Indianapolis Journal, Volume 52, Number 121, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 May 1902 — Page 4

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THE IXDrAXAPOLIS JOÜKXAL. THURSDAY. M AY 1, 1902.

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Fifteenth and Lawrences streets. DAYTON. O.-J. V. Wilkle, street. :3 So. Jefferson COLUMBUS, O. Viaduct News Stand, "Si Hlsb Street. It may be remarked that the Chinese exclusion bill which has just become a law 13 a part of the protective system. No free-trader should have supported such a measure. Mr. Angelo Meyers, an officer of the Distilling Company of America, says the liquor Interests of the United States are forming an organization and will enter politics. Borne people are under the Impression that they have been In politics for quite a while. If some of our army oflicers In the Philippines could exchange places with the Insurgent sympathizers In Congress the legislative interests of the country would not suffer, but what a dreadful wreck the congressmen would make of military affairs! While the most notable feature of the day for the dedication of the soldiers' and tailors monument is the taking of the old flag s from the Statehousc to the monument, In the morning, it Is really not a rart of the dedicatory service, and the executive committee has not named It in the invitations. Really, there is no reason why the government should give the city or anybody 15 the arsenal grounds; furthermore, people will be better pleased with the plan of selling the land and expending the proceeds for & site for an army post several miles from the city, than with any other scheme for its disposition. A Washington dispatch says that, by a strict rarty vote, the Senate Philippine committee refused to call Agulnaldo and other Filipino prisoners to testify. This means that the Democratic senators cannot believe the nonpartisan Philippine commission and such officers as General MacArthur, but are ready to believe the statements of such men as Agulnaldo. The big beef-packing houses of Chicago have changed their attitude towards the proposed Investigation cf trust methods by the government. At first they gave out Interviews In which they not only denied the existence of any illegal combination, but offered to assist in the investigation. Navy they have employed lawyers and are preparing to' fight the prosecution of the caso frcm beginning to end. The political situation in West Virginia Indicates some factional or personal opposition to the re-election of Hon. Nathan B. Scott as United States senator from that State. Senator Scott is now serving his first term, and the Republicans of West .Virginia will make a great mistake if they do not re-elect him. A veteran of the civil wax, a successful business man, a politician of the best school and with an unusual Aptitude for public affairs the party In West Virginia ought to be glad to retain his services In the Senate. It was like a brave soldier, as General SHacArthur is, to assume all the responsibility of planning and ordering the Funston expedition for the capture of Aguinaldo. Of course ho knows, as every person of ordinary intelligence docs, that the plan !was perfectly justifiable as a military ruse. It does not detract any from Funston's credit that it was rlanned.by his superior. It was an exceedingly perilous undertaking -almost a forlorn hope and the officer who carried it 'out 'successfully deserves as much credit as the one that planned it. The statement that the State Board of Health recently requested the Governor to authorize the expenditure of a portion of the emergency fund of $3'000 at his control to suppress contagious smallpox Is misleading. Some time in January the Board of Health made such a sugRestion, but it was not considered favorably because the board at that time had an unexpended appropriation for the specific purpose of suppressing contagious diseases. Jso request has been made by the board for the use of the emergency fund recently, and there is no epidemic such as would warrant the use of an emergency fund. Some of the London papers are exercised over the speech of Secretary of the Treasury Shaw at the Pittsburg Grant banquet. Predicting the commercial supremacy of the United States, he said: "American wealth, American energy plus Hawaii, Which is ours; plus the Philippine islands, which are ours; plus the isthmian canal, which we will surely construct; plus a merchant marine, which we will Burely build, transfers thp sovereignty of the Pacific ocean from the union Jack to the atara and stripes." The secretary was not

talking to an English audience, but the London papers have taken It up and one of them expresses surprise that "a reswnsible politician would apparently think It net unworthy of himself or his position to tickle the cars of the groundlings In a speech full of menace to America's only frknd amon; the power?." Our "only

