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New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
PROBING SILK FRAUDS.
SEVERAL CUSTOMS EMPLOYEES HERE
LIKELY TO BE DISMISSED.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBJNE.I
Washington April 11.-Conclusive informa-
ton has been received here to the effect that
w. Wickham Smith, the special attorney for the
Department of Justice who was appointed sew
era months ago to investigate the condition of
the Appraisers Office at New-York, is develop
ing the existence of frauds which will result In
the dismissal Cf certain employees against whom
evidence Of collusion with importers has been
discovered since the beginning of the lnvestiga-
ton. According to the testimony given by one
official while being cross-eXamined by Mr..
Smith. there had not been instance in the
of his service when the invoice price OF
silks did not tally with the appraised value on
which the tariff duty is reckoned. Within three
days after a man was placed in charge
there successive of wide differences
in values between the invoice and appraised
values of silk goods received from merchant
vessels 1t is learned that the explanation of
this state Of affairs far too indefinite to
reconcile such discrepancy.
New schemes for defrauding the government
have been discovered and surprise is expressed
here that such practices could have continued
without detection.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
BILL FOR PORTO RICO.
CHAIRMAN COOPERS MEASURE EN-
TENDS PARTS OF THE CONSfi1t-
TION TO THE ISLAND

Washington. April 11.--In order TO perfect the
act for the civil government of Porto Rlco'
which he believes TO be defective. owing TO the
developments in the Iglesias case, chairman
Cooper. Of the House Committee on Insular Al
fairs to-day introduced bill of rights for mat
island The bl provides that no law shah De
passed abridging the freedom of speech or Oh tiie
press, of the people to assemble peaeeap'H
and petltion the government for a redress OF
grievance The remainder Of the bill is taken
from, the constitution Of the United states. The
constitutional provisions to the right OF
habeas corpus ex-post facto laws the issuing OF
search warrants titles Of nobility, excessive
bail slavery and the este tablshment of reiigloh
are extended to Porto Rico by this bill.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
BOTH ARE AFTER PROXIES.
L. S. RUBBER co. REPLIES TO ClRCu-
LAR To ITS SHAREHOLDERS BY
TALBOT j. TAYLOR & co.

The nresert management of the United States
Rubber Company have sent to the stockholders re-
quests for proxies be used at the annual meeting
to be held on May 20 New-Brunswick, n. j. Tai
hot j TAYLOR & Co. who instituted the movement
which a few days ago resulted in the transfer OF
control of the Rubber Goods Manufacturing Com
pany ten of the fifteen directors elected at the
annual meeting being representatives of the inter
ests with which firm is identified. have also sent
to the United States Rubber COmpany's sharehod-
ers a circular, which they say:
AS you doubtless aware. the United states
Rubber Company has been ENGAGED during ,, eIe @ da
Ynenjes in consequence of which dividends have
W. hsiieye that this state of things should no
longer be permitted to continue, and are assured I
can he devised whereby this runous competition
w and our associates are now in control of the
Ruther Goods Manufacturing Company, ana we
Sq n Control Of the United states Rubber Com
pany. such COOPERATION belwefi f lily t add TO
The value of your stock II you should desire 10
vote with us. please send US the ihciosed pioAS'
properly signed and witnessed
The management last night sent to the stockhold-
ers a letter i'm reply the Taylor circular In this
letter they make these points:
There is no competition between the Rubber
Goods Manufacturing Company and the United
States Rubber Company, which manufacture en-
tirely different classes of goods
The United States Rubber Company about Il year
ago reduced prices In order TO meet rapidly growing
competition in the manufacture OF poo's ahu sioeS'
the result Of this policy having been the ABANDON
ment of several projected companies, the retre-
nent from business of three actual competitors and
curtailent of the operations OF others; while the
United States Rubber Company has largely IN
creased its own operations.
The entire Indebtedness of the United States Rub
Der Company and it's subsidiary companies has re-
Gently been funded. the circular renarking that
.'fhe fact that this funding could be accomplished
during the time which the circular is termed a
period Of price war would suggest that strong
fnanciei interests have confidence In the present
MANAGEMENT of the company and in its future sta
bility and prosperity.
The present board Of directors comprises men VINO
rubber boot and shoe industry in this country, and
have brought their present state of efficiency the
several subsidiary companies OF the United States
Rubber Company Recently. too there have been
added TO the board four directors considered to be
saffafactorv 20 all Observation-Disclosures. Francis
Iynde Stetson Francis l.. Hine, Middleton $. Bur
rjl and +. c. Benedict
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
!SEDIT7ON AT M4NIL4.
EDITORS ARRESTED FOR 1NCITING lN'
sURRECTIOy.
rpr TELEGRAPH To THE rR1BrSE1

