COST NOT GREAT
To Render Navigable the
Upper Columbia
ESTIMATED AT $120,000
Clear Channel From Wenat-
chee to Kettle Falls.
DYNAMITE WILL DO THE WORK
Congressional Party Is Unanimous in
Its Expression of the Feasibility
ot the Project as Outlined by
Practical River Men.
The Items of cost to make tho Upper
Columbia navigable from Wenatchee
to Kettle Falls, Is estimated by Cap
tains Miller' and Griggs" as follows:
"Wenatchee to Entlal, Including
Kocky Beach Rapids $ 5,000
Entlal Rapids 0,000
Melton Rapids 15,000
Foster Creek Rapids 5,000
Box Canyon lO-.OOO
Wild Goose Bill's Rapids.... 5,000
Hell Gate 25.000
Hawk Creek Rapids 5.000
Spokane Rapids t 20,000
Grand or Rickey "Rapids 25,000
Total $120,000
XETTL.nl FALLS, Wash., Sept 4: (Spe
rial correspondence.) Captain J. D. Miller,
Captain Bruce Griggs and Captain Clif
ford C. Griggs, the most experienced
Bteamboatmen on the Upper Columbia,
after making a trip with the Washington
State Congressional delegation, including
Senators Foster and Ankeny and Con
gressman Jones, from Wenatchee, claim
that from $120,000 to $200,000 will put the
river In a navigable condition from We
natchee to this city.
Further work would aid navigation ma
terially, but with the chief obstructions
blasted out, the needs of the farmers, min
trs and fruitgrowers could be quite satis
factorily met, especially when the river Is
not overflowing and turbulent during Juno
of each year. During the freshet season
no steamer could live, for instance, in Box
Canyon. But for all practical purposes
and for the present urgent needs of the
eettlers and merchants, immediate relief
would follow the expenditure of $120,000 to
250,000 on dynamite and a little cribbing
along the Upper Columbia.
Estimates of the Engineers.
On March 15, 1S93, at Portland, then Cap
tain Thomas W. Symonds, Corps of Engi
neers, U. S. A., reported to the Secretary
of War, on data furnished by William
Cuthbert that the sum of $18,025,000 would
he necessary to give "commercially prac
ticable" navigation from the international
boundary to the mouth of the Okanogan
Elver. This enormous sum was segregat
ed as follows:
Removal of 2500 cubic yards of
submerged rock, at $20 $ 50,000
Removal or 45,000 cubic yards or
exposed and partially exposed
Tock, at $5 225,000
Dam and locks at Little Dalles,
beyond Kettle Falls 1,500,000
Dam and locks at Kettle Falls.... 1,250,000
Dam and locks at Grand Rapids.. 1,500,000
Two dams and locks below mouth
of Spokane River 3,000,000
faeven dams and locks from Mon
aghan Rapids, down through
Nespelem Canyon and Foster
Creek Rapids 10,500,000
Grand total $18,025,000
Includes Box Canyon.
Captain Miller, the oldest steamboat
man on the Upper Columbia, together with
Bruce Griggs, manager of the Columbia
& Okanogan Steamer Line, and Captain
Clifford Griggs, no doubt the safest and
all-around best pilot and master on tho
upper river, hot only put the Cuthbert
data aside as not worthy of serious con
sideration, but they testify by actual dally
operation of their steamers between We
natchee and Brewster, that river boats
can and do go where the Government re
port indicates that they cannot be op
erated without fabulous sums of money
"being expended.
Elaborate Improvements Unneeded
Of course the Cuthbert figures contem
plated a grand system of draws and locks
and steamers of large tonnage. Probably
$18,000,000 to $20,000,000 could be expended
in that way. But, presuming railroads
will naturally tap and draw off the great
bulk of the Upper Columbia River ton
nage, what Is wanted at once to meet
practical and pressing necessities Is river
transportation from Brewster to Kettle
Falls as the people of the Wenatchee
country have already between their thriv
ing and growing city and Brewster.
No elaborate and expensive improve
ment of the upper river is desired at this
time. A few carloads of dynamite is
asked for, and with it judiciously used it
is firmly believed by all directly interest
ed parties that the desired result can be
obtained.
To particularize, it may be said that In
stead of expending $3,000,000 at the Spo
kane Rapids, Captain Miller declares that
all he asks is to have the rocks above the
moutn or tne river Diown out, giving a
wider channel, and he will be satisfied.
