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J H FBTILL, President
CADET BOOZ’S DEATH
K.iISB COMMITTEE IIM'OIYTED TO
IWESPII.ATK IT.
pEMAND THAT HAZING CEASE.
I I. |(TN E AT WEAT POINT TO HE
I.OOKED INTO.
p rull , nr Nrw York YVnnl.l Ini or
Ih.illshlng Military Academy if
inuiul Practices Cannwl Hr "Mp
-,,d— Wanacr of IVnnrhlli Who
l p|o*uteri lloo* ImlMfii on lir In
* radg*ui-Arndrmr Fears No
Investigation.
i .ion. Dec. 11—In the House to
-peaker appointed the following
i to Investigate the death of
, at West Point:
i. -i- Marsh, Kepubllcnn of Illinois,
r ,n; W inger. KepubHcan of Penn
, i ants Smith. Republican of Iowa;
I*i - Demoi-rat of Now York, and Clay
( etitMi rat of New York.
itttute resolution was reiorted
f, o Military Affairs f’ommltlee r--
c t,g the Secretary of War "lo report
t . r, III! Of the Investigation he Is now
, .mg of tile Hour case to the Hotter
( iu resent art ve*. together with such
r , ..m ti latlona as he may sec fit to
make.
r rirlcßw of New York the author of
. . Kuril resolution, protested vigorous-
Ii ..nst the adoption of the euimUtute
, ... •;„n as it <lkl not include provisions
i r Investigation of the general sub
., hazing ai W*st Point, w.th n
..,. polling n permanent atop to auci
pra I.es. lie declared that the prar-
I . of infamoualy hating "plehs" at
v - Point was notorious. He cited the
r of Whittaker, who was hazed In
■. and whose case led to a congression
al investigation. Mr Driggs declared that
I would be In favor of abolishing the
,\ „ rii\ If these brutal practices could
I te stopped. tApplatlse )
tnslsteil on Invest taotlon.
M Wenger of Pennsylvania, who ap
p ,1 Cadet llonx. Insist.si on u eon
,i .- .l investigation. The gross oui
i known to have been i-ommlitisl at
t Vtviemy in the post, he sold, hid
n >1 the conviction that the officers
e* die Academy and of the
> rrr were ao Jealous of the fair name
of the Academy that they guarded It as
It • reetly as the officers of France d.d
1i the Dreyfus case. Only a congr**slon
u investigation would bring out the
f ts t: it lead to action which would
t :iver prevent hazing in the future. Mr
Wagner had read a letter from an offi
cial id the town of Bnetol, where Booz
r le' which testified to the young
r - Ugh stand.ng, physically, mentally
u morally, which recited the charges
cf brutal treotment anil which called
i r an Investigation.
Mr. Clayton of New York, a graduate
C V. st Point, said the Academy fetirs no
It: \ ciisaiton.
Th. . n of a washerwoman and of a
t lor Ire arc on the same footing when
lie- enter tnc Academy.”
Emm his personal experience Mr Clav
t* i S lid he knew that the reports of haz-
I g were terribly ez iggeruted.
Mr. l|y of Virginia favored a rongos
i- na: Inve-ligation. liecatise he belleve<!
en investigation would vindicate the
A i-temy and the csdets. Mi. Hull, chalr
n i of the Military Committee, sild he
1 tttle faith In congressional Investl*
ui ■; th.it of the War Depirtment he
t uchi would tie much more searching.
M Wanger offered a resolution for a
t i'il committee of five to Investigate
Ifi is,-, which was adopted without ill
vt don.
( OL Ml 1.1,* i:\TKH* % l)F\Mli.
ll#* Urr• That llonat Wa* hoi Mis
treated n( the \**nl •••*.
'V tshlnglon. Dec. 11—Col. Mills, supcr
-1 ’* n dent of the Mfliiary -Academy. has
•<l *-ie broadest dental. 1 is**d upon
I full Investigation made ly himself
' the report that the late Cadet fh-.ir
y i based and otherwise mistrcat
at the Academy.
Secretary of War has transmitted
( Mills' rept rt of the House Commit- ,
' • n Military Affairs with the sta-
< (hat a I ird consisting of MaJ Clen
1 m . Col. Olllsiple, and Col Clous ha <
• (.• titcd to meet at West Point
■ f ' <• i h instant to Investigate, not only
I* '•/. nisi', l<ut also the methods etti
i •J at the Academy to prevent hax-
I
Mi ls* statement Is In effect that
y ' r*Mgnntlon was attribut'd • w*ok
nd a poor record In studies Me
t* the eaiWs u.udemlc record to
l.! ' ’
‘ • • of mistreatment. The cadet had
* * •. I. prior to Auk 6. IV.* when he
I f •' flghl. witnessed hv six cadets,
•'I whom are now at the Academy
had replied to some advice given by
' * f the cadets In a ma iner to Incense
I • the fight. Two . .assma’es
U Itlfy that the 1 !t< Uiv '•*
* *in to attend the fight, and that B*x
v n no way Injured or marked. On the
rii.| v of the cadets. Col. Mills rej* U
* ’ges of hruial |oui*ding by un '• t
ht. and that after the tight a fluid
* ;• ired down Bk.x'h throat. ll** says
t n.irges are absurd and untrue.
!mm< Itatsly following the encounter, ic
hrg to Col Mills Boos fed lnt. the
•me of his fellow cadets. In oi* e
• of ai# port that he had been guilt >
' an untruth In contradicting a report
■ orporal of the gu.ind. and a>< Is*
' 1 *■ * he had shown little spirit In his
• ' Col. Mills specifl.* illy dentes oile r
gat ions.
riIIKKUMMiS.
( Supreme Court Holds Standurd
Oil to. >ol in <Onten|t.
‘olumhus. 0., Dec. 11.—The Supreme
to-day dismissed the proceedings
' J *ht by *x*A torney General Men net i
f gin* that the company was In con
~P* f t crurt having failed to com*
**tth on order .'••ucd n 18®. directing
• • •solution of the Standard Oil true
tne grounds that It* existence w;s
**• this’ public policy. The six members
•* the court divided equally.
jlntumnal) iXcius.
KRUGER'S LAST HOPE GONE.
Dui*h (.oTprnoicut Hefnifi to Takr
the Initiative in KlMmlf of Ar
bitration tor liner*.
