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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
TREASURY CONDITIONS
Financial Statistics OF the Cover
ment for February,

FINANCIAL Statistics OF the GOyern-
ment for February.
The comparative statement of the gov
ernment receipts and expenditures shows
that the total receipts from all sources
during February, 1901, were $3S $50, ,625,
which is an increase over February 1900,
of 81, 10000. The receipts from the several
sources Of revenue are given as follows:
Customs, $1s. 1883; decrease, 81 100 900.
Internal revenue, $22.046, sos: increase, ST.
2sO,OOO. Miscellaneous, $5,077 ,926; increase,
100000.
The expenditures On account Of the War
Department were $10.O33O54: increase,
s6Oo,0O0. Navy, $4,37o, 269; increase, 1925,
During the LAST eight months the total
receipts exceeded the total expenditures by
11,4S4,O 600
The monthly circulat,oHs statement issued
by the controller of the currency shows
that the total circulation of national bank
notes at the close OF business February
%, 1901, was $34S,576, ,661, an increase for
the year of 500 14O. .7s3, ana an increase for
the month Of 81. .s33,525.
The amount Of circulation based on
United States bonds was $313,217. .O4S an
increase for the year OF S1O5, ,t,O7, ,O19 and
The circulation secured by lawful money
aggregated $29.35S,61 a decrease for the
year of Sc, 466 236, and decrease for the
month Of 81 ,661 .945.
The amount of United States registered
bonds on deposit to secure circulation notes
was 1921 374, $50, and to secure public de-
posits, $101, ,S63, $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
PROGRESS OF LEGISIATION
mouse VIII Pass Army Appropriate
Bill This Evening


Late this afternoon the army appropria
tloh OIL came up in the House. containing
the Senate amendments relating to Cuha
ana the Philippines. The republicans moved
TO concur In the Senate amendments and
after two hours debate this motion will
undoubtedly prevail. which will be the final
passage OF the bill through Congress.
Inc republican managers chose concur
renee In preference to sending the bill back
10 conference, in order to prevent any DOS
sible slip in this most important leeislati ton
and to assure it's enactment
The republicans were In full attendance
th1s afternoon and great interest was
manifested in the debate. The democrats
vigorously opposed the Philippine lepisla
tlon and number Of stirring speecbes
were made.
After the army bill Is disposed Of tho
river and harbor bill will probably come
up with an order from the committee on
rules sending that measure to conference
In the meantime, however, the conferees
nave been meeting and considerable prog
ress mas been made in settling the dis
agreement OF the two houses
The conferees the legislative annro
pr1at1on bill have reached a final agree
ment. and 1t will be submitted tomorrow
The Dill contains reorganization Of the
roll Of the House employees resulting from
the recent investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
THE STAR AND THE INAUGURATION
Complete History OF the Great Event
in Souvenir Edition.

The complete story Of everything
connected with the inauguration of
President Mckinley and Vice Pres
ident Roosevelt, graphically told and
elaborately illustrated, will appear in
The Evening Star. Tomorrow's.
Saturdays, issue will contain the
recital of the preparations for the
great event, and the program ar
ranged, making a useful compen-
dunn for the benefit of citizens and
visitors alike.
The ceremonies attending the in
auguration, including the inaugural
address in full, description of the
parade and all features and incidents,
will be contained in Mondays issue.
The Evening Star of Tuesday,
March S, will present as equally a
perfect description of the inaugural
ball, its decorations, a list of the
guests, with glinlpses of the toilets
of the ladies', illustrated with the
same generous fidelity.
AS histories and souvenirs of the
events of March a the three issues
will be unapproachable and invalu-
able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
PRICE OF GAS.
Adverse Report on Bill Providing for
It's Reduction.


