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2 THE MORNING OBEGOKIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1900. THE INSULAR TARIFF ConkKiQtkn of the Puerto Rico Debate in the House. THE-ATTITUDE OF THE PRESIDENT W&ttklagrten'a pareTren AdarcM Read 1h the Senate QHay Case Comes Da Today. WA8HIMOTOK. Feb. 22. The debate on the Puerto Mean tariff Mil brought' out several netable ipwdMg la the House to day. tocUtffns; one by Representative QcraDc, of Ohio, who answered a num ber oC Qneettone as to the attitude of tbe PveeMent; another by Renresentatlve McOmn, of Massachusetts, the Republican member of the Ways and Means Commit tee, -who dissented from the majority re port, and by Representative Meody, an other Massachusetts Republican, -who aharair criticised the position of his ooi leaaru. McCleUan or New York and Brantley of Georgia also spoke against the bill, and Parker of New Jersey in support of it. The debate was continued at the night session. In accordance with, a tacit agreement with the Senators who were unable, on account of the meeting of the Dencratie Natiomi Committee, to attend Today's soooton, Penrose of Pennsylvania re frained from calling up the Quay case " ad yesterday announced he would V y1 oonced, howevec, his intention to call it up tomorrow, a brief """Momentary squabble ensued as to the right by which the case would come be fore the Senate. No conclusion was the questions involved being P1w ed tor consideration until tomor row. THB BAV IX DETAIL." Continuation ef the Puerto RIcnn Debate 1b the Hohkc. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-The House be gan holding early sessions today, meeting f u M- owing to the pressure fee In the Puerto Rlcan debate. McClelland (Dem. N. Y.) opened the de bate, speaking in opposition to the bill, which he characterised as the most out rage opportunism that has been sub mitted to a governmental body, at least f o that prophet of oppor tunism, Oambetta. He argued at some th, quoting a great many decisions to prove that the position of the majority "whs untenable and the inhabitants of Pu erto Rico are eittaens of the United States within the constitutional rights of citi zens, and that the constitution extends propria rigore" over the Island of Pu erto Rico, the United States only holding It In trust for the State eventually to be created out of its territory. McCiellaa ! rfawently and generously applaud ed by hie Democratic associates. .rntiey Dem- G-) Poke against the bill, and particularly on the future of the Philippines. He pointed out that a year had elapsed since the treaty of peace, and yet Congress had failed thus far to lay down a policy for the Philippines. It 2 this inaction by Congress, he said, which spread uncertainty among the Fil ipinos and nerved them to further oppo sition, and he declared that the new Phil ippine commission could accomplish noth ing, and that if it went to the Philippines at all It should go at the authority and with the power which comes along in the grant Orosvenor (Rep. O.) followed in support of the bill. He said any political party or Individual who took part in ratifying and supporting the treat)- with Spain was estopped from opposing any of the legiti mate effects of that treaty. 'When the treaty hung in the balance, a certain Ne braska Colonel left hte regiment and came to Washington to aid in securing ratifica tion, and he did influence votes at a critical juncture. For this reason. Gi'os venor said if there was one man in the country who should shoulder responsi bility for the treaty and Its succeeding responsibilities, that man was William J. Bryan, of Nebraska. Grnavenor said there appeared to be great sensitiveness lest the wishes of the President should not be carried out and this sensitiveness was most apparent on the Democratic side among those not par ticularly active in support of the Pres ident. The President bad performed a conttttutlonal duty in presenting his view to Congress. Since then much official in formation had been submitted, showing conclusively that It was imperatively nec essary to raise money for Puerto Rico in some way in order to restore the de pressed Industries and institutions of that island. This information had been so con clusive that views bad changed both in the Senate and here, and, yielding to It, the Ways and Means Committee brought forward this bill, believing It to be the best thing attainable for Puerto Rico and for this country. There was only one al ternative to this tariff measure, and that was to go down in our pockets and ap propriate from the treasury enough to Bustata the Island. Richardson (Dem. Tenn.) at this point, asked: "I understand the gentleman holds that the President did not understand the situation at the time of his message. Now. I ask htm If the President under stands the situation at this time?' , Orosvenor responded that he was not the mouthpiece of the President, and that Richardson's question did not correctly represent what had been said. He added: "I think I know the President reasonably weft, and, speaking as an Individual, and knowing all the things involved in the situation here now, I think that nothing would give the President greater sorrow than the defeat of this bill and the turn ing over of this Government to the Dem ocratic minority." Orosvenor said it was hardly to be supposed that the President, at the time be made his recommendation lor the relief of Puerto Rico, appreciated that such a simple question would be made the text for a constitutional issue mors grave than anything- since the Dred Scott case. Talcing up the broad right of Congress to deal with the subject, Orosvenor