Morning Oregonian., March 12, 1900, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1900.
Senator Simon's Words on
Mitchell and Quay.
STATEMENT OF THE' OREGON CASE
How It Differed From That of. Any
Oilier Governor1 Appointment
- Presented In the Senate.
WASHINGTON. March 7. Senator Si
mon, In his speech In reply to Senator
Carter, discussed the Quay case at some
length. His views were listened to with'
a great deal of Interest, by the lawyers
of the Senate. This is what he said upon
that feature of the subject:
- "Mk President, in addition to this state
ment, which I felt In duty bound to make
In justice to Mr. Corbett, I shall now
submit a few observations concerning the
" right of Mr. Quay to a seat in the Senate
upon the appointment of Governor 'Stone,
of Pennsylvania. I taKe it for granted
that the facts of this case are so well
understood that a statement of them Is
unnecessary. The Constitution provides
that the Senate of the United States "shall
be composed of two Senators from each,
state, chosen by the "Legislatures thereof,
t or six years. The Senate is a body -which
represents the states, and the equality of
the states, whether large or small, is
maintained by allotting to each equal rep
resentation. As vacancies were liable to
occur during the recess of the Legisla
tures of the states, in order to secure con
tinuous, full and equal representation to
all of them, it became necessary for tho
Constitution to make provision for filling
vacancies, otherwise a state or states
might be deprived of Us representation In
whole or In part during such recess, when
interests of vital importance to the states
and the highest moment to the National
Government demanded -the presence of a
full quota of Senators. -
"To provide for such contingency, the
framers of the Constitution formulated
this clause: 'If vacancies happen by res
ignation, or otherwise, during the recess
of the Legislature of any state, the Ex
ecutive thereof may make temporary ap
pointments until the next meeting of the
Legislature, which -shall then fill such va
cancies.' This clause was Intended solely
to preserve the representation of tho
states by providing a method for filling
vacancies occurring In the Senatorial of
fice during the recess of their Legislatures
by temporary appointments of tho Execu
tives of the states.
"I can readily agree with those who aT
gue for the seating of Mr. Quay that the
thought uppermost in the minds of the
convention was the method to be devised
for filling vacancies which were liable to
occur during the interim between the ses
sions of the Legislatures as a means of
preserving representation among the
states, and that for the purposes of the
case vacancies were treated as given
facts, -and how lo fill them and by whom
when the Legislatures of the states wero
not In session, so that the particular
states affected by such vacancies should
not bo deprived of any part of their rep
resentation, was the question which en
gaged the attention of the convention, and
while there is force in the argument of
those opposed to this contention, I should,
if this was dn original question and free
from its otherwise quasi judicial determi
nation by the Senate, agree with the con
tention that in framing? this clause the
convention was not aiming to .specify the
particular cxses which constituted a va
cancy, but to provide a method for flit
Ing all vacancies, however occurring, be
tween sessions of the Legislature, to the
end that full and equal 'representation
should be -preserved to each state.
"A distinguished member of this body,
in an earlier discussion of the subject,
said: 'Tho Constitution abhors a vacancy
Jn the Senate as much as Nature abhors a
vacuum. The effect of vacancies in of
fice, if long continued, is to Impair the
powers and retard the operation of gov
ernment. They produce, so to speak, a
hiatus which disturbs tho orderly admin
istration of public affairs unless speedily
filled. They are regarded by'law-glvers as
an evil so injurious to the body Dolltlc
"that all governments provide In their
constitutions or laws methods for prompt
ly filling them. Nor Is it of any conse
quence how the vacancies occur, whether
by resignation, official delinquency, or
otherwise, the evils resulting from them
are just the same, and are only to be
averted by promptly providing them with
en Incumbent.
"What Constitution Contemplate.
"The framers of the Constitution well
understood that vacancies could not exist
in tho Senate for any length of time with
out impairing the right of representation
and entailing its consequent evils before
the states and Nation.' Henoe when the
Convention came to frame the clause under
consideration, the cardinal idea in theft
minds was, not how vacancies might oc
cur, but how they should provide a method
for filling them during a recess of the
Legislature, and by whom such vacancies
should be filled, so that no state should
bo deprived for any considerable length
of time of its full and equal representa
tion in the Senate. As the Senators were
chosen by the Legislatures of the states,
they provided, if the Senatorial office be
came vacant when the Legislature was
not In session, that the Governor might
fill it by temporary appointment until its
next session. In this way and by this
construction, full and equal representation
la secured continuously to the states,
whkh Is manifestly the chief object of
this clause. Although I have always en
tertained this view of the clause of tho
Constitution! under discussion, and, there
fore, believed that Mr. Corbett was Clearly
entitled to a seat as a member of the
Senate under the -appointment of tho
Governor of Oregon, I find that this view
Is not in harmony with, the construction
given this clauso of'tho Constitution by
the Senate.
