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New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
TRIAL OF THE HOLLAND BOAT.
HER PERFORMANCE ON THE POTOMAC WIT
MESSED BY CONGREssMEN AND NAVAL
OFFICERS.

Washington March IA large party, Icluding
members of the Senate and House committees on
Naval Affairs witnessed the performance of the
Holland submarine torpedo boat to-day. The party
was accompanied by Mr. Allen Assistant Secretary
of the Navy; Admiral Dewey and other naval nffi-
GERS. The Presidents yacht, the Sylph. conveyed
them down the Potomac to a point near Mount
Vernon where the torpedo boat, after pre-
liminary manHuvres, made her dives The party
on the Syph followed alongside. and noted the
boats movements. On her first dive. she remained
submerged for ten minutes, going in straghtaway
course appa arently mile. Coming up after this
run. she discharged torpedo from her torpedo
tube at IN ina ginary enemy's vessel and then
turning made another dive and dis
tance away. Following this, she made a success
sion of short dives. being submerged four or five
times. Admiral Deweys secretary. Lieutenant
Caldwell was on board the boat. The Congress
so far as could be determined without being on
board
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
COST OF SHIPBUILDING.
MUCH HIGHER HERE THAN ABROAD, SAYS
CHARLES II. CRAMP.

Washington, March IA CspeciaD.-Charles H.
Cramp, the well known Philadelphia shipbuilder
while at the Capitol to-day mentioned the inter
view published Monday, in which Senator Frye
discussed the relative cost OF building ships in the
United States ard abroad. Asked if he indorsed
what the Senator Said as to the comparative cost
of American and foreign shipbuildlng Mr.. Cramp
replied
Most emphatically, The cost of building mer-
chant ships is from Is to 25 per higher in this
country than 1t is in other countries. and Il will
remain so as long as the present restricted demand
for merchant ships continues In the United States.
Our only hope of becoming a great maritime Ma
that has been favorably reported each branch Of
Congress From a builders point of view l know
nent benefit to the Nation, and would inaugurate
our maritime resuscitation. There need be no fear
vored. The bill prevents that very thing. 1t gives
the same chance to each. and there Is no monopoly
possible for any one
1 notice that Senator Frye in his interview dis
cussed the relative cost of American and foreign
warship building. The general public may not be
aware that the United States is the only nation
warships All other countries allot the construction
of their warshps to such builders as they are
is either fixed by the Government at the opening
of negotiate tions arrived during them The con-
tracts made without competition, and the sys-
tenn has always operated satisfactorily abroad
The newspaper editor whom Senator Frye was
answering had suggested that orders had been
given for warships in this country by foreivn Gov
cheaply here elsewhere. But that was not the
reason all. The placing of such contracts by
all their own warshps Is matter OF sentiment
and confidence very largely. Strong pressure was
brought bear on Russia to place all OF her OUT
side orders in Germany and In France where the
great Russian loans had been secured And finally
orders were placed there because of that sentiment
very largely. But as to our firm. 1t SO happened
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

Washington March 1.-THE following Army and
Navy orders have been issued
ISAAC ARNOLD Ordnance Department; Major
CHARLES F. POWELL. Corps of Engineers. and
viii Allegheny Arsenal TO fix the value Of
within the reservation of Allegheny
Arsenal be transferred to the Allegheny Valley
Railway Company at Pittsburg.
NAVY.
Ensign D. NJ GARRISON detached the Philadelphia and
granted for three months
Rear-Admral A II. MCCORMICK. retired from March 90
Captain c. $. COTTON. detached command the indie
pendence, home and wait orders.
Captain W. II. WHITING. detached captain the
yard. Mare Island California, and to command the
Independence
Captain NJ MILLER. TO duty captain of the yard
Navy Yard. Mare Island.
Lieutenant A. N WOOD, Independence and
Branch photographic Office Portland. Ore, March
II. Additional duty inspector OF equipment,
tie Wash.
The following officers the solace ordered
home and wait orders: Lieutenants A. W. DODD
w. V. BRONAUGH. J. G. QUINBY w. w. BUCH-
ANAN, II. G. GATES. L. r. DESTEIGUER, L. A.
KAISER, L. A BOSTWICK. W. X. HARRISON
NJ. II. SIGNOR, Leutenant-Commanders j. c. GILL
MORE and c. f. VREELAND
following officers OF Solace been ordered
to the Mare Island Hospital for treatment: Lieu
tenant Commanders w. r.. A. ROONEY r. H
NJ. G. GARGAs r. SPEAR and Paymaster z. W
REYNOLDS.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
HAGUE TREATIES NOT RATIFIED.
SOME DIPLOMATS IN WASHINGTON THINK
THE CONFERENCE A FAILURE.

