THTC MORNING- OHEGONIAN, SATURDAY, .FEBRUARY 24, 1900.
QUAY CASE TAKEN UP
Senate Voted 34 to 28 to
'Consider It.
DANIEL OPENED THE DEBATE
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ReselrRtles.
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ion of the Senate "was hum alfe- tater
estin tram the very begtanta;. la sptte
or vigorous and influential opposition,
Penrose of Pennsylvania, succeeded in get
ting the Quay case before the Senate, and
d urine the afternoon three notable
speeches were delivered. After & sharp
parliamentary squabble, Penrose moved
that the resolution involving the seating
of Quay be taken up for consideration.
On an aye and no vote the motion pre
vailed, ft to 28. The majority -was so de
cisive ac to cause some surprise. It Is
known that some Senators who will vote.
If the opportunity be offered, to seat Quay
today voted against the consideration of
the case, while on the contrary Others
who voted for consideration probably win
vote against seating him. The vote can
not, therefore, be regarded as a test of
Quays absolute strength in the Senate.
Following the taking up of the resolution,
Daniel of Virginia delivered a speech In
which he vigorously supported Quay's
right to a seat. Vest of Missouri and
Foraker of Ohio delivered notable
speeches anent the Hawaiian government
bill. Both were constitutional arguments,
Foraker-s being a reply to that of Vest.
The !- i Detail.
In anticipation of a lively debate on the
Quay case, spectators crowded the gal
leries. President Pro Tern. Frye laid before the
Senate the following cablegram, addressed
to him as President of the Senate from
San Juan de Puerto Rico:
"Commissioned by the people of Puerto
Rico attending the celebration in com
memoration of the anniversary of
the birth of George Washington,
to request that for humanity's sake a
solution be adopted for the economic prob
lems. Every day represents considerable
loss, leading to total ruin.
'"CANARA COMERCIO."
Hoar (rep. Mass.) inquired whether the
chair held the cablegram to be a petition
from cUtaens of the United States.
The hatr The chair dees not f eej called
upon to rule -upon that question, but the
Senator front Massachusetts may judge
how the chair feels, as he presented the
document to the Senate.
At the request of Pettlgrew (all. S. D.),
who has been absent from the Senate for
several days on account of Illness, hla
resolution expressing sympathy with the
Boers in their war with Great Britain
-was placed on the calendar without dis
cussion. The question of the seating of Quay was
then presented by Penrose (rep. Pa.), who
requested the chair to lay before the Sen
ate the resolution relating to the subject
as a question of highest privilege.
CuBom (rep. 111.) desired it to be under
stood that whatever might be done with
the case, he would not consent to the dis
placement of the Hawaiian government
bill as the unfinished business. Penrose
replied that, while he had no Intention ot
interfering with the unfinished business,
he desired to inform Cullom that he pro
posed to press the question on privilege
if he should be forced to do so.
Alfter seme sparring. Hale (Rep. Me.)
taking a leading part In opposition to the
Quay matter displacing other Important
matters, the chair ruled that only by
unanimous consent or a majority should
the Quay case be taken up. Penrose re
sented this ruling, insisting that the ques
tion was privileged business.
In the course of the discussion which
followed, Foraker (Rep. O.) announced
that he expected to vote for the seating
of Quay when the opportunity should
arise.
Aldrich, (Rep. R. L) then tried his
hand at getting Penrose to agree that the
oase be taken up merely to enable Daniel
(Dent. Va.) to speak, but Penrose em
phatically refused to submit to any con
ditions and on an aye and no vote car
ried the day, the Quay resolution being
taken up by a vote of 84 to 26, as follows:
ATBfi.
Allison Gear
Bate Hatwfcrowgfe
Bevertds Hawley
Carter Hoar
Chandler loess (Nev.)
Clark (MeaU Xeoner
Culberaoa MeComtme
Ifeniel McBaary
late McLtorta.
IVpew Martin
Palrbawho Morgan
rMtr Tlaa
xocc.
1arlch Hate
Burrows Hatma.
Butler Harris
Caffery Jones (Ark.)
Chilton Xeaa
Hark Wya4 Lindsay
Cookrell McCwmber
Oullom McMillan
Ienroe
PerictM
PttlTCT
PrMchara
Btwup
Stewart
TOtatwrro
Vsst
Warraa
WolesU
Proctor
Qrta
Kawttas
JtofB
Teller
TtltSMa
Turner
Foraker Pettaa
Salllncer Piatt (Cons.)
