provide that the House shall go into com
mittee of the whole to consider the
amendments. No time limit will be
placed upon tho debate. The rule will
not be reported until the Cuban reciproc
ity bill is out of the way. The decision to
report the rule was reached by a party
vote. Speaker Henderson and Grosvenor
and Dalzell voting for it, and Richard
son and Underwood against it.
West Point Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, April 15. The House
committee on military affairs completed
consideration of the Military Academy
appropriation bill and ordered It reported
to the House. As agreed -to, the bill car
ries $3,627,324, against 5674.306 for the cur
rent year. The large increase is due to a
provision for the extensive alteration and
improvement of the grounds and build
ings at West Point The total cost of
these improvements Is fixed at $6,500,000, of
which $3,000,000 Is appropriated in the bill.
These extensive Improvements and en
largements of buildings are made neces
sary by the Increased number of cadets
now authlzed by law.
Hoote'n's Nomination Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, April 15. The Senate
today confirmed the nomination of Colonel
Mott Hooten, Twenty-eighth Infantry, to
be Brigadier-General.
Long; Range Oratory.
CHICAGO. April 15. Invited to attend a
banquet in New York City, but receiving
the Invitation too late, Timothy L. Le
quatte responded to the toastmaster over
1000 miles of telephone wire lost illght,
says the Tribune. While he sat at the
transmitter In the Rand-McNally Build
ing, 40 guests at the banquet board in the
Hotel Roland, in New York, each supplied
with a receiver, heard him respond to a
toast when called upon. The occasion
was a dinner given to Edward T. Page.
After Mr. Laquette had finished, the ap
plause around the banquet table was
plainly audible at the Chicago end of
the wire.
To Cure Grip In Two Days.
Laxative Bromo-Quinlne removes cause.
E. W. Grove'B signature on every box.
WHITE LABORAND CHINESE
AMERICAN FEDERATION'S ATTI
TUDE ON EXCLUSION ACT.
Reasons Why the Mitchell-Kahn Bill
Should Become a Law Letter
to Senator Frye.
WASHINGTON, April 15. Tho ex
cutlve committee of the American Fed
eration of Labor today discussed at
length-Uhe status of the Chinese - exclu
sion bill, which has passed the House
and Is now pending before the Senate. A
letter was framed and presented to
Senator Frye,. president pro tern of the
Senate. The letter says:
"It may bo unnecessary to indicate
how deeply Interested are the men and
women of our country whom we have
the honor to represent in the .matter
of this legislation and desirous of serv
ing them, as well as all people of our
country, to the very best of our ability,
we have adopted the following preamble
and resolutions:
"Whereas, the Philippines, with their
large Chinese population pure and mixed
blood and the proximity to China, servo
and could to a greater degree serve,
as a reservoir to Chinese laborers and
a bridge over which Chinese could and
t would come to the mainland territory of
the United States unless stopped by ef
fective legislation; and
"Whereas, any law which does not ex
actly define the meaning to be given
to the terms official, teacher, student,
merchant and traveler would, In view
of Chinese duplicity, be a mockery and
of no value; and
"Whereas, seamen are clearly entitled
to every protection from Chinese com
petition as are other workers in our
common country; and
"Whereas, the validity of the entire
Scott act of 1SSS, Is In controversy in an
appeal case now pending before the Su
preme Court and It la generally admitted
that the attack will be sustained by
tho entire court, neither the Protocol bill
nor the Piatt amendment dealing In any
way with these new questions or the
emergencies which will beyond doubt
arise by the court's decision.
"Resolved, by the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor in
convention that we hold said Protocol
bill and Piatt amendment utterly inade
quate and contrary to the best interests
of labor all over the country, in the mills
of New England or the Carolinas, as
well as to the workmen on the Pacific
Coast and In the lntermountaln states;
and further
"Resolved, that we are firmly con
vinced that the Mltchell-Kahn bill, as
reported from tha committee on Immi
gration and passed by the House of Rep
resentatives, Is the only exclusion bill
that will exclude now before Congress
and we, therefore, urge all true friends
of the policy of exclusion of Chinese
laborers from the United States to vote
for this bill and to defeat any amend
ment offered thereto, tending to weaken
It in, any of its essential of effective
features.
"We sincerely trust that this petition,
embodying our best Judgment, may meet
with your favorable consideration and
that you may honor us by presenting
the same to the Senate in session."
INVESTIGATINGBEEF TRUST
Attorney-General Did Not "Walt for
Congress to Order It.