He "will haver to put out a line to get up,
but that will not materially delay his
boats or the boats of others as enterpris
ing as he.
The Cuthbert data indicates that the
Spokane River brought down large quanti
ties of mammoth boulders and dumped
them into the Columbia, thus choking the
channel. The trip just completed by Sen
ators Foster and Ankeny and Congress
man Jones demonstrated that the chief ob
structions wero above the mouth of the
Spokane River, and not below.
Steamboat Can Climb Waterfall.
To a landsman the rapids at, and par
ticularly above, the mouth of the Spo
kane River are simply impossible. At the
height of the river, five feet above low
-water, Mr. Cuthbert reported a velocity
of 15.38 miles per hour through these rap.
ids. He reports, however, that a steamer
would have no trouble In running down
the river, which Is quite true. But he
says it would be exceedingly difficult and
dangerous to get up even with a line out
to haul the steamer ''with.
Where you hava stcamboatmen who
can run Tight up a waterfall, if you give
them a chance and a "wire cable,' State
Senator Stansell, who was a member of
the party, remarked as this question was
being discussed aboard the steamer Alex
ander Griggs, "it makes all the difference
in the world. Cuthbert did not consider
the possibility of river navigation under
such conditions."
From the international boundary lino to
the Okanogan River, the distance on the
Columbia River Is 214 miles. In that dis-
I 'tones tho river falls 534.4 feet, the aver
age being 2.5 feet per mile. As a rule the
J' great river flows all this distance through
grand canyon, affording some of tho
most picturesque and startling scenic ef
fects to be found in the world.
Plenty of Water for Boats.
While the Cuthbert party deemed the
river navigable only in spots, Captain
Miller and Captain Griggs are proud as a
boy with a red wagon at their achieve
ments in navigating it all tho way.
At low water tho Upper Columbia has
approximately a flow of 50,000 cubic feet
per second. At extreme high water It has,
it is estimated, considerably over 300,000
cubic feet flowing on to the sea per sec
ond. There is plenty of water for navi
gation purposes, because there is an ab
sence of sand bars and wide stretches of
gravel. The average velocity is 3& miles
per hour. At a number of the rapids
where boats ply regularly, at this time
the velocity Is from six to ten miles per
hour.
During the last session of Congress Sen
ator Foster Introduced a resolution call
ing for a plan and estimates for the im
provement of the river between Wenatchee
and Kettle Falls. It was impossible to
advance this resolution through the House
although It was passed In the Senate.
Chairman Burton was opposed to permit
ting resolutions of this nature being ad
vanced in the lower house, however, and
desired to put it off until the next river
and harbor bill is prepared. This will not
be satisfactory, and It is now proposed to
secure the estimate of a modified ' im
provement scheme, under a resolution, in
time for the Insertion of the amount
deemed necessary in the river and harbor
"bill of the 58th Congress, or, on tho other
hand, to secure the appropriation on an
estimate based upon the Symons-Cuthbert
report of 1S93, referred to above.
Senators Approve the Scheme.
I am heartily in favocof Improving
the Upper Columbia River at once," Sen
ator Foster says, "and I feel that It would
be an outrage longer to delay the opening
of this waterway to Kettle Falls and ul
timately to the International boundary
line. There is no river In the United
States more deserving than the Upper
Columbia. It is entirely wrong for the
Government to fail to encourage the set
tlement and development of the Upper
Columbia district. Frultralsers and ranch
ers, as well as tho merchants, have gone
Into that district and invested their for
tunes or spent the best part of their lives
opening up a virgin country. It Is the
duty of the Government to Improve tho
river and to do so without further delay,
Today fruit, as delicious as can be found
anywhere on earth, is rotting on the
ground because, there is no steamer trans
portatlon on the Upper Columbia. To
continues this Is nothing less than an out
rage."
"Whatever Is necessary should be ex
pended," said Senator Ankeny, "in the
immediate improvement of the Upper Col
umbia River. Of course, we do not look
for an expensive system of locks and
dams, but what we shall seek to secure Is
an appropriation sufficient to remove such
obstructions to steamer navigation as pre
vent, at this time, the free movement of
boats between Brewster and Kettle Falls,
There are other obstructions which should
be removed between Wenatchee and
Brewster. These obstructions are no
worse than others between Brewster and
Kettle Falls. Nevertheless, steamers have
been operated regularly, day In and day
out, between Wenatchee and Brewster."
