Evening Star Newspaper, March 26, 1900, Page 1

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COMMISSIONS FOR COLONIALS LONDON, March 26.—The continued ab- sence of aggressive movement on the part of the British is best explained in a dis- patch from Bloemfontein, dated Sunday, March 25, and published Jn the second edi- tion of the Times today. It says: “The conditions existing in the occupied territory render imperative the somewhat prolonged halt at Bloemfontein. It is nec- essary that the effect of the proclamation should have time to make itself felt. It is Qecitred that danger of annoyance to the line of cnz7munication may be apprehended unless the tertitory behind the advancing forces xi absolutely secure. The ace of this view 8 proved by the fact oe ‘s breaking UD into fsolated such as that which tacked the flicers Friday. The adjun{ment cial and municipal matters in Je te is now chiefly occupying the at- m of th 1 advi governor and his legal and ers. The military regime is being conducted with great smoothness, but recent investigations show that caution must be exercised in dealing with persons apparently loyal ‘This summary from he: b] nm accurate exp! quent appearance and Boers and insurgents, vpon which the re- ports are so conflicting and which so puz- the British military critics. Methuen Awaits Transportation. Gen. Methuen appears to be awaiting transportation, and with Col. Plimer’s forces on half rations, there now seems Iit- tle likelihool of the immediate relief of Mafeking. though neither from this quarter nor from Lord Roberts or Gen. Buller is direct news tod nment buildings at Cape Tewn ped destruc by fire last ate papers, after being much damaged, were removed. Lorenzo Marqu Aquarters is prob- nnation of the fre- disappearance of narrowly special . as Belgian thre umber of volunteers y to a question on of commons tod ry of the CONSTITUTION AND PORTO RICO. Case of Ramon Baez in the Sapreme Court. D. Kenney £ hal te today filed pus and Supreme to decide the provisional military authorit- ase is that of nd, who ts serving or on the charge of vot- nicipal election held of last October. of thirty-two, but he is undergoing pun- » charged, sentence having been Stayed by appeal in the Baez of the is one In his petit sition that out juri oner. akes the po- ourt was with- ry and convict the pris- was held to answer for and was convicted there- a of his liberty and abor without a present- a nd jury prev- him—this not being val forces aetual service either in danger. The ordi- territory wherein sn and exercising s. and therein he say their 0 should hz 5 at all. prived of his liberty fe wa process of law. t enjey the right to a trial by rtial jury the district wherein was committed. - was tried and convicted of an of- unknown to the law of the land in was resident.” overed by onstitution. All this is held to be in contravention of the Constitution of the United States, of “f says: “The Constitution of tes is the supreme law of Che Evening Star. No, 14,687. WASHINGTON, D. ©, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1900-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. A DEMONSTRATED FACT. There is no business that cannot be bencfited by ju- dicious advertising, and there is none that may not waste money by poor use of space. which comprehends as states—territories out- y acquired as well as those and more near ap- ereignty of the United -nsive with its territory. As s that territory may be or + Constitution with capa- ps it, and whereso tution doth prevail the juris- this court extends to prevent op- pression and maintain the guarantees of personal rights, liberties and immunities against the exercise of despotic power. The court tuck the application under ad- visement. —_—_+-o-+____ INFORMATION RETURNED. Cabinet Officers’ Replies to Congres- sional Resolutions. Secretary Root today sent a reply to the resolution asking for a letter of . dated at Pocoor, July 15, 1808. de to the letter in the re- another resolution inquiring what qualtfications have been prescribed for persons to vote in Cuba, the Secretary says no @ alifications have yet been prescribed. ds that the purpose for which such elections are to be held is the election of in officers for the several municipalities the {sland. It is proposed that the cle shall be in charge of boards com- od of citizens of Cuba. retary Gage today sent to the Senate a reply to a resolution concerning transac- tions of the sury Department and char- al banks, ete. The reply con- on file in the Treasury De- consisting largely of statistics, controller of the currency. == New Senate Bi Senator Allison today introduced a bill amending the national bank act so as to allow banks of deposit to be designated in cities of 25.000 population. The present law limits such establishment to citizs of 50,000 population Senator Culherson today Introduced a bill providing for the equitable distribution of the waters of the Rio Grande between the United States and Mexico. partment, from TH SUGAR Oxnard is and Always Has Been Serving It. Why the Sugar Trust is Opposed to the Porto Rico Tariff. The assertion by Mr. Payne of New York in his speech in the House Saturday that the sugar trust interests were not served by the Porto Rican tariff, and that if the trust were putting up boodle it would be on the other side, does not accord with the under- standing of the matter in Congress for many years, nor with the history of tariff