WASHINGTON. April 15. A letter from
Attorney-General Knox relative to the
so-called beef trust was made public to
day by Representative Ray, of New York,
chairman of the House committee on Ju
diciary. In view of the Attorney-General's
letter, the Judiciary committee de
cided without division to recomniend that
the resolution of Mr. Thayer, of Massa
chusetts, asking the Attorney-General
what steps he had taken against the beef
trust, lie on the table. The Attorney
General's letter Is given In Chairman
Ray's report on the resolution.
The report quotes Mr. Ray's letter, dated
April 12, to the Attorney-General, in which
the following questions ore asked:
"First Has your attention been called
to the matter alleged in House resolution
203, a copy of which is annexed?
"Second Have you been requested to
take any official action In the matter7
"Third Have you any evidence of the
existence of such combination?"
The Attorney-General, In a letter of the
same date, answers the questions as fol
lows: "First It has not, except so far as it is
a matter of general notoriety.
"Second I have not.
"Third None that could be classed as
legal evidence."
Continuing, the Attorney-General'says:
"It is proper, I think, however, to add
that owing to the positive, oft-repeated
and circumstantial nature of the allega
tions, that the law Is being flagrantly vio
lated. I directed some time ago a thor
ough Investigation to be made by one of
the District .Attorneys of the United
States for the: purpose of ascertaining in
fact If such combination existed, and
whether, if so,.its operations were in vio
lation of any Federal statute.
Continuing, the report says:
"It is apparent from this correspondence
that there is no necessity for the adop
tion ot me,xesoiutlon. By reason of the
widespread notoriety of tho matter, the
Attorney-General of the United States has
already ordered a thorough investigation.
There is no doubt he will perform his
duty and prosecute all offenders, If of
fenders there b. It Is evident that he
should not be required to give in detail
the steps already taken, as this would
forewarn those who are evading the law
and enable them to conceal evidence. It
is also .evident that this officer cannot
state whether or not there has been an
infringement of the law, as no evidence
has been presented to him upon which to
base an opinion, and no' intelligent opin
ion can be given as to whether or not
there has been an Infringement of the
law until the facts are fully ascertained.
"It is also evident that no legal steps
can be taken toward a prosecution of the
parties violating tho law until an Investi
gation has been made. In short, the let
ter of the Attorney-General above quoted
answers the resolution as fully as it can
be or ought to be at this time."
Indian Ascents Mnst Be Good Men.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-At the Cabi
net meeting today the topic of discussion
was certain of the Indian agencies where
vacancies are occurring or bid fair to oc
cur. The Administration feels that, in case
of an Indian agent. It is particularly In
cumbent upon it to have the highest type
oi official, and that political considerations
must be wholly secondary. Important
though other offices in the far Western
States may be, that the Indians are to a
large degree helpless makes the adminis
tration feel that the must have the high
est typo of officials to supervise their in
terests. Opinion on a. Stamp Tax Question.
WASHINGTON, April 15,-John W.
Yerkes, Commissioner of Internar Reve
nue, has made public his letter to Lewis
Cass Ledyard, of New York, attorney for
the New York Stock Exchange, in reply
to Mr. Ledyard's request, asking for a
reconsideration and reversal of the ruling
made by the Commissioner in February
last, by which it was held that where
certificates of stock were used as collat
eral for loans and were delivered by the
owner thereof to the lender Inclosed? In
an envelope, upon which envelope there
was a printed memorandum setting forth
the name of the borrower, the name of the
lender, the amount borrowed, the date of
the transaction, the name and the value
of the securities Inclosed in the envelope,
such transaction was subject to tho stamp
tax Imposed by the first clause of sched
ule A of the war revenue acts of June,
lS9S,,and March, 1901. Mr. Ledyard had
requested that if the Commissioner could
not agree with him in his views of the
case under consideration, the opinion of
the Attorney-General be asked. The Com
missioner has agreed to comply with the
request, and the Secretary of the Treas
ury will submit all the papers to the Attorney-General
for his opinion.
r
Retirement of New Generals.
WASHINGTON, April 15. Brigadier
Generals Isaac de Russy, Andrew S. Burt
and Michael V. Sheridan, recently ap
pointed, were placed on the retired list
today on their own applications, after 40
years' service. One of the vacancies in
the list Of Brigadier-Generals thus created
has been filled by the uromotlon of Colo
nel Mbtt Hooten, Twenty-eighth Infantry,
who will be regularly retired for age to
morrow. General Hooten entered the
Army as a volunteer Sergeant in July,
16L He recently has. served In the Phil
ippines. It is expected that three more
Colonels who served during the Civil War
also will be promoted to the grade of
Brigadier-General in a few days and simi
larly retired on their own applications.
