THE MORNING OREGONIAU. THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1900.
WILL VOTE TODAY
Senate Postponed Action on
, Hawaiian Bill.
McLAURIN IS FOR EXPANSION
ilc Declared Tlmt the South "NVanta a
Share of the Oriental
Trade. .
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"WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Notwithstand
ing the agreement made by the Semite to
voto on the Hawaiian Government bill
at today's session, the final vote on the
measure was postponed until 4 o'clock
tomorrow. Practically no progress was
made on the bill, although It was under
consideration nearly 'four hours. Aldrich,
chairman' of the finance committee, at the
opening of the session, made an explana
tion of the work of tho conferees on the
financial irfoasure, his statement resulting
In an unexpected and spirited debate.
One of the .features of the session was
the speech of McLaurln on the Philippine
quostlon. He is the first Democrat in the
Senate to declare himself for expansion.
He bcouted what ho called the "bugbear
of imperialism" with which some of his
colleagues were trying to frighten the
people, declared the question was not one
of politics, and maintained that the ac
quisition of the Philippines would be of
immense advantage to this country, espe
cially the South, by opening to the United
States the trade of the Orient.
The Proceeding.
Aldrich (Rep. R. I.) called up the con
ference report on the financial bill and
made an explanation of the.dlfferences be
tween the Senate bill and the conference
bill. The first change was in the section
defining the standard. It was, he said,
purely a verbal change a change In
phraseology and undoubtedly strength
ened the section. The second change was
a provision making It tho express duty of
the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain
the reserve fund in order that the parity
of United States money should be pre
served. Aldrich thought the Senate bill
did imposo that, but the House conferees
Insisted that the Injunction should be in
corporated in the bill In terms. Tlie next
change provided that the gold reserve
might be held in gold coin "or bullion,"
the last two words "being added because
the facilities for the coinage of gold would
not at present admit of coining tho gold
In sufficient quantity to maintain at all
times -the reserve in gold coin.
The next change, Aldrich explained, pro
vided dibtlnotly that the Secretary of the
Treasury should not use the money ralted
by the sale of bonds for the payment of
the current expenses of the Government
so as to destroy all possibility that the
so-called endless chain might be estab
lished. A new section was Inserted pro
viding that nothing in the present act
should affect the legal-tender quality of
J the silver dollar or any other money of
the .United States, so as to remove any
posslblo doubt as to the retention of the
legal-tender quality of silver. The next
amendment provided that two new divis
ions should be established In the Treasury
Department, one of issue, and the other
of 'redemption. The next amendment pro
vided that so long as the aggregate amount
of United States notes and silver certifi
cates in the general fund of the Treasury
shall exceed ?GO,000,000, the Secretary may
suspend the issue of certificates. This,
Aldrich said, was simply another way of
protecting the reserve. The next amend
ment provided that the Secretary of the
Treasury might issue 10 per cont of the
fatal volumo of silver certificates -in notes
of larga denominations for convenience to
banks ind those handling large sums of
money. The next amendment provided for
the 'issue, first, of silver certificates of
small denominations. Aldrich explained
that tho provisions in the Senate substi
tute, in the opinion of tho Secretary of
the Treasury might cause a contraction
of the currency. The next amendment pro
vided for the coinage of subsidiary sil
ver to the amount of 29,003,000 In addi
tion to the $S0,0O0.O0Q now in circulation.
The next amendment provided that Na
tional banks with a capital of 125,000
might be organized in towns of SO00 inhab
itants, instead of 4000. An amendmerit
also was made to permit banks to li-sue
one-third of their circulation notes in
denominations of $5, because banks in re
mote parts of the country needed a good
deal of currency in small bills In order
to accommodate customers.
Allen (Pop. Neb.) interrupted that there
was no such demand from his bcctlon of
the country, and the amendment was
simply in line with the committee's pol
icy to cater to the deblres of the banks.
A lively political colloquy ensued between
the two Senators, during which Aldrich
said that, as Allen had just returned
from a Populist conference and a confer
ence -nitb. his candidate for the Presi
dency, ho was presumably speaking with
authority. He also intimated that Bryan
might have changed his views on the
money question since the last report.
This aroused the Nebraska Senator, who
denied- that he had been in conference with
.Bryan, and said the sneers of tho Sena
tor (Aldrich) directed at a man who was
In every respect his equal were unwar
ranted and uncalled for. Allen said he
wanted to enter his protest ugainst the
assumption of Aldrich that he -was a
Democrat, and he explained wherein he
differed from the Democratic policy.
In response to a question from "Wol
cott (Rep. Colo.), Allen said:
"I don't 'want to bandy any words with
tho Senator for the benefit of the "galler
ies. There have begh some boodllng Re
publicans In our party (referring to "Wol
cott's reference to the Middle-of-the-Road
Populists), but as St. Patrick did with the
snakes, we swept them at our recent
conferenco Into the ocean." (Laughter.)
Resuming his explanation pf the changes
In the financial bill, Aldrich said the last
amendment was a slight change in the
section relating to blmetallsm. He thought
It eminently desirable to say to the na
tions of the -world that tho United States
was on the gold standard and would re
main In that position until it was prepared
to enter. into an agreement with regard
to the use of silver.
