Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1899, Page 1

————— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS. Temporary Fasiness Ofice, 1108 Peansyivasia Aveais, The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany. 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Few York Ofice: 52 Tribane Building. London Office: Trafalgar Buildings, Trafalgar Square. ‘The Evening Star le served to subscribers In the Der week. or 44 ccu.ts per month. Copies at the unter, 2 centa each. By mall—anywhere in the hited States or Canada—posiage prepaid—60 cents Ber month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year; with foreign postage added, $3.08. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. ©., an second-c! mali matter.) EF All wm acriptions must be pald In advance, Rares of ttising made known on application. Che Lveni “Nh Tg Star. No, 14,450, POWERS MUST DECIDE) 4UT ~witt NOT TALK} MARYLAND FARMERS ——— Proposed Abolition of Royalty in Samoa. DISPATCH FROM COMMISSIONER TRIPP - Action at Apia Regarded With Satisfaction. CHIEF JUSTICE VINDICATED BERLIN, June 22.—An official dispatch from Apia, Samoa, confirms the dispatches of the Associated Press from Apia an- nouncirg Malietoa Tanu’s abdication in fa- vor of the Samoan commissior whe have appointed a provisional government composed of three con An interesting point is the German confirmation of the statement that the comm! recognized the competence of the chief justice to se- lect a king. ‘The official dispatch received at Berlin says that the chief justice and the munici- pal authorities will exercise their former functions until further notice, and that Dr. Self, the German president of the municipal council of Apia, has assumed office. COMMISSIONER TRIPP’S DISPATCH. Reports Extablishment of a Provi- sional vernment in Samoa. vr Secretary of State received a cable message last night from Mr. Bartlett Tripp, United States commissioner at Samo: ing that peace has been restored in ands; that the commission has sustained the decision of Chief Justice Chambers in the contested case of the election of a king; that Maliatea Tanu has resigned; that the kingship was to be abolished and @ pro- Visional government established. Subject to Approval of Powers. As far as the state of affairs in Samoa and the program for the future proposed by commission are disclosed in Mr. Tripp's brief cablegram, It may be sald that they are satisfactory to the State De- partment. It should be understood, how- ever, In the view of the State Department, that most of this program is not final, but 4s still subject to the approval of the three governments party to the t y of Berlin. That is true of all the recommendations violative of the treaty for instance, is the proposed ¢ kingship, an office specially in the treaty. The govern- United States and the govern- 's of Grcat Britain and of Germany each and all sanction the abolition. little doubt that our government s soon as it is made @pparent that the governor of Samoa wh is to succeed control of affairs 1 ed in such manner @ that he will act impartially and not discriminate between the residents who are citizens of different powers Vindication of the Chief Justice. The fact that the commission has, as it fs gathe! ustained the de- jon of the chief justice in disqualify Mataafa ar ing Maliat is particularly ¢ es here, as it Justifi e isl- that involve chang: itself. g to the au- ything that > of the decision an consul and Kautz’s first ac- at Apia and looking into » that the on of hamabers must be main- © carried it out, notwithstand- 1S Opposition in certain quar- be commission having found right, of e, it was also erence of for dam- i come to No wan afte ed to the 0 Teport upon Sa probably be comn that a: hi ¢ with admiral ri his assignment as cum- chief of the forces gn the Pa- and the Philadelphia? will be ng sub- and dock- the Commission's Proclamation, The Brit foreig: s forwarded Mr. Tower, the British charge here, a tement of the conc! rached by the Samoan commi: Juding in part the hi te text of the proecia: tien abolishing the kingship and shing the provis government. “The commis: published a proclama- tion on June “Whereas fon of the chief Justice declaring Malietoa to be king is cons. ¢ high commission as valid he same has been dul “Whereas the high commission cided to abolish the office Proclamation is made for the establ ment of a provisional government during the siay of the high commission in Samoa.” The fo: official information dis- closes tha S resignalion was “vol- untari and was not the result de- has of king in Samoa, of any brought to bear by the com Voluntary surrender of the © be helpful to a solu- tion, native support for what the three powers may deiermine upon. While there has been no doubt the three wers could enforce their dec » yet officials have been quite desirous of the results That the Ma- ssion is evi- from th the commission animous in sustaining Malietoa, thus udrawing from Mataafa any support he Action Regarded as Satisfactory. The German foreign office has been ad- vised quite fully by Baron Speck von Stern- burg, the German commissioner, concerning the Samoan decision, and the embassy here has been kept informed of the essential Doints. There {s a disposition in all diplo- matic quarters concerned in Samoa to ac- cept the action of the high commission as satisfactory, mainly because the commis- sion has been on the ground, has heard all the evidence and is presumably best able to determine the means of adjusting the many conflicting interests. ——_—__~e+______ SHOT HIMSELF AT HIS DESK. Samuel Woodward Commits Suicide at Roanoke, V ROANOKE, Va., June 22—Samuel M. Woodward, chtef clerk in the office of Gen- eral Passenger Agent Bevill of the Norfolk and Western railway, committed suicide to- day by shooting himself while sitting at bis desk in his office. The bullet passed through the brain, causing Instant death. No reason for the act is assigned. age Stock Killed by Tornado. WATERLOO, Iowa, June 22—A tornado passed over this section last night, leveling Many buildings. No loss of life is 3 but much stock was killed. =— Warns His Officers, Too, Not to Discuss Samoan Topics. Arrangements Being Made for the Funeral of Lieut. Lansdale and Monaghan. Ensign SAN FRANCISCO, June 22—Rear Ad- miral Kautz, who returned from Apia on the Philadelphia, refuses to be interviewed about the troubles in the islands, and will make no statement of any character con- cerning the prospects of a peaceful ter- mination of the international squabble. Be- fore the flagship reached port he issued or- ders forbidding officers and men to discuss the matter, and warning officers particu- larly against allowing themselves to be een by newspaper representatives. Ensign Monaghan’s body, when brought off the ship, will be met by Mayor Phelan, the relatives and several friends, who will escort the hearse containing the remains to the Oregon steamer. Lieut. Lansdale’s body will remain aboard the Pniladelphia until Friday, when it will be removed, with tull naval honors, to St. “s Episcopal Chureh in this city. From there it will be transferred to Cypress Lawn cemete: Mrs. Lansdale, who {s living here with her parents, earnestly desired that the interment should be private, but Admiral Kautz has decided instructions from the Navy Department to bury the of- ficers with full naval honors. As Ensign Monaghan’s body goes to Spokane the gov- ernme it will take charge of the interment there. The Philadelphia will leave for the navy yard at Mare Island next week. She will be thoroughly cleaned and painted there Her long cruise in southern waters ha brought her back badly fouled with bar- nacles and seaweed. MR. ILLNESS. Ex-Senator's Condition Not Such as to Cause Alarm. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LAUREL, Md., June 22.—Ex-Senator Ar- thur P. Gorman, who bas been ill at his home, “Fairview,” in Howard county, for the past three weeks, is no longer confinzd to his bed. Mr. G Ys in notwith- nding its protracted nature, is causing friends and family little uneasiness, al- though it not enti recover his strength for several weeks to come. According to his plans, Mr. Gorman had intended, by this time, to be enjoying sea breezes at some point on the New land preparatory to going to Saratoga for ais annual stay. dust his physician conclud2s at Mr. Gorman is able to travel he will go rth, and it is not likely that he will re- turn to Maryland until late in September. Whether he will be present at the demo- state conyantion in Baltimore, Au- gust 2, is doubtful. Unless develo not now ex there in propria personae it is understood he will laave the running of th2 machine his in the hands of his trusted Heutenan M ay, Wandiver and Marion De 1 Gorman receiv great many visit week he was improving rapid th, but Sunday h> had a slight re- Was counselled to take to his where he remained two or three days. an with a pilious at 2 his old allm neuralgia. on who have seen him Tun down eds a long and absolute ri One of them, in response to a question as io whether the ex-senator could secure such t Saratog: id that Mr. Gorman was more benefited at that resort than her, and that there conid, me is>where, lead a life that tend- ¢ his was jes of body and mind, LAST OF TROOPS LEAVE PANA. Many © izens Fear That Will Begin Again. UL, e last companies troops, which have been on guard Trouble Ps of stat here for months, owing to numerous riots between strikers and non-union miners, awn today, and the city given back to the control of the gounty and mu- the citizens fear trouble will im- result, but the sheriff declares able to take care of the situation. —_.—__ VICTIM OF THE CHEAP NOVEL. Fifteen-Year-Old Boy Hangs Himself in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, June 22.—George Van Robe. aged fifteen years, committed suicide in a remarkable manner today. He visited a friend’s house, and, going to the cellar, arranged a rc beam. One end of e wer this he fastened to his right foot and the other end he tied around his neck. Then, acing a flour bag over his head, he stran- i himself to death. It is said the boy aS @ great reader of cheap, sensational Mterature. - THE PAUL JONES. FATE OF Finding of Naphtha Tank Involves the Matter in Mystery. NEW ORL! ‘S, La., June P. Deullett of the st has brought to the ity a piece of the wreck of the naphtha launch Paul Jones, lost in the gulf last Janvary, which throws still more mystery on that disaster. The Paul Jones was thought to have been de- stroyed by the explosion of her naphtha tank, which would account for her com- plete destruction and sudden loss with all on beard. This is now shown to have been a totally erroneous theory, for the naphtha tank was discovered by Capt. Doullett intact and un- injured,and still three-fourths full, at Grand Gazier Island, Carbreton Island, where the wreck was supposed to have occurred. The tank was brought to the city. Son:e twelve feet of the launch was still adherirg to it seemed to have been cut off, indicating that the vessel was run down in a collision. On the other hand, the accident occurred where no large