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THE MORNING ORJEGONIAN, SATURDAY. JANUARY 10, 1903.
DREDGE FOR RIVER
Mitchell Asks Government to
Accept Bid.
DELAY WOULD BE DANGEROUS.
Chief of Engineer Inclined to Give
Work to Rlitdon Iron Works In
Order That It May Be Done
Quickly Will Soon Decide.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 9. Senator Mitchell today
called on the Chief of Engineers, rein
forced by a bunch of telegrams from
prominent business men of Portland, and
urged the acceptance of the bid of the
Risdon Iron Works for coni'erting the
transport Grant Into a bar dredge for
work on the Columbia bar, the bid being
1267.000, the lowest submitted.
He Insisted that the contract be let at
once. In order that the dredge might be
ready for use at the earliest possible
moment. The Senator says there is an
emergency at the mouth of the river. In
which the commerce of the Pacific North
west Is involved. Owing to delay on the
Jetty project, the necessity is still greater
for the early completion of the dredge.
He contended that, if the work- Is to be
done at Mare Island, a plan now being
considered, the boat will not be refitted
Inside a year. It is therefore urged that
the work be Immediately undertaken by
contract.
General Gillespie would make no prom
ises, but seemed inclined to doubt the
wisdom of rejecting the Risdon bid, which
was previously held to be too high. He
will probably make a decision in a few
days.
BOTH SHORT OF ENGINEERS.
But N'uvy Will Sparc One to Select
Site for Portland Dock.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 9. At the request of the
Portland Board of Trade, Senator Mitchell
has been endeavoring to secure the ap
pointment of an Army or a Navy engi
neer officer to aid in the selection of a
site and to superintend the construction
of Portland's projected drydock. The
Chief of Engineers of the Army replied
that his corps was already short of of
ficers, -who are required to superintend
river and harbor works throughout the
country, besides performing other duties,
and suggested that a naval engineer of
ficer would better serve the purpose.
Secretary Moody replies to the Senator's
request that his department "is' also short
of engineer officers, but he promises that
Civil Engineer A. C. Xieurenz will report
at the Puget Sound navy-yard February
1 and, if his services are desired in the
matter of 'selection of a site, he can be
spared for a short time. Neither depart
ment, however, can supply an officer to
superintend the construction of the dock.
WILIi OPEN SOUTH HALF.
Obstacle to Foster's Colville Reser
vation Bill Withdrawn.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 9. Senator Foster, -who yes
terday consented to allow tho bill open
ing the south half of the Colville Indian
reservation to entry to be passed over
because of opposition of Senator Piatt,
of New York, now feels certain that the
hill will be passed.
Piatt objected because,, he thought the
Government would be forced to pay the
Indians for the land so opened, but -a
recent decision of the Supreme Court holds
that Congress can make such disposl
tlon of Indian lands as It pleases, and
that such payment cannot be forced.
MONEY FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Washington Member Ask Appropri
ation for Tacoina and Spokane.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 9. Representatives Cushman
and Jones have been conferring with
Chairman Mercer, of the public buildings
committee, with a view to securing ap
proprlatlons at the present session for
erecting Federal buildings for Tacoma
and Spokane, where sites have recently
been purchased. They are asking for
$750,000 for both cities, but may secure
lesser amounts, yet enough to start the
work as soon as plans are completed.
OREGON GETS CONTRACT.
Will Care for Alaska Insane for An
other Year.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash,
lngton, Jan. 9. Secretary Hitchcock to
day renewed his contract with the Oregon
State Asylum at Salem for caring for In
sane from Alaska at $20 per month per
Individual, contract covering the current
year.:
COMMITTEE IS FAVORABLE.
Will Indorse Bancroft's Appointment
as Postmaster of Portland.
OREGONIAN tCEWS BUREAU, Wash
lngton, Jan. 9. A poll was made of the
postofflce committee of the Senate today
and ah agreement reached to report fa
vorably the nomination of Fred A. Ban
croft as postmaster at Portland. The
nomination will be called up at the next
executive session of the Senate.
Monument to Ed-ward TK Baker.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
lngton, Jan. 9. Representative Bingham
of Pennsylvania, has introduced a bill ap
propriating J5000 to erect a suitable shaft
to mark the spot where fell Hon. Edward
Dickinson Baker, Senator from Oregon,
while leading forces in repelling the at
tack of the Confederates at the battle of
Balls Bluff, in 1SSL
Protest Against Forest Reserve.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Jan. 9. Representative Jones to
day filed with . Secretary Hitchcock the
protests, of 23 settlers in Columbia County,
Washington, to have 'their lands included
in the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve.
