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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-07-18
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NJ real glad to be able to
call you captain my
lad," said Owen Kettle,
and Murray, in delight
at his new promotion,
wrung his old COM
mander's hand again.
you've shaved hard
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
LITIGATION AT CAPE NOME.
THE FIGHT OVER MINING CLAIMS MAr
COME UP IN CONGRESS.

Washington Jan II (SpeciaD.-The trouble at
Cape Nome between the two syndicates or rings
that fighting the gold mines on Anvil
Creek Is becoming extended that IL now involves
side the other nearly everybody in that
community including the Government officials.
and threatens invade the Senate and House of
Representatives. The few people who have re-
manned disinterested urging the President to
remove all the officials in that country and re-
place them with a set Of strangers from New-Eng-
land some other part of the country where no
has an interest in the Alaskan gold fields
few months residence at Cape Nome seems to Be
fatal to the reputation of Federal appointees. who
sooner later become interested in the controver-
sy and endeavor to promote OF protect the inter-
ests of their friends
The claims in dispute were originally located by
a squad Of LapIanders. who came over with the
reindeer which Dr. Sheldon Jackson imported at
Government expense TO grow up with the coun-
try and furnish food for the natives The Laps
were joined by Swedish sailors. wsO had
worked in mining regions time and knew
staked out claims on Anvil Creek at Cape Nome,
and were the original discOverers Of that bonanza
syndicate headed by a man named Lane. A party
OF American miners. who believed. or at least as
gold out OF the sacred soil OF the United states.
Alexander McKenzie of North DAKOTA The first
United States Judge in the Territory, named John
son. sided with the Lane syndicate and resigned
from the bench to become its attorney The pres
ent Judge named NOyes. from Minneapolis. has
syndicate and appointing Mckenzie receiver to
works the entire property until the title could be
pealed to the courts Of California which have juris-
diction They reversed Judge Noyes's decision.
ousted Mckenzie from the receivership. and now
the Lane party is in possession Mckenzie has
appealed to Congress. and so Il goes. The mines
of the most Important of the claims have been
compromised by the payment of money. but the
others remain unsettled. and are likely to be In
permanent litigation
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
TO SUPPRESS HAZING.
SECRETARY ROOT INTENDS TO TAKE
RADICAL MEASURES
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1pUxEl


Washington, Jan. 17.-Secretary Root intends
TO adopt radical and extreme measures TO eradi-
cate hazing from the Military Academy, and in
this reform he proposes to have the unqualified
support of Army officers. He recognizes that so
long those high in authority at West Point
wink at brutality on the part of upper class men
the evil will thrive, and for that reason his in
dorsement the report of the Brooke Court of
Inquiry, which investigated the cases of Booz
and Breth is likely to make a severe arraign-
ment of the so-called code of honor in the
Academy
The Senate Committee, which will report the
Military Academy Appropriation bill tomorrow,
decided to-day incorporate in that measure
the following amendment, which will probably
become law:
Under the direction of the Secretary of War
the Superintendent of the United States Mill
tary Academy shall make and enforce such rules
and regulations as will prevent the practice of
hazing, and any cadet found guilty of partici-
pating in such practice shall be expelled from
the Academy, and shall not be reappointed to
the corps of cadets therein, nor to the Army
of the United States.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
MORE GOLD LEGISLATION ADVOCATED
HEARING BY THE HOUSE COINAGE COMMITTEE
LETTERS FROM PRESIDENT WILLIAMS
AND JOHN HARsEN RHoADEs

Washington Jan 17.-The bills providing for the
more definite establishment Of the god standard
were again under consideration to-day before the
House Committee Coinage Mr.. Roberts. the
Director the Mint, being heard and letters being
read from financial experts. Mr.. Roberts approved
the general idea OF legislation for the exchange OF
silver dollars for gold. de said # would not add
anything to the burden OF the gold reserve. The
export purposes, and the Government was bound TO
part of the money not now available for export
should be converted into money so available. This
would avoid a strngency when there was a heavy
outflow of gold, and there would be no danger Of
silver going TO a discount. Mr.. Roberts was ques-
quite sharply by Representative Cochran, Of
Missouri. and Shafroth of Colorado. representing
the silver element on the committee and Mr.. Coch-
ran announced that the opposition to the proposed
legislation would ask for hearings later.
letter from President Williams Of the Chem-
cal National Bank of New-York was read ap-
proving the purpose Of the pending bills "de
manded by public sentiment and by the emphatic
Endorsement by the people of the principle Of the
for the Levy bill
letter from John Harsen Rhoades, chairman of
the Committee Finance of the NewYork Cham
ber of Commerce, also read expressing hearty
approval of the proposed legislation.
NJ. L. Muflman in memorandum submitted
said the silver bullion had cost about 92.4 cents
ounce It's coinage subsidiary coin would be en-
tirely justifiable and would cause actual gain
to the Treasury cash. But Mr.. Muhlman pointed
that if the purpose OF the legislation is TO
pend the coinage Of standard dollars repeater
would make that purpose much more definite.
The hearings will be resumed next Monday.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
TO ASSIST WORTHY FILIPIyos.

