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The times., 1901-03-27
NO INFLUENCE" EMPLOYED.
Reduction of Duty on Petroleum In
tended for Gas In Havana

Officials of the War Department were
somewhat interested yesterday I'm the re-
port from Havana that the Havana Gas
Company claimed to have paid about
S35. 900 to persons who We're said 70 have
enough influence in Washington TO Sc
cure tariff concessions on crude petrO-
Ieum imported into Havana for the man
ufacture OF illuminating gas The facts
connected with the appeal of the Spanish
American Light and Power Company Of
Havana for a change in the Cuban tariff
do not appear to confirm the charge. Ac-
| cording to the records of the War Depart
ment and the recollection of officials who
handled the case. the only persons who
| interested themselves in behalf of the
gas company We're T. J. Hayward. Of
| Baltimore President Of the company. and
j. Bacardi, of Havana Vice President Of
| the company
The original tariff promulgated by the
! President at the close of the war with
Spain provided for a duty Of S1-40 per
I 100 kilos on crude petroleum and $40 on
refined oil. with a special provision that
crude petroleum to be used exclusively
in the manufacture of Illuminating gas
| and only at gas works in Cuba should
| pay only 20 cents per 100 kiIos.
This tariff was superseded March 81,
1900 by another, which provided for a
reduction to $3.50 of the duty on refined
oil. and made no change in the duty on
crude petroleum. Through a clerical eT-
ror the provision relating to crude pc
troleum for the manufacture of gas was
omitted from this schedule. This error
was not discovered for several months.
and was called 10 the attention of the
Secretary of War by Vice President Ba-
/
I importation of oil had been made for
the gas company, and that owing to the
failure of the department to grant the
| usual reduction the company would be
compelled to pay an ad valOrem duty of
so per cent on the consignment. Soon af-
ter the receipt of this letter President
Hayward called at the War Department
| and had a conference in regard to the
! matter with Colonel Edwards, Chief of
| the Insular Division.
1t was explained to Mr. Hayward that
the omission of the provision relating to
oil for the manufacture of gas was en-
tirely due to a clerical error as il was the
intention of the Department to continue
the 20 cents duty. An order was
accordingly sent to General Wood August
| l3 directing that the tariff be amended
by inserting the omitted provision. That
no pressure was brought to bear on the
War Department to secure this rate and
that the officials of the gas company were
aware that no pressure was necessary is
indicated in the correspondence on the
subject, and particularly in the letter from
President Hayward to Colonel Edwards
in which the former expresses his thanks
for the prompt action of the Department
in the matter.
The only change since made in the tariff
schedule on petroleum was made in an
order issued by the President this month
to be effective April /. in which the duty
on refined oil Is increased from $3.50 per
100 kiIos to $3.50
The times., 1901-03-27
TO PATROL ALASKAN WATERS.
\ Large Fleet to BE Maintained by
The EnNernnlenf

I he Government wifi maintain a large
fleet of vessels in Alaska waters during
the coming season of open navigation for
the enforcement of law and order and
for the transportation of supplies to army
posts in the district Besides the army
transports plying between Pacific Coast
ports and points in Alaska one naval YES
sci and six revenue cutters will cruise in
far northern waters. The Wheeling. as
usual will have her summer station at
Dutch Harbor, and from that port as a
base will make a visit as far east and
south as Sitka and possibly as far north
as Behring Sea.
Naturally the most important work will
be done by the revenue cutters. The cut
ter Nunivak is now frozen in for the win
ter at the north Of the Dan, a northern
branch of the Yukon near the Arctic Cir
Gle, and during the season she will ply
up and down the Yukon River. enforcing
the customs and navigation laws and con
tinuing the soundings and chartng OF
navigable channels.
The Treasury Department has completed
the plans for the summer cruises of i've
other revenue cutters now on the Paclhc
Coast, but which will start for Alaska
within the next month. The Bear Will
sail from Seattle on April % for Buaro-
nesskof Bay, on the coast of Siberia.
where she is expected TO meet Lieutenant
Berthholf. who is making a winter trip
across the Siberian wilderness in search
Of reindeer The object is to collect a
herd of reindeer at BarOnesskOf Bay by
May Is and If Lieutenant Berthhoif Is
successful, about $50 of the animals will
be taken aboard the Bear and transport
ed to the Teller reindeer station at Port
Clarence TO swell the domestic herds be-
ing established in Alaska for the benefit
of the EsquimauX. After that the Bear
will make her regular Arctic cruise. going
as far north and east in the Arctic Ocean
as Point Barrow.
The Rush. another cutter, will be sta
toned at Sitka and cruise west and south
to look after the growing commerce or
Southeastern Alaska.
The Grant will make her annual cruise
among the salmon canneries, which indus
try has grown to enormous proportions IN
Alaska. The Manning and the Thets Will
cruise in Behring Sea and along the chain
of AIeutian Islands and the seal Islands.
The times., 1901-03-27
Washington aS n civ.

