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liKMTMVirAVOKED
Onmmingi of New York Ohampioni Conns
of Adminiitration.
THAT OLD QUESTION OF ARMOR PLATE
Appropriation Carries $13,000,000 in Eiceu
of Frorions Bills.
MINORITY CHARGES EXTRAVAGANCE
Btcrotary Long's Opinion Dccidts Against
Gorernment Building Ships.
KRUP? ARMOR IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Mvely Dehnlr OccuplcH (lie HchnIoii of
the IIihihc Mutter of Price In Dlf
( fcrcnt Milken "f Armor n,
Jlone of Contention.
WASHINGTON. April 10. Tho houso to
8ay entered upon consldcintion of the naval
appropriation bill with the prospect of a
Bovoro strugglo atieml over the question of
armor plate, building ships In government
yerds and tho provision In tho bill for the
coast and geodetic siirvev, Tho bill carries
$13,000,00(1 moro than an previous naval
bill. Today Mr. Foss, tho nctlng chairman,
nnd Mr. Cummlngs, the ranking minority
member of tho commute, defended the
bill- Tho latter declared himself In favor
of paying $!I5 for Krupp armor, at least
until all tho ships authorized were built,
nnd said that tho committee had Informa
tion, tho source of whlen ho was not at
liberty to rovenl, showing that wo could
obtnln Krtipp armor nt u price lower than
nny other country In tho world. 'Mr. Kitchln
of North Carolina, one of tho members who
signed tho minority report, criticised what
he termed tho gcnoral cxtravaganco of tho
Mil and ndvocated tho establishment of n
government armor plate factory to protect
tho government against cstortlon.
All efforts to socuro an agreement failed
nnd tho houso went Into committor) of tho
.wholo (I'nyno of New York In tho chair),
with an Indefinite period for general debato
nhcad. Fobs mado tv general preliminary
ppecch.
In opening Kens paid a tribute to Doutello
of Maine, chairman of tho committee, whose
illness prevented him from attending the
pensions of tho houso since the Christmas
holidays.
Tho bill, Foss explained, carried a total
npproprlatton of $61,200,000, tho Inrgeot naval
appropriation bill over reported to an
(American congress.
After explaining tho various Items In tho
bill Foss Bald: "Wo aro building for peace;
wo aro building It, not to provoko war, but
to conserve International concord; wo aro
building It In order that tho nations may
take warning that It American honor Is
assailed American valor will defend. The
nation which In armed and ready to fight Is
tho least likely to bo called upon to do ho.
Tho beat peace) conference Is a strong and
efficient niyy-Sta unwer U. recognized tho
world, over as tho strongth of a greet nation.
Wo nro building a navy to matntntn our
foreign polity, to dofend the Monroo doctrine
end to guard tho proponed Nicaragua canal,
which, 1 trust, will never bo built unless tho
lAmorlenn navy has tho right, an It has tho
ability, to defend It In time of war.
"While protection to ourselves was tho
watchword of the past century, commerco
will bo tho watchword of tho coming. We
will not only continue to build our own
ships of American material, fashioned by
American hands, hut at tho same time we
will build as wo havo boen building re
cently, ships for Japan and Russia, and In
time, by reason of tho docroased supply of
Iron nnd steel In other countries, wo will
bo building tho navies of Englnnd, of
France, of Ocrmany nnd tho other great
naval powers. Men will not embark In
commercial nntcmrlBcs beyond the seas
unless they know that their own country
lias tho ability to protect them In every
Dort and harbor In the world, and whon
nn Amorlesn merchantman .goes to foreign
ports sho will go thoro backed, It neces
sary by nn American man-of-war to see to
It that sho 1ms tho righto and privileges of
tho most favored nations. Tho Amorlcan
navy will thus play nn Important part In
securing our commercial supremacy."
Tho American battleship would also play,
ho said, a not lnconsldcrtiolo part In tho
civilization of tbo Filipinos. "The Amorl
can schoolmn'm with her spoiling book may
onllghton tho mind,'" ho said; "tho
Amorlcan missionary with his bible may
soften tho heart, tho commercial traveler
may teach them tho laws of trado, but they
recognize no vlrtuo unless nccompanlod by
force, nnd tho Amorlcan battleship an
chored In tho harbor of Manila will do
moro than anything clso to teach them that
liberty Is not llconsc, but that through
liberty la liberty under law, respect for
order and rovorenco for Justice."
Secrctnry I,uik' Opinion Conxlilr reil.
.Mr. Foss said that oxrept as to tho Maine,
Wisconsin nnd Missouri, the commltteo had
concluded to leavo tho armor plate question
lo tho house. Tho committee deemed It
Unwlso to recommend the establishment of
a government nrmor pinto factory. Ho quoted
Admiral O'Neill's opinion that such an os
tabllshmont would cost J4.S72.000 nnd that
lio did not bellevo tho government should
wnnufactnro Its nrmor plate.
Mr. Underwood of Alabama asked If Mr.
foss would permit tho house to vote upon
tho direct question of establishing an nrmor
pinto factory.
Mr. Foss evaded a direct reply. "I shall
bo moved largely," Bald he, "by the consid
erations which arlso whon tho nmendment
Is presented."
"Tho gentleman realizes." observed Mr.
TJndcrv.ood, "that such an amendment can
bo thrown out on a point of order,"
Mr. Fcss said tho commltteo had been
largely moved In deciding ngaliiBt tho build
ing of ships in government yards by tho
opinion of Secretary Long, that it would
cost to build them In government yards
twlco as much as In private yards.
Mr. Cummlngs of New York, tho ranking
minority member of tho committee, said
tho peoplo in nil sections of tho country
recognized that tho navy was vital to tho
United States, as to all other mnrltlme nn
tlons. And what was being done, ho added.
Threo battleships wcro on tho stocks with
out armor. Three were authorized with a
string attached. They wero not ev n to
bo contracted for unless tho nrmor could
bo procured for J300 a ton. This bill recom
mended two more. Was a Btrlng to be at
tached to that? It would be like voting
for n declaration of war and then refusing
to provide ammunition.
