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    WALLACE TESTIFIED !
IN OWN DEFENSE
Chief Engineer of the Isthmian
Canal Commission Resents
Tait’s Treatment.
HE GOES INTO DETAILS
9
Says Taft Seemed Determined to Dis
credit Him, Which Is Ono Reason
for His Resignation—Has Ta
ker* No Other Place.
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Washington. D. C.. Feb. 7.—John
Findley Wallace, former chief engineer
of the isthmian canal commission, tes
tified before the senate committee on
interoceanic canals which is investi
gating the Panama canal affairs.
He related the details of ids selec
tion as chief engineer, and said he had
made a protest particularly against ;
what he called red tape methods and j
a multiplicity of masters, and then
read a long statement.
He first spoke of the “violent attack
upon me which Secretary Taft and Mr.
Cromwell gave to the newspapers last
June,” and asked that judgment on the
justice of that attack be suspended un- !
til “I have an opportunity to explain j
to you why I think it was uncalled for
and unjustifiable.”
He declared that the oniy basis for
this attack was a difference of opinion
between them “as to my right to de
cide for myself when I thought the
welfare of the enterprise and my own
welfare justified me in resigning my j
position.”
“My appointment,” he added, “named ;
no length of time i was to hold it, and
I was liable to be dismissed at any j
moment by telegraph. Such being the [
case, I believed then and now that it !
was my undoubted personal right to
resign it whenever I thought it neces- ,
sary to do so, provided I took abundant
care that the work in my charge would
suffer no harm by my resignation."
Wanted to Talk to Taft.
Mr. Wallace continued that he came
north to have a private talk with Sec
retary Taft to explain the real rea
sons for ids resignation, “to put my
self at his disposal to assist in securing,
if he desired, my successor.”
“When I found myself confronted by 1
both Secretary Tftft and Mr. Cromwell,”
he continued, “1 contented myself with
giving as a reason for leaving the
larger compensation I hoped to secure
in another employment: I did so be
cause I assumed that the reason would
toe accepted as sufficient for the time
being and avoid the discussion of oth
er reasons in the presence of Mr. Crom
well. But I soon found they had both
come to the interview determined to i
discredit me and if possible to destroy ,
my reputation, simply because 1 in
sisted on resigning when I had become ;
convinced some other man in my place i
could render better service to the enter- |
prise under the conditions, which my
concurrence had created.”
Willing to Mid tommitte?.
Mr. Wallace expressed his desire to
give the committee all the information
in his possession resulting from a year's
experience on the isthmus and in this
connection said he would be grateful
for the opportunity to reply to such
criticisms as may have been publicly
made "in any way affecting my honor
as a gent!'! man, my loyalty as a citizen
or my reputation as an engineer.”
In regard to the type of canal he
asked to be excused from examination
until he had had an opportunity to
examine the majority and the minority
reports of the board of consulting en
gineers.
Concerning his understanding of his
tenure of office, he read from a letter
written by the president at the time the
new canal commission was appointed,
relating that he would substitute any
other person whom he believed better
equipped to perform the duties of com
missioner.
Mr. Wallace said he thought that he
had been placed in a secondary posi
tion so far as exercising executive judg
ment was concerned, after Mr. Shonts
has been appointed as a head of the
commission. He realized, he said, that
his position was such that friction was
bound to occur between himself and Mr.
Shonts and himself and Mr. Cromwell.
The inquiry was pursued by Senator
Morgan to determine "what Mr. Crom- ,
well had to do with it.”
Mr. Wallace then read from a pub
lic letter issued by Secretary Taft, say
ing that Mr. Cromwell, through desig
nation of the president, had been act
ing in an advisory capacity on all mat
ters relating to canal affairs.
Referring to a visit made by Secre
tary Taft to the isthmus, Mr. Wallace
said that Mr. Cromwell was a member
of the party and appeared to be acting
as a "go between" in matters pending
between the Panama government and
Secretary Taft.
Letters were read showing that Mr.
Cromwell had brought about I he ap
pointment of Mr. Wallace as president
of the Panama railroad.
The first official notice of his ap
pointment to the canal commission
came from Mr. Cromwell and in the
latter's office he was sworn in, said
Mr. Wallace.
