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Evening star., 1902-05-01
THEY ARE RELEASED
AMERICAN OFFICERS ARE FREED
FROM JAIL.

ROME, May 1.-The kDfg has pardoned
the officers Of the United States cruiser
Chicago, who have been imprisoned at
Venice. They will be Immediately handed
over to the United States consul. from
whose charge they will he transferred to
the Chicago, which is ready to sail
Secretary Hay received a cableram this
morning from Mr.. Won Meyer. United States
most agreeable interview with the Italian
minister for foreign affains the ansbassado
was able to announce the speedy Belease Of
the American naval officers who are now
imprisoned at Venice. The Ita1ian am
bassador, signor Mayor des Planches,
called upon Secretary Hay thIss morning
and had quite long talk concening the
affair at Venice. in the course OF which he
predicted the outcome reported by Mr..
Meyer. Signor Planches has manifested
deep interest IN the matter and has taken
all steps within his power to bring about
happy solution Of the affair.
Nothing further has been received at the
the Chicago officers, nor have any further
Instructions been sent to the commander
OF the European station. The naval sec
retary has placed SECRETARY Hay in pos
session of all the information the Navy
Department has received relative to the
ana1r. and 1t Is now for the State Depart
ment to pursue the negotiations which, 1t
Is now believed, will effect the prompt re-
lease of the imprisoned Americans.
When 1t Is known that the treuble took
place on the feast day of st. Mark, which
is great holiday In Venice and all the
serves up to pleasure. the excited state OF
the Italians and their readiness to seize any
preteXt for quarrel with foreigners can
be readily understood.
Evening star., 1902-05-01
Commissioners Position.
Personal Mention,

Mr.. Joseph NJ. Grady, formerly of this
city. now of Denver Col, is stopping in
the city for few days to see his old friends
prior to his departure for Europe.
Mr.. T. A. Beall of New York and Dr. and
Mrs. William H. Pomeroy are at the Ar
lington.
Among the guests of the Shoreham are
Mr. Charles f. Cole of Watertown, N. Y,
and Mr.. Charles j. Aaron of Detroit Mich
Mr.. Albert T.. Snow of Chicago and Mr.
J. w. Kellogg of Schenectady, N Y, are
at the New Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Yeatman of London and
Mr. George l.. Morton of North Carolina
are at the Raleigh.
Evening star., 1902-05-01
SURPLUS $4,316, 900.
Government Receipts and Expendi-
lures for April.

The monthly comparative statement Of
the government receipts and expenditures
shows that during the month Of April, 1901,
the total receipts were s45.215, 800. de-
creasesas compared with April, 1901, OF S2,-
552, ,000 The expenditures for the month
aggregated $40 100. 263. which leaves sur
plus for the month of s4.316.000. The re-
ceipts from the several sources of revenue
are given follows:
Customs, S20,Sf7, ,677; increase, s1,11G, 600.
Internal revenue, $2l ,256. 240; decrease, 81
766 600; miscellaneous, SS.1ll.47I; increase.
$4aS000. The expenditures on account Of
the War Department amounted to s., 76o
713; decrease, 81 $4,000. Navy, S,527 6l3;
increase, $255, 600. For the last ten months
the total receipts were SAGA, ,21s. .269, and the
expenditures, 1896, ,624 800. leaving a sur
plus for that period of s65. 593 go.
Government receipts from internal reve-
nue. today were 500. .4s2; customs, 1854:
miscellaneous, $40,924; expenditures. 81 co.,
OOQ<
Evening star., 1902-05-01

