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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15
CUBAN RECIPROCITY
Senate Committee Agrees to
Report Treaty.
TW 0 AMEN DIM ENTS
DEMOCRATS ARE INCONSISTENT
IN THEIR ACTION.
Speculation as to the Stake for Which
They Are Playing in Their
Opposition.

What is the stake of the democrats Of the
Senate in their game of opposition to the
Cuban reciprocity treaty?
This question is being asked today at the
Capitol. Last session the democratic party
II Congress was in favor of bringing to
pass through an annexation invitation, COM
0ete free trade with Cuba. Now the demo
cratic party IN the Senate is getting ready
to defeat the accomplishment of less re-
Rtricted trade, proposed by the pending
treaty.
Senator Baieys opposition to the treaty
u based upon constitutional grounds. He
Voted against a favorable report on the
Treaty in foreign relations committee today,
and probably will take the lead in opposi
ton III the secret sessions of the Senate.
Senator Bacon of Georgia, who also voted
against reporting the treaty, is opposed to
Il on the ground that it will injuriously af
fect the southern Industries of tobacco and
spgar by admitting Cuban sugar and to-
bacco in competition.
Senator Morgan Favors.
Senator Morgan of Alabama favors the
treaty and claims that southern industries
gill benefit. as pine lumber, coal. iron. cot
ton goods. mules and farm and dairy prod
ucts will be shipped to Cuba in increased
quantities.
1t is claimed. however, that democrats Of
Senator Morgans way OF thinking are in
the minority and that the democrats Of the
Senate generally will oppose the treaty. Z.
With constitutional objections urged TO
the treaty by one faction of the party and
commercial objections by another, the ques-
ton of the democratic stake in the game
would seem to be answered. and yet it
does not satisfy the friends of the treaty.
They are looking for other and concealed
mOtivea
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HIGH UP IN THE AIR
Human Fly" Mounts Steeple
of Old st. Matthews.
BEGINS DEMOLITION
CROWDS WATCH WITH WONDER
HIS AERIAL ANTICS.
"Steeple Jack" Says He is Anxious to
'Skin Up" the Washington
Monument.
BEGINS DEMOLITION

The tearing down of the steeple on the
historic old ST. Matthew's Catholic Church,
18th and H Streets northwest was begun
this morning by FL cSsaSatherland, who is
known throughout 1.-THE y'country as 1.-The
human fly"
For several months At1fs tower on the old
church has been: considered dangerous, and
1t was found ,necessarNa as 4 precaution for
the safety of pedestfiahs,is to remove it,
Sutherland, began the Work of destruction
at the top of the tower, and late this after
noon he removed qhe 'Yarge copper cross
which crowned the apex Iof the steeple. He
will continue taking material from the top
of the stack until tfiee foundation is reached.
A large crowd stood IN the vicinity of the
old church this mofHfhg, evidently not
minding the cold, inf their curiosity to see
the human fyahAe3 work. Sutherland
usually wears large suction gloves his
hands, by means of4Which he is able to
climb the most difficult steeples.
The spectators were somewhat disap-
pointed today, however, as the fly did
not use this paraphernalia in the work.
The steeple is constructed of wood, and 1t
bers are badly decayed. For this reason
Sutherland deemed it expedient to resort TO
other methods than those he usually en-
ploys.
It Was "Just as Easy"
After bracing the tower on the inside the
Ely" knocked off several boards near the
top and climbed through the opening to the
outside He then fastened ropes around
his body and secured them. to a pulley. at
the top of the steeple.- BY means of the
ropes he moved at will around the outside
of the tower, suspended in midair.
After all preparations had been made the
"fy" threw an extra rope around the cop
per cross on the capital of the tower. and
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Shepherd Memorial Fund.
$500 90
Princeton Alumni Dinner.

The new president of Princeton Univer-
sity, Woodrow Wilson. has accepted an In
vitation to be present at the annual dinner
of the Princeton Alumni Association, which
will be given at the New Willard on the
evening of February 8.
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Favorable Report on Staff Bill.

The Senate committee ON military affairs
today authorized favorable report on the
general stan bill which passed the House
week ago,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15

bill provides for one such chief and for
four assistants The measure also author
ICES the use of Philippine scouts in assist
ing the constabulary.
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Article VIII as Amended.

