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New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
PREPARING THE NAVAL BILL.
Provision for More Officers and Men To Be
Made.
fRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


Washington Dec additional officers and men
will he provided for in this years Naval Approprla-
ton bill but 1t is not certain that any new vessels
will he authorized. The House Committee on Naval
Affairs is giving daily hearings the needs OF the
navy and will probably have the bill ready 10 re-
port before the Christmas holioa5s.
There is little difference of opinion in the COM
noittee as TO the urgent need of officers and
men hut there may be some difference 10 the
methods bv which the increased number of officers
should he obtained Provision will be made for
greatly increasing the number of midshipmen at
the Annapolis Naval Academy, and some OF the
members of the committee do favor going any
further Others will advocate provisions for the
rromotion Of men from the ranks. 1t is expected
trat this proposition will meet much opposition.
hut its advocates insist that IT will be Of great
benefit 70 the navy by encouraging the enlistment
of = better class of young than can be induced
m enlist bv anv other method. It Is contended
that the examinations can be made so severe as to
insure The wedding out of any undesirable men,
while they will afford opportunity for men of
real worth to obtain commissions. Efforts will be
made to the personnel of the marine corps
well of the navy. 49,, .,.,,
itv of increasing the number of ships at the pres
ent session of Congress. There is no difference as
some OF the members of the committee, including
Chairman Foss are inclined to oenexe Inat III y
would he wis authorize four bdttleSnlpS, anu
some vessels of sother classes at the long session
of each Congress, rather than to authorize sHa an
other hand some OF the members of the committee
advocate making some provision for new snlps
new haftleships and two small cruisers made TINS
year The Recommendation of the Secretary OF
shps viii probably be passed over for the present
session the idea of the committee peing that II Is
more more he at exemporized in time of war
easily hospital ships and other aux1ilaries-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
SLAUGHTER OF SEALS PROPOSED
Drastic Measure Against Pelagio Sealing
Again Before Congress.
tRr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE ]

Washington Dec. e-The slaughter of the
Alaskan seal herd until only ten thousand aoult
females and one thousand young males remain IS
the drastic plan preserve the seal industry III
the Beidler bill. which Representative Ia"ney
expects to pass through the House under suspen-
sion of the rules Monday. This bill was IA
vorably reported by the Ways and Means commit
fee at the last session, but was prevented from
coming TO vote by the long fight ever CUBAN
reciprocity Incidentally. the Beidler bill PROVIDES
for the negotiation of modus vivendi with Great
Britain failing which the heroic measures ABOVE
described and which, II is believed, VIII render
relasic sealing absolutely Improbable, will be re-
sorted TO.
In ts present form the bill is that originally
drawn by Nelson Dingley, Thomas b Reeo ana
w l. Wilson. which passed the House unanimously
on February 25 1885, too late be taken up in the
Senate The next year it was passed by the Rouse
., February % and made special order IN the
Senate for March l6 1896. when the State Depart
,,ent advised Senate of pending negotiations
xr;,r Great Britain which again caused the meas
ne RI 90 over The negotiations having utterls
fa,s6 the promoters of the Beider measure assert
tbaT unless the present custom of k1ins seals py
naIaeic seaIers the feeding grounds OUTSIDE tns
sixty-ons mile zone is slipped, the nero is ooo"eo
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
MAYOR OF HAVANA SUSPENDED.
Courts To Investigate Charge of usurplng
Power During Strike.

Havana. Dec. a-Enilio Nunez, Civil Governor
of Havana has suspended the Mayor OF Ha-
vania. Seior O'Farrill. pending an investigation
bv the court of a charge OF usurpation OF power
which has been brought against the Mayor
The charge is an outgrowth of the recent STRIKE
in which the Mayor figured prominently II was
exnectad that Senor O'Farrill would resign wheh
DR. Tamayo, as Secretary of Government gave
,1p his portfolio and when Chief OF Ponce 'ai
danas was reinstated in office. Senor oFarrlh
had Chief Cardenas removed, but the National
i+e assisted that he remain in office The spe-
cifio charge against Senor OFafTll Is una ne
saed nsreons arrested during the strike to be
;xenr AT the police stations instead OF placing
them at the disposal of the judges, MS oo1ecI IN
eo doing being TO shield the prisoners
Councilman Guevara has been arrested on d
charge of sedition in melting crowd during
the strike He has been placed IN jan WItilou' ,
tee was also arrested to-day, and II IS ruHoreo
that others will be apprehended
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
THE Sta TEHOOD FIGHT.
Mr.. Quay Ready To Block Legasla-
fi0n IN the Senate
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