Their lands are included in the recent
withdrawal.
Llghthonse District for Alaska.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Jan. 9. Representative Marshall,
of North Dakota, today introduced a bill
making Alaska a separate lighthouse dis
trict, also a bill establishing a life-saving
station at Nome. Alaska.
Bequcxt for Masses Is Illegal.
ST.vPAUL. Jan. 9. The Supreme Court
today held that a bequest for masses and
education of priests Is a trust not author
ized by law, in the case of William Shana
han and Bridget Walsh against Jamee? C.
Kelley and others, appealing from the
District Court of Houston County. Father
Phil Shanahan died over a- year ago and
left a -will giving 5500 for masses. S1000 to
Father Fitzcerald for .the education of
priests and about 512,000 to Bishop Cotter,
of Winona, also to be used for the educa
tion of candidates for the priesthood. Rel
atives of the deceased priest contested the
wllL The Probate Court of Houston Coun
ty sustained the will, but the District
Court declared it Invalid. The decision of
the Supreme Court sustains that -of the
District Court
SAVED BY TELEPHONES.
Lodfircr.i In Burning Building Escape
Panic In Fire.
CHATTANOOGA Tcnn.. Jan. 10. At 1:45
this morning flre broke out In one of the
four-story buildings In Broad street, ad
Joining the Read House. It started in
the Manhattan Laundry. Part of these
buildings are used by the Read House for
lodgers. There Is danger at this time of
the fire spreading to the Read House
proper.
At 3:25 A M. the fire was under control.
The buildlng owned by D. P. Montague,
and occupied by the Chickamauga Car
riage 'Works, was partially destroyed.
Loss not great. Had It not been for the
telephone service to the different rooms, a
disastrous panic would have probably re
sulted. Poxtofllce
ROCHESTER. N.
Is Burned.
Y., Jan. 9. LeRoy
suffered a fire loss of J75.O00 today. The
fire was caused by a gas explosion In the
rooms of S. Oatka -hose company. The
postofflce was burned and much mall
was destroyed. The Lamson House block
was also entirely burned. This building
was tho finest in the city, and belonged
to Yale University.
Artists Lose a Treasure.
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., Jan. 9. The
Colonial House, an ancient grist mill and
barn, comprising the Curson estate, well-
known for their antiquity and as subjects
for artists, were burned to the ground to
day. Artists from all Darts of the coun
try have visited the place on account of
the opportunities It afforded for study
and sketching. ,
Factory Burned in Chlcntfo.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9. The main building
of the plant of the Federal Manufacturing
Company, in South Chicago, was de
stroyed by fire today. The loss Is esti
mated at 5150.000. The shlpolnc building
was also partially destroyed. The burned
buildings were used for the manufacture
of sheet metal.
Brick Business Block Burned.
BOSTON, Jan. 9.A fire in the four-story
brick annex to the Equitable Building, on
Federal street, today, caused a loss of 550.
000. There wero many employes In tho
building, but it is thought that all es
caped In safety.
Biff Blaze at Far?o.
FARGO, N. D., Jan. 9. Fire tonight de
stroyed the Edwards building, owned by
Alexander Stern & Co., and occupied by
numerous business Arms. The loss Is esti
mated at $200,000.
Chemical Laboratory Burned.
RICHMOND. Va., Jan. 9. Fire today de
stroyed one of the buildings of the Vir
ginia Carolina Chemical Company. Loss,
560,000.
BEET AND CANE.
(Continued from First Page.)
be no effort made to talk It to death, .be
cause it is well known that the President
would have the Senate act in extra ses
sion very promptly should the treaty fail
by methods of delay.
SUGAR MEN ARE SKEPTICAL.
Don't Believe Differential in Favor
of Cuba Can Remain Uniform.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. W. S. Hum
phrey, H. H. Hatch and James G. Mc
pherson, representing the beet sugar in
terest of Michigan, held a conference to
day in the committee-room of Senator
Burrows for the purpose of deciding on
a course of action with reference to the
Cuban reciprocity treaty. After .the meet
ing they announced that thes' had decid
ed to wait until after the committee on
foreign relations should make Its report
on the treaty before deciding on a line of
action.
They expressed themselves In somewhat
skeptical terms as to the possibility of se
curing any substantial guarantee that
there would be no reduction for the next
five years beyond the 20 per cent provided
by the treaty, saying that their principal
ear lay In the- operation of the clause
which protects Cuban sugar to the extent
of 20 per cent over all other sugars. They
said they had made no canvass of the
Senate.