At the conclusion of Aldrich's state
ment, McLaurln (Dem. "La.) was recog
nized to deliver an adjourned speech upon
the Philippine question. The fact that he
Is in favor of the policy of expansion and
thus differs from his Democratic col
leagues rendered his speech of Interest.
McLaurln said the Philippine question
was 'not a political question, and strongly
deplored the position the Democratic Sen
ators had taker. He dwelt particularly
on the great opportunities afforded by tho
Islands for tradr between Americans and
the -nations of the Orient.
' "Will the United States." McLaurln
asked, "throw away the golden opportu
nity by giving up the Philippines? I am
In favor of holding them, and I believe
the Southern farmers and manufacturers
will sustain me In my position. I believe
further that th presence of the United
States and its flag, the emblem of human
freedom, progress and civilization, will
carry to the millions in the Orient Innu
merable blessings, which In the coming
years will be for their betterment and
amelioration, and will conduce tojthe per
petuity and glory of our free Institutions
and the commercial supremacy of the Na
tion." When McLaurln had concluded, consid
eration of the Hawaiian Government bill
was resumed. Allen made a general at
tack upon the bill. He declared- that the
Republicans were "actuated by a -wild and
unrestricted dream of power." and was
taken to task by Spooner (Rep. Wis.),
-who said that annexation had .been ac
complished and was beyond, -review, and
he could not understand how any Senator
could refuse, as "Alien" "had 'refused, to
assist in the betterment of any measure
that might be brought before the Senate, i
Teller (SIl. Rep Colo.) offered an amend
ment to Jhe section of the bill providing
Judges for the Hawaiian courts, creating'
a Territorial Judge, who should have luW
jurisdiction over all national matters ex
cepting those relating to admiralty,. The
discussion continued1 for two hours and a
half.
Morgan (Dem Ala.), in concluding a
long speech, declared that he would pre
fer to see the bill defeated rather than
have it passed In Its present crippled and
emasculated form. He had assisted in the
preparation of the bill, but it had been
amended out of form, and he would advise
the people of Hawaii to remain as they
are for a hundred years rather than ac
cept such a plan of government.
Without yielding the floor. Morgan gave
way to a suggestion of Culjom (Rep. 111.)
that the bill go over, and that a final vote
on the measure and amendments be taken
at 4 o'clock tomorrow. To this the Senate
agreed, and at 6:3) o'clock adjourned.
THE "VAHDNEIt RIOTS.
Mnllan Bditor Testified -Refore the
Hoiikc Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. Investigation
of the course of the United States military'
forces, in connection with the Coeur
d'Alene mining troubles in Idaho, was re
sumed today by the house committee on
military affairs.
Wilbur H. Stewart, publisher of a paper
at Mullan. Idaho, testified at considerable
lensrth. He said his paper had no official
connection with the miners, and he had
no part in the riots at the time of the
blowing up of tho mill. Subsequently, how
cver,, he was arrested without warrant at
his office by Auditor Sinclair, and n: Army
officer. Sinclair stated to the witness that
he was' accused of publishing seditious
matter. A special train took him to Wal
lace, and after a night injall he was put
in tho "bullpen." The officer who ar
rested him wre the uniform of the
United States Army and was 4n charge of
military forces. Mr. Stewart described
the Interior of the "pen" along the same
line as previous witnesses. He said he
was compelled by negro soldiers to do re
volting work. Stewart testified that when
he got sick and refused to work on ac
count of illness, negro soldiers used ob
scene language and oaths against him, un
til the Corporal of the Guard made them
desist. The general treatment of the men
In the "pen" -was revolting, he said, to
an American citizen. They were fre
quently insulted. Stewart will continue
his testimony when tho investigation Is
resumed tomorrow.
At the request of Representative Lentz,
the following witnesses were subpenaed:
L. J. Simpkins, Wardner; Charles Francis.
Montana; George Cornell, Burke, At the
request of Representative Lick, the fol
lowing were subpenaed: J. J. Coakley,
Weiser, Idaho; William Pipkins, Butte: A.
Campbell, Spokane; Hugh France, Hugh
Burbridge, W. C. Pipes and Roger S.
Rogers, Wardner; Henry Hawes, Wallace,
and Coumer Mallott. Spokane.
IN MORE TROUBLE.
Third-Avenue Compnny, of Xew York,
lllsnes u Dividend.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S. It is announced
that the directors of the Third-Avenue
Railway Company decided to defer the '
payment of the 1-per-cent dividend due
today until further orders of the board.
Mechanics' Hens to the amount of J2.879.C92
were filed today against the Third-Avenue
Railway Company by Naughton & Co.,
railway contractors. The John A. Roeb
llng Sons Co. also filed a Hen against
the same company. The Wcstlnghouse
Electric Manufacturing Company, of Pitts
roirs. today filed a claim of $507,851 against
the Third-Avenue & Forty-Second Street.
Manhattan & St. Nlcholas-Avenuo Cpm-
pany. The estlnghouse. Church, lverr
& Co., -of this City, also filed a cla.m
for ?22,41G The list against, the company
thus far aggregates $5,540,994.
