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Is Com- |( i mittee Proposal. / MISCONSTRUCTION OF MOTIVE NOT POSSIBLE ( Deliberate Slap Aimed at i i Members of Congress. i1 I RESEN7MEN1 !N SPEECHES ( Tnwnpv Shrrlpv Smith and Fltz- , * * " '- ' j srerald Beady With Defense. TO TALK BACK AT ROOSEVELT Prisrnll Proposes That Time Be < | Taken to Cool Down and Is Told 1 C bv Mann He Alone Is Excit- " t ed?Speakers Applauded. i * i I | REPORT OF COMMITTEE. ; I mlrrsttiodlng this lanKUDer to 1 hi* a rrflrrttoo on the Inloitrity t ?f it* membership, Mod aware of I [ Km own constitutional duty an to ! . it* membership, the IfoiiHe in re peetful terms eatled on the I're*- ( Ident for any information that c would juntlfy the laneuiier of the { j message or ?mi*t It in it* eon- ' ( atltutional duty to purpe itself of corruption. *" Thr President, in his message of January 4. denies that the | r paragraph of the annual message , easts reflections on the integrity of the House: attributes to the House "a* entire failure to under- i stand my mesage:" declares that i a he has made no charge of eor- r ruptlon against any member of the Honse, and. by Implication, states that he has ao proof of ' a corruption os the part of any C member of this House. I Whether the House. In Its resolution of December 17, 1908, correctly. interpreted the mean lug of the words used by the President i iu his annual message, or whether It mlsundrrstood that language y as the. President implies, will be I Judged now and In the future ae- . cording to the accepted interpretations of the Kagllsh language. ' This House, charged only with its o responsibility to the people of the t I nlted* States and Its obligation t to transmit unimpaired to the futiiP* #Ka rnnVMtottftif loutlf r lionN Inherited from the pad. and r to preserve Its own dlgnlt>. must I Insist on Its own enpudty to t understand the import of the i President's language. We eon- I i sider the language of the Presl- <j [ dent in his mesage of December | | X,. HHIN. unjiistllled and without j basis off faet nnd that it ronstltutes a breach of the prlvllegrs of | the House; therefore, be it i Hesolved. Thllt the House in the H \ exercise of its constitutional prerogatives declines to consider any < J coiumiinicntlon from any source < wltieli is not in its owa judgment respectful; and. be it further Kesolvcd. That the special committee r-nd the committee-of the I whole II'-use on the state of the I nfon be dischnged foiu any consideration of so much of the ' President's annual message us re- ; i lutes to the se?-ret service nnd Is nbo\e set forth, nnd that the suld . portion of the message be laid on the table; and. be it further ' Kesolved. That the message of the President sent to the House on .laniiary 4. IMHI. being; unre- I sponslve to the inquiry of the | < House and constituting; an Inva- 1 1 sioti of the privileges of this | I House by questioning the motives l and Intelligence of members lu i the exercise of their constttu- j S tlonal rights and functions, be I laid on the table. ( 4 ( Having given consideration to the 1 : { "resident's further views regarding the , so ret service, contained in liis message j < << the House of Representatives last Mon- !, CJ lay, the special committee appointed to leal with the subject today brought in its final report. Accompanying it was a resolution de lariiig it to be the sense of the House that it shall decline to consider any com. munication from any source which is not g respectful. S Pi-commending that the objectionable ' portion of tlie President's annual message be laid on the table. . That similar action be taken with re- j spect to the message of last Monday, be. ause of its being ^unresponsive to the J inquiry of the House" as to what the s President meant when lie said, referring 1 to the limitation p aced upon the field of ? pcratioiis of the secret service, that the f hief ^rgument in favor of the provision wa that the congressmen did not them- ? *el\ps wisli to be investigated" When I'hairtnao Perkins of New York >f the sjiecial committee arose to make his report he faced an almost full rneni et ship, while the galleries were packed with interested spectators. Hot it the executive and diplomatic gal i cs. usually deserted, were tilled, their occupants, some of whom mere compelled to sit in the aisles displaying the keenest interest in the proceedings. It was not observed that any member of the president's immediate family was present. : The corridors %vere densely crowded. The doorways were jammed, and lony lines of people waited an opportunity to set even a view into the chamber. Messrs. Tawney, Smith of Iowa. Sherl?