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ESTABLISHED JUKJ5 .1 ), 1871.
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FIGHT IN PROGRESS
Ctafliet iotmin CMtrt't M tad Eebeli
ii Eeported. "
UNITED ITATES CRUI5' ,CAR THE SI-.,'
Cwditieni Said f Be Sru ' . rbii
At Ftitma
REVOLUTIONISTS' SHIPS ARE lOLLECi.
riti to Capture Fanaft RstuUJ in
Litton.
PAPEHS SEIZED BY GENERAL AlBAN
Open Hostilities tlcMvecii OppnsliiK
Shlpn ThniiKht to lie 'Hindered by
Shortnuo of Con I In In
surgents' Vessel.
COLON, Colombia (Via Galveston), Jan.
7. Tho latest reports from tbo Colombian
general, Castro, locate him at Peso, with
tho revolutionary forces at Lns Tablas
(southwest of Panama on the Azcuro penln
aula). Tho captain nt a sailing vessel
which has Just arrived nt Panama reports
that when bo left Agua Dulco fighting wns
going on at Los Santos, near Pose. The
United States cruiser Philadelphia arrived
nt Panama yesterday.
COLON', Colombia (Via Galveston), Jan.
7. Information as to tho condition: exist
ing at Panama which has been received
hero characterizes tbcm ns very unsettled,
Ships belonging to the revolutionary forcoj
wero scon last Sunday fifty or sixty miles
from Panama. It Is reported that theso
vessels wero tinablo to take nggrcsslva
measures against the government becauso
ono of them, tho cruiser Padllla, lacks coal.
Subsequent reports, bowovor, say that tho
steamer Monotombo, from Nicaragua, has
supplied tho revolutionary general, Hcr
tern, with coal. (General Ilerrera landed
a revolutionary expedition at Tonosl Do
comber 24 In the revolutionary steamers
Ibis, Darlen and Gnltan.)
Alhiiit Dlncnvcm I'lot.
General Carlos Albnn, the military gov
ernor of this district, has captured corre
spondence from liberals In Panama, setting
forth that Goncrnl Herrera had perfected
plans for capturing Panama by effoctlng a
landing during tho night at the rnllroad
dock at La Dora, tho Pacific cntrnnco of
tho Panama canal, and about three miles
from Panama. Slnco this discovery a nlx
poundcr and 100 men, under General Snrrln,
have been stationed on tho dock at La llocn,
rendorlng a landing In that vicinity Impos
sible. Tho Colombian ' government gunboat
Iloyaca, with troops from Chcpo, Is ex
pected to reach Panama today. Govern
ment troops from Chorrera reached Pan
ama yesterday, after n march overland.
Small detachments of government soldiers
at Nombr-de -Mo .rant Colmo, It Is cx
pectuJyUi rca,ch Panama shortly, Thore
la noVT total of between 600 and 800 gov
ernment troops at Panama and much ex
citement prevails thore, owing to tho move
ments of the soldiers up and down tho city.
General Albnn has asked that the .United
States cruiser Philadelphia, which reached
Panamu yesterday, proceed to Las Tablas,
convoying certain revolutionary prisoners,
Tvho nro to bo exchanged for government
officials captured by the liberals at Tuina
ooa, and are all paid to bo of Importance.
H. A. Gudger, American consul general
at Panama, has sent a cablegram to Wash
ington, asking for approval of tbo request
made by General Albnn. Tho proposal for
the exchange of prisoners waa made by
General Ilerrera.
Ilrsult of Trcnchery.
General Ignaclo Andrade, (tho former ex
president of Venezuela), who arrived hero
on January 4, from Wlllerastad, Island of
Curacoa, has had a lone Interview with Gen
eral Carloa Alban, the military commander
of this district. General Alban received
Oencral Andrade at tho railroad station,
when tho latter reached Panama.
General Andrado loft here today for Wll
lematad, accompanied by Luis H. Glzman,
a Venezuelan, who has been In tho Interior
ot Colombia for the last three monthH. The
visit of General Andrade to the Isthmus
doubtless has an Important political sig
nificance. In referring to Germany's claims against
Venezuela, General Andrado Bald ho did
not believe Germany would press theHo
claims nt present, but she would profer
to deal wlfh the faction now opposing the
president, Ciprlano Castro. Ho nays none
ot tho clulms hb Is called on to pay, origi
nated during his administration, but on the
contrary Venozuoln had paid to tho United
States and Franco it large portion of the
claims due these countries. General An
drade explained that tho government of
Venezuela had bcon overthrown, as a ro-
ult ot bribery and treachery.
ROMANTIC SECRET MARRIAGE
Ml Seoor of New York mid Sir
George Chcttvynd's Sou
Startle Society.
ICopyrlght, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. 7. (Now York World Ca
Wegram Special Telegram.) The romantic
ecret marrlago ot Guy Chetwynd, son of Sir
George Chetwynd nnd Marchloucsa Hastings,
with Miss Secor of New York has excited
tho liveliest Interest In society. .Miss Secor
mado a great success last season In Lon
don, where she was particularly under the
wing of Marchioness Hastings und Lady
Doctor. More recently alio waa staying with
Sir George nnd Lady Arthur, whom stio
tartled yesterday by Informing them she
had been married secretly to Chetwynd that
morning. Tho young couple started off for
Varls to throw themselves at tbo feet of the
bridegroom's mother, who made a famous
runaway match herself.
CHILEANS THREATEN TO QUIT
Wilt Leave Conference If Any Form
of Compulsory Arbitration
I Presented.