, A signed statement was Issued today byr
vermyie ic uo., iicidetbach, icKienetmer
& Co., and Hallgarten & Co., as fol
lows: "Referring to the announcement of Feb
ruary 23, on behalf of the holders of a
majority of the stock of the Third-Avenue
Railroad Company, with a view to under
taking the reorganization of its flnarices,
we regret to state that after investiga
tion of Its affairs wo have concluded that
the facts do not warrant our going on
with the business as proposed."
Edward Lauterbach, counsel for the
company, said that when the dividend
was declared a couple of weeks ago. It
Was the belief of the directors that all
the monty needed for obligations of the
road would be promptly forthcoming. Tho
subsequent failure of negotiations with
two syndicates cause'd the directors to
rescind the order.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S. Ex-Mayor Hugh
J. Grant was appointed Receiver ,of tho
Third-Avenue Railway Company by
Judge Lacombe, In the United States Cir
cuit Court. All Interests concerned which
appeared. Including the holders of $6,000,
000 In Hens, agreed on Mr. Grant. A day
will be fixed by Judge Lacombe about two
weeks hence, when all other persons In
terested may bo heard, nnd Mr. Grant will
then be appointed permanent Receiver.
THE MAYA REBELLION.
Mexican Indlnnrf and Federal Troop
in n Ilnttlc.
CHICAGO. Feb. 23. A special to the
Record from Oaxoca, Mexico, says:
Information has reached the military au
thorities here of desperate fighting be
tween the Government troops and the
Maya Indians during the last seven days.
The fighting began on February 21, when
a force of about COO Indians attacked a
regiment of General Brave's troops be
tween Saban and Okop. The battle lasted
several hours, and resulted in but slight
losses to tho Government forces. Five sol
diers were killed and two officers and 15
soldiers wounded. The Indians retreated
to their Intrenchments, carrying wjjth them
over 100 killed and wounded.
On the following day another brisk skir
mish was brought about by an advanced
detachment of Government troops attempt
ing to reconnolter the position of tho In
dians. Three Mexicans were killed In that
fight. On February 25 a force of fully
1200 Mayas attacked the outposts of the
Government troops, nd, after driving in
the sentries, a desperate attack was made
on the Intrenchments. The Indians were
armed with Krag-Jorgensens. which they
naa obtained from traders, and they
poured a hot fire Into the Mexican camp.
Several pieces of light artillery were
brought Into use by the Mexicans, and
the rebels were driven back. Their loss
es are believed to have been heavy. Ten
soldiers were wounded and one killed.
Tho Indians have established their main
camp In an almost Impregnable forest.
The rebels have free communication with
the people of British Honduras, who arc
said to be In sympathy with their cause.
California EnrthqunUc".
ANAHEIM, Cal.. Feb. 2S.-James Pach
steln and W. R. Krebs, who have arrived
here from the Santiago Mountains, report
that there have been many earthquake
shocks In that section since last Christ
mas, being very severe on January 22 and
February 2. No serious damage Is known
to have been done, as there are few habi
tations there.
Annnnl Report of Dcutncu Unnlc.
BERLIN, Feb. 2S. The annual report of
the Deutsch Bank shows a turn-over of
50.770.000,000 marks. This is an Increase of
5,375,000,000 marks. The gross earnings
were 29,000,000 marks, or an Increase of
2.000,000 marks, and the net earnings were
20,000,000 marks, or an increase of 1.000,000.
The dividend declared was 11 per cent.
1 s
Stops the Cough and Works OS the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a
cold in ono day. No cure no pay. Price 25c.
GAMPBLLL m THE STAND
ATTORNEY FOR TUB TROSECCTIOX
IX THE CLARK CASE TESTIFIED.
Hi Rcaftons for AVithdrattlntT Ills
Support front the Senator The
BIclciord Letter.
WASHINGTON, Feb, 2S. Congressman.
Ca npbell, principal counsel for the prose
cution in the Clark case, was on the stand
during the greater part of the day before
the Senato committee on elections. He
said that, while he had attended the pri
mary conference of friends of Mr. Clark,
which resulted In the anti-Daly campaign,
he had not heard much of the talk, hav
ing gone to sleep. Ho had given the Clark
people -no formal notice when ho decided
to discontinue his allegiance to Mr.
Clark, and he did not become" unfriendly
to Mr. Clark until he became dissatisfied
with his campaign methods. He emphat
ically denied Ben Hill's statement that ho
(Campbell) had opened the Blckford let
ter bearing upon the prosecution of Mr.
Whiteside, but confessed that he had aa
vlsed Hill to open it, saying that he felt
It to be so Important to Whiteside to
protect him from an unjust, prosecution
that ho would have advised the course
even if he had been familiar with the
penal statutes, which he was, not.
D. R. Peeler, banker at KaUspell,
Mont.. was recalled. His testimony was
to the effect that Representative Bywater
had had a large package of monev, con
taining between $G0M and $7000, "in the
safe in his (Peeler's) bank, and had taken
It out previous to leaving for Helena to
attend the sitting of the Legislature. He
was called by the defense to explain By
water's possession of the $GO00, which he
said he had taken to Helena with him
and kept In his trunk during the Legis-.
latlve session. He had seen Bywater put
a $500 bill in the package on at least two
occasions.
When Peeler concluded, Hon. A. J.