friend among the powers" should not take offense every time the American screams. It is the bird's way. eagle Tin: higher, prices. Col. Carroll D. Wright, chief of the United States Bureau of Labor, has been collecting statistics showing the rise in prices in recent years. These statistics cover a period from IsCO to 1501, and the figures are based upon the average price from Wm to 10, which Is represented by l'A Times began to Improve in 1S after the passage of the McKinley tariff law. Colonel Wright's figures show that in the price of farm products was 121.3 compared with the average of l'Vj for the whole period. During lfn'.'l, when the cry about high food began, the price of farm products averaged 1PJ.7. In the very bad times of 1S00, when wheat and corn were not worth hauling to market and everything the farmer had to sell was cheap, the purchase price was TS.3. From TS.3 to 110.7 is a wide range, but how many people who work for wages and salaries would prefer to go back to the stagnant times of IS'jO, when no industry thrived and would-be wage earners were idle by hundreds of thousands? Pursuing Colonel Wright's figures further, It appears that the prices of the articles of food were 13.7 above the average for the years 1SM-1SW, while the average during 1001 was only 5.9 above the average of that period. In liOG as much food could be bought for JS3.S0 as for $103.90 in IDOL Passing on to clothing, one of the highly protected articles, the same quantity and quality of clothes could have been purchased for $101 In l'XH as could have been purchased for 5113.30 in 1S10. In the years of hard times the clothing which cost $101 last year cost $01.10. Fuel and lighting cost more in 1S00 than in 1901, but were lowest in the memorable year 1S96, when nothing could restore the prices but the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of lö to 1 at least Mr. Bryan and his followers told us so, and others who did not quite follow Mr. Bryan declared that there could be no advance in prices until the narrow measure of values, the gold standard, should be overthrown. Colonel Wright's investigation covered 261 commodities, which embrace all farm products, foods, clothing, fuel, metals, lumber, house-furnishing goods, drugs and chemicals. In the whole range the articles which cost $112.90 in 1S90 cost $90.40 In 1S96 and $108.30 in 1901. It will be seen from the foregoing figures that good times follow a general advance in prices, including the wages of all kinds of labor. A general decline in prices is the mark of a languishing trade. It points to industrial stagnation to seasons like 1S95 and 1S96. On the other hand, advancing prices indicate an improved trade, a great er demand and busy factories. There' are doubtless people who believe that very high wages and active demand for merchandise can accompany very low prices, but they are not people who are highly gifted with the power to reason. There are those, also, who, when corn began to advance in 1S97, declared that the farmer was getting ne increase upon the prices of his products Now they arc complaining of the high price of food. One thing should be noticed in connec tion with the advance in the price of farm products and food the average prices of farm products and other articles of food were higher during 1S91 than they were in 1901. All over the country there was a short corn crop in 1S90 and other articles of food suffered from the drought. The same thing: occurred In 1SS2. The prices of meat and bread advanced because of short corn and wheat crops. Everybody must remember that Indiana did not have much more than half a corn crop last year and that the corn belt generally was from SO to 40 per cent, short of an average crop. They will also remember that the crop known as garden truck was a general failure last year. Few potatoes were raised. Prices were high early In the season and have continued so. With half a crop of corn and nearly twice the average price of a few years ago,' every article of food must be higher than when corn is abundant. The packers' combination may have taken advantage of the condition, but milk, butter and meat arc naturally higher because of the high price of corn. Even if the times were dull rrices would be higher when drought has cut the supply as it did last year. The point is that the drought of last year, together with the greater demand of good times, has caused the present high prices for all sorts of vegetables as well as the prices of meats. A CLERICAL MALIGNANT. The Rev. B. J. Keiley, Catholic bishop of Georgia, has succeeded in gaining some notoriety by going out of his way to abuse President Roosevelt and the Republican party. Bishop Keiley was appointed to deliver an address at Savannah on Confederate Memorial day. His selection was appropriate enough, as lie served In the Confederate army, but his address was very Inappropriate by reason of politics and personalities. It was mainly devoted to discussing the issues that preceded the civil war, the causes that led to it, the motives that animated the Southern people and the justice of their cause. This was unprofitable, to say the least. Whatever else may be said of the Southern cause in the civil war it is now a lost cause, and there is nothing to be gained by'reviing Its memories or defending the motives of those who supported it. The Southern people, now prosperous and happy, ought not to be asked to turn their attention from the present and the future to a past that contains nothfng but unpleasant reminders. After discussing the lost cause Bishop Keiley paid a glowing tribute to the memory of Jefferson Davis and then attacked President Roosevelt. As a rretext for his attack he quoted a sentence from one of President Roosevelt's writings in which he referred to Jefferson Davis as an "arch traitor" and compared him to Benedict Arnold. As the sentence was written many years ago there was neither propriety nor fairness in quoting it at the present time, but Bishop Keiley did so and retorted by calling President Roosevelt "the lightningchange artist of the White House, who can hobnob with the Kaiser's brother and sit cheek by Jowl with an Alabama negro," as "the recreant son of a Southern woman," and declared that "his title to immortal fame will rest on shooting beasts and profiting by the murderous act of a reprobate

who shot a man." The speaker expressed the hone that the President might estab- j