"Of course, the most serious obstruc
tion is the Spokane Rapids, aside from the
Grand Rapids, near Kettle Falls. These
obstructions, together -with other minor
ones, should be removed as quickly as
possible by the Government."
Proof Furnished in Advance.
"The river is not In as bad condition as
I expected to find it, and the expense of
improvement is not so great as supposed,"
Congressman Jones said. "That it should
be improved, and at the earliest date pos
slble, Is taken for granted, and I shall
certainly do all that I can in Congress to
that end. The trip which we have just
taken demonstrates fully enough that this
river should be opened up to navigation
between Brewster and Kettle Falls, and
ultimately right up to the British Colum
bia line. Indeed, while steamers are now
operated between Wenatchee and Brew
ster, the Government should do Its sharo
to put the river In better condition. The
steamboat people should not be forced to
work under such great disadvantages
It would aid the whole country along the
Upper Columbia to have tho river opened
up to regular steamer navigation."
"When the river is open to navigation to
the boundary line," said State Senator
Stansell, of Stevens County, "I shall con
sider my ranch at Rico worth $1000 more
than it is today. The same rate of in
crease In value applies to all other sec
tions tributary to the river. For the fruit
raisers and ranchers and merchants the
river should be opened up to Kettle Falls,
and in order to permit our ores reaching
Northport tho Improvement should be con
tlnued to that place. I earnestly hope the
Improvement will be made at an early
date.
"The trip made for the purpose of al
lowing Senators Ankeny and Foster and
Congressman Jones personally to inspect
the condition of the river demonstrates
that by the expenditure of a reasonably
small sum of money the river can be put
in condition of navigation with safety by
steamers of sufficient size to accommodate
all concerned."
Put German on His Defense.
PARIS, Sept. 6. Henry VIgnaud, first
secretary of the United States embassy,
has joined Issue with the German savant.
Dr. Sophus Ruge of Dresden, who criti
cized Mr. Vlgnaud's theories regarding
Toscanelli's part In the discovery of
America. Mr. Vlgnaud's pamphlet handles
Dr. Ruge severely, pointing out errors
In fact and judgment and charging him
with entering Into the controversy quite
unprepared. The character of tho paper
places Professor Ruge on the defensive.
A Favorite Remedy for Diarrhoea,
the World Over,
Durlnc the thirty years and more that
Chamberlain's uouc. unoiera ana JDlar
rhoea Remedy has been in use it has con
stantly grown in favor and popularity. In
everv hart of the United States it Is now
tho acknowledged standard for all bowel
complalnts-and is fast becoming a favorite
the world over. The editor of the Paisa
AkhVar, a native newspaper published at
Lahore, India, says: "I have used Cham
berlain s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
many times among my children
,anu tervujjijs iwi wuim mm uuuraDea, aim
always found it effective." For sale by
all uTUgglSta.
TAND ON COURTESY
Hitchcock Objects to Investi
gator's Method. ,
INDIAN AFFAIRS THE SUBJECT
Secretary of Interior Says He Is Ai
rways Ready to Receive Sugges
tions, but Prefers to See Them
Before Published.
WASHINGTON, 'Sept 6. Secretary
Hitchcock todaymade public the corre
spondence between him and Phillip C.
Garrett, of Philadelphia, president of the
Indian Rights' Association. The following
letter from Secretary Hitchcock to Mr.
Garrett was written on the 29th ult:
"I have received your letter dated Alan-
dar, Mass., August 25, replying to mine of
the 20th lnst, and quote the first para
graph of the same as follows:
'I am away from home, as I have
been much of the Summer, and do not re
call exactly how the copies of Mr. Broslus
letter were sent out
"This In reply to my letter of tho 20th
to you, which was as follows:
" 'Upon my -return to tne city yester
day I found your letter of the 13th lnst,
inclosing a letter from your Washington
agent S. M. Broslus, which last you state
'seems to me (you) to present grave Irreg
ularities on the part of officials appointed
by the Government which have a tendency
to wrong the Indians the very wards of
the Nation whom they are appplnted to
protect and I take the liberty of submit
ting a copy of It to you In order that If
thought proper by you, the subject may
be officially Investigated.'