\v and Fitzgerald were on the floor, pretCouunucd on Second I'age.) L TO HOUSE; 'O BE TABLED 5ENATE HOTSAHSFIEO \uthorfty for Action by the President Questioned. * COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER t Motion to Table Culberson's Besohi? tion Defeated. INLY FOURTEEN VOTE FOR IT tight of the Chief Executive to Permit Absorption of Tennessee Coal and Iron Company Disputed. "Hmnlved, That the committee on the lidiclnry be. nod It in hereby, directed o report to the Senate an earl.v hh may e practicable 'whether. In Ihe opinion if the committee, the President v?n* inthorl'?ed to permit the absorption of be Tennessee t'oal and Iron ''ompany ?y Ihc I'nited Stnten Steel Corporation, in Is shown by the mossnsp of Ihc 'resident In response to Senate reposition number 240, tliin session." An exceedingly Important step in the var between Congress and the President vas taken this afternoon when the Senite. by tlie tirst "yea and nay" vote of his session, refused to lay on the table he Culberson resolution, given above and ntreduced yesterday, directing the judi:iary committee to report whether in its ipinion the President was authorized to >ermit the absorption of the Tennessee 'oal and Iron Company by the? I'nited States Steel Corporation. The motion to lay on lite tabic was nade by Senator Hopkins of. Illinois. It vas defeated by a vote of 14 to 47. All of the senators voting to lay the esolulion on the table were republicans, tnd of tiie forty-seven votes against that notion twenty-one were cast by democrats ind twenty-six by republicans. As soon is this test vote was announced, Mr. 'ulberson moved the adoption of his resoution and by a viva voce vote it was .dopled, no division by.ing galled for. Hopkins Moves to Table. The resolution, which came over from esterday, at which time Senator Hoptins refused to allow it to be considered >y unanimous consent, was reached on tie calendar a few minutes before 1 I'clock. The Vice President announced hat the question was upon the passage of he resolution. "one moment, said Mr. Hopkins. "1 ail to see the pertinaney of the adoption >f thin resolution by the Senate. The etter accompanying the message covers he point fully. Besides, the resolution s at variance with the message. The 'resident does not say that he approved if the absorption.# 1 therefore move to ay the resolution on the table."' "tin that question J demand the yeas mil nays," said .Mr. Culberson. When the Vice President asked for a dinw of tiands among those who signified their desire for a roll call were Kenitors Aldrlch, Hale, Burrows and many >ther republicans, not to mention all the iemoerats in the chamber. Senate Refuses to Table. The following senators voted in the afirmative: Burkett, Carter, Cummins, 'urtis, Deps-w, Dixon. Du Pont, Hopkins, Koan, McCuinber, Penrose, Piatt, Rlchirdson and Warner. .The following senators voted against aying the resolution on the table: Ald 1< h Kankhead, Borah, Bulkeley, Burnmm. Burrows, Clapp, Clark of Wynmng, clay. Culberson, Dick. Dillingham, "oraker Frazier, Kryc, Fulton Gamble, Jury. Gore, Hale, Johnston. Kittridge, sidgc. Dong. McCreary, MeKnery, Mcurin. Money. Nelson. Newlands. Over nan. Page. Pay n ten. Perkins, Piles, Kayler. Scott. Simmons. Smitli of Maryland, stepiiensnn, Sutherland, Taliaferro, Tayor. Teller. Warren and Wetinore. As soon as th<- result was announced ?n this motion the chair put the question >n tlie passage of the Culberson resoluion. It went through without a roll call, is already stated. It is understood that the judiciary ommittee, of which Mr. Clark of V'yoinng. is eluiirnian. will report in aeeordinee with the resolution early next week: DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETS. Resolution Adopted Permitting Inaugural Ball in Pension Building. The Senate District of Columbia co'mnitlee held its first meeting of this sesion this morning. In the absence of Senator Callinger. the chairman, who is n New Hampshire, Senator Dillingham of Vermont presided. There was a full a:endance with the exception of Mr. Galinger and Mr Hansbrough of North Dacota. who is not In the city. The only action of the committee was o order a favorable report on the Clalinger joint resolution authorizing the ;ranting of permits to the inaugural com nittee. in which is included permission to ise the pension office for the ball. The um of S.'lJKfO more than was appropriated our years ago for public protection etc.. s proposed in the resolution After the committee meeting Senator