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New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
NJ. JUSSERAND RECEIVED.
The New French Ambassador Welcomed by
President Roosevelt.

Washington. Feb. IN Jusserand, the recently
appointed French Ambassador, was formally pre-
scented to President Roosevelt to-day In accord
ance with custom, the President sent his military
aid Colonel Bingham, IN of the executive car
ges to the French Embassy to escort the am
bassador 10 the White House The ambassador
was accompanied. in another carriage, by Pierre
de Marserie the counsellor: the military and naval
attaches and Jules Boeufve, the chancellor of the
emba ssy. The members Of the party. in the full
uniform of their diplomatic rank were ushered into
the Blue Room. where they were received by the
President, Secretary Hay and Secretary Cortel-
you Formal introductions followed and VI. Jusse-
rand presented TO President Roosevelt his creden-
tials from the French Government. In so doing
he took occasion express the cordial good will OF
France and his regard for the President per
sopallv and for the United States In felicitous
response President Roosevelt requested the am
bassador 10 convey to President Loubet and the
French people the high regard in which they are
held by the government and people of this coun-
try and gave cordial personal welcome to M
JueSerand-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
N4TY GENERAL STAFF.
Secretary Moody May Soon Pass ON
the Plan.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO TBE rRIBUNE.l

tBr TELEGRAPH TO TIRE rRIBUNE.l
Washington, Feb. 7.-Secretary Moody Will
shortly have opportunity to pass on the aues-
ton of general staff system in the admlinistra-
ton of naval affairs The subject comes up
periodically. but little progress has been made.
It has been expected that legislation wouio
be necessary to apply the system to the navy.
Members OF the general board. who are con-
WINGED OF the good results OF the general stan
idea, have discovered method by which the
most important part Of the system might De
adopted without action by Congress. but there
is difference Of opinion in the navy respecting
the plan, and some of the secretaries nave
feared that II would give them less authority
and make them dependent on the bureau sys-
tenn and the advisory functions Of the general
board. This argument has been effectively en-
ployed by the critics Of the system whenever
there seemed likelihood Of its success. 1t is
interesting to know that the general board itself
has come in for some criticism as body whlch
is absorbing influences and privileges which
had hitherto reposed in the bureaus. and some
Of the officers who have exercised a sort OF au-
thority with the department find that most OF
the counsel followed by the Secretary comes
now from the general board. These people have
consequently started the story that the general
board is TO be dissolved by Secretary Moody'
who realizes that he is becoming more and more
a figurehead. and that his dissatisfaction with
the situation has developed far as to lead him
to contemplate resignation from the Cabinet
Those who intimate with Mr.. Moody deny
this rumor, and contradict the statement that
the general board is imperilled with the pros
pect Of dissolution They point to the fact that,
far from being on the verge of disbandment,
its influence is increasing, and its members, al
the instance Of the Secretary, are preparing the
plan for the general staff. The general board is
TO occupy entire floor in the new bulld1ng
which General Anson Mills Z. S. A" retired. is
erecting opposite the Navy Department
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
c.. G.. SHAYNE,
Manufacturing Fur Merchant.

of the On
OF standard
able
offering worthy OF consideration
becoming As c1vzauon
the world
The London where Sea-
Manufactured gooS pro-
the jan
n
which discount OF the Oh
making Inc trae OF elan O'
Owing January and especially last week. % ~
effected. - - 49,, "a
sf all q nsnso
scarcity OF 9s1
which splendid aupt9as
Pusss Wmfn & wss @ 5 a RasaR % 6 saS
than car
9I25 9I5o
neck at corresponding prices fo-
they ought to bring $3.50 eu nuns lot
corresponding several new Shapes
finished too late for the Holiday trade -..
NorE-Bear sa0l you will get the genuine
large assortment Of
SQUIRE and boas,
and Marten
RoyEr andM
Coahmens Outfits gloves all marked so low n ~
cold months Co
you
LEIGH AND CARRIAGE ROBES-Esqunau Dog japan a d ~
10 u7
Bay Sable selling
for and never occur again
SPECIAL SALE OF PERSIAN LAMB AND SEALShIN J4OfElo
articles
No l2426 West between Broadway ana GUN ave
Carriage No I29 west Al 81 p
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
To RUSH WORK ON THE LOUISIANA
Keel Of New Battleship Laid-News OF the
Norfolk Naval Station

