Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 6, 1902, Page 2

Sue The erald--Review. By E. C, KILEY. —_———— GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. [::—’ —— A ragged coat often has a roll in it, but it’s an exception. There is no longer any doubt that the King of Spain is not a baby. pe Aad ARIA It may be that Mr. Wu needs to go back home to brush up his Chinese a little. The man who does not save money will always be poor, no matter how much ke earns. Young Mr. Mollineux will neither go on the stage nor write a book. For this relief much thanks. “He is not wise that scorns the thought of woman.” At any rate, he’d better not let her know it. The Castellane debts will be paid off within five years. By that time they will have some more. There isn’t much to tell that ma- rine who has made $33,000 by lend- ing money to his comrades. An American missionary is a cap- tive at Mequinez. It must be pleas- ant to be bound in Morocco. There are all kinds of people in the world except the kind that live and move in the historical romance. A Texas old maid has adopted a little baby. This is the most cutting rebuke that man has ever received. Co-education is a failure in the Uni- versity of Chicago. There is too much coo and too little education about it. The crown prince of Siam was taken to the stock yards at Chicago and was delighted—when he got away. The salt trust appears to have lost its savor, and it is now in order that the scriptures should be followed lit- erally. John Bull is making a brave but probably misguided attempt to meas- ure swords with the Standard Oil company. It is said that a member of the American embassy at Berlin is to wed ® Boston girl. No cause is given for the rash act. ' It is rumored that King Leopold is mentally unbalanced. His friends apparently think there is no other ex- cuse for him. A football player has been sent ‘to the insane asylum. If they put him in the violent ward he ought to feel guite at home. Running a newspaper in Russia must be a hard job; there are so few events that are fit to print under the edict of the czar. A Butte, Mont., editor has fatally shot a physician. Perhaps the physi- cian didn’t take his paper. Now is the time to subscribe. Even though the coal strike is end- ed the news that a Swiss savant has discovered a freezing cure for human ills ought to be cheering. Lieut. Peary has reported for duty, but as he is still on crutches he will not be called upon to go aloft and furl the mizzentopsail for a week .or two. : Funeral directors and embalmers of Chicago have formed a combination and prices will be raised. We can’t die even without the octopus taking @ go at us. A New York chauffeur has ‘been sentenced to the penitentiary for hurting people with his automobile. ‘The world is still a glorious place in some respects, The news that handwriting experts have cleared Emperor Maximilian’s record of the treachery charge would have been more impressive before the ‘Mollineux trial. “The world’s greatest women—who were they?” asks the New York Amer- ican. Mrs. Carrie Nation would prob- ably says that the question should be dmstead: “Who are they?” -& New York dealer sadly complains that the newspapers are to blame for ‘the reduction in.the prices of coal. It 4s no wonder that there are people in this.country who think the press ought tothe muzzled. Since Queen Alexandra has con sented to be godmother to the new son of the Duke of Manchester Grandpa Zummenman of Cincinnati ought to be willing to feel he could /afford a first- lass christening gift. Asrangements have been made to turn over to the creditors of the Count and Countess De Castellane all but $200,000 a year of their income. How cap the poor things ever hope to pull through on such a niggardly allowance as that? The report that Minister Wuhad been seen upon the streets of Wash- ington in American attire was followed by another equally outrageous to the effect that the Chinese statesman had been in conversation with @ departed ancestor at a spiritualist seance. PRESIDENTS MESSAGE COUNTRY STILL CONTINUES IN A PERIOD OF UNBOUNDED PROSPERITY. REGULATION OF - THE TRUSTS PRESIDENT URGES CONGRESS TO GIVE THE SUBJECT EAR- NEST ATTENTION. TARIFF MUST NOT BE DISTURBED FINANCIAL LEGISLATION — HAR- MONY BETWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR. The following is a synopsis of the president’s message: To the Senate and House of Representa- tives: ‘We still continue in a period of un- bounded prosperity. ‘This prosperity is not the creature of law, but undoubt the laws under which we work have been instrumental in creating the conditions which made it possible, and by unwise legislation it would be easy enough to de- stroy it. There will undoubtedly be pe- riods of depression. The wave will re- cede; but the tide will advance. This na- tion ‘is seated on a continent flanked by two great oceans, It is composed of men the descendants of pioneers, or, in a gense, pioneers themselves; of men win- nowed out from among the nations of the Qld World by the energy, boldness and Tove of adventure found in their own ‘eager hearts. Such a nation, so placed, will surely wrest success from fortune. ‘As a people we have played a large part in the world, and we are bent upon making our cere ee detect shen Hd cular, the ev ariea decided jace must past. last