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Mrs. Eliza "Wn^nnhnTJ.
As usual In the admission of States, all
male citizens are authorized to vote for
delegates to the constitutional convention,
and a provision is added extending > this
privilege to Indians who are members of
any of the tribes located in Indian Ter
ritory. These Indians are also made eligi
ble to become delegates to the convention.
The total number of such delegates is
limited to 120, sixty each from Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. In Oklahoma the
delegates are to' be apportioned to the
various counties by the Territorial- offi
cers, and in Indian Territory to the dis
tricts by the Judges of the United States
courts. The Federal Judges in Indian
Territory are also made to constitute the
final canvassing board for the vote In
that Territory. The statehood convention
Is to be held at the seat. of government
of Oklahoma Territory.
Among the declarations prescribed for
the proposed State Is one "forever prohib
iting polygamous or plural marriages."
There also ts a provision requesting the
State to assume the debts of the Terri
tory - of Oklahoma^ The constitution
adopted Is to be submitted to the quali
fied voters of the proposed State for rati
fication or rejection, as usual in such
cases. In case of acceptance, a procla
mation of the President will be the final
act necessary to admit to complete state
hood.
The new State Is to be allowed four
Representatives in Congress until the next
census, two United States Senators and
a full quota of State officers..- Liberal
provision is made for the public school
system of the State. The State Is to be
divided into two- Judicial ' districts," to be
known as the Eastern District,' covering
the area of the present Indian Territory,
"and ".the Western District,- covering- ' the
territory 'at present comprised In Okla
homa. ' The constitutional convention is
empowered to divide Indian Territory and
the land comprised In the Osage* and Kaw
reservations Into counties, the number of
counties being limited to twenty-four.
The session of the committee at which
the bill was ordered reported did not ex
ceed fifteen minutes in duration. There
was .no,, discussion and . as soon as tho
substitute bill was presented it was sub
mitted to a vote. . The votes of all. the
Republican members, except. Quay, were
cast for the substitute, with all the Dem
ocratic members against it. i Senator Quay
voted with the Democrats. The vote stood
6 to 5. There was also a vote on report
ing, the bill as it came from the House. r
the division being on the same lines as'
that of the vote- on the substitute, ex
cept that the majority was In the nega
tive. - - • ¦¦¦-¦;'• ; '
"Nothing contained In the said constl-,
tutlon shall be construed to limit or im
pair the rights of person or property per
taining to the Indians of said Territories,
so long as such right shall remain un
extlnguished, or to limit or affect the au
thority of the Government of the United
States to make any law or regulation re
specting such Indians, their lands, prop
erty or other rights which It would have
been competent to make if this act had
never passed." . '^ '¦' ¦ -
The status of the Indiana residing In the
two Territories is defined in a proviso in
serted In the first section of the bill. This
section authorizes the inhabitants of the
two Territories to adopt a State consti
tution, and then says:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.— The Senate
Committee, on .Territories to-day agreed
to report a substitute for the House om
nibus statehood bill. The substitute pro
vides for the admission of one new State
to comprise the territory now included
In Oklahoma and Indian Territories, the
new State to take the name of Oklahoma.
The bill as reported makes no reference
whatever to New Mexico or Arizona- The
decision of the full committee is In ac
cord with the conclusion reached by the
Republican members, except ¦ Senator
Quay. -*- 1
Status of . the . Indian One
of the Important
Featurea
Oklahoma and Indian
Territory 'May Now
Be Combined.
SENATORS AGREE
ON A NEW STATE
' To Cure a" Cold' in OnejDay '
Take Laxative Bromo-'Qulnlne "Tablets."' All
druggists refund the money if It rfails to cure.