vessels could go, and a col- lision was well-nigh impossible. The re- mainder of the wreck will be brought to New Orleaas from Grand Gazier on the next trip of the Independence. a JOHN C. ENO’S BAIL. He Was a Defauiter to a Bank for $3,000,000, NEW YORK, June —A motion was made in the court of general sessions today to dismiss the bail of John C. Eno, former president of the Second National Bank, who defaulted for $3,000,000 of the bank’s money and fled to Canada. There were twelve indictments found against Eno June 11, 1884. Eno came back from Canada February 1, 1893, after his father had made good the loss to the bank, and was admitted to $10,000 bail, his bond being furnished by Benjamin Knower and J. Hicks Bloodgood of this city. The district attorney's office made the application for the dismissal of the bail, stating that the defendant had never dis- played any desire to evade the jurisdiction of the court since his admission to bail. A letter from the officials of the Second Na- tional Bank was presented, in which they stated that they would be satisfied with any disposition of the case the court might make. The judge took the papers. 29 They Are Not in as Good Condition as Years Ago. LABOR DIFFICULT 10 OBTAIN Testimony Given Before the In- dustrial Commission. NUMBER OF MORTGAGES The industrial commission continued the hearing of testimony on the subject of agri- culture this morning. Mr. Joseph B. Ager of Hyattsville, Md., master of the Maryland State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, appeared before the commission. Mr. Ager is engaged in farm- ing and da selling milk and cream in this city. He has been so engaged for twerty years. Labor in Maryland, he says, is scarce In the summertime, when labor is chiefly needed, the laborers, who are generally co!- ored men, flock to this city, where they get better wages and have shorter hours. La- bor is now very difficult to get. These men are paid from $10 to $15 a month and their board. ‘The hours of labor are long on the dairy farm, generally from 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning until 7 or 8 o'clock at night. I, has been said,” he remarked, “that the farny had solved the eight-hour problem ty working eight hours beiore dinner and. eight hours atcer dinner. He had built tenements on his place with a view of having men stay permanenily there, but he had been disappointed with the result, us he now has to rent these tenements to people who do not work for him. Good Farm Tenants Scarce. It was very difficult to get good farm ten- ants for the reason that, as a rule, when 4“ man has much ene he will get a farm of his own, becaus and is very cheap. The men who rent, rule, have but lit- tle energy. A good many farmers in southern Mary gveds in Ballimore and give liens r crop: i he was not tter if f this er 1 in south nts that come tr largely German, and they were found to be ihe most desir of immig au wer® indusirious and soon after beginn farm labore were able to buy their wn place As a general thing, he said, the colored laborers need some one with’ them. Very few of them couid be depended on to do work without con: nt lon. They did not take to farming. prefer com: ing to Washington to boots orto work as waite working on a farm. The elass white labor in the state was not much better outside of some of the immi- grants. School Facilities. Mr. Ager sald the school facilities of Maryland are very goud for the whites, but are not so plentiful for the colored chil- dren, though the colored children seemed quite willing to go a long way to get to school. They have free school books. He thought agriculture should be taught in the public schools of Maryland. He thought it as necessary for agricultural education for a farmeras a study of the law to the lawyer. These boys who intend to, ome farmers should be taught chemis- y and the valu yuld do of soil, and when they gO should then to a to carry th udie Itural school at Coll aitended. The mechanic art agriculture, horticulture and dairying are taught at that school. ment sta- tion of Maryland had b ut help to the farmers of that » farmers who had taken the t et the bul- letins ued from 2 tation, to g t h ely by writing for a benefited. Li the # whole gui but about ty bushels of wheat to an acre, but at experiment stations they got forty bushels, and inquiry had shown that this increased yieid had been s use cured from He wild how benefited by ap- other crops, as directed t the experiment station, potato crop farmers who s advice received an ad- ul hundred dollars each, Education of the Negroes. ‘The education of the negroes in Maryland is Improving. They are not equal to the : aw-abiding citizens, ‘he colored ar large citie Washington are of nit te of soda. and in case had fo! vanta not as law-abiding as are those further ty from cities. The use of intoxicants he considered as the chief cause of crime among the colored people. Montgomer. county has local option and it improv the condition of the colored people. The sheriff of Prince George's county had told him some time ago that after local option had been put in force his work had been decreased. He considered drink as respon- sible for nine-tenths of the crime among the negroes of that state. During the last twenty years a number of northern men had come into Maryland. When asked how it happened there was so much abanioned land along the railroads he said that after the war the owners of land did not think they could run their places with hired heip, and that they let the places be idle, then they mortgaged them and