Evening Star Newspaper, February 24, 1904, Page 1

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DISASTROUS TO JAPS EOUR JAPANESE CRUISERS AND TWO TRANSFORTS SUNK. ‘Reports From Paris and Chefoo—Rus- sian Battle Ship Retvizan Claimed Covered Herself With Glory. ST. PETERSBURG, February 24.—It ts officially announced from Port Arthur that four Japanese battle ships and two Japanese transports have been sunk in a ‘fresh attack on Port Arthur. The attack qwas repulsed CHEFOO, February 24.—The steamer Governeur Jaeschi, while passing Port ‘Arthur at 8 o'clock this morning heard heavy firing in that direction. There is a persistent rumor abroad that several Jap- ‘anese warships have been disabled, but so far it is unconfirmed. Another steamer passing Dalny about the same time that the Governeur Jaeschi was off Port Ar- thur reports that she heard no firing. Thirteen Japanese hips are said to have passed Wei-Hai-Wel today, heading east. There were sixteen ships in the briginal fleet. Corroborated at Paris. PARIS, February 24.—A dispatch to the Havas agency from Port Arthur says that four Japanese cruisers and two Japanese transports have been sunk in a fresh at- tack on Port Arthur. The dispatch adds that the attack was repulsed and that the Russian battle ship Retvizan covered herself with glory. BUSSIA’S LATEST MOVE. : Appeals for International Sympathy for Japan’s Precipitous Action. ST. PETERSBURG, February 24 (1 p.m.). ~The Russian government believes a deep impression has been made on international sympathies by the note on the subject of Japan's alleged violation of the law of nations, sent to the Russian ambassadors Monday. The government lays special stress on the Japanese action at Chemulpo, where, it is pointed out, the Japanese seized and cut the communications in order to prevent M. Pavloff, the Russian min- ister, and the Russian war ships Variag and Korietz even receiving news of the rupture of diplomatic relations, and then pounced on the ships with a greatly su- perior force. Russia contends that this action place Japan outside the pale of civilized nations, and that it smacks so much of barbarism | that it must offend the chivalric sense of civilized fair play. Diplomats Favor Russia. In diplomatic circles the presentation of case is considered strong, the opin- ion being, even in friendly quarters, that | Japan, in her haste to cripple the Russian fleet at the outset, committed a blunder by thus striking a blow without warning, for which the destruction of two ships will not compensate. It is further pointed out that if Japan had allowed M. Pavloff to return to a Russian port on board a Russian war ship her magnanimity would have been universally applauded. Prince Lobanof, the governor of the province of Tomboy, has issued a warning to the peasants of that province against selling horses to dealers, who are trying to buy 8,000 horses, ostensibly for the British army, but really for the Japanese. Influx of Subscriptions. There is an incessant influx of subscrip- tions of money and contributions of jewelry and other articles toward the fund being raised to strengthen the navy and aid the families of the victims of the war. People of all religions, Jews, Catholics, Lutherans and Mohammedans. are vying with each other and the members of the Orthodox church in the display of patriotism, while the peasants and workmen are contributing as freely in proportion to their means as the nobl officials. Turcomans Offered Services. Several hundred Turcomans have applied to the governor ge 1 of Turkestan to be sent to the fi The reports of Russoph: Italy eagerly welcr e demonstrations and the Slav countries are d, and the occurre: are regarded » Russian press as symp- | toms of an eventual ‘w grouping of the | power ¥, according to the Novoe Vremya tinies of Egypt, South Africa ana nistan may be affected. VOTES MONEY FOR WAR. Moscow Will Give a Big Reception to | Gen. Kuropatkin. ‘OW, February zemstvo assembly) has voted $150,000 for and the corporation ha of re- " ariag. Arrangements are being made here to Bive a big eption to Gen. Kuropatkin when he s through Moscow on his way to st. He will be presented with an icon (richly adorned sacred pic- ture) by the Moscow nobility, In anticipation of the Russian victories, highly colored battle scenes representing the Japanese in rout before the Russians are being printed by enterprising lithog- raphers for distribution in the neighboring villages. SAYS NOTHING OF BOYARIN. Russian Baron to Organize Flotilla of Hospital Barges. SEBASTOPOL, February ‘| 24—Captain Aleanharof has received a telegram from was an officer of the Russian rin, reported to have been de- &troyed at Port Arthur, dated February 17 and saying he was then in good health, but