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The bee., 1902-01-09
PRIZE MONEY Question:
Secretary Long Writes Letter De-
Tending the Navy De-
partment.
THE LATTER HAS BEEN CRITICISED.
Department.. Made the Awards of
Prize Money, Under the Law az
1t Existed, But which Has since
Been Repealed.

Washington, Jan. 7.--Secretary
Long has addressed to Senator Knute
Nelson. OF Minnesota, a long letter
defending the navy department
against what is declared to be I'M
friendly criticism in connection with
the distribution of pr-ze money and
bounty: The letter is called forth by
one from the senator, asking for in
formation ON this point, for the use
of a western newspaper. The secre-
tary declares that the criticism that
the department has Disseminated for
Admiral Sampson and against Ad
miral Schley in the distribution of
prize money and bounty, is unjust,
troll over this matter, the money be-
ing distributed from the treasury,
and all questions of law and fact rel
a:iNe to prize and bounty having been
determined by the courts. The sec
rotary calls attention to the laws
touching prize and bounty as they ex-
listed at the beginning of the Spanish
war, and says that, though advised by
the attorney general that it might
make distribution, the navy depart.
ment preferred to place the matter in
the court of claims, and so far from
displaying favoritism, adopted the
effective means in its power to secure
a just determination by courts of law
OF the rights of all concerned.
Touching the claim of Admiral
Sampson for bounty at Santiago, the
secretary says that the distribution
was made under a decree of the court
of claims, which lie cites, and from
which no appeal was taken. He fur
ther points out that. under the prize
laws, the commander-in-chief of the
feet is entitled to his "one-twentieth"
of bounty by virtue of his position az
commandments whether he IL
personally present during the en-.
gegement or not. Says the secre.
tary:
AS mmander-in-chief, Admiral
Sampson would, therefore, under the
law, have been entitled to his share
of the bounty for the destruction OF
the Spanish ships at Santiago if he
had been on the north shore of Cuba
at the time. This was the law, for
which the navy department is nowise
responsible"
On this point the secretary says
that the department itself was the
first to realize the inequalities of this
law and to make recommendations
which led to its repeal, so that "a
rather amusing feature of the at
tacks made upon the navy depart.
ment," as the secretary puts it, is
that the administration is blamed
more than two years after it had
cured the evil. The secretary con.
cludes his letter with an extract from
the report of the auditor of the treas
ury for the navy department showing
the status of the prize money and
bounty cases, yet unsettled, owing to
delays in the courts, and predicting
settlement within a year.
The bee., 1902-01-09
AGAINST Ex-cAPT. CARTER.
The United states Supreme Court
Refuses to Interfere In the
Case of Oberlin NJ. Carter.

Washington, Jan. THE United
States supreme court refused to in.
terfere in the case of Capt. Oberlin
M. Carter. The decision was rendered
in the proceedings instituted by Capt.
Carter for the purpose of securing a
writ of habeas corpus that would re-
lease him from prison at Leavcn.
worth, kas. The case originated in
the United States circuit court for
the district Of Kansas by which the
petition for a writ was denied. The
opinion was delivered by Chief JUS
tice Fuller and affirmed the opinion
of the circuit court.
The bee., 1902-01-09
MccALLA's PRIZE MONEY.
ut Vallejo, Cal, for Enlisted
Men of the Navy.

San Francisco, Jan. Capt. b. II.
McCalla, now in command of the
Rearsarge, the flagship of the North
Atlantic squadron, has in view the
erection of fine club house at Val
lejo for the enlisted men of the navy.
lie has already secured a site for
the proposed building, paying for it
with the prize money awarded to him
for his services in the Spanish war
Additional funds are 70 be secured
by popular subscription. Mrs. Nc
Gala is now here making the pre-,
liminary arrangements for the cree
tion of the structure which will prob
ably be modelled after the Blue Jack
cts club house in Brooklyn, which
was erected through the munifi-
conce of Miss Helen Gould.
The bee., 1902-01-09
One Bad Man the Less.

st. Louis, Jan. S.-"Billy" Condor.
the partner of bad jack Williams.
who was shot by Detective Williams.
Sunday night, while resisting arrest
after making a trough house" at
Belle Peyton's resort, succumbed to
his wounds, after laparotomy hal
been performed on him at the city
hospital. The dead man was an all.
round tough character, always handy
with his gun; had long police rec
ord, but had always managed to es-
cape the penitentiary on account of
his pull" as useful Indian" on
special occasions.
The bee., 1902-01-09
TRAINS BADLY WRECKED.
Western Railroad mt Gray.
West Virginia.

