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I warmer tomorrow t orllorrov light to tofresh QCb n h t rBD UJ 11 m It ItNUMBER r I The TheGr Great < t Christmas Number NumberOrder Numb r I Ifre
I fresh fre h north to east e1s winds tug Order Ybur Y U1 Copy CGpyEay CGpyEayI Early EarlyNUMBER
ii iiNUMBER
NUMBER 3477 34 477 7 VASHINGTON FRIDAY RID Y DECEMBER 18 1903 I9O PRICE PRicEONB PRICCONE ONE CENT
POOR POOFI CHILDREN CHILDRENSOLD I ISOLD I
SOLD AS SLAVES SLAVESIN SLAVES1t
IN 1t FAR ALASKA ALASKAAppalliflg ALASKAAppalling
Appalling Conditions Re Revealed Revealed Revealed ¬
vealed by Principal Principalof
1 1of
of Schools SchoolsFROM SchoolsFROl SchoolsFROM
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FROM FROl ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ISLANDSx ISLANDSLittle ISLANDSLittle ISLANDSLittle
x
Little Ones Become ecorne Adult AdultServantsin MuttSi AdultServants
Servants Servantsin Si va ts in Families Fan1i1 es of ofthe ofthe f fthe
the Wealthy WealthySlavery WealthySlave
Slavery Slave even worse than that which whichexisted w111chexisted hlch hlchexisted
existed within the United States before beforethe berorethe before1e
the great strifo of 186163 Is still car carried car carned ¬
ned ried on beneath the flag of American Americanindependence AmcrlCap
independence Ind ndence In our possessions In the theFar theFar theFar
Far North NorthIn NorthIn IorthIn
In Unalaska Alaska there are a num number number number ¬
ber of pitiful forlorn little Eskimo Eskimogirls Eskimogirls Eskimogirls
girls held in bondage They The arc the theslaves thesla5 theslaves
slaves of ofrleh rich families made to labor as asdrudge asdrudgc asdrudge
drudge deprived of association with withfree withfree withfree
free children and forbidden the first firstvestige firstestige firstvestige
vestige of education educationSold ct1ucatIonSold etlucaUonSold
Sold as Slaves SlavesThese SlavesThcse SlavesThese
These children are poor orphans orphanswhose orPhans orPhanswhose orphanswhose
whose means of support have been beentaken beentaken beentaken
taken away tlwa and who are sold s ld out co cofamilies wfamilies 0 0famllles
families not ot for ordinary service like likeworking likeworldng likeworking
working girls in other parts of the thecountry thecountr thecountry
country countr but as common slaves They Theyare The Theare Theyare
are permitted to have no playmates playm tes nor norto norto nortO
to enjoy any of the privileges or the de delights delights delights ¬
lights of childhood childhoodTheir childhoodTheir childhoodTheir
Their Jives are ar the lives of a drudge drudgeFrom drudgeFrom drudgeFrom
From the slave child they grow into intothe intotheslave the theslave theslae
slave woman and no matter m tter what tho thofiner thofiner thefiner
finer feelings of the child may be she shemust sh shmust shemust
must put them away and pay for her herorphana herorphanaJff herorphana4
orphana orphanaJff and her poverty at the cost costof costor costof
of her health nnd all hope of happiness happinessor
or relief from her life of drudgery drudgeryMr drudgeryMt drudgeryMt
Mt Davis Letter LetterThis LetterThl LetterThis
This Thl appalling condition of affairs has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen
been broughtto public notice In a letter lettersent letter8ent lettersent
sent to The Times and another to the theInterior theInterior theInterior
Interior Department Departm n by b William A Da Davis DaV18 Davia >
via principal prlncipaloC of the United States pub public public publit ¬
lic schools in Unalaska Alaska Mr MrDavis MrDaIs Ir IrDa
Davis Da Is personal experiences there th form formthe tormthe formthe
the basis ba ls of his hi communication The let letter letter lettsr ¬
ter 1 i as nsfoUows nsfoUowsW follows followsVhlle followsw
W Vhlle hl hfle canvassing this village for forscholars forscholaisa
scholaisa scholars a n few ew days since I found a anumber anumber anumber
number of t families f r 1i11es holding Aleut child children children children ¬
ren as slaves Inquiry Inqulld develops cloDS the theia theu theitjbat
ia itjbat u < itJhat lJ1at ijJas Jj J been n the custom cutom Troin Trointime Trointime fromtime
time immemorial to make slaves of poor poorchildren poorchildren poorchildren
children especially girls and that the thecustom thecustom thecustom
custom still prevails not only here but butIn butIn butIn
In other portions of the country countryA
A German whose wife is a Russian Russiancrcolc Russiancreole Russiancreole
creole has a slave girl nine years enrs old olda oldn olda
a Russian creole whose wife is a native nativehas nativehas nativehas
has a slave girl fdurteen years ears old olda olda olda
a Scotchman whose wife is a native nativelias nativeS nauvehas
has S two little slave girls about seven sevenand sevenand sevenand
and and eight years enrs old respectively a aRussian aRUSSUln aRussian
Russian priest has a slave girl twelve twelveor
or thirteen years old and others whose whosenames whosenaxneit hose hosenames
names I did not learn also hold slaves slavesCannot slavesCannot slavesCannot
Cannot Attend Schools SchoolsNearly SchoosXearly SchoolsNearly
Nearly all if not not all of these child children chlldrpn children ¬
ren were 1 re secured in the Attn Islands Islandsthe Islandsthe Islandsthe
the westernmost of the Aleutian chain chainThey chainThey chainThey
They are made to do nIl all the drudgery drudgeryand drudgerynnd drudgeryand
and dirty work of the families ase asenot asenot ncnot
not allowed to attend attentl atten school or Asso Associate assoc2tte 880 880C11te ¬
ciate with free children are poorly poorlyclothed poorl poorlclothed poorlyclothed
clothed and fed and are treated gen generally gencmlly genemily ¬
emily as slaves slavesThe 5105The slavesThe
The Germah referred to when asked askedby askedby askedby
by United States Commissioner Gray Grayof Gra Graof Clayof
of Unalaska why he did not send the thelittle thelittle thelittle
little girl to schol insolently Insolentl > replied rQpliedDo repliedDo repliedDo
Do you suppose I am going to feed feedand teedand feedand
and clothe that girl and send her to tosrhool to8ehool toschool
school No sir I got gotber her to wait on onmy onmy onmy
my wife and Sarah his daughter and andthats andthats andthats
thats what shes going to flo floDont UoDont doDont
Dont you OU know that slavery slaveryiS is I pro prohibited prohIbited prohibited ¬
hibited in United States territory ask asked as1Scd a15ed ¬
ed Commissioner Gray GrayI
1 dont care said the German 1 Igot 1got 1got
got her for a servant a ad d nothing olso olsoAnd olsQAnd olseAnd
And continuing asked What did you youpick youpick DU DUpick
pick me out for Why Wh didnt you go to toROifto to80rile tosoriio
ROifto of the others or Referring to those thosewho thosewho thosewho
who were holding children childrenI
I am much distressed over the Ul con condition condition conlitlon ¬
dition of these silent uncomplaining uncomplaininglittle uncomplainingJlttle uncomplaininglittle
little ones so helpless so sad and andhungry and1ungr andbungry
hungry 1ungr looking and I bav ba have been think thinking thinkingthat thinkingthat ¬
ing ingthat that If 11 the facts were known may maybe may mayhl mayhe ¬
be > Article XIII of the > Amendments to toth toth tothc
th thc Constitution of tho United States Statescoftjd StateeQ Statesod
coftjd Q od d be made to reach them and save savethem JMi JMithtm savethem
them from lives > of shame and degre degredatlon degredation degredation
dation
Custom as mOJd Old One OneDr OneDr OneDr
Dr Sheldon Jackson gonerai agent a nentof nentofdUcSItlOfl eI1L of ofc ofducutlon
c ducutlon in Alaska Ia lca who hM h Jetted tjhe tjheountry htt httountry heountry
< ountry every summer for twentylive twentyliveyears t twentyilveears ont7I1If ont7I1Ifpars
years pars was asked about the complaint complaintthin complaintthis oornplRjfltthis
this morning arid replied repliedCommitting repliedComralttlnE repliedCommitting
Committing to perpetual slavery slavor or orphans 01 01Nmn ortbiins ¬
phans and waits has bean a custom customi custommong
i I mong the Indians and Eskimos of ofAlaska o oAlaska orAlaska
