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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1900.
THE CASE OF SCOTT
Report Presented to the Senate
in Favor of Seating Him.
WAS PLACED ON THE CALENDAR
Senator SXorgran, of Alabama, Spolce
OB the Puerto lUcp Question
-Many Bills Paused.
"WASHINGTON, March 20. Senator Mc
Comas, from the Senate committee on
privileges and elections, today nrftsfnted
the report of that committee on the mat
ter of the protest against the continuance
of Hon. N. B. Scott, of West Virslnla, In
his seat as a Senator from that state. The
report Is concurred In by alL the members
of the committee, except Senator Pettus,
and It recommends the adoption of tho fol
lowing resolution:
".Resolved, That Nathan B. Scott has
"been duly elected as a Senator from the
State of West Virginia for the term of
elx years, commencing on the 4th of
March. 1S99, and that he Is entitled to a
Beat In the Senate as euch.,r
The committee discussed all the objec
tions of the Drotestants, but the greater
part of the report Is devoted to the charges
that the two hold-over Senators, Getzen
lanner and Pearson, voted for Scott -whllo
they held commissions In the Volunteer
Army,, and that the? agreement whereby'
contestants Jn the Legislature were sus
pended while a Joint assembly for the elec
tion, of a Senator "was held was "void as
against public policy," The first of these
points Is dismissed "upon the ground that
the etate Senate passed favorably upon
the Qualifications as members of the two
eoldier Senators. On tms point the com
mittee says:
"Tho Senate of West Virginia Is tho
only tribunal which could either hear or
determine lawfully these objections to the
qualifications of Senators Getzendanner
and .Pearson. Its judgment in their favor
Is final. The Senate of the United States
has no authority to originate, hear or de
termine, any objections to the quallfica
tiona of those who acted and voted aa
members of tho Senate of the state."
'-On the point raised as to the JolnQ' as
sembly, the committee says:
."It may bo that wrong and injustice to
members and contestants was done and
intended to be done upon one side or tho
other or on both sides. There is no evi
dence of force or fraud in these transac
tions in the documents or facts before
us. The unanimous vote in both houses
upon resolutions postponing pending con
tests for seats disproved duress, if tho
"word duress has meaning in this remon
strance. We cannot say that such an
agreement as between 10 men and favored
afterward by all members is 'void as
against public policy.' We cannot declare
void the unanimous act of the Senate or
the unanimous act of the House of like
pacific purpose. Nor can we perceive how
It 'vitiated said election.' "
The Proceedings.
McComas (Rep. Md.), representing a ma
jority of the committee on privileges and
elections, presented a report and resolu
tion declaring Scott (Rep. W. Va.) to be
entitled to his seat in the Senate. The
resolution was placed on the calendar.
aVIcComas -stated that Pettus (Dem. Ala.)
would present a minority report.
An interesting colloquy arose over a re
quest of Pettlgrew (Sll. S. D.) for the
printing as a document of a collection of
sayings and writings of prominent states
men of this country. He read some of the
sayings, -which he referred to as political
axioms,
"Whose are these wise sayings and
aphorisms?" Inquired Hale (Rep. 31c).
"I'll read another of them," responded
Pettlgrew, "and doubtless tho Senator,
with his knowledge, will recognize the au
thor." He then read a paragraph relating to
the changing of coats by political parties.
Still Hale failed to recall the author, and
Inquired whether this collection of wise
sayings was by ono person or by several.
"The one I have just read," said Pettl
grew, "was written by Abraham Lincoln
In a letter to the Republicans of Boston
in response to a request to participate in
a celebration on Jefferson's birthday."
"I'm not going to object." said Hale,
"but I'd like to know who compiled this
valuable collection of sayings."
Pettlgrew replied that he himself had
prepared the collection.
Sewell (Rep. N. J.) Insisting that tho
matter should be passed upon by a Senato
committee, Pettlgrew withdrew his re
quest, declaring that the committee on
printing, to which the document would
have to zo, was a graveyard.
Bills were passed as follows: IncreaslnR
the appropriation for a public building at
Seattle to $245,000; to pay $10,000 to William
C. Ridge for a cartridge-loading machine
and rights thereto; providing for the use
by the United States of devices Invented
by its naval officers while engaged In its
service and covered by letters of patent;
to amend section 4445 of title 52 of tho
revised statutes of the United States re
lating to tho licensing of officers of steam
vessel?; for the relief of Avery D. Bab
cock and wife, of Oregon; to reimburse
certain persons who expended money and
furnished service and supplies in repelling
Invasion and suppressing Indian hostili
ties within the territorial limits of the
present State of Nevada; for the relief of
William A. Richards, late Surveyor-General
of Wyoming; authorizing the Sec
retary of the Treasury to fix the salaries
of the Deputy Collectors of Customs at
the subports of Tnroma and Seattle,
Wash. and repealing all laws inconsistent
therewith.
When, In the consideration of the bills
on the calendar, the measure providing a
form of government and a tariff for Puerto
Rico was reached, Morgan (Dem. Ala.)
announced his desire to speak upon it.
