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TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
EL PASO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HOUSE COMMITTEE-
TWO BATTLESHIPS
President Had Urged that Four
Should Be Recommended—Chair-
man Foss Says Appropriation
for More Would Be Rejected
$101,000,000 FOR THE YEAR
Other Items: Ten Destroyers, Eight
Submarine Torpedo Boats-To En-
list 3,000 Additional Men—
Ships For the Pacific Coast
ALDRICH ADDRESSES THE SENATE
Washington, D. C., Pel). 10.—By a
vote of 13 to 5, one member absent
an 1 one not voting, the house commit-
tee on naval affairs today rejected the
president's urgent recommendation
that congress at this session authorize
the building of four battleships at a
total cost of $38,000,000 and by a
unanimous vote there was included in
the navy appropriation an authoriza-
tion for the construction of two, to
cost $9,500,000 each, anti to be of the
Delaware type. These representatives
voted in accordance with the presi-
dent's recommendations: Lilly of
Connecticut (Republican); Thomas of
Ohio (Republican); Myer of Louisiana
(Democrat) ;Talbott. of Maryland
(Democrat), and Hobson of Alabama
(Republican).
Representative Hotison announced
after the committee meeting that he
intended to make a minority report
recommending authorization for four
battleships.
The preference of the committee
stood in favor of a four battleship
authorization but the voting attitude
of the majority was expressed by
Chairman Foes when 'he said:
Better to Start Right.
"Experience has shown that It is
more profitable in the end to recom-
mend in the beginning what you know
the house will stand for. A recom-
mendation for four battleships could
not be put through at this session.''
The naval appropriation bill as
amended and agreed upon by the com-
mittee carries a total appropriation of
$101,000,000 for the navy establish-
ment for the fiscal year, about $24,-
000,000 less than was asked for in the
department estimates.
Under the head of new authoriza
tions for whose fulfillment congress
is bound to appropriate money at the
next aeslon if the bill as recommend-
ed passes the house and senate, tlie
committee included two battleships to
cost $19,000,000, ten destroyers, $8
500,000: eight submarine torpedo
boats, $3,040,000; total, $30,540,000 or
$38,730,000 less than the total for new
authorizations asked for -by the navy
department.
The new authorizations estimates
rejected by the committee comprised
the following:
Rejected Estimate.
Two battleships, $19,000,000; four
scout cruisers. $10,000,000; one ammu-
nition ship, $1,750,000; one repair
ship, $2,000,000. Two mine laying
ships (cruisers to be converted) $500,-
000.
The committee, however, raised
from four to eight the number of
submarine torpedo boats asked for;
hell over for further consideration
and incorporation in a separate bill
the matter of providing fleet colliers
appropriated $400,000 for the purchase
within the discretion of the secretary
of tnc navy of three; so-called sub-
surface torpedo boats, their acceptance
by the government to be contingent
upon the fulfillment of department re-
quirements; and included an appro-
priation of $1,000,000 to enable the
recruiting of 3,000 additional enlisted
men to man newly completed battle-
ships, and authorized recruiting of
3,000 more to becove available after
the first of July, as recommended by
the secretary of the navy and urged
by the president.
No Pearl Harbor Dry Docks.
No provision was made for the
building of a dry dock at Pearl Har-
bor near Honolulu. The doubling of
the department’s estimate of four
submarine torpedo boats needed waH
largely influenced by letters and peti-
tions from Pacific coast champions
of commerce, more than a score of
which were received by members of
the committee.
These boats by the adoption of an
amendment offered by Representative
Ixmdetislager of New Jersey are to
lie of the Octopus type in accordance
with the report of the board before
which last year's tests off Newport
were made. The effect of this amend-
ment if the house and senate concur
in the committee's report may be
to nullify the court's decision by
which the secretary of the navy gain-
ed the right to consider the lake type
Of boat as an after competition com-
petitor.
Senate Proceedings.
Washington, D. C., Feb 10.—Senator
Aldrich today addressed the senate in
explanation of the currency bill which
bears his name. The galleries were
well filled. A large number of bankers
were present. Including J. P. Morgan
of New York, who occupied a seat In
Vice-President Fairbank s row and
came from New York for the purpose
Heroic Finance Measures.