Article Of the treaty, as amended by the
committee, reads as follows: THE rates Of
duty herein granted by the United States
to the republic of Cuba are and shall con-
tinue during the term Of this convention
preferential in respect to all like imports
from other countries and, In return for said
preferential rates Of duty granted to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15

To Officer Philippine Constabulary.
A favorable report today was authorized
by the Senate committee on military af-
fairs on the House bill allowing officers of
the army to serve as chief and assistant
chiefs of the Philippine constabulary. Tie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15
Republican SUSPECTS.

they said they could beat the treaty on a
straight vote, but will defeat 1t anyhow by
nlibuStering.
Republican Suspects.
1t is said that several republican senators
are suspected Of looking rather wistfully
toward the camp Of the opposition, and if
not quite prepared to jump the reservation
and join them, at least wish them we'll"
Suspicion of the democratic game, how
ever. and a well-defined idea that the DEM
ocrats are playing politics, probably will
prevent open desertion.
Committee Action.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
lions today agreed to report the Cuban
reciprocity treaty to the Senate with two
amendments. The first of these is the
guarantee against a further reduction of
the sugar tariff which was adopted yester-
day. and the other makes reduction of 40
per cent in the reduction of the duty on
American cattle exported to Cuba instead
of 20 per cent. as provided in the treaty as
it was originally transmitted to the Senate
Senators Bacon and Bailey cast their votes
against the resolution for a favorable re-
port, but all the other votes were in the
affirmative.
Several other amendments were suggested
! by Senator Bacon, but all of them were
voted down. Among the suggestions which
met this adverse fate was the provision re-
Quiring that the treaty should be submitted
to the House well as the Senate for rat
| ification which Senator Bacon suggested
yesterday. The same fate befell the
amendment eliminating article Of the
treaty providing that no rebate or conces-
sion should be given on American tobacco
| imported into Cuba. A number of articles
in addition to cattle were suggested as
| properly belonging to schedule c, which
grants a tariff reduction of 40 per cent on
American articles going into Cuba. One OF
these was turpentine, but this went dowr
| with the others.
The amendment transferring cattle to the
| 40 per cent list, was accepted because of
some recent changes in the Cuban tariff.
| which led the committee to the conclusion
| that the change would be equitable.
The republican members of the committee
voted solidly for the resolution to report
| the treaty, and Senator Mafgon, democrat
voted with them. Senator Money was abb
sent and Senator Rawlins refrained from
voting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15

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In their campaign Is unquestioned. Incon-
sistent as 1t may be with their previous rec
ord on this question and with their general
tariff policy, they are out for blood. With
in the past twenty-four hours overtures
have been made to republican senators sup
posedly nursing secret opposition to the
treaty to lend their aid to the democrats,
and 1t Is said that the democrats hoped to
get four republican senators. With this aid
they said they could beat the treaty on a
straight vote, but will defeat 1t anyhow oy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

of the pools and lakes free from growth of any
sort.
I'VE have raised the outlet of the dam OF the
Harlem Mere" said Mr.. SOuthwick few days
ago, 80 that the water is five inches deeper
than it was before. This gives the mnnOws and
sunfish opportunity to swim right up to the
edge to eat the mosquito Larvae which lodge
there. Formerly the weed growth was so dense
that FISH could not swim through it, and wide
shadows gave the mosquitoes an opportunity to
breed. To clean the Mere the water was low
cred about fourteen inches. Special machinery
designed to cut out the Egyptian lotOs and
PotamOgeton crspus, pond weed, which grew
in it. The pond weed has stems from six to nine
feet long. From the Mere alone took two
hundred and fifty loads of this weed. 1t was
so thick that it almost impossible to navi-
gate a boat through it. Immense rakes from
twelve to fourteen feet across were used. Two
men in boat guided them they pulled
along astern of the boat by two horses on the
shore. Pulleys were used to secure the neces-
sary power After as much of the growth as
could be hauled up by the roots with the rakes
had been taken out, the bottom was moved with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

