THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1900.
TYOTEINSENAI
"fccates Good Majority foMhe
Financial Bill.
WAS ON CHANDLER'S AMENDMENT
AttftWtotBK AinOBt ?J Blme-
i&tU 0MHmt-lt Was De.
featd te 25.
WASHINGTON, Feb. H.-Thngbat
te HihIiiii today the senate had the finan
cial Mil under diecusBion. After 2 o'clock
tfca debate proceeded under the W-minute
Ue. and at times became spirited and
tatenating. Late in the afternoon a tost
vote. Indicating approximately the ma
JorH on the passage of the bttl, -was
taken. Chandler offered an amendment
to authorize the president to appoint com
niMtaaerc to any international btanetallic
ooaterence that might be called and It was
defeated by a vote of 45 to 25. The Chand
ler proposition out of the way, the dis
cussion proceeded on the amendment
nrougnt In by the finance committee, pro
Mlnsr that the provisions of the bill are
not Intended to place any obstacles in the
way of international Wtnetallsm. The
democratic senators arraigned the republi
can for reporting the amendment, de
daring they were insincere and that the
proposition was intended to hoodwink the
people and catch votes. No vote on the
amendment was reached. The nnal vote
the amendment and bttl will be taken
time tomorrow.
It was the intention of the republican
leaders of the house to call up the Puerto
Rican tariff bill tomorrow, but there was
such a demand for time to discuss various
questions during the general debate upon
the legislative, executive and judicial ap
propriation bill, which was called up today,
that Payne gave notice that he would al
low the Puerto Rican bill to go over un
til Monday. The debate upon the legisla
tive bill today strayed far from the bill,
touching the question of government de
posit in national banks, reckless expendi
tures for pensions and finally drifting into
the question of election mei-as in Mis
souri Bartholdt raised the latter question
by attacking the Kesblt law and pro
voked a long reply from Benton, wh6 in
turn arousedT Pearce. Some very caustic
things were said on both sides.
THB Retrrixu ribport.
DofeMe a Vote la the Senate on
OhRHdler's Amendment.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. In the senate
today the routine business was brief. Im
mediately after it was. concluded, the finan
cial bill was presented by the chair. It
was agreed that after 2 o'clock today the
pending measure and amendments should
be considered under the 10 minute rule.
Teller (sil. rep.. Colo.) was recognized
to reply to the speech of Allison (rep., la),
delivered yesterday. He had waited in
aln, he said, for an explanation of the
house bill, which technically was the
measuse under consideration. He ap
proached all questions relating to the
finances of the country with suspicion. He
thought the house hill ought to be consid
ered carefully, as It might possibly be
come the law. It had been drafted by a
commission composed of acute lawyers
and there were force and strength behind
it. Tetter took strong issue with Allison,
who claimed that the United States was
now on the gold standard. He ald:
'" wre not on the gold standard ex
cept by sne unauthorised action of the
treasury. We are on what is sometimes
called a. nmptng silver .standard, and at
times a Hatpins; gold standard. Nobody
outside of the United States has consid
ered the United States on the gold stand
ard, but It may be said that we practi
cally have been forced by executive usur
pation and transgression of the law to
proceed as If we were on a gold standard."
Teller declared the pending bill was to
be created Into law because the gold
standard advocates were afraid that the
American people would put some man in
the White House who would not favor the
gold standard, the purpose being to em
body the gold standard into the stat
utes, so that it could not be disturbed
without great difficulty. Teller said there
never had been an hour since 1878, even
in the severest panics, when there was
the slightest doubt that greenbacks would
be redeemed In gold. He maintained,
therefore, that there was no reason for
the legislation proposed in the pending
measure.
In conclusion Teller said the republi
can party had abandoned its principles,
which were tne greatest good for the
greatest mnnber. It had fallen Into evil
hands, and was being used by evil in
fluences. "There Is no hope,' said he. "for the
country from It Its policy will be dic
tated from the greatest commercial cen
ters, and be ever borne and weighed down
by greed."
The repubttcan party, he said, had come
Into existence as a protest against slav
ery, the agencies which control It now
would not allow It to stand for righteous
ness nd fustlce. He said that Depew.
in suggesting "gold and glory' as a prop
er motto for the republican banner, had
not proposed a phrase that had ever been
a rallying cry of the part'. The people
would rise m their might and tear down
that banner, unless the republican lead
ers placed upon it the old slogan of "Jus
tut, righteousness and equality of all the
people."
Chandler (rep. K. H.) proposed an
amendment to the committee amendment
relative to bimetalism. The Chandler
proposition authorised the president to
appoint commissioners to any interna
t'onal conference called by the United
States or any other country to arrange
a bimetallic agreement.