legislation. Mr. Oxnard, being a beet sugar producer, has for years, whenever the tariff was under consideration in any way, ap- peared in the sugar interests presistently as a beet sugar producer, and has en- deavored to maintain that he was not @ representative of the sugar trust. But the interests of the sugar trust have been served through his persistence for tar- iff protection to the sugar interests, and there has not been in the history of tariff legislation of recent years a conflict be tween his representations and the interests of the sugar trust. Associated With the Scandal. The sugar trust scandals during the con- sideration of the recent tariff bill were as- sociated with him, and his recommenda- tions as to sugar duties have been influen- Eicl to secure legislation which was the basis in the fecent bill under consideration of sugar spec¥lations which were Investi- eaoth Mr, Oxnard ad M a aad 3 recenting agreuitural jomcals, Were active in securing the adoption by tho comm and the passage of the Porto Pies? tar bill and in hearings before the conk: sional committees were insistent upon the tariff provision. Mr. Oxnard disavows any connection with the sugar trust, but this disavowal is regarded as technical, and St fs reported that he has agreements and contracts with the sugar trust which make his interests as a beet sugar producer and those of the sugar trust coincide. ‘The assertion of Mr. Payne thet the sugar trust interests were In conflict with the tariff in Porto Rico is negatlved by an- other statement in his specch. His refer- ce to the Porto Ricans, where he said who receive,” referring to Porto Ricans, his small price for their sugar, less the tariff, when they sold it to the American Sugar Refining Company Myrick, rep- System of Buying Raw Sugar. This reference to the sugar price less the tariff is in accordance with what is under- stood to be the system of thé*sugar trust in buying raw sugar, which is to make the om {t purchases bear jucting it from the price asked this morning reference, and he ugar refiners paid the ta umount from the market x. That w producers from w tariff by d paid. re Pi what he mean id that the and deducted price in New ant the ne ne what he m: this system it is quite obvious that ugar trust could have no special Le all t in free trade, and as a matter fact the sugar tru: insisted during the tariff legislation upon a protection cording to a schedule of its own making Benefited by the Tariff. The facts in the case appear to be that the sugar trust, instead of having, as Mr. Payne declares, an interest in free trade, is benefited by the tariff to an enormous extent and has fought for it at all times, not being opposed to even the tariff on th of which raw material, the burden does not fal on it. In this instance {ts particular interest extends not only to Porto Rico, but to all the islands, Including Cuba, lest ri fineries should be established on t and to compete with it. URT DECISIONS SUPREME © Opinions of General Interest Handed Down. The United States Supreme Court today decided the case of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company vs. the State of Te: The case involved the validity of payments made in state warrants issued during the civil war. Justice Peckham held that the payments in state warrants were legal and proper; that the warrants were not issued in vio- jation of the Constitution, and the state had a right to receive them as money. The case involves about $1,300,000. The Supreme Court rever: of the court of private land claims in the ¢ of the Lama land grant in Taos coun- y, New Mexico. The land court confirmed the grant, but th> opinion handed down today held that the grant was not v and, therefore, reversed the action of the lower court. The Supreme Court, through Justice Shiras, decided the case of the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company vs. the Lake Street Elevated Railroad Company of Chi- cago. The case involves the mortgage in- debtedness of the railroad company amount- ing to $7,754,000, Justice Shiras held that the state courts erred and accordingly their judgment was reversed and the case re- manded to the state supreme court for fur- ther proceedings not inconsistent with to- day's opinion. —___——_+-e+—___—_ RELIEF OF PORTO RICO. Execation of the Recent Act Will Be Prompt. There will be no delay In the execution of the act of Congress appropriating about $2,000,000 for the relief of the residents of Porto Rico. The War Department antici- pated the passage of the act and had pre- viously made arrangements to carry its provisions into effect at once. A plan of action was agreed upon by Gen. Davis, gov- ernor general of Porto Rico, and Secretary Root, while the latter was in Havana re- cently. It involves the employment of na- tive labor on public works in Porto Rico and the distribution of rations to the desti- tute sick who are unable to work. Gen. Davis was given full discretion in the mat- ter and the sum of $1,000,000 was placed at his immediate disposal. Secretary Root said today that Gen. Davis has full power in the premises and will execute the rellef act for the best welfare of the Porto Ricans, the employment of labor on public works being the principal method of utilizing the con- gressional appropriation. It is estimated that about 25,000 men will be given imme- diate employment. —————EEE Bids Asked for Gun Forgings. ‘The naval ordnance bureau has invited bids