The following pairs were announced:
Clay with Lodge (Lodge in favor of
seating Quay, but against taking up the
case now); Deboe with Mallory (no state
ment of positions): Frye with Berry (no
statement of positions): McBride with
Money (MteBride against. Money for),
Taliaferro with Scott (both in favor of
Quay, Taasrferro voted); Thurston and
Allen (no statement): Wettwore with
Bacon (no statement): Seweil with "Well
ington (Swell for): Piatt, of New York,
and Heitfeid (Phut for).
raniel then addressed the Senate in
support of Quay's right to a seat.
At the conclusion of Daniel's speech, the
Hawaiian Government bill was taken up
uid Morgan (Dem. Ala.) resumed his
not having concluded, yielded
the floor, at 1:23 P. M.. to Aldrich, who
presented the report of the conference on
the financial bllL When the reading of
the report had been concluded and an or
der made for its printing, an arrangement
ws effected whereby some member of the
conference committee next Wednesday
would make a statement concerning the
changes made by the conferees, and that
the next day. the report would be taken
up for consideration.
The Hawaiian bill was again taken up
and Vest (Dem. Mo.) addressed the Sen
ate He had been intensely opposed, he
said, to the annexation of Hawaii, but
that was now a dead issue. "I shall vote
for the MIL" said he. "It is above and
beyond constitutional question and does
not raise any questions that are raised In
relation to Puerto Rico and the Philip
pines." He rMbttght the thanks of the people
were due to the Senators who had. pre
pared that measure. There was no pro
vision ht tt changing the tariff, and none
that Implied that Hawaii wsvs not a part
of the United States.
"The proposition that the United States
ran hold territory as a colonial possession
and its people as vassals," he continued,
"If the meet preposterous and dangerous
that has ever been advanced in the course
of my public life."
Referring to the Dred Scott oase. Vest
said ttuu th- Supreme Court was unani
mous in declaring in that decision that
the constitution, covered the territories.
When was it eer heard, he inquired, that
It was necesnr for Congress to pass an
ac: to exu'td the constitution over ac
quired territorx ?
"This rtw doctrine" said he. "fs utterly
abhorre' t It violates every prmdple of
a RepulicHn goxernsscsji. It goes even
further th.f llnplrrd has gone with her
colonies 1 Puftci Rico a part of the
United e ate If . where did Congress
get the puiho-uv to Impose duties en im
ports from that country? And why is It
proposed to place an export duty upon
UUt products when, the constitution of the
United States expressly inhibited such a
tax??"
Forakar replied to Vest's "remarkable
argument." It was to ktte-to enter into
extended discussion, he said, of the Dred
Seott decision, upon which Vest had large
ly based his argument. He thought the
Dred Scott decision had been discussed
quite adequately In the last Congress. He
asserted that the author of the Declara
tloa of Independence entertained no such
views as those advanced by Vest. Thomas
Jefferson drew a. distinction between ter
ritory which was a part of the United
States. "There is," said, he, "the United
States proper, for which the constitution
te the organic law, and there is the ter
ritory outside of the United States whiclj
belongs to the United States, but It is not
& part of it."
The Senate, at 5:20 P. M., adjourned un
til tomorrow.
THE NEW GOLD BILL.
(Continued from First Page.)
vised Statutes is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
"Sec 6138. No association shall be
organized with a less capital than 5100,009,
except that banks with a capital of not
less than $60,000 may, with the approval
of the Secretary of the Treasury, be or
ganized in any place the population of
which does not exceed 0000 inhabitants, and
except that banks with a capital of not
less than $26,000 may, with the sanction
of the Secretary of the Treasury, be or
ganized in any place the population of
which does not exceed 8000 Inhabitants.
