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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

seeing dragons. Few modern fairy-story
books approach this for its charm of telling
and the grace and beauty of it's ilustra-
lions.
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Papers Sealed I'm Presence of the
Woman Who Guards the Seal I'm
the Forbidden City.
DOCUMENTS ARE NOW READY
AND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE
ENJOYS AT PEKING TODAY.
Chinese Court of Justice Established
i'm the American Distrfct-Hftch as
to Transfer of Railway.

PEKING, Jan. 15.-Prince Ching and his
suite visited the Forbidden City to-day,
and attached the imperial seal to the
Chinese acceptance of the joint note.
When they entered the palace of the En-
peror, accompanied by the chief enunch.
they saw woman servant guarding the
imperial SEAL She produced the seal, the
papers were sealed in her presence. and
then the seal was returned. Owing to the
lateness of the hour, the papers thus sealed
will not be presented to the roregn ENJOYS
until tomorrow.
In the American district Chinese court
OF justice will come into being and opera
ton tomorrow. The death penalty may
be inflicted for murder. manslaughter, at
tempted murder, robbery. counserfeiting
looting and burglary. 1t may also be in
fiicted upon those known to have been Box
ers, who have done injury to life or prop
erty. Other punishments, like whipping
Imprisonment and the imposition OF fines.
can be inflicted.
Owing to orders received from Rerlin, a
hitch has occurred regarding she transfer
of the railway, which Russia yesterday be-
gan turning over TO Germany.
French railway engineers have made a
breach in the western wall of the Chinese
city, through which they will bring in the
Pao-Ting-Fu railway. The Tiea-Tsin line
will be extended to the wall OF the Tartar
CITY
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NO INFORMATION ABOUT LooTIsG.
De Almonds Resolution Tabled ON
Suggestion of Secretary Root.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-The House
military affairs committee to-day decided
to lay on the table the De Almond resoIu-
ton calling on the secretary of war for
information as to what protest, criticism or
suggestion General Chaffee or any other
American officer in China made concerning
looting or other improper conduct, to whom
it was made and the result. The commit
tees action was based on the following let
ter from Secretary Root TO Chairman Hall.
setting forth reasons why IL would be
inadvisable to open the matter to public
discussion.
1.-The subject to which this resolution re-
lates is so intimately connected with the
diplomatic relations and negotiations con-
cerning the critical and delicate condition
now existing in China that ] think II would
be very inadvisable to attempt any public
statement or invite public discussion upon
any branch of the subject at this time The
time doubtless will come when the whole
subject will be proper matter for a
report. but that time clearly has not yet
come. An answer 10 the resolution would
require me TO call upon General Chaffee
for detailed report. and IL is probable
no answer could be received before the end
Of the present session or Conxress."
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CLARK ALMOST ELEcTEp.
Had "A Majority of All, hut Lacked One
Vote in the House

HELENA, Mont, Jan. l5.-William A.
Clark, OF Butte. lacked one vote of the
number required to elect him 10 the United
States Senate to-day. The first ballot for
United States senator was taken at noon
by both Senate and House. Two members,
Senators Hobson Rep.) and Representa-
tive Gregory (Rep.) were absent. Clark
received "a votes in the House. lacking one
oe majority. and IL in the Senate, where
he had majority of three. There were
thirty Republicans in the Senate and
House and they voted for Senator Thomas
H. Carter for the long term and former
Senator Lee Mantle, of Butte for the short
term Ten labor men in the House voted
solidly for A. f. Spriggs for the long term,
while three of the four independent DEM
ocrats voted for Maj. Martin Maginnis, of
Helena. Had the vote been in Joint session
to-day, Mr. Clark would have been elected,
as he received majority of the votes cast.
For the short term, Mantle (Rep.) received
the entire Republican strength. H L.
Frank, of Butte, received IA votes, while
the others were scattering. The Legisla-
ture completed balloting at o'clock and
adjourned until 10 o'clock to morrow morn
ing A joint ballot will be taken to-mor-
rom noon, but in the meantime TIE two
absent Republican members ere expected
to arrive
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Cadets Barnes, Russell, oldham and
Deem Examined.

