THE MORNING OBEGOHIAN, TUESDAY, MY 20, . 1902.
NAVAL BILL PASSED
Provides for Building Ships
in Government Yards.
1
THE. CHAIR WAS OVERRULED
In the Senate, Dolllver Supports tie
Philippine Bill, Arraigning: the
Minority for Its Oppo
sition. Before adjournment the House passed
tbe Naval appropriation bllh The feat
ure of tbe debate was on tbe amend
ment offered by Roberts (Rep. Mass.),
providing that three of the ships pro
vided for In the bill a battle-chip, a
cruiser and a gunboat shall be built in
Gocrnment jarda Adams (Rep. Pa.)
made a point of order against the
amendment, which Sherman sustained,
but on an appeal by Roberts the chair
was overruled and the amendment was
agreed to. Only a brief time was de
voted by the Senate to consideration of
the Philippine government bill. Dolll
ver (Iowa) supported the bill, which he
said was one of the most Important
pieces of constructive legislation pre
sented since the Clll War. Ho ar
raigned the Democratic minority for
Its opposition to the measure. He in
sisted that the Philippine insurrection,
as a military proposition, was a thin?
of the past, and declared that under no
circumstances would the United States
relinquish the Philippines.
WASHINGTON, 'May 19 The House to
day resumed consideration of the naval
appropriation bill. When the House ad
journed Saturday, a point of order -was
pending offered by Underwood (Dera.
Ala.), in relation to the appointment of
500 additional cadets at Annapolis under
the rules and regulations authorized by
the Secretary of the Navy, the appoint
ments to be distributed among each Sen
ator, member and delegate, and 24 cadets
to be appointed at large. Underwood
contended that the clause "was a "wholly
different proposition from the authoriza
tion of a battle-ship. He said It "would be
a verj' dangerous innovation If the chair
overruled the point of order. Wheeler
Dem. Ky.) asked If Underwood "was op
posed to the provision, to -which Under
wood replied that he -was, as It -would open
the "way for new legislation. The chair
sustained the point of order.
An amendment by Dayton (Rep. W VaO
then -was agreed to, changing the name
cadet to midshipman.
Watson (Rep. Ind.) offered an amend
ment, which was agreed to, repealing
factions 8, 9 and' 10, of the act of March
S, 1899, organizing and Increasing the ef
ficiency and personnel of the Navy and
Marine Corps, having reference to re
tirements. Foss submitted a statement prepared by
the Bureau of Naval Intelligence, showing
that there were but 38 line officers at the
Naval Academy, Instead of 58, as had been
stated.
Ball (Dem. Tex.) submitted an amend
ment, striking out the provision limiting
the number of ships to be built by any one
llrm or corporation. It was agreed to.
Mudd made a point of order against the
provision In the bill providing that in
the construction of naval vessels the
provisions cf the naval appropriation bill
for 1901 shall be observed and followed,
because, he said, It changed existing
laws. The motion was adopted.
Roberts (Mass.) offered an amendment
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
build One battle-ship, one armored cruiser
end one gunboat, "in such Government
yards as he may designate."
Adams (Rep. Pa.) made a point of order
Bgainst it, which was finally sustained by
the chair. An appeal was taken, and the
chair was overruled, 86 to 109. The ques
tion was then on agreeing to the amend
ment Foss urged the members to con
sider what the amendment meant. Past
experience, he said, had proved that it
cost 50 per cent more to build ships in
Government yards than in private yards,
tmd he cited the Texas and the Maine.
Dayton said the amendment would not
be In the interests of the laboring men, be
cause there "was a limit placed on the
rumber of men that navy-yarda could em
ploy, and It would extend the work over
many years. Roberts referred to what he
termed the pathetic plea of Dayton for the
laboring man, and said that when a labor
delegation appeared before the committee
they made no plea for work in private
yards. The amendment of Roberts was
agreed to without divieion.
Ball offered an amendment, which was
agreed to, providing that In case ship
builders enter into a combination or
agreement or understanding by which
competition would be shut off, then all
the ships shall be built in Government
yards.
The provision for a naval station on
the Great Lakes was stricken out on a
point of order by Roberts. The bill was
passed.
