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No. 15,555. WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, J~ANIYARY 2, 1903 -SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS.
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Rates of advertising made known em asptie,
REVOLT IN MOROCCO
French Troops Hurried For
ward From Oran.
BAD SITUATION AT FEZ
THE SUTAN MAY ABANDON HIS
CAPITA.
Would Retire to Sabat, Baise Standard
of Islam and Declare
Holy War.
PARIS, January 2.-Telegrams received
here from Oran, Algeria, announce that a
detachment of French souaves have been
ordered to the Moorish frontier.
TANGIER. Morocco, January 2.-The
pretender has Issued a proclamation an
nouncing that he Is not fighting for the
throne for himself, but for the sultan's
Imprisoned brother, Mulai Mohammed, sur
named the "One-Eyed."
It Is now confirmed that the sultan has
ordered his brother's release and that the
honors of his rank be paid to him.
The governor, at a recent conference with
the Kabyle cliefe, pointed out to them
that they are desponsible for the safety of
the roads running through their territory.
The Spanish sloop-of-war Infanta Isabel
and the Portuguese cruiser Rainha Amelia
have arrived here.
Advices from Fez under yesterday's date
have been received hee. Guns were then
being mounted on the walls for the defense
of the city, but the rebels remained in
active. They have not sufficient supplies
for expeditions from their headquarters.
The city of Fez continued quiet, but the
dearness of food was causing discontent.
If the situation becomes more grave the
sultan will abandon the capital, retire to
Rabat, and summon the border tribes to a
"holy war." The sultan will then proclaim
himself shereef and defender of Islam, re
nounce all European leanings, and then, at
the head of new forces, attempt to retake
Fez.
GIBRALTAR. January 2.-The dispatch
of Spanish reinforcements to Morocco has
been contermanded. The latest advices
from Fes, Morocco, say that city remains
THREE KILLEM, A DOZEN HURT.
Explosion of Dynamite in Oak Hill
Colliery, Pa. ,
POTTSVILLE, Pa., January 2.-A quan
tity of dynamite exploded in one of the
gangways of the Oak Hill colliery, one mile
north of Minersville today, instantly kill
ing three miners and injuring a dozen oth
era The dead:
Michael Onder, thirty-seven years of age,
married, with wife and four children.
Andrew Onder, married, with wife and
four children.
Joseph Prokop, married, with wife and
two children.
The seriously injured are: James Patter
son, Morgan Davis, George Rowe, all of
'ottsville; George Bowman, Minersville:
John Stantob, Edward Kelly, Mt. Laffee;
Michael Rynok, Duncott.
.The explosion occurred while one of the
Aen was removing a stick of the explo
eve. _______
AUSTRIA TO RAI DUTIES,
United Stats and Great Britain Will
. Be Afected.
VIENNA, January 2.-Precise details of
the higher duties which ,the government
isdecided cm will be determined \lpon
tethn a fortnight. The duties on both
grain and manufactured articles will be
considerably Increased, which is likely to
seriously affect both the United States and
Great Britain, who are respectively the
third and second largest exporters of man
ufactured articles to Austria. It is thought
here that Great Britain will be the greater
sufferer, since the United States Is better
able to protect herself, by adopting retalis,
tory measures.
*Therterm of the new Ausgieich has been
fxdat ten years, indicating that commer
otltreaties which will be based on this
new tariff agreement will be concluded fol
a like period. The agreement is the result
of compromises on the part of both Austria
and Hungary. The two premiers wished tc
resign, aserting that they were unable tc
reach an agreement. Emperor Francis Jo
seph, however, refused to consent to this
and insisted that the Ausgleich must be
completed before midnight December 31.
TO SH AR1E WITH EMPIOYES.
Pressed Steel Car Company to Sell
Stock on Easy Terms.
NEW YORK, January 2.-Announcement
was made today that another industrial
eorporation has inaugurated a plan to
share its profits with employes. The Press.
ed Steel Car Company proposes to carr
for each of Its employes who has been six
months or more in is employ from one tc
twenty-five shares of tihe preferred stock,
now paying 7 per cent dividends.
The men will pay 5i per cent down anid the
same amount In monthly installments
thereafter, the company charging 4 pei
cent for moneys loaned to carry the stock.
As the dividend is 7 per cent the buyer will
have the advantage of the 3 per cent dif
ference.
CARBY THlEIR OWN INSUBANCE
Important Departure Made by Three
Steamnship Lines.
LONDON, January 2.-Considerable In.
terest was created at Lloyds today'by thi
announcement that three lines belonging ti
the International Mercantile Marine Com
pany-the Leyland. Dominion apd White
Star had canceled their insurance fron
January 1. It was presumed to be the in
tention of the International Mercantile Ma
rine Company to include its other lines ii
this arrangement,
While the removal of such a large amoun1
et business from the market at one sweej
aroused much comment, the brokers whi
were effecting the insurance of 'the line
mentioned received the news with equa
aimity, owing to the fact that for more
than a year past all these contracts nettei
a loss to the underwritems.
There was much speculation as to hoi
the International Mercantile Marine Coin
pany Intends to meet future losses. Th.
eral opinion is that it will be done
uhthe establshment of an emnergenca
fund. It was pointed out, however, thal
Le Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga
Company has for a number of ya
paying its losses out of the current revenue
Kaier's Sea to Visit Osar..
