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Evening star., 1902-08-02
MUST PAY HEAD TAX
CITIZENS OF PORTO RICO AND
PHILIPPINES.
Instructions Prepared by the Commis-
sioner Of immigration and Ap-
proved by the Secretary.

In order that a test may be made of the
immigration laws Of the United States as
applied to the Philippine Islands and Porto
Rico, the Secretary Of the Treasury today
signed circular Of instructions prepared
by Commissioner Of immigration Sargent.
which directs that the regular head tax Of
$50 shall be collected from the Inhabitants
Of the islands mentioned the same as from
immigrants of other countries. Hawaii IS
not placed in this category by the Treasury
Department. and natives from those islands
subject to this tax. AS stated. 1t is ex-
pected that test case will soon be made
80 that the court can adjudicate this posi-
tion assumed by the Treasury Department.
The circular sent out today reads:
Under the provisions of the cts Of Con-
gress approved on April II. 1860. and July
Rico and Of the Philippine Islands have
been declared to be citizens of those is
lands respectively, and as such entitled
to the protection of the United States
You are, therefore. advised that the pro-
visions Of the laws regulating immigration,
including those which prescribe payment Of
the head tax. apply to the residents and ma
lands, and, moreover, that the provisions
of the laws relating to the exclusion of
Chinese apply to all Of such persons
Of the Chinese race. The citizens and resi-
dents of the said islands. therefore, should
be admitted to the United States upon the
same conditions and subject to the same
examinations as are enforced against peo-
pie from countries over which the United
States claims no right Of sovereignty what
o-a
Evening star., 1902-08-02
GEN. SMITHS ARRIVAL.
Refuses to Discuss the Presidents Ac-
fian

A special dispatch from San francisco,
dated yesterday says: General Jacob H.
Smith. late commander Of the American
forces in Samar, whose "kill-and-burn"
order caused his trial by court martial and
resulted in his summary retirement from
the army by President Roosevelt, was. with
Mrs. Smith and his aid. Lieutenant G. H.
Shields. among the passengers on, the trans
port Thomas, which came into port today
from Manila
The general received the news Of the
Presidents action from the pilot who
boarded the transport. The old soldier bore
the blow almost without fifnching. Later
the little man read the Presidents confir-
nation of Secretary Roots review of the
court-martial findings. A swarm of news
paper men bombarded the general with
questions, but he politely but positively de-
cIined to talk. Lieutenant Shields took the
press representatives aside and said:
He will not say anything for publication
now. OF that You can be certain. What he
VIII do later l cannot say. The general
made no comment to me concerning the
Presidents decision. nor do think that he
will to anybody else outside Of his own
people"
What about his order to lay waste and
make out of Samar bowling wilderness ?"
THE findings Of the court-martial are
undoubtedly known by this time, and, as
suming that you know that, the order you
refer to was given by the general. But by
no means was its authors intention liter
ally expressed therein. The general inter-
probation has ELECTED far different con-
struction from the one taken from his
words by those to whom they were direct
ed. In the first place, the order said to
make the interior of Samar a Wilderness
Now, that portion of the island has never
been anything else but wilderness. All the
native towns are on the coast. With the
exception Of a few tribesmen in the hills
only the shores are settled. Consequently
when the Americans began operations they
started In with the coast. and the insur-
gents went inland before them
You have not mentioned that part Of
the order referring to staying and setting
an age limit at ten years"
That part of it also is true but, as 1
said before, one must be acquainted with
the conditions prevailing in Samar and
General Smiths personality to grasp the
the old school,, blunt spoken man. Now,
slaughter NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
kind. His order referred only to actual
combatants, bolo-carrying natives. An age
limit must Of necessity have been fixed,
and ten was selected for the very good rea-
son that lad of that age with bolo Is
as dangerous as his father I've seen them
out there as young as eight trying to hack
at US These natives are almost born with
knives. with bolos. in their fists
Actually every native out there Ia
against America. yet the fact that any are
there today demonstrates how the so-called
Staying order was understood While we
knew that all were against us. only the
armed ones were ever brought I'D with a
Evening star., 1902-08-02
IN CHARGE OF NAVAL DEFENsEs.
Assignment Of Commanders to the
Districts.

