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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
themselves attach most Importance to the

themselves attach most Importance to the
subject of sugar duties.
They are stimulated in the effort to OBJ
tain preferential rates to the United tates
on Cuban sugars by considerable and in
fuential element in the United tates repre-
senting the American capital locked up in
cuban sugar plantations. At present Gu
ban sugar pays a full tariff rate upon en-
terlng the United States. 1t would be
scarcely profitable at all to raise sugar in
Cuba for shipment to the United States,
the principal market, were it not for the
slight advantage it enjoys through: the i'm
position of a countervai1ing- duty On Euro
pean beet sugar. This advantage is not
sufficient, in the judgment of the Cuban
planters. to restore prosperity to the island
and to insure the reopening of the planta-
tions destroyed during the rebellion There
fore the commission is trying to secure in
their behalf a remission of the United
states duty on Cuban sugar 1t Is sug-
gested that If this cannot be done at once,
tnen the duty may be removed gradually
reducing 1t a certain percentage each year
until the sugar is duty free.
Must Apply to Congress.
The President cannot grant this request,
owing to the fact that 1t involves change
In the tariff laws, and therefore application
must be made to Congress. This may take
the shape Of direct joint legislation by the
two houses or it can be accomplished by the
negotiation of a reciprocity treaty. The
Cubans. it is believed. prefer the latter
form. The difficulty in that direction lies
in the indiscriminating opposition of a
powerful element in the Congress to any
form of reciprocity, but the negotiation OF
a Cuban treaty might break down the dam
which it has raised against any such con-
ventions.
Tobacco. too, is another subject which
the Secretary of War will be called on to
discuss with the Cuban commissioners, and
on that point he wanted advice. The Cubans
are extremely desirous Of obtaining con-
siderable aba tement in favor of their own
tobacco of the extremely high tariff i'm
posed by the Dingley act upon all imported
tobaccos.
Wide Range of Discussion.
After a conference lasting for more than
three hours, Secretary Root and Gen. Wood
left the War Department together, going
out to lunch. 1t was stated that there was
nothing regarding the conference that could
be made public, and that the matters dis
cussed covered many subjects in Cuba, not
alone the visit of the Cuban delegation, but
everything connected with the government
of the island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
NEW CABLE TO BRAZIL.
Cost of MessaGea Has Been Materially
Reduced.

According to advices received at the
State Department from Consul General
Seeger at Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, improve
ments of an important character, material
ly affecting the facility and cost Of cable
communication between Brazil and the
United States, have been made by the
Western Brazilian Gable Company. AS a
result Of the new line opened by the Com
mercial Gable Company from New York to
the Azores, connecting with the line from
Brazil, via Lisbon, messages can be now
sent without the delays incident to the
crush of business in the london offices.
In addition to the increased satellites"
says the consul, IAN advantagh. has been
gained in the cost of transmission in the
fact that the charges for sending messages
have been considerably reduced. AS, for
instance, formerly the charge Per word
from Rio de Janeiro to New York was
nearly $1.3O but now it is but 81 The
consul states that the average time for
word in transmission between the two
places is from eighteen to twenty-five min
OteS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
SENATOR ELECT MIllARD
HAS NOT BEEN IN POLITICAL LIFE
FOR MANY YEARS.
Has Been Identified With the Growth
of the City Of Omaha-His
Career and Family.

Senator-elect Joseph H. Millard of Ne
braska. whose election came after long
deadlock in the legislature of his state, was
not actively in politics when chosen for a
seat In the United States Senate. Indeed
for nearly twenty years he had not been a
factor in politics. Eighteen years ago he
was defeated in the race for the senator
ship by Gen. Charles F. Henderson, and
since that time he has not appeared in the
political field an active participant in
shaping the affairs of his party or as an
aspirant for any elective office in the gift
Of the people.
Mr.. Millard held only two public offices
of Importance before being named for the
Senate. Five years ago he served the gov
ernment director of the Union Pacific
railroad and for one term he was mayor Of
the city of Omaha. He became prominent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
THEY DID NOT LOOT
Minister Conger Justifes Acts of
Missionaries in China.
had TO HELP THE DESTITUTE
Rev. Ament Corroborates All That
Mr.. Conger Says.
DISPOSITION OF THE GOODS