giving no information as to the fate of the ship. 2TERSBURG, February 24—Baron Budberg is starting for the far east to or- | Sanize a flotilla of ten hospital barges on the Amur river. Tribute to Witte. M. Kokovzoff, on assuming the direction | of the finance ministry, paid a glowing tribute to M. Witte, the former minister of {finance, but said he would not venture at this crisis to formulate a program, reserv- ing that task until the return of the bless- ing of peace. The Novosti, reviewing the resources of the treasury, figures that the total amount at the disposal of the governfnent for the which it conduct of the war is $320,000,000, | eonsiders to be qui iefent, in view of | the coi President Informs Senate as to Its Organization. NEW CONSTITUTION WHAT THE PANAMAN TERRI- TORY ACTUALLY COMPRISES. Provisions as to Citizenship and the Preservation of Order by the United States. ‘The President today sent to the Senate a report of the Secretary of State in response to a resolution introduced by Senator Mor- gan calling for “such information as is in the possession of the government of the United States as to the present state of or- ganization of the government of the repub- lic of Panama, and a copy of the constitu- tion of said republic of Panama, and such information as to the provisions thereof as may have been received by him.” ‘The reso- lution also called for any ordinance or other proceedings of the constitutional con- vention, recently in session at Panama, re- Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty. igre in his report to the Presi- dent sends a translation of the draft of the constitution of the republic of Panama as substantially adopted February 14 instant, which, he says, serves to show the perma- nent form to be given to the government. A Republican Government. Continuing, he says: “The present state of organization of government of the republic of Panama is republican in form, consisting of a prest- dent, Amador; a first vice president, Aro- semena; a second vice president, Obaldia, and a third vice president, Carlos Mendoza: —elected in conformity with article 182 of the constitution, by a majority of the con- vention. very article 184 of the constitution, all the acts of the board of provisional gov- ernment done since the 3d of November, 1908, until January 15, 1904, are expressly ratified. “No ordinance or other proceeding of the constitutional convention has been made in relation to the treaty for the con- struction of an inter-oceanic canal which was signed November 18, 1903. - The con- stitutional convention of Panama did not exercise any legislative functions pending the formation and adoption of the con- stitution. The constitution itself, however, contains the following provisions: The Panaman Territory. “#Aarticle 3. The territory of the republic is composed of all the territory from which the state of Panama was formed by the amendment to the Grenada constitution of 18%3 on February 27, 1855, and which was transformed in 1866 into the department of Panama, together with its islands; and of inental and insular territory which was adjudged to the republic of Colombia in the award made by the president of the French republic, with the jurisdictional lim- itations stipulated or which in the future may be stipulated in treaties or conven- tions concluded. or which in the future may be concluded with the United States of America, concerning the construction, maintenance, protection or sanitation of any means of interoceanic transit.’ ” U. S. May Intervene to Keep Order. ‘Article 131, The government of the United States of America may intervene in any part of the republic of Panama to re- establish public peace and constitutional order in the event of their being disturbed, provided that that nation should, by*treaty or convention, assume or have assumed the obligation of guaranteeing the inde- pendence and sovereignty of this repub- lie.’ " The constitution in its entirety consists of 141 articles, making thirty typewritten pages. It solves the question as to what the citizens of the isthmus are to be called in an article declaring what classes are or shall be admitted as “Panamans.” In this class are Colombians who participated in the achievement of Panama's independence, also foreigners declaring in support of the new republic and who have completed ten years’ residence in the territory embraced in Panama. Six years of residence will suffice if they are married and have a fam- ily in Panama and three years if they are married to ‘a Panaman woman.” $$$ 02 THE REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN. Ex-Gov. Crane Disinclined to Serve and an Iowa Man Proposed. “A biood-raw politician will have to be chairman of the republican national com- | mittee