The special topic of his discussion was
tho question of the extension of tho
Constitution over the territory -acquired
by the United States. Comparing our au
thority In Cuba and Puerto Rico, Morgan
declared that resistance to American au
thority in Cuba would be as much rebellion
as it is in the Philippines. The National
power must continue to exist in all of the
acquired islands until Congress should leg
islate In their regard.
. "The world," he declared, "must bo
amused at our discussion of the question
-whether the Philippines are part of the
United States, while we are voting armies,
supplies and money to suppress ihe in
surrection of one of the many tribes in
those islands."
. As to the Islands acquired from Spain,
Morgan maintained that the treaty of
"Paris was the supremo law of the -land.
Referring to Cuba, he sajd:
"That treaty requires us to occupy the
Island. We cannot abandon Cuba cwlthout
disgrace and without violating our pledged
faith to Spain. Nor can wo abandon Puer
to Rico or the Philippines without invit
ing anarchy and internecine war."
The abandonment of the Islands being
impoFS b'e. as Morgan construed the treaty
of Paris, it was necessary for Congress
to provide schemes of government for
them. The President wduld govern the
islands until Congress should otherwise
provide. Inasmuch as the Constitution op
crates upon all officers of the United
States to restrain them from a'buse of
control, naturally the Constitution extends
over Puerto Rico and the Philippines, so
far, at least, as relates to and regulates
tho duties of United States officials in
these Islands.
Discussing the citizenship of the inhab
itants of Puerto Rico. Morgan said: "The
history of the country is conclusive upon
us in this matter. The inhabitants of
Puerto Rico ought to be given as full cit
izenship as any native Inhabitant of any
country annexed heretofore. We have not
debarred from citizenship any native in
habitant of any territory annexed. Thcs
who have not chosen to retain their for
mer allegiance have become citizens of
the United States without regard to race
or any other condition. I believe If Puerto
Rico is a foreign country we cannot pas's
laws to be enforced there."
Concerning tho tax laws of Puerto Rico.
Morgan maintained that Congress should
provide laws that would be uniform
throughout the United States and Puerto
Rico. In conclusion, he said that no bounds
of our territory were set by the Constitu
tion and no limits were set to our expan
sion. He -welcomed tho Philippines as o
part of our territory, because it might be
come a new home for many colored people
of tho South; he welcomed it as a new
market for American silver mines; he wel
comed It as a new and great American
mart at Manila; he welcomed H, too, as
an extension of the power and Influence of
the United States. For this extension of
power and influence no single man can
claim the credit.
"If I can find no man who Is entitled
to .the predit of thle great expansion,"
said he, "1 must look aloft with a realiza
tion that Jt Is the hands of God."
After some further consideration of pro
posed amendments to the Puerto RIcan
bill, the Senate, at 3 o'clock, went into
executive session, and, at 4:45 P. 3d"., adjourned.
PACIFIC CABLE BIO.
Provides for a Line First to Hono
lulu. WASHINGTON, March 20. The, Senate
committee on naval affairs today agreed
toTeport the bill for a Pacific cable which
Senator Hale was authorized to draft at
the last session of the committee and the
report was later presented to the Senate.
The bill provides for the present a cable
only to Honolulu, but declares the pur
pose to extend It In the future. Three
million dollars Is appropriated for the
work and further surveys are authorized
to determine the most practicable route.
Tho Secretary of tho Navy Is empowered
to cause plans to be prepared Immediate
ly upon the passage of the act and to
employ Tuival vessels, If necessary, in its
construction. Control of the cable, when
completed," Is to bo transferred to the
Postmaster-General.
A new provision in the bill requires that
"cables, wires and other Instruments, ma
terials and appurtenances necessary In the
work, of laying the cable shall be of Amer
ican manufacture, provided that It can
be procured1 at a cost not exceeding 12 per
cent above what it could be procured for
in foreign market?."
Senator Halo presented a written report
to accompany the bill. In which he said:
"The Increasing business of the United
States upon the Pacific Sea has for years
drawn men's attention, to the advisability
of an ocean cable between our Western
Coast and some point on tho Asiatic
shores. " Tho annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands has added to this feeling, and
the committee has felt Itself Justified in
reporting a bill, which provides for a
cable, which, if built, will be the begin
ning of a trans-Pacific submarine cable.
It Is believed by the committee that the
provisions are ample to Insure tho work
by private enterprise, while leaving the
general charge with the Government and
the ownership there when completed. At
any rate, tho experiment will be tried In
tho building of the short end of the lino
from San Francisco to Honolulu, and our
further course can be governed by the
experience gained in this work. It is be
lieved the cost of the line between the two
places named will not be far from $3,000,
000, and should the bill become a law at
the present session of Congress, It Is
hoped that the work may be under way
within a year."
COECIl D'ALEXE INVESTIGATION.
Testimony of the Master Mechanic of
the Tigrer-Poorninn.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The Ooeur
d'Alene Investigating committee held
only one session today, during the after
noon, when A. F. Gill, master mechanic
of the Tiger-Poorman mine, who began
his testimony last Saturday, continued
his statement He eaid the Tiger-Poor-man
mine had made no distinction be
tween union and nonunion men, and he
employed nonunion men without any ob
jection being raised by the unions.