"As was shown by the distinguished Sen
ator from Tennessee, who argued in favor
of the-resolution now under -consideration,
during a period of 75 years the Senate
ihas never admitted the appointee tf a
Governor when the Legislature has, had
an opportunity to elect and failed to do
so. Omitting consideration of the earlier
cases and coming down to the cases still
fresh in our recollection, we find that Iri
the Mantle case the Senate expressly
declared that where a Legislature of a
tetate has had an opportunity to elect
and failed to do so, in consequence of
which a vacancy exists, the Governor
Is not authorized to fill it by a temporary
appointment In the Corbett case, the
Senate by a more decisive vote carried
the principle still further, and held that
where a Legislature failed to organize and
by reason thereof had no opportunity to
elect a Senator, in consequence of which
a vacancy occurred, there was no such
material difference in the facts of tho
two cases that a like principle should not
govern them, and declined to recognize
the appointment of the Governor and re
fused to seat Mr. Corbett. In the Corbett
case, not only was the Legislature not in
session when the vacancy happened, but
the Legislature had not been able to or
ganize, and therefore was unable to per
form its constitutional duty.
Qnay'K Cane Weaker Than Corbett'a.
"Mr. Quay's case is not nearly so strong
upon its facts as either the Mantle -case
or the Corbett case, as the vacancy in "his
case occurred during the session of the
Legislature, and for a long period after
the vacancy occurred this Legislature "was
in session, endeavoring to elect a Sena
tor. If in the Corbett case, where the
Legislature had never organized, and of
course could not be. and was not, In ses
sion when the vacancy occurred, the ap
pointment of the Governor would not be
recognized by the Senate, -how, then, In
the Quay case, where the Legislature was
In session when the vacancy occurred, and
the constitution of that state requires the
Governor to convene the Legislature for
the purpose of filling any vacancy exist
ing in its representation In the Senate,
can It be consistently contended that the
appointment of the Governor of Pennsyl
vania should be respected and Mr. Quay
given hiseeat, when Mr. Corbett, upon a
much stronger case, only two years be
fore that time, was denied a seat?
TMr. Quay was a' member of this body
when the Corbett case was under discus
sion, and he evidently concluded that the
Governor had no right to appoint a Sen
ator in that case. An examination of
the record In the Corbett case discloses
the fact that when the vote was taken
upon the question of seating Mr. Corbett,
Mr. Quay was paired In opposition there
to. If the unbroken line of precedents
during a period of 75 years Is now to be
cast aside and Mr. Quay Is to be given a
seat in this body, how will it be possible
for tho Senate to atone for the great
wrong done Mr. Corhett, In which wrong
Mr. Quay was an active participant? Or,
is It true, as contended for by some of
the supporters of Mr. Quay, that in the
consideration of future cases Involving tho
question of the right of a Governor to ap
point to a vacant seat la the Senate, each
case is to be determined upon the person
ality of .the appointee?
"It seems to me upon every principle
of justice Mr. Quay ought to be estopped
from claiming the benefit of the rule of
construction Invoked Dy Mr. Corbett,
which would now secure to him (Mr.
Quay) a seat In the Senate upon a less
meritorious state of facts, when he did
not see his way clear to sustain the rule
by voting for .Mr. Corbett's admission."
Senator Hoar Interrupt.
In the bednnlner of his second ron'v tn
-Carter, Senator Simon was interrupted
oy benator Hoar, who asked a question,
which came about In this way. Senator
Simon began by saying:
"I think a very great wrong was com
mitted when the Senate refused to seat
Mr. Corbett, and if I could secure a re
versal of that vote by this senate (al
though It would be impossible for Mr.
Corbett thereby to obtain his seat here),
I should be content. I cannot allow some
oflhestatemenis made by my distinguished
friend, the Senator from Montana"
Mr. Hoar iMay I ask the Senator one
question before he passes from that fen
tenceT Then I understand him to say that
but for the precedent in the Corbett case
he would be prepared now to affirm- the
authority of the Governor as exercised in
this case?
Mr. Simon I would.
Mr. Hoar It Is not any previous Inci
dent, but that single one.
Mr. Simon I have alwajs been of the
same Impression that the Senator from
Massachusetts has, that any vacancy, no
matter how it existed, might be filled by
the Governor's appointment, but I con
tend that the Senate having determined
that question otherwise, it would be wrong
now, in view .of havlnp- rnfncof tn co
"Mr. Mantle and Mr. Corbett, and in view
oi tne jact that the precedents have been
In that direction for 75 years, to now again
reverse tjiat rule and seat Mr. Quay. That
is as far as I care to go In answering the
question of the Senator from Massachu
setts. Whnt Mitchell "Wanted.
Senator Simon made the straight-out
charge that tho failure to elect a Senator
was due to Mitchell and to him alone. He
continued:
"Not that Mr. Mitchell was averse to or
not Inclined to have the House organize;
on the contrary, he was desirous of se
curing an organization of tho TTmian- hut
such organization. If accomplished, must
ue i;unBisieni wiin ana in his Interest. The
cause of the failure of the House to or
ganize was because of the strife over the
election of Speaker and the contest over
some proposed radical legislation that the
members Of fhft WniR iroVn nlmnc ov.tilr
'divided upon, and above alL on account of
division on the financial question. The
-membership of the House consisted of Re-
puoncans. biiver itepumicans. Democrats
and Poprilists. The Republicans were
slightly in the majority, but they did not
have the necessary two-thirds required by
the Constitution to form a quorom. It
was claimed that Mr. Mitchell had prom
ised his support to two of the leading
candidates for Speaker, one a Gold-Standard
Republican and the other a S'lvcr
Republican, and both of' them Insisted
upon the fulfillment of the pledge they
claimed to have had from him. This was
the real cause of the failure of the Hou;e
to organize, and was what brought about
Mr. Mitchell's defeat."