Characterizing the ‘‘financial crisis
from which the country has just
emerged, which culminated in a seri-
ous panic iD October,” as the most
acute and destructive in its immedi-
ate consequences of any which has
occurred in the history of the country.
Senator Aldrich declared that "noth-
ing hut heroic measures taaen by the
representatives of the great business
and financial interests of the country,
acting in co-operation with the secre-
tary of the treasury, prevented a to-
tal collapse of private credit and a dis-
astrous destruction of all values.
“It is,” he added, “Impossible to con-
ceive, much less -to measure, the losses
which would have resulted from such
an overwhelming catastrophe whose
blighting effect would have been felt
in every household. A total collapse
was avoided, but the shrinkage in val-
ues, in securities and property and the
losses from injury to business result-
ing from and incidental to the criBis,
amounted to thousands of millions of
dollars.”
Depew Lauds Morgan.
Senator Depew today replied to a
recent charge made in the senate by
Senator Culberson of Texas, that dur-
ing the recent panic the secretary of
the treasury favored New York City
in depositing public money in national
depositories.
The danger that was so great, he
said, was avoided by the wise action of
the secretary of the treasury, assisted
by “that phenomenal genius." Pierpont
Morgan, who, associating himself with
the bankers of New York, provided the
means by which the banks could be
saved. At tue time of this utterance
Mr. Morgan occupied a seat in the'prl-
vate gallery of senators and was a
careful listener of all that was said.
Rural Delivery Parcels Post.
Senator Burnham (New Hampshire)
today introduced in congress a meas-
ure to provide a rural delivery parcels
post, ft has the endorsement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Postmaster Gener-
al Meyer. The rate of postage is fixed
at five cents for the first pound and
two cents for each additional pound,
or fraction thereof, up to eleven
pounds. The service is restricted to
such parcels as are offered by mer-
chants whose places of business are on
a rural delivery route and residents
on such routes.
DEFENSE OF THE
ADMINISTRATION
Secretary Taft In Kansas City
Speaks Before Immense Audience
—Corporations Ajain Called to
Account for Lawbreaking.
AN IRRESPONSIBLE CLASS
Speaker Says There Has Been a Great
Moral Awakening; Grave Danger
Exists of Drifting Into Social-
ism Unless Change Made.
THE RECENT MESSAGE SUPPORTED
Washington, D. C, Feb. 10.—The
provision in the Indian appropriation
bill exempting farmers from the civil
service rules aroused the opposition
of Mr. Mann of Illinois, who, after
making a point of order against it,
said that he wanted to relieve the
president of the suspicion that he was
using appointments for political pur-
poses.
An appeal by Mr. McGuire (Okla-
homa) that Mr. Mann withdraw his
point was of no avail, whereupon Mr.
Sherman sought, to amend the para-
graph by requiring an examination
to be prescribed by the secretary of
the interior. In this he was unsuccess-
ful, for the presiding officer maintain-
ed that it was an evasion of the civil
service law.
Pending the result of the investiga-
tion to he made by the commissioner
of Indian affaire into the subject of
disposing of the non-reservation
schools, the house voted to restore
the appropriations for the next fiscal
year for the Indian schools at Fort
Lewis, Colorado, and Carson City,
^Continued on Page Three.)
ARBITRATE WITH FRANCE
ROOT AND JUS3ERAND SIGN
TREATY ON MONDAY.
Treaty Has to Go Before United
States Senate and the French Exe-
cutive Before It Becomes Effective
—Provisions Withheld From Publi-
cation—Result of The Hague Con-
ference—Probably to a Rejected
Measure.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 10,—Seen-
tarv Root and Ambassador Jusserand
today signed a treaty providing for the
arbitration of any issue that may arise
between France and America.
The treaty will have to be submit-
ted to the American senate and to the
French executive before it can be-
come effective. Meanwhile its pro-
visions are withheld from publication
it is understood, however, that Un-
treaty is drawn in accordance with
the recommendation of the late Hague
conference, which, finding it impossi-
ble to draft a general arbitration
treaty that, could receive the assent
and support of all
adopted a resolution recommending
that the various signatory powers un-
dertake to make special arrangements
between themselves for the settlement
of disputes by arbitration.