CITY OK MEXICO, Jon. 7. The arbltra
lion situation has reached u crisis. Todav
the Central and South Americans opposed
to the Chileans, held frequent meetings
decide on tho form of procedure which
they will Introduce the arbitration pin
into the conference. If they canuot find
form acceptable to thu other delegation
they will probably withdraw. The Chileans
alto say that In whatever form the mm
puleory plan ia reported to in a conference
PEACE SUPREMEJN KENTUCKY
Governor llcckhnm Mil,, l.mv In Such
ns to Insure Civil I'ro.
tcctlnn.
FHANKFOUT, Ky., Jan. 7. IJoth branches
of tho Kcn'.ucky legislature organized by
the election of tho nominees of the demo
i ntlc caucus held last night. In his men
s.. Governor Ileckham referred to tho
tttrb 'ent times of two years ago as fol
lows: Tlu- dark clouds of Internal dissension
Hint hung over us two yean ngo have dis
appeared. Thu unfortunate bitterness of
it period, caused by tho extraordinary
vtlcal conditions, Is fast disappearing
,M lour people now fully rcullza ithe su
Vorljr advantages of diverting their time
and attention to tho Industrial progress of
the state rather than to tho activities of
heated political controversies nml contestH,
Notwithstanding thu mmiy misrepresenta
tions and slanders uttered by outsiders
concerning the conditions of the state, It Is
nevertheless u fact that tho supremacy of
the law In Kentucky today Is such ns to
glvo every citizen u guarantee of protec
tion of life, liberty or property as can bo
found In uny state In tin- union. V have
suffered much by these false and exagger
ated reports, but It Is now happily within
our power to give absolute assurance to nil
that n condition ot pcaco mid a respect for
law exists from ono end of tho state to
tho other.
The candidates for the democratic nomi
nation for United States senator from Ken
tucky arranged tonight for a conference,
for tho purpose of determining when tho
flrst ballot shall bo taken. Thoro aro four
candidates In tho race, cx-Govcrnor Mc
Creary, Congressmen Wheeler and Smith
and Judgu Cantrlll.
McCreary wants tho caucus held at the
earliest possible moment, but the other can
didates want It held off until tho flrst of
next week.
CONTEST FOR SEWELUS SEAT
Menu! (trial Aspirant lleciimc .'Numer
ous nml Active In .cw
lerscy,
TUENTON. N J., Jan. 7. Governor's day
nt the statehnuse today brought out an un
usually largo attendance of members of tho
Incoming legislature nnd politicians In gen
eral. This was duo principally to tho con
teflt that Is now on for the United Statefl
scuntorshnp to succeed tho Into Senator
Sowell. Nearly nil the candidates nro hero.
The situation remains practically un
changed, except for tho caucus of tho Es
sex members last night, which assures Mr.
Drydcn of tho twelve votes of that county.
Thcro Is every Indication that tho contest
wilt go to n ballot In tho caucus with nil
tho present candidates In tho field. Tho
knowing ones hero Insist that tho contest
Hen between Messrs. Griggs, Stokes nnd
Drydon.
Tho leading candidates on tho first bal
lot will bo Messrs. Griggs, Drydon, Stokes
and Ilalrd. Mr. OrlKKS nnd Drvden'a
strength respectively nro figured to bo
about fifteen each. That of Mr. Stokes Is
placed nt eleven, that of Mr. Ilalrd at nine
nnd thnt nf Mr. Gummcro at six.
Congressman Loudenslagcr has two votes
pledged to him.
GOOD CHANCE FOR GORMAN
Maryland Deiiuicrnlo Will Doubt leu
Xomlnnte lllm'. tor Ilia
Old Position:' . "
ANNAPOLIS. Mil., Jan. 7. Tho Maryland
general assembly reassembled tonight. Hut
little business will be transacted pending
tho election of United States senator. Tho
dcmocratH will hold their caucus for this
tomorrow night. Thero nppoars to bo no
doubt thnt ex-Senator Arthur P. Gorman
will bo tho only nominee.
Tho republicans hnvo not yet set n tlmo
for their caucus. The 'ndtcntlons nro that
ox-Stnto Senator Williams will bo their
nominee. Balloting will begin on January
24. A Joint resolution wns Introduced hero
tonight by Senator Wellington, cnlllng upon
tho Maryland congressional delegation to
do nil In their power toward tho passago
of nn net extending the thnnka of con
gress to Admiral Schley for his services ut
Sautlngo. Ho also Introduced a resolution
tendering to Itenr Admiral Schloy the
thanks of .the stnto of Maryland for his
services In the snmo behnlf and authoriz
ing tho governor to procuro and present to
hlra as a token of esteem a handsome sil
ver service, suitably Inscribed.
DECLARES CONTRACT NULL
JiiiIki- Miy Agreement 'Which Stipu
lated More Thnii Chnrter Hate for
Telephones I Void.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7. Judgo Tulcy today
rendered n decision In the caso of the Illi
nois Manufacturers' atsoclatlon and the
City of Chicago against tho Chicago Telo
phono company and tho Amorlcan Tele
graph and Telephono company, to tho ef
fect that the contract entered Into by the
defendants und complainants wns a forced
contract and In violation of tho city ordi
nances, and Is theroforo null and void. The
contention of tho complainants was that
they were charged $150 per year each for
tho use of telephones, whllo tho mto pro
vided by tho city ordinances waa but $125,
and that thoy wero compellod by tho tele
phone company to nccopt this rato In order
to receive any telephone sorvlco wbatoyer.
BEGIN WORK ON EXPOSITION
lliilldliiK or Channel In llegrnn nt the
St. Louis World' I'alr
(iroiui ila.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7 The first construc
tion work on the 1,200-acro alto of tho
Loulslnna Purchase exposition and world's
fair began today when tho building of a
new channel nnd slulco to contlno tbo river
Vea Peres, wns commcnod. This work will
cost In tho nelghborhool of $120,000. In
tho making of tho channel 110,000 cubic
yards of earth will bo moved and 3,000,000
feot of lumber used to build the Immense
alulce boxes. Work on the exposition
sower systom will begin Thursday, when
Director of Works Taylor says, 1,500 men
will bo employed on the world'a fair
grounds.