Mr.. Pearre this afternoon submitted an
adverse report from the House District
committee on the bill to reduce the price of
gas in the District. The report concludes
as follows:
I'm view Of such information as the COM
mittee has been able to secure and Of the
facts heretofore set out, your committee
respectfully begs leave to recommend that
the bill as amended do not pass"
The report also says:
'"The amendment reported by instruction
of the House applies only to the Washing
ton Gaslight Company The Georgetown
Gaslight Company will. under the act Of
1896, be allowed, after July /, 1901, to
charge 25 cents more for a thousand cubic
feet of gas than the Washington Gaslight
Company, and the rate of 10 cents per
thousand kilowatt hour, now charged by
the electric lighting companies in the Dis
trict of Columbia and 81 per thousand GU
bic feet for gas are practically upon the
same basis, and if Congress desires to
reduce the price of gas 1t should also re-
duce the price of electric lighting so that
all interests may be treated equitably.
your committee has been informed that
past investigation shows it to be a fact
that 81 per 1000 for gas and 10 cents per
watt hour for electric current will yield the
companies about the same margin Of prof
it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
BUSINESS OF CONGRESS
THE STAGE WHERE LIBERTIES MAY
BE TAKEN WITH TIME.
Some Humor Injected Into Senate
ProceedfnGs-State of the Ap-
prOprfatfOn Bills.

The business of Congress has reached
that stage of progress which admits of some
liberties being taken with time in the SEN
ate The morning hour in that body today
was consumed with much tax of most
miscellaneous character, varying from jocu-
lar to earnest, and even at times "scrappy"
and spiteful. Such fragmentary and scat
terlng debates are common when nothing
is seriously expected to result, and they
serve as time killers to prevent legisla-
tion during the latter hours of the ses-
sion. An effort was made more or less
hopeful of success to secure action
on the bill requiring railroads to re-.
port to the interstate commerce COM
mission on accidents to employees or
passengers, which had never been reported
from the committee, and on this the fire
oi deoate was Kept up, part of which, at
least, was of doubtful sincerity
NOW ana then an angry exchange occur
red' ana then, again, there was an ex-
change Of pleasantries: all of which NAV be
termed the jostling of legislation. After the
Dill mad been tossed in the blanket for
aWh1le, Mr.. Elkins, who opposed action
talked until the morning hour had expired
ana motion to discharge the committee
ana bring the bill before the Senate was
executed by the hands of the clock
Messrs. Pettigrew. Lodge and Hoar with
considerable support, were not willing TO
let the matter drop there, but antagonized
Il
the railroad bill from the calendar; but they
were defeated
A Little HumOr.
little humor was injected into the re-
marks of Mr.. Elkins, who is nothing Of q
hun1orlst, by his taking seriously refer
ence by MIR. Hoar to the propriety of tving
raiiroad directors to the cowcatchers of
tralns. Mr. Hoar, whose humor is classic
IN tnat obscurity essential to true lest had
then to explain that he did not Sario,s1,
propose to treat railroad directors in such
an lnhuman manner, and thar If wac for
from MS thoughts to have Mr. EIkins tied
to a cowca tcher @ 'ieu
lhe Appropriation Bills.
Inc appropriation bills were In a shane
To-Day to relieve all anxiety about them
and to encourage the expectation that II
would not be necessary even to bav. ca.
slons protracted into the night and through
SUNDAY Some Of the anti-imperialists in
the House, having been beaten down in
their opposition to army and insular Ia,,sn
lat1on, which to their eyes has the f1avor of
EMPIRE slaked their thirst in a fight against
tne revenue cutter retirement BILL which
places few decrepit officers on the re-
tired list. " '-'' ie
A special rule was made necessary IN
secure action on the army bill in The House
ana a similar rule to send the river and
harbor bill to conference 'A
Ihe sundry civil bill is expected tn he nu+
through the Senate today. and the general
uenclency, u y, winch remains, is not expected
to take up much time.
The knocking out Of the Charleston g n
exposition amendment by the House fs
hkely TO lead to some fights in the Senate
ana 1t Is thought that in the end thar an,
preparation VIII be agreed to In conference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
Many Missing After Fire in Rochester
Dye Works.
THREE BODIES ALREADY FOUND
Distressing Scenes Among the
Dazed and frightened Employees
LIST OF THE INJURED