The present convention is believed
to be in terms very similar to one
prepared by Secretory Olney and
Lord Pauncefote looking to the ar-
bitration of possible disputes - between
America and Great Britain, which
convention failed of approval by tho
United States senate. ,
The failure of the Olney-Pauoce-
fote treaty and of a subsequent con-
vention negotiated by Secretary Hay
with the British ambassador here cov-
ering the same ground, was due to the
insistence by the senate upon its right
to pass upon every proposition submit-
ted to arbitration. The body was will-
ing to approve the drafts iff the treaty
submitted, provided the executive ac-
cepted amendments which required
that the president should allow the
senate to express its approval or dis-
Kansas City, Mo. Feb. 10—William
H. Taft, secretary of war, was given
a memorable ovation by nearly fifteen
thousand people in convention hall
tonight when he was the guest of
honor and principal speaker at the
most elaborate banquet ever attempt-
ed in this city, given by the Asocia-
tion of Young Republicans of Missouri
and attended by 1,200 persons, many
of whom came from Nebraska. Kan-
sas, Oklahoma an 1 distant Missouri
cities.
The demonstration accorded Secre-
tary Taft when he entered the great
banquet hall and again when he rose
to speak has never been surpassed
by the welcome given any public man
in the history of this city. Each of
the 1,300 banquet tors paid $2.50 for
privilege of attending, hot the
I he
balconies of the hall were free to the
public, and long before 'the speaking
began standing room in the hall was
at a premium. Secretary Taft’s
speech was a general defense of the
Republican party and especially of
the policies brought to the fore by
the administration of Theodore Roose-
velt, in eulogizing Lincoln, the speak-
er said that Lincoln was a party man
"ns all men must be who expect to
leave their individual impress upon
the political character of the nation,''
Speaking of the recent panic and
the president's late special message
to congress, the secretary said:
The Message.
“Tie mesage,” the secretary said,
“contains an answer to the charges
made that the administration is re-
sponsible for the industrial depression,
and the sharpness and empnasis with
which this unfounded attack is met,
have heartened the great body of the
people as a bugle call to renewed
support of the policies of the adminis-
tration."
Secretary Taft referred to abuses
by corporations and ieclared that con-
sideration bail taught the people that
there were many engaged in manage-
ment of corporation wealth who re-
garded the statutes as dead letters
and themselves as a privileged class.
“We were passing into a regime of
an irresponsible plutocracy,” said lie
"During the last four years there has
been a great moral awakening to this
danger amoqg the people and a popu-
lar demand that the lawbreakers—
no matter how wealthy or how high
or powerful tlielr position—shall lie
made to suffer. Under the leadership
of Theodore Roosevelt, the Republican
party has not faltered In ils determine
lion to meet the requirements of this
situation and to enact such legisla-
tion as may lie necessary lo bring lo
a Close this period of Illegal corporate
immunity.
Those Who Differ.
“There are those who have been
members of ihe Republican party who
differ with Mr Roosevelt, in respect
to the proper course to be taken in
stamping out those abuses of cor-
porate wealth. The great bulk of the
Republican party, however, Stands
solidly at. his back in the work which
he an i the representatives of the
party in congress are doing.''
Secretary Taft spoke of the recent
panic and of President Roosevelt’s
special message to congress.
"The message contains an answer
n« sx'tss&wvtst
before he could proceed with his
speech. He read the speech from man-
uscript, pausing occasionally to inter-
polate a sentence in the interest of
clearness and emphasis.
Referring to the act of the supreme
court of the United States, in declar-
ing unconstitutional the employers'
liability law, he said it was the "bung-
ling language" of the law that was rt>-
sitonsible for the decision, lu com-
mending the special message of the
president urging the enactment of a
new employers' liability law. the secre-
tary said the recommendations of the
president were conservative ami in
line with the best legislation of Euro-
pean countries on the same subject.
At the conclusion of his speech the
secretory was forced to shake hands
with hundreds of persons who crowd-
ed up to the speaker's stand.
