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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-11

President on this topic today Both gen
tlomen have a number OF ideas as TO
plans TO ho pursued.
Representative Jones. during his visit
TO tie White House. aslSeG tIle President
to accord some mark Of distinction 10
Lieut. o. L. NJ hazard, L. s a. and
Lieut. j. y Hazard. a. 5. A WHO were
with General Funston when me captured
Aguiua!do. The two officers are from
Oregon and in addition 10 participating
IN the capture OF the Filipino leader, they
are said 10 have excellent records as to
service in the new possessions. The sub
ject Cf ship subsidies iE which Mr.. Jones
is interested, was also touched upon.
The President today made the follow
ing appointments Thomas SWobc. 20 be
quaTtermaster. with rank # captain;
Robert W Thompson. 20 De second Hcur
tenant Of infantry, William w BesseI.
20 be captain I'm the Porto Rico provisional
regiment of infantry, Emil Huehscher. 10
be first lieutenant in the Porto Rico pro-
visional regiment of infantry
Attorney General Knox this morning
took Mrs Roosevelt FOR drive behind
his fine pair Of trotteTs.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-11
SECRET SESSIONS BEGUN.
The Court Of Enquiry Reviewing
Evidence in the SchIcy Case.

Admiral Dewey and Rear Namfra1-
Benham and Ramsay. constituting the
Schlcy Court Of Enquiry. assembled to-
day in secret session for The purpose Of
considering the evidence a6Israd b-for.
the Court The meeting was held in rh-
Mclean building, 90 Vermont Avenue and
IT Street, where sui-a of rooms has been
engaged and fitted u- for their convent
ence- There the Court viii discuss The
testimony and write is findings
The session began AT IH O'Clock ana
lasted until l2.e- The members viii sir
during these hours ever, week Gse .y.a-r
Saturday until they have formulated their
report. Admiral Dewey said This morning
that il would be Impossible 20 say when
the Court would complete i-s Ia5lr-. d..
said IT would. of course. take considerable
time 10 60 over an the evidence aIEucsf
during the forty days The Court was in
session. He remarked that there was a
great deal of Chan iu the testimauy. and
that the Court would first be OBLIGED To-
separate il from the wheat
He declared that it would be imposSf-
bic for tho Court Co accept 81 synopsis OF
the evidence prepared by anyone else but
that the members would be compelled 10
20 over the case thoroughly themselves
and determine the principal points de-
velcped This viii De- the preliminary
work Of preparing the report Admiral
Dewey would not say iu what order th..
specifications Iu the rrccert would he
taken mp, hut IL is probable that The.
Court VIII take them up as tEey are set
forth, and not with regard tu their rel
atve importance as bearing uuou the con-
duct Of Admiral SchIoy-
The Court Will write its own report.
without the assistance of Captain LemIv
the judge advocate. Il rs customary. al
though IN no sense compulsory. To have
the judge advocate sit with the Court In
such cases, and render assistance iu pre-
pairing the report Of findings In view OF
the fact that in this case the judge advo-
cate has been regarded. by the public,
at least. more in the light Of a prosecutor.
the Court has decided To avoid all possible
criticism and exclude Captain LanIy from
its sittinss.
Lieutenant MAY is assisting the Court
practically acting as "a clerk. ana there
are two marines. acting as orderlics. and
several messengers assigned 90 the Court.
All the documents, including the logs.
charts, and maps. have been removed TO
the room in the Mclean building Their.
is little probability that tho report will
be- submitted 10 the Secretary OF the Navy
for several weeks
Captain LemIy has gone to Kansas CITY
10 attend the National Prison Congress.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-11
MAY PROSECUTE A PHYSICIAN.
Result Of the EEocuIaJiOa of a Girl
With Tuberculosis.

NEW YORK. Nov -I--As result OF
his efforts 10 prove taat tuberculosis is
iUtercOmmuuicabIe between man and
beast. Dr- George d. Barney may IlI
himself in legal diHcGIJy. When Dr- Bar
germs from a human being En- order to
demonstrate that Prof Koch was ur0ug
I'm declaring that the disease Was ucg
trausmissibI-, the Brooklyn Board oI
Health did not object. When. however
thc board learned that Dr. Barney had
reversed the experiment and iuocuIatsd
Ais Emma II. King. It decided tElt a--
ti1u must be taken
According 20 the story told hy rr Bar
uey himself, ne iuoculatsd perfectly
healthy girl at his home. sII Third Street
with the serum from the diseased COW on
Saturday morning He low has E,- under
observe alton waiting Tor the disease 10
develop.
Miss King declared she was "a willing
subject in the interest OF science she is
willing. she says. To- die # necessary ID
help find a cure for the disease. but she
believes that If she becomes infected Dr
Barney viii be able TO cure her
Dr. Robert A. Black. SUpt-i1tCUGrut Of
the Brooklyn Board os Health. said to-
day The board viii begin action today
If possible. against DT- Barney NJ Dr
Barney has iuuuCulatel q healthy girl
with tuberculosis serum he is IN my
opinion. liable 90 criminal prosecution.
shall lay the matter before the council
Of the health board at once"
Or f. y JeWeLt- thitt OF the Depart
m,Gr OF Contagious Diseases. also be-
lieveS that the Brooklyn physician has
laid himself open to criminal prosecution
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RELATIONS WITH GUATEMALA.
Evidence OF FrIendIy Regard for
the Inited stsLfrs.

