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Secretary Long Hurries List
of Officers Before Congress.
SCHLEY LEADS SAlllPSOll TWO POINTS
Dewey’s Name Heads the List Now.
Nominations Sent by Navy De-
partment Are Based on the
01d Official Register.
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WASHINGTON, March 4.—The sec-
_retary of the navy is making strenuous
efforts to secure the nomination and
confirmation of all the officers of the
navy affected by the new navy person—
nel bill. To this end he has had a board
working for the past 24 hours ascer—
taining the exact place that each officex
will have on the register under the new
act, and the clerks have been busily en-
gaged in preparing the nominations,
which number nearly 500. They were
submitted to the senate yesterday, and
' it is expected that they will be confirm-
ed en masse because of the short time
remaining of this session of congress.
As the nominations Went to the‘White
House yesterday from the navy depart-
ment they were based- on the standing
of the officers in the old register, and no
account was taken of the effect of ac-
tion or nonaction on the part of the
senate bn the many naval nominations
now pending before that body. Thus in
the list of rear admirals submitted, 18
in number, Schley stands two numbers
in advance of Sampson. This is precise-
ly his relative position on the existing
register, though were the senate to con-
firm the nominations of thetwo officers
’ to be rear admirals as they were spe-
cially submitted by the president,
Sampson would stand two numbers
ahead of Schley.~ Still, both officers
would suffer materially were the sen-
ate to disregard the president’s recom—
mendation for their advancement on
account of services rendered at Santia-
go, for instead of standing almost at \the
'head of the list of rear admirals they
would number 10 and 12 respectively in
that grade, making it improbable that
either would ever be able to obtain the
grade of full admiral under any of the
ordinary conditions that govern premo-
tions. The recommendation of the pres—
ident, however, is not likely to, be fol-
lowed, and then both will be'rear ad-
mirals, with Schley two numbers in ad—
vance.
Of course Dewey’s name heads all the
rest by virtue of the passage of the
special act making him admiral of the
navy and increasing his emoluments
from $6,000 to $13,000 per annum. It is
said that he will outrank any officer in
the United States army, the fact being
that the rear admirals, of whom there
will be 18, will ranlgwith the major gen—
erals, who are the highest officers at
present in the army. While this fact
would carry with it the outranking of
General Otis by Dewey, it is not likely
to interfere in the least with the status
at Manila, General Otis' duties as mili-
tary governor having been specially
prescribed by the president.
The 18 rear admirals to be nominated
are McNair, HOWell, Howison, Kautz,
Remy, Farquhar, Watson, Philip, Ro-
beson, Schley, Casey, Sampson, Crom-
well, Higginson, Picking, Rodgers,
Kempff and Sumner. The first effect of
the merging of the engineers in the line
is apparent in the newly arranged list
of captains, for third on the line of cap-
tains stands the name of George W.
Melville, now engineer in chief with the
relative rank of commodore. Other well
known engineers who figure on the cap-
tains’ list are Rearick, Andrade, Low,
Buehler and Robinson. The list of cap-
tains ' is headed by McCormick, with
Barker, now of the Oregon, second, Cot-
ton third and Robley D. Evans fourth.
There are 70 captains on this list. Com-
mander Booke heads the list in his
grade, and there are 111 names follow-
ing his in the list of commanders. The
lieutenant commanders’ list is headed by
Niles and the lieutenants’ list by Bouche.
There are 170 lieutenant commanders
and 300 lieutenants of the senior grades,
and these lists have perhaps shown the
greatest increase on account of the ad-
' dition of the engineers.
A Warship Offered.
WASHINGTON, March 4.—To show
the depth of the sympathy felt by the
United. States government with the
British government and the family in
the loss of the late Lord Herschell our
government has proffered the use of a
United States warship to convey the re-
mains of Lord Herschell to England.
The particular vessel has not yet been
selected, but it will be one of the ships
now at Havana attached to the north
Atlantic squadron if the British em-
bassy cares to accept the offer.
Attempted Assassination.
NEWARK, N. Y., March 4.—Henry
Lzmunyon, a well known resident of
Sodus Point, had a narrow escape from
being assassinated last night. While
standing near a window in his home,
some unknown party fired a bullet at
him. .A search was made for the would
be murderer, but he could not be found.
Lemunyon says he knows of no one
who could have attempted to kill him.
Quay Loses Three Votes.
