THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY,' MARCH 23, 1900.,
LOUD BILL SHELVED
House, By a Decisive Vote,
Ordered it Recommitted.
FATE SETTLED IN THIS CONGRESS
Arsmments ljr and Against the
2Ieaicure More Object - L.enonn .
Several Amendments Adopted.
"WASHINGTON. March 22. After a
spirited discussion extending over three
days, the Loud bill, relating to second
class mall matter, was recommitted by
the House today to the committee on post
otflces. The majority In favor of the mo
tion to recommit was so decisive that It
is regarded as unlikely that the measure
will appear again during the present con
gress. Loud said, after the vote was an
nounced, that this was. the- third tlmo and
out, so far as he was concerned. The vote
on the motion was 14S to 95, with 16 present
and not voting.
The Routine Report.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal the Loud bill was taken up. This
was the concluding day of the debate on
the measure. s '
Moon (Dem. Tenn.) opened the discus
sion for the opposition. Loud (Rep. Cal.)
in chrage of the- bill, announced that
Moody (Rep. Mass.) would close -the de
bate for the supporters of the bill in an
hour's speech.
Moon discussed at length the handling
and transportation of mail matter, main
taining there could bo no evil effect from
permitting second class matter to retain
the privileges it has now. He made a
strong plea for the retention as second
class matter of the literature which, ho
tsaid was so valuable to the "people and
such a means of Instruction and education
to the people. The education of the people
was more Important, he said, than a small
bit of revenue to the Government.
Talbert (Dem. S. C.) declared the present
law sufficiently covered the subjects touch
ed upon by the bill, and said the country
editors would be the heaviest sufferers
by the passage of the bill.
Cumminss (Dem. N. Y.) In a character
istic speech, opposed the bill in the inter
est of every man who wants cheap liter
ature, every type-setter and every book
binder in the City of New York. He d2
clared that by tho enactment of the pend
ing bill Congress would take work from
every man Interested In tho printing trade.
Moody (Rep. Mass.) closed the general
debate In support of the bill. He carefully
analyzed the provisions of the bill, pre
senting, as he proceeded, arguments In
favor of each provision. The -weight of
his early argument was in support of the
bill because It would save to the Govern
ment an enormous sum of money per an
num. With the money which tho Govern
ment had lost on second-class mall matter
during the past 10 years. Moody declared
it could have constructed the isthmian
canal or a fleet of modern battleships. In
conclusion, Moody made a strong appeal
for the passage of the bill as a measure
"on the side of the people and against
the special and selfish interests."
Rldgely (Rep. Kans.) declared that rail
road companies were today telegraphing
members to support the bill. He deemed
this particularly significant of the inter
est the railroads had In the matter. The
fight, he said, would never end until
Government ownership of railroads had
become an accomplished fact.
Cowherd (Dem. Mo.) speaking In sup
port of the bill, said every official who had
Investigated the subject had given his
approval to the measure. He held up to
the view of the House a copy of "The
Velvet Hand, or the Life of Injun Dick,"
paper bound, which he said was entitled
to second class rates, while a cloth bound
copy of "Rob Roy," which he had pur
chased for five cents could not be sent
as second class matter. His argument
elicited much applause.
Clark (Dem. Mo.) .proposed and the
House adopted, an amendment which he
.said was In the interest of the country
editor, allowing sample copies to 100 per
cent of the subscription list and not ex
ceeding 2,000 sample copies.
Snodgrass (Dem. Tenn.) offered a sub
stitute for section 2, doing away with all
limitations on sample copies; It was lost,
93 to 77.
An amendment was adopted admitting
college and school papers and periodicals,
including business and commercial col
leges and the periodicals of student
fraternities, not to exceed 2000 copies, to
the mails at second class rates.
Heatwole (Rep. Minn.) offered an amend
ment providing that all publications which
by this act are admitted as second-class
mall matter, "having a subscription list
exceeding 5000 copies, shall separate the
same by states, cities, towns and counties;
agreed to. 116 to 21.
Morris (Rep. Minn.) offered an amend
ment to section 4, Including in the period
icals admitted to the bill as second-class
mail matter publications of "all regularly
Incorporated Institutions of learning, all
strictly professional, literary, historical
and scientific societies, including bulletins
issued by state boards of health and state
experiment and scientific stations; provid
ed, that such publications or any particu
lar Issue shall not be designed for adver
tising purposes." The amendment was
agreed to.
Moon moved to recommit the measure
to the postofflce committee without in
structions. The motion to recommit pre
vailed on an aye and no vote, 14S to 96, 10
being present and not voting.
The diplomatic and consular appropria
tion bill was sent to conference, with Hltt,
Adams' and Dlnsmore as conferee?.
The House then, at 4:55 P. M., ad
journed. AX "OPEX-DOOR" RESOLUTION'.
Congressman Curamingrs Calls for
the Corrcupondence.
