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TIIE MORNING OREQOXIAX, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1900.
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MAY LESSEN WAR TAX
The House Calls For Informa
tion as to the Surplus.
BROUGHT UPBY PAYNE OFNEWYORK
A BUI Passed to Throw Open Idaho
and Oklahoma India
Lands.
WASHINGTON. April t A possible re
duction of the war taxes was foreshad
owed In a resolution adopted by the House
"today, calling ipon the Secretary of the
Treasury for Information as to the prob
able surplus that the existing revenue laws
would create during this and the coming
fiscal year. The resolution was presented
by Pane, the floor leader of the major
ity. Under suspension of the rules, bllli
were passed to open to settlement 418.CT0
Acres In the Fort Hall Indian reservation
and 2.WO.00O acres In Oklahoma by ratify
ing the agreements with the Bannock and
Shoshone Indians and the Kiowas. Cc
xnancheeand Apaches; to divide the North
ern Judicial District of Jftw York Into
two districts and to appropriate 109,000
for a military post at Sheridan. W30.
When the House met. Payne (Rep. N. T.)
presented the resolution, which was adopt
ed, calling on the Secretary of the Treas
ury for Information as to whether the
war revenue act created a surplus and
all the details concerning the revenue
under that act. with estimates of expen
ditures. The presentation of the resolu
tion, calling, as It does, for Information
which may furnish a basis for the re
duction of the war revenues, created con
siderable Interest.
Richardson (Dem. Term.) asked .If It
covered anything save the internal reve
nue taxation under the war revenue act.
Payne replied that It did not. There was
no division on the adoption of the resolu
tion, which was as follows:
"Resolved, That the Secretary of tho
Treasury be and Is hereby requested to
Inform the House of Representatives
whether, in his opinion, based upon ruch
knowledge as he has, the present laws
for the raising ot revenue are creating
and will continue to create a surplus In
the Treasury over and above the wants
cf the Government, and. If so, to what ex
tent at the end of the current year, and
a like report as to the fiscal jear ending
June 30, 1901. That ho nlso report to the
'House his estimate of the probable re
ceipts of the Treasury from all soured
of revenue for these years, to-wlt: Cus
toms, Internal revenue and miscellaneous
sources.
"Refcoh-ed, That he also report to the
House the amount of Internal revenue
taxes revived under" the war revenue act
of June 13, 1S3S, upon articles not there
tofore taxed: that said statement be item
ized as far as possible for the year ending
June 30. 1S99. and for the nine months
ending March 31. 1SO0."
Grosvenor (Rep. O.) then Introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be and he hereby is requested
to report to the House of Representatives
the names of firms, perrons and corpora
tions who, from time to time, have paid
customs duties on goods and articles of
every description' which have entered the
United States from Puerto Rico since the
treaty with Spain, with the articles and
amounts paid by each and the dates ot
euch payments."
McRae (Dem. Ark.) offered an amend
ment, adding to the resolution the words:
"And also, if possible, (mm trhnn th
Importers purchased said goods."
Grosvenor declined to accept tho amend
ment, and the Democrats forced an ny
and no vote upon It. The amendment
was lost. SI to S3, and the resolution wai
then adopted without division.
Tliis being District of Columbia day. the
House then proceeded to the considera
tion of District business, passing, among
other measures, a hill to Increase the tax
on premiums of foreign insurance com
panies doing business In the District ot
Columbia from 1 to 2"i per cent.
Curtis (Rep. Kan. moved the passage
under tbo'suspenslon of the rules, of th
Senate bill to ratify the agreement with
the Bannock and Shoshone Indians of the
Fort Hall reservation In Idaho. Th
. House committee had amended the bill to
include ratification of the Kiowa. Coman
che and Apache agreements for openln?
to settlement 2f0.OX) acres in Oklahoma,
the land In the Fort Hall reservation, ag.
gregatlng 418.000 acres. Wllfon (SIL Rep.
Idaho) and others advocated the passage
of the bill, and It was passed without
division.
A Senate bill was passed to appropriate
$100,000 for the establishment of a mili
tary post at Sheridan, Wjo.
At 4:45 P. M.. the House adjourned.
CHAIRMAN PAYNC'S STATCTIEXT.
IVnr Tax May Xot lie Reduced at This
, Seamton.
WASHINGTON, April .The resolution
of Chairman Payne, of the ways and
means committee, relative to the treas
ury surplus nnd the probable Income and
expenses of the Government, results
from the desire of the ways and means
committee to know whether It will be
aafe to recommend any reduction In the
present sources of Income. After the
adoption of the resolution "by the House.
Payne authorized the following statement:
"The object of the resolution Is to iret
Information from the Secretary of the
Treasury that will enable the ways and
means committee to determine whether it
Is safe to attempt a reduction of the rev
enue, and in case that Is decided affirma
tively, then along what lines this reduction
should be made. It is true there is a jur
plua of J34.OM.O00 for the nine months
ending Saturday last and J16.D00.O0O for the
month of March. "Whether this surplus
Is to be Increased or not for the balance
of the fiscal year is one of the questions
on which we deslro information.
"Should all of the tC.000.000 of bonds,
which can be refunded under the refund
ing act. be presented, some JS6.000.0M
would be absorbed in this operation. It
wlli require $20,000,000 to refund the bonds
already deposited with tho Secretary ot
the Treasury under the act recently
passed. What we desire to know is the
effect of this upon the surplus and the
probable expenses of the next fiscal year.
In order safely to determine upon a re
duction of the revenue."