To rHE EDITOR OF TIE TEIEs; In Mr. 2. H.
Warmers speech as published in The Times OF
March p he dcplores the fact that Washington
is not city Of factories. and that the waste e
5000 horse power at Great Falls is not used
for money -un.rSing concerns.
God forbid that Washington should ever be-
come manufacturing city We As nation.
can well afford 90 keep oG- National Capital
free from slIch progress
Washington is destined 90 be the most beau
tiil city ia the world Representatives tron
all nations admit this: and yet ere cf our
homegrown citizens raises his voice in behalf Of
factories, etc, to mar our beautiful city Are we
10 follow other nations in the making % our
National Capitals
Let London and Paris keep their factories;
also the element that goes with them. u Nr.
Warner wishes To become a manufactured, let
him go to New England town. or New
York Chicago st. Louis. Cincinnati or even
Milwaukee might gratih tae desire he
pressed at the Business Mems meeting
Washington, March p. N. G. J.
The times., 1901-03-27
A TEMPERANCE WAR BEGUN.
Tennessee the Scene OF Bitter Pro
hibition Struggle.

CHATTANOOGA, March 26.-Tennessee
is in the thrOes of a temperance agita-
tiOn of far-Teaching consequences. First
the Tennessee House passed the Peeler
bill. which extended application of the
fourmile law. a law which prohibited
the establishment of saloons within four
miles of a schOolhouse in cities of 1000
population. to cities of 5000 population
thus practically giving prohibition to all
cities in the State except Chattanooga.
Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, and Jack
son.
When this bill reached the Senate the
liquor interests made vigorous assault
upon it, and it was defeated there by a
narrow majority. Now the friends of the
Peeler bill are endeavoring to accom-
plish the same end by repeating the char
ters of all smaller towns where whisky
is sold. In this they have been quite
successful. large number of charters
having been deposited.
Many bills Of the same tenor are still
pending. Yesterday the cities of Law
renee and Huntington voted for prohibi-
ton.
The times., 1901-03-27

Probably it will not; but that is ques-
tion for the future What particularly
interests us at the moment is the appar-
entity causeless hatred Of the young Gar,
who is known everywhere as a friend Of
peace, to whom the idea Of war and
bloodshed is abhorrent.
The answer as furnished by anarchists
in Paris and London is that, at his coro-
nation, the Gar promised to maintain in
tact the ancient privileges of Finland,
but in a short time suppressed them. 1t
is not denied, however. that in this, as
in other instances. the presumption is a
fair one that he acted under pressure Of
the bureaucratic oigarchy which as all
intelligent people in Europe know, IS the
real iron hand Of power in the Empire
in the grasp Of which Emperors are but
helpless puppets. If the proletariat, the
Socialists. Anarchists. and Nihilists must
plot against somebody. why do they con
centratc so much of their attention upon
a mere incident of the system they wish
to destroy and not devote themselves to
freeing the Car from the influence and
control Of the real persons responsible for
il? If they XIII Nicholas. another Ro-
manoff will at once ascend the throne,
and be as helpless to remedy the evils
he may deplore as was his predecessor
The times., 1901-03-27
COLONEL CoRLIss RETIRED.
Succeeded by Col. =. III. Lincoln in
Command of Second Infantry.