four years have definitel, ‘that, for woe or for weal, our be great among the nations. We may either fail greatly or succeed greatly; ‘but we cannot avoid the endeavor from which either great failure or great suc- cess must come. Even if we would, we -eannot play a small part. If we should try, all that would follow would be that we should play a large part ignobly and mefully. ba course, when ‘the ‘conditions have fa- vored the growth of so much that was good, they have also favored somewhat the growth of what was evil. It is em- inently necessary that we should endea- vor to-cut out this eveil, but let us keep a due sense of proportion; let us not in fixing our gaze upon the lesser evil for- get the srester good. yan — eee m menacing, Sah cay misery or deca- utgrowth, not of ate but of prosperity—of the progress dence, f our gigantic industrial development. This industrial development must not be ecked, but side by side with it should “5 ‘such rogressive regulation as will di- Sinish the eyils. We should fail in our duty if we did not try to remedy the evils, but we shall succeed only if we pro- ceed patiently, with practical common sense as well as resolution, separating fhe good from the bad and holding on to the former while endeavoring to get f the latter. e Publie Regulation of Trusts. In my message to the present congress at its first session I discussed at length ‘the question of the regulation of those big corporations commonly doing an inter- state business, often with some tendency to monopoly, which are popularly known as trusts. The experience of the past year has emphasized, in my opinion, the desir- ability of the On then proposed. A fundamental! requisite of social efficiency ‘Ys a high standard of individual energy and excellence; but this is in no wise in- consistent with power to act in combina- tion for aims, which cannot so well be achieved by the individual acting alone. A fundamental basis of civilization is the fnviolability of property; but this is in no wise inconsistent with the right of society to regulate the exercise of the artificial powers which it confers upon the owners of property, under the name of corporate franchises, in such a way as to prevent the misuse of these powers. Corporations, and especially combina- tions of corporations, should be managed under public regulation. Experience has shown that under our system of govern- ment the necessary supervision cannot be obtained by state action. Jt must there- fore be achieved by national action. Our aim is not to do away with corporations; on the contrary, these big ‘aggregations | are an inevitable development of modern jdndustrialism, and the effort to destroy them would be futile unless accomplished in ways that would work the utmost mis- chief to the entire body politic. We can do nothing of good in the way of regulat- ing and supervising these corporations until we fix clearly in our minds that we are not attacking the corporations, but endeavoring to do away with any evil in them. e are not hostile to them; we are merely determined that they shall be so handled as to subserve the public ood. We draw the line against miscon- uct, not against wealth. The capitalist who, alohe or in conjunction with his fellows, performs some great industrial feat by which he wins money is a well- doer, not a wrongdoer, provided only_he works in proper and legitimate lines. We ‘wish to favor such a man when he does well. We wish to supervise and control his actions only to prevent him from do- ling ill. Publicity can do no harm to the honest corporation, and we need not ‘be overtender about sparing the dishonest corporation. Im curbing and regulating the combina- tions of capital which are or may become ‘injurious to the public we must be careful mot ito stop the great enterprises which have legitimately reduced the cost of pro- ‘duction, not to abandon the place which -our country has won in the leadership of the international industrial world, not to strike down wealth with the result of clesing factories and mines, of turning the wage-worker idle in the streets and leaving ithe farmer without a market for what he grows. Insistence upon the im- posaible means delay in ac! the possible, exactly as, on the ot the stubborn defense ialike of what good and what is bad in the existing sys- tem. the ‘resolute effort to obstruct any attempt at betterment, betrays blindness to the historic truth that wise evolution BS poche be oad revolution. 0 more important su can come ‘before the congress than this of the reg- ulation of interstate business. ‘This coun- ‘try can not afford to sit supine on the plea that under our peculiar system of government we ape a the pre- sence of the new conditions, and umabie to grapple with them, The power congress to regulate interstate commerce is am absolute and unquailli grant, and ‘without limitations other than thes: seribed by the Constitution. The eon- has constitutional authority to all laws necessary and proper for , and - = that this has, not bean : gress make power exhausted by any I statute books, It iE eianav tneres “ote that evils restrictive of commercial fi dom and Lae “ips peeatae onal commerce regulativ. power of the congress, and that.a wise reasonable law would be a necessary and ten oie exercise of au- thority to the end that vils should I believe