ore1ynort News Va. Feb. Tine zee gee wa" -
49, o+ the shipyard for the new 16oOo-ton 0a''l9
IT. T ouisiana The work OF conStr uS''"
[oa,r In earnest next week The LoulslA4H -
is+or shin of the battleship ConhecIcu'' -
+ta government will build at the BrooAISH ~, -.
yZr5 os an experiment. the keel for WHICH Will A0
on dovvn for several months o.
. ,or6ine to an unofficial statement tnAI oo %
D.. +bis naval station. Rear Admiral Cotton W."
d+ocbed from the Norfolk Navy 4aro @S -
rnandant in MAY and will be ordered 10 sea -
D. Admiral wise formerly captain OF lhe Sa
,II e,,ocead him as commandant. 1t IS staIeu AZ
roira1 Wise is now in charge or the eii9a -.
station II is regarded as not at al Uiil-s u - :
,JroiraI Cotton when ordered to sea- WI
,r,and of the North Atlantlc oquduioi-' %
cea6ing Reac Admiral Higginson' "hose ~
coo service is about 20 expire, IT IS undei -,
Norfolk naval station includes the snltS alU
5 +ta navy ward at Portsmouth
Unless the presence of the Norln Alla-il I +,a
~ is needed in the vicinity OF NeneZuel3' '
Navv Department will probably order another a "at
- - 10 1,orLed out on the New-England coast
- ~. Though nothing official has oeen
IN -fiaS ~ The subject this is unoerstOou tO ~
~ rnrnose of the department.: -oos W San
rbe raining ship Prairie, WHIcn STe9 9uar+ford
Tnan will transfer to the = Ill SacaixSa from the
. iarca draft of andsmen ana WI 11bo have
Iatge u h 9rained crew OF apprentices VINO
tdrtIoIu INC 10 Ier vessel for the last SIX
rie will wide the apprenCeS, ~ - inst
Inc FIaIaT tbs varships in Northern Waters just
Commissioned or about TO go 4i'0
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
IMPERsONATED HIS FATHER.
How Thrifty Yankee Got Pension and
Lived in Soldiers Home

New-Haven, Conn. Feb. John Page, an inmate
of the Soldiers Home in Noroton, arraigned
before United States Commissioner Wright to-day
and held for the United States District Court on
the charge of fraudulently obtaining pension. 1t
is alleged that Page, wno is now sixty-ive years
old imperscnated his father. who was veteran
OF the Civil War; having served in the 10th Con-
necticut Regiment For twelve years Page has
drawn pension and has lived at the Soldiers
Home part of that time. 1t Is said he has received
over 81 900 in pension money. His attempt TO OBJ
tain an increase led to an investigation by the
Pension Department, and his arrest followed
Before the United States Commissioner three
veterans of Company 10th Connecticut Volunteers,
testified that the John Page who served as must
clan in their company in the Civil War was at tnat
time a man about forty-fve years old, and that
the accused not in their opinion the
former soldier. The government produced certia-
Gates of the death and burial of John Page in New
York in 1881, and sister OF the respondent also
testified to her fathers death.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
KILLED BY OFFICIALS.
Constable Causes Death of Assailant-Mag-
istrate Shoots First.