"Before replying more fully to your let
ter as above acknowledged, I will thank
you to kindly Inform me whether or not
the widespread publication In the press
of the country on or about the date, of
your letter to me inclosing said letter,
was authorized by yourself or any officer
of your association.
Wanted First Sight of Letter.
"My purpose in thus addressing you
was to ascertain whether or not you had
authorized, or were aware of the fact
that the letter of Mr. Broslus' inclosed
with yours to me of the 13th, which I did
not receive until my return to the city on
tho 19th, had been given widespread circu
lation throughout the country, and before
I had an opportunity to make any reply.
inasmuch as such publication seems to
me as being most discourteous under the
circumstances. Hence, my Inquiry, which.
as a matter of courtesy I deemed due to
yourself.
"I sincerely regret that you cannot now
recall exactly how the copies of Mr.
Broslus letter were sent out
"ReturnlnK now. In further reply to
yours of the 13th lnst, I note with pleas
ure your desire not to wish to exaggerate
any of the evils In the administration pr
the Indian Bureau and beg to state that
the 'grave Irregularities on the part of
officials appointed by the Government,'
with which you seem to have been Im
pressed by tho report made to you By Mr.
Broslus have, for months past, had my
personal attention, thus anticipating your
courteous request that the subject may be
officially Investigated.
Personally Investigated Affairs.
'This Investigation was made by me
while on a visit to the Indian Territory
In May, as the result of which certain re
movals from office by dismissal and en
forced resignation resulted, and upon my
return here amended rules and regula
tions were prepared and Issued on July
10, the purpose of which was more fully
to protect the Creek Indians In the matter
of sales of their land by a proper notice
and the requirement of sealed bids, by
which such satisfactory results have been
accomplished In the matter of the sale of
Inherited lands in other reservations
throughout the country, none of the orig
inal deeds for the sale of lands under the
inherited act nor of lands in the Creek
Nation having been up to that time, nor
since, approved.
"On the contrary. In the matter of the
sale of Inherited land under the sealed
bid order, we are receiving In many cases
from 15 per cent to 125 per cent advance
over the original price tendered by the
same parties for the same land, while
the Creek deeds under the old system havo
all been disapproved, to the number of
423 deeds and returned with their accom
panying checks, amounting to more than
$369,000, thus showing that, In the matter
of official Irregularities and the adoption
of said regulations, the Interests of the
Indians have not been neglected by tho
department as is indirectly charged by
Mr. Broslus, whose report I do not care
further to discuss, because the accusations
therein contained are to receive a full and
rigid investigation. They have been
promptly denied and such investigation de
manded by the members of the Dawes
Commission- and Inspector Wright, who
are, of course, entltled-'to be presumed in
nocent in the meantime.
The Way He Wants It Done.
"This department is, and always has
been, more than ready and willing to ac
cept the assistance of your association in
ascertaining and rectifying any irregular
ities it may discover, or believe to exist
when properly presented ana substantiat
ed, and Is always glad to do anything
toward the betterment of the Indian wards
of the Government
There are, however, proper and im
proper methods of procedure, and I think
that It was not justifiable but discourteous
to me and unfair to them to publish
broadcast to the world the material gath
ered by Mr. Broslus without further veri
fication and without his having afforded
to the officials whose reputation he at
tacked any opportunity to explain what
Kftpmpfl to him oblectlonable.
The department does further maintain
that its Inspectors and other officials
should have respect and confidence until
a clear case is made against them; and
that the present policy of dealing with
the Indians is the result of accumulated
experience and is being pursued intelli
gently and vigorously with a view to
the Indians' best Interests.
"Your obedient servant
"EL A. HITCHCOCK, Secretary."
Mr. Garrett's reply follows:
"PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4, 1903. E. A.
Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior,
Washington. Sir I have the honor to ac
knowledge yours of the 29th ult, remind
ing me of my letter of the 25 ult, which
partially replied to yours of the 20th.
Garrett Disclaims Discourtesy.
"To enter upon the question of personal
discourtesy which you raise would.
think, involve a long discussion. I must
therefore, content myself with utterly dis
claiming the least intention of discourtesy
to you. I have not had the honor of much
personal, acquaintance with you, but my
profound regard for the President my
knowledge that ho esteems you highly and
my deep conviction' of your own Integrity
and faithfulness to your high trust would
forbid intentional discourtesy.
