THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1900.
THE HOUSE DEBATE
Bcfh Skies of the .Philippine
Question Discussed.
ITS COMMERCIAL ASPECT
In tfec Senate, Csffcry Remmcd His
rSfceeon Bcgna Mondaj-Tlie
r r
j Currency Bill. .
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The Philippine
qwonflpn again occupied the attention of
the nonce today. with a slight digression
coaote-aine the War in South Africa. The
tWwe of the debate was the speech of
WHManra of Mississippi, who presented
an argument against the annexation of
the Philippines, which attracted much at
tention. It was deoted almost entirely
to the commercial aspects of the acqui
sition," boldtne that the absorption of the
islands would be ultimately ruinous to
u . J j n lina xne--MnueqtBunes, inrougn AQmirai
T IS" 1f2F fZ'A IW. W recognize the Filipino flag.
tobaooe, hemp and sugar. Morris of Min
nesota made an exhaustive legal argu
ment la support of the right to hold and
govern the islands. The other speakers
were Gibson of Tennessee, W. A. and H.
C Smith of Michigan, Cochran-of Mis
souri and Neville of Nebraska. The gen-
ffitSLtf'!!
today, and tomorrow it will be taken up
for amendment under the five-minute'
rule.
Until the financial measure, now pend-1
ing before the senate, shall have been
disposed of Anally, It wiH be considered
by the senate every legislative day, to
the exclusion of all except purely routine
business. This agreement will have the
effect of cutting off all debate on the
Philippine question or other matters ex
cept by unanimous consent of the senate.
unless senators choose to discuss other
questions la the "time they devote to the
financial bill. Caff cry -of, Louisiana con
cladejl his speech Oh the Philippine ques
tion, holding that the United States ought
to restore in the islands the status quo
and then confer independence upon the
Filipinos.
THE DAY IX DETArL.
Philippine and Transvaal Questions
Diacnssed in the House.
TTASHINaTON, Feb. 6. At the open
ing of the session of the house today the
speaker laid before them an invitation to
congress from Secretary Hoot to attend
the funeral services over the remains of
the late General Lawton at the church
of the Covenant, Friday afternoon.
The Anal conference report upon the
urgent deficiency bill was agreed to. The
debate upon the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was then resumed un
der an agreement to close general debate
at S o'clock today. Gibson (rep. Tenn.)
opened the debate with a general argu
ment in favor of expansion, reviewing the
acquisitions of territory from the founda
tion of the government to show that ex
pansion had been a national policy since
its inception. We, he said, are expansion
ists by heredity and destiny, 'if Bryan
had been elected president in 1S96 instead
of Mr. McKinley, Gibson said he be
lieved the Spanish war would have oc
curred as it did, Dewey would have
fought Montojo in Manila bay, the United
States would have acquired the Philip
pines, Bryan would have been engaged
in putting down the insurrection, and
every democrat on the other side would
have been shouting hurrah and amen.
Williams (dem. Miss.), a member of the
foreign affairs committee, submitted an
argument against the annexation of the
Philippines from a commercial stand
point. It was not very lofty, he said, to
discuss this question from the standpoint
of dollars and cents, but the spirit of
commercialism made It necessary. He
said he would undertake to show that,
from the standpoint of American agricul
tural Industry and American labor, the
annexation of the Philippines would be
disadvantageous in comparison with hat
would be done under comparatively free
relations. He believed that if we aided
the Filipinos in setting up a stable gov
ernment there we. could obtain perpetual
free entry for our goods and escape the
great question that was perplexing us.
The cost of maintaining an army of 66,000
men which would be necessary if we re
tained the Philippines would be three
times the value of the imports and ex
ports of the islands.
Morris (rep. Minn ) thought there were
higher and nobler issues involved in tne
acquisition of the Philippines than th
benefits to our trade. He devoted himself
to the constitutional view of the case, ar
guing that the right to acquire ferritin y
had become established by the dooiilons
of the courts.
Neville (pop. Neb.), in opposing annex
ation, said he had promised his constitu
ents never to vote a dollar for the sup
port of- the sultan of Sulu, with his eight
wives and 14C slaves.
Cochran (dem. Mo.) said that If we were
to govern the Philippines under the con
stitution it must be subject to all the
limitations of that instrument. He called
attention to the fact that the agreement
made with the sultan of Sulu recognized
slavery and was, therefore, in violation
of the amendment to the constitution
which provided that slavery should be
forever prohibited, not only in the United
States, but In alt the territory over which
It exercised, jurisdiction. Cochran said
that many slaves In the Sulu group were
Christians or descendants of Christians
captured by the fanatical Moros. The
day the American flag was raised over
these islands was a day of disgrace.
