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Arizona republican., 1905-12-17

 BILL PASSED
It Took Another Days Sen
 ate Talking
The House Proceeds 10 Look Into the Shady Recesses of the Naval Academy.

Washington. Dec. 16.-The senate to- day passed the Panama canal emer- gency appropriation bill but the result was not attained until after the de- bate on the bill had been continued the greater part of the day to the exclu- sion of practically all other business. Set speeches were made by Senator Bacon in advocacy of his amendment requiring estimates for the canal com mission salaries; by Senator Allison, who devoted himself largely to the de- tails of the bill; by Senator Culberson, who criticized the employment of Bishop as press agent; by Senator Stone, who criticized the purchase of American ships to carry Panama sup plies in face of the announced deter imitation to go abroad for vessels un- der conditions then existing, and by Senator Newlands, who expressed the opinion that the construction of the canal should have been intrusted to the geological survey.
 A substitute for Senator Bacon's amendment offered by Senator Hale was accepted. It specifically requires that congress shall be supplied with regular estimates of all salaries except those paid laborers skilled and un- skilled. Otherwise the bill was passed as reported from the committee.
 During the session Mir Hale made an authorized announcement that Bishops duty as ''press agent would be discon- tinued.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17

Phonix would lose the capital
 Put provision in the jointure bul stating that Phoenix is to be the cap ital of Arizona the Crest, and all Phoe- nix will fall in with the. band wagon" said Ainsworth. He asserted that re- gently more than fifty letters had been sent out of Phoenix b. reputable citi~ zens favoring jointurc if two capitals were allowed with Phoenix as one of them. He dwelt long on the statement that the loss of the capital was the main contention in Phoenix Aims worth knocked Phoenix throughout his speech. He said the legislators when they gave Tucson the university and Phoenix the insane asylum build ed wiser than they knew.
 F. A. Miera and w. E. Childers were the other speakers. No resolutions were adopted. c. F. Schumacher was chairman of the. meeting. Governor Hughes was not invited to occupy a seat on the stage with the other joint ure advocates.
 c F RARER
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
INVITATION TO A MASSACRE.

Moscow, Dec. 16 (Via Berlin).-A proclamation is being distributed in viting the people to the square of the Kremlin on December 19, to a public service. It is believed by some that this means a massacre by the "black hundred" after the people assemble Today's advices from Riga are meagre Confirmation has been received, how ever. that the governor has asked for warships. Reports are in circulation that there have been collisions in the streets of the city. A letter written December II and brought through by special engine, which was riddled with bullets, says every dead wall in Riga bears posters urging the mob to attack the gentry and capitalists. Women of the better classes have been sent elsewhere and the gentlemen remain ing have formed themselves into mili- tia and are holding the houses of the nobility, while the soldiers hold the public places. The writer says they have resolved to defend themselves to the last in the event the peasantry se- cure their entrance and are joined by the proletariat of the city.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17

infallible either in his law, his state policy or in his recollection of conVer- sations with distinguished visitors. Urging against federal control of in- gurance MT. Sullivan maintained that there was ample state authority to reg ulate legal abuses, and he continued Neither the state nor national legisla- ture can legislate honesty into a board of directors of high finance sit ting in New York, any more than they can legislate thirst out of the citizens of Iowa, Kansas or Maine.''
 A resolution was agreed to requiring the president to transmit to the house the number of government clerks in the various departments who have reach ed the age of seventy years. In eX- plaining the purpose of the resolution, MT. Tawney said information was de- sired by the appropriations committee in making up the executive, legislative and judicial appropriation bill. He made the comment that under civil service there seemed to be ample op- portunity to get into the government service but no way to get out.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
OCEAN MAIL CONTRACTS
 WEIGHT SYSTEM BITTER
The Government Lost Nearly a Half
 Million Last Year.

