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THE MOENING OREGONIAH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1900,. ENATE TAKES IT IP Tn Opening of "trfe Debate pn the . ' financial Bill. a . r ?5 ALDR1CH EXPLAINS THE MEASURE House Adopted jSnlrer , Resolution Calling on Gage for Information Concerning Deposits. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. la accordance with the notice -previously given, by him, Senator .Aldrich 'today opened the discus sion of the financial hill -with he ex planation of a substitute for the house bill. The -subject -was carefully prepared and was read from manuscript. It was delivered in clear and distinct language, hut without any effort at oratory. Sena tors present gave him careful attention, but no one interrupted him with questions or otherwise during the delivery, nor did any one manifest a disposition to reply after he had concluded. The senate ad journed until Monday for the purpose, It is understood, of giving those "who may wish to reply to the Rhode Island sena tor an opportunity for presentation of the subject. The Pettigrew resolution concerning the Philippine war went over until Mon day, when it Is understood 'some senators" will bo asked to be heard on the Philip pine question. Senator Beveridge also gave notice of. a speech for Tuesday on the Philippine question, prefacing his no tice with a resolution declaring his own position on the subject. The house sitting was very brief again today, the only incident being the adop tion of the Sulzer resolution Introduced yesterday calling upon Secretary Gage for information regarding the deposit of government funds in certain New York national banks. The resolution, as adopt ed, was made more general In Its scope and an amendment was added to cover Information respecting the transactions relating to the sale of the New York custom-house site. Secretary Gage's friends had been informed that he court ed the fullest JhiY4stiga'tt0hiiand was pre pared to submit all the facts to congress. Accordingly there was no friction over the passage of the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. THE KOUTINE REPORT. Opening of Xne Financial Debate in the Senate. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. At the opening of today's session" of the senate, Bever idge (rep. Ind.) -presented the following resolution: "Resolved, That the Philippine islands are territory belonging to the United States; that it is the intention of the United States to retain them as such and to establish and maintain such govern mental control throughout the archipelago as the situation may demand." Beveridge asked that the resolution He on the table until next Tuesday, when he will speak on it. A resolution was presented by Pettigrew (slL S. D.) calling on the secretary of the navy for the report of Admiral Dewey of April 13, 1S9S, in which the admiral said he could take- Manila at any time. He asked Immediate consideration, but Spooner rep. Wis.) objected, and the resolution went oven, Allen's resolution calling for the corre spondence between the treasury depart ment and the National City bank and the Hanover National bonk, of New York, was agreed to, with "modifications. The consideration of Pettlgrew's resolu tion concerning the advances reported to have been made by Agulnajdo through General Torres to General Otis, after the beginning of hostilities In the Philippines, was postponed until Monday. A brief explanation of his attitude upon the contest of Quay for a seat in the sen ate was made by Hoar (rep. Maps ) He said he had received numerous letters urging him not tovote-for- the seating of Quay upon tjie appointment of the gov ernor of Pennsylvania, on" thfe .ground of charges against the personal character of Quay. Hoar referred to thefact that he had frequently investigated the subject of the right of a governor to fill a va cancy, and to numerous speeches and re ports he had made in support- of the the ory. It was not to be expected that sen ators sitting here as Judges could change their convictions upon such appeals Such requests he considered in the nature of appeals to him to stuff a ballot-box and make false returns simply because the petitioners think some one else should be appointed. He hoped his explanation would be a sufficient .reply' to the writers of the letters. Pettigrew called up the bill providing for a settlement of. the accounts of the national treasury with the public land states under the law granting 5 per cent of the proceeds of the sales of public lands to the states and extending this provision so as to make it cover the lands embraced in Indian and military reserva tions. Pettigrew stated that the passage of the bill would require thepayment of about 512.O00.WO by the-nattonal govern ment. Berry (dem. Ark.) antagonized the measure, charging that its passage would invoke the wasting of public money and would be unfair and unjust to the states in which there were no reservations. On motion of Berry, the bill was amended, 42 to 4, so as not to apply to reservation lands. It was then committed to the com mittee on public lands. Aldrich Opens the Debate. The senate then, at 1:55 P.M., took up the financial bill, and Aldrich (rep. R. L) addressed the senate on this bill as follows: "The general purpose of the bill Is to declare anew that gold Is the monetary standard of the United States; to estab lish confidence in the Intention and abil ity of our government to give the great est possible measure of stability of value to its currency, and to provide the means for securing for it at all times an equal purchasing power with gold to lighten in every possible way the burdens Imposed upon taxpayers by existing public obliga tions, and to strengthen the public credit. "The first section contains a clear and decided declaration that the gold dollar is and shall continue tp be the