Wolcott (rep. Colo.) suggested that this
was the existing law. and asked Chandler
to withdraw the amendment, but Chandler
declined, saying that If the amendment
w as existing law. It could do no harm to
adopt It
Vest (dem. Mo.) announced his purpose
to vote against both the Aldrich amend
ment and the Chandler amendment to the
Mil. because he regareW the proposition
for an International conference a fraud
and pretext Just as was the adoption
of the McEnery resolution after the rati
fication of the Purls treaty, which was
meaely for the purpose of supplying some
senators with a shallow fori over which
to cross the stream, and which hnd since
been entirely Ignored. Tne Intention of
the pending bill, he said, was to kill sii
er, and It would prove as effective in
that office as a dagger or n dose of prus-t-ie
acid would be in disposing of animal
life It would be absurd to send a eom
mlsaiou abroad asking for a bimetallic
conference. In view of the declaration
for gold.
Aldrtch (rep. S. I.) declared that Chan
dler was deceiving no one with the
amendment, and wan sure that the propo
sition was not one that would meet with
general approval of the people.
Stewart siL Nev.) referred to the
measure as a subterfuge and said he
w ould rot support It
Lindsa dem Ky.) said If there was
any virtue in the present bill It, was that
It settled the question of finance. He did
not be!ioe in cumbering the bill with
tlther the committee or the Chandler
Rmendrr. nr Now was the time, he be
lieved, for the determination of the flnan
c'al quesl n and it could not be deter
mined .f oilv a half-way law was enact
i Th ameiHlnn nu were wholly un
necesm - in Mew of listing law or were
not offered In good faith.
Caffery dem La . said the country, in
' opinion, had Ik en on a gold standard
- ,u 187S. and ihat thte bill was Intended
m.rU to perpetuate it "The battle of
the standards," deolared Caffery, "was
fought and lost by the' sllverites in 1S96.
The probable contest this year will be
only a skirmish. The forces of the ell
verites have been routed, and their efforts
to uphold silver must meet with failure."
He believed the proposed amendment was
"a sop to Cerebus," "and that the-American,
people would so regard it
The amendment. In the opinion of Mon
ey (dem. Miss.) was entirely pertinent, but
he was satisfied there was no desire on
the part of the administration for the re
publican senators to advance the inter
ests of bimetalism.
.Teller aid the republican press through
out the country, was opposed to the bime
tallic amendment. He said it would be
ridiculous to put such an amendment on
this bill, as it would have no force or
effect. It was trifling with a grave ques
tion simply to catch votes. It was a
great lettlng-down on the part of the
finance committee and a childish treat
ment of the subject.
The vote was taken on Chandler's
amendment to the committee amendment.
It was defeated, 45 to 25, as follows:
AXES.
Allen Harris Pettus
Bate Heitfeld Rawlins
Berry Jones (Ark.) Sullivan
Butler ' Jones (Ney.) Teller
Chandler Kenny ' Tillman
Chilton McEnery Turley
Clay Martin Turner
Cockrell Money
Culberson Morgan
NOES.
AMrich Galllnger Perkins
Allison Hale Piatt (Conn.)
Burrows Hanna Piatt (N. Y.)
Caffery Hansbrough Proctor
Carter Hawley Quarles
Clark OYyo.) Kean Ross
Cullom Lindsay Sewell
Davis Lodge Shoup
Deboe McBride Simon
Iepew McComas Spooner
Elklns "" McCumber Thurston
Fairbanks McMillan Vest
Foraker Mason Warren
Forster Nelson Wetmore
Frye Penrose "Wolcott
Chandler then asked Aldrich If he would
consent to the Insertion before the finance
committee's amendment of the words of
the national platform of the republican
party of 1892: "The United States, from
tradition and Interest favors bimetalism."
He would vote for the measure If this
proposition were adopted.
"I object" replied Aldrich, "to the re
enactment of the revised statutes, and to
the recital in this bill of the various plat
forms of political parties." He main
tained there was no provision in the bill
which was an obstacle to bimetalism.
Alien (pop. Neb.) declared the bill was
a gold measure from core to cuticle and
that It would be necessary to repeal the
bill in order to obtain bimetalism.
Rawlins (dem. Utah) said the bill was
practically a declaration against bimetal
ism. Allison suggested that the trouble with
the senators on, the democratic side was
that they were not bimetallsts, They
stood for the free and unlimited coinage
of sliver, and were silver monometalists.
He said: "There Is not a single line or
syllable in this bill which puts in the
pathway of International bimetalism a
single obstacle." He did not think
it would be wise- for the United States
to make another proposition to Europe
for an international bimetallic agreement,
but he believed the United States ought
to wait for other nations to take the ini
tiative, and be prepared to receive their
advances.
