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The Washington times., 1901-10-10
NEELY TO BE TRIED.
Case to BE Brought Before the Au-
dencia shortly.

The War Department has been in
formed that the judge of first instance
at Havana has concluded his examination
of all the papers and testimony in the
Neely case The case is now. after an
investigation of nearly a year. ready for
trial 1t is certain that the case will be
brought before the Auiencia within a
very short time.
There will be some slight delay should
counsel for Nicely and Rathbone take ad-
vantage of the law allowing them ten
days preparation. The report says that
the fiscal is allowed ten days to prepare
his statement for the Audencia and that
when he has made his preparation the
attorneys for Rathbone and Neely will
each be allowed ten days.
1t is General Woods opinion that the
trial will not last long, as the prosecution
has every detail of the case already work
cd out and it is not probable that it will
continue longer than sixty days after
it is begun.
Ii is nearly year and half since the
first efforts were made to get Neely to
Cuba for his alleged conduct in connec-
tion with certain defalcations existing in
the postal department of the island Fol-
lowing his arrest in the United States
extradition. and it has taken eight
months more for the judge OF the first
instance to make his examination OF the
case. This examination corresponds to
the work Of grand jury in the United
States. the Judge examining every detail
Of the charges He then determines
whether it is sufficient to warrant trial
of the accused In the case Of Nicely and
Rathbone there is no doubt about the
sufficiency Of testimony, and the case
goes to the Audencia without delay.
where the testimony is reviewed orally
and gone over the second time.
An important point to come up in con-
nection with the trial of both Neely and
Rathbone relates to the testimony of
number of witnesses in the United States
When their dispositions were wanted by
the prosecution difficulty was encountered
in securing them because the parties fear
cd they would be used In the trial of the
accused. They were assured at the time.
however, that the depositions would not
be used before the Aude ncia, and they
were therefore secured. Should it be nee
essary to have those witnesses go from
the United States to Cuba to testify there
is no doubt that more trouble will arise.
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
Some Tariff HISTORY Recalled.

The closing OF the Argentine Lead
smelter at Kansas City, is a somewhat
notable occurrence, and out West it is
looked upon as a fair Illustration of
trust methods in doing business. This
smelter had been In operation for many
years, and was almost the sole sup
port of The suburb in which it is 10
Gated. Many of the employees had been
with ii for years and had invested their
surplus earnings in homes. Now ii is
said that these homes viii be rendered
practically worthless unless the smelt-
er resumes operations, which seems 10
be rather improbable. For all Of this
no blame is 10 be attached to the man
agement If the shutdown was a nee
essary result Of business conditions, but
such is not generally believed to have
been the case. The prevailing idea is
that it was done merely to wipe out
the industry at that point and add to
the business of the Smelling Trust at
some other. How this may be. we do
not know, but II is reasonable 10 believe
that plant which had been in opera
ton for so many years would continue
10 run in these piping times of pros
perity. if there We're not something
apart from legitimate business consii-
erations involved. 1t is morally certain
that an independent company would not
have closed the works unless compelled
TO by the peculiar methods Of the trust.
But aside from all this, the closing
of the smelter recalls some interest
ing matter connected with the passage
of the Mckinley bill through the Fifty
first Congress. Al that time there was
a duty OF two cents a pound on metal
lie lead, and cert and half a pound
on lead ore. But by far the larger por-
ton of our lead product came from ore
which also contained gold or silver, or
both, as well as lead. Gold and silver
ores were upon the free list and TIE
Treasury Department had ruled that
when, in ores containing one Of the
precious metals in combination with the
lead the value Of the gold or silver was
greater than that of the base metal, it
should be classified as gold or silver
ore. and pay no duty. The result was
that millions of pounds of lead in ore
came across the Mexican border, com
peting with American lead just as eff
fectually as ii there had been no
precious metal associated with it.
The mining States OF the Western
raountain region strongly objected to
this and sought to have silver-lead ore
placed upon the dutiable list The
srnelters of the Mississippi and Missouri
valleys. including the Argentine, in con-
strongly opposed the levy of any such
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
INDUCEMENTS FOR SAILORS.
The Navy Department Offers a Gra-
tuity for ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