Mlfcheiy PnHltlon In Politic.
Then followed what he had to say of
Mitchell's position In politics, to which
he added:
"Tho Silver Republicans, Democrats and
Populists, that comprised one-half tho
membership of the House, all of whom
believed In the free coinage of silver,
feared that owing to his support of Mc
Klnley and. therefore. Incidentally of the
St Louis nlntfnrm thnt Mr Mltnhnll lio.l
I abandoned his views upon the silver ques
tion, and many of the Gold-Standard Re
publicans, because of "his theretofore well
known vinvs upon the silver question, and
of his refusal or failure to give any pub
lic expression upon the subject, had no
confidence In his conversion to. the gold
.standard, and distrusted the intimations
given out by his friends and adherents
that Mr. Mitchell would no longer advo
cate the free coinage of silver, and would
stand upon the St. Louis platform and
advocate the financial policy of the Re
publican party If re-elected to the Senate
Neither the advocates of free silver nor
the advocates of the gold standard were
satisfied, and Mr. Mitchell, seeking to ride
two horses, fell between them and was
lost. Mr. Mitchell had always had more
or less connection and political fellowship
with those who opposed the policy of
the Republican party, and, on at least
one occasion, when elected to the senate.
It was made possible only by Democratic
votes. ,
"Because of this- friendly relation. It
was believed by many Republicans that
I the claim made by those in .opposition
to tne KepuBucans that Mr. Mitchell had
promised to aid them In securing certain
legislation which was desired by them and
opposed the policy of the RepubVcan
party, was not altogether without merit.
At any rate, because of the division of
the members of the House over the elec
tion of Sneaker, division upon the. finan
cial question, and fear of tho passage of
legislation uoon wnlch there was great di
vision, the House failed to organize.
"Under tho constitution of the state, a
quorum of each House consists of two-thirds
of the members elected thereto. When the
opposition "to Mr. Mitchell became con
vinced that it was his purpose to ignore
the promises claimed to have ben made
to them respecting the election of a
Speaker, and In regard to the leg'slation
desired, they concluded that they would
delay tho organization of the House so as
to defer the election of Senator one week.
There was no purpose at that time of pre
venting an organization of the House, sim
ply a desire to gain time in which to en
force compliance with the promises made.
Tho temporary organizat'on of the House
was not elected In the Interests of Mr.
Mitchell, but in opposition to him. and
after Mr. Mitchell's friends discovered that
they were unablto procure a quorum or
-even a majority 'of the members of the
House to attend its fusions and do his
bidding, they determined, by high-handed
and revolutionary methods, to usurp the
organization and effect a permanent or
ganization, not in succession to, but in
spite of and Ignoring tho temporary or
ganization that had been lawfully effected.
When this course was outlined and adopt
ed It Incensed the other members of the
House, and they refused to be bound by
such revolutionary methods, and refused
to co-operate with those members who
wero willing to do Mr. Mitchell's bidding,
and tney refused to attend the sessions
of the House. This condition continued
until feeling between the rival parties be.
came very bitter and intense, and It be
came apparent that no organization of
the House could be effected, and, after
wasting several weeks In a vain attempt
to arrive at an understanding, the mem
bers dispersed and returned to their
hbmes."
Ulitchcll Xcver Intended to Retire.
At the close of his second speech. Sen
ator Simon discussed the subject of Mitch
LellV5 letter offering to retire from the
1 Senatorial canvass. -He said:
"It was at no time Intended by Mr.
Mitchell In good faith to retire from the
Senatorial contest, and when he could suc
ceed in Inducing the hold-out Republican
members to enter the joint assembly, the
letter of withdrawal would have accom.
jllshed Its purpose and would then ha
withdrawn. It appears from the letter
that a Republican caucus was held at
which there were present more than a
majority of the Republican members ot
the Legislature. I beg to disagree with
that statement. It Is not consistent with
the facts. If it were true there would
J have been no dlfficuly in bringing about
the election of Mr. Mitchell. He would
have been elected, because .there were
votes enough there, according to his
claim, to elect him.
"In the first place, the chargo was
made publicly,, and believed to be true,
that names wero added to the caucus roll
SENATOR
without tho consent of .the parties whose
names were appended to the call. The
caucus call contained the names of several
members who publicly declared that they
had not signed the call and had not Intend
ed to bo bound "by It. and their names
were upon tho call without their consent
Although not personally present, I am as
sured that at no time were there mem
bers enough present In the caucus to have
elected Mr. Mitchell Senator, which goes
to bear out the assertions that were made
by those members who claimed that their
names were appended to this call without
their consent. It is certain they did not
participate in the caucus: did not go Into
tho joint convention, and refrained from
having any connection with the movement
to bring about a Senatorial election.