Jones (dem. Ark.) expressed "his sur
prise that the bimetallic amendment had
not been made a part of the bill when
the latter was reported. He believed it
was an afterthought, and had been
brought about by democrats and republi
can bimetallsts.
"It Is the same old fraudulent straddle,"
he declared, "that was put Into the re
publican platform of 1S3G in order to de
ceive the voters."
The reason for the presentation of 'the
-senate substitute was that the house
measure was too specific and placed the
country too squarely on the gold stand
ard to suit the men who, by the pending
amendment sought to hoodwink the peo
ple as they had been hoodwinked In the
past
"I want to put the question to the Sen
ator from Rhode Island," said Cockrell.
"I want him to answer It as an honest
man as a 'good Indian.' " ,
He then inquired what he would take for
15.000 ounces of silver In London If con
gress should pass a free-silver coinage
law.
Aldrich replied that he would doubtless
ask $1 2 an ounce for It, If he could get
it, but it was doubtless true that the
amount of silver poured Into the United
States would cause the price to drop to
its bullion value.
Cockrell declared that all the silver that
could come to this country under a free
coinage law would be oasily absorbed by
the United States, and sold not the slight
est difficulty would be experienced In
maintaining the value of the sliver dollar.
At 5:45 the senate adjourned.
In the House.
The house today entered upon consider
ation of the executive, legislative and ju
dicial appropriation bill. Before Henien
way (rep. Ind.), who was In charge of the
bill, called it up, reports in the contested
election case of Aldrich-Robblns, from the
Fourth Alabama district were submitted.
The majority reported in favor of the con
testant and the minority in favor of the
sitting member.
The democrats were disposed to insist
upon several days for a general debate on
the legislative bill on the ground that not.
sufficient time was to be allowed to debate
on the Puerto Rican tariff bill. Efforts to
reach an agreement failed and the house
went into committee of the whole with no
arrangement about a general debate.
Hemenway made a general explanation of
the bill. Payne (rep. N. Y.). floor leader
of the majority, interrupted Hemenway to
announce that, in view of the failure to
reach an agreement concerning debate on
the legislative bill, he would call up the
Puerto Rioan bill oMnday next
Speaking generally about the clerical
force in the departments, Hemenway pro
voked something of a storm by asserting
that the departments were filled with In
competents, who were kept In by political
influence. He said whenever the head of
a department proposed to discharge incom
petents, congressmen and senators bully
ragged him into retaining them.
Moody (rep. Mass.), a member of the
appropriation committee, called attention
to the fact that by the terms of the pres
ent law, heads of departments were com
pelled to discharge Incompetents, and In
sisted that Superannuated clerks must be
removed. "Unless we can get rid of this
dead wood," said he, "the public service
will break down."
Bell (pop. Colo.) discussed the question
of government deposits in national banks.
It has been contended, he said, that banks
made nothing out of such deposits. He
(Bell) had written to the treasurers of all
the states and had received sufficient re
plies to show that deposits of state funds
hsd a well-defined market value. New
York reoeived one-half of 1 per cent on
dally balances and 8 per cent upon special
funds; Kansas received 2 per cent; Penn
sylvania, 1H; Michigan, 2: Vermont 2
per cent: Massachusetts, 2 and 2 per
cent: Maine. 2 per cent; Connecticut. 2
per cent: Florida, 24; Maryland, 2; Colo
rado. 4 per cent and 2 per cent and Min
nesota, 2 per cent He contended it was a
crime agaiiutt the people to deposit mill
ions of government funds in national
banks without interest
Sims (dem. Tenn.) submitted some re
marks concerning pensions, taking as his
text Senator Galllnger's reported state
ment that if the pension' bills before this
congress were passed they would bankrupt
the treasury- He presented statistics
showing that from the 2S raguteq- regi
ments engaged in the Santiago campaign,
which suffered casualties to the number
of 1S44. has come 2963 applications for pen
sions. 'The eight volunteer regiments en
gaged at Santiago which suffered 389 cas
ualties, presented SPSS applications. These
latter regiments he said, were all from
the North. Eight Southern regiments that
suffered a Iosf "f V had on'v 61 applica
tions for pensions. This discrepancy he
accounted for by the statement that In
the South the pension mania was not so
rampant. He cited the case of three vol
unteer regiments, the Ninth Massachu
setts; Eighth Ohio and First District or
Columbia, neither of which had suffered
in killed, wounded or missing, yet which
furnished 646, 4S7 and 400 applicants re
spectively for pensions.
