The state herald., 1902-05-16

0DrOuu the mtter part or tn1S month.
The entertainment given this week by
the Washes In honor of the French
ambassador and Nine. Cambon was
pronounced the most notable Of the sea-
son. The guests mt dinner were the
German, Russian and Italian ambassa-
dors, Nine. Desplaches, the secretary
Of agriculture and Miss Wilson. Sena-
tor and Mrs. Lodge, Senator and Mrs.
Depew, Senator and Mrs. Hanna and
Commander and Mrs, Cowles. A large
number of additional guests Joined the
dinner company at 10 o'clock, when
musicale by Signor Campnrl and
Charles Gregorovitch, the Russian
violinist, completed the entertainment.
In the Senate Mr. Fairbanks offered
bill for which he requested immed-
late consideration. 1t was for the bene-
fit of the people Of the French West
indies and authorized the President of
the United States to cause to he pur-
chased such provisions, clothing, medi-
cines and other necessaries MS he shall
deem advisable and tender the same in
the name of the government of the
United States to the government of
France for the relief of citizens who
have suffered by the late earthquake
in tho islands Of the French West In
dies. The bill appropriates 100000
for the purpose an6sauthorizes the sec
retary Of war to use the necessary
steamships belonging to the United
States to carry Its purpose into effect.
The Indian depredations committee
Of the Senate made q report upon Sen
ator's Warren's bill to remove from
1at In tl,..n
ing that the claimant, to secure relief,
must have been at the time the depre-
dation was committed citizen OF the
United States, and that the Indians
committing the depredatons were not
hostile to the United States, but in the
language of the law sin amity." The
committee In Its report sustained the
provision of the bill removing the re-
quirement of citizenship, but on the
question of amity was unable to agree
and the discussion on this feature of
the bill will be taken to the floor of the
Senate. A number of western sena-
tors will urge the removal of this con.
dition of the law, which is regarded as
a harsh and unjustifable dlscrimina-
tion which bars many mertorious
claims from consideration.
At meeting of the Philippine COM
mittee Senator Lodge presented cable
from General Chaffee giving the
charges and specifications Of Major
Gardner relative TO Tayabas province.
The charges consisted of allegations
that troops had burned buildings, ma
tives had been badly treated by Lieut..
George DE G. Catlin, and assaults on
five women had been made by soldiers.
Senator Lodge stated TO the committee
that Catlin had been under treatment
for deranged mind. Catlin was charg-
ed with striking natives for not taking
of their hats to him. Senator Lodge
also laid before the committee list OF
over 800 officers and enlisted men In
the United States army who have been
tried by court-martial for offcnscs
against natives; also list OF natives
tried by military commissions for
cruelty TO United States soldiers and
violation OF the laws OF war.
Senator Hoar ha51nptroduced n new
isthmian canal ~ saving to the
President the 81 route. The
bill is brief, n Idlng that ut
shall be the president Of
the United Stad IL a as the same
can ccohonhlcaHy ~ DbhNehichtiy be
done. TO cause to be ysavatcd and con
structed u canal OF och depth and en-
pacity us will be sufficient for the
movement OF ships Of the greatest ton
mage and draft now In use. and such
as may be reasonably anticipated, from
the Atlantic TO the Pacific, by such
route as may be selected by him. hav-
Ing satisfied himself OF the right OF
the United States to construct and pro-
tect such canal" The President also
is directed to have harbors constructed
at both ends OF the canal. and he Is
given authority "to employ such
agencies and obtain such advice as he
shall lind necessary" Authority Is
given 10 the President TO determine
the terms on which foreign countries
may use the canal. The aggregate cost
OF the canal Is fixed AT slsD,OO0.OoJ.
and Slo,Oo0,oo0 Is appropriated for the
beginning OF work.
l.. Il. Hallock OF Boston testified be-
fore the Senate committee on the Phil.
ippines. He was formerly OF the Twen-
ty-sixth infantry. Asked what became
OF the Philippine prisoners to whom
the cure was administered. he replied
that they were placed In n guard house
ooa25 feet In size. IN which there was
one window. and In which there were
nt times eighteen men confined. The
twelve prisoners Were kept for four or
ilyc months and then they tried to es-
cnpo. That effort had been successful
on the part OF some of them. but iiye
or six fleeing prisoners were shot and
killed. One OF them was killed while
trying TO get away when the squad
We're taken TO the river for bath,
aud the others when out Mt work In
n general rush for liberty. All hut one
OF the prisoners who did not escape
were killed. Mr.. iiAllock also stated !
that he had been present when VII.
lngc OF 5000 TO i.Oui had been burned. |
and TINT the occupants of the houses
Ind not had time Ia carry out the fur.
nlture. lie had known of three or
four other cases OF such destruction |
OF property, but had not been mn eye
witness. senator Lodge brought out |
the details OF the murder Of Private !
O'IierDc. The witness said that In
June. 1900. 0'iicrne, with two other |
members Of the company. had been
sent TO iloiio for mall ana that ON |
their return on June Both they were
nmbusbod by 100 natives mud !
o'IIcrnc's companions captured.
q Icrne had mnde dash TO get away |
aud after escaping from the attacking |
party had fallen IN with other natives
TO bc friendly. but that In.
stead OF proving to be- 50 they had de.
voted the entire next dny TO his iofiur,
nnd drnih. beginning mt daylight by |