years ago he had acquired half interest
in sugar plantation at Tanamo bay, but
that when the owners had prepared TO
utilize the land their own Improvements
had been obliterated by the insurgents and
nothing had since been done with it.
Other interests of the character held by
him in Cuba were enumerated as follows:
Forty per cent of the stock Of central
called the Trinidad. which has no land con-
nected with it, but which produces about
5000 tons annually; 20 per cent of a sugar
factory at Chappawa; slight interest in
another factory, whose name he could not
recall; interest in a plantation at Santa
Cruz, In connection with a Mr. Welch, a
Hawaiian planter, which produces from
5000 to 10000 tons of sugar per year. All
these interests had been acquired, he said,
before there had been any agitation of the
question of a reduction of the tariff rates.
He added that he knew nothing about Gu
ban sugar land holdings by other Ameri-
cans.
Entering upon brief explanation of his
own. Mr.. Havemeyer said that along with
its Cuban purchases. the sugar trust had
bought 10000 tons of beet sugar on it's way
from Germany 1T will. of course" he
said. be understood that this sugar was
not bought because of any prospective con-
cessiOns in that direction
Increase in Capital Stock.
Here Senator Platt concluded his ques-
tions and Senator Teller took the witness,
bringing out in the beginning the fact that
the capital stock of the trust had been in
creased in recent years from s75,0OO,OO0 to
S9O.OOOOUO
Are you aware" asked Mr. Teller that
at the time your company made this in
crease of $15,0O,00O the newspapers stated
that the increase had been made for the
purpose of purchasing sugar lands in
Cuba?'
The witness replied that he did not re-
call the fact. What them asked the
senator, was the purpose of your company
in this increase?"
THE purpose was to promote our general
corporate interests The company never
has directly or indirectly purchased any
sugar lands in Cuba. nor have we ever
contemplated the purchase of any sugar
lands except in Porto Rico We did have
such a purpose there for a time, but aban-
doned it,
In reply to a question concerning the sup
poSititiOus condition of poverty of the Gu
ban planters and of sugar producers gen.
orally, Mr.. Havemeyer said he knew some
thing of them, for" he said, Il happen
to be in that category myself" He said he
had not advanced any money to the sugar
planters, but he supposed that some ad
VanceS had been made to them by the local
banks and that no doubt advances also
had been made by American sugar brokers'
While on this point he said that he made
his purchases through Cuban brokers, but
that so far as he knew none of them was a
sugar owner. He added that he would not
deal with brokers who had sugar of their
own to sell.
Evening star., 1902-05-01
THE NEW SECRETARY
Mr.. Moody Now Head of
Navy Department.
ASSUMED OFFICE TODAY
A DISTINGUISHED GATHERING
SAW OATH ADMINISTERED.
Bureau Chiefs and Other Employees Say
Goodbye to Mr.. Long and We'll
come His Successor.
ASSUMED OFFICE TODAY

Mr.. William H. Moody of Massa chusetts
was formally installed In Office as Secre-
tary of the Navy this morning The cere-
monies We're simple, but impressive. Mr.
John D. Long, who surrendered the naval
portfolio last evening, met Mr.. Moody at
the department about 8 o'clock and ex-
pressed his best wishes for the success of
his administration. Shortly afterward
Evening star., 1902-05-01
The wise business man places

The wise business man places
his inducements to customers
in the widely circulated news
paper, like The Evening Star.
because he knows it pays him
to make public announcements
rather than to waste his time IN
attempting to do business by tho
circulation of pamphlets, book
lets and the like through the
mail.
Evening star., 1902-05-01
Railread Building in Mexico.

GALVESTON, Tex, May 1.-During the
last three months more than 100000 tons
of steel rails have gone into Mexico via this
port, caused by the railroad building now
under way in the southern republic,
Evening star., 1902-05-01
THE NEW SMOKE LAW
AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY SUB
COMMITTEE ON DISTRICT.
Necessity for the Legislation Shown in
the Reports-Limits Emission
to Three Minutes

Representative Mercer, chairman of the
subcommittee of the House committee on
the District of Columbia appointed to in
Testigate the question of the amendment of
the smoke laws of the District, today made
a report embodying the suggestions of the
full committee decided on at its last
meeting.
The report recommends that House bill
11S49 lie on the table. and that in lieu
thereof the act of February 2 1899, for the
prevention of smoke in the District of Co
lumbia be amended to read as follows:
That on and after the passage of this
act the emission of dense or thick black or
gray smoke or cinders for a continuous
period of three minutes from any smoke
stack or chimney used in connection with
any stationary engine, steam boiler or fur
mace of any description within the District
of Columbia shall be deemed and is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance: Provided,
that nothing in this act shall be construed
as applying TO chimneys of buildings used
exclusively for private residences
Evening star., 1902-05-01

rotary Darling Secretary Moody and Sena-
tor Hale, chairman of the Senate committee
on naval affairs, had been invited, but the
former declined because of a recent family
athictton, and the latter was absent from
the city. There was no set toasts
Mr.. Long will leave here tomorrow for
his home in bingham, Mass, and will re-
engage in the practice of his profession re-
Suming his place with the firm of which he
was member when he accepted the naval
portfolio five years ago.
Mr.. Longs Service to the Navy.
Mr.. Long leaves the affairs of the Navy
department in excellent shape, there being
practically no unfinished business of i'm
portance awaiting the consideration of his
successor During Mr.. Longs career as
head of the department more money was
expended than was appropriated for the
support of the service during any ten years
combined prior TO the Spanish war. The
bureau chiefs give Mr.. Long credit for hav-
ing accomplished much for the navy. Since
he entered the department the enlisted
force has grown from L. 800 men to nearly
24,ooo while the Marine Corps has more
than doubled. The personnel bill was en-
acted and the line and staff corps merged
Inc rehabilitation of the Naval Academy
vas also begun under Mr.. Longs admin
1stration, although the condition of affairs
at the institution had been investigated bv
eX-Secretary Herbert.
MI Longs greatest reform measure prob
aply was in placing thousands of navy
yard employees under the civil service rules
VINO previously had been subject to removal
ana appointment at every change of ad-
miniStration. Mr. Long regards as his
greatest achievement. however, that of
having the navy prepared in every depart-
ment for war when the occasion arose in
the spring of 1898.
Evening star., 1902-05-01
Necessity for Amendatory Legislation.

