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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MA,ECH 20 1900. REFUSED TO CONCUR House Objected to Senate Amendments to Relief Bill. DEMOCRATS WERE VOTED DOWN Senate Pnsxcd a Bill Providing foi a Siianluli "War Claims Com- iiiIhhIoxu WASHINGTON, March 19. The House today refused to concur In the Senate amendments to the Puerto Rican relief bill. The Domocrats supported a motion to concur, on the ground that It would further delay In extending relief to the inhabitants of the Island, but the Repub licans stood firmly behind Chairman Cannon In his demand that the House should Insist upon its original provision to appropriate not only the money collect ed on Puerto Rican goods up to January J. but all subsequent moneys collected or which are to be collected. The remainder of the day was devoted to District of Co lumbia business. Two measures of National importance and many of slightly less interest? -were passed by the Senate today. The legis lative, executive and judicial approprla-. tlon bill, carrying more than $25,000,000, was passed without debate. The measure providing for the appointment of a com mission to adjudicate and settle claims of people of the United States growing out of the wac with Spain was also passed without opposition. For a brief time the Puerto Rican gov ernment and tariff measure was under consideration. Foraker, in charge of the bill, submitted some committee amend ments. A few iOf them were ngreed to, but the Important ones are still pending. A free-trade amendment to the bill was offered by Beverldge. TUB DAY IX DETAIL. Debate in the House on the Puerto IUco Relict Dill. WASHINGTON. March 19. In the House today the pension appropriation bill was sent to a conference, and Burney, Mc Cleary and Bell were appointed conferees. Gannon (Rep. 111.) then called up the Puerto Rican appropriation bill and moved that the House nonconcur in the Senate amendments. McRae (Dem. Ark.) moved concurrence. Cannon explained the changes made In the bill by the Senate, which, he said, restricted appropriations to duties collected previous to January 1, 1900. The House provision appropriated also duties collected after that date and those to be hereafter collected. McRae said the essential difference be tween the two mills was that the House bill affirmed the right of the United States to Impose Dingley rates against Puerto Rico, whereas the Senate provision upon this subject was indefinite. Members on both sides, he said, were agreed that the duties collected on Puerto Rican goods should be returned, the Democrats taking the position that there should be absolute ly free trade between the Island and the United States. (Democratic applause.) Bell (Pop. Colo.) also advocated concur rence In the Senate amendments, because, be said, the language of those amendments distinctly assumed the installation of a civil government in Puerto Rico in the near future. Ball (Dem. Tex.) said he was astonished to hear the gentleman (Cannon) move non concurrence in the Senate amendments. "When the bill was originally before the House, Cannon had appealed for "storm swept, starving Puerto Rico." Concurrence will send to the Island Immediate relief, nonconcurrcnce will cause delay. Ball paid his respects to the "anonymous cabinet officer" who some days ago had at tacked as crafty politicians those who had refused to support the Puerto Rican tariff bill. He said he could hardly believe that one who assailed others in so underhanded a way could be a member of the cabinet Moody (Rep. Mass.) supported Cannon's motion, and said the conflict of the two houses had absolutely nothing to do with the question of free trade between the United States and Puerto Rico. "Will nonconcurrence not delay the re lief?" inquired Ball. "It may delay it an hour or a day," Teplied Moody, "but there will be no ap preciable delay. The essential thing is that we on this side believe that the United States should not profit one dol lar from duties collected on Puerto Rican goods." McCleary (Rep. Minn.), in advocating Cannon's motion, declared the Puerto Rican tariff bill proposed to treat the peo ple of the island better than the people of any territory of the United States were ever treated. Swanson (Dem. Va.) denounced the Puer to Rican tariff bill as "infamous," and said the pending bill to give back tho duties collected under the Dingley law was an attempt to sugar-coat the outrage. The power to fix duties on goods coming Into and going from this country was the power accorded by England prior to the Revolution, and was one of the main rea sons why the colonies threw off the yoke. Hemenway (Rep. Ind.) said the trouble with the Democrats was they talked one way and voted another. The Republicans proposed to deal with the situation In a practical way. They did not p"ropose to give the Puerto Ricans free trade and im pose Internal revenue taxes upon them. They proposed to give to the people of the Islands every dollar heretofore collected under the Dingley law, and every dollar hereafter collected under the 15 per cent rates. Cannon said words were cheap. Action was the material thing. His motion was designed to turn over to the Puerto Ricans every dollar heretofore and hereafter col lected. The motion of Rae was designed to limit the appropriation to the money collected to January 1. 