ROCHESTER,, N Y. March 1.-The
Leary dye works, occupying part of a five
story building at P.att and Mil streets,
was gutted by fire today The upper floor
was occupied by the Seneca Camera Com
pany, who employed a large force Of men
and women. Three bodies have already
been removed from the building and many
injured have been taken to the hospitals.
The fire is supposed to have started among
the chemicals stored in the upper floors of
the building. The dead have not as yet
been Identified. The following is a partial
list of the injured and missing:
Edward Tice, camera employe jumped
and missed a blanket, badly injured. will
die
Wm Bonke, twenty-five years of age,
metal worker crushed by impact of jump
from fifth story, will die.
- Allen camera maker, arm broken
by jump from third story.
Frank Odell. lithographer jumped from
second story, struck sign, badly injured
Mary Vincent, dyer. burned about face
and arms.
Raymond Belcome burned about head
and face.
Frederic Case jumped from fourth story
into blanket. badly bruised but will prob
ably live.
Six Girls Reported Missing.
1t is reported that six girls who worked in
the camera works and who are missing
have perished in the flames. Others known
to be missing:
Frank Meyer and John Henry, employees
in the camera works.
Alice Kirk. Kate Kearney and Sadie
Brodie. who escaped from the fifth floor
said when they left the room was filled
with flames and that six other employees
were still in the room and In a dazed con-
dition.
w. A. Baulch Of the Seneca Camera
Company states that he was working on
the fourth floor of the building when the
fire broke out. and that the flames spread
with incredible rapidity. He says he had
narrow escape. having barely time to reach
the fire escape, and when he left the room
he saw six girls running about the room
in dazed condition. He things they were
not able to make their escape, and have
been burned to death. Twenty-Five per-
sons on the third floor managed to leave
the building by means of the fire escape.
The Seneca Camera Company had $i0,-
600 worth of stock, which will be a total
loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01

The duty on cereals which the Spanish
government has been collecting in the Ca
naries as means Of liquidating a loan Of
100000 pesetas which the islands had re-
ceived from Spain has now been raised
the amount having been paid in full. The
Spanish government. according to Consul
Berliner at Tenerifre, in a communication
to the State Department, gave the provin-
cial deputation the right to collect a duty
on wheat, millet maize, rye, barley and all
fours made from these cereals. The only
duty now remaining On these articles is the
octroi. tax Of 81 cents per 800 pounds on
the raw article, and 81 cents for the same
quantity of manufactured cereals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
Bill Introduced to Make 1t n National
Military Park.

A bill to establish national military park
at the battlefield Of Fort Stevens. In the
District of Columbia. was introduced in the
Senate today by Mr.. Proctor and referred to
the committee military affairs. The bill
recites that the advance line of confederate
troops, under Jubal A. Early, met the i'm
provised Union forces then the sole defense
of Washington, under Gen. A. Med. Cook
and resisted until they could not longer
contend favorably with the enemy's nne
The bill provides for setting aside for this
purpose plats Of ground amounting to twen-
ty-three and one-half acres at Fort Ste
vens, which is north of Brightwood. The
park is to be known Fort Stevens Lin
coin National Park, to be under the control
Of the Secretary Of War. Historical spots
in this park are to be appropriately mark
ed. among others the place where Lincoln
stood during the battle. Seventy-fv thou
sand dollars is appropriated by the bill to
pay for the land, for the acquisition Of
which condemnation proceedings are pro-
Vided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
ENJOYS ARE AT ODDS
Situation at Pekin Grows More Com
plieated All the Time.
TALK OF MORE VENGEANCE
Prospective Trouble Over Resi-
dency in Fortified Limits.
READY TO GRAB LAND