On motion of Gardner (Rep. N. J.) the
bill limiting the hours of dally service on
Government work, to eight hours was
passed under suspension of the rules, as
was also a House Joint resolution fixing
December 31, 1902, as the date when en
tries under the mining laws of the United
States of certain lands in the Spokane,
Wash., Indian reservation shall take ef
fect A Senate bill providing for the erec
tion of the Northern branch of the Na
tional Home for Disabled Soldiers at
Hot Springs, S. D., was passed.
At 5:15 P. M. the House adjourned.
In the Senate.
The letter of the French Government,
transmitted through Ambassador Choate
to the Secretary of State, expressing tho
thanks of that Government for the sym
pathizers in the United States toward the
volcano sufferers, was laid before the
Senate this morning and referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
A joint resolution was offered by Stew
art and adopted, providing that part of
the Indian appropriation bill -which pro
vides for submitting for entry part of the
lands of the Spokane Indian reservation
shall take effect when the allotments to
the Indians are completed.
A partial disagreement on the omnibus
claims bill was reported and the bill again
was sent to conference.
A bill providing for the retirement of
Surgeon-General Sternberg as a Major
General was passed.
At the conclusion of routine business
consideration was resumed of the Phil
ippine government bill, Dolllver addressing-
the Senate in support of the measure,
He said the pending bill presented the
most important and comprehensive work
since the Civil War. And yet, he said, he
was disappointed that not a single helpful
suggestion had been made by the minority.
They had satisfied themselves with a
thunder storm that sounded loud, but
in effect amounted to little. He sug
gested that the Democrats had evidenced
a studied avoidance of the real matter in
hand. Dolllver declared that no Republi
can, on party grounds, would ask for a
cessation of hostilities in the Senate, for
every man must know that no political
advantage could be gained by an attack
upon the Army of the United States.
The charge has been made he said,
that ha Government had entered upon a
wicked-conspiracy against 10.000,000 people.
Head listened to the malicious tirade,'
through which an attempt had been made
to Impeach tbe motives of this Govern
ment He was satisfied that the party
u power could make its way through thla
volcano of malevolence and malice with
out harm to it Dolllver paid a beautiful
tribute to the late President McKlnley
and his policy in the Philippines, saying
that in McKinley's policy there was not
a note of greed or covctousness. He
(Dolllver) had found it difficult, as he
had heard the terms "thieves." "murder
ers." -"plunderers" snd ""carpet-baggers"
flung recklessly from the lips of Demo
cratic fitateFmen, to determine just where
he was, whether he really was in the
Senate of the United States. William
McKlnley had put the seal of his approval
on the holding of the Philippines by the
United States Jn trust for their Inhab
itants. And,- he said, the action of Mc
Klnley was pregnant with greatness and
humanity. He said the Philippine insur
rection, as a military proposition, was a
tnlng of the past In conclusion, Dolllver
said:
"The Congress of the United States Is
more likely to cede back the Yalley of
the Mississippi to the lawful heirs of Na
poleon the Great than to leave the Phil
ippine Archipelago to become the prey
of anarchy or the prize of some European
power."
Warren then precented the conference
report on the omnibus claims bllL As
passed by the House the bill aggregated
213,103. The conference report shows that
the House had agreed to $1,405,392 of the
amount added by the Senate, so that the
amount carried by the measure, as agreed
to. Is $1,618,495. Warren explained that
the Selfridge board claims had been
omitted from the bill, the House refusing
to agree to them.
Hoar declared that It was just as dis
reputable on the part of a great and rich
Government like the United States to re
fuse to pay these claims as It would be
for him or any other Senator to refuse to
pay for a house he had ordered built The
conference report was agreed to.
Perkins, Warren and Tillman were ap
pointed conferees on the fortifications ap
propriation bllL
The Senate at 2:25 P. M., on motion of
Lodge, w ent into executive session, and at
2:25 P. M. adjourned.
BLOCKING THB CANAL.
Opponents ot "Waterway Are Worth
ing Their Wits Against It.
