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SCtILEY tllEY ENTERS ENTERSHIS ENTERSHIS
HISfROTEST HISfROTESTAsks HIS PROTEST PROTESTAsks
Asks Time to File Olpe Olpetlonsto Objections Ojectioiis
tlonsto tions to Verdict Verdictw Ver Veriict1EUEgT ict ictlmQUESr
lmQUESr GRANTED w BY Di in MR ffln fflnGsnoral 10lTG 10lTGGan LON LONG3noral
Gsnoral Gan ral Agnus Says if Findings FindingsStand FindingsStand FindingsStand
Stand the Victor of Santiago SantiagoWill SentiagoWlll Santiagowill
Will be a Factor in Presi Presidential Presidentiel Presidential ¬
dential Race RaceIf
If this persecution of Admiral Admiralgailey AdmirnlS Adznrl5h1ey
gailey S hl Y continues c ntinu and an the decision of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the majority of o the Court of o Enquiry Enquiryis EnquiryisalIowed
is isalIowed allowed to stand approved approe it will willmake willmake willmake
make Admiral Schley the leading leadtn can candidate C1ndicate candidate ¬
didate for the Presidency in 1 19fl W That Thatis Thatis Thatis
is Tny m n3 personal opinion opinionGen Gen Felix FelixAgnus FelixAgntS FelIzAgnus
Agnus Admiral Schleys close eose personal personalfriend p pronaIfriexid rsonal rsonalfriend
friend cad nd adviser adviserRear adviserRjar adviserRjar
Rjar Admiral Schley Seh Seheyhe1d y held a long con conference conforenee ¬
ference with his hi advisers In his hi apart apartments apartments tpartments ¬
ments at the Richmond this morning morningThere morningThere inurningThere
There were present pres nt his counsel Isidor IsidorKayner IsidorBayner JsidorRayner
Kayner and II t A Teague Gen Felix Ag Agnus A13nus Ag1u2s ¬
nus and Representative Schirm of Mary Maryland Maryland Maryland ¬
land The findings finGingsof of the Court of En Enquiry EnquIry Enquiry ¬
quiry were discussed at length and this thistentative thistentative thistentative
tentative programme was outlined outlinedTo outlinedTo outlinedTo
To request the Secretary of the Navy to towithhold towithhold towithhold
withhold action upon the findings of the thecourt theCGurt theenurt
court and not to dissolve that body until untila
a statement of objections can ue iJefiled iJefiledTo te11iedTo filed filedTo
To file a statement of ofobjections objections with withthe withthe withthe
the Secretary SecretaTy of the Navy ar setting forth forththat forththat forththat
that the findings arc contrary to the evi evidence eidence cvidcnce ¬
dence and nd the pertinent facts of the case caseand clSeand caseand
and request that the majority report be bedisapproved bediSIpproved bedisapproved
disapproved disapprovedTo
To Appeal to tlse President PresidentTo PrcshlentTo PresidentTo
To make an appeal to the President in incase inCtSC incasn
case the Majority ajcrity report is approved approvedTo
To have introduced in Congress a reso resolution rcoolutien resolutien ¬
lutien declaring that the estimate and andopinion antIopinion andopinkm
opinion of Admiral Dewey regarding Rear RearAdmiral RearAdmiral RearAdmiral
Admiral Schley as contained in his sup supplemental supplemental supplemeatal ¬
plemental report is i the sense sens and nd the thesentiment thesentiment thesentiment
sentiment of Congress and is approved approvedTo
To thereafter thereafter take up and andCODthler consider the theadvisability thedisabllity theadvisability
advisability of instituting civil and crim criminal criminal crimInst ¬
inal action agairst Appleton i Co and andEdgar andEdgu andEdgar
Edgar S Maclay for libel in the publica publication prblication Mlb1 ca cation ¬
tion or or Maclays History or the United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates
States Navy NavyLetter NavyTictter TavyTiettcr
Letter to toThe Secretary Long LongThe LongThe
The first part of this programme was wascarried wascarried wascarried
carried out this morning mornin The fallowing fallowingletter fcll fcllbwingletter wing wingletter
letter was was prepared and anda addig addrbjsed sed to the theSecretary th thSecretary theSecretary
Secretary of the Navy NavySir NavyiF avy avyiF
Sir iF I have the honor respectfully to torequest torequest torequest
request request that you withhold approval of the thefindings thefindips theilndins
findings of the Court of Enquiry recently recentlyheld recentlyheld rece tly tlyheld
held at the Navy Yard Washington of ofwhich ofwhich ofwhich
which Admiral George Dewey Dewe was presi president president presidentuntil ¬
dent dentuntil until such ch time as I shall have op opportunity opIX oppotunity ¬
portunity IX > Jtunityto to file a statement of objections objectionsto
to such findings fiildi gs and andl I further request requestthat requestthat requestthat
that the th said court be not dissolved until untilaction untilaction untilaction
action shall have been taken upon such suchobjections suchobjections suchobjections
objections objectionsSiffneil objectionsH objectionsSigneil
Siffneil H ell l 11 by > y Admiral AcInlir 1 Ssblcy SsblcyThe S Zu11eyThe IIe IIeThe
The letter was signed by Admiral AdmiralBchley AllmiralScbley AdmiralEchiey
Bchley and aI d endorsed by Mr Rayner It Itwas Itwas Itwas
was was delivered delivered in person to Secretary Long Longby Longby Longby
by Mr Ir Teague Secretary Long said he hewould heWGuld heweuld
would give gi the matter Immediate consid consideration consideration consideration ¬
eration and and would consult with the Judge JudgeAdvocate JudgeAdvocate JudgeAdvocate
Advocate Captain Lemly He asked how howlong howlong howlong
long a time timewould would be required in which to toprepare toprepare toprepare
prepare the statement Mr Teague said saidit saidit lid lidit
it would wo ld be ready read by Thursday or Friday FridaySecretary FridaySecretary FridaySecretary
Secretary Long said the matter would be bekept bekept bekept
kept open that th that 1t he would withhold action actionupon actionupm actionupon
upon the findings and would not dissolve dissolvethe dissolvethe dissolvethe
the court
Statement of Cocuael CocuaelMr CotcselMr CotuaelMr
Mr Teague made the following state statement statement statement ¬
ment this afternoon afternoonaction afternoon afternoonXothng afternoonNothing
Xothng Nothing definite as to civil or criminal crimin2laction criminalaction
action has been decided upon The clalin clalinof c1anof clatnof
of Maclay that he and his book have been beenupheld beenupheld beenupheld
upheld ty the decision o or the court is isspurious isspurious isspurious
spurious Even if the courts decision decisionshould decisionshould decisionshould
should be included in hJed in the t e book there therewould therewould therewould
would still be in it passages which would wouldconstitute wouldcontitute wouldcontitute
contitute criminal libel libelIn libelIn libel1n
In the statement to be filed with Sec Secretary Secretarj Seerotary ¬
rotary Long the demand will be made madethat madethat madethat
that the majority opinion of the court be bedisapproved bedisapproed bedisapproved
disapproved by the Secretary as being beingcontrary beingcontrary beingcontrary
contrary to the evidence and pertinent pertinentfacts pertinentfacts 1tinent 1tinentfacts
facts in lnthe the case caseA caseA caseA
A A Kecitatioii of r Fact FnciThe FactThe FaebTheetatement
The Theetatement statement of Admiral Schley will willinclude willInclude ill illinclude
include a recitation of facts fact Under the therales t therelea 1e 1erules
rules of ofpractI practice e in such affairs Admiral AdmiralScfetey AdmiralSc1iky AdmfralSch1ey
Scfetey will have the eight of appeal 5ppe l to tothe tothePresi totheFresident
the thePresi theFresident President ent from the action of the Sec Secretary Secretary Seeretary ¬
retary of r the Navy Such S h appeal is ad admissible admissible adrnissihle ¬
