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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAT 18, 1900.
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RIVERSANDHARBORS
House Passed an Emergency
Bill Carrying $400,000.
YAQU1NA PROJECT WAS DEFEATED
The Senate Begin Its Reeular Dli-
easaloa. of the Pneumatic Tube
Service In the Cities.
"WASHINGTON, May 17. The House to
day passed a special river and harbor bill,
carrying 5400,000, for surveys and emer
gency work, and devoted the remainder of
the day to the Alaskan code bill. Four
of the 617 pages of the bill were disposed
of before adjournment.
The postofflce appropriation bill was con
sidered In the Senate today. The commit
tee amendment for the extension of the
pneumatic tube service created some de
bate, and was under discussion when the
measure was laid aside for the day. Wol
cott, chairman of the committee on post
offices and post roads, vigorously attacked
the committee's proposition to appropri
ate 5750 for pneumatic tube service, declar
ing the extension of the service was un
necessary, and the appropriation a waste
of money. Mason quite as vigorously sup
ported the proposition. An amendment
of Butler to reduce by 10 per cent tho
amount to be paid the railroads for the
transportation of mails was reiected, 11
to 4L
THE ROUTINE REPORT.
Consideration of the Poatofflce Bill
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON. May 17. The Senate
today agreed to a further conference on
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. A conference was agreed to on the
Naval appropriation bill, and Hale, Per
kins and Tillman were named as con.
ferees.
A bill was passed granting a pension to
General Robert G. Dyrenforth, of 530 per
month.
Jones offered and had adopted a resolu
tion calling on th Secretary of "War to
Inform the Senate how many Filipinos
have been killed and wounded since the
beginning of hostilities, and how many
have been captured and are now In our
possession.
A bill was passed to provide for the re
funding of certain moneys Illegally as
sessed and collected in tho District of
Utah.
Piatt, chairman of the committee on
relations with Cuba, said he would seek
an early opportunity to reply to the speech
or Bacon (Dem. Ga.), delivered yesterday,
not in opposition to the resolution, but to
correct some statements made by Bacon.
"Wolcott (Rep. Colo.) called up the post
office appropriation hill, and Its reading
for amendments was begun. The commit
tee amendment was agreed to. providing
that In case the Postmaster-General shall
rent cancelling machines and motors, ne
shall pay therefor, as an annual rental,
a sum not exceeding 13 per cent of the
cost thereof.
"When the committee amendment appro
priating 5750.000 for man transportation
by pneumatic tubes -was reached, Wolcott
asked that It be pa- -d over, as It was
certain to create m. h discussion. He
said he differed from the committee on the
proposition. Wolcott also said he op
posed the Southern fast mall subsidy, and
the sudsidy for the carrying of mall be
tween Kansas City, and Newton, Kan.
No Postmaster-General. -he said, has rec
ommended the subsidies. A committee
amendment struck out a part of the par
agraph relating to the Railway Mall Serv
ice and provided for 1G32 clerks at 51S05
each; SG05 clerks at 51000" each, aad'19S7
clerks at 5900 each.
The final section of the bill was a Senate
committee amendment providing for the
continuance of the commission to Investi
gate the question whether or not excessive
prices aro paid to the railroads for the
transmission of the malls.
Pettlgrew (Sil. S. D.) questioned the ad
visability of continuing the commission,
as It had not yet made a report upon any
subject.
Wolcott, chairman ot the commission,
made an explanation of the difficulties
encountered by the commission in obtain
ing the information desired. He said
more than 2000 printed pages of testimony
had been taken by the commission In all
parts of the country, and much of it was
very valuable. An effort had been made
to get at a fair basis of compensation for
railroads. It had been said by some that
1-cent letter postage could be reached,
but he did not think 60 per cent of the
mall matter of the country could be carried
at a small per cent of the cost, and 1
cent letter postage adopted at the same
time. He thought by the end of the pres
ent year the commission would be pre
pared to report. Of the 515,000 appropri
ated for the committee, 5S0OO was still in
hand, consequently there had been no
waste of the public money. In the un
finished state of the Commissioners' work,
he thought no man could submit a fair
report or a logical plan for the compen
sation of tho railroads. No man.Vanted
to pay them more than they deserved, and
none less than they earned.
