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AFFAIRS IN PORTO RICO.
Gov. winthrop Denies the Charges Made
. by Mayor Todd OF San Juan.

WARRINGTON, April 8.--The House Com
mittee on %Tnsnlar Affairs to-day heard
Gov. Winthrop Of Porto Rico in answer
to the cha rges recently made before the
committee by Mayor Todd Of San ina
and others concerning the administrat ton
of affairs in the island.
Replying to the charge that American
officials occupy Government buildings az
private residences to the exclusion and
detriment of official business. Gov Win
throp practically admitted that the state
ment was true, but declared that the late
President Mckinley, in making his initial
appointments in the island, held out as an
inducement the use of the so-called pink
palace" and free lights and fuel. The
custom thus established had always been
followed since.
Gov. Winthrop defended the appoint
ment of an agent to boom Porto Rican
coffee in the United States and said the
failure Of the agent to succeed in his under
taking was due to lack of funds.
Chairman Cooper said he had heard
that President Roosevelt had written a
letter some time g saying, that Porto
Rican coffee was the only kind used in the
letter was properly used it was worth
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars as an
advertisement for Porto Rican coffee.
Commissioner Larriuaga of Porto Rico
admitted that he had such a letter from
the President in his possession, but he had
hesitated to use Il for advertising pur-
poses, although he did not doubt its value.
Gov. Winthrop made a general denial
Of the charges made by Mayor Todd, but
did not succeed in thoroughly convincing
the members Of the committee that Affairs
were properly managed in the island.
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OBITI

Col. Weston Flint, a prominent lawyer,
lournanst. lecturer ana librarian, died ~
ms nome IN Washington Yesterday al the
age OF II years. He was born in Pike, Wyom-
ing county, \. y. was graduated from Union
College in 1855, taught school. and at the out
break of the war became the agent OF Ohio,
New York and Michigan in caring for their
sick and wounded soldiers. After the war
he was prominent in Missouri politics and
for some time was editor and publisher 6
the 81. Louis Doiu Tribune. From 1871 TO
1874 he was United States Consul at Chin
and was graduated from Columbian Uni
versity. He vas, scientific librarian, OF the
Patent once and sfterWa nS rstatistician 9f
was actively connected with many scientific
and historical societies. and for several years
past, had been librarian of the Washington
Jesse NJ. tiffany Of Fredonla, N. Y, died
THURSDAY, night at the, age Of q years and
October "a, ISL but with his parents removed
70 Alden. \. Y, when a child. He went TO
Fredonia II ISL. His fret wife. Miss Betsy
same year he married Mrs. Jennie r. AidrticchS
h Ra6el lived SAG Uni fu Eovemb hi%' they ey M Would ddi ba1s
celebrated their ffty-ffth wedding anniver-
sary, which is more remarkable from the fact
Five children survive him. and his death
occurred on the seventy-frst birthday Of his
oldest son.
The Rev. Father Aloysius Murphy, for
Rome, n. Y, died yesterday. He had been
In failing health for a long time and for a
number Of days past he suffered from angina
pectoris, which caused his death. Father
Murphy was born in Ireland in 1910. Thirty
one years later In this country he was or
dalned TO the priesthood. He became the
pastor OF ST. Peters Church in April. 1879. .
Peter +. Flood of 1918 Broad street. senior
member of the firm Of Flood 4 Conklin, var
nish manufacturers in Newark, died late Thurs
day night Of heart disease at the Hotel Dennis.
Atlantic City. where he went a week ago for
his health. He was in his siSty-siXth year.
He was born in New England. but went 10
Newark about thirty years ago.
The Rev. Samuel NJ Foster. 90 years of
age. died Thursday at Mountain Lake, Fulton
county, He was a minister of the Methodist
Church for more than sixty years, He was
a justice Of the peace for thirty-two years.
assessor for twenty-three years and served
three terms as supervisor. He is survived
by two daughters and two sons,
Charles r, McElwain Gied at his home, 0IS
Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn. on Thursday, He
was born In Cincinnati in 1855 and had lived
in Brooklyn for sixteen years, For fifteen
years he had been associated with the William
p. Rae. Real Estate Company. He was a senior
elder In. Grace Presbyterian Church. He il
survived bvR wife and DAUGHTER.
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SHALL WE FORTIrY THE CANAL?
Division Of Opinion Between the Cornm's'
sion and the Army General stan.

