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" .7. ".-T"" '- . y a 2 THE MORNING OBEQpNIAN, FBIDAY, APRIL' 6, 1900. - BILL NOT COMPLETED House Still Working on the Ha waiian Measure. IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS ADOPTED In the Senate Galllnsrer Presented an Arirnnient Acnnst the Scat- lns: of Qnny. "WASHINGTON. April 5. The House did sot finish the bill to provide territorial1 . government for Hawaii today. When the hour fixed for taking a vote, i o'clock, arrived, less than half the bill had been covered, and so many amendments re mained that It was agreed to continue the consideration of the bill under the flve xnlnute rule until It was finished. Several important amendments were agreed to to day, among them the following: To nulli fy all labor contracts In the Islands; to extend the alien contract labor laws to the Islands, to prohibit the, sale of iritoxlcatlng liquors In saloons, to limit the landhold lng3 of corporations to 100) acres, and to substitute for the Hou.e provision relating to the appointment of Judges and other officers of the Island, the Senate provision. The House provision lodged the appointing power In the Goernor; the Senate placed It In the President. During today's comparatively brief open session of Ow Senate, Gallinger of New Hampshire presented an argument against the eeatlng of Hon. JL S. Quay ns a Senator from Pennsylvania. He de voted himself almost entirely to the Con stitutional phases of the question. Ilost of the day was spent In executive session. THE KOUTIXE KEI'OUT. .Debute on tbe Hawaiian Hill In the Houfle. "WASHINGTON, April S. The additional urgency deficiency measure, carrying !. 009 for fees of United States Marshals. Jurors, etc, was passed -by the House to day. The Naval appropriation bill was pre sented by Foss (Rep. HL). and Wheeler (Dem. Ky.) presented a minority report against certain features of the bill. The House then resumed consideration of the Hawaiian territory sill for amend ment under the five-minute rule. De Armond (Dem. Mo.) moved to Btrlke from section 5, extending the Constitution and all laws of the United States locally applicable to the Islands, the words "the Constitution and". The amendment was In line with De Armond's speech of Tues day, In which he argued that the Consti tution already extended over the islands, and that if It did not. Congress was power lea? to project It there. Knox (Rep. Maes.) opposed the amend ment, which, he said, raises the whole question as to the extension of the Con stitution, on which the House was divided. The amendment was lost, "S to ST. When section 10, which enforces the obll cation of contracts In Hawaii, was reached, Knox, chairman of the commit tee, offered the following amendment, to be added to the section: "Provided, That no suit or proceedings shall be maintained for the specific per formance of any contract heretofore or hereafter entered Into for personal labor or service, nor shall any remedy exist or be enforced for breach of any such con tract, except in a civil suit or proceedings Instituted solely to recover damages for ouch breach. "Provided, further. That the provisions of this pcctlon shall not apply to merchant eeamen." The amendment, he explained, was de signed to prevent the informal prosecution of contract laborers who violated their contracts. The amendment was adopted, 40 to 27. Robinson (Dem. Ind.) offered an amend ment to nullify all labor contracts made since the date of annexation, providing that hereafter no law should be enacted to enforce them. Adopted. 15 to 42. HItt (Hep. III.) stated that section 5 of the bill, which extended the laws of the United States to Hawaii, -covered the whole subject, and that, by the terms of the act of 1S73, it terminated all contracts with Chinese or Orientals. Another amendment was made specifi cally extending the provisions of the alien contract labor law to the Islands. GUlett (Rep. Mass.) offered an amend ment to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors in saloons In Hawaii. The amend ment would not prohibit the sale of liquor In hotels, he oaid, but It would prevent the sale In saloons where men gather. Knox opposed the amendment. He thought the subject should be left to the legislature of the Islands. Fitzgerald (Dem. Mafs.) took the same position. t Such a law, he said, would be a farce. Public opinion did not sustain prohibition. The prohibition law was a dead letter In Maine, he said. Llttletield (Rep. Me.) challenged Fitzgerald to place his finger on a spot or place where liquor was sold openly. Fitzgerald said It was sold everywhere, and finally compelled Uttlefleld to admit that It could bo "pro cured" at almost any place. Proceeding, XJttlefleld said It was the policy of the civilized world to prohibit the sale of In toxicating liquors among uncivilized peo ple. If the Anglo-Saxon race was In con trol, he would not favor tho amendment, but as It was not, he thought the amend ment should be adopted. Flnley (Dem. S. a) said there were physiological reasons why It would be well to prohibit the sale of liquor In the Islands. Berry (Dem. Ky.) opposed the amend ment on tho ground that It was the um. versal experience that tho more 6tringent the liquor laws, the worse the liquor and the more of It was drank. Tho amend ment was adopted. 