Alaska for hundreds hrni lreds of years OQIH and the thecustom thecustom thecustom
custom still exists o1 oxlt Us among those Indlani IndlaniContinued IndlnlUlContinued lndlnneCentinsed
Continued on Fourth Page PageWEATHER PageWEATHER PageWEATHER
WEATHER REPORT REPORTcent REPORTTemperatures
Temperatures rl > mpernturc hAve risen genera21 generally QX
cent eept Ppt in inlake the Atlantic States and lower
lake re region and the th > districts west oot Of r
the Rocky Mountains
The woathor will continue generally
fair tonight and tomorrow in gtcerally the he At Atgion
lantic States In the lower lake reo reoglon re region
gion there will m be snow tomorrow rain rainwill
or snow fn the he Ohio Valle Valley and rain
In the east Gulf States Temperatures TemperaturesTJEIE
will rise slowly slowl slowlE slowlyTRE
TJEIE E TEMPERATURE TE TEMPERATTJ1E9am IPERTuRE
9 9am a m mU 28
12 noon noorT noorTg noonipm 30
1 ipm ipm2pm P m x
2 2pm p g m a aTHE
THE SUN
Sun seta today 0 440 p m
Sun rises tomorrow 0 0 7j6 a m mTIDE mTIDE
4
TIDE TIDETAIILE TABLE
High tide today 803 p m
High tide tomorrow fomorrowSGn 830 1G a m at 8M5j 8t p > m
Low tItle tomorrow tomorrow236 23C a at m 247 4 p m
11
JAPANESE CLAMOR CLAMORFOR CLAMORFORINSTAN9AR
FOR FORINSTAN9AR FORINSTAN9ARAGAINST INSTANT WAR WARAGAINST
AGAINST RUSSIA RUSSIAWar RUSSIAWar
War Party in Czars Do Domain Domain Domain
main Equally EquaI Anxious Anxiousfor Anxious Anxiousfor nxiousfor
for Conflict ConflictSITUATION ConflictSITUATION ConflictSITUATION
SITUATION MOST GRAVE GRAVEEngland GRA GRAVEEugland VE VEEi1gIand
England Urging Caution Up Upon Upon Upon ¬
on Her Asiatic All Ally AllyOne AllyOneChaiice One OneChance OneChal1ce
Chance for Peace PeaceTOKYO PeaceTOKYO PeaceTOKYO
TOKYO Japan Dec IS iSoTho The popular popularfeeling popularfeeling popularfeeling
feeling toward Russia today is njost njostheated 1108t 1108theated nostheated
heated and It is thought in many cir circles circles circbs ¬
cles that were the matter put to a vote voteof voteof ote oteof
of the people Japan would declare war waragainst warngalnst waragainst
against Russia in the very YCr near future futureIn futureIn futureIn
In the meantime howevci 110wc the govern government govcrnment governinent ¬
ment Is showing great steadiness under underthe underthe underthe
the unusual pressure pressureYour prcssureYour pressureYour
Your correspondent is reliably reHabl Inform InformI InformeLI j jed
I ed that the cabinet jas Jas as not yet ct sent senta
a reply repl to the last Russian communica communication cominunhatlon communication ¬
I tion It is also learned that the ques question question question ¬
tion of framing frami g the reply so o as to con constitute consUtute constitute ¬
stitute an ultimatum has been brought broughtup
up No conclusion in this matter has hasas hasas hasas
as yet been arrived arrtv d at t and in all prob probability prob1b1ll6 probability ¬
ability 1b1ll6 several days will elapse before beforethe beforethe beforethe
the momentous decision is reached reachedBlow reaohedBlow reachedBlow
Blow to Russian Optimism OptimismST
ST PETERSBURG Dee 18 ISThe The op optimism optimism optimism ¬
timism In official circles here that thaVapan thaVapanwould thatJapanwould Japan Japanwould
would accept the offers of Russia has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen
been been rudely rudel shattered The character characterof
of 0 these proposals has not been b n made madepublic madepubllc madepublic
public but it is reported that Russia Russiais RussInIs
is unwilling to place the settlement of ofthe o othe ofthe
the Korean and Manchurlan questions questionson
on the same footing Russia It is said saiddesires saiddesires saiddesires
desires to cover only the former with withth withth withth
th treaty tr aty leaving the latter for a afuture afuture afuture
future understanding understandingCzar understandingCzar understandingCzar
Czar Still tiil Wavering WaveringThe WaveriniThe
The war ar party part is urging that Russias Russiaspfestlge Russlaspflestlge Russiaspfestige
pfestlge will not permit her he to sur surrender 8urrender surrender ¬
render to the demands of any an Asiatic Asiaticpower Asiaticpower Asiaticpowers
power and say war Is certain and that thatRussia thatRussia 1
Russia will completely triumph over overher overher I
her adversary The Czar It t Is stated statedis statedIs statedis
is still wavering W1V rlng In his determination determinationwhether dete determinationwhether
whether to grant Japans proposals or to todeclare todeclare todeclare
declare war
warEn
Englands En and s Attitude AttitudeLONDON AttitudeLONDON AttitudeLONDON
LONDON Dec 18 18Yourcorrespond 18Yourcorrespondent 1Your Your correspond correspondent ¬
ent learns that thatthe the theattitudeoftbe theattitudeoftbeBritish attlUidei Utudeofth UtudeofthBritish of the theBritish
British government toward Japan is ison one oneof oneof < Y Yot
of friendly advice and support suppor Eng England England England ¬
land Is not dissuading Japan from en engaging engaSIngin engaging ¬
gaging gaSIngin in a war war with Russia as has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen
been stated in some quarters because becauseas beoa becatiseas se seas
as an ally England could not ask askJapan askJapan askJapan
Japan to surrender surron er any Interest which whichJapan whtchJapan whichJapan
Japan thought was vital Ital to her h r In Interests Interests Interests ¬
terests England Is merely merel urging cau caution caution canlion ¬
tion on Japan In order to give Russia Russiaa Russaa
a chance to back down downOnly downOnly downOnly
Only One Chance for Peace PeaceMembers PeaceMembers PeaceMembers
Members of the diplomatic corps In Inthis Inthis Inthis
this city clt who are dally dalt informed inform d of all allthat allthat allthat
that transpires In Tokyo Tok o declare It Is Isthe IsI isImpossible
I Impossible to ex exaggerate ggerate thesralty the gravity ot otthe ofthe
the situation in the Far East Th Thsay They Theysay y ysay
say the one chance for peace now be between betWeen between ¬
tween Japan and Russia Is for Russia Russiato Russiato
to recede from the position she has hastaken hastaken hastaken
taken principally regarding Korea KoreaINDIANA KorenINDIANA KoreatID1AA
INDIANA REPUBLICANS REPUBLICANSFAVOR REPUBLICANSFAVOR REPUBLIAM8FAVOR
FAVOR THE PRESIDENT PRESIDENTWilliam
William WilliaIp Dudley Foulke Thinks Only OnlySchemers OnlySchemers OnlySchemers
Schemers and Grafters Oppose OpposeHis OpposeHis OpposeHis
His Nomination NominationVThe NominationThe
VThe The great mass ma R of the Republicans Republicansof
of Indiana are for Rodsevelt in prefer preference prefercam ¬
ence to anybody else declared Wil William Vll Vlllinin Vi11mm ¬
I liam Dudley Duc1le Foulke Foulke of Indianapolis cx cxCIvII e eClvllSenIco cxCivil
Civil ClvllSenIco Service Commissioner today todayI
I dont dant believe there Is one man out outof outor outo
of o ten Who would not greatly regret it itif itIt itit
It anybody else wore named I noticed noticedIn noticedin
In one of tha newspapers the other otherday otherdR otherday
day dR the th name of a politician of Influ Influence Influencc iniluence ¬
ence in Indiana who exprersed the view viewtlmt viewtb viewthat
that tb t Indiana was not oat ot at heart a Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevolt ¬
velt Stata Stat This man was one whoso whosoofficial whosooffiClal whoseofficial
official nsclratlons had boon turned down downby downby downby
by the President PresidentThere Pre PresidentThere ldenL ldenLThere
There are a few political schemers achemerswho schemerswho hcmer8 hcmer8who
who cannot manage President Rooso Roosovelh R0080r61 Roosovale
vale r61 and therefore do not like hhn but butthoy butthey butthey
they ar are Just Uift an few in Indiana as any anywhore anywbere anywhere
whore olse in the Mississippi Mlssl8 lppl Valley I Ihave Ihae i ihave
have no doubt there h is i disaffection disaffectionamong dlearrcotlonamong disaffectionamong
among the corrupt men whose crimes crimesPresident crlmlsPro crimesPresident
President Pro ldcnt Roosevelt has exposed I Idont 1dont Idoat