Scranton. Penn. Feb 1.-The body of Michael
Roman was found embankment beside the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad, north of Olyphant
station to-day. His skull fractured, and 1t
was evident that he had been dead for several
hours 1t at first thought that he had been
struck by a train, but the mystery was cleared up
later in the day. when Constable Michael Caughan.
of Olyphant gave himself up the police and con-
fessed that he was the of Romans death He
said he was waylaid by Roman and another Hun
garian last night and assaulted. He struck Roman
on the forehead with his fist and sent him reeling
over the embankmert 1t is supposed he struck
headforemost on a stone and crushed his skull
Caughan is the prosecutor in the case against
three Olyphant Hungarians charged with the
murder of James Umston. non-union man, near
the Grassy Island Breaker September II. Ever
since the indictment found Caughan says. he
has beein annoyed anG threatened by Roman and
other friends of the trio charged with the Umston
murder.
Caughan says he did not know he had seriously
Injured Roman until he larned of the Hnding or
his body, he fed soon as ne struck MIN 10
get away from his other aSsallant
When the Umston case comes to trial the IN
usual incident of charged with murder
prosecuting murder case will be witnessed
truck farmer, of Meggetts Colleton, shot and
instantly killed there to-day by Magistrate Behlng.
There had been some dispute between them about
a land transaction Behling advanced toward
Bitch with a shotgun. Both armed. but the
magistrate the quicker and fired twice, load
of buckshot ripping Blitch's heart Behlng
surrendered to the Sheriff of Colleton County.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
NO OCHANGEINDEL4W4RE re
Only a PerJunctory Tote-Specul Ia
ton as to Outcome.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


Dover Del! Feb J-Notwtthstanding the excite
ment created here yesterday over the prooaoie
election Of two United States Senators. TIE HELL
bers Of the Delaware Legislature did not deem IL
necessary to come back to-day and par'cipa'e ~
regular session, and all but four OF the ieiiioe.
paired at yesterdays session. The balioting az
noon to-day was perfunctory IN Its nature' 'e
result being follows: Long term. AooioAs. -
L. /. Handy Den) 2; short term Addicks. q e-pe
Tunnell Dem.). 2.
Senator A B. Conner who presided over the
joint session. declared that one had received
majority, and hence there no eiecton. he W
Senators and Representatives then ADJOURNED UNI
Monday morning when business and baloelhs "t''
be resumed in the regular order.
Much speculation is rife to the outcome VI
the Senator situation 1t now stands. Inc reg
ular Republican members of the legislature 90 not
deny that the proposition of the Union men piaces
them in an embarrassing position ana one "hiO'i
will be hard for them to get out or Inc fNes
however have had assurances from many OF tnelr
constituents that their action in the past mas oe
highly commendable, and that even II Ihey siioui
reject the present offer which seems to De genuine
they would not be creating breach nor oreahils
faith with the principles SO long advocated oy
them namely. the utter defeat Of Addicks. Neltnef
would they in any way be held responsible Dy 'eii
constituents If they refused to vote 1or any l"o
men whom Union caucus would nominate. as 1t
is generally conceded that Governor HUM, VINO
closely allied with Mr.. Addicks, would nIloouoteu
ly consult his wishes In the matter, shouio Two
Union men be elected and either one reslsh'
The Regulars are not willing. either. that tney
sbould be entirely eliminated from the nsnt, tnes
having been offered two years ago the cholce ol
one Senator provided Mr. Addicks should De the
other This time no such offer has been mace
and as a consequence, the Regulars VIII not pe
drawn into a net. The growing sentiment aiming
+ba democrats is In favor OF electing two Regu-
lars since it is amost impossible to effect coail
ton between the Regulars and Democrats. the
hitch being that Of deciding who the Democratic
Senator shall be. e,..,,.,,,r,, tho
The friends Of Messrs. Kenney and sausnurg oI nGe
erknowyIedead leaders Of the Democrats are hot
wiling that they should be sacrificed FOR any
other Democrat unless it be man ii VINO IL 8 NV nUt
allied with either faction of the Democrauc parry
Dr. Black would be entirely acceptable 10 tne
Democrats and Regulars alike ous me
MONDAYS Developments are looked for"aro 10
infarHSt.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
FOR LENrEN GOSPEL CAMPAIGN