rHY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUSE-I
Washington. April 1.-THE arrest OF tne Gun.
tortaI mana gers OF THE Manila FreedeH'
charged with sedItion, and their suosequen1
release on BAIL Is the elimination OF eohoi-
ton in the Philippines which the authoritles
have had I'm contemplation for some time as 'Ne
only means of furnishing persistent inciters oL
the instrrrection who hide behind the free press
prfvtfege Of crfticising the civil governments
while In fact aiming TO bring about restoratiolI
Of military administration throughout the Isl
ands for political purposes OF the three pdpeis
nr,nted In the English language. The Times
is owned by EngIshmen experienced III eoiohia.
affairs. and the other two Freedom anu
..rbs Ansrfcan'' were established by Amer
leans under the military regime. and dependeu
for their support on the soldiers of the army
of occupatfon According to officers who nave
served in the Philippines. their methous aiI
sensational. in strong contrast 10 tiie 80,
servatism of The Times and they eNii'i-
little disposition on the part of their mahase
ment to be regarded as trustworthy
Times has welcomed and supported the lhdus"-
ration and extension of civil rule ana n~' ~
proved an important factor In convincing 'H'
natives of American sincerity OF PulpO9
Freedom and The American, ho"e'e'' "
unremittingly opposed the Taft commission anu
members by the natives and recently mas a.
tackled tbe commissioners with exceeding Vru
lence. Both papers take the Spanish Vie" '',.s
the Tagals are incapable Of participau"7
government: that they are corrupt anu -
wait the withdrawal of part OF the n'iii'a''
forces 10 renew the revolution -. -.sant-
War Department officials beiieNe thdt - hoY-
rneut against civil government Is az que ,oosf
tom of the attacks on the part OF ~ az con-
one of the papers. which is sald 20 a",tract
ri hn
for military printing. that work now s4ay,ne
tho recently established government "a
once This contractor. so the story Soes, St-sas
t. s;,,r c,,t down about 100000 for OveTcnarse
hy Auditor Iawshe as soon as the Eltte E .;r,e
si,rned his duties in Manila For so..e ovsry
the paper attacked Lawshe IN aH'i1S. 20 de-
ssue until the threat of libel suit led ~ ~ W,tvil
stat The two papers that are opposlnS, the
ruIe circulate almost exclusively iIn away
so,a,ars and their business has falleh nm
materially since the military regime was
planted
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12

,,.,,,.s man 70 xsho,, the order can be given In
general terms that such and suci. a ,,,. , -
should he done, and you go ana 90 90 -. Eth not do
the situation is a it Is now, ana ne VIII no. ~
IL and that man claims to be the comI11ah
and claims certain rights as coiiilnanua' co.na No+
can the Secretary give him any directlou, ~
only that hut he has TO watch him all the
time. - s ,.oo &c
If we had at the head of the army Tor yeas l-
the same distinguished general, othei 'hiiiSs =
being satisfactory that would De reiS 80
but what is the of a great gehelaa, % Iii Iii
nominal head of the army if the ffesiuI . ~ ~ ~
not even talk him except to cr1tlclse liiiIi' vi
If the Secretary of War and he do not even see
each other? What good is he! ~, 10000
. Senator Burrows-Why would not the SAM :
condition of affairs exist between lhe oh'i VI
staff and the President? - u...
General Schofeld-Because he woulu i,ins 80
him and get another. The personal reih W. =
between the President. the Secretar! ~ ,ora
and the commanding general are, after ali mo- W {
important than any law, and that Is one Vi ~
reasons why this bill is absolutely inoispe..s ~. the
or something like it, You must give u 'i0
President discretion TO select that man. .,
Senator Burrows-Why cannot the ~ ~
mander in chief the lieutenant generai oi 'he
army and the President confer as II IS
PRESIDENT AND MILES NOT ON SPEAK
ING TERMS.
General schofeld-They are not on speaking
terms 1850
senator Burrows-Not on speaking terms? =,
General Schofield-No. sir. You VIII nav - :,
eet rid of that intolerabe condition by "plch
this man. close to the President. the onlS gu un :,
who is avaa bic to do these things, is nv" II Il
whom, the President does not talk TO except "
nrit;cise him The result is bad. very bad. ne
President feels the need of such a man. Hs $50 uio
the Presidents whom ! have known. ,,g,
,vouId saw: ''I cannot do these things; mus
have a military man to help me-" Then. in ina
situation, he perhaps sends for Coroner oi rs
ior So-and-so and he finds that he is prish'
vo,np fellow and he knows about these thinss,
and in a few days it gets to be known tha'
Tom so-and-so'' is commanding the army.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12

