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pi5S?s T I - THE MORNING OREGONIAK, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1900. .s CANAL BILL AT LAST House Begins Consideration of Hepburn Measure. VOTE WILL BE TAKEN .TODAY Unexpectedly Powerful Opposition Waa Developed Burton, Hltt and Cannon Agalnwt the Bill. "WASHINGTON, May 1. For the first time during the SO years of agitation ol the project for the construction of an Interoceanlc canal, the House of Repre sentatives today entered upon considera tion of a measure actually to authorize the building of a canal. Many times prior questions bearing upon the subject -have "been before the House, but this is the rst time posftlve action can be predicted. Tomorrow the bill will be voted upon be fore adjournment. The debate today was memorable be cause of the unexpectedly powerful oppo sition It developed.. Burton (Rep. O.), chairman of the rivers and harbors com mittee; Hltt (Rep. I1L). chairman of tbe foreign affairs committee, and Cannon Rep. 111.), chairman of the appropriation committee, threw the weight of their in fluence against it, not because they are op posed to the building of the canal, but because they considered that the time for authorizing its construction was not ripe. Burton and Hltt contended that the bill would violate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty which guaranteed the neutrality of the canal, and Cannon quoted Admiral Walk er, chairman of the Isthmian Commission, as saying the commission was not yet prepared to say which was the best route. Cannon contended that the authorization of the construction of the canal over th Nicaraguan route at this time would delay Its building for years, and cost the Gov ernment &.OW,000. The debate also developed other lines of opposition. Some of , the Democrats insisted that the amendments striking the words "defend" and "fortlfltations" from the bill are designed o m&ke It harmonists with the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, and that It Is, therefore,obJectlonable, and Shackel ford (Dem. Mo.) desired the bill amended so that if the treaty is ratified the bill will not go into effect. The anamolous situation is, therefore, presented of practi cally every member on the floor professing his friendship for tne canal and yet ot powerful opposition arrayed against it 03 various grounds. The bill was ably and vigorously cham pioned "by Chairman Hepburn, of the in terstate commerce committee; Lovering (Rep. Mass.), Ransdejl (Dem. La.), and Corliss (Rep. Mich.). Fletcher (Rep. Minn.) was the only member of the commerce committee who opposed the passage of any bill at this session. During the debate today, ex-Secretary of State Sherman was one of the inter ested listeners on the floor, and Admiral "Walker followed the proceedings from a seat in the reserved gallery. The Routine Report. On assembling, the Speaker announced the appointment of King (Dem. Utah) to succeed Shafroth (SU, Colo.) on the irriga tion committee. The Nicaraguan canal bill was then called up, and Hepburn of fered the amendments of the committee substituting the word "protect" for "de fend" and the words "provision for de fense" instead of "fortifications for de fense." Hepburn, opening the debate, said It was now almost exactly 54 years since the project of an interoceanlc canal was first broached, but this was tho first day a bill to carry such a project into effect had received the attention of the House ot Representatives. There had always been some way to defeat action. "And now again today," ho continued, "we see some gentlemen, notably tho gentleman who has twice before defeated action, standing here protesting that this is not tho auspicious moment." Hepburn reviewed the whole hlstpry of the canal project and said the reports were practically unanimous In favor of the Nicaragua route. Speaking of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, ho declared, amid a general outburst of applause, that the in terest of the Americans in the canal had become so great that they would refuse to be bound with a barrier Imposed by an other generation half a century ago. Re garding existing franchises, Hepburn said that whenever the treasuries of Nicaragua and Costa Rica were low, these countries sold franchises. In all. 27 had "been granted during the last 50. years. This hill recog nized and dealt with none of them. As to the Panama canal, Hepburn expressed the opinion that it would, never be feasible for the United States. "I want," said he, "and I think the American people want, an American canal, which can, If necessary, discriminate in favor of our own people, giving our com merce the advantage over the commerce of other countries. (Applause.) "Wo are entering upon the most Intense contest in the history of time, and it is the In tention of the American people that they shall have their full share of the world's commerce. (Renewed applause.) I want the canal when completed, under our con trol. I do not want our hands tied before we enter the contest." "If we passed this bill and the Senate then ratifies tho Hay-Pauncefote treaty, the provisions of which conflict with it," interrupted Clark (Dem. Mo.), "which would take precedence?" "I do not know." replied Hepburn. "If they absolutely conflict, the law would bo superior to that treaty." "No," cried gentlemen from various parts ot the hall. "If we decide to protect the canal, the Hay-Pauncefote treaty would give Eng land the same rights." persisted Clark. "I am afraid," responded Hepburn, "that such action would be unfortunate for the provisions of my bill. But If the House of Reprosentativei,, by