Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1902, Page 1

=—— = : THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. Business Office; Lith Street and Pennsylvania Avenas The Evening Star Newspaper Company. & HE KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Office: 126 Tribune Building. Chicago Office: Boyce Building. The Evening Star ts served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account. at 10 cents or 44 cents per month. Coples at the cents each. Re mail—anywhere in the postage prepafd—S0cents per month. Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year; with tage added, $3.08. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. €., )— #8 second-class mat} matter.) CF All mail subscriptions must be paid In advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. No. 15,322. TWO CENTS —= “Who does NOT read The Star?” It’s easier to answer the other question — “WHO reads The Star? verybody does,” say all competent authorities, AN ELASTIC CURRENCY FAVOREDBY COMMITTEE ORDERED TO BE REPORTED TO} THE HOUSE. Statement Concerning Its Provisions by Its Author—Will Be Push- ed for Consideration. ouse ¢ the vide rates of standard, the gold ney, equali in- elastie eu terest throughout t ountry and further amend the nation: uk laws.”” i ils of the measure were printed i ar when Mr. Fowler introduced #. ee then the changes made have affected any of the principles of the It brings together many plans which heretofore been urged separately. A division of banking and currency is created ny fa the Treasury Department, with a board of control of three members, superseding the present controller of the currency. The | methods by which banks may take out cir- culation are provided; the parity of the ver dollar with gold is established; pro- vision for the establishment of branch na- tional banks is made; silver bullion in the treasury is to be coined into subsidiary sil- ver; guaranty funds are provided to pro- tect against insolvent banks. Chairman Fowler's Statement. In describing the bill for The Star today Chairman Fowler said that it was purely a committee measure, was supported by all of the republican the committee and would be pushed for consideration as the on imp nt financial legislation of the pres- ent Congre In diseussing the measure somewhat in detail Mr. Fowler said: “The difficulties nder which the country is laboring are two-fold first has to do he financial intere of the gov- ernme the other the credit system of the country. There a now outstanding in one form or ther about $1,200,000,000 | in obliga’ or which the government mely, $346,000,000 in gree nk notes; 000,000 in representing national easury notes; © or certificates 1 is to relieve the | irden of carrying all of | Xcept the silver, which | completely distribute y having no | s to relievi cate than treasury form any apprehension whatever in that_connection. Burden Put on the Banks. “The banks are to ume the current redemption of $130,000,000 of the United ntes, the government at the same | ing half of that amount, or $65,- 000,000, making a total of $195,000,000, which leaves a lance outstanding of | $151,000,000, which is much more than cov- | ered by the $150,000,000 in the issue and redemption division, as it is well known that several millions of greenbacks have been lost or destroyed. More Subsidiary Coin. ne bill proposes also to coin all of the bi between the $35,000,000 of treasury notes into subsidiary coin, and the redemp- tion of the bank notes issued under the bill is to be in gold coin. From this it will be readily seen that the government will not be responsible for any of the obligations referred to except the various forms of sil- ver, whose preoccupation in the perform- nce of the trade business of the country will preelude Sts presentation In any such | quantity as to become a burden on the treasury. “Nor will there be any disposition after the passage of the bill to discriminate | against silver in any form or to present it | instead of other forms of money at the | | States n e 7 treasury for redemption because the bill provides for the exchange of gold coin for silver dollars, thus redeeming every pledge the government has now outstanding in the form of fiat money An Elastic Currency. second {mportant purpose of the has to do with bank currency, today {s put out or retired according as there may or may not be a profit in | holding bonds. The bill establishes a sys- as they have | at Britain and ich will respond to the dema ely as checks | and drafts are retired. Such a curren precludes the possibility of a curren panic such as we are now frequently hav- ing. nother {mportant feature 1 the qui t of the bin | fon of currency | the right of a places of busi is, . precisely like any ther | comm business. This will equalize the distribution of money over the country, | same as in the | ———————e______ Contingent Promotions. In case of the confirmation of Major Gen- eral Hughes and Brigadie nerals De Russy, Burt and § n the following Promotions will result: In the infantry arm—Lieutenant Colonels D. J. Craigie and A. H. Bowman to be col- onels, Majors J. T. Van Orsdale and J. A. Buchanan to be Iteutenant colonels and Captains A. C. Ducat and P. M. B. Travis to be majors. In the adjutant general's department— Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Carter to be colonel and Major J. T. Kerr to be leu- tenant colonel. rr —______ Commissioned Assistant Paymaster. Mr. Walter A. Greer