Mr. Morgan examined the witness
regarding his interview with Secre
tary Taft in New York, at which
Mr. Cromwell was present, and lie
said Mr. Cromwell sent a man to meet
him at the wharf and that Cromwell
called at his hotel, “delegated by Sec
retary Taft to arrange an interview." I
Mr. Wallace said he told Secretary j
Taft there were two reasons for his ]
trip, one personal and the other gen- j
cral.
Taft Seemed Very Angry.
When asked by Senator Morgan if j
he had protested when Mr. Cromwell I
had been asked to remain at t lie I
interview by Secretary Taft, Mr. Wal
lace said. "No, I thought I had
made my wishes plain and I was im
pressed with the fact that the secre
tary seemed to be very angry and was
trying to suppress his feelings. I felt
until my resignation was accepted that
I was the secretary’s subordinate. I
did not want to precipitate any ill feei
ings, but the situation soon changed
my entire attitude."
"How did jou regard Mr. Cromwell,
as an adviser or spy?" asked Senator
Morgan, and Mr. Wallace replied that
he simply fell that Mr. Cromwell had
a great deal of influence with the sec
retary.
Senator Morgan asked .chat reply In
had made to the question as to why
he had conic to New York.
"I said I desired to resign as chief
engineer,” said Mr. Wallace. "The sec
retary made no reply and I outlined
the method in which I thought my sev
erance could he made without injury .
to tne work. The secretary said he dls- 1
agieed with me and he and Mr. Crom
well seemed to be making an attempt
to irritate me and cause ine to lose my
temper. I was examined as a witness
in a couit and affirmative and negative
; answers were demanded to questions'
| without giving u chance for qualifying
! phrases. ' .
War Heartily Denounced.
"When this examination was over i
the secretary got off a denunciation of
me, which was almost word for word
as it appeared later In the secretary’s
published statement concerning my
action. I asked the secretary If he took
the position that I could not resign
when I was in a position from which
1 could be discharged by cablegram
without a moment’s notice. He took
that view of It and 1 told him that X
i would not i>ermit him nor Mr. Crom-I
well to dictate my rights, as I knew
them myself.
"Then the secretary said that I
should have given a year's notice, and
I replied: That is a* matter for dis
) cusslon and I think we should talk it
over.’ Whereupon the secretary said:
j‘Well, I won't stop to dicker with you:
that would bo dickering.’
”1 told Secretary Taft i had an offer
jl should like to accept that would give
ime a compensation practically double!
that I received from the government.
1 told him all about the negotiations, as '
X wanted to disabuse his mind that I
was coming to Mm to get an increase
of salary. I had not accepted the high
er salary nor have I since. I told the
; company offering me the place that X
would not accept it unless satisfactory
arrangements could be made for me to
leave my work with the government.”
Shonts’ Course Criticised.
In reply to questions Mr. Wallace said
in felt he was better fitted than Mr.
'Shonts for the actual direction of the
canal work. Tie criticised Chairmai^
Shonts’ course in giving orders which Mr,
Wallace said had not been acted upon by
the commission.
! "That is one of the questions 1 desired
! to discuss with Secretary Taft,” said Mr,
Wallace. "Another thing was Mr. Crom
| well's connection with the affairs. He
had done several things with the rail
road property which I questioned and
j seemed to be the leading force In the man
agement of the property. I comsldered
he was doing business along dangerous
i lines.”
"If I catch your meaning, a part of your
business with the secretary was to shako
Cromwell off your shoulders?” suggested
| Senator Morgan. •
t “You have caught my meaning," was
j the reply.
! Mr. Wallace went on to explain that hd
! thought Mr. Cromwell to be mixed up in eoj
many local enterprises on the isthmus that
j his views might be perverted and if adopt-!
f d by the commission scandal might be
! the result. One of the facts of which Mr.
Wallace complained was that he asserted)
that the Panama Railroad company before
it was taken over by this government hadj
I declared dividends of $100,000 or more than1
it had earned and then had issued bonds
; for rebuilding and improving the prop
' erty. Thus, declared Mr. Wallace, that;
amount of money had been taken out of)
the pocket of Uncle Sam. He explained
that Mr. Cromwell had been counsel for
the road and the action bordered upon,
high finance.
Adjournment was then taken.
U. P. ABSORBS I. C.
Well Authenticated Report That Har
j riman Line Gets Control of the
Illinois Central.
