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trvJtr'-i3 'V-T'rlT-&gfvTB-'.-v'i' ."f 'tyteur - -A -jMEmWf , -iv f, s& 2 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, 'APRIL' 7, 1900. 00EST0 CONFERENCE Hawaiian BilL Passed By House Yesterday. the - FOR TERRITORIAL. GOVERNMENT In tbo Senate, Salljhran-ot Mississippi Spoke In I"n"oY ofSent- ine Qnn)'. 'WASHINGTON. April C Tbe House, after four days of debate, today passed the substitute fort,h"e' Senate bill provid ing for a territorial form of government tor Hawaii. The bltf now goes to confer ence. The most interesting feature of the day's proceedings was the attempt of Hill of Connecticut to secure the anoptlon of two amendments, one .providing for a resident commissioner,. Instead of a delegate in Congress, and "the other declaring that nothing In. the act should bo interpreted as a pledge of statehood. Both were overwhelmingly defeated. Deboe of Kentucky today gave notice that he would move to refer the creden tials of ex-Senator J. C S. Blackburn, as a Senator from that state, to the commit tee on privileges and elections. During the greater part of the session the benate nan under consideration the Indian appropria tion bill. Sullivan of Mississippi delivered a speech in favor of seating Hon. M. S. Quay. TIIC IJAY IX DBT.UL. Close of the Ilavrnltnn Debate In tbe IInuNe. WASHINGTON. April C The House to day resumed consideration of the bill to provide a territorial form of government for Hawaii. The amendment offered by Newlands (E1L TJev.) .was. agreed to, di recting the sarveyBr-Gencral to report to the Departn.ent.bf. X-ahor annually the number -of holders of 'land Of less than 100 acres. The section giving the legislature of Hawaii power to Impeach the Judges of the several courts was stricken out. Hill (Itep. Conn.) offered an amendment giving Hawaii a resident commissioner in Washington instead of a delegate in Con gress. Hill oppos-ed anything that hinted at the possible formation of a future state, out of the 'islands. He said there were few members In Congress who looked for ward to the admission of Hawaii os a state. He had voted for annexation un der the distinct Impression that nothing of the kind would ever be contemplated. Vet here Hawaii was blossoming Into a full-fledged territory. "Does the gentleman believe In taxation without representation.?" asked Fitzgerald (Dem. Mat's.). There .are only 1M.C09 people In Ha waii." replied Hill. "I believe Washing-, ton Is the best-governed city on earth." he said. Proceeding. Hill said he did not be lieve the people of the United States were prepared to take the first step toward statehood In our Insular possessions. It was but a step from a territory to a state, and present exigencies at any time (night Induce the dominant; party to admit the territory. He would not vote to place, a delegate from anyu here on the floor of the House who was not elected by a con stituency which knew what It was doing. Hitt (Rep. III.), a member of the Ha-, walian Commission, opposed the amend ment. Ho said It was desirable. In legis lating for the if land, that there should be a delegate on the floor who could be, ques tioned. Jf there was na delegate, the cor ridors 'wE.'d be crowded with lobbyists representing special Interests. (Applause.) Everybody knew what a lobbyist wis. "Whether he was an ex-Governor, an at , Senator, an ex-Justice of the Supreme Court or a common hireling in Washing ton, ho represented special interests. Hitt recalled that the Ministers from Hawaii in the past. Messrs. Carter, Thurston, Hatch and Hastings, were all honorable, men, who had the privilege of the floor, but no voice. "The gentleman has had broad experi ence with foreign affairs." .interrupted Hill. "Dors he know of a rlngle Insular government In the world, cither Great Britain. France or Germany, or any other European power, which has a representa- "We are a popular representative Got- i eminent essentially, replied Hitt, 'and a - republic does not need to take lessons from monarchies In the application "of our system." (Great applause on both sides of the Houpe.) Williams (Dem. Miss.) argued that the Constitution entitled every organized ter ritory to a delegate on the floor of the House. He had opposed the annexation of Hawaili originally, because he had fore oeen the race problem It would bring with It. -Ho replied with much feeling to HItt's reference earlier in the day to the restrict ed suffrage of Mississippi. "Does the gentleman Imagine," said he. "that we of the South take any pride In the fact that we are compelled to restrict tha suffrage in the interests of civiliza tion?" "I do not." replied Hitt. "but why not apply the same system to Hawaii?" "Whenever i am faced with the race 'problem' continued Williams. "I stand for white supremacy. I stand for white supremacy In Hawaii as I stand for it in Miss'fislppl. It Is the duty of man to lift up those below him. if he can. but there Is no Injunction, human or divine, which obliges white men to 'herd with narrow foreheads. Ignorant of our glorious gains. I have no idea that the blacks will ever rise to the plane of the whites, and I In dulge In no hypocrisy about It." Williams said It HI became the Represen tatives of Connecticut and Rhode Island to taunt the men of the South with their elec tion laws. Ho created much amusement by his references to some of the peculiari ties of the election laws In Rhode Island and Connecticut, and drew th fire of the Representatives of those states. Clark (Dem. Mo.) said he was teetotally opposed to taxation without representation. Hill's amendment was lost. An