Payne was asked If he considered It
probable that legislation for this reduction
would be presented at this session of Con
gress. "I cannot Bay as to that until we get
the Information. If any action Is taken,
sufficient reduction can be made under the
War revenue act, which was an emergency
act, passed in 1S9S. I am opposed to In
terfering In any way with the Dlngley
tariff laws of 1S37."
Contractor Onderdonlc Sued.
NEW YORK. April 2. A preliminary
motion In a suit brought by Myers F.
Truett against Andrew Onderdonk, the
contractor who bid for the Rapid Transit
contract, was partly argued today In the
Supreme Court before Justice Freedman.
Truett sues for half the profits Onderdonk
got out of the building of four sections of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad, and al
leges fraud on the part of Onderdonk. A
motion was made today on behalf ot
Onderdonk for a bill of particulars In
stancing the fraud.
Removal of Professor Anderson.
WASHINGTON, April 2. No mem
ber of the Oregon delegation knows
anything about the reported re
moval of Professor George Anderson, of
Oregon, as Superintendent of Schools In
the Philippines, to make place for Atkin
son, of Sprlnfleld. Mass.. nor does Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts. Senator Simon
made Inquiry bf General Corbta today.
asking whether Anderson had been re
moved and Atkinson appointed, and re
ceived a negative, reply, with the further'
statement that all the "War Department
knew of the matter was that Atkinson
was a candidate for the place, and had
been around Washington some dayr'seek
Ing it. It was further Intimated that It
was not likely be would be appointed.
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PLAGUES AT MANILA.
Berl-Berl, Smallpox ' and Bnbonlc
Pinnae Are Epidemic.
MANILA. March 6. Tho census of Ma
nila, Just completed by the Health Depart
ment, gives the city an unpleasantly high
rank among the unhealthful cities of the
world. It establishes a death rate ot
something over 40 per 1KB at A conserva
tive estimate. Former estimates and cen
suses have always given Manila 3W.0M
population. This census was a careful
count of natives and Chinese living In
buildings and boats In the police districts
ot Manila, and It gave a total of 1S0.719,
of whom 30.000 were Chinamen. There aro
to be added the inhabitants of several vil
lages wjthln the city limits, Americans
and Europeans and 1400 priests In the mon
asteries. From reliable Information tho
officials estimate their number at between
0.000 and GO.000.
The deaths In Manila officially reported
during six months, from July 1 to Decern
ber 21 last year, were 6203. Qf these 2311
were children. Some of the principal caus
es were berl-berl, 5W: tuberculosis, 2S3;
bronchitis, 314; dysentery, 229; fevers. 2S7;
while stomach troubles ranged high. Ma
nila now has three diseases epidemic which
would throw the average community Into
a panic bubonic plague, berl-berl and
smallpox. Berl-berl results from a diet
of fish and rice, so that whites do not fear
it. Smallpox and leprosy, the Philippines
always have, and the people look upon
them as a matter of course, avoid direct
contact but hardly giving second thought
to their presence In the neighborhood.
Smallpox flourishes In some parts ot
Luzon constantly. Half of the natives In
the country districts are pitted with It
and mothers try to get their children in
fected with It, under the belief that It Is
less dangerous to the young. The towns
along the northern coast and on the rail
road between Manila and Dagupan aro full
of smallpox now: General Bell's famous
volunteer regiment, the Thirty-sixth, "Is
suffering from the epidemic. Lieutenant
Toncray and Lieutenant Wing, both ot
whom were Tennesseeans, the former
holding a commission as Captain in the
Tennessee Volunteers, and se'eral 8ol
dlcrs have died, and there aro other cases
In the regiment.
Tho easy-going natives and Spaniards
paid so little attention to leprosy that the
Philippines have never been noted fot
that disease, but there are more than 100
lepers In tho Manila Hospital.
Bubonic plague Is a visitor to which dis
tance lends terror. Two months ago the
first caso was discovered In Manila. Since
that time there have been 200 cases, ac
cording to the estimates of the health of
ficers, and at least SO per cent of them
have resulted fatally. Yet there has been
no panic, no families have fled from the
city, nor has tho usual routine of life In
tho city been disturbed. Tho repressive
measured ot the health officers have been
comparatively simple, but have proven re
markably effective, considering conditions
the) havo had to fight. Their aim has been
to make the city cloan and keep It clean.
This Is the last thing the masses of Fili
pinos and Chinamen propose to do unless
driven to it.
"They don't understand it. they consider
It only a form ot persecution." explained
Surgeon-Major Ira C D. Brown, when
asked if the natives were disposed to co
operate In this work. The Filipinos are
one ot tho most scrupulous people In tho
world about personal cleanliness. Their
knowledge of sanitation, however, was
gained entirely from the Spaniards, and
Is defective. The lower classes of Chinese
aro. worse, as the fact that two-thirds of
tho plague cases have been among them,
although they number but a small mi
nority of the population, testifies. White
people have escaped altogether. Manila
is practically without sewerage, and, be
cause of Its low level, the cost of a system
on modern linen would bo almost prohib
itive.. As an offset Is the character ot the
n!pa huts, inhabited by most of the na
tives, which stand on posts above the
ground, free from rats and well ventilated.
The plague Is supposed to have begun
In Cavtte. Its first visit appeared In Ma
nila In the walled city only a stone's throw
from the palace, where army headquarters
are, and three persons were dead before
tho nature of their disease was suspected.
Most of the later cases have been In the
same section of tho walled city or in the
Chinese quarter., near the water front.