"WASHINGTON. March 22. Representa
tive Cummlngs, of New York, today in
troduced a resolution of inquiry for cor
respondence relating to the "open door"
in China, as follows:
"Whereas, Tho commercial community
of the United States is deeply interested
in ascertaining the conditions which are
to govern trade In such parts of the Chi
nese Empire as are claimed by various
foreign powers to be within their 'areas
of Interest'; and,
"Whereas, Bills are now pending before
both Houses of Congress for the designa
tion of a committee to China to study its
economic conditions; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That the President of the
United States be requested to transmit to
the House, If not incompatible with tho
public service, such correspondence as
may have passed between the Department
of State and various foreign governments
concerning the maintenance of the 'open
door' policy in China."
To InvOHtlprnte Land Sales.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-Senator Pen
rose, of Pennsylvania, today introduced a
bill reciting tho history of the Northern
Pacific Railway, especially with reference
to its recent reorganization, and declaring
that the sale of certain property was ille
gal, resolving "all transfers of land to or
by the said Northern Pacific Railway
Company to be illegal and void, and that
the committee on Pacific railroads be
hereby empowered to send for persons or
papers, and are requested to examine into
these charges and report thereon at an
early date."
Franlc Jones DcnertH the Democracy.
NEW YORK, March 22. A special to
the Tribune from Washington says:
Frank Jones, of New Hampshire, undis
puted leader of the Granite State De
mocracy for a quarter of a century, and a
bosom friend of cx-Presldent Cleveland
during the tatter's 12 years of political
tnvivy, ima renounced oil, connection
with the Democratic party, and will vote
and work for McKinley this year.
For 1C years, up to 1836, Mr. Jones was
the chairman of the delegation from New
Hampshire to the Democratic National
Convention. He was a delegate to tho
convention which nominated Bryan, but
when he found that free silver was a cer
tainty in the platform, he broke away
from the party before the convention and
voted for McKinley.
He has been elected a delegate to the
Philadelphia convention by the New
Hampshire Republicans.
A REVOLTING CRIME.
Yonns "Woman Burned to Death Toy
Four Men in South Chrollna.
WADESBOROUGhT S. C, March 22.
Particulars were received today of a re
volting crime committed in Chesterfield
County a few days ago. Cassie Boone, a
young w oman, was enticed from her home
by four white men, carried to the woods
near by and assaulted with knives. The
woman was gashed with knives in the
fleshy part of her body, the cuts being
from four to twelve Inches in length. Then
coal oil was poured over her and she was
set on fire and released In the woods, to
run screaming until she fell dying.. When
found a small braid around the forehead
was the only 6hred of clothing left on her
body.
Cassie Boone was 20 years old, the
daughter of George Boone, a farmer. She
was one-quarter Indian. The girl's reputa
tion, it Is said, was not good. Last Sun
day evening she left her home with Sam
Woodward to visit on Vinee Melton. She
left there later in the evening with Tom
Steen and James Jackson, presumably to
return to her father's house. Nothing
more was heard of her till she was seen
Monday night running through the woods.
Doss Jackson, John Jackson, Abb Kirk
ly and Jim Verner reported that tho
heard the screaming, and, collecting a
crowd, went Into the woods and found the
girl. Some -one threw an overcoat over
the charred and dying woman, and then
summoned help. When a doctor arrived
she was dead.
The result of tho Inquest was tho arreat
of "Harvey, "Ben and John Jackson and J.
T. Steen. These men are now In jail.
A XEGRO'S SIX VICTIMS.
Mother and Daughter Murdered and
Fonr Other Children Cremated.
RALEIGH, N. C, March 22. A negro,
Tom Jones, commonly known In the coun
try as "Preacher Jones." this morning
murdered Ella Jones and her oldest daugh
ter, Ida, with an ax. and then sot fire to
the beds In which lay the bodies of his
victims and four sleeping children, rang
ing in years from a babe one month old
to the largest boy, who was not more
than E. The four children were burned
to death. The crime was committed at
Garners, a little town five miles east -of
here. The murderer, according to the
story of little 7-year-old Laura Jones, who
escaped with her younger sister, deliber
ately struck the mother four times and
then made two cuts into the body of the
oldest child. He then fired the house.
When tho people heard the story of the
murder, they went to Jones' house to
arrest him. They found that his clothes
still bore stains of fresh blood, and that
his hands were covered with blood.
HELD UP A TRAIX.
Bold Work hy a Lone Highwayman
In MI.SHonrl.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 23. A "lone"
robber, wearing a false face, with a huge
black moustache painted on the mask,
held up the southbound Kansas City, St.
Joseph & Council Bluffs train, four miles
south of Hamburg, la., at 1:30 o'clock this
morning. The train Tvas In charge ol
Conductor Billy McGep. Flagman Moore
was first accosted by the robber at the
rear end of the train.' Using Moore as n
shield, the robber went through the sleeper
and chair car, retting $200 In cash and a
gold watch. He pulled the bell cord, and
when the train slowed down jumped off
and escaped In the darkness. The rob
bery was reported to the Burlington gen
eral office here from Langdon, the first
station south of Hamburg.
Bounty on Robbers' Bodies.