The Has lie. Dec. 1! ~Th* !>itch govern
men? to-day Anally nnl lefinitfly refused
tr take th- hit' v. in behalf of arb.tra
tkm between the Trnruivaal and Ore.it
Britain.
The *l ifiion of the government mas
commumcatevi in an b**tween
Mr. Krtigf r and Dr. I.fjils on one ai ie,
inl the Dut'li foreign inlnatar and the
minister of A nance, N. G. Fterroti, on the
at her.
Mr. Kruger explained tt the object
of hi* Journey was to li. geminate the
idea of arbitration, and the Dutch min
ister replied that the role of The Neth
erlands in'iM be |*m >•*ive. The Initiative
belonged to th* per* it I*ow#*n, they d
-d*l When lfie Pamirs had reached a
•i- Kior. th* Dot* n p*vi nuiwnt might see
m il.< it could do.
A serenade of Mr. Kruijer by the
* h '.ri : \* 1 for to-night has been |*ro
hibited by the poll . for fear of disturb
ance.
MILM.It Will. Ill** \ITMOV E.
Ilor* Not I,lli* It rl it tliiit of ifrl-
Ltinl*r * onurfM.
Pape Town. l>ec. 11—Sir Alfred Milner.
<k>vernor of Capo Colony, tinhy received
the depuration appointed by tnc rerent
Afrikander Comer* -- t* fre#.ent to him for
ipotinnHwlwi ii the Ptidsh Kuvaroment,
the three re>oluti.i.e adopted by the Con-
D reply to the imputation's sjiokesmah.
he sakl:
"1 shall formir 1 theme resolutions to
♦-* imperial Kovernmru with my stronK
die.iiH’iuval. T •> mr* fr hv clever
men. how enjri:n • • tho pr*ent iiKlta
tlon. nnl evu ouraglhu those m k> are car
rymit.on a ho pel- • resistance.”
(f the resolutU'hs adapted at Worcester
the demands the termination of the
war with its untold misery, protests
atriiiyd the drva-iatlon of the country
and the burnimr of farms which •'mill
leave a lasting* heritage of bitterness.”
and declares that the Independence of the
republics Mill alone Injure peace in South
Africa.
The second urged the right of the col
ony to man its >*n affairs and cen-
Min s th* > of Sir Alfred Milner
Th** third pi.-dge* th t ”b
-l*or ii . r -tltutioii.il way to attain the
• nls *!• fin*sl in the two preceding r* so
lutions.'*
KNOX’S ribllT WITH l>E WET.
It Is Said a Severe Rattle la Still in
Progrraa.
Indon, Dec. 11—The Evening fhandsrd
says the battle between Gen. Knox and
Gen. DeWet continue* and that the
forces change ground incessantly.
L*tt k of definite Informatics) Is attri
bu ed to absence of telegraphic communi
cation with the scene of action.
While the War Ofll e Is reticent there
are indie it lon** that the officials have re
ceived new* suggesting ocisdderuble
British success against DeWeL
abandoned rimi to l\ill ItoHerf*.
pi it Elizabeth, t ape Colony, Monday.
D* c 10 —A numlter *f prww. suspected
of plotting to murl'T Lonl Roberts lur
ti.zr his visit here recently abandoned their
* heme* on learning that they mere shad
owed.
Roberta Sails for l.nulmul.
Cape Town. Dec. ll.—Field Marshal
l4Md Rober sailed for England to-day on
the Canada.
WANT PRESIDENT TO RESIGN.
vrn.ntlnnnl Turn In (nw litnin.i
viuilrnt. nl Tzwzlno— lor ln-
Kiitinrillnnllnn.
Birmli:hnm. Ala., I><<’. 11.—A ovia
tlonal turn In .iff ilm ha* taken place at
the *t.ite unlvereity at Tuecalooea. where
th- ftiulent Mjr ha* b.-.-n In open rebel
lion ago In fit the faculty since last Friday
heoiiua* of eifrlaln rule, laid down which
Hie hoy* held to he object lona t>|e
The court of inquiry met thl* afierncon
Tne preeldent and commandant we e re
quested to retire from the room where
the Invee'lgatlon w * being held and se
vere charges w.-re preferred agalnat the
president, whoae dlzmlsaal I* demandol
Dll the ground that he h* acted unmanly
to the commandant upon whom he I* try
ing to ahlfi at n zponaibllty. _
li |* ziatid *n the noys o.lmltteT to
Ihe f.ull.ty that they art guilty of gr<es
Insuhordlr .itlon. but that It I* n- cm.ary
to secure the need. .1 reform*. I* I* fur
thei stated bv t •• student* that President
Powers was hooted. Jeered and cursed
Crldav night anl * pelted with eoal
„ri.| I that the explanatory note
to the facility Stat'd that no dtarespeet
mi* Intended to the otft of the presl-
I* nt. but to Power* hlm*elf. Di*mi*al I*
, , mal ded by the hoyr who contended tliat
he has acted unmanly In making an al
l,.gt l , ffort to s! .ft all rent, visibility on
(he commandani. Commandant West, who
had been pr# louwly rondemiml, was ex
. onc rt<<!
The nv*t’*ln- i IJurn*l until Ib-merrow
morning without reaching a conclusion
Neither President Powers nor any m> m
iser of the facility will give out a *tate
mi nt.
THIitTY HOI *l> EYGI l.i'KU.
Ilrllgolawd the eene of Another
IHnatrnw, l.nndsllde.
Christiana. Dec. 11—Another zertou*
landslide is o eutTCil In Heligoland.
Thirty house* have been engulfol. an I
a considerable pari of the island has been
for three .lays under water.
Thus far |l ha* been impossible lo send
uti'f tho losses have not yet been
determined.
s Hill Fire In *|. I.nuia.
Bt. I.out*. Dec. 11 —A six-story hull ling
it No. 717-711* l.ueH, avenue, Otcupled by
Julius CMoser * 00.. Importers of laee
:uen Thread Ci mpany, Bi. I.ouls Pants
Manufacturing C miony. R.val h r
lanufa- tur ng Company; Agttein Shirt
n r>ar.y end Bohm Bro A Cos wa
icstroyed by fire last night. Lost liM.Wft
A mbs.sttilor to ttniy.