Immediately Surgeon-Major Kdle, the
health officer, organized a force of In
spectors to enforce rigid sanitary meas
ures on everybody, and the plague work
was put in charge of Major Brown. It
was necessary to have men who could
speak the language of the people, explain
to them what the Inspection meant, and
direct them how to keep their premises
clean, so Filipinos had to be enlisted.
Tho race question created complications
Immediately. Between Filipinos and
Chinamen there exists an inveterate hat
red. The Fillrlno inspectors delighted In
tho chance to square grudges against their
traditional enemies. They proceeded to
tile a batch of warrants for maintaining
nuisances at police headquarters, and most
of them were against Chinamen, who
proved, on Investigation, to be the most
prominent and least offendlrg of their
race. Help came from an unexpected
quarter,, for the rich Chinese merchants,
under tho leadership of Palanka. the
ex-Consul-General and the Chief Magis
trate among them, offered to furnish 3
Inspectors to work among their country
men and keep the Chinese reasonably
clean.
Thero are now 100 Inspectors at work In
Manila, 30 of them Chinamen and thj
others Filipinos. They are sent out In
squads, usually two Filipinos and a Chi
naman, with a soldier to boss them, and
see that they do their work and abstain
from blackmailing. Major Brown and the
officers of the Health Department boss
tho soldiers and the inspectors. When
ever a plague victim is discovered he Is
sent to tho Chinese or the Filipino Hos
pital, If It Is possible to move him. The
house is thoroughly disinfected, a bonfire
Is made of everything movable, a jellow
placard announcing "Bubonic Pest" ap
pears on the door, white a sentry stands
guard to keep people away. Four days
the house Is kept closed and the Inmates
are Isolated. When two or three cases
develop In ono street, tho street Is barred
against business.
Tho dead Chinamen are buried In a
grave eight feet deep In the Chinese cem
etery and covered with lime. The bodies
of Filipinos are burled when the relatives
will consent. Cremation Is desirable for
all, but tho Chinese superstition against
burning their dead Is so strong that any
attempt to compel it would result in con
cealment of the cases, and possibly riots.
Tho estimate of 200 deaths Includes the
probable number of cases which have
been kept from the knowledge of the au
thorities. The officials have hoped that when the
rainy season gets fairly under way, with
a few six-Inch showers. It will wash up tha
town so thoroughly that plague will be im
possible. Even nt Its worst the surgeons
Who had experience dealing with yellow
fever In Cuba consider the bubonic plague
easier to control than its South American
rival. Already the number of cases week
ly reported Is decreasing.
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Dally Treasury Stntcment.
WASHINGTON, April 2. Today's
statement of the condition of the Treas
ury, exclusive of the $10,600.000 gold re
serve, shows:
Available cash balance 1155,732.533
Gold 93,355,051
Slnrderer Escapes Front Custody.
CARSON, Ncv., April 2. Joe Pete, an
Indian, under sentence of death fdr tnt
murder of William Bangberg, has escaped
from custody. He was to have been
hanged May 4, In Genoa, Douglas County.
BUNKER HILL CONSPIRACY
STETXEXBEIIG ACCUSED BOY CD OF
BELXO AT TUB BOTTOM OF IT.
Perfected Ills Plot Ten Daya Before
the nionincTJp of the Mill
General Carlln Called.
WASHINGTON, April 2. The chief In
terest In Governor Steunenberg's testi
mony before the Coeur d'AIene Investiga
tion today was In his continuance ot tho
recital begun at the last session of tha
old conditions prior to the uprising of April
last. He had been asked by Representa
tive Dick why he refused to disband the
militia of Coeur d'AIene district In 1S37.
as had been requested by tho County
Commissioners. He-said at that time tho
officers ot the Western Federation of Min
ers were advising the arming of the unions
and he had an address by one of these
officials, statltg that "every camp should"
have a rifle club, and In two years wo
can hear Inspiring music of 25.000 armed
men In the ranks of labor." Steunenberg
said that following this there was evidence
In the Coeur d'AIene district that the ad
vice was being followed. A body of armed
and masked men, he said, appeared at
Mullarr and compelled the delivery ot a
largo supply of arms and ammunition
owned hy the State ot Idaho, and stores
there, pending the organization of a mllltla
company. He began correspondence and
Inquiry, and could get no trace of tho
arms or of those who took them. When
ho applied to the local sheriff, the lattot
answered In effect to "mind your own
business."
Tho Governor said that about the same
time he received a letter from the G. A.
R. Commander at Murray, stating that a
number of rifles and ammunition were In
dancer of belne stolen. Threats had been
made to seize them, and a notification had
been served that they would be taken,
Tho G. A. R. asked to be relieved of fur
ther responsibility, and the Governor says
ho had the arms boxed and shipped away.
Governor Steunenberg said he sent Adjutant-General
French to Coeur d'AIene,
who reperted that a movement was on foot
on the dlsbandlng-of the militia for miners
to come to Wurdner and dynamite the
Bunker Hill mill. There were repeated
threats, the Governor said, that the of
ficials of the mine would be murdered It
they did not escape before the Canyon
Creek miners came down. He said he
was shocked to learn that Frederick B.
"Whitney, superintendent of the Frisco
mine, had been taken from his room at
night by 16 armed and masked men.
marched down to tho creek and shot, dy
ing in a day or two.