of St. Louis, Mo., Was today commissioned an assistant pay- ster in the navy. For a little over four years Mr. Greer has been a clerk in the Navy Department, and for two years has been confidential clerk to Secretary Long. He is a graduate of the Law School of Co- Lat University and is a member of the jocal « pter of the Phi Sigma Kappa fra- Regulating Sale of Serum. A bill was introduced in the House today by Mr. Russell, being a copy of a bill in- troduced in the Senate by Mr. Spooner, to regulate the sale of serum, toxins and analagous products in the District of Co- lumbia, and also to regulate interstate com- Merce in these articles. The provisions of the measure were published in yesterday's —————eo____. Anacostia Street Improvements. ‘To widen Morris road in Anacostla to a width not less than fifty feet, from Nich- olas avenue to 15th street east, is the pur- pose of a bill which has been introduced in the House by Mr. Mudd. The work is to be done under the direction of the Com- missioners, and $10,000 is provided for the poprovement. | principles | the defe | canal | themselves \ TO WAIVE PENALTY. Controller Tracewell’s Opinion on the Authority of Commissioners. The District Commissioners recently ad- dressed a letter to Controller Tracewell in regard to the case of D. F. Mockabee, con- tractor with the District for constructing school building on Half street between N and O streets southwest, and saying: “The Commissioners would respectfully request your decision as to whether or not in the present case the contractor may be permitted to complete his work after the time limit has expired, provided it be to the advantage of the District to do so, and be relieved of penalty and cost of inspec- tor for a period equal to that of the de- lays for which the District is responsible | without regard to the time, whether before or after the expiration of the contract, at ication for such permission is to the communication Con- ell has rendered the following judgment you have no such au- thority either before or after the expira- tion of the time limitation. You may ¢ nd the time limitation for the completion of a building either before or after the set out mn doe e accrued expiration of the time limt in the contract, but such not Ww. nor can you waiv or accruing penalties or damages or to be suffered by the government on ac count of such extension. “You are authorized in your discretion to permit these contractors to complete the school building under the penalties and con- ditions as to its completion as set out in the contract. Delays in completing the building, whether occuring before or after the time set for its completion in the origi- nal contract caused through no fault of the contractor, but solely through the fault of the District, cannot be charged to the contractors in estimating the damages fer inspection or otherwise.”” AN EXAMPLE TO THE WORLD. America and Mexico Refer Dispute to The Hague Tribunal. Mr. Powell Clayton, United States am- bassador to Mexico, has the honor of being the person to secure the submission of the first case to The Hague arbitration. For a third of a century the United States gov- ernment has been trying to effect a settle- ment with the Mexican government of the celebrated Pius claim, involving about $1,- 000,000, and just before leaving the City of Mexico for Washington Mr. Clayton suc- | ceeded in reaching an agreement with the Mexican government for the submission of that claim to The Hague tribunal for set- tlement by arbitration. It is a significant fact that the two great American republics are thue the first among nations to give a practical proof of their adhesion to the of arbitration through The Hague tribunal. This Pius claim is interesting and intri- cate, involving a dispute between the Cath- olic Church of California and the govern- ment of Mexico as to the liability of the latter for the interest upon certain church lands which the Mexican government un- dertook to hold as trustee for the church. <0. CHARGES REFUTED. Ambassador Clayton Satisfactorily Explains His Acts. United States Ambassador Clayton has been triumphantiy vindicated. He has seen President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay and, !t 1s formally stated, has explained fully and to the satisfaction ‘of both all | the charges that have been made against him in regard to cases pending before the Mexican courts and also concerning his own personal conduct. In the court cases to which reference has been made it is stated that Mr. Clayton acted under exact instructions from the Department of State, showing great zeal, industry and ability in e of the rights of American citi- zens. With this vindication Mr. Clayton will return to his post at the City of Mexico after a brief holiday spent in Washington with his daughter. p ore. HEPBURN CANAL BILL. Republican Steering Committee Con- siders It at Conference. The republican steering committee held a meeting this morning in the room of Senator Allison, its chairman. The com- mittee was in session for half an hour and decided to recommend the Philippine bill as the first order of business, to be fol- lowed by the canal bill. Of course, as is always the case, appropriation bills will have consideration whenever they are ready to go before the Senate. The recommendation of this bu order of ness insures, it is believed, action on the canal bill. Opponents of the Nicara- gua canal provided for In the Hepburn bill, which has been passed by