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CANADA'S POSITION
Interested in Other Matters Than the
Seal Question.
AH MEMAHOML COMMISSION
Proposition to Settle All Questions
at the Same Time.
AMERICAN CONTENTION
The Canadian officials determined today
to meet the propositions for the immediate
suspension of pelagic sealing with a coun
ter proposition for the establishment of a
commission to arrange a general settlement
not only of the Bering sea question, but of
reciprocity, border immigation, north At
lantic fisheries and all pending questions
between the United States and Canada. It
stated authoritatively that this propo
sition would be submitted when the diplo
matic phases of the subject were taken up
today. Whether it will tend toward an
adjustment is doubtful. The contention of
the American representatives is that the
Bering sea question is the first thing to be
disposed of, and that the suspension of
pelagic sealing cannot be put oft until ac
tion is matured on reciprocity, immigra
tion and the other subjects. But the Cana
dians are equally Insistent that they shall
^ h?Teanhr th? ?to^a^ of sealing
on all th* mh* SaT ,lme securin* action
on all the other subjects, which, to them
are of quite as much importance as the
Bering sea question. 1 e
Am International Connnl?s|?n.
Their suggestion of an international com
mission will therefore contemplate the as
sembling of duly authorized commissioners
to be appointed by the United States and
> Great Britain, to consider all pending
questions, and. if possible, negotiate a
This Tn''"8 a Sett!fnlent all of them,
this plan necessarily implies the sus
fk n for 0.fhaction on the Bering sea ques
'he present. On the part of the
Canadians there appears to be no disposi
of any St"'tknu"nt on the basis
' susP^^sion of pelagic sea!?
ing. The proposed commission would be
empowered, however, to consider such a
a,ld such an adjustment might
in time be arrarged if reciprocal benefits
were secured by the Canadians. The entire
lin^Th the commission is to avoid set
tling the Bering sea question unless the
ft? 1"^st:ons arc settled at the same
" 's understood that while the
t ruled States representatives have no ob
jection to a commission they will insist
that a necessary preliminary to it is a sus
pension. by modus vivendi or other expedi
ent. temporary if need be.of pelagic sealing.
SewtarjT Shermnn'it Letter.
It developed today that Secretary Sher
man had written a letter to Sir Wilfrid
Laurier which may have an important
btaring on the Canadian negotiations. The
letter is not made public, and all persons
cognizant of it are very reticent on the sub
S'. Is sai,) >his letter resulted from the
diwucd responsibility of the officials here
" I-ostcr having charge of Bering sea
Secretary Gage of immigration, Mr. Kas
son o, reciprocity, etc. While each of these
tirms vitlMh desirous of making friendly
itrms with the Canadians, there was no nn..
person who could consider the subjects
homogeneously, granting a concession nn
one subject for a:, equal concern on
ai o her subject. This condition being rec
fcniztd as an embarrassment to the ne*o
t-ations it IS understood that Air Sher
mans letter to Sir Wilfrid facilitates a
the two countries* rt'ati?ns b?w^n
stances of secrecy. rcum
Cunfrrrnre Closed. ?
The experts closed their conference with
todays session. They have agreed on a
statement of facts concerning Jal Hfe? the
condition and habits of the seals, etc., and
such statement was signed by the four ex
^ns namely Messrs. Hamlin and Jordan
action was tiikf-n in- ?k ft^rnoon.
*??
Sir Julian Pauncefote. the British a
ba--:sador, and Sir Vilfri.i i ' " an?
l-?ouis levies of the cini . Ur er ard Sir
a conf-r-nce wtth - n ^ '" m,nistry h td
States reprcsen at ,?h V* l'nitwJ
went late this "'ft. rU n It wh"'
understood, the .ubj^f
was considf>r?-<i in ~ peragic sealing
sressr b"""n
i
UKMAXDS "VESTIUATIOX.
I'onnt Enter hazy Henenta ,hc Veiled
<hnr?e? Aicnlum Him.
wh^V^r*' la^-'ount Ksterhazy.
* . ' ,ls sai<1- answers the description
a rich and titled officer, well known in
Paris society." who had bee:i requested to
resign his commissicn in the army in con
lh! C?n,inUt'1
S?.rK'K. 's ?*
Billot, the mirister for war with *nt'ral
demhe ,allese'1 " Infamous accusation
demands an investigation and says ,h^
m,v >r, ak y towreP'y to all the charges that
a? be brought against him. 1
a he minister for war Cipn pin.t ,
the war department talLSS"o de
mand of them that they justify their
riraatitd: nUnul"s' the minister of waJ
,tluL ?,uar<"*n of the honor of the
army, I shall not fail to do my duty"*
m*D A SAW.
Mlglit IhMlMi the o.e on
(?oldeuappe't Hody.
NEW YORK. November 1(1.?A saw
which may be the Implement with whl-h
William Guldensuppes corpse wa* d,t
membered In the cottage at Woodside L
I., where he was murdered In June last
was brought to District Attorney Youngs
? t Long Island City today. It |g ^ ,
have been found buried to the handle in
grouvd of the meadow lying batsvetn
Flushlrg and College Point, where Mrs.
Nack is said to have told the officers Sun
day that it was placed by Martin Thorn
The find was made by an Italian labor.,
an<J. ,wo ?ons of Police Captlj^
win ?!" "U^S Island c'ty. The saw
will be produced when Thorn's trial t?
