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THE EVENING STAR
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Weather.
Fair tonight and tomorrow
MEXICAN RIOT
WELLJN HAND
Appearance of Troops Put
Strikers to Flight.
QUIET AT CANANEA TODAY
Latest Report Says Only Two Ameri
cans Killed.
2 HUKT IN CLASH AT STATE LINE
9250.000 in Property Destroyed by
Armed Mexicans Last Night?
Prompt Action of Officials.
NETW YORK. June 2.? George 8. Bobbins,
secretary of the Greene Consolidated Cop
per Company, today received the following
telegram from W. C. Greene, president of
that company, from Cananae, Mexico:
"Furnaces and mines all closed down to
day on account of rioting among the Mexi
cans. Authorities giving us every protec
tion possible, assisted by the employes of
the company. The Mesa lumber vard
burned and Metcalf and brother killed de
fending property Eleven Mexicans killed
during disturbance and number wounded
not known. No other Americans killed.
Governor of Sonora. with troops, will ar
rive In morning. We have the situation
well in hand. Smelting and concentrating
plants uninjured. Trouble incited by social
l*tiic organization that has been formed
here by malcontents opposed to Diaz gov
ernment. Expect plants to be running full
capacity tomorrow. Blsbee. Douglass and
Naco have sent 200 volunteers to aid in pre
serving order w. C. GREENE,
"'President."
An Armed American Force.
DOCGLA8, Ariz., June 2?Gov. Ysabl of
the state of Sonora arrived at Naco at 7 3)
o'clock this morning and Immediately gave
orders permitting the armed Americans
who were there from Blsbee. Dougl.s and
* ? parts of Arizona to accompany him to
Cananea. The Americans organized and
In command of Capt. Tom Hynning. former
captuln of tBe Rough Riders and now com
rruuider of the Arix .na Rangers, left with
the governor on a special train for Cananea
at 8 o clock. There were 430 In the party.
According to advices received from Ca
nanea this morning, two Americans
George and Will Metcalf?and ten Mexicans
and one child were killed there yesterday.
A. S. Dwight, general manager of the Ca
nanea Consolidated Company, was only
slightly wounded. George Metcalf was
Greene s rental and lumber agent, and Will
Metcalf was his nephew The number of
wounded Is not known, but is believed to
be about twenty.
Col. Kosterlitsky, in command of the
70a-0/iLteTtil.rmer,e; arrlved at Cananea at
7 o clock ast evening, with his men he
Immediately proceeded against the armed
hlUs a"d rlll|rleaders fed to the
Everything was quiet at Cananea this
morning and the situation Is well in hand
An armed party of thirty Americans tried
to cross the line half a mile from Naco last
night, and were opposed by Mexican of
ficers. In the shooting which followed an
American named Buchner, physical director
Of the \ M. C. A. at Blsbee. was wounded
In the arm. and a Mexican official was also
wounded The attempt was given up.
Several hundred men. women and chil
dren. refugees who arrived from Cananea
In a special train last night, are being taken
care of at Blsbee and Douglas Excitement
continues high In the border cities and there
Is considerable feeling against the Mexi
cans No violence has been reported, how
ever, ar><^ no trouble Is anticipated.
Peace Restored.
NACO, Ariz., June 2.?A telephone mes
sage was received from Cananae at 8:30 this
morning, reporting that peace has been re
stored there
After the arrival of the rangers last night
many of the ringleaders In the riot yester
day ran ii^o the surrounding mountains
and no further serious trouble occurred
after their flight.
Gov. Ysabel of Sonora arrived here this
morning at 7:30 o'clock with a posse from
Blsbee and other points, numbering 500 well
armed men. They were immediately march
ed across the line, being counted by the
governors adjutant general, who accom
panied him.
Story of Mr. Edgington.
LOS ANGBI.ES. Cal., June 2.?A special
to the Times from Naco says:
E. E. Edgington. principal of an^Amer
l<an school at Cananea arrived here last
night on a special train that brought ref
ugees from the scene of the riot Edging
ton tells a graphic story of the riot. He
uald:
"George Metcalf. head of the development
department of the Cananea Consolidated
Copper Ccmpany, and Will Metcalf are the
only Americans who have been killed, so
far as I could learn They were shot down
by Mexicans while protecting company
property Between twenty-live and fifty
Mexicans have been killed In the fighting.
"They were barricading the home of Col.
Green when I left It Is feared that the
homes o? ail Americans will be dynamited.
As fast as possible women and children are
being rushed out of the camp on special
trains.
"Every American Is being armed. They
are gathering at the home of Col. Green
and In the Presbyterian Church, determined
to make a stand and to protect their lives
ojnl property.
-??Yesterday afternoon rioters dynamited a
pawnshop In Cananea and secured a large
number of guns. From this I Judge they
are not well suppllt* with arms, but have
enough to put up a terrible tight against
soldiers or Americans The Mexicans at
tacked the mounted police yesterday, fight
ing a battle which resulted in the death of
a large number of them.