for fifty sets of forgings for 3-inch_ guns, one set of forgings for a 7-inch gun and twenty-five sets of forgings for 4-inch guns. The 7-Inch gun is a new feature of naval armament, and the one to be manu- factured is in the nature of an experiment. ——— Movements of Naval Vessels. The Monongahela has left San Juan, Porto Rico, for Charleston. ‘The Dixie sailed yesterday from Algiers for Naples. ‘The Dolphin has arrived at Havana. ‘The Detroit ts at Port Linton. —————_+ e+ —____ Marines Going to Cavite. Arrangements have been made for the dis- patch of about 100 marines to the Cavite naval station, to take the places of men who have died or returned to this country since the marine garrison was establish at that place. = Cross-Examination of Idaho’s Gov ernor Resumed. A CONTINUOUS STATE OF REBELLION TRUST|STEUNENBERG AGAIN He Says It Existed in the Coeur d'Alene District. WHY HE SENY SINCLAIR Governor Steunenberg’s eross-examina- tion continued today in the Coeur d’Alene investigation before the House committee on military affairs. Representative Sulzer of New York direct- ed the cross-examination, inquiring how the governor justified the continuance of martial law. The witness said there had been a con- tinuous state of rebellion in the Coeur d'Alene district, and while it did not take on the form of armed resistance, there was at all times opposition to the policy of the state authorities, an effort to thwart them and to bring a renewal of the old condition of affairs. Mr. Sulzer pressed for a specification of names and events in this disorder, but the governor said it was generai in character, and specific outbreaks were not likely to occur while the authorities continued to act with firmness. ‘The governor sald he was not in favor of solitary confinement of prisoners unless they were guilty of some infraction of prison rules. If such imprisonment had oc- curred, he said, he was responsible for it, although he did not favor it except on the conditions stated. When asked if he had conferred with the Bunzer Hill mine officials and others with a view 2 breaking up the labor organiza- tions the fowernor said he had not. He added that in hisydgment the labor organ- izations in Shoshone reunty existed only in name, their real policy pcing “dominated by_criminals.”” ae ras ‘When asked to specify the s¢scalled criminals the governor said he did not tace to give names and he Judged only by re> sult: Governor Steunenberg was asked why he did not resort to the posse comitatus, call- ing on citizens to aid the sheriff in main- taining order. Preferred Troops to Citizens. He said he did not belleve the ordinary civil procedure was sufficient to deal with the situation. He was confronted with a crisis, he said, and he acted to the best of his ability and judgment to meet the crisis, although it was possible, he answered Mr. Sulzer, that he might have erred. sentative Cox of Tennessee asked ernor why he did not call the cfti- ist- the go zens of adjoining counties to his ance Gov. Steunenberg replied that he had a r better way to secure federal aid in the ce of the state troops in the Philip Citizens if called out would have to the seene in disorganized state. He denied that this was a reflection on the citizens and sald it was his choice as the best remedy available. When Mr, Cox asked why the governor did not send the lieutenant governor to rep- resent him at Coeur d'Alene instead of “that fellow Sinclair,” Gov. Steunenberg took exception to the characterization of Sinclair. Why Sinclair Was Sent. Mr. Cox explained that this was merely an insinuation, to which the governor re- plied that he was not answering insinua- tions. He had not chosen the lieutenant governor to act, he said, bécause he, the governor, and not the Heutenant governor, was the responsible offic and he chose Sinclair on his own responsibility. Gov. Steunenberg said that at present there were three troops of cavalry, about 200 men, in the Coeur d'Alene district, but on December 1 last the troops were with- drawn from guard duty and went into gar- rison. Troops were no Jonger at the mines, and there was no stockade. The governor said he made this explanation in view of ent representations that the stock- =< stil In use, with federal troops on guard. At noon the committee adjourned until tomorrow, with Gov. Steunenberg still on the stan BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS. Cashier of the Merchants’ National of Rutland Under Arrest. RUTLAND, Vt., March 26.—The Mer- chants’ National Bank of this city closed its doors today and the cashier, Charles W. Mussey, {s under arrest, charged with the misappropriation of the funds of the bank. The exact amount of the shortage will not be Known until after a thorough examina- tion of the bank's books, which fs now in progress, has been completed. The closing of the bank was a complete surprise to the business community of Rut- land. J. A. Mead, the president, is well known in commercial circles, and besides being the head of the Merchants’ Bank is president of the State Trust Company. The trust company, however, is not affected by the suspension of the national bank. The closed institution is in charge of Na- tional Bank Examiner D. D. Muir, who was appointed temporary receiver by the con- troller of the currency today. Mr. Muir re- cently discovered evidence which led him to believe an inspection of the accounts of the bank was necessary. It soon appeared tbat the