standard unit of value, a new and more emphatic pledge on the part of the United States that all forms of money It may Issue or coin shall be at all times maintained at fin equality of value with the gold coin adopted as a standard and with the spe cific provision that the United States notes and treasury notes shall, upon presenta tion at the treasury, be redeemed in stand ard gold coin. . . . i "No departure is Intended by this bill from the public policy, which was adopted years ago and has been consistently ad hered to by three successive adminis trations. , . . "The bill now before the" senate contains no disavowal of the position heretofore taken upon the- question, of International bimetalism, and places no obstacles in the way of Its accomplishment In the future. If it is possible to secuie permanence of relative values to gold and silver coins with the free coinage of both metals at a fixed ratio, this permanence can only be secured by concurrent 'action of all the leading commercial nations. . . . "No sane man can be found outside of the ranks of the small band of bold, ablet and aggressive leaders who, at present, dominate the policy of the democratic parry, who believes for an Instant that the opening of our mints to the free coin age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 will raise the value of silver bulllon-from Its current commercial price to, its mint price, measured with relation to gold. "The' democratic advocates of free coin age are not in any sense biinetalists, but sliver mbnometallsts of tire most pro nounced type. "The second section provides for a re serve fuijd of 5150,000,000 hx gold to secure" the prompt and certain redemption of out standing United States notes and treasury notes. This fund Is Increased 550,000,000 over that which is now held by the treas ury for redemption purposes. That this amount of 5150,000,000 can be held without embarrassing the treasury 'will be evi dent when we consider that the total amount or gold In the treasury on the 1st of November, 1899, exclusive of the amount held to pay gold certificates, was $252,000,000, and the available cash balance, Including the gold reserve, was 5289,000.000. "This section makes it the jduty of tho secretary of the treasury to replenish the reserve fund, from time to time by the use of the notes, .redeemed This bg may do by exchanging the notes for any of the funds of the treasury, or money .which .may be deposited at the treasury or subtreasury; or he may use the notes ror securing gold coin under the provisions of section 3700 of the revised statutes. "In case all of these methods shall fall and the gold In the fund shall fall below 5100.000,000. then It becomes his duty to sell United States bonas, the proceeds to, be used to restore the fund to the maxi mum amount by paying the gold so ob tained Into the general fund of the treas ury, and then exchanging it for an equal amount of notes which have been re deemed from the reserve fund. The com mittee having in view the rapid increase in the gold production of the world, and the equally rapid Increase in the available stock: of gold in the country,' are of tne opinion that it will not be at any time necessary to sell bonds under the provis ions of this section." Aldrich quoted statistics on the gold product to show that there will be no dif ficulty. In seeming, by use of notes, the- gold which will be necessary to maintain the fund at its maximum amount. Maintaining: the Reserve. ''In considering questions affecting tho adequacy and ,use of the gold reserve he said, "tve are bound to inquire into the ability of the treasury to maintain an equality of value between the silver dollar and silver certificate and the gold dollar, without provision for direct ex changeability. Our own experience and that of other countries, notably France and Germany, clearly prove that it is possible to 'keep In circulation, at a paT- ity oF'value'Vltb g61d, a large but limited amount of legal-tender silver or notes, based upon such silver, without any pro vision for a compulsory redemption in gold. "The amount of silver certificates in cir culation on December 1, 1S99, was 5394,202, 800. and "of standard silver dollars $28,- 232,454, a total of -5472,525,254. This amount will be gradually increased by the -silver coinage which will take place under the provisions of the act of June 13, 1898. Both silver dollars and silver certificates are by law receivable for all public dues, and as long as the ordinary receipts of the gov ernment are more than $000,000,000 per. an num, it is evident that silver certificates are hot likely to go to a discount. "The government itself, in the absence of a positive injunction, would be bound to maintain" the value of this form of currency, through the ordinary business channels of exchange, for self-protection. "The committee does not suggest any changes in the status of the silver dol lar or the silver certificate. We do not propose to take away rrom silver any of the monetary privileges or prerogatives which it now enjojs. In fact, we believe the legislation suggested wUl sreaty strengthen its position In our monetarj system. "The third section maltes it the duty of the secretary of the terasury, as fast as the standard silver dollars are coined, as required by law, from the bullion pur chased under the act of July 14, 1890, to retire and cancel an equal amount of treasury notes, and provides that,' upon the cancellation of the notes, silver cer tificates shall be issued against the silver dollars so coined. "The fourth section authorizes and di rects the secretary of the treasury to re ceive deposits of gold coin, and to issue gold certificates therefor, in denominations of not less than 520. The provisions of this section are in most respects the same as those contained in the 12th section of the act of July 12, 1882.