Pettlgrew opposed the continuance be
cause he said It stood in the way ot reduc
ing the compensation of the railroads by
at least 515.O00.O00 a year. The amend
ment was passed oer temporarily.
Butler (Pop. N. C.) offered an amend
ment reducing the amount appropriated
by the bill for railroad transportation or
mails from 533.S7O.O00 to 530.4S3.000, and di
recting the Postmaster-General to reduce
the compensation to be paid railroads from
and after July 1, 1SW, for transportation
of mails by at least 10 per cent per an
num from the present rate. Butler said
he proposed again to submit facts which
ho had presented to the Senate three or
four times before as to the-excessive cost
of transporting the mails. He believed
the Postal Commission, which this bill
Bought to continue, vas a scheme to de
lay reduction of the cost of transporting
mails.
In a brief reply to Butler and Pettlgrew,
Wolcott characterized some of their state,
ments as "wild vagaries." which would
be regarded as "preposterous if they had
not fallen from the lips of so conservative
a statesman as the Senator from North
Carolina."
Clay (Dcm. Ga.) said that simply to
name the Senate members of the Postal
Commission Wolcott, Allison, Chandler
and Martin, not to mention the House
members. Loud, Moody. Catchlngs and
Fleming was a. sufficient refutation of
any charges agaln&t the commission.
The amendment of Buner was rejected
by 11 to 41. The commtttee amendment
extending the life of the Postal Commis
sion was agreed to without division.
Butler made a point or order against
the committee amendment appropriating
5750.000 for tho transmission of mall by
pneumatic tubes, on the ground that It was
new legislation. The point was overruled
by the chairman.
Wolcott spoke in opposition to the
amendment. The service, Wolcott de
clared, had made a saving of neither ex
pense nor of appreciable time. In New
York the wagon service actually had been
Increased since the pneumatic tubes had
been put In. Wolcott declared the pneu
matic tube people had "swarmed the Sen
ate corridors all Winter like bees in hiving
time. They did not want merely the
5330,000 necessary to support the present
sen Ice. but they wanted an additional
appropriation of $5"KVKX. He pointed out
that the company controlling the pneu
matic tubes had figured upon putting dpwn
80 miles of them In Chicago, and he said
the Postmaster of Chicago until recently
was opposed to the service, and now he
was just as violently in favor of It. This
-was true, he said, of many, other Post
masters. "
"We all -want good mail service," said
Wolcott. "but we do not want it at the
expense of Jobbery and corruption we do
not want to be held up to secure It."
In conclusion Wolcott declared the Gov
ernment simply was throwing away money
on the pneumatic tube system. "If we
appropriate for this purpose blindly we
shall soon reach a point when we shall
be paying for the service 520,000,000 a year
at least. In my experience, no scheme
has been presented here which opens so
widely the doors of abuse."
Mason (Rep. HI.) made an extended re
ply to Wolcott. He presented petitions
and memorials from trade and commercial
bodies in Chicago showing that the people
of the Western metropolis were a unit In
demanding the service. Referring to Wol
cott he said:
"He cannot name a man in the Postofflce
Department, except the man who has the
wagon contract, who is not in favor of the
extension of this service; and I may say
that among the 'bees buzzing around
these corridors this Winter, the mall
wagon 'bees' have filled their share of the
space."
The conference report on the agricul
tural appropriation bill was agreed to.
The Senate, then, after a brief executive
session, at 4:40 P. M., adjourned.
In the Hoaac.
Burton (Rep. O.), In the House, asked
unanimous consent for the consideration ot
a special river and harbor bill, making pro
visions for certain surveys and for the
diversion of certain appropriations here
tofore made. The amount carried by the
bill is 5100.000.
