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The Washington times., 1905-02-24
WAcHTER INTRODUCES BILL
TO AMEND DISTRICT CODE

Representative wachter of Maryland
has introduced in the House, by request,
a bill to amend the code of the District
OF Columbia. as follows:
Each and every life insurance COM
pany doing business on the level-pre-
MUM or ozd-line plan in the District of
Columbia shall deposit with the Regis
ter of Wills, within thirty days after
the passage Of this act, United States
Government bonds of the par value of
not less than 100000.
provided, however, That nothing
contained herein shall interfere with or
abFidge the rights of any association
Incorporated by special act of Con-
gfess.'
The Washington times., 1905-02-24
INDIANS DENOUNCE
VANN-ADAIR ACT
AS PLAIN FRAUD
Members of Usage Tribe Petition President
and Congress to Repeal Joker in Appro-
priation Bill--Much in Earnest.

made in May, 1868, and exposed and vir-
tually defeated before Congress ad-
journed that summer.
1.-The State officers and press of Kan
sas protested against its ratification.
also the members of Congress and Sena-
tors from that State, besides many
other Senator'S In 1869 it was with
drawn from the Senate and legislation
enacted by Congress for the sale of the
Usage lands in Kansas at 81. .25 per acre.
Nothing to Do With 1t.
sc. n. Vann and William p Adair had
no more to do with the defeat OF that
Sturgis treaty than any other two In
dians in the Cherokee nation Nor did
the thought Of claiming pay for what
others had done suggest itself to them
until five years had elapsed. when they
appeared in 1873 in the camps of the
Usage Indians with q paper of some
kind which they wanted the Osages to
sign. But the paper was never pre-
sented TO the council or to the agent,
but the agent, hearing of their presence
IN IN the camps OF the Osages, ordered
them off the reservation In proof Of
this statement see deposition of Agent
Gibson fcoE9 herewith marked Exhibit
A.. used before the Court of Claims in
and the Usage Nation, Department case
No. Ia
From the Usage camps, with a pa
per that had never been submitted te
the Usage council or their agent, Vann
and Adair betook themselves TO Wash
ington, and early in July turned up in
the Indian Office with a fuli-aedged
contract for $3.50. 600.
An Infamous Document.
"A more infamous document was new
er laid before the department for ap-
proyal Nevertheless, it was approved
for $50 600 and the money paid thereon
Then having obtained so much Usage
money so easily and for so little, the
said Vann and AdaiT. with a retinue OF
devoted adherents set about IN earnest
to filch from the Osages 0egaIly OF
course) the additional amount Of $780,.
600.
The petition then goes on to recite
the disallowance of the claim by vari-
Gus Secretaries CT State and by the
Court Of Claims. Half a dozen times
they declare, it has been pronounced
basis. The petition. referring to the
claim. concludes:
'EThat it Is a fraud most infamous goes
without saying. How hsnora BILE Sera-
tors ear be blind TO such an outrage il
beyond our comprehension. If the Con
gress Of the United States can afbitrar-
lily take from the Usage trust funds, ir
the face of all the facts, $3.50. COO anH
give the money to a gang of boodIers
Congress can, just as easily, take tbs
remainder Of the Usage trust funds and
divide the MOI .ey among other bood-
lers.
''The blow inflicted upon the Osages
by reason of q renewal of oil leases or
$4,000 acres Of their land, without thei,
consent, We hard enough to bear, but
IN that there may be, perhaps, q gauZy
sort of pretense for official action. II
this there is not a semblance of justfct
or equity.
The Washington times., 1905-02-24
MONSTER Tunnel
At SYMPTOM PASS
IS NOW COMPLETE
Longest Boring IN the
World Pierces the
Alps.
MOST REMARKABLE FEAT
Expert Engineering Required
to Overcome Stupendous
Difficulties.
MOST REMARKABLE FEAT