Division Of Opinion Between the Commits
sion and the Army General STAFF.
WASHINGTON, April CA lively contro-
versy il apparently coming IN the question
of fortifying the Panama Canal. Already
there Ia a SERIOUS disagreement between
the Panama Canal Commission and the
General Staff Of the Army, This COM
mission contends hat the spirit of the Hay
Pdunoefote treaty OF 1871. a oonventio n
between Great Britain and the United
States to facilitate the construction OF the
canal, is against tbs building OF forafoa-
tions, although there is no specific clause
in the treaty which says that the United
States shall not do it.
The General staff of the Army has drawn
plans for elaborate Notifications and n
committee from the joint army and navy
board on coast and harbor defences went
to the Isthmus last fall and lac athorough
investigation of the entrances of the canal.
The army experts acknowledge that the
cana must, by virtue of the treaty, be neu-
trai. but it Is commended that Notifications
should be constructed so that in time Of
war this Government would be in a position
to enforce neutrality
The subject has already received a great
deal Of consideration by the Administration,
and it is now practically certain that the
questions involved will be sent to Congress
for decision. The provisions for neu-
trality in the Hay-Paunoefote treaty were
patterned after the rules governing the
neutrality of the Suez Canal, which Is not
fortified.
Rule OF. the convention provides that
tho canal shall be free and open to vessels
of commerce and war on terms Of entire
equality.
Rule . provides that the canal shall never
he blockaded, nor shall the right of war
be exercised, nor act of hostility committed
within IT." 800.
The only mention Of the right Of this
Government to protect the canal comes
in rule 2, which says: The United States.
however, shall be at liberty to maintain
such military police along the canal as may
be necessary to protect it against Iawless-
ness and disorder"
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DATE OF PEACE CONFERENCE,
Not Certain That This Government Will
Agree to Have II Meet in July.

WASHINGTON, April e.-Although Russia
and the Netherlands have agreed that the
second peace conference shall assemble at
The Hague in the first half Of July next
and have 30 suggested to the Powers sigma
tory to the last Ha que agreement, it ia
not certain that this Gov rnment will
aoquiesce in the arrangement, More Ger
tain is it that the South American govern
ments. who have been invited to participate
in the peace conference, will strongly object
to the proposed date. The Pan-Amerioan
conference at Rio de Janeiro meets on July
81. and that conference is much more i'm
p%ortant to South American and Central
American governments than is the con-
ference at The Hague.
Several of the questions on the pro-
gramme for the a American conference
are there primarily to be discussed with a
view to submission to the peace conference
at The Hague. Particularly is this true
of the Calvo doctrine, involving the collec-
ton of c%ontractual debt by force, which
the Pan-Americans desire to have estab-
lished as a principle OF international law.
If The Hague conference Is in session, at
the same time as tho conference at Rio
it will be almost impossible for the South
Americans to do what they want. 1t is
quite likely that Mr.. Root will endea vor to
adjust the matter.
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IN HONOR OF LEVI p. MORTON.
Vice-President Fairbanks Entertains \
Large Company at Dinner.

WASHINGTON, April e.-vioe-President
Fairbanks entertained a large company at
dinner this evening in honor OF former VICE
President Levi P. Morton Of New York,
who is spending the spring season here.
Among the guests were Speaker Cannon
Postmaster General Cortelyou, former Post
master General John Wanamaker Of Phila-
delphia, former Secretary of the Navy
Benjamin F. Tracy Of Brooklyn, Senators
Allison, Frye, Aidrich, .Cullom, Lodge,
Bacon, Elkins, Kean and Knox, former
Senator Henry g.. Davis, who ran for Vice
President against Mr.. Fairbanks, and former
Secretary Of State John W. Foster.
Senator and Mrs. Dryden entertained. at
dinner this evening in honor Of the Russian
Ambassador and Baroness Rosen,
Mrs. Dwight, wife of Representative
John W. Dwight of New York, entertained
at a tea this afternoon in honor OF the
women Of the families of the New York
delegation in Congress. Mrs. j. Van
vechten Olcott assisted Mrs, Dwight.
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SUES FOR FILTRATION CASH.
Philadelphia seeks to Recover 50 900 900
From McSlrhOl Contracting Firm.

