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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
PORTO RICO PORT CHARGES.
NO DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN AMERICAN
AND SPANISH VESSELS, AP-
PRAISERS DECIDE.

The Board of Classification of the United States
General Appraisers yesterday announced a decision
overruling a protest of SOlbrinos de Ezquiaza
against the exaction of tonnage and light dues
from the Spanish vessel Monserrat at the port of
San Juan, Porto Rico. Light dues are those levied
for the maintenance of the lighthouse system In
this case they amounted $3.50 IS and the tonnage
dues to 500 Il. The protest based on the claim
that no such duties assessed on American yes
sells engaged in the coastwise trade. Article XIV Of
the Treaty Of Peace with Spain reads in part as
follows;
The Government Of each country will for the
term of ten years accord to the merchant vessels
OF the other country the treatment in respect
of all port charges, including clearance dues, light
merchant vessels not engaged in the coast~ise
trade.
Judge Somervile writes the opinion of the Board
He says that the protest to the tonnage dues
is dismissed because the act of Congress of April
y last specifically excerpts duties tonnage from
the things over which the Board of Classification
has Jurisdiction.
Judge SomerYile then quotes from letter OF
the Secretary of War to the Governor General of
Porto Rico. which is made part Of the record
From this statement II appears that Spanish yes
sells coming from ports OF the United States are
exempt from tonnage taxes, under the same con
coming from foreign ports to Porto Rico are taxed
the same Spanish vessels. The Board finds that
there is no discrimination, and so the protest is
overruled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
SKTRHTSHES IN PHILIPPINES.
INSURGENTS MAKE ATTACK NEAR MANILA
BUT ARE DEFEATED.

Manila, Sept 26-on Monday night vigorous
insurgent attacks made upon the United
States outposts In the districts near zapote
Bridge, Las Pnas. Paranaque, Bacoor and Imus'
twelve miles south of Manila. the scene or the
fighting last October. It is estimated that the
with rifles The inhabitants took refuge in the
churches The Americans afterward energet-
cally dispersed the enemy, killing and woundlng
fifty.
A party of scouts belonging to the 10Th IN
fantry landed on the island of Samar. the in
habitants and insurgents fleeing to the noun
tains The troops met with slight resistance
end burned town.
Last night there was outpost firing at Paete,
Pagsanjan and Santa Cruz. in Laguna Prov
ince
1t is reported that an American scouting party
found a body of insurgents in the Province OF
Nueva Ecija two skirmishes ensuing, in which
twelve Of the natives were killed. Similar
brushes have taken place near Indang and
Slang in Cavte Province and near Iba and
Subig in Zambales Province, the Americans
having two killed and three wounded.
Advices from the island of Leyte say that
General Moiica's bands have been scattered and
demorazed by Major Henry T. Allen, Of the
40 Infantry. who has vigorously pursued the
insurgents into the mountains, capturing many
and taking n quantity of money, rifles, ammuni-
ton and stores.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
BRITISH OPINIONS VARY.
CONSTRUCTIONS PLACED UPON GERMANY's
NOTE TO POWERS.

London. Sept. 26.-The attempt of THE Lon
don Times and other European papers to dis
tinguish between the views and proposals con-
tanned in the German note and their endeavor
to lay all stress on the proposals without any
attention to what Germany considered a pre-
liminary to any negc tatiou' is pronounced here
to be utterly at variance with the CONSTRUCTION
they put on the note when it first made
public. The Times" editorially, on September
10, declared that the German Government rec
ognizes the force of the contention we have con
sistentIy laid down that the punishment of the
real authors of the attacks on Europeans must
be condition precedent to diplomatic dealings
OF any kind with any of the representatives Of
China" This view fully shared by the Ber-
lin correspondent of THE Times" on September
10. in spite of his change of base In to-days
issue. Thus it is alleged, the efforts show that
if America or England, misunderstood
Germany's meaning 1T can only be the result
OF ignorance or an endeavor to enable the Ger
man Government TO retire from position they
find untenabe.
This discovery Of the true inwardness of the
note is very Convenient II is explained in Ber
lin that the refusal of America is doubtless
owing TO the billiards ct Washington having
confused the two parts OF Won Bulow's docu-
ment. It is pity analytical commentary
not forwarded with the text of the note.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
UNITY IN LIBRARY WORK.
RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTING FROM AN
INVESTIGATION MADE FOR CON
TROIIER COLER

