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New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
BRIBERY CHARGE PROBED
SAID TO BE SUSTAINED.
Further Sensational Statements Made
by Congressman Lessler.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Washington. Jan. 21.-"Every one Of the ale
cations made by Representative Lessler, OF
New-York. before the House Committee on Ma
val Affairs yesterday, to the effect that he had
been offered money to vote for the Holland
torpedo boat proposition before the committee
has been amply sustained by reliable evidence
before the subcommittee appointed to investi-
gate the charges"
This statement was made to The Tribune cor
respondent tonight by a member of the sub
committee. The details of the investigation are
kept secret under an agreement between its
members. The report of the subcommittee, how
ever, has been prepared, and is to be presented
to the Naval Committee at its meeting to-mor-
row morning.
There is no doubt that the disclosures made
Will result in thorough investigation Of the
whole submarine boat exploitation agencies,
continued this member of the committee, ana
in my opinion it will kill all future legislation
for submarine boats This investigation will
reach some of the great newspapers of the coun-
try, the owners of which are said to have some
of the 100000 worth of stock which has been
issued by the Holland company. This stock was
presented gratuitousy, the only consideration
being favorable and editorial matter In
the columns of the papers,
Mr. Lessler was again before the sub-commit-
tee to-day at both the morning and afternoon
sessions, and submitted to a rather vigorous
discrimination. 1t was with some reluctance
that he disclosed names in connection with the
charges he made of improper attempts to in
fluence his vote. but finally, on pressure, gave
two names. One of the persons named, he said,
threatened him with defeat at the last election
if he did not vote as desired certain propos-
tions The other name he used in connection
with his charges of an attempt to influence his
vote by pecuniary considerations. Mr.. Lessler's
charges are said TO have lacked definiteness
when he was questioned by members of the
subcommittee. The substance of his story was
not that a bribe of 5000 had been actually Of
fered to him, but that it had been intinated to
him that he could get 5000 if he would vote
right The members of the subcommittee
to-day continued to observe the pledge of Sc
crecy they had taken. and Mr.. Lessler himself
tion.
Mr.. Lessler's disclosure yesterday came just
before the final vote inserting provisions for
additional submarine boats in the Naval APP
preparation bill + bill was before the COM
rnittee providing for ten submarines. BY
vote of 9 to 6 the committee reduced the num-
Der of boats be provided to five, and the vote
was about to be taken on inserting the pro-
vision amended in the appropriation bill un-
der the heading Increase of the Navy. AT
this point Mr.. Lessler asked to he heard. He Is
described having been somewhat excited in
his opposition to the provision. and an ar
of the alleged attempts to bribe him. More
over. he said that he had told other members
of the committee of the incident There was an
i'm Mediate demand for an investigation
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
REBEL DEFEAT AT C0RO.
General Riera Beaten Off and Now Wounded
and Fugitive.

Caracas Ian 21-The revolutionary force un-
der General Riera. which attacked Coro Monday,
was Obliged to retreat. leaving thirty men killed
and 11J wounded behind. we'll as many pris-
orers a considerable amount of arms and bag
gage in the hands of the government forces
At o'clock Monday morning the revolution
lists under Riera unexpectedly assumed the
offensive The government supposed General
Riera was at Sabaneta, but instead he appeared
outside Coro with one thousand men, his entire
command and attacked the town from two diff
ferent directions at the same time One rebel
column succeeded in pushing nearly to the CEN
tire of the town. At first the government soldiers
were thrown into confusion. but as soon as tney
recovered from their surprise they stood up
against the rebel attack The government men
were commanded by Generals Hermosilo and
TeIIeria. After an engagement which lasted for
ten hours. the fighting going on IN the streets
and from the houses of Coro. the revolutionists
were obliged to retire
General Riera who showed great personal
bravery during the fight, is reported to have
been wounded in the leg He Is now neelng IN
the direction of Paraguana. and he will prob
ably embark for Curacao.
The government lost ten men killed Ihe
bouses in Coro are riddled with bullets.
The victory of the government at Coro is held
I'm here as proof that the revolution is far from
being as successful as is represented at Wlllem-
stad where the revolutionary headquarters are.
General Velutini who has arrived at Macuto,
nea. La Guayra, from Barcelona, after having
eluded the vessels of the biockading powers,
renorts that the government has three thou
sand men with which to oppose the revolu-
tionists in the Barcelona district.
1t is known here that two schooners succeeded
on January 1t in landing arms and ammunition
for the use of the revOlutlonlsts under General
Riera at point on the coast near Coro. Inc
fact that these schooners were overhauled by
an Italian cruiser before they had the munitions
of war on board, and that they succeeded in
rassing the blockade when loaded with arms
and ammunition for the revOlutionists is quoted
i'm Caracas as proof of the truth Of the fire.
ouent statements to the effect that the block
aiding powers are interested in aiding the revo-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
MILLION DOLLAR SALE.
Purchase of No. West Thirty-fourth-st.
Involves That Sum.

