Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1898, Page 1

[ a THE EVENING STAR, ah SS PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsyivania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by ‘be Evening Star Newspaper Company. SH EAUPPMANN, Pres. Py Rew York 05 — » 49 Poster 3ailding, —-- ng Star ie served to subscribers tm the ob a 10 cents Per week. or 34 cent 2 cents each ates or Canada fav Quintnple Sheet Star, $1 per year, witt added, $3.08. (Eatercd Offi at Washington. D. C.. uiclass mat! mattet aa!) -ubs riptin smost de pald tn advance. made known on appilation Che Hvening Star. reached by a single mediom of advertising as can thoxe of Washington through the co! umns of The Evening As business bringers The Star's advertisements are without a paralici. No 14,2 89, WASHINGTON, D. 0, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1898—SIXTE EN PAGES. “TWO CENTS. FOR CUBAN CONTROL Formal Orders Published te the War Department. A DIVISION WITH DEPARTMENTS Nature of Gen. Lee’s Author- ity Not Fully Settled. —o—__—__ DESIGNATION OF COMMANDS The War Department today made public the formal order providing for the military of Cuba. The notable feature order is that Maj. Gen. Ludlow, who ted as military governor of Ha- v city, while nominally svbordinate to the division commander, en. Brook charged to exer functions in that place under the dire th of @ President. Gen. Lee’ tions appear to be limited to tho: = tly military character, though it s t the War Department he may e arged with all the duties civil as well as military, of the governor of s fol- order is ADQI HE ARMY, rals Office, ber 13, 180s. ARTE been receive NT, ISOS, divisio division of Cuba, con- departmen f Cuoa, wi will exercise th rnor ef the Fitzhugh 1 States commanding the Arm assigned to the immediate com ! the troops in the province um Ludlow. United States designated the military he city of Havana, and v commande s to col rsement of revenues nd its police, sanitation nment, under such ri vision that be preseribed by the Pres- R. A. ALGER. Secretary of War. By command of Maj. Gen. Miles Ss H RBIN Adj ner mand of D rtments. of mili Cub deparime commanded cided by are upo! I L. H. Carpe D ent of Santa Clara. n. Simon Snyder. f Ss 1so—Gen. Leonard € provinces of na and ably 1 for undecided until > President from the south, lities are strong that Mai. be assigned to the depart a and Maj. Gen. J. H. Wil and of the departm: , Who has t . with the autho: hand when th: Un kes formal possession . New Year day. He has selected ral A. R. Chaffee as his chief srigadier General Humphrey 4 jarterma Colonel Weston d Ric so ha an CONSIDER WAR STI Danish Officials at St. Thomas Re- fuxe Dochage to Transport. THOMAS, Danish Wes 3, De- termas- h arrived deing by the Danis ernment off who take the gr¢ at it would be a v r neutrality laws to permit he “ 1 us, however, have c t n for instructions. > GOOD WILL POR ENGLAND. CZAR'S Only Se A c Necessity. Arthur ax a Dipto- LONDON, December 15—Wm. T. Stead zu ref © to his recent visit to t Zar, § Fe Jesty is entirely ani- mated by g w eat Britain, and t he brought f t genuine ad- t ur is said to have sorrow- colonization sometimes re- with alco- dem zing 2 ar, ppears, regards the par- tion of China with a feeling of horror, and said to sserted tfat Rus oceupied Port ur under bitter 1 and in « forestall German h designs. also A eessity and Brit > OFF TO MEET LADY CURZON. Jew Viceroy of India Bids Adieu to London Friends. LONDON, December 1 ord Curzon of Kedleston, the new viceroy of India, start- ed this r 8 for Marseilles, overland, to join Lady ¢ his wife, on board the Arabia t of friends, including his father, the Hol- den Curzon . Lord George Hg om, the secretary of state for Ind the Duke of W Inster, the United St charge Henry White, and Mrs. Waite at the railroad station. — TRE DISTRICT BILL, Will Preba ¥ Seen Le Considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee The District of Columbia appropriation Dit! wil! probably be taken up for constder- ation by a subcommittee of the Senate on appropriations the latter part of the ent week or early next week. Consi ble work is necessary to arrange data concerning the character of the appropria- tions in the bill, which will require several days. ————_+«+ 3 Personal Mention. Lieut. Chas. W. Castle, U. S. A., aid de camp to Gen. John R. Brooke, is spending a few days with his parents, Capt. and Mrs. Henry A. Castle, at No. 1532 2d street. . Dr. Sam’! G. Parteilo, formerly of this city, but now agent of the Red Cross at ‘Tampa, is at the Ebbitt House. INTERESTS ARE IDENTICAL Those of Great Britain, the United States and Japan. An Interesting talk on Trade Rela- tions by the Japanese Minister. Mr. ister, Jutaro Komuar, the Japanese min- Was questioned by a Star reporter nday regarding the published interview with Senator Davis in Paris in which Mr. Davis favored the formation of a triple between the United States, Eng ard Japan. Mr. Komuar said that he could not commit himself in favor ot such alliance. “The international al- liance question is a great one,” he said, “and is absorbing the attention of ever nation on the earth. I cannot say wheth- er Iam in favor of such an alliance as is suggested by Mr. Davis. Alliances are oi t advantage to countries, the nation: ved being able to further their trade and commercial interests under agreements of this kind. I have no doubt that soon or later there will be alliances between the various countries in some form or othe: 1d each will be much benefited by them it will make little or no difference in jus: alliance land an what form these alliances may be made Yhey may be merely understandings, buc they will have the same effect. ‘Ihe inter of Engiand, the United States anu Japan are acmost identical. Ail tnree coun (nes are progressive nauons, Japan bens commor regaraed as the mosc progres sive nation of the tar east. An undersuunu ing between these thr might prove of great principal advantage to be derived wou. oe protection and advancement of thei mercial interests.” 