"1 do not want to take up any more o!
tho time of "the Senate in discussing this
matter, but I though I ought to say this
much In answer to the Senator from Mon
tana." Senator Simon's Position.
Before the Carter-Simon incident of
Tuesday closed, there was some debate
by .Mr. Hoar and others, and the position
of Senator Simon being .questioned, he
stated his position on appointments by
Governors In, the following language:
"Mr. President, the Senator from Massa
chusetts is correct in his assumption that
if I had been a member of the Senate
when Senator Corbett appeared here with
his credentials from the Governor of Ore
gon I would have voted to seat him. Tnt
Oregon case was a very peculiar case. It
is sul generis. There is not another case
of Its kind on record. Here was a case
where the Legislature had failed to or
gantze, and there had been no opportunity
for the constitutional authority of the
state to fill that vacancy. By what au
thority can it be contended that the state
should bo blamed and deprived of Its rep
resentation in the Senate If its agent fails
to perform a duty that is required of it
by the Constitution? I think the Oregon
case is entirely a different case and a very
much stronger case for the seating of a
Governor's appointee than any of tho
other cases that have been submitted to
the consideration of the Senate.
"For 75 years, as the Senator from Ten
nessee (Mr. Turley) has shown to the Sen
ate, the Senate has refused to seat the ap
pointee of a Governor when the Legis
lature had had an opportunity to elect and
failed to do so. I should have been bound
to follow that precedent, and I should have
refused to vote to seat any one other than
in the Corbett case, because I should have
followed the unbroken line of precedents.
Tho Corbett case stands upon a different
footing from any of the others. I do not
believe that there should be one law for
tho North and another for the South. I
do not believe that there should be one law
for the State of Montana, or the State of
Delaware, or the State of Oregon, and an
other for the State of Pennsylvania. 1
think tho same rule ought to apply to
even, State, and if the Senate has de
termined, during this iong period of time,
that the Constitution ought to 'be con
strued in this manner, that tho appointee
of a Governor shall not be seated if the
Legislature has had an opportunity to fill
the vacancy, then, whether that conten-.
tion Is right or wrong. It is better to fol
low that conclusion and to follow that line
of decision than to change it now at tho
solicitation of any one, no matter how
anxious we may be to serve him. If wo
chango it now and seat the appointee from
Pennsylvania, how long will that rule
continue? How eoon will there be a
chango again?
"The reason why I should have voted
to seat Senator Corbett is because tho
Legislature had had no opportunity to
elect, and for the further reason that
tho Legislature was not In session: not only
had no opportunity to elect, but had never
organized, and had never been In a posi
tion where It could conform to the con
stitutional requirements in electing a Sn
ator." Double Murder and Lynchf-af-;.
VALDOSTA. Ga., March lL-Word was
received here tonight of a double murder
and lynching near Jennings, Fla Two
WmU ?en oC the nnme of Carver were
killed by a negro whose name could not
be learned. The negro was captured bv
the Sheriff. A mob quickly gathered, took
the murderer away from the officer and
swung him up to a tree.
Going: to Join Colomblnn Rebels
JSf??' Jamalca' iIarch 1L- Gen
eral and lo men have landed here on the
way to Colon. They say they are Argen
revoTut,oT,stsa.rC SlnSi Colombia
.Sft vfay from Panama report
that the Colombianr.revolutionary move:
ment continue3. ... ',
TAKING NATIVE TOWNS
HOW ITCIxAX AM3 DOXSOIi "WERE
OCCUPIED. ""
Filipinos Had Been Told Great Tales
,of Yankee Cruelty, and Could
Hardly Believe the TrHth.
e-lTC?-U-!-X- T ..- T JM S-I.l..1
Howe and the four companies of the
Forty-seventh Regiment was no sooner-established
at Sorsogon than General Kobbe
gavorders for the occupation of Bulan
and Donsol. Bulan Is 25 miles south of
Sorsogon, and Donsol Is 20 miles above it.
They are both small coast towns. Com
panies A and D, of the Forty-seventh.
J were transported by the Helena to Don
sol, and company B was carried by the
Nashville to Bulan. When the Helena
appeared off Donsol, men and women
JOSEPH SIMOX.
I could be seen leaving the town carrying
I bundles of household goods with them,
j The beach trenches- were lined with
peering faces, and the only flag over the
town was Spanish. Donsol appeared as a
few zinc-roofed warehouses and some long
lines of thatched huts on a low tangle of
green jungle on the coast. One company
of soldiers was loaded into the Helena's
small boats. This action was immedi
ately followed by much activity behind
the trenches, whereupon the leaders of
this expedition decided upon anothor
course of action. The Helena's launch,
with Major Wise and Lieutenant Kobbe
on board, ran in for the beach, towing a
"small rowboat. When close to shore the
launch stopped and the rowboat, manned
by three Filipinos and carrying a b!g
white flag of truce, landed In front ot
the trenches. Meantime, the Helena had
cleared for action,, and the soldiers still
on board were sent to cover, and those al
ready in the small boats were waiting Just
astern in tow of the tug Nunez. The
British gunboat Clover had meantime
come in from tho south and was now- lying
a few hundred yards from the Helena. It
Is doubtful if she was recognized from tho
shore as other than "an American ship.
