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Evening star., 1902-01-24
TO BE THOROUGHLY INyEsTIG ATED-
Senate Committee on Philippines to
Make Exhaustive Inquiry.

The Senate committee on the Philippines
today decided to enter upon a thorough in
vestigation Of the entire Philippine ques-
ton, and Senator Lodge, chairman of the
committee, was empowered to present to
the Senate the usual resolution authorizing
the committee to sit and to send for Fer
sons and papers,
The investigation will be undertaken for
the purpose of arriving at correct conclu-
sions to guide the committee in formulating
government for the Philippine archf-
pelago and will be upon the basis of the
bill to this end recently introduced by Sem
ator Lodge. 1t is expected that Gov Taft
Will be the first witness to be called and the
hearings will begin as soon as he arrives in
Washington. The committee will call all
other available witnesses who can throw
light upon existing conditions IN the is
lands. Especial attention will be slven 10
the relationship of the civil and military
administration of affairs in the islands
subcommittee were appointed to investi-
gate the two questions of coinage and min
ing in the islands, but the full comm ttee
will consider all other questions involved.
The subcommittee on coinage is composed
OF Senators Allison, Beveridge and Dubois
and that on mining of Senators McComas
Dietrich and Rawlins.
Evening star., 1902-01-24

canals met today and appointed SUBJ
committee of which Representative David
son is chairman. to consider the bill intro
duced by Representative DaIzen for the
Incorporation of the Ohio and Lake Erie
Ship Canal Company. A subcommittee was
also appointed to consider the bill of Rep
resentative Mudd, appraising the value of
the Delaware and Chesapeake canal
Criminal Identification Bureau Bill.
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin In
troduced bill for the establishment of a
national bureau of criminal identification
In the city of Washington. The bill was
prepared by Maj. Sylvester, chief of police.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
PUBLIC BUILDINGS,
Requests for Them Made to House
Committee.

Committee.
A delegation from Martinsville, Va, con-
sisting of John W. Carter, DR.. c. P. Smith,
postmaster; ex-Representative John R..
Brown, TAMIL Rucker. ]. H. Spencer, J. P.
Lewis and T. G. Burch, appeared before
the House committee on public buildings
and grounds this morning to ask for an
appropriation of $4,000 for a public build
ing at that place John w. Carter pre-
sented the matter to the committee, fol-
lowed by Representative Swanson. Mar
tinsville, besides being a railroad center, is
a great tobacco town, producing over $780,
OCo pounds Of plug tobacco each year.
Chairman Mercer said he would give the
matter careful consideration, but explained
to the delegation that his committee had
been overlooked with requests for public
buildings from all sections of the country
A delegation from West Chester, Pa, ap-
peared before the committee to ask for an
appropriation of 100000 for a public build
Ing at that place. Representative Need
ham of California asked for an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for building at Fresno
CAL, and Representative Naphen urged the
committee to appropriate 100000 for fed
eral building at Quincy, Mass. Represen-
tative Allen Of Kentucky asked for an ap-
preparation of 100000 for a building at
Henderson, KY.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
CAPTAIN cRozIER's CASE.
To BE Considered Further by the Sen
ate COMMITTEES.

To BE Considered Further by the Sem
ate Committee.
Those who are familiar with the pro-
ceedings before the Senate committee on
military affairs In the case of Capt. William
Crozier, whose nomination to be chief of
ordnance of the army Is before the Senate,
are in great doubt as to the outcome Of the
controversy that has arisen. Yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Joseph l.. Stickney, repre-
senting the trustees of the Brown segmen-
tai wire-tube gun, was before the commit
tee on military affairs. and spoke in way
to give the committee the impression that
at test of the gun the interests of which
he represents and the Crozier gun an un-
reasonable test was made and one that did
not bear equally as a means of comparing
the two kinds Of guns. The question he
raised was in relation to the propriety of
having an officer as chief Of ordnance who
might be called upon to determine as to
the relative merits between his invention
and those Of others. The committee will
meet again next Monday. when the Crozier
case win probably be discussed again.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
sCHLEY PROGRAM IN CHICAGO.
Receptions. Banquets and other En-
terta I'm ent Planned.


