AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Washington, August 21.
RESUMPTION OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY.
,r^ president Is expected to return to ¦Washington
within ten days, when the Cabinet meetings, which
t*ve beer, suspended fcr nearly two months, will
be res-med. and the administrative machinery,
wr-'ch for til( * flrst tlme ln several years has had a
-—Hi O f lethargic routine, will become notably
»«ve all along the line. Estimates for the ex
penses of an expanded country are to be prepared
for the new LVIIth Congress, numerous important
recommendations for legislation to sim unprece
de-ted conditions must be adopted, and, following
tre preparation of annual reports, the President
fcl s to f.r.d time for writing his annual message.
which br« greater degree than ever before is ex
'¦acaec to deal with foreign relations, and especially
dwe" on commercial association with 4he other na
• r.r> of the world which roust buy surplus Ameri-
HuaTwodUCt*. This important feature of the ad
otalKßation'a pclicy will be emphasized over all
ntfaers'a* the subject of most pressing importance.
° he president, while not departing in the slightest
6 'e from the principles of protection, regards
rec'ocity as the essential complement of protec
tio'*"a"d' «•--' vr S e lhe ratification of the treaties
omfflSC and soon to be negotiated as indispensable
to the continued commercial supremacy of the
United State?.
In -he three months intervening before the legls
t7 Vr rr.iiis begin to grind official Washington will
BHH* To d - including the - nammtfaa of
rxoan autonomy and the partial solution of the
,-nre pressing questions in the Philippines, and
ST.m W iu be compelled to take some cognizance
p' 'h/acute domestic labor situation. The sessions
% the Sefalej Curt o£ inquiry cannot fail to fur
"sh ina-rTial for exciting gossip from its assem
-;,™ September 12 to the ir.deftr.ite date six
";L,t«**or two months later, when its opinion may
* expect*.! The next term of the United .States
Ttr-erae Court begins on October 14. but the jus
f»s ar»- to return for consultation two weeks
""?-'' 'or a number of important decisions. mciud
«, "c* f.«=cai status of the PhiUppines. The Dlp
w*»tic Corps, which is n"w scattered along the
wtroast and in the mountains, as well as in Eu
„.£ wta reasscmMe early in October. General
/w*'n and the other army staff chiefs who are
i-«£ctl-s''the possesßloM 'beyond the Pacific are
?;«.»? 'heir desk.' within four weeks, and before
CJL 1 there will be Interesting Interchanges
? wwHwrf ta Washington official circles, and
„ "usually Vtiipid summer season will gradually
St aSdSy gi-ve »ay to the sterner realities of
•overnraer.t.
THE SPEAKERS EARLY START.-Speaker
' Henderson will bony home from Europe in a fort-
Bight'ar.i Imxnefiiatelar «•« -- work constituting
tbe"eonr.i:ttees of the next House of Representa
tives. If this business were deferred until after his
formal election in December it would not be pos
sible to complete it with thoroughness and satis
faction to all interests until lone: after the Christ
ris* holidays. Heretofore— at least for many years
—it has been the practice of the man on whom at
tention b fixed as the presiding officer of the bomi
j«. c°aaber to arrange the greater number of th ,
Ms'^itfi In advance of the meeting of Con
"- Mr. Henderson, being his own undoubted
cu-cesso- will have merely to shift the slate a
sale.«BW>ly vacancies and -earrarge places where
x"t public interest or the social convenience of the
House requires that it shall be done. He has the
experience of many years as a leading member of
thfbodv. ar.d additional experience as Speaker for
on' terrs WTifle the "** cf appointments this
rea* will be by BO means herculean, it will be
•rave and important enough to Justify giving to it
b?h ttae and thought, and this Mr. Henderson
proposes to do by taking up the work so much
ahead of time.
IMPORTANT WORK FOR CONGRESS. —In
Washington there Is usually earlier talk than else
vh< ,Te~as to the coming session of Congress. Just
r.nw those most familiar with public - tin are
cnr.vir.ced that the next Congress will deal with
a greater volume of more important business in Its
ttrst session than has almost any of its predecessors
for a third of a century. Besides the tariff and
subsidy Question? there are the vital matters of
insular government, the extension or not of the
constitution to the rew possesfiar.s and the re
rr.arrmer.t of the Chinese Exclusion law, additional
immigration legislation, restriction of representa
»iTO in the Southern States which adopt constitu
tional amendnentf; depriving the colored race of
f«u*Trage, the lengthening of the Congressional and
Presidential terais by a few weeks to enable the
inauguration of President and Vice-President to
occu 1 - in clement weather, and to provide for the
assembling of Cotgrese earlier after its election.
Ma-y ether topic? may likewise be at* - :ssed. and
there is no thought that the session will close De
fore the ffJcdle of the summer. The fact that th*
¦ s=P«aker is ready to- provide for an early start indi
cates his full realization of the necessity for
promptness in getting to work at the real business
of Congress before the winter holidays.