Monday. in anticipation of this
tol^^w* ?f 200 JUror* wll? ?>? ^
???;; jrasusss ^sss '?5
Moyamensing prison. inmate of
THE FIGHT ON HANNA
Republican Leaders Charged With Aiding
the Combination.
Complaints Agmintt Senator Foraker
and Got. Imkncll^Tom Jokai?*
Read Oat of the Party.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 16.?Sen
ator Ha.nna will leave for New York this
evening on a business, aLd not a political.
mission. He will be gone about a week.
In his absence Col. Charles F. Dick will
keep him posted on the movements of his
enemies in Ohio.
The anti-Hanna movement is badlv In
reed of a leader to start the bolt which Is
predicted. They claim sufficient strength,
and declare that twenty legislators will not
abide by the ToUdo pledge. Foraker men
contend that Mr. Hanna will be defeated,
and with defeat his power will be shat
tered. They believe Governor Bushnell will
be elected, and that Mr. Foraker's position
will be so strecgthened that, if he wishes,
he can be the candidate of the republican
party for President in 1U00. If he does not
wish this, he can at least be certain of re
election as senator.
Charges Against Fornlcer.
There is no concealment at Mr. Hanna's
office of disgust at the annoyance to which
the senator is to be subjected. Governor
Bushnell and Senator Foraker, It i3 charged,
are supporting the conspiracy against Mr.
Hanna. They worked in perfect accord
throughout the campaign. Their accord, it
is claimed, did not look forward to the
election of Mr. Hanna to the Senate, how
ever. Mr. Foraker, is said to have resisted
every attempt of the state executive com
mittee throughout the campaign to send
him to close districts, with one or two ex
ceptions. He spoke, it is charged, only in
the counties which are safely republican
and where it was desirable to get out a
large vote for Governor Bushnell. In one
day he received fifty telegrams from prom
inent republicans and members of the state
committee asking him to speak in several
counties which were in danger on the legis
lative ticket. A special train was offered
him,, but he refused. He could neither be
coerced nor coaxed. He spoke where he
pleased, and, it is claimed, where It would
not help Mr. Hanra. Everywhere he went
two things are said to have been noticeable:
First, renewed effort for Governor Bush
nell on the part of the senator's adherents.
Second, a determined effort to defeat the
legislative ticket except in the instances
where the candidates for the legislature
were safely pledged to fight Hanna.
Governor Bushnell's loyalty to the legis
lative ticket, it is declared, was no greater
than that of Mr. Foraker.
Senator Foraker has recently demanded
of President MeKinley that the federal
appointments in Ohio be filled at once.
Senator Hanna does not want this request
complied with, and it is presumed that the
President will pay no attention to it. This
denial of Mr. Foraker's request will be the
excuse for which Mr. Foraker is waiting
to take a bolder stand against Senator
Hanna.
The names of Mr. Foster, ex-Secretary of
the Treasury, and General Little of Xenia
have been mentioned as senatorial candi
dates atcainst Hanna. John R. McLean will
probably be the democratic caucus nomi
nee.
To in Johnnon llend Oat of the Party.
At a meeting of the Cuyahoga democracy
last night resolutions were adopted reading
ex-Congressman Tom L. Johnson and John
H. Farley out of the democratic party. Both
these leaders were charged with treachery
during the late campaign. Farley is ac
cused of supporting Senator Hanna and
Johnson with having bolted Farley's candi
dacy for mayor last spring.
Back* I'p the Hurts Interview.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 16.?The
affidavit of E. K. Rife as to the authen
ticity of the Chas. L. Kurtz interview, ex
pressing hostility to Senator Hanna-, which
Mr. Kurtz has pronounced a fake, has
caused great surprise here, because It has
disclosed the fact that the author of the
alleged interview 1? the editorial writer of
the State Journal, the local republican
organ. In the editorial columns of the
Journal, Mr. Rife has been discrediting
the interview, as well as all publications
tending to show opposition in the republi
can party- to the return of Mr. Hanna to
the Senate.
VOX RIEHL DEAD.
PaMNlng Away of a German Publicist
and Historian.
MUNICH. November 17.?Prof. W. H.
Von Riehl, the publicist and historian, is
dead, .aged seventy-five years.
Prof. Von Riehl was the founder of the
Gazette of Nassau, which journal was
established In JK48. Subsequently he had
editorial charge of the science and art de
partments of the Allgemelne Zeitung. In
1833 King Maxlmlllian appointed him pro
lessor at the University of Munich. He
was elected a member of the Academy of
Sciences of Munich In 1MKS. Prof. Riehl
was the author of a number of works, in
cluding "The History of Civilization,"
"Studies of the Civilization of Three Cen
turies," "The Enigmas of Life," "Chamber
Music," "Types and Character of Musi
cians," etc. He was manager of Bavaria,
an Important publication devoted to geo
graphy and ethnology, and since 1870 man
aged Historisches Taschenbuch, founded
by Von Raumer.
THE POPE OBJECTS.
Unwilling to Aeeept the Settlement
of Manitoba School Question.
LONDON, November 16.?The Dally Chron
icle today publishes the decision of the pope
on the Manitoba school question, confirm
ing the Montreal Star's version, plainly set
ting forth that his holiness does not accept
the Laurler-Greenway settlement.
A THEATRICAL SUICIDE.
Ed. Fink Drank Poison la Front of
Ills Sweetheart's House.