- The purpose of the section as a whole is to give .certain and active monetary use to the large and rapidly Increasing amount of gold in the country, "The fifth section provides that no United States notes or treasury notes shall hereafter be issued or reissued In denomi nations of less than -510, and all such notes of smaller denomination, whenever redeemed, shall be canceled, and notes of 510 or upward substituted therefor. It also provides that.no sliver certificates, pf a 'higher-denomination than, $10ashalbbe issued. Conversion of Bonds. "The sixth section gives to the" secre tary of the treasury power to convert a portion of the national debt Into bonds bearing 2 per cent Interest. The proposi tion contemplates a profitable anticipation of payments and Consequents reduction of the public debt. V " ir f "In order to Induce the holders of the outstanding bonds to consent to the con version proposed, and In consideration of the reduction of interest effected thereby, the secretary of the treasury Is author ized to pay to them in' exchange asum not gTeaYer -than the present worth 'of such bonds, 'computed to yield an income of 2i per cent per annum, and their par value. "The surplus In the treasury over and above the amount required for an ade quate working balance, and for the re serve fund created by this bill, would allow thesecretary to pay, without diffi culty, the1 SSSiOOO.OOO which would' e rd quired to effect this reduction of inter est. "In fact, under present conditions, and with" the necessity confronting us of more promptly turning current receipts back into the channels of business, the pay ments suggested would afford welcome relief from dangerous congestion." Aldrlchtln discussing the effect of this transaction jon the national debt, said tho committee 1st -of the opinion that It would not place tIns-portion of the national debt beyond the: control of the government. "We trust that our expenditures will soon be on a peace footing, but we real ize that we shall have large disburse ments for some time to come, which it may not be possible to pay from the cur rent revenues. In considering the possi bilities pf the future, we -cannot overr look the fact that the national debts of the world have, increased at an aston ishing rate. "We believe it impossible to overesti mate the advantage which would accruo to the United States from placing Its na tional debt upon a 2 per cent basis, and keeping Its obligations Issued at this rate at par in the markets of the world. . . . "One of the principal reasons which led the committee to recommend this plan of conversion was that the bonds suggested would be much more desirable as a basis for national bank-note circulation than the outstanding securities. "It is the duty of congress, In the pub lic Interest, to modify the national bank ing act so as to give to banking associa tions an opportunity to Issue currency with a reasonable profit. If the provis ions of this bill are enacted into law, we may expect a considerable Increase In the national bank-note circulation In the near future, and there is no reason, if the business of the country demands it, why In time the outstanding circulation should not equal the capitalization of the banTbs. f " " -':1"The eeventh'sectipn'provideshat, upon .thueposlt-oCUnited States-bonfls'rby.anv Jifctiwifiifbanking; association Mnsihe man- ijci jjiuy-4ucu oy law, suca association snail be entitled to receive circulating notes equal to the par value cf the bonds de- posited. It also provides that any, na- I wuua. uauiiiiiB association now naving i bonds on deposit shall be entitled to the same privilege. -"The eighth section provides that any national banking association having on deposit -as t security, ..-.forlta circulating notes, "bonds 'of the United States bear ing Interest at 2 per cent per annum, shall pay a tax upon such circulating notes of of 1 per cent annually, instead of the tax of 1 per cent now Imposed by law. We believe this reduction1 in taxation ia necessary Ito encourage national banks to increase their circulation, and It will un doubtedly have the effect of promoting the conversion of bonds provided for in- the sixth section." Aldrich received the Interested atten tion of all the senators present, .but he was not Interrupted by any one. At the close of the speech the senate went Into executive session, adjourning- at 2:30 until next Monday. In the House. In the house today, Payne- (rep. N. Y.)j chairman of the house -ways and means committee, presentedthe Sulzer resolution, as modified by the committee, for immedi ate consideration. The resolution, as modified, la as follows: "Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be, and he is hereby requested, to furnish the house of representatives the following -information: "First Copies of all Jetters, agreements papers or documents.between. the treasury department f the United States or any person connected, therewith and tne National tJlty bank and the Hanover Na tional bank, of the city of New Yorkor any person acting for them or either of them, since the 4th day of March, 1897, relating to the depositing of public funds, bonds or revenues in said bank or banks, or any other relations or business trans actions now existing or heretofore had between the government and the said banks, or either of them, "Second The amount of public money, bonds or revenue deposited with said banks, or either of them, or with any national bank, by the government, upon what security, for wat, length of time and the reasons therefor, and whether said banks or any of them have paid the government any interest on said deposits, and if so, how much.and, all other, infor- matlon concerning, the same or an, ahy way : relating thereto. , , ,,.' -Xnlro And also the date Qt .tne saie of the custom-house property of" the United States in New York city to said National City bank, the date of the execution