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Prevent future trouble by giving your eyes attention NOW. ' WALTER REED Eye Specialist 133 SIXTH STREET OREGOXIAN BUILDIXG BY A NARROW MARGIN. Only Fourteen Votes Prevented a Strike on the Great Northern. ST. PAUL. Feb. EFacts that came to licht today Indicate that th n, isw. ern railway escaped a strike last week by a much narrower mareln than was under. stood. There were only lacking 14 votes to authorize a strike. The brakemen were practically unanimous in voting to reject the road's schedules, only seven votes being cast in favor of It. The conductors, came within 14 votes of the constitutional two-thirds required to reject the sched ule and authorize extreme measures. As the brakemen could not quit without the assistance of the conductors and that as sistance was refused by a narrow margin, there was nothing left for either organ ization to do, -but accept the inevitable. o Sunstrdkes in Baenos Ayres. BUENOS ATRBS, Feb X There were -19 cases of sunstroke here Sunday, of which 134 cases were fatal, British Preparing to Jnvade the Free State. WILL CROSS AT NORVAL'S PONT Overwhelming: Force of Infantry Sent to Seize the Crossing Boers at Colcsbers Surrounded. CAPE TOWN, Feb. .5 A dispatch from Naauwpoort says: There Is great activity here and on the Rensberg-Hanover road, due to the dis patch of an overwhelming force of Infan try to seize Norval's Pont. , The cavalry, having completed the reconnolssance, Is being retired to Tecoup Its losses. The Boers at Colesberg are virtually sur rounded. THE SITUATION IN NATAL. It la Assumed In London That Boiler I Moving- Forward. LONDON, Feb. 6, 4 A. M. Military opin ion In London continues to assume, from very blender materials, that General Bul ler Is again throwing his army -against the Boer forces. A retired general, Sir "William Henry Green, whose distin guished career gives weight to his opin ion, thinks that General Buller, with 25, 000 men, Is making a wide detour to the west and north, in order to avoid the roughest places of he country. As Gen eral Buller must have thousands of wag ons, Sir William Greeu points out that his advance would necessarily be slow. No authentic word is yet at hand, save that the war office reaffirmed orally to newspaper inquiries at a late hour that it could not confirm the reported advance. There the Natal situation rests. It is from the western field that more definite statements come. Large opera tions are apparently about to begin. Gen eral French, who has now returned to Kensberg from his conference with Lord Roberts, has sent what is described as an overwhelming force of Infantry to seize Norval's Pont That is where the railway, before it was destroyed, crossed the Orange river and connected with the Free State trunk line to Bloemfontein. Norval's Pont Is 19 miles north of Colesberg and 25 miles from General French's headquarters at Rensberg. The Boers at Colesberg have been in danger of being surrounded by the largely rein forced and extending lines of the British, An occupation of Norval's Tont in force would presumably render Colesberg un tenable. The Boers are showing great activity in the Naauwpoort and Colesberg dis tricts. Many of the guns hitherto facing Lord Methuen are believed to have gone to Norval's Pont. The British, therefore, may find formidable bodies of Boers there. Ihejyar office announces that 15 trans- iUJBdispatcheds ibetweanitftoday ifrec i in ft. kuui wmicn luicc nccua agb to the ex-lord inayof of Belfast. Said the war would last three- or four months longer. The censorship seems to have com pletely shut down the correspondents at Spearman's camp. No dispatch from that point appears In this morning's papers, and nothing has been allowed to issue since Sunday evening. A dispatch to the Times from Queens town, Cape Colony, dated Monday, says: "General Brabant, while addressing one of the regiments of the colonial division on parade yesterday, said they were leav ing the next morning for the front, not to return, he hoped, until the trust intrusted to him by Lord Roberts had been suc cessfully accomplished. He could not dis close the plan of operations, but If his lntentlons-were carried out, the greatest glutton of fighting among them would have his fill." AVAR OFFICE DEMES-IT. Says Duller Has Not Begun His Ad , . vauce. LONDON, Feb. 5. A correspondent of the Associated Press learns from an offi cial source that absolutely no confirma tion has been received by the war office of the report that Buller has recrossed J the v Tugela river and Is marching on i Ladysmith. On the contrary, according to the Information of the war office at the present moment, there is every indi cation that things are quiet at the front, and that no Immediate movement Is an ticipated. Regarding dispatches