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U. S. MARINES LANDED
Disembark at CJolon and En
train for Panama,
GUERRILLA CAMPAIGN
EXPECTED EF COLOMBIAN TROOPS
HAVE LANDED.
Destination of United States Scouts
Said to Be Yaviza, Dp the
San Miguel Gulf.
COLON. December 14.?A company of
marines from the U. S. S. Prairie was
landed here today under the command of
Capt. Smedley D. Butler, and entrained for
Panama, whence the marines will be sent
to a point on the coast south of Panama.
This step was In consequence of the re
ceipt of Information that Colombian
tToops had landed In that direction with
the object of marching on Panama.
If this 1st confirmed it will mean the be
ginning- of a long campaign of guerrilla
warfare on the isthmus.
The destination of the marines Is said
to be Yaviza, up the San Miguel gulf and
Tulra river.
NO SIGN OF TROOPS.
The Atlanta Returns From Patrolling
Isthmian Coast.
The Navy Department today received two
cablegrams from Admiral Coghlan. both
dated Colon, the 13th. The first reads:
"Mayflower today reports Cartagena and
Pinzon were at Turbo with four to eight
hundred men. Took In some supplies.
Sailed 8th, and supposed to have landed the
troops at Oandl. Atlanta, however, was
at Oandl 9th and got opposite Information,
and United States consul at Cartagena re
ports that the Cartagena returned there
8th. No doubt the vessels and troops were
at Turbo the 8th; that Information Is re
liable. Atlanta returns today to gulf for
further search."
The second dispatch reads:
"Atlanta arrived yesterday. Started San
Bias Point to Port Gandl, not having seen
or heard anything of troops or vessel. Com
municated with shore at the principal
points. Indians suspicious of strangers.
Found trails from San Bias Point to Porto
Belle passable for small parties, but none
leading inland. Atlanta leaves today to
cruise to Cape Tlburon and Gulf of Darlen."
COLOMBIAN CAMPAIGN.
Gen. Bell Consults With the Secretary
of War.
Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell, super
intendent of the General Service and Staff
College. Fort Leavenworth, Kaniai, who
was summoned to Washington on a special
mission, reported to the War Department
this afternoon and had a conference with
Secretary Root. Although his visit has
more or less to do with matters connected
With the General Staff College, It is ad
mitted by officers of the general staff to
be for the purpose of consulting with the
officials regarding a probable campaign
against Colombia, should that country con
tinue the movement of troops toward the
Isthmua.
JOCKEY SLOAN WINS.
Suit for 9^0,000 Damages Against
French Jockey Club.
PARIS, December 14.?The court which
has been hearing the arguments in the case
Of "Tod" Sloan, the American Jockey,
against the French Jockey Club for $40X00
damages for being warned off the turf In
connection with Rose de Mai's winning the
Prix de Diane at Cliantllly in May last, to
day found In favor of Sloan, and condemn
ed the jockey club to pay the costs, the
amount of which will be assessed later.
The case involved the jockey club's sole
control of the French turf administration.
The court, while holding that Sloan's
complaint was justified, pointed out that as
he had not showed that the course of the
Club caused him serious prejudice, limited
the damages to the expenses of the action.
The French Jockey Club, May 30, Issued
a notification to the effect that "Tod"
Sloan had been excluded from further en
trance to the weighing inclosure or train
ing grounds of the race courses under the
Jurisdiction of the jockey club for having
exerilsed Count de Saint-Phalles Rose de
Mai at Chantilly about two weeks previous
ly without having received permission from
the proper turf authorities. It was pub
licly stated at the time that the exclusion
Of the American Jockey was the result of
his "spreading turf rumora" rather than
for breach of the rules in galloping Rose
de Mai.
WOOD AND BELLAIBS.
Dr. Fisher of Chicago Tells of Suppress
ing a Publication.
When the Senate committee on military
affairs today resumed its Investigation of
charges against Gen. Leonard Wood four
witnesses were waiting to be heard.
These were Dr. C. E. Fisher of Chioago
and J. O. I*a Fontlsee, city editor of the
Jacksonville, Fla., Times-Union, manag
ing editor and city editor, respectively.
Of the Havana Post, published during
American occupation; L. H. Morrison of
New York and Gen. John R. Brooke, re
tired.
Dr. Fisher said that In September, 1900.
he accompanied Gen Wood on a trip to the
Isle of Pines, and there told him of an ar
ticle which he had ordered printed In the
Havana Post exposing Bellalra. The wit
ness said that Gen. Wood told him he did
not want the etory printed, and that it had
not been uaed on account of that request.