Herbert S, Hadley, attorney general
of Missouri, responded to the toast,
“We Put Our Hand to the Plow."
ICHALLENGE FROM
GOMPERSTO MORGAN
Asked to Discuss an Alleged Inter-
view Given Out By Great Financier
the Labor Leader Talks Ex-
ceedingly Plain.
CONSTITUTION DAY CELEBRATED
Japanese Observe Twentieth Anniver-
sary Constitution’s Adoption.
Tokio, Feb. 11.—The twentieth anni-
versary of constitution day was ob-
serve)! here today as a national holi-
day. The emperor entertained at litueh
the chiefs of the foreign missions in
the palace. Marquis Iio entertained
fifteen hundred distinguished guests
in the new residence of Prof. Omorl,
to which has recently been attached
the hall in which the emperor signed
the constitution which was drawn by
'Ito. The hall was presented by the
emperor'to Ito and moved by Omorl.
FORAKER’S POSITION
ON ROOSEVELT LETTER
On the Floor of the Senate Ohio
Man States What He Knows About
‘‘Political Appointments For
Patronage.”
WHY MR BRYSON LOST HIS PLACE
trial depression which has followed,”
said the secretary.
"From beginning to end the message
shows his earnest desire to protect
the honest business man and the
honest, laborer, and to secure to them
the possibility of living under equal
administration of the law."
In concluding Secretary Taft said:
Stamp Out Abuses.
"Vigorous action and measures to
stamp out existing abuses and effect
reforms are necessary to vindicate
society as at present constituted.
Otherwise we must yield to those who
seek to introduce a new order of
things on a socialistic basis.
“The Republican party follows the
administration upon this social and
mom! reform —approves his attitude
in favor of vested rights, of maintain-
ing the power of the courts; of ren-
dering more equal bv legislation, the
basis of dealing between employer
he I
Washington, I). C, Fob, 10,—Rising
to a question of personal privilege,
Senator Foraker today replied in the
senate to the denial by President
Roost volt of charges that lie has used
letlcrn! patronage for the -purpose of
Influencing the national political con-
test.
The sen t tor predicated bit a rgtt
nteiit on a reference to the Ohio sittiti
Hon ill Hit; letter lo president Roose-
velt. to William Dudley Foulke, form-
er civil service commissioner, which
was- published today.
lie produced correspondence relttf
lng to the appointment id’ Captain Bry-
son. whose nomination as postmaster
at Athens, <),. was withheld temporar-
ily for ihe alleged reason that Bryson
had given an interview while In Wash-
ington expressing the opinion that
Taft was losing ground In the Ohio
contest. The correspondence showed
that Bryson had stood his ground, and
a declaration of political Importance
had resulted In another order front the
White House making the appointment.
The communications on the subject
were bet ween Representative Douglass
and Mr Bryson. In a very temperate
manner Senator Foraker commented-
tin the case, but Insisted ihftt Hie rec-
ords clearly showed an attempt to
“coerce" Bryson ami that his fearless
stand had been responsible for his re-
tention by the president. The senator
said that II was an exaggeration to say
that there were not cases in Ohio
where tbo appointments had been
made for political purposes, but there
are few where documentary evidence
can be published.
Washington, I). (’., Feb. In.—Senator
Foraker today made reply to the presi-
dent's statement, published this morn-
ing-, concerning the charges that public
patronage ha been used by him (the
president) for political purposes. The
president’s statement was In the form
of a letter addressed to William Dud-
ley Foulke of Richmond. Bid., and in-
cludes a letter from Foulke to the
president suggesting the need for sue .
a statement The president denies
that be bus used patronage In the in-
terest of Taft or any other presiden-
tial candidate. The patronage In the
South, Ihe president maintains, has
been determined solely on merit in
every case. In Indiana lie shows Ilia1
appointments have been made on the
recommendations of there who favor
LABOR WILL NOT SUBMIT
Morgan Quoted as Saying that Labor
Must Learn that It Cannot Con-
trol Industry; Impossible to
Call Strikes Now
hand, gays the dispatch, no surprise is
expressed that the Republican news-
papers demand the criminal prosecu-
tion of the king's equerry. Flguclra,
who sabered one of the assassins. Sub-
scriptions have been raised for the
families of the murderers amounting
to several thousand pounds, continues
the dispatch, ami residents of Lisbon
are disputing for the privilege of
adopting the children of the principal
criminal. The Standard's correspond-
ent. predicts that trouble will arise
when the limit of the conciliation poli-
cy the present ministry has adopt*),I
has been reached and it becomes nec-
essary to take strong measures.