THEY'LL HAVE TO STEP UP.— The Capttol ha*
r.st for rr.nv.y years been in such a state of upheaval
;ind repair la at present. Among the improvements
bdBC executed none strike the visitor more for
cibly than what la going; on in the House chamber,
¦uhere the entire flooring and foundation, with all
I heir related appliances of ventilation and acoustics.
have be^n removed and are being rapidly replaced
by a system which cannot fail to be acceptable to
all except perhaps a few chronic grumblers. Far
below in the sub-basement a new method of forc
irg in pure air supersedes the old, and away up at
the top of the building machinery Is Installed for
extracting the vitia'ed air. About four feet be
neath the floor proper there is a handsomely tiled
floor, on which, supported by a steel framework, is
fupericr'osed a Ekeleton of wooden beams over
which the floor lakuag is laid. Just now the work-
Ttsen are busy polishing and coloring this floor. It
Is arranged like an amphitheatre, with seats gradu
ally rising, row by row. from the open space near
Urn Speaker's desk back to the doors. This is
where the grumbling will arite when the old crusty.
gouty or rheumatic member next winter shall at
teapt *.o pass from the cloakroom. In the back of
the hall, to hi* eeat on the floor and finds he will
save to climb two or three steps to do so. The
Phin through elevation will be In the more com
.ortabie arrangement of the seats and in the acous
tic qialit!e& of tie great chamber. Capitol officials
cec&re that debaters can now be heard on the
BME, which has not been the case heretofore for
rr lll ll ' : years, except those with stentorian voices.
-_}?' v^tor to-day passes along the House
f-orridors he is bewildered at first by the
•ong funereal rows of shelves, hung with black
2f«7< ar.d warr.ed to keep his hands off. Be
- r -na these black cambric curtains are the books in
i, 1 use iibrar > • revised statutes and reference
OTk? They are kept there because the workmen
«¦•* employed la making a new roof and there is
nowhere else to put the books.
THE STAY! OF AH SlN.— lmmigration ofScials
BM* last developed me Interesting 'acts about
*!!>• Chinese p:igrims who pass through the United
rtates to Mexico in bond. This privilege is granted
•¦ar Th« Chinas* Exclusion act when Immigrants
i"* 1 ' substantial assurances of good faith. The
*-« fahnatioc 0! the abuse was gained through
TB « records »• San Francisco showing a large in
** of these transient Orientals. About two
***ki ago the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
«*.«ur.e<j practically to stop all Chinamen going
. —**• through this country. Inspectors were
llniet * to instirute extremely rigid examlna
™». •which have resulted in the detention for de
lation of thirty or forty Celestials who had
over American railways to Mexican points.
«• «e«S£h!j, officials in Sa.n Francisco and their
•vuimf CiX *' i " Washington promptly secured an
sITpL! 0 SS * cret4f Gage, hut the decisions of the
. inspectors were sustained. After a
j^_2? Minister 'J-T!n«-fang- sent one of his
v/"u /"* ri ** t<3 the Treasury Department to protest
wc^T**' its action m withholding permits, which
jjkj*™'*^ only when a bond In 1500 was fur
?rJr\ nOt t0 ** car »ceiled until actual departure
J^«th« United States. The Treasury Department
AStsT * ti> * minister that resort to the new ex
»¦<! 0B Was a re ult of recent investigations
•cm' Me **«> by field inspectors who learned
rta jf o£her thlngh that Chinese aliens, in group*
tu^T* frn " fl;t >' to three hundred, are camped
eioMi Th bord( * r ! 5 n< - In these camps profes
thTflu * r " Wfcr * foun<l diligently Instructing
Sena : '' *!n lhe ¦a** ian«-*cf At Torrun.
j, j_ ' * ue * an Instruction camp or three hundred
f_»r~M A wealthy planter of that neighborhood
j)oa J xe <5 to the Treasury officials that he had pro-
Jar \ « m Ploy any number of the campers
h « caul* rears at a dollar a day. and that
bfc ous4 , not persuade one of them to drop
•!? kr ; "' h . Btudies - Hundreds of Chinese
*srk in »t have entered into contracts to
**T»t*r<o'j«'v JUe 5- ri mines - only to disappear most
**W«d*tTf. - « Thp y -Kin work apparently con
'¦ ¦-¦",.." arlab!3r remain only until they hay*
*** Sad I ir ty to d* B**"8 **" across the border line into
*"*«lfie!.rv ?r * con *'«'nlent greenbacks are as easily
¦atHov. . *•£ bulky Mexican dollars. A close ex
*»sE«l?!L at ' " Francisco of Chinese who have
» jC liTi ,'''""¦ '-' ' to pass through this country
J*^ 'h>° m °Rth revealed to the Inspectors the
**l»i Ch F '• lof them carried addresses of well
*J««a i£!2rsL employers in various States as far
HUsTefa *lsi.r'a - In a" cases where evidence
& *iri5 r *£ Ur ,. 1 » md the right to go to Mexico
Tr% 48 ' °r the United State* ti- now denied. The
f«ally *£„*"¦* therm*-* seaM '.; that if tne Chines*
ii 5*5 * fifticul'? Uv * la Mexico they should be study
*??« «^7 instead of English, they should not
* hc «4 rJ^T 8 , of American manufacturers, they
l? cl «* -?"¦ lT L with Mexican mining com
*¦'*• ¦: k . thAt lt opportunities for Chinamen in
faalaji 0 •"" o<! Mexico's latest census ought
Itat, **ir* n a larger number of Chinese resident*
I *** tS-omt"- Smuggling Chinamen Into America
i -«aie * very profitable bualnaaa atone the
I
frontier. From Canada as well as from Mexico the
' practice is extensive. A few stragglers are occa
sionally arrested by the merest accident, but it if
Impossible to maintain a force adequate thoroughly
, to patrol a frontier of fifteen hundred "miles, for
the Chinese easily sneak over the line at night un
observed. The inspectors are kept busy trying to
follow the professional smugglers who sell counter
feit certificates to their Mongolian brothers desir
i ing to get into America. Once In Texas. Arizona.
j "Washington or North Dakota the Chinamen have
opened a comparatively safe door to the "great
laundry cities," fruit farming districts and other
centres of employment, for they can rely on fra
ternal protection a»id assistance from their fellows
In this country. With the new rigid examination at
San Francisco, together with the closer inspection
to be established along the Canadian border line
cnVials think they will be able to enforce the
Chinese exclusion laws more strictly, and thereby
reduce the influx of >;> excluded classes of Chinese
to a satisfactory minimum.