1900. Cannon ridi culed the Democrats for their harsh words concerning the treatment accorded Puerto Rico in contrast with the treatment ac corded it by Spain. They had, he said, changed their tune in two short years. Now. to hear them, one would believe Spain the kindliest government on earth. The motion to concur was lost, SO to 116 a. strict party vote, except that of Thayer (Dem. Mass.), who voted with the Re publicans. The motion to nonconcur then prevailed without division. The Speaker appointed Cannon, Moody and McRae con ferees on the part of the House. A bill to incorporate the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Asso. elation was passed. The Senate bill to ap propriate $30,000 for repairing the revenue cutter Thetis was passed. At t o'clock the House adjourned. In the Senate. Beverldge (Rep. Ind.) offered a substi tute In the Senate for the tariff section of the Puerto Rico bill, and gave notice that he would address the Senate next Thursday on the amendment and pending measure. The substitute follows: "All articles coming into the United States from Puerto Rico or going Into Puerto Rico from the United States shall be admitted free of duty, but this act will not be construed as extending the Constitution of the United States or any part thereof over Puerto Rico, and it Is hereby declared that the Constitution of the United States is not extended over Puerto Rico." A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to furnish additional naval equip ment to military schools was passed. The Senate then proceeded to the con sideration of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriations bill, Cullom (Rep. I1L) being in charge of the measure. As reported to the Senate, the bill carries $2i,155,S00. Tho Senate concurred in the House amendment to the bill granting to the State of Kansas the abandoned Fort Hays military reservation, thus passing -the measure. The request of the House for a confer ence on the pension appropriation bill was agreed to, and Shoup, Quarles and Talliaferro were appointed conferees on tho part of the Senate. At 2 o'clock the Senate took up a bill to carry Into effect the stipulations of ar ticle 7 of the treaty between the United States and Spain. It provides for the appointment by the President of three commissioners to receive, examine and ad judicate all claims of citizens of the Unit ed States against Spain which the United States agreed to adjudicate and settle. The sum of $50,000 annually is appropri ated for the expenses of the commission, the life of the commission being fixed at two years. Davis (Rep. Minn.), in charge of the measure, explained that the claims would be varied In character, but would relate to a large extent to the destruction of property of American citizens in Cuba. Many claims, however, would relate to personal wrongs suffered by American cit izens. Notable among suoh wrongs were those suffered by Mrs. Ruiz, whose hus banda dentist of Philadelphia was tor tured and murdered In Cuba. The bill had been carefully drawn, Davis said, because of the indeterminate nature of the claims, and he believed the measure thoroughly protected the Interests of the Government. Davis expressed the belief that substantially all of the claims had already been filed with the State Depart ment, and thoy aggregated about $20,000, 000. An amendment proposed by Hoar (Rep. Mass.) was agreed to. extending the time for filing claims with the commission from six months to one year after the organization of the commission. At the suggestion of Cockrell (Dem. Mo.), the right of appeal offered by the bill to "both the United States and the claimants to the Supreme Court of the United States was stricken out. The bill thus provides for but one appeal, namely, from the finding of the commission to the United States Court of Appeals. A3 amended, the measure was passed with out division. Bills were passed as follows: Appro priating JIOO.OOO to complete the estab lishment and erection of a military post near the City of Sheridan, Wyo.; permit ting citizens of the United States, bona fide residents of California, Oregon and Washington, to fell and remove for build ing, agricultural and other domestic pur poses timber growing or being upon the mineral lands of the United States; fix ing the limit for the public building at Boise, Idaho, at $300,000. The Senate agreed to the request of tho House for a conference on the bill ap propriating $2,093,000 for the benefit of the people of Puerto Rico, and Allison, Hale and Cockrell were appointed as the Sen ate conferees. Foraker (Rep. O.) then called up the Puerto Rico Government and tariff bill for the purpose, as he explained, of per fecting the bill, so far as possible, from the standpoint of the committee. In order that a reprint might "be had of the meas ure. The first amendment suggested by Foraker related to the citizenship of the inhabitants of Puerto Rico. As reported, the bill orovides that the Inhabitants of Puerto Rico shall be "citizens of the United States." The amendment offered by Foraker Inserted some words after the term "citizens," making the para graph read: "Shall be deemed and held to be citizens of Puerto Rico and as such entitled to the protection of the United States." The amendment was objected to by Bacon (Dem. Ga.) and went over. Another amendment eliminated entirely section 5 of the original Senate bill, and Inserted 'n lieu thereof the following: "The Commissioner of Navigation shall make such regulations, subject to the ap proval of the Secretary of the Treasury, as ho shall deem expedient for the Na tionalization of all vepsels owned by in habitants of Puerto Rico . on April 11. 