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POWER FOR SCOUT SHIPS.
Considering Relative Advantages Of
Turbine Engines.

The naval engineers have invited a COM
petition between two great American man.
ufacturing concerns for the supply of tur-
bine engines to drive the 4,OO0-ton scout
ships for which estimates have been sub
mitted to Congress. While both of these
companies manufacture turbines, one is an
English pattern, and much interest at
taches to the competition. The naval en-
gineers have almost concluded their plans
as far as they can at this stage, and they
look to the largest installation of turbine
power ever placed on any ship. It is a
question of weights, to be determined by
the manufacturers proposals, whether these
vessels shall be given 5000 horse power
turbines, affording speed of twenty-four
knots an hour, or whether it will be pos
sible to place in these hulls 10000 horse
power motors which will drive the vessels
at a rate of twenty-six knots per hour.
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MR.G0RMAh' 'SCAUcUS
Democratic Senators Discuss.
a Policy.
LINE OF CRITICISM
ADMINISTRATION ACTION IN
REGARD TO PANAMA.
The Stone and Bacon Resolutions Dis
cussed for Three Hours With
out Definite Result.

Democrats of the Senate held a caucus
today. at which it was intended to discuss
policies to be pursued in matters relating
to Panama.
The caucus was called for IL o'clock to
meet in Senator Germans room at the
Capitol. There was quite a large attend
ance, but through some misunderstanding
Mr.. German himself did not arrive until a
half hour after the time fixed in the call
for the meeting. The committee door was
then closed, and the caucus began without
interruption until the afternoon was well
spent.
1t was understood when the caucus as
sembled that Senator German was very
anxious to secure harmony on the demo-
cratic side and to adopt fixed policy for
future actions in order to attain that re-
suit.
There are many different notions on the
democratic side as to what line of criticism
OF the administration should be pursued.
They al! agree in general; plan of opposi-
ton which will tend to hold the admins
tration before the people of the country as
having acted unwisely in the matter of the
recognition of Panama and the selection of
a canal there in preference to Nicaragua.
The variety of opinion chiefly relates to the
means to be pursued.
AuS Stoue hfSOFut10n.
1t Is understood among democratic sena-
tors that Mr.. German himself thinks that
by far the most important resolution before
the Senate bearing on Panama fs that intro
duced by Mr.. Stone, which provides that
the committee on foreign relations be in
structed to investigate and ascertain wheth-
er Varilla and other persons residing in the
United states and subject to its laws did
AID or promote an insurrection IN Panama
against Colombia and did give assurances
to citizens of Panama that they should have
the aid and assistance of our navy in behalf
of such an fnsurrection. Also whether any
official of this government made known to
Varilia or any one else the actfon which the
United States proposed to take In the event
of an insurrection. The resolution gives the
committee on foreign relationsyauthority to
send for persons and papers, compel the
attendance of witnesses with instruction to
make report at the earliest practicable
date.
That resolution would furnish campaign
material for the democrats for the next
election, 1t Is believed, because such pro-
ceeding would permit the Introduction of
much testimony OF a sensational character,
which could not fail to be Ieffective on
voters in some parts of the country even
though 1t was wholly disprovs,d at q later
date. It would not be at all nhely that
such an investigation could be completed In
q short time, as witnesses would probably
be called from Panama, and much delay
would be encountered. The idea OF having
such an investigations Is quite sgenerally ap-
proved py democrats, and Mr.. Germaza. who
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whitaker WRIGHT BURIED.
Villagers Turn Out in the Rain to the
Funeral

LONDON, January 3O.-The body of Whit
aker Wright was buried in Whitley Parish
churchyard today after brief special serv-
ice al the graveside by the vicar of Whitley.
Besides the relatives and a number of
friends from London the bulk of the popu-
lation of the village, which is in mourning,
turned out ina drenching rain to see the
last of the remains of their late squire.
The son and two daughters of the deceased
were the principal mourners. The widow
was too i'll to attend. Her wreath was in
scribed, From his brokep-hearted widow"
An enormous number of letters and tele-
grams of sympathy have been received by
the family.
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DESTROYED HER LETTERS.
Witness Tells of Miss Schafer Receiv-
ing Large Mail.