"General Manager A. S. Dwight was In
jured by a bullet, receiving a scalp wound
that Is not serious Five thousand Mex
icans are out on strike. They are very de
fiant. marching through the streets, and
only awaiting the appearance of the an
archist Hag to attack every Mexican and
American In Cananea who does not Join
them. They sre making threats that they
will destroy the entire camp and extermi
nate every American in It.
'"There are between fifty and seventy-flve
police, and half of them are siding with
the rioters. Some of them are standing
by the Americans, but It Is feared they will
not long remain with them If they see that
the Mexicans are getting the upper hand."
Americans Control Town.
BL PASO, Tex., June 2?A private tele
(tram received from Cananea today says
that Americans are now In control of the
town and many Mexicans have left.
One hundred rifles and a quantity of am
munition were chipped from here today to
Col. Greene at Naco, and will be taken to
Cananea If they can be gotten over the
boundary.
MEXICANS USED TORCH.
$250,000. Worth of Property Destroy
ed?5,000 Strikers Involved.
NACO. Ariz., June 2.?Latest advices
from Cananea, Mexico, where a race riot
raged yesterday between Mexicans, result
ing In the death of some fifty persons,
many ot whom were Americans, say that
the Mexicans burned property valued at
$250,000, Including the lumber yards and
gereral office of the Greene Mining Com
pany. The Mexicans then left the lumber
y&rd and dynamited a powder house near
the Sonora Hotel to secure urms and airf
nur.ition. Here the Mexican police attack
ed the mob. and a fierce battle ensued, sev
eral officers and a dozen strikers being
killed.
A train carrying 100 men left Naco for
Cananea last night. Twenty-five armed
men came from Bisbee, and are guarding
the American line here. There has been
fighting between this party and Mexican
custom officers.
The posse started to cross the line a few
miles below Naco and was fired on by Mexi
cans in ambush. One man named Buckner
was shot through the arm, and several men
are missing Shots are frequently heard,
and it is feared that others may be killed
or hurt.
When the last train left Cananea Col.
Greene's residence was being barricaded
and all the remaining Americans were gath
ering there and arming for defense. The
Presbyterian church, near the Greenfe resi
dence. is also filled with people and barri
caded. The Americans are said to be se
riously handicapped by lack of ammuni
tion.
The number cf striking Mexicans is esti
mated at 5,000, and they were making
threats against all Americans when the last
train pulled out from the camp. There are
fifty to seventy-five Mexican police in Ca
nanea and they are doing what they can
to queli the disturbance. Urgent messages
have been sent to Washington. It Is said
that United States Consul Galbraith wired
to the State Department that his life and
that of all Americans In the camp are in
danger.
Col. Greene has telephoned for every
available armed man that can be spared
at Bisbee and Douglas. While the crowd
was gat tiering yesterday Col. Greene rode
down the crowded streets In his automo
bile and told the men that he could not ac
cede to the'r demands.
There Is grave fear that an attempt will
be made to destroy the great reduction
plant of the Greene company at Cananea,
which cost millions of dollars. It would re
quire many years to replace It.
APPEALS FOR HELP!
PROPOSED TO SEND TROOPS INTO
MEXICO.
The State Department has received a
most urgent telegraphic appeal for help
from the American consular agent, Air.
Galbraith. at Cananea, Mexico, in which
the consul snys, "Aid from United States
absolutely Essential." The State Depart
ment also has received direct application
from the governor of the state of Sonora,
Mexico, for help from the American side -
a most extraordinary occurrence. The di
rect appeal was the subject of hasty con
sultations today between the Secretary of
State, the chief of staff, Brig. Gen. Bell,
and the law officer of the War Depart
ment, Inasmuch as the question of t'>e
right of the United States to send troops
Into a friendly state Is in doubt.
Meanwhile the officers of the general staff
are making ready to execute any orders
that may be Issued as the result of c.'O
tary Root's decision. Four troops of cav
alry are. at Fort Huachuca, Just north or
the international boundary in Arizona, an 1
the staff officers assume that by hard rid
ing tills force could reach Cananea w?Ui:n
a half a day after they receive ordrrs.
Communication is about to be opened with
MaJ. Gen. Baldwin, commanding the south
western division, at his headquarter.* in
Oklahoma City, and he in turn will give
the necessary Instructions, In case It Is de
cided to use American troops, to Brig. Gen.
Constance Williams, at the headquarters
of the department of the Colorado in Den
ver.
The official dispatches upon which the
State and War Departments are expected to
act are as follows:
"NACO, Ariz., June 1.
"Secretary of State, Washington:
"Send assistance immediately to Cananea,
Sonora, Mexico. American citizen* are be
ing murdered and property dynamited, and
we must have taelpi Send answer to Naco.
"GALBRAITH."
Another dispatch from the same official
was received this morning and reads as fol
lows :
"Imperative that immediate assistance be
rendered to American citizens at Cananea,
Sonora, Mexico."