Washington Dc. 11 -The President fo-
I iy sen: io the Berate th* Mlw of tieorge
Von I. Myer of Mosnachuseits, to he am-
I bat,odor of the Luttwi States to Italy.
SAY' AMs AH. GA.. WKDNESUAY. DFA’EMBF.K I” 11*00.
AGAINST SUBSIDIES
CIaAY or fiFeOHGU M%KE *OHE
STKOHO roiXTS.
MEANS LOOTING OF TREASURY.
RILIs INTENDED ONXY TO RENEEri
MIII'OW M lia.
Nlr. € It) Prearutrtl Ihe *!tlr f Ibtr
Mlnorli) of lit*- I ommlllrr on
Commerce—Yeaaela i urninu Uiru
ml l Would <•*( *iiulira(
Atuoitnla— Mrioiiirr Would Not lt
-erraar Itiitlrliua—m-t inn <l tbr
Rill la N It'ioua in I'rinrlplr.
Washington. Dec. 11.—'Tb** firnt s h
in fu the ahlp *ub- iy Ui in
Serial*' ma* delivered to-d y by Mr
Clay of tieorgifi.
He i* ont* of the minority member* of
the Committee on much run
durted th* harinif> on the m*a.ure and
reported it to thi* S-matD
.Mr. H.u.uu. mho expect* to reply to Mr
Clay'* argumon*. ith\> him a pirn uiariy
tttirntlve boAring
S nator '‘‘a'. eiv *eti by Ihe miior
-It> of the Bvnate Committee on Comm* r e
to make a minority n*i th* •l
ing apoech, aaainat the bil. ll** lr>
<*laindnK that a dear onalyei i the
m-fsur vuHtld damonatiat* • ti* un
prejudiced mind that th* re up*-
by it* frJer.d* cx>uld not ' f> lm
Ther* %\u* but *ne point, h* 1 t. uion
which all men would agr#\ ind that aa*
that If the* Id,l wer ei.n tel into law It
would f.ike from the public treasury
money collected by taxation fr>rn th*
pl* of tlu United ttto*- t< tne am*unt
<f R(Kfi.MD per year for the period of
twenty year*, a total *>f |ii** o* ••*. .*nd
lh)t it would donate thD u.e * um * ihe
owner* of *h!p. engagt and in arryina f*>r
lgn tnd** to aid them in making i.vir
private hualneen more profitan.e.
He said that every member of the min
ority membership of the com
mittee voted against a favor
able report ami will vote igalnut the
passage of the bill f| prew* r.*d hii ♦ livl
orite ana>sis of th* provisions of in*
meawun H* show*a that f.r ten years
all vesswln that have been completed ami
w*re in ••xl4en<** n Jan 1. r.**** -hall
have tb* benefit if th* subsidy u and tiiat
all rompleiiil after fhHi late shall
have the benefit for twenty years.
To llendlt W|1 1 %% n-r.
Ho >1 timed that It w.m r i th< principal
purpose of the measure * increase the
merchant marine, but to make a large
donation to and greatly enhance tho buxi
nes* and fortunes cf the shipowner* now
engaged in the foreign trade. First,
he pointed out. there i* a
specific subsidy covering all whips
steam and sill, without regard to speed
or freight capacity and then in a*idiri *n
there is extra compensation to be pall
vessels of gret*er speed regtrdle**e of
freight capacity. From fheee t ibles fie
figured that a vessel of twelve kncis
speed—one of the kind that ratify ca-rlee
com. cotton, oats and f;rm |* oiucte. one
of the great freighters would i* iv !
a little m ire fhan one- hlrd of r ani 'iirrt
|wU to h swift passettger steamer never
known to carry any freight #*x. opt fine
manufacture*! good#, lie present***! a
table showing that ten-kt.o -thlfo* travel
ing two hundred and forty mlU* a day
would receive an annual *ui*dd.v under
ihis bill of 148. while twent)-*me-knot
ship-*, will h travels on in average f
five h unit red and four miles a day wul I
receive an annua! *ttbi v f Jts) The
slow* et**.mer. he argued. woiiM in a year
carry, in all probability, more tuan a
•loxen times the amount of fo elgn •o'*-
ducta an l heavy freight that w. uld ioi
carried In a fast steamer which Is run
particularly for the |ms e a*r trade, lie
presented a study of the manlfes's o{,tw.
steamers, one of the slow f ei-ht* r lig
and one f the fast claw** to il
lustrate his point, ami sal*l that h* w. i
at a lo*s to kn>w how th*- friends of the
meisure would possibly cl ilm th * his
Mil wa frametl in the Interest of tho
farmers and the producers of ihe country.
'!• Hiiain 4 nrry tle I'rein lit.
Senator Clay p-e-enlel other manlf'- ljs
lo prove hi, cootontlon tha' It I* tee slow
freighters which carry the firm po
iturts, not th* fa t llnei*: and that
the hill Is so worded iw to give
the great bulk of the subsidy
to th" fast line* Senator Clay went et
I'ngth Into ilc! ill* of hi* cone niton that
the bill 1* ao shaped a* to give very Ill
tie comparative benefit in the eta** of
,)iip*. which really do the bulk of the car
rylng business. He point'd out the differ
ence In the cargo raistclty between the
sht|M* of the two classes under considera
tion and the consequent exorbitantly high
rale per ton of freight carried that the
swift liners would rarelve. lie showed
that practically all of thi foreign pro
ducts of Ihe l"tilled Slates are carried hy
the slow steamers which would receive
Ihe minimum of henetlt under <hi, hilt
and riddle.l ihe claim ef the majority that
Ihe hill was essentially one to promote
the exports of agriculture.
He said he could ms see how If the
hill was tiMcte.l into law It would result
In any material Increase In our idtHmiii
marine. If thos:i favoring this mi tsure
had honestly desired such n nils, why
•lid they only reuulre rtir owners of ex
isting vessels claiming such sulydJy to.
build new vessels equal to 1- r cent
nf the vessels or vessel sire ,dy receiv
ing Ihe henetlt of ihe subsidy ’ Why. he
ked. If the fnereis of th' Mil weir
honestly In favor of encour iglrvg ship
building and Increasing the merchant
marine did Ihev not require that the
■ w,:ers of vessels desiring to avail inem
sclvr, of Ihe subsidy lo first obligate
themselves to build an equal number of
near ships ’ Then every owner of a ve,,c|
applying for subsidy would mtve been
■ (impelled to double hi* pres
<ni holding. and the result
would have been Ihe increase In
(hs merchant marine aid a great silmu
lu* to ship binding, bin this legislation
In Us present fotm. would, he contended,
produce no such result,
Plan to Loot the Treasury.