Bartholdt (rep. Mo.) devoted half an
hour to a definition of the election laws
of Missouri. The democratic legislature,
at Its Mast session had, he -said, imposed
Goebelism -upon St. Louis. It left the re
publican party In St, Louis powerless.
"Worse than this, the legislature had sad
dled upon the city an Infamous police
bill. The democrats of Missouri who,- In
the -house, cried for the consent of the
governed in the Philippines ignored the
governed in St Louis. The German-Americans
of St Louis, he said,, supported the
administration's Philippine policy. Loyal
ty to the government was a German char
acteristic. The Irish were naturally
"atralnst the covernment"
Fitzgerald (dem. Mass.) resented Bart
holdt's reflections upon the Irish-Americans.
He agreed with Bartholdt In his
eulogy of the Germans. "But" said he.
"I think he has offered a gratuitous Insult
to the Irish people, and I hurr it back in
his teeth." Bartholdt disclaimed any In
tention of reflecting upon the Irish.
Benton (dem. Mo.) defended Missouri's
election laws. Those of no other state of
the American Union, he said, were fairer
or more honest He contrasted the pres
ent laws with thoso enacted by the repub
licans during the days of reconstruction.
He said some of the features of the pres
ent law were to prevent Imported voters,
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OUR DUTY TO PUERTO HIUU.
Since the cession Puerto Rico has
been denied the principal markets 3he
had long enjoyed, and our tariffs have
been continued against her products as
when she was under Spanish bov-
erelentv. .The markets of Spain are
o w
0 closed, to her products, except upon
O terms to -which the commerce of ay na- o
tlone is subjected. The Island of Cuba. O
which used to buy her cattle and to-
g bacco without customs duties, now Im- 0
O poses the same duties upon these prod- O
ucts as from any other country entering
? her ports. She has. therefore, loot her e
O free Intercourse xv:tn Spain and Cuba o
e without any compensating benefits In
.this market. Her coffee was little
2 known, and not in use by our people, 0
O and, therefore, there was no demand
O here for this, one of her chief products.
The markets of the United States
Q should be opened up to her products. 0
O Our plain duty is to abolish all customs o
O tariffs between the United States and O
Puerto Rico, and give her products free
0 access to our marKets. President lie- e
O Klnley'a meseage to congress. s
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who, It was charged, were brought into
St Louis for voting. No honest repub
lican could object to the law. In conclu
sion, Benton said that the supreme court
of Missouri would declare constitutional
the Nesblt election law, and if It does,
said he, "I am of the opinion, that the
prophecy of the gentleman from St Louis
(Bartholdt) as to the republicans will be
realized. Hereafter, no republicans will
enter tho doors of this house from St.
Louis." (Democratic applause.)
Bartholdt reiterated his charge that the
Missouri election law was outrageously
partisan, and designed to turn over the
city of St. Louis to the democrats.
Pearce (rep. Mo.) also replied to Benton,
characterizing as "weak, if not cowardly,"
some of his statements. He declared the
Nesblt law was the most disgraceful elec
tion law ever put upon the statute books
of any state; worse. In its administrative
features, than the Goebel law in Kentucky.
Ho denounced as false the charge of the
importation of voters into St Louis.
"When Pearce concluded, the army appro
priation bill was reported, and the house,
at 4:35 P. M., adjourned.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Estimates for the Year Footed Up
Seventy-five Millions.
NEW YORK. Feb. 14. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
This year's naval appropriation bill will
carry more money than has been voted
by congress in any regular appropriation
bill since the civil war, and probably will
authorize expenditures as great as those
under the regular and -the allotments from
tho $50,000,000 national defense fund in the
fiscal year 1S90. The estimates of the
navy department for the year footed up
575,000,000, and the department would like
to have every cent for which It asked.
Congress will scale down the estimates
wherever practicable, but it is expected
when tho bill becomes a law it will carry
at least $65,000,000.
Tho first draft of the measure has been
prepared by a subcommittee of the house
committee on naval affairs, and is now
under consideration by the full commit
tee. Even with the omissions of purchas
es of armor, the first draft of the bill
carries a total of about $63,000,000. It is.
the aim of the committee to bring the
total in the bill, including the appropri
ations for new ships and armor-plate
down tb $60,000,000, but it is doubtful
whether this can be done. Aside from
the items under the head of the Increase
of the navy, for which the department es
timated $22,983,101, an increase of more
than $12,000,000, the heaviest increases
are under the head of public works,' in
cluding Improvements at navy-yards and.
stations, new drydocks and new buildings
at the naval academy. The department's
estimates for public works fodted up
nearly $16,000,000, an Increase of more than
$9,000,000.