missible in all tribunals tribln ls except such as asare asare asare
are appointed ap iftted by the President The TheSeSley TheSellley TheSehley
SeSley Cogrt CotiIt of Enquiry Em ulry was appointed appointedby
by the Secretary etary of the Navy NavyIt NarIt NavyIt
It has been en practically decided not to toask toask toask
ask for a Congressional bo g essional investigation but butto butto butto
to offer > 1 er a resolution reS < Jlution approving Admiral AdmiralDeweyrs AdmiralD AdmiralDeweys
Deweyrs D weys supplemental report as the sense senseof senseof senseof
of Congress Congress will probably not notbe notbe notbe
be asked to take any further action actionA
A meeting of the Maryland delegation delegationin deleg tion tionin
in Congress will be held at the New Wil Willard Willard Willard
lard this evening to draft and discuss discusssuch dIscusssuch discusssuch
such a resolution which Mr Ir SchIrm will willoffer wIlloffer willofferin
offer offerin in the House HouseTO HouseTO HouseTO
TO BELMBTFILSS flBIBUESEMr SOULEY SOULEYMr
Mr BnrlJioIlt nhrtlwltIt Wislics jshes tIle < Itc Admiral AdmiralMr llUirnls llUirnlsEnquiry lIuirn15Enquiry
Enquiry Expenses to Dc PaId PnillMr PaIdMr
Mr Bartholdt of Missouri says the thefindings tbefin thefindings
findings fin ings of the Schley Court of Enquiry Enquiryhave Enquirybave Enquiryhave
have only increased his determination to toask toask toask
ask Coagressto Congr ssto come to the relief of the theadmiral theadmlr theadmiral
admiral admlr l He will introduce he says a abill a ab abIll
bill b ll appropriating 30000 or so much muchthereof muchthereof muchthereof
thereof as may be necessary to reimburse reimburseRear reimburseRelr reimburseRear
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Sehley for forany forany forany
any expense he may have incurred in pre preseatlBg preseBti preseating
seating seBti his reply to the precept of the theNavy theXavy theNavy
Navy Department upon which the Court Courtof Courtof Courtof
of Esquiry acted actedSuch actedSuch actedSuch
Such a a bill will have to go g to the Com Committee Commiltee Cotainittee ¬
mittee on Claims for original considera consideration considerhtioD consideration ¬
tion Representative Graff of o Illinois is isa isa isa
a a member of that committee He said saidtoday saidtoi1aythat aId aIdtoday
today toi1aythat that while hUe ho felt friendly toward towardAdmiral towardAdmiral towardAdmiral
Admiral Sshley he would wait until he hesa4 hesn1 hea4
sa4 sn1 a4 the bill bl11befor before committing himself himselffor himselffo himselffor
for fo or against it itIf itIftnc ItIf
If Iftnc the bill should go to the Committee Committeeon
on War Claims Mr Graff would be as well wellpleased wellp1eased
pleased pleasedLieutenant flleasedLicutennnt p1easedLieutenant
Lieutenant Wpotten ootten U S A Dead DeadThe Dent1 Dent1TheW DeadThe
The TheW 3Far llVarDepartment r Department has been advised advisedof advisedot1j1 advisedot
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What the Washingtonian May Have to Do Q If If Present Prese1 t Conditions Continue
CA CANAL AL TREATY TIlEATYDULY TREATYDULY
DULY RATIFIED RATIFIEDIsthmian RATIFIEDeIstiffiiall
Isthmian Waterways Con Construction Construction ConstruetionowAssure ¬
struction struetionowAssure struetionowAssureAL Now 1 ow Assured AssuredALMOST AssuredALMOST
ALMOST AL OT DNAHffiOUS APPROVAL JffPROYALOpposition APPROVALOpposition 1iPPRQYAL1OppositIon
Opposition Dwindles on Final Pas Passage p s ss9geAd ssagaAdverse ¬
sage s9geAd sagaAdverse Adverse es9 Views Express Expressed Expressed ¬
ed in Debate But Few FewVotes FewVotesAgainst PewVotes
Votes VotesAgainst Against Measura MeasuraThe MeasuraThe MeasuraThe
The Senate Senate in secret ret session this aft afteraoon after afterneon
eraoon er oon ratified the new HayPauneefote HayPauneefoteTreaty HaYPauncefoteTreaty HayPauneefoteTreaty
Treaty by a nearly unanimous votel vote The T1Iecompact Thecompact j jcompact
compact was adopted adopt as it had been pre prepared prepared j jpared
pared by Lord Salisbury and signed by bySecretary bySectetary bySecrctaryMay
Secretary SecrctaryMay Hay It was not chaas changed by a asingle asingl asingle
single word wort of amendment amendmentThe amendmentThe amendmentThe
The proposed Nicaragua waterway Is Isnow isnow isnow
now an assured fact and a bill for the theconstruction theconstruction
construction of the huge ditch will be berushed berushed berushed I
rushed through without wit out delay delayLittle delayLittle delayLittle
Little opposition was as made to the adop adoption adoption j jtion
tion of the treaty The Democrats at the thelast tilelast thelast
last moment decided not to obstruct the thecompact thecompact thecompact
compact but to to let I i it g < > through un unamended unamended unamended
amended so that othecanal the canal might be se secured secured secured ¬
cured There Th re was no n demonstration demonst tion and aadthe andthe andthe
the Republican leaders accepted the vic vietory victory ic ictory ¬
tory as a matter of course courseThe courseThe courseThe
The Democrats hold that In time of war warthe warthe warthe
the treaty can be disregarded and the thecanal thecanal thecanal
canal fortified and closed to the vessels vesselsof vesselsof esselsof
of an enemy enemyProvisions eIlem eIlemPro enemyProcisons
Provisions Pro Ison oC o the tile Treaty TreatyThe TrcnfyThe TreatyThe
The treaty treat as asrati ratified ed contains c nta ll the fol following folowIlg following ¬
lowing features featuresIt
It abrogates the ClaytonBulwer com compact compact compact ¬
pact pactIt pactIt pactIt
It gives the United States the power to toconstruct toconstruct toconstruct
construct regulate and manage the wat waterway waterway waterway ¬
erway erwayIt erwayIt erwayIt
It provides that the canal shall at all alltimes alltimes ll lltimes
times be neutral and shall be policed by bythe bythe bythe
the United States StatesIt StatesIt StatesIt
It holds that the canal Canal shall enjoy com complete complete coinplete ¬
plete Immunity from attack tt ak by belliger belligerents be11igcrents belligerents ¬
ents both in peace and in war warIt warIt ar arIt
It prevents the th United < 1 States from for fortifying fortifying fortifying ¬
tifying the canal and in time of war the thevessels theessels thevessels
vessels of the 0 0enem enemy enem must be given pas passage passage passage ¬
sage sageIt sageIt sageIt
It holds that in time of r war ar no naval navalvessel naalvessel navalvessel
vessel of the United States shall secure secureharbor seatreharbor
harbor within three three miles of either the theAtlantic theAtlantie theAUantic
I Atlantic or or Pacific entrances to the water waterway ater aterway j jway
way wayIt wayit I IIt
It permits the United States to con construct construct construet ¬
struct the canal and tnd operate It itfor for the thebenefit thebcnafit thebenefit
benefit of the entire world worldHow worldlIotv orld orldHou
How Senators Voteil VoteilThe YOtCIThe otel otelThe
The vote ote on the he treaty tr tJ as reported reportxlirom from fromthe fromthe I
the Senate chamber after a < L caucus taken takenat takenat takenat
at 230 was as follows followsFor followsFor followsFor
For the treaty treatycnators Senators Aldrich Alli Allison Allisen AlliZen ¬
son Bard Bate Berry Be Beveridge Burn Burnham BurnI Burnham
ham Burrows Burton Carmack Clapp ClappClark ClappClark ClappClark
I Clark of Montana Clark of Wyoming Clay ClayCockrell ClasCockrell ClayCockrell
Cockrell Culberson Cullom Deboe DeboeDietrich DeboeDietrich
Dietrich Dillingham Dim ngham Dolliver DOlliV er Dubois DubolsElkins DuboisElkins DuboIsElkins
I Elkins Fairbanks Foraker Foster of Lou Louisiana LouiSianaFoster Louisiana ¬
isiana iSianaFoster Foster of Washington Frye Gallin Gallinger Gallinger Gallinger