"When will the river and harbor com
mittee bring In the bill; that is, the river
and harbor bill?" askea Clark (Dem. Mo.)
'Early in the next session," replied
Burton.
Berry (Dem. Ky.), the ranking minority
member of the committee, said the bill
was satisfactory to the minority.
Richardson (Dem. Tenn.) asked if the
provision of the bill contemplated the
abandonment of the proposed Improvement
of Yaqulna Bay, Oregon.
Burton replied that it would be Improper
for him to indicate the actlpn of the com
mittee, but the engineers had reported ad
versely of the 51.000,000 project, and per
sonally he favored Its abandonment.
Southard (Rep, O.) objected. The bill
was privileged and thereupon Burton
moved that the House go Into committee
of the whole to consider It. The motion
prevailed without dlvlslpn. After unsuc
cessful efforts to secure amendments pro
viding for additional surveys, the com
mittee rose, and the bill was passed.
The President returned to the House a
bill to pension John M. smith. The bene
ficiary died since the passage of the bill.
The House then took up the Alaskan
code bill, an agreement having been
reached for three hours' general debate
with general leave to print,
Payne (Rep. N. T.), who yesterday ob
jected to granting general leave to print,
explained that he would not object, as
he understood that many of the members
on both sides had prepared "compositions"
which they desired to "embalm" in the
Record for political reasons.
The general debate was devoted almost
exclusively to political topics. Many mem
bers simply addressed the House for a
minute or two. In order to avail them
selves of the privilege of printing remark
in tho Congressional Record. W. E.
Williams (Dem. 111.) spoke on the subject
of the Philippines. After remarks by
Shattuc (Rep. O.). Barney (Rep. Wis.),
Rldgely (Pop. Kan.), Lloyd (Dem. Mo.),
Gaines (Dem. Tenn.), McDowell (Dem. O.),
Knox (Rep. Mass.), McCIeary (Rep.
Minn.), Olmstead (Rep. Pa,), and Caldwell
(Dem. I1L), tho general debate was closed
and the bill was read for amendment un
der the flve-mlnute rule. After disposing
of four of the pages of the bill, the House,
at 4:55 P. M., adjourned.
Xntlonnl Bank BUI.
WASHINGTON, May 17. Secretary
Gage, before the House committee on
banking and currency, on the bill re
stricting National bank officers and direct
ors in making loans of the banks with
which they are connected, approved the
general provisions as to officers, "but sug
gested modifications as to directors,
which the committee will make. The
Secretary also pointed out that the pro
vision limiting loans to 10 per cent of the
capital was practically obsolete and sug
gested that the limitation be fixed at 2
per cent of the assets with a proviso for
collateral security when this limitation
ran above 10 per cent of the capital
stock. The suggestion met with favor and
probably will be recommended by the
committee.
Will Draft Coenr d'AIene Report.
WASHINGTON, May 17. Chairman
Hull, of the Coeur d'AIene Investigation
committee, today announced a subcom
mittee, to draft reports m that subject, as
follows:
Representatives Dick, of Ohio; Esch, ot
Wisconsin, and Capron, of Rhode Island,
Republicans, and Representatives Lentz.
of Ohio, and Hay, of Virginia, Democrats.
Tho majority will doubtless concur in
the report, and the minority ajso will
agree on some of the general principles
involved, although individual views from
minority members may be filed on points
on which there is not a complete agree
ment. Old Glory Aot Visible.
WASHINGTON, May 24-Representa-tlve
Wachter, of Maryland, who Is a
member of the House committee on mer
chant marine, which has charge of the
shipping bill, took occasion to give the
members of Congress who were pretent
an object lesson on the trip around Balti
more harbor recently. It so happened that
ail the vessels In the harbor flew the Eng
lish Gag, except the big steamer Bulgaria,
which flew the German ensign. He point
ed out that the American flag was no
where to be seen, and then asked the
members if they did not think it was time
something was being done to restore our
flag to the seas.