Campbell asked to be sworn, stating that'
he took the stand of his own volition. He
Is the Montana member of the House of
Representatives, and Is the senior counsel
for the prosecution. Mr. Campbell first
related his connection with Thomas E.
Lyons, one of the witnesses for the de
fense. He said that Lyons came to him
saying that he had a story to tell, but that
he wanted $5000 for testifying hefore the
State Supreme Court or the Senate com
mittee. Campbell said he told Lyons that
he could not pay him for testifying, but
that he would pay him for his work In
looking up corroborative testimony. Ly
ons had told him after that, that ho had
made a deal with the Clark people by
which they secured the votes pf the Jeffer
son County delegation. Including Senator
warren and Representatives Ludby and
Hill. Campbell said he had advised Lyons
not to testify In tho Wellcome disbar
ment case, because he helleved that if ho
should go before the Supreme Court and
relate his participation In the bribery of
members of tho Legislature, he would be
disbarred' immediately. After coming to
Washington, Campbell said, hcl had
learned that Lyons had made an affidavit
saying that Clark had offered, him $5000
to commit perjury. He had met Lyons
after the latter came to Washington, and
said Lyons had again urged him to put
up $5000, "but I told him I could not,"
continued the witness. "I don't know,"
ho added, "but that I did say that if I
should do such a thing It would be the
ruination of me. I certainly did not want
to put myself In the power of such a man,
while I "was at the same time anxious to
secure his testimony if that could be hon
orably done."
Campbell also related in detail his con
nection with Ben Hill, telling how the
latter had como to his office and volun
teered to relate his experience as a worker
for Clark. Campbell said he had' made no
suggestion as to any statement that
should be, put in the affidavit. Hill had
complained, he said, that tho Clark peo
ple had treated him badly, and asked him
for money. He had then given him $1M
and told him that he would pay him for
other service in collecting testimony. Hill
had given him much information, and "I
realized then, as I realize now, that If
you want to find out what is In tho mud,
you have to wade in the mud."
In this connection, Campbell told of
having Hill investigate the effort to im
plicate Whiteside through Ben Falk In
the effort to get access to the returns
In the Legislative election. He told of
opening Blckford's letter In his (Whlte
sldo's office, but Instead of admitting, as
Hill had testified, that he (Campbell) had
opened the letter, he said that Hill him
self had opened it.
Explaining the payment of money to the
Missoula witnesses, Wright and Minshall,
Campbell said it had been given to tho
men by his private secretary without his
(Campbell's) knowledge. He had paid the
draft and reproved his secretary. He had
recognized that the men could not be used
as witnesses, and had clearly seen the
error of the step, but with the explana
tion made he was willing to accept all
responsibility for the act. Campbell said
he had not made the alterations In the
copy of Hill's affidavit exhibited here; nor
had he asked Hill to destroy the affidavit.
In response to an inquiry from Senator
Pettus, Campbell related the particulars
regarding his atttendance at the meeting
of Senator Clark's friends at the lattcr'a
office at tho beginning of the campaign.
He said ho -was Invited by Clark to attend
the meeting, and had gone in response to
this request. He had. however, gone to
-sleep during the meeting and knew httle
of what took place. Soon afterwards he
had told Mr. McDermctt that he did not
desire to enter the campaign. Previous
to that time ho had "been opposed to the
Daly faction. His reason for withdrawing
from the Clark campaign was that he did
not wish to enter the boodle campaign,
"which I was then satisfied that campaign
was to be," h6 said.
"Did you realize it was to be a boodle
campaign when you attended the meet
ing?" asked Senator Caffery.
"I did."
"Why did you not then withdraw?"
"I can hardly say why. but after think
ing it over, I concluded I did not "want to
go Into the fight. I notified Mr. McDer
mott three or four weeks after the meet
ing." Senator Caffery then- asked Campbell
why he had undertaken the prosecution
of the case, to which the witness replied!
"When the campaign was opened and
after I had been nominated for Congress,
I took no part In the factional contro
versy. December 15 Whltesjde, who had
been elected to the State Senate, came to
me and told me that it was his Intention
to expose bribery If any was discovered
in connection with the Senatorial contest,
and as I had been his attorney, he asked
my counsel. I told him If he entered
upon such an undertaking he should bo
careful not to let the entire responsibility
rest upon his own shoulders. When the
Legislature met I war summoned to Hel
ena by Whiteside. T went there and re
mained with him until the exposure, giving
htm, from time to time, such advice ns I
could In his proceeding. Then I went
home, Intending to have no more to do
with the matter. After that. Clark's
friends and the public press of the Stale,
Influenced, as I believe, by money, began
an attack upon me. making the direct
charge that I had been guilty of putting
up tho money used in that exposure. I
immediately went back to Helena, deter
mined to mako the best fight I could and
to stay in It to the finish."
With Campbell still on the stand the
committee took Its usual noon recess. At
the opening of the afternoon session, Mr.
Campbell again referred to his attendance
upon Ihe Clark conference, saying that he
had given no attention to the discussion of
mdney matters, and knew nothing of tho
financial affairs of the committee. He had
not given formal notice of the severance
of his relations with the Clark people. He
said the first business he had aver had
for Mr. Daly was in September. 1S9S. He
had then been engaged In one transaction,
and lost June bad been regularly em
ployed as attorney by the Washco Copper
Mining Company, In wl)!ch Mr. Daly Is
lnferested.