KANSAS CITY, March 22. R. J. Mc
Farland, Chief of the Kansas City Police
Department, has hung up a bounty for
the bodies of all highway robbers killed in
the city while in the act of committing
robberies or directly thereafter. The price
the Chief offers to give for the body of
each highwayman, the money to be paid
out of his salary, Is ?25. The reward is
open to members of the force as well as
any citizen. There have recently been
many highway robberies on the Kansas
side of the river.
Finch Va Exonerated.
CHICAGO, March 22. A coroner's in
quest has exonerated Bertie Finch, the
lG-year-old Austin boy who, to protect his
mother's life, shot and killed his father,
George Finch, Tuesday night. Finch was
in the act of stabbing his wife, when
Bertlo fired tho shot Into his father's
breast, killing him Instantly. The verdict
was given by the Jury without leaving the
room.
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ENGLAND MAY ACCEPT IT.
Favorable to the Davla Amendment
to the Canal Treaty.
NEW YORK. March 22. A special to
the Herald fro. Washington says:
There are good reasons now for believing
that Great Britain will accept the Davla
amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
under -Rhlch the United States shall have
the right to place the same, safeguards
around the Nicaragua canal as the Brit
ish Government enjoys in respect to the
Suez canal. It was strnriErlv IntJmntof in
your correspondent by a diplomat usually
wen lniormea. tnat Great Britain, with
sorrie show of reluctance at first, will, in
the end, accept the amendment. The in
formant, also expressed the opinion that
all of the European nations will join in
the neutrality agreement contemplated by
the treaty, notwithstanding th Tnv!fi
amendment.
Senator Davis will urge consideration of
the treaty at an early date, as it is his
belief that Great Britain will agree to the
amendment. The obleet of th tyiv'c
amendment is in effect to place In the
hands of the United States the same au
thority for the control of tho Nicaragua
canal which Great Britain enjoys in re
spect to the Suez canal that is, the
United States shall have the right to take
measures it may find necessary for secur
ing by Its own forces the defense of the
United States and the maintenance of
public order.
The Central American Republics heartily
applauded the Hay-Pauncefote tueaty un
til the Davis amendment was adopted.
Then they developed fear that this Govern
ment might acquire a desire for increased
expansion and that they might suffer aa a
result.
Will Xot Accept Government's Fig
ure. CHICAGO, March 22. Western railroads
have practically decided not to accept the
Government's proposed settlement for mil
itary business, provided there is a possible
chance of successfully attacking the ruling
In the courts. While no resolution was
passed at today's meeting, an Initiative
step waB taken which will probably result
In bringing a test case in the United
States District Court
c
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 22. Today's
statement of the Treasury balance In the
general fund, exclusive of the J15O.OO0.OO0
gold reserve In the division of redemp
tion, shows:
Available cash balance 5160.46043
G-o-d 89,4(315l
DEBATE IN THE SENATE
DISCUSSION OF COITFEREXCE RE
PORT OX RELIEF BILL.
Democrats Criticised the Restoration
of the House Provision Covering
Future Revenue Collections.
WASHINGTON, March 22. Almost the
entire session of the Senate today -was
spent in the discussion of the conference
report upon the Puerto Rlcan appropria
tion bill. The Democratic Senators mani
fested a disposition to criticize the resto
ration of the House provision covering fu
ture collections of revenue, professing to
find in this action the desire to continue
the Dlnglej? tariff. Speeches were made
on these lines by Bacon, Cockrell, Berry,
Jones and Allen. The Republicans met
the taunt with a proposition to take a
vote immediately upon the House Puerto
Rlcan tariff bill, and it looked at one time
as If the unanimous consent would be se
cured for a vote on the tariff measure to
morrow. Proctor objected, liowevert on
behalf of the Republican free-traders, and
when he Indicated a willingness to agree
to a vote next week, Pettus put an end to
the proceeding by calling for the regular
order of business.
The TProceQdinjra.
At the opening of the session the follow
ing resolutions were passed r
By Allen, requesting information as to
the tariff rates In force in the Philippines,
Guam. Puerto Rico and Cuba.
By Butler, asking tho Secretary of the
Treasury for Information as to the bank
charters granted since tho passage of the
currency bill, and for pther information
concerning the operation of the bllL
Pettlgrew (Sll. S. D.) introduced a reso
lution calling upon the President for an
Itemized statement of expenses of the
Philippine Commission and each of its
members, but Davis (Rep. Minn.) objected
to present consideration, and It went over.
The Senate then took up the conference
report on the Puerto Rlcan appropriation
bllL Bacon (Dem. Ga.) objected to tho
changes made in the conference. The re
port would, he said, Indicate that mutual
concessions had been made on behalf of
both the Senate and the House, but he
held that an analysis would show that
the Senate had yielded practically every
thing, and the house nothing. Bacon ob
jected especially to the concession on the
part of the Senate to the House conten
tion that tho appropriation should cover
future collections as well as those accru
ing up to January 1. Beneath what ap
peared, he said, a very harmless change,
he found very radical action, declaring
that It was the purpose of the bill to
provide for the contingency that the tar-
iff now pending may fall. In that event
the revenue arrangement would continue.
