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ACCUSES AMBASSADOR CLAYTON.
Charges Filed At the state Department
by an Am erican Citizen.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Through Sena-
tor Nelson Of Minnesota, D.. II. Mealy, a
citizen Of the United States, has filed charges
with the State Department against Powell
Clayton, the Ambassador OF the United
States in the City of Mexico. Mr.. Mealy
alleges that Ambassador Clayton has been
derelict in his duty In his conduct of the
case of the complainant, who was arrested
and imprisoned at Monterey for contempt OF
a Mexican court. He charges also that
Mr.. Clayton IL Improperly influenced in
the matter through being concerned In
interests opposed to those OF Mr.. Mealy.
The charges are the OUT gro with of a civil
suit over a large tract OF land In Mexico
in which Mr.. Mealy was Interested. He
was directed by the Judge who tried the
case TO produce certain papers, and on his
refusal was sent to Jail for contempt Of
court. Later he produced the papers and
was released.
The charges against Ambassador Clay
ton will be taken up for consideration by
Secretary Hay when he returns to WASH
ington next week. IL was said at the De-
partment to-day that Mr.. Clayton was an
excellent diplomatic officer. Other charges
hat he had been derelict in caring for the
interests OF American citizens were ro-
Gently filed 10y a DR.. Scott of Texas, who
alleged that he had been Illegally deprived
Of $40 900 in cash at Monterey.
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THE TROUBLE WITH ECUADOR.
Minister Carlo submits ar Explanation
OF nl-Treatment Of Americans. .

W~AsHISGToN, March 13--Mr. Carlo.
the Minister of Ecuador, paid a personal
visit to the State Department to-day and
submitted an explanation in behalf of his
Government Of thetroubles that have arisen
at %Guayaquil, Ecuador, over the alleged
injustice done to American citizens there.
Complaint that American interests had
been treated ~unjustly was made TO the
State Department by Perry NJ. DeLeon,
United States Consul at Guayaquil, and
the United States cruiser Philadelphia
Capt. Reisinger. was sent to the nearest
port, Puno, at the mouth of the Cuayas
river, on which G~uayaquil is situated.
The Philadelphia is still at Puno.
The explanation made by Mr.. Carlo
was that an American company, which
il building a railroad at G%uayaquil, re-
pudiatcd a contract made by an agent
for the employment of workmen on the
road. The workmen secured "A lien on
the railroad property and out of this fact
other legal troubles have grown. Mr..
Carlo maintained that the matter was one
of official adjudication and gave assurances
in the name Of his Government that Justice
would be done to all the Americans involved
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MENAND WOMENIN BABY ATTIRE
Infant Costumes and Fa,ors at = Baby
Party Given In Washington.

WASHINGTON, March I3.-Washington So
ciety has run to costume parties of various
kinds this winter, each introducing unique
IL not startling features, but the baby
party given by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Schall of 1908 Massachusetts avenue to-
night surpassed them all. Among the
guests were NJ. De Margerie. Counsellor of
the French Embassy. and Nine. De Mar
gerie. Mr.. Dayrell Crackanthorpe Of the
British Embassy and Mrs. Crackanthorpe,
Countess Cassini. Mr.. and Mrs. Chatield-
Chatield- Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald
De Koven, Mr.. Zelenoy and Mr.. Rogest-
vensky of the Russian Embassy, Mr.. Riano,
Charge d'Afaires Of Spain, and Count Won
Ritter OF the German Embassy. .
The hostess received her guests attired
In a beautiful French infant robe, tied in
brimmed hat and a string of rattles about
of the most dignifed men of society went
attired az girl babies. There was baby
talk and baby walk and all sorts of in
fantile amusements, but the feature Of the
evening was a cotillon danced by twenty
couples. There were favors for each figure,
consisting of nursing bottles, ivory and
silver %rattles, teething rings, gold and
silver safety pins and many other things
more or less embarrassing to mention
that are found In a well-ordered nursery.
The supper Of cambria tea and plain biscuits
that was expected developed into a sumpt-
uous repast, the milk bottles being re-
placed with those better suited TO the taste
of the guests.
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POOLROOM NEWS PROFITS.
illegal Business" Held Not 20 he a DE
fcnre In Lawsuit.