the House of Representatives, will combine in support | of the Spooner amendment ich author- izes the President to purc' the Panama property if he can secure a satis- y title to it. ¢ who believe that the Hepburn bill The should be will make no conces- sion to the proposition contained in the Spooner amendment, and they express confident that when a vote is taken a large majority will be found in favor of the Hepburn bill. The action of the republican steering committee today practically insures a vote on the measure. NAVAL OFFICERS’ DEATHS. Two More Announced to the Depart- ment Today. There has been a remarkable mortality among naval officers within the last few days. In addition to those recorded yester- day, telegrams were recetwed at the Navy Department this morning announcing the death in Brooklyn yesterday of Medical Director Delavan Bloodgood, one of the best known medical officers of the civil war navy, and of Civil Engineer Christo- pher Columbus Walcott, at the Naval Hos- pital in New York last night. Mr. Walcott was secretary of the naval board which is preparing plans for the Olongapo naval station. He held the rank of captain in the navy, being the senior member of his corps next to Admiral Endicott. rr EXPENSES OF EMBASSY. Congress Will Not Be Asked for an Appropriation. It is said that Congress will not be asked for an appropriation to defray the ex- penses of the United States special embassy to the coronation of King Edward. These expenses will be defrayed by the civilians of the party out of their own pockets, while the army and navy attaches will be ordered to London in the course of duty and thus will have to depend upon their ordinary mileage. Camp for Seventh Cavalry. Major General Brooke, commanding the department of the east, who fs now in this city on official business, will leave here to- morrow for Chickamauga for the purpose of selecting a site for the camp of the 7th Cavalry, which regiment is to be tempo- rartly stationed on the government reser- vation at that place. The 7th Cavalry has been serving in Cuba for about two years and is expected to start home from Ha- vana on the 15th instant. OBJECT 10 TRANSFER Treasury Officials Oppose In- clusion in New Department. TOO MANY BUREAUS CUSTOMS SERVICE SHOULD BE LEFT INTACT. Assistant Secreeary Spaulding and Several Subordinates Testify Be- fore House Committee. A numier of officials of the Treasury De- partment unpeared before the House com- mittee on commerce today and argued against having certain bureaus in that de- paftment transferred to the proposed new department of commerce. Assistant Secretary Spaulding told the committee that the proposed department of commerce bill would be harmful to the “ex- cellent workings of a number of bureaus in the Treasury Department which it is de- signed to lift out bodily from that depart- ment.” As an instance, he said, it would make the collectors of customs subordinate to_two departments. Speaking of the navigation bureau, he said he understood it was the desire to disconnect in this bill the revenue functions of the government with the commerce functions—the navigation bureau, he main- tained, was a revenue bureau. If placed in the new department it would result in de- lays to shipping, as it has largely to do with collectors of customs, and a double set of orders would have to be issued. Several Bureaus Affected. Quarantine would be affected. Cases have occurred where the quarantine officer has held one view and the collector of the cus- toms another, and the matter has to be settled by the Secretary of the Treasury. A “double-headed” administration would not make this possible. The steamboat inspection service would also have a dual head, as would the depart- ment of statistics. On the latter subject he said if the Treasury Department had to collect its own statistics and would have to continue notwithstanding what the new department might do, this, he believed, would only result in a double set of statis tics. “But what I especially want to empha- size,” concluded General Spaulding, “is that the collector of customs should be entirely and absolutely under the control of the ‘Treasury Department, and that any divi- sion of its bureaus will work harm to the service.” Mr. Chamberlain, chief of the bureau of navigation, was also heard. He said the chief difficulty he believed in transferring his bureau would be that of administration. For instance, the customs would be collect- ed by the treasury and the tonnage tax by his bureau under the new department. This would complicate matters. His bureau has about twenty clerks, and the bill transfers the whole bureau bodily to the new de- partment. Problems of Administration. Mr. Chamberlain made the point that while his bureau was transferred, the au- thority over many matters attended to by his bureau was left by the bill in the Sec- retary of the Treasury. Th!s was the case with the other bureaus of the treasury to be transferred. The result would be that the Secretary of the Treasury would have to get new men to do this work. In his opinion to transfer this jurisdiction would be a detriment rather than an advantage to commerce. The bureau of navigation, he said, dealt primarily with the ship and the crew, while the cargo came under the collector of cus- toms. This fllustration, he said, would show at once that to divide the functions under two executive heads would result disastrously. To be successful the new de- partment should take jurisdiction