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Secretary Long Writoi that the 8cilej Cue if at An End. AfPtOVES TBE COIRT S FINDINGS A Re haa ring te Wealed the Admiral, Tktnfun the Matter ImIi The Ap peal of Attorney for Llkf wlne Kuled Oat. WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. Secretary Long baa disposed finally of the Schley case bo far as the nayyilfc- partment is concerned by acting upon the findings and conclusions of the court of Inquiry. He approves the findings of facts And the opinion of the full court; he approves the majority opinion where there Is a difference in the court; he holds that the court could not hare entered in to the question of com mand at the battle of Santiago, and finally be accepts the recommendation that no further proceedings shall be had. The secretary also has declined the application of Admiral Sampson's counsel to enter upon an inquiry into the question of command and hos no tified Admiral Schley's counsel of that fact as a reason for declining to hear them on that point. Secretary Long's approval of the majority report was as follows: "WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 1901. The department has read the testi mony in the case, the arguments of counsel at the trial, the court's find ings of fact, opinion and recommen dation, the individual memorandum of the presiding member, the statement of exceptions to the said findings and the opinion by the applioant, the re ply to said .statement by the judge advocate of the court and his assist ant and the briefs this day submitted by counsel for Rear Admiral Samp son traversing presiding member's view as to who was in command at the battle of Santiago. "And after careful consideration the findings of fact and the opinion of the full court are approved. As to the points on which the presiding member differs from the majority of the court, the opinion of the majority is approved. "As to the further expression of his views by the same member with regard to the questions of com mand on the morning of July 3, 1888, and of the title to credit for the en suing victory, the conduct of the court in making no finding and ren dering no opinion on those questions la approved indeed it could with pro priety take no other course, evidence on these questions during the inquiry having been excluded by the court. "The department records its appre ommendatton of the court that no fur ther proceedings be had in the prem ises. . "The department records is appre ciation of the arduous labors of the whole court JOHN D. LONG, " "Secretary of the Navy." The text of the secretary's letter to Admiral Sampson's attorneys is as fol lows: "Navy Department, Washington, D. C, Dec. 20, 1901. Gentlemen: In view of the department's approval, this day, of the recommendation of the court of inquiry, in the case of Rear Admiral Schley, that no further pro ceedings be had, and of the fact that jtty qjuestion of (Command was ex cluded from consideration by the court, the department wiil take no ac tion upon the brief filed by you in behalf of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson. Very respectfully, "JOHN D. LONG, Secretary. "Messrs. Staton, Campbell and Thiell, New York." " DIE f ICULT TO MAKE TERMS. Federal Authorities Are Still Negotiating With Kids per. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec 23. W. W. Peat, treaUurer of the Turkiali mis sion in Constantinople, and M. Gar- Ui!o,. drSOm!5 Of. he United States legation here, are still at Salonica, en deavoring to open negotiations with the brigands who hold captive Miss Ellen M. Stone and to fix a rendezvous with them. LONDON, Dec. 23. According to a Sofia dispatch to the Express an ar rangement has been made with the brigands holding Miss Stone captive and the American legation at Constan tinople, under the terms of which the brigands are to accept $70,000 for the release of Mies Stone. It is said the ransom Is to be paid on Bulgarian soil and that Miss Stone ia to be liberated in Turkish territory. ThfMea Afrnetretorlat. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 23.