THE MOKNING OKEGOSIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAECH 28, 1900.
ASILVERAMENDMENI
Morgan's Rider v to the Puerto
Ricari Bill.
NO ACTION WAS. TAKEN ON IT
Consideration, ot the AlasXtan Civil
Code Bill la tlie Sennte Cape
Nome Dredging.
WASHINGTON, March 27. Little prog
ress was made hy the Senate today with,
the Puerto Rican tariff and government
bill. It was under .discussion for nearly
three hours, but the greater part of the
time was consumed in the consideration of
a free-coinage amendment offered by Mor
gan. The amendment is still pending. The
Alaskan civil code bill was considered dur
ing the morning hour. An amendment
offered by Carter, setting aside permits
hitherto granted by the Secretary of Wal
for the mining of 'gold under the sea on
the Alaskan Coast, precipitated a lively
debate.
The Day In Detail.
At the conclusion of the routine business,
consideration of the Alaskan civil (Code bill
was resumed, the pending question being
an amendment of Hansbrough (Rep. N.
I?.) as to mining -claims held by Lapland
ers In the Capp .Nome district. This was
laid aside temporarily, and Carter (Rep
Mont), in charge of the measure, offered
the following amendment:
"That, subject only to such general 11m
ltations as may be necessary, to exempt
navigation from artificial obstructions, all
land and shoal water below mean high tldo
on the shores, bays and inlets of Behring
Sea, within the jurisdiction of the United
States, shall be subject to exploration for
gold or other precious metals by citizens
of the United States or by .persons wha
have legally declared their Intention 4o be.
come such, under the reasonable rules and
regulations as miners in organized mining
districts may have heretofore made oi
may hereafter make, governing tempor
ary possession thereof for -exploration and
mining purposes, until -otherwise provided
hy law, and all permits heretofore granted
authorizing any person, or corporations' or
company to excavate or mine -under any of
said waters are hereby revoked and de
clared null arid void."
After casting light upon the amendment.
Carter adverted to an Interview he had
with the Secretary of War, in which he
had asked the Secretary why he had not
teaued a general proclamation authorizing
all persons to dredge for gold in the waters I
referred to. The Secretary replied that
permits had been granted only to persons
-whose applications had been recommended
by the Chief of Engineers. Carter said
while it was known that excavations made
In the Alaskan waters would be made for
gold, it was precisely such a permit as
would be granted to a person to excavate
sand on the shores of New Jersey. The
permit granted by the Secretary of "War
was simply a protection of a miner against
a law of the United States, "without which
he would not bo able legally to mine.
Allen (Pop. Neb.) complained that the
permits granted franchises that were ex
elusive matter.
Wolcott (Rep. Colo.) pointed out that the
situation on the Alaskan Coast was unique
Gold had never before been found In such
places. "When miners discovered gold be
low mean high tide In Behring Sea, they
were confronted by a United States stat
ute which prevented them from working
the claims. The Secretary of "War, Wol
cott said, had issued permits to all re
sponsible persons applying for them.
In answer to an inquiry by CockrelJ
(Dem. Mo.), Carter said the licenses grant,
ed by the Secretary of War wore such
as could be granted to any citizen of the
"United States. In a sharp attack upVn
the action of the Secretary of "War. Jones
(Dem. Ark.) said It was evident to him
that the permits had been granted in or
der to put such a construction upon the
law as no court of justice would give it.
"It if." said he. "an Indefensible out
rage. It is simply a means adopted by the
Secretary to drive honest miners out of
thoir rights and to give exclusive privi
leges to a few people he may deem respon
sible. I think this was a dellberatd schema
of a few persons to monoplize that rich
Cape Nome sand."
Wolcott proposed to amend the amend
ment eo that the Secretary of the Interior
should provide rules and regulations for
mining under the sea. so far as possible.
In accordance with existing law and wjth
the customs of miners. It also declared
void any grants made by the Secretary
of War to submarine areas at Cape Nome.
Carter objected to Wolcott's suggested
amendment, contending that the original
amendment was preferable. Ho thought
the minors could be depended uoon to
make rules and regulations for themselves.
At 2 o'clock, with the amendments of
fered by Carter and Wolcott still pending,
the Puerto Rican tariff and governmental
measure was taken up. The conference
report on tho pension appropriation bill
was agreed to.
Prior to a resumption of consideration
of the Puerto Rican bill. Foraker (Rep.
O.). in charge of the measure, announced
that he had concluded not to ask a sep
aration of the tariff and civil governmen
tal bill, but had decided to proceed with
the unfinished business as it was now be
fore the Semie. '
He then yielded the floor to Stewart (Sll
Nev;). who maintained that we had noth
ing to fear cither from the people of the
Island or from the possession of the island.
The attempt, said he, to alarm the labor
ers of this country lest there be an influx
of low-priced or contract labor, is the
purest demagogy. In his opinion, the
spirit of criticism and denunciation would
soon pass away, as had been the case
with similar waves of criticism as to
the acquisition of other territory. In con
clusion. Stewart advocated the enactment
of the Spooner bill, which confers author
ity upon the President to govern the Phil
ippines until Congress shall provide other
wise. urging that Puerto Rico bo included
in the rneasure. ' , .
t The amending of the bill was resumed
at the conclusion of Stewart's speech. The
pending amendment was one relating to
the granting of franchises In Puerto Rico.