"The publication of the Broslus' report
was In accordance with the custom of
the association to give to the press mat
ters ot Importance in which the public
are supposed to, be Interested. That It
created a great deal of public Interest is
qulto evident
"I am glad to have learned, since the
letter of Mr. Broslus called the subject to
my attention, that you had known some
thing of the dangers to which he refers
previously, and am especially pleased to
know that you had taken steps to Investi
gate them and. well contented that the
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gree ln; preventing the wrong that might
have result to the Indians from being
consummated; anck especially gratified If
the Investigators snail be absolutely -un
biased. Too often these- officials appear to
be under influences from members of Con
gress Interested in them, and I am bound
to say that Inspectors too often seem to
whitewash men utterly unfit for their po
sitions. You will observe that I say 'seem.'
I do not claim infallibility.
No Charges Against Commission.
"We make no charge up to this time.
against any member of the Dawes" Com
mission, n6r I believe, does our. Informant
Mr. Broslus, whose allegations you wll
observe are general In their character and
Invite attention to a certain class of insti
tutions with which some of them are con
nected, as they ought not to be if they
wish to keep above suspicion, because
there Is too much reason to believe the
companies, are, some of them at least,
organized in part for the express purpose
of preying upon the Indians.
'Nor do I think that Mr. Broslus casts
any Imputation upon persons in higher po
sitions. No one is more Interested In
clearing tho skirts of the appointed offi
cials of fraud and corruption than those
who appointed them, and this he sought
'I would like to make one comment on
the closing passage in your letter In which
you say that 'Inspectors and other officials
should have respect and confidence until
a clear case shall be made aglnst them.'
When in Doabt, Discharge.
"The Inspector should be above suspic
ion, and where an inspector accepts the
hospitality of the man he is sent to in
spect thus taking a bribe in his favor, or
listens only or chiefly to one side, or
favors his Congressional backer In any
way, he Is not above suspicion. I would
not therefore, put that sentence as you
do, but would say that such officials
should be accorded confidence so long as
they are clearly honest and Impartial In
their investigations. A man who is subject
to serious misgivings In this repect
should be removed at once, no matter who
Is his backer, for he is no longer fit for
his position.
"I beg to reiterate my assurance of con
fidence In your administration, but think
that the important subject-matter Of Mr.
Broslus communication Is a hundred
times more Important than the question of
the courtesies, much as I trust I value
these.
Thanking you for the valuable Informa
tion that you have kindly Imparted, I re
main, Your obedient servant
"PHILIP C. GARRETT,
"President L R. A."
GUILTY OFFICERS RUX AWAY.
Hitchcock's Investigation Leads to
Discovery of Fraud In Oklahoma.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. A telegram to
Secretary Hitchcock from United States
District Attorney Horace Speed, of Okla
homa, says the United States grand jury
has found three indictments against Con
tractor Stokes and three County Com
mlssioners for Kiowa County for mak
ing false vouchers and false certificates
for the purpose of defrauding the Gov
ernment In connection with the building
of .bridges.
Stokes Is- under arrest and his bond has
been fixed at $1500. The three indicted
County Commissioners, It is said, have
fled the country.
This action has been taken at the in
stance of Secretary Hitchcock as the re
sult of an Intervention Instituted by him
several months ago, which revealed tho
fact that gross frouds had been prac
ticed in Oklahoma In connection with
contracts for bridges, roads and buildings
in the three counties opened for. settle
ment two years ago.
Secretary Hitchcock held up all the bills
untll he could have an investigation maae
and the present Indictments are the re
sult Other arrests are expected to ionow.
COUNSEL FOR THE KITTY D.
Government Authorizes Retention in
Case of Fishing Tug.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 6. The State
Department at Washington has Informed
Representative Alexander that the depart
ment has authorized the Consul-General
of- the United States In Canada to retain
counsel In tho case of the fishing tug
Kitty D., seized off Dunkirk, in Lake Erie,
by the Canadian boat Petrel a few months
ago. ,
Representative Alexander has also been
In communication with Assistant Secre
tary Keep, of the Treasury Department
One of the results of this la that the offi
cers of the United States boat Fessendea
have been notified by the Treasury Depart
ment to report at another hearing If their
presence shall be desired. The Fessenden
was recently dismantled and sent through
tho Canadian canals to the coast
An effort will be made to have the Im
aginary line between Canadian and Amer
ican waters marked by buoys. American
fishermen claim that the Canadian patrol
boats arbitrarily declare the location of
the boundary in mide-lake .and seize their
vessels when the exact location of the
dividing line is in" doubt.
