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2 TOE HORNING OttEGONIAN, SATURDAY, PEBRtTABY 8, 1900. SHWOFF ONCE MORE enatc Would Not Hear 'Petti grevs Abuse. MET BY A POINT r OF "ORDER Allen OeBolnded His Arraignment of Secretary Gase Indian School Question in the House. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. An effort by jPettigrew, of South Dakota, to discuss the Philippine question in the senate to llay was of no avail, as "he was met by $. point of order which took him from the 3!or. He had gotten only so far as to J charg taat the great Journals of the Country would not publish the facts con cerning the Philippine war. Subsequent ly he offered another resolution on which 3m will speak next week. Allen of Ne Waeka concluded his speech in the ar raignment of Secretary Gage because of "hie transaction with the National City "bank of New York. He had previously introduced a resolution providing for an Investigation by the senate of the treas ury department, "but objection to its con federation sent it over untU next week. The 'house today devoted its attention to the Indian appropriation bill. It got ho farther, however, than the appropria Xiens for Indian, schools, where an effort was Inaugurated by Fitzgerald of New York to permit the secretary of the in terior to contract with schools for the education of Indian children where the government lacks facilities. No appro priation is made for contract schools in (Ms Mil. It is claimed that the present In dian school facilities are inadequate. THB DAY IS DETAIL. Senate? Pettisxevr'a Brief Remarks en the Philiniiine Question. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Some debate was precipitated When the senate con vened today by a recommendation from the committee on District of Columbia that the bill Incorporating the "White Cross Association of America be referred to the committee on foreign relations. Allen pop. Neb.) objected to such a reference, declaring it was a covert moans of throt tling the MIL The subject Anally went ver. A resolution offered by Harris (pop. Kan.) calling upon the secretary of the interior for all reports and papers re lating to the management of the Osage Indian agency was passed. Allea offered a resolution that a com .mittee of nine members of the senate be appointed to make an investigation of the transactions between the treasury department and the National City bank and the Hanover bank of New York, and other banks, since March 4, 1897, and also to investigate the sale of the old custom-house property In New York. Aldrich (rep. R. L) objected, and -the resolution went over. Pettlgrew (slL S. D.) called up his resolution to print a compilation of ar ticles written by the executive commit tee of the Anti-imperialistic League, of Washington, D. C, in comment upon the report of the Phipipplne commission. Pettlgrew said he desired to reach the people through the plan he had adopted of securing the publication of the matter be offered in the form of a document. "The great journals of the country are not open to the publication of facts re garding this subject. Their columns are not open to these facts. They will not publish what transpires here, and the people can be reached only through the plan I have adopted of securing the pub lication of the matter in the form of documents. The great newspapers are supporting the voice of the admlnistra qn, ad we have been driven to this course In order to get the facts to the people through the mails." Pettlgrew was proceeding with his re marks when he was cut off by a point of order. He said he did not care to object to the ruling of the chair, but it is a departure from the customs, practice and rulings of the senate. "I simply rise," interjected Cockrell (dem. Mo.) "to make a solemn protest against the ruling of the chair. I know that he desires to do right, but his ruling is a departure from the regular practices of the senate." Hoar (rep. Mass.) maintained that the chair's ruling was correct. It was decided that the senate should adjourn from today until Monday. Allen resumed his speech begun yes terday, on the statement of Secretary Gage concerning his relations with the National City and the Hanover National banks of New York. At 2 o'clock the financial bill was laid before the senate, but no senator was prepared to speak upon it. Chandler (rep. N. H.) gave notice that Wednesday next, at the conclusion of the morning's business, he would call up the Quay case, at which time Turley (dem. Tenn.) would address the senate upon it. Several bills were passed as follows: To extend the privilege of immediate transportation of dutiable goods to the port of Astoria, Oregon; recognizing the gallantry of F. H. Newcomb, command ing the revenue cutter Hudson, and his officers and men; also retiring Captain D. B. Hodgeson. of the revenue cutter serv ice, for efficient and meritorious service in command of the cutter Hugh McCul loch, at Manila; authorizing the secretary of war to use $00,000 of the appropriation for the support of the regular and volun teer army for the fiscal year ending June M, 1SG, for the construction of a modern military hospital at Fort Leaven worth, Kansas; authorizing payment of commutation of rations to the petty of ficers of the navy who served on detached duty between March 1, 1S8S, and