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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL' 27, 1900.
NOW SCOTT'S CASE
West Virginian's Title to a
Seat in the Senate.
MR. PETTUS SHARPLY CRITICISES
rontofflce Appropriation Dill rased
the Honu "Without Provision for
the Pacnmntlc Tube Service.
WASHINGTON. April 26. Almost the
.entire session of the Senate today was
devoted to the consideration of the right
of Nathan B. Scott, of West Virginia, to
retain his seat In the Senate. Pettus of
Alabama, who alone of the members of
the committee on privileges and elecUons
is opposed to the claim of Mr. Scott to a
seat, made an elaborate argument to sus
tain his views. Morgan of Alabama
spoke In favor of his colleague's conten
tion. McComas of ilaryland, Turley of
Tennessee. Chandler of Now Hampshire,
Teller of Colorado, and Allen of Nebras
ka, supported the resolution declaring
Scott entitled to his scat. The case went
over without action.
The Day In Detail.
A resolution .introduced "by Perkins,
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
to send to the Seante a statement of
Imports by months and the rate of duty
under the reciprocity agreements that
went Into effect in 1S9S. was adopted.
Pettus then addressed the Senate in op
position to the resolution declaring that
Nathan B. Scott Is entitled to his seat as
Senator from West Virginia. Pettus pre
sented the minority report of the commit
tee on privileges and elections In the Scott
case, being the only member of the com
mittee who declined to sign the majority
report.
In opening his discussion, Pettus referred
to the statement of Chandler in the Quay
case to the effect that the vote of some
Senators were cast against Mantle in 1E93
because ho was a silver man, and the votes
of others in retaliation were cast against
Corbett, two years ago, because he was a
gold-standard advocate.
"I desire." said he, "to speak to Sen
ators who con decide fairly upon their own
Judgment, and not upon caprice and
whim."
Ho begged the Senators, therefore, to
lay aside any personal considerations in
the case and decide It upon its merits as
a proposition of law. Pettus then entered
upon an argument In support of his po
sition that Scott was not entitled to his
seat, following closely the lines of his re
port. Pettus refused to permit an interruption
by Spooner, who desired to ask a question.
"I shall not yield for a debate on this
question," said the Senator from Alabama.
"It is not fair and Just for the Senator
to interrupt an argument for the purpose
of seeing when he can debate the question
better than the man on the floor."
"I think," said Spooner. "It would be
courteous in the Senator to have assumed
that I desired simply to ask a question."
"Oh. no;" returned Pettus. "It would
not be: I have heard the Senator debate
after asking a question. I took the nec
essary precaution. I do not approve of
this practice of Interrupting arguments."
Pettus analyzed the work In the Legis
lature, declaring "the debauchery of such
infernal proceedings cannot be too strong
ly characterized. It Is a horrible slate of
affairs. And yet we aro told that the
United States Senate cannot examine Into
a fraud like that."
Later he pointed out that at one point
of the proceedings, Scott needed Just om
more vote. "There aro some very smart
people In West Virginia," said he, "and
they went Immediately to the bargain
counter." Iettns' Sharp Criticism.
Further along, Pettus sharply criticised
the action of the Governor of Wes: Vir
ginia in entering Into tho case In the in
terest of Scott. "It makes me sick," a d
he, "that the Governor of a state should
get down into the mud and dirt of a vllo
case like this. And from his actions I
should think they needed civil service In
Charleston." Pettus maintained that the
case had not been clearly investigated by
the privileges and elections committee.
In conclusion. I-ettus moved that the re
port and resolution In the case of Scott
be referred to the committee on privileged
and elections, with instructions to Inves
tigate the case thoroughly.
Chandler, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, presented an ex
planation of the agreement entered Into bj
the Republican and Democratic leaders In
the Legislature and in the State of West
Virginia, and declared It was perfectly
valid, perfectly honest and fair. He held
with Turley that the Senate had no right
to Investigate the action of the Legisla
ture on election contents.
McComas declared that no charges of a
definite character had been presented to
the committee against Scott, and said the
case against him was without bottom ol
sides.
Allen (Neb.) held that the United States
Senate could not review any of the actions
of the West Virginia Legislature even
the election of a United States Senator
and Teller took the same position.
The case then went over until tomorrow.
Carter gave notice that he would try to
get a vote on the Alaskan civil code bill
tomorrow. He had read a strong appeal
from the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
for the early passage of the bill.
The following bills were passed:
Appropriating $250,000 for the erection ol
a public building at Ogden. Utah, maklns
5.000 Immediately avatlah e; amending the
act to prevent forest Arcs on the public
domain and providing penalties for person!
convicted of starting such fires.
The Senate, at 5:10 P. M., adjourned.
PASSED POSTOFFICE BILL.
Pneumatic Tnbea Left Out by the
llonse Havrnll Iteport.
WASHINGTON. April 26. Attn- fmtr
days of discussion, the House today passed
the postofflce appropriation bllL The at
tempt to strike out the JU6.000 for spe
cial mall facilities from New York to
New Orleans and from Kansas City to
Newton, Kan., met the fate It has ever
since the appropriation was placed In tho
hill In 1S3S. No one demanded a separate
vote upon the amendment striking out tho
pneumatic tube provision, and the House
by a large majority stood by the amend
ment to give extra compensation to letter-carriers
for work in excess of 4S hours
a week, although the carriers were said
by Cummlngs (Dem. N. Y.) to be opposed
to it. The bill to Increase the salary
of the Director of tho Census to J7W0 and
the salaries of supervisors of census by
2 per cent of the amount received by their
enumerators was passed. The final con
ference report on the Hawaiian govern
ment bill was presented, but not acted
upon, owing to the absence of a quorum.
f The Rontlne Report.