Col Augustus w. Corliss. Second In
fantry. has been placed on the retired
list. Lieut. Col. Sumner II. Lincoln sue
ceeding to the command of that regiment,
and Major John G. Leefe becoming lieu
tenant colonel.
Colonel Corliss was born in Maine and
appointed from the army. He obtained a
commission in the volunteer army shortly
after the outbreak of the civil war and
served with Rhode Island cavalry regi-
ments until 1863 when he resigned his
commission as lieutenant colonel of vol
unteers, to which grade he had risen. In
March of 1860 he enlisted as a private in
the Fifteenth Infantry Regiment of the
Regular Army. The following summer he
was promoted to be a first lieutenant. He
then served with the Thirty-thrd and
Eighth Infantry Regiments until May of
1873, when he was promoted to cap
taincy In 1897 he was made major Of the
Seventeenth Infantry. and shortly after
transferred to the Seventh Infantry He
was promoted to be a lieutenant colonel
in February of 1899. and assigned TO the
Second Infantry, with which regiment he
has served up TO the date of his retire
ment.
The times., 1901-03-27
INSURANCE FIRMS UNITE.
The Royal to Take Over the Lanca
shire'S business.

NEW YORK. March pa cable mes
sage from England was received today
at the office Of the Royal Fire Insurance
Company. 80 Wall Street announcing the
absorption by the Royal of the Lauca-
shire Insurance Company. whose New
York offices are at Pol Pine Street. Both
of these companies are English.
The head office of the Royal is in Liver
pool and that of the Lancashire is in
Manchester Negotiations to the end now
accomplished have been in progress for
some time. The terms are not known on
this side.
{. r. ShaIlcross. manager of the Royal,
said today that he understood that the
deal meant the taking over by the Royal
of the Lancashires business in all parts
OF the world.
The two companies have had branches
in this country for many years. The
RovaI is the larger. The net premiums
received by it last year from United
States business were Si.0l5.o00, and from
All its business throughout the world
$40 900 600 The Laucashire's United
states premiums for the same year were
81 $50 u06 and for the world S3,5H.0H.
The times., 1901-03-27
Anarchy In Russia.

Yesterday morning the papers were fun
OF assurances. based upon Russian au-
thJrity OF one sort or another, that cur
rent reports Of revolutionary outbreaks
fn St Petersburg and elsewhere ard Of
plots against the life Of the Gar were
gross eNaegerations where they We're not
pure Invention. Probably the public Of
this country accepted those declarations
with some reserve. because for several
oags there has been too much smoke in
I'll direction Of Russia not to indicate
g4raa fire. But allowances for exaggera-
sian uo doubt were cheerfully made.
Yesterday evening, however. the star
.iiug news was published that a mine Of
h.sn explosives had been found under
tse palace at TsarkOe Selo, seventeen
miles from St Petersburg. whittier the
Car had gone with his family from the
winter palace .n the capital for safety II
Is therefore, no longer possible 70 whistle
d9an tho truth that the most alarming
C0sdli0ns are prevalent in European Rus
81. au1 that another tragic change Of
Efilra .n that country within q Few weeks
would uot be- surprising. Nicholas. il is
true urofiacutially may escape the bomb
o. She bullet of the assassin. but he is
MT strong man physically at best, and
RS but lntely recovered from an illness
which Jt one time seemed TO promise n
fatal result. The ordeal 20 which he and
~ devoted Czarina are now exposed
might easily De too much for his vitality
- hrJr iu his present weakened condi-
ton
Whether tho state Of almost open rcvo-
hutton into which the latest adtgces from,
Europe Justify Us in believing that Russia
Is plunged win affect the Chinese situa-
ti9H In any material sense We DO not know.
The times., 1901-03-27
SUGAR REFINERIEs CLOSED.
Dissatisfaction with the Louisiana
Authorities the Probable Cause.

NEW ORLEANS. March 26.-The
American Sugar Refinery the largest
sugar manufacturing establishment in
New Orleans. closed down today. under
orders from New York, throwing coo men
out of employment.
The order was sudden and unexpected
as the refinery has recently made a num-
ber Of additions and Improvements and
had received a large quantity of Russian
sugar for refining only a few days ago.
The reiiueries are the property of the
Sugar Trust, ard the closure is under
stood to be the result OF dissatisfaction
with the action Of the State authorities
in suing the company for back licenses
amounting 10 a very heavy sum
The company has heretofore escaped
taxes on the ground that it is one of the
manufactures exempted by the consti-
tuition from taxation.
The times., 1901-03-27
1he Cnnt of necndcnce.