WEST POINT N. Y, Jan. 15-Cadet
Joseph Barnes Of the District of Columbia,
who was one of Cadet Kellers seconds.
and who seems to have more knowledge of
the code of the corps in regard to fistic
arguments than any other cadet at the
West Point Academy, continued his tes-
timony before the congressional investigat-
ing committee when the hearing was re-
sumed to-day.
Last night Barnes was sworn and ex-
amined by Judge Smith, the congressman
from Council Bluffs, Ia, and the young
man had quite a trying time. Mr.. Smith
did not mince his words when he en-
deavored to show the witness, who is prac-
tically on the eve of graduation, that the
first class men were arrogant. ignorant and
conceited in addition, when they. as a
class commended the West Point system Of
fighting against the better judgment of all
the military officers of the academy and
in violation of all rules and regulations
governing the institution.
Mr.. briggs. of Brooklyn. took the wit
ness in hand to-day and asked him min
utely about the Keller-Booz fight. While
listening to Barness description of the af-
fair, the Brooklyn congressman interrupted
the witness and asked him: Under your
Infamous and unmanly code of fighting is
it not understood that an upper class
man is selected especially for the purpose
of administering a sound drubping to the
| fourth class man who is called out?''
Yes, sir; it is understood when a fourth
| class man is called out re is to be
whipped"
"Ohl so that's the CODE" said Mr. briggs,
| as he shook his finger at the witness, while
he arose from his seat beside the chair
man. then. leaning towards the witness,
| he shouted:
Young man, this dishonorable practice
| which you have described would not be
| tolerated in any athletic club in the world
| The upper classman who is a party to the
| calling out of fourth class man for the
purpose of having him thrashed is cow
ard, and the fourth classman who is beat
en- is nothing else but hero. This morn
| ing received four letters from Kansas.
Massachusetts,, New York and Brooklyn,
In all of which the mode of fighting and
hazing here is called brutal bulyism. That
Is too mild a description. i call 1t brutal
| cowardice." as he took his seat
Mr.. Wagner said: Suppose an oath were
| administered to cadet when he receives
his appointment cadet TO this acade-
my. the provisions of which prohibited
hshting. do you think it would stop the
practice?"
WOULD RESENT INSULT.
Yes. sir. I presume 1t would, don't
believe any man would break his oath.
But as for myself. win say that II had
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door The mob issued forth in moment.
dragging the negro by the coat collar. He
had been struck over the head with a
hammer. but was still conscious. Men
fought TO get at him. These infuriated be-
ings struck savagely at him and hit only
his captors, who guarded him well.
Don't hurt hint" they cried
Wen burn him. was the response.
Outside the stockade the crowd surged.
Alexander and his captors were surrounded
by a solid wall of human flesh. Across
Third street and up the hill into the court
house yard they dragged him. Then they
stopped still
Confess before we harm you," said they.
'I am innocent. am dying for what an
other man did I see lots of my friends
here; they know I did not do 1t. If had
been guilty / would have said so at the
penitentiary and would have staid there for
life. The warden told me so. The po-
licemen told me so. Would not / have told
them II ] was guilty?"
He did not know that the town was bent
on lynching, that the minds were made
ur that he had committed crime that
could only be avengd with his blood.
You lie" the mob cried and one huge
fellow. filled more with the lust for blood
than with the feelings OF a man, struck
him in the forehead with his fist three
times. This seemed not to have the slight
est effect on the negro He was turning
white When he talked his voice was
steady He spoke with the resignation of
man who sees only before him DEATH
slow. perhaps. but certain-and was pre-
pared to meet it in it's most awful form.
WAITED FOR a CLAN
When he had finished talking a move was
made for large cottonwood tree in the
northeast corner of the courthouse yard
He was backed up against it and a chain
was hunted for. One could not be found
and while they waited Alexander was given
another chance to confes.
MY God. men.' he cried in his agony,
II have told you that L am innocent.
can't tell you any more. 1 didn't do it,
: HE lies! Burn him.! cried the mob
Take him where -.e committed the mur-
der" suggested some one.