On cross-examination by Representa
tive Dlclt the witness said that when he
went to the mine the morning the Bun
ker Hill mill was blown up he heard
from tho men that many miners had
quit work and were holding a meeting
in the town. The meeting occurred about
9:20 A. M., and was largely attended,
mainly by miners. He did not know what
was done at the meeting, but at 10 o'clock
it adjourned, and most of those who at
tended took the train for Wardner,
where the Bunker Hill mine was located.
The witness said tho men stated they
were going to Wardner to see if they
could not settle the strike. He under
stood there was to be a demonstration,
but he did not understand it was to go
beyond parading around. He did not
know of arms being taken from Burke.
Later in the day he heard by telephone of
the blowing up of tho mill.
FRENCH RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Senator Davis Still Hopes to Have 'It
Ratified.
WASHINGTON. March M.-Monnlnr Tn
vis, chairman of the Senate committee on
foreign relations and In charge of the
French reciprocity treaty, said last night
that notwithstanding the purpose to ex
tend the time for the exchange of ratifi
cations, he proposes to do ail he can to
obtain ratification during the present ses
sion. The Senator Is preparing a careful state
ment showing the advantages to Ameri
can Interests which will attend the opera
tion of the treaty. He expects to complete
tho statement In the course of a week, and
will ask that It be printed, so that each
Senator may be supplied with a copy and
consider It at his leisure. Senator Davis
will set forth that the treaty Is a fair bar
gain for both powers. Only in eight cases,
ho points out, has there been a reduction
of 20 per cent and in no instance to the
detriment of an industry and labor. Tho
average ad valorem duty remaining after
the several reductions (which ipply only
to France) are sufficient, he says, fully
to protect tho American producer.
The French treaty will expire In four
days unless an extension should be agreed
upon .by the two Governments. No doubt
exists at the French embassy of the will
ingness of the French Government :o ex
tend the time of ratification for the year
proposed.
Additional Commissaries.
WASHINGTON. March 20. The House
committee on military affairs today made
a favorable report on the bill creating an
additional Assistant Commissary-General
of Subsistence, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel,
and five additional Assistant
Commissaries of Subsistence, with the
rank oi Captain.
Opportunity for Americans.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The Stato
Department has been notified by the
United States Consul at Vladlvostock, the
eastern terminus of the Siberian Railway,
that the municipality has prepared esti
mates for 20 miles of electric trolley road,
also for an electric-lighting system and
for waterworks for the city. The Consul
suggests that there Is an excellent oppor
tunity here for American bidders.
Repairs to the Bndjrer.
SAN FRANCICSO, March 20. Colonel
Bird, Government Inspector, has begun
an examination of the transports now in
this harbor. It is understood that the
Missouri will not be retained in the serv
ice, but will be replaced by the Badger,
tho name of which will be changed to
Lawton. About $150,000 will be expended
for .repairs on this vessel.
Silver for Europe.
NEW YORK. March 20. The steamship
)ceanic, sallng for Europe tomorrow, will
take out 502,000 ounces of silver.
LOUD BILL IN THE HOUSE
ANOTHER. EFFOllT WILI BE 3UDB
TO PASS IT,
Snlrcr of Xevr York Denounced the
Administration in Connection With
Ills Fortifications Resolution.-
WASHINGTON, March 20. The House
today entered upon the consideration of
the Loud bill to restrict the character of
publications entitled to pound rates as second-class
mall matter. The bill has been
before Congress for several years. Loud
defended the bill In a long speech. Con
siderable opposition to the measure was
developed. j
Before the bill wbb taken up, Sulzer de
livered a denunciation of the Administra
tion in connection with his resolution of
inquiry calling upon the War Department
for Information as to what fortifications
are being erected on the Canadian border.
The committee on military affairs sub
mitted a reply of Adjutant-General Cor
bln, saying such Information was secret,
but that Great Britain was erecting no
works which threatened the United States.
The committee recommended that the res
olution He on the table. The House sus
tained the recommendation by a vote of
110 to 97.
The Day in Detail.
Hull (Rep. la.), chairman of the com
mittee on military affairs, reported back
from that committee the following resolu
tion, introduced by Sulzer (Dem. N. Y.):
'Resolved. That the Secretary of War
is hereby requested to inform the Houso
as early as possible what fortifications
Great Britain is erecting, constructing and
completing along the Northern frontier
of the United States, especially at Puget
Sound and other places on the Pacific
Ocean, contiguous to the State of Wash
ington and District of Alaska."
The committee recommended that it He
on the table. The resolution had been
referred to tho War Department, Hull
said, and came back with the following
indorsement:
"Information the Department possesses
In this and like cases has always been
held to bo confidential, and for good and
sufficient reasons has not been made pub
lic. It remarks, however, that Great
Britain, so far as the Department Is in
formed, Is In' no instance erecting .fortifi
cations trespassing on our rights. H. C.
Corbin, Adjutant-General."
Acting Secretary of War Melklejohn
submitted an Indorsement calling atten
tion to that of the Adjutant-General.