WASHINGTON. May 19. The way the
Philippine debate Is dragging may mean
a very lengthy session. A debate of a
month Is promised on the canal bill and
Its opponents hope to hive It sidetracked
then by the Cuban reciprocity TjIII, and
then to take a month on that Of course
the opponents of the canal bill hope
to defeat it in this way, but it Is not
at all certain that they can do so. There
will be vigorous resistance to sidetrack
ing the cans.1 bllL
Just why the Philippine debate has
been allowed to drag out at such length
is hard to understand unless It Is that
Senator Lodge, who is chairman of the
committee on Philippines, rather enjoys
the position he holds as leader of the
Senate, while this bill Is under consid
eration and because tho young members
of the committee on Philippines are tem
porarily the leaders on their side. Of
course, Senator Lodge has urged a vote
very frequently, but he has not seen fit
to take earnest measures, such as a pro
longed session, for the purpose of bring
ing the minority to time and making
them finish their speeches. About one
speech a day is all that has been made
on the Philippine bill. If this pace is
kept up on -the canal bill, it will be
tan easy thing to stretch the debate on
that measure.
TWO JtBW BRIGADIERS.
President Promotes Colonels Har
baeh and Spargln.
WASHINGTON, May 19. The President
sent -today these nominations to the Sen
ate: Major Jacob Sleeper, secretary of the
United States Legation at Havana, Cuba,
Colonels to be Brigadier-Generals
Abram, A. Harbach, First Infantry; Will
iam F. Spurgin, Fourth Infantry.
General William F. Spurgin was born
in Kentucky and appointed from Indiana.
He Is a West Pointer, but during the
Civil War served in the Fifty-fourth In
fantry Volunteers as Lieutenant and
Captain. He was twice breveted. In 1SS6
he entered the regular Army as Lieuten
ant and participated In several Indian
campaigns. He- served with his regiment
for three months In the Philippines and
was the Collector of Customs of the Fort
of Manila for a year.
General Abram A. Harbach was born In
Pennsylvania, but entered the volunteers
as a Sergeant of the First Iowa Infan
try in May, 1861, enlisting In the reg
ular service in December, 1851, after three
months with the volunteers. He served
with the Army of the Potomac during a
part of the Civil War and was breveted
after Gettysburg. He gradually rose by
seniority. Ke participated In the Cuban
cimp&Ign and was recommended for
brevet of Colonel for gallantry in tho
action at 1 Caney.
SENATE'S SUGAR INQUIRY.
Amount of Cnban Production De
pends on Market Conditions.
WASHINGTON. May 15. George R.
Mosle, a sugar broker, testified before
the committee on relations with Cuba to
day that Mr. HavemeVer was not Inter
ested In plantations In Cuba, as bad been
alleged. He said there was about 450,000
tons of sugar stored in Cuba now. The
Cubans, he said, believed concessions
would be made, and accepted the Piatt
amendment on that account
When he asserted that the Cubans had
discontinued work because many of the
people did not have the money with which
to go on, Eeriator Teller asked:
"Will you tell me any firm in Cuba that
has suspended operations and has not
ground its crops?"
"I cannot"
"No, nor anybody else," remarked Mr.
Teller.
John Farr, a sugar dealer, contradicted
statements made by Mr. Leavltt as to
the countervailing duty, saying Cuba got
all the benefit of 1W as did other cane
sugar producing countries. He said If
the present low prices of sugar continued
the production in Cuba would be much
less. In Jamaica, he said, 47 estates failed
last week: In Santo Domingo, tho growers
are in the throes of possible bankruptcy,
while In Demarara the estates probably
will last a year or two.
AGAINST MACLAY'S "HISTORY."
"Will Never Be Used as a Textbook
While Roose-t-elt Is President.
WASHINGTON, May 15. "Never while
I am President of the United States shall
Maclaj's history be us'ed at the Naval
Academy as a textbook," said President
Roosevelt to Representative Mudd, of
Maryland, the other. And this expres
sion will be approved by the people all
over the country. Not only Schley parti
sans, but fair-minded sympathizers with
the deceased Sampson, will commend the
President for eliminating from the Na
tional Naval Academy a textbook which
teems with prejudice. The President has
acted from commendable motives solely,
and cannot be considered a partisan
either way. Thfr fact that the Maclay
history Is "colored" is sufficient to con
demn It
Women, from their sedentary habits, are
often subject to headache and constipation.