6G to CO. Newlands (Ell. Nev.) offered an amend ment, which was adopted, to limit the holdings of real estate by a single corpora tion to 1000 acres, the proviso not. how ever, to Interfere with existing holdings. White (Rep. N. C), the colored member, offered an amendment, which was lost, to strike from the qualifications of voters lor Representatives the provision requir ing the payment of a poll tax. Williams (Dem. Miss.) offered an amend ment requiring tbe payment of the poll tax nine months prior to the election. H said It was the universal experience of states having a poll tax law, that where It could be paid Just before the election It became a means of corrupting voters. The amendment provoked a heated discus sion. In which Grosvendr (Rep. O.). Under wood (Dem. Ala.), Llnney (Rep. N. C) and White participated. It was lost, 55 to S2. By this time the hour for voting, 4 o'clock, was close at hand. Almost 23 pages of the bill remained to be read, and there was a scramble to get amendments rushed through by unanimous consent. The requests all met objection, and result ed In a tangle which was straightened out by unanimous consent that tbe House finish the consideration of the bill under the five-minute rule. Pugh (Rep. Ky.) moved to strike out the provision requiring that voters should be able to speak, read and write the Eng. llsh or Hawaiian language. It was lost Underwood taunted the Republicans with their Inconsistency In recognizing the ne cessity for white man rule In Hawaii In the pending bill, while denouncing at every opportunity the election laws of some of the Southern states which were designed to prevent the participation In 'elections of the Ignorant classes. On motion of Shafroth (SIL Colo.), tho Senate provision lodging the appointment of the Judges and other officers In the Prerident, Instead of the Governor, was substituted for the House provision. " Without finishing the bill, the House, at 5:20- P. M., adjourned. In the Senate. A House joint resolution was adopted by the Senate appointing Sydney B. Cooke, of Kansas; Charles 1L Anderson, of Ohio, and Alfred L. Pearson, of Pennsylvania, members of the Board of Managers of the National Home. for Disabled Volunteer Sol diers of the United States. A bill to Increase the efficiency of the subsistence department of the Army- was passed, after Carter (Rep, Mont.) had of fered and withdrawn an amendment pro viding that the acting head of tbe subsis tence department should have the rank, pay and emoluments of a Brigadier-General. Cockrell (Dem. Mo.) said while he sympathized with-the object of the amend ment, he was doubtful as to the best.way to attain It. Ho thought the present In cumbent of the position (General Egan) ought to have been removed. The following bills were passed: To In corporate the National White Cross of America; to authorize the payment ot traveling allowances to enlisted men of the regular and volunteer forces when dis charged by order of the Secretary of War and stated by htm as entitled to travel pay. Butler (Pop. N. C.) and Pettlgrew (SU. Rep. 8. D.) denied certain Interviews at tributed tc them while In Cuba In a Cuban paper, and sent to this country. Piatt (Rep. Conn.), speaking as chair man of the Senate committee on Cuba, said that there was nobody, so far as he knew, who proposed to break faith with the Cubans. "And I do not believe," h added, "there are many Cubans who be lieve the United States will not" keep Its promises. Of course, there ore agitators in Cuba, but among the Cubans generally there Is the utmost confidence In the United States." Gallinger (Rep. N. H.) then presented a Constitutional argument against the seat ing of Mr. Quay. He maintained that the Governor of Pennsylvania ought to have called a special session of the Leg islature to elect a Senator after It had adjourned without an election. He said he opposed the eeatlng of Quay became tmch action would 1e a, violation of both, the letter and spirit ot the Constitution, because he was opposed to giving the Gov ernor absolute rights to make appoint ments of Senators In any case: because the Legislature, having adjourned without election, had voluntarily relinquished a part of Its representation In the Senate, and becauro It would Induct into our In stitutions a Pandora's box, causing end less confusion In Legislatures of the plates. The Senate then passed a bill to extend the act governing the Immediate transpor tation of dutiable merchandise without ap praisement to the ports of Laredo, Eagle Pass and El Paso, after which, at 1:30 P. M., the Senate went Into executive ses sion until 4:40. when the Alaska civil coda bill was laid before the Senate. Soma formal amendments were about to be pro ceeded with, when, on motion of Pettu (Dem. Ala.) the Senate, at 4:45 P. M., adjourned. SPOKE OS THE CAXAL TREATY. Argument For and Aentnat the Da. via Amendment. WASHINGTON. April S. On motion of Senator Davis, the Senate today consid ered the Hay-Pauncefote treaty for the modification of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. About three hours were spent In discuss ing tho amendment to the treaty made by the Senate committee on foreign rela tions, providing that "none of the condi tions and stipulations In sections 1, 2. 3, 4 and 5, of article 2. shall apply to meas ures which the United States may find It necessary to toko for securing, by Its own forces, the defense of the United States and the maintenance of public order." Senator Davis opened the debate with a general statement In support of the treaty, but directed his remarks especially toward the explanation of the committee amend ment. He stated that In all other essen tial respects tho pending treaty was sim ilar to tho treaty of Constantinople, In connection with the Suez canaL For some reasons, however, the provision permit ting tbe United States to defend Its prop erty was omitted. In the Suez canal treaty, such a provision was Inserted In the interest of the Sultan of Turkey and the Khedive of .Egypt. This omission was a palpable error. Senator Davis said, and he did not believe that the people of the United States would be satisfied with any arrangement which left the Government of this country to build a waterway be tween the oceans and not give It the right In specific terms to defend It. Scnator Morgan, the only member of the