The Sunday Oregonian., February 22, 1903, PART THREE, Image 17

PART THREE
PAGES 17 TO 24
VOL. XXII
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 22, 1903.
NO, S.
TO TEACH FIGHTING
Corner-Stop.e of Army War
College Is Laid
WITH MILITARY CEREMONY
I'rcatilcnt Rooaevelt Spcnka on Need
of Preparation for AVar nnil of
Having Bet Arnir In World
Hoot on Military Training.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. In the pres
ence of an assemblage of distinguished
people. Including' the President of the
United States, members of the CablnA ;
and of Congress, Justices of the Supreme !
Court, representatives of foreign powers
and others eminent in the life of the Na
tion, the corner-stone of the Army "War I
College was laid here today with irapres
. elve military and Masonic ceremonies.
The occasion was rendered notable and
Interesting by addresses delivered by J
President Roosevelt. Secretary ot War ;
Hoot and' Major-General S. B. M. Young,
president of the War College. The rite
selected for the new building Is on the
reservation of the Washington Barrack
at the foot of Four-and-a-Half street.
Today's ceremonies marked the begin
ning of a project which has been fostered
by the President, Secretary Boot and
others Interested In the advancement and
thorough training of the United States
Army. While the foundation of the new
structure, which is to be practically
-unique, has been only Just begun, the
plans contemplated by the War Depart-
ment and by Congress include the con
struction of an entirely new set of build
Ings on the arsenal grounds.
Among other structures, there will be a
hospital, barracks, officers quarters and
an administration building, all to be
handsome and of the most approved archi
tectural design. The Army War College
grounds have been selected as the site for
the statue of Frederick the Great which
Emperor AYllliam has proposed to present
to the people of the United States.
A picturesque feature of the ceremonies
today was the participation of the mili
tary. About 1000 troops, representing the
various branches of the war sen-Ice, took
part In the exercises.
President Roosevelt, accompanied by hli
military aide. Colonel Theodore A. Bing
ham, left the White House In a carriage at
11 o'clock. He was escorted to the War
College grounds by Troop E, of the Third
Cavalry. In other carriages members of
the Cabinet accompanied the President.
As the President and party entered the
grounds, the President's flag was run to
the top of the flagstaff and a section of
the Fourth Battery. light artillery, flred
the President's salute. The assembled
troops paid the President the honors pre
scribed by the regulations.
Grand Master George H. Walker, of the
District of Columbia Grand Lodge of Ma
eons, and other officers of the Grand
Lodge In carriages, were escorted to the
War College grounds by the Second Cav
alry Band.
The ceremonies Incident to. the laying ot
the corner-stone were Impressive, the In
vocation being pronounced by the Right
Rev. Henry T. Satterlee, Bishop of Wash
ington, the assemblage standing uncovered
during the prayer. After music by the
hand. President Roosevelt was Introduced
by General Gillespie, Chief cf the Engi
neers, "United States Army. The Presi
dent was given a cordial ovation, and said:
President Makes Speech.
"Gentlemen: It should be a matter of
pride and congratulation to every Ameri
can citizen Interested in the welfare of
his country that today wo lay the founda
tion stone of a building, the erection of
which signalizes a long stride forward In
securing the efficiency ' of the United
States Army, a step less Important than
that marked by the enactment of the
law to create a general staff, but a step
supplementing the passage of the act.
rounding it out and rendering It of a far
wider and far deeper usefulness.
"Ono word first to the Nation and then
another word to the Army. To the Na
Hon first. It has well been said that the
surest way to Invito National disaster
Is for a nation to be opulent, aggressive
end unarmed. (Applause.) The nation
that Is rich, that Is so high-spirited as
to bo somewhat careless of giving of
tense and that yet refrains from that pre
paredness which Is absolutely necessary
if efficiency In war is ever to be shown
such a nation is" laying deep the founda
tion for humiliation and disaster.
"As a people, whether we will or not.
we have reached the stage when wo must
play a great part In the world s affairs.
It is. not open to us to decide whether or
not we shall play it. All we have to de
cide Is whether we shall play It well or
ML The part Is before us. Wo have to
play It. AH that rests for us to do is to
Bay that we win piay ix wen. (Applause.)
This Nation has by the mere trend of
events been forced into a .position of
world power during the past few years.