ger ger Gamble Gibson Gib on Hale Hans Haasbrough Hansbrouh Hansbrough
brough Harris Hawley Heitfeld Hoar HoarJones HoarJ HoarJones
Jones J nes of Jf Arkansas A anS s Jones of Navada Kean KeanKearns IieanKearns KeanKearns
Kearns Kittredge K tredge Lodge Mason Mc McComas McComas McComas
Comas McCumber McEnery HcLaurin of ofMississippi otMissIssippi ofMississippi
Mississippi HcLaurin of South Carolina CarolnallcHllan CarolinaMcMillan i iJIcJIHlan
r rlard
JIcJIHlan Mitchell Mallory Martin Mil Millard Mu Mulard Ii1
lard Morgan Nelson Patterson Penrose PenrosePerkins PenrosePerkins PenrosePerkins
Perkins Pettus P ttus Platt of Connecticut ConnecticutHalt Co ConnecticutPlatt necticut necticutPlatt
Platt of New York Pritehard itehard Proctor ProctorQuarles ProctorQuarles ProctorQuarles
Quarles Rawlins Scott Simmons Simon SimonSpooner SimonSpooner SimonSpooner
Spooner Stewart Tallaferro Teller Till Tillman Tillmm Tillman
man Turner Vest Warren Wetmore WetmoreWellington WetmoreWellington WetmoreWollingtofl
Wellington and Money MoneyAgainst MoneyAgainst MoneyAgainl
Against the treaty tr trantySenators aty Senators Bailey and andCulberson andCulbcrson d dCulberson
Culberson CulbersonNot CulbersonNot CulbcrsonNot
Not voting otingSenator Senators Blackburn Quay QuayDepew QuayDepew QuayDepew
Depew Sewell Hanna Daniel and Bacon BaconSenator BaconSenator j jSenator
Senator Jones Jon f Speech SpeecliSenator SpcechSenatorIones SpeechSenator
Senator SenatorIones Jones Jonesof ofr of Arkansas fansas made ± made a long longspeech longspeech longspeech
speech against the t tiiere ecaty jfrcaty ty He claimed claimedthat claimedthat claimedthat
that while he IH wouM wou wou1tiote if ote ot for the com compact compact cornpact ¬
pact In order to secure s se ti j a canal canal he was wasagainst mlSagainst wasagainst
against any anytreatywlthGreat ireatycrlth treaty ith Great Britain BritainSenators BritainSenators BritainSenators
Senators Lod < f Snooner Sno pnei neI Platt of Con Connecticut Connecticut Coniecticut ¬
necticut Hale and nd Foraker F6a erdn all ll spoke ia iafavor i ifayor infavor
favor of the treaty tr aty T Senators Sen S nto forS Money MoneyBailey MoneyBailey MoneyBailey
Bailey and Culberson argued against the thecompact th thcom1act thecompact
compact i iFor
For a nstnt Statue St tue c to nnpcroft nnpcroftMr BancroftMr Bancroft BancroftSir
Mr Bull has intrcfluccd intx nl edibll1 a bill appropri appropriating appropriating approprinUng ¬
ating 25000 OOO for r the the purpose of erecting erectingon er cting ctingon
on the grounds of the Naval Academy cademy a abronze abronze abronze
bronze statue of the late Hon George GeorgeBancroft GeorgeBancroft GeQrgeBnncioft
Bancroft former f nri rSe Secretary retary of the Navy Navyunder XavY XavYunder Navyunder
under whose whoseadniinIstrat administration iin ii of r the theXavy theXavyDepartment Navy NavyDepartment I vy vyDepartment
Department the United States Zt t s Naval School Schoolwas Schoolwas Schoolwas
was established esta lished in lS4o
l
1
BROUGHT UP IN THE SENATE SENATEOffers SENATEJones SENATEJones
Jones or Jrknnsas rknnMl Offers a Resolu Resoluon Resolution Itcsolution ¬
tion on Thanking Schlcj SchlcjThe Schlc SchlcThe SclilcyThe
The Schley Sche case came officially before beforethe beforethe beforethe
the United States Senate today in the theform theferm theform
form of a resolution offered by b the mi minority minorlty ¬ I Inority
nority leader Senator Jones Jonesof of Arkansas Arkansasoffering Arkansasoffering Arksnsasoffering
offering the thanks thanks of Congress Congrcss and the theAmerican theAmerican theAmerican
American people to the the victor of Santiago SantiagoThe SantiagoThe SantiagoThe
The resolution reso ution which was referred to the theCommittee theCommittee theCommittee
Committee on Naval Affairs > l Is as follows followsResolved fonowsResolved followsResolved
Resolved by the Senate and House Houseof Houseof Houseof
of Representative of the United States Statesof Stateof Stateaof
of America in Congress assembled assembledThat assembledThat I
That the thanks of Congress and the theAmerican theAmerican theAmerican
American people are hereby tendered tenderedto
to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley Schleyand Schle Schleand Schleyand
and the officers and men under his hiscommand hiscommand hiscommand
command for highly distinguished con conduct conduct conduct ¬
duct in conflict with the enemy as dis displayed displayed displayed ¬
played by b them In the destruction of ofeet ofthe ofthe
the Sptnish fleet eet off the Harbor Har r of ofSantiago otSa ofSantiago
Santiago Sa tiagc de e Cuba July 3 IS9S IS9SResolved iS9SuPe 1S98Resolved
uPe Resolved > olved That the President of the theUnited theGnitel thetnited
United Gnitel States Stat s should be requested to toicause toIcause tolcause
icause this resolution to be communi communicated communicate communicated ¬
cated cate to Rear Admiral Schley and andtfcrccgh aldt nadthreugh
tfcrccgh t rcugh him to the officers and men menunder menunder menunder
under his command commandIt
It is not believed that the Republicans Republicansof
of the committee all of whom are Ad Administration Administration Administration ¬
ministration ministration men and In close lose accord with withthe withthe withthe
the Navy Department will take any ac action action action ¬
tion on the resolution If they should shouldbe shGuldbe shu1dbe
be compelled to do so which is isan ran un unlikely unlikely enlikely ¬
likely thing they would either report un unfavorably unfavorably ¬
I
favorably or amend it so as to Include Includefirst i iu lude ludefirst ludefirst
first the name of Rear Admiral Sampson SarapsonShould SampsonShould SampsonShould
Should the committee remain In posses possession possession possession ¬
sion of the resolution for an n unreasonable unreasonablelength unreasonablelength unreasonablelength
length of time without taking action upon uponit uponit uponit
it it would 5e Je possible for Senator Jenes Jenesto Jenento > I
to move that the Senate proceed 16 i its itsconsideration ItsconsIderation itsconsideration
consideration Underthese circumstances circumstancesIt circumstinces circumstincesit
It Is believed that even the Republican Republicanfriends Republicanfriends Republicanfriends
friends of Schley would vote against the themotlon themotion themotion
motion en the ground that thatit it would be a adiscourtesy adiscourtesy adiscourtesy
discourtesy to th the committee Such ac action action nction ¬
tion would make It a party question questionwhich questionwhich questionwhich
which is just what Admiral Sehleya Sehleyafriends Sehleyafriends
friends in L l and out of f Congress Congress desire to toavoid toavoid toavoid I
avoid if possible possibleRepresentative pcssibleRepresentative possibleRepresentative
Representative Wheeler of Kentucky Kentuckysays Kenluckysays Kentuckysays
says he will introduce troduce in the House Ho se a it res resolution resolution rcsolution ¬
olution similar simiiar to that offered by Senator SenatorJones SenatorJones enator enatorJones
Jones JonesFAYORABLS JonesFAvORABLE JonesFAVORABLE
FAvORABLE RBORTffl REPORT REPORTIN REIORTIN
IN KNOX CASE CASE1HTITRTJST CASEANTITRUST CASEANTITJtUSi
ANTITRUST OHARGES IGNOREDSenatc IGNOREDSennte IGNORED IBNOEEDSenate
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Holdstlie I1oIt1 I1oIt1tlsc Holdstbe >
tlie Representations neprcl5cnt tion Sfntlc rnI1 Are ArcToo AreToo AreToo
Too General Gcncrnl to o Merit Fur Furtlicr Furthcr Further
tlicr Consideration ConsiderationThe CODsidcrntiouThe ConsiderationThe
The The Senate Committee on Judiciary Judi Judialary iary has nasdecided hasdecided hasdecided
decided to Ignore ignoretbe the charges filed against againstAttorney againstAttorney agaInstAttorney