CHICAGO, November 16.?Ed Fink, twen
ty years old, gaily waved at his sweetheart
a hand containing a bottle of carbolic acid.
"Hurrah! I'm off," he shouted, and he
drained the bottle of its contents. Fink
stood opposite the home of Miss Minnie
Petersen. She sat by her parlor window,
watching her youthful lover, with whom
she had quarreled. She saw him raise the
bottle to his lips and heard his adieu. Then
she saw him swallow the poison and fall.
She rushed across the street and knelt un
til an ambulance came. Fink was taken to
the hospital, where he died an hour after
ward. The trouble that led to the tragic
denouement started In a lover's quarrel
Saturday night at a party. Falling to street
a complete reconciliation. Fink ended his
life.
I?saic4 Accounts by Suicide.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. November 1&?Llnd
sey Nelghbert. who shot Mrs. John Henry
of Clifton, wounding her severely In an
attempt to murder her on November 8, and
who himself waa shot either by his pursu
ers or by himself. Jumped from the win
dow of the hospital after 12 o'clock last
night and waa klled by the fall.
HATRED OF ENGLAND
Bishop Doane Strongly and Unspar
ingly Denounces It.
FRUIT OF HTBEME PARTY SPM
Suggested That Text Books of the
Schools Are Responsible.
AROUSING OF PREJUDICES
ALBANY, November 16.?Bishop William
Croswell Doane, In his annual address to
the clergy of the diocese of Albany today,
speaking of the relation of America to
England in" the Lambeth conference, was
very intense in his condemnation of what
is called "jingoism." Relating to the report
upon the subject of International arbitra
tion, he said:
"There can be no question that within the
last two or three years, from various
causes and with some fault on both sides,
the minds of men have been accustomed to
the thought of a possible resort to arms
as the settlement of national questions be
tween England and America. Whatever
may have been wrong and unwise in the
utterances and attitude over there, you
and I are not responsible for; but we are
responsible, and must be held so, for the
things that have been said and done, and
for the spirit that has been roused in
America, and which has in it inconceivable
possibilities of horror. It is unfortunate
with us that our public men are by the
force of our constant political changes un
trained either in the arts or in the language
of diplomacy. It is still more unfortunate
when statesmen forget the art and lan
guage of courtesy. Always in an unamal
gamated civilization like ours, when we
have not yet become one nation, but aro a
conglomerate of innumerable nationalities
only In process of assimilation, there are
two dangers, the one of assertions of old
time prejudices and antagonisms, which
have no place in our soil, and no reference
to our relations to any other country in the
world; and the other the unpardonable po
litical device of pandering to some of these
transplanted parties.
The Encllnh Amazed.
"The more mindful men in England look
with amazement and astonishment on what
sometimes seems to them the unbridled
violence of our partisan newspapers, the
feeling of hatred and dislike of England
In America. I am sure of the absence of
all such feeling among thoughtful people at
home. With these extreme expressions of
violence, the English government, the
English people and the English press have
been most patient; but unless we come to
reeognize more than we do the reckless
ness of speech, the facility of rousing
prejudices, and the danger of provo.ung
even the most patient strength, we may
bring about a state of things iniinitely dis
graceful and iniinitely dangerous to our
Christianity and our civilization.
"Just where the word 'jingo' came from
matters not, nor where the ugly thing
which it describes originated. I am quite
well aware that he exists in England, and
that the spirit which animates him is more
or less lying dormant and ready to be
reused; but nobody can doubt its preva
lence and Its unlicensed utterances among
us. It is the spirit of boastfulness, selfish
ness, arrogance, conceit. It is unworthy of
our manhood and a discredit to our Chris
tianity. In an individual it is most odious
to everybody with whom he comes in con
tact. The theory that the old revolution
ary spirit, which regarded England as a ty
rant, is kept alive by the study of our
school books of history may have some
weight.
Text Ilooks I'uKKllily Wrong.
"If it has, it is time that the school
books were correctea; so that children shall
be taught that the Englend of a hundred
years ago is as different from the England
of today as the America of this century is
different from the America of the revolu
tion. The theory that we are still sore and
smarting under thfi prevalent English sym
pathy with the south during the civil war
may have some weight. If it be true, sure
ly It Is the sign of high-minded intelligence
to recognize that in the outcome of that
war we have become strong enough to for
give the people that misunderstood us. The
more serious fact, which ought to be both
restrained and rebuked, Is that If we give
protection in America to people from other
lands who accounted themselves oppressed
and Injured by foreign governments when
they were at home, we have the right to
demand from them that they shall leave
their quarrels behind them, and that in
Air erica there shall be no distinctions of
German-Americans, or Irish-Americans, or
Americans of any qualification whatever.
And for that wretched party spirit which,
for the serving of temporary political ends,
is capable of risking the permanent horrors
of an alienation between two rations which
are absolutely one, in origin, in character,
in interest, in responsibility from God, in
lai.guage. In history and in religion, there
ought to bo at the polls, in the press, from
the pulpit and the personal Intercourse of
Intelligent men the sternest condemnation
and the most incessant rebuke.
"This Is a matter in which men of Intel
ligence and influence are deeply concerned.
No greater outrage can be conceivable, and
no more lasting and serious Injury to all
the best Interests of humanity throughout
the world, than the severance or even the
straining of the close tie which binds
America to England. A war would be only
less a fratricidal war than our unfortunate
rebellion; but the prevention of It must be
not by the machinery of statecraft and cab
ii et counsel, but by the cultivation of the
true spirit and temper of the peoples of
bcth nations."