The suggestion met with instant approv-
al and the crowd, carrying the negro,
pushed on for Fourth street. There were
many wagons standing about and into one
OF these they threw him. The wagon was
started for the vicinity OF Lawrence avenue
and Spruce streets, followed on the run by
the crowd
At Sis Alexander was brought to the
scene of the murder of Pearl Forbes, at the
corner of Lawrence avenue and Spruce
street The exact spot where the murdered
girl was found was located by the leaders
OF the crowd and there a semi-circle was
formed. Alexander was brought up in a
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TO go back to the time of my appointment
and an oath was being about to be admin
istered to me which would prevent me
from resenting an insult, I would unhesi-
tatingly refuse TO take ii and content my
self in some civil occupation" replied the
witness.
''You expect to become an officer very
soon. do you not?" inquired Colonel Clay
ton.
''Yes, SIR
Then, after you have become an Of
fIcer, would you, in violation of your oath.
accept or send a challenge to a duel. fistic
or otherwise?"
eff the provocation occurred in well-de-
fined lines L would not violate my oath.
but would resign and send or accept chal-
lenge in the event that could not meet
and shoot my man on sight
Speaking of hazing, Mr. Wanger. address
ing the witness. said: do you know that
one William Mckinley, now President of
the United States, when a member of the
Congress, said that he would favor the
abolition of the West Point Military Acad-
emy in case hazing could not be stopped
there?"
Yes, SIR
"And the late James G. Blaine had the
| same idea." said Mr.. briggs. "And so. also.
did Zachariah Taylor added Judge Smith.
The witness, at the request of Judge
| Smith. stepped down.
CADET DEEM FEIGNED.
During the afternoon session Cadet
George NJ. Russell, of New Hampshire,
was asked by Mr.. briggs: do you think
| 1t is fair play TO haze fourth-class men
for the purpose of making them do things
which are violations of the academic rules
| and for which they ere liable to receive
| punishment by the authority OF the insti-
| tution?"
.'Well, do not think IL is unfair"
"You, who have been three years in this
academy, say so?' asked Mr.. briggs
angrily.
Eyes. I think the ends justified the
| means" was the reply.
"were you ever at any soiree where a
| cadet fainted?"
| "No, sir, but saw Cadet Deem feignins
| to faint as he told us he was going tc
| fool the upper class men. He was my
| class mate and I was rather amused al
| his success"
HE was not cut for doing this?"
mo SIR
Now, what is the difference between
| a man feigning fainting to escape exer-
| cisIng and a man feigning being knocked
| out in fight?'' inquired General Dick.
1.-THE witness hesitated and then said
There's a good deal of difference" but
| he failed to explain 1t,
| Cadet Edward l.. Oldham, of Tennessee
when sworn was asked about the admin
! istration of tobasco or pepper sauce. HI
| said he had to take half a teaspoonfu
twice, the usual dose was five TO ter
| drops.
| The witness said there was no interfer
ence with any cadet on account of his re
| CONTINUED ON PAGE 5. COL. g.
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The widest excitement prevailed during
the bailoting In the House. Long before
that body convened, at o'clock, the cham
Der was packed with legislators and specta-
tors. The crush at the doors was so great
than many members had to have the aid
OF police to get into the hail. The entrances
were guarded by Gordon of nolicener
but they were powerless to cone with The
crowd. In rush to admit Representa- tive
Gavin the door in one of the Iobbies u,as
broken down and the hall was soon crowd
ed to suffocation.
Speaker Marshall called the House To or
der at o'clock and directed the sergeant
alarms to clear the aisles. The House of
hcers were unable to handle the crow6s
and the Harrisburg police force was oo,,oa
ir to assist them Before the bal,ot ~.
taken Charles w. Neeb, of ALLEGHENY a,a
John Fl. Thompson. of Centre. Republicans
who were absent on account of illness whom
the House organized two weeks ago nya-
sented themselves at the bar and wer.
qualified by Judge Wilson, of Beaver. These
members were claimed by both sides and
when they voted for Colonel QUAY thew
were heartily applauded by his followers
The announcement of the result was fol-
lowed with much shouting and applause.
during which an adjournment was taken
until tomorrow
The Senate chamber was also crowded
with spectators during the balIoting by that
body When the vote was announced a
great cheer went up from the galleries. In
which a number of the senators partici-
pated. The Senate also adjourned until to-
morrow.