said DanM Webster had been the first to maintain the power of Congress over new territory. And yet It remained for a Massachusetts member of the House, a Representative from Cambridge (MoCall) to call this right In question. The reference to Cambridge 'brought Moody (Rap. Mass.) to his feet-with the statement that Harvard University was on the side of the Ways and Means ma jority. Grawnor's discussion of the fiscal and conetttuttonal question was varied by good-natured political raillery with the members across the aisle. When Neville tPop. Nab.) asked If Orosvenor expected to embalm the Filipinos along with the Declaration of Independence in the Phil ippines, the Ohio member answered that when the Democratic party got through with the Filipinos it would need embalm ing. At another point Grosvencc created laughter by referring ironically to Agut naldo as "the George Washington of the Philippines,'' McCatl titan. Mass.) followed m oppo sition to the btlt. His speech was fol lowed with great Interest, as he was the only member of the Ways and Means majority to dissent from the majority report. McCall said that he regret tad greatly that he could not agree With his cotleaguee as to the pending bill, but he was compelled to dissent because rt Involved nothing less than the propo sition that Congress. In dealing wKh the terrttorte of the United States, -had ab solute power, unfettered by any limita tions of the Oonstitutifan. John Marshall. a great u. Jurist as ever sat upon the bench, declared In Loughborough vs. Blake that the rule of uniformity in the imposition of duties extended to the terri tories. A third of a century after the Loughborough case, the Supreme Court again, wen California became a terri tory, aeolded that the rule of uniformity would apply to it 'If Congress Is not bound by these limlta tlns against taxing unequally, it is not bound by any limitation upon its power in the Constitution," said McCall. "But we are asked to pass this bill because some body has called In question our constitu tional right to do so. But If you are going to pass an unjust measure merely to enow your strength, why not begin by shearing your wolves. New Mexico, Arizona and Alaska, instead of shearing this poor little pet lamb of Puerto Rico. "I think you are unduly alarmed about the effect of extending the principle of constitutional liberty wherever our flag floats; but I say that if we must give up either, constitutional liberty has been pre served to us at a price In blood and treas ure greater than the value of a thousand archipelagos. "We impose by this bill a certain per cent of duties upon goods passing to and frg between that Island and this country. How Jong will It be before some powerful interest will demand that they be recog nized? Can there be any doubt that the taxes win be levied more and more for the benefit of the great Interests in this country, and that the hapless people who were told by our generate that they were to receive the glorious blessing of Ameri can liberty, who crowned our soldiers with wreaths, will become the victims of our extortion, rather than the sharers in our I, freedom? I say far wiser will It be If, In stead of entering upon a policy which will make her happy, sunny-hearted chil dren the mere chattels of this Government, we fellow the humane recommendation oi our President and lay the foundations of our Empire deep In the hearts of those people." Moody (Rep. Mass.) spoke In favor of the bill. The bill In taking off 75 per cent of the regular duty on Puerto Rlcan goods conferred a privilege and advantage on the people of that Island ana their Industries which would be a boon to any nation. Moody declared that the majority pro posed to abide by the spirit of the Consti tution, rathor than Us letter, and he de rided those who were guided only by a "paper constitution." Tne chief reliance ot the opposition had been In the dictum of Chief Justice Marshall, in Loughborough vs. Blake, but Moody said this case had been submitted to the court on a Tuesday and decided the following Friday, and he was not ready to accept such a hastily formed dictum as determining the very destinies of the country. The attitude of Webster and the various authorities were reviewed by Moody, who declared that Mc Call, in quoting Webster, had wrested a portion of the statement from its context, thus changing the meaning, and placing Webster in a position which should make him turn in his grave. Parker (Rep. N. J.) made a legal argu ment in support of the regularity of the proposed tariff, and also urged that It would prove of substantial advantage to the island. At 5 o'clock the House tooV a recess until 8 P. M. At the night session speedess were made by Wilson (Dem. S. C), LewTs (Dem. Ga.) and Spight (Dem. Miss,), in opposition to the bill. The session was entirely without noteworthy incidents, and at 9 P. M. the House adjourned. In the Senate. Several weeks ago Senator Foraker, senior Senator from Ohio, was selected to read Washington's farewell address today. It was a jiotable compliment to him that when the Senate convened today, all the public and private galleries were crowded and scores of people stood In the corridors unable to gain admission. Forakar's read ing was a fine bit of elocution, and he was congratulated by many of his col leagues. Penrose (Rep. Pa.) called attention to the announcement he made yesterday concern ing the calling up of the resolution Involv ing the right of Quay to a seat in the Sen ale as a member from Pennsylvania. He said that, while he would prefer to have the case considered immediately, he had been informed that a number of the Sena