Boston, Jan IA project TO assist worthy
Fiipinos, which has the Endorsement of number
Of prominent people here, among them Governor
w Murray Crane and DR.. Edward Everett Hale,
has been undertaken whereby 1t is proposed TO sup
ply the natives with farming implements and seed
A letter which has just been received by Miss
Sarah f. Hunt, of Salem. formerly State Regent
of the Massachusetts Daughters of the Revolution
from an officer in the Philippines prompted the
plan The letter said:
The general run of natives in this section desire
the protection Of the Americans. The most they
want is to be left alone. The natives desire books
and farming tools of all kinds. AS rule they
hard working race, and live by working the ground
They work hard and with good tools the amount
Of haryests would easily be multiplied tenfold. II
could get good tools for the natives believe 1t
would stop the instruction in this section almost
Inn liza
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
PROSPERITY AMONG FARMERS.
IMPROVED CONDITIONS IN THE
LAST FOUR YEARS.

Washington jan rs. H. Jumper, postmaster
of Aberdeen s. D. testified before the Industrial
Commission to-day that the condition Of the farmer
had improved materially in the last four years. ana
that there were practically no foreclosures OF
mortgages He said that thrifty farmers had pros
ao,ad greatly and added to their acreage by wheat
farming The average price of wheat throughout
the wheat producing belt for the last eight years was
"a cents bushe and the average for the last tcur
TaorS was 10 cents above the average for the
11reredi1g four years. He said there was orlsk
rononetition among the elevator companies IN ms
oOinion there were no elevator combines He testi-
fed that he had been able to hnd any any i eeI-
dence of rebates granted the elevator companies.
and that the farmer and the independent elevator
had the same privileges and rates with the ran
road companies as the largest elevator companies.
A w Pratt formerly Mayor of Aberdeen testl-
fed on the same lines.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
NEWSPAPER MAN IN PRISON.
ARBITRARY ACT OF THE PRESIDENT OF MICA
RAGUA.-

Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 16.-President Zelaya
has imprisoned. incommuncado. in the reniten-
tIary, SehOr Jose NJ. Castillo owner of ''EI Co
mercio," of Managua, the chief daily newspaper in
the country. and has suppressed the further fssue
of that journal. This action, according to current
public opinion. was taken because Senor Castillo
permitted an article to appear in "El Comercio''
few days ago. written by some person in Granada
which was not complimentary to the Government
ana which had not been submitted to the censor or
the President. The editor OF the paper Dr. Manuel
Colonial Matus. n juIist of high distinction and an
aoe writer has not been imprisoned. Until about
three years ago DR. Matus and President Zelaya
We're devoted friends, Matus then being the leading
member of President Zeaya's Cabinet. So close
were their relations that II through the influ-
ence of President Zelaya that Dr. Matus was Sc
lected by the Assembly called to organize the pro-
posd Greater Republic of Central America" (to
consist of Salvador Honduras and Nicaragua). to
be the first President, with the object so rumors
current at that time declared of subsequently
turning the new government over TO Zelaya, who,
n was alleged, aimed at being dictator revolu-
ton In Salvador. however resulted in the defeat
Matus and his soldiers and the overthrow of the
Greater Republic of Central America" President
Zelaya refusing to help Matus and withdrawing
Nlcaragua from the compact. Matus then fled
from Salvador in order to his life. Matus will
probably return to his native land. Guatemala.
Everything Is quiet in this republic at present
and there are no indications of any revolutionary
movement against President Zelaya-
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
BRAVE MARINE OFFICER PRoMOTED

Washington, Jan. II (SpeciaD-Among the Marine
Corps officers who qualified to-day for promotion
70 the rank Of captain First Lieutenant Henry
Leonard, who lost an at the battle of Tien-
Tsin last July, when acting adjutant of the
marine battalion in the assault when Colonel Lis
killed Leonard's heroism was conspicu-
ous because he repeatedly wounded, and yet
persisted in carrying Lieutenant SmedIey Butler
from the field. Il feared for several months
that Leonard could not recover but the surgeons
who examined him this week have given him the
necessary physical certificate and he will continue
IN the service. II was shown that he could handle
a sword pistol almost as well ever. and there
a strong sentiment in the service that he
would prove his quality whenever occasion offered
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
REDUCTION OF WAR REVENUE.

THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE MAKES
FURTHER CHANGES IN THE HOUSE BILL.
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE Senate Committee
on Finance to-day continued its consideration
of the bill for the reduction Of the taxes collected
under the War Revenue act.
The committee has tentatively decided to re-
duce the extent Of one-half the tax on pro-
prietary medicines perfumes. etc. This does not
Include chewing gum, the tax on which probably
will be retained at the full rate. The House
took the tax entirely off all these articles. Ihe
present efforts Of the committee are to secure a
unanimous report, and the members hope to be
able to report early next week
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
TRIPARTITE SOUTH AMERICAN DISPUTE

THE GILLIAN CONGRESS WANTS NEGOTIATIONS
OVER TAcNA AND AFRICA REoPENED.
Washington. Jan. 17-Sehor Vcuna, the Chilian
Minister called at the State Department to-day to
nav his respects to Secretary Hay. The Minister
was asked as the next step to be taken follow
ing the rejection Of the protocol which was to
have finally disposed of the long standing dispute
between Chill and Peru to the ownership of the
provinces of Tacna and africa. He said that the
Chilian Congress desired a reopening of diplo-
matte negotiations in regard to this matter and
a submission of the proposition in different form
Thus this matter has again entered the field OF
diplomatic exchange.
From the representations made to the State De-
partment II is gathered that the present hitch be-
tween Chill on the one side and Peru and Bolivia
on the other is due to the fact that while both
sides are willing to determine the nationaltE. of
the provinces of Tacna and africa by a pebiscite
the Peruvians wish to limit the vote to the Pc
ruvians actually living in the territories while the
Chilians insist that their fellow countrymen who
have gone into Tacna and africa also shall vote
In the it is said the plebiScite certainly
would result in favor of Chilli
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
A QUIET DAY IN THE HOUSE.
BILL TO REVISE AND CoDIFY THE POSTAL LAWS
CONSIDERED.

Washington Jan. 17.-The House spent the entire
day the bill to revise and codify the Posa laws
which is to be the continuing order, not however,
TO interfere with appropriation bills or conference
reports until disposed Of 1t is bill OF 2Zl pages
and is simply revision OF existing laws Some dis
position was manifested TO make amendments to
present law in the interest OF certain classes OF
mall employees but the attempts were successfully
resisted Just before the House adjourned. when
no quorum was present, William Alden Smith OF
Michigan, offered an amendment to increase the
pay of letter carriers of the first second third and
fourth classes respectively 200 $1,000 $500 and
$500 The amendment defeated on rising
vote 1e to SO, but Mr.. Smith made the point OF no
quorum and the amendment went over without
final action. Ninety-three pages of the bill were
completed.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
GROWTH OF GERM4N CITIES.
SOME FIGURES FROM THE RECENT CENSUS
OF THE EMPIRE.

Washington. Jan. II observation-disclosures
Frank Mason at Berlin. has sent TO the State De-
parment the first figures of the latest German CEN
sus, taken December l under the system by which
the population is enumerated every five years. The
earliest the thirty-two cities havine,
than 100000 Inhabitants each, which with the
increases in the last five years are as follows:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
PETTIGREW KEEPS AT 1T.
FILIBUSTERING AGAINST CoNF1RMA.
TIoN OF JAMES S. HARLAN
REPUBLICAN LEADERS DEvIsING PLANS
TO EXPEDITE BUSINESS IN THE SENATE
IsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BusEJ