Icott of West Virginia made the favorbie report to the Senate. The resolution could have been passed at once after >lr. Scott had explained that it was praclcally identical with measures for the ante purpose enacted since 188T< iiad it lot been for an objection on the part of lenator Lodge of Massachusetts, who laid he wanted time to look it over. Mr. Scott said he had no objection to letting he resolution go to the calendar. The resolution is the same as that which ins reported favorably by the House Jlstrict oinmlttee. and is now awaiting >ussage by the House. Chairman Stellwagen of the inaugural committee. Aldts Brown. Hope Darneille and several other members of the com-, mtttee, including Maj. Sylvester, chief of ooliee, appeared before the Senate DisAf AAriim ?? > ? ? e iiivi III IttVUT UI :he Inaugural resolution. Soldier Kills Policeman. SAN FRANCISCO. January .S.-Sergi. I F. Nolting. one of the oldest and most opular officers of (he local police departnent, was shot and killed today by a sollier of the United States Army whom le was placing under arrest at the corner If Montgomery and Sacramento streets. ii/V' \ v v Vv . ill vNV x > I % BATTLE FLEET IS SCATTERING ' SHIPS SAILING * FOR VARIOUS MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. Nine Vessels, However, Detained at Port Said by Poor Coaling Facilities.' PORT SAIL), January S.?The battleship Missouri left here this morning fot At liens. T.,at<*r in the day the Iventuckv left for Tripoli. Nine vessels of the American fleet under Rear Admiral Bperry are still at Port Said, being delayea by the poor facilities for coaling such a number of vessels at once and flic scarcity of lighters. Kvery train coming from t'airo is crowded witli officers and men returning ftom the capital to rejoin their ships. Port Haid presents a gat appearance, and the streets are filled with nun in uniform ? SIGN PEACE PACT. Bitter Warfare in Chinese Quarter of San Francisco Ends. SAN FRANCISCO. January K.?Twelve Chinese tongs, including the On Yicks and the Suey Dons, which have been engaged in bitter warfare for some weeks past, have affixed their seals and signatures to a peace pact which binds them to keep the peace in the Chinese quarter or suffer dire conseqlrences. The direct action of the truce is to call a general meeting at which every tong Is ; to be represented, when a'l grievances ' I will be presented and peaceful methods of | settling all disputes between the warring factions be discussed. The agreement further declares that should any tong or company of all those represented in the Chinese quarter fail to, . send it delegate to the peace conference the names and descriptions of all members of such society would be given to the Chinese authorities, both here and at Washington, wdth a request that action be taken to compel peace in the quarter. Although no hint of what this action would lio is irivpii in tbp lwct the in.vni pronouncement of the-Chfnese government through the consul genera! here that relatives in China would bp nuuie to suffer for misdeeds of local tong men ibnjures up visions of widespread result of future wars among the Chinese. ENGINE PLUNGES INTO BAY. Fireman Killed and Two Injured. Work of Train Wreckers. Bill.I,INGHAM, Wash.. January S ? Wrecked by unknown persons, who threw the switch open, locked it and put out the lantern so the engineer could not see the peril. Great Northern train No. 272. northbound, left the track just south of Bellingliain yards at Commercial Point last night. The engine wa-s almost completely submerged in the bay, the mail car and the baggage car were smashed to hits and the smoker was derailed. The Jjjeinan was killed and two were injured. The fireman's body sank with the engine and has not been recovered. The engineer went under, but came to the surface, struck out for a piling and dung there until rescued by a boa t The passengers, of whom there were seventy-five, were badly shaken up, but none was 'injured. The local police and railroad detectives unite in declaring the wreck to have been deliberately planned. No arrests have been made. MISSING AERONAUT FOUND. i 1 T.lntt PnortcnVt T.ncf TTi'c T.ifa Last October. HAMBURG. January S.