Secretary Root, upon receipt of these dis
patches, sent the following message to Am
bassador Thompson, in the City of Mexico:
"Galbraith, consular agent at Cananea,
telegraphs that American citizens are being
murdered and property dynamited at that
point and asks immediate assistance. Press
dispatches this morning report strike riots
have resulted in race conflict betwoen Mexi
cans and Americans. Bring to the atten
tion of the Mexican government and ask
prompt and effective control to protect
American citizens. Say to the Mexican gov
ernment that if the matter appears of as
serious character as dispatches seem to
Indicate the government of the United
States would be glad of any suggestion
from the government of Mexico as to the
course which we may take to prevent
violattlon of International obligation on
the part of oirr citizens to help prompt
peace and safety."
No Right to Send Troops.
After looking up the treaties and agree
ments with Mexico the officials were satis
fled that they had no right to act upon
their own Initiative In the present instance
and dispatch American troops Into Mexico,
no matter how great the emergency, unless
these troops were called for by the Mex
ican government through constitutional
channels.
Having satisfied themselves of the limita
tions thus placed upon their liberty of ac
tion, the officers here wero considerably
disturbed by a press report to the effect
that MaJ. Watts, at Forst Huachuca, Arlx.,
and near to the boundary, had answered
the appeal of Consular Agent Galbraith
and started forthwith with his troopers for
Cananea, leaving the War Department to
pass upon the legality and expediency of
his action afterward.
An Inquiry was Immediately telegraphed
by Gen. Bell, chief of staff, to Huachuca as
to whether troops had actually started, and
in case that should have been the case they
were to have been Immediately recalled if
possible. loiter and more reliable press ad
vices explaining that the organization of
the posse at Naco by the Mexican govern
ment of Sonora was the foundation for this
report were received by the officials with
relief.
The Mexican embassy in this city Is with
out official advices concerning the situation
at Cananea. Mr. Casasus, the Mexican am
bassador sailed for Europe last week and
Mr. Canseco, secretary to the embassy,
knew of the riots at the Important mining
center only through press dispatches
"The trouble is very regrettable," said
Mr. Canseco. "There was a strike at Ca
nanea once before which threatened to result
In a serious situation. With such a large
body of men working In one place friction
is duubtiMS unavoidable."
MADRIDBOMBVICTIMS
Number of Killed in Explosion is
Now Twenty-Four.
PALACE BALL ABANDONED
English Suspect Released After
British Intervention.
A CASE OF MISTAKES' IDENTITY
Young Queen Has Recovered From
Shock?^5,000 Reward Offered for
Discovery of Miscreant.
MADRID.'junq. 2.-The killed by the
bomb explosion of May 31 now number
twenty-four.
The ball which was to have been given at
the palace this evening has been abandoned
owing to the Keneral mourning, and a recep
tion has been substituted.
The British embassy has intervened, in be
half of Robert Hamilton, the Englishman
arrested on suspicion of being connected
with the attempt on the lives of the king
and queen, and he was released, as It was a
case of mistaken identity.
The street fetes continue. The royal bull
fight will take place this afternoon.
Queen Recovered.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
NAPLES, June 2.?Queen Victoria of
Spain telegraphed to the ex-Empress Eu
genie today that she had recovered en
tirely from Thursday's emotion.
For Suppresion of Anarchists.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, June 2.?The Echo de Paris de
mands international action for the sup
pression of anarchists. After alluding to
the abortive conference In Rome in 1808
the paper expresses the hope that Eng
land's opinion on the subject orf har
boring anarchists has now changed. The
Euclair thinks that England's apathy in
regard to anarchism greatly encourage* It.
Had No Accomplices.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, June 2.?The Madrid correspond
ent of the Matin telegraphs that he had an
interview with the Duke of Romanes, min
ister of the Interior, today, the duke saying
that he was able to state that the thrower
of the bomb had no accomplices and had
not yet left Madrid.
$5,000 Reward for Miscreant.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
MADRID, June 2.?A deputy, a friend of
the minister of the Interior, has offered
$5,000 reward for the discovery of the mis
creant who threw the bomb at the king and
queen on Thursday.
THE TELTOW CANAL.
Opened by the Kaiser at Berlin To
day.
BERLIN. June 2.? Emperor William
opened the Teltow canal today. This is
another waterway connecting the manufac
turing suburbs of Berlin with the s?a, via
the Havel and Elbe canal, and gives some
hundreds of manufacturers all water trans
portation to Hamburg, and adds another
to the network of waterways which It is
the emperor's plan to extend so as to place
Berlin and other great Interior cities in
easier touch with international, oversea
commerce.
The new canal was built at the expense
of the localities which are benefited by It.
It cost $10,0^0,000, has a depth of eight
feet and Is crossed by fifty bridges.
AGAINST AMERICAN MEATS.
Petition of German Butchers on Im
port Question.
BERLIN, June 2.?The text of the pe
tition of the German Butchers' Associa
tion sent to Chancellor Von Buelow and
Minister of Agriculture Von PodblelsKl
against any treaty arrangement with "he
United States permitting increased Imports
of meat avers that the directors of the as
sociation had learned that the great slaugh
tering companies In the United States, in
order to expand their sales abroad, Intend
ed to seek a relaxation of the German san
itary customs regulations through the
prospective commercial treaty negotiations
between Germany and the United States.