By unanimous consent, Sulzer took the
floor for five minutes to debate the reso
lution. "Mr. Speaker," said he, "this resolution
was introduced In good faith, and with a
popular demand for legitimate Informa
tion which the War Department should
furnish the, Houso in order that it can
properly co'nslder and transact Its busi
ness. There is nothing in the resolution
which caUs for any secret information
from the War Department It is very
strange, it seems to me, that the commit
tee on military affairs is so sensitive In
regard to this resolution. The report
from the Adjutant-General Is preposter
ous and untenable. He says that this In
formation Is secret This resolution calls
for no secret Information. He says that
Great Britain is not trespassing upon our
territory. No one contends that Great
Britain is trespassing on our territory.
How ridiculous It is for the Adjutant
General to say that In this report! What
we do declare, and what every thinking
and intelligent citizen of this country
knows, is that while Great Britain Is pre
tending to be our friend, she Is sedulously
and studiously and consistently erecting
great fortifications on our Northern fron
tier, which menace- the Integrity of tho
Republic, and which, on notice of 24 hours,
could destroy our cities, our towns and
lay waste tho property of our people. It
seems to me that today the Administra
tion is being humbugged by tho Adminis
tration of Great Britain.
"The gentleman from Illinois the other
day reported to this House the fortifica
tion bill, carrying an appropriation of
$3,000,000 or $4,000,000 more than the last
appropriation bill. We want this infor
mation In order to intelligently know
what fortifications we ought to erect in
opposition to the fortifications Great Brit
ain Is erecting. I think this resolution
should pass. There Is a feeling all over
the country that iha Administration has
absolutely and abjectly surrendered Amer
ican rights to British -interests. It has
done so In Alaska; It has done so In re
gard to the Nicaragua Canal; It Is doing
s6 now in tho Orient, in the Philippines,
In China. It has been done by Great
Britain In this war in South Africa. (Ap
plause on Democratic side.) If It had not
been for what the Administration did the
other day, after consultation with Lord
Pauncefote, after being told what to do
by Salisbury, there would have been a
concert of European powers which would
have demanded the cessation of war in
South Africa. The Administration here Is
more English than the Administration In
London, and it Is time for some one to
stand up hero and talk for American
rights against British Interests." (Loud
applause from the Democratic side.)
At tho conclusion of Sulzer's remarks,
the resolution was laid on the table, 110
to 97.
The special order, tho Loud bill relating
to second-class mall matter, was called
up. It was arranged that general debate
should continue today and tomorrow and
Thursday until 2 o'clock, when the bill
should be read for amendment under the
flve-mtnute rule, until 4 o'clock, when the
final voto should be taken.
Loud (Rop. Col.), chairman of the com
mittee on postofllces and post roads, who
had charge of tho measure, explained Its
provisions, which are practically the same
as tho bill which passed the House In
January, 1S97, and which failed in the last
Congress. Its main provision cuts off
from the prlvilegos of second-class mall
matter, which pays 1 cent per pound,
publications purporting to be Issued peri
odically and to subscribers, but which are
books or reprints of books, and defines the
conditions under which a publication shall
bo admitted to tho malls as second-class
mall matter.
Loud said that when tho bill failed In
the last Congress, he had said that ho
would never again press this measure.
But when he had returned to the present
Congress he had been urged by members
who said they had voted against it under
a misapprehension In the last Congress, to
bring It up again. He said It was not an
exaggeration to say that 200 members had
appealed to him. Loud said there was but
ono voto In the committee against the
measure, and CO days ago there was prac
tically no opposition to It on the floor.
Since tha't time a concerted fight had been
made against it Every member had re
ceived petitions and letters from his con
stituents. Loud asserted that the cam
paign Into which many country editors
had been Innocently drawn was being
urged by what was known aw the Ameri
can Publishers' Committee, which, he
said, was composed of throe men. Tho
committee had the faculty of drawing1 pe
titions to meet the needs of every class
of citizens. Loud read a sample circular
from the committee offering books and
money to those getting up petitions
against the bilL He said he would not
refer to this, but every day members came
to him and said: "Loud, I am getting
a hundred letters a day against your bill.
I don't know whether I can stand up
against this pressure."
Loud detailed numerous misrepresenta
tions which, he said, had been made by
those who were conducting the campaign.
Even university presidents had enlisted
to fight it under the mistaken Idea that
Its passage would bar university cata
logues from the privileges they now en
joyed. I Loud eaid the Government was losing
$45,000,000 In the handling of its second
class mall matter. This bill cutting off
some of the abuses would save the Gov
ernment $20,003,003 annually. This meas
ure, or one more radical, had been recom
mended by every Postmasteir-General since
1SS7. Loud said that 1-cent postage could
never come until every class of mall mat
ter paid, the cost of handling It
Loud was listened to with great atten
tion, and a considerable portion of his two
hours was consumed Jn answering ques
tions. Little (Dem. Ark.), a member of
the committee that reported tho bill,
opened the debate in opositlon to it Ho
said his opposition turned upon its hos
tility to the general policy pursued by the
Government heretofore of encouraging the
ready dissemination of literature. He con
ceded there were abuses under the present
system, but there would be abuse, he
said, under any system. He said the defi
cit in the postal revenues would be wiped
out if the proper remedy were applied
the reduction of appropriations for rail
ways transporting tho malls. He affirmed
that while second-class malL matter was
transmitted at a loss. It was the Indirect
cause of great revenue to the postal rev
enues. Bell (Sll. Colo.) opposed the bill. Second-class
mall matter wa3 a privilege, he
maintained, enjoyed by the masses. Con
gress, with its eye3 open, agreed that mat-
,ter transmitted at second-class rates
would be so transmitted at a loss. There
was a profit of 300 per cent on first-clasB
matter, and 200 per cent on fourth-class
matter. He also argued that if the rail
roads would make proper reduction for
carrying the malls there would be a sur
plus Instead of a deficit In the postal
revenues. On an average, he said, the
Government paid seven times more than
express companies for similar service.