It looked to him like a plain proposi
tion on Ihe port of the shnsvwm r ihai
they he allowed lo go Ido th treasury
and lake nine million <’.o tars annually to
divide among themselves
The decadence of ihe merchant marine
during the pas! flfiy years lenn a-ni
lor Clay olwlmed. with ihe substtiutlon of
Iron ships for wisslen ship,. *> long as
ships were mode prln' Ip iily of wood !hl*
country enjoyed a natural a Ivantage
When, however. Iron b 'k Its place, and
the Iron Industry of th. I 'nited Btsirs
had no* been .teveloped Am. rlcan *iil|>-
bullders coxi'd not compete with the ship
huildtr* at Eng end We ought then, re
■aid. to have availed ourevive, of the
r-eults of British ski’d, bv sdml ting fos •
"Ign twit and veesete to Amerlran reglstery
If ns far heck a, IK ll had been po*|ble
for an American citizen io a-quire for- gn
built vcsse.s. there never would have ta-en
Cootlnued on El*tah I’age.
SAYS STRIKE IS A FAILURE.
beaeral Manascr Mmlgi* of the Santa
Fe fka> He Mss me iMineulty
tietttua Ogrrmora.
Topeka. Kr. . Dec 11.—General Man*
g*\r H V. Mulge of tne Sara Fe to
la v **. | that the telegraphers strike is a
complete failure, and that the road t*
findii!g no difficulty In filling the place"
in.id* vacant by the operators He Mill
retain* lit* place at the key In the goneral
telegraph offi *, however. Mr. Mudg*
said to-night:
“Our Imslness Is running normally
ag iin We have kept train movements
steady nr l r the train order system It
Ims licet) satisfactory enough to run the
trains in the *.itte way t.tat other Wt*
♦ r ro-tds rui t .to The 8 tr.ta l' tva
Mook signals, widi*' the others have not
\\ • are using th* Mock goals from Cti*-
to New ton again. I an\* the oni*’t
for r* • unpt: <i this marnitig
Th bogtis me-sag*- for operat-wa t<>
go •*# k io work to which J A Newman
mvh ?• s minis was ftirged went over the
wire-** sure cmuigh. It wa* taken *ff 'he
Wpe 111 I tie gene; ft! office lt the *h<H ld
nt H* i lda> Where it originat' and I d>n l
ki *w
All the striking operator* receive*! no
li •* to-.I v tliat their servi- es so lid no
longer * reciuiied by th** •'ompiny.
Buperir.tendent Bli**!**** c alms that there
are <miv 1* va ;cie- on the for. *- of lele
grapher* ve to fill and that they will be
filled in . short time
The comp.iiiy claims to lie able to re
ceive and care for all the ordinary bu*l
n<‘v ii.d that the road heed not fscog
nixe th* existence of the strikers.
A I II.LIVi OFF IN lit NINA.
SMiita Fe llnttflllng Fewer Thrusli
hnporin, Kati.
Emrx)rirt Kin 11 -t’halrmai) N* w
nuin *f toe !>a **rn division of the Hants
F** t|e io!irs. to-night g tve out u state
ment of freight fr.iins run nr*l load* and
empties haitdie*! through Emporia, whten
h*4 say* shows tne great lops the company
is sustaining by the strike and shows
that tiie company is making a losing
•
The strike occurred Dec H. Car*
through Emporia averaged dally leforn
the 710. after the strike. 4* far*
sfmk bundled through Emporia, ffcmday.
D****. 2. fur Kunsiis <*ity market, bw. Hvin
dav I• . ** ofiiy 13 .ire fir rnarke*.
•Silv on** k train hae been r*. lvid
from the Oklahoma division since the
>trik** wii - sllel Nothing iut througlv
fielghte are running. nnl they art* badly
*l* iv* ? K*rt> trains were handle*)
? uough Dtnjiori*. Dec > 41 on ih© 7tl,
ID on the 9.h. and 17 on the lhth
A 9VHFATIIEII( STRIKE.
in otlierhood of Hallway Trainmen
Are f nst4eriia It.
Denver. Col., Dec. 11—The local com
mittee of the 13rotherhoAjd of Ral.way
Trainmen held a score* meeting to-day
mil discussed the question of aiding the
Santa Fe telegraphers by means of a
sympathetic stnk* li w saUl that It
was practically decided to submit the
question to a vote of the body immedl
itely. The result will b* known to-nar
row
Four new operator* it Is claimed by the
istrlKei-, walked out to-day at office* be
tween Denver and Pueblo.
Tin* n* w operator at Castle Rock dis
appeared fhi* morning and later In the
lav h* walked into the station at S*-
•io ia eight miles south of Castle Ho k.
H* aald that a crowd of mMFk><l **rike
ympathlser* entered the ssatton, rleie-1
him to hold up his hand**, piacnl is rope
around his nt k, tied his h.mis behind his
li k. ther. marched him down the track
a f.'W miles **at and left him. with 1-
structlons to k * p on going.
REQI KATH FIIOM OFEHATORff.
w -
IHose an Northern l*ne|flr \%nnf
Wome l tiit>m*•• Mrle.
St Pnul. Minn.. In-. H,—a committee
of Nort * m I’acific tel* gra|4i*rs called *o
day unori Vice President and fisnertl
Manager J. W. Hendrick and present*’*,
ih* first of a number <A reqtieais r*‘la*lng
t*> wag**s. working hours and other mar
ters. There an a!out !.<**) ape rotors in
the employ of th# 1 Northern l*a< Iflc Rah
road Company. Alsiut !*• *f |Fm ar
member- of th*- Order of Hallway Telegra
phers The I'onimittip say* their relations
\ith the (ompanv are pleasant.
*a * Opera fora Are l*lentifup.
ls Angel**?-. Cal,, D c 11.-Hanf-i Fe
official* say tin* • ntir- *ytem from Albu
querque to San Flan* Ib.-o Is amply *uje
piled with operator* and trains practically
are on tlm* laf*t night the op*mt*ir* *•
’Danby inl Blake were assaulted by a
former ag* nt •* D.inby and both were *e
rlous(y Injured. A warrant is out for thli
assailant.