DR.. ". Geofrcy Hunter. United States
Minister 10 Guatemala enc Honduras. is
at the EbDitt House today He ls on e.
siNty-day leave of absence. and viii re-
turn to Guatemala in a week or ten DAYS.
in speaking of the condition Of the coun-
try this morning. Or. Hrrtr-szid,
"Guatemala is I'm a most prosperous con-
ditIou. the crops are yielding chuudautly.
and the Government is at peace with aIL
the world They have just finished build-
ing a railroad from the capital Co th, At
laEtic, "A distance Of over go mikes. This
road was built al an expersc OF $500 ZOO
au Of which L. American capital and tho
road Is being run by Americans The cor
oialily existing between the Americans
and the citizens of Guatemala is cuvieG
by all other countries The President Of
the Republic, Manuel Estra60 Cabrera.
is doing more for tine country than any
ether man there, and Is loved Dy all his
people
when President Mckinley was shot"
continued Ut. Hunter. President Cabrera
felt the blow as much as ANY American
did. I happened u be 90 miles rrOm the
capital al the time the news reached us.
which was about two hours after the shot
was fired. and President Cabrera imrnedi-
ately repeated the message he received
from his minister here 20 me aGI added
his Sympathy. Js well as That Of the pso-
PIE. He kept me advised OF all the news
ne received from aslinetOn. and when
the President died he Immediately ordered
official mourning for eight days. The flag
over his palace was Ealf-masted, heavily
draped and kHotted in the centre.
The Guat-maIans have q week of fes-
tivitles, which begins September =. II.
memory Of the birth OF their indeoend-
ence- These festivities include balls
dances. fairs. and bauquets. The city Is
decorated "ith bunting and flags ard in
every way resembles large fair But ont
Of sympathy for the Americans fra their
bereavement al this WIS postponed by
order Of the President and the city in
stead being clothed il happiness and
brightness was place of mourning ard
sorrow Besides this. The President sent
a special messenger 10 the President os
the United States bearing an expression
Of the country'S sympathy This was a
most extraordinary proceeding, and show
ed the good viii felt toward us. I DO not
know Of Its ever having been done before
by any country"
Dr. Hunter leaves Washington tonight
for his home I'm Kentucky
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NO CANAL RECOMMENDATION.
The Tsthmiau Commission Merely to
Present FnctS 10 Congress.

The meeting OF the I=thmian Canal Com
mission tomorrow 10 formulate a nnal
report upon their Investigations Of the
trlus-isthmiau routes has aroused a great
deal OF interest. and there is considerable
speculation as 20 what degree Of promi-
ueuce viii Dee given in that document To
the Panama waterway. II is generally
understood that the Commission VIII adj
here TO its previous decision not To rec
ommCnd in formal terms either of the
two routes discussed. but leave tha entire
matter TO the decision OF Congress This
was the position taken by the Commission
before JHe Senate Committee on Inter
oceanic Canals last winter
The New York Journal" prints today
the following Interview with Senator
Cullom.
In my opinion the Panama Canal
scheme Will not cut ans figure in the con-
sidcration ty Congress Of The proposition
e. construct au isthmjau canal
'AcccUtius the new Hay-Pauncefoto
Treaty To- be as il has been $50 fully print
ga in the press. ] can see no objection that
can be raised to Il. and I look for its raci-
hcatiou without uuuCcessary delay. Pro
tocols were signed last year between tins
Government and Costa Rica and Nicara-
qua based on the provisions Of the Hay
Fauuceiote Treaty. En- which those two
countries greed To negotiate treaties with
the United States providing for the con-
strucJian Of the Nicaragua Canal The
abroEauOl by Nicaragua Of its old treaty
with MS is but s-eD in that direction
With the new Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
ratified, il should Doe the duty OF Congress
TO proceed with al rapidity TO enact the
legislation thar viii provide for tie con-
structioE Of the Nicaragua Canal and /
expect 20 see such legislation enacted at
an carly day. There is. apparently. now
nothing IN the way of The canal. and the
Futy-seveHth Congress VIII not adjourn
without having started that great work
he Panama plan has been carefully dis
cusssd. but IL is my opinion that it viii
not be seriously considered at all iu tn.
discussion OF the question Of an istbmiar
canal"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-11
TIE FIGHT AGAINST BIDwELL.
AIieEed Reasons for Party OpposT-
tion TO the Collector