Stokes (Dem. S. C.) also opposed tho bill,
mainly on the ground that It would In
jure the country newspapers.
McPlrerson (Rep. la.) and others denied
that the bill could affect newspapers In
any "but a single particular, namely, the
reduction of the number of sample copies
at second-class rates to 500.
Henry (Dem. Miss.) and Brown (Rep.
O.) also opposed the bill. H. C. Smith
(Rep. Mich.) supported It
At 5:15 P. M the House adjourned.
A BOLD ROBBERY.
Four Hundred Thousand Francs
Stolen From French Rnilvruy.
PARIS, March 20. An audacious rob
bery of 400,000 francs was committed today
from the Northern Railroad Company.
The company, which three times weekly
deposits large sums with the Bank of
France, sent 630,000 francs today, of which
amount 400,000 francs was in small bills.
This was placed In a satchel, and the
money was conveyed from the station to
the bank In a cart, which was In charge
of two clerks. Before they started, one
of the clerks placed the satchel beside tho
coachman. Two men then approached and
engaged the attention of the clerk and
the coachman, while the third man picked
up the satchel and bolted with It. The
loss was not discovered until it was too
late to apprehend the robbers.
THE GERMAN MEAT BILL.
How It Is Viewed by Packers of Chi
cago". CHICAGO, March 20. The Chicago
packers -are watching with interest tho
struggle In the German Reichstag over
tho "meat bill. Three of them expressed
themselves on the subject:
"The passing of the law in its present
form," 3ald one packer, "would restrict
our exports to Germany. Under the terms
of the bill, lard, hams and bacon, which
may be Inspected easily, would not be af
fected much. But canned meats and sau
sages, which cannot be Inspected with
out being destroyed, would be excluded.
This would reduce our exports of meat
products to Germany 40 to 50 per cent
Germany would be Injured by the bllj,
as It would raise the prices of food, and
that country would find; that there would
bo retaliation on some of its products."
"There Is no question In regard to the
Injurious effects of the bill," said anoth
er. "It practically would exclude all our
canned meats and sausages from Ger
many, where wo have had a fairly good
market for those products. But the ques
tion Is not yet decided, and I do not be
lieve that the bill In Its present form will
become a law."
"Tho passing of the bill would be Just
as bad for Germany as It would be for
this country." said a third packer. "It
would prevent us from sending our canned
meats to Germany, and it would cause a
serious Increase In the cost of meats in
Germany, thus causing suffering and hard
ship among the poorer classes of that
country. I don't believe, however, the
bill will become a law."
Turkish Intrigues.
LONDON, March 2L The Constantino
ple correspondent of the Times says:
Eight ladles of the palaco have been
sent Into exile for machinations in con
nection with the Sultan's fugitive brother-in-law,
Mnhmed Pasha. The palace sec
retary, Klamll Bey, was suddenly exiled
to Hedjaz last Saturday. The reason has
not been made public.
TTTenty-fonr Peasants Drowned.
BUDA PEST, March 20. Twonty-four
peasants were drowned today by the cap
sizing of a boat, in which they were
crossing the Danube from Kaloosa to
Pays durlnc a gale.
SOUTHERN REPUBLICS,
Opposed
to Davis' Amendment
Canal Treaty.
to
NEW YORK, March 20. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
It can be stated authoritatively that the
State Department has been Informed that
all of the Governments of Central Amer
ica are opposed to the Davis amendment
to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
In the opinion of the Governments des
ignated, the amendment places an entirely
new phase upon the designs of the United
States In connection with the construction
of the canal. The neutrality of the
waterway would to a certain extent have
deprived the powerful Republic of tho
North of an incentive to acquire their
territory. Since the war with Spain and
tho consequent expansion of the United
States some apprehension has been ex
pressed by the Southern countries that
the United, States would next turn Its at
tention to them. Tho Hay-Pauncefote
treaty was consequently hailed by the
Central American nations as a guaran
tee that they would not be molested, as
the International neutrality of the canal
would prevent Interference in isthmian af
fairs by other governments.
The Davis amendment, however, places
In the hands of this Government tho right
not only to take measures for Its own
defense with reference to the canal, but
permits It to use force "for the mainten
ance of public order."
o
Transfer of a. Packing; Plant.
CHICAGO, March 20. The Schwartzchlld
& Sulzberger Company, of New York, to
day secured control of the packing plant
of the Chicago Packing & Provision Com
pany. at the stockyards. The purchase
price, while not known definitely, is said
to be cl&sa to $300,000- The purchasers pro
pose to lay out as much more money In
enlarglng.and remodeling the plant The
plant will give employment to about 2000
persons.
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Attempted Assassination at Troy.