finally lost them. One grocer in Washington, he said, at one time was said to own a half of Prince George's county, which he got through mortgages. This land is for sale for from $6 to $10 an. acre, and is gradually being taken up. He did not think the condition of Maryland farm- ers is aS prosperous today years ago. This was the res it was twenty low ult of prices for farm products. The t of the south tended to reduce the prices xeeetvel by the truck farms around this Not Profitable as Formerly. Capital employed in farming is not as profitable now as it was thirty or forty years ago. Farm products are low In price and somehow taxes seem to be increasing. ‘Thirty per cent of the farms of Maryland are mortgaged, and many of these mort- gaged farms were free from debt twenty years ago. The tendency of the farmer is to indulge his sons and ughters in dress and other thing: nd he knew some farm- ers who had mortgaged their places in order tc indulge them. He understood that % per cent of the men who go into mercantile business fail, and he was quite sure that the humber of farmers who fail Is not so large. There was no tendency among the farm- ‘ers to form a combination or trust in order to control the prices of farm products. He didn’t think that could ever be done, and, if it should be, there would be a great hywl Last winter during the blizzard, when milk could not be brought in the city, it brought almost any price. If the dairy- men should refuse to shio mick in there would be this same condition. The farmers in Montgomery county save something by buying what they want in large quantities. The farmers join in buying what they all want by the car-load lot. They do that with fertilizers and mix them themselves instead of buying individually and prepared fertilizers. The state tax of Maryland is 17% cents a hundred of assessed value, the county tax being 90 odd cents per hundred. Roads Unsatisfactory. ‘Their roads are in an unsatisfactory con- WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1899-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS, THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- seribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the new one - dition. As a rule, the inspectors of these roads are appointed as a réward for po- litical services, and very Ifttle is accom- plished. Every year $600,000 1s spent for the roads of Maryland, and he was satis- fied that if this money Were properly spent it would result in giving good pikes throughout ‘the state; but his observation was that the roads today are no better than they were twenty yeafsS ago. He thought there should; be an annual assessment of property in Maryland for the purposes of taxation. In his own case he had been assessed, when he established himself im Montgomery county, twenty years ago, and that lasted for ten or fifteen years, although he doubled his stock in that time. He thought in the same way some people must be taxed too high. They have three assessors, and he thought one assess- or would be better. Grange Having 2 Good Effect. *He said the grange was having a good effect on the farmers. “I think the great trouble With the farm- ers of Maryland is that they do not know their business,” he said. The grange in the south does not appear to be so prosperous as in the north and west. It was a great advantage in Instruct- ing the farmers concerning their business, and its social features were especially val- uable. He had lived near people for ten years without knowing them, but when he went in the grange he became acquainted and found he had fine and desirable neigh- bors he had not been acquainted with. The grange had not been strong enough to influence legis!ation to any great extent for the purpose of improving agricultural conditions in the state. He did not think the farmers of the state are as well repre- sented in the state legislature as are other classes. He thought the condition of the agricul- turists as a whole is improving. They are improving intellectually. If they under- stood their business as well as men in other businesses do they would be very much more prosperous. f£ you go to the market here,” he said, “and see the butter the farmers bring in you will see it is generally of such poor quality that it will not bring a good price. The result is that people send to Iowa or to Mlinois to get their butter. If the farm- ers around this city would learn to produce a first-class grade of butter they could sell it for much better prices than they now get.” Do Not Apply Business Principles. Their tendency ts to go ahead and pro- duce in @ certain line, and they do not ap- ply business principles to their work, as is done in other Mnes of industry. Improved machinery had greatly lessened the hard labor of the farmer of twenty-five years ago. He had known the farm before and after this improved machinery had been in- troduced, and he knew the work is not so hard today as formerly. z Mr. Ager was oppos' oleomargarine. He said this coloring re- Ited in deceiving the public. If the oleo- margarine were not colored it would not be possible to deceive people. In the District of Columbia a habit of coloring milk to make it appeagrich had grown up, but it had been stopped by officers of the law. to the eoloring of Mr. Ager concluded his testimony at 1 o'clock, when an adjournment was taken until 2’ o'ele ‘The subcommission on mining will meet in Denver, Col., July 12, and will cary on an inve ion in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho and perhaps some other states. This, subcommission