New York, Feb. 7.—News of the mosa.
important successful transfer of rail
road control since the Northern Pacific
| and Great Northern roads jointly took
over the Burlington system about fivej
years ago became known in Wall street
after the close of the market Saturday,
It was learned that a deal which may
bring the Union Pacific and Illinois
Central railroads together under one
management has been under way for
some time.
The first knowledge of the big trans-.
action was gained from the statement
of a prominent financier, who said than
with its profits of more than $100,
000,000 growing out of Its Investment)
In Northern Pacific and Great North
ern shares the Union Pacific company
had purchased 62 per cent, of the cap
ital stock of the Illinois Central. Thel
accumulation of the latter has been
gradual, he said, extending over a pe
riod of two years. As the Union Pa
cific had needed money to take over
purchases of Illinois Central It sold
Northern Securities or Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern stocks In the
open market.
The same authority stated that the
Union Pacific some time ago took oveii
all the Illinois Central stock owned by
the Railroad Securities company, a
New Jersey corporation organized by
Harriman interests for the nurpose of
owning and holding Illinois Central
shares. There is no record of tho
amount of these holdings, but they arq
known to be very large.
| An unquestionable authority on mat
ters pertaining to Union Pacific af
fairs was asked concerning the truth
of the reported purchase of Illinois
Central control by the Union Pacific.
He confirmed the statement that the
two roads were to go together. Ho
1 questioned, however, whether the form
of the deal would be just that sug
gested by the statement made by thq
first informant. Rather, he hinted, tho
Illinois Central and Union Pacific
might be taken over by the Railroad
Securities company or another holding
corporation, which would issue its se
curities on a basts of not less thaq
$200 of 3 per cent, bonds or $175 oh
4 per cent, bonds for each $100 of
Union Pacific stock and give satisfac
tory terms to Illinois Central stock
holders.
It Is understood the formal and offi
cial announcement of the deal will b<)
made at a very early date. It has been
awaiting final arrangements with tho
Hill syndicate, which is to take over
foi cash the Union Pacific holdings ot
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
stocks not yet sold. This arrangement,
it is believed, was completed early last
week, when Mr. Hill was in New York.
| WIDE-SPRiAD~CHILL
: Cold Wave Appears to Be Sweeping or<
to the Gulf—Twelve Below
in Iowa.
! Des Moines, Feb. 5.—The cold wave
in Iowa reached the maximum at
Charles City, where the mercury
dropped to 12 below. A high wind ac
companied the cold wave, causing con
siderable suffering to stock.
Superior, Wis.. Feb. 5.—Street ther
mometers showed 25 to 26 below zero
at 7 o’clock this morning.
LaCrosse, Wis., Feb. 5.— It was 15
below zero here this morning.
St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 5.—The coldest
weather of the winter prevails today.
Thermometers registered 10 to 16 be- i
low zero. The prospects are the cold
will moderate tonight.
Kansas City, Feb. 5.—The cold wave
central in this part of the southwest
last night Is moving toward the gulf.
The coldest point in this section today
is at Springfield, Mo., where it was 2
degrees below zero. Moderating weath
er is predicted for the next twelve
hours.
OLNEY REAPPOINTED.
Washington, Feb. 5.—The senate to
day adopted a resolution reappointing
former Secretary of State Richard Ol
ney as a member of the board of re
gents of the Smithsonian institution.
PATTERSON SPEAKS
i FOR INDEPENDENCE
i —
Says Caucus Decision Should
Not Bind a Man of Dif
ferent View.
COURSE IS STULTIFYING
——————
Course of Democrats in San Doming!
Treaty Affair Condemned—Viola
tion of the Spirit of United
States Constitution.
Washington, Feb. 7.—Senator Pat- ,
terson of Colorado caused a sensation
by introducing a resolution relative to
the rights of senators In voting upon
treaties.
Patterson's resolution recited that
the action of tho democratic caucus,
which decided to oppose the San Do
mingo treaty indicated to senators how
they should vote and was a plain vio
lation of the spirit and intent of the
constitution of the United States;
that each senator was entitled to one
vote, and any attempt to coerce hint
was an invasion of the rights of state;
that any senator who permits himself
to be so coerced weakens and degrades
his state; that for any senator to vote
otherwise than as Ills sense of duty dic
tates, degrades his high office and as
sails the dignity and standing of the
senate.