The paragraph as to franchises was so
amended as to read as follows:
"Provided, however, that all grants of
franchises, rights and privileges or con.
cessions of a public or quasi public nature
shall be made by the executive council,
with the approval of the Governor, and
all franchises granted in Puerto Rico shall
be reported to Congress, which hereby re
serves the power to annul or modify the
same."
Morgan (Dem. Ala.) offered an amend
ment to section 7 of the bill, providing for
the free coinage of silver In the TJnltetf
States. Morgan having said he found no
provision in the bill for the establishment
of National banks on the island.
Foraker interrupted him to say: "There
is a provision of this bill which extendi
all of the laws of the United States -to
Puerto Rico which are not Ibcally inap
plicable." . - -
"Does the Senator think National banks
may be established there?" asked Morgan
"Within the limitations of the bill I
should say yes," responded 'Foraker.
"Then." retorted Morgan, "Puerto Rica
is not a foreign country. There is no
question about the logic of that propo
sition." At the conclusion of an extended speech
hy Morgan, dealing with the general ques
tion of the free coinage of silver, Foraker
explained that the provision in the bill
relating to coinage was simply one for tha
exchange of the Puerto Rican silver coins
into American silver co'ns. The general
question of the free coinage of silver did
not enter into the matter.
Morgan declared that the pending bill
proposed to take from the Puerto Rlcanj
tne peso, which- was .practically- a dollar
and pay them -60 -cents for It To -thla
Statement Foraker took Issue. The Puerto
Rican peso, he said, -was now worth about
AS cents In our money In Puerto Rico, and
the bill: proposed to pay TO cents In'noney
3nf '-tViTWtwl RtntM fftr It arnt'Muf tVi
Ttferto'Rlcans desired to make the'ehange.
Clay (Dem. Ga.) Is is not a fact that
'the Puerto Hican peso contains an ounce
of silver, and that, when recolned Inlo
money It will be worth 109
respondalbForaker, "I don't
t will btane with it, but I
t wo alV&roposlng to pay
cans GO cents for what we
t a less price anywhere else.
And I may add that the Puerto Rlcans
are much, pleased at the prospect"
ich. please
The Bemmmit 4:50 P. M., adjourned.
STEUXEXBERG'S TESTIMONY.
Politics Introduced, In the "Wardncr
Investigation.
WASHINGTON, March 27. Governor
Steunenberg continued his testimony In
the Coeur d'Alene Investigation today,
Representatives Cox, Hay and Lentz di
recting the cross-examination. The Gov
ernor stated that he knew nothing of the
selection of an allegod convict as chief ot
state deputies, or the alleged depredations
by this deputy. Including the forcing of
doors in dwellings, breaking of windows,
etc. He would not have allowed such con
duct, he said. If he had known of it The
Governor said he had no consultations
with the President as ta continuing the
troops in the Coeur d'Alenes. The last
-inquiry came from the War Department
last October, as to whether the insurrec
tion had been quelled. There had been
no communications between the Governor
and the Federal authorities since then.
Lentz' cross-examination brought out
that the Governor was 33 years old, and
had been elected twice as Governor. He
had visited Coeur d'Alene during his po
litical canvass, and held public meeting.
Subsequently he recognized men in the
"bullpen" as among thoso ho had met in
his campaign. In 1895 he Tecelvcd the
bulk of the vote of Shoshone County, and
in 1S9S he lost this vote. Lentz asked if
the Governor had changed his mind as to
tho character of. the men in this district
after the loss of this vote. The Governor
replied that his impression of these men
began to change about January, 1SS7, eoon
after he had received their vote.
He denied that he had agreed with Rep
resentative Flannlgan, of the Legislature,
to disband the Legislature if Flannlgan
would vote for a bill relating- to mines.
A delegation had waited upon him to learn
his policy ,as to Shoshone County. The
delegation "wanted the militia disbanded,
and complaint was made that the men in
tho Bunker Hill mine "were enrolled as
militiamen, thus avoiding payment of the
road tax. He examined the Adjutant
General's rolls, and found 200 men en
rolled from Wardner and Kellogg, and hfr
directed the Adjutant-General to furnish
these names to the Assessor of Shoshone
County, whenever he called for It He
did not know, he said, that these tnen
were employed in the Bunker Hill mine.
Governor Steunenberg interposed a pro
test when Lentz asked him If he had not
exercised "absolute and arbitrary powpr"
In making one of tho arrests. He had
used no such power, ho said.
""But you do believe In breaking into citi
zens' houses through your soldiers?"
queried Lentz.
"I decline to answer such a question,"
said Governor Steunenberg. "It is an
insult"
This precipitated a lively controversy
among the members. Some wanted the
question stricken out; others wanted it to
stand. To criticisms on the question,
Lentz replied that "he needed no guard
ian,' 'and Capron responded that he wpuld
dislike to become Lentz guardian. The
controversy waa closed by directing; the
examination Into other channels.
At noon the investigation went over un
til tomorrow. Governor Steunenberg re
quested that his examination be closed
as early as possible, as he wished to re
turn to hl3 duties In Idaho.
THE DALLES PORTAGE RAILWAY.
