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The Washington times., 1903-10-17

goods taken, they cannot be returned.
Many Of the samples taken have high
values. notably wines. olive OIL. let-
cately prepared bottled goods. and ar
ticles Of similar character.
II unused in any manner the loss 10 the
Government in a year would be enor-
nous. As result the Department of
Agriculture sought an order permitting
the disposal Of samples. and the order
was made as stated
1t is only the goods which have been
approved as pure that can be sold. as
the law prohibits the sale OF articles
Of food which do not meet the require
ments OF the new law demanding Of
fetal analysis.
All goods which fail to meet the stand
ard fixed by the new law must be re-
turned TO the country from which i'm
ported. or destroyed in the presence OF
customs officers. Samples of rejected
goods are destroyed by Department OF
Agriculture officials. Thus IL will be
seen that Uncle Sam can give a guaran-
tee with all goods purchased at its
new store.
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Public works, bureau Of equipment,
$500.
Public works, Bureau Of Medicine and
Surgery, So, 900.
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, $780,
0OO
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.
s., ,203 932. .28
Bureau of Construction and Repairs.
S. .595. .S24.25.
Bureau of Steam Engineering, So, 572. 800
Naval Academy, 1914, ,5SS. As.
Marine Corps-Paymaster, 81. us, Sc. IS /:
quartermaster, 81. $50, 1850.
Increase OF the navy-Construction
and machinery, S23, ,S2s. SEQ: arrnor and
armament, 81, 900. 900. equipment. $500. 900.
For 1904 Congress appropriated $79.-
S16,99l. 43. The chief increases asked in
the 1905 appropriations are as follows:
Pay, S2.1 .99f
Public works. Bureau Of Yards and
Docks. IS. .441.290.
Increase of navy-Construction and
machinery, $500, ,22S. and armor and
armament. $2.000.000.
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While MikadO May Gain
Victories at First, Russia
Thinks War Would Finally
Rebound to Her Glory.
Reported in Berlin That
Heavy Purchases of Krupp
Armament Have Been
Made by japanese Agents.

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct 1.-THE
'Novoje wremja" and other papers
this morning again indulge in beIlicose
comment on the situation in the Far
Cast.
The press says that every Russian is
in readiness to answer on the instant
to a call to arms by the Gar Heavy
drafts Of troops are reported to be pro-
ceeding eastward along the Siberian
Railway. thus daily swelling the enor-
nous force which Russia now has in
and about Port Arthur
Japan's Chance Now.
One paper quotes the military au-
thorities as admitting that Japan would
make a far better showing now than
she would IL she waited until spring.
and it is said that Russian officials
even anticipate a few Russian defeats
at the outset
The ultimate result Of the war. how
ever. Is not in doubt. and the consensus
OF opinion is that a clash with the
Mikado's forces would inevitable re-
dound to the glory of Russian arms.
Sentiment Is Warlike.
Whether this recurrence of jinyeism
is based on authentic reports or not Il
unknown. but the talk in many quarters
today is most warlike.
BERLIN. Oct 17.-It was ascertained
today that Japan is buying quantities
of Krupp's armament and ammunition
made in other countries besides Ger
many
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REVEALS MILES VIEW
OF HOWE CHARGES
Letter From General to
Hunter Made Public.
"WHY DOUBT THE NATlvES?"
So Queries Retired Lieutenant Gen.
eral in Supporting Hunter on
Charges of Cruelty.

