The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 30, 1902, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCIS JALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1902, oNOW FALLS IN GITIES OF THE SOUTH Alternates and Sleet in Los Angeles. Mantle of White Covers the Thoroughfares of San Bernardino. Director of the Weather Warns Own- ers of Orchards to Prepare for Another Killing Frost. RO Special Dispatch to The Call. ANGELES, Jan. plants in va parts of Sc fornia were treated to a downfall of sleet, attention and blossomed as y as ever as soon as the sun came t. On the books of the local weather bureau it is reported that “sleet, rain and hail began at 6:47 and ended at 8:20 m. Sleet fell from for about slowly changing to snow a twelve minutes t fell coated the ground d almost immediate- wn. In the outskirts lasted a few minutes, much to the de- ight of chi Colton, Redlands, San Bernardinc Cahuenga Valley, as s Los Angeles, were surprised by a light fall of snow and hail. At Prospect Park nearly an inch of hail was gazed upon with wonder. Snow came down the Cahuenga Pass in clouds and coated the foothills with white. orecast for Southern California is: to-night and Thursday, killing frost morning, citrus fruit growers damage to fruit is trivial. Every precaution s being taken to pro- tect orchards from frost to-morrow morn- ing. At 1l o'clock to-might it was very cold and clear. Snow in San Bernardino. BERNARDINO, Jan. Rain and bai! began to fall here early this morn- ing ana at | o'clock a heavy snowfall an throughout the valley. in this city storm continued for two hours and siGerable snow lay on the ground on outskirts of the town. In Redlands several inches of snow is reported. The mounta clear down to the foothills are covered by snow. In Little Bear Valley, north of here, snow to & depth of six feet | Following the snow | is said to have fallen. n this city a cold, severe north wind | came up, continuing several hours, doing | some damage to fruit trees farther down the valley. The mercury is low and the barometer is going down and a cold storm is_indicated. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 20.—Rain continues end of the State and g able good. Up to noon to- 38 of an inch had fallen since last evening in this cit T rains in the country and s the moun- tains. Indication are that thé fall will continue. SANTA ANA, Jan. 2.—Hafl and rain aggregating about .06 of an inch fell here in light showers this morning. The rain was accompanied by a brisk, ¢old wind from the north. . Frosts Benefit the Orchards. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.—Although the weather is biting cold and Weather Ob- server Bearr predicts another frost for With Hail| and rain this morning, but they | snow, | The combination of | is | AARON POWERS TO WED ~ g MRS. ROSE E. ROBINSON Well-Known Manazer of a Prominent Trade Journal of San Franci:co Wil. Espouse Charming Publisher of Leading Local Baptist O:gan, it Home of Pio= i e amm— - { MRS Rose £ Roeinson Qumsrm Prove *a ¥ EDITORS OF LOCAL JOURNALS WHO WILL BE MADE HUSBAND AND WIFE THIS EVENING. HE marriage of Aaron H. Powers, manager of the Retaill Grocers® Advocate, and Mrs. Rose E. Rob- inson, publisher of the Baptist Church News, will be solemnized | at the residence of the groom, 1940 Web- | ster street, this evening. The officiating | clergyman will be Rev. E. A. Woods, pas- to-morrow morning, there are no com- plaints from either the agriculturists or the horticulturists of this section. The | ground has had considerable moisture &nd plowing and seeding have been in no way retarced. As to the fruit-growers, they are Gelighted that the frost has come, since it gives promise of harder fruit and less rigorous frosts later. George B. Katzenstein, manager of the Earl Fruit Company and one of the best posted fruit men in the State, said to- night that he had just returned from a trip through the fruit-growing sections of the country and had received reports from localities beyond the county line. “The present frosts,” said Katzenstein, “are really beneficial to deciduous fruits. A year ago at this period we had a warm #pell that forced the trees to blossom. As & consequence, when the heavy frosts of March came, they did much damage to the trees dency to keep back the blossoms and re- tain the sap in the body of the trees. After the frosty spell has passed the buds will have a chance, and, since it is a rule that when the early frosts are se- vere the later ones are mild, the trees will suffer but little. In Northern Cali- fornia our oranges ripen so early that we have them all marketed by January, so you see there is nothing {o complain of ©on the part of the citrus fruit grower.” Grass Valley's Cold Spell. GRASS VALLEY, Jan. 2.