lsY TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUNEJ
washington Jan. 1.-THE celebrity with which
business moved in the Senate to-day shows that
the Republican majority are clearing the daol,o
Tor aclioh on the other important measures that
are pressing for attention behind the Army Re-
organization bill This measure will he finally
disposed Of at o'clock Tomorrow when ,,,,dr
the rule adopted, the bill will he mt ~, a..
passage 1t viii go through with practically
unanimous Republican vote. Then II is tbou,bt
the Senate will go into executive session 70 com
slider the recent appointments made bv the
President.
4 short executive session was held this after
noon' put no progress was made with the Har-
Ian appointment. Mr. Pettigrew again showed
a disposition TO ilbuster and Mr.. Foraker did
not attempt to force matters. Mr. Pettigrew
still vows that he will exhaust all the resources
of his filibustering methods in fighting the con-
hrmaton at this session of James S. Harlan
son or Associate Justice Harlan, of the Supreme
Court, for Attorney General of Porto Rico. Mr.
Pettigrew also told The Tribune correspondent
to-day that he was more determined than ever
TO prevent any ship subsidy legislation He de-
clares that if necessary TO carry out his purpose
he viii occupy all the time of the Senate i'm a
speech whenever the Shipping bill is brought
forward. Whether he can do this or NOT re-
mains TO be seen.
The Republican Senators will hold a caucus
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. as stated by
The Tribune to-day, and 1t is believed that they
will devise programme for the remainder of
the session. in which shipping legislation will be
PARTICULAR, favored. Reduction of war taxes
will be another subject of earnest considera ton
in the caucus. and tonight il is generally re-
ported and believed that Mr.. Aldrich, chairman
Of the Finance Committee, Will present for con-
sderation a bill carrying total reduction of
S5O,OO0,OOO in war revenues. Isthmian canal
legislation will be postponed by caucus action
until the British Foreign Office is officially heard
from on the amended Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.
Senator Aldrich and other members of the
Finance Committee refuse to talk about any
feature of the War Revenue Reduction bill nor
will Senator Frye any of his colleagues on
the Commerce Committee discuss the modifca-
tions that committee will make in the Shipping
bill.
In the Senate to-day the Army Reorganization
bill discussed at length by Mr.. Money (Dem,
Miss.), Mr.. McCOmas (Rep, Md, and Mr. Bate
(Dem. Tenn.). The Mississippi Senator devoted
some attention TO the practice of hazing at West
Point, which he severely denounced.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18

To the table above Essen is to be added, the
exact figures for that city having not yet been
published although it is known TO have passed the
100 900 mark it's present reputation being estimated
at 11OOOO The Consul-Ciereral. In commenting
the result says that Berlin naturally leads all Ger
man cities in the increased number of its people.
but its percentage of increase falls far below those
of Nuremberg, Frankfort Halle Mannheim ana
Posan all of which owe their rapid growth mainly
TO the development of manufacturing industries
The significant decrease in the population OF Gre
field is attributable the fact that ii is city or
textile induStres-SikS velvetS, woouen and cotton
goods-which were formerly largely exported TO the
United States, but which of late years have sur-
fered from the competition of similar goods that
are now produced at home for the supply of the
American market.
One hundred years ago Berlin had 10000 in
10bitarts - HanbYIre 100 0OO Munich 5000 IeIpsic
32 600 Breslau 10000, and Dresden $4,000. The first
census taken under the Empire. December !.
1871 found Berlin with S25.3S3 inhabitants. that
its increase the thirty has been Loss.
96 or considerably than 100 cent. and this
does not include the population of Charlottenburg.
Rixdorf Friedenau WilmersdOrf, StegitZ, PanckOw
Sch0nberg and Halensee. all of which suburban
cities are inhabited principally by people who do
business exclusively In Berlin. Including these sub
urbs Berlin would have population of more than
25OO CO., Hamburg in 1871 had 2+0.25l inhabitants
RresIau NS 251 Dresden 1T7.0SS Munich 169.47S CO.
Iogne 129 23S. Frankfort s9 Nuremberg S.929.
Mannheim S96l4 and Kiel 81, IA. Charlottenburg,
suburb OF Berlin. which properly belongs to the
capital had in 1871 15,5lS. that II has more than
quadrupled in population in the last thirty years
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
MANDATE IN NEELY CASE ISSUED.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE mandate OF the United
States Supreme Court in the Neely case was is
sued to-day and turned over to the Attorney Gen
eral 1t will be forwarded to the District Attorney
for the Southern District of New-York No init
nation has been received here to whether any
further steps will be taken in Neely's behalf be-
fore the writ is presented 10 the New-York court
II not he will be sent to Cuba in compliance with
the Courts decision.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
PHILADELPHIA ARCHITECTS WIN.