-W. J. 8pillman of Pullman, Wash., hat been selected to succeed Prof. F. Lat oa Bcrlbner at the agrostologlst ol the department of agriculture. Proieetorato Over Tripoli. VIENNA, Dec, 23. The Allgemelnc Zaltuag aaaeru that France and Italy bar concluded a formal treaty which waalea Italy to declare a formal pro taetonta oar Tripoli. WILL TELL SCnttY ABOUT IT Loag Will Inform Admiral Warn lamp Ian File Hi I-rotest, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.Tbe navy department has not yet prepared its answer to the bill of objections an nounced yesterday lo the bill of ex ceptions by Admiral Schley, but it is expected it will be delivered tomorrow. Captain Lem'.y and Solicitor Hanna having given a considerable portion of the day to the matter. The fol lowing letter was addressed to Ad tr.lral Schley today: "Dear Sir: The department has re ceived your communication of the 18th Inst, wherein you request that if a protest" is filed by Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson relative to the question of command of the American naval forces during the battle of Santiago and credit for the victory woj in that battle, you be accorded an opportunity to present, through your eoutiise', oral argument against such prow-it, "In reply you are Inform d thr.t when such protest is received you will be advised of. the dcpa"tment's con clusion. Yours respectfully, "JOHN D. LONG. "Rear Admiral W. S. Schley." OPPOSE CHINESE EXCLUSION UtH Meeting in Boston Ad lire Med hf V4'o. Lloyd OarrUon. BOSTON, Dec. 20. William Lloyd Garrison presided over a meeting in the Bromfield Street Methodist Episco pal church this evening, at Which resolution were adopted against the re-enactment of the Chinese exclusion act. Besides Mr. Garrison, the speak ers were Rev. J. M. Foster of Boston, Rev. M. R. Johnson of San Francisco, Yong Hay, a Chinese clergyman of this city; Rev. James A. Earle and Colonel Stephen W. Nickerson In the course of his address Mr. Garrison eaid: "We are here tonight as American citizens to protest against America's Injustice in dealing with a sister na. tion. We cannot forget that our an cestors themselves were immigrants' with no prescriptive right to enter this country." WHAT INDIAN IS MADE fOR Merely a Joke to Pm Counterfeit on Poor Lo. FARGO, N. D., Dec. 20. It is not a crime against the United States to pass a confederate bill on an unsus pecting Indian, according to the de cision of Judge Amidon in the Uni ted States court here, in the Barrett case. Barrett was arrested for giving an Indian a $5 confederate bill in fc horse trade. It as alleged that he had violated section 5430 of the revised United States statutes, which makes it a crime to carry paper bills bearing a similitude to paper bills of legal currency. It was held that the of fense is merely a cheat Barrett was i Billings county cowboy and has been discharged from custody. A Paper Hoi Trust. BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 20. Repre sentatives of about thirty of the paper box manufacturers of the country met here today for the purpose of forming a combine. It was stated after a se cret meeting that satisfactory progress tad been made, but no definite state ment had been made as regards the capitalisation of the concern. If the plan of consolidation is successful one of its features will be that none of its stock will be placed on the market for sale, but each manufacturer will subscribe to the working capital in proportion to the value of his plant. Will Abide by Arbitration, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Secretary Hay and Senor Zaldiver, the Hawaiian minister, today signed the protocol providing for the submission to arbi tration of the claim of the Salvador commercial company, otherwise known as El Triunfo, for damages sustained through the alleged appropriation by the government of Salvador of their concession rights. The claim amounts to about half a million dollars. Mercer Introduce a Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec, 20. In ac cordance with authority conferred by congress last year, the secretary of agriculture has had plans prepared for a handsome new building for the Department of Agriculture and today Representative Mercer of Nebraska introduced a bill appropriating $2,000, 000 for the proposed new structure. For Mine and Mining. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 20, Represcntatlve Wood of California to day Introduced a bill to establish a department of mines and mining. . Baa Cnafldenre la Congress. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Secretary Wilson today expressed confldenraAhat rongreas would avert the threatened suspension on March 1 of the micro scopical examination of Amerkat meats sent abrod by making the ap propriation for continuing that work in Jwordance with estimates he hat submittal. Secretary Wilson aayt that he does not believe congresa will permit any lapse In the inspection work tor want of money. Resent Government's Decision to Cease Microscopical Inspection, MORRIS SAYS IT MEANS HAVOC a Declare that Uermanr Will Hot Re ceive a Poaad of Aasericaa Pork II the Catted State atop the Heretofore OMctal Tagglag. CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Chicago pack ers have received notice from D. E. mal industries in Washington, to the effect that the microscopical Inspection of meat will cease Malta 1, 1902. The announcement has aroused the packers and Nelson Morris said tonight that a meeting will probably be called in the near future to consider what will be done. ''Letters have been received by all the pork packers in Chicago," Bald Mr. Morris, "and it ie my uudei'staudlii that the inspection will be abandoned in all parts of the United States. "It will work havoc with the pack ers. Germany will not receive a pound of American pork unless it bears the tag of the United States meat inspector. It will not receive pork in pieces that weigh legs than nine pounds, and this is already a hardship to exporters of pork. Of course we will be shut out of the Ger man market altogether if the inspec tion of pork is abolished. Other countries now admit our meat with out the inspectors' tag, but they may cease to do so when the inspection is done away with and there is the chance of receiving poor pork from unscrupulous packers. "I cannot see any reason why the microscopic inspection should' be abol ished. It does not cost very much and ia of great benefit to every one con cerned. I am sure there will be se rious protests from the packers. I believe a meeting will be called to consider the question. The notice came as a shock to Chicago packers, all of whom had laughed at the pre vious rumors to the effect 'that the examination would be abolished." LOST TEN PER CENT Of CATTLE Oklahoma Slock men Suffer Keenly From Recent Cold. GUTHRIE, O. T., live. 20. As a re sult of the Intense cold and storms stockmen figure a 10 per cent loss in cattle. This is true covering the two territories, the lose being greater on the western Oklahoma ranges and in the new country. The last two days have been cold, but accompanied by no blizzards. This has given the stockmen opportunity to provide means to care for their cattle and to collect them on the ranges, where they bad scattered, driven by ,tbe storm in seeking shelter. Plenty of provision will now be made, as all an ticipate an extremely cold winter. In central and eastern Oklahoma the cat tle are being collected at the cotton oil mills to fatten quickly and ship to market. Mni All Speak Spanish. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20. The gov ernment has issued the long contem plated order that all railwaymployei in contact with the public shall be able to speak Spanish in such a manner as to be able to deal directly with the passengers and public in general. This order will principally affect Pull man company employes. It is claim ed that many accidents of late have been due to the Inability of trainmen to speak Spanish, causing a mistake of orders. The order takes effect New Year's day. Criai on the Itban. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 20. Th Bulletin says: Rush oruers have been received from Washington direct ing that tho cruiser Philadelphia sail from here 'omorrow w'th all p'-ed for Panama. Affairs on the isthmus are -approaching a crisis. Venezuela n j t'i Got tit any arc srgUiSg i pc in cr two of diplomacy and there are other interesting matters of international interest on the southern coast Pension for Mr. McBinlr. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Sfiator Hanna introduced a bill granting a yimlon of $5,000 a year to Mr. Mc Klnky, widow of tint late pnMident Pnnneefote Ktpcetlne, lo Hear. " WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. CrJ Pauncefote, the British ambassador. Is daily expecting from his government Its approval and ratification of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. To Prevent Kate Calling. CHICAGO, Dec, 20. President and executive officers met to put a stop to the indiscriminate rate cutlng that has been going on weat of the Mis souri river. It wa deemed Inadvis able to take any concerted action that might be construed as a violation cf the anti trust law, so each road pledg ed Itself Individually to strictly main tain tariff ratea after January 1- Ship pers have been notified that no mors cut rate contrac ts will be made. TNE LIVE STOCK MARKET Latest Quotation from toath Osaka and Kaaaaa City, BO UTH OMAHA. ' Cal tie There were a. good many cattle for thi time of the week and as alt point were quoted lower the feeling at this point wa also weak. Buyer did not start out until lute, i) the morning" wa well advanced before much of anything had chanced hands. Receipts did not Include veyr many corn-fed steer, but sttU prac tical all kind were a little lower and the market wa wy elow. Some