Dr. Fisher aaid he took charge of the Ha
vana paper at the request of Gen. Wood,
and that he also had acted as the corre
spondent for the Associated Press for a
short period.
HANNA'S DETERMINATION.
Will Net Manage the Republican
Campaign.
Senator Hanna's friends at the Capitol
eay the senator has definitely determined
not to accept the chairmanship of the re
publican national committee for the next
cumpaign, but he will retain the place un
til the national committee is reorganized
after the national convention.
Murray Crane of Massachusetts la moat
talked about as the prospective chairman
of the committee.
To Be Named the New Hampshire.
Senator Gallinger has reeelvetl a letter
from the President In which the chief exeo
utive states that he has directed one of the
future first-class battle ships of the navy
named after the state of New Hampshire.
AGAINST CUBAN BILL
Senator Bailey of Texas Op
poses the Measure.
RECESS RESOLUTION
THE HOUSE DECIDES TO ADJOURN
DECEMBER 19.
Pensions Bill Taken Up ? Mr. Adams
Defends the Government's Course
on the Panama Question.
When the Senate convened today Mr.
Bailey (Texas) spoke on the Cuban bill.
He opposed the measure, declaring It to be
vicious both as a matter of law and of
policy. The question of law. he said, should
be considered first, and in that connection
he laid down three propositions. The first
was that the House of Representatives
alone has the right to originate revenue
bills, and neither the President nor the
President and Senate Joined possess the
power to enact legislation affecting rev
enues.
The second declared that the Constitu
tion of the republic commits the treaty
making power to the President and the
Senate and the House of Representatives
has 110 right to approve or disapprove the
Cuban treaty.
The third proposition asserted that neith
er the President and Senate alone nor the
President and Senate acting in conjunction
I with the House of Representatives has the
right to originate such revenue measures,
and that what is null and void in its begin
ning must be null and void throughout.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House upon convening today adopted
a concurrent resolution providing for a
recess adjournment from December 19 to
January 4. The Speaker by unanimous
consent appointed Delegate Kalauianoale of
Hawaii as a member of the committee on
territories.
A Joint resolution was adopted providing
that the last naval appropriation bill shall
not be so construed as to deprive midship
men at sea of commutation of rations.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr. Lawrence (Massachu
setts) in the chair, for the further con
sideration of the pensions appropriation
bill. Mr. Adams (Pennsylvania) spoke on
the Panama situation.
Mr. Adams defended the course pursued I
by this government in connection with the
canal question and the policy of the ad
ministration in dealing with the Central
American situation. He said Colombia had
acted in a shameful manner In the canal
negotiations. Troops of the Colombian
government, he said, were on the Isthmus
when Panama declared for freedom and |
made no opposition to the act.
Mr. Gaines (Tenn.), who was recognized I
for one hour, spoke on tobacco interests, l
asserting the need of legislation In behalf
of the grower. The farmers of the tobacco |
states are crying out against the war taxes,
wlilch, he said, are imposed.
BASED ON DOWNES CASE.
i Insular Decision Reaffirmed by the ]
Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court of the United States |
today affirmed the decision of the court be
low In the cases of Cz&rnikow & Co. and
Warner & Co. The cases Involved the in
sular question which was decided In the
Downes case. There was no written opin
ion, and the Downes case was cited as au
thority for the decision. The chief justice
and Justices Harlan, Brewer and Peckham
dissented.
DROPPED FROM THE LIST.
Recess Appointment of Lieut. Higgins
Was Not Renewed.
The President has allowed one of his re
cess appointments In the army to lapse.
The officer in question is Second Lieut.
Horace Higgins, 1st Infantry, at Fort
Brady, Mich., who in October last was
given a recess commission running until
the end of the next session of the Senate
(the extra Ression in this case). Because
of alleged Improper conduct on the part of
this officer discovered subsequent to his
appointment it was decided not to send his
nomination to the Senate, and at the ad
journment of that body on December 7 last
his name was dropped from the Army Reg
ister. Higgins is a native of Ohio, and was
a sergeant major In the 12th Cavalry when
he was commissioned second lieutenant in
the 1st Infantry.
JUSTICE WRIGHT ON BENCH.
Presided Today in Criminal Court No.
2 at City Hali.
Crier H. C. Slioles formally opened Crim
inal Court No. 2 this morning,, the action
[ marking the beginning by Associate Justice
Daniel Thew Wright, the recent appointee,
of his duties as a member of the District
Supreme bench.
| The first case set for trial before Justice
j Wright is that of James Butler, Indicted
for the murder of his stepfather. Joseph
Qreen. The homicide occurred the 23d of
last June, while the parties were in King's
court, between 14th and 15th streets, South
Carolina avenue and C street southeast.