It' has responsibilities upon It here in the
Occident, and in the Orient as well. It
cannot bear its responsibilities aright un
less its voice is potent for peace and Jus
tice, and its voica can bo potent for peace
and Justice only on condition of its be
ing thoroughly- understood that we ask
peace, not in the spirit of the weakling
on.1 the craven, but with the assured self
confidence of the just man armed. (Loud
applause.)
"So much for the lesson to he learned
by our people from the movement In
which the erection of this building Is a
part.
Hut Be Ready for Wnr.
"Now a word' to tho officers and en
listed men of the Army. The last two or
three years have witnessed a notable
awakening In our people to the well
being of the Army. Our people are un
derstanding as never before the tact that
the Army, like the Navy, will do well
In war mainly In proportion as it has
been prepared well in peace; that after
the war has begun It Is too late for us
to prepare for the victory. Defeat will
come inevitably and surely If the prepara
tion is put oft until -the war begins and
victory will come If It has been prepared
for in time of peace and on no other
terms.
"During the session of Congress that
Is now closing we have seen the first
stride taken In putting the National
Guard, the militia of the country, on a
f6oting of efficiency, the. first long stride
taken on the lines marked out by Wash
ington himself, the first successful effort
made to put into effect Washington's .plea
which for 110 years was disregarded by our
people. And again, the first long stride
has been taken toward the modernization,
toward increasing the . efficiency of the
Army In accordance with modern methods
as devised by General Sherman over a
quarter pf a century ago. It takes time
and thought and care to work out neces
sary reforms. They .do not come in a
jump. All kinds of obstructions of delib
erate purpose, obstructions of mere In
ertia, obstructions of carelessness, have
to be met with and overcome, but at last
they are overcom if only a sufficient
intensity ot purpose lies behind those !
backing the reform.
"And now these great steps have been
taken. Methods have been provided for
securing the Increased efficiency of the
Army, and It rests with the Army itself
to profit by what has been done. More
and more It has become evident In modern
war that the efficiency of the unit,
ot the Individual officer and of the in
dividual enlisted man is going to be the
prime factor In deciding the fate of
fought fields. The exercises of the bar
racks and the parade grounds do not make
5 per cent of the soldier's real work, and
do not count for S per cent In his real
efficiency They are very spectacular,
serve a- good purpose and must be well
done, but they count for but the smallest
part In the qualities the sum of which
make tho Army effective or ineffective
.In actual service. Officer and man alike
must be trained to the highest point In
the theory and in the practice of the pro
fession. "Tho forces of mere truism say that
If they are .trained in the theory without
the crowning of practice they will amount
to nothing, but they must have the train
ing and the theory too. They must have
that training or they never can reach
the highest standard of perfection In their
art. The Army ot the United .States 1?.
and It is not desirable that It should be
other than a small Army relative to the
population of tho country, but we have
a right to expect that that small Army
shall represent for Its size tho very high
est point of efficiency of any Army In the
civilized world. (Applause.) And I have
the most absolute faith that to that degree
of efficiency it will attain, and that it
will attain It In no small pnrt because
of the wise use It will make of the op
portunities afforded by tho erection of
this very building." (Long and continu
ous applause.)
The President returned to the White
House at 123 o'clock.
Secretary Root followed the President,
after another selection by the band. He
spoke as follows:
Root Urge Need of Train Infir.
Mr. Root spoke as follows:
"Not to promote war but to preserve
peace by Intelligent and adequate prepar
ation, to repel aggression, this morning
this institution is founded. It is a growth
and not a new departure. It is a natural
and necessary development of the views
with which General-Grant established the
artillery school at Fortress Monroe, Gen
eral Sherman established the Infantry and
cavalry school at Fort Leavenworth, and
General Sheridan established the school
of application for cavalry and light artil
lery at Fort Riley. Following the same
policy, an engineers' school of applica
tion, a school of submarine defense and
an Army medical school were afterwards
established.
"All these institutions were practically
suspended during the war with Spain and
in tne Philippines. When the time came
for their re-establl.-hment it had become
evident that, not merely restoration, but
an advance and enlargement of military
education were demanded by the enlarge
ment of our Army, the advance and great
er complexity of military science, the in
creased proportion of officers who had
not the benefit of a West Point education
nnd the wider range of military problems
which the possibilities of National growth
force upon our attention., The growth
of separate institutions. jirid reached a
point where their efficiency could be In
creased and the results of their work could
be utilized best by bringing them into re
lation as parts of a general system of
military education under the Inspection
and uupervisloa ot a single co-ordinating
ana controlling boar, ana by suDDiement-
ing their work with a post-graduate course
which should carry their best men onward
along the lines of research and of thought
by which experience and theory com
bine to the making of skillful commanders
of armies.