The New York Tribune" very sensibIy
condemns the cautiug talk of certain de-
cadent authors and critics regarding the
bIue-peuciliug Of certain subjects in the
literature of this country. There is "A
public sentiment. healthy and sane. which
forhids the portrayal Of vice and crime
FOR the mere love Of filth, and demands
that. if such matters are TO be discussed
they shall be discussed for some good
reason. Some people are inclined to sneer
az this uuwrltten law OF censorship and
make remarks about the absurdity Of
trying to suit all our fiction to the com
prehension Of the young person." and
about the necessity Of having art for
arts sake" The Tribune" says
This can't about freedom and art IA lit
erature s dctcstabc. and ia season and out of
season il ought 10 be shown up for the cheap
and habby thing that il is. When the right
man arises lac does not stop to envy the
The times., 1901-03-27
RATIONS Fur ARMY USE.
The President signs an order speeI-
flying the Articles.

The President yesterday signed an order
prescribing the kinds and quantities oe
the component articles Of the army ra-
tions for troops in garrison. in the field.
in active campaign or when travelling
otherwise than by marching The order
provides that food on transports for
troops travelling will be prepared from the
articles of the subsistence stores which
compose the ration for troops in garri-
son and no savings will be allowed such
troops.
For the use Of troops on emergency Oc-
casions in active campaign an emer-
gency ration prepared under the direction
of the War Department viii be issued.
They are 70 be packed I'm conveniently
shaped package and accounted for by the
soldiers. Fresh meats viii ordinarily be
issued seven days in ten and salt meats
three days In ten II fish other than
fresh fish IS issued It viii be In substitu-
tion for salt meat. The proportion OF the
meat issued may be varied at the discre-
tion of the department commander, not.
however. without due consideration being
given to the equitable rights of cOntrac-
tors engaged in furnishing fresh meats
to the troops under their command
Whenever the issue of both the fresh
meats and vegetable components is i'm
practicable there may be issued I'm lieu
of them a stew composed OF fresh beef
and vegetables. For troops in Alaska the
bacon ration is increased four ounces
aud the allowance Of fresh vegetables in
creased TO twenty-foUr ounces instead OF
sixteen ounces.
The travel ration is composed Of bread.
canned corn beef. baked beans. canned to-
matOes. coffee. and sugar. The quantity OF
sugar provided for each 100 rations is
fifteen pounds. or nearly double the guam
tlty OF coffee The sugar component OF
the ratiOns both for garrison and field use
has been increased for the purpose OF
providing an extra supply which can be
converted into saving should the soldier
desire IL
The times., 1901-03-27
BETTER THAN NEW JERSEY.
a Liberal Incorporation Law Passed
in Arizona.

PHOENIX. Aris.. March 26-An act
regulating corporations has been passed
by the Arizona Legislature and signed by
the Governor. 1t outstrips in many points
the famous New Jersey corporation laws.
1t provides that any number of per-
sons may incorporate for any business.
and that private property Of directors
and stockholders is exempted from cor
porate debts. None of the incOrpOratOrs
need be residents of Arizona. and they
need not appear in the Territory. but the
law requires the appointment of a resi-
dent agent on whom service Of sum
mons may be made.
There is no tax on the capital stock. Al
together the law makes Arizona tho
cheapest place in the United States in
which to incorporate.
The times., 1901-03-27
An Echo From che Past.
(From the Philadelphia TimesD

The possibility that Imperialism may so pro-
gress in America that the metal architecture now
so prevalent in our buildings may be extended.
qn3rtcr, OF eminent authority. is not pleasant
Thing to contemplate. And what makes this
view Of the case more serious still is the ex-
panson Of that other principle which seems
10 have developed coeXtensively with the i'm
periaI notion-the trust. This latter might be-
come the arbiter OF the destnies not only Of our
nation. but also of its rulers For, since all
the native stcel-produclhg elements have gone
into = combine we're il not the easiest matter
in the world Tor it to refuse any requsiton en-
danecred imperialism might make upon il for
material wherewith to line its bed chamber, un-
loss granted privileges that even with all its
cheek and recklessness il may hesitate to ask
for noW2
The times., 1901-03-27
Tb. MARYLAND Census Frauds.

No developments occurred yesterday in
the Maryland census fraud cases. Direct
or Merriam was at his desk for Il brief
interval in the morning and again in the
afternoon for about the same space Of
time Dr. Wines, Assistant Director re-
turned from New Jersey by way of Leon
ardtoWn late in the afternoon and was
closeted with Director Merriam for
short time DR.. Wines. who has charge
of the investigation now being conducted
in St. Mary and Charles counties, de
clined to discuss the situation.
The times., 1901-03-27
A NEW OIL STRIKE.
4 Big well Found Three Miles From
Heuumont.