A TOAST FOR SIR THOMAS.
HE IS THE GUEST OF HONOR AT SEA
WANHAKA CORINTHIAN DINNER—
THE VICE-PRESIDENT THERE.
It was Shamrock night at the Beawarahaka Cor
inthian Yacht Club last night, and a large propor
tion of the members turned out to welcome the
guest of honor. Sir Thomas Lipton, who had at
tended the Columbl < -Constitution race and accepted
an invitation to a dinner afterward.
If the clubmen wished for the defeat of the green
hulled yacht they did not show it. They appreci
ated this, the first social appearance of Sir Thomas
since his arrival in this country, and showed if by
eingin«t "Killamey." "The Wearing of the Green"
and other songs.
At the right of Commodore E. C Benedict sat
Vice-President Roosevelt, and on the left was Sir
Thomas, his face beaming with good humor and his
bright eye? twinkling with appreciation of the at
tention he received. He joined in the applause that
followed the songs .md laughed heartily at some
of the facetious remark* of the presiding officer.
and, altogether, acted like a boy out of school en
joying goo<l company. When cigars were lighted
Commodore ' Benedict proposed the toast "Kin?
Edward." which was drunk standing while all
sang "God Save the King." Tlifn came "Sir
Thomas Lipton" and "He's a Jolly Good Fellow."
Sir Thomas n-pponded in a short speech, in which
he made no reference to Cup hunting. After a toast
to Presidf-nr McKlnley. accompanied by "The Star
Spangled Banner." Vice-President Roosevelt said:
""It is within two days of fifty years sine- the
Cup came to this country. I wonder if we appreci
a:e the sportsmanlike spirit, courage ani energy of
the men who have ccme again and again to try to
take it back If we lose II now. which God forbid.
we will be glad to have lost It to a sportsman like
Sir Thomas Lipton: but we will try for at least
rifiy years to get it back."
.4 ROO\f iok JUSTICE DVGRO.
HIS F.E""" T FR"M A VISIT TO CHOKE* PETS
TONGUES A-WAGGINO.
The return of Jostles P. H. Dugra from England
and Wantage yesterday resulted in a well inflated
boom tor the Judge M Tammany's candidate for
Mayor. It does not take mud) to launch mayor
alty booms at present. A talk with some polltfcal
leader, or even standing- In front of the Citizens
Union headquarters, is enough in These highly
neri-ous and tense times to start a boom.
And so. when Justice Dugro landed from th*
steamship St. Paul yesterday In the company of
A. H. Hummel, the ••• m mongers found that they
had a most delicious opportunity for another bub-
He The fact that the Justice had called on Mr.
Crokcr and had had the privilege of hearing Mr.
Croker'a electric pianos and seeing Mr. Croker's
French bull pups was further evidence, the boom
mongers said, that th<- Judge was Tammany's
choice for Mayor.
Of course, the Judge refused to discuss the sub
ject, and said he was flattered, but that was all.
H. H. VREELASD'B 'I.AMBAKF.
CHIEFS OF TRACTION COMPANY'S DEPARTMENTS
ENTERTAINED AT MATTBAWAS.
Matteawan. N. T.. Aug. 34— third annual out-
Ing: and clambake given by H. H. Vreeland, presi
dent of the Metropolitan Traction Company to the
heads of the different departments, was held at
Brewster to-day. The party, numbering about one
hundred and twenty-fire persons, and comprising
th* heads of all the departments of the vast sys
tem, arrived at Bre water over the New-York and
Harlem Railroad about 11 o'clock. Besides the
members of the system. General Manager Bronson.
of the Harlem Division of the. New-York Central.
was present and looked after the personal supervi
sion and comfort of the party. They were met At
the station by President Vreeland. County Treas
urer Wells ex-Assemblyman Addis. Postmaster
Schove &nd other officials. Carriage* were in wait
tag, and they were driven to the clubhouse .the
Tonetta Outing Club, on the shores of Lake Ton
etta, Mr. Vreeland being a member of the club
It was raining hard when they arrived ther^ and
a tent had been erected While the genuine Rhode
Island clambake was being prepared the Brwrater
Cornet Band gave a concert. „,,,.,. >*
Whtn the bake was ready and the party hal
taker their seats Mr Vreeland cordially greeted
«£ gue«ts lie assured them of his hearty good
will Mi said that to their eo-operatlon was largely
due the succe-s the system of railroads had at
tair.4 As he"wa atout to take his seat a tele
«£am was handed to him. which he read. It was
fron- e X -Secr.tary W hitr.ey. at Saratoga and con
gratulated him and his colleagues. He alao re
£222 the party fished
for a time and then were driven to the country
Ine^ches wer/rnade b " several of the heads of th*
{SKWifcSKSl4.ff.3ss, SSfSi ffiS
fo the station, where a special train brought them
back to New-York.
IWDIAVB OPPOSE LEASE OF OIL LANDS.
Washington. Aug. -Walter S. Logan, attorney
for the Delaware Indians, has filed with the Secre
tary of the Interlo- a brief opposing the application
of the Cherokee Oil and Gas Company for leases
of an land in the Cherokee- Nation. Their protest
Is made on the ground that they are citizens of the
Cherokee Nation and also have separate rlgnts as
T>uw«e«* They say that even if the Cherokee
authorities bad authority to grant a license to the
company It "had no right to authorize operations
on lards owned by the Delaware? as such.