Washington, Dec 16.-According to the annual report of superintendent of mails, it cost the government during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1905, $421 ,630 more for ocean mail service under the contract system than it would had the mails been transported and paid for by weight. The most disproportionate cases, the report shows, are the routes between San Francisco and Tahiti and New York and Havana. In the former instance the cost was $42, ,120 for carrying mails which if paid for by weight would have been but $1,153. while it cost to trans port mails to Havana $71,S7S but which if paid for by weight would have re- suited in an outlay of but S2,239
 In but one instance it is shown that the contract system worked advanta- geously to the government and that was on the New York and South hampton route, which cost S663,5SS, whereas it is stated had it been paid for under the system of weights. it would have involved an expenditure of $119,74S additional.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
THE HOUSE.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The house in dulged itself again today to the extent of four hours of what was many times termed the academic discussion of the federal control of insurance. It was the fourth day of the debate and the interest of the members had appreci- ably diminished. The democratic con tention for states rights appeared in the oratory Republicans who spoke confined themselves more to the com mittee reference to which should be made of the subject of insurance in the presidents message Many views were expressed. None of them, however, supported the pending proposition to send the subject to the ways and means committee.
 The holiday recess was fixed from next Thursday to January 4.
 For the purpose of bringing out in- formation showing existence of a civil ipension list, the house asked the pres ident for the number of civil employees of the government who had reached the age of 70 years.
 MT. Sullivan of Massachusetts, paid his respects to President Roosevelt by stating that he did not believe him
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
ANNAPOLIS AUTHORITIES.
Aimed at By a House Resolution Of.
 fered Yesterday.

Washington. Dec. 16.-The officers of the naval academy are harshly criti- ciZed for winking at haZing in a reso- ! lution introduced today by Representa-
 tive Peary of Maryland.
 Charges were made against the aU- thorities of the academy as follows: Ut appears to be fairly ascertained from testimony given before the court martial that the practice of Tagging, haZing and fighting is common at said
 institution and that the same is winked at and connived at by the officers of
 said institution, whose duty it is to maintain discipline among the mid shipmen and train and perfect them for service as officers of the navy and to protect such midshipmen in their health and life and that failure to maintain discipline lies more with of ficers of said institution than upon the
 midshipmen attending there."
 After reviewing the Branch Meri- wether case and the recent haZing of Midshipman Jerdon Pettus Kimbrough, | the resolution provides for complete
 investigation by the committee of the
 house naval aqffairs and recommends tions by that committee slowing that
 the constitution may be reconstructed
 and changed so as to prevent such dis
 astrous and disgraceful occurrences" In conclusion the resolution urges that the responsibility for the recent events at Annapolis be fixed definitely and that the committee make recom- mendations which may lay the blame where it belongs, ''so that hereafter the result may not end with the mere dismissal of promising young men from
 the institution but shall bring to bar
 the officers in charge of the inStitu- tions.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
CONTRACT SURGEONS
 MERE MAkESHIFT l
General Wood Favors an Increase of
 Efficiency of Medical Corps.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Secretary Tai, today sent to the senate letter from Major General Leonard Wood, com mending the proposed legislation to in crease the efficiency of the medical corps of the army. General Wood op- posed employment of contract sur geons, declaring the system "a make shift and an expensive one, as is our policy of the expansion of the medical department in time of war through the employment of inexperienced med ical men. These gentlemen, whatever their professional attainnents, know little of army methods or handling large bodies of men, and we have al- ways paid for their education in time of war by enormous expediture of men and money, with it's resulting in em- barrassment in the way of inefficient troops and a large pension list"
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
The Much Vaunted Joint Statehood Meetind
 Covered by a Wet Blanket
Only Two Towns in the Territory Were Represented Each by Single Delegate-Albuquerque Furnishsd the Fire for the Entertainment.