—A cold snap struck this city several days ago. On Sun- day morning the mercury dropped to 14, on Monday it touched I8 and yesterday it | fell to above. The ground has been frozen solid all the week, gutters are cov- ered with ice and water pipes are freezing and bursting. To prevent the general bursting of pipes many hydrants have been left running all night, entailing a waste of water. OWing to the low- ness of the water in the city reservoir system the City Trustees met this after- noon and decided to shut down the head- gate, cutting off a third of the supply. Action was taken to prevent the turning open of hydrants at night. If. the freeze continue the city officials will fire hydrants in straw and bur them ready for use. ap to keep SANTA ROSA, Jan. 29.—Heavy frosts | ccompanied the cold wave, but no | have reports of damage to fruit have come in. Orchardists say this weather is just what Sonoma County wants for a month yet, as it will keep the fruit buds back and pre. vent their being nipped by late frosts. The grein is not yet up far enough to be dam-— aged by the frost. SAN JOSE, Jan 29.—A fierce north wind raged here from midnight until daylight this morning. At times the rate was more than forty miles an hour. The streets Wwere swept clean, display signs were torn down and early blossoms of the almond trees were stripped from the branches. In the San Joaquin Valley. FRESNO. Jan. 26.—The temperature at 2. m. to-day was 24 degrees, the lowest recorded in fourteen years st the local bureau and with the single exception of one day in January, 1888, the lowest in ADVERTISEMENTS. DO NOT DELAY The longer you delay in giving ycur weak stomach the aid it re- quires, the more <erious becomes your condition. Obtain a bottie of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters at once, as it is the best medicine in the werld for stomich ccmplaints, It wiil tone up the system, steady the nerves and cure belehing, flatulency, indigestion, dys- pepsia ani malaria, fever and " HOSTETTER'S STOMACHBITTERS 2 ‘the present frosts have a ten- | rap all the | the history of the county. Waterpipes were frozen and sheets of ice formed on shallow pools. The damage to young | fruit trees has not yvet been announced, but it is feared that it will be consid- erable, as little smudging has been done. BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 2).—The morn- ings remain clear and cold in this city, | while a change is noticeable during tne | afternoons, the weather warming up con- | siderably. This morning there was more frost on the ground than for the past f days. The recent rains and snowstor | in the adjoining mountain sections have been of benefit, green feed having started. | | Hay remains at $ and $7 5 in the stack | 2nd but little is to be had at that price. | STOCKTON, Jan. 20.—All the good done | by recent rains to the grain is being | | rapidly undone by a cold north wind that has been blowing over this part of the | county since early this morning. Though the sky was clear and the sun was out| to-day ice remained in gutters and smnll‘ | puddles. Farmers predict that rain will follow the windstorm. | Rainstorm in Arizona PHOENIX, Ariz.. Jan. 20.—A heavy rain fell here this afternoon and evening and continues to-night. It is the first big | rain in many months and if it continues | for a day or two will insure good crops. | Snow is falling in the mountains. | PORT TOWNSEND, Jan. 20.—This sec- | tion of Puget Sound and the straits of | Fuca were visited by a severe snowstorm | early this morning. The wind blew a gale | from the southeast. causing the snow to | arift to a considerable depth. Boats ar- riving from down the straits report the storm very severe, with little prospect of abatement for several days. | - 1TW0 FROZEN TRAMPS ARE | FOUND ON BRAKEBEAM Perish During a Ride Over the Moun- tains to the Land of Sun- shine. 2z AUBURN, Jan. 2.—Two tramps, frozen to death, were taken from a westbound train at Colfax last night. The men had | tied themselves together to a brakebeam | for the trip over the mountains on what proved to be their death journey. STORMS RAGE IN MANY PACIFIC COAST CITIES Forecaster McAdie States That 3an Francisco May Have a Snow Squall. Reports received by the Weather Bu- | reau from the morth last night state that | a severe snowstorm is on the way to Cali- fornia from the Sound country. At 6 | o'clock the snow had commenced to fall | as far south as the Columbia River. Forecaster McAdie states that the coast | of Northern California will have snow as far down as Cape Mendocino. It is quite | possible, he says, that there may be a snow squall in San Francisco. Snow fell at Flagstaff and rain at Phoe- nix and Yuma. The temperature at Yuma was lower yesterday than it has been in many years, and it was said last night that snow_might be falling there this morning. Snow, sleet and rain fell at | S8an Diego and Los Angeles throughout ! the day. The Weather Bureau officials say that this winter’s climatic conditions are very unusual. The cause of the frequent changes In the weather is said to be dis- turbances in air pressure. Bitten by a Maddened Sow. STOCKTON, Jan. 20.