A stir was caused In the committee-room
when Governor Steunenberg. In answering
a question as to what ho knew of a con
spiracy In connection with the blowing up
of the Bunker Hill mill, said:
"I learned that Ed Boyce. president of
the Western Federation ot Miners, was In
thn eountrv 10 days before tho explosion
of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill, and
at that time he Inaugurated or perfected
this conspiracy, by choosing 20 men from
the different organizations In that country
and swearing them. These 20 men chose
one each, and swore him. and the 40 each
choso a roan and sworcj him, and the 81
each chose a man and swore him. In that
way there were at least ICO men in this
conspiracy to do this thing, sworn to se
crecy." Representative Hay questioned the Gov
ernor sharply as to his source of Informa
tion. The Governor hesitated and then
said:
"I learned these facts from James R.
Sovereign, through a mutual friend."
When Hay wanted the name of the
friend, there was some question as to
giving the name, but the Governor finally
gavo It as A. B. Campbell. Hay asked
If Mr. Camrbcll was In the committee
room and the answer came that he was.
Mr. Eovereli-n was also present.
The Governor said he had not been ablo
to get further evidence, as people who
lived In the country were afraid they
would be assassinated It they were known
to have given any Information. The com
mittee then took a recess until 2 o'clock.
At tho afternoon session Hay moved to
strike out all of Governor Steunenberg's
testimony ot events prior to the conspir
acy. Tills motion was defeated, 5 to 2.
Dick concluded the redlrcct-examlnatlon,
and In tho ibsence of Lcntz, Robertson,
private counsel for those making tho
charges, renewed tho cross-examination of
the Governor. It covered much explana
tory detail on tho events previously testi
fied to. He said he did not charge the
death of Superintendent Whitney to the
miners' union. Later tn tho day Gov
ernor Steunenberg's testimony was com
pleted, after he had been on tho stand
12 days, and he was excused.
Brigadier-General W. P. Carlln. U. &
A., retired, was the next witness. He
testified that he was In command ot the
United States troops in the Coeur d'AIene
district during the trouble in 1S92, and
gave a recital ot the disturbed conditions
there. General Carlln will continue when
tho Investigation Is resumed tomorrow.
PUERTO RICAN FRANCHISES
Xone "Will Be Granted Until Govern
ment Is Established.
NEW TORK. April 2. A special to tho
Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Root has l-ued an order re
voking the license granted to Ramon
Vcldcs for the use of the water of tho
River La Plata, of Puerto Rico, to create
electric power for a railroad. He has also
announced that the department will grant
no franchises or licenses In the Island un
til the establishment ot civil government
there. Tracey, Boardman & Piatt, of New
Tork, represented by A. L. Arpln and" Will
iam D. Noble, who applied for the revoca
tion ot the concession and who. It la said,
aro endeavoring to acquire It for persons
for whom they are acting as agents. The
Drexcls and other business Interests of
Philadelphia have vigorously fought the
attempts of the "Now York firms.
Secretary Root's decision, however, not
only deprives Mr. Valdes of his license,
but prevents Tracey, Boardman & Platfa
clients or any other person from obtain
ing Its issuance in their favor. It is
learned that this action was taken in ac
cordance with a recommendation of
Brigadier-General Davis, Governor-General
of the island, who has made an ex
tensive Investigation. The Issuance ot the
licence to Valdes last Summer was made
when Secretary Root received an opinion
from Charles E. Magoon, solicitor of the
Division of Customs and Insular Affairs,
whose wonderful reversal ot Ideas on the
statutes of the new American dependen
cies has surprised Congress.
The files of the Insular division contain
numerous applications for concessions or
licenses, some from prominent people in
the United States and others from na
tives of Puerto Rico.
Starvation In Puerto IUco.
NEW YORK. April 2. At Sunday's
meeting ot the Central Federated Union,
James P. Archibald read a letter from
Santiago Igleslas, delegate of tho Puerto
Rico labor organizations, who recently vis
ited New York. Igleslas wrote that a few
days after his return home he was called
to a small town In the Interior, where he
found 150 women and children nlmost dead
from starvation. General Davis, who was
appealed to, supplied them with food. The
Puerto Rlcans who were employed, he
said, were too poorly paid to a,ld the un
employed. s
Antarctic Expedition Snccessfol.
LONDON. April 2. Carston B. Borch
grcvlnk, the leader of the South Polar
expedition, fitted nut In 1E38 by Sir George
Newnes, of this city, who, with the sur
viving members of his party, arrived on
the steamer Southern Cro's at Cambell
town, near Bluff Harbor. N- Z.. yesterday,
telegraphed to Sir George Newnes that
the object of the expedition had been
fully attained and the position ot the
south magnetic .pole ha been located. Ha
adds that the expedition reached the
furthest point south with sledges ofrwhlch
there Is any record, namely, latitude 78 de
grees 0 minuses south.
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AU
Classes la the Philippines Are
Aaxlons for Reform.
MANILA, Feb. 22. The news that civil
government Is soon to be established In
th.e Philippines gives .the greatest satis
faction to all residents. Cablegrams came
last week to two Manila newspapers an
nouncing that President McKlnley would
send a commission to begin' work on some
substantial form of government and mod
ern systems of laws and taxation. Two
military censors suppressed the messages,
but the news was too vitally Important
to be kept secret, and It had spread about
the city almost as soon as the dispatches
were locked In the censor's desk. About
tho same time, but without knowledge
that a commission was coming, tha
Chamber of Commerce cabled to the Pres
ident the following message:
"Respectfully urge Immediate action
substituting American laws for Spanish;
reduction where duties are excessive; ad
justment of shipping regulations,, so
American vessels may operate In coast
ing trade without requiring resident own
ership." There Is a general desire, based' upon
both commercial and political reasons,
for the speedy establishment of some
form of permanent government. Tho
view held by Intelligent Filipinos, who
have held aloof from or have deserted
the Insurrection, Is that the most effective
step toward restoring peace and pros
perity will be to let the people know
what government and what laws they
are to live under, and what voice' they
are to have In the conduct of the new
machinery. It Is recognized that tho
greatest handicap to the success of Amer
ican rule thus far has been the reten
tion of all the old Spanish laws. In the
face of clamor from the foreigners and
Filipinos, who expected Immediate and
sweeping reforms. Spanish custom duties
on Imports and exports are still collected.