lish his only claim to popular gratitude by breaking up the Republican party. It has been many years since any public speaker. North or South, has uttered sentiments suggestive of the passions of the war period and so out of harmony with the better feelings of to-day. It Is surprising that they should com; 'rem one whose ostensible mission is to preach p-?ae or. earth anJ good will toward me.i Instead of malice and hatred. There may have been a few persons In Rishoi Keiltv s audience who sympathized with his utterances, but f so they were back numbers, like him self. A little while ago wfc.-n a few South Carolina malignants undrtDok to insult the President the people at large resented t by Inviting him to Charleston and sfcowng him distinguished honor and attention. No doubt a large majority of the rc-P1 of Georgia feel the same way regarding the present scurrilous attack. As a rule the prelate. of the Catholic Church are men of sense who know how to control th'.ir tongues as well as their feeling?, but Bishop Keiley Is evidently an exception. GOVERNMENT Rl'ILDIXGS. The public building bill which has Just passed the House usually called the om nibus bill on account of its general charactercarries a larger amount of appropriations and provides for more buildings than usual. It will distribute $17,405,430 among 174 cities. A few of the appropria tions are large, exceeding $1.000,000, but a large majority arc much smaller. Some of the appropriations are additional to those already made for buildings in process of construction, but the bill provides for one hundred new buildings. Of the total amount appropriated this State will get. outside of Indianapolis, $540,(00 for build ings in seven cities, namely: Hammond, $125,(K3; Vincennes, Logansport, Richmond, Muncie and Elkhart, $75.000 each, and Crawfordsvllle, $50,000. These are the figures as they stand, though as the bill has yet to run the gauntlet of the Senate and a con ference committee it is likely to undergo some changes. The amount apportioned to Indiana Is fairly liberal, but not nearly as much as that appropriated in some other States with a greater number of cities or towns with the requisite population to de mand public buildings and not yet provided with them. It is rare that an appropriation is made for a public building in any city of less than 10,000 population, and sometimes cities with a larger population than that have to wait some time. All of the large cities have been provided with public buildings for a long time, and the present policy of the government is to build in the smaller cities whenever busi ness justifies it. There are now nearly 300 such buildings, and at the present rate it will not be long before every city in the United States with a population of 10,000 or more will have a public building suited to the needs of the government in that locality. From every point of view it Is good policy. It is better for the gov ernment to own office buildings than to rent, and there is an educational influence on the communities where they are located in the sight of substantial structures erected by the national government on land owned by Uncle Sam. The building policy should be continued steadily from year to year. WHAT TO DO WITH OI K RETIRED ADMIRALS. The question of what to do with our exPresidents has been much discussed. though as far as known no ex-rresident has ever found any trouble in settling it for himself. If It should ever be raised in reference to our retired admirals a prece dent can be found right here in the case of Admiral Brown, who has been appointed road viewer to view the extension of a road in one of the out townships and has accepted the appointment. It comes from the County Commissioners, and is the more honorable because it was unsolicited. It is a case of the office seeking the man. The admiral's prompt acceptance of the office is characteristic of him. He accepted it as he would a detail to naval duty. Ab a retired naval officer he is under no obli gations to take orders from the County Commissioners, and in doing so he has set an example of good citizenship which others could well afford to emulate. If the office of road viewer were a federal office with a salary or compensation at tached, however small. Admiral Brown could not have accepted it, as an act of Congress forbids any person In the employ of the government from drawing two sal aries, but that question cannot come up in this case. Road viewers are allowed $2 per day for the time actually employed, but as there is no extra allowance for trans portation or commutation, and nothing for clerk hire, the office can hardly be called a lucrative one. Its duties are not onerous. and whatever responsibility attaches to the oftlce is shared by three viewers, who will also have the assistance of a chain carrier and a marker. Admiral Brown entered the United States navy in 1S49 and was in the service nearly fifty years before going on the retired list. He has sailed in all seas and touched at nearly all ports, but this will be the first civil office he has ever held, and as he is not a partisan he would probably have declined this one if it had involved any duty of a distinctly political character. But it does not, as the duties of a road viewer are strictly nonpartisan. The admiral's acceptance of the office is a les son in good citizenship, and may help to settle the question, If it 13 ever raised. of what to do with our retired admirals. The Journal has seldom had to perform so disagreeable a duty as that of announcing that William J. Bryan will not be a candidate for President In 1904. He says he will not be a candidate on any ticket under any circumstances. He will not run as a Populist, a Dem. -Pop., a 16-to-1 candidate nor as a Rryanite. He sas: "Even should the Democracy in 19"4 indorse and accept the Kansas City platform as its platform for the battle of 1904, I should not be a candidate for the nomination." Republicans have got sc. used to beating Bryan that they would like to do it a few times more, but as he seems to be tired they will probably not have the pleasure. Perhaps he will change his mind. That was a remarkable illustration cf senatorial courtesy which Mr. Teller gave on Tuesday. No Democratic senator was ready to proceed, and the Republicans are not participating in the debate. Under such circumstances the natural thing would be to proceed to vote, but Mr. Teller told the Republicans that while no one was ready to proceed with the debate a vote