It is said that Green was beating his wife,
[ the defendant's mother, when the defendant
interfered by striking his stepfather a blow
on the head with an ax, from which death
resulted.
The regu'.ar panel was exhausted before a
Jury was secured, so an adjournment until
tomorrow morning was taken. The marshal.
In the meantime, la to summon fifty addi
tional talesmen.
Assistant United; States Attorneys Gor
don and Adkins appear for the government,
the defendant being represented by Attor
neys William Stone Abert and James
Toomey.
Justice Wright also presided this momlni
in the Probate Court.
LETTER FROM ROOT.
Says General Bliss Was Misreported in
Wood Case.
A letter from Secretary Root has been re- I
celved by Senator Proctor of the Senate
committee on military affairs, regarding the
case of General Wood, inclosing a letter
from Brigadier General Bliss, in which the
latter calls attention to his recent testl
mony before the committee in oase of the
confirmation of General Wood as a major
general.
Secretary Root says that some one has
furnished the press with false statements
and that Gen. Bliss' reputation la at Tttike
because of such perverted reports of the
testimony before the oommittee, and asks
protection ot Wltaesees la such drcum
Election of Kev. Edward
Everett Hale
FOR PRESENT SESSION
DECIDED ON IN REPUBLICAN
CAUCUS THIS MORNING.
Dr. Hale's Distinguished Career as
Preacher, Writer and Orator?His
Work During Civil War.
The Senate today elected Rev. Edward
Everett Hale its chaplain, to take effect
January 1. The resolution by which he
was elected was presented by Senator Alli
son. as the result of an agreement reached
in a republican caucus this forenoon. It
is understood that Dr. Hale probably will
not serve beyond the present session of
Congress.
Dr. Hale's Career.
Dr. Edward Everett Hale was born In
Boston. Mass.. April 3. 1822. He is the son
of Nathan Hale, a public-spirited Boston
citizen, owner of the Boston Advertiser, and
a great-nephew of Capt. Nathan Hale, the
patriot of the revolution. Dr. Hale is named
after hla uncle. Edward Everett, and fol
lowed in his mother's steps in the direction
of literature and education even in his very
Dr. Edward Everett Hale.
(Copyright by Rock wood.)
early years. He began school almost as
soon as he was able to walk and entered
the Boston Latin School at the age of nine.
When he was thirteen years old he entered
Harvard, an early age even for those times,
and was graduated in 18.10. immediately be
coming a teacher in the Latin School and j
' devoting his leisure moments to study for
the ministry. He was so diligent In hU
father's newspaper office that he was able
to fill any position from typesetter to edi
torial writer. , if . , . ?
Dr. Hale's career as a Christian minister
?he refuses to be called a "clergyman ?
began with his licensure, In 1842. Then, in
1846, he went to Worcester, and in IHoB >ie
returned to his native city, Boston; and not
until 1000 did he give up the pastorate of
the South Congregational (Unitarian)
Church or cease preaching weekly. Of this
church he still is pastor emeritus, and in Its
peculiarly family-like life his spirit le Influ
ential. Dr. Hale also occupied a pulpit In
this city for one winter.
Ab a publicist and patnot Dr. Hale aid
invaluable work preceding the civil war
as an agitator against slavery, although
he never was an extremist like W llliam
Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips E)ur
In* the war, by such poems as "Take the
Loan" and "Put It Through," he spurred
the northern public on to do Its duty- By
urging recruiting among his own church
members, and by setting the entire mem
bership of his church at work In all sorts
of schemes for bettering the lot of the
northern troops, he made the South Con
gregational Church a very live cell-to
ouote his own figure of speech?in the na
tional cellular tissue. As director of the
Freedmen's Aid Society, as official of the
eanltary commission, he found ample plajr
for his organizing power and skill.
Influence as a Writer.
But these activities were comparatively
restricted and local In their range. It was as
the writer for the AtlanUc of articles full of
hope and sane optimism that Dr. Hale a
Influence at this time was widest. In this
periodical appeared, in 1803. his master
Slece "A Man Without a Country," which,
isides preaching its sermon, demonstrated
that America had a short story writer of
the first rank; and this at a time long be
fore the example of the French in this
form of literature had been taken as a
model by us, and so cleverly imitated or
Improved, as it has been by not a few ot
our authors. Curiously, the year which
saw the war with Spain over Cuba open
was th? year of the largest sale of this
book of Dr. Hale's.