K. : W. Grove's signature is ion- each box. 25c., •
¦ BOCHUM, Prnasla. Dec.' 3.— Ten pereohs
were burned to ( death early j to-day and others
were seriously- injured, here as the-result of .a
fire .which broke. out in a - bakery.' \. ¦/• ,': - -
; ; NEW YORK, Dec. 3.— C. :H.,Mackay,
l-resldenC and George /.G; -, Ward, ¦](". vice
president : of ' the Commercial :Cable 'Com
.l>any,:.and W. H. Baker aridE. C. Bradley,
vice-presidents' of 'the Postal Telegraph
Ccjn-ipany , - started J to-day*, for San; Fran
ciscp to see the beginning of the laying- of
the g hew | Pacific - cable- J to - connect : this
country :.withv the : Hawaiian and; Phlllp
plne:i5Jarids..s ;.¦,.,.' .. ¦• : --.-.-:.,- /v. ¦¦:¦
Cable j Company, Officials' Coming.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.— The Postofflce
Department to-day announced: Postofflce
discontinued, December 15: Washington—
Adell,' Chehalls County, mail to Hoquiam;
Fourth-class postmaster appointed—Cali
fornia— Cailistoga, ' Rumrill," Sari- Pablo,
Contra Costa County J vice John E. Bor
quet, resigned. ¦ • ,'¦'. '-.'¦ ¦¦¦¦'¦ '¦". -'.v; ..:-..
.These pensions were granted: California
—Increase, reissue," etc.— James L. j Paul,
"Upland, $1Q. , .. / ' \
¦ Washington— Original— ZappHa" L. King,
Soldiers' Home, Orting, $6. y " " '•":
' A ' navy order ' announces that Midihip
rii'an W. "Berthblri ' Is aetached from -the
Wisconsin to the Ranger/', i * .
An army order says that the leave of
absence ¦ granted . First {Lieutenant Thad
deus B. "Siegel, Twenty-seventh' Irtfantry,
Department of 'California, is extended one
month.'.". :. - ' ' ';'¦¦' .
Changes Made in the Postal Service
r and More New Pensions .
.Granted. v
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE ,- .'
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Mining men- here-' who are acquainted
with all parties concerned 1 are i at s a, loss
to account^ for the action of the miners,
as. there always has been the.bestof feel
iriig^ .between the 1 employes and the . rep
re^entatiyesofthe syiidicate.vbut it is.-the
general opinion t,hat- the ¦ miners conceived
the idea of holding the mine'by.force"with
the idea of eventually gaining possession
of. one • of _ J thg richest properties' on the
desert.. ¦-»..; ',*' '; -;¦ •'-..¦-..'¦¦¦¦ \.' .". ¦.,¦*.•
'A- few> hours j after he had 'departed,
.George Lane, a well known mining, man,
arrivedat the Tip fop on horseback and
•thel miners told him of .what . they had
done. - . Lane, notified them*th.aChe intend
ed to follow- Woodward ', arid": asslst^hlm.
He ] was, that ' If he j attempted do
so he would' be filled ' f ull vof lead. ' Lane
was sitting on his horse - and raised his
rifle to' his shoulder. ; The hiinera quickly
took -to "cover and gave lianeiaa oppor
tunity of escaping. ,' He overtook Wood
ward just before, the latter reached Wal
ters/ There, they met.Culllns, - and .the
three returned to this city td consult with
the. .company's attorney, v R. E. j Bledsoe. fg
This morning a. complaint was. ..sworn
out; in Riverside, j charging, the Tip Top
miners- with assault -with intent ,to :kill,
arid appsseof officers, 'headed by/ Sheriff
Coburn,^ left at 'once for the scene of the
trouble.':' ; ' "'¦;'*'¦ '¦"- "'¦¦"•¦:
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 3.— J. E. Cul
11ns, .of the *Pittsbure
mining syndicate, which owns s'everal of
the best mining properties In \ Southern
California and. Nevada, : and- C. D. Wood
ward f superintendent of the Tip Top mine,
near Walters, arrived to-day, from Wal
ters and told of a bold, attempt -on the
part of a. band of . miners to.. obtain con
trol Of the Tip Top and Iron Chief mines.
Their story. is as follows: ;• \\':\. ' .