committee on foreign relations who did not concur In the amendment, made the principal speech In opposition to It. He consumed tbe greater part of the execu tive session. Senator Davis' speech being comparatively brief. Before Senator Mor gan began, however, a few brief state ments were made for and against the amendment- Senator Piatt, of Connecti cut,, and Senator Stewart both came out against the amendment. Senator Piatt made the point that the amendment was unnecessary, and, therefore, undesirable. Senator Lodge made a brief plea for the amendment, saying that, however great the present confidence was In the power of the neutrality and mutual understanding among nations, we should take Into con sideration the possibility of future entan glements and lose no opportunity to make provision for safeguarding our Interests In all exigencies that might arise. Senator Morgan's speech was a plea for neutrality as the best guarantee of the safety and usefulness cf the canal. He said It was to be a highway for the com merce of the nations, and that the pro posed amendment not only would fall to provide for lis protection, but might be the means of causing complications which never could arise If the amendment was not Inserted. The conditions, he con tended, were entirely dissimilar from those connected with the Suez canal, Turkey possessing territory In the Immedi ate vicinity of that canal, and the United States having no such conditions within thousands of miles of the proposed Nica ragua canal. He. therefore, thought the restriction superfluous, and contended that It Indicated a disposition to grant to Great Britain powers over us which that country did not attempt to assert. Fur thermore, he contended that If this amendment was Inserted It would require not only fortifications and the mainte nance of troops at probably both ends of the canal, but also the maintenance of battle-ships, coaling stations and supply depots in that vicinity. The provision was calculated In times of emergency to make tho termini ot the canal great battle grounds and to Invite complications with other, nations, which would be avoided in case of the maintenance of absolute neu trality. He also contended against tho adoption of the amendment as a precau tionary measure, arguing that In case ot war we would take possession of the canal without any previous agreement to that effect. "If." he said. "I should get Into a fisti cuff with another fellow, and he should strike me, I would certainly strike back without stopping to read any previous agreement that I might have with my an tagonist to the contrary. In case of a war. wo would most certainly assumo that the other nation to the controversy had broken the agreement, and act ac cordingly." Asked by Senator Mason If he thought It would be consistent on tho part of Great Britain to fortify Jamaica and still pre vent our fortifying the mouth of the ca nal. Senator Morgan replied that the neu trality provision only extended to the three-mile limit, and not to a place so-dls-ant as Jamaica. Fortifications of outly ing possessions, he said, were constantly going on, and the good faith of no nation could be attacked because ot them. During the controversy. Senator Wol cott asked several questions Indicating his opposition to the amendment, while Senator Mason, by the same course. Indi cated his opposition to the treaty without the amendment. Neither of "them, how ever, made any affirmative statement. At the close of Senator Morgan's speech the Senate returned to tbe consideration of legislative business, no one else being pre pared to speck on tho treaty. OlRa Xethersole Acquitted. NEW YORK. April 5. The Jury in the case of Olga Nethersole and others, ac cused of maintaining a nuisance In per forming tho play, "Sappho," has returned 'a. verdict of not guilty. THE NAVAL PROGRAMME APPnOPRIATIOX' BILL REPORTED TO THE HOUSE. Carries tie Largest Amount of An? Similar Measure Brer Reported Foreign Sea Power. WASHINGTON, April 5. The naval ap propiiatlon bill was today reported to the House by Acting Chairman Foss, of the naval committee. The amount carried by the bill is JS1,219.91, tho largest ever re ported to the House from & naval commit tee. Aside from this, tho report which accompanies tho bill is remarkable for Its array of facts regarding sea power the world over, foreign naval programmes and tho comparative strength of the navies of the great powers, accompanied by colored charts, showing tho upbuilding of the va rious great navies. Under the head cf "Naval Programme," tho report says: "For the purpose of further Increasing the naval establishment of the United States, the committee recommends that tho President be authorized to have built Soldiers' Monument Fund. Previously acknowledged .- $9653-18 Miss Lorene Madden, Sellwood .' .25 Doree Lodge, Knights of Pythias 19.00 ?9.67243 by contract two sea-going coast lino bat tle ships carrying tne ne&viesi nmwr mu most powerful ordnance for vessels of their class upon a trial displacement of about 13.000 tor and to have the highest practicable speed and greatest radius of affirm, and to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, not exceeding $3,600,000 each; three armored cruisers or about ,ww ions trial displacement, carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful -ordnance for voanels of their claso and to have the highest practicable speed andgreat radius of action, and to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, not exceeding 34.230,000 each, and three protected cruisers of about 8000 tons trial displacement, carrying the moat powerful ordnance for vereels of their class and to have the highest speed compared with good cruising qualities and great radius of action, and to cost, exclu sive of armament, not exceeding 32,800,000 each. "The maximum cost of the