His Place as an Orator.
No survey of Dr. Hale's career would be
complete without some reference to his
place as an orator. Whether as lecturer
before lyceums, historical societies, Chau
tauqua assemblies, or bodies of college stu
dents and school pupils, or as formal orator
on state occasions, or as after-dinner
speaker, Dr. Hale has always been popu
lar?not because of his graces of oratory,
which his uncle, Edward Everett, had to a
superlative degree, but because of his wit,
his common sense, his fathomless stores of
reminiscence, his facility in conveying his
thoughts in speech understood of common
men, his optimism, and not infrequently
his overwhelming eloquence, especially
when deeply stirred and when expounding
Americanism. His voice and figure are
like no other man'#?the voice being deep
and muffled, the body angular and massive,
the countenance benign yet rugged.
As an antiquarian, versed In the begin
nings of history on the American continent.
In the settlement and development of Bog
ton and New England, Dr. Hale has had a
peculiarly useful career as Investigator and
popularlzer of historical Information. In
this work his large native endowment of
imagination has served him well, enabling
him to put flesh on the bones of fact, and
thus to make his writings on themes usually
dry and sapless so juicy and vital that he
enjoys the conspicuous honor of being an
antiquarian who Is read.
Minister Beaupre Coming.
United States Minister Beaupre has
cabled the State Department from Bogota
that everything U quiet there and he sees
no occasion to postpone his leave of ab
sence. He Is therefore expected to leave
the legation In the hands of Mr. Snyder,
the charge and secretary, and depart at
mms tor the United States.
Supreme Court Room Crowded
With Auditors.
J. Q. JOHNSON, SPEAKS
HE DENIES Til AT "POWER TO
RESTRAIN" IS ILLEGAL.
Brief for the Government is Filed by
Attorney General Knox?Points
of Law in Question.
An epoch-making scene look place :n the
United States Supreme Court this morning,
when there came up for argument the case
of the Northern Securities Company, the
Great Northern Railroad Company, the
Northern Pacific Company, James J. Hill.
J. Pierpont Morgan, Daniel S. Uimont and
others against the United States, coming
to this court orj appeal from the decision of
the circuit court for the district of Minne
sota. That decision was to the effect that
the purchase of the greater share of the
stock of the two railroad companies con
stituted a merger and w is contrary to the
Sherman anti-trust law. The case invohes
the community-of-interest principle.
There has been much interest In the case,
and when it was called today the court
room was crowded both inside and outside
the bar. Attorney General Knox was pres
ent, with Wm. A. Day and quite an array
of assistants from his office, while the op
position also was represented by a long list
of distinguished counsel, including former
Attorney General Griggs. John G. Johnson
of Philadelphia, C. W. Bunn and Charles
B. Young. Justice Brown was the only
member of the court not present.
In the inclosure reserved for attorneys
practicing before the court were Senators
Hoar, Nelson, Clapp and Dryden and
many eminent attorneys.
A Most Important Case.
This case, involving the interpretation of
the Sherman anti-trust law passed by Con
gress, is probably of more far-reaching im
portance than any case that has ever come
before the Supreme Court of the United
States, so far as its effect on the industrial
condition of the country is concerned. It
is aimed at the root of what is known as
the trust evil, the litigation leading up to
the scene of today having l>een the direct
outcome of the determination of the admin
istration to test the laws passed by a re
publican Congress.
When this legislation wan enacted there
was general declaration on the Part of
democrats to the efTect that it would result
in no practical good and that It was an ex
hibition of ostensible warfare on the monop
olies rather than any serious determination
to thwart the big corporations working to
stifle competition through combinations or
Interests. Last winter thlff legislation was
further strengthened by att appropriation
of $500,000 for the use of the Attorney Gen
eral to meet any extra *x*>enae that might
be incurred in proseoutt*S eases under anti
trust legislation. -
Th6 case of the Northern Securities Com
pany Involves the control of railways in
one-sixth of the states of the Union and
about one-third of the mileage of the coun
try. The stocks and bonds of this combina
tion amount to more than a thousand mil
lion of dollars.
John G. Johnson Opens.
The hearing began at 12:20 o'clock, and
John G. Johnson, representing the Northern
Securities Company, made the first argu
ment. He announced that the three rail
roads and the secruities company would
desire to be heard by their counsel, while
it was stated in behalf of the government
that only the Attorney General would
speak.