VICTORIA 3. c. April 24-In an inter
view in the Kobe Herald Minister Conger,
who is on his way to San Francisco. said:
There were really actions on the part
of the missionaries in China that were not
fully justified, when the circumstances are
known. Missionaries did not loot. Mis-
sionaries found 2.0n destitute men and
women on their hands. There was no
government, no organized authority. There
Were houses of men who had been firing
on the foreign quarter. directing the at
taCking leaders of the boxers; their prop
erty had been abandoned. a result of
the state of war. and it was taken in or
der to succor hundreds of suffering and
destitute Chinese whose lives the original
owners had been Iaboring to destroy. Win
ter was coming on and measures Of some
kind were imperative. and the appropria-
tion of property for the ends in view was
unquestionably justified.
stands by the Missionaries.
That briefly, was the situation l am
prepared 20 justify the conduct of the
American missionaries before the siege.
during the siege and after the siege. If
You wishsfo get at the facts there is a mis-
sionary on board who would probably give
You all the particulars YOU want"
The missionary was Tr. Amcnt who told
The reporter that goods taken by the So
called loot committee were goods left in
stores 10y pcopl" who had sought refuge in
the legation during the siege. and goods
were taken To prevent their destruction.
The clothes and bedding We're given 10 men
working upon the barTiCadeS and the COM
mittee handed Sir Claude Mcdonald the
Key IF the r"om in which all the valuabIes
Were stored.
These goods were sold and the proceeds
distributed among the British soldiers His
mission received bat So
PrrVious To this sale Of garments and
CurioS was held and $500 netted was given
TO the American mission board. Most of
the goods were taken from buildings that
tn" military authorities had ordered burn
ed some IF the goods Were restored to
the owners aud other owners rccOmpcnscd
for their losses.
sold Goods to Get Food
DR. Ament explained the sale OF goods in
the Mongol princes house. where ne took
up his quarters. by saying they were with
out food and sold the goods on the advice
of Mr. Congsr. Had they not taken pos
session the place would have been de-
stroyel by the Russians. About $1,000 was
realized by the sale. which was devoted TO
the needs If the native Christians.
In conclusion DIR. Ament said: The
Chinese damned up the canal and were
going to drown US out. They supposed the
foreigners had Subterranean burrows In
which 10 take refuge. and were certain
that underground passages had been made
from the legation TO the Flu. so they
solved to drown us out like rats In trap"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
Used MAILS TO DEFRAVD.
Two Men at Nevada. Mo-. Plead Guilt,
10 Charge.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April 24-In the
federal court here Stephen A Weltrner and
Joseph II. Kelly, president and secretary
respectively. of an institute of magnetic
healing at Nevada, Mo, pleaded guilty to
indictments charging them with using the
mails to defraud Sentence was reserved.
The institution advertised to heal all
di"eases known to man and woman" Civ
ing absent treatment" and did such a
tremendous mail order business that the
Nevada post office was raised from a
fourth TO frst-Class office. A fraud order
issued by the Post Office Department de-
barring them from the mails was followed
by grand jury indictments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
MACHINISTS ASK MORE PAY.
They Will Strike May 20 In Cfncfn-
natl IL Refused,

CINCINNATI. Ohio. April 24-Two thou
sand union machinists OF this city yester-
day made demand for an increase of I21.
per cent in wages in addition to nine hours
per day. the latter having just been grant
ed TO take effect May 20. The machinists
slsO ask that apprentices be restricted to
one for every five journeymen. They also
want time and half for overtime before
midnight and double time for Sundays.
holidays and early mornings The men
claim that the average wages here are
only II and % cents hour, or lower
than elsewhere and fix May 20 as the limit
for concessions or a strike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
Distribution of Patents Granted.

The total number of patents granted yes
terday was 54S. The number Of patents
granted to citizens Of the United States for
mechanical devices was 43S, divided among
the states and territories as follows: Alas
ka, 1; Alabama, 2; Arizona, 1; Arkansas. g.;
California, IL; Colorado, 4; Connecticut, 13;
Delaware. 2; District of Columbia. 4; Geor-
gia, /: Illinois, Al; Indian territory, 1; In
diana, 13; Iowa, 16; Kansas, 5: Kentucky,
6; Louisiana, 3; Maryland, Z; Massachu-
setts. 81; Michigan. %; Minnesota, 6: Mis-
sissippi. 4; Missouri, 20; Montana, 2: Ne
braska, 2; New Hampshire. 1; New Jersey
II; New Mexico. 1; New York, 76: North
Carolina, 1: Ohio. 35; Oklahoma 1; Oregon
2; Pennsylvania. Al Rhode Island, g.: Ten
nessee. 2; Texas, A. Vermont, l. Virginia.
2; Washington, 4; West Virginia, 1: Wis
conSin, TO-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24

Nothing Known Here Omcially Re.
Eardfng the Reported Issue.

