The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-15
AT Washington.

Vanceboro, Me. The case was rather an
unusual one, the bonds, which were pur.
chased over twenty years ago of the Ma
verick National bank IN Boston by Alex
andel W. Goodwin, whose executor Mr..
Elisha A. Goodwin is, having been lost
in some mysterious fashion.
Chairman Babcock of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee has
appointed Congressman Bureigh of
Maine, member of the Executive Com
mittee. This will put upon Mr.. Burleigh
some hard campaign work.
The opposition in the House of Repre-
sentatives to the bill for the admission
of Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico
collapsed at the last minute today and
the bill was passed without division as it
came from the committee with the ex-
ception of a few verbal amendments.
The real test came on an amendment by
Mr.. Overstreet of Indiana, to join New
Mexico and Arizona and admit them as
the state of Montezuma. 1t was beaten
28 to 106 and all opposition then ceased.
With pomp and ceremony exceeding
that of any naval funeral in this country
in recent years at least, the remains of
the late " lillian Thomas Sampson, rear
admiral In the United States navy, and
commander in chief of the United States
naval forces on the North Atlantic sta
ton. during the war with Spain, were,
on Friday, laid at rest. Every depart
ment of the national government was
represented, including the executive by
the President and his cabinet, and the
judiciary by the United States Supreme
court. The diplomatic body. accompan-
led in many cases by their ladies, attend
ed the church services. The military
and naval features of the ceremonies
were brilliant and impressive. They
were conducted under the direction of
Rev. Admiral Terry, commandant of the
Washington navy yard.
The House, Monday, passed by an
overwhelming vote bill granting $780,
600 for the relief of the sufferers In the
great calamity in the v est Indies. The
bill was substitute for the relief meas.
ure passed by the Senate and followed
the receipt of a message from the Pres
ident setting forth the magnitude of the
calamity and urging an appropriation of
100000
The President, Monday, sent the
following message to COngress
ITO the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives:
zone of the greatest calamities in
history has fallen upon our neighboring
Island of Martinique. The consul of the
United states at Guadeloupe has tele-
graphed from Fort de France, under date
of yesterday; that the disaster is COM
plete; that the city of st. Pierre has
| ceased to exist and that the American
consul and his family have persisted. He
is informed that 10000 people have lost
| their lives, and that 200 are homeless
and hungry; that there is urgent need
of all kind of provisions and that the
visit of the vessels for the work of sup
| ply and rescue is imperatively required.
1.-The government of France, while ex
pressing their thanks for the marks of
sympathy which have reached them from
America, inform us that Fort de France
and the entire island of Martinique is
still threatened. They, therefore, re-
quest that, for the purpose of rescuing
| the people who are in such deadly peril
and threatened with starvation the
government of the United States may
send, as soon as possible. the means of
transporting them from the stricken
land. The island of st. Vincent, and,
perhaps, others in that region, are also
seriously menaced by the calamity which
has taken 80 appalling form in Marti-
nique. | have directed the departments
of the treasury, of war and of the navy
to take such measures for the relief of
these stricken people as lies within the
executive discretion, and | earnestly
command this case of unexampled dis
aster to tho generous consideration of
the Congress. For this purpose recon-
mend that an appropriation of 100000
be made, to be Immediately available
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"White House, Washington, May II,
1902 :"
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment to the bill making an appro-
priation of 5000, 900 for the relief of the
people of the French West Indies.
The President, after a conference,
Monday morning, with several members
of the cabinet, has ordered the war,
navy and treasury departments to Co
operate in the adoption of steps for the
relief of the Martinique sufferers. The
State department already is acting
through its consuls in that section. The
navy transport Dixie sailed from the
Dioohlyn navy ydIu lOi hhl tlhlPuoj
Wednesday.
Secretary of the Navy Moody has
cabled the commander of the cruiser
Cincinatti, now at san Domingo City, to
proceed to Martinique and render such
aid as possible. The condition of affairs
in San Domingo have improved so much
that this move could be made.
The Senate committee on Philippines,
Monday, decided to call as a witness be-
fore that committee, Miss Clemcia Lo-
PEE, sister of Sixto Lopez. The lady
is now in Boston and she will be asked
to come from that city to Washington
to give her testimony, although the date
of her appearance has not been fixed
There was some opposition to calling
her on the ground that she is Filipino,
but this opposition was overcome by the
argument thai she is in this country and
on this account is easily available. Sch
ators Lodge, Hale and Burrows voted
with the Democratic members to ask her
before the committee. The Democratic
members all gave assurance that they
had no desire to prolong the debate be
yond legitimate bounds The opinion
was generally expressed that the vote
could be taken by the middle of next
week
Fire which started at the foot of Han