that monopol ust, criminations. which Prevent oF Sain Ie competition, fraudulent overcapitalizati and other evils in trust 01 izations and practices which injuriously affect inter- state trade can be prevented under the power of the congress to “regulate com- merce with foreign nations and among the several states” through regulations and requirements operating tly up- on such commerce, the instrumentalities thareen Hel those enga, 1 ree arnestly recomm: this subject She one era ne of oe Ge with e e passage of a law reasonab! in {ts provisions and effective in its hag erations, upon which the questions can final; ludicated that raise doubts a es ‘the necessity ‘of col constitu- ty ares. ‘trust law stands. Very much has been done by the department of justice in securing the en- forcement of this law, but much more could be done if congress would make a special appropriation for this purpose, to be expended under the direction of the mia cee f general. Tarif! Must Not Re Disturbed. One proposition advocated has been th reduction of the tariff as a means of reacl the evils of the trusts which fall within the category I have described. Not merely would this be wholly ineffect- ive, but the diversion of our efforts in such @ direction would mean the abandon- ment of all intelligent attempts to do away with these evils. Many of the largest corporations, many of those which should certainly be included in any prop- er scheme of regulation, would not be affect in the slightest degree by @ agin in the tariff, save as such change interfered with the general prosperity of the country. The only relation of the tariff to big corporations as a whole is that the tariff makes, manufactures profitable, and the tar- iff remedy proposed would be in ef- fect simply to make manufactures un- profitable. To remove the tariff as a punitive measure directed against trusts would inevitably result in ruin to the weaker competitors who are struggling against them. Our aim should be not by unwise tariff changes to give foreign products the advantage over domestic Broneete, but by prore regulation to give lomestic competition a fair chance; and this end cannot be reached by any tariff changes which would affect unfavorably all domestic competitors, good and bad alike. The question of regulation of the trusts stands apart from the question of tariff revision. is Wherever the tariff conditions are such that a needed change cannot with ad- vantage be made by the application of the reciprocity idea, then it can be made outright a4 a lowering of duties on a given. product. If possible, such change should be made only after the fullest con- sideration by practical experts, who should not approach the subject from a business standpoint, having in view both the particular interests affected and the commercial well-being of the people as a whole. The machine: for providing such careful investigation can readily be supplied. The executive department’ has already at its disposal methods of col- lecting facts and figures; and if the con- gress desires additional ‘consideration to that which will be given the subject by its own committees, then a commission of business experts can be appointed whose duty it should be to recommend action by the congress after a deliberate and scientific examination of the various schedules as they are affected by the changed and changing conditions. The unhurried and unbiased report of this commission would show what changes should be made in the various schedules, and how far these changes could go with- out also changing the great prosperity which this country is now enjoying, or unsetting its fixed economic policy. The cases in which the tariff can pro- duce’a monopoly are so few as to consti- tute an inconsiderable factor in the ques- tion; but of course if in any case it be found that a given rate of duty does pro- mote a monopoly which works ill, no pro- tectionist would object to such reduction of the duty as would equalize competi- tion. . ‘In’ my judgment, the tariff on anthra- cite coal should be removed, and anthra- cite put actually, where it now is nom- inally, on the free list. This would have no effect at all save in crises; but in a it might be of service to the peo- ple. Financial Legislation Desirable. Interest rates are a potent factor in business activity, and in order that these rates may be equalized to meet the Anyi Se ing needs of the seasons and of widely separated communities, and to prevent the reeurrence of financial stringencies which injuriously affect legitimate business, it is necessary that there should be an element of elasticity in our monetary system. Banks are the natural servants of com- merce, and upon them should be placed, as far as practicable, the burden of fur- nishing and maintaining a circulation ade- quate to supply the needs of our diversi- fied industries and of our domestic and foreign commerce; and the issue of this should be so regulated that a sufficient supply should be always available for the business interests of the country. It would be unwise and unnecessary at this time to attempt to reconstruct our financial system, which has been the growth of a century; but some additional legislation is, I think, desirable. The mere outline of any plan sufficiently com- prehensive to meet these requiremeqnts would transgress the