The butchers of Germany therefore beg
ged the chancellor In the interest of public
health and the material interests both or
the butchers and farmers not to consider
such a relaxation.
The argument supporting the request in
cludes a comparison between the numbers
of animals rejected, based on the official
statistics of both countries, showing that
the Prussian and other German Inspectors
disallow two to four times as many an
imals as the Americans, and finds a reason
for this not in the superior health of the
American food animals, but In the charac
ter of the Inspectorship.
Quotations are given from Prof. R. Os
tertags recent book on veterinary medicine
In the United States. Writing of meat in
spection In the l<trge slaughtering houses,
he says:
"The examination is as cursory as Is per
haps permissible, considering the vast scale
of slaughtering. - The veterinary Inspector
frequently kills cattle, turns over the en
trails with a stick and examines the body.
It is Impracticable to touch the meat or
systematically examine the sliclngs. There
is no examination for animal measles.
"In the examinations the tongues of ani
mals where found foul are not cut out, nor
is It possible to examine the sliclngs or the
masticating muscles, and the heart, lym
phatic glands and kidneys are not removed
from the .coverings of fat. It Is perfectly
clear that only such symptoms of disease
can be perceived as are plainly obvious."
The petition reproduces copious extracts
from Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," and
concludes with a description of the wealth
and power of the so-called "Jieat Ring," In
which It Is asserted that Daniel E. Salmon,
the former head of the bureau of animal
Industry at Washington, was forced to re
tire, and the statement Is made that men
the rati ways must bow to the ring. The
government Is then begged not to open the
German market to such Institutions, but it
Is suggested that live cattle might be ad
mitted, as the United States government
has met with great success In combating
Texas fever.
Philadelphia Horse Show Ended.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 2.?After an
exceptionally successful week the fifteenth
annual exhibition of the Philadelphia Horse
Show Association came to an end today.
The weather was oppressive and rain
threatened during the early hours, but the
attendance was large. The program con
sisted of twenty-one events, Including the
Judging of ponies, ladles' saddle horses,
roadsters, hackneys and champions. The
final class was "the best hunter," open
only to winners of the hunting and Jump
ing classes of tbe present show.
ANNOUNCED TO SENATE
ACTION TAKEN BY COMMITTEE
IN THE SNOOT CASE.
Ineffectual Effort Hade to Have Mon
day, June 11, Set for Its
Consideration.
The fact that the committee on privileges
and elections has acted upon the case of
United States Senator Reed Smoot of Utah
was today brought officially to the atten
tion of the Senate by Senator Burrows,
chairman of that committee, who at the
same time made an Ineffectual effort to
have Monday, the 11th instant, fixed as the
day for the consideration of the case.
Mr. Burrows' Announcement.
The announcement and request by Mr.
Burrows were made a few minutes after
the Senate convened. He stated that the
official report was being prepared, but was
not yet ready for presentation, but that,
pending its preparation, which probably J
would require until the middle of next
week, he had been Instructed by the com- I
mittee to make an announcement of the '
committee's action. He then said that
alter taking testimony as to the right and
title of Mr. Smoot to occupy his soat as a
senator, as directed by the Senate, the
committee had reached the conclusion that
he had no right to It, and had directed
the chairman to make such a report to the
Senate. He followed this announcement
with the request for unanimous consent for
consideration of the report on Monday, the
11th.
Senator Beverldge asked that the request
embrace the disposition a* well as the
consideration of the case, saying that such
had been the direction of the commiyee.
To Mr. Beveridge Senator Hale responded
that the request could only be for con
sideration as, after the question was taken
up. It would rest entirely with the Senate
to say when and how it should be disposed
of. He also remarked that although the
matter was one of privilege It could not
be expected that it would displace the un
finished business or shut out the consider
ation of appropriation biljs or conference
reports.
Senator Teller objected to naming a date
for consideration in advance of the official
report, and his objection had the effect of
bringing the matter to an end for the time.
He said the committee had had the matter'
under consideration for two years and that
in so serious a matter the Senate could not
be expected to proceed with unreasonable
celerity.
Mr. Beveridge Expresses Satisfaction.
Senator Beveridge expressed his satisfac
tion with the result of the discussion, say
ing that, although no agreement had been
reached, it was evident from what had been
said that it was the desire of the Senate
that the substantial question as to Mr.
Smoot s seat should be passed upon during
the present session. He would not be satis
fied with anything less, nor would the com
mittee on privileges and elections. They
wanted the question not only submitted, out
voted on this session, and he interpreted
wrtiat had transpired as a desire on the part
or the Senate to follow that course
Senator Spooner found himself "utterly j
unable to discover any such tfesTre," and I
expressed the opinion that there would be
an old-fashioned wish to know something
a. ,ut ,. ca*e before coming to any de
clfiion.
Mr Hale then called for the regular order
and that ended the matter for the day.
AGREED ON STATEHOOD
CONFEREES ADOPT ORIGINAL
FORAKER AMENDMENT.