BERLIN, January 2.-Crown Primal
Uledsrick Williaen has aeera a inWI
WILL SEND INSPECTOR
TO INVESTIGATE EOUNDSVILLE
PBISON SITUATION.
No Inquiri Has Yet Been Made as to
Reports of Prevalence of
Tuberculoa,
Major Frank Strong, the general agent
of the Department of Justice, said. today
that he has 'not yet sent an inspector to
Moundsville, W. Va., to investigate the re
poets of the prevalence of tuberculoSiS and
of insanitary conditions in that prison,
which is used for the prisoners of the
District of Columbia. "We will probably
send an inspector there, as already stated
in The Star," said Mdior Strong, "but we
will not give the time of his departure
or his name to any one. We would be
foolish to do that. There are between
300 and 4X0) prisoners of the District at
Moundsville, and the only complaint that
has ever reached us is that the institu
tion is overcrowded. This was discovered
by one of our own representatives. We
would probably have offered some sugges
tions to the West Virginia authorities on
this state of affairs, and a betterment in
this direction is expected. The authori
ties wil probably build an addition later
on. None of our inspectors, however, has
ever found any other fault with the prison.
Federal prisoners sent there are under
stood to be well treated, and in this Wav
den Harris of the District jail agrees with
me. He sends deputies there often to take
prisoners, and says that njp complaints
come to him from the prisoners or their
relatives or friends."
What Warden Harris Says.
Warden Harris was at the Department of
Justice today talking with Major Strong,
but his visit was not in connection with
the Moundsville institution. He goes to
the department nearly every day in con
nection with the settlement of the accounts
of the District jail. He stated that so far
as he is aware there is no ground for com
plaint as to affairs at Moundsville. He does
not know anything about the prevalence of
consumption there, except from what he
has seen in the papers. Although he does
,not get official reports as to the condition
of the prison and the welfare of the pris
oners, he hears from there indirectly at
intervals through deputies who take Dis
trict prisoners there. He agreed with
Major Strong that while the prison is not
modern, it is what is called an easy-going
one, and prisoners are humanely. treated
and well handled.
Major Strong said that the confining of
two prisoners in a cell is by no means un
common. This often occurs in other pris
ons.
. Major Strong said that there will be no
District prisoners to send away for prob
ably a month, and that an investigation
will be made by that time of conditions at
Moundsville. If there Is any truth in the
charges of unsatisfactory conditions, no
more prisoners will go there, and arrange
ments will be made with some other prison.
To a suggestion that the new - Atlanta
prison might be utilized, Major Strong said
that this institution, which is one of the
finest in the country, is reserveVfor fed
eral prisoners of the south. There is p!enty
of room in the prison now, but it will soon
fill up. Another objection to Atlanta, is
that prisoners there are maintained wholly
at the expense of the general government,
without any special amount set aside for
each prisoner. The fact that half the ex
pense of District prisoners is paid by the
District necessitates keebing accoUnts that
would not be feasible at Atlailta. At
Moundsville a certain amount is charged
daily for the keeping of each prisoner. It
is easy to divide this amount up and pay
it. At Atlanta no account is kept of the
expense of a prisoner each day.
SENATOR HOAR/S TRUST BILL.
Has Completed It and It Will Be
Ready to Distribute Tonight.
Senator Hoar spent today in his commit
tee room at the Capitol, where he was en
gaged in the preparation *of a speech on his
bill to regulate trusts. On the day Con
gress adjourned Senator Hoar Introduced
this bill by title only, in order that as soon
as it should be completed he should have it
printed and ready for the examination of
senators when they come together on the
5th instant. He has completed the bill, and
today announced that it would be ready for
distribution this evening.
This measure is a personal one, about
which Senator Hoar has not consulted any
one except in the most general way. It is
believed it will be as new to every member
of the committee on the judiciary as it is to
the public generally. There is current an
impression that it will provide for the
strengthening of the Sherman act and for
giving the Attorney General ample funds
with which to prosecute cases that may be
brought by the Department of Justide. If
it is entirely acceptable to the administra
tion, it will be because the administration
approves it rather than because it is drawn
in strict accordance with what may have
been suggested as the wishes of the admin
istration.
Senator Hoar's speech upon the bill will
be one of the greatest efforts of his life, as
the bill hi~s been the subject of much
thought by him. It is believed it will have
the support of the committee, with very lit
tle discussion.
DRIVEN TO RESIGN.
Minnie N. Cox, Colored, Gave Up the
Indianola, Miss., Post Office.
The Post Office Department is having
trouble in maintaining the post office at In
dianola. Miss., owing to the protests of the
white population of the town agaInst the
retention in office of the present postmis
tress, Minnie M. Cox, who is colored. As a
result of the fight made against her she has
resigned and has closed up the post office.
She was appointed to her positiofh by Pres
ident Roosevelt and entered upon the duties
of her office. .The residents of the town
protested vigorously against the appoint
ment of a colored woman to the place in
the first instance, and after the appoint
ment had been made the white population
subjected her to all sorts of petty annoy
ances. These became so great that she
finally closed up the office and resigned.
The resignation was received by the fourth
assistant postmaster general this morning
and was turned over to the Postmaster
General for consideratIon.