or the deed thereto, the date and manner of payment of the purchase money therefor, the disposition of the proceeds of the said sale, and whether or not the government has paid any rents for the said property or any portion thereof, for any purpose, since the day of sale, and If so, to whom, and all facts relating to the transaction." Sulzer (dem. N. Y.) arose after -the pre sentation of the resolution, and said he would,, apcept the airfendments. .."Richardson (dem. Tenn), the' minority leader, asked for five minutes, which he desired to yield to 1evy (dem. N. Y.)') The request was complied with, and Levy of fered an amendment to the resolution, which included a request for the secre tary's reasons for delajing the deposits in national banks until the panic had oc curred. Ievy sad he hftd warned .the, sec retary of the treasury, in Septejnber that the panic was Imminent, Had the secre tary heeded that warning, and deposited government funds in national banks, m September and October, instead of buying bonds, the.panic would have been averted. The amendment was promptly ruled out of order, and the resolution, as offered by Payne, was adopted. The house then, at 12:20 P. M., adjourned until Monday. TEST VOTE ON-THE-QUAY CASE. His Strength Will Be learned With out a Direct Vote. NEW YORK, Jan. 4. A special to the Herald from Washington says: An opportunity is to be oftered to test the full strength of ex-Senator Quay in the senate without a direct yoto on the, ques tion of seatingi him. This will come some time, next week, when the committee on privileges and, elections, reports his cas back to the senate. There will pe two reports, one signed by Sen ators BurrowE, Caffery, Pettus, Tur ley and Harris, against seating Senator Quay, and another signed by Senators Chandler, Hoar, Prltchard and Spooner in his favor. When these reports are submit ted, a motion will l?e made by Sepator Chandler to proceed to the Immediate con sideration of the case. The question of the rights of a senator to a seat being one of the highest privilege, It is competent for Mr. Quay's friends to Insist upon im mediate consideration. They ar,e anxious to have a test made of his full strength and I believe the result can be accom plished by a vote on, this question., v Should a majority prefer to continue with the currency, bill, it. is not Improbable that Senator Quay may conclude to have h's appointment withdraw. ti , , , Hawaii Bill Favorably Reported. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 The senate committee on foreign relations today or dered a favorable report on the bill creat ing a territorial government of Hawaii. A few modifications ol the original bill frill be made, the most important being the validation of the sale of lands since an nexation," and fixing the tenure- of the supreme court judges at nine years. The provision for a delegate in congress "re mains in the bill. The amendment concerning the sale of the public lands Is as follows: "That all sales, grants, leases and other dispositions of the domain' or agreements concerning the same and franchise grant ed by the Hawaiian government in con formity with the laws of Hawaii prior to September 11, 1899, are hereby ratified and confirmed." 60 eedeod90e'$6'o 1 i . " fj i -. . 'q r oj . , r THE ,UWOS F.CND. -, e o JTho following Subscriptions' to the e Lawton fund have been received by the .Merchants Ifatfonal bank: ? -0E JEhrnmny ... ,.., S fc ? Xadd &. Tllton .200 f 5 Union Meat Co 60 Meier &. Trank Co 10 Closset &. Devers t Hammond Packing Co 2 o , O Jotol, ..$272 e ' No Advancement of A aval Officers. NEW YORK, Jan 4 A special to the Herald from Washington says: As a result of tlje conferences held at the White House between the president. Secretary piong and the -captains o the Santiago .fleet, no action, svdl be taken contemplating the advancement of either Rear-Admiral Sampson or Rear-Admiral Schley. Nor will a court of inquiry be appointed unless an ofllclal""request shall be received from' Admiral Schley, who Is now at Buenos Ayres. Confirmed "by the Senate. WASHINGTON, Jam 4. The senate to day confirmed these nominations: v To be major-general by brevet, Brigadier-General Lloyd Wheaton, U. S. V. To be major-general, Brigadier-General J. C. Bates, U. S V. To be brigadier-generals, Colonel "Si B. M. Young, Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur MacArthur, Lieutenant-Colonel William Ludlow. Uniform Marriage and Divorce Lnvrs. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 Among tho house measures Introduced today was one by Wilson of Idaho, for a constitutional amendment authorizing uniform marriage and divorce laws. Assets, Tyventy Hollars. .. , SALT LAKEv Jan. 4 W. J. .Stephens, of Ogdenv, -filed? a petition hr-tvoluntary- bankruptey today. As set forth.'hlsulabll-' ltles amount to 5555,852, while, he claims,. exemption on $20 worth of property, which' is tne sum or nis assets. ROBERTS INVESTIGATION HOUSE COMMITTEE AGAIN TAKES UP ; THE MORMOlk'S CASE. Schroeder Opens His ArgjumeRt Against the Congreasman-Eleot ' Testimony Excluded. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. The Roberts investigating committee resumed its ses sions today for the purpose of hearing the arguments and bringing the Inquiry to an early conclusion. It was expected ex-Secretary John G. Carlisle would he present to sum Up the case- against Roberts.