TROY, Kan., March 20. Frank W. El
liott, editor of tho Troy Times, a Demo
cratic Weekly newspaper, was shot by
an unknown assailant as he alighted from
a Grand Island passenger train hero at
11 o'clock tonight Elliott's friends in
sist that the attempted assassination is
traceable to the bitter political war that
has Been wage"d In this (Doniphan) county
for a long time past
THE. SLAYER Of .GOEBEL
" i iS
SAID
TO BE A MULATTO WHO IS
TiOW IN HIDING.
His Name DIvulsed by Sergeant Gol
den, of the Barbonrnville Com
pany of Militia.
LOUISVDLLE, Ky., March 20. Tho
storl&s growing out of the conference be
tween Sergeant F. Wharton Golden, of
the Barboursville company of slate militia,
and the attorneys who are managing the
Investigation of the assassination of Gov
ernor Goebel, have causeq" a sensation
throughout the state. Golden will be placed
on tho stand by the prosecution In the
trial of the persons already arretted for
alleged complicity In the assassination,
but Information as to the exact nature
of the testimony he is expected to give
is lacking.
Attorneys "Campbell and Polsgrove de
cline to discuss the matter, and Golden
wUl say nothing. Specials from Winches
ter say Golden Is still at that place in
company with his attorney. The two spend
most of. the time about the hotels. They
seo all callers, however, and talk freeiy
on all subjects, except that of Golden's re
ported confession.
"I will do all I can for my friends all the
time," Golden is reported as saying. "But
I must first be true to myself. When the
time comes 1 will tell all I know. What
ever else may be said about me, I don't
think I can be accused of being a liar, a
coward or a Democrat, and I want It dis
tinctly understood that I .am not here un
der guard."
The story Id published that Golden has
divulged to the attorneys the" name of the
man who fired the shots that killed Gov
ernor Goebel. The person mentioned Is a
mulatto, who formerly lived at Winchest
er, was prominent In the French-Evereole
feud, and Is known as a dead shot. This
man Is now supposed to be In the wilds of
one of the mountain counties. Evidence
that he was In Frankfort at the time of
the assassination was found among papers
taken from W. H. Culton, a clerk In the
Auditor's office, when the latter was ar
rested a week or so ago on a warrant
charging him with being an accessory to
tho murder. Among these papers were
receipts for board bills amounting to about
$300, Incurred by 18 men who were In
Frankfort -for somo time before and at
tho time Governor Goebel was shot In
one of these receipts the name of the
mulatto mentioned Is given. The receipt
in th!s case Is for money received from
John Perkins by Bettlna PIttman for the
board of three men. Perkins is a porter
about the Statehouse.
Golden at Lexington.
LEXINGTON. Ky., March 20. Sergeant
F. Wharton Golden, the man alleged to
have made Incriminating statements In
the Goebel murder, arrived here in com
pany with his attorney, Smith Hayes, to
night, They came from Winchester. Their
movements have been kept In (he dark
and their presence was not known until
several hours after their arrival. They
did not register at the Phoenix Hotel, but
it 13 said Golden went through the rear
door of the Phoenix and subsequently to
his room in the hotel. Another and most
probable story Is that they were met by
a carriage and driven to the home of a
Goobel. Democrat In the north end of the
city. As the hotel clerk knew nothing
of their arrival, efforts to find Golden
proved futile. Many rumors are flying.
One Is that he is trying to get away from
Goebel officers, but Is closely watched.
It Is probable that he has given them the
slip. Another rumor Is that he Is here
for further conference with Goebel attor
neys tomorrow.
TO PREVENT NIGHT ATTACKS
Navy- Department "Wnnts an Illnml
nntlnjj Projectile.
NEW YORK; March 20 Conslde.able In
terest Is taken by naval officials here and
at Washington in the. efforts which in
ventors are making to construct a shell
containing a chemical compound which,
when It strikes the water, will blaze up
and Illuminate the surrounding atmos
phere. During tho war with Spain, Rear
Admlral O'Neli, Chief of Ordnance, .ex
pressed his willingness to try Inventions
of this character.
A shell containing calcium chloride was
submitted a few weeks ago and has Just
been fired at the Indian Head proving
grounds. Lieutenant Strausp, In charge of
the proving grounds, has reported to Ad
miral Nell that the projectile is too cum
bersome and too light, turning over and
over in Its flight, though when it "struck
tho water it burned with an excellent
light Such a projectile would be ex
tremely valuable In time of war, as a
warship equipped with several of this type
would be able to discbarge them at an
enemy's torpedo-boat, for instance, and by
the light thus produced would be able to
destroy the attacking vessel.
DRY TORTTJGAS ISLAND.
War and Navy Departments Both
Still Claiming? Ownership.
NEW YORK. March 20. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Long has sent Instructions to
tho contractor who has been engaged In
the construction of a coaling station at Dry
Tortugas, directing him to suspend work
until next November. This action has
been taken In compliance with the recom
mendation of the Surgeon-General of the
Marine Hospital service, who has called
the attention of the department to the
I necessity for using Dry Tortugas Island
between April l and November 1 as a
quarantine station, and has expressed ap
prehension lest. If a large working force
were on the island It should serve as a
means for the transfer of bubonic plague
or yellow fever to the United States.