SttaSS! rerB0VCd by C"t
MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES
BARBARITIES IN PAKAY ALLEGED
BY AN EX-CORPORA1!.
Relates Instances ot "Water Cure'
Murder and Rape Gen. Hashes
Wants an Investigation.
WASHINGTON, May 19. Ex-Corporal
Richard O'Brien, of North Adams, Mass.,
of Company M, Twenty-sixth Volunteers,
who served In the Philippines for 18
months, was bef6re the Senate committee
on the Philippines today.
Before Mr. O'Brien took the witness
stand Chairman Lodge laid before tho
committee a letter from General R. 6.
Hughes, inclosing a letter from Senator
Culberson, of the committee, to Captalo
V. H. Bridgeman, of. Baltimore, and a
reply to thafletter. In his letter Senator
Culberson said he had bfeen informed that
Captain Bridgeman could give testimony
of hav4ng heard Gerral -Hughes and
other officers give orders for the adminis
tration of the "water nure." Captain
Bridgcman's reply contained a denial of
this report General Hughes, In his letter,
said that if there was to be an Investi
gation, It should be thorough, and he
Introduced a roster of officers in hJ com
mand whom he said he would like to have
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P SUFFERERS IN MARTINIQUE.
summoned if his conduct was to be in
quired Into. General Hughes, In his let
ter, said: ,
"I presume there were about 25,000
troops in my command, first and last
and I am certain that not one of them can
truthfully assert that I ever consciously,
verbally or in writing, directly or Indi
rectly, by sign or signal, authorized, in
structed or ordered any of them to use
the so-called 'water cure In any form
or any character whatever."
Witness O'Brien said that he had been
present at Igbaras when the "water cure"
was administered to the Presldente of
that town, and then made a charge of a
serious nature against the American offi
cers there. "There was," he said, "a
Spanish woman In the town a woman of
education who was violated by the
American officers."
This statement was made without any
questioning, and as soon as the witness
had made It, Senator Lodge asked for the
names of the officers. These, the witness
said, he could not give, adding that he
had not witnessed the incident, but that
the woman's husband was his authority
for the statement
Senator Rawlins and Senator Patterson
objected to the testimony as mere hearsay
and urged that It should not go into
the record. The witness was then asked
if he could not give further proof of the
correctness of his charge. In response,
he related another Instance Of disorderly
conduct which, ha said, had dome under
hiB own observation. This occurred at
San Joaquin, the Presidento of which
place gave a recptlon to which a number
of native women were invited from Ho
Ho. "They were," ha said, "above the
aerage not peasant women." Among
those present were Captain McDonald,
Lieutenant Plummcr, of Company M, and
Major Cook. The witness said these offi
cers became intoxicated and while In that
condition threw off all their clothes, ex
cept their undershirts and their trousers,
and catching the wome'n about the waist
insisted on their waltzing with them,
much to the dlrgust of the women.
Further questioning brought out the fact
that O'Brien had not been on good terms
with Captain McDonald. This was due,
he said, to the fact that McDonald had
failed to Issue the rations due to his
men. He believed, though he had no
proof, that tho officer bad sold the rations
which should have been Issued to the
men. He said that they had meat only
twice a week and bread only twice during
the entire IS months ot his stay in the
Philippines.
He went on to say that thero was a
price on the Captain's head, offered by
the insurgents, because of the officer's
cruelties. Witness had seen him strike a
Filipino prisoner over the head with a
revolver, and said that the "water cure"
was administered to the same prisoner
after he had taken the oath of allegiance.
O'Br'en then related the particulars of
the capture of the town of Lonag, in the
province of Panay, by a detachment from
a company of which he was a member. As
the troops approached the town they saw
at a distance a native boy on a caribou
and one of the men fired a shot at him,
but as his bullet failed to hit Its object,
others also fired, himself included. At
first the witness said he had fired in
obedience to orders, and then said that
there had been no orders to fire. "I can't
tell why I fired," he added, when pressed;
"all fired."
"This shooting," he proceeded, "brbught
the. people to their doors, and among those
who came out was an old man, who was
shot in the abdomen and afterward died.