from Ladysmith saying Buller' s guns have been heard there, It is surmised that some practice may have been going on wirn new bat teries which have just reached the front. The war office statement has failed to shake the public belief that operations of tremendous importance are proceeding on the Tugela, and. it is thought that either the denial was prompted by a desire td keep the military movements as secret as possible until something is accom plished, or that Buller is keeping the home office in the dark pending results- It Is obviously extremely difficult to ex tract the truth from the conflicting state ments regarding Buller's movements, but most of the commentators agree that the gist of the items tends to confirm the be lief that movements of Importance are in progress. It is true correspondents at Buller's headquarters convey the impres sion that his main force Is still south of the Tugela, but it is equally conceivable that the dispatches are so censored. A -special dispatch from Durban, dated today, says: "There is no definite news from Buller, "but it Is reported there was heavy fighting yesterday." TURNING OF THE TIDE. Spencer Wilkinson's Review of the Situation. LONDON, Feb. 6. Spencer Wilkinson, in the Morning Post, says: "The tide is beginning to turn. In the western theater of war it looks as if General French has been reinforced, per haps by General Chermside's brigade. This would be the beginning of a systematic direction of the campaign. When Gener-1 French has disposed of the enemy forming his present objection, his force will be available for other operations." Detailing possible operations of Generals French, Gatacre and Kelly-Kenny, Mr. Wilkinson says: "There is now a prospect that In two or three weeks the British forces will be holding the passes of the Orange river, repairing the bridges and collecting all the requisites for the advance northward; to begin as soon as Lord Roberts sees his way to order the movement. "There are now more than enough troops between the coast and Orange river to form three infantry divisions, and a cav alry division, without counting either the colonial mounted troops or five militia battalions which can be used to relieve regular battalions on the lines of com munication.; Lord Methuen's three -brigades make a further addition that "might ultimately be utilised." Mr. Wilkinson then proceeds to urge the government to make every preparation against emergencies at home, especially to put the "volunteers and -all available forces in the most complete condition for service, if needed. He 'recommends re arming volunteers with the best modern guns, and, in short, the organization and equipment of. the available forces rather than hasty endeavors to recruit untrained men. LONDON' IS HOPEFUL. Notwithstanding Buller Has Not Kept His Word. NEW YORK. Feb. 5. London today was permitted to observe a few words of news from South Africa. ? They staled that Gen eral Buller was advancing to the relief of Ladysmith; that the garrison In the be leaguered town could hear his guns, and that they were In good spirits, ready to repel an assault or co-operate wltfi the rescuing forces. While, anxiety is again becoming intense, the feeling is nowmore hopeful than on the eve of General Bul ler's previous engagements. The British force on the Tugela has been reinforced with men and guns, but General Joubert and his 19,000 men can call In no new regi ments, for the Boers have need of all their men to defend the borders of the Free State. It was just one week ago today that General -Buller announced that ho would be in Ladysmith in a week. Ha has not kept his word. No -news at all has been received from the armies operating in Cape Colony, and there Is much speculation In London as to the plans of Lord Roberts and the mysteri ous movements of Lord Kitchener. The general idea Is that they are preparing some Napoleonic campaign that will bring the war to a speedy finish. Dispatches from Spearman's Camp, dated Friday, Saturday and Sunday, are jjuuusneu in juunuou tnis morning, un r n day heliographlc communication with Ladysmith was resumed, messages pass ing freely; the Boers were busy shelling the town, and burial parties of Boers were burying their dead at Splonkop, though nine days had elapsed since the battle. On Saturday the bombardment of Lady smith was lighter. From Cheveley, Gen eral Barton cannonaded the Colenso lines, employing the naval guns. The Boers, as usual, appeared at Colenso, but retreated when the British artillery opened. The day was quiet at Potgleter's. There was no cannonading by the British guns. The Boers enjoyed this Immunity from at tack, and could be seen in- large numbers drying their blankets and working to strengthen and add to their defensive works. The. Boers around Potgleter's seemed intent on watching every move ment of our troops. They could be seen riding or walking along their work3 In careless fashion, numbers of them spy ing through their glasses. The enemy have certainly made a number of addi tional positions for cannon and for the defense of the passage of the Tugela at Potgleter's drift. Standing upon Mount Alice, or the lower ridges of rugged Swartzkop, over 1000 feet above Potgleter's drift, one obtains a mag nificent prospect for a distance of 12 miles. To the north puffs of cannon smoke dis close the position of the Boer guns bom barding Ladysmith. ,ynt'unaay tnere was no cannonading at ScearMan Sf.Qamn.'nd'SWdaBasfauT r MJiflTn i ii- ia r i us .