'(
Beniine Declared to lie Insane.
NEW YORK. Sept 6. Francis W.
Benque, who sent a threatening letter to
Secretary of State Hay and who for
years nas given trouoie to omciais at
Washington with letters, was today de
clared insane by Dr." Gregory In the
psychopathic ward of Bellevue Hostipal.
He will be committed to an Institution
for the Insane for permanent cure.
Dr. Gregory tonight said that Benque's
mania is that he Is being persecuted.
Benque even today wrote several letters.
He says himself that he wrote to Mrs.
McKlnley among others.
BANK MAY RAISE RATE.
Demands in London for Money
Abroad Causes Some Anxiety.
LONDON, Sept 6. The rise in the
bank rate last week depressed all invest
ment stocks and home railways, and the
week's business on tho stock market was
again of the smallest proportions. The
condition of tho money market inspires
anxiety, as it is feared that the heavy de
mands from Egypt and the United States
may compel the bank to adopt a 5 per cent
rate before the year Is out
Americans were not affected by the ad
vance in the bank rate owing to the strong
position of the Associated Banks and the
favorable reception given to Secretary
Shaw's currency proposals.
Turkish securities were flat
Silver mines and Canadians were strong
and active.
WANTS- ITALIAN NAVY'S RECORD.
Deputy Ferri, Acquitted of Libel,
Insists on the Investigation.
ROME, Sept 6. Deputy Ferri. the edl
tor of the Socialist paper Avantl (who was
acquitted September 2 on the charge of
libeling the navy, brought against him
by S5 naval officers on the ground that
the latter could not represent the whole
navy), has filed an interpellation to be
made on the reopening of the Chamber
insisting again on a Parliamentary in
quiry- Into the condition of the navy from
the time of the battle of Lissa, in 1S66,
In which the Italians were defeated by
the Austrians, until the present time.
It was on the occasion of a previous
attempt to obtain a Parliamentary In
quiry that SIgnor Ferri made his attacks
on the navy which led to the suit for
libel being brought against him.
Demonstration Forbidden at Rome.
ROME, Sept 6. The police forbade
public commemoration of tho death of
the Italian philosopher, Bovle, which the
extreme parties had arranged to hold
today, as they believed that it was in
tended to convert it into a demonstra
tion against the coming visit of the Czar
to Rome. Tho Extremists have decided
to hold the' conmiemoratlon next Sunday,
I in spite of tho police prohibition..
OFF FOR SYRACUSE
President Goes to Open the
New York State Fair.
JAG0B BUS JOINS HIM ON WAY
Oyster Bay People Give Him Hearty
Godspeed "on' His Jonrney Dem
onstration Planned at Rich
mond Hill on His Return.
OYSTER' BAY. Sent 6. PresldentRoose-
velt left" at 9 o'clock for Syracuse, N. Y.,
where tomorrow ho will open formally
tho-New, York State Fair, and deliver a
Labor day address. Shortly before 9
o'clock the President arrived at the sta
tion in one of his own carriages from
Sagamore Hill. A goodly crowd of towns
people had assembled at the station to see
him depart and wish him a successful
Journey. He was cheered as he passed
along the station platform, and in response
he lifted his ha,t greeting two or three
of his acquaintances cordially.
Tho 'train on which he traveled to Long
Island City was a Lond Island Railroad
special consisting of two cars, President
Baldwin's private car and a combination
car. The President was accompanied by
Secretary Loeb, several members of the
executive force, representatives of the
press associations and four secret service
officers.
President Roosevelt passed the day quiet
ly. He attended services, at Christ Epis
copal Church this morning, being accom
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt and two of the
children.
James R. Garfield, of Washington, Com
missioner of Corporations of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, was a
guest of the President at luncheon.
On his way from Long Island City to
Oyster Bay, after his return from Syra
cuse on Tuesday morning, President Roose
velt will stop at Richmond Hill, where he
will deliver an address from the platform
of his car. A big demonstration is being
arranged by the residents in honor of the
President
RIIS JOINS THE PARTY.