Tucson, AriZ., Dec. 16.-(Special)- The territorial joint statehood conven- ton here this evening was a distinct disappointment to its promoters, for 1t failed utterly in being a territorial assemblage. The audience number ing $50, was made up entirely of Tue son people and of this number half were women. Of the men who were present at least one-third were promi- nent Tucson business men, who are openly opposed to jointure with New Mexico, but who attended to show that Tucson is willing to be fair in the statehood matter and willing to give the jointure supporters a fair hearing.
 The expected delegations from Phoenix, Douglas, Bisbee and NogaIes failed to materialize, as did also the list of celebrated speakers from the various parts of the territory. In fact Albuquerque, New Mexico had big ger representation than all Arizona outside of Tucson. Albuquerque sent delegation of four politicians and ex- office holders: Ex-Delegate B. S. Rodey J. J. Sheridan, w. B. Childers and E. A. Miera.
 Col. Allen T. Bird of Nogales and Judge Charles F. Ainsworth of Phoenix were the only outsiders present. Ed itor Bird was unable to explain the ab- sence of the "enthusiastic" Santa Cruz delegation. -Four persons expected to come, but for one reason or another, they could not get away" was his lame excuse for coming alone.
 Rodey was the chief speaker of the evening. His remarks were received very coolly. Rodey devoted most of his speech to his record as a delegate to congress from New Mexico He stated that it was now or never if Arizona wished statehood and that President Roosevelt would veto any bill giving separate statehood to either Arizona or New Mexico. He declared that there was nothing incompatible between citi- zens of the two territories. He charac- terized Arizona's objection to jointure as "cry-baby tactics" He referred to the university, briefly stating that it would remain in Tucson but asserting that the possibility of it's removal should be forgotten in the great bene- fits which would result to both terri tories from jointure
 Judge Chas. F. Ainsworth, of Phoe- nix, made the longest speech of the evening. More than one fourth of the audience left the theater while he was speaking. He declared that the oppo- sition to joint statehood in Phoenix gas based solely on the probability that
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
A Manifesto Aimed at the Financial Integrity
 of the Visible Government
The Authorities Accept the Challenge by Instutng Policy of Repression Which Will More Quickly Bring Things to Focus.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 15.-(Via Eyd- tkuhnen, Dec. 16..-LabOr Organiza- tions through the Invisible Govern ment," threw bombshell into the gov ernment camp by issuing a manifesto, following the form of regular imperial documents, declaring the bankruptcy of the treasury. It orders the non payment of taxes everywhere and in sists upon the payment of wages in gold or silver and counsels the with drawal of all deposits in savings banks in gold.
 The manifesto is a terrible indict- ment of the manner in which the bureaucracy brought the country to financial ruin. It asserts that the gov ernment squandered not only the gov ernment's income but the proceeds of foreign loans and railroad earnings, leaving no money with which to feed the soldiers and sailors or provide the country with roads or schools.
 The government is also charged with using the treasury funds to speculate on the bourse. The manifesto is con- sidered a great step forward for the revOlutionists and clearly throws down the gage of battle to the government which was caught off guard and didn' t even attempt to suppress the newspa- pers publishing it.
 The document was signed by mem bers of the workmens' council, social democrats, social revOlutionists and Polish socialists. Wholesale arrests are expected as a result of its publi- cation.
 The manifesto created @ tremendous sensation on it's publication and the government accepted the challenge contained in it and confiscated the edi- tions of all newspapers and printing, including the Russ, the Syn Onteches- tva, the Nevaia, the SehiZn, the Ma sha Shisn, the Nashhalo and Svo Bod antreg. but only after the newspapers
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
AN OVERTURE TO MUTINEERs.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 15.-(Via Eyd- tkuhnen, Dec. 16.)-A colonel of the grenadiers today sent a message to the mutineers here offering to consider their proper grievances if they would submit them. He has received no re- ply. Only eight operators are work ing in the telegraph offices. The tel egraphers' congress has again resolved to continue the strike
 The Slovo severely criticizes the for eign office for the appointment of M. Bakhametieff, formerly minister at The Hague and diplomatic agent in Bull garia, as minister to Japan, saying the selection Of man from 2 third rate post is a puerile attempt to humiliate Japan, which will react upon Russia in the eyes of the world
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
A CADET UNDER SUSPICION.
Of Having Taken Part in the Kim
 brounh Hazing.