- -- - -- .- .-. DUtfarssnipmg byth.oers. v The'shel ing of Ladysmith wad-slight. Messages are freely interchanged between Buller's and White's camps by night with calcium signal lamp3 and by day with the hello graph. The Boers by means of their acet ylene search and signal lights have tried Ineffectually to blur the transmission of our signals. These three carefully censored dispatches said nothing of a forward movement being in progress, but spoke of the Joy pi the men at the prospect of an advance. MACRUM IN WASHINGTON, Will Visit His Ohio Home Before Ho Makes His Report, ' WASHINGTON, Feb, 5. Mr. Macrum called at the state department at 3:30 to day, and spent about half an hour In con sultation with Dr. Hill, assistant secre tary of state, Secretary Hay having left his office for the day. He still refused to make any statement explaining his rea sons for leaving Pretoria. Mr. Macrum said he was fatigued by travel, and want ed to visit his home at East Liverpool, O., for a few days' rest, after whicji he would return to Washington and make his report, 1 St. Patrick and the Boers. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5. The St. Pat rick's day celebration in San Etanclsco this year Is to cdnsist of a series of pub lic entertainments by 29 local Irish so cieties, for the financial benefit of the Boers in "South Africa. So much was de cided Sunday at a large convention held In Knights of the Red Branch hall, fol lowed by an enthusiastic meeting of an executive committee, which was given full power to make arrangements for the day's festivities. Recruiting for Strnthcona Horse. FORT STEELE, B. C, Feb. 5. Recruit ing for the Strathcona horse, the detach ment wliich Is being equipped and x ain tained by Lord Strathcona, Canadian high commissioner in London, began here to day. Although the number to be taken from this section Is restricted to 40, there are over 200 applicants for enlistment. THE EVERETT TERMINUS. Point From Wliich. Northern Pacific Will Ship to the Orient. ST. PAUL, Feb. 5. The reported selec tion of terminals at Evrett by the North ern Pacific Is Confirmed b,y President Mel len, who returned from New York 'today. Mr." Mellen says the arrangement is made necessary because of the attitude of Se attle, but that it does not mean that the road will confine all its Oriental ship ments exclusively to Everett. "We are interested in Seattle and Ta coma," said he, "but the future possi bility of this traffic makes It necessary that some adequate provision should be' made at once. It would be much more desirable to concentrate our business at one point, but violent opposition seems to preclude this." The trackage arrangement between the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific, as the outcome of negotiations between the for mer road and the XJregon Navigation, have not advanced beyond negotiations. During the past SO days no progress has been made. The Clearwater disjiute, so far as Mr. Mellen knows, will Temain as at present until an understanding is reached with the Union Pacific which controls the Oregon Navigation. Clenrwnter Trace Renewed. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. The six months' truce between the Northern Pacific rail way and the Oregon Railroad Naviga tion Company, by which both companies agreed to suspend construction work to the Clearwater country in Idaho, expired today, but has been renewed for another six months. The report from Tacoma" that the Union Pacific has secured- trackage privileges over the Northern Pacific, linef rom Port land to Tacoma was denied today by an officer of the Union Pacific. ACE IN KENTUCKY An Agreement Reached at the Louisville Conference. FAVORABLE TO THE DEMOCRATS Governor Taylor to Send. Troops Homo-Scasloa of the Legislature to e Resumed at Frankfort. LQUISVILLE, Ky..Feb. 6. If the agree ment drawn lip at the conference of the representatives of the republican and dem ocratic administrations, held at the Gait house in this city, is accepted and carried out, the strife which has rent Kentucky from end to end for the past two weeks will be ended. The agreement