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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1901
Page
2
Special report from Washington on the Pension Bureau shows 43874 Spain war claims filed and 3568 pensions granted in eleven months. The bureau expects a year end deficit of 150000 due to medical examinations while 40000+ new pensions from Civil War cases rise toward 1900s rates.
The president signed commissions for George E. Cousins collector of customs in Kennebunk Maine George P Dunham deputy auditor for the interior department Daniel I F Sprague assistant appraiser for Boston and Charleston Miss Ward B Per king and Rush S Wells named first lieutenants of cavalry in the new appointments announced today
Washington reports the President has promoted William H. Emory and C. T. Hutchins to Captain. Lieut. Commanders L. C. Heilner and J. B. Murdock advance to Commander. Lieuts. H. Kimmell G. W. McElfrey and J. L. Gow rise to Lieutenant Commander.
At a Havana gathering of Cuban Constitutional Convention delegates it was decided a secret session will be held Wednesday to discuss the official document Governor General Wood expects from Washington by tomorrow's mail. He promised to communicate its contents to the convention.
The Ward Line steamer Vigilancia, aground off the Banks of Los Colorados about eighty miles west of Havana since January 14, has been freed from the reefs and towed to Havana Harbor.
The Confeder ate Soldiers' Home, a state facility for indigent veterans, opened in Atlanta on June 3. Crowds gathered for Jefferson Davis birthday ceremonies with remarks from Gov. Candler Clark Howell Speaker Lyttle and Mayor Mims. Twenty veterans admitted to start.
Windsor Conn June 3 A bicycle and sixteen registered letter envelopes found by a fisherman on the Farmington River bank near here. It is believed the thief swam away after taking the registered pack. The Tariffville post office was robbed Friday night but investigators say the envelopes found are not from that crime.
In McConnellville Ohio on June 3 several fires believed set by incendiaries burned in the business district. A livery stable and a storage building adjoining it were destroyed with no loss estimates yet provided.
Dr J J Elsberg a noted physician of Slatington near Allentown Pa shot himself after a failed hanging attempt A radiator rope failed A Mrs Zellner wife of Thomas Zellner a state operator of Slatington and alleged admirer of the doctor has left home with valuables A D A Lomady arrested on receiving stolen goods conspiracy charges tied to the Zellner case
A vandalism threat found on the front door of the Third Universalist Church in West Somerville warns that all local churches will be destroyed by dynamite unless next Saturday is observed as a holy day. The note resembles another posted at North Cambridge churches.
The State Department of Health plans to count people in the state afflicted with tuberculosis. The purpose is to map distribution and surroundings, aiding future control, state care debates, and mortality assessment. Data will cover living conditions, occupation, nationality, infection source, and residence.
Mrs Lulu Prince Kennedy, 20, faces first degree murder charges in Kansas City for shooting her husband Philip H Kennedy five times in his office on January 10 after a disputed marriage. Her father C W Prince and brother Albert Prince are charged as conspirators. William Prince remains jailed. State lists about 125 witnesses. defense nearly as many.
Burglar tools and nitro glycerine were found under a sidewalk in Mineral Point along with $7000. The recovered money is believed to be part of $30000 stolen from the First National Bank last week. Stewart Jelleff, held on suspicion, was lodging nearby with farmers.
The Rev H J Hayter seeks to secure a seat on Bradley Beach Borough Council through a quo warranto action filed with the New Jersey Supreme Court. Counselor Charles E Cook represents Hayter, arguing Hayter was legally elected on March 12 with 104 votes to 87 for Aaron Smith and Benner is required to answer within ten days.
Mr and Mrs George Alden of Binghamton New York learned from a letter dated in Australia that their son Louis Alden who vanished from his home five years ago is alive and sick and wishes to return home, ending years of mourning as his parents believed him dead.
Special to The New York Times from Newport Rhode Island June 3 describes the Naval War College 1901 session opening with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Frank W Hackett and many officers including Rear Admiral Sampson and others. Hackett urges lifelong education and war games to prepare for war and cites past drills and the Remey and Taylor anecdotes.
Syracuse University Chancellor James R. Day disclosed a $10,000 donation from a Syracuse resident, name withheld on request. The gift supports the university and was announced in Syracuse, New York, on June 3.
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long, visiting Colorado, issued a statement supporting the Supreme Court Downes decision. He said it recognizes Congress power over insular revenue relations and avoids a maze of conflicting laws, aligning with Republican views and historic constitutional authorities. He predicted broader beneficial effects for administration and commerce in the territories.