"Why buy rotten nrmor plate?" Inter
rupted Mr. Illdgeley. "Why not make our
nrmor?"
Time Country Should Kikmv.
"Rotten armor plate!" ejaculated Mr.Cum
mlngs. Indignantly. "You paid $109 a ton
for It after I proved It was full of blowholes.
I spent threo months In yonder commltteo
room, night nnd day, taking testimony. In
vestlgattng tho subject, and my report was
unanimously Indorsed by this house. But
It was burled In the senate. It Is tlmo
that tho country should understand that tho
lives of our sailors and marines arc en
dangered by tho action of this house and
tho senate. Tho men who fought with
Dewey aro entitled to tho best protection
that can be
especially as they aro
no longer to
money."
"Why no
n armor plate?
persisted Mr.
"Tho samo old
mlngs. "Authorlzo
of building them, go to
armor plato factory. That w
ships from flvo to eight years,"
"Hut you said tho armor we bought was
rotten."
"Not tho Krupp armor. Tho Krupp nrmor
has seven treatments and Is tested by our
own experts. If our experts do their duty
wo will havo dono our duty by tho men
behind tho guns."
Continuing, Mr. Cummlngs raised a burst
of applause by stating that he believed In
keeping the nrmy nnd navy In the Philip
pines as long as a slnglo rebel dulled tho
authority of tho United States. "Hut when
wo havo conquered them," ho aridod, "I nm
In favor of treating thorn as wo propose to
treat Cuba. On the whole, I think the
Filipinos wero moro gallant than the Cubans
and certainly deserve as fair treatment."
Mr. Cummlngs announced his personal
belief In sheathed ships, although he was
ready to stand by tho action of the com
mittee. Com nit tier llrnril from Doitpj-.
Tho committee, he said, had taken tho
word of Dowey regarding battleships and
gunboats, but It bad refused to take Dewey's
word regarding sheathed Bhlps. Dowey
had said that Bheathcd ships could go two
years without docking; unsheathed ships but
nine months.
Ho bad attributed tho Ions of tho Charles
ton to tho tact that It was not sheathed.
Speaking of the building of ships In gov
ernment yards ho said If ships as good ns
the Oregon, Massachusetts or Indiana could
bo built at government yards under tho
eight-hour rato bo would favor building
them there, even If they wcro to cost $500,
000 moro each, toiler on Cummlngs, revert
ing to tho question of armor plate, mado
this statement:
"It was demonstrated to tho commltteo
In a way that cannot bo revealed here that
In paying SAIS tor Krupp armor wo aro
paying less than any nation In Europe or
Asia. England Is paying $587 for tho same
armor, Hussla $5G5, Franco $G."f. nnd Japan
$700. Until, tho ships already authorized
aro supplied I am In favor of buying Krupp
armor at $."il5. When wc nro even up I
will bo willing to talk about an armor
plato factory."
Kitchln of North Carolina, a member of
tho commltteo who signed the minority re
uort. urcued that unless tho government
was In possession of Its own armor plato
factory the steel companies could hold up
tho govornmcnt In the futuro ns they had
In tho past. A government factory was
the only relief from extortion. Krupp
armor, In his opinion, could bo manufac
tured as cheaply as Harvcylzed armor could
flvo years ago.
"I am In possession of Information," In
terrupted Wheeler of Kontucky, "tho source
of which I am not at liberty to disclose,
which shows that Krupp nrmor enn bo mado
$100 cheaper than Harvcylzed plate."
"Tho .secretary of tho nayy says that Is
impossible," observed Harbor of Pennsyl-'
vanla.
"Tho secretary of tho navy," retorted
Wheeler, "knows no moro about It than tho
man In the moon."
At 5 o'clock tho house adjourned.
.minim; ii!i:stion is discussed.
Alnnkiiu Illll Occupies Upper Branch
of Culture Amendment Mude,
WASHINGTON, April 10. During almost
tho entire session today tho sennto had
under consideration tho Alaskan civil code
bill. Tho amendment providing for tho min
ing of gold along tho beach in tho district
was perfected after n discussion lasting
nearly four hourc
The provision In relation to mining at
Cape Nomo was modified to read as follows:
"Provided further, That tho rules and
regulations established b tho miners shall
bo subject to such general rules as tho
socrotary of tho Interior may prescrlbo for
ndnlng below high tldo nnd shall not bo
In conflict with tho mining laws of tho
United States."
After tho amendment hart boon porfected
Mr. Rerry offered an amendment to It, read-las-
"It bolng tho Intention hereof thnt loca
tlons upon or 'claims to lands within said
reservation shnll bo originated only aftor
tho passago nnd taking effect of this act."
Mr Herry said ho had information that
a company had located somo claims along
tho beach nt Capo Nome In opposition to a
ruling of tho secretary of tno lntorlor. Tho
lden of Ids amendment, ho said, was to
nrevent tho confirmation of tho Htln of the
company which had located Its claims In j
dofianco of tho ruling of tho secretary of
tbo Interior.
Mr. Carter stated that tho secretary's
ruling was not mado until January 3, 1900,
and It would havo been n physical Impos
all'lllt; for nny location of claims to havo
been mado slnco that tlmo by persona going
(rom 1 ero.
The amendment, he said, would disturb
every mining claim along tho Hohrlng Ben.
The nmendment was defeated, 27 to 17.
On motlor of Mr. Pcttus tho sonato struck
out th provision heretofore agreed to pro
vldlng that tho mining regulations shnll
bo subject to such rules as the secretary of
tho Interior may proscribe. Tho amend
ment as finally ngrced to and Incorporated
in tho bill Is as follows:
"That subject only to such general limita
tions ns may bo necessary to exempt navi
gation from artificial obstructions all land
and shoal water below mean high tide on
tho shores, bays and Inlets of Herlng sen,
within tho Jurisdiction of tho United States
shnll be Biibjcct to explorntlon for gold nnd
other precious motnls by citizens of tho
United States, or persons who have legally
declared tholr Intentions to become such,
under such rensonablo rules nnd rcguln
tlons ns tho miners In organized mining
districts may havo heretofore mado or mny
hereafter make governing tho temporary j
possession thereof for exploration nnd mln-!