Mr. Johnson, in his opening remarks, ad
mitted that there was no doubt that the
Northern Securities Company did hold a
large majority of the stock of the Great
Northern and the Northern Paclflo rail
ways. and had power to fio anything that
such ownership would give
It had been claimed by the government
that the possession of the power to restrain
commerce was equivalent to the doing of
the act.
"In no case that has been before you
have you condemned the power, but In
every case you have condemned the doing
of the act," declared Mr. Johnson.
He denied that the United States Supreme
Court had ever decided that the power to
restrain was equivalent to restraining.
Purpose to Extend Trade.
There was, he said, no conspiracy to
restrain competition, but, on the other
hand, the purpose was to enlarge and ex
tend trade. If there should be agreement
to restrain Interstate commerce or trade
that would make the act a violation of
l&MT*
"Our contention," he said, "Is that the
purpose of the parties in the acquisition
of ownership was not a violation of the
Sherman act, not a restraint of trade."
The court, he conUnued, would look to
what the result of the combination of
Interests In the Northern Securities Com
pany would be and would not be Influenced
by Its declared motives.
The Great Northern railway came into ex
istence with $125,000,000 of stock and 5,500
miles of road, running through a sparsely
settled country. Its wealth was l*.-gely In
the forests of Oregon, and Its trade was al
most wholly to the east. Mr. Hill and eight
or nine of his friends were the originators
of that enterprise, and together they held
about 27 per cent of Its stock.
The Northern Paclflo also extended from
the same point in the east to Puget sound,
and was about 500 miles from the Great
Northern. Its capital was $150,000,000,
$75,000,000 preferred and $78,000,000 common
stock. Its business was largely of the same
nature as that of the Great Northern.
There was but a small part of their trade
that was competing.
Mr. Bunn to Follow.
At the conclusion of Mr. Johnson's re
marks he will be followed by Chas. W.
Bunn, general counsel for the Northern
Paclflo railway.
Attorney General Knox wm then reply
I and the argument will be closed by George
B. Young, counsel for the Great Northern.
Judge Day will probably not address the
court.
The Government's Contention.
The brief of the government in the case
was filed In the court today* The document
was prepared by Attorney General Knox
and Assistant Attorney General Day, and
covers 180 printed pages.
After stating that the bat to the case was
originally brought by the government to
restrain the violation of the anti-trust law
by the Securities Company to the consolida
tion of the Northern Paclflo and Great
Northern railroads, and that the decision of
the court below was favorable to the con
tention of the United States, the brief en
ters Into the following specifications as to
the reasons for the action:
X. The lines of railway operated by the
defendants, the Great Northern Railway
Company and the Northers Paclflo Railway
Company, are parallel and competing.
8. That the combination la to restraint of
Interstate commerce and a monopoly.
The concluding paragraph of Judge Thay
er's opinion in the circuit eoirt Is quoted,
I as summing up the argument bearing upon
i the facta of the case, as follows:
"At the srasent tine the Seoul lUil Com
A CONQUEST.
pany is the owner of about 96 per cent of
all the stock of the Northern Pacific Com
pany and the owner of about 70 per cent
of all the stock of the Great Northern
Company. The scheme which was thus de
vised and consummated led Inevitably to
the following results:
"First It placed the control of the two
roads in the hands of a single person, to
wit, the Securities Company, by virtue or
Its ownership of a large majority of the
stock of both companies.
"Second. It destroyed every motive foi
competition between two roads engaged in
Interstate traffic which were natural com
petitors for business by pooling the earn- j
lngs of the two roads for the common ben
efit of the stockholders of both companies,
and, according to the familiar rule that
every one is presumed to Intend what Is
the necessary consequence of his own acts,
when done willfully and deliberately, we
must conclude that those who conceived
and executed the plan aforesaid intended
among other things, to accomplish tho&e
objects."
The Attorney General's Summary.
The Attorney General's own summary of
the results Is as follows:
?To sum up the result of the aforemen
tioned exchanges of Great Northern and
Northern Pacific stock for the stock of the
Securities Company, the latter oompany, on
December 11. 1801. had acquired and paid
for 900,000 shares (in round figures) of Great
Northern stock, the total capital stock of
the company consisting of 1,250,000 shares,
of which 1,230.000 have been Issued, and by
January 1. t002. the Securities Company had
acquired virtually all of the common stock
of the Northern Pacific (the preferred st?ck
was retired on that date, the resolution to
retire it having been passed In 'he Preced
ing November) Its answer to the bill admit
ting that it held l.'^H'O Northern Pacific
shares out of total of 1,550,000.
