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PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1902.
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FIXING MEMORIAL DAY
.Jlonsa Adopts Resolution for the McKin
ley Cersmonial.
AN ADDRESS BY SECRETARY HAY
Appropriation for Expcu.es of the West
I oiian Exposition Faiuc of the
Pension Appropriation Kill Other
Matters in the House.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. The
house today parsed the pension ap
propriation bill, which ha been under
discussion for three days, and ad
journed until Saturday night. The
resolutions prepared by the special
committee on the McKinley memorial
exercises, providing for an address by
Secretary of State John Hay in he
hall of representatives on February
27, was adopted.
Mr. Montague Lesser, who was re
cently elected to succeed Mr. Nicholas
Muller of New York, wa3 sworn in
today. Many of Mr. Leaser's friends
were in. the gallery and gave him a
rousing reception when he took the
cath.
Mr, Grosvenor of Ohio then present
ed the resolution for holding McKinley
memorial exercises in the hall of tho
Louse February and it wa3 unani
mously adopted.
The resolution .-was as follows:
"Whereas, The melancholy event of
the violent and tragic death of Wil
liam McKinley, late president of the
United States, having occurred dur
ing the reces3 of congress, and the
two houses, sharing in the general
grief, and desiring to manifest their
sensibility upon the occasion of the
public bereavement; therefore,
"Resolved, by the house of repre
sentatives, the senate concurring. That
the two houses of congress will as
semble in the hall of the house of rep
resentatives on a day and hour fixed
and announced by the joint commit
tee, to-wit. Thursday. February 27.
1902. and that in the presence of the
two houses there assembled an ad
tress upon the life and character of
William McKinley. late' president of
the United States, be pronounced by
Hon. John Hay. and that the presi
dent pro tem and the speaker of the
house be requested to invite the presl
dofii. d Vx-presidents of 'the United
States. eA-vice president, heads of the
various departments, judges of the su
preme court, representatives of for
eign governments, governors of the
siveral states, the lieutenant general
of th3 army and the admiral of the
navy and such officers of the army
and navy as have received the thanks
of congress, who may then be at the
seat of government, to be present on
the occasion, and such others as may
be suggested by the executive com
mittee; and. be it further
"Resolved. That the president of
the United States be requested to
transmit a copy of these resolutions
to Mrs. Medea S. McKinley and assure
her of the profound sympathy of the
hvuses of congress for her personal
affliction and of their sincere condo
lence for the late national bereave
ment."
Mr. Moody of Massachusetts pre
sented a joint resolution to appropri
ate $50,000 to pay the expenses in
curred by the West Indian and Caro
lina Interstate exposition at Charles
ton. S. C. in connection with the
government exhibit at Charleston.
The house then resumed considera
tion of the pension bill, which was
read for amendment under the five-
minute rule.
An amendment, offered by Mr. Jen
hins of Wisconsin, providing that the
testimony of three witnesses that per
sons lived together as man and wife
for five years should be assumed to
be prima facie evidence .of marriage,
provoked considerable devate and fin
ally was ruled out on a point of or
der. The bill was then passed.
traus a an Arbitrator.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. Oscar S.
Strauss of New York, formerly United
States minister to Turkey, was ap
pointed a member of the permanent
committee of arbitration at The Hague.
The appointment is to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of ex-President
Harrison.
Ifocpltat for Coasomptieat
COLORADO. SPRINGS. Colo.. Jan.
16. General William J. aPImer has
announced hi3 intention of giving 100
acres- of lamt and $5,000' to establish
a. sanitarium in Colorado Springs for
consumptives, the institution to cost
In all ,$23,000.
Ohio Wool ; rowers Protest.
COLUMBUS. Jan. 1C At the meet
ing of the Ohio Farmers' institute,
J. H.- Bingham declared that reciproc
ity, insofar as it would affect the
wool growers cf the United States,
would be disastrous to them. He
pointed out that Argentina. South
America, produced two, and a half
times as much wool as the United
States, and that a far greater pro
portion of-It was for export, as th
population was sparse.