Cross-examined by Mr. Faulkner, Mr.
Campbell said that ho had made one trlD
in the campaign entirely In behalf of tho
Clark committee, and only one. He had
looked after some matters for the com
mittee on trips ho had made on other
business.
"Were you paid by C. W. Clark for your
services on these trips?"
"I was not; Mr. Clark wrote me asking
me to keep an account of my expenses and
saying he would pay me $15 a day for j
my services. I did not, nowever, except
anything and was not paid."
Up to tho date of the contention he was
us friendly to Mr. Clark as he ever had
been. "I challenge any man to say that I
Indicated any houtlllty to Mr. Clark during
the campaign," he added. He had bien
placed in nomination by a supporter of
Clark, He had. however, previous to the
election, told Mr. Nelll he left like never
again giving him his support.
Mr. Faulkner questioned Mr. Campbell
sharply about the letter from Mr. Blck
ford which had been Intercepted in his
office. "Are you certain you did not open
the letter?"
"I am Just as certain as that I am here."
"You did not hesitate to advise him to
open the letter?"
"I did not."
"And If he had not opened the letter,
you would bavo done so?"
"I presume I would If there had been
no other means of getting at the con
tents of tho letter."
"Are you familiar with the penal sta
tutes on tho Question of ODenlntr otlier peo
ple's letters?"
"I don't know that I am."
Mr. Faulkner read tho law making It
a misdemeanor to open mail belonging
to others, and Mr. Campbell added:
"I did not know about the statute at
the time, but" if I had known about It, I
should not have hesitated to open the
letter to shield Mr. Whiteside when Lknew
there was a scheme on foot to send him
to the penitentiary on a charge of which
he was not guilty."
Mr. Campbell was on the stand when
the committee adjourned for the day.
THE RUNNING RACES.
Yesterday's "Winners at Oakland and
Xew Orleans.
SAN FRANCISCoTFeb. 2S. The weath
er was fine at Oakland and the track fast.
The results were:
One mile, selling Telka won. Coming
Event second, Aborigine third; time,
1:42.
One mile, selling Twlnkler won, Ulm
second. Aco third; tlme l:43i.
Two-year-olds, 3 furlongs, selling
Combormere won, Laura May second, Rol
lick third; time, 0:42.
Selling, mile anU a sixteenth Dr. Shep
perd won, Arbaces second, Erwin third;
time. 1:46.
Mile and a sixteenth, Belling Socialist
won, Castake second. Twinkle Twlnk
third; time, 1:4S.
Six furlongs, freo handicap Frank Bell
won, Andrlssa second, Loving Cup third;
time, '1:12.
Races at Xetv Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2S. Last night's
storm made tho track heavy today. The
results were":
One mile, selling Loyalty won, Clarenco
B. second, Bannle third; time. 1:43&.
Mile and an eighth, selling Caviar won.
Fragiblo second, Ben Chanco third; time,
2:Oi?i.
Steeplechase, short course, handicap
Jack Hayes won, Voyageur second, Al
Reeves third; time, 3:3S.
Tho Lexington, selling stakes, half mile
Sad Sam won. Choice second. Plead
third; time, 0:511.
Mile and a sixteenth, handicap Strang
est won, Sidney Lucas second, Eva Rice
third; time. 1:54.
Six furlongs, selling Zaza won, Indian
second. My Chicken; third; time, l;20i.
" " Chicago SpHnfr Stnlccs.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S. Entries for the Har
lem and Lakeside Jockey Club spring
stakes will close tomorrow. In order to
bo eligible all nominations must be handed
in orm ailed before midnight Thursday.
Seven stakes for Harlem and five for
Lakeside mako up the list. With "Wash
ington Park in tho field, the Chicago
tracks will distribute about $700,000 in
stakes and purses this year.
Knocked Out In the Sixth.
SPRINGFIELD, O., Feb. 23. Buck
S'telzner knocked out Al Bellevuo In tho
sixth round at the Springfield Athletic
Club here tonight.
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NINE MINERS ENTOMBED.
Imprisoned Men Can Be Heard Tnp
plnir on the "Walls.
REDDIXG, Cal.. Feb. 2S. A cave-In oc
curred fn the Iron Mountain mine today,
entombing nine miners. Owing to tho
natural caverns existing, the mine could
not bo properly timbered, and the lack of
supports caused the accident. A large
force of men Is engaged in tho work of
rescue. The Imprisoned men can be heard
tapping on the walls', and It Is hoped that
they can all be rescued alive, though the
air pipes are broken and foul air may
cause the death of tho men. The named
of the Imprisoned miners are: Mac Broom,
R. McCalllck. J. Oates. A. Oates, A. Cavn
naugh, A. Van Buren, D. E. Ross, H.
Cantilllon and one unknown.
Late this afternoon, Ross and Cava
haugh were rescued. Both men are
thought to be seriously Injured. A large
rock was resting on Cavanaugh's head
when he was reached. Tho relief party
reports hearing noises, which are believed
to como from J. Oates and A. Oates, tim
ber men, who, according to the positions
occupied by the workmen previous to tho
cave-In, were Just beyond Cavanaugh.