Ing purposes until otherwise provided by I
Inw. Provided runner, thnt tho rules nnd
regulations established by tho miners shnll
not he In conflict with tho mining Inws of
tho Unite! States and ull pormlts heretofore
granted authorizing nny person or persons,
corporation or company to excavate or mine
under any of said waters aro heroby revoked
nnd declared null nnd void. And tho reser
vntlon of a rondwny sixty feet wide, under
the 10th Bcctlon of tho act of May 14, 1893,
entitled 'An act extending tho homestead
laws and providing for the right of way of
railroads in Alaska and for other purposes'
shall not apply to mineral lands or town
sltrs,"
Thoprovlslon In tho bill thnt no person
over 50 years of ago shall be eligible to
appointment as United Stntes district Judgo
of Alaska was stricken out.
Mr. Warren of Wyoming offered an
amendment which was agreed to, providing
that In caso of the death, sickness or ab-
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STILL LOURING WESTWARD
Washington Ticket Builders Not Contsnted
by Long'i Announcement.
SECOND PLACE IS HARD TO FILL
Itcnnniin Why MnnNnchiiKctf n Mny Not
llnve (he Honor nnd Why .Ve
il rank a Slnniln n (iooil
SIiimv for It,
WASHINGTON, April 1G. (Special Tele
grnni.) Mention of Secrctnry Long's nnrao
for vlco president has not caused tho flutter
among politicians ns expected. Those who
nro wntchltig tho situation and balancing
tho merits of tho various candidates who
havo been suggested do not find nny special
reason for going to Massachusetts for n
candidate, becauso they bcllovo that the
Old Hay state Is perfectly eafo to rcpub
llcaus, no matter from what section tho
vlco president Ib taken. Western repub
licans, on tho other hand, arc still can
vatslng tho advUmblllty of crossing Ohio
for their vlco presidential caidldatc, nnd
ns Sonator Nelson said, It would bo good
politics to take candidates from either In
dlona, Illinois or Nebraska. Congressman
Grosvenor Bald: "I havo all along been In
favor of going to tho west for tho vlco pres
ident, nnd 1 bellevo wo ought to take a
man who will glvo strength to tho ticket
In somo sections of ths country whero tho
contest promises to bo cIoho."
Jinny names havo been suggested within
the past few days. Senator Spooner of Wis
ronaln would bo tho favorlto If It was be
lleved ho would nccopt. Senator Fnlrbanks
of Indiana, Is In tho same category. Hop
rosentatlvo Mercer Is growing In favor nnd
slatemakera are looking closely Into tho
Nebraska project. If his candlducy seems
likely to threaten Mr. Hryan's hold upon
tho 'state, there mny bo somo Interesting
developments In tho Morccr boom within
tho next few weeks. Representative Doll!
vor la spoken of frocly, but tho eloquent
young lownn says ho Is going to keep on
running for congress .Just tho snmo and
not got flustratcd with tho Idea of presiding
over tho senate. Among thoso who nro
nearest tho president It Is believed that
nothing will bo dono until tho temper of tho
convention Is felt.
KIkMIiik the Oleo Illll.
J. A. Hake, W. H. Cheek and D. S. Park
hurst, a trio of stalwart Smith Omahans
aro In tho city In relation to tho oleomar
garine! bill now pending in Congressman
Wadsworth's commltteo on ngrlculturc. Tho
South Omaha delegation camo to Washing
ton as representatives of tho Llvo Stock
exchange, which Is fighting tho bill tooth
nnd nail. Mr. Hako stated they aro not
representing tho packers of South Omaha,
ns these havo agents who nro looking after
tho packing interests, but camo as spokes
men for producers, that great body who
would bo vitally affected should tho present
measure becomn n lnw. This is hnrdly
within tho range of possibility, and the
chances aro tho bill will never And Its way
out of tho committee. Not wishing, how
over, to run any risk, tho South Omaha
delegation will meet tho congressional dele
gation from Nebraska In Morcor's commit
tee room on puollo buildings nnd gra-.indK.to
morrow and talk over tho situation. It !s
stated that Congressman Ncvlllo Is In favor
of tho bill, with somo modifications, and
especially as to tho tax which It Is proposed
to put on tho product, believing that It is
tho uenso of tho peoplo of Nebraska as ex
pressed In tho stato Icglslnturo that olco
mnrgarlno should bo secondury to dairy
produot.
Fred W. White, mahager of tho German
Mutual Insuranco company of Omaha, wns
In tho city en route to New York. Mr.
White Is hero on nintters connected with
tho Internnl rcvenuo department nnd will
cnll on Commissioner Wilson tomorrow.
McIMutnoii Kxplnlnn a Vole.
CongrcBsmnn McPherson of Iowa snld to
day that ho would probably bo attacked In
somo quarters of his district for his vote
ngnlnst tho resolution submitting to tho
states nn nmendment to tho constitution
providing for tho election of senators by
me people, nut ho thought when his peo
plo know tho clrcuo.stances they would stand
by him. Ho said ho voted for tho propo
sition to allow ench stnto to elect senators
by direct vote of tho peoplo through such
legislation ns tho stato might seo fit to
adopt, but ho voted against tho proposition
to compel election by the peoplo, believing
this struck nt tho very corncrstono of tho
constitution.
Senator Thurston has introduced a bill
Increasing tho pension of Gcorgo W. Howard
of Omaha.
Free IllncklcK Vneelne Winn.
Tho senate commltteo on agriculture to
day gavo a hearing to representatives of
tho drug manufacturers, who aro opposing
tho free distribution of blackleg vaccine
by the Department of Agriculture. The
western members of tho commltteo, Messrs.