NEN YORK Nov u-Local Repubii-
".ls expect 10 learn denaiteIy within a
week Whethcr or not George r BidweU
collector Of the Port, IS 10 be reappain.ed
hr President Roosevelt Mr.. B!dueu
when seen at the custom house today
refused 70 discuss the story that upstate
fs-uGhl-ca1S are opposed 70 his retention
-l once state Senator Nevadad y
Stfal-tha-i- q Osweg0 county. and Sena-
Tor Ftissins, Of CattaraUEus county. are
W0 Htl'ned as candidates for the place
~ 90 not care 70 discuss the matter at
Hll. said Collector B-Gw5H today. Il ar1
H'JtHalaE 20 my duties In the custom
Rouse u 4 DO not give satisfaction 10 the
president / would not wish 10 remain
E,Te another miEute- lIy term as COL
-.J"T expired on the Ist day Of July and
iA' months prior to that President No
NlIley did me the honor to renoui1ate
me Tor another four years term. Nv
atmc was net sent 10 the Senate FOR The
reason that the Senate was not in seszflo
ana ] now hold the Office az the pleasure
81 President AichiuIey's successor
II is said that Senator Platt is going 10
Washington IN a few days 10 urge Presf-
DENT Roosevelt 10 reappoint Collector Bid
EeH- The Senator is a stauch Bidweu
man When asked about this TODAY Sen
at1r PIatJ said:
may so TO Washington in q week or
So. but I am sure 10 go on December ..
when The Senate meets Whether or NOT
I shall call on the President depends on
circumstances. i have nothing TO saw
about the retention CT Mr.. BIdweU Ev-
erybody knows where I stand
Not all the local Republicans it appears
are ON Collector BidweITs side Capt
Norton Goddard, the Republican leader OF
the Twentieth district. who has always
been on the most friendly terms with
President Roosevelt. is opposed to the
collectors retention in Office. NIr Bid
wells friends say that the reason that
he is opposed by many Republicans up
the state and by some here is that. when
he undertook 20 prevent smuggling. he
found il necessary 10 clear out batch of
inspectors and that he offended several
Republican leaders when he did so.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-11
MAY ANNUL THE CONTRACT.
Decision in the Case Of the HcthIc-
hem Iron Company.


Robert J. TraceweH. C0mrtroUer Of rba
Treasury. in response Co g. request from
the Secretary OF War for his decision rs
70 the propriety Of making payments di-
rect TO tine Bethlehem Steel Coupany-
SUCCESSORS 10 the Bethlehem Iron Com
rany, for work done under contract bv
the latter holds that 'the attempted as
siGnmeut made by the a, ed Of sale is void
under the provisions of sections Sf77 and
5ia1 OF the Revised Statutes, and that the
United States is not indebted To tn, Beth
lehem steel C0mIany-cu account or labor
and materials furnished under that con-
tract in any way which can be recognized
By accounting officers"
In conclusion Mr.. TraceweU SAYS. The
bethlehem Iron Company. 10y its sale and
attempted trausfV- of the coutracr. and
hy its ceasing To- exist by virtue Of the
sale made by IL under the laws Of its
domicile, has made default on the con-
tract and the Secretary Of War is au-
thorized Go anuul the contract. He may
also. in his discretion. make "a new con-
tract with the Bethlehem Steel ComDauv
wherein payment can be- provided 1T rhe
work in question ana the same stipuIa-
iious and agreements inserted in said
new contract as in the one anuulIcd. also
'Nil'-7 "' fi'p'i b'lla ihe faithful per
fOrmance Of the same. with an agreement
10 save the Government harmless on sc-
count Of any payments it may have TO
make, if such there De. to the bethlehem
Iron Company on account Of ANYTHING
that may bc due under the original CON
tract"
The claim was fer two 12-inch guns and
amounted 10 $lo9o06.l3. The contract was
placed by the War Department on No
vember Z. 1871. for IGj soacOast breecb-
l0ading steel guns.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-11
AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Thomas Eichbnum Sought Deuth TO
Escape Physical Suffering.