Tie Executive Committee Of the Network Pub
Hc Library undertook last July at the request of
Controller Coler 20 make an investigation Of the
free circulating libraries which draw funds from
The city. and yesterday the report which followed
the investigation was made public. The report
recommends Capitalization Of the work Of all
these libraries and in doing 50 uses the following
language
After careful consideration Of The whole matter
Library respectfully recommends as follows
That the municipal authorities Of New-York
should make appropriately for free public libraries
in the city for the year 1901 under such conditions
and restrictions viii insure the organization Of
definite central system OF work with satisfactory
supervision and accounta bility-
The city be requested 70 undertake the ton
~ such a system. the details as regards forms Of
II The approval Of the Controller
That the eorpoEati9n selected TO devise the, sys-
thorlty for the approval OF the objects Of ex-
70 grants Of funds under the State Library law for
making systematic inspections OF such Libraries
with reference 10 the character ana amount Of the
work done by each, and that ii should make a full
report 10 the municipal authorities Of what has
been done during the year with recommendations
While IL may be possible al some future time 10
organize q general system applicable to greater
New-York, il IS not eXpedient. in judgment at
This tine 70 DO more than include in the proposed
system the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx
n leading up 10 these reconnaendatfo the re-
port that there fourteen Of these libraries
circulating over three million volumes year at
an average cost 10 the city Of cents a volume the
general character Of the books is fairly good the
Librarians are efficient their salaries low and the
administration economical, but each works without
reference TO the others. and the smaller corpora-
Tons 90 not receive any benefit from the knowledge
and work OF the better paid experts EMPLOYED bv
me larger ones The general defect saws The re-
port IN me present method of supplying free cir
cu4aton OF books 10 the people of New-York is the
Hant o. DEFINITE system Of coordination of the
SS;aslactory supervision Of accounta bility" All the
noIs a s me report adds should carry on the
I nc under uniform system of expenditure cata-
.ogulae aecountsbilty and inspection. They should
re required to devote the funds appropriated by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
EX-GOVERNOR DREW AND WIFE DIE
PASS AWAY on THE SAME DAY AT THEIR
HOME IN FLORIDA

Jacksonville. Fla. Sept. 26 tSpeciaD--Ex-Gov
error George 2. Drew. seventy-three years old
and his wife sixtynine years old. both died at their
home in this city this afternoon. Both were as
well as usual until yesterday, when Mrs. Drew
suffered stroke Of apoplexy. She died at o'clock
this afternoon. and Governor Drew. though greatly
shocked, was taking active part in the Prepara-
ton for the funeral. Shortly before o'clock the
undertaken entered his library TO speak with him
about casket While talking the Governor fell
back in his chair. and in few minutes dead.
The funeral will be at the time and the
bodies will be inferred in a double grave.
Mr.. Drew was Florida's first Governor after re-
o~Gstruction. He native OF Alton. N. H,
nd was a machinist in his early life. He moved
10 Georgia in 1S47. and by hard work secured a
fortune He entered the milling business which
he afterward extended 10 Florida. and in this
State was active in politics. He was elected Gov
ernor in 1876. This the most memorable cam
paign in the history of Florida For several years
he had lived IN retirement in Jacksonville. Mrs
Drew formerly Miss Amelia Dickens of Amer
icue, Ga
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27