tors desired to be present when it was called up, and, as their request was entire ly reasonable, he would not oppose a mo tion to adjourn at this time, but he gave notice that he would call up the Quay case tomorrow upon the conclusion of the morn ing session, at 10:05 A. M. Foraker called attention to the notice of liis intention to move consideration of the Puerto Rican bill after the Hawaiian government measure had been disposed of, but added that he in no manner would opposo the suggestion of Penrose. Chandler (Rep. N. H.) declared the question of the right to a seat in the Sen ate was privileged, and it was not neces sary to toko up the question by vote. A Senator had tho right to address the Sen ate on the question at any time during a session. The question, he said, could not be superseded by any other business not unfinished business. Hoar (Rep. Mass.) made the same contention. Aldrich (Rep. R. I.) held that these con tentions were not In accordance with the rules and praotlces of the Senate, and that it had been voted down by the Sen ate on every previous occasion in bis ex perience. Hale (Rep. Me.) said that while he did not agree with the arguments advanced by Chandler and Hoar, all that could be settled tomorrow If the question should arise then. Meantime, in accordance with the custom of the senate, after the reading of Washington's farewell address, he moved that the Senate adjourn. At 1:05 P. M., without division, the mo tion prevailed. THE COETJR D'ALEXE RIOTS. House Committee "Wrangled Over Mode of Procedure. WASHINGTON. Fob. 22. When th in. vestigation of the Idaho labor trouble was resumed today Delore the House Commit tee on Military Affairs, Chairman Hull stated that Governor Steunenberg, of Ida ho. Who is a-ttendinc the JnvrttrmjMnn Vm1 protested against tho line of procedure wnicn impugned the state officials. Hull said the Governor hold that th twtimnnv in effect placed the State officials on trial, ana it mat were the case they wore en titled to be present, and be represented by counsel. The chairman called on Steu nenberg to make his own statement. Rep resentatives Lentz and Hay, of the com mittee, energetically onncaed this nwo. dure, and the Governor's statement was aeierrea. considerable feeling developed among the members as the inquiry pro ceeded. LontZ SOUeht to Intrndnoo on on davit seeking to show that Intimidation of minors naa neen resorted to by the Gover nor of Idaho, in order to gain personal ends. The committee refused to admit the affidavit. Lentz then gave notice he would, at the proper time, move that the affiant. A. S. Balch, be called as a wit ness. The chairman stated it would be necessary hereafter to hold sessions during the afternoon while the Houa wo tn o skm, and that he would request permis- Bton to no so. Henry C. Miner Dead. NEW YORK. Feb. 22,-Henry Clay Miner, the theatrical manager, dropped dead this afternoon in his room on Riv erside Drive of apoplexy, aged 5S. Mr. Miner had been remarkably well all win ter, and there was no warning of the end. He was in his room preparing to go for a drive with his wife, and was walking across the room when he fell. Mr. Miner's estate is estimated to be worth more than .000,000. At the time of his death he owned Miner's Bowery and Eighth-Avenue Theaters, Miner's Harlem Theater and theaters In Newark and Detroit, and was Interested In others. Indiana Populists. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. . Th t. Uses of Indiana, in State Convention to- oay, named A. G. Burkhart, of Tipton, for Governor. A complete ticket was named. SON OF THE SENATOR CHARLES TV. CliAIUt BEFORE THE IXVBSTIGATIXG COMMITTEE. Methods Pursued in the Election of His Father by the Montana Legislature. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-C. W. Clark, son of Senator Clark, of Montana, told the Senate Committee on Elections today that he had an Independent Income of $250,000 a year, and that he was In business for him self. Witfe the exception of a brief in terval given to the testimony of Rev. A. B. Martin, Mr. Clark occupied the entire day before" the committee, the investigation being conducted into the methods pur sued in the election of the young man's father to the United States Senate. He denied In detail the assertions of such wit nesses as Mr. Wihiteslde, Mr. Hewitt, State Senator Myers and others. Mr. Clark submitted what he said was a detailed statement of his receipts and expenditures for political purposes during the Mon tana campaign. The aggregate footed up 5118,000. Dr. Martin testified concerning his interview with Justice Brantley, pro ducing the letter written him by Mr. Clark In the Wellcome case. John B. Wellcome was recalled at the beginning of the session. At the Instance of Senator Chandler, Mr. Wellcome related that he had been preseitt when Senators Chandler and Caffery had examined his bank account, and that nccording to their findings he had only two corrections to make. They had found two checks, one for $250 and the other for $100. which should be added. C. W. Clark was next called. Mr. Clark sa'd he had taken an active part In the Montana legislative campaign in 1S98 and In the senatorial fight following. He waa treasurer of the Clark campaign commit tee. The first effort of the committee was to take the state convention from the Daly people, the next the election of the Demo cratic state legislative ticket, maklrg practically two Campaigns. The money placed In his hands was for the purposo of covering both these campaigns. Mr. Clark thought there was an average of 170 persons In Helena In his father's be half just before the election, and all told there were