When the House resumed consideration
of the postofneo appropriation bill," Tawn-
ey (Kep. jvunn.) moved to increase the
salaries of 4T9 railway postal clerks In
class A, from $1300 to J1I0O. Loud opposed
the amendment. The amendment was
adopted. S3 to S2.
Two hours were devoted to debate on
the provisions appropriating 177,233 for
special facilities from New York to At
lanta and New Orleans, and 5,009 from
Kansas City, Mo., to Newton, Kan. Lit
tle (Dem. Ark.) opened the debate In op
position to them. Ho declared they were
relics of the most vicious system of leg
islation that ever Invaded Congress.
Underwood (Dem. Ala.) favored tho ap
propriation for the Southern mail subsidy,
which, ho sold, was necessary to keep
up quick communication with the South.
Williams (Dem. Miss.) vigorously opposed
tke appropriation. He denounced It as
a "Job," and part of a scheme in which
the pneumotlo tube advocates were Inter
ested. After some further debate by Bingham
(Pa.). Cowherd (Mo.), McPherson (la.)
and Swanson (Va.).. in favor of the ap
propriations, and Bromwell (O.) against
them. Llttlo (Ark.) moved to strike out
the appropriation for special mall facili
ties from New York to New Orleans! The
motion was defeated, 41 to 90, as was
also a motion to strike out an appropria
tion for special facilities from Kansas
City, Mo to Newton, Kan.
A little flurry was caused by Cowherd,
who denounced es absolutely false a
statement made by Bromwell during the
debate that a former member of the
House (Dockery, of Missouri) had favored
continuation of this service In a former
Congress, because ho was interested in a
newspaper, which would be benefited by
It. He charged that the statement had
been made to Injure Dockery In a pending
political contest.
Bromwell denied this. Ho said he had
not known that Dockery was a candidate
for Governor of Missouri (a fact devel
oped by Bartholdt. of Missouri). He ex
plained that Dockery had appealed to him
not to oppose the appropriation. He had
heard that he was interested In a news
paper, but he had no personal knowledge,
and was willing to accept Cowherd's
statement that such was not the fact. He
had not desired to do Dockery any in
justice, and at his request his remarks
were stricken from tho record. Hepburn
(Hep. la.) said that he thought It but
proper to say that Dockery during h!a
long service in the House had commanded
the"respect and confidence of the Republi
can sido of tho House, and no one be
lieved he could be guilty of such an of
fense. Hepburn's statement was received
with a round of applause.
Cummlngs (Dem. N. Y.) sent to the
Clerk's desk and had read a petition from
the Merchants' Association of New York,
urging Congress to reconsider its de
cision striking the Item for pneumatic
tube service from the postofllce appropria
tion bill. Without further amendment,
the committee rose.
Cummlngs demanded a separate vote
upon the amendment providing for extra
compensation for letter-carriers for work
In excees of 4S hours a week, and such a
number of hours as may be required on
Sunday. Cummlngs said the amendment
would break down tho eight-hour law,
and was opposed by the letter-carriers.
It was adopted, however. 74 to 50.
Little arose to make the motion to re
commit the bill, with instructions to strike
out tho appropriation regarding the fast
mail facilities, but the chair recognized
Swanson (VL). who made a formal mo
tion to recommit without Instructions.
As but one motion is in order this cut off
Little. Swanson's motion was then voted
down, and the bill Was passed.
Hopkins (Rep. I1L), chairman of the cen-'
sus committee, secured the passage of the
bill to amend the census act to Increase
the salary of the director from JG0o to
$7500, and to increase the salaries of the
supervisors of census by the sum of 2
per cent of the amount paid the enumera
tors In the supervisor's district. He ex
plained that the great responsibility at
taching to the office of the Director of
the Ceusus warranted tho increase In his
salary, and the additional work placed
upon supervisors Justified the Increase of
their salaries over that paid In previous
censuses. He sold the total Increase In
volved In the bill was about $50,000.
Knox (Mass.), chairman of tne com
mittee on territories, presented the final
conference report upon the Hawaiian gov
ernment bill, and a quorum failing, the
House, at 5:05 P. M., adjourned with the
report still pending.
The Coenr d'Alene Investigation.
WASHINGTON, April 26. The cross
examination of Bartlett Sinclair continued
before the Coeur d'Alene Investigating
committee today, without developing no
table Incidents. Attorney Robertson
closely questioned the witness as to the
legality, of the dismissal of the County
Commissioners, the enforcement of the
permit system and the other processes
adopted by Mr. Sinclair at the scene ot
disturbance. Tomorrow Mr. Sinclair will
answer questions propounded by members
of the committee.
Attorney Robertson and the witness
clashed rather sharply throughout the
cross-examination as the witness" answers
were in the main a flat contradiction ot
the statements embodied In the attorney's
questions. At no time, however, was
there any excitement or signs of an en
counter. In regard to a published interview, in
which Mr. Sinclair was alleged to have
said that President McKlnley had told
him he fully approved of what had been
done by the Governor and civil authorities
In the Coeur d'Alene, the witness said
the interview was erroneous and he had
not attributed such statements to the
President.
Senator Lindsay Was Adverse.
