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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
THE WITCH HAZEL TRUST.
A Combination Formed with n Cap
itaIization of 100000.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, March IS-It
was stated today that the Witch Hazel
Trust has been formed under the name
of the National Witch Hazel Company,
with the manufacturing headquarters to
be in Clinton. Conn. The company will
have a capitalization of s.. 900. OF which
amount 81, 600 is to be per cent pre-
ferred stock and the remainder common
The concerns which will be absorbed
by the National Company are F. E
Dickinson & Co. and the Linifect Com
pany, of Essex; William A. Strickland
and the Pratt Chemical Company, of
Clinton. the Hughes Distilling Company,
the Colonial Distilling Company, of
Chester the Gledhili Company, of East
Iaddam the Mystic Distilling Company,
of Mystic: S, w. Gould & Bros, of NAL
den. Mass. johnson & Co, OF Norwich:
#. S. Seymour, of Connecticut. and
Sheehan & Co, Of Utica, n. Y.
=. T. Dickinson, of the firm of f. f.
Dickinson & Co, is to be president. The
manufacture of extract of witch hazel is
confined principally to small section of
New Englatid where the shrub grows
pIentifuliy and reproduces itself in about
six wears. 1t is not known to exist else
where in quantities suitable for CONNER
cial purposes.
Fifteen different firms are engaged in
the manufacture of the product The
Ponds Extract Company. of Clinton. will
nor enter the combination. The total out
mt of extract for 1900 was 100 barrels
nf fiftV gallons each. and the increase in
consumption is about 20 per cent a year.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
MR.. M,KINLEY's VISIT.
Plans OF His Trip to New England
In June.

WORCESTER, Mass, March 1S.-Sena-
tor Hoar has had conference with Presi-
dent Mckinley regarding the latter's visit
to New England In June. The President
will come to attend the commencement
exercises at Wesleyan and Harvard Uni
versities.
The exercises at Middletown, Conn, will
be held on Tuesday. June Is. The Presi-
Dental party expects TO arrive in Boston
on Tuesday night, and will attend the
Harvard commencement on Wednesday,
June &c. The President will make two ex-
cursions, one to Concord over the old
route taken by the British in 1775, and the
other to Worcester. to be the guest of
Senator Hoar and to visit the Gen. Rufus
Putnam house in Rutland
As to the Invitation extended TO the
President by the board of trade to attend
a public banquet TO be given in Mechanics
Hall in his honor, Senator Hoar said the
President would have to answer the ques-
ton as to whether he would accept the
invitation.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
ANOTHER SUIT BROUGHT.
Richard Pine Coffin Appeals to the
Circuit Courts.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Richard Pine
Coffin, of Devonshire. England, whose
suit against the Erie Railroad Company
was thrown out of the New York Su-
preme Court some weeks ago. today
brought a new suit, this time in the Unit
ed States Circuit Court. in which the
railroad company and ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, as voting trustee. are Joined as CO.
defendants. Mr. Coffin is the owner
of 100 shares of common stock of the Erie
Railroad.
The transaction by which the Erie Sc
cured control of the Pennsylvania Coal
Company was approved by the board Of
directors on February p last, and the
profit derived from this sale by the firm
of Morgan & Co. Mr.. Coffin denounces as
a fraud on his own rights. 1t was while
this sale was pending that Mr. Coffin
brought suit in the State Supreme Court
to have the action of the board of direc-
tors. who ratified Mr. Morgan's proposal.
declared iliegai. AT the same time he
asked that the securities with which it
was proposed to consumm1te the sale
be declared void
The action in the State court. Mr.. Coffin
acknowledged. failed. and his only re-
dress lay in the United States court. Mr..
Coffin. therefore, asks that an order be
issued requiring the directors and officers
of the Erie Railroad to appear and show
cause why the transaction in question
should not be nullifed If this relief is
not granted the complainant asks that
Mr. Morgan be required to make fun
accounting of the profits derived by him
in the sale OF the Pennsylvania Coal
Companys stock to the railroad.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
A CHINESE EXCLUSION CASE.
The Supreme Court Anirms the De-
cision of n Lower Tribunal.