CHICAGO. January 24-AIl arrangements
have been completed down to the smallest
detail for the reception OF Admiral and
Mrs. w. S. Schley upon their arrival I'm this
city tomorrow. The reception committee
of the Hamilton Club will meet the party
at South Chicago and escort them to the
city. At the station the visitors will be
met by Civil War Naval Veterans and
Mayor Harrison and the city councils COM
mittee. The mayor will then extend an
official welcome and freedom Of the city
to the guests. Naval reserves will escort
them to the Auditorium. In the afternoon
receptions will be given the admiral by
the Hamilton and Press clubs and In the
evening a banquet will be rendered him.
Sunday will be spent quietly, the admiral
and Mrs. Schley attending church in the
morning. Monday they will visit the Win
field Scott Schley School. receive the reso-
lutions of the German societies at Me-
mortal Hall, attend a reception given by
the Maryland Society at the Palmer House
in the afternoon and hold a public recep-
ton from to O'Clock at the Auditorium.
Al 6 o'clock the admiral will be dined by
the officers of the Illinois Naval Militia.
Tuesday morning Admiral and Mrs. Schley
will leave for Louisville.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Schley, the latter
accompanied by her maid. left here this
morning at 1850 o'clock over the Baltimore
and Ohio in a private car attached to tho
regular train. The car was decorated with
handsome flowers.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
CASTRO Is DEFIANT
Refuses to Heed Protests of the
French Government
WILL NOT LET SECRESfAf LAND
Probability That France VIII Sene
Warships to La Guaira
ORIGIN OF THE INCIDENT

WILLEMSTAD, Island Of Curacao, Janu-
airy 2L-In spite of the protests made by
the French consul here, President Castro
has sustained the action of the Venezuelan
authorities at La Guaira, who refused TO
permit NJ. Secrestat, jr.. Of Bordeaux. to
land, although the government had preyi-
ously assured the consul that the traveller
might debark. 1t is held by the authorities
that while the French line steamer St Lau-
rent, on which NJ. Secrestat was a passen-
ger, was at Fort de France, Island OF Mar
Unique, or at the Island of Trinidad, he
conferred with Gen. Matos. the revolution
airy leader The consul made inquiries on
the subject which established the fact that
Gen. Matos was not at Martinique or at
Trinidad when the st. Laurent touched at
those islands, but was of the Venezuelan
coast on board the reyolutionists' steamer
Libertador. All the passengers of the ST
Laurent, and notably the secretary of the
Spanish legation at Caracas. assert that the
behavior of NJ Secrestat was always most
correct, and that he did not see Gen Matos
France May Coerce Venezuela.
1t is claimed that this incident makes IL
necessary for the French government to
take the steps necessary to cause French
citizens to be respected and It is believed
u.
now at Fort de France, will receive orders
to go to La Guaira.
The French cruiser d Estrees is at Caru-
pano, seaport town in the state of Ber-
mudez, Venezuela.
Nj. Secrestat, jr., the son of a merchant OF
Bordeaux, France, arrived at La Guaira
January IA, with the intention of going TO
caracas to protest there against the seiz-
ure OF the estates of Gen. Matos by the
venezuelan government the 10
erty having been legally leased TO NJ Sc
crestat, ST. The French government. Jam
uary 16, cabled to Caracas instructiug the
French consul there to insist that NJ Sc
crestat, jr., be allowed to land.
French Government Informed.
PARIS, January a4-The French govern
ment this afternoon received cable mes
sage from the French consul at Caracas.
Venezuela, announcing that President Cas-
tro has absolutely refused to allow NJ Sc
crestat, jr, to land, in spite of the consul's
repeated vigorous protests.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
LAKE ERIE is RECEDING.
Its Level Has Fallen Over Four Feet
Below Normal.

BUFFALO, n. Y, January A.-According
to table arranged by Major Thomas W.
Symons, United States engineer corps. the
level OF Lake Erie at Buffalo has been fall
Ing for the last four years. The fall was
gradual until 1900, when it became greater
than in preceding years.
Major Symons has taken observations at
the south pier of the United States light
house slip. Among other things, he has
found that the lowest water in the period OF
navigation occurs in the spring and fall,
when the harbor is busiest Major Symons
says the highest water reached in four
years was on November n, 1900. when the
automatic gauge showed plus 81 feet The
lowest water was on December 4. 1S9S. and
on March a. 1901, when minus a. feet was
reached. That Is, reckoning with the mean
level of Lake Erie, 572.S6 feet above mean
tide at New York
Evening star., 1902-01-24
HOBSON'S APPLICATION DENIED.
Naval Retiring Board Declined to Rec
Ommend His Retirement.