amendment was adopted to postpone for one year the time when the coastwise laws of the United States should be ex tended to Hawaii. An amendment was added to.lho.end of the bill providing that -no Chinese w,bo obtain -a certificate In Ha wili.pnderthe terms of the bill should be allowed to enter any state or territory of the United States. " De Armond (Dem. ,Mo.) offered an 'amendment compelling all Asiatics who Tiave entered the islands under contract since the date of annexation to leave with in one, year. It was adopted. .Npwiands. offered, an amendment declar--lng- It to bcHhe purpose of the act to en courage free white labor In the Islands and .discourage Asiatic labor, and providing that within one year all corporations shall employ at least one-tenth white labor, one tenth more each subsequent year, until at least three-fourths of the employes ehall be citizens of the United States and of Ha - yalli The amendment was lost, 34 to 77. If-! VA committee amendment was adopted to 5 " c:ose ixp and liquidate -the affairs of the "Mawallan Savings. Bank. "Hill offered an amendment providing i"that nothing In the act should be con- etrued as a pledge of statehood In tho lm- mediate or- distant future. Knox (Rep; Mass.) characterized the amendment, in ; ' the- words of -Representative "Walker, .Massachusetts., as "almighty d n non sense" -The amendment was lost. Another committee amendment was , adored to Snake section E2, relating to appropriations, go Into effect after the approval of tha-net. . 4 The last amendment adopted was one ottered "by Newlands. to create the office of Commissioner of Labor In Hawaii. . The committee then reported the bill and amendments to the House. Bartho.dt -(Rep. Mo.) 'moved ft recom mit the bill, with instructions to strike out the amendment prohibiting the sale of In toxicating liquors In saloons In Hawaii and report the bill back forthwith as amended. The motion was lost, BO to S3. The-bill via then passed. 130 to IS. At 3:60 P.'M. the House adjourned. In tbe Senate. "When tho reading cleric of the Benate had read today that part of the minutes of yesterday's session which related to the presentation of the credentials of Blackburn "as a Senator from Kentucky, Deboe (Rep. Ky.) said: "I was not aware that those creden tials were presented. I want to know now If they are subject to reference. If to, I desire to have them referred to the com .mlttce on privileges and elections." "I suggest," said Jones (Dem. Ark.), "that tha Senator (Deboe) will have no objection to the motion going over." Deboe withdrew the motion for Uie pres ent. Spooner (Rep. Wis.), from the commit tee on rules, reported a resolution pro viding that the rules of the Senate bo so changed as to provide. In the event of the death of the Vice-President, that the President pro tempore may designate in writing some Senator to preside oi'er the Senate in the absence of the President pro tem and that Senator may appoint in open session another Senator to preside for one day. The resolution was adopted, Allison (Rep. la.), from the committee on appropriations, reported the District of Columbia appropriation bill, and gave -notice that 'ho would call It up at tha earliest possible time. Pottigrow (S1L. Rep. S. D.) made a state ment In which he said he was .reliably 'Informed thai the dispatch from Havana of which Senator Butler and himself com plained yesterday was not sent by the As soclated Press, as stated yesterday. The Senate agreed to a conference on a. bill authorizing the adjustment of the 'rights of settlers on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Territory of Arizona. Shoup. -Stewart and McLciurtn were named as conferees on the part of the Senate. Thurston (Rep. Neb.) called up the In dian appropriation bill, but yielded to Sul livan (Dem. Miss.), who addressed the Sen ate in support of Mr. Quay's claim to a seat In the Senate as a Senator from Pennsylvania. He maintained that both as a matter of policy and as a matter of Justice to the state the Governor's right should be conceded, and he should exer cise tho authority to name the Senator in the event that the Legislature for any reason should fall -to elect. For these reasons he declared his Intention of vot ing for the seating of Quay. At the conclusion of Sullivan's speech consideration of the Indian appropriation bill was begun. The measure as reported to the Senate carries 5S.41J.W1. At 2 o'clock the unfinished business the 8pooner 'Philippine bill was. laid before the Senate. Loclge (Ren. Mass.) said that although many speeches Jjan already been made on the Philippine--question, he knew oi several benators who desired to speak on tho bill. As It was desirable, he thought, to dispose of. tho measure at an early date, ho gave notice that Wednes day next he would ask the Senate either then to vote on the measure or fix a time for a final vote upon It. Consideration ot tho Indian bill was re Fumed. Neon (Rep. Minn.) offered an amendment appropriating JGOOO for the pur chase lot a farm for the Indian School at Morris, Minn. It Was adopted. Cockrell (Dem. MoO offered an amend ment re-enacting tho low of 1SS9 concern ing the recording of chattel mortgages of tho Quapws, and as to tho employment of agency assistants. The amendment was adopted. .v. The committee .amendments striking out 'the appropriations Tor" tho agents at the Quapws Agency, In Indian Territory; at the Sac and Fox Agency. Iowa, and at the Sisseton Agency, South Dakota, were disagreed to, thus continuing those agents. . Jones (Dem. Ark.) secured the adoption of an amendment providing that any Mis sissippi Choctaw duly; identified