The Navy Department will ask Congress
in December for 1900 additional sailors.
that number of men being now urgently
needed in the development of the service.
Special inducements are being offered for
men to re-enlist. Placards are being
POSTED to the effect that any man having
an honorable discharge. dated within four
months, would receive a gratuity of four
months pay and an addition of s1.S6 a
month to his pay for each re-enlistment.
The number of men now needed in the
navy is said to be less by 2.000 than the
number required this time last year.
AT the Bureau of Navigation yesterday
it was said that no difficulty is being ex-
perienced in obtaining enough men. One
hundred enlistments per week is the aver
age now being maintained.
In spite of the statement that more
than enough men are being enlisted with
out trouble, the Navy Department has
Just issued a handsome new poster, more
pretentious than anything in the same
line ever issued before On the poster is
printed an alluring picture of a United
States battleship, together with a COM
plete list of advantages offered to young
men desiring to enter the sea service of
Uncle Sam. Every opportunity for adj
vancement is offered. A prominent Navy
Department official said yesterday that
while plenty of men could be obtained. it
was difficult to secure applicants who
would make good petty officers.
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
ARRIVES AT PORT CLARENCE.
Lieutenant Berthoff Brings Mnny
Reindeer From Siberia.

A letter has been received by the Com
missioner of Education from DR.. Sheldon
Jackson. General Agent of Education for
Alaska, announcing the arrival al Port
Clarence. Alaska, of Lieut.. +. p. Berthoff
of the Revenue Cutter Service. with 25i
reindeer from Siberia.
The letter states that owing to rough
weather quite q number of reindeer died
in transit The officials Of the Interior
Department were gratified to hear of the
safe arrival of Lieutenant Berthoff with
the reindeer. The deer are to be added to
the herds already cOloniZed in Alaska.
During the fall and winter the herds
are loaned to various Institutions, Gov
ernment officials. and individuals in that
country One herd has already been set
apart for the Quaker Mission at kotZe-
bue, and other herds, of 100 each, nave
beeen loaned to trustworthy and capable
IaDlanderS.
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
DEFENDED BY GOMEZ.
The General Issues Letter in Bc-
half of Palma.

HAVANA Oct. 9-In view of the tact
that opponents of Senior Estrada Palma
are using his letter explaining his position
to the Cuban people as a weapon against
him in his candidacy for the Pre- esidency'
General Maxine Gomez has published
letter in his defence.
The point at issue is the payment OF
the revolutionary army. Senior rama
having spoken of the need to reduce the
rate of payment and to revise the army
lists. General Gomez says that Senoc
Palma deals with the matter with a lofty
spirit of patriotism. and makes all who
took part in the war inclined to foIeSo
the receipt of the few cents coming to
them He adds that those who think that
the candidate for the Presidency who Of
fers to pay the army the most money and
in the speediost manner. without regard
to the funds at the disposal of the coun-
try, will be the most acceptable to the
soldiers, forget that these might feel Of
Tended by the low estimate implied. Let
the nation. General Gomez says, pay the
army as best it can, but not before it s
really able to do so.
The demonstrations organized by the
economic societies throughout the island
to petition the United States for conces-
sions for Cuban products have caused
unceasing comment The anti-revolution-
airy papers claim that this movement had
to be organized by the Industrial and
moneved classes in self-defence. as after
three years mastery of the field the po-
litical parties have done nothing but
scramble for Office and clamor for a re-
public. They also say that the political
parties do not represent the wealth of the
island nor the people of standing.
The radicals. who do not like to have
the wind taken out of their sails by the
conservative Spanish element reply that
until a government is organized no con-
cessions can be granted, and that it is
therefore the first duty to organize gov
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
The situation in Pennsylvania.

The Democrats of Pennsylvania rea-
son correctly that there is very little in
national politics that need concern them
at the State election now pending
Upon national issues they could accom-
plish absolutely nothing in rock
ribbed Republican State like Pennsyl
vania, with party lines closely drawn
But they may be able TO do something
on behalf of clean politics and decency
In public affairs by going bout it in the
right way. This they seem to realize,
and, accordingly, they are inviting the
corporation of the reform element in
the Republican party, upon a basis
which to great extent Will deprive
their campaign of a partisan character
The Democratic candidate for State
Treasurer, Mr.. Palm. has handed In his
resignation as a means to this end. He
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
THE PAN.AMERIcAN CONGRESS-
Delegates to Leave for Mexico Sat
nrdny Afternoon.