finances of the institution were in a condition which called for the arrest of the cashier and a more thorough and sys- tematic Investigation was begun. The controller of the currency has re- ceived word thatthe Merchants’ National Bank of Rutland, Vt., closed its doors this morning. Following is the synopsis of the Teport of the condition of the bank made to the controller of the currency under the call of February 13, 1900: Liabilities: Capital, $100,000; surplus and Frofits, $3,383; due to depositors, banks and bankers, $351,549; circulation, $21,870. Resources: Loans and discounts, $361,363; other asseta, including cash, $115,438; total, $476,802. Bank Examiner D. D. Muir has been ap- pointed temporary receiver. ee WILL BE EQUAL TO THE OREGON. Battle Ship Wisconsin Will Be Ready for Sea in a Week. SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.—Within a week the battle ship Wisconsin, now almost completed by the Union fron works, will go out on a series of trial trips. .The vessel's machinery has long besn completed, and it has been given several tests. The heavy guns of her batteries are in place and mounted, the last of the four 13-inch guns being laced last week. So far all Darts of the warship have on ese sae Bere Ge ies Ss ee the battle ship Oregon.” ‘"? S*@ndard of - — too Mare Island Hospital Readg. VALLEJO, Cal., March 26—Th® new United States naval hospital at Mare Island has been completed and ts ready to be turned ever to the government. Its capac- ity may be exceeded by some eastern insti- tutions, but in the arrangements for the care of the sick and disabled bluejackets the institution will rank with the the country, re INTERVIEW WAS GENUINE Representative Payne's Endeavor to Discredit ‘The Star's Statement. The Talk Was With a Republican Whe Supported Porto Rican Terif Bin, Mr. Payne of New York took occasion in the House Saturday to declare that the in- terview in The Ster Friday with a republi- can member-of the House, on the subject of campaign contributions and the Porto Rican tariff bill, was false. The interview was incorporated as a part of the remarks of a mefnber, and Mr. Payne then sald that the “statement on its face reported to have been made by some gentle- man on this side of the House is manifestly faise.” He appeared to want to imply that the in- terview had been falsely attributed to a republican member of the House, though his language was obscure on that point. The interview was had, as reported in The Star Friday, with a republican member of the House who supported the Porto Rican tariff DIM with his vote. It was written a very short time after the conversation be- tween the representative and The Star re- porter closed. This fact can be supported by thé oath of the man who wrote the in- terview, who is perfectly willing to take oath to tt. ——___+ 0+______ WELCOMED BY SECRETARY LONG. Cordial Greeting at the Department for Lieutenant Commander Gillmore. Lieut. Commander James C. Gillmore has arrived in Washington and reported at the Navy Department today. He is on leave of absence, but came to the department to take his examination for promotion from the grade of licutenant to that of lieutenant commander, The officer, who is looking re- markably well, was grected with enthusi- asm by his cld friends In the department, and was warmly welcomed by Secretary Long, who insisted upon learning some- thing of the vicissitudes through which the officer had passed during his nine nonths of captivity in the hands of the Filipinos. It is probable that he will be detailed for some duty here in Washington. ——— TRANSFERRED TO ROME. Promotion of {he Secretary of the Swiss Begation. Mr. Walter Deucher, secretary to the Swiss legation in this é!ty, has peen trans- ferred to the post of secretary of the lega- tion at Rome, which in this casé amoutits to a prometion in the Swiss diplomatic ser- "2 Department to- ell of the officials. His not yet been selected. — FROM SANTIAGO, BRONZE To Be Used for the Schley Home Fand Medais. has introduced a bill in the ding that the Secretary of the avy be authorized and directed to furnish nd deliver to the Schley home fund com- mittee of the Woman's Industrial and Pa- triotle League of Washington, D. C., 500 pounds of historical brdhze, the same to be @ portion of that captured at Santiago de Cuba, or elsewhere during the war by the United. States from the kingdom of Spain, the bronze to be used by the committee for the purpose of striking therefrom certain medals to be presented by the committce to the individual members thereof, ————_+o+_____. THE DELAGOA BAY AWARD. Mr. Ber: House pro’ The Government Not Notified of the Postponement. Our government has not yet been noti- fied of the postponement of the award in the Delagoa Bay arbitration, which was to have been announced today. The news from Berne to the effect that the arbitra- tors will probably refrain from a distribu- tion of the award among the claimants has created a disagreeable impression here, carrying as it does the inference that the result will be an indefinite delay in the set- tlement of the case. By adopting such course the arbitrators will, {t is said, place the responsibility for the delay upon the claimants, while at the same time insuring a postponement of the final adjudication of this celebrated case to a date When it can have no possible effect upon the political situation in South Afric: ——— +--+ A DIPLOMATIC COLLEGE. Proposition to Establish