The election of Colonel Quay ends the
struggle which began at the organization
of the Legislature In 1899 and has since co.,
tinued without interruption. Seventy-nine
ballots were taken by the Legislature with
out choice. and then the Legislature ad-
journed. The day following, April 2l. Gov
ernor Stone appointed Mr.. Quay TO the Sem
ate, and on April %. 1893. his appointment
was rejected by the Senate by one vote.
Pennsylvania has since had only one United
States senator, Boies Penrose.
Colonel Quay received the news OF his
election at his residence. near the Capitol
He was naturally elated over his victory,
but declined TO make a statement Colonel
Quay has leased a house I'm Harrisburg for
the session and he expects 20 spend much
time here. urging the passage OF apportion-
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George Frisbfe Hoar HOnored in
Massachusetts, Where Five Demo-
Gratis Voted for Him.
SUCCESSOR TO W. E. CHANDLER
HENRY +. BURNHAM ELECTED BY
NEW HAMPSHIRE SOLONs.
Fred T. Dubois Chosen I'm Idaho,
James Mcmillan i'm Michigan and
William b. Frye I'm Maine.

Pennsylvania. MATTHEW STANLEY QUAY
Idaho. Recommendation T. DUBOIS
observation-disclosures FRISBIE HoAR
New Hampshire. HENRY f. BURNHAM
Colorado. THOMAS NJ. PATTERSON
HARRISBURG. Pa, Jan. 15-After a
memorable struggle, which had continued
for several years. Col. NJ. S. Quay. regular
Republican nominee for United States
senator, was elected to-day by the Penn
sylvania Legislature to fill the vacancy
created by the expiration of his term on
March 4. 1899. His combined vote in the
Senate and House was 13O, or three more
than the number necessary to a choice.
The House and Senate will meet jointly at
noon tomorrow to canvass the vote and
declare an election. Mr.. Quay's commits
sion has already been prepared and signed
and he will take it to Washington to-mor
row afternoon. A party of his friends will
go with him to be present when he takes
his seat in the Senate on Thursday.
The Democratic vote was cast almost
solidly for Col. James. NJ Guffey, CT Pitts
burg, and that of the anti-Quay Repub-
licans was divided among nine favorite
sons. Representative W. J. Calvin, of
Schuylkill, who two weeks ago voted with
the Republicans on the organization of the
House. was the only Democrat who voted
for Mr.. Quay. When he cast his vote the
followers Of Colonel Quay broke into
cheers, which continued for more than a
minute. Representative L. d. Brown. of
Crawford, voted for Rev. Dr. Silas Swal-
low, the Prohibition leader Colonel Cuff
fey lost three votes by the absence of Rep
resentatives George j. Mallory, Of venan-
go, and Madison A. Garvin, of Adams. who
were unable to be present on account of
illness, and the pairing of Representative
Arthur III. Squier, of Wyoming, with Isaiah
X. Haldeman, Of Montgomery, Republic
an Mr. Squier was present, while his
pair was i'll at his home with typhoid fever.
The solid Democratic vote in rhe Senate
was cast for Colonel Guffey. The vote In
detail follows:
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Questions and Comments of the In
vestfgators Regarded as Evidence
that the Committee Is Biased.
CADETS PUT ON THE RACK
AND MERCILESSLY QUIZZED AND
BADGERED BY INVESTIGATORS.
Joseph Barnes's Code of HOnOr-Fred
l.. Deems Hazing of BoOx-G. NJ.
RusselIs Evidence.