The conferees on the statehood bill
reached an agreement this afternoon on
that long-contested measure, which will be
called up In the Senate next week for ac
tion. The main point of difference between
the House and Senate was the admission of
Arizona and New Mexico, and the con
ferees have decided that by Inserting in
the agreement the original Foraker amend
ment, which provides for a referendum In
Arizona and New Mexico upon the adop
tion of a state constitution, election of state
officers and the question of Joint statehood
The agreement contemplates the admis
sion of Indian territory and Oklahoma with
out further adoo, and the admission of
Uorns?speci?dedNeW M?XlC? U?der the condl"
tJ?L*freeme.nt 18 alto*ether objectionable
a t oae senators who have insisted that
Arizona should have a chance to declare ut
? ^cUon whether she desires to be
Joined to New Mexico.
It is claimed that under the agreement or
conferees the postponement of the elec
i? ii 2 de*ermfoe whether the constitution
shall be adopted will operate to the disad
vantage to those who desire to keep Arizona
and New Mexico separate J
Senator Beveridge. who is in charge of
co*ferees report, expressed the opinion
Oils afternoon that It would be adopted. He
realized, however, the uncertainty on ac
count of the opposition, but entertained the
hope that when senators had thoroughly
discussed the situation they wculd reach
the conclusion that the proposed form of
Acuity0*111 WaS the b<iSt Way out of the dlf"
The agreement of the conferees Is In the
nature of a victory for Speaker Cannon over
,l.enat0r3 wh0 have been contending
that Arizona and New Mexico should be left
out of the statehood Mil and that Oklahoma
and Indian Territory should be admitted
on their own merits. It was said today
that the Speaker and the House leaders are
determined that this conference agreement
shall be ratified or that there shall be no
statehood legislation of any kind, and the
Senate must take the consequences.
CELEBRATION AT MUKDEN.
Over Opening of Place to Interna
tional Trade.
TOKIO, June 2.?Mukden was formallv
opened yesterday to international trade.
The occasion was widely celebrated. The
Chines* general, Shao, and the Japanese
1 consul general, Hagiwara, representing
their respective governments, exchanged
their most cordial greetings.
The authorities are busy drafting harbor
regulations for Tairen, the new Japanese
name for Port Dalny, and as soon as they
are completed that port will be opened to
International trade. Japan proposes to
develop the commercial value of Tairen
to the greatest extent possible.
THE BATTLESHIP LOUISIANA
To Be Placed in Commission at Nor
folk Today.
NORFOLK, Va., June 2.?The United
States battleship Louisiana will be placed
In commission at the NorfoJk navy yard
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Immediately
after taking necessary stores ^the Louisiana
will proceed to New York for her three
and six-inch guns, "and from there will
go to New Orleans, where she will be pre
sented with a handsome silver service, the
gift of the people of the state of Louis
iana.
It is proposed to have her in readiness
to sail for New Opatens about the last week
in August.
Will Accept Beveridge Bill "if
Properly Amended."
NEILL REPORT SUBMITTED
What Shifting the Cost Would Ac
complish.
WOULD NULLIFY WHOLE LAW
Mr. Crumpacker Declares That He is
Not Helping the Packers
Their Fight
The President today received the report
of Charles P. Nelll and James B. Reynolds,
who represented him In the Investigation
of the Chicago packing: houses. This re
port, as stated In The Star yesterday, will
be sent to Congre?s Monday with a mes
sage from the President recommending
legislation he thinks will cure the evils
complained of. Messrs. Nelll and Rey
nolds spent some time with the Presi
dent this afternoon. They were accom
panied by George P. McCabe, solicitor of
the Department of Agriculture and one of
the members of the committee of that
department which some time ago investi
gated conditions in the packing concerns.
The report submitted today Is merely a
brief of the information in possession of
the President and his commissioners. It
contains about 5,000 words and Is some
what general In Its character, specific de
tails being lacking, although held In re
serve In case they are needed.
The two commissioners remained with
the President some time, and prior to their
conference the President was with the
Attorney General some time, whether on
this subject is not known.
Amendment is Likely.
It is regarded almost as a certainty by
those following the course of the beef light
that the Beveridge amendment will be ma
terially modified before It gets out of the
House. The sole object of the packing In
terests, It Is believed, Is to get the cost or
the Inspection put on the government,
against the advice of the Secretary of Agri
culture and every one else who has had
anything to do with unearthing the scan
dalous facts of the case.
The packing interests have not been able
to come out and figfat the measure In the
open. They know that such a course would
be fatal, and they do not much care
whether the report of Messrs. Nelll and
Reynolds Is made public or not. Almost
all the harm to the mea^ Industry that
could be done by publication has, in their
opinion already been don?r, mud a' report
more or less will not have much material
effect The packers are determined that
the law shall be killed for all practical pur
poses, and they know that the easiest way
to do this Is to force the government to
pay the cost of meat Inspection.