of all functions relating to commerce. From the beginning, he said, the Treasury Depart- ment had been a department of commerce in reality, as well as the treasury of the United States. Other Grounds for Objection. Morris D. O'Connell, solicitor of the treas- ury, explained that the two main channels of getting money into the treasury were the internal revenue and the customs. Every: thing which had to do with these two serv- ices should be entirely under the head of the Secretary of the Treasury. It would be a great mistake to put any of such bu- reaus as the revenue cutter service or the bureau of navigation into the proposed de- partment of commerce. “It seems to me like making two bites of a cherry,” declared Mr, O'Connell. “If I might be allowed to suggest, I would say you are trying to build up a great de- partment in an hour. Make this new de- partment of moderate size at first. You are creating a new department at once which is larger than any other department of the government.” There were some bureaus in the Treasury Department which Mr. O'Connell said had no direct connection with the treasury. In this connection he mentioned the bureau of immigration, including the exclusion of the Chinese. Gen. Jas. A. Dumont, supervising in- spector of steam vessels, said that in his opinion his bureau was closely linked to the service of the collector of, customs, and a change would doubtless result in delays to shipping. Mr. 8. I. Kimball, superintendent of the life-saving service, said the life-saving ser- vice had grown out of the revenue cutter service, and their interests were so united that they should necessarily go together, and it was proposed by the bill to separate them. ‘The hearings will continue Monday. : BILL RECOMMITTED. Senator Jones Objects to Proposed Na- tional University Legislation. The bill to establish a university of the United States recently reported to the Sen- ate by Mr. Deboe was recommitted to the committee today on motion of Senator Jones of Arkansas. Upon making this mo- tion Mr. Jones stated that he was not present when the bill was voted upon by the committee. Mr. Jgnes’ objection to the bill as re- ported to the Senate relates to a provision which makes certain officials of the United States government ex-officio members of the governing board of the university. This connection between the university and the government is objected to by Senator Jones, who will state his objections to the committee and endeavor to have that fea- ture of the bill stricken out. Heretofore many bills to establish a university of the United States have provided appropriations: of money end that provision has always been fought by Senator Jones. While no such provision is in the bill reported to the Senate this effort will be made to keep the university entirely separate from the government. Arrearages of Taxes. A bill to authorige- the payment of ar- rearages of taxes ‘due the District of Columbia at 6 per cent to July 1, 1900, in Meu of penalties and costs, was introduced in the Senate today by Mr, Cullom., COURT FILES STOLEN|AT THE WHITE HOUSE Sensational Discovery in Chi-| President Preparing for His cago Murder Case, —_——— JOHN BATES ARRESTED CHARGED WITH ILEENG E. R. HUNTER IN 1895. The Murdered Man,'Was Prominent and the Deed Caused Great Excitement. CHICAGO, April 5—John Bates was ar- rested last night for the murder of E. R. Hunter, a prominent steckman, who was assaulted and killed in his office at the Union stock yards, April 12, 1995. Bates, with Frank Lovell, rank ‘Williams and Jacob Gohlman, were indicted for the mur- der May 28, 1896. : The murder caused stich excitement at the time that, although the following day was Saturday, the bustest of the week, business on the exchange was entirely neglected. So high did the feeling run that suspects were dragged itt-many times dur- ing the day, and but for the coolness of a few of the members some of the captives might have been severely dealt with. A heavy reward. was Offered by the ex- change for the capture 6f the murderers, but nothing came of it until a year later when indictments were found as above stated. In searching for the papers in the Hunter case yesterday the state's attorney discov- ered that all the files had been stolen from the office of the clerk of the crimin¥l court, and that the coroner's files.were also miss- ing. Only the records of the case on the docket remain. ® ‘These show that Bates amd Williams were never apprehended, and ‘that Lovell -and Gonlman were caugkt and the charge against-them was dropped. INSPECTING BAGGAGE SECRETARY SHAW’S LETTER TO PETITIONERS. The Department Will Bo All It Can to Reduce Cause for Complaint— Some Suggestions. Secretary Shaw ofthe Treasury Depart- ment has sent a letter to of the ladies who recently signed a Diper adorns to him complaining of the W-treatment and discourtesy at the hanfig of baggage in- spectors at the port’of New York. ies letter states that on receipt of the petftion a circular letter was sent to each signer asking a more specific statement and the facts upon which the @onclusions received in the petition were based. This circular was sent tol,020 ladies, whose addresses were given in the petition. A little over 300 were returned for want of sufficient ad- dress. Of the 700 remaining the depan:- ment has received 185 answers on the fo!