STEALING UTTLEFIELD'S GLORY.
House Leaders Slight Him In Han
dling Trust Legislation.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 9. There is a little row on
over the trust legislation, and It looks as
though there had been an attempt by cer
'taln House leaders to deprive Represent
ative Llttlefleld, of Maine, of the glory
that he was getting out of the subject.
He was chairman of the subcommittee
considering trust bills. He had written to
.Attorney-General Knox on the subject
and received a reply, but the bills which
Knox had prepared to carry out his sug
gestions were sent to the chairman of the
committee, and Llttlefleld knew nothing
about them until this morning. He Is
naturally considerably worried over the
subject, and is doubtful about how to
proceed, although the matter , may be ar
ranged by having the Knox bill referred
to his subcommittee.
There is considerable disposition among
prominent members of the House to "give
It to "Llttlefleld in the neck,"'because he
oppesea the leaders on the Porto Rlcan
tariff matter, md also on the Cuban re
ciprocity bllL This episode will not Inter
fere -with trust legislation, as it is too
great a question to be allowed to suffer
on account of any personal pique or prej
udice, and besides tho President is in
earnest In pushing the bill.
Consul MacLean's Funeral.
PARIS, Jan. 9. The arrangements for
the funeral of Edward P. MacLean. the
United States Vice and Deputy Consul
General who died Wednesday night of
pneumonia, have not yet been completed,
as Consul-General Gowdy is awaiting ad
vices from Judge MacLean, of New York,
brother of the deceased. The only daugh
ter of the lateMr. MacLean, who is now
here, desires, the interment to take place
In Paris.
Kansas Building at St. Louis.
"TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 9. The Karas
World's Fair Commission today accepted"
the architectural plans of W. W. Rose, of
Kansas City, for the Kansas building at
the St. Louis World's Fair. Competitive
plans were submitted by numerous archi
tects. A Guaranteed Cure for Pile.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding and Protruding Piles,
No cure, no pay. All druggists are authorized
by the manufacturers of Faro Ointment to re
fund the money where It fall to cure any case
of plies, no matter oil how long standing. Cures
ordinary cases In six days; the worst cases in
14 days. One application givea ease and rest.
Relieves ltchlnc instantly. This is & new dis
covery and it Is tho only pila remedy sold on a
positive guarantee, no cure, no pay. Price 60c.
OBJECTOR FROM TEXAS
SAYS TOO MANY PRIVATE PENSION
BILLS PASS.
House Passes 44, Makinp; 10,000 in
Forty Years Laccy Answers
the Texnn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. This was pri
vate pension day In the House, and 144
bills were passed, none of special Im
portance. Mr. Russell, of Texas, the suc
cessor of the late De Graffenreld, criti
cised the House for undue haste In the
consideration of private pension legisla
tion and precipitated quite a debate.
When the House met Hull, chairman
of the committee on military affairs, re
ported the military appropriation bill and"
gave notice that he would call It up Mon
day. The Speaker laid before the House
the resignation of Lanham. of Texas,
from the Judiciary committee, and an
nounced the appointment of Henry, of
Texas, to fill the vacancy. This being Fri
day, th.e House then went Into commit
tee of the whole to consider private pen
sion bills.
While dlscuasing one of the bills, Rus
sell of Texas made a vigorous protest
against the haste and general lack of de
liberation with which private pension bills
were passed. Since the Civil War, he
said, about 10.000 private pension bills
had been passed, over one-tenth of them
during the first session of this Congress.
He thought the Pension Bureau should
be allowed to administer the pension laws,
and that favoritism by Congress should
cease.
In reply to Russell, Lacey of Iowa called
attention to the fact that the cases be
fore Congress were cases In which the
general pension laws could not give re
lief. The fact that only 10.000 bills had
passed In 40 years he thought sufficient
proof of the care and discrimination ex
ercised by Congress.
At' 4:00 the House adjourned until Mon
day.
CURRENCY FOR PHILIPPINES.
House Committee Adopts Bill
to
Maintnin Ratio of Value.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. The House
committee on insular affairs today agreed
favorably to report the bill Introduced by
Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin, to
establish a currency system In the Phil
ippines, with certain amendments, one
change propose'd being that the gold coin
of the United States and the silver coin
authorized in the bill shall be legal ten
der in the Islands. The bill, as Intro
duced, provides that lawful money of the
United States should be legal tender.