"Wilson, Cuahman and Jones TJrpje
Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, March 27. Representa
tives Wilson, of Idaho, and Cnshman and
Jones, of Washington, appeared before the
House committee on rivers and harbors
toLy and urged appropriations of $434,000
for a portage railroad at The Dalles, Or.
s Anfl-Polypnruy Hearing.
WASHINGTON, March 27. A delegation'
of prominent clergymen appeared before
the House committee on judiciary today,
and were heard In advocacy of the Sho
walter anti-polygamy resolution.
PLAGUE AT HONOLULU.
Two Xevr Cases Reported In Latest
Advices.
. HONOLULU, March 20, via San Fran
cisco, March 27. Two cases of plague have
been reported since the loth Inst Ono
victim was a Chinese, the other a Ha
waiian, a guard employed by the Board
of Health.
The health situation no longer requires
the attention of the citizens', committee,
and the work of Inspection has "been
turned, over to 40 men, who act under
orders from the Board of Health. About
150 men have been Inoculated with serum
during the past week. According to the
Board of Health rules, intending passengers
for outside islands must take this treat
ment, -which has been very successful thus
far.
The bark St Katherlne has arrived, 151
days from New York. She encountered
a severe hurricane in the Atlantic One
of her sailors went insane a month, out
from New York. Upon bein placed un
der restraint he stabbed three other sall
ods, seriously wounding them.
The cable survey ship Pathfinder arrived
the ICth Inst from a surveying cruise to
Maul, Lanai and Kahoolawe. Captain Per
kins reports that Klehl Harbor Is the best
on the Island of Maul for handling freight,
having a good deep harbor that only needs
a pier to become a convenient center for
deep-water vessels.
Quarantine was declared off at Klehl
Maul on tho 14th, just 'before the Path
finder left At Kahulul It Is reported that
there have been no cases of plague since
the death of Miss English, which oc
curred February 25.
The Council of State is in session consid
ering the regular appropriation hills. Min
ister ot Finance Damon has submitted his
statement of tho probable expenditures
and resources of the Government Includ
ing plaguo expenses and $500,000 for fire
claims, the expenditures will be "Jfi.5S3.S94,
while the estimated receipts are J6.534.S3S,
showing an excess of expenditures of 548,-
asu.
William A. Allen has been appointed a
member of the Council of State, taking the
place' of the late John Phillips.
Honolulu Aprain an Open Port.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. The War
Department has recognized Honolulu as
an open port by ordering the transports
soon to sail from. heTo to call there, en
route to Manila. The Hancock, which
sails with the Philippine Commission
April 30, will stop at Honolulu, and Guam.
The Meade and Grant will also touch, at
Honolulu
The transport Sheridan, which left
nlla March C and will arrive here the lat-J
prisoners, SC sick, 11 Insane, 32 discharged
soldiers, 11 Navy .prisoners and 14 sick
jackies.
An additional medical officer has been
assigned for duty at Alcatraz Island, on
account of the Increase in the number of
prisoners there.
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MARSH'S CHARACTERIZATION' OF
LEXTZ' SPEECH IX THE HOUSE.
Latter Indulged in a Scathing Denun
ciation of the Philippine "War Sul
zer's Plea for the Boers.
WASHINGTON, March 27. There wcro
some lively debates in the House today
during the consideration of the Army ap
propriation bill. A little of It was perti
nent to the measure. It covered a wide
range of topics, the Puerto Rican tariff,
tho Boer war and the Philippines. The
charge that the Puerto Rican tariff bill
was the result of a deal for ralang a Re
publican campaign fund was again re
fered to today by Pierce, of Tennesee,
but Hull declared that the anonymous
author of the charge "would never dare to
avow himself and be branded as a falsi
fier. Sulzer of New York made an appeal
for the extension of official sympathy to
the Boers In their struggle for Indepen
dence, and Lentz of Ohio delivered a scath
ing denunciation of militarism and the war
in the Philippines. His attack roused the
sentiment and indignation of Marsh of
Illinois, who, in a bitter excoriation o'f
the Ohio member, declared that the latter's
speech was a disgrace to the American
Congress. He declared that he was re
sponsible for what he had said on and off
the floor of the House. His heated lan
guage did not draw a, rejoinder from
Lentz.
The Proceeding!!.
The House, without preliminary busl
nesr, resumed consideration of the Army
appropriation hilL Talbert (Dem. S. C),
the first speaker, complained of the vast
extravagance Involved in the bill.
Pierce (Dem. Tenn.), who stirred up
something of a hornet's nest last Satur
day, by bringing to the attention of tho
house an Interview In a local paper with
an alleged Republican Representative,
charging that the Puerto Rican tariff bill
was the result of a bargain for campaign
funds, read that newspaper's affirmation
of the accurracy of the interview. Ho
also read Hanna's denunciation of the
story that the Puerto Rican tariff bill
was framed for the purpose of raising a
Republican campaign fund, and challenged
an Investigation of the charges.
Steele (Rep. Ind.) engagd Pierce, and
thero was a sharp exchange. Steele said
he would not believe the anonymous Re
publican Congressman who is alleged to
have told the story on oath.
Pierce said he did not bellove any man
employed on the newspapers would de
liberately misrepresent the facts, and,
from surrounding circumstances, ho
(Pierce) was Inclined to think the story
was true.
