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New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
MIR. sANKEY MAY GO BLIND.
But Oculist Says Operation That Was Per
formed May Have Helped One Eye.

The sons OF Ira D. Sankey issued statement
Yesterday as to Mr. Sankey's threatened blindness
I Allan Sankey said that no announcement had
been previously made, because his father did not
wish his real condition known, for fear of alarm
ing his friends. To avoid any exaggeratiOn, from
the real facts not being known, they decided to
give out this statement from the attending ocust
Mr. sankey first came under my care about two
months ago suffering from attack of cOngeSTlVe
gIaucoula, caused undoubtedly by physical eXnaus-
ZION from CyerwOrk- This disease is due to IN
crease in the tension Of the eyebaIl which, II not
TedUced causes wasting of the optic nerve and
atoIjtion of sight. The operation necessary 10 re-
duce this pressure was performed as soon as the
Condition of the eyes permitted. He rallied at once
the pain and suffering being relieved but 1t IS now
sniff of the operation In the right eye the exist
ing conditions are unfaVorable to the recovery
Of a moderate amount of sight, which viii probably
he tuat ted by Improvement in ms general
n1e0t as the other has done, and at this time any
anticipation that sight in this eye viii 0e restored
is hardly justhable. RICHARD hAL1SH-
Mr.. Sankey's general health has been falling for
two wears due to his attempting to do the double
work formerly performed by himself and Dwight
L. Moody. Because the work was so dear TO him
him he kept UP in spite Of physical weakness and
suffering. When his eyes gave out completely MT
Sankey's condition alarming. His general
health is now much improved, although his wish
TO continue his eyangeEstlc Work VIII proDaply
never be fulfilled. "a. -,
Mr. Sankev lives with his wife at No. 14S South
Oxford-sCt., BTOOklyn--H He has two sons, l. ALan
Sankev and John E Sankey, who are married and
live al No 1863 Park Place and No. 3Gl Sterling
Place Brooklyn, respectively
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
CHANGES IN NAVAL COMMANDS.

Washington March Z.-Captain G. F. F. Wilde
has been detached from the Portsmouth Navy
Yard and made captain Of the Boston yard. Cap
tain Thomas Perry has been detached from the
Iowa and made captain OF the NeW-Hork yaro.
Captain Henry B. Mansfield, who has been de-
tacbed from the recruiting duty at the New-York
Yard will command the Iowa
CAPTAIN Barclays assignment to command the
Puget Sound naval station WILL it is expected take
erect on June L He will become rear admiral
soon after that date
CAPTAIN Cook will be promoted to rear aon1lrsl
on the retirement of Admiral CrowninshieIdi on
3Torch 20 subject TO eXa mination- Captain t1dE-
Tinrfon who sIands No. on the list OF captains
has been assigLaI to the Norfolk Navy YARD ana
Iii beCome rear admiral the time as cap
tsi1 Cook Captain Chester will retain command
~ the naval observatory here.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
FRANKLIN COUNTY MEN MEET.
A. P. Fitch, F. D. Kiiburn and Justice
Truax Among the Speakers.