was reached shortly after midnight, and arrangements were Immediately made to have Jt drawn up and signed. This was slow work, how ever, and it was after 2 o'clock when the conferees separated. The democrats gained nearly every point they contended for, and the republican representatives, Lieutenant-Governor John Marshall, GeneralDan Lindsay and At torney David Farlelgh, gave assurances that the agreement would be accepted by Governor Taylor tomorrow. The agreement provides that in order to leave no question as to the title of Will lam Goebel and J. C. W. Beckham to the offices of governor and lieutenant-governor respectively, the general assembly shall pass a resolution in joint assembly validating the acts on that subject, since the legislature has been prevented by troops from holding Its regular sessions at Frankfort. As soon as the legislature does this, Beckham's title to the office oi jgovernor is not to be questioned. The democrats grant immunity to Gov ernor Taylor and his associates from prosecution for treason, usurpation of of fice or contempt of court for what has been done since the shooting of Goebel. These matters are to be held In abeyance until next Monday. The republican legis lature is to be withdrawn from London immediately, and no filibustering or other attempt of this character Is tq be resorted to by the republicans to obstruct the car rying out of this agreement in the legis lature. . The democrats suggested that in view of the' great crowds expected In Frank fort during the Goebel funeral ceremonies the soldiers should be withdrawn. The republicans asked that an adequate guard be left to protect Governor Taylor and his" associates. It was finally agreed to leave to General Daniel Lindsay, one of the republican conferees, the decision as to how many troops should be left to pre vent a clash as a result at the Goebel funeral, the republicans to begin at once the withdrawal of troops from Frankfort. It was agreed that the board of election commissioners, sitting as a contest board, should be allowed to meet at Frankfort Without molestation, the democrats agree ing tnatnp summary-action, he,, tnlrnn nn mestsl-mnTl'BSPnTKlntJR-ane; mt alio bearing of evidence and ar gument. ' The republicans asked that some pro vision for repeal or modification of the Goebel law be included in the agreement. The democrats agreed that to two lead ing republicans and two leading demo crats should he left the matter of sug gesting changes in the Goebel law, be lieved to be wise. The acceptance of this agreement "by the principals i3 the only element of uncer tainty n6w remaining in the situation. Naturally there was no objection from the democrats, and the attitude of Gov ernor Taylor will certainly be" known to morrow. However accurate the republican confer ees represent Governor Taylor, or how necessary the latter's acqulescense is to file carrying out of the plans agreed upon tonight can only be deter mined by the events in the next 24 hours. It is probable that the republican policy was materially influenced by the follow ing telegram: "Washington, D. C Feb. 4, 1900. Hon. W. S. Taylor: The unanimous sentiment here is that you are wrong in preventing the legislature from meeting, and that you should submit the disputed questions to the civil courts. Federal assistance cannot be given you on your requisition so long as the legislature is in session or can be convened. There is no doubt but it can be convened, if you will permit. The democrats Intend that if any violence occurs you shall be the aggressor. You will, by forcible resistance, alienate all who formerly sympathized with, your case. No assistance Answer. "W. J. DEBdE." GOVERNOR TAYLOR'S OFFER. Willing to Submit the Controversy to Arbitration. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 5. Governor Taylor tonight made a distinct and posi tive offer to submit the merits of his claim to the gubernatorial chair of Kentucky to any three fair-minded men in the world, these three- men to be selected by the United States supreme court, He will allow them to arbitrate the case and abide by their decision. The declaration made by Governor Taylor regarding arbi tration was at once wired by the Asso ciated Press correspondent to Lieutenant Governor John Marshall and Attorney David W. Falrielgb, republican members of the political conference held tonight at Louisville. "I will leave the settlement of this con troversy to any three fair-minded men on earth," said Governor Taylor in an interview this afternoon with a corre spondent of the Associated Press. "Let three teen in whom the people have con fidence be selected by the United States supreme court, and I will with all con fidence submit the cSse to their arbi tration, and will cheerfully abide by their decision in the