The Supreme Court of the United
States. Chief Justice Fuller. yesterday
announced a recess TO- the two weeks
beginning Monday next.
Another Chinese exclusion case decided
yesterday was that Of Ii Sing against
the United States. in which was involved
the question whether the decision of a
collector of customs was conclusive in
such matters Sing resided in Newark y.
j., previous to 1873. when he returned to
China taking q certificate signed by the
Chinese Consul of New York that he
was entitled to return to the United
States. On Sings arrival at Malone, n.
Y, the collector OF customs held the GER
tifcate valid. but Sing was afterward ar
rested in New York as not being proper
ly In the United States, and was ordered
deported by the United States commits
sloner. Sing took the case to the Circuit
Court of the United States for the South
ern district of New York, thence to the
Circuit Court of Appeals, and finally to
the Supreme Court, which affirmed the
opinion of the lower courts, and Sing will
be deported.
In the case of the State of North Caro-
lima against w N CoIer & Co. involv-
ing the validity of 100000 of bonds is
sued In 1889, by Wilkes County, to aid in
the construction of the Northwestern
North Carolina Railroad, the court held
that the act of the North Carolina Legis-
lature authorizing the issue of these bonds
was invalid, because it did not comply
with the provisions of the State consti-
tuition. which specifics that on bills af-
fecting the debt of the State or of any
of its counties or municipalities there
and third readings in each house The
journals of the two houses not showing
these yea and nay votes, the court holds
the bonds are invalid
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
FOR A HARRISON MONUMENT.
\ Movement 10 Erect n Memorial Be-
gun I'm Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 1S.-A move
ment looking to the erection of a public
monument to General Harrison has been
started here 10y some Of his personal
friends and admirers. and it is possible
that pubic meeting will be called in the
near future to take active steps in the
matter e.
1t has been suggested that the monu-
ment be IN the form of statue OF
bronze on base made of Indiana stone
and marble, and that the cost be limited
to $4,000. 1t is designed to make the
statue tribute from Indiana citizens,
and subscriptions will not be sought out
side OF the State. Contributions, how
ever, will not be refused if voluntarily
offered by others.
1t is believed that many of the promi-
nent and wealthy men with whom he was
more or less associated in life would be
glad to contribute something, but the
idea is to have the monument represent
popular expression from the people,
and small subscriptions to the fund,
rather than large ones. will be solicited.
1t is now known that Mr.. Harrison
drew up will just before leaving here
for Europe when he went to make his
argument In the Venezuela case in Paris
and deposited the instrument in a vault
at the Fletcher National Bank. The in
strument was drawn by himself and was
witnessed by Harry ]. Milligan. Howard
Cole, and W. H. H. Miller. who signed
their names as witnesses to the signature,
the general affixing his name In their
presence
The will was then deposited at the bank
and has remained th-re ever since. 1t is
understood that the will is to be opened
and read by Mr. Miller in the presence of
Mrs. Harrison, the widow, and Russell
Harrison and Mrs Mckee, the son ana
daughter of the ex-President.
While nothing is known as to the DIS
position of property, It is surmised that
the bulk of his fortune has been left In
trust to his daughter, Elizabeth, and the
children of Russell Harrison and Mrs.
Mckee.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
FRICTION WITH VENEZUELA.
The Second Arrest of Consular Agent
Baiz ArOuses officials.