and en rolled ehall have the right prior to the approval of the final rolls of the Choctatvs to settle in the Choctaw-Chickasaw coun try, and shall be enrolled as a Choctaw en titled to allotment. Without disposing of the Indian appro priation bill, the Senate, after a short executive session, at 6:15 P. M. adjourned. The Coeur d'AIene Hearing. " WASHINGTON. April 6. William M. Pipkins, a union miner from Coeur d'AIene, was the first witness heard today at the Coeur d'AIene investigation. He told of threats and Intimidation against him and others because of their refusal to Join the Miners' Union, and of their being driven out of Wardner by a mob of 200 men beating tin pans. The progress of the Investigation was ,Jpw, p-wjfig to the constant objection to the witness" tes timony on events prior to the blowing up of tho mill. Wlllard H. Pipes, engineer ot the Bunker Hill mine, testified to tho ex citing events the day the mill was blown up. giving tho most vivid and circumstan tial account thus far brought out, Tha committee adjourned until Monday . TURKEY'S PORK EDICT. Secretary Hnr Protest Vigorously to the l'qrtr. WASHINGTON, April 6.-Sccretary Hay has nddressed a vigorous protest "to the Turkish Government against the proposed application of on edict excluding Ameri can por.k from Turkey. The note enters an emphatic denial of the pretense of the unwholebomcness set up against our pork as a basis for the exclusion, and pointedly .mutes ii necessary lor the Turkish Gov ernment to support Its contention by ade quate evidence before It can enforce the edict without serious results. The officials here are confident, owing to the complete failure of tho German health officers to make good such, asser tions respecting our meats, that the Turk ish Government can make no showing. i. Domestic nnd Foreign Ports. Philadelphia, April 6. Arrived Argon Ian, from Antwerp. Havre. April 7. Arrived La Touralne. from New "York. New York, April 7. Arrived Cevlc. from Liverpool; Assyria, from Hamburg. Ar rived April G Pennsylvania, from" Ham burg. Liverpool, April 6. Arrived Taurle. from New York. Glasgow, April t Arrived Slavonian, from Boston. Rotterdam. April 6. Arrived Werkcn dam, from New York. Genoa, April t Arrived Trave, from New York. Bremen. April 6. Arrived Kalserln Maria Theresa, from New York. Portland, Me.. April 6. Arrived Nor wegian, from Glasgow; Pomeranian, from Capo. Town. New York, April 6. Arrlvetf-Kalser Frledcrich. from Hamburg. Saljed Mun chen, for Baltimore. Japan's Art Slnsenm. MINNEAPOLIS. April 6. A special to the Times from Tacoma, "Wash., says: Oriental advices received here state that Japan's need of a National Museum and Art Gallery Is about to be supplied. It Is being arranged that all loyal subjects dis posed to offer present's to the Crown Prince and his bride at the approaching nuptials shall contribute money instead of purchasing presents. The fund thus ob tained will "be devoted to building a fine art museum. Their Imperial highnesses are willing to accept wedding presents, but combina tions of donors will be necessary to se cure suitable gifts. It la therefore argued that money contributions will be more readily 'given, 'each contributing what he likes. Viscount Hlklta, formerly Minis ter of thV Household' "Department, the Tokio Chamber of Commerce and tha .newspapers are supporting the project. . Headache VanquUfced. Headache leaves when you use "Wright's Paragon Headacho and Neuralgia Cure, THE HEARING CLOSED FI.AL ARGUMENTS HT THE CASE OP SENATOR CLARK. Attorney Foster and ex-Senators Faulkner nnd Edmunds Spoke Committee Sleet Tuesday. "WASHINGTON. D. C.. April C-lJIr. Foster continued his argument, today be fore the Senate Committee on Elections, in the case of Senator Clark ot Montana. He reviewed at length the testimony of witnesses for the memorialists, contend lag that much of it was hearsay and there fore not competent. He contended thsit there was no bribery In the employment ot a 'legislator unless the employment was made conditional upon his vote. He also argued the fact that legislators had ob tained additional wealth was no PROSPERITY IN Figures on Bank Deposits and Increased Use of Money Which Rout Bryan. Colonel Bryan has been telling people throughout tbe Northwest 'that they ore not prosperous, that the prosperity which they aro enjoying Is alto gether Imaginary. He did not quote figures In support of his argument. National bank statements showing accumulation of Individual deposits and Increase In loans and discounts do not bear out Colonel Bryan's statements. Individual deposits In the National banks of Oregon, Washington and Idaho on February 13. 1900, the date ot the latest statement to the Controller of the Currency, were $32,354,559 S3. But twice In the history" of the Northwest has this total been exceeded December 2. 1S, when It was C3.213.J71 19, and September 7, 1299, when It was JJ3.9W.261 72. By way of comparison. It should be stated that deposits on December 17, 1SSG, six weeks after Bryan was de feated for the Presidency, were only 217.2M.2C3 CO, about half what they were last December. The decrease In deposits since last December Is due to the fact that money Is being withdrawn from banks and put Into business en terprises. Improvements or made available for loans. Northwestern banks are steadily Increasing their loans and discounts. The Increase since last September has been nearly $2,000,000. The total loans and discounts "February 13, 190), reached 19,333.466 27, the highest In five and one-half years. Tbe fol lowing table shows recent movement In Individual deposits and loans and discounts: Individual deposits Oregon. February 13. l0u $11,419. fl 23 December 2. 