Free Home Bill Slfmrd.
WASHINGTON. May 17. The President
has signed the free homes bill.
There were present Delegate Flynn, of
Oklahoma, and Representative Gamble,
of South Dakota, both of whom made brief
speeches in support of the measure. A
number of others Interested In the fate
of the bill also were present, so that the
function assumed urusual proportions for
an occasion of the sort.
Tho President said his best reply to tho
representations made could be put in
writing at the foot of tho bill, and be then
affixed his signature.
Xomlnntlonn Conrmcd.
WASHINGTON, May 17. The Senate to
day confirmed the following nominations:
J. C McNally, of Pennsylvania, to be
Consul-General at Guatemala City.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. C Gllmore, to be
Assistant Adjutant-General, with the rank
of Colonel; Major H. O. S. Helstand, to
be Assistant Adjutant-General, with the
rank ot Lieutenant-Colonel.
Dentists In the Armr-
WASHINGTON, May 17. Senator Pet
tus. from the -committee on military af
fairs, today reported favorably the bill
authorizing the appointment of 30 dental
surgeons in the Army.
Collided With, R Gravel Train.
MOUNT HOLLY. N. J., May 17. A train
on the Pennsylvania road from Pernbor
ton collided with several gravel cars on a
bridge near the station here this after
noon. The most seriously Injured were:
Mrs. Cunningham Harris, of Wrights
town; Joshua Mattlock, conductor; Frank
Matthews, express messenger, of Tren
ton, and William H. Dupuy, of Smith
ville. For Baby' Sake,
as well as her own, the mother should
ue MALT-NUTRINE. the helpful food
drink, to promote appetite, restore health..
buHd body and brain. Made by Anheuser
Busch Brewing Ass'n. St Louis. U. S. A.
Far sale by all druggists. W. J. VAN
SCHUYVER & CO -Portland, wholesale
dealers. ; - -
REVIEW Of THE EVIDENCE
PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE IN
DUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Questions Relating; to Transporta
tion Recommendations "Will Be
Made Hereafter.
WASHINGTON, May 17. The Industrial
commission today made a preliminary re
port to Congress on the subject of trans
portation. The committee states that,
"owing to the Incompleteness of its In
quiry, the commission Is not prepared at
present to make recommendations to Con
gress or to the state legislatures, but con
templates the making of such recom
mendations hereafter." The report mado
today covers 631 pages of printed matter,
the larger part of which is the testimony
that has been taken on the subject of
transportation. In a review of the evi
dence, the commission says:
"While detailed and specific statements
as to the conditions of labor and traffic
have not usually been sought, many gen
eral statements as to theee conditions have
been obtained, and although there Is, of
Course, not a little difference of op'nion,
conclusions as to facts emerge with clear
ness from the testimony. Naturally,
there la even greater difference of Judg
ment as to needed legislation, but here
again it is possible to gather some fair
conclusions concerning the preponderance
of opinion among the most interested on
some of the Important matters now before"
tho people."
Oa the question of discriminations be
tween Individuals, tho report says the gen
eral consensus of opinion among witnesv
is that the railways still make them, and
perhaps to as great an extent as ever be
fore. They also eay that the evidence is clear
that the great terminal elevators in Chi
cago, and to a less extent In other grain
markets, are owned by comparatively few
persons; that the owners of the public ele
vators also control private elevators; that
they themselves buy a largo proportion
of the grain which goea Into the public
elevators, and that the business of hand
ling grain on commission has been very
greatly reduced by this practice. It also
is claimed that these men own most of
the xouniry elevators. The commission
concludes on this point:
"In view of the quite general acknowl
edgment among railway men that dis
crimination in favor of large shippers Is
still conspicuous, there f-'ems to be a con
siderable probability that the claim that
these large elevators receive favors from
the railroads In one way or another has
some basis."
On the question of grain rates and flour
shipments, it Is stated that the evidence
seems conclusive that the effect of dis
crimination has already heen disastrous
to our milling interests.
