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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-12
DBPBW TALKS ON
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
New York Senator Lauds Mr..
Frye's Measure.

Mr.. DeDew, Of New York, addressed the
Senate today on the ship subsidy bill
AS a member Of the Committee on Com
merce, he said. he felt it incumbent upon
him TO reply 10 certain statements and
charges that had been made by the minor
ity. particularly those contained in the
speech Of Mr.. Clay, Of Georgia. The
spee"h Of the latter he characterized as
one Of the ablest and most complete vet
made by the opponents Of the bill
The New York Senator contended that
when foreign vessels were withdrawn
from the trade during the winter months.
or when such a war as the South African
conflict was being waged. the mail service
Of the United States was seriously disar-
ranged. lie declared that the mail was
one OF the pioneers Of civilization first
operated al great financial loss but soon
opening up new country and becoming
profitable thcTefrom. He said he could
not understand why, under such q state
Of affairs, the opponents of the bill should
oppose the opening up of new foreign mail
service when il was so essential ga keep
ing step with the great increase in ex-
ports Of the United states.
He secuted the urobs hility Of undue
generosity being manifested in the pay
ment Of mail bOunties. lie claimed that
such contracts would ever be under the
seaTchlight OF rigid scrutiny and II found
at any time 10 be too prOJigaI ne was
sure the enemies Of the measure would
hold the fact up TO public notice and re-
peal would speedily result.
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THE SENATE CLAIMS
AN INHERENT RIGHT
Reciprocity Treaties Need No
Sanction From House.
Mr.. SpooneI's Report to Foreign Rela-
tion's Committee COntroverts Con-
tentions Advanced by Some.

The Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee today received from its subcommit-
tee. which has for several weeks been
considering the question whether the rati-
ication Of reciprocity treaties by the
Senate is sufficient TO give them force
and effect or If the concurrence OF the
House is necessary. There has for years
been a disagreement between the two bodies
on this point, the House claiming that in
dependent action by the Senate was
trenching on the constitutional power Of
the House over matters affecting the
revenues.
The report Of the committee. which
was drawn by Senator Spooner was not
made public today. but # is understood
to favor the undeniable power Of the
Senate to ratify such treaties without any
action on the part of the House The
committee now has some eight reciprocity
treaties before It, among them one with
France and also with the several British
possessions IN the West Indies They
were negotiated under the Dingley act.
and upon the failure Of the Senate TO take
action the time for their ratification has
been repeatedly extended
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Representative CorIiss OF Michigan. au-
thor Of the bill 20 construct a Govern
ment cable TO Manila. has taken grave
offence at the language OF Representative
Richardson Of Alabama. " no took occa-
sion several days ago to attack the bill
and its author. Today Mr. Corliss made a
sharp rejoinder to Representative Rich
ardson, in which he went at the Com
mercial Gable Company which is oppos-
ing the bill questioning the sincerity OF
Mr.. Richardson and intimating very
broadly that be had some uIterio. mo-
tive in making his speech against the
bill. In referring TO Mr. Richardson. Mr..
Corliss said
With the hope no doubt of Illustrating
his disinterestedness. he pIacidly tells us
thai in his own long experience at the
bar he hes never represented corpora
tons- I desire to ask what prompts the
gentleman from Alabama 10 display upor
the floor Of this House such zeal as was
manifested in his effort TO defend a cor
poratiOn which In defaEce Of the conci-
uons heretofore imposed upon the cable
companies. seeks TO usurp, without rer-
mission or authority. one Of the most
important privileges held by our country?
Why did not the gentleman from Ala
bama wait until the consideration Of this
measure had been properly brought before
rhe Houso2 What purpose has the zen
tleman in mind, or object to obtain. in
rushing to the defence Of this corpora
tion2 From my long experience in tic
practice Of the profession to which the
gentleman belongs. / am led 20 believe
that there is motive back OF every act
in human life, whether in private or Of
fetal capacity. and ] would be glad if the
gentleman would enIighten us upon the
subject and explain his own zeal and no
tive upon this measure.
Refers to the Records.
He questions my zeal and seeks to find
the motive which prompts such action.
He should go hack 20 the records OF the
Fifty-dfth and Fifty-sixth Congress and
note the efforts made by private interests
to secure this great public utility then op-
posing my measure. and study the schem-
ing methods by which the Commercial
Gable interests have been transformed
from an active ally Of a Government ca
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session Of Congress he sought to uphold
the hands Of the cable monopoly
Mr. COrliss quoted from the testimony
Of Mr.. Ward before the House Commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce,
saying that he admitted a combination by
his company with other cable lines for
the control OF the tariff rates across the
Atlantic
Position of Parties.
This should command the attention OF
Congress" ," said Mr.. Corliss The Repub-
lican and Democratic parties are united
in their declarations against combines
and trusts; here is a corporation with a
foreign citizen as its principal officer,
brazeuly admitting before a committee Of
this House that. in defiance Of the Sher-
man law. it has combined for the purpose
OF regulating tolls"
Mr.. Corliss' Resolution.
In his pursuit Of further information
on this subject, Mr.. C5rliss read Two reso-
lutions Of enquiry which he later intro
duced in the House. The first calls upon
the Secretary Of War Ito report 10 the
House Of Representative what. if any,
grants Of exclusive rights are claimed 10
be held by any cable company eGecting
Guam or the Philippine Islands. and
whether the establishment Of cable com
muuication by an American company with
such foreign coapauy holding exclusive
rights is not a direct violation Of the
conditions heretofore imposed upon cable
companies landing cables upon our
shores"
The second resolution directs the At
torney General to commence proceedings
against the Commercial Cable Company
in the following language
Whereas il is admitted by Mr.. George
G. Ward an officer Of the Commercial
Gable Company, that said company has
made combination with other cable com
Danies for the purpose Of establishing a
uniform rate for cable messages across
the Atlantic Ocean. in direct violation OF
paragraph 2 OF the conditions imposed
upon cable lines heretofore land and
Whereas said combination is direct
violation OF section 2 Of the act Of July
8. 1850, entitled An act to protect trade
anu -o-------- N- against = - Ava IFSLIa allL1
and mOuopolles: and
Whereas IL has been held by the Su-
preu1e Court Of the United States that
monopolizing telegraphic communication
with a foreign country is within the
description OF the aforesaid act; there
fore. De it
Resolved, That the Attorney General
be. and he is hereby, directed tc insti-
tute such proceedings as may be deemed
necessary TO destroy such combination
and monopoly. and TO punish the viola
tion Of said act"
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SPANISH MINISTRY
ABOUT TO RESIGN
SenOr MOnterC Will Form
New Cabinet.
REVOLUTIONlSTS ARE ACTIVE
Pending Action Causes No Surprise in
Spain, The-e Being Much Dissatisfac-
ton With SenOr Sagasta and His COL
leagues During Labor Troubles.