WASHINGTON. April 26. A vote was
taken In the Interstate Commerce Com
merce committee of the Senate on the
question of reporting the bill enlarging
the Interstate- Commerce Commission,
which resulted In a tie of four to four.
There were three absentees, and of these
Senators Aldrich and Chilton were paired,
the latter for and the former against the
bill. Senator Lindsay, the other absentee,
was not paired, and the chairman was
authorized to consult him, and then to
act accordingly. If, therefore, Lindsay
shall cast his vote In favor of reporting
the bill. It will be put in. otherwise it
will not bo reported. The four Senators
who' voted for the hill were: Cullom.
Chandler, Allen and Tillman, and those
who cast their votes In the negative were:
Gear, Elklns, Wolcott and Kean.
Later In the day, and after a conference
with Senator Lindsay, Senator Cullom re
ported the bill to the Senate adversely. It
was, however, not Indefinitely postponed
when reported, as most bills ore when
sent back from the commute with un.
favorable recommendation, but was placed
upon the calendar, so that it may be called
up and acted upon Just as If It had been
reported favorably.
Hermann Doesn't Approve.
WASHINGTON. April 26. Commissioner
Hermann, of the General Land Office, has
made an adverse report on a bill submit
ted for his consideration providing for the
appointment of a commission to classify
mineral lands within railroad land grant
limits In California. He says that the
same work could be more expeditiously
and cheaply performed by officers of the
Interior Department, and suggests other
changes. He has prepared a bill to ac
complish the 'object desired by methods
other than thoso provided In the pending
measure.
To Require Consul to Give Security.
WASHINGTON. April 26. The Houso
committee on foreign affairs today directed
a favorable report on the bill amending
the present laws so as to require Consuls
and Vice-Consuls to give security for es
tates ot American citizens dying abroad,
entrusted to their administration and re
quiring reports on such estates to tho
Secretary of State. Secretary Hay sug
gested the bill.
Mason Wants to Get Out ot Cnba.
WASHINGTON, April 28. Senator Ma
son today Introduced a Joint resolution In
the Senate, requesting the President to
withdraw tho United States troops from
Cuba, so as to turn tho government of that
Island over to the Cubans by July 4.
Admiral lllchborn Coming;.
WASHINGTON. April 2C-Admlral H'ch
born. Naval Constructor of the Navy, will
leave Washington May 10 on an extended
trip to the Pacific Coast, with the pur
pose of Inspecting the Mare Island Navy
Yard, and Naval Station at Bremerton, on
Puget Sound.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE, DAT.
Take Laxstlv Brotno Quinine Tablets. All drus"
Xlrta refund the money It It fIl to cure. . W.
Grort's slsnttur )s on ecca box, S6c
THE PORTE WILL SETTLE
WILL HASTEN TO SATISFY THE
UXITED' STATES.
Hopes That Other Governments Will
Not Press, AIjio We May Bulla
Him a Warship.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 2S.-Ncgotla-tlons
between the United States and the
Porte regarding the American indemnity
claims havo been transferred here. United
States Charge d' Affaires Grlscom yester
day handed Tewflk Pasha, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, a note, based on instruc
tions he had received from Washington,
tho tenor of which has not yet been made
public It Is understood, however, that It
demands prompt payment of the Indemni
ties. Similar demands by other powers are
regarded as Imminent. Charge Grlscom.
in the present circumstances, declines to
express his views. The only Issue at
present, however. Is the execution of the
Porte's repeated promises to MlnlsUr
Straus to pay the Indemnity. After Mr.
Straus left, the matter remained in abey
ance until the Associated Frees dispatch
from Washington. April 17, sharply re
minded the Turkish Government that the
question required urgent attention. The
Porto Immediately telegraphed to the
Turkish Minister at Washington, asking
for explanations for reported strained re
lations. Tho Minister replied that he
had called at the State Dcsarment and
was Informed that the situation had not
yet assumed a serious chorctcr. Tho
words "not yet" seemed to have Impressed
the Porte, and on the strength of this
information the Sultan Issued an trade In
regard to the Kharput matter, which he
hoped would serve as a sop and deter
pressure In the demands for indemnity.
.although It is generally recognized that
permission to rebuild will be of little
value to the missionaries without the pay
ment of Indemnity. Another Irade Issued
April 25 orders Rear -Admiral Ahmed
Pasha to proceed to America In order to
study the construction of battle-ships.
Instructed to Press Vigorously.
WASHINGTON. April 26. It Is learned
the note of Mr. Grlscom. United States
Charge d'Affalres at Constantinople, Is
founded on the State Department's In
structions to press vigorously the claim for
Indemnity already lodged with the Porte.
The note is not an ultimatum in any sense,
but is In continuation of the expressed de
termination of the State Department to
exhaust all peaceful and proper means to
secure a settlement of these claims.
PERU AND CHILE UNEASY.
Former Look to United States to
Smooth Their Difficulties.
WASHINGTON. April 26. The present
dispute between Chile and Peru Is a leg
acy of the last war between thoso two
countries, about 15 years ago. One of the
terms of peace was that the victor, Chile,
should occupy the two valuable Peruvian
nitrate provinces of Tacna and Arlca,
adjoining the Chilean boundary on the
north, for a period of 10 years. .
At the end of that period the people
of tho provinces were to determine by
their vote whether their lands should re
main In the possession of Chile or revert
to Peruvian sovereignty. In the first
case. Chile was to pay Peru 10.000.000 sil
ver soles, while If the province was
returned to Peru, the government of that
country was to pay to Chlla a correspond
ing sum of money. The allegation Is now
that the treaty provision on this point
was not exacted; that there was no pie
besclte and that no money passed.