The second arrest of Ignacio II. Raiz,
Cnited States Consular Agent at BARGE
Iona, Venezuela, reported in press de-
spatches, is another pin prick that may
serve to increase the growing dissatisfac-
lion of this Government over the treat
ment of Americans in that country. Mr..
Baiz is not an American, but he has rep
resented the United States at Barcelona
for twenty years and as one of its con-
sular officers the Government has an in
terest in protecting him from indignity.,
Mr.. Baiz was born in st. Thomas Danish
West Indies, and is believed to be Dan
ish subject If this belief be correct the
Danish Government may take a hand in
the case.
About a year ago Mr. Baiz, who is a
merchant at Barcelona, was arrested by
military officers for refusing to make a
contribution, presumably to the Vene-
zuelan Government. A divergence of
views prevailed at the State Department
yesterday as to what action had been
taken by it in the matter. one statement
was that the Venezuelan Government had
expressed regret over the incident and
ascribed it to the local officials at Bar
celona, and not to the Federal authori-
ties, and that this was deemed satisfac-
tory by the department. The other state
ment was that the explanation of Ven
eZuela was not satisfactory, and about u
month ago instructions were sent to Mr.
Ioomis, the United States Minister at
Caracas. to enter a vigorous protest and
ask for adequate PREPARATION. This last
statement is apparently correct. The sec
ond arrest of Mr. Baz is likely to make
the incident acute, and may have an i'm
portant bearing on the Government is in
tention to secure respect for American
citizens and their interests generally in
Venezuela. Minister LOOMS has not re-
ported the second arrest of BaiZ
There have been many complaints
lodged with the State Department lately
by men in this country who have capital
invested in Venezuela. They complain
their agents in that country are inter
fcred with by local officials, and are
treated contemptuously. II was said at
the department that these allegations had
quite as much to do with the sending Of
American war vessels to La Guayra as had
the asphalt lake controversy.
The Venezuelans bitterly resented the
Caracas and lately Minister Loomis has
been bitterly criticised in the native press
for his activity in looking after the in
terests of his countrymen. State Depart
ment officials say, however, that Mr..
LOOMS has done nothing contrary to his
instructions and his course Is approved.
Altogether there are many causes of dis
content on the part of the United States
on account of the treatment accorded
American citizens in Venezuela and there
has been almost constant friction since
President Castro assumed the dictator
ship.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
Railroad Men.

A fearful loss of life in a railway
wreck in Pennsylvania was averted day
or two ago by the GOODNESS and pluck of
the conductor. Had he been in some
other line of business and saved two or
three score people from death and mutila-
ton, a hundred years ago or Whereabouts.
poems might have been written about
him and statues raised to his memory
But he lives in the present age OF the
world, and was railway conductor. and
therefore his bravery is only a nine days
wonder on the road and an ephemcral
sensation in the newspapers.
ANY person who is in danger Of losing
faith in the essential manliness and
pluck Of the average man need only
look at the annals of the railway,
If they are ever written IN a book.
At present they are to be found
only in the files Of the daily papers and
the memories Of old railroad men. No
one can read Of the innumerable plucky.
cool, and daring acts which have been
performed by brakenen, Hremen, en-
gineers, conductors. and other employees
OF the railway without seeing that this is
an employment which may on occasion
require all the soldiers courage and
rather more than his presence of mind.
1t undoubtedly takes bravery to stand UP
and be shot at, or to charge a superior
force, taking the chances Of being torn to
pieces by n shell or pierced by a bullet;
# requires fortitude TO endure forced
marches under a blazing sun or through
rain, sleet. OF snow; IL needs GOODNESS 10
keen one's nerves in order under the try
ing conditions OF being surrounded by a
hostile force in a strange place; but all OF
these qualities are needed. and on occa-
zion shown, by the railroad man; and he
docs not get the Victoria Cross or any
pension or medal He must he out ia all
weathers, to begin with; he must some
times do without sleep for an uncon-
seionabIe time: he must be acquainted
not only with his own branch OF the busi-
ness but, In case Of emergency. with
others; and he must take his chances. II
smash-up comes. Of being not merely
shot but mangled. burned, scalded, Grip
pied. killed in any one Of half dozen
different ways which are all horrible. IF
he loses his position through his fault or
misfortune, IL is all the same. He may
be thrown out Of work because the road
which has employed him has become 4
bankrupt, or because he has been a
striker. or because he has lost his health
but he is in pretty much the same posi-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
Another Final Stage.

'From Tho PhiIadeIphia Tmcs.)
1t is announced that a civil government will
be established in Luzon about the middle of May,
under the extraordinary powers conferred upon
the President by the spooner amendment Judge
Taft becoming the Colonial Governor whatever
the office may be called. At the same time it is
announced that an army Of $500 men will be
retained there. with General Chaffee in COM
mand. il is evident that the conversion Of
General 1rias does not exclude yet another stage
Of armed instruction from the official calcu-
lstiuns.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
CONFERRED WITH MIR. HAY.
senator Morgan Discusses Matters
Relating to the Isthminn Canal.