! The American delegates 10 the Pan
american Congress to be held at Mexico
| City on October 1 viii leave Washington
at $50 O'Clock Saturday afternoon over the
| pennsylvania Railroad in a special train
for the CAPITAL of the sister Republic. The
i route VIII be via St Louis
| The delegates from the United States
are the following: Voluey w. Foster. OF
| Illinois; Charles NJ Pepper. District OF
Columbia: William S. Buchanan. Iowa:
| Henry G. Davis, West Virginia. and John
| Barrett. Oregon.
The following is the official LIST OF the
delegates from the various countries who
VII compose the party leaving saturday
Argentine RepubIic-senor Martin Gar
cia Merou, Z. r. and M P. delegate
BIazil-Not hlied. 19dfI
Chiie-Senor Don Alberto Blest Cana.
delegate; Sonora Cana, Senor Don Angus
to Matte.
CoIombia-senor Don Carlos Martinez
Silva, l. +. and NJ. p. delegate.
Costa Rica-Senor Don Joaquin Bernar-
do Calvo. f. E. ard NJ. P. delegate
Guatemala-Not filed.
Haiti-Mr. ]. N Leger. E. E and NJ. p.
delegate; Nine. Leger
Niearagua-Senor Don Luis f. Corea,
r =. and NJ. p. delegate; Senor Don
Alexandra BermudeZ.
Peru-Senor Don Isaac Alzamora. dele
gate: Senor Don Alberto Elmore. Sonora
Elmore, Ssnor Don Manuel de Calderon.
e. r. and VI. p, delegate; Sonora Cal
deron and two children. Senorita Calder
on. Senorita Rosa Caideron. Senor Don
Juan de osE,a. Senor Don p. Davales LIS
son.
United States-Mr. Henry G. Davis. del
egate; Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Katherine Brown.
Miss Brown. Mr.. w l. Buchanan. dele
gate; Mrs. Buchanan. Miss Buchanan,
AiT. Volney w Foster. delegate; Mrs.
Pepper. delegate Mrs. Pepper Miss Pep
per. Mr.. John Barrett, delegate
Venezuela-Seuov Don Jose NJ. Fortoul.
International Union OF American Repub-
lics-Mr. Williams c. Fox, Secretary and
Acting Director; Ms. Fox. Miss Fox. Mr..
c. S. Robb. Mr. A V Foster.
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
TO DECIDE MoST's CASE.
Justices to Act on the Matter on
Monday.

NEW YORK. Oct. 9-John Most, who
was arrested September u for publishing
in Die Freiheit," the day after the Presi-
dent was shot. an incendiary article
headed Murder VS.. Murder" was ar
raigned for trial today in Special Ses-
sions He is accused OF outraging public
decency.
Assistant District Attorney Herman
prosecuted and Morris Hillquet repre-
sented Most Mr.. Hillquet admitted the
publication of the article, but said it had
been published many times before in
newspapers and in book form and no crime
had been committed by Most in reprint
ing it. The author was one Heinzen, who
had printed it in paper called THE
Pioneer" years ago.
Most on the stand said he used the
article to fill up, and as soon as he heard
that the President had been shot he did
all he could to prevent the circulation of
the edition. The court, which was COM
posed of Justices Hinsdale, Holbrook,
and Wyatt, reserved decision till Monday.
Meantime Most's bail was continued.
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
Circulation Statement.
The Canal Treaty.