dont believe tho men under indictment
for postal frauds are Itr at all enthusiastic < <
for his reelection 1 dont believe Perry Perl
Heath or Rathbone or any an of those thosemen
men want him himFATHER himFATHER himFATHER
FATHER AND SON SHOT SHOTIN SHOTIN SHOTIN
IN FIGHT WITH DETECTIVES DETECTIVESLOS
LOS ANGELES Cal Dee IS 181n In a aduel aduel aduel
duel with three detectives detectlv last night nightJoseph nighJoseph nightJoseph
Joseph Choisser aged fifty and Louis LoutaCholssor LouisChols LouisChoisser
Cholssor Chols IJ1 aged twentyfive twent five father and andson andson mdson
son wore shot and instantly killed In Ina Ina Ina
a lodging house on West Fifth Street StreotThe StrftThe StreetThe
The CholsBers were wanted at Equality EqualityIll
111 on the charge > of obtaining money moneyunder moneyunder moneyunder
under false fn pretenses pretensesARMENIANS I pretensesARMENNSPREPAmNG Be BeARMENIANS = u
ARMENIANS ARMENNSPREPAmNG ARMENNSPREPAmNGFOR PREPARING PREPARINGFOR PREPARINGFOR
FOR REVOLT IN CAUCASUS CAUCASUSVFENNA CAUCASUSV CAUCASUSVIENNA
VIENNA V rA Dec IS ISAccordlng According to ad advices adlc66 adYices ¬
vices lc66 received here > large quantities of ofarms b barms f farias
arms and ammunition reported to hov hovboon howboon hovboon <
boon bought by b Armenian committees IF IFParlii IrPIUl i iPails
Pails PIUl London and New York hax hat hatbeen havbeen
been smuggled Into the Armenian A1T 1unlan dis districts d dliitricts l lItrlcts ¬
tricts in southeastern outheaStcrnRtJssla Russia and that thntaJJUIs th thataU f faUI
aJJUIs aUI aU is In Yandlnaas raudInMs for f2 fgra a general gen genea1insur genea1insurtkm l insurr insurrrectloh Insul InsulZCCtIo
rectloh ZCCtIo tkm In the Caucasus C Cthcas lcusuS I in the tl e spring 8prln
DISPATCH FROM PANAMA PANAMASTIRS PANAMASTIRS PANAMASTIRS
STIRS NAVY N AVYOFFICIALS AVYOFFICIALSHurrie OFFICIALS OFFICIALSv
v
v
Hurried Hurrie Conferences Among Alll ng Department Heads He ds Give Rise ise to Disquieting DisquietingRumors DisquietiIgRutfulbis DisquietingRumoi
Rumors S Regarding the Situation on the thelsthmu Isthmus IsthmusMatter Matter Was Dis Discussed Discussed Discussed ¬
cussed With the President at the Cabinet Cabinetivleeting Meeting
C
A dispatch from the Isthmus of Pan Panama Panama Panama ¬
ama ama received today by b the Navy Departmcnt De Department Doiiartment ¬
partment and transmitted by b It to the theState theState theState
State Department was evidently of a adisturbing adisturbing adisturbing
disturbing nature natureActing natureActing natureActing
Acting Secretary Loomis I oomls immediately immediatelywent Immediatelywcnt Immediatelywent
went to the War Department and had hada
a long conference with Secretary Sccretar Root Rootand Rootand Rootand
and Secretary Moody admitted an Im Important Important unportnnt ¬
portant dispatch had como come from the theisthmus theIsthmus theIsthmus
isthmus but its nature was w s such he hecould hecould hecould
could not make it public nor discuss 1C 1Cuntil Ifuntlllater ituntil
until untlllater later in the day dayIn dayIn dayIn
In spite of of2fficlal official fflcial reticence it is be believed belioved belioved ¬
lioved the the feeling leefing prevails here that the theoccurrence theoccurrence theoccurrence
occurrence between betwc < n the Atlanta and andGenerals llndGenerals andGenerals
Generals Ortiz and Novo at the mouth mouthFIVE mouthfiVE mouthiE
FIVE iE GIRLS LEAPED LEAPEDFROi LEAPEDfROM EAPE EAPEFROM
fROM FIFTH FLOOR FLOORTO FLOORTO FLOORTO
TO ESCAPE FUMES FUMESFoiir flAM FLAME8Foiii E8 E8Foil
Foiir Foil So Badly Hurt That ThatThQ ThatTh ThatThey
ThQ Th They < > Will Probably Die DieELEVATOR DieElEVATORM DieELEVATORNIANS
ELEVATOR ELEVATORNIANS MANS NS FATAL HURT HURTAll HURTI HURTAll
I
I
I All Could Have Been Saved if They ladj ladjKept 1tad 1tadwept 0 0Kept
Kept Their TbeirWitsStampeded TbeirWitsStampededby Wits WitsStampeded WitsStampededby Stampeded Stampededby
by Smoke SmokeDAYTON SmokeDAYTO SmokeDAYTON
DAYTON DAYTO Oni6 Dec is 18Fh Fivfe girls girlsemployed girlsemploed girtaemployed
employed in Ina a dressmaking esfablishi esfablishimentln esfabl1ihment esablih esablihmeat
mentln meat In the Canby Canb Building Jumped Jumpedfrom jumped jumpedfrom jumpedfrom
from the firth story today toda todaycIuring during the theexcitement theexcltpment theexcItement
excitement caused by a fire In the thebtulc thebtulcmont base basement basemont ¬
mont and first Hoar lloorMinnie HoarllInnleTroxell 110crMinnie
Minnie llInnleTroxell Troxell of Miamlsburg leaped leapedfrom leapedCram leapedfrom
from a rear window diving headlong headlongthrough headlongthrough headlongthrough
through a 1 skylight s1QJllt t on the roof three threestories threestories threestories
stories bolow Both of ofher her er arms were werobroken werebroken werebroken
broken and her hip hip f fraottirod raotjirod rua rod Her face faceand faceand faceand
and body Jwere w v re o out t intoribbons by b the theglass thegin theglies
glass gin PIS She s is is1ying is1yingillnsRcedqz flying flyingEllasJRcedar 1 olng olngJllas1Roed9
EllasJRcedar nn n elevator le tor man man became becamet3ccitedan4vlostecortrol becamexciteduni2losttcortr0I
t3ccitedan4vlostecortrol et reibllna lo t < < cortrol of o iiI hlS cIr cttrwhich cIrwhlel carwhIch
which fell five floors He is badly In Injured Injured injured ¬
jured and an < 1 may die dieSisters dIeSisters diea
a Sisters Juniped Juzipe Together TogetherTwo TogetherTwo TogetherTwo
Two girls named Levinson sisters liv livIng 11 11In living
Ing in RIverdale RIerdaleJumpc Jumped from the fifth fifthstory fifthstory fifthstory
story together tos ther sustaining broken bones bonesand bonesand bonesand
and severe bruises that may m8 cause causedeath causcdeath causedeath
death deathMrs deathMrs
Mrs Frank Hughes also Lo of Miamls Miamlsburg Miamisburg uam Is Isburg ¬ I
I
burg tried to work her way tty along a awindow awindow awindow
window sill on the fifth floor and lost losther lostber losther
her hold She hung hu g by her ter er chin for a ashort ashort ashort
short time and then fell to the ground groundHer groundHer groundHer
Her Injuries are supposed to be fatal fatalAnna tatalAnna fatalAnna
Anna Spohr of o otthls this city was nearly nearlysuffocated nearlysufr nearlysulT
suffocated sufr cnted but was w s rescued by b the fire firemen firemen ¬ I Imen
men and will live Elias Saunders em employed employcd ¬
ployed In the building fell several severalstories 8Gc1Ulslories severalstories
stories and Is badly hurt hurtMight hurtMight hurtMight
Might Have Been Saved SavedThe SavedThe SavedThe
The girls wore stampeded by b the thesmoke thesmoke thesmoke
smoke that filled the building Little Littledamage Littledamaso Littledamage
damage was done to the stores as the thefire thefire thefire
fire fire was confined to the basement The Thegirls ThegIrls Thegirls
girls could ouid have been saved easily u1l had hadthey hadthey I Ithey
they remained In the building Thej Thejfiremen The Theflrom I Ifire
firemen fire flrom n did heroic work rescuing the ex excited excIted oxcited ¬
cited women from the windows windowsSaveral windowsSQveral windowsSeveral
Several girls came down the th > ladders laddersand lnddorsand I Iand
and one or two fell when half way waydown WilYdon waydown
down Dr A b Lambert dentist dentiststanding dentistJitonding dentiststanding
standing below caught threo girls as asthey usthey asthey
they felL The mutilated and bleeding bleedingbody bleedingbo bleedingbody
body bo y of Minnie Troxell was caught by byhim byhim byhim
him when she fell through the skylight skylightKGLELLANS sk skylightMLELLA8 llght llghtMGLELLANIS
KGLELLANS SLATE SLATENOT SLATENOT SLATEI SLATEOT
NOT OT YET COMPLETED C01PLETEDNew OPLETE OPLETENew
I
New Yorks MayorElect Has Tendered TenderedHis TenderedHis TenderedHis
His Resignation as Representative Representativeand Representative RepresentativeDond
and Leaves Leaves Tomorrow TomorrowReports Tomo TomorrowReportii row
I IReports
Reports that he had imd completed hl hlslate hIs hIsslate hislate
slate wer w were r < denied todny by Mayoreleot MayoreleotMcClellan l1uoreletMcClellan MayorelectMcClellan