Annapolis, M. D.. Dec. 16.-It is stat ed officially that Midshipman Rowan F. Lemley of the third class. is under restrictions owing to suspected partici- patton in the hazing of Midshipmln Jerome P. Kimbrough. He is the son of Captain Lemley. of the judge ad- Vocates' department of the navy and was appointed at large.
 The statement is made that Lemley was one of the midshipmen found at work on KimbrOugh when the latter was in an unconscious condition. but it is not regarded by the authorities as certain whether he took part in the hazing or was merely acting from mo- tives Of humanity.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17

St. Petersburg, Dec. 16.- Strange to say the manifesto of the proletariat or ganizations, while it increased the ner- vousness of the bourse, did not cause smash so far as the imperial fours are concerned.
 The price of industrial shares, how ever, continued to fall owing to the scared attitude of the banks, which are refusing accommodations to firms. It is impossible to borrow on the best business paper at less than 10 or 12 per cent.
 In view of the evident determination of the government to arrest the agita tors throughout the country, the min ister of justice has issued circulars to courts and procuratOrs in the prov inces pointing to the necessity of prompt preliminary investigations and trials not to inflame public passion by the retention in prison of persons against whom cases are not clear.
 A private letter received from Harbin dated November 9, denies the reports of whispered rioting, mutiny and burning at Harbin on November 16, IS and 19 which were given in dispatches from Tokio and other places. The let ter says there was much discontent in the army on account of a universal desire to return to Russia and because of the appearance of mutinous spirit and grumbling. There were many ar rests made and Jewish newspapers suppressed for spreading the propa- ganda but the letter does not mention disorders on a large scale. Reports of rnutinies in regiments in various parts of Russia, however, continue to pour in ceaslessly. At Irkutsk, practically the entire garrison and HlanE-officers voted for an immediate convocation of
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
RUMOR OF REBELLION.

Annapolis, Md, Dec. 16.-There Is a rumor afloat among midshipmen that when congressional investigation of hazing commences all the upper class men will join in an acknowledgement that they have taken part in haZing and thus in a sense defy the investi- gators.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
MERELY WANTED TO KNOW.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 15.-CVia Eyd- tkuhnen, Dec. 16.)-Tonight the tele- graph office at Kieff called up St. Pet ersburg and asked whether Minister of the Interior Durnovo had been dis missed. Receiving a negative reply the sounder ceased and all efforts to call up that city were in vain. The same thing happened on the Irkutsk wire
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
SPORADIC MURDER.

Warsaw, Dec. 16.-The Russian pro- fessors of Warsaw university have or ganized a volunteers postal service Thousands of bags of mail are await ing distribution. The janitors have struck and the houses arc unprotected save for the tenants. who are acting as their own patrols. Sporadic murders continue
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17

God loves cheerful giver. so give with all your heart, a box of DoNO- FRIO'S CRYSTALIIZED CACTUS CANDY.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17

Keep cheerful and bright, everything will come out all right, if you eat DOM oFRIO,S cRYSTALLIZED CACTUS CANDY.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17
NEEDED AT RIGA.

Sc. Petersburg, Dec. 15.-(via Eydt- kuhnen, Dec. 16.)-The battleship La Va and the mining cruiser Abreck have been dispatched to Riga.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17

the constituent assembly and a bat tery stationed at Serpukhoff presented serious political and military demands.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17

had been circulated everywhere The government announced that it would proceed legally against the editors of these papers for violating the press law and it has also begun the arrest of members of the committees of or ganizatioas that signed the manifesto. It is the impression that this action OI the part of the government will prccipitate events.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-17

FOR SAlE-Furniture of a we'll To- cated cottage, close in. rent low. Just what a business man would require. b. E. Pascoe, 110 N. Center St.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
Boyds and Vicinity.
Al Correspondence Of The star.

BOfDS, Nd, December g. 1906.
The remains OF the two-year-old child OF
Mr.. William Pugh, accidentally killed by
a revolver shot In the hands OF the little
daughter of Mr.. Bradley King. near Cedar
Grove, were inferred in the Upper Seneca
Baptist cemetery this afternoon at q
o'clock.
Mrs. b. f. Hicks and her daughters.
Oracle. Ella, and sons Forest, Whaien ana
Willis Hicks. accompanied by Mra ".
Hicks OF Rockville and Mrs. Laura d,
Baker. left here yesterday for Des Moines
Iowa, where they go to visit the parents
of Mrs. Hicks.
Miss NJ. Octavia Green OF this place. ana
for some months principal OF q kinderrar-
ten school tn Cumberland, Is home here
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs William
T. Green. She will return january q. and
will be accompanied by her mother.
About 1--WE hundred invitations were sent
out today announcing the coming marriage
Of Miss Ella Frank Welsh. the dasigIlter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Hyatt Welsh 81
GlarksburG, THE county. to Er. Jannes
Dorsey Brown Of Baltimore city, the qere-
mony to take p1ace ia ths Mothodist Bpis-
copal Church ~ CIarkaburH at / o'cxoolS IL
the afternoon cn Wednesday. January ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
DREDGING WORK In CHANNEL
shoal Spots to Be Reduced Early in the
Spring