HARRISBURG, March 4.—Three of
Senator Quay’s supporters, Yates and
McHaush of Philadelphia and Mackay~
of Lackawanna, flopped yesterday. This
is the first break that has occurred dur-
ing the two months of the fight. The
Quayites who seceded gave their ballots
’to Rice and Huff. Yesterday’s ballot
showed Quay 18 short of a majority.
To Prohibit Six Day Cycle Contests.
ALBANY, March 4.—Among the bills
reported favorably in the senate yester-
day was one introduced by Senator Fo-
ley to prohibit six day bicycle contests.
The bill as reported is amended to pro-
vide that no contest shall be had in
which the riders are permitted to ride
more than 12 hours in 24.
Colorado Wants Women to Vote.
DENVER, March 4.—Governor Thom-
as has signed the joint resolution which
provides for an official communication
from the governor and legislature to
the other states in the Union in favor
of woman suffrage.
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, ‘Brockhuul Found, Guilty-
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. um L—Tho
, jury in the Brockhaus case had returns
'ed a verdict of guilty of murder in the
first, degree. The prisoner Was sentenced
to be-hanged Sept. 8, 1899.
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- versity.
Major Lee Appears Before the Court
of Inquiry In His Behalf.
WASHINGTON,‘ March 4,—The latest
development of the war department~
court of inquiry into General Miles’ beel ;
charges was the appearance yesterday ‘
of Major Jesse Lee as counsel for the
general commanding the army, Major
Lee was so introduced to the court by
the recorder, Colonel Davis, at the be- l
ginning of the afternoon session. He be- '
gan to cross examine witnessesat once
and with the first one antagonized the
court ,to the extent of demanding the
admission of certain letters as evidence,
but was refused. The proceedings were
not marked, however, by an evidence 01
any unpleasant friction between the ,
court and the new counsel '
Van Schaick of the Rough Riders tes-
tified that the canned beef was bad and
rat-ions generally unsatisfactory. He
said that he had been .more or less ill
since his return and had been informed .
by his brother, a physician, that he was I
suffering from stomach trouble, due to
bad and insufficient food.
At this point Major Lee, counsel for ;
General Miles, raised the first issue with '
the court. Witness said he had‘certain
letters written home from Cuba de- l
scribing the conditions there from day .
to day. He offered to read them, but
Colonel Davis declined. Major Lee stat-
ed that he thought the letters should‘be
admitted as evidence ‘tending to bring
out vividly the very conditions which
were being' inquired into. The-court de-
clined to entertain this suggestion.
Lieutenant Thayer, who was aboard
the Yale on her trip to Porto Rico, sup-
ported the preceding witnesses in all
uncomplimentary things they had said
of the canned roast beef. Major Lee
continued the examination and elicited
the fact that the refrigerated beef serv-
ed aboard the Yale was so offensive
that it was repulsive even in soups and
stews. Major Lee also got from the wit-
ness a detailed description of the can-
ned beef to the effect that it was in long
strips in the can, the meat being held
together by long strips of fiber or gris-
tle, which had to be cut away, being
wholly uneatable. When his command
went ashore, 15 per cent of the men
were sick. After a short march in' the
hot sun their weakness, due, as he con—
sidered, to bad food on ship, increased
till most of the men were sick, even if
not on sick report. . .
Lieutenant Be , regimental com-
,missary of the ourth Pennsylvania,
testified to issuing and superintending
the preparation .of, canned and refrig-
erated beef. He had found it good and
satisfactory in almost every case. '
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WAITING FOR PAY.
The Cuban»Army Is a Burden to the
Country.
HAVANA, March 4,—The 4.4 generals
and colonels composing the Cuban mili-
tary assembly had another three hours‘
discussion yesterday regarding the pro-
posal of the United States government
to grant $3,000,000 to pay off the Cuban
troops. No conclusion was reached, and
the debate was again adjourned, to be
resumed on Monday.
There is a faction in the assembly
which takes seriously the proposition of
the mysterious American syndicate,
supposed to be represented here by Mr.
Ferros, which offers $12,000.000 on hard
conditions, precisely what has net been
disclosed.~ As the assembly has no pow-
er to create a lien on the customs, it
can do nothing more than recommend
something to Governor General Brooke
or to Washington. General Gomez is
taking no part in the deliberations and
regards the $12:000,000 as delusive.
Meanwhile the so called Cuban army
remains under arms and subsisting up-
on contributions’that amount to black-
mail. The planters, by implied duress,
are compelledto feed the bands in their
districts. For instance, the Constancia
plantation, near Cienfuegos, regularly
feeds any Cubans recognized by the
district commander, often as many as
50lor 60 a day. Fifteen American s01-
diers were detailed to guard the planta?
tion, yet the proprietors are constrain-
ed to keep 25 Cuban h rsemen under
pay at $6 a month, with food and for-
age. The other day two Cuban officers
asked for suits of clothing so as to ap-
pear respectable when they visited Ci-
enfuegos, and the-request, or demand.
was complied with. .