COOPER EXPLAINS HIS BILL
Representative Tells of Ills Ides for
Philippine Self-Uovrrnmeat.
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Represent-
ative Cooper, chairman of the house
committee on insular affairs and au
thor of the bill establishing a civil
government in the Philippines, made
a statement regarding his plan of self
government for the islands. He said:
"It has been suggested by the op
position to the provision in the house
bill to establish a civil government in
the Philippines to begin on January
1, 1904, that it is unwise to attempt to
pass a law to take effect two years
from now. But it is a mistake to say
that the effect of such a law would
be postponed for two years. On the
contrary, it would have an immediate
effect upon the minds of the Filipino
people, especially upon those of the,
educated and intelligent, and in the
language of the commission would sat
isfy their desire for definite knowledge
of the intention of congress with re
spect to their country."
Speaking cf the difference between
the state and public bill, Mr. Ccoper
said:
"The chief difference between the
two bills is in the provision for the
establishment of civil government. The
senate bill simply continues in power
the existing government. The bill
which I introduce in the house gees
further than that and provides not
only for the present and temporary
government of the islands until Jan
uary 1, 1904, but also carries a system
of government to go into effect on and
after that date, in accordance with the
recommendations of the Philippine
commission in its last report received
about three weeks ago."
ANOTHER NEBRASKAN NAMED
A. R. Crason of Curtis Goes to Porto
Rico to Collect Customs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. A. R.
Cruzen, of Curtis, Neb., was appoint
ed collector of customs for the district
of Porto Rico and disbursing eflcer
of the marine corp3 to succeed George
W. Whitehead, who was confirmed as
appraiser of the port of New York.
This is one of the biggest appoint
ments Nebraska has received in sev
eral years, as it carries a salary of
$4,500. The appointment was made by
Secretary Gage at the earnest request
of Senator Millard. Senator Dietrich
joined his colleague in the recom
mendation of Mr. Cruzen for the place.
The office, however, is charged to Sen
ator Millard as a recognition cf the
junior senators appreciation of the
work done by the Curtis man in aid
ing his election to the senate.
The position of collector of customs
for the district of Porto Rico is pecu
liar In that he accounts to no one but
the secretary of the treasury. He re
mits nothing to the United States, a3
everything over and above the ex
penses of the island is turned into the
Porto Rican treasury.
HAY ANNOUNCES DELEGATES
Secretary of State Tells Nantes of Repre
sentatives to Coronation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The secre
tary of state announced the names of
the following persons who are to be
special representatives of the United
States government at the coronation
of King Edward:
Special ambassador Whitelaw Reid
of New York.
Representative of the United States
army General James H. Wilson of
Delaware.
Representative of the United States
navy Captain Charles E. Clark, com-
mander of the battleship Oregon dur
ing the Spanish-American war and
now governor of the naval home at
Philadelphia.
There are to be three secretaries, as
follows: J. P. Morgan, jr., son of J.
Pierpont Morgan of New York; Ed
mund Lincoln Baylies, a barrister of
New York, and William Wetmore, son
of Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island.
Arm Tera off in shredder.
WEEPING WATER, Neb., Jan. 15
W escemp, aged 20 years, had his left
arm saught in a cornstalk shredder.
wnue working around the shredder on
the farm of Floyd Hashman. The
forearm was torn off and went through
the shredder. The arm was amputated
at me c-idow. cnances for recovery
are favorable.
Payne Takes charge Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Henry C.
Payne, the newly appointed postmas- I
ter general, will take the oath of
office Wednesday morning and imme- I
cnateiy assume cnarge or the depart-
ment.