,,,,,.e,pz,r ROOSEVELT DECIDED TO MAKE
A CLEAN SWEEP FOR THE GooD
OF THE SERVICE

Washington April n.-Secretary Corteiyou 'o-'"s
con, tho following letter TO Secretary Shaw-
an, directed by the President to say ,hat 49, 49,
,eninp carefully all the charges anu "a
nSarges affecting Messrs. Powderly. SInrt
NcSweeney and without expressing an! .S Jte ~ 70
-, tbess charges assuming their truth dS W
INV or ali of the gentlemen concerned ne Has % ue
~ that a situation exists In whch IL Is lOr tne
S,no1 of the service that complete chdhse
he made and appointed In al tfree N,
II rrsnonse to request for MS resiShatioIi WI
pnuderiv mas sent 1t in: Mr. Fitchie term mas as
axrir.d and Mr. Williams has Deen nohliiIa.eu W
enccrsed him. MIR Sargent will replace Mr- foWasr-
Iv although he will not be able 10 take oihce ior
some weeks to come - -. II ,,o,, 90 -or
The President also requests me 70 ask you 20 ios
.ard a copy of this letter to Mr.. McSWeehey WITH
s, ma,u fnr his resignation. and to appoint Mr. Jo-
so1t Murray in Mr. McSweeney's place
Mr. McSweeney said last night that he had not
sean the letter and would say nothing about IL
before he saw It, When asked If he had replied
70 the letter which ii was announced ne received
last week asking for his resisnation ne said ne
had Tu,t would rot say for publication what his
answer was whether he had resigned
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
uOyruEyT TO GERHAy TETER4Ns-
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE II

far TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBtN"I
Washington April u-Representins th .,s
League Of Veterans end former soHle soHle, .ra
German army = ~ - r,,a-,rDent to waive
officials of the Treasury Departhie' - "a
the customs duties on IfiohUfaleH. ,~,ost,
erected in the Hillside Cemetery aT 'l-1 - q,
the memory OF German VeteTa ftr discussing the
the Franco Prussian w an. 80 rrihrn the works
proprfety OF including this statue w
OF art enumerated in the customs 4 a. instruct
the free list the departfne 80 tssess duty on
the collector at Pniiadelpnia mos German sss-
dier and Is to be cast IN bronze.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
trSTRT1Ns GAIL on MAYOR LOW.

Captain Alois Praprotnik the commandant OF the
Austrian steel cruiser Szigetrar which arrived in
port on Thursday, called to pay his respects to
Mayor Low Yesterday. He accompanied by
Thomas de Dessewffy, the Austre-Hungarian Con-
sui General stationed here The captain and consul
general had to wait SOME time for the Mayor.
he was engaged with a delegation of Brooklynites
on a local Improvement errand The Austrians
received in the Mayors private once, ana re-
maiued for some time In consultation with him.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
NEW BRIGADIERs TO BE RETIRED.

Washington. April 11.-Generals De Russy, Burt
and Sheridan who were confirmed as brigadier
generals yesterday have applied for retirement and
will be retired In few days. Colonel Mott Hooten,
of the 2sth Infantry. who Will retire for age on
. April 6 and other veterans of the Civil War near
ing the age of retirement will be advanced to the
grade of brigader general before their retirement
if be done without impatring the efficiency OF
the service Probably included In this list Colo
nels SNYDER Hood McKibbin. Lincoln and others.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
rn,TOB.s TRIAL FOR SEDITIoN

Manila. April 1.-THE press commune -,
had an interview with Acting Governor 49,.
With reference to the sedition law ME- -
reo,ied that the editor of Freedom -
nnbrication. who was recently arrested o ~ his
rharee Of sedition had IN the columns Tn,,ed
800 made persistent attacks on tae ~.
Sea.as Commission. and that he would no" nov.
o., proxa his assertions.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS. COMMISSIONER OF
IMMIGRATION-JAMES r. GARFIELD