Witlittm Alden Smith (rep.- Mich.), the
member of the foreign affairs committee
who offered an amendment in the com
mittee for a minister resident to the
South African Republic and the Orange
jrree state, said he knew it would be
useless to offer the amendment in the
house, as a single objection would defeat
it He would, therefore, urge a separate
bill, not to embarrass the government,
but because he believed a diplomatic offi
cer of the government was needed in
Booth Africa.
Turning to the Philippine question.
Smith said it was useless to attempt to
please the other side of the house. Speak
ing of Cuba, he expressed his regret that
the government had been committed to
a policy there by the resolutions put in
by Senator Teller as a sop to the powers
of Europe.
Recurring to the question of the Trans
vaal, he said the meetings held all over
the country evidenced the popular sym
pathy with the Boers. But. much as hi?
sympathies went out to the Boers, he
wished only for England's renown, glory
and power, because he believed the glory
of England would redound to the benefit
of Anglo-Saxon civilisation everywhere.
Now, when there is a popular demand
that the president should offer to me
diate m the struggle In South Africa, he
thought we could properly wait until the
ripe Judgment of the president should
decide that the time had come to act.
(Applause.)
"If you want to follow the. president,"
said Richardson (dem. Tenn.). "do you
expect to fallow htm ht his recommenda
tion of free trade for Puerto Rico, or
will you follow the ways and means
committee's recommendation for 36 per
cent duty?"
"I m with the president," replied
Smith. "He is the leader of our party,
and the embodiment of more wisdom
than can be found In all the cohorts of
democracy." (Republican applause.)
After some remarks by H. C Smith
(rep. Mich.) supporting the Boer side of
the South African contention, the house,
at S P. ML. adjourned.
In the Senate.
In the senate today AWrteh (rep. R. L).
clmlrms.ii of the finance committee, of
fered an amendment to the pending finan
cial bill, providing that nothing In the
bill shall Interfere with efforts to secure
international blmetalism, with the con-
currence of the leading nations of the
world.
Pettus (dem. Ala.) offered an amend
ment -to the' financial "bill providing that
the bill shall 'not be construed to affect
the legal-tender quality of sliver dollars
coined by the United States.
Chandler (rep. N. H.) proposed an
amendment providing that the gold dol
lar of 25.8 grains and the silver dollar of
412 grains shall be the unit of value, and
that all forms of money issued or coined
by the United States shall be maintained
at that parity of value, and that the
United States notes and treasury notes,
when presented for redemption, shall be
redeemed In gold or silver coin of such
standard.
Jones (dem. Ark.) gave notice of an
amendment , providing for an ."urgency
,iund" of $50,000,000 In treasury notes.
A 'Joint resolution authorizing the pres
ident to appoint one woman commission
er to represent the United States and
the Society of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution at the unveiling of the
statue of Lafayette at the exposition in
Paris was passed.
Caffery (dem. La.) resumed his speech
on the Philippine question. He quoted
from eminent authorities on constitu
tional law in support of his position that
the Filipinos - by-tne- extension of the
cons.fation-9verflrem, became citizens
of'the tintted StjErtesj 'Caffery maintained
that the- United States, through Admiral
"What are we going to do with them?
Are we to permit for all time that des
potic rule of them a rule that was intol
erable to the great men of the past? Can
the constitution of the United States em
brace within Its holy arms such people-
head-hunters and savages and make
the United
States? If Jhej: "are incapable of reaching
ottr 'Standar&Sjf government and civiliza
tion, then we ought to get rid of them
as soijn as -vvcan. .Of course, there are
certain responsibilities resting upon U3.
We must see that "peace is restored in
the islands and that some government is
established there. When once the status
quo Is restored, however, we should let
them go their own way and not Inoculate
our citizenship with the poison of theirs."
At the conclusion of Caffery's speech,
a bill Increasing the limit of cost of the
public building at Salt Lake City to $500,
000 was passed.
t An agreement- was reached that from
the present time until after the voting
on the financial bill that measure be
taken up each day after routine business
to the exclusion of everything 'else.
Foraker (rep. O.) gave notice that aa
soon as tho financial bill was disposed of
ho would ask the senate to take up the
bill providing a civil government for
Puerto Rico.
Cullom (rep. 111.) expj-essed the hope
itftat- his notice wquVd app interfere, with
tne consideration of 'the measure provid
ing a civil government for Hawaii.