Steele wanted to know how the Puerto
Rican tariff bill could be used to raise a
campaign fund.
Pierce replied that he could not give the
exact steps, hut that vast sums of money
had been raised by the Republican party
In 1S95 from various quarters could not
be denied. Tho contributors in ono in
stance had even jogged the memory oL
the Secretary of the Treasury, and he had
not dprcd to resent the insult (Democrat
ic applause.)
Hepburn (Rep. la.) 6ald that If an In
vestigation were ordered, In all human,.
proDaomty when the editor of the paper
was asked to furnish the name of the
Republican credited with tho statement,
he would refuse to give It If he did,
Hepburr asked Pierce if he and his col
league would be willing to punish him for.
rpfi'sJnif
"I will cross that bridge when I come
to It" replied Pierce, amid Republican
jeers; "but," ho added, "I "believe the pa
per told the truth."
Williams (Dem. Mass.), discussing the
Puerto Rican tariff question, challenged,
the other side to name a single reason
for imposing "a tariff on the products of
mo lsiana mat. existed now which did
not exist when the President said it -was
our, "plain duty and manifest justice' to
give free trade to the Island.
Steele accepted tho challenge and told it
had been ascertained that the British Con
sul, Finley, at San Juan, who was ex
ceedingly anxious for free trade, was one
of the largest sugar producers on the
island. His Interest had bn purely sel
flsh. Williams: ridiculed the explanation
as absurd.
Hull (Rep. la.), in charge of the -bill, at
this point reverted to the charges raised
by Fierce earlier In the day. As a mem
ber of the Republican campaign commit
tee, he said, he was Interested in tho alle
gations. He said that no man worthy of
belief would make such charges and with
hold his name from the public. He did
not believe the man would ever dare to
avow himself and he branded him as a fal
sifier. He expresed his doubt as to tho
propriety of newspapers printing such
anonymous statements. He called atten
tion to the character of some of the liter
ature still being circulated in the Philip
pines. This literature described alleged
public meetings held in different parts of
the country in the interest of the insurgent
cause. At one of them, held In New York,
the Democratic party was reported as hav
ing indorsed, Agulnaldo's cause, and tho
Insurgents were appealed to to hold mi unt
til after the Presidential election, when
their allies In this country would see that
the Stars and Stripes were removed from
the islands.
Parker (Rep. N. J.) discussed tho subject
of the Army reorganization at some
length, and was followed by Sulzer (Dem.
N. Y.), the ranking minority member of
the military affairs committee, who con
sumed his time in denunciation of the
attltud of the Administration toward the
war In South Africa. He called attention
to the fact that all the resolutions ex
pressing -sympathy with the Boers. Intro
duced hy himself and others, still slept
In the committee-rooms.
"For that reason." said he, "I desire nt
this time to express and to place on rec
ord my abhorrence and condemnation of
tho unjust the inhuman, the predatory,
tho cruel and the barbarous war the Em
pire of Great Britain is relentlessly wag
ing in South Africa to destroy and exter
minate two brave little Republics sisters
of our own, and as free and Independent
As an American citizen and member of
Congress, I am not ashamed to have it
known that my sympathy is now, always
has been and always will be, with the
heroic Boers in the magnificent effort to
maintain their freedom and their Indepen
dence against the piracy of the corrupt
oligarchy now controlling the policy of the
British. Empire. America must do its
duty. The Great Republic, the light of the
world, in the name of liberty, humanity
and Justice, must demand peace and make
that demand good. We have the right to
Interfere, and Insist on peace. We have
the right to express our sympathy. We
have the right to aid the Red Cross So
ciety. International law gives us these
rights, and we should exercise them. We
sympathized with Holland, with Hungary,
with Greece, with all tho South American
Republics, with Armenia, and -with Cuba
In their struggles for freedom. Many we
helped.
"Why, X ask. should we now refuse to
render moral support, our sympathy and
A DISGRACE TO CONGRESS
M--fdfcrraid to tho patriots of South Africa? Is
'the great light of the Republic going out?
Is American sentiment dead? A Republic
that has sunk so low that it glories in tne
downfall of a sister Republic Is in danger
of destruction Itself! A Republic that re
fuses sympathy to a sister Republic strug
gling to maintain Its Independence against
a monarchlal aggression is unworthy of
the name, and Is In danger of monarchy
Itself. A Republic that will secretly help
a monarchy to destroy a Republic and blot
out its free Institutions is a Republic rot
ten to the core, and will soon fall like a
decayed tree on the bank of a turbulent
stream, to bo swept away forever.
4,In my opinion, the defeat of the Boers
will bo the severest blow to Republican In
stitutions that has been struck in more
J than a century, and every friend cf liberty
tho world over should pray that Oom Paul
may be successful. The Administration
will do nothing for the Boers, and seems
to be secretly In sympathy with Great!
.Britain and rendering ner an tne aia it
can. Every liberty-loving citizen of the
Republic should denounce and condemn
these pro-Engll3h tendencies of the White
House. This Republic should stand by Re
publics, not against them. God bless the
embattled farmers of South Africa, is my
ardent prayer, and from the ashes of tho
conflict may there arise a greater and
grander Republic, the glorious United
States of South Africa."