The question of the final ownership of
tho island has not yet been settled. Un
der a Presidential order. It belongs to
the War Department which, having no
uso for It permitted the Marine Hospital
service to establish a quarantine station
there. The Navy, during the war with
Spain, regarded the island as a strong
strategic station, and obtained permission
to establish a coaling station on it. Con
siderable money has been expehded In the
establishment of the station, and the Navy
Department will point out that the Gov
ernment will lose a "groat deal of money
if It Is forced permanently to surrender
tho Island to the Marine Hospital serv
ice. a a
THE- STROTHER SHOOTING.
Saloon-Keeper's "Wile Confessed
the Crime.
CHICAGO, March 20. Three hours after
the shooting of Miss Annie Strother,
cashier of a restaurant early today, Mrs.
Charles Smith, wife of a well-known saloon-keeper
with whom Miss Strother Is
said to have associated, was arrested and
made a confession, saying she had shot
Miss Strother because the latter had taken
her husband's love Mrs. Smith, who was
arrested at the home of Mrs. Mary O'Con
nell,170 Twent j -second street, where she
had gone Immediately after the shootng,
talked freely of the affair, and claimed she
was Justified in killing Miss Strother. After
her confession was written out Mrs. Smith
signed it With her at. the police station
are her husband and her 6-year-old daugh
ter Elsie. Mrs. Smith is only 23 years
old. '"
Murder and Suicide.
MANITOWOC, Wis., March , 20. Frank I
Shadd? and wife were found dead at their
home. 18 miles from here, today, with
X bullet holes In both bodies. Tho supposl-
tlon Is that Shadd killed his wfe and com
mitted suicide, because of domestic
trouble.
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IT IS A GREAT CANAL.
Connecting' Link Between Lakes
Huron and Superior.
"Walden Fawcett. In McCmre's Magazine.
The most wonderful ship canal In the
world Is the water link between Lakes
Huron and Superior, at Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich.
Almost 1000 miles from the nearest tide
water, there passes through this water
way, dur.ng the eight months which make
up the navigation year, a tonnage far In
excess of that which traverses the Suez
Canal or enters the ports of New York or
London during the full twelvemonth. It
has ever been difficult, seemingly, for
people remote from the chain of Great
Lakes to appreciate the magnitude of the
commerce of the waterways on our North
ern border. They have been told that
upon these Inland seas, holding more than
a third of the fresh water on the globe.
a fleet of more than 4000 steam' and eall
vessels Is regularly In service. Govern
mental reports have shown that in the
aggregate of tonnage the lake craft ex
ceed the whole fleet on our Atlantic, Pa
cific and Gulf coasts. Finally. In the value
of their yearly output the steel shipbuild
ers of the Great Lakes have frequently
surpassed their brethren on the coasts.
For all that, a realization of the magnitude
of the inland water transportation Inter
ests of the United States has been of alow
growth, and even more tardy has been
the comprehension of the magnitude and
value of the huge canal locks, which en
able vessels carrying cargoes of S000 tons
to drop 18 feet In half an hour.
A Great Coxnmerclnl Factor.
In the distribution of the world's bread
stuffs, the Sault Canal has also been a
revolutionary factor. For the wheatgrow
ers and flour producers of our Western
states, tho provision of the present facili
ties at the Sault may be said to have off
set. In great measure, the Injury which
their Interests sustained by the construc
tion of the Suez Canal. The ditch that
Joins the Red Sea and the Mediterranean
brought the wheatfields of India and Aus
tralia closer to European consumers, but
the American canal so cheapened trans
portation that the granaries of the United
States continue to serve as the storehoust
from which a considerable portion of the
civilized world draws Its food supply.
The fur traders constructed the first lock
at this point, "capable uc lifting a canoe
nine feet, and thl3 primitive structure
served through many decades, during
which France, Britain and the United
States struggled for sovereignty In the
West The attention of the people of
Michigan was first publicly called to the
Importance of securing a ship canal
around the rapids at Sault Ste. Marie
lees than three-quarters of a century ago.
and It was several years later when on
appropriation for the purpose became
avallahle." The transfer of the canal to
the United States Government was finally
accomplished In 1870. "Governmental con
trol has resulted In the construction of
two magnificent locks one of them, the
largest In the world which are operated
absolutely free of cost to the verael in
terests. The smaller of the two cost
$2,500,000, and Is something more than 500
feet In length by about one-sixth as much
In width. The larger lock, through which
four of the largest steamers on the lakes
can lock simultaneously, cost the Gov
ernment more than $5,000,000. It is more
than 800 feet in length, and has a breadth
of 100 feet.
Opposite to the American locks, the
Canadian Government has constructed a
handsome lock of dimensions almost equal
to the larger of those controlled by the
United States authorities. Its construc
tion was undertaken at a time when the
relations of the United States and Great
Britain had been temporarily strained, and
when there was forced upon Canadian In
terests a realization ot me inconvenience
which wculd result were the vessels of 'the
Dominion debarred fr6m using the Ameri
can locks.
Wonderfnl Development.