Bacon launched Into a general argu
ment upon the Republican policy with
reference to trade between the United
States and the islands acquired In the
war with Spain. No such outcry, ho said,
had been witnessed recently as that which
has gone up from all over the country
after the passage of the House bill, which
Intended to oppress an unprotected people
Naturally, the Republican leaders had
sought to find a protecting shelter from
this storm, and this bill was Intended as
a peace offering to appease the indigna
tion of the people. Bacon declared that to
adopt this conference report meant to
leave the tariff wall standing, and If Con
gress should adjourn without passing an
other law, those who should vote for the
conference report would be responsible for
leaving this great burden upon a people
for whom there was so much expressed
commiseration. Tho talk of charity and
humanltarlanism was derided by him as a
mere pretense. He aUo contended that
the money to be returned would not go to
the people from whom It had been collect
ed. What the people of the Island wanted
was free Intercourse with the people or
this country, and not misdirected charity.
Ho favored a free territorial government,
like Oklahoma and New Mexico, and said
the Democrats would vote at once for a
bill on these lines.
Cockrell (Dem. Mo.) also opposed the
conference report.
"For the first time In the 19 years that I
have been a member of the committee on
appropriations," he began. "I have teen
compelled to decline to sign a confemce
report on an appropriation bill. I so xe
fused becauso the report reverses the en
tire policy of the appropriation as It
passed the Senate, and because I believed
It morally and politically wrong wrong
from a Christian standpoint, and In vio
lation not only of our solemn pledge and
plighted faith, but also of the best Im
pulses of the Republican party."
Continuing, Cockrell said that to accepl
this report would fix the DIngley tariff
as the controlling factor In arranging the
tariff for our commerce with Puerto Rico,
He quoted Governor-General Davis, Sec
retary Root and President McKinley in
support of a free-trade measure. "I wish
to God I could Inscribe this utterance in
delibly upon 'the tablet of the memory
of the sleeping, dreaming Senators on the
Republican side of tho chamber." He
asked what mysterious though potent in
fluence made the Republicans seek to
compel the President to stultify himself by
requesting him to sign this bill.
Sullivan (Dem. Miss.) crltlcJsed the re
port, saying that the Puerto Rlcans should
not be taxMl any more than the people of
Loirtslanp. or Mifl!fi8lpjjl. Having mado
Puerto Rico a part of the United States.
there was no reason why the Industries
of the Puerto Rlcan people should bo
ruined.
Allison (Rep. la.) defended the confer
ence report and criticised tho "democratic
attitude of delay. So far as free trade
was concerned, he said, we must take Into
consideration the fact of tho relations of
our productions with those of Puerto Rico,
such as rum. tobacco, etc The mnBs of
the people there were poor and the greater
share of the property was In the hands
of a few men, "and," paid Allison, "we
must so adjust our relations as to make
them prosperous and at the same time
let them contribute to our prosperity. We
must deal generously with the Puerto
Rlcans and do all that we can to cnabls
them to sustain their dense population!
Hearing the arguments from the other
side, one would think that all these ques
tions could be settled within five minutes
by spreading the blanket of our laws over
the island.'"
Referring to the amendment made in
conference. Allison said the change for tho
enlarged use of money was made because
of tho Insistence of the Democratic party.
He could not see the difference "between
appropriating money already paid In and
that to be paid In so long as the principle
was recognized, and he declared the con
ference change did not change the bill.
Berry (Dem. Ark.) crit'clscd Allison's
assertion that there was no difference in
principle between the "bill as It paessed
the Senate and as it was reported from
the conference committee. Allison, he said,
had been largely Instrumental In amend
ing the bill In the Senate po as to make
it apply only to past collect'ons of revenue,
and he expressed surprise that the com
mittee should have consented to tho
change, that was made In conference.
However, if he had changed his mind very
ruddenlv this was no more than the Pres
ident himself had done, and It was In
keeping with the Republican programme to
do Indirectly what it would not undertake
to do directly.
Allen (Pop. Neb.) contended that the
appropriation blU was merely a makeshift
to allpw the Republican party to escape
from an awkward dilemma. The Repub
lican ship was leaking and was about to
founder, and it must be rescued and re
paired. He predicted that the general
bill would be allowed to drift until tho
temper of the people could, be ascertained
and a way out of the difficulty discovered.
Allen referred to the fact that Bever
Idge (Rep. Ind.) had given notice of a
speech today on his amendment "for- free
trado with Puerto Rico, and added that
the gentleman "had not appeared to atJ
dress the Senate. This was only one evi
dence of the wonderful system which con
trolled the movements of the Republican
party, that party being the best organ
ized of any he had ever known.
"The Senator from Iowa," said Allen, "la
the greatest political general of the age,
comparing In politics with Napoleon In
war: he will never permit these general
bills to see the dayllghc, and under his
leadership they are now and forever
doomed." "
Allen then referred to a newspaper re
port that the Republican party was raising
$30,000,000 for the next campaign, and In
this connection fell Into a somewhat spir
ited colloquy with Beverldge. Pointing to
the Republican side of the Senate, Allen
said: "You dare not bring the House bill
fixing a tariff of 15 'per cent before the
Senate and put It to a vote. Your pur
pose Is to let that hill sleep, and you
only desire to deceive tho people,"
Foraker (Rep. O.) asked Allen if he
would agree, on behalf of the opposition,
to a vote today on the House bill. His
position wat to withdraw the Senate sub
stitute, which Is the governmental bill for
Puerto Rico nnd permit a vote on the
House tariff bill alone before adjournment
today.