The packers do not care about the ex
pense. It Is well understood that they
would not bear this anyhow. They would
take it either out of the cattle raisers by
forcing prices down or out of the meat
dealers by forcing prices up. Either or
both ways would suit them perfectly and
the Inspection law would be a good excuse
for the move.
Advantage the Packers Seek.
But shouldering the eost of the Inspec
tion upon the government would result in
vastly more than merely saving the cost of
inspection to the packers. The government
now pays about $1,000,000 a year for meat
Inspection for the export trade, because
meat cannot be sold abroad without the
official seal of this government upon it.
The domestic inspection would run the
cost up to $2,000,000 or over. This would
amount to an assessment of about 5 cents
a head on all cattle killed. Now, Congress
always kicks vigorously over the cost of
meat Inspection, and while It m'ght appro
priate for a full force of Inspectors this
year, owing to the row that has been made
over the meat exposures, it would be ex
pected to find a multiplicity of good rea
sons next year for reducing this appropria
tion, and as the meat business Is expanding
annually it would leave the force of In
spectors wholly inadequate in a few year3.
And this is Just what the packers want.
The advantages to the packers of the in
adequate force are two fold. So long as
there Is a shortage of Inspectors, they are
assigned first to the big export houses,
where their services are imperative. The
meat, truet manages to gobble the bulk or
them and the smaller houses and the In
dependents can get Inspectors only with
difficulty, If at all. Then with a shortage
of inspectors there are always innumerable
avenues open in all parts of the packing
houses tor the violation of the law Just
such as the public Is now complaining
3 The general conclusion is, therefore, that
a shortage of inspectors Is what the meat
trust wants and the simplest and easiest
way to get it is to put the cost of the
Inspection on the government.
Mr. Crumpacker's Views.
Representative Crumpacker of Indiana is
not worrying because of the Insinuation
that his bill to provide for the government
Inspection of meats offered for interstate
and foreign commerce Is In reality the
"packers- 'bill." He met this insinuation
by the statement that If the Beveridge
bill adopted by the Senate were modified so
as to eliminate the payment of fees by the
packers, the latter would" approve that
measure. ?
"My reason for this statement, said Mr.
Crumpacker to a Star man today, "is that
the Beveridge bill would act so as to <irlve
out of business all the small Independent
packers, and would put the entire beef
trade In the hands of the beef trust.
Solicitude for Independents.
"It stands to reason that the small sell
ers of beef and other meats thqpughout
the country could not afford to pay the
fees for inspection specified In the Bever
idge measure. The result would be that
they would have to close up their places
of business and hand over their trade to
the trust.
"The insinuation that my measure is the
'packers' bill' Is put forward by some one
who wants to discredit it. There Is not a
single packing house in my district,
have seen no packers about the measure.
It was my independent idea and stands
for the statement that it will meet the
demands of., the situation. I don't care
what the packers want. I care for what
they ought to have."
The Wadsworth Substitute.
The Wadsworth substitute for the Bev
eridge beef inspection ameMment to the
agricultural appropriation bill has been
completed and printed for the in formation
of the House committee on agriculture.
Until the substitute has been submitted to
the committee at its session Wednesday, it
will not be made public.
The substitute la said to follow the lines
of the Beveridge amendment, with the
vital exception that it places the cost of
inspection upon the government. It also
provides a court of review of the admlnis
t rat Ion of the Inspection and restricts the
Jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agricul
ture In the power to make regulations
given htm in the Beveridge amendment.
SENATOR PROCTOR'S CONDITION.
He is Suffering From Sciatic Rheuma
tism at Proctor, Va.
PROCTOR, Vt.. June 2.?Senator Redfleld
Procter, who was taken 1U at Troy. N. Y.,
last night while on his way from Wash
ington to his home here, was resting com
fortably today.
The family physician said the senator
was suffering from a sciatic attack of
rheumatism, and that he would be con
fined to his room for a few days only.
VENEZUELAN TROUBLE.
Friction Between Acting President
Oomez and Oen. Castro.
CARACAS. Venezuela, Thursday, May 31,
via Willemstad, Curacao. June 2.?Oen.
Gomez, the acting president. Is offended
at the attitude of reclamation of Gen. Cas
tro. who recently resigned the presidency
in Gomez's favor. Gomez wishes to resign
and has requested Castro to resmrre of
fice. The latter persistently declines to
do so unless the nation acclaims him and
congress approves of his resuming the
presidency.
In view of the deadlock, the second vice
president being in Europe and the con
stitution not contemplating the present
situation, Gomez has announced his Inten
tion to convoke congress and present his
resignation.
The correspondence exchanged between
Castro and Gomez is couched in somewhat
acrimonious terms.
The friction between the acting presi
dent and the former president is affecting
trade, but no dsturbance of the peace is
feared.
Corporations and other public bodies dally
send Castro resolutions praying him to
resume the presidency.
MICHAEL DAVITT'S FUNERAL.
Widespread Sorrow Manifested at
Dublin Today.
DUBLIN, June 2.?The love and respect
In which Michael Davitt was held in Ire
land and the widespread sorrow over his
death were amply evidenced by the scenes
In the streets here today when the body of
the "Father of the Land League" was re
moved from the Clarendon street chapcl,
where it had Iain over night, to Broadstone
station, for conveyance to the graveyard at
Strade. County Mayo.