Over a hundred men attended the fourth annual
dinner Of the Franklin County Society last night
at Delmonico's. At the guests table, IN aooluon
to Ashbel P. Fitch, president Of the society. VINO
acted as POSTMASTER, were Frederick D. hAourn'
State Superintendent of Banking; DR.. Joseph D.
Bryant president Of the Chenango County Society;
Justice Charles H Truax, president Of the Sons
of Oneida; Colonel John R. Van Wormer, preSl-
dent q the Jefferson County Society; Justice Ches-
ter B. Mclaughlin, representing Essex County
Justice Henry A. Gilderseeve. representing Dutch
ess County; Justice Edward W. Hatch, OF Erie
County: Job E. Hedges. representing the Sons OF
Genesee; Miles n O'Brien. Justices Blanchard and
Fitzgerald Chief Judge A B. Parker, George Z.
Austin and NJ. E. McCleary.
Among the others present were William C. Skin
ner, Hermann Oelrichs, DR.. NJ N. Johnson, DR.. lie
Roy W. Hubbard. DR.. c W. Collins. DR.. A C.
McLochlan, DR.. w. 2. Farr, Emerson McMillin
Charles Dayton, William B. Davenport, n. NJ. Mar
shall, Robert II. Moore, John Il. Drew, Albon Man.
A. P. Gardiner, with W.. CantwelI Forrest Il.
Parker, E. E. Dickinson, F. G: Paddock, E. L.
Before the dinner the following officers for the
ensuing year elected: President, Frederick D.
buburn; hTst V1ce-presldent, tSoWln 3. dickinson
second vice-p president, Edward L. Stevens: Secre-
tary, Louis V. Hubbard: treasurer. Louis u. King
executive committee. Ashbel P. Fitch Daniel P
Morse, Benjamin Sinclair Orcutt, Frank D. Allan
rnittee NJ E McClary, n N Marshall, Robert c..
Thompson a. G. Hadiey and Frederick ]. seaver.
Mr.. Fitch, in his opening address, paid a tribute
to Franklin County and its institutions and people,
and said that the State of New-York runs from
Malone to the Battery Mr. kilburn made a
humorous speech. telling of interesting experiences
Truax also related experiences in Franklin County.
In reply to some OF the truthful lies, told ny
tached to the people of Franklin County that they
never have to let 1t escape"
The other speakers were Job p; Hedges. EdWard
W. Hatch, Chester 3. cLaughlin. Henry A. Gil
dersleeve and John R. Van Wormer-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
JERRY HUNTERS WIFE DEAD.
Negro Wants to Attend Her Funeral-She
Helped Him in the Fight Last Summer.

Mrs. Harriet Hunter, the colored woman. who
helped her husband, Jerry Hunter, to oppose
a dozen or more armed policemen and as many
citizens when their home at North Beach was
surrounded last Labor Day, is dead Hunter
had shot man whom he considered as an in
truder on the grounds of which he was care
taker. Mrs. Hunter died from pneumonia on
Friday night at her home in Bayside. She was
injured in the fight, and, it is said, never had
been strong since then Hunter is still in the
Queens County Jail in Long Island City. He
has been tried twice, the jury disagreeing each
time
Hunter is deeply grieVed over the death OF
his wife and ia anxious to attend the funeral.
Sheriff De Bragga as yet has not decided what
to do in the matter. but it is thought probable
that he, himself will take Hunter to the funeral.
District Attorney Gregg made a personal appli-
cation to Supreme Court Judge Garretson yes
terday for an order modifying Hunters commit
ment to Jail without bail. so that the old man
could go to the funeral but the Judge said he
did not see how he could take any action
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.
Washington, March THE following army and
navy orders have been Issued:
ARMY

TIA following second assigned to reg-
Inc NICHOLAS W. CAMPAGNOLI to the list In
Fantry Company c: ALBERT 3. HATFIELD & 70 the
jstb Infantry. Company K; CONVERSE K LEV 1S,
20 the 23d Infantry, Company K: THOMAS c:
HSTTsGRAVF, TO the 18th Infantry, Company NJ ana
TcSFPH o. MAUBORGNE- to the 9Th Infantry
Company D.
GEORGE 4 DETCHEMENDY. late captain I'D Infantry
Js reouested to- report to the retiring ooaro IN
Sttv for Examination and inquiry as TO Whetner
ME resi9natou should have bean accepted as valid
Captsfn JACOB E. BLOOM coumissary, viii assume
Of once al HeW-Orleans
N relieve Captain Clyde " Hurt quartermaster' who
will proceed to the Philippines
from duty the University OF Maine. ana VIII prO-
caed 10 San Francisco TO sail for the Philippines
~.,.stn VICTOR H BRIDGMAN. artillery corps will
mort 10 examining board at Fort Monroe Tor ex-
animation for promotion
r~.rt.Ir CHARLES W FOSTER. artillery corps. will
Dort TO examining board at Fort Riley for ex-
sr1iuetion for promotion.
The following assignments 70 regiments OF officers re-
49, Gently promoted announced; Colonel OWEN j.
SWEET 10 the 2sth Infantry: Colonel ALBERT
NYFR the 18th Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel
COP EFIIUS GARDENER. the 2fEt Infantry;
Tfssfenant Colonel ALFRED REYNOLDS 80 he
iIth Infantry. and Major WILLIAM BLACK. 20 the
Infantry
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
ARCHITECTS FOB NEW BELLEVUE.
M'Kim. Mead & White Appointed-Water
front To Be Utilized.