~The body of! Lieut. Foertsch. the nerman aeronaut, who lost liis life at sea last October, was j picked up in the North sea two days ago | by the fishing steamer Orion. The corpse , : was identified by papers in the pockets of the clothing. Lieut. Foertseh was a participant in the Interactional balloon eon, test that was started from Berlin OetoI ber 12. *., He went aloft in the German balloon ! Herges$U. The balloon was picked up ; October 17 140 miles northwest of Helogo land, hot there was no sign of the occupant. All the other aeronauts were accounted for. A Situation Has Arisen. I i] l! I ' I i 1 i' ^ l TO FILL BOTH PUCES Gov. Lilley Will Not Resign From Congress. COMING IN A FEW DAYS Decided That Special Election Was Unnecessary. TALKED WITH STATE OFFICERS ! First Time in History of the House of Representatives When Such a j One of the mnn prominent figures in tin- first session of the present Congress berause of his demand for an investigation of submarine legislation, George I,. Lilley now Governor of Connecticut, promises to lie a center of interest in the present session. It arises over his failure to resign as representative-al-large from the sta:e of Connecticut, or at least the failure of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to receive notice of that resignation. Mr. Lilley was inaugurated Governor of Connecticut Wednesday, attd the House records still show him a*'member of that body. Never a Similar Case. t In tiie entire history of the House there has not been a similar case. Years ago, wiien a member of tlie House presented i himself to fill a vacancy, the House sent a committee to his state Ohio, to ascertain what had become of his reported predecessor; no notice of whose resignation had been received. The retiring representative had been elected secretary of i state in his own state, and although iiis resignation had been sent to the gi^ernor of the state, no notice had been forwarded to the Speaker. It is understood that tiie House will hesitate to seat another man to succeed Mr. Lilley unless notice of *liis resignation is on record in the House. There is understood to be no provision of law to prevent his serving in the House while governor of his state and drawing salary for both positions. But It is pointed out that his retention of membership in the House makes him liable at any time to be pulled out of the. gubernatorial seat at Hartford and , brought to Washington to make a ?pjoruni of that body. As the resignation of Representative 1; Lilley must now be presented, if made at all,"to himself as Gov. Lilley. many ; believe that the first news of what promises to be a quiet resignation will lie tiie formal notice to thff Speaker that Mr. Lilley has resigned to himself. x .! No Idea of Resigning. HARTFORD. Conn.. January 8.?Prior to his inauguration as governor Repre- , sentative Lilley. in an interview, stated: "1 offered my reslg.ia' ion to Gov. VVoodt uff about the middle of December, but lie declined to accept it. a conference was later held between Gov. Woodruff and Attorney General Holeomb and 11 was derided that there was no need of holding a special election to fill a vacancy, if one was caused, lor the sixty days intervening between the inauguration and the term of my successor. I therefore am still a representative, and do not intend to resign." It* is understood that Gov. Lilley expects to go to Washington within a few I days. j FOUNDER OF SAN L1EG0 DIES, i Alonzo E. Horton Was the Second t Oldest "Elk" in America. SAN DIEGO. Cal., January 7.?Alonso Erastus Horton. founder and oldest Inhabitant of San Diego, is dead, aged ' eighty-flve *yeare. as a result of infirmities incident to old age. In 1867 "Father" Honon, as he was generally called, surveyed and purchased at auction for 26 cents an acre the MO acres of land around 1 the bay on which San Diego now stands. | Mr. Horton was the second oldest Elk in J America. < I I I : ;t. -! . # REVEALS CALIFORNIA FORGERY I ___ OAKLAND BROKER HELD FOR A MILLION-DOLLAR FRAUD. F. B. Signor Arrested for Forging James H. Murray's Name to Fraudulent Papers. OAKLAND. Cal . January 8.?Details or the forgery of James H. Murray's name to notes and documents aggregating nearly $1,0(5t,00?>. which led last night to the arrest of F. B. Signor, promoter and mining broker of this city, have come to light. Murray is a millionaire and banker, whose present residence Is Monterey, c'al. He arrived here from Monterey more than tv.o weeks ago to begin an investigation of the forgery and found ihat President William G. Henshaw of t lie Union Savings Bank of this city, held four notes drawn on a KarAas'City bank in Henshaw's favor and purporting to be signed by Murray. the notes totaling $400,000. Murray at once pronounced these notes forgeries. He began an investigation, which, it is alleged, disclosed that Signor had given )he notes to Henshaw in connection with the financing of a deal involving a cement plant in southern California. Henshaw