The Patterson resolutions are as fol
lows:
Whereas, The constitution of the United
States provides that the senate of tho
United States shall be composed of two
senators from each state, chosen by the
legislators thereof, and that each senator
shall have one vote; and
Whereas, Each senator before assuming
the duties of his office is required solemnly
to swear or affirm that he will support and
defend the constitution of the United
States, and that he will faithfully dis
charge the duties of the office upon which
he is about to enter; and
Whereas, Because It was currently re
ported that one or more democratic sen
ators might vote upon a certain matter
pending before the senate contrary to the
views of a majority of the body of demo
cratic senators, the democratic senators
were called to caucus upon such matters;
and
Whereas, It was found at such caucus
that said reports were correct and that
certain democratic senators might vote or
would vote contrary to the views of said
majority; and
Whereas, Thereupon the following reso
lutions were presented and adopted by
more than two-thirds of the senators pres
ent at said caucus; [Here was inserted the
resolutions adopted by the democratic cau
cus.] and
Whereas, The apparent purpose of said
resolutions and actions was Improperly to
induce or coerce democratic senators who
might believe the best Interests of tho
country required the ratification of said
treaty, and because thereof held It to be
their duty to vote for Its ratification, into
disregarding that part of their oaths in
which they declared they would faithfully
discharge the duties of the office of sen
ators; therefore be it .
Resolved— I
1. That such action by the salrl or any
other caucus is in plain violation of the
spirit and Intent of the constitution of the
United States.
2. That for two-thirds or any number of
the senators of any party to meet and de
clare that "it shall be the duty of any sen
ator" to vote upon any question other
than his own convictions Impel him is a
plain violation of the manifest intent and
spirit of the constitution all have sworn
,lo uphold and defend.
3. That the "one vote” the constitution
declares each senator shall have is his own
vote and not the vote of any other or of
any number of other senators, and for a
senator to cast that "one vote" against his
convictions of right and duty in the prem
ises Is to disfranchise his state In the sen
ate and to deprive Its representation In
that body the constitution provides It shall
have.
4. That when any number of senators
by combination or otherwise undertake
through any species of coercion to induce
other senators to vote except as their
judgments and consciences tell them. It is
an invasion of the rights of a state to
equal representation with other states in
the senate and is subversive of their
rights to equal representation and the
votes of Its senators in the senate that the
constitution has provided for.
5. That the senator who permits any
body of other senators to declare and de
fine for him what Ills duty is In the mat
ter of his vote In the senate and who casts
his vote in response to such Interference,
votes not as a senator from his own state,
but as a senator from the other states,
and he augments the power of the other
states beyond that permitted by the con
stitution and weakens and degrades the
power of his own state in the senate in
violation of the spirit of the constitution.
G. That for any senator to vote except
as his judgment and sense of duty under
Ills oath of ofllce requires is to degrade the
high office of senator and to assail the
dignity and standing of the senate of tho
United States—qualities possessed in
such high degree by no other legislative
body in the world.
me resolution was listened to with
great interest by the senators.
Lodge had prepared a resolution sim
ilar to that of Patterson declaring a
treaty like the Dominican treaty should
not be made a subject of party action,
but witheld it when he heard Patter
son had proposed the resolution. This
he heard from the lips of the Colorado
senator, who claimed the privilege of
presenting tlie matter. Lodge conceded
the superiority of Patterson's claim.
Patterson gave notice he would dis
cuss the resolution tomorrow.
Tillman presented to the senate and
secured the adoption of a resolution
calling upon the postmaster general for
information as to the number of postal
clerks killed in railroad accidents dur
ing the past five years; also asking
how many steel cars are now used in
the postal service and whether the
fatalities have been so great in those'
as In other cars.
Tillman said he had been notified of
frequent fatalities to mail clerks in
railroad accidents and he wanted to
ascertain whether more security for
them could not be obtained by means
of stronger mail cars.
Senator Gullinger succeeded during
the day in the fixing of a date for
voting on the shipping bill, the hour
named being Wednesday, the 14th Inst.,
at 5 o’cli ck p. in.
Senator Fortiker announced that lie
had no Intention of attempting to de
lay action on the statehood bill.
The senate adopted a resolu
tion reappointing former Secretary of
State Richard Olney as a member of
the board of regents of the Smithson
ian institution.
Mr. Tillman presented and the sen
ate adopted a resolution calling upon
the postmaster general for Information
as to the number of postal clerks killed
in railroad accidents during the past
five years, also asking how many steel
cars are now used In the postal set v
ice and whether the fatalities have
been so great In those as In other
cars.