The commltteo says in Its report in ex
planation of the bill:
"The object of the bill is not material
ly to change the money now In use In tho
Islands, but Ffmply to give stability of
value to It. and especially to the ratio
between the Philippine silver coins and
the gold dollar of the United Statea It
Is the fluctuation In this ratio, caused by
the depreciation in silver, amounting to
30 per cent during the last year, which
has resulted In such great Injury to the
business Interests of the Islands, besides
Involving a losa to the Insular treasury of
approximately 51,000,000 In gold. The par
ity of the sliver coins with gold Is to be
maintained by the Insular government,
which has ample authority and ability to
effect this object under the provisions.
The plan proposed does not in Its es
sential features differ from the one adopt
ed by Great Britain In establishing a
ratio between the rupee and gold sov
ereign in India."
AGREES ON TRUST BILLS.
House Subcommittee Would Increase
Power of Interstate Commission.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. As a result of
extended consideration of the various
pending anti-trust bills, the subcommittee
of the House judiciary committee, of
which Representative Llttlefleld Is chair
man, has practically agreed, on an anti
trust bill. It has not yet been adopted
formally, but It is said to meet the ap
proval of all members of tho subcommit
tee. It will be laid before the full com
mittees tomorrow, when It Is expected Its
features will be made public.
It Is understood It provides for publicity,
not through a new commission to be cre
ated, but through the Interstate Com
merce Commission. It Is further under
stood that the bill covers the Administra
tion suggestions for anti-trust legislation.
The anti-trust bills Introduced yester
day, which were drawn by the Attorney
General, will go to the judiciary subcom
mittee under 'the general rule adopted at
the time the subcommittee was created.
MRS. COX MUST STAY IN.
Cabinet Will Not Allow Lily Whites
to Run Indlnnola.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Tho Cabinet
meeting today lasted nearly two hours.
All the members except Secretary Root,
who is In New York, were present. Sec
retary Hay had little new to report on
the Venezuelan situation. No answers
have been received to the latest proposi
tion of President Cas.tro, which was
transmitted promptly to the allies.
Satisfaction was expressed at the action
taken yesterday by the representatives of
the American Beet Sugar Association, al
though regret Is expressed that the action
was not unanimous.
It was decided that the resignation of
Mrs. Cox as the postmistress of Indlanola,
Miss., will not be accepted, and the ques
Hon of reopening the office Is left for fur
ther action. It Is felt by the Adminlstra
tlon that to accept the resignation at this
time would establish a bad precedent.
BILLS DEALING WITH COURTS.
House Committee Will Favorably
Report Measure to Hnrry Suits.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The House
judiciary committee today agreed to fav
vorably report the bill Introduced by Rep
resentative Llttlefleld to expedite tho
suits pending or hereafter to be brought
under the anti-trust law. A favorabla
report was authorized on the Senate bill
increasing the salaries of the Supreme
Court Justices and other Judges of the
United States, with certain amendments
which reduce the salaries proposed for
Circuit Judges to $7000 and District Judges
to tGOOO. A favorable report also was or
dered on the Senate bill adding a. Judge-
to the Eighth Circuit.
ESTIMATES FOR OREGON.
Allowance for Customs Service Made
hy Treasury Department.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The Secretary
of the Treasury today submitted to Con
gross his estimates of the cost of collect
ing customs during the next fiscal year.
and the number of employes In all dis
tricts. In the district of Portland ho es
tlmates 47 employes, with total salaries
of $60,637: tho Astoria district Js allowed
nine employes, at an expense of 512.101:
the Coos Bay district is permitted two
employes, at an expense of $1210; the
Yaqulna district two. employes, at an ex
pense'of J101G. Alaska is down for 44 em
ployes at an expense of ?G0,311.
New Bill on Interstate Commerce.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The Senate
committee on interstate commerce today
considered the bill Introduced by Senator
Elklns for the regulation of Interstate
commerce, but reached no conclusion. The
bill gives the Interstate Commerce Com
mission power to fix and regulate rates
and also authorizes pooling.
Will Deport McQueen's Family.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. The Treasury
Department has ordered the deportation
of the wife and two children of McQueen
of Paterson, N. J., who was convicted of
inciting riots In Paterson and sentenced
to five years in prison. The wife and
children arrived in New York -within the
last few days, and- they will be deported
on the ground that they are liable to be
come public charges. The action of the
department sustains the findings of the
Immigration officials at New York, from
which an appeal had been taken to tho department.