II bacanoa known at Bellevue Hospital last night
that the board Of trustees of Bellevue and Alled
EosnitaIs had appointed Messrs- Mchim, Mead q
White Of No I6O Fifth-aye-, architects OF the ne"
Bellevue Hospital which IS 10 De eLecIsu a a. a.
+f.+.5 cost of e OOOOO Every effort Is to be
T7a6a 70 b11iId the most modern and best equipped
INSTITUTION in the world. Particular attention Is
beIng Maid to the hospitals at Hamburg and DreS-
den. ,. ---,.
- ~ ,au, huiding OF buildings. the splendld
.a+TfronI possessed by the hospital Will oe uL-
oS T. is ssid that training sCnOOl, on Lne pan
~ The schools at Johns Hopkins InlNeEslI a11
TTi-+C-ia Medical School IN Montreal! Will
~ The new Bellevue To assist the aren't
acTS in desgnIng the interior Of the new noSPlIdI
. Con1ToI4fea- consisting OF Drs. Milllam M ON,
G7rs1t " Jackson, A. Alexander Smith ana NnaEI7S
Phelps has been appointed
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
UKvELHG OF FREDERICK STATUE
President Roosevelt Consents That It Be
Postponed Until Next Year.

Washington. March 7.-President Roosevelt
has addressed to Baron Won Sternburg, the Ger
man Minister, reply to the suggestion recently
made, at the instance Of Emperor William, that
the unveiling Of the statue of Frederick the
Great which is to be- erected In the grounds of
the new Army War College be postponed until
1904. The President has approved the sugges-
ton, and informed the Emperor, through the
minister, that it viii be entirely convenient to
the Washington government 10 receive the
statue next year instead Of this summer, as had
been originally intended It is probable that the
unveiling of the statue will occur shortly before
the opening OF the st. Louis Exposition and that
the commission, which win be composed OF de-
scendants of men who served with washington
shall go from here to st. Louis to attend the
opening exercises there.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
MR.. sCHIFF's TOUR OF ISLAND.

Havana. March Jacob H Schif, the New
York banker and his party have returned to Ha-
vana from their tour Of the island They will
leave here for Eew-York next Tuesday previous
to the arrival in Havana of Sir William Van Horne.
Mr.. SchiR said to-day that his tour OF the island
had been purely for pleasure When asked whether
Kuhn Loeb & Co. were contemplating financial
connection with tie Cuban Railroad, he replied in
the negative, but said: There is no telling Whar
may occur in the future"
General ]. H. Wilson, who accompanied Mr..
SchiR on his tip 10 Cuba, expressed himself as
pleased at a radical improvement of conditions
since he comma nded the central provinces Of the
island. Mr.. Schiff's party is enthusiastic on the
matter of Cuban possibilities.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
CENSUS DIRECTOR RESIGNS.
Mr.. Merriam to Become Vice-President of
the International Mercantile Agency.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-William R. Merriam, Di-
rector of the Census and formerly Governor Of Min
nesota, offered his resignation to President Roose-
welt to-day to take effect on May Is He will re-
move to New-York become vice-president OF
the International Mercantile Agency, a corporation
organized for the purpose Of rating credits in the
United States and Canada The company was or
ganized about a year and half ago 10 90 a
business similar to that done by Bradstreet and
Dun It has been reported for several days that
Mr. Merriam Intended to give up his present of1ce,
hut Inc President knew nothing definite about 1t
until he was informed by Mr.. Merriam personally
of his intentions. He expressed regret that Mr..
Merriam had decided to leave the government ser
vice and wished him success in his new heIo OF
work. oz
MI Merriam will continue at the Census once
until Nav l5 as he desires to complete some work
in the department before leaving Washington.
President Roosevelt has given no lntlmation OF MS
intention regarding the appointment OF Mr.; MeT-
riam's successor. Ex-RepFeSentatiVe DAVID II:
Mercer, of Omaha. already has been recommended
for the place, and several oLner men are sdIo "
mentioned
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
NO ACTION ON TREATY.
Foreign Relations Committee Meets
and AdiOurns Until Monday.

