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New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
ARMY GENERAL STAFF.
The Young Board DeL"ged With
Implications for Service:
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[BY rxLEeRAPE TO THE TRtsUNE-l
Washington. March 30-The army board OF
which General Young is president and which
was convened to select forty-two ofncers VINO
will serve on the General Staf of the army
met to-day in Washington One OF their nrst
duties was to call on the Secretary OF War ana
the President In their respondent new UNIFORMS
They were an ornate spectacle in the pouring
rain which prevailed here all day. The War
Department has deluged this board with 4sf
names Of officers who are anxious to serve their
country in some form Of duty connected with
the General Staff, and applications are limited
to those which have ccne before the department
through regular military channels. This wealth
Of avaIab personnel anxious for duty In Wasn-
ington has staggered the members Of the board
charged with the preliminary work of organizing
the General Staff but they will proceed with
their duties without faltering. AS a matter or
fact they will not fnd the TASK SO arduous as
have the clerks OF the War Department who
have been obliged TO get up the records in detail
from individual efficiency reports Of these off,
GERS One of the candidates is a chaplain who
hopes that there Will be room for him on the
General Staff He points out that there are
likely to he matters connected with his corps
and subjects on which the advice OF chaplain
would not be amiss in General Staf admins
tration.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
MAY TEST RIGHT TO SELL BENz1NE.
Refusal Of Licenses to Druggists May be
Questioned.

Pharmaceutical Association. said yesterday that
the question as TO whether or not the Bureau OF
Combustbles Of the Fire Department had the
right to refuse to grant licenses to druggists to
sell or keep benZine their premises would prob
aFly be carried to the courts for settlement
"Benzine can now be bought by almost any per-
in many paint stores" said he. though. ac-
cordins to the regulations of the Bureau Of Com
bustbles, paint stores cannot legally sell benzins
any person except painters. One OF these days
druggist. think. will openly violate the law.
and his arrest will be made a test case"
According to several well known druggists some
substitutes for benzine, which have found a ready
market in this city since the rule prohibiting
druggists from selling benZIne was adopted, and
which said to be non-explosIve and non-in-
fammable are inhammable. The sale OF such
substitutes for benzine under some high sounding
name. with a guarantee that they perfectly
harmless, is like courting danger No catastrophes
from such sales have yet been reported but II Is
said there is danger that some may
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
ACCUSED By GEN. NILES.
Lieut.. Col. Hosgze Charged scith
OUtroges on FiipinOs.

Washington. March 30.-The War Department
ts investigating charges against Lieutenant
Colonel Robert L. Hcwze. who was in command
Of post in Northern Luzon in 1899. The
charges relate to cruelties tc FfIipinos, allega-
tions being made that Lieutenant Colonel Howe
was cognzant of the fact that two natives were
whipped to death. and that no punishment Of
the offenders ordered. 1t is said at the
War Department that, 50 far as investigated. Il
appears that the alleged outrage was perpe-
trated by native officers while Lieutenant Colo
mel Howe was absent in pursuit of hostile Fill
pinos. The matter has been brought to the at
tenGion OF Lieutenant Colonel HowGe. and a
partial reply made that investigation at the
time showed that only one native had died, and
his death was not due to Ill treatment. but to
diabetes.
Reports of alleged outrages in the Philippines
for which Lieutenant Colonel Howe and some
other oficers are said to be responsible are part
OF General Miess report on his recent fnvestiga-
tion ir the Philippines.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
FREED BY PRESIDENT.
amnesty to More than 100 Prison
ers en- atlanta Penitentiary.