Bids for Birr Nnval Guns.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. Rear-Admlral
O'Noil lias received bids from the Beth
lehem, Midvale and Crucible Steel Com
panies for forglngs for one 13-Inch, two
12-inch, six six-inch, eight five-inch and
eight four-Inch guns. The price fixed by
each Is 21 cents a pound, except In the
case of one of the 12-lnch guns, which Is
to be made of nickel steel, in which the
price Is fixed at 30 cents. . The Crucible
Company, however, bid only for the
smaller guns. The three bids averaged
up equally, and It Is probable that the
work will be divided among the three
companies. -
Will Abandon Port Royal Dock.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Secretary
Moody sent today a communication to the
House, saying:
"It is assumed when the naval station
at Charleston Is completed the station
at Port Royal will be discontinued. There
Is absolutely no reason for two stations
in these waters." The value of the land,
the Secretary says, Is much less than Its
cost to the Government, nnd the dry
dock, which has cost $51S,521, has be
come worthless.
Promoted on His Deathbed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The President
has selected Colonel Edward M. Hayes,
Thirteenth Infantry, for appointment as
Brigadier-General, 'to succeed General
John A. Johnston, upon the resignation of
the latter, which will follow Immediately
upon his confirmation by the Senate Col
onel Hayes Is lying at the point of death
at Fort Meade, S. D. Ho Is the officer of
longest commission fn the United States
Army, which he entered as a boy of 13
years.
t Afirnlnst Rctlrlnpr Hohson.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. The naval af
fairs committee of the House today de
cided by a vote of 4 not to report the
bill authorizing the transfer of Naval
Constructor R. P. Hobson to the retired
list Representative Dayton was author
ized to report favorably tho bill author
izing the President to appoint Lieutenant
Commander Randall, retired, a command
er on the retired list.
New Mexico's FiRht for Statehood.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. A delegation
from New Mexico, headed by Governor
Otero, met here today In conjunction with
Delegate Rodey, to formulate plans for
making an active fight for the admission
of New Mexico Into the Union. The com
mittee will call on members of the Senate
and House tccnorrow and present the
claims of the territory for statehood.
Will Stnmp Out Cattle Plague.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. In a report re
ceived today by Secretary Wilson, Dr.
Salmon, the chief of the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry, who is in Boston directing
the campaign against the foot and mouth
epidemic, says that the disease will be
stamped out this- Winter, unless It has
been carried to some other part of the
country, where It Is yet undiscovered.
Muslcnle at the White House.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. Armak Ham-
bourg, the pianist, gave a muslcale at the
White House tonight which was thorough
ly enjoyed by a brilliant assemblage of 203
persons representative of official and resi
dential society. It was the first of a series
of Friday evening muslcales which Mr.
Roosevelt proposes to give during January.
Reports on Canteen Go 'to House.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. The Acting
Secretary of War transmitted to the
House today. In response to a resolution,
reports received at the department on
the operation of the anti-canteen law.
Reports have heretofore been published.
Fnlconio Calls on President.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Monslgnor Fal-
conlo, the apostolic delegate to the Unit
ed States, was presented today to the
President by Rev. Dr. J. Z. Rooker, of the
papal legation. He called at the executive
offices to pay his respects.
PATTI AND HER MUSIC.
Famous Prima Donna Still Appears
In Concerts.
NEW YORK. Jan. 9. While Madame
Adelina Pattl has retired from the oper
atlc stage, she still appears in concerts
and retains an active Interest In musical
matters, as tho following letter recently
received, by the Stelnway Company Indi
cates:
Carlton Hotel, Pall Mall, London. Dear
Sirs: I beg to thank you for the Steln
way piano you have kindly placed at my
disposal during my stay, in town, and at
the same time I have much pleasure m
saying that I found the tone richer and
more beautiful, owing to the Improve
ments you have made in the construction
of these plano3. I am faithfully yours,
ADELINA PATTI,
N Baroness Cederstrom
Will Not Prosecute the Woman.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Jan. 9. Mrs
Mary Morse, accused jointly with Will
iam Leet of the murder of Mrs. Nellie
Leet, last April, was today set free, a
nolle prossb being entered by the prosecu
tion. Mrs. Leet was struck down In a
drunken quarrel and then set on fire, oil
being thrown on the body. William Leet
was convicted and sent to Jackson for
30 years. The woman has been In jail
since her arrest. .
Much Foreign Iron Is Used.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 9. Foreign Iron
and steel now figure conspicuously In the
construction of buildings and railroads In
this country. During last December
alone nearly 100,000 tons of Iron and steel
material were brought In through the
ports of New York, Baltimore and Phila
delphia. During the month nearly 126.000
tons of iron ore. Iron pyrites and man
ganese ores were Imported here.