On Monday morning Woodward arrived
at the Tip Top mine, but before he alight
ed if roin 'hls ; wagon the miners. In his em
ploy appeared; armed with guns and .pis
tols, and informed him that he would be
given just, ten minutes in which; to get
out of camp.'. They would give no reason
other than that he was not wanted there.
Woodward replied that" h& would 'comply
with' their command for the time being,
but. when he attempted to' drive away the
miners forced him tO'ieave the wagon and
horses and start ¦ on the trip (.across the
desert on foot.. • , '.
Circuit -.Attorney Folk, In^" arguing
ag&irist the demurrer, held, that 5 the State
had made a clear case of bribery against
Nicclaus, contending that •¦ he] would not
have signed notes/' for * $135,000 without
knowing to what use the money thus ob
tained was to be put. ; " * •¦ -' -" v
' Judge Ryan announced his, decision Im
mediately upon ' the completion of • the
arguments and ordered the jury to acquit
the defendant, which was done. Nicolaus
received thecorigratulatiohsof his friends
as he left the courtroom. •"¦' r "
ST. .LOUIS, Dec. 3.r-Henry Nicola:us,.the
millionaire brewer and director in the Su
burban " Street "Railway" Company, : who
was on' trial to-day on the charge of bri
bery- in connection with the; passage of
the- Suburban , bill In the City Council,
was acquitted to-night under instructions
frcm Judge Ryan, .who. sustained the de
fense's 'demurrer to the State's case and
ordered that a; verdict of not guilty ;be
retyrned- . . . "
'¦'After th^ State had rested its, case the
attorneys for the defense declared that
thy" State had failed to show knowledge
or intent by the witnesses who had taken
the stand against the defendant. They
asserted that the State - had , not made a
sticng enough case to warrant its .going
to the jury. ; ,
Give Superintendent Ten
, : Minutes in Which
.'.;¦¦.; to Depart.
Brewer Nicolaus of St.;
j Louis Is Given His
¦;.' ; v. Liberty. .-¦¦¦..;...,.';•¦ :
EMPLOYES SEIZE
RICH GOLD MINE
BOSTOM" QIRI, MARRXES ' J
'¦ '¦ BRITISH ARMY OFFICER
London Society Takes 'Interest in
. Wedding of Miss Ward and "
.'/ '''.-[ Captain *Tew. . .'-. ¦-.•..
. LONDON, Dec. 3.— An Angld-Amerlcan
: redding, in which society has been much
¦Interested, took place «to-day when Miss
Alice Constans Ward; daughter of the
late Andrew Henshaw Ward of Boston,
iiaf-s.. was married to Captain Blackburn
! Tew of the West Yorkshire Regiment. ¦
t : Reginald Ward gave away 1 his sister,
-who wore a white satin gown, {rimmed
( with pearl and silver embroidery. Cap
. ; tain Tew was accompanied ' by a number
jaf efneers of his regiment? while "a, group
of sergeants in uniform stood > on the
'chqjch porch as a guard of honor. An
*elaboratc reception was held by Ward at
the Hyde Park Hotel after the ceremony.
.There were nearly, a thousand invited
fcues-ts, Including many of the nobility.* .
COURT AFFIRMS ACTION ,.
• IN . THE HOLZENDORE CASE
Appellate Tribunal in I Washington
Will Not Take Action Re
garding Germany.
WASHINGTON, Dec..3.-The Court of
Appeals to-day affirmed the judgment, of
the District Supreme Court in the case of
Ferdinand Holzendorf against Secretary
of State Hay. ¦ ?.¦ «.