Heltfeld, Hansbrough, Allen, Foster nnd
Warren, urged that tho department bo sus
tained In Its action nnd that tho full ap
propriation for conducting tho bureau of
animal Industry, by which tho distribution
Is mado, bo allowed, ns provided by the
houso bill. This wns ngrecd to nnd free
distribution of blackleg vncclno to stock
men of tho western stntes will bo con
tinued. The Omaha National bank of Omaha nnd
tho Chaso National bank of Now York wero
today approved ns reserve agents for tho
First Natlonnl bank of Nowmnn Grove,
Neb., nlso tho Ninth Nntlonal bank of Now
York for the First National bank of Lin
coln, nnd the First National bank of Omahi
nnd the Western National bank of Now York
for tho City Nntlonal bank of Weeping
Water. Neb. ,
An order has been Issued discontinuing the
postofllco nt Lavaca, Cherry county, Nob,
Mall will be sent to Gordon, Sheridan
county.
Some New l'nittninNlcrN.
Postmasters appointed: Nobraska Gcorgo
W. Hell, at Hrlstow, Boyd county, vlco
C. A. Hrooks, resigned: Joslo Wenzo, nt
Tato, Pawneo county, vlco U. niukcnstoff,
resigned. Iowa Herbert Monro, at Haifa,
Emmet county; Chrlstlnn Montague, at
Lourdes, Howard county; William E. Ger
lach, nt Lyman, Cass county. South Da
kota Llowcllyn Morgan, at Hath, nrown
county.
Comptroller Dawes has approved tho or
ganization 'of tho First National bank of
Slssoton. S. D., with a capital of $25,000.
Henry S. Morris, A. J. Norby, J. A. Hlckort.
W. N, Morris nnd Howard Babcock aro
named as Incorporators,
Tho following changes In ofneera of north
western national banks are announced:
Nebraska Tho First Natlonnl bank of Lex
ington, M. Tomple, president, In placo of
II. V. Templo. Iowa The Osknloosa Na
tional bank of Oskaloosa, H. U Sponcer,
vlco president; the First National bank of
Hawarden, no cashier In place of T. N.
Grelner, resigned.
l-'nrmerH lo (jet Went her Cnriln,
WASHINGTON, April 10. Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson has directed that ad
vantage be taken of the rural frco delivery
established by tho Postofllco department
by having carriers on such routes distribute
to tho farmers cards containing tho latest
weather forecasts and warnings.
CAST SLURS ON COMMITTEE
Smnll Wriumle Between Sennlnrn
l) er llrfcrrliiK It llCMolii tlou
from the limine.
WASHINGTON. April 10. When the,
sennto convened today tho houso Joint reso
lution In favor of a constitutional nmend
ment providing for the election of United
Stntes senntom by tho people was laid before
tho sennto. As It wns ubout to be referred
to tho committee on privileges nnd olcctlons
Hutler of North Carolina nsked that It be
read and then addressed tho sennto .briefly.
He declared It wns tho function ot a com
mltteo of tho senate to comlder, not to
smother, legislation. Ho thought this ques
tion had been so thoroughly considered that
It wns not necessary to send It to a com
mltteo and he thcrcforo moved that It bo
placd on tho calendar.
Chandler, chairman of tho commltteo on
privileges nnd elections, said that as Hutler
wn.-i disposed to mnko Imputations upon tho
commltteo he desired right now to Inform
him thnt ho wns mistaken.
"I do not," bo said with a. snnp, "quite
like to havo the senator nttuck tho com
mltteo on privileges and elections In nd
vanco of Its action on tho measure."
Hoar called attention to the gravity ot tho
proposition submitted, that tho matter
should not bo considered by a committee of
tho senate. He did not approve of the pro
posed amendment, holding thnt Itw adoption
would give tho United States two legis
lative bodies, both chosen by tho poople In
popular elections, tho only difference- being
that tho senntors would havo n larger con
stituency than tho rcpresentntlves.
Pettus of Alabama expressed his regret
that reflections had been made upon tho
committee on privileges and elections.
Tho motion to placo tho resolution on tho
calendar was wlthdrnwn nnd It was referred
to tho commltteo on privileges and elec
tions. Halo presented nn nddltlonal urgency de
ficiency bill and It was passed without de
bate. A bill providing for tho removal to n
proper district for trial o! persons Indicted
In United States courts wa also passed.
Davis of '.Minnesota reported from tho
committee on foreign relations' the follow
ing resolution nnd It was adopted:
That tho secrctnry of stato bo directed to
send to tho sennto a copy of .tho memorial
of Edward Gottfried, a bttzei of Wllkcs
barro, Pa., nnd late a consular agent ot tho
United States nt TruJIllo, Pern, sworn to
Mnrch 21, 1000, now on nib in tho Stato de
partment, together with all papers, letters
and oxhtbltn attached to ald memorial, nnd
also copies of all correspondence of this
covernracnt and that of Peru and of any
opinions or decisions of tbo Department of
Stnto In connection with tho action of a
party of Peruvian revolutionists ngalnst tho
constitutional government of Peru on and
after August 28, 1893, tho memorialist at
the tlmo being consular agent ot tbo United
Stntes In Peru, tbo wrong-dsers perpetrat
ing, It Is alleged, depredations on Its prop
erty nnd Injuries and Indignities upon his
person in violation of treaty rights."
Tho sennto then resumed consideration of
tho Alaskan civil codo bill, tho rending
Question being an nmendment. offered by
Stownrl ns to resulalnus fpr'1 'Wmlntng of
gom Deiow low water mark along the coast
of Alaska.
PORTO RICO'S NEW GOVERNOR
Mr. Allen Will lie Inducted Into Olllec
Mny 1 with Much Ceremony Ar
rniiKcniciitM All Completed.
WASHINGTON. April 16. Mr. Allen, tho
newly-chosen governor of Porto Illco, Is
arranging to leave Washington for Snn
Juan toward tho end of th present week.
Ho will bo accompanied by Mrs. Allen and
tholr daughter. Tho trip will bo mndo on
tho Bteamor Dolphin, Captain Southerlnnd,
which Is now lying nt tho i.nvy ynrd. It Is
Governor Allen's Intention io mnko this n
flying visit. He will set up tho new civil
government and lnsldo of threo weeks will
roturn to tho United StaU- and arrange
his prlvnto nffalrs.