Lentz (Dem. O.), a member of tho mili
tary affairs committee, discussed the evils
of militarism. Tho expenditures for tho
army had grown, he said, until they now
absorbed one-fifth of the gross expenses of
the Government James Russell Lowell,
he said, was once asked by Gulzot the
French historian, how long the American
Republic would endure. Lowell had re
plied: "So long as the ideas of the fath
ers continue dominant" Lentz submitted
that the ideas of the fathers were no long
er dominant A largo standing army was
no part of the scheme of the fathers. Tho
machinery of the Government cost the
people J10 per capita against 50 cents in
the days of Jefferson. The Monroe .Doc
trine, under which 17 Republics had been
built VP south of us, was no longer to be
held sacred.
Turning his attention to the Philippine
question, he produced an array of alleged
facts, to show that the soldiers In the Phil
ippines had no heart in the war against
the insurgents and desired to return home.
He challenged the President's statement
that the volunteers had willingly remained
after their terms of enlistment expired.
He read a letter from Assistant Secretary
of War Melklejohn, in reply to a request
for the discharge of a soldier, denying
the request, and saying tho department
I was "flooded" with such applications. He
read a letter from one of the medical of
ficers serving In tho Phlllpurtnes, calling
attention to the frequency with which sol
diers were being Incapacitated with self
inflicted wounds, and suggesting the ad
visability of boards to investigate cases
of desertion. He also mentioned the re
ports concerning the alarming frequency
of insanity among the soldiers.
Marsh (Rep. III.) replied to Lentz. He
spoke with great heat The speech, he
said, was characteristic of the gentleman
from Ohio. In tho absence of facts, a
brilliant imagination had been drawn upon.
One complaint had followed another, he
said, until the gentleman from Ohio had
earned the sobriquet of "the Great -Scolder."
No vituperatlvo enemy of his coun
trj't he said, could have uttered more di
abolical sentiments.
"I desire," he said, with flushed face
and emphatic gesture, "to characterize his
speech from beginning to end as a dis
grace to the American Congress and a vio
lation of all the decencies of .this House.
He has misrepresented his country, mis
quoted history, and misstated the position
of this side of the House. He has ex
hausted his whole vocabulary In unjust
and false accusations against his coun
try. I make these statements," said he;
looking at Lentz, "upon my responsibil
ity as a member and as a gentleman out
side of this House. One of the beautiful
things about the Constitution," he went
on, sarcastically, "is that no man can be
punished under the law for words spoken
In debate here. So tho gentleman from
Ohio goes cot free, notwithstanding the
false charges he has made." , .
Continuing, he denounced the course of
tho Democratic party, which, he said, in
time" of- peace, was "hell for war," and In
time bf war was "hell for peace." He
maintained that our title to the Philip
pines Is ,as complete as Is our title to
Florida, and it is us much our duty to
suppress the rebellion there as in Florida.
if tho President should withdraw the army
from the Philippines and allow the Island
to pass out of our possession, he said, he
would be subject to Impeachment proceed
ings. Tongue (Rep. Or.) spoke briefly of the
record of the Second Oregon, -which saw
service in the Philippines. Tho general
debate was-then closed, and the clerk be
gan to read the bill for amendment under
the five-minute rule.
At 5:10 the House adjourned.
M'KINLEY'S DRINKING.
Caused a Warm Dlacaaslon at a
Methodist Conference.
WILMINGTON, Del.. March 27. Tho
Wilmington Methodist Episcopoal Confer
ence, which represents Delaware and a
portion of Maryland, today adopted a
resolution condemning the army canteen
and the use and sale of liquors In our
possessions. The temperance committee
also presented another resolution which
condemned President McKlnley as a mem
ber of tho Methodist Episcopal Church
for public and private tippling. It precipi
tated a hot discussion, and was finally
defeated by a vote of 67 to 43. A resolu
tion requesting the genoral conference to
censure President McKlnley for setting
aside the anti-canteen law and to censure
him 'or drinking liquor was adopted after
the personal reference to the President's
drinking had been stricken out
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OtlH' Cnsualty Report.
WASHINGTON, March 27. General Otis
has reported to tho War Department the
following casualties In the troops under
his command:
.Manila, March 26. Killed Luzon Island,
Fortieth Regiment, U. S. V. I.. March S,
Mt Sayro, Edmund Bullock, artificer;
Bennett Blakeley, Charles V. Huey ser
geant Pay Island, Twenty-sixth Regi
ment, U. S. V. I., February 26, Potan,
Philip H. Nolan; Leyte Island, Forty
third U. S. V. I. March S, La Paz, Michael
E. Cortls; March 11, Dagaml, Mike Por
golskf, beheaded while a prisoner of war.
Wounded Luzon Island, Thirty-eighth
Regiment, U. S. "V. I., March 5, Cuenca,
William D. Hoover, wounded in thigh;
Noah E. WIngate, buttock, moderate.
Panay Island, Sixth U. S. V. I., February
24, Tangalan, George Hemphill, Corporal
Hutchinson, wounded In back, serious;
Magruder Andrews, wounded In knee,
slight; Nineteenth U. S. V. I., January 2St
Cavite, WInfleld S. Preston, wounded In
arm, serious; Samar Island, orty-thlrd
U. S. V. I., March 8, Matugenas, John
W. Alsport, corporal, wounded in abdo
men, serious.