Schools to Tench "War.
"Such a system the Army is now put
ting into force as rapidly as possible.
Tho controllings and directing body is
the War College Board, consisting of five
omcers or rank especially detailed and the
Chief of Engineers, the Chief of Artillery
the Superintendent of West Point Military
Acaaemy. ana tne commandant of the
Leavenworth School, all under the presl
dency of that gallant, experienced and
able soldier, Major-General Samuel B. M,
Toung. Under their direction the school
at Leavenworth has been re-established
and reorganized as a general service and
staff college, with the school at Fort
Riley as an accessory school of appllca
tlon. The special service school lias been
re-established. A system of schools has
been established at the principal posts and
Is being extended to all the considerable
posts of the country under which a com'
pulsory course, following a prescribed cur
riculum, is required from all Junior of-
ncers.
"It Is the design of the board, already
proviaea by general orders, that the best
men from the post schools shall be graded
up. to the Leavenworth College and the
special service schools; that the best men
from tho Leavenworth College and the
special service schools shall be graded
up to tho post-graduate course of the
yar College, there to study and confer
upon the great problems of National de
fense, of military science and of respon
sible command. The courses of instruc
tion In all of the schools In all the
stages are In the highest degree practical
as wen as, ineoreticai. ana military apt!
iuae lesica Dy tne exercise of actual com.
mand will hold a leading place in the de
termination of merit. To the men sifted
out from tho great mass of officers by the
demonstration of superior Intelligence and
devotion to the profession, the Commander-in-Chief
will naturally turn for details
to important service and promotion to
higher rank. Membership In the War Col-
lego will mean honor and opportunity.
"In its confidential archives will be
garnered the results of the best thought
of the army and in the .continuous exist
ence of the institution, always changing
in Its element as men come and go. but
remaining itself unchanged, will be found
continuity of knowledge, of thought and of
military policy always available for prac
tical use. It is a common observation and
a true one that practical qualities in
soldier are more important than a knowl
edge of theory, hut this truth has often
been made the excuse for Indolence and
Indifference, which except In rare and
gifted Individuals destroy practical effi
ciency. General S. B. M. Toung, president of the
War College, then delivered an address.
Grand Master Walker, assisted by other
officers of the Grand Lodge of Masons of
the District of Columbia, then laid the
corner-stone 6f the -new building In ac
cordance with the Impressive ritual of the
Masonic fraternity. The ceremonies were
concluded by a benediction pronounced by
Bishop Satterlee.
Clogged Mall Tabes Cnnie Trouble.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2L More trouble has
been experienced with the pneumatic tube
service between the general postofflce and
the Grand Central Station, which was
entirely suspended nearly all of yester
day. When the tubes "became clogged tb
facilities for sending the malls Jby wagou
were found to be wholly Inadequate, owing
to tho condition ot the streets, and It be
came necessary to 'dump the malls from
the wagons to baggage surface cars in
Park Row In order to get them to the
Grand Central Station In time.
More Troops for Snlonlca.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 2h-The
Smyrna-Kassaba; Railroad Company has.
been Instructed to prepare for the trans
portation of 25.000 Redlfs to reinforce th
Third Army -Corps at Sajgnica.
GERMANS ARE IN IT
Have Acquired Interest ,ln
Panama Canal.
BUT CAN'T GET FULL CONTROL
Cannl Ofllclnls Connlderlnc Knox's
Acceptance of OScrCermnn Pro
fcoaor Snyn It Is Beat to Lot
United States Die Cnnal.
PARIS. Feb. 2L The officials, of the
Panama Canal Company are maintaining
a rigid reserve concerning their plans. One
of the chief officers said It was considered
of the utmost importance, owing to .the
delicate stage of the negotiations, not to
throw anything into the discussion which
might unfavorably affect the results. At
the company's headquarters great activity
has been shown since the receipt of the
advices from Attorney-General Knsx ac
cepting the company's offer-for the sale
of its property, subject to the ratification
of the United States. Persons in a posi
tion to know the course of the negotla.
tlons do not consider the attitude of tho
company antagonistic. to the position of
the United States. The officials continue
to take an optimistic view of the success
ful close of the transaction, as they con
sider that the position of the company is
cuch that the purchase can be consum
mated by an extra session of the Senate,
in case no action Is taken before March 4.