No association shall be organized in a
city the population of which exceeds 50,000
persona with a capital of less than $200,
000." "Sec 1L That the Secretary of the
Treasury Is hereby authorized to receive
at the Treasury any of the outstanding
bonds of the, United States bearing in
terest at 5 per cent per annum, payable
February 1, 1904, and any bonds of the
United States bearing Interest at 4 per
cent per annum, payable July 1, 1907, ana
any bonds of the United States bearing
interest at 3 per cent per annum, pay
able August 1, 1908, and -to issue in ex
change therefor an equal amount of cou
pon or registered bonds of the United
States, In such form as he may prescribe,
in denominations of $30 or any multiple
thereof, bearing interest at the rate of 2
per cent per annum, payable quarterly,
such bonds to be payable at the pleasure
of the United States after SO years from
the date of their issue, and said bonds to
be payable, principal and Interest, in gold
coin of the present standard value, and to
be exempt from the payment of all taxes
or duties of the United States, as well as
from taxation in any form by or under
State, municipal or local authority; pro
vided, that such outstanding bonds may
be received in exchange at a valuation
not greater then their present worth to
yield an income of 24 per centum per
annum; and in consideration of the re
duction of Interest affected, the Secretary
of the Treasury is authorized to pay to
the holders of the outstanding bonds sur
rendered for exchange, out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriat
ed, a sum not greater than the difference
between their present worth, computed as
aforesaid, and their par value, and the
payments to be made hereunder shall be
held to be payments on account of the
sinking fund created by section 2694 of the
Revised Statutes; and provided, further,
that the 2 per centum bonds to be issued
under the provisions of this act shall be
Issued at not less than par, and they
shall be numbered consecutively In the
order of their issue, and when payment
is made the last numbers Issued shall be
first paid, and this order shall be followed
until all the bonds are paid; and when
ever any of the outstanding bonds are
called for payment. Interest thereon shall
cease three months after such call, and
there Is hereby appropriated out of any
money In the treasury, not otherwise ap
propriated, to effect t'he exchange ol
bonds provided for In this act, a sum not
exceeding 1-15 of 1 per centum if the face
value of said bonds, to pay the expense of
preparing and Issuing the same and other
expenses Incident thereto.
Sec 12. That upon deposit with the
Treasurer of the United States by any
National banking association of any bonds
of the United States In the manner pro
vided by existing laws, such association
shall be entitled to receive from the Con
troller of the Currency circulating notes
In blank, registered and countersigned as
provided by law, equal In amount to the
par value of the bonds so deposited; and
any National banking association now hav
ing bonds on deposit for the security of
circulating notes, and upon which an
amount of circulating notes has been is
sued lees than the par value of the bonds,
shall be entitled, upon due application to
the Controller of the Currency, to receive
additional circulating notes in blank to an
amount which will increase the circulating
notes held by such association to the par
value of the bonds deposited, such addi
tional notes to be held and treated in the
same way as circulating notes of National
banking associations heretofore issued, and
subject to all the provisions of law affect
ing such notes; provided, that nothing
herein contained shall be construed to mod
ify or repeal the provisions of section 5167
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, authorizing the Controller of the
Currency to require additional deposits of
bonds or of lawful money, In case the
market value of bonds held to secure the
circulating notes shall fall below the par
value of the circulating notes outstand
ing, for which such bonds may be depos
ited as security; and provided, further,
that the circulating notes furnished to Na
tional banking associations under the pro
visions of this act shall be of the denom
inations prescribed by law, except tljat
no National banking association shall,
after the passage of this act, be entitled
to receive from the Controller of the Cur
rency or to issue or reissue or place In
circulation more than one-third the amount
of Its circulating notes of the denomina
tion of $5; and provided, further, that the
total amount of such notes Issued to any
such association may equal any time, but
shall not exceed, the amount at such time
of its capital stock actually paid in: and
provided, further, that under regulations
to be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury any National banking associa
tion may substitute the 2 per centum bonds
deposited with the Treasurer to eecure cir
culation or to seoure deposits of public
money, and so much of an act entitled,
"An act to enable National banking asso
ciations to extend their corporate exist
ence and for other purposes," approved
July 12, 1S82, as prohibits any National bank
which makes any deposit of lawful money
In order to withdraw Its circulating notes
from receiving any Increase of Its circula
tion for the period of six months from the
time It made such deposit of lawful money
for the purpose aforesaid, is hereby re
pealed, and all other acts or parts of acts
Inconsistent with the provisions of this sec
tion are hereby repealed.
"Sec 13. That every National Banking
Association having on deposit, as pro
vided by law, bonds of the United States
bearing Interest at the rate of 2 per
centum per annum, Issued, under the pro
visions of this act, to secure its circulat
ing notes Ehsll pay to the Treasurer of
the United States, in the months of Jan
uary and July. & tax of one-fourth of 1
per centum each half year upon the aver
age amount of such of its notes in cir
culation as are based upon the deposit of
said 2 per centum bonds; and such taxes
shall be in lieu of existing taxes on its
notes in circulation imposed by section
5214 of the revised statutes.
"Sec 14. That the provisions of this
act are not intended to preclude the ac
complishment of international blmetallsm
whenever conditions shall make It ex
pedient and practicable to secure the
same by concurrent action of the leading
commercial nations of the world, and at
a ratio which shall Insure permanence of
relative value between gold and silver.