Tho house committee has not yet de
cided whether all the new ships recom
mended by Secretary Long shall be au
thorized this year or not. In view of the
fact that little progress has been made
with tho ships authorized last year, and
as the shipyards of the country are pret
ty well filled with work, there Is a dis
position on the part of some members of
congress not to authorize the full pro
gramme urged by the secretary. The
most troublesome question is that of pro
viding armor for the ships already au
thorized. Nnvnl Officers Needed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. The secretary
of the navy has sent to the senate a
statement of the number of vessels under
construction and of naval officers avail
able. The statement was made in re
sponse to a resolution of inquiry. It shows
that there are 01 vessels of all classes now
"building, and that, with these vessels in
commission, they, together with those now
In use, would require 3000 officers, where
there are now only 10S4 officers. 'There
are 14,000 men In the navy.
Cnnal Treaty Not Considered.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. The senate
committee on foreign relations resumed ts
regular weekly meeting today, but did, not
take up the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. This
failure was due to the fact that the sub
committee having the treaty under especial
consideration was not prepared to submit
its report
Idaho-Montana Boundary Surveyed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. The director
of the geological survey has reported to
the secretary of the Interior that the sur
vey of the boundary line between Idaho
and Montana has been completed. Tho
survey extends from the International
boundary line to the crest of the Bitter
Root mountains, , and was made under
the provisions of the act of June 17, 1897.
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Mrs. Daniel Manning Selected.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. The president
today announced that he had selected
Mrs. Daniel Manning to represent this
country at the Paris exposition Under a
resolution introduced by Senator Depew
and recently passed by congress.
HIGHER WATER ON LAKES
HEARING OX TIIB PROPOSITION FOR
RAISING THE LEVEL.
Major SymondN Believed a Commis
sion of Experts Shonlil Inven
) tlgntc the Plan.
WASHINGTON', Feb. 14.-The Tlver and
harbor committee today gave a hearing
on the proposition to construct a dam for
the purpose of raising the level of the
Great Lakes. George Y. Wisher, a mem
ber of the deep waterway committee, who
reported In favor of the project, explained
it In detail, and urged Its feasibility. Ma
jor .Symonds, of the engineer corps, in
charge of operations where the proposed
dam will be located, said the project was
so vast that a commission of eminent ex
perts should be appointed to make special
investigation of the plan. Representative
Corliss, of Michigan, also spoke In favor
of the project.
CAUCUS OF SEXATE REPUBLICANS.
Committee Provided For to Arrnngre
the Order of Business.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. Tho republi
can caucus of the senate today author
ized Chairman Allison to appoint a com
mittee to arrange the order of business
for the remainder of the session', but the
selection- was not announced. Cullom
gave notice to tho caucus that he would
call up his bill providing a form of gov
ernment for the Hawaiian islands as soon
as the vote could be taken on the cur
rency bill, tomorrow.
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, attend
ed and participated in the caucus proceed
ings for the first time.
There was more or less discussion of
the policy to be pursued with reference
to a number of measures. Most of the
senators expressed themselves as favor
able to an early final adjournment. Sena
tor Foraker expressed! a strong desire to
secure Consideration of the Puerto Rico
bill, and Senator Chandler urged the ne
cesslty for action on his bill amendatory
of the interstate commerce law, saying it
was important that means should be
speedily found for the control of the rail
roads. Senator Sewell retorted that the
railroad's needed no special surveillance.
Senator Mason demanded that time
should be given at an early day for dis
cussion and action upon the Boer resolu
tion. Senator Depew considered the Phil
ippine question of pressing Importance.
No action was taken on the sugges
tlons, the general opinion being that all
should await the recommendations of the
proposed committee on order of business.
THE ARMY CANTEEN.
Tennessee Chaplain Related His Ex
periences to the House Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. At the hear
ing on the subject of tho army canteen
before the house committee on military
affairs today Captain Frank M. Wells,
late chaplain ,of the First Tennessee regi
ment, testified in detail to the prevalence
of drunkenness on army transports and in
the Philippines. Mr. Wells repeated state
ments which he has made In lectures rela
tive to the sale of liquor on the trans
ports 2ealandia and Indiana, and related
Instances of alleged drunkenness at Ma
nila, Ho Ho and Cebu, as well as on the
ships.
When he 'referred by name to a Tennessee
officer, alleged to have been drunk, Repre
sentative Cox, of Tennessee, interposed
an emphatic protest saying that he would
not hear this officer maligned. The com
mittee determined to avoid personal dis
closures by not allowing names to be used.
Mr. Wells proceeded, omitting names. He
stated that at the request of the secretary
of war he had filed a formal statement
with the war department concerning these
alleged acts.