GENEVA, Switzerland Feb. 24.-
The boring of the Simplon tunnel,
the longest tunnel in the world, was
completed at 7:2o O'Clock this morn
ing The accomplishment of the great
engineering feat was celebrated in fit
ting manner by the ringing of bells
and the firing of guns through the
country.
Work on the Simplon tunnel, which
is over thirteen miles long, was begun
over five years ago. Straight through
the heart OF the Alps the passageway
has been bored. Work was begun at
both ends of the tunnel simultaneous
" and a remarkable part of the feat
is that when the two working parties
met this morning there was barely q
foot's deviation.
Heat Sometimes UnbearabIe.
The work has been most difficult
one. owing to the fact that the bore
passed through some OF the highest
mountains of the Alps. Owing TO this
fact the heat in the bore sometimes
became unbearable, the thermometer
in the spots where the diggers were at
work sometimes registering over 800
degrees. This necessitated the arrang-
ing OF some contrivance for getting
fresh, cooling air in to the workmen,
and as a result the engineers in
charge, after weeks of experiment, hit
on d scheme by which the outside air
was famed in through the long bore
and the temperature in the tunnel was
reduced until in few places was it
higher than 80 or 95 degrees.
The men for some peculiar reason
have been entirely free from the i'll
Eesses which ordinarily overtake those
working so far underground and to this
fact is due the speed with which the
great work was accomplished,
F1ua EvoiY,eayfna plans
The tunnel, which begins at Brigue,
Switzerland, and ends at Iscla, Italy.
has brought TO the fore in its construe-
ton some of The finest engineering plans
extant. The tunnel from Isela to the
very heart of the mountain through
which it passes has a rather steep up
grade to allow for a thorough drainage
and keep the bore in good sanitary con-
ditioD There is another grade from
the center to Brigue.
When the extreme heat was encount-
cred during the progress of the work,
IL addition to the tanning scheme
another equally ingenious scBeme was
hit upon. This was to carry water, ley
cold, from the Rhone Glacier, not far
distant and spray the walls OF the bore.
Al first iron pipes were used, but it was
found these became hot and took away
considerable Of the benefit that 1t was
hoped would be derived The iron pipes,
ten miles OF pipe in all, were then taken
out and wooden pipes, non-conductors
of heat. were put in and the probiem
was solved.
The Washington times., 1905-02-24

The Usage tribes of Indians-that many
persons have thought were having suf-
i1cientIy hard time of it-have a new
grievance According to them and their
representatives in Washington an eff
fort is being made to defraud them OF
$50, coo.
The alleged effort resides in joker
inserted by the Senate Committee on
Indian Affairs in the Indian appropria-
ton bill. which reads as follows:
ITO pay to the executor or admins
traitor of the late c. n. Vann and Will
liam P Adair. respectively. the balance
due under the resolution Of the National
Council of the Usage Indians, passed
and approved on the 26th day of June.
1878. s1So,00O, to be paid out Of the pro-
eeeds of the sales of the Usage lands in
Kansas
Call It "PIain Steal"
w. T. Leahy and Julian Trumbly, dele
gates Of the Usage tribe, in a petition
addressed to the President and Con-
gress, denounce this provision plain
steal, and urge earnestly that it be de-
feated.
This, Mr.. President they say. ''is
a fictitious, fabricated claim, not one cent
OF which does the Usage tribe of In
dams justly owe. Tt is a fraud most In
famous. and of the deepest dye. It is
a dastard1y attempt TO llch from the
Usage trust funds s1So, 900 under false
pretenses.
No Such Resolution.
There never was any such resolution
passed or approved by the Usage ma
tienal council, on June &c. 1878, or at any
other time say the petitioners. The
statement OF the petitioners continues:
1T has been asserted that c. n. Vann
and William P. Adair, two Cherokee
Indians. were employed by the Usage
Indians in 1873 TO defeat what was known
as the Sturgis treaty OF 1866, and that a
contract was made whereby the Osages
agreed to pay said Vann and Adair
$3.50, 600. There is no doubt about So
called contract having been filed in the
Department Of the Interior for approval
in July, 1874; and there is no doubt but
that the said so-caIIed contract was on
July s, 1874, approved by the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs for $4,000, and
on July q, 1874, for the same amount by
the Acting Secretary Of the Interior.
Vann and Adair Paid.
Whether valid or inYalid, bogus, false,
fabricated, or otherwise, 1t was so an
proved and the said Vann and Adair
were duly paid the said sum of $50. .0pl
out of the proceeds of sales of Usage
lands in Kansas. But as a matter OF
fact, the Usage National Council did not
| make or authorize the making of this
or any other contract with yann and
Adair. They had no occasion to DO so
because the said Sturgis treaty was
The Washington times., 1905-02-24

The Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee today formally decided to ask
the Senate for authority to hold sessions
In the recess of Congress. and Chairman
Eikins appointed Senators Kean, For
aker. and Carmack as a subcommittee
to draw up the form In which the re-
quest Is to be made to the Senate
This subcommittee win choose The
phraseology which Will properly describe
the intentions of the committee In un-
dertaking the further investigation OF
the economic problems Of railroad tTens~
portatfon private car lines, rebates. etc.
The committee is not divided on partisan
lines as to the advisability of enacting
legislation on the subject. but there Is
great diversity of view as TO how far
the proposed legislation should extend.
Rate Legislation SheIyed.
The formal decision to announce to
the Senate and the country that aEy
rate legislation at this time Is imprac-
ticabie, and the naming of the subcon1-
rnittee to draw up the form OF resolu-
ton for introduction in the Senate, was
not arrived at without good deal OF
discussion.
Mr., NewIands proposed the creation
OF a commission. to consist of the mem
bers of the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee and thirteen members of the
House of Representatives. six Of the
latter to be members Of the minority
side In that house.
This suggest did not meet with the
approval of the committee. It was held
that the House had considered and dis
posed of the railroad rate legislation "a
the passage of the Esch-Townsend bill.
and that further consideration or the
The Washington times., 1905-02-24
Japanese Fleet Sighted
Off Port of VIadivostok

ST PETERSBURG, Feb 24-Generai
Kuropatltin reports he has received
word that twenty Japanese torpedo
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The Washington times., 1905-02-24
Czar Confers Honor
On Wife Of Dead Duke

has appointed the Grand Duchess Eliza
BETH widow of the late Grand Duke
Sergius. commander of the Fifth Grena-
dier Regiment at KiefI.
The Car and the other members OF
the imperial family attended a requiem
service In the chapel of the palace at
Tsarskoe-Seio. The foreign ambassa-
dors, the ministers. and d great number
of court and state dignitaries were pres
ent
State Luncheon.
The Car and Czarina and the other
members Of the imperial family after
ward, in accordance with custom. at
tended state luncheon. at which the
ambassadors and others attending the
requiem were guests.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-The St Petersburg
correspondent of the Central News re-
ports that the Grand Duchess Elizabeth
widow of Grand Duke Sergius, yester-
day visited her late husbands murderer
in prison with the object of discovering
the motive for Sergius' assassination
The prisoner was .taciturn and refused
TO talk about the affair
Lauds Sergius as a Martyx.
MOSCOW. Feb. 2i.-The ceremony at
tendant upon the funeral of Grand
Duke Sergius was completed TODAY
according to the ritual of the Orthodox
Greek Church, and the body now lies
in the chapel of st. Andrew, whittier
1t was removed at the conclusion of the
service to await eventual burial in St.
Petersburg.
The service in the Chudon Monastery
vas solemn and magnificent, but was
very irksome to those who attended,
owing to the intense heat The tiny
chapel was overcrowded with people
he blazing taperS added to the heat
and the air WAS rendered oppressive by
the fumes of the censers. 1t was neces-
sary to frequently carry glasses of
water to revive the overtaxed women.
Sc me were obliged to leave in the
course of the service. Th metrouoIitan
Praise for Victim.
He said in the course of his remarks:
THE death of the grand duke falls on
the whole society of Russia, without
distinction. The memory of Sergius.
that great martyr, and the services he
rendered the state will live for ali
time among the Russian people. The
Lord will accord everlasting rest to the
spirit of this martyr. His soul will live
as lives the blood of the ancient mar
tyrs, as a memorial to the truth and
the true faith. We may be sure that
the blood of the grand duke will SOW
germs or repentance over all classes oil
i society,"
The most touching feature of the ser
| vice was the Grand Duchess Eliza beth's
| farewell to the shattered body of hez
| husband. Led by Grand Duke Constan.
| tine and Grand Duke Paul, she went tc
| the side of the coffin and bent over the
| face of the dead, which was hidden BY
| a lace veil, and silently sobbed
Apart from this incident there was
| little in the gorgeous ceremonial that
appealed to the heart.
The Washington times., 1905-02-24
Busy With Investigations.