turned the notes over to Murray, who also discovered a number of other papers bearing forgeries of ills signature, the total amount being $800,000. Signor Confesses. Murray presented the matter to District Attorney Donahue and a warrant for the arrest of Signor was issued. Signor surrendered and made a full confession. Besides the four $100,000 notes mentioned, the forgeries include the following: Sight drafts for $400,(MtO, 53.000 and $10.000: Mr. Henshaw declkred that Signor lias not profited a dollar by tiie forgeries. DENVER P. 0. CLERK HELD. Charged With Rifling Scores of Letters in Past Year. DENVKR. January 8. -Harold Snowdon chief clerk of the special delivery department of the Denver post office, is in jail, charged with having rifled scores of letters in the past year, obtaining hundreds of dollars from them. He is alleged to have confessed to Post Office Inspector Christian. Complaints from all sections of the country of undelivered letters caused an investigation. PARIS GREEN IN THE CANDY. Police Trying to Find Miscreant Who Tried to Poison Women. DENVER. January 8.?Paris green sufficient to kill fifty people was found in the candy sent through the mails to Mrs. Marie Smith and Mrs. Amelia VVitwer. according to State Chemist Edward C. llill who analvzed the contents of the boxes received by ihe two women last Saturday. Ocie and Violet Smith, children of Mrs. Smitn, ate some of the candy and were made seriously ill. The police are trying to locate a former suitor of Mrs. Smith in connection with their investigation. COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN BED. j Mystery Surrounds Deaths of St. Louis Salesman and Wife. KANSAS CITY. January S.?Mystery surrounds the deaths of W. G. Brault, a St. Louis salesman, and his wife, who1 were found dead itt hed in their room here late yesterday. There was a distinct odor of chloroform in the room, but no other evidence that the drug had been used. Tlie coroner asserts mat sirs. Brault j killed her husband and then committed , suicide. Friends of the couple, on the < other handj believe that the pair met with ! foul play. Wilson Divorce Case Dismiaaed. BALTIMORE. January 8.?The divorce , suit brought by Dr. Pierce B. Wilson, jr.. ] against his wife, naming former United States Senator George L. Wellington corespondent, has been dismissed by Judge i Sorter in the I^altiniore circuit court. 1 -w * PROMOTEDBY BARNES Post Office Officials Rewarded for Good Service. ALL MEN OF EFFICIENCY Norman A. Merritt Appointed Assistant Postmaster. DAVIS WILL GO TO STATION B Robinson Made Cashier. Beall Goes to Station G and Chanpe for McCurdy. A radical reorganization of hi.- ?fTi. ial , * force j.s announced by Postmaster P. 1* Barnes of the cit> post odirr today. It embraces the transfer of present Assistant Postmaster Madison Davie to the position of superintendent of Station B. at 4th ami Kast Capitol streets: the promotion to the position of assistant postmaster of Norman Allen M< rritt. at present the cashier, and of Kouis J. Ttobirtson. now superintendent of Station <1. on <J street between tith and 7th streets northwest to be cashier, vice Morritt. Howard Beal!, assistant superintendent of the money order division, lias been transferred to the position of superintendent of Station G. and Charles P. McCurdy lias been promoted to be assistant superintendent of the money order division. James F. Harvey, the present superintendent of Station B, on Kast Capitol street, it is announced, has upon his own request been retired to a special clerkship, owing to continued ill health, which makes it desirable for him to be relieved of some of the responsibility now resting upon him. Advanced for Good Service. Tiie announcement states "the officers advanced are all nten of superior efficiency. who have rendered excellent service in tne positions they now occupy, and the changes have been made solely with a view to strengthening the force of officers in the interest of good service." Madison Davis, who has been supplanted as assistant postmaster, served in that position for many years, being apointed thereto by former Postmaster John A. Merritt when he was first made City postmaster. Prior to that time he was chief clerk to the third assistant postmaster genera!, in which posit'on he served for a great many years. The Promoted Officials. Alien Norman Merritt. the new assistant postmaster, is a son of former Postmaster Merritt. lie is a young man of marked ability and energy, and since the appointment of his father as third assistant postmaster general years ago lias been a resident of