The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 16, 1901, Page 3

BUARREL IN SENA THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, TE COMMITTEE MAY DELAY ACTION ON THE CANAL Morgan’s Report in Favor of the Nicaraguan Route Arouses Some Protest and an Attempt May Be| Made to Depose Him From the Chairmanship Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL w., BUR WASHI ¢ to be trouble over the report which nator Morgan made to the Senate last as chamen of the committee on in favor of agua Canal against the Panama and reporting favorably the biM g the Government to go ahead the land needed for the Nica- U, 1406 G STHEET, N TON. Dec. 15.—There is the committee when on ey New York. the the of Republican Connecticut Y The committe hands of the Democrats. members are Morgan of chairman; Harris Washington and Cul: all members of the Hawley of Con- y, Platt of ana of Ohio. Senator home. his an i H report, was Pana- in view of the that several members of the com- were absent, it is said, some of the in favor of having the re- » the committee. This Senator Morgan as ama and would waracterized by him as tore who are incensed at the man- h the report was made do light. They say mitted to either in the matter of 000, ought that % cost -more been printed and 1 he desks of the committee. here may be a_ desire to delay action in this, but they deny that they have any wish other tk to _get the best possible ADVERTISEMENTS. placed or NOTIGE- SAVETHIS FRONT21 UO REIT OoF Sl RoY ume GIGAR) B ox FRONTS, . A{Large or Small) THEY WILL BE REDEEMED AS FOLLOWSY zorfuh. A Handsome Leather; Cigar Case. I50 “ Asteriingsiiver Match Box: '7 ““ An Elegant Amber Cigar soo " Hoider in Case. A Sterling Silver CigarCase) 700 “ Leather Siide. “ A Sterling Silver large Size Cigar Case, Leather Slide. > Not Responsible forFronts, iost in transit. Send fronts tc E L. R & SONS, #82-155-157 CROSBY ST., = N.Y., U-SAY the | of | Toute over which the best canal can be | built for the least money. | The report that there is a movement | to retire Senator Morgan from the chair- | manship of the committec is denied by | these Senators, but they do say that in view of the fect that the Republicans have to take the responsibility for legis- lation they should have control of the | committee. No one would be surprised if in the rearrangement of the commit- tees the dominant party should be given teh larger membership. TO VOTE ON TREATY TO-DAY. | Senate Certain to Ratify the Hay- Pauncefote Convention. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The dispos!- fon of the Senate is to do very little busi- ness beyond acting upon the Hay-Paunce- fote treaty before adjournment for the holidays. | ment on Friday the treaty will be voted | on before the Senate adjourns to-morrow. Senator Teller will make the first speech of the day to-morrow, and he will be fol- lowed by other Senators with brief speeches. The opponents of the treaty admit there is no doubt of ratification. On Tuesday the announcement of the changes in committees will be made, anG there is a probability that after this an- nouncement the Senate will adjourn unti! Thursday, when the adjournment for the holida will take place, extending to January 6. If there are business session on Wednesday and Thursday Senato! Morgan will make an effort to obtain ac- | tion on his bill authorizing the acquisition of right of way for the Nicaraguan canal, | but Senators on the Republican side of the chamber are inclined to postpone all im- portant legislation until after the holi- ays. There probably will be action the adjournment on Thur: ber of nominations, and hances are that Attorney General Kno: nomination will be among those to receive attention. The introduction of resolutions bearing on the case of Admiral Schley is also among the probabilities, but no action in that direction is expected for the present. before y on a num- The House this week will pass the bill | | to provide temporarily revenues for the Philippine Islands, which was reported from the Ways and Means Committee last Friday. Under the agreement made gen- eral debate will extend throughout Tues- day and until 4 o’clock Wednesday, when a vote will be taken. | _There will be no opportunity to amend the measure. There will be no break in the party lines on both sides of the House. McCall of Massachusetts, the Re- publican member of the Ways and Means | Committee who opposed the Porto Rican bill during the last Congress, will speak against the measure, and will be support- ed in his dissent from his Republican col- { leagues by Littlefield of Maine and per- haps several other Republicans who op- | posed the Porto Rican bill and who hold that a similar issue is presented at this time. On the Democratic side Robertson, | 2 member of the Ways and Means Com- mittee, will support the bill, and the re- mainder of the Louisiana delegation will | do likewise. | interests of their State, they are opposed | to concessions on sugar duties either from the Philippines or Cuba. The general be- lief is that the bill will secure as many | Democratic votes as it loses votes on the Repubilcan side, and that the majority in its favor when placed upon passage will be about the Republican majority in the House. 