ships herein authorized, exclusive of armor and arma ment, will te J2S.3M,000. This is the largest naval programme ever submitted by the committee on naval affairs of the Houso. and te In accord with tho wishes and rec ommendations of the Secretary of tho Navy and Admiral Dewey, and will, we believe, meet tho Jusf demands of public sentiment. "The past year In naval construction has been marked by the moat liberal naval programme! on tho part of all tho foreign nations. At the present time, there Is pending In the Reichstag of Germany a naval bill, wh'ch. If passed, will Increaso the tonnage of the present German navy 422,000 tons, a larger tonnage tnon tnai oi . her present navy. As to armor plate, the report tellsor tne futile efforts to secure armor at 3300 nnd 3400, and says: I "The battleships Maine, Ohio and Mis- sourl. now In process of construction, re- . ouire 7X3. tons oi armor, or . iui peh vessel, lt Is believed by the com. mlttee 'that these battleships of nearly 13.000 tone displacement, the largest In de sign which have ever been placed by the Navy Department, should have the best obtainable armor, and, accordingly, your committee recommends that the Secretary or the Navy be authorized to contract for such armor at a cost not to exceed 3543 per ton. The best obtainable armor at the present tlmo Is. according to all naval au thorities, the so-called Krupp armor. Your committee .believes It Is little short or dis loyalty to recommend any other than th best armor for theso battleships to be placed between tho bodies of our officers and men nnd the bullets of the enemy. "Under the last naval appropriation act. Congress authorized he construction ot three battleships Georgia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and three armored cruW- ers West Virginia, Nebraska ana uauior nlo. but Inserted a provision therein as follows: That ho contracts for the armor for any vessel authorized by this act shall ? de "Sa VV??,Z?2. Vll of. SMO pounds, including royalties, and In no case shall a contract be made for the construction of the hull or any vessel au- thorized by thta ,. .until a contract has been made for thearmor of such vessel. Your committee recommends ttat the re- lT?lZnSe MmSlinff. authorized, so that the construction of the Hi f,h,'!f..VteScl9 may B n Wlth0Ut One of the most interesting features of the report Is that which discusses "Our Naval Policy." It gives tne gradual up building or our new navy, year by year, under Secretaries Chandler. Whitney, Tra cy. Herbert and Long, and Bays: "We havi a navy today which Includes a considerable number or vewels or every of any navy in th- world. Seventeen J ; ' ".Pln'on'Jt ?,! ul years ago we. had practically no facility , for the Government to own Its own Plant, for building ships, and what we had was " ," "ever,ma,1,e V" ttS' discredited. We were obliged to buy our P'e. the .fact of the Govern armament and armor, and even In one ' raent ab'ty to produce armor-plate on Us ,, m,r nn. from forelm countries. . ow" account would operate to keep down Today we aro not only building ships In American shipyards, or American mate rial, by American labor, on American plane, ror ourselves, but also for some of the leading nations of the world, eucn has been the advance which has been raado In naval progress In our country. "The question may be asked: What nhall be our future naval policy? Let us build as wo have been building, gradually. on broad lines, and upon the most ad vanced Ideas of naval construction: not so fast that wo will be ahead or the ad vance of naval progress, but slow enough to secure nil the benefits of new Improve ments and new Inventions; or, better still, to do aa the American navy has always done when given on opportunity, to lead the march ot tho best naval construction to be round." Tho more Important Items In the bill. In addition to thcee given are: Contingency fund, "necessary to meet emergencies constantly arising In view or the unsettled conditions In our Insular popscFslonA. to be expended In the discre tion or the President," 3500.000: ordnance. 3L7W.500: equipping venels, 32.600.000; sur veys and coaling stations In Insular pos stwions. 3100.000. The public works at various points un der the bureau or yards and docks receive amounts as follows: Portsmouth 3 ?1c.roo Boston .'. SCST00 New York 1.30KV League Island 99 WV) Washington 414.10 Norfolk . .,.... 45f.0 Port Royal 227.000 Key West 97.W0 San Juan S'.MO Porsicola 95'0r0) Alders 145 0;0 Mare Island (Including provision for barracks) 50.20 Puget Sourd 20S.lfa Dredrlng Dry Tortugas iftft.nm Drydock. Aiders fSOOOO Four drydocks fOOOt) Repairs and preservation tOO.OTO The Naval Academy Items aggregate 3ST7.500. In this Is Included J350.00O to be gin tho erection of a building suitable for cadet quarters at a. cost not exceeding 32.500.000.. Prov'slon Is made for the restoration of the tltlo of "midshipman" and the abolish ment of tho two years' course at sea. A new provision has been Inserted provIdlngJN. Heas. . for an Increase of five surgeons and 20 as sistant surgeons In the navy, and It is pro vided that tbe assistant 'surgeons who have mode & creditable record during the war with Spain, now In the volunteer service, may be given permanent commis sions, without limitation as to age. The item for steam engineering Includes the new machinery plants at Mars Island, Al giers, Honolulu and San Juan. The amounts In detail for the Increase of the navy are: Construction and machinery. 