Hclzendorf claimed to be a naturalized
citizen of the- United States and charged
that he was falsely Imprisoned In an In
sane asylum In Daldorff, Germany, from
May 11, 1898,- until July 8, 1899. He applied
to the District Court on August 5 for a
mandamus commanding the Secretary of
State- to institute "vigorous and proper
proceedings ' against" the empire of Ger
many and the German- Emperor thereof ,"
for the recovery of : damages in the sum of
J500.000. The District Supreme . Court re
fused-to-lay a rule upon the Secretary of
State to show cause why the writ should
not issue and dismissed the petition. ¦ '
JURY ACQUITS
A MILLIONAIRE
TF^\ ERLIN; l Dec. 3.— In the event of
Li^J Dr. von Holleben's retirement as
, irVj^ Embassador ¦' "" at Washington,
. • which Is . considered possible
¦ • within a "year, Emperor Wil
liam's choice of his successor' Is [ Prince
Henry of Pless. The - Prince returned
from the United States, where .he atterid
ed;.the opening of the -new building; of
the Chamber' of Commerce, keen for the
'appointment at Washington^ If It 'occurs.
His desire' Wi's 'conveyed to" tne'Erhperor,
who approved- of it.- His -Majesty at
taches considerable importance- td'thW.Sof
..cial side of- the embassy.- at Washington
and considers that the "wealthy Prince,
and Prlnce.ss of Pless "are especially,- fitted'
to dispense German hospitality at that
capital. ' -
-.The Pless family, is 'powerful, and the
matter will not be allowed to rest. Prince
Henry of Pless only left .the diplomatic
Prince Henry of Pless married- in 1891
Miss Daisy Cornwallls-West, one of the
daughters of Mrs. Cornwallis-West, who
was a noted English : beauty, i •
service because of former Chancellor von
Caprivi's ruling that any one marrying a
foreigner must resign his post. Chancel
lor von Bulow*s candidate is Dr.- Mumm
von Schwartzenstein.-the German Minis
ter to China. Another possibility is Baron
Speck \m Sternburg, German Consul
General at Calcutta, who is not unfavor
ably regarded at the Foreign Office,
though. he is liable to- attack from some
quarters, as he is supposed to be an un
usually, warm friend of the United States.
,Baron yon< Sternburg's. friends affirm that
President RooseveH =^x months ago ex
pressed a preference f9r, the Baron to suc
ceed. Dr. von Holleberi when the latter, ia
. retired; -; Some such -expression from the
President-Appears to have been conveyed
to this Government. • ¦ ..-
I AN AMERICAN -GIRL, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AMONG THE
i EUROPEAN NOBIlilTY, WHO MAY SOON BECOME A SOCIAL LEAD
! ' ER^AT WASHINGTON AS WIFE OF GERMAN EMBASSADOR. v •-{•
Mrs. Reed and Miss Reed, wife, -land
daughter of the ex-Speaker* arrived, here
this evening from New York. Dr. Gard
ner to-night reiterates the statement
made by him during the day that* all
such cases as that of Reed are to be'"re
garded as serious, but adding that he
could not say he saw any immediate dan
ger to be apprehended. The age of Reed,
who, while not an old man, is yet fairly
well along in years, together with the
fact that he was noMn good condition at
the time he was suddenly taken sick, are
understood to be' the "worst features of
his case. • . , -.. . . . ; "..'¦
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.— Dr. F.. A.
Gardner; who is • attending
Thomas B. Reed, this afternoon made the
folio wing^stateirient :
"Mr. Re\d has an attack of catarrhal
appendicitis. His temperature last night
was 103. This morning it was 1012-5. He
suffered a good deal during the early part
of last night, but to-day he has been rest
ing easily. Dr. T. L. MacDonald,- a. sur
geon, was called into consultation this
morning at 8 o'clock. He did not consider
the case one that demands surgical Inter
ference at the present time. While Mr.
Reed is resting comfortably, it is impos
sible to say when surgical interference
may. be demanded... Every case -of appen
dicitis, however simple, is serious, and he
Is a sick man." • . '. • ' .'" . '. :
Former Speaker Is Still Seriously 111
but May Slowly Be
¦ ' «• cover.. • ¦- ¦
CATAEBHAL -APPENDICITIS
THE AILMENT OF REED
When the Immigration .bill was brought
up Quay precipitated a discussion over
the status of the statehood bill which
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The Senate to
day .began the real work of disposing. of
the business before it, although the ses
sion -_¦ lasted only an T hour and a half.