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In accordance with the agree- | HILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.—A storm which for severity and destruc- tiveness has not been equalled in this section in twenty-five years visited Eastern and Central Penn- sylvania last night, causing unprecedent- | ed damage and resulting in the loss of at least four lives. The havoc in the south- ern region is enormous, ‘and the loss to railroad and mining companies will amount to millions of doilars. The Schuylkill, Lehigh, Susquehanna and Ju- niata rivers have risen as high as fifteen feet above their levels, and all of their tributaries have overflowed, inundating the surrounding country in more than a dozen counties. Innumerable washouts have occurred on the Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia and Reading, the Northern Central, the Le- high Valley, the New Jersey Central and he Lackawanna railroa Bridges were carried away and traffic is at a standstill. ! The delegates to the convention of the American Federation of Labor are storm- bound at Scranton, with no idea of when they will be able to leave. The force of water weakened the sup- ports of a bridge spanning a creek near Willlamsport, and as a result a freight train was wrecked and three men were killed. At one place a miner was swept from a_bridge and drowned In the Schuylkill Valley forty-eight mines were flooded, and in the Lehign and Lackawanna regions the destruction | is equally great. Hundreds of mules were drowned in collieries, and it will be weeks before many of the mines can re- ume operatios Entire Town Is Submerged. In some sections the water reached the | second stories of dwellings, and the town of Westmore, near Wilkesbarre, is sub- Representing the cane sugar | | Argentine Republic to merged. Many of the residents have left | their homes in boats. Similar conditions | exist along the Juniata River, farmers | being compelled to abandon their homes. | _The flood was rendered more disastrous ! by the melting of the snow on the moun- | tain sides. The storm broke with great | severity yesterday afternon after the rain | had been falling incessantly for several | days. At Pottsville and other places in | Schuylkill County ten inches of rain fell in twenty-four hours. The high wind ac- | companying the rain unroofed many houses, and the individual losses will be considerable. ALLENTOWN, Pa., Dec. 15.—=The most destructive flood in the Lehigh Valley since 1862 started this morning at 3 o’clock, following a two days’ drenching rain, which melted the snow in the mountains, causing the Lehigh River to become a raging_torrent. The traction company's power-houses are flooded by seven feet of | water, which drowned the fires under the | boilers. No trolley cars have been run | since 10 o'clock this morning, and Allen- The Ade- | town is to-night in darkness. | laide silk mills sustained a loss of more \than $40,000. Eight feet of muddy water | is on the first floor, completely covering | the machines and ruining all the silk. The | American Steel and Wire Company’s wire | and nail plants dre under water and thou- | sands of dollars damage has been done | there. All other industries along the | course of streams suffered heavily by water flooding the basements and first | fioors, damaging the machinery and stock. BETHLEHEM, Pa., Dec. 15.—In six | hours this morning the Lehigh River | overflowed the canal and adjoining rail- road tracks on both sides. Both the Le- | high Valley and the New Jersey Central railroads were foreed to suspend traffic. Not since 1841 has the backwater from the river wrought such serious damage. The nal bank bosses the damage to the al will reach $30,000, while 200 private dences in the flooded district were damaged to the extent of $50,000. Both the electric and ga are without r 5 were compelled ight s seventeen feet r mark here before the No loss of > low people realized their danger. | human life is known. | { VICTIMS OF COLD WEATHER. | CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—This was the cold- | ® REJEGTS PORTION ~ OF CRILE'S NOTE Forward Its Reply To-Day. BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 15.—Although { the situation between Argentina and Chile hus improved, it has not yet been | clearly defined. The Council of Argentina | has spent much time in studing*the two paragraphs of the Chilean note which de- | fines that country's position and an agree- ment upon which will mean the solution of the pending difficulty. Its reply will be | torwarded to-morrow. The council has decided to accept the first paragraph , concerning the construc- tion of roads. This paragraph is satisfac- tory to the Argentine Republic. The com- pilation of the second paragraph, refer- ring to the pretended occupation by the Argentine Republic of Chilean territory at | Uitima Esperanza, 1s not acceptable to the | Ministers. The assurance is given that the | Argentine Government, replying to this | paragraph, will answer that it is impossi- | ble for it to recognize