HIGGINS ACQUITTED.
Inability to Agree on Dornej In the
Bank Wracking Case.
LINCOLN, Neb., November 10.?At 2:30
o'clock this morning the jury in the Dor
gey bank wrecking case announced Its in
ability to agree.
Assistant Cashier Hlggins, who was Joint
ly Indicted with Dorsey, was acquitted.
Federal Judge Woolson discharged the Jury.
Dorsey was ordered to give a new bond
for his second trial.
The case Is chiefly celebrated for its
length of time In trial, consuming over a
month of the time of the federal court.
The defendant, Frank M. Dorsey, Is a
brother of Representative William Dorsey
of Fremont, and was cashier and manager
of the First National Bank of Ponca, Neb.
The case was given to the jury Thursday,
and last night the court held an all night
session in the hope of the Jury reaching
an agreement.
HENNB88T. Okla., November ML?The
Twrltorlan Press Association. In session
her*, has adopted resolutions favoring the
creailag of a state from Oklahoma terri
tory. providing "that U Its hmmdari
shall InetoAa OkMsaa and the Indian ter
ritory , the ntaiw? created shall exercise
neither legislative, judicial or other control
over either of tlie Five Nations until such
nations shall ratify the constitution of such
state in such manner as Congress may dl
rect."
NO COMRRCTMISE
The Attorney General Decides Against
Oleomargarine Offer.
Pro nee tit Ion of Dealpra. to Go on?Dio
triet AU?m>T" V-Votifcd Here
>
urfla PhllBMpUa.
Attorney General McKenn*. has disap
proved ot the recommendation of the
Treasurjr Departments that the offer or
(7,000 as a. compromise In the oleomarga
rine cases be accepted. This decision
reached the Secretary of the Treasury to
day, and means that the defendants,
Messrs. Wllkins & Butler, will be prose
cuted to the full extent of the law.
Commissioner Forman of the internal
revenue bureau went to New York last
night and is not in the city. Acting Com
missioner Wilson said this afternoon that
he would at once telegraph District Attor
ney Beck in Philadelphia to go on with
the prosecution. Mr. Wilson said that his
office had not recommended a compromise
because there was a weak case against the
defendants, but because It was tnought
that the payment of $7,000 would be suf
ficient punishment. On the other hand, Mr.
Wilson thought there was a strong case
against the accused.
District Attorney Davis will also be noti
fied to proceed with the prosecution of the
case here.
Attorney General MeKenna said ' to a
Star reporter this afternoon that he did
not think the case one for compromise,
and upheld in every way the contentions
of The Star.
Received Witk-Ple??ure.
When the news of the decision of the At
torney General was brought to those who
have been Interested in exposing these
violations of the law general satisfaction
was expressed. The opinion seemed to be
entertained that this action would result
not only in the judicial' hearings of the
cases against Wllkins, hut it would deter
those v/ho are now engaged in the violation
of the law or who would have been en
couraged to engage in this unlawful bus
iness if the compromise had been accepted.
It is also said that thls'question had very
largely become a national one, and that
the farmers all over the country were
deeply interested In the outcome. The Sec
retary of Agriculture, Mr. Wilson, who
represents the farmers' Interests, threw his
Influence unmistakably In favcr of the re
jection of the compromise.
COMMENCING THE WORK
Installing the Underground Electric System
on Fourteenth Street.
Today the actual work of installing the
underground electric system on the 14th
street and I'ennsylvaniitAvenue lines of the
Capital Traction road was begun. A gang
ot men began this morning digging a trench
between the tw? tracks of the road on
11th street extended above- Florida avenue,
where the feed,-wire ducts are to be laid.
The cars are being run on the west track,
and the dirt from the trench is thrown on
the east track and then hauled away by
wagons. The cars leave the east track
above V street by means of a switch, and
continue to a point above Florida avenue,
where there is a turn-out. The ears going
north wait there until the cars, which can
be sighted at the top of the hill, coming
south have passed. At the top of the hi'.!
there Is another switch, and travel is again
resumed on the east track.
It was at first thought that it would be
necessary to lay temporary tracks, but 11
is believed that this device will obviate the
necessity; at least, It Is the intention to
give it a trial. The pipes which will con
tain the feed wires are plied up along the
side of the street, und the constant pass
ing of the wagons hauling away the dirt
as It Is thrown out of the trench, as well
h s the group of meh at work and the usual
spectators, makes the se^ne In that local
ity a rather animated one. Although there
me possibly a hundred men engaged on the
work, there isvery little noice or confusion,
and there Is entire absence of the shouting
and laughing which Is apt to characterize
a crowd of men engaged In work of this
kind. The contractor, Mr. Saxton, who did
similar work on the Metropolitan road
and also had the contract for laying the
cable on the Capital Traction system, and
who also Is doing similar work In New
Yoik, makes it one of ^he requirements
in employing men that' they should re
frain from all noisy demonstrations while
they are at wcrk on the street. The resi
dents along the line of the railroad, as
well a sthe passersby. no doubt appreciate
fully this sensible regulation, which is
enforced so effectively by Mr. Saxton.
THE 'jlJTNBRY SERVICE.
To Incrcuc tin- Cl.iSN nt tlie Wash
ington Navy' Yard.