The War Department has received by
mail from Manila. copy of a personal
letter written by Lieutenant General
Miles prior to his retirement TO Major
George X. Hunter.
1t VIII be remembered Major Hunter,
at the command of General Miles. pre-
ferred charges of extreme cruelty
against Major Howe. A board of in
quiry. after hearing the case exonerated
Howe.
The letter reads as follows:
The Letter.
Headquarters of the Army.
Washington. June 10. 1903.
Major George K Hunter, Fifteenth
Cavalry. Manila. p. /.
My dear major; / send you some
clippings from different papers. 1 know
nothing IN regard to the matter. except
what i see in the papers 1 have not
been consulted In the matter In any
"if you are 10 be tried. or your action
questioned. of course you will have all
the rights OF defendant
"I am responsible for directing you
to make the investigation upon which
your report was based. l know nothing
of any prejudice or feeling in the mat
ter, and such does not enter into the
case to my knowledge. The question is.
was a crime committed at certain
place at a certain une9 30 Iar as
have been able TO see your action was
impartial and prompted by a proper
sense Of duty as an officer,
"I have no reason TO impeach the
credibility OF the people OF the Philip
pine Islands. or to believe that they
have not told the truth II is insulting
to ones intelligence to expect II to be
believed that they have imagined or
made up these stories of having been
terribly scourged and that some OF their
number have been whipped TO death
VERY sincerely yours,
NELSON A. MILES.
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BISHOPS ARRIVE HERE
TO ATTEND MEETING
Delegates to Pan-American
Conference in the City.
TO FILL LOCAL PULPITS
Arrangements Made for Several to De-
liver Sermons in Washington
Churches Tomorrow.
TO FILL LOCAL PULPITS

Nearly a score Of bishops of the Epis-
copal Church arrived in Washington
today. although the Pan>Amerscan con-
ference Of bishops. which, they are here
to attend. does not begin its sessions
until Tuesday. The greater number of
the bishops who arrived today were
from the West. the far North. and the
far South.
1t is said that they came early to
avoid travelling on Sunday. The Eastern
bishops. 1t is expected. viii reach
Washington Monday morning.
Names of Arrivals.
Among those who have arrived or are
expected today are Bishop A. Hunter
Dunn. of Quebec: Bishop Goldman. Of
Maine; Bishop Restarick, of Honolulu;
Bishop Edsau, of Minnesota: Bishop
Francis. of Indiana: Bishop Carmichael
of Montreal; Bishop Courtney, Of Nova
Scotia; Bishop Bratto. of Mississippi:
Bishop Brown. of Arkansas: Bishop
Thttle, of Maine: Bishop Johnston. Of
Texas; Bishop Graves. of Laramie. Neb. /:
Bishop Nelson, of Georgia; Bishop
Kinsolving of Texas; Bishop Gray. of
Florida; Bishop Brooke. of Ottawa;
Bishop Gailor. of Tennessee; Bishop
MIlIspangle, OF Kansas: Bishop VIII
liams. of Marquette; Bishop Morrison.
Of Duluth.
Most Of the bishops will be entertain
ed at private houses. though there are
some who will have their headquarters
at the hotels.
Will Preach Today.
The first business session of the Pan
American conference win be held on
Tusday morning in Epiphany Church.
Tuesday night Bishop Satterlee will en-
tertain the bishops at his house.
Several. OF the bishops will occupy
pulpits in Washington tomorrow.
Among them Will be Bishop Dunn, at
st. Thomas, in the morning; Bishop
Restarick, at st. Marks in the morn
ing. and Bishop Goldman, at st. Mark s
in the evening.
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KAISER TO DEPRIVE
SOCIALISTS OF VOTES :?
~Vorwoerts" Springs Another Sensation
That May Lead to Further Lese
Majeste Charges.

BERLIN. Oct. 1.-THE newspaper
''Vorwoerts" today prints a sensational
article. In which Il alleges that Kaiser
William, through Herr Ballin. director
general of the Hamburg-American
steamship line. is conducting an agita-
ton against universal suffrage. the
bugbear of all German reactionaries
since IT has been the cause of the So
cialists' electoral triumphs. The paper
adds:
Kerr BaIlin, as imperial political agi-
tator, is influencing the papers through
Hamburg-American Line advertisement
patronage. The Socialists say they are
ready TO try conclusions with the Kaiser
on this question, and will fight TO the
last ditch rather than lose their cleo
toral birthright."
The editor OF this paper is now on
trial for Iese majestic.
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BIDS FOR GRADING
NEW BRIDGE OPENED