WRECK IN MONTANA.
Rutte, Mont., Feb. 6.—Passenger
train No. 61 on the Northern Pacific
was struck by a freight train at the
Great Northern crossing, two miles
west of Helena. It Is reported that the
freight plowed Its way through one of
-the coachea. killing and wounding a
number of persons. The cars burned. |
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Countess do Castellano (Formerly Mis*
Anna Gould) Will Be Rid of the
Gay Count.
Paris, Feb. 7.—Countess Bon I de ('as
tellane, formerly Anna Gould, today en-!
tered a plea for a divorce from her!
husband.
Representatives of Countes.’ and|
Count de Castellune appeared before
the judge, who, according to French!
law, endeavored to arrange a concilia
tion before allowing a definite suit to
proceed. It is said the Judge's efforts
were not successful, and that the suit
will proceed, but owing to the secrecy
In divorce proceedings here It is diffi
cult to confirm this report.
Rumors that any further conttnua-1
tion of her relations with her husband
was Impossible, and her removal from
the Castellano residence to the hotel in
the center of Paris gave support to the,
belief that she had finally decided to'
apply for a divorce.
Sensational reports have been circul
ated with reference to the count’s con
duct, and the name of a prominent
society leader of Paris, who was a
woman of very high standing has been
mentioned in connection with the af
fair. But the greatest reticence has
been maintained by all parties con
cerned relative to the progress ofj
negotiations looking to a conciliation
and even this morning a favorable re
sult was expected, especially as the
countess returned to her residence. It
now appears all efforts of those inter
ested in bringing about a settlement of
the differences between the countessf
and count without appeal to the courts
have been unavailing.
The count is said to be in southeast
France.
MANN DIDN’T GET ONE
Town Topics Editor Comments Con
stantly and Critically on Roose
velt Wedding Invitations.
New York, Feb. 7.—The current Issue
of Town Topics comments In an un
friendly tone upon the Invitations is-,
sued for the wedding of Miss Roosevelt^
and Nicholas Longworth.
The comment is as follows:
“The invitations to the marriage of
Miss Alice Roosevelt should be recalled,
edited, amended and issued in proper,
form. There is a time to do this if
•those concerned act promptly. The
absurd card, headed by the United'
States coat of arms, which is out of
place, is as follows: ,
" ‘The president and Mrs. Roosevelt?
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter, Allcq
Lee, to Mr. Nicholas Longworth, on
Saturday, February the seventeenth,'
1906. at 12 o'clock.’
’’ 'The president,’ unlike ‘the emperor’
or 'the king,’ is a temporary title, and,
being incorporal, can have no children!
Miss Alice was not born in the White!
House, nor during the presidency of,
her father, as Miss Cleveland was. The
principle is recognized by the concoctor
of the card, who says 'Mr. Nicholas
Longworth,’ instead of 'the Hon. Nich-,
olas Longworth, M. C.,' because Miss
Alice is going to wed the man, not the
member of congress.
"Mrs. Roosevelt, the first lady in the
land, is not the mother of Miss Alice,
and, consequently, the expression 'their
daughter is doubly erroneous. The
phrase ’marriage to Mr. Longworth' is
too suggestive of the strong-minded
woman who says ’when 1 married myl
husband.’ The bridegroom is as essen-i
tial as the bride, and the fact that Mr.
Longworth is to be married as well as
Miss Roosevelt must not be thus ig-j
nored. No place is named for the cer-,
emony, and ‘at 12 o'clock’ may mean
noon or midnight. These blunders be
ing corrected, the card of the invita-.
tion should read:
'“Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
request the honor of your presence at
the marriage of Mr. Roosevelt’s daugh-|
ter, Alice Lee, with Mr. Nicholas Long
worth, on Saturday, February the 17th,
1906, at the White House, Washington!
D. C., 12 o’clock noon.’ ”
In this connection it will be recalled
that a copy of Fads and Fancies was
sent by the Town Topics people to tha
president, some time ago, and was re
turned without thanks.
IT IS NOT SO GREAT
Peter’s Pence Collection in the Unitei
States Below Published Estimates,
Says Mgr. Falconio.
Washington, Feb. 7.—It was recently
published In some Roman papers that
the Peter’s pence collection In the Units
ed States for the last year had been
more than $500,000. This has been wide
ly copied by the American press nnd
accepted as true by clergy and people.