Washington March 14.-In diplomatic circles
here an unpleasant suggestion has been made
to thl effect that The Hague Conference has re-
suited in complete failure, and that even the
limited programme agreed upon is never to be
perfected. The basis for this view is the fact
that up to this moment it is not known officially
that a single one Of the Powers represented in
the conference has ratified the three conven-
tions prepared there. Treaties require that each
of the parties in the conference shall be in
formed when the others ratify the conventions
No such notice has reached this country.
So far as the United States Is concerned only
one Of the three treaties has been ratified by the
Senate. and even in that case the formalities
have not been carried to completion. 1t is prob
able, however that the appearance in Washing
ton Of the newly appointed Dutch Minister.
bringing with him the official copies of the con-
ventions, may result in further action by the
United States on them
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
THE TARIFF IN SAN JUAN
APPROVED BY MANY OF THE LEADING
BUSINESS MEN.

Washington, March IA (SpeciaD-The first news of
the passage of the Puerto Rican Tariff bill re-
ceived and published in THE San Juan News of
March g. On the following day there published
in the same newspaper interviews with number of
leading business of San Juan the bill. Some
of them follow:
George s. Latlmer of the firm of Latlmer e. Fer
tariff will be better than free trade. He said a
News reporter: Il am pleased to have this mat
ter of customs tariffs nearly settled It will
bring about great change for the better in the
welfare of the island. The great trouble has been
that business have felt the uncertainty which
has been prevalent because of the trade question.
Now that the policy of the American Government is
definitely known the present tension will be
lieved and business will begin to BOOM"
ber of business men on the Tariff Bill and l can
tell that they are all delighted to have the question
Gently prevailed has ruined the business OF the
NJ Towns, of the Puerto alean sAlns American To-
hscco because we could not AFFORD to ship under the
up se viii the {
A. Berg said The Is per cent tariff riff is Is good
made up on the internal revenue tax; suppose"
Mr. Arnold of the Colonial Bank, said Per
pngley tarifr % Fifteen per cent viii not be enough
the needs OF the island still the main thing is
to have have had Congress pass favorably on the bill
Goods have held back all over the island wait
ing for this tariff question TO be settled Now there
will be a great deal of sugar and tobacco shipped
which has been stored up"
per cent would have been better for the interests
Of the people large. They are. however. pleased
extent tne fee1e s pef the present hard times
genera that the passage Of the bill is the best thing
that could happen for Puerto Rico The majority
Of business think that The Is = per Free cent of
with q high internal revenue"
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
WRECK OF ALASKAN STEAMER WoLcoTT
PASSENGERS AND CREW ALL sAvED-vEssEL
TOTAL LOSS


Seattle, Wash, March 1.-THE steamer Excelsior
arrived this afternoon with Captain Snow, the
passengers and the of the Pacific Steam
Whaling Company's steamer Wolcott which
wrecked the night of January 81 Karuk.
Alaska. All were three days on the beach at the
foot OF a glacier, in the snow and rain. without
shelter, account of the unusually high tides,
but the fourth day managed to get away in
the ships boats to Yak Bay, where there is a
salmon Cannery. They reached the cannery on
February and remained there till February q.
when the Excelsior came along and picked them
up. The Wolcott is a total loss She struck at
night rocky point half way between karluk
and Yak Bay in, a howling northwest gale Pilot
Keen the bridge at the time. Captain
Snow rushed deck. backed her off. but she began
10 fill rapidly. The engineer reported he could
keep her aaoat only twenty minutes, and the
captain then directed to beach her.
The passengers put safely ashore in small
boats through heavy surf. Food and blankets were
got out of the ship. Among the passengers on
the Wolcott George c. Mayon and wife, of
Unga. He is a son of superintendent Thomas
Mayon, of a mine at Unga, who came down on the
Excelsior from Unga. A $4,000 brick Of gold from
the mine saved were also the mail and
baggage
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

