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The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25

ssssTs. asa 70 modify tie court es-sraa1iais en-
eesning ths rsospsisa ef fassiea Fsprsssa in
The manner 70 b. Indicated = iss powers
Untu TIE Chinese E5Ts7umeut has sasrslleF ia
the above csa8iioas 70 ths satsiaet8s a ne 80.
ess. the Eadersisnes ean hala aus 70 sxps-,s,isa
that sas ocruuaii7a 81 Pskin saG tls gtss.ssss q
chi Il bg the general forces eaa b bseuzht 70 a
conclusion.
First iu the fsrbiddsa City.
Some light Is furnished on the contra
versy as TO who first entered the Forb.d-
den City IN Pekin by report received
by Gen. Charles Haywood. commsudant
cf the Marine CCrps This report for
warded by CAPT Charles G. Long. under
date Of November I. states in deiaH that
Company D. First Regiment OF Marines.
was the hrst 10 enter the city and can
tured IT, Col Henry Clay C0chrane. corr
manding the marines on the Asiattc SEA
tion forwards Capt Longs report from
Fort San Felipe, Cavite, T. L. with this
comment: The incident herein describ,i
became known 10 me while ia Pekln. ana
believe has not been mentioned thus FAR
IN any report Of the campa yn IN China"
Capt. Long, IN submitting the report or
the duties performed b. Company y.
United States marines. AT Pekin. China.
OF August lc last. says.
Up TO thar time the Forbidden City has not been
entered b. auy Of the allied forces TArse ~ tha
four gates between he Chinese gate ans ths For.
hidden cay had been forced the previous aay -
the Americans. but then they halted and nnally
Withdrew 10 the hrst gate. which vas held r.
oeiving an order from she commanding o1soer %
marines 20 enter the Forbidden CITY and seize such
buiiings aad quarters as might h most adyaa-
tagtgus for as 10 hold and OCCUPY I moved iuur-
diatsly with my company, forced the fourth gate
and entered the city. japanese sentriss objected
to ou- entering. but | did not consider their claim
10 any control az that point On entering there
was opposition. the Chinese having departed
leaving their tents and banners standing I pIl
guards on the best of the buildings and the reEi-
mental eoors were h0isted enc Of the admins
tration buildings. To the best Of ny belief this
was the nTst and only occupation Of the ForhGa-l
City BY any OF the allied forces aud the 0ny time
that any force hoisted It's c0lars there. Ne re-
matned there from aboUt $50 20 $50 ,. m. wksn
/ received an order 70 withdraw aud 20 leave a
guard az the fourth gate. Capt Matthew ard
Lieut Little. L. 5. H. q. we're the officers IN Com
pany with me-
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
THE OLEOMARGARINE BILL.
Arguments for and Against the Measure
Heard by Senator's.

THE Senate Committee on Agriculture
to-day began the consideration of the
oleomargarine bill by hearing persons in
terested in the measure which recently
passed the House.
opponents of the bin. and it was stated
that as the friends of the measure had
not been heard before the House COM
mittee they would be given the prefer
ence in the present hearing. Senator Proc
tor, chairman of the committee, asked
them TO be as brief as possible. so as 10
allow the committee to conclude its labors
very soon. The oleomargarine men gener-
ally complained of having received very
short notice, and most of them asked for
more time. Hon. w. NJ. Springer appear
ed in behalf of the National Live Stock
Association in opposition to the bill. Con-
gressman Grout and ex-Gov. Hoard, of
Wisconsin, were the only persons present
supporting the bill. Congressman Grout
explained its provisions and ex-Gov. Hoard
said that ii was the purpose OF the bill
TO prevent the counterfeiting of foed, so
far as the Federal government has power
10 do that
Rathbone Gardner. Of Providence, r. l..
representing the Oakdale Manufacturing
Company, makers of oleomargarine, made
an argument against the pending bill.
I'VE contend that this bill is dishonest
in purpose and dishonest in fact" ne de-
elared. 1T seeks to accomplish, by in
direction that which could be accomplish
ed in no other way" He maintained that
the bill clearly was a revenue act, that
It was so on its face. and by reason of
that fact, ne believed the courts would
hold II 10 be constitutional. He main-
tanned that Congress had no moral right
10 pass an act. really a revenue measure,
but purporting 10 be an act 10 regulate
"a kind 0f I.si ~iOeSS
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
Casually List fro.. Ges. uacar1hur.