1K99 11.715.C57 58 September 7, 113) 11,781,133 S3 Loans and discounts February 13, 1SU) t 6.973.335 67 December 2, 1S99 C751.936 43 September 7, 1S99 6.2C8.373 13 Prosperity Is not confined to the Pacific Northwest, as will bo seen by perusal of the following figures for Pacific Coast states and territories Ore gon, Washington, California, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona" and Alaska: Individual Loans and deposits. discounts. February 13, 1900 4.737.045 95 J53.641.66o (0 December 2. 1S99 77,512,773 97 53,134,976 91 September 7, lklO 74.152,379 77 49,257.S56 S3 June 30, 189) , 70,733,905 43 47.9J9.a04 97 April o, lc99.. ................ ... w,2t6,4SS i4 46 513,412 70 February 4. 1'9) 63,576,50! 18 46,319,10! S5 December 17, 1(96 37.SSS.KO S7 21,958,17511 Between Bryan's defeat, in 1896, and December, 189, the individual depos its' of Pacific Coast National banks Increased nearly $40,000,00); la the same time, loans and discounts Increased over $18,000,000. proof against Clark, oa .the lncreaso might eailly come from other oourcos. He declared that a ma jority of witnesses for the prosecution were employed by Marcus Daly and two thirds of them were confessedly corrupt. The evidence was, he concluded. Incompe tent to convict a tramp for petit larceny, and was ridiculous when depended upon 'to unseat a United States Senator. Mr. Foster was followed by his col league, 'ex-Senator Faulkner, who also charged' corrupt motives la prosecution, saying that It was the result of a. com bination of wealth and perjury. He lata tha. blame, far the proceedings at the door 'of Marcus Daly and his agents, alleging that It was In no wise sustained by pub-' lie sentiment .In the State of Montane. Faulkner contradicted tho theory that Clark's financial contributions prior to the sitting of the Montana Legislature rial been .issued to forward his own interests in connection with the Senatorial -contest. The Senator was, he said, only tbe leader of an anti-Daly movement, and the part he was to perform was that of supplying -funds, which no one will deny he had a perfect rignt to do. Instead of appearing as a candidate In tbe State campaign,. Clark had in explict terms refused to per jult .the use of his name. With reference to the destruction ot bank checks, Faulkner said that this course was usual at the close of a politi cal campaign. Faulkner defended the ac tion of the Republican executive caucus In declaring for Clark. He dwelt at length on the charge made by the defense that the prosecution was the result ot a con spiracy, quoting State Senator Cullen, Law-' yer Corbett, Witness Rlngwall and others In support of his theory. He urged that It was Inconceivable that Clark's manager would have delegated aa much to Whlte f'.de as was claimed, when they,knew that he was on enemy in disguise. In conclusion, Faulkner discussed the Improbability that Wellcome should have paid out the $30,000 used by Whltoside In his exposure. Declaring it was Impossible for him to do so because, as he claimed, the evidence shows that from January 1 to January 10 he, C. W. Clark, Steel and Davidson, all told, had only $21,000 in their possession. The whole matter has been explained by the bank accounts which had been so freely exhibited. Faulkner .also reviewed the testimony Involving Clark, contending that all of It was Incompetent and unworthy, and urg lcg that Clark had come through the or deal unetalned. The last speech of the series was made by ex-Senator Edmunds, In support of the prosecution. He took up the charge of the conspiracy, and undertook to show that the $30,000 used by Whiteside In his exposure had been supplied by Mr. Clark's friends. Instead of having less than $30,000. he contended that Mr. Well coma and his associates had, according to the evidence, received up to the time of tbe exposure more than $100,000. True, tbe claim was made that much of this" sum had been expended In the campaign prior to the meeting of the Legislature, buj; If xthl was the case, the evidence, which would put to shame the whole charge, had been destroyed when the checks and vouchers used In the campaign were burned. Mr. Edmunds defended Mr. Whiteside, saying that he had only acted In accord ance with his conviction as to what his duty to his state was. Detective service, such as ho performed, was necessary In order to uncover crime such as he under took, with honest purpose, to expose. He accounted for the employment of persons whose characters had been. criticised by saying that In cases of bribery It was absolutely necessary to employ go-betweens. Bribery was universally the mother of perjury, rendering It almost Im possible to secure proof at first hand. If, however, these agents were corrupt. If they were good or baa, they had de rived their character from the hands of Mr. Clark or his agents. Mr. Edmunds defended the Montana Supremo Court, and ridiculed tho explanation made by C. W. Clark and Attorney Corbett as to tbo special train from Butte to Helena on the occasion when Justice Hunt claimed to have been approached by Dr. Trcncy. Aa for Mr. Clark, he hod no enmity towards that gentleman. He had no doubt that In making his canvass for the Senate, he had acted up to his highest ideal of right, which was the belief that he could pur chase with money what he wanted. Referring to the legal points, he main tained that the Senate should declare va cant any Senatorial sent whose occupant had been elected by corrupt practices. He was also satisfied that the Montana stat ute prohibiting the use of more