Thomas ElcuuIIm attempted suicide aL
an early hour this morning at his room.
10 u Street northwest. by iahaIiug -as.
The pr0mPtuess OF those who conduct Ihc
house IN having Eichbaum removed Co th,
Emergency Hospital probably saved his
life Eichbaum is hfty-hye years OF age
and clerk i'm the CeDsus Office
Eichbaum Is a civil war veteran aid q
native Of Erie. Pa. where Tor tlm- ae
vas "a Justice OF JEe peace. DuriG- d..
civil war one of his legs was badly i'm
jured by the explosion of "A shell and
ever since ne has had trouble with the
limb
For the past few days mis- sufr.~ings
have been particularly acute end y,st,r-
day ne tried every means TO gs relief.
hut without result This seems 10 have
driven him O. desperation for about the
time Ec usually retired Ea called ,a Nis=
Lewis ana asked for the loan of "a drop
Nght.
His unusual actions made h.r su-pi-
eisUs when Sh- saw the room dark and
detected III, 0dOr of gas from the room
about ---H O'Clock This morning Miss
Lewis called assistance and entered bj-
ruu-u- EIcAbaum was found in Eed With
his aeIG covered with blanket The
tube from the drop light was attached To-
the burner. which WAS turned uU. and thc
other end diSchargiUE the Eas beneath
the covering. The Imbuia noe was called
and De- was hurried t0 The Emergency
EuSuIJll
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THE BANK IN NEW HANDS.
seventh National of New York to
Resume Tomorrow.


NEN YORK. Nov. 1.-THE seventh
National Bank. which e.rSDendsd a- Jun-
q LAST win -.----- Co. ..---f-.-.-.. .....-
'--.' -'-'@ III 40 eIeeN "-'h "a 1-iil'l
OF SL'F.'"A
There has been q complete reoreaufza-
ton Of tho hanks affairs and -1,.. ola ..-
,.,.5,-.-. nh. r--., .-----
go ''' '''
''l '''i'' OF 'Ae suspension VIII receive
principal and interest at the rate of g
per cent in fun ND 10 F4ra
t-T,-f- l.l-.r.r s.. ,,.- -.-...,--. -.-.-.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-11
CARRIERS Case ADVANCED.
The Habeas Corpus Appeal to Be
Heard on December ,.
supreme Court Grants the Petition
Of the Government In the Matter.
4 Georgetown Insurance Company
Receives IA Favorable Decision.

The supreme Cour; today granted the
petition of the Government for the ad-
Vanccmcut of the case OF J. stanton car
ter Con behalf Of cx-capt ObsrIin NJ.
Carter against Robert W MeCIoughey.
Warden of the Leayeuworth Peuitentiary.
and set it for hearing on December .
This is an appeal from the decision Of the
Circuit Court Of Kansas. denying "a writ
OF habcas corpus for the release of Car
ter from the penitcnuary ON tho ground
OF error in his trial for drrrautfrg the
government in connection with harto-
Improvements at Savannah. for which he
was sentenced to ten years imp-isou-
mcut
The appeal of Benjamin D. Green and
tn, Gayuors. who We're indicted iu Cisor-
eia for completely with Garter. in The all
legged conspiracy, and whose application
for habeas corpus I'm resisting removal
from Ncw York to Savannah for trial.
was denied by Judge Iacombc. was set
Tor hearing today. but will probably not
DC reached this week. as there are about
nine cases ahead of IT,
The court affirmed the decision Of q
lower court in the case Of Milton C.
Mitchell VS. the Potomac Insurauc, Com
paHy OF Georgetown This case has been
before the court for nearly four wears.
Mitchell kept notion strra on N Street.
III Georgetown Il was destroyed it is
said. hy an explosion or gasoIene iu thu
cellar The company refused To pay the
insurance The case was taken into the
lower court, ana the insurance company
won
The Supreme Court OF Missouri was
overrulsu iu the case OF Tn. 1ff-sluri
Kansas and Texas Railroad COMPANY
against the Board Of Railroad and Ware
house Commission of Missouri which in-
yolved the validity oI the charge OF p
cents mile by tie railroad COMPANY for
transporting passengers across th. Mis-
spart River while the laws OF Missouri
placed a maximum charge of g cents a
mile within the State The COMPANY.
when the railroad commissioner decided
against IL. CudeavoIed 10 r-I4r, IL To-
the Federal Court and. oa the decision
Of the Missouri supreme Court sa tn- con-
tTary- appealed 10 the Supreme Court OF
the United States The latter court over
ruled that decision and granted taaye To-
hear the cause I'm the Circuit Court cf the
United States for Tho district Of Missouri.
taking the ground that the question ar in
tetStrtv commerce WAS involved
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-11
CHANGES IN CIVIL SERVICE.
Amendments to the Classified List by
the President.