- and that Roberts personally would make the argument in his own behalf. Word came from Mr. Carlisle, however, that he had not under stood his personal presence was desired, but he was ready to submit a written argument , on. any of the questions in volved. Chairman Tayler stated that the. state ment of a witness absent In, Utah had been received, but a3 Mr. Roberts declined to admit, it In an informal manner, the mat ter, would, be taken up later. Mr. Roberts said he wished to present matter tending to show the untrusfcworthl ness of witnesses appearing against, him. It included a published card signed by Thomas J. Brandon, disclaiming having given out certain information relative to Roberts; also the court records in which Roy Brandon was a party. Mr. Roberts also offered a telegram from the pro prietors of the Salt Lake Herald concern ing1 the testimony 'of Mr. McDaniel. Tay ler excluded the telegram, however, say ing there was no polor of right or pro priety in receiving the testimony in view of Roberts refusal to admit the statement of the absent Utah witnesses. Mr. Schroeder, head of the gentile dele gation here to oppose Roberts, then, opened the argument against Roberts. The argument was largely technical, and was divided under three general heads, viz.: First, whether or not the member-elect has the constitutional qualifications, in cluding citizenship; second, whether or not the constitutional provisions as to citi zenship include one who has impaired his citizenship by crime or unlawful.Vstatus, and whether Mr. Roberts has so impaired his citizenship: and. thirds whether a member-elect has the statutory qualifica tions, and whether the house has tfie pow er to establish qualifications beyond those In the constitution. Mr. Schroeder read from many law books concerning these propositions. "The evidence clearly shows' proceeded Mr. Schroeder, "that inisgQ Mr. Roberts had been in the status "of g. polv gamlst, and the question Is as to the effect of this status " He 'said that while Utah was a territory there was no doubt as to Roberts dis franchisement under the Edmunds-Tucker act And when Utah was admitted to i statehood, Mr. Schroeder contended, Rob erts' citizenship was tijl Impaired The status of polygamy was such that Rob erts could not relieve ' himself from it without some affirmative act. As to the right of the-house to exclude him, Mr. Schroeder said: "Suppose a raving maniac should pre-' sent himself at the bar of the house and ask admission, on proper credentials, could not the house, In self-protection, deny him admission? Suppose a man afflicted with leprosy presented himself, would not the house have power to- keep him out?" i Mr. Schroeder said Roberts had ad mitted his relationship with his plural wives He had publicly said he would "be If he would give up his wives " This" was an offense against the public morals, as against the law, and Mr. Rob erts .should be excluded from a seat. At this point a recess was taken until 2 o'clock . Tne afternoon hearing was enlivened when Senator Rawlins, of Utah, wag drawn into'a'disciissiorf'df polygamy. ' Mr-.' Schroeder had continued his argument, when Mr. Rawlins interrupted to correct a detail as to certain statements given before a congressional committee rela tive to polygamy. Chairman Tayler thereupon asked Mr. Rawlins, who was once a delegate from Utah, if it was not understood at thctlme the. state was ad mitted that polygamy was at an end. "It was my understanding," said Mr. Rawlins, "that the solemnization of polygamous marriages was interdicted by the Mormon church, and that this would have a salutary effect in terminating the practice. But I did not hold out to con gress that family relations already estab lished would be broken up." Mr. Tayler asked,if it was .expected that the law against polygamy would be vio- laied,, jMr. Rawlins answered that it was thought there( might he sporadic cases, but as a general sjstqm polygamous re lations would gradually terminate. "Do, you think," continued Mr. Tayler, "that Utah, would have been admitted if it had been understood that in a few years she would send to congress a man maintaining polygamous relations " Mr Rawlins said he did not think con gress believed the practice df polygamy would be continued. The course of events in recenr years had clearly shown that the practice would end In time. "Did' you not believe and state at the time," asked Mr. Tayler, "that the polyga mous system was dead and buried?' ""Mr. Rawlins -did 'not recall -such state ments' ' ' 'Mr Tayler read from the spejecnes of Mr. Rawlins of thosoays' toWeeftect that, 'while polygamy had only existed, the world was progressing and that the discussion was "becoming "ancient his tory." Mr. Roberts here asked to put a ques tion to Senator Rawlins, and asked: Ul will aslo the senator if he thinks con gress understood at the time Utah was. admitted that the president of the United States would appoint to federal offices In the state of Utah men practicing polygamy?" There was some question as to whether Mr. Rawlins should answer the question. He finally proceeded, saying that for years polygamy had prevailed in Utah. Under It many people had established strong fadKjugaf relations and 'ties But the proc lamation of the Mormon church for bidding further polygamous marriages had given general satisfaction, and it was commonly accepted that the' practice would come to an end. Mr. Schroeder concluded his argument as to the histori cal aspect of polygamy and the law in the case, Mr& J. Ellen Foster addressed the com mittee In behalf of the great number of women Interested In the case, and who were not represented before the commit tee. She spoke vigorously, dealing with the Roberts case and the general moral interests It involved This concluded the day's proceedings, and the committee ad journed Until 1030 o'clock tomorrow. COJttMITTEE ON COMjJIERCE. Standing and Special Subcommittees Appointed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 The senate committee on commerce today referred all the bills before it to the subcommittees, including the, Hanna shipping bill and the Frye hill for a department of commerce. The committee appointed, the following standing subcommittees: Ships and shipping Frye, Elklns, Han na, Depew, Jones, Turner and Martirf. Lighthbuses, monuments, buoys, etc. McMillan. McBride and Caffery. Lifesaving