Shoup (rep. Ida.) announced that it
was the Intention of the chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections to
press the consideration of the case of ex
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, as soon
as the financial bill had been disposed of.
A conference on the general deficiency
bill was agreed to, thus passing the meas
ure. The following bills were passed: Recog
nizing the able and gallant services of
Captain Francis uTttle, revenue cutter
service, his officers and men of the Bear;
also the public services of Lieutenant D.
H. Javis, E. P. Berthol and Dr. S. J.
Call, comprising the overland expedition
to Point Barrow, Arctic ocean, for the
relief of Imperiled whalers; to pay the
Union Iron Works, of San Francisco,, $32,
S23 horsepower penalty levied on account
of the coast-defense vessel Monterey.
After a brief executive session, the sen
ate, at 4:55 P. M., adjourned.
Tina FINANCIAL BILL.
International Blmetalism Amend
ment Introduced by Republicans.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The senate
finance committee today reported a new
section of the financial bill, as follows:
"That the provisions of this act are not
intended to place any obstacles in the
way of the accomplishment of Interna
tional blmetalism, provided the same be
revived by concurrent action of the lead
ing commercial nations of the world, and
at a ratio which shall insure the perma
nence of the relative value between gold
and silver."
When the committee, met Senator Aid
rich, chairman of the committee, offered
the amendment declaring for interna
tional agreement for the recognition of
blmetalism. The republican members
manifested no surprise, and the demo,
crats revived the amendment with a sar
castic slle. There was but little discus
sion. Senator Aldrich said, in reply to
a question, that the object of the amend
ment was to meet the criticism that the
republicans had abandoned the position
for International blmetalism taken by it
in" the St. Louis convention. The vote on
the amendment showed a strict division
on party lines, Senator Jones of Nevada
not voting.
Northern Route for Pacific Cable.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Representative
Jones, of Washington, todaj submitted
to the house committee on commerce an
argument favoring the northern or Alas
kan route for the proposed Pacific cable,
and giving an array of data showing it
to be the most available route.
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS.
Lillic DcTcrcans Blake "Wants to Be
President of Association.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Mrs. Llllle Deve
reaux Blake has announced her candidacy
for the presidency of the National Wom
an Suffragist Association, whose national
convention will meet on Thursday at
Washington. There have been only two
elections in the association since It was
founded In 1S09, the election of Elizabeth
Cady Stapton, as the first president, and
the Indorsement of Miss Anthony, who
had been acting as president for a long
time and wa3 chosen without any oppo
sition. At this year's convention in Washing
ton, however, there will be, it is said, a
number of differences of opinion. Fac
tional linos may be drawn on lines of
policy. "Some of -the leaders 'In the suff
rage movement are not strongly In favor
of agitation far legislative work. They
believe that a speeoh-maklng propaganda
should be carried on and no pressure
brought to bear upon legislators to pass
woman-suffrage measures just at pres
ent. On the other hand, there are those
who are in favor of emphasizing the leg
islative work, and Mrs. Blake is one of
these.
Mrs. Blake's name has not heretofore
been brought forth prominently for the
presidency, because she has not been
making a canvass for the position.
Within the last few days, however, a
number' of the leaders from this state and
some from other parts of the country,
who have been in this city, have started
a movement for her, and it is very prob
able that almost the entire New York del
egation, which is the largest In the con
vention, and a large number of delegates
from the West will favor her.
TTiq Cabinet Meeting.
WASHINGTON. Feb. G. The cabinet
meeting today occupied less time than
usual, and nothing of public interest was
dtscussel. The situation in Kentucky was
not mentioned, and later the members of
the cabinet expressed their belief that the
present difficulties would be overcome
without further trouble. Secretary Gage
was at the meeting, but being indisposed
from a severe cold he went home instead
of returning to the treasury department.
HOP
Silver Colnngrc In India.
LONDON, Feb. T. The Calcutta corre
spondent of the Times says:
The Indian government has arranged to
recoln half a crore of rupees, and has also
bought enough silver to coin a crore of
new rupees. These operations are expect
ed to meet all present requirements, so
that no further coining Is contemplated.
The silver was purchased quietly, without
disturbing the market
WHITESIDE'SSFATEIIJENTS
REFUTED BY WITNESSES AT THE
CLARIC HEAROG.
Intercepted letter From BIckford to
Root Read Before the
Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-A number of
thococ r. f the nnnt mmmU.
tee on privileges and elections In conhec-
tion with the Investigation of the election
of Hon. W. A. Clark to the senate from
Montana. Among them were State Sen
ator Cullen, State Representative Mc
Laughlin, Ben Falk and Harry Ringwalt.