Later, while the firing was In progress,
two other old men, between the ages ot
50 and 70, I should say, came out toward
us. hand in hand and bearing a white
flag. Both were shot down, and tho
Sergeant reported to Captain McDonald
that ho had killed tw more 'niggers.'
Another case was that of a woman and
two children, one In her arms, who were
killed and then burned up in their
house."
O'Brien said that whn a company was
out marching single file at night in the
mountains, the order came back along the
line to take no prisoners, but he did not
know who Issued th order. In case there
was fighting, the natives either fled or
were kllied. The witness also told of the
execution of the bandit Pedro Gargamo,
at the town of Gulmal, for which, he
said, McDonald was tr'ed by court-martial.
He aid It was common talk that
before Gargamo was killed ha was struck
on the back of the head with a bolo.
Tho witness said It was "unwritten law
cut there to take no prisoners." Ho said
dumdum bullets were Issued In the regu
lar way with other ammunition. He had
seen them strike a man and take the top
of his head off. He could not tell whether
It was one of his own comrades or a na
tive. He was questioned closely by Sen
ator Beverldge and described them as ex-'
plosive bunets. e had not written home
about these bullets, although Je, consid
ered the use of them revolting ,
Answding questions ssjtothe burning
of a woman and two children, he said
the woman wa3 in a bamboo shade and
appeared at the window. No attempt was
made to rescue her, but It would have
been impossible, although ehe came tc
the door while the shack was burning.
He spoke of some articles that he had
wrlteen for the papers, but said he want
ed It understood that he was not under
oath when he wrote them.
In answer to Senator McComas. he said
that hLs company occasionally took pris
oners m that were not killed. He
fia'd seen many prlsbne'rs n&d ly other
commands and they were all trcateo.
kindly and were not being shot or killed.
He admitted that the killing of prisoners
was not general. The killing of prison
ers was a matter "that lay with the
officers."
Answering Senator Dietrich, he said
that his command usually treated the
Filipinos kindly. He said that his Cap
tain was known an a "nlgger-hater." He
(O'Brien) had never received onjers from
his Captain to kill prisoners. Replying to
Senator Patterson, he said the explosive
bullets did not have the Government
stamp upon them. He expects to receive
some of these bullets tomorrow, when ho
will continue his testimony.
WILSON'S SCHEME FAILS.
His ArgTOraentx Against Fry Do Not
Convince.
WASHINGTON, May 19. John L. Wil
son's offer to have the nomination of
Jesse A. Frye held up by tho Senate until
.&?&
he could have his man confirmed signally
failed. Wilson's only objection to Frye,
as presented to the President and to mem
bers of the Senate Judiciary committee,
was that Frye had agreed to vote for him
and did not do so In the last Legislature.
This was considered very ridiculous, and
the committee today authorized the unani
mous report and Frye was confirmed on
the day reported without a single objec
tion. The attempt io hold up Frye for the
purpose of trading on Ide has thus been
defeated. Senator McMillan, of Michigan,
has returned, and will now take active
charge of the Ide case and listen to any
charges that may be presented. Senator
Foster Is urged by some of his friends In
the Senate. In view of tho fact that the
President will not withdraw the nomina
tion of Ide, not to oppose the confirmation
further, but the Senator Is willing that
the committee shall wait until others who
oppose Its confirmation, ahall have a full
hearing.
There is no foundation for the report
that the subcommittee has decided for
Ide. It Is, however, quite probable that
their action, when taken, will be In his
favor.
Will Offer No Amendment.
Representative Jones today decided not
to offer as an amendment to the naval
bill his proposition authorizing the Sec
retary of War to award contracts for
carrying supplies to the Philippines to
owners of American veeseLs when their
bid is not more than 10 per cent Above
the lowest bid of foreigners. He will have
a bearing before the military committfee
tomorrow in support of his bill, and ex
pects a favorable report, In which event
he will urge it as a separate measure.
The Supreme Court today affirmed the
decision of the local courts denying Lee
Lung, a Chinese merchant of Portland, the
right to bring Into this country his wife
and child. The latter are now here, and
under the decielon must be deported.
Yost is Rejected.