fully 300 people there from first to last. Most of them had come with the view of helping Mr. Clark in the contest, but the witness had no doubt that some of them came wltii the hope of- earning a llbtle expense money. Mr. Clark said he had never authorized. Mr. Whiteside to see members of the Leg islature in his father's behalf; never had tallied off the members of the Legislature with him, and nwer had told him that any State Senator or Legislative member was to get any specified sum for his vote. He denied all Incriminating testimony giv en by Whiteside. Mr. Clark paid that at the first meeting with Whiteside tho latter had said he was tired of the Daly people; that he was unpledged and that ho wanted to support Senator Clark. He had said he did not want any money for his support, but that .he wanted an equal chance with others In b'.ddlng upon build ings contemplated by his father. This was promised, and Whiteside then said ho would vote for Clark. The witness explained the circumstances under which be had written to State Sen ator Myers, enclosing him a check for $600. He considered the sum In the nature of a retainer for legal services at, Brldger. He admitted that after the Whiteside exposure he asked Mr. Myers not to give the latter out, because he feared that at that time, when public excitement was so great, the letter might be connected with bribery cases. Rev. Albert B. Martin, principal of the female seminary at Deer Lodge, testified next. He produced the letter written him by Senator Clark last October, which the Dootor had taken to Chief Justice Brantley In connection with the Wellcome disbar ment case. The letter was as follows: "Dear Dr. Martin. If you could see our mutual friend, Judge B., and state to him what John R. T. told you, outlining the plan of campaign which practically showed that everything was practically prearranged, I am sure that he would have a better understanding of-the Wellcomo proceeding and would not allow that splen did man to be disbarred. He has a lovely wife and children and it Is a shame that he should suffer disgrace through such disreputable men as Whiteside nnd my namesake, W. A. Clark, of Madison County. (Signed) W. A. CLARK." Dr. Martin said: "Our mutual friend Judge B." was Judge Brantley, and that "John R. T." was John R. Toole, who four weeks previous to the meeting of tho Legislature had told him that the reports concerning Senator Clark's methods would be Investigated by the committee. Ho said he felt interested In Mr. Wellcome because his father-in-law was an old Pres byterian minister. He had hoped that he could Influence the Supreme Court to send the case back to the Silver Bow County Court, but he saw no indelicacy in doing that "It was no more improper than It would bo for me to approach a Senator here and ask him to vote for Mr. Clark," said tho witness. "The interview with Judge Brantley was perfectly friendly." Dr. Martin said that he had also re ceived another letter from Mr. Clark on the Whiteside exposure, in which Clark bad referred to his own good character, saying this was the best legacy he could leave to his children. C. W. 'Clark was recalled. He continued his specific denials of the testimony of witnesses for the prosecution, who had made statements Indicating his connections with efforts to Influence corruptly mem bers of the Legislature. He thus reviewed the testimony of Whiteside, Butler, and Senator Myers. At the afternoon session, C. W. Clark said that E. E. Lyons had told him that Mark Hewitt was professing to have in formation of the purchase of votes for his father's election. He said he had replied hat this was not so and even if It were so, Hewitt would not know about It. Ex plaining the transaction In which $7000 was 6ent to Missoula to take up the mortgage on Representative Wood's ranch, Mr. Clark said Mr. BIckford had come to him and asked him for $7000 with which to take up a mortgage. He drew a check and gave it to BIckford. He knew nothing more about the matter until BIckford gave it back to him in Helena. Mr. Clark also explained the trip on a special train from Butte to Helena August 5. He said that the preceding day, Mr. Corbett had come to him saying he was dissatisfied with the conduct of the Well come disbarment case beforethe State Supreme Court, Judge Carpenter, counsel for Mr. Wellcome, having decided not to put in an answer to defend the case. Mr. Corbett had told him it was1 most ereen tial that an answer should be filed, and that as Senator Clark and Mt. Wellcome were absent from the State, he (the wit ness) must go over to Helena with him (Corbett) and see that a change was de cided upon. He had found It impossible to get back on the regular trains In time for a dinner party, and they had, there fore, taken a special train. He said he had remained In the Montana Club while Mr. Corbett went out to see Judge Car penter. It had not been necessary for him to see Mr. Carpenter, as that gentle man had acceded to Mr. Corbett's wishes in the matter of filing an answer -in the Wellcome case. He had not seen any of the justices of the Supreme Court, nor had he met Dr. Treacey. At that time he did not know the doctor. "Did you go to Helena on that occa sion," asked Faulkner, "with the object, purpose or Intention of having any one see any member of the Supreme Court In the Wellcome case?" "I d'd not." the witness replied. Mr. Clark then related In detail his con nection as treasurer with the Clark com mittee. He said he bad received, all told, $US.00A from his father. Of this amount he expended about $25,000 prior to the Stato convention; about $5000 on the State cam paign, and tke remainder