an overwhelming vote, declares the policy of the American people to be for an American canal, un trammelled by entangling alliances, no one in the United States will dare to say nay.' (Applause.) I do not think there is a disposition by the Administration to thwart the will of the American people thwart the will of the American people." (Applause.) "If it is not the intention to press the Bay-Pauncefote treaty, why is it not with drawn?" said Clark. "We must not stop now for fear ot something in the future," replied Hep burn. . "If you will put that word 'fortify back In the bill, It will have the unanimous vote of this side," said Clark. "I did not think the changes the com mittee consented to make in the inter ests of harmony, as we supposed, made any radical differences in the bill." re sponded Hepburn. "Do you think the Clayton-Bulwer treaty can be abrogated by an act of Congress?" asked Dolllver (Rep.-la.), . "I doubt not It would be better wore the abrogation to be arranged through the State Department, but I entertain no doubt of our power to abrogate It by leg islation inconsistent with its continuance." Shackelford, who made the minority re port In favor of an additional section pro viding that the canal should not be built if the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was ratltted, said he was earnestly in favor of the canal; but, great as its benefits to the American people would be, there was one question dearer to the American heart tthe Monroe Doctrine. No exigency should compel us to depart from that doctrine, which would always be our shield against foreign encroachment. If England is to have the -benefits of the canal, why should It be built wtlh American money? Lovering said the time for discussion had passed. The desire of the American people for the canal was unanimous, and the feasibility of the route was proved. Ransdell made a general argument in favor of the immediate construction of a canal, and was followed by Fletcher in opposition. The commission appointed by the last Congress, ho said, had made an exhaustive Investigation. He did not be lieve the findings of the commission should be forestalled. He and his constituents favored the canal, but premature action was -undesirable. At the next session, when tho commissioners' report was be fore Congress, action should be taken for the building of an American canal. Burton, who was one of the leaders of the opposition, said: "I yield to no one in my desire for the early connection of the two oceans by an Isthmian canal, but this measure does not provide the business methods of accom plishing It. It Ignores solemn treaties. It commits us to one route, when tho ad vantages of all routes should be consid ered and compared. If the United States were to engage in a business enterprise. It ought to go about it In a business-like way. If we were definitely committed to the Nicaraguan route, Nicaragua and Costa Rica would fix an extortionate price for right of way and non-concessions." He laid special stress upon tho argu ment that the canal should be noutral, and said that not only had our Govern- Lment advocated neutral channels, but had done so particularly with reference to an isthmian canaL Beginning with Henry Clay, in 1S26, we had until very recently favored equal privileges to all nations. He maintained that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was adopted rather upon our in sistence than that of Great Britain, and that it is still as binding as any treaty or statute of the United States, however much it might be assailed. As a solution of the whole matter, he suggested the making of provisional treaties with tho governments through which tho different routes for canals may go, obtaining op tions on rights of way and concessions, and the postponement of the selection of the route until next December. At an other point Burton said: "Nothing else than a neutral canal Is in accordance with the spirit of this age; nothing else is In accord with our con science and benefit in managing It; noth ing else is In accordance with the safety with which It can be maintained. We In sisted on the removal of the sound dues and the neutralization of the channels near Denmark, although they were within a cannon shot of tho shore. We insisted upon tbe neutralization of Magellan's Straits. We Insisted upon the neutraliza tion ot the St.. Lawrence River in that part where it flows exclusively through Canadian territory, We granted and re ceived the neutral and equal use of the great canals on the Canadian border, which is maintained to this time. We have fought for this principle. The tri umph of Decatur and Balnbrldge against the Barbary pirates did not Inure to our benefit alone, but to the whole world. We cannot afford to He down upon this rec ord. Today the Administration has ob tained from the powers of Europe assur ance of an open door in China, a diplo matic triumph. Does no one see the hu mor that appears in asking concessions there and yet proposing to close the waterway between the two oceans to the other nations of the world?" Hepburn insisted that this Government specially refused to participate in the series of treaties that secured the neu tralization of the Suez Canal, being the only nation that specifically did refuse to do that. Burton responded that the refusal was not at all because we were opposed to the .principle of neutralization, but was be cause It Involved an implication of par ticipation in the affairs of the Eastern hemisphere, In which we did not wish to engage. Corliss answered some of the sugges tions of Burton. He Insisted that It should be strictly an