BOSTON BROKER'S SUICIDE.
Left a Note That Financial Reverse
Caused the Act.
Boston. Mass , Feb. 10.—After leav-
ing a note In explanation that his act
was due wholly lo financial reverses,
Frank Harris, a Boston broker, aged
50 years committed suicide by shoot-
ing at the Hotel Lennox.
GOMPERS SAYS CHILDREN HUNGRY
Washington, T). (’, Fob. 10—Bovon-
ty-flvo do leg at os mot here today to in-
augurate a movement for the organi-
zation. of a department of building
trades of the American Federation of
Labor, In accordance with a resolu-
tion adopted at. the last annual con-
vention of the federation. President
Gonvpers of the federation welcomed
the delegates.
Mr. Gomperft among other things
said:
“Vestonlay there appeared in the
newspapers an interview with .1 P
Morgan, the greatest financier of our
country. The Interview-'was publish-
ed in two newspapers. One of them
sent, me a telegram—that, gives the
substance of tlu» interview and ! shall
want to sav a word or two in regard
to it:
Labor Must Learn.
‘Irian interview'-published' today, J
Pierpont Morgan derinr. s labor must
learn that it cannot, control industry.
Renewals of employment are not want
CHl now. He declares federation will
bo powerless to prevent- wage reduc-
tion because work is partly stopped
Workingmen cannot strike because
they have got no Jobs now. There are
no slocks on hand now,” says Mor-
gan. “and we do not want, to take up
work now NVhat can they do? They
are to learn that they cannot control
industry. ”
“This morning 1 saw published Mr
Morgan’s repudiation of that inter
view. Of course Mr, Morgan is a
multimillionaire and I am not. but
notwithstanding (lie opposite positions
occupied by him and by myself. 1 atn
free to say that when Mr. Morgan
says |jo did not give utterance to that
statement. I believe him
‘'Hui it is the thought itself to which
I want to call attention that not with
standing Mr. Morgan may not have
said what, is attributed to him. I know
that that thought has been In tho
minds of a large number of employers
for a eonslderable time, and that is
the thing.
Hungry Children,
“In the same paper In which that
interview is published is a at at omen f
that in, New York Pity thousands of
children go hungry to school and as
a result are not only incapable of
learning their lessons satisfactorily,
but that they cry for food ami sonic*
times faint at their benches because
of hunger
In the newspapers Is a statement of
an interview with a gentleman who
has made a study of eondiilons In New
York, In which In- says that one out
of every throe men in New York City
is Idle Idle for what? The material
1h there, tin* machinery la there, the
brain Is there, the brawn is there, and
tho hands and the intelligence are
there and the needs of the people are
there, and yet men arc Idle and chil-
dren In the schools cry for foo t. It Is
not only Inhuman and brutal, but it is
treason to our country and the human
race for any one to think, much less
give expression to the Idea, that the
working people must Htibinii. further to
starve.
Not to be Tolerated.
“The American workingmen have
cotm* to the conclusion, If I have* any
conception of their thought, their
hopes and their expreKslonH. that the
•condition that obtains in other conn
tiies, where there are large armies of
the unemployed, will pot obtain in
ihi* l 'nlted Btatcr; it will noi be tob*r
ft ted. If we permit it, it will be our
own fault, and we will haw failed in
COLORED ELKS PROHIBITED.
Chancellor Hiikell Has Ruled Against
Newly, Formed Organization
Memphis. Tenn., Feb. 10.—Chancel-
lor Hiskell today made permanent the
temporary injunction granted In Sep-
tember last prohibiting an organiza-
tion of negroes styling themselves the
Improved Benevolent Order of Elks,
with grand lodge headquarters in Chi-
cago. using the name ‘'Elks,” wearing
copies of the Elks pin and button as
used by the white organization v»f
Elks, or using the ritual of that or
ganizutlon.