Gray, w. Va. Jan. s.--A Norfolk &
Western express train from Column
bus. o., to Norfolk, Va, collided here
early tuesday morning, with a north
bound through freight. The trains
were badly wrecked. The messenger
and brakeman on the express were
killed outright and the engineer and
fireman on the freight ar" missing. \
number of others were injured
The bee., 1902-01-09
ARE ANXIOUS 70 UNLOAD.
A Defnitive Proposition. Made By
the French Panama Canal
Company.
OUTFIT OFFERED FOR FORTY MILLIONS
The President VIII Communicate
the Proposition to Congress, the
Canal Question Being Now One
for Legislative Consideration and
Determination.

Washington, Jan. ga formal
proposition to sell the Panama canal
properties to the United States gov
eminent for S40,0OO,OO0 was submitted
to the authorities here. 1t was made
by NJ. Boeufve, representing the COM
pany. to Admiral Walker, as chair
man of the Isthmian canal commits
sion. NJ. Bocufye acted under cable
instructions received from the Pana-
ma canal officials at Paris. Admiral
Walker brought the proposition to
the knowledge of the secretary of
state and the president, going direct
ly to the state department for that
purpose.
The submission of this offer car
ries out a plan which has been under
consideration for the last two weeks.
The first step was taken when NJ.
Hutin retired from the presidency of
the Panama Canal Co. This brought
about an entire change in the man
agemcnt, the main feature of the
change being that those in authority
desired to make definite offer of
the Panama properties to this gov
eminent for $40,OOO,OOO. There have
been numerous meetings at Paris
with this end in view, but the one
which brought about the final propo-
sition was held Friday. In substance,
the notification delivered to Admiral
Walker was as follows:
THE Panama Canal Co., declares it,
self ready to transfer to the govern
ment of the United States, on pay
ment of $4O,OO0,OOO, it's properties and
concessions, estimated at that amount
by the Isthmian canal commission,
in conformity with the terms and
conditions of the estimates of said
commission"
Except to submit the proposition in
the foregoing terms there was no dis
cussion with Admiral Walker as to
what further steps were likely to be
taken except to bring the proposition
state and the president.
Admiral Walker called at the state-
department at noon and communicat-
ed to Secretary Hay the offer which
NJ. Boeufve had submitted in behalf
of the canal company. The matter
was, soon after, brought to the atten-
tion of the president.
1t can be stated that the president
will communicate the proposition to
congress. This course will be pur-
sued because the administration
holds that the canal question is now
purely one for legislative determine
ton, and that as congress is about to
consider the subject it should have
possession of all facts that have
come to the knowledge of the execu-
tive branch.
The bee., 1902-01-09

Mrs. Edward Stevens of Carthage,
N. Y, writes as follows:
: at now take pleasure in notifying you
that my husband has entirely recovered
from catarrh. He is a well man today,
thanks to you and Peruna. He took six
bottles of your medicine as directed, and
it proved to be just the thing for him.
His appetite is good and every thing he
eats seems TO agree with him. His
cough has left him and he is gaining in
flesh, aud seems to be well every way."-
MRS. EDWARD STEVENS.
Any internal remedy that will cure
catarrh in one location will cure it In
The bee., 1902-01-09
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

President Roosevelt has selected q
former private in his rough rider reg
iment for marshal of Arizona.
There is an egg famine in Paducah,
Ky. Eggs sold there, Monday, at 60
cents a dozen.
King Edward has conferred the or
der of Knight Grand Cross of the
Bath upon Marquis Ito Of Japan.
Seventy-five different models and
designs for street car tenders have
been submitted to the St. Louis board
of public improvements.
Aerial theorists have been invited
to confer with ST. Louis Worlds fair
directors in arranging for tourna-
ment at the Worlds fair.
Miss Lizzie Sellers. BON in Penn
sylvania in 1886, and who removed to
Burlington, Ia, 80 years ago, died
Monday.
One of the bills before the Porto
Rican legislature calls for the appro-
priation of $4,000 for an exhibit at
the st. Louis Worlds fair.
The newest oil gusher at Reau-
mont, Tex, has been chistened the
''Becky Sharp" in compliment to Min
ME Maddern Fiske the well-mown
actress.
Representative Kern. of East ST.
Louis. ILL.,, has introduced a bill in
congress providing for the Ie-cstab-
lishment of the army canteen.
1t is likely that President Rose
welt will send a message to congress
bearing on the Panama Canal Co.'s
offer to sell out to this country.
The Equitable Oil and Mining Co.
has struck oil near Columbia, Tex,
at depth of GOO feet, the flow being
good in quantity and quality.
Reports from various points in
Texas show that the tomato crop
will, with good season, amount to
more than 600 cars, all of which VIII
be shipped out.
]. NJ. Current, of Denver, Gel, COM
mitted suicide at albuquerque, n. NJ.
He wrote to his wife, in Denver, that
he was worn out looking for work.
Mrs. Emma White, u of Comanche.
Tex, who was given an examining
trial on the charge of numbering her
husband, some days ago. was re-
manded to jail without bail.
Webster Davis declares that he ex-
poets to get 100000 signatures to
the petitions that will be presented
to congress for an expression of sym
pathy for the Beers.
Reports show that only in one case
did the open-air treatment for con.
sumption fail to prevent death at the
state sanitarium at Rutland, Mass.
Freddie Gallop, the seven-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Gal
lop, broke through the ice on the Mis-
sissippi river at Quincy, ILL.,, Monday
and was drowned.
Details of the fatal duel between
Lieut.. Theme and Student Held at
Jena, Germany show that the student
had no chance to escape. He was
shot through the heart.
5ames Stone, an 'ex-slave, who re-
moved to Springfield, Mo-, from Ar
kansas, Immediately after the civil
war, and who was three times elected
to the city council, died Monday. He
was about 20 years old
The bee., 1902-01-09