The location of the other five men is un
known. Mrs. Schmldlap Dead.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feh. 23. Mrs.
Schmldlap, who was Injured In the rail
road wrreck near Independence last night,
died at the "yniversity Hospital today.
Her husband, who lay on a cot in an ad
Joining ward, asked repeatedly during the
night concerning his wife and daughter.
Although his Injuries aro not dangerous,
the attending physician did not consider
it wise to let him know of the fatalities,
and ho was led to believe that his folks
were resting easily.
Blame for the wreck is attached to no
one. It Is conceded that the storm had
rendered conditions such that the wreck
could not havo been forestalled.
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WHEN MERRITT RETIRES.
General Brooke "Will Commnnd the
Department of the East.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Major-General
JoTin R. Brooke, who has been In this
city since his recent detachment from
duty, as Governor-General of Cuba, has
been delegated for tho military depart
ment of the East, with headquarters at
New York. The change in that command
will not occur until June next, when Ma-
jjor-General Wesley Metrltt will retire
General Brooko was offered his choice of
the commands of the Department of the
Lakes and the Department of the East,
and oxpressed his preference for the lat
ter assignment. General Merrltt's retire
ment will result in the promotion of Brlg-adlor-Ger.eral
E. S. Otis (Major-General.
United States Volunteers), commanding
the military forces In the Philippines, to
tho grade of Major-General in the regular
establishment.
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Earthtiunke In Xevnda.
WINNEMUCCA, Nev., Feb. 2S. An
earthquake shock visited this section at
1:33 P. M. It was especially noticed in
tho courthouse. The earth rocked suffi
cient to startle every one In the building.
ADULTERATION' OF FOOD
SEXATE COMMITTEE SUBMITS ITS
" REPORT.
Two General Plans Are Suggested
ia the Matter of Hcgc-
latlon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. The Senate
committee on manufactures today sub
mitted to the Senate a report, on the ex
tensive investigation of food adulterations.
Accompanying the report Is a great mass
of testimony, taken in the leading cities
of America. The report says the Import
ance of the Investigation made and tho
legislation proposed cannot be too strong
ly, emphasized. It adds:
"The adulteration of prepared or manu
factured foods Is very extensively prac
Used, and in many cases to the great dis
credit of our manufacturers., It Is only
fair to say, however, that a large propor
tion of the American manufacturers who
aro engaged in adulterating food products
do so in order to meet competition.
"It is tne purpose of this committee to
adopt this uniform rule: To prohibit the
sale of deleterious and unhealthy food
products, and as to those food products
which are simply cheapened, by adulter
ants, to compel tho marking of those
goods for what they are. Deleterious
food products should be prohibited, and
tho rest thoroughly regulated.
"There have been two general ways sug
gested as to the matter of regulation.
First, to put the important food products
under the Internal revenue law, as we
have in the case of butter, filled cheese,
and, at the last Congress, flour. The
pure-flour bill has absolutely prohibited
the sale of adulterated flour, which "was
found to be In many cases dangerous to
public health, and has Increased the sale
of American flour probably 25 per cent In
other countries. If the rule established
by this committee can te carried out, as
to our other food products, we will not
only protect the consumer and the honest
manufacturer who Is willing to sell his
goods for what they are, but we will also
establish a reputation for our food prod
uts which, will assist us to find a ready
market for them. In other countries:
"Tho other plan to regulate the food
products Is contained In Senate bill 242G,
and establishes a department under tho
Secretary of Agriculture, and provides for
the establishment of a board which shall
fix tho standards for foods, drinks and
for drugs, based on the American pharma
copoeia. The strong argument against
thl3 plan is the fact that it would be
cumbersome to take all the small articles
of food products that are now adulterated
and allow their sophistication or adulter
ation for the purposes of cheapening and
require a stamp upon each of the small
packages offered for sale.
"To illustrate': The evidence before the
committee shows that all of .our peppers,
cinnamon, clove3 and spices generally,
Including ginger and mustard, are adul
terated. Ono manufacturer testified
that ho adulterated these 'largely with
cocoanut shells, and that tho amount of
adulterants depended upon the man who
ordered It. Sometimes, as high as CO per
cent will bo put In. It would bo difficult.
It may be seen at a glance, to establish
a law for spices, to compel them to stamp
as mixed spice every package sold. It
may be that such cumbersome legislation
will have to bo made in order properly to
punish those who adulterate their goods,
but it Is hoped that Senato bill 242G will
reach all Interstate traffic in manufactured
food products, and that the board estab
lished will novo power to fix standards
based upon what Is now the standardtln
tho American Pharmacopoeia.
"In tho caso or butter, cheese and flour
the frauds practiced wore so apparent and
dealt so with Ihe most important food
products that the revenue plan seemed to
be wise, and It may become necessary, if
the real purpose of the bill meets with
opposition and defeat, for this committeo
to have prepared and ready revenue legis
lation to reach some of the most glaring
evils, by adding It to the next revenue
bill."