1 think, countries, benent to all, The com Japanese in Hawaii. Mr. Komuar was also que ing the missioners stioned regar proposition of the Hawaiian com- to disfranchise Japanese uents of those istands. This will not be « resi- departure from pres- ent conditions,” he said. “The Japanese in Hawaii were disfranchised by the re publican form of government there. I do to discuss thi: hot care qu jon at length at this ume for the reason that the sub- ct is now pending betore Congress an owever, that the Japanese people in wali are thrifty, industrious and law There are about 20,0000 of my countrymen there and they have provea creditable resic rm hands and me them being engaged meehanteai tween empl have alway both. They make exc nies, most sricultur: the revations nd empioyes in the been very satisfactory stent in pursuits and past to there to in the Philippines. are very few Our trade re- islands are quite larg however. Many of Japan's principal prc duets are exported to the islands, the pro- ducts of the Philippi going to Japan. Trade between Japan and the islands is in- creasing constanly and if the United States retains the isiands I have no doubt r panes: lations with the ange say, it will continue to grow as it has done in the past. —___—___+ e+—______ ENGLISH STREET RAILWAYS. Consul Boyle Describes the Progress in “Manicipal Sociatisim. s Consui Boyle at Liverpool cated to the State Department ing information respect- ing the great change that has taken place in England in the matter of*street railways. He says that from being one of the most backw 1 in the matter of providing such commodations the citie Great Brit- n are now moving on ale toward their construction. cribes Un has comm ates ed nmun seme very inter, n enormou He di movement as one feature of the re- cable “municipal socialism” which is ng possession of British cities, the comment of Lord ebery t London common council was conducting greatest experiment of practical social- ism the world had ever seen. Not content with municipal ownership of strect rail- roads, electric and ga lighting plants, wa- ter supply and teleynones, in several citi the municipal corporations build dweliings for workingmen, run hotels and erect and operate magniticent batt In Liverpool the council has gone so far as to charge part of what should be the rent from muni- pal houses occupied by workingmen as omes against the taxes of the community. Recurring to the subject of electric street railways, Mr. Boyle says that the first line in Liverpool was started a few days ago, and describes the equipment. For the bene- of Am an manufacturers of electric fittings and rails, the consul sets out the best means for these to put them- selves in condition to secure valuable con- tracts, though he points out a strong pre dice on the part of a large class of people in the cities against the award of contracts fit plants, ‘pool line is of n overhead trolley, claiming to have round conduit hington and Baltimore uilure. He speaks of sev- eral other systems of electric car propu ich have been brought forward in Eng- = novelties, but which are well known such as the surface contact system. A scheme under way, he says, is to con- nee: Liverpool with all the manufacturing towns within a radius of seventeen miles by light suburban electric street railroads, which will carry passengers in the daytime and freight at night. —————— WILSON'S PLANS. I Turn His Southern Trip to Gooa Account. ary Wilson, who left with the presi- dential party for the south last night, in- tends io turn his trip to good account from an agricultural point of view, although he will not have the time at his disposal which he would like to spend In the various sec- ticns through which the party will pass. “The most I can do, in such a case, ts to get a glimpse of things,” he said before leaving. “It will be only enough to put me in very much such a frame of mind as was Oliver Twist when he said that it tasted like more. What I really like to do is to get out among the farmers in my shirt sleeves and talk with them and see what they are dong. In that way I learn more in an hour than I can in a month by writing and reports.” committee th experts the und SECRETARY Secret ‘The Secretary made a trip south last spring intending to cover the ground of several tates. He took Florida first. “And I be- came so interested,” he said to a congress- man from Georgia, the other day, “in what the growers of Florida were doing that the first thing I knew I had used up all my time in that state alone. Your state,” he continued, “‘nceds more live stock. I should say of the south generally that not enough live stock is raised—nothing like enough. Southern farmers now raise cotton and send the cotton seed and the cotton-seed meal out of their states by thousands of tens. It ts used to feed the stock of the nerth and the west and even of Europe. Not a pound of it should escape beyond the border of