In authoritative quarters It Is believed
that recent diplomatic- relations tend to
confirm German interest In the canal pro
ject. One ot the leading officers of a
French financial Institution recently ad
mitted to an American official that pri
vate German Investments In Panama se
curities were assuming significant pro
portions. It was distinctly stated in this
connection that the German government Is
entirely unconnected with the movement,
although the names of Important person
ages In the Imperial government are men
tioned among those who havo become re
cent private Investors. But the view pre
vails among Americans here that such a
foreign movement will be futile, as the
officials are rtrongly confident that the
present obstacles to the negotiations will
bo overcome.
LET UNITED STATES DIG IT.
German Profeaadr Sum That Will
Suit Gcrmnnr Beat.
BERLIN. Feb. 2L Professor Ernest von
Halle, of Berlin University, discussing the
Panama Canal, saya Germany's Interests
will be better suited through the present
folutlon than if the canal were built by
GIVEN AN OVATION AT SALEM
F. X. MATIIIEU, SOLE SURVIVING MEMBER OF THE PROVISIONAL
GOVERNMENT.
France or. by an international company.
The Professor remarked:
"So far as Qermany.is concerned, it Is
only desired that the canal be. in strong
hands, and that these be not those that
have long been making it their special task
to bind all the world's commercial Inter
ests under their own control."
Professor von Halle is glad to see the
United States entering Into competition
with Great 'Britain .in controlling such
j routes and thus restoring the equilibrium.
He believes Mexico ana central America
will fair Irrevocably under the political
domination of the United States through
the canal, but desbts whether the canal
will pay the Interest on its capital.
CONSIDERING KNOX'S offer.
Cunnl Conipnnj' Lnvrjcr Says Corre
' spondence Is 1'naalhic.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. William Nel
son' Cromwell, representative of the Pan
ama' Canal Company, stated tonight that
.no reply has been mado as yet to the
President's acceptance of the canal com
pany's offer to. sail its property.
"The Panama Canal Company.-" he said,
"is still considering the proposition made
to It by the President through the Attor-.ney-General
several days ago,, but it is
"riot true that it has already made a defi
nite reply. Of .course, I have had numer
ous conferences with the Attorney-General
regarding the matter, and the ques
tion is In correspondence between' the ofr
ficlals hero and the Panama Canal Com
pany. ,I cannot saywhen we shall make
an answer" to" the "proposition."
Mr. Cromwell said also that no agree
ment has been reached between the
United States Government and the canal
company extending the time limit ot the
option.
LOSS OF LIFE IS SEVEN.
Tiro Victims of Cednr Rapid Fire
Are Still Missing.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia., Feb. 2h Follow
ing Is a corrected list of tho dead In the
Clifton Hotel fire:
Taken from ruins:
W. A. MOWRY. Whatcheer, Ia.
F. O. YOUNG. Minneapolis.
Two unidentified men.
Died at the hospital:
LOUIS C. BURNETT. Nebraska City.
Neb.
Missing:
H. E. G. HOLMES, -address unknown.
A. P. JOHNSON, supposed to be from
Illinois.
D. H. SEYMOUR, address unknown.
S. JACKSON. 2531 Ashland avenue, Cin
cinnati cigar-manufacturer.
The unidentified dead are supposed to be
Holmes and, Jackson.
Of the Injured Dr. Grove, of Cedar Rap
Ids, and B. F. Taylor, of Davenport, are
In a precarious condition. All the others
will recover Charles Cook, supposed to
have perished, has been located at his
home In Williamsburg.
CEDAR R-n.PIP3. Ia., "Feb. 21. Another
body, supposed to be that ot J. E. Holmes,
a traveling salesman, was taken from the
ruins of the Clifton Hotel tonight. Holmes
registered for dinner February IS.
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TRAFFIC MEN MEET
The Pacific Coast Association
Gathers at Ashland.
WELCOMED BY THE CITIZENS
Lnrse Number of Membera In Attend
anceA Change la Made In the
By-Laws Splendid Banquet
Held and Tonata Given.
ASHLAND, Or.. Feb. 21. (Special.) The
third annual meeting of the Pacific Coast
Traffic Agents' Association began Its two
days' session here this afternoon. The
attendance is about double that ot last'
year, and the growth of the association
during the past year has been little short
of wonderful. Three years ago the or
ganization was perfected in this city with
a charter membership of 33. Today 3J0
names are repotted on the rfills."