Attorney General Knox by the AntiTrust AntiTrustLeague AntiTrustL AntiTrustLeague
League L sue andrto and anto to allow its former unanimous unanimousrecommendation unanimpusrecommendation unanimousrecommendation
recommendation for his confirmation to tostand tostand tostand
stand as the sense of the committee committeeThe committeeThe committeeThe
The The nomination was today favorably re reported 1eported teported ¬
ported to the Senate Se te for the second time timeby timeby
II IIby
by the committee committeeTIirccHonr committecTIlrceHonr commItteeThreeHour
TIirccHonr Meeting aicetingrThis MeetingThis UccHnoThis
This action followed a threehour meet meeting meeting meettog ¬
ing this morning when the great eat mass of oftestimony ofte oftestimony
testimony te timony prepared by the AntiTrust AntiTrustLeague AntiTrustI AntiTrustLeague
League I ague and submitted on Saturday was wascarefully w wascarefully s scarefully
carefully gone over and considered consideredIn co sidered sideredIn
In the opinion of the committee the evi evidence evidence evtdeuce ¬
dence submitted carried no weight and andcould andcould nd ndcould
could not be used to hold back th the nomi nomination nomination nornination ¬
nation nationUiiciiijnons nationUnanimous nationLrnzniiaons
Uiiciiijnons Confirmation ConfirluntionDcHirecI ConfirluntionDcHirecIIt Desired DesiredIt
It was decided not to withdraw the thenomination thenominatIon thenomInation
nomination and by a unanimous vote ote it itwas itwas itwas
was agreed to report the matter favorably favorablyThis favorablyThis favorablyThIs
This was done so as not to cause a split splitin splitin splitin
in tie t e vote in the Senate Senate when the nomi nomination nomination nomination ¬
nation comes up It is i probable that the thenomination t thenomination e enomination
nomination will be confirmed c confi nfirmed ± med today or ortomorrow ortomorrow i itomorrow
tomorrow tomorrowThose tomorrowThose
Those present at the meeting were wer Sena Senators Senators ena enatore ¬
I
tors Hoar Platt of Connecticut Clark C ark of ofWyoming ofWyoming ofWyomIng
Wyoming Spooner Fairbanks and Simon Simonall Simonall Simonall
all Republicans and Bacon and andP Pettus PettusDemocrats PettusDemocrats ttuS ttuSDemocrats
Democrats Senator Teller was absent absentLcagrnes absentLcngues absentLeagues
Leagues Request Denied DeniedRepresentatives Denict1Represent DeniedRepresentatives
Representatives Represent ves of r the league were be before b bfor before ¬
fore for the committee this morning and af after after aficr ¬
ter filing some some additional papers asked askedthat asked askedthat askedthat
that action on the nomination Jl 1DIna on be deferred deferredfour deferredfour deferredfour
four days more mor in order to gather more moreevidence moreevidence moreev
evidence ev deuce As that was just sufficient time timeto tim timto tameto
to prevent action by the Senate until after afterthe after afterthe afterthe
the holidays the committee declined to togrant tobI1nt togrant
grant the rcqnest rcqnestHeiiort rC1uestn
Heiiort n port on o Committees CommitteesPostl Poatja Postponed PostponedThe ned net1The nedThe
The Senate Committee on Committees Committeesheld Committeesheld CommItteesheld
held a brief meeting today and decid decided tohold to tohold tohold
hold back the committees until tomorrow tomorrowAll tomorrow tomorrowAll oinorow oinorowAll
All of the Senate Committees will tttefTSe7 tttefTSe7announced th thenbeannoinced K4i K4iannounced
announced with withlhe the additions andclianges andcliangesmade and changes changesmade chanes chanesmade
made
MAI JliNY Y LIVES LIVESREPORTED LIVESREPORTED
REPORTED LOST1 LOST1Iionroeton LOST1Monroeton I
Monroeton Pa SaM Sa1d to fie fieUnder beUnder o ollnIor
Under Watt WaltBL1ZZAED WattBLIZZKRIJ
I IBLJZZARDREACHES
BL1ZZAED BLJZZARDREACHES EEACHBS KEWGLAP KEWGLAPNumber HmIHG1AIUJrumber 1IE GLMTII GLMTIINumber
Number of Rivers Riv rs A Arc ± 9 Reported Reportedto Reported Reportedto
to be Aflood AfioodTbe AfiocciThe The Temperature TemperatureHigher Te Teznperathrefligher Rerattir RerattirHigher
Higher in Chicago and andthe andthe arnithe
the Westt WesttBOSTO West WestBOSTON j jBoST
BOSTON BoST lc Dec IS IGTae The ston storM which was wasforecast wasforeca wasforecastby
forecast foreca forecastby t by the Weather Bureau belle bulletins buUetins belletins ¬
tins has reached New Es Engla liiaa It raged ragedfuriously fSgedfuriously ragedfuriouly
furiously all day daySunday Sunday andeaused and caused great greatdamage grea greadamage gaesdamage
damage Starting in a drizzle It Itendi Itendiin ended endedin endedin
in a deluge which in inc connection nn ti n with withthe withthe withthe
the melting snow suov caused small alI streamsto streams streamsto
to overflow over1lo their banks and andtlle tbe rivers to torise torise I
rise rapidly rapldl Washouts Washoutsar Washoutsarreported ar reported r rted In Inseveral inseerlsections inseveal
several seerlsections sections and andr railr0iMl lr ttifffic traffic is isdelayed isdelayed Isdelayed
delayed delayedA delayedAt r rAt
At A CHnton the repsfri r repa1r Piriri IH no undergoing undergoingthere uDd undttrgolngthere riOirig riOirigthere
there tobig to hag dam dams were wer eaag estely WG CpWRaij CpWRaijated oblft l l r rated o oated
ated and Boston B 6toas S water water SSM Sw fngantthat fngantthatsource ttQniih frrn that thatseurce t ts
0 0This
source s urce is cut oft for the py pr Bat6 Bat6This ti
This morning it is clcge clsezero iQ 5w ftlCro zero and andeer andeverything j jeverything
everything eer thi8g is frozen frozenLives frof froaenLives n nLics
Lives HoporteaJliorsfcr ncportedlLijdWILKESBARRE Heporteditost HeporteditostWILKESBARRE I IWILKESBARRE
WILKESBARRE PaT Pa De D DeeTnere e1i l Taere is isno isno isno
no chance of mail or yass Jl3ssegers gers leaving leavingthis lea leavingthis ing ingthis
this city for points west etwi 4or or south southfor southfor southfor
for the next twentyfour hours ho The last lastnight lasttrains lasttrains
trains to arrive we were tBO those before mid midnIght midnight
night Saturday night nightA nibtA
A resident of Monroeton Ionroetona a small town townabout townabout townabout
about ten miles from TetrMiga reached reachedTowanda rfle reachedTowanda ed edToanda
Towanda today He says saYSi say tt t most most of ofMonroeton ofMonroeton ofMonroeton
Monroeton was under wateri watQ L and many manylives many manylives ninnylives
lives had been lost ost whanii WhaIl wboni > > left All Allefforts Allefforts Allefforts
efforts to reach rea h 5 th he h town faate 1U haInfLtI1ed failed All Allwires Allwires Allwires
wires are d5r d do and no communicationwith communication c cemmuhicationwith muhics on onwIth
with the place plac can be had hadConnecticut hadConneoticut iff iffConnccticut
Connecticut IMverjUp IMverjUpIsEW nh r Jp JpEWlIAVEN
IsEW EWlIAVEN HAVEN Coon Co n Dec De DeitThe 1 The Con Connecticut Connecticut Confleeticut ¬
necticut River Riverand and its tributaries trlbut ries are on ona ona ona
a rampage and the residents residentset ef New Eng England England England ¬
land along the river valleys TIill > look look to t zero zeroweather zeroweather zeroweather
weather which began today ti to freeze fi eie the theflood theflood theflood
flood and prevent it from doing l oing great greatdamage greatmage greatamnge
damage amnge amngeFourtccn mage mage1ourtecn 4 4Fourteen
Fourteen Thousand rHigii i ll Idle IdleSHAMOKIN IdlcSHUWKD IdleSHAMOKIN
SHAMOKIN < Pa Dec De iS 1Gn On account accountof accountof accountof
of the recent rainstorm 14SftO 14 min miners rs in inthis inthis inthis
this region are Idle dIe today tOdaycoo fourteen urteen col collieries colneri colhence ¬