The business establishments closed their
shutters, the shades were drawn In the pri
vate houses and the streets were lined with
enormous crowds of people, the men respect
fully doffing their hats as the coffin, which
was almost hidden by beautiful floral
wreaths, was borne by. The funeral cor
tege. which was exceptionally large, in
cluded many nationalist members of the
house of commons and clergymen represen
tative of every religion and political creed.
John Redmond, John Dillon and other mem
bers of the Irish nationalist party were
among the mourners who closely followed
the hearse. While the procession stretched
out to enormous proportions another vast
-crowd awaited the arrival of rhe body at
the station, and on all sides a feeling of the
deepest sorrow was apparent among the
people.
NOTED VIRGINIAN DEAD.
Passing of Rev. Dr. Repass at Allen
town, Pa.
ALLENTOWN, Pa., June 2 ?Rev. Dr 8.
A. Repass, for twenty-one years pastor of
St. John's Lutheran Church, died today
from heart failure following an attack of
rheumatism. He was born in Virginia sixty
seven years ago. He was educated at Ro
anoke College and Philadelphia Theolog cal
Seminary and ordained in 18(30.
Rev. Repass served pastorates at Salem
and Staunton, Va., before coming here and
was president of the Salem, Va., Theologi
cal Seminary, 1875-1884. He was president
of the general synod south and of the mln
isterlum of Pennsylvania since 18W1. He
was president of Muehlenburg College, and
for twelve years filled the professorship of
Christian evidences. Dr. Repass left a
widow and four children, one of whom is
Rev. Berard Repass of Lancaster.
SUPPLIES FOR THE CANAL.
Resolution Regarding Purchases Con
sidered by the Senate.
The Senate proceeded early today with
the consideration of the joint resolution de
claring a policy In the purchase of supplies
for the Panama ''anal, and as soon as it
was laid before the Senate a vote was
taken on Senator Mallory's amendment
striking out the q|ord "extortionate" as de
scriptive of the character of domestic bids
which should justify resort to foreign mar
kets in procuring canal supplies. It was
lost?19 to 39.
Senators Patterson and Mallory both ex
pressed regret over this action, holding thit
the use of both the words "unreasonable'"
and "extortionate" was unnecessary.
The next vote was on Senator earmark's
substitute, providing that in all contracts
for supplies preference shall be given to
domestic products, "the conditions of qual
ity and price being equal." It was'also re
jected?17 to 39.
Senator Teller then took the floor In sup
port of the resolution as reported, at the
same time taking occasion to announce his
continued adherence to the protective sys
tem and expressing dissatisfaction with the
course of the officers of the canal In their
efforts to Influence the type of the canal.
"Any tariff sufficient to meet the revenue
demands of the country is." he said, "a
protective tariff, and I consider the cry for
a tariff for revenue only as a mere play
upon words,"
Mr. Shonts' Course Criticised.
After reiterating his often-expreseed
doubts about the canal meeting all the ex
pectations concerning It, he made refer
ence to a recent utterance of Mr. Shonts
in favor of great expedition In canal con
struction, saying that "If this high official
who is getting $30,000 a year is so much
concerned on this point I think it would
be more consistent for him to go to the
Isiumus, where the work is to be done,
and stay there."
"And," Senator Hale interrupted to say,
"while the Senate Is considering the ques
tion of the type of the canal Mr. Shonts has
been presenting one side of the question and
In effect has given instructions to the Sen
ate." He added that he did not consider
this "precisely the thing for an official to
do."
Mr. Teller responded that he had not been
surprised, and called attention to the fact
that the chief engineer was pursuing a sim
ilar course In the matter of advice as to the
type of the canal.
A resolution by Senator Money, directing
that in purchasing domestic articles as
canal supplies no greater price should be
paid than is paid for similar articles when
exported and sold abroad was voted down,
18 to 34.
Saving to the Government.
Senator Bacon presented an amendment
to the same effect as that offered by Mr.
MoAey, and entered upon argument to show
that 190,000,000 could be saved by the
United States In purchasing supplies tor
the canal in foreign markets. He reached
this conclusion by estimating the total sup
plies at 180.000,000 and the tariff on the en
tire quantity at $90,000,000, the amount that
could be saved by purchase abroad.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BILL
Considered by the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
THE TEACHERS' SALARIES
Regulated by the Report of Subcom
mittee.
SOME AMENDMENTS ADOPTED
Both In Begard to Increasing Fay in
Some Bespects and Eliminating
Division of Authority.
,?e"ato on the District of
Jhe bTtVr*^ COnclu<,e4 con.Mer.tlon on
the bill to regulate the salaries of teacher*
school officers and other employe.' of the
pu-Wic schools of this city. Involving so?e
eorganixatlon of the .chooi system sjena
\Z ""rkett- a" chairman of the subcommit
tee that has had charge of thl? bill Tims
been working diligently on this bill! In
hi. early life he was a school teacher and
later was Interested In the management of
schools. In that way he showed a great
of familiarity with the subject.