Allen replied that so far as he was con
cerned, he was entirely willing to consent
to the proposition. "I Join most heartily
in the request of the Senator from Ohio,"
he said.
Proctor (Rep. Vt.) objected to Immediate
action. He said the turn which affairs
had taken was unexpected, and that Re
publican Senators who were unfavorable
to a tariff on commerce between tho
United States and Puerto Rico had not
been prepared for so early a vote.
"We want no unreasonable delay,' he
said, "but we do object to a vote' this
week. Fix It for, say, a week from today."
After further colloquy between Proctor
and Foraker, the latter agreed to Proctor's
proposition. This did not suit Allen, who
said: "I don't like the Senator from Ohio"
to run away from my proposition. He at
tempts to run a bluff, and his own 'patty
called him."
At this point Pettus (Dem. Ala.) called
for the regular order, saying: "I don't
think the gentlemen should come In here
and consume tho entire time In bragging
one against the other."
This brought to a close the effort to fix
a day for a vote. Allison then attempted
to secure an agreement to vote today on
the acceptance of the conference report on
the appropriation bill, but Tillman (Dem.
S. C.) objected, and the matter went over.
The Senate then went Into executive ses
sion, and when the doors were reopened,
Foraker attempted to proceed with the
consideration of the Puerto Rlcan govern
mental bill. The point of no quorum was
raised by Sullivan (Dem. Miss.), and the
Senate, at 3:50 P..M.. adjourned.
EIGHT-ROUND KNOCK-OUT.
Nell Defeated McConnell at San
Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. March G2. Al Nelll
tonight knocked out Frank McConnell In
the eighth round of what was to have
been a 20-round contest. Neil had the
best of tho fight all the way through. In
the fifth round he had McConnell on the
ropes and hit him where he pleased.
SPORTS AT PARIS EXPOSITION.
Rules and Regulations Governing;
the Games.
CHICAGO. March 22. Rules and regu
lations governing the athletic games and
contests at the Paris Exposition have
been received at the headquarters of the
United States Commission in the Audi
torium Building from Assistant Commls-bloner-General
Woodward. The events
provided for In the official programme In
clude all the customary trials of physical
proweas and In addition e. series of auto
mobile contests. Besides the rules gov
erning the physical contests and sports.
Commissioner Woodward forwarded the
conditions under which music will "have a
part In the exposition.
In the field events for athletes the In
ternational tournaments ate classed aa
professional and amateur. The profes
sional events are to be held July 1, 3
and d, and the amateur July 15, 17. 19 and
22. International contests In Rugby foot
ball will be held OctOher 14, 21 and 2S;
lawn tennis beginning July 6; bowling, Au
gust 15; baseball "exhibition by American
teams. September 2; lacrosse, July 29;
golf, October 2 to 9. The cycling events
will be held September 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15
and 16.
Music will be represented at the exposi
tion from the point of view of both com
position" and execution. The musical
works of all nations will be recognized
and admitted, subject to the approval of
a music commission. The compositions
admitted will be rendered by 250 per
formers (orchestra and chorus), an organ
and some soloists selected by the com
mission of official renderings, the pro
gramme consisting of four concerts with
orchestra and vocal or instrumental solo
ists; six concerts with orchestra soloist
and chorus; organ recitals; salon music,
both vocal and lntrumental. The larger
part of the works to be given will be
those of living composers.
Tho musical societies, French as well aa
foreign, will organize their own concerts
at th,eir own expense. One of the pro
visions concerning all concerts is that
no selection of music of a pojltlcal char
acter -will be allowed to appear ort any
programme. It Is stipulated also that In
the composition of theirprogrammes, each
foreign society will produce particularly
the music of its own people.
THE RUNXIXG RACES.
Yesterday's Winners at Xcw Orleans
and Tanforan.
NEW ORLEANS, March 22. Wild Pi
rate, who won the 2-year-old race easily
was tho only successful favorite today
The track waa. sloppy. After the heat
W. W. Lyles claimed Corlalls for ?925, and
after the last race J. H. Smith secured
Koenlg In the same way for JS75. Tho re
sults were:
Six furlongs, heats, selling First heat,
Tortugns won. Banrica second, Corlalls
third; time, 1:174. Second heat, Banrica
won, Tortuga3 second, Mouseltoff third;
time, 1:1734- Run-off Banrica won, Tortu-
BUB seconu; time, 1:2055.
Five furlongs, 2-year-olds Wild Plrafo
won. Blink second, Anxious third; time
1:064. '
Mile and an eighth, selling The Bond
man won, Warrior second. Lola third
time. 2:02i4. '
Seven furlongs, handicap Compensation
won. Lady Callahan second, Egbart Lan
dy third; time,' 1:324.