Senator Morgan yesterday had long
conference with Secretary Hay in regard
to isthmian canal matters. The Presi-
dent has decided that before directing the
Secretary of State TO take steps to again
open up negotiations with Great Britain
looking toward the drafting of a treaty,
he will obtain some sort Of expression
upon the subject from the Senate.
While it is possible that no official ac-
ton may be taken upon the subject by
the Senate, before negotiations are again
undertaken. yet 1t is the determination of
the Administration. the next time an at
tempt is made to treat with Great Britain,
to act upon lines which the Senate will
approve without amendment. Several
other prominent leaders in the Senate on
both sides have been asked To express
their views, and will confer upon canal
matters with the Secretary of State.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
Manila Trade with Insurgents.

From copies of the Manila Times"
dated. respectively, February and 9,
which have just come to hand. we are
able to derive some interesting informa-
ton In regard TO the arrest of a promi-
nent American on a charge of having
traded with and aided and comforted the
insurgents ever since the outbreak Of the
instruction. The person accused is one
who came to the Islands before the out
break, ostensibly as a correspondent and
representative of the San Francisco
Chamber Of Commerce. But his career in
the archipelago since his landing has been
Of a practical, ii not a reasonable, nature
rather than one devoted to newspaper
literature or statistics.
Carman Is the name OF the person, and
the record shows that he is possessed of
the commercial Instinct in an exalted
degree. From the account printed in one
Manila contemporary, 1t would seem that
this energetic advcnturer Immediately
was able to make himself persona grata
at the court Of the Vieeroy Otis. and that
the relations between the two rapidly be-
came those of intimacy and confidence.
IN what such relations are alleged to
have resulted may he described in the
language OF the Manila Times, as fol-
lows:
as before stated. Mr. Carmsn held the high
esteem and confidence Of General Otis. After
the outbreak Of hostilities it became essential
that Information be obtained regarding ;he move
ment and strength OF the rebels in the Laauna
de Bay country. and Mr.. Csrman volrateeted TO
secure this Information, and 10 enable him to
60 AMONG the natives and keep our forces post
ed upon their movements. Mr.. Carman was
granted passes with permission TO trade among
them,
This he did. and many caseo load Of food
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
TO BE TREASURER OF CUBA.
Secretary Root Approves the APP
poiaInicnt of Carlos RoIoh.

Secretary Root yesterday approved the
appointment Of Carlos Roloff as Treasurer
Of the Island of Cuba. The power vl
appointing a native Cuban to that office
was conferred upon the Military Governor
by the President several weeks ago. sub
iect to the approval OF the Secretary OF
War. General Wood recently named Senior
Rooff, who is at present the Assistant
Treasurer of the island, and who WI
strongly recommended for the position.
He will be required to furnish bond in the
sum of $209,eo0 The appointment dates
from April l.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
A VISIT TO YALE PLANNED.
Graduates to Return to
Their Alma Mater.

NEW HAVEN, March 1S.-It was told
on the Yale campus today that the forty
members Of the Yale Club in Tokyo, ia
pan. are considering Il plan to make trip
TO Yale University during the bi-centen-
NAL celebration in October.
Toshitake Okubo, a graduate from Yale
Law School of the class of 1889. was in
New Haven on Saturday, being the guest
of Prof Simon e. Baldwin, of the Yale
Law School. For three years previous
to 1870 he was connected with the penal
institutions of Japan. Since that time
he has held the position of project of Toll
tori prefecture.
Mr.. Okupos home is in Tokyo and he
brought news Of the projected trip.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19

tFrom The Springfield Kepublican)
Unless a great change has suddenly come over
the character OF the American people. the present
decentralization of the opposition party affords
not the slightest indication Of what its condition
may be year or two from now, let alone four
years. The quick revivifcstion Of a defunct op-
position is a familiar phenomenon in American
politics. The example afforded by the Democratic
party which rose Immediately from the crushing
defeat Of 1872 to successive and sweeping vic
tories in the elections of 1873. 1874. and 1915
has been frequently pointed out.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
The Merit system.