Mgr. Diomede Falconio, the apostolic
delegate and the medium through
which tiie money is conevey to the
pope, has taken issue with the report
and has authorized this statement:
“From the year 1894 to the year 1905,’
eleven yeaxs. the total amount received!
at the degation for the Peter's pence,
including the annual collection and otm
er donations, was $828,708.66, which Is
an average of $75,337.15 per year. Ad-’
ding to this amount such collections uq
have been sent direct to Rome, or per-:
sonally presented to the holy father by
the visiting bishops during the same*
period, the total annual receipts would,
at the most liberal estimate, average
the sum of $100,000.
"After the appeal made lust year by
the apostolic delegate the Peter’s pence
collection In the United States has in
creased. During the year 1905 only
forty-eight dioceses sent their annual
collections to the delegation, and theso
amounted to $73,572.30. To this sum
may be added donations from different
sources received tlie same year, which
amounted to $10,162.68 and which
makes a total of $83,734.98.
"However, owing to the visits ad
limlna which many of the archbishops
and bishops made during the last year!
much of the Peter’s pence collection;
was presented personally to the holy
father. The total amount of these of
ferings has not yet been communicated
to the delegate, but from the above
given figures it is evident that the
amount of the Peter's pence In the
United States is far below the esti
mate given In the press.”
ARTIFICIAL LAMB CHOP.
Foolish Butcher Tried to Impose on Df
Wiley.
Washington. Feb. ".--Snugly repos-’,
Ing in a pasteboard oox on the Uttered
desk of Dr. Wiley, head of the chemi
cal bureau of the agricultural depart-i
ment, is the best argument in favor of
a pure food law which has yet come
under the notice of the authorities. It
is nothing more nor less than an ar-:
tlficial lamb chop, which a clever, but
unr rupulous butcher had foisted upon
the family table in Dr. Wiley’s own!
house.
The imitation was made up of a piece
of comparatively unsalable meat, prob-t
ably taken from somewhere about the
neck. A bone which previously had
bec-n in use, because It showed signs of
having been broiled or boiled, at soma
stage, was carefully inserted In Uttla
slits in the piece of neck, and fastened
over with something resembling cartil,,
ages, so that the effect at first glance
was that of an ordinary lamb chop.
'ROOSEVELT WOULD
BE A U. S. SENATOR
Wm. E. Curtis Declares Thii
is the President’s
Ambition.
TO TRAVEL BEFOREHAND
t’hird Term Talk Is Distasteful to thi
Executive, It Is Said—Will Be
51 Years Old When
Term Expires.
Washington, Feb. 6.—Telegraphing
his paper, the Chicago Record-Herald,
William E. Curtis, says:
“Jacob Riis may seek notoriety by
proclaiming a third term for the pres
ident and others may hope and pray
for such a thing, but Theodore Roose
velt will not be betrayed or become en
tangled by Ills fool friends. His des
tiny Is marked out for him and when
he has finished Ills presidential ternj
he hopes to get a job at the other end
of the avenue.
"In the meantime, he Intends, if pos
sible to travel and do a little shooting.
He saw a good deal of Europe and went
as far as Constantinople during his col
lege days, but that was a good while
ago, and things have changed since,
He has a great desire to go around the
world, Ife w'ants to visit India. China
and Japan and the Philippine islands!
have an irresistible attraction for him.
But that will be only a diversion. Hia
ambition rests upon a seat In the Unit
ed States senate.
"When his term of president expires
he will be only a few months past 61
years old, diat at the prime of man^j
hood, and the period of highest use
fulness. Two-thirds of our presidents
were older than that when they were
Inaugurated.
No Idea of Third Term.
"He has not the slightest Idea of a,
third term; he knows that such a thing
Is Impossible and In violation of the
traditions of the country, and not only
has authorized no one to suggest such
a thing, but the talk Is very offensive
to him. He makes no secret of his am
bition to come to the senate from the
state of New’ York.
“Ex-presidents ought to go to the
senate as representatives of the coun
try at large. There ought to be a con
stitutional amendment requiring them
to pass from the White House to the
seriate Immediately upon the Inaugura
tion of their successors, and to remain
there for life; first, because their ex
perience and knowledge would be of
the greatest benefit to the country;
second, they would be free from parti
san and personal motives, and, third,
they would be placed upon a pedestal
w'here their reputations could not be
damaged or dignity soiled.