will reach this city this morning from Texas,
and then. Mr. Patrick said last night, a state
ment will be made which will explain the rea-
sons actuating Mr. Rice. just before his death
in signing checks 20 the amount of S25O,OO0 for
the establishment of trust fund Consider
able comment provoked on account of the
report that Mr.. Patrick had ordered the body
of Mr.. Rice cremated yesterday. and that the
police had interposed an objection. because they
suspected that Mr. Rice had died from uanat-
ural causes. Mr.. Patrick was seen al his Office
yesterday afternoon. He is about forty years
old. with closely cropped full beard, and
frank smile.
Mr.. PATRICKS STATEMENT.
He took it as something of joke that any
one should suspect him OF wrongdoing Of any
sort. and said
had no intention of having Mr.. Rices body
ment that the police prevented the cremation Is
erroneous. The reason did not intend TO have
funeral Was because ar. Jones Mr. Rice's secre-
T 9 6sS om aoason rem on 3ag % a no
disposition be made OF the body until James A
This telegram is as follows:
Please make no disposition Of Mr.. Rice'S remains
York on Thursday morning
,or r.o5 EREDE F RI a R RICE 5s,.
phoned the undertaken to stop cremation until
THURSDAY pending the arrival OF Ts h r How
Tuesday
called in by the superintendent of the building
which Mr.. Rice lived. knowing him TO be man ~
good standing I ntrusted ali the funeral arrange
ments TO him the insertion of death notices
in the papers. I know nothing whatever abou-
funeral arrangements, never having had any ocCa-
sion 10 arrange for one
Upon the undertaker's arrival I told him that
Mr. Rice had left written instructions for
nation without embalmins This was on Sunday
night. The undertaken said thar il impos-
sble TO say when the body could he cremated. a :
the crematory required twsnty-four hours notice.
and having no telephone il could not be reached
before Monday morning. He added thar " would
be impossible 20 preserve the body any length OF
time without embalming IT, Naturally I told him
to go ahead and embalm IT,
All the relatives were Immediately informed
There are four sets of them. and have no reason
10 believe any of them Will find abstraction with
what l have done.
James A Baker was Mr.. Rice's Texas attorney
and Frederick Rice is his brother. OF course You
can appreciate the fact that fully intend 10 post
pone the cremation in view of that dispa tch and
YOU that the police a little late As re-
CARDS the funeral. decided that since al prepara
tions were made might just as we'll have the
services One thing more in this connection that
desire 10 is that unless there are more protests
from the police the Coroner the body will be sent
TO Fresh Pond tomorrow noon. Mr.. Rice's death
was not due to unnatural causes. We were glad
that the autopsy was performed We await the re-
suit OF Professor Witthauss examination with
hdence.
do not at present care to state the beneAc'aries
of the trust fund which Mr.. Rice decided to estab-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
ANTI-FoREIGNERS HONoRED.
PRINCE TUAN SAID TO HAVE BEEN AP-
POINTED PRESIDENT OF THE CHI
NEsE PRIVY COUNCIL,

Washington, Sept 26-It is said in diplomatic
circles here that official information has been
received that Prince Tuan has been appointed
President of the Privy Council of China. in
stead of Grand Secretary. was first reported.
and that number of other Chinese officials
prominent in the recent uprising have been
similarly honored. The Chinese Minister has
not been advised of Prince Tuans appointment,
but he expressed the belief. after calling at the
State Department to-day, that the report was
true. The post of President of the Privy COun-
Gil is said to be of great Importance. similar to
that of Secretary of State Premier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
SHEFFIELD PHELPs's STORY

Hackensaek y. J., Sept %.-Shef1eld Phelps
who is named as being one OF the directors OF the
Traders Insurance Company. said to-day he did
not know he a director He said, also. that
81 the time covered by the allegations he in
Europe having sailed in August, 1899, and did not
return until May last
"I wss induced 70 invest a small sum FIVE years
ago" said Mr. Phelps, by man named " c
NcMrrran ! invested 81 900 on his represea tirns.
In the Two years received about 500 in dividends.
There was negotiation. and I had to pay 500 at
one time and $500 az another. I never received a
dividend after the reorganization. ] never knew
I had been chosen as q director Recently my law
,reTs paid me $500 received for my stock. I had
7hirtv-tvo shares. and my investment cost me
money OF the affairs Of the company L know
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
JAPAN AIDING GERMANY.
Continued from first page.
ishment is deemed necessary before peace nego
tiations are undertaken.
A DENIAL FROM GERMANY.
NO OFFICIAL MESSAGE FROM ENGLAND RE
CEIVED AT BERLIN