It is understood that the closing of the
post ojfice has resulted in serious damage
to the business interests, of the place, and
several dispatches have been received at
the Post Office Department requesting Im
mediate actiob.
CHANGE IN mINSTEBs.
Senor Baqueremo Will Seon Succeed
Senor Carbo of Ecuador.
Senor Don Luis Felipe Carbo, who has
been minister from -Ecuador to the United
Stiates mlece January lg, 1U% MIu hgmeqy
present hi. Jetties of recai :within a fhir
days and will be given amsnmeea by the
Presiueat when he winl mas a tarewei
bene Bawa.eisa, ib eai team aette
.the Umbte U e ases- m n
esas - bnum e
CABLE LAID T HAWAII
First Section of Great Trans
pacific Line.
NOTABLEAOHIEVEMENT
WOZK WAR DGNE UNE GT
The Event Celebrated In Honolulu and
San Francisco With Great
Enthusiasm.
HONOsULU, January 2.-By courtesy of
the Commercial Pacific Cable Company (the
Associated Press Is permitted to tender con
gratulation on the completion of the first
section of the submarine cable that is to
connect the United States with its insular
possessions in the Pacific, and eventually
with the continent of Asia. The cable was
completed at 8:40 o'clock.last night, when
the two ends were brought together in Mo
lokai channel, thirty-five miles from Hono
lulu, where the San Francisco end had
been buoyed since December 26.
Shortly after communication was estab
lished the fact was announced to the crowd
in waiting, and was greeted with applause.
Judge Cooper, representing Gov. Dole, who
was absent from the island, sent a message
to . President Roosevelt, announcing the
opening and extending a greeting from the
citizens of Hawaii. A public celebration
over the completion of the cable will be
held in the capitol grounds tomorrow. Thus
has been finished, after a memorable strug
gle against winds and waves, an enterprise
which brings the Hawaiian Islands practi
cally two thousand miles nearer the parent
continent, puts an important but hitherto
isolated community in connection with the
entire world and susceptible to all the in
dustrial impetus which follows ready ac
cessibility.
Cable Work Under Difficulties.
The final~ splicing of the ends in the
waters, which for days had been so rough
as to render cable work impossible, marked
the first stage of the undertaking to span
the vast ocean with a line of electrical
communication, the need of which has long
been acknowledged by' the entire world and
the advocacy of which has often -claimed
the attention of the highest councils, polit
ical and financial, of America. - Since the
conception. of the idea, fifty years ago, of
connecting the continents of North America
and Asia by telegraph, via Bering straits,
the practicability of the Pacific cable has
had many periods of buoyancy and depres
sion. The history of the project, like that
of all great achievements, was one of open
opposition and patient perseverance.
Its advent in Honolulu was hailed by all
classes as -a boon to her commercial inter
ests and a stimulus to her material and
social progress. Even the quaint Hawa
ilans, whose splendid isolation has lent a
romantic interest to their island homes,
forgot for the time being 'the sacrifice of
romance and poesy to utilitarianism and
greeted the landing of the cable upon their
soil with an enthusiasm second only to that
which iarked the departure of the Silver
town from California's shores.
The Point of Landing.
The point of landing was at the beautiful
private park of Sans Souci beach, five
miles east of the city of Honolulu. With
the shore end landed there still remained
a span of almost two score miles to be
closed between the buoyed, deep sea end
in Moloakal channel and the heavy beach
line laid a half mile out from shore. The
closing of this gap proved a task that taxed
the patience as well as the ingenuity of the
Silvertown's staff. Five days elapsed, the
most of which time was spent awaiting the
favor of the winds and sea, before the
labors of the cable builders were completed
and the first signal flashed along the en
tire length of 2,000 and more miles.
Ovation to the Silvertown.
Having buoyed the deep sea end of the
cable in the turbulent Molokai channel at
5:20 o'clock on.the morning of Friday, De
cember 25, after much difficulty and great
risk, the Silvertown came on to Honolulu,
docking at the naval wharf at noon. The
big ship was met in the harbor by tugs
and excursion boats, carrying welcoming
delegations with bands of music, and es
corted to the wharf, where a great crowd
awaited.
It was the intention of the engineer in
charge of the expedition to take on board
1,000 tons of coal as ballast and await fa
vorable weather to return, pick up the sea
end - and bring it close inshore and buoy
it. The shore end of the cable was then
to be laid 'out and the final connection
made at that point. Saturday brought no
improvement in the weather conditions.
The wind blew fiercely from the northeast,
and craft arriving through the channel re
ported the sea a stirred maelstrom. It was
then decided to make no move that day, but
to delay the attempt until Sunday morning.
December 28, when a start was made. The
vessel had not proceeded one mile from the
dock when the full force of a gale behind
the high hills struck her. --
The skipper at once decided not to go
outside. as picking up the buoy in the chan
nel was quite impossible. It was then de
termined to, lay the shore end while the
conditions were favorable on that side of
the Island. The Silvertown was taken in
shore within half a m'le of the coral reef,
and preparations were made to haul a line
ashore.
AT THE SAN FRA1NCISCO END.
Witnesses of the Opening Get Memen
tos of Event.
SAN PRANCISCO. January 2.-San Fran
cisco and Honolulu are now connected by
cable. The first words passed under the
ocean a few neoments after 11 o'clock last
night. The wire worked perfectly.