MADRID. March PIT was announced
this morning that the Cabinet would later
in the day place their designations in the
hands Of the Queen Regent. who would
probably entrust Senor Montero with the
formation Of a new Cabinet.
The new body. il was announced. win
include General WeyIer. 80 present Min
lister Of War; Senor CahaIeias. and the
Marquis Armijo.
II Is recognized that Weyler is indis-
Pensable to the formation of any Cabi-
net and ii is said in political circles that
ne gains with every crisis. II many more
crises occur, the general viii practically
be dictator.
The new Cabinet may summon tba
Cortes on March Il. nave Alfonso take
the oath, and Immediately adjourn. The
oath really belongs TO the coronation
ceremony. but il is deemed wise TO have
the young King take It soon. in case the
coronation does net come or
In the meantime The Revolutionary
bodies throughout the country are re-
ported as most active
The resignation OF the ministers is no
surprise There has been much dissatis-
faction over the policy Of Senor Sagasts
and his colleagues during the labor trou-
Dlcs IN Spain
The members of Sagasta's Cabinet are:
President Of council. SenJr Sagasta.
Minister Of War, General Neyler. Min
ister OF Marine. Duke de Velagua- Min
lister OF Interior. SenOr Alfonso Gonzales
Minister Of Finance. Senor ANGEL Irzaiz:
Minister Of Justice. Marquis de Teverga-
Minister OF Foreign Affairs. Duke de AZ
nodovar, Minister OF Public Education.
Senor ROmanOnes; Minister Of Public
Works. SenOr Nillaneuva.
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roe, and thence to TIE 0nera House whore
about LOCO persons had assembled for the
pro-BOer meeting
Governor Altgeld began his address
with the customary vigor. The speaker
seemed in excellent condition. and his
forceful manner during the first half hour
Of his speech gave no hint OF the in9end-
ing calamity
Toward the close. however. he weaken
ed some. and those near him noticed that
he leaned repeatedly on the table
ROusing himsIf for the peroration. Mr..
Altgeld again stepped to the front OF
the platform. and in loud, ringing tones
denounced the policy Of England in the
TransvaaL
He had reached the closing sentence
when he began to stammer. He hesitat-
ed and some in the audience appeared 10
think that he was confused.
But resuming once more he concluded.
Stumbled as he Left.
Mr.. Altgeld turned to leave the stage.
He stumbled slightly as he was walking
away. but no one in the audience appear
Confined on Second Paze)
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FILIPINOS ANXIOUS
TO LEARN ENGLISH
Prof. BarroWS Says Natives
Are Striving Upward.
A LIBERAL POLICY ADOPTED
Official From Philippines Bureau Tells
Senators Such a Course Is Necessary
to Avoid Alternating Support Of Edu-
Gated Classes IN the Islands.