Such An In- stitution in This City. , Mr. Aldrich of Alabama has introduced in the House a bill to establish a diplomatic, consular and civil service college at Wash- ington. The bill provides for a commission of seven, with the Séeretary of State at the head, to report to Congress a plan for the establishment of such a,college. At this college it is proposed to educate at government expense young men and women, not over twenty-one years of age, for the civil service, and men not over twenty-five years of age for the diplomatic and con- sular service. Appointments are to be made to the college in-the same manner as op- pointments to West Point and Annapolis, and the graduates are to receive appoint- ments in the diplomatic, consular or civii service of the country, ————_$_+e9—__—_. BRETAGNE TOWED TO PORT. Admiral Schley Reports the Chicago's Arrival at Bahia. The Navy Department this morning re- ceived the following cablegram from Ad- miral Schley, commanding the South At- lantic squadron: “BAHIA, March 26. “Chicago met French steamer Bretagne disabled. Towed ber here. The Montgom- ery has been directed to» join Chicago at once, ¢ SCHLEY,.” + Persqnai Meution, Maj. H. L. Bisaoe, who has been suffering with a protracted came of grip, is better and expects to be out in.a tewdays. ‘| Mr. Archibald L. Donokioe of 1014 East Capitol street salla& for Burope Saturday, March 24, on steamer Campania. Mr. Fred. W. Gafsberg and Wm. Sinkler Darby of this city, who sre traveling through Europe, are-stopping at the Grand Hotel d'Europe in St, Petersburg, Russia. From there they will go to Moscow and Warsaw. a. Mr. Harry Brown ahé@ son of Savannah, Ga., are visiting the former’s brother, Lew Brown, 1900 7th street northwest. Mr. Chow Tsz-Chi, second secretary of the Chinese legation, has just received the appointment of his imperial Chinese majes- ty’s consul at New York, and will leave this city for his new post this week. Dr. M. J. Stack, one of the assistant phy- sicians at the Government Hospital for the Insane, is on leave of’absence and will visit California before ret: to duty. Mr. John Green of Buffalo, N. Y., is visit- ing at the home.of Mr. James W. Bartley, "BS STe sea w a i Was recently ap- pointed an assistant pongeon, United States army, left Washington last Wednesday night for San Francigco, Cal., en route-for Manila, P. 1. Mr. and Mrs. J. BD, Croissant have re- turned to Cairo, Egypt, from their trip into upper Egypt, Nubia and the Soudan. “M. Koehler, 37th Infantry, to be majo: AT THE WHITE HOUSE | SRE4TER SAFETY FORBANKS| BOTH SQUGHT DEATH How the Lack of Army Chaplains is Made Up. MAKY MAINTAINED BY MISS GOULD Talks With the President on Porto Rican Bill. SITUATION KENTUCKY A visitor at the White House today, re- ferring to the lack of chaplains with the volunteer regiments in the Philippines and elsewhere, says that Miss Helen Gould of New York is maintaining nine or ten chap- lains in the army at her own expense. These men are not officially recognized as chaplains, but as ministers and Y. M. C. A. workers they voluntarily and unofficially do practically the same work. Miss Gould, it Is stated, pays each one of these men $90 @ month and their expenses. The latter amount to more than the salaries in the Philippines. It is thought that Miss Gould’s monthly payment is something like $2,090. She has been maintaining these Christian workers since last fall, when the regiments first began to go to the Philippines, and at- tention was called to the failure of Con- gress to provide for chaplains. Her great work is not generally known, as all her deeds of this kind are done in the most quiet way. Careful Examination of Chaplains. President McKinley nominated Rev. Barton W. Perry of Oakland, Cal, as a chaplain in the regular army. With the nomination was set a precedent for future selections, Mr. Perry, it is stated, wa subjected to a most rigid physical and men- tal examination. He was put through a physical examination such as {s expected of a Meutenant in the army and the mental examination embraced nearly everything of a trying character. The candidate, for instance, was required to know a great deal of the history and literature of Greece, Rome, Germany, France, Engiand and America, including something of the feudal systems. It tated that Secretary Root as decided that the examination for chap- ins in the future shall shet eae. hall be of the highest A Call From Mr. Babcock. r the igent S over mat- ters in Congress and the political situation in general, Mr. Babcock's successful con- duct of many difficult congressional cam- paigns end his general ability have given him the highest standing possibie at th> White House, and when he gocs there the President Keeps him a long time. After going over many important matters Mr. beock asked the President to place in some of the new island posses: Robert Nourse of Falls Chure a congregational mini: ter and lost his voice as a result of over- work. Mr. Babeock hopes the Pres’ will be able to find some educational wo for him in Porto Rico. The Kentucky Situation Again. Leslie Combs, a prominent republican leader of Kentucky, talked with President McKinley for fifteen minutes about the situation in his state. Kentuckians of both parties here say that the situation does not improve and is fast leading to a crisis, President McKinley personally has little to say at these conferences. He lister what is said to him and is glad to get all the