02-"i5'S3 Armor and armaments iS'Zv? Equipments r- MKO In providing for new battleships and cruisers, the following provisions ore made: "And the contract for the construction of each of eaid vessels shall ba awarded by tho Secretary of the Navy to the lowest responsible bidder, having In view the best results and most expeditious delivery, and not more than two of the vessels here in provided for shall be built In one yard, or by one contracting party, and In the construction of all said vessels, all the provisions of tho naval act of March S, 1S39, shall bo followed; and subject to the provisions hereinafter made, two, and not mora than two. of the aforesaid vessels rtiall be built on or near the coast of the Pacific Ocean, or In the waters connecting therewith: provided, that If It shall appear to the satisfaction of the President from the biddings for such contracts, when they are examined by him, that said vessels, or any of them, cannot bo constructed on or near the coast or tho Pacific Ocean at a cost-not exceeding 4 per cent above the lowest accepted bid for the other vessels provided for In this act. he shall authorize the construction of said vessels, or either of them, elsewhere In the United States, subject to the limitations as to cost here inbefore provided." THE MINORITY REPORT. Democrats Opposed to Paying So Much for Armor-Plate. WASHINGTON, April 5. Four members of the minority of tho naval affairs com mittee Wheeler of Kentucky, Rlxey of Virginia, Kitchen of North Carolina, and Vandlver of Missouri united In a report opposing certain Items of the naval ap propriation bill. TWelr report' dwells espe cially upon the failure or the majority to make provision for a future supply of armor.plate at a reasonable cost. The report says the minority agree with the majority as to the necessity for purchas ing T40O tons of armor for the battle-ships Maine, Ohio and Missouri, even though at an exorbitant price, because a longer de lay would-Injure the ships, and also bud Jcct the Government to suits by contrac tors. The report then criticises the major ity for refusing to attempt to solvo the question of a future supply of armor plate, notwithstanding vessels already au thorized will require 25,000 tons, adding: "It seems to be pretty generally under stood tho armor-plate factories will not Iurnsn Krupp armor for less than JSI5 jer ton, but exactly where this Informn- Uon comta rrom we a unable to state. tor j,ere was no testimony before the committee on the subject except from Ad- ., n'Nell. who did not. ns we under- stanQ lt. speak for the plate factories, Tho sum 0I $545 pgj. ton Ior armor is. In our Judgment, beyond question, exorbitant. If not outrageous. Tftere is not a scintilla of proof from any factory showing what Krupp armor corts to manufacture. "In our Judgment the potential reasons In enhancing the price of armor to the Government Is the existence ot a trust or agreement between the armor-plato fac tories of this country we are almost per- suaded we can safely go further and shy armor-plate lactones 01 tne worm, mere are but two armor-plate factories In the United States, and they understand each other so well there Is no competition for orders or as to prices. The Government Is at the mercy of these companies, and we see but two ways of escape either stop building armored ships or manufac ture our own armor, we believe it tne Secretary of the Navy was directed to buy armor for not exceeding 3400 per ton, and I If h& W.1.f , ..( I. at ? rtrlf-A tt K.,11.1 , a fact the two compass W0Uld re- . tn( ,ce tQ a asonnb!e , per , t(m rather tnan a,fow tne Government to I Dne their competitor. Ono thing Is l unlesa w buUd our own plant ,,., wU1 never cheapen. For y arfrument. we will admit an ormor- - fa cogt aoooxx)( and yet . e M, h Government can save h arm0r-P:ate now needed, cr that will bo needed for ships authorized, , ,., .. ,,, ;v ... ,, . and have J1.000.000 leftover. We need root 31.000 tons or armor, and If lt con bo produced for 3230 per ton, lt means a reduction of the price we are now required to pay 3315 per ton, on something 'like 21.000 tons, which would be well-nigh 19. 000,000. Again, should the Government conclude to manufacture Its own armor- plate, lt would Insure the very best prod prices In the private yards, and put an end to the exorbitant charges." The minority report next dissents from tho refusal of tho committee to authorize construction of part of the vessels pro vided for in Government yards, notwith standing four naval constructors and the Chief or the Bureau or Construction ad vise It. The minority says that, while In the report they will not specirv the Items of extravagance In the bill, they call at tention to "the fact that this bill Is 313,000.000 In excess of any bill heretofore reported and 326.000.000 In excess, or prac tically double, that of any blil ever re ported . In time of peace. Indicating a growing disposition to forget how money is collected from the people, and a ten dency or the American Congress to ex travagance Disturbances In Panama. NEW YORK. April 5. A special to the Herald from Washington says: It Is now admitted that the disturbances In Panama, Colombia, are serious, and the authorities are beginning to pay at tention to them. Mall service has been Interrupted In conoequence or the opera tions or the troops, and lt was reported today that there ,had been fighting In the streets of Panama. Inquiry at the De partment or State, however, failed to elicit any Information xon this point. A revolu tion In Colombia Is of especial Importance to the United States, because of the guar antee made by this Government to pro serve free transit between Colon and Pan ama." New York Republican Drleitatea. NEW YORK, April 5. Republican con ventions to elect delegates to the Philadel phia Convention were held In Greater New York In seven Congressional districts. In five ot the districts the delegates were not Instructed, while In the 13th and 14th districts they were Instructed for McKln- ley, The delegates elected are: Lispenaru Stewart. Frank H. Piatt. Frederick S. Glbbs. General Howard Carroll. Charles H. Murray. John Sabln- Smith. George I Hillyard, George Sheldon, James Perry, Edward Lauterbach, Lemuel Qulgtr. jonn W.,ReUenber, John F. Green. Franklin n. Smith. Cornelius N. Bliss and .Charles. BURMAH FRONTIER FIGHT BATTLE BBTWEEt CHIXEM3 HJJD ER3 A3TO BRITISH POLICE. . Reported-Clash Between Russian and Japanese Warships Tho- Ten sion at Peking. VANCOUVER. B. C April 5.