Tho president nnd Secretary Long have
determined thnt tho Inauguration of tho
pIvM pnvnrnnr nf Pnrln nlnn tin II hn mnrUnil
with ns much pomp ns Is bcHttlng nn event .
of that magnitude. Therefore, tho United
States will see to It that thcro Is at San
Juan on tho occasion ot tio Inauguration
of tho first Amerlenn governor n dignillcd
and lmpresslva ceremony thnt will fix tho
ovent In tho minds of tho v-oplo.
Tho Dolphin, which will carry Mr. Allen
to San Juan, will enter tho harbor thoro
escorted by tho entire North Atlantic squad
ron, under tho command of Hear Admiral
Farquhor on his flagship f.rw York. The
squadron Is now at Bermuda and will tlmo
Its movements so ns to arrive off the north
coast of Porto Rico about tbo tlmo tho Dol
phin Is sighted.
Governor Allen will bo Inaugurated nt
Snn Juan on i.May 1, and icnoral Davis,
tho military governor, will turn out all of
tho United Stntes troops under his command
In honor of tho occasion. Tho ships of
tho suqndron will flrei salutes, which will
bo answered by tbo shoro batteries. Thero
will bo somo speeches and a night tho fleet
will use their electric lights nnd thero will
bo gcnernl Illuminations.
After sotting up a civil government and
conferring with General I.avls Sir. Allen
will return to tho United States to arrango
his prlvato nffnlrs, returning to Porto Illco
on tho Mnyflowcr.
The crew of tho iMnyflowcr will bo drawn
from thnt of the Detroit, which hns been
ordered homo from ChlrlquI Lagoon, Colom
bia, Tho Dotrolt will bo Ber: to Portsmouth,
N. 'H., whero she will bo put out of com-
mlBslon. It is tho purposo of tho Navy de
partment to mako somo repelrs on tho Do
trolt In this navy yard, tho extent of which
cannot bo stated until n nava: hoard of sur
vey has examined tho ship. It Is thought
nnt tnoro win bo at least a year s work
on thn vessol.
It cannot bo lonrned that anything has'
yet been dono toward solectlng a successor
to Mr. Allen as assistant .crctary of tho
navy, though Secrotary Long is giving tho
subject consideration.
TWO NAMED IN NEBRASKA
rrcHltlciit nf Xiitloiinl Woiiuiii'm Itellef
CorpN AppolnlH Her A III lor .Me
morial Day Celt-hriitlou.
HARTFORD, Conn., April 16. Mrs. Har
riot II. Hodgo of this city, president of tho
National Woman's Relief Corps, has Issued !
nor onicrs rciauvo to memorial day, which
wcro mado public today. Mrs, Hodgo has
nppolnled tho following special aides, two
of whom aro from Nebraska:
Augusto C, Pfolt, Baltimore; Allco C.
uiaddcn, Now Hrltaln, Conn.; Louis K.
Tufts, West Mystic, Conn,; Jcnnlo 13, Stono,
Superior. Neb,; Kstolln L Gage. Lincoln,
Neb.; Cora K. Tanner, Springfield, 111.; Ad-
dlo Llbbey, Brooklyn; 'Martha Card, Hast
Providence, It. I.; Mury J. Worthen, Graf
ton, W. Va,
BOERS REPORTED ON RUN
IflTestnunt of Wepsner is Said to Hay
Bean Abandoned.
BRITISH NET SPREAD FAR AND WIDE
Unalmiil A-irnllliiK I-'nvnrnhlc Noun
from (he Front Oom I'iiuI'm Wnr
rlors AkiiIii SIioivIiik Nenr l.nily
Miildi ConlllctliiK UlspntcheH.
LONDON. April 17.-4:15 n. m. Lord
Hoberts has spread his net far nnd wtdo
to catch tho adventurous commandos that
havo been making mischief In tho south
eastern part of tho State. Tho net has not
yet been drawn In, but at tho headquarters
of Lord Roberts tho Impression exists that
the power of tho Doers Is decreasing,
A Dally News correspondent has them
flying to tho southeast. A Standnrd carre
spondent reports them lleelng northward. A
Dally Telegraph correspondent sayB that
somo nro going north and others south,
whllo a Morning Post rcprescntntlvo snys
it Is not known what tho Uocrs nro doing.
Evidently tho feeling at Ulocmfontcln Is
to tho effect that tho dispositions of lxrd
Itobcrts will cnnblo him to conccntrato a
large forco at any placo on short notice.
Tho Uocrs, nwaro of this, nro supposed to
bo chiefly thinking of retreat.
Tho Investment of Wcpencr, nccordlng to
a special dispatch from Hloemfonteln, has
been abandoned. According to n Ucthany
dispatch the Doers aro unable to retreat
northward because tho Hrltlsh strongly hold
nil roads.
Dlverso reports come from Nntal, one as
serting that tho Uocrs havo retired beyond
tho Hlggarsburg ran go nnd another saying
that somo ot thmi are close to Ladyamlth.
Fiivornhle Sews Looked For.
London waits confidently for almost lm
rucdlato favornblo nows. Distrust exists,
however, ns to nny rapid, continuous nd
vnnco townrd Pretoria, chiefly on account
of tho lack of horses, many ot which dlo
from, long voyages. A lottcr from tho capo
says tho threo days' Journey Is mado In open
trucks, nrrnngements for feeding nnd water
ing aro Inadequato and that tho unfortunato
animals break down rnpldly In consequcuco
of theso hnrdshlps. Despite tho energy ot
Its buyers abroad tho Wnr oftlco sees much
difficulty In supplying tho enormous number
of horsai required,
A dispatch to tho Times .from Mnfcklng,
dated April C, confirming earlier reports,
6nys: "Aftor Colonol Plumer's repulso
Commnndnnt Snyman sent a message In
viting Colonel Hnden-Powcll to send out to
collect tho dead nnd wounded, but when
tho nmbulnnccs appeared tbo Hocr com
mando declined to allow them to bo taken.