breath he looked about for a small stone.
The rat dived again and again, and for fifteen
minutes Mr.. Southwick was obliged to watch
him, stone in hand At last the rat tired
that it able only to keep its above
water. Still it did not give UP. What ulti-
mately became of it Mr.. Southwick did not
know. 1t did not land within the range OF Mr..
Southwicks vision.
Kidding the park of the rats only part
Of the work Of cleaning out the pests and
noisome growths which flourshed in and about
the lakes and pools. The rat holes in the edges
Of the ponds furnished many breeding places for
mosquitoes, and in some of the pools were veg
etable growths which had fouled the bottom
with decayed matter and covered the surface
with leaves so that it almost impossible 10
pull a boat through the tangled mass. With the
exception of the Fifty-ninth-st. lake, which
the swan boats ply with their loads of merry
children no attempt had been made to clean the
Skes for more than twenty years
The scheme of having the work done
taken up by the departments of Parks and
Health several months ago and Mr. Southwick
placed in charge Of the work. 1t necessary
10 devise several different machines to accom-
plish the work. as it would not do to empty the
large ponds. When the work Of cleaning out
the debris in any lake completed, the
water having been lowered several inches for
the purpose the banks were coated with ce-
ment gravel and stones, and the dams con-
trolling the overflow made number of inches
higher to raise the level of the lake. The
deepening Of the water along the banks, it is
expected, will have the effect of keeping off the
green growth called conferva. This growth re-
Iembles scum. and fourishes only in shallow
water Of temperature above a certain point.
By increasing the depth of the water. it is
pected that the water viii be prevented from
becoming warm enough for the development
OF this growth.
The cleaning was begun on May 20, when
thiIty-eight men were put to work. Up to the
present time the Harlem Mere, the lake at
One hundredth-st and Eighth-ave., a number
of small pools in the streams connecting the two
lakes. and in the stream leading into the big
lake, The small lake in the Rambe and the
Conservatory Lake have been cleaned and the
outlets raised. Nearly all the cement work
around the shore of the big lake, almost four
miles in length. has been completed, and the
small cove known the fowl preserve" has
been drained and the debris hauled away. Work
on the Fifty-ninth-st. lake will begin. This
cleaned ten years ago and the bottom ce-
mented- When the work has been completed
seIal men will be employed TO keep the edges
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

a machine handled in the same way as the rake.
In this machine two long knives were set in a
horizontal framework so that the stems of the
weeds would be drawn along the edges to the
centre of the back, where the knives cOnverSei.
The stuff which was cut off tiOated to the top,
and was raked up by means of Il floating rake.
Egyptian lotos had filed up portion of the
lake so full that fish could not enter. The
leaves had decayed and sunk. ON the bottom
lay rotten leaves and stalks to the depth of a
foot. 1 invented special machine for the work
of cleaning this out. This was put on the stern
Of the boat and hauled by the horses on the
shore. Fifteen hundred pounds of mud and de-
bris were brought up by it every time it was
used. By the use of this machine the bottom
was lowered thirteen or fourteen inches [ think
nearly all the lOtOs roots were taken out in
this way. If there are any left, they will be
removed when the leaves appear. LOtOs is all
right for small pool. possibly, but there ought
to be none in park lake.
I'VE have dredged out the larger part of the
stream between the One hundredth-s lake and
the Mere also. The big pool south OF the water
fall and the one at it's head were filled with the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

/. ID leaves of the Egyptian lotos. This was
all taken out One Of the worst places we had
to clean was the old water fowl preserve, at
Seventy seventh-st and Eighth-ave. This was
filed with the refuse from the fowls to a depth
of two or three feet. Already two hundred loads
have been taken out. 1t is not necessary TO
clean the big lake now, as it is in fine cOndi-
ton. The Fifty ninJh-st. lake will probably
get at in week ten days. All the inlets and
outlets will have to he cleaned The water Will
be lowered that stone be laid and the
rat holes and mosquito breeding places closed
up"
1t has been intimated that the condition of the
lakes such that people living in the neigh
borhOod of the parks were in danger of being
attacked by malaria. There is no malaria"
said Mr.. Southwick. That is all nonsense. Not
Of the thirty-eight men who were employed
three months ago to clean the lakes has lost
day through sickness. Not one of them has
symptom of malaria. In fact, several of them
have grown fatter since they began the work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30
OUTDOOR THEATRES.
Open -lr Performances IN France
and IN This Country.