the state where it is raised, nor for that matier beyond the farm where it grows. Your Géorgia cotton seed should be fed to stock within Georgia, and then the stock be exported. In that way cotton could be grown without seriously reducing the fertility ef the land; but, as it is, thou- sends of tons of fertility—the very life of the soil—are shipped away to enrich other sections.” CHICKAMAUGA CAMP General Brooke a Witness Before the Tovestigating Commission. WAS A SCARCITY OF SUPPLIES He Made Frequent Personal In- spections While There. WATER SUPPLY GOOD Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke, the military governor of Cuba, was the most important witness before the war investigation com- mission today. He was examined in chief by former Gov. Beaver. He stated the ‘ngth of his service in the United States army and said t during the war with Spain he was stationed at Chickamauga Park and in Porto Rico. ow, general,” said Goy. Beaver, “state n your own way the story of the forma- tion of the Chickamauga camp and the problems that confronted you in the man- agement of it.” Bad Equipment at Chickamauga. Gen. Brooke quictly and slowly relate that he went to the camp on April 20 and mained until July la Altogether about 69,000 men were in camp while he was in command. He described the arrival vf the regular and volunteer regiments. Phe majority of the men were volunteers. rle said that the latter wore the National Guard uniform, which was generally old «nd was soon hardly serviceable, owing to the severity of the weather. The equip- ment was poor and had been aptly de- cribed as representing the “parsimonious policy of the War Department during twen- -tive years.” The tentage was not good and there Was not enough of it. The men came wiih what were stated to vs’ rations, but all were hu: thing done was to have nt need supplied by the commis- sury department, and this was done, he 1, with commendable alacrity. He’ ob rved that there was considerable diffi- culty in getting uniforms for the reguiars. ‘The army supply department had been or- ganized ne basis of supplying 25,000 men, not in shape to handle the Tush. He was erdcred by army headquar- ters to send eight regiments to Tampa. In getting them ready there was such a lack of equipments that other regiments had to be siripped of various articles they pos- sessed, and these were given to the men to be sent away The War Department at this time had exhausted all the canvas and tentage in the country, and the men were obliged to use all soris of makeshift They lacked tneir urgi so pot nteens, kniv forks and cooking utensils. In June last he was or- dered to send away three divisions of an army corps and he selected the Ist Corps be use they were better supplied than the hers. Made Frequent Inspections. General Brooke said he had nothing to do with the selection of the camp ground. Having been assigned, however, to the command of the place, he deemed it his duty to look after the water supply with the greatest care and to see that necessary sanilary regulations were promulgated and enforced. In order to do this he made per- sonal inspections frequently. He said that criticisms of the Cave spring water were groundiess, as he had personally inspected it, and aiso had it analyzed frequently here in Washington. His strenuous efforts to regulate the entry of hucksters into the eamp resuited in a reduction of the sick report from 30 to 50 per cent. This he had learned from verbal reports made to him by the surgeons. Gen. Brooke said he had heard statements that he had not inspected the camp sinks and kitchens. He smphatically denied the truth of these, and said he had personally seen to it constantly. There is plenty of testimony before u: said Gen. Dodge, “that you did this fr quently.”” More than frequently ness. “Daily.” added the wit- Scarcity of Medicines. Gen. Brooke said that in the beginning there was a scarcity of medicines. In these matters he relied on the experiznce and statements of the chief surgeons. In cas direct complaint was made to him, as w not infrequently the case, a prompt and full investigation was mad2. “The supply depots were established by | myself,” said Gen. Brooke, “and most of ven them. I have seen an army f 100,000 men Army of the not so well sup otomac in 1861 was ly so well situated. re was i space in the commissary’ storehouses for ten days’ rations for 60,000 men.” General Brooke said he never hesitated to assume responsibility, and often did it by concentrating authority in his own hands. He did not know of an instance where there Was not prompt and energetic compliance with his orders. 1 was surprised and observe that one of m fied to you that the was in a_ distressingly This is not true.” ‘ Site of the First Division Hospital. “In justice to myself I want to say,” re- marked General Brooke, “that the Ist- Di- vision hospital site was not selected by me. That was left to Colonel Hartsuff, my chief surgeon, and St is a fact tnat it was the only one I condemned. I visited the hos- pital and found it working badly. It was due probably to the surgeon in charge.” Gen. Beaver said that there had been very general complaint as to the use or non-use of the sinks by the men. He sa.d that in fact it was stated the nuisance be- came so intolerable as to render the camp practically umnhabitable. Gen. Brooke admitted that there was a great deal of nuisance from this cause, but said that it was soon gotten under control. Gen, Beaver—‘Was there recommended