11. tlv is IMDHIIIIILF..
Hlnllaflelan llinle’s Eaflmnle hint
llf-nd I nlll Nmo.
New York Dec. 11—William V. King,
superintendent of the New York C a ton
Kxchat go t t-.iav the following
letters from John Hyde, rMgilstlcl *n of
the D:>artmen* *f AgrlctiUure. date-1
Washington. Dec. I<Y. reladve to the al
legcd I* ak in th** cotton government re
|K*rt:
"In an wer to your inquiry I have Just
wired th** s ip# r lntsn!eid of th* New Or
leans Cotton Ex hinge t tat I shall be
im -t happy to hav him make public ce -
tain lelegram- that have tieen passed be
tween us thl afternoon. 1 w.tuld send
you copies of tMegrims In question, but
nt this hour I cannot get arcesa to them
I can. however, give you the
uhst.it) • of tl ■in Mtid shall l>e glad to
have you mk* whatever use of this l**4-
or you may think fit. Col Hester t*le.
graphed me to Um* effect that tome time
before th* Issue of the official cotton re.
port or n**> t lay a private dlsnatch
from New York to parties In New Orleans
m .f*<l that nv ret>ort would Is* 10.flD0.fW)
*i tif*wH M> rcsfone to Col. H*iMe
w - that r.o matter how c|*.e* this alleged
ndvar - e Information was to my estimates,
It was abfOlutely Imp*>eslble that ther*
should any l*k It was all I could
do aiei nlmoee more th-n 1 could 'k>. f>
h ive my *-* mates ready by no*>n. an#*,
neither on Saturday nor even yesterday
c uid I myself have guessed at the esti
mate within several hundred thousand
bal*. 1 had r. (previous opinion *f my
own and not * von my trusted clerk waa
In p fi: ti up to noon to-day to forecast
| the estimate
”1 have beer, priding mytelf on the
vtoppsge. not *nly of any possible leak,
hu? of •‘A clam of pos-eea or of advance
Informa'Rn. and however, positive I may
be #ha! th** rreoent claims arx firtHl**!*
they are exceed ngly annoying and !
hope that f*r*s l**nt Hubbard
will *u :-r'd in following Uieoi up to their
remotest unguu"
TO TALK TO CHINA
MINISTER* % fifM Y It K till TO THE.
SENT imHtMh?
WAITING ON BRITISH REPLY.
PROVISION AI. tkfihHN)|| >T IS |ir-
IN. Alt It \ NCt ED.
I omniiMlAu I* 4 omps*<l cf %rm>
ofllrer*. hnt ilr bnwrsnirni Will
llr a* Nrarl% fA% 11 life It In |**tllr
*> MnLr It—HrKlsli *.ol Ci.*t,fNN) Oaf
nf I'm* 'ling In I % |*r *4 It ln—l I
llnng 4 Imiiu vnjfe Hr lie* Full
I’owrr 4n N anlia4e.
Dekln. 1h io -The ministers m**e to
day to const l* r th* matter of th* or**
dentlals of fh* *’h tiler#* plenlpofent inr i *
There Is every pr.r p* t that definite sicp*
will t*e aken f*r the arrangement f n
isrejimin ii v ettlenient wi'tiin a r#*as*n
ahle time, and this gr atly relieve* ihose
who realiz'd th* dang* i of proionge*) d**-
b In opening n* got I itiona.
rt#ens f the ministers stated that they
were autiuwticHft to tr• at with them **
repreentatlv#*e of (Tilna whlb* others. In
.leiing th** titrinan minister, hid i* * lv*d
no lnstri)’th>rm in the matter. AH dr* l*l
ei, however thut as -min as Sir Ernest
Mason Ha tow, she |irltl*n minister, shall
re-eive word to agr**' t th* Hnt t te
the) will romm nee t i •tMtion* with 1,1
Hung 4*hang and l*rm# ** ’hlng, unless
otherwise instruted by their hotm gv
ernmenf s.
At the me ting of tin pr \i-i.,i l gov
ernment held to-day. the Fnild Htatew
was represented by < .pf D -V- *f the
Ninth Infantry. All of the governments
havo entered Into the plan except France,
whoso representative* Insist that tne
French territory shall be exc!ud*sl from
the rule of the commisaion aiqiointed. A
number of suh-commit tee* mere appntui
e*L
I'rneflenllv Civil Hale.
Beveral high Chinese officials. oi being
asked,
army offi<*rs hive l***n appointed mem
ber* cf the <v>nirni*-'lon, It i the dsire of
the general* to make the rule civil an f*i
w tosedde. Ju(>un whs placed on the
t'harity Commi4ts*. on a*-rvMmt of the
amount of rice she • omniande# r*l In
August, mo*! of which ahe ha* now.
Count von Wakleraec h.w# turned over
HS.hOO a* the British share of the remtilt
of the Pan Ting Fu exj**dition •#> Gen
Ga*elee. who in turn gave the money to
Minister Batow to be used for the U*neflt
of Chinese who may need help during the
winter.
Li Hung Chang visited Gen. Chaffee to
day. He ways t hat him power* to negoti
ate with the foreign envoy*, though con
ferred by telegraph, are absolute and
complete.
Th*' railway between ih * Mty and Tien
Tsln is now opwi and a train <otislstlng
of four carriages arrived her** without u -
.*iler>t yegterday. Regular traffi will l>e
resumed Dec, ifi.
fl A I’FKK Mim: % I*4) I,4M* Y.
4'ourtf Non \\ aide rare Then In* tied
lllm f< ttrenl f na|.
Berlin. Dec. 11. The German foreign
office authorize* the Asikh l.n* *1 f*r**ss to
mike the foll*wliig statement reganllng
the \Ya!dersee-<'li.iffee Incident, bi-e<l
U|sai .1 ruble dispatch Just receive*l from
Field Marshal von Waldcrore:
”G* n Chaffee wrote Field M irshal v#*n
Waldersee n letter in n rough t*n**
Field Marshal von Waldersee refused to
receive It. returning the same to G-n
Chaffee. The latter then wrote a second
letter a(s>iogtxlng for hi* objection -Ile
expressions, whereupon Field Marsh I
von Waldersee invited Go* Chaffee to
br**jikfa*t and the incident was amicably
r|o*e*|."