Meanwhile the work OF governmental
investigation will continue at full speed.
although without any special sounding
of trumoets.
The Beet trust report will be submit
ted to the President in few days By
Commissioner Garfield, of the Bureau of
Corporations, and the President, 1t is
understood, will transmit to Congress
next week such part Of it as Will not
interfere with the ends of Justice. The
Indictment and criminal prosecution OF
The Washington times., 1905-02-24
BILL is INTRODUCED
TO AID EXPOSITION

Mr.. Daniel introduced in the Senate
today amendment to be offered to
the sundry civil appropriation bill, ap-
propriating S650,000 IN aid of the James
town (Va.) Exposition celebration.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, president of the
jamestown Exposition Company, called
at the White House this morning to ask
the President to use his influence to
procure the passage of the resolution
The President has shown interest in the
jamestown Exposition, and the friends
Of the bill hope that. through his influ-
ence, they viii yet win out
The Washington times., 1905-02-24

subject should be conducted by the Sem
ate committee alone.
Mr.. Newlands' Resolution.
The committee adopted a resolution
offered by Mr. Newlands, referring to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
for report. the joint resolution intro
duced by him in the Senate on jan
uary This joint resolution is to
create "a commission to frame a ma
tionaI Incorporation act for railroads
engag ged in interstate commerce. The
phraseoIogy adopted by the committee
today is to direct the commission to
report on the plan therein outlined.
with such suggestions and modifica-
tions as it may deem advisable.
The committee decided to meet again
tomorrow to consider the draft of the
resolution to be reported at that time
by the Ruies Committee.
Hear. Now Discontinued.
AS a resu,s of the decision of the COM
r1aittee hearings On railroad questions at
this session will be discontinued. No
vote was necessary to ascertain the
sentiment of the committee this morn
ing
Senator DoIiver, who hac given notice
at the last meeting that he would urge
his motion for immediate action. on the
House, recognized the overwhelming
sentiment in the Serate committee in
favor of further inquiry before legi5la-
ting on so important a question and did
not press his motion.
There is no doubt that the Senate Will
give the necessary authority Tor the pro-
posed recess investigation and the COM
n1ittes will be authorized to Sit at It's
convenience which means that II VIII
hold its sessions at such times and in
such places at it deems best.
The Washington times., 1905-02-24
THE WEATHER REPORT.


The depression over the Atlantic ocean
has moved north-northeast, and is cen
frai at some distance southeast Of the
Canadian maritime provinces The west
efn depression has made little eastward
PROGRESS and diminished considerably in
Intensity It is central this morning over
western Missouri, with q second region
OF low pressure north of Minnesota a
ridge of high pressure occupies Atlantic
coast districts, and pressure Is high
over the Northwest.
Rain has set in over the middle Mis-
sissippi valley, and continues fntermit-
tentfy on the north Pacific coast; else
where fair weather with moderate tenn
peratures has prevailed
Rain is probable tonight and Saturday
IN the east Gulf States and the upper
Ohio valley, and on Saturday IN the
south Atlantic States and the lower
lake region and the western portion of
Atlantic coast districts. Moderate tenn
peratures will continue in all districts.
DOWNTOWN TEMPERATURE.
fRegistered Af1eck's Standard Tbermometer)
a. - 30
u noon ,--...---.-.'...--.'.... 81 %
D. -...............'.' .'---''--'- %
TEMPERATURE.
u m---..........'..-.,'' '-'.'-'.-.- a5 o.
j. m.........-....- -4----,--.----+-.--... 10
THE Sun.
Bun sets today. ......,...,...,-.-.--.... . 40 80
Sun rises tomorrow ...-.. 90
TIDE TABLE.
Lo@ tide today ~ 81 p III III
High tide tomorrow 1916 q. m, II 10 p. m
Low tide tomorrow. 6:49 a. M, f;5o p III.
The Washington times., 1905-02-24

$I2s to Baltimore and Return, SI.2s.
Pennsylvania Railroad. Saturday and
Sunday: tickets good on all trains ex-
cept Congressional Limited. and good
for return until Sunday night.-Adv
The Washington times., 1905-02-24
Morgan Blocks Action
On Statehood Measure
Alabama Senator Did Not Have to Make a
Speech to Accomplish His purpose-oome
Regard Bill as Dead.

the principals in the trust are being
prepared in Chicago, under the Sherman
antitrust law, which carries with 1t on
conviction the penalty of one year In the
penitentiary for each person proved
to have been involved In the conspiracy
IL restraint of trade
The Standard Oil investigation ara
prosecution also are being proceed ~
with along extensive lines and under the
SO me antitrust law. In Minnesota pros
ecu.ion against the Paper trust Is pend
ing. The special counsel designated to
prosecution of the Santa Fe railroad
system for praetfeing secret rebates in
violation of the interstate commerce
act have arrived here for consultation
and preparation for their part of the
prosecution
The Washington times., 1905-02-24
Railroads Acting UnwiseIy.