The train arriving at noon brought a
delegation ot from Portland and Se
attle. Including 15 ladles. The afternpon
overland from California brought the re
maining delegates about 60 In number.
The Mayor and a local reception commit
tee were at the depot on the arrival of
the trains to welcome the visitors, who
were escorted to the Opera-House. where
the freedom of the city was tendered them
in an Informal reception. President M. J.
Roche presided, and Mayor Provost was
Introduced, the latter, after a few words.
Introducing C. B. Watson. This gentle
man. In witty and felicitous phrases, ex
pressed Ashland's cordial feelings toward
the traffic men. President Roche appropri
ately responded. A handsome souvenir
emblematic of Ashland's famous peaches
was then distributed to the visitors. The
association then adjourned to the City
Hall, where the business session was held.
Among the important features of the busi
ness transacted was the adoption of a
practically new constitution. Three di
visions are provided for, as In the old
one, but there are Important additions In
the way of local memberships and con
trol, giving each district more freedom In
tho admission of and passing upon mem
bers. The old system required the whole
organization to past upon matters which
each district can now regulate for Itself.
; District 1 Includes the territory from
Portland to Ashland; district 2. Ashland
to Bakerslleld. Cal.; district. 3, from the
latter place to the Southern California
line.
The officers elected are as follows
President. Jay W. Adams, Nickel Plate
Railroad, San Francisco; J. H. O'Neill, O.
R. & N., Portland, vice-president; T. L.
Sinclair, Lehigh Valley, second vice-president;
Charles H. White, Southern Pacific,
Los Angeles, secretary-treasurer.
A vote of thanks was given the retiring
officers, and it was voted to meet in Ash'
land again next year.
The ladles of the part are being ten
dered a-receMloa m tne-(jperaiiouta to
night by the Indies ot Ashland. At 10
o'clock the annual banquet began at the
Depot Hotel' Following is the programme
of toasts':
"The General Arent," U. S. Itowe.
"lUllroad Builder." G. W. Arbuckle.
"Annual Meeting of American Asoclatlon of
Traveling Faasenjcer Agentu, 'Aew Orleans,
1003." T. T. FltlgeraW.
"Development of, tho Trans-Pacifle Steam
ship." Is. K. Denbigh.
"The Relations of the Railroad to the Peo
ple." II. E. Lountbury.
"Advantaees of Throusch WaybllllnR in Con-
Junction With Trunk Lines and Tranncontl-
nental Roads." W. It. lllnchman.
"Passenger Department." James O'Gara.
"The Ideal Traffle Man." G. W. Willett.
"Division Meetings of the raclAc Coast As
sociations of Traffic Agents," Charles G. Gray.
The toastmaster was Jay W. Adams.
Business will be concluded tomorrow
morning. When the delegates will start
for home.
FREIGHT BRINGS REVENUE.
Stnyvrsnnt Flah Dlacussea Railroads'
nt Banquet of Freight Men. .
NEW YORK, Feb'. 21. The second an
nual dinner of the Community of Freight
Interests, composed of agent? of the great
shippers and transportation lines of the
United States and Canada, was held to
night at the Arkwrlght.Club. Vice-President
Burns D. Caldwell, of the Delaware.
Lackawanna & Western Railroad, presid
ed and read .a letter of regret from Sec
retary Cortelyou on behalf of President
Rooevelt and one from Senator Depew.
President Stuyvesant Fish, of the Illi
nois Central, was the flrst Fpeaker. He
spoke of the freight traffic of a railroad
as being its important source of revenue
and added that a great deal depended on
the Ingenuity of the traffic agent. He fa
cetiously referred to the passenger serv
ice on the railroad as "tho dress parade."
and said the passenger service would be
more profitable were there not so many
parlor coaches on the great through trains
of the great railroads.
Mr. Fish attacked government owner
ship of railroads, "and compared his own
railroad with the Illinois and Michigan
canaL He ald that the State of Illi
nois controlled and owned' the canal, and
lost 1100,000 yearly through 'Its operation.
On the other hand, the Illinois Central
was putting J312.C0O yearly Into Its treas
ury. I think It would be well." he wald
"If these figures might go to Albany,
I think the State of New York might
benefit by the experience of Illinois In
conducting Its own canals."
Speeches were also made by F. L. Pome-
roy. assistant freight traffic manager of
the New York Central, and Edward T.
Jeffrey, president ot the Denver & Rio
Grande.
Lotv Denies Report.