Washington. March So-President Roosevelt has
issued general order in the nature of amnesty to
a certain class OF prisoners. which will affect
than a hundred prisoners confined in the new
United States penitentiary at Atlanta. Ga. In the
early part Of 1902 the completion Of the Atlanta
penientiary, a number OF United. States prisoners
in penitentiaries in Ohio and New-York were trans
ferred to Atlanta On account of the transfer
their terms Of imprisonment were materially in
creased. in some cases three or four years. be-
cause the Ohio and New York laws relating to the
diminution Of sentences for good conduct. which.
by the federal statutes, were made applicable to
United States prisoners. were much more liberal
than the federal laws under which such dtminution
of sentences is permitted in federal institutions
The last Congress repealed the statutes making
State laws applicable to United States prisoners
and enacted a liberal Communication law. applicable
all United States prisoners. wherever confined
On account Of the great injustice done the
prisoners transferred Atlanta in extending their
sentences beyond the terms which were intended
by the courts and in order remedy this in
justice, the President has issued a general order
which. after reciting the law and facts in the
case concludes follows
Roosevelt President of the United States Of Amer
@ iea in &c Of the premises divers other
do hereby order lat each and every United States
ferred from State institution c5'' to the be- T-nited
States, penttenttary at Atlanta. Ga. under SEN
1902. be discharged by the warden of the said
Wou bs1 beee 9a the he ay %
be confined in the State prison penttentiary
from which he tranSferred: upon condition
that his conduct in said Institution. and while IN
the United States penitentiary. has been such
to entitle him to the reductions hereby granted
and allowed.
The President has denied fifteen applications for
clemency. and has granted clemency in nine cases
He has commuted to Imprisonment for twenty
years the sentence Of Thomas Thurber convicted
in Kansas of murder. and sentenced in ISSS 70 be
hanged The prisoner has served nearly fifteen
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
TO RESTRICT LEGISLATION.
Constitutional Amendment to Keep Down
Number of Minor Bills

Albany. March 3n-A concurrent resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the constitution was in
troducsd in the Assembly tonight by Assembly
mar ReynoIdE Of Rensselaer,. looking to the nrnita
ton Of the great amount OF local county, town
and village legislation introduced at every session
OF tie Legislature
The resolution proposes new Section ls to Article
III Of the State Constitution, authorizing the leg
fslatxre TO establish classes OF counties IN the
State, and prescrbes two kinds Of laws affecting
counties towns and villages General laws under
this head are be such relate To ali towns. VII
Isges Of the State all counties one or both
classes Special Laws to be such as AFFECT any
single village county. or less than all of
the villages of the State. less than all
the counties Of the classes to be established.
No bill seeking to become special law for VII
is9es towns or counties shall be introduced except
upon petition from sach village, town or county az
fecte1 such petition TO originate with the village
board of trustees the town board or the oo0ro~ot
supervisors of the county, to be signed by z per
cent the legal voters Of the county in case of
county BILL or 10 per cent OF the voters OF the
town o. village concerned. az the case may be-
Every such bill issued must within ten days be
submitted by the Secretary Of State to the town,
VILLAGE county clerks and must be submitted
20 sS election by the people. whose majority vote
Win be nSoess1rT to complets the passage Of the
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
SILK PROSECUTIONS 70 60 ON.
Attorney General Knox Refuses to Stop Pro
ceedings in Criminal Suits.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCSEI
Washington, March S0.-A vain appeal was made
TO Attorney General Knox to-day to drop further
criminal proceedings in the silk frauds prosecu-
ton bv Frederick w. Hollis. of New-York. acting
as special counsel for Rosenthal & Cohn, having
been retained at the instance Of other importing
interests. W. Wickham Smith. who represents
the government as special counsel in the case was
present at the hearing. was also Solicitor Cen
eraI HoSt- The whole reviewed briefly
by Mr. Hollis, who argued that in view Of the fact
that the admission of mistakes in the weight OF
silk had beer made by his clients, and the further
fact that they willing to make restitution OF
all moneys which the government might have lost
on this account. criminal proceedings ought not 10
be pressed. Mistakes in the weight Of silks from
Japan had been made he said. by other importers.
and the department had allowed corrections of
these mistakes after investigation. This same
latitude he believed ought to prevail in the case
against Rosenthal & Cohn
Since the Quashing Of the indictment against
Rosenthal Cohn by Judge Thomas, on the plea
of the defendants that the proceedings ought to be
brought by the District Attorney, and that W.
Wickharn Smith, the special representative OF
the Attorney General had jurisdiction in the
case. other move has been r1ade by the govern
ment- The Attorney General announced this
eminent would not be nterfered with, either by
the action of Judge Thomas the argument Of
Mr.. Hollis Mr.. Hollis said after the hearing this
afternoon that the work on the case for which he
had been engaged had been completed. and that
no would have part in the defence.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
SENATE COMMITTEE TO MEET HERE
First Step Toward Financial Legislation
Will Be Taken This Week.
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TRY TETEGRAPH 70 THE TRTRTNE.
Washington. March 3O.-The first step toward
the formation Of financial legislation looking to
a flexible currency Is to be taken this
week in NewYork. when the subcommittee OF
the Senate Finance Committee, under the chair
manship of Senator Aldrich, will meet to CEN
slider that subject Senator Allison. who is
member of this subcommittee. has already
gone to New-York, and Senators PIatt of Con-
necticut, and Spooner. OF Wisconsin, the other
members. will go there Immediately. 1t is un-
derstood to be the plan to go over the general
subject at this preliminary meeting. and per-
haps get the views Of leading New-York bank
ers and dnanCiers the needs OF the country
in the way OF financial legislation. Further
meetings to be held in the summer at Mar
ragansett, when the ideas thus obtained can
be worked out In detail into a comprehensive
bill.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
ANT1-TREATY SENATORS ELECTED ,
Rumor That Two Opposed to Hay-Herran
Convention Have Been Chosen.