-Ortenial papers state that Chinese official enmity toward foreigners Is being ' specially' di rected against Brlt'sh citizens in China. Instigated, It Is said, by Russian suggec tlors, the Chinese have lately been espe cially troublesome bn the Burmah-Chlneso frontier, where a medical officer and an assistant commissioner were murdered. A story Is brought by the Empress of Japan rrom Yokohama today or a. series or additional Chinese raids on the Bur mah boundary, culminating In a battle .between 500 Chinere and 75 military police under District Superintendent Hertz, or Rangoon. The Indian military police, with 50 Gurkhas, attacked the main body or the Chinese, killing 84 and capturing their guns. Jlngals ' and banners. . The Chinese leader was among the killed. Six or the British forces. Including two or flcers. were wounded, only one seriously. The scene or tho battle was eight miles on the Burmah side of the frontier. March S. three b'uejackets from H. M. S. Woodcock, cruising on the Yang-tse. went for a walk among the villages north or Shaehl. and lost their way. They were set upon by the villagers, chained to the ground and flogged. They were then con demned to be beheaded, but were rescued with great difficulty. Just as the death sentence was about to be enforced. Tbe war toward which Russia and Japan are believed by Oriental papers to ba drift ing was almost precipitated by an inci dent which Japanese oIEciaU have vainly endeavored to suppress. March 21, a Jap anese ba tle-thip encountered a Russ'an cruhrer In the ne'ghborhood of Hokkai do. Without any warning tbe Russian discharged a torpedo against the batt'e- shlp. but mL'S'd aim and the Japanese ship escaped unhurt, but before returning fired several shots at. her assailant. A report comes from New Chwang that the Russians are working day and night on the railway In order to complete lt to the Amur as soon as possible: that the ch'ef engineer has gone to Teklng to try and arrange for the purchrse of the Im perial Chinese Raliwny, and that Ylng kok (New ChwanO will be proclaimed a Russian roTsces!on in the Spring. The forts ore being repaired which commapd the entrance to the rivir. which were de stroyed by the Japarese. An avalanche with a large number of ratalltles. Is reported from Echlgo, Ja ran. Before the snow could be removed. 74 men were dead. The Japanese papers say that, owing to the recent discouraging course of traso export, aggregating much less than Im ports gold currency has been flowing out or Japan this year, in a single week nt the Bank or Japan nearly 2,000000 yen In gold Is said to have been the excess In payments over receipts.- Gold-standard financiers are becoming alarmed and com mercial organizations are demmdlng gov ernmental action to provide a remedy. Domestic affairs In China are apparently as unsettled as ever. February 19, the Emperor Kwang Su received the rorelgn Ambassadors at Peking In audloncc. The usual etiquette was observed. The Em peror, it Is said, looked very 111. and lt Is the generat oclnlon that he will not live long. It Is believed that a general rebel lion In China will fo'low the announce merit or his death. Tho Grand Council has been warned by the Viceroys and Governors or Liang- K'ang. Two: Kuans. Htr Kuang and Mlnche Provinces that the rerorm party, which Is being finan cially assisted by Chinese abroad and by numerous secret societies hostile to tha Manchu dynasty, will proceed to actual rebellion the moment Kwang Su dlrs. The Acting Viceroy or Llan Klang Province further reported that In h's Jurisdiction alone 140.000 -Huanese were armed and ripe ror rebellion, and that they were bilng restrained by the Influence or one man. the ex-Viceroy Liu, who is a Hu nonese. At the Council meeting, when these re ports were considered, the Dowoger Em- prers asked Jung Lu K the grand army under him was loyaL Jung Lu replied that ir a rebellion arose on account of the Emperor's death or deposition, neither he nor his corps commanders could Join; his corps commanders could prevent nine tenths of the grand army Joining the reb els. To this reply, however. Princes Chin and Tunn, the latter father of Chun, the heir apparent, sneerlngly answered that they and their Manchus ot the Peking field torco and banner corps could cope with any rebels In or out or China, and the Empress Dowager seems willing to rely on this boast, although the Manchu troops number only 10,000. Tho China Gazette says the Empress Dowager, disappointed In her desire to take "a little bit of the top" of Kang Yu Wei and Liang Chlh Chao. Is now eager to try her hand upon the smaller fry of the Chmrse reform party. Accordingly, she has ordered her willing tool, Luchuan Lin. Acting Viceroy of Nanking, to arrest and decapitate three Chlnesd residents of the foreign settlement of Shanghai, who are rather well known. They are Wau Shi LI, a translater at the Klangnan ar senal; Wong Yl Neu, brother of Wong Kan-Neu, chief editor or the Universal Gazette, and Ye Han, the present acting editor of that Journal. The position at Tien Tsln. according to the Hong Kong Telegraph, Is most critical. The Conservative party Is rapidly becom ing a menace to rorelgn Interests, the members of the Boxers' Secret Society ore certain of making trouble, and not unsea sonable apprehension of impending danger exists among tne xoreign community, as the rioters core nothing for the Chinese troops and anti-foreign placards have been put up In the native city. Members of the diplomatic body are