November 4. am. Pettlgrew offered the resolution ex tending the sympathy of the senate to the Boers, previously introduced by Maeen (rep. Ill ). and gave notice that he would speak upon it Monday. The senate then, at 2:45 P. M., went into executive session, and at 4 o'clock ad journed until Monday. In the House. In the house today a bill was passed granting the Natchicocok railroad the right to build a bridge across the Red river, Louisiana. A brisk debate occurred over the bill grvteg-to Cuban vessels the most-favored-natton treatment in American ports. Clayton (dem. Ala.) maintained that the time was - ripe for the American government recognize the independent sovereignty f- Cuba. The bill was passqd as reported: The president's message, transmitting the Philippine commission's report, was received and referred to the insular com mittee. Consideration of the Indian appropria tion bill was then resumed. Fitzgerald (dem. N. Y.) offered an amendment pro viding that the secretary of the interior might make contracts with the present contract schools, for the education of th Indians during the year ending June 90, 1ML A point of order was made against it, but before a decision was reached the committee rose, and at 6 o'clock the house r or round until $ o'clock, the evening ses sion to be devoted to pension legislation. Tamert (dem. S. C ), who gave notice during the consideration of the pension imroprwHon bill la&t week that he pro posed to block all special pension legisla tion at Friday night sessions unless a quorum of members was present, carried out Ms threat at the night session. "Now and henceforth," said Talbert, "I shall tastat upon a quorum of the house when pension bills- are under consideration at the special Friday evening sessions Members cry aloud their love far the old soldier, tout they wUt not .give up their psrk teas and noker parties aad that sort of thing to vet Mttstoac. Several rc-U-o&ue on xaotSoa to adjourn were made, and on a rising vote the ayes each,,Ume had. An overwhelming majority, 6ut on roll-calls, where members went on record, the noes always had an. equally large majority. At 10:30, without breaking: the deadlock, the house was adjourned under the rules. DEBATE IN" PARLIAMENT. fio&en; Defended-the Cabinet From JtoXiarse of Provoking War. , LONDON, Feb. 2. In the house of com mons today Mr. Broderick, the under sec retary of state for foreign affairs, reply ing to a question, affirmed the accuracy of a statement of Count von Bulow, the Gerinan Tnlnlsler 'of foreign affairs, in the relchstag, as-tp..the British arrangements pegarding the. Bee.TCb.lag of vessels. He explained that the government undertook that there should be rib search at Aden or at points more distant from the eeat of war because there was nothing to pre vent the shipping of contraband from in tervening ports. The government, ixe add ed, had not surrendered -any right. On the representations: of the German govern ment and assurances of the mail steamer company. Great Britain had agreed, pend ing further arrangements, not to. arrest mail ships, except on the gravest sus picions. Mr. Broderick also said the government had no knowledge of any communication having passed between The Netherlands and other governments with reference to the war or of the mutual relations of the European powers' with Tespect to the war. -Attempts made to illuminate the con nection -of Joseph Chamberlain, tHe secre tary of stata for the colonies, with the Jameson raid did not meet with much success. Mr. Chamberlain, being asked in regard to a letter sent by B. F. Hawkes ly, counsel for the British South Africa Company, to Earl Grey, formerly British administrator of Mashonaland, under date of February 20, 1S97, in which he said Mr. Chamberlain would have no one hut him self to blame If the cable dispatches re ferring to the negotiations of 1895 were produced before the .parliamentary com mittee of Inquiry, replied that they were communications between third parties, and he had no .knowledge of them at the !me tey were exchanged. He assumed that the dispatches were those which Mr. Hawkesly had declined to produce. The cable messages were sent to him In 1896 for confidential purposes, and he returned them with a letter saying there would be no personal objection to their publication. During the course of the day's proceed ings, John MacNell, anti-Parnelllte mem ber for South Donegal, enlivened the ses sion by asking questions regarding the Irish militia. Among other things, he asked why Irish militiamen were sent away from Ireland, to which William Johnston, conservative member for South Belfast, Interjected: "Because they are rebels." This caused John Dillon, Irish nationalist member for East Mayo, to ex claim: "Irish rebels are good enough to fight behind in the Transvaal." The debate on the address in reply to the speech from the throne was then re sumed. After James Bryce, liberal mem ber for the south division of Aberdeen, had severely censured the government for provoking an unjust war, George J. Gos chen, first lord of the admiralty, declared the cabinet assumed full responsibility and proceeded to refute the charges of provocation. At this juncture the Irish members showed, a disposition to disturb the pro ceedings. William Redmond, Parnelllte home rule member for East