Representatives of the W. C. T. U. and
other organizations were also heard in fa
vor of a congressional enactment making
more clear the law abolishing the t army
canteen. Tho committee did not take final
action on the subject.
RIOTS IN MARTINIQUE.
Thousands of Strikers Create a
Reign of Terror.
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, Feb.
13. A mob of rioters yesterday at Rlvlerre
Sallee refused to hear Senator Knight,
who is favorably disposed towards their
cause. At midnight the plantations of
La Cocollee and Champigny were set fire
to. News has been received from Paris
announcing that the garrison Is to be re
inforced and that the French cruiser Sa
chet Is on her way here.
The situation grows worse rather than
better, in spite of the concessions by tho
employers. Work is stopped, and the
strikers, urged on by their ringleaders,
are becoming more menacing and exact
ing. M. Hayott, a prominent planter at
Petltborug, with his family, has arrived
here, abandoning his effects and planta
tion. There are more than 2000 rioters in
the Petltborug district, and as there is
a considerable supply of liquor accessible,
It is feared that the night will witness
scenes of violence. The governor having
declared himself unable to afford the de
sired protection, the commandaht made
an urgent appeal, and at 6 o'clock this
evening the entire local orlgade of gen
darmerie was called into requisition.
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INJURED AT FIRES.
Eight Persons Hurt in Fonr CUlcngro
Conflagrations.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14. Eight persons were
Injured, one fatally, in four fires that oc
curred late last night and early this morn
ing in the residence portion of the city.
In all, about 35 lives were Imperiled by
the fires, and there were heroic deeds of
rescue by the firemen.
The most serious occurred at a boarding-house
at 021 Indiana avenue. C. F.
Slade, a student at a veterinary college,
was severely burned and carried out un
conscious by the firemen. M. W. Little
field, Mrs. M. W. LIttlefield, Curtis Jamie
son and Frank Hampden were overcome
by smoke and rescued by firemen. The
two small children of Mrs. H. E. Bump,
sleeping on the first floor, were also over
come by smoke and rescued by their moth
er at the peril of her life.
The total losses will not amount to $50,
000. Most of the fires were caused by over
heated furnaces,
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NAVY AIDED KOBBE.
Admiral "Watson Reports the Part It
Played In the South.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. The follow
ing cablegram has been received at the
navy department from Admiral Watson,
at Cavite:
"General Kobbe gives great and well
earned credit to Rodgers and the naval
part of the combined expedition to South
ern Luzon, Cantanduanes, Samar and
Leyte, for Its unqualified success. Rodg
ers commende Moore, commanding the
Helena; Gilpin, commanding the Mari
voles; Reynolds. Oliver, Moore, Castle
man and Cadot Evans. Gilpin was
wounded by fragments of a Colt gun
mechanism interior explosion, February 1,
during the capture of Tacloban. Nearly
ready for duty."
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The Six-Day Race.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15. Cox is ahead
In the six-day go-as-you-please walking
match at the Natatorium. Following Is
the score at 1 o'clock:
Cox 39.13Dean 3U.1
Barnes 3S9.8 jGraham 309.1
Day 3S5.7 1Hart 302.9
Campana 355.15! GHcU 226.5
Hegelman ......314.0
THE OLDEST MAN
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors of Many
Winters by Using Peruna
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MR. ISAAC BROCK, BORN IN BUNCOMBE CO., N. C. MARCH !, 1788.
Says: "I attribute my extreme old age to the use of Pe-rii-na."
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vras formed.
g Saw 22 Presidents elected.
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' from all sudden changes.
0 Veteran of four vrnrs.
Shod a horse vrlien 00 years
old.
Always conquered the grippe
with Pe-ru-na.
WitneHS in a land .suit at
age of 110 years.
Believes Pc-rum the great
est remedy of the age for ca
tarrhal diseases.
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Isaac Brock, a citizen of McLennan
county, Texas, has lived for 111 years. For
many years he resided at Bosque Falls,
18 miles west of Waco, but now lives with
his son-in-law, at Valley Mills, Tex.
A short time ago, by request. Uncle Isaac
CLASH OFTHESTEEL KINGS
FHICIC'S SUIT CHEATED A SENSA
TION AT PITTSBUB.G.
Bitter Personal Struggle for Suprem
acy Carnegie Refuses to
Be Interviewed.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 14. The an
nouncement that a long clash of the steel
kings has been finally precipitated by H.