The Silvertown, just before splicing the
ends, some thirty miles off shore from
Honolulu, telegraphed both ways for the
land stations to wait until 11:10 o'clock, San
Francisco time, before trying the Lable.
That time was desired to insure the perfect
hardening of the gutta percha in the splice
after the, joint should be lowered overboard
from the ship in about 2,500 feet of water.
Operators sat anxiously and eagerly about
the instrumnents in Kinir streq$ at Honolulu
and in the cable ofmee on Market street in
San Francisco waiting for the time limit to
expire.
A few minutes after 1.1 o'clock, before
the time limit was up, a signad went from
this end to Honolulu. The first little 're
sponse from Honolulu came into San Fran
cisco at exactly l1:G e'clock. It was era
actly 8:41 o'clock in Honolulu, the time
difference being 2 hours and 22 minutes and
a few seconds.
The first message receive4 was from Gov.
Dole to President ltoosevelt. It was merely
a formal greeting and congratulation from
the people of Hawaii to the people of the
Uite& Sas -frm ena bhief ezecutet
thaether. -
The wasteit*p at th.Nar
,. tre i wirel Iaiu dieenytts
ins assemfvea m.a Wasmtea, B.
., and4 -it eit -a 4m.il.)u=M a.
asleep and the operator astked to awaken
him.
Right after the -Doeon the first
message came a ftcon4jXa from Hon
olulu. It was a tth he people
of Hawaii to Clatent president
of the cable costg, r aiatulating him
on the completlen of thecable and express
ing sorrow that John.W. Nnekay had not
survived to see the intantaneous bond be
tween the island's and We American conti
nent. This mesage wm piened: by Henry
E Cooper, secretary or the territory of
HawaiL. Then canze mmessage A the
Assoeiatedaen the Sit
vertown taling of nasi~ful laying of
the eabe anot . of -the event
In HonoInh: '
The paper rhib6bn tnig the ord of
the- *rt- experfamental &oL Ban
'Feancisco and Honol cut into little
-sections of a few phraso _4; and divided
among the score of . S who *ere
inemlet about the, ts when San
Esnmyispoke to each
other under the Pacific ocean.
The line will be open. for business today.
First Mesage to: This City.
The first cable message to reach Washing
ton from Honolulu over the new Pacific
cable was received at -the White House
shortly before 3 o'cloek this morning. It
'was brief, announcing the -completion of
the cable and the fact that the message had
been sent over the line. President Roose
velt was asleep and the -cont-nts of the mes
sage were not communitcated'te him until
today. He expressed -pleasure at receiving
the message, to which. :he will send an an
srer of a congratulatoty nature.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Subcommittees Will Get *own to Work
Next Week.
Speaker Henderson and Cliirman Cannon
of the appropriations . comnattee have re
turned to the city, and arn getting ready
for the reconvening of-Congress next Mon
day at noon. Senators an6frepresentatives
will begin to straggle in -from today, as
business will begin with a whirl next week.
There was a greater exodus of legislators
from the capital than usual this recess, and
the town has been denuded of practically
all but the statesmen Who keep their resi
dences here all the yedY rotind.
The. appropriations subcommittees will
get to work next week. 'Tha'listrict of Co
lumbia appropriation bill wll be the first
one out, coming the latter part of the week,
and will be followed by the fortifications
bill. The sundry civil Will, the big "pork"
measure of the session, willcome on about
the first of February.
The naval appropriatipn Aill. being pre
pared by the committee 1i4 naval affairs
will also be reported In agfes days, and
will occupy the attention 'oft the House
probably In advance of th-IDIml'ict bill.
THE COAST DMrWIN.
Composition of Rear Mf*ral Sands'
New Fleet.
In accordance with ita-recesstly adopted
policy of strengthening the coast defenses
of the United States, the.Wavy Departnjent
has decided -C6 fefin a naa disision .f the
North* Atlantic squadiop. under commInd
of Rear AdnItral -Jkmea. L Ands. This
division, 'which '1IR be k demiated the
"coast division," will have a a pucleus one
battle ship and severa mdjits, torpedo
boat destroyers and torpedo boats.
As already decided up'en, Me fleet will
consist of the battle 0Wjp'Tes, the mon
itors Puritan, Migatenoli.4i...Amphitrite,
Terror, Arkansas, Nevad. and Florida and
the torpedo boat dedtipyers Deftur and
Chauncey, with other iessel5 of that class
as fast as'they are completed and commis
sioned. It Is also intended to assign to the
coast squbdron the eight toipedo boatS for
which the governihent has awarded con
tracts or-purchased. The Texas will be
Admiral Sands' -flagship. The admiral -is
now in command of the League Island navy
yard. The special province of the new fleet
will be to guard the .Mlaztic coast from
Maine to Florida.
Shipbuilding in apan.
United States Consul Lyon reports to the
State Department from.Kobe, Japan, that
six steamers are being' built-one of 6,000
tons, one of 5,000 tons, three of 2,000' tons
and one of 1,000-the arst for use on the
European line, the next on the Australian
line and the others on the North China and
in the Hokkaido coastin* thde. The Nip
pon Yusen Kaisha, It iasdud. Is compelled
to continue building on account of the
terms of the subsidy, which provides that
no vessel older than fiftien years Is to be
employed, or, if employed . is -entitled to
participate in the subsidy.