Bids were opened in the Office OF the
District Commissioners this morning
for the grading and macadamizing Of
the new Massachusetts, Avenue Bridge
and its approaches.
Three bids were received. Cogan q
Forschner was the lowest. with a total
of 1896. John A Coyle and G. B. Null
lin followed in the order named.
The bid OF Cogan & F'orschner calls
for grading at - cents per square yard.
for laying cobble cutters at 10 cents
per square yard. and for hauling mac
adam at Sc cents per square yard.
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HEAVY DRAFTS OF RUSSIAN TROOPS
SWELLING FORCE AT PORT ARTHUR:
ST. PETERSBURG PRESS BELLICOSE
ASKS SlO2.066. 1884
FOR NAVY IN 1908
Secretary Moody's Estimates Ready---An Increase
of $23 ,049, 1921 Over Present Appropriation

Secretary Moody will ask Congress to
appropriate $1O2. sos "a for the support
and increase of the navy in 1905. His
estimates were made public today. They
are in detail as follows:
Pay Of the navy. $19.S24. .O93
Pay miscellaneous, s60v, 900.
Contingent. navy. $4,000.
Emergency fund, $4,000.
Bureau Of Navigation, 8, 1863, ,Se6
Bureau of Ordnance, f3, ,I76. T06 10.
Bureau of Equipment, s6, ,497, 500.
Bureau Of Yards and Docks, S922, ,SS4 81.
Public works. Bureau Of Yards and
Docks. IS. .Ie4. .574
Public orks, Bureau OF Navigation,
Naval Academy, $3, ,000, 600
Naval training station, California.
$19. 900.
Naval training station. Rhode Island.
$4,000.
Naval War College. $S,125
Naval training station, Great Lakes,
ESQ coo.
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FIELD ARTILLERY NOW
ONLY 20 MILES AWAY

Captain Summerall and the Third Bat
terry of Field Artillery, en- route from
Chickamauga Park. Georgia, TO Fort
Myer, are camped at Leesburg, Va, 10
day. They are now less than forty
miles from their destination. but the
condition OF the roads viii prevent them
from reaching their destination in less
than three days. The average daily
march on the road has been about NJ
teen miles a day.
Yesterday the command arrived al
Harpers Ferry, w. Va. and camped
last night on Bolivar Heights. Camp
was struck this morn-ag at an early
hour and Leesburg was reached without
incident or accident
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Such an Opinion Ven
tured by Senator Proc
tor of Vermont.
CALLS AT WHITE HOUSE
President Makes Brief Ad-
dress to the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee.

1t is now regarded as settled that the
appointment of memoer of the su-
preme bench of the District to succeed
Justice Hagner will go to a Western
man. This is the opinion of Senator
Proctor of Vermont, who was at the
White House today, and who has been
credited with having a candidate. He
denies. however, that he is pressing the
claims OF anyone for the place.
Revision of the lana Jaws was dis
cussed briefly between tne President
and Senator Hansbrough of North Da-
kota. The Senator win nave a further
talk with the President on this subject
and he hopes to see some recommenda-
tions made in the annual message, the
President having promised to look into
the subject carefully.
No Hope for Fields.
President Roosevelt gave it to be
understood there was no hope for the
reinstatement of United States Mar
shall Fred A. Fields. of Vermont, who
was recently removed from his Office
for alleged careiessness in allowing Chi
nese intrusted to him for deportation
to escape.
Senator Proctor of Vermont called
on the President for the purpose OF as
certaining whether reinstatement was
not possible. He failed to accomplish
anything. 1t is probable the Vermont
Senators will soon unite in a recon-
mendation as to his successor.
The President this morning received a
large body OF the members OF the So
f1fr Of
headed by Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge and
other prominent survivors of the civil
war.
Praise for Women.
The President made a brief address.
which was received with every mark
of deep appreciation. He dwelt on the
deep debt of gratitude due from the
country to the men who fought in the
rebellion. Yet. he said. there was one
class Of people that deserved even more
consideration than the veterans. namely,
the wives of the soldiers To these.
Mr.. Roosevelt paid a warm tribute.
The President then spoke of the pres
ence Of General Breckenridge. OF Ken
lucky, with whom he had served at
Santiago.
Representative Wanger y Of Pennsyl-
vania called on the President and pre-
sented the name of Charles Heber
Clarke, of Philadelphia, editor of the
Textile Record" for the position of
chief Of the Bureau of Manufactures.
The appointment is not yet announced.
Guests at Luncheon.
Gen. John c. Black. Mrs. Black, and
Mrs. John A. Logan were guests of the
President at luncheon.
Among the White House callers was
the Rev. George Moore. of Momence.
Ill. who is here TO attend the meeting.
October 20. Of the house Of bishops of
the Episcopalian Church.
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GIVE BETTER PAY
TO ENLISTED MEN.
URGES FUNSTON
Good Material for Rank and File Not ObtanabIe fo1
Wages Smaller Than Paid Fam LaborerS.