Dr Regedor Jurado and Felix Versoza met at the U S Embassy in London to obtain a passport for Versoza on Hay's instructions. Embassy officials said the process was routine and Jurado, head of the Filipino Junta in London since the insurrection, did not represent the Filipinos. Versoza, educated in England, wished to return to Manila.
The Manila trial of Harold M. Pitt, manager of Evans & Co. government contractors, for improper purchases of government stores, has begun. Ex Captain Frederick J. Barrows and ex Lieutenant Frederick Boyer, recently convicted in commissary scandals, testified for the prosecution.
In Madrid on June 3 three Filipino residents elected to the Spanish Parliament plan to raise the Philippine question during debates on the Speech from the Throne. They allege the condition in the Philippines is worse than before the war.
West Point reports Cadets Albert H. Mueller of Illinois and Louis Soleliac Jr. of Pennsylvania, both class of 1901, receive diplomas after delays. Mueller missed February graduation due to a court martial sentence while Soleliac was disqualified on medical grounds. both have now left the academy.
Albany June 3 Superintendent Charles R. Skinner announces State Summer institutes for teachers will be held July 8 to 26 at Chautauqua and Thousand Islands Park on the St. Lawrence. Philip M. Hull will direct the Chautauqua session and Charles A. Shaver the Thousand Islands session. Noted educators from New York institutions and many from across the United States will participate.
The Washington Memorial Institution elected Daniel C. Gilman Charles D. Walcott Nicholas Murray Butler and Charles J Bell as trustees. The goal is to provide government resources for advanced study and research in cooperation with universities while remaining independent of government support. It comes from the Washington Academy of Sciences and the George Washington Memorial Association.
Secretary William H. Hunt and Dr. Jose Barbosa discuss Porto Rico’s tax reform, free trade aims, and public opinion. They praise American methods, English instruction, and self government while noting land abundance and slow adoption of English. They anticipate continued development and language growth among youth.
Assistant Secretary Taylor and Commissioner General Powderly plan sending three Immigrant Inspectors to Porto Rico for permanent duty. Officials fear the Supreme Court insular decisions may spur Chinese migration there. Customs collectors will remain as inspectors, with stricter enforcement of exclusion laws.
The case of Mrs. Lola Henrri Bonine charged with killing census clerk Ayres at the Hotel Kenmore was presented to the Grand Jury in Washington. Prosecution argues the victim was shot in the thigh while on the bed and other wounds occurred as he moved toward the attacker. The panel will study the matter for several days. if indicted, a continuance may be sought to October term. Mrs. Bonine will not testify before the Grand Jury.
The Grant Memorial Commission issued a pamphlet calling for architect models to be submitted from March 1 to April 10, 1912. The statue will cost $240,000. Two sites are under consideration: in front of the War and Navy Building and south of the White House.
Lord Paunce fote will leave Washington tonight and sail tomorrow for a months long stay in England. The vacation will include talks with Lord Salisbury and Lord Lansdowne on cence questions, chiefly the Isthmian canal issue. Lansdowne says he will not consider the subject until Pauncefote reaches London with papers and any extra information.
The United States transport McPherson, ashore on rocks off Matanzas since February 4, has been afloat and towed into Matanzas Harbor. She will proceed to New York thereafter.
The Navy Department has received a complete set of plans for rebuilding the Reina Mercedes, one of the Spanish ships captured at Santiago. It has not yet decided whether to proceed with the proposed changes.
The notice lists Capt Samuel W. Miller to join the Philippines assignment with the Fifth Infantry and Capt Clyde D W Hunt to relieve Major William J White in New Orleans at the Quartermaster’s Office. First Lieut William M Roberts serves on an examining board in San Francisco. details follow on boards, transfers, and detachments including Academy to Torpedo Station orders and a retirement position for Major James C Ord as Professor at Peekskill Military Academy.
The report lists June 10 as a course instruction date and notes Lieut A Moritz detached from Mare Island Hospital and ordered home. Ensign I T Cooper retired detached from the Saratoga and several assistant surgeons appointed from May 18 as of June 8 at the Torpedo Station.
The report details multiple naval movements and arrivals: gunboat Marietta sails from Cavite toward home. Michigan from Erie. Essex from Port Royal to Bose on. Amphitrite from Norfolk to Tompkinsville. Peoria arrives Tompkinsville. Vixen at Sagua de Tanamo. Hartford leaves Plymouth for Leith. Enterprise from Boston to Leith. Lancaster to Boston from Gardiner Bay. Fortune arrives at Boston. Also Kempff sails Kentucky from Amoy to Woo Sung. Admiral Tierney aboard Brooklyn arrives Wellington. Newark sails Colombo to Aden. Kearsarge arrives Newport. North Atlantic Squadron begins Summer cruise June 25 along New England coast with manoeuvres.
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