KILLED BY FORMER SUITOR
Woman Who .Hurries Another Man
ItccomcM Victim of Youth
fill l.otcr.
KNOX, Ind Jnn. 7. Henry Clements,
aged 19, ahot and Instantly killed Mrs. Ed
ward Davis at her homo hero today. Clem
ents then turned the weapon on himself and
fiont n bullet crashing Into his brain, In
flicting probably a fatal wound.
Clements nnd the woman wore engaged
to be married, but a week ngo sho broke
the engagement nnd married Edward Davis.
Tho shooting occurred In the presence of
her husband and mother, Clements called
her outside of tho houao and, after a abort
conversation, fired i&a XtaLltott,
ADMIT THEY ARE VIOLATORS
Promiiut Traffio Managua Acknowledge
Cenceiiioni in Ratei te Picker.
SEVERS PENALTIES ARE CONTEMrLATED
Interstate Commerce Commission l)c.
ternilned In C'orreol Abuse of Ship
ping tinted Will Force Mnit
itntca to Attend,
CHICAGO, Jnn. 7. Prosecutions against
all the big packing boueo concerns in tho
west for alleged violations of tho provisions
of tho Interstate commerco law ngalnst re
ceiving preferential rates, arc contem
plated by tho Interstate Commerco com
mission. This fact developed today during an In
vestigation begun by tho commission Into
the handling of packing house products a,ud
dressed meats. It also becatno apparent
that tho commission and tho railway man
agements of tho entlro country practically
had entered Into nn alllunco for tho pur
poso ot Inducing congress to pass legisla
tion permitting the railroads to pool under
certain regulations by tho Intcrstnto Com
merco commission, nnd that It Is believed
such n law can nnd will bo passed. The
third development of tho day was tho an
nouncement that the commission requested
tho attendance here today of all the lead
ing men In the advancement of the com
munity of Interests Idea, Including J. P.
Morgan, Jnmes J. Hill and E. 11. Harrlman,
nnd that If these men failed to respond to
tho request harsher measures would be
taken to compel their coming.
Ktlilciife In Ahiiiidnnee.
Evidence upon which t6 bnso prosecutions
ngalnst tho packers was obtained In abund
ance. Traffic managers and vice presidents
of ronds cust and west threw up tholr hands
and admitted freely thnt thero was no pre
tensn toward maintaining tariff -rates on
packing houso products and dressed meats
for export or domestic use except for a
very short period of tlmo nt tho beginning
of each year.
Paul Morton, second vlco president of tho
Santa Ko, A. C. Illrd, third vlco president of
tho St. Paul; J. M. Johnson, third vice
prcsldont of tho Hock Island, and other men
of the highest standing In tho railroad
world, took tho stand nnd stated boldly that
thoy aro now nnd havo been continual violat
ors of tbo law and thnt they are sick nnd
tired ot being such, that present conditions
nro Intolerable, that they nro powerless
to securo a malntennnco 'of rates and that
millions of dollars aro paid to tbo packing
houso Interests yearly by railroads at tho
oxpenso of legitimate revenue
Propone Set ere I'enulty.
The packing houses and their representa
tives to whom rebates wero paid during
1901, according to Commissioner Prouty,
will. If poHslblo, bo mado amonnblo to n
maximum of $10,000 for every violation of
the law.
Regarding this phase of tho question
Commissioner Prouty said:
1 am heartily In favor of punishing tho
pnekera for violation of the law If the evi
dence proves sufficient, nnd I think It will,
,1'tidcr the law we. capnot .punish the rail
road peoplo who testify, for their testimony
utmolvc themselves nnd they do not tes
tify specltlcnlly against anyone else. All
the punishment that we can, If any, obtain
ngulnst the pnekers Is In the wny of a line
not to exceed J5.00O for each violation.
Speaking of tbo senpo of tho Investigation
Into tho effect of combinations between rail
road Intorosts, Commissioner Prouty eald:
Wo hnvo nsked the presidents of nil tho
rondH comprised In tho Southern Puctllu
combination and tho Northern Pacific com
bination to attend, nnd also J. P. Morgan.
It they do not come wo shall tako Hteps to
compel them to appear Inter. Hut I do not
wish to bo understood us presuming that
thuy will fail to respond to our request.
Tho men Indicated by Mr. Prouty'a state
ment aro J. Plcrpont Morgan nnd E. II. Har
rlman, president of tho Southern Pacific;
Jamc J. Hill, president of tho Great
Northern; George D. Harris, president of
the Chicago, Ilurllngton & Qulncy.
C. S, Mullen, president of tho Northern
Pacific; Horace G. Hurt, president of tbo
Union Pacific; Samuel Morse Fclton, presi
dent of tho Chicago & Alton; Stuvesen Fish,
president of tho Illinois Central; J. Stubbs,
trnfllco director for tho Harrlman llnca:
Darius Miller, second vlco president of
the Ilurllngton and reputed tariff director'
for tho Northern Pacific trio.
Tho testimony of tho dny by both eastern
nnd western men boro a wearying same
nets, Tho essential points elicited wero:
Siiniinar)- of Testimony.