The enlisted man Of the army has
found a warm advocate in Brig. Gen.
Frederick Funston. In his annual re-
port for the Department of the Column
bia, for the year ended June 30. made
public today by the War Department. he
presents a strong argument in favor of
his recommendation for increased pay
to the men of the ranks. He says:
ITO get and keep a good class of men
there must be a radical increase in the
pay of the rank and file. There is no
Disgusting the fact that recruits are OBJ
tanned with difficulty. and that the most
of them are not of satisfactory quality.
Very few men re-enlist, while the num-
Der of desertions and dishonorable dis
charges is phenomenal.
'.The Government cannot get some
thing for nothing. any more than rail-
road company or manufacturing concern
can. When there is considered the
amount of work they are required to do
and the degree of intelligence necessary
for the proper performance of their du-
ties. the pay of the enlisted men of the
army is ridiculously small The wonder
is, not that so few men enlist and that
so small percentage of them re-enlist
after three years. but that we obtain
-
we do.
Farm Hands Get Better Wages.
In many parts of the United States,
ignorant, unskilled labCrers, working by
the day, are able to save above their
board and clothing twice the amount
received by a private soldier on his sec
ond enlistment, and yet only a small
percentage of these men could pass the
test in a recruiting office. II the pay OF
a private on his first enlistment were
made to approach that of a farm la
borer. 1 am of the opinion that there
would be a sufficient number of enlist
ments, of a very superior class-young
men from the farms, who are usually
Of good physique and have common
school education. and are not so much
addicted to intemperate habits as men
recruited in the cities"
The report reviews the conditions Of
troops and barracks at the posts of the
far Northwest, including those OF Alas
ka. which General Funston visited on
an inspection tour last spring. He
praises enthusiastically the work of the
The Washington times., 1903-10-17
HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE
GETS MAIL CONTRACT

BERLIN. Oct. lit was announced
this morning that the Hamburg-Ameri-
can Steamship Line has obtained the
Russian mail contract 10 Port Arthur
and Shanghai. beating four English
competitors.
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BRADFORD RESIGNS AS
CHIEF OF EQUIPMENT

Rear Admiral r. B. Bradford has pre-
sented his resignation as chief OF the
Bureau of Equipment. Navy Depart
ment to Secretary Moody. The resig-
nation will take effect Monday when
Capt. George l.. Converse will sue
ceed Admiral~ Bradford
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ROBBERS MISS GOLD.