Transport Thomas Arrives.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15. The trans
port Thomas arrived here today from the
Philippines, bringing the ofilcers and 685
men of the Third Infantry. 730 short-term
men, and a number of prisoners and In
valided soldiers.. The Thomas also
brought the remains of 345 soldiers. Pri
vate James C. Salmon, of Company K,
Second Infantry, died April 4 during the
voyage home. Among the Thomas' pas
sengers was C. Johnson, United States
Vice-Consul at Amoy, en route to Den
ver. Beehler's Snccessor.
WASHINGTON, April 15. As Command
er Beehler, the United States naval at
tache at Berlin, VIennaiand Rome, will
not be recalled to the United States until
next Fall, the (Navy Department has not
found it necessary to make the formal
order detailing Lieutenant-Commander
Temple Potts as his successor, and this
order probably will be delayed until late
in the Summer. It is said at the depart
ment that when Beehler Is relieved it will
be by Lieutenant-Commander Potts.
Charges Against Ware.
TOPDKA, Kan., April 15. The friends
of Eugene Ware, recently appointed to
the ofljee of Pension Commissioner, do not
ascribe" much importance to tho charges
about to be filed against him in Wash
ington. Mr. Ware is understood as hav
ing liberal views on religious matters.
The Ministerial Union of Topeka may
work o oppose his confirmation on the
ground that he is an agnostic As yet no
formal actfon has been taken by the
union.
Smallpox on the Sheridan.
HONOLULU, April 9 (Via San Fran
cisco, April 15). The transport Sheridan
arrived here this morning from Ban Fran
cisco with a case of smallpox on board.
The case developed when tho vessel was
two days out from San Francisco. The
patient is a recruit, who was removed to
the quarantine station here. The trans
port Is kept in quarantine in the harbor.
POLICE HAVE A CLEW.
Believed They Have Solved the Dcs
Moines Mnrder Mystery.
DES MOINES, la., April 15. The Chief
of Police announced this morning that
he had unearthed a tangible clew which
he believes will lead to the arrest of
the murderer of the two Peterson child
ren, which took place on Saturfiay" night.
Tho negroes now in Jail, it is concedod,
have no connection with the case. John
Hutchinson, who was arrested because be
had blood spots on his clothes, has
proved an alibi and will bo released.
Blew a Depot to Pieces.
DULUTH, Minn., April 15. Telephone
advices received from Eveleth early today
reported the destruction by fire, last night,
of the city jail and the blowing up of the
Duluth, Mlssabie & Northern Railway
depot by burglars at that place.
In the jail Are an unknown prisoner
was burned to death. Several hours later
burglars blew up the depot safe. They
overestimated the amount of nitroglycer
ine needed, and as a result there was a
report that woke up the entire town,
Bank Notes Bnrned.
MILES CITY, Mont, April 15. About
$13,000 belonging to the First National
Bank of this city were destroyed in the
mall burning of the Eastbound Northern
Pacific passenger train, which wbp
wrecked last night between Terry and
Fallon stations, east of this place. The
burning of a bridge caused the disaster.
Sheepherder Murdered.
MILES CITY, Mont, April 15. Tha
dead body of a sheepherder was found
today at the head of Bloom Creek, near
the Wyoming line. He had been shot and
had been dead for some time. The man's
name Is given as Hennesy. The an
thorities thus far have been unable to
secure any clew to the murderer.
MILLION FOR COLUMBIA.
Carnegie's Proposed Gift
York College.
to New
NEW YORK, April 15. Public announce
ment will be made after the official in
stallation ceremonies In Columbia Univer
sity of a munificent money gift to that in
stitution by Andrew Carnegie, according to
information which reached the Press, and
which that paper will print tomorrow.
The exact amount Is known only to the
president and the board of trustees, but
there is good reason to believe that it is
not far short of $1,000,000. This will be
more, than sufficient to build a college hall,
a chapel or dormitories, to which purpose
the gift Is to be applied.
Mr. Carnegie up to this time has given
nothing to Columbia. Mr. Carnegie and
John D. Rockefeller will be guests of
the university Saturday, and the presence
of the great Ironmaster Is regarded as an
indication that Columbia is to be remem.
bered.
THE DEATH ROLL.
William II. Wallace.
NEW YORK, April 15. William H. Wal
lace, a prominent member of the Produce
Exchange and known among grain men
all over the United States, is dead. He
was a nephew of James Wallace, one of
the first presidents of the New York
Chamber of Commerce.
Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Scovll.
PHILADELPHIA, April 15. The Rev.