Eardfng the Reported Issue.
Officially nothing is known here Of the re-
ported issue between General Chaffee and
Count Won Waldersee over the possession
Of the gate to the forbidden city now held
by the American troops. The officials are
not able to offer any definite theory in ex-
PLANTATION Of General Chaffee's action On
one hand 1t is suggested that this particu-
lar gate may give access to the place Sc
lected by Minister Rockhill and Mr.. SQuiers
for the future American legation. On the
other hand 1t is recalled that the Ameri-
can troops were the first to possess them
selves of this gate, and that General Chat
fee feels it to be his duty, when he shall
relinquish his position at all. to turn it
over to the Chinese, it's original possessors.
No one here is aware of any special title
in this property possessed by the Germans.
The fact that the matter has not yet been
made the subject of an official report in
clines the officials here to the belief that
1t can be adjusted directly in Pekin and
may not assume serious proportions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
SPANISH CLAIMS.

Assistant Attorneys for the United
States Appointed by COmanission.
Mr.. Alexander Porter Morse OF, this city,
Mr.. William E. Rogers Of News Jersey and
Mr.. Charles F. Jones Of Indiana have been
appointed assistant attorneys for the United
States in the consideration of the Spanish
war claims before the commission now sit
ting here.
The commission was in session this after
noon for a short time, discuss,n8 proposed
rules of procedure, but came TO no resolu-
ton thereon. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24

Bids for installing electric elevator in
the patent office were opened in the office
of the chief clerk of the Department of the
Interior yesterday. The bidders were:
Sprague Elevator Company, New York;
Ellithorpe elevator works, Chicago; Elec-
tron Manufacturing Company, Springfield.
Mass; Marine Engine and Machine Com
pany, New York; Ohio Elevator Company.
New York, and the Baltimore machine
works. The Ellithorpe company of Chica-
go was the lowest bidder it's bids being
On specification No. I. $3.50; specification
2, A3OO. specification 3, s., 200; specification
f. A2O0,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
BIDS for Book Stacka

Bids have been opened at the patent Of
flee for installing steel book stacks in the
scientific library. The amount appropri-
ated for this purpose by Congress at its
last session was 5000. The lowest bid
was that of the Library Bureau Company
of Washington, and this was in excess of
the appropriation by somewhat over 81 600
The committee on award, consisting of E.
V. Shepherd, VIM. II. DeLacey and How
ard L. Prince, will meet in a few days to
take action. 1t is thought likely that the
number of stacks contemplated will be re-
duced. that the cost may come within the
appropriation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
Local Pensions Granted.

Pensions were granted today to citizens
Of the District as follows:
Original-John Murphy, United States
Soldiers Home. Sc; Ralph Beaumont, So.
Original widows. etc.-Renewal-Eliza K.
Carpenter, So.
Original widows-Rose Simms, $S.
War with Spain, reissue, widows-Sarah
E. Reed. mother, SIP.
Original widows, reissue - Harriet B.
Coffin. So.
Increase-Moses Hunt, 50.
War with Spain-Samuel Tuttle, father,
SIP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
DIXIE REACHES NEW YORK.
Cruiser VIII Take Out Recruits Z,
Foreign Stations.