Spanish shipping and port laws are still
enforced. Inequitable and oppressive
Spanish taxes are levied.
Residents declare that they find the
American administration even more vexa
tious and hampering to business than the
Spanish was, for the reason that the
Americans try to enforce by the book
all the laws which they find, whereas,
during the former regime, many of the
most unreasonable statutes he.1 fallen into
disuse. Various sorts of petty taxes
which the Spaniards had discontinued are
now revived. Natives ore brought into
courts nnd fined for falling to pay taxes
which they wore not aware existed taxes
for building nlpa huts, for keeping a horse
or a cart; a license for selling fish, pea
nuts or sea shells on the street, or an
Impost on each individual ot the drove
of useless but cherished dogs which ap
pertains to every Filipino household.
While the cedula tax has been reduced
from XI to 20 cents, the Income, tax on all
salaries ot 2H per cent remains. Every
one who conducts a business must pay a
license, and the tariffs on Imports are
higher than ever before, so that tho
sum total of taxation Is greater than un
der the Spaniards.
The most urgent demand ot the busi
ness men Is for tariff revision. The
Spanish tariffs upon Imports were almost
prohibitive agalnstvery country except
Spain, whose products were charged only
a nominal rate. The purpose of the sys
tem, Spanish control of commerce, was
realized, but the products of Spain could
be bought at reasonable rates. The
American Government has abolished the
discrimination in Spain's favor, but has
retained the other rates of the Spanish
tariff, even against goods from the United
States, so that tho cost of all imported
articles Is much greater than before
American control. It Is significant of the
increase In the tariffs that receipts there
from have been much greater during the
American occupation than at any time in
the Spanish rule, although only faro or
three- ports ouTM of Manila havo been
open, trade with most of the Interior hav
ing been suspended, and supplies for the
Army entered free.
Old residents estimate the general ad
vance In the cost of living at 300 per cent.
Salaries and wages have advanced hardly
more than CO per cent, and not nearly
enough to keep pace with the Increase
In the prices of tho necessaries of life.
This Inflation falls particularly hard upon
tho salaried employes of foreign commer
cial houses, who are a majority of tho
foreign colony. War nnd tariffs are not
altogether responsible for -tho costliness
of living, because the past year's experi
ence has shown that tho proverbial lib
erality of Americans in money matters
will bring American colonies to the Amer
ican scale of prices. Instead of giving to
the natives the benefit of Eastern cheap
ness. The masses do not stop to analyze
causes; they only know that with tho
Americans in control everything costs
more than during Spanish days. Tho dis
satisfaction of business men with the
courts Is chiefly based upon .the reten
tion of Spanish laws. The Philippine
Judges have proved fairly capable men,
but Spanish laws nre extremely unpopu
lar, even with the Spaniards.
Partly on account of war conditions nnd
partly on account of the uncertainty what
legislation Congress may enact, many en
terprises are at a standstill. The big In
flow of American capital which was ex
pected has tailed to nppcar, and Intending
Investors who visit the islands go home
to await developments. A frsquent re
mark among business men Is: "We wish
Congress would stop talking about the
good government It Is going to give the
Philippines and begin to give us some
of it."
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LIVE BIRD TOURNAMENT.
Eighth Annual Match of the Inter,
stnte Association.
NEW YORK. ApriTi The eighth an
nual live-bird shooting tournament of the
Interstate Association was Inaugurated
today at Interstate Park, Queens. L. I.
The initial match was the Interstate Park
Introduction, eight birds, $3 entrance,
birds extra. 30 yardj" rise, four moneys
40, 30. 20 and 10 per cent high guns, not
clars shooting, ties to be divided. The en
tries for this event closed with 100 shoot
ers 'In line, among them being Mrs. S. S.
Johnston. Each contestant began at No.
1 set of traps and finished nt No. 4. com
pleting the first half of the work. Frank
S. Parmalee. of Omaha, was the first
man to be called to tho mark, and, after
making the round, had four kills to his
credit. The match was concluded In the
remarkably good time of 1 hour nnd 54
minutes. Twenty-four men killed eight
straight, and divided the money. These
were: Powers. Ell. HIrschey, Crosfby,
Nauroan, Morrison. Clay, Woodruff. Doty,
Hood, Marshall. .A. P. Smith. Bryant.
Dubray, Llnderman, Gross, Blante. Tripp.
Jackson, Mat. Short. Malone, "Robin
Hood" and Buckwalter.
Itac-es nt Oaltlnnd.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2. The weath
er was fine at Oakland, and the track
muddy.
Six furlongs Regelond won, MIIo Melo
second.vHarry Corby third; time. 1:1SH.
Five and a half furlongs Fidel Youlln
won. May Dine second. Swift Water third;
time. 1:11.
Futurity course Uarda won. Orion sec
ond. Pomplno third; time, 1:13.
Mile and an eighth Arbacra won, Malay
second. Perseus third; time, 1:556.
One mile Flower of Gold won. Dr. Nem
bula second. The Fretter third; time, 1:45.