Patrick n. Whalen, as referee v. has filed
a report In the Supreme Court in which re
finds that Eugene A. Farrar is entitled To q
dissolution Of n partnership and his shar'
Of the profits Of a business into which be-
entered with Richard Kane and John \.
Steinmetz TO supply information Of horse
races to poolrooms and commission house
Farrar, Kane and Steinmetz made A.
oral agreement 10 90 into business aud
opened Offices at SO Broadway on Feb. -.
1899. Each was to have a third of the profits
and to share a third Of any losses. farrar
avcrred that the business was profitable
and hat up TO Oct. /, 1900. he had received
more than $1,000 as his share Of the profits.
The firm leased wires from the Western
Union Telegraph Company and had special
telephone connections, according to the
plaintiff II did some commission bushes
on its own account II had "A commission
Office ON Hamilton avenue. Brooklyn, and
on Battery place. Ii sent information to q
number Of place in this borough aud tn
Brooklyn and 10 Baltimore and Philadel-
phia.
Farrar says that Kane froze him out in
November, 1900, and that thereafter he and
SteinmetZ opcned al office for similar
business al % Duane street.
Counsel for Kane commended that the
business was illegal and that Farrsr was
not entitled to judgment. The referee
reports in favor Of al accounting Of all
profits and that n receiver be appointed
10 take charge Of them pending a division,
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Hills Passed by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March i3.-The Senate
to-day passed these bills:

WAsHISGToS, March 10 N senate
to-day passed these bills:
For the promotion of anatomical science
and 10 prevent the Dissertation OF graves
i'm the District Of Columbia.
LppropriAtiuG : 5000 for services and ex-
penditures OF Jean Louis Degate OF Saneda
In bringing TO the United states and pro-
curing the surrender OF Sitting Bull and his
followers tweuty-odd wears ago
For the promotion OF First Lieut.. Joseph
NJ Sims, Revenue Cutter Service. TO the
grade OF Captain
first payment for desert land under the act
III March 2. 1871. but who were unable to
perfect entry thereof v..
10 nav William G. Dodge OF Washington
u e. $4,000 for an infringement by the
Government Of patents owned by nm LOT
the Improvement oil cartridges .a..,., IL.
TO divide Nebraska into two judicial dis
tricts. ga ru..
Niohrara military reserv walton In Nebraska
Authorizing the President to appoin Lieut.
Robert Plat, United States Navy, TO the
Extending for three. years the time ior the
construction OF q bridge across the MISSOURI
River az Burlington, Ia. n.
To provide suitable bronze medals Tor the
officers and crew OF the United states vessel
of war kearsargr,. who were on DoaIu at inc
fight with the Alabama in July. lso. .
Extending the time for the construction OF
n bridge across the Ma CARA River.
Granting homesteader- on abandoned null
tary reser yations in wyoming the rlght 10
purchase one quarter-seCtion of public land
on such reser vations az pasture or grazing
land. u .on.
ocrcs of land 10 aid in the continuation, en-
iarcement and maintenance OF the Wash
ington state Soldiers and Sailors homes.
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POsfaL NIL IN THE NOISE.
pleas Made. Tor Onc-Cent Postage and for
New York Post once Building.

WASHINGTON, March i3.-Real consider
alton of the Post ONCE Appropriation bill
was begsn in the House to-day and half its
contents were approved in Committee Of
the Whole.
Mr.. Goldfogie Dem. y " urged the
passage Of the bill to provide for the pur-
chase Of a site and the construction Of a
building for the New York Post Office.
A plea for one-cent letter postage was
made by Mr.. Smith (Rep. H. a member
Of the Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads. He asserted that the saving by
restricting the Use OF the mails to certain
matter as second class, estimated at from
sl2 900, 900 70 SIS ,ooo, 900 a year, would JUS
iify the reduced rate.
Mr.. Fitzgerald Dem, v. W advocated
the bill 10 Increase the pay Of city letter
carriers, and his colleague. Mr.. Sulzer.
urged the passage of the New York Post
Office bill. This concluded general debate
and the reading of lhe bill under the five
minute rule for amendment was then begun.
After dispo sing Of about half of the bill
the committee rose. The bill will b dis
posed Of Tomorrow, as IL was agreed that
Saturday be set aside for the consideration
Of private pension bills instead of Friday
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r. n. SHURTLEFFrS REMOVAL.
The Question OF Its Legality TO he Sub
mitted 10 the supreme Court.