during the slt- I ting of the Legislature. In July last, his lamer naa aiso given bim $11,000 for ex penses In the Wellcome disbarment case. Mr. Clark read from his memorandum detailed statements giving the names of all persons to whom this money had been paid. The list Included many names of "workers" to whom payments were made, and some newspaper men who received small sums. One of the entries showed a payment of $7000 to J. P. (Swede) Murpby during the legislative campaign, and $5000 to William Thompson. Murphy was chair man of the Populist branch, and Thomp son of the Republican branch, of the Clark-Republican-Populist alliance in the Legislative campaign of 1S9S. One pay ment of $500 was made to D. G. Brown to defend a libel suit hrought against a friendly newspaper by a minister who had attacked his father. The $7000 returned by Mr. BIckford was used by him as cash. The total sum footed up to $118,016. "What is your Income?" asked Mr. Faulkner. "In the neighborhood of $250,000 a year." This reply caused a general exclamation in the committee-room, and Senator Ed munds remarked that the income tax should be revived: Mr. Faulkner's last nupctinn in tha aminatlon-in-chlef was: "Please tell the committee whether you had ever offered or given to any member of the Legisla ture a monetary or valuable considera tion with a -view to Influencing his vote for your father for United States Sena tor." "I have not not one cent." In response to Senator Hoar, Mr. Clark said he did not think a etno-io w.t y,a been changed by' the expenditure of money. ii was aeemea necessary, however, to em ploy men to prevent their friends in the Legislature from being intimidated by the "usual Daly methods." A large amount of money had been expended In entertain ing friends. Mr. Hoar pressed tho inquiry: "What did you expect these men to do?" he asked. "Were they to sleep with the mem bers?" "No; they were with them a great deal, however. We expected them to lpbby." ' If you had the camnnfen tn mnim nvr again, and could not be present, and waniea io get some intelligent agent like Mr. Edmunds or Mr, Faulkner to conduct it for you. what lnstnintlnnn bbuM vnn give him?" "I would not advise him at all," was the reply, "because I would exptect either of them to know what to do." This reply broucht out n. inmrh t Mr Hoar's expense. Do VOU think thft mpn whn irntfwl tnw your father would have done so If you nau noi spent any money?" asked Senator Caffery. '.'I think so." "Then, why did you spend It?" "Well, the hotels In Helena put up their charges when the LegIature is in session, and living is high." In reply to Mr. Campbell, Mr. Clark said no part of the $30,000 rmf im hv "Mr "WViUo- side was his money. The Committee closed the day with a re quest upon Mr. Clark and his father to al low ItS SUDCOmmlttBA tn n-rnmnn tVifilr. private bank accounts for the period cov ered. THE MACRTIM CHARGES. Congressman Wlieelock Wants an In vestigation. WASHINGTON, Feb. .-Representative Wheelock, of Kentucky, today in troduced a resolution instructing the Com mittee on Foreign Affairs to Investigate the truth or falsity of the charges made by Charles E. Macrum, late consul of the United States at Pretoria, that his official or personal mall was opened, read, sup pressed or detained by the censor of the British government at Durban, or that a telegram sent by him to the Department of State was delayed by a British censor for several weeks. The committee, by the provisions of the resolution, shall also ascertain whether the British authorities are acquainted with the secret cipher or code used by the State Department, In order that the committee -may properly carry- out these instructions, it is author-) ized to send for persons and papers, and to administer oath to witnesses examined. The resolution was referred to the Com mittee on Rules. Tbe Subsidr Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb.-22. The Senate Committeft on Commprpo nflnv -io-mn,i n all the amendments to be made to the snipping Dili, but did not reach a formal agreement to report the bill. There is, however, no doubt that this will bo de cided upon at the next meeting, and it is possible a SDeclal metlne- win ha r.niiri for the purposo of securing this action in advance ot next week's regular meet ing. The amendments accepted today" were made as a result of conference with members of the House. They are on the same general lines as the provisions of the bill Introduced In tho TTnitsa voofnr. day by Mr. Minor. Lien Lands for Wyoming. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The House Committee on Public Lands today sub mitted a favorable ronnrt nn tho hill nrn. vldlng that the State of Wyoming be per mitted to relinquish to the United States certain lands of a desert character, but susceptible of irrigation, and to accept other lands in lieu thereof. Chinese Trade Investigation. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The Senate Committee on Commerce "today authorized a favorable report on Senator Galllnger's bill providing for the appointment of a committee to make an Investigation of the trade relations between the United States and China, as recommended by the Pres ident in his iast annual message. Adjustment of Settlers Rjghts. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The House Committee on Indian Affairs today ordered a favorable report, authorizing the adjust ment of rights of settlers in the Navajo Indian reservation, Arizona, and to ratify an agreement with Indians of the Fort Hall reservation, Idaho. Boise Public Bnlldlng. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The Secretary of the Treasury lias recommended to Congress an Increase in the limit of cost of the public building at Boise, Idaho, from $200,000 to $300,000, and that the entire appropriation be mode Immediately avail. -able. HIS LAST STAND. (Continued from First Page.) and two naval 12-pounders were po sitioned. On the north bank and enfilad ing the whole river, one howitzer, three field batteries and three naval 4.7 guns were placed. Then followed the most wonderful scene It fever was my lot to witness. Once be fore In Thessaly I had seen 110 guns in position, but never such a number of powerful guns concentrating their fire upon a spot about a mile square. The exploding lyddite shells raised great clouds of green smoke, oompletely filling the bed of the river. The shrapnel burst on the edge of each bank, except for a short space, where the proximity of the British infantry made it dangerous. Our shells searched eyery bush and every ra vine of the river bed. The enfilading guns must have done terrible execution. The roar was deafening, yet with a spirit of desperate madness now and then tho Boers would come to'snlpe the naval guns, which -were firing at a, range of 1000 yards. The long line of three batteries belched forth death, while on each side lay two" battalions of Infantry, whose Maxims sounded petty beside the roaring big guna. What loss the Boers suffered Is not known yet. I am writing in the middle of a sleeping camp. Not a sound disturbs the heavy slumber of tired soldiers. Down the river bed not a fire Is seen, not a cry heard. There Is something tragic In th9 stern resistance which General Cronje i3 .hopelessly offering. It Is Impossible not to admire his pluck, but all condemn tho wickedness of uselessly sacrificing the lives of his brave followers; SCHURMAN ON EXPANSION HIS SPEECH AT-TIIE CHICAGO AUDI TORIUM. The Trne-Pollcy of! the United- States Lies in Holding the Philip pine Islands. CHICAGO. Feb. 22. Dr. "Jacob G. Schur man, president of Cornell University, spoke under the auspices of the Union League Club, at the Auditorium, this af ternoon on "Expansion." The address was delivered to one of the largest audi ences ever seen in the great theater, and the remarks of Dr. Schurman were re ceived with every manifestation of en thusiastic applause. He told of bis ex periences while investigating the" situa tion, in the Philippines, and declared that tho true policy of the United States lay in holding the Islands, and following out the policy of expansion, which had been opened before her. The exercises opened with an organ re cital by Harrison M. Wild, after which ,the audience joined in singing the "Star Spangled Banner." President Eugene Cary, of the Union League Club, then introduced Dr. Schurman, after Rev. W. J. McCoughan had delivered the invoca tion. Dr. Schurman spoke substantially as follows: "Scientists tell us of the reversion of organic beings, after the lapse of gener ations, to the form or habits of an earlier type. If this law of biology holds good In politics, as I bellevo it does, then our present Chief Magistrate in his policy of expansion would seem to bejwssessed by the spirit of Washington, who extended 'the National domain from the Atlantic to tho Mississippi, or of Jefferson, who, impelled by the same Imperious Instinct, trampled under foot his dearest political theories and secured for the Union that vastterritorybeyond the Mississippi, where the- flag now waves over the prosperous and Intelligent citizens of a dozen popu lous states states whose trade and wealth' i converging on tho shores of this lake, have made, possible the greatest miracle, on thd American continent the rapid-rising, fast grqwlng, Immense, rushing, roaring, pow erful and magnificent City of Chicago. Chicago is the Index of the modern world. It is the most conspicuous example and the most concentrated abstract of that expansive movement which characterizes the 19th century. "The 19th century has been a century of expanding knowledge, a century of abounding invention, a .century of amaz ing increase in the means of communica tion and transportation. In addition to the home market we how need the markets of tho world. Science, invention and manufacturing have all expanded to gether. Our power of production having outrun our capacity to consume, and be ing all the time on the increase, and tho old markets of the world being glutted by tho products of all civilized nations, what new outlets are there for our waxing productivity? What new fields for the reception of the surplus commodities we multiply so rapidly and at a constantly declining cost? The life of the nation in no 6mall degree depends on the answer. The only peoples who have not reached the manufacturing stage; the only peoples who do not compete with us in their own markets, are the vast populations ot South America, Africa and especially gf Asia. Great Britain and Germany have got ahead of us in the markets of South America; but if our manufacturers will follow foreign example In adapting their products to local tastes and needs, I see no obstacle in the way of our securing a ,falr undeveloped and neglected business. "In Africa wo shall have only such trading rights and privileges as the Eu ropean overlords may be graciously pleased to vouchsafe us. Happily Asia, the largest, richest and mostjpopulaus or the unoccupied ma'rkets of the world, remained. Ail eyes "were on Chlnd, with its splendid, Inexhaustible, and undevel oped natural resources, and its 400.000,000 people, strangely stirring with a new and mighty life. With France on the south, Germany on tho east, and the Russian bear's paw oyer all the north, the inde pendence and territorial