BEAUMONT. Tex. March 26.-Another
great oil strike was made here this morn
ing. The new well is about three miles
south of Beaumont. IT was bought in by
the Southwestern Oil Company, which
has become a strong competitor TO the
Standard Oil Company in Texas
The flow of the new well is estimated
at more than 10000 barrels of oil a day.
There is intense excitement here over the
new strike and land values have made
another big jump upward.
The town is crowded with oil men and
Snnr rulaLnTs.
The times., 1901-03-27
FIVE CARNEGIE MONUMENTS.
4 New York Councilman Propose,
One in Eyery Borough.

NEW YORK. March 25-In the council
today Mr.. Francisco (Rep.. BrOoklyu)
moved that monument be erected to
Andrew Carnegie in every borough of the
city. in recognition of his generosity in
giving sixty-five libraries TO the city.
Mr. Cassidy Dem. Queens) asked IL
Mr. Carnegie was dead, and said that he
thought that the Libraries themselves
were a sufficient monument. The motion
was laid over
The times., 1901-03-27

It seems to be settled that Mr. Phiandar
Knox, of Pittsburg lately chief counsel
for the Carnegie Steel Trust. is the lucky
man for the Attorney Generalship, vice
MIR Griggs, who retires to re-engage in
the trust law business. 1t is a consistent
selection, since it has always been un-
derstood from the beginning of Mr. MIC
kinleys first Administration that none
but a trust lawyer would be considered
eligible to the office. Mr.. Knox is a gen
tIeman of undoubted ability. as well as
what his friends and late clients would
call u safe man. from their point of view
The times., 1901-03-27
PILOT SERVICE CHANGES.
Two Boats of the Boston Fleet 10
BE Sold.


BOSTON, March 26.-The Boston pilots
have decided that two of the seven
|schooners on this station shall be sold !;
that one vessel shall be stationed off
Highland Light. Cape Cod station. an
other at Boston Light one off the light
ship. and one cruising, while the extra
one will be held in reserve at Lewis
wharf in case of emergency
Under the new combination all the pi-
lots on the boats in service are expected
10 report. Six pilots Will be on the boat
of the lightship. four on the Cap Cod
station, four on the reserve boat, and two
at the Boston Light station. This method
viii divide the full corps Of pilots equally
ashore and ahOat This new order Of ar
rangements will take effect on the first
day Of next month. 1t is probable that
next year there will be one or more steam
pilot boats in commission
Under the new arrangement also the
earnings Will all be pooled and divided
equally among the men at the end of the
year.
The times., 1901-03-27
The New Army Regulations.

Col William Cary Sanger. Assistant
Secretary of War. and Col George Davis.
Assistant Judge Advocate General. have
begun the work Of revising the army reg
ulations. a new COPY of which will be
adopted within the next few weeks arid
promulgated for the information of the
army.
The times., 1901-03-27
To BE Omered 10 Knox.

1t was said by members of the Cabi-
net yesterday that Philander c. Knox.
or Pittshurg, who is now in California,
is expected to come to Washington with
in few days The President will prob
ably then invite him TO accept the ap-
pointment of Attorney General The i'm
preston in official circles IS that Mr.
Knox will accept the place.
The times., 1901-03-27
Cnrpetbaggery In the Philippines.
lFrom the Philadelphia Record.)

n TOM IHt IIIIHutIIlIII Ift1VII'I'I
II is worthy OF observation that all the higher
offices OF the carpetbag governments OF the
Philippines are reserved for appointment by the
President The first thing is to lay the tounda-
tion with such rude materials as may he re-
ouired The ornamental superstructure OF carpet
baggery will come afttrward.
The times., 1901-03-27
4 Pocket Rnrnurh
Q'rom the Boston Transcript

q ION TTIE DO3TVH ITdH1VIIVT-J
Delaware is often spoken OF as a pocket Dor
ougb yet it IS Delaware that affords us an en-
couraging illustration OF the ability OF hand
ful OF men who will neither be cajoed nor in
timidated and TO whom patronage is object to
defeat the scheme OF one very rich man who is
without qualifications for Senator to put a State
in his pocket.