The Senate today rejected the nomi
nation of J. E. Yost, to be Register at
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, becauso of evidence
that he was unfitted for the position,
and furthermore as a recognition of the
wish of the two Idaho Senators that his
nomination be rejected.
This is a direct elap at the Shoup
Standrod faction representing the Repub
lican organization of the state. It is
the first case of the kind that has oc
curred In the Senile since the Cleve
land administration.
To Reclaim Sand Wastes.
At the request of Representative
Moody, two Representatives of the Bu
reau of Forestry have been sent to Ore
gon to make investigations, with a view
to planting trees along the Columbia
River, in the large sand area. In order
to bind and hold the sand and prevent
drifting. Later on a representative of the
Agrostology Bureau will Join the Fores
ters and co-operato by planting suit
able sand binding grasses along with the
trees in the -troublesome areas. It Is
said that the trees and grasses com
bined can successfully prevent drift The
work, which is the first practical out
come of the trip made last summer by
Representative Moody and two Govern-
ment representatives, will bo -done alto
gether along the Columbia River east of
the mountains and in the vicinity of the
railroad.
President Withholds 'Signature.
The President haa withheld his signa
ture to the Indian appropriation bill at
the request of the Indian Office, pending
the passage of a joint resolution by
Congress, making the provision for open
ing the Spokane Indian reserve to min
eral entry operative only after the al
lotments to the Indians have been com
pleted. When Senator Turner secured
this amendment to the bill It was under-f
stood that allotments had been completed
and all the lands surveyed.
As to Mineral Entries.
The Senate today passed a resolution
postpdning: mineral entries until al
lotments are completed. As the Housa
passed ihe resolution, mineral entries may
le made after December frrsti-,next In
conference the Sen&tq provision wilf prob
ably be agreed upon. r A"
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CENTURY0FMISS10NW0RK
CELEBRATED BY THE PRESBY
TERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Appeals for Aid for the Freedraen's
Canse Report of ihe Board.
of EdHcatlon.
NEW YORK. May 19. At the session
today of the Presbyterian General As
sembly, Rev. Van Dyke, the moderator,
preached.
Today marked the beginning ot the
centennial celebration of the Presbyte
rian home missions, which-is being held
in connection with the general assembly.
Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Martin, president of
Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa., pre
sented the thirty-seventh annual report
of the board of missions for Freedmen.
More money was received during- the year
than for any similar period In eight years.
Nearly U.000 pupils have come under
Presbyterian instruction, and the number
of churches and missions has Increased
from 342 to 353. The treasurer's report
shows that receipts from all sources dur
ing the year ended March 31, 1902, were
$185,804. After all expenditures were de
ducted, there remained a balance of $1057.
Thte report does not include in any way
the $68,254 contributed by churches and
schools for self-support
Rev. Dr. E. P. Cowan, corresponding
secretary and treasurer of the board of
freedmen, addressing the assembly. Bald
the Presbyterian, church would have to
bestir itself and do its share of the work
among the freedmen if the day was to be
ushered in when the freedmen could take
their stand not only as political but spir
itual equals of the whites.
Rev. John N. McGonigle, ot St. Augus
tine, Fla., also made an appeal for the
freedmen's mission. The average colored
preacher In the South was ignorant. He
offered an amendment to the report of
the standing committee, recommending
that the contributions of the church to
the freedmen's work bo Increased 5u per
cent. The report of the freedmen's
board, with the Rev Mr. McGonigle's
comment was accepted and adopted.
Rev. Dr. R. A. McKlnley, of Stuben
vllle,. O , presented the report of the board
of education. The board announced that
it has met all the financial engagements
of the year without Incurring any debt,
but has a somewhat diminished balance.
The receipts from the churches, Sunday
schools and young people's societies
amounted to $44,170, as compared with
$43,940 last year. Only the fact that the
number of candidates enrolled for the
year was abnormally small made it pos
sible to carry out the purpose to make a
better TTovlslon for them than In recent
years, $100 being given to students in the
collegiate and seminary courses, and $S0
to students In the preparatory course.
This is tho highest rate paid since 1894.