McClellan of New York Nothing has hasyaj liesyei
yaj 0 been Bottled Mayor McClellun has hasdecided husdecided hasdecided
decided to leave Washington at 10 oclock oclocktomorrow ocloelttomorrow oclocktomorrow
tomorrow morning He Is to attend the theGrout theGrout theGrout
Grout dinner in the evening and will willnot wIllnot iIi iIinot
not return to Washington Washinton a8hl ton He took ad advantage adnntage advantage ¬
vantage of the presence p nce of Governor GovernorCdell GovernorOdell
Odell in tho city clt today to tender his hisresignation hisroalSnatiOn hisresignation
j resignation This T hIs afternoon attorn on he le notified notifiedSpeaker notlltadSpeaker notifiedSpeaker
Speaker Cannon Cam on of his action actionFormer nctlonFormer actionFormer
Former Assistant Secretary of the theNavy theXav theNavy
Navy Xav McAdoo who warn wa ft one ne of the theguests tbeguests theguests
guests at tho White House > ast night is isto ItSto Isto
to have some sort ort of office under Tam Tammany Tanmany Tarnmany ¬
many but he Is not to be made police policecommissioner policecommissioner 10110commissioner
commissioner ns was reported in a Nov NovYork NowYork ow owYork
York morning newspaper newspaperKEYSTONE newspa newspaperKEYSTONE r rKEYSTONE
KEYSTONE STATE STATEEDUCATOR STATEEDUCATOR STATEEDUCATOR
EDUCATOR DEAD DEADJJORR1STOWN DEADiORRISTOWN DEADjORRISTOWN
JJORR1STOWN Pa Dec 13 laProf Prof R RHortocjtcr 1tF1Hotrecker t tFjfloffecker
F1Hotrecker Hortocjtcr county count superintendent of ofpublic otpUblic ofpublic
public schools for twentyfive years yearsdied yearsdied yearsdied
died this morning after a weeks Illness Illnessof Illnessot illnessof
of pneumonia aged ag d seventy sev nty years yearsSTEAMER yearsSTEAMER yearsSTEAMER
4 4IN
STEAMER FOUNDERS FOUNDERSIW
IN THE THAMES THAMESLONDON THAMESLO THAMESLONDON
LONDON LO DON Dec18A Doe cc IA collision colUslon between betweeniho betw botwosuthe J1 J1tho
the steamers steamers Warkwor rq1wor h and and Acacia Acacla1n Acacla1nthe In Inthe 1 1the
the Thameu ThameJftotf off North orthFleot Pleat this morn mornJfng mornrng mornfng
Jfng rng resulted in jha tha n CDundarlnErof fDuna rsunddrin rlns or oCtlte oCtltelattdr tho tholatter tholaUdr
latter i1lir ihrfee bb persons pc Iions fire mlsslns
of the Atrato River needs only Q h the theformal j I It
formal t rmal recognition refognlUOn of Colombia to be become become J Jtrouble
come the1 the basis ot i 1Jrcc precipitation plfatlon ot ottrouble oftrouble
trouble between betwecy the two countries countriesThe countriesThe countriesThe
The Panama situation was discussed at atthe atthe atthe
the meeting of the Cabinet this morning morningThe morningThe morningThe
The members of otthe the Cabinet declined de lfn lintd d to todiscuss 10dscuss todiscuss
discuss it after the meeting meetingGeneral meetingGeneral meetingGeneral
General Reyes did not communicate this thismorning thismorning thismorning
morning with with the State Department he hewas h hwas liewas
was expected later hi the day Since Sincehis Sincehis Sincehis
his arrival he has been most mo > t pacific pn ific in inhis inhlsutterances Inhlstitterances
his hlsutterances utterances but he can hardly T be > e sup supposed supposed supposed ¬
posed to remain quiet under the circum circumstances circumstances circumstances ¬
stances detailed In yesterdays dispatch dispatches ¬
es I
esFor For several days it has been apparent apparentPRESIDENT apparentPRESIDENT apparentPRESIDENT
PRESIDENT REfUSES HEFUSESOF REfUSESTtlREVOKE BEFUSESTflREYOKES8PENSION
TtlREVOKE TflREYOKES8PENSION TflREYOKES8PENSIONOF SUSPENSION SUSPENSIONOF
OF WEST POINT CADET CADETDeclines CADETDe AOET AOETDeelines
Declines De 1i 1es to teed eedRequest eedRequestf Request Eequestof
of ¼ ci f Senator Sen tor Penrose PenroseINVITED P PenroseINVITED nros nrosINVITED
INVITED TO WILMINGTON WILMINGTONShip WILMINGTONShip
Ship Canal c nal Connecting Delaware River Riverand Riverand Riverand
and Chesapeake Bay to Be Dis Discussed Discussed Discussed ¬
cussed at Banquet BanquetPresident InqueLPresident 3nquetP
President P esient Roosevelt toda to todar r r fyj d tLtQ tLtQroolte dt dtreoke tqtl tqtlrevoke
revoke the suspension of Cadet Stees or orPhiladelphia otPhllndelphla ofPhiladelphia
Philadelphia Phllndelphla who was recently r entJy suspend suspended ¬
ed from from West Point for a year for f r In Infraction tntrncUo infraction ¬
fraction of orthc the regulations of the Acad Academy AcadI Academy ¬
emy Em IfJom1tor tSonator Senator Penrose and Representa Representative Representathe Iteprenentatire
I the Ohnstcd took the matter up with withthe withPresldent withthe
the President and requested reque8t the suspen suspension s ippen ippenslon pen pen511n ¬
sion bo b revoked revokedEarly rcvokedI revokedEarly >
Early Earl this morning Senator Penrose Penroseand Penroseand Penroseand
and Representative Olmsted Olmstedpref presented presentedto ntoo ntootQ
I
tto > to the th e President e Ident a delegation from tIQtIP Phil Philadelphia Philideiphia hl1 hl1a ¬
adelphia a 1eIphlf1 consisting consltln of oMaQr Mayor Weaver Weaverand Weavc Weavctndther eJi eJiIlndoUltr
and IlndoUltr other city officials A large l rgedelcgn rgedelcgnttl1t delcga delcgaflffirb delegat1alifftStTiiletihIa
flffirb ttl1t t1alifftStTiiletihIa fNitra PnrtaHeniJhia eIi5hta citizens here to t ap appear app appeai ¬
pear p peai a before bet J the House Rivers and Har Harbors HarI Hayhors ¬
I hors boJ Committee on behalf of the deep deepening dc dctpening p panlng ¬
ening of the channel of the Delaware DelawareWOK Delawarewak DelawareWirlc
WOK wak received by the President resldent at the theWhite thehlte theWhite
White hlte House at 245 this afternoon afternoonPleading arternoonPleading afternoodPleading
Pleading Pleading for Promotion PromotionSenator PiomotionSenitor iomotionSenittor
Senator Senittor Cullom Cullomca1led called on the President Presidentto PresldeJ1tI
to ask the promotion of J H Wilson Wilsonsecretary Wilsonsicretary 1Ison 1IsonMC
I secretary MC e tar of the legation at Tokyo Mr MrWilson lIrl1son MrWilson
Wilson l1son desires a transfer to a more moreImportant morcfuJportant moreIipOrtant
Important fuJportant post and the President Presl ent will willlook willlook willlook
look ipto ito the matter matterSector matterSIntor matter8tator
Sector Ball of Delaware presented to tothe tothe tothe
the President today toda a committee from fromthe tromthe fromthe
the Wilmington Wilmington board of trade trad The Thecommittee Thecommittee Thecommittee
committee which was headed ead d by b Thomas ThomasH Thomasitt
H itt Savory Saer Invited the President to a abanquet abanqu t tb
banquet b banqu nqu t of the Wilmington board of oftrade oftrade
trade January 8 A discussion or the theRUfeit thenuttect
subject of constructing a deep ec eeii water waternat watercanal
canal nat between bctw en the Delaware River and andthe andthe andthe
the Chesapeake Bay Ba will 111 take place placeRepresentatives placRepresontatlves placeRepresentatives
Representatives will be present from fromthe fromtho fromthe
the District of Columbia Columbia and five States StatesDelaware StatesDelaware StatesDelaware
Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey JerseyMaryland Jerse JerseMaryland JerseyMaryland
Maryland and Virginia A movemrnt movemrntwill movemrntwltJ movementwili
will be started at that time to pro procure prof procure ¬
cure an 8000000 appropriation from fromCongress tromConCTcss fromCongress
Congress for the purpose It Is ar argued argued argued ¬
f gued that 400 miles would be cut off the thedistance thedistance thedistance
distance from Lfnonio J natI Island Navy NavyYard Na NaYard Nav NavYard
Yard to Washington thereby making makingJourney makingit
I It mu much = h easier for warships to make the thejourne thejourney
Journey between the two places if the thecanal thecanal thecanal
canal were built builtUnable buntUnab1e builtUnable
Unable to Get Away AwayPresident A AWayPresident Vfay VfayPresldont
President Roosevelt RooseeIlsald said he would Ifko Ifkoto 110to itceto
to attend but would be unable to leave leaveWashington leaoV leavWahington