DIFP FROM PTOHAIXE POtSOyiWG.
Mrs EHxabeth Findley of No m North Btzth
ave Mount Vernon. died suodeniy yesterday at
the home of her sister. Mrs. W. Oawtbrd, of No
114 West Thirteenth-st... this city. Physicians de
cided that the death was due to ptomaine p r :«'.n
lag, and as wmA reported the case to the Coroner.
Mrs. Findley came here m the afternoon to do
some shopping She became ill and went to her
sister's house. She screw rapidly worse and died
booh after physicians had been called.
Mrs. Findley had been an invaltrt for a lone time
and the ptomaine poisoning, it was said, was r.or
anything she had eaten, hut rather ti
Indigestion ar.d biliousness. Her husband is super
intendent of the Bradley & Currier Company,
manufacturers, at No. U west Twenty-third
ITEACHERX LOBES TO fff'iMPlOx
Montreal. Aug. 24 —A ten-mile motor race between
Archie McEachern. the Canadian bicycle champion.
and Champion, the Frenchman, which took place
on the Queen's Park track this afternoon, was won
by fhamplon. McEachern took the lead until the
eighth mile, when his rear tire gave out and he
was obliged to leave the track. Champion covered
the ten miles In 16 minutes 51 seconds.
DR BAZHFORD AST) XORTHWESTFRW
Chicago, Aug. 24.— 1t was authoritatively der,i»d by
trustees of the Northwestern I'nl versify to-day that
Dr. James W. Bashford, president of Ohio Wesley
an University, had been offered the presidency of
the Evanston institution.
MR VgWMAV AT THF FMOWTEVAC.
Murray Tsle. N T.. Aug. 24 (Speciah -Mr New
mar., president of the New-York Central, arrived
at ORdenshurf? to-day and was taken on board
George <" Poidfa yacht Louise to the Frontena-
Hotel, where he wil! remain till to-morrow as the
if Howard S Kolger. general maniger of
md Islan.is Steamboat <'ompany H^
t ke a trip to Kingston with Mr Folger
on' board the steamer America, and return to New-
York "n Monday.
GENERAL WOOD RETURNS WROX CRUISE.
Vineyard Haven. Ma«., Aug. -General Leonard
Wood, Governor-Genera! of Cuba, arrived this morn
ing on board th-> United States yacht Kanasrka
from an extended cruise to Eastport and other
Maine ports. General Wood's health was greatly
improved during the few weeks he has been on
board the yacht.
MRS. BARKER OBTAINS WORE.
It was learned yesterdny that Mrs. Thomas G.
Barker, wife of the asrailant of the Rev. John
Keller, recently obtained a situation as copyist In
an advertising business in Reade-st., this city. John
McCarga, who is at the head of the firm, is a
boarder in the house of the Misses Germond, whete
th« Barkers made their home and where Mr*.
Barker la still living. -...-^
NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUTE. SXXDAY. AUGUST 25. 1901.
DEPEW ON TRADE WAR.
THE SENATOR. RETURNED FROM EU
ROPE, SAYS THERE IS A SCARE
THERE OVER AMERICAN
COMPETITION.
Senator Chauncey M Depew returned from Eu
rope yesterday. He was a passenger on the Ameri
can Line steamship St. Paul, which docked just
before 9 a. m. Senator Depew has been abroad for
about ten weeks, accompanied by bis son. Chauncey
M Depew. jr.. and his niece. Miss Anne Depew
Paulding. A party of th^ Senator's friends went
down the Bay on the tug Chauneey M. Depew to
greet him. He went aboard the rue- and landed at
Twenty-third-st. He said that In Europe the keen
est interest was being manifested in the coming
yacht races, and the opinion was general that the
English boat would be hard to beat. Speaking of
the Inroads made upon European commercial life
by American competition and energy the Senator
said:
"It is teas than a quarter of a century since most
Europeans thought native Americans were Indians
or black. Vow we are the White Terror. There
Is everywhere an eager curiosity, not unmixed with
alarm, as to what we will do next. From Ignorance
and indifference, whicn minimized everything Amer
ican, has come exaggeration which magnifies.
Large as are some fortunes with us, the reality Is
¦Stall compared with current statements, and few
as are our wealthy people who are worth SIOO.OCO.OtiO
there are supposed to be thousands of them, and
an American a pretty poor specimen of his kind
who cannot show up a million a year. There is a
general belief that education, literature, art. sci
ence, politics and rejiglon are either neglected, ex
cept as contributor*, to money making, or syndi
cated to sell shares. Nobody asks about a visitor
from the United States what he has done, but how
much la he worth and what of our means of liveli
hood is he over here to buy up or dry up.
SCARE OVER AMERICAN COMPETITION*.
"There is a genuine scare on the Continent about
the competition of American manufacturers in their
markets, and cabinets are consulting if any combi
nation is practical whi'-h will prevent the importa
tion of American goods and check our invasion of
the East, whii ;i; i has been opened at such vast ex
pense and effort by European governments. I
heard a Russian statesman say, 'Concert of action
may be Impossible, hut Russia, in response to dis
criminating duties, has shown how each country
in Its own way can stop this competition.' In all
the world's history wars have been racial or dynas
tic or for conquest of territories, and national
enmities have run on those lines and become heredi
tary. Now armies and navies are not for the
maintenance, defence or expanding power of
thrones or classes, but to protect and enlarge the
opportunities of the workers and the workshops of
the labor and capital upon which rest the pros
perity and happiness of every nation. We are com
ing to be considered a common enemy, to the -x '
tent that we actually supplant foreign manufact
urers, and this feeling is intensified by every con
cern which goes bankrupt, or reduces wages, or
lays off a portion of its employes, aacribtna it all
to American competition. This unfriendliness la
not likely to result in war. The relations of Euro
pean governments are too Intricate and uncertain
among themselves for any one to take that risk,
and combination is impo-slble. An Industrial de
fensive and offensive alliance against us has in
superable difficulties. But wo must expect each
country to put in practice every device to keep our
products out. Germany ha* both tariff and trusts.