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Renpprniscnient Cnncn.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 27. General
Appraiser Fisher will soon arrive here
from New York to hear protests and ap
plications for reappralsement in custom
cases. His Itinerary Is given as follows:
Los Angeles. April 23 to May 4; San Fran,
clsco, May 5 to May 11; Portland, May 1J
to 15: Seattle, May 16 t6 IS.
Customs Collector Jackson, acting under
instructions of tho Secretary of the Treas
ury, will no longer allow horses, mules ai
jackasses from foreign ports to be entered
at this port. All such animals, imported
into the United States by way of the
Pacific Coast, can gain admission onlj
through the ports of San Diego and Port
Towneend, at which places veterinary
quarantine official? have been stationed,
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Granted tho Xlnc-'Hour Day.
CLEVELAND, March 27. Up to the
present time 17 concerns In this city hava
granted the machlnista the nine-hour day
with 10 hours' pay, as demanded. Presi
dent O'Connell said today that the Indica
tions now were that the strike would
not be made April 1, unless attempts were
made to send men to take the places
Of strikers at points where strikes aro
now in progress.
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Weaver Still for Silver.
BES MOINES. la.. March 27. General
G. B. Weaver has made the following
statement:
""Stories printed in Chicago papers and
elsewhere to the effect that I ani Identified
with a movement looking to abandonment
of free silver as an Issue in the coming
campaign are untrue.. The whole story
Is pure falsification, and without material
L foundation."
TURNED STATE'S EVIDENCE
W. H. CULTOX SAID TO HAVE MADE
A COXFESSIOX.
Tho Auditor's Cleric Was Arrested,
and Also Told the Prosecution,
What He Knew.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. "March 27. There
were some startling developments In the
Goebel assassination case today. This
afternoon W. H. Culton, who waived ex
amination and was held over td the Cir
cuit Court, went to the Capitol Hotel,
where he was in conference" with the at
torneys for the prosecution for over two
hours. He was accompanied by his brother-in-law,
E. E. Hogg, who is also his at
torney. It was reported at the time that
Culton had made some kind of confession,
but later tonight it developed that the in
formation gained was not as sweeping In
character as it was at first reporled. Cul
ton's friends who are In hte confidence say
that his statement was not In the nature
of a confession, hut they admit that ljo
gave the prosecution such information as
he had, and which had heretofore .not
come out The conference between Culton
and the attorneys took place in the room
of Colonel Campbell, and there were pres
ent besides Messrs. pulton and Campbell,
Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin, Coun
ty Attorney Polegrove, Rev. Mr. Culton,
father of the prisoner, and E. E. Hogg.
While this was going on Henry E. Yout
sey, the Auditor's clerk, who was arrested
at noon and locked up In jail, charged with
being an accessory, sent for Colonc Camp
bell, and the latter visited him at the jail,
and was closeted with him. for some time.
Youtsey, when he was arrested today,
told the officers that the prosecution had
promised not to arrest him, and he com
plained that that side had broken faith
with him. It Is not known what to5k
place at the interview between Youtsey
and Campbell, but it is reported that Yout
sey announced that he was ready to make
a public statement, which the prosecution
evidently did not care to have made, at
least for the present.
Youtsey was arrested as the man with
the black mustache whom Golden men
tioned In his testimony as the man to
whom John Powers gave the key to the
office o Caleb Powers. " Youtsey Is a half
brother of John L. Crawford, a promi
nent Republican of Newport
The trial began with the courtroom
cleared of all people excepting attorneys,
newspaper correspondents and officers of
the court The attorneys for the defense
held a consultation, after which Governor
Brown, for the defense, announced that no
testimony would be introduced for the de-fense,-and
that they would waive further,
examination. The pardon issued to Powers
by Governor Taylor was tendered by
Brown as a bar to prosecution, and he
asked that the defendant bo dismissed..
Colonel Campbell said the commonwealth
denied Taylor's right to Issue a 'pardon.
Brown moved that the- prisoner be dis
missed upon the evidence. Tho , motion
was overruled. Ball was asked for. Judge
Moore said:
"It is not. my belief that Powers fired
the shot which killed Goebel, but on tha
evidence, if Is my opinion that he was
connected with a conspiracy to kill him.
I shall therefore order that he be held
over without ball to tho Franklin County
Grand Jury, that the case may bo further
Investigated." ,
After the Powers case had been disposed
of, the court recessed until 2 P. M.
At 2 o'clock Attorney Ramsey, Culton's
leading counsel, announced that his client
would walvo his examining trial, and by
agreement of the attorneys Culton will
remain at home with his sick wife under
private guard. In the case of Captain
John Dayls, Attorney Dunlap, for the de
fense, stated that tha defendant would
walvo examination, and that an agree
ment had been entered., into that ball
r should be .fixed for Davis at $5000. -Tha
court then entered an order admitting
Davis to bail, and he wlfl be released.
AFFAIRS IN' CHINA.
Bnttle With "Boxers."
PEKING, March 27. The "Boxer" move
ment In tho north is assuming alarming
proportions. News has been received here
that an Indecisive hut severe fight has
taken place between the "Boxers" and
the Imperial troops at Yen Chlu, Province
of Chi LI. Each force numbered about
1500 men, and there were casualties on
both-sldes.
