The Dolores star., 1902-05-16

/ The entertainment given this week 10y
the WalsheS In honor OF the French
/ ambassador and Nine. Cambon was
pronounced the most notable Of the sea-
SON The guests at dinner were the
I German, Russian and Italian ambaSsl-
! doris. Nine DesplacheS. the secretary
I of agriculture and Miss Wilson. Senl-
| tor aud Mrs. Lodge. senator and Mrs.
/ nepew. senator and Mrs. Hanna and
I Commander and Mrs. CuwleS. a large
l number of additional guests Joined the
! dinner company at 10 O'Clock, when a
musicale by Signor Campar and
/ Charles Gregoroyitch. the Russian
I violinist completed the entertainment
In the Senate Mr.. Fairbanks offered
bill FOR which he requested imined-
late consideration II was Tot the bene-
tit of the people of the French West
Indies and authorized the President of
the United States to cause to be pur-
chased such provisions, clothing. medl-
cincs and other nccessarics as 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 the islands Of the French West In
dies. The bill appropriaics 100000
for the purpose and authorizes the sec
rotary of war to use the necessary
steamships belonging TO the United
States TO carry its purpose into effect.
The Indian deprcdations committee
of the Senate made Il report upon Sem
atur's WarrcnS bill TO remove from
deprcdatiouS law the conditions requir-
ing that the claimant. to secure relief,
must have been NJ the time the depre-
dation was committed citizen of the
United States. and that the Indians
committing the deprcdationS were not
hostile TO the United States. but in the
language Of the law 'in amity." The
committee in its report sustained the
provision Of the bill removing the re-
qUiremcnt 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. 4 number Of western sena-
tors Will urge the removal of this con-
dition of the law, which is regarded us
harsh and unjustiiinhlc diScrimiua-
tion which bars many mcritorious
claims from consideration.
At a meeting of the Philippine com
mittec Senator Lodge presented Il cable
from General Cimffce 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 q. Catin. 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 chnrg-
ed with striking natives for not taking
off their hats to him. Senator Lodge
also laid before the committee II list of
over 300 officers and enlisted men in
the United States army who have been
tried by court-martial for oifenset
against natives; also II list of natives
tried by military commissions for
cruelty to United States soldiers aid
violation Of the laws of war.
Senator IIoar has introduced Il new
isthmian canal bill. leaving to the
President the selection of n route. The
bill is brief, merely providing that lit
shall be the duty of the President of
the United States. rs soon as the same
can economically and conveniently be
done, to cause to he eNcavated and con
structed Il canal of such depth and ca
pacity as will he sufficient for the
movement of ships of the greatest ton
mage and draft now i'll use. and such
as may be reasonably anticipated, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, by such
route MS 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 10 have harbors constructed
Mt both ends of the canal. and he is
| given authority Ito employ such
/ agencies and obtain such advice as he
| shall find necessary Authority is
| given TO the President 10 determine
| the terms on which foreign countries
! may use the canal The aggregate cost
/ of the canal is fixed at $1SO.0OOOUO,
and Slo,oOO,oOO Is appropriated for the
beginning of work.
! l.. L. Hallock of Boston testified be-
fore the Senate committee on the Pill
! 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 guard house
2OX2J feet in size, in which there was
one window and in which there were
/ at times eighteen men confined. The
| twelve prisoners Mere kept for four or
/ five months and then they tried to es-
cape. That effort had been successful
on the part of some of them. but five
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 II bath,
and the others when out at work in
Il general rush for liberty. All but one
of the prisoners who did not escape
were killed. Mr.. Hallock also stated
that he had been present when ii vii
lage of 5000 TO 1000 had been burned,
and that the occupants of the houses
had not had time 10 carry out the fur
niture. He had known of three or
four other cases of such destruction
of properly, but had not been an eye
witness. senator Lodge brought out
the details of the murder of Private
O'l1erne. The witness said that in
June, 1900, O'Eerne, with two other
members of tie company, had been
sent to lloilO for mail and that on
their return on June Both they were