"The title to be known as 'An act to
define 'and fix the standard of value, to
maintain the parity e'f all forms of money
issued or coined by the United States, to
rerund the public debt, and for other pur
poses. "
DEBATE NEARLY ENDED
HOUSE: 'WILL VOTE OX -PUERTO Itl
OAJf BILL TUESDAY.
Possibility That It "WiU Be Recom
mitted to the "Ways and Means
Committee.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. An agreement
was reached in the House today that the
vote on. the Puerto Rlcan tariff bill be
taken at 3 P. M. next Tuesday, general
debate to close Monday. Formal an
nouncement was made that a Republican
conference would be held at 8 P. M. to
morrow. The leaders continue to express
the belief that the, bill will pass, but the
impression is growing that a motion to
recommit the bill to the committee on
ways and means Trill command support,
and may prevail. Underwood, the Demo
cratic "whip," today sent out telegrams
to all absent Democrats to be present
Tuesday, when the voting may begin.
Littlefield's speech was the feature ot
the day. He added to his laurels won
In the Roberts debate by a speech against
the bill, which for brilliancy, wit and
logic rivals the best efforts of the rec
ognized orators of the House. He mado
a profound impression, and when he con
cluded it was several minutes before the
demonstration that followed could be
quelled. The debate continued at the night
session. '
The Proceeding's.
The debate upon the Puerto Rican bill
was resumed at 11 o'clock. Payne (Rep.
N. Y.), the floor leader of the majority,
gave notice that Monday he would move
to close the general debate. Richardson
(Dem. Tenn.), the minority leader, and
Powers (Rep. Vt) appealed for more
time. Richardson said it was impossible
for those on his side of the House to
express their views this week, and Powers
said it was exceedingly important that
there should be ample time to debate this
Important measure. For himself, he de
sired more light upon the subject before
he voted. Payne replied that there had
been a general understanding that the
debate should run a week.
Jones (Dem. Va.), a member of the In
sular committee, was the first speaker
today. He discussed the conditions which
existed upon the island of Puerto Rico
which led to the President's recommenda
tions of free trade for her goods, and
quoted from the testimony before his
committee to prove that conditions were
far worse now than when the President
made his recommendation. He pictured
the distress that prevailed on the island,
and declared that only Immediate relief
could prevent the actual starvation of
many of the Inhabitants. Speaking of the
real motive behind the bill, he charged
that it was disclosed by Moody (Rep.
Mass.) yesterday, when he declared that
he was unwilling that 10,000,000 Asiatics
should enjoy the immunities of citizen
ship In the United States which had beeu
his birthright as an American citizen.
Maddox (Dem. Ga.) followed in oppo
sition to the bill. In the course of hl3
remarks he had read a long letter from
ex-Represontatlve Turner, of Georgia, who
was for many years upon the ways and
means committee, denouncing the "new
theory of the Constitution" upon which
the pending bill was based.
Bartholdt (Rep. Mo.) supported the bill
"The constitutional lawyers," said he,
"are busy proving that we can hold out
side possessions by treaty and govern
them by the authority of Congress, not
regardless of the Constitution, but rather
without stretching It to cover such ter
ritory. I am inclined to agree with them.
There Is room In the United States for
millions yet. Expansion Is the shibboleth
of the hour. It has taken hold of men's
minds. As lawmakers and politicians, you
must reckon with It, and if existing laws
and constitutions do not coyer it, they
must give way.
"The material welfare of the American
people depends upon commerce and trade,
and In the International struggle, much
as philosophy and philanthropists may
deprecate it, political systems are ques
tions of no consideration. -The Russian
Absolutist, the American Democrat, the
French Republican and the German Mon
archist are on an equality. He alone has
the advantage who by right of sovereign
ty can control the great markets to the
exclusion of the others. It Is Indeed a
question of customs laws, the same as
presented in this bill. To withdraw from
the Philippines would be a crime against
the Filipinos and a disgrace In the eyes
of the world."
Bartholdt, in closing, referred to the re
marks of Clark (Dem. Mo.) a few days
ago, saying the Democrats were dexteri
ously propagating the insinuation that a
secret Anglo-American Alliance existed, in
order to arouse the resentment of the
Irish and German voters. Secretary Hay's,
reply to the Macrum resolution, he said,
had nailed that He.
Russell (Rep. Conn.), a member of the
"Ways and Moans Committee, defended the
bill, saying that If he telt responsible for
his support of the bill It would be because
It would givo to the island a protection
for the time being which would militate
against the industries of the United States.
Llttlefield (Rep. Me.) followed, speaking
on time yielded to him by Richardson, the
Democratic leader.