1. From January to April, 1901, tariff
rntes were obtnlned on pncklug house prod
ucts and dressed meats. From April to
July thero wns n concession of 3 cents from
the MlHsourl river to Chicago nnd U cents
from Chlcnco to tho seaboard on both
domestic and export trnfllc. From July to
January, 1902. thero was a concession of
5 rents from the river to Chlcngo nnd ot
C cents from Chlcngo to the seaboard,
2. During the early months of the yeir
shipments w. re billed nt tariff rntes niid
rebates tmld either In tho form of vouchers
nr checks payable to tho pncklug houso
linns or their representatives und during
the latter poitlon of the yenr tho practice
was almost general of "billing Hat," or
actual rnto, ns being more convenient.
3. Various methods wero employed In pay
ing rebate, tho most general being for
tlio packing house to send in a claim to thn
tariff munager amounting to tho dlffcronco
betwoen tariff and actual rnto. Statements
would bo checked up by the auditing de
partment nnd tho munngement would send
tho tariff manugor u lump sum to cover
all clulms, which would bo deposited In
bank. Against tills, tho trnfllc munager
would draw drafts In favor of each claim
ant for tho nmaunt due.
4. No records wero mado or kept on tho
company's books concerning the transac
tion or payment of vouchers.
5. Witnesses were wholly at n loss to
explain why a lower than tariff rato couid
be maintained when tariff could not.
0. Thero was a universal opinion that tho
legalized pooling would do much to correct
tho evil.
7. It developed that tho Santa Fo hnd n
contrnct with u packing company to enrry
Its produc from the river to Chicago for
6 cents off the tariff for one yenr from
Juno 30, 1901, nnd thnt when the company
gave notion of publishing tho rate tho other
roads Induced It to withdraw tho notice.
Those who testified were: C. D. Whltnev,
traffic manager, Clover Leaf; D, T. McCabe.
freight trnfllc manager, Pennsylvania llnjs
west of Pittsburg; E. F. Cost, traffic mau
nger, Hlg Four; II. II, Mitchell, gcnoral
freight ngent, Michigan Central; J. M. John
son, third vice president, ltock Island;
Thomas Miller, general freight agent, Dur
llngtou; F. A. Wann, general freight ng?nt,
Alton; A. C. Dlrd, third vlco preeidout,
St. Paul; Paul Morton, second vlco presi
dent, Santa Fe; Captain G. J. Grammar,
general freight agent, Lake, Shore.
Jen l)n In Home for Soldiers,
JACKSON, Miss., Jnn, 7.-Tho Mlli.
slppl legislature convened here today In
biennial session. The message of Governor
Ixinglno urges tho homo of Jefferson Davis
as a suitable location for a soldiers' home,
A liberal appropriation for n state exhibit
ut tho Louisiana Purchase exposition to
bo held in St. Ivouls in 1903 Is also advo
cated, I'M 1 1 inn it Kutnte Sniiill.
REDWOOD CITY, Cab. Jnn, 7-Tho will
of the late George M. Pullman has been
admitted to probate here. The petition to
tho court Btated that the estate was valued
nt K'V.uW, but the evidence showed it to
bo worth only about J2.O00. Mrs. Pullman
will go east in a few Uaya with the- "uody
ot tr buabuuL
PHILIPPINE BILL. INTRODUCED
Measure Given the talnndf a Coin
v lilete Knrm of Civil
f.
Gov eminent.
;
WASHINGTON, Jan, 7,neprcscntatlve
Cooper of Wisconsin, Chairman of the
house committee on InsulAr affairs, today
Introduced a bill giving a complete form ot
civil government for tbe-PhlJipplnes, to bo
gin January 1, 1901, wltha governor ap
pointed by the president, a legislature of
two houses nnd with two" Philippine com
missioners to represent tliaFlllpIno people
nt Washington. In other" respects tho
Cooper bill follows thnt efl'.Sciiator Lodge,
herctoforo summarized, bilftn tho Impor
tant features of establlebug n civil gov
ernment after January 1, 1904. Mr. Cooper'a
measure enlarges on tho bltl. drawn at the
Wnr department nnd introduced by Mr.
Lodge In framing a form if civil govern
ment for the Philippines'' -Mr. Cooper fol
lows recommendations ot ,lbe Philippine!!
commission. Section 5 continues the au
thority of tho commission-inlll January 1,
1901, at which tlmo the how civil govern
ment Is to come Into exlsttaee. The upper
branch of the legislature' Is called tho
council and Is to consist ef live native Fil
ipinos, appointed by tha ' president. The
lower houso Is called thd' houso of dele
gates and consists of Jhlrty members
elected every two years by vote of the
Philippine people. Tho qualifications of
voters nro that they shall bo over 21 years
old, shall bo nblo to read and write Span
ish or English, shall possrss taxable prop
erly and shall havo resided for one year In
the Islands.
Owing to tho mixed character of tho In
habitants of tho lslnnds natives, Spanish
nnd American tho following section Is Im
portant ns defining citizenship:
All Inhabitants continuing to reside In
the Philippines who wero Spanish subjects
on April 11. 1M)9, nnd then resided there In
nnd their children born suhseciuont thereto,
shall bo held to be citizens, of thn Philip
pines, except such ns have elected to pre
serve their utlcKluucc In accordance with
the provisions ot tho treaty of pence, and
they who ore citizen of Iho United States
und reside In the Philippines, nflcr June 11,
1901, shnll constitute a bdy politic under
the name of "Tho peoplo cl thu Philippines,
with government powers,' ns herein con
ferred"' v
Tho two commissioners who arc to be
sent to Washington aro to be selected at
tho first session of tho legislature by Jolut
vote of tho two houses.
When In Washington the Phlllpplno com
missioners shall bo cntltlod to official rec
ognition at all departments upon present
ing their credentials to the department of
stnto.
The foregoing civil government fentures
of tho Cooper bill distinguish It from the
mensure framed by tho War department
and introduced by Mr. Lodge,'
Mr. Cooptr incorporates In bis; bill sub
stantially tho provisions as to., franchises,
raining and land regulations, homesteada,
etc., In tho Lodgo bill.