The number of candidates under the
care of the board during the year was
672. The Income was scarcely sufficient
to provide for them, and the report
points out that if there should be an in
crease of say $100 next year, there would
be no little anxiety with regard to the
$107000 which would be needed for the
emergency. There were received by leg
acies during the year $2479. The amount
paid to candidates this year is $55,530, as
compared with $46 333 last year. Under
the circumstances, It has not been pos
sible to make any additions to the reserve
fund. The board believes that publication
of views that the church has too many
ministers already, fortified by statistics
tending to show that there are a large
number of capable ministers upon the
roll beyond existing opportunities for
service, have made considerable lmprea
sibn and must be reckoned with as
among the causes which discourage
young men from devoting their lives to
work in the sacred office.
The following measures are urged upon
the attention of the general assembly:
Prayerful effort to promote a general re
vival of religion; the enlistment of min
isterial influence; prayer In the closet,
prayer In the family and prayer In social
meetings, Ih addition to the more formal
prayers in the great congregation.
Rev. Dr. Edward B. Hodge, secretary
of the board, pleaded that the church
should maintain the high standard of
education in the Presbyterian churches.
Rev. John H. Hatfield, of Pompayo, I1L,
said the lack of candidates was due to a
lack of piety and prayer, and the great
restlessness of the age. Ho had heard
that in some Chicago Baloons they Con
ducted kindergartens, where children
were fed candy containing spirits, so as
to teach the children the taste of liquor,
and asked "What is the church doing to
give the young people the taste for the
church?" Dr. Van Dyke, the moderator,
closed the discussion by saying It was the
duty of the minister to find out a candi
date for the ministry from his flock.
The report of the board of education,
with Its recommendations, was then
adopted and the assembly adjourned.
At the night session at the Fifth
Avenue PreBbyterl&n Church, Freedman's
Missions were considered. On the plat
form were several colored ministers.
Rev. Dr. David Kennedy, of Allegheny,
Pa., spoke in behalf of the negro cause
in the South. The speaker said that
last year the Presbyterian church spent
but $185,000 in an 'effort to better tho
condition of the colored race. Rev. Clar
ence Dlller, the colored Presbyterian
clergyman of Goldsboro, N. C, made an
impassioned address in behalf of his race.
About 125 missionaries from the West
ern States gathered in the Central Pres
byterian Church tonight and attended a
meeting under the auspices of the Home
Mission Board. The question was raised
as to the moral propriety of & missionary,
working on a small ealarj. doing work in
other branches or following commercial
pursuits. In order to Increase his financial
compensation. By some it was contended
that this was strictly wrong. Rev. Dr.
Coile, a home missionary from Alaska,
himself an Indian, Instanced his own case
In discussing the ethics of the question.
He said he was working on a salary of
$S0O a year, that he had to teach the In
dians In all ways, that his expense? were
very great, and pointed out that $800 does
not go as far In Alaska as In some other
climates. He said he had to furnish light,
heat and the like for his little mission
church.
Rev. Dr. Dixon, the presiding officer,
answered the Alaska missionary by de
claring that his contract with the mission
board stipulated that he should devote all
his time to tho interests of the mission
to which he was assigned. '
"I suppose, then," responded Dr. Coile,
"that when St Paul made tents on the
dajs he was not preaching, he committed
a moral wrong "
Everybody laughed at this, but nobody
replied to it.
President Roosevelt will address the
meeting tomorrow night in Carnegie
Hall. Ke will be met at the station by
a committee from the Board of Home
Missions and will be driven at once, to
the hall. Every seat In Carnegie Hall
has already been disposed of.
Cardinals to Confer With Taft.
ROME. May 19. As It will be impos
sible for the Pope to undertake the strain
of the work In connection with the Philip
pine mission, he will appoint a commit
tee of three cardinals to confer with the
American delegates, and it Is thought
likely that Cardinals MsrtineHI, Satolll
and VIvesy Tuto, the last named & Span
lard, will constitute thl3 committee.
Monslgnore GasharrI will act as secretary.
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Official Bribery- in. Toledo.