Marine Corps Orders.
Capt. D. D. Porter and Second-Lieut. E.
T. Fryer have each been; granted three
months' sick leave.
First Lieut. J. W. Broatehb has been or
dered to Chicago to take cbaprge of the re
cruiting district at that place, to relieve
First Lieut. A. E. Hardinj who has been
ordered to the marine barracks, Boston,
Mass., for duty.
First Lieut. W. L. Jolly has been ordered
to take command 'of the recruiting district
at New York, N. Y., to- relieve First Lieut.
G. H. Mather, who h~as-.been ordered to the
inarine barracks at the same place.
Receipts and Expenditures.
The comparative, statement of regeipts
and expenditures of the treasury for the
month of December shows that the total
receipts were $47,151,299 and the e~lpendi
tures $36,533,744, a surplus for the month
of $10,617,555. The receipts from the dif
ferent sources were as follows: Customs,
323,670,094; internal revenue, 320,90,318;
miscellaneous.'$2,501-,88T.
The total receipts for the 9rt six tnonths
of the present fiscal year have been $288,
633,448 and the expendturg $283,899,971, a
surplus of 325,733,477. This would indicate
a surplus for the whiole jasal .year- of 350,
000,000.
Federal Buildingtast 'Uhaca
Assistant Secretary Tlr the treas
ury has selected as a s~i for the federal
building at Ithaca, N. T4 th property at
the corner of. Tioga an B eJ streets;
price, $13,000.
Report of XMzningammesm1Mn=s
HAZLETON, Pai, Jamaryfl.-The an
nual report of Mine Ingq~ster@). K.- Rode
rick of the fifth anterpeti Ihtrict made
public here today shol*nethsatwenty-four
fatal and thirty-six niin-b41ci bdents oc
curred during 1902, leenl~thineen widows
and. thirty-aix orphab. E' the previous
year there were sixty ?kL*an~.eighty-nine
non-fatal accidents. Thlagnrtrike is re
sponsible for the''fa1Jiarsin accidents
during 1902.
CoL J. I. Die*gs~gna1.
OMA Ha, January 2-1Wbe funeral of Col.
John J. Dickey, the UWee Union district
supez'ntendenti here, .who died Wednsday,
was held today at 'Al a" teanaIIw re
idence. Fifty Western Uie. 8WfrNm
all over time e~vesu.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
President Invited to Com
mencement Exercises.
MR. SENER'S ADDRESS
THE PSIDENT UNCERTAIN
HE CAN GO.
Representative Underwood Thinks the
'Democrats Should Nominate Rich
ard Olney for President.
Representative Underwood of Alabama,
one of the floor leaders of that party in the
House, called at the White House today,
and on his departure was asked his views
as to the next democratic nominee for
President.
"I am for Richard Olney," he said, "and
I find a growing sentiment for the Massa
ch*usetts statesman. Judge Parker of New
York is a good man. So is Senator Gorman
of Maryland, but my choice is Mr. Olney
for a great many reasons.- The first is that
he is an old-time democrat, and what the
party needs is to get back to old-time prin
ciples, which are dear to the hearts of the
people. Mr. Olney *is not a man of ex
pediency, and the people of all classes
would trust him. He would unite both the
Cleveland and the Bryan elements of the
party, which mighty few other men could
do. ' The democratic party sometimes
runs off after isms of different kinds, but
it sobers up and becomes as conservative
as ever. Mr. Olney is an old-time demo
crat, and would be the strongest man the
party could put up. So long as prosperity
contintues the democrats will have to fight
hard to win a President, but if times begin
to' get worse and the people should conclude
to change administrations, as they will be
sure to do when that time comes, we want
a man as Pfesident who would be appro
priate to guiding the country through
troublous days."
Invited to Charlottesville.
President Roosevelt received a large dele
gation of Virginians who called on him
to, day to invite him to attend the com
mencement exercises of the University of
Virginia, at Charlottesville on -June 16,
which is alumni day. The delegation con
sisted of James B. Sener, president of the
General Association of Alumni of the Uni
versity of Virginia, as chairman; Dr. J. W.
Mallet, vice chairman of the faculty; R.
Walton Moore, chairman of the executive
committee of the board of visitors; Judge
George W. Morris, city judge of Charlottes
vflle; ex-Judge'R. T. W. Duke, Dr. Thomas
Nelson Page, Surgeon General Rixey, Dr.
P. S. Roy, secretary of the Washington
local.Alumni Association, and Mr.' J. Geo.
Hiden of Culpeper, accompanied by Repre
sentative James Hay of the Charlottesville
district.
Mr. Sener made a short speech in pre
senting the invitation, covering many his
toric matters in the course of his brief
remarks. Among other things he said:
"In asking you to come to the univer
sity on alumni day it is that you may
visit the University of Jefferson, to see his
home, his birthplace and his tomb, to enter
the town of Charlottesville, whose streets
the feet of Jefferson so often trod, to look
upon the spots where Merriwether Lewis
was born, where George Rogers Clark first
came into being, to stand at the place
where Nicholas P. Trist was born and to
be in Albemarle, the birthplace of Thomas
Sumter ,the last surviving general of the
war of the revolution, to go to the home
of Andrew Stevenson, longer Speaker of
the House of Representatives of the United
States than any other man save Henry
Cray, tlIe county in which William Wirt
plighted his troth, where Edward Coles, the
first governor of Illinois was born, where
William C. Rives, whose fortune as an
American minister it was to witness four
changes of regime in France, and to recog
nize two of them on behalf of our gov
ernment, lived and died. The faces of
these great departed ones, you will agree
with us, we are sure, are among the most
distinctly striking in our great national
portrait - gallery."