Tho boat with a flag of truce soon re
turned to the Helena, and a little later
Major Wise announced the result of the
parley, saying:
"They want unUl 3 o'clock this after
noon to decide whether they want to resist
ua or surrender, but I guess we'll be going
ashore right now."
The company in boats started in for tho
bea'ch, and the Helena prepared to blow
the village up in caso our men were fired
on. When our men landed on the beach
not a face was to be 6een at the trencher.
We formed in company front and then
small squads wero started through the
town. It was absolutely deserted, not a
soul being In sight In the streets wero
half-pillaged trunks and bundles of house
hold goods, food and clothing.
Finally, on a low hill, about 600 yard
behind the town, the enemy were dis
covered, clustered In and about a small
trench and around a last century, muzzle
loading cannon. Meanwhile, Major Wise
had gone to tho door of the house from
which flew the Spanish flag. He knocked
on the door and the commander of th
Filipino forces In that town, the local
President and Civil Governor of the dis
trict, all In the person of a brown mas
In a Filipino uniform, came and let him in.
"Will you haul down that Spanish flag!
I want to put this one in Its place," said
the Major, producing the American flag.
There was no objection to the request,
and the Stars and Stripes soon floated
over Donsol.
The Helena quickly landed the second
company. As Captain Hart and a dozen
men were crossing the rice fields between
the town and the hill where the enemy
were, there was a sudden volley of about
20 bullets from the Filipinos. Most of th
bullets sang over Captain Hart's head. 03
over tho village and eo out to sea. The
enemy were firing high.
They had left us a mossago In towa
aying they would give us battle on lb
heights.
"Send them word that If they do not
surrender and bring In their cannon ia
two hours, I'll have the naw shell their
position." answered Major Wise.
The President found a messenger fof
this reply, and he was on his way to the
hilltop when the first volley was fired.
Then began the storming of Donsol
Heights. We had been told th'ere was
but 20- rlflps nnrl n crmnll etnrn nt nmmnnl.
I tion among the Insurgents.- and. as our
soiciers startea ror tne mil we saw the
enemy disappearing from their trenches at
Its top. No one thought they were wait
ing for us. Our soldiers went laughing,
panting and stumbling through tho jun
gle that gr,ew on the hillside and came
to the top victorious, " for there was no
enemy in sight From beside the old
brass cannon there was a good view of
the country behind the town, and n? we
looked the woods began to show our fleet
footed enemv. They peered out at U3 from
behind nearly every clump of trees. We
caught sight of them in threes and dozens
as they slung through the jungle, appar
ently waiting to come back Into town, but
nots quite darine to attempt It From a
1 clump of bushen not 100 yards away w-J
presently uusnea two natives. Tney came
forward holding out their bows and ar
rows and tremhllnrr with fonr. Whpn "Mn.
Ijor Wise told them .later they Would he
jiuju juuuey ior carrying wuer lor m
American soldleTs. these two men asked:
"Is this true, or is It come Joke?"
Harsh tales had been told them of what
the Americans would do to prisoners, and
this promise of work and wages could no?
be bollcved without spoclal assurance o!
Its truth and valld'ty.
The Chinese- residents of Donsol had
not abandoned the town. They hid awiy
In shaclrc and warehouses, coming out
Jatar Jn the afternoon and takrn;r advanU
age of such opportunity as- the occupa
tion by our soldiers made possible to loot
Filipino houses. But this practice wa
quickly terminated by the American off(
cers.
There was little enough food In this
town of Donsol. and back in tho hills theri
is still less. The natives already hav
begun to come 4ack to the village, bring
Ing' their families, and as thi3 continues
Major Wise will soon have a. community
to administer.
Company B and the Nashville met witTi
no resistance at Bulan. -The natives dll.
not abandon the town, but Instead crowd
ed down to the beach to witness our land-
t Ing. It seems that about six months ago
I it rr. - t.1 .IH.. nmltiul tntn Tilt
Ian and. in the name of the Filipino Gov.
eminent, ordered the towrepeople to con.
struct trenches for the defense of the
place. This the people did, whereupon
the Tagalos went awar and that was tha
first and last time the people of Bulan
ever saw any insurgents. Bulan has sur ,
fered much from lack of food during th
six months of the blockade.
CARICATURES OF THE QUEEN
Tney Operate to DisndvnntaKe of
France Prudence Advised.
PARTS. "March 12. -f -20 A. M. Le Figaro
reproduces- today a note of warning ut
tered by a statesman, whose name is not
given, but who is said to know the pres
ent state of opinion among the great pow
ers with respect to the attitude of France
toward Great Britain, and the powers con.
demn the recent offensive French carica
tures of Queen Victoria and such anti
British demonstrations as took place the
other day at Bordeaux. The statesman In
question says:
"Quen Victoria, who last year facili
tated a settlement of many Anglo-French
controversies In Africa, has profoundly
modified her ideas during the last few
weeks. This fact Is known all over Eu
rope, and Is undeniable."