With a view to increasing the efficiency
of th? gunnery service of the navy, Secre
tary -Long has decided to increase the
class of seam>?n gunners at the Washing
ton navy yard from thirty-four, Its pres
ent number, to fifty, and to send the
cruiser Lancaster to Port Royal, S. C., for
luty In connection with the training of
?un captains. She has gone to Boston for
repairs. The monitor Amphltrlte will also
tie used for similar service. She Is now
taking on coal at laqfeert's Point pre
paratory to her depart urp for Port Royal,
where a target range was recently estab
lished by the officer* of tfca battle ship
Maine. '?
The class. of seaman gunners at the
Washington navy yard is-composed of con
tinuous Service men,, apprentices and for
mer apprentices. The course of Instruction
istially' lasts seventeen weeks, at the ex
piration of which "utrfi the class Is sent
to Newport to reCelvo Instruction in the
jse of torpedoes, after which they are
llstrlbuted among ttie veaeels in commis
sion.
Ships Under |ftiiutaictlon.
In his lnut inriiittil) iiliiji^pmt in regard
:o the condition of flips'.qpder construc
.lon, Chief Cqnstructir HtqMMrn says that
:he Kearsarge and tfce Kaptucky are 48
ind 47 per cent, respectively, completed,
tnd they wilt be launched j* January. The
Illinois is 28 per eenfc. eorng|ettd, the Ala
Mima 20 per cent aakU ther Wisconsin 23
>er cent. The Princeton 1* the only gun
Mat under construction, and she Is 91.5
>er cent completed. Her preliminary trial
vlll occur next week.
Of the torpedo boats, the Wlnslow is the
urtheat advanced, and she will undergo
ler trial in. a. few day* The Rodger* is
itill undergoing repaint aa& will be com
peted in 5?is4. Thf flriC torpedo boat
o be towfew on the Pacific coast will
>e the Rofiui, vftder construction by Mo
an Brothers. She Is eight*-six per cent
Lnlshed. -The Mackensie W seventy per
sent m^ped. and tha Drife, Talbot and
Jwynn sMy-tvof pet cent mch; the Fox
tfty per cast and the MaKair thirty-one per
:ent. Of the tartar knot torpedo boats, the
rarragut to twvofcy per oWt completed, And
the Dahlgren and T. A. K. Craven are
Ifteen per cent each. The submarine tor
>edo boat Plunger to sixty-fix per cent
sompleted.
DENIES THE MOTION
Justice Cole Refuses Writ of Man
damus in Wedderburn Case.
STATES REASONS FOB HIS DECISIOH
Holds That Disbarred Attorney Had
Been Given Fair Hearing.
AN APPEAL PROBABLE
Judge Col-;, sitting in Circuit Court No. 1,
today refused to command the Secretary
of the Interior, by writ of mandamus, to
revoke his approval of the recommendation
of the commissioner of patents that John
Wedderburn, the patent attorney, be dis
barred, and give Mr. Wedderburn an oral
hearing before finally passing upon the
commissioner's recommendation. In ren
dering his decision. Judge- Cole held that the
disbarred attorney had been given a full,
fair hearing on the charges preferred
against him, and that, therefore, his peti
tion for the writ of mandamus would have
to be denied. Mr. Wedderburn's attorneys,
Messrs. R. Ross Perry and Jt-re M. Wilson,
will probably carry the case to the Court
of Appeals. . I
Prior Proofe<linn?. !
The readers of The Star have been made
familiar with the filing of charges last sum
mer against Mr. Wedderburn, the long I
hearing before the assistant commissioner |
of patents, the recomme ndation of the com- I
missioner of patents that he be disbarred. I
and with the approval by the Secretary of I
the Interior of the commissioner's recom
mendation. Following the Secretary's ap- 1
proval of the commissioner's recommenda
tion, counsel for Mr. Wedderburn filed a pe- I
tition for the writ of mandamus, claiming I
that he, in being deprived of the right to
practice before the Department of the In- I
terior, had been dispossessed of a property I
right without due process of law. They
further contended that before approving
the patent commissioner's recommendation
of disbarment Mr. Wedderburn should have I
been given an opportunity to appear before I
the Secretary and show cause why the ap- I
proval should not be made.
The matter was fully argued before I
Judge Cole several days ago, and this I
morning, in disposing of the case, Judge
Coie said, after reviewing the contentions
of counsel, that the relator, Mr. Wedder- I
burn, claimed lhat the Secretary had no
jurisdictional power to make such appro
val except upon notice to the relator, a
contention, however, with which the judge
said he could not agree. Then Judge Cole
referred to the law applicable in such
cases, and also to rule 'J of the department,
saying that the real question in the case
before liim was whether rule t>, which had |
been followed in the matter, was due pro
cess of law. He held that it was. and that
the Secretary did not delegate to any subor
dinate officer any duty the law reserved fco
him. It was apparent, too. remarked the
court, thet the Secretary did net act in any
perfunctory or arbitrary manner, it being
clear to the court that he .exercised his
judgment upon the whole case, including
the evidence, arguments and recommenda
tions of the commissioner of patents.
Ht-vlew of the C'linrise.
Reviewing the hearing upon the charges.