American canal, and that there was no occasion to delay the authorization until after the Walker com mission made its report. Hltt opposed the bill on account of the provision for construction of the canal after obtaining from Nicaragua and Costa Rico full control over the territory through which it passed. The provision, he said, was in contravention of the Bulwer Clayton treaty, which he maintained was In force. The faith of the Nation was pledged in that treaty. It had been en tered into largely at our own solicita tion. He believed that we had the right during the 'fifties,' when Great Britain was encroaching in Central America, to notify her that she was violating the treaty, and that it she persisted the treaty would bo abrogated. Instead of that, we refused to abrogate. Great Brit ain yielded her contention, and the treaty remained in force. Freyllnghuysen was the only Secretary of State who had ever maintained that the treaty was 'not void' but 'voidable.' Hitt used strong words in his denunciation of the attempts to violate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. He styled it a cynical disregard of the moral law and an attempt to' commit tho Amer ican people to open perjury. Cannon concluded the debate of the afternoon with a brief, but vigorous speech against the bill. He was in favor of the canal, but said It was his duty, as a Representative, to pee that the canal was constructed as economically and as early as possible. During the last ses sion. Congress appropriated $1,000,000 for the investigation of the various routes. One thousand engineers had been at work 500 on tbe Nicaraguan route, 300 on the Panama route, and 200 on the Darien route. Should Congress go ahead and disregard that prodigious work done by the Walker Commission? Cannon stated that an Investigation was being made now as to the advisability of cutting off from 20 to 25 miles of the proposed route, which. It was possible, might save half the cost of the canal. He had talked with Admiral Walker within two days. Was Congress not to take cognizance of wjhat was going on? It this bill became a law, it would place the United States at the mercy of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Cannon created something of a sensation by quoting Admiral Walker, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commis sion, as saying: "We are not prepared to say now when the canal across the Isthmus should be constructed, or which is the best route, and It will take us the remainder of the year to determine those two facts." Cannon said that the proper way to get the concession would be to play one gov ernment against the other. "Gentlemen talk of trusts," said he, "God in his in finite wisdom could not create such a trust as this bill creates." He said he had been Informed the gentlemen pressing this bill were doing so to delay the construc tion ot the canaL He did not believe it, but he did believe they were too zealous. Honesty, without caution and wisdom, was as bad as dishonesty. He declared the enactment of the bill would put a weight on it that would hinder its con struction for years and cost the Govern ment 530,000,003. Stewart (Rep, N. J.) asked why Admiral Walker had not furnished the "secret" information given by Cannon, 'to the House. "It is not secret information," replied Cannon. "I sought it. and I got it as any gentleman could." - Admiral Walker 'sat in the gallery dur ing Cannon's speech. At 5:2 P. M-, -the House took a recesi until S o'clock. At -the night session. Levy (Dem. N. T.) and Adamson (Dem. Ga.) opposed tho bill. Sparksman (Dem. Fla.), Meslck (Rep. O.), Ball (Dem. Tex.) and Berry (Dem. Ky.) favored the bllL Other speakers at the night session were Newlands (SI1. Nev.), Ridgely (Pop. Kan.), De "Vrles (Dem. CaL), Hepburn, Stewart (Rep. N. J.), Waters (Rep. CaL), Daly (Dem. N. YJ, Polk (Dem. Pa.), Pearce (Rep. Mo.), Ryan (Dem. N. Y.), and Par ker (Rep. N.J.) At 10:30 the House adjourned. Plague at Port Snld. PORT SATO, May L Three new cases Of bubonic Dlajrue have ben rTnrtrt j here. ALASKA CODE BILL PASSED AMENDMENT RELATING TO ALIEX LOCATIONS "WAS WITHDRA1VX. Berry's Antl-Trnat Amendment to the Army Appropriation Bill TV'a Voted Dovrn. WASHINGTON. May L After having been under consideration more them two months, the Alaskan rivil code bill was passed by the .Senate today. Carter, to do this, withdrew the amendment relat ing to alien location of mining claims and a.11 other points In diepute. Tho army appropriation bill, carrying supplies for the military establishment, was than taken up. The feature of the discurslon of the measure was a debate on trusts, precipi tated by an amendnfent offered by Berry of Arkansas, providing that the Quarter master's Department bould not purchase supplies from any reccgnlzed trust. The amendment was defeated. The bill had not been completed when the Senate ad journed. The Day In Detail. A resolution offered by Tillman (Dem. S. C), calling upon tho Secretary of tho Navy for information as to tests of Krupp armor at Indian Head, was agreed to. Harris (Pop. Kan.) had passed a reso lution calling upon tho Secretary of the Interior for information as to the flow of the Arkansas River and as to conserving tho waters of that stream for the benefit of Colorado and Kansas. The Alaskan civil code bill was then before the Senate, and Carter (Rep. Mont) announced tho withdrawal of the ponding amendments relating to tho location of mining claims. Ho said he did this be cause of tho urgent necessity for legisla t4on at thla session. The most elaborate and remarkable preparations ever made for the development of a new country were In