Mr. Sener presented a map showing the
history of the region thrgugh which the
President would go to Charlottesville, He
said:
"In making your pilgrimage to Virginia,
leaving the District, ten miles square, with
the setting aside of which and its dedica
tion as the seat of government Mr. Jeffer
son bad so much to do, you pass almost
nigh enough to Mount Vernon's tolling
bells to hear their sound, through Prince
William, whose soil is made forever classic
by the blood of the brave, on by John
Marshali's birthplace in Fauquier, thence
through Culpeper, where Washington, July
20, 1749 (0. S.) took the oath of his first
office, that of surveyo;, by and in sight
of the birthplace of Zachary Taylor.
twelfth President of the United States, and
a little further -on within view of Mont
pelier, where rest the remains of James
Madison before reaching Charlottesville
and its kindred points in the landscape, the
university and Monticello.
"The University of Virginia was not only
the University of Jefferson, but at his
death Mr. M'adison succeeded him as rector,
and Mr. Monroe was one of the board of
visitors, the governing body of the in
stitution, all of these serving after their
retirement from thea presidency."
Says He Will Make a Visit.
In replying the President spoke of many
historic incidents conneoted with Virginia
and the university. He said it would give
him pleasuire to visit there some time, but
he could not say positively now whether he
could attend at the date named. He re
called that he will go next April to St.
Louis to pay tribute to some of the work of
Jefferson, who secured the territory for the
United States, the act of which is to be
commemorated at St. Louis this year. He
said that from St. Louis he wa~s going to
make a western trip of length, and he did
not yet know whether the itinerary wuld
permit him to return to Charlottesville at
the time- fixed. If it did he would cer
tainly be pleased to go there,
The President's Visitors.
'Thomas F. Walsh piesented John Hays
Hemmoild, the~ well-known mining engi
neer, who is now associated with Mr.
Walsh in mining aafflru in Colorado. Mr.
Hammond will lecture to scientists at the
National Theater this afternooui on "Kingr
Solomon'. Minea." Mr. Hammdnd was in
South 'Africa many yeas and took pat in
the famous Jameson raid on the Boer gov
ernent. He was sentenced to die, but the
government of this country saved his life
by interceding, ad shortly atterward ott
tained a pardon for him.,
Sepator Beveridge presented John Ben'
neill, collector of internal revenue at Craw
fordsville.
Senator Clarke of Wyming presented
seome friends freat hi. gt7
The sabinet WA. $n sm more than t10o
hete and a half today. aqd ene'matter of
AGAIN AT CULEBRA
BmAMuLnw OF THE CONDTN
ED SQUADEON,
Disposition of the Vesels at the Con
elusion of the Xaneuvers Prae
tically Determine&
Secretary Moody has received the follow
ing message from Admiral Dewey. dated
San Juan, P. R., December 31, In regard
to the squadrons engaged in the naval
maneuvers in the West Indies:
"Combined squadrons reassembled at
Culebra; visits to various West Indian
porte most cordially welcomed; effect ex
:ellent in every respect; fleet continuing
tactical exercise; marine and torpedo flo
:illa engaged in special drills, Including
,ight attack by the latter upon designated
;hips; E. Bradley, coal passer, drowned In
dnking of Newark's steam cutter by col
Ision with torpedo boat."
The Navy Department has practically
letermined upon the disposition of the
ships in the West Indies at the conclusion
)f the maneuvers the middle of this month.
Rear Admiral Crowninsh!eld will return to
the European station probably with the
)attle ship Illinois as his flagship, and
will take with him the cruisers Chicago
and Albany. Rear Admiral Sumner, In
.ommand of the south Atlantic station.
Ptill lose the battle ship Iowa, which will
e attached to the north Atlantic station,
tnd the cruiser Newark will carry his flag.
rhe cruiser Baltimore will be added to the
south Atlantic fleet. The entire north At
antic fleet will probably remain in Carib
ean waters until March, when It will
start for the north, after visiting a num
ber of gulf ports. The San'Francisco will
be added to the European squadron after
she has undergone extensive repairs. It is
robable that the torpedo boat flotilla will
!ome north immediately upon the conclu
slon of the maneuvers, about Jpnuary 15.
PBESIDENT CASTRO'S CONDITION.
Wanted His Case Heard by the Head
of an American Republic.
The condition which President Castro
ittached to his response to the allies' arbi
tration proposal was in the nature of. an
ilternative proposition. Almost from the
cginning showing an aversion to The
Eague tribunal, President Castro, while ac
mepting the principle of arbitration, asked
:hat the case be tried by one of the Amer
Man republics. As President Roosevelt had
dlready declined to act in the capacity
f arbitrator, and as some of the rea
ons which inspired him in his declination
would apply with equal force to the chief
xecutive of any other American state than
:he United States, he was obliged to with
ioid any indorsement of that proposition of
President Castro. Therefore, it may be
lismissed from the field of possibilities,
tand, unless Castro'is unexpectedly insistent
ipon his own plan the original proposi
Ion oT reference to The Hague tribunal
will carry.