—Frank M. Brown, a well-known farmer, living at Eiliott, in the northeastern section of the county, was severely wounded to-day by an en- raged sow. The animal mangled his left hand and it s doubtful if the member can be saved. Brown went into the pen where the animal had a litter of pigs and the animal attacked him. She grabbed his lert hand and crunched the bones so‘that several of them had to bc removed by a surgeon. A g Lo PORT TOWNSEND, Jan. 20.—Brooding over the wreck of his saloon in the storm of last week in _Thomas Money blew out Bis bral g, ~ e s tor of the First Baptist Church. After the ceremony there will be a re- ception to friends from 8 to 11 o’clock. The couple will then depart on a bridal tour to the southern part of California, where they will remaln for three weeks. On their return they will make their home on Web- ster street. The wedding will be private, only the relatives and immediate friends of the contracting couple having been invited to attend. W. J. Powers will be grooms- man and Miss Jennie Powers will be bridesmaid. The groom is a native son and a gradu- ate of the State University, class of '89. He is a son of A. H. Powers, a pioneer vineyardist of Fresno County, where he took a prominent part in organizing the raisin combine. He is at the &resent time president of the Producers’ Raisin Pack- ing Company. A brother of the groom is Frank H. Powers, a local attorney. The bride-to-be is a charming young woman and daughter of C. E. Welby, a well-known cattle man, formerly a resi- dent of this city but now living in Merced County. She is of a literary turn of mind. as_her connection with the local Baptist publication testifies. The groom was con- nected with the locai press for many years, and since his connection with the organ of the retail grocers has done much to perfect the organization of the grocers, not only in San Francisco, but through- out the State. S 30 2 e ] QUITS RIS POSITION, i WILLIAMS Continued From Page One. pointee pro tem., ‘Mr. Fredrick, has an abso- lute right legally to discharge the duties of the office until a vacancy shall be legally created and declared, no harm can come by allowing matters to femain in statu quo for 2 little time, Mayor Confident of His Position. 1 have never had any doubt, nor have I now, of my right to suspend Mr. Willlams during an investigation and to appoint a temporary offi- clal in his place, nor of my right to remove him upon proof of the acts charged against him. Mr. Fredrick Is now discharging - the functions of his office and every act is' of course a legal act. I shall therefore allow mat- tere to remain in abeyance for a few days. It is possible that I may see fit not to accc. this resignation and still to exercise my pre- rogative of removing Mr. Willlams on the charges now pending, namely, of neglecting the duties of his office and absenting himself therefrom. 3 The expert has reported that the books of the office which he has examined. disclose only Clerical irregularities, except as to the Rauer- Morris transactions, 1 do aot, of course, know what actuated Mr. Williams in thus summarily ending the pro- ceedings, but I am satisfied with the results. Willlams has not been around the office lately occupied by him for the-last two days and rumors were current that he had left the city. Inquiry at Willlams’ home resuited in the reply that all day yesterday he was in consultation with his brother-in-law, former District Attorney Snook of Alameda County, and would be at home at a late hour. -, The section of the charter relating to the selection of a clerk for the Justices’ Courts is contained in article V, chapter 7, section 1, and reads as_follows: Section 1—The Justices of the Peace shall each receive an annual salary of $2400, except. the presiding Justice, who shall receive $2700, They shall appoint a chief clerk, who shall hold office for two vears, and receive an annual salary of $2400. Thé chief clerk may appoint five deputies, each of whom shall recelve an annual sdlary of $1200. An interesting question arises now as to whom is delegated the power to ap- point a successor to Clerk Willlams. The latter was elected at the beginning of ihe year for two years by the unanimous vote