Reports concerning the provisions Of
the new canal treaty with Grea,
Britain, negotiated by Secretary Iay
and Lord Fauucefote, have led to much
and probably premature comment in
this country and England. The truth is
that it would be useless to attempt dis
eussion Of the proposed agreement in
advance of its publication. Forecasts,
whether semt-ohicial or conjectural. are
Of no value, as We had occasion TO learn
just before the Hay-PauncefGte Treaty
was presented to the Senate in the way
of disagreeabIe surprise.
All that can be properly or safely said
at this time is. the country hopes and
expects that the second Hay-Paunoe-
fote negotiation will be seen to have
avoided TIE strangely un-American fea-
lures Of the first. that it viii frankly
consign the dishonest and long ago
abandoned Clayton -Bulwer Treaty to
the international waste basket and that
it win concede the right Of the Amer
lean Government and people to protect
their own coast line in time of war from
their enemies.
If the proposed convention should
prove to be a document of that kind, its
acceptance and ratification viii be be
yond doubt. on the other hand, if the
amiabiiity of Mr. Hay, or the patriotic
greediness of Lord Lansd0wne, should
appear to have complicated the canal
project with British control or infiu-
ence detrimental to the exclusive Amer
icanism of the undertaking. it is quite
allowable to say that the treaty viii be
all but universally condemned and re-
sented by the people of this country,
and not improbabIy rejected by the Sen
ate of the United States
Should the instrument even seem to
give life anew to the letter or spirit Of
the Clayton Buiwer Treaty. conceived
in fraud and violated and abrogated by
the British Government treacherously
when we were immersed in civil war, it
is impossible to believe that so good and
extreme an American as President
Roosevelt is supposed to be would even
pay it the compliment of submission to
the Senate. This country has suffered
long and exasperatingly from British
overreaching, chicanery, and double
1eallnS- " e Narrowly escaped pit
fan dug for US in the proposed Arbitra
tion Treaty, which, if ratified, would
have compelled US. according to the
English construction of that measure,
to arbitrate the Clayton Bulwer Treaty
and the Alaskan boundary question.
We have had enough of that sort of
thing
1t is not that the American people are
eager TO hunt up excuses for misunder-
standings or difficulties with England.
They would be only too glad if the
bonds Of Anglo Saxon brotherhood
could be strengthened and made per-
manent by honest treatment from the
other side. But as long as the British
Government insists upon tying our
hands on the isthmus. or continues to
grasp at our Alaskan possessions, just
so long viii there be bitter enmity to-
ward that Power in this country. We
want peace and amity, but we also
want justice and a surcease of British
meddiing in our separate and distinct
American affairs
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
SUED BY JOHN wANAMAKER.
Many Bills Presented as Evidence In
n Strange Cnse.

ROCHESTER,. n. Y. Oct. John Wan
amaker. of Philadelphia. is plaintiff in
suit against Simon J. Weaver, of Weaver.
Palmer & Richmond. which was placed
on trial in County Court today. The
amount involved is small. only SOL but
the principle involved is large. The suit
is for articles sold for the use OF Mrs.
Weaver who Is under Indictment for forg-
ing her husbands name and those of club
and business friends to promissory notes
amounting TO 81. .oO0 and she is soon to
be placed on trial in the same court for
forgery.
Mrs. Weaver took the stand TO testify
against her husband, and she favored Mr..
Wanamaker at every possible point. but
almost at the outset Judge Sutherland
made ruling which was a severe blow
to Mr.. WanamakeT's chances in the ac-
ton. 1t was when Mr. Weaver's lawyer,
in cross-examining Mrs. Weaver. picked
up a big bundle of bills from Rochester
storekeepers to show how extrayagantly
Mrs Weaver had traded. Mr.. Wanamak-
er's lawyer objected. Said Judge Suther-
land:
This lady was supplied at the time
with quantity of the same articles that
she purchased from Mr.. Wanamaker 1t
seems to me that this must be the law
buys articles for her wardrobe that the
husband is liable. but If 1t appears that
the lady is abundantly equipped with
goods purchased elsewhere the husband
cannot be held liable. i don't believe that
if a woman goes into every store In New
York and purchases goods her husband Is
liable
Mr. Wanamaker's lawyer said that un-
der this ruling it was necessary for each
tradesman to write every other tradesman
in the United States and find out If he
was selling goods to person before CIV
ing credit.
1.-THE tradesman takes some risks of
necessity replied Judge Sutherland II
shall allow the evidence" s---r-
This opened up the door for the sfptro-
duction OF a dozen itemized bills, -asslong
as ones arm. being for goods purchased
by Mrs. Weaver at various stores.
Mrs Weaver admitted paying some of
the bills from her private bank account
She had an allowance of s.. $50 year. but
was unable to pay her dressmakers' and
milliners' bills out of this
Asked about the bank account she
kept, she refused TO make replies. saying
her when the forgery case comes to trial.
The court ruled that she was not COM
PEELED to answer. She admitted that her
husband had brought suit for separation,
in which he lost.
She was also asked about the fortune
that was left TO her by her father. She
said she could not tell the amount of
money she received from the estate This
evidence was all given after strenuous Oh
lection had been made by Mr.. Wana-
makers lawyer
The Washington times., 1901-10-10