The committee takes up tho matter of
tho Importation of adulterated food and
says:
"If it is tho policy to restrict our clti.
zens.to tho use of pure food, wo certainly
should apply tho same rule to foreigners
who manufacture goods to be sold In this
country. There is no doubt In tho minds
of tho committee that large amounts of
imported goods aro sold in this country,
the sale of which goods would be prohibit
ed In the country from which they came."
The committeo gives some glaring in
stances of this unwholesome and unjust
competition, which reputable American
dealers and manufaqturers havo to meet,
and recommends the establishment of
standards of purity for various articles
and the establishment at ports of entry
of Inexpensive examinations and tests to
determine whether Imports como up to
theso standards.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. Tho President
today sent the following nominations to
tho Senate:
Major R. M. O'Reilly, surgeon to bo
Deputy Surgeon-General, with tho rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel; Captain J. Wake
man, Assistant Surgeon to bo Surgeon,
with the rank of Major; Second Lieuten
ant C. H. Whipple. Jr.. First Artillery, to
bo Second Lieutenant of Infantry.
Homestead Entries of Soldiers.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. The House
committee on public lands today reported
favorably on the bill giving to soldiers or
sailors who served In the Spanish or Phil
ippine wars an allowance of their time of
service on any homestead entry they may
have made.
WEATHER IN THE EAST.
Heavy Snow and Hlirh Winds Inter
fere With Traffic.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. Chief Moore,
of the Weather Bureau, today issued tho
following special bulletin:
"Snow has fallen to a depth of from
eight to 15 Inches in Illinois, Northern In
diana and Eastern Missouri, and special
reports received at noon Indicate that the
heavy snow and high winds will seriously
Interfere with traffic from Northern Ohio
over Western Indiana and the Lower
Lake region, and tho Interior of New
York tonight. In Eastern Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia tho
temperature conditions favor rain, chang
ing tonight to snow."
Clilcnpro SnoTruouml.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23. Chicago was snow
bound today by the heaviest fall of snow
ever recorded by the local weather "bu
reau . In the 24 hours ending tonight at
midnight. 11.4 inches of snow fell, and tho
effect was disastrous on travel and traffic.
Street car3 were blocked by the huge
drifts. Malls were delayed, stock trains
stalled, business Interefered with and
many accidents caused by the storm,
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A Montreal Outlet.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S. An outlet to
Montreal has been secured by the Rutland
Railroad Company by the purchase of the
United Counties Railroad. The United
Counties Railroad runs from Iberville to
Sorel, Quebec Province, a distance of
G6 miles. Besides, it has running fxnvers
on the Montreal & Atlantic Railway.
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Philippine Revenues.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Tho War De
partment has announced the customs re
ceipts in the Philippine Islands by ports
for the month of .November. The total
amount of import duties collected was
$327,607. of which $233,400 was collected at
Manila; $1S,S56 at Ilo Ho and $15,371 at
IAl B ijE S e PR l t B sl V"S5? 3 cS "wjs 53T ?H 5 t sj a E? afiJi- " fJrS38BJ
Booker, T. Washington
medicine that has improved me as much asPeruna.
For catarrh it is certainly a blessing."
Cebu. Tho total amount of export duties
collected was $24,912, of which $SGT9 was
collected at Manila, $1759 at Ho Ilo and
$14,473 at Cebu. Other duties collected
brought tho total collection of customs
in tho Islands for tho month up -to $369,S0S.
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TRAIN ROBBERS KILLED.
Shot by Officers While
Resisting
Arrest. '
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 2S. Lon Cur
ry, one of the tralnrobbera who was en
gaged In the Wilcox, Wyo., hold-up on
the Union Pacific last June, when some
thing like $20,000 was secured, was shot
and killed by officers near here this morn
ing while resisting arrest.
Curry was visiting the home of.hls aunt
and cousin, Mrs. Bob Lee and Miss Lizzie
Lee, in the country, 10 miles south of Kan--sas
City, and had been there a week.
Thomas Sayers, assistant superintendent
of the Pinkerton office at San Francisco,
discovered Logan at Cripple Creek, Colo.,
two weeks ago, but lost him, and finally
traced him to Kansas City, where he ap
pears to have arrived February IS. Yes
terdny Logan was located at the Lee
home, and early this morning three local
detectives and three Plnkertons, Including
Sayers, surrounded the house and called
on him to surrender. Instead, Curry
darted out of a rear door, pistol in hand.
As he reached the gate and turned to
tire, a volley from the detectives caused
him to waver. He ran 150 yards across
the road and Into a cornfield before he
fell. When the detectives reached him
he was breathing his last. There was a
bullet wound through his head. His re
volver was still clutched In his hand.
Curry was placed In a wagon and brought
to the morgue in Kansas City.
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Anticipated Queen Victoria.
New York Sun.
Queen Christina of Spain has conferred
the Golden Fleece on tae German Crown
Prince and has deputed the Duke of Ver
agua, who attended the World's Fair as
tho representative of Columbus, to convey
tho order to Berlin. Queen Victoria, who
Intends to give the Crown Prince the Or
der of the Garter on his ISth birthday, in
May next, is said tc be much annoyed,
as she w'shed the Garter to "be the first
great foreign order bestowed on her great
grandson. o
Anti-Pass Bill Killed.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23. A dispatch to the
Times-Herald from Des Moines,. Ia., says:
After an all-day discussion, the Hughes
antl-freo pass bill lacked one vote of
passing in the House. Various attempts
had been made to kill the bill with amend
ments, and by the indirect means or lay
ing It on tho table. The morning voles
indicated that tho bill would pass, but
during the noon recess several members
changed their mind's and voted "No" on
tho final roll-call. No motion to recon
sider was made.