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Fell From a Car.
SEATTLE, April 2. An unknown man
was killed about 9 o'clock this morning
by accidentally falling from the rear plat
form of a Rainier Heights car.
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Stops the Conh and "Works OS the
' Cold,
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No cure no pay. Price 25c.
BOTH SIDES WERE HEARD
(Continued from Hrat Pture.)
the Philippine door Into the United States.
In that dilemma. -this bungling treaty I
mean no 'disrespect to Its framers has
placed the Republican party. It was that
discovery which hastened the sugar and
toacco interests, as advanced couriers, tg
the committee-room with the ultimatum
of no money for political campaigns un
less a barbed-wire fence of duties was
placed around the Industries which here
tofore have put so much money where
It would do the most good."
In a discussion of Imperialism, Bate
said:
"I rejoice in the conviction that neither
in England nor In the United States are
the sentiments, opinions and convictions
of the people represented by tho Admin
istration." Cullom (Rep. I1L) addressed the Senate
briefly In support of the bill. In the
course of his speech, referring to the op
nositlon to. the bill. Cullom Said:
"Let tho truth be known. This whole
free trade' scheme is nothing on earth
but a deception, a delusion and a snare to
make our people believe we are oppress
ing poor Puerto Rico. Let the truth b
known, whatever may happen. Any can
did 'man, I think. 'must admit that' this
iblll Is In the Interest of the people ot
Puerto Rico."
Senator Depew's Speech.
Depew (Rep. N. Y.) then delivered his
announced speech. He vigorously sup
Dorted the pending measure, and was
given a cordial hearing. The following is
Depew's speech:
"What is all this contention about?
What Is the applo of discord which Is lash
ing some of the friends to fury? Tho
President proposed free trade, and this
bill glveo free trade In all the necessaries of
life. In all Implements and manufactures
required for tho resuscitation, development
and working ot Industries, nnd a tariff,'
amounting on tho average to 6 per cent,
upon the market value of other products.
This tariff comes off by operation of law
In two years, and as much sooner as the
people of the Island, through their own
Legislature, decide to abolish It, because
they can raleo the revenues necessary for
the support of their government, their
roads and their schools, and for their gen
eral walfare", by direct taxation.
"The opposition to this bill la the result
of the usual tactical operations for ad
vantageous positions In a Presidential
year. The Calhoun theory of the Consti
tution and the century-old fight of free
trade to destroy protection have made a
united and desperate charge upon the
policy and provisions of this measure. The
Democratic position In regard to our Island
territories is clearly defined. They claim
that the moment any territory becomes
tho property of the United States, by con
quest, purchase, cession or discovery, it Is
under our Constitution and laws; that Its
neonln and Droducts have the same rights
and are entitled to the same freedom of
movement over the United States as the
people and products of any state In the
Union; that statehood must speeaiiy come
and cannot be dented; that this would
break down every protective barrier
against pauper labor and admit free Into
our ports the -things produced by people
working In our tropical possessions tor a
few cents a day, and would degrade our
citizenship and. therefore. If they get In
power, they will at once abandon these
Islands.
The Republican party stands upon the
action of Jefferson. Monroe. Jackson, Polk,
Pierce and Seward, that Congress has the
power to govern these acquisitions, subject
only to the prohibitions of the constitu
tion. I recall for tho consideration and ad
monition of our Democratic friends, that
story of General Jackson's Governorship
of Florida, to which he was appointed by
President Monroe, under tho act of Con
gress of March 3. 1S21. providing 'that all
military, civil and Judicial powers shall be
vested In such person and persons, and
shall be-exerctsed tn such manner ns the
President of-the United States shall di
rect. Ho claimed and' exercised the exec
utive, legislative and Judicial functions of
government under this commission, and
was sustained in them all. As the legis
lative, he enacted laws which brought him.
as Governor. In conflict with the ex
Governor under Spain. As Governor, ho
promptly arrested and Imprisoned that cx
ofilclal. and, as Judge, he proceeded to
punish for contempt the Federal District
Judge, who had Issued a writ of habeas
corpus for the Spaniard's release. It was
after all this that he became and has
since continued to be claimed as leader,
counsellor and Inspiration for the Demo
cratic party.
"Under this power we can and will pro
vide both for the development of our new
possessions and the protection of Industries
and employment within the United States.
As time and experience demonstrate the
necessity for new laws and changes of ex
isting laws, they will be enacted, but al
ways with Intent to maintain the high
standard of American citizenship and the
scale of American wages. Preferential
tariffs will promote trade between the
United States and all these Islands. Puer
to Rico. Hawaii, Guam. Tutuila and
the Philippines are to be held and gov
erned by tse United States with an Imper
ative duty on our part to their Inhabit
ants for this civilization, for tho .encour
agement of enterprises which will utilize
their resources, and for their constantly
Increasing participation In thlr local and
general governments, and also for their
and our commercial progress and growth.
I do not believe that we will Incorporate
the alien races and civilized, semlclvlllzed,
barbarous and savago people of these Isl
ands Into our body politic as states of our
Union.
"Order, law. Justice and liberty will stim
ulate nnd develop our new possessions,.
Their Inhabitants will grow with the re
epona'blllty of governing themselves, con
stantly Increasing with their Intelligence
Into conditions of prosperity and happiness
beyond their wildest dreams as the results
of that self-government they now so
vaguely understand, while the United
States. In the Increasing demand for the
surplus of our farms and factories In
Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines,
and In the tremendous ndvantages of po
sition from Manila for reaching the limit
less markets of the Orient, can view with
out apprehension and with hopeful pr'da
tho inevitable expansion of our population
and productions."