Mr. Cullen testified that previous to tho
meeting of the legislature, Marcus Daly
had told him that if Clark was elected
to the senate, he should not take his seat,
and that his supporters would be de
nounced as bribetakers. Mr. McLaughlin
was put on to Impeach tho testimony of
Speaker Stiff, of -the Montana legislature.
concerning the sale of timber lands ttr
Mr. Clark just before the opening of. thn.
session or the legislature. " He said he had
sold hl3 lahd to Mr. Clark for $21,000, or
much less than Its proper valuation; that
he made the sale through Mr. BIckford,
and that, in making it, he had not dis
cussed the United States senatorial con
J. C. W.
WHO IS CONTESTING WITH TAYLOR
test with Mr. BIckford. Mr. Ringwalt
told of a conversation which he had with
Mr. Whiteside before the meeting of the
legislature, in which the latter had told
him there was to be a- big sensation in
connection with Mr. Clark's senatorial
race, and that $50,000 would be spent in it.
The committee declined to go into col
lateral questions bearing upon the legis
lative elections in Montana in 1899.
The hearing today began with another
wrangle between attorneys of the re
spective sides over the letter Intercepted
in Mr. Campbell's office, while it was be
ing carried from Bickford's office by Ben
Hill. Campbell presented the letter, ask
ing as he did so that it be returned, as it
might be important to have it in a suit In
Montana.
To this request Mr. Foster took excep
tion, saying that as the letter was not tho
property of the prosecution, they had no
right to its return. This brought Sena
tor Edmunds to his feet with the declara
tion that the defense could only get the
letter by a process of law, "with which,"
he said, "we will be glad to accommodate
them in Montana or elsewhere." Chair
man Chandler cut the controversy short
by announcing that he had the letter in
his possession, and would himself hold it
for the present.
The letter was read. It is on paper con
taining the card of Walter M. BIckford,
and is as follows:
"Butte, Mont, Aug. 13, 1899. My Dear
Root: I have had a talk with Mr. War
this morning, and with Mr. Falk. When
you nex;t see Falk, find out from him what
his expenses wpuld be, and ask him about
Mclntyre, as a lawyer. Perhaps the ex
pense money was thought too little. Yours,
"W. M. B."
The envelope was addressed, "Jesse B.
Root, Politeness Mr. Hill."
The first witness of the day was State
Senator Phillips (rep.), of Choteau coun
ty, Montana, who had voted for Clark.
He said he had known Mr. Clark for
thirty years, and that in a talk with him
he had told him that if the republicans
voted for a democrat for the senate, the
democrat must be a protectionist. Mr.
Clark then announced himself as In favor,
of a tariff on lead, wool and other raw
material, and as an expansionist, and had
agreed to write a letter defining his posi
tion. This letter, the witness said, was
written, but he was not able to nroducfl
It. Mr. Phillips admitted having talked
with State Senator McKay at the repub
lican legislative caucuses concerning Mr.
Clark's candidacy, but denied that he
had told that gentleman that he would
get ?15lO0O for a vote for Clark, and of
haying told him that Representative ln
gersoll was to get $10,000 for his vote.
Sta,te Senator Cullen (dem,), from Daw
son county, who had voted for Clark,
contradicted flatly the testimony of Mr.
Whiteside to the effect that he was to
have received $15,000 for his vote for
Clark, saying that he had not been of
fered, nor had he received, any considera
tion for his vote. Cullen is a railroad
conductor on" the Northern Pacific, and he
referred to a conversation be had with
Marcus Daly on the train in December,
prior to the meeting of the legislature.
Ho said Daly had brought up the sub
ject of the contest for the United State,
senate, asking him what he thought of
the outlook. Witness said he had replied
that he thought that Clark would be
elected. To this, he said, Mr. Daly had
replied:
"I will tell you that every man who
votes for Clark will be published as a
boodler and bribe-taker. If you fellows
elect Clark, Til see that he never takes
his seat in the senate."
He had not voted for Clark on the first
three or four ballots, because of tho
Whiteside exposure, but had been as
sured by Clark In a conversation that the
exposure was the result of a conspiracy,
and that the money was not his. He had
Intended, when elected, to vote for him,
and then, after making further Investi
gations, decided to give "him his vote, as
he had originally Intended.
On cross-examination, Mr. Cullen said
his family had spent the winter in Call
fornia on account of his health, but that
he had borrowed the money for them to
live on. He denied having told Mr.
Whiteside's brother that he 'had "seen
C'.ark and fixed the thing." and that
Whiteside was -a fool that he did not get
$15,000 for his vote.