Other questions discussed are: Discrim
ination between places, pooling, freight
classification, railway consolidation and
capitalization. Government ownership,
taxes, wages, labor organizations, etc
The conclusion Is reached with reference
to the powers of the Interstate commerce
commission that they are more limited
than was Intended by the framers of the
Interstate commerce law.
SHIELDED NEELY.
The Charge Affnlnnt Postmaster
Thompson, of Havana.
HAVANA May 17. The principal charge
against the Havana Postmaster, E. P.
Thompson, who, with W. H. Reeves, Dep
uty Auditor of the Island, and Edward
Moya and Jorge Mascaro, Cuban clerks In
the stamp department, was arrested yes
terday, will be that he entered a con
spiracy with Corydon Rich, the clerk who
has confessed to a knowledge of many of
the transactions and will give evidence for i
the Government, to shield C. F. W. Neely, I
the arrested Financial Agent of Posts. The !
prosecution says Thompson received
vouchers and ordered that the changes be
made in the books and accounts, with the
manifest Intention of shielding Neely.
Moya and Mascaro admit selling over
51S00 worth of an old Issue of stamps
through the windows, which were not
called for In the requisition. Thompson
says that though he ordered the altera
tion of certain figures at the request of
Rich, he did so without knowledge that
they were of a criminal nature. He thinks
he might have been treated with more
consideration, either dismissed or re
quested to resign.
Thompson's ball was ultimately reduced
from 519.000 to 51000. which was deposited.
In cash by the Danish Consul. Herr Cul
met. a wealthy merchant. The ball of
Mayo and Mascaro has been reduced to
515C0. which has not been furnished.
Reeves will be allowed to remain at bis
own home In charge of special agents.
Neely' Examination Postponed.
NEW YORK, May 17. The examination
of the charges against C. F. W. Neely,
accused of embezzling 531.000 of the Cuban
postal funds, which was set down for to
day, has been postponed for one week by
United States Commissioner Shields. The
postponement was agreed upon by the
District Attorney and the counsel for
Neely. The removal of Neely to Cuba
will first be fought on the requisition pro
ceeding? to be held before Governor
Rocsevelt, In Albany.
Fire In n Mlnnenetn To-rrn.
GRAND MEADOW, Minn., May 17.
ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME TO UNLOAD. -Brooklyn Eagle,
i i
Fire destroyed one side of Mala street, in
the business portion of the town. The loss
is estimated at 550,000, with one-third In
surance, The origin of the fire- In -unknowp.
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H'GO WAN'S COURTMARTIAL.
Captain of Moaaaaock to Be Tried
for Shooting: a Filipino.
WASHINGTON. May 17. A court ot in
quiry has been ordered to meet in Wash
ington May 23, composed of Admirals
Rodgers, Colton and Terry to Investigate
the circumstances attending the shooting,
by Captain McGowan, of a Filipino near
the United States monitor Monadnock,. in
the harbor of Cebu, November 21, 1S93. and
also the alleged failure of the Captain to
( report the matter to the Commander-ln-
( Chief of the Asiatic squadron,
i The facts in the case, as they are re
ported to the Navy Department, are that
' while the officer was on tha deck of his
' ship, a native boat, -which had been
warned away before, only to return, was
l hovering about. The natives had been at
tempting to smuggle rum aboard, and the
commanding officer had given orders that
no authorized native boats should be per
mitted to approach the Monadnock. When
this particular craft failed to make oft as
required, the Captain himself, taking a
revolver, sought to frighten the crew by
firing a shot across their bow. Unfortu
nately, the shot, striking the water, was
deflected so as to pass through the body
of one of the Filipinos. The wounded man
was hauled aboard the Monadnock, and.
after being given first medical aid, was
sent to a shore hospital, where he died.