"The final result of these transactions was
that one and the same set of men-Mr. Hill
and Mr. Morgan and their associates being
the ruling spirits among them?acting to
gether under a charter agreement and
througli the agency of a corporate organi
zation became vested with absolute
of control over two parallel andT
systems of interstate railway. In place of
the two distinct sets of stockholders with
rival and competing interests, namely, the
stockholders of the Great North^"75t
Northern Pacific, there has been subirtltuted
(by means of Interchange of stocks describ
ed) the one set of stockholders with c?rn~
mon and non-competitive interests^ namely,
the stockholders of the Securities Companj.
"Thus Identically the same arsons vf ho
controlled the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific before the securities company came
Into possession of a majority of their shares
control them now. only now these persons
have a common interest?a comrr.unlty or
interest'?in the earnings of both roads,
while formerly the Interests of the two sets
of persons?the two sets of stockholders
were, in most respects, divergent and com
petitive. It borders onabsurdUytosuy
that two railway corporations which, under
normal conditions, are naturally competit
ors for traffic, will continue to competein
any real sense after both become subject^
to the same source of control, ^ 's not In
the interest of the stockholders of the se
curities company that one of these ut <??1*
should prosper at the expense of the oth .
They have a common interest in both, the>
receive their dividends from a fund created
bv pooling the earnings of both. A more
effective method for combining competime
*nt?rf?ats? for suppressing competition oe
twlen rivaland naturally competing busi
ness corporations-it would hardly be possi
ble to conceive."
The"Questions of Law.
The nuestlons of law growing out of the
statement of facts are presented as fol
lows; ? . ,
"1, Has a combination been accomplished
by means of the securities company In
violation at section 1 of an act of Congress,
approved July 2. 1800, entitled 'An act to
protect trade and commerce against unlaw
ful restraints and monopolies, hereafter
called the anti-trust act?
"2. Have the defendants monopolized or
attempted to monopolize any part of the
Interstate or foreign commerce of the
United States In violation of section 2 of
the anti-trust act?
"8 Was the relief granted by the cir
cuit court authorized by law?" .
The government maintains thai each or
these questions should be answered in the
affirmative. _
democrats in caucus.
Inability Disclosed to Present a Solid
Front on the Panama Question.
The democrats of the Senate were In
oaucus today to endeavor to settle the
question whether they can make caucuses
effective. Up to this time the Senate demo
crats, in the language of one of them,
"have not been able to light, but Just flut
ter around," on every party question
brought up.
Whenever the leaders have tried to get a
solid party agreement there have been dis
gruntled ones who have threatened not to
plar: they'd take their doll rags and go
home. This has been very disquieting to
the leaders, and today Senator Blackburn
presented a resolution to the oaucus pro
viding that whenever a caucus agreement
la reached by the vote of two-thirds of the
democrats It shall be binding upon all
democrats. That was considered a revolu
tionary proposition by some of the high
spirited democrats who are aooustomed to
free-lance riding, and it was not possible
to get an agreement upon It today.
Another caucus will be held tomorrow,
which also will consider the attitude of the
minority toward the Panama treaty,
briefly described at today's meeting.
JAPAN LANDS TROOPS.
Corean Subjects of the Mikado Are in
Trouble.
The State Department has received the
following cablegram from Minister Allen,
dated at Seoul, the 13th:
"Japanese forces landed at Mokto yes
terday to protect Japanese subjects fr^>m
Corean rioters. This has no significarxe,
as the trouble Is purely local."
Mokto, or Moktfio, is a port on the west
ooast of Corea about 200 miles south of
Chemulpo.
EFFORTS WERE IN VAIN.
Attempts to Float the Submarine Tor
pedo, Boat Moccasin.
Information received here from Curri
tuck. N. C., shows that the efforts of the
tug Rescue of the Merritt-Chapman Wreck
j ing fleet and the naval tug Hercules to
I pull the submarine torpedo boat Moccasin
off the beach at thflt point, yesterday, were
unsuccessful. The small craft is firmly
Imbedded In the sand and the two power
ful tugs were able to move her only about
three feet, not sufficient to float her. The
Rescue and the Hercules will remain by
the Moccasin and make another effort to
get her afloat when the tides are favorable
today or tomorrow.
CLERICAL CHANGES.
Appointments and Promotions in the
War Department.
Changes have been made as follows In the
classified service of the War Department:
Appointments under civil service rules, of
fice of the adjutant general?Harry J.
Fitzgerald of New York, messenger, at $720.
Office of the paymaster general?William
W. Lemmond of North Carolina, clerk, at
$840. Office of the chief of engineers?Ed
ward H. Prescott of Iowa, clerk, at $000.