of the present members of the Jus- tices’ Courts. As the report of the expert indicates his books are clear, conse- quently there is no apparent reason why they might not again select him for that office. At an early hour this morning it was announced, it was said, on the authority ‘of the Justices of the Peace, that at a meeting of the Justices held last night. all being present with the exception of Justice Groezinger, who is still ill, that Edward Williams had been removed from his position and that Joseph A. Windrow had been selected to fill the vacancy. The Justices of the Peace were not aware at the time the removal of Wil- liams was made that he had tendered his resignation to the Mayor. “We removed Williams,” said Justice of the Peace Daniels, “because he was lax in his duties an did not properly attend to them. Windrow is a Deputy Sheriff and has been acting as balliff in Judge Coffey’s and Judge Cook’s courts. He was at one time in charge of one of the Branch County Jails. Will Weleome Mayor Schmitz. SAN JOSE, Jan. 29. working men will turn out in force to-Thorrgw night and welcome Mayor Schmitz ,of San | Francisco at the big benefit entertain- ment to be given the striking iron work- ¢rs ot San Francisco at Turn Verein all. SEATTLE, Jan, 20.—Mail advices from Val. dez, Alaska, report that Horace Tuffin, one of the carriers employed to carry mall on the All-American route between Valdez and Eagle City, was frozen to death a few days ago. e To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine T ‘ablets, All the ST rove's Signatine 1€ on chch Bex 250 | population as heretofore for a generation. [IRON MASTER SPEAKS ABOUT R GREAT GIFT | |Andrew Carnegie Ad- dresses Men at State Department. Trustess of the Proposed Institution Meet in ‘Washington. , Fhilanthropist Explains the Purpose of His Donation and His Inter- est in Worl for the Devel- opment of Man. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—An adjourned meeting of the trustees of the Carnegie Institution was held at the State Depart- ment this afternoon and a step was taken toward permanent organization and the initlation of the work of the institution. Abram S. Hewitt of New York called the meeting to order, and Secretary Hay was elected temporary chairman and Charles D. Walcott temporary secretary. W. E. Dodge of New York was elected to the board to fill the vacancy caused by the declination of ex-President Cleveland, who sent a letter regretting his inabilily to serve. After 'the roll call Andrew Car- negie made a brief address, presenting the deed of gift. He said: 1 beg to thank you deeply for so promptly, so cordlally, alding me by accepance of the trusteeship.” A note from the President con- gratulates me upon ‘‘the high character, in- deed, I may say, the extraordinarily high char- acter of the trustees’’—such are his words. 1 believe this estimate has been generally ap- proved throughout the wide boundary of the United States, My first_thought was to fulfill the expressed wish of Washington by establishing a univer- sity here, but a study of the question forced me to th¢ decisfon that under the presemt cor- ditions, were Washington still with us, his finely balanced judgment would decide that, in our generation at least, such use of wealth would not be' the best. One of tne most seri- ous objections, and one that I could not over- come, was that another university might tend to weaken existing universities. My desire ‘was to co-operate. with all educational institu- tions, and establish. what would be a source of strength and not of weakness to them, and the idea of & Washington University or anything of a memorial character was therefore abandoned. ‘Washington’s Name Reserved. It cost some effort to push aside the tempt- ing idea of a Washington University founded by Andrew Carnegie, which the president of the Women's George \Washington Memorial Association was kind enough to suggest. That may" be reserved for another in the future, for the realization of Washington’s desire would perhaps justify the linking of another name with his, but certainly notning else would. This gift, or the donor, has no pretensions to such honor and in no wise interferes with the proposed university or with any memortal, It has its own modest fleld, and is intended to co- operate with all kindred institutions, including the Washiggton University, if ever built, and it may be built if we continue to increase in In this hope. I think the name should be sa- credly held in reserve. It is not a matter of one million or ten millions, or even twenty millions, but of more, to fulfill worthily the wish of Washington, and 1 think no one would presume to use that almost sacred name except for a