consists of Senator Daniel, or Mantle, Representatives Otgen and Me! M, D, Ratehford, J. . Kennedy and C. J. Harris, The commission has appointed Prof. Davis R. Dewey of the Institute of Technology of to secure data concerning trade unions. Farming Interests in a Bad Strate. L. W. Youmans of Allendale, ap- Peared before the commission at the after- neon session. Mr. Youmans {s an ricul- turist of his state, and is a well-known politician of South Carolina, having been a r of the legislature and chairman of : committee on agriculiure of the lower se of the legislature. ~ et very much to say I cannot bring ble report from my section of the Mr. Youmans. he agricul ts of my state are In a very able condition.” Ss not the re soil. He thought the cial. Nature w ult of the climate or cause must be artifi- bount a N RE OF YELLOW VER. Marine Hospital Service Surgeons Prepaving a iteport on Investigations Surgeon Eugene Wasdin and Passsd As- tant Surgeon H. D. Geddings of the marine hospital service are now preparing @ report upon the! stigation of the nature of the disease of yellow fever, which have been conducting. for several under the direction: of Surgeon 1 Wyman. They” fiaye conducted their investigation with special reference to the claims of Dr. Sanarell) as to the character of the supposed yellow fever bacillus. Major Walter Reed, surgeon, and Capt. James Carroll, acting assistant surgeon in the United Statzs army, haye been investi- gating for two years the character of the supposed yellow fever bacilli discovered by Dr. Sanarelli and by Surgeon General Sternberg. They have found that the two were not similar, but think that the Sa- narelli bacillus belongs to the hog cholera bacillus. Som? interesting’ reports upon these subjects are expected to be soon forthcoming. LOCAL CONTRACTS AWARDED. Refurnishing the Blue Room—Coal for the Printing Office. The board of awards of the executive de- partments today decided to give the con- tract for tne supply of 3,500 tons of coal for the government printing offica for the next fiscat year to the Davis Coal and Coke Company, although that company had bid 1 cent more on the ton than V. Baldwin Johnson. Mr. Johnson protested against the awarding of the contract, in the face of the fact that he was the iowest bidder, and asserted that he had cemplied with his contract with the printing gifice during this fiscal year. Public Printer, Palmer, how- ever, declared otherwise, and stood by his recommendation in faver ef the other bid- ders, ? One of the largest contracts the gov- ernment service has been agarded by the board to a local concern,_ w) placed a bid in competition with nuie! concerns from all over the country. contract is for supplying chairs during e coming fiscal year to all public buildings in control of the treasury. ‘This includes all post of- fices, customs houses and houses. W. B. Moses & Sons of received the contract, being the lgwest bidders in the United States. There were-competitors from all the big furniture:factories and concerns. . Another important contract has also been awarded to Moses & Sons. This is the re- fumnishing, reparering, redecorating and overhauling of the blue xcom in the White House. The local firm outbjd all others This work always exeftes ‘sharp competi- tion, and herctofore has gone to outside concerns. Fro: an advertisin| pol the nav ous and the other large: soon begin, and the contract has been considered. by. big furnishing concernes i -combraet make the room look ‘splendia than ever before. i The Relief Bringing Sick Soldiers. A telegram was received) @t the War De- partment this morning from Gen. Otis, say- ing that the hospital ship Retief Jeft Ma- nila this m for th 350 sick soldiore om a MR. OXNARD REPLIES President of Beet Sugar Company Calls Havemeyer Down. DECLARES HIS STATEMENTS UNTRUE Sugar Refineries Enjoy Tariff Benefit of 50 Per Cent _——— CAUSE OF THE TRUSTS ee 8AN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 22.—Henry T. Oxnard, president of the American Beet Sugar Association, has prepared a reply to H. O. Havemeyer's recent argument before the industrial commission at Washington. He flatly denies many of Mr. Havemeyer’s statements, and accuses that gentleman of seeking to destroy the American beet sugar industry in order to foster the refineries that handle foreign raw material, besides attempting to divert public attention from the sugar trust by attacking the tariff. In his statement given to the Morning Call Mr. Oxnard says: “The two largest— in fact, the pioneer trusts in the country: as every one knows, are the Standard Oil and sugar trusi The Standard Oil Com- pany does not enjoy its monopoly from the tariff, and the American Sugar Refining Company, according to Mr. Havemeyer, re- ceives only 3% per cent protection. How absurd it is to say the tariff is responsibie for trusts. Dixputes the Statement. “But right here I wish to dispute Mr. Havemeyer's statement regarding the pro- tection afforded to ar refining, claiming that it only receives a protection of 3's per cent. In the Dingley tariff act sugar refin- ing receives a protection of an eighth of a cent per pound, and the testimony produced before the ways and means committee, of Which Mr. Dingley was chairman, brought out the fact that sugar in a modern refinery with the best maecninery, well located, can be refined a\ a cost of about a quarter of a cent per pound. We therefore find t sugar refining under these condiiior ceiving a protection of not #%2, but cent ed valorem, based on the cost of re- fining sugar. “The protection