A naval retiring board has declined to
recommend the retirement of Naval Con-
structor Richmond P. Hobson. The con-
structor has complained Of his eyes, which
suffered from heat and glare while he was
working on the Spanish vessels sunk at
Santiago and afterward in the drydock at
Hong Kong, where two vessels Of the Span
ish fleet. sunk by Dewey were repaired.
Since his return to the United States from
the east he has been on detached duty.
first at Buffalo, in connection with the late
exposition there, and now at Charleston, in
charge of department Of the naval ex-
hibit.
Constructor Hobson himself applied to be
retired. It is understood that he did this
with view to entering Alabama politics.
but the board Of physicians which examined
him found that his eyes were not perma-
nently injured and refused to recommend
his retirement. So he is ordered to return
to duty In connection with the Charleston
exposition.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
ARRIVAL OF COL. BLISS.
VIII Give HIS Views to the Ways and
Means Committee,

Col. Tasker H Bliss of the subsistence
department, collector Of customs at the
port of Havana, has arrived here in re-
sponse to summons from the Secretary
of War. to appear before the committee on
ways and means, the members of which
desire to question him regarding the trade
conditions Of Cuba and the business Of the
custom house at Havana. He reported his
arrival to Secretary Root. and was ordered
to hold himself In readiness to respond to
a summons from the committee In view
OF his expected appearance before the COM
mittee Col. Bliss declines to discuss Cuban
affairs for publication at this time
Evening star., 1902-01-24
Party of Distinguished Men Accom-.
nauY Him nm

GEORGETOWN, s. c., January 4.-Ex-
President Grover Cleveland, with party
of friends, among whom are Rear Admiral
Robley d. Evans. Col. E. c. Benedict, Gen.
Anson G. McCook, Capt. P. B. Lamberton
and Herman May, have arrived here over
the Atlantic Coast line They remained in
their car until o'clock this morning, when,
after breakfast, they boarded the United
States launch. Water Lily, and left for
Ford's Point on the lower Santee river the
shooting preserves of Gen. E. P. Alexan-
der. whose guests the party will be while
here. Mr.. Cleveland looks remarkably well
after his recent illness, and seems in good
spirits.
The party will remain in this vicinity for
ten days or two weeks, fishing and hunting.
The ducks are very plentiful now and with
good weather the hunters will have fine
sport.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
MONEY FOR THE DISTRICT.
Senator Allison Says 1t VIII Be Pro
vfded for Needed Work.

Senator Allison Says 1t VIII Be Pro-
vfded for Needed Work.
The subject of appropriations for the Dis
trict Of Columbia has not yet been form
ally taken up by the Senate committee on
appropriations. Senator Allison, chairman
Of the committee, is back in the city af-
ter his reelection to his sixth term in the
Senate. When asked by Star reporter
today in regard to the probable attitude
of the committee toward the needs of the
District Senator Allison said he had no
doubt the needs of the District would be
fully cared for. The money to continue
work on the filtration plant and the sewer
system he was satisfied would be provided
with liberal hand. Senator Allison spoke
approvingly Of the plans of the park COM
mission, which had been outlined to him
before he went to Iowa.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
New Philippine Coins.

Sketches Of the new Philippine coins, as
proposed by the Philippine commission
were shown to the members Of the House
insular committee today by Mr.. Roberts, di-
rector of the mint. They show a Philip
pine design with a native head and wording
on one side, while the reverse side shows an
American emblem and the wording in Eng
lish. Mr.. Roberts was heard concerning
the needs of a revision of the Philippine
currency as proposed in the Lodge and
Cooper bills.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
Qualifed for Promotion.

Capts. James c. Breckenridge, Arthur T.
Mark and William H Parker. and First
Lieuts. Richard P. Williams, Thomas A.
Mott and John c. Beaumont of the Marine
Corps have been found qualified for promo
ton to the ranks of captain and first lieu
tenant, respectively, to which grades they
were conditionally advanced
Evening star., 1902-01-24
FAREWELL TO GOVERNOR SHAW.
Citizens of DenisOn Attend His Part
Ing ReceDtiOn.