"It would be very much more dignified
for a man who has been president to
enter the senate as a right and an in
heritance Instead of being elected after
a political contest. Somebody ought to
introduce an amendment to the consti
tution. The subject has been discussed
frequently. Everybody is in favor of
it, just as everybody is in favor ot
postponing inauguration day to pleas
ant weather, but somehow or other the
change is ndt made.”
REAL OPEN DOOR.
Conference Wants the One in Morocc
to Swing Both Ways—Rejects
Moor's Project.
Algeclrap, Feb. 6.—The Moroccan
conference held a two hours' session
today, resulting In the definite rejec
tion of tie plan proposed by the Moors
for Hie reform of the Moroccan tariff
and a determination to frame the cus
toms system more In accord with the
views af fhe foreign powers.
The Moors tariff plan, which was
submitted January 27, was lengthily
discussed by the delegates, all the pow
ers except Morocco finally deciding
they would accept neither the princi
ple nor the rates as a basis. This de
termination was due to the excessive
rates iVhlch the Moors sought to Im
pose on foreign commodities entering
Morocco, the conference taking the
view that such a system would tend
to defeat the principle of the open
door. However the delegates favored a
moderate Increase In the present du
ties and appointed a committee to pre
pare a project.
The conference further decided to pre
pare a project to overcome Morocco’s
antiquated methods of restricting ex
ports. The latter project will reduce
the export taxes on many articles and
do away with the rules by which Tan
gier Is the only port from which live
stock can leave Morocco.
The conference Is thus seeking to
make the open door swing both ways
for exports and for Imports.
LADY GREY DIES.
finally Succumbs to Injuries Received
in a Runaway Last
Week.
London, Feb. 6.—Lady Grey, wife of
Sir Edward Grey, the foreign minister,
who sustained concussion of the brain
by being thrown frlm her trap at El
llngham, Northumberland, last Thurs
day, died yesterday without having re
gained consciousness.
The uutlmely death of Lady Grey,has
brought to the new foreign minister
many sincere messages of sympathy.
Throughout the nation Lady Grey’s de
votion to her husband and her pride in
his political career was well known, and
the announcement of her death as the
result of an accident Just when Sir Ed
ward had reached the zenith of his am
bitions struck a sympathetic chord
which finds voice In the newspapers of
all shmles of political opinion. King
Edward, on learning of the death of
Lady Grey, sent a kindly telegram to
Earl Grey.
Lady Grey died in the room of a
school house near where she was
thrown from the trap. Sir Edward
hardly left the bedside after the acci
dent, but his wife was unconscious
throughout.
MERGER INFORMATION.
Pennsylvania and Other Railroads WIk
are Under Suspicion Are Re
ported to President.
Washington. Feb. 3.—The reply of
the Interstate Commerce commission
to the house resolution calling on the
president for information regarding
the alleged merger of the Pennsylvania
railroad and other companies was
placed In the hands of the president to
day. No Intimation was given as to
Its nature or as to when the president
will transmit It to the house.
NO WAY TO hmi UUT
interstate Commerce Commission Goe.
Through Motion of Making Report on
Alleged Railroad Combine.
Washington, D. C„ Feb. 7.—President
Roosevelt today transmitted to the
house the report submitted to him by
the Interstate Commerce commission
In response to a resolution regarding
the alleged combination of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad company, and certain
other roads named therein, in violation
of anti-trust laws. The report says:
“The only definite facts known to thd
commission believed to have any bear
ing on the subject, matter of this res
olution are those appearing In the an*
nual reports filed by the companies
named in compliance with an act tq
regulate commerce, except as the same
facts or some of them have been dis
closed, from time to time. In proceed
ings before the commission. From tha
latest of these reports covering the
year ending June 30, 1905, the following
figures and other data have been com
piled.
Related Lines.
“The Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany has an authorized capital stock
of $400,000,000, of which $302,513,30(1
has been issued and is now outstand
ing. This company appears to con
trol and Is understood to control al|
lines embraced in the Pennsylvania
system, so called, having an aggregate
mileage of 10,999 miles and gross earn
ings for year named of $238,173,000.
The term Pennsylvania system as here
used Includes the lines of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad company, the Pennsyl
vania company, the Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Washington and the North
ern Central, but does not Include the
Baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and Westi
ern or Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
companies.