SEATTLE. Oct. IA dispatch from
Nome says that two masked and armed
men entered the camp Of r. ID. Hunter
of the Northern Light Company, on
ODhir Creek and robbcd him OF moro
than $500. nearly eli of which was n
gold dust. The robbers overlooked 400
ounces of gold which lay in plain view
on the table.
The Washington times., 1903-10-17
ZELAYA NOT ALLOWED
TO LEAVE NICARAGUA

A dispatch from Panama. Colombia,
announces that President Zelaya, of
Nicaragua, will not attend the proposed
conference between Honduras. Saliva
dor. and Nicaragua on October 20. The
Nicaraguan national assembly refuses
TO allow him to leave the country.
The Washington times., 1903-10-17

signal corps for successfully accom-
plishing the task of constructing nearly
1.500 miles of telegraph line through a
country nearly all of which is an unsur-
veyed and uninhabited wilderness.
Regarding the use of troops in
Alaska, he says:
''The question of the advisability of
maintaining all the posss in Alaska is
one requiring more knowledge Of the
policy and intentions OF the Govern
ment than is vouchsafed a department
commander before il can be intelligently
dealt with. The military telegraph line
was presumably constructed for the pur-
pose of keeping up communication be-
tween the posts in Alaska and depart
ment headquarters, yet almost the en-
tire garrisons at four of these posts
are constantly in the field maintaining
the line. leaving no men available for
duty in connection with any emergency
that might arise. The only way that
any one of the posts on the telegraph
line could send twenty men into the
field would be to draw them in from
the various isolated stations, which
would cut the post or from telegraphic
communication. This is a clearly illog-
ical situation.
Only Important Post.
Fort DAVIS is the only post in Alaska
located near any considerable communi-
ty Of white people, IT being four miles
from Nome, which. with the mining
camps In it's vicinity. has a population
Of 10000. The community is not a turbu-
lent one and the town has a large pro-
portion of citizens who, in case of ne
cessity could be depended upon to sup
port the Federal civil authorities In the
maintenance of law and order.
There are no natives i'm Alaska who
require observation by troops. The rela-
tions between natives and white men
are everywhere friendBy and there is no
reason why they should not remain so.
The natives. both Indians and Eskimos
are quite docile and not much addicted
TO crime or violence. Such az they COM
NIT. are adequately dealt with by Tie
civil authorities. The fact that there
are no tribal organizations and no pow
erful chiefs, would make extensive up
risings quite impossible even If there
were a motive. which there is not"
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Dismissed From Service.
MACEDONIAN COMMITTEE
CONDEMNS FERDINAND ?

SOFIA. Oct 17.-Great alarm was
caused here this morning by a report.
seemingly on good authority. that the
Macedonian committee had decided that
Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria must die.
The Washington times., 1903-10-17
BLACKSMITH ANDERSON
ASKS REINSTATEMENT
Files Petition With Civil
Service Commission.
WRONGFULLY DISMIS Sc D
Complains He Was Treated as Accused
Instead of Accuser at In
vestigation.

Joseph F. Anderson, for fourteen years
employed as a blacksmith in the mail
and equipment division OF the Postof-
fee Department through his attorney.
A Worth Spates, has flied complaint
with the Civil Service Commissioners
in which he states that on September
4. 1899. the shop was forcibly entered and
a quantity OF valuable material, prop
erty of the Government, taken away.
He declared he reported the robbery to
the foreman, V. L. Andrews, and that
acting upon probable cause as disclosed
by sworn testimony on file, he charged
said Andrews and his assistant. Clark,
with the theft.
Excluded From Hearing.
An investigation recently made was
attended by the petitioner, his lawyer.
and a committee from the Central Labor
Union. The investigation proved not to
be one of Andrews and his assistant, but
of the petitioner. and, except when he or
his lawyer were giving testimony, both
were excluded from the hearing.
The testimony was taken behind
closed doors and instead of being rep
resented as the accuser he was regard
ed as the accused. 1t is averred that
no inquiry into the breaking into .he
shop was wanted. for the instigation of
which he Is now punished.
Dismissed From Service.
AS a result OF the so-called investiga-
ton. Anderson received a letter from
the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, w. s. Shallenberger, dated October
2 1903. threatening the petitioner with
dismissal. AS a result Of the answer
sent 20 the Second Assistant. Anderson
was dismissed from the service. To
this action Of the Second Assistant Mr.
Anderson vigorously protests. as It IS
declared to be in conflict with the Civil
Service law and against all Justice
He begs the Commissioners to issue
an order for his reinstatement to the
service he has served so faithfully.
The Washington times., 1903-10-17
OIL MAN is INDICTED.