Prof David P. Barrows. chief Of the
bureau Of the non-Christian tribes in the
Philippines. was the witness before the
Senate Committee on the Philippines this
morning He gave a very interesting
statement regarding the condition Of the
people Of the islands. the extent OF their
education, their languages and their Ia
cility in learning. He said that their de-
sire TO learn English was universal and
that they acquired il very readily. their
motive being their desire 70 be able 70
keep in touch with the doings cf the out
side world, English being the language
OF commerce in China, India and aus
traIia
The great T.ass OF the Filipino people.
he said. fo,oved the IeaI Of the upper.
educated class. which though few IN num-
bers. eEerted wide influence This edu-
Gated class was now N sympathy with
the American projects far the elevation
Of the islands. but IL was necessary for
Congress 20 adopt liberal policy toward
the Philippines 10 avoid alternating them
They desired a guarantee Of ordinary
civil rights Of Americans. but. he be-
heved, would be content with political
rights le-5. in a constitutional way. than
those enjoyed by an American territory.
Ike Arizona. for instance. They real
lied that action by Congress toward
giving them a legislative assembly might
be deferred because CT the continuance
OF hOstilities in some urovir.ae
The committee viii hear Prof Bar
rows again tomorrow morning at 10.80
O'Clock
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OVERDUE HURONIAN
REPORTED WRECKED
She IS Said to Have Struck
on Sable Island.

HALIFAX, y. s.. March 12.-It is re-
ported here that the Allan liner Huro-
nian, which left Glasgow for st. John. n.
B., February Il. and has not sine been
reported, has been wrecked on Sable ISL
and.
No definite information is available as
there has been no communication with
the island since Christmas.
q steamer which passed close to Sable
Island a few days ago reported a large
vessel supposed TO be a steamer. on the
bar. This may be the Crofton Hall which
has been hanging on the northeast bar
several years and has been frequently re-
ported.
Inc canadian Department Of Marine
last evening instructed the Government
steamer Aberdeen 20 proceed 10 Sable
Island 10 Investigate.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-12
BEAUTIES OF NATUREAS
SHE EXISTS NEAR CHICAGO

CHICAGO, March lz.-EurytHing in na-
turs hereabouts has been forced fo.-W ard
about month by the unusually warm
weather Of late February and early
March. In the fields about Chicago. the
willow buds are opening and some OF the
more yenturesome wild flowers have bios
somed. Under the lilac bushes in Grace
land cemetery the slopdrops are i'm fun
bloom These flowers did not bud last
year until April
The robins have been in the vicinity
OF Chicago for week and a great flo, K
Of blackbirds few over the city yesterdaY =.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-12
TRIES TO COMMIT
SUICIDE IN COURT

Avenue and was in court today to answer
"a charge Of vaEranCy.
He is about ffty-five years OF age and Is
a rustic chair maker, having a little shop
az 1l2 First Street northwest. He Is said
20 be a hard drinker at times. and was
very drunk when taken in hand by Police
man Brady.
Wild Hallucinations.
AT the Police station he conceived the
idea that he was TO be cremated alive.
Today this hallucination had changed 70
the notion that be was 10 be hanged.
4 never killed anyone. he declared 10
a reporter. but the newspapers ali say
I'm going to be strung up just the same.
They ID never hang me- though. never
mind"
Sent to the Asylum.
Judge Scott continued the case indeh-
nitely and sent Krupp to the Washington
Asylum Hospital for treatment.
Krupp served three years and six
months in the Eighth Maryland voiun-
teers during the civil war He came 10
Washington from Baltimore fifteen years
ago Ae has no family.
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ALL WILL BE WELCOME.
Senator CullOm's Resolution Inviting
France and a Few Others to come
to America Is Adopted.