When an adjournment was taken at 1:30
o'clock, out of respect to the memory of
Representatives DeGraffenreid and Shep
pardof Texas; the bill, to amend the Im
migration laws, was \ \ under » discussion.'
Early in the day: Nelson,..,from the Com
mittee on Territories,, reported a substi
tute, for the omnibus statehood bill with
the recommendation: that . Oklahoma and
Indian Territory be" admitted into ¦. the
Union, as one State v under the- name i of
Oklahoma., . . '^' '. . ¦ .:
PROCEEDINGS IN SENATE.
.^McDermott of New Jersey, pointed out
the fact that the Strike Commission had
no power behind it. > He thought the
commission should be given power to
make an investigation and should report
its findings to Congress. Cannon argued
that; the bill should pass in the form In
which it .was presented. The President's
action has been without authority of. law
or_ constitution, Cannon said, but it had
been' taken in response to an over
whelming public ' sentiment coming up
from the whole country of eighty million
people. "; . - . . - . - -
Griffith of Indiana offered an amend-*
ment ; tb provide for the payment of the
expenses of John Mitchell; president of
the /United Mine Workers. 'He exltolled
the >s«rvlce of Mitchell in bringing the
strike to an end. Cannon paid a, high
tribute to Mitchell. -who, he said^. was a
fellow-citizen of Illinois, but' said he did
not j believe 'Mitchell would indprse such
a ' proposition. ' The amend
ment was voted down. The bill then was
passed without division, * although there
were several dissenting voices on the
Democratic side.
. The". House then, at 2:35 p. in., ad
journed until Friday.
'^Benton ,ofr Missouri, • a /member of 'the
Appropriations v Committee/ to whom
Cannon yielded. < declared ;. that he could
iVdt' 'support the? bill. .The President, he
sald,'*had no • legal authority, for the cre
.atlon ¦ of the commission. -His , second ob
jectioif-was that it placed in the
Pi esidenfs hands ;,wlthqut any limitation
whatever. Livingston" "of \ Georgia an«l
Underwood of Alabama' supported the bill
although they agreed that the President's
action^was Irregular. -> '
Bailey 'of ; Georgia fiaid the President
had acted • patriotically. Cochran of Mis
souri, Feeley of Illinois,' Gaines of Tenn
essee and- Maddox of Georgia endorsed
the act of the ' President. Hemeriway of
Indiana and Lacey of Iowa warmly de
fended the course of the President, the
latter characterizing it as "one -of the
boldest"- acts in the history of the ex
ecutive. ,- /
BENTON: MAKES PROTEST.
When' : the r ,Hou"s? v reconvened the ; Speak
jer. announced the ' appointment : of the^f ol-
IowIhW + committees' : : To visit -. the'\ Naval
Academy— Watkinso|jf,- Indiana, Adams of
Perinsylvahia ; arid : of MissourL To
visit ;.i l the; Military' . Ajjfede'my— Hull of
Iowa; rSteele ''of' Indiana and DeArmond
of -Mlssdurll'^'- '*; *~- "'¦¦ -¦ V-: - >
*• The; House ,then j went into ; committee of
the Cwhple,^ Grosyenor ,\ of -Ohio - in the
chair, 1 - bnd;» tQokiiip; the consideration of
the ,C6al Strike Comnusslon;. bill. Before
.began, Galnes of Tennes
.sVeV'stated'that- he -desired to offer an
jamendment. -The.. chair "havirig ruled that
am end ments '¦. were J riot in ".order ¦ at this
time, ACan'npn, vin.;; charge ¦',. of .the ', bill,
agreed'-that ;• th^amendxneat ¦ should be
ieadifdr.,'inforniatiori.<it pro.ved to be an
ameiidm^rit J to j? place . anthracite | coal on
;the' ; free'..IIstI'. l .j..--.> :^"^--. -'•.¦'-. <'¦.' - ;
..!.-sdLSmNGTQW::bec^.J^3Vhen the
House "meV torday. . the. Speaker announce
ed'.tlie'appoihtmeriti'of ''Shepard of Texas
a '"member -^he-CommitTe'e on Public
Buildings Jiarid. Grounds. rCanndn 'of HU
nQis^hairman^^of^the^Appjopriatlona
Committee, who was to have charge of
the 1 bill to 'defrayjlthe .expenses of the
An thraclfcB^' jjGoaij- \ ': Strike^ \ 5 Commission,
which ' was/j madman r .;order^ for. to-day,
havingHeen : ; detalned ; ;jn. : his / committee
room; a- recess ;¦ was taken for ten mlnr
utes to' await. 'his' coming.-. .'.