matter, I was elected gov ernor of the state of Kentucky, not by a majority of 2200, but by a majority of 40,000, and on that decision of the people I propose to stand. "No acts of the legislature in regard to my case have been legal, beoause no meeting of the legislature has been held according to law. The constitution pro vides that the legislature shall consist of two bodies, the senate and the lower house, and shall sit at the seat of gov ernment, The seat of government is at Frankfort, unless the governor convenes the legislature at some other point, I have convened the legislature at London, where it will continue to sit for the pres ent, at least, and no action by the demo cratic members of the legislature, there fore, has legal standing. "Another thing. I have never been given formal notice that I had been deposed by act of the legislature. When such no tice of the act of the democratic members of the legislature is given me, I will either ignore it or veto it" Governor Taylor then stated that he was willing to leave the settlement of the con troversy to three men selected by tha United States supreme-court. .. "The case of the election board Is dif ferent from thatsof the legislature." een tinued Governor Taylor. "The law spe cially provides a room for them la the state building, where they shall hold their sessions. Of course, I was declared elect ed by the former board, so the present beard has nothing to do with my ease. The courts enjoined the gentleman ap pointed by me to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations of Commissioner Pry ar and Commissioned Ellis from taking their seats on the board, and it is use less to submit arguments to the present board, when at least two members of that board have already committed themselves in regard to the contests before them. H is simply a farce to bring the cases of tin other state officers before the boards" SITUATION AT FRANKFOR.T. An Anxious Bay for the Desobcratlc Lawmakers. FRANKFORT. Ky,. Feb. 5. Chaotic is the only word that will describe the politi cal situation as it existed today In Frank fort. This condition arose, not &o nHteh. from anything that was done by either side, as front the countless stories and ru mors that were spread broadcast during the day. Early in the morning It was positively asserted by the democrats, and confirmed by a few republclans, that the legislative session in London was about to be called off. Governor Taylor, late in the morning. however, altered the situation entirely by declaring that no order had been issued re voking the meeting at London, and that it would proceed as originally intended by hfm. He denied, In the most emphatJe manner, that there had been any inten tion on the part of the republican party to abandon the London session. This was a bombshell to many of the democratic members of the legislature, who, acting on the advice of their attor neys, had left the city Saturday night and Sunday morning In order to be away from the capital In case it Was decided by Gov ernor Taylor to convey them to London for the purpose of helping out a quorum. They had left the city as directed, and early this morning a large number of them were told to return, as everything had been settled and an agreement reached which would allow the legislature to oc cupy the chambers In the capital. They came in from all directions on all trains, and by noon fully 30 of them had arrived. They knew nothing of the situation, ex cept what had been contained In messages received by them, and these were found to be misleading, when they were con fronted on their arrival In Frankfort by the statement of Governor Taylor. They Immediately began preparations to leave the city, and at nightfall democratic mem bers were as scarce as they were In the morning before the first train arrived. Late In the evening word came that an adjustment favorable to the democrats might be made at the Louisville confer ence, which was expected, however, to last through the greater part of the night. Today, In Frankfort, was county court day, which comes on the first Monday of every month, and brings to the city anywhere from 2000-to 5000 outsiders. The numbers today was smaller than usual, for many assurances bad gone forth fram here that there was a strong possibility of trouble, and nobody without special busi ness should take it upon himself to come to town. xne crowa. npwaaetv wa; 'I5exto.,threwawmrpptetr'jF olfed with the fact that the democrats were returning to the city In numbers, and that during the morning, at least, political excitement ran h!gh. Induced Adjutant General Collier to make more ample prep arations for the suppression of possible trouble than he had done at any previous time. A three-Inch rifled cannon was brought from the armory on the hillside and