The Increase In the commerce passing
through the Sault canal within the mem
ory of many men now living Is without
a parallel In American Industrial devel
opment Two score years, ago less than
1000 vessels of all kinds passed through
the canal In a year. Now 13,000 or 20,000
vessels lock through the canals during
the months of each year during which tho
Great Lakes are free from Ice. Only 10
years ago hardly more than 6,000,000 tons
of freight were carried past the rapids
each year, but such has been the develop
ment of the decade that the ships now
take through more than four times that
amount
The freight moved on the Lakes last
year was carried at the rate of about
of a mill per ton for each mile trans
ported. These are the lowest freight charges In
the world, and "are of direct importance
to every consumer of breadstuffs In the
East and to every householder. In the West
who uses fuel. The freight carried an
nually through the narrow channel con
necting Lakes Huron and Sjperlor lne.udts
$10,000,000 worth of coal, $35,000,000 worth
of flour, $50,000,000 worth of wheat. $30,
000.000 worth of copper, $33,000,000 worth
of Iron oro and $12,000,000 worth of lumber.
To transport this vast accumulation of
exclusively American products valued in
the aggregate at almost $240,000,000 It costs
only a little more than $8,000,000. All of
the freight moved is carried on an average
of 1000 miles, and the vessels which trans
port It have cost between $25,000,000 and
$30,000,000. And this vast commerce is al
most solely In the hands of Americans,
less than 4 per cent of the vessels engaged
In It being owned In the Dominion of
Canada.
From 100 to 150 vessels pass through the
canal every day, and the serious conse
quences of a stoppage of the traffic were
shown In the autumn of 1S99. when one of
the largest steamers on the Lakes was
sunk In St. Mary's River below the en
trance to the canal. Traffic was sus
pended for only about five days, and yet
vessel men estimated that they had sus
tained a loss little short of $1,000,000.
Possibilities of the Future.
Wonderful as has been the history of
the Sault canal. It Is far surpassed by
the possibilities of the future. Lake com
merce Is passing through a transition.
The exigencies of the excessive demand for
Iron ore have Induced the Rockefellers,
the Carnegles and other great producing
Interests to buy mines and vessels. Tho
vessels are Increasing in size, too, with
marvelous rapidity, and we have steamers
quite the equal In size of the Trans-Atlantic
liners of a few years ago.
The great cry of the shipping interests
of the Great Lakes Is for deeper channels
In order that larger ships may be con
structed and greater cargoes carried. Al
ready the Government has spent millions
of dollars In the work, and even greater
expenditures are contemplated. Among
the most desired improvemnts. however.
to Is the further enlargement and deepening
of the locks at the Sault. and probably this
will be 'one of the first projects to re
ceive attention.
3
AHRljmed to Department Comiuanil.
WASHINGTON, March 20. Colonel
Thomas McGregor, Ninth Cavalry, has
been assigned to the command of the De
partment of Colorado during the tempor
ary absence of Brigadier-General Merrlam,
United States Army.
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Animal Transport SnlH.
SEATTLE, March 20. The Government
transport Port Stephens will sail tomorrow
Easy $ 2e
Because purely vegetable yet thor
ough, prompt, healthful, satisfactory
Prr
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Rarely, if ever,
do the teeth,
which come after
the sixth year give
way to others.
They are permanent and
will need proper care throughout
life. Teach the child to use
Sozodont. It is abso
lutely free from acids or other
things injurious to the teeth
This the proprietors guarantee.
NEW SIZB
of the Liquid, without the Powder, 35c
Large Liquid and Powder together, 756
At the stores or by mall for the price.
Box 247, N.Y. City.
New York HALL &. RUCKEL Londo
for Manila, with a cargo of 5U horses and
SO0 tons of forage and general supplies.
She will be In charge of Quartermaster
Marlon McMlllln, and Is expected to reach
Manila, via Hllo. In about six weeks.
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Aid for the Chinese Emperor.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 20. A circu
lar distributed throughout Chinatown an
nounces that Loong Ki Chew, a Chinese
reformer, now at Honolulu, will be In this
city next month. In substance the hand
bill declares that If the dethroned Em
peror Is not reinstated, the powers of
Europe will soon invade China and even
tually control It Chew Implores the Chi
nese of America to use their hands and
money in behalf of the young Emperor,
no
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 20. Today's
statement of the condition of the Treasury
general fund exclusive of the SlaO.COQOO)
gold reserve In the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balance $155,567,39)
Gold 97,037,003
N'arnrni Gs Wrecked a Home.
MARION, Ind.. March 20. The home of
Henry Elsroth was destroyed by an ex
plosion of natural gas today. Mr. and
Mrs. Elsroth, their son, 14 years old. and
Samuel D. Payne were Injured. Tho boy
and Payne will probably d e. The family
was asleep when the explosion occurred.
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Brnte ICIlled ly IIIh Son.
CHICAGO. March 20. George Finch, a
day laborer, living In Aufatln. a suburg of
Chicago, was tonight shot and Instantly
killed by his lC-year-old son Albert. The
elder Finch was intoxicated and was
making a murderous attack on his wife.
Pretty boxes and odors
are used to 'sell such
soaps as no one would
touch if he saw them un
disguised. Beware 01 a
soap that depends on
something outside of it.
Pears', the finest soap
in the world is scented or
not, as you wish; and the
money is in the merchan
dise, not in the box.
All sorts of stores sell it, especially
druggists; all sorts of people are
using it.
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