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Evening star., 1901-04-08

ager of the Charleston exposition, saw the
President today. Notwit hstanding the
failure of Congress to make an appropria-
tion for the exposition, il is strongly hoped
that some kind of an arrangement can be
made by which there will be government
exhibit. Senator McLaurin is comforting
with cabinet officials and believes that
something can be done.
hnoxVflIe's Contributions tc the Army
Representative Gibson of Tennessee asked
the President today for some additional
army appointments One of the arguments
he used to show that his district was en-
titled to more lieutenants was the produe-
tion of figures showing that the enlist
nents at Knoxville in February were
larger than at any city in the United
states except New York. At Knoxville l12
men were enlisted, and at New York l43,
the third city being Philadelphia with 1906
Mr. Gibson, who belongs to the anti
Evans faction in the republican politics of
tennessee, said he thought Pension Com
missioner Evans would remain in his posi-
ton until the President found something
better for him.
The difference between a popular and
an unpopular pension commissioner is as
told Evans in the beginning of his term
ABOUT SJ,oo0,0O0 year." said Mr. Gibson
Evans chose to save the government the
Soopo.Do and, as a result, made a host OF
enemies Congress and the taxpayers are
against his policy'
Evening star., 1901-04-08
Heavy Rains in New England Cause
Danger Of, Flood.
MILLS HAVE TO SHUT DOWN
indications That the Weather VIII
Clear Up Soon.
III TT B ER
LOST

BOSTON, April s..The freshet conditions
in the various rivers Of New England, re-
suting from the copieus rains of the past
week or more, did not improve today. The
rivers continued to rise, and indications at
nearly all points were that the record of
the great floods of 1596. would be reached,
if not surpassed. The absence OF ice, which
went out last week from many of the
rivers, thus far has prevented serious dam
age to property, but today thousands of
mill operatives were compelled to stop
work, as factories could not be operated
on account of the high water. The chief
property damage reported up to midday
was to railroads and highways from wash
outs. Lowlands in all sections were inun-
dated. At one or two points bridges had
been washed away and in some places the
structures had been weakened.
This had caused considerable interruption
to traffic upon various short railway lines
in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachu-
setts, but trains on the main lines were
running with nearly the usual regularity.
Among the mills which were compelled
to shut down today were many at Law
renee, Mass, where 20,G0 hands were idle;
at Lowell, where the majority of the big
corporations suspended at Lewiston, Me.
Manchester and Nashua, n. II. At Lowell
the street railway power house was in the
and power company was on the verge of
suspension. ~
Up to today the average rainfall in New
England had been 2.6S inches since the list
of April. Light rains were falling over the
whole of northern New England today, but
the weather forecasters said that the in
dicationS were that the weather would
clear late this afternoon or tonight.
Evening star., 1901-04-08
NOT DISTURBED.
communication Easy Under Rejection
of Platt Amendment

of Platt Amendment
Ine administration is IN nowise disturbed
py the adverse action OF the Cuban con-
stitutional convention with reference to the
conditions required by congressional action
before the withdrawal of American troops
from the island Little doubt is felt that
when the Cubans come to fully comprehend
the import of congressional action, whether
they come to this understanding through
sending special commission to Washing
ton or otherwise, they will take steps to
meet these conditions. But should they fail
10 do so. the only inconvenience resulting
TO the United States will be the necessity
of continuing the military occupation of
the Island The law of Congress is man
datory upon the President and though the
Cupan convention Is not required to adopt
the exact language of the Platt amendment
the only latitude the President has is that
OF determining whether any action taken
ny the cuban constitutional convention
compiles In general terms to the congress
slonal requirement. In the absence of
proper action by the Cuban convention the
PRESIDENT Is required to maintain the mil
itary occupation of Cuba. The opposition
TO compliance on the part of Cuba is in
stlgated by men who argue that more ad-
Vantageous conditions for Cuba can be
secured from the new Congress If the pres-
ent status Is maintained until Congress
meets. This expectation has nothing to
sustain-it. The reason given by the leading
opponents of the administration in Con-
gress for accepting the Platt amendment
was that IL IL We're rejected nothing as
seventh Congress. The Platt amendment
mas the support of many of the strongest
men of the anti-administration element in
congress. as well as of all the republicans.
Evening star., 1901-04-08
EXAMINING BOARDS CHOSEN.
VIII Inquire Into the Qualifications
of Line Officers.