"I oppose this bill," he began, "because
It Is un-Republlcah, un-American, unprece
dented, unwarranted and unconstitu
tional." He occupied a painful position. He was
compelled to dissent from the policy ad
vanced by distinguished men of his party
whose long experience In legislation made
them worthy leaders. He was a Repub
lican and would support Republican doc
trines, but when a great question of right
and wrong on principle was reported, he
should do right as God gave him to see the
right (Democratic applause). Proceeding,
ho argued that the regeneration of the
Island of Puerto Rico could be brought
about by a loan which the United States
could authorize It to raise. All that the
people of Puerto Rico asked was a stable
government and "hands off." They could
tako care of themselves. Puerto Rico could
repay a loan of $10,000,000, If operating un
der free trade in free markets.
"I assert," added Llttlefield, "that this
bill Is drawn against the advice of General
Davis, Governor-General of the Island,
against the protest of the people of Puerto
Rico, against the counsel of Secretary
Root, against the recommendations of the
President and against the original recom
mendations of the chairman of the "Ways
and Means Committee."
Littlefield chlded Payne with not making
public the reason for his change of heart.
He thought he knew the reason, but he
would not suggest it But the gentleman
from New York and the gentleman from
Connecticut (Russell) he said, had declared
that the importation of sugar and tobacco
from Puerto Rico would not interfere with
our industries. If that were true, It would
be interesting to know who suggested the
change of base.
The greatest calamity which ever over
shadowed the Republican party, he said,
was the calamity involved in the, pending
bill. (Great applause.) He assailed as a
pretext the theory that this tariff for
Puerto Rico was framed to raise revenue,
when a duty on sugar and tobacco was
levied, while coffee, of which the produc
tion was greater than both the other ar
ticles together, was to be Imported free.
This was the cheap philanthropy which
cost nothing.
He argued that If the industries of the
United States were to be protected against
those of the Philippine?, the industries of
those islands could never prosper. Puerto
Rico would remain an "orange for us to
squeeze," the "people hewers of wood and
drawers of water" for the 75,000,000 Inhabit
ants of the United States. General Miles,
whn his army had invaded Puerto Rico
had promised the native "the Immunities
and blefwlngs" of our government, and
they had crowned him with garlands and
had kissed the flag. - He would never vote,
he said, to violate the pledge that great
soldier had made.
Littlefield then took up the legal phases
of the questien and concluded as follows:
"May our flag float over the whole Re
public, in the Occident and the Orient,
over the Pearl of the Antilles and the
10,000 Islands near far off Cathay, upon
land and sea, over school, home and
ohuroh, the emblem of our Integrity and
good faith, of liberty and freedom, of the
inestimable' blessings of Christian civili
zation, of human rights guaranteed by the
Constitution, not dependent upon the
evanescent will of State or National Leg
islatures, too often affrighted at their
own shadows, rights embedded in the
Constitution, not floating as empty bub
bles on the perturbed surface of eloquent
perorations, rights that are eternal and
world-wide, not ephemeral and circum
scribed, of opportunity not of oppression,
and of regeneration not repression. Thus,
and thus only shall it be and ever remain,
by the blessing and favor of Almighty
God, the unsullied and untarnished sym
bol of our honor and glory and splendor,"
Lacey (Rep. la.) followed in support of
the bill. He had visited Puerto Rico and
he spoke with the advantage of personal
observation. He urged that the needs of
the island could be met by this bill with
out the necessity of having tax-gatherers
go among the people.
Gardner (Rep. Mich.) said the same
gloomy forebodings as were heard on this
bill had been at "every great forward
movement in this country. The speech of
Llttlefield and others in opposition would
do much mischief In spreading doubt and
discontent among the Puerto RIcans.
Payne asked unanimous consent to
close general debate Monday with debate
under the five minute rule Tuesday until
3 P.. M., when the final vote shall be
taken. Richardson consented to this and
the agreement was formally entered Into.
It was a part of the agreement that com
mittee amendments and a substitute could
be presented.
Beforo the adjournment it was ..an
nounced from tho clerk's desk that a Re
publican conference would be held at
8 P. M. tomorrow. The House then, at
4:55 o'clock, took a recess until S P. M.
At the night session, Sulzer (Dem. .N.
Y.) vigorously opposed the bill, as unwar
ranted and unconstitutional, and against
the rlghta of the Puerto Ricans and the
policy and traditions of this country.
"The road to imperialism," he said, "Is
a hard road to travel under the constitu
tion. We want no Puerto Rlcan step
daughter in the Union, but one grand gal
axy of sister States, enjoying equal rights
and equal prerogatives under the constitu
tion." The others who spoke were: "White (Rep.