Judge Cole said that Mr. Wedderburn was
furnished with copies of the charges and
given a hearing before the commissioner of
patents, his attorneys also being given an
apportunity to present their views orally
and by printed briefs. Remarking that the
i'nited States Supreme Court has decided
that due process of law need not neces
sarily be a trial before a court of law, or
constitute proceedings as formal and exact
ing as those in a court of law. Judge Cole
held that the order of disbarment was
made only after the petitioner had enjoyed
i full, fair hearing, and, therefore. In due
process of law.
The decision of the commissioner of pat
ents, explained Judge Cole, was not a com
plaint on which the petitioner was entitled
to a hearing before the Secretary, and the
judge also remarked that the statutes do
not provide that there shall be in such
cases an oral hearing before an executive
Dtficer. The judge also referred to the fact
Lhat it was not contended that Mr. Wed
ierburn has additional testimony to offer
n his behalf.
On the whole, Judge Cole said, in con
clusion, that he could not say that the re
fusal of the Secretary to hear oral argu
ments was oppressive, unjust or arbitrary,
md therefore the petition for the writ of
mandamus would be dented.
AJf IMMENSE CLAIM.
[n Involve* Acre* of Lanil
In the XorthweMt.
An Immense claim, embracing 7,000,000
teres of land in the northwest and includ
ng the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul,
r'as brought before Commissioner Hermann
>f the general land office today, and the
irsistance of the government in securing
;IJieial data was ca'led for. The cialmants
ire C. B. Holloway of Holland, Ohio, and
V. U. Gunn of Maumee, Ohio. They are
low making an examination of the general
and ofHce records, with a view to securing
opies of certified papers which they as
lert will establish their title to the lands
jlaimed by them. Their nncestor, through
vhom they claim title, was Jonathan Car
eer, an Englishman, a well-known explorer
li the last century. Carver lived among
he Indians of the northwest, mostly in
?'hat is now Minnesota and Wisconsin,
md for a time he was adopted by some of
he tribes, including the Nawdanissia, who
nade him chief, and for valuable services
'endered, it is claimed by the heirs, pre
lentcd him the vast tract. They assert
hat this tribal act was ratified both by
Cing George III and the Continental Com
press. Gunn claims as great-grandson of
Carver, and Holloway's wife is the great
granddaughter. A representative of the
?elrs had a long interview with Land Com
nissioner Hermann today, in which their
cntentlons were explained. The depart
nent will render whatever assistance is
csslble In the way of securing informa
ion.
Personal Mention.
Col. O. H. Ernest, Corps of Engineers,
uperlntendent of the Military Academy
i in the city, under orders of the Secre
aiy of War. He Is at 1515 L street.
Maj. C. E. L. B. Davis, Corps of Engi
eers, formerly- in charge of Potomac river
nprovements, but now stationed at Ban
"rancisco, is on a visit to this city on bus
iess before the light house board. He Is
he guest of Maj. Bhaler at 1912 10th street
Ensign A. B. Hoff of the navy is here
raiting orders at 1829 Jefferson place.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has ac
epted an invitation to make an address
efore the Naval Institute Friday next.
Jos. Wallersteln. national president of the
?ravelers' Protective Association, to at the
tetropollt&n Hotel; also John C. Hasan,
tarry Marks and K. Fisher of the national
tllroad committee T. P. A.
?aval Movement*.
The cruiser Lancaster, which has Just
?turned from a cruise in Braslllsn waters,
ailed from Newport News yesterday for
loston. The cruiser Raleigh arrived at
leymbuth yesterday.
TWENTY-EIGHT ARRESTED
Violators of the Alien Contract Labor Law
to Be Deported.
Reanlt of Look InvrsttKuliaa bjr
romnlHstoner Pewdrrlr?Mope
Arrriln EipnrKd.
The most Important work done by Com
missioner Powderly of the immigration bu
reau since his induction into office is tin
arrest in Tennesse andMississl] pi of a large
number of contract lalxirers who arrived in
this country in September and went to Mis
sissippi as stave cutters.
Commissioner Powderly has long believed
that hundreds of foreigners have been
trought into this country in violation of
the contract labor laws and have been sent
to the stave-cutting and ;uml>er camps In
Tenness-ie, Mississippi. Arkansas and Loui
siana. He is confident the violation of the
law has been going on for several years.
He began an investigation early in the
year and found sufficient proof of his con
victions. Different batches of fore.gneis
arrived at the ports during the ytar and
gave their destination as Memphis, Tenn.
A Party Followed.
September it fifty Croatians, hailing from
Croatia, in Austrian territory, arrived in
Baltimore by the steamship Holand of the
North German steamship line. The mani
fest of the ship gave their destination as
Memphis. The fact was reported to the
commissioner. So soon as the party left
lor the south Commissioner Powderly de
tailed Special Inspector George E. Bald
win to follow thnm and mike an investiga
tion. He was i-i?led by other agents of the
c!ei>ar*ment. The immigrants were taken
to Memphis in a roundabout way to escape
detection. Mr. Baldwin, however, waited
in Memphis until they arrived and followed
'.he party to Mount Bayou, in Bolivar coun
ty. Miss. They were taken in charge by a
man named Leo Mienkus and hustled eight*
ceil miles from the station to a camp in the
wihis of Mississippi. Mr. Baldwin fol
lowed.
His life was threatened, but he pluckily
remained in uie neighborhood until he was
convinced that the men had been brought
over in violation of the immigration laws.
Mr. Baldwin found it hard to get anybody
to talk, all referring him to Mienkus. the
"boss" of the numerous camps of stave
cutters. The country was full of foreign
ers, mostly Austrians. Some of them had
been there several years. Mr. Baldwin re
turned to ashington and made a report
to the commissioner.