The War Department has recsiyed the
following list OF casualties In the Philip
pines from Gen. Macarthur. at Manila:
Kilisd-Ssysmbsr "a FFsglEa. Lazoa. Corp. ~
thur BarF0 -. TToop d. EasFent> Casslry. ssrEt
Bernard Baker. bstsesn November "A sne Deesmeer
= caibsyza. Natzzias0. Company II. TNsalT-niatk
IsfzAtry. weibara Watts.
WsEnaec-c0mpzny n. Twenfy-niath IHfzn,Ey
Hyisz z SMILEY. severely; Company 3. TSsasf-
nlntk fnfznsfy. Charles Z. N1eksy. zossrass: De-
eember i. Dusfo. bohoi compsny n, sigAai csFps
Z. s. A., cCry. Carries T. Wilson. mssfslly, De-
eembsF 5 Ais.gua. Psa&y. csHssny G. ziskth IN
isafFy. Maria l. wssshsrmzn. woaneso il assk.
EeFioss; tseenssf a gsn ignAsio. Lazon. esmpzny
G. Forty-ninfa IataatEys Hus.elan Hays wsthsra
Wsunaed n sE above kEes. noderase; oetaf<r -
B1fEzson. rsnxJr compsEY y. foffy-fsarts Inssa.
~, lee riati wounded Ia arm. siizhs: November
10. seeie' La1sf, Company l. TNeatY-hfs islsa.
tFy. wslssa Saith. voaaesa N saoalasr. slight
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
FOR RIVERS AND HARBORs.
Total Has Reached Gigantic Proportions
Navigation from Jake Hichigas.

The River and Harbor Committee OF
the House has practically decided not 10
give out the bill until after the holidays.
The members fear that the publication OF
the items would give the friends of pro-
jects unfavOrably acted upon an oppor.
tunity TO organize combinations against
the bill. The bill has reached such gigan-
tic proportions almost $S0000,0O0 under
the provisional allotments) that some vig'
orOus pruning win be necessary to reduce
it to the $50 QO0.O0O or s65.O0000o to which
the committee desire to hold II down. The
direct appropriation probably will not
much exceed S20O00.O00.
The committee has Professionally agreed
10 the Southwest Pass project at the
mouth of the Mississippi, which involves
100000 in continuing contracts. The
Mississippi River is TO get $l05O0.0o0 dur
ing the next ten years. lock and dam
Ga the Ohio below Cincinnati is to be pro-
Vided at a cost of 81 000 0oe. The harbor at
Cleveland, Ohio the home of Chairman
Burton. is down for over $4,000O00. PrOvi-
sion is 10 be made for restoring the jet
ties at Galveston, Tex, and general inn
provement there at cost of $1OOe,e9.
Aransas Pass, Tex, Is to receive S5JotO0,
and Sabine Pass S125,e9.
The Secretary of War to-day trans
mitted to the House the report of the
board Of engineers appointed under the
last river and harbor act 10 make a sur
vey and estimates Of cost of the improve
ment of the Upper Illinois and Lower
Despaines River, in Illinois, with a view
TO the extension of navigation from the
Illinois River TO Lake Michigan, at Chi
cagO, and to report the cost of a channel
teas twelve, and fourteen feet deep, and
estimates for a proper connection at
Lockport, with the sanitary and ship ca
Eal constructed by the sanitary district
of Chicago. The conclusions of the board
are as follows:
l. That the existing project for the improve ment
Of the lower Illinois River IL extended to Lake
Michigan by the eight-foot project along the upper
Illinois and Despiaines rivers, on which the board
submits estinztes, is snpe for all existing river
navigation In the Mississippi Valley or any i'm
proYement thereof authorized by Congress-
2. That any extension of lake navigation inland
slong the Desplaines and Illinois rivers will require
a naVigable waterway not less than fourteen feet
deep
3. The cost of such a channel Is not likely TO fail
short of $780, 600
4. That a waterway for lake vessels extending
Only to the mouth Of the Illinois River will not
develop commerce that viii justify such an expen-
diture and that this improvement by itself is not
advisable. The board, therefore. recommends that
further survey of D. Desplsines and Illinois
rivers be made unless ia connection with project
10 be authorized by Congress which shall include
provision for corresponding depth OF water in
the Mississippi below the mouth OF the Illinois.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25