progress in tho District of Alaska. The absolute necessity for the enactment of civil laws applicable to Alaska was rec ognized by everybody, but It was ob vious, however, that some Senators felt so deeply on the pending question that they would dobate the bill to death. He, therefore, asked unanimous consent that sections 52 and 73 of the bill and all amend ments thereto, including his own amend 'ments; be withdrawn. The passage of the bill followed soon after. Proctor (Rep. Vt.) called up the army reorganlzatdon bill, and the Senate agreed, without objection, to proceed to the con sideration of the measure. Proctor, how "ever, had tho bill laid aside, and the Sen ate took up the army appropriation bill, carrying S1H.931.5S0. Stewart (S1L Nev.) offered an amendment providing that nothing of what Is known as tho Foraker amendment to the army appropriatdoni bill of 1899, prohibiting the granting of franchises or concessions In Cuba, rtioukl "be construed to apply to the landing In Cuba of submarine cables from the United States, or as to author izing the military authorities to obstruct or prevent the landing of such cables." Ho and Mason (Rep. HL) supported tho amendment as tending to prevent a Cuban cablo monopoly, but Flatt (Rep. Conn.) made the point of order that the amend ment was general legislation, and tho chair sustained him. Hawley (Rep. Conn.). In charge of the hill, secured the adoption of an amend ment increasing the appropriation for pay masters' clerks at $1400 each from $126,003 to 5133,000. ana fixing their compensation on a oorvico basis, thus: Those who have served 15 years, $1800; 10 years, JICOO; five years. $1300; less than five years. 51100. Another amendment fixing travelinpr al lowances for officers and men discharged in the insular possessions- at 4 cents a mile was adopted. A committee amendment was adopted striking out the lastjparagraph. of tSie bill and Inserting tho following: "That the act approvea January 12, 1S99. granting extra pay to officers and enlisted men of the United States Volunteers, shall extcanl to all offlcere and enlisted men of tho Volunteer organization who have served faithfully in the Volunteer Army of tho United States during the war with Spain and have been honorably discharged prior to January 12. 1E99, with their organizations without firrlough or by reason of their services being no longer required, or at any. time by reason of wounds received or disability contracted In the service and In the line of duty, and who have not received the extra pay granted in said act or subsequent acts of Congress supplemental thereto." Berry (Dem. Ark.) offered the following amendment: "Tho QuarteTmaster'o Department. In making contracts and purchases of art! cks and supplies for the military service, rfiall give preference, all other things, in cluding price and quality, being equal, to articles of the growth, production and manufacture of tho United States, and as between the producers, manufacturers, merchants and dealer of the United States, preference shall be given, all other things, including price and quality, being equal, to those producers, manufacturers, merchants and dealers who are not mem bers of or in any way connected with any trust or combine formed to produce, man ufacture or sell tho articles which are being contracted for and purchased by tho Quartermaster's Department for the mili tary service." Sewell (Rep. N. J.) Inquired what he meant by a trust. "What were commonly known as trusts, he said, in mary In stances had proved to be public benefact ors. He designated tho Standard Oil Com pany and the American Sugar Refining Company as two combinations of capital which had cheapened their products to the people. This "Popullstic sentiment" about trusts, he said, was the adoption of the small ways of the past of transact ing business, and was not in any Tespect based upon good sense. Berry replied ho had not expected Sew ell to be in. sympathy with any effort to curtail or destroy the power of great combinations of capital. He knew, he said, that the leaders of tho Republican party were not. in favor of trusts, and pointed out that the Republicans of Ohio only last week bad ado-pied a platform condemning trusts. "Of course," said Berry, "tie plank was a feeble one, but It was a plank." Hawley opposed the amendment on the ground that the officers of the Army had no option but to accept the lowest hid for supplies. Stewart said most of the legislative ef forts against trusts had been "perfectly wild and crazy."-and the proposed amend ment was one of a comedy of errors on tho subject. Pettigrew (SiL S. D.) attacked Sewell'a statement that the Standard Oil Company and tho American Sugar Refining Com pany were benefactors of the people and had cheapened products. He produced figures which, he maintained, showed that neither of the companies mentioned had cheapened their products, their action at all times being directed toward crushing out competition and increasing their own profits. Stewart maintained that the only rem edy for trusts was competition. If a legis lative remedy could be found he would favor It. There were combinations of capi tal that were bad, and others that were good. Teller Will the Senator tell us what Js the difference between bad trusts and good trusts? "The Senate of the United States is a trust," replied Stewart, "and I believe a good one." (Laughter.) Some of the trusts, he said, were monopolies, and they were bad. "Leave competition untrammeled and the people will rid themselves of all bad trusts." Teller believed the trust question was immensely important, and one that must he met squarely. It was