Applause swent over thn galleries at the
conclusion of Depew's speech, and It was
sveral mlnuts before Spooner fRep.
Wis.), who followed tha. New York Sena
tor, could proceed.
Senator Spooner's Argument.
Partisanship should find no abiding
place In this discussion, Spooner main
tained. Tho proposition should not be
elucidated simply by catch phrases. Tha
phrase "the Constitution follows the flag"
was a pretty epigram, but epigrams were
dangerous.
Does the Constitution follow the flag?"
he said. "No, ;lt does not. Our armj
entered Cuba during the war with Spain.
Our Rag Is there now. But Is our Con
stitution there? No; certainly not. Can
we legislate for Cuba? No. we cannot.
Our soldiers are there, but the Constitu
tion Is not. The only law which follows
the flag Is the law of war. The flag fol
lows the Constltptlon, not the Constitu
tion the flag."
In response to a question asked by Till
man (Dem. S. C), Spooner said: "Th
proposition that the Constitution extends
of Its own force over acquired territory
was Invented In the Interest of slavery bj
Mr. Calhoun. Mr. Webster' opposed It In
the Interest of liberty and in the Interest
of the War of the Rebellion. I had sup
posed that after slavery had. been laid
away we had heard the last of this con
tention, which Is by no means so new as
many people seem to suppose."
Tillman Inquired how It was that the
United States was In Puerto Rico.
"By the power of tho President, as
Commander-in-Chief of the Army re
plied Spooner.
"Under the Constitution T Inquired Till
man. "Certainly, yes." responded Spooner. "to
the eTtont that the Constitution makes
him Commander-in-Chief of our Army."
"Then tho power erf the President Is lim
ited by the Constltutlonf suggested Tlll-
"No; not at, aU." replied Spooner. "His
limitations are only those of any Comman-der-ln-Chler
of a. civilized nation."
"Is he bound by his. oath ot officer
asked Tillman. . ,
"I do not suppose," retorted Spooner,
"that because the President took his Con
stitutional oath of office, he Is bound to
take a copy of tho Constitution In his
pocket"1 wherever the Army under him
may go. Tho President Is In Puerto Jllco
Just as he. is In the Philippines; Just as
he was in California after the treaty ot
Cession. He Is there under the war power
andhe will, remain there In the exercise
of that power until Congress shall legis
late for Puerto Rico. By the exercise of
that power he. changed some of the Puerto
Rlcan laws and modified the Puerto Rlcan
tariffs."
In answer, to a question by Tillman as
to why Puerto Rico should be treated
differently from the territories of the
United States. Spooner declared the pend
ing measure was the most generous over
proposed for any territory belonging to
the United States, and the people of tha
island were being tredted thus differently
from those of the, territories because they
were in diro distress. ,
Spooner maintained that territory ac
quired by the United States over which
the Constitution had been extended could
not be disposed of by Congress, and de
manded to know how we could proceed to
establish a stable Government under the
Constitution in the Philippines, for In
stance, and then later cedo the Islands
either to another nation or to the Fili
pinos themselves. If "the Constitution ex
tended over the acquired territory auto
matically, that never could be ceded away.
v-an congress code back the Gadsscn
Purchaser Inquired Pettus (Dem. Ala.)
- "I" thing so." Spooner replied.
"But." said Pettus, "It cannot cedo
away Alabama. The wildest Republican
would not go so far as that. The Con
stitution Is In New Mexico, however."
"It is there only by statute." reDlled
Spooner. "but if the Constitution had gone
mere 01 its own force. Congress would
have no power; to cede It back."
An allusion being made further along to
the lobby which Spooner said was urging
free trade with Puerto Rico, Bacon (Dem.
Ga.) suggested that Mr. Oxnard nppeared
before the committee.
"Yes." retorted Spooner, "and did the
committee pay attention to hlmr
-"It looTts so," replied Bacon. "The
committee did what he demanded."
"The idea that the Congress of the
United States can bo influenced to do In
justice to-the peoplo of Puerto Rico," de
clared Spooner. vehemently; "by Mr. Ox
nard or by any protected Interest. Is a
libel on our Institutions that ought net
to be uttered here, and ought not to find
lodgment anywhere. I want io repeat
that a largo and industrious lobby and I
say what I know Is here, endeavoring to
Induce Congress to pass a free-trade bill."
"I don't think," Interjected Bacon, tart
ly, "that any one of that lobby has
deemed" It to his interest to speak to any
Senator on this side of the chamber."
Foraker (Rep. O.), In charge of the bill,
said Mr. Oxnard had appeared before the
committee, but since the day of Ms ap
pearance he (Foraker) had not seen him.
In answer to a question by Turley
(Dem. Tenn.) as to the source whence
the revenue would bo derived under the
pending bill. Spooner said: "I say It
comes from tho sugar trust and Its lmpor
ers. or from tho rich sugar-producers ot
the island. In either event. It is right.
It comes from the right spot, and It will
go to the right spot"'
Spooner concluded with an earnest ap
peal for the passage of the measure
Senator Perkins Support.
Perkins (Rep. CaL), one of the mem
bers of the committee which framed and
reported tho pending bill, next addressed
the Senate In support of tho measure.
He said Puerto Rico had been thrust upon
the United States by the war with Spain.
The customs and beliefs of the people
were not those, of Anglo-Saxons. . They
were ,not Americans, and could not be
come so until they had passed through
the stages of development which had
elevated the type of citizenship of the
United States. The United States was
dealing with questions entirely different
from those ever heretofore presented.