4 II irFKK'9 % li.Oßoi h LETTER.
led Utroii* I.niikunk*’ In f*rotrf I Ma
Aualnsl Dinting.
Washington. D*■* 11 The War Depart
ment has receive*! a report fr*m G**n.
Chaffee of the Wwldersee incident. It n|e
pears that Gen Chaffee did umc some
pretty vigorous language In protesting
againwt the thieving ur. 1 looting of tne
foreign troop* What particularly hurt
the feeling" of Waldersee wa- a pointed
refer* n- *• !>•. G n. Chaffe*- to the fu t 41ihi
this imgra*eful at id unmbitary pratin'
of looting w is being InduEr# and In bv the
.ate f-*mer*. who had born** none of the
brunt of conflict and hardship.
Freaeli Will Noi I*ar4leipate.
Inlon. Ih*c. 12—The Morning Poet pub
llshes the following fr *m Its Pekin corre
spondent. dat*d Dec. 10.
“The French have refused to participate
in the scheme of a po,i e >*mmltt*‘* f<r
IVkii), formal nn#l*r tne 'ir ction of cob
Baron (Say!. In which th* American mem
ber I* Cap!. D*ld Th Russians have
been excluded because th* > no longer ex
ercise control.”
More 4 HI near 4il la-n ry.
Canton. Chi.*a, Dec. 11. —Outlawry in
Kwang 81 and Kwng Tung Is lncrea*#lng.
The official* appear to )*e losing th*dr
hol*l of the Vltuailon an*t ar*- powerl**** t*
revtore order. Pirating' on the river (the
West rlver> la in* *•* sing
4FTIA 4N THI. PHILJ!*PINEA.
Ilelle* re Tle* Will *<M>n Pre**a 4 a
Fertile Field.
Chicago. Drc 11 - MiJ (Jen. El well ,w
Otis, the Department #*f the
Lake.*!, and formerly < anmaieiing In the
Philippines, was the guest of honor at
(he lianquet of the Illinois Manufacturers’
Aflsoolation last r* fht
“The mase * f the K|"plro'," said Gen.
Otl*. ”ar- ign rant si* i fiped with super
stition, only j minor fraction i* able to
read and write 1 any language They nr*
4#
at viewed frm. • ur ?andr*ol •*. 1 w:h to
be understoed n detcriMnr the Filipino*
that exceptions are rum* root I believe
the island*, under a revised tariff, will
in a short time present a fertile field for
many of our manufacturing Industrie’s
and for considerable of our ar
ticles ef subsistence.''
FIGHT WITH INSURGENTS.
Iletavlintrnt vf I IftH I *ir) Hunted
Mia Pfeirn. Kllltna I'unrtern.
t'li 111 1* i*i*• land*
Manila I< U A driscniurnt of tti •
Fifth Cavalry bad • fight nnh a aun
dr*d ineurgrius *utrth of Hmi la ( rut Sm
kv. Th liiMirgct)!* w*rc chisel f*r
four mil* " Fourteen >f them were f*unl
dead Ta.-re were no American *mj 11-
ties.
In a#ldttion to thl* engagement there
had been several minor etifounter* be
tween Hie troj*- and th* Inaurm'tloti
ist*.
i i<* 1 State* hoq>ttal ship B*‘U e
li*e arrive*) at Cavite from Han Francisco.
Her *ffii er* sa> the comfit ion o t affair*
at th* 1-land i*f Guam hae coi f*t*ierabl>
inpr*iv*l sinco .* week ag* Dwelling'*
*i- rM**r* I tn*t the |ir*>p|e mre
reeunfing their • hi-it pa Hon* but the crope
nt** | i i-Really m, <t* stroy**l. ituaigh
•here i> i.i Itnmediate went The Kola *-
let ■ -*.(• | * 111 - flier* am) th*- \r*t'Ue h*
taken a brittle quantity of sup*
pile- 4 t. Guam Irom #‘.vn* The reporti
h* to the nuinu-i f deaths are un
■ i.ngel
The I'nited St ite Philippine C mmD
sinn ills* us **l to.lay the prelititlna y
ortlnnN of the tariff bill in < a ommitte*
of the \\ hole Mer.-hant • itiml*- a f*'vv
Th*' a itn|Hrt**r** r** w lo'hlng
f*r tin* ■!*■ l ion of iij Hui*reme (Vxirt *ti
•he Porto Rican tariff They say tint if
it l* !e •)*te<| to be un* oust ■t ul but a I they
will claim a return of alt duties |.| I on
g.*Ml* fi.-m tin. fri|e*l Htates Mine tho
• iat* of the l ari* treaty and will aDo
claim the return of m*ri . mov..** *t* v
CU from l*ie I 1-11*1 Htates I’p to the
I* -*it. him a -upei v** ling law.
HpantMi tiu len h.tv*- Iwen levied whl t
Impos* ltn|s>rt taxes on goslN from tho
I iilliml S ate*.
I pward- off havo accumulstod
in the Phliii-ptfi.* from cusluiimi juid
other taxes.
OTHER SIDE OF NEELY CASE.
Aaslstant Atlorur) (trarrsl t*hou
Wherein We Have Hie Right fo
Return Neely f**r Trial.
Washington. Dec ll - A.*i*tftnt Attor
ney General Jam** M Beck argued f#>r
tiie govei nmetß In the Neely (■*)*#• in th*
Stipremo Court *A the Prilled States to
•lay.
ll** Mr Uvxlaiv's conten
tion t' m* irdng burl' illy that. If tin
Aue r■ an eltiion sh**ull iq*lv tho torch
• f th*- Imendiary to tho hum** #f the
Cuban ie*plo un*] assaa tnate Its citizens.
oii*l then fi*'e to this country, tho 1 tilted
States, although pledged by tho treaty
of Paris to protect life and property In
Cuba during tho period of its occupation,
were in/werbss to deliver such fugitives to
the munhinal authorities of Cuba
Ha clulmed fh it tha true position was
that tills nation had tho sain#* right as
#*hsr tndeptndent nattona to surrender
fugitive criminals where It felt railed up
on from constderallone of .omlty or pub
lic policy to do s*>. Morwvtr. he claimed
that It was an Inherent attribute of *ov
• reignty. being an International obligation
wlih-h each lie)* i** ndeut state muet. In
the comity **f nations, fulfill lo another
lie . la mir'd that Ihe government, prior
t# ti* declaration of war against Him in.