should not be taken until the minority shall be ready. This i3 called senatorial

courtesy, but it is the despotic rule of a minority. The Senate is suffering for a few modern rules which will enable a majority to legislate by fixing a date for taking a vote. It is now evident that the owners of cat tle and hogs up and down the country will be sufferers from the talk about unprecedented prices. Yesterday the market here was dull, prices were a little off and few people wanted to buy. Holders or live stock will soon learn that somebody must purchase cattle who can pay for them In order to give them value. The late K. B. Armour, who was a Kan sas City meat packer, said a few years ago that "the trusts would prepare the way for their certain downfall when they begin to meddle with food products, as that is something the people will not stand." Unfortunately for the packing companies, that Mr. Armour has been dead several years. THE HUMORISTS. Her "iue. Twas Catherine Mary once, we guejs. Though now 'tis Kathryn Mae. Styll thys ys no one's busyness If she lykes yt that wae. Philadelphia Press. Geor&e AVa Progressive. Chicago News. "George, dear." cooed the sweet , young thing with the roan-colored hair, "did you think of me dally while you were away?" "1 was right there promptly with the daily L thought." replied Oeorge. "And now that the. days are longer, darling. I shall make it my bus-. lness to think of you twice a day." Row It Struck Him. Detroit Free Trets. He (after listening to her playing) I should think you would get one of those attachments to the piano. She Why? "Any one can nlaj that." In a Sad Predicament. Chicago Post. "he fa.Vh she'll have to have a new bonnet before she can sing in the choir." "Well?" "Well, he snys that she'll have to fing In the choir to get the money for a new bonnet." The ".Milk. Boston Post. "Is this milk eterilized?" asked the cranky husband. "No," replied the wife, "but it's watereured." Money In Her A'olce. Philadelphia Bulletin. "Don't you think my daughter' Toico has money In it. rrofessor?" "Money, madam? Yes, yes. Oh, much money much. Only leave her to me, madame. and I'll prove it." And he did riove it, to his own satisfaction. at the rate of 2 a lesson. MILITARY POST STATUS MICH DEPENDS ON THE FATE OP THE HAWLEY BILL. If It I raised the Indianapoll Arse nal Will He Sold nnd Other Land Purchased Near This City. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. April SO. Senator Fair banks and Representative Owrstreet made a clean-up of the Indianapolis military situation to-day. They called at the War Department and discussed with Secretary Root the various plan3 proposed for the disposal of the arsenal and for the location of a military post near the city. In the first place, they learned to a certainty that the government will not donate the arsenal grounds for any public purpose, and, in the second place, it will not sell it for any public purpose at the original cost price. The government will conduct the sale with the expectation of getting every cent of the commercial value of the property. There remained two ways for the disposal of the property and the acquisition of other grounds near by for military purposes. One of the ways of accomplishing this is by departmental policy, which is now defined by the secretary of war, and the other is by a legislative enactment binding the department to a certain procedure. By the first means the Indiana legislators would work for the passage of the Hawley law. which gives the department authority to sell any or all arsenal grounds not needed and use the proceeds to purchase other land for military use. If this law is passed the secretary promises to sell the grounds and buy property near Indianapolis for a military post. In case the Hawley bill does not pass an effort will be made to secure special legislation granting authority to sell the grounds and buy land for a post. This would be better, but more difficult, as the moment it is proposed other cities with like situations will ask for like laws, and. in event of failing, might be against the Indianapolis measure. This represents the situation, and it will so remain until the Senate military committee makes the next move. It will try to act in the way of gen eral legislation. At the War Department to-day it was learned by Representative Overstreet that it was doubtful if the soldiers for the ar senal would arrive in time for the monument exercises. The troops probably will be given a rest at Camp Presidio, Cal., be fore taking their transcontinental trip. WOMEN AT LOS ANGELES. Indiana's Delegates to Club Conventlon Arrive Four Hours Late. LOS ANGELES, Cal., April DO. With the arrival of many special trains from the ea3t and north carrying delegates to the bl?nnial convention of the General Fed erat ion of Women's Clubs the various head quarters at the hotels and at Simpson's Auditorium have become centers of bright color and lively action. Many of the spe cials were late in arriving, and a few are still hours from the convention city, yet thousands are here and ready for the opering session to-morrow. The Santa Fe brought in three special trains to-day with 500 delegates aboard. including representatives from Missouri, Indiana. Nebraska, Ohio and Illinois. These delegations were due at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, but were delayed four hours en route. New York's delegation of 156 members and a second party from Illinois cam in at 6 p. m. over the Southern Pacific via El Paso. On the St. Louis and Pittsburg special also a party from .Missouri arrived at 2 p. m.. as did also two specials with scattering parties of delegates. A Raymond Whitcomb party of 350 arrived over the Southern Pacific at 5 p. m. The railroads estimate the number of those arriving to attend the convention at &,0X. Failure of Wholesale Jewelers. CHICAGO. April 30. The wholesale jewelry firm of Moore & Evans, one of the largest in the West, was placed in the hands of a receiver to-day. Liabilities are $175.000; assets. $Ki0.Om0. C. B. Moore, the head of the firm, who has been in Memphis for several weeks, has been requested to return to Chicago and help straighten out the arrairs or the con cern. Two Victims of m Tornado. GUTHRIE. O. T., April 30.-A tornado passed over the town of Davenport, off the railroad, situated In Lincoln county, last night, doing much damage to grain and stock. Several farmhouses were blown down. Mrs. John I'enn and daughter, aged ten, were killed.