Integrity ot China trembled in the balance; yet if her sov elgnty collapsed, if those European powers divided up and appropriated that vast Empire, their several annexations would have been closed to American trade and commerce. "That this disaster to our Industries has been, averted, you owe to the pres cience, wisdom and skill of the states man who today worthily fills the cjralr of Washington. Thanks to the brilliant and truly memorable diplomacy of the present Adiminlstrntlon, tho great nations of Eu rope have agreed and agreed in writing that whatever poHtical or territorial pol icies they may pursue in China, the open door to trade, the equal commercial rights and privileges, we now enjoy with them shall remain intact and inviolable. "What was the secret of our success In compelling' European nations to stand by the policy of the' open- door in China? Some powerful cause there certainly was, for England had failed In a similar at tempt only two or three years ago. We should not have succeeded at that time either; Indeed, we should not have essayed the task; and had any political leader suggested It, he would have been de nounced as a renegade to the Monroe doctrine. But In the space of two years the political horizon of the American peo ple has undergone an Immense expansion; the astonished nations have seen us be come an Asiatic power. American diplo macy triumphed In China because the American flag waved In the Philippines. Tha. commercial expansion which the marvelous growth of your capital and Industries had rendered indisiensable to the continued vitality of the nation was heralded by the roar of Dewey's guns, asserted by the brilliant feats of your armies under Otis, MacArthur, and the heroic Lawton, and finally established and secured by an International agreement, Which will render this Administration il lustrious in all the annals of American diplomacy. Into our reluctant lap the hand of destiny dropped the Philippines. We have accepted them, and with the aid of Providence we propose to discharge our responsibilities to them, though ter ritorial expansion was never dreamed of when the war began, and we did not de sire It when the war closed. "Territorial expansion has been the law of our Nation's life. No American who has stopped at Honolulu In crossing the Pacific will regret the annexation of that unique oceanic emporium. Thanks to steam and electricity, which abolished dis tance, the modern state admits of un bound territorial organization without loss of supreme control at the center or of local self-goverrcnent in any of the mem bars. The equipoise between central sov ereignty and local Independence is the balance wheel of the American system. This Is our contribution to the' politics of the world, and this Is the surest guaranty of the permanence of our Republic. "Now this organization of the United States, under which unbounded territorial extension may be reconciled, with a solid Union and full local liberties, fur nishes tho solution of our political prob lem in the Philippine' Islands. The com mission of which I had the honor to be president Kas recommended that the Fili pinos be given a form of territorial gov ernment more liberal even that that which Jefferson bestowed upon the people of the territory of Louisiana "Besides the mourners and pessimists, however, I must say a word about the jingoes. Now the jingoes are a sect who hold that everything is ours that we can lay hands on, and, that other people have no rights which we need respect. Their philosophy of the Philippine question Is exceedingly simple. Eight million Fili pinos, with no legal or moral rights, that we need consider! Eight million immor tal souls to be treated as mere chattels! This Is the gospel of the jingoes. "Let ua pass them by' as the wise guide dl- rested .In regard t that peenkurtjr refKAls-' ive class-In Dante's Inferno, fnrrnnrtnlj their number is small, aad the Araectaan people will in due time iwaish thesa, for their infamy. "The Instinct of expansion, ae, Matthew Arnold has well said, is the baste e hu man clvilizatioa. But this fcMMJact, though Indispensable to any progress fet civilization, would, if left to itself, yield nothinsr htober than the 'siiDramarv of brute strength and cunning. The other- concuuone oi civilization, the enlBsaaes which man must satisfy before be eaa be humanized, are virtue and piety, Mfeerty and justice, knowledge, art, and the power of social life and manners. If we are a civilized nation, our mission la the Philip pines must be the promotion of dvttiaa Uon. A stronger, and. I believe, a higher will than ours set us In that distent archipelago. Whs if the divine purpose be the extension of our free institutions and of all that is best in our civilization throughout the Orient? As the object of the divine government' of the world seems to be, according to Lessings, the education of tho human race, wbat if ws are called to be the agents of that purpose In the Philippine Islands? I know not. These themes are too high for us. But I know and you know that we cannot be true to ourselves, or loyal to the new ob ligations that have come upon us, unless we recognize that the last expansion of our Republic is a summons to work for the material, intellectual and moral ele vation of the Filipinos, to teaeh them to practice in every growing measure the unwonted lessons of self-government and by so doing to make our flag, which is already the symbol of irresistible power, the star of promise and the emblem of benediction to all the oppressed peoples of the benighted Orient." CASE OF PROFESSOR MTVART Convert to Catholicism Contend Re ligion Does Not Oppose Science. New