information possible, as a state of af- fairs may arise at any minute which will necessitate action by him. The attitude of the administration as to federal troops was taken long ago, and there are few con- tngencies which could induce the sending of troops to the state. Talking on Porto Rico. C. K. Corsant, formerly of Massachusetts, but now a merchant in Porto Rico, talked with President McKinley this morning about conditions in the island, He sa that the people have no objections to a per cent tariff, and that there are com- paratively s except among the element which makes trouble over every- thing. Mr. ited the War De- partment and later talked with senators at the Capitol. _Late Saturday afternoon President Mc- Kinley signed the Porto Rican appropria- tion bill. Arrangements for the disburse- ment of the appropriation will be made later. A great deal of the money will be spent in improvement to public roads, thereby giving employment to many ni tives. Lady Minto and Friends Received. President McKinley today received Lady Minto, wife of the Earl of Minto, governor general of Canada. She was accompanied by Senator Wolcott, who conveyed her to the White House in his automobile. Other members of the party were Moreton Fre- wen, Mrs. Drummond and Arthur Guges of the staff of the Earl of Minto. The reception was in the red parlor. Mrs. McKinley, owing to her indisposition, could not be present. Mrs. McKinely is growing stronger each day, and has neariy recovered from the attack of grip. Ex-Nepresentative St. George Tucker. Ex-Representative H. St. George Tucker of Virginia paid his respects to the Presi- dent. Mr. Tucker is 2 memBer of the executive commitiee of the American Bar Association, and the committee will hold its annual meeting in this city Wednes- day. Ex-Senator Manderson, who is presi- dent of the association, is chairman of the committee. The meeting here is to ar- range the program of the next annual con- vention of the association. Today's Nominations. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: War—For promotion in the volunteer army: 37th Infantry, Maj. B. Frank Cheat- ham, 37th Infantry, to be colonel; Capt. B. First Lieut. C. H. Sleeper, to be captain: Second Lieut. Alvin K. Baskett, to be first Meutenant. For appointment in the volunteer army—- A. C. Gillem of Tennessee, late major Ist Tennessee Volunteers, to be assistant quar- termaster, with rank of captain. Regular army—Rev. Barton W. Perry of California, to be chaplain. _ = Navy—Lieutenant Commander §E. Barry, to be a commander in the navy. NEW NATIONAL BANKS. B. Four Hundred Applicutions Received by the Controller of the Currency. Since Devember 1 Controller Dawes has received 400 applications for authority to organize national banks under the new financial laws, most of them being for bank of $25,000, the minimum capital. Fre- quently two applications have been received from’ the same town. Mr. Dawes has granted a great many of these applications and will shortly grant most of the others, + Secretary Long Returns. Secretary Long has returned to the city from Boston, where he delivered an address on the issues of the day. Remedy Proposed for an Evil of Long Standing. Prohibition of Loans to Officers and Employes Except on Approval of Directors. Chairman Brosius of the House commit- tee on banking and currency today sub- mitted the report on the bill to give greater safety to national banks by restricting the making of loans and overdrafts to bank officers. The report says: “This bill proposes the only possible rem- edy for an evil of long standing in our banking system, an evil which is largely responsible for the chief blemish upon an otherwise most admirable system. “From the establishment of the national banking system in 1865 to October 81, 1896, 330 national banks failed. The fail- ure in the case of fifty-two of these ban as reported, was caused in part at least by excessive loans to officers and direct- ors, while ninety-three of them were wrecked by the defaication of- officers and fraudulent management—a total in the two = of 145, or about 44 per cent af the total. “The present controller recommends leg- islation prohibiting loans to officers and employes of banks, except upon applica- tion to and approval by the board of di- rectors, and he adds: ‘Such prohibition should be made to include directors.’ “These recommendations from the high- est official sources leave nothing to be said to convince your committee of the necessity of the proposed legislation. The chief objection urged to this measure Is that capable men will not serve as offi- cers and directors if they are placed under the restriction which it imposes. “In answer to this suggestion it may be said that if a man wishes to become an officer or director of a bank for the pur- pose of becoming a borrower he would not be the most suitable person to become a trusiee of the stockholders and depositors of the institution. This bill does not pro- pose to deprive officers and directors of Proper accommodations at the bank. Legitimate loans on proper security can be gbtained by them, and the restrictions im- posed are oply such as will tend to prevent insecure and improper loans without hinder- {ng secure and proper ones. Nor does the measure reflect upon the character or in- tegrity of bankers. As a class they are among our most reputable and enterprising citizens. Nor does it expose thelr relations to the bank to the public eye, for