Harry Ringwalt, of Great Falls, de-
tailed a conversation he said he had had
with Mr Whiteside previous to the meet
ing of the legislature. He was at that
time deputy county treasurer. Mr. White
side had come to him, asking him to en
ter Into a scheme to prevent Mr. Clark's
election to the senate.
"He knew I had been a friend of Mr.
Daly," said the witness. "He said to me:
'You are just the man I want, as you are
an old-timer, and know a lot of people.
I want you to go to Helena with us,' Mr.
Whiteside added, 'and assist us in a fight
on W. A. Clark to prevent his going to
the senate.' I asked him what ha meant
" . "" m repuea wai ne mwm r.
Daly and his friends. He added that I
mlf h ,as l & Into tho band-wagon
and take a ride that if I would do what
he wanted me to do, see the legislators,
etc., I could make a pile of money, more
of it in two or three months than I could
make in my position in as many years. I
declined, and Whiteside then told me to
keep quiet, and J would hear a bomb
explode soon that he was going to spring
a sensation to .prevent Clark's election,
and that there was $50,000 in It,"
Mr. Ringwalt also said Mr. Whiteside
had told him as early as 1S97 that he was
going to get even with the Helena peo
-p!e and .Mr. Clark for their part in the
state capital fight. On- cross-examination
Mrs Ringwalt said that he had never told
this story before, because he did not want
to get mixed up in the matter.
No little Interest was manifested in the
committee-room when Benjamin Falk was
introduced as a witness. This was due
BFCKHAM.
THE GOVERNORSHIP OF KENTUCKY
to the fact that his name had been brought
Into the investigation in various connec
tions, and especially in connection with
the letter from BIckford to Root, which
was intercepted In Mr. Campbell's office,
and which was read In the committee
room at the beginning of today's proceed
ings. Mr. Falk did not proceed far before
the noon adjournment. He had only stat
ed that he was deputy cleric of Flathead
county in 1898, and had handled the elec
tion returns Involving the election in
which lir. Whiteside was a candidate for
the state senate.
Attorney Foster, for the defense, sought
to bring out the fact that Mr. Whiteside
h'ad offered $1000 for access to the re
turns before they were counted. The ques
tion was objected to as collateral. . The
committee found it necessary to consider
this point In executive session, promising
to give a decision at the reassembling, af
ter recess, at 3 P. M.
At the beginning of the afternoon ses
sion, Senator Chandler announced that
for the present the committee would ex
clude the question put to the witness, Mr."
-aiK, as to whether Mr. Whiteside tried
to bribe him to exhibit the Flathead coun
ty returns, as it was only a collateral
matter. Mr. Foster stated that in the in
terest of Mr. Clark he would announce the
desire of the defense to prove, as they
could by both Falk and his wife, that
Whiteside had offered a bribe of $1000 to
be allowed to tamper with the returns.
The question was excluded under the for
mer ruling.
Mi?." Falk was not questioned as to the
intercepted letter, being excused after a
brief examination. He said he had re
mained with Representative Garr when
the latter was sick because Garr had
said that he was afraid of violence from
Fred Whiteside. He admitted on cross
examination that he had received a let
ter from Senator Clark previous to the
sitting of the legislature, which ho had
shown to Mr. Whiteside. This letter was
an inquiry as to the senatorial sentiment
in Flathead county, but the witness said
he had destroyed It, not considering It
of value. He said Whiteside had said at
the time that he would as soon vote for
Clark as any one.
On examination by different members
of the committee, Falk said Garr was
afraid he would be poisoned by threats
Whiteside bad made against him.
H. W, McLaughlin, a representative In
the legislature from Missoula, was put on
to explain bis sale of land, timber and
sawmill site, the latter In the town of
Missoula, to Senator Clark. He said there
was from 6,000,000 to S.000.000 feet of lum
ber, and that he bad sold it for $24,634, not
withstanding that he had considered it
wO.rth from $35,000 to $40,000. He had ac
cepted less than the property was worth
because of the fact that Mr. Daly prac
tically had a monopoly of the lumber
business in the state, cutting him oft
from making a sale. Part of the consid
eration was that he was to remain as
manager for the Western Lumber Com
pany at a rate Of $200 per month. Ha
had negotiated the sale through Mr.
BIckford, but not: a word was said about
the senatorial contest. He had, however,
been approached by the Daly people and
asked to vote for Conrad. He had de
clined, because he considered Clark the
best man. He had received no improper
proposals to vote for Clark and no re
muneration for voting for him.