Mile and 20 yards, selling Harry Luces
co won, Ben Chance second, Oriandino
third; time, 1:504.
Mile and an eighth George B. Cox won
Nallor second, Koenlg third; time, 201H. '
Races nt Tanforan.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 22. The
weather was fine and the track fast at
Tanforan. The results were:
Four furlongs. 2-year-olds Polllck won,
Combermere second, Floranthe third; time!
Six. furlongs, selling Peace won, Afghan
second, Jennie Reid third; time, 1U4&.
One mile Constellator won, Daisy F.
second, The Fretter third; time, 1:41&
Mile and three-eighths CatastropheVon,
Topmast second, Tappan third; time, 2:21.
Two miles Weller won. Forte second.
Tom Calvert third; time, 3:354.
One mile Flamora won, Dr. Nembula
second, Norford third; time, 1:43.
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Repairs to the Boston Ordered.
WASHINGTON, March 22. The Navy
Department has Issued orders for the re
pair of tote cruiser Boston, now at the
Mare Island Navy-Yard, the cost of which
will be about $300,000.
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THE GOVERNOR'S STORY
STEUXEXBERG'S ACCOUXT OF THE
COEUR. DALEXE RIOT.
Martial Law Xccessary In "Dealing
"With the Insurrection Telegram
Read at the Hearing.
WASHINGTON, March 22. Unusual In
terest attached to the" Coeur d'Ale'ne In
vestigation today, as the prosecution, after
presenting testimony almost interruptedly
for five weeks, closed Its case and gave
way to the defense.
Governor Steunenberg, of Idaho, was the
first witness called In rebuttal of t,he
charges made. As he took the stand, he
spread "before him several hundred tele
graphic dispatches. The examination was
conducted by J, C. Cheney. He read
telegrams dated several days prior to tho
blowing up of the Bunker Hill mill on
April 29 and leading up to that event.
On April 2i5, Fred IC BurbrJdge. of the
Bunker Hill mine, telegraphed than an
armed mob had stopped the Bunker Hill
men from working and called for protec
tion to property Interests. He also read
many telegrams to and from the Sheriff
and others showing tho steps taken to
maintain order. The Governor suggested
arbitration of the differences, but in an
swer, Buroridge stated there was noth
ing to arbitrate, and again called for
protection.
On' April 29. the day of the blowing up
of the mill, Steunenberg said he received
at 10:37 A. M. a dispatch from Burbrldge
stating that all the miners of Canyon"
Creek nad laid off and were coming to
Wardner to menace tho Bunker Hill men-
This was accompanied by .another request !
for protection. At the same time dis
patches were received-from A. L. Mohler,
of the- Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company, first stating that an armed
force' had taken possession 'of the rail
way tracks at Wardner. and then at 4
P. M. stating that the rioters had set fire
to the mill; that they had placed dynamite
under the mill and that It would be
blown up. Sheriff Young also telegraphed
him from Wardner that the mill was
blown up and giving the gravity of the
stuatlon.
At C P. M., the Governor said, he sent a
dispatch to the President, calling for Fed
eral aid, as the Idaho troops were absent
in tho Philippines. The Governor said he
had been 111 prior to the Coeur d'Alene
excitement and, being unable to go In per
son, he sent, as his representative. Bart
lett Sinclair to the scat of the disorder. On
April 30 Sinclair telegraphed urging that
the President be advised to rush troops
from the nearest post. He also telegraphed
that he had thoroughly Investigated the
need of martial law; that the local ad
ministration of law was a farce and
amounted to maladministration; that the
people were afraid to testify and that
masked men were prowling about town
terrifying the people.
Many like telegrams, showing exciting
developments from day to day. the arming
of citizens, making of arrests, etc., were
read by the Governor. On this Informa
tion and from his own knowledge of af
fairs, for six years, including repeated
outraged with apparently no effort to ap
prehend the guilty persons, the- Governor
said he proclaimed that a state of Insur
rection and rebellion existed at the scene
of thb disturbance.
Steunenberg said he cautioned Sinclair
not to align himself with either side, em
ployers or employes. Sinclair had, made
speeches In New York for Henry George,
so that the Governor said he regarded him
as qualified to give fair consideration to
the labor situation.
Representative Lentz objected at this
point to tho line of inquiry by Cheney and
questloned-the propriety of having private
counsel direct tho Investigation. Chair
man Hull replied that the prosecution had
selected Lentz to direct Its side. Robin
son, an attorney for the miners, had as--sisted
and the defense was entitled to have
counsel. The committee voted to permit
the question to stand as the attorney pro
pounded it. As there were frequent ob
jections to questions, the committee agreed
to a motion by Sulzer that the Governor
be allowed to tell his story In his. own
way, without Interruption.
Steunenberg then related in detail the
stops taken to carry out the proclamation.
Arrests were made of those reasonably
suspected of complicity In the disturbance.
