Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-20
VESSELS AND MEN
HURRIED TO CHINA
Riots Cause Powers
to Take Quick
Action
SEVERAL NATIONS Act
Work of Senate Committee Is
Delayed--.A In
troduces Bills.

washington, Dec. 20.--'The state de
partment has received d cable from
Shanghai announcing the arrival there
last evening of the marines from the
cruiser Baltimore. The department. 4
adyices OF this morning are to the cf.
feet that the British were preparint,
for a large demonstration by both tie
army and navy and that Germany,
Japanese and Austrian cruisers were
on their way to Shanghai.
Quiet prevailed yesterday but only
because of the armed force controlling
the city. The Chinese authorities
were trying to effect compromise
but demanded the removal OF the
British assessor, which demand was
refused.
Cause of Trouble. -
AS understood here the trouble arose
from the action of the British assessor
In levying q tax upon the Chinese res.
idents of the foreign settlement.
The mixed court is curious body
made up of a Chinese magistrate, who
holds sittings on every week day. On
two days an American official from
the consulate general sits with him in
the capacity OF assessor, and on two
other days a similar German official
sits and on the remaining two days
the British representative
This court has jurisdiction over all
licenses and taxes payable by the
Chinese in the foreign settlement ofl
Shanghai. For long time the Chin
ese have been trying to reduce the
of the mixed court and 1t ,
is inferred that the present trouble
has arisen from the assertion of the |
jurisdiction by the British over some |
Chinese merchants.
No Nominations.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Dec. 20.-Chairman Al
bert j. Beveridge, of the Senate Con-
mittee On territories, being absent, no
for confirmation will be
by that committee until af.
ter the holiday recess.
Alfred l.. Sharpe, of El Paso, Tex
Is, has been nominated for cGlttf los
1f customs of the El Paso customs DIS
Lrict vice Patrick Garrett, the pres-J
ant collector.
The appointment of Creighton NJ.
Foraker, marshal of the Territory OF /
New Mexico was confirmed.
Andrews Work.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 20.-Dela-
gate Andrews today introduced Dill l.
the sum Of $4,000 to the wild
)w of Tranquilino Luna, who repre-
,onted the Territory of New Mexico
II the House of Representatives as
is delegate, 1881, 1882; also a bill TO
establish fish hatchery at Trout
Springs on the Gallinas River in Sun
Miguel County; also bill for the ie-
ief of w. A. Walker; also bills to in.I
,rease the pensions Of Solomon Coan,
George H. Hutchinson, Henry G. Reel,
Sebastian MaXsam, Lewis Eckel andIt
7. G. Anderson. II
On Canal Commission. ~,
Washington, d. c., Dec. 2O.--Pres!. |
lent Roosevelt today appointed Joseph IL
3ucklin Bishop, as member OF thei
sthmian Canal Commission, to I'LL 1;
he vacancy in that body caused byl;
he resignation of Chief Engineer Wal
ace. Bishop has been the secretary
nd historian Of the commission. IL
Appointments Reconsidered. K
At the executive session OF the Sem II
tie today Morgan wanted the Senate |,
O request the return of all nomina.
ions for canal commissioners which
lad heretofore been confirmed. He 1t
sserted that the committee on inter.
Oceanic canals had held no meeting If
o act on the nominations and the con.
irmations were void. Ii
The Senate acceded to the requesti
nd the nominations were reconsid- k
red and referred to the canal conf s
nittee.