Rear Admiral w. c. Wise has been d.
rected to take charge of the naval defense
district which extends from the Mexican
boundary line to Key West, and includes
the two entrances from the Caribbean sea.
via the Bahama channel and the Yucatan
passage.
But two more naval coast defense dis
tr1cts remain to be established-those be-
tween Hampton Roads and Key West and
between Hampton Roads and the point to
the north where the naval defense district
Of Rear Admiral P. H. Cooper begins. Rear
Admiral Louis kempff is in charge of the
naval defense district which includes the
entire Pacific coast of the United States
The joint war maneuvers off the eastern
end of Long Island will be robbed Of their
spectacular features, so far as the navy
is concerned by the decision which has
been reached to use sub-caliber tubes I'm the
large guns. These tubes are only an inch
in diameter 1t also has been decided to
use smokeless powder. The firing of smoke
less powder creates practically no report,
and, of course. Is not appreciable to the
sight. Some question has arisen as to the
ability of the umpires ashore to determine
the points of the war game if they are una
Bile to see the smoke from the guns or to
hear the sound of their explosion The
army. on the other hand, will employ the
old fashioned black powder from the fort-
fcations and there will be plenty Of din and
smoke when they go into action.
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Marine Corps Orders.

Major c. II. Lauchheimer, assistant adju-
tant, has been ordered to inspect the rifle
range recently constructed for the Marine
Corps at the Naval Academy, Annapolis.
Captain 2. M. Bannon has been detached
from the marine tarracks. New York, and
granted one months leave.
First Lieutenant ]. H. A. Day from the
marine barracks. New York, to the navy
yard. League Island. with a detachment Of
twenty six enlisted men.
Second Lieutenant James X. Tracy from
the marine barracks, Portsmouth. n. H,
to the marine barracks Norfolk.
First Lieutenant f. L. Evans from the
marine barracks, League Island to the ma
rine barracks, New York. :.
Captain A. T. Mark from the marine
barracks, League Island, to the marine
barracks, Annapolis. ~. -t-s. =
First Lieutenant VIM H. Clifford to the
marine barracks, Portsmouth. n: H.
Captain Chas. S. Hill from the marine
barracks. New York, to the barracks.
Portsmouth. N H.
Captain H. l. Bears from the barracks.
New York. to Chicago. H., where he will
open a recruiting station.
Captain Geo. c. Reid from the marine
barracks, New York. to home -.. ..:
Lieutenant Colonel B. R. Russell and Ma
Jor T. N. Wood granted leave Of absence
for one month. Major Wood has permis-
sion to leave the United States.
Evening star., 1902-08-02
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Increase for the Month Of July of
$4,453,126.

The monthly statement of the national
debt shows that at the close Of business
July 81 the debt less cash In the treasury,
amounted to $973, ,91O. 1867. which is an in
crease as compared with July 1, of 81, 4o3.-
l28 This increase is accounted for by the
reduction In the amount Of cash on hand
The debt Is recapituIated as follows:
Interest bearing debt. 1881 070.3 $40. Debt
on which interest has ceased since matu-
rity, 81. .274. 80. Debt bearing no interest,
$s95, ,537, ,S18 Total, $1,327, ,Ss4, $685. This
amount. however, does not include $s41,-
965 OS9, In certificates and treasury notes
outstanding, which are Offset by an equal
amount of cash on hand held for their re-
demption. The cash in the treasury is clas-
sified as follows: Gold reserve fund. SlJO,-
600 600 Trust funds. sS41 ,965, ,0S9. General
fund, $3.50 514. 500, including $126. 15299l In
national bank repositories. Total. s1.21s,-
479 5aS against which there are demand la
biIities outstanding amounting to S92f,5oi,-
800. leaving a cash balance on hand Of
s353, ,974. 500.
Evening star., 1902-08-02
THE NEW GUNBoATS.
General Plans Decided Upon at the
Navy Department.

The board of construction of the Navy
Department, at meeting yesterday, de-
cided upon the general plans for the two
new gunboats authorized by the last naval
appropriation act. They will follow very
closely the Marietta type. The displace-
ment will be slightly in excess of that of
the Marietta, being 1.O50 tons. as against
1,OO0 in the case of the Marietta. and this
probably will decrease the speed with the
same horse power, 1.0OO in each case. from
Il knots to approximately 121s The batter
les will be identical with those of the Ma
retta and Wheeling-six four-inch guns.
four six-pounders and two one-pounders.
There will be some minor changes in the
internal arrangements OF boilers, etc, but
the principal change will be an additional
foot of free-board and an overhanging stem.
which. It. is believed. will keep the ships
somewhat dryer
Evening star., 1902-08-02