Every plantation in the island is sub—
ject to similar blackmail, and the prov
prietors are afraid to refuse. The own-
ers of the Constanciapla‘ntation are
employing 500 men. They want 600 more
and have been negotiating with the Cil-
ban generals,'but all to no purpose thus
far, as the Cubangenerals are unwilling
to disband their men, they say, until-
the Americans pay the army. ' _
The island treasury has about $1,000,-
000 on hand. Up to date $800,000'has
been paid out. This includes some of
the February pay roll. Havana has
taken half, Santiago $159,500 and Pillar
del Rio less than $10,000. The United
States armored cruiser Brooklyn re—
ceived orders yesterday to sail imme—
diately for Hampton Roads to' take
Rear Admiral Schley to Europe.
Newburger Dies In Cuba.
NEWBURG, N. Y., March 4.-—A ca-
blegram received here announces the
death yesterday at the Havana milita-
ry hospital No. 2 of Lieutenant James
Wood, assistant surgeon of the Two
Hundred and Second New York (regi-
ment. He was formerly a member of
the Newburg board of health, a promi-
nent Mason, assistant surgeon of the
Tenth separate company and a Drag.
ticing physician here before he joined
the regiment. ' “ -
An American Student Computing.
LONDON, March 4.—The St. Peters—
burg correspondent of The Times says
that Mr. G'urdner, an American student
at the'University of St. Petersburg, has
lodged a complaint at the United States
embassy regarding injuries he received
at the hands of the police during the
recent troubles between the police and
the students on the fete day of the uni-
The Confer-eel Again Disagree.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-—The con-
ferees of the two houses on the sundry
civil bill concluded their second confer-
once at 12:25 a. m. They again disa-
greed on the Pacific cable and the pub-
lic building items.
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3AcRAMENTO. hiatus-on the
seventle‘th ballot for genitou- Lebarre
voted for Scott. He formerly voted for
Bulla, who was withdrawn. ..’.|‘h¢rc Were
no other changes“ . . ‘ a
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CONGRESS VERY BUSY:
Conquion Prevail. l
'PLlllanscucREss'EXlRluclNl !
A Three Million Enlergeuey Fund
Voted For the President—River
and Harbor Bill Considered by
Gouterees, \Vho Fail to Agree;
WASHINGTON, March 4.—Both bod-
ies of congress were kept busy yester‘ 3
day passing bills. In the senate the:
bill to incorporate the National White '
Cross Society of America, which was:
objected to Thursday, was passed with- ‘
out. question, also (with amendments)
the house bill to amend the internal
revenue laws relating to distilled spir-
its, known as the -“outage” bill.
The deficiency bill was then taken up,
and the amendments reported by the
committee ,on appropriations were act- 5
ed on. The deficiency bill was laid aside
temporarily, and the conference report
(partial) on the sundry civil appropria-
to. There are 22 of the senate amend—
ments still in dispute, most of them
being for public buildings; Mr. Allison
., . ,_ _ g ference between organizations.
(Rep., ,Ia;), chairman of the Committee ; avera ed - i tin late
on appropriations, explained the report. : g 5 to 10 per cent. n p
Mr. Hale offered an amendment ap-l
propriating $3,000,000 as an emergency;
fund, to be expended by the president .
at his discretion. The amendment was
accepted without debate or explanation.
While the amendment for a public
building at York, Neb., was pending
Mr. Platt of Connecticut made a plea
against the acceptance of amendments
by the senate without due considera-
tion. Replying, Mr. Allen said such a
practice would not be necessary if the
committees would give attention to
their business.
Mr. Platt responded briefly, saying
the present congress would go on rec-
ord as the most: extravagant that had 1
ever held a session in Washington. He
did not, he said, want to lecture or
scold the senate, but he felt that he
had a. duty to perform, and he there—
fore insisted upon intelligent and reg-
ular action.
Among the amendments agreed to.
were the following: Authorizing the
secretary of the interior to establish at
Omaha a warehouse for Indian supplies,
the amendment being to carry into ef-
fect existing law; providingtwo months’
extra pay for the volunteer oflicers and
volunteer enlisted men of the navy who
served beyond the United States in the
war with Spain and one month’s extra
pay for Similar officers and men who
served during that war only in the
United States; to reimburse the Mari-
time Canal company of Nicaragua for
expenses incurred in aid of the Ludlow
commission, $15,000.