Washington Feb The central committee Of the
Twentieth Century National Gospel Campaign with
HEADQUARTERS in Nex-York City. has issued an aD-
neal ia the Christian ministers and leaders of the
country for national Denten Gospel campaign
Tee appeal asks that Ash Wednesday. February
q. De set aside as a special day Of humiliation and
prayer that the church buildings be opened 20
the public each day in Lent. and the people be
invited 10 pray for national and universal revival
sf Christian religion. The committee suggests that
from the day of prayer until April 10 every min
lister undertake the work OF personal, positive
EVANGELISM among the unsaveo.' Among the sign
.rs OF tie address are William Phillips Hall, OF
New-gork: the Rev. Drs. Francis E Clark A g
Dixon and J. L. Withrow OF Boston; D. J. Burrell
D. S. Gregory, r. 6. Macarthur. S. Parkes CaGnan
]. B. Shaw ano J. Wilbur Chapman. General Q. o.
Howard Airs. Margaret Bottone, all OF New
York: Bishop Rondthaler. of Salem, y. c: John
Wanamaker- Of Philadelphia. and William R
Moody Of Esst Mortified. Mass.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
TORPEDO BOAT MANEUVRES,
Planned on an Extensive Scale Off Newport
in the Spring.

Newport, R. L, Feb. 7.-Extensive maneuvres lor
the torpedo boat fleet well as several OF the
new submarine craft of the navy, Will occur OIL
this port in the spring The torpedo fleet Will IN
cude practically all of those boats in commission
on the Atlantic coast, while among the submarines
will be the Holland the Moccasin AID the Addef-
One Of the destroyers will be fitted out as a nag
ship and it is expected that Lieutenant L. II
Chandler who commanded the Hotilla last idli'
will be the acting admiral of the fleet.
Forts Adams and Greble and the Watch Hill tor
pedo station with their powerful searchights, Will
enter into the problems at night For the nrst
few weeks the fotilla will engage in individual
ship drills The manouvres will then begin
In very short time the work of building the ad-
ditional slips for the boats at the torpedo station
will be started and before spring accommodations
for at least thirty of them will pc ready; among ing
the boats to be included in the hotllla are the
Decatur the Bagley, the Barney the Biddle, the
Stockton the Thornton, the Wilkes, the IruXton
the Flushing the Ericsson, the Foote, the dupont
the Porter. the somers the Dale, the DeLong the
Mackenzie, the Chauncey, the Barry, the BAN
bridge, the Worden. the Mckee. the = Craven the the
TIA bot the Rodgers. the Gwln the stewart, the
Dahlgren. the Winslow and the Whipple
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
SOFT COAL MINERS GET INCREASE.
An Average of 121 Per Cent Offered by
Operators and Accepted by Convention.

Indianapolis, Feb. THE miners and operators
of the competitive soft coal districts agreed to-day
upon a scale Of wages for the ensuing year. The
price for mining to increased 10 cents a ton
on one-and-one-oua inch screened lump coal.
the Hooking the basng district OF Ohio, and both
the block and bituminous districts of Indiana: six
cents ton on mine coal pick mining in the
bftuminous district Of Indiana and at Danvtlle the
basing point Of Illinois
The price of machine mining is to be increased
eight cents ton on screened lump coal in West
ern PENNSYLVANIA thin vein and the Hooking, the
basing district of Ohio 10 cents per screened
lump coal in the block and btumnous districts Of
Indiana. and six cents ton on mine run coal in
the bitunlinous district of Indiana and at Da''
VILE the basng point OF Illinois.
The inside day wage scale Is to be as follows
with the conditions of the Columbus dav wage
scale agreement of 1898: Track LAYERS 81 S. track
layers helpers. 50 36 trappers 13: bottom cagers
81 So drivers 81 Sc trip riders 50 So water haulers
and machine haulers, s. IS: timber men. where
such are employed 50 So; pipe men. for compressed
air plants. 81 50: company men IN long wall MINES
all other inside day labor. S2 80. Yardage and
dead work are to be advanced 12lA cent. In
addition the above the operators verbally
agreed that outside day labor should be increased
I21b per cent in Ohio. Illinois and Indiana, and
that in the Pittsburg district there shall be an
Increase of 121z per cent. except where prices
these cases sufficient increase shall be granted
10 bring the amount up 70 121h per cent increase
and where more than 1917 per cent was aecured
the WAGES shall be reduced In the mines OF
p straight one of 25 cents day.
AZ the meeting Of the scale committee To-Day
the Indiana miners agreed TO WITHDRAW the shot1
frine bill from the Senate where il is special
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
PROGRESS IN GRAVE ROBBERY CASE.
Points Raised by Defence Are 0verruied.