of the more desirable grade were perhaps not very much lower, but aside from thou? It wa a dull, weak market. The cow mar ket wan also alow and lower. Buyer did not seem to be particularly anxious for supplies today, and as the receipts were ilbersJ they took their tlms sbotit filling ineir orders. The market on nulls, veal calve and stags was also slow and weak, particularly on the leas desirable grades. There wa a better demand for desirable grades of Blockers and feeders than uxual and prices were fully steady. A big string of Colorado cattle sold a high as $4 10. which was considered a good, steady price. Common cattle, however, were neg lected and In moat cases sold a little lower than yesterday. . Hogs The hog market was very slow and lower. The general market could safely be quoted a dime fewer than yes terday. Choice heavy hogs weighing over 3O0 poutHts sold at right around steady prices with yesterday, but there were only a few of them on sale. They were picked up first and sold largely from K M to $6.Tj. Good mixed hogu were fully 5jl0c lower and sold from H.20 to K.40, Light mixed and butcher weights were fully a dime lower and went mostly from to $6. SO. Light hogs sold from J-i.OO down and were very hard to dispose of at a decline of 10 tf lbc. Sheep Quotations: Choice lightweight yearlings. K.WrfM.ZS; good to choice me dium weight yearlings, t3.73ft4.00: fair to good yearlings, IX&O'&S.Tj; choice wethers, I3.604i4.00; fair to good wethers, tX3O43.60; choice ewes. t3.K&3.40; fair to good ewes, C-SO-gS.lO; common ewes, tt.0otiZ.0a; choice lambs, tTi.90fi5.4O: fair to good lambs, tt .60 t$.0B; feeder wethers, Hfc3.15: feeder lambs, t3.00ft3.50. KANSAS CITY. Cattle Market steady to 10c lower; choice export and dressed beef steers, tS.60 6 15; fair to good. H.TMrS.SO; mockers and feeders, tt ".- 4. 25; western fed ateers. t4.75 jsr5.75: western range steers, t3.u0&4.7; Texas and Indian steers, tS.0Ojj4.5O; Tex a eows, t2.2T4l3.50; native cows, t2.,V)$4.2; hotfers, t3.2S4ro.Oo: canners, tl. 6062.40; bulls, t2.2fi4j4.00; calves, tJ.3SsJ5.. Hogs Market heavy and 10c lower: light and pigs, 10620c lower; top, fi-ST1; bulk of sales, to.7o&.35; heavy, .0r4.87H; mixed packers, t6.10.50; light, t5.2Str.2; pig, u.ms v,. Sheep and Lambs Market steady to 10c. lower; native lambs, t4.755rS.25; western lambs, t4.SOftS.00; native wethers, n'Af 4.25; western wether. t3.50ft4.00; ewes, t2.75&3.75; culls and feeder t2.00J3.50. REPORT UPON SCHLEY lodge Advocate Lenaler and Solicitor Hnnaa rile ateplr la Onjertloao. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Judge Ad vocate Lemly and Solicitor Hanna sub mitted to Secretary Long their report upon thtc bill of objections- filed by Admiral Schley, through his counsel, to the findings of the Schley court of nlquiry. In substance the report Is an argu ment supplementary to the argument made by the writers before the court of inquiry. The principal points are an instance upon their contention that the first report Is the unanimous re port of the court of inquiry; that the court was justified in rejecting Ad miral Schley's evidence by the num ber of witnesses who took issue with him, and that there is no sufficient reason for a reopening of the case as requested by Admiral Schley. Secretary Long has not yet acted upon the report, but is expected to do bo today. If adopted, the report will be forwarded to Admiral Schley, NOT OPPOSED TO THE PENSION Knurl Harrison Say Re ia Hot Fighting Claim for Stepmother. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Colonel Russell B. Harrlsoa, son of the late President Benjamin Harrison, wag ad mitted to practice In the court of claims at Its last session. Colonel Harrison, In reply to an In quiry concerning the reason for his presence In Washington, said: "I have been here entirely on legal business. The report that I am oppos ing the granting of a pension to Mrs. Benjamin Harrison is absolutely with out foundation. "I have hesitated to make reference to this matter, even to deny the truth of the idle rumor earlier, simply from a ditilnclinatioa to make reference to family matters." Killed lr Load of Log. GLBNWOOD, Ia.. Dec. 21. While walking alongside of a load of logs, Sam Red was almost Instantly killed. The accident happened on the Bcll Wyant farm, about twelve miles south of town. Red was on the way with aged 40 years, fell Into an open cel beslde the wagon to keep warm. In some way the load became uncoupled and the logs rolled off the wagon onto Red, crushing him. Settler Baffer From Cold. OUTHIME, 0, T Dec. 21. Every road leading Into the new country la still lined with prospective, settlers. Generally