President Roosevelt. since his success
sion to his present office. has made three
amendments to the CIeH Service rules.
excepting from examination three posi-
tions heretofore filled by appointment
from the Civil Service eligible list. The
positions excepted. however. were vacant
at the time the amendments were an
nounced. The amendments taking the p0-
sitions out Of tho classified service do not
apply to like positions in different
branches Of the public service, however
The first amendment is-ded by the Pres
ident excepted from cxamination the va
cancy existing in the office of the pen
sion agent at Philadelphia. This is a po-
siti0n Of confidential character, the ap-
poiutce's duties consisting Of signing
checks. The next position ia which there
was a vacancy that the President took
from the classified service was that OF
steward for the White House. This is a
very importans Office, and was placed in
IN, classified service by Mr.. Cleveland.
The last amendment. or special rule,
promulgated ly the President was on the
9Th instant. and IS as follows:
An appointment TO the vacancy now
existing in the position of IaD0rsr with
the duties of cUachman. in Tie office OF
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy may
be made without examination under the
civil service rules
BY this last amenGncat Mr. IIacke.t.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy. can se-
lect his coachmau without having To- take
one Of three recommended by the Civil
Service Commission.
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STILL IN THE HOSPITAL.
Result Of Last Nights H-Street Rum
away Accident

But TWO Of those who we're injured last
night by being run down Icy a runaway
horse, which dashed into a crowd that
had assembled IN front Of Northeast TEN
pie on "a Street northeast, Tor an opeu-
air prayer-meeuug. are stiI in the hos
plJaL ana the physicians are in hop,s
that they viii soon be able 10 leave.
Ihey are Mrs W g. Peake Of III Tenth
street northeast whose left arm was
broken. and who also sustained a number
OF cuts and bruises. and Mrs. Amanda
Hattncld, wife Of the Rev. John HAITI
field, a prominent minister Of Cleveland.
Ind, whose right eye was seriously rut
by being struck by one Of the horses
h0ofs-
The other patients had sufficiently re
covered 10 De able 20 leave the Casualty
Hospital. where they We're taken after the
accident, This morning.
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ENDED his LIFE BY SHOOTING.
A Nan Once Suspected Of Murder
Commits Suicide

PITTSFIELD. Ness. Nov. Il-TTarl,e
=. L8ufair- siXty-cigLt years old. COM
uiltod suicide I'm his room here last night
aE shooting himself iu the head with e.
revolver Laufair had lived t Pitt~He-I
since July. having come here from North
Aa-Ws- He came into local gromirsu-,
at the tiE-e OF the murder OF Henry r.
Reed and his sister Blanche, 0u August
g. 1885, ar North Adams.
l-Jufair owed Reed some money and had
given Reed or his sister chattsI mort
gage on his horse and wagon. ID. lived
with nephew Iu ClarEsburg. TIN. AFTER
noon before the murder LaECaf- went
with Reed 20 Hoosac Valley PARK where
i;.ea inst woman who wanted t1 Hus-
"a horse and buggy for her SON. ....I d.
Was understood that u the Iarfalr ont
Hl suited, it was TO De sold To- her and
the proceeds delivered 20 Reed tra fol-
lowing morning in any case. as he ue.dlI
J % apply Cl the purchase ~ Iagm.
The horse did not sul,, hut was rrturue,
10 i-- Reed house. and SO Ear as could
DE- a-ecrt-ilel positively IauCslr was lEe
lasl man ever seen vita Reed
mere "a-s q 1.aliet found iG the bedroom
OF Reed, ~ HE-re he had received tEl. fatal
1loT ON his skull The nlzlfer g.g.~ .lf
l-HHu vitae, with a. corner EugcE-tI or
LAMAR had done carpenter work -lr
+'rrA 'tL a S1H-E LIl- D. fore IIL 10 was
S.tSit ctta lA-t bee had used this m1IIer
Du the work L witness testified af ths.
coroner inquest that some wears before.
when a large block was built il North
Adams. he and LaUfair had worked ON
d. ana mat iaa-lIT had such g. maIIet-
and Ie toi1 how corner had broken ofr
Et that time He declined. however. to
identity IT, as some years had elapsed
since hc saw d.
Subsequently, the police gave up thr
idea oi Lautal-s connection with the
crime. but Lr was the first person sus-
Hsctaa. and came very near being arrest
cd His suicide without leaving amy
writings. leads the police to thiLk that hp
kept mis- secret II guilty and. if not. hat
DE had become respondent His house
keeper says Ee had threatened tG commit