. ..LONDON* Dec. 3.— A Parliamentary
paper issued to-day, giving the. corre
spondence' relative to the evacuation of
Shanghai, by-thej troops of the powers in
terested,, only confirms the information
an the subject previously cabled in these
dispatches. _„_ __,.
~~The^nost" striking point Is the direct
' ness \wllh ; which Foreign Secretary , IJans
aowne' instructs Minister Satow at Pe
king to inform Prince Cheng,* president
of the Chinese Foreign 1 OiSce, "that the
jtapHclty In' agreeing to Germany's con
ditions regarding 1 the/ Yangtsef Valley,
while simultaneously ' informing Great
Britain that ; he^knewV nothing thereof,"
.v/as "deeply ':, resented, -and \ that Great
Uritaln 'wohld'- riot ,« be •'bounds by. any
jpiedges/iof \the:, Chinese ,:Governm?nt or
the . Viceroys whereby . British freedom
of 'action "to maintain order and British
interests :.ln the. Yangtse Valley would be
limited. '¦'<'.%'*" 'I ¦ \ ' ¦.-:':
' • A-simllar - notification was . sent to Ger
many;.. Lord- Lansdowne stating that the
"principle' of"; the "open door,*' on' which
Germany .based the proposed conditions,
was. sufficiently safeguarded by the exist
ing' inte'ragreements:' ¦ Germany replied
that she would ,drqp .,the .conditions, ''as
had received satisfactory assurances
from China. ; - _:- :'*''-'r^i"'r^X.'^
A correspondent has just concluded a
careful investigation of the situation in
Venezuela, where be had interviews with
President Castro, members of the Cabinet
and revolutionary leaders. This estab
lished the fact that in spite of their de
feats, the revolutionists, whether -under
Matos or other leaders, proposed to con
tinue the struggle, trusting that the Ven
ezuela custom-houses will eventually
W, 6eized by Germany and that, deprived
ty. funds.. President Castro will be unable
to maintain the army and navy and will
be compelled to flee. Those who know the
President assert that he will not leave
Venezuela, whatever the fortunes, of war
be, and that he will fight.'until he is
killed or is captured,; The revolutionists
ire also placing hope in Colombia, which
the Venezuelan President Is "endeavoring
to placate. The authorities. at Bogota are
Bending men and war munitions into
Venezuela.
~The revolutionists of Venezuela hold the
Interior and eastern parts :of i Venezuela
tiid the banks of the Orinoco, which Gen
eral Velutlnl's expedition has been, or
<?<.-red to clear, moving first on Ciudad
Bclivar. - •-¦ '¦- '¦¦ ;--;¦'
PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad,
Dec 3.— Notwithstanding the recent suc
cesses of President Castro against the
revolutionists, plans are afoot by which
the revolutionary party of Venezuela
hopes to stem the tide." Instead of with
drawing from the revolution. General
Matos has pledged the: expenditure of
more money for the prosecution of the
movement/ ¦ •. -•-¦'" • •
HAMILTON, • Bermuda.. 3.— The
British second^Iass^cruiser- -ftetribufcjpn
sailed for-Venezuela -yesterday, and the
second-class cruiser; Charybjols, sloop-of
war Alert and torpedo boat destroyer
Quail followed to-day. The,,second-class
cruiser Tribune and the first-class cruiser
Ardane are und.er orders to proceed to the
tame destination. ¦ '•¦¦¦¦• -• • e
The present intention of. Great "Britain
and Gertnany.ia i anake-ai*iaval,demon- - to.