- lowing grievances: That receipted bills are not accepted as proof of value; that duties are often imposed upon old clothing; that trunks are emptied on jhe wharf; that: tm- pertinent questions are asked and remarks made which are humiliating. Answers Summarized. The answers, the Secretary says, may be summarized as follows: Number who report iMegal demand by officer, 0; number who claim to have paid on non-dutiable articles, 6; number who re- port having had receipted,pills as proof of value, 16; number who say receipted bills were not accepted a8 pruof, 1; number who say receipted bills were accepted as proof, 15; number who claim their trunks were emptied on the wharf, 7; number who claim to have been personally tramiliated by im- pertinent questions, 6; number who com- piain of discourtesy, 7; mumber who com- plain of insolence of officers, 8; number who complain of discrimination by officers, 5; number who report having been courte- ously treated, 56; number who complain of delay, 6; number who have other specific grievances,.16; number who object to meth- od of inspection, 46; number who say they have had no personal experience, 12; num- ber who have not been abroad in three years, 6; number who have never been abroad, 4; number who report having signed on representation of others, 46; number who “‘signed on general principles,” 1; num- ber who object to making any declaration, 41; number who object to the $100 limit number who report having bribed inspect- ors, 2; number who know of bribery, 3; number who reiterate the declaration con- tained in the original petition, favoring the enforcement of the law, 1; number who ob- ject to the department’s Jetter of inquiry, 2. ‘The want of definite charges,” the Sec- retary’s letter continues, “renders it well nigh impossible to conduct a specific inves- tigation.” , The Secretary’s Promise. The department, he says, will do all in its power to reduce legitimate cause of com- plaint to the minimym. ile Secretary says he is surprised that the ladies who signed the petition report so little personal incon- venience. Continuing, he:says: “If the piers were the‘preperty of the United States very important ~ changes might be made. I have: réquested that the several steamship companies.provide a spe- cial room, or that they allew the govern- ment to-construct-presentablg, and, if need be, portable counters, wit?i-screens about them, so as to permit seciusion. To this end I suggest that the-Jadies who have so courteously, called. my-attentton to this evil join in soliciting the ateamatip companies to co-operate in remedying the same. “It is gratifying tcvreeall that the orig- inal petition directs atte: to the fact that the signers are desirous of the enforce- ment of the law. Quite a nungber of the re- sponses to the department's circular letter recommend a strict-enforeament of the statute against such persons as attempt to smuggle. The Secretary them quotes the law me garding a declaration.and am_examination | and says that In the face of this statute he , does not sce how either the declaration or the examination can be omitted. In con- clusion, he says; “And now, with regard to remedies. It is the intention of the department to prepare a circular containing suggestions to travel- ers, the same to be given them as they are leaving our ports; and iteis hoped that this will be of assistance in ‘preparing a cerrect.| schedule for tion on? their return. In addttion. Will always be in-at- | téndance, to any incivility can be re- ported. Other*modifications will: be ‘made from time to time as they are found prac- velt has been invited to address the great triennial Sunday school convention to be held in Denvgg. ip June nexts © : Charleston Trip. THE BANQUET TUESDAY SENATOR FAIRBANKS A VISITOR THIS MORNING Judge McAtee Has Sent in His Resig- nation and It May Be Accepted. Fresident Roosevelt is trying to get offi- cial business in shape so that his depart- ure for Charleston Monday afternoon will nct leave any important pressing matters unsettled. He saw very few people today that he might have sufficient time to devote his attention to matters laid before him from the different departments. On Mon- day he will not be “at home,” except to those having the most urgent business. The train for Charleston will leave Washington over the Southern railway at 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, in charge of Col. S. L. Brown, and will arrive in Charleston early the next morning. The program in Charles- ton includes an excursion around the har- bor, a banquet at the Charleston Hotel Tuesday night, a lunch in the woman's building of the exposition on Wednesday and other functions. Secretary Cortelyou who is arranging the trip, has received as- sarances from Charleston that the most cor- dial reception will be given the President and his party, and that the coming of the party is being awaited with deep interest. President Roosevelt will deliver a speech at the banquet Tuesday night, and some notable utterances are looked for. Wednes- day night will be spent at Summerville, not far from Charleston, where the President and party will visit the celebrated South Carolina tea farm. In addition to mem- bers of the cabinet and their ladies there will be three representatives of the press associations, three “Washington daily pa- pers and about four representatives of illus- trated publications. The train will leave South Carolina on the return trip to Wash- ington next Thursday -afternoon and will reach here some time: Friday. P An Indiana Judgeship Senator ‘Fairbanks was at the White House with