desirable, he thought, that it should bo dealt with by' tho states, but the difficulty was that many Legislatures were controlled by the trusts themselves. National legislation of I n. lctnrl that rmilf! nr tirmi'fl enforced was, therefore, desirable. "If the Sher man law were enforced," said he, "as it ought to be. there would not be the cry there is now against trusts. If a law should be enacted providing that the offi cers of any trust or combination should be Imprisoned for contributing to the fund rot any political party, a stop would soon be put to an alliance between trusts and political matters." Teller said the subject was a delicate one, as it was desirable that proper corporations should not be made to suffer. The amendment offered by Berry was defeated, 18 to 29, as follows: AYES. , Bacon Bate Berry Butler Clay ' Davis Harris Heitfeld Jones, Ark. Konney McEnery Money NOES. Hoar Jones, Nev. Kean Lodge McBrlde McComas Penrose Perkins Piatt. Ccnn. Pettigrew Pettus Talliaferro Teller Turner Wellington Ross Scott Sewell Shoup Simon Stewart Warren Wetmore Wolcott Aldrich Bard Carter Chandler Elkins Fairbanks Foraker Frye Galllnger Hawley Proctor An amendment offered by Foraker, ex tending to contract surgeons the provis ions of the act enabling volunteer soldiers to draw one month's extra pay. If they served In the Army during the Spanish war within this country, and two months pay if they served in Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philippines, was adopted. Lodge (Rep. Mass.) offered the following amendment: "For the purpose ot establishing mili tary telegraph and cablo lines in Alas ka, J4SO.00O; provided, further, that no tele graph or cable lines owned wholly 'or in part operated or controlled by persons not citizens of the United States or by any foreign corporation, shall be established In or permitted to enter Alaska." He said his amendment did not .bind tho Government to any route, hut left the subject open to be adjusted In confer ence. He said It was Important that the United States should control the telegraph lines In Alaska, and it was Important, too. that cable lines entering Alaska should be under control of the American Government. The idea of his proposition was to prevent any foreign government or corporation from entering Alaska with either telegraph or cable lines. A Cana dian company was now constructing- a telegraph line with the Idea of crossing Alaska and laying a cable from the Alas kan Coast across the Pacific Ocean to China. It ought not to be permitted to land its cable on the Alaskan Coast. Carter said he could see no reason why any numbar of cable lines should not bo constructed across the Pacific. Lodge's amendment was agreed to. Without completing the bill, the Senate, at 5:15 P. M., adjourned. Xaval Appropriation Bill. WASHINGTON, May L The Senate committee on naval affairs today took up the naval appropriation bill and made some progres?. The provision inserted in the Houso for barracks at New York and Mare Island for enlisted men. instead of training ships, costing $300,000 each, was struck out. Coenr d'AIene Investigation. WASHINGTON, May L-Capta!n Frank Edwards continued his testimony In the Coeur d'AIene investigation today, going over the details of the prison administra tion and explaining and defining the course pursued. CHADWICK'S BOLD TALK. Secretary Lonjr "Will Formally Rep rimand Him. NEW YORK. May L A special to the Herald from Washington says: Secretary Long will formally reprimand Captain Chadwick for his recent criticisms of Rear-Admiral W. S. Schley. This will probably be the extent of the depart ment's action. Captain Chadwlcks .excel lent record and the frankness with which he acknowledges the offense, while at the same time disclaiming responsibility for It, have favorably impressed the depart ment. that Captain Chadyick be courtmartlaled, especially as he has told the Department that the Interview In which he was quoted as criticising the RearAdmlral was cor rect. Captain Chadwick admitted that he had criticised Rear-Admiral Schley, but said the statements he had made expressed his personal views and he had no Intention of making them public through the press. He charges that a breach of faith was committed when he was quoted. Friends of RearAdmlral Schley desire that Captain Chadwick be court-martialed, especially as he has told the de partment that the Interview in which he was quoted as criticising the Rear-Admiral wa3 correct. Captain Chadwick ad mitted that he had criticised Rear-Admiral Schley, but said the statements ho had made expressed his personal views, and he had no intention of making them public through the press. He charges that a breach of faith was committed when he was quoted. Secretary Long looks upon the Chadwick matter as similar In some respects to the case of Captain Coghlan, who was repri manded for his criticism of the German Emperor. Many officers, however, point out that the Department accused Rear Admlral Schley of reprehensible conduct In a communication to Congress, and as Captain Chadwick substantially reiterated this statement In a personal conversation they do not see how he can be severely punished. SOLDIER SHOT. "While Walking- "With the Wife of Another Private. SAN FRANCISCO, May L Robert Wil son, a private in the Sixth United States Artillery, was fatally shot tonight while he was walking with Mrs. William Den ner, wife of a private of Company H, Eighteenth Infantry. A young man named Kisslck, who was with the couple at tho time of the shooting, ran away while the woman screamed for help. The shooting Is generally thought to have been an attempt at murder, though