Indianapolis. Feb. THE defence took sudden
turn to-day in the trial OF Dr. j. c. ALEXANDER lor
grave robbing when it asked that the State be re-
Quired to elect on which count of the Indictment
it would go to the jury. There was no motion
to quash the indictment.
The fourth count of the Indictment charged lnat
DR.. Alexander was the demonstrator of anatomy
of the college. and had possession of the body Oh
Rose Neidnger. and DR.. Barnhl. secretary OF the
faculty, was called to sustain that point. The
State asked IL & catalogue had not been issued by
the faculty giving title to Dr. Alexander. The
defence objected the ground that Dr. Alexander
had nothing to do with the catalogue, and further
that Central College Of Physicians and Surgeons
is corporation and the court must bring the rec
ords of the faculty to show Alexander's position.
and not prove II by the catalogue
Judge Bailey held that the college is a corpora
ton, and parole or verbal testimony the position
held by DR.. Alexander could only be given when
there was no record The defence then made
motion compel the State to elect which count OF
the Indictment should go to the jury, and also
motion to withdraw from the jury the fourth count
in the Indictment
The whole attempt Of the defence to weaken
the States case, the fourth count being considered
the strongest point in the Indictment But II did
not mean that the ruling of the court would end
the trial if it ruled in favor of the defence
Prosecutor RuckelshaCs said Judge Bailey ruled
against the introduction of the catalogue the
ground that DR.. Alexander not responsible for
anything in the catalogue After spirited argu-
ments. the court overruled the motion of the de-
fence. Mr.. Spaan followed this ruling with
motion to withdraw the second and fourth counts
Of the indictment from the jury, these counts
ing the body of Rose Neidlinger. which he said
were separate crimes.
Journed until Monday. when the defence will take
up its side of the case.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
BRINGS LOUISVILLE OPTIONS.
Isy TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BU,

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEJ
Louisville Feb. 1.-THE deal for the merger of
the Citizens General Electric Company, the
Louisville Electric Light Company and the
Louisville Gas Company is still on, with better
prospects for a successful termination of the
negotiations A conference of the parties in
terested was in progress this morning in the
office of Judge Alexander P Humphrey Papers
have been drawn up and are being considered
w F Sheehan and his party left here for New
York this afternoon.
It is said that the Brady syndicate, of New
York has options on the properties. and MI
Sheehan has gone there to submit TO the sYndl-
ste the results of his stay here.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
GOES FOR KINGDOM OF YAP.
Ipr rELEGRAPH no LIE TRIBUNE.