that the Russian admirals and Navy Department
officials friends of ours, and had had expeTi.
ence with work 1t was largely on this accouh,
that were selected the first firm to receive a
contract outside OF Russia for modern battleshp
and first class cruiser for the Russian Government
and this, too, upon own designs, plans ana
specifications.
The Russian Government acts precisely as otner
European Governments do In the matter OF letting
contracts for warships. 1t does as private indi-
vidua would. without advertising and without
public bidding 1t is the reputation of the builders
that leads to drec, negotiations
In 1877 the Cramps rebuilt the engines of the sec
ond class Russian cruiser Crayser, and in 1873 the
same firm altered three merchant vessels for the
Russian Government into vessels. and built
for Russia one small first class cruiser. the Zabaca
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

Washington, March IA (SpeciaD.-The War De-
partment has received the following official state
ment Of the number of foreign vessels, their ton
mage and the flags under which they sailed. which
entered and cleared at the ports Of the island of
Puerto Rico from the date of American occupation
until December 81, 1899
Vessels entered-American 443 tonnage 3ss, ,Os5;
Spanish 254, tonnage 496 512 German 137 tonnage
PA 440: French 114 tonnage 9429 British 204, ton
mage Haas: Italian 16 tonnage 3ls99; Norwegian
lean II; tonnage es7; Dutch H. tonnage 62i; Portu-
Haytian l. tonnage 4 Danish 9, tonnage 75s.
Vessels cleared-American 3ss, tonnage Ss4.1T;
207 434; French ia tonnage oO57S British 2l1 ton
mage 25s75 Norwegian l6, tonnage o,7a4; Danish
9, tonnage 7sl Dutch IL. tonnage 634; Dominican
a. tonnage 544; Portuguese l. tonnage 4S5: Vene-
zuelan 6. tonnage 410.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
STANDARD CHAIN COMPANY oBGay1zrn

The organization of the Standard Chain Conn,
pany was perfected in this city on Tuesday when
nine manufacturers turned over their pronertv m
the company and elected officers and directors
me company Is capitalized at 100000 and is COM
posed of the following firms:
hayden Saddlery Hardware Companv in
fIpdins re rolling mills Columbus. Ohio: Franz
Franz Kren Chain Company St Marvs 6bio:
Baker @Baker chalp and Wagon Iron Manufacturing Com,
pany, Allegheny, Perm; Garland Chain Comnanv
Rankin Station. Penn: Dover & MalIery Carlisle
renn. John G. Schmidt & Co.. York Penn: Mes
Chain Manufacturing Company, York Penn and
Lebanon Chain Works. Lebanon, Penn anu
The combination represents 20 per cent Of ma
chine made chains produced in the United States
Inc main offices will be in Pittsburg. Penn The
following officers and directors were elected. O.
Schmidt. president: A. s. White yice-presi5ert. =
l. Davis; general manager; Robert Rignev treas g.
urer, and Robert Garland. secretary: direStars
s. White; G. r. Flint, Ii. W. oliver, j. G. Scbn,,i6t
Charles l. Mes j. r. Davis, c. II. Hayden Peter
Wertz. +. F. Culver, Franz Krein FL, aruyood
Robert Garland and O. L. Gubeman "''u'
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