an : ct which, after | in vestigation, has been disproved. The hope prevails here that everything will be arranged on a friendly basis within a few days. It is believed that Chile will insist upon presenting an insignificant claim for the invasion of Chilean terri- tory by three Argentine policemen. Argentina continues taking military measures. Men of wealth are offering the Government money with which to buy horses and otherwise equip, should occa- sion arise, a regiment of cavalry. Public opinion throughout the entire country is expressing its patriotic approval of the Go;/ernment's conduct. The people remain uiet. UThe Government has decided to divide the republic into six military zones, with 20,000 men in each. The arms and equip- ment for these men are already on hand in the respective zones. Over and above the reserves called out last week, 15,000 volunteers have presented themselves for service. In case of necessity, the Govern- ment has reserves which would enable it to_mobolize 2n army of 200,000 men, PARIS, Dec. 15.—The Temps, reviewing the dispute between the Argentine Repub- lic and Chile, says that what complicates the questior is the vigilance, not to say jealousy, with which the United States remains faithful to the two-edged Monroe doctrine, which excludes all other inter- vention, while justifving its own, and watches for the interference of Great Britain or other powers in the affairs of South America. La Liberte declares that an Argentina Chilean war would just suit the American imperialism and that it would entirely suit the designs of those working to pervert the Monroe doctrine. Identifies the Stolen Jewelry. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 15.—Alfred Lowen- thal, the New York jewelry salesman who was robbed of samples valued at $15,000 at Portland, Ore., three weeks ago, to-day identified the $800 worth of jewelry recovered by the Kansas City, Kas.. pos lice department, as being a part of the stolen property. Lowenthal asserts that . Wood, who is under arrest at OLD weather and floods east of the Rocky Mountains have caused heavy loss in life and property. In Pennsylvania a rise in the temperature has been followed by floods that are causing tr@nendous dam- age, while in the Middle Western — and mountain States the losses sustained by stockmen will be enormous. Latest weather reports indi- cate that the cold wave has about spent its force. —_— est day Chicago experienced in the monti of December since the weather: bureau was established here thirty years ago. For three hours this morning the mer- cury stood at 12 degrees below zero. Later, however; the skies cleared and the wind, which had been blowing from the northwest, died down, causing a gradual rise of temperature, To-night the ther- mometer at the local weather bureau reg- istered but 3 degrees below zero. The pre- dictions for ‘to-morrow are moderate weather and a rising temperature. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 15.—Reports from the blizzard-stricken district of Southern Wyoming are to the effect that ihe great storm which has raged for the past’ few days with unprecedented fury has spent its force and that the ‘weather is slowly moderating. Rumors of loss of life through exposure to the storm are numerous and in several instances have been confirmed. One of the latest tells of the death of a young man named jemingway, who left the home of his rother in Casper, Wyo., to g0 to a neigh- boring ranch on Thursday last. He never reached his destination and is believed to have perished. Meager reports from the range country are to the effect that stock weathered the storm much better tuan was expected, although the loss will undoubtedly be great. It will be several days before conditions in the stock-rais- ing sections are known. BILLINGS, Mont.,, Dec. 15.—Eastern Montana has been enveloped in one of the heaviest snowfalls ever known here. The snow averages from two to six feet in depth on the level and rallroad travel will be interrupted for the next few days. The thermometer registers 20 degrees be- low zero to-night, with a strong north wind blowing, which will drive it from 10 to 20 degrees lower by morning. All stock on the open prairie is suffering frightfully, and unless weather changes come within the next twenty-four hours the losses ‘will be great. J. A. Phillips, a well-known sheepman, left here Friday for Flat Willow, forty-five miles from here, accompanied by two herders, and a report reached Billings to-day that the entire party were frozen to death en route. DENVER, Col.,, Dec. 15.—The tempera- ture here rose to between 30 and 40 de- grees above zero to-day, a welcome change from vesterday’s condition, the thermometers registered as low as 21 degrees below on the streets of Denver. To-night the mercury rests around freez- ing point. A moderation of the cold weather is reported from other sections of the State, although not quite so de- cided as a general rule as in this city. But little suffering is reported as a result of the storm in Colorado. TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 15.