these are men in poor finan cial circumstances, who are moving with their families Into this region to better their condition. They have suf fered untold atfonles as the result of the recent cold wave. Without food and generally, without money and In a country sparsely settled, tbey have starved and frozen. Distinguished Hen Break Ground for Louisiana Purchase Show. TURNING THE THAWED 01T SOD Governor of font r-nrchaea State Pre eat Day loo Cold for the Contem alated Street rroeeeeloa Thouaaad Attend the Festiviilea, ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31. The governors of four Louisiana purchase states Minnesota, Nehraaka, Arkansas and Missouri several member of con gress and world's fair national com missioners and other invited guests, among them General John C. Bates, commanding the Department of Mis souri, and Colonel John D. G. Ogles by, representing Governor Yates of Il linois, were present and participated In the ceremonies attending the break ing of the ground today on the site of the world's fair in Forest park. The exercises at the park, where the thermometer registered around zero, cc&sisted of an invocation by Rev. Dr. S. J. Niccoils, addresses by the chair man of the committee on credentials, Corwin' H. Spencer, and President David R. Francis, and the breaking of gound on the site of the educational building by the officials of the exposi tion company, municipal authorities and invited guests. Three bistoric shovels were used in the ground breaking. The first was one of Iron and oak, loaned by the Massachusetts state arsenal, Boston, where it had been placed In 1805 as a relic of early American workmanship. An exact reproduction of that shovel, a manufacture of the Louisiana pur chase, made of ebony and steel, sil ver plated, was next put in use. A veritable relic, an old wooden shovel, thought to have been one of the tools employed by the 200 white miners from France and the 600 African slaves from San Domingo, brought over by Francis Renault In 1718 to work In the St. Genevieve (Mo.) mines, was the third used. It was originally found In St Francis county, this state, by F, J, Monell while sinking a shaft In the famous Flat river lead district and Is now the property of the Peace dale museum, Rhode Island, to which It was presented by a Mr. Hazard. Speaking by Governor Francis, Con gressman James A. Tawney of Minne sota and Governor Jefferson Davis of Arkansas, and music by "Seymour's famous sixty" was the program at the Coliseum, where several thousand per sons were present. A banquet at the Southern hotel In the evening com pleted the day's program. At the appointed time directors and officers of the Louisiana Purchase Ex position company. General John C. Bat, Major Henry K. Hunter, Fif teenth United States cavalry, and other army officers, governors of states and guests assembled at the St. Iouis club. Carriages -were taken and the party was driven to Forest park, where the ceremony of breaking ground was car ried out. A huge fire had been built on the structural site of the educa tional building to soften the ground. NAY INTENDS TO HOLD POST Jaeretarj Make Kef nlatloa of Past and Subsequent Ramon. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. In view of the repeated publications of late to the general effect that Secretary Hay is about to retire a statement is glvJn with full authority touching this sub ject, substantlaly to the effect that Secretary Hay does not now contem plate retirement from the cabinet. This statement applies, not only to the present moment, but to that Indefinite period fixed by the conclusion of the negotiations necessary to the construc tion of an Isthmian canal. Also it is stated with equal posltlveness that authority that President Roosevelt has In the strongest terms expressed to Secretary Hay bis earnest desire that be shall remain In the cabinet, of which he forms one of the principal props. Thus, according to the state ment, the secretary's inclination and the president's desire run together, and there is no foundation for the re ports to the effect that Secretary Hay l to leave his post. Trnetlon for Toklo, NEW YOHK, Dec. 21. A contract amounting to $750, 0o0 has been placed In this city for the electrical equip ment of the first electric traction sys tem in Toklo, Japan. The line will cover the principal streets of Toklo and It is expected will be In operation early In 1S03. Aaha far Half Million. CLEVELAND, Dec. 21 The Mc Klnley Memorial association Is receiv ing encouraging reports from all over the country. Half a million dollars Is the sum fixed to be raised. An appor tionment of the total sura has been made