any other location. This is why Peruna
has become so justly famous in the cure
of catarrhal diseases. It cures catarrh
wherever located. It's cures remain.
Peruna does not palliate; it cures.
Mrs. Frederick Williams, President Of
the South Side Ladies' Aid Society of
Chicago, ILL.,, writes the following words
of praise for Peruna from 973 Cuyler
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,:
"My home is never without PERFUME
for 1 have found during the past six
years that there is no remedy that will
at once alleviate suffering and actually
cure, as Peruna does. Four bottles COM
pletely cdred me of catarrh of the head
of several years. standing, and if my
husband feels badly, or either of us catch
cold, we at once take Peruna, and in
day or two it has thrown the sickness
out of the system."-Mrs. Frederick
Williams.
Mrs. w. A. Allison, OF 759 Sheffield
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, is the Assistant
The bee., 1902-01-09
Oklahoma at the World. Fair.

Guthrie, Okla, Jan. S.-The Okla
homa commissioners to the St.
Louis Worlds fair concluded a two
days session here yesterday. They
have decided to follow the plan of the
Wisconsin building in Buffalo in q
general way, enlarging it so per
cent. in the erection of an Oklahoma
building at st. Louis to serve as
headquarters, rest, home and club.
house for oklahoma. Other space
will be secured for the Oklahoma ex.
hibits.
The bee., 1902-01-09
A SHOCKING CALAMITY.
Nearly "A score of Miners Imprisoned by a
Cave-In at the Nagaunee
tMich.l Mines.

Negaunee, Mich. Jan. S.-The most
distressing accident occurring in this
county for years occurred at the
Negaunee mine yesterday at noon.
when, by cavern the lives of
thirteen to seventeen miners are
thought to have been lost. The cave
in was at the bottom of the old
shaft. Had it occurred half an hodr
sooner about $50 men would have
been killed
Thus far but one body has been
taken out, that of Hunlalla, and one
man was rescued alive.
The bee., 1902-01-09

Oh Per5OHs suner- W N
ing with a contested condition Of thb
head, lungs, and stomach, generally
called catarrh. 1t alleviates pain and
soreness, increases the appetite and so
tones up the entire system that the
patient quickly regains strength and
health. Mrs. w. A. Allison.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The bee., 1902-01-09
CRACKED a Back.
sinsked Robbers Capture and Gag
Night Watchmcn. and then
Help Themselves.

st. Louis, Jan. ga gang of masked
desperadoes bound and gagged Lee
Philpot and \. j. Eastep, the two
night watchmen. and j.. W. Clark, the
night fireman at the National Stock
Yards Exchange building, East St.
louis, Monday night, and then, leav-
ing one of their number to guard
them, the others entered the Elk.
change building ana, after cracking
off the vault door. used dynamite on
o burglar-proof safe. w9ecking it, and
carried off the greater portion of its
contents.
The bee., 1902-01-09
The Frank for Mrs. McKinIey.

Washington, Jan. s.-A bill graft
ing to Mrs. Mckinley the postal
ranking privilege for all her cor.
respondence was favorably reported
by the house committee on post Of
fees and post roads. Similar priv.
leges have heretofore been granted to
Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Grant.
Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Garfield and Mrs.
Logan.
The bee., 1902-01-09
Good Health in havana.