Because tho United States was deeply
Interested In bringing about the peace
which terminated the bitter war between
Chile and Peru. It Is ,probably assumed
by the Peruvians that our Government
likewise retains an Interest In the faith
ful execution of the terms of the treaty.
It must, however, be admitted that up
to this time our Government has not man
ifested any particular Interest In the
subject, and has not even received any
application; secret or otherwise, from eith
er of the parties to Intervene at this last
phase, though the reports from South
America seem to Indicate a purpose on the
part of the Peruvians, at least, to enlist
our sympathies In their behalf.
TROUBLES OF THE CHINESE.
Empress Downfrer's Hostility to
ProKrtpm May Urlnjr Anarchy.
NEW YORK. April 26. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Edwin H. Conger. American Minister In
China, Is keeping the State Department
fully advised by mall of developments In
the situation. His latest reports are not ot
a very encouraging nature, and indicate
that the anti-foreign movement Is decided
ly spreading, being particularly strong in
tho provinces of Shan Tung and Pi-Chl-IA
,
As Illustrating the hostility of the Dow
ager Empress to tho development of her
empire, attention was called today to a
decree which she recently Issued, degrad
ing Ave officials on the most ridiculous
charges. One, for Instance, was degraded
because of his "unfathomable heart," an
other because of "his greed for money."
The real reason of their degradation was
because of the fear of the Empress Dow
ager and her advisers that they were
prominent In the reform movement.
The hostility of the Empress Dowazer
to the progress of her people will surely
precipitate a crisis. It Is said. In official
and diplomatic circles, and It would not
bo surprising If the troubles which the
Peking Government apparently doeo not
wish to suppress should be the forerunner
of anarchy and general revolution.
QUEEN RETURNING HOME.
Departed Amid Hcartr Cheers From
the Emerald lute.
DUBLIN. April 26Queen Victoria and
tho Princess Christian nnd Prince Henry
of Battcnberg left the Vice-Regal Lodge
at noon and drove to the' King's Bridge
Station, on their way to Kingstown and
England. Large crowds at every point of
vantage gave Her Majesty a loyal fare
well. The train started for Kingstown at
12:30 P. M., amidst a hearty demonstra
tion. A memorable demonstration occurred as
Her Majesty, attended by a brilliant suite,
boarded the yacht, which steamed sea
ward at 1:15 P. M., amid tthc firing of the
royal salute by the fleet and hearty and
prolonged cheers from the throngs lining
the waterside.
The Queen's Messnse to the Irish.
DUBLIN. Aprit 26. Before the departure
of tho Queen from this city today sho
briefly' conversed with the Lord Mayor
and Mayoress, and expressed her regret
that she was obliged to leave. She said
she had had a most pleasant visit, and in
timated that she hoped to be able to re
turn. The Queen conferred Baronetcies upon
tho Lord Mayors of Dublin and Belfast,
the title of Lord Mayor on the Mayor of
Cork, and his successors in office, and
Knighthood upon the Mayor of Cork and
the Mayor pf Londonderry.
Her Majesty gave 1000 to be distributed
among the poor in the Dublin hospitals.
By the Queen's command. Earl Cadogan,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has published
the following:
"The Queen la very anxious, before leav
ing Ireland, where she has spent a most
agreeable time, to express through the
Lord Lieutenant to her Irish people how
much gratified and how deeply touched she
has been by her reception here during tho
three weeks the Queen has spent H this
charming place. She has been received
by all ranks and creeds with an enthusi
asm and affection which could not be sur
passed. Each time the Queen came before
with her dead husband they kindly and
warmly welcomed her, but on this occa
sion, after the lapse of 39 years, her re
ception equaled that of previous visits,
and sho carries away the most pleasant
and most affectionate memory of the time
spent in Ireland.
"The Queen earnestly prays that good
will and harmony may prevail among all
her people, and that they may be happy
and prosperous."
Saluted by Channel Fleet. '
LONDON. April 26, 8 P. M. Queen Vic
toria arrived at Holyhead at 6:30 P. M.
The Channel fleet fired a royal salute
as Her Majesty's yacht anchored. The
town was profusely decorated, 'and this
evening there was a general Illumination
of the town and harbor. Tho Channel fleet
proceeded to Mlltord Haven.
The Queen and her suite dined aboard
the yacht after the anchorage had been
reached. They will remain on board the
vessel until 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, when the pxty will take a train 'for
Windsor.
PNEUMATIC TUBE BONDS.
Belden Says He Hold Them Merely
an Security.
NEW YORK. April 28. Ex-Congressman
James J. Belden, who Is currently
reported to be the former member of the
House committee on Appropriations, to
whom Congressman Moody referred in the
mall-tube debate In the House, as one of
the principal holders of stocks and bonds
Remember there can be no
registration after May 15,
neither for the state election
In June nor for the Presiden
tial election In November
After May 15. there will be
the Ions', tedious and expen
sive process of getting the
testimony of six witnesses as
to your qualifications, and the
witnesses must be freehold
ers. The simple and easy
way for the qualified voter Is
to register at once. There aro
yet 6000 voters In Multnomah
County not registered. Avoid
the rush during; the last days
by registering now. And If
you are not registered It will
be no easy task to furnish the
proof, after May 15, that you
are a legal voter. Remember
also that It will cost you
trouble to vote in the Presi
dential election If you do not
register now.