among the ststes of the union, according to population and location. The largest sum la asked of New York, 1160,000; Ohio's apportionment Is 100,000 and the other states propor. tlonately less. .. $.4444 4H4-H TKE NEWS IN IZlf. Ira C. Dcaver of Robinson, Mo,, has been apopir'ed a gardener at Pima Indian school, Arizona. The American Sugar Refining com pany reduced soft grades of refined su gar 10 points per 100 pounds. Representatives of thirty paper box manufacturing companies met at Buf falo to form a paper box trust. The Bulgarian ministry has resign ed, owing to the hostility of the So branje to the proposals for a new loan. Prince Nichols of Montenegro has arrived at St. Petersburg and has vis ited the czar at the palace at Gat china. Senator Ctillom Introduced In the senate a bill providing for the retire ment of the Hawaiian coinage and cur rency, Homer A. Selp of Summerfiold, Kan., has been appointed Inspector on board at the naval station at Cavite, Philip pine islands. At a meeting of Bostonlans presid ed over by William Lloyd Garrison a protest against the enactment of the Chinese exclusion act was mane. It is rumored that Rev. Daniel Brad ly of the First Congregational church of Grand Rapids, Mich., will be elec ted president of Iowa college at Grin nell. The loss of cattle in Oklahoma be cause of the cold is figured at 10 per cent by the stockmen. The loss is greater in western Oklahoma and the new country. A morning paper in Paris assert that Commandant General Botha haa reported to Mr. Krugcr that he has 24,000 armed men. 10,000 being Cape Colony recruits. President Floss of the United State bowling tournament, which will begin In Buffalo January 30, announces that the time for filing entries has been ex tended to January 4. Advices received at the British war office from Lord Kitchener from Pre toria report the Important capture of Commandant Badenhorst, with a par ty of Boers, at Sterkfontein. The large annex to the Iwisburg, . W. -Va., female institute, one of the largest Presbyterian schools In that state, was destroyed by fire. The old academy building was saved. Emperor William has bestowed upon the csarewirh. Grand Duke Michael, the order of the Black Eagle, and haa appointed him honorary colonel of the Alexander III Uhlan regiment. A bill was Introduced In the senate by Mr. Penrose, authorizing the pay ment of per diem pensions to all offi cers and enlisted men of the United States who served In the civil war. A bill has been introduced In the senate by Mr, Pnrose reviving the grade of vice admiral of the navy and promoting Admirals Sampson and Schley and Captain Clark to that rank. The St. Petersburg Gazette announc es that a modified slate of siege has been procialmed in a score of towns throughout Russia. Strikers and stu dents' riots are responsible for the ac tion taken by the authorities. The river and harbor committee took action which Insures the early pre sentation of a river and harbor bill. It was determined to close the hear ings on January 25 and to have the bill ready to report on February 10. Senator Warren has Introduced an amendment to the constitution grant ing the right of suffrage to women. One of the largest oil gushers on Spindle Top, In the Beaumont, Tex., district, has Just been opened. It is owned by Perry, O. T capitalist. Then Is a general strike of the iron workers of Barcelona, Spain. Nina thousand men are affected. It ua been proved that the recent baUcrs' riots at Cadiz were fomented by an archists. The commander of the North Ger man Lloyd steamer Neckarn, Captain HarraHsowitz, has been fined 25 at Perth, western Australia, for breaking the seals of the ship's stores In con traynt!on of the new Australian tar iff. As . refused to pay the fine the commander was put in prison. Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii has In troduced a bill making the leper col cny of Hawaii a United States gov crnmcnt reservation, and providing that the colony shall be under the control of the secretary of the treas ury. The International sugar conference was opened at Brussels. All the coun tries of Europe, except Russia, were represented. Count de Sinet de Nae. ycr, Belgian minister of finance and public works, wag elected president of the conference. Judge Darling of Vermont has for mally assumed the duties of asisstant secretary of the navy. Papers Incorporating the American lumber company, capital 8,000,000, were filed with the county clerk of Essex county, New Jersey, Occasionally a small boy tries to keep clean so he won't have to be washed. A s Ida down hill seems ten times as swift and fast when you are on It as when the other fellow Is,