It wns discovered, however, thnt tho Hocr
reports of tho Hrltlsh cnsunltlea havo been
greatly exaggerated."
A correspondent of tho Dally Telegraph
from Lndysmtth dnted April 16, says: "Tbo
Uoers nro down ngaln at Dowdrop, cast of
Ladysmlth."
liners In Full Itetrent.
Tho Hloemfonteln correspondent of tho
Standard, telegraphing Monday says; Tho
Dcora aro lu full rotreat from Weponcr,
hugging tho Hasutoland border. Tho Hasu
Iob are ranreri4.i:K- parallel with Jhcm-nlonK-the
frontier watching eagerly for tho slight
est encroachment.
Tho Iourcnzo Mnrqucz correspondent of
tho Dally Mall, telegraphing Sunday, April
IS, says:
"Tho tono of tho Standard and Diggers
VnivR filimvtt Ihnt thn Tp.nnsv.ini novprnnipnt
la rnlvinir Ktrnnirlv iinnn Amerlenn Inter-
vcntlon. Great results aro expected from
tho camDalen of Webster Davis and from
tho nresldentlal contest.
"Whllo tho soml-blockado of Delngoa bay : h'r sharo of tho burden of tho tax. "Un
has not dono tho slightest harm t'o the ' questionably," ho Bald on this point, "a car
Transvaal, It has enriched foreign firms ; rler Is subject to tho requirement of reason
at tho expense of ruined Britishers." ! "bio rates, hut nn question of tho unrea-
Tho Dally Mnll has tho following from sonableneBS of tho rates cWgod arises on
Lady Sara Wilson, dated Mafeklng, April f: ! this record or Is at Issuo In this cause."
"Tho pinch of hunger Is beginning to bo I For these reasons and others given the
felt and relief gecms moro distant than 1 decision of tho supremo courv of the stnto of
ever. li.Mlchlenn wan revorsed.
"Since March 31 thert had boen no shell- Tho case of tho Adams Express com
ing until today, Commandant Snyman hav- i pany, coming to tho court from tho circuit
Ing taken his burghers to bar Colonel ; court of appeals for tho second clrrult, wbb
Plumer'B road. Yesterday, however, ho re- ; nlBo decided in fnvnr of tho company,
turned, and tho bombnrdmcnt was renewed j Justices Harlan and llcKennn dlHsented
today with splendid high-velocity guns fir- I from tho opinion of tho Michigan caao on
lnK n-pounu sneus such a n.iu mu umi
used slnco tho first days of tho siege. Tho
military authorities Bay tho Hrltlsh ortll-
lery has nothing to comparo with these
guns."
IleiuoiiNlriitloii Cover Itetrent.
Tho Hloemfonteln correspondent of the
Morning Post, telegraphing Monday, says:
"Small bodies ot Doers nro prowling around
and nro even coming within eight or ten
miles of Hloemfonteln. Threo Johannes
burg 'zarps' actunlly mlcrod tho tpwn
ono night and escaped without being dis
covered. "Tho Hocr demonstration yesterday at
witlnlruwal-of an lno convo7 Vf'
Karco Hiding wns designed to cover the
visions. There Is no doubt that tho Hour
Incursion Into tho southeastern pnrt of the
Free State was largely duo to thd need of
replenishing victuals In tho most fcrtllo part
of tho country. Tbl3 explains why the
onemy marched eouth with empty wagons.
Various Important movements nro occurring
which naturally It Ih not desirable to
specify."
Tho Dally News has tho following from
Heddcrsburg, dated, Friday:
"General Cbormslde naw tho rear guard
of tho Hoers disappear southeast In full re
treat. Tho enemy appear to bo In strong
forco fourteen miles east of Heddorsburg.
They nro falllnc back beforo our advance
guard.'"
LORKNZO MAHQUBZ, April 16. Lleutcn
nnt Smlth-Bman, a Hhodealan scout, who
entered Mafeklng through tho Hoer lines,
has returned to Colonel Plumer'w camp with
dispatches from Mafeklng, saying that all
was well thcro April 8.
HcporH Arc Conllletliiir.
LONDON. April 1G. 2:10 p. m. Conflict
ing reports regarding tho conditions at
Wepencr contlnuo, but at this hour thero
Is no defll'ilto or Important news from tho
front.
A Capetown dispatch says nearly 3,000
horfics havo been landed thcro slnco April
13, which Indicates that every effort Is bo
lng put forth to remedy tho great defect In
tho Hrltlsh organization.
Tho chief Hoer delegate, Fischer, accom
panied by Dr. Lcyds, visited tho president
of thn Dutch cabinet today at Tho Hague,
but tho doings of tho delegates crcato llttli
speculation In England,
Frodorlck Vlllltrs, tho veteran wnr cor
respondent, who arrived at Southampton to
day from tho front, said bo believed the
worst of the war was over, but that guerrilla
warfare would contlnuo for somo tlmo.
An oluclal bulletin Issued at Protnrla,
April 13, reports that tbo burghers captured
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causing them to fly lu the direction of Wot
vcrport, apparently over tho Ornngo rlvor.
The Irish-American ambulance arrived at
Pretoria April 13. Tho Boers report no
casualties during tbo recent lighting at
Warreutoiu
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SHIPPERS MUST STANDI
Slump Tux Cne Decided In I'll vor of
13prcN CompiuilcN To Federal
JiiMtU'CK IllnNeiileil.
WASHINGTON, April 16. Tho supremo
court today decided tho caso Involving the
stomp tax as It applies to oxprers packages,
the quostlon Involved being whother tho
shipper or the carrlor shall pay tho stamp
charges on packages. Tho opinion wns
hnnded down by Justice Whlto and was
favorablo to tho express companies.
Thcro wcro two coses before tho court in
volvlng tho question nt Issuo, but tho opinion
v.-ts based upon tho caso of tho American
Express company, against Attorney General
Manard of tho stato of Michigan. Tho case
camo to tho supremo court from tho decision
of tho stnto supremo court of Michigan,
which decision wns ndvorse to tho clnlms
of tho express companies. Tbo opinion to
day reversed this opinion.