in this campaign.” This is the view of many republicans, and the expression is elicited by the renewal of the talk of William Murray Crane of Mas- usetts for the chairmanship. Mr. ne was in Washington last Monday, on He expressed disinclination lent Roosevelt's appeal to He based his opposition to p on the ground of his un- his way south. ngness to burden himself with the de- ails of the campaign, and, secondarily, upon the ground of infirm’ health. Mr. Crane, it is said, would prefer to act in a merely advisory ‘capacity in the campaign without the grinding, detail work. ‘A new name is be'ng mentioned by poll- ticlans in connection with the chairman- ship, that of J. W. Blythe of Iowa, the well- known western railroad man. ‘Thus far it has gone no further than mere discussion, however. en ___—_ MORTGAGE ON EXPOSITION. In Case of Default the Government May Run the Big Show. The mortgage which the United States government holds over the Louisiana Pur- chase Exposition has been executed by all those interested, and is now in the pos- session of Secretary Shaw. The treasury officials will turn over to the exposition officials $1,000,000 within a few days and before the end of the month another $1,- 000,600 will be paid. In March there will be ‘turned over another $1,000,000, in April another and in May $600,000, making the total amount of $4,600,000 to be loaned to the exposition. According to the ter of the mortgage the exposition compan must begin paying the money back in June and will turn into the treasury each month $1,000,000 until the loan has been repaid in full. ‘The mortgage is a most peculiar one, and in case of default in the payments the Sec- retary of the Treasury is authorized to take charge of the exposition and run it for the government. In that case the Secretary of the Treasury would put representatives of the government at the gates of the exposition and collect all the money paid in there. The instance Is the first on record of the United States going into the loaning of money on exposition property. Robert A. Fullerton of Towa, who acted as the disbursing officer of the government in paying to the exposition the $5,000,000 appropriated by Congress to aid the con- ned On Ean Ee | Balary of 3%, (Continued on Seventh Page.) REPUBLIC OF PANAMA) — “4 < Dupaeaare THE NEW PATENT APPLIED FOR. ¢ Le) Pe an a — CANAL-DIGGING MACHINE. Pee bp Se as Wass: ty ( Wwe vlad lt ieee PEACE WITH FRANCE HOPES OF CONCLUDING A TREATY OF ARBITRATION. The President’s Great Interest in the Subject of Avoiding War— Report From Paris. The State Department confirms the Asso- ciated Press report from Paris that the President has been considering the possi- bility of arranging a treaty with France providing for the settlement of any future disputes between the two countries by re- sort to arbitration. It is further stated that similar propositions havé been made to this government by the diplomatic representa- tives of Great Britain, Italy and Holland. All of these have likewise been taken un- der careful consideration by the President. Although earnestly favoring the principle of arbitration, as he has indeed ever since his accession to office as shown by his sub- mission of two great issues to The Hague, and by the settlement of a half dozen minor disputes by that means, President Roosevelt is indisposed to submit an arbi- tration treaty to the Senate until he 1s as- sured of its approval. The rejection of treaties by the Senate, or, almost as bad. its failure to act upon them, always leaves a feeling of irritation in the other party to the treaty, which re- gards itsalf as snubbed. So having lost one arbitration treaty with Great Britain through the Senate’s non-action, the ad- ministration is loath to submit others in the same line until it is assured that there has been a change of sentiment among the senators sufficient to warrant the belief that the treaty can be ratified. It is said that so far such assurance is lacking, so that while the arbitration propositions have been kept in mind at the State Department formal negotiations have not been initiated, The Announcement in Paris, The Paris dispatch referred to says that according to information conveyed by Baron d’Estournelles de Constant to the members of a parliamentary group on in- ternational arbitration at a meeting held at the baron’s residence yesterday, a treaty of arbitration between France and the United States will be signed shortly. Baron d’Estournelles de Constant told his hearers that he had news which showed that under the instructions of President Roosevelt the State Depariment at Wash- ington was engaged in studying an arbitra- tion treaty with France. —_ In the Interests of Peace. He said that three important steps taken recently