Bureau of insular affairs?Hugo G. Goelitz
of Illinois, clerk, at $840.
Promotions: Office of the Secretary?Will
iam D. Searle of New York, from clerk at
$1,600 to appointment clerk at $2,000; Frank
M. Hoadley of New York, from clerk at
$1,400 to clerk at $1,(500; Henry C. Lehmann
of New York, from clerk at $1,200 to clerk
at $1,400. Record and pension office?Ru
dolph Helnrlchs of the District of Columbia,
from clerk at $1,400 to clerk at $1,800; John
F. Henry of New York, from clerk at $1,200
to clerk at $1,400: Michael A. Gruber of
Pennsylvania, from clerk at $1,200 to clerk
at $1,400; George Graves of Vermont, from
clerk at $1,000 to clerk at $1,200; Miss Susan
S. Logan of West Virginia, from clerk at
$1,000 to clerk at $1,200. Office of the chief
of staff?J. Edwin Young of the District of
Columbia, from clerk at $1,000 to clerk at
$1,200.
Resignations: Office of the paymaster
general?John B. Pettis of the District of
Columbia, clerk at $000. Office of the chief
signal officer?Nicholas J. Barron of Illi
nois. clerk at $72<>. Bureau of insular af
fairs?Miss Mary E. Bishop of the District
of Columbia, clerk at $1,000.
CHARTER AMENDMENT.
Columbian University May Have Non
Sectarian Clause.
In the Senate today Mr. Gallinger called
up the bill authorizing the Columbian Uni
versity to change its name and amend its
charter so as to divest the Institution of a
sectarian character. Responding to In
quiries by Mr. Hale, Mr. Gallinger said that
four or five years ago the university secured
its present sectarian charter, which It now
desires to amend to make It non-sectarian.
Mr. McComas asked if the bill was safe
guarded so as to forbid the university tak
ing a national designation, such as the
American University or the University of
the United States. Mr. Gallinger replied
that he thought the good sense of the of
ficials of thei Institution would forbid such
a course. In fact, Dr. Needham had as
sured him, he said, that no such course
.was contemplated. %
.Objection to present consideration of the
bill was interposed by Mr. Morgan. Mr.
Gallinger announced that he would call it
up at an early date, and would amend by
placing the proper restriction about the
changing of the name.
YOUTHFUL REVOLUTION.
San Domingo's Rapid Change of Tactics
Made Plain.
State Department advices from San Do
mingo indicate that the last revolution in
that unfortunate island, now about forty
elght hours old, was caused by a breach be
tween Gen. Jlminez, who aspired to succeed
Wos y Gil as president, and the provisional
government, which has been in control of
the island since Wos y Gil was deposed. It
le surmised that Minister Powell's inflexible
attitude toward the provisional government,
which he refused to recognise until it had
agreed to admit the validity of American
claims, lpay have had something to do with
this breach.
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Statehood Boomers From Ari-i
zona and New Mexico.
PRESENT FROM FRANCE!
NT AVAL ATTACHE BEARS MESSAGQi
FROM HIS GOVERNMENT.
Mississippi Gets in Line for the Presl*]
dent?Senor del Viso Pays His
Farewell Call.
Several statehood boomers were anion#'
the President's callers today. With the
tariff, bit; appropriations and other Ini?
portant legislation before Congress. the
statehood people are in hopes that they
will have an opportunity to acliie\e suo
cess, and from now on will lose no time in
getting their ammunition In shape. The
statehood lights will not open In earnest
until after the holidays Delegate Wilson
of Arizona, "Governor Otero of New Mexico*
and Solomon Luna, republican national
committeeman from New Mexico, were vis
itors to White House. Delegate Wilson
succeeded Mark Smith, who wants to Ml
elected to the United States Senate from
Arizona should statehood become a reality.
"The people of Arizona," said Mr. \V11?
son, "are opposed to joining Arizona and
New Mexico Into one state, and we wlU
light that as long as we can. It is con
trary to the history and policy of the <oun?
try from the beginning, and Is not light.
Arizona Is entitled to statehood 011 the basis
of Its population, wealth and size, and
ought to be granted what it is entitled to.
From the time Congress made two states
of Mississippi and Alabama down to tits
time when it did the same thing for tl?a
two Dakota* it has been American policy
to create two states out of large territory.
If possible, instead of putting two teni?
tories into one state."
Want Independence.
Governor Otero and Solomon Luna held,
precisely the same views. They stated that
New Mexico wants independent statehood
and does not want to be tied to Arizona.