appropriate limits of this communication. It is suggested, however, that all future legislation on the subject should be with the view of encouraging the use of such instrumen- talities as will automatically supply every legitimate demand of productive industries and of commerce, not only in the kinds of money interchangeable, and, at the will of the holder, convertible into the established gold standard. Harmony Between Capital and La- bor, How to secure fair treatment alike for labor and for capital, how to hold in check the unscrupulous man, whether employer or employe, without weakening individual initiative, without hampering and cramping the industrial development of the country, is a timer fraught with great difficulties and one which it is of the highest importance to solve on lines of sanity and far-sighted common sense, as well as of devotion to the right.. This is an era of federation and combination. Exactly as business men find they must often work through corporations, and as it is a constant tendency of these corpor- ations to grow larger, so it is often nec- essary for laboring men to work in fed- erations, and these have become impor- tant factors of modern industrial life. Few people deserve better of the coun- try than those representatives both of capital and labor—and there are many such—who work continually to bring about a good understanding of this kind, based upon wisdom and upon broad and kindly sympathy between employers and em- ployed. Above all, we need to remember that any kind of class animosity in the political world is, if possible, even more wicked, even more destructive to national’ welfare, than sectional, race or religious animosity. We can get good government only upon condition that we keep true to the principles upon which this nation wag founded, and judge each man not as a part of a class. but upon his individual mer- its. AN that we have a right to ask of any man, rich or poor, whatever his creed, his occupation, his birthplace, or his residence, is that he shall act well and honorably by his neighbor and by his country. ,We are neither for the rich man as such nor for the r man as such; we are for the uprig! it man, rich or poor. So far as the constitutional powers of the national government touch these matters of general and vital mo- ment to the nation, they should be ex- ercised in conformity with the principles sbove set forth, New Seat in the Cabinet Recom- a mended, It is earnestly hoped that a secretary of commerce may be created, with a seat in the cabinet. The rapid multiplica- tion of questions affecting labor and cay ital, the growth and complexity of the organizations throygh which both labor and capital now find expression, the steady tendency toward the employment of capital in huge corporations, and the wonderful strides of this country toward leadership in the international business world justify an urgent demand for the creation of such a position. Substantial~ Rat the leading |commercial this cou su pees the senate be enacted into law. ‘he creation of such a department would fm itself be t eat CO! int ite business: and with iew the con; should en- rps wit! dow this departme: Jay wers, which could be Ra hespertencé need. de Relations Favored. ‘mi after have closer political relations with sb bay te other power, Thus ina pier ee ay a r <i diols in- ; t in return she should be | given some of the benefits of becoming part of our economic system. It is, from our own standpoint, a short-sighted and mischievous policy to fail to recognize this need. Moreover, it is unworthy of a mighty and generous nation, itself the fee nd most successful republic in istory, to refuse to stretch out a helping hand to a young and weak sister republic just ane dh upon its career of independ- ence. We should always fearlessly insist upon our rights in the face of the strong, and we should with ungrudging hand do our generous duty by the w I urge the adoption of reciprocity with Cuba not only because it is evinently for our own interests to control the Cuban market and by every means to foster our su- premacy in the tropical lands and waters south of us, but also because we, of ‘the giant republic of the north, should make all our sister nations of the American ecntinent feel that whenever they will ermit it we desire to show ourselves dis- Interestedly and effectively their friend. The ee, has wisely provided that we shall build at once an isthmian.canal, if possible at Panama. The attorney gen- eral reports that we can undoubtedly ac- pute good title from the French Panama ‘anal company. Negotiations are now pending with Colombia to secure her as- sent to our building the canal. This canal eatest engineerin; will be one of the feats of the twentieth century; a greate engineering feat than has yet been complish during the history of m: kind. The work should be carried out a continuing licy without regard change of administration; and it should be begun under circumstances which will make it a matter of pride for all admin- istrations to continue the policy. Of Porto Rico it is only necessary to say that the prosperity of the island and , the wisdom with which it has been ; governed have been such as to make it serve aa an example of all-that is best in insular administration. Peace {nd Happiness in Philippines, On Ju*y 4 1: on