hereby superseded after the words
Clayton -Bufwsr treaty" and the second
strikes out article 3 which requires the
adherence % foreign natsons II j. The
belief of the committee that all other
amendments viii be defeated although
they are quite numerous. Senator Teller
proposes that the word ''abr0gated' shah
be used instead Of the word superseded;
Senator Butter. Of North Carolina. wants
the seventh section of article :. which
prohibits Notifications. stricken out; Sen
ator Tiliman desires that the Davis
amendment. concerning the defense ~ the
canal shah follow. and thus neutrai!z>
the fertilization clause; ard Senator
Bard, Of California. wants a section IN
serted which VIII allow the United States
@ impose tolls discriminating in favor o.
American vessels. Other amendments.
offered by Senator's Mason, Eikins. and
others. are not 50 important and may not
be pressed as they are practically en-
bodied in the amendments adopted by the
Committee on Foreign Relations. A very
careful canvass OF the Senate has been
made by the friends OF the treaty. ard
this shows that the majority against all
amendments except those favored by the
committee are likely 10 be defeated.
The adoption OF the amendments super
seding the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and ig
noring all other nations. coupled with the
Davis amendment for the defense of the
canal. already agreed 10 by an overwhelm-
ing majority, viii. Of course, make the
treaty a radically different document from
the one originally submitted by the Presi-
dent In its amended form. however. il
will be offered TO the British government
for approval or rejection. Vt is believed
in the Senate that the former course viii
be adopted by the British government,
but this is not the view of the State De-
uQrfT0euf
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
BIG RIVER AND nARBoR BILL.
Committee May Have to Scale Down All
the Appropriations.

The House Committee on Rivers and
Harbors expect 10 have their bill COM
pleted before the holiday recess. As the
bin nears completion. with the continuing
contracts provided for, the total IS
mounting up far beyond the original an
ticipations and at the last moment it
may be necessary to scale all around. II
Is understood that The bin with continuing
contracts as now Professionally agreed
upon exceeds So, coo 900.
The committee has Professionally agreed
to an appropriation of SOS 900 for o survey
OF the fourteen-foOt canal project to con-
meet the Great Lakes with the Mississippi
by way Of the Chicago drainage Canal
and the Desplaines River. There was a
big fight in the committee over this mat
ter. but the canal people won. II also IS
understood that the committee have pro-
visionally agreed upon s. 10000 for But
termilk Channel. New York.
The committee late to-day decided
that the total carried by the bill, Including
provisions Tor continuing contracts, shall
not exceed SO 00. coo and tentative items
viii be scaled accordingly. The bill will
carry about $2O.0eg,0OO Of direct appropria-
lions.
Representative Woods. Of California, has
been heard by the River and HaTbor COM
mittee in reference 10 an increase o. $50. -
coo over the S2500l0 already agpfopriated
Tor the protection of the Sacramento and
Feather rivers, in California. The Cali
fornia Debris Commission has charge of
the work and strongly faVOrs the en-
laTEed amount as necessary for the prose-
cuJ1on of the important work. A like sum
of $4,000 will be appropriated 5y the State
of California 10 supplement the Federal
appropriation, as SS0U.000 is needed and
only xe5.Coo is on hand.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
HoL , q ADJOURNMENT.
House ard s,eigIe Hold Brief Sessions
VIII Meet January 3, 1901.