Clair, in vited Mr. Goschen to "try to talk sense," whereupon the speaker, Mr. Gully, re monstrated, and Mr. Redmond withdrew his expression. Continuing, Mr. Goschen assured the house that since the outbreak of the war there had been an unbroken tension at the admiralty. They knew their position and their strong and weak points. They had regard for the situation from the .point oi view of the empire, and not. from that of South Africa alone. It tfvould have been a criminal act to do otherwise, ibut it would be unwise to parade their strength. "If Germany or any of the great powers had been in our position, would they have been more patient?" Mr. Goschen asked. He then said he realized (he position was serious, but he added there was no reason for a feeling of in security. While the navy was in the present position, with the country so con scious of. its resources, it was- folly to peak of panic Sir Edward Clark, member for Ply mouth, who followed Mr. Goschen, sug gested that at the end of the debate the amendment to the address should be with drawn, as the vote might be misunder stood in the Transvaal and thoughout Europe. Gossip In the "lobby this evening seems to indicate that the impression produced last night by Mr. Wyndham's exposition of the military situation is deepening, and it is noticeable that the opponents of the government are now acknowledging their diplomatic, rather than their military, shortcomings. Sir Edward Gray's utter ances have also produced a good effect, and it is asserted in the lobby that pres sure is being brought to bear upon the leaders of the opposition to secure the withdrawal of the amendment. Should this not be attained, it is expected that the debate will, at any event, end early next week. 9 AWAITING A CLAIMANT. Uncle Sam Has a Rich Tropical Isl and With No Inhabitants. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A tropical island of nearly 10,000 acres, 42 miles due east of Puerto Rico, is waiting for some enterprising homesteader to stake out a claim. This island belongs to the United State?, but no one lives on it, ex cept a lighthouse keeper. It is known on the map as Mona island. It has luxuriant vegetation, Is well wa tered and drained. Every variety of trop ical fruit will grow there, and it possesses every natural advantage. It Is in the mid dle of the Mona passage. Mona Island be came the property of the United States by the second clause in the treaty which cedes "the island of Puerto Rico and otner Islands now under Spanish sovereignty In the West Indies." The officials of the general land office in Washington say that while our jland laws have not been extended by statute to the West Indian Islands, they undoubtedly will be. and American methods of homesteadlng pre-emption and entry will obtain there. To this extent the lands are free to any one applying. Under the homestead act heads of families may enter 160 acres of public land set aside for that purpose. Mona, while one of the most Interesting of the small Islands taken from Spain, Is not the largest. "Viceques, or Crab island, oast of Puerto Rico, about five miles from the mainland, is 20 miles long and about SO square miles in area. It is not well suited for cultivation, but affords good pas ture. Canadian Enterprise. Chicago Record. The Americans are being very badly distanced by the Canadians in respect to electric trolley-car enterprises in the Brit ish West Indies. A Montreal company operates the splendid new trolley system in Kingston, Jamaica, and the same pro moters have got hold of concessions for Georgetown (Demarara). for Port-of-Spaln, Trinidad, and for Bridgetown, Bar bados. Ask Their American Allies. Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald. The fugitives of Luzon are still giving up artillery. Where did they get it? a Texas Gives Warning, Houston (Tex.) Post. Grandma had better keep her prehensile fingers oft the kaiser's ships. A whuY of tobacco purity Zarlna cigar ettes. 10c for 10. IN DEFENSE OF CLARK THE OTHER SIDE OP THE MOXTAXA BRD3ERY CASE. First Witness Declared He,Was Of fered pHoneyhy the Prosecution to' Testify Against tlie Senator. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The defense in the case of Senator Clark, of Montana, before the senate committee on privileges and elections today began the presenta tion of Its side of the controversy. The first half of the day was given to three witnesses for the memorialists, after which Thomas Lyons," county attorney of Jefferson county, was put on the stand by Mr. Faulkper in Mr. dark's behali. His testimony was startling in several re spects. He brought Representative Camp bell, one of the attorneys for the prosecu tion, Into the controversy as an active participant in the case, saying that Mr Campbell had promised him 51000 to tes tify in the case against Mr. Clark in this prosecution. He had previously heen a worker for Mr. Clark, and said that he acted in this matter at the instance of C. W. Clark, playing the part, as the wit ness put it, "of a Whiteside on the other side." Accordingly, he had visited Mr. Campbell. After hearing his proposition to testify that several members of the legis lature had been. to,his knowledge, brlbeo, Mr. Campbell had agreed to pay him thq sum mentioned for tho evidence, after ward agreeing to double it. He said