The Governor said ho took such precau
tions as were possible to look after the
prisoners, but the conditions of insurrec
tion were most unusual, and at every point
the authorities were embarrassed by tho
Insurrectionary element. He visited tlw
barn and the stockade occupied by the
plrsoners. and sought to have the stockade
for permanent quarters completed. He
said he talked with the prisoners, who told
him that the bread was too light, but
everything else was all right. The chief
commissary of the state Informed him,
that the persons who furnished bread had
been waited upon by a committee and
warned that they must not continue tha
supply. A bakery was thereafter built by
the authorities and good bread furnished.
Governor Steunenberg was asked where
tho Insurrection had its Inception, and
Y?hat mining camps engaged In It. He
said that In his opinion the mining district
of Shoshone County had been in a state
of Insurrection eince 1S92. Tho Insurrec
tion of April 29, he said, started at Burke,
where a meeting was held In the hall of
the Western Federation of MInerr. Tho
participants proceeded to arm themselves
and went by train to Wardner. At Gem,
he said, a similar meeting at a similar
hall was held, and arms and 'masks wero
distributed. He described the gradual
concentration of the men at Wardner,
where, he said, they waited In a disor
ganized state until a single engine arrived
from Wallace. Then systematic orders
were given, the first being "Wardner to
the front." A man secured dynamite,
which was placed under the mill an 3 fired.
Firing" began Indiscriminately, and one of
the Invading party wa3 killed. Some of
the Bunker Hill employes were taken
prisoners by the masked men.
The Governor's description was extend
ed nnd circumstantial, and brought out
frequent objections on the part of Mr.
Lentz on the ground that It was hearsay.
Governor Steunenberg was asked what
part the United States troops took In the
arrest and detention of Imprisoned miners.
He said, the position they occupied was
the same as that which the state militia
would have occupied If they had been
available.
Tho Governor said the course of tho
United States troops, a3 coming under his
observation and Investigation, was at all
times proper and considerate of the men
they had in charge and In obedience to
their superior officers. He said he did not
see any abuse of prisoners, although ho
had mingled freely among them, and
while complaints were made on other mat
ters, there was no complaint as to -the
conduct of the troops. He had Investi
gated a report that a Grand Army man
named Miller was prodded by a bayonet
when arrested, and was told by Miller's
brother, who Is a member of tho Legis
lature, that the prodding did not occur,
although there was a controversy.
The cross-examination of Governor
Steunenberg was conducted by Mr. Rob
inson, attorney for the miners. The Gov
ernor stated that he considered his proc
lamation as to an insurrection equivalent
to a declaration of martial law. He was
asked by what right arrests were made
without warrant prior to May 3, when the
proclamation waa Issued. It was done,
ho said, under the general requirement of
the Governor to protect life and property.
Mr. Robinson also asked if this would
permit arrests without warrant. The Gov
ernor said he was not aware that any
such arrests had occurred.
When the Governor stated that he wrote
the proclamation, Mr. Robinson read from
the testimony of Mr. Sinclair before the
Industrial Commission that he had pre
pared a proclamation and a permit. The
Governor explained that there were two 1
proclamations. The Governor wrote the
one proclaiming an Insurrection, while a
later one as to the-permit system was that
referred to In Mr. Sinclair's testimony.
PLAGUE UNDER CONTROL,
Encouraging: Report Received From
Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 22. Tho
steamer Hong Kong Maru arrived today
from Hong Kong and Yokohama, via Hon
olulu. The correspondent of th3 Asso
ciated Press at Honolulu, writing under
date of March 15, says:
But one case of plague developed during
the. past 11 .days. This encouraging sit
uation has caused the Board of Health to
modify a number of rules, and now all
classes of American and European goods
are allowed to be shipped to outside
islands. Passengers have been allowed
to depart for the first, time In many w. eeks.
Reports from both Maul and Hawaii are
to the effect that both islands are clean
again. There have been no fresh out
breaks at either Kahulul or Hilo. The ex
pense Of fighting the plague has reached
over $500,000 .to this date. The Council of
State will be asked to appropriate $250,000
additional.
Two hundred and twenty-one native Ha
walfans, men. women and children,
crouched on the flpor In the hall of the
Executive buijdlng yesterday, importuning
for food. Officials of the Hawaiian Relief
Society were present and addressed Minis
ter Young and Minister Damon op behalf
of the petitioners. Following the confer
ence. Minister Young replied that the
hands of the government were tied, for
the reason that the appropriation was ex
hausted, and It was not possible to have
legislation on the subject at present. Not
a cent for relief could be given. The gov
ernment has exhausted Its appropriation
in caring for the large number of people In
the camps after their periods of quaran
tine were over, and could, not carry on the
work any longer. Minister Young advised
the Hawaiian Relief Society to spend its
balance of $7000 for the emergency. The
ladles of the society decided that the
money must be spent.
F. Hlral, secretary of the Trade Bureau
of tho Foreign Department of the Japan
ese Government, arrived here by the
steamer America Maru. specially sent to
Inquire into and to report to his govern
ment on the question of the losses suffered
by Japanese subjects In connection with
the quarantine and the sanitary fires, and
tho accidental fires following them. Mr.