Washington WashingtonState WahingtonState V hlngton hlngtonState
State Secretary SecretalUearne Jlearne of the New NewJersey NewJersey NewJersey
Jersey Young Mens Christian Associa Association AS50clalion Assoclation ¬
tion invited the th President to the an annual annual annual ¬
nual me mett1ng tfng at Trenton February 12 12The 12The 2 2The
The President Presld nt will be beunable unable to go goFREIGHT goFREIGHT goFREIGHT
FREIGHT RATES DISCUSSED DISCUSSEDBY DISCUSS DISCUSSEDBY D DBY
BY RAILROAD MEN MENAbout MENAbout MENAbOUt
About About one hundred pf lC the most most im important lmportnnt iraportant ¬
portant railroad men n the Southeast Southeastate Southeastate Southeastate
ate In session at the Raleigh discussing discussingexport discussingoxport discussingexport
export and an some other mtes Vice Press President Pr Pressdent sJ sJQent ¬
dent Andrews of the Southern Is pre presiding preaiding proaiding ¬
aiding The meeting Is executive and andinformation andInfonpnUon andinforipation
information inforipation Is Isreluscd refused It is said how however howcor1 however ¬
ever cor1 that the railroads are mapping mappingout mappingout mappingout
out some scheme of otrnllcnl radical action in inonse Inoase incase
case the Interstate Commerce Commis Commission Commle21lon Cmmisnion ¬
sion should decide > to compel the publi publication publication publication ¬
cation of the rates The Th railroad raIJr ad men menarc menarc menare
arc to be In session tomorrow also alsoFIFTEEN alsoFIFTEEN alsoFIFTEEN
FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO ZEROt
t IN NORTHERN NEW NEWYORK NEWYORKMALONE YORK YORKMALONE YORKMALONE
MALONE N Y TXr 18 lltThe The coldest coldestnap coldestsnap coldestsnap
snap nap of the winter occurred in this vi vicinity I Iclnlty icinity ¬
cinity during durin the night The thermome thermometer thcrmomtcr thermometer ¬
ter here registered 12 below zero at C Coclock Goolock Coclock
oclock this morning At Mountain Vw ViewIt VwIt Vwit
It was 15 below while Puane farther farthersouth farthersouth farthersouth
south reports 6 below belowARRESTED belowARRESTED belowARRESTED
ARRESTED ON CHARGE CHARGEOF CHARGEOF CHARGEOF
OF SELLING SELLING WASH STAMPS STAMPSChief STAMPSChler STAMPSChief
Chief Wllkle has received rcc < < ved word of the thearrest thearrest thearrest
arrest by b Secret Service men men in New NewYork NewYork NewYork
York of Lawrence McSherry IcSherr alias Lan Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster ¬
caster charged with dealing In wash washstampn washstompll washstamps
stamps He has been turned over to the thePo t thrP0tofllqe r rPo
Po P0tofllqe toffice tom e authorities aqthorltiesMcSbtrry JthorltlesIcSlr = C CMcSherry
McSherry IcSlr Is said to have hayedenJl dealt ln lnstamps iastamp5 n nstampso
stamps stampso of large deii9mrnutlonsand dezi9mlnations leI1Qml IJIOf9 a and nd was wastraced wastra wastraced
traced tra traced ellhr through gh Offerlngf Offoihgthern lTerln thenv thcJ11 f orale toroate at1 at1a at at1l a aIt
a discount He is supposed suppos d toVnaye toa1 lve re realizcO leall yealizea
alizcO all cOa a considerable sum of money np
that his mission to Washington Washlngtort was fu futile t ttile u utile ¬
tile and it Is possible that he may soon soonclose soonclose soonclose
close the legation with the filing flhingOfri flhingOfriprotest of r rprotest a aprotest
protest and leave the city for Bogota Bogotato Bog ta tato tnto
to assume the duties of ot president of Co Colombla coiombifi o olombl
lombla and of commanderinchief of ofher other ofher
her forces forcesOa tOJ forcesOt es
Oa the theother other hand the he Adminstratlon AdminstratlonIn
In accordance ac < ordance with the policy wllC it has haspursued baslursued haslnirsued
pursued up to the present time pre presumably pre prostimably ¬
sumably 8 mabl will do nothing to disavow disavowthe disavow disavowthe disavowthe
the action of otthc the th Atlanta AU nta In landing landingmarines la 1aidingmarines d g gmarincson
marines marincson on Colombian soil To the Jhecontrary thecontrary he hecontral
contrary contral the activity cUvlt in both army arm a sad iI1dnayund sadnavy ad adnavy
navy nayund and the consultation with the theState theState IlteState
State Department De wment betokens a b crisis in inthe Inthe Inthe
the Panama affair affairCALLS affaIrCALLS affairCALL8ONMPAE
CALLS CALL8ONMPAE CALL8ONMPAEFR ON i PAW PAWFOR PAYNEFOBCOMPLETE
FOR FOBCOMPLETE GQiPLEIEf COMPLETE REPORT REPORTIN REPORTIN PORT
1 IN POSTOFF1GE CASESWanger CASES GASESWanger OASESiYanger
Wanger of Pennsylvania PennsylvaniaExcites PennsylvaniaExcit PennsylvaniaV PennsylvaniaExcit
Excites Excit s a Debate DebateRESOLUTION Oeb DbteRESOLUTiON te teRESOLUT
V
RESOLUTION RESOLUT oN IS I S ADOPTED ADOPTEDWilliams ADOPTEDWilliams OPTED OPTEDWilliams
Williams of Mississippi Mississippi Asks snMajority snMajorityif Majority Majorityif
if It Is IsAfraid Afraid r ld of fJf the theIssue th thIs3 theIssze
Issue IssueMn Is3 Is3e IsszeiMrWaef
iMrWaef Mn Wagjier e jof Rr 9r Pennsylvania P fJn vlvarJa chal c chair chairlathfthe alr alrSanof r rmahofthe
Sanof mahofthe tHe Committee omniItte on Expenditures Expendituresin s sIn
in the Pbstofllce Postoff ce Department D t1rtment offered a aprivileged aprivileged
privileged resQluUon jn n the House H us this thismorning thIsmQrnIng thIsmorning
morning calling upon the Postmaster PostmasterGeneral PostnnisterGeneral
General to transmit to the committee committeethe committeethe ommltteethe
the complete comp tc papers and nd reports In It the thepostoQlcelnvesUgntlon the thepostoce
postoQlcelnvesUgntlon postoQlcelnvesUgntlonMr postotllce invesUgn investigation investigationMr fon fontlr
Mr tlr Overstrcet chairman of the Com Committee COmmIttee Camrnlttee ¬
mittee on Post Offices and an Post ost Bonds Bondssaid R Roadssaid ds dssaid
said the tli resolution was unnecessary un ccs ari n naU am amall ta taall
all the papers pap I which the resoliitipn 8qhlttQn calls callsfor callsfQr 1l8 1l8taT
for were already ar ady in fnthe the possession poScsSiono poScsSionotho p sscmion of oftho ofthe
tho House All such papers he said saidhad sa1dL saidbabeen
L had babeen been een transmitted eXc except tcept Pt those thosewhich tl tiicrnewhich ti
r which in the opinion o ln1on of the Department Departmentof
of Justice concurred 4n by b the Post Ppstofflc P Postomc st stom
offlc om > Department would interfere with withthe e1ththe Ith Iththe
the prosecution prosecutlonot of thtfse under Indict Indictment Indict Indictment Indictmeat ¬
ment
Authority Usurped UsurpedMr UsurpedIr USurpedIir
Mr Ir AVanger Intimated that the Com Committee Commltt Comnlittee ¬
mittee mltt e on Fostofflces and Post Roads Roadshad Roadshndusurped Roadshad
had hndusurped usurped the authority and jurisdic jurisdictlon jurIsdlctl jutisdichan
han tl not of hlsxfWangers committee which whichshould whichshould whichshould
should have the resort resortMr r resortMr ort ortMr
Mr Overstreet said saidto to pass the reso resolution re801uUon resolutloa ¬
lution would woul be to duplicate d pllcate what the thbHouse ttlbHou8ehadalready theHous
House Hou8ehadalready had hadalready already done d ne The full re report report report ¬
port he said had been published and andplaced andplaced andplaced
placed in the hands of all members membersMr mcm membersMr rs rsI
I Mr Williams of Mississippi said wha whatthe whathe whathe
the minority mlnorlt wanted was not that com committees commltte coatmitte ¬
mittees mltte s should have this knowledge or orthe orthe orthe
the House have it but but the country countr He Hesaid H Hsaid Iiesaid
said it had been intimated that the fe fepprt rep9rt M Mpprt
pprt had 3een tctri edited at a tb Vhlto VhltoHouse ShlteHouse ltj ltjHouse
House He H sought to offer 8 substitute substitutecalling substitutecalling substitutecalling
calling upon the Postmaster r General for forall torall forall
all the evidence lden e adduced in the Ui investi investigation investrgatloe Investigation ¬
gation but was as not permitted p nltted to do so noAre soAre soAre
Are You Aicaid AicaidAre AaidAre aid aidAre
Are you afraid of o that l nt asked Mr MrWilliams MrWl1llams MrWilliams