From hpNip1Ol OltEdctiHR FITm'
PHILADELPHIA, April 6.-The long looked
for legal actions in the filtration scandals
of his ity were begun to-day by ex-Judge
James. Gay Gordon, counsel for Mayor
Weaver, when he il stituted a suit in equity
to recover $4,000 10 from the contra otin g
firm Of Daniel J. McNichol, Of which a
brother, state Senator James P. McNichol,
the ~lattrr's wife. Israel W. Durham, the now
defeated political boss of Philadelphia.
and John NJ. Mack of asphalt fame were
at various times members. In addition
tothe above ralned persons, former Director
Of Public Works William G. Haddock Of the
Ashbyidge administration. Peter f. Cos
tello Of the Weaver administration and
former Filtration Chief John W. Hin arc
also named a, defendants.
The complainant named in the bin is the
city Of Philadelphia aud the prayer is sworn
TO hy Mayor Wen yer. The sun sought to
lie recovered is alleged to have been wrong
fully retained by the defendants in their
that the firm Of n. J. McNichoi was a secret
combination" Of unknown persons taking
advantages Of their political power by
obtaining municipal contracts with the
intent to cheat and defraud the city.
The bill reviews the political. history Of
%Philedelphia for nine years and sets forth
many charges of how this combination
carried out its plan to defraud the city in
executing seventeen sepa IA to contracts
aggregatirg a total expenditure by the city
Of SIS, GOO, OOo. Among the accusations are
the following
That the McNichol firm stifed competition.
secured fraudulent specifications. made an
lawful agreements with other b idders, cor
nered the market on filter sand. did inferior
work and secured condemnation of. rivals
work.
No mention is made Of criminal prosecu-
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FinIr MORNING JEWEL HUNT.
Mrs. Bcnkard's Pin Recovered From n
Theatre BoN CurtatR.

Mrs. Harry n. Bernhard accompanied
her husband, a broker, to Proctor's Fifth
Avenue Theatre on Thursday evening.
They sat in a box, behind one which is
reserved for the use Of the Gilsey estate,
which owns the theatre building. A cur
tain over tine Gilsey box interfered with
Mrs. Benkard's view of the stage, so che
pinned it back, using for the purpose a
diamond pin which she said was wort
81, 500. When she and her husband got to
their home at IS West Tenth street later in
the evening, she found that she had for
gotten the pin,
Her husband hurried back to the theatre
which was closed. He got hold of William
Miles, the %ianitor, who refused to W him in
the theatre unless he knew what B nkard
wanted. II" broker would not tcll the
carctaker. b rkarl telerholed To Dep
utv Police Commissioner Waldo, whom lie
knows,and the latter ~telephoned to the Ten
derloin police station, irstruCtinR the SER
peant there to send a policeman with Mr.,
Blnkard to the theatre.
1t was then abou ut half-past 2 O'Clock in
the morning, The policeman could not get
in either, so Mr.. Bernhard called up +. F.
Proctor, the lessee of the theatre. Mr..
Proctor said he could not do anything at
that time, but old Mr.. Bernhard to go back
at 9 O'Clock in the morning.
Miles had Instructions to let him in at
that time. and Mr.. Bernhard hastened to the
box, There he found ,the diamond pin.
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CANNON on TARIFF REIISTON.
Must he a Complete Revision or None at All
Tho Time Not Ripe for That.