conferring to gether, and have sent an ultimatum to the Tsung-U-Yamen. pointing out tbe ne cessity for affording adequate protection to foreigners' lives and property. British gunboats are coming north. Advices rrom Corea dated March 20 state that the much-sought mining concession has been definitely granted to Pritcbard Morgan for 25 years, the Corean Govern ment to receive 25 per cent of the total output. Retaliatory Measures. VICTORIA. B. C.. April 5. Advices by today's Oriental mall contain particulars of representations made by the British Commissioners delimiting the Burmese border In. connection with tho murder of two British officers. The assault was made by the tribesmen of the country vis lted. but is found to have been planned and directed by Chinese officials, against whom retaliatory measures will be taken. The Ill-treatment of three British blue Jackets In Shnshl district has also been taken cognizance of, and two British gun boats have been ordered to Tien Tsln to emphasize their country's demands. The China Mall has the following tele gram from Peking: "The Emperor Is very 111. It is the common belief that he Is continually un der the Influence of drugs administered by his arch enemy, the Empress Dow ager, which will before long take him out of the disturbed arena of his country's politics." Antl-Foreijrn Feellna In China. BERLIN. April 5. The Peking corre rmondent of the National Zeltung describes tho growing stubbornness of tbe Tsung-ll- Yamen toward all the powers. Russia In cluded, and he mentions the fact that Rus sia 1 finds' herself unable to obtain the con sent of tho Chinese Government to a rail way from Mukden to Peking. Germany's efforts to penetrate the Chi nese rivers with gunboats have failed, be cause the.boats are too deep. The German Naval Department has accordingly' or- dered tho construction of seven flat-bottomed gunboats for this special purpose. WAR PREPARATIONS. Russia Is FUUnc Port Arthur W'ltli Grain. SHANGHAI. April S. Ominous prepara tions of tho Russian and Japanese War Departments continue. The Russians aro making strenuous efforts to fill Port Ar thur with grain, even at panic prices, and are Importing quantities or wheat rrom North China. Japan has called out her naval reserves ror service during the ap proaching maneuvers, when the entire Japanese fleet will be engaged. PRINCE OF WALES' ESCAPE Dr. Leyds Telesraphs ill" Conjrratn latlons. BRUSSELS. April 5. Tho attempt at tho assassination of tbe Prince or Wales yesterday was tho solo topic of conver sation on. the streets and In tho cafes and theaters last evening. The Patrlote says: "Investigation proves premeditation. The Interrogation of tho prisoner lasted four hours, and it shows that he was Instigated by on unknown person who persuaded him to buy a pistol on Sunday m tno yia .Mar ket for S francs. Then they went to a wineshop, where Siplde wroto a letter say In he had obtained emDlovment. He then went to the railway station and asked thfe hour of the arrival or the .train. Later ho entered, a. neighboring cafe and loaded his revolver In tho lavatory." The magistrates are going to vertlfy the prisoner's statement. Tho commitment charges the prisoner with an attempt at assassination. Siplde's parents were deep ly moved at the act of their son. It Is believed that this event will hasten the re turn to Brussels of King Leopold, who 13 now at Wiesbaden. Dr. Leyds, diplomatic agent or the Transvaal, has telegraphed to the Prince of Wales congratulating him on his es cape. Tho members of the Transvaal le gation hero called at the British Legation and subscribed their names in the visitors' book, after hearing of tho attempt on the Prince's life. In the Chamber of Representatives to day the President. Baron Snoy, said he felt sure he was but voicing the feelings of the Bejglan Nation In expressing In behalf of the Chamber the Indignation created In all minds by the attempt made on the life of the Prince of -Wales. Tho Minister ot Foreign Affairs. M. de Fnvorea. In behalf or the government, associated himself with tbe regrets of Baron Snoy. "The government," he said, "yesterday forwarded' to tho Prlnco of Wales and Queen Victoria an expression of Indigna tion. to which so odious on outrage had given rise." The Socialist members announced their approval of the sentiments of the speak ers, adding, however, that If Socialists condemned Individual crimes, they blamed with no less energy the "great collective crimes being enacted In South Africa, and they protested nt the Inaction of Europe, which was Indifferent to the crimes the English perpetrate In South Africa. But at the samo time they deeply felt the at tempt against the Prince or Wales." "Blood calls for blood," said M. Vander- vale, the leader of the Socialists. His re marks called forth protests from the Rightists, who recalled the fact that Great Britain had always been the best guar anty of Belgian neutrality. M. Lorand. Leftist, while admitting Great Britalns services for Belgium. Bald he could nev ertheless not "forget she had betrayed ner traditions In attacking a free people." The Minister of Foreign Affairs expostu lated at .the last .re mark, and said 'that thp Leftists ought to'observe the reserve which was the most elementary of tho rules of courtesy rendered Incumbent upon them, to which M. Vandervale retorted: "You foiled to blame the Red Sultan. You have,' therefore, no right to find rault with us. We protest against the attempt on the Prince or Wales, but we protest against the Infamous, shameful war the English are waging on a free people. You have protested In the nnme of the government; we protest In the name of the Belgian people, and send to tho Boers our fraternal greeting." The Minister or Foreign Affairs again protested against these attacks on a friendly nation, when M. Farnement. So cialist. Jumped up and shouted: "Long live the Boers!'