Everything there is syndicated. The trusts refuse
to sell anything to a merchant who deals In an im
ported article. This makes It more difficult for the
importer, because the boycott mean« ruin. Where
the American opens his own warehouse, as the
shoe dealers did In Vienna, the native shoemakers
mob [he place and the police look the other way.
Notwithstanding all this, the superiority ar.d cheap
ness of our goods are giving them increasing Je
mand everywhere.
OVERPRODUCTION THERE OUR GAIN HERE.
"The perpetual menace of ever inertia stag over
production •-•.. the foreign manufacturer to »eek
market abroad. On the well known principle that
It pays to keep all his forces employed and ail his
mills at work to their full capacity. If a living
profit can be had on the majority of the output by
g-eiling the surplus at c«at or below, he is ev«-r look-
Ing for a place to dump the cleaning up of his f.i:
¦ r-.r- His great hope U euch a. reduction or abo
lition of the American tariff as will enable him to
flood our markets. While we can torn him suc
cessfully in fair competition, he would, with the
tariff off. be virtually righting our inriu»:r!«s an 1
artisans with a home bounty, and whetht-r It ende-l
in the surrender of a portion r.t our home mark-'ts
or the reduction of wages to keep it. the result
would be equally unfortunate and disastrous. It
was interesting to note the Intense interest anJ
pleasure In the steel utrlke and th* threatened one
In the New-England cotton mills. The newspapers
were jubilant in their editorials. They predicted
the extension of the labor trouble t.-. t!i Industries.
They claimed t..^t the contest was the inevitable
outcome of the trusts, and that home troubles
woulc postpone for yeais the Yankee lndust-ial In
vasion fc~d cor.quei't
"While Am*rican c*.:np<ik'an hi all th« niirVn
of the world in rr.ore keen with Great Britain m«in
other nations them i? ?n entire .ibsence of personal
antmo*!t> z tout it. rn;;n thi Kinx U? U'sj cal>
driver only the. most <-....'ij: se.itlmen:.* c.ml hus-r'
table action are met. There Is no doubt h-t to the
cordiality of feel ibmird u« a* a people aru- a» s
nation among th* people. I m»<lc a ':;»kl' at a
gathering of about one hunrfres arj !l»!v of the
leading operating railway offivers. Th*/ came frotvi
all ronds. They were genera] manager*. Fuv>e'ti.
tender of motive power, of signals, o r tralfic ami
heads of the working departments. They wire an
exceedingly intelligent, competent and thorough!}'
equipped body, and. like railway men everywhere,
deeply interested in public affairs and keenly alive
to public opinion. Every reference to th» friendship
of our two countries, to closer relations and har
monious action in the affairs of the world to o?:r
becoming a world power and its significance, was
hailed with outburst? of ch»ers. enthusiasm and
cordiality of unmistakable genuineness and fervor,
while a suegestion of possible antagonism was in
stantly and Indignantly repudiated. I ask^i! one
of tnesuperintendents about his recreation*, and he
said on.- was turning pa«?ag>>s of Thucydldes into
English. I might have done that forty years ago,
but the job would lay me out now.
FAVOR OUR ISTHMIAN CANAL. Pi. AN
"I found a general sentiment that we should have
our way about a canal across the isthmus, to build,
own and control. They were quite ready to accede
courteously and cordially to our wishes, only that
treaties should be abrogated as they are made, by
the diplomatic formalities and agreements common
among friendly powers. Europe, has just grasped
th« full meaning of the Monroe Doctrine and unani
mously resents it. The Old World wants larger
trade with South America, coaling stations for
fleets on this side of the ocean, both in the Atlan
tic and th« Pacitic, and a free hand for protection
of citizens and cumtterca in th. several States of
the Isthmus and South America. On this they are
all agreed and ready to act. and cannot understand
that the Monroe Doctrine Is as much a part of the
settled policy of the United States as its constitu
tion. The railroads in South America have been
built with foreign money, and mines are developed
and worked, docks md warehouses constructed,
banks organized and run. and every enterprise
capitalized and ide Dossible by th* lavish invesi
ment of English, German. French and Ita.li.in
capital. The amount runs into tremendous figures
and these government* are alert for their citizens
and their rights. If we ever have serious trouble
it is more likely to come from our fixed purpose on
this question than from Eastern complications or
commercial rivalries.
"The most interesting political events while I was
In England were the efforts of the leaders of the
Liberal party to get together, leaving them wider
apart each time they met. and the meeting of the
generals and captains of the triumphant Conserva
tives at Blenheim. The latter was an exam Ot
party organization up. the latest American model
of machine politics. It was really a national con
vention of three thousand delegates four from each
Conservative association in the United Kingdom.
to celebrate their accession to power .-i.\ years ago
an .i re-electlor for six years more by unprecedented
majorities. The defeat and irreconcilable differ
ent *-s of the Liberals ami the resistless power of
the Tories and Liberal Unionists, now one party, by
the ratification at Blenheim, emphasizes periods In
our own history. When the Hunting blooi of a
people Is up and the columns of the paifrs are filled
day by day with lists of the killed andfwounJed on
distant battlefields, while rallying around the flag,
the vast majority of the men and all th- women
ere for their country, right or wrong. They will
support the party that will carry the fight to a
finish, ami the other party must follow or reor
ganize after p*aci«.