Continuing, the report reads: Careful in
VeStigation into the operation of the ex-
listing anti-smoke law reveals the necessity
TO: such amendatory legislation as is pro-
posed in the measure We have had under
consideration. 1t has been conclusively
demonstrated that under the best CONNER
cial conditions there must at times be enlis-
SICns of smoke from chimneys of buildings
in which power plants operated, and it
has also been demonstrated that such
sn oke emissions can, through the use of
any one of several types of smoke prevent
ing and smoke consuming devices, be re-
dUced to point of insignihcance. In the
present state of the art we must reason
ably be satisfied with that diminution it is
not right to demand the impossible. Even
the suggested substitution of anthracite
for bituminous coal (Which if enacted into
law would msan financial ruin for many
individuals and corporations would result
in some smoke; enough. anyhow, to vio-
late the infiexible and unsatisfactory
statute through the precise enforcement of
which measure of injustice has frequently
been wrought and which stands as a most
efectual barrier in the way of that busi-
ness development of which portions of the
District are much in need.
Large sums of money have been and
are being spent in efforts to consume or
prevent smoke. yet in some instances these
efforts have not received the recognition
and consideration which they deserve.
Commissioners Position.
THAT the District Commissioners are
unwilling TO accept the responsibilities in
cidental to the proposed law is most un-
likely. The Commissioners are vitally in
terested in the city's welfare and they
have wide acquaintance in the community
Their preference will surely be for lust
and liable statute rather than for a
which they believe cOmpels them to
incesSant and unrea sonable prosecution of
good citizens who doing all in their
power to obey the too rigidy expressed
will of Congress.
Satisfied that the act of February =.
1899. is much too stringent in its terms
and believing that an act which recognizes
the sincere efforts of citizens to comply
with law is merely equitable legisla ton, We
recommend the passage of the substitute
herein set forth"
Evening star., 1902-05-01
Sugar Lands Held.

In reply to another series of questions
Mr. Havemeyer said that his company as
such, holds no sugar lands in Cuba, but he
added that he had himself made some pur-
chases there, but that he did not consider ii
legitimate TO compel him to reply to ques-
tions pertaining to these interests IF"
he said, the committee compels rpe to give
the information | can, of course, do SO. but
] do not see what my private interests
have to do with this inquiry"
\ Proceeding, he said that some FIVE or six
Evening star., 1902-05-01
THE EVENING STAR.

New York Office: Tribune Building.
CHICAGO Office: Tribune Building.
Evening star., 1902-05-01
President Going to Annapolis.

President Roosevelt will leave tomorrow
at O'Clock for Annapolis to present the
diplomas to the graduating class of the
Naval Academy. He will return to Wash
ington about o'clock Friday afternoon
The President and his party will go over
on a special train. With the President will
be Miss Alice Roosevelt, Commander and
Mrs Cowles. Secretary Corte1you and a
stenographer and DR.. J. F. Uric.
Representatives Loudenslager, Bromwell
and Ball Of the pensions committee of the
House had talk with the President this
morning about pension bill to which he
is said TO have OhiectiOuS
Evening star., 1902-05-01
Prices Fixed at Hamburg.

In reply to other questions he said that
the price of raw sugar in the United States
Is fixed by the beet market prices in Ham
burg. The price there fixes the selling
price for the entire world said Mr. Have
meyer ON the subject of the price of Gu
ban sugars he saId that his company could
not determine their price. We have" he
said. no control over them whatever
They don't belong to us
Cuba has 10 sell her sugar in this mar
ket. hasn't she?''
No, that is not true. She can sell in
England, Tor instance, if she desires to do
so England could take The entire Cuban
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22
A YOUNG LADYS LIFE SAVED
At Panama, Colombia, by Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diar.
rhoea Remedy.