TOLEDO, O., May 19. The grand Jury
impaneled several weeks ago and charged
to Investigate rumors of bribery and offi
cial dereliction made a partial report
teday. Indictments were found against
the following persons:
Moses R, Bralley, city solicitor, three
counts for bribery; Edgar Eckert, claim
agent of the Toledo Light & Railroad
Company, bribery; Moses Bralley and
Edgar Eckert, obtaining money under
false pretenses; Edward H. Eckert and
George Stetter, bribery; James Sheehan,
contractor 6n city work, bribery; Fred
J. Young-, Assistant Commissioner, brib
ery; Thomas J. Purtlt. member of the
Board of Revision,. bribery; Ira C Moore,
secretary Board of Revision, bribery ;
Michael Howard, bribery.
LAST DAY IN CUBA.
Americans Getting Ready io Leave
the Island Today.
HAVANA, May 19he last day of the
American occupation of Cuba was devoted
by Governor-General Wood and his staff
tb arranging the final details of evacua
tion tomorrow. The palace was fairly be
sieged all day by Importunate persons ap
pealing for some last favor before the
curtain drops. There was also a constant
stream of callers to say a formal fare
well. Dr. Carlos Flndley was today appointed
Chief Health Officer vl the Island, subject
to the ratification by President-elect Pal
ma. Dr. Findley first advanced the theory
that yellow fever Is spread by mosquitoes.
An old Spanish concession for electric
lighting, known as the Casteda concession,
which Governor-General Wood made op
erative recently, was removed by him to
day. It was said this action was taken
on orders from Washington.
Memorial services for Jose Marti were
held In all churches here today. President-elect
Palma and Generals Gomez and
Castillo attended the services.
During tho day a general distribution
of charitable donations to the poor took
place at the City Hall. Bottles of wine
and baskets of provisions were given to
about 1500 people, i
Special trains began arriving from dif
ferent parts of the island today. It is
believed that at least 20,000 people from
the provinces will be here tomorrow. The
New York and Florida steamers arriving
here today had big passenger lists.
Mrs. Wood and her children will leave
May 20 for Spain, where they will spend
the Summer. General Wood will join them
there after reporting to Washington,
when he will be allowed six months' leave.
Final reports show that General Wood
will turn over to tho republic tomorrow
$567,709 in cash, and $1,303,607 In bonds,
against which the current liabilities are
charged. The final figures of the expendi
ture of insular funds during General
Wood's administration are $46,159,056. Dur
ing the whole period of the American oc
cupation, the amount expended has been
$39,753,525. Orders were issued today that
not a man be allowed to go ashore after
the American troops embark at the con
clusion of the ceremonies tomorrow.
British Minister to Cnba.
LONDON, May 19. The appointment is
announced of Lionel E. G. Carden to be
British Minister at Havana. Mr. Carden
has been Consul-General to Cuba since
1SS3.
Teller Expects a Long; Session.
WASHINGTON, May 19,-Senator Tel
ler today informed Senator Piatt, of Con
necticut, that this session of Congress
would be likely to continue 60 days from
June 1. Senator Teller says that he es
timates that 30 days will be occupied In
discussing the canal bill, and the same
amount of time on the Cuban reciprocity
bill when it is taken up.
Attempted Assassination.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 19. An un
successful attempt was made yesterday
evening to assassinate the Governor of
Vllna, Lieutenant-General von Wahl, for
merly Chief of Police of St. Petersburg.
The would-be assassin gave the name
of Hirschel Dert The Governor was
not seriously injured.
Small Price For a Bis Painting.
NEW YORK. May 19. Charles H. An
drus painting "Sheridan's Ride," 17x2S
feet, said to be the largest single painting
ever executed In America by an Amer
ican, has been sold at public auction to
satisfy claims on the estate. It brought
only $150. Andrus spent many yeara on
the canvas.
Dr. Hillis Goes to Europe.
NEW YORK, May 19. Rev. Newell
Dwlght HUHs has announced to his con
gregation In Plymouth Church, Brooklyn,
that he will sail for EurCpe next
Wednesday. Dr. Hillls said his health had
not failed but that he feels-In need of a
rest.
Consideration of Cable Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 19. The commit,
ted on rules in the House today gave a
hearing on the request for a special order
for the consideration of a Pacific cable
bill. bUD reached no conclusion. The com
mittee will meet again tomorrow to con
sider the question.
E. W. Grove.
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