The bill as amended was passed. A
bill providing for a government exhibit
and to encourage the Ohio Centennial
and Northwest Territory exposition, to
be held at Toledo, 0., and appropriating
$300,000 was passed. . - ‘
The river and harbor bill was again
taken up, and Mr. Warren addressed
the senate along the same lines as Mr.
Carter. While he was still speaking,
Mr. Mantle entered a motion to recom-
mit the bill to the conference commit-
tee with the idea of securing a. recession
of the house conferees on the reservoir
proposition. This motion aroused Mr.
Frye, in charge of the bill, and he took
the floor and made an impassioned
though .brief speech upon the motion.
The condition of public business be-
fore congress this morning was as fol-
lows:
The big Nicaragua canal project is
killed, and a mild substitute appropri-
ating $1,000,000 for an inquiry is pend-
ing. Neither the senate nor house has
approved the conference agreement, and
the whole plan may fail.
The river and harbor bill, which in-
cludes the important New York harbor
project,.is similarly held up.
The army appropriation bill, with the
Foraker amendment attached to it pro-
hibiting the .grant of any franchise in
Cuba while the United States military-
power exists, has passed and gone to the
president. ,
The bill making Adjutant General
Corbin a major general has failed,‘all
efforts to attach it to the army appro-
priation bill being unavailing.
The Pacific cable appropriation bf
$2,850,000 is still in disagreement in con-
ference.
The United States exhibit at the Paris
exposition gets $1,050,000 in the sundry
civil bill.
The senate and house conferees are
deadlocked on the number of new war-
ships and on the cost of armor plate.
In all there were five appropriation
bills incomplete—sundry civil, naval,
deficiency, District of Columbia and for-
: tifications—but the prospects were that
‘ continuous work would clear away the
deadlocks and complete the necessary
work of congress on time.'
Much Confusion In the House.
WASHINGTON, March 4.—Cr0wded
galleries looked down upon the strug-
gling members of the house yesterday
as the closing scenes of the last legisla-
tive day of this congress were being
enacted. Step by step the leaders in
charge of' the appropriation bills push-
ed them through the flnal stages, and
during every lull in the consideration of
conference reports members clamored
for recognition for belated local bills in
the vain hope of rescuing them from
death on the calendar.
At times the’house was like bedlzlm.
Pound as the speaker would with his
gavel, ,it was almost impossible to pre-
serve order, and to the casual visitor
in the gallery the proceedings on the
floor must have been about as intelligi-
ble as an exciting day in the wheat pit
would be to a parish priest. The noise
and confusion on the floor, punctuated
with the constant bangingof the speak-
er’s gavel or backgrounded with the
droning voice of the clerk, irate mem-
bers facing-each other and talking at
the Same time, pages scurrying up and
down the aisles, all this was utterly
distracting. . .
The big questions in dispute betWeen
the tWo houses being naturally the last
to be adjusted were postponed far into
the night. From time to time short re-
cesses were taken.
No Choice In Utah.
LAK E.CI'I"Y, Mai-ch 4.45? ' ‘ c"
senatorial vote yesterday was final-
lows: McCune, 19; King, 6; Nebeker, 8:
Rideout, 2; Cannon, 8; Sutherland, 13'
absent, 7.
.ch'asing power of the wage earners.
away from home at the time.
has posted notices in
Gooo MONTH FOR. TRADE. ‘|
Volume of Business the Large“ Ever
Known In February. 1
NEW YORK, March 4.-—‘-R. G. Dun 8:
Co.’s weekly review of trade says: '
The business for the past month was
far the greatest ever known in Febru-
ary. Clearing house exchanges were
about $7,000,000,000 against 85561553344
last year, which was much the largest
return ever made for February and 54.2
larger than in 1892. Moreover, during
the past Week there has been a general
advance in wages, immediate or pro-
spective. Iron works at Pittsburg and
in the valleys set the pace, which the
PennSYIvania Steel company, with 6,000
hands, and the Sparrow’s Point works,
with 2:000, and the great tin plate com-
bination, with many establishments,
have followed. . ‘
The Fall River cotton mills agreed on
Monday to an advance of 10 per cent to
take effect April 1, andNew Bedford
and Taunton mills have followed, with
the Amoskeag of Manchester, having
10.000 hands, and the Pacific of Law-
rence,. having 5,000, and many other
textile works. Coal operators in West
Virginia and some other states have
taken the same course, and in Arkansas .
and Indian Territory about 10,000 min- I
ers are demanding a similar advance.