—Temperatures Kansas have risen from 10 to 30 de- ‘when grees since last night. The wind is from the south to-night and the indications are that by to-morrow the weather will be much warmer. The situation of the stock POLIGEMEN MAKE A 600D CAPTURE Arrest TwoMen for Com- plicity in Montana Train Robbery. KNOXVILLE, Tenn,, Dec. 15.—A man who, the police say, is the one who shot two Knoxville policemen Thursday night, and who they first thought was Harry Longbaugh, but now belleve is Harvey Logan, alleged to have been concerned in the Montana train robbery, was cap- tured with a companion to-night one mile from Jefferson City, Tenn., twenty miles from Knoxville. The escape of the man that shot the policemen was followed by the discovery of a flood of unsigned $20 Montana bank notes. and on the person of the man arrested to-day was found over $5000 of the stofen bills. A, B, Carey, a Jefferson City merchant, telephoned po- lice headquarters in this city this after- noon that he believed he had seen the much-wanted man and a companion in Jefterson City. Local officers hurried to the scene by speclal train but arrived too late to participate in the capture. Carey and four other men first caught a man who gives his name as John Drees of Louisville, The other one was found in a patch of woods one mile away. He was slow in putting up his hands, but finally surrendered. When taken he give his name as Wilson. Both men were brought here to-night. Police officers are almost certain that they have both Longbaugh and Harvey Logan. Wilson fills Logan's description precisely, except that he is clean shaven instead of having a full beard. On his head are scars which the local officers say were made by the policemen’s clubs. Drees about answers Longbaugh's de- scription. The man who gives his name as Wilson absolutely refuses to talk, says he has no name and does not know how he received the scars on his head. Drees claims to be a molder by trade. Railway Loses Heavily by Fire. CHICAGO, Dec. 15—The total destruc- tion of the Lincoln avenue car barns of the Chicago Traction Company with more than 160 cars resulted from a fire this morning. Besides the building nearly all the grlp cars and traflers used on the ncoln avenue car lines we Lincoln aven ere destroyed. —_— NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A A A A A A i, MISS ROSA McAHAN OF BUTTE How After Two Years She Found a Remedy for Dandruff. Miss Rosa McAhan of 211 West Quartz street, Butte, Mont., says: “Herpicide has thoroughly cleansed my scalp of dan- druff, which was entirely covered: and it has stopped my falling hair. I have tried many different preparations In the past two years, but none took effect except Newbro's Herpicide.” Dandruff is a germ disease, and Herpicide is an infallible de- stroyer of the germ. ‘“Destroy the cause, you remove the effect.” Kill the dandruff germ. Ask your druggist for Herpicide. Omaha charged with complict robbery, is ::nocem. » ey ity It is a delightful dressing; allays itching; makes the hair soft as silk DECEMBER 16, RAINSTORM AND DISASTROUS FLOODS FOLLOW PENNSYLVANIA'S COLD WAVE Damage to Railroad and Mining Country Will Reach Millions of Dollars, and at Least Four Lives Are Known to Have Been Lost----Rivers Over- flow Banks and Hundreds of Factories and Residences Are Inundated e R R I T AT 1901. men in Western Kansas is greatly im- proved. ST. PAUL, Dec. 15.—The report of the weather bureau to-night contains the in- formation that the backbone of the cold wave has been broken. From all of the stations in, the far Northwest come re- Pports that there has been a decided rise in temperature. Sub-zero weather con- tinues to be reported, however, but not in such intense character as was shown by the map in the last twenty-four hours. In St. Paul to-day the maximum was § below, and at 8 o'clock the thermometer showed 4 degrees above. OMAHA, Dec. 15.—The extreme cold weather which has prevailed for forty- eight hours in Nebraska and the Missouri Valley began to moderate this afternoon. The minimum temperature to-day was 14 degrees below zero, which point was reached at 7 this morning. At 10 o'clock to-night it had risen to 16 above, with prosvects for a further rise. CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.—Shortly after 8 o'clock to-night the mercury reached zero here and is still falling. The Ohio River suddenly fell from 10 to 15 feet dur- ing the day, causing much suffering along the river front, through breaking up an endless line of river boats. ‘“Dock” Orra, a well-known character on the Kentucky side of the river, was found frozen to death to-day near his home at Fort Thomas. AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 15.—The cold wave has moderated. Cattle are not in good condition for such weather, and in their unprotected condition on the big ranges it is feared that much loss will result. In this section quite a number of horses have died during the past twenty-four hours, mostly the property of poor people who have been unable to feed them prop- erly, on account of high prices of feed. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 15—The mercury reached a low mark this morn- ing when 10 degrees below zero was of- ficially recorded at the weather bureau. From that hour it steadily rose to 12 de- grees above and to-night stood _at 3 ow. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec, 15.—From 16 degrees below zero in this city at an early hour this morning the weather has grad- ually. moderated until, at 10 o'clock to- night, the mercury stands at 5 degrees above zero. It is getting warmer through- out the State. SINGLE WORD “APPROVED” TO END SAMPSON-SCHLEY CONTROVERSY Will Be Written by Secretary Long Below Findings of the Full Court and No Action Will Be Taken Regarding Admiral Dewey’s Individual Opinion Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—But the single word *“Approved,” written below the findings of the Schley court of in- quiry signed by Admiral Dewey as presi- | dent, will probably comprise the action | which will be taken thereon by Secretary | Long. Admiral Dewey's individual ex- pression of opinion that Schley maintained an effective blockade at Cienfuegos and | Santiago, proceeded with all dispatch from Key West to Cienfuegos and from Cienfuegos to Santiago and was in su- preme command in the battle with Cer- vera's fleet, will require no action, and it is not belleved that Secretary Long will consider it part of his duty to either approve or disapprove it. Aside from the | exceptions not Admiral Dewey has agreed with his colleagues on the court as to Rear Admiral Schley’s disobedience of orders, fallure to, ““pot” the Colon, etc., so that it is held by subordinate of- ficials of the Navy Department that it is Secretary Long's duty to confine any views he may express to the opinion ad- vanced by. the court and signed by the admiral as president. Congressional Action Unlikely. Secretary Long does not propose to act hastily, but he will certainly dispose of the matter before the end of the week and the court will then be dissolved. With this action will conclude all investigation | of Rear Admiral Schley and of the con- | duct of the navy during the war with Spain. The mutterings of Rear Admiral | Sampson’s friends over Admiral Dewey’s | opinfon will pass unheeded. Even the re- | quest for a court of inquiry will not be considered. The sense of Congress, de- veloped by consideration of the findings, has estabiished that both the Senate and | the House are opposed to a Congressional | investigation. So, with Secretary Long’s action, will | close officially the Schley-Sampson con- | troversy. It was suggested to-day that, | notwithstanding the recommendations of | the court that there be no further pro- ceedings, Secretary Long will order a courtmartial to try Rear Admiral Schley. There is authority for the statement that the Secretary has no thought of such ac- tion. In his opinion the morale of the ser- vice will be immeasurably improved by a close of the controversy, and he wiil certainly consider this feature of the mat- ter in connection with the action he will take. The department believes it could order a courtmartial, notwithstanding the expiration of the time limit in the regu- lations, and thus compel Rear Admiral Schley to plead the limitation at th bar of trial. Squadron’s Coal Supply Ample. One of the features of the court's report to which comparatiyely little attention has been paid is that relating to the coal supply of the flying squadron. Lieutenant Charles W. Dyson, an engineer officer, prepared a table showing the length of time the squadron could have blockaded Santiago. Lieutenant Dyson gave the Brooklyn 34.15 days; the Massachusetts, 26.23 days; the Iowa, 20.13 days; the Texas, 16.54 days, and the Marblehead, 8.01 days. The court found that the Brooklyn could have remained on blockade duty for twenty-six days, the Massachusetts for twenty days, the Iowa for sixteen days, the Texas for ten days and the Marble- head for five days, and would still have had enough coal in their bunkers to have steamed to Gonaive Bay, Haiti, or to Cape Cruz, Cuba, to coal from the colller Merrimac. The court’s report shows that Rear Admiral Schley had no reason to be concerned over the coal supply of his command. ~ Raynor Hints.at Civil Action. BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 15.—Rear Ad- miral Schley has notified Attorney Gen- eral Raynor that he is ready to take any action with reference to his case that Raynor may advise. Raynor expects to meet the admiral in Washington to-mor- row or Tuesday. When asked whether he favored a Congressional investigation, Raynor said: “I doubt whether a proceeding of this sort is the proper one. It generally as-s sumes a political aspect. At this time I am of the opinion that matters saould be prosecuted in the courts. There are plenty of ways in which this can be done, and this week we will begin to consult and determine upon our course of action.” Among the telegrams Raynor has re- celved since the publication of the finlings of the court of inquiry was one from a gentleman in another State, who zsked that his identity be kept secret, with an offer of $10.000 for the necessary expenses attending a_further prosecution of the case. 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