that afterward Mr. Campbell told him that he (Lyons) would ruin him (Campbell) If he revealed these facts before the commit tee, but that he had never said to Camp bell that the story he would tell was false. The first witness was Frank E. Wright, cashier of a bank at Lewlston, Mont, Wright was questioned concerning the accounts of State Representative Long1 and State Senator Hobson, the latter be ing president of his bank. He said that prior to the meeting of the, legislature Long had owed the bank $400, and Hobson had owed it $22,000. Long had paid hla note in April, and Hobson paid his in May last, both with checks. The account transcripts were placed in evidence. The one of Hobson's case showed that in April last a letter was received from the Con tinental National bank, of Chicago, ad vising the Fergus County bank of. a credit of $25,000 In Hobson's behalf. Hobson was then In London, but the witness did not think he had gone to London with Senator Clark. Hobson had never told him where he obtained the $25,000. On cross-examination, the witness said thnt TTnhson was considered a wealthy man. tvnrth about $300,000 or $400,000. He knew that he had sold some mines in wn- 1 don, but did not know whether the $Z5,uw was derived from this source. Halsey Id". Watson, of Fergus county, testified to a conversation with Represent ative Long after his return to Lewlston from his attendance at the legislature. Long had exhibited a big roll of bills. Witness had said to Long. "Well, Charley, I suppose It was simply a matter of dol lars and cents to you," to which he said tlie reply was, 'Well, I hope, you don't consider 'I was a cheap guy, anyway." W. W. Beasley, a republican member of the Montana legislature, said he was induced to vote for Clark because in a statement furnished him Clark had given assurance that he would-vote for protec tion of Montana raw materials. Mr. Beasley, after lunch, said that there had been, more talk of bribery among the "Daly people" thaif among any other class. Ho said he hhd never been offered nor had he accepted 'any consideration for his vote for Mr. Clark for the senate. The prosecution rested here, and Mr. Faulkner called Thomas L. Lyon, of Boul der Mont, as the first witness for the de fense. He related that last summer he had snet Mark Hev.ltt, one of the wlt tiospi for the nrosecutlon. in Butte, when the latter had ccme to him and asked him, to go into a scheme "to omti" varK ww giving him a lease on a mining property. Afterward the witness declared Hewitt said to him that he did not believe that Clark was going to give him the coveted lease, adding, "Campbell has got a barrel of money In this proceeding against Clark, andi if we cannot get anything out of Clark, ithere is no reason why wo cannot make a 'killing' by going in with the other side." Hewitt had continued, I know enough to put up a story that will break the old man's back, and If he don t give me the lease, I'l put the harpoon Into him." Lyons said he had told Charles Clark of tho condition of affairs, and the latter had asked him to pretend he was going into the rcheme. He had done this, and afterward gone to see Congressman Camp bell, who is conducting the case before the committee for the prosecution,, who had told him that he wanted his aid very much in prosecuting the case. When he had made objections, Campbell had told him that "he did not expect him to join the prosecution for nothing, and that the prosecution would pay whatever was right." Afterward when he had told Campbell that he could testuy max some of the members of the legislature from his county were bought to vote for Clark, the latter had promised to give him $5000. He (Campbell) had himself suggested this fig ure, and had told him that when he got to Washington he would .fix the matter so that It would be as secure as if he had the money in his pocket. In this same connection Lyons said that Attorney-General Nolan had promised Immu nity from prosecution for participation in the bribery proceedings to those who might testify In the case. Lyons also related that he had seen Mr. Campbell and also Attorney-General No lan since his arrival in Washington. He had first seen Campbell at the Raleigh hotel, when the latter had. asked him to come before, the committee and testify, and said that he would give him his per sonal guarantee that he should have the $5000 promised. "You know," he reported Campbell as saying, "if I should give you the money now and you should go before the committee and spring It on me, I should be ruined." Lyon stated that If he did not get his money he would be ruined, and had asked what the difference would be. "Simply this," Campbell was represented to, have replied, "to you It Is only a matter of dollars and cents to me It Is reputation." Later he said he had met Mr. Campbell and also Attorney General Nolan In the corridor of the capi tol, outside the room of the committee on privileges and elections, and that Camp bell and Nolan had both assured him that he should have his pay. He had not seen them since. Asked by Senator Chandler' if Charley Clark had promised him any compensa tion for his services In the matter, Mr, Lyon replied that Mr. Clark had agreed to pay the expenses of hiring a deputy for him as county attorney of Jefferson coun ty during his absence, but there