FINAL PLEAS FOR MRS. M’DONALD
Lawyers Lay Much Stress on the
Sex of the Defendant in Their
Arguments.
Chicago. Ill,, Feb. 10 The iinal
pleas in behalf of Mrs. Dora Me
Donald, on trial for the murder of
Webster Guerin. were delivered to-
da\ lo Attorneys Benjamin Shaffuer
an I .1 Hamilton Ixnvis. The latter’s
speech proved such an attraction to
tin? public I bat extra details of police
men were, necessary to keep the cor
rid ora clear, and ilnaljy a riot call
was scut.
One woman who was denied admin*
sion to the court room ‘became so
excited that, she struck a policeman
In the face and was arrested.
Idle* Attorney OrI do tine 1.1, who dc
livered i e opening address for the
defense. Attorney Lewi emphasized
the* sex of the defendant in his kd
dress to I lie jury,
“The man who makes the same rule
for a woman as for a man. or who
claims to uitdei - land her, not only
shows Ids Inexperience, but also how
unfair lie L;,'' was one of ids argu
me ids.
The e'so Js c\pooled to go to the
jury tomorrow afternoon.
BURNS STILL CHAMPION
Vice Frc»ident Fairbanks. In other
state* il has been dialri bated among """ /""" iu"‘ 7" *?" "“v“ 1,1
.. t . .. our duty to * aeh other, to our fellow
*OUS °f >se ttlUzi-na* Of today and tbv* Maya to
Foraker took the floor of the senate,
and reading at length from the presi-
dent'* correspondence with Foulke,
proceeded to explain hit* own attitude
toward-^ federal patronage in Ohio. He
said that on Jan. 11 the senate In ex-}
ecutlvo session, at the Instance of tie-'
two senators from Ohio, refused to
come. I5ut 'at an true to each other;
wo arc* intelligent and a« are sympa
the tic.
“Wo are came*;, and honest., loyal
citizens of the I tilted Ht«if<*h and true
to the tnidiHofiv. of our country, true
to the union . od labor.
I appeal to you, and all labor, that
as we build up our unionh to build up
ENGLISHMAN PALMER MADE
POOR SHOWING.
From the First Round to the Fourth
Palmer Showed Neither Ability to
Inflict Punishment Nor to Protect
Himself—Burns Very Confident;
Palmer Nervous, and Burns Showed
Superior Form—Fcur Rounds.
London, Fob. D». Tommy Rums,
the American heavy weight pugilist
tonight knocked out Jack Palm"! of
NV-wciiatle, the Lng,Hah champion, in
tin* fourth round of what waa neb ed-
it led to be a un round contest for Ho*
heavy weight championship.
Some 'JO,00p perHonn Raw the fight,
which took plan at Wonderland, a big
music ball on the cant nidi- II was a
one -id."| affair from the sound of the
Hint gong until Ihe middle of the
fourth round. When Palmer, on hU
Knees, we finally counted out.
The refer*might huve given a il«*
cjfdoii in the Ih'Ri minute of tin* con
tehf, aw Palmer was a beaten man
from the moment he entered the ring
Hums climbed under the ropea,
ami ling ami showing bin customary
confidence while Palmer displayed
great tmrvouKne;iH. Wifnout any pre-
liminary h par ring Hums went aflej
him, and the first murid had hardly
begun before tie* Englishman was on
bis knees lb took Hie count twice,
and during the r< hi of the round wa»
buftlL ' ngaged in covering himself
This was repeated in each of the
other rounds, Palmer being hopelessly
outcbtHr.ed • and apparent lv without,
ability eifh< r to deliver a tell lug blow
or to defend himself, hi the final
roil ml hr was sent to the flour ,evi r.tl
times, and at last wan barely able to
drag himself to bis knees, where he
remained with bis elbow on lie* door
until after the count of fen had been
tolled of!