The investigation was continued by oth
ers. In the meantime several other batches
of immigrants arrived in New York from
the same section of Europe and gave their
destination as Memphis. One of these
batches was detained and an investigation
made by Commissioner Fitchie in New
York, bringing out evidence that the men
are sent over from Vienna by Leopold
Kern. The nead man at this end of the
line is Simon Kern, at New Orleans. They
have agents scattered in all directions.
These agents made it a practice to drill
all the immigrants to prevent their telling
anything.
TwA?ty-EI?rlit Arrested.
Last week the Treasury Department
swore out fifty warrants for the arrest of
the party which landed at Baltimore.
These warrants were placed In the hands
of Inspector Baldwin and four other In
spectors and they started for the Mississip
pi wilds last Saturday night. Arriving In
Memphis yesterday, they found twenty
eight of the men tliey wanted In that city,
the "boss" of the camp having let them go
because he feared the consequence of keep
ing -.11. The inspectors left last night
for the stave camps to arrest the other
men.
When the whole party is secured the im
migrants will be put in a special car and
taken back to Baltimore, to be deported.
They will be sent back to Europe at ;h?
expense of the steamship company which
brought them over. There will be no
chance to escape deportation, as the war
rant of the Secretary of the Treasury is
final. There is no appeal from the war
rant unless a man can show he is an
American citizen, or has been in this coun
try a year. After a year's residence a man
cannot be sent back.
Labor leaders at Memphis co-operated
with Commissioner Powderly In the work
now In hand. Milford Spohn, president of
the Central Labor Union of this city, fur
nished Commissioner Powderly the names
of several labor leaders in Memphis who
would aid the officials.
Since the fifty men landed In Baltimore
in September probably a hundred others
have arrived in this country and gone to
the lumber camps. Information has Just
come that 132 Immigrants supposed to be
bound for the lumber camps arrived at Gal
veston a few days ago. The immigration
bureau is looking into this and further ar
rests may follow.
Criminal prosecutions have not begun
against the men instrumental In bringing
the laborers to this country, but it is hinted
that this may follow.
The foreigners get good pay In the lum
ber and stave camps. As stave cutters
they make $4 and $."> a day.
has made: a record.
Assistant Secretary Darts' Large
\timber of Pension Deelslons.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Davis
made what is perhaps the record of the de
partment In handing down four hundred
decisions In pension cases today. One ot
the most important was in the claim ot
Marshal Lawson, 10th Tennessee Cavalry,
Ulowlng Increase to 150. where the pension
jureau had refused any larger pension
:han |30 per month for epilepsy, resulting
rom concussion of the brain from shell
explosion while in line of duty service. In
consequence of the frequent and periodical
;pilepsy, it is claimed that the claimant
teeds frequent and periodical attendance
iml constant watchfulness. The decision
aid down has a significant bearing, and
Assistant Secretary Davis says:
"I am convinced that the appellant is
mtitled to the increased rating of )S0 per
nonth. In a case of this kind it is evident
hat, aside from the pathological effects ot
he disease itself, a large share of the
lar.ger to soldier lies in the fact that he
nay be seriously injured by falling during
in attack, as he was when so seriously
turned in 1805. I am satisfied that the
Dental and physical condition of appellant
is produced by his disease makes neces
sary aid and attendance, as described in
he act of July 14, 1802. and that he is en
ltled to the rating therein provided."
bvribd in a skowilide.
L Miner's Body Cannot Be Recovered
Until Spring.
VANCOUVER, B. C? November 18.?
Vord has Just been received here of a ter
lble snow slide on the Noble Five moun
aln range, near Sannon, in the Slocan dis
rict, on Saturday last.
Joseph MoCribbons, whose parents reside
i Oakland. Cal.. and hts partner, whose
UK Is unknown, were working on the
Ight crew of the Red Fox tnlww, and were
aught by the elide while going to work.
IcCrlbbons was carried down the noun
iln side and burled under a mass of snow
tad Ice. and his body cannot be recovered
ill spring- His partner was rescued in an
xhansted condition. after having been Im
rtsoned In the tunnel of the mine for
wenty-tour hours. The slide continued
own the mountain, completely covering
he buildings of the Sliver Bell, which were
rushed like egg shells.
ICE-BOUND WHALERS
How They Are to Be Relieved by
Capt. Tuttle.
TEIT OF SECRETARY GAGE'S ORDER
The First Effort to Be a Supply of
Food.
PLANS TO SECURE THAT
The orders under which the revenue cut
ter Bear will sail to the Arctic ik*ui, in
an attempt to carry succor to Icebound
v. halers. have been prepares by Captain
Shoemaker of the revenue cutter service,
under the direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury, and will be mailed to * "apt. Tut
tle. who will command the Bear. The or
ders axe directed to him at Seattle. <'apt.
Tuttle thinks he will be ready to sail by
the IStd.
Captain Shoemaker is receiving many tel
?grams from volunteers who want to go
with the Bear.
The orders to Capt. Tuttle are lengthy,
but are of deep Interest. They are as fol
lows:
Text of (he Order.