in the interésts of international arbitration were due to the initiative of President Roosevelt. These were, first, the submission of the Pious fund case to The Hague arbitration tribunal; second, the reference of Venezuelan questions to that tribunal, and, now, an arbitration treaty with France. Z : President Roosevelt deserved great cred- it, he said, for what he had done for the cause of arbitration and the advancement of civilization. He referred in terms of grat- ification to the growth of interest in arbi- tration. The group has decided to publish a brochure setting forth the results of its work in Europe and the United States, rr Personal Mention. Cyrus T. Fox of Reading, Pa., superin- tendent of horticulture for Pennsylvania, is in Washington on business. Mr. Fox is cor- responding secretary of the Pennsylvania State Editorial Association, and was one of the organizers of that association in 1871. He is a well-known writer on agri- cultural and horticultural topics. Mr. James H. Spencer, who is in Wash- ington on official business with the United States weather bureau, is the guest of his mother, Mrs, Sarah K. Spencer, of 138 B street northeast. Judge Ivory G. Kimball was detained at home today because of a slight illness. Judge Charles 8. Bundy presided over the Distr&t_ branch of the Police Court. Rev. Dr. A. W. Pitzer, president of the Washington City Bible Society, sailed yes- terday on the Cedric of the White Star line, to attend as delegate the centennial cele- bration of the British and Foreign Bible Society at London, March 4 to 8 next. SS Secretary Hitchcock Breaks the Record. The fifth anniversary of the appointment of Secretary Hitchcock to the position of Secretary of the Interior occurred Saturday last. This would not be such a remarkable event were it not for the fact that it com- pletes, for the Secretary, the longest term of service of any Secretary of the Interior. cern, has been designated as the repre- | Secretary Columbus Delano, who occupied sentative of the treasury in looking after | the position in President Grant’s cabinet, the present loan and its repayment. He record until last summer. Mr. prong _———— SF ee a Ok ae the eee -years and r services before, making a | @ half. It is expected that Secretary Hitch- 000, and this amount will hold his office for at least six THE EASTERN WAR|FAIRBANKS’ DILEMMA EXPERT CONSIDERATION:.QF THE RUSSIAN-JAPANESE CONBEICT. By FRANKLIN K. YOUNG: (Copyrighted, 1904.) The plan of campaign deeided upon by the Japanese government’ is. clearly out- Jined by the debarkation yesterday, of 40,000. troops at Chemulpo. It would seem that the Japanese army is to actin two large masses, One of the masses will have Chemulpo, on the Yellow sea, and the other mass will have Won-San, on: the Jépan sea, as its point d'appul. It is also clear that the Japanese have thus most’ ju- diciously selected their only 4rue line of defense, the latter being.the» range of mountains extending across Korea about sixty miles to the north.of S@ml. It is clear to the military mind thdt thié in- vasion by the Japanese armiy on an datirely indefensible country like’Koreg is a grave and, in the present, war, Is. likely to prove a fatal error, However this their sagacity in taking up position. That they refrain any attempt to occupy and maintain the north- erly mountain range in Korea phows much wisdom on their part, for thejreason that a Russian army from Vladivqstok merely by marching via Kil-Ju down |the easterly coast against Won-San woul Japanese army thus falsely on the northern mountain range to pprecipitately retreat to Seoul without firi gun. The situation of the Japanese ddjachment at Kil-Ju 1s not all that could be flesired from the military standpoint. Hi The position is of much value.to the Jap- anese, as it commands the :antrance to the valley along which the Ri army of Viadivostok probably sooner pf later will advance to attack Won-San. is Russian army will have the further olfject of turn- ing the right flank of that mopntain range which constitutes the Japanese line of de- fense, and by interposing between the Jap- anese army and Seoul the Russians would compel the Japs to abandon jountains and to fight what may be theifietisive bat- tle of the war in a compatatively open country, where the Russian ¢avalry couid be used Ayeh full effect. Td defend this post at Ki-Ju is not an eagy matter for the Japanese. ‘In short, to de: it effect- ually will requite the presence ef nearly the whole of their right wing. If the Russians merely remain on the defensive.at the Yalu river and initiate an offengiye nievement by advancing against Kil-Ju fin front and supporting this. movement %py ‘the march of their main bedy to Kip-San, the Japanese generals seemingly