Congress was called upon to legislate
for a people foreign to our Institutions.
and a union with us could come only
after they had been Americanized. Self
government nnd self-support, Perkins
said, were Inseparable. They never would
be qualified for one without ability for
the other. The proposed tariff would tend
to make them self-supporting, and ho be
lieved the proposition was as fair as any
that bad been suggested.
Senator SlmonM nexnnrkn.
In a brief speech following that of Per
kins, Simon (Rep. Or.) declared that he
should vote against the pending measure.
He did not regard It as' a party measure,
and, while he disliked to separate from
the majority on the Republican side ot
the chamber, ho felt fully justified In his
course. He was, assured, however, he
said, that tho people of Oregon wero en
tirely In accord with him In opposing the
measure. They were, he said, earnestly
In favor of free trade between Puerto
Rico and tho United States as .a matter
of good faith. He did not think the en
actment of the bill Into law would cause
the loss of the state to the Republican
party, "but If there is any one act passed
by this Congress that will render It doubt
ful, this Is the one."
Simon was proceeding to elaborate. He
said pledges had been made to the people
of Puerto Rico, when ho was Interrupted
by Foraker:
"What single pledge or promise has
been mado to tho people of Puerto Rico
which is not kept In this blur
Simon was about to read what General
Miles had announced to the Islanders in
his proclamation, when Foraker took the
words out of his mouth, so to say, re
marking that the pending measure was
perfectly In line with the proclamation.
Spooner called attention to the fact
that. In any event, even If General" Miles'
promises had not been kept, his procla
mation was In no sense binding upon Con
gress. Simon took the ground that the pro
posed act was a serious" party blunder.
as well as wrong In Itself. He main
tained that the people of the Island were
under our flag, and therefore It should not
be held for colonial exploitation. The as
sertion of our power to levy the proposed
tariff was In violation of the tacit but well
understood ngroement with them, and he
could not. therefore, give It his support.
After a brief executive session the Sen
ate, at 6:23 P. M., adjourned until H
o'clock tomorrow.
Another Trnlnlne Ship.
SEW TOItK, April 2. Tho auxiliary
cruiser Buffalo, which has been lying In
tho Brooklyn navy-yard since she re
turned from Manila lost Summer, Is to be
commissioned again tomorrow as a training-ship
for the second batch of lands
men of whom the United States Is trjlng
to make able seamen. She will sail later
In the week for Xorfolk. where she wilt
take on part of her crew, and then start
for a Mediterranean cruise.
The Buffalo will have 200 young men on
board when she leaves the Brooklyn
"Durability is
Better Than Show"
The wcalih of the malft-mSEoruUres is
not equal io good health. Riches wiihooi
health aie corse, and yet the rich, the,
middle classes and the poor alike have, in
Hood's SarsaparSla, a valuable assistant
in getting and maintaining perfect health
dtfeedb
SVeverqggg-
navy-yard, and will pick up 230 at Nor
folk. She will follow the route of the
Dixie,' which took out the first lot ot
"rookies." as the bluejacfkets call them,
some months ago. The young men hav
all been enlisted Inland. Most of them
come from the farms, and many have
never seen a ship before. They are" a
healthy lot. however, and the Government
has found that they pick up seamen's lora
pretty quickly.
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SHELDON'S EXPERIMENT.
Dr.
Parkhnrnt on the Topeka Edi
tor's Failure.
NEW YORK. April 2. In his sermon
last night at the Madison-Avenue Pres
byterian Church, Dr. Parxhurst referred
to the experiment of the Rev. Mr. Sheldon
as editor ot the Topeka Dally Capital.
He said:
"One reason why men suppose that tho
gospel can not be closely applied in com
mon life. Is their failure to understand
exactly what Its precepts Intend tha
point Christ aimed at In the enunciation ot
those statutes, at least some of those stat
utes. Secular rupen, as a rule, havo
been nervously, and. In some Instances,
feverishly. Interested In that unique enter,
prise, and their restlessness has at times
.betrayed them Into modes of Scripture ex
position that were probably the best they
were capable of, but that disclosed .novel
views of the gospel idea and that sent
a great way toward demonstrating tha
fact that even If Mr. Sheldon were not
competent to conduct a dally secular paper
In the way Jesus would. It was a great
pity that somebody could not be found
pretty1 soon that could.
'The feature In the case that com
mends Itelf to the church and the world.
Is tho underlying principle Involved, not
the special application of It that happened
at Topeka. The supreme question that
you and I are concerned with Is the mat
ter 6f treating Christ's preempts as prac
tical statutes to be adopted into our
work-day life; adopted there, put In con
trol there, not In Journalism merely that
Is only one thing and we are not many
of us Journalists but In everything.
Sheldon had a good deal to say about
doing things as Jesus would do them.
There Is a suggestion about that phrase,
although in his mouth It was not cant.
but It was Infelicitous; It gave opportunity
to the ungodly to revile. 'Ploughing 03
Jesus would plow sanitary plumbing that
would please Jesus, touches in an un
pleasant way the spot where we keep our
sense of the holy. Why not have said ex
ercising in everything we do editing,
plowing or whatever else the same spirit
which Jesus exercised In what he did, and
then everything would turn on finding cut
as accurately and nicely as possible just
what that spirit was."
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PinLADELPHIA. April 2. Diamonds.
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Charles Smith, at Germantown. . sutmr.i
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ward Brannln, Mr. Smith's coachman, wha
Is mtesing. One necklace among the miss
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