Jem Roach, who has .been bad d
by a : - ndicai •• le ad'-d b> Richard < Y<»
ker, the 'formei Tammany b ad*
DEPARTMENT MILL
NOT DISCUSS ROUTE
Merchant From Port Said Soufht
Information With Commercial End
In View-Wanted to Furnish
Supplies to the Ships.
IS EVIDENCE OF A PLAN
In Event that Fleet Finds It Neces-
sary to Avoid Asiatic Waters Ad-
vance Information Would Lead
to Embarrassment.
SEEK TO AVOID WRONG IMPRESSION
Washington, D. C-, Feb. 10.—Tho
appearance at the navy department to-
day of a merchant from Port. Said,
who makes a business of purveying to
ships passing through the Suez canal,
revived speculation as to whether Ad-
miral Evans' battleships fleet is to re-
turn to tlu» Atlantic by way of Asia
and iho Mediterranean, or will retrace
its long voyage around South America.
To Furnish Supplies.
This merchant waited on Admiral
Rogers, chief of the bureau of supplies
and-accounts, today^toask what would
bo the needs of the big battleships in
the matter of food and missellaneoug
supplies when they enter the Suca
canal, this query being with a view of
submitting a bid to furnish the sup*
plte*
The paymaster said he was not in
a )m is it ion to state the department'*
plans relative to the route to be taken
by the Hoot on its return voyage, but.
that If It were decided that the ship*
should follow the Suez route their
needs upon reaching Port Said would
be confined probably to a few fresh
vegetables
Evidence of Policy.
This declination of a public official
to commit himself, Im regarded as nn
evidence of tho existence of a policy
in ihis matter suggested by the state
depart menl
it is believed in official circles that
some untoward happening, sued as an-
other anti Japanese outbreak, might,
make it. expedient for the lleot to avoid
Asiatic waters.
Avoid Unnecessary Agitation.
It doubtless would eftugio an exag-
gerated Impression of the gravity of
tin* affairs to change the orders to the
Hoot in such case, hence the policy of
declining to make an official state-
ment at present respecting the Itiner-
ary of the fleet beyond Puget Sound.
Tokio. Ftdi ll A fresh crop of sen
itiona] ward reports, chiefly emanat-
ing from New York, are being cabled
in specials to Tokio, creating unrest
in the minds of tin- Japanese public,
the people being unable to explain the
continued Chauvinism of America, in
view of tin* consistent efforts of the
Japanese officials to demonstrate the
sincerity-of their desire to avoid fric-
tion.
ACCIDENT ON l. S. BATTLESHIP
Several of the St. Louis' Stokehole
Crew Quite Seriously But Not
Fatally Scalded.
Vallejo. Cal . F« b. 10.—Boiler tubes
on the cruiser St I/nils blew out at
noon today while the St Louis was
off SauHalito. lv I'; Scott, coal passer,
F Thompson, water tender. E. NY.
Baker, fireman of the first class, and
I). Lewis, fireman of the first class,
Were horribly scalded with steam.
The news was conveyed to Mare
Island by witeles*, and the yard tug
with stretchers, four nurses, a sur-
geon and hospital steward rushed to
Hi** cruiser an<l brought the injured
to tin* naval hospital. The origin of
the explosion is not known, but It is
supposed to have been caused by col l
water rushing- into hot pipes. It is
not believed anv of the injured will
die.
A rigid investigation is. under way
'>nd • port a been enf to Wash
ingtrm The St Louis left the yard
lit week after extensive repairs
while in try dock, and anchored off
Sau.-.allto before proceeding to Mag
■ dith/na 'ba> foj target practice with
viuer vessels of the fleet.
MASKED MIN HOLD UP TRAIN
mail,- by tha prwMent, atul that Ire
Fav-q aa ft reason “Itint thi- action ta-
ken meant ihi-ro would not la- in
Ohio any further prostitution of pat-
ronatto tor political ptirpotrex, witbtoit.
ito tn-ins ?«• i.-ii ’
Foraker referred to the president’s
statement, in the morning (ifutm and
Bald he did not propose to so into de-
tails in.his reply, be atise the appoint-
....________ and employe, of strengthening the Intent, of postmasters outside the com
approval every time It was proposed j regulative (rower over eotporatlons j rnunlty in which he lived did nor inter.