DENISON, Iowa. January 24.-More than
a thousand people attended the farewell
reception rendered in the opera house last
night to Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw, the
newly chosen Secretary of the Treasury.
The reception was politically cosmopolitan;
people from all the counties were in at
tendance and every town in Crawford
county was represented. Secretary Shaw
received a tremendous ovation when he
arose to speak. He announced that he had
no intention Of giving up his Denison home
and this statement was received with great
applause. Secretary Shaw left for Des
Moines early today.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
FIERCE BATTLE WITH ROBBERS
Two Men Killed and Another Wound
ed in New Mexico.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, January 24-It is
reported here that two men have been
killed and third wounded in fight with
robbers, who looted Gross & Richards gen.
eral store at Tecumcari, N. M, and escaped
with S40O worth of goods
The gang was followed by a sheriff s
posse. The robbers stole several horses
from a grading camp and rode south. The
posse overlook them and in the resulting
fight Dick and John Spikes were killed and
Fred. Spikes was wounded. The robbers
escaped with the posse in pursuit. A de-
serted fortified cave. filed with hides and
supplies has been discovered.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
MURDER STILL A MYSTERY.
it. Louis Police investigating thu
killing of A. ID. CQ0nec.

ST. LOUIS, January A.-The police are
putting forth every effort to throw some
light on the mysterious murder of AleXan-
der Dean Cooper, the wealthy business man
who was killed In Turkish bath house
Wednesday night. After sweating"
Strother, the negro attendant at the bath
house, for four hours without result, Chief
of Detectives Desmond decided to take him
to the scene of the crime and have him re-
enact his movements there on the night in
question. The inquest into the death Of
Mr.. Cooper has been postponed until to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
itinerary of the Es.ex.

The Navy Department has made public
the itinerary of the training ship Essex,
which includes cruise from Kingston,
where 1t Is at present, to Key West. thence
to Bermuda, to Yorktown. and back to
Hampton Roads, arriving there on the 1st
OF April. The Essex win leave Kingston
on the 9Th proximo.
Evening star., 1902-01-24

Will Look After American Interests
on the Isthmus.
In conformity with the order of the Navy
Department the gunboat Marietta, Lieu
tenant Commander William R. Rush in
command, sailed this morning from Culebra
Island for Colon, to look after American
interests on the isthmus
Evening star., 1902-01-24

why the Columbia Was Substituted.
The House committee on naval affairs to-
day decided to report favorably a resolu-
tion introduced by Representative Fitzger-
aid of New York, asking the Navy Depart
ment for information as to why the Ver-
mont was abandoned as a naval training
ship and the Columbia substituted.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
THE AGE OF CLERKS.
Sixty-Five Years Fixed as the Limf,
for Appointment.

for appointment.
Representative Gillett of Massa chusetts
introduced bill providing that any office
in the classified service held by a person
over seventy years of age shall become va
cant in three years If not vacated before
The second section of the bill provides that
every Office in the classified service of the
United States shall become vacant when
the person holding 1t becomes sixty-five
years old, and no person more than sixty
five years old shall be eligible to appoint
msnt.
HarbOr improvements at Oakland.
The river and harbor committee of the
House today heard the California senators
and Representatives Woods, Coomb, Met
calf and Needham, also of California, In IA
vor Of the proposed deep channel connect
ing Oakland harbor, Cal, with the sea- The
hearings Of the committee close tomorrow
and the work of framing the river and har-
Dor bill will then begin.
House Naval Affairs Committee.
The House naval affairs committee today
agreed to unanimously report the resolu-
ton introduced by Representative Fitz-
gerald calling on the Secretary of the Navy
for information as to why the receiving
ship Vermont has been abandoned and the
steel cruiser Columbia substituted for it.
Captain Chadwick. president of the Naval
War College, appeared before the commit
tee in the interest of the appropriation for
the college to be carried in the naval ap-
preparation bill.
Mr. Green Before the Committee.
Bernard R. Green, superintendent of the
Congressional Library, appeared before
subcommittee Of the appropriations COM
mittee in charge of the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
In Favor of Pneumatic Tube Service.
The House committee on post offices and
post roads heard delegations today from
New York and Brooklyn in favor Of the
establishment of the pneumatic tube serv-
ice in those cities.
Pension for Mrs. Mckinley.
A bill granting pension of s. 900 to Mrs
Ida 8. Mckinley. passed by the Senate, has
been engrossed and today will % trans
mitted to the House. Action upon It by the
House may be taken promptly.
A Statue to L'Enfants Memory.
Representative McDermott of New Jer-
sey introduced a bill today app-opriating
$4,000 for statue to be erected in the city
oi washington to the memory of Pierre
Charles L L'Enfant
subcOmmittee ON Railways.
The House committee on railways and
Evening star., 1902-01-24
THE HoHENzoLLERN SAILS.