hence neri are flooded to to sucfljanFeXTcnt suc suchai ii ei cx nt that thatmany thatmany thatmany
many will be idle idle for a we w w t The cot collieries col collieries cothones ¬
lieries are areopezat operated d by th Pending Iieadi 1g and andPennsylvania andPennsylvania
Pennsylvania P unSYlvania companies COfnpa ies tndby n ndy bY individual individualoperators individualoperators 1dividualoperators
operators i iMillionDollar
MillionDollar 3IiJIiol DolInr LOHS LOHSUTICA LDi LDiUTICA o r
UTICA UTIC N L Y 1 Dec ISiThis 16Tlii l6Thl city ci and andvicinity andvicinity andvicinity
vicinity are ire slowly recovering from fr m the themost theJIiost themost
most disastrous flood ever cyer1 everlthown known oWIl in this thissection thissection thisCetion
section The Th cold spell > pell which whickfollowed followed the thedeluge thedeluge thedeluge
deluge has forced fJrced the waters wat s to subside subsideto subside subsideto
to a considerable estent t nt The damage damageto da age ageto
to property will not fall short of a mil million million mu mulion ¬
lion dollars The Rome Watertown a ad adthe ai aithe d dthe
the Ogdensbujgjand Ogdensbu Ogdensbursand and the Mohawk io wk andMa andMalone and andMalone Ia Ialone
lone division of t theNew York Central Centrai are arecompletely arecompletely arecompletely
completely tied up and all lltr trains ins on5 on the themain themain themain
main line are re running about abo i five WU hours hoursbehind hoirsbehind s sbehind
behind time tim But one train was as run mu over overthe ovcrthe overthe
the D L 1 and aI d W Yo yesterday Yesterdwjl
jr 5
Warmer In fnCWcro fnCWcroCHICAGO Cliicaso CliicasoCHICAGO C1ieEgoCHICAG
CHICAGO Dec 16 16Chi i6ChIm Chicag c pnished finished its itstussle itstussle itstussle
tussle with the recordbreaking cold ld wave waveyesterday wayeyesterday waveyesterday
yesterday when the merculjywent 12 de degrees degrees degrees ¬
grees below zero the th iowijs 10 low it has been beenduring beendurIng beenduring
during the first half hnlfo ofDeccmber oD < Dcc 2i1ber mber for f r25 r25vears 25 25years 25years
r
years yearsToday years vearsToday yearsToday
Today the temperature will l not go be below beloW below ¬
low zero according to the official omeialweather omeialweatherforecaster weather weatherforecaster weatherforecaster
forecaster forecasterDuring forecasterDuring forecasterDuring >
During most of yesterday the the tempera temperature temperature temperature ¬
ture was far below belowzeoEvery zero Every street streetcar streetcar streetcar
car line in intbe he city was running its cars carsbehind carsbehind carsbehind
behind time and all thcrmail thC1 1ailand and pas passenger passenger pusenger ¬
senger senger trains coming into Chicago chIcago were werelate werelate acrelate
late lateSeveral f fSeveral i iSeveral
Several persons were severely frost bit bitten bitten bitten ¬
ten and some had hi g tc be b taken to the hos hospital hospital hospital ¬
pital by the th thepolicci thepolicciBBIGHTEa police policeBBIGETER
BBIGETER BRIGRTERFOR POB mSS MISS STONE STONJReports STONReport5 STONEReports
Reports Believed llellcvedtole to Be Favorable FtTorn1Jlcto FtTorn1Jlctoner to toHer to11cr
Her Release ReleaseA RClensA Rcle Rcledespateb
A A despatch was wasreccIveij recelyeo receIvedrflthe > at fhc bcSt State StateDepartment StateDepartment te teDepartment
Department this morning morning regarding Miss MissStone lIIissstone 3ii5Stone
Stone Its text is is not madnrablidi made pnblic p b1i but butit butit butit
it Is understood that its general generaltenoris generaltenoristo tenor Is Isto isto
to the effect ffect that the brigands rigandshavebe rigandshavebecomr1convine have be becomFconvinc beconlcconvlnc
comFconvinc comr1convine > d that no no morjs mo mote e1han50OO e1han50OOis Ihan han 50000 50000is aO 000 000is
is to be obtained from from the theAin Americans ricans as asa a aa asa
a ransom ransornThey Jb JbThey tThey
They therefore evince evince a jii jigposItion posHibn to toaccept toaccept toaccept
accept this sum and andit Jt ls 19prDbable > robable that thatthe thatI
I the department will soon sOouyive receive 4 ive news of ofa ofa ofI
I I a favorable nature If 13 13i
i i I
I t
SNOWDEN JURY SECURED SDPSEDTrial SECUREDTrial ECTJREDTrial
Trial of Accused Murderer of the the3Inrsltall tlscJlars the3inrshall
3Inrsltall Jlars nll Girl Begun HcsrnnWilliam neunimam BegunWIllIam
William imam Saowdtn alias William Jobs Jobsson Johnson JehaSOB
son colored e lorel was put on trial this morning morningbefore morn morniliuibefore g gbetor
before Justice Barnard in Criminal Court CourtNo CourtXo CourtNo
No 2 for the alleged alIeg Murder of Florence FlorenceMarshall FlorenceMarshall FlorenceMarshall
Marshall also colored celor on June Ju 34 last lastThe lastThe lastT1Ie
The work of empaneling eD 1tRDeling a jury occu occupied oee1Ipied occupied ¬
pied the whole hcle of the morning session and aadwas sad sadwaa andwan
was completed co pleted at 2 oclock this th15aftenl afteraooa afternoenThe afteraooaThe 03 03The
The iviJowing lov1ng are the names of the thejurors titejurors thejurors
jurors Horace Keech Edwia E Edwi hi C Don Daniphan Doniphn Donphan
phan F Fed ed N Somm Sommerville rviIIe John if Mc Mclatosh McIntosR McIntesk
latosh Henry W TIppitt Henry Kuhn KuhnGeorge KuhnGeorge KubsGeorge
George O Miller William imam Butler Frank FrankP rank rankP
P Locraft John M Stalliags William Wi1i 1m C CBotsch CBotsch CBotach
Botsch and Harry arq Young Youngsistaat Young YoungThe YoungThe
The GOvernment Is r represented preseated by A Asista As Assistant
sistaat sista t District DistrictAttornej Attorney Thomas a C Tay Taylor Taylor Thybr ¬
lor and the prisoner prt prIsoserty ner iy Attorney Thomas ThomasL ThomasL
L Jones JonesSnowdeB JoneSnowden JoceSnowden
Snowden claims that the killing of tic ticgirl lh lhsirl thegirl
girl was entirely accidental The story storyof storyof storyof
of the killing k Uing us t t teld W at the time tim it was wasdoited Wasdonei 8 8done
doited done ic brief is isOa isOn isOn
On the afternoon of the th date mentioned mentionedSnowden JmntionedSno mentionedSnowden
Snowden Sno den vas having a war warof words with witha
a colored woman named Davis The The lat latter latter 1sticr ¬
ter was wasol looking ki g out the window of the thesecondstory theS thesecondetorj
secondstory S Qnd6totj of a small S sni ll l howe in the thenorthwest thenorthwest thenorthwest
northwest section of the city cityShe dtyShe cityShe
She was defying Snowden SDOW nowden n to enter the theioaac 1 1h IJiouse
ioaac h from which it was saM it 1d she had haddriven had9t1ve1 haddivei
driven 9t1ve1 him bat a aew few miQutw DliaUjelJw DliaUjelJwro iaiuuee iaiuueeTo fa fojx fojxstated
ro Jdg11cntM taghtemthe Dm Das W9ImU1S woeiaa Soe SoeMiated e B Btte
stated tte after ifLer fate arrest he se t to teem k fc a apletol apletolfrom i p4et1 p4et1from > tetol tetolfrom
from his pocket oeket and flourished it in fe liexir feair
air 2 r As he did so he contends die dieweapon tl tlweapon tbweapon
weapon was accidentally xee dentalI discharged and andthe andthe andthe
the Marshall girl who was standing im immediately hemediately ¬
I
mediately behind him was s killed killedThe kine killedThe
The manner in which the girl met her herdeath herdeath herdeath I
death was Investigated inV tia ted by the Coroner Coronerand Coronerand
and a verdict was returned exonerating exoneratingSaowden cxaMratingSnowd esoneratingSnowden I
Saowden Snowd n He was afterward arrested and aadthe andthe andthe
the matter called to the th attention of the thegrand thegrand thegrand
grand jury which on July 12 I last re returned retlrned retamed ¬
turned aa indictment for murder against againsthim a againsthim iD5t iD5thim
him himMRS
MRS BOME BONn E ON ONCim ONCIVIL ONCIVIL