A deal which Will result in an outlay of more
than 81 100000 was made yesterday Its size
greatly surprised most of the persons who have
been sneering at the assessment revision and
saving that the full assessment plan had put an
end for months TO any transactions affecting the
choice, big parcels
1t was the sale of No. 3 West Thirty fourth
ST, a brownstone dwelling house. This property
has a frontage of twenty-five feet in Thirty
fourth-st and extends to Thirty-fifth-st. COM
prising two full lots. 1t is opposite the Waldorf
Astoria and ii adjoins on the east the Hayden
Building, which, together with an adjoining nfty
foot plot is owned by the Century Realty Com
many The buyer is leader among real estate
men What price was paid for the parcel could
not be learned. 1t generally thought that IL
II was not record price it must have been near
tn il. as No IL West Thirtyfourth-st. was re-
Gently sold at more than $4,000 a front foot. ana
values i'm the street have recently been increas-
ing rapidly. - -. -, ,rs that
ono Of the hest bachelor apartment houses ever
bniIt in this city 10 be erected near ths
waldorf Astoria 1t may be that the preseht
nurchase is one of the properties which VIII ng-
ure in such q project
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
SMELLING SAN CARLOS AGAIN.
THREE GERMAN WARSHIPS RENEW THE BOMBARD-
MENT OF THE EENEZUEL41N FORTRESS.
Fire of the Fleet Returned and Hot Battle EnsueY bhch the
VWage of San Carlos Is Burned.

Maracaibo. Venezuela. Jan. 21-Three Ger
man vessels, supposed to be the Panther,
Vineta and Fake, began shellins the fort OF
San Carlos at 1O:3O O'Clock this morning The
fort returned the fire. The engagement was in
progress at / o'clock this afternoon.
The correspondent of The Associated Press, in
a rowboat approached to within three miles of
the fort at noon. The roar of the guns was ter
rife. The Panther appeared to be not more
than five hundred yards from the fort Her
guns were being fired every minute The fort
could not be seen for the clouds of smoke. but 1t
was plain that the Venezuelan gunners were
answering the German fire splendidly and with
great rapidity.
At 1 o'clock ir the afternoon an explosion oc-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
MCULLAGH SOUGHT LEssLER's VOTE.
But Declares He Knows Nothing of ANY At.
tempt at Bribery.

John McCullagh, State Superintendent of Elec-
tions said last night that he did go TO Washing
ton to ask Representative Montague Lessler to
vote for the purchase of additional Holland
torpedo boats by the government
"A personal friend of mine. who is a promi-
nent business man of this city, said Mr. McCul-
lagh asked me if / knew Mr.. Lessler, and upon
my acknowledgment that did, he asked me II
would go to Washington and ask Mr.. LESSER
to vote for the bill. I replied that would Mr..
Lessler told me that he would not vote for the
bill l don't believe that Mr.. Lessler said that
he refused to grant my request because had
used the election machinery to defeat him. Al
fer he gave me his refusal we talked other
subjects. and there was not the slightest sign or
hard feeling. If there had been our conversation
would not have been on the basis 1t was
Il did not know, added Mr.. McCulagh. d
single person connected with the Holland Tor
pedo Boat Company. 1 simply knew 1t existed
AS TO any attempt to bribe Mr.. LESSER, know
al absolutely nothing. If there is any doubt as 10
my mission and request l will ask to be per
mitted to appear before the committee.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
ROOSEVELT TO POWERS.
Presidents Note Declining to Act
as arbitrator.