DR.. Chas. H. Utter, a prominent ply
stefan, of Panama, Colombia, in a re-
cent letter states: Last March l had
as a patient young lady sixteen years
of age, who had a very bad attack of
dysentery. Everything l prescribed
for her proved Intellectual and she was
growing worse every hour. Her par
ents were sure she would die. She
had become so weak that she could n IT
turn over in bed. What to do at this
critical moment was a study for me,
but 1 thought of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrnoea Remedy and as
a last resort prescribed it. The most
wonderful result was effected. Within
eight hours she was feeling much bet
ter; inside of three days she was upon
her feet and at the end of one week
was entirely WELL" For sale by John
Coughlin, 1T Water street; J. c. Hou-
helan, Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

DIR. D. A. ROBINSON. will speak at
Veazie, August o.
Greenbush, Aug. %,
Milford. Aug. rs,
kingman, Aug. %.
L. NJ. SANBORN will speak at
Riverside. Sept. 2,
Albion, Sept. 8.
HON. HAROLD NJ. SEWALL VIII speak
at
Lisbon, Aug. Is,
SabattuS, Aug. %.
Mechanic Falls. Aug. 3D.
SECRETARY OF TREASURY sHA"
will speak at Auditorium. af-
ternoon of Aug. x,
Ranger. evening of Aug. Y.
HON. 4. w. SHAW will speak at
Brownville. Aug. %,
Monson, Aug. 70
PASSPORT, Aug. Is,
LGbec, Aug ~,
GEO. c. SHELDON will speak at
IinleuS, Aug. Y,
Washington county, Aug. %,
Montague, Aug. 26, -.
Rome, Aug. %,
Branch Mills, Sept. 2.
HON w. r. SHELTON will speak at
I,iyermore (Brettuns Mills), Aug. q.
Fisher School House, August %.
HON. LOUIS C. STEARNS, will speak at
Hiram, Aug. %,
KeZar Falls, Aug. 26,
Brownfield, Aug. q,
Denmark, Aug Is,
Lowell, Aug. 30,
No Waterford, Aug so,
HON. I. X. STETSON, will speak at
Burlington, August %.
Holden, Aug. Is.
E. M. THOMPSON will speak at
Wayne, Sept. /,
Litchfield, Sept. 2,
Albion, Sept. 3,
Monmouth, Sept. 4,
Chelsea, School House, Jones Cor
ner, Sept. 5.
NORMAN WARDwELL will speak at
Veazie, August %.
Glenburn, August %.
Montag que, Aug. 26,
Winn, Aug. 90
RICHARD WEBB, ESQ, will speak at
Brunswick, Aug. 26.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The grand jury of the Sagadahoc
supreme judicial court at Bath,
Wednesday, reported five indictments,
including two for liquor cases.
DR.. r. w. Meader died at his home on
Park street, Lisbon, Wednesday even
ing. after a long illness. DR.. Meader
was highly esteemed and had been a
very successful dentist. widow and
son, Guy. ana daughter, Flora, a teach
er in the public schools, survive him.
The three-masted schooner Frank w.
Benedict, building for a man of the
same name of New Haven, Conn.,, will
be launched at Bath, Saturday after
noon, from the yard of the New Eng
land company. She is designed for the
coasting trade, is of about 500 gross
tons and will be commanded by Capt
B. S. Look of Jonesport.
The four masted schooner Samuel P
Bowers was launched from the yard OF
Kelley, Spear Co. at Bath, Thursday
afternoon. The vessel was constructed
for Charles S. Hirsch & Co, of New
York, and will enter the lumber carry
ing trade. Her dimensions are: Length
100 feet; beam, 36.5; depth, 10 feet
She will be commanded by Captain w
G. Richardson of Deer Isle.
There is a rumor that the Gross Elec-
trio Co. Of Boothbay Harbor, is consid-
ering the feasibility of running a wire
to Wiscasset to furnish lights for that
village and from there to Newcastle
and Dama-iscotta to South Bristol and
across the Damariscctta river to East
Boothbay where the company already
have 500 lights in operation. These
towns are anxious for better lighting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

The managers of the Great Nor.n s. 4
Paper Co. team of Madison a arr. sor
two games with Manager Phiinp. a
Friday and Saturday to be play, acsI
Madison. At noon Thursday, tne ,, ,
manager was called to the feiep.v M
when the games were cancelled ~ III
present and arranged to be play.
err. The reason was that .',,,,,out
disbanded. which left Fairfieio Wit ss.ir.
a game for the horse trot. 80 tns s;son
TO nel olan "an return game at Fairfield . s-
urday. Fairfield played in M .a,%sult
Thursday. 1t has been most o. 1870,
to arrange games in the last few az, ws ID
as the local players VINO srsy.
stores, have been unable to ss 'ssr ire
A series will be arranged betwee I'm.
Augustus ana Pettingill Corners
in few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