the bill does not permit the reports of the bank to the controller, which reveal the amount of loans made to officers and directors, to be published in a newspaper, as required in the ¢ of reports on the general condition of the banks. The trifling inconvenience to which officers and directors may be sub+ jugated by the operation of the measure is not to be weighed against its manifest use fulness to banks and the public, by safe- i s of stockholders and General Wheeler Has Been Pat Upon Waiting Orders. As a result of several conferences be- tween the Secretary of War and Gen. Joe Wheeler, the latter has withdrawn re: fgnaticn from the volunteer army and been placed on waiting orders. Under this arrangement Gen. Wheeler Will remain in the service of the United States until opportunity is had to d mine whether he shall be given an actiy ecmmand under his volunteer commission, whether he shall be appointed a brigadier general in the regular army and ré , o whether he shall be honorably discharged when the volunteer army is mustcred: of the military service. Without special legislation it will be impossible to appoint Gen. Wheeler to the regular army before the retirement of Maj. Gen. Merritt in June next, as there will be no vacancy in the list of brigadier generals until] that tim: Even should Gen. Wheeler be appoi to this prospective vacan he would but little over two months to serve active list, aa he will reach the statutory retiring age of sixty-four years in Septem- ber next. In case it is so desireé it will be possible to appoint General Wheeler to the regular army in June next and have him retire at once. He is eligible for retirement under the statute, which authorizes the President ire an officer who has reached the age sixty-two years. In case it is decided to appoint General Wheeler to the regular army it is probable that he will shortly be assigned under his volunteer commission to the command of one of the nt mili- tary departments, the department of the lakes or the department of the Columbia, with the chances in favor of the first named, and he could retain that command up to the time of his retirement in the reg- ular establishment. ‘The appointment and retirement of Gen. Wheeler in June next would enable the President to appoint another officer to the grade of brigadier general, and if that oificer was willing he, too, might be placed the retired list and still another officer advanced to brigadier rank. Inasmuch as Gens. Wilson and Lee are ineligible to ap- pointment in the regular army on account of age, their cases are different from that of Gen. Wheeler. Their transfer to the regular establishment can be accomplished only by the special authority of Congres: It is believed that the President will asi for such legislation as will enable him to ee the officers named on the army retired ist. e+ STARTLING CHARGES MADE. It Is Alleged That a Colorado Railway in Robbing the Government. B. C. Fechting, a former employe of the Colorado Midland Railway Company, has made an affidavit to the Postmaster Gen- eral in which he lays bare what he con- siders a plan to rob the government by padding the mails in the interest of the railway company. This padding he swears was done during the time of weighing the mails in order to arrive at a basis for paying the railroad company. In his affidavit he recounts how he received two mall sacks of 125 pounds each addressed to the postmaster. It was his intention to deliver the mail, but in the meantime he received a letter directing him to forward the mail to another office. He says from what he knows the govern- ment is annually defrauded of from $5,000,- 000 to $10,000,000. The Post Office Department will investi- gate the matter. 0+ ______ An Additional Clerk Wanted. ‘The House committee on appropriations has received a communication from the Secretary of the Interior requesting an ap- Propriation for an additional $1,800 clerk for the bureau of education, to take charge of matters relating to Spanish-American systems of education. ———————_o+____ General O’Beirne’s Application. Gen. James P. O’Beirne of New York had a personal inteview with Secretary Root at the War Department today and applied for a permit to dredge for gold in the sands on the beach at Cape Nome, Alaska. The Sec- retary said he would grant the permit on the usual conditions. ——_2—___. District Day Postponed. As Chairman Hull of the military commit- tee desired to go ahead with the army ap- propriation bill today, Chairman Babcock gave way with District business, and next Monday was set aside as District day. —_—_+ Rash Act of Marie Howard and Her Lover. POOK ARSENIC WITH SUICIDAL INTENT Prompt Measures Taken to Re- lieve Them of Poison. THE WOMAN’S STORY Marie Howard, a woman apparentlyabout twenty years old, and a young man whose name, the woman said, is William Wallace, attempted suicide at an early hour this morning in her room in the Indiana House, corner of 3d stre.: and Indiana avenue, b: taking a dose of Fowler's solution of arsenic. The man left the house soon after swallowing the deadly dose, and people in the house learning of the affair summoned Dr. William E. Whitson to attend the girl The doctor and two policemen spent a siderable time at the bedside of the patient, but the policemen for sume reason failed to make any report of the affair to the station. At the house where the affair happened the man called Wallace was known under another name. He