"It Is shown, however, that the com
panies constituting the Pennsylvania
pystem control considerable stock irj
(the three last named companies, but lit
po Instance do they control or own a
piajority of the outstanding stock.”
An Apparent Understanding.
In conclusion the report says:
“From general knowledge and Infor
mation of the commission the furthe#
statement is warranted that since the
acquisition by the Pennsylvania rails
boad and the companies controlled by)
It of the slock of the Baltimore and
Ohio, the Norfolk and Western and the
Chesapeake and Ohio the published
rates of the several railroads named
have been better maintained, and In
some Instances advanced, and that,
there appears to be less competition in
rates between these lines than was for
merly the case, but this Is also true ofj
competitive rates generally In other
parts of the country.
“As to whether the facts hereinbe
fore stated show or tend to show any!
violation of the act of congress re
ferred to In the resolution the commis
sion expresses no opinion, as It Is
charged with no duty In connection
with that enactment, and has no au
thority to determine any question arts
•ng thereunder."
FAVORS IOWA MAN
President Roosevelt Said to Want E. E
Clark, of Cedar Rapids, for Inter
state Commerce Commissioner.
Washington, I). C., Feb. 7.—Ed ward
E. Clark, ol’ Cedar Rapids, la., head of;
the Order of Railway Conductors, whol
was a member of the anthracite strike;
commission, is reported to have been
practically determined upon by Presi-,
dent Roosevelt as one of the new mem
bers of the Interstate Commerce com-,
mission In case the rate measure passes
and carries with it the enlargement of,
the commission from live to seven!
members.
It Is stated by men who have coun
seled with the president that he de-1
sires to add to the commission one rep-j
resentatlve of the railroads In their cor-j
porate and business capacity, prefer-!
ably a skilled traffic man, and one
'representative of organized railroad
labor. Mr. Clark represents one of thq
strongest oragnlzatlons of labor and
ione of the most conservative. The rep
resentative of the traffic department id
not understood to have been s9 nearly
determined. Chief Statistician Peabodyj
of the Atchison, was at one time prac
tically selected, but his appointment lg
said tq have been rendered Impossible
because of the Atchison rebate case anq
developments. In this connection soma
other will have to be found.
Clark Opposes Rate Bill.
The radical advocates of legislation
do not feel particularly pleased at thq
'possibility of Clark’s selection as he has
been a consistent opponent of the pend
ing legislation on the ground that it
would endanger the present wage
schedule of the railroad employes. ThJ
fear is entertained that he would be
too devoted a railroad man. With Pea
body out of serious consideration, the
possibility of the appointment of Con
gressman Hepburn is taken seriously;
among people who are concerned about
Jthe organization of the commission. He
could not be named immediately, or
during the term for which he was elect
ed to congress. There will be a vacancy
a year hence, occasioned by the expira
tion of the term of Commissioner
Clements, and as that will come only
three months before the expiration of
Mr. Hepburn’s term, the place could
easily be held open for him.
The personnel of the reorganized com
mission is considered of utmost import
ance In case the law passes, hence
nuch Interest Is manifested In it.
PUT UP COAL PRICE
'hicago Dealers Are Quick to Lay Holt
of an Excuse to Increase
Profits.
Chicago, Feb. 5.—Because of the pos
sibility of a strike of coal miners, a
number of wholesalers in the city to
day advanced the price of soft coal 25
cents a ton.
MRS. COREY IS ILL.
Delayed en Route to Reno, Where Shg
May Sue for Divorce.
Reno, Nev., Feb. 7.—Mrs. W. Ellisj
Corey, wife of the Pittsburg steel mag
nate, is critically ill at Salt Lake City,
The surprising news was received here
late last evening when she was ex-,
pooled here, and her friends had every
thing in readiness to receive her. It'
was only by the merest accident that'
news of her illness was made public. ;
it now develops that when Mrs. Corey
left her home in the east to go to herj
new home In Reno she was suffering
from a severe cold. A report says shd
will establish a residence here for the
purpose of suing for a divorce.
INDIANS ATTACK WHITES.
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 6.—A letter re
ceived in El Paso from a mining man
in Curbo, Sonora, states that a band
;of Yaqul Indians attacked a train of
■teamsters on Saturda" night last about
eighteen miles from San Miguel and
killed eight of the party. The Indiana
escaped, tailing the wagons, teams and
'.supplies.