Washington, Dec. 9-Senator Quay. of Penn
sylvania, who is leading the fight for the omhl-
bus Statehood bill, clearly indicated to-day that
it is his intention block all business that VIII
in any way interfere with the consideration Oh
that measure. He left doubt in the mlnos
of Senators that he stands ready to block ali
legislation and shut off even the appropriation
bills if such action is necessary TO brlns the
Statehood bill to vote.
He showed his hand to-day when Senator
Proctor asked unanimous consent to call up
the Militia bill He said he would object untii
he could know how the calling up of that meas
ure would affect the status of the Statehooo
bill, which is to be called up tomorrow IN pur-
suance of the agreement reached in the last
session. Senator Frye, in the chair ruieo
clearly that the Statehood bill would come De,
fore the Senate at o'clock tomorrow ana
would be the unfinished business after ina I
hour each subsequent day unless dlsplaceo
by majority of the Senate. This satsned MI
Quay, and he allowed the Militia bill TO be taken
nm
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
CONGRESS- DRY and COLD
ont of Fuel and Capitol Bars 4re 10
Be Closed.
EFFECT OF RIDER ON IMMIGRATION BILL
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BuNE.l

[BY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.
Washington. Dec. 9.-Congress. already on the
verge of freezing, is confronted with the aW1ui
possibility of the closing up of the Capitol bars
The whole affair originated in the House OF
Weather Bureau would term local dis
turbance" 1t was in the shape of rider to the
immigration BILL and provided that no intoxi-
eating liquor of any sort should be sold Witmn
the limits of the Capitol grounds. This seemed
hardly germane to the subject of Immigration
and when the bill reached the Senate committee
il was proposed to knock off the rider. That
started the fun Senator Berry. of Arkansas,
took the floor and urged the retention of the
amendment. Senator Tillman, whose expert
ence with the South Carolina dispensary sys-
TEN has made him authority on the SUBJECT
also chimed in and the debate was lively
Finally it dawned the Senators that the
House was playing little game on them by IN
serting the rider, and was trying to put them
before the country in the light of assuming re-
sponsibility for the sale of liquor. Then the
Senate decided TO stand pat and as result
the bill will carry the rider and Congress VIII
go dry 1t was pretty little contest of virtue,
and the honors seemed TO rest with the Senate
for the House has frequently chosen this device
to escape responsibility In the mean time the
weather continues chilly, and the suffering OF
the members, deprived OF their cofloitefs'
promises to be acute.
christmas presents are in order now. said a
Senator grimly, "and pocket pistols have the
first call" Prominence seems likely TO be given
to the famous remark made by the Governor OF
North Carolina to the Governor of South caro-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
MINISTER BOWEN IN CHARGE.
Caring for British and German Interests in
Venezuela.

Washington Dec. s-Minister Bowen, at Caracas.
has sent 10 the State Department confirmation OF
the report that the British minister and the Ger
man charge d'affaires withdrew from Caracas yes
terday after presenting utimatum- Before they
departed these officials requested Mr. Bowen 10
take charge of the interests of their countries IN
Venezuela This request will be granted. as there
is no warrant for declination in such cases, ana
the United States Legation at Caracas will extend
protection British and German SUBJECTS "heh
allied upon until a normal state Of affairs Is re
stored This is likely to be the end of Minister
BoRen's activities for from some of the comInu
cations he has mace TO the department il is inferred
that If he sees opportunity to use ms good OF,
fees as mediator between President castro 9 aLI9
the British and German representatives ne Nil
promptly avail himself of that opportunity Inc Inc
State Department is not encouraging hiii III 'iiS
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
NEW TREATY WITH SPAIN.
To Be Considered by the Foreign Relations
Committee To-day.