The work of dredging the shoa1 spots In
the river channels in the vicinity of this
city will not be started until some time
early in the spring by the Atlantic Gulf
and Pacific Dredging Company, the con-
tractor for the work. This company has
had experience in work in winter time on
the Potomac and will not send its dredg-
ing machine to the post until all danger of
freezing weather is over. Two years ago
the company had contract for dredging
work on the channels hereahouts. and a
big dredge was sent on from New York.
She arrived here in the latter part of Mo-
vember. and while coming up the river the
weather turned suddenly cold. Ice formed
and the dredge lay at anchor in the harbor
for about ten weeks. unable to do any work
on its contract. In consequence the big
dredging machines will be kept out of the
can be prosecuted. Hydraulic machines will
be used. and the excavated material will
be deposited upon the low portions of the
Potomac Park.
A channel twenty-one feet deep at low
water and 200 feet wide is to be dredged
through the shoai spots in the Washington
channel on lines to be laid out by the
United States engineers Office The length
of the channel to be dredged is said to be
about 10000 feet. and the depth of the cut
to be made with average about three feet.
The material to be excavated Is believed
to be soft mud. the recent deposits from
freshets. As stated. the exeavated material
will be deposited upon the Potomac Park
at points designated by the engineer, but
the engineer may require about $1,000 cubic
yards of the excavated material to be de-
at the Washington barracks. The amount
OF material to be taken from the channels
Is estimated to be about $4,000 cubic yards,
and several months Of steady work night
and day. but excepting Sundays, will be re-
quired to complete the work.
Under the contract not less than 5000
cubic yards OF material must be excavated
each calendar month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
RIVER FRONT NEWS.

ne heaYy rains and melting snow, on tho
mountains about the headwaters of the Po-
tomac nave. caused a heavy current 10
come down the river and today q great
mass OF yellow water is rolling down un-i
der the Potomac bridges and is bringing
down With 1t logs. fence rails. railway ties
and debris of all kinds The flow started
Friday morning, and reached it's height
last night Unless other heavy rains come
It will grow gradually weaker, and within
the next day or two will run itself out
Arrived: Tank barges 81 and n of the
Standard OIL Company. laden with oil in
bulk from Baltimore. In tow of tug Radiant:
SCHOONER E. +. Evans. laden with oysters
from Potomac beds, Ella HilI at Alexan-
aa1ri. With =aysters; schooner Sidonia Cur
ley, lumber from James river.
& Sailed: Bugeye Oyster Boy and j. f.
Skyiight for lower river oyster beds:
schooner Peri. to river point to load cord
wood for this city; schooner C. H. DAGGER.
for coan river to load lumber. for this
Memoranda: Schooner william II. Hood
has sailed from New York for this city
with a cargo of stone aboard; tug NJ
Mitchell Davis has sailed from Norfolk
with the barge Isabelle In tow, bound for
Alexandria TO load railway ties for Phila-
delphia.
The tug James o. Carter was out Of sery-
Ice yesterday for the regular monthly
cleaning of boilers and minor repair work.
She returned to service on the river yes
terday afternoon
The four-masted schooner Salisbury
which unloaded cargo of lumber here
and sailed in tow of the tug Yerkes for
Baltimore, has been chartered 10 load coal
ct Baltimore for Mayport at private terms.
and on return will load lumber at Jackson
vile for New York. at $3.50 per thousand
feet. She viii not visit this port again
until next summer.
The schooner Pendlston Sisters, which
went ashore last week on the Virginia coast.
is known at this port having visited here
several times with cargoes of asphalt
aboard She was last here about year
ago. It Is stated the schooner win prove
total loss and has been stripped OF every
thing worth saving aboard her.