NO SHAKING UPJN THE ARMY
HcprcKcnlnllvc Hull Denleij Ihnt Hc
orminlMitlon Hill in tk ,11c
Amended- 'J
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, Representative
Hull, chairman of tho bonne cbmmlttoo on
military nffalrs, raid today. tlVWOUl&UMjUa house-In
bo no move nt thlB session- of congress
for a revision of tho present army or
ganization, or for nny broad, general legis
lation affecting tin army. A,
' "An crroneoiia Impression hds gone out
that I favor a revision of tho law passed
last year," said Mr. Hull, "but as a mat
ter of fact, I favor letting tho present law
demonstrate Its usefulness before tinkering
with It. I do not believe In passing a bill
at one seFslon nnd repealing It at tho next.
I have been quoted as favoring a reduction
of tho army to 80,000, Thla Is not only In
correct, but It Ib absurd In view of the fact
that tho president has tbo power under tho
present law'to make reductions within tho
rango of 100,000 to S0.000 men. Thero will
bo sovernl bills of n special character
affecting tho army. Ono of theso special
measures will be framed when tho array
board now in peeslon determines on tbo
four large posts for great assembling
camp for tho regular army In various
parts of the country. Another bill pro
vided for numerous retirements In ac
cordance with recommendations of tho War
department. Hut theso and other measures
do not touch tho genoral organization of
tho army, which will bo let alone, so far as
I nm aware, during this session of con-
gress."
CONFIRMS THE CANAL OFFER
Secretary of I'anninn Company Make
Proposition to President nf
Isthmlnn Commission.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. M. Edward Lara-
pre, secretary gcucral of the Panama Canal
rompany, accompanied by M. lloeufve, chan
cellor of tho French embassy, today called
on Admiral Walker, president of tho Isth
mian Canal commission. M. Lnmpro con
firmed tho offer of $40,000,000 for tho prop
erties of tho Panama Canal company, sub
mitted last week by M. Iloeufvo, but tho
formal offering will not bo mado for a day
or two, as thoro are somo matters of dotnll
yet to be arranged, which must bo Included
In tho proposition. It Is thorefore expected
that tho formal proposition will not bo
transmitted to congress boforo tho latter
part of the week. M. Larapre will call upon
tho secretary of state and tho Colombian
minister today.
BUREAU MAKES ITS REPORT
Division of Insular Affair of Wnr De
partment Sialics Statement of
Cuban Ilevenurs,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Tbo dlvllson of
Insular affaire ot the War department mado
public today a atatoment showing that tha
total customs revenues for the iHlnnd of
Cuba during tho cloven months ended No
vember 30, 1901, were $14,355,000, as com
pared with U4.5C5.202 'or the somo period
of 1900 and ;13,378,537 for 1899.
Tho duty on oxports was abolished April
1, 1901. The export duties collected dur
ing tho first three months of 1901 amounted
to (07,440; during tho oleven months ended
November 30, 1900, $893,703. The customs
revenues exclusive of export duties In
creased In 1001 over those nf the previous
year by $416,060, or 3 per cent, and ovor
tho second preceding year by $1,385,518 or
11 per cent.
COURT ENTERS THE PALACE
Imperial Procession nt 1'eUln Ktpc
rlenee Passes Without Dis
turbance, WASIIINOTON, Jan. 7 The following
cablegram waa recolvcd tils afternoon at
the Stuto department from Mr. Conger at
Pekln:
"Court entored tmperlat palace nt 2
o'clock today. Perfect order prevails In
the city."
OMAHA'S MARKET PROBLEM
CenncilMaiio Oomaitttt Riaohei Wiikinf
ten ii Iti IaTiitlf atieas.
CLEVELAND'S METHOD FINDS MUCH FAVOR
.Municipal Onncrshlp In thnt City Pro
vides I'rolll from Which Other
Funds Drntv llinirn Wants
Consular Post.
(From a Staff Corrctpondent.)
WASHINGTON, Juu. 7. (Special Tele
gram.) A special committee from tho city
council of Omaha Is in Washington today
on a tour of Inspection ot market houses of
u number of eastern cities. The special
committee, Fred H. Hoyc, C. O. Lohcck and
Harry 1). Hlmmun, arrived In Washington
this morning and, after registering at the
National nntel, went on n tour ot tho mar
ket place of the capital, first visiting
Washington's famous Center market, Inter
visiting the market houses In the other por
tions of the city. Tho commlttco hos In
spected market houses In Chicago and
Cleveland, and expects to leavo tomorrow
evening for Baltimore, where It will look
over tho market houses of thnt city, nnd
then go to Phllndclphln, Its final eastern
city to bo visited, returning home Janu
ary 11.
Mr. Hoyc, In speaking of the trip, aald
that tho commlttco hud seen the best re
sults of n city's owning a market houso In
Clqvoland, nnd thnt tho commlttco wns
greatly Impressed with tho pootlhilltlctt of
what might bo dono In Omaha along simi
lar Hues. Ho Bald that notwithstanding
the fight between the green grocers nnd tho
provision dealers on the ono hnnd nnd tho
butchers on the other, tho leading market
houso on the cn3t side of Cleveland showed
net earnings for a number of years past
of $50,000 annually, this umount having been
made from tho rentals of stalls nnd the
perquisites accompanying tho rentals.
Itevenne for Other Funds.
He said tho cltv of Cleveland was now en
gaged In building a no a- market housu to
cost $300,000, nnd tho Inspector of markets
In Cleveland had Informed tho committee
that tbo mnrkct house fund wns largely
drawn upon by tho council of Cleveland to
meet tho deficiencies In other funds.