Change of Name Is. Tabled.
GUTHRD3, O. T., Jan. 9. A resolution
to chance the name of the Protestant
Episcopal Church to ''The American Cath
olic Church" Introduced In pursuance of
a suggestion from the annual convention
at San Francisco, passed during one ses
sion of tho. territorial convocation, was
reconsidered at the concluding session and
tabled until the next annual meeting.
Ohio Telephone Interests Combine.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 9. A consolidation
of telephone companies In Ohio, to be
known as tho United States Telephone
Company, will be Incorporated In New
Jersey tomorrow or early next week, with
a capital of $10,000,000. It Includes the
Everett-Mooro lines, as well as other sys
tems, except the Belf intere7t3.
Investigated Hawaiian Mails.
.SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9. D. H. Eus
Us, of Minneapolis, who was commissioned,
by Secretary Shaw to investigate and rei
port on - the general postal facilities of
Hawaii, arrived from Honolulu on the
steamer Korea today.
Accepts Carnegie's Offer.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 9. Andrew Car
negie's offer of $1,500,000 for the erectloir
of '30 branch free library buildings In this
city today was formally accepted by the
board of trustees of the Philadelphia Free
Library.
British CrHlser at Panama.
PANAMA. Jan., 9. The British cruiser
Grafton arrived here yesterday.
ON KAISER'S BLACKLIST
DR.
VON HOLLEBEN ACCUSED OF
31 ANY BLUNDERS.
neeall Attributed to "Roosevelt's
Refusal to Arbitrate, KIplIns
Telegram nnd Other Things.
BERLIN, Jan. 9. Ambassador vonHol
leben's leave of absence from Washington
Is pretty generally received here as be
ing his virtual recall, due, It la said, to
the dissatisfaction of the. government with
his management of the Venezuelan affair.
This is asserted without reserve In Im
portant newspapers and no official denials
have yet been forthcoming. It seems that
the government feels It was misled or at
least not fully Informed by the Washing
ton embassy respecting President noose-
elt s attitude when he was requested to
arbitrate the Venezuelan dispute. The
opinion Is also that Drv von Hollcbcn's
dispatches regarding the policy of the
United States In the Venezuelan business
and Its general foreign policy have been1
neither adequate nor precise.
A variety of other reasons may have
contributed to the lack of confidence In
the Ambassador. The Vos3lsche Zeitung,
for Instance, attributes Importance to the
telegram by Emperor William to Mrs.
Kipling on March 5. 1S33. when Kipling
wan ill in New York. The newspaper as
sumes that Dr.' von Holleben counseled
the sending of the telegram and that the
Emperor, especially since the publication
of Kipling's recent poem. "The Rowers,"
feels ho was 111 advised. Emperor Wil
liam, when Kipling was ill, wired as fol
lows to Mrs. Kipling:
"Berlin, March 5, ISM. Mrs. Rudyard
Kipling, Hotel Grenoble. New York: As
an enthusiastic admirer of the incompara
ble works of your husband, I wait vmh
anxiety news of his condition. God grant
that he may be spared to you and to all
who are thankful to him for the heart
moving manner in which he has sung the
deeds of our great, common race.
"WILLIAM, I. R."
Dr. von Holleben's critics also aver that
he showed an unskilled hand In the great
champagne war and In the Witt Incident,
and also in permitting himself to become
the object of press attacks, even though
unjustly.
The matter of the statue of Frederick
the Great Is also remembered with Its In
different reception by part of the Ameri
can people. This, It is alleged, Dr. von
Holleben ought to have forsecn and he
should have dissuaded the Emperor from
offering the statue to the United States
KAISER NOT QUITE PLEASED.
But Has Not Recalled von Holleben
German Official ArersIon.
BERLIN, Jan. 9. Ambassador von Hol
leben was not recalled from Washington,
but, learning that his government was not
wholly satisfied with his work, and feeling
ill and depressed, he cabled for a long
leave of absence, which was Immediately
granted. He will not return to Wash
lngton.
Baron Speck von Sternberg's temporary
assignment ss charge d affaires of uer
many at Washington, will be followed
after an interval by his appointment as
Ambassador. The Baron, in the mean
time, will retain his position as Consul
General of Germany at Calcutta. Oddly
enough the exact whereabouts of Baron
von Sternberg is not known at the For-
elen Office. It Is thought, however that
he Is visiting klnspeople In Saxony.