President Recognizes Rough Rider
and Greets Him Cordially.
NEW YORK, Sept 6. The train bearing
President Roosevelt and party reached
Richmond- Hill, L. I., a little ahead of
time, but was held there for ten minutes
awaiting the coming of Jacob A. Riis,
who is to accompany the President to
Syracuse. Long Island City was reached
at 9:55 P. M., and the travelers were
brought Into Manhattan by a boat of tho
Thlrty-fourth-Street Ferry Line.
Here the President was met by Police
Commissioner Francis V. Greene, with
four "plain clothes" men, among whom
President Roosevelt recognized Sergeant
Edward J. Bourke, whom he recalled for
his efficiency in Inforclng the excise law
while Mr. Roosevelt was at the head of
the New York Police Board, and later as a
member of the Rough Riders in Cuba.
The President greeted Sergeant Bourke
cordially and spoke in high commendation
Of the Officer's work as It hnrt mm nnrtnT-
his observation
Carriages conveyed President Roosevelt
and the others of his party across the city
to tne Uhnstopher-street ferry. There be
ing time to spare, instead of going di
rectly across the Nortli River to the Del
aware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
station, the boat was headed up stream
ror some distance, all enjoying the ride
on the river.
The Presidential train nulled nut nf th
Station at 11:45. the expectation helntr fnr
a quicK run 10 Syracuse, wnich. will prob-
aoiy ho reacneu at a:ao tomorrow.
CRACK SHOTS AT SEA GIRT.
All Military Divisions of the United
States Are Represented
SEA GIRT, N. J., Sept. 6. The flower of
the crack marksmen of the United States
gathered here to participate In the big
shooting tournament, observed this a9 a
day of rest A busy week is ahead for
the hundreds of expert shots who have
been working hard for months past in
anticipation of the competitions.
Everybody Is anxiously awaiting the be
ginning of the National trophy match.
which will occur on Tuesday and Wed
nesday. It Is open to teams of 12 men
each from the United States Army, one
team from the troops stationed within
each of the military departments of the
United States Navy, United States Marine
Corps and the National Guard of the sev
eral states and of the District of Colum
bia.
The distances are 200, 500, 600, 00 and
1000 yards, ten shots at each range. Serv
ice rifles and ammunition must be used
The team making the highest average to
tal In the two days' contest will receive
the National trophy, provided for by Con
gress and $300 in cash. The second prize
Is the Hilton trophy and $300; third prize,
"Tho Soldiers of Marathon" trophy and
$200; fourth prize, $150; fifth prize, $100, and
sixth prize, $50.
Each member of each team winning a
prize will be presented with a medal
These are reproductions of a part of the
design of the National trophy, showing
that part of the shield of the trophy
which Includes the design of Mars
straining the dogs of war. The bar from
which tho medal Is suspended will Indicate
the event for which it Is issued, while
the reverse side will bear the name of
the holder. The trophies mentioned are
to be placed in competition annually.
Major Gilfoyle, Twelfth United States
Cavalry, will servo as executive officer
during the firing In tho National trophy
The riflemen will be kept busy tomorrow
with the conclusion of the skirmish team
match begun yesterday, the Leech Cup
and the interclub contests, the company
team match and the continuation of firing
in the re-entry Individual matches.
The carbine team, Tyro company team
veterans' team and many individual
matches are scheduled for Thursday, the
Dryden trophy team match for Friday
and the President's match for the Indl
vldual military championship of the Unit
ed States for Saturday, the last day of
the meet
BEAR MUCH IN EVIDENCE
Influence on Affairs in China, Japan
and Corea,
TOKIO. Aug. 22, via Victoria, B. C,
Sept 6. A special from Pekin today
states that the much-mooted secret con
vention between China and Russia has
been executed, but this is not officially
confirmed.
The Pekin correspondent of Jljl wires
that concerning the opening of Manchuria,
the United States Minister, Mr. Conger,
has made a strong argument, to which
Prince Chlng has replied in a note. The
irlnce's message says that If China as
sents to the opening at this time Russia
will make .that' action a pretext to. con
tinue the occupation of Manchuria and
that Russia! is expected to complete the
evacuation by October 10. The third stage,
the signature of the new commercial
treaty, which stipulates the opening, will
be postponed till that date. Tho corre
spondent adds that the Japanese Minister
has also received a similar answer from
Prince Chlng.