would be placed in a quandary. It fs essential to hold the post 0? Kil-Ju. But this apparently cannot be @cne except by marching to its support nearly their entire left . THis latter operation hardly can be wisly: eentem- plated fromthe standpoigt of the military mind for thé reason that the Russian army of the Yalu, by forced marches, would be able to take up a position in front of the Japanese jeft wing near Chemulpo: The second Russian army, leaving a detachment at Kip-San, by forced: marches could unite itself to the Russian army of the Yalu: Then the combined Russian army, after de- stroying the Japanese left wing, would be able, by. a retrograde march to -Won-San, probably to cut off and. yy the Jap- anese right wing. Thus true offensive Movement by the Russians its in the advance of an army from Vladivostok into the valley,on. the east e¢ of Korea in co-operation with the pi ofa second Russian army “posted lower ofthe Yalu river. ge —. It is also clear. that fensive military operation. the north the peculiar — topograp =defects of Korea make the country ‘terly - less. In fact, the t forms one of those si; ‘well known in the military art tm. which - more force in spite of abundancesof. rivers and mountains is required to agecéamfully de- fend @ country than to sucagasfully attack it, for the reason that these maturad barriers all lie in directions tavorablesto the invader useless for defense, The naval situation at the let in the tay east is ine important * @'appul, Port Arthur, ‘sees present, and there indications that the Japanese are able to effect the landing of troops in its fF Russian fleet Ein {he harbor is repo ix battle ships, three er; , ten torpedo boat destroyers and wen five torpedo boats, with a compiement of/9,500 men and 800 guns. In the Japan Soe greater naval activity is displayed. A Jal consisth ~ squadron, ing of a battle ship, four crulsers dron. bie five. ported. back it is_ rey of the and three destroyers, is of the Russian Vladivostok latter, which consisis of ten torpedo boats, tol, maneu- will be TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN, THAT IS THE QUESTION. Effect of the Proposal of His Name for Second Place on National and State Politics. The most perplexed citizen of the repub- It¢_in politics these days is the senior sen- ator from Indiana. He is in very much the same quandary as a wayfarer who sees a tempting-looxing apple hanging over the fence within reach, yet who hesi- tates to pluck it, having -a lively: appre- hension that it may not agree with him. Senator Fairbanks is still uncertain over the vice prestdency. One day he thinks he would ke the nomination and the next day he 1s sure it would be a mistake to accept it, He is keeping the Indiana poli- ticlans guessing at a pretty lively rate meanwhile. There is an eutirely reasonable explana- tion of his uncertainty. Aside from the effect of the step upon his own political fortunes, it would have far-reaching in- fluence upon republican poiitics in Indiana. He is considering the question in its many- sided bearings. His for the Asking. It is assumed that he could have the nomination, not for the asking, but for indicating that it would be acceptable to him. ‘That ‘assurance is pretty generally conceded in political circles Yor reasons well known. His friends are divided upon the questions: of, first, whether he can’ af- ford to take it, and, secondly, whether he owes it to his party to take it. Viewing the first question from the point of his personal interests many of his friends tell him that if he accepts and is elected he will remove himself from active republican politics; that it is a long chance whether he will succeed to the nomination for the first place four years hence; that if he goes out of active politics now he may not be able to hold his grasp on the leadership of his party in Indiana. The cold-blcoded analysis of Senator Fairbanks’ position, according to the Indi- ana method of reasoning, is that his hesi- tation is due mainly to this consideration: Would acceptance help or hurt his presi- dential chances four years hence? Indiana republicans do not attach much weight to the argument that the Fairbanks influence is essential to holding the conservative ele- Irent of the state to the republican ticket. They say that Indiana republicans will vote and work for the republican ticket, whoever is in second place on it. _ Indianians Are Anxious. There is keen anxiety among Indiana politicians that Senator Fairbanks should reach a decision soon. If he is to go out of the Senate they want to get to work on plans for his successor. Until he does an- ncunce his decision they can not attempt any changes of present political lines in Indiata. ——++-+___ BIG FIRE IN ROCHESTER. Threatened Destruction of Entire Busi- ness Section—Loss $150,000. ROCHESTER, N. Y., February 24.