Berlin, Jan. 21.-Chancellor Won Bulow during
his speech in the Reichstag yesterday on th1
Venezuelan situation quoted the note from
President Roosevelt declining to arbitrate pre-
sented to the Foreign Office here by Ambassador
Tower on December -. as follows:
The President appreciates TO an extraordinary
degree the honor that the powers have done hlIn
in asking him to act arbitrator in settnnS
their present difficulty with Venezuela He
would have been happy to meet the Wlsnes OF
the powers and exert his best efforts Tor attain
ing so desirable a conclusion but for the fact
that another and better way presents itself for
settling this difficulty. The President has oeen
of the opinion always that the whole controversy
should be referred to the High Court of Arbltra-
ton at The Hague, since this court was created
by the most important powers OF the world 10
settle questions like the present. whlch 1nvoIVe
no questions of national honor or cession OF ter
ritOry.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
JOY LINE STEAMER A WRECK.
Crashes on Ledge in Narragansett Bay and
Nearly Destroys Lighthouse.

Newport Jan 21.-The steamer Seaboard. of
the Joy Line while on her regular trip from
New York to Boston. put into Dutch Island
Harbor to-day owing to thick and heavy
weather and in trying to make an anchorage
ran upon the rocks on the south end of the
island. The steamer was so badly damaged
that she will probably be a total loss. Her bow
lies high out of the water with her stern less
than thirty feet from the lighthouse. AS she is
we'll inside of Narragansett Bay her captain
and crew decided to remain on board tonight
and assist in Hghtering the cargo in the morn
ing.
The seaboard left New-York last night with
a general cargo, but no passengers, and ran INTO
a stiff southeaster off Point Judith. After get
ting some distance across to Gay Head, and
finding the sea constantly increasing, Captain
Kirby decided to run into Dutch Island Harbor
in Narragansett Bay He went by Whale Rock
Light on the western entrance shortly before
noon. although the fog at the time was dense.
He then proceeded under half speed but the tide
carried him along fast. and, before he realized it,
he had gone too far for anchorage, and the
little iron lighthouse on the south end of Dutch
Island Ioomed up out of the fog. not only dead
ahead but close aboard Pefore the steamer
could be stopped, or her helm put over she
struck the ledge and pushed far up on the
rocks
To the lookout forward and those in the pilot
house. it seemed if the speed of the boat
would carry her right to the lighthouse build
ing itself and demolish It, But the friction of
the Jagged lodges proved too much. and the
Seaboard finally stopped with her how scarcely
thirty feet from the light platform running
around the light
This afternoon the tug Solicitor came down
the bay, and although it was high water. the
tug could not get within hundred feet of the
steamer. Captain Kirby told those on board the
tug that there large hole amidships. and
her hold was flooded. The captain Of the tug
stated tonight that he believed that she would
break her back when the tide fell.
The steam lighter Sycamore, from providence
is cow alongside and the work of iightering the
cargo will begin in the morning.
Th.. Seaboard is of 563 tons burden She was
built IN Wilmington. Del, in 1911. and is owned
i'm New-York For the last few years she has
been running the JOY Line between New
York Providence and Boston.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
MAY INTERFERE WITH PEACE WORK.
What Is Said in London of the Shelling Of
San Carlos.

London. Jan. 22-The news of the second
bon! bardnent of Fort San Carlos reached Lon
don too late to be printed in the papers OF TINS
morning which nearly all comment upon the
..oIfve branch" which the German Chancellor,
Count Won Bulow. is holding out to Great Britain
in his speeches in the Reichstag, and upon the
difficulties i'll which Chancellor who Is oollSeo
to defend his imperial masters acts without
being responsible for them becomes involved
President Castro's demand that the blockade
he raised before the negotiations are opened Is
regarded here as certain to create turther de-
laws and the belief has been expressed that tne
second bombardment of the Maracaibo tort VIII
greatly increase the difficulties of the SITUATION
THE Standard" referring to the previous
hombardment of Fort San Carlos. says:
1t is difficult to maintain a paclhc pIockaue:
and in the long run Venezuela must be the chleI
sufferer from such cOntretemps. 1t may oe
hoped that President Castro Will see tfls ana
promptly authorize Minister Bowen TO agree 20
the very reasonable preliminary condltlohS !dIu
down by the aggrieved powers
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
MIR. HoAR CRITICIsEs THE PRESIDENT.
Saws He Should Not Approve or DisapproVe'
Bills Before They Are Passed.