Confer With the President.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 13
Delegates Rodey and Solomon Luno.
republican national committeemen j
from New Mexico, had a conference
with the president about appsint- j
ments in that territory. As a result,
it was stated, the president probably
will send to the senate the following I
nominations: Receiver of public mon-
eys at Los Cruces, Henry D. Bauman,
Iprtfseni imuuiueui; register or isna
office at Santa Fe, , Manuel R, Otero. I
HOAR WANTING LIGHT
Venerible Senator Urges Investigation cf
Philippine War Conduct
ADVISES COMMITTEE TAKE CHARGE
8ays Couflictiug Reports of Military Offl-
cials Demand Such an 1 uquiry Desires
to Fix the Responsibility of Promising
Independence to Filipinos.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. For the
first time this session the Philippine
question wa3 touched on in the sen
ate. Tho interest taken indicates that
it will occupy the attention of the up
per branch of congress for some time,
when the tariff billl is reported. The
Philippines were the subject of an ad
dress by Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts,
who spoke on his resolutions intro
duced yesterday, providing for the ap
pointment of a senate committee to in
vestigate the administration of those
Islands. Mr. Hoar spoke at some
length regarding the reliability of
statt-ments which have been made
from time to time regarding the situ
ation in the Philippines and the causes
which led to the outbreak.
He urged that there should be a
place where any senator in his ofS
clal capacity could go and ask for two
witnesses to prove the correctness or
incorrectness of any question upon
which light is desired. Mr. Lodge,
Mr. Hoar's colleague, said he regarded
the resolution as a reeflction on the
Philippine committee, of which he
was chairman, and the necessity of
the latter would cease were this res
olution adopted. His committee, he
said, was perfectly able to handle any
investigation which might be conduct
ed. Mr. Carmack (dem.) agreed-with
him.
Mr. Hoar claimed that we ought to
have some reliable information regard
lug the war in the Philippines, which
he characterized as a painful contro
versy. During the civil war, he said,
there was a committee which report
ed upon its responsibility the facts
which were needed for the senate and
for the country. There are many
things about which the public has been
in doubt, as for instance, the state
ment appearing in the public pres3
and twice made in the senate, that
Aguinaldo had sold out his country
men. "We want to know who prom
ised the Filipinos independence," he
insisted.
"Some charge that Dewey did, and
Dewey says they lie, and the matter
was allowed to stop there.
Was it worth while for us, he con
tinued, to be considering these great
questions which involve the propriety
and good faith and integrity of our
dealings with these unfortunate peo
ple in the matter of their liberty
when we were in the dark? He said
he wanted to know something about
the character of the Filipinos. He
wanted Governor Taft to come before
a senate committee.
"I do not know," he said, "of any
one able to give a statement of the
truth as to the difference between Gov
ernor Tafh. and General Chaffee. I
get some dreadful stories from brave
soldiers and officers of high rank
about the manner in which the war
is conducted. I have heard of an in
Testigation now going on in regard
to one transaction which if true has
covered with a foul blot the flag we
all love and honor. I think there
should be a place where any senator
w!ich makes such a suggestion in his
mciai responsibility can go and say:
'I want two witnesses on that sub
ject brought here,' and then we shall
know."
INSURGENTS GIVE UP ARMS
Col. Morisigan and Foil Command
Sur-
- render Unconditionally,
wabmiisuiu, Jan. ic. Tne war.
department was advised of an impor
tant surrender, which occurred at Taal,
Batangas. P. I. The surrender included
one colonel, three lieutenant colonels.
one major, five captains, twelve lieu-
tenants, 240 men and 223 rifles
Marrisiean. the colonel wa iMrior
0f Importance under the insurgent
general, Malvar, operating in the west-
era part of Batangas. That section is
reported now to be practically cleared
of hostile forces,
It is stated that the surrender was
unconditional, and due directly to the
excellent service of the American
troops. The loyal natives believe this
surrender will influence hostile bands
in other sections of Batanga3 to sur
render.
Those prisoners not charged with
serious crimes have been released.
Gorman Elerted Senator.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 15. Former
United States Senator Arthur P. Gor-
toon was elected to occupy the place
in the United States senate which he
lost in the general election four years
ago and regained in November last
He received every democratic vote in
both branches of the general assembly,
the only absentee in either branch be
ing Representative Smoot, a repub'.l
can rrom cjhase county. Congressman
W. H. Jackson was republican nominee
PENSION PAYMENTS SMALLER
Appropriation Bill Calls for Five Millions
Less Than Last Year.