This incident was referred to in the
press reports from Manila, and, waiting
a reasonable period of time to be officially
Informed, the Navy Department made in
quiry of Admiral Watson, who responded
that the matter had not been reported to
him. This omission on the part of Cap
tain McGowan is one of the matters Into
which the court Is to Inquire, the other
being the propriety of the action of the
commanding officer of the Monadnbck In
taking into his own hands the execution
of an order to fire. Instead of calling upon
a marine or sailor to do so.
TROOPS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Repatriation Must Besin in Novem
ber Armr Officer Alarmed.
NETS' YORK, May 17. A special to the
Tribune from Washington Bays:
Army officers are becoming more con
cerned than ever oer the danger believed
to be Involved In the policy adopted by
the War Department authorities in not ap
pealing to Congress to provide for a per
manent Increase In the enlisted strength at
the present session. The necessity of a con
tlnuance of all the present available force
in the Philippines for at least another
year, is now regarded as indisputable, yet
under existing law It Is Imperative
that a beginning must be made not later
than November in the repatriation ,of
tnpops serving there.
In the Philippines there are 3LC00 regu
lars and 23.000 -volunteers. By July 1 of
next year all these volunteers must have
been discharged from the service and
the entire regular Army on duty In the
United States and the Islands must be
reduced to 27.CO0. Allowing 6000 regulars
for duty In the United States, Porto Rico,
Alaska and Hawaii, at 'least 43.000 men
must be brought home from the Philip
pines before the end of the next fiscal
year. With the present ocean transport
facilities, including chartered tramp
steamers which are hardly fit to carry
mules and forage. It will take at least
six months to return and discharge the
number of men essential to reduce the
Army to Its authorized strength.
It Is declared to be out of the question
to attempt any reduction of the force in
the Philippines just now, when, as a
matter of fact, many operations have
been Ineffective for lack of force, and It
Is feared that when reductions begin in
November the departure of troops will
have a disastrous effect by giving encour
agement to Tagal leaders. But this Is
nothing compared to the danger of pro
tracted debate over the proposed perma
nent increase in the next session of Con
gress. Little can be expected In the way
of such legislation In December or Jan
uary and prominent officers frankly de
clare that the matter should be settled
this Summer.
Tralnrouliem Foiled.
ST. LOUIS. May 17. a special to the
Post-Dispatch from Longvlew, Tex., says:
About midnight, while the through pas
senger train on the Texas & Pacific was
taking water at Glad Creek, near here,
an attempt was made to rob the train.
Fireman Dobbs was covered with a pistol
In the hands of a man who ordered him
to get off the engine. Engineer Jacqulsh
opened wide the throttle and dropped to
the floor. Neither of the robbers was able
to catch up with the train, but the lire
man caught the last car, and all reached
here safely.
Editor Rosetvater Cited.
OMAHA, May 17. A special from Lin
coln says:
The Supreme Court has cited Edward
Rosewater, of the Omaha Bee, to appear
June 5 and answer for contempt based on
the publication in the Bee of four articles
relating to the connection of Governor
Poynter and Judge Holcomb with the
pending fire and police commission case.
Reduced Raten to Convention.
WASHINGTON. May 17. All railroads
have agreed to a rate of one fare for the
round trip for the Republican convention
at Philadelphia.
M'KINLEY AND BRADLEY
THE CHOICE OF THE REPUBLIC
ANS OF KENTUCKY.
Convention at Loalsville Elected
Delegates and' Demanded, a Change
la the Conditions in the State.
LOUISVILLE, May 17. The Republican
state convention met here this afternoon
and after a session of nine hours, elected
four delegates to the National convention,
four alternates, and two Presidential Elec
tors, and Instructed them to vote for Mc
Klnley for President, and W. O. Bradley,
of Kentucky, for Vice-President.
Tho convention elected Governor W. S.
Taylor and ex-Governor W. O. "Bradley
delegates to the Philadelphia convention
by acclamation. George Denny, of Lex
ington, and W. A. Gaines, colored, were
elected delegates to the National conven
tion on the second ballot.