Williams Are you afraid it will be bemade bemade bemade
made a Democratic campaign docu document document documeat ¬
ment mentIr a aMr
v vMr
Mr Ir Williams demanded demand d a roll call on onthe onthc onthe
the previous question tin uIthe the resolution resolutionwhich resolutionwhich resolutionwhich
which resulted Yeas l 1t tf nays naysy 107 107The 101The 10 10The
The resolution was pised wed by a vote voteof voteof voteof
of 109 to 100 100DISTRICT 100DISTRIDT 00 00IILSTR1T
DISTRICT MAY REGIME REGIMEPRACTICE REGULATEPRACTICE REGIILATEPRAOTIOE
PRACTICE OF OFETISTRY OFETISTRYBill DENTISTRY DENTISTRYI
I Bill Providing for Special Examination Examinationof
of All Candidates Sent to toi toCongress toCongress
i Congress Today TodayA T i1ay i1ayA
A bill proposing an amendment amen ment to the theaot theaot thenot
aot for the regulation of the practice practiceof
of dentlstrj d ntlstry in the District and for or the theprotection theprotect1 theprotection
protection protect1 n of the people from empiri empiricism eJUplrlclsm empiricisra ¬
cism In relation thereto was transmit transmitted trnnsmlt trnnsmltted transmitted ¬
ted to Congress today by the District DistrictCommissioners DistrictCommissioners DistrictCommissioncns
Commissioners CommissionersThe CommissionersThe CommissioncnsThe
The object of the bill is to subject sub1 ct all allapplicants aUapplicants allapplicants
applicants for registration as a dentists dentistswhether de dentistswhether tfsts tfstswhether
whether graduates or undergraduates undergraduatesto undergradunt s sto
to an examination by the be Board of Den Dental Dental Dental ¬
tal Examiners by bo the repeal Of the thepresent thepre thepresent1
present pre present1 ent provision exempting from such suchexamination suchxamlnatlon suchexamination
examination all persons who ho hold a adiploma adiploma adiploma
diploma from a dental college regard regardloss regardloss regardloss
loss of Its standing which requires equlres a athree athree athree
three years ears course of study The pro proposed proposed proposed ¬
posed legislation is designed to put tho tholaw tholaw thelaw
law on the subject of the practJce of ofdentistry ofdcntIstl ofdentistry
dentistry dcntIstl practically in harmony harm on with withthe withthe Ith Iththe
the statutes of other States and Ter Territories Terrltorief Territories ¬
ritories In that regard regardAt rtgardAt regardAt
At present all the States and Terri Territories Terrltorlcs Terntories ¬
tories including Uuba Porto Rico and andthe andthe andthe
the Philippines and excepting Indian IndianTerritory Indianrcrrftory IndianTerritory
Territory and Alaska hav ha have more morestringent morEtstringent morestringent
stringent dental reqx re reqitrements < t lltements rements than the theDistrict theDistrict theDistrict
District of Columbia n that the most mostlenient mn mostlenient t tlenient
lenient of State Stat dental laws require reQulrftthat reguirthat
that those admitted to registration with without wlthQutexamlnatlon without ¬
out Qutexamlnatlon examination as to qualifications qualificationsmust qualificationsmust
must be graduates of reputable dental dentalcolleges dentalcollEges dentalcolleges
colleges of recognized standing standingI standingNINETEEN standingNiNETEEN
I NINETEEN PASSENGERS PASSENGERSHURT P PASSENGERSHURT SSE JGERS JGERSHURTI
HURT HURTI Itt J COLLISION COLLISIONPARIS COLLISIONPARIS COLLISIONPARIS
PARIS Dec 18 1SNlneteen 1SNin Nineteen teen persons personswere pe perons peronswere Qns Qnswcre
were Injured yesterday in a a collision col1lsl n in inn IaIt
n 1 dense fog between two electric cars inthe in inthe Inthe
the suburbs of Nolsylcfjo NoISY u
DANIEL DECLARES HECHESVirginia DECLARESBUNAUVARILLA DECLARESBUNAUYARILLA
BUNAUVARILLA BUNAUVARILLAc
c I A PROMOTER PROMOTERVirginia PROMOTERVirginia
Virginia Senator Senator SenatorDoes Does Not NotWant NotW NotWflt
Want W iit to See Se Country CountryEmbroiled CouritryE1lbr CountryEmbr
Embroiled E1lbr iled in War WarTREATY WarTREATY vVarTREATY
TREATY NOT DISCUSSED DISCUSSEDMr
DISCUSSEDI I
I Mr Hoar Ho r Wants antfB Better ter Type TypeUsed Type TypeI TYpeUsed
I Used in InRecord Record Dis District DsI District
I trict Bills Bi 1S Off Offered OfferedThe fed fedI
I
The Panama anama quesUon was again againbrought ngalnbrought againbrought
brought before b tore the Senate today in the thepresentation thesenution thepresentation
presentation senution of ofa a long resolution r resplutlon u on by Mr MrMorgan MrJrgan MrMrgan
Morgan which went over over overtor tor lor a a day du un under unqer un4er ¬
der the theru therules rules es on on the objection obj ction of his hiscolleague hisi hiscolleague
i colleague Mr Ir Blackburn Bl ckburn of Kentucky KentuckyLater KentuckyLater KentuckyLater
Later Mr Daniel of VJrgtn Virginia called for forlutlon torI forthe
I the reading ot the Hoar pananm Panama reso resolutlon
I lutlon by bytitle title am and then addressed ddr ed him himself hImII himself
self sel to the he recent developments de velopm ents In Inisthmian inIjthmlan inithmian
II isthmian matters mattersThe mattersThe mattersThe
The Virginia Senator began by re recounting reI recounting ¬
I counting the fact that a n treaty had hadbeen hadI hadbeen
I been sent to the Senate He had not notgotten notgotten notgotten
gotten far before he was Interrupted byMr by byMr byMr
Mr Cullom ullom Of If r Illinois Without yielding yieldingto
to his colleague Mr MrDanlel Daniel promptly promptlyobserved promptlobsened promptlyobserved
observed observedThere obsenedIher observedTherqisso
There Therqisso Iher Jsso Js 80 much nervousness on the theother theother theothersideof
other othersideof side of the chamber that the gen gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen ¬ i
tlemen are apt to jump before they are arespurred are arespurred arespurred
spurred spurredMr spurredMr spurred31r
Mr Cullom hastened to assure theVIrginia the theVirginia theVirginia
Virginia Senator that he was not at atall atal1excl atallexclUtd
all al1excl allexclUtd excited e t but thathe tbathethqugptno thought no dis discussion dIscussion discussion ¬
cussion of the treaty ought to obe be had hadin hadIn hadIn i
in open session sessionOh sessionOb sessionOh I
Oh I know about that replied rep 1ed Mr MrDaniel MrDaniel Ir IrDaniel
Daniel an he declared declarld1Ir Mr Cullom ought oughtto oughtto oughtto
to await awaithis his remarks before objecting objectingto objectingto objectirito
to them
MJBTr NeiiMinister Minister fuister Ridiculed RidiculedThe RidicnIedThe RidiculedThe
The Virginia Senator natot then launched launchedInto launchedIntQ launchedInto
Into a sharp criticism of the general generalPanama generatPanama generalPanama
Panama developments under JIn er this Gov Governments Governments Goveraments ¬
ernments orders and the part played playedby playedby playedby
by M BunauVarllia the new ne Panama PanamaI PanamamInister
I minister m nlster as agitater stump speaker speakerand speakerand speakerand
and canal promoter prot1oter1ie He said he did didnot didnCt didnot
not wont to ace ee this th1scountry country embroiled embroiledin
in war with either Colombia or Fraqce Fraqcefie FraQcetIe Fraqeefle
fie commented commented at atl length ngth on the thespeeches the5peochesof thespeeches
speeches 5peochesof of Assistant Secretary Sejret Seretat Lo0nis Lo0nisand To lomisand mls mlsand
and Minister BunauVorllla Bunau Varl11 at the the Quill QuillClub QuillClUbba QuillClub
Club ClUbba banquet f lr i 5ew ew l o brkand rkaricItpre rkaricItprecated k tI tIcatcd tepre teprecatcd
catcd the th excitement thelrspeectjes tf1 thuli1eT1iad thuli1eT1iadampsed 1iSP eCties naCfaroused
aroused arousedThey arousedThey ampsedThCy
They > They seem to tohaeproctn1m have proclaimed d he hegold heild heiid
gold ild a n wideropen wld op ope 1 rfepUbllc repGblk r b1Ic as as if If some someprbdigfouK someddiO ome omeV
prbdigfouK V ddiO dItd 8 Tammany T mmnny were re about abo tto to take takethCxCountry fuk fukthecountry tithethecountry
thecountry and they were shaking their theirred theIrred theirred
red lights at them tlrtmInterniitlonal themIntct1 tbemInternational