POLITICS IN FRANCE.
"The Instructive spectacle in Prance la a. minis
try remaining In offic* longer by far than any in
the life of the Republic, and apparently firmly
seated for a. long time, by a Conservative adminis
tration utilizing tht; socialists The sobering 11.
fluence ot responsibility was never so happily il
lustrated. Confronted with the problems of na
tional defence a.nd domestic peace and prosperity,
the socialists in power stand loyally by Tie:-.'!. 1
Loubet and Premier Waldeck-Rousseau. The event
robs a possible socialistic triumph of many of its
terrors and demonstrates that this keen, able.
shrewd French lawyer. Rousseau, who,
without prejudices, sought and found assistance in
a perilous emergency from the most unpromising
elements, la the greatest constructive statesman In
Euraoa*** ; .¦',.-,>¦„-;
PLOT TO SMUGGLE CHINESE.
AX EXTENSIVE CONSPIRACY DISCOV
ERED AT NOGALES. ARIZ.
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS. IMMIGRANT IN
SPECTOR AND OTHERS ARRESTED—
FRAUDS THOUGHT TO BE LARGE.
Washington. Aug. 24.— Probably the most Im
portant arrests ever made in connection with
the smuggling of Chinese across the Mexican
border Into the United States were made yes
terday in Arizona, when ¦William M. Hoey. col
lector of customs at Negates; B. F. Jossey, an
immigrant inspector; Frank How. a Chinaman
Hvinjr in No>?ales. and another Chinaman livin?
at Clifton. Mex.. just across the border from
Nopales. were taken into custody by special
arents of the Treasury and Secret Service offi
cer*. Other arrests are expected to follow with
in a day or two. It i« said that with two or
throe exceptions the whole customs and immi
gration administrations at Xogales are involved.
Pome time aero an official of the Treasury De
partment, having Nogales as his headquarters,
wrote to the department that he had reason to
believe the official force at that point was cor
rupt, and that Chinese in large numbers were
ing smuggled across the border for a consid
eration. A Secret Service officer was sent there
at once, and plans were laid to secure evidence
against the persons under suspicion. Several
Chinamen were furnished with money and sent
on to buy their way through the official cordon.
This was accomplished without difficulty, the
price demanded being from $."0 to $200. The
Secret Service men also arranged with one or
two employes, whose honesty had been tested, to
go into the collector's office at a certain time
and demand a share of the money received from
Chinamen, and to be admitted into the com
bination so that th'-y might get their share of
the proceeds of future deal?. This was reluc
tantly agreed to, and considerable sunn of money
were handed over in the presence and fall £ear-
Ing or a Spcret Service man, who had previously
secreted himself in an office near by.
The officials soon found that Chinamen who
presented certificates marked with the letter
"A" were allowed to proceed without question,
while those having certificates that did not bear
this cabalistic mark were turned back without
ceremony. Later on it was learned that the
letter "A" on a certificate indicated that the
amount demanded had been paid. Several
Chinamen were sent through with the requisite
"A" on their certificates made by one of
the Secret Service men. Th» utmost care and
secrecy were maintained from the first to secure
positive proof against each man under suspicion.
A special United States attorney will be detailed
to prosecute the persons arrested.
Hoey wns appointed collector about a year
and a half ago. His home Is in Muncle. Ind.
Jossey came from the State of Washington.
When Hoey received his appointment he came
to Washington to receive instructions a." to his
duties, and Secretary dage talked with him on
the duty of public metals. He was cautioned
to avoid every temptation to wrongdoing, and
told that to a certain limited extent the honor
<"'f the government was placed in his hands.
Secretary Gage explained that his predecessor at
Nosral»s had been removed because of certain
alleged violations of the Civil Service laws and
regulations, and warned him that his adminis
tration of the office must be at all times clean
and above suspicion, for his own honor and that
of the country.
The number of Chinaman who have bought
their .tv Into the United States through the
connivance of the Nogales officials is not known,
but is believed to be large. A special agent has
been ordered to Nogales to take charge of the
office if he finds it necessary-.
SCHLET REPLIES TO HARRIETT.
DOES NOT CHALLENGE ADMIRAL HOWI
SON'S COMPETENCY— NAVY DEPART
MENT TO TAKE NO FURTHER
ACTION.
Waabfngi Aug. 24.— Aetin? Secretary Hackett
to-day received the ropiy of Admiral Schley to the
letter recently sent to him by the department de
clining to question Rear-Admiral Howtson as to
the authenticity of the alleged interview reflecting
on Admiral Schley. The reply was sent to Captain
Lemly, Judge advocate of the court of inquiry.
This means that, so far as the department is con
cerned, no furthrr action on the Bowl incident
will b« taken, that being left to the court. The
corrtsponde.net? is as follows:
Washington. D. C. August 9 1301.
Sir: First— l have to acknowledge the receipt of
the department's letter of this .late In reply to my
communication of the 13th Instant.
Second— While It Is true that one of my counsel.
Captain Parkrr. in reply to an inquiry made to
him. titii glv«* his persona! opinion of th* sexeral
r«-ar-:idrr.lr;ils op thf active and retired lists,
among «hor> wits H*>a r ¦rural Howlscn. I am
assured by him that he believes the Secretary
misundtrsfi'Ot! hint that any one of the officers
ramed would b* perfectly satisfactory to me. Cap
tan Parker's conversation was had at a time
when nothing vias known of the alleged interview
as- publisr.eJ in "The Kecord."