nlent TO IL providing for free trade between the
United States and Puerto Rico and declaring
that the right of free trade existed by virtue
OF the provisions of the Constitution OF the
United States. IL is presumed that this amend
r1ent will be pressed by its author and IL so the
constitutional question in the proposed tarih
legislation win be Immediately brought before
the Senate for discussion and ali proba-
hiiity for determination SO far as the Senate is
concerned. OF course. the majority might and
probably would regard the amendment as map
propriate or untmely in view of the programme
arranged in the caucus and vote ii down FOR
that reason, unless, indeed. il should be held
subject to a point OF order, and so ruled out
IS inadmissible. In any contingency that might
arise IL would be Ultimately defeated. for nearly
all the Republicans who advocate free trade
with Puerto Rico are opposed to Mr.. Aliens
theory Of the Constitution. The amendment,
however will furnish an occasion for much de-
bate. that the second subject the pro-
gramme may not be reached soon as is now
expected.
HARMONY COMMITTEES TASK.
The discussion of the Civil Government BILL it
is expected will consume a week ten days
at the least that in event is il probable
that the Harmony Committee will have less
than a fortnight to compose and smooth away
existing differences in regard to the Tariff bill
II the proceedings Of the caucuses of yesterday
ana today afford trustworthy indication, the
committee on Harmony will not be likely to
get through with its task long before the ex-
piration of the time mentioned. The friends of
the mouse Dill now feel pretty confident that il
VIII eventually be passed by the Senate without
material alterations. There are Indications
they say. Of reaction against the denunciations
of the House on account of its action. and they
hope for gradual subsistence of the clamor
against it, as the nature and purpose of the
action become fairly understood.
san Juan newspapers of recent date received
to-day by several Congressman contain inter-
views with number of substantial business
men or the Puerto Rican capital who are not
interested in the speculative prices of sugar and
tobacco. who speak in almost enthusiastic terms
OF approval and commendation of the tariff
Dill sent 10 the Senate by the House of Repre-
sentatives. These interviews are probably
falrer representation Of the prevalent views and
pubic sentiment in Puerto Rico than are some
OF the petitions received here since the discus
sion or the subject began, and they may do
something toward convincing those who have
been denouncfng the House for its "ungener-
GUS, unfair" and oppressive" action that
they have been mistaken.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
DEATH OF MISS CATHERINE w. BRUCE

Miss Catherine Wolfe Bruce died at her home
NO $40 Fifth-ave.. on Tuesday evening. She was
a daughter of the late George Bruce. Miss Bruce
was the donor Of an endowment to the Astronomic
Society of the Pacific for a gold medal to be
awarded for distinguished service astronomy
The medal is awarded annually to one person out
OF list of astronomers nominated by the d.
rectors of the Lick the Yerkes and the Harvard
College observatories and of the observatores OF
Paris, Greenwich and Berlin.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
SWEARS HE MADE A FALSE AFFID1TJT

Paul Edwin Muller, nineteen years old +astteas
in the trial of a damage action OF William, Con-
molly against the Metropolitan Street RatIw,v
Company, before Justice Giegerch, in the sunren,e
Court, yesterday, thai he had made a false n
davit in favor OF the plaintiff to Mr. Bootb ora
of Connolly's attorneys '"' one
Muller said that at the instance OF n rriara
Ihomas McCracken he had made an anna ~.
that he was In the car, from which ConnoIIy.
ised him II Connolly recovered $4,000 Pi"-
Connolly swore that he never met MullAr p,,u
McCracken introduced him when Muller s.iS ~.
had been on the car and had seen the aSSiSap. o
He believed Muller had been there ~iueh''
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

GOVERNING COMMITTEE sUsPENDs CHARLES l.
HUDSON FOR THIRTY DAYS.
Governing Committee of the Stock Exchange was
yesterday suspended by that body from the priv
ileges of the Exchange for thirty days In the ex-
citement following the announcement of the reduc-
tfon Of the Sugar dividend week ago last Mon
day, Mr. Hudson, who is specialist In Sugar be-
came involved In dispute with Florence Finnegan
the clerk in charge of j. S. Bache Co s telephone
on the Exchange floor, the of the trouble
being misunderstanding concerning the execution
OF an order from Bache & Co. for the sale of some
Sugar stock In the course of the controversy Mr.
hudson, as alleged. struck Finnegan In the face
The hearing of the complaint based upon this
charge resulted yesterday. already said. in the
suspension of Mr. Hudson for thirty days the
maximum penalty for the offence
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
THE FRENCH RECIPROCITY TREATY
GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE WILLING TO EXTEND
THE TINE FOR RATIFICATION.

Washington March 1.-THE State Department
has been advised of the willingness of the French
Government to extend the period OF time allowed
for the ratification of the pending French reel
procty treaty. In the absence of agreement OF
this kind. the treaty would fail March "a through
the omission of the necessary ratification. Ihe
length of the extension to be granted has not yet
arranged
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
MANY TOPICS DISCUSSED.
DEBATE ON THE DISTRICT BILL. BORE NO
RELATION TO THAT MEASURE.