WASHINGTON. March is.-The Supreme
Court will shortly have submitted to 1t the
question OF the legality Of the removal In
1890 Of Ferdinand n. Shurtlef. one Of the
Board Of General Appraisers at New York.
He was appointed June "a, 1890, and served
until May is. 1899, when he was succeeded
by W. b. Powell, formerly Assistant Score
tary OF the Treasury. In January, 1895.
Shurtlef was informed by the Secretary
Of the Treasury that the President deemed
IL to be his duty to make some changes
in the personnel of the Board Of General
Appraisers and asked him to send in his
Resignation. This ShStlef declined to do,
and on May 3 he was notified that he had
been removed, and his successor relieved
him on the 18th. Shurtleff claimed that he
was unlawfully removed from Office and
made monthly demands for the payment
Of his salary from May Is TO Nov. 1, 1899.
Being refused, he brought suit in the Court
of Claims to recover IL and was defeated.
Then he appealed to the Supreme Court.
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SHIP SUBSIDY BILL DISCUSSED.
senator Berry Speaks Against II and Sen.
ators Hanna and Perkins for II.

ators Hanna and Perkins for II.
W~AsHINoroS, March l3.-The Senate
to-day resumed consideration OF the Ship
ping Subsidy bill and Mr.. Berry Dem,
Ark.). q minority member Of the. Com
mittee on Commerce, spoke against 1t.
He said that one of the reasons urged in its
favor was that 1t was not altogether so bad
as the bill which failed In the last Congress.
This wa somewhat faint praise; n faint
praise was said TO be, a. times, more damag-
ing than direct criticism. In his judg-
ment the pending bill was better than the
bill OF last Congress in one particular and
one only. In other particulars IL was worse,
and in others equally bad. Mr.. Berry went
on to state his objections to the bill.
Mr.. Hanna rep, Ohio) replied TO some
OF the objections made by Mr.. Berry, and
a colloquy took place which was participated
in by those two Senators. as well as by
Senators Spooner and Clay. Mr.. Hanna
Of Mr.. Berry's that the syndicate which
was reported TO he purchasing foreign
steamship lines could derive any benefit
under the pending bill. and he asserted that
the supporters Of the bill we're actuated by
as high motives Of patriotism as was the
senator from Arkansas.
Mr.. Perkins (Rep., Cal J, n member Of
the. Committee on Commerce, argued in
favor OF the bill. He did not know why IL
should be made n partisan measure, because
every patriotic citizen wanted to see the
oceap-carrying trade restored TO the United
States.
Mr.. Patterson Dem, COLI gave notice
of an amendment which he proposed To offer
10 the Shipping Subsidy bill, providing that
none Of the compensation subsidy or al
lowance shall be paid for any vessel which
has employed In it, crew any Chinese person
not entitled 10 admission into the United
States or is Territories.
The conference report OF the Diplomatic
and Consular Appropriation bill was pre-
S.uied and agreed to.
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In In or OF the Metric system.

W~AsHIN0ToN, March l3,-The House
Committee on Coinage, with two negative
votes, to-day directed a favorable report
20 he made on the Till providing for the
adoption by the United States Of the metric
system. II provides that after Jan. /,
1901, all the departments of the Govern
ment, in the transaction Of all business
recurring Sns use OF mslgnt a ho measure I,
public lands, shall employ and use only
the weights and measures Of tho metric
system; and after Jan. /. 1907. the weights
and measures Of the metric system shall
be the legal standard weights and measures
of and in the United States.
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HITCHCOCK May NOT RETIRE.
GOSSIP ABOUT HIS PROBABLE
RESIGNATION REVIVED.
The President Admires the Secretary for
the Enemies He Has Made He Has
stood as q Rock Against Mei using
His Department for Private Purposes.


WASHINGTON, March i3.-Gossip about
the probable retirement of the Hon. Ethan
Allen Hitchcock OF Missouri, Secretary
OF the Interior, has been revived by u"
telegram Of William s. Mccormick OF Los
Angeles, Cal, 20 Senator Kearns OF Utah,
expressing his willingness TO accept the
place II offered TO him. This Is regarded
as significant, because Senator kearns
has been one OF the most active OF the group
of Western Congressman who have been
urging that Mr.. Hitchcock shout be sue
ceeded by some man more in sympathy
with the interests of the Western States
in the various matters affecting land titles,
Indian leases, public land surveys and ques-
tions Of that kind that form the bulk OF
the work OF the Interior Department.
That Mr.. Mccormick did not act alto
gether On his own suggestion in expressing
a willingness 10 shoulder the response
bilities OF the Interior Department is shown
by the admission Of Senator Willard OF Ne
braska that he sounded Mr.. Mccormick
rs to his desires in the matter. II cannot
be learned, howe yer, that the President
has decided to make a change in the head
Of the Interior Department or that Mr..
Hitchcock proposes TO retire. IL Is gen
orally understood In Washington that
President Roosevelt does not contemplate
any more immediate changes In the Cabinet
and that Secretary Hitchcock would be
the last man 10 go unless he voluntarily
indicates his wish TO leave the Department.
A Democratic statesman OF Wisconsin,
in nominating a Presidential candidate
not many years ago, made a remark that
ave hin fame when he said that the Demo-
Gratis loved their candidate for the enemies
he had made. and President Roosevelt
IL said TO have a peculiar admiration for
Mr.. Hitchcock for the same reason. He has
stood like a rock against the plans of certain
Western men who nave attempted TO use
the Interior Department to further their
private business enterprises. These men
have been predicting ever since President
Roosevelt came into Office that Mr.. Hitch
cocks days were numbered, but he still
seems TO be as popular with President
Roosevelt as he was with President Mckin-
ley, and those who have talked with Mr..
Roosevelt on the subject declare that in
the minds OF the Western Senator's who
announce Mr.. Hitchcock's approaching
retirement the wish is father to the thought.
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SENATOR GORMAN DECLINES.
WILL NOT TAKE THE LEAD IN
CONGRES SION4L CAMPAIGN.
He VIM Advise the Democratic Committee
But WIN Not Accept the Chairman
ship Some Democratic Congressmen
trge Him for Presidential Nomination.