There were no developments over New
Irear day In the way of cablegrams con
alning any news " Juppean capitals
)r Venezuela, but.that w"e sot unexpected
n view of the prevailing holiday season.
LNNOYING TO SENATOR HAWLEY
Bumors Regarded as Emanating From
Those Who Want His Seat.
Ever since Senator Hawley's Illness a va
-lety of rumors have been circulated In his
state concerning his Intentions, all of which
.ave been annoying to him. At first there
was set afloat a rumor that he proposed re
dgning his seat in the Senate.. The latest
a to the effect that not only will he resign,
>ut the report is accompanied by a sugges
ion that he be placed on the retired'list of
:he army as a major general or as a briga
lier general, in order that he might be pro
,ided with an ample income for the balance
>f his days. Following this has been a
uggestion that his wealthy constituents of
7onnecticut should raise a fund, say, of
i0,000, to provide not only for his own
Arants, but those of his family in the fu
ture.
These suggestions have placed Senator
Hawley in a light that he does not enjoy.
Els independent spirit Is well known to
wvery one who has ever come in contact
with him. His friends declare that these
stories have been greatly annoying to -him,
ind a general belief is expressed that he
would accept no aid of the kind suggested;
irst, because it would be displeasing to
1rm, and, secondly, because h's private bus!
iess affairs are in such shape as to render
such suggestions en-tirely unfiecessary. He
s a part owner of the Hartford Courant,
rom which he receives an income almost
Mqual to his Income as a senator. In addi
tion to that Mrs. Hawley is possessed of a
private income and has property interests
that supplement their resources. Senator
Rawley has two years more to serve in the
Ienate, and it Is declared that he has no
thouight of resigning his position.
These many annoying rumors are looked
.ipon by Senator Hawley's friends as ema
ating from men who are politically am
.Jious and who are anxious to succeed to
as seat .In the Senate, if by some means
:hey could induce him to vacate it. While
:hese rumors have been started and circu
lated In Connecticut, there have been other
stories accompanying them speculating
apon the prospective strength before the
Donnecticut legislatu~re of men who desire
t become senators from that state. A re
3ent editorial of the Hartford Courant
roiced Senator Hawley's feelings In this
natter.
"Friends of General Hamwley," says the
Eartford Courant editorially, "and no man
in the state has more or hetter ones, should
iot let themselves be unnecessarily dis
urbed by all this discussion of him and his
affairs that gets Into the newspapers. Last
vening the Hartford Times, with singular
ack of regard for the feelings of a sensig
tive gentleman, called on the general's
frends in his own party to hustle about
and raise a fund of $50,000 for his ime
late relief. We trust that none of those
who read the article will take it seriously.
rhe general is not a pauper, and he is as
ittle in need of such subscription as his
frends are of such volunteer advice. He
la a senator of the United States, His
term has two years to run. Ever since
D~onnecticut learned of his illness In the
fall-the news was promptly exploited in
3rtain quarters from perfectly transparent
inotives-represenitative citizens, democrats
as weil as republicans, have been makring
Iown their regard for him and their wish
to see him still hold the commission of the
state which has honored him for so long
and to which his whole life has been an
tnor. That is the sentiment and desire
if Connecticut; ho doubt General Hawley
will obey It."
Cortner, Tmn., Post Office Eruned.
The Past Office Department has been In
formed- the burning of the post office at
Dortner, Tenn., on the night of"DM
Bt. No particulars da to the fire have been
Ieaned, but it is understood that -the build
ing and its .contents were destroyed. Is
etr Williams of Memphis is makisg an
avgla Jpam eps fw& m.
ps*sermen -lesse .1 ens neWs~ ese
ise . Wssa*fepsw setamagnesasees.i
W store window Is good
advertising, so is a good
sign over the door, but the
best of all is the display
that goes before a whole
city every day-the icws.
paper advertisement.
WENT WITH A WHOOP
Senatorial "Booi" Started for
"Uncle Joe Cannon."
HAD BRIEF EXISTENCE
IN FACT, HE DIUCOURAGED IT AI
THE OUTUET.
It is Relieved at the Capitol That X&
Hopkins Will ventually Win Out
in the Coming ight.
At the Capitol today, while "the boys"
that Is the generic term applied by "Uncle
Joe" Cannon to all his colleagues, gray.
beards and beardless alike-were sitting
around the committee rooms smoking an4
gossiping, a new boom was sprung for Mr.
Cannon. The news from the Illinois sena
torial contest was under discussion, and
comments were being made upon the fact
that Representative Hopkins. who was sup
posed to have the senatorship "all button
ed up," to use one of Mr. Cannon's homelyi
and favorite phrases, was in trouble.
Mr. Hopkins, it will be remembered, eo
tained the indorsement of the republicai
state convention for the senatorial caucus
nomination. But that was last spring, an4
since then there has been "something do.
Ing." Mr. Hopkins now finds himself op.
posed by several energetic candidates, who
manifest a disposition to override the in-,
dorsement of last spring and to try the
case over again before the court of last re
sort-the legislative caucus.