1S99, and which continued to be owned up to the date of such Nationalization, and for tho admlsslpn of the same to all the benefits of the coasting trade of the Unit ed States and the coasting trade between the United States and Puerto Rico shall be regulated with the provisions of law ap plicable to such trade between any two great coasting districts." This amendment was agreed to. After some further amendments, prin cipalis' changing the phraseology of the original measure, had been offered, tho Senate held a brief executive session, ad journing at 4:45 P. M. WHERE HE STANDS. (Continued from First Page.) dependence as soon as a stable govern ment is established. With that declara tion is made hostilities will cease, and it will bo easy to establish a stable govern ment. To independence should be added protection from outside interference. Not a protectorate such as European countries exercise for the spoliation of the pro tected, but protection such as this Nation has exercised over tho Republics of Cen tral and South America. It will be suffi cient for the United States to announce that any molestation of the Philippines will be considered an unfriendly act. If our Nation will stand erect and exert Its great Influence in behalf of peace and justice and liberty, no Nation will dare to touch the Philippine Islands, just as no nation has dared to disturb the Republics which He to the south of us." Mr. Bryan devoted some time to the discussion of the trade argument made In behalf of the Philippine Islands, and quot ed a letter written by Benjamin Franklin to Lord Howe, in Juno of 1776. The ex tract from Franklin's letter is as follows: "The well-founded esteem and affection which I shall always have for your lord ship makes It painful to me to see you engaged in conducting a war, the groat ground of which (as described in your let ter) Is the necessity for preventing the American trade from passing Into foreign channels. To ire it seems that neither tho obtaining or retaining of any trade, how valuable soever, is an object for which men may Justly spill each other's blood; that the true and sure means ot extending and securing commerce are the goodness and cheapness of commodities, and that the profits of no trade can ever be equal to the expense of compelling it and holding It by fleets and armies. I con sider this war against us, therefore, as both unjust and unwise; and I am per suaded that cool and dispassionate poster ity will condemn to Infamy those who advised It; and even that success will not save from some degree of dishonor those who have voluntarily engaged to conduct It." Mr. Bryan commented upon this letter, and said that imperialism had Its inspira tion in the desire of syndicates to extend their commerce by conquest, and he said that he was willing to indorse the lan guage of Franklin and say that "cool and dispassionate posterity will condemn to infamy those who advised It." The Populists Split. The Populist convention was somewhat turbulent from the start. There were nu merous candidates for every position, and objectors to etery measure. Roll-calls were frequent, and consequently progress was slow. The meeting opened with a spirited contest for the position of tempo rary chairman, which finally fell to W. H. Westover, of Chadron. The committee on credentials decide! against the claims of the Middle-of-the-Road Populists from Omaha to be classed as delegates, and barred them from the convention. The position of D. Clem Deaver, ot Omaha, as member of the Populist Na tional Committee from Nebraska, was de clared vacant, and E. E. Thomas, of Omaha, was chosen, in his place. Mr. Deaver was ousted for the reason "that he was "not considered a member of the Populist party." After being denied admission as 'dele gates to tho Populist convention, the Mld-dle-of-the-Roaders held a small conven tion of their own and appointed a Ne braska delegation to attend the Populist convention at Cincinnati. They also de .elded to hold a state convention in Ne braska at some date after the Kansas City convention. RELIEF OF PUERTO , SEXATOR. BEVERIDGE EXPIxAIXS HIS ' AMEXDJIEXT. Free Trade Extended to tbo Inland, But Not the Provisions of the Constitution. WASHINGTON, March 19. Senator Beverldge made the following statement today rejrardinc tho amendment to tho Puerto Rican bill offered by him, provid ing for free trade between the Island nnd the United States, but expressly declaring that the Constitution of the United States Is not extended over Puerto Rico: "Wo have followed the President's sug gestion, appropriating $2,000,000 for tho Im mediate relief ot Puerto Rico, which is more than tho Hou?e bill would have given the island in tbo entire two years of Its life. This removes tho reason which members had for voting for the bill, and restores us to the position first announced by the President. On the great principle Involved we are In entire harmony with the President. The object of my amendment Is the same as that of Senator Davis, but the latter extends all of the taxation and revenue provisions of the Constitution over Puerto Rico, and when any part of the Constitution is ex tended, it is there forever. It may be that experience will demonstrate that we shall want to change the laws of taxation of Puerto Rico, and If so, I fear the exten sion of the taxing provisions of the Con stitution would prevent us. On all ques tions of power Congress should be left with an absolutely free and unshackled hand." Distress In Puerto Rico. WASHINGTON, March 19. Adjutant General Corbln received a cable message today from General Davis, commanding the department of Puerto Rico, saying the condition of the inhabitants is distressing and suffering is so general and wide spread over the island that thoy will re quire at least 500 tons of food supplies weekly until further notice. Arrange ments are being made in the subsistence and Quartermaster-General's list to meet this requisition as promptly and regularly as possible. Application for Injunction Denied. NEW YORK. March 19. Judge