:IIMimMlllltllllllMIMHMIHtllllMMHMIIM,
of tho Pneumatic Tube Company, said
last night to a Herald reporter:
"It Is true that I hold some of the bonds
of the Pneumatic Tube Company, that
built a tubo line across tho Brooklyn
Bridge, but I never had any stock in the
company, and had neither stocks nor
bonds of tho company that Is operating
under the city streets. I took the bonds
as collateral for a loan, and had no other
Interest In tho company.
"While I was a member of Congress I
did not vote on any measure affecting the
Pneumatic Tube Company, and I defy
any member of either House to say that
I ever asked him to vote for a bill In the
Interest ot the tube service. If Mr. Moody
or any other man says I 'urged him to
vote for the company's bill I will make
him prove his statement."
Facllla Descenuaus Avernl.
New York CommerclaF Advertiser.
Just after Admiral Dewey returned from
Manila, and for soma time before that, the
cartoonists were baffled by the monotony
of applause that greeted the mention of
his name. There was little room for var
iety In handling so lmpeccablo a subject.
They dared not slight his martial expres
sions, nor venture tricks with his fea
tures, nor play with epithets In labelling
the efforts of their rather puzzled pencils.
They cartooned around him and not up to
him. But now they have their revenge.
The admiral has descended into politics,
and lol he has becomo as one of us. To
look at him now as he appears In the
sportive page of political Illustrations one
would hardly know him. All at once the
masterly conduct of difficult affairs after
Manila Bay has cither been forgotten or
so magnified beyond Its merits tho,t we
cannot recognize tho man In the cloud
of Incense. And If this is the difference
between a full Admiral and a possible
candidate, what would It be after the con
vention nominated him? Already the
bravery and foresight of the naval com
mander have been boxed up by some of
these artists as if they had existed only
for use In the cabin or on the bridge of
tho Olympla, and he Is pictured as taking
primer lessons in statesmansmp. con
trariwise he ls-llfted by a stroke of the
pencil into a heaven-born administrator,
whose naval successes were only mild
exercising for real work. And all this has
resulted from the publication of an Inter
view. It Just shows that some kinds of
proven public servants are Immune from
too free and too personal comment, and
that such Immunity is a distinction to be
purchased only by keeping quiet and not
attempting too much. It may be an un
just distinction, but we havo to thank the
cartoonists for It as much as anybody
else, nnd before we censure them wo
would better reflect that cartoonists draw
to please.
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Readjustment of Arbltrarlcs.
The Northern Pacific freight department
has mado a readjustment of arbltrarles to
points In the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming.
A number of new points have been added.
A complete list of the points to which ar
bltrarles from Bridgcr. Mont, will apply
are as follows: uowior ueni, jiorris,
Lowell, Cody, Canyon, Meteetshe, Wise.
Taylor and Hoog's. Shell. Otto. Basin
City. Fenton, Burlington, Otto Francis.
Hyattvnie, Bonanzam, Thermopolls, Em
bar, Ten Sleep and Sunlight.
In Interest of Shatter.
WASHINGTON. April 26. Senator Bur
rows Introduced a bill in the Senate to
day authorizing the President to "select
from tho retired list of the Army an officer
not above the rank of Brigad!cr-Gneral
who may have distinguished himself dur
ing the war with Spain In command of a
separate army, and to appoint him to bo
Major-Gencral on the retired list."
The bill Is in tho Interest of General
Shatter.
Government Invited to a Picnic.
WASHINGTON. April 26. Representa
tive Necdham, of California, today sent
to the President, members of the Cabinet,
Senators and Representatives In Congress
Invitations from the Board of Trade of
Vlsalla. Cal., to Join In a SO-day camp
ing party, which Is to visit Mount Whit
ney and the Sequoya National Park, In
the Sierra Nevada Mountains, about
July 15.
Boiler Explosion Injured 13 Men.
PITTSBURG, April 26. By the explo
sion, of a portable boiler belonging to
Drake & Strotton, contractors, at Ran
kin. Pa., last evening, five men were
terribly Injured, and eight others cut;
bruised and slightly scalded.
HANDSOME MOVING PIC
TURES. See handsome moving pictures now on
exhibition, tree, at Union Pacific ticket
office, 135 Third street.
KILL AT CLOSE QUARTERS
300 INSURGENTS SLAIN IX NORTH
ILOCOS PROVINCE.
Four Treacherous Native Official
Were ImprInoned.br Americans
and a Town Hall Waa Burned.
MANILA, April 26. About 300, of the en
emy have been killed recently In North
Ilocos, Including Dodd's tight and the at
tack on Batoc, April IS, when 600 to TOO
rebels, a quarter of whom were armed
with rifles, determinedly attacked the
Americans, charging their positions and
lighting at close quarters. The engage
ment lasted all the afternoon, the enemy
burning the town, but they were repulsed
after the arrival of American reinforce
ments. The insurgents generally are aggressive
In that province. They captured an Amer
ican provision wagon near Lapo. The
Americans, having obtained evidence that
alcaldes of Lapo, Magslngal, Cabugas and
Slnalt were holding treacherous communi
cation with the Insurgents, Imprisoned
them and burned the Lapo town hall.
There have been several minor fights In
the province. Including an attack by 200
Insurgents on Lavag, April 17, 40 ot whom
were killed and SO were captured. The
offtcem report that the men of the Thirty
third Regiment and Third Cavalry be
haved splendidly under very trying cir
cumstances. There were no American casualties at
Batoc, where 32 Insurgents were killed and
70 were captured.