service and stations Nelson, Penrose and Berry. Bridges Vest, Jones of Nevada, Elkins. Special subcommittees were also ap pointed to report upon particular- bills as idllowst ""Td establish the "department of com merce and Industries Nelson, Hanna and Clay. To authorize the construction, operation and maintenance of a telegraphrc cahle between the" United States and Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines McMillan, Mc Brlde and Turner. To authorize the.appointment of a com mittee to reportrupon the industrial and commercial conditions of China and Japan Gallinger, Hanna and Marthv ; MacArthHr's Promotion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. In the execu tive sesslorivof the senate today there was a brief discussion of. the promotion of Genera MacAi-tnur.wThe discussion grew out of an inquiry by Senator Pettigrew as to what the general had done to enti tle him to such distinction as had been conferred upon him. The inquiry was re sponded to by,Sepators Carter, Hawley and others, who explained that General MacArthur's record had been uniformly good from the time of .the civil war until and including the present campaign In the Philippines. After these explanations the nomination waS, confirmed, without an op posing vote. '-. Shoup Party Returning "East. SALT" LAKE Jan.' 4. Senators Shoup of Idaho and Clark of Wyoming, mem- berg of the .committee on territories, ac- j companiea Dy dinger nermann, cuuuuu sioner of the general land office, and Governor Murphy, of Arizona, spent the day here on their way from Arizona and, New Mexico. The party left for Wash ington this' evening. , STATE'S STRONG CASE. Evidence nt Molineux. Trial Dnmng incr to the Prisoner. NEW YORK iJan. 'i.. Interest did not lag for a moment today in the trial of Roland B. Mollneuaa for the murder of Mrs. Adams, Three, of the witnesses called gave testimony concerning the sick ness of Henry C. Barnet. who died at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club in the fall -of 1898, and who, the prosecution claims, was poisoned by cyanide of mer cury contained in Kutnow powder. The prosecution was also enabled to in troduce the marriage certificate of Rqland B. Molineux and Blanche Chesebrough, the alleged purpose of offering it being to fix the age of Molineux. In one of the letters asking for a patent medicine signed "H. C. Barnet.'V the writer gave his age. It correspendedowith that in the certificate, but did not answer for Barnet. A witness testified today as to the effort by Molineux td have Cornish disciplined by the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. All the testfnjbny today strengthened therosecutlonJg case, except that Bar net'ja" attending physician, while conceding that there had 'been mercurial poisoning, Insisted that the cause of death was heart failure, following dlphther.a. Gilbert B. Sayers, paying teller of) the Natlqnal Shoe & Leather bank, was posi tive in his-, -identification of the poison package address, the admitted Molineux letters andythe "Barnet" and "Cornish" letters as having been written by the same person. " JSAVANNAH CONSPIRACY CASE. Examination Postponed Until Jann- ;nry 16. NteW YORKTJan. 4 The examination Viltlam j'GreenYanKthe three Messrs. GanVrnicletd; -fnr javqnnah', Ga., for frauds inconnectlQn Vrtth the Savannah harbor and Cumberland, sound Improve ments, In 'charge of ex-captain O. M. f Carter, was continued tpday before United States Commissioner Shields. AbramJ. Rose, of counsel for the ac cused M cojitracthrs. Urst acceptedw the amenae'd complaint and then moved for the discharge of the accused contractors. He conceded that his clients were the persons 'charged in the Savannah Indictments but he contended that the paper did not prove probable cause, which was the only other issue that could here be raised In behalf of the prisoners. He also argued that an indictment under the existing statutes -could- not beconsldered a-courl-prbeeed- Ing. He further said that Captain Gil lette, whojtesUfied yesterday, Jiad not and could not testify" to" tne' illegal "acts al leged to have been committed by the con tractors prior to July 20, 189?, when he took charge of the Savannah district. Commissioner Shields overruled Mr, Rose's motion and said that he did, not think that he had the right to certify to the pInts.raJsed, so that Mr. Rose could present them. 'tglJudge, .Brojvn,1 of th'e. Unltedt States district court,, and an ppin-. ion, be gbtainedj,Mr.aRose ,sal, that.hls witnesses at. present, were.in otner states, and he asked for a two 'weeks' .adjourn ment so as to get his witnesses and the necessary papers. . -tThe" assistant district attorney said that Mr. Rosg, was simply fighting for, time, bo tljat, a? far the charge, of conspiracy is cajiperned, .i.would be outlawed by. the. statute otJimiiations. p ., United States Attorney Irwin, of Savan nah, also opposed further 'delay, because Mr. Rose had not 'suggested the line of evidence he proposed to introduce in be half of his clients. He further stated that under the statute of limitations, fhe con spiracy charge would expire by July of this year. , , t pommjsfeioner Shields sa,Id the defendants were entitled to adjournment, and by agreement of all the counsels interested, the examination was continued until Janu ary 16. ,. Wanted for Mnrder. BUTTE, Monir., Jan. 4. W. H. Brumley, alias W. H. Hickey, wncfls Vahted at Dolores, Colo., for killing Jphn. SoUth, his partner -in -the cattle business. Is under arrest here, and will be'held for the Colo rado authorities. It is said the killing fol lowed a quarrel after a dissolution or part nership. The prisoner admits he Is the man wanted, and sajs he killed South be cause the latter broke Into his houseSe was arrested on a description. , furnished from Colorado. To Prevent a Lynching. RALEIGH, N. C Jan. 4 A special train with 24 members of the governor's