returned to the house this morning between 10 and 11 o'clock. showing the effects of the dose hac taken, but apparently out of all danger. To the young woman he said he had been taken sick on the street and conveyed to the Emergency Hospital. At the hospt it was stated that a man was treated t early this morning for a trouble that may have resulted from a dose of arsenic son, but his name was not given lace. < W The Woman's Statemen “Tt is a case of lovers’ quarrel,” sald the young woman to a Star reporter this morn- ing, “and we concluded we would die to- gether.” According to her story she fs not twenty years old. Her stepfather, she eays. is a Capitol policeman, named Yoste. and her mother is a government clerk. Because she was unable to get along at her he nm East Capitol street. and has been supported by her friend who wanted to die with her last night. Previous to taking up with him, she says, she mar- ried George Howard, from Richm Being unable to get along with him, she left him, and he ts now a lieutenant in the army, serving in the Philippines. Transferred Her Affections. Living in the Indiana House, on the sec- ond floor, are three young men. They have been there only a week, while Marie How- ard, who occupies a room on the fourth fi has been there a month. It is sald the young woman fell in love with one of the oung men, a Mr. Muldoon, and it was the transfer of her affections that caused trouble between her and her lover. Since Mr. Muldoon’s 1 there the girl has shown a coolness f; Mr. Wallace.” as sh Is him, and it was when she refused to accompany him to New York t he learned she probably loved another, In the reom on the lower floor where the pend their time there is t,” and the men were this morning when @ ar at the ho The proprietors of the house, Mr. a Mrs. Griffith, s to be entirely ignor: ant of © ppened in the house during the night. but the bell boy, whose e is Charles Housell, had witnessed the taking of the poison. Later he went for Dr. Whitson, and it was due to the doctor's prompt action that the young woman's life was saved. The poison had been purchased at the drug store of Butler & Carridge, corner of 2d street and Indiana avenue, opposite the house where the Young woman has a room. At the drug store the proprietor said Le remembered the description of the man, but did not record the sale or ask his name. The druggist said the young man was tall and dark compiexioned. It was his idea that he was a druggist or a doctor, as he knew so much about the use of the poi- Wallace” reached Marie night is not known, ays it vas not late. She thinks it was about 11 o'clock when she had the con- vi tton with her friend about going to New York. When she gave her decision not to go he said he would rather die than leave her, and produced the one-ounce bottle of the poison. He poured it in a glass, and was about to swallow the poison, when the beil boy grabbed his hand and prevented bis taking it. Proposed to Ge With Him. Then the woman told him if he were going to another werd she would go with him. The poison was divided and the lov- ers each took a supposed fatal dose. Hou- sell, the bell boy, attempted to interfere, but the big man threatened to Kill him, and frightened him out of the room. Marie seemed to realize what she had done after the dose had been taken, and her thoughts were for her companion. She in- sisted that he try to get the poison out of his stomach, but he refused, and insisted that without her love life was not worth living. “I love you, Will,” she said. “And will you go to New York with me?" “I prefer Washington, but——” “But will you go with me? Say yes, and I'll get rid of the poison.” ‘hat time ‘Then the man put his fingers down his throat as far as he could and it had the desired effect. He at once left the room, and the woman would probably have died had it not been for the bell boy and one of the young men in the house. Dr. Whitson an- swered their call and soon relieved the woman of the poison, Mrs. Griffith saw her fair boarder and the opium smokers today and notified them that she wanted their rooms. —_—_ To Pay Miss Shufeldt. Mr, Cullom has introduced a bill in the Senate appropriating $20,000 to reimburse Miss Mary A. Shufeldt, niece of the late Rear Admiral R. W. Shufeldt, for services alleged to have been rendered by her as the admiral’s secretary during the negotiation of the treaty between the United States and Corea, and on-other occasions. SS Bids at Navy Department. The lowest bidders for the erection 6f a storehouse and the construction of two 200 borse-power boilers at the New York navy yard, for which bids were opened at the Navy Department Saturday, were: Au- gustus Smith of New York at $56,581, and the Clonbrock Steam Boiler Company of New York at $7,045, respectively. ———+- Indians Want to Move. Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians had a conference with the commissioner of Indian ffairs today concerning a requ2st to move the tribe to Umatilla county, Oregon. Here the farming is better and the Indians could do much better. At present this county is somewhat settled by white m=n, The tribe, Chief Joseph says, is prosperous. —$$ 2 __—__ To Be Called Henry Barracks. A general order just issued at the War Department provides that the military post at Cayey, Porto Rico, shall hereafter be known and designated as Henry barracks, in honor of the late military gowernor of oe Rico, Brigadier General Guy V. jenry.