He VIII Advise the Democratic Committee
Hut WIN Not Accept the Chairman.
ship some Democratic COnsressmen
trge Him for Presidential Nomination
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Cor
man OF Maryland has declined the offer
OF some Of the Democratic leaders In on
gress who want him to become chairman OF
the Democratic Congressional Committee,
and says That he has graduated out OF the
committee business, meaning by this,
probably. that he has served an apprentice
ship and prefers 10 let younger and more
active men take charge Of the work Of IN
Quoting a campaign for the election OF
members Of the House of Representatives
MIR. German Is not talking politics at
present and apparently Is taking no in
terest in the game, but this is because he
is too wise and shrewd a man to begin active
operations so far in advance of a Presiden-
tial election. He will give the Democrats
in Congress the benefit Of his advice in
managing the campaign for the election
Of Congressman next fall. but he will allow
some one else TO be the fgufehead Of the
campaign committee. An effort is now
being made TO induce Senator Clark Of Mon
tana TO a the place, but he does not
seem to grasp the opportunity with that
alacrity which might be expected Of him.
There are n large number of Democrats
OF both Houses Of Congress who do not
attempt to conceal their belief that Mr..
German should be- the Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency in 1904, but when
the Senator IL approached on this sub
ject he smiles his h~lscrutable smile and says
nothing. Some time ago James L.. Norris,
the District OF Columbia member Of the
naVNa1EnttA National T., nNpNttta cant lat
tiers to Democrats in various States urging
them TO come out for German, and gave
reasons why he would be the strongest
candidate for the Democrats TO support
Mr.. Germans other friends were not well
pleased at Mr.. Norris's action. which they
thought a little previous, and no more at
tempts have been made TO pledge Demo-
Gratis to Germans candidacy. Senator
Simmons OF North Carolina to-day. how
ever, announced hat he would champion
the German cause and made an emphatic
expression Of his choice of German as the
logical candidate of the Democrats
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SOWE or COHEN'S GOODS FOJND.
Two More Arrests la the Bankrupt t1othier's
Alleged Frauds.

The Headquarters police Yesterday dill
some more work in the case of Charles Kan
ter and Louis J. Cohen, the clothing mer-
chants at 622 Broadway. who are charged
with having ordered a large quantity OF
goods from wholesale firms just before 60
ing into bankruptcy, and with removing
ND goods 10 places outside tho state and
supposedly Inaccessible lhcy arrested
Joseph solomon. a clothing dealer, Of l2l
Division street. and Abraham S~IvcTberg. an
eNpresSman of "a Seventh street.
I'm SoIonon's place the police seized S,O1
worth of goods said to have been sent there
Inv Kan,nr A Cohen. S%llverberg is charged
With having transferred the goods.
Kautcr and Cohen, who had already been
hold i'm SO oOO bail each for examination
ON n charge Of grand larceny. were re-
arre.'e on an additional charge Of fraud
ulcntly dispoSiug OF the goods.
I'm Tho Centre street police court Mag
i.tratc Brann held each in 81 500 additional
bail.
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Deere iSE IN EXPORTS.
Failing on Of 2 I.ss3.s = In the Eight
Months Ended Feb. rs.

WAsHISGroS. March 13.-The exports
Of breadsturs, provisions, cotton and min
eral oils for the eight months ended Feb.
%, which aggregated s577 900, 17o in value,
show a falling of of s2i .s5s 1872 as compared
with the like period of the previous fiscal
year. This decrease was nearly all in
breadstuffs, although cotton also shows
by an Increase Of 81 ,389. $50 in provisions
and Of 81 ,ele, $50 in mineral oils. For the
month Of February the value of those ar
ticles exported decreased sl0.997 ISL, com-
pared with February of last year, which
was also due to the decline in brcadstuffs
exported.
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GEN. s. n. VI. YOUNGS NEW POST.
He Is TO he the First President NJ the
Army War College.