the one hundred and twenty-sixth anniversary of the declara~ tion of independence, peace and amnesty were promulgated in the Philippine isl- ands. Some trouble has since from time to time threatened with the Mokam- medan Moros, but with the late insurrec- pa ef Filipinos the war has entirely ceased. ‘Taking the work of the army and the civil authorities together, it may be ques- tioned whether anywhere else in mod- ern times the world has seen a better ex- ample of real constructive statesman- ship than our people have given in the Philippine islands. High praise should also Be given those Filipinos, in the ag- gregate very numerous, who have ac- cepted the new conditions and joined with our representatives to work with hearty good will for the welfare of the islands. An Efficient Navy Insures Peace. For the first time in our history naval maneuvers on a large scale are being held under the immediate command of the admiral of the navy. Constantly in- creasing attention is being paid to the mnery of the navy, but it is yet far} From What it should be. I earnestly urge; that the increase asked for by the secre- tary of the navy in the appropriation for improving the marksmanship be granted. In battle the only shots that count are the shots that hit. It is necessary to pro- vide ample funds for practice with the great guns in time of peace. These funds must provide not only for the purchase ot projectiles, but for allowances for prizes to encourage the gun crews, and especial- ly the gun pointers, and for perfecting an intelligent system under which alone it is possible to get good practice. There should be no halt in the work of building up the navy, providing every year additional fighting craft. We are a very rich country, vast in extent of terri- tory and great in population; a country, moreover, which has an army diminutive indeed when compared with that of any other first-class power. We have delib- erately made our own certain foreign policies which demand the possession of a first-class navy. The isthmian canal will greatly increase the efficiency of our navy if the navy is of sufficient size; but if we have an inadequate navy, then the building of the canal would be merely giv- ing a hostage to any power of superior strength, The Monroe doctrine should be treated as the cardinal feature of Amer- ican foreign policy; but it would be worse than idle to assert it unless we intended to back it up, and it can be backed up only by a thoroughly good navy. A good navy is not a perepcative of war. It ig the surest guaranty of peace. Rural free delivery is no longer in the experimental stage; it has become a fixed policy. The results following its intro- duction have fully justified the congress in the large appropriations made for its establishment and extension. The aver- age yearly increase in postoffice receipts in the rural districts of the country is | about 2 per cent. We are now able, by actual results, to show that where rural free delivery has been established to such an extent as to enable us to make com- parisons the yearly increase has been up- ward of 10 per cent. . It is to be hoped that the congress will make libesl appropriations for the con- tinuance «+, the service already estab- lished and or its further extension. o Irrigation and Protection of Forests, Few subjects of more importance have been taken up by the congress in recent years than the inauguration of the sys- tem of nationally-aided irrigation for the arid regions of the Far West. A beginning therein has been made, low that this policy of national irrigation has been adopted, the need of thorough and scientific forest protection will grow more rapidly than ever throughout the public land states. In view of the capital importance of | these matters, I commend them to the’ earnest consideration of the congress, and if the congress finds difficulty in dealing with them from lack of thorough knowl- edge of the subject, I recommend that | provision be made for a commission of experts specially to investigate and re- fp Ape the complicated questions in- volved. Solution of the Indian Problem. In dealing with the Indians our aim, should. be their ultimate absorption into; the, of our people. But in many! cases this absorption must and should; be very slow. In portions of the Indian Territory the mixture of blood has gone on at the same time with progress in| wealth and education, so that there are plenty of men with varying degrees of Pa of Indian blood who are absolutely ndistinguishable in point of social, politi- cal, and economic ability from their white associates. There are other tribes which have as yet made no perceptible advance toward such equality, To try to force such tribes too fast is to prevent their) going forward at all. reover, the; tribes Hive under widely different condi- tions. Where a tribe has made consider able advance and. lives on fertile farming soil it is possible to allot the members lands in severalty much as is the case’ with white settlers. There are other tribes where such a course is not desir- able. On the arid prairie lands the effort should be to induce the Indians ‘to lead pastoral rather than agricultural lives,‘ and to permit them to settle in vill rather than to force them into isolation. { ‘The large Indian schools situated re-! mote from any Indian