The Pekin Foreign Office Is somewhat
perturbed by the news that Admiral
Alexleff has been appointed, Viceroy of far
Eastern Russian territory, Including Man
churia. ......
Tho Asbi's Pekin. correspondent tele
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graphs that Admiral Alexleff is hastening
to Vladivostok on some urgent strategic
business. The power which the czar nas
assigned to Admiral Alexleff is so su
preme that he not only Is the Commander- I
in-Chief of the army -ana navy in tno
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certain degree.
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sia of a base on the Talu River at xon
camDho. ostensibly for Umber cutting op
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Britain and Japan that Wiju on the Yalu
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on these two subjects of late with results
that are variously reported from day to
day.
The latest special from Seoul dated Au
gust 21, says that the Emperor now pro
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to Russia and trying to pacify the pro
testing powers by ordering Wiju at once
opened to foreign trade.
Telegrams from Corea state that Cho
Sekyo, head of the Forestry Department
of Corea, has sent a note to the Japanese
Minister, Mr. Halsha, stating that the
Russo-Corean agreement for lease of land
at Yongampho to the. timber company, has
been cancelled as the result of fresh ne
gotiations with the representative of the
timber company, Baron Gunsberg. The
Corean officials have also stated through
the Foreign Office at Seoul, that the
agreement was only provisional. Minis
ter Halsha has asked that this statement
be put In the shape of a formal note.
According to a later report, the stipula
tion in the agreement about foreigners
charged with any offense In the leased
area haying to be handed over to Russian
custody has been cancelled on account of
objections made by the Corean Foreign
Office, acting on protests sent In by the
powers. This porUon being cancelled, the
Russian Minister drafted an amended
agreement which he pressed the Corean
government to sign. The Foreign Office
refused but the imperial household de
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signed.
' In the new agreement, the Russian Min
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to the timber company. In return for can
celling the jurisdiction clause as a favor
to Corea, to avoid getUng her into
trouble with other powers.
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. VIENNA. Sept. (L The conference of
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wtraftnn will oDen here tomorrow. A
cotton of the council wast held today to
consider business. Congressman Richard
Rnrtholdt. the American delegate, sue
ppprtwi in securing the next conference
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SENTRYi SHOOTS SOLDIER
Fires a Bnll Cartridge in Mistake at
l'lujinj? Comrade.
NEW LONDON, Conn., Sept 6. Ser
geant L. G. Bryson, of the Second Com
pany Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort
H. G. Wright, ' Fisher's Island, who was
killed at the post Saturday afternoon, was
shot by a sentry who had been ordered to
place him under arrest for creating a dis
turbance. Further Informauon Is refused
by the officer at tho fort
Bryson is a native of Colorado, and his
relatives have been telegraphed by tho
military authorities to ascertain what dis
position they wish made of the remains.
The guard who did the shooting is said
to be Private Price, also of the Second
Company. It Is said that an officer or
dered Private Price to fire a blank cart
ridge at Bryson and others who were cut
ting up pranks at the rear of the mess
house while dinner was being served, and
that Price had been misunderstood and
slipped a loaded shell Into his piece and
fired at Bryson. The ball passed through
Bryson's body, killing him Instantly.
While on tho guard the soldiers carry
five rounds of blank ammunition and
five rounds of loaded cartridges. It is
claimed that Price got a loaded shell in
mistake for a blank. He is under arrest
pending an Investigation.
Itoclcs Thrown at ICinj? Peter.
VIENNA, Sept 6. Special dispatches
give an unconfirmed report; Of' an attempt
on King Peter's life at Nlsh on Satur
day. It Is said that stones were thrown
at the royal carriage, one striking tho
King in the. face and a pistol was flred
from a neighboring window.
It is also rumored that the Sixth Serv
ian Regiment, notorious for the part It
played in the recent regicides, has been
ordered to Nish.
Freight Car Causes a Wreclc
BUTLER, Pa., Sept 6. A freight car
projected from a siding to the edge of the
main tracks, side-swiping an Incoming
Buffalo, Rochester Sc. Pittsburg passenger
train from Dubois, last night, in the But
ler yards, and eight people were Injured,
two seriously. .
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