He calls upon Frenchmen to b'e prudent
Seized Trunk of nn Alleged Spy.
HAVRE, March 11. The police have
seized at the office of the American &
European Express Company a number of
packages. Including a large trunk ad
dressed to an American residing In New
York, but which are said to belong to the
alleged spy, Philip, formerly an official in
tho French Ministry of Marine, who re
cently disappeared after being accused of
offering to supply to Great Britain, for
money, French naval secrets, and also
Information he pretended to havo as to
movements of Boer agents In Europe.
German Government Mntters.
BERLIN. March 11. Protests against
tho meat-inspection bill have been for
warded from the South German and Cen
tral German Chambers of Commerce.
The association of -manufacturers against
special taxation has received 1500 petitions
against the department-store- tax.
The Bundesrath has reached the govern
ment bill fixing a mall-steamer line to
South Africa, lnoreaslng the subvention
to 1,350,000 marks, and also Increasing the
number of ports touched.
DIncournfrinfr to Business Enterprise.
PEKING. March 1L An imperial edict
Just issued" directs the Imprisonment for
life of Wu Shih Chtu for assisting the
Peking syndicate to'get the Ho Nan Rail
way concession. The British Minister. Sir
Claude MacDonald. has souKht In vain to
mitigate tho sentence. The case is regard
ed as calling for energetic action, because
It Is bound to produce a bad effect upon all
business between Chinese and foreigners.
Thomas Henry lemny's Will.
LONDON, March 11. The will of the lata
Thomas Henry Ismay, founder of the
White Star Line Steamship Company, who
died In Liverpool last November, has. been
probated, showing a personal estate of
1,97,SS1. Numerous legacies, In ail-about
25,000, are left to charities, and the re
mained of the estate to members of the
family. "
Searching Posen for Conspiracy.
BERLIN, March 11. At Ghesen and in
other towns in tho Province of Posen the
police have been malclng house-to-house
searches to obtain Incriminating evidenco
In connection with the- alleged Polish con
spiracy. "Wireless Telegraphy in Belfflum.
BRUSSELS, March 12. King Leopold,
before whom Signor Marconi has recently
made experiments in wireless telegraphy,
promises to Introduce the system Into the
army.
WANT NO AMENDMENT.
British Press Opposes -the Proposed
Action of United States Senate.
LONDON. March 12. The Standard, dis
cussing editorially the Hay-Pauncefoto
convention, sas:
"We hope Lord Salisbury will not agreo
to the amendment of the Senate commit
tee, which would emasculate the conven
tion. We would be no better off than If
we tore up the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and
that Is what many pepole In the United
States, who have not Mr. McKlnley's re
gard for the sanctity of treaty obligations,
would like to see done."
The Morning Post says:
"If the Senate committee's purpose Is
maintained not only would Great Britain
renounce her rights under the Clayton
Bulwer convention, but she would becomo
a party to the extension and establish
ment of American military power to a
foreign state."
BOERS STILL FIGHT.
(Continued from First Page.)
conifer Knighthood upon the Sheriffs of
tho City of London, William Purdlo Tre
Joar and Alfred Henry Bevan. "In doing
so," the Premier writes, "Her Majesty
will not only follow the custom In royal
visits to the city, but desires to mark the
distinguished war services of the city."
May Move 'Women r.nd Children.
LONDON, March 11. The Durban cor
respondent of the Dally News says:
"On March 1, an order was issued from
Pretoria to Field Cornets to make an im
mediate return of all the women and chil
dren In tho Johannesburg district, with
particulars as to whether each family
would possess means of transport, in case
of sudden removal. The order created a
sensation."
No Peace Proposals Thronsrh Leyds.
BRUSSELS, March 12. Dr. Leyds as
sorts that Presidents Kruger and Steyn
have not telegraphed any peace proposi
tions through him. He admits, however,
the possibility of such a step on condition
that the Independence of the Republics is
guaranteed in order to avoid further
bloodshed.
Four Germans Arrested.
LONDON, March 12. A special dispatch
from Durban says:
"The Portuguese authorities at Louren
co Marques, at the request of Great Brit
ain, have arrested four Germans bound
for Pretoria, with arms and letters of in
troduction from Dr. Leyds."
"Within 25 Miles .oi Bloemfontcin.
LONDON, March 12. The Dally News
has the following from Ashvogelkop, dat
ed March 11:
"The march was continued today to this
point No Boers were seen on the way.
The British are now only 25 miles from
Bloemfonteln. One of the Boer prisoners
says the sfege of Mafeking has been
raised."
Vote for Flhley for School "Director.
MAHAN'S VIEW OP CANAL
ITS GREAT IMPORTAXCEi TO TUB
UXITED STATES XAVY.
Forts of Secondary Concern in a. Re
gion Like- the Caribbean Sea
The Monroe Doctrine.