WEST POINT. N. Y, Jan. 15.-An un-
looked for incident occurred to-day at the
close of the afternoon session of the con-
gressional committees investigation at the
Military Academy. There was large at
tendance of army officers with their wives
and daughters present. When Congress
man briggs asked Cadet Deem if it was
true, having convenient memory" that
he could only remember Cadet Sheridan s
name out of all the men he had 'exer-
cised," there was storm of Kisses which
ran around the room. The women as well
as the men took part in 1T, as 1T was evil
dent that they considered the question as
one impugning the credibility of the wit
ness The honor at West Point, according TO
testimony adduced during this investiga-
ton, as we'll as the military inquiry, does
not admit of untruthfulness, and the people
living at the post resent anything sugges-
tive of doubt on this point. Congressman
briggs asked that the courtroom be
cleared, but Chairman Dick declared a re-
cess for an hour and a half without recog-
nizing the request
Several officers did not try to conceal
their displeasure at the question put by
the Brooklyn congressman. They also said
that Judge Smith, another member of the
committee, had no right to say in his ex-
animation Of Deem that "the death of Booz
was laid at Deems door,"
The news of the kissing spread quickly
all over the post, with the result that the
attendance at the night session was unus-
ually large. Mr.. briggs resumed his ex-
animation of Cadet Deen when the latter
came into the courtroom for the night ses-
sion, and referring to the question which
he put to the witness in the afternoon,
asked IL it was due to forgetfulness that
he could not remember any name but that
of young Phil Sheridan out of all the ca
dets whom he had exercised at the acad-
emy. Deem replied in the affirmative and
the storm signals were taken down.
The committee gathered good deal of
testimony during it's three sessions to-day.
The members have evidently satisfied them
selves with the evidence already on record
regarding fighting and have turned their
probes on the mess hall hazing and tobasco
sauce episode. From all appearances the
representatives will not get through their
labors here before the end of the week.
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RULE or RUIN POLICY.
Delaware Republican Factions Play
ing Into Democracy Hands.

ing Into Democracy's Hands.
DOVER, Del, Jan. 15.-The result Of last
nights union Republican caucus, when
sixteen members of the Legislature. noni-
mated J. Edward Addicks for United States
senator, lent interest to the initial vote for
the two senatorships taken separately by
the two houses of the General Assembly.
Prior to the convening of the Legislature
to-day the anti-Addicks men, or, as they
are termed. regular Republicans, held a
caucus and agreed to vote for Charles f.
Richards, of Georgetown, for the short
term for United States senator, and Col.
Henry A. Dupont of Wilmington, for the
long term. The union Republicans, on the
other hand. recognize no candidate but Mr.
Addicks. The refusal Of the regular Re-
publicans to go into the union Republican
caucus, even with the assurance that they
could have the lone-term senatorship at
their disposal indicated, as the first ballot
showed, that a deadlock would be the re-
suit. The total number of votes in both
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Bill i'm the Senate Provides Electro
cution for Capital Pun
~ ishment.
WORK FOR THE COMMITTEES
THEY WILL BEGIN THE C0NsIDERA-
TION OF BILLS AT ONCE.
A Rather Spirited Debate I'm the House
Over Purchase of Statutes-
Legislative Gossip.

Although the sessions of both houses OF
the Indiana Legislature were not prolonged
yesterday. the members were kept pretty
busy while they did work Senate and
House held morning and afternoon ses-
sions. In the Senate fifty-eight bills were
introduced. and in the House the number
reached the neighborhood of seventy.
Among the more important measures
brought up in the Senate was the anti
lynching bill a bill providing for capital
punishment by hanging or electrocufion.
and an anti-cigarette bill or two. In the
House all sorts of bills we're introduced.
A kidnapping bill, providing the death pen
atty or life Imprisonment for this crime
where 4 is done for ransom or hire. was
introduced. The primary election bill was
presented by Representative Minturn. and
the fee and salary bills were features OF
the days work I'm the house. Two meas
ures were passed in the House. One was a
bill relating to bonds issued by county
commissioners and the other was an act
diana town.
In both branches of the Legislature af-
fairs moved smoothly yesterday. Speaker
Artman announced his committees during
the morning, and some of them began
work in the afternoon. Both houses held
short afternoon sessions. but for the next
week or more the House will probably
have only halliday sessions. The first real
ly spirited debate held in the House took
place yesterday morning on accent Of
resolution introduced by Representative
Neal TO purchase fifty-two volumes CT Hor-
ner's annotated statutes. The resolution was
lost, as was one by Mr.. Statesman, who
desired to buy Burns's statutes Mr. Suites
man opposed Mr. Neal. and thought Il
would be economy TO purchase the other