NEW YORK, April 24.-The United States
training ship Dixie arrived here today from
the Norfolk navy yard. and went direct TO
the Brooklyn navy yard to take on board
stores and recruits for the south Atlantic
and Asiatic stations. Many Of the recruits
are for the flagship Chicago and cruiser
Atlanta After supplying them at a South
American port the Dixie is to proceed to
Manila by way Of the Cape OF Good Hope.
and when she has left more men for the
ships there will return to the United States
via the Suex canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
THREATENED STRIKE AvERTED.
Swftchmen on Mckeesport Line
Wnuld Not Ialn the Tralnunan

Swftchmen Mckeesport Line
Would Not Join the Trafnmen.
PTTTSBURG, April 24-The threatened
strike Of the brakemen and conductors on
the McKeesport Connecting railroad has
been abandoned on account of the refusal
Of Grand Secretary Welsh Of the Switch
mems National Union to sanction SYM
pathetic strike. Left without support in
their fight, the trainmen accepted the
proposition Of the company to reinstate all
the employees and the road was in opera
tion as usual today. No more trouble II
expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
DR.. H. b. McKellopa Dead

CHICAGO. April PA special to the
Tribune from st. Louis Mo, says: DR.
Henry Byron McKellops of this city is
dead, aged seventy-eight years. He had an
international reputation as an authority on
all matters pertaining to dentistry and den-
tai surgery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
Cadet. WIN Use the8aancroft.

The Navy Department has decided to hit
out the small cruiser Rancspft fer the use
of the United States Naval. ACADEMY. The
vessel left HamptonsReads7 today for Bos-
ton. where a survey will be- held on her to
determine the necessary changes. At the
Naval Academy she will be used for the
usual Saturday drills and for runs up ana
down the bay. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
Lieut.. Attwell'. Appointment.

Lfeut. AttWeIFB AppOIntmeht.
Lieut.. Juan 8. Attwell, naval attache to
the Argentine legation. and commissioner
from his country to the Pan-American ex-
positiSn. has also been notified by cable of
his APPOINTMENT as representative at that
exposition of the navy department of Ar
Gentina. to which he will send full reports
Of all military and naval matters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24

Patents were granted to inventors in
Washington yesterday as follows: Edward
Landvoigt, coffee or teapot: Howard Hinck-
ley. household vessel; VIM. H. Reid, kinet-
ographic apparatus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24

Advertising is business news.
1t tells of things which are of
great Importance. 1t is of more
account to the frugal housewife
to know where she can get GER
tain necessary commodities at
a less price than usual than to
know all the troubles in Siam
or Thibet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-24
MATTRESS FACTORY Is
SECURED TO THE CITY

The deal was practically consum-
mated Saturday evening by which w.
Coulter & Co., who propose starting
a mattress factory in this city, will
secure for their use the cast portion
of the old cracker factory on Third
avenue, now owned by Rosenfield
brothers, the plum bers- The new
firm will begin operations early in
July with force of about a dozen
men. The securing of this onterpri SO
is due in large measure to u.
Young, who conducted negot atoms
for the site chosen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-24
CITY CHAT.

OI6 IOUuOETOH-
American laundry.
School election tomorrow.
Lawn swings at Wilcher's.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
For insurance, Z. j. Burns.
Morning Light scent cigar.
Read your ticket carefully.
Homes for sale. A. Rush g. Co.
Dressed chickens at Hess Bros.
List your property with Reidy Bros.
A full line of fireworks a. TIefz &
Co.
Whatever you do tomorrow do not
neglect to vote.
The finest assortment OF hammocks
at Brookman's-
For cool drink call at Reiss' Goth
century fountain.
A. Rush & Co., room 6, Buford
block-real estate.
Get the right tick ct, read it care
fully and then vote it.
Fine weather for ice cream sodas.
ReIss' goth century fountain.
Seersucker skirts 80 cents this
week. McCabe's new store.
Those 5O-cent wash silks for 25
cents tomorrow at McCabe's.
Souvenirs ali week with ice cream
soda at Reiss' goth century fountain
Ground was broken today for the
new Carnegie library in Davenport.
Cherries. currants, gooseberries
and strawberries by the case at Hess
Bros.
Attend the great sale of. gasoline
stoves and refrigerators at David
Dou's.
20 to % per cent discount on
watches ut BrOokman's, the jeweler,
this week.
Shirt waists made for 80 cents and
gents shirts for % cents at 1926
Third avenue.
The Scent grey full standard print:
81 cents at 4 o'clock each day. Nc
Cabe's new store.
Wet your throat these hot days
century fountain
Unusual happenings this week il
McCabe's SHIRT waist department
new store. second floor, front.
Silk umbrella. pearl handles, g
value at 81, o'clock each day while
they last, at McCabe's new store.
McCabe's busy notion department
makes some mighty interesting sug
gestions. Read adj. Third avenue
front
Take a cool ride and enjoy thu
music at the trolley party tomorrow
evening. terminating with a dance a
the tower.
For real estate and reliable insur
Is, Mitchell & Lyude building. Tele
phone 1904.
The grandest display of gasoline
stoves and refrigerators ever shown
in the city at the sale this week a
David DJn's.
Levi Clay, of Streator. and Mis-;
Mile Virgins, of Hillsdale, were
welded at the court houfe today
Judge Adams officiating.
Women's % cent black seamless
hose some slight imperfections, u!
cents a pair this week at McCabe'i
new store. Third avenue.
Buy your ice cream freezers from
Brookman- Your different styles Il
select from-White Mountain, Light
ming. Arctic and Blizzard.
&25 25 via the Burlington to Den
yer, Colorado Springs anu Pueblo anC
return July 10 inclusive. Tickets
good returning until Oct. 81.
The law committee of the Modern
Woodmen met today for session
which will probably consume al
week. The amendments passed by tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-24
River RipIets.