TOPEKA. Kan., Feb. 2L-M. C. Low,
general attorney for the Rock Mand. de
nies the report that the Rock Island has
secured right to enter New Orleans over
the Southern Pacific tracks. He also
saya there Is no change In the relation
with the Southern .Pacific regarding tha
California traffic.
FAST TIME ON GREAT NORTHERN.
Trains From Neir York to Seattle In
,Fonr Days.
ST. PAUL. Feb. 2L-On March 1 the
Great Northern Railway will begin a new
train service that will bring the Puget
Sound cities 12 hours closer to New York..
tho new schedule permitting of a Journey
from coast to coast -in something under X
hours. The new train wlI leave Seattle
at 8-30 A. M. dally, reaching St. Paul at
10-20 P. M. on the third day, 60 hours from
the Coast. Close connections will be
made at St. Paul with cast-bound trains,
bringing passengers into Chicago In ample
time to make connections with the fast
Eastern trains and landing them In New
York at the end of the fourth day of
travel. The schedule calls for an average
running time of 30 miles an hour for the
entire distance between Puget Sound and
St Paul.
West-bound, the train will leave St Paul
aa hour 'later than tho (chedola ot the
present "flyer," landing passengers In Se
attle at the same time as under that
schedule, making 53V4 hours for tho west
bound journey.
In addition to Improving the service ot
the "flyer," the company announces that
an entirely new train each way will be
added to the Coast service. This train
will leave St. Paul dally nt 5 P. M.. and
will run via Wilmar and Breckcnridge.
carrying a slteptr for Montana points, and
arriving at Seattle at 9 A. M. of the fourth
day, making connection with Puget Sound
steamers. Returning, the train, which
will earn the mail, will arrive at St. Paul
at 220 P. M.. making close connections
with Eastern mall trains.
CHARTER FOR MANITOBA LINES.
Northern Tactile Scelc Right to
Build 2300 Miles.
WINNIPEG. Fob. I1.-C. E. Hamilton.
of St. Paul, who. has charge of the appli
cation for a charter for the proposed
Northern Pacific line of railway Into Man
itoba, said today that the bill would be
presented to the Legislature Monday even
ing. The title of the railway will be the
Midland Railway of Manitoba. The Kll
given the Lieutenant-Governor In Council
the power to fix rates, and no subsidies or
exemption ot any kind will be asked for.
the bill simply seeking permission for the
company to build the lines outlined In the
application.
Mr. Hamilton said that probably the first
line built will be from the boundary to
Winnipeg, which Is to be an air line. The
line from Winnipeg to Brandon also will
be an air line. The whole system, a3 out
lined, aggregates some 2500 miles of road,
and will represent an outlay ot about $30,
000.000. FARRELL HILL'S ASSISTANT.
Promotion for Well-Known Pacific
Coa.it Railroad Man.
ST. PAUL. Feb. 21. J. D. Farrell. cx-
presldent of the Northern Steamship Com
pany, has been selected by President Hill,
of the Great Northern, to become assist
ant to the president, with responsible
duties on the Western end of the sys
tem, the appointment being effective
March 1.
(Mr. Farrell was formerly general super
intendent of the Western division of the
Great Northern, and resigned that po
sition to engage In mining In British
Columbia, where he had great success.
When Mr. Hill obtained control of the
Pacific Coast Company, the name under
which the Oregon Improvement Company
was reorganized, he made Mr. Farrell
president and he now holds that position.)
TYPHOID AT CORNELL.
Trnstcea of University Answer ne-
porta na to Epidemic.
ITHACA. N. Y.. Feb. 21. The full Board
of Trustees of Cornell University today
gave out an official statement In regard
to the typhoid fever situation, which in
part Is as follows:
"It has been .widely published 'in the
presu that several of the trustees of the
university and members of the executive
committee were stockholders In the Ithaca
Water Works Company; that the water
supply of the university was contaminated
and had been one of the causes of the
typhoid epidemic, nnd .that the executive'
cnrcmlti'ee.of trustees had refused to pro
vide or to lurnlfla opportunities to -nua-
cnts for obtaining pure water. It han
also been charged that the means for
caring for sick students and the number
of nurses supplied 'by the university were
Inadequate.
"Eacn and every one of these state
ments If ntnolutely without foundation.
No member of the Board of Trustees
owns any stock 1n the Ithaca Water
Company. The university itself docs not
own any. stock In that company. It has
an Investment In bondj of the company
and that Is the only lntercrt It hat? In
it, ns It holds bonds of other water com
panies in different parts of the country.