guard aboard, left tonight for Lumber ton, N. C, where it is said an attempt is about to be made to lynch Reuben Ross, a negro, convicted of rape,' and twice re prieved by Governor- Russell. Victory for tlje United Verde. NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-United States Sen ator Clark, of Montana, and other direc tors of the United Verde Copper ,Company obtained a decision in favor of their plan ul reorganization rrom Justice Gllders Jeeve, In the supreme court today. Judge Glldersleeve denied the motion to.conttnue the temporary injunction asked for by George A Treadwell, a minority stock holder, ahd vacated the preliminary in junction granted restraining the sale of the property of the corporation, which was originally announced to take nla December 19. The sale will now take place January 9. Justice Glldersleeve says 'that, in his opinion, the complafnt falls to state, a cause, of action- , a . Prencli Claim on Santo Domingo. SANTO DQM1NGO. Jan. 4. The French consul has refused to accept the govern ment offer iot pay '"the amount of the Boismare-Caccavelll claim of 2S0,0Q0 francs la three installments every fortnight, and insists on an 'immediate settlement Citi zens are raising funds bjn public sub scriptions, and the patriotic feeling is Very strong".- The town- IS quiet, and AQ disturbances are feared. Three days- have been granted11 H or w the payment of the claim. Chicago" E'lfevntcd Hallway Dispute. CHICAGO, Jan. 4. Judge Gibbons to day decided the habeas corpus proceed ings between the city andthe Northwest ern Elevated'' Railway1 Company "by dis charging from custody the motorman and conduotor arrested Tuesday for attempt ing to run a tram, after the city authori ties had issued "orders forbidding such ac tion. Later 'In the day a settlement" of the dispute, was reached by ci.ty officials 'and representatives of the road. ANOTHER STEA1V1ER SEIZED AJTO EMPEROR WHiLfAM. THINKS IT ,fs 'GOING TOO TAR. The East African Iilner General Stopjpedat Aden and Her Cargo Searched "by British. Officers. BERLIN, Jan. 4. The imperial mail steamer General ha3 been detained at Aden, and occupied by British troopsi with the object of searching her cargo, which Is to be discharged. The General is owned by the German East African line. The seizure of the General has consid erably aggravated -the situation here, and the indlgnatlorr-ngalnst England is inten sified. The government is still earnestly endeavoring to preserve correct official relations, but England will do well to hasten to make the 'amende honorable" to Germany. , On absolutely ' reliaole authority, the correspondent pf the Associated Press learns that Emperor William is now thor oughly aroused by1 the repeated seizures of vessels, not one'df which, he has been assured, Is, gulltyj of carrying contraband. He" regards the Seizure as high-handed proceedings, whch England would not have dared to undertake if the German navy were more, powerful than It Is. His majesty Js said to be particularly Incensed because .information has reached him showing that the seizures were not due to the blundering of British naval officers, but to strict orders from head quarters, which the officers are merely carrying out. He has Instructed Count von Bulow, the foreign secretary, to de mand exact and full reparation for the outrage done to the German flag. HAMBURG, Jan. 4. Although the mani fest of the German steamer General, seized at Aden, show there was no war material on board, she was compelled to discharge her argo. FRENCH IN A TIGHT PLACE.' Can Ho Little Until Reinforcements Reach. Him. NEW YORK," Jan. 4. A dispatch to the, Tribune from London says: Tho position at Colesburg is by no means clear, but i$ iaapparent that without re inforcements General French Is flnilng considerable difficulty in driving the Boers from the hills surrounding the towns. From Ladysmlth It is reported that all is well, though tiie statement must be taken in connection with the news that sickness Is increasing, while the Times correspondent mentions that medical ap pliances are not too abundant, The open-dbor principle was the founda tion of British policy In China dur ing the protracted negotiations which followed German and Russian acqui sition of harbors and territory on the Chinese coast. Nothing came of It, and the British government ended by taking possession of a harbor opposite Port Arthur. W,hen the Spanish War came on, England was anxious to have the Americana retain the Philippine Islands and co-operate with her In the mainte nance of the open-door principle In the far East. The first object was secured when the treaty of peace was negotiated In Par is, and the second has been accomplished by the diplomacy of the cabinet at Wash ington. The vigilant Washington correspondents of the Daijy Chronicle and the Manchester Guardian have announced the success of the McKInley government In securing pledges from Great Britain, Germany, France. Japan and Russia to a guarantee 'that America shall have equality of treat ment In all oortlons of China under for eign influence, with the exception of pure ly naval stations. The assent of Italy filone is lacking to renderhls collective guarantee of the" openMoor principle op erative. " What' 'England was unable to bring about, the United States government has virtually done, and the British press is slowly awakening to a sense of England's obligations to America. Certainly If the Americans were under obligations to Eng--land for friendly services during the war wlth Spain, the favor has been fully re turned and in a characteristic American way. While the state department has been working- ou. the solution of the open door problem in the far East, British cruisers have been attempting to close a neutral port in South Africa against American breadstuffs and establish a ra tal precedent against England in the event of war with arty great