OF Line Omcers.
A board of engineer officers, consisting
Of Col. G. L. Gillespie, Major w. L. Mar
shall and Capt Edgar Jadwin and two
medical officers, to be detailed later, has
been appointed to meet at the Army build
ing, New York city, at the earliest practi-
cable date, for the competitive examina-
tion Of ieutenants of the line of the army,
with view to their transfer to the corps
of engineers. in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the army reorganization law.
The board is also required to formulate
questions and arrange for the examination
of candidates now serving in the Philip
pines, in China and in Alaska, who may
be ordered examined for transfer. The
examinations will be written as well as
oial, and the boards are given discretion
ary authority in making their recommen-
dations to take into consideration the gen.
eral capacity, character, temperament,
judgment, habits and physical conditions
of the candidates
The officers ordered before the New York
board are as follows:
First Lieut.. CORTLAND Nixon, I'd Infan-
try, and Second Lieuts. Peter c. Hains, jr.
Alfred b. Putnam, Fred H. Gallup Mi
chael J. McDonough, Clifton c. Carter,
William P. Stokey. VIM. l. Westervelt,
Frederick L. Buck and Charles L. ]. Froh-
witter, all of the Artillery Corps.
The engineer board to meet at Manila,
P. l., consists OF Capts. John Biddle, Geo.
A. Zinn and VIM. q. Craighill. The fol-
lowing named officers Of the line have been
ordered to examination by that board:
First Lieuts. Henry L. Newbold, Artil-
lery Corps; Wilson B. Burtt, 9th Infantry,
and Second Lieuts. VIM. A. Kent, 2Sd In
fantry; Joseph A. Baer 9Th Cavalry; Gil
bert A. Youngberg, Artillery Corps; Frank
o. Whitlock, 4th Cavalry; Jay P. Hopkins
Artillery Corps; Harry E. Mitchell, 18th
Infantry; Ernest E. Allen, 18th Infantry;
James P. Robinson, 11th Infantry; Wm
Horst, 7th Infantry, and VIM. S. Martin,
LIST Infantry.
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REMAINS BROUGHT FROM MANILA.
Four VIII BE Buried I'm the National
Cemetery at Arlington.

The army transport Logan. which recent
ly arrived at San Francisco, brought the
remains of 250 officers soldiers and civilian
employees Of the army who died or were
killed in the Philippines. OF this number
1O2 will be shipped to the homes Of reIa-
tives at government expense, eight will be
buried by request of parents In the Pre-
sidio national cemetery at San Francisco
interment In the Arlington national ceme-
terry. Seven Of them were remains Of un-
known soldiers, two OF whom were Of the
oath United States Infantry, and there
were thirty-four remains OF soldiers who
died of variola, or smallpox These win be
az the health authorities of the various
states through which the remains would
have to pass II transported to the homes OF
relatives have positively refused to issue
permits for such passage; hence the War
Department finds itself prohibited from
carrying out its policy of forwarding these
remains for private burial as II does In
them. Those remains which have not been
applied for, about ninety-five In number,
will be held at San Francisco a reasonable
time and then inferred with military hon.
ors in the national cemetery at that point,
where the graves will be permanently
and properly cared for by the government.
Following are the remains which will be
inferred at Arlington cemetery soon as
they arrive from San Francisco: Corporal
Ernest l.. Becker, Company @, 9th United
States Infantry; Milton NJ. Roeder, mu-
sician. Company d. 18th United States In
fantry: William r. Estes, private. Com
pany c, 17th United States Infantry; John
Van Zandt, private. Company G, 22d United
Ststes Infantry.
Evening star., 1901-04-08

of first and second lieutenants within the
next few weeks. The great majority, If
not ALL of these places will be filled by
transfer from the volunteer army. 1t is
possible that two or three of these COM
missions may go to residents of the Dis
trict One District boy, Lieut.. ]. H. Grif-
fifth, is practically sure of appointment.
Lieut.. Griffith was attached to the 9th
Volunteer Infantry, which has just re-
turned to this country from the Philippines.
He was member of the District National
Guard. being captain of Battery A, Light
Artillery. During the Spanish war he was
first lieutenant of the District Volunteer
Infantry and served with that regiment in
Cuba.
Evening star., 1901-04-08
SHORTER WORK DAY WANTED.
Strike of Two Thousand Cottou Mill
Employees at DanyiIIe