reservation do a special and peculiar work of great im- But, excellent though these immense amount of additional reserva themselves among the old, and above all among the young, Indians. The first and most important step toward the absorp- tion of the Indian is to t him to earn his living; ze i eee not necessarily to be assumed t each community either till all lers of the soil or stock raisers. Their industries may properly be diversified, and t who. show ‘ial. desire or cies should be encouraged e0 far az fren. sui ou! as fivable to follow out each his own bent. | Every effort should be made to develo} the Indian along the lines of natural aptitude, and to encourage the existing native industries peculiar to certain t auch as the pe ki of bas- ‘weav! canoe Kea blankep" work. Above ail, the Indias boys and ri should be given confident command | o: juial should Lela geod AN oma) for a vig- le with conditions under ople live, rather than for tion into some more ‘fhe of the geveral ‘executive de. partm: are si to the congress s communica ie | from the parents. eal The letter GIRL 1S CAPTIVE \ ‘ 4 DEEP MYSTERY SURROUNDS A CHICAGO DISAPPEAR- ANCE. READY FOR WORK. Second Session of the Fifty-Seventh; Congress Called to Order. te: Washington, Dec. 2. — The opening; of the Fifty-seventh congress in the, hotse was as usual a_ spectacular, event. The galleries of the freshly} decorated hall were packed to the} doors with people prominent in so-. MOTHER HAS STRANGE DREAM ciety and politics. The members were, SEES THE BODY OF DAUGHTER LYING IN A MORGUE. / LIKE A PLAN TO EXTORT MONEY \LETTER FROM “REV. BROWN” IS PUZZLING THE POLICE. Chicago, Dec. 3.—A dream in which she claims to have seen her daughter lying dead in a morgue and the re- ceipt of a peculiar letter caused Mrs. H. S. Welch to leave her home in Iona, Mich., and come to Chicago to ask the assistance of the police in an effort to solve the mystery surround- ing the disappearance of her daugh- ter, Celia, nineteen years old, who came to this city two months ago in search of employment. Mrs. Welch arrived evening and went immediately to the Harrrison street station, where she told her story to Inspector Lavin and asked that he detail detectives to investigate the clews which she be- lieved might result in finding .some trace of the missing girl. Inspector Lavin was puzzled by the woman’s story and granted her wishes. In company with Mrs. Welch Detectives Spiegel and Ready visited several places, but no trace of the girl has been found. It is the belief of the police that Celia is being held prisoner by some person who, in the guise of a friend, is attempting To Extort Money Mrs. Welch re- mained at a hotel last night, and to- day she will again assist the de- tectives in search for clews. Celia Welch is said to be an excep- tionally bright and pretty young wo- man. She was born in Iona and lived there until her desire to make her own way in the world resulted in her coming to Chicago. This she did against the wishes of her parents, and it is now more than two months early in the since she said farewell to her friends and relatives and boarded a train for this city. ‘s It was her intention to learn book- keeping, an@ not long after her ar- rival here Mrs. Welch received a let- ter in which the daughter told of having secured a position. Other let- ters followed and in each the girl in- formed her mother of her good luck. In the last letter, which was written three weeks ago, Celia spoke of plans she had.made to return home for Thanksgiving, and also told of having received a slight increase in salary. This was the last missive received from the girl by Mrs. Welch, and nothing was heard respecting the daughter until Nov. 20, when Mrs. Welch received the letter which is now Puzzling the Police and others interested in the case. was addressed to Mrs, Welch, and is as follows: “It is by request of your daughter Celia that I write you these few lines. Your daughter is just recovering from @ severe attack of lung trouble and is very weak. She requested me to mail you the inclosed deposit check. Now, if you will indorse the check and re- turn it to me I can get the money for her. She needs the money very much to get some clothing. Celia will write you as soon as she gets a little stronger. She sends you her love and best wishes.” 4 The letter bore the signature of Rey. Dort Brown, and informed Mrs. Welch that her daughter was in the care of friends at 9 North Morgan street. The missive also contained a postscript which was to the effect that it was only necessary for Mrs. Welch to sign the check and return it to; her daughter, and that Rev. Mr. Brown would secure the money. Mrs. Welch brought the check in question with her, although last night the po- lice Refused to Make Public the amount for which it was made out or on what bank it was drawn. They also refuse to say whether the check is genuine. It was soon after the receipt of the mysterious letter that Mrs. Welch claims to have had the dream in which she saw the body of her daugh- ter. She says the place with its grew- some surroundings were pictured so strongly on her mind she believes that should she ever see the room she would be able to identify it. Inspector Lavin decided first to find “Rev. Dort: Brown” if possible, and last night Mrs. Welch, in com- pany with Detectives Spiegel and Ready, went to the house at 9 North Morgan street. Persons living there had never heard of such a person; and also informed the detectives that no yourlg woman answering the descrip- tion of Celia Welch had evér been there. Search in the directory also failed to result in the finding of such a@ person as “Rev. Dort Brown,” and at every step the mystery deepened. It was then that Mrs. Welch decided to postpone the search until to-day. . MILLION DOLLARS REWARD. W. A. Clark, Jr., Presents His Father With First Grandson. Butte, Mont., Dec. 3—W. A. Clark, Jr., was yesterday declared the win- ner of the million-dollar prize offered *| ly perfunctory. good natured and jovial and there was' no outcropping of partisan feeling.