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month was transferred back to the goth In

month was transferred back to the goth In
fantry.
He was made lieutenant colonel by brevet
April 0. 1855. "for gallant and meritorious
services during the recent operations re-
sulting in the fall of Richmond, Va, and
the surrender Of the army under Gen. r. E.
Lee"
In October, 1885, he was made lieutenant
colonel of the 18th Infantry, and December
16, 1880. was transferred to the Goth Infan-
try, becoming colonel Of the I'd Infantry
April 25. 1892
During the war with Spain he was briga-
dier general of volunteers and In that ca
pacity went with Gen. Skaters army to
Santiago; for his services there he was
promoted to major general of volunteers
In the volunteer service Col Bates served
both as a brigadier general and major gem
erai, having accepted the latter appoint
ment January 10, 1900.
In 1880 he was military governor of the
city of Cienfuegos, Cuba Shortly after he
was ordered to the Philippines and plslced
In command of the district of Mfndanat,
and Jolo. During this time he~conciuded
treaty with the Sultan OF Sulu He re-
cefyed much credit for his work in bring
ing about the surrender of Trias the only
lieutenant general of the insnrgenf army
He afterward commanded the department
of southern Luzon. and later returned to
the United States, where he was assigned
To- the command az the department Of
MtHsouri
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MOROCCAN CONFERENCE
DELEGATES TO FORTHCOMING
MEETING ARRIVED IN SPAIN.

GIBRALTAR, January 15-Noon-The
American ambassador to Italy Henry
White, chief of the American mission TO
the Moroccan conference, arrived here to-
day from Naples on the North German
Lloyd steamer princess Irene. The steam
ers band played the American and British
anthems as the Princess Irene entered the
harbor. steam launch of the United
States cruiser Galveston ran alongside the
liner and took the ambassador ON board the
Brooklyn. flagship of Rear Admiral Sigs-
bee. where the admiral assembled his off,
GERS and received Mr. White with all hon
ors, while the warship fired an ambassa-
doris salute. Mr.. White hopes to reach AL
geciras before the arrival of the other dele
gates, who are due at 1:30 pm.
The American Mission.
TANGIER, Morocco. January 15.-The
American minister, Samuel r. Gummere,
the second member of the American mis-
sion to the Moroccan conference, and the
Austrian, Portuguese and Belgian repre-
sentatives at the same meeting sailed from
here today for AlgeciraS on board the
French cruiser Galilee.
To Support German Contention.
LONDON, January 15.-The Associated
Press is advised that Ambassador White,
representing the United States at the Mo-
roccan conference at Algeciras, will sup
port the German contention both as to the
"open door" in Morocco and as to an in
ternational commission to control the po-
icing of the country. 1t is suggested that
this may make the adoption of the German
view probable, particularly in the light of
the fact that Russia has shown marked in
difference to the appeal of France for sup
port. The influence of the Vatican Is also
understood to be hostile to France.
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VENEZUELAN STATUS S
POSITIVE STATEMENT FRANCE
HAS NOT RECALLED TAIGNY.