than $2500 In . a campaign was sufficient to render void Mr. Clark's election. Mr. Edmundj concluded his remarks at S o'olock, thus cloalnr the bearing of the famous case. Tbe committee adjourned until next Tuesday, when a meeting will be held to consider the question ot a report. A PERUVIAN OUTRAGE. American Consular Aarent Brutally Treated. CHICAGO, April "&-A special to the Record from Washington says: Edward Gottfried, of Wllkesbarre. Pa., late Consular Agent for this Government at Truxlllo, Peru, In a sworn statement which he has filed with the State Depart ment, asserts that In the Summer of 1S9S, at Huamucho, Peru. 0 or 60 Peruvian revolutionists dragged him half -dressed to the public square, where they demanded that he produce SOW ools (between J30M and J1000). and 3 rifles within 15 minutes, or submit to cbasctlsement In what la termed In Peru the "flying stocks." Gottfried says he protested 'that he was unable to comply with the demand, and was Immediately knocked down with a blow from a gun and overpowered. His thumbs were tied together with thongs THE NORTHWEST Washington. J1S.(K2.!M3 43 1S.771.SSS 63 18.7lK.972 9 Idaho. $3,471,195 17 3,7S2,St7 98 3.512.261 80 TotnL $32,954,553 S3 25.213.374 19 31,996.361 72 $10,978,236 16 11,221,445 78 $1.3Sl,f 94 43 1.1SJ.928 25 $19,333,466 27 9,431,Xa 93 1.039,263 27 16.7iS.69i TV and his hands twisted back ot bis head. Heavy rifles were inserted between the in verted elbows and his head and In that, position he was strung- up. In a short time the agonizing pains rendered him In sensible. Tho Administration wijl demand restitution and an apology. AFFAIRS IX BRAZIL. Majority of the Press Sympathises . 'WHh' the Boers. , RIO DE JANEIitO,. March SL The Brazilian pnes9 ceptlngSulono the Jour nel do Commeccla .and. the,NotlcUv con tinues bitterly aggressive .In articles against the British and In favor of tho Boers. The same may be said of the ar ticles as to the United States, since the war in the Philippines. Count Antolleny, Minister of Italy, ex pects to conclude a commercial treaty be tween Brazil and Italy by which Italy will reduce 30 per cent of the duty on nil Brazilian products. It la possible that the duty on coffee will be reduced 50 per cent. On account of the bad sanitary condition of Buenos Ayres, and also of the neces sity of remaining at tbe bead ot the gov ernment until the permanent organization of the new Congress, President Campos Salles, will. It Is eald, defer his voyage to Argentina until May 15, or possibly until tbo 30th. The Prudentlsts ore seriously implicated In the recent conspiracy against tbe pres ent government. Finding, In the prelim inary organization effected by the dele gates whose credentials were not seriously contested, the Florianlsts (Concentradoes), would have a majority of 27 In the Cham ber and five In the Senate, they were re solved to depose the President, who re fused to use extraordinary means of pres sure. Among the most deeply implicated are the ex-delegates of the Stale of Rto de Janeiro, now In opposition to the statu and general government. It is said the negotiations In regard to the differential tariffs will terminate In April, and that Franco w 111 refuse to mako tho reduction of 30 per cent on the pres ent duty on coffee, the minimum that can be accepted by Brazil. Aa to Italy and Austria, It Is said they will agree to the reduction required. Germany and Spain are eald to have negotiated treaties favor ing producteL The government and all classes of Bra zilian society are determined to make tho festival to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil as Imposing as possible. In nil the churchee and echools throughout Brazil there will be festiv ities, processions. May" parties, picnics, promenades, etc., during the 10 days be ginning on May 3. in THE DEATH ROLL. Baldansn, tbe Tenor. SAN FRANCISCO. April 6. Ernesto Baldanza. tho tenor, who 12 years ago sanir with Tntti in i.jn. i . In this city, of acute bronchitis. Seeley, the Perfumer. ROCTHERTFTO V "V Aji m t --- -, --- -.., j" ""-tunics W. Seeley. a well-known maker of per- iuiuc, is ueuu ai nis nome in this city. i A Lottery Investigation. SAN FRATCPisrn ihi r tt Jones, who has been arrested in Chicago, charired with rAniftt.Mnf. a ia.a ..-.. the guise of the Guaranty, Loan & Trust v-uuiuj, lormeriy naa an orace in this CltV. The Arm nmm h-A wn.. T ..... fc Co. Postal Inspector Erwln Invest!- sa.ru iac uus.ness ot tne company," which was said to be very extensive, but nothing Was don n mnm ftf . . . a ... v. .to ..WHO spondence was conducted by express. i Abolish Stamp Taxes. NEW YORK. April 6. The New York Chamber of Commerce has adopted reso lutions, declaring that the stamp taxes should be abolished as soon as the rev enues of the" Government will permit, and If it Is fmnasslh! in anlt.h tt ,k .the beginning, then telegrams, ex- i" - lrcagni receipts, proprietary ar ticles and sales made upon exchanges should bo first abolished. 1 t Mall for Xon.c. WASHINGTON. April 6.-The Post offlce Department has Issued-a notice that recrlstprpil lntt .n nn .,....,.. .- Alaska, will be dispatched from San Fran- kiswi una. seattie Dy steamers April 3a On that date, and during the. open sea son Of navftrAttnn r..lil.,. -..II , -i. -- -- ----- o-'v.u mail ui ail classes for postofflces on the Yukon, River in .AiasKa ana ror postomces north of St. Michael, will be forwarded fa-r mil n.it steamers. SPRING TRADE SITUATION FAVORABLE "WEATHER BREVGS AH IMPROVED RETAIL JJISTRinUTIOX, Strikes Affecting; Business In the East Dun and Bradatreet's Week ly Trade Revlevrs Clearings. NEW YORK. April 6.