No case of typhoid fever ist known to have
occurred among those who have used ex
clusively the water supply of the uni
versity campu. No person at Sage Col
lege, In which more 'than 3)0 women stud
ents board and lodge, and which is sup
piled by this water, has had typhoid fever
and no case of typhoid has occurred In the
families of .professors living on the cam-
piv. Typhoid fever hao developed only
among those students who live In other
portions of the city, which are suppllec
by the Ithaca Water Company with water
from Six-Mile Creek, and from Butter
milk Creek.
"In the university Infirmary and Its an
nexes there are today S4 patients, mostly
typhoid, who are attended by 30 trained
nur.-es. Apart from these there are
oeven copesf of recognized typhoid among
students In the city who are cared for
by their friends outside the university."
rcn th Dentil A in one Cornell Stmlriit
ITHACA. N. Y.. Feb. 21. William Elliot
Maher. a freshman In tha Cornell Uni
versity, died last night, the 10th student
to fall a victim of typhoid fever. The
exodus of students Is not abating, and to
day the president of the senior class de
clared that so many of the members of
the clas3 had left town that he was un
able to make up the student committee
provided for by yesterday's mass meeting.
Because of the conditions here, the Cornell-Harvard
fencing meet was can
celed. PROTEST FROM CANADA.
Objects to Lndjse nnd Turner nn
AInnkn Boundary-Coinmlxilouera.
LONDON, Feb. 21. A dispatch to tho
Times from Ottawa declares that Can
ada has formally protested to the Imper
ial government against the appointment
of Senators Lo'dge'and Turner on tht-
Alnska commission. The Foreign Office,
which has received no official protest. Is.
however, unofficially aware of the' fact
thit the Canadians ere not satisfied with
the appointment of Mcstsrs. Lodge ani
Turner, but the officials here do not see
how they can take any action in. th
matter.
The Spectator, discussing the American
appointees, says:
"Secretary Root Is unquestionably one
of the ablest men alive today In the
Anglo-Saxon world- of politics. Senitor
Lodge Is aiso a man of great weight
and influence, and Is a worthy repre
sentative of the best traditions) of the
Senate, a deliberative body which, for
the direct powers it exercises, has no
fellow in the world."
Continuing, the Spectator expresses the
hope that the British representatives will
not only be men of equal Intellectual pow
ers, but also of equal standing before
the Nation.
Keep Silent nt Ottnwn.
OTTAWA. Ont. Feb. 2L No Infoma'
tlon Is obtainable here In official circles
of the reported protest of the Dominion
Government to the Home Office against
the appointment of Senators Lodge and
Turner on the Alaskan Commission. A
rumor is prevalent to this effect how
ever. .
Diea at the Ace of 100.
BATH. Me.. Feb.' 21. Mr. Helen C.
Neagle. who has the 'distinction ot being
the oldest woman in Maine, is dead, aged
JOS. She was born In County Clare, Ire
land, and bad Uvea here w ycara,
END' NOT ATTAINED
Severe Criticism on Ship
Subsidy Bill.
NEW YORK MERCHANTS' VIEWS
Pendlnir Bill Wonld Curtail Ocenn
Mull Service rontmuslcr-Gcnernl
Should Give American Ships
Preference ' In Contracts.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. The Merchants'
Association- sent the following letter to
Charles 1L Grosvenor, chairman of the
committee on merchant marine and fish
eries, House of 'Representatives, W aah
Ington. D. C, to'day:
Dear Sir A letter from C. B. Parsons,
president of the Maritime Association, ad
dressed to you and favoring the ship sub
sidy bill at present before your commit
tee. Is published this morning in the news
papers.
It is impossible to Judge of tne import
ance of the amendments which Mr. Par
sons states that hi3 association has asked
for in the bill as nt present framed., be
cause Mr. Parsons does not state what
those amendments are. and apparently ret
gards them of little Importance, since he
is prepared to and does advocate the pass
age of the bill without them.
I feel called UDon. however, to call your
attention again to the inconsistent and
highly prejudicial terms of the bill as at
present framed.
"The Merchants' Association has. from
the beginning, advocated such a ship sub
sidy as would accomplish tho objects
which Mr. Parsons states as his reasons
for advocating the present bill. We havo
shown, however, that these objects will
not be accomplished by the bill as at pres
ent framed, but on tho other hand the re
sult will be an immediate and highly
prejudicial curtailment of our mall serv
ice, which Is of the first Importance to tho
shipping interests of this community. The
amendment suggested by the Merchants'
Association can offer no objection to any
Individual or association sincerely desir
ous of promoting the shipbuilding Indus
try of this country, but must, on the con
trary, appeal to them as necessary to at
tain that end.