N. C.) for the b 11. and Lloyd (Dem. Mo.),
Little (Dem. Ark.), Williams (Dem. 111.),
Burnett (Dem. Ala.), Stark (Pop. Neb.),
Ryan (Dem. Pa.), Green (Dem. Pa.), Daly
(Dem. N. J.), and Gilbert (Dem. Ivy.)
against the bill.
At 9:30 the House adjourned.
Aslntic Investigating Committee.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-Senator Gal
Hnger today favorably reported from the
committee on commerce the bill for the
appointment of a committee to visit Asia
in the interest of trade.
WASHINGTON, "Feb. 23. The House
Committee on Commerce today acted fa
vorably on the bill providing for a com
mission to be appointed by the President
to visit China, Japan and other Oriental
countries, to Investigate the commercial
resources and the opportunities for the
extension of American trade.
FUNERAL SHIP HANCOCK.
Transport Reaches San Frnnclsco
"With Five Hundred Bodies.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. The United
States Army transport Hancock arrived
today, 26 days from Manila, via Nagasaki.
She had on board five Army officers, in
cluding Brigadier-General Carpenter (re
tired), formerly Colonel of the Eighteenth
Lnfantry, stationed on the Island of Panay;
also about 100 discharged soldiers. Two
deaths occurred on the Hancock between
Nagasaki and San Francisco. Lieutenant
Charles H. Munton, Twelfth United States
Infantry, died from the effects of typhoid
fever and sunstroke, and Sergeant G. F.
Lane, Twenty-First Infantry, died of ty
phoid fever. The bodies of both were em
balmed and brought here.
Tho Hancock also brought the bodies of
501 American soldiers, who had died In the
Philippines, some killed In battle, others
whose deaths resulted from wounds or dis
ease. Tho names of the officers whose bodies
have been returned on the Hancock are:
Lieutenant - Colonel John J. Brereton,
Thirty-third United States Volunteer In
fantry; Major James Drennen, First Mon
tana: Captajn Woodbrldge T. Geary, Thir
teenth United States Infantry; Captain
Marlon Saffold, Thirteenth Infantry; Lieu
tenant Richard Westnedge, Third United
States Infantry; Lieutenant Julien T.
Davis, Thirty-sixth United States Volun
teer Infantry; Lieutenant Fred A. Pierce,
Sixth United States Artillery: Lieutenant
Charles H. Munton, Twelfth United States
Infantry.
Return of Spanish Inlands.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Concerning the
concession to Spain of the islands of
Caygan, Sulu and Slbutu. the former in
the Sulu Sea and the latter near the 'coast
of Borneo, and both outside the southern
and western boundary lines established by
the treaty of Paris, the Herald says:
"It was intended by this government to
take all of the Islands belonging to Spain.
The map us,ed by the Commissioners was
of Spanish origin, and has since been
proved defective. Regret is expressed by
naval officers at the return of the Islands.
It Is not considered likely that Spain will
retain the small Islands returned to her,
and she will probably try to dispose of
them, perhaps to Germany."
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SURRENDER OR ANNIHILATION
Apparently the Only Things Left for
Croiije.
LONDON, Feb. 23. Every hour is
expected to bring news of Cronje's
surrender. On all sides wonder Is ex
pressed that the gallant yet ghastly battle
at Paardeberg Drift has not yet been
ended in what is considered to be the in
evitable. With 50 guns bearing upon the
devoted band within the terribly short
range of 2000 yards, surrender or utter
annihilation can be the only result, unless
all reports of the strength of the Boer
reinforcements are wrong.
Critics canvass every untoward con
tingency that can affect Lord Roberts,
and see nothing that can save Cronje
from the terrible vise in which he has
been caught. Even an unexpectedly
strong attack on Roberts' line of com
munication could scarcely, according to
these experts, materially alter results.
Rumors were current this morning that the
end of the struggle hod actually come,
but these emanated from Information re
ceived by the Rothschilds, which they sub
sequently discovered to be utterly with
out foundation.
The severe losses incurred by General
Kelly-Kenny Sunday have produced some
adverse criticism, but It Is pointed out
that had he fought less furiously he
woujd have given the Boers opportunity
to entrench themselves" and perhaps to
effect further flight to a more advantag
eous position.
Advices received at Cape Town yester
day said it was reported the British were
gradually driving the Boers out of North
ern Cape Colony, and that many of the
burghers had recrossed the Orange River.
