Show I 1 STRONG MAN IS S NEEDED I 1 mission to china on one e of great importance THIS IS TELLERS OPINION for that reason ill uie colorado senator will oppose the confirmation of charles page br bryan an nominated for or ambassador Emba siador to china mr teller believes in view of Pio probable bable disi of the empire that a 1 thorough diplomat should be there washington dec IS in a reply to a question senator teller said ld winy today that lie he m mould oppose the confirmation of tho the nation ot of ir charles page cryan I 1 to be minister to china 1 I have he said I 1 mr dr bryan for many years as he was waa formerly a of Co Coloia levado do and my pu relations nth align him have alaya been amicable my opposition to lilt coat fla mation is based solely upon tile tho ground oun ll 11 th that 11 ile he hit has had no exi or training in al hil t would justify government in selecting him for the th 1 allona committee get to 1 vork mork on oil t tho it 1 if sit ct of columbia just I 1 before congress convenes i after thi the holl da I 1 if cress pcs ovid ami it X win III bo b several sev pral weeks heroic ll 11 teen con bo be put pill in 01 lenoil th nelt nel bill she committee III I 1 I 1 to loaft k up tip I 1 the anti and the iho sundry 11 bill 1111 aill tl bl brought Ill ought ul lip late in if vibratory lumy or march as ah no now indicated Meara ilmo the urge racy hm bill III lie be in faken ken ni ail and put thio all ali those th it hlll III originate fill the committee c the evenly bill ahl bf be reported to the ri full ill c amit it ce I 1 in it the first afek after ill e and lit it to the house probably cut caily ay tile th bollom ing week it II n ill il carry a large lares decrease front from the es CP through on an river last years the bin bill 1 mill ill be by tho the suh buli top tc th ill flir fari t keek nell v the lh rc eK rand and will lie rel carted immediately the naval ba bill 1 I 1 la Is now pending consideration of f tb tho e committee subcommittee sub auli tile the posto fyie 1111 rainy he be called up tip monday mc it if the sulton allm later ii fa lit in town at any rate li it A will I 1 ll 11 not TA its reported until tho the middle or letter week of 0 january fraudulent LAND senate subcommittee sub committee begins its inquiry in the matter washington doc dec li IS the sub com cittee of tile ilie senate on ra railroads nall roads appointed to investigate th alleged fraudulent issuance of land patents under ill I 1 he pacific labroad gr graam a nm met today and examined thomas Rodd boddington ington of tills city w ho claimed to 11 ibave I 1 ve been informed that fraudulent pate patents n ts had been on land amounting to between three and file million acres ile he was unable however to give the committee any direct ll information on the subject stating staling that thai he I 1 as aa only rep abing reports that had como come to jilin lie stated slate that face 0 arding to uiese these report tho the figures hild had ile heon eal changed by a clerk in the land ellice most important kinport lin port int mi if slon sion axe e have at the krcs rit nt time it cannot be b doubted doubled that certain E european ur cippan countries intend if they can possibly find an excuse for doing vo eo to dismember china and divide up that great territory between them I 1 do 14 not belleve lk alve that FL n such handed outrage should be perpetrated and if 1 jt it be attempted I 1 think that other olac r self respecting nations not engaged en framed ira in the iho 11 it ion of the ebous should enter a very ig vigorous orous probest the attempt at the of nf china li hlll ill in all ah likelihood give rise to a serious and complicated diplomatic in which this country will ho he I 1 involved it is hardly to be RUP posed that under the ve ile I 1 mould he be tied nd spectators of thia proceeding for this reason we should hale haff in china on ot of flip th sibet laid ami most moat experienced of publia men ruedi rn edi the 1 1 alk ilon to angland iid pre frence nee ant and hussla is I 1 at ai tills this tinie of 0 less importance thom is ilia chinese mission my opposition to li sir mr bry grows ol 01 out it of tile t recognized lie ca of hav infer a man nt ELL this poss an and I 1 do not believe that the ino arl friends ri s or of mr I r aryan atil eted nt ed hat beell h he e theae 1 requirements CAPT 33 RAINARD CHOSEN ire will be placed in charge of klondike relief expedition doc dec IS 1811 II 11 in probable that capt david L brainard alnard Br of the subsistence department of 0 tho the army aill W bo be placed pl acl lit in chure charge of the relief pally that secretary alacar ill send end ty to the klondike resign with lie he la Is now on oil duty at tile the army build ingin now york city and has haa been ordered to report to gen ell merriam Merrl dm tho the commander of the department of the columbia at POE po liand iLland or on tile this aay ay he h will stop fr tn for coal sulla tinn mith secretary Secre iary ahrer ile he will mill have charge of thi the corn com massarat mlis mis arat sarat department dep ariment of ear the expedition capt brainard visso ith fill greely on his are arctic expeditions and it vass largely largey larecy ly through him that ilia th party was rn ell abbed to prolong life until succor came Er brainard alnard alyo also hhall the honor until Nari sens tent feat of having made the farthest point north ever reached lie ho ill go fio to u talla or Sk artlay or Chilk estat ill alter or v ith fth two livo officers to aft selecIA 4 by ren merriam Merr lain to arrange for tho the relief expedition and if the others a as la Is expected x find it ay iy to return turn to seattle to creflo repot L capt brainard alnard Br will rear remain tain on the ground to t carry out the amin beemen t L I 1 laurina FIGUR ING ON EXPENSES I 1 Pro gramme for the appropriation ell bills outlined I 1 anva jov dec IS ig alio ilo lar aro 1 alonie of the appa bills to I 1 hf bc reported ported to IQ tile ham s been outi ouli listed IQ in a gendral N a tic te and most mom of tile the lands lit in question were local locadd in Calif california orlik and oregon MORE MOKE presidential PLUMS among those that fell from tho the tree utah got none washington dim dec li the president ell t today sent bent the following nominations to lo this the strato senate V IV S williams arrix to be assistant treas arear at chicago william penn nixon to be collector of 0 customs for or the district of 0 chicago archibald 13 young to be surveyor or or of Cus customs for the port of indianapolis flemy B aroner roner collector of internal revenue for the first district ot of missouri john 11 II walkers liui tit appraiser Arpra laor of 21 merchandise at the port ot of yi st louis john L L hodges assayer in charge 0 of the mint 0 of tile the united ELL at denver denier joseph JI 11 spear jr surveyor Su ot of cos customs toms in th tho district of 0 san francisco fra john job C ames I 1 marshal 0 of the united stad t tm the northern district of illinois c frank r al 1 parker and john H 1 mafle A late justices of 0 the S alc cou court of the territory of new mexico jantek T mai maitan till attorney for tile the united states tor for the district of n vermont isaac W der of M maine to be attorney jor for the district 0 if maine george 1 I dart of 1111 nola to be consul at lue west vel indies nominations confirmed washington dec IS 1 tho the senate it in executive ie beit lon ion today confirmed a large number of af nominations including charles monteith of 0 idaho to be con mill ail at chatham ontario richard lelbert elbert I surveyor beneral for indian agents C belief calil of nebraska Ne bratka at santee agency IV IL L smead of montana at blackfoot toot indian agency J C clifford of oc montano montana at tongue river sam fam gordon register of the land at miles city citi mont joseph M Illo Rhoud adem ta ite receiver celver ot if publics public moneys at miles 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