RnflHlan. Fleet at Chemulpo.
YOKOHAMA, March 27. A Russian
squadron has arrived at Chemulpo. It Is
believed this presages a demand for a
concession of land at Mesampo, a small
harbor 20 miles south of Chemulpo, and
la arousing uneasy comment in Japan.
Another Mlnslonary Killed.
SHANGHAI. March 27. A private dis
patch received here confirms the report
that a British missionary has been killed
at Kal Ping.
Terrible Sails for China.
DURBAN. March 27. Tho British
cruiser Tenriblo has sailed for China.
Boston "Wool Market. .
BOSTON, March 27. Tho -wool market
here continues dull with light sales, al
though there has been one or two larc J
transactions in territory wools which have
helped to Increase the week's volume of
business. The long period of dullness has
had a tendency to weaken values, but
dealers are not forcing sales and there is
no material change In quotations.
Territory wools, staple are selling for 65
cents, while good lines of. fine medium and
fine with a fair amount of staple calls tor
58 to W cent3. Fleece wools aro slow with
prices nominal.
Territory wools Montana and Dakota
fine medium and fine, 22 to 23 cents; scour
ed, ES to CO cents; staple, 65 cents; Utah,
Wyoming fine medium and fine, 19 to 21
cents: scoured 5S to 60 cents; medium, 20
to 23 cents; scoured, 52 to 53 cento.
Australian- scoured basis, spot prices,
combine superfine nominal, 93 to 25 cents;
good, SS to 00 cents; average, SO to S5 cents.
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Robbed a Church.
CHICAGO, March 27. William Porter
and Edward Jackson, whose pictures 'are
In tho rogues' gallery, and who have rec
ords In Washington and New Orleans,
robbed St Mary's Catholic Church early
today, completely stripping the altar and
vestry and carrying away over 51200 worth
of property. A few hours later they were
cornered on the roof of a dwelling, and
after a long struggle -were knocked sense
Icfa and handcuffed. Later both men con.
feseed.
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General Grosvcndr Renominated.
ATHENS, O., Marchf.7. The Republi
can Congressional Convention met here
today and renominated C. H. Grosvenor
for the sixth time. Delegates were noml-t
nated to the National Republican Conven
tion. Resolutions were adopted Indorsing
the acts of tho Administration In regard
to the Philippines and Puerto Rico.
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Provo Postmaster Ousted.
PROVO. Utah, March 27. John C. Gra
ham has been retired as Postmaster of thli
city, in accordance with telegraphic In
structions from Washington, and Reed
Smoot one of his bondsmen, will take
charge of the Postofllce until his successor
is appointed.
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Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 27. Today's
statement of the Treasury balance In the
general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,
000 gold reserve, shows:
Avaifablo cash balance $162,566,232
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TIMELY ADVICE GIVEN TO A
YOUNG WIFE;"
If there ever is a time when a woman
needs help and counsel it is in those
months which follow marriage, the period
of physical adjustment to the new con
dition of wifehood. There is something
pathetic In the story tqld below, reflecting
'as It does In the main the experience of
.so many young wives.
"Three months after marriage," the
story begins, "I became very miserable.
I was so sick and nervous, but I did not
know what was the matter with me-."
Many a "wife who reads those words will
recall her own condition in those early
days ot marriage, when she stood In tho
shadow of motherhood, and found herself
suffering and fearful. Womanly modesty
closed her lips on the questions which vexo J
her mind, and away from home and fam
ily there was no ono who out cf her ex
perience could give her a word of advice
or counsel. Happier was this other young
wife. Her .husband's mother read hor
condition with the eyes of experience, and
better than giving advice, gave her the
medicine to strengthen and cure her.
A YOUNG WIFE'S STORY.
"About 10 years ago I was married, and
three months later I became very miser
able, but I did not Tcnow what was the
matter with me," writes Mrs. John Hem
mis, of Munson Station. Pa. "I was so
sick and nervous, was not able to do any
work at'all; had to hire It all done. My
husband's mother had been using your
remedies, and one day she came over to
see mo and brought some oi your 'Favor
ite Prescription with her, and she 6atd:
"Take that -medicine I know it will help
you.' 1 took it and It 'did help me. and I
irot- hott nt Hi h fiin.r that T hn.i
got better of the had feelings that I had
beforo I commenced taking- it; was soon
able to do my work myself. I took the
medicine right along till altec baby came,,
and I can safely say that Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription Is better than all
the other doctors' medicine put together.
I did not need any more- until the last of
May, 189S. I had worked very hard for
my three children and husband; times
were very hard around the mines here,
and I thought I could help my husband,
so started to take In washing and do
house-cleaning, and I overworked. The
result was 1 got sick. I did not know
what to do, and I did not know what was
the matter. At last I sent fpr tho doctor;
he did not tell me what Tvas the matter;
only said I was overworked and had
uterine trouble. I was in bed three weeks,
and was so weak I could not eat My
heart got so bad at times that I thought
I was going to die; was so sick at my
stomach: had dizziness in my head and
specks before my eyes. I got a little
better with the medicine the doctor gavo
me; but only for a short time, and then I
heeded hlmaga!n. When he came he
asked me what was the matter, and I said
I thought It was the same as before, but
he.sald it -was not; it was the grippe; but
I had the grippe before, and it -was very
different from this time. He told tho
neighbors that I had to be very careful
of myself for I was very far gone. I said
to my husband: 'If God' spares me to be
able to get a couple of dollars. I know the
medicine I need, and the kind that will do
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Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. I got
one "bottle first, and when that was fin
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and well, and the people who saw me be
fore, when I was sick, and seo me now
havo said: 'How well you look,' and they
ask me what I got to make me so well.