Colon, March 3O-It is rumored at Cartha-
gena that Pedro Mel Ospina, which vas ex-
PEELED from Colombia in October, 1901. when
he was Minister Of War. because Of an at
tempted conspiracy against the government. has
been elected Senator for the Department Of
Antioquia. and also that Senor Caro-. former
President Of Colombia, and now candidate for
the Presidency. has been elected Senator for the
Department of Cauca. If these reports are
correct. both are likely to prove strong op-
ponents of the ratification of the Hay-Herran
Panama Canal Convention.
The cruiser Carthagena sailed for Carthasena
this afternoon with $50 troops on board.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
SECRETARY SHAW IN CHICAGO.
Investigating Charges Against Federal Of
fcers There

Chicago. March 3h--Secretary Shaw has be
zrrn II personal investigation of the charges Of
incompetency and lax administration which
have been made against certain federal off,
GERS here Mr.. Shaw arrived in this city to-
day and held several informal conferences. but
ne would not make a statement When the
Secretary returns to Washington Friday. af-
ter the Presidents visit to this city he will. it
is said. have his mind made up as to his course
of Action.
Secretary Shaw has an engagement at Peoria
tomorrow night, to deliver address before
the Kickapoo Club He will return here on
Wednesday morning, and Immediately resume
his investigation of the federal offices. He will,
1t is said, make a personal examination OF the
records of the offices.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
TO SAVE CUBAN TREATY.
Notifications VIII Be Exchanged at
the State Department To-day,

Washington, March 3O-Ratifcations of the
Cuban reciprocity treaty will be exchanged at
the State Department tomorrow morning.
Sehor Quesada. the Cuban Minister, called on
Secretary Hay to-day and officially informed
him of the ratification of the treaty by the
Cuban Senate AS there is only one copy of the
treaty in Washington the other being on the
way from Havana, the exchange Of notifications
will be constructive rather than actual. Secre-
tary Hay accepting as sufficient the assurance
that the Cuban copy has been dispatched TO
Washington. No date has been set for the as
sembling Of Congress to take action on the
treaty.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
GOVERNOR WILL NOT TALK.
Refuses to Make Public Results Of Confer
enee with Senator Plat.
[nY rELEeRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l

Albany. March Ex-Governor Oden declined to-
day to make any statement about anything which
had occurred within the last forty-eight hours
The Governor made this announcement to a crowd
Of newspaper correspondents that had gathered IL
the Executive chamber prepared to ask him for
some particulars of his talk with Senator Piatt
in New-York on Saturday, and whether any de-
cision was reached in New-York about the Mort
gage Tax bill Naturally ne would have been asked
If the Mortgage Tax bill was to be modified. the
tax reduced or merely a recording tax upon mort
cages imposed.
the fate Of the Liquor Tax bill in the Assembly
before expressing opinion for publication about
the mortgage tax. If the Liquor Tax bill should
fail to pass the Assembly. the Republican leaders
would doubtless urge that other taxation measures
should be passed. with the aim Of eboshing direct
State taxation.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
NO OBJECTION TO "JIm CROW" CARS