WASHINGTON Jan. 14. This was
District of Columbia day in the house
and immediately after the reading of
the journal, Mr. Babcock of Wisconsin,
chairman of tha District of Columbia
committee, claimed the day and the
house proceeded to the consideration
of district business.
At the conclusion of the District of
Columbia business the house took up
the pension appropriation bill. Mr.
Barney of Wisconsin, in charge of the
bill, explained that it carried $139.
S46.4S0, as against $143,243,230 appro
priated for the current year.
The estimates for the payemnt of
pensions decreased from $144,000,000
to $138,500,000. He was asked by Mr.
Richardson of Tennessee why the
amount of pensions decreased $3,500,
000 while the number of pensioners
was said to the larger.
Mr. Barney explained that this was
accounted for by the fact that tho
arrearages were decreasing and tie
number of large pensions (those from
$30 to $75 a month) was alsT de
creasing.. In reply to another ques
tion, he stated that the commissioner
of pensions believed that the high tide
of pension payments had been reach
ed and the amount required probably
would remain stationary for Borne
years.
AMERICANS NOT IN TR01BLE.
Sailors Are Well Hehaved and Blameless,
Say Reports.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Secretary
Long received the following cable
gram today from Commander Edward
D. Barry of the gunboat Vicksburg.
in answer to the department's in
quiry regarding the recently reported
c!?.h at New Chwang between sail
ors of the Vicksburg and Russian sol
diers: " YING KAN (uo date) Secretary
Navy, Washington: Nothing serious;
crew orderly. BARRY."
PEKIN, Jan. 14. The United
States consul at New Chwang, Henry
B. Miller, has replied to the Russian
administrator's charge that sailors be
longing to the United States gunboat
Vicksburg shot a Rus3ian soldier dur
ing the recent distcrbancese at New
Chwang, saying that he. the consul,
arid the commander of the Vicksburg.
Commander E. B. Barry, investigated
the affair thoroughly and found no
evidence whatever to connect the
Americans with the shooting.
Mr. Conger, the United States min
ister here, has received copies of the
recent correspondence betwer-n Con
sul Miller and the Russian administra
tor at New Chwang. The consul
complained repeatedly of the oppres
sive reputations and of encroach
ments on the rights of foreigners.
MARCONI TO SEND MESSAGES.
Receiving Stations to Be Erected In N'ota
Scotia and Cape Cod.
NEW YORK. Jan. 14. Signor Mar
coni, inventor of the wireless tele
graph, has arrived here from Canada,
where he has been the guest of the
Dominion government. He will be the
guest of honor at the annual banquet
of the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers. On Wednesday he will sail
for Europe.
Signor Marconi described his recent
experiments in wireless telegraphy be
tween Newfoundland and Cornwall,
England, and said the test letters
were received exactly according to
prearranged plans, both as to number
and speed.
"As soon as I reach the other side,"
he said, "I shall start to work to get
stations in readiness for the trans
mission of messages, commercial and
otherwise, across the Atlantic. There
will be two stations on each side,
those in Europe being located at
Cornwall and Belgium, and those on
the American side will be at Nova
Scotia and Cape Cod."
Second Trial for Howard.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. Jan. 14. The
second trial of James Howard, on the
charge of killing William Goebel, two
years ago, is progressing rapidly, but
so far no new testimony has been In
troduced. The commonwealth will
conclude early this week and the de
fense claims that it will present evi
dence that wis not available at the
former trial.
Arrested for lllesal Liquor Sellinir
PENDER. Neb., Jan. 14. John
Kunkle of Pender and Walter TIndle
and George Mitchell of Homer were
taken to Omaha. The three were
taken on the charge of illegal selling
of liquor.
Ran Over by an Fnlne.
M'COOK, Neb., Jan. 14. Edwin
Ellis, an employe of the Burlington
shops here, was run over by an en
gine In the shops. His left leg was
cut off between the knee and thigh.
Grand Army Encampment.
DES MOINES, Jan. 14. Dates were
fixed for the annual department en
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic of Iowa byline council of
administration. '
THE INCREASE IS LESS
Percentage in Growth ia Population ia
Korth and West Decreases.