Tho original proceeding In this caso con
sisted of a prayer for a mandamus com
manding tho company to receive packngea
for trnnsportatlon by express nnd to lssuo
a receipt with stamp duly canceled without
seeking to compel shippers to pay for tho
fjtnmp. Tho express company contended that
tho question ns to who should pay for tho
stamp was ono for adjustment 'between ship
per and tho express company. It wns al
leged nlso that- the company had In effect
but lncreasod Its rateo on express ship
ments by adding to tho previous rates tho
Bum of tho stamp tax. It was contended
that there was no Inhibition In tbo act of
congress ngnlnst this Increase.
Justlco Whlto In his opinion said that It
was unnecessary to consider the lnw forbids
the exprctu companies from requiring tho
shipper to furnish tho receipt stump slnco
It would not bo decisive of tho cause oven
It It should be conceded that tho act lm
pooes on tho company tho duty of paying
tho tax. It was essential, ho said, also to
ascertain whether tho act forbids tho com
pnny from shifting tho burden of the tax
by, menus ot nn lncrcaso ot rotes. Tho wholo
decision, therefore, turned upon tho con
struction of tho law on thla point. Quot
ing tho section of tho law Imposing tho tax
upon express company receipts Justice White
said:
"Thero Is nothing In this provision which
by tho widest conjecturo can bo construed
u.i expressly forbidding tho person upon
whom tho taxes arc cast from shifting tho
samo -by contract or by any other lawful
means."
Continuing ho snld that tho contention In
behalf of tho shippers amounts to snylng
that tho act Is not merol one for levying
taxes, but Is a statute determining thnt tho
burden must Irrevocably contlnuo to rest
upon tho ono whom It Is primarily placed,
;heHulV,followJ'(boroninued.. 'that,
nil contracts or acts shlftlnfi Tno' burden nnd'
which should bo otherwise valid becomo
void. To add by Implication such a provl
slon to n tax would be con,rary to Its In
font and bo In conflict with the general
object which n law levying tnxes Is natur
ally presumed to offectuato.
I Tll opinion nlBO disposed of the COIlten
1 tlon that tho tax should bw Imposed upon
: ,ho express companies bei-uso they nrc
common carriers nnd thercroro should benr
ttio ground thnt "tho wnr i.-venue act Im-
pCBed upon tho express company tho duty
not ony mxnK nt ts own oX,,onBO t(10 ro.
qulromnit stamp upon nny receipt Issued by
It to a Bhlppor, but of conceiting such stamp.
TO NEW YORK AND CANTON
Ilelnlln of Trip of 1'renliloiil Mclflnlcy
mill Party Contemplated
Tho Itinerary.
WASHINGTON. April 10. Tho details of
tho president's trip to Now York and Can
ton nro practically comploted. Tho party,
-'l. ";
Klnloy, Secretary Cortclyou, Assistant Sec
retary Harnes, Mrs. Hobart nnd Garret A.
Hobart, tho widow and Bon of tho Into vlco
president, nnd Dr. Rlxlc, will leavo hero
for Paternon, N. J., In a prlvato ear at
tached to the regular 10 o'clock train on
tho Pennsylvania road next Thursday morn
ing. Tho presidential party will remain In
Putorson as tho guests of Mrs, Hobart until
Saturday morning, when they will go to
Now York to attend tho conference on for
eign missions at Cnrneglo 'flnll Saturday
oventng. Whllo In New York tho party will
stay at Mnnhattnn hotel.
Iito Sunday night the party will take
a train for Canton, O., whero they will
remain about threo day, reaching Wash
ington on their return Thursday or Friday
of next weok.
PROFESSOR ANDREWS' PLANS
Will IIcmIkii CIiIciiko I'omIIIoii mill
After it llrlef Trip lo Kuropc Will
Come to .Ni'liraika,
CHICAGO, April 11.. Friends nf Dr. K.
Benjamin Andrews, superintendent of pub
1 lo schools In Chicago, stntod todny thnt It
Is probablo Dr. Andrews' resignation will
bo prcs-ented to tho Hoard of Education nt
Its meeting Wednesday evening to tnko
effect May 1. Dr. Andrews will then, It Is
said, tako a brief trip to Kuropo nnd on his
roturn will nrsumo his duties na elmncollor
of tho University of Nobrnskn, tho position
recently offered him.
MovemeulN of derail VcnncIn, April in.
At New York Arrived La (TaHCOgno,
from Havre; I'retnrln. from Hamburg.
At Oonon Arrived Allcr. from Now York
Via Naples.
At Antwerp Arrived Frleslund, from
Now York.
At Southampton Arrived Knlsor WIN
helm der Orosse. from Now York via C!hor-
uourg, mr iiremen.
At Auckhmd-Hulled-Alnmedn. from Syd
niJ., s. V., for Snn Frunelsco.
At Halifax. N. S. Arrived CoriHin. from
Oluagow and Liverpool, for Philadelphia.
At Bremerhavon Arrived August KorfT.
from Philadelphia.
At Portland, Me. Arrived Tunisian, from
Liverpool.
At Olbraltar Arrived Kms, from New
York, for Nuplea und (Sonoa,
SLAIN BY HIDDEN FOE
First Bloodshed Marks the Strike of Italian
Laborers at Oroton Dam.
SERGEANT OF THE MILITIA THE VICTIM
Shot Oama from the Direotion of Where the
Strikers Are Camped.
TROOPS GREATLY EXCITED OVER AFFAIR
Killing May Be the Signal for General Oon
fliot with Strikers.
HOW ITALIANS GREETED THE TROOPS
Courier Announced Their Coming
mill .Slrnlim of Soft Mimlo Orcetcd
Tliem-AUempt Will lie .Mndo
to It en ii me Work.