Dr. Samuel M. Scovil, assistant pastor of
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, died here to
day of a complication of diseases. He
was a son-in-law of Henry Ward Beecher.
Major Grandy.
WASHINGTON. April 15. The War De
partment has been Informed by cable that
the cause of Major Grandy's death at
Lipa, Philippine Islands, last week, was
-apoplexy.
Ex-Rcprcscntative Follctt.
CINCINNATI, April 15.-John F. Follett,
who was a member of the 48th Congress,
died tonight aged 71 years.
Jnlcs Dnlon.
PARIS, April 15. Jules Dalou, the sculp
tor, Is dead. He was born in 1E38. ..
Askal Chin. In Thibet, 1ft the lake which
nes at a greater tieignt than any other In
1
tne world. Its level Is 1C.6QO feet The low.
eat Is the Dead sea 1290 feet below sea letel
FUNERAL OF TALLAGE
RELIGIOUS SERVICES' AT CHURCH
OF COVENANT, WASHINGTON.
Tributes to the Dead Minister-Remains
Are Taken to Brooklyn
for Interment.
WASHINGTON, April 15. Funeral
services were held at the Church of the
Convenant this afternoon over the body
of. Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage. The large
church was crowded to the doors.
The funeral ceremonies hegan at 5
o'clock and occupied more than an hour.
Rev. Dr. Teunls S. Hamlin, pastor of the
Church of the Convenant and Rev. Drs,
Thomas Clamers Easton, of this city,
and S. J. Niccols and James Demarest
both of Brooklyn, officiated. The casket
rested immediately in front of the pul
pit and over it was a massive bed of
violets. The floral offerings were num
erous, mostly of lilies ofthe valley
and white roses. Including a wreath sent
from the White House by President
and Mrs. -Roosevelt The members of
the stricken family occupied pews on the
right wh'ile across the aisle from them
were the honorary pall bearers, Justices
Harlan and Brewer of the Supreme
Court of the United States: Senators
Cullom, of Illinois, Burrows, ot, Michigan,
and Dolllver, of Iowa; Representative
William Alden -Smith, of Michigan; ex
Secretary of State John W. Foster, Rev.
Drs. Louis Klopsch, of New York, and
Blttinger and Flske, of this city; Brook
lyn friends of the dead minister, and
B. H. Warner, of this city.
After the family had entered a male
quartet sang' "Lead, Kindly Light" a
favorite hymn of Dr. Talmage, and dur
ing the services sang "Beyond the Sigh
ing and the Weeping," and "It Is Well
With My Soul." Dr. Hamlin in hi3 ad
dress pictured Dr. Talmage as one of
the great clergymen of the country. Dr.
Demarest referred to the student life of
the deceased. He said Dr. .Tnlmne-
sometimes had been charged with being
sensational, but he was sensational be
cause he" must be and It was natural.
Dr. Easton protested that it was yet
too early fo measure Dr. Talmage; that
death clears our vision, removes or
minimizes our prejudices and reduces
the supposed faults. He 'said that Dr.
Talmage was made of the stock from
which martyrs spring, and that no man
had lived so apostolic a life since the
days of Paul. Dr. Niccols referred to
the dead man's philanthropic deeds and
characterized him as a brave heart and
noble soldier of the cross. Dr. Hamlin
closed the services with a prayer.
Then the Immediate relatives, first Mrs.
Talmage, leaning on the arm 'of her eld
est son, Rev. Frank DeW. Talmage, of
Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wykoff,
of Utlca, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Mangam,
of New York; Mr. and Mrs. Donnan,
of Richmond, and others of the family
following, passed to their carriages. Fol
lowing this, the crowd within the church
passed by the bier.
The casket remained in the church until
late this evening, when It was placed
upon a special car attached to the Penn
sylvania train, leaving here for New
York at 12:10 A. M The remains will
be Interred tomorrew morning at Green
wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, after services
conducted by Rev. Dr. Howard Suydam,
of Rhlnebeck. N. Y.
MANUFACTURERS MEET.
The Recommendations of President
Search, of National Association.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., April 13. The
seventh annual convention of the National
Association of Manufacturers met this
morning In the Hall of Representatives.
In his annual report, the sixth he has
presented. President Theodore Search, of
Philadelphia, called attention to the de
clining exports of American manufactured
products and urged manufacturers not to
neglect their foreign customers In this
era of extraordinary home demand, lest In
times of depression they should find their
foreign trade destroyed and no export
outlets for the surplus of an overstocked
home market
Mr. Search maintained that the National
reciprocity convention, which was held In
Washington last November, was thorough
ly representative of the manufacturing in
terests of the country and Its action in
dicative of the true sentiments of the
manufacturers concerning reciprocity. He
declared that further developments of the
reciprocal trade Idea depended upon the
possibilities of special legislation like that
for which the proposed concession to Cuba
affords a precedent
The proposition to create a new federal
department was favored, as was the prin
cipal of direct government aid to the mer
chant marine, as embodied in the pending
ship subsidy bill.