had been no further agreement, Campbell conducted the cross-examination, and in reply to his question Lyon said that during the sitting of the legis lature he had been in Helena keeping the Boulder county delegation in line for Mr. Clark, and thathe had received $250 fqr his expenses. He denied making various statements regarding the purchase of votes of members of the legislature attrib uted to him by Mr. Campbell, apd some of which were also said to have been made by Attorney-General Nolan. "Did not you tell Colonel Nolan that the Clark people had agreed to pay you $10 000. and that It would mean no more to them thanlO cents to you?" Mr. Campbell asked. "No, sir: I did not Ml him that I was to have $10,000 or 10.000 cents." Mr. Campbell asked the witness if it was his desire that the committee should Un derstand that he offered him an Induce ment to commit perjury. Lyon replied that "he would leave the committee to draw its own Inferences." He had not told Mr. Campbell that what he had led Mr. Campbell to believe he had testified to was not true, but possibly Campbell had a i right "lo infer that it was true. Really, he had not at the time given the matter of perjury any thought He bad sunply sought to Impress upon Campbell's mina that he would testify as he had outlined, but nqt whether the facts were true or false. The witness also denied, emphatically, that Campbell had told him, in the pres ence of Ben Hill-and Mark Hewitt, that it was Impossible for him to make any promises of remuneration, for testimony, repeating that the matter of remuneration had' not been discussed in the presence of others. - - Lyon having made a statement in an af fidavit that Mr. Campbell's proposition was repugnant, Mr. Campbell asked him what feature of It was repugnant. The reply was that he objected to being asked to concoct a story that was untrue. -"Did I know you proposed to- tell a story that was not true?" Campbell asked. "You never asked me whether it was true or not," was the reply "I thought you understood there was not much truth in It. Nothing was eald on that proposi tion. The whole thing was repugnant to me; the whole situation was repugnant." Lyon admitted that he had not gone to see Campbell until after he had seen Clark, and the latter had asked him to follow the matter up. Later, Lyon said Camp bell had promised to double the $5000 of fered him. He said he had not told Camp bell that he had not made an affidavit that Charley Clark had asked him to give Campbell a chance to put up the $5000 promised. ' Mr. Campbell Is It not true that I told you, oyer and over again, that I wanted you to testify to the absolute truth, and to nothing else? Lyon You told me that In the Raleigh hotel, and you may have run that kind of a bluff on us at Butte.. He said he had gone to the Raleigh to see If Mr. Campbell Would put up the $5000; that he did not really expect him to put It up, but that if it had been paid it was his intention to turn the money over to the committee. TARIFF FOR PUERTO RICO. House Bill Establishing a System for the Island. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. At a special meeting of the ways and means commit tee today it was decided to report a bill establishing a tariff system for Puerto Rico fin a basis of 25 per cent of the rates in the regular tariff law. Reports were also received from the cub committee which has c&risldered to what extent the term United States, as used in the constitution, relates to the outlying territory recently acquired by this coun try. A majority of the subcommittee, com prising the .republican members, reported in substance that congress has practically unlimited power in dealing with these ter ritories. Tlie minority, comprising Rlch arason (dem. Tenn.) and Newlands (sll. Nev.) hold in substance that all constitu tional restrictions extend to the newly ac quired territory, and that the powers of congress are thereby limited. The report on the meaning of the term "United States," as applicable to Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Hawaii and other possessions, was received ivith great Interest, and was regarded as determining a most import ant line of policy by those In authority. TRAVELERS AS CONTRABAND. Portugal Seems to Have Come to Very "Wise Decision. New York Tribune. The back door of the Transvaal is be ing cloc6d. That Is the purport of late news from Lisbon. The Portuguese gov ernment has forbidden further passage of travelers across Its territory from Lour enco Marques to the Transvaal. That is nn extreme step. It has not been gener ally expected. Nevertheless, It appears to be justifiable on principles of International law. Whether it has been taken by Por tugal through her own volition or under suggestion or pressure from Great Britain does not, of course, appear. But even at this late date, it will materially aid the British cause by Inflicting upon ,the- Boer, states one of the heaviest of blows. Delagoa bay has since some time before the outbreak of the war been the avenue of entry, not only of munitions of war of nl kinds for the Transvaal, but of mercen ary troops for the Transvaal army. These latter have been hired by thousands, In various European countries, by the secret service agents whom the Transvaal em ploys, and whom it supplies so plentifully With money