On cross-examination, Mr. McLaughlin
said he had paid $6000 for the property
sold. He had, be said, about $1500 when
elected to the legislature, but he owed
about $9000. The $1500 had been kept In
his house and not In a bank. He denied
that he told Mr. Toole that he would vote
for Mr; Clark because the vote meant
bread and butter for his family.
"I did not say that to Mr. Toole, and
he dare not get on the stand and swear
that I did," said the witness.
Of the $24,000 paid for the lumber prop
erty, $16,000 was paid In money, but $6000
of It was not paid until last March, after
the adjournment of the legislature. This
payment was deferred because the trans
action was not entirely closed up.
Ex-Secretaxy Thompson Critically III
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 6. Colonel
Richard W- Thompson, ex-secretary of
the navy, iscritically ill at his home,
in this city. Unless the invalid rallies,
the worst is feared. Colonel Thompson
Is 91 years of age.
HE MINISTRY SUSTAINED
HOUSE OF COMMONS REJECTED
AMENDMENT TO THE ADDRESS.
In Continuing the Debate, Asqultb.
Denounced Enjrland's Motive
in Pursuing the War.
LONDON, Feb. 6. In the house of com
mons today John Dillon asked Mr. Bal
four If the government Intended to, di
rect cruisers to seize all cargoes for
Lourenco MarqueB until their character
was determined by a prize court,. 'Mr.
Balfour declined to make any statement
In this connection.
The debate on the amendment to the
address In reply to the speech from the
throne was then resumed. H. H". As-
qulth maintained that the war was neith
er intended nor desired by the govern
ment; that the war could have been
avoided by President Kruger accepting
the proposals made in September, which
were perfectly compatible With" the main
tenance of the Independence" of tho Trans
vaal and a proper Installment of the long
delayed Justice to the British population.
He thought the British negotiations were
a mere cloak to attack the Independence
of or annex the Transvaal, and In spite
of the invasion of British territory and
the loss of British lives he could not have
reconciled his conscience with voting a
penny for the prosecution of the war.
The debate after Asqulth's 'remarks was
very flat. John Burns characterized it
as absurd to .say that the debate would
be ah encouragement to the Boers. He
said the Incentive of the Boers was sup
plied them years ago by the blundering
policy of the colonial secretary.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman justi
fied the opportuneness of the amendment
because it was the duty of the opposition
to record Its judgment. At the same time
he would deprecate exaggeration and
would deny the existence of national hu
miliation and discomfiture.
Upon -jiSlhg again, Mr. Balfour aske'd
whatwasthe object of the amendment,"
amjWdbevvvas led to the conclusion that
the amendment was an attack upon the
colonial secretary ("Hear, heart"). "Well
may the colonial secretary Ignore these
persistent attacks. The right honorable
gentleman may remember that It has been
during his term of office as colonial eecre
tary that the British empire, as a whole,
has first shown Its full consciousness of
what It is-and of what Its destinies are.
(Loudr cheers.) When all these petty and
oqhCempllble charges are burled In the oblivion-
'ey so well deserve, the name of
theVght honorable gentleman will be for
ever associated with the great movement
in our history."
Mr. Balfour appealed to the members,
Irrespective of party, to rise to "the height
reached by those whom they represent."
He jesumed hjs seat amid prolonged
chfiersr t?PQn:' the, vote, the amendment
iOraPdJtzMatsricfeao the address wars"
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STOHTBS OF THE WAR.
Particulars bf the British Reverse
nt Stormberg:.
LONDON, Feb,, 6. Extended accounts
of the British reverses at Stormberg,
Magersfontein and Colenso are coming in
by mall from war correspondents. From
this, realistic impressions may be gained
of what defeat really means.
"I have seen in my life," writes the cor
respondent of the Times, "one or two
ticklish fights, but at Stormberg, for tlie
first time, I was enabled to realize what
actual defeat means. It was indeed a
case of vae victis. The hopeless ex
haustion of the unhappy soldiers was ter
rible to see." His description of General
Gatacre's reverse at this point was in
part as follows:
"The Infantry had been at work, or In
the train in open, trucks, or marching,
since 4 A. M. on Saturday. The actual
march occupied seven hours, and it is
not theretofore to be wondered at that
the men were wholly incapable of making
a supreme effort when at last they were
surprised by receiving fire at short range
while marching In fours In fancied se
curity. On receiving the enemy's Are
the companies at hand rushed against the
kopjes from which it proceeded, and, ad
vancing from bowlder to bowlder, swift
ly commenced to ascend. Indeed, it ia.
the fact that a considerable number
actually reached within a few yards of
the lower lines of 'skances.' which could
not, however, be reached without ladders.