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES r. GARFIELD
CIVIL. SERVICE COMMISSIONER.
Washington. April 1.-THE President to-day sent
the following nominations to the Senate:
JAnEs r. GARFIELD Of Ohio, United states Crvii Ser
vice Commissioner.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS. of New-York. Commissioner or
ImmigratIon at Port of New-York-
JOSEF. Fl. HARRIS. postmaster at Kansas City Mo.
NAVY.
Lieutenant THOMAS +. CARTER. 10 lieutenant com
Surgeons u. h. kDftR and F. f.
MCJTIIOt OtTCiH 10 be passed assistant surgeons
ARMY.
Medical Lieutenant Colonel CHARLES -
UENZMANN assistant surgeon general with rank or
colonel: MaJo LOUIS NJ. MACS, deputy surgeon sef-
erai with ran OF lieutenant colonel
ArtffIerv-WIIIIAM NJ X. LAMBplN. at large nrs, meu
tenant. WILLIS C. METCALF. Of Illinois. hrst heu
tenant: DAVIS Y. BE, KHAN. of Kentucky second
lieutenant: JOHN Y. GREEN. ut large second heu-
tenant.
Infan;rv-TrOMAS ]. ROGERS Of Wisconsin, second
iieutenant. CHARLES H. wINN. of Kentucky. second
lieutenant.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
TO VOTE ON EXCLUSION WEDNESDAY

Washington April 11.-when the Chinese Exciu-
sion bill was taken up in the Senate TO-DAY an
agreement was reached that q vote should pe
-railer of Colorado supported the bill in a brleI
sneech maintaining that II was necessary ahl
was not in contravention Of treaty obngaloLs with
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
pEpcEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

BERGEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SoClEIf-
Prominent citizens of Bergen County. n j. nave
formed society preserve historic relics or that
county photographs of the officers and many OF tne
relics prominent among which are the folIoWing;
The old Church the Green at iacKensacR
which has been standing 265 years; Widow Pre-
ried on his courtship. ETC.. In to-morrows tribune
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
WHY THE SALE WAS MADE.

said that the sale of the controlling interest
the choctaw, oklahoma and Gulf Railroad TO
Speyer & Co. acting for he Rock Island, was the
result OF irtimation by the Rock Island OF its
purpose to parallel the Choctaw road
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
mR. Rrrs NOT DISPOSED TO ACCEPT
DOUBTFUL. ABOUT PROPOSED OFFER OF DANISH
WEST INDIES GOvERNoRsHIP.

Springfield Mass. April II (SpeciaD.-In an inter
view this afternoon Jacob Riis said that. notwith-
standing the apparent advantages to be gained by
his proposed appointment Governor of the Dan
ish West Indies, he could not accept unless the
President should bring great influence to bear In
discussing the appointment of Eugene F. Ware as
Commissioner of Pensions, Mr.. RiiS said that while
it was recognition Of newspaper man in politics.
he did not believe that the newspaper man, per Sc
had any business in politics.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
THE LITTLE FOLK

Don't forget to tell the children about the Little
Men and Women Department in The Sunday Trib-
une. They will wish TO compete for The prizes. In
to-morrow's Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12
ENTERTAINERS.

The dramatic season - waning. but there
still many prominent actors and ac-
er<Oaea ON the New-YOrk hon rds: Pictures OF
some OF them I'm tO-mOrrOWfa Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-12

and RussianiZe the small army OF the United
States
That is very appropriate You this great
military empire. having at its head a COM
mander in chief the German Emperor. who had
been educated as a soldier from childhood. and
he did not trust himself He wanted chief of
staff who should be and a better soldier
than he-a chosen from all the military
men of the empire, because he had shown in all
his career of forty years that he was the best
military scholar among them He made him
what he called the chief of staff-a man who
should prepare all the plans and military opera
tions for him. formulate all his orders keep him
instructed all the time in regard to what the
situation was and what he the Emperor and
commander in chief. ought to do and when the
emergency arose, practically dictate the orders
which the Emperor ought TO issue. That was
under the empire, with a man seventy years
old who had been educated as soldier
and had been a soldier for fifty years or more.
How much more 90 we need that under re-
public where President, the commander in
chief is not a soldier. and does not pretend 10
know anything about the details Of military
affairs and vet himself commands the army.
How much more does he need a competent staff.
with an educated chief, than an empire As TO
Gern1anfzng or Outstanding, l am not afraid
of that. l think We might Germanize other
things a little with advantage, possibly. But
do not about that term What ! want Is
to look at these military systems, ana 70 take
the best that get, and then modify it, II
necessary so as 10 make it exactly fit 'ur In
stitutions.
the Secretary of War and the commanding
general are, after all, more important than any
law and that is of the reasons why this
bill is absolutely Indispensable. or something
like 1t. You must give to the PRESIDENT the
discretion TO select that man You might as
well leave over q Cabinet officer from the pre-
cedng administration who belonged TO another
party. If you give the chief of staff more
authority than the commanding general now
has, IL will not friction, because he Will
have that authority under the Secretary he
VIII accept at once the place that tne law puts
him in as a subordinate and chief of staff, and
the moment he accepts the position OF staff
officer under the Secretary of War what is the
chance of friction? What would be the reason
for IT? If the Secretary says he has confidence
in him there is no chancs for friction. He
The Iola register., 1902-08-01
D0OMS AN ADOBE THEORY.
Field Museum Authority Finds That
HOpI Indian Children Puzzled
the Experts.