AS usual, when the Paris theatrical season
closes" says The Sketch" "Nounet-Sully and
the PRINCIPAL members of the Frarcais troupe
of Paris start on their tour with few clas-
steal plays round the provinces Of France. They
DO not play in theatres this year, but IN the old
Roman amphiJheatres which have been IN
earthed in the South, and this comparatively
new enterprise of classic pieces in classic en-
vironment is becoming more and more popular
each year. At Mines. in the hill crcled Roman
amphitheatre before an audience Of thousands
the King CEdipus' OF Sophocles was wonder
fully successful. Mounet-SulIy, of course. played
Qdipus, and Paul Mounet, his brother. was the
Tresias, while Emile Lerou babe her farewell
to the stage-she is TO be professor OF GictLon
at Geneva University-in the role Of Jocasta-
"On August 1 and . the Coincide Fraucaiss
played Comedies five act tragedy OF Horace
with Mounet- SuIly in the title role in the old
Roman Theatre at Orange, where, between the
acts Emma Calve sang some Of the old songs
Of the South. Besides Mounet-Sully and Nine.
Sarah Bernhardt, Albert Lambert. Paul Mou-
net, Mines. SECOND Weber and Moreno (whO Is
Mrs. Schwob, the wife Of the French transla-
tor of Sarah Bernhardt's 'Hamlet0. scored big
successes
The United States has open air theatre
which is devoted to the production OF Shake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-20
SOUTH DAKOTA DIVORCES
MAY PROVE VOID

Washington, Jan. s20.-The United
States supreme court yesterday again
passed upon the validity of divorces
granted in South Dakota to non-resi-
dents. The case was that of Annie
Andrews VS.. Kate H. Andrews, and
the question ut issue is that as to
which is entitled to administer upon
the estate Of Charles :. Andrews,
whom both ladies claimed as husband.
The record showed that Mrs. Kate An
drews was. the first wife. and that her
husband secured divorce in South
Dakota after remaining there six
months. the time required by the
statute of that state.
The Massachusetts courts held that
the decree had been fraudulently Sc
cured. and refusing TO recognize ii
recognized the first wife as the legal
widow of the deceased Andrews. The
supreme courts opinion affirms that
holding. on the ground that Andrews
residence in South Dakota did not con-
Stitute legal domicile
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-20
DISTURBANCE ATTENDS
LABOR UNION ELECTION

Chicago. Jan. 2O.-Fraud violence
were resorted TO Sunday night by two
factions that sought to gain control of
the Chicago Federation of Labor and
elect its officers. Eleven assaults were
committed while the voting was in
progress. and every device known in
the days of corrupt primaries was en-
ploycd. Not until squad of police
was sent to the hall WAS order re-
stored. The police drove from the
room Il body of 300men who threatened
the judges and clerks of election and
remained on guard until early yestcr-
day morning.
Before they arrived. however, one
man was seriously injured. and Il score
more received bruises of more or less
consequence. During the progress of
the election four delegates were robbed
by pickpOckets. The introduction of
political issues into the election is said
to be responsible for tine trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-20
COURSE OF THE BULLET
THAT KILLED GONZALES

Augusta. Ga. Jan. 20.-The Herald's ;
Columbia IS. c. special says: Lieut..
Gov. TilIman will resign his Office
when the South Carolina Legislature
convenes today"
Columbia. Jan. 20.-Gov. McSween-
ey and counsel for Tillman deny that
he will resign.
Columbia. =. G.. Jan. 20.-After four
days of suffering death came shortly
after noon yesterday to y. q. Gonzales.
editor of the Columbia State. who was
shot last Thursday by Lieutenant Gov
crnOr James il. Tillman. He was I'M
conscious when the end came. His
wife. his three brothers, his sister,
members of the editorial staff of The
State. and the surgeons were present.
Intravenous injections of formaldehyde
were tried. but the peritOnitis that was
the fatal feature was not affected in
the least.
1t is understood that the finding OF
the autopsy will be in a general way
that the direct cause of death was
sepSis. due TO a slOughing of the large
bowel at and about the site of the in
jury TO that organ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-20
WAS UNJUsTLY ACCUSED
Woman Has to Stand Trial for an Alleged
Foul Crime OF Which She Is
Acquitted.