The special commlttco from tho city coun
cil of Omaha will call upon Henry 11, F.
MacFnrlnnd, president of tho board of com
missioners, nnd Richard Sylvcstor, super
intendent of police, tomorrow, nnd will re
ceive from them Information as to how
Washington manages Its market uoufcs, the
majority of which, however, are run 1)7
prlvato corporations. Mr. Hoyc, speaking
generally of thu market houso project now
under consideration In Omaha, said: "Our
peoplo nro domandlng n mnrkct houe, hut
they want a building In somo ono of tho
least used streets, sufficiently wldn to nc
cornmodato stalls, etc., nnd at tho samo
tlmo not to block up tho street sot apart
for tho uso of n .market house. They
seemed to bo opposed to spending nn enor
mous sum of money for .a, slto nnd then
putting, a-jlargo nmount of , money In n
Olnalia, nnd I 'holloVo a market house can
bo built that will bo n sourco of largo rov-
enuo to the city, nnd It Is tho business of
this commlttco to devise somo such plan
as will meet tho demands of tho citizens of
Omaha without materially Increasing the
tax rato."
Congressman Mercer, who returned from
tho west Sunday, had tha commlttco In
chargo today and showed It about tho capl
tol during tbo afternoon.
Atlorney llrmvn AVnnts to He Consul.
Olivet; Perry Morton Drown, an Omnha
attorney, Is In Washington with a consular
position In v'ew. Mr. Drown called at tho
Department of State today and talked over
his desires with somo of tho ofilclals. Ho
said that ho was a classmate of Secretary
Cortelyou at Georgetown In 1895, and hav
ing served tho party materially for many
years ho thought he ought to bo sent abroad
In somo diplomatic capacity. Mr. Drown Is
a son of an old resident of Ashland and
wns located In Wushlngton oevcrnl years
ago, being connected with tho weather bu
reau sorvlco hero. Later ho went to Omaha
to tako n position In tho weather bureau
ecrvlco thero undor Forecaster Welsh.
elirasUa Postolllces.
Senator Millard bos ended tho fight over
the 8ldnoy postofllco by tho selection of
O. D. Lyon. Thore wero throe other enn
dldntes for tho position T. n. Dawson,
Julius Nowbaur and tho present Incumbent,
C. H. Callahan nnd from these four can
didates a great amount ot letters nnd pe
titions were filed with tho senator to aid
him In making his selection. Lyon, how
ever, had the strongest indorsements nnd
wns toduy recommended. With this rec
ommendation Senator Millard named his
choice for tho Alliance pnstnfllcn R.
W. Montgomery, who was tho personal
choice of J. E. Van Ilosklrk, Nebraska atnto
senator from Dox Hutto county. Senator
Millard also recommended H. C. Hookor for
postmaster at Gothenburg and Walter H.
Androwa nt Lexington.
Chester C. Williams Is appointed post
master at Cedar Creek, Cass county, Nob.,
vice II. A. Schneider, roslgned.
Customs In Nebraska.
Tbo aecrctnry of tho trensury todny sent
to tho houso tho following estimates for
the collection of customs revenues for 1903:
Nebraska; Port of Omaha, district of,
Now Orleans Surveyor, $1,443.46; deputy
surveyor nnd clerk, $1,600; deputy surveyor
and clerk, $1,400; storekeeper, $1,100;
clerk, $1,000. Port of Lincoln Survoyor,
$1,325.44; deputy, $50 per month, $600.
Department ."Vote.
Theso rural freo dollvory routea havo
been ordered established February 1 In
Iowa:
Altoona, Polk county; additional service;
twelve square miles; population, 875; Em
met S. Poulsen, carrier. Ilelmond, Wright
county; ninety-four square miles; popula
tion, 2,066; it. A. Aldrlch, T. W. Davenport,
1). D. Springer and M. C. Whiting, carriers.
The postofllces at lllddlck and Wnllln,
Montgomery county, la., aro ordered dis
continued. The Des Moines National bank of Dcs
Moines is approved as n resorvo ngont for
tho Iowa National of Ottumwa, In.; also
tho Northwestern National of Minneapolis
for the First National of Prlmghar, la.
A postollico Is established at Pickerel.
Day county, S. D., with Eva E. Frost ns
postmnstcr,
Illds for tho construction of the Creston,
la., public, building have been rejected on
account of somo Irregularity In tho bids
and now ndvertlscmenlB are sent out for
bids to be openod March 1.
Tho condition of national banks of Wyo
ming December 10 shows; Loans anil dis
counts, $3,817,206; gold coin, 1200,809; lawful
money reserve, $303,898; Individual depos
its, $4,228,003; nvcragu rcuervo held, 5.12
pet at, -w-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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DEMAND NEW MONEY RATIO
Mil n Us nnd lltiHlncsn Men of .Miinlln
ItctiiMc An) hut American
Co I n ,
MANILA, Jan. 7. Numerous meetings of
merchants and others bavc bcon held re;
cently, at which resolutions wero passed
urgently requesting rongrcsslnnat action to
meet tho financial situation here.
Slnco the ratio was officially changed Jan
nary 1, for tho first quarter of 1902, to bo
$2.10 Mexican silver to one American gold
dollar, business transactions of nny sort
havo become difficult. The majority of tho
business houses havo raised their prices 3
to 10 per cent and somo uoufcs rcfuso to
accept anything but American coin, which
nro dllllcult to obtain, owing to tbo vast
speculative shipments of coin during the
past few months. Some bnnks refuse to
recognize the government ratio, and nro fix
lug their own rntlo nt ono American gold
dollnr to two Mexican silver dollars.
Ecn the government's American em
ployes, whoso salaries nro payable In Mox
lenn ilntlarn. object to the change, owing to
the largo Increase In prices.