Berlin, Sept 26-Late this afternoon private
dispatch from London shown to the Ger
man Foreign Office asserting that Lord sails
bury had informed Count Won Hatzfeldt-Widen-
burg the German Ambassador to Great Britain,
that the reply of the British Government to
the German note would agree with that Of the
United States
The Foreign Office thereupon reiterated the
statement that this assertion was positively
false. Upon attention being called to the fact
that the dispatch in question did not say that
the alleged information had been received from
Count Won Hatzfeldt, a high Foreign Office ofh-
cia reread the advices from the German Am
bassador, and then said:
Lord Salisbury has asked for few days in
which to consider the matter, desiring to procure
No answer has yet been given-at least no
formal answer. There has been some oral dis
oussion between Lord Salisbury and Count Won
Hatzfeldt, but it is not true that Great Britain
United States.
Many newspapers follow the lead of the
Cologne "Gazette's" article. blaming the United
States for China's renewed exhibition of hostile
intentions The "Berliner Post" referring to
Prince Tuan's last edict, says:
1t would be a sad spectacle to see Mr.. Conger
negotiating for peace in Picking with LII Hung
Chang while the Boxers in the immediate vcin-
ity fighting with the troops Of the other
Powers
The "Kreuz- Zeitung." discussing the Ameri-
can position. comes to this conclusion:
country subject to whims, like the United
States cannot be permanently considered
serious factor in international affairs
Government circles deny the statement Of the
Italian press that Germany is trying to induce
Italy to increase her forces in China
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
SPANISH WAR VETERANS CONVENTION
COLONEL TILLMAN DEFEATS GENERAL WHEELER
IN ELECTION OF OFFICERS

COLONEL TILLMAN DEFEATS GENERAL WHEELER
IN ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Washington. Sept. 2e.-The convention Of Span
ish War Veterans continued ITS business meeting
here to-day with about twenty members present
The chief item of interest in connection with the
election OF officers the selection CO Colonel
James H 1illman. Of South Carolina as Senior
Nice-Commander-in-Chie Major Harold Megrew
Of Indiana, had been nominated for this office but
withdrew and substituted the name Of General
Joe" Wheeler who received four votes in the
balloting
The convention decided on uniform of mixed
blue and gray typical OF the union of the North
and and South during the Spanish The following
officers elected:
8 commander5in-chief, General Nelson A Miles
senior Vice-Command er-n- Chief Colonel James
II. IlIlman, of South Carolina; Junior Vice-Com-
mandsr-i Chief, Colonel William H. Hubben. OF
Newly ork; Inspector-General Colonel Frank II
Harrington, L. S. NJ. C.; dge-Advocate-Cieneral
Major Charles T. Miller OF Ohio; Surgeon-Ci General
Dr. > Clifford Cox l. s. N. Sponsor Miss Clara
Barton; Council of Administration: Colonel NJ TSm
met Urell of the District of Columbia. Canaan
Henry d. Green. OF PennsylVa MIA: Captain Rer.
nard +. Reinold. of Newly ork; John H. Homer 81
New-Jersey; Max Fleischman. of Ohio: otto
Sues, OF North Dakota; Major Harold c. Megrew
of Indiana - ~ 'S"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
AN r-LTIMATI7M DIsCREDITED.

London, Sept. 26.-The British authorities dis
credit the report that Germany will present an
ultmatum 10 China, and intimate that it was
probably concocted at Shanghai with the object
of causing friction between Germany and Great
Britain, and thus delaying united action The
officials of the German Embassy declare the
ultimatum story to be absolutely groundless
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
FARQUHAR'S SQUADRON COMING

THE INDIANA AND THE MASSACHUSETTS, TO GO
TO THE YARD FOR REPAIRS.
The North Atlantic Squadron commanded bv Rear
Admiral Farquhar, according to word received yes
terday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard is due at
Tompkinsvie to-day tomorrow. The Indiana
and the Massachusetts will be sent to the ward for
repairs. The Indiana will go into drydock to have
her bottom seraped and painted The other vessel
VIII remain for a considerable time at the Navy
Yard. The squadron is expected TO he stat;onsA
of Tompknsville for a week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
PIRATES on THE WEST RIVER.

Hong Kong Sept. 25.-The German transport
Gera and three German torpedo boats have ar
rived here.
Advices from the West River report that
piracy and brigandage are increasing, and it is
considered probable that the river will relapse
into its old state of insecurity during the winter
unless active measures are taken. Several minor
piraticaI acts are reported. and it is also stated
that villages near Kum-Chuk have been burned
by brigandS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
CLEARING UP RICE'S DEATH
CORONER AND POLICE NOW THINK HE
DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
PATRICK. THE LAWYER, PREVENTED FROM
GETTING SECURITIES ASSIGNED TO
HIM BY THE SICK MAN