When the Ho Ise met Friday ther o..
less than 100 ms mbers on the floor = a, p
iority Of the members already "a -
parted for their homes 10 spend tie !ae-
day recess. The chaplain, in bis Htca-
tion. referred tenderly 10 the deetb oi
Alfs. Frye. the wife Of Senator Frfs, ana
Of Representative Wise. Of Virginia Al
ter the approval OF the journal. some Iou-
tine minor business was transacted BY
unanimous consent Bills were passed 10
fix the times for holding sessions o. the
District and Circuit courts for the Eastern
district of Texas. At l2.25. the HOUSE ad-
{ourned until January 3. 1851
No busiress was transacted by tle Sen
ate Friday. The news Of the death OF
Mrs. William r. Frye. wife Of the Fres-
dent pro tempore Of the Senate. was con-
yeyed officially 10 the body. The Secre-
tary also read letter from Senator Frye
appointing Senator Fairbanks prestiing
officer during his absence from the Sen
ate The reading OF the journal was sus-
pended and al Ra5 p. m. on motion Of
Mp KOaf. the Senate adjourned until jan
nary 4 1901.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS-
Tuesdays Proceedings.

Tho spirited fight over apportionment of
Representatives is continually evident IN
the House. whtre members of n0th sidcs
are circulating among different delesa-
,i8ns seeking votes. The opposition 10 TIE
HOPKINS bin starts on wifh nucleus II
about 81 votes from States directly afcct-
I'd by the 0lH. which alone VIII probably
b. mficisnt 10 give the House leader
some trouble u is said that not all Of
the Illinois delegation VIII stand by Mr.
Hopkins for his bBl, and ynst even his
own Congressional district may b. en-
rangersd BE- its passage. Ifis comes
about by reason 81 the large population
of Chicago. Tkat city o. entitled 90 an IN
crease of two member, and ine Hopkins
hlU gives the entire state only one IN
crease. Consequently the state outside n
Chicago would have 20 be- deprived of ore
member TEE Republican vote IN SIR.
H0nkins' district Is such that the iegisld-
ture. % Is said would likely put his dis
trict iu with Others
The opposition has been working or
Representative Mcdowell 0DemocrdU, Of
Ohi0. 90 get him over with them. Ohio
loses q member by the Hopkins bin, and
Air. Mcdowell Is understood TO have voted
with Ms Hopkins only because of an
agreemen: 90 40 so. With the expectation
that a proposition for S73 members would
carry His position makes q possibility
that the majority may become the mi-
HOrity. and vice versa.
The members Of the present minority Of
the committee are seeking 20 marshal all
the available strength among the dlssatis-
fed members by making a minority re-
port which viii recommend a basis for re-
apportiGHment that will not reduce the
representation 10 any state. This can be
accomplished BY making $4,000 inhabitants
the basis Of representation. Upon this
basis the House would consist OF sS7 mem
bors. No state would lose, and the iol-
lowing would gain: Arkansas. !; Cali
i0rnia, /, Colorado, i; Connecticut. ! Flor
ida, ]; ; Illinois, 3; Iowa, j; Louisiana, /;
Massachusetts. I; Minnesota, 2; Aississip-
pi, 1: Missouri. ]; New Jersey 2; New
York, 3; North Carolina, j; North Dakota,
]; Pennsylvania. 2; Texas. 3; Washington,
]; West Virginia. /, and Wisconsin, l. Mr.
I}urleigh. OF Maine, viii draw the mi
n0rity report recommending this basis. IL
is possible thSt Mr.. CrumpaCktr, Of In
dis~a, viii stii further complicats the Sit
uation by making another minority report
IN support Of his proposition 10 reduce the
representation from the South
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
Wednesdays Proceedings.