HOME BATTALION OF THE 14T1I.
Has Reached San Francisco and Will
Go East.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 26. The first
detachment of regular troops that have
served two years In active service In the
Philippines to be returned to this country
arrived here today on the transport Sher
man, from Manila, via Nagasaki. They
are the home battalion ot the Fourteenth
Regiment, the greater part ot the regi
ment being made up from men recruited
from San Francisco and different sections
of California.
The Fourteenth Infantry was the first
regulnr regiment to .leave this city
for Manila. They were assigned to
service under General MacArthur,
and were sent to Manila accom
panied by the cruiser Charleston,
taking possession of Guam to the name ot
the United States en route. Within the
past year the Fourteenth did some of the
heaviest fighting In the Philippines.
In addition to the Fourteenth there are
on the Sherman ISO sick men. Including 22
Insane. There are 3 cabin passengers, and
in all 733 soldiers on the steamer.
Tho Fourteenth, under command of Cap
tain Bldwell, will proceed to the military
reservation on landing and, after a short
rest, continue to Fort Wayne, Ind., and
Detroit. Mich., and go Into garrison.
The Sherman also brought 137 military
prisoners.
There were Ave deaths on the voyage,
as follows:
Frank L. Lake, Sergeant. Company II,
Thirteenth Infantry, tuberculosis;' Freder.
Ick A. Miller, private. Company A, Four
teenth Infantry, dysentery; Chase Stew
art, private. Troop M. Eleventh Cavalry.
dysentery; Howard H. Bateman, private.
Company II, Thlrtjvnlntb; Infantry, dysen
tery; Archie Beyer, private, company C
Fourteenth Infantry, tuberculosis.
GEN. WHEELER MAY MARRY
Wldoiv of Georse W. Chllda Said to
Be His Intended Mate.
NEW YORK. April 26. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: Persistent
rumor again couples the names of Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler and Mrs. George W.
cnllds, and this time there seems to be
good reason to believe an announcement
of their engagement to marry will be
made.
When Mrs. Chllds was asked for a con
firmation or denial of the rumor, she
smiled and referred the questioner to Gen
eral wheeler. The gallant veteran also
smiled when asked about It.
"It would be anything but gallant for
me to talk upon that subject without first
having asked the permission of Mrs.
Chllds to do so," he said. "At the same
time I will admit that this rumor has
been so persistent that It would be well to
set It at rest one way or the other for
all time. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll
see Mrs. Chllds and ask her to answer
your questions or authorize me to do so."
Ho then swung off in the direction of
the home of Mrs. Chllds, In K street.
When seen later he smiled broadly.
"Yes, I saw Mrs. Chllds," he said, "and
I think you will soon receive your an
swer. Mrs. Chllds said she would send
you a note setting at rest all ot these
rumors."
General Wheeler was assured that any
further reticence would be taken as a con
fesslon that the engagement would soon
bo announced.
"You will have to draw your own con
clusions," was the reply, "though I be
lieve that Mrs. Chllds will at once give
your questions answer."
No statement could be obtained from
Mrs. Chllds today. General Wheeler ad
mitted, however, that at a luncheon In
Philadelphia, attended by Mrs-VThllds and
himself, they were congratulated by their
friends upon their rumored engagement.
These congratulations were accepted with
out denial, though General Wheeler now
says that were unfortunate and untimely.
Shortly after the death ot Mr. George
W. Chllds. Mrs. Chllds erected a residence
In K street, which ranks as one of the
most palatial homes of the National Capi
tol. It Is of Roman architecture. Is su
perbly furnished, and has been the scene
of many brilliant functions. General
Wheeler has apartments at the Arlington.
It Is probable he will, in the near future,
be made a Brigadier-General In the regu
lar Army and retired.
i
CHADWICK AND SCHLEY.
Former May Be Brought to Account
for Criticism of Latter.
' NEW YORK. April 26. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: Secretary
Long Is reported to have called the at
tention of Captain F. E. Chadwlck. who
commanded the armored cruiser New
York, during the battle ot Santiago de
Cuba, to an Interview credited to him and
published a few days ago. In which he
bitterly assailed Rear-Admlral W. S.
Schley. It Is known that the interview
came to the attention of the Secretary
and that It is considered sufficiently seri
ous to warrant an explanation from Cap
tain Chadwlck. Should Captain Chadwlck
stand for the Interview It Is likely that
the department will feel In duty bound to
make him substantiate his statements. In
this way It Is possible that the whole
Sampson-Schley controversy may be re
opened. In the Interview credited to him. Cap
tain Chadwlck Is alleged to have mada
these statements:
"Every one of us feels the disgrace
that Schley has put upon us. It Is not
Sampson or Schley that we care about
or are anxious to vindicate. The
honor of the Navy has been assailed.
Its esprit du corps has received a serlouj
blow and. In the opinion of officers. It has
been Injurious to us abroad by the dis
graceful exhibition of pettiness, of which
Admiral Schley has been guilty.
"I have for him, only contempt. I would
not shake his hand It he offered It to me.
and In this I believe I simply re-echo
the sentiments of almost the entire Navy.
If Admiral Schley desires a vindication,
let him ask for an Investigation of his
conduct. The men who fought the ships
at Santiago and the general public, I am
sure, desire such an Investigation, and
will be willing to abide by the result,
whatever It may be."