placed in the capltol grounds, point ing directly down St. Clair street. Am munition was placed beside It, and, be side, there were the gatllng guns, on both sides of it, commanding the ap proaches to the capitol building from the southwest and southeast. The state board of election commission ers met tcday In the Capitol hotel -for a short session, and then decided to make an attempt to visit the office of the com mission In the capitol building. They reached there after considerable trouble with the sentries, and promptly adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, to meet in the Capitol hotel. Although every leader of the democratic party Is away from Frankfort, it is un derstood and believed by such of these who remain here, that the democratic party, in case of ar faHure to agree with the republicans In Louisville, will at one proceed to organize a state government. CAPITOL DOORS OPENED. Election Commissioners Allowed to Enter the State Building. FRANKFORT. Ky., Feb. 5. The rule that no civilians should be allowed to enter the capitol building, which has pre vailed since the legislature was com pelled to leave it, one week ago, was re laxed this afternoon in favor of the state board of election commissioners. They were .permitted to enter their offices in the capitol for the purpose of attending to some routine work relative to the eon tests made by the democratic candidates for the minor places on the state ticket at the Goebel-Taylor election. They were kept waiting for an hour at the south gate at the capitol grounds be fore they were admitted, however. It was 3 o'clock when Commissioners Yonts and Fulton, with Clerk Chenault and Attor neys Signet and Henrick, approached the gate, and demanded that they be allowed to enter the offices of the commissioners for the purpose of attending to business incidental to the contest now before them. The request was refused, the officer in charge at the gate telling them to wait until he could see Colonel Williams, com manding the troops. Colonel Williams. it was reported to the commissioners. could not be found for a long time and for an hour the commissioners, and their lawyers were kept waiting at the gate in the cold. Finally, word was brought to the commissioners that they would be allowed to enter, provided they would go to their offices and attend to their business there. The commissioners replied that they desired to do that very thing, and they were then allowed to go into the building. The attorneys were stopped at the gate. The commissioners went to their offices in the building and remained only a few minutes, as they were unatjle to attend to their work there without the asstetanee of the attorneys. After reaching the Cap itol hotel, they adjourned until tomorrow. No action was taken in any of the con tests today. , Taylor to Roosevelt. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 5. Governor Roosevelt has received the following tele gram from Governor Taylor, ef Kea tucky: "Frankfort, Ky Feb. a. Goveraer Roosevelt: AH liverty-lovlng people fat Kentucky heaoraBd. love you. We- are struggling for freedom. "W. S. TAYLOR." Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance .$28 8,986,277 Gold reserve -.7,39M& TURN THEM LOOSE How Caffery Would Oet RW of . the RUpfnos. NEW ANTI- EXPANSION 'ROUMO Louisiana. Senator Addcess e the Censtltatieaal Side of the r- entI Question. WA4t-E2fflTON. Feb. & gmatoc Caf ferry. of LouMana, m a dtecuootea of the PMBwrtne question m the senate today, teeke Aew greuad in developing: Ma poai ttoR as an anti-expansionist. Ira response to a- aueetion as to what, in the pveaent clrcuaaatances. he would do with the Fili pinos, he saM, with characteristic cour age and eowrieiton: "Turn them loose ag soon as we can get rid of them. That would be better for them, and Infinitely better for us." Cattery's argument was mainly & dlseusetoB of the constitutional question He maintained the constitution extends absolutely over the Filipinos, and that they are eMftlad to all the rights and privilege of citlaens of the United States, guaranteed by the constitution. Soon after the senate convened, For aker (rep. OO, chairman of the commit ter on Pacific islands and Puerto Rico, reported the bill providing a form of gov ernment for Puerto Rico. Galttngec (rep. N. H.) presented a state ment of the views of himself and Per kins (rep. Cat), dissenting in part from the majority report. The following' Mils were peesed: To cre ate a. new division of the eastern ju dicial cMsfcrtet of Tennessee, and change the times and places of district courts of the northern district of Texas; author izing the Dubuque A Wisconsin Bridge Company to "construct a bridge across the Mississippi river at Dubuque, la. A resolution ottered by Pettus (dem. Ala.), inquiring; of the secretary of the navy if he had declined to supply to the eeurt of claims information relative to naval courts-martial, was passed. Cautery's Speech. Caffery (dem. La.) then spoke en the Philippine question. He dissented from the proposition. 