there are some suggestions of suicide. Roberts Jury Disagreed. SALT LAKE, May L The jury In the case of B. H. Roberts, on trial for un lawful cohaoltatlon, disagreed, and was discharged. Trnnj-Paclflc Rates. SAN FRANCISCO, May L At tho con-' ference of officials of overland railways and their steamship connections today a committee submitted a report recom mending that a minimum rate of $1 25 per hundred pounds be charged for tea ship ments from all Oriental ports to all com mon points in this country, such as St. Paul, Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland and New York. The present rate Is 60 and 65 cents. A committee selected to report upon silk rates was not ready to make Its recommendations. It will undoubted ly report in favor of an increased mini mum charge. Other rates will also be advanced. The committee on rates on outgoing cargoes wts given until tomor row to make Its report. It Is said several slight reductions will be recommended. Rates on the Immense cotton shipments from the South to Japan are not to be disturbed. Call for Bonk Statements. WASHINGTON, May L The Controller of the Currency today Issued a call for the report of the condition of National banks at the close of business Thursday, April 26, 1900. It Will Stop Aches. Wright's Paraxon Headache and Neural- gia. Cure. All druggists, 25 cents. Try it. CHICAGO'S DEWEY PARADE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY. The Admiral Took Part In the Pro- ceBfiion and Then Reviewed It "Will See the Canal Today. CHICAGO. May L Today's celebration, the first In America at whlqh Admiral George Dewey could be present on the anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay, was worthy of the famous victory. Fully 600,000 people were gathered along the line of march of today's parade, and for four hours the Admiral was busy bowing ack nowledgments of the cheers that me him from ail sides. When the parade entered the thickly crowded streets down-town the Admiral met with his real reception, and it was most enthusiastic The cheers made practically one continuous roar, at many times so loud that It was difficult t6 hear the music of the band, which marched ahead of the Admiral's carriage. The sidewalks were packed from curb to walls, and every window which afforded a sight of the parade was filled with as many heads as could be thrust through ft. On the tops of the buildings were other sightseers, and all joined in giving the Admiral a welcome, which in point of en thusiasm has never been surpassea by that extended to any man who has ever been the guest of the City of Chicago. On the steps of th.j Art Institute on Michigan avenue, were gathered 200 young women, a number of them clad in white, being so placed as to spell the word "Dewey." As the carriage containing the Admiral approached, their voices burst forth into, "See, the Conquering Hero Comes," and the march was stopped un til tho song was finished. The Admiral expressed great pleasure at the sing ing. Naval, military and civic organizations followed the carriage, carrying the Ad miral through miles of .streets, decorated with flags and bunting. If the Admiral's carriage came near enough enthusiastic women threw flowera from the windows of high buildings, and the sailors around the carriage picked up many bouquets that had missed, their markand fallen In the street. When there were no flowers there were cheers and afterward the flow ers and the cheers came together, moving the Admiral to rise In his carriage and bow his acknowledgments. After traversing tlc business part of the city the parade was reviewed by Ad miral Dewey In the presence of thousands of people wedged in a literally solid mass for blocks on either hand. A luncheon at the Union League followed, and at S P. M., Admiral Dewey and his aids were the guests of tho University -Club, while Mrs. Dewey and "the members of the Women's reception committee were enter tained at dinner by Mrs. Arthur Caton. At 11 P. M., Admiral Dewey and party visited the Naval Reserve Veteran Asso ciation Hall at the First Regiment Arm or. The stand from which Admiral Dewey reviewed the parade was built out from the grand-stand erecled along the south end of the unfinished Postoflice building on Jackson boulevard, and here thousands Of people stood in the street for hours waiting for the Admiral to appear, at tho head of the parade. A number of women fainted, in th$- "crush. The coming of the Admiral was made taiown by tho special parade escort, a detachment from the United States Army galloping up to the reviewing stand. When the detach ment had formed, a carriage carrying Admiral Dewey, Mayor Harrison and Charles A. Plamondon, of the reception committee, drove up, giving the crowd its first -view -of the Admiral. Admiral Dewey bowed to Mrs. Dewey, -who eat at one of the-broad windows of the Union League Club, directly opposite the reviewing stand, and then the reviewing prty as cended the stand, Mayor Harrison stand ing in front with Admiral Dewey. Tho long parade then began to file by. General James F. Wade, U. S. A., was -chief marshal. Tho parade was in eight divisions, and requlnid two hours to pass the reviewing "stand, and Admiral Dewey was kopt occupied acknowledging salutes and saluting the various flags, some of which had been carried in battle, and showed the marks of actual fighting. Although everybody wanted to see Dew ey, there was great interest In Mrs. Dew ey, and many persons got as near as possible to the Union League Club window to see her. When the parade had passed lines of police optned a narrow lino through the crowd, and Admiral Dewey and the reviewing party