to you at any time the removal of the en- tire camp? Gen. Brooke—‘‘No, sir."" Gen. beaver—“Was there any recommen- dation of a change from one location to an- other within the limits of the park?” Gen. Brooke—‘‘No, sir.” Gen. Beaver—“How long did you remain in_one location without a change?” Gen. Brooke—‘‘All the time, with the ex- ception of one regiment.” Gen. Beaver—‘What limit of time should there be to the occupancy of one piece of ground for a camp?” Gen, Brooke—“That is hard to answer. depends on circumstances.” Gen. Beaver—‘Were the locations of the camps et Chickamauga suitable for all weathers?" Gen. Brooke—‘‘Not all of them. rocky ground best withstood weather.” Major Parker's Report. Gen. Beaver then read a report from Maj. Jas. Parker, sanitary inspector of the 12th New York Volunteers, describing the in- sanitary conditions at Camp Thomas dur- ing Gen. Brooke's incumbency. The report states that when the volunteer troops ar- rived here in May they were inexperienced in the details of camping. Moreover, they were poor.y supplied with materials and tools of all kinds. It is absolutely neces- sary in this climate that latrines be dug- deep and boxed and roofed in. ments haa no picks or even shovels; they had no lumber, and in consequence of these ned,” said he, staff officers te: headguariers camp filthy condition. It Those on the rainy Many regi- |}. obstacles insufficient Iatrimes were dug. | The rains quickly filled the shallow latrines { and their contents ran over the surface of | the ground. The holes for garbage near kitchens became filled with water In the same manner. All these places, shallow trenches with a thin covering of soil, are now emitting poisonous gases from the de- composing material Beneath. The camps have been changed to new sites only to ex- tend foulness and infeetion. The whole park reeks with it. It:is estimated that 8,000 tons of excrement; garbage, manure and sweepings now infect it. The troops now have better methods of treating their offal and garbage. But it is too late. The mischief has been done: This park as a camping place is incurably infected. Every breeze carries a stench. The sick report mounts day by day. A general lassitude is apparent in men and afficers. The months in which typhoid fever and malaria are most common are at hand. The cases of typhoid fever have reached 500, and the a situation presages a general epi- “Under the circumstances detailed abov no remedy exists except a Bae we parture of the troops from this place.”” Gen. Brooke Denial. Gen. Beaver—“What would you like to say concerning this?” Gen. Brooke—“I would say th: only untrue but that if you w: copy of that I wil! goes before a cour ments unless he ij mission.” Gen. Beaver: “That is < a a report to the iar Department, on file there, furnished for our information. But if it ‘were test need, before us we would be bound abso- i ‘ly to protect the a y 6 Py lutely,, authority of the Pre: uen. Beaver read a copy of Bea a letter from Deputy Surgeon General Hartsuff, chict surgeon at Camp Thomas, to the adjutant general, stating that the camp of the Second Division, Third Corps, was in bad shape and recommending Immediate change of location. He asked if Gen. Brooke's at. tention had been called to it. ‘The witn said “No,” and that had it been the ic dorsement of his adjutant gencral should appear upon it aving transmitted it to the adjutant gencral at Washington. Gen. Beaver picked up another copy of a letter from Col. Hartsuff to the adjuta general. This was lengthy, contained nitfe recommendations for camp’ observance, and as a warning concerning the insanitary state of the camp. ee Gen. Beaver—“Was this communicati : © as. this unication, dated July 17, called to your attention?” #en. Brooke—"No, sir. T was not in camp at the time, When I returnéd T remained only two or three days, and the: S Te- lieved by Gen. atte Minj at it is not ill give me a ee that that young man ‘-martial for those state 8 protected by this com- r Waa Pope Finishes. Continuing his testimony at the after- noon session yesterday, after The Star's report closed, Maj. Pope, surgeon, U. 8, A., stated that of the wountled in the fights of July 1 and 2 about 208 seriously wound- ed, or double and possiby treble that nu ver of ordinary wounded, could be «: by the thirteen ambuances ava: seft some hundreas to be brought in by other means, but the doctor asserted that nalf the men wounded aid not need ambu- lances. He admitted some seriousiy wound- ed were loaved in heavy, joing army wa- wons and that aggravated the suifering, but he only knew of one instance in which ied Dhis death might be ageri¥ed to such tra portation. Summing up he believed the methods of transporting the wounded in this war were at least up to those in the civil war, Dr. Pope said that the Santiago exp . di- tion had only seventy-oné medical officers, whereas he should have had at least/nine- ty-six. Why this was so he did not know Not much fighting bad been expected, he said, as the Navy Department had inform- ed them “that 10,000 men could capture the piace and the men be on transports s0ing home in a week.” Instead they sot a stomach full of fighting the first day. It was the department's hope, but he could not say that it was its ealculation, that a small medical foree would suifice becaus the land service would be trifling. He had personally supervised the sending of wounded men back to the United States As to the travel ration, Dr. Pope said it was hard fare