Lacombe has denied the application for an Injunc tion restraining Collector Bldwell from collecting duty on goods from Puerto Rico, which was asked for by A. S. La celles &. Co. Ho says the complainants have an adequate, summary and expe ditious remedy at law under the customs administration act. COEUR D'AUEXE IXVESTIGATIOX. Examination of Prosecutor Forney Resumed. WASHINGTON. March 19. The Coeur d'Alene Investigation was resumed today by tho House committee on military af fairs, with J. H. Forney, special prose cutor, at the scene of disorder, on the stand. v Hay of Virginia directed the examina tion with a view to disclosing how far tho United States troops were under the direction and control of Governor Steunen berg and his executive official In Shoshone County, Bartlett Sinclair. Mr. Hay asked If General Merriam was the responsible commander, not only ot tho troops, but aleo of the affairs ofthe district in gen eral. The witness said General Merriam was not the responsible commander, as tho Governor and Mr. Sinclair directed affairs. To a certain extent, they con trolled tho United States forces. Mr. Forney said the troops were sent there to aid In suppressing the Insurrection, and they did' this by co-operation -with and assisting the state officials. Mr. Hay stated that while he did not question the right of the Gpvernor to call for troops or the right of tho President to eer.d them, he maintained that the Pres'd?nt had no authority to place United States troops in the control of the state authori ties. Questions by Mr. Xents brought out that Sinclair was a civil officer under the law, but that he exercised a certain military authority in order to make effective his civil authority. Mr. Forney stated that, In his opinion, the trouble between the union and non union men In the Coeur d'Alene dlstr ct was Irreconcilnble, and that one or the other class would have to leave. Trouble had been going on since 1892, and the camp was too small to permit both elements to remain in peace. Mr. Lentz sought to de velop that the union men were being sys tematically driven out by the "permit sys tem," but this the witness donled. On redirect examination tho witness stated that, in his opinion, based on all the cir cumstances coming under his observation, tho Governor was justified in proclaiming martial law. Mr. Forney's testimony was closed late in the day, and the committee adjourned. FORTIFICATIONS DILI Appropriates Seven Millions for Car rying Forward Defense Work. - WASHINGTON, March 19. The fortifi cations appropriation bill was reported today by the House committee on appro priations. It appropriates $7,093,483 for carrying forward the plan of sea-coast defenses begun In 1SS3. The principal Items are: Gun and mortar batteries $2,000,000 Pneumatic dynamite batteries 150,000 Installation of range and position finders 150,000 Sites for fortifications 200.000 Preservation and repair of fortifi cations lOO.OCO Sea walls and embankments 200,003 Torpedoes for harbor defenses.... 50.CM) Armament for fortifications .'.. 4.002.4S8 The report says: "The scheme of sea coast fortifications, contemplated by the Endlcott Board, and which has been fol lowed by Congress in the appropriations made since 1SSS, it is now estimated will cost, in the aggregate, $112,197,267, of which sum there has been already provided $45, 971,023, the engineer department having received $20,154,661 and the ordnance de partment $25,816,362." Sailer's Resolution, Goes Over. WASHINGTON, March 19. Representa tive Sulzer, of New York, today renewed his efforts before the House committee on military affairs to secure action on his resolution calling for Information from the War Department whether Great Brit ain was erecting fortifications along tho, Nortfhwest boundary of the United States. Tho matter finally went over to permit Inquiry as to whether the desired infor mation could properly be furnished by the executive authorities. General Wheeler Will Walt. WASHINGTON, March 19. General Wheeler was at the capltol today and was warmly greeted by many old friends. He will make no effort to take his seat until after Secretary Root returns and his military status Is determined. For a Lieutenant-General. WASHINGTON, March 19. Senator Lodge, in the Senate, and Representative Moody, in the House, Introduced a joint resolution making the senior Major-Gen-eral of the army, while commanding the array, a Lleutenant-General and the Adjutant-General of the army a Major-Gen-eraL Hetty Green's Daughter Enfcagrcd. NEW YORK, March 19. An Intimate friend of the Duke de la Torre says that the latter is engaged to Miss Sylvia Green, daughter of Mrs. Hetty Green. The Duke Is a son of Marshal Seranno, ex-Regent of Spain, and ex-Captaln-Gen-eral of Cuba, and Is poor. He la -now in New York and the gossips have connected his name with that oil various wealthy young women. Mrs. Green denies the report of the engagement with some as perity. EMPRESS SNUBS THE POWERS Rabid Anti-Foreign Officials Honored in China. PEKING, March 19. The ascendancy of the anti-foreign party is becoming pro nounced. The Dowager Empress appears unable sufficiently to reward the offi cials who exhibit marked hostility to ev erything not Chinese. Hen Tung, prob ably the most bitterly anti-foreign official of the empire, has been decorated with the three-eyed peacock feather, which has never been conferred for 80 years. The notorious LI Peng HIng, who was dismissed from the Governorship of Shan tung on Germany's demand, has been advanced to the first rank, and the ex Governor of Shantung, Yuh Sen, has been appointed Governor of the Shang SI dis trict, a snub to the powers interested, and likely to prejudice British interests In the province, as the powers believe his maladministration is the cause of the present state of affairs In Shantung. OPEX DOOR XOT THREATEXED. Empress Dorrnsrer Hiu Xothinjp to Do "With the Arrangement. NEW YORK, March 19. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Secretary Long expects to receive a dis patch shortly from Rear-Admiral Watson announcing the name of the vessel he has ordered to Taku, China, to protect Amer ican interests. "Admiral Watson," he said, "was In structed to send a vessel to Taku to pro vide protection for American Interests. We have been informed that there is some lit tle trouble In Shantung Province, and that American missionaries are In danger. The vessel to go, probably a gunboat, will take all proper measures to protect American citizens." The Secretary said further that . there was no thought of sending a squadron to China. It Is tho expectation of the de partment that Rear-Admiral Watson will select a gunboat, perhaps the Castine, which Is at Shanghai, or the Yorktown, or the Bennington. These vessels are suit able aa to draught. Each has a suffi cient force on board to land a detach ment to protect missionaries who may re side a short distance from where tho ves sel Is stationed. Secretary Long expects that the trouble Just reported will be sup pressed, and that the vessel at Taku will then return to her proper station. Official mall advices received from Pe king In a diplomatic quarter here discoun tenance the statement contained in a dis patch from Shanghai that a reign of ter ror prevails in China. A diplomat who talked relative to the situation said that his advices showed that the diplomatic pressure is still being applied to the Tsung-Ll-Yamen. The Emperor Is still on the throne, though the Empress Downger la governing the empire and Is actively tak ing measures to put China on a strong defensive basis. So far as the report that tho Empress Dowager has objected to the "open door" policy Is concerned, the diplomat who dis cussed the Chinese situation agreed with Administration officials that she has noth ing whatever to do with the matter. "The 'open door' arrangement has been concluded by the United States with Eu ropean powers, not with China," he ob served, "consequently the Empress Dow ager can have nothing to say about It. As a mark of friendship for your country, the European powers agreed to respect. In the spheres of influence they had acquired, the trade rights granted by your treaties with the Chinese Empire. That Is tho 'open door' arrangement which has been agreed to, and China cannot object to It." Two weeks Is fixed by the Administration as the limit of time when the notes relative to the ''open door" arrangement will bo made public. It was reported that thl Government had succeeded In obtaining Identical notes on the subject, but this is Incorrect Gfeat Britain has agreed to the American provision, provided the other nations complied with Its provision; Rus sia has pointed to her action in opening Tallen Wan as an Indication of what she proposes to do: Germany declares that Kalo-Chou Is now open to the trade of the world and will remain so, and France as serts that she does not recognize the term "sphere of influence." Italy and Japan have expressed their approval of freedom of trade in China. A PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS. Will Be Held in the City of Mexico Xext Sprlnjc. NEW YORK. March 19. Tho State De partment at Washington nas been more than gratified by the prompt and cordial responses received from, all the nearer American Republics to tho formal sug gestion recently made by the United States looking to the Assembly Congress of all the Independent governments on this Continent, similar to the Pan-American Conference, which met In Washington In 1SS9. Sufficient time has not elapsed for replies to Secretary' Hay's letter to some of the more distant governments of South America, but their representatives here give assurances which dispel any doubts as to the unanimity of all Republics be tween tho Atlantic and the Pacific as re gards the proposal to meet as won as possible, with a view ot broadening the scope and extending tho advantages of the agreements reached 10 years ago. Within a week or two at the utmost the last formal responses are expected to reach Washington, and, in confident anticipation, the Bureau of American Republics, creat ed by the last conference, and now In cluding' In its membership every one of the Republics, Is taking u. the preliminary work of tho meeting, which will be held, according to present Intentions, at tho City Of Mexico, beginning In February or March, 1S0L The choice of Mexico was due to tho fact that all the countries In vited to participate have diplomatic rep resentatives there, it Is convenient of ac cess to all, tho climate from February to August Is unsurpassed, and the United States having already enjoyed the honor of one meeting, It was thought desirable that other countries In turn should en tertain the delegates. If one of the chief objects of the com ing meeting Is achieved, frequent repeti tions of the conference at stated Inter vals will be provided for, and all the Re publics will eventually act as hosts for the International governing. It was ex plained that the date of the actual as sembly of tho conference Is deferred for nearly a year. In order that ample oppor tunity may be given for consideration and preparation of the subjects to be present ed for discussion, rather than have the delegates hurriedly assembled and con fronted with immature propositions. Tho Administration expects results ot tho highest value from the next meeting. on account of the exceedingly amicable attitude manifested by all the Republics towards the United States at the present tune, in spite of the attempts of European powers to make capital out of the results of the Spanish war and to create jca'ousy In the capitals of South America on ac count of the expansion policy, which, ac cording to absurd repetitions actually made to several governments, might ba expected to lead naturally to forcible en croachments by the United States on the South American Continent at no distant day. This Insidious campaign, which a year ago seemed likely to have some effect at least to tho injury of American commerce, has now been practically abandoned In view of the discouragement in the very countries where Europe expected It to have most effect, on account of the rela tions with Washington, which 15 years ago were less cordial than today. Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Qulnine Tablets cure a cold In one day. No cure no pay. Price 25c TEXAS ANTI-TRUST LAW COXSTTnmOXALITY SUSTAINED BY THE SUPREME COURT. Case Involved the Right of the Standard Oil Company to Do Business in the State, ' WASHINGTON, March 19. In the Su preme Court of the United States today an opinion was handed down in the case of the Wnters-PIerce OH Company, Involv ing its right to do business in the State of Texas, contrary to the provisions of tho state anti-trust laws of 1SS9 and' 1SS5. It was charged, among other things, that the Waters-Pierce Company was a mem ber of the Standard Oil Trust, as organ ized In 18S2, and various other allegations were made, but the court did not enter upon a general discussion ot trusts, con tenting Itself with a discussion of the Texas law as applicable to this case. The opinion sustained the decisions of the State Court to tho extent of affirm ing them, and was thus opposed to tho contentions of the oil company, but It did this upon the ground that the state laws Imposed & condition which the oil com pany had accepted, and hence was with out ground of complaint. The opinion was handed down by Jus tice McKenna, who, reviewing the case, said that the Waters-Pierce Company had begun business in the State ot Texas in 18S9. The suit grew out of the charge that the oil company violated the statutes of the state of 18S9 and 1S95 against Illegal combinations in restraint of trade, there by incurring a forfeiture of its permit to do business In the state. The trial was first had in the District Court of Travis County, in which the verdict was against the oil company. On appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals of the state, this decis ion was affirmed, and it was brought to this court on a writ of error. The basis of the action was tho Standard Oil Trust, organized In 1SS2. and it was charged that its intention was to control and monopo lize the petroleum Industry of the United States In restriction of trade, dividing the markets of the United States into various subdivisions, awarding Texas to the Waters-Pierce Company. Tho decision of to day was based on the propositions which were submitted to the Jury In the original trial. Justice 3IcKenna said: "The transactions of local commerce, which were held by the state courts to be violations of the statutes, provided con tracts with certain merchants in which the plaintiff In error required them to buy oil exclusively from plaintiff in error, and to sell at a price fixed, by it. The statutes must be considered in reference to these contracts. In any other aspect they are not subject to our review on this record, except the power of the State Court to restrict their regulation to local commerce upon which, a contention Is raised." He said the propositions raised by the State Courts had been broadly discussed, and many considerations transcending them had been presented relating to griev ances which do not enter into the case as affecting tho oil company. The court felt constrained to confine itself to this par ticular grievance. Stating this grievance, he said it was that the statutes of Texas limit its right to make contracts and take away the liberty assured by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitu tion of the United Stales. Besides, it was asserted that the statutes made many discriminations between persons and classes of persons. On this latter point the court did not feel called upon to pass. The oil company Is a foreign corporation, and its right of contracting in the -Stato of Texas was the only subject of lnquiry Ori this point the opinion held that "the state prescribes the purposes of a cor poration, and the means of executlngthose purposes." In this case the oil company could not claim exemption from the prin ciple "on the ground that the permit of the company was a contract inviolable against subsequent legislation by the state. The statute of 18S9 was a condition upon the plaintiff in error within the power of the state to impose, and what ever its limitations were upon the power of contracting, whatever its discrimina tions were, they becamo conditions of the permit, and were accepted with It, The statute was not repealed by the act of 1S95. The only substantial addition made by the latter act was to exclude from Its provisions organizations of laborers for the purpose ,of maintaining a standard of wages." ; Further, as to the apt of 1S95, he said: "It Is either Constitutional or unconstitu tional. If it Ib Constitutional, the plain tiff In error has no legal cause to com plain of it If unconstitutional, it does not affect the act of 1S99, and that, as we have seen, imposes valid conditions upon these plaintiffs in error and their violation subjected its permit to do business in the state to forfeiture." Justice Harlan dissented from the opin ion. Chief Justice Fuller handed down an opinion in the claim of Commander John M. Quackenbush, of the United States Navy, to recover pay for services from 1SS3 to 1897. The caso Involves a compli cated story of effort at dismissal and at reinstatement to rank in the navy. The court held that Quackenbush was not en titled to back pay, and that the United States could not recover money paid him. Quackenbush was succeeded ae command er in 1S74 by Admiral Schley. NEW ORLEANS' CONDITION. Probably Xot So Bad as Has Been Reported. NEW YORK, March 19. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Secretary of the Navy Long Is puzzled over the report from Ad miral Watson that extensive repairs are required for tho protected cruis er New Orleans, now at Nagasaki. He has cabled Admiral Watson declining to permit extensive repairs until he knows whether they are necessary. This refusal grows out of the fact that Just before the ship left New York for Manila her of ficers reported, that her boilers were in need of repairs which would necessitate two months work. A board of officers which Inspected the vessel reported that she could get away In two weeks, and the work was finished In that, period. Admiral Watson cabled that he had or dered a board to make a survey of the ship. There is a suspicion in Naval cir cles that the report that the New Orleans Is in need of extensive repairs grows out of the department'e action in ordering the vessel to proceed to the Asiatic station without undergoing all the repairs which her officers deemed necessary. The de- partment purposes to keep the ship In Asiatic waters, notwithstanding its under standing that her officers would prefer duty on tho North Atlantic station. Experiments made with models of the projected batfle-shlps at the Washington navy-yard have demonstrated that to car ry the weights planned by tho Naval Board of Construction, the vessels must be larger than any battle-ship yet planned. Rear-Admiral Hitchborn, Chief Naval Constructor, believes each of the vessels will have a total dlsDlacement of almost 15,000 tons, a length of -133 feet, and a beam of at least 75 feet. This increase Is to provide space for the proposed enor mous armament, the engine department, which must create sufficient power to drive the vessels at a speed of more than 19 knots, and the 2000 tons of coal which each ships must carry. Battle-ships of the Or egon class are 348 feet long, and have 69 feet 3 Inches beam; th. Iowa Is 360 feet long, and has a beam of 72 feet 2V Inches: the Kearsarge and Kentucky are 363 feet long, and have the same beam as the Iowa; the Illinois class are of the same dimen sions, and the battle-ships of the Maine class are 3SS feet long and their beam tho same. Necessity Xor lengthening the J new vessels arises from unwillingness to Increase the draught of the ships, which Is fixed by tho depth, of water of the principal American harbors. 'Secretary Long has instructed the board of Inspection and survey to prepare for the trial of the Kearsarge on April 2. to determine whether the vessel will be ac cepted by the Government. Rear-Admiral Bradford, who has Instructed the battle ship at Newport News, says It will receive the finishing touches during the next few days. He Is gratified with the appear ance of the superimposed turrets of the vessel, and expresses confidence that they will make a good showing. a GERMAN MEAT BILL. Its Passagre Will Result In Retalia tion by America. BERLIN, March 19. Tho Frankfurter Zeltung says: "The government has made the offer to the Agrarian party that if they will abandon their opposition to the importation of pickled meat, the duties on American grain will be. raised after the expiration of the commercial treaty. The duty of wheat will be Increased from 3 marks 50 to 6 marks per double centner." On the subject of the meat-inspection bill, the semi-official Hamburger Corre spondent says: "It la certain that America will not quietly accept limitation, or to speak more correctly, an absolute prohibition of the Importation of meats. We must reckon with counter measures on the part ol tho United States, which will do Immense damage to our commerce and shipping. "It is true that for years past American commercial legislation has been run on ouch lines as to give -us little reason when drawing up customs regulations for Ger many to pay any particular regard to Amorlcan trade. In fact, In certain quar ters reprisals are even called for against the treatmont of German exports to Amer ica, but even If such reprisals should have any chance of success, It would be a mis take to give expression to them in the form of the prohibition of imported meat. Instead of extending them to general com mercial legislation, for by Introducing special legislation of this character we give Americans not only the pretext but the right to tax German commerco." England Watching: Her Interests. LONDON, March 19. Being asked a question In the House of Commons re garding the reports of trouble threatening to occur In China, Parliamentary Secre tary of the Foreign Office Broderick said Her Majesty's Government had and con tinues to take all necessary steps to pro tect British Interests. In this connection, he denied the story published In the Unlteu States that the American Government was sending warships to China. THE RUNNING RACES. Ycsterdny's Winners at Tnnfornn and Xeiv Orleans. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19. The weather was fine at Tanforan and the track fast. The results were: Half mile, selling Rio de Altar won, Combermere second. Rollick third; time, 0:48Vi. Five furlongs, selling St. Casslmlr won. Peace second. Mountebank third; time, 1:00. Mile and one-sixteenth, handicap Daisy F. won, Advance Guard second, Rosor monde third; time, 1:46. Mile and one-eighth, selling Catastro phe won. Topmast second. Red Pirate third; time, 1:53. Seven furlongs Alas won. Chappie sec ond. Jazabel third; time, 1:282. Seven furlongs Silver Tall won, Arba ces second. Red Cherry third; time, 1:29. Rao-en at Xerr Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Maijch lrf. The,results today were: ' , One mile John BUkervwo'n, Monk 'Way man second, Tlorlzar third; time, 1:48. Six furlongs, selling Jamaica won, Grayless second, Lomond third; time, 1:18. Mile and one-eighth, selling Colonel Cluke won, Rushfields second. Swordsman third; time, 2:01. Mile and one-half Donna Rita won, Strangest second. Possum third; time, 2:454. Seven furlongs, selling Agitator won, Banrica second, Tom Klngsley th.ird; time. 1:32. Six furlongs Harry Lucesco won, Syl vanla second, Irene third; tlmo, 1:21. o THE TELEPHONE TRUST. Continuation of the Reported Con solidation of the Hir Companies. BOSTON, March 19. The reported con solidation of the American Bell Telephone Company with the American Telegraph & Telephone Company, of New York, has received Its first distinct confirmation through the Issuance of a call for an an nual meeting of tho stockholders of the Bell Company, to be held here March 27. Besides providing for the election of a board of directors, the call announced that the stockholders will be asked to authorize the conveyance of the company's entire real estate, ratifying the assign ment to the American Telegraph & Tele phone Company of the property of the company other than the company's long distance stock, and distributing the shares of the long-distance company In exchange for the stock of the Bell Company. m O A GENERAL COMMISSIONER. Frederlclc Drlscoll "Will Look After Labor Matters of Association. ST. PAUL, March 19. Frederick Drls coll, of this cltyr- for 33 years manager of tho Pioneer Press, one of the most favorably-known newspaper managers In the United States, has been secured by tho American Newspaper Publishers' As sociation as a general commissioner to look after the interests of that organiza tion in Its dealings with the various ty pographical unions and in other matters of Importance to tho newspapers of tha" country- a Hernandez' Revolution. NEW YORK. March 19. A dispatch to tho Herald from Port of Spain, Trinidad, says: It Is reported that the Hernandez revolution In "Venezuela Is progressing. General Hernandez, It is said, has ef fected an Important strategic movement by crossing the Orinoco River and com pelling General Landatea, with the gov ernment troops, to retire. He is now, ac cording to reports, marching on Cludad Bolivar. i o Canadian Alien Labor Lavr. OTTAWA, Ont., March 19. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, tho Premier, told a delegation from the Dominion Trade and Labor Coun. ell today- that he intended to introduce a bill at this seoslon increasing the poll 'Pride- Goeth before a Fall." Some proud people think ihey are strong, ridicufe the idea, of disease, neglect health, let the. hloodrtm dvwn, astd stomach, kid neys end liver Become deranged. Take Hood's SarsapariSa. and you cwffl prevent the fall and save vour vride- B.&W. DIIESS SHIRTS. E. & W. IJnea oX 42eclal w&y. tax on Chinese. In respect to their com plaint that the Canadian alien law was not put in operation, although the United states act was, the Premier said he did not think Canadians had much to com plain of In the way of annoyance caused by the United States law. In the mines, they might have had reason to complain of the work of over-zealous officials on tha American side. Smnlliiox at Xew Haven. NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 19. At chapel today President Hadley told the students of Yale University that the ex citement concerning smallpox was not warranted by. the facts. From the first, he said, there had been no concealment of the truth. In view of all fears, how ever, he advised that all the students be vaccinated. a Professor McGIffert WltUrtravrs. NEW YORK. March 19. Professor Ar thur C. McGiffert, of Union Theological Seminary, long under charges of heresy, has withdrawn from the Presbyterian Church. He mailed a letter today to Moderator Duffield. of the New York Pres bytery, asking that his name be strickea from the rolls. Daily Treasury Statement. "WASHINGTON. March 19. Today's statement of the Treasury balance In the general fund, exclusive of the $150, 000,000 gold reserve In the division of re demption, shows: Available cash balance $15S,446,729 Gold 97,099,984 Demented and Far From Home. LOS ANGELES. Cal., March 19. A woman who is believed to bo Lottie B. Stickler, wife of Jacob Stickler, of Car thage, Mo., and daughter of J. B. Bishop, of Westfall, Or., was found in a dement ed condition in the railroad yard-,, here today, and sent to the County Hospital. a Rev. Beecher' Remain Cremated. BUFFALO, N. Y., March 19. The body of Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, of Elmlra, who died last week, was Incinerated at the Buffalo crematory today. In accord ance faith the oft-expressed wish of Mr. Beecher. no ceremonies whatever were held. Childless people often drift apart. The wife seeks to satisfy her heart craving-, by society, "Always roaming with a hungry heart." The husband finds the home dull and goes to the club. The happiest homes are those which echo to the love and laughter of childish voices. The conditions which preclude moth erhood are often rem ediable. They erow out of a diseased or enfeebled condition of the delicate female organs. 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