LIMA. Ohio, Oct. 17.-H. II. Adkins. a
prominent oil producer and promoter.
was indicted yesterday fO- cmbezzling
$4,000 from the Union OH and Gas Com
pany. Adkins was authorized to spend
$96O 900 for oil property, but ii is alleged.
obtained II for SIG. .000.
The Washington times., 1903-10-17
SPANISH WARSHIP
FOR ST. LOUIS FAIR

The state Department has been noti-
fed by the United States minister at
Madrid that Spain will send a warship
TO New Orleans TO Join in the celebra-
ton Of the centennial of the Louisiana
purchase.
The Washington times., 1903-10-17
WEATHER REPORT.

The temperature has fallen I'm the cen
tral valleys. the lake region. and the
Northwest, and Is below freezing IN the
States of the middle and uppe- Missouri
valley Rain will occur tonight in the
Atlantic Coast States. followed tomor-
row by clearing and cooler weather.
The Temperature Will fall torigat from
the lower lake region over the South
the interior OF the middle and west Gulf
States
The Washington times., 1903-10-17
GEORGIA NEGRO HANGED.

CORDELE, Ga. Oct. 1.-THE body of
an unknown negro was found hanging
to a tree one mile from this place yes
terday. Several people living I'm the
neighborhood said that they heard shots
during the night.
The Washington times., 1903-10-17
WAYNE MAcvEAGH ARRIVES.

NEW YORK. Oct 1.-THE Hon Wayne
MacVeagh. of Philadelphia. OF counsel
for Venezuela before the Venezuela ar
bitratlon commission at The Hague. wa
a passenger on the American line steam
er St Louis which arrived here tOda.
from Southampton.
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TWo PRINcEs CONFIRMED.

BERLIN, Oct. T.-Kaiser Williams 8
two sons, Prince Augustus. aged six
teen, and Prince Oscar, aged fifteen,
were confirmed this morning.
The Washington times., 1903-10-17
WILLIAM TO UNVElL
STATUE OF PARENTS

BERLIN. oct. 17.-It was announced
this morning that Emperor William will
tomorrow unveil the statue Of his pa
rents, which has been erected I'm Berlin.
The Washington times., 1903-10-17

Flynn's Buliness College, sth and K.
Business. shorthand. typewritiDg- SIS yr.-AdV.
The Washington times., 1903-10-17

Those who cough az night may secure rest b.
taking Piso's Cure for ConsumptiOn.-Adv. IL
The Washington times., 1903-10-17

Clear of Knots FloOrings, sz.oo Per
100 #. Libby's. 9th and n. V. ave.-Adv
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High tide today. ay..................5:07 D. m.
High tide tomorrow BIS am, 6:06 =. m.
Low tide tomorrow .l2:05 q, m.
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TEMPERATURES.
THE Sun.
HIGH TIDE.

Sun sets today ..-... ......-.-..-....-5;ls D. m.
Sun rises tomorrow. a. m
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Watch for oGDAHT.

There's money in it.-Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-26

authority Of the secretary of the in
terror and can be summary dealt with
by that official if the investigation
substantiates the chages. United
States District Attorney Soper, who,
too, is said to own shares in some of
the recently formed land companies,
IS subject to the orders of Attorney
General Knox.
Only few weeks ago a federal Of
ficer representing the interior depart
ment in the territory was forced to re-
sign by Secetary Hitchcock beca
he assisted in the oganization of a
land company at Tishomingo. Mr.
Hitchcock's action in this case was
heartily approved by the president,
and it was supposed that it would
serve as warning to all other officials
in the territory.