Washington, March THE Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations was in session for an hour and
q half to-day. For most of this time the Panama
Canal treaty under consideration, oUt the
committee adjourned until Monday without taxing
action on it. The adjournment was in order TO ac-
commodate Senator Money, who is member OF
the committee, and who has been absent from the
city account Of illness. His condition Is now SO
much improved that he is returning to Wasnlns-
ton, and expects to arrive time to be present at
the meeting Monday. Senators Morgan ana
Bacon are the only Democratic members OF tne
committee in the city. and the RepuDhGan neIns
bers conceding that the minority party Is snCIeo
to larger representa- tion readily consented Io q
postponement. The greater part OF to-days session
was consumed by Senator Morgan, VINO renewed
his plea for the amendment of the canal treaty IN
many particulars
William Nelson Cromwell general counsel for the
Panama Canal Company, said yesterday: - nave
just received adyices from Colombia to the eHect
that an extraordinary session Of the Colombian
Congress has been called, to open in Bogota early
In April. The regular session does not begin untL
July. This extraordinary session has been caileo
for two purposes. to consider the Panama CanaI
situation discuss the general finances OF the
nation. The fact that a special session OF the
Colombian Congress is soon to be held Tor act
ing upon the Panama Canal question furnishes tle
strongest Of reasons, 1t would seem TO me- Wny Ie
Senate at Washington should by the END OF TINS
month finish its discussion Of the canal treaty
and ratify that instrument"
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
THE NEW PHILIPPINE CURRENCY.
First of the Silver Pesos Turned Out by the
PhiladeJphia Mint.

Washington March z-CoIoneI Edwards. chief OF
the Insuar Bureau of the War Department. who
made preparations in advance to carry out the pro-
visions OF the Philippine Currency act with a view
to relieving the financial strain the islands, has
lust procured from the Philadelphia Mint the first
of the new silver money to be used in the Philip
pines in the shape Of peso. The new coin IS SIM
pie in design On its face is an emblematic female
figure representing a Filipino working out the des-
t1nies Of her home anvil. Behind her is the
smoking cone Of a volcano, and around the picture
are the words, lone peso" 'Filipinas. On the re-
verse of the coin is slightly modified representa-
ton OF the United States coat-of-aFnls, with me
words UNITED States of America" Colonel Ed
u.srds hopes to supply the Islands with the new
currency by the beginning OF the fiscal year.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
o,REILLY SAID TO HAVE a DOUBLE.

Captain O'ReiIIy, of the Tenderloin precinct, went
home early on Friday night, but the gamblers
never suspected it. It seems there is some one
who looks much like the captain-the same kind
of white rnustache and q similar build and bear
ing-and that this double strolieq along OEtellIy
eral hours. IL -. .
Ne was carefully watched all this time but no
one even suspected il was not y Kelly. W nen
the captaiu was told yesterday that he must have
= doTbIe he replied that he hoped he had, ana
that he would come around ofIen and relieve MIN
from duty and allow him TO run nome ana see MS
aT1f1v
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
SUBWAY STRIKE THREATENED.

A strike for the eight-hour workday is threatened
this week by the employees Of Mcmillan McBean
in their section Of the rapid transit tunneL ae 80 ~
- 80 q, \ fortv-second-st and Lenox-Gve The
men declare they are working ten hours e day
contrary to an agreement in force between ,.t me
1-I,e contra ctors and the settlement COMMITTEES
81 the Central FEDERATED Union The sub1ect Will
Se taken before the settlement committee Jorady.
"a unless settlement Is effectso by Aohaay OF
SIIaS5ay T5II the Yner will be oFdereS out
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
musT PASS MARSHALL BILL AGAIN

rvY TELEGRAPH TO TIE -RIBUSEl
Albany. March 7.-senator Marshall's bill for the
-Ta-i1s+Ion of the sinking fund OF New York. II
g. a9nsrant must again De passed BY the senate,
Tor q was amended in the Assembly to correct two
errors in the bill as it passed by the Senate
STJ,a bilI was framed prevent the raising OF an
,I1Tacessarfy large sum OF money for the sinking
SII1d The Senate, having once passed II. viii. n
Tuesday
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
WINDOW GLASS MACHINE COMPANY.

trenton. N T.. March THE American window
rz1aas Machine Company capital S20Ooo-oO was in
corporated here to-day 70 nnahuAac'uIe s9ss ,s 4S
t,t,.-,, ~ ali kinds The capital stock Is divided
iTt q O8 G5e preferred with per cent cumulative
divfdend snd H30G0,a0Q common Tbe SorporatoTs
are: Moufford Nils Grant NoGnAAA t~na AEc4A0a11
ThafcneF al Of dsTEay C1txs
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
HER 11sTH BIRTHDAY.