Washington Dec e.-The Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations will meet tomorrow for the
nurpose of considering general treaty between
the United States and Spain which mas neeh hes'-
,isted recently and sent the Senate Since the
war of 1908 there has been treaty between the
two countries the having operated TO annni
those in existence up to that time The new treaty
is the usual agreement of amity ana frlendship
between countries good terms with each otheI
80 do.s NOT differ materially from the old treaty
with Spafn except that there are not in TINS as
there were in that any provisions regarding spanish
frontiers in America. The treaty WdS heso'ia'eu
at Madrid by Minister Storer.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10

Worker Drops Boz Of Dynamite
Ten Injured

Wflkesharre Penn. Dec. 9.-Four men were
killed and ten injured. three probably fatally.
by the explosion of a box of dynamite in NO
) mine of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coai
Company at South Wikesbarre. to-day. The
men had lowered into the shaft, which Is llo
feet deep. a box of dynamite weighing htty
pounds At the bottom of the shaft the oox
slipped from the hands of the man carrying II
and fell to the ground.
The conclusion exploded the dynamite. ana the
twenty men who were near by were hurled In
oil directions AS soon as possible word was
sent to the surface. and rescuing party was
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
IN THE HOUSE.
The London Dock Charge Bill Killed.

Washington Dec 9.-After debating the London
r,ock Charge bill almost tour hours the House
- 40, tt1ed tbe measure by striking out the en-
acting clause The debate was spirited on both
sides and the members were Hooded with tele-
grams respecting the bill The withdrawn OF the
support of the lumber and meat packing ih'efeS>S'
which originally had Joined with the flour miiilhs
,-r.s.s IN messing the bill. brought about ITS
defeat The final vote was 1Ss to ~ IN iaVof VI
ne notion 70 strike out the enaeJing clause =
Tba senate bill TO regulate the duties ano ny
the compensation of customs inspectors at the
mort of New-York was passed
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10

to annihilation as the killing Of each motnsr
necessarily results in the starvation OF ner on
spring which await her return to the PrloyloS
islands Bv so reducing the herd 1t Is oereVea
that the peagic hunters would be forced out 81
business and with the interested persons mus
would provide for the absolute protectlon OF M tig
industry the future. The passage OF nv the pbt
WouId make necessary compromise with tile
two Companies which have contracts tor h ttls
killing of the seals on payment or royaitS '' '
federal government.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
mARsu,s SENTENCE COMMITTED.

Washington, Dec. e.-The President has COM
muted to a of imprisonment to expire De
cember "a next the sentence of Gideon W. Marsh.
who was convicted in Philadelphia of violation OF
the national banking laws and December Is.
1903 received three sentences, aggregatng twelve
wears and three months Imprisonment in the East,
ern Penitentiary at Philadelphia Marsh PLEADED
guilty to three indictments consolidated INTO one,
expectine to receive only sentence
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
WILLIAM J. YoUNes CONFIRMED.

Washington. Dec. 9.--The Senate to-day connrneo
a number of nominations, including that or Will
lam j. Youngs to be United States Attorney Tor
the Eastern District of New-York
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10
REDUCING EXPENSES FOR INDIANS.

Washington Dec. s-The Indian Appropriation
hill, reported 20 the House to-day, carries s1l5s5
about $50 100 more than the estimate ana sloe''t"
80, tb, the snnropriation for the current fiscal
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10

Siberian Squirrel Goats, trimmed with various
furs in stock or to order without extra charge
c c. SHAYNE, Manufacturer, 4Ist and 42d
Sts. near 9th Av.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-10

Ermine Nluffs, SIS. $50, SIS, SI25- imperial
Stoles and Scarfs. c. c. SHAME Manu1aot-
,1rer aIst and 42d Sts.. near 9th Av
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-04-19

IN few years it would supply the ell
tire domestic consumption. It was for
this reason, he declared, that the sugar
trust was seeking, through the agency
of this bill, to cripple and destroy it's
great rival of the future. .
. In closing the debate Mr.. Dalzell de.
clared that the Cuban bill would not
deprive a single workman of days
wages: it was simply a proposition for
reciprocal trade relations with Cuba
and step toward the redemption of
the pledge made, to Cuba.
While Mr.. Dalzell was speaking sew
eral of the senators, including Messrs.
Elkins CIV. Va.), Spooner (Wis.) and
Fairbanks (Ind.), came into the cham
ber. Ex-senator Hiscock Of New York
also was on the floor. The galleries
had also filled to overflowing and al
most every member was in his seat,
so that he had a brilliant and atten-
tive audience. Repeatedly he stirred
the friends of the bill to applause.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-04-19

Secret Service Men Raid Counterfeit
ers' Den at Merasha, Wis.