The Senate Committee on Military At
fairs has completed it's work upon the
army reorganization bill, and will report
The measure TO the Senate tomorrow.
The measure Is complete substitute
Tor the House BILL Probably the most
important change is in the provision re-
Sarding The artillery arm of the service.
The bill recommends the retention of the
present Tegimental organization OF the
artillery, aad does not give its assent to
ne corps organization proposed By Seere-
AIRY Root and accepted by the House. In
lhe matter OF the appointment OF staff OF.
teers the bin follows largely the lines OF
he recommendations made by Secretary
Root
The House canteen provision Is amend
ed so as 20 permit the sale OF beer at the
cantecns. This exception is made by omit
ing The word beer from the prohibited
articles. As amended the paragraph reads
as follows:
The sale Of or dealing In wine or any distilled
spirits by ans person IN any post exchange or can
teen or army transport or upon snv PREMISES
used for military purposes BY the Uuitea states. is
AeFshy prohibited The Secretary Of Var is hereby
Greeted 70 earn the provisions OF this section into
fuii force and effect.
Senator Harris made an effort 10 have
the canteen provision extended to the city
81 Manila, so as 10 prohibit entirely the
sale ot liquors in that city. but failed.
Termination of the Army.
The provision OF the new bin regarding
the general Organization and scope Of the
army is as follows: That from and after
The approval Of this bill the army of the
United States. including the existing or
gdnizatiOns, shall consist OF fifteen regi-
Hients OF cavalry, twelve regiments Of
artillery. thirty regiments OF infantry. one
Lieutenant general. six major generals.
fifteen bflgaaier generals, an adjutant
generals department, an inspector gem
oraEs department. judge advocates de-
pariments a quartermaster' department
"a subsistence department, a medical de-
parument a signal corps, the officers OF
ihe RECORD and Pension Office, the chap
lains, the officers and enlisted men Of the
army on the retired list, the professors,
corps or cadets. the army service detach-
Iuent and band at the United States Mill
tary Academy. Indian scouts as now
authorized by Law. and such other oflicers
and enlisted men as may hereinafter re
lt1vidd for. provided, that waen a va
caucy shah occur through death, retire
Eept, or other separation from active
rsrslcr 90 tie Office of stoFekeeper, nov
provided fer by iaW, lH the quarter
masters department ana ordnance de-
paTtment, respectively, said ONCE shall
cease - exist
The cavalry regimeptal organization is
30 consist Of colonel, Lieutenant coso-
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
ANOTHER BALTIMORE BANK CLOSED.
savings InstitHtion Carried Down with the
American National.

Baltimore, Dec. Z-In financial circles
little surprise was expressed to-day that
the American National Bank OF this city
had suspended II is said that the Balti-
more Clearing Association had
practically carried the institution since
last December. Upon the report OF re-
cent examination into its affairs 1t Was
decided by the association yesterday 90
notify the Comptroller Of the Currency
of its condition. The associated banks OF
Baltimore have advanced the embar-
rassed institution S20,O00, which, il is said.
is we'll secured.
During the administration OF former
Mayor Malster, who was then a director
of the bank, thc American National was
enc of the city's repositories. the munici-
pality at one time having S5l1,0C0 on de
posit with it. Upon assuming Office IN
succession to Mr. MalsteT, Mayor Hayes
withdrew the 500 0e0 due the C ". Tho
directors of the bank held a meeting to-
day, but declined 10 make a statement
for publication.
This is the first failure of a national
bank in Baltimore since the national
Ranking law went into effect.
As a direct result of the embarrassment
OF the American National Bank Of this
city, the Economy Savings Bank, which
occupies offices in the same building. and
whose directorate is largely drawn from
the latters stockholders, also failed 10
open it's doors this morning.
The directors held a meeting Of several
hours duration about noon. Al It's con-
clusion d. l.. Brinton made the following
statement:
owing to the fact that our cash funds
are deposited in the American National
Bank. we have been compelled 10 sus-
pend payment. We expect, as soon as us
affairs are Strengthened out, TO pay our
denositors I'm full. and nope that they viii
only suffer a slight Inconvenience IRON a
possible shortness OF Christmas money.
The depositors are for the most part
Russian Hebrews, and a large crowd ot
these stood about the doors or the hdhh
during the day. At one time the crowd
numbered between 500 and 600. and neces-
stated a dispensing by the police. There
was no disorder.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25