"Without either passing upon the ex
tent of subsidy which the bill provides, or
objecting to it, we have simply asked for
an amendment which, will allow the Postmaster-General
to continue the present
excellent ocean mall service which we en
Joy, giving preference in his contracts to
tonnage of American construction, but
being, nevertheless, at liberty to make
contracts with foreign tonnage, as at
present, until such time as there Is a
sufficiency of Amerlcan-bullt tonnage to
supply the demand.
"Any objection to this suggestion must
be prompted by selfish Teasons, and with
the Intention of diverting, the- subsidy
from the purpose for which It Is Intended.
"Yours very truly, G. L. DUVAL,
Chairman. Committee of Ship Subsidies,
the Merchants' Association of New
York."
CUBA WILL HURRY TREATY
Her Senate Will Ratify Monday,
Unplug for Favorable Action.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. Herbert C.
Squlers. Minister to Cuba, arrived here
tonight direct from Havana, and had an
audience with Secretary Hay. Mr. Squlers
told his mlfslon here Is to "clean up
certain matters connected wun tne I'laic
amendment. Awaiting him at his hotet
was a cablegram Mating that on Monday
next the Cuban Congress' would taste up
consideration of the reciprocity treaty, and
Mr. Squlers expressed tne opinion mat
It would be ratified during the coming
week.
It was learned tonight that this treaty
would have been acted upon -sooner, but
the Cuban government was awaiting ac
tion by the United States Senate. Now.
however, that the matter has been de-
laved, the uban government will uso
every means In Its rower to expedite ac
tion on the treaty In the hope or iavoraaie
action by the United States Senate.
Creel to lie Governor of Clilhnaltna.
1ST. PASd Tex.. Feb. 21. Enrique C.
Creel will be the next Governor of Chi
huahua. President Diaz has wired Mr.
Creel, who Is now In New York, stating
thnt he defired to see Creel the succes
sor of Governor Ahumada. Mr. Creel has
been In New York for some time In con
nection with plans to put. Mexico on a
gold basis or otherwise to secure more
stable currency. President uiaz. naing
made known hte wishes, the Chihuahua
I-pi-L-Iatnre will meet and formally elect
Mr. Creel. The appointment of Creel Is
taken to mean here a complete agreement
between President Diaz and ex-Governor
Terrazas. Mr. Creel Is a son-in-law of
Tcrrazas-. the wealthiest man in Mexico.
New President of Gnnteninln.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Minister
Combes, of Guatemala, has cabled tho
State Department that Senor Arias was
elected President or Guatemala Dy con
gress on the ISth Inst
Fleet Soli From Acapnleo. -WASHINGTON.
Feb. 21 The Navy De
partment has been Informed that the Pa
cific squadron, commanded by Rear-Ad-mlral
Glass, left Acapulco, Mexico, today
for Amapala, Honduras?.
nlxhop Moore Retnrna to China.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Bishop David H.
Moore, of the Methodist Episcopal church,
who leaves New York today for the West,
will iir from San Francisco March.ll foe
the Orient, where he will visit the various
Methodist conferences over which he has
episcopal supervision. His field Is, called
technically Eastern Asia, and includes!
Japan. Corea and China. It stretches from
Toklo to the borders of Thibet. Bishop
Moore's most remote destination Is Sze
chuen. Province In West China, involving
a Journey up the Yangtse River of near
ly two months.
The bishop has already spent over two
years in Eastern Asia, going out Immedi
ately after the Boxer uprising in 1001, and
returning to the United States last Au
tumn. He will bo accompanied on this
trip as on his previous one by his wife.
Dr. Homer Eaton, ofthe firm which acts
as publishing agents of the Methodist
Episcopal church, will accompany Bishop
Moore as far as China. Dr. Eaton goes
to Shanghai to represent the board of
directors of the Joint publishing house of
the Methodist Episcopal church and tha
Methodist Episcopal church. South.
Nordgren Ia Fotind Gnlltyv
CHICAGO. Feb. 21. The Jury In the
case ot John A. Nordgrcn. on trial for
the murder of his wife, returned a verdict
of guilty "n Judge Chetlalne'o court today,
and the punishment for the crime was
placed at 30 years' Imprisonment in tha
penitentiary.