They were discussing the possibility of a
prolonged fight in the legislature, with may
be a deadlock, and were casting about for
possible dark horses. Somebody suggeste4
Mr. Cannon.
It was wonderful to see with what unan.
imity of favor the suggestion was received
in some quarters. "By far the ablest man
in Illinois today," was an expression fre
quently heard. "An admirable idea-just
the thing. He ought to have It by all
means," was another remark. "Mr. Cannon
would make an ideal senator," was heartilyj
suggested all down the line.
It was said that Mr. Uttlefield of Maine
deserted the musty tomes of law and with
drew his attention from the pigeon holes
where repose the anti-trust bills long
enough to sit up and notice things; that Mr.
Dalzell dropped his watchful eye from thk
wicked tariff revisionists and entered enthu
siastically Into praise of the-Cannon boom:
that Representative "Jim" Sherman showed
flagging interest in the Indian appropriation
bill and seized the idea as a good thing, t9
be pushed along. It was reported that Mro
Babcock, who is on a vacation in Floridae
received a telepathic intimation of what
was brewing and was looking up traft
scnedules for the north, while Representa,.
tive Burton of Ohio and Representat*ve
"Jim" Tawney of Minnesota joined in the
general acclaim.
There was only one man the booineWs
were shy about4-r. Ienbun of lOws
"How.could we bear to let him go?" was
asked, and no oqe was there to answer.
"Uncle 0oe" bys dNy.
Just as the enthusiasm was at its hig*
"Uncle Joe" in person bustled in from the
west, where he has been rusticating on hi$
farm during the recess, seeing to the laying
in of the winter's supply of wood and look,
Ing after the hog killing and other pastora&
duties. Mr. Cannon came down the e"Th
dor with confident tread, all unaware of tM
machinations to further his ambition. Ad
familiar *oft hat was pulled down over 14W
eyes, he carried hi. overcoat carel
over his arm, and the inseparable
left a curl of smoke in his wake like a
ocean liner under two bells, full se4o
ahead.
The first he heard of the boom was at the
.Capitol. It is said that he laid his 10o
finger warily against his nose, and, glans.
ing sideways out of his eyes, said "Naib
nay; some other time."
There will be other vacancies in IllinoiS
senatorships, and Mr. Cannon, it Is rse
ported, is not ready to sacrifice himself just
yet on the altar of party harmony in Ill*.
nois, assumingr that such a sacrifice will b4
required.
So the Cannon senatorial boom was shert
lived and the pulse of several gentlemen oe
sumed the normal beat. Mr. Cannon W~b
fesses to be unaware of the details of h
Illinois senatorial contest. He has toba
of his own to get his appropriationbil
through Congress in some sort of semblanO
to the form in which they originate in thd
House, and, anyhow, he is not worrying
about senatorships now.
Thinkr Hopkins Will Win Out,
Illinoisians at the Capitol today said that
Mr. Hopkins may have a little fight, u
the belief is that he will pull through. N
has the "machine" back of him, and it E
said that the machine In Illinois was nevOt
in better running order than at presenh,
His principal opponents are Mr. Sherm.
former speaker of the lower house of thi
Illinois legislature, and en-Ilepresentsiv9
Adams of Chicago.
The cry raised against Mr. Hopkins it
that he is not from Cook county and tha$
Chicago ought to have a senator. The leadi
lug republican manager in Illinois is eg'.
Etepresentative "Billy" Lorimer, who is
Chicago man, and it is supposed that h
took all those things into oonsideration b
fore he backed Mr. Hopkins for the eM
Anyhow, Mr. Hopkins lives only forty-fiuw
miles from Chicago.
Mr. Adams lives in Chicago. Thus far he
is without a vote be een claim in the legis
lature. He has a large "roll." however, a
the saying is in Cook county, and, ofcozs
while no one supposes that feet ever wib
in a senatorial contest or would be cei'
ered a factor by Mr. Aams, somepepq
it is said, seem to be afraid it mightfgus
They are rehashing an old story.seki
of "rolls." It has been charged that .
"roil" collected by assessing state @0
holders was laid by last su-e against taq
caming caminptr by the "m-ablue" gens
eral officials who .were assessed 5 per cn
of tir salaries brought stat to- recoveran
the mnoney was refunded, the suits bi
settled out of court and no investigation o
the charges was me Of course, inal
r.amnaaege there are people who start sesh'.
dalous stories ofi this kind on time other feIp
lows, and the claim is made that thea
sessments were supposed to be volutt
contributions to the general ad esaW
camnpaign funtwizich Is always collected f00
the legietmate purposes of the campaign.
Two Persons Charged With 3bebdne
the Zeus,
Chief apector Cochran of the Post Offes
Dqeartmnent has received a ispatch fees
Easpector Stuart, in charge of the Chiesge
ofie of the post o3oe Inspection diviske
announeing the arrest of 'Thomas Reinh=-dS
at Green Bay, Wis., teor robbing the malls,
It appears that Ueinhardt was a rural free
delivery carrier on route No. 1. fromath
Gresn Bay pest offce. H.e is accused of
having stolen moner order fhes regitared
san other amm..m Jaspeeter Bird. made the
arrest.
A dstch froe n amee Clark at Port
ReLOre., has also ue recEie by Chia
tumsoer~has theumng -rres