-Bradstreet's to morrow will say: Favorable feature? continue hi the ma jority in the general trade situation. The hopes for the-advenr.o seasonable Spring weather have been realized, and nearly all markets report an Improved distribu tion at retail. This, as explained hereto fore. Is really the key of the general mer chandise situation. The Industrial situa tion Is a rather spotted one. April 1. in stead of May 1. seems to have been flxed upon as a date tor presenting new de mands as to wages and hours. While many thousand men are directly or Indi rectly Involved In the Chicago building trades strike, and several thousand are out In the coal Industry m the Pittsburg region, most of the building trades strik ers In other cities have gained their de mands, nnd the machinists' strike at Chi cago, which was regarded as threatening to the entire iron and steel Industry, has been caled off pending arbitration. The price situation, tod. Is eneournirlmr. farm products easily leading In the upward movement. Wheat crop advices are on tho wnoie favorable, except from the Central West. Sympathy is shown with corn. which In turn has been Influenced by tho steady advance in hog 'products and by tho known smallness ot reserves In cribs and In store. Nothing Uko the speculative In terest In corn has been seen for soma ycara past; and the price now Is little be low E0 cents at New York. Hog products are very strong statistically. Pork Is 30' per cent, nnd lard Is 25 per cent higher than a year ago. Another product ot the farm, cotton, has developed renewed specu lative Interest this week, and a slight up ward swing has occurred as the result of Increased speculative attention work ing along previously mentioned lines. Cotton goods are reasonably quiet nt first hands, but a fair Jobbing business is doing, and retail distribution Is encour aging, iool Is on the whole weaker, but reports from the woolen goods branch nre quite favorable. Cancellations reported are tho smallest there Is record of. Lumber has shown somo weakness, a widely separ ated market this week pointing to not al together satisfactory outlook In the build ing trades, whether because of heavy ad vances in prices or of unsettled labor con ditions. The Iron and steel situation shows some effects of the recent mlssion arv ncrk In aid of lower prices, but re sults as yet are rather In the shape of '-n- pettled .feeling than of actually lower s vio lations. Bessemer pig Is actually as firm as ever. Identical reports come from Pittsburg nnd from Btrmlngbam as to the strength In tho cr:tJT torn.. Steel rails nre firm and quite nct'vo particularly n tho West, nnd whatever weakness Is noted Is In some few lines of finished steel and In the low grid- of foundry pig. Iron. Receni ad- vnniis In wages, and the strong conditions In the bituminous coal and ore market? certainly point to no great shrinkage In prices", notwithstanding the fact that cur rent demand Is of a hand-to-mouth char acter, and buvers are still waiting for a break. In addition, export Inquiry Is per sistent, nnd from all parts of the earth. The better tone of the boot and shoe industry Is reflected in steady prices for leather, and some advances in hides. Cop per Is Ptronacr on reported Increased ex port demnnd. and lead Is steady, while tin Is slightly lower as a result of specu lation. Buttervof 'course, -reflects the advancing season and more liberal deliveries, whllo the slight Shading In petroleum- Is hardly significant. . ' Wheat (Including flour) shipments for the week nggregate 3,864.963 bushels against 262,349 last week; SJSt.FnO in the corresponding week of 1S99. 3.278.72S la 1S98. 2.036.797 In 1S97. and 1.764.SOJ In 1S96. Since July 1, this season, the, exports of wheat aggregated 151,009,643. agalprt 1SS.U.50 bushels last year, and 1S3.S16.278 In 1S97-9S. Corn exports' for tbe week aggregate 4. 361.551 bushels, against 3,193,e2S last week. 3.724.653 In this week a year ago. 3.537.000 In 1S9S. 4.PI5.ES3 In 1S97 and 1.391.S46 In 106. Since July 1. this season, corn exports ag gregate lC0.I21.2ni bushels, against 131.2S9.6""9 during the same period a year ago, and 139XS0.W9 In 1S97-9S. Bus'nests failures In the United. States for the week number 1S2. as compared with 173 last week. 190 In this week a year ago, 22") In 1S3S. 232 In 1897. and 231 In 1S96. Busi ness failures In the "Dominion of Canada for the week number 15. the same number ns last week, and compared with 21 In this week a year ago. 39 In 1S9S. 32 In 1S97, and SO In 1S96. For the first quarter of the year, fail ures are fewer In number than In 1899, and liabilities are 7 per cent smaller. FIRST QUARTER'S FAILURES. In Southern and Pnclflo States 'Were Smallest on Record. NEW YORK, April 6.-R. O. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Only twice in 5 years would such fail ures as those of the first quarter of 1900 have seemed large. They are large com pared with last year and U9S. and would have looked larger In liSSS. The amount of liabilities. $.677,055. Includes $21,161,000 for tho United States Flour Milling Com pany, and $2.492.4S2 for 16 tanks and other financial corporations, leaving 2S94 com mercial failures, with $33,022,572 liabilities. Actual defaults In manufacturing are smaller than In the first quarter of any other year except 1S99 since classified fail ures began, as nre trading liabilities, and while Massachusetts and New England failures have been larger than In the first quarter of any other year since 1S94, re ports from other states and sections are mainly smaller than In other years ex cept In tho last. In the Southern and Pacific states, the failures were smaller than In the same quarter of any other year. It Is to ex ceptional, and not to general, conditions that any lncreaso Is' due. Quarterly re views today show that, outside the Imme diate effects of stock speculation and In dustrial consolidations, the volume of business has been larger this year, than a year ago. At that time the extensive rise In wages which followed combination in many cases had not yet taken place, and tho purchasing power of the people was smaller than It Is now. Very many of the usual 8pring demands for higher wages have been granted or In part grant ed by compromise, so that no -more than the usual hindrance from that source now seems probable. But some of the disputes threaten to last for come months. A little increase in. foreign exports of wheat from Atlantic ports (flour Included). 