At this juncture our own artillery, fail
ing in the uncertain light to observe the
ascent of the infantry, opened Are upon
the enemy, and several shells falling short
dealt destruction among the assailants of
the position.
"A partial retirement instantly ensued,
andj having been brought to a' standstill,
the attack gradually melted away "until,
convinced that the- case was hopeless, the
general ordered the 'retire' to be sound
ed. Had,the order been promptly obeyed
the troops might probably have been
withdrawn without very serious loss, and
a fresh attempt might yet have been
successfully prosecuted. But It was not
to be. Many men were loath to retire
because they were anxious- to go on, while
not a, few were so utterly exhausted that
tney simpiy preierrea to stay wnere tney
were at all hazards than to undertake the
ordeal of a rapid retirement over the
open ground at the foot of the hills.
"Eventually over COO unwounded men
were taken prisoners. Steadily, as if on
parade, the retirement was executed by
those who responded to the order, the
soldiers moving back at a steady pace,
without the least hurry or confusion, and
halting constantly to fire."
THE GIOWDISAPBEARXVG.
Confidence in General Bailer Grows
Stronger.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6. While London has
received no news from Natal and no di
rect war news from Cape Colony, the feel
ing of confidence continues and grows
stronger. No one seems to doubt that
General Buller is making a third attempt
to relieve Ladysmith. So sure do the
people seem to be that British arms will
In the end triumph, that even that If Gen
eral Buller were again unsuccessful, there
would be no such outcry as followed his
previous failures, for any heavy loss In
flicted on the Boers Is a decided British
gain.
The tide of British opinion turned with
the report from Spearman's camp that
General Joubert had only 19.000 men be
tween Buller's army ana Ladysmith, and
the statement by Mr. Wyndham that tho
British would soon have 213,000 troops In
South Africa. General Buller has been
heavily reinforced "with men and guns;
additional regiments have been sent to the
forces operating In Cape Colony, and 13,00(1
men are about to eail from England for
the Cape. It is realized that the English
must win by sheer force of overwhelming
numbers, if not by superior fighting ca
pacity. Boer Purchases of Supplies.
WASHINGTON, Feb. .-By way of
preparation1 for the great struggle new In
progress, the Boers in the year I8&8 bought
from France alone guns, swords, car
bines, pistols, cartridges, lead, zinc, pow
der, caps, fuses, etc., to the invoiced value
of J3SG.000. according to a report of the
state department from United States Con
sul Covert at Lyons. The consul quotes
his figures from a recent report of the
French consul-general in the Transvaal
on the resources of that country. He add3
that it is probable several times this sum
was imported in arms, of which no ac
count was taken.
An Indian Prince's Donation.
CALCUTTA, Feb. 7. The mabarajah of
Jaepur has made a donation of 100,030
rupees to the South African war fund.
Hny Presented His Credentials.
PRETORLA., Feb. G.-Adelbert S. Hay,
Consumption
Germs
Co&siMaptlve Bacilli
Before Treatment.
A Famous New York Physician Discovers
A New Treatment.
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LUNGS AND TISSUES.
The Marvel of Medical Science Which Astonishes Peo
- pie Throughout the Country by
"-"- Wonderful Cures. !
A cure for consumption has at last
been discoveredf
And the treatment which accomplishes
it will revolutionize medical practice
throughout the civilized workl.
By the aid of powerful microscopes Dr.
Slocum, of New York, located the deadly
bacillus, and! by jmlttffwali abft after
iong experiments. ' tp definitely sorve the
mystery of, germ growth.
Consumption depends for existence
upon living microbes or bacilli hi the
lungs. Kill them and the lungs" will some
times heal themselves. But nature sel
dom performs this duty, with the result
that the ravages of consumption have
caused more deaths than any three other
diseases combined. Even the bleak plague
of China and India which has swept away
millions. Is not to be compared to con
sumption's death harvest.
The Dr. Slocum System of Treatment
cures consumption by killing the short,
curved or rod-shaped organism known
as a bacillus. The lung cavities are then
vitalized and the tissues healed. The
treatment also extends to the mucous
surfaces of the lungs and throat, the
general system is toned up and healthy
flesh built. Future attacks are thus ren
dered practldally Impossible.
The consumptive baclllus is the greatest
menace' to" life of ariy evil known since
man was created. It feeds and thrives
on weak lungs; its presence is a constant
menace In diseases of the head and
throat, which answers the question as
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To demonstrate the value of his new diseeverias, Dr. Sleeum has arranged to
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the new United States consul here, was re
ceived by the Transvaal government to
day and presented his credentials. He
created an excellent Impression.