Washington. His former home was at Loekport, N. Y. Louis J. Robinson, who has been promoted to "the position of cashier, was formerly postmaster at Appleton. Wis., and later in the military postal service in Cuba and Porto Rico until his transfer to the postal service of the United States. He has for some years been superintendent at station G. Howard Beall. who lias been made superintendent of. station G. vice Robinson. lias been- in the service of the local post office for many vearft and within a year was promoted to be superintendent of the money order division. vice H. I* Johnson, who was promoted to be superintendent of city delivery. When troubles in the service arose last spring, resulting in the selection of W?. H. Haycock as superintendent of city delivery. Mr. Johnson was restored to the position of superintendent of the money order division and Mr. Beall was reduced to that of assistant superintendent Charles P. AlcCurdy. who has lieen made assistant superintendent of the money order division, was promoted from the position of special clerk. Salaries Raised. In addition to the foregoing. Postmaster Barnes also announces the following promotions in the city post office service: Franklin C. Burrows, assistant cashier, $1,600 to $1,800: John J. Murphey, superintendent of Station D, $1,600 to $1,700; Sidney G. Bnrsley, assistant superintendent of mails. $1,500 to $1,600. and Charles B Matthews, assistant*to superintendent of Station G. $1,400 to $1,."?U0. VICTIM RAVES IN DELIRIUM. Unknown Man Robbed and Beaten Believed to Be ''Scotty/' CHICAGO. January s.?Strapi>ed to a cot in a hospital, ravins in delirium and dying from a double fracture of tlie skull and hemorrhages of the brain, is an unidentified man who was found robbed, beaten and unconscious in the zero ooid of Wednesday night. it was believed the man might be Walter Scott, the Death valley miner, who was a guest at a local hotel recently with a man of the name of Campbell. He left some days ago and his whereabouts since are unknown. The dying man wore a collar on which was the name "Campbell," and once in his semi-delirium, when questioned, he gave the name. Scott." Inquiry among the westerner's acquaintances disclosed that in build and general appearance he differs from the man at the hospital. The police admit that all indications in the case point to a brutal attempt at murder. From the fact that all identifying marks were removed from the victim's clothing, and that no papers of any description were found in his pockets, he may have been attacked by an enemy who had reasons for wishing to kill and remove all possibility of identification. Pioneer Wesleyan Methodist Dies. NEW HAVEN, Conn., January N? Rev. M. E. Phillips, pastor of the Whitneyville Congregational Church, died" at his home l st night. He was about sixtythree years old. He was for many years connected with the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and was at one time chancellor of several seminaries hi the western states, notably in Nebraska. Kansas and Colorado. His son, l.ee A. Phillips, lives in l.os Angeles. Cal.. and his daughter, Mrs. H. McGean. in Cleveland, Ohio. Surrenders to Montreal Police. CnS CI NN ATI. January 8.?Frederick Corby Pole. thirty-four years of age. wanted In Montreal. Canada, on a charge of grand larceny in the sunt of $25,000, has surrendered himself to the police here. 1 he money, according to Pole, was taken by 1 >1 in while he was employed by the brokerage firm of .McC'raig iirothers & Co. in Montreal in loots AMBASSADOR TONE ! RECALLEQJQ CHINA Special Envoy's Mission Here Is Cut Short. SENT BY YUAN SHI KAI Charge of Extravagance Against Deposed Councilor. LEGATIONS ABANDON PROTEST Aninvii^an a nrl Rrit iwli Minicfrrr T~)? _ cidc on No Furthrr Action in I Chinese Capital. I PEKING. January R.?Tong Sim* Yi wh>? ; is at present in Washington on a special ; diplomatic mission fr<>m the Chinese gov. eminent, has been recalled to Peking. Ho will come hack via Europe, (raving Washington immediately. I The American and British ministers h^ro have abandoned their project to unite fha various powers in a protest against the ' disturbing of the present policy of the Chinese government which is thought '< ? have been Initialed In the dismissal from office last week of Yuan Shi Kai, a mem 1 ber of the grand council, and this phase of the question is now regarded as at an end. The mission of Tong Slioa Yi lias l*en j enormously expensive, and In some quar' ters here his summary recall is regarded as giving color to the reports that charges of extravagance have been