Washington, Jan. 7.-Reports made
to the marine hospital service show
that the health conditions in the Gu
ban capital are the best it has been
in $50 years. Yellow fever has been
practically eliminated by the per-
sistent war On mosquitoes.
The bee., 1902-01-09

Washington, Jan. 4.-The receipts
of the government for December,
1901, were $+7 1854, and the ex-
penditures, S37,s1s,99s, which leaves
q surplus for the month of $9,742 ,966.
The surplus for the first six months
of the fiscal year ending June 30,
1902, is, approximately, SIS, 900.
The bee., 1902-01-09

San Juan, p. r., Jan. 7.-Business
was suspended here yesterday, it be.
ing "Three Kings day." which, in so
FAR as the exchanging of gifts is con.
cerned, is celebrated as is Christmas
IN the north.
The bee., 1902-01-09
Marriage by Contract.

New York, Jan. s.-The first mar.
riage contract under the new mar.
riage law in New York, which wen.
into effect on the first of the year
was filed and certificate was issued
by p. j. Scully, city clerk, to Fran,
Tripke and Frida Hilser, of New York
citv
The bee., 1902-01-09
BattIeship nIlnoi. pocked.

New Orleans, Jan. s.-The big bat
tleship Illinois, the largest vessel ever
placed in floating dry dock, was
successfully run into the new float
ing dock at New Orleans, Monday,
where her hull will be scraped and
cleaned.
The bee., 1902-01-09
Lord strathcona's Genero.i,y.

London, Jan. 4.-Lord Strathcona
and Mount Royal. the Canadian high
commissioner, has sent a check for
e25,000 to the authorities of Aber-
deem university. The money is to go
toward completing the extension Of
the university.
The bee., 1902-01-09
Lays II to Poor DooLEeeplna.

Manistique, Mich, Jan. s.-V. p.
Chappell, former county treasurer
was arrested yesterday, on the charge
Of embezzling county funds to the ex-
tent of $1,000. Chappell asserts that
poor bookkeeping is responsible for
the apparent shortage.
The bee., 1902-01-09
steamer NJ. w. Kelley sunl,.

Eufaula, Ala, Jan. THE steamer
Nj. w. Kelly, Of the Independent li1r
struck a snag and sank yesterday
afternoon two miles above this CITY.
There were no casualties so far as
reported.
The bee., 1902-01-09
To Amend the Penal Code.

Albany, \. Y, Jan. TN the as
sembly a bill was introduced amend
ing the penal code so as to make an
attempt on the life of the president
of the United States, or on that of
the governor of New York, treason.
The bee., 1902-01-09

Matron of tn g
Peoples spi-
tai. She has the
following to say
about Peruna:
81 have had fire.
quent opportuni-
ties to observe the
wonderful cura-
tive effects of
Peruna especially
The bee., 1902-01-09
peath of nn OId Lumbcrmnn.

lacrosse, Wis, Jan. 7.--Silas Board.
man, one of the oldest lumberman Of
this city, died yesterday, aged 81. He
was one of the first to engage in tie
logging business on the Mississippi.
The bee., 1902-01-09
a Windfan for Mrs. nenen.

New York, Jan. Mrs. Chauncey
NJ. Depew, on arriving from Europe.
will hear that she is one of a score
or more of heirs to an estate, valued
at $SO,OoO,0OO, left by Casper Cronk.
hite in Holland.
The bee., 1902-01-09

Chicago, Jan. 7--VirgIl Garvin, the
Milwaukee pit signed a contract
yesterday with the Chicago American
League club for next season. Catcher
Joe Sugden was traded for Garvin.
The bee., 1902-01-09
The Youngcrs Want commutation.

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. s.--Cole and Jiul
Younger have applied to the sta 9
board of pardons for communication
of their life sentences for murder 80
IS years. Allowing good time %
they have already served SO years.
The bee., 1902-01-09
BISHOP HANDY
SAYS
SAYS

pleasure acknowledging the curative effects of
solicitation friend used your remedy and
cheru recommend Peuna all who want good tonic
a safe for cafarrh. "-JAAfES A. HANDY
unqualified
catarrhal debility incident deny clergyman Among
utnces virtues Peuna the
above Bishop A. Handy d. Baltimore.
The bee., 1902-01-09
Ten Years for Shooting His wife.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan 7.--Eliiah
Fathcote was sentenced to term
Of ten years in the penitcntiary for
breaking into his wife room and
shooting here thee times because she
would not live vita him.
The bee., 1902-01-09
street Railways for Mexico city.

Mexico City, Jan. Sit is reported
hat 176,o0O00o francs has been sub
rcribed in Paris for building and
euipping new system of electric
always hcre and introducing low
tares.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-29
WIDOWS COATS KILLED
Masked Men Destroy a Flock
Near Grand Junction, Colo
RADIO.