The board carefully considered the
question OF a design which would provide
a more handsome structure than is pos
sible with a through truss bridge. The
most pleasing design would be OF the
arehed type, which would necessarily have
the roadway on top. To avoid contracting
the flow of water in the river and remove
the danger of Ice gorges, the piers should
De located similarly to those of the rail-
road bridge. with spans of practically the
same length, and to prevent the arch it
self from becoming an obstacle its starting
point or springing line should be at or
above freshet level.
The arches, both for aesthetic and con-
strlsctive reasons, should have a least rise
of approximately one-tenth of the span.
This rise would then be about twenty-five
feet. and starting from freshet level or
thirteen feet. and with thickness at
crown of not less than four feet, would
make the roadway about thirty-nne feet
above low-water level. Owing to the char
acter of the foundations a masonry bridge
of this type is impracticable. If stone is to
be used the spans would have to be much
shorter, which is not permissible in this
case, or the roadway would have to be
much higher. which is inadvisable for rea-
sons of cost, effect of the necessary ele-
waited approaches upon the park and Ques-
tions Of grade.
Ian type was submitted to the board. but
owing to the height above named. the dis
advantage OF such high approaches upon
park development. the fact that spans of
this size have not yet been built Of this
type. the experimental character OF such
construction with the nature Of foundatio
necessary at this site without immoderate
cost and the fact that the bridge Is by the
law to be one with a steel or iron super
structure caused the board to omit this de-
sign and recommend the form which they
think gives the best appearance under the
conditions imposed by nature and the linn
itationS of cost and law
Evening star., 1902-08-02
OUR SIDE PRESENTED.
Assistant Secretary Peirce Returns
From The Hague.

Mr.. H. H. D. Pei-ce, third assistant sec
retary- of state. has returned to the city
from a visit to The Hague where he rep
resented the United States in the hearing
of the claims of Russian sealers against the
United States for damages for alleged ille-
gal seizures of vessels in Bering sea.
During the hearing he filed statement
of the United States attitude on the ques-
ton Of marine Jurisdiction. The Russians
had contended that the United States de-
sired marine jurisdiction of sixty miles
from the coast Line. The seizure Of Amer
ican sealing vessels by the Russians oc-
CURED within five miles of Russian terri
tory. Consequently when Mr. Peiree filed
statement claiming for the United States
a three-mile limit of marine jurisdiction
the Russians were surprised.
The decision has not yet been rendered,
but probably will be by DR.. Asser the en-
inent Dutch authority, within six weeks or
two months.
Evening star., 1902-08-02
BALDWIN IN THE ARCTIC.
Explorer Tells of the Work Done by
His Party

Evelyn B. Baldwin, the arctic explorer,
who arrived at Honningsvaag, Norway,
yesterday, in an interview said:
The years work has been successful In
that enormous depots of condensed food
have been established by means of sledges,
one In Rudolf Land, within sight of the
Italian expedition headquarters; another in
latitude 81 degrees 33 minutes, and a third
at Kane Lodge, Greedy Island. These de-
pots, together with houses and stores left
at Camp Ziegler. will afford the means for
a large polar dash In 1908. All channels
through Franz Josef Land remained blocked
with ice during the autumn of 1901 and
prevented the establishment of depots by
steamer last year The breaking up Of ice
early in June compelled the use OF reserve
supplies, hence the departure from Camp
Ziegler on July l. in order not to imperil
the expedition. 1 dispatched fifteen bal
looms with 800 messages, and in June
obtained the first moving picture OF arctic
life. 1 also discovered Nansen's nut. re-
covering the original documents and secur-
ing paintings Of the hut
! Marine collections for the National Mu-
scum, including new charts. etc. were OBJ
tanned. In the field york thirty men. thlr-
teen ponies, sixty sledges and ITO dogs were
employed from January 81 to May FL and
this severe work resulted in the destruc-
ton of the sledges and depletion or the 1000
for ponies and dogs thus rendering our
return imperative. l shall remain at from
soc for week for repairs to the America
rudder and propeller frame, which were
broken by the ice on the return voyage.
The main anchor was lost during gale IN
October"
Admiral Melville's Comment.
Rear Admiral George w. Melville the
noted arctic explorer, was naturally mucn
interested in the news concerning the Bald
win expedition, the return of which 10
Tromsoe was reported this morning.
THE Baldwin expedition was the best
equipped that even went to the arctic re-
gions," said Admiral Melville. Perhaps
1t was over-outfitted The expedition may
have been overburdened by the amount OF
things carried.
THE object of the Baldwin expedition,
which was fitted out in England and which
sailed from Tromsoe. north of Norway. to
which point 1t is now reported as having
returned was to land in Franz Josef Land.
an overland Journey with sleds and boats
to as high a latitude as possible In the
string of islands which extends from
Franz Josef Land northward toward the
pole.
I'm all probability the ice was found by
Baldwin to be more broken In June than
he had anticipated and entirely too much
so for further advance. AS result he
probably retired across the chain Of is
lands to Franz Josef Land and from the
northern coast to Franz Josef Land crossed
to Norway in boats or in a ship IL he found
his ship waiting. In the absence Of more
detailed information, l am unable OF
course, to make any estimate of the value
of the results Of the expedition
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, August 2.xFlour steady. un-
changed: receipts, r. 4l0 barrels: exports, 26G
rels. Wheat frmer: spot and the month. T2JsaI3;
September. 7sAa7sss: December. u asked; steamer
No. red. 11%aI1h receipts. 9+.i77 bushels;
71a73. Corn dull; September. coz asked year,
46A asked; receipts. 1915 bushels: southern white
unsettled and weaker: No. white ioldl G0a61 !:
No. mixed told,. 57a5s; receipts. 3.3i6 bushels.
receipts. 400 bushels. Hay strong unchanged.
Grain freights very dull, unchanred. Butter firm.
unchanged; fancy imitation. i9aeo: fancy crnam-
cry. 21a2e: fancy ladle 1sa1a: fancy roll. ITals:
good roll 16al7: store packed. l6a1I. Eggs firm
unchanged: 11a11h Cheese firm. uncha nred; larre.
Ioa10h: medium. 1OhalOk: small. 10Ha10x. SuG-
ar nrm. unct ansed; coarse Granulated, 471h,
Evening star., 1902-08-02