granted sugar producers who make the article of sugar itself is per cent on the cost of raw sugar today, or identical with the protection granted the sugar refining companies. Mr. Oxnard declares that American sugar producers would suffer and the develop- ment of the beet sugar industry be retarded by the admission of raw sugar free of duty. He adds: No Beet Sugar Trust. “There is no trust among the sugar pro- ducers of this country and there never can be for the simple reason that the beet su: industry can be started in almost any part of the Union.” In conclusicn, he says: “I will not dis- pute Mr. Havemeyer’s claim that 10 per cent is sufficient protection to the sugar refining interests tant represents, but Ido ert that he canngt make the Amert- can people believe thgt the industries of this country and business prospered during the years we were siruggling under the Wil- son faw, when the average protection amounted ‘to 40 per cent ad lorem, If Mr. Havemeyer has said that keen and losing competition ii busine: had led to the formation of tri he would be right, for the tarin has nothing to do with the formation of trusts.” MUST REV Effect on Public Buildings of Increas- ed Cost of Copper and Iron. of cop- t the Owing to the big ris per and iron it has been di supervising architect's office, in the T: ury Department, that public buildings are going to cost much more money than in years gone by. This rise has necessitated a revision of plans and specifications as to several buildings so as to meet the change in prices Senator Carter of Montana was at the ‘Treasury Department today and finds that the plans for three public buildings in his State will have to be changed. The larg- est of these is at Helena, and was pro- vided for by Congress several years ago. e in the price vered The plans and specifications were drawn and bids advertised for some time ago. The lowest bid exceeded the appropriation by a considerable amount. will now have to revise its plans and read- vertise for bids. It is stated that in the last six months the price of iron has ad- vanced 50 to 6 per cent and copper 125 per cent. Iron pipe which formerly sold at 17 cents per foot is now 40 cents. —— eee TREASURY STEAM HEATING PLANT. ‘The department All Bids to Be Rejected and Modified Proposals to Be Invited. The promised contest over the repairs to the steam heating plant of the Treasury Deparfment has been settled in an unex- pected way. There wer2 three bidders for this work, the Philadelphia Steam Heating Company being among the number. It was generally understood at the Treasury De- partment that if the contract was award2d at all, the Philadelphia company would be excluded, th: 5 precipitating another war between this company and the supervising architect's office. It was stated today that the supervising architect's offic? will reject all bids and readvertise for modified bids. This, it is said, is due to the fact that the bids for the work greatly exceeded in amount the expectations of the officials. The treasury had calculated to spend about $15,000 on the work, but the lowest bid was in the neighborhood of $25,000. The intention was to put in six new boilers and smoke con- sumers. It is probable that these will now be left out of the plans and specifications and only a limited amount of work done under the new plans. 0 +____. DEATHS FROM YELLOW FEVER. Gen, Brooke Reports Additional Cases at Santiago. Gen. Brooke, at Havana, today reported the following additional deaths among the troops in Cuba: June 20 and 21, Santlago—General prison- er William J. Moore, 4th Volunteer-Infan- try, died 19th, yellow fever; Commissary. Sergeant Columbus Stuart, 5th Infantry, died 21st, yellow fever. Pinar del Rio— William H. Wright, C, 1st Infantry, died 18th, purpura hemorrahgia; Sergeant Will- iam Rance, C, ist Infantry, died 19th, in- testinal obstruction. 0 +—___ Naval Ordérs. Lieut. T. E. Veeder has been detached from the Baitumore, on the Asiatic station, and ordered home on waiting orders. Assistant Paymaster J. R. Sanford has been ordered to take passage on the Solace for duty as general storekeeper at the naval station, Cavite, P. L Assistant Paymas:er L. Poessel has been Leer aed discharged from temporary serv- e. The promotion of Lieut. (junior grade) W. S. Montgomery was announced at the Navy Department today. : / BATE OPPOSES EXPANSION | A FRENCH CABINET Senator From Tennessee Says Whole South is Against It. Finds Only the Big Wholesalers ai the Gold Bugs Fayoring the Policy, FRESNO, Cal., June 22.—United States Senator W. B. Bate of Tennessee has been visiting relatives in this city for the past week or so. In an interview with an Asso- clated Press reporter, Senator Bate ex- pressed his views on public topics quite plainly. “I opposed Hawailan annexation,” sald the senator, “because it ts in violation of the principles of the Monroe doctrine and be- cause it represents a violation of the spirit and genius of our government; moreover, because we want no such representatives as the races of Hawaii and the Philippine Is- lands would send us. Iam equaliy opposed to the colonial system.” Senator Bate said this system would cause us to follow in the footsteps of mon- archies. It would lead us in the path which brought republican Rome to destruc tion. Colonization means centralizatid centralization means imperialism and large standing army. This last is one of the evil consequences to be dreaded from the present war in the Philippines. “The fact that I was elected without op- position,” continued the senator, “indicates that the people