Washington Jan 21.-In the Senate to-day Mr.
Burton requested the passage OF a ph4 winch he
said had been vetoed once by the President, ana
exnlained that in its present shape it was salts
factory TO the President. Discrimination to take
the matter up shown, and finally Mr. Hoar
criticised the President for having indicated to
Mr. Burton his approval of the measure. 1T Is be
ing continually stated in the newspapers, said MI
Hoar that such and such bills are administration
measures and that a set Of Senators had called
on the President and made arrangements for action
on trust bills the Statehood bill and other measures
The time for the President make up his mind
about statutes is after we have passed them, and
not before unless he avails himself of his consti-
tutional privilege 10 make communication to the
entire body by message"
The discussion ended by Mr.. Spooner moving
IN adjournment which was carried, and at o CLOCK
he a adjourned
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
MRS LYNCH AT HUSBANDS TRIAL.
Sixty Years Since Treason Court Sat IN
England.
cBv The Associated Press)

Landau Ian 1.-THE trial at bar of Colonel
Arthur Lynch. member of Parliament for Gal
way on the charge of treason by aiding and
sbetting the Kings and the late queens enemies
during the war in South Africa, he, according 10
one UNIQUE sentence of the arraignment, being
moved and seduced thereto by the instigation OF
The devil began this morning before the Lord
Chief Justice Lord Alverstone, and two other
justices. The prisoner pleaded not guilty
Inward Of sixty years have elapsed since
treason trial has been held in London The last
was ,ta. ~ John Francis a youth. who fired a
pistol at Queen Victoria as she was riding down
Constitutior, Hill. He was condemned to death
but the sentence was commuted to Imprisonment
FOR life Francis was released in 1861. Unusual
interest therefore is taken in the present case
The courtroom was crowded, many women, IN
Guiding Mrs Lynch being among those present
The iudges wore their full robes of scarlet and
errnine. Colonel Lynch was pale and careworn
hut he stood in the dock composedly listening to
the long Indictment which occupied nearly an
hour in reading.
The Attorney General, Sir Robert F1nlay,
opened the case reciting the alleged treasonaole
acts as fully reported at the preliminary hear
ing. After the conclusion Of the evidence Tor the
crown. which did not differ from that presented
al the preliminary hearing and the reading of
Colonel Lynch's statement made before the COM
mtting magistrate the case was adjourned
Drawing quartering and beheading accom-
panied the death penalty for treason until 1870
when this was abolished. The death penalty
however remains
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22

Cured. apparently in the fort. and a denser
cloud of smoke covered part Of the ramparts.
A number of Indian fishermen ere intercept
ed fleeing from the direction Of the fort in their
dugout canoes. They reported that the smoke
seen was from the burning village OF san Carlos.
which had been sheIled by the German ships
and was in flames
The shelIing of San Carlos has created much
excitement among the German residents of this
port. who have protested against the action OF
the warshipS
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
QUAY WINS A VICTORY.
STATEHOOD TEST VOIE.
Opponents Of Omnibus Bill Forced
to Consider a Compromise.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Washington, JAM Ex-senator Quay, after
weeks of persistent skirmishing marshalled his
forces, consisting of all the Democrats and a
few Republicans to-day. outgeneralled Senator
Beveridge, chairman of the Committee on Terri
tories and routed the forces opposed to the
Omnibus Statehood bill by preventing further
consideration OF the Cuban treaty.
Mr.. Quay secured the test vote on the State
hood measure tor which he has been striving
ever since the beginning of the session, and
twelve Republicans and twenty-five Democrats
voted down the motion upheld by twenty seven
Republicans, there being recorded eleven pairs
and two Senators absent and not paired. AS a
result the opponents of the Omnibus Statehood
bill are this evening earnestly discussing the
compromise proposition outlined in The Tribune
this morning which is that Oklahoma shall be
admitted to the Union, Congress reservins the
right to annex Indian Territory to 1t after the
apportionment OF Indian lands has been made,
and that Arizona and New-Mexico be admitted
single State
MAJORITY FOR QUAY'S BILL.
The motion which occasioned the test vote was
not in itself important, but the significance OF
the vote telling. Following up the notice
given yesterday, Senator Quay moved the con-
sideration of the Statehood bill soon as the
routine business of the morning hour was dis
posed of, and Senator Beveridge fearing to cross
swords with the willy Pennsylvania, yielded
Thus the expected clash averted for time.
Throughout the day, however, there was an at
mosphere Of suppressed excitement in the Sen
ate and it was whispered in corridor and lobby
that something about to drop
Senator Burnham, relieved from time to time
by the Interruptions of Mr.. Beveridge, began a
protracted speech against the Statehood meas
ure. Finally, at p. m, he desisted giving
notice that he would proceed tomorrow. Sen
ator Cullom. bent securing consideration OF
the Cuban treaty, then moved an executive ses-
sion and Mr. Quay demanded the ayes and noes.
Immediately the electric bells rang throughout
the Capitol, and the respective leaders sent
pages scampering hither and yon to marshai
the rival forces.
The vote proceeded slowly, with much con-
fusion in regard to pairs but the announce
ment was finally made that the noes hao IL oS
vote of 81 to %, showing a clear majority FOR
Statehood of ten votes. The vote in detail was
as follows:
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
MEETS DEATH IN PARK.
Aged Flower Maker Falls and Fractures
Skull-Had Supplied Prominent People.