2,X3.e22 bushels, against 2.074.7CS bdshels last year, served aa .occasion for a little rise, but the gain was lost later and the week closed unchanged. Pacific exports were 1.250,125 bushels, against 392,876 bush els last .year. The sinking In prices of wool continues, from He to lc more having been conceded this week to effect sales of considerable blocks. But sales for the week at three chief markets have been pnly 3.933.000 pounds, nnd the absence ot manufacturers from dealings still has its natural effect. The steel consolidation, with President McMurtie. of the Apollo woTIcs, at the head, promises great Importance. If this, the tin plate., hoop and National Steel works make alliance with the Carnegie Company, as is reported, the whole In dustry will sooner or later be affected. For the present, no changn appears In prices of pig, and only slightly more yield ing In plates and bant, to secure more business. But many contracts are report ed. Including one purchase ot rails, for export, and. the situation is generally more hopeful. Changes In minor metals are un important, though copper grows steadily strpnger, with exports or 17.910 tons from only three ports this month. The output of coke continues much thi largest ever known. A Failures for the week are 159 In the United States, against 141 -last year, and 29 m Canada, against 17 last year. THE FINANCIAL REVIEW, Reactionary Features Were Promt, nent In the Week's Market. NEW YORK, April 6. Bradstreefs financial review tomorrow' will say: Reactionary features were more promi nent In this-week's market, although bull ish sentiment still seems to prevail In speculative quarters, and jioihlng of a gen eral character occurred to depress'valucs. London, however, ceased to buy Ameri- -cans with the same avidity It had ex hibited In tbe preceding fortnight. For eigners, in fact, -were sellers; of quite a fair proportion ot our atopics, which they had been recently buying. Manipulation by pools and, large Interests -In various ports of the railroad stock list was again very apparent, and on tbe other hand realizing sales by both professional and outside speculators were on a large scale. Commission bouses report that tbe Im provement shown In "the volume of busi ness for the public has not been main tained, -although the recent activity .has undoubtedly resulted In attracting many participants who 'have not been in the market since last year. Ir was also no ticeable that with the moderate declines In the more prominent railroad stocks, good buying was forthcomlns nt once "and that any decided breaks were checked without difficulty or much artificial aid from the bull pools. - Tho bulk of the week's activity, so far as tho railroad stocks wero concerned. continued to center mainly In the Pacific and trunk lino groups, though more at tention was given td the- coal railroads to sell both bituminous and anthracite, while Southern properties also showed strength nnd a number of neglected spec ialties were advanced by the reappearance oi uuying oruera for them. The indnstrials continued to be a disturbing element. Some of them, like Sugar and People's Gas. ad vanced on short covering 6r manipula tion. Federal Steel broke rather sharply to below E0 on further complications about dividends on common stoc;c, the payment of which it seems cannot be lawfully made for a Tear; although the company's, earnings have been considerable In excess of dividends on both preferred and com mon stock. The- very favorable character of cur rent railroad earnings and the satisfactory outlook which this Spring prevails In nearly all sections of the country also hove sustaining effect on tne spirits of the markets. It Is thought bonds are In good demand and that the buying has been largely displayed in securities of good quality, which until now has been quoted as comparatively low values. Bank Clearlnira. NEW .YORK, April 6.-The following table, complied by Bradstreet, shows the bank clearings rt principal cities for the week ended April S. with th'e percentage of Increase and decrase. as' compared with the corresponding week last year: ' Inc. Utc New York $1.2-J'.34I.CG3 .... lW ;0?ta 1:8,0,2,(00 ..... 15.3 Si. faf, -.V in.6I9.000 11.9 .... Philadelphia .. ... 110.(56.00) 7.0 .... St-.Louis 32.130.100 7.5 .... Pittsburg 40.21S,O .... is.7 Baltimore .. ...:.. 2i.9CO.000 13.6 .... Cincinnati lcW.CO) 1.7 '.'" iansas City 14.S(y.0 21.7 .... New Orleans ...... 9.7S5.000 33.7 .... MlnneatVaifff . q rcrr m . .. t Detroit 9.4S9.'oOu 12!i !!" r ev.ela.?.d " ' 12.953.000 26.8 .... Louisville 8,'9 5.9ffl 31.9 PovIdence . 5.522,(0) - .... 13.9 a5i V. " , ,-a.T.y.WMW 43.4 , . . St. Paul ,..,.. 4 401.000 31.5 .. Buffalo ....' 5,318.000 4.5" .... Omaha .... .-......; - B.SS4.OO0 "53.S .... Indianapolis 6.1hG-,uO wftTi . .!. Columbus. O. 4.F69.000 .... 