'that this country should take over the Philippines, as proposed by Beveridge. He maintained that under the constitution the Filipinos were citiaens ot the United States, entirely, completely, absolutely. They became so. he declared, by the annexation ef the Philippines by the United States and by the fact that the nag of this government floats over the islands, and the nag carries its citi zenship wherever it floats. Caffery main tained that in the Philippines there was, when our forces arrived there, a Filipino government, "a de facto government," de clared Caffery, "but that has bean de stroyed by fire and sword, for -the sol diers of the United States, unequaied in the world in valor and military skill, have vanqutohed toe Filipinos." Caffery maintained that whatever ter- "- s.mm M 2?- rvwwMi w W9 mw e the constitution, and that the FTH- ines are entitled to all privileges that are guaranteed by the constitution to the citizens of the United States. He denied that congress could legislate as it chose for the Philippines, saying: "It is absolutely assured m my mind that these outlying possessions cannot be governed by the caprice or the unrestrict ed volition of congress. They must be governed in accordance with the consti tution, or congress will have to usurp powers of government. ' In answer to Spooner, he continued: "Notwithstanding the Philippines were ceded to the United States aa a war In demnity, we, as a people that believe that alt governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, were obliged, under the constitution and the Declaration of Independence, to ob tain the consent of the people of the ter ritory exacted as a war indemnity." "Then," said Spooner, "we would have no authority to take Puerto Bteo, if the Puerto Ricans objected." The Louisiana, senator declined to ge so far as to admit that proposition, btft beM that wherever in territory acquired there was a government, or even a germ of nationality, the United States, would not have a right to govern the people of the territory. "I believe." declared Caffery, "that the Filipinos have a germ more than a germ of nationality, and I do not believe we can kill them, or civilise them, or slaugh ter them, to give them freedom." "Suppose." suggested Piatt (rep. Conn.), "that we should carry a war info Mexico, and that our forces, should enter into and occupy the country. Would" we have to consult the Mexicans as to what we should do with the conquered territory?" "Yes, sir," promptly replied Caffery. EaglRHd'as an Example. Caffery pointed to England as a great nation which wa? rendered insecure by her colonies. "Sne trembles," said he, "at the specter ot the Russian bear cross ing the Ural mountains, and she may wet! tremble at the attitude of the less than l,0i0,Wf people m the Transvaal. There is no strength hi these extended posses sions. The very moment we take, these Filipinos we have Injected into our sys tem a poteen that will Inoculate our whole body politic." Plait (Conn.) asked: "What, under the circumstances, should we do?" "Turn them loose as soon as we can get rid t them," responded Caffery. "That would be better for them and Infinitely better for us.' Piatt You think that is better for the people than that we should try to bring them up to the enjoyment and blessings and privileges of a free government "I do," replied Caffery, "and the sooner we can get rid of the embarrasementa attendant upon the ratification of the Paris treaty, the better it will be for the United States and for the Ffilptnos." Without concluding his speech, Caffery yielded the floor. These bills were pawed: To erect a public building at Evasston. Wyo.. for the relief of Custer county, Montana. The senate then held a, brief e eeutive session, and at 4:46 F. M. adjourned Russia's Ambition. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. i. The campaign- in favor of taking advantage of present complications in South Africa to secure Russian ports on the Indian ocean and Mediterranean is being pushed with vigor. The newspapers openly advocate profiting by Great Britain's difficulty to reaHae the scheme upon which depends the ultimate prosperity of Russia and which Great Britain has always frus trated. fr. Kerr on. Party Safe. WASHZNQTOir. Feb. . The adjutant general has received a telegram from Assistant Adjutant-General McCain, at Vancouver barracks, stating that Colonel Ray, at Fort Gibbon, Alaska reports the safe arrival there of Lieutenant Rowan and party, who were supposed to bave bee lost while exploring the Copper rtvwr country.