In a resolution introduced in the Sen
ate today by Mr.. CulIom. the President
was directed to invite to the Rochambeau
Monument dedicatory exercises in Wash
ington, May "A, the French Government
and its people. and the family o, Count
de Rochambeau commander-in-chief Of
the French forces in America in battle
in behalf of the Revolution. and the fam
lily of Marquis de Lafayette
The resolution. which carried an ap-
preparation or 10000 for the use OF the
Secretary OF State. was adopted.
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bic in the Fifty-hfth and Fifty-sixth Con-
crosses into a partnership with an Eng
lish corporation holding exclusive privi-
leges and the monopoly OF the cable
rights in the Far East"
Mr.. Corliss said that Great Britain had
never offered the privilege Of building the
cable from Vancouver through the Pa
cifc TO a private company, so that M
Richardson was mistaken when he said it
had. He quoted from the report Of the
committee OF the British Parliament ex-
tracts showing the committee recommend
ed Government ownership, and said:
Cables Owned by England.
Il repeat that Great Britain has pur-
chased and owns and controls over twen-
ty Thousand miles OF cable in addition 20
the one now being constructed in the
Pacific. and il matters not whether she
acquired it by direct Government con-
struction. or obtained 1t as she did the
SIez Canal. by buying stock Of the cor
yorations holding the cables when she
desired them for the purpose Of protect
ing her military power and expanding
her trade and commerce. What difference
can the gentleman find between the Gov
ernment construction and the Government
purchase. operation. and control OF public
utlities2
Il repeat that the Commercial Gable
Company. by the admission OF Mr.. Ward,
has become a partner for the purpose Of
extending the monopoly held by the Eas.-
ern Extension Cable Company in the Pa
cffc Ocean
Il insist. Mr.. Speaker. that before the
Commercial Gable Company can lay its
cable upon our islands in the Pacific. the
exclusive privileges held by its partner
must be abrogated aud SET aside"
Mr.. COrIiss then ATTACKED Representa-
tive Richardson's attitude from Demo
cratic standpoint, charging that he was
not standing by the Democratic party's
declarations against trusts
Charges a Combination.
"I also charge" he said. that the
Commercial Pacific Gable Company has
combined with the Eastern Company.
with whose lines Il connects. for the pur-
pose OF regulating rates and that this
contract Is IN direct -i0latioa OF not only
the conditions TO wesch ! lave referred
with reference TO landing cables. but
also a violation OF the act OF 1880 known
al. the Antitrust Law
Does the gentleman from Alabama de-
sire 10 stand before his people advocating
a measure that viii extend the influence
and power Of the greatest trust OF mod
eFn times? Does he forget the decIara-
don Of the Democratic party in its ma
tioual platform against trusts2 Does he
desire to be confronted in the next cam
paign with the charge that during his first
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-12
BANK ROBBERS DO NEAT
JOB In PENNSYLVANIA
Relieve a TOWnVille InStitu-
ton Of $1,000 Cash.
They Take a Light Lunch at Neighboring
Residences and Depart Without
Leaving a Clue.

TTTUSVILLE. Pa. March IO.-safe-
breakers blew open the vault OF the Far
mers' Bank at TownviIIe. this county. last
night and stole between $1,000 and 5000.
or this 5000 was in bills. $500 in sill
yer. and the rest in gold.
Conditions point TO pro 'essionaIs. as
the job was performed without hitch.
Doors Of private residences nearby we're
wired-shut after the houses had been rob
he'd Of eatables which were taken TO a va
cant house and deyoured.
There is not the slightest clue.
An Indemnity Of $4,000 is carried by
the bank against losses OF this charac-
ter
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CUBA NOT DISCOURAGED.
Commissioners Abad Discusses the Tariff
Concession Situation.