C. Frlck filing the widely heralded suit
against Andrew Carnegie and the Carne
gie Steel Company, praying for an equit
able accounting of the ex-chairman's
stock holdings in the giant steel concern,
.created a sensation In financial and manu
facturing circles here. The suit is regard
ed as the most important ever v filed in
connection with the steel business, and it
is said that more money is at stake than
in any legal proceeding ever brought in
this country, in which all parties were
simply citizens. Steel manufacturers view
the trouble as a bitter personal struggle
for supremacy, and are watching each
move with intense interest. The legal tal
ent called into action by the suit is an
array of giants of the profession In this
state, with luminaries of national repute
yet to be included.
Late this afternoon the papers in the
writ were served on the attorneys for the
Carnegie Company, Dalzell, Scott & Gor
don. The defendants have 15 days in
which to file a dehiurrer or an answer to
the bill. The attorneys for the company
are unanimous In their refusal to discuss
the bill, and say that nothing will be
given out for publication until after their
papers are filed.
Carnegie Refused to' Tnlhr.
FERNANDINIA, Fla., Feb. 14. Andrew
Carnegie is with his 6ister-In-Iaw, Mrs.
Lucy Carnegie, at Dungenness, on Cum
berland Island. An effort made to see Mr.
Carnegie failed. Colonel' Page, manager
of Mrs. Carnegie's estate, Informed the
reporter that Mr. Carnegie positively re
fused to be Interviewed relative to tho'suit
filed against him in Pittsburg by H. C.
Frick. Mr. Carnegie Is visiting here .for
rest and recuperation, and it is understood
one of his attorneys is with him at Dun
genness. THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
Building Tradesmen. May Carry
War .to Other Cities. '
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CHICAGO. Feb. 14. A serious "blow was
dealt the contractors today by the In
dependent Brotherhood of Building Trades
Council, which issued a statement declar
ing it was the "belief that the Independent
Council and Contractors Association was
using, as a means to their own ends, the
subjugation of all union labor, and, in view
of this, the Brotherhood had decided to
stand by the Building Trades Council.
The Building Trades Council today
announced, through Its secretary, that the
National Building Trades Council Would
be called upon to call strikes in other
cities upon all buildings being construct
ed by the Chicago' contractors who have
locked out union labor. A committee was
appointed today to ascertain what was ,
being done by the' contractors outside
Chicago. Their information will be pre
sented to the national organization, which
has already expressed Its desire to aid
tho local men in every way, and striken
will be ordered. Buildings in New York,
Boston and Philadelphia, as well as in
many other cities, it is believed, are in
course ot construction Dy nrros wnicn are
members of the building contractors'
council.
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Accepts FitMlmmons' Challenge.
' NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Tom Sharkey to
day took up Bob Fitzslmmon's challenge to
the. heavy-weights. O'Rourke arrived from
Philadelphia this afternoon, and announced
1 his acceptance. Fitzslmmons was Informed
N
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o ! came to Waco and sat for his picture.
In his hand he held a stick cut from the
grave o General Andrew Jackson, which
J has been carried by him ever since. Mr.
e Brock is a dignified old gentleman, show-
O lng few signs of decreptiude. His family
o Bible is still preserved, and it shows that
! the date of his birth was written 111 years
o lag0'
e I Surely a few words from t,hls reroark-
o able old. gentleman, who has had 111 years
of experience to draw from, would be in-
: teresting as well as profitable. A lengthy
I biographical sketch is given of thte re
0 ' markable old man in the Waco Tlmes
e ' Herald, December 4, 1386. A still more
a I pretentious biography of this, the oldest
living man, illustrated with a double-col-
, uma portrait was given the readers of
i the Dallas Morning News, dated Decem
I ber 11. 1SSS, and also the Chicago Timee
' Herald of same date. This centenarian
, is an ardent friend of Pe-ru-na, having
1 used it many years.
t In speaking of his good health and ex
' treme old age, Mr. Brock says: .
"After a man has lived in the world as
long as I have, he ought to have found
today of Sharkey'saceeBteJue. and sett.
"If Jeffries do$s not come to tTmd within
a week, 1 will make a match with Sharkey
without any delay."
HEARING IN LOS ANGELES.
Interstate Commerce Commission
. "Will Meet There 3Inrch 25.
LOS ANGELES, CaL, Feb. 14. The In
terstate commerce commission is to hold
a session In Los Angeles March 25, news
of the fact having reached here officially
from Washington today. The real object
of the meeting will be to continue the dis
cussion of the alleged discrimination
against Pacific coast jobbers, which was
taken up at St. Louis. The commission,
when it adjourned at the time, gave It
out that other meetings to go further into
the merits of the controversy would be
held at a later date at various places on
the Pacific coast Meetings will also be
held at San Francisco, Portland, and
probably Seattle. , .