Grand Junction, Colo. July 2S.-Twelve
masked men last Sunday night visited
the branch ranch of Mrs Nancy Irving.
the Angora sheep breeder. located
twelve miles southwest Of Grand juno
ton, and with guns, clubs and knives
deliberately Killed 500 Angora does and
a large number of kids. Fully 300 of
the does were with kid. and these are
already beginning to die for want of
neurishment. The herder who was in
charge of the sheep was covered with
guns by the perpetrators@o the crime,
bound and gagged and then tied to a
post. No clue to the outlaws has yet
been discovered. The loss to Mrs.
Irving will run from ST. 900 to $4,000.
Mrs. Irving. who is a widow, recently
received a warning, presumably from
cattlemen. to remove her goats from
the Pinon Mesa range. or they would be
slaughtered by wholesale. Yesterday
afternoon she received another warning
that if she did not at once remove all
of her remaining goats. numbering over
500. from the mesa. they would be
killed, Mrs. IHving has appealed TO the
county commissioners for protection,
and the sheriff has started an investi-
cation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-29
SEISMIC SHOCK
IN TWO STATES
California and Nebraska Stirred
by an Earthquake.
vAcARIES OF PHENOMENON
CREEK DRY FOR YEARS NOW 4
RIVER.

& ANITA BARBARA, Cal, July zs.-At
y 11:o3 o'clock last night Santa Bar
bara county was visited by the
most severe earthquake experienced in
years. Only a slight tremor was felt
here, but in other places considerable
property was destroyed. The center Of
the disturbance appears to have been
at Carreaga oil fields. near Los Alamos.
Two 1,500-bar tanks, containing TO-
600 gallons of oil, We're completely
wrecked and the contents became n
total loss. Buildings were cracked and
some minor damage suffered. The to-
tai loss sustained by the oil company
will be a bout $50, 900. A report that the
wells had ceased TO flow proved to be
untrue.
At Harris station an old creek which
had been dry for years began flowing
a stream two feet deep and eighteen
feet wide. At Los Alamos furniture
and dishes were broken but no lives
lost. Some narrow escapes are reported.
Reports from Lompoc and Santa
Maria state that several severe quakes
were felt there at the same hour. but
little damage was done.
A slight shock was felt here at half
past O'Clock this evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-29
FRAUDS AND MURDER MARK PRIMARY
OF REPUBl lCANS IN NEW JERSEY

Camden, y. J., July 2s.-The primary
election for delegates to the Republican
convention of the First congressional
district of New Jersey was held today
in Camden, Gloucester and Salem coun-
ties, which comprise the district The
candidat ties for the nomination are
Henry c. Loudenslager. the present
congressman. and ]. Alpheus Van SAINT
The contest has been one of the most
bitter ever held in southern New Jer-
sey. The polls were open from p. m
10 S D. n. and the three hours were
marked with serious fighting One
man was killed in this city, and Joe
Goddard. the we'll known heavyweight
pugiIist of Philadelphia, MAS probably
fatally shot while electiOneering in
Pensauken township: another man was
dangerously stabbed in this city, and
a fourth man received stab wounds at
Dog Corner" near MerchantsyiIle-f
Goddard was at voting place IN
Pensauken township when he was shot
He was with a number of men who
were travelling from one polling place
to another. The pugiiist got into 4
quarrel with a colored constable named
Robert Washington. It is alleged that
Goddard assaulted the constable with a
baseball bat. and that the constable,
in seIf-defense. shot Goddard in the
head The constable surrendered him
self TO the police. and the injured prize
tighter was brought to Cooper hospital
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-29
SAID HE WAS TRACY
Seattle Man lmpersonates Out.
law and Narrowly Escapes
Being Killed.

Seattle, Wash, July 2s-william Nix
on of Seattle tried TO win a Woman's
affections in the guise of outlaw Tracy
and is nearly dead as the result of his
foolhardy act. He told an actress in a
music hall that he was none other than
the famous desperate. and threatened
her life if she told. He made her buy
him drinks and promise TO supply him
With money Saturday night when he
entered the theatre he was attacked
by policeman and the proprietor, Joe
Williams, a brother of Deputy Sheriff
Jack Williams, who was wounded in a.
battle with Tracy at BotheH July 3.
He was pounded into insensibility and
has not fully regailed his faculties yet
The mistake was discovered when the
mans fea lures were compared TO those
of a photograph at police headquar-
tiers. It is almost miracle that the
policeman did not shoot first and in
vestigate afterwards, as he was told
positively that the man was Tracy, and
d reward Of nearly $1,000 is offered for
the desperate, dead or alive.