WASHINGTON. March 13.-Gen. 5. B. NJ.
Young has been relieved from command
OF the Department Of California, with head
quarters at San Francisco. and will he
succeeded on March Is by Gen. Robert p.
Hughes. Gen. Young will come TO Wash
ington 10 become the first President Of the
Army War College. His selection for this
place was announced by Secretary Root
several weeks ago when Gen. Young was
here as a member of the Board on Army
Posts. Secretary Root has not yet selected
all the officers who will compose the faculty
OF the War College. but 1t is known that
Gen, Young will rave associated with him
Gen. Gillespie, Chief Of the Corps Of En-
gineers: Gen. Randolph, Chief of Ar.
tillery. and Col. Mills. superintendent Of
the Military Academy at West Point.
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FIGHT FOR JUSTICE TO CUBA.
THE BEET SUGAR MEN STILL
THREATEN TO BOLT.
A Csmpromise Committee Of Eisnt Nc
publicans Try Ing to Come TO an agree
n meut mat VII he Acceptable 70 beuh
Psetion, and to the Adjourned Caucus

H0mDI 0WINo
pubiicans Trying TO Come 70 an Agree'
~ ncut mat win ne Acceptable 10 Both
Paetions and 20 the Adjourned Caucus'
WAsH-NoroS, March ia compromise
committee OF eight Republican members oil
the House of Representatives are now
Engaged In the task Of attempting TO ar
range an agreement on the cuban tarm
o~uestion hat will be acceptable to both
factions Of the party. Messrs. Payne
Dalzell and Cannon represent the sup
porters OF the Ways and Means PROPOSE
ton for a 20 per cent. reciprocal reduction
and Messrs. Taylor aud Dick OF Ohio, Motifs
of Minnesota, Metcalf OF California ana
Fordney OF Michigan represent the beet
sugar men, who are opposed TO any con-
cessions whatever to Cuban importstions'
THIS Joint committee have no power to
agree upon terms. but are authorized merely
10 consider the various propositions that
may be submitted and report to the beet
sugar members. Then, whatever plan
NAV DO tentatively arranged, viii be sub
United TO the adjourned conference OF all
the Republican members OF the House
next Tuesday evening, in accordance with
the agreement reached at the last con-
ference.
Although there Is reason to believe hat
the two factions will eventually get to-
gether in view Of the vote which demon
strated the advocates OF the Ways n
Means proposition to be In a majority
the minority do not admit that they have
yielded In the least to the desires OF the
administrator and the Republican leaders
In the House known as "The Organization"
Indeed, some Of these beet sugar members
still declare that they will continue TO oppose
any reduction in the Cuban tarif, even
TO the extent, II necessary, OF giving enough
votes 10 the Democrats to prevent. the
adoption Of a special rule for the considera-
ton OF whatever reduction proposition
may be brought into the House and thus
blocking the plans OF the House leaders
ing general debate.
The best informed men in Congress
do not believe that the opposition OF the
beet sugar men will be carried 30 far. Only
twenty-three Republican votes would be
needed, added to those of the Democrats,
10 defeat the special rule, but the leaders
are hopeful that the minority win bow
TO the inevitable and give their support
In the general conference to some PROPOSE
tion that can be reported to the House
and adopted by the votes OF Republicans
alone. The basis Of tho compromise propo-
sition is bound to be a reciprocal reduo-
tion In the tariff rates between the United
States and Cuba, and it may contain a
proviso limiting he life Of the reduction
to three years n perhaps In q decreas-
ing amount after the first year.
Tn Compromise Committee were in
session until o o'clock to-day, n then
adjourned until tomorrow. The time
was consumed in going over the various
propositions submitted to the general
laat TttaoIau ninht md No
decision on any particular PROPOSE
ton was had.
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North Atlantic squadron Sails for Port OF
spain.

WASHINGTON, March l3.-ln n telegram
10 the Navy Department, Rear Admiral
Higginson, commanding the North Allan
tic squadron, reports the departure of the
squadron yesterday from Colon for Port
of Spain, Trinidad. Tn squadron con-
sists of tho ba%ttlcshiPs kearsarge, Ala
bama. M~assachusetts n Indiana 1t
Tha rcnort that the troubles bet ween
Germany and Venezuela are being adj
ims,ed amicablv is very gratifying 10 this
Goyernment and if there Is no demon
station against Nenezuela by a German
squadron, Admiral Itlgerl7oh shlps VIII
return TO the United states.