I quickly teU them what made mq better.
Some of the neighbors have used the same
medicine through my advice, and they
have been greatly benefited, too. As long
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Favorite Prescription and 'Pellets.' It
used to Ijo beforo I used your medicine
that every month I had pairs like labor
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in a day or two come back again, and so
on for a week at a time, and I would have
to lie in bed; but now that is all over. I
can go ahead with my -work as If noth
ing was tho matter. I will be ever thank
ful to God and you for having such reme
dies to help poor, suffering invalids like
I!" was myself. I will advise every suf
ferer who is in need of a doctor to put
asido the doctor and got some of Dr.
Plerco's medicine, and that will be tho
best doctor Ihey ever had, and the onu
who will do them the most good."
If every young wife had so good a
friend and wise a counselor In her hus
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Pierce's Favorite Prescription by young
wives prevents or cures those feelings
of depression which are so common when
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the mind recovers its brightness. There
are no more gloomy fears of the future.
Tho little wardrobe Is prepared with the
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approached in comfort and with perfect
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WONDERFUL RESULTS.
All, women who have used "Favorite
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tify the wonderful and unexpected results'
produced by this medicine. This Is es
pecially the case with those whose past
experiences In maternity have ben pecu
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baby's advent made practically painless;
to have the time of trial reduced to a
brief period when heretofore It ha3 been
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of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
"When I wrote to you In March, ask
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says Mrs. Ella Reynolds, of Guflie, Mc
Lean County: Ky., "I was expecting to bo-
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of the time. Had been sick for several
months. Could not go anything to stay
,in my stomach, not even water. Had a
mishap twice in six months, threatening
all the time with this one. Had female
weakness for several years. My hips,
back, and lower bowels hurt me all the
time. Had numbness from my hips down.
Had several hard cramping spells, and
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received your answer in a few days, tell
ing me to take Dr. Plerco's Favorite Pre
scription. I took three bottles, and before
I had taken it a week I was better,
and before I had taken it a
month I was able to help do
my work. On the 27th of May my
baby was born, and I was only sick threo
hours, and had an easy time. The doctor
said I got along nicely, and my husband
said: 'If it had not been for Dr. Pierce
we would not have had this boy-'
"We praise Dr. Pierce's medicines, for
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have been for 13 years. I hope all that aro
afflicted will do as I have dona and be
cured."
IT WILL CURE YOU, TOO.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is es
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It Is a perfect regulator. It dries the drains
which sap the strength, heals Inflamma
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weakness. The aching back, the throb
bing head, the. nervousness experienced
by so many women are entirely cured by
"Favorite Prescription."
"I was a great sufferer for six years and
doctored all the time with a number ot
different physicians, but did not receive
any benefit," writes Mrs. George Sogden,
of 641 Bonda street. Saginaw (South),
Mich. "One day as I was reading a pa
per I saw your advertisement, and al
thcush I had given up all hope of ever
getting better, thought I would wrtto to
you. When I received your letter, telling
me what to do, I commenced to take your
medicine and follow your advice. I have
taken 10 bottles In all, also five vials of
the 'Pleasant Pellets.' Am now regular
after having missed two years, and suf
fered with pain In the head and back. I
was so nervous, could not eat or sleep.
Now I can thank you for my recovery."
Women who are suffering from dlseaso
In aggravated form are Invited to consult
Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All correspond
ence Is treated as strictly private and
guarded as sacredly confidential. Ad
dress Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y. '
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I advantage of Dr. Pierce s offer, pf freo
consultation by letter, have expressei their
pleasuro at the escape thus afforded from
the unpleasant questionings, tho indellcat
examinations and offensive local treat
ments which some of their friends had
submitted to at the hands ot local physt-
WOMANLY CONFIDENCE
In Dr. Pierce's methods and medicines 13
strengthened by his success. As chief
consulting physician to the Invalids Ho
tel and Surcical Institute, Buffalo. N. Y..
Dr. Pierce, assisted by his staff of nearly
a score of skilled physicians, has in tho
rast CO years and over treated and cured
more than half a million women. There
is no similar offer of free medical advlco
made to women which can show such an
extended and unbroken record of success
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The practice of some unscrupulous deal
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Prescription should be promptly rebuked
by the customer. It is a dangerous prac
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ed with harmful narcotics. "Favorlto Pre
scription" can be absolutely relied on. It
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THE WIFE'S OWN BOOK
Would be a 2ood title for Dr. Pierce's
Common Sense Medical Adviser. For
-while the book Is for the whole family.
It contains so much of particular interest
to women who have the care of a homo
that it is of especial value to every wlfo
and mother. The book Is given away. It
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Is sent frouton receipt of stamps to pay
expense of mailing- only. Send 31 1-cent
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volume. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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