WASHINGTON, April 6-Speaker Cannon
to-day authorized the following statement
concerning the tariff views which he ex-
pressed in a letter to pottery manufacturers
in East Liverpool, Ohio, who had written
him relative to the denomination of Repre-
sentative Kennedy Of that district:
At was not aware that l was writing a
letter for publication. although ] have no
objection to it's publication, There are
many people in the country who believe
that a single schedule or a few schedules
Of the tariff may Re amended. This is en-
tirely impractical, for while an amend
ment to a single schedule might please a
single interest it could not command enough
votes to enact IL.
ain nv Judgment nothing can be lone
except by a complete revision Of the tariff,
which would be a compromise that would
command a majority vote OF the 1856 MEM
bers OF the House and the ninety Senators,
The enactment of such a revision and
the time necessary to adjust it to conditions
would halt production, consumption n
commerce for at least twelve months,
and when the compromise il enacted as a
whole it will probably not be an improve
ment on the existing law. L do not believe
a ina iority of the people at this time desire
to interfere with the present conditions,
which are the most prosperous conditions
we have had in the republic TO the laborer.
to the farmer, to the ca pitalist, to the pro-
Queer and TO the cor sluner,
That the time will come when a general
revision will be entered upon | have no
doubt, but for the general interest of the
whole country hi revision should be
postponed as long as possible.
Congress reflects the will Of the people,
and the House Of Representatives is chosen
every two years, There will be a general
Congressional election next November.
Our friends the enemy insist on an i'm
mediate revision Of the tariff. IL a ma
jority Of the people demand immediate
general revision they will elect a majority
of the members of this House in favor OF
immediate general revision
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No Survey Of Jamaica Bay This Year.

WASHINGTON, April CT. Benton Ac',-
erson and other members of the Brooklyn
League we're heard to-day by the Hous'
Committee on Rivers and Harbors in favor
of the several bills introduced by Repro
sentative Low for the improvement of ths
Jamaica Bay channel and adjacent water,
The delegation was informed that thu
committee had decided not to order any
surveys at this session of Congress except
in emergency cases. and Mr.. Burton re-
fused to place those projects in the emer-
gency class.
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NEW IMMIGRATION BILL.
Raises Head Tax TO IS and Provides an
Educational Test.

WASHINGTON, April e.-The House Com
mittee on Immigration and Naturalization
to-day agreed to a favorable report on the
Gardner immigration bill. The measure
raises the head tax from 81 TO IS, and pro-
vides an educational test for immigrants,
requiring every person above the age of
IS years admitted to the United States to
be able to read some language. 1t requires
that everv adult male immigrant shall have
at least S25.in money at the time of landing
and every female adult immigrant at least
SIS, but heads of families may be admitted
with their entire families provided they
have $50. u :,
To the excluded classes the bill adds i'm
beetles, weak minded persons and persons
Of poor physique. 1t also strengthens
the Alien Contract Labor law. The Score
tary of Commerce. and Labor may, in his
discretion, exclude children under 10 years
old who are unaccompanied by their parents,
Various changes are made in the admins
~trative features Of the immigration laws
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was spreading all over my body and
limbs. Before l had used one bottle
OF Cuticura Resolvcnt, together with
the Ointment, my sores we're nearly
healed over, and by the time / had
used the third bottle, / was entirely
well. i had a good appetite and was
fieshier than / eve was. To any one
who has any skin or blood disease j
would honestly advise them TO get tho
Cuticura Remedies and get well quicker
than all the doctors in the State eau
cure you" Mrs. NJ. L. Falin,
May 10, 1905. Speers Ferry, Va.
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arm, and Navy Orders.

WARRINGTON, April 6.-Thesc army orders were
issued to day:
Infantry. from Newark. n, j.. 10 Philadelphia.
Lieut.. Col. Daniel NJ. ApncI. Departmentap,
Lieut.. Col. Louis Brechemln, who Will proceed to
New York city, relieving Lieut.. Col. William r.,
Davis. Lieut.. Col. Davis will proceed TO Chicago.
order directing Contract Surgeon Stephen ii.
Long to proceed 10 the Philippine Islands Is re.
voked.
First Lieut.. Fred Van S. Chamberlain. Second
Infantry, from General Hospital. Preside. san
Francisco. 10 Fort Logan.
Fist Lieut.. Charles N, Barney, Assistant Sur
geon, has been advanced 10 the grade Of captain.
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Railroad Commission Endorses Proposed
N%rstchester Road.