While the committees were arranging
the preliminaries of the convention there
were loud cries for Governor Taylor, who
came to Louisville from Indianapolis to
attend the- convention. -The chairman
appointed a committee to escort the con
testing candidate for Governor to the
DlatfOrai. Wf- TirinrA 1nvnVwl thi
greatest enthusiasm. Governor Taylor
reierrea to tne conditions of affairs In the
state and urged that tho fight for liberty
bo continued until Kentucky should be
wrested from the state of disorder and
disregard of the people's rights, to which
the Democratic party had precipitated it.
His speech evoked the greatest enthus
iasm. Governor Bradley followed with a speech
In which he referred forcibly to state af
fairs. Invoking a restoration of civil lib
erty, which, he sold, had been so long
disregarded in the state. He denounced
In unmeasured terms the assassin who
shot down Senator Goebel, and said he
hoped the guilty would be punished, but
not the innocent.
The report of the committee on resolu
tions was then mnda throiieh th( r-hnlr-
mon, Hon. John W. Yerkes, National
committeeman for Kentucky. The reso
lutions Indorsed President McKlnley and
his Administration nnfl 1ntitrTrFw tv
Kentucky delegation to the National
convention ior McKlnley. They cited the
Importance of state affairs, and set forth
the party duty "to restore the risrht of
suffrage to the people of this common-
weaiin. u'ney demanded the uncondi
tional repeal of the nresent olentlnn law
which was denounced at length. The
course of the Democratic majority in the
siaie legislature was denounced. The
course of Governor Taylor, Lieutenant
Governor Marshall and nil "RintihllfnT.
was Indorsed. The resolutions concluded
by requesting ex-Governor Bradley to al
low me Republicans of Kentucky to pres
ent his name at the eomlnir TCntlnniil .vin
ventlon for Vice-President. They were
enthusiastically adopted.
MONTANA REPUBLICANS.
Platform Denounced Members of the
Party Who. Voted for Clark.
BUTTE. Mont., May 17. The Republic
an State Convention met this morning,
and J. K. Woods, of Missoula, was made
temporary chairman. In his speech he
said a change of Administration at th's
time would be a National calamity. He
said:
"If territorial expansion was right In
the days of Jefferson, it cannot be wrong
now."
Speaking on state affairs he said the suc
cess of the Republican party would make
Impossible a repetition of the disgusting
fight In the Democratic party which had
made thekname of Montana a stench all
over, the country. The name of McKlnley
was loudly cheered.
When the convention reassembled thl3
afternoon and the list. of delegates was
Teported from the committee on creden
tials, ex-Unltcd State Senator W. F. San
ders moved, as an amendment, to strike
out the name of State Senator Ben D.
Phillips of Choteau County, as- a delegate
from Teton County. Phillips had voted
for W. A. Clark for Senator. The motion
Jo strike Phillips from the list was adopt
ed amid a chorus of ayes, and a number
of noes. Z. T.. Burton, of Teton, was
made permanent chairman.
The platform commends the Administra
tion of McKlnley and calls for the re
election of Senator Carter; denounces
trusts, and on local affairs says:
"We denounce the present Democratic
state government, both In the executive
and legislative departments, as Incom
petent and unworthy of the confidence of
the people. They have by their adminis
tration of the affairs of state brought dis
grace to Montana, ruined the good repu
tation of some of its good citizens, defied
our laws and made bribery and corruption
synonymous with Democracy. We hearti
ly commend the action of those Republicans-
who stood by their party In the
election ot United States Senator In the
lost Legislature. We also denounce in
unmeasured terms tho betrayal of Repub
lican principles by the 11 Republicans who
voted for and assisted In the election at
the last Legislative Assembly of a Dem
ocrat In the person of W. A. Clark to
the United States Senate. Wo denounce
the statement recently mado in the United
States Senate that 80 per cent of the peo
ple of Montana favor a Democratic United
States Senator, no matter who he may be,
and assert that the people of Montana, If
given the opportunity, will send as our
representatives two Republican Senators-."