The railroad interests appear to have
deferred their day of reckoning in the
hope that they may prevent any
remedial Legislation wha tever. In the
opinion of fa1-seeing statesmen, now
ever, this is regarded as bad policy
Many people believe that public senti-
ment for such legislation will be all
the stronger after a few more months.
and that the railroads and their friends
III the Senate are only standing in the
light of their own interests by seeking
TO defer or prevent such legislation.
Although Congress will adjourn next
week, the work Of the investigation and
prosecution of these various trusts will
be continued to the end by the Admin
istration 1t is apparent that enough
has been undertaken to make II a busy
summer for the Department of Com
merce ard Labor, the Commissioner of
Corporation the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Department of
Justice.
The Washington times., 1905-02-24

Senator Morgan of Alabama today
ternnorarfIy blocked action on the State
hood bill without resorting to attenu-
ated oratory
Responding to the pressure of busi-
ness the Senate met one hour earlier
than usual.
Mr.. Beveridge, chairman of the Com
uaittee on Territories, renewed his mo-
ton of some days ago that the state
hood bill be sent TO conference.
Just as the Chair was about to de-
clare the motion carried, and appoint
conferees Mr. Morgan secured the
floor 1t lacked but one minute until
the sitting of the court of fmpeaeh-
nnent. An agreement had been reached
by the conflicting forces, whereby Mr..
Beyeridge Ond) and two of the New
Mexico adherents would constitute the
conferees.
II wish to discuss the motion" de-
cIared Mr.. Morgan.
The Chair, glancing at the clock, an
nounced that the hour for the impeach-
ment trial had arrived. A laugh went
through the chamber Mr.. Morgan
had no need OF further speech. The bill
went over he took his seat and the
court assembled,
In the eyes of experienced legislators
now practically at an end. Ihere re-
main still to be acted On nurnher or
the great appropriation bills, but be
yond this nothing else of importance Is
| likely to be attempted
No Extra Session Now.
The failure of Congress to enact any
railroad rate legislation has caused
some of the more ardent advocates Of
restrictive measures to renew. with
quiet fnsis .nce, their appeal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to call Congress in extra
session this spring. The issuance by the
President yesterday of his proclamation
calling the Senate III special session Ito
receive such communications may be
made by the Executive was taken as
an oppoTtu3,e moment to advocate again
/ the summo-ling of the lower house as
| well But reasons exist why this Will
not be done.
| In the first place the Administration
| has it's hands full with all kinds OF m
| VIC sstigations already in progress. IN the
second place the President believes II
will be A gain in the end to permit rail-
| road legislation TO wait until public sent
! fnent Is more fully aroused by learn
| ing more about the trusts now under
/ investigation. In the tnlfd place the
| President has planned several spring
vacation trips to various parts or 1he
| country, and these jaunts. after the ses-
sion of Congress and the fatigue OF the
| Inauguration ceremonies, are looked
upon as timely and proper trips fof the
| Executive to undertake
Busy With Investigations.
Meanwhile the work OF governmental
investigation will continue at full speed.
The Washington times., 1905-02-24
To Start the Decorations.

The street decorations committee has
asked the Street Cleaning Department
to remove the snow and ice from the
Court of History, on the Avenue. be-
The Washington times., 1905-02-24

TIDE TABLE
Low tide today. ........,. .....---- 6:3l p. N.
High tide tomorrow 2:f6 a. m, 12:4 p. IA.
Low tide tomorrow. 6:49 a. M, 7;30 p. IN.
The Washington times., 1905-02-24

Fair tonight. Tomorrow
increasing cloudiness with
rain late in afternoon.
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TEMPERATURE.
THE SUN.

Sun satS today ,.....,.,......... a
Sun rfses tomorrow ow--.-....---.-.--....- 60
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DOWNTOWN TEMPERATURE.
Registered Afflecks Standard Thermometer
The Washington times., 1905-02-24
COMMITTEE MAY
PROBE RAILROAD
RATES IN RECESS
Resolution Adopted Asking Senate for
Authority to Make Searching Investga-
ton During the Summer Months.

subject should be conducted by the Sen
ata cnsnu1itfea alone