International Intct1 tlonal Interests in Turkey Turke were werethe ver verthb werethb
thb subject bject of a concurrent resolution resolutionsubmitted resotutionsubmitted resolutionsubmitted
submitted by b Mr Penrose and referred referredto reerreato
to the Foreign F relsn Relations Committee Ir Irprovides Ii Iiovides i ipovides
provides ovides that the President be request requesteA requesth requesti
eA i h to use tb the good offices < iC > if f the United UnitedSlates 1nltedSliites UnitedSta
Slates Sta tea to Induce the signatory slgnat l powers of oftheBerlIji otl oftheBeruiA
theBerlIji theBeruiA l eflIriCongress Congress of 1878 to convene conxeneW COnenetd convenehI
W the end nd d that that the provisions of that thattreaty thattreaty thattreaty
treaty whicl guaranteed protection an anreforms anreforms apreforms
reforms to the Christian populations oi oithe o othe othe
the Ottoman Empire Emptremay may be faithfully faithfullycarried r ftthhfullycarried hrun hruncarried
carried out b because tause aUge the c Interest and andsafety andf5 andafetr
safety f5 afetr ety oC the cItizens citizens of the UnJtetS UnJtetSStates UllltedStates UnjtedStates
States are a endangered b by the Internal Internaltrahsactl internaltnansactIN1S internaltra
tnansactIN1S trahsactl tra aacth1is ils of the government of Tur TurIcGi Turke Tarker
IcGi ke ker
District Matters MattersMatters MattersUatte MattersMattersor
Matters Mattersor Uatte > of t local Interest Introduced Introducedby Introducelby introducedby
by Mr lr Gallinger and referred to the theDistrict theDistrict theDistrict
District of or Columbia Committee were wereas wereas Wereas
as follows fo11owsA
A bill for the extension of Twenty Twentyfourth Twentyfourth Twentyfourth
fourth Street northeast from Frankfort FrankfortStreet FranktortStreetto FrankfortStreetto
Street Streetto to Rhode Island Avenue Acnueand and from fromDetroit fronD fromDetroit
Detroit D trolt Stteet to Badensburg Road RoadA RaidA RoadA
A bill to provide for the payment of ofdamages orda ofdanages
damages da ages on account of changes of ofgrade orgrade ofgrade
grade due to the construction of the theUnion the1nlon thernion
Union Station StationTo StationTo StationTo
To make changes In the th law relating relatingto
to tar tarslltes sales and nd taxes in the District DistrictTo DIstrictTo DistrictTo
To make changes In the local regain regulations reguLltlons regaintions ¬
tions on 0 the practice of or dentistry dentistryA dentistr dentistrA
A bill for the relief of Elizabeth L LW I IW IW
W Bailey to pay her 1051920 allow allowed allowed allowed ¬
ed her late husband by b Arbitrator J J JJohnson JJohnson JJohnson
Johnson on a a contract for aspiia aspitat < t pay pavliur pl plliu paying
liur liu
Inquiry In 1rY on Printing PrintingThe PrintbgThe PrintingThe
The Senate adopted a resoluition call calling callIng calling ¬
ing on the Committee on Printing to re report report report ¬
port on the use of better type In the theCongressional theCongressionai
Congressional Record It was intro introduced intro introduced introduced ¬
duced by Mr Ir Hoar and Is merely to toInquire toInquire toinquire
Inquire whether It be not expedient expedientthat expedientthat expedientthat
that the Record be printed with bet bettor bett4r better ¬
tor type than that now used usedThe usedThe usedThe
The resolution led to a debate par participated partlclpatetl participated ¬
ticipated in by Senators Gallinger GalllngerSpooner GallingerSpooner GallingerSpooner
Spooner Bacon and Newlands The TheNew TheNew TheNew
New Hampshire Senator thought any anyI anychange
I change would only increase the size and andI andnumber
I I number of the bound volumes at each eaclisession eaclsesalon eachsesnion
session but did n ngt t object to a mere mereInquiry m mereinquiry re reInquiry
Inquiry by committee Mr Spooner Spooneragreed Spoonerarecd Spooneagreed
agreed with Mr Ir Hoar that an UnproVe UnproVement fmproement tmprovemeat
ment in printing was needed neededOn ne neededOn ded dedn
On n motion of Mr McCumber chair chairman chairman chairman ¬
man of the Pensions l > enslons Committee the theSenate theSenate
Senate agreed to set apart the the half half hour hourafter hourafter hourafter
1 after 4 oclock this afternoon fdr r the theconsideration theconsideration theconsideration
consideration of unobjected private pen pension p pension < < n nslon ¬
sion limB IjUlsThe limBI 11515The
The Senate this afternoon passed the thebill thebill thebill
I bill to permit Columbian University to tochange tochan tochante
change chan e its ltsitame t8 name ham and to select as mem members members momhers ¬
bers of the he board of trustees persons personsother personsI personsother
I other than members of the Baptist de denomination diI donomination ¬
I nomination The bill was amended to tomake tomaktf tomake
make the proposed new name subject to tothe tothe tothe
the approval of the Secretary Sc retal of the theInterior theInterior theInterior
Interior and the Commissioner of Edu Education Education Education ¬
cation cationSTATE cationS1 cationSTATE
STATE S1 ATE SENATOR SENA OR GREEN GREENHELD GREENHELD GREENHELD
HELD BY GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTBINGHAMTON GOVERNMENTBI GOVERNMENTBINGHAMTON
BINGHAMTON BI GHAMTON N Y Dec 18Sena 18Senator 18Senator 23Senator
tor George Ge tte E Green Grecq was this afternoon afternoonheldfby afternoonheh afternoonlte1dby
heldfby heh b Commissioner Cpmmlssloner C S Hall on each eachof eachor eachof
of live indictments found by b the th Fed Federal Feder Fedanal ¬
anal er i grand Jury jul j charging him with withuiiu withbribery
I bribcr bribery uiiu and consplra conspiracy uuuMyiri uuuMyiriwith In conll connection connectionwith ction ctionwith
with nostal contracts contracts contractsI
I
WASHINGTON BIDS BIDSFAREWELL BIDSFAREWELL
FAREWELL TOTE TOTELeaves TO THE THESECOND THESECONDCAVALRY
SECOND SECONDCAVALRY SECONDCAVALRYFort CAVALRY CAVALRYLea
Leaves Lea eslort Fort Myer My r Today Todayon TodayS1tS
q on S1tS Its Long Lo gTti Trip to totrte totf1e toCROWD
tf1e trte Philippines PhilippinesGRQWD PbiIip ines inesr inesC
r
CROWD C AT T THE TH STATION STATIONWill STATIONf STATIONWill
f
Will wi Will f Embark on n th the Kilpat Kilpatf KiIpatyrick Kilpatrick
f yrick rick at New N NewYorkand w York and Sailfor Sail Sailfor Sailfor
for Manila on on Sunday SundayCol
Col 4VS W S Edgerly regimental oglmentaimander com commander commander ¬
mander eighteen elgh officer mcertand3OQ and and0O 300 or r more morecavalrymen morcc morecavalrymen
cavalrymen c v lrnpen the regimental r reFimental rlin tal officers tn enf and andqfllcers andomcers andofilcers
omcers qfllcers and men mcn of the th second squadron squadronof
of C the Second Cavalry eaalr US U45 U S A which whichhas whIchh
has h s begn been befl2tZtIOflCd stationed at Fort Fo Myer Va Vaslnce VasI Vastnqe
slnce sI tie January ri rY 23 1202 I left lert1Vashlngton lert1Vashlngtonn Washington Washingtonon
on n board boirdh Baltimore BaJtim rc and Ohjo OhIo train trainat traIntt trainat
at tt S oclock thfo tM morning to go to New NewYork levYork ew ewYork
York city This afternoon they th 30 go goaboard t0aboard goaboard
aboard the transport trans t Kilpatrick I lpatrlck and andthere andthere antithere
there they thC will jjvmali JbaI11 rhaiii until untJ Sunday Sundaymorning Sundayi Sundaymorning
i morning by y which whI h time the First FlrstSqD4 FlrstSqD4ron FirstSqtiadron Squad Squadron ¬
ron together togctlierwlth with itb firops lrropa I and d K of ofthe oCthe ofthe
the Third ThItdSQl1adron Squadrort from om Fort Ethan EthanAllen EthanAnen EthanAlIen
Allen will wlUbaC have boarded the ship shipCJn shipdn hip hipi
dn S Sunday nciy morning anchor anchor will be beraised beraI beraised
raised raI ed ind mdthe 1d the Second Regiment com complete comlete cornplete ¬
plete lete without wlth ut hopes ho will be off for forthe fDrthe forthe
the Philippine PhilIppIne Islands to take tile place placeof placeor placeof
of the Eleventh Cavalry Qn lr which wht h has hasspent hasi hasspent
spent spcnttwo two years in the archipelago The Thehorses TheI Thehorses