PARIS, January 15.-The positive state
ment was made at the foreign office this
morning that diplomatic relations between
France and Venezuela have not yet been
officially broken off. NJ. Taigny, the French
charge daffaires, still remains at Caracas
A rupture. however is imminent, though
the order to sever relations with Venezuela
has not been dispatched
All communications, owing to the inter
ruption of direct Geographic connection
with Caracas, pass through Washington
with which capital an understanding exists
The American minister, Mr.. Russell, will
take charge of French interests in venezue-
la when the official notification of the ces-
sation of diplomatic relations is given.
The reports that the French squadron is
proceeding to Venezuelan waters are not
confirmed. but on the other hand they are
not denied, the officials here maintaining
the strictest discretion relative to the meas
ures France is likely to adopt
A cablegram from Caracas Venezuela
Thursday, January IL, via Port of Spain,
Trinidad, January IA, stated that the Vene-
zuelan government. having continued to alb
stain from renewing relations with France
through M. Taigny, the French charge
q affaires. Mr.. Russell, the American min
isteI, yesterday tWeunesday) afternoon de-
1vered note to Venezuela, on behalf of
France severing relations between the two
countries.
The archives and interests of France re-
main in the hands of Mr.. Russell.
M. Tafgny has been recalled.
Communication by way of the French
Gable Company's line Is prohibited, and
dispatches must be sent by way of the
Island of Trinidad.
A dispatch from New York last night
says: The Commercial Cable Company an
nounced today that it had been advised by
the Venezuelan government that telegraph
ic communication is open by way of Trim
idad and Amacura. Dispatches are for
warded between those points daily by
means of gunboats.
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HARvARD's PLEASING FINANCES,
Annual Report of Treasurer Shows
Strong Array of Funds.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, January 15-The
annual report of the treasurer of Harvard
University, made public today, shows the
funds Of the university up to July 81. 1905.
amounted to S1S,056, ,025.71, which is an in
crease over last year of 81 1,2s0, ,271.61. The
largest item of new funds is $736, 225 2S.
which is the amount of the teachers en-
dowment fund, which had been turned over
up to July 81, 1905. The amount of the
fund is s2,24O.0oo, of which already ST.
$4,000 has been paid in.
The next largest item is one of s321,-
36l.90 from the estate of E. w. Goldman.
Other items are 100000 from an anony-
NOUS gtver to found the Greenwood Pea
BODY endowment in the social ethics de-
partment, and $4,000 for the Walter Chan
ming Cabot fund. The total amount of
gifts to establish new funds or increase
old funds was 81 455, ,131.97. Gifts for i'm
mediate use amounted to ss75 1850. being
payment by J. P. Morgan Mrs Coils p
huntington and Davis Sears for the new
buildings of the medical school.
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cLAMPING THE LID AT TOLEDO.
Action Against Company to Prevent
Sunday Performances.

CHICAGO. January Is A dispatch to the
Tribune from Toledo Ohio, says Another
nail was driven yesterday in the lid"
clamped on Toledo by Mayor WhitIock
Acting for the Ministers Union. the Rev.
.. s. Shelbourne. its president, swore out
warrants against burlesque company and
the manager of the theater in which the
company opened its engagement
The warrants charge violation of the
state laws which prohibit theatrical per-
formances on Sunday. The performance
was allowed to finish and then the company
was driven to the West Toledo court, where
the theater manager was released upon fur
nishing $3.50 bond and furnishing $50 bond
for each member of the company.
The show was then allowed to proceed
with The evening performance, but at its
close a constable appeared with another
warrant and again the entire troupe was
arrested Bond was furnished by the man.
agement.
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Verdict Found.
TO SEARCH FOR THE DEWEY.
Task Assigned to the Armored Cruiser
Squadron.

Naval circles are interested in the result
Of the search for the dry dock Dewey
undertaken by Rear Admiral Brownson,
commanding the arnored cruiser squadron.
The squadron consists of the West Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Colo
RADIO, each with a speed of twenty-five knots
and homogeneous in armor, armament
and tonnage. In time of war it would be
the duty of that squadron to scout far out
at sea in search of an attacking enemy.
The reason for sending the squadron from
Hampton Roads to search for the dock is
not so much because 1t is thought to be in
danger as for the purpose Of conducting a
scouting maneuver by means of a wireless
chain with the dock as an objective. The
dock is an easier objective than a hostile
flet would be. because it moves more
slowly and because Admiral Brownson
knows the general course it is making.
The special cruise was ordered by Ad-
miral Evans, commanding the Atlantic
fleet, as part of the work Of the feet,
and not under orders of the Navy Depart
ment. 1t is the intention to send the ar
mored cruisers out at intervals of about
twenty-four hours so as to form a wire
less chain. 1t is a scouting drill, with the
dock as the objective.
All the armored cruisers are equipped
with wireless apparatus, and if the plans
go well the various wireless stations along
the north Atlantic coast should be con-
stantly hearing from the ships. If those
farther at sea cannot of themselves COM
municate with the coast stations, their
messages can be in turn transmitted by
those cruisers not so far distant. The
greatest distance by which messages have
been satisfactorily transmitted from
naval vessel to shore was from the Dewey
to the wireless station at San Juan, a dis
tance of about LOCO miles That exceed
ed expectations and gives an idea of what
may be expected, now that swift cruiser
squadron has taken to sea with a studied
purpose of getting everything possible out
of wireless telegraphy as a method Of COM
munication.
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MILLER CASE CLOSED
Extreme Interest in the Mid
shipman's Trial
AT ANNAPOLIS TODAY
A Leading Student in the Glass to
Graduate February IL.
SYMPATHY FOR THE ACCUSED
Meriwether the Next to Be Called Be
fore the Court t-Martial-Detatls
Of Today's Proceedings.
SYMPATHY FOR THE ACCUSED