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Gorman's Support of Bryan.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. Ex-Senator
Gorman, who was at the capItol today for
the first time since the present session of
congress assembled, in an interview with
a Post reporter, said that all his efforts
heretofore had been directed against the
renomlnatlon of W. J. Bryan as the dem
ocratic candidate for the president, he be
lieving it would not be wise, but that he
was now convinced "that nothing can.pre
vent his selection as the head of the deci
ocratic ticket. He certainly," added Mr.
Gorman, ''has the people behind him to a
remarkable degree."
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Storm in the Middle "West.
OMAHA, Feb. 14. The heaviest snowfall
of the winter is now falling in Nebraska
and Western Iowa.
"Durability is
Better Than Show."
The 'wealth of the malti-mSKotuures is
not equal to good health. Etches without
health ate a. curse, and yet the rich, the
middle classes and the poor alike have, in
HoocTs SarsapariUa, a valuable assistant
in getting and maintaining perfect health.
Positively cured by these
Little Pills.
L They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per
fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowst
hess, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue
frain in the Side, TORPED IIVER. TheJ
Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
Small PHI. Small Doss,
SmSST
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AMERICA
oat a great SMkAy tMagg by experience.
tauuc I hare
"One ef the thiagw I have found oat
to my entire satlsfaetiaB. U; the prop,
or remedy for aUiHeafa that are due
directly to the effeets et the eliwate.
For 111 years I have withstood tho
changeable ellate of the United
States.
have always been a very healthy
out of coorae wtbJaet to the life
affaatfoac wUck are due to aadcton changes
m tho eMmate and temperature. During
my long Ufa I have known a great many
remedtetr for coughs, colds, catarrh and
diarrhoea.
'1 bad always supposed those affections
tt Be different diseases. Tor the last 10
or IK years I have been nodnnc Dr. Har'
man's writings. I have learned much from
Mb boohs one thing- in particular: That
those affections are the sum and that
thoy art property catted catarrh.
"As for Dr. Hartntan's remedy, Pe-ru-na?
I have found it to he the heat.
If not the only, rellahle remedy for
these affection. It h heeu my
standby for many, years, and I at
tribute my good health and extreme
old age to thbt remedy.
"It exactly meets an my requlremen'3.
It protects me. from the evir" effects of
sadden changes; it keeps me in good appe
tite; It gives mo strength; It keeps my
Mood in gocd circulation. I have come to
rely upon It almost entirely for the many
little things for which 1 need medicine.
"I seHeve It to be valuable to old pevU
although I have no doubt it is Just as goci
for the young. I should be glad If my sin
cere testimony should become the means
of others using this remedy, because I
believe it to be the greatest remedy of
this age for catarrhal diseases.
"When epidemics of hi grippe first began
to make their appearance m this country
-J was a sufferer from this disease.
"I had several long wieges with,
the grippe. At first I did net JknoW
that Pe-ru-na whs a remedy for this,
disease. When I heard that la grippe
was epidemic eatarrh, I tried Pc-
ru-na for la grippe and feuad it to
be just the thing.
"It has saved me several times from a
siege of the grippe. I fool perfectly safe
from, this terrible malady so long as I
have Pe-ru-na at hand. I hope that Dr.
Hartman may live to he as aid as I am,
to continue the good work of teaching
the people the valno of his groat remedy,
Pe-ru-na. Very truly yotwe,
For a free book on eatarrh address Thd
Pe-ru-na Medicine Co., Columbus, O.
ome Cure
If you are is trouble aad suffering
from sciatica, lumbago, rheumatism or
a weak hack, aad will wear one of my
Beits, in a short ttsae yo will be glad
to say the sam thing.
There are many imitations put upon
the market by other firms and said to
be the same, but every one of my Belta
has my name stamped thereon. If
you will call at my office, you can see
them and consult me free of charge,
or send for my little book, "Three
Clasaes of Men," which is sent free
upon application.
DR. A. T. SANDEN
RusscI Bldg., Cor. Fourth and Morrison St
PORTLAND. OR.'
Office hours: 9 to 9; Sundays, 9 to L
mAKY,.SWWY M TERTIARY M.M0 PfflSttt
PermaaenUy Cured. You can be treated at noma
under same guaranty. If you bave taken mer
cury. Iodide potash, and. still nave acnes and
pains. Mucus Patches Is Mouth, Sore Thrja..
Pimples, Copper-Cofored spots. Ulcers on any
part of the nody. Hair or Xyabrows falling
out. write
COOK REMEDY CO.
1698 Masonic Temple. CMcago, HI, for proofs of
cures. Capital, MO.Ofl& We solicit the most ob
stinate caM. We bave cured the worst cases la
15 to 36 days. l0-page Book Free.
A SWb of Beaaty h a Joy Forever.
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re send to a lady i' tbet
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