Chicago March S0-speakng last night at Bethel
Church J. J. Sfnallwood. president OF the Tenn
persnce Industrial and Collegiate Institute negro
institution at Claremont Va. said:
The solution OF the negro problem lies with the
negro himself 1t Be brought about by his
sc6uirinK land saving money and educating his
song There Is nothing in the cry about social
equality. The negro does not want IL and does not
A the close Of the Civil War the negro had
nothing Since then he has accumnlated 800 o0Amo
worth OF property. He has built up ninety-si in
stituttons OF learning. and the race has furnished
fventy-s seven thousand school teachers. He has
turned his attention to buying land. and this viii
eventually result in tv solution OF the race prob
lem.
I have no objection 20 law requiring negroes
TO ride In separate coach on the railWays What
I do want Is a division Of the coach 20 that We
would not have TO mingle with the element IN our
race that l. shunnsd by the educated whites u
theirA
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
LIQUOR TAX VOTE TO-DAY
RULES TO BE SUSPENDED.
Republican Leaders Eager to Push
Measurc Through assembly.
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Albany. March Sa-Janes T. Rogers, the Re-
publican leader in the Assembly. gave notice
tonight os his intention to move q suspension
OF the rules IN order TO pass eat Of its order
the Liquor Tax Increase bill, recently passed
BY the Senate An attempt. It is evident, will
b. made to pass the bill in the Assembly to-
morrow. f there are sufficient number OF Re-
publican Aosemblymen in Albany, for the bill
would come up in its regular order the or
der Of third reading in the Assembly on Wednes-
day. Speaker Nixon. however, would not &C
knowledge that the attempt would be made to
pass the bill tomorrow. It is probable that the
Republican leaders have learned that the liquor
dealers have not yet given up the hope OF de-
fseting tie measure and tie report that there
were funds TO wage q campaign against 1t when
e was before the Senate would naturally prompt
the friends of the measure to secure vote upon
Il In the Assembly at the earliest possible mo-
ment
The leaders OF the Democratic AssembIymen
several days ago resolved to hold caucus upon
the Liquor Tax bill and other legislative meas
ures. 1t is presumed that Senator Gradys pro-
posed amendment to the charter Of New-1oFk
providing for q three platoon system for the
Police Department included in the list OF
measures to be considered It was announced
tonight. however, that the caucus" would be
3 conference. and that the Democratic Assem-
blyrnen would meet In the Assembly perlor as
eoon as the session ended
Mr- Rogers gave notice just before the Assem-
bly, adjourned. at 11:45 o'clock that there
would be cSn of the House at IL o'clock to-
morrow. The first step taken will be TO move
that the Assembly Excise Committee be dis
charged from further consideration Of the bill.
Ample opp Tunity will be given for debate on
the measure It Is anticipated that the Assembly
viii debate the bill ell day. Speaker Nixon has
been confident that eighty-seven Republicans
would vote for the bill If they were in Albany
at the time q vote was taken on the measure.
That would be eleven more votes than are reQui-
site TO pass the measure.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
Mr.. WOODRUFF VISITS ALBANY.
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TBY TELEa4APE 10 TEE EEIBUNA-l
Albany, March 60-Ex-LeuGenant Governor
WoodruS and Robert ]. Sha-key arrived here to-
night from NeW-York MI woodruff came here
partly Il was clear. to push Senator Aarshalrs
tU ousttne from once Ex Of the city magistrates
OF Brooklyn and authoE1xtDS Mayor Low TO Rp-
point tks4r successors He said that he thought
the bill should be passed Mayor Van Wyck."
SAID Nj woodruff. appointed these magistrates
fog only six months aud they should be succeeded
by other men"
There was q report that Mayor Low had said he
favored the AARtetrxtes bill bat this statement
was defAAd by Senator Marshall - have received
rc letter from Mayor Low" said Senator Mar
shall, 1o1orssnG the Aag1s4rates bIu &s it stands
Mayor Low upon the subject have had q talk
with him about the bill"
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
SATISFACTION SHOWN IN HAVANA
Minister Quesada Instructed to Sign the
Amended Treaty.

Havana. March 30.-Instructions were sent by
cable to Minister Quesada at Washington this
morning to sign the amended reciprocity treaty
in behalf of President Palma.
The utmost satisfaction is expressed at the
completion Of the treaty, and the opinion is gen.
eral that the United States Congress will not
fail to approve it. Those here who recently de-
ciared that Cuba had no use for deferred reCi-
pTocity are now pleased at the outlook. and the
time is regarded opportune for closing per
manent treaty, covering political relationships.
nlished
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION.
IB1 TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEx-l

JBT TELEGRAsE THE TRIBUEE-1
Albany. March 30.-The Democratic Assembly
men held conference in the Assembly parior
at midnight for the purpose of making out a
list of speakers against the Liquor Tax bill
when It comes up for consideration in the As
senbly tomorrow. It was an open conference.
Newspaper correspondents were present. George
II. Palmer presided. Let every Democrat
speak against the bill" said Mr- Mullaney, OF
Nev-yor1 The names CT a large number OF
Democrats were nut down as those who would
speak against the bill on list which was pre-
pared The name OF nearly every Democratic
member is on the list
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
READING cuts PRICE OF COAL.
A Reduction of 80 Cents a Ton in Several
Sizes Announced For April.