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, January 15.-The trial
in the case of Midshipman John p. Miller,
first class, on the charge of haZing four
fourth class men, was resumed this morn
ing. Extreme interest is being taken in
his case, as Miller is a leading student in
the class which will graduate February u
next, and is also captain of one of the COM
panies.
Mller's friends claim that he was never
a habitual hazer, but that in the instances
alleged he ordered certain fourth classmen
to do some exercises because they had come
to his room initiating an automobile. They
had been sent to do this by an upper class
man. 1t has appeared in the evidence that
Miller reprimanded the upper classman also
for doing this.
The next case to be tried is that of Minor
Meriwether, jr., charged with hazing in six
instances. His case will probably be reached
this afternoon. He has retained Mr.. James
NJ. Munroe of Annapolis and George H.
Mann of New York as counsel Meriwether
is now serving sentence of one years con-
fnement to the academy grounds for Of
fenses connected with a fight with Mfdship-
man James r. Branch. The latter died two
days after the fight.
Veriication of Record.
The first hour of today's session was con-
sbmed in the veriication of the record of
the last session.
Col Lauchheimer counsel for Miller, an
nounced that he would cali no other wit
nesses and began his argument. He said
that there had been substantial disagree
ment between the witnesses for either sde
and as their statements would not be de-
MED by Miller, he had decided not to put
the accused on the stand.
Miller, he said. was cadet lieutenant and
IL was his duty to suppress disorder. -Four
midshipmen," he said, had come to his
The evidence of the defense is that they
iostled the chair of the accused and Miller
became properly indignant at this action.
The Sixteenth Trick.
''He stopped the machine and asked what
they meant by such conduct. Then he told
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SLEPT WHILE BARN BURNED.
Destructive Fire Near Narberth, Pa
Stock Destroyed.


Stock Destroyed.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, January 15-While a
$4,000 fire was raging on the farm of
William Ottinger, on the old Gulth road.
one and half miles from Narberth, early
this morning, the family and farm hands
We're all sound asleep in the house not
200 feet away. A large barn containing
all the fall crops of wheat, corn and hay,
seven horses, one COW, nine wagons, a
threshing machine, several carts and farm
implements, were totally destroyed. No
one knew of the fire until 1t was a5so-
lutely too late to save straw
Shortly after o'clock this morning Mrs
Ottinser heard the pitiful neigh of a horse,
and opening the window of her front room
looked out and saw the animal racing
madly up and down and around the front
of the house. Mrs. Ottinger told her hus-
band that the horse had broken loose He
went down to tie UP the horse, when he
saw that his barn was nearly burned TO
the ground and the roof fallen in.
The horse that had led to the discovery
now galloped past him into the burning
barn and was swallowed in the flames.
while his piercing cries lifted above the
pyre.
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JUDGE PENF1ELD's SUCCESSOR.
James Brown Scott to Be Solicitor of
the State Department.

the State Department
James Brown Scott Of California, pro-
fessor of law at Columbia University,
New York, has been appointed solicitor of
the Department of State to succeed Judge
William L. Penf1eld, resigned.
Professor Scott is about thirty-eight
years of age and is a native of California
He graduated from Harvard as a member
of the class of 1890. He received the de-
gree of bachelor of arts in 1901, and was
travelling fellow on international law from
1891 to 1898. Then he went to Germany
and took degree at Heidelberg in 1894
Returning to California he took up the
practice of law, in which he was engaged
from 1894 until 1899, in which year he ac-
cepted the chair of international law at
the University of Illinois. In fact, he
organized that department and was dean
of that branch of the faculty.
In 1903 he became professor of law at
Columbia University which position he now
holds He is the author of treatise on
international law, which is a standard
work of instruction at several of the lead
ing universities
In the early days of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, Prof. Scott enlisted as private
In the California Volunteer Regiment, but
was not required to leave this country.
Prof Scott is man of private means,
and ii Is understood accepts the position
of solicitor of the Department of State
solely because Of his deep interest in the
large problems in International law which
are now pending before the State Depart
ment He has been in this city for several
days past.
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NEW CHIEF OF STAFF.
Gen. John c. Bates Succeeds Gen.
Chaffee.