NEW YORK. March lL-In a paper on
the .Monroe Doctrine anc our Navy wh'ch
he has written for the forthcoming issue
of Leslie's Weekly, Captain A. T. Mahan
says:
"The settlement and growth of our Pa
cific Coast, the Increasing commercial con
sequence of the Pacific Coast, and the
questions arising about China. Its future
government and Its trace, make It neces
sary to connect our Atlantic and Gulf
seaboard with the Pacific by a canal
across the Isthmus, establishing thereby
consecutive water communication between
the two. as well as shortening the access
from our Eastern shores to Asia. The
Isthmus and" Its Immediate surrounding?
thua become tbe greatest of our Internal
Interests. Scarcely secondary to them Is
tho Caribbean Sea. because all sea roads
to the Isthmus run through It. and it con
tains many strong positions, the acquisition
of which by a formidable European state
would endanger our shipping mercan
tile and naval alike passing between our
Atlantic ports and the Pacific by the canal.
"We must remember that other nations.
and especially European becnusc the
most active are Interested likewise In us
ing that canal and. for the support of their
'nterests. In galnlrig positions. To the'r
doing so we oppose the Monroe Doctrine.
Therefore, If we intend to make good the
affirmations of the latter, we must be
prepared to resist, forcibly If need be. any
attempt to obtain adjacent territory or
ports which may serv? as stations for i
navy hostile to ourselves. It- is natural
that European nations should wish such
possessions, that Germany, for Instance,
as has been latelv rumored, should wish
tho Danish Islands, St. Thomas, etc. Her
right to buy them Ls as good In Interna
tional laws as ours: the Monroe Doctrine
depends upon legnl rights, not upon the
moral right of our Indlsrensable interests,
and derives Its supnort from the fact that
it Is not worth while to " incur our en
mity, pushed, perhaps, to the extent of
war.
"Now, tho one provocation for war
In a maritime region ltko the Caribbean,
la a navy large enough to be effective.
Forts are quite secondary. They are ne
cessary to a navy which needs a loca.
base of operation": hut- thev are u;elPca
without it. especially In tho Caribbean, be
cause conditions there are so backward
as to give no local resources. Positions
held there not only must "be fortified. bu
everything to support shipping must be
Imported, and a steady stream of supply
maintained. Th's can only be done by the
Navy keeping the sea open, wh'ch, at the
same time, secures our other merchant
shipping.
"To do theso things which Is called
controlling the sea, the Navy should
strictly be superior to any which can be
brought against It. but this extreme con
clusion Is qualified by other circumstances,
such as our nearness to the Carihbean
Sea, our national power through our great
resources, the dangers through which our
possible opponents may be exposed la
other quarters and from other enemies.
We cannot. In the near future, expect to
havo a Navy nearly as large as that which
Great Britain must keep, but It Is easily
within our means to rival that of France
or Germany, the only European states
other than Great Britain which might
dispute tho Monroe Doctrine.
"Reflection upon this condition will in
fluence us as to tho size of our own war
fleet, and as to the wisdom of cultivating
those cordinl relations to which Great
Britain haa invited us. when our interests
and Institutions advise and the existence
of which would put it out of the power
or w'sh of any other state to quarrel with
us about the Monroe Doctrine. It is to tho
Interest of Great Britain that we should
take naval charge of the American Isth
mus, provided she can feel sure that we
will do It effectively, or that our prepara
tions and our deeds will answer to the
words of Washington and Monroe.''
OPPOSITION TO SBARRETTI.
Cubans "Warmly Protest Asnlnst His
Appointment 'in Hnvnnn.
HAVANA, March 11 Comparatively
few people attended today's meeting to
protest against the appointment of Mon
signore SbarrettI to the Bishopric of Ha
vana. A committee of four, including Gen
eral Maximo Gomez, was appointed to
visit the Bishop and to Inform him re
spectfully of the wishes of the Cuban
people. It was argued that it would be
better to take this course on the chance
that Monslgnore, SbarrettI would express
a willingness to resign, and thus to save
the work of organizing some 40 subcom
mittees of protest from the various "parts
of the diocese, aa was originally proposed,
A resolution was offered advocating that
a protest be sent direct to tho Pope, and
that nothing further be done until his
answer had been received, but this was
negatived by a large majority, it being
argued that the movement might grow,
cold "wero tho agitation to bo dropped for
six weeks, the time it was estimated
would be required to get a reply from
Rome.
A representative of the popular com
mittee of protest who was present said
general manifestations In opposition to the
appointment were about to be made In
the Provinces of Matanzas and Santa
Clara on the day after" the landing of
Monslgnore SbarrettI. but that the letter
which General Gomez published In tho
Havana papers was telegraphed to many
towns', and had the effect of deterring tho
Intending demonstrations.
Secretary Root Was Busy.
HAVANA, March 1L Secretary of War
Root was busy all the morning receiving
tho heads of tho various departments of
the Government and conferring with
them. General Chaffee returned Admiral
Earquhars call on, behalf of Mr. Root .
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FOREIGN CATHOLICS IN MEXICO
Get Scant Attention From Xntlves
aiay Have French Priests.
