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THE MORNING OBEQpNIAN, FBIDAY, APRIL' 6, 1900.
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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.
Foster had not concluded when the com
mittee adjourned for the day.
Tribal Flchtinc In Anhantee.
ACCRA. British Gold Coast." Africa.
April 5. Tribal fighting has taken place
In Ashantee. Governor and Lady Hodg
son are at Coomossle. The telegraph wires
have been cut. communication stopped and
dispatches destroyed. A body of Hussars
Is leaving here for Coomossle. The situ
ntion appears to bo serious.
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