All tho Foreign Office officials will say
about Dr. von Holleben Is:
'He has not been recalled and his leave
is granted upon his own Initiative. The
government would never recall an Am
bassador In the midst of Important nego
tiations without grave reasons, and these'
certainly do not exist in this case. The
supposition that the government Is an
noycu because tne Amonssaaor lauea to
obtain President Roosevelt's acceptance
of the arbitration of the Venezuelan dis
pute Is wholly Incorrect. Germany reck
oned In advance that the Presldont might
have weighty reasons for declining, hence
her note of December 23 contained the al
ternative proposition to refer the matter
to The Hague arbitration court. Still, it
was felt that the International political
factors In the case dictated the appro
prlatcncs8 of first offering the President
the arbltratorshlp."
TOO SICK. TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
Von Holleben Left Washington Hnr
rledly Successor Is Named.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The State De
partment has been Informed thit Baron
Speck von Sternberg Is to come to Wash
lngton as Minister on a special mission
Meanwhile, Ierr von Holleben, the pros
ent Ambassador, who has been granted a
sick leave, is not expected to return to
Washington from Germany. He left the
city without saying farewell to the Pres
ident or to Secretary Hiy, but It Is un
derstood that the Ambassador Is an ex
tremely sick mnn and his condition is ac
cepted as sufficient excuse for any omls
don of form in his departure. He Is ellgl
ble to retirement, according to the rules
of tho German diplomatic service, and. In
view of his continued 111 health. It
scarcely expected he will be able to as
sume active duties in the diplomatic field
again.
In view of the retirement of Herr von
Holleben, a complete change In the per
sonnel of the German Embassy here
expected soon after the appearance of
Baron von bternberg. It now appears
that he Is at present In Berlin, and not
at Delhi, as was supposed. If this Is cor
rect, it will be possible for Baron von
Sternberg to reach Washington about the
time that Minister Bowen arrives here
from Venezuela. The Minister expects to
start Sunday from La Guayra on the Dol
phin, and this trip will probably consume
about 10 days, thus affording Baron von
Sternberg an opportunity to be present at
the first meeting of tho commissioners
who are to adjust the Venezuelan trou
ble. BANK-ROBBER TRAPPED.
One of the Illinois Gang Posed as
Wealthy Stockman.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9. A special to tho
Post-Dispatch from Qulncy, 111., says:
After stopping since last Saturday at one
of the leading hotels, posing as a wealthy
W. I. Lane, alias Doc Butler, alleged
member of the Abingdon Bank robber
gang, was captured at 1 o'clock this morn
ing In an all-night restaurant.
At tho time of his arrest Lane was giv
ing an after-theater luncheon to a small
partv w4th whom he had become ac
quainted through some of. the best-known
people of the city, all believing him to be
a rich man. The man excited the suspicion
of Officer Lehey, while telephoning the
Western Union relative to a telegram
sent to a Chicago address which con
cerned a shipment made by Lane 'of $2000.
Lehey searched the rogue's gallery after
Ills- suspicions were aroused, and found
Lano's picture and a lenethv record.
Detectives, end ofilccrs were at once de
tailed to go- in search of the man. He was
found attending tho play "Tracy, the Out
law" with 'a party pf four, and was kept
under close watch until the arrest was
made at the restaurant. Six revolvers,
held by as many men, were thrust in hfa
face, and thft diners were overwhelmed
with consternation. Lane --was unarmed.
A revolver exactly like the one carried by
the other man In the Abingdon affair al
ready under arrest was found at his hotel.
Lane was taken to Galcsburg for pre
liminary trial this evening.
TRAIN-ROBBERS CAPTURED.
3Ien Who Held Up Burlington Train
Run Down In Louisiana.
LA CROSSE,. Wis., Jan. 9. Passengers
and prisoners on the Burlington train
they are alleged to have robbed six months
ago, at Marcus, 111., four men were
brought to Savannah III., last night and
were taken to Mount Carroll, the county
seat, where they will be arraigned on
the charge of holding up the train.
Detective Charles White, after a three
months' osarch, located the parties from
whom the robbers bought the boat which
was found sunken with sand in the river
near where they had temporarily burled
their booty. The boat was purchased at
La Crosse, and the robbers, so the detec
tive found, went down tho river In the
skiff, taking four days to make the trip.
and were joined at Dubuque by two others.
which made the party six In number. One
of these robbers wore a pair of shoes just
purchased In Dubuque, and he was the
one who was killed and served" to identify
the gang. This led subsequently to their
capture and arrest In Louisiana a few
tlays ago on another charge.
it develops from the story of one of
the robbers that the dead robber had been
killed by their own party. It appears that
thoy had a secret code of signals which
they were to use. The dead robber in
coming around the train, did not give the
signal nnd wa3 shot by one of the robbers.