CIVIL SERVICE LIST LISTRESTOREDBY LISTRESTOREDBYTHE
I IRESTORED
RESTOREDBY RESTORED RESTOREDBYTHE BY THE COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERSPassed I IPuNed
I IJust
Passed an Excellent Examination ExaminationJnst EX EsaininationJust minntioJl
Just Prior to thc Ay Ayctljr Are yrcs Trn Trncdy Trng Trngcdy
cdy and Action Ct QD Was ns Sns SnsThe 50sleut1ed SusDended
leut1ed in Her Case CnseThe CaseThe
The Civil Service Commissioners today todayrestored todayrestored todayrestored
restored to the civil civilservice service register the thename theDame thename
name of o Lola Ida Hemry Bonine Just Justprior Justprior
prior to the th famous amou Kenmore KClunorc Hotel n teI trag tragedy tragcGy tragedy ¬ I
edy In which she was oirs ore of the princi principals prin prinelpitI i ipal ¬
pals pal Mrs Mr > Bonine passed an examination examinationfor
for a position Osition as a skilled skilledlaborer laborer at tthe ttheGovernment the theGovernment theGovernment
Government Printing Office which paysabout p pays miysabout is isabout
about 52 2 a day dayPassed dayPasscI dayPasscl
Passed a Splendid Examination ExaminationHer ExnUinationHer ExaminationHer
Her examination papers were W re almost almostperfect almostperteet almostperfect
perfect her percentage being 8760 8 6O and andhad andhad
had ha it not been for her subsequent subseouenttrouble 5ub5eQUenttrouble subsequenttrouble I
trouble she would probably long before beforethis beforethis beforethis
this have been given the employment she shesought shesought shesought
sought The shooting of young Ayres Ayreshowever Ayreshowever Ayreshowever
however led the Commissioners to hold holdup holdUP holdup
up her name pending her trial on the thecharge theeh thecharge
charge eh r e of o murderHaving murderHaving murder murderHaving
Having been acquitted of this accusa accusation accusation accusation ¬
tion the Civil Service Commissioners to to3ay tolay to1ay
lay mst and fully fullYconsidered considered the case of ofHrs oflIrs ofNra
Hrs Bonlne She will receive the bene beneft benett beneft
ft of the time that her name was held up npwing Upwing upowing
wing > > to tie e fact that a charge of murder murderhad murderha murderhad
had ha been lodged against her herMrrt herIr herMr4
Mrrt Ir Boiiiue Tn Une < Ieci idel1 idel1ivhen dedWhen < lc < l lWhen
When Mrs Irs Bonine was seen at her new newhome newhome newhome
home this afternoon she said she had not notdecided notdt notdeqIded
decided dt < ided positively whether she would ac accrpt acCfPt acctpt
crpt the place pla e at the Government Print Printing Printing Printlag ¬
ing Office when she is appointed I am amhighly amhigblypleased amhighly
highly higblypleased pleased however she added dde < l by bytte bytl bytL
tte tl action of the Civil Service Commis Commissioners Commissicners Commisslcners ¬
sioners althougS althoug it is only what I have havebeen haebeen havebeen
been expecting expectingSENATOR expectingSENATOR expectingSENATOR
SENATOR SEWELLS CONDITION CONDITIONPassed COiDITIOTPassed r rPas
Passed Pas ca a Good Night and Is Much 3IncIiRefrcslicd JIUClRefreshet1 MuchRefreshed
Refreshed RefrcslicdCAHDEN Refreshet1CA RefreshedCAMDEN
CAMDEN CA IDEN N J J De Dec 16 16Word Word from fromthe fromthe fromthe
the home of General GeneralSeweIl Sewell this morning morningstates morningstates 0 0states
states that he passed a very ery comfortable comfortablenight comfortablenIght comfortablea
night a ght resting easy and feels very ery much muchrefreshed muchrefreshed muchrefreshed
refreshed today todayHe to todayife Iay IayHe
He is Is holding his own oWDrcmarkably remarkably vrj w al aland l land l land
and is evidencing in this illness that cour courage courage courage ¬
age age and persistency that characterized hIs hIsmilitary isismilItary nismilitary
military and political oUtlca1 lifeNori life lifeKorfolI lifeioiit
KorfolI Nori ioiit ik S TVnsliinstan Wnshln nshington on stenmbo stenmbiatiCo stenmbiatiCoi Steamboat i Co Co7th CC CCDclightful
Dclightful i lightful trips daily at 6 630 1 p m from Iot Iot711I o t tithSt
7th ithSt it st to 01 Old < 3 Point PointCom Comfort ort Norfolk orfolk Virginia VirginiaBeach V1fbUW1Bc VirgmiaBeh
Beach Bc and Kcwport N ewport rt Xe News s See ad page 7 7Flynns 7F1T 7Flynns
Flynns F1T ns Business College Co c 8th th and ana anaDuincss K KBusiness Ehaziness
Business Shorthand ShorthaI1dTypemititg Typewritics Typewdtiag425 25 a year
MAY f A Y THREATEN THREATENGerman THREATENV1fN THREATEN1T1TTh7TTTi1T
V1fN 1T1TTh7TTTi1T V tll Uf1iiiuiA Uf1iiiuiAflerinan jjLJ w UTliT JiJu JiJuGerman A a aV
German Vessels Make Si SiTfl Sig Signj Signiticant
nj niticant cant Movements MovementsTO MovementsTO
TO EnTOFtOE fl i A 2008080 2 000 GilO BEMD BEMDUnited DEMAnlJUnited IIEIWIIUnited
United States navy Department DepartmentTakes Departme1tTakes DepartmentTakes
Takes No Steps In Advance of ofAction ofAction ofAction
Action By Germany GermanyMon GermanyMonroe GermanrMonroe Mon Monroe ¬
roe Dostrina ConstruedThe Construed ConstruedThe
The Bureau of Naval Intelligence is isaware isaware isaware
aware of movements by German Germ n vessels vesselswhich vesselswhich esseIswhich
which Indicate a rendezvous rendez ous of a consid considerable considen considerable ¬
en erable le force in or near the Caribbean CaribbeanSea CaribbeanSeL CaribbeanSea
Sea SeaThst
That Germany is preparing to make a ademonstration ademonstration ademonstration
demonstration against Venezuela V nez ela for the thepnrpot thepu thepur1it
pnrpot pu pur1it of collecting the 20ee OOOOO9 < due dueGerman dueG dueGerman
German G rmu bondholders is possible if i not notprobable Dotprobable notprohab1e
probable though In adacce of action by byGermany byGerman byGermany
Germany German the Navy Department officials officialsde o officialstie lals lalsdo
de net netd desire ire to discuss the snatternor snatternorbes matter nor nori
0118 i bes s any cStraordiaary measHre stHe vDeen vDeena9pted been beenadopted een eenildOpted
adopted ildOpted to t9fx fprstall iaI1 coming events eventsThe eV eventsThe n s
The T North Atlantic Squadron Sq SqUadronis ailroll Is sieving sievingsouthward m th c VI VIsouthward ing ingouthward
southward on its accustomed lC ustomOO winter wintercruise wintercruIse wintercrase
cruise crase and eventually will reach reach La LaGiayra LaGtayr LaGusyra
Giayra
Xo > o Hurry Orders lssuc I IssnedNo nctl l lNo
No orders o dcrs to hurry thither have been beenissued beenissuefl beenissued
issued to Admiral dmiral Francis Hlggiason al although although although ¬
though the itinerary of a squadron in intimes intime intimes
times time > of peace as well as war is al always always always ¬
ways subject to change changeThe chaDhcThe changeThe
The movement of the Iowa from Pana Panama Panama PanaHis ¬
ma south is entirely without significance significancein
in this or any connection She has been beencut beenut beeniut
cut iut ut of dock for a long time and her bot bottom bottom hottorn ¬
tom has h s consequently become foul She Shewill Shewill Shewill
will go into dock at CaHao to be cleaned cleanedand cieaneda1d cleanedand
and this is likely to occupy two months monthsThe nicnthsTh mouthsThe
The Th attitude of the State Department DepartmentMs
has been clearly ciearl defined ei ned both by indirect indirectstatement indireptstatcm indirectstatement
statement statcm nt of of officials and by the utter utterances uttera utterances ¬
ances a of the thi President in his annual mes message mesagc mensage ¬
sageIa sage sageIn > agc agcIn
In that document the President points pointsoat iIOintsout pointsout
out that the Monrcc onnc Doctrine Is to be in invoked ineked inyoked ¬
yoked eked only anI to prevent terrlt territorial rial aggran aggrandizement aggrmdizement aggrandizement ¬