DEBATE IN THE SENATE

DE3IOCRATS WROTH IlKCAl'SE THEY WERE CHECKMATED. Republican Charged with. 'Smotherin is Information Iteitardinff the Philippines. GARDENER NOT SUMMONED BECAUSE HE IS SOON COMING HOME WITH HIS It EG 1 31 EN T. Statement from Anti-IraperinlLst kinaon Read, Notwithstanding; Frotest from Senator Lüdge. AtWASHINGTON. April S0.-A resolution offered in the Senate to-day by Mr. Patterson, of Colorado, directing the secretary of war to order by cable Major Gardener, now ia the Philippines, to come immediately to Washington to appear as a witness before the Philippine committee pre cipitated a warm discussion. The debate continued for about two hours, considera ble feeling being manifested on both sides of the chamber. The charge was made by the minority that the majority of the committee was endeavoring to suppress facts and information. This was denied by the chairman, Mr. Lodge, who said that any such action would be Inconceivably stupid. All parties, he insisted, were anxious for the fullest information, but he and others contended that It would not be advisable to cable to the Philippines for Major Gard ener, as he was about to come home and would be here in time to appear before the committee. Mr. Patterson and Mr. Carmack urged that Gardener's testimony was particularly important, and that it ought to be had before action was taken on the pending bill. The resolution finally went Over until to-morrow. In the preamble to the resolution Mr. Patterson declared that the Philippine committee has decided by a "partisan vote" to refuse to ask that Major Gardener be cabled to appear as soon as he could come to the United States. Mr. McComas raised the question that it was not proper to say that the committee had divided upon "partisan" lines. Mr. All son. member of the Philippine committee, objected to the use of the word partisan, and said it was the m:srortune o;" the majority of the Philippine committee not to be able to bring the ' partisan mi nority into conformity with its views. Mr. Patterson said it was tne uesire or tnc minority of the committee to get Major Gardener as a witness as soon as possible. The effort was made in good faith, as he was regarded as a valuable witness. Mr. Allison said he was satisiied that Major Gardener would reach Washington long before Congress adjourned and there would be ample time to get his testimony it; the regular course of events without calling on the authorities to cable him to come at once. Mr. Tillman indicated his belief that in formation was being "smothered and he demanded to know from Mr. Lodge whether he proposed "to dragoon the benate into a vote upon his measure. ' Mr. Lodge replied, laughingly, that he wished he could dragoon the Senate into u vote on the measure, but Mr. Tillman knew he could do nothing; of the kind, lie be lieved it would be preposterous for the Senate to wait on a single witness. "Of course," said Mr. Tillman, ."everything can go along leisurely if the Philip pine committee is to smother information.' Mr. Allison pointed out tnai noooay odjected to the testimony of Major Gardener. His regiment would leave tne i-nnippinea soon. He intimated that Major Gardener was particularly anxious to be a witness and personally he was not in iavor oi uecotatintr him bv ordering him by cablegram to come to this country in advance of his regular time. If witnesses were to be called Horn the Philippines it might be necessary to get the views of the other thirty odd provincial Governors, which he suggested might be as valuable as those of Major Gardener. Mr. Carmack declared that the report made by Major Gardener was so startling and important that the secretary of war had endeavored to keep it irom tne senate and from the American people, lie in sisted that unless the proposed resolution were adopted Major Gardener surely would not get to W ashington neiore congress au lonrned. Mr. Culberson explained that the minority of the Philippine committee especially atssred Major Gardener's testimony because his statements had been challenged by Governor Taft and General MacArthur. Mr. Lodge, the chairman, said that Major Gardener ought to appear before the committee. Personally, he desired to hear the testimony before Congress adjourned, lie suggested, sarcastically, that Major Gardener was a particularly Important witness because he seemed to agree in some re spects with the minority. If the testimony of one provincial uovernor was uesiruuie, that of the thirty-odd more provincial Governors probably would be. "Has the senator suggested," Interrupted Mr. Patterson, "that the other Governors be called?" "I make the suggestion now," retorted Mr. Lodge. , Mr. Patterson said the minority had objected to the calling of no witnesses, and, indeed, was willing that any witnesses should be summoned who could throw any light on the situation. Continuing, Mr. Lodge said that the minority of the committee had suggested that Aguinaldo, Sixto Lopez. Mabtni and some prisoners of war on the Island of Guam. H. H. Bray, an agent of the Filipino Junta at Hong-Kong, and two Associated Press correspondents, Mr. Collins at Peking and Mr. Martin in Venezuela, be called as witnesses. The committee had decided not to call them for various reasons. The committee thought the testimony or Filipino prisoners was not desirable; Eray was t British subject, and the two correspondents were Inaccessible. Admiral Dewey and General Anderson, he said, would appear as witnesses and the list of wi tresses was cf sufficient length to occupy the committee until the adojurnmcnt of Congress. Mr. Carmack said Major Gardener had made a grave accusation against military conduct in his province, and he believeo the accusation demanded an investigation. He insisted, however, that the majority of the committee was not eager to get information. He then sent to the clerk's desk and after some objection from Mr. Lodge and a brief "spat" between the two. had read a synopsis of a statement which Mr. Atkinson expected to have made to th. committee. The bill for the purchase of the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota and the sundry civil appropriation bill were considered, but no action was taken on them. Agricultural liill Passed. WASHINGTON, April CO.-The House today passed the agricultural appropriation bill and began consideration of te District of Columbia appropriation bill, the last but two of the regular supply measures. By the terms of a special rule adoptee1 before the District bill was taken up It will be in order to attach a rider to it to make operative the existing personal tax law of the District, which has been a dead letter for twenty years. Chairman Cannon estimated that there was $10o.rno.urt of untaxed personal property in Washington. The Goldfogle resolution, calling on the secretary of state for information as to whether American citizens of Jewish faith were excluded from Russia, was adopted. LITTLE GIRL'S TESTIMONY. She Swears Her Grandfather Shot Her Mother and Grandmother. NEW YORK, April SO. With remarkable composure, twelve-year-old Maud Ferguson, the only living witness of the shooting of her mother and grandmother in their home, in Milburn, last February, has testified at Newark to facts which, if substantiated, will convict her gray-haired grandfather, Philemon Crelin. The girl, who was looked on as the star witness for the state, told a straightforward story.