Two thousand employees of the Riverside
cotton mills, at Danville, Va. stopped work
April ], it being the first shut down in the
mills for eighteen years Six or eight
months ago the employees of the mills were
organized by the Federation of Labor.
Some time ago the daily hours of the hands
were fixed for ten in the winter and eleven
in the summer. which were said by the
managers to be the shortest hours of any
similar mill in the south. The 1st of April
was the time when the eleven-hour day
was to be put in effect, after ten hours had
been the rule during the winter. On the
previous day a mass meeting was held in
DanVille. presided over by Mr.. Samuel
Gompers, president of the Federation of
Labor. and he advised the 1000 employees
of the Riverside mills to contend for a con-
tinuation of the ten-hour day and to STAY
out until it was granted. The mill owners
did not open the doors of the mills the next
day and the strike has been in effect ever
since.
Mr.. Silas I. Roberts superintendent of
the Riverside cotton mills, was in this city
today and said the strike had come at a
time when 1t would probably be an adVan-
tage to the mills to close up temporarily
He stated that they have q heavy stock on
hand and believe cotton will fall in price in
the near future. For these reasons there
would probably be an advantage in closing
the mills. He said the mills had never be-
fore been closed since he took charge of
them, eighteen years ago, and that during
the financial depression of 1929 they
were kept running, although there was no
profit and some of the stockholders wanted
to close them. He declared that while the
mills have the shortest hours of any mills
in the south. he would not object to a ten
hour day all the year round If such day
could be put in force in all the southern
mills. But as longer hours We're in force
in the mills competing against him he could
not concede the demand of the men, and
the mills would remain closed for the pres
ent. He did not anticipate any trouble
from the mill employees.
Evening star., 1901-04-08
Gen. Tung-Fu-Sian Leading it With
1000 Regulars.
COURT AT SIAN-FU ALARMED
The Revolt Traced to Vaccinations
of Prince Tuan.
IL HUNG CHANGES VIEWS

PEKIN. April S.-The rumors which have
been current during the past few days of
Nhe outbreak of a rebellion, headed by
General Tung- -Fu-Sian the former COM
mander of the northern army in the prov
inces of Mongolia and Shen-Si, have been
absolutely authenticated.
Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching have
received information on the subject, which
= though indefinite, stil proves that the
court is seriously alarmed.
General Tung-Fu-Sian was, according to
last accounts. about $50 miles from the
court with 1000 regular troops, all sup
posed to be devoted to himself. The court
has about the same number of soldiers at
Sian-Fu. but it is probable that the troops
of Tung-Fu-Sian are better drilled and bet
ter armed
1t is believed that the Mougolian rebel
lion was brought about through agents of
Prince Tuan and General Tung- Fu-Sian.
Ii Hung Chang thinks there are about
6.eO regular troops in Mongolia. and in
clines to the belief that they have not
Joined in the rebellion.
He does not think the court is in any
danger. and thinks the object of Prince
Tuan twho was last reported at Ming Hsu
with 10000 men. prepared to resist arresD
and General Tung Flu Sian is to create ad-
Version of interest in order to force uncon-
uitlonal protection of themselves.
1t PIncates Japan.
YOKOHAMA, April S.-The news of Rus
sias decision not to press the Manchurian
agreement was received here with a feel
ing of relief In anticipation of complica-
tiOns that might ensue had Russia reached
another conclusion, the government had re-
solved to postpone a number of important
state undertakings involving large expen-
dituTes.
Evening star., 1901-04-08
Governor and Council.
THREE MEMORIAL COMMISSIONS.
Meetings to Pass Upon QuestiOns Re
latinH to Sites and Designs.

Meetings to Pa&s upon 0uestlOnS He-
lating to Sites and Designs.
Three commissions to pass upon ques-
tions relating to the selection of sites and
designs for memorial statues of Grant,
Sheridan and Mcclellan met at the War
Department this afternoon. The meetings,
which commenced at a late hour, were held
in secret session.
The Grant commission, consisting of the
Secretary of War, Senator Wetmore and
Gen. Grenville Dodge. will select site for
the Grant memorial authorized by the last
Congress to be erected at a cost of $3.50, 900,
for which appropriation was made.
The Sheridan commission consists Of the
Secretary of War, Senator Wetmore and
General Corbn, and will adopt design
for the Sheridan statue, which is to be
placed in the reservation in front of the
National Theater.
The Mcclellan commission, consisting of
the Secretary of War, Senator Wetmore
and General Buggles, will choose a design
and name a site, the latter probably to be
the circle at the intersection of Florida and
Massachusetts avenues.
Evening star., 1901-04-08