' to refer an issue to arbitration. The j and of prosecuting those law break-jest, the public.
l executive took the ground that such
an amendment would defeat ihe pur-
pose of the treaty and that it was bu-
perfluous for the reason that the presi-
dent already enjoyed the constitution
to negotiate arbitration as well as oth-
er treaties at any time and there was
no need for an arbitration treaty con-
firming such right. Therefore the press
dent never undertook to secure the
assent of Great Britain to the arnend-
rity in (lie hearts of the men of lalsir.
I believe Him t)i(, workingmen have
come lo Hie conclusion that they wifi
not ..utmd: to miv reduction in their
wage., (hero D no noee-Hlv (or it
three • no excuse for it. it Is not
helpful: tin jhe other ham I it la harm-
ful, Injurious and destructive ''
TROLBli AIILAI) FOR
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
era who continue to defy public! "While the people of (he country are
opinion. Roosevelt leads bis party as not interested ip specific, details of
Lincoln led his as McKinley ied hi ; ap(>oiiitmentH, they ate Interested In
—to me-1 the new Issues, to arm our | genera] propositions enunciated by the
present civilization, and fit It with a | president; the-, are imureu-ed In know-
bold front to resist the attacks of
People of Lisbon Consider the Royal
Assassination Was Justified;
Honoring the Regicides.
nay, av,.ih a hjM*< :;vlor af tin* ringside
tonight HI* only comment wan:
■ Fairm r light; lik» an old. woman,
while jtwntn is a master of the art,
and. bi fid".- w.t- In dim did condl-
I lion.’'
! The light wrtH for :l side arid
j 7-f jm■!' rent uf the gate receipts.
The odd* Wen »> Li) 1 on tin* Amer-
• lean, but there was very lirile betting.
PORTUGAL Ti'-fi w • t nn la mi* for bet* offer
fed by Dain-ej that he would at ay six
imdH.
*Kxdali»m. and to transmit to the com-
ing generation a unharmed the great
Institution of civil liberty lobe riled
from our father* ’*
WTten Secretary Taft was Intro-
duced the entire audience rww* and
cheered and it wa« several moment*
London. Feb. lo. The aborting and
other magazines comment mostly in
I terms of ridicule on the *ort y disphty
................ liondmi, Kch. It—A special dispatch | ilia! palmer made urn Him Barns. Th-
ing that appointments are made w!thj*° ^l“ standard from Lisbon a- re-re mu,.;- afire- flu- reuit*-st said that m-v-
an single to •(,,- good of public j tlm' lllfi Has asqiikmced In thajer in l it lib- had he had such ;m
> J assassination of the king and crown !(-asy fight. Palmer did noi attempt
referred to the case nj. prince as a justifiable act, and thatjio mob any explanation of his de-
Two Men, Masked. Operate in Califor-
nia; Collected Passengers’
Valuables.
t'kiuh, Cal . Feb lb A train on the
Uplm- and Fort Bragg railroad was
held lit) today by two masked mett
near Gientdair Junction. While rra«
man held tlte passengers under a gun,
tlit. other collre-ted their valuables It.
in presumed that, the robbers were In-
| formed that :he payroll for (hi- Union
■ I.umber company of Fort Bragg was
j carried in tlte express l*>\. However,
i it is me known whether this money
j was token,
| Sheriff Donahue of this city left tm-
nimtiaiely for the scene of the hold,
up wit>1 ah armed (stsse. but no word
hits yet. come from him.
service."
He then
Charles S. Bryson, who was
no effort will be made lo bring to) feat.
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
rig merely that ho must con-
the murder-j elude that bis days sts a fighter were
re's, although the were numerous and tended, and adding that hr would quit,
in many case's known. On '.He other the tin-.; forever
appointed ( m* ,,,Torl w"' l)<; m*d«
. without' justice the accomplice? of
1.000 MEN TO WORK.
Tube Plant and Pottery Resume Work
on Monday.
Zanesville, Ohio, Feb. in.—The tuba
plant of the .Mark Manufacturing com-
pany. employing 700 mett, resumed
worj. today, and the Rosville Pottery,
empire in;; 300, resumed on half time.
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