"vVhile she spoke there were few dry eyes in the courtroom. On the night of the shooting, she said, her grandfather came into the house, and. after a few words, shot her grandmother, killing her Instantly. Then he shot the witness's mother and fired a shot at the witness as she dived under a table at which she had been writing. He then turned the revolver on himself, but the wound inflicted did not prove fatal, much to Crelin's regret. While the girl was testifying Crelin never raised his head.

REEVES AT HOHE. He Will Issue a Stntement of III Con nection with the Neely Case. MORRISTOWN. Tcnn.. April CO. Col. T. II. Reeves, father of Dr. W. H. Reeves, who was convicted in connection with the Cu ban postal frauds and who was afterwards pardoned, gave out a statement to-day In which ho said: "Dr. Reeves is very much fatigued and intends to rest and recuperate before he prepares a statement to give to tne public. It will be given out in a few days. You may state, however, that he is absolutely innocent of any criminal wrongdoing, the press reports to the contrary notwithstanding." Dr. Reeves and his wife arrived at Morristown yesterday. Mr. Ilannn Confers with 31 r. Root. WASHINGTON, April CO. Senator Hanna had a long conference with Secretary Root to-day, presumably in regard to the case of Rathbone. It is understood that when he was In Havana Secretary Root looked into the case with a view to determining the powers of the President in bringing about a retrial of Rathbone in the event such a course shall be determined on. It is known that before Secretary Boot's departure from the city he was not fully sat isfied that the charges hail not been legally proven by the Cuban tribunal which considered the cases, according to the U3ual legal standards in the United States. Whatever action, i! any, is taken in this case will be taken through Military Governor Wood. MRS. LINCOLN'S LETTER EVIDENCE Til AT ONE PRESIDENT'S WIDOW DID ASK A PENSION". General Grosvenor Not Accurate His Statement Printing Dnreau Building Not Fireproof. in Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, April 30. General Gros venor said, in discussing the pension for Mrs. McKinley, "that no President's widow ever asked for a pension." The following letter from Mrs. A. Lincoln, taken from the files of Congress, disproves this: "To the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives: "Sir I herewith most respectfully pre sent to the honorable House of Representa lives an application ior a pension. i am a widow of a President of the United States, whose life was sacrificed in his country's service. The sad calamity has very greatly impaired my health, and by the advice of my physician I have come over to Germany to try the mineral waters and during the winter to go to Italy. But my financial means do not permit me to take advantage of the urgent advice given me, nor can 1 live in a style becoming the wife of a chief magistrate of a great nation, although I live as economically as I possibly can. In consideration of the great services my dearly beloved husband has rendered to the United States and of the fearful loss I have sustained by his untimely death, his martyrdom, I may say, I respectfully submit to your honorable body this petition, hoping that a yearly pension may be granted me, so that I may have less pecuniary care. I remain most respectfully. "MRS. A. LINCOLN. "Frankfort, Germany." XXX There was a little fire in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing building the other day. Only $3C0 worth of damage was done, but this calls attention to the fact that this is the one modern structure in Washington and could burn about the same as a cracker factory or office building. It is true that it is called fireproof, but the same may be said of many up-to-date brick and steel buildings which burn as readily as pine structures when fire has a proper start. A big tire in this building would cause national inconvenience. It