dizement by b any power Power foreign or Amen AiBericac Arneric Amencan
can c n it does not however afford a abel shelter sle sleter abelten ¬
ter to a nation which refuses to pay Its Itshonest its1onest itshonest
honest debts debtsConstruction debtsConstruction debtsConstruction
Construction of Monroe Doctrine DoctrineThe DoctrineThe DoctrineThe
The concrete construction co struction generally generallyplaced generalIplaced generallyplaced
placed by y State Department officials upca uponthis upcathIs upcathis
this part of o President Roosevelts messag9 messag9is
is that Germany is is1t at liberty to land landforces landforces landforces
forces on American soil for f r the purpose purposeof purposeof purposeof
of protecting her rshv but there must mustbe mustbe mustbe
be no permanent seizure seizureThe seizureThe seizureThe
The United States say State Depart Department Department Departmeat ¬
ment officials ot cials has recently r enty set an anample ex example PXample ¬
ample in this respect Marines were land landed l1ndcd landed ¬
ed on each side of the th < Isthmus of Pana Panama Panama Pansma ¬
ma sad ud practical practi l possession pGss sion taken of ter territory territory terrltory ¬
ritory but immediately danger ceased ei 1sed to tothreaten tothteaten tothreaten
threaten they the were with3rawn and Co Colombia Colombia Calombia ¬
lombia allowed to resume her authority authorityGjermany authorityQermany authorityGrinany
Gjermany may in like manner land forces forcesin forcenin forcesin
in Venezuela and force payment of her herclaims herclaims herclaims
claims for or railway concessions conces ions but such suchseizure suchseIzure suchseizure
seizure must not be prolonged unneces unnecessarily unrieces unriecesarily unnecessarily ¬
sarily arilyi
sarilySS
SS i R LOEB io CONGRATULATED CONGRATTJiLATEDissistant CONGRATULATEDJis CONGBATULATEDj3sststnnt
Jis j3sststnnt issistant tnnt Secretary to the President PresidentReturns PresidentR PresidentReturns
Returns R tnrs From Honeymoon HoneymoonCongratulations HoncynloonCongratulations HoneymoonCongratulations
Congratulations were showered upon uponMr uponMr uponMr
Mr William J Loeb Assistant Secretary Secretaryto
to the President at the White House this
morning morningMr morning morningIr morningMr
Mr Ir Loch returned to his desk after 1fter a aweeks
weeks honeymoon He was married In InAlbany inAlbany
Albany last week to one of the most mostprominent mostprominent mostprominent
prominent young society women of the theEmpire theEmpire theEmpire
Empire State StateThey Stat StatThey StateThey
They are living at the RichmondTO RichmondTO Richmond RichmondOTO
TO PAT AY BOXER DA5IAGES DA5IAGES3Xr
3Xr Gage GngcEHmates Estimates Two UIIllioiis IIUioll for forAmerican formcrlcan forAmerican
American mcrlcan Losses LossesSecretary Los Lossessecretary es esSecretary
Secretary Gage has transmitted to t the theHouse theHouse theHouse
House an estimate for 2000000 to meet meetthe meetthe mee meethe
the claims of American citizens cLtlzeIis who suf suffered suffered suffered
fered from the Boxer uprisings In InChiI a China ChinaThe ChinaThe a aThe
The appropriation Is recommended by byE byEH B BH EH
H Conger Minister to China and W W WRockhill WRockhlil W WRockhill
Rockhill United States Special Commis Commissioner Co Cornmizabner nmi nmisioner
sioner to that country countryThe count17The countryThe
The United States is to be reimbursed reimbursedoat reimbursedout reimbursedout
out of the indemnity of a 25000000 25OO Zo 000 000 O to be bepaid bepaid bepaid
paid the United States by byChina byChinaSucdeni China ChinaPARIS Chinahcllenlr
Sucdeni hcllenlr Q Queen c n Reported III IIIPARtS IIIPARTS
PARtS Dec De 16 161tis 16It It is reported that thatQueen thatiieen I
Queen ueen Sophia of Sweden is seriously ill
ENDS LIFE NEAR NEARS NEARDENNIS 3 3DENNIS
DENNIS HOMES HOrviEs
S E Presley a Printer PrinterCommits PrinterCommits PrinterCoinifilts
Commits Suicide SiicMePOLICE SuicifiePOLICE o
POLICE TRITO TRY TO HfflffiCf TIE GASES GASESBloodstains GASESIBloodstains GAE3Bloodstains
Bloodstains on Garments Lund Ii3adLto Laad Laadc Laadto Lundto c
to a Thorough Investigation InvcatigationNotes InvestigationNotes A ANotes
Notes Left By Compositor CompositorIndicate COInPositorIndicate CompositorIndicate <
Indicate Despondency DespondencyTfie De5Pondon y ci > Jc Jcc JcThe
c
<
The immediate immediat vicinity fcinity einity of the scene of ofthe ofthe r rthe < < <
the murderous > = assault made maB upon Mrs MrsAda YrsJda MrsAda
Ada Gilbert Pannis P < nnis at her home 1117 1117K 1117KStrlet 1117K
K KStrlet Street northrest last Tuesday morning morningwas mozning7 mozning7I morningwas
was the thescene scene of If a tragedy this his morning morningSamuel moniniSamuel morningSamuel
Samuel Crawford Presley a compositor coiniioeitoremployed compositoremployed 0 0employed
employed in the Government G vernment Printing PrintingOffice Irialing IrialingO PrintingOffice
Office O C was found lying lyIncold cold in death from fromthe tromthe fromthe
the effects of inhaling gas witk suicidal suicidalintent sufclal sufclalintent sslcidalintent
intent He inhaled the gas through the thetube uie uietube thetube
tube that connected a gas stove witlfthe witlfthepipe wlth w1ththcpipe the thepipe
pipe and when wh n found the end of the tube tubeI tube tubewas tubewas
I was lying under his chin chinPossiMe chinPOJ chinPossible
Possible POJ ilJle Clue to Dennis Derini Cane CaneTie CaseThe nJlle nJlleThe
The suicide occurring as it did at the theIngleside thGIngle tliCIngleside
Ingleside Ingle de a bearding bc rdiDg house adjoining adjoiningthe adj aJoiningthe lni g gthe
the Dennis Den > 1ls residence led the detectives detectiveswho det detectiveswho ties tieswho
who were detailed on the case to suspect suspectthat suspecttbat suspectthat
that they at last bad a possible clue that thatwould that thatwould thatrould
would lead to a solution of the Dennis Denniscase DennIsease Denniscase
case The boy wbo reported report d to the police policethat policethat policethat
that he had seen a man coming down the thesteps tIi tIistcP thesteps
steps stcP from the Dennis house h at an early earlyhoarlast earlymur1ut earlybourlast
hoarlast Tuesday TUe5 ay morning was iramedi iramediately irnrnediately mmedlately
ately sent for to see if he could identify identifyPresley kIe IdentifyPresley tIfy tIfyPresley
Presley as the person that he had seea seeaDeputy EeezDeputy seezDeputy
Deputy Coroner Glazefarook Glazebrook viewed iewed the theremains theremains theremains
remains and after learning learnin the circum circumstances circumstances cireurnstances ¬
stances ccnnected with the case decided decidedan decidedan decidedan
an inquest was not necessary He issued issueda
a certificate giving suicide as the cause causeof causeo causeof
of o death and turned the body over to t the tisebrother t tbrother thebrother
brother brotherCertificate brotherCcrtificntc brotherCertificate
Certificate of Death Withdrawn WithdrawnLater VItharSTTOLater VlthdrnnlLater
Later bioocstains bIOCI b1 ostains Stains were found on the theoutside theoutside c coutside
outside clothing of Mr Presley wfebcaused which whichcaused ich ichcaus
caused caus Dep Ikputy iy Coroner Glazebrook to towithdraw fowithdra towUhdraw
withdraw th the certificate of death de h be bad badissued badisiued hadiseued
issued isiued and hold the body pending a arur arurtber far farther furthen ¬
then investigation The garments were wsretaken wire wiretkrn werethkeu
taken tkrn to the office of f the United StatesDistrict States StatesDistrict StatesDistrict
District Attorney and a thorough thoroughmm thoroughmmination exREi exREiination osainInation
ination will be made The detectives are arealso aie aienl30 arealso