DR.. George Dorsey, of the Field
Columbian museum, has made n dis
covery in his Investigations among
the Hopi Indians that overturns
many of the old theories of anthro-
biologists in regard to supposed in
scriptions on the adobe houses of
the tribe. He made the, announces
ment of his discoveries in lecture
to the students of the University of
Chicago the other afternoon on "Civ-
ilization Among the Hopi Indians"
"These inscriptions that the am
thropologists have been trying to de-
cipher and read for years." said DIR.
Dorsey, "have been found to be
nothing more than the scratches
made by mischievous Hopi children
in the mud of the adobe houses after
they have been freshly built. They
are not mysterious inscriptions at
all. They are only the results of
childish pranks. OF course this dis
covery makes the anthropologists
feel rather vexed, but the markings
have much resemblance to some kind
of picture writing, and may well be
taken for some kind of inscriptions"
The Iola register., 1902-08-01
LEAP-YEAR BIRTHDAYS.
UNIQUE Society In Berlin Which Ia
TO Hold n Big CcIebratI~a
I'm 1904,

Herr Monteur, a worthy resident
OF Berlin, is over 20 years old, but
will celebrate his eighteenth birth
day on February 20, 1904. He is pres
ident of the Berlin society of leap
year children, the one organization
of its kind in the world The MEM
bers have had no birthday celebra-
tion for eight years, the extra. Feb
ruary day having been omitted in
1900 according to the rules of the
reformed calendar. Therefore the
society is planning n great celebra-
tion on February %, 1904. A com
mittee Of arrangements is already
Mt work, and something extraordin-
airy may be expected, as on account
of the society's curious origin many
prominent persons have interested
themselves in the matter.
The month of February in 1856. by
the way, was even more interesting
than that which will be marked bv
the unique Berlin celebration. 1t
had no full moon, and in that was
the most remarkable in the worlds
history for never before had such n
thing occurred. January of that
year had two full moons, and so had
March, but February had none.
How extraordinary this event was
may be judged from the fact that
according to the computation Of
astronomers it will not occur again
for 2,500,000 years.
The Iola register., 1902-08-01
ART AND ATHLETICS.
me outdoor Movement, II Ia
Thought, VIII Advance the Two
Interests.

The universally increasing attcn-
tion now being given, especially in
Anglo-SaNon countries, to out-of.
door sports and TO physical culture
is sign of the best omen. No class
can have n greater solicitudc for tho
furtherancc of this Dlvemcnt than
the artists, for they cannot create
beautiful forms without having
beautiful forms around them from
which to draw inspiration. The art
of a nation is but the mirror of that
nations ideals, and faithfully reflects
their slightest change, says Outing.
This new conception of the value of
athletics will add dignity, interest
and standing, making it factor sec
ond TO none in the development of
our civilization. 1t will be a mighty
influence in the creation of a new
and superior type of men and women.
That women are growing more and
more to realize this is evidenced by
the athletic tendency of the modern
girl If she will combine Herewith
an intelligent effort after well-baI-
anced and harmonious developmcnt
the results are bound to be satisfy
ing in the extreme, for in many ways
the female body is quicker than the
male to respond to training.
The Iola register., 1902-08-01
AT THE TOMB OF ELIHU YALE.
A Little Welsh Town That Il the
Scene of n Sort of American
Pilgrimage.

bazar was lately held which ex-
cites great interest in north Wales. in
aid of the restoration of Wrexham
church, one of the finest in the princi-
pality. WreXham contains monu-
ment which has become a sort OF
shrine to Americans who have baen ed
ucated at Yale college, inasmuch as it
is that of Elihu Yale, and bears
quaint inscription which has become
famous. Never was immortality so
easily acquired as by Yale. 1t cost
him some chattels, which he sent over
to aid, by the request of friends,
struggling college at New Haven,
Conn, and which fetched few hum
dred pounds; but this in 171s was such
boon that the college took his name,
and is now famous as Yale university,
says London paper.
Elihu Yale's daughter married Lord
James Cavendish, son of the first duke
of Devonshire, and had an only child.
who married the son of DR.. Chandler,
Bishop of Durham, whom she made
take the name of Cavendish. She was
n lady of masculine tendencies, and
commonly known as "Jaclt" Caven-
dish. The Yale students have present.
ed WreXham church with handsome
visitors book.