Appleton, Wis. April ia counter
feite-s' den was discovered at Mena-
sha during the afternoon and two OF
the occupants, who gave their names
as William Russell and Milo Keys,
were captured by the officers. The
arrests We're made by Captain 4. Por-
ter and Albert L. Gallagher, both of
the United States secret service COM
mission
The two counterfeiters were taken
before the United States court in this
city, where they were found guilty and
bound over to the United States grand
jury, which meets in Milwaukee next
October. Their bonds were placed at
$400 each and in default OF security
the men were taken to Milwaukee.
where they will be confined in the
county Jail until the next term of
court.
The counterfeiters were four in
number, two of whom managed to
evade the officers and made their es-
cane
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-04-19
DESERVES LIKE TREATMENT.
Charged England Enforced Neutrality
During War With Spain.

Chicago, April 19.-Peter Van Wis
sengen, who has been one of the most
active friends of the Beers in Chicago.
has sent President Roosevelt an open
letter advancing an argument against
the British mule traffic in the United
States. He declares that the traffic is
in violation of the treaty of Washing
ton. ~
"Article of that treaty." the letter
reads, lays down three rules by which
arbitrators are to be governed. The
second rule declares "a neutral govern
ment is bound not to permit or suffer
either belligerent to make use of it's
ports or waters as the base of naval
operations against the other, or for the
purpose of renewal or augmentation OF
military supplies or arms or the re-
cruitment of men,"
Further along the letter says:
''Great Britain made no scruple of
asserting the terms of the treaty OF
Washington against this country upon
the first and only occasion when our
government was at war with a foreign
state. April 26, 1898, the day after
war was declared between the United
States and Spain. Queen Victoria is
sued a proclamation of neutrality, in
sisting upon the observance of the
treaty.
Great Britain insists that her ports
and waters shall not be used to abet
the military activity of belligerent
powers and we now request the en-
forcement of this rule"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-04-19
HUNDREDS ARE DYING.
Acute Suffering in the Famine Dis
trcts of Russia.

st. Petersburg, April 19.-The re-
ports received, here from the famine
stricken districts of Russia more than
justify the anticipations of acute suf.
fering in those localities. Scurvy and
typhoid fever are devastating the
peasantry throughout the whole of the
Altai Highlands of Siberia) region.
formerly the chief granary of Siberia
The starving people there have con.
sumed even the last remnants of theiI
seed grain and no spring crops have
been sown. The last wheat sold in Al
tai fetched 2A roubles per pood
against the normal price Of 16 to q
kopecs per pood. In some places the
scarcity of fodder is SO great that hall
the houses have been unthatched tC
save the lives of the cattle and horses
The gravity Of the situation is evi
denced by the latest disease statistics
At Menzelinsk. government Of Cufa
there have been upwards Of 4,00C
cases of typhus hunger and scurvy;
at Belibisky 6S7 cases have been re-
ported, and at Akmolinsk over 1890
cases have occurred Similar reports
come from Voronej, Kazan and Sara
toff
The Red Cross society is furnishing
all the aid at its command, in the way
of free kitchens and medicines.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-04-19
WOULD HAVE BAD EFFECT.
President Persuaded to Hold Up Re.
trement of General Miles.

President Persuaded to Hold Up Re.
tirement of General Miles.
Chicago, April 19-The rribunes
Washington correspondent says:
General Miles has been given re-
prieve. President Roosevelt has deter
mined not to retire the lieutenant gen.
eral commanding the army, for the
present at least This was the imme-
diate result of visit to the White
House by several leading Republican
senators.
President Roosevelt listened atten-
lively while the three oldest and most
respected Republican senators-Alli-
son of Iowa, Hoar of Massachusetts
and Hale of Maine-urged that the for
chile retirement of General Miles at
the present time, within a year and a
half Of his limit of legal service, would
precipitate upon the country another
military controversy similar to the
Sampson-Schley disturbance, which
could scarcely fail to have disastrous
effect in the next congressional cam
paign. The president said frankly it
had been his intention to retire Gen.
eral Miles and it was admitted that
the statement made by the press last
Sunday night was by authority
In view Of the, personal and political
pleas made by the three distinguished
senator's the president stated that he
would delay matters, at least for the
present, and if he could see his way
clear would permit General Miles tt
remain at the head of the army unit
retired by law in August, 1908, unless
the general should in the meantime
voluntarily apply for retirement, which
he can do by law.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-04-19
REASON FOR The . DELAY
Text of the Statement Made to the
House of Commons in South
African Matter.
Beers Will be Given an Opportunity
to Meet and Decide on a Plan
of Action.
Fighting Will Not be Suspended Pend
ing the Consideration of Pro-
posals.