Pittsburg, Jan. 20.-NIrs. Letitia
Eagle, wife of $. s. Eagle, superin-
tendent of the Pressed Steel Car COM
pany. and prominent in social circles at
AvatOn. suburb of this city, was ar
raigned i'll criminal court yesterday
charged with the murder of her 13-
year-old ward Edna Warner on May Q
last.
When the girls death was reported
to the coroner it was announced that
she had committed suicide, but on ac-
count of her youth an investigation
was started by District Attorney Hay
maker. and later an Information was
made against Mrs. Eagle, charging her
with the killing. Mrs. Eagle Swore
that she was absolutely innocent of
the crime and the commonwealth case
is regarded as weak.
The trial was completed yesterday
and Mrs. Eagle was declared innocent
and was discharged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-20
WILL SWAP SOME LAND
Vagaries of the Missouri River Make a
Trade Necessary Between Nebraska
and Iowa.

Omaha. Neb., Jan. 20.-The states
of Nebraska and Iowa are preparing
to exchange large bodies of land
which. during the last twenty years,
have mana ged to get on the wrong
side of the Missouri river through the
many changes which that stream has
made in its bed in that time. East
Omaha. Il manufacturing suburb of
this city. is on the west side of the
river, but is in Iowa; ten miles above
Omaha large farm containing sew
eral thousand acres is in Nebraska.
although on the east side of the river.
The same is true of dozens of farms
scattered from end TO end of the divid-
ing line. Surveyors are now preparing
maps and plans which will be present
ed at the coming session of the legis-
lature which will permit of the two
states exchanging lands and re-estab-
fishing the boundary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-20
CHICAGO JURY FINDINGS
CAUSE A SENSATION

Chicago. Jan. 2O.-The action of the
special grand jury summoned to in
quire into the causes of the coal
shortage in indicting ~ individuals
and companies for conspiracy and
combinations contrary to the anti
trust law. caused considerable of a
stir.
Thryr are the men ard trims who
we charged with the combinations:
Acme Coal 20. Big oUr-WilningtOn
Coal 60. Bell X Zollcr C2al Co. Brace
vi'e Coal Co. RrUe!ctte's Greek Coal
20. Carbon Coal Co. Cardiff Coal Co,
chicago. Wilmington and Nermilion
Coal Co. Coal Bluff CcaI Co. c. L.
LuSls G. l.. NarStcH. Crescent Coal
ard Mining &C.. DevIin Coal Co.. Ed
ward Shirkic. l.. II. Keeler. Frank f.
Lukcrs. Frank McGTew. L. NJ. Durkee.
Wilmington Coal Co, Glen
Oak Coal and Mining Co. Gus Aucutt.
II. X. Mcclellan. Hugh Shirllie. Illi-
nois Third Vein Coal Co. Indiana Fuel
Co. Joseph Martin. !. !. Higgins. J.
Smith Talley. John Shirkie. Marquette
Third Vein Coal Co. Murphy. keenan,
& Co. Mcclellan n Sons. NevinS Coal
Co. Oak Hill Coal and Mining Co.
OgIeSby Coal Co. Parke County Coal
and Mining Co, Il. +. Brown. Spring
Valley Coal Co. Star Coal Co. CStreat-
orr. Tenona Coal Co. TilmingtOn Coal
Mining Co. Walter $. Boyle. w II.
Sanford. Wilmington Star Coal Co.
Briefly the various charges IN me
indictments are: Combining to regu-
late and fix the price of coal (based on
antitrust statute and the law cover
ing conspiracy against public trade,
limiting production of coal by putting
the product in the hands of trustee;
placing control in hands of board of
managers. None will be arrested. it
being expected that they will come for
ward in a few days and give bail vol
UNFAIRLY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-20
YATES HAS STOPPED
ATHLETIC SPORTS
Chicago ''GOes" Have Been Called
Off and Will Argue
1t Out.

Chicago, Jan. 2O.-In Difference to
the wishes of Governor Yates. who last
week requested Sheriff Barrett to pro-
hibit boxing contests in Cook county,
the siX-rOund contest scheduled for
last night at the American Athletic
club between Benny Yanger and
Young Mowatt was declared off by
the officials of the club.
Following the lead of American
clubs management the Lyceum club
goes" announced for IL week from
last night have been postponed for at
least two weeks. In the meantime an
effort will be made to explain to Gov
ernor Yates the boxing situation in
Chicago and try to have him withdraw
his opposition.