After the safe had been blown open and
the robbers unhitched tho engine, they
put the wounded man on board. One of
the party said to him:
"Can, you talk yet?" He replied:
"Yes," whereupon one of the party" shot
him through the head, killing him instant
ly. They then had a discussion as to
whether to burn the body in the firebox,
but decided to throw It out of the engine
cab, which they did. They then aban
doned the engine and got into the skiff.
went across the river, burled the money
and sunk the boat. Soveral half dollars
which fell from the pile of 52200 they sc
cured were found In the sand.
Money-Lender Robbed nnd Killed.
PITTSBURG. Jan. JK Andrew Overlck,
proprietor of a Polish boarding-house.
broker and a money-lender, was found
unconscious In Mulberry Alley last -night.
with his skull fractured. He never re
gained consciousness and died today at
the West Pcnn Hospital. Averick always
carried a large sum of money, and as
his pockets were rifled, watch gone and
jewelry missing, the police are Inclined to
tmnx nis murderer maae a ricn nam. a
former boarder Is suspected and the
police are looking for himJ Overlck was
32 years of ngc and married. He was re
ganled as a man of considerable wealth.
Taylor and Gnsklll In Court.
ELKO. New, Jan. 9. J. A. Traylor and
J. P. Gnskill. charged with killing three
miners at Copper Flat, White Pine Coun
ty. January 7, who were brousht to Elko
last night by the Sheriff for safekeeping.
were brought Into the District Court here
this afterncon before Judge Brown on
writ of haueas corpus, and admlttnd to
ball. Traylor's bond was fixed at $5000,
and the bond of Gasklll at $2000. They
nre still in the custody of the Sheriff, but
bail will be forthcoming tomorrow.
Ogden Murderer Captured.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 9.-James
Young, wanted In Ogden for complicity In
the murder of Gee Jam, a Chinese gard
ener, has been captured In Canyon City,
Fremont County, Colorado, 'and will be
brought back to Ogden for trial, "ioung s
accomplice, William Brown; received a
sentence of 40 years In the penitentiary a
few days ago for the murder. Young es
caped from the Ogden jail the night the
two were Incarcerated,
Guilty of Manslaughter.
BAY CITY, Mich., Jan. 9. Roy W. Gris
wold was tonhrht found guilty of man
slaughter in connection with the death
of Agnes Ebersteln, a Battle Creek young
woman, who died at a local hotel, under
suspicious circumstances, scene months
ago, and for whose death E. T. Bennett, a
former prominent newspaper editor here,
is already serving a term In prison.
TO RUN CITY COAL YARD
Detroit Common Council Permits
Mayor to Appoint Commissioners.
DETROIT. Jan. 9. At a special meet
ing of the Common Council today a reso
lution was adopted authorizing the ap
pointment by the Mayor of a commission
to manage the proposed municipal coal
yard asking the Legislature to paa an
act enabling the city either to borrow
JSO.OOO or take that amount from ope of
the city funds to engage, in the coal
business. JThe Council had already ap
propriated $50,000, but City Controller
Blades contends that It is impossible to
take money from the City Treasury for
this purpose without Legislative action.
Both Mayor Maybury and Controller
Blades were criticised by the Aldermen
at today's Council meeting for what was
"styled "red tape" and delay In starting
the city's coalyard.
President Bner Is Made Happy.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9. George F. Baer,
president of the Reading Railroad, has
doubly realized the supreme desire of his
life, says a Herald dispatch from Phila
delphia. Within a few hours he became
the grandfather of two bouncing boys.
Oft has he been quoted as saying:
"I would rather have a grandson than
any other honor that it is possible to have
conferred upon me in this world."
While Mr. Baer was at his office his
wife received a sudden call to Lancaster,
Pa., Before she arrived there her daugh
ter, Mrs. William N. Appel. had given
birth to a son. Mrs. Baer had scarcely
had time to telegraph the news to her
husband when there came a mereage from
Reading. The second mefsage. stated that
another daughter, Mrs. Frank L. Connard,
had given birth to a son.
To Observe McKlnley's Birthday.
COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 9. Governor Nash
Issued a proclamation today calling upon
the people of Ohio to observe January 29
with exercises In, all schools, colleges and
universities, commemorative of tho 60th
anlversary of McKlnley's birthday.
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