"New Mexico has every light to statehood,
Just as she Is," said Mr. Luna, "and there
is no good or fair reason why she should
not be admitted that way. Joint statehood
is unfair to both territories, and 1 cannot
believe Congress will seriousij attempt It."
It is declared that the democrats will
make a sharjier issue of the statehood ?iuee
tlon at this session than ever before, and
attempt to hold the republicans up .is platf
form pledge-breakers. The democrats will
force the issue if they have opportunity.
Statehood advocates do not appear to fear;
the outcome, although they say that ths
Senate will again be the stumbling bloc*.
They expect that tho omnibus statehood,
bill will again go through tlie House wltlk.
ease.
Shakers Visit President.
Sisters Mary and Josephine of the
community at Canterbury, N. H.. one ??'
the oldest and most noted In the country,
believe that they are the first sisters <tt
that community to shake hands with 4
President of the United States. They had
that pleasure this morning. The Canted*
bury community of Shakers was founded
in 1792, the year the White House waB
built. Sisters Mary and Josephine are ift
Washington on business, and go from her%
to Baltimore.
Gen. Granville M. Dodge, whose name ha*
been mentioned in connection with th^
commission that Is to build the Panama,
canal, said today that he is too old for the
work. . - ;
"Young men will be needed on tha* |
body," said he, "and as I am no longef
young I do not feel that there Is any goo4
reason to mention my name for the com*
mission." . ? . ,.JJ
Representative Foss of Illinois called wltrv
Volney Foster, assistant treasurer of the:
republican national committee. SenatO*
Smoot of Utah called with Arthur Pratt,
the republican national committeeman or
Utah. Mr. Pratt did not reach Washington
on Friday in time to attend the opening of'
the national committee, and was not pres? 1
ent at the reception at the White House.
Senators Mitchell and Fulton of Oregon
called to present ex-Judge Charles H. Ca?
rey. chairman of the republican city ooia?
mittee of Portland, Ore.
Gen. Powell Clayton, United States em
bassador to Mexico, was with the President <
for a few minutes. General Clayton will
spend the Christmas holidays In Arkansas ;
and return to this post In Mexico about J
January 1.
Senators Proctor. Cockrell and Foraker. .
and Secretaries Hoot and Moody wer?
among the morning callers who had talks I
with tho President about different
ters. _ _ .
Gift From Loubet.
Lieut. Commander de Faramond. navaX^
attache of the French legaUon, called o*
the President today in full uniform and
presented him with a specially bound copj*
of the French naval annual. The copy wad.
presented at the request of President Lotw
bet of France, A lio had it leather-bound .
and embossed In red and gold. President]
Roosevelt accepted the gift with an eM<f
presslon of pleasure.
Senor Antonio del Viso, secretary of th*j
Argentine legation, called on the President
today to pay his respects and to say fare* ;
w ell before his departure. Senor del \ lag f
has been transferred to Belgium, where h? ,
will become counselor of the Argentine la? 1
gallon at Brussels. The President pre?
sented to him an autographed photogiapq^
of himself. _
Mississippi for Roosevelt.
The statement here a few days ago b^?j
National Committeeman Turley of Missid* (
sippl that the republicans of that state aril ?
not inclined to support President Roosevelt i
has stirred up other republican leaders of '
the state, and they have made a vigorous
denial of what Mr. Turley has said. They
have sent out the following:
"We deny the published statement of Naj
tlonal Committeeman Turley telegraphed
south, that the vote of the MlssJ*-<iJV>l dele^
gatlon would be cast against President
Roosevelt in the next national conventlort,
We assert with full knowledge of the politl?
cal situation here that Mr. Roosevelt wll|(
receive the solid support of the Mississippi
delegation and that there Is practically aO
opposition by Republicans in Mississippi td
his nomination. They recognize his admins
Istratlon as elevated, patrlotlo and worth#'
of the nation's praise." This Is signed b?
W. D. Frasee, chairman republican st&tA
committee; Fred W. Collins, chairman re4
publican state central committee: T. V. Moei
Alllster, secretary; L. B. Mosely, secretary^
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent to the Senat^
the following nomlnaUons:
Collector of customs?John A. Thornton*
for the district of Teche, La. -y-C*
Receivers of public moneys?Dan Sel fii
Foley, at Eureka, Cal.; Fred Butler, All
Leadvillo, CoL, and a large number oM
postmasters. '
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Supreme Court Recess.
The chief justice of the Supreme Court ofl
the United States today announced a rec
of that court for two weeke from nest Moa
day.