LONDON. March IA dispatch from Pc
kin to Reuters Agency. dated February
2S. says the diplomatic meeting that day
discussed the list of provincial officials
whose punishment will be demanded which
was not completed 1t was also decided
that the Italians to retain the customs
property which they seized on the ground
that the customs are a purely Chinese in
stitutton and have no right TO be within
the legation area. Hence the European
customs staff, who are really serving the
foreign bondholders will be compelled to
settle outside the fortified limits.
All the unofficial foreign residents are un-
easy because the French. German and Aus
trian ministers maintain that none of them
can live within the fortifcations. If the
other ministers take the same view the
merchants and missionaries will be forced
to live among the Chinese, who are no
friendlier than before on account of the
recent hostilities. The American govern
ment is the only government which has
announced its intention to compensate the
Chinese for the land required to extend the
legation grounds.
List of Condemned officials.
The native newspapers publish a second
list of officials whose punishment is de-
manded by the powers. 1t includes Lu
Chuan Lin. grand councillor and president
Of the board Of rites.
Duke Ian has been arrested and awaits
punis hment. Prince Tuan has not yet been
taken.
A dispatch from Berlin, February 2S-The
statements OF number OF English and
American newspapers that Germany pur-
poses to make new land acquisitions in
China and is constantly formulating new
demands on the Chinese government, the
most recent Of which are alleged to be the
executions Of additional provincial authorI-
ties for anti-European outrages, have
caused intense Indignation in Berlin. The
Post and the Berliner Neueste Nachrichten
print strOngly-worded semi-official denials.
Germany has good reason to suspect"
said a high official that such demands as
are attributed to her really emanate, on the
contrary, from the United States and Eng
land. both of whom have lost missionaries
and other white citizens in the Chinese
provinces, which is also the case with
France and Italy. On the other hand, Ger
many has not lost a single missionary, but
Is backing up the demands of the United
States and England to preserve the
The Post says that under such condi-
tions as these il is 'impudent to talk about
Germany's demands IN the premises
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
NOT ENOUGH FOR CAUCUS.
only FOrty-FOur Republicans Rec
sLopd to Call at Lincoln.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LINCOLN, Neb, March 1-Forty-four re-
publicans met last night in a fruitless at.
tempt to hold a senatorial caucus Fifty
are required to nominate, so the members
adjourned till next Tuesday. This is re-
garded as virtual disruption of the cau-
Gus under the present call. This abandon-
ment is considered the wisest course be-
cause thirty-seven ballots in caucus have
demonstrated tha nothing can be accom-
plished under the terms of the present call.
The vote this noon showed no material
changes' thompson and Meiklejohn still re-
tanning their lead. 1t follows:
d. d. Thompson. IS; G. d. Meiklejohn,
80; Edward Rosewater. 10; F. NJ Currie,
IA; e. III. Hinshaw. IL; Lorenzo Crounse,
y; Francis Martin. a. Necessary to nom-
mate, g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
West Point Graduate. Assigned.


Cadets recently graduated from West
Point have been assigned to cavalry regi-
ments as follows:
Guy Kent, Copley Enos and Daniel D..
Gregory. to the 1st; Emory J. Pike. to the
I'd; E. HERSHEY Sterling and Creed F. Cox.
to the Sd: Leonard w. Prunty.- Charles ].
Naylor and Kerr T. Riggs, to the 4th;
Wiley p. Mangum, jr.; Prince A. Oliver
and VIM. NJ Cooley, to the 5th Walter D.
Smith. Harry B. Jordan and Frank P.
Lahm, to the 9Th; Lewis Brown, jr., and
Ralph N. Hayden, to the 7th: Frank Keller
to the sth; Wm N. Haskell. to the 9th;
Carl H. Muller, to the 10th; John A. Pear
son. George H. Baird and John Symington,
to the 11th; William L. Guthrie, Robert
McC. Beck, jr., and Orlando C. Troxel, to
the 18th: Fred L. Deem Harry A. Meyer
1r., and Walter H. Smith. to the 18th; Geo.
NJ. Russell, Allen c. Keyes and Gerome G.
Pillow, to the 14th; Charles Burnett and
Arthur J. Lynch. to the 10Th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
THE BELGIAN MINISTER.
RumOrs About Count Lfchtervelde'i
Retirement Set at Rest.

In regard to the report that the Belgian
minister is to leave Washington some time
this month, probably never to return, Count
Lichtervelde said today that his intended
departure from this city the latter part of
March will simply mark the beginning of
leave of absence to extend for TWO or three
months at the latest. He said that there
was no truth i'll the rumor that he would
not come back to his post here. Count
Baudouin de Lichtervelde, son of the minis
ter, and secretary of the Belgian lega ton
has been on trip through the West Indies
and is expected to arrive in Washington in
a few days. The latter has not yet applied
for his leave of absence, and. as far as his
present plans extend, he will not leave
Washington with the minister and the
Countess IichterYelde.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
WILL FIGHT THE s"RIPPER" BILL.
officials Who VIII He Legislated Out
of Office.