for even a well man at sea, and only under a skiliful cook could it be made proper food for a convalescent. There was money on hand to purchase proper food and he had ordered it to be pur- chased and put aboard the transports. He believed this had been done. He had given orders that only convalescents should be sent home, that is, men able to take care of themselves. Concho and Seneca. In sending the Concho and the Seneca to Siboney to load he had aimed to get beds for 175 sick. Dr. La Garde, on duty “at Siboney, had said he could safely empty that many beds. The beds were badly need- ed, there being over 3,000 sick on the line and in hospital. He understood at the time that Dr. La Garde had one or two medical \ officers at Siboney who could be spared to go with the transports. He said he knew e medical officers were themselves con- nts and lable to break down en but he was so sick at the time that last week of his administration was al- route, the most a blank in his memor; inxperience had demonstrated that it was not wise to send convalescents from tropic maiaria north without medical supplies or attend- ance, but at the time the medical corps had not recognized its deadly character. The prevalent idea seemed to be that if the sick could only be sent north, the fever would disapp Witness testitied to an almost chronic shortage of drugs which had caused him great trouble and uneasine When the Relief arrived she was supposed to have 700 tons of supplies avoard, but though she was unloaded on the loth or 12th the ecugs ran out again about July 20. A Chronic Shortage. Dr. Conner remarked that the shortage of drugs seemed to be chronic everywhere ex- cept at Montauk. Dr. Pope said that the relations of the Red Cross with the regular army medical corps were, so far as he could see, most cordial. The aid it rendered was valua- ble and much appregiated. He also paid a decided tribute to the work of the female nurses at the base haspitdls. General Dodge said: “Viense state how you were supported in your administration by the commanding general” “TI think,” said Dr, . ope, “that the com- manding general atways Hstened to my views and gave me évery support military conditions would permit. se promugated the orders and sanitary regulations I sug- gested, and I do not know of any instance where he failed to support me.” Dr. Bird, who was in charge of the Sene- ca on her return to the United States, testi- fied that with the aid of the Red Cross the transport had enough medicines and pro- visions, but there was’a decided shortage of bedding for the steis ‘Phere were nu- merous civilians, foreign “attaches, cor- respondents, ete., oceupying state rooms, and these gave up their ¢tate rooms to the sick, except the attache from Turkey. The sick were finally accommodated in state rooms or in improvised beds on the floors of the saloons. Dr. Biré did not think the sick suffered materially for rood or clothes, but they did sufi¢r for lack of bedding: The water aboard the Seneca was discol- ored and had a siight taste, but was other- wise apparently good. Dr. Bird said he personauy aressed the wounds of the sur- gical cases, and they arrjved in good condi- The ship her- clean by the tion and reasonably clita self was not -Képt praperly E3 & HE MADE A GREAT HIT President Widely Congratulated on His Atlanta Speech. CAPTURED THE SOUTHERN HEART One Continuous Ovation Accorded the Distinguished Visitors. THE PROGRAM OF TODAY Special Fror: a Staff Correspondent. ATLANTA, Ga. December 15.—All Georgia is ringing with praises today of the noted speech of the President yester- day, in which he touched so tenderly upon the confederate dead. With a dozen words of kindness and broadness he has made a friend of every man, woman and child in the south. Standing before the joint ses- sion of the Georgia legislature, he caused tears to flow down cheeks of bronzed faces by uttering sentiments which no one was expecting. On every street corner today the sentimental words of the President are repeated, even by the boys. I talked with Secretary Alger, Secretary Gage and Postmaster General Smith this morning about the President’s spzech ot yesterday. They heartily approved his sen aments and . Asked as to the pra sical effect of the speech Secretary Alg said: ‘The idea is to let the national gov- ernment take charge of the cemeteries con- aining confederate dead and cere for the in the proper way.” Postmaster General Smith same, and he he.ieved the thought the President’s sug- gestion would svon take material shape. ‘The time was rip.” he said, “for ju: such a declaration from the chief magu trate of the nation, and particularly appre ate to come from a man who fougt ilist_ the confederate soldier. The fi ernal feeling engendsred by the war with Spain should not be allowed to die out, and { know of nothing to perpetuate it better than the ideas of the Pre nt. I beliey the whole country will approve the Presi- dent's suggestions Gage Favors Hix Views. Seeretary Gage said: “The south has for many years been paying her part of $14 0,60) in pensions annually, and certainly do what the President sug: Prominent southern men here rejoice in the feeling brought around by the Pres dent, and believe that the result will that the United States will care alike the cemeteries of federal and confederate dead. It is said here that if this becom law the south will adopt May 30 as Memo- rial day, ard when the people will go to seatter flowers on the graves of the who wore the gray an