of Tennessee are in har- mony with this view. The people of the south are opposed to expansion. On this and especially in San Francisco, 1 ave found the expansion principie largely favored and advocated by the weaithy classes of wholesale merchants and by those who are commoniy known as ‘gold bugs.” Senator Bate sald the heart of the demo- cratic party was with Mr. Bryan and the Chicago platform. “The Chicago platform will be reaffirm- nid Senator Bate, “and the clause St trusts will be strengthened at the ention of 114), The united south wal. stand behind Mr. Bryan and free siiver and in opposition to the trusts.” Mr. Bate said a very small part of the populists will refrain from co-operating with the democracy, and es} iy if Mr. is the leader. Another thing which ncouraging is that a large portion of the German e nt in the northwest states, which are doubtful, {s in sympathy with the democracy and against expansion. SSS COAST NAVAL MILITIA. Plans Perfected to Use the Badger for Cruising. Acting Secretary Allen today his plans for the drills of the n organizations on the coast and the result is anounced in letters addressed to the governors of the siates, The aepart- ment has selected a v like the rrairie Which has been so serviceabie un ie Auau- lie ¢ for the use of the Pacilic Mutla- men, namely the Badger, aad 4 lage pare of the Bular crew ol Uhal sip Wha ve ue iwched and placed temporaruy oa we re- ceiving ship ai Mare isiand, waoue we urill oing OM ik Order Ww thames Pov tor miiuomen, Win a View Ww give each urganzation 22 equal amuun vi prar- cul cXperience at sta Whe Gepatuncn uae plained that the Baager snau cas dan Hrancisey division Jwy Francisco and the Bureka divis: bark on July 26, ©: beriod) of eight days, when ihcy wail be aded at their respective ports. Lne pana. Er; i PACIFIC perfected al miutia are paren bau via walt eas cu diVisiou ier & Goa Cruz be embarked Augus. 4, the division Ausust.o, an the San Diego division August o, tor a similar period of eight days. ihe ‘stace 1s expe men ted Lo ps id of b the expen iding the appr the naval miiua he number of prop officers and eni eS Of teeding the them. Hereater the arming: Wik oe rly unin- d men of allotment of and equipping upon orm the annual cour of 3 - day of the eight will be allowed in port for organization and the vessel must be at ven days. The waich duties will be performed by the militia of- ficers and the men will be instructed in the inties of man-o'-wars men and par- ticularly in target practice. The naval militia of Oregon will be em- barked August 21, at Portland, disembark- ing August 2), under similar ‘conditions. = —+____— A STEERL COMMITTEE. A Radical Chauge in House Methods Proposed. Quite a radical change in the methods of the House procedure is anticipated in the next Congres General Henderson has conferred with a number of the leading members of the House on the subject, and those with whom he has consulted are con- ferring with other republican members of the House. Heretofore the committee on rules has consisted of the Speaker and two members of eaeh party, the Speaker being the con- trolling power of the committee. This made the Speaker practically the supreme power in determining the order of business for the House. It is proposed in tne new organ-za- tion to constitute a committee on ru.es of seven members, with a chairman of its own, the Speaker not being a member of the committee. This committee it is intended shall be the steering committee, having the determina- tion of the order of business and relieving the Speaker of the responsibility of decid- ing what of the many matters pressing for consideration shall be given the rigut of way. The suggestion of this change 1s said to have originated with Gen. Henderson. It is said to have been definitely decided that Casson of Wisconsin is to succeed Russell of Missouri as sergeant-at-arms of the House, and that the other officers of the House will be re-elected. ——___—_++ CONSULTING WITH MR. DICK. Ohio's Republican Candidate for Goy- ernor Here. Mr. Nash, the republican nominee for governor of Ohio, is in Washington today in consultation with Representative Dick, chairman of the state executive committee. Mr. Nash has nothing to say about the at- titude of Senator Foraker, Mr. Kurtz or Mayor Jones, but says that the repubiican party in Ohio is in an excellent position and will act in harmony in the election. a WILL LET THE MATTER DROP, The War Department Will Not Re- open the Canteen Case at Camp Meade Acting Secretary Meiklejohn said today that so far as the War Department Is con- cerned there would be no reopening of the canteen case at Camp Meade. The depart- ment did not appear in the first case, and it would not now ask that the case be heard again. Some interested parties tele- gtaphed Mr. Meikiejohn and asked him if the proposed abandonment of Camp Meade was on account of the canteen decis.on, and he replied that Camp Meade would be re- tained just as long as it was essentiai for military purposes, and no longer. As has ai- ready been stated, it will soon be aban- doned. — 2 Personal Mention, Rev. J J. Bowler of Falls Church, Va., is booked by the American liner Pennland, from Philadelphia for Liverpool, Saturday, June 24. Dr. Baen Street, acting assistant United States army, is lying ill with phold fever at the residence of his father, Dr. D. B. Street, 1102 9th street porthwest, $a Senator Waldeck-Rousseau Sucozeds in Forming a Ministry, MM. GUILLAIN AND KRANTZ IGNORED Their Former Indifference and That of Poincare the Cause. LIST OF THE MEMBERS PARIS, June 22.