17. Savannah.. 4.575.0o0 106.6 .., Denver ..'. .'... ' 3.S69.000 "" 33.2 Hartford- i. 2.857.000 ' 8.5 .... Tltnmnrul .. 1(7 nrirt lt i " " ..... aa,.uu,ww WB.J. .... Memphis 2.199,000 wasnmgion 3.22I.OJ0 15.4- .... Peoria 2.190 000 11.6 Rochester ...." 2.S.V..00O 9.3 .... New Haven 1,635,' 0) Worcester .'. 1,3,6.010 .... 26.1 Atlanta 3.713.(0) Salt Lake City 2,2:3.00) 19.1 Springfield. Mass.. 1.51S(0 .... 22.5 Fort Worth 1.731.0 0 S.l Portland, Me. 1.216.0(0 .... 27.9 Portland. Or. 1.9.6.(0) 69.G St. Joseph l.Oi'i.OJO 52.4 Los Angeles 2,(7S. 21.3 .... Norfolk 1.424.0O)' 33.5 .... Syracuse 1.210.00) .... 7.1 Des Moines 1.542.000 Nashville 1,561.000 2.2 Wilmington. Del. SS9.000 6.1 Fall River S12.00O .... 7.S Scranton 1.C41.000 .... 13.6 Grand Rapids l.in.OX) 4.0 Augusta, Ga. 938 0)0 Lowell 460.000 50.7 Dayton, 0 1.37S.(0) 37.5 '.... Seattle 1.545 000 21.2 Tacoma 8.79.(00 29.3 .... Spokane 9)1.00) .... 21.1 Sioux City 1.117.000 3.0 New Bedford 528.(00. .... Knoxvllle. Tenn... CCO.enO 2.4 Topeka CiS.O'iO 13.4 Birmingham 832.000 3.0 Wichita 612.010 .... BInghamton 413.000 2.7 Lexington. Ky. ... 499.(00 46.7 Jacksonville, Fla.. 3.9.(0) 32.3 Kalamazoo 35.0u0 15.6 Akron 475.00) 31.0 Chattanooga 42S.000 32.5 Rockford. 111. 263.000 . 10.9 Canton. 0 375 00) 38.6' Springfield. 0 3T7.(0) 46.5 Fargo, N. D 2SS.00O 1.0 Sioux Falls. S. D. 177.0TO 17.2 Hastings. Neb 178.000 25.3 Fremont, Neb. ... lll.mo .... nnvennort 1.0S6 000 31.1 11.4 16.1 12.3 Toledo 2.142.no fflC.7 Galveston B.'T'O.CO) Houston 7.IWUXX) 36.5 7.3 Youngstown 233.0CO Kvansviue i,3- o. Macon 675.000 32. Helena 473,000 Little Rock M.VO RnHneflell.. Ill 191.(0) 1.2 14. S 10.7 Saginaw 32S.0O) 23.G Totals. U. S...'...$1.941.'3S.C00 Outside N. Y. .' QS.0O5.0uO 5.1 4.S ,6.7 '37.S 14.0 21.0 Dominion or tnaaa Montreal ....$ 13.O47.O0O Toronto .. ... Winnipeg .... Halifax .... . Hamilton ... St. John. N. Vancouver .. Victoria .... Totals .. . HJ,7U.Dl 1,.90C0 l,402.O"O 715.0"0 5S2.000 815.00) 195.000 S.O ii.4 $ 29.430.00 17.1 Slplde Had Accomplices. BRUSSELS. April 6. One 'of the ac complices of Slplde, the would-be assas sin of tho Prince of Wales, he who sold him the revolver. Is a shoemaker named Arthur Meert. Tho Magistrate -who Is conducting the Investigation" Into the case proposes to examine Volkort. who spoke at the Socialist meeting on Tuesday, and In the course of his remarks alluded to tho Prince of Wales. 1 Mnrdered nnd Cremated. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. April 6. Joe Scott, a "negro, was murdered and his houee set on fire by two young, unknown negroes early this -morning. The house Daffy's A Piste sCAFmaSS So Fusel OIL 05' The World's Famous Medicinal Whiskey (a. distillation ofpura malt) has no equal. Prescribed and endorsed by leading doctors for nearly half a century u the only pare, lnTironkUns stimulant and tonic. All druggists and grocers. $1.00 a bottle. See that the trade DUFEXMALT WHISKEY JCO.. Rscbester, N.Y. j RjJl?l)eJ $100.00 REWARD. To tbe Public: Recently a red liquid alleged to be a dentifrice, and bearing a name somewhat like the famous svas discbv- aid. :red in the West. No doubt other illegal mitations are being perpetrated, is was the case some years ago, ivhen we brought them to book. We will pay One Hun dred Dollars Reward., for 'egal evidence that any such preparation, previously un cnown to us, has been sold ot :xposed for sale during the fear (1900). It must prove to je ,an illegal imitation of . j, as to label, &QXQQOW bottle, box or package. "Address, HALL k RUCKEL, Sole Prornetors, 5 Halbern lladuct, 215 Washington St., Linisn, E. C New York Citv. was located In Enon Ridge, and before tho fire department could reach the place tho building was completely detroyed. to gether with tno adjacent houses. Rob bery "is supposed to nave been the motive for the crime. SEA TRIAL OF KEARSARGE. Successful Testx of the Xeiv IJnttle ahlp. WASHINGTON. April 6. The Naval In spection Board returned to AVashlngton today from Fort Monroe, having com pleted the two days' sea trial of the bat tleship Kcarsarge. Admiral Rodgers. tho president, soys the test was completely successful. The ship went out from Hampton Roads Into a stiff wind, and spent two days In such movements ns would be Incident to active service In tho. Navy. There was no hitch of any kind. The hull of the ship Is strong; the en gines nfford more than the maximum, speed required, and the battery functions were perfectly performed. It wa not within the province of tho board to make any tests of the advantages of the double-turret system as exempll Hed In the Kearsarce. Consequently no effort was made to test the accuracy of the guns or the synchronism of fire. a. very essential point If the guns are to bo concentrated upon one point, t groat many thlrrgs remain to be done upon tho Kearsarge before she can be reported as complete, but these can be accomplished; without putting the ship out of commis sion, and should not occupy more than a 'month's time. NEWPORT NEWS. Vn., April C. Tho newi battleship Kearsarge has returned from a short trip to sea with the Naval Inspection Board. The test of the shlp'3 turrets proved entirely satisfactory. Tho supremo test was the simultaneous dis charge of the eight guns of the two-story turrets. Here again the turrets and tho shiD stood the terrible- fore of- ttia dls-V chargewlthout tht 'slightest ovWence o .strain. The broadfldo batteries of eight- f Inch guns also stood their testr- P'.ino)uOrrnni Wllv Tt Allen Co "Still Waters Run Deep, tr ' In your Body lies the vital fluid, the blood. 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