The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge was 3:45 at a. m. and
3:55 at noon.
The F. Weyerhauser, j w. Van
SAINT and Twin-City each brought
down 32 strings Of logs.
The Winona was in and out.
Boats up were the Mary b. Path
finder, Saturn. Lydia and j. w. Van
SAINT. George S. Isaac Staples. H. c.
Brockman and + Weyerhauser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-24
Argus Temporary Quarters.

While improvements are in
progress on its present building
the temporary offices of The
ARGUS will be located as fol-
lows:
Business Office in store of j.
& NJ. Rosenfield. 1926 Second
avenue.
Editorial office in Office of
Postal Telegraph company, 1928
Second avenue
Telephone numbers remain
as heretofore, viz
Business-Two rings on 1145.
Editorial = Three rings on
1I45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-24

Skin affections will readily disal =
pear by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel
salve. Lock ont for commercials. IL
you get DeWtt's you will get good re-
suits. 1t is the quick and positive
cure for piles Is II. Bieber and
Hartz & UIlemeyer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
INAUGURAL HYMN.
Frederick r. burton Sets to Music
Holiness Poem, "Freedom,
Our Qucen.''

A letter was received by Frederick
II. Burton, the director of the Yonkers
Choral society, or December 20 last
from Washington, asking him if he
could write selection to be given at
the Inauguration exercises. The let
ter stated that the Inauguration COM
mittee aimed at the unusual accom-
plishment of securing thorough Amer
lean music with special qualifications
for the occasions.
Mr.. Burton selected Oliver Wendell
Holmes poem, Freedom, Our Queen"
as his text The words were com
pleted in the rough, then touched up,
mailed and sealed on Sunday, just
two days after the order had been
given to go ahead.
Mr.. Burton has just received his
reward. A letter not only accepting
the production, but complimenting
the author in the highest terms, and
stating that it is just what was want
ed, has been received by him. The
further information was added that
the selection has already been as
signed as the presidents greeting, and
will be given by a full chorus and or
eheStra.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Prohibition Hypocrisy.

In several towns in Kansas the fol
lowing form of hypocrisy has been put
in practice so as to observe and at the
same time eyade the prohibitory law.
the city council passes an ordinance
declaring all places where beer and
liquors are sold to be public nuisances
and imposing heavy fines upon the
owners. But. according to a previous
understanding, the places are not in
terfered with except once a month,
when the marshal promptly swears
out warrants against the saloon keep
ers, arrests them, and takes them in
to court, where they are put under
$50 bonds. When the case is called
the saloonkeeper fails to appear, the
bond is forfeited, and the money goes
into the city treasury. The officer
gets So for every case and the city col
lectS license under another name.
And thus prohibition promotes the
morals of the people. -Americar
Brewers Review.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
OBJECTED TO MILNER.
Gen. Kitchener Hints That That 10
Why Bothn Rejected the
Peace Terms.

London March 25.-The colonial
secretary, Mr.. Chamberlain, in the
house of commons. Saturday, reply
ing to a question, said no specific OBJ
jections had been made by Gen.
Botha to any of the peace terms Of
fered by Gen. Kitchener, and Gen.
Botha made no counter proposals.
The only information in the posses
sion of the government outside Of
that published in the papers was con-
tanned in private telegram from
Gen. Kitchener, saying Gen. Botha
had a strong objection to Sir Alfred
Miner.