European power. The contrast between these two policies requires no comment. The London press today is filled with contradictory dispatches from New York and Berlin respecting the disposition to be made of this question, but It i3 confi dently assumed In diplomatic circles here that compensation will be .made for the seizures and that foodstuffs will not be classed as contraband of war. THE RUNAWAY SUPPLY TRAIN. British. Will Mnlce an Attempt to Re capture It. NEW YORK, Jan. 4. A dispatch to tho Herald from Naauwpoort says: An extraordinary occurrence took place last night. A number qf trucks loaded with foodstuffs got loose and ran away j from our Jlnes down the Colesburg decliv ity toward the Boers at great speed. Fur ther down there was a brolcen culvert com manded by the Boer guns. Three trucks crossed the culvert and remained on the : line, marvelous to say. Others fell over, while some remained on this side. The engine-driver of the train attempted to rescue it, but was shelled by the Boers ana was obliged to retreat. A train was then sent to rescue the goods in the wrecked train, escorted by a cavalry company of the Suffolks, but when It reached Plewman's siding it was subjected to a terrific fire from a Hatch kiss and a big gun, and also rifle, fire. The train and'lts escort had to hurry off. An attempt will probably ba made ,to de stroy the goods. "We command Noryalspont bridge with two guns, and also the; Colesburg road bridge. The Boers have no way of-retreat except by way of Normberg. Big developments are expected. PROPOSAL FROM THE TRANSVAAL. Boers Want McKinley to Use His Good Offices. NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-A special to the Herald from Washington saysr There Is reason to believe that the . Transvaal government has only recently requested this government to use its good offices to bring an end to its war with Great Brit ain. The proposition came through the American consul at Pretoria. Na answer has been given hy the state department, and unless Great Britain 'intimates that 6he is desirous of the president exercis ing' hfe? good offices, there" Is no reason to believe that "he will comply with the Boer request. !IE' Ik to be expected that a reply will be" made acknowledging tho receipt of the consul's presentation, which he will tronsmlt'.to State Secretary Reltz, but this probably is as far as the gov ernment will ,care to go at this time. It can be stated on authority that there is no Intention on the part of the admin istration to depart from Its policy of non interference, uhles3 requests for medla- Poi; Infant's and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears ibi Signatux&-of I iJLsfJcuSui simultaneously the TransvaaL from Supplies for the British Army. NEW YORK. Jan. 4. The steamship Sa bine, Captain Thomas,wlll leave this port bound for Delagoa bay with a miscellane ous cargo, and. although no definite Infor mation could be obtained from, her com mander. It Is believed that she has on board an immense quantity of provisions, arms and ammunition, army blankets and general supplies for the British army la the Transvaal. A rumor to the effect that the Nor wegian steamship Thordlsh had been char tered by Edward Ferry & Co., through Bennett, Walsh: Co., to carry munitions to the British army In South Africa, was denied by both Mr. Perry and Captain Bennett. "There Is absolutely no truth in the ru mor," said Mr. Perry. "We have char tered the Thordlsh .for our regular trade. Which is. exclusiYelyvwlth China and Japan, and will not carry any supplies of any description to eltherarmy." Inquiry at the British consulate failed to throw any light on the destination of either the'Sablno or Thordlsh. Bechnanns Rise Against the Boers. NEW YORK, Jan. 4. A Klmberley dis patch to the Herald says: The De Beers company, has decided not to pay a dividend, but to husband its re sources, owing to the complete stoppage of work. Native rumors are current to the effect that the Bechuanas have risen against the Boers and have captured two guns. The enemy remains quiescent. Pains are belg taken by the enemy to conceal their losses In the recent battles. Boshof Is said to- be full, of wounded, nnd at Jacobsdal there are at least 250. There Is a field hospital containing many hun dred attached to the camp at OUfant3 zam. In view of the probable prolongation of the siege, steps ar being taken by the military authorities to ration the whole of the inhabitants. The medical officers say that apart from waste by war, the death rate Is not exceptionally high for the time of year. Boer Recruiting nt Butte. BUTTE, Mont. Jan. 4. Two hundred and sixty men have-signed an agreement here to go to South Africa and serve In the Boer army. They are Irish-Americans, German-Americans and French Americans. Only men between 30 and 40 and without any one depending: on them wre enlisted. They will leave as soon aa an agent of the Transvaal government, how on his way here, arrives. Discharged Her Contraband. ROME, Jan. 4 The German steame? Kanzler, with the Dutch and Russian Red Crqss detachment for the Transvaal on board, discharged a quantity of her cargo at Kfaples today, as It was contraband of war. Tho Kanzler belongs to the same company as the Bundesrath and. the Gen eral. The Berne Arbitration. LONDON, Jan. 4. The British foreign office knows nothing about the report that the Berne arbitrators have made their award in the Delagoa bay railroad ques tion, and so far as the forelen office offi cials are lable to ascertain, it has not yet been made. MISSING BOOKKEEPER. Case of Strange Disappearance Re ported From "Philadelphia. CHICAGO. Jan. 4. Charles A. Tracy, confidential bookkeeper for F. P. Bagley & Co , marble dealers, has disappeared. Neither the wife of the missing man nor the employers -can give a reason for Tracy's disappearance! 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