had untfounly refused to recognise the
('uhan It* public |fe claimed that there
wa** a wide dist t not ton !ew**en the t#r m
‘‘pe<,■•* at)*| the ex(r*sslons "state” r
n # The kingdom of Spain ha*i ex
ecu! , treaty wNh this country an#i
tiiat ll** th la country held Clfha 1n
trist for the Cuban profile until It hal
fulfilled the duties of such trust and ja
lfie*l the Wland the finltal Hlaten was
th#- only def. to and de Jure government
in Cuba. Mr. Beck argued that, even if
a sub***qu4git military occupation cou>l
not l*e justified by the war-milking power,
it wa amply juattfled by tiie treaty-mak
lug (ow#-r.
ll*- argued hat. although (Nib. was
foreign t this governmen# In the sense
that It wa* not Incorporated .* |*ermi
neni lom*-*ti territory lnt* fhe United
State • ahje -t to our Jurls*llrtlo) an#l to
our rights as the sovereign power, the
I idled States, acting through the r'cn
mufid* r-ln < hlef. had full rights to ex**r
cl*-#' ill executive, legislative and Judicial
power* In Cuba,
With referenda t# the constitutional
guarantee a* to a Jury trial In the bill of
rights. Mr. IWn-k contends#! that they had
no *ppli’*atlon o Culm. The cnirt. after
• reply by Mr IJii!**iy. to#k the ca.-c
under u*lvlsenK*)t.
4 4) >1 RUNS NOTE W \lt FI NI>S.
llbKlniid to S|M*nj 11 ii. 000.000 fire
In South tfrles,
London, Dec. li.-Wlwn the House of
Common* went into committee of the sup
ply to-day, William 81. John If rod rick,
the Secretary o 4 State for War. Introduc
ed the supplementary estimate* of Cld.-
OuO.QOO for the army
lie a Imlfte*) the government's exiect
tions had not been over sanguine atsl 8
w* xfM* <##l that th*- sxpenditurs to
Mar* a 21 would in- Id tie elert of the out
lay the government had b#**n IrK'urrirrg
during th#- whole financial y*ir He said
tliat the government's policy was t#* pur
sue the war with the strongest possible
force and a continuous stream of supplies
so that pea# • may the more quickly be
achieved aisl t!at the government was
it vv ng for the final sum required for
ih* ai*iKrmal war.
Mir Widlam Vernon Harcourt, Liberal,
said th* Hou'c had n*s heard tisire de
(irefmlr.g; conf* “slon Th*- whole s* 'ret of
the governtncrK's miscalculations, he add
#d. was this. It wa* In n> wise a warfare
of governments, hut a onfllct of ra*es.
They shouM deal with th** brave burghers
remaining by u policy of reconciliation.
The nuppi* memory e*nmtes of £11,090 •
<nn wet* then ak)|*ted by a vote of 2*4
against H.
Th* H#*use having gone Into Gommlt
tee of Ways *nd Means the chancellor
of the exchequer. Bir Mi* hn* I Hlcke-
B# ii •xp dnad that the existing hoi
r< y. .t e |swera of the chancellor oi Iv
amounted *o £2.000,000. He moved there
fore a resolution authorising him to bor
row by wir loan, exchequer )on! or
t>.usury bills of fll.OW.OOir He said *.e
•i• I not expect to use his borrowing
P#/Wrs until February or March. Tho
reaubjtlori was agr*-l to.
Con trace for 4 sip IN*fetMler.
Boston. Dec. 11—A contract was enters.)
to-Jay by Thomas W. Lawson wl4l>
(Jeorgt W. L<ws*.n of South Boston to
build s cup defender Crownmshield w.U
des.gr. her
Want etock Exchange to Close.
New York. Dec 11 —A petition reouest-
Ing the governing *omenlttea to close tne
Stock Exchange m Monday. Dec. M, has
been puasvd unanimously by tha members.
DAILY Ul A YEAR.
h • s.vrs a CODY
WEEKLY 2 TIMES-A WEEIv.fl A YEAR
AN EXTRA SESSION
<l*l BR 'Min; MY IY*"—
I.AY IY Till; 1101 zn,
FILIBUSTERING IN ATLANTA.
lA* \ l'l:\T IY l> KIM TIC ON A
roiYT o- oh nran.
llnll of nn.l. dhrtl Trnro.Hr 1 Ir.
■*!nrr*rl Hio 'hnnrdr nbottlil llnlo.
I*r|inl Hill Itrfrrr**| •, , i .■ nimll
- li Hu, —ll ui I h.nrrr—lf
T’hrrt- I* nu I nlrn Yo,*loa lint.
< nmllf-r *■,. Ii i on I <ti.i,|iinlr
fltr* In i lull.
All.ilrtn. I r-. I) . Th, >< i nlul o,y vnir
pla.vnl n promUirn |,. ( rt m ihr> l|..u-o
10- , * tilt'd Ir'Uilol H' I Ihtl.K IrOlllff
rtooo until I lio nflt mimn nooMoft
Tdo Hf-ortin * 'ommirirr wan (or* to bring
up Ido 8..,,1i0r' llomo bill ih" tlrxi ihliiif
ililn nninilnv. anil ,ifirr that tho il"i>ot
hill, but 11, i, j,„ Hall an.l hi lolh wora
linl nol ,ilit I boor hllln lo , om. up m.J
Ihor bn,.in lo ItHbiinirr.
■'lf- Torifn or of \\ nrr "Trinity tn-nlo tho
l.int of or>hr on tho ,al| for tho ayoo
ati'l myn to ,iihn o man to ozplzln lit,
'*iti*. ( iai Iho irtll wa, out trf or.lor. aii*
Iho "OOMttlltlon Of tho HUttO .tl,I not Ilf
'(•..•I t.ini Iho rail .liouhl iin oii,trilti"i* or
own arlnri for on oollaloral itimationa
?r 1 1* ‘ IK' 1 f UrilO Ihit HOI . r,rf th" |,Htlt
of fiirtor. atrl iii a vory pollio ti) tnnor Mr.
room*" np|i...t|o.| frian th.. ,t, |..,ai of tna
ii-ilr I tir apt" ,tl Irrouaht on a ,r*‘,t
■li bat". I’mmimfil monilirr, of tho Homo.
liartl. lpnlo<l tn tho ilbM iiooion. atul tho
l.irtlni". arlai ni" osl t*io gtioatlon frnvn
rvorv t.rlni ..f vir-w Thi aali.rlc* worn
PO'Ttorf to tholr UlreCHI " ll'U 1110,
Mi I "*mho! nnolo iho lomtlng nrfumrnt.