Enoch G. Hogate of Donvilie, Ind. Mr. Hogate was a strong candidate for the republicansnomination for governor of Indiana before the last state convention. He fs a lawyer and an able man. It is un- Spratood, that: Senator “Fairbanks wh. pre- | sent his name, if he did not do so this morning, for judge of the federal aistrict court of Indiana. It will be recalled that President Roose- velt sqme time ago nominated Francis 5. Baker of Indiana for judge of the ctroutt court, which embraces Indiana in its ter- ritory. Judge Baker !s a son of Judge John H. Baker, who has presided on the federal Lee bench of Indiana for many years. The latter_intends retire before a great while, and his @aing 20 will leave'a ya- cancy that will be much sought. In~the contest for the circuit judgeship Senator Beveridge succeeded in landing Judge Baker, who was opposed ,by Senator Fatr- banks. The Igtter is beginning early now by producing a candidate that he thinks cannot be objected to. » Tudge McAtee Resigns. Judge John L. McAtee of the. territorial court of Oklahoma has sent his resignatlon to the President, and it may be accepted. The resignation is the result of charges filed by citizens of Enid, Oklahoma, al- leging gross immoralltys The Department of Justice, by order of the President, be- gan a strict investigation. This has been cut short by the resignation. Senator McEnery of Louisiana introduced David G. Baldwin, postmaster at New Or- leans. and Joseph Indest, superintendent of delivery in the post office in that city. Senator Burrows presented C. F. Kimball of Pontiac, Mich.; Representative Alex- ander of Buffalo presented friends, and among the other visitors were Delegate Wilcox of Hawali, Senator Gibson of Mon- tana, Representatives Jett and Graff of Il- nols, Representative McRae of Arkansas and Senator Proctor. Promotion Sought for Col. Hooten. Representative Butler of Pennsylvania talked with the President today about mak- ing a brigadier general of Col. Matt Hooten, U. 8. A. Col. Hooten will soon retire by reason of age and long service, and his friends think that he should be made a brigadier general as a reward for a most meritorious and honorable career ir the army. Col. Hooten distinguished him- self in the civil war. He was a major of the Ist Pennsylvania Reserves, and at the battle of Gettysburg was severely wounded. His career in the regular army since the civil war has been a splendid one, it 1s said. Senators Quay and Penrose of Pennsyl- vania had a conference with the President about some Pennsylvania offices. ———e___ WILL GO TO MEMPHIS. Admiral Schley Receives an Elaborate- ly Engraved Silver Invitation. Rear Admiral Schley has accepted an invitation from the city of Memphis, ‘Tenn., to visit that place during the latter part of the present month. -The invitation was personaly tendered yesterday by a sub- committee of the general invitation com- mittee, of which Mr. W. J. Crawford of Memphis is chairman. The admiral will leave this city on the 26th instant, arriv- ing at Memphis on the evening of the” next day. ‘Phe invitation is an elaborately engraved circular piece of silver an inch thick, resi- ing on a basis of solid oak. The names of all the members of the invitation commit- tee are engraved autographically. Sur- rounding the invitation proper is a heavy silver wreath of laurel and oak leaves. THE ROSECRANS CEREMONIES. Memorial Exercises to Be Held at Ar- lington. The Society of the Army of the Cumber- jand, at its last annual meeting, decided to transfer the remains of General Rosecrans from Los Angeles, Cal., to Arlington, for burial. The ceremonies connected with this military funeral -will take place on or about May ‘17 next at the pavilion in the Ariing- ton . grounds. President Roosevelt has agreed to be present, prominent officers of the army will attend, and the troops avail- able about Washington’ will form part of the funeral cortege. Both houses of Con- gress will be represented by committecs, and it is expected that the Speaker of the House and General Grosvenor, both of whom served under General Rosecrans, in behalf of the House of Representatives, and Senator Foraker, who also served | him, representing the Senate, wll make brief addresses. The Society of the Army of the Cumberland will be largely repre- sented, and veterans of the military socie- Sas the District will be invited to take par! BOTH SIDES LOST HEAVILY. ' Details of the Recent Fight in the Transvaal. PRETORIA, Friday, April 4.—The British | losses in the engagement in the neighbor- | hood of Harts river, in the southwestern | extremity of the Transvaal, March 31, were three officers and twenty-four men Killed | and sixteen officers and 131 men wounded. | The Boers admit that they lost 137 men Killed or wounded. The action occurred | at Doornbalt farm, a few miles south of the scene of Gen. Delari defeat of Gen. Methuen. The Boers, who were commanded by Gens. Kemp and Potgieter, attacked with great determination, but the ( nadian contingent, which was the last to arrive in South Africa from Canada, and two squad- rons of yeomanry, under Col. Cookson, and the artillery and mounted rifles, under Col Keir, pres nt that the burghers were finally forced to retr The casualty list shows that nadian Mounted Rifles had wounded, nine men killed and forty wounded. men +--+. ENGLISH ROPE MAKERS PROTEST Against Rebate on Goods Coming From Philippines. LONDON, April The English rope makers will shortly submit a petition to the foreign