is only by rushing to the limit that the supply of money and stamps is provided. The country is right on the heels of the output all the time. The loss of paper money could be bridged over until new means of printing could be found, in case this plant was disabled, but the question of stamps would be more serious. This is the only department of the government where three eight-hour shifts of workmen are employed day in and day out. the year round. The plant Is being constantly enlarged, but the present plans are not sufficient to meet the demands of a prosperous country. One of the thinsrs that is causing an extra demand to be made on this department is the knowledge the people are getting that they are entitled to clean money instead of dirty money. Dirty money is dangerous, as well as unpleasant. The government agrees to supply all the clean money required foi business. If clean money is requested at a bank it will be given. The Treasury De partment reports that the banks of the West are rapidly recognizing the right of the people to have clean money over their counters and are taking the trouble to have new bills to pay out, instead of old ones. RENT WITH REVOLUTION. Tlepnhllc of Santo Domingo in Danger of Becoming n Battleground. CAPE HAYTIEN, Haiti, April S0.-The Dominican revolutionists are at present in the vicinity of Cotuy and San Domingo, which cities, it is reported here, they contemplate attacking to-morrow. All the Cibao region, except Puerto Plata, on the north coast, is in the hands of the revolutionists. Another uprising has broken out in the south of the Dominican republic. The position of the Dominican government appears to be very critical. Telegraphic communication by land has been cut by the revolutionists, and news is difficult to obtain. (leneral Navarro, who was sent to reinforce the government troops at Guayauban, joined the Dominican revolutionists and marched on Monte Crlstl, whereupon Governor Garrla abandoned the place and took with him the Dominican troops and munitions of war to Puerto Plata. A revolutionary outbreak also has occurred on the Bay of Samana. A battle was fought yesterday at Sosua. The agent there of the United Fruit Company, an American concern, was obliged to leave his house, and, with his family, take refuge on some rocks along the coast. The local Governor has sent reinforcements to Sosua. Th Governor of Puerto Plata. San Domingo, prevented the departure from that port for Samana of the Clyde line steamer Cherokee (from New York. April 23, for Turks island, Santa Domingo City and other ports.) Her commander protested. She will leave later for Santo Domingo direct. The Cherokee is an American vessel. Filtration Works Accident. PHILADELPHIA. April 30. Two men were killed and another probably fatally Injured to-day while being lowered to the bottom of one of the shafts at the new filtration plant In the northeastern section of the city. The dead are William Yencey, colored, aged thirty years, and John Banks. colored, aged thirty-five years. George Terwillifrer was so badly crushed that little hope is entertained for his recovery. The men were being lowered Into one of the shafts which had been sunk in the construction of the filtration beds when the basket in which they were riding was overturned. They were pitched headlong down the shaft, the colored men being terribly crushed. Schley Last Day at Memphis. MEMPHIS. Tenn.. April 20. Admiral Schley's last day in Memphis was spent as the special guest of the Masons, who had prepared an elaborate programme in his honor, while Mrs. Schley was entertained by several prominent women. A general reception was held at the Gayoso Hotel at 10:C0 eclock this morning and a great crowd was present to take a parting grasp of the admiral's hand. This aftern-on exercises, participated In only by members of the Masonic order, were held In the Masonic Temple and to-night the Masons gave a banquet In honor of their guest.

