Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-23
Freight for Philippines.

Freight for Philippines.
Colonel Patten, acting qu~artermaster gen
eral of the army, today decided to accept
two bids for carrying freight from the Pa
cihc coast to the Philippines. The blds
were the same on miscellaneous freight and
passengers. The contracts WI. be made
with the Pacific Mail Steamship company
for San Francisco freight and with the
Boston Steamship company for freight
from Seattle.
The rate is $425 from either point TO Ma.
Mia; officers SIPS each, with subsistence
soldiers $40 to $50, according to the number
when subsisted enroute and $50 to $40 ac-
cording to number when fed by the gov
eminent; animals $40 per read from San
Francisco and 800 per head from Seattle
when subsisted by the companies. ana SsT
and SS respectively when supsisted by the
United States.
The action today does not r,ean that
transport service OF the government viii
be discontinued, but the contracts are made
FOR such freight as may not be carried by
the transports.
TO Enforce NATURALIZATION Act.
The State department is co-operatina
with the Agricultural and Treasury depart.
ments to carry out the terms Of the anti.
adulteration clause of the agricultural ap.
preparation act passed by the last congress
and 1t will not be surprising II the result,
are Of exceeding Importance.
The test case. the foundation Of which
has been laid in the Agricultural and Treas
r departments, will be based upon i'm,
portations Of adulterated German Rhin,
wines. The State department has received
from the Agricultural department a re
| nlIacf fnT n nan.~ ~ n. -A-z
ings in the case of DR.. Schnape Won Hone
one of the largest wine makers in NIer
stein, who has been tried in Germany 10
adulterating wine.
A great deal Of this wine comes to Amer
lea, and the Agricultural and Treasur,
departments wish to secure the legal evi
dence upon which II may be excluded. tn,
State department therefore transmitted L
the United States consul at Mayence
request for a copy Of the records.
1t has been alleged by the champions q
the NATURALIZATION act that the Germa,
law does not prevent indiscrimInate an
wholesale adulteration of foods and wines
provided they are not TO be consumed A
Germany. and very careful inquiry is TO b
made into the proof of this statement
though It must be said that the official
here place little credence in Il. II. how
ever, II should be we'll founded, based upo
the consul's report, considerable addition
will be made to the list Of forbidden i'm
ports.
Ambassador Gets Crank Letters.
Crank letters are appearing in the ma
OF the Russian ambassador, Count Cassin
They c~riticise his u%tterances and attack hi
arguments concerning the character Of IN
Russian Jews. Secretary Hay is also gel
ting his share of such communication
, These letters, however, give no serou
concern to either the secretary or the ar
bassador.
Count Cassini had Intended to leave III
United States next Tuesday for a vacatio
/, in Russia, but he now finds himself OF
liged to emain until June 8. Secretary Ha
: and the ambassador had a long conferenc
today, presumably with reference to III
l status OF the Jews in Russia and the u
4 terances OF the American newspapers 4
. that connection.
. As things now stand Il Is, said ths
there Is nothing for the department to 4
as the Russian government appears to ha,
acted. There is not believed TO be an,
thing of a recurrence OF anti-Jewish on
Z breaks. the Russian government havir
: given strict orders 20 the local authorit,
and the latter will be held responsible 4
r further disturbances.
. service f. 20 BE Resumed.
Postmaster General Payne has order