office protesting against the action of Congress in abolishing the export duty on Manila nemp shipped direct to the United States, but enforcing the tax on hemp shipped to other countries. This dis- crimination, the Englisn rope makers say, entails on them an extra cost of 30 shillings per ton, leaving them on a “most unequal footing as competitors with the United States. The rope makers add: “The American action constitutes a grave Menace to trade, especially seeing that there is nothing to prevent the authorities at Washington from doubling or trebling the tax on foreigners. The rates of duty on hemp coming into the United States from the Philippines, be- sides the 25 per cent reduction, are also less the export tax charged in the islands. The export tax is charged just as befor®, but the reduction is made at this end of the line, the effect being to retain the export tax on hemp going to all other countries except the United States —_+--___ H. C. HIRSCHY THE CHAMPION. \ Wins the Great Amen an Handicap at Z Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 5.—H. C. Hirschy of Minneapolis, with a handicap of twenty-nine yards, today won the great American handicap and thus champion wing shot of America. The last man to stand up with him on the shoot off out of the fourteen men who had clean scores yesterday was C. G. Spencer of St. Louis, also a twenty-nine-vard man, who finally failed to kill his fifty-third bird, a towering out-goer. Spencer will receive second “money; R. O. Heikes of Dayton, Ohlo, third;-J- D. Pollard,-Chicago, fourth, and J. L. Owen of Cushing, Okla., fifth. / 2 FAMINE AMONG INDIANS. Pima end Maricopa Tribes in Arizona the Sufferers: DENVER, Colo., April 5.—A News spe- cial from Phoenix, Ariz., says: Twenty thousand Indians on the Sacaton reservation are suffering from famine, which, if allowed to continue, is certain to result in fearful mortality among the Pima and Maricopa tribes. Agent Hadley is here to secure temporary relief for the Indians and to urge that petitions be sent to Congress asking the Washington authorities to provide means to avert the disaster which he says is sure to come unless the Indians | are given water or supplies. While ranch- ers above the reservation have diverted all the water, the Indians have had none for many months. They are abandoning their ranches and their cattle are dy scores for lack of feed. Relief he sent from here and the 4 are going forward to Washington. ———— BLIND MEN ORGANIZE. Unique Combination in Toledo to Se- cure a Charity. TOLEDO, Ohio, April 5.—A unique com- bination has been formed by the indigent bind men of this city, numbering fifteen. Their object is to obtain $100, which every needy blind man 1s entitled to by act of legislature, from the county commissioners. Attorneys have been employed by the com- bination to lay the matter before the city council, and if necessary take it into the courts. The $100 has never been paid, and the individual efforts of the blind men have proved ineffectual, hence the pooling of their interest Under the act the trustees of every township are required to certify to the county commissioners the number of blind men in the township in need of assistance. The commissioners are then required to make a levy to meet the obligations. Sg gag ee MORE TROUBLE FOR TURKEY. Advices From Uskup Announce Up- rising of Albanians. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 5.—Advices | perity, th became the/ CUBAN RECIPROCITY Republican Leaders in Senate “Are Unperturbed. DEMOCRATS DIVIDED | FORMER BELIEVE THAT THE BIL& WILL PASS. Administration Confident That Treaty Will Be Negotiated in Due Time. the The republican leaders in the Seu: in ‘ord with t administration's views n Cuban reciprocity, are not perturbed over the outlook for the passage of the Dill when it comes from the House. They think the bill will be p: ed, without embarrass- ing amendment, after reasonabie dis sion and some anticipated but not obstrucs tionist opposition by the beet sugar se tors, It is not impossible that the beet sugaP Senators, in order to hamper the operas tion of the bill, may propose an amendment to entangle the iprocity bill with the permanent Cuban treaty contemplated by the Platt Such an attempt will not r anction of the repubs lican lea The two propositions are separate and distinct and will so be maintained. They can be negotiated and enforced simultanes ously but independently Section eight of the Platt amendment proe vided as follows That by way of further assurance, the government of Cuba will embody the fore- going provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States.” Administration Has No Fears. That section was formally adopted by the Cubans in their constit of the withdrawal of the American forces from Cuba. It is said the administration has no reason to fear to by the Cubans, an negotiated in due time In the meantime, tn order to start the Cubans along the read to industrial President is, by the terms of the Payne bill, to remit 20 per cent of the | tariff duti Cuban products entering the United States. It is said that the definite:temporary co mercial purpose contemplated by the Payne bill is not to be hampered by or confounde with the negotiations of the permanent po- litical relations of the two government The administration leaders of the Sen Will not consent to suéh @n arrangem nor would the House spamsurs of the r precity bil! agree to it. The possible democratic attitude toward the