university of the very first rank, estab- lished by national authority, but as he de- sired. Be it our part, in our day and genera- tion, to do what we can to extend the bound- aries of human knowledge by utilizing exist- ing_institutions, Gentlemen, your work begins, your aims are high, you seek to extend known forces, and to discover and utilize new forces for the bene- fit of man. Than this there can scarcely be greater work. I wish you abundant success, | and venture to prophesy that through your efforts, In co-operation with those of kindred socletles in our country, contributions to the advancement of the race through research will compare in the near futtre not unfavorably with those of any other land. Again I thank you, ‘Words of the Deed. The deed itself recites in substance as follows: That Andrew Carnegle deems it his duty and his highest privilege to administer the ‘wealth which has come to him as a trustee in behalf of others, and entertaining the belief that the best means of discharging that trust is by extending the opporunities for study and research In our country, he transfers to the trustees named ten miilions of registered five per cent bonds of the United States Steel Cor- poration. This gift is'to be held in trust, the income from bonds or from other securities that may be substituted for them to be ap- plied o payinz the expenses of the trustees, who are to receive the bonds and collect the interest and may sell the same and invest the proceéds according to the laws of New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, and who ars not made responsible for the safety of the bonds or for their depreciation. They may appoint officers, fixing their sal- aries and provide for the financial business of the trust. The income is to be eéxnended for founding in Washington an institution to co- operate with those now or hereafter estab- lished, and in the broadest and most liberal manner_encourage Investigation, research and discovery, show the application of knowledge to the fmprovement of mankind, provide such bufldings, laboratories, books and apparatus as may be needed and afford instruction of an advanced character to students properly quali- fied_to profit thereby. Unexpended income may be kept in a reserve fund to defray the cost of buildings. By a two-thirds vote the trustees may modify these conditions in connection with the original purpose, which Is “‘to secure, if possible, for the United States of America leadership In the domain of inquiry and the utilization of new forces for the benefit of mankind. After accepting the deed of gift the funtees proceeded to adopt by-laws and hen elected the following officers: Chair- man of the board of trustees, Abram 8. Hewitt; vice chairman, Dr. C. H. Billings; secretary, Charles D. Walcott. Dr. J. C. Gilman, late of Johns Hopkins University, was elected president of the Carnegie In- stitution. The board then adjourned to meet to-morrow. ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ Pretty boxes and odors used to sell such soaps, as no one would touch if he saw them un- Beware of a on are disguised. that depends something outside of it. soap Pears’, the finest soap in the world is scented or not, as you wish; and the money is in the merchan- dise, not in the box. Established over 100 years. CAFE'ROYAL Corper. Fourth Market, S. our Special ‘| and Miss Emily Milburne, President Congress_street, Chicago, Illinois, lumbus, Ohio: used littls medicine except Pergpa. influenza or la gripps. We find it Personally | endorse it, knowing suffering humanity.”” ADVERTISEMENTS. 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I have found Peruna my very best friend under these difficultles. When my children were sick it cured them and when I became over-taxed and weary Peruna restored me, and if anyone in my house- hold caught cold a few doses of Peruna administered at once prevented unpleas- ant results. If every wife and mother would have a bottle of Peruna in her medicine chest, life’s burdens would be much easier to carry.”