extorted or filched from the pockets of other people. (These terms arc used advisedly. What was taxation with out representation but extortion, before the war? And since the war began, what is it but robbery to confiscate the money and the prpperty of noncombatants? To finance a war out of the pockets of non combatants whether of the other side or of neutrals, is shrewd business but shady morals.) They have flocked to Delagoa bay under all sorts of disguises mer chants, hospital nurses, pleasure-seeker3, and what not have gone straight up to Koomatl Poort, and a little later have turned up at the front as soldiers of for tune, under the Boer flag. Portugal, we have said, has a legal right to stop such work. We are not sure that she Is under compulsion to do so, provided she gives the same privilege to both com batants. If a neutral power chooses to open Its territory to the troops of both belligerents It may do so. But In doing so It runs great risk of trouble to Itself, for which reason such a course is seldom pursued. The customary rule, which a power has an undoubted right to follow. Is to prohibit trespass upon its soil by troops of either belligerent, and that rule Is properly to be extended to the exclu sion of all travelers who are Intending to become soldiers upon reaching belligerent territory. And that these Delagoa- bay tourists have had such lntent'on Is quite obvious. When thousands of adventurers have thus flocked to the Transvaal In time of war on no known peaceful errand, and the Transvaal government has Immedi ately begun to boast of the thousands of foreign soldiers who are serving in its army, a prima facie case is pretty well made out. A fuller appreciation of the case may i perhaps be gained if we suppose that thou sands of men from Great Britain and her colonies had. at the outbreak of the war. flocked to Belra and thence across tort Buluwayo, and that then we had heard of the formation of a large British army at Buluwayo, to march down upon the Trans vaal vfrom the north. Should we not have been' justified In reckoning that the Beira tourists were British soldiers In disguise? And would there not have been a protest from the friends of the Transvaal against such use of Portuguese territory? The British have, so far as we are Informed, made no such use of Belra. The Trans vaal has, according to Its own confession, made such use of Delagoa bay. In declar ing that such use shall stop, and that neither belligerent shall use her territory as passage ground for troops or as base of military operations, Portugal Is acting well within the bounds of international law. ia Artificial Sight. A Russian inventor has perfected an elec trical appliance, which he claims will en able the blind to see. This will .bring much happfaess to those who have defective eye sight. Another great discovery which will bring much happiness to tnose whose stom achs have become deranged, is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It has made a world wide reputation for, Itself as a certain cure for such-ailments as Indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, biliousness and malaria, fever and ague. . p British. Pensions. Scottish American. An officer who loses a limb or eye at oncQ. receives a sum equivalent to a year's pay, and the price of an artificial limb. A year later he may be granted a per' manent annual pension, graduated accord ing to his rank. A lieutenant-general re ceives 400, major-general 350, a colonel 300, a major 200, a captain 100, and a . subaltern '70. WEKLY TRADE REVIEW LARGE DELIVERIES MADE ON PRE VIOUS COATRAGTS. Heavy Speculative Advance in Cotton-Wool Holding Steadr Brad sfreet'a 'FlnabTclal Revlevr. NEW"YORK, Feb. 2. R. G. Dun & Co. s weekly review of trade will say tomorrow: This 'year starts with mueh"of the year's business: already done and all com parisons will prove misleading if that fact is not taken into account. Last year the certainty of great impr.oveme.nt -had come before the 'year opened,, and tljere w,as a rush to get in orders before works became crowded and prices advanced. This year the works are already crowded ior monms ahead in most lines, and prices had al ready 'advanced so far that recoil had al ready commenced in some branches,, and was thought probable in others. With the exception of woolen manufac tures, the chief industries have met less new business in January than last year. though deliveries on previous contracts- have been larger than a year ago. in work turned out the past month proba blv surpasses all others, and, "rightly Considered, the fact that new contracts for work already well supplied are small er than last year, is not of Itself dis couraging. The great burst of specula tion last year swelled January payments through clearing-houses far beyond those of this year at New York, and such pay ments at other (540) cities also averaged per business day a shade larger than this year, nut a muca greater uccicmc "i have appeared in transactions connected with formation of new companies. Wheal rose 1 cent, but soon reacted. Atlantic exports were only 1,466,532 bush els, flour Included, for the week, against 4,942.436 bushels last year, and had more Influence, than the decrease in Eastern re ceipts, which have been for the week 43 per cent, and for Ave weeks 40 per cent, less than