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Mrs. Kruser Is 111.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. A dispatch to
the Herald from Brussels says:
Private letters from Pretoria received
here announce that Mrs. Krugor, wife of
the President, is very I1L The war has
grievously impressed her and her health
Is also Impaired by anxiety for her num
erous sons and grandsons fighting for
their country, one of whom was killed at
Derdepoort.
TURNING POINT REACHED
ALL THE DEFENSE'S WITNESSES EX
AMINED "IN THE CLARIC CASE.
Prosecution Put Attorney - General
Nolnn on the Stand for the
Purpose of Rebuttal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The Clark
case before the Senate Commltte on Elec
tions reached an Important turning point
today. The defense announced the con
clusion of the presentation of its case,
and the first witness put on by the prose
cution for the purpose of rebuttal was
4ieard. The witness was Attorney-General
Nolan, of Montana. It Is understood that
he Is the first of eight or 10 witnesses
who will be called In rebuttal. The attor
neys for the prosecution say they expect
to conclude their presentation early next
weok. Attorney-General Nolan's state
ment bore especially upon the Interviews
between himself and Witness, Lyons. Ho
asserted that Mr. Lyons told him that he
knew that the votes of the various mem
bers of the legislature had been unduly in
fluenced in Mr. Clark's behalf. Much of
the day was spent In debating the admis
sibility In this connection of General No
lan's report of the proceedings of the
grand Jury of Lewis and Clark Counties
of Montana. It was decided to limit the
questions upon it to the portions of It
which had been brought Into question by
witnesses for the defense.
C, W. Clark was recalled for a few
unimportant questions, and then Attorney-General
Nolan, of Montana, was
placed on tho stand by the protestants In
rebuttals of testimony adduced by wit
nesses for Mr. Clark. Nolan said he was
acquainted with Marcus Daly In 1S96, and
that, while he had been In office since
that date, Daly had never in any way
attempted to Interfere with him in the
performance of his duties. Referring to
the grand jury proceedings, Mr. Nolan
said he had told the court that the $30,
000, used by Whiteside In his exposure,
was evidence either of conspiracy on the
part of Whiteside or bribery on the part
of Wellcome. The witness said he had
participated in the campaign of 1888 In the
Interest of the Democratic ticket. The
expenses of the State Committee were,
he said, about $9000, as shown by the
official statement
Mr. Nolan made stenographic notes of
the proceedings of the grand jury, which
were used before the State Supreme
Court, and In this proceeding Mr. Faulk
ner made a direct issue as to theirx ad
missibility before the committee, which
finally decided that the testimony of this
character should be limited to the con
tradiction of specific statements of wit
nesses to the grand jury as" to how much
they were examined when they were on
the stand before the committee.
Mr. Nolan testified that he had told T.
E. Lyons that, so far as ho could do so,
he would prevent prosecution of State's
Witnesses for bribery, but that promise
would not Insure absolute immunity. Mr.
Nolan said Lyons said that the Clark
people had promised to pay him $5O,C00
for his efforts in behalf of Mr. Clark for
the senate, but that they had treated him
shabbily, having refused to pay. Mr.
Lyons had told him that he had taken
Senator Warner and Representative Lud
dy to Charley Clark; that Clark had told
him that Warner wanted $15,000 for his
vote, and Luddy $500, and that he (Clark)
would have to pay it. Mr. Nolan said
also that Lyons had requested privacy
concerning his relations, saying that ha
was negotiating with Mr. Clark for a
mlnig lease that would pay him $2600 if
consummated.
Detailing another conversation, Mr. No
lan said that Lypns had told that the $5300
for Mr. Luddy had first been deposited
in Clark Brothers' Bonk, but that' Luddy
had grown suspicious and had had the
money removed to the Montana Bank, to
be delivered to him (Luddy) upon- Lyons'
Indorsement, Mr. Nolan also related a
conversation with Mr. Lyons sinoe their
arrival In Washington, In which Lyons'
had denied that he hod made an affidavit
charging Mr, Campbell with an effort to
Induce him to commit perjury.
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him that I would pay him $S000; did you
do that?" asked Mr. Campbell.
"I did not,"
Mr. Faulkner's first question on cross
examination was as to why Lyons had
not been put on the witness-stand in tha
Wellcomedisfiarment ease.
"Because," 'the witness 'reffifled, "he
would have been disbarred before he left
the witness-chair, and Immunity from
pun'shment, so far as I coujd insure it.
was a part of my understanding with
him."
Mr. Faulkner questioned Mr- Nolan at
length as to his condition at the time of
his conversation with Mr. Lyons. Mr.
Nolan admitted that he was under the
influence of liquor, but he was neither
boisterous nor irresponsible.