HIM ~ mn sim MAN
Albert T. Patrick. the lawyer. Of No 20
Broadway, who tried Monday 10 get the
banking house OF S. NJ. SwensOn & Sons No 10
Wall-st. TO certify a check written by William
Marsh Rice. who died at No 500 Madison-ave
on Sunday, yesterday practically cleared up all
the mystery surrounding the death % Mr.. Rice
The police, the Coroner and, in fact, all who
have investigated the death Of Mr. Rice now
say that he undoubtedly died natural death
At the time the police are continuing their
Investigations, and DR.. Witthaus. the toxicolo-
gist, will make a careful analysis Of parts Of
the body of the dead in order to satisfy
the Coroners Office that everything connected
with Mr.. Rices death was regular and natural
Frederick Rice, brother of the dead man.
and James A. Baker, Mr.. Rices Texas counsel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27

the public authorities solely to the work of sup
plying free reading matter to the public. under
that the city have sufficient guarantees that
its funds properly expended for the benent or
The public at large
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27

a powerful mineral poison destroys every trace
OF any vegetable poison which may be in the
body The only hope OF detecting the work OF
poison before death is that arsenic will eat holes
in the stomach during life but will not have this
effect after death
DR.. Donlin, in making his autopsy. made
careful search for such traces OF poisoning. bur
was unable to find them
Mr.. Patrick ii was learned YESTERDAY pre-
scented to the officials OF the Safe Deposit Com
pauy Of NewYOrk. whose vaults are in the
basement of the building at the southeast coz
ner Of Broadway and Liberty-st-, a paper pur-
kept there by Mr.. Rice TO Mr. Patrick When
Bowers & Sands learned OF this they az once
served notice on the Sale Deposit COMPANY
warning the officials not 70 permit anybody %
take possession Of the box containing the Sc
curites. James ". Gerard. Of the firm OF Bow
ers & Sands, declined 10 express any opinion
concerning the course OF M Patrick He said
that many things would doubtless be made clear
manager arrive from Texas.
Swenson & Co. the bankers. at No II Wall
ST, who declined TO honor the $4,000 check
drawn on them in favor Of Nr Patrick. said
now, and that IL would have 10 be determined b.
the proper legal authorities SWenSon & c..
declined 70 make known the amount Of money
Mr. Rice had on deposit there at the time Of his
death
Coroner Hart said Yesterday that as Tar a.
the Rice case was concerned the matter would
remain dead until the report OF Professor Witt
haCs has been handed in He does not expect
In nv opinion" added the Coroner. I 20
not think that death due 70 foul play. u
was pity that the body had been erhalmeo;
otherwise Or. Donlin's autopsy would have made
Professor Witthaus's analysis unnecessary As
II happened. we are unable 70 determine by the
autopsy with any certainty what caused death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
NILKUEv To ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS

Binshamton, y Y Sept Is lSpeciaD-Reprs-
sentatives and members OF the rniIkuen fo-uins
the Five States MIX Producers Association ara
coming 70 this city from al parts Of The territory
20 be present at the general meeting OF The nalA
producers TO be held here tomorrow. At this tine
the plans Ions talked up by the committees Will q
considered snd adopted OF rejected Included in
these is the proposition 70 establish independent
milk routes in New-York city i'm opposition 20 me
Nev-Y ork Milk ENchanEe
Tonight the Executive Committee Of The assccta
ton Is holding a spirited session A. The Arlington
Hotel To a Tribune CORRESPONDENT Secretary Coon
said: We are at present sCJtiUc - cents can tor
our milk in New-YOrk, but under the present son
dItion OF things the price should be az least = q
less"
The exact price Will be fixed a, the mass meeting
70 he held i'm the Courthouse here tomorrow
There will be over five hundred repreSsctativsS
from all the States present. and che matter VII
then be settled for az least SIX months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27

Nine. Eugenia Mantelli. the well known opera
singer who has been for several seasons member
OF the company at the Metropolitan Opera House.
was married Monday evening To Fernando A.
Angels d AMIGO. at 81 Agnes's Church. They will
live in New-York after the Coming winter yyban
Nine Mantelli has engagements 10 sing in F,,Tona
She VIII leave here in December for the nmrnapss
Of filing these. PuiPose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27

BOY KILLED BY A TROLLEY CAR.
Michael Lenowitz. five years old, while crossing
the track front of his home No. 1881 Fulton-st,
Brooklyn, last evening, run over and killed
by car No 2120 Of the Fulton-st. line. The body
was taken from under the by a doormon Of
the Brownsville police station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Maruh harvey. the young English actor, will
make tour next season. directed by Klaw a
Erlanger. Mr.. Harvey supported Sir Henry Tr,,tns
when he in this country. '' ''i"s