Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-10
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net. Still: the Amapala. captured py
the Wilmington. Newport anu MARIE
ia. realizing net, 1854; the Berlta rs
finger. captured by the Hornet, feleas-
ed on bonds: the Santo DlmlnSo, now
under consideration by secretary Oh the
navy: the Gallito, captured by the
Eagle. realizing net, $509; the Bell
Ynez. captured by the Pompey. tncas
and Hudson, realizing net, S2So' lhe
Domingo AureliO, captured by the Ma
ple and Topeka, realizing net, H-oo'
the Anguedita, captured by the NASH
VILE. realizing s269l; the Dolares, cap
tured by the Eagle, realizing Sso9; the
Cristina, captured by the Hudson.
realizing S151; the Espresso, captured
by the Nashville, realizing $22S5; the
Frasquita, captured by the MontSom-
cry and Indiana, realizing s2O,4o9; the
Mascotta, captured by the Machlas'
Terror and Leyden, realizing So; the
Argonauta, captured by the ST faul'
cargo condemned realizing SlS,32l, YES
sci released; the Twickenham, caplur-
ed by the st. Louis, cargo condemned,
realizing $1076, vessel released.
Washington. April 9.-The Presldeh0
has ratified The Hague conventions
providing for universal arbitration OF
international disputes and for the reg
ulation of the use of warllke lnstru-
ments The notifications VIII be I'M
mediately notified to The Hague
through United States Minister Newell.
Notwithstanding the distance from the
scene of the negotiations and the place
where the Publications are to be depos-
tied, it is believed that this govern
ment is second TO only one OF the
whole Congress of nations represented
at The Hague peace conference IN per-
fecting the formalities necessary to
give full effect to the action Of the con-
ference. The next step will be the Sc
lection of persons who are To serve the
United States as members of the per-
manent board of arbitration.
Washington. April 9.-The most i'm
portant piece Of general pension legis-
lation before Congress. to the bill re
vising the pension act of June -, 1892
and other general pension laws was
passed upon in a tentative manner,
today, by the House committee on in
valid pensions and the sense of the
committee was taken on reporting the
bill to the House and placing it On the
House calendar for early consideration.
The revision has been advocated by
delegations of the chief officials IF the
G.. A. +. and Pension Commissioner
Evans has been heard on the subject.
The committee decided. today, to take
the bill of Senator Gailinger as q basis
of action and to make several amend
ments. The details of the changes are
not made public for the present but it
is understood that the most important
of these increases the age limit on
which pensions are to be allowed and
fixes a SLIDING scale between the ages
of 62 and 20. viz: IS a 60 years; S. at
So; $40 ut 62 ana $12 at ~.
Another important amendment in
creases from $50 t. $3.50 the amount Of
annual income which q widow may
have without forfeiting the right tn
pension. As amended, the bill is to
be reported. but Chairman SulloWay is
given considerable latitude in the mat
ter in order that an opportune time
may be chosen to secure practical re-
suits in the House.
Washington. April 9-The committee
of the G. A. r., consisting Of Com
-in-chief A. u. Shaw ana Cen
eral Daniel Sickles. which is ondeav-
oring to secure legislation looking to
the creation of court of pension APP
peals. has submitted the proposed
measure to some of the most eminent
jurstS of the country and it has been
endorsed by them. The committee also
has conferred with the President on
the subject.
The legal authorities and others
who have examined the bill" said
General Shaw, today. are Of the
opinion that the measure. if it becomes
law. will Justify itself by securing
disinterested and prompt adjudication
of pension claims. The proposed court
would be composed of men of learning
and dignity and would not like the
present, be appointed by those persons
from whose rulings, appeals are
taken"
Gen. Shaw has just returned from a
trip through Il Southern states. He
found the old sectional feeling about
wiped out.
Washington. April "a defence OF
the administration of affairs at Manila
is contained IN report just lnauc "
the war department by Chaplain
Charles p. Pierce. This officer partic-
ularly antagonizes the cx-chaplain OF
the volunteers who has been 50 severe
~ criticising the morals Of the Amcri-
can troops in the Philippines, making
the charge of wholesale intoXicati ms
and the selling of the enormous in
crease in the number Of liquor drinking
saloons in Manila. The chaplain de
clares that the figures as to the mum
Der Of saloons have been perverted
that the American saloon took til,
place of an untold number of nativ.
gin shacks which dispensed liquid poi
son with deplorablc effect upon tn,
American troops and that the substi