Montgomery Ala, March Mrs. Myrsala Keith
to-day celebrated her u6th birthday with rehglous
ss-yfces AT her home Mrs Keith was born IN South
Carolina but has been living IN Alabama since a
ch1ld She lived in three centuries & eRa a mas oS
fs1s TboIeh IN II health for six years her facul-
1fsS are not in the least impaired. She Is rns
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
LONGING WOULD BE SENATOR.

Jackson. Miss, March 7.-Governor A H. Lon
sf,o has made formal announcement Of his candi-
Gscv for the United States Senatorship in a
Letter addressed to the Democracy Of the State
and gives notice that 'e will make tnorougn CAN
vsss during the spring and hummer.
THE Governor cites the citizens OF mississippi
m his record as chief executive and bases MS
Claims for preferment on that showing he Will
onD0sa Senator Money.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08

J. DOUGLAS ADAM.
I z. ADAMS.
REESE F. ALSOP
VIM. H. BALDWIN. JR-
THEODORE NJ. BANTA-
A J BOULTON.
r r, BOWKER-
WALTER S. BREWSTER.
DIR. GEORGE ". BRUSH
JOSEPH. .. BURRELL
s PARKES CADMAN.
CHARLES r. CHADWICK.
John W. CHADWICK
John II. CHASE.
SIMEON 2. CHITTENDEN
2. MASON CLARKE.
HENRY CONKBiNG.
JAMES II. DARLINGTON.
H. p. DEWEY.
cARL.L n. DE SILVER
NORMAN s. DIXIE.
DR.. r. L. Dickinson.
WILLIAM ? DUDLEY.
GUY DU VAL
FRANCIS L EANES,
J. NJ. FARRAR.
JOHN J. FOOTE.
Z % E0RRE
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08

THOMAS r. FRENCH
ARTHUR 81. HATCH.
HENRY HFNTZ.
J MONROE HEWLETT.
NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS
FRED'K ". HINRiCHS.
ANDREW JACOBS.
ARTHUR 3. KINSOLVISG.
HERBERT H. KNOX.
WOODRUFF LEEMING
DAN'L W M'WLLLIAMS
HOWARD n WILLIAMS
FRAZER MOFFET.
". !. NICHOLS.
EDWARD W. ORDWAT.
ALEXANDER E. ORR.
THEODORE T. OVINGTOH.
GEO. FOSTER PEABODY.
HARRINGTOH PUTNAM.
HENRY SANGER SNOW.
HIRAM r. STEELE.
JOHN v. p THAYER
JOSIAH T. TTBBY.
W. p. tt BBY.
ROBERT VAN IDER6TISE.
n. MGEE WATERS
ALFRED T. WHITE
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
TO DISCUSS TENEMENT HOUSE LAW
Brooklyn Citizens Call Public Meeting for
Next Thursday