stration against Venezuela itie prob
able -^seizure of. custom-houses,; thpugh
this is dependent upon, developments^ The
British FcYeign Offlte is I" still - absolutely
in the 'dark In, regard to. .any statement
made- to 'ifie Cferman Minister at Caracas
scd is somt-A hat mystified on the subject
of Germany's.' Indentions.' "1 . ¦>•',¦ r »*-»—- -
The Associated ¦• Press "- Is, able ¦ to' .say
that the European' Governments are., still
in ignorance of the suggested -TSchVme far
a settlement which •h j ad*;.o^e w n r subrii^te.d
to the authorities 'afc AVashiiSgton. •
LOISLOON. Dec. 3.— It Is officially .aa-,
nouneed here that Great Britain and Ger r
many- are taking naval measures to.-«e
cure-' satisfaction from Venezuela, "and
that" "for this purpose German wkrsnips
have already assembled off the-fdpast and
those of Great Britain will -"fctiortly be
there." '-'a^T* . *-"~^T' f:
No attempt is made to .re&oncile- GreAf,
Bt^tain's attitude with^Jt^re : n^nte Vf rom
Berlin that President Ca|jr : c>\Is '¦wilHnfe;- to
meet the demands made 'itfJqrT
Thfe. reason for the ag^rees^v'e f i^eisures ,
Is. declared to be duello tbe^factj.lhyt. no'
overtures have , yet-, be^ri xeoelVedr rrojji'
Vtnezuela toward T meetins>'thaX qountr>*'s.
obligations by ordinarN^.nietho.ds,"'r'.f'..-; f. .'
Sharp/". ; Remark's, Relate to
the Evacuation; of
: " L •¦¦'.; Shanghai zf'l
Seizure of .Custom-Houses Is
Soon Expected to
''-£ Occur.
Democrats Object, but the
• {Commission Bill la
Britain and Germany to
Bring Venezuela to : \£$
1
Secretary Lansdowne's
Correspondence Made
xTUUiil/.
'Congressmen Speak oi
Strike Arbitration
r Affair.
DELAY AROUSES
ANGRY POWERS
CRITICIZE ACT
OF PRESIDENT
NOTE TO CHINA
VERY VIGOROUS
THE SAN FBANCISCO "dki^^ 4, 1902.
Anxious to' Succeed to;the Mission Upon the
Retirement of .. Von \ Holleben; and L
peror, Wijliam Favors His Appointment
PRINCE H ENRY PLESS SEEKS
EMBASSADORSHIP AT WASHINGTON
was terminated by a ruling from the
chair that, beginning December 10, tt
would be unfinished business and that at
the closing hour each day It would be
laid before the Senate unless displaced by
a vote of that body. .-. . .'.•,/.-
The Imperative need of increased appropria
tions for secret service work is also called to
your attention.
J The revenue cutter service asks an appro
priation for the construction of at least five
new revenue cutter 3 to replace. those that have
become ' old and practically worthless.' '
It is believed that the introduction of the
decimal or metric, system of weights and meas
ures in the departments of the Government will
be not only sn advantage to the departments
themselves, but ,wiir. do much toward bring
ing about the general adoption of the system
by the public.
Special attention is called to the Importance
of pr/viding liberally for the erection of light
houses and lightships, and bringing those now
in existence to a higher standard.
-Some suitable penalty^or the willfut-Viola
tion of the law relative to the importation of
diseased aliens is suggested. .•
The department finds the so-called "Chinese
exclusion - laws" very difficult to enforce, and
therefore recommends additional appropriations
and the. adoption of the Bertlllon system for
the identification of this class of aliens.