i horses left by the Second S ond Cavalry C valry at atFort atFort 1t 1tI
I Fort Myer M er will wll be used by the Fifteenth FifteenthCaalovwhIchwJll Flft FifteenthCaa nth nth1C
1C CaalovwhIchwJll Caa a1rywJ11ch alr3 wilieli wilt J1l arrive arrI arrh a at t the Vir Virginia VI 1 iy iyginiagarrison ¬
I gj ginia giniagarrison garrison 1 within hln the next nextI few days dayaThe dayillhe daysTieT
The TieT horses to t be e leftrby 1etri the Eleventh EleventhCa El venth venthcaralri
caralri Ca qt17 ry in the thePhlUpplnes Philippines wHiE sill tnftie tC < i used usedby usedby usedby
by the t th 1 econd nd Cavalry Cavalryt Cavnl Cavnlcl1s CavalryrkweIls
t Jar rkweIls wells cl1s at t Station StationThroughout StatiOrLThroug StationThrougtfut
Throughout Throug ut the tftlie tt tfite e the cavalrymen cavalrymenhave caalrymenhaC cavalrymenhate
have been quartered qt nrtered a at ± Fort Myer yer thcy thcybave thql1Re thcyhave
have been seen seelt In 1nogeants g geants MtsPtarnde MtsPtarndeeJebraUonS paraded paradedeejebrattons irades iradescelebratload
eejebrattons and funerals fun ra1s more often ofteneven oft of isis isisen h he
even e en than tb nthe the District mlHtia mlUtl boys bo s and andhave andhav andhave
have hav thousands of orSen frlendi riendind and admirers admirerIn admirersbl admirersilL
In WaBhipgton W JI S1on A large larg crowd crowdathere4 crowdathere4ut fathered fatheredLat gatheredat
Lat ut the tJ station stati Q this L I morning morn InS and gave gavethe g gth gatethe <
the th gallant second squadron lqua < ron boys a arousing u uTtwtnl Lirotnsendoff
rousing Ttwtnl rotnsendoff sendoff which whl they will Ions Ionsremember 10n 10nremcmber longremember
remember Contrary to custom cust m the thetrain thetriIn thetrain
train triIn was not divided d1ld d into nto sections sc Uons The The3oilmen The300men
300 3oilmen 300men men were were Comfortably aCcQq accommodated accommodatedfir mpdated mpdatedfn
fir the ten cars of the special t < p Cll train and andno at1dno audno
no complaint was heard heardThe h heardThe j ± JoThe
The Second Cavalry GavaIt was organized In ia1S3G In1S3G in1s
1S3G 1s It first saw S3 W aciive service cnic in the theSeminole theSeminole he heSeminole
Seminole war and at the close cl s of that thatfight thltfig thatfiglt
fight fig t was stationed along the frontier frontierWhere frontierwhere frontierwhere
Where It remained practically until the theoutbreak theoutbreak theoutbreak
outbreak of the Spanish war There Th r + are nrctwelve nr nrtwelve aretwIve
twelve troopsto troops o the regiment r gimen the first firstbeings llrstbeln jiratbeing
beings beln called A A and the last i The Thetwelve ThetWel Thetwelve
twelve tWel were w weedivldlsl r 4divfd divided d Yrifa three quad suadr quadrbris uad uadron
rbris ron r ns assigned asS as lgned gt d to t various posts along the thefrontier thefrontier thefrontier
frontier In 1E9S lE9 the Squadron squi ron composed composedof
of Troops F Capt Ltoyi Lloy ± 3f Brett now 110Wadjuta nowadjutant nowadjutant
adjutant adjuta t of the th District militia A Capt CaptT CnptT CaptT
T J T Lewis D I Liout isut ut A T Alen and amiC AnlC andC
C Lieutenant Clark was ordered from fromFort fromFort fromFort
Fort Riley to Cuba Chickamauga Park ParkGa ParkGa ParkGa
Ga vas reached on April 22 1S9S 1S9SRecord 1 1Reord 1S93Reord
Reord in Cuba CubaFrom CubaFrom CubaFromthere
From Fromthere there the be troops composed of 250 250men romenandg 210rnennmi
men menandg rnennmi and 8 officqj offict went to Port Tampa TampaFla TaI1JaFla TampaFla
Fla and andland landed d In Santiago on June JuneThe 1untThe 22 22The
i The troops participated In the fighting fightingIn fighUnlIn
In and around Santiago on July 1ul 1 2 and
3 and acquitted acqult themselves thems les commend commendably commendably commendably
ably On August A gust 22 the squadron left leftCuba leteI leftCuba
Cuba and reached r chCd Montajk Monta k several days dayslater danJlater daslater
I later While Whileat at t Montaufc the troopers troopersfere trooj trooperswere rs rsere
were ere ordered rdered to Matansas Cuba and andperformed andI antiperformed
I performed p rformed police duty dut there re for three threeyears t threeyears ree reeI
I years yearsOn yearsOn =
On January 17 1 1M2 TrJops ft opsE E F G Gand Gand Gand
and H Hcomosing composing com oslng the sccoriil sec cc Iittq ed squadr sqfladrn sqfladrnof adrlln adrllno < m mof
of o the regiment and th tho headquarter headquarterofficers Jteadquartersoflicers Jt dquarteM dquarteMofflcers
officers were ordered to Fort Myer and andreached sndreached andreached
reached that garrison January Tanua 25 2 1902 1902When 19 19Vhcn 19When
When the troops came up they the were werecommanded rerecommanded re recommandc
commanded < 1 as follows Troop F 1 by byCapt b bCapt byCapt
Capt Lloyd M Brett Troop J3 f by byLieut bYLlcut byLIOut
Lieut William Moore until Captain CaptainLieutenant C CptalnLieutenant ptan ptanI
I Lieutenant Wade Yad of the Fifth ifth Cavalry Cavalrywas Caval Cavalwas cavalrywas
was promoted to captain and took tookcharge tookcharge tookcharge
charge Troop tJ by Capt Ralph Rnlph Har Harrison Harrison Hannison ¬
j rison and H by b Oapt H C Trout TroutColonel TroutColonel TroutColonel
Colonel Huggins was wasassigned assigned to Fort FortMyer Fortl2cr FovtMyen
Myer c > commander of the Second Cay Cavalry Cayal Cayairy ¬
airy al In 1902 with 1th Lieut Col E FL D DDimmick DDImmick DDimmick
Dimmick second In rank and Capt CaptT C CaptT pt ptT
T J T Lewis an adjutant In tire U win winter wirete wiatax ¬
tax te of the t e present pr t year Colonel Hug Hugglris Hugglris Huggins
glris was retired as a brigadier general generaland generalandJleutenant generaland
and andJleutenant Lieutenant Colonel Dimmick made madecolonel madecolonel
colonel On February 17 1900 Lieuten Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant ¬
j 1 ant Colonel Edgerly Ederl of the th Seventh Cay Cavalry C1vall CayaIry ¬
aIry all was made colonel and succeeded succeededColonel succeedfdColonel succeededColonel
Colonel Dimmick who ho was retired as asbrigadier asbrlgndler asbrIgadier
brigadier general Lieut Col W S SSchuyler SSchuler SSchuyier
Schuyler was assigned as second s lnd in incommand Incommand incommand
command under nderColp Colpiel te Eilgerly EilgerlyThird 4gerlyThud gerl gerlThud
Thud Sqnaikon Squ < 1 on to Join JoinThe JoinThe joinThe
The first squadron of the regiment regimentand regimentand regimentand
and Troor Troops > s I and K I of the third thirdsquadron thirdsqua thirdsquadron
squadron squa ron were at Fort Ethan Allen Allenand Allenand Allenand
and Colonel Schuyler was sent thre threto th threto re reto
to command them Only Onl three troops troopsof troorsor troopsof
of the third squadron could be accom accommodated accommodated accommodated ¬
modated at Fort F rt Sheridan HI These Thesethree Thcsethree ntB ntBthree
three troops irOOps will leave e San Francisco Franciscoabout Iranclscoabout Franciscoabout
about January 1 to go to to > the Philip Philippines Phmlpines Philippines ¬
pines to Join the regiment The Fort FortMyer FortlIver FortMyey
Myer lIver and Fort Ethan Allen troop will willgo wUlS willgo
go S to t Manila by b way of the Suez Canal Canalroute Canalroute Canalroute
route routeMajor routeMajor routeMajor
Major Herbert Slocum 31oc m is in command commandof
of the second squadron with Adjutant AdjutantJ
J W Moore Mooreand and Squadron Sq adron Quartermas Quartermaster ¬
ter and Commissary E J 1 Pike on his hisstaff hisstatr hisstaff
staff staffThe statrTbe staffThe
The Government has decided to re reduce reduce redccc
duce the force oree of cavalry in the archl archlpelaso archpelgO archlpelago
pelaso and the Second Cavalry l nlrY Is to totake totake totake
take the place of the th thE Fifteenth and andEleventh andEleenth andEleventh
Eleventh Regim Ilcg1mln 1teg1mns njsi which have been beenkept beel beelkept beenkept
kept in the Philippine Islands for more morethan morethnn morethan
than two years ears The Fifteenth com commanded cornI om omImand ¬
I manded Cd by b CoL W Yo M iVallace V llnct1 come cometo cornea CQWMto
Imand 1 to Fort Jlycr 1 c next nextwe netwedk wecfc k