Is believed that such construction VIII be
recommended by the naval committees
The old Tlunger. which was owned ~
the Holland Company. and equipped many
years ago under the direction OF the Navy
Department. and which lay for sa long at
4 baltimore ship yard. has finally been
considered out OF the question for asefal-
ness. The craft, il viii be remembered,
vas towed 10 the Trigg Ship-bui.dins
Works. in Richmond. Va. last fall where
II was intended 20 remodel the old nut
and replace the steam engines on the m
terror with improved gas engines. All ot
the old machinery was removed and so'd.
The work progressed very slowly, and "
was finally decided that the ole boat could
not ha reconstructed so as 10 be salts
factory. Thereupon the company pro-
posed 10 construct in Its place for the
government new boat OF the hoi.Ahd
fype. and this offer has been accepted by
the Navy Department.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
Admiral Dewey necIiae- Invira lisa.

New York, Dec 7-Joseph A. Dear and
Samuel c. Mount, Of the Jersey City Board
of Trade, announced to-day that they had
been 10 Washington as committee from
the hoard 40 extend an invitation 20 Ad-
miraI Dewey 20 attend the annual dinner
Gf the hoard. The Admiral expressed his
thanks for the invitation. and said that
his health would rot permit him 10 accept.
as he Is under orders from his physicians
10 refrain from ali ciSsipation. II ls ex-
pected that the speakers AT the dinner viii
Include Congressman JcseDh Bailey and
Gen. Joseph wheeleE.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
ROOSEVELT REMOVES GARDINER.
4. j. PbiIbiB, Democrat, Appointed DistricT
Attorney for New York CsunIy.

Albany, n. Y. Dec. 22.-Gov Roosevelt
announced tonight that he had removed
from office Col. Asa Bird Gardiner, dis
trict attorney Of New York County, on
charges preferred by Deputy Attorney
General J. H. Hammond and had ap-
pointed Eugene ]. Philbin, Of the State
County Charities a Democrat, TO fill the
In lengthy memorandum the governo.
sets forth his reasons for removing ca.
Gardiner He says:
The charge vitality affecting the G .
duet Of the district attorney Is thst whle.
relates TO his attitude at and lnc cttg
tion toward the Indictment of ~ o.
Police Devery after the latter haa tss ed
scandalGusly improper and aitlous
order TO the police force under hin.
Where the conduct of the dislrict al
torney Of the County OF New York affects
elections this conduct becomes a matter
not merely OF county but of State aad aa-
tiOnaI concern. Fraud or violence at tie
polls in New York County IN national
election may concern not merely the
county itself, not merely the cOun-
ties OF the State. tut also the other States
OF the Union. II is a mere truigm 20 as q.
sert that honest elections. free nom both
fraud and violence. stand at the very
basis CT our form Of republican self-goy-
ernment
Alone. among the other city officials
charged with the solemn duty OF enfOTc-
ing. the laws, the district attorney. on
whom rested the heaviest responsibility Of
the enforcement Of the law, gave By public
utteranee aid and comfort 10 the chief
OF police.
"A 10 the charges that the district at
torney failed in his duty In assisting the
officials CT the attorney generals Office
who were concerned In preventing Viola
lions OF the election law, IL appears that
there was such failure IN al any rate GER
tain eases prior 20 the election This
does not appear 10 have been the case
after the election. II Is impossible again
10 accept the plea that acts Ike fhesz
are % be excused on the ground that they
spring from folly rather than from Intent
10 do wrong.
Under these circumstances the district
attorney OF the county OF New York T.
removed from Office.