duty. claiming that the Mexican ores
were needed for huxing purposes. A
battle royal took place before the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. and such
was the pressure from the opposing
sides that duty was placed on the
lead contained in such ore and taken
of again several times. Finally it was
allowed to remain, and the fight was
carried into the House. Here, in Com
mittee of the Whole, a strong effort was
made to strike off The duty, number
Of the Republican members having
smeIters in their districts, and s-ch
other members as they could influence
voted with the Democrats in favor Of
free lead" from Mexico. They were
not numerous enough. though, TO carry
their point. and the duty stood. becom-
ing a part of the Mckinley tariff.
The incident served well to illustrate
the thorough selfshness which even
then actuated ,he advocates of high
protection. They wanted atariff, right
up TO the point OF exclusion, upon Tor
eicn lead, but many OF them, inciud-
ing those Interested in the White Lead
Trust, We're willing and anxious to ad-
nit Mexican silver-lsad ores free. BE-
cause they desired To treat the ores in
their Mississippi Valley smelters. In
other words. they wanted extreme pro-
lection on one kind OF lead, and abso-
lutte free trade in another, according to
their special interests and regardless Of
all others. Thus it ever has been, and
doubtless ever viii be until the end Of
the onnnlar.
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
ThcnrN and Prnctice.

(From the Cincinnati Enqurer)
IL Ar. Roosevelt would rather be right
than be President aftor the expiration of
his present term he can ignore the scain-
wass who go as delegates from the
south to tha Republican National Con-
ven,ions and confer the offices on men of
worth and stan,1Ing. Presently Mr.. Roose-
te.t Will find hc& much harder IL Is TO
be yirtuous in practice than IN theory
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
Not the Whole Thing.

(FrOm the New York Worthy
No President can possibly make an IN
telIigent personal selection of all the Fed
eraI officers in the Union. And the exer-
else of such a power by one man would
he more dangerous than the patronage
nerIdIinp'' of the Senators can possibly be.
4 wise President will seek concord rather
than contention and while obeying his
conscience and maintaining his preroga-
tiyes will not assume TO be 'the whole
thing in government.
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
The Chief Losers.

CFrom the Philadelphia Recordl
If the new canal treaty be in the form
indicated by the news dispatches the
United States are the chief losers through
tbe concessions reported to have been
made. For this unwished for consumma-
tion the nation's thanks will be due to
the conscrpt fathers of the Senate
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
Secretary Cages Plan.

VTUH TIt VTICdsO JhTOnlcIe.l
This point against the deposit of inter-
nal revenue receipts has not been pressed
but il is quite sure TO be if Secretary
Cages plan is seriously entertained by
Congress. for that plan involves practi-
cally the abolition of the United States
Treasury except as the custodian of
fixed balance and a mere collecting and
disbursng agency. 1t would practically
turn over all the public money beyond
- 90 500 to banks and make them the
national treasurers without constitutional
authority.
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
Sill Mnrn DenIDrnhle.

(From the Philadelphia North American.)
1t is certainly a deplorable state OF
things when high officials are denounced
thieves by the press. but IL the high
officials happen to be thieves. it would ne
still more deplorabIe were the press NOT
to denounce them.
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
An Impossible Moses.
fFrom the Boston Herald.)

(From the boston HeraId-J
We have never believed that man like
McI.aurin would be able to lead the peo-
pie of South Carolina into the Republican
party, not even II the negroes were driven
out OF it to get along as they may with
out a party and without votes.
The Washington times., 1901-10-10
The Roosevelt Way.

tFrom the New York Commercial Advertiser.
1t is the Roosevelt way" asshe prac-
ticed it while Governor of this State and
practiced it without variation or Violation.
He takes counsel now. as he took it then.
with politicians and bosses and with per-
soual friends who are neither politicians
nor bosses. and then follows his own Judg-
meut.