CITY OF MEXICOT March 11. Arch
bishop Averadi, papal delegate to Mexico,
will probably not return here- It is an
open secret In ecclesiastic circles that he
was profoundly disappointed In his recep
tion here and the scant courtesy shown
him. A friend of the distinguished pre
late says:
"When the papal delegate arrived it was
but natural that the Archbishop of Mexico
should offer him" hospitality, hut he had
to seek lodgings with an eminent and
friendly physician of this capital. This
gave him the first idea of the disposition
of the Mexican prelates toward him, who
was the direct representative of the holy
father, and as time went on he found the
disposition prevalent to regard him as an
interloper, and a feeling surely not one of
loyalty to the pope was manifested. It was
his opinion that the clergy here were In
capable of organization, and resentful of
even the slightest Interference, as they
regarded it, of the holy father. Hence
there grew up In his mind a feeling that
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what was needed here was the bringing
In of a large number of foreign priests,
preferably French, who are popular In
Mexico.
"Even when Catholic bishops come hero
on recreation they meet with only the most
perfunctory and trivial courtesy on tho
part of the Mexican prelates."
HOW THE CUVIER WAS SUNK
tJnlcnoTm Steamer Cra-ibed Into Her
nnd Igmored Cries for Help.
LONDON. March 11. It is now learned
that the British ship Cuvler, commanded
by Captain Qulnton, which was reported
Friday last sunk by an unknown steamer,
was run down In the Straits of Dover the
morning of the 9th by a steamer whose
Identity Is not known. The three survi
vors who were landed nt Calais, France,
shortly after the disaster, say a great hole
"was torn in the Cuvler, sinking her in less
j than five minutes. They further state
below at the time, and were unable to
reach the decks and man the boats, so
quickly did the vessel go down and that
tho colliding vessel .paid no heed to tho
cries for assistance shouted to those on
board, and steamed away.
The captain and third mate were seen
to jump from the bridge as their vessel
went down. Two of the survivors clung
to a capsized boat until picked up by the
Windsor and taken to Calais. It Is be
lieved all the other members of the crew
of the Cuvler are drowned.
Hoisted American Klnjr.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 11. The
steam whaler Bowhead, now preparing
to sail for the Arctic, hoisted the Ameri
can flag for .the first time today. She
was built In Norway and purchased In
Japan by her present owners. By a special
act of Congress the vessel has been grant
ed an American register.
United Stntos Vessels Sail.
SAN" 'FRANCISCO, March 11. The
Unitod States cruiser Philadelphia sailed
for San Diego today.
The horse transport Slam sailed for Man
ila, via Hilo.
Domestic and Forelprn Ports.
ASTORIA. Or.. March 11. Arrived, at
9:29 A. M.. and left up at 10:30. steamer
t jeo. v. iiiiaer. irom oan r rancisco. con
dition of the bar, at 5:45 P. M.. rough;
wind, northwest: weather, cloudy; largo
steamer outside at 6 P. M.
San Francisco, March 11. Sailed
Schooner Volunteer, for Gray's harbor.
Arrived State of California, from Port
land: schooner1 Western Home, from Coos
Bay; schooner Beulah. from Wlllapa har
bor: ship Slntram. from Tacoma.
New York. March 1L Arrived Staaten
dam, from Rotterdam; Fuerst Bismarck,
from Genoa.
Moville. March 11. Sailed Astoria, for
New York.
Queerstown, March 11. Sailed Cam
pania, from Liverpool for New York.
Brcmerhaven Sailed. March 10 Darm
stadt, from New York.
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NO MORE RATE CUTTING.
Railroads Have Practically Pooled
Between Clilcnpro and the Const.
NEW YORK, March 11. Tho Herald
says:
"It Is rumored that tho great Western
railroads have made an agreement to do
no more cutting of rates between Chicago
and the Western Coast. The agreement,
it is reported on excellent authority,
practically amounts to an alliance of those
railroads for mutual protection against
the interstate commerce law.
"According to the Herald's information,
at a meeting of the representatives of all
tho Continental lines which took place
here on March S. an agreement was mado
that after March 15, there would be ab
solutely no cutting of rates West of Chi
cago .and to the Pacific Coast
' "It Is suld that every Important lirib
between Chicago and the Pacific Coast,
with the exception of the Canadian roads,
entered into the compact.
"Neither Cook nor Raymond, nor any
tourist Companies which hitherto have had
special rates, will, it ls asserted, receive
any advantage under the new arrange
ment" a
Oreeron Short Line Baseball.
SALT LAKE, March 11. The Ogden,
Pocatello, Rio Grande and Oregon Short
Lino baseball, teams held a meeting hero
today and perfected an organization. Tha
name of the league has not been decided
upon. A meeting will be held In Ogden
next Sunday to select umpires and ar
range a schedule of games. It was de
cided to open the season on April 14, with
games at Ogden and Salt Lake. The fol
lowing officers were elected:
President, J. E. Bluth. of Ogden; secre
tary and treasurer, Cllppinger, of tha
Short Line team.
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