The following appeal for public meeting to show
interest in the tenement house question has been
issued by prominent citizens of Brooklyn:
Within the past few weeks number of bills have
been introduced in the legislature OF New ork
which aim change radically the present Tene-
nnent House law. The law IS 1t now stands was
passed onlT after years OF tenement house inVestt
cation and agitation, and was framed by some or
the best expertstn the country 1t aims to alleviate
conditions in existing dwellings and TO prevent in
the future the construction of buildings that Shau
multiply those evils which It endeaVors to eradl-
This law is now attacked, and We protest against
any change that shall remove those safeguards 10
health and decency that have been so hardly won.
We citizens Of Brooklyn believe that we should be
yIgiIant maintaining all that Is best In the pres
growing borough TO repeat those conditions that
have made the tenement house districts OF Man
haitian so great to the health OF the com
munity, and that, when once produced are so din
cult to cure. ,-,., -.
une1t to well ventilated and TO those sanl-
tary conditions that make possible cleanliness ana
AGAINST any amendment to the law that shall de-
priVe the people Of these rights we enter our pro-
Test and we call upon the citizens OF the Borough
of Brooklyn to assemble at q public meeting az
Plymouth Church. Thursday evening, Mafcn =
at O'Clock to manifest their interest in this ques-
ton and their belief in good and sanitary housing
for all. = -, s.,,.ri,..
speakers: DR.. Lyman Abbott Editor Of Ene out
look'; William II. Baldwin, Jr., president OF tne
Long Island Railroad: Robert w. De Forest. presl-
dent OF the Tenement House Department; Flchard
Watson Glider. Editor OF The Century ano en JsaI
man Of the Tenement House Commission or lSS4-
Tba Fav Newell Dwight Hills will preside
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
NAVY.

Rear Admiral A s. cRowERsHIELD detached COM
msnd OF the European Squadron. retired March %
F.nnrn r N MARBLE detached the Wheeling; 70 nome.
Ensign H z. LACKEY. detached the Topeka. 10 the
Wheeling.
PAY Director N Spell detached the Illinois, To home
Payaaasar D. POTTER. dstsehad the Haneoek: to the
uHno4&s
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
SIC w. c. vAM HoRNE sAILs EoR euaA:

Sir William c. Van Horne, president Of the Cuba
Railway Company sailed for Cubs yesterday on
Tbs steamer MORO Castle He again denied that ].
p Morgan was negotiating with him for the con-
solidation oG ali ths railroads IN Cuba The steam
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
IT'S BAD TO READ TOO FAST

As you may overlook the little advertise
MleutB In the narrow columns.
The little advertisements IN the narrow
eOluEnaA lock small, bat the offers they req
resent are tn Bome instances. a. big "A a
house
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08

er carried large number OF passengers on their
way TO Havana TO spend the Lenten season and
visit the Cuban ca pitOL
New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
vOVR WIFE

DON'T TELL YOUR WEE
What YOU see in the narrow columns of The
sunday Tribune. She mRy look AID ma
aowethinR that Is needed, and of course
youIH have 20 buy &C..
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-03
RIOTERS DISPERSED
AFTER DOING DAMAGE.

WATERBURY, Conn, FEB 3-En-
tire quiet this morning rUcceaded the
street disturbances with which the
National guardsmen were compelled
to cope last night. The stone throw
ers woh under cover of the darkness
attacked the cars on nearly all The
lines of the Connecticut Railway ami
Lighting company, in spite Of efforts
of numerous military patrols, disap-
peared after midnight, when the last
battered car had pulled into the barn.
The militiamen remained on guard
duty about the power-house, car barn
and other places for powers after
that. but there was no further demon
strations from the strike sympathiz-
ers. The company resumed this morn
ing the effort to run cars on schedule
time Bus lines operated by the
strikers were again in evidence on the
streets, occupied by the company's s
tracks and they continued to receive
the greater share of passenger traf-
fic.
Renewed violence in shape of ston-
ing cars developed just before noon
in the Brooklyn district, and COM
pany of infantry was dispatched to
reinforce those on guard at the point
of disturbance.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-03
CHARGES OF LESSEER
SUSTAINED BY COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb B.
The committee on naval affairs of
the house, today agreed upon a re-
port in the Lessler bribery charges.
in relation to the Holland sub-mar-
inc boats. The following are the find
ings:
Il That the charge made by Mr..
Lessler that an attempt had been
made to corruptly influence his action
respecting the proposed legislation is
sustained by the evidence; such at
tempt, in the opinion of the commit
tee. having been made by one Philip
Doblin. on his own initiative and re-
sponsibility, with the idea of making
money for himself if he should find
Mr.. Lessler corruptly approachable.
go That there is NO evidence to
sustain the charge of an attempt by
Lemuele Quigg to corruptly influence
a member of the committee on naval
affairs. respecting the proposed leg
islation pending before said commit
tee cnd the house.
80 That there is no evidence to
sustain the charge of an attempt by
the Holland submarine boat company
or any of its agents to corruptly in
fiuence a member of the committee