BEDFORD, Ind, January 30.-The court
of inquiry investigating the Schafer murder
today heard more evidence on the letters
received by Miss Schafer.
One of the witnesses declared that dozens
of times after school closed at noon Miss
Schafer ran to her room for her mail,
eagerly read the letters and Immediately
destroyed them. Often she was returning
to her boarding house as her sister teachers
were leaving the building. At times, the
witness said, Miss Schafer was late at
school in the afternoon as the result of
these trips to her room.
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OPPOSES NAVAL GENERAL STAFF
Position Taken by Paymaster General
Harris,

Rear Admiral Harris, paymaster general
of the navy, has entered an energetic pro-
test against the creation of general staff
of the navy. He is ene of several bureau
chiefs who are opposed to the scheme, but
Rear Admiral Harris is the only one who
has started an active campaign against 1t.
Several weeks ago he wrote to the Secre-
tary to ask If certain information which he
had received as to the general staff was of
fetal matter. The Secretary replied that 1t
was not, but that the proposed scheme was
one of several which had been suggested.
The paymaster general then prepared a
long communication to the Secretary, set
ting forth in detail his objections to the
scheme. The communication has created
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BIG WATER MAIN BURSTS.
Many Cellars Inundated and Dwellings
Flooded in Philadeluhia.

PHILADELPHIA, January 30.-A forty
inch water main connecting with the Queen
Lane reservoir burst early today, resulting
in about $4,000 damage. The cellars of
hundreds of dwellings and stores were
flooded, foundations were weakened and
walls were soaked. The asphalt pavement
on 27th street, near Columbia avenue, was
ripped open for distance Of twenty
yards.
Fire engines were ordered out to empty
the cellars and reduce the flood in the
streets. The reservoir has been emptied to
permit a force of men from the water
bureau to repair the break.
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Post Office Department Carriages.

Postmaster General Payne today answer
ed the inquiry of the House as to the
''livery'' of his department. He says there
are no horses or carriages provided for his
department except those for himself. He
has four horses and three carriages, main
tanned at government expense. Two men
are paid to care for the livery one at the
rate of $720 year, on the rolls
"watchman,' and one at a salary of $500,
as 'laborer'' The total cost of horses,
carriages and harness was So, ,005.
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JAPAN IMPREssEs LINERS.
Four More Fast Vessels Added to List
of Cruisers.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 30.-Advices
have been received here by the local agent
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Steamship
Company, operating four speedy liners be-
tween Seattle and the orient, that the
steamers had just been taken over by the
Japanese government for conversion into
auxiliary cruisers.
This is the second fleet of liners to be
taken from the merchant service between
this coast and the orient. Only recently
the three steamers of the Toyo Kisen Kaish
"a line running TO this port-were with
drawn from the service and turned over to
the japanese government.
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ative to Russian and japanese mess and
canned beef shipments from the east by
way of this port to their respective military
depots in the orient. Japan is ordering for
shipment from Kansas City. Omaha and
Chicago 25OO,0O0 pounds of corned beef
She has already contracted in Cincinnati
for 1900 cases of mess beef The same
country is taking from Chicago firm. in
sixty thousand pound monthly shipments,
100000 pounds of mess beef BY February
10 next Japan will have taken from this
country as food for her war forces about
1000, 600 pounds of mess and corned beef
Russian shipments of mess beef up to
February 10 next from Chicago. Kansas
City and Omaha will have amounted to an
aggregate of about 6,OO0, 600 pounds in
elusive of 100000 pounds now loaded on
board ship in this harbor.
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COMING OF GRAND vIzIER.
Persian Potentate Expected to Reach
Washington This Afternoon.