reciprocity bil! in the Senate, it is said, 4s not causing the republicans any concern. If all the democrats should vote against reciprocity they would not be sufficient, with the beet sugar republicans, to defeat ‘the bill as the opposition now stands. Democrats Are Divided. But the democrats are divided on the question. Some of them are unable to see how they can afford, on the final vote, to vote against 20 per cent tariff reduction because they could not get 50 per cent re- duction or free trade. They will undoubt- edly try to amend the bill, but will be op- posed by the solid republican vote in thos attempts. on as a condition treaty will te t The Only Question. The only question which now concerns the House leaders in connection with the Cuban reciprocity bill is whether any con- siderable number of republicans will vote with the democrats to overrule the decision of the chair that other tariff amendments are not germane to the bill. Careful inquiry among the beet sugar re- publicans fails to discover a faction who will resort to revolutionary methods to em- barrass the progress of the bill. One of the beet sugar protectionist leaders said to a Star reporter tod: “If the chair's decision is fair and logical, I can see no reason for overturning it mere ly because it is against us. I know of no concerted intention in this regard. I think that our men will use their individual dis- cretion In upholding or not the chair’s de- cision, according to the way it appeals to their reason and sense of its fairness.” What House Leaders Claim. The House leaders claim that there is no doubt as to the correctness of point of order that general tariff amendments will not be german for such a dec conclusive. endment upon which the test will 1 probably be the Tawney amend- ment to reduce the differential duty fined sugar. This amendment has skillfully drawn, and is as follows And upon the making of said agreement and the issuance of said proclamatic while said agreement shall remain in force, there shafl be Icvied, cliected and paid, in leu of the duties the now provided by They say the pi ents on are overwhelming and on ree been law, on’ all r above number sixteen Dutch standard in color, and on all sugar which has gone through a process of re- fini imported into the United Siates, 1.825 per pound.” It is contended th the words “and uopn received here from Uskup, European Tur- key, announce that a number of Albanians recently surrounded the government offices at Ipek, took all the officials prisoners and | then telegraphed to the Yildiz Palace here, ‘demanding the release of the Albanians who are detained in custedy at Constanti- nople. Two battalions of Turkish infantry have been dispatched to Ipek. ——_++-_- RIOT AT FOOT BALL MATCH. ‘Two Persons Killed and Fifty Injured at Glasgow. GLASGOW, April 5.—During the inter- national foot ball match between England and Scotland here this afternoon the im- mense crowd present broke down the bar- riers, and, during the terrific crush, two persons were killed and fifty were injured. + ++ Weavers Go on Strike. DANIELSON, Conn., April 5.—All the weavers in the Moosup mill of the Ameri- can Woolen Company—125 in number—went out on strike today in sympathy with the Olneyville, R.1.; strikers. Alt the other de- partments of the mili continued in opera- tion. More Men on Strike at Butte. BUTTE, Mont., April 15.—The converters at the lower works of ihe Washoe smelters of the Anaconda miné were closed yester- day as a result of the strike of hoisting engineers of the Amalgamated mines and several hundrcd more men were added to greement and the is- suance of said p: mation and while said agreement shail remain in force” will make the amendment germane, but this conten- tion is denied by the supporters of the bill. What Beet Sugar Men Will Do. It is certain that some of the beet sugar republicans will vote against the amend- ment to reduce the differential on sugar the making of said and will not vote to overrule the chair’s de- cision. Mr. Metcalf of California, one of the most persistent epponents of the Cuban reciprocity bill, is among this number. “I cannot consistentiy,” he said today, “vote to revise the tariff on refined sugar when I have opposed reducing the tariff on raw sugar.” Messrs. Robertson of Louisiana lends of Nevada and Cooper of members of the ways and means comm tee, today submitted minority reports against the Cuban reciprocity bill. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Robertson contend that the sugar trust will receive the main benefit from the bill. Mr. Newlands makes an argument for annexation as the solution of the question of Cuban relief. The Machias Reaches San Domingo. A cablegram from Minister Powell re- ceived at the State Department this morn- ing announces the arrival at San Domingo of the U. S. 8. Machias, which was or- dered there from San Juan to protect Amer- ican interests in case they are threatened by the revolutionary movement. eee Evidence to Prove Claim. The Salvador arbitration commission met the list of idle. Unless activities are re- sumed in the mines witain two days all smelting operations will be suspended. —~+2s Steamship Arrivals. At New York: Graf Waldersee, from Hamburg; Auguste Victoria, from Genoa. this morning at 10:30 o'clock in the hall of the interstate commerce commission. The seesion was consumed by counsel for the coment _ ent saa: ——- on claim, con: reports of pro- ceedingg before the oes of Salvador. The day morning.