CATHOLIC SYMPATHY. "
Attempt to Distinguish, the Condi
tions In Cuba and South Africa.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 5. In your issue of
yesterday, James M. Level delivered him
self of his reasons why the Catholic press
is in sympathy with the Boers in . this
struggle to maintain their independence.
It is regrettable he did not display that
level-headedness his name might suggest.
The Catholic press needs no champion in
this or other matters, but as his notice
will, no doubt, be read by many who
will never see a copy of any Catholic
newspaper, you will kindly allow space to
correct his queer Impressions.
Mr. Level asks, "Why was not the
Catholic press In sympathy with the Cu
bans?" His own answer is the Cubans
"were struggling against a cruel and op
pressive country, which is almost con
trolled by'thfe sentiments of the Catholic
press, or, what, Is tho same, the ''spiritual
leaders.' "
On the face of it, this seems evident
enough. "Things that are equal to the
samo are equal to one another." The
Cubans are under the same "spiritual
leaders," as every one knows, but that
matters nothing. By some secret spir
itual affinity, the press of Catholic Amer
ica extends Its sympathy beyond the great
ocean and joins in sentiment with- th&
Catholic press of Spain in an effort to
crush the Catholic sentiment and the
Catholic people of South America, Cer
tainly no one doubts that Mr. Level is
and has been familiar with the sentiment
of the Catholic press of this country for"
the last four years. Why, has not The
Oregonian copied leading articles, from
timo to time, for juat such as he? Those
of us who thought we were familiar with
the sentiments of the CathoMa press be
lieved If to be-sufficiently expressive of
sympathy with the struggling Cubans' t
be safe from any such arraignment) Sut
"great men will differ."
It may be a fact, however, that the sen
timent was not so demonstrative as at
present in favor of the Boers, but the
reason is not because of any misconcep
tion of duty on the part of the press, but
because the conditions are so different.
We cannot substitute "Spanish" for
"British," or "Cuba" for "Boerjand."
The Spanish were no Invaders on Cuban
soil. They wer& fkst on. the .ground, ami
were slow to leave It. They may have
abused their power, but they rightfully
possessed it; and as we are taught to
recognize the powers that be until they
become tyrannical and unbearable, the
Catholic press will be slow to encourage
insurrection and rebellion until it is sure
the cause Is justifiable. Perhaps, the Cu
bans were right, but the sequence of lata
events has shown us that 'they were not
capable of controlling a better condition
of affairs, and, although the Spaniards
are gone, they are yet not free nor inde
pendent. These are not the conditions that pre
vail In South Africa. The Boers are n
invaders of English territory. They, too,
were first on the ground. Neither was it
the most prepossessing land on earth
when they made It a, home for themselves
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to why those latter aompHeationa lead
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Realising tho enormous Md for oper
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eun laboratories full free course treat
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The Slocum Treatment is the triumph
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poverty, the Slocum discoveries will give
health, happiness and renewed life
Dr. Slocum's marvellous triumph will
make his name live la meHeal history
as long as time endures, for he has de
voted a busy nfe for the benefit of man
kind. While Pasteur first discovered Via
consumption bacillus, yet It remalnel
for Slocum to discover the treatment to
kill it and save tens of millions of lives.
Four separate specifics are combined In
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tific cures from the- Stjocutn laboratories,
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set prafcte.
"Write for u
and their people. If they have developed
its possibilities so as to attract the geniu3
of English civilization, we think It to be
the duty of the Catholic press and of
averjr genuine American to uphold tlia
hands of these patriots rignttuMy atrug-.gitag-h?
dtffttMo oC'tfttafe- Hjborttee and w
baMeve their ability properly to guard
them is already sufficiently demonstrated.
The Catholic press has a higher duty
than to serve as the mercenary of any
political party. WILLIAM A. DALY.
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Extent of the Civil Service.
The report of the civil service commis
sion indicates that public office is nowa
days a public trust of large and costly
proportions. There are 76,00 offices in the
classified service and 1OT.0W In the un
classified service, 71,097 of the latter belrg
those of fourth-class postmasters. The
amount received by tho entire service In
salaries Is 91Oi,00,O69, or some $40 000 000
less than the sum given to pensioners Of.
the total number of officials, 19 448 are in
the District of Columbia. Of the 4" 958
persons examined last year 36,682 passed
and were placed on the list of eligibles,
and of these 9068 got appointments.
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