At most points the advance of 10 per
cent or more was entirely voluntary.
though at Fall River the result of con-
It has
works and about 10 per cent in other
cases, and, as it affects much over 100,-
000 hands, it will add greatly to the pur-
The return of failures in February,
while showing larger liabilities than in
January, are highly encouraging. A
rather unusual number of large failures
in scattered branches of manufacture
has swelled the aggregate.
Failures for the week have been in!
the United States' 186 against 251 last!
year and_47 in Canada 'against 32 last'l
year.
COLONEL PICQUART’S CASE. J
He Will Be Tried For Forgery Be-
fore Clvil Court.
PARIS, March 4.—-The criminal sec-
tion of the court of cassation, rendering
judgment, finds that ColonellPicquart
and M. Leblois, a lawyer, should be tried
by a civil court for the alleged forgery
with which they are charged and for
using the forgery and divulging matter
contained in secret documents in the
Dreyfus case. Relative to Picquart, the
court finds that the alleged illegality of
communicating to M. Leblois war office
documents was not connected with the'
above charge and that therefore the
court martial retains its jurisdiction.
The united sections 'of the court of
cessation will begin the hearing in the
Dreyfus case today, in conformity with
the new trial revision law.
As a result of the judgment the mili-
tary authorities will transfer Coloneli
Picquart to the civil authorities. The
charge of forgery,being punishable with ‘
severer penalties than the other of-
, will form the first sub-
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CONDEN' 2 ED DISPATCHES.
Rudyard Kipling is rapidly recovering
from his serious illness. {
Six personS‘have been buried by an
avalanche at.White Plains, Colo. l
The coal miners’ strike in Indian Ter- '
ritory and Arkansas threatens to cause
a coal famine. '
The crew of the wrecked steamer Mo—
ravia have been landed at Halifax by
the government steamer Aberdeen.
Damage to the extent of several thou—
sand dollars was caused by the burst-
ing of a big water main in Paterson,
N. J. g
The Western Union company has at—
tempted to stop the Commercial, Cable
company from carrying a line from this
country to Cuba.
Over 200 boxes of gold bricks, valued
at $10,121,624.05, were received at the
Philadelphia miny from New York, to
be coinedinto $10 and $20_pieces.
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Wealthy To‘bacconist Dead.
DETROIT, March 4..-—Daniel Scotten,
a wealthy retired tobacco manufactur-
er, died last evening from heart affec-
tion, aggravated by his extreme age, 80
years. He had been retired from busi-l
mess but a short time, only since the
Scotten tobacco plant of this city, of‘
which he was the organizer, was ab-
sorbed by the Continental Tobacco
company. Mr. Scotten was born at
Great Yarmouth, England, Dec. 11, 1819.
In 1836 his family emigrated to this
country and located at Palmyra, N. Y.,
from where Daniel Scotten in a short
time drifted 'to Detroit. He leaves to
his widow and one daughter an estate
valued at from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000.
The Sultan ,Friendly.
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CONSTANTINOPLE, March 4.-—The ,
United States minister, Mr. Oscar ,
Straus, accompanied by Mrs. Straus
and two daughters of Mr. Ethan" Allen l
Hitchcock, United States secretary of
the interior, formerly United States
embassador to Russia, attended the
Selamlic yesterday. The sultan sent his
compliments and invited them to visit
the imperial library and the porcelain
works. ‘ -
Two Children Burned to Death.
ONAVVA, 1a., AMarch 4.—The farm-
house occupied' by the family of Joshua
McGee, six miles from this place, burn-
ed yesterday, and his two children, a
boy 3 years old and a baby girl, were
burned to death. The mother was fatal-‘
ly burned in attempting to rescue the
children. The husband and father was
A Ten Per Cent Increase.
ADAMS, Mass, March 4.——-The Berk-
shire Cotton Manufacturing company
its mills an-
nouncing a raise of wages, to take effect
April 3. The increase will amount to
about 10 percent. The-Berkshire mills
are ameng the largest cotton mills in
the world, and William B. Plunkett is '.
treasurer.
. Alger Congratulates Otis.
WASHINGTON, March 4.——Secretary
Alger has'sent the following congratu-
latory message to Major General Otis
a Ianila: “You have been nominated.
a' confirmed a major general by bre-
vet in the regular army. The president
wishes this message of congratulations,
sent you, in which I cordially join."
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