Tho lending banks refuse to handln gov
ernment checks, hot becauso thoy havo nny
doubt of obtaining tho monoy, but becnuso
of tho frequent long delays ovor trilling
Irregularities.
The poBtnl authorities rcfuso to accept
Mexican dollars for American dollars at
any ratio,
ASKS FOR A NAVAL STATION
Porto ltlen AViiuts Depot Ustiihllshcd
by the l ulled Stntes In
Its Waters.
SAN JUAN, P. It., Jan. 7. Tho Porto
Itlcan legislative assembly has adopted n
Joint resolution concerning the establish
ment of i United States naval station In
Porto Hlcan waters. Copies of this mea
sure were mailed to President Hoosevelt,
tho presiding officer of tho scnato and of
the house.
It Is recommended that all Porto Itlcan
municipalities make similar propositions.
The policy of tho Insular govornmont has
heretofore been to clnlm the conditions, the
titles of which were disputed by tho fed
eral and Insular governments, hoping to
sell them to tho Navy department. Porto
Klco Is now nlntmed lest tho naval station
bo located at St. Thomas, D. W. I.
NEBRASKA MANJS A BIDDER
Thomas Mortimer Makes Offer far
l'erjrctlon,' old for Nine Thou.
v". .. rr-. f'.-i
CHICAGO. Jnn. 7. The Hereford bull
Perfection 92, 1831, was sold for $9,000 to
day at tho Union Stork yards, Chicago.
This Is tho highest prlco ever paid In Amer
ica for a Hereford and thn highest prices
In present years for a bull or cow of any
breed.
Perfection was tho champion Hereford
bull of the National Live Stock exposi
tion In 1901. He headed tho list of fifty
six nnlmnls sold today by Thomas Clark
of Uccchor, HI., nnd wns purchased by
Gilbert H. Hoxlo, vice president of tho
Malloy Llvo Stock Commission compnny ot
Chicago, whoso farms aro nt Thornton,
111., nnd Tnylor, Tex.
Tho most nctlvo bidder against Mr.
Hoxlo In tho purchase of Perfection was
Thomas Mortimer, manager of tho Marshal
Field stock form nt Stnnton, Neb.
Tho sire of Perfection, Dalo 66,481, was
sold hern on April 15, 1900, for $7,G00.
In today's sale fifty-six animals, of all
ages, were sold for $2S,395, an average of
$507 a head.
Nineteen bulls brought $13,945, an average
of $728 each, nnd thlrty-soveu cows sold for
$11,550, nn average of $393.
IN HONOR OF LATE PRESIDENT
Gov. Nash Asks thnt MclClnley Anni
versary lie Observed ThronKU
otit the Country.
CANTON, O., Jan. 7. Every governor In
tho United Stntes hna been nsked by Gov
ernor O. K. Nash, chairman of the Ohio
auxiliary of tho McKlnlcy National me
morial association, to Utsuo an nppeal to tho
citizens of his stnto or territory to set
aside January 29, President MuKlnlcy'a
birthday anniversary, as "McKlnloy day."
This notion was brought about by tbo do
slro of tho commlttco to mako the day ono
ot universal nbservnnoe. In tbo oplnlou of
tho association tho Inauguration of January
29 as n day of oheorvanco will eventually
becomo a virtual holiday, aa Washington's
und Lincoln's birthdays, and It Is thought
that no ono stato will fall to respond to the
request.
TO FIX THE RESPONSIBILITY
Mnrlne Anthorltles Will Invest Ixate
fuse nf "Walla IVnlln, the
Wrecked Nteiimcr.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 7. Nothing has
been heard from tho missing victims ot
Walla Walla disaster nnd It is feared that
thoy all went down. Tho statement ot
Lookout Johnson, made to tho coroner's
Jury at Eureka, that ho saw the lights on
the bark Max and warned tho officers on
thu brldgo of Walla Walla, is denied by
them, Other mombors of tho crow of Walla
Walla corroborate Johnson's assertion that
the lights on tho French bark wero visi
ble. The conflicting statements will bo in
vestigated by tho United States marine au
thorities and tho responsibility for the dts.
aster fixed.
Movements of Ocean Vessels, .Inn, 7.
At Now York Arrived; Saxonla, from
Llvorpool; Montgomery, from aiasgow;
Astoria, from Olasgow and Movlllc.
At Liverpool Arrived: Ivcrnln, from Dos
ton. At Hrlshiino Arrived: Mlowora, from
Voncouver, for Sydney, N. H. W.
At Plymouth Sailed: Pennsylvania, from
Hamburg, for Now York,
At Ixindon Arrived: Minnehaha, from
New York.
At QuecpHtown Arrived; Celtic, from
New York, for Liverpool.
At Movllle Arrived i Parisian, from St.
Johns, N. H.. und Halifax, N. S., for Liver
pool, At Hrowhend Passed: Majestic, from
New York, for Queonstown und Liverpool.
At Lizard Pusseil: St, Paul, from Now
York, for Southampton.
At Browhcad Panned: Celtic, from. Now
J York, lor .Queewtowa and UveryooU
HEPBURN IN THE VAN
Iown Ltidi Fight for Puup f
Nioiinrun Sill.
DEPRECATES FURTHER BELAY OF ACTION
Speech ii Defers! EHoIts Hurt? AppUue
in tie Hevit,
URGES ADOPTItN OF THE SHORTEST ROUTE
Ptiaaa Offer to fell Bef aided Equal te
Forfeiture.
PROFFER DECLARED TO COME TOO LATE
Other lleprenentntlves Favor Consid
eration of the Cnnnl Company's
Proposition nnd Mr. Morris
Drnfts Amendment.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Tho dobato on
tho Nicaragua canal hill In tho houso wa3
opened In lively fashion today by Mr.