Of immigration the Secretary says:
i The Commissioner General of Immigration
reports that there arrived at ports of the
United States during the fiscal year ended June
30. 1902. 648.743 aliens as steerage passengers
and 82,055 as cabin passengers, aggregating
a total alien immigration of 730,798. This to
tal, 'however, does not include all the alien
arrivals -during the period named, as no record
is kept of those coming from Mexico and Can
ada, except such as have come from the last
named country within one year after arrival
therein from some transoceanic port.
The recommendations approved by Sec
retary Shaw are as follows:
. The Mint at New Orleans ' is now being
operated at great inconvenience and expense.
and it - Is recommended that it be reduced to
an assay office after June 30, 1903.
It is recommended that the rate of taxation
on such national bank circulation as may be
secured hereafter by bonds issued for the con
struction of the isthmian canal be reduced to
% of 1 per cent. This will place the pro
posed issue on a par with consols, and will
insure. I think, their ' negotiation at some
what above par. --¦•- ¦''¦ '¦¦•'- ¦-'-' ¦'*•¦ • • ¦
An annual appropriation for the sinking fund
.to meet the debt of the District. of Qolumbia
'is recommended; and it is suggested that au
thority be granted to purchase outstanding
Government --bonds with"" the proceeds 'of such
Kinking land whenever it is" lmpraeticab!* -to
purchase -advantageously the -bonds of the dis
trict, kit :¦ jr t ;/.**,' * . » - = , ; - .:. -. -
The Treasurer distinguishes, as the strik
ing features of the condition of the Treasury,
the magnitude of the available cash balance
and the unprecedented holding:, of ¦ gold.
Among the notable ' events of the last fiscal
year are the diminution of revenues due to the
repeal of war taxes, the reduction of expendi
tures and the changes in the composition of
the paper currency. United States notes and
Treasury notes were redeemed in gold to the
amount of $17,482,590 of the former and $1,
274,690 of the latter, without any impairment
of the gold reserve of $150,000,000. The In
crease of the avallable\cash balance was $33,
780,563. bringing the totttt-on June 30 to $212,
187,361. By October 1, 1002. the total increased
to $221,253,394. but was reduced by November
1 to $206,421,878 30. Inclusive of the gold re
serve, the available balance on June o0 was
$362,187,361, the largest in the history of tho
department, for while these figures are exceed
ed by the records of 1879, the latter Included
in the account the . funds held temporarily
against called bonds.
After allowing for subsidiary silver, silver
bullion and minor coin not available for large
payments, there remained in the -Treasury
vaults November 1 a fund of over. $56,000,000,
which is slightly in excess of what is deemed
a fair working balance. Nearly half of the
net available cash balance, over ¦ and above
the reserve of $150,000,000,- was in gold and
©old certificates, which amounted to $103,801,
280. and increased by; November 1 to $113,
542,933, a sum far exceeding the outstanding
liabilities. -
CALL BUREAU. 1406 G STREKT, N.
W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The annual
report of the Secretary of the Treasury
has been submitted to Congress. It con
tains a complete record of the financial
affairs of the Government during the past
year and touches interestingly upon other
matters .under Treasury Department su
pervision.
The revenues of the Government from
all sources by warrants for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1902, amounted to $684,
326.28Q 47, and the expenditures were $593,
038,901 90. The surplus is $91,287,375 57.
Compared with the receipts in 1901, the
receipts for the present fiscal year show
a decrease of nearly $15,000,000, but there
was also a decrease in expenditures of
nearly $39,000,000. The Secretary says:
Sgeclal Dispatch to The Call.
Recommendation Is Made
for improvement ' in
Lighthouses.
Treasury Secretary Re
ports on the Govern
ment Assets.
GOLD BURDENS
ALL THE VAULTS
; BELOIT, Wis^Dec. 3.— Mrs. Eliza Man
nahan, a couslnof Secretary Stanton, died
tc-day, aged 87 years. Mrs. Manna nan
was the only surviving daughter of Revo
lutionary officers in Illinois or Wisconsin.
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