crossed Jackson boulevard to the Union League Club, where a luncheon and reception were given to Admiral and Mrs. Dewey and members of the general executive and women's reception committees and Invited guests. Tomorrow the Admiral will see the $33, 000,000 ship and drainage canal from the railroad alongside for part of the distance, and from a boat on the canal for the re mainder. Receptloruj, luncheons and .oth er entertainments will consume the rest of the day. Mrs. Dewey will be the guest of honor at two functions. Admiral Dewey has decided not to accept the Invitation extended him yesterday by a delegation of Canadians to visit Canada in July. The Admiral's- time will be so' occupied for the next few months that ho finds it impossible to accept. FOREST FIRES. Great Destruction in Northern Michi gan and "Wisconsin. MARINETTE, Wis.. May L Forest fires in Northern Michigan and Wisconsin have destroyed one village and several others are threatened. The dry timber is proving easy prey to the flames, which the high wind has spread over a wride area. Ames, the town entirely destroyed, had a popula tion of 200. There ws a store, cedar-yard, station and 15 or 20 houses. Along the right of way of the St. Paul railroad, north of Ellis .Junction, the fires are still raging. A passenger train on the Wrlsconsln & Michigan road, which left Fisher, Mich., Sunday morning, has not been heard from since and Is somewhere In the burned district. The wires are all down north of Fisher. Forest fires are also said to be burning all along the Soo road to Minneapolis. The property and timber destroyed already will prob ably mean a loss of over $100,000. A dispatch from East Tawas, Mich., says that forest fires are rrurmlng through tim ber lands and cedar swamps in that lo cality. Fourth Town Destroyed. MENOMINEE. Mich., May L The town of Arnold has been wiped out by forest fires. This makes the fourth town to be destroyed. A passenger train reached here today, being the first in two days. The wires are all down, and railway traf fic is suspended. The forest fires cover an area of 30 miles, extending westward as far as Swanson and northward to Car bondale, Mich. They are spreading. Much concern Is felt for small towns In Me nominee County along the Northwestern, Wisconsin & Michigan and Northern Pa cific roads. Serious damage must result as high winds prevail. Niagara Saved. TRON MOUNTAIN, Mich., May 1 A steamer sent from here reached Niagara In time to save that place from destruc tion by forest flrej. Tha woods are all ablaze, and an immense amount of valu able timber is being destroyed. Loj-Rlng: Train Imprisoned. DULUTH, Minn.. May L Fierce forest fixes are ragtag- In this vicinity. A train on the Sauntry logging road cf the North ern Pacific road, 12 miles from Duluth. Js imprisoned in the woods at the end ot the branch, xho, bridges nurntd while the" train was in the timber. The train was abandoned and the crew made their way out. "Wall Paper Factory Burned. STEUBBNVTLLE, O.. May L-Fire about midnight nearly destroyed the plant of the Steubenvllle Wall Paper Company and a half million rolls of wall paper. The loss la $50,000, fully Insured. Flour 31111 and Elevator Burned. MArtxtriTA, O., May 1. The Phoenix flouring mill and grain elevator burned today with all the contents. Loss, $100,- COD. ROOT'S HINT OF WAR. Caused by an Intrigue Concerning Danish. "West Indies. NEW YORK. May 1. The Times pub lishes an elaborate article declaring that Secretary of War Root's address at the Grant dinner last Friday night. In which he hinted at the possibility ot war to maintain the Monroe doctrine, was called forth by an Intrigue concerning the Dan ish West India Islands. It appears that H. H. Rogers, of the Standard Oil Company, made a verbal agreement w 1th Denmark that If he shoud negotiate a sale of the Islands, he should receive a commission of 10 per cent ot the purchase price. Captain W. von Christmas Dirlckineck-Hchenfield has al so been acting as agent of the Danish Government. All accounts agree that Denmark Is. very anxious to get rid of her West Indian possessions. Mr. Rogers and Captain Christmas hav ing quarreled, and the former having de clared that It was in his power to de feat any negotiations that did not recog nize his rights as agent. Captain Christ mas advised Secretary Hay of a plan to exchange the Islands with Germany for territory in Europe- He states that unless Congress acts on the Danish West Indies Islands matter before June 1, a scheme will be carried out to exchange the Islands with Germany for the whole or a part of North Schleswig, which, with Holsteln, was-taken from Denmark by Germany In 1S67, and which country It has always been the fondest-hope of all Danes to recover. The sudden appearance in this coun try of Secretary White, of the American Embassy, -in London, has also to do with this matter of the sale of the Danish West India Islands, according to the Times. Mr. White was the agent of the United States In Denmark during the ne gotiations and to him the Danish Gov ernment named the price It wanted for the Islands, between $3,000,000 and. $4,000,000. Mr. White, It Is said, failed to tell the State Department that the United States would have td buy the Islands during this session cf Congress, or ahandon all hope forever of getting possession of them, and that he also did not Impress upon the State Department the fact that failing the negotiations with the United States, Ger many was sure to get possession of the Islands, either through cession or lease. It Is to make these matters more clear to the State Department while Congress Is still In session that Mr7 White