Unless there Is strenuous resistance to present
tendencies We shall have not simply to rescue
a fev offices from the clutches of the spoilsmcn
or TO extend again the classified system TO places
which have been wrongly exempted from it, but
stimulate a sentment-which is now weak and
Is growing weaker every day-against the spoils
system. We have lost during Mr. Mcliinley's Ad
ninistration much Of the ground that it took Us
fourteen wears to gain. and fast losing sight
Of the moral basis on which the merit system
rests. And for this President Mckinley and the
Republican leaders are solely responsible.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19

WI Ting-fang is being lionized in the
most fiattering and gorgeous way by the
university and social circles of Chicago.
1t is pleasant way of rewarding him for
his arduous service in shaping and main
tanning our Chinese policy during the late
atrocities. 1t also serves to show that a
little thing like the promotion of his
friends at home who tortured and butch
cred the American missionary women and
children can be easily overlooked In A
country where Christian forgiveness and
the alteration of freaks is the rule and
not the exception.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19

(TrOm the Worcester Spy.l
The real aTstocracy Of the United States is
composed of those families of which President
Harrison and Gov. Roger WOcott were noble
representatives together with those persons who
though of more obscure origin have CRASHED
early in life the same broad and noble principles
that almost the heritage Of Wolcou and
Harrison.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
To Look AsI.nncc At.


Grom the Pittsburs Dispatch.)
The capitalization Of the steel combine is
rather bigger. than the bonded debt Of the nation;
but it is not quite solid thing to have laid
away in the safe deposit box for future ozgen-
cies
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19
Rice possibiIitic. In Texas.

VtvH ITe HVusVuI Iu90.J
IT is said that there are 2.0O0O0O acres OF land
In Texas that can be used in the production OF
rice This viii give idea OF the wa ierful
possibihte- Of this crop. which is now osed
10 only comparatively snail extent III the
| rited StAtcs
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-19

The Supreme Court met yesterday and
took a recess for two weeks. At the end
of that time there appears to be wide
spread opinion in the city that decisions
in the Porto Rico and Philippine cases
will be handed down. So, before long, the
country is likely to know whether It is
the Republic of the Fathers, or has a
constitutional organization within the
States only, and Is an Oriental despotism
elsewhere
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-29


paskeg the uitAszs said wEth 50 teas
O coal abroad the Massachusetts,
eozIa havs steamed zsE0 miles CT
eusif hare remaine6 az asleks.sz eBkx
Tor shout fwelse days
b Captain Parker Taen after
rwsIge days cu1 goa wezi5 rot hare
been able 70 GET srywhe1E
No. ne Eoal9 not
The FIRST witness called after tbs
noon recess VAS couman1sr Seaso1
Schroeder. now Governor II rne Island
OF Guam. wh0 during tie Spanish var
vas executive o@cer Of the 5attleShip
Massachusetts, Commander Schroe-
der was questioned as &c Che detail :
Of the entire campaign He stated
that upon the return 10 Santiago on
May 3Sth. he Rad sighted the Spanish
ship Colon. and that il lay 12ea o. 1900
feet inside the harbor. thu American
feet being six miles ozt-
Referring 10 the bomb4rdmen- of
the Colon Nay 31st Commander Sch
roeder said he did not observe that
there was any firing from the Spanish
shore batteries.
The witness also said that when
Commodore SchIey first came aboard
he had said that Il was his intention
to take the bombariing ships bg slow
II and to have them FIRE deliberately
so as to sink the Colon az her moor
ings" This intention passed the
mouth OF the harbor at the rate of ten
knots an hour and the firing was as
rapid as possible TO get good POM.
ings.
Judge Wilson cross-examined Com
mander Schroeder Commander Sch
roeder said that during the blockade
OF Santiago and while the larger YES
sells were six or seven miles out, there
were small ships on the inside of the
line and one of them. the Vixen. fired
upon a railroad train one night.
Commander Schroeder said that he
had not known of the order OF Schley
TO proceed from Cienfuegos to San
tiago, If satisfied that the enemy was
not at the former place
On redirect examination. Mr. Han
ma asked il. in accordance with the
terms of this order the feet had pro-
ceeded with all dispatch to Santa
GO The witness replied that it had
not. He thought that the speed was
tlUlHluS t4hC a. Il CAA eAc IL might n1f 2
been The battleships, he said. should
not have been held up because OF the
collier; it could have been depended
on to come up later.
In reply to question by the court.
Commander Schroeder said that the
fire of the Spanish battleships had not
been heavy enough to seriously injure
the American feet
Commander Schroeder was request
ed to report again Monday morning