Mantonomoh Is now at the League Island
navy yard and will require extensive re
pairs before she be trusted to make
the trip from her present station to this
city. Owing to the cost Of ths sc repairs ii
has been decided by the officials of the
Navy Department to defer fla ac:iol on
the proposition to transfyr this yrsSe. 20 ihc
District naval militia unf Secretary Mood.
returns to the city early in S. pteinber.
The Miantonomoh is big. Hielly meni-
tor. and while suitable for service as a
station ship. would be entirely unsuitable
Tor cruising purposes. no matter how lin
ited.
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-Reuben c. Haywood and Sarah G..
Sanders; Edward ]. Netherton and Maude
Johnson; Robert c. Fowler and Margaret
L. Fowler; Stuart H. Edwards and Blanche
w. Garner; James II. Goodchild and Mary
E. Mckinley: Thomas j. Mutchler and
Julia l.. Byassee.
Colored-William Gordon and Lulu Wash
ington, both of Fauquier county. Va;
William H. Washington and Ida NJ. Jack
son, both Of Baltimore. Md
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Deaths In the District.

The following deaths were reported at the
health Office during the twenty-fcur hours
ending at noon today:
Lucy White, IS years; Joseph W. Peall,
II years; Washington F. Gapen, 65 years:
Martha Banks, 46 years: Annie Dean. 40
years: Lizzie F. Chapman 81 years: Mrs.
Sophia Bailey, 81 years: Mary Galleher. 21
years: Leroy Boswell, 16 years: Marie Car
ter, d years; Bessie G. Benner, years;
Marcio A. Harris. 1 year: Edith H. Luger-
bels. 30 days: John Jones. IL days; infant
Of Bertha and VIM. Hutchinson, one day
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Lawn Fete q Success.

Under auspicious conditions the lawn fete
given. by the Episcopal Church of Our
Savior, at Brookland, was inaugurated
Thursday evening. and the success of the
past two evenings augurs we'll to the en-
terprise. Large crowds have attended the
fete, and there is every encouragement that
1t will continue to be patronized through
out the week Much favorable comment
has been heard on the brilliant ilumi-
nations and the artistica1ly arranged
booths. The dancing pavilion is we'll pa
troniZed
Evening star., 1902-08-02
WILL NOT CRUISE ON HER.
The Miantonomoh Will Probably Be
Turned Over to Naval Militia.

Il i SIT, ed hat TIE Naval Battalion of
II Di=.":-t National Guard will not take
-ffc.ICS "a. 81 tl.s ,2f':.. so far as the
a!-sa,si!. n.ni i : concerned, Although 1t Is
robbie hat vessel viii be turned
-N0r - tir District .. Il militia in com
lance Ei.f, the request of ihat organiza-
lion IL viii hardly be done before fall. The
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Building Permits Issued.