PnilsdeIphia, March 30-The Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company to-day gave ON
casI notice Of q reduction Of 30 cents ton for
April in prices Of prepared domestic anthracite
The sizes affected are broken egg. stove and chest
nut There Will be no change In the price Of fur
mace and steam sizes. which largely sold under
contract.
The new prices follows: Lump and steam
boat g 50; broken. 3, excepting the LoZbeEry snd
schuyIkflI red ash. which will be g Is: Lykens
Valley red ash. g 90: egg. $ 3; stove. - s, and
chestnut 8 q The company makes the following
reservations:
Orders that are accepted win be subject to our
sbility to ship during the month of April All
TnNIIed ApriI orders Will be cancelled at the end
Of the month The company reserves the right to
change prices at any dTn0 without notcA and
orders sent In viii not bind the company until
accepted
Tha reduction applies to April only.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
TWO NEW INSURANCE BILLS.
Senator Bracket Continues Els Campaign
Against So-called Trust

Albany, March Ex-senator Bracket foiowfng
I'd his attack the so-caIIed fire insurance trust,
presented TO ths Senate two bills prohibiting all
agreements, understandings and combinations OF
fire Insurance companies OF agents thereof where
by rates are ftusted raised All such agree
rnenss are proounceo illegal and void. Tho penal
ties for violation severe In the case Of vio-
Iation by any person the punishment shall be q
fine OF not less than $2op more than $50o5 and
By less than six months Imprisonment or more
year, and IN the case Of corporation
not less than S50Ga fine than $1,000
One bin wes referred 10 the Insurance Commit
tee and Senator Bracket. anticipating that Il
would not be reported, introduced second BILL
which accompIshes the same purpose IN a different
way. This bill was reported TO the Judiciary Com
Ynirtee Of which he is chairman.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
RAILROAD TICKET FORGERY.
Southern Pacific Officials Think They Have
Discovered Extensive Plan.

New-Orleans. Marcn S0-The passenger depart
unent Of the Southern Pacific Railroad has dlscov-
cred here what is expected to prove huge Swsndls
and forgery of railroad tickets A coupon OF a
ticket purportng be issued by the Louisiana and
Southern Railway Company was turned In bsrs
for Identification. There is such road sS the
Louisiana and Southern but the manipulNfors OF
the ticket took advantage OF the Of Louis
lana Southern and sold coupon tickets over the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
Investigations have bean begun. The ticket bears
the sIRDature Of J. -. Davis general passenger and
ticket agent. There Is such off1cal known here
The ticket itself ia forgery.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
ONLY NEW-YoRK BIDDERS.

By TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Washington March Sn-Three New-York hTrns
were the only bidders for the reconstruction Of q
pier Of tho aoueduct bridge in this city, the bids
for which were opened to-day by Colonel Alien. OF
the War Department. The Pennsylvania Bridge
Company. of Beaver Falls. N. z, made the lowest
bid &As66. The ether two bidders were McAul1en
& McDerrnott. Of New-York at sd,6S5, and the
Foundation and Constructing Company. Of New
York at 007. Colonel Allen this afternoon trans
itted the bids to General Gillespie, chisf Of engt
neAr1, who VIII consider them and announce the
successful bGEder This Will require about ten dayR
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
MORE BANK RESERVE CITIES.

[BY TELEGRAPH TRIBCSEl
Washington. March S0-In accordance with pro-
vision Of law enacted at the last session OF Con-
Gress four cities have been designated addi-
tionsI national bank reserve cities. The law in
question removed the stipulation that cities must
have q population OF fifty thousand. in order to be
deGtEna4ed as reserve cities, and placed the limit
at twenty-five thousand The places designated
under this provision TO date Salt Lake City,
Utah: Cedar Rapids and Dubuque. Iowa. and
Wichita, Kan. The last two were designated to-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
CHINESE INSPECTORS APPOINTED.

TRY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUSE1
Washington, March &C. L. Cronin has been
appointed Chinese inspector at Rochester. n. Y.
and j. B. Anderson. at Dunkirk n. Y. Heretofore
there have been Chinese inspectors these
places Inspector Tobias has been assigned as
assistant inspector IN Eex-Tork City. James Boyd
has been appointed Chinese inspector at Helena
Mont, and E. R. Thompson. at San Francisco. to
take the piaoe Of Inspector T;ppet. who has been
transferred Detroit. vice Plummer, who has been
sent to Chicago. Commissioner General Sargent
announces that there Is to be absolutely laxness
in the eneorcement Of the Chinese exclusion law.