Departure NJ the German Imperial
Yacht From Gibraltar.
The Following telegram was received at
the State Department today from Consul
sprague at Gibraltar, dated at 3:4O pm.
today: German imperial yacht Hohen-
xoilern sailed"
Evening star., 1902-01-24

As an every day up to date
product The Evening Star leads
all the other papers in WASH
ington. 1t has much the largest
and best circulation in the city,
among both men and women,
and therefore has no rival as
an advertising medium.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
steamer Ashore o. Hog Island.

LEwES, Del. January 24.-Word was
received here this morning that an un-
known two-masted steamer is ashore on
Hog Island Shoals, about ninety miles from
the Delaware breakwater.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.
A Description of Them and Their Pop
uIatiOn,

The islands are in a group between thirty
and forty miles east of Porto Rico. The
population of St. Thomas is $4,000 and of
St. John less than 1000. The areas of the
two islands are twenty-three and twenty
one square miles, respectively.
The population of ST. Thomas is mainly
In the town of Charlotte Amelie, which is
free port, and this harbor Is the only
feature which makes the island of much
value. The soil is unproductive and but
little cultivated. The best-known product
of the island is St. Thomas bay rum, the
ingredients of which are largely obtained
In Porto Rico. Cattle are also raised
Cruz Bay Is the chief town on the island
OF ST. John. which is northwest of ST.
Thomas. The industries of ST. John are
much like those of the latter island The
population of the entire group is chiefly
negro.
Santa Cruz or St. CroiX. the largest of
the islands, has area of 10 square miles
Two-lifths of the land is in sugar planta-
tions, but cotton, coffee indigo and cattle
are also raised. The chief town of the is
land Is Christiansted. The population of
iS =
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Consul Stewart. Reporr.

In a report to the State Department
former United States Consul Stewart at ST.
Thomas gave the following brief description
of the islands:
st Thomas is one of the so-called Virgin
Islands, in latitude IS degrees 80 minutes
north. longitude 65 degrees west. The pop
ulation is 12oO0, nine-tenths of whom are
colored or half-caste- The principal indus
tries are raising cattle for home consump-
tion, steamers and warships; also bay rum
hides goatskins, etc, for export The ex
ports to the United States are small COM
pared TO the imports and the people are de-
pendent on US for all food supplies, such as
Hour, cornmeal, bread, salt, provisions of
all kinds, including canned meats fruits
vegetables. etc. All lumber such as hard
and white pine, spruce and oak comes from
the United States. The climate Is good
During my two and one-half years resi-
dence there has been no contagious disease
of any kind. Thermometer In winter
ranges from 20 to SO degrees and In sum
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-25
Harry r. Davis Pleads Guilty
to Grand Larceny in the
District Court
SENTENCE IS DEFERRED
evidence Introduced by State Was
Damaging, and He Did Not
Care to Com
bat 1t.

Harry D. Davis, indicted on the charge
OF grand larceny in the first degree for
the alleged embezzlement of 81, 500 from
the Travellers Insurance company who
was placed on trial before Judge Brill
and jury in the criminal bench Of the
district court Wednesday morning,
brought the trial to a sudden close yes
terday morning by withdrawing his for
mer plea and pleading guilty to the
charge in the Indictment. Judge Brill
postponed sentence indefinitely. but it is
thought he will know his fate today
and not later than Monday.
The action of Davis in pleading guilty
at this time is thought to have resulted
from the fact that the evidence intro
uaced by the state on Wednesday was
very damaging, especially that of f. E.
Ford, the state agent for the insurance
company, who told of a conversation had
at the time Mr. Davis shortage was first
discovered. Mr.. Ford said that at that
meeting, in the presence of several wit
nesses, Davis had admitted his shortage
and asked that he be given time to
straighten matters-uD
The money which Davis is accused of
embezzllng, was sent in payment of a
death claim and was in the form of a.
check, which Davis was to have sent
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Goodrich, of Beck
er, Mimi. il payment of their claim for
their sons death, a fireman, killed in a
railroad wreck at KalispelI Mont