SOUTH MAKES A SLIGHT ADVANCE
Report of Centos Bureau Shows that Ex
pansion in I'opulation is Gradually Be
coming Even In Various Sectlous
Other Washington Matters.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. The di
vector of the census announced late
today the percentage of increase ol
population in different parts of the
country, showing for the last decade
a rapid decrease from previous rate
of growth of population in the west,
a less marked but decided decrease
in the north and a slight increase in
the south.
For the first time in the history of
this country the population of the
south has increased somewhat more
rapidly than that of the north. The
east geographically is included in the
term north. The rate of the growth
in the north, west and south is far
more near'y the same than it ever
has been.
The official announcement divlde3
the country as follows:
West From the Pacific to the east
ern boundary of Montana. Wyoming,
Colorado and New Mexico.
North and South The respective
sides , of a line formed by the Poto
mac and Ohio rivers and the south
ern boundaries of Missouri and Kan
sas. The percentage of increase from
1SC0 to 1S80 was C1.9 in the north,
48.4 in the south and 185.C in the
west, while in the last twenty years,
1SS0 to 1000, it was 48.7 in the north,
45.5 in the south and 181.5 in the
west.
Prior to the civil war the northern
states nearly doubled in population
with each twenty years, while In the
southern states the increase of popu
lation was about two-thirds as great.
Since 1860 the rate of growth in both
parts of the country has been much
less, but while the rate of growth In
the north has decreased steadily, that
in the south during the twenty years
from SC6 to ItSO -has 'jetn slightly
less. During the last twenty years
there has been no substantial differ
ences in the rate of growth of the
two sections. The per cent of in
crease of growth of these regions
during each of the last two ten-year
periods follows:
From 18SO-90, north. 21.8; south,
20.1; west, 71.3; "1890-1000, north, 19;
south. 22.4; west, 31.9.
If the comparison is limited to the
states cast of the Mississippi 'river,
classing Minnesota and Louisiana
with the western states, the result is
slightly different. It would show the
increase to be 1S80-90, north, 20.1;
south, 1G; 1890-1900, north, 19.9;
south, 17.7.
When the Transmississippi states
ar omitted, the rate of growth in the
north is slightly greater than that in
the south, but the present difference
between the two sections in this re
spect Is about half above what it was
In 1880 and 1890 and less than one
seventh less than it was in 1850-CO.
The frontier as a large area of
rapid but Intermittent growth is no
longer an important factor in the pro
gress of American population and the
rate of growth in the several great
areas of the United States is now
about the same.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE PENDING
Terms Iietn-een American Agents and
Miss Stone's Captors
LONDON, Jan. 14. Wiring from'
Constantinople, the correspondent of
the Daily Chronicle says there is no
news of Miss Stone, the captive
American missionary, and that M.
Garguilo, dragoman of the American
legation at Constantinople, who some
days ago left Salonica for the Inte
rior to meet Miss Stone's captors,
have not met the bandits holding the
missionary prisoner. They have been
interviewed near Seres, Macedonia,
forty-eight miles northeast of Salon
lea, by several pretended delegates,
who- thus far- have not been furnish
ed with letters from the captives, in
the absence of which M. Garguilo and
Mr. Peat declined to act.
Cliocte Calls on the President.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Ambassa
dor Choate was a caller on the presi
dent. He will sail for England Wed
nesday. He said his visit to the white
house was merely to pay his respects
to the president and bid him goodby.
Silver -Jubilee of the Pope.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14. A movement
for the fitting celebration of the
pontificial silver jubilee of Pope Leo
XIII., which will take place this year.
Is now on .foot and will take place in
all parts - of the world. Elaborate
preparations for" the celebration are
already making in England and will
soon be begun in this country. Copies
of the appeal just issued in England
have been received at the hoyse of
Archbishop Corrigan in this city.
PHILIPPINE INSURGENTS f LEE
Am
ns Destroy Their Barracks and
Hamlets.
MANILA, Jan. 13. The new receivel
from Batangas province is i.eertul.