Maryland Silver Democrats.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 23. Tho Chicago
platform Democrats of Maryland held
their State convention for the purpose of
choosing delegates to the Kansas City
National Convention In Grand Army Hall
tonight. eNarly every County In the State
was represented. In case the regular
State Democratic Convention declares for
the gold standard and selects delegates, it
Is the avowed intention of the silver wing
of tho party to go to Kansas City and
contest the seats of tha gold men.
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Cervcrn's Lost Tlcet.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
All chance of saving any of tho Spanish
armored cruisers sunk oft Santiago has
gone. Word has reached the Navy De
partment that the Cristobal Colon, which
was pushed on the beach by the cruiser
New York after the battle with Cervera's
command, has slid into deep water. The
department long ago gave up tho Idea of
saving the Colon.
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Xavnl Vessels to Return.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. The further
increase by the acquisition of three more
Spanish gunboats of Admiral Watson's
naval force In the Philippines, as report
ed by the Admiral yesterday, will make
It possible for tho Navy Department at
an early day to recall some of the larger
vessels now in the Philippines. It Is prob
able that tho Oregon, the Monterey and
Monadnock will soon bo ordered home.
Mrs. Crai en's Daughter Testified.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2S. In the Fair
Craven case today, Mrs. Margaret Koeh
ler, daughter of Mrs. Craven, testified that
she was shown tho marriage contract be
tween her mother and Senator Fair In
New York in June, 1S92, and that when she
met Senator Fair for the first time after
the marriage Senator Fair asked her
"how she liked her new father."
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TJtnli State Conventions.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 23. The Dem
ocratic State Convention will be called to
order at 10 o'clock tomorrow for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate for Con
gress and to elect six delegates to the
National Convention, The Republican
State Convention will meet Friday.
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Castro's Life Attempted.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 2S. During
the carnival procession yesterday, a Ven
ezuelan fired two shots at President Clp
rlano Castro without effect. Castro was
afterwards acclaimed by tho populace.
The City Is quiet.
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Cnrlons Fnets About Coal.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Australian soft or bituminous coal pro
duces twice as much gas as European or
American coal. For this reason, the Aus
tralian coal Is imported into Europe, al
though it Is -ery costly. This Is a case
Pears' soap is noth
ing but soap.
Pure soap is as gen
tle as oil to the living
skin, -
Writes: "1 nave
never taken any
of the best coal going to Newcastle to
oust an Inferior kind. Pennsylvania an
thracite weighs twice as much as-European
anthracite, and takes" "but half tho
space. This fact enables it to compete on
favorable terms with tho European pro
duct, because of the advantage in railroad
freights. j.
Xe-wsboj- Interrupts a Qnlet Smoke
Baltimore American.
A patient looking, mud-bespattered re
triever dog, carrying an advertising sign,
attracted considerable attention in front
of the Baltimore & Ohio building, where,
to the amazement of the pedestrians, her
quietly smoked a clay pipe.
At regular Intervals he puffed smoka
from his mouth, and appeared to be In
a pondering mood, utterly oblivious to the
attention he was attracting. Investigation
proved that the dog was smoking pretty
good tobacco. He bothered nobody, and
did not himself obstruct the sidewalk, but
a mischievous news"y mado several ef
forts to snatch the pipe from the canlno
smoker, but the dog held it fast between
his teeth. Finally, the boy struck tho
pipe with his hand and knocked It halJ
way across the street. The hitherto peace
ful canlno sprung at ho boy and seized
the back part of his coat, making a fe
rocious attack on his tormentor. A stroko
from the cane of Officer Rafferty caused
tho dog to let go, but he followed the
fleeing boy across the street, and only for
tho fact that the urchin took refuge lna
store, the dog would have probably over
taken him. The poor bruto barked vic
iously for awhile, and then returned to
the other side of the street, picked up hla
pipe and walked away.
"It would serve that boy right If tho
dog had bitten him," remarked a compas
sionate looking lady.
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Good Times In Germany.
New York Post.
An Index of German prosperity has been
found In the Increasing number of Ger
mans who visit Italy. In ISM the number
of German tourists who traveled on tho
Gotthard Railway was 2S.0O0; In 1S99 it was
40.000. Of Swiss Cities. Lucerne benefits
most by this annual migration.
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Ilnlly Treasury Stntement.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows:
Available cash balance ?301,2S7,C66
Gold reserve 232.049.70S
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in the system should be qvenched 'with.
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purifier. It purifies, totalizes and enriches
the blood of both sexes and aU ages. Cures
scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia, catarrh.
Sffltterfmilia
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gives periect neaitn.
Dr. Edgar C J oven. New York City,
states: "I make it a recular thinir with
everybody that sends foe me to order your
Abbey's Salt. They use it not only when
ill, Dut continue its use. au praise u.
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