The grand vizier of Persia, Mira Ali
Asgar Kahn, and his suite, now on pill
grimage to Mecca, are expected to arrive
in Washington late this afternoon or even
ing Owing to the effect of the storm upon
train schedules the hour of their arrival is
indefinite. The distinguished Persians are
travelling quietly and are, IT is understood,
avoiding official courteses. Apartments
were reserved for them some days ago at
the Arlington in the name of "A. HASH
and party.
Mira Ali Asgar Kahn is to be guest at
the Gridiron dinner tonight.
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Reimbursement of Colon bia.

The second subject to be considered by
the caucus is the Bacon resolution, provid-
ing that this government reimburse Colom-
bia for the loss sustained by the revolution
in Panama. AS time passes such PROPOSE
tton is readily seen to be more and more
impracticable, and republicans pronounce
1t as no less than absurd. A good many
republicans are rather surprised that Sena-
tor Bacon should father such a resolution,
as his judgment on many matters that come
up in the Senate is held in the highest es-
TEEN. 1t is understood quite generally that
he intends to vote for the canal treaty.
The view that the republicans take of the
Bacon resolution to reimburse Colombia is
aptly expressed in a few lines penned by
Senator Spooner yesterday afternoon and
passed around among his colleagues.
1t read as follows
Whereas the United States took no
part in bringing about the revolution in
Panama and is in no wise responsible for
the same; therefore be it
Resolved, That the United States sub
nit the question of damag ges sustained by
Colombia to the court of arbitration at
The Hague in order to determine what
sum of money the United States should
pay to Colombia
Some of the democrats saw this resolu-
tion and laughed heartily over it, and
not Few OF them have practically ad-
m1tted that 1t expresses to a considerable
extent the attitude of the minority.
The caucus today developed great va
riety of views of democratic senators as
to what course should be pursued, and
after the meeting had been in session for
nearly three hours it was understood that
no action had been taken of any kind.
The caucus adjourned about twenty min
taken. on any proposition that was dis
cuSSed.
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lutely no shelter except the roof. but in a
warm and comfortable bed, the youth
spends each night and sleeps where he can
breathe the pure atmosphere. He claims
that this treatment without any medicine
whatever is restoring his health. This was
begun on the advice of the boys physician
that it was the only chance by which the
disease might be overcome.
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Lamsdorf's Plans Miscarried.

Count Lamsdorfs intentions, however,
evidently miscarried, for the foreign Office
and the japanese legation both confirm the
statements made in the Associated Press
dispatches on the subject from st. Peters
burg and Tokyo yesterday that no reply
has yet been sent, and that there is moth
ing to indicate what its real ma ture will be,
except what must have been an almost OBJ
vious utterance on the part of Count Lams-
dorf.
The Daily Graphic. which today reasserts
that the Russian reply was communicated
to Japan, January y, was probably m sled
by partial knowledge of the contents of
the telegram received here from the British
ambassador at st. Petersburg. January 26.
but which subsequent events proved to be
incorrect.
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister
to Great Britain, made minute inquiries at
the foreign office yesterday evening, and
was informed that the British government
had not received any further information.
Baron Hayashi declares the situation
therefore. is quite unchanged, and presumes
that Minister Griscom in some way attrib-
uted to the British amba ssador at ST.
Petersburg what really emanated from
Count Lamsdorf.
The foreign Office. confirming the state
ment of the japanese legation in regard to
receipt of and the re-telegraphing of the
telegram of January &c. adds:
1.-THE British ambassador at ST Peters
burg did not express an opinion as to
whether or not the Russian reply would be
satisfactory to Japan"
Official Views in Berlin.
BERLIN, January 30-While the German
foreign office is unable to confirm the news
received at Washington that Russia,s an
swer will be satisfactory to Japan 1t be-
ueyes 1t is likely to be true and argues that
Russia will avoid giving an answer which
Japan can send to the powers as u jus,l.i-
cation for declaring war.
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NEGRO BURGLAR WOUNDED.
Caught in Act of Robbing Store at St
Clairsville, Ohio.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio. January 30.-A
negro burglar was shot and probably fatal
ly wounded by Albert Troll, cashier of the
Second National Bank and his brother,
George Troll, manager of Trolls clothing
store. The three Troll brothers, expecting
thief, were lying in wait in the store
They caught the burglar, but the latter, by
using his revolver, managed to get out of
their hands. A posse started in pursuit.
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Declined to Accept Resignation.