equal snare will be tenderly placed over the resting places of men who fell under the stars and stripes. The President is today receiving mes- sages of congratulation from every part of the United States. He is gratified with th reception ef bis speech. A commiitce ¥ here from Now Orlesns to urge the Presi- ent to visit that city whenever convenient. The ovation to the President is growing with veery minute of his stay here. Since his first appearance upon the streets y terday crowds surround the hotel to get a glimpse of him and to. cheer his every movement. Unbounsed hospitality is show- ered’ upon every member of the President's party and nothing is too good for the men and women who have chief magistrate. Every tween pub! reises is given to social functions. The banquet to be given tonight will be a mos! elaborate affair. Gold Nugget for the President. The trustees of the North Georgia Agri- cultural College have officially presented the President a gold nugget as a souvenir of his trip south. The nugget came from the Georgia gold fields once owned by the Cherokee Indians. It is a tradition of In- dian days that when a noted chieftain vis ed the Cherokees he was expected to smoke the pipe of peace and was next presented with a nugget in token of the rgard for him. This tradition was recalled to the President in the presentation of the nug- get. The county in which the college is located was carried for McKinley for Pre ident two years ago, despite the fact that it is normally democratic by hundreds of votes. a The program today is the most extensive of the series. The President is to review an enormous parade, lunch with the Pied- mont Driving Club, deliver an address, at- tend a pubife reception and at night be present at a banquet. W. W. P. >—— HAWAIIAN CUSTOMS DUTIES. we be for men accompanied the spare minute be- ys and Means Committee Votes to Extend Tariff and Revenue System. The House ways and means committee took up the question of Hawaiian customs today and decided to extend our tariff and revenue system as it is to these islands Assistant Secretary Hewell of the Treas ury appeared before the committee, making seme recommendations with respect to methods of introducing the system, etc., and read a letter from Mr. Sewall, the gov- ernment agent there, urging prompt action with respect to the customs. Mr. Sewall said that many goods were being imported into Hawaii and being held there ready for shipment here as soon as the laws of this country had been extended over the islands so as to admit of free importations. He said that importers were as fast 28 pos- sible availing themselves of this means of evasion of the duties under the Dingley law, and it was desirable that the customs laws should be extended to the islands im- mediately, so as to put a stop to this. The committee, after voting to extend our customs and revenue laws to the islands authorized a subcommittee to make the draft of a substitute bill for this purpose. The subcommittee intends to report the bill before adjournment today. The consideration of the bill for the gov. ernment of Hawali is progressing satisfac- torily, and those responsible for it say that no real opposition ‘to the proposition sub- mitted by the commission has yet devel- oped. a —____+e+______ FUNERAL OF MRS. BRIGHT. Services at the Home of the Sergeant- at-Arms of the Senate. The funeral of Mrs- Bright, wife of Col. Bright, sergeant-at-arms of the United States Senate, took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late residence, 130 B street northeast. The service was conduct- ed by Rev. F. H. Bigelow of St. John’s Episcopal Church. The attendance at the thouse was very large, the Senate having taken a recess in order to allow its mem- bers to be present. The palthearers were Captain Garden, Graham B. Nichol, F. 8. McKey, John P. Miller, Joseph Leukes and Captain Patrick. Henry, The interment was at Rock Creek cemetery. ee THE HOLIDAY RECESs, Dates Selected by the Ways and The ways and means committee of the House today agreed to report a resolution for a holiday recess from Wednesday, D2- ember 21, to Wednesday, January 4. BOOKMAKERS INDICTED MILLIONS. “VO Grand Jury Retums True Bills Alleging 3 , Violation of Gambling Laws Pension Bill Passed By the House Saas Within Twenty Minutes, APPROPRIATION FOR $145,233,830 —— Military Deficiency Bill Taken Up in the Senate. Echo of Recent Race Meeting at Be ning—Four Men Held to Have Offended. The grand jury today, as anticipated in The Star Tuesday last. reported indict- ments charging violation of the gaming law against four of the bookmakers in atten- dance at the recent race meeting at the = Benning track. The men in whose cases | COCKRELL PHILIPPINES crue bills were returned are Wiliam J. at Connor, Charles Emerson, Edward M. = = 5 Gaines and Max Klein. Similar charges] The House today took up the considera- brought against George Wheelock, Sol. | tion of the pension appropriations bill. Be. Leichstein, G. Walbam, M. Looram and William Snow were ignored. The indictments set forth that the 14th of last month there was at certain prsm- sses in the District, commonly known as and called the Benning race track, a c sain event or contest called a running race of horses, that the defendants did set up and keep a certain gaming table, to wit, fore it was taken up the conference report on the bill extending the marine inspection nd over, ding for the licensing of second and third n was adopted. Mr. Barney (Wis.), in charge of