Those who are acquainted with Captain
Chadwlck's sentiments would not "be sur
prised It he should avow that he was
quoted correctly; but they express the
opinion that ho would explain to the de
partment that he did not authorize the In
terview. In such a case It is difficult to
forecast the action of the department.
Section 236 of the Navy regulations pro
hibits criticism ot officers by their col
leagues. Violation of this regulation Is
punished by noting the offense upon tha
record of the guilty officer. Captain
Chadwlck has heretofore been very care
ful not to talk for publication, and It is
this fact which makes his friends here be
Ueve he did not authorize the Interview.
Captain Chadwlck has never been friend
ly to Rear-Admlral Schley, and the hit
ter's friends Intend to bring him to ac
count. The fact that Rear-Admlral Schley
Is several thousand miles, away should
have prevented any officer from criticising
him. they declare, and they are glad
that Secretary Long has shown iis fair
ness by taking measures to prevent public
criticism of their hero.
Should Captain Chadwlck admit that he
made the statements quoted. It is llkelj
they -will press the department to order
a court-martial, and call Its attention to
the case of Chaplain Mclntyre. who was
dismissed because of criticism of Capta.n
R. D. Evans, who commanded the battle
ship Iowa in the Santiago engagement.
INDORSED SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
Action of National Association of
Manufacturers.
BOSTON, April tOThe National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers has Indorsed
thi -U1 now pending before Congress for
tho encouragement of the American mer
chant marine. President Search recom
mended the Incorporation of the associa
tion under a national charter, and a mo
tion that resolutions be sent to the Con
gressional committee asking the enact
ment ot a bill to that end waa adopted.
t-oionel H. N. D. North, who had been
sent to the convention as the reDresenta-
tive of the cotton manufacturers, ad
dressed the association upon the work
of the United States census of manufac
turers. Colonel North stated that the
census of 1900 would show a remedy for
all previous dnfects. The census depart
ment wished to make it the quickest as
well as the best census ever taken. The
speaker doubted the utility of the question
as to the amount of capital Invested In
manufactures, but Congress had de
manded that It be put, and the department
would carry out the mandate. It rested
In the power of the manufacturers to
make or mar this census.
Resolutions bearing upon a variety of
subjects have also been adopted, among
them the following:
"Resolved. That the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers of the United
States heartily congratulates the present
administration, and particularly John
Hay, on the successful termination of
the brilliant and effective diplomatic effort
to establish the principle of the 'open
door system of trade In China.
"Resolved, That we further believe that
the advantages thus secured can best
bo maintained If our government will ac.
cord to merchants coming to the United
States the right assured to them under
tho treaty of entrance Into this country,
without needless hindrance or delay.
"Resolved, That tho National Associa
tion of Manufacturers earnestly petition
the present Congress to endeavor to have
prepared and ratified a reciprocal treaty
between Canada and tho United States
which by means of mutual concessions In
duties wUl give to the American manu
facturers an opportunity to hold and ex
tend their trade In the Dominion ot Can
ada under tariff conditions qulto as favor
able as those accorded to any other na
tion." The latter resolution was adopted. In
spite of a Michigan delegate's protest.
Resolutions favoring the laying of com
peting cables betwean the United States
and Cuba, Porto Rico and th? Philippine?
were adopted.
BOSTON. April 26. With a banquet of
hugo proportions and amid great entnu
slasm, the sessions of the National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers came to a close
at Mechanics' Hall tonight. The banquet
brought together nearly 1000 people at tho
tables. Including three Cabinet officers and
the Chinese Minister, while twice that
number came Into the hall afterwards and
listened to the speeches. Interest In the
speeches centered in that of Wu Ting-
Fang, the Chinese Minister, ana nis every
word was listened to with tho greatest
attention.
The presiding officer's Introduction of
tho Chinese Minister was a happy one, ami
the latter, as he arose, arrayed In Ori.
ental costume, amid a sea of American
dress coats, was greeted with a burst of
cheers which lasted for some minutes. The
Minister's speech was devoted wholly to
commercial matters.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage, who
was the next speaker, confined his speech
to an elucidation of the recent legislation
affecting Porto Rico.
Secretary of War Root was then intro
duced and was greeted with continued
cheers. The Secretary referred briefly to
the record of the American army in Cuba
and- the PhlUpplnes, and declared that tho
sovereignty of America in the Philippines
was to be maintained.
The introduction of Secretary of the
Navy Long brought three long hurrahs for
"the next Vice-President of the United
8tates."
Secretary Long's brief speech was a
happy review of tho generally prosperous
condition of the country's Industries.
The closing speaker was Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff, of New York, who,
speaking to the toast "Commercial Ex
panslon," mado many optimistic predic
tions. DOESN'T KNOW THE "BOXERS"
Minister Wa Tltigr Fantr Thinks
They Are Athletes.
BOSTON. April 23. Wu Ting Fang. Jhe
Chinese Minister, who Is here attending
tho meeting of the National Association of
Manufacturers, was asked If there was
any special feeling In China with refer
ence to New England, and Boston in par
ticular, on account of 'the old-time trade
Interests In this portion ot the United
States. He said:
"In China today we don't know Boston
and New York and Philadelphia. We
know simply America. Most of the old
commercial houses In China have gone
out ot business. Other countries have sent,
their representatives. Germany, for in
stance. The Germans are very smart
business men. They know how to deal
with the Chinese merchants. Their mot
to Is, 'better business with small profits
than no business at all.' "
"What are these "Boxers that we read
about?" he was asked.