Sir: The l>est Information obtainable Rive?
the assurance of truth to the reports that
a fleet of eight whaling vessels is tee bound
In the Arctic ocean, somewhere 'n the vi
cinity of Point Barrow, and that the ?55
persons who wire, at last accounts, on
l.jard th*?sc vct-seto are In all probability In
dir.? distress. These conditions call for
prompt and energetic action, looking to the
relief of the imprisoned whalemen. It.
therefore, has been determined to send an
exiK-lition to the rescue.
Believing that your long experience In
arctic work, your familiarity with the re
gion of Arctic Alaska, from Point Barrow,
and the coast line washed by the Bering
sea. from which you but recently returned;
your known ability and reputation as an
able and com!*-tent officer, all especially
fit you for the trust, you have been selected
to command the relief expedition. Your
ship, the Bear, will be officered by a com
petent body of rr.en. and manned by a crew
of vour own selection. Tile ship will be
fully equipped, fitted and provisioned for
the perilous w< rk in view; for such it must
be. under the most favorable conditions.
An Overland ICxpedHlon.
It is. of course, well understood that at
this advanced season of the year the route
to the Arctic ocean through Bering strait
will be closed to you. and. because of this
known condition, you will not attempt It.
Therefore your efforts will be directed to
establishing communication by means of
an overland (-xi^dition with tho whallii?
fleet, not only for the purpose of succoring
its people, but to cheer them with the in
formation that their relief and ultimate
rescue will be < fleeted as soon as the oondl
t'ons in Bering strait will permit your com
mand to advance.
With this puri?ose steadily in view, voa
will prepare an expedition composed of at
least two commissioned Officers and one
forward or petty officer of your command
to undertake, from a landing "that >ou Will
effect, the Journey ovenand to I oint Bar
row. You will assign an officer to the
[?barge of this expedition, furnishing hint
with written instructions for the govt ru
ment of his party, which your
and discretion will dictate as most likely
to further the success of the uti'WrtaktnK.
This party should be prepared while >ou
are en route, and be ready upon leaving
I'tiala^ka bound north, to take advantage
of the first opportunity afforded for land
Ing Thev should be amply provided atid
rofly equipped for arctic travo to succew
fullv accomplish the trying and
?ork which will be- a..?-ad of them from
the landing point. Tiou *111 >
own selection from the personnel of >our
command ( volunteers preferredioftheoffi
cei-s whom you will deem best fitted ph>
sleallv and otherwise, to encounter the
hardships incident to the trip in
In this connection the names of Uleuts.
Cochran, Hodge and Hamlet and Boat
5wain Jordan Thurber are suggested for
^our consideration. . OBihip
There are several plans deemed f.
ill leading to the same end. by the adop
Hon and execution of some lfUo* hl ?
ihe primary purpose of the ixpediuon,
ibove it is proposed:
First.
That leaving I nalaska you proceed north
*ith vour command to Cape Nome, passing
H tween Nunnlvak and St- Mathews Islands
in sight of Nunnlvak): thence north be
ween St. Lawrence Island and the coast of
Vlnska. carefully noting the extent and
condition of the ice. If any Is met kee I>lng
neli over to the mainland, the object bc.ng
0 ascertain where there is Ice. or indici
ums or It. in Norton sound.
If the wav is clear, or you can b> any
neuns land the party on the north ehoreot
Norton sound, between Cape Nome and
-ane Prince of Wales, natives can be eoro
nunicated with at either Cat- Nome.
51 edge Island. Point Rodney or Point Spen
der Should a landing be effected at any
?int named or near It a quantity of pro
visions, previously made ready, should be
anded and cached there, to be afterward
?onveyed by the natives to the reindeer
itatlon at Port Clarence and left in care of
From the point of landing will begin the
lverland expedition, fiom your command
ibove dwelt upon, and the officer placed in
?harg? of It should be fully instructed upsm
he following general Ur.es: ...
1 Communicate as quickly as posslbM
vith W T. Uopp. at Cape Prince of W ales.
"hIH - n?tive named Artisarlook igeneral
y kno^n as Charley) at Point Rodney.
Jailing these, then with Kltetoon. superln
endent. government Reindeer station at
^ The purpose being to collect from
he herds at Rodney and Cape_ Prince ot
Vales the entire available herds of reln
? ill to ? driven to Point Barrow
3 Mr Lopp is to take charge of ttal?
?-rd and make all necessary arrange
nents for herders, sleds, dogs and the
lecessary food for use of party must be
inded froro the ship. Such clothing as
an be carried, should be transported. It
1 suggested that & reindeer might carry a
ight pack of say forty pounds.
A. Mr I?PP mast be fully Impressed with
he importance of the work In hand, and
rlth the necessity of bending every energy
a Its speedy accomplishment.
5 He mat also make arrangements, pro
idlng sledges, and so forth, for t ransport
ig the overland expedition (from you*
ommand) to Point Hope.
0. When the deer are collected and the
tart made, the party from the Bear should
ravel with it aa far aa Kotaebue wwa*.
3 make certain that they are properly
tarted -on their route.
7. That point reac^o^eofceer and
tcessary driveiB should then push <*
head along the coast to Point Hope, htf
>g the other offioers and Mr. Lopp te fol
IW with the herd over the route "elected
> rea~h Point Barrow.
8. Impress upon Mr. Upp and the natives
rr ployed that they will be amply rewarded
w their labor In furthering the objects ot
te expedition.
Sl Arriving at Point Hope, the expedition
?Ul probably get newa of the condition of
?at Point Barrow. _ .. .
It should not he known at Pstat