last year, while the decrease In Atlantic exports for five weeks has been 57 per cent. Pacific exports have been 4,209,300 bushels In five weeks, against 3,670,854 bushels last year. Speculation in cotton has raised the priqe to 8 cents, without Improvement in demand. The receipts from plantations' still fall so far behind last year's that low estimates of yield are expected. . Wool Is rather weaker In some grades, but stronger In others, so that the aver' age of quotations Is steady, notwithstand ing some sales at concessions, une mnis which have taken extraordinary orders for the heavy-weight season, without af terwards looking for wool, obviously have on hand large stocks, so that the market depends upon the sufficiency of the sup plies they hold. Prices of goods are still rising a little, but are relatively lower than, the 'material. Boot and shoe manufacturers have passed all records In deliveries, nearly 21 per cent beyond those of January last year, but new orders have been greatls restricted. The Iron and steel industry is so far tied up by contracts reaching through most of the year, that the effect of pro duction exceeding consumption is felt only In some instances. A little lower prices have been made for foundry iron In considerable transactions, though Bessemer- does not yield, but steel billets are offered by some at $33 per ton. Dif ferences between producers and some ot the largest consumers of steel block tha market. In plates and bars, concessions are still made to secure business: in sheets the demand is stronger, and In rails, structural forms, tin plates and nails, prices are held firmly. Failures' for the week have been 232 in the United States, against 224 last year, and 34 in Canada, against 25 last year. HARDENING IN VALUES. Weather Influences- -Affecting the , General , Tirade Situation. NEW YORK, Feb, 2. Bradstreet's to morrow will say: Weather Influences have played no small part In the general trade situation this week, and yet some of the unquestion able Improvements In tone can hardly be charged to the more seasonable weather experienced. Whatever the causes, how ever, and these have been divers, the fact remains that a numbr of stqples, no less than speculative securities, have hard ened in value during the week. One in dustrythat of anthracite coal prices in which have begun to droop because ot the open winter, has been perceptibly braced. The influence of colder weather, too, is perceptible in the wheat market. Much of the winter-sown crop Is unpro tected by snow, and other Influences of strength In the market have been the re ports a3 to foreign crops, the Argentine plague and consequent strength of Euro- 'pean advices. Among products not affected by current weather conditions, however, might be mentioned the South's great staple, cot ton, which, owing largely to the better foreign buying and -the JanuaTy business, appears to have been in a high degree satisfactory, shipments from leading cen ters being much heavier than In January a year ago, whatever complaints were re ceived of backward new business belns attributed to earlier buying have antici pated the regular season. There Is little comfort to the hope for lower prices in the reports from the iron trade this week. It Is true, some conces sions have been made from the hlshest points reached on a number of products, but the concessions in pig-Iron are claimed to have been few, and mostly on the product of furnaces recently put In blast, whose output had not been con tracted for. Inquiry at the leading hon markets of the country falls to indicate any widespread weakening, and the con cessions are claimed to have been really In the nature of readjustments. The steel situation is not overclear, and some busi ness is reported possible at concessions of Jl to $2 per ton, where the product has not been contracted ahead. Some ex port business in rails to Norway is re ported this week, while from Birmingham comes reports of some good sales of plg Iron, with further export business checked by advancing freight rates. The produc tion of leading Southern Interests is re ported sold up to July. Iron trade au thorities are slow to predict beyond that date, but the strength of foreign markets is regarded as a guarantee against any possible perpendicular drop in domestic quotations. Woolen goods are holding the advances recently asked, and raw wool is firm, though sales are smaller than for some weeks past, owing, it Is claimed, to do mestic stocks of desirable wool being small. London auction sales witnessed good prices obtained for good lots, but considerable quantities were carried over undisposed of. Leather is dull, but hides are no weaker. The strength of sugar and coffee among the groceries is no less pronounced than of late, raw and refined grades of the former having again been marked up, and small crop reports being made the basis for further strength in coffee. Wheat, flour included, shipments for the week aggregate 2,724,S3T bushels, against 3,581,197 bu3hels last week, 8.585 413 bush els in tho corresponding week of 1899. Business failures for the week in the United States are nnly 171, as compared with 232 last week, 207 in the week a year aco. 295 in 1898, 304 In 1897, and 388 in 1886. For the week, Canadian failures number only 21, as compared with 36 last week. 36 In this week- a year ago, 42 in 188, 58 in'lS97. fend 60 in 1896. THE FINANCIAL REVIEW. 