NoAA-ii4loalJHSi FDda discusses the laun
Concession Situation.
Mr. l. v Abad, the Cuban commissioner.
today emphstieslly denied that the Cuban
delegation had abandoned the sugar tariff
fight He said:
we have neither retired nor become
discouraged on account Of some opposi-
tion in Congress to the granting Of Ger
tain concessions which are but just
Ever since the beginning Of the last cen
tury we have been accustomed to 20 to
the Spanish Cortes in order TO defend our
rights. There we went upon the floor o.
the Cortes where we ha. voice and vote.
Here we can only go to che committees
where we have no vote and indeed scarce
ly a voice However, we do not. on this
account. hesitate for q moment 10 press
our claims. To retire al the present stage
Of the game would furthermore be an
offence TO the American people. 10 the
President Of the United States. 20 the Sec
retary OF War, who bas from the begin
ming recognized the equity Of our cause.
and 90 an the better citizens Of the ma
uon who have so faithfully Iabored for
us.
Mr.. Gambia. Mr.. Place, Mr. Mendoza
and the other gentlemen are business men
aad cannot leave their affairs for long
.t a time. Among the commissioners are
sugar planters. who alone produce as
much sugar as that produced by az the
ccet sugar growers OF the United States.
The lower the price and the greater tho
be at their factories during the grinding
10 guGsd theii interests"
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SENATOR HAKNA'S BOOM.
Speculation as to the Time It VIII Be
Launched.

There is considerable speculation among
public men as to when Senator Hanna's
political iutimates will make formal an
nouneement Of his candidacy for the
Presidential nomination OF the Republi-
can party in 1904
II is thought that it Will be as a full
hedged candidate than he viii go before
the public when ne takes the stump in the
Congressional campaign this fall
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hI-BANY, y. y. March 12.-The Kelsey
bill permitting the granting Of a fran
chfse by the city Of New York for a rea-
soEable annual compensation to the Penn
sylyania Railroad for the construction OF
tunnels under the North and East Rivers.
and the maintenance Of terminals on Man
haitian and Long Islands, passed the Sen
ate today without debate b. a vote of
g 30 Is.
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PRINCE HAD 4 GOOD TIME
81 VS. DIR. HILL TO PRESIDENT
Chairman Of HE Official Entertainment Committee Reports
10 M RooSeUeh

DR.. David Jayne Hill, Assistant Secre-
tary Of State and chairman Of the dele
gates appointed by President Roosevelt
TO superintend the reception and enter
tainment Of Prince Henry during his visit
in this country. reported to the Presi-
dent this afternoon
He informed him that the sojourn Of the
royal visitor had been most enjoyable for
him and that he had been accorded a
generous ovation at every stopping place
on the route Of nearly 5000 miles.
Dr. Hill said the Presidential dele
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gates were glad to be relieved OF their
responsibility, although it had been a
most pleasant one.
President Roosevelt said that he was
most pleased with the reception accord
ed the Prince and that all the plans and
actions Of the committee had his sin
cere appreciation.
DR.. Hill as he left the White House
took occasion to. express his disbelief in
the report that Ambassador Won HoHeben
might be recalled.
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Wilkinson PlungeS
Head First to Floor.
ARRESTED AS A VAGRANT
First Thought He Was 10 Be Cremated
Alive, Then That He Was to Be
Hanged-RemOyed to the Washington
Asylum

Wilkinson F. Krupp created a sensation
in the District branch Of the Police Court
today by mounting bench in the dock
and deliberately plunging to the floor
head first.
He struck the hard board with a thud
that shook the building. His evident pur-
pose was self-destructiou.
KrupD was arrested last night on the
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IMPORTANT, IF TRUE.
Sultan Of Turkey Proposes to Convert o.
Ezteminate All Christians.

VIENNA, March l2--The ~TagbIatt' 90 in
"a sensational article today. warns the
civilized world thatit has discovered thaj
preparations are under way for an in
vasi0n OF Europe by Islams-
Secret Pan-Islamatic organizations have
been formed which embrace the Moslems
Of the entire Ottoman empire. the north
ern countries OF Africa. the SOudan. Ara
bia. Persia. India. and Afshanistau.
Sultan Abdul Hamid Of Turkey. the
"Tagblatt" asserts. has assumed tirec-
tion OF the movement and his word viii
mobilize 15O,0000C0 fanatic warriors who
are prepared 20 force the Koran upon
the Christian world.
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THE CAR SENDS A
WARNING TO SULTAN
Russian Ambassador Calls
Attention to LaWleSSness.
Advises That Measures to Suppress Out
breaks Be Inaugurated and That
Discrimination be Stopped.

CONSTANTINOPLE. March 12.-N- Zin-
ovien, the Russian Ambassador 20 Tur-
key, has on two occasions recently called
the attention Of the porte TO the state of
the country and advised that measures be
adopted for the suppression Of lawIess
bands.
He also deplored the diIerent treat
ment accorded TO Christian and Mussul-
nan malelactors-
The latter Invariably 20 unDunished.