When Senator Gollinger, chairman of the
committee, called the meeting to order thla
morning Mr burkett proceeded to explala
the work of the subcommittee, with the
result that tils report, with certain changes
was adopted.
In his report he says;
g?neral P"?cy of the bill as passed
iUf* your committee be.leve* 1.
Sarfi ?i* S only "-mended It in such
particulars of detail as further lnvestlga,
tlon suggested was needful. The bill doe.
not go very far Into the rea|m, of ,he puty.
"c ^hool system It seems to your com
mittee that the lioard of education and the
superintendent of Instruction shou d bjr
proper rules attend to that in the main.
There has. however, seemed to your com
mittee some very glaring faults In the or
ganization. and the committee In certala
particulars has recommended amendment,
to this bill.
Comparison of Salaries.
"The necessity for this bUl will be ap
parent by comparison of the salaries of
the teachers of Washington with those of
other towns of similar sice. Thi. com
parison la very disadvantageous to the
teaser, of the District. The comparison
of Washington with certain cltle. In the
United State. In public school matters
shows that Washington i. the fifteenth In
population, that It is tenth In number of
public schools and that Is is seventy-first
In salaries of high schools and twenty-Mo?
ond in the salaries of graded teacher..
Notwithstanding the ridiculously low
wages, the comparison shows that Wosfe
In-gton 1. ninth tn the cost of schools.
This, of course, .hows an unusual condl
tion and one that^ needs close attention. It
I. telr to m>- that Washington Is different
in this particular of having to malntala
two school systems, one for the colored
children and one for the white, and that
has been held by some to answer the ques
tion of why our cost of maintaining .chool.
Is c early higher in proportion than our
number of pupils and our rank of popu
lation In a measure the double school
system does explain the unusual cost of
?u.r schools, but It cannot explain the cer
tain dlscrepencles between the relative
amount appropriated for the teachers' Day
and the rank that we occupy for average
salaries^ W hile we rank ninth In cost.
r?n^ seventy-first in salaries to High
School teachers. In short, we are not be
rJri , k amount of money we appro
priate but we are very far below the aver
age sa'ary that Is gives to each teacher"
' Biirkett then goes on to compare
tH .w s olty wl,h other cities
. \ 1 107 special teacher, are
>_ more than are necessary
although they are doing good work and
% thls 18 a matter the com.
inlttee considers that the board of edu
s^ouTd handle^ iU"erlnt^?t of srhool.
The committee finds that there are very
small classes in the high schools and that
is regarded as one reason for the large
COBt of PUP""- They also find
that there I. a very large amount of
supervision o-f the schools and too much
divided authority.
"For example." the report say., "below
the superintendent there 1. an assl.tant
superintendent, then a principal of the
high schools, and then the teachers In the
high schools. Under that organisation
come the heads of the department, all as
suming authority In certain particular., to
the end that the head of the achoola. the
principal, was eliminated from responsi
bility and authority. Practically the same
thing occurs In the grades.
Amendments Made.
"Your committee has not been fully per
suaded that these various heads are entire
ly without merit, but It is safe to say that
much of their good will be lost without
clear and definite limitations of authority,
and your committee has inserted into the
bill certain amendments, the object of
which is to eliminate as far as possible any
conflict of authority."
The report then treats of the amendment,
that have been made to the House bill by
the Senate committee. On page 2 of the
bill the word "character" has been stricken
from the bill, and the members were unan
imous that when a teacher's character 1.
under consideration by the board of educa
tion it should be open to the public.
The bill is amended, providing that the
white assistant superintendent, who has
heretofore had no prescribed duties (hould
be specifically charged with the unification
of the high schools. The committee has
added a director of Intermediate instruction
just as there has been a director of primary
instruction and a director of high school.
Thi. does not change the number of em
ployes, but merely give, the responsibility
of the high schools to the assistant super
intendent and gives the place that was held
by the director of high schools the name of
the director of intermediate Instruction. The
committee changes the bill to provide that
the supervisor of the manual training
schools shall have direction and control
onhr of the manual training in the grades.
A new office, that of a superintendent ol
buildings and supplies, is added.
The committee has stricken out the pro
vision for assistant to the grade principals.
The committee Mate, that upon Investi
gation they find that the teachers in the
high schools are drawing from fM) up. and
that those at the lower salaries have been
In school work only a short time, and are
such as could be had at the salary at the
time. The committee provides for limit
ing the Increase of teachers' salaries to
$130.per annum until the minimum salary
in class six i. reached. The bill provide,
for increases in salaries, with little change
over those provided In the House bill The
? K. are specified: Three
one teacher from ?525,
frnU m *5?0- *?v'nteen teachers
M7? #rteen from ***? one from
f,r0m *700- seventeen from
!? 1,111 two from $776. .11 advanced to
$1,000. provided that they .hall receive only
an Increase of $150, until the full amount of
thi. advance 1. reached.
The bill .how. that there are seventy
two ta.char, l* the high and manual