The baseball game which was 10
have been played at South Gardiner
yesterday afternoon, had to be post
poned as several players on the Au-
gusta team were unable to go. Manager
Phillips will try to get the team TO-
gether and go TO Madison, today
where two games will be played with
the local team Of that place, one. rms
afternoon, and the other, SATURDAY
afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22
Daily kennsbse Jcurnal

Cards - thanks. obituary node. =.
olutious Of respect. ETC.. VIM b 49,.
q TIE rate Of ten cents PEI Ma =.
shargsn lees than ssventy-fvs - -
AL advertasing annesnesne.s. \.
entertainments. whose ob3set 2 "
raising Of money. VIII b charead = -
rate Of fifteen cents . line
Advertising notices. news form -
be excluded fiom our local column. =. -
espt such a. refer to advertiser -
plying space in eur advertiAns colrss.
and will be run under . separate ~.
on one Of the local pages.
Subscribers who fail to racssv> =
JOURNAL promptly win confer ! -
BY notifying the ONCE immeAaaH.,v
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22
Special Advertisements

SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS not ex-
eeeding twenty-five words coming under
the head of WANTED, FOR SALE, TO
LET. LOST. &C., will be inserted once
for Is cents and 5 cents fol each subse-
Quent insertion. ADVANCE PAYMENT
In sending by mail, remittance Of postage
stamps should be made wi h order, as
the charges are too small to open &C
counts for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

Among the recent visitors AZ ~
Lithgow library have been: bel'na
Dixon, Lewiston; J. 4. Hunt farll'ns
ton: Mr.. and Mrs. james L. Lm IN.
Arlington, Mass; Miss Anne -, 80
Treat, Waterville: Marie sNoi ls. ~.
Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore - ~,
Aiken, Mimi; Hattie B. Hamess ~
JAMESTOWN. Mass; Mrs y. = o n
Readfield: Mrs. r. A. Morrow ~ ~ Il
w. Morrow, Farmington; besas4
Whiting, Somerville; Margaret Y, 1
erson, Burlington, VT: Martha go -
We've Perry, South Hadley hass : "a.
F. A. Jones, Boston; Margare. v.sx
Cormick, Nellie M. McCormick, AZ 4
A. DeCourcey, Bangor; Mrs. Ma''
Hunton, Marshall, Mo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

The superior court for Kennepec
county. Judge Hall presiding VIII CONF
in the first Tuesday Of next moh'n'
Sept. 2. BY order Of the justice pIe'
siding the grand and traverse 1uIu "
for said term will not come IN un,n
Tuesday of the second week. sept ~
The first week will be occupied N 81.
ing the docket. assigning cases !"
trial, the second week hearing natula,
izing cases, divorce cases ana '. ~
other matters, as do not require wv
presence of a jury. .at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

George C. Sheldon, Esq, has return
ed from Penobscot county, where he
delivered political speeches at East Ed
dington, Tuesday evening, and at Brad
ley, Wednesday evening. He will 60 to
Aroostook county, where he will speak,
Friday and Saturday evenings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

The carpenters are putting the fin.
ishing touches upon the court house
corridors. The new dado is being put
in now and when this is done the work
will be complete.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

f. P. Boutelle of Bangor, was in the
city, yesterday. Mr.. Boutelle. who Is
connected with the rural free delivery
service, assisted in the establishment
Of the routes running out Of this city
He was on his way to Readfeld on
business connected with the service
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

Lady st. Croix, Dictator Maid, Erwin
p. and Fred Morgan are entered in the
races to be PULLED OFF at Fairfield. FRI
day and Saturday. All four horses are
from Augusta, the three first men
toned oeins entered by w. +. Webb,
and the latter by Peter Corron
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

Beginning Saturday, the steamer
Cobbossee will make eight trips daily
from her wharf at Hersey's Island
The hours for leaving will be 8, W.
1870 and 11.3O "A. M. and 1850. 2sV,
$50 and 4.30 p. Nj. The first and last
trips will be to the Outlet. The iare
is 10 cents. This arrangement OIL IRE,
quent trips and low fares will be tr'eu
for week, and If found profitable VIII
be continued through the season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

George Sylvester, a former Augusta
boy, who has been at work in the gov.
eminent printing Office in washington.
and who has been very i'll with typhoid
fever, is Improving ac' ording to the
latest reports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-22

Commissioner Cottle of the street de.
partment and his crew is making
things look differently in front Of the
court house. CURLING is being placed
on each side of the street and 1t is ex.
pected that new concrete will be laid
in front of the court house.