The expedition to Liboo i-i Batangas
has been a complete success. The col
umns under Colonel. Wii.x ami Wc-Ils
have deiroycu a number of Iarra.'k3
and hamlets, and en:iu;h ration to
keep 20,000 Filipino. for t-lx months:.
There was not a sing;? American cas
ualty during the entire cx;t'ition. The
enemy fled befoie the A";cr: ;ins, many
of them were killed and several sur
rendered. Major Henry Allen, formerly gov
ernor of the island of Lsyt. and uour
chief of the insular constabulary, ho
has been making a tour of inspe.:tio:i
through the islands of Leyte and Min
danao, has returned to Manila and re
ports that the native constabulary is
fully able to control the situation in
the province of Misamis in northern
Mindanao, where he thinks the situa
tion has been much exaggerated. Pre
vious rcport3 concerning thi; province
caused Generals Davis and Wade to re
quest that it be returned fnir.i civil to
military control. With the exception
of the church the entire town of Quln
que, in "?;:! ucan province, Luzon, hae
burned to the ground and thousands
of Filipinos have bc?n rendered home
less. WILL BE A DULL WEEK.
Worthy of Much Importance In fclther
House of Congress.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 13. The
really important work of the house of
representatives, aside from the Nicar
agjan bill, is still in the committee
stage, so that there is little of im
portance to be considered during the
coming week. Monday will be givea
to biils affecting'the District of Colum
":'.?.' After th?.t the pension appropri
ation bills will be pas-cl. Although
this measure carries alo"t $139,000,000,
it follows the department estimate
and does not involve any serious is
sues, so that after a brief explanation
its passage usually follows promptly.
The ways and means committee has
a few minor bills on the calendar, for
the redemption of revenue stamps
made worthless by the repeal of cer
tain features of the war revenue act.
With tho disposal of these bills there
wfll be little to engage the attention
of the hou.se, and there promises to ba
several periods of adjournment, during
which time the committee will com
pete the largest measure to be brought
lefore the house. The thief inleivtt
of the week will center in hearings
on Cuban reciprocity, to begin at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning, boforo
the ways and means committee.
Negotiations Not Yet llejnn.
LONDON, Jan. 13. The Constanti
nople correspondent of the Daily Mail,
writing January 11, says that negotia
tions for the release of the American
captive, Miss Stone, and her compan
ion, Mme. Tsilka, have not yet been
opened by the brigands. M. Garguill,
the dragoman of the American lega
tion, and W. W. Peet, treasurer of the
missionary society in Constantinople
(who have left Salonica for the inte
rior to meet Miss Stone's captors),
have been instructed, according to the
correspondent, to negotiate only with
persons bringing letters from Miss
Stone, without which it would be Ira
possible to be certain that the pris
oners were still alive.
Urges the English Tongue.
MANILA, Jan. 13. Commissioner
Cernard Moses, head of the depart
ment of public instruction for the
Islands, has delivered an address to
the teachers of Manila, In which b
urges instruction of Filipino children
in English. He said the members cf
the wealthy Filipino class were mak
ing a great mistake in sending their
children to Spanish schools, as the
consequent neglect in English instruc
tion would injure their position.
Schley Fasoes a 2ilet 137,
SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 13. Admiral
Schley passed a quiet day at the home
of General W. W. Gordon, where he
is visiting. He attended religious ser
vices this morning at Christ church.
Episcopal, and this evening at the In
dependent Presbyterian church. Each
house was crowded- with attendants
upon the services.
Fraallne Ilraudt Dead.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. Frauleln
Kathe Brandt, grand niece of Richard
Wagner, died today in this city. She
was a member of the-German stock
company at the Irving theater. Her
father Is a prominent theatrical man
ager of Berlin.
Nordlra In Wreck.