REPORT FROfd DAYTON

CAPTAIN OF CRIISEIX CHICAGO TELLS OF THE VENICE INCIDENT. RenlMlng of Police ly 3!nr!ne Officer Dae to the Crowd and Mfunder standing of Language. RELEASE MAY BE SECURED STATE DEPARTMENT IS EXERCISING ITS GOOD OFFICES. Lynching; of Italians in This Country iiccauea oy ewipapcr as ileason for Refusing; Clemency. WASHINGTON, April SO. - Secretary Long has received the following cablegram from Captain Dayton, of the Chicago, dated Venice, yesterday. In answer to th department's inquiry: "Doddridge, Wynne. Ledbetter, Kress and one marine on leave arrested. Principal charge, resisting police. Serious under Italian law. Sentences: Wynee, four months ten days; remainder, three months each. Have not yet their full statements or a report from court, but they have been applied for. Resisting arrest was largely due to pressing in of crowd and to misunderstanding language. Appeal made to Rome. Impossible to explain all circumstances by cable. Will mall full report." The State Department has begun the exercise of its good offices in the interests of the officers of the Chicago. Captain Dayton's explanatory cablegram, showing that resistance to the police officers was clearly the result of a misunderstanding and was not a deliberate offense, has done much to strengthen the interest of th officials here in their case. Secretary Hay has communicated by cable with Mr. Meyer, the United States minister, on this subject, and good results are hoped for. It is realized that the case is one requiring very delicate handling to avoid wounding Italian pride, but the belief prevails that the Italian government will respond In a magnanimous spirit to an open appeal for clemency for the young officers. ROME. April 3G. The officers of the United States cruiser Chicago, who were arrested in Venice, remain in prison there. Some of the newspapers here and else where mention the lynchings of the Italians in the United States as sufficient reason for a refusal of royal leniency. It Is considered probable, however, that the prisoners will be released by order of the King June 1, the date of the fete of the Constitution. A representative of the Associated Press has been infermed st the Foreign Office that George V. L. Meyer, the United States ambassador here, has not demanded the release of the imprisoned officers of the cruiser Chicago, and that the latter by their appeal from the sentence of the court have submitted themselves to the Italian law. It is believed at the Foreign Office that any diplomatic action in this matt.r would be out of place while the question remains under the consideration of the Italian court. The officers of the Chicago are confined in the common prison of öt. Mark at Venice. They 'are all together In one room. LONDON, May 1. Special dispatches from Rome aver that at a conference held yesterday with Signor Prinetti. the minister of foreign affairs. Ambassador Meyer, while taking no exception to the action of the authorities at Venice, asked as a favor to have the imprisoned officers of the Chicago handed over to the commander of that vessel to undergo sentence. According to these dispatches, the Italian newspapers express the opinion that the Chicago Incident will not disturb the good relations existing between the United States and Italy. Cabling from Milan, the correspondent there of the Daily Telegraph says the imprisoned officers have asked to be liberated pending their appeal, but that the court has declined this request. The Chicago has deterred her departure from Venice. Henry A. Johnson, United States eonsul at Venice, continues the correspondent of the Telegraph, has gone to Rome to join Ambassador Meyer in begging the clemency of King Emmanuel. NEW YORK. April CO. The commander of the cruiser Chicago, at Venice, continues to keep all his men on board to avoid further trouble, says a Rome dispatch to the Tribune. The officers who are sentenced to imprisonment for disorderly conduct are being treated with a certain regard, but with prison rules. It seems that American officers have never been arrested abroad, except years ago, in Brazil, when an officer shot a deserter. Through the good offices of Washington. Dom Pedro released him. The question now is whether the officers may be allowed to ask pardon of the King or whether th request muut go through the embassy. The cruiser will sail on Friday for Trieste. Capt. Robert F. "Wynne, of the United States marine corps, whom the Italian authorities at Venice have punished more severely than the other officers of the cruiser Chicago for the fracas of last Friday night, is a native of Washington and the son of Robert J. Wynne, the well-known Washington correspondent. The captain is a graduate of the Georgetown College law department with the class of He is twenty-six years old. He served with the allied forces at TIen-Tsin two years aco and assisted in the assault on the walls July 13. in which action young Lieutenant Butler, of Pennsylvania, was so seveily wounded. Wynne began his career in the navy during the war with Spain. Previously to that he had served five years as a member of the National Guard of the District of Columbia. He served In the operations at UuanUnamo. Cuba, with distinction, and at the end of the war pusxd a splendid examination for a commission In the regular service. He then went to the Philippines, fought In the battle of Novelletta and in all the bklrmishes around Manila In which the marines took part. His reputation is that of a brave, capable and courteous officer. Beehler Also Had Trouble. WASHINGTON, April C0.-It is learned1 that Commander Beehler, U. S. N., naval' attache at Berlin, Vienna and Rome, has had an experience very similar to that of Mr. Hart, the United States minister to Bogota. In resisting the rapacity of a landlord. The naval officer wan Uout to leave Berlin, when his landlord lodged a bill for a considerable sum for what he declared to be damages sustained by his property through the officer's occupancy. Mr. Beehler regarded the charges as unwarranted and highly extortionate, but the landlord invoked the aid of the law and prevented the commander from moving his chattels. The officer was finally e. billed to call cn the Foreign Office and assert his diplomatic privilege to avoid being detained In Berlin and suffer what he regarded as irüecution. CABLE TO HAWAII. Mackay's Company Will Have One la Operation lief cre Cnd of th Yeor, SAN FRANCISCO. April SO.-S. S. Dickinson, of New York, superintendent of the Mackay cable system, is here, en route to Honolulu, where he will select a landing place for the cable which will connect the Hawaiian Islands with this city. He predicts that the line will be in operation before the first of next December. It may be extended from Honolulu, via Midway island and Guam to Manila, and thence t Japan. Ohio Prohibition (audldntes. ZANESVILLE. O.. Apil 3 The state Prohibition convention nominated the following ticket this afternoon: Secretary of sate, A. L. White, of Muskingum : member Board of Public Works. Hamuel V. Dunlap, of Pickaway; Ju3f of Supreme Court. Albert L. Talcott, of Cuyaht.ga; dairy and food commissioner. George W. Ware, of

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