OF Omce.
P1TTSBURG, March 1.-The "Pntsburg
Ripper bill,'' which passed the legislature
yesterday, will be fought vigorously by the
present city officers of Pittsburg and Alle-
gheny, who under the provis ons Of the new
act are legislated out of office. In q signed
statement Mayor VIM. ]. Diehl Of this city
says he will retain his position as mayor
Of Pittsburg until the highest courts de-
clare otherwise. Without the seal of Pitts
burg no municipal acts are legal. and he
asserts that he will keep the seal until the
Supreme Court of the United States decides
that he has no right to use It.
The battle ground. he says will be in the
courts and not In city hall. seat in his
Office will not vest the new recorder with
the rights to be the city's executive. When
the new charter will become effective is q
question. The opponents of the bill figure
not until August or September, even though
the act should be declared constitutional,
while it's advocates expect to take control
as soon as the governor appoints the re-
corder or not later than the first of next
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
ADDICKS GAINS TWO VOTES.
Result of the Ballot in Delaware Leg
isiature Today.

DOVER, Del, March John Edward
Addcks today received twenty-five votes
for United States senator for the short
term. He secured the votes Of Representa-
tives Kitchen and Robertson. the two inde-
pendent republicans Of Wilmington. There
was surprise when these two men cast
their votes for Mr.. Addicks, as II has been
expected for some time that they would
ultimately vote in his favor.
The result Of the ballot for the short
term was:
salisbury (dem), %: Addicks (union
rep.), ~; Richards Irregular rep.), {. Neces-
sary to a choice. -.
For the constitutional term the vote was
as follows:
Kenney (demD. %; Addicks 10; Dupont
Irregular rep), .; Higgins Irregular rep) j.
Robertson and Kitchen voted for Col. Du-
pOnt on the long-term ballot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
OUR TROOPS I'M CHINA
ORDERS TO GEN. CHAFFEE TO FUR
THEIR REDUCE THEIR NUMBER.
Probably Two Companies Under Major
Robertson will Remain
at Pelkin.

Carrying out the policy inaugurated by
the State Department when it changed the
United States military force in China into
legation guard, the War Department has
sent orders to Gen. Chaffee to still further
reduce his force. The general now has
under his command about 1,SOO men, COM
posed of Troops l. K. L and NJ 9th United
states Cavalry: Battery f. 9TH Artillery,
and 9th Regiment of Infantry. Before that
time the United States forces, including
marines and sailors specially detailed num-
bered over 10000 men. and the reduction
was made last October. Although NOM
inaily legation guard, Gen. Chaffee's re-
manning force was still a rather formidable
offensive quantity, and not desirous of
tanning an unnecessary menace to the
Chinese court. and to hold out inducements
Tor Its early return to Pekin. the United
States government a short time ago de-
termined upon further reduction of the
American force. and the orders went for
ward. Considerable discretion was left to
Gen. Chaffee in the selection of the force
to remain, and it is assumed that the Pekn
dispatches announcing that this will consist
of two companies of the 9th Infantry under
Major Robertson, is correct.
Other Powers May Follow Suit.
This small force has frequently been ex-
ceeded by the various legations at Pekin in
the years before the outbreak of the Boxer
troubles, but without arousing particular
opposition by the Chinese government. If
the other powers represented at Pekin can
be induced to follow this policy 1t Is hoped
that long step will have been effected
toward the restoration of normal conditions
at Pekin
1t is said at the War Department that the
arrangements have not yet been made for
bringing away the troops from Pekin, and
1t Is believed that this cannot be done be-
fore the ice clears out of the Pei-Ho river,
which is usually some time in the latter
part of March. The troops are to go to the
Philippines, thereby making good the
losses which Gen. MacArthur's command
Will sustain through the withdrawal Of the
volunteers who are coming home to be
out. 1t is the understanding
at the War Department that Gen. Chaffee,
who will leave Pekin with these troops is
to relieve Gen. Macarthur of the supreme
in the Philippines. This change
will take effect about April 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
Frauds I'm Oyster Canning.

U. s. Consul Thompson zat Progreso has
called the attention Of the State Depart
ment to fraud that Is being sperpetrated
in Mexico by certain persons interested in
the canning Of oysters In the United States.
Various complaints, says the CONSUL have
been made to him that in opening canned
oysters Of certain brand remarkable
scarcity Of the oysters themselves devel-
oped. He investigated the matter and pur-
chased two cans wrapped with the label OF
certain oyster canner Of the United
States. In one can exactly nine small oys-
ters were discovered; in the other, but
seven. Inasmuch as tha United States
trade in canned goods fs2fRst Increasing In
his district the consul cpmmiserates this
example OF bad faith, saytng khat decep-
tions of that sort will undo esgood prog
ress made in the canned woods trade faster
than he can remedy It,