Washington March 1.-THE time for general de-
bate on the District OF Columbia Appronrie tiop
bill, which taken up in the House todav ros
occupied by members in a series of set speerhes
Mr.. Adamson, Of Georgia. discussed the Nicaragua
Canal; Mr.. Cowherd of Missouri the Phipnina
question; Mr.. Howard, Of Georgia. questions re-
lating to the Philippines and the open door, mol
icy in the Orient; Mr. Rucker. of Missouri the
edVisa biitE or eecting Senators by the people and
Mr. Boutel, OF Illinois, replied TO Mr.. Cowherd
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
PROF. PIcTEL LECTURES TO ENGINEERS

Professor Pctet. who recently invented process
for the cheap production of oxygen gas from LIQUID
air gave a lecture last evening before the Ensi.
neers' Club No 374 Fifth-ave. The lecture was
listened TO attentvely and the experiments were
viewed with keen appreciation.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

MRS. ELIZABETH RAY VAN RENSSELAER,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ray Van Rensselaer,, widow of
General Henry Van Rensselaer,, died yesterday at
her home. No. 80 East Ninth-st. Mrs. Van Rensse-
laer was in her eighty-hfth year. She was a
daughter of the late John Alsop King. The funeral
will take place at the Church of the HOLY Com
munion on Saturday morning at II o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
PUERTO RICAN CUSTOMS RECEIPTS

Washington. March IA (SpecaD.-The total re-
ceipts for customs at all the ports of the island
Of Puerto Rico for the month Of January, accord
ing TO the official returns received at the War De-
partment to-day. amounted to 1854 SO. The col
lections by ports follows:
San Juan $780, 43e IA; Ponce s19. .4Ol 49, Mayaguez
Sc 1O2 Sc; Arecibo S2546 44 Arroyo 81 063 IA; Aqua
dilla siS7 81 and Huuacao, 81. .I22 S6.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

The condition CrOtOn water 4. frinbfful.
phone To the Hygeia Distilled Water Co ONCE
3sy w. 18th St. 10 deliver rsadencs OF ol.es .
supply OF Hygeia Water. Tel 2os2 Spring
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
GOLD BILL BECOMES LAW.
SIGNED BY THE PREsIDENT-PLAN FOR
REFUNDING PUBLIC DEBT
ANNOUNCED.

Washington March 14.-President Mckinley
signed the Currency bill at 1916 o'clock this
afternoon thus making it law. Mr.. Overstreet
of Indiana, who was in charge of the bin in the
House. arrived at the White House about five
minutes before that time. and was shown into
the Cabinet room, where he Joined by the
President who, after inquiring il the bill had
been compared with care, affixed his signature
TO it. At the same time he recalled TO those
present the fact that many of the important
financial bills passed by Congress had been ap-
proved on the 14th of the month. He spoke of
the Sherman act the Resumption act and now
the bill which was before him. In signing the
bill the President used gold pen and
holder which Mr.. Overstreet brought with him
for the purpose
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
1T is USELESS TO WRITE TO A WOMAN

and qualified medical practitioner Offers OF "inedi-
cal advice" arc made by those who give what
they offer because they lack the medical training and
professional qualifications Of physicians. Yon will
your property 10 the of irresponsible peo-
pie. VIII yon trust your health Inquiry will show
that offer made by any advertising physician can
compare will, that Of DR. r. " Pierce chief consult
ing physician TO the Invalids Hotel and Surgical
institute Buffalo n. Y Sick women can consult DR..
Pierce by letter free All letters read and an
swefed in strictest confidence. II you suffering
from disease of the woTuanly organs write 20
DIP q " PIERCE BUFFALO. NY
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

RUPERT AND WILSON VOTED FOR REPORT
Washington March 14-It appears that Repre-
sentatves Rupert and Wilson, Democrats of
New-York, voted for the conference report on the
Financial bill yesterday. Their names were in
advertenty omitted from the list OF Democrats
who voted for the bill
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

Several local banks. including the Chase National.
telegraphed Washington yesterday promptly on
receipt of the that the President had sisned
the Fanancial bill, taking out additional circula-
ton to the par of their bonds. There were de-
posted with the SubTreasury yesterday for official
certifcaton of transfer s2oOO,cO0 more of Govern
ment bonds which will be exchanged by their new
holders for per cent bonds The circula-
ton of the NewYork City banks aggregates s1S,-
931 900 that the additional circulation made pos
sibe by the new law will be s2,loS,7oo The total
additional circulation which be taken out by
the National banks of New York, Philadelphia and
Boston is So. .352 $685.