Work Being Done by the Department
of Agricultures

OF Agrtculk0rea
Messrs. ]. A. Benisteel, who h in charge,
and R. T. Aron-Burke, y. O. Martin E. O,
Fippin, J. E. Tapham and II. AcGuigan, all
Of the Department Of Agricultme, division
Of soils. have resumed thes work Of map
ping the soils of Maryland, which was be-
gun some years ago. In this work the De-
partment Of Agriculture is cooperating
with the Maryland geological survey, and
it is understood that as tie work is COM
pleted the maps and .;spsrts will be pub
lished by the two bureaus5f Independently
1t is explained that the work serves as a
basis for further Investigation into the
agricultural resources ana capabilities of
the state of Maryland and is intended to
call attention to oSthe.varfety and possibili-
ties of the soils of one of the Oldest agri-
cultural communities of the United States.
1t is stated that so FAR maps of Garrett,
Allegany, part of Washington, Cecil,
Kent. st. Mary's and Calvert counties have
been completed, and Prince Georges coun-
ty will be mapped during the present field
season. 1t is further stated that in one
location near Westphaiia the party found
seven different kinds Of soil.
Evening star., 1901-04-08
Gen. CiiaTec'S RcDort,

brief dispatch from General Chaffee
given out this morning conveyed news of
Casualty. But it also contained the aster-
isks which mark the excision of matter re-
garded as not proper for publication. 1t is
believed that the withheld portion of the
dispatch refers to the declination of the
other foreign military commanders to re-
duce the number of fortified posts and the
strength of the gdrriSOnS between Pekin
and the sea to the modest proportions sug-
gested by General Chaffee. In this matter
General Chaffee has acted by direction of
his government. for there is a strong con-
Nict1on here that the emperor and his
court will not return to Pekin so long as
the force of foreign soldiers in the town
and on the route is so numerous as to
threaten his sovereignty
The strength of the garTisons fixed by
the foreign military commanders is regard
ed as far in excess of the number that the
chinese government is willing to tolerate
MIR. RockhiII's Advices.
Mr.. RockhnIs advices to the State De-
partment regarding the negotiations at Pc
kin are more hopeful in tone than they
were week ago. but it is still apparent
that the subject of indemnity is bound to
consume much more time. This is owing
entirely to the original difficulty. namely,
the excessive demands of one at least of
the great European powers.
"A minimum claimed by one nation for in
NchLIAlS IO the amount or SIU.ObWO with
conditions attached that might swell IL to
SlOc'VOooO would. if allowed leave all the
other powers in the aggregate about an
equal sum for division between them
For the ministers have been assured by
the best technical authority that Chipa's
aDility TO pay money indemnity is limited
10 the sum of about $2GOO 600 or $3.50 :.
$4,000, and if one power is to take 500 =
"o,ooo the others will fare poorly.
Japan's Position Stated,
An the warlike news" saws Mr.. NJ. Ko-
natz, secretary of the Japanese legation,
which has been sent out from Japan by
foreign correspondents to London and
thence transmitted to this country is more
or less exaggerated and some of it utterly
groundless. For instance, nothing can he
more false than the report which appeared
on saturday to the effect that Japan ad-
uress 10 Russia note which almost
amounted to an ultimstum Now that
emma mas refused to sign the Manchurian
convention and Russia has decided not to
insist upon its conclusion, l am quite ar a
loss TO fnd out what has given rise to sucb
preposterous report Japan is ready to an
prove or support any proposition no mat
Ter Whatever state makes it, provided il is
Just and proper. All that japan wants in
international transactions is the fair NAV
anu nothlng more, but nothing less II is
DeileVed that the Pekin negotiations will
proceed In perfect harmony untnterruntad
ry the incident caused by the Mancburian
convention, which now seems to have hear
fairly settled" Neei
Evening star., 1901-04-08
MIR. AGNEW HAS THE PORTRAIT,
Declines to Say Anything About How
1t Was Recovered

LIVERPOOL, April SC. Morland Ag-
new, upon his arrival here on the steamer
Etruria this morning, admitted that he had
the Gainsborough portrait of the Duchess
of Devonshire.
Mr.. Agnew himself carried the picture
ashore, but beyond admitting that it was
the famous missing Gainsborough he de-
clined TO furnish any details regarding its
recovery, and proceeded to London
On his arrival at Liverpool c. Morland
Agnew wired to his son here, asking the
latter to meet him at Euston railroad
station with two clerks from the office
and a detective
On his arrival in London Mr. Agnew
handed over the picture to the clerks and
detective, who deposited it in a safe in
the office.
Evening star., 1901-04-08
RICE WILL CASE GOES OVER.
Adjourned Until After Lawyer Pat
rick's Case is Heard.