lodged against Yuan Shi Kai. Tong Shoa Yi started on his mission ; last fail undor the auspices and wnn me j approval of Yuan Shi Kai. I Confirmed at State Department. That Ambassador Tong expects to leavw Washington very soon is confirmed at the State Department. The ambassador has ^ addressed a note to Secretary Root asking for an audience with him. In which [ to make Ids farewell, as he announces that he expects to sail for Europe In a few days. The reasons for hia departure ; are not stated at the department. In Washington the announcement from ' Peking causes* no great surprise, where the feeling lias been general that since the dismissal of Yuan 61ii-Kal as grand councilor, Tong's powerful friend in. Cldr.a. his tenure here has been uncertain. Tong had made plans for a much more extended stay at the capital and was contemplating a visit to various eastern educational institutions to receive an honorary degree at one of them, and to renew acquaintances of his boyhood. Hia ostensible mission to Washington, that of thanking the government for a remission of a portion of the Chinese boxer Indemnity, has been concluded, but he desires to remain in the United States for a longer period to the end that he might, become more intimately acquainted with the existing conditions' here, which would lie helpful to both China and himself in. his future work. Tong originally expected to stay In Washington until after the inauguration of Mr. Taft in March. Statement at Embassy. The effort was made at the special em1 hassy, quartered in a handsome residence which Ambassador Tong had leased until after the inauguration, to show that his recall was the result of his application to the home government for instructions. It was stated that the ambassador had fulfilled Ids mission to this government, having thanked the President for the remission of the Boxer indemnity and ar1 ramreri for the education in this country | of lot) Chinese students. 1 i The ambassador will visit some of his ' I friends in the north and will sail from 1 Xew York about one month from today. It was declared at the embassy that his recall was no mark of hostility toward the ambassador, and <1 id not indicate any ' | change "of policy on the part of the ChiI nese government. CAUSED EMPEROR'S DEATH. 1 Charge Made by Chinese Reformer Against Yuan Shi Kai. PJ?NAN(3. Straits Settlement, January 8?In an interview here today Kang Vu Wei. the well known Chinese reformer who was expelled from Peking after th? coup d'etat of 1X1)8. declared that Yuan Shi Kai had been dismissed from his high position as member of the grand coun? 11 of the Chinese empire because he was in. strumental in the death of the late emperor. and that lie probably would he I placed on trial tor his connection in this matter. "The result of tills trial will convim 1 foreigners that Yuan Shi Kai instigated the murder of the late emperor," Kang Yu Wei declared. "His dismissal will work for the good of the constitutional I ? .... . , i.? .rtiict :i.. inn ta.* ill nftl Innerr Ha JJ<I i i \ . i iir luiioiiiunvu ? ? ? MW .v..0v. delayed." Continuing, Kang Vu Wei said: . "1 opjKJse foreign intervention in fa\or of Yuan Shi Kai; the matter is one for China to settle alone. 'The regent. Prince Chun, controls the army-and is introducing reforms." Since his expulsion from Peking ten years ago Katig Yu Wei has been instrumental in directing the reform movement in the empire from various places outj side the country. He is at present living I in concealment in Penang and very few I people art- able to see him. It is neces{sary to be vouched for by friends before access to hint can be obtained. Wiiile it is impossible to obtain confirmation of the expectation that kang Yu Wei will now return to Peking, it wa* intimated in certain quarters today that i such a course was within the range of possibilities. OPINION IN JAPAN. ' Believed Yuan Shi-Kai Sought Alliance With the United States. J Special Cablegram to The Star. TOKIO, January 8 ?The opinion in well informed circles hare is that the Anterl eah-Japanese entente forestalled more serious development? In the orient. It ia sa;d that Yuan Shi-Kai van seeking to form an alliance with the United States i and possibly with Germany, also, and so break up the concert on the far east and counteract Japan's predominance in Manchuria. Telegrams printed in London newspapers. overestimating the gravity of 1h? situation, are attributed to Yuan Shi. Kai's close personal relations with some I Europeans, especially George Ernest Morj'rlson. thi Peking correspondent of tte I London Tinn%