TELEGRAPH IKIbUNEI
Savannah Ga. Feb 1.-Walter c. Hartr1dge,
attorney for Mrs. Catherine OKeefe and her
daughter Miss Jane O'Keefe, left here tonight
for the island of Yap. in the Carolires. where he
will seek TO establish the rights of his clients
as the heirs to the estate OF David O'Keefe, the
Savannah sailor. who left this port thirty years
ago was wrecked and cast up on Yap and
elected by the natives to be their King Nearly
two wears ago OKeefe disappeared, and is sup
posed to have been lost at sea. His estate
valued at 81 900 600 more. is in dispute,
II is said there is will. which will be opened
in Nav rival claimant is a daughter OF
O'Keefe by woman he took as his wife on the
leland Mr. Hartridga expects to be gone for
about six months.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
MISS RICHARDSON NOT INDICTED.
Grand Jury Returns 'No Bill' on ACCUSE
ton of Poisoning Her Mother

Boston. Feb I'm its report submitted to the
Suffolk County Superior Court here to-day the
grand jury returned no bill" in favor OF Kath-
erine V. Richardson. of Revere. who accused
of attempting to murder her mother, Mrs Harley
Richardson. by administering poison IN medicine
The case Is one of the most unusual that has
come before the courts here On December u Dr.
Eunice D. Kinney, of Revere, attended Mrs. Rich
ardson. DR. Kinney prescribed medicine and called
several times afterward. The physician claimed
that Miss Richardson changed the medicine AS
the patient manifested some OF the symptoms Of
poisoning Miss Richardson arrested Evidence
was forthcoming to show that she had arsenic in
her possession, and she held in 5000 for the
action of the grand jury. The Richardson's Were
wealthy at time.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
"rHEoLoGS" HAVE CANE SPREE.

Princeton n j. Feb. I (Speclap-A new mid
v-tnter feature was instituted at the Theological
Seminary last night by the students. In the form
NJ a cane spree. After fortnights training the
renresentatives the three classesjunior. midder
and senior-ret in the big parlors Of Alexander
Hall to win honors for their respective classes
w. rn,dd1ars and seniors tied for first place with
soora Of : points each. In the mock shiiielah
egbt which followed the spree, Harris, OF the
turior class defeated Randall of the middier class
by the score of Il 10 lS and then put FRANK
sar,or out by the score OF l6 TO l3 Several mem
hers Of the faculty witnessed the athletic contest
Of the young divinity students, and II was Such
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
NIT IL WAR DEPARTMENT CONTROL.
Only Congress Can Authorize Harhor Work
in Porto Rico

washington Feb. 7.-Acting Secretary Sanger fol-
Lovjng an opsnion by Judge Advocate General Davis
has decided that the Var Department Is "ltnou'
jurisdiction over the submerged lands OF Porto
T2soo eDd that Congress alone is vested with the
authority TO grant permits for the construction OF
rters and other harbor work such lands Inc
nrss1jon arose Oh application 70 the department.
nv 2 BOSTON company 10 erect pier at Ponce
A, examination of the statutes applica Bile to the
case resulted a conclusion that the author1uSS
~ Torro Pjco and the War Department as Wei
rad no jurisdiction Il the matter
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
RECORD WHEAT PRICE ON THE COAST.

San Francisco. Feb IA wheat record was
made here to-day. The Nav option opened at
81 1917. but as soon the wires announced the
upward tendency in Chicago, the price jumped
TO 81 30 and almost Immediately to 81 507s- This
is the first time May wheat has sold up TO 81 90
in this market since May 70, 1875. during the
Letter deal In the interval the price has been
q lnrr 90 cents
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
NO ICE DEAL IN BALTIMORE.
President Hammond Says His Company Can
not Be Sold.
rRy TELsaaAsH TO THE TRIBUNE

Baltimore Fer Thomas Sturgis, Fire Com
missioner of New-York. who has been connected
with the reported deal between the Hammond Ice
Company and the American Ice Company was here
last night in conference with Ormonde Hammond,
president of the Hammond Ice Company. MI
Hammond said to-day:
All tho renorts which have been in circulation
recently are wild. and there Is nothing in them
The Hammond Ice Company will not be absorbed
bv the American nor will there be any holding
Company formed. This company cannot be sold
ont as the stock is pooled for term of five years
with fifteen OF the directors. This pool has four
years yet to 1 intend going to New-York to-
night and suppose this will furnish food for more
talk but my business has nothing whatever TO co
with any deal.