—Fire in the factory of the Phelps Piano Com- pany’s dry kiln in Brockport early today threatened for four hours to destroy the entire business section of that place, and resulted finally in a total estimated loss of $150,000. The flames spread across the street after destroying the Phelps Piano Company's works and attacked and destroyed the Moores Subscription Agency, a two-st frame pulsing: ee covered a large area. The loss to agency is estimated Ko Ae covered by insurance. e he loss to the plano company is abot Os Ae ects cers men fought bravely against great odds, the water supply giving out pipes tain points. Rochester was appealed to for help, but could not secure transportation eae image bead be Fa granas The fire was ly brought under control by the 1 department. % nee ——+ BULK OF ESTATE LEFT IN TRUST. ‘Will of Late W. C. Whitney Probated Today—Legacies, NEW YORK, February 24.—The will of the late Wm. C. Whitney was filed for pro- at Mineola, L. I., today. Harry Payne is made sole executor and trustee AT THE WHITE HOUSE President's Efforts to Com- plete the Canal Commission. TWO LATEST OFFERS FOUR MEN OBTAINED WHO ARE REGARDED AS CERTAIN. Senator Depew Has a Conference on New York Politics—Babcock for Vice President. It is now considered quite probable that Alfred Noble, the engineer of the Pennsyl- vania railroad, will decline the offer of the President of a place on the Panama canal commission. It has been much desired to secure the services and talent of Mr. Noble on the commission, even if it were possible for him to give only a part of his time to the work. While the President has not been definitely informed that an arrange- ment with Mr. Noble is out of the question, the feeling is that such an answer is likely. The probable declination of Mr. Noble leaves the President with only four men who it is believed can be counted on. These are Réar Admiral Walker, Brig. Gen. Da- vis, Col. Fran 1 ecker of Detroit and B. M. Harrod of Louisiana. Whether Mr. Harrod has accepted is not known, but it is believed he will do so. Of the three remaining places one has been offered to William Barclay Parsons, the engineer of the subway improvements in New York. It is believed that Mr. Par- sons will accept. The rapidity and thor- oughness of the work on the New York subway has given Mr. Parsons an interna- tional reputation, and it is learned on ex- cellent authority that he has not only the offer of the President, but he has under consideration an offer to become the engi- neer of the immense subway improvements to be made in London. These improvements will be made at an expense of many mil- lions of dollars. and when completed will place hundreds of miles of street railway tracks of London underground, The declination of John Garber, the San Francisco mining lawyer, left a. vacancy on the original list made up by the Presi- dent. This vacancy has been offered to C. Ewald Grunsky, a hydraulic engineer of San Francisco. No answer has yet been received from Mr. Grunsky. Should he and Alfred Noble and Mr. Parsons accept the seven members of the commission will be named at once. Should all three decline the President will have to look for men of similar reputation. The seven men to whom the places were originally offered were Admiral Walker, Gen. Davis, Col. Hecker, Alfred Noble, B. M. Harrod, John Garber and William Bar- elay Parsons. So far, as stated, only four of the seven are regarded as certain. AS selected by the President at first, five of the seven men were engineers of note, Gen. Davis and Adm‘ral Walker being engineers. Col. Hecker is a business man of great executive ability, and Mr. Garber was a mining lawyer. Senator Foster of Washington today asked the President to appoint ex-Repre- sentative Doolittle of Washington as a member of the commission, but the Presi- dent, as stated, has offered the’ place he will give to the Pacific coast to Mr. Grunsky. Senator Depew’s Conference. Senator Depew talked for a good while with the President on New York politics today. There has been much gossip in re- cent months to. the effect that Senator De- pew was not among those to be numbered as admirers and friends of the President. These stories, however, like those of Sen- ator Hanna’s opposition to the President, have never had any basis of truth, so far as the relations of the two New Yorkers appear to the observer. Senator Depew is received cordially at the White House, and is consulted freely about patronage and other business pertaining to the state, al- though Senator Platt has long been’ ac- knowledged as the patronage dispenser in the state. Senator Depew has co-operated with Senator Platt, however, and the