11- l' r "O"0ti l hi, ,|i|o of iho qiiNotlon In
n a bio manner an,l on, which hart
real drml of effect.
Mr. llnll Hiod Trnra.
Mr Hall a|ipr i|„| to Orel to rlnfeat tha
ai**)4,ij ao 1., |,| |t waa hihlna away iho
lllTorly of C otirUn. iMirln, hla upeoclt
Mr Hall, lot tho mat time iluiliik hla
'"rni In the la*atl,.titr*' oho.l toira. Ila
w.io olti.-r-re In bin remark, uinl hi. artfii*
tiicnl wa \ory forceful aaainal overruling
the Hjieaher.
*l<*> Heahom VVrahl t Vloyrl mail*
i* l ' l **f *he fin. t ,|MI hea on Ihe ipiealbin
e'.-r lieanl In the llouae ||e nakio* Mr.
Hill If Ihe major!'y *h il>l rue and 'hat
Kent|. moil rail) no lie raked him ir the
minority ,tinukl rale, and that gentleman
.aid yea. Thin ezpreatdon from Mr trail
caneed Hatonlahmeiit even among hla fol
lower,.
'lr B’tight then prueeeled to giva hla
view. So elcrpient wa. hi, aoerv-h that
the callerfe, frequently thundered with
applan.e and vtn memliera of itie ml
norli} !yt-l to join In
Speaker I.ittie annoimnetl that ha would
allow no flllhu.terlng on the motion to
HPfiea] and he p omtplv M|urlchml Mea.ra
llill and FVlder of Bllib comity when
they atlemplod to delay the vote The
choir wa* anrlaliied by a vole of 79 to 7t
and Ih" fllliiueterlng eimitnued.
To t irufer uu Iteprrt Hill.
At Ihe iifiorn,T.n nemlon the flllftoefer-
Ihk canie up aaidn. Mr, iMlller of Mua
1-oKee Infrmtucrrl a resolution to alarlleh
rule tl of Ihe ll Hi-e which alkiaed a mean,
tier lo .-zidnln hi, vole If Ihe rule la
ahoilahed ll will do away with nilbimter
ln The rooojtitliMi had to lie on Ihe table
one dav before U lnr taken up.
A the flllhuaiorttiK onntlnuiit Mr. Park
of tirnrri" off reed a nwoltMlori that Mr.
King of Kutton, Mr HtKo/ of Wawhliw
ion, Mra Hall of Itlhb, air. Miller f
Muarogeo. and Mr. \\ rigiil of Floyd, and
Mr Mitchell of Thomaa, lie aptnitnted a a
a committee to confer In regard lo the
depot bill and reach Min.- agreement aa
to how It eltould be pul mi It* |ia*aage.
The renriiilloti wa* ununlntoualy adopted
atal Ihe cohitnlttee will meet early tremor
row morning.
In ihe meantime the laz act waa taken
'(> H WMM read Until the hour of adjourn
in'nt ai rived It will be completed by 9
o'clock to-morrow and will N- arm trnme.
dlately lo the Sena le. If no more ftithustar
tng oecura.
Talk of an F.atra Yeaalon.
If nillbualeringoreiirtt, 'h*' fl"vertior will
luive lo call an extra ac-elon and he baa
ttaled If he "all, an extra eemlon he will
have to limit the H'mtie io the dt*ciiaalon
of Ihe lax act only.
The fate of Ihe .U'laa bill hang* tn tha
balance and the Indication* now are (hat
It will nol ti*- To-morrow I* the la*t
day on wlm It It . in pa*a Ibe Houae m
lime lo he dlutwwed of hy the Senate.
There ore about noventy-flve Im-al htlla
I lending which will piobably not be reaeii
,d.
Mr Hardwick of V.'a-ninginn morel
tlnt night *eaah.n* tie h‘ld until the cloae
of /the * *!on The motion twevalled.
The t.an I ll.' mil.
The Military F inmiltee of the Tfonee
will tiemorrow morning cutmiit a favirriu
hie report on the blit to change the Ha
vaniah Volunteer Quanta ftom a battal
ion of Infantry to a lit'ry of artillery,
deepltc the fact ttail W H Olwar la
op|io*od l It. The hill ha* ra**rd tha
SiWMle and. If po.alble, it will be brought
to a vote In the Houae.
MIYOKM THIKD YIICTOK.
Ytan on Trial for Iturder klwahed
Him,elf With n Knife.
Mat on. Dec, ll,—l Minder, who fa in
Jail charged with the murder of Andrew
Mahoney In a tailor estahilehment In 00.
lober, and who, only plea of derfenaa la
that he wa* Inmnc with anger, atabhed
him,elf eighteen time, tn hla cell at h*
Bibh county jail, during the noon recaaa
of court.
Hl* trial had been begun In the morn
ing. ami the evidence *• * nearly all In.
Ir. Home unaccountable way, he aecured
a email knife, and afier eating a good
dinner at tte jail, during the dinner hour,
he Mtedicd a -tgar.
Suddenly one of the priaoner* began
calling for help, and K waa found that
Minder wa* plunging the enntll hlada
of the ktdfe Into hla left bream In the
region of the heart, he alao ,la,hoi hla
right WTtat. aa tf trying to cut the art
tery.
Phyilclana were summunded. and 4hey
pronounced the wounds rid dangerous, as
not a great deal of blood waa spilled.
Take, In I’arlUe Oil Company.
Bon Franctoco, Cal., Dec. 11.—A special
from Los Angeles say, the B andurd Oil
Company has acquire! nil of Ihe Intsresta
of the partite Conss t>M Company. The
pnrrchase price 1* , ltd to be in tha neigh
borhood o l tI.UN.OUh