"Whisky has a tranqullizing effect upon
me," he said, amid laughter. "It doe3 not
make me boisterous."
Mr. Nolan admitted that he had never
tried- to verify the Information which he
attributed to Mr. Lyons, that money had
been deposited in the Montana Bank for
the benefit of Representative Luddy. Mr.
Nolan denied that he had told Lyons In
Washington that he would make good
any promise that Mr. Campbell had made
him to pay him (Lyons) $5000 for his tes
timony. WALCOTTDEFEATED CHOYNSKI
The Bis Californian Outclassed by
the Negro.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Joe Walcott, the
Barbadoes negro, received the decision
over Joe Choynski, of California, in the
seventh round of what was to have been
a 25-round bout before the Broadway
Athletic Club tonight. Choynski was
practically outclassed, and received very,
severe punishment. All through the fight
Walcott was on the aggressive. He rushed
Choynski, sending his right to the stom
ach and his left to the head, at will.
In the first round- Choynski was floored
five times. The first time he measured
his length on the canvas floor he was
hit with a right under the jaw. Another
hard right in the vicinity of the solar
plexus put him down a second time; a
right cross on the jaw was the cause
of his third fall, and a left on the jaw.
put him down for the fourth time. Wal
cott was very nimble on his feet,, and
danced around while Choyjiskl was re
gaining his feet. Choynski came up very
groggy after his fourth knock-down, only
to go down again from a right on the
point of the chin, whfch sent him flat on
his stomach on the floor of the ring. It
looked as If Choynski was out, for good,
but three seconds after he went down the
bell rang and he was helped to his corner.
Walcott forced the fighting in the sec
ond, sending his right to the body, and
landed a hard left on the jaw. Choynski
replied with a stinging right to the head,
which staggered Walcott to the ropes.
This round wa3 fairly evenly fought, but
Choynski, with his superior reach and
height, failed to land another geod blow,
as Walcott wa3 always able to dodge
every lead ot return made by the big
Californian.
They rushed to a .clinch In the third,,
after which Walcott jabbed his left to
the face and swung the same hand hard
to the body. Choynski tried a left and a
right for the head, but Walcott got In
side of them and put both hands to the
body, and In the clinch which followed,
sent his right hard over the kidneys.
In the fourth. Choynski managed to land
a couple of hard right-handers, on the
body, but the negro sent back lefts and
rights on the body and face, doing par
ticular damage with his loft on the side
of the head. The hfth round was all In
Walcott's favor, and in the sixth he cut
Choynski's right eye with a left-hand
swing.
The Californian was groggy when he
came up for the seventh round, and, after
he received a right on the wind and two
lefts on the face, he staggered in an evi
dently helpless manner. Walcott then
landed a left and a right on the jaw,
forcing Choynski to the floor, and when
the latter regained his feet. Walcott
rushed him, but was stopped by the
referee, Johnny "WTflte, who .declared Wal
cott the winner. White Mid afterward
that he "feft anotner BRJw'woul&'have' put
Choynski out. -
The Bisr FiKht.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Unless something
unforeseen happens in tie meantime,
G.X HOOD & CO, Low Mass.
James J. Cerhett and James J. Jeffries
will light for the heavy-weight champion
ship of the world m the arena of the Sea
side Athletic Club on May 14. William
A. Brady, on behalf of Jeffries, has signed
the club's artistes, and as Corbet t signed
the ffcoiM tw. .wssks agro. all the pre
liminary arrangosMnts for tote match ara
now completed. Brady sid that at no
time did he recuse to sign the articles,
and if it had not been for other business
matters demanding his attention, he would
have affixed his signature to the agree
ment binding Jeffries to fight Corbett a
week ago.
Jeffries will remain at Hot Springs for
three weeks longer, when he will start
for Asbury Park and complete his prepa
rations for the battle. The champion's
trainers will be his brother "Jack" and
"Tommy" Ryan, the welter-weight cham
pion. Corbett will return to Lakewood
next week, where he will finish his train
ing. His trainers will be "Qus" Ruhlin
and "Joe" Choynski.
The Plafcne at Aden.
ADSN, Feb. 23. Six eases e4 plague and
one death have occurred here. Drastic
measures have been taken to prevent the
spread of the disease. Infected areas have
been isolated.
San Franoteco, Feb. 23. Arrived Ship
C. F. Sargent, from Seattle; steamer Brs
tol. from Codwx. Sailed Stsasaer Geo. W.
Blder, for Pertfaad.
Havre, Feb. 28. Arrived La Gascogne,
frmri New York.
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