It took the Minister an unusually long
tlmo to comprehend the question, but
finally he grasped It.
"I never heard much about them when
I was In China," he said. "It Is an ath
letic society., I think boxing, you know.
That's where the name comes from. I
think the stories of killing missionaries
are much magnified, however. I never
heard of anything of the kind."
An agent for the American Bible Socie
ty says that the first book printed in Min
nesota was a Bible. It was printed in
1S36. about 13 years before the first issue
of a newspaper in St. Paul.
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EIGHT HOURS ONE DAY
BILL BEFORE CONGRESS TO APPLY.
TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
Penalty on Contractor for Each La
borer or Mechanic Permitted to
Work Lonsrer Hours.
WASHINGTON, April 26. Tho House)
committee on labor, at a special meeting,
today, directed a favorable report on the
Gardner eight-hour bill, which has' at
tracted much attention in labor circles
and among contractors for Government
work. The vote was unanimously In its
favor. In Its amended form, the bill 13
as follows:
"That each and every contract hereaf
ter to which the United States, any terri
tory or the District of Columbia Is a party,
and every such contract made for or oa
behalf of the United States or any terri
tory of said district, which may require op
Involve the employment of laborers or me- '
chanlcs. shall contain a provision that
no laborer or mechanic doing any part of
the work contemplated by the contract. In
the employ of the contractor or any sub
contractor contracting for any part of said I
work,, shall be required or permitted to
work more than eight hours In any calen
dar day; and each and every contract
shall stipulate a penalty .for cAch viola
tion of the provision directed by this act
of $5 for each laborer or mechanic, for
cacn and every calendar day In which ha
shall labor more than eight hours: and
any officer or person designated as In
spector ot the work to be performed under
any such contract, or to aid In enforcing
the fulfillment thereof, shall, upon obser
vation or Investigation, report to tne
proper officer of the United States or any
territory or tho District of Columbia all
violations of the provisions of this act.
directed to be made in each and every
such contract, nnd the amount of the pen
alties stipulated In anv such contract shall
be withheld by the officer or person whose
duty It shall be to pay the moneys duo
under such contract, whether the viola
tion of the provisions of such contract Is
by the contractor, his agents or employes,
or any sub-contractor, his agents or his
employes. No person, on behalf of tha
United States or the District of Columbia,
shall rebate or remit any penalty Imposed j
under any provision or stipulation herein
provided for. unless upon a finding, which
he shall make up and certify, that such
penalty was Imposed by reason of an error
in fact.
"Nothing In this act shall apply to coaJ
tracts for transportation by land or water.
or so much of any contract as Is to be
performed by way of transportation, or
ror sucn materials as may usually be ,
bought In open market, whether made to '
conform to particular specifications or not.
me proper-officer on behair of the United I
States or any territory, or the District I
of Columbia, may waive the provisions-
ana stipulations in this act provided for, I
as to contracts for " military or naval I
works or supplies during time of war.
or a time when war Is Imminent. Nt
penalty shall be exacted for violations ol
such provisions due to extraordinary
caused by fire, flood or danger to life and
property. Nothing in this act shall tx
construed to repeal or modify chanter 35J
of the laws of the 52d Congress, approved
August 1. 1J92. or as an attempt to abridge I
me pardoning power of the Executive."
LABOR AND DEWEY DAY.
Union Edict Isined Acnlnst Promot
ers of the Celebration.
CHICAGO. April 25. The long-talkcd-ot ;
boycott of the Dewey celebration by organ- J
Ized labor took form today when the ex- 1
ecutive committee of District S of the In
ternational Association of Machinists I3-1
surd an edict declaring th promoters of
the celebration antagonistic to union labor
and ordering members of the union to taka J
no part In It.
NEW YORK CENTRAL STRIKE.
2200 Want More AVaccs and Unjust
ly Discharged Men Reinstated.
BUFFALO. N. Y.. April 23. Twenty-two
hundred employes of the New York Cen
tral Railroad ehops and yards went out I
on a strike this morning. An Increase in
wages and the reinstatement of men al
leged to have been unjustly discharged l3
demanded by the men.
Chlcnea Strikers' Riot.
CHICAGO. April 26. Attacks of strikers--In
the building trades labor war upon non
union workmen wero continued today, a
mob assailing two teamsters, and an aged
carpenter being badly beaten by a trio of
strike sympathizers.
Confederate Memorial Day.
ATLANTA, Ga., April 26. The annual
observance of Memorial Day, a time when
the graves of the Confederate dead, burled
in the cemeteries in every city and town
of the state, are decorated, took place In J
Georgia today. The usual order of exer
cises, an oration, appropriate music, a
military parade. Including the local or
ganizations of Confederate veterans, tha
decorations of the soldiers' graves, waa
carried out in almost every Instance. la
this city the observance was made notabV
by the Governor of Georgia, who scored
Republican "fanatics," and criticised th ,
war in the Philippines. The speech was
mado at thtuiprrsentation of crosses oX I
honor to the' veterans, and was loudly 1
cheered.
Cholera In Bombay.
LONDON. April 27. A special dispatch
from Bombay rays:
"The cholera is raging fearfully at tha
great camp at Godra. where thousands of
famtne-strlcken natives are receiving re
llef. A hundred and fifty corpses were
removed yesterday, but 100 others had to-
be left "because It was Impossible to pro
cure bearers."
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