Terk Tribune. The correspondence between Cardinal Vaughan. of London, and Professor St. George Mivart. shows that the Roman Catholic church has not receded from its traditional attitude of hostility to all con clusions that contradict its dogmas, even though such conclusions rest upon Indu bitable facts. It is only another illustra tion of the. age-long conflict between au thority and truth, or reason. If the term be preferred. As Cardinal Vaughan puts it, a Roman Catholic must accept intel lectually everything that the church teaches, even when such teaching appears to bo contrary to history and fact. It is this question of intellectual aceepfaaee that has brought about the rebellion of Professor Mivart. He declares himself to bo a loyal Catholic, unswerving in his de votion to the fundamental principles of tho church. But he says that his inves tigations a9 a man of science have con vinced him that certain dogmas of the church are more or less erroneous. As he expresses It: "When the question is a purely intellectual one of the utmost sim plicity, or lik a proposition in Euclid, then I do not believe in the possibility of emotional deception. The falsehood of the historical narration about Babel is a cer tainty practically as great as that of the equality of the angles at the base of an isosceles triangle." This Is plain language, and It puts the whole controversy between the church and science In a nutshell. The church insists on Ihe acceptance of its dogmas, even If they should be proved to be historically untrue, or. more accu rately, It denies the right of its members to Investigate for themselves the question of their truth or falsehood. Professor Mivart, who is a convert to Catholicism, has long been eminent in the world of science, and Roman Catholics have frequently pointed to him as a proof that the church does not oppose sci ence. Indeed, he himself made it a point for many years to show how the conclu sions of science might be reconciled with the creed! of the church. But in 1S8 came the encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, "Provi dentiselmus reusr" VHk.a,,bolt from the blue," as Dr. Mivart expresses it, de claring that '"all the books which the church receives as sacred and canonical are written wholly and entirely, with all their parts, at the dictation of the Holy Ghost; and so far Is It from being possi ble that any error can coexist with In spiration, that inspiration not only is es sentially Incompatible with error? but ex cludes and rejects It as absolutely and necessarily as It Is Impossible that God himself, the supreme truth, can utter that which Is not true." For some time he hoped against hope that the church might so interpret this utterance as to make it possible for intelli gent men to accept it. But at last he is forced to admit that "a vast and- impass, ablo abyss yawns between Catholic dog ma and science, andi no man with ordinary knowledge can henceforth join the com munion of the Roman Catholic church if he correctly understands what Its prin ciples and its teaching really are, unless they are radically changed." He is at one with Cardinal Vaughan that truth and revelation cannot he at variance, but he parts with him In denying that revelation is really revelation when It plainly con tradicts truth. Or, rather, ne maintains that all truth is divine, and that man owes his first allegiance to it wherever it is found. If, for instance, as he believes, the Bible Is proved to contain erroneous statements, the church's dogma, that it is Inerrant becomes null and void. It might as well put forth a dogma that the angles at the base of an Isosceles triangle are unequal, or that two and two make five. Of course. Cardinal Vaughan refuses to be drawn Into any discussion of the Issue thus raised. He could not do It without thereby surrendering the position of the church that authority is greater than rea son. What, he did was to require Dr. Mi vart to sign a profession of With" in all the dogmas of the church as divinely true and Incapable of change, at the same time demanding that he specifically con demn and revoke all his recent utter ances which called In question the Iner rancy of the Bible. The penalty for refus ing to sign this document was to be in hibition from the sacraments of the church. The prompt refusal of Dr. Mi vart to sign what to him would have been a He could not have surprised the car dinal. Indeed, when an eminent scientist reaches conclusions that seem to him as self-evident as a problem In Euclid, the wisdom, if not the morality, of ordering him to say they are untrue is seriously open to question. The right of the church to Impose such dogmas as it pleases Is, of course, unquestionable. But with right must always go responsibility. The atti tude of the ohurch, as explained by Car dinal Vaughan, will force out of Its mem bership all who believe that truth is greater than authority. And it will have to face the responsibility for this result in the forum of conscience, if not also to justify itself before the enlightened judg ment of mankind. Roberts Tribute to the Canadian. OTTAWA. Feb. 22. Lord Minto, the Governor-General, has received the following from Lord Roberts: "Paardeberg. Orange Free State, Feb. 22. The Canadian Regiment has done ad mirable service since its arrival in South Africa. I deeply regret the heavy loss It suffered during the fight on the 18th Inst., and beg you will assure the people now much we all here admire the conspicuous gallantry displayed by our Canadian com rades on that occasion. " Jerv Flngrsliip for FarqBbar. NEW YORK, Feb. 22. 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