ROME, Ga., Jan.l 3. As a result of
a collision between a passenger train
and a freight on the Southern rail
Tray at an early hour yesterday morn
ing near Reeves Station, twenty milcr
north of Rome, Mme. Lillian Nordlca,
the singer, was injured, her accom
panist, E. Romaiae Simmons, sus
tained a bruised band, an engineer
was killed, and three other employes
of the road were injured. Madma
Nordica was tnken to Chattmsosa
PACIFIC JCABLE TALK
Hciisa Committee and Manufacturers Con
fer at the Capital. '
ErrECT Of WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
It Is Admitted that the Marconi Flm
Has Depressing Influences Seeeral
Companies Iteady With OPnt Other
Washington Matters.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The effect
of wireless telegraphy on the future
of the submarine cable was developed
to some extent In the house commit
tee on commerce in connection with
the hearing on the proposed Pacifl"
cable. The hearing was largely at
tended. Vice President WArd of the
Pacific Commercial Cable company,
continuing his statement, said he be
lieved the company he represented
would be able to make exclusive traf
fic arrangements from points beyond
the Philippines and connecting with
China and Japan.
He maintained that while there
was no purpose to set up a monopoly,
yet it was likely his company ould
have exclusive traffic arrangements
with the far east. He also stated that
there would be questions as to the
right of the United States to land a
cable on foreign shores. Representa
tive Stewart of New Jersey in'rposed
the statement that Germany's pres
ent course against Venezuela showed
that the German government made
little distinction between public and
private rights, eo that a government
cable station would have about the
same status as a private statlaa.
Chairman Hepburn asked a neries of
questions as to the effect of wireless
telegraphy on the submarine cable.'
M. Wa-d replied that tie new sys
tem presented a feriou question. He
was not certain that the Paci.lc cable
project would have been undertaken
If the long-distance experiment had
occurred earlier. As to the claims that
wireless signals had been, coavcyel
2,000 miles across the Atlantic, 3cr.
Ward said that If the claims were,
made good they would deter peop e
from laying aay more cables.
When asked as to the eftVct thui
far on the cable business, Mr. Ward
said that it had depressed cable In-
tcrests. Mr. Stewart wanted -.o know
if the cable companies had no: ehascd
Marconi out of Canada, to which Mr.
Ward answered that he believed tho
cable companies had insisf l upon
certain exclusive rights they held.
James Foord stated that the Asiatic
association doing business in the
Orient favored private control. It was
opposed to the government entering
the field of prirate enterprise. Presi
dent Srrymser of the South and Cen
tral American cable system made an
extended argument favorable to gov
ernment control of the Pacific cable,
citing Incidents of the Spanish-American
war, showing the importance of
governmental control of the cable. In
one case cited, the Spanish minister
of marine cabled Admiral Cervera to
leave Santiago. If this dispatch bad
not been intercepted. Mr. Scrymser
said, the battle of Santiago bay would
not have been fought and the con
duct of the war might have been
changed.
Thomas E. Hughes, representing an
American company which produces
cable, stated that as good cables could
be made in the United States as in
any other partof the world, and he
asked that American capital hare the
advantage of doing the work.
ASXS PRESIDENT TO INTERFERE
ITrged that Be l'revrat Shipment of
A inert aa Knppllrs.
CHICAGO. Jan. 13. The Chicago
branch cf the American Transvaal
league met here tonight and adoptrd
a petition calling on President Roose
velt to enforce the neutrality law. A
large number of signatures of. promi
nent men, judges, lawyers and others,
was obtained.
The petition is in the form of an
argument and sets forth that the Uni
ted States is conceded to be a neutral
nation In the war between England
and the South African republics.
It is contended that if the augmenta
tion of Great Britain's military sup
plies from the port of New Orlean.1
were stopped, the South African war
would come to a speedy end. It Is an
nounced . that horses and nriieg de
signed for use of military operations
are within the meaning of the "mili
tary supplies" as used in thj treaty
of Washington.
The president -is therefore called
upon to strictly enforce article 6 of
that treaty.
Nebrasban Is Confirmed.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 13. Announcement
was made at the world's fair head
quarters that Frederic W. Taylor's
appointment to the positions of rhirf
of agriculture and acting chief of hor
ticulture of. the Ixjulsiana I'urchasa
exposition had been conarmed by tho
executive committee. Mr. Tayior had
had charge of the two department
since early in November, which ws
as soon as he csuld set awuy from
Buffalo.
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