P1PsT PLACE IN COMPETITION FOR INDIANAPOLIS
Rr,u.D1SG TAKEN BY RANKIN & KELLOGG.
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE committee OF archl-
tects appointed by the Secretary Of the Treasury
IN rass on the plans submitted by ten prominent
architects for the new postof1ce and custom house
building at indianapolis to-day made their report
which was formally approved by the Secretary
giving place to Rankin & Kellogg, OF Philadel-
nhta The committee consists of James K. Taylor
the supervising architect of the Treasury; Pro-
fessor H Lungford Warren. of Harvard Uni
versity; D. H. Burnham, of Chicago; j. Rush
of Buffalo.
The committee was unanimous in favor of giving
the first place to the plans presented by Rankin &
Kellogg. Those of Eames & Young; of St. Louis
were the second choice. and for third place the
plans submitted by Bonnegut & Bohn, of Indian
apolis j. II. Ssbee of Chicago. and Andrews
jacques & Rantoule of Boston. were regarded as
of equal merit.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
DINNER OF THE ACCOUNTANTS.

One hundred expert accountants. members Of the
New-York Society of Accountants and Bookkeepers
attended that orEaniza tion's first annual banquet
held last night in the Marlborough Hotel. Con.
Toiler Coler was to have spoken lightning
Calculators.' but was detained in his home by the
grip, lie sent a letter of regret. Henry Guimond
presided Speeches made by Morris
William 4, PrenderEast g. Waldo Smith Professor
Charles w. Haskius and John r. LOOMS
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
TWO NEW B4TTLEsHIPS READY.

Washington Jan II (SpeciaD.-The Navy Depart
ment to-day formally accepted the battleshp Wis
consin. recently completed by the SCOTS. of San
Francisco. and the splendid vessel will be placed in
commission about the middle of February unless
crew can be assembled earlier. The Department.
has been informed that the illinois, sister ship
Of the Wisconsin, built at Newport News. will be
ready for her builders trial off the capes OF the
Chesapeake about February IL Captain George c.
Reiter will command the Wisconsin. and Captain
George a Converse the Illinois.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
COLONEL II. B. FREEMAN PROMOTED.

Washington Jan. 1.-THE President to-day sent
IN the Senate the nomination of Colonel H. B.
Freeman, 24th Infantry TO be brigadier- general.
The nomination was confirmed this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL COMPLETED
FoUR NEW BUREAUS IN SECRETARY WILSON'S
DEPARTMENT PROPOSED.

DEPARTMENT PROPOSED.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Agricultural Appropri-
alton bill. carrying about 100000 is practically
completed Aside from the usual provisions 1t prob
ably will contain a plan for rearrangement in the
Agricultural Department which is under con-
sideration The plan contempates the formation
of four new bureaus those of plant industry soils
chemistry and forestry These are now in opera
tion as divisions The change is approved by the
Secretary OF Agriculture in the interest of efh-
cheney of administration
Professor Moore of the Weather Bureau, was
heard to-day in answer to questions raised by mem
hers of the committee the sufficency of storm
warnings particularly those prior the Galveston
hurricane He showed by the records that tne
bureau detected the storm when II first appeared
in the West Indies, and gave continuous warnings
Of its aDnrOach
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18

Timber is now being the rate of about
forty billion feet a year. and if the same average
Is continued the supply will last about sixty years
The following tables show the estimated supply and
the annual cut:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
LIMIT OF COST on WARSHIPS.
CONSTRUCTION BOARD LIKELY TO MAKE SOME
CONCESSIONS TO CONTRACTORS.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Board of Naval Con-
struction to-day took up for consideration the
proposition submitted to the Department by the
Newport News and Bath companies for the excl
sion from the specifications the sheathed battle
ships of certain items with view TO bringing the
cost of the ships within the ability of the compa-
nies to accept. The Board showed a disposition to
yield to the contractors on a number OF minor
points mainly relating the hulls of the ships,
bu insisted on the retention of the electric lighting
plants which items aggregate about $4,000 and
were the particular subjects of attack by the con-
tractors. If the Secretary approves the acuon OF
the Board in this matter II will be necessary again
to submit proposal to the contractors based on
this finding and If they cannot accept that propo-
sition a Reimbursement on amended plans may be
necessary.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
APpoRTIoYmENT BILL MADE LAW.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE President to-day signed
the Burleigh bill making apportionment OF
Representatives in Congress from the States under
the XIIth Census. The bill provides for a House
of 36s members,