'Monetary Conditions Have Assnmea a Condition of Settled Ease. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Bradstreet's .finan cial review tomorrow will say: Monetary conditions have for the time being assumed a condition of settled ease, which to some extent induced investment buying of bonds and prime dlvidend-tmyi ing railroad and. other atoeks. The to- l creased xactnty witn wnien specNi&avtt holdings can now be carried has also led to renewed" activity by butt people aad manipulative operators, and even attract ed a certain amount of fresh public pur chasing in Wall street. The fact that Lon don Itself seema to hove, discounted all the bad news from the seat of war in South Africa, renders such intelligence as the abandonment of the forward move ment of- General- Buller in Natal of little influence in a bearish sense, and the . : , . ATYH-loon istnalr m.rlrn, nuhlln b anKaav I to have come to the conclusion that foreign financial and political compltca lions are te play a decided part in shap ing the action of speculation on this s.de of the oceanv More attention has consequently been given to the favorable condition- of affairs at home: The continued excellent exhiM- f tioa of earnings- meae.by various railreads are not neglected, but, so lac as torae dlate effects on the market are concerned, they yielded to the current developments concerning industrial organization. The most important devetopmeat ef the week for the market was the announce ment on Tuesday that the American Steel & Wire Company had declared 1 per cent on its common'stock, out df the earnings of 1S99, the figures given out at the same time showing that the concern had earned about 1S per cent on that portion ef its capital. The buying of steely and wire stocks seemed to stimulate renewed par- chasing in other stocks of the same group, and finally extended to the other Imtaa triaVs and to the railroad share Hst m well. The movement was helped by the existence of a large professional short in terest, which covered extensively on Tues day and Wednesday. When the buying from this quarter was exhausted there was a lull in the activity, but by Thurs day the pools and bullish manipulations had little difficulty in starting upwara movements in various specialties, thus maintaining the interest of the pHbllc. One of the incidents of the week was ;the failure on Wednesday e a stock ex change house, whose members, it seems. had been heavily committed on the short side of the industrials ana general list. and then endeavored to escape by large and apparently reckless purchase of American. Sugar. The matter was the subject of much unfavorable comment, but having little or no relation to- the general market, it failed to influence prices to an extent beyond creating same tem porary thoifgh sharp fluctuations la Sugar. The further decline la. Third-avenue stocks was expected by conditions pe culiar to that company in-connectteR with the refunding of Its large floating debt and the passing of any interest on boate on the Brooklyn warehouse, commteotoii and a prospective reorganization of that company did not appear to affect the spec ulative cpmmunity. Bank Clearing:?. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. The following ta ble, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clearings at principal cities for the week ended February 1, with the percent age of increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: Inc. Dec. New York ? 931.682.064 Boston 180.783,000 Chicago U6.561.000 Philadelphia 88.364,000 St. Louis 2S.S1.000 Pittsburg .. 29,007.000 Baltimore 18,861,600 San Francisco ... 18,39,600 Cincinnati 14,230.000 Kansas City 12,488.000 New Orleans 12,110,060 38.1 .7 4.2 9.T 2.9 2a 26.3 7.9 7.8 11.8 19.4 Minneapolis 3.2 .Detroit Cleveland Louisville ... .".... Providence Milwaukee St-" Paul Buffalo Omaha Indianapolis Columbus, O Savannah Denver .. ........... Hartford Richmond Memphis '.. ...... Washington Peoria . Rochester New Haven Worcester Atlanta Salt Lake -City.... 7.7 ll.S 1T.8 2L5 14J 29.8 is!? S6.3 24.8 Z2fZ W-&1 ! t1' J.'1-fl 8.0 16.6 44.1 !2 24.7 3e. 32.7 22.3 4f.2 24.3 Springfield, Mass. Fort Worth Portland, Me Portland, Or. .... St. Joseph Los Angeles Norfolk Syracuse Des Moines Nashville Wilmington, Del Fall River . Scranton ,. Grand Rapids Augusta, Ga. .... Lowell Dayton, O Seattle Tacoma .. Spokane Sioux City New Bedford .... Knoxvllle, Tenn.. Topeka Birmingham .. .. Blnghamton Jacksonville. Fla. Chattanooga .. .. Rockford, 111 Canton. O Springfield. O Hastings, Neb. ... Fremont, Neb Toledo Galveston Houston Youngstown Macon Evansville Helena Little Rock Springfield, III. .. Saginaw 29.9 29.8 1.9 28.9 3.1 23.3 2.8 36.9 98.7 29.3 72.2 54.8 'i'.k 2.'7 47.8 57.1 14.3 3S.9 18.2 : 13.8 36.7 26U 36.9 .k 39.9 3.7 9.1 38.5 Totals, TJ. S $1.520S7.eOO .... 26.1 Outside N. Y 588,76,000 .... 7.8 Dominion of Canada- t Montreal $ 12.087.000 .... . Toronto S.263,X) .... 17.8 Winnipeg 1,725.800 2.3 Halifax 1,308 000 4.3 .. . Hamilton 884",000 ' .... 5.9 St, John. N. B.... 35f.l 1.9 .... Vancouver 64,600 21.1 .... Victoria 481,660 .... 38.7 Totals .,5 26.47.e00 18.3 Significance or the Cypress. Chicago Chronicle. 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