The Navy Department has declined 10
accept the resignation of Ensign Luke L.
Wright. jr.. United States steamer Detroit
of the South Atlantic squadron. The Navy
Department declined on the ground that he
had not completed the eight years service
exacted of graduates of the Naval Acad-
emy. Ensign Wright wished to engage in
business
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SLEEPS IN OPEN AIR.
Young Indianian Fighting for His Life
Against tuberculosis.

WARSAW. Ind, January 30-Russell
Leonard. youth of sixteen. residing south
of this place. today completed his second
year Of sleeping in the open air in all kinds
Of weather. He is battling for his life
against tuberculosis.
Only one night within the last two years
has Leonard slept within the house. Out
on his grandfather's veranda. with abso-
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Admiral Melville's Foreign Mission

Rear Admiral George W. Melville re-
tired formerly engineer-in-chief of the
navy, sailed from New York this week on
the Kaiser Wilhelm for trip to Germany
and Great Britain for the purpose of study
ing turbine machinery. He goes with Mr..
Westinghouse, who is exceedingly inter-
ested in the project Admiral Melville will
be shown every courtesy by the British and
German naval officers.
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now before the Senate. In its present
state, to use the words of Secretary Hay,
Panama has therefore acquired "an in
choate right to the protection of the
United States. Colombian attack would
therefore be regarded by the government of
the United States as an unfriendly act
Minister Bunau-Varilla had long talk
today with Acting Secretary Loomis and
reported that the new constitution would
be completed in a day or two.
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The New Army Uniform.

There is much complaint in the army re-
specting the issue of the new uniform TO
some of the enlisted men and not to others.
Those who have been fortunate enough to
get the new uniform are envied by those
who are not destined to receive the issue
from the government for some time. The
War Department has decided not to issue
the uniform until the remainder of the old
uniforms is exhausted.
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OUR POSITION MISUNDERSTOOD.
Colombian Troops Will Not Be Allow
ed to Land Anywhere in Panama.

ed to Land Anywhere in Panama.
1t is said at the State Department that
Gen. Reyes must have misunderstood the
position of the authorities here, If he, as
reported from Bogota, informing the Colom-
bian government that the United States
limited its objection to the landing of Co
lombian troops In Panama to the canal
zone itself. The department has not in any
sense changed Its position since 1t was out
lined in the nete of Secretary Hay of No
vember IL to Minister Bunau- Varilla, when
It was expressly stated that no troops with
hostile intent could be handed in Panama.
Since that date treaty has been nego-
tiated between the United States and Pam
integrity OF the latter, and that treaty is
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The Pensacola Rife Range.

Plans have been completed for the S12,-
600 rifle range on the naval reservation at
Pensacola, Fla. 1t is hoped by the authori-
ties to have this 600-yard range sufficiently
advanced in construction for the use in
March of the naval sevvels of the North and
South Atlantic fleets and the European
squadron when these vessels are in Pensa-
cola harbor for target practice.
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international Exchange Commission.

Representative Shafroth of Colorado in
troduced resolution today reciting the
work that has been done by the commits
sion on international exchange, and author
izing the commission "to agree, subject to
the approval of Congress, with other ma
tions upon uniform laws, which will tend
to preserve as much of the gold product of
the world for coinage and monetary pur-
poses as possible"
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Bid for Dry Dock Over the Limit

r. G. Packard Company of New York
was the only bidder for the new dry dock
at the navy yard New York. Their bid
was 1852 246. The limit of cost of the
dock was fixed by Congress at $1,000, 900.
No decision has yet been reached by the
Navy Department whether it will advertise
for further proposals.
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The Gridiron Dinner.