HIral's mission has nothlng'to do with the
settlement of claims arising from the exi
gencies of the situation or the amount of
compensation to bo allowed. There is a
feeling, more or less widespread. In Japan,
that tho Japanese In Hawaii were dis
criminated against in the measures adopt
ed to stay the plague, and in the matter
of compensation to be allowed for their
losses.
The Japanese Government has taken
steps to prevent any further Immigration
of Its subjects to the- Hawaiian Islands
while the present situation lasts. There
are at present more than 1000 Japanese
in Honolulu without employment, and
therefore the Japanese authorities think it
advisable to send no more Japanese to
Hawaii under the circumstances. The lo
cal agents of" Japanese immigration com
panies havo been advised of the stopping
of the Issuance of passports, and state
that they do not expect any more immi
grants of any kind until tho plague Is
eradicated. The stopping of passports Is
likely to be revoked as soon as the pres
ent difficulties are over.
PLAGUE REPORTS.
Several Suspicious Deaths at Snn
Francisco.
WASHINGTON.- March 22. A report
has been received at the Marine Hospital
Bureau from San Francisco to the effect
that several suspicious deaths have oc
curred In that city, "but that a "medical
examination gave only negative results,.
and it was" not positively" known "whether.
the patients died "from plague or some
other disease. The health authorities- have
placed guards at tho railroad and water
exits of the city to examine Chinamen
who may attempt to leave.
No reports have been received in regard
to tho plague at Port fownsend, Wash.,
and It Is thought there have been no new
cases there since the" death several weeks
ago of a passenger of the Japanese ves
sel. Nanyo Maru.
Tho British Columbia authorities ' havo
decided to quarantine against vessels from
San Francisco.
Why Americans Are Quarantined.
OTTAWA, March 22. In reply to a
question put by Lieutenant-Colonel Pryor,
Mr. Fisher, Minister of Agriculture, stated
that there was no case of bubonic plague
in British Columbia, but there were in
Port Townsend, Wash., and therefore the
Dominion Government was quarantining
American vessels as well as vessels from
the Orient.
The Plague at Cnpc Town.
CAPE TOWN, March 22. The transport
Kllborn has been released from quaran
tine. The only fatal case of the plague
was that of the Captain. All the other
patients are convalescent.
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MACHINISTS' STRIKE.
Fifteen Hundred Men Are
Out at
Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, O.. March 22. In accord
ance with the decision reached at a meet
ing which lasted practically throughout
the night, the machinists employed In
more than 50 establishments laid down
their tools today. It is stated that about
1500 men are out, including the nonunion
workers. Should the strike continue a few
daya, several thousand men In other trades
dependent on the machinists will become
idle. President O'Connell has issued the
following statement:
"If the nine-hour day Is not granted by
the employers of maqhjnlsts throughout
the cquntry by April 1, there will be a
general strike, involving 200,000 machinists,
and not a wheel will be turned until that
concession is made."
Eastern Manufacturers Organize.
NEW YORK. March. 22. The threat oi
the Western leaders of organized labor to
tie up machine shopa throughout the coun
try unless the nine-hour day is granted to
all employes, has carried such weight with
local members of the National Metal
Trades Association as to cause them to
take immediate steps toward organization.
Tho National organization Is only partially
formed, but when completed will Include
the machine manufacturers of this city
and adjacent towns.
MICHIGAN MILITIA SCANDAL
State Bougrht Baclc the Clothing" It
Had Sold as Second-Hand.
LANSING. Mich., March 23. Colonel
Harold M. Smith, formerly Assistant
Quartermaster-General of the state troops,
was on tho witness stand most of today
In the trial of ex-Inspector-General Marsh.
Smith acknowledged that Quartermaster-General-White
had told him that the Il
linois Supply Company had been organized
to buy the state's clothing: that its bid
was to be accepted, and that he (White)
had a scheme afoot to buy the goods back
again. The $10,500 received from tho sale
was turned into the State Treasury as re
ceived for "second-hand military stores
and camp equipage." Witness testified
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JONES WANTS COLONIES.
Xevada Senator Favors a High Tariff
With Puerto Rico.
NEW YORK, March 22. "I do not be
lieve In free trade with Puerto Rico," re
marked United States Senator Jones, oi
Nevada, last night. T am opposed to
making Puerto Rico a territory of tho
United Statesi It was a mistake to make
Hawaii a territory. We should have Cuba,
Puerto Rico. Hawaii and the Philippine
Archipelago colonies of this country, with
a colonial form of government.
"Just aa soon as we establish free-trado
relations with the Island named, just so
soon do we bring hundreds of thousands of
cheap laborers Into competition with the
free labor of thl3 country. I favor the
highest kind of a tariff for Puerto Rico.
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right enough In the main. I do not know
that he will be elected, but his renomlna
tlon cannot be prevented."
' Philadelphia Convention Hall.
' PHILADELPHIA, March 22. Chairman
Manley and H. C. Payne, of the sub
committee of the Republican National
Campaign Committee, today definitely ap
proved the plans which will transform
the main building of. the recent National
Export Exposition Into a suitable hall for
the Republican convention next June.
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