Hepburn, chairman of tho Interstate nnd
Foreign Commerco commission, which re
ported tho hill. For two hours ho hold tho
floor, replying to a olloy of questions
concerning tho recent offer ot tho Panama
Cnnnl compnny to sell ltn property and
frnnchlses to tho United States for $10,
000.000. The Intorest In the debate developed al
most entirely In this new phase of tho
subject. Mr. Hepburn mnlntatned that the
alleged new offer of tho Pnnnmn Cnnal
company wnn part of tho plan of delay.
AH his references along that lino wero
liberally npplntided. Ho pointed out whnt
ho considered tho suspicious circum
stances thnt the Panama compnny held nut
for $109,000,000 ami then suddenly dropped
tho ptlco to $40,000,000.
Morris Will Amend 11111.
Mr. Morris of Minnesota gavo notice that
at tho proper tlmo ho would offer nn amend
ment to nuthorlro tho president, If he could
procuro tho property and rights of tho Pnn
nmn compnny for $40,000,000, If concessions
could bo procured from Colombia and It
thn Wnlkcr commission so recommended,
to purchaso nnd proceed to ccmplcto tho
Pnnnmn canal.
Tho other speakers today wero Messrs.
Davis of Florida, Richardson of Alnhnma.
Mann of Illinois nnd Adnms nf Pennsyl
vania, Mr. Hepburn pointed out the advantages
of tho Nicaragua route for sailing vessels
on account of the hotter winds prevailing
there, contending In this connection that
It was n mistake to suppose thnt tho sail
ing ship was dostlncd to disappear from
tho ocean. Whero tho Panama route w,aa
located sailing ships sometimes lay for
fivo months In tho doldrums.
Hpptilillc mis Cheer Hepburn.
When Mr. Hepburn said ho had hoped
tho propoaojU.waterJKsyuiwnuld befrso, of..
.pharKOto AjnerlcarhlpsijjV wBA'tt'i obU "
burst of applatlse'n 'flmrcpubllcari side.
If thnt might bo done, he said, It would
gtvo a great impetus to Amorlcan ship
ping. In concluding Mr. Hepburn said thcro
might be some Interests In tho United
States which believed thoy would bo hnrmcd
by the rivalry of this cannl and thcro wero
gentlemen of honest purpose who thought
tho tlmo wns not rlpo for tho building of
tho canal, or on enterprise of such magnl
tudo should not be undertaken. They woro
perhnps terrified by tho spectro of scandnl.
"I)ut," ho concluded, "1 Insist thnt tho
Amerlenn peoplo hnvo mndo their deereo
thnt tho cnnnl shall bo built and now U
tho tlmo to build It." (Applause.)
After Mr. Hepburn had concluded his set
speech ho wns besieged with questions.
Ilnmhtiriled "lib Queries.
Mr. Shafroth of Colorado: "I should
like to know what Is tho gontlcmnn's con
struction upon this bill, nnd In vlow of tho
lnte treaty thnt has been ratified as to tho
power of tho United States to fortify tho
canal."
Mr. Hepburn: "I havo not any doubt
about tho right of tho United States to de
fend that canal and to do it in tho way
that seems wise to the United States. If
that Involves tho erection of tho fortifica
tions nt tho termini of tho cnnal, or of
stockades at tho sites of .tho Important
works, I hnvo no doubt nbout tho authority
of tho United States to do It, and that It
would oxorcl.10 that authority."
Mr. Fowler of Now Jersey, naked If It
wns possible wo could nllow American ships
to paas through tho ennnl without chnrge.
Mr. Hepburn, replied: "I hnvo no doubt
but that the United Stntes cnii use that
canal In n manner ndvnutitgeous to Its own
people nbnvo tho ndvantago that It would
bo to other people, nt ull ovonts, govern
ment ships will go through freo, nnd, nt
all ovents, thoro Is thnt trend In tho air
on tho pnrt of other nations toward yield
ing to tho desire of tho United States, that
makco me hopeful thnt It thcro was a
barrier of that kind wo would brush It out
of tbo way pretty soon." (Applnuso.)
No ftpeclnl Privileges.
Mr. Cummlnga ot Now York: "I Bhould
llko to ask whethor. In your opinion your
bill should bo passed under tho treaty that
has been ratified by tho sonato, England
would hnvo any special privileges In tho
cannl over other nations,"
Mr. Hepburn: "I think not."
Mr. MoDormott of New Jcrsoy called nt
tcntlon to tho statement In tho' report of
tho Walker commission, giving tho cost of
tho Panama cannl property ns $109,000,000,
nnd tho newspaper reports, that tho com
pany now offered to sell tho property for
$40,000,000, If tho lntter report wero true,
the Panama cannl would cost less than tho
Nicaragua, and ho asked If Mr. Hepburn
did not bellevo that with equal cost, the
commission would havo reported In favor
of Panama,
Mr. Hepburn replied that tho commission
had stated tho rospectivo advantages ot
both routes' undor conditions then existing.
Ho could not tell what tho commission
would havo reported under other clrcum
etunces. Shortest Itoute tho Hotter.
"Any gentleman who absorbs tho com
mlston's report," said he, "and wolgbs It,
must bollovo that other things being equal,
tho canal that Is 400 mllca nearer our ter
ritory, that makes Now Orleans 4R0 rallos
nearer San Francisco, and Now York 375
miles nearer than thn other la tbo better
canal for us." (Applause.)
Mr. Hepburn declared that tho whole
Panama schomo had utterly failed. Tho
Fronch stockholders had been robbed. The
company was discredited In Francos In fast,
It seemed to have no credit excopt In tho
United States.
"If wo. build tbo Nicaragua, eauaj' aakcilf