TMrd— ln rr>y letiT of the ISth instant I * xpraoa)
ly st;itMi ro; coinion of th* high persona! charac
ter ot Hr&r- A<!mlra! HowtaOfi, and I avoided any
exprearioß of opinion an to the truth of the state
ments-, made in the newspaper clipping which I m
clowcd.
Fourth— lf va7 with the desire, to avoid the ne
cessity of making a. formal challenge that I re
quested th« department to lay before Admiral
Howlson the statements that he is alleged to have
made, and thus give him the opportunity to take,
such action as his sense of propriety of the occa
sion might suggest.
Fifth- 1 therefore respectfully state that the de
partment has not placed the proper construction
upon my l»-tt<-r when it treated it in the nature of
h preliminary challenge for cause. I could not
chaUeng*- for caul until I discovered there was a
cause, and the object of my communication, aa Is
evident upon its face, was to aacertali If Rear-
Admiral Howlson had made this statement, You
will observe in this connection that ir his original
statement he says. "I h.ive m.id«> r.o public utter
ance relating to this subject." I submit thnt his
private utterances would (feel his qualification
s« much as his public utterance?, and my request
¦was only to have this alleged Interview submitted
for his consideration. Very respectfully.
W. S. SCHLEY. Rear-Admiral. V S. N.
The Secretary of the Navy. Navy Department,
Washington, D. C.
Navy Department, Washington. Auarnetl M, 1901.
Sir: Th«- receipt of your letter of th» 21st instant,
explanatory of what was designed by your former
letter of the 19th. upon the subject of the compe
tency of Rear-Admiral Howlson to sit as a mem
ber of the court of inquiry convened at your in
stance, is acknowledged. Very respectfully.
F W HACKETT. Acting Secretary.
R-ar-Admlral Wlnfield S. Bchley, U. S. Navy.
Washington, D C
Under the direction of Judge-Advocate Lemly.
the list o.f witnesses to be summoned before the
Schley court of inquiry la being prepared. An in
complete list will be sent to Admiral SchJey not
later than next Wednesday. It Is rrobable that
other witnesses will be add,ed to the list before the
court convenes.
EXGFS'E PLUS6EB THRnrnR FACTORY.
WATED TANK catTtSEI BfILPING-MIT-tIONS OF
CAMS DESTROYED.
Janesvllle Wl?.. Aug. 24 -A Northwestern loco
motive and box car plunged through the Janesville
canning factory plant at 5 o'clock this evening.
The building was of brick, just finished at a cost
of (150,006 It is now in ruins The engine struck
the big water tank, which fell lengthwise of the
building and crushed it. Thirty million tin cans
were smashed, and all the costly special machinery
and engine and boilers were crushed The loss will
reach over $100,010. The plant was just finished
and ready to be started on Monday. No one was
injured.
MACARTHI'R GREETS WIFE tSD BON,
FIRST MEETING IN THREE TIAM THF. '"EN
KRAI. IN POOR HEALTH.
Chicago, Aug. 24.— Major-General Mac Arthur ar
rived here to-night, and was greeted by his wife
find son for the first time In three years. Mrs.
Mac Arthur came from her home in Milwaukee to
meet her husband The general was slightly ill
and was driven immediately to his hotel. He will
rest her* until Wednesday, when he will go to
Washington.
THE ALABAMA ACCEPTED.
Washington, Aug. 24.— The Navy Department to
day announced the final acceptance of the battle
ship Alabama. ¦¦-¦¦¦ '¦:<':¦ _______
Old Gold and Silver Unutrrt.
Have you any old gold, silver, platinum. *¦*¦**-
ed Jewelry? A list of dealers can be found in the
narrow measure columns.
B.^ltmotiv^ Co.
CLOAK DEPT. ( second root.,
On MONDAY. August 26th. a display will b« made
of
Recently Imported Pans Modek for Fall and Wintef wear,
suitable for Reception, Carnage and Promenade.
Also New designs in Domestic Wraps, Paletots and
Long Garments.
WAIST DEP'T.
The Selections for Autumn and Winter include attractive
styles of Flannel and Cashmere Shirt Waists;
Also of Saxony Flannel, in Roman striped effects, suit
able for House and Traveling wear.
WOMEN'S CORDUROY SHIRT WAISTS for Autumn wear.
in Matelot Blue, Olive Green, Crimson, Beaver,
and White : especially suitable for Golfing and Outing.
VELVET DEP'T.
Opening of Complete Lines of Autumn Velvets
MONDAY. AUGUST 26th.
consisting of French and German Hand-Loom Dress
Velvets, All Silk Panne Velours, Millinery Velvets,
ENGLISH CORDUROYS and VELVETEENS.
UPHOLSTERY DEP'T.
On MONDAY. AUGUST 26th.
Several Hundred Pairs of French Hand-made Lace
Curtains and Sash Curtains, including
Point Arabe. Renaissance, Lacet Arabe. etc.
in iots of from Two to Five pairs,
will be offered at from
33^3 TO 50. "o LESS THAN REGULAR PRICES.
BLANKET DEP'T.
Selections of Blankets for Autumn and Winter are now
on sale, comprising solid coiors. Pink and Blue. All
White and Fancy Figured, made of the finest wool.
Novelties in Comfortables of Satin, Silk, and Sateen.