ap- pointments have been made on the recom- mendations of both men. The various stories that have appeared re- cently as to the alleged bitter struggle between Senator Platt and Gov. Odell for the mastery of the New York organization and the turning down of Senator Platt by the governor have contained statements that Gov. Odell, when he secured complete control of the New York machine and had deposed Senator Platt, would displace Sen- ator Depew and send ex-Gov. Frank Black to the Senate. ‘There is the best of authority for saying that this story is untrue. —Gov. Odell and Senator Depew are good friends, and for- mer Gov. Black has intimated to friends of Senator Depew that he wil! not oppose the latter for the Senate. The legislature to be elected next fall will elect Senator Depew's successor. Senator Depew is a candidate to succeed himself, and his friends are proceeding on the assumption that he will not have opposition. If they knew that there would be opposition they would begin to lay their wires accordingly. With the friendship of the President and Senator Platt and the backing of a num- ber of influential and earnest friends, it is claimed that Gov. Odell would not be able to accomplish his purpose, even if he planned the overthrow of Senator Depew. The junior senator from New York is the only republican in the state who has can- vassed the state for the republican ticket in every state and national campaign since the time of Fremont and who has con- tributed to every campaign. In the upper counties of the state he has a_ personal strength that is represented as\ superior to that of any republican in New York. Any plan to defeat him, if known openly, would, it is said, be met with such opposi- tion as would result in failure. Senator Depew began stumping the state of New York for the republican ticket the year of his graduation from Yale in 185 and he has never missed a campaign year. Mr. Babcock’s Nomination. Representative Babcock of Wisconsin, who is about to leave for his home to ap- pear before the republican convention of the third district when it meets March 3 at Baraboo, had an interview with the President. The convention will nominate Mr. Babcock and elect Roosevelt delegates to. the republican national convention at the same time. It may go further and boom Mr. Babcock for the vice presidential nomi- nation. The convention will certainly do so if he will consent. ' There is much talk in Wisconsin of Mr. Babcock for second place on the ticket and there is no doubt that he would be a most acceptable candidate, but for the ap- parent belief that for reasons gf policy the nominee should come from Indiana or Tilinois, in which states the democrats will make a fight for electoral votes. Delegations Received. A delegation of architects from different parts of the country was received by the President this morning. This aftcrnoon the President received about 250 members of the southern branch of-the National Den- tal Association. The organization is in Sermon Mecotae saw the Preside about promotion and retirement of an ‘Almerte | Georgia. saw him about the pardon of ‘s who wants his cltisonehip restored.” = THE LEGISLATIVE BILL Reported by Senate Appro- priations Committee, IT CARRIES $28,736,233 INCREASE OVER HOUSE MEASURE OF $447,578. Provision for More Employes at the Capitol and in the Departments— Restrictions as to Carriages. Senator Allison today reported from the committee on appropriations the bill making appropriations for the legisla- tive, executive and judicial expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30, Ds Changes in the bill are made by the Senate committee as follows: INCREASE. Senate, namely: Compensation $270 Contingent exp 56,080 Houce of Representative: 4,598 Library of Congress... - 2/900 Treastiry Department, namely: Division of custome. s 400 Division of loans and currency 4,180 Auditor for State Department 1,800 Auditor for Post Office Department 5.040 Rent of building. 4 3,600 Miscellaneous expenses. 8.500 wlependent treasury Asisiant treasurer at Boston, M 4,600 Assistant treasurer at Chicago, Tl. 5,400 Assistant treasurer at New Orleans, La. 3,000 Assistant treasurer at St. Louis, Mo..... 3,300 Mints and assay offices, namel : 24,360 73,100 force... 80.000 nsular a) 14,560 Rent of buildings 400 Navy Department, name! Hydrographic office...... 2,080 urea! of supplies and accounts 208 Interior Department ¢ 1 land office 11,000 n office... 24,000 £ buildings ‘2,000 yors ge 2 1,500 Office of 3d assistant postmaster gene 3.560 Oilice of 4th assistant postmaster general 120 Department of Commerce and “Labor, naniely: Secretary's office, elerical........ - 18,060 For employment ‘of experts’ and tempo- rary assistants. 