OROTON LANDING, N. V., April 16,-The
first bloodshed as the outcomo of tho strike
nt tho Cornell dam wns tho life's blood of
Sergeant Robert Douglass of tho Kloventh,
a separato company, of Mount Vernon,
who was shot dead by an unknown assas
sin whllo bo wns rellovlng guard at ten
minutes to 1) o'clock tonight. The wildest
excitement prevailed throughout tho enmp
ns soon ns the nows of tho nssnsslnatlon
Bproad to the different tent nnd tho soldiers
nro frnntlc over tho crime.
Tho point where tho scrgennt fell Is known
ns "Post Ten," which was in charge of Cor
poral McDowell. It Is 'situated on top of
tho hill near Llttlo Italy, where armed
strikers wero bccii drilling or marching
about enrly this morning, brnndlshlng rlflej
und shotguns. Tho spot Is high over tho
hugo pllo of mnsonry nnd from It ono enn
commnnd a view of tho country for miles
up nnd down tho Croton vnllcy.
Douglnss wns talking to Corporal McDow
ell and other members of tho guard when
ho suddenly clapped his hands to his stom
ach nnd snld: "Lond, boys, I'm shot," and
Immediately fell to tbo ground.
It was pitch dark at tho time, but Mc
Dowell nnd tho others fired a volley Into a
clump of bushes nenrby without hitting nny
ono. No ono saw tho flash or heard tho
Bound of tho Bhot which killed Douglass
and It wiib a most mysterious affair. Mean
while the men picked up tho fallon sergeant
nnd carried him down tho hill on a stretcher,
but ns they reached Douglass' tent the poor
fellow died "without saying a word.
Lieutenant Glover with a squad went up
to tho hilltop, whero they mndo a thorough
search, but failed to find nny person up
thoro. Then tho guards wore callod In and
concentrated In tho vnlloy, with tho excep
tion of those placed at tbo cablo station,
whero tho Bhootlng took plnco.
Dcputlcn Fire nt Strlkern.
At about 10:30 tonight tho doputy sheriff
who nro guarding tho cablo houso on tho
east stdo of tho river-saw throe figures lurk
ing near tho place nnd the deputies fired
tholr rovolyern nt them. Tho figures dln-
pnenr?tj.nil''kly Jn,Uhr darkness. .A few .
minutes Inter whllo tho deputies thought
thoro was' no person near them threo shots
rang out from tho direction of Little Italy,
but the sheriff's men wero not Injured,
At about 8 o'clock this evening threo
Itnllnns wero found within tho lines and
when Bearched by tho soldiers ench wns
found to havo a loaded revolver on him.
Tho soldiers extracted tho cartridges from
tho rovolvers nnd returned tho weapons
to tho men, who wcro allowed to go awny.
When Sergeant Douglnss wns killed ho hnd
one of theso samo cartridges In his pocket
and as ho was ono of the men who unloaded
tho weapons It In thought that the shot
which killed him was fired by cno of tho
threo men who had been allowed to go
free with their empty pistols scarcely an
hour previously.
Tho troops arrived nt tho dam today.
Thero was no disturbance At present tho
Fourth nnd Eleventh, wparato companies,
nro In camp In tio Croton vnlley and a
cavalry' troop from Now York Is nt ArdBley.
Early this morning tho strikers held a
mooting and finding thnt no effort wns go
ing to bo mado to work on tho dam, dis
persed. From tho New York newspapors
thoy learned that troops wcro on tho wuy.
Beforo tho hour for their nrrlvnl tho Bow
ery wns filled with Italians, who stood In
groups nnd listened to tho talk of the lcad
ors. About 11 a. m. a telegram was received by
ono of tho leaders from Consul Hlancbl ad
vising them to bo quiet nnd Informing them
ot tho fnct thnt tho mllltla wns on Its way
to tho dnm.
It wns nftor noon when tho special train
from Yonkers carrying tho soldiers nrrlvcd
here.
Italian Courlei-n Curry ,imn.
Tholr arrival was noted by nn Italian on
a bicycle who remained long enough about
thn station to count them uud then stnrted
for tho dnm. About half n mile from tho
vtllngo ho wns mot by unothor strlko mes
senger on a wheel, who carried tho nows
nbout n mile, whero a third messenger rcxlo
with nil hnsto to tho Bowery. Beforo tho
deputy shorlffs nbout tho works knew of tho
arrival of tho troops in Croton valley tho
strikers worn nwaro of It. Thero was a
blowing of horns, and whllo tbo troops
wero resting at tho station waiting for tho
word to movo forty armed Italians cnrrylng
nn Amorlcnn flng nnd two Itnllan flags
crossed tho Llttlo Italy hill to tho Bowory.
They wero cheered by tho men In tho Bow
try and watched with Interest by tho dep
uty BhorltTH.
When tho troops hnd boon rested nnd tho
wngons carrying- tho camp equipment had
been loaded the march to tho dnm wns
begun. When they wcro approaching tho
Bowery three nervous militiamen acci
dental discharged their rifles, but no ono
was bit.
Ab tho troops swung Into tho narrow lano
called the Bowery a strango sight met tholr
oyes. About 200 men wero on tho brond
sldowalks. Flags wcro hanging from tho
windows and crowded on tho Btoops. About
twenty Italians with mandolins nnd guitars
wcro acnted on tho wnlk playing a lively
tune. Today Is Easter Mondny, a holiday
In Italy.
Tho militiamen pitched their camp lnsldo
tho ground whero construction work on tho
dnm Is temporarily suspended nnd patrols
wcro thrown out. Tho company says It will
mako no attempt to begin work until Gen-
oral Roc says so. It Is thought tho at
tempt will bo mndo on Wednesday. Ths
ntrlke leader, Rotclla, said tonight that
there would bo no trouble. He said:
"Wo do not proposo to fight soldiers.
Wo nro behaving nnd wo gnvo tho soldiers
n flno reception with our mandolins aud
guitars,"
Lato this afternoon Mnjor Oonoral Roe
ordered tho Seventh regiment to nssomblo
at Its nrmory. Tonight Companies H and
II left the nrmory for Croton dam.
Hlrll.ern Seek .New KIcIiIh.
FROSTHl'RO, Md., April 10. Nearly 100
ot tbo youngor men among tho strikers of