—Mrs. G. W. Miller. The club woman and the housewifa The reason for this is because both these classes are alike subject to catarrh and ca- tarrhal diseases. Catarrh is everywhere. No class of peo- ‘ple are exempt from its insidious ravages. It enters the palace and hovel with equal facility. It attacks men and women with like ferocity and frequency. Strong men and fair women are among its victims. Thus it is we find Peruna, the catarrh remedy, everywhere. The upper classes use it; the lower classes cannot do with- out it, and the middle classes praise It. At this time of the year, when winter begins to approach with its chill blasts and biting frosts, everyone should be as alert as possible to escape what seems to be almost inevitable in this climate, catarrh. The number of people who have catarrh of some form or other every winter is millions. Now is the time to get Peruna. Now is the time to get Peruna, and it should be taken as soon as the slightest symptom of catching cold manifests it- nelf. Many people do not seem to under- stand that a cold is acute catarrh; that catching cold is simply catching ca- tarrh. An old cold is chronie catarrh. Catarrh is liable to pettle anywhers In the system. While it is true that Peruna cures catarrh wherever located, yet it Is advisable for everyone to use Peruna as a preventive, and not wait until catarrh has fastened itself in some part of the system. Miss Sara McGahan, 197 Third street, Albany, N. Y., writes: “A«few months ago I suffered with a severe attack of influenza which nothing seemed to relieve. My hearing became bad, my eyes became irritated and fever- ish. Nothing seemed right, and nothing I ate tasted good. “I do not know what it is made of, but I know it is a wonderful medicine to drive away sickness and restore you to health. .Within two weeks I was per- fectly well, and now when any of my friends are sick I advise them to take Peruna.”’—Sara McGahan. If you do not derive prompt and satis- factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad- i tis. Sadres Dr. Hartman, President of The Address Hartman Sanitarfum, Columbus, Ohio. MERGER FIGHT MUST CONTINUE Governor of Minnesota Speaks of Railroad Affair. ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 29.—Governor Van Sant to-day replied to the petition from Minneapolis business men who ask- ed him to cease his fight on the so-called raflroad merger. The letter is addressed to Janney, Semple, Hill & Co., and the Governor says: “I beg to acknowledge receipt of a pe- tition from you and numerous other gen- tlemen doing business in the city of Min- neapolis, proposing ‘that no immediate action be taken against the Northern Se- curities Company,’ and ‘that a fair op- portunity for testing by experience whether good or evil will come from that company’ be given. “The consolidation of the Northern Pa- cific and the Great Northern Railroad companies, through the organization of the Northern Securities Company, is clearly a violation of the State statutes. I obligated myself when I was inaug- urated by the State to enforce the laws thereof. “It is my bounden duty to prevent if possible the consolidation referred to, be- cause such consolidation is in violation of the clear and unmistakable provisions of the laws which have been on the statute books for over a quarter of a century. “Not only the letter of the law. but also the settled policy of this State is against the consolidation of parallel and competing railroad lines. Competition in the matter of rates always has been and ever will be beneficial to the people, and no specious argument or statement from those desiring to do away with such com- petition is sufficient to meet plain facts derived from common experience. “However, the question whether the law is_wise or unwise does not confront me. The law exists and has been vio- lated. My duty is plain. I therefore must respectfully decline to comply with the requests gontained in your petition, and shall contlnue as vigorously as possible to vindicate the laws of our State.” Business Outlook Is Bright. NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—A preliminary, report covering the operations of th United States Steel Corporation since it came into existence ten months ago was made to the stockholders to-day. It was a forerunner to the more extended re- sume to be submitted at the annual gen- eral meeting on February 17, and was de- signed to familiarize the share owners with the financial status of the company and_the trade situation and the trade market where it buys and sells. The re- port, signed by both Charles M. Schwab Elbert H. Gary, declared the pres- ent business and future outlook viewed ;t;head through 192 to be highly satisfac- ory. s What Shall We Have for Dessert ? This question “arises in the family every day. Let us answer it to-day, Try a delicious and healthful dessert. ~ Pre- in two minutes. No boiling! no ing! add boiling water and set to zool. Flavors:—Lemon, Rasp- berry and Strawberry. Get a package at your grocers to-day. 10 cts. - WILL REDUGE ~ THE WAR TAX Republican Lawmakers Agree Upon a House Measure. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The Republi- can members of the Ways and Means Committee held a private conference to- night and decided to frame a bill for the reducticn of war revenue taxes before proceeding further with the subject of Cuban reciprocity. Chairman Payne at once called a meet- ing of the full committee for to-morrow morning, when work on the war revenue reduction bill will begin. No draft of a bill has been prepared by the Republican members, but it is pretty fully under- stood that the majority is prepared to fa- vor a measure effecting very large re- ducttons, amounting practically to a re- peal of the entire war taxes and aggre- gating about $68,000,000. The restriction of recent hearings to beer and tea led to the belief that reduc- tions might be confined to these two arti- cles, but the sentiment of the majority now appears to be favorable to a muc larger reduction. At the conference to- day it was the prevailing view that as Cuba has been the cause for incurring the war revenue taxes the burden should be removed from this country before con- sidering the extent of relief to be granted to Cuba. The question of what percent- age of reduction in tagiff rates would be made for Cuba was not considered at the meeting to-night owing to the determi- nation to leave this until after the war revenue reductions had been accom- plished. Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agriculture, was before the Ways and Means Com- mittee to-day in connection with the Cu- ban reciprocity question. His statement covered the scientific phases of the pro- duction of sugar from beets, cane, etc., and the development of the respective in- dustries. By means. of charts he showed the comparative insignificance of the beet sugar industry in 1855, when most of the sugar was made from cane. Since then conditions have reversed, until now the greater part of the sugar production Is from beets. Much the larger. part of this production was in Europe, the product m America being comparatively small. Dr. Wiley expressed the opinfon, how- ever, that the beet sugar would never ex- tinguish the cane product, as the latter had certain speclal uses. Dr. Wiley’s em- phatic declaration that Cuba’s appeal to the United States was misplaced and would not afford relief attracted much attention. This came after he had shown that the European bounty and “kartel” systems were the controlling factors in ine sugar situation. The Cugm planters had prospered, he said, under the Span- ish regime, and why should they now lay their misfortune to the the Spanish yoke? Under such circumstances it might be best to lead them back to Spain. Dr. Wiley then said: The cause of the trouble they are fighting is not in the tariff duties of the United States, but fs the over-production of sugar, due to bounties granted by Europe. Their cause should be pleaded in the parliaments of Europe, not in that of America. Thelr suits shoald g0 before the Relehstas, th and the Corps Legislatif, and not before the Amer- ican Congress. The place to plead their cause {'n be'r;n-;' th‘endCO;tml 31 Bmmll.“not before a edns Committes x gress of the United States. b At another point Dr. Wil a question whether the rflfif':‘wgg‘;!‘;fi Guba would bave the effect of RLSE o rl'ght the cane and beet sugar industry of this counfry, or merely paralyzing them, rendering the patient a burden to his friends. But it seemed perfectly cer- tain, he said, that there would be no fur- ther factories and investments in this line eeble effor from the wreck, but Dr. Wiley said there would nn longer be the work of a young giant of protection. NO GENSORSHIP, aYS BREELY Chief Signal Officer Writes About Press Dispatches. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—For an hour to-day the Senate had under discus- sion whether 4 censorship of press dis- patches exists in Manila. While no such turbulent scenes as those of yesterday were enacted, the debate for a time was very spirited. The Secretary of War was quoted as saying that no press censorship now ex- isted in the Philippines and a letter from Gengral Greely, chief signal officer of the army, was presented by Beveridge of In- diana, making the statement official that there was no censorship of press dis- y:;h_es and that “the press is entirely It was contended by the opposition that a press censorship did exist in the Phil~ ippines and that copies of every news dispatch filed with the cable company was filed with the milltary authorities. That, it was maintained, constituted a virtual censorship. ‘The House to-day adjourned after be- ing in session twenty-five minutes. Hop- kins of Illinois reported the permanent census bill and gave notice that heé would call it up to-morrow. A request to make the oleomargarine bill a speeial order for next Monday was objected to on the Democratic side. —— STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 20.—Her< bert C. 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