Gen. John C. Bates. now assistant chief
of staff, today succeeded Gen. Chaffee as
chief of staff of the army, Gen. Chaffee
having rendered his resignation today. The
resignation was accepted to take effect to-
day. Gen. Chaffe does not retire until Feb
rurary /. but desired to relinquish his duties
as chief of staff that he might take a ff-
teen days leave before retiring from active
service, and his wishes were granted by
the President.
Gen. John C. Bates was born in St.
Charles county, Mo-, August %, 1872. He
was educated at the Washington Univer-
stty. st. Louis. and entered the army in
1851 in the 11th Infantry. He was on the
staf of Gen. Meade. until the close of the
war at which time he had risen 10 the rank
of lieuNnant colonel OF volunteers.
He entered as a first lieutenant. Two
years later he became captain and was
transferred to the Goth Infantry, Septem-
Der n, 1868 May 9. 1852 he was made a
major In the 9TH infantry and the same
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HADLEY OFF FOR MISSOURI.
Comments on Remarks of Judge
Declared Words Significant.

ST LOUIS. January 15.-Attorney Cen
eral Hadley arrived from New York last
night, and after a brief stay departed for
Jefferson City. He said, regarding the re-
fusal of H. H. Rogers to answer questions
in the oil inquiry:
''The remarks of Judge Gildersleeve at the
close of arguments Saturday were signifi-
cant They came as near to forecasting a
decision in our favor as could be expected
from the bench. The court stated that the
questions asked Mr.. Rogers appeared
wholly material and proper. The New
York people showed me every considera-
ton and 1 am grateful to them. 1 will re-
turn to New York to resume the hearing"
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to have his breakfast served in a room ad-
joining the sick chamber said:
.'M.. Field is no better and no worse
than when our last bulletin was issued last
night. So far as see his condition
has not changed since midnight. A bulletin
will be issued early this forenoon.
Drs. Riggs, James Janeway and Bill
lings remained at or within easy summons
of the bedside of the stricken merchant
minister oxygen as last expedient were
made. and this was taken by those about
the hotel to mean that the end was near.
William C. Beal of Chicago, Mr.. Field 8
personal attorney. remains at the Holland
House. as do Stanley Field, Mr.. Fields
nephew, and Mrs. Stanley Field
Condition Declared Hopeless
At 10 o'clock this forenoon Stanley Field
nephew of Marshall Field, said that his
uncle's condition was hopeless, and that
his death appeared only matter of hours
Mr. Field was conscious at that time, how
ever. and all of his relatives who are in
thescity were at his bedside by his request
Henry II. Rogers, Paul Morton and Mrs
Roswell Miller called to see Mr.. Field to-
day.
Mr.. Fields condition at 1O:30 o'clock
was practically unchanged, save that he
was perceptibly weaker. The area affect
ed by the pneumonia has not increased,
but the danger of exhaustion is very
great.
The Last Bulletin.
Those at Mr.. Fields bedside this fore
noon were Mrs. Field, his wife; Mrs. Mar
shall Field, jr. Stanley Field and Mrs.
Stanley Field, Mrs. Henry Dibblee, a sis
ter of-the sick man; Norman B. Ream
VIM. G. Beale, Paul Morton and Robert
T. Lincoln. Just before IL o'clock Dr.
Billings, when asked if there had been
any change in Mr.. Fields condition, re-
piled: Mr.. Field is in extreme danger"
One of Mr.. Fields friends who was near
his bedside all last night said at noon
today that Mr. Field had good sleep
this morning and awoke from it re-
freshed. and that this is regarded as a
point in his favor.
The following bulletin was issued by
Mr. Fields physicians just after o'clock
"fhere Is no change for the better in
Mr. Fields condition. He continues to
grow weaker"
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PETITIoN1Ne CONGRESS.
Urging Bill for New Temporary Home
for Ex-Soldiers and Sailors.