Building permits have been issued as fol-
lows:
Gen. Jos. c. Breckenridge. one two-story
and cellar brick store and Office 400 G
street northwest; cost. $1,000
William F. Mattingly, brick addition. 1130
18th street northwest; cost. 1000.
A. ]. Pee. brick addition and repairs, MIL
waukee street near nth northeast; cost,
$1,000.
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Fought on White House Grounds.

Louis and Duanna Foster. colored, hus-
band and wife, were arraigned before Judge
Bundy this morning a charge of being
dlsorderly on the White House grounds.
Two officers who made the arrest said they
found the couple fighting. Each was fined
SO or sixty days on the farm.
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Thievine at Bathing Beach.

large number of thefts have been re-
ported from the bathing beach by frequent
ers of that resort. Small sums Of from so
cents to 81 have been reported as stolen
from the dressing rooms. The local de-
tectives are inclined to attribute the thiev
Ing to a gang of burglars.
Evening star., 1902-08-02

round turn. On all hands was the other
class that enabled them, by supplying them
with food and giving succor to them when
ever they could, to keep on lighting us.
They were just as hostile. just much
combatants. as the bolomen. but they were
not moIested."
Evening star., 1902-08-02
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs Co.. bankers
and brokers. 1410 + ST., members New York
stock exchange, Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board OF trade.
Open. High. Low. Close.
ANA lga mated Copper G6is 67Is c6sz 66N
Evening star., 1902-08-02

His Suspicious Aroused.
My suspicious were aroused" he stated
when the crowd pressed close upon me-
and Mr.. Summers had rope In his hand
He wanted to shake hands with me. but L
refused II didn't seem very hard TO guess
what was going TO occur, yet nobody SEEM
ed to realize It,"
Was Summers the only one you recos-
nized? the witness was asked
knew other faces, but L can't just call
their names
Witness stated he had a pistol but he
questioned il it were just the thing to do
20 pull II out.
Il thought one shot would precipitate
trouble he said, ''and | kept IL in NV
pocket. Every man in the crowd had one
They were crowding and showing without
rrikiug- l pushed one man over"
Who was he?" the coroner wanted the
Jurors 10 know.
Il don't know" admitted witness He
didn't seem inclined to- strike, but he was
death on crowding- I then felt a little in
cnned TO take my pistol out, but didn't do
IT,"
entered the jail witness said that three or
-FOUR men pointed their weapons through
the bars at Craven. whereupon he said:
surely you men are not towards Cr~ugI
70 XIII man in a cage
NO. responded one of the MOB. w. !
Kill him IN another way"
Inc witness said three o; ae- q, i+,r. r:
pushed craven out Of tie ~ + n,I Y I .
GoWo got the Prison IL " u =
followed them down q, tE.u 1t fIs sus-
sesteo that perhaps the prisoner might
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-05-08
Board of Health Meeting.

The Board OF Health held very
tame aud unimportant meeting yes
terday, The entire session was oc-
cupied by the reading Of depart
mental reports discussion OF meas
ures for barring out cholera and 60
forth.
When the Secretary presented
the resolutions OF the Republican
Central COMMITTEES anent the
Father Wendelin matter, the only
Democratic member OF the Board
proposed that they be tabled, which
was done without any comment.
The Board acquiesced in the re-.
quest to reopen the Wholesale fish
market at Waakea, Hilo, aud de-
nisd the request TO establish fish
market in H,lo. DR.. F. w. Taylor
was reported on favorably by the
Board OF Examiners. and Lear SO
will issue to him,
City Sanitary Officer Tracy make s
the following comment in his re-
port:
"A tenement house owner piped
the overflow from his cesspool to
the Nuusnu stream, and concealed
the outlet. We located it at low
tide and had the man arrested,
twenty-five dollars aud costs was
his fine. He has since fixed his
cesspool."
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-05-08
Adviser of Kalakaua.

PORTLAND, ORE April 26.- Irving
Quincy Tewkbury, a peanut stand
clerk who has just died at Astoria,
was once the financial adviser of
King Kalaksua Of Hawaii. 1t is said
that in the declining days of the
King OF tho Hawaiian Islands, when
his fuances were in chaoa, he looked
about for assistance, Tewksbury was
a clerk In the customs department,
and by Some coincidence was con-
suited by the King and submitted q
plan OF taxation by which the for
tunes of the royal house were for
the time redeemed, That is as far as
the story goes. How Tewksbury
drifted to Astoria in the reduced
circumstances he was in is unknown.
Letters among his effects tell about
his family 10 Hawaii.