| HER | Speaker Henderson received a cordial! reception as he assumed the savel,; but beyond this there was no demon- stration. The proceedings were pure-; A prayer, the calling: of the roll, the swearing in ofgmem-, bers elected to fill vacancies created! by death or resignation during the! recess, the adoption of customary! DORT | resolutions to appoint a committee to’ wait upon the president to inform him; and the senate that the house was) open for business and to fix the hour! of meeting summarizes what was. ~ done. Then the death of the late: representative Charies W. Russell of, Connecticut, which occurred in the! early fall was announced by his suc-| cessor, Mr. Brandegee, the usual res- olution of regret was adopted and the, house, as a further mark of respect, adjourned until to-day, when the president’s message will be received. The session lasted less than an hour. In the Senate. The senate was in session twelve minutes yesterday, the first day of the session, and adjourned until to- day out of respect to the memory of the late Senator James McMillan, who died during the recess. the pies were early on the floor and kept busy exchanging greetings with old acquaintances. The galleries were packed to suffo- cation and hundreds stood outside the eerridors, anxious to gain admission. Among the interested spectators were several members of the diplomatic corps. Senor Quesada, the Cuban minister, occupied a conspicuous place and exhibited much interest in the proceedings. The absence of Rev. Dr. Milburn, the blind chaplain, was particularly noticed. His place yes- terday was taken by Rev. E. J. Pret- tyman of Washington. No business was transacted beyond passing the customary resolutions that the senate. « Many of * was ready to proceed to business and,» fixing the hour of convening the ses- sions at 12 o'clock. WAS FORCED TO IT. Suicide of a Supposed Wife Has Sense ational Features. % San Francisco, Dec. 3.—The suicide of young Mrs. Charlotte Hemingray, the supposed wife of Robert Memin- gray, the well known horseman of | Covington, Ky., may be shown at the inquest to have been forced by Hem- ingray and his brother. At least Proprietor Locke of the Knickerbocker | apartment house, where the Hemingrays lived, gave ih- formation to the coroner, yesterday: which induced this official to call an inquest. This information was that Mrs. C. A. Hemingray told Locke’s wife that the two brothers had hound- ed the girl to death'and had purposely left,a revolver exposed to induce her to end her life. The sensational features of the case yesterday were Robert Hemingray’s confession to the coroner that he was never married to the dead girl and the report from Cincinnati that Conway Hemingray, his brother, eloped with Mrs. Rose Surprise, wife of a promi- nent Cincinnati merchant, and that she is now living with him as His mis- tress. The woman declares that the two brothers did everything to make life miserable for young Charlotte and that they suggested suicide in in- genious ways, dwelling on the pain- lessness of death from a pistol shot. She alleges that they expected he to commit suicide Saturday evening, and tiptoed into the room after the shot and made sure she was dead be- fore they alarmed to proprietor of the house. . The story is borne out by the cal- lousness of Robert Hemingray, who showed no sorrow over the young wo- man’s death. FOXY CASTRO BLOCKS GAME. Gives Written Acceptance of Ger many’s Claims. Berlin, Dec. 3.—Distinguished mem- Venezuela handed, probably on Thurs- day last, to the German minister at Caracas a written acceptance of part of Germany’s claims, sufficiently com- prehensive to delay the presentation of a joint ultimatum by Germany and Great Britain, if not rendering it al- together unnecessary. It is also un- derstood that Great Britain’s demands will be satisfied. Foreign Secretary von Richthofen and the British foreign secretary, Lord Lansdowne,.are now in corres- pondence over Venezuela’s change of front. This government considers that a peaceful settlement of the ques- tions in dispute is quite probable and - attributes President Castro’s action to the fact that he has become aware that the United States would not in-,» terpose any objection to the forceful collection of the claims of Great Brit- hyp Za Thee Returning to Parliament. London, Dec. 3. — In deference to the strong views of the Irish hier- archy, voiced by Archbishop Walsh and others in their protests against the nationalist members of parlia- ment, abstaining from supporting the education bill, John Redmond, the Irish parliamentary leader, has sent ete