Concerning Isthmain canal projects Mr..
Search took the position that tho people
really cared but little whether the Panama
or the Nicaragua route should be chosen,
so long as some decisive action should be
taken by Congress which would advance
the matter to the point of actual under
taking of the construction of an inter
oceanic waterway.
The pending bills for the reorganization
of the consular service on practical busi
ness lines were recommended for approv
al by the association.
The pending eight-hour bill and the
"anti-Injunction bill," Mr. Search said,
should not be permitted to become laws
without having been most carefully consid
ered In their bearing upon manufacturing
interests.
Tho appointment of a permanent com
mittee on interstate commerce law was
recommended as a means of aiding the
movement to secure desired amendments
of that act
Mr. Search said that the greatest need
of the organization was a larger Income.
Rates
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Marquam Building, Portland, Or.
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But there's a recorci of 60 years of
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"I know from personal experience that Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Is the
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and he advocated the increase of the an
nual fee from $50 to $100.
As a means of increasing the Influence
and prestige of the association Mr. Search
suggested the holding of semi-annual con
ventions of manufacturers and merchants
for the consideration of special topics,
such, for example, as methods of extend
ing export trade. He also recommended
the subdivision of the work of the asso
ciation among a number of committees.
NEW CREDIT RULES-
"Wholesale Grocers Lay Dorvn Jfcw
I(itvs as to Payments.
The Association of Wholesale Grocers
yesterday handed out a new set of credit
regulations to the trado. The object of
the new rules Is to secure a more strin
gent adherence to the laws of credit
These laws everybody has professed here
tofore, but hardly anybody has followed.
Long credits are an abuse that has grown
up about the wholesale grocery trade un
til the Interest of the business called for
a cure.
Hereafter no dating forward of bills will
be permitted. This will prevent cash ac
counts from running 30 to GO days. Here
tofore retailers have frequently had their
bills dated forward to the next month.
On "net goods" the rule is "cash" and
no discount In "net goods" are sugar
and various kinds of produce. On such
goods, payment must' be made Immedi
ately after the first of the month fol
lowing the purchase.
All bills for straight cars of sugar are
payable 10 days from the date of the
San Francisco refinery Invoice, and the
cartage must be paid by the purchaser.
This rule is considered equitable, since
jobbers are given only five days by the re
finers, from the date of the shipment
On less than carload lots, 15 days are
allowed to the trade by the jobbers, and
after that time Interest will he charged.
To secure a discount on general grocer
ies all bills must be paid on or before the
15th day of the month following the pur
chase, and no discount will be given
until all net bills are paid. On bills not
paid by the last day of the month fol
lowing purchase, interest will be charged.
The fact that a, collector may not call
on. the trade will not in any way affect
the operation of any of the credit rules.
The notice is signed by Allen--& Lewis,
Lang & Co., Mason. Ehrman & Co., Wad
hams & Co., and Wadhams & Kerr Bros.
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
First Session Called to Order
President Toster.
by
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., April 15. When
the convention of the National Editorial
Association was called to order today,
about 800 members were present, and
many more arrived during the day. The
session was called to order by President
Albert Tozier, of Portland, Or., In the
pavilion of the Park Hotel. Addresses of
welcome were made by the Mayor of Hot
Springs and others, and the president's
address was read.
Much In n Xante.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
A Phlladelphlan who has just returned
from an extensive tour through the East
tells a good story, in which he was ono of
of the principals. He was one of a party
at a banquet tendered to the Maharajah
of Patiala, at which nearly 100 guests,
representing nearly every branch of In
dian life, were present. As a special guest,
he was seated on the left of the Indian
potentate. During the meal he noticed
that the latter partook of some line Cum-
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asked his highness how it was he was eat
ing ham. The Maharajah looked at his
plate, then turning around to nls body
servant standing nt the back of his chair,
said: "What am I eating?"
The servant instantly replied: "Mutton,
eahib," and without referring to the inci
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meal. After the banquet the Phlladelphlan re
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the latter said: "If that servant had said
'ham,' he would have been headless before
tomorrow morning. It is advisable not to
notice caste rules when you are with na
tives of rank."
It Is needless to say the Quaker used his
eyes and kept his mouth closed after this.
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