—The announcement was made late this afternoon that Senator Wal- deck-Rousseau had completed the formation of a cabinet. The senator, accompanied by the new cabinet ministers, proceeded to the Elysee lace at 6:19 p.m. to present his colleagues esident Loubet. new cabinet as organized, is as fol-+ to Py Senator Waideck-Rousseau, president of the council of ministers and minister of interior. M. Delcasse, minister of foreign General the Marquis De Gallifet of war. fairs. minister M. De Lanessand, minister of murine. M. Monis, minister of justice. M. Callaux, minister of finance. M. Millerand, minister of commerce. M. Leygues, minister of public mst tien. M. De Crais, minister of ies. M. Jean Dypuy, minister of agricuiture. M. Pierre Baudin, minister of public works. tor W: Rousseau was cated to ysee Palace this morning, where Pres- Loubet proposed that he form a cab- et immediate water mm the y it was announced that Waldeck-Rousseau had reported and that he hoped to abinet at 7 o'clock . He intends to ignore MM. Krantz and > Poi . in view of atuitude during previous negotiations. > — OPPOSITION TO AMERICAS thei PrER, Pence Conference Not Likely sider Private Prop: THE HAGUE, Jun can de: for the protection of private prop ty at sea has not yet been presen’ to the peace confer Andrew D. White. head of the American delegation, on Tuesday re- quested the president of the conference, M. de Staal, to submit the question to the conference, at the same time suggesting that the proper way to bring the matter up for discussion would be to assemble a plen- ary conference, submit the question and have it referred to the commission for amination. M. de Staal has not yet arrived at a de- cision, as the American proposal has noi been translated into French. It is the gen- eral opinion that the delegates of the great powers are absolutely opposed to raising the question, arguing the Incompetence of the conference to de so under the terms of Count Muravieft’s circular, M. de Staal hav- ing deciared at the opening of the confer- ence, with the approval of the delegates, that under no circumsiances would t n= ference discuss any question not contained in the circular. Several delegates declara there s little i of the question being discussed, but that if ft is discussed Amer- ica will be opposed with the utmc by Great Britain and all the A numbcr of the delegate from a mild form of malaria, the emanations of the canals, which recet the sewage. 3 Mrs. Hollis, wife of Mr. Frede secretary of the American dele been obliged to go to Dusseldorf change of air. eee, ASHORE AT COLOMBO. k Holls, ton, he for a DEWEY Recipient of Many Honors From the Resident Engli COLOMBO, Ceylon, June The United States cruiser Olympia, with Admiral Dews ey on board, arrived here at 6 o'clock a.m. from Singapore, June 15, saluted the fortq ashore and was saluted by the latter in res turn. s An aid-de-camp, representing the govern or of Ceylon, Right Hon. Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, boarded the Olympia at 7 o'clock tnis morning in order to welcome the ads miral, and Col age, commanding the troops, called at 10 o'clock. The visits were returned by Admiral Dewey at 11 o'clock, He was received at the jetty by a guard of henor, and, amidst cheering, drove in the governor's ‘carriage to breakfast with Col, Savage. The admiral afierward I recms at the Gallotace Hotel and returne on board the Olympia at 1 o'< he received a deputation repre: the Plant Association and the chamber of nmerce, and was presented with a silver sket and an addre: a memento of hig te The admiral will remain In Ceylon about a week. He says he had a good voyage from Singapore, and that his health is fairly god. The presentation of the casket to Ad- miral Dewey was made on board the Olym- pia, instead of in the council chamber, be- cause kis doctor had forbidden him to par- ticipate in any official function. The delegates also presented 1,00) pounds of tea to the crew of tne Olympia. The admiral, repiying to the address of welcome, said he wished he could y adequate terms, reciprocating thi ments expressed. But, he added, he spoke from his heart when he said he deeply ap- preciated the welcome. > STOCKYARD STRIKE GHOWS. Sixty of Swift & Company's Men Quit Work Today. CHICAGO, Il., June 22.—Sixty men em- ployed by Swift & Co. today joined the ranks of the 400 striking platform men and butchers employed by several stock yards firms. Thirty colored men, who went to the yards expecting to be employed, were com- pelled to flee by the angry strikers. The Chicago Packing and Provision Com- pany agreed to the advance demanded, and the strikers from that house resumed work. It is reported Armour & Co. would also grant the increase. Hffects of the strike reached the stock exchange today, shares of the Union stock yards and Junction railway dropping two points. —— EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE. All of the 300 M at Work Fore tunately Escaped. WILKESBARRE, Pa., June 22.—A heavy explosion of gas occurred this morning in one of the lower lifts of the Maxwell col- Mery of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company. Three hundred men were at work in the mine at the time, and the first report was that a great many had been killed. Fortunately, however, all succeeded in making their escape, except three, who were slightly burned. The explosion set fire to the wood of the mine, but at 1:30 p.m. the of the company reported that the fire been extingu'shed and the damage be light. The cause of the explosion is ag yet @ mysiery.