Down or Wool filled,
t
And for to-morrow. Monday:
CALIFORNIA BLANKETS at Special Prices,
as follows:
10 4. Single Bed size. . . Pur. 5^ QQ
11 4. Double Bed size. Pair. $5,25 & 6.25
12/4. Extra Large size. - 5^5 " 7. 75
Eighteenth Street, niaetetntft Street, Sixth flccatte. new ?crfc.
SIXTY-SIX TEARS HARRIED.
AN AGED COUPLE WILL CELEBF.ATE THEIR
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO-MORROW.
Freehold. N*. J. Aug. 24 (Special).— Mr. and
Mrs. William Holman. of Van Hisevllle. near
Freehold, will celebrate the sixty-sixth anni
versary of their marriage on Monday. Mr Hot
man w»s eighty-nine years oM on July 4. while
Mrs. H.<lman is ninety-one years old. Mr. Hol
man was the son of William and Sarah Hotmail,
and was born in I*l2 at what is now Holmar.
ville. Hi* wife was Miss Mary Hannah Wells,
daughter if William and Dorothy Wells, and
she was born at Runyon Sehoolhouse, now Hope
Chapel, on January 9 ISIO. They were mar
ried on August 26, 19K, at Goshen. now (-a.«s
ville. They have had eleven children, six of
whom are living Their descendants include
twenty-nine grandchildr-n. forty-three great
grandchildren and two great-great-grandchil
dren Mrs George White, of WhitesviUe, a
grandchild, has a Freehold paper of IS3o with
the wedding notice in It.
Mr Holmau is well known throughout Mon
mouth and Ocean counties. He was first a
farmer but afterward kept the William Allen
Hotel, at Cas.sv;l,e. and then Carr s Tavern.
Both the old people are well.
H t:\RY GEORGE DISS'tR f» DANOB*.
I^BOR MEN mat DENOUNCE IT if ma m a
¦
NON-VNIOX r.\RK.
Trouble has ariren between the labor unions
affiliated with the miscellaneous section of the Cen
tral Federated Union and the organizers of a dinne
to be given in memory ef Henry George, because It
is alleged that the dinner la to be given In a non
union park. The matter reached a bead at the
meeting of the miscellaneous section last week,
which was attended by A. J. Boulton. of the Stereo
typers" rnlon. a member of the committee of ar
rangements for the dinner.
Mr Boulton it was charged by some or the so
cialist delegates, knew that the park was a non
union one. He replied, saying that though he was
on the committee of arrangements he was not. re
sponsible • - the hiring of the park. A hot discus
eion followed, and finally it. was decided to condemn
the dinner unless lt was held in another place.
MARRIED AT MIDSIGBT.
Shortly after midnight yesterday two wh»elraen j
returning to Newark from an evening rid* to i
Baycnne were accosted by a young man. accom
panied by a woman, who inquired where he could
rind a clergyman to perform a marriage ceremony
at that hour of night One of the wheelmen. Dr.
W H. Dobbins, volunteered to escort the pair to !
the house of the Rev. W. G. Fenneil. in Walnut
st The pastor, on being aroused from sleep, admit
ted the pair, with the wheelmen a* witnesses.
They gave their names as Guy W. Stephens and
Mary \ugust* Marks The bride gave her age
as twenty-eight and the man said he was twenty- ;
nine Both said they were from Montclair. and at
once departed in that direction.
yen' MAil KAGoyti 131 service.
Six of the new wagons to be used in collecting ,
mall from street letter boxes and the chute* in of
fice buildings were put into service in the down
town district yesterday. It is calculated that from
twelve to eighteen minutes will be saved on each
tour with the new wagons. Th« collector does not
sit beside the -Irtver. but a seat is provided for
him on the left hand side of the wagon at the
rear, which Is reached by two short steps. The door :
of the wagon Is at the right, and is locked with a |
key carried by the collector. A speaking tuba ena- j
bles the collector to speak to the driver. Tha j
wagons are painted red. white and bine, with yel- j
low running gears. The United States monoaxaaa
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i(a,.»>»t gnmaaTav 10 CE3T3.
and the words "United States Mail" appear on thear
Bittern,
¦DITI\F HEALF.R" i.OES TO A CELL.
SCHLATTER ASKS FOR FREE PBIKKS—PRESI
DENT nBUI AND DEVERT HI3
FRIENDS. HE SATS.
Francis ichlatter. who calls himself the •"Dtvhjai
Healer." was sentenced to three months in the>
workhouse on the island yesterday by Magistrate
Zeller in the Harlem police court.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mul'.er. the Janitress of the house
at No. 44 Bradhurst-ave.. where Schlatter"s wifo
has been living since she left him. was the com
plainant against the prisoner. Mrs. siuller declared
that he constantly annoyed all tho tenants in the*
house, persisting in vial ting the rooms to see his
wife, who had gone away.
On each of these visits, the complaint said.
Schlatter was bordering on delirium tremena.
Policeman Shayne told Magistrate Zeller that th«
prisoner was in the habit of annoying saloonkeep
ers In the neighborhood by asking for gratuitous)
drinks. On many occasions he was thrown bodily
from the saloons.
When the sentence was pronounced Schlatter
said that he did not .-are. as be had powerful
friends who would have him set free. Among- Thrrao
he named President McKinley and Deputy Com
missioner Devery.
ARREST a BURIAL PLOT EXPECTED.
Mr. Cowan. Deputy Assistant District Attorney,
who has charge of the case against a Harlem tra
dertaker said to be connected with an alleged con
spiracy for the secret disposal of infants' bodlea.
was asked yesterday when an arrest wouM to
made. Mr. Cowan would only say that he expected
the arrest yesterday. He would give no inkling of
who was to be arrested or la whose hands Up
warrant was.
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