Albany, April s.-Th e State Board of
Railroad Commissi oners to-day issued a
certificate that public convenience and
necessity require the construction of its
proposed railroad by the Bronx, Yonkers
and White Plains Railway Company. The
company proposes to build a street surface
railroad. to be operated by electricity or
motive power other than locomotive steam
power, from a point in the city Of Yonkers
to a point in fhe villas sc OF White Plains,
a distance Of eleven miles,
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Coal and OIL Hearing on April 10.

WASHINGTON, April e-The Interstate
Commerce Commission to-day issued an
order for a hearing in the coal and oil in
vestigation at the United States Court
rooms in Philadelphia on April 10, This
will be the first public hearing ordered by
the commission in that investigation, which
was authorized by Congress under the Till
man-Gillespie resolution, The investigation
is for the purpose of ascertaining the rela-
tons which exist between the common
carriers Of the country and the coal and oil
trrt,CtrE
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stay. l had three
good doctors to do
all they could, but
Of them did
any good, l then
used one box Of
Cuticura Ointment
and three bottles OF
Cuticura Resolvent
and was completely
cured. My hands
e raw all over,
inside and out.
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Movements OF Naval vessels.

WASHINGTON, April e-The gunboat Don
Juan de Austria has arrived at Sanchez,
the cruiser Columbia at League Island and
the transport Lawton at San Francisco.
The tug Sioux has sailed from Portmouth,
n. H., for Rockland, the tug Osceola from
Pensacola for Key West, the tug Choctaw
from Norfolk for Washington and the
cruiser Brooklyn from Alexandria for
Messina-
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CURED OF ITCHING HUMOR

81 have been troubled with a humor
on the back Of my mock and head for
four or five years. 1t had an itching and
burning sensation, and was a very I'M
comfortable feeling. I have used the
Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent
Pills three months, and can say / am
completely cured" Respectfully,
Mrs. II. d. Ludlam.
July %, 1905, Ocean City, Nd.
cutieurA Soar, Ointment, and Pulls are ,old iArouEAou,
the world, Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp, SOLE Props, Boston,
e. Mailed Free, I" How TO Care for the skiA and ssIiA'
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ought to be amended. suggested Mr.:

Aldrich.
"Yes, I want to add Ave or six amend
ments,' said Mr.. TiIlman amid great laugh
ter But / repeat, it would be strange if
the Senator from Rhode Island and ! found
Ourselves on common ground, -.
Il expect to be able to vote for the bill,
said Mr.. Aldrich, "and L hope the Senator
from South Carolina doesn't mean to aban-
don It,"
The Senate adjourned over to Monday
without an agreement as to q date.
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HANDS RAW WITH
TERRIBLE ECZEMA
Suffered for Ten Years-Spreading
to Body and Limbs Despite Efforts
Of Three Doctors-Another Re-
markabIe and Speedy
CURE BY THE
CUTICURA REMEDIES

81 hsd eczema on my hands for ten
years. Ht'irst it would break out only
In winter. Then it finally came 20
The Washington herald., 1906-11-22

worth while remembering that the stock
was then only on a per cent basis and
has since been raised 10 6 per cent so
that it may safely be assumed that what
viii be given to stockholders is what the
road can safely afford to pay The Louis
vile and Nashville is doing "a great deal
Of improvement work. and this fact may
have good deal to do with the dividend
question. especially as the money market
is in such condition as to interfere with
the raising of new capital.
Reading Again strong.
Tips on Reading were as plentiful as
they have ever been on this stock, and
the shape they took was that after the
price crossed $50 the advance would be
very rapid. Just why the stock should
not at once begin its rapid flight upward
without first lowering around little un-
der the 10 mark was not stated. but pos
sibly those who have the tips had stock
for sale and wanted 10 encourage buyers
TO overlook the present in their hopes for
the future It cannot be denied, however.
that whatever the cause. there has been
bullish sentiment in Reading in good
quarters on the recent move from 40 than
on any previous movement in many
months.
Rumors Of an increase TO 10 per cent in
the dividend on Delaware and Hudson
have found some credence on account of
the strength in the stock but in wel-in-
formed circles il IS believed the price
movement has an entirely different basis.
or at least the buying which practically
cleared up the floating supply was pre-
dicted on expectation of other develop
ments.