the pen- sion appropriation bill, made a general ex- ory tatement of its provisione. « game, device and contrivance called of Mississippi, of the appro- bookmaking on the race, the game being a ations committee, in reply to Mr. Bar- device at which money was et upon the | ney called attention to the fact that when result of the race, the game b2ing a gam-|he first came to Congress fourtecn years ving device adapted, devised and designed |ago the pension appropriation bill } for the purpose of playing a game of | riably precipitated a “bio shirt” charce for money, against the form of the | cussion. He congratulated the country that atute in such cas> made and provided. Congress had progressed The witnesses on whose testimony the that there would be no ac then sin imontous discus- grand jury based the presentments were | sion on this bill. The country at last hed etectiv2 Adolph W. Parham and Lewis | the gratifying information that the pension chult. = had reached the maximum th four men under indictment will be] “And I ratulate the country for fotified to appear in court for arraigament | this,” said Mr. Allen, in conclusion, “thet some time next week. while one of the most gallant and desper Other Bills Returned. ate soldiers of the confederacy «himeeity natal ite notion tn che race trac; | helped to report this bill, the Presid n addition to its action in the race track | the United Btates le duwenena dot cases, the grand jury today reported in-| honor rate dead. We a dictments as follows: have cé Laughter and ap- William Puliar, libel; George M Oe ak aa, take th otherwise called George T. Branston, La, At Wak kee Abronet Swank ward B. McCowan, larceny; Philip of criticism and passed, the S, assault with intent to kill Emma | cupied in its consideration being less t wood, the 3d instant; Albert Cuttleit, | twenty minutes. This is the shortest time second offense, petit larceny; George Lewis, } on record for & jon bill. Tie larceny; Robert Johnson, assauit in- | Dill carries $145.233,830. tent to kill Samuel Brown, the 5th instant; | [Under the special order Mr. Hill (Conn.) John H. Johnson, otherwise called William n called up the bill “to carry into effect . Snowden, second offense, petit larceny recommendations of the international adward Neil, housebreaking, and Alber: Conthrehios by the snverperntien imallwood; false pratens .| of the Tnternational American Bank.” = Mr. Bailcy (Tex.) raised the point of or- : . 5 ee der that the bill came irregularly before AOE CROSSING ANCERA: the House: that Mr. Hill had no authority Appeal for Reliet of Citizens in| ‘0,03! up the bi eee Se Southwest Washington and the House entered upon the consid- The District Commissioners have received | eration of the bill without limitation as to from residents of Southwe request for the stationing of police offic to prevent accidents at railroad cro: debate. Mr. Brosius (Pa.) made a geners! presentation of the merits of the measure THE SENATE. in thai section. J. B. Prout of 411 4% reet southwest, who was a witness to the | The Senate decided upon convening today peakman accident of the 7th instant, | to take a rec from 1:30 und! 3:30 o'clock Jer to permit senators to attend the eral of Mrs. Bright, wife of the ser- nt-at-arms of the Senat Mr. Vest made a brief personal explana- tion of his reference to a speech attriouted to Attorne: writes that he thinks it is absolutely nec- | in 0} essary for the protection of human life that ; fur an officer be stationed at the crossing>at | &¢ the intersection of Virginia avenue and 4% street. ‘Accidents invariably occur at this crossing,” he sa. nd I think it no more General Griggs in the senator's justice -9 have an officer stationed | speech of last Monday. In this speech, said I consider it more dangerous than] to have been mace at a banquet in New any other crossing in the cit Lieut. L. H. Hollinberger, in command at the fourth precinct station, to whom the letter was referred, has submitted a report to Maj. Sylvester, chief of police, in which he admits the danger of the grade crossing but maintains that the police are powerlr York, the Attorney General was quoted as expressing the opinion that the Coastitu- tion made for thirteen half-developed colo- nies could not reasonably expectod meet the demands of the greatest nation tn the world. to remedy the situation. Lieut. Hollinber- Mr. Vest seid he had receivea a letter ger states that the condition of things at the | ¢rom Mr. Grigeg ng he had Lever made corner of Virginia aven and 4% street @p- | such a speech. Mr, Vest saiu he Lod found plies equally to every street crossed by the | the expression in several newspapers and Pennsylvania railroad in South Washing-| in a pamphlet printed by a reputable Chi- ton. He that whenever a train passes | Jaen lawyer, and had had no doubt of {ts the safety gates are lowered, obstructing | g.nuioncss. However, tne Attorney Ge the street for several minutes at a time. | frals disclaimer was ‘sufficient, and Mr This delays traffic and causes a congestion, | Vest said he was pleased to be able to set which is not relieved until the raising of | himself right before the Senate. the safety gates. Mr. Piatt (Conn.) gave notice that he he lieutenant thinks, however, it is very rare that serious accidents occur at any of these crossings, explaining that only three accidents have occurred at the corner of Virginia avenue and 4% street in fourteen years. He thinks the condition will remain the same just as long as the