.' Thereupon the Presi dent or the House appealed to the patriot Ism ot tho Chamber not to prolong the discussion. Atter further heated Inter changes of remarks, the President or the House declared the Incident closed. British Gratitude. LONDON, April 5. No remarkable dem onstrations were observable In London last evening, partly owing to the Tact that the news or the attempt to assassinate tho Prince or Wales was only generally known nt a late hour. The morning papers editorially voice tho popular feeling of gratitude that the Prince has" received a harmless baptism of Are. They denounce the antl-Brltsh outbursts or the torclgn press, which are the Indirect cause ot such attacks, they say. by hair-wltted ranatlcs, and express the hope that Continental governments will take the lesson to heart, both with respect to the control ot the newspaper mouthlngs nnd the proper protection ot foreign vlstors. "Wales nt Copenhnjren. COPENHAGEN, April 5. The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived here to day, and were met at the railway station by King Christian, of Denmark, and the entire royal family. As the visitors drovo toward the Palace they -were greeted with ringing cheors, which were repeated aa they progressed through the city. THE DEATH ROLL. Osmnn Pashn, the Hero of Plevna, Is Again Reported Dead. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 5. Ghazl Osman Nuba'r Pasha, the hero of Plevna, died yesterday evening, although the re cent Improvement In W3 condition led to hopes of his recovery. Ho was born In 1ST. Silas R CHICAGO. Anril 5. Silas B. Cobb, who has-been prominently Identified wljh the business interests of this city for nearly 70, years, died today from pneumonia, after a short lllnefa. Mr. Cobb was born In Montpeller, Vt., in January. 1S12. and came to Chicago In 1S33. He was president of tho Chicago City Railway Company when lt built Its first cable line. In hH latter years he gave large sums to various re ligious and educational Institutions Cobb Hall. University ot Chicago, erected at a cost of 3100,000, being one of -hifl gifts. Mrs. Aldn Lawrence Dead. QUINCY. III. April 5. Mrs. Alda Law rence is dead at her home here. She was nun of the oldest actresses In the country. She played leading parts with Edwin Booth and also has acted wlthLaura Keene, Junius Brutus Bctbth, John Mc Cullough. Joseph Jefferson and dther trag edy and comedy stars or the first magni tude. Judfre J. E. Rockwell Dead. LOS ANGELES, April 5. Judge J. E. Rockwell, or Denver, tho well-known Jur fet. Is dead, at the home or his uncle. Dr. Bennet. Judge Rockwell, with his wife, came to Los Angeles last February In the hope of Improving his health, but he had been steadily falling since, his arrival here. Ho was 53 jeara old, RAILROADING THE BILL PUERTO RICAX MEASURE TO PUSHED THROUGH HOUSE. BB Republican Caucus Decides to Concur In Senate Amendments and Send BUI Directly to McKInley. WASHINGTON. April 5. The Republi cans of the House In caucus tonight decid ed to take .the shortest possible 'route to n, termination of the Puerto Rican tariff problem by concurring In all the Senato amendments and sending the bill directly to the President. There was a reeble pro test from Cooper of Wisconsin, chairman of the Insular committee, and Moody ot Massachusetts, who favored standing out against somo features ot the civil gov ernment scheme attached to the bilj- by the Senate. They objected, especially, to the Senate provision making all the mem bers of the "Upper Council of the Puerto Rican "Legislature appointees of the Pres ident and clothing them wtth the power ' to grant franchises, but the sentiment of the caucus was overwhelmingly against them. Nono of the Republicans who voted against the original House bill wa3 pres ent at the caucus tonight. As soon as the Republicans absent from Washington can be summoned here, as early as Mon day, if possible, the matter will be brought before the House under a special rule. Previous to the caucus the seven Repub licans who opposed the original bill (He Call or Massachusetts, Llttlefield of Maine, Lorimer of Illinois, Crumpacker of Indi ana. Heatwole of Minnesota, Lane of Iowa, and Warner ot Illinois) held a. con ference and decided not to recede from their former position. Consequently, they considered. It useless to attend tho -conference tonight. THE CLARK. CASE. Argument of Attorney Foster In the 5enn tor's Behalf. WASHINGTON. April 5. Attorney Bler ney continued his argument In the caso of Senator Clark, of Montana, before the committee on elections "today. He was followed by Roger Foster In Clark's be half. Foster's plea was quite sensational In Its denunciation of the prosecution against Clark. Congressman Campbell was de nounced In unmeasured terms, as wero Whiteside. Attorney-General Nolan and Speaker Stiff. There was an effort, he said, to make lt appear that Clark was profligate and more corrupt than a veri table Count of Monte Crista, but this was all untrue. Montana was not n modern Sodom and Gomorrah, and these people were bringing upon themselves the de served opprobrium that falls upon the head of the bird that fouls Its nest, as they do in thus casting aspersion npon their state. Foster turned his attention to th law In the case. He asserted that If all the testimony taken were true, lt would not affect Clark's right to his seat In tho Senate, and proceeded to sustain this prop osition by an elaborate presentation of his authority. Continuing, Foster said the defense would not be satisfied with mens acquittal. They wanted and expected a complete vindication. He then made an effort to prove a conspiracy, which charge, he claimed, was supported" by proof or threats before and after Clark's election. 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