was sum moned here. It was not .until the early part of 1S33 that negotiations concerning the Danish West India Islands was taken up. At that time Captain Christmas was sojourning in Germany as a retired Captain of tho Dan ish Navy. He had just returned from a trip to the Danish West India Islands, where he had been making maps of the harbors and fortifications- there. He was approached by a syndicate of Germans, who asked him to use his Influence in Co penhagen to obtain from the Danish Gov ernment a contract with Germany by which tho latter could purchase the Island of St. John. Captain Christmas was not slow In asserting, that this would be next to impossible, for the reason that tho United States would neither allow Den mark to sell the island to a foreign, power nor would it allow Germany to purchaH It because of the Monroe doctrine. In his report to the Danish Government Captain Christmas attaches the proposi tion of the syndicate to his papers. Thla shows that the head of the syndicate was Admiral Von ZIrzow, of the Royal Ger many Navy, and that he and others of the syndicate had, in anticipation of the ced ing or sale of the islands to Germany, bought up options on all the land adjacent to the harbors, and so, in the event ot tho acquisition of the Island by Germany, ho and the members of tho syndicate stood' In the position of -virtual owners of the land, and it could dictate terms to the purchas ing power. When the impossibility of this scheme was pointed out to Admiral Von ZIrzow, he asked Captain Christmas to obtain other concessions for the syndicate, among them to form a German colony on the teland under the Danish flag, and permis sion to use the harbor as a coaling sta tion for German war vessels. Captain Christmas, while apparently falling In with their scheme, laid the whole matter before Minister Hoerfng in Its true light. The outcome of this was that "the permis sion was denied on diplomatic grounds, the Danish Government recognizing that, should any such complications arise, the sale of the Islands to the United States would be next to Impossible. This led to Captain Christmas coming to America. Captain Christmas according to the Times, has had an interview with Presi dent McKinley and pointed out the Impor tance of purchasing the Islands. As a consequence. Secretary .White was sent from London to negotiate directly with Denmark. His mission became known to Mr. Rogers. Insisting on his 10 per cent commission .and declaring that he would prevent a sale to the United States unless ho received $300,000, Rogers became in volved in a quarrel with Captain Christ mas. Thereupon the Captain revealed to Secretary Hay tho entire story of the German intrigue. It seems that Denmark is now disposed to make the deal with Germany. It has been said by those who are close to the Danish Government that King Christian will not allow the United States to plead the Monroe doctrine as a bar to negotia tions with Germany for the ceding of the islands to other countries. He wljl main tain that he has already given the Monroe doctrine sufficient consideration In that he offered a number of times to sell the islands to the United States, and everj time the negotiations have fallen through on account of the failure of Congress, to ratify tho agreement. MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS. Want a National Ticket Headed by Bryan, and Toirne. PORT HURON, Mich., May L The first state political convention in Michigan was held here today, when the Democratic rep resentatives from 77 counties elected dele gates to the National convention, and adopted resolutions embodying their view on tho various political Issues of the time. The following are the delegates-at-largei uamei J. uampau, or .ueiroit; inomas a. Barkworth, of Jackson; Wellington R. 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RswYerk HALL & RUCKEL Loads Bryan tonight addressed an audience ot 10,000 people in the Columbus Auditorium. Congressman Lentz presided at the. meet ing. Colonel Bryan discussed the money question, imperialism and trusts. Later, by invitation. Mr. Bryan attended a ban quet being gh-en by tho Columbus Board of Trade. Democrats Carried St. Panl. ST. PJlUL, May L The municipal elec tion here today was a regular Deinocratlc landslide, as compared with two years agor when the Republicans carried every thing. The Republicans concede the elec tion of Robert A. Smith, Democrat, for Mayor, by at least 1000. Dam May Give Wny. DENVER, May i. Chief of Police Far ley was notified at 11 o'clock tonight by a telegram from J. W. Alsop, superinten dent of Castlewood reservoir, that an un usually large leak had developed In the dam, and there Is danger of It3jiving way. The Castlewood reservoir Is 32 miles up Cherry Creek from Denver, and con tains ISO acres, with a capacity of 2,000, 000,000 gallons, and Is brimming full on ac count of recent rains and snows. The dam is 600 feet long and SO feet high. All farmers living in the valley above Denver have been warned, and Superintendent Alsip has horsemen ready to gie further warning if the dam goes out. Xntal Boers Active. LADTSMITH, Tuesday, May 1. There Is renewed activity among the Boers on this side of the Drakensberg Mountain. Prep arations here to check an advance are complete. AN OBJECT LESSON. In a Tte.ntaurnnt. A physician puts the query: Have you never noticed in any large restaurant at lunch or dinner time the large number of hearty, vigorous old men at the tables; men whooa ages run from 6ft to SO years; many of them bald and all perhaps gray, but none of them feeble or senile? 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