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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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craving-, by society,
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those which echo to
the love and laughter
of childish voices.
The conditions
which preclude moth
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out of a diseased or enfeebled condition
of the delicate female organs. When
these conditions are removed, and vital
ity and elasticity given to the organs of
motherhood, it "frequently follows that
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