Frank Miller. artificial flower maker who died
al the Presbyterian Hospital on Tuesday evening.
is said to have been a direct descendant OF
brother of John Quincy Adams His father ran The
first steamboat on the Delaware River. His mother
was a daughter OF a sgner Of the Declaration OF
Independence.
that while walking through the park on the way
his home at No. 11S West Ninetieth-st. he
suddenly stricken with apOplexy. fell forward
the walk and rolled down the embankment by the
reservoir He taken 10 the Presbyterian Hos
pitaI suffering from a fractured skull He died
at ) o'clock clutchng in his withercd fingers
nosegay OF bravely cOloTed artificial flowers. the
work OF his own hands.
For the last twenty years Mr.; Miller had supplied
many leading restaurants and caterers in New
York including Sherry's and DelimOnico's with
artificial flowers used in their cOnfectOnS. lie
had also made cOtilon favors for many leading
His only daughter Hanna the wife Of y. A
MOncagsi survives him.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22

trading with La Guayra. and whose Shops have
been seized by the bIockaders. to be upon the
verge Of starvation The cruiser left provisions
and water for eight days The plan to convey
the inhabitants of Los Roques 10 the Dutch
island of Curacao is to be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible. schooner will be dis
patched from here for that purpose. Los Roques
are hundred and twenty miles north Of La
Guayra
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
BERLIN STILL WITHOUT NEWS.

Berlin. Jan. 2l.-The Navy Department here
remains silent regarding the bombardment OF
Fort San Carlos, at the entrance of Lake Mara
caibo. by the German cruiser Panther. averrins
that no report on the subject has been received.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22

party Of British Colonists consisting OF TWO
thousand persons viii sail from Liverpool on
March u for St John, New-Brunswick. The
Rev. J. NJ. Barr has the authority Of the Do
rainion Government TO take out these en1igrants,
end foreigners will not be permitted TO settle
on the territory reserved for them at Saskatoon
N z
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22

great sensation has been created through
out Germany by the action of the President OF
the Reichstag in prohibiting Socialist MEM
her from criticising the strong speeches against
the Socialists delivered at 1sen and Breslau 1t
is believed that there is a great deal more be
hind the Krupp affair than has been made pub
lie. and that therefore the official classes are
most anxious that il should not be brought up
in the Reichstag. The Socialist organ. Nor-
warts publishes a powerful manifesto, ap-
peaiing 10 the German people, and the Socialist
Committee has summoned thirty-one public
meetings for this evening in the capital alone
for the purpose of agitating the matter.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
ISLANDERS SAVED BY WARSHIP.
Charcoal Burners of Los Roques Supplied
with Food

La Guayra. Jan. 21.-The Dutch cruiser De
Ruyter arrived here tkis morning. The cruiser
has visited the islands of Los Roques. where she
found the population. who are charcoal burners
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22

LUXURIOUS TRAIN TO CALIFORNIA
: he electro lighted Overland Limited. Best of
everything en- route, via Chicago and North Vest
ern. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways.
offices SCI, 2S7 and 3f9 Broad way.-AdVt.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22

GLORIOUS TRIP AT LIGHTNING SPEED
This IS the experience of recent patron of the
Pennsylvania Specialize hours to chicago, with
every comfort in equipment.-AdVt
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22

TRAVEL Is a fLhAoOtNE
When made the twenty hour Pennsylvanla
Special from New-York TO Chicago. The equip
ment and speed the best to be obtained anywhere
Leaves New-York daily.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22

WEE NIPPY o. SCOTCH.
and make ID Ushers. Why? Because II Is the
standard of Scotch Whisky excellence.-AdVS