also at work upon n on this j iflase phase hase cf I the caStj caStjwith c cSi 5tii
with ith a view of ascertaining its sfgnifi sfgnificaacc signi signicsnte significanee
caacc caaccKey csnteIic caneeKey
Key Iic That Flitsa Fat 1 Mrs Dennis DennIsnoom DennIsnoomkey Jloom JloomafterBoon RooniA
A key was found in Pesleys room this thisiflelDoon thisafternoon
afternoon that later vas discovered disceveredtopen to toopen toopen
0 0The
open the front door of Mrs Dennis borne hoaieThe borneThe
The boy bo who saw sa a man man standing standiDgQn on the thefront th thfront thefront
front door steps of the Dennis house the thenight tiienight thenight
night of the tragedy viewed Presleys Presleysbcdy Presleysbcdy Preslersbcdy
bcdy this afternoon and says it bears bearsstrong hearsshun a astrong
strong shun resemblance to the man he saw sawLeft sawLcrt sawLeft
Left TVctc otc to Ills lli Brother BrotherOn BrotherOn BrotherCu
On a table alongside of the thehedwfttlr bed wherePresley where rlwfre5Proeley i igrii
Presley was found TTBS wa the fpilewlBSfneiejl fpilewlBSfneiejladdressed following mc mcbear net netaddressed
grii addressed to his brotSeirr bnotheri bnotheriH s > iS iSH
H M Presley Presley61g i iS15
S15 Eighth Street NE NEDear N E Ebear
bear Henry Have my myhody body creai cremat cremated crematednail tedi tediand d dand <
and send ashes home bury in family familygraveyard ftm frnIiygraveyard y ygraveyard
graveyard at New e ew HopsSome Ho HoSome Hops hopeSome
Some Some say I I am crazy crazy buti bet If I t am I I am amnot amnot n nnot
not sane now L never was wasAlcohol wasAleohol wasAlcohol
Alcohol is the child of misery the themother themother 4 4mother
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mother of crime crimeThe crimeThe crimeThe
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The letter was net signed and was waswritten wa wawritten wanwrItten
written on a scrap of paper The words wordscraiy wordscrayr wordscrazy
crazy crayr and sane were ere heavily hea ily under uni1 un4ersecred ro rosecred 5 5secred >
secred to empbasize their meaning meaniagOne meanin meaningOne I IOne
One Dny Xearer cxrer Home nomcOn HomeOn lioziieOn
On the t table bls under the letter lctterathlresed lctterathlresedto aadrcs ttdrc sed sedto s sto
to his brother was as a larger piece of pa papar papar paper
par on which Mr Presley rresle had roughly roughlypenciled r roughlypenciled lg1fl lg1flpenciled
penciled the following stanza nza of fthe fthehJIDD the thehymn thehymn
hymn hJIDD One Day Nearer Home IIimeOer HomeOer V VOer
Oer the hiiis the sun is setting settingAnd settingAnd settingAnd
And the eve is drawing d win on onSlowly onSlowly onSlowly
Slowly drops the gentle twilight twilightFor twilightFer twilightFor <
For another day has gone goneGone goneGone 1 1Gone
Gone for aye ave ifs race is over overSeen overSCGn overSoon
Seen the darker darkerhades shades will come comeStill comeStill comeStill
Still tis sweet to know at evening eveningThat eveningThat eveningThat
That were one day nearer near r home homeJlr homeMr c cIr
Jlr Ir Presley was discovered at S oclockthis > oclock ocleeIcthis cleck
this morning by b his brother who had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen
been summoned to the lagleside after afterMr afterIr alterMr
Mr Ir Presley did not respond to repeated repeatedcalls repeatedcalls ep ted tedcalls
calls at t tlie thedoor door of his room r Oill to come to tohis tohis 0 0his
his breakfast breakfastThe brcakfastThe breakfastThe
The brother ordered that the door doer of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the room be broken open and on entering enteringhe euter enteringhe Dg Dghe
he found the compositor cold in death desthwitk deathwith deathwith
with the tube emitting gas near the chin eilnAbout ehlnAbout chinAbout
About 4 oclock this morning I was wasawakened wasawakened wasawakened
awakened by Presl y making a disturb disturbance distur disturance disturbance ¬
ance in his room I concluded that lie liewas hewas no nowas
was ill and went to his door and nd knocks knocksed knoekI knock knocked
ed I received eccie no response I knocked knockedseveral kn knockedseveral ked kedseaml
several times Every time I knocked lng ked lb lbnoise ika ikanoise the thenoise
I noise noise ceased but was resumed again again ia iaa int in ina
a t f few evr seconds secondsI econdsor
or I finally went down to the second secoadfloor secondfloor secondfloor
floor and awakened awak ned Rupert Victory To Together Together Together
gether we went to Presleys room but buti betcould butcould
i could cot gain Jin an entrance I was afraid afraidj afraidto afraidto
j to return to my room alone lone and had hadVictory badVictory hadVictory
Victory turn in for the t e rest of the night nightwith nightwith nightwith
with me When we arose at 7 oclock oclockthere oclockthere OClOCkthere
there was still a noise in Presleys room roomand roomand roomand
and we heard it again when we e made me a aI alast alast
I last attempt to call him for breakfast at
1 730 oclock
Had T Von on on Stocks StocksThe 5tocklThe StocksThe
The brother of Mr Presley told a Times TimesI Timcsreporter Timc Timcreporter
I reporter that he had not seen his brother brothersince brothersince brothersince
since last Tuesday The compositor he hefaaid hesaid liesaid
faaid said had won some money on stocks and andwas andwasauparentIy andwas
was wasauparentIy apparently in the best of spirits spiritsF X XF
F T T Razey a personal friend of Mr MrPresley rr rrPresley
1 Presley stated that the printer had told toldhim tQldhim toldhim
him that he was long on Manhattan Manhattanand Manhattanand Manhattanand
and that If he won he would have plenty plentyof plentyof plentyof
of money to start in the new n new w year with withbut withbut withbut
but that if he lost he would go to the thewall thewall thewall
wall
Mr M Presley was thirtynine years of ofage ofage
age 25 and came to Washington from Many ManySabine JlanySabine ManySabiiio
Sabine Parish Louisiana Besides the thebrother th thbrother thebrother
brother referred to he leaves a a mother motherMr motherlr motherMr
Mr lr A B Presley five sisters > and three thrcVother thrcooiller threeother
other brothers all of whom live in tho thoSouth thoSouth thoSouth
South SouthThe SouthThg SouthThe
The funeral will be held under the aus auspices auspices usepices ¬
pices of the Century Lodge Knights oC oCPythias oi oiPythIas otlythias
Pythias after which hf h the body will be ere cremated eremate crcmated ¬
mated mate and the ashes sent to toLouIeiana toLouIeianafor Louisianafor Louisiana Louieianafor
for interment in in accordance with the thewishes thewishes tinswishes
wishes of of Mr r Presley PresleyTO PresleyTO PresleyTO
TO INCREASE THEm SAIiAETESW SAIiAETESWTo SALARI SALARIES SALARIESTo S STo
To Give Ti Vice ice c President jrresiueni i2OO itjKM anil anilCnVinct nnaCnl11nct nutiCnlinet
CnVinct 3Ienibers iiISu iiISuIn 15OOO 15OOOIn l lIn
In the opinion of Representative Lou Loudenslager Lou Loudenslager Loudenslager
denslager the Vice President and the themembers th thmembcrs thememberS
members of the Cabinet are not notpa paid paidenough paidenough d denough
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enough f for r their services servicesTo servicesTo
To remedy the matter he hasntroduc has Introduc Introduced introduccd ¬
cd a abil bill which provides that thatater after HarjchT Macl fa olf
4 1905 the th Vice Presidents salary sa 1aryS saalU saalUbe shall shallbe haIIbe
be 25000 per annum and each Cabinet Cabinetofficer Cabinetcfficer Cabinetofficer
officer shall receive 15000 per annum annumThe
The T he bill has been referred rerer cd totheC to theCom theCommittee the Cons mo momittee
mittee on Appropriations
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