The nineteenth annual dinner Of the Grid
iron Club win be given at t Arlington
Hotel this evening. The list of invited
guests is a large one and includes Presi-
dent Roosevelt, several cabinet officers and
many other officials of prominence.
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The New Rifles for the Army.

The War Department has announced that
by the latter part of next summer or early
fall, after the target season, there will
be enough of the new Springfield rifles
hand to equip the entire army, and that
this will be done as quickly as possible
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EXPLANATION OF A RUMoR.
Origin of Report That Russia's Reply
Had Been Sent.

LONDON, January 3O.-According to the
japanese legation here Minister Griscom.s
cable message from Tokyo to the State De-
partment at Washington, saying on the au-
thority of the British ambassador at st.
Petersburg, and telegraphed to the British
legation at Tokyo. that the Russ an reply to
Japan would be satisfactory, was based on
the following facts:
On January % the British ambassador
at st. Petersburg telegraphed to Foreign
Secretary Lansdowne, at London. that he
had interviewed the Russian foreign min
lister, Count Lamsdorf that morning, and
that Count Lamsdorf said the Russ an re-
ply would be dispatched the same evening
and that he, Count Lamsdorf. believed it
would be satisfactory to Japan. These
facts were photographed to the British
minister to Japan, Sir Claude Macdonald
and also Were communicated TO diplomats s
who attended Lord Lansdownes reception,
January %
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NATIVES INCITED TO RIOT.

Placards in Canton, China, Urging
Hostility to Europeans.
CANTON, China, January 3O.-Placards
were placed about this city during the
night melting the natives to attack and
burn the shamien suburb, which is the Eu-
ropean quarter The consuls have demand
ed the protection of the viceroy.
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FOOD FOR THEIR ARMIES.
Russia and Japan Buying Mess and
Canned Beef

SAN FRANCISCO, January 30.-Railroad
fraieht officials have additional advices rel
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Is regarded as the shrewdest politician on
that side of the Senate, would welcome it,
Before the caucus met today it was un-
derstOdd that this resolution would re-
ceive probably more attention than any
other to be considered
The Glenwood post., 1904-12-31
Russia's Rotten Ships.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 2S.-In an out.
spoken article, in reply to a recent let
ter Of Admiral Bierloff, which ap.
pealed to the Russians not to openly
criticize the conditions of the navy,
the Russ to-day declares the time is
past for silence, in view OF tho fact
that the "old system of concealing
facts is responsible for the loss OF
150.000,0O0 rubles worth of war ships
and has covered us with shame and
grief. 1t would be absurd to hide the
defects that can still be repaired in
the ships which remain at Cronstadt
and Libau. We have already Grim,
inally wasted enough time
Even II Admiral Rojestvensky is a
clever leader and his 1900 comrades
are heroic sailors. every one knows
that we have imposed upon them an
almost superhuman task in conse.
quence of our not being furnished with
a true account of the gravity of the
events which have occurred since the
fatal night of February Sth."
The Glenwood post., 1904-12-31
Republican Senators Seated.

Denver, Dec. 29.-The State Can
vassing Board yesterday gave certifi-
Gates of election to Messrs. Millard
and Barela, the Republican candidates
for senator in Boulder and Las Ami
mas counties, over Messrs. Ward and
Beshoar, Democrats. Previously the
Supreme Court upheld the right of the
board to pass upon returns from
county canvassing boards. declaring
that the decision of the Court of APP
peals two years ago is binding.
Democratic attorneys John A. Rush
and Everett Bell secured from Judge
Carpenter a writ of mandamus to pre-
vent the seating Of Messrs. Millard
and Barela, but the board refused to
accept service of the writ until it's ad-
journment
By the seating of the two Republ-
cans the Sepate now stands nineteen
Republicans to fifteen Democrats,
with one vacancy.