tracks of the would address the & the right of the governme States to acquire territory Mr. Morgan presented the national board of tr construction of the nate next Monday on at of the United morial from de favorable to the caragua canal, axk- . ing that the document be printed in the railroad are permitted to remain on the | Congressional Record surface of the street. Mr. Allen objected, and the objection The Commissioners, however, will not | proved the basis of an animated discussion station an officer at the crossing, as they | Involving the rues of the Senate as well as the wisdom of the construction of the canal. The Urgent Deficiency Hill. Without determining the mooted point raised by Mr. Allen, the Senate, at Mr. Attempt to Defraud Punished by the | Hale’s request, took up for consideration Interior Department. the urgent deficiency a Lather C. Williams of Norfolk, Va., was state the force is not sufficiently large for < that purpose. ee PENSION ATTORNEYS. DISBARRED ro! Mr. Cockrell addresse the Senate in re- disbarred from practice November 29 for | gard to the mustering out of the volunte several violations of the pen n laws, upon | soldiers, calling attention to the provision one of which he was indicted and convict- | in the bill bearing upon this poin He said ed. Mr. Williams was suspended from the | that a large majority of the volunteers wanted to be musiered out, and that many of them were making sacrifices by remain ing in the service. Mr. Cockrell said very few soldiers w« Interior Department upon the sam2 charge November 24, 1893, and was under suspen- sion at the time he was disbarred. R. T. G. Hale of Salt wick and Red | be required in Cuba and Porto Rico, or Boiling Springs, Tenn., was disbarred } that matter, in the Philippines, where, vember 28 for having demanded and r2- | Said, our footing was very insecure ceived an illegal fee for prosecuting a | aid this country’s occupation there was pensiow claim. most meagre and described our attituds that of standing with onc and the other on the ba was no probability of war in (hat dire When CBckrell concluded the took a recess until # ) p.m. +e- FILES AMENDED PETITION. iy te ede William A. Munson of Providence, was disbarred November 18 for demanding and receiving illegal fes and forgery. Mr. Munson had been suspended from practice April 23, pending the trial of an indictment against him upon the above charge, which resulted in his conviction. Thomas W. Crocker of Bridgewate Mass., Was disbarred Novzmber 28 for ha ing post-dated his jurat to certain pension vouchers, in violation of section 4746, R. S. U.S. He was indicted for the offense in the United States court for the district of Mas- sachuseits, and entered a plea of noilo cont2ndre. J ¢ Bi Edward J. Jenkins of Boston was dis- ary fe Seay barred December 2, it having been shown | tan Railroad Company to enter into a re that for certain malpractice and other | Ciprocal trackage arrangement with it. The gross misconduct he had been disbarred | petition contains in detail the several steps Brightwood Railway's Response te Reevnt Order of Court. The Brightwood Railway Company, in compliance with a recent order of the court today filed an amended petition in connec- toin with its suit to compel the Metrop: from practice before the courts of Massa- | taken by the Brightwood company in the chusetts direction indicated, and proposes schedue Harrison H. Mason of Brooklyn, N. ¥., | for the movement of cars over the track Chesapeake City, Md., and Asbury Park, |] of the Metropolitan company. N. J., was disbarred from practice Decem- —_—_- ber 2 for having demanded and received THE EXEMPTION CLAUSE. illegal fees for his s2rvices in connection = with the prosecution of several pension | Attorney's Opinion Relative to Enter- claims. ~ Winfield S. Winters of Richwood, Ohio, es > Snes: In a report made to the District Commis- was disbarred from practice December 2 sioners on an inquiry made by Commissio: for conspiring to defraud the United States by securing th> payment of a fraudulent | er Wight, in the matter of the renting of churches for the giving therein of enter- pension. He was indicted for the offense under sections 4748 and 5440, R. 8. U. s., | CE oni aren eonaiien: tainments for gain, their attorney has ren- Virginius Frayser of Cave-in-Rock, Ill., | dered an opinion to the effect that by seo- as disbarred from practice November 28 | tion 8 of an act of Congress of March 8, for having demanded and received an ille- | y877, churches are exempted from general gal fee for prosecuting a pension claim, | taxation. ‘The fact that churches rent their audience ro-ms for entertalaments does ot, in the opinion of the Commissioners’ | for which he was indicted and convicted. A. W. Sowle, jr., of Hutchinson, Kan., adviser, affect the right f the churches to be exempt from taxation, was suspended from further practice No- vember 25, upon evidencs that he had abandoned his business and left for parts ;unknown. James Faubion, a disbarred pension at- }terney of He.tonville, Ind., was convicted on December 1 of forgery of papers in two claims for pension, and was s:ntenced to six months’ imprisonment. ES ES THE MORMON MENACE. ii eles ia WILL HEAR TESTIMONY SOON. The industrial commission has so far pro- gressed with its work that it is probable ing this morning at 10 o'clock at which subjects of mormonism and polygamy discussed. The convention ‘wili be to a close this evening with a session ginning promptly at 7:30 o'clock.