London, April 19.-The government
leader in the house OF commons. A. j.
Ealfour, made the following important
statement:
after two conferences between Lord
Miner. the British high commissioner
of South Africa, and Lord Kitchener
and the Boer delegates at Pretoria,
Lord Kitchener, while refusing to
grant an armistice on military grounds,
election and meeting Of representa-
tives Of the various Boer commands
to consider the situation. The Boer
leaders have. therefore, left Pretoria
to carry out this PLAN
Mr. Balfour added that it was not
expected that communication between
the British authorities and the Boer
leaders could be resumed in less than
three weeks time.
Mr. Balfour's statement made a gen.
orally favorable impression. 1t was
argued among the members that the
action of the Boer leaders demon
strates that, at any rate, majority OF
LuS uClSSdISo ldVol IlS acceptance VI
suggested British peace terms. The
submission of the question to a plebi-
scite of the burghers is according to
Boer law, which requires the leaders
of armed forces in the field to take the
opinion of their followers before con-
Guiding peace.
It is officially asserted that the Con-
tinental statements to the effect that
the Boer leaders went to Pretoria at
the suggestion of the British authori.
ties are absolutely unfounded. The
offer of the Beers was entirely sponta
neous and this is regarded here as the
best evidence of a genuine desire tc
bring about settlement by peaceful
| negotiations and as being indicative o1
the character of the advice which vii
be given to the burghers by the leaders
! who are now returning to their various
commands.
| The chancellor of the eXchequer, Sill
Michael Hicks-Beach, announced II
the house of commons that no rebate
on duty would be allowed on re-export
ed flour made from imported wheat on
which the new duty of three pence six
cents per hundred weight had been
paid
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-04-19
WEYLER's ACT JUsTlFlA8LE.
Federal Attorneys Uphold His Recon-
49,. centrado Order.

New York, April 19.-Lawyers of
this city, who are pushing various
claims against the government grow
ing out of the war with Spain and the
Cuban insurrection preceding it, have
received a brief on demurrer to their
petitions. in which the federal lawyers
assert that Captain General Weylers
reconcentrado order was justitiable
under the rules of civilized. warfare.
The plaintiffs in the case claim that
while they were citizens of the Unit
ed States their sugar plantations were
destroyed by the Cuban insurgents.
The United States government is look
ed to for reimbursement because of the
agreement with Spain of the mutual
REIMBURSEMENT of claims on Spain be-
cause of claims of their citizens, grow
ing out Of the war with Spain, and the
announcement that the United States
would settle the claims Of it's citizens
against Spain SO relinquished, as set
forth in the peace treaty.
The governments main contention
is that state of actual warfare OBJ
tanned in Cuba at the time of the al
legged losses, that therefore under an
other provision of the treaty it is not
;ab 5H
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-04-19
SITUATION MORE SERIOUS.
Illinois Central Strike at Waterloo, Ia,
May Spread.

Waterloo, Ia, April 19.-The strike
situation in the Illinois Central shops
here is daily assuming a more serious
phase. Business Agent Roderick of
the International Machinists union has
arrived and is endeavoring to adjust
matters. He states the situation is
more serious than he expected and un-
less the company settles the strike
here the shopmen of the entire system
may be called out. He is holding a
conference with all organizations. The
company has imported a few men to
make light repairs.
The unions have forced the local
stores to quit furnishing goods to the
company and it is shipping them in.
A large force of special agents is
guarding the Central's property. al
though thus far the men have been
quiet
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-04-19
4 PERMISSION TO USE CABLE.
Total Result of British-Boer Peace
Negotiations.

s London, April 15.-It is said that
the communication of the Boer leaders
to Lord Kitchener amounted to little
more than request for permission to
use the cable in consulting Mr.. Kruger
and the Boer delegates in Europe re-
garding basis for a peace settlement.
There is a distinctly hopeful feeling
in official circles.
4 Replying in the house of commons
to the Liberal leader, Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman, who asked whether
any terms of peace had been suggest
ed by the Boer leaders in South Afri-
ca, the government leader, A. J. Bal
four, said it was impossible at present
to say more than that a message had
been received Saturday from the Boer
leaders, through Lord Kitchener and
that reply had been sent to them.
Further communication was expected.