5 25,000 Bureat of corporaticns, attorneys, special examiners, agents. &c. . 25,500 Bureau of manufaciures. 1,900 Burean of statistics 11.700 Bureau of immigration 8/800 Office of solicitor. 0 Contingent expenses... 000 Court of Appeals, Distriet of Columbia ‘300 Librarian cf Circuit Court of Appeals. 5-000 Total increase $453,878 DECREASE, Amount as reported +» $28,753 Congressional Employes. The salary of the chaplain of the Senate is increased from $900 to $1,000, and pro+ vision is made. for a minute and jou! clerk at $3,000. An additional clerk for the-Senate is provided at $1,600. The House provision giving $400 additional to the as- sistant in the stationery room while it is held by the present incumbent is stricken out. One messengr ut $1,440 is dropped. Twenty-two instead of nineteen cierks to committees of the Senate are provided at $1,900 each. In the office of the sergeant- at-arms and doorkeeper a janitor at $1,200 instead of two janitors at $900, and four skilled laborers instead of two at $900 are provided. Under the superintendent of the Capitol building and grounds provision is made for an assistant machinist and electrician at $1,000, and one laborer at $72) is drop- ped and another at $660 is added. Thirty instead of thirty-five annual clerks to sen- ators who are not chairmen of committees are provided. For stationery and newspa- pers for senators $: instead of $14,375 is appropriated. To enable the postmaster of the Senate to keep a constant supply of postage stamps for sale to senators $30 is appropriated. For folding speeches and pamphlets $6,000 instead of $2,000 is appro- priated. The secretary of the Speaker of the House of Representatives has an in- crease of salary from $2.50 to $3,000. Clerks to committees on libor and terri- tories to perform duties of messengers at $729 each are provided for in addition to other committee employes. Eleven instead of thirteen clerks to committees at $6 a day during the session are appropriated for the House, In the office of the sergeant-at-arms of the House two clerks in charge of pairs instead of one clerk for that duty are pro- vided. For miscellaneous and contingent ex- penses of the Library of Congress $7,300 in- stead of $5,000 fs provided and two instead of one telephone operator at $600 are al- lowed. Treasury Department. Under the head of the Treasury Depart- ment one clerk of class 4, who shall be @ physician, is dropped and four instead of three clerks of class 1 in the division of cus- toms and four instead of three clerks at $1,000 in the same division are provided for. ‘Two clerks at $909 each are dropped. In the division of loans and’ currency. Treas- ury Department, eighteen instead of seven- teen clerks at $900 cach, twelve instead of eleven expert count of seven laborers, thir ty-four paper counters and labor each are provided for. In the office for the auditor for state and other departments sixteen instead of fifteen clerks of class 4 are appropriated for. In office of the audi- tor for the Post Office Department six ad- ditional watchmen and twenty-one instead of eighteen charwomen are allowed. It is provided by the Senate committee that the marine hospital service shall re- main under the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department until otherwise provided by law and no bureau, office or branch of the pub- Uc service shall be transferred from one executive departmen: to anothe without the authority of Congress. Some increases are granted for contingent expenses of the Treasury Department and the auditor for the Post Office Department is allowed $6,500 instead of $5,009 for furniture and repairs. An by the committce pro- vides that the compensation of the chief of the ‘ternal revenue agents shall not ex- ceed $10 a day, and of ai! other internal revenue agents shall not exceed $3 a day, to be fixed by the commissioner of internal revenue. For per diem in leu of subsistence when absent from ihe legal residen-es when on duty these agents, including the chief of internal revenue agenis, not to exceed $i each, to be fixed by the commissioner of internal revenue, with the approval of the Secretery. It is’ also pro- vided that internal revenue agenis, when examining accounts of collectors of inter- nal révenue, shall re¢eive in leu of sub- sistence $1 a day. Hereafter internal reve- nue agents shall haye the same authority to administer oaths that is now possessed by collectors of internal revenue. Provision is made for the mint at New Orleans. ‘War Department. Under the head of the war depa-tment the House provision that “vacancies oceurring from any cause hereunder shail not be fih- ed, except by promotions of persons em- ployed and paid from this appropriation,” is stricken out, and It fs provided in Meu bash Rap ly Argh oa wg va-