A number of petitions were today placed
before the Senate by Mr.. Gallinger in favor
OF the passage of Senate bill A, to provide
temporary home for ex-volunteer Union
soldiers and sailors in the District. The
bill provides that the Schuetzen Park sub
division on 7th street road be used as
temporary home for such ex-volunteer
Union soldiers of the civil and other wars.
The sum of $500 is appropriated by the
bill for the purchase of this property.
The petitions in favor of this proposition
declare that the present quarters for the
accommodation of soldiers and sailors in
this city are inadequate, insanitary and
"skamefully overcrowded." These petitions
are from the Ladies' Union, VETERANS
League, from Bishop Cranston, Henry r.
Naylor and other ministers, Mr.. Frank
Hume and 457 business men Of the District.
A petition was also presented signed by
379 leading merchants of this city and 21S
Ohio citizens.
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HANGS IN THE BALANCE
Condition of Marshall Field Re-
garded Hopeless.
RELATIVES AT THE BEDSIDE
Doctors Within Easy Summons All
Last Night.
GROWS GRADUALLY WEAKER
Oxygen Administered as Last Resort
to Prolong Life - Stricken Man
Conscious This Forenoon.
GROWS GRADUALLY WEAKER

NEW YORK, January 15.-It was ad-
mitted at the Holland House, where he is,
patient i'll with pneumonia, this morn
ing that hope for. the ultimate recovery
of Marshall Field. the Chicago merchant,
had been generally abandoned. The physi-
clans in attendance. however refused to
commit themselves beyond the statement
that Mr.. Fields condition was less favor
able than yesterday.
AT o'clock this morning one Of the ply
sicians who left the patient fong enough
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NEEDED BY THE CANAL.
Secretary Shaw Sends to Congress
Estimate for S5.34O, ,7S6.

Secretary Shaw submitted to Congress to-
day an itemized statement made by the
War Department of the additional $780,
7SG sought by the isthmian canal commits
sion to continue its work to the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1906. The estimated mis-
celianeous purchases in the United States
are 100000, In this sum the chief item
2270 049. is for lumber. Cement and iron
pipe are other supplies requiring expendi-
lures. For miscellaneous material pur-
chases on the isthmus the amount sought
is 100000. The amount asked to pay the
Panama Railroad Company for services
pay rolls from April /, 1905, to July 1906
is S2.100.O00 For new equipment purchases
81 ,565. .766 is asked.
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TO BE REPORTED FAvoRABLY.
Decision Regarding the Nominations
of Atkinson and Parker

The Senate committee on judiciary today
agreed to report favorably the nominations
of George w. Atkinson of West Virginia to
be Justice of the United States Court Of
Claims. and Luman f. Parker to be United
States district judge for the northern dis
trict of Indian Territory Some opposition
to both these nominations was made, and
they have been held up for some weeks.
Wickersham of Alaska, whose nomination
failed to be acted upon in the last Congress
and who has been reappointed.
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To Be Court Of Claims Justice.

The Senate committee on the judiciary
today ordered n favorable report on the
nomination of former Gov. Atkinson OF
West Virginia to be justice of the Court
of Claims. The nomination of Mr.. Atkin-
son was opposed by a number of persons
under various claims. one of which was
that he had not practised law sufficiently
TO be qualified to hold such a position as
the one to which he was nominated. His
nomination probably will be reported to
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UNIQUE PULPIT DEPARTURE.
Chicago Dominies Denounced Lawless
Conditions in Chicago.

CHICAGO. January 15-The first expert
ment in composite sermons in Chicago
was made last night in four pulpits by four
ministers of four different denominations
who had taken the same subject for their
sermons and had studied II together The
subject for the first of the tetrapla of SER
mons was THE Betrayal of Citizenship"
The dfscourses We're delivered simulta-
neously by Jenkin Lloyd Jones in All Souls
Independent Church: the Rev Willard B.
Thorp in South Congregational Church; DIR.
E. p. Fuller In Memorial Baptist Church,
and the Rev. ]. H. Macdonald in Oakland
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The four different pastors were unanimous
In declaring the betrayal of citizenship to
be nothing less than treason.