NEW YORK, April s.-The two Wills
signed William Marsh Rice were on the
calendar before Surrogate Fitzgerald to-
day for the setting of dates for the trials In
the contests. Counsel for Albert 7. Patrick
the Rice heirs, the Rice Institute in Texas
and for the temporary administrator foI
the estate were in court Counsel for Pat
rick and the Rice heirs asked for an ad-
jurnment until June Counsel for the tenn
porary administration asked that the case
be put on at once for trial.
Surrogate Fitzgerald adjourned :he hear
ing until next Monday, or until the close OF
the proceedings against Patrick before JUS
tfce Jerome on the murder charge
Evening star., 1901-04-08
SPEED OF THE PERRY
Does Not Meet Requirements, but Boot
viii Probably Be Accepted.


Secretary Long was today informed that
the torpedo boat Perry, built by the Union
iron works of San Francisco. failed to meet
contract speed requirements ON her recent
official trial. Under the contract the ves-
sci was required to develop a speed of
twenty-nine knots an hour, but the best
she. could do on her trial run was 2S 2
knots an hour. The action of the depart
ment in regard to this vessel has not yet
been determined, but she will probably be
accepted by the government, subject to a
deduction from the contract price, A res
ervation is contained in that document au-
thorizlng the acceptance of the boat pro-
vided she makes about twenty-seven knots
with a deduction for deficiency in. speed be-
low twenty-nine knots at the rate of $l2 OOO
per knot. The contractors may have a
new trial If they desire. but they may save
money by allowing the government to take
the boat she stands.
Evening star., 1901-04-08
IN FAVOR OF RAILROADs.
Decision Handed Down by the su
preme Court.

In the United States Supreme Court to-
day an opinion was handed down by Jus
tice White in various cases involving the
long and short haul clause of the interstate
commerce law. The principal opinion was
rendered in the case of the East Tennessee
and Georgia Railroad Company, and the
charge was to the effect that a lower rate
was charged on freight carried to Nashville e
than was charged on freight to Chatta-
nooga, the distance to the first point being
greater than to the latter.
The decisions of the Interstate commerce
commission. the Circuit Court and the Cir
cult Court of Appeals were all antagonistic
to the railroad company, though on differ
ent grounds
The opinion handed down today reversed
all these decisions and was in favor of the
railroad company, though without preju-
dice.
The decisions in the other similar cases
were on the same lines.
Evening star., 1901-04-08
RUSSIAN STUDENTS ARRESTED
Charged With RiOting at a Railroad
Station.

LONDON, April S-A dispatch from ST.
Petersburg to the Reuter- Telegram Com
pany says the police at Kharkoff have ar
rested twenty-one students for rioting at
the railroad station. on the occasion of the
departure of other students who were ex-
PEELED for being connected with previous
disturbances at Kharkof..
A number of students were also arrest ed
in ST. Petersburg on leaving a theater
where they had manifested particular ap-
proval of certain passages of play which
seemed to refer to existing political condi-
tiOnS in Russia.
Evening star., 1901-04-08

Secretary Hay today issued call for
the first meeting Of the government COM
missioners to the Louisiana purchase ex-
position at the Southern Hotel, st. Louis
April %, at 2 o'clock pm. Three of the
commissioners-Messrs Belts, Scott and
Glynn-have not yet taken the oath of Of
fee, and their commissions will be sent to
them at their homes, 80 that they can be
qualified
Evening star., 1901-04-08
He Will Investigate Military Situa
ton on the Islands,

DES MONIES, Iowa. April s.-Represen-
tative j. A T. Hull chairman of the COM
mittee on military affairs, accompanied by
his family, has started for the Philippines
by way of San Francisco, for the purpose
of making inspection of the transport
service of the government and for securing
information with regard to the conditions
OF the army in the islands
Evening star., 1901-04-08
Personal Mention.

Gen. S. B. M. Young is in the city and is
the guest during his stay in Washington of
G. VIM. McLanahan, at 1901 21st street.
Major A. w. Edwards of Fargo, N. D..
arrived at the National Hotel last evening
He was close personal and political friend
Of the late Gen. Logan, besides having been
his comrade In arms. and came here to at
tend the unveiling Of the statue of the dead
general tomorrow.