A minority report approved the action
of the Republicans who voted against
Clark and omitted any mention of those
who did. The majority report was adopt
ed without discussion.
Thomas H. Carter, United States Sen
ator, was elected delegate and chairman of
the delegation- by a rising vote. The oth
er five delegates elected by acclamation
are: C. W. Goodale, Of Cascade; Henry
D'on, of Dawson: David E. Folsom. ot
Meagher; Tyler B. Worden, of Missoula,
and John F. Forbls. of Silver Bow. The
alternates elected were: W. F. Sanders,
of Lewie and Clark; J. R. McKay, of Cu
ter; Wyllls A. Hedges, of Fergus; William
Lindsay, of Dawson; M. L. Davidson, of
Beaver Head, and J. F. Hendricks, o!
Ravelll. McKay, Hedges and Lindsay
were members of the Legislature, and re
fused to vote for Clark with the othex
Republicans. Ex-Justice W. H. Dewltt
was elected National chairman.
PREDICTS BRYAN'S DEFEAT.
Barker Say He Will Take 1,500,000
Populist. Vote From Him.
WASHINGTON, May IS. Wharton
Barker, the nominee for President by the
MIddle-of-the-Road Populists, called on
President "McKlnlejr today to pay his re
spects. These gentlemen have known each
other ever since the latter entered public
life. Later,, Mr. Barker said that hla
nomination makes the election of Mr.
Bryan Impossible.
"At the last Presidential eleetldn, Mr.
Bryan received about 6,500.000. Of this
number, at least 2.000,000 were Populists.
This year I will get 1.500,000. or possibly
1,750,000. of that number. This will cut
Bryan's vote to 5.000,000, or less. Whero
Is he going to get the other votes neces
sary to elect him? It Li estimated Mr.
McKlnley received 1,500,000 votes from the
Democratic ranks four years ago. These
will not go to Bryan this year to make
up his loss of Populist votes. If Gorman
or some other Eastern man is nominated
by the Democrats this year he will carry
New York, New Jersey. Maryland and
Delaware in the East, not to count doubt
ful states elsewhere. The fight this year
will not be made on the money question.
Transportation, expansion and other live
subjects will make up the Issues."
Congressman Dick Renominated.
WARREN, O.. May 17. The Republicans
of the Nineteenth Ohio District renom
inated General Charles Dick, of Akron,
for Congress today by acclamation. The
National Administration was indorsed.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Philadelphia Won. Back Her Game
From PittsBHrjr.
PITTSBURG, May 17. Chesbro lest the
game in the first inning by letting In three
runs on three hits, a wild pitch and a
base on balls. Waddell kept the PhlUdel
phlas guessing for the rest of the game.
Piatt was hit hard, but at wrong times.
Attendance, 450.. The score:
RUE' t tx w
Pittsburg .... 3 11 sjphlladelphia .. 4 $ 1
Batteries Chesbro, Waddell and Schriv-
er; Piatt and McFarland. Umpire Hurst.
Brooklyn Beat Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. May 17. With two out la
the first Inning Brooklyn scored four runs
today on two bases on balls, a triple and
a double. After that Hahn was Invincible,
Kitson was hit hard oil through the game,
but the marvelous work of the visitors'
infield cut down many hits and stopped
the locals from scoring. Attendance, 800.
The score:
R H El R H E
Cincinnati .... 2 10 2jBrooklyn t S 4
Batteries Hahn and Peltz; "Kitson and
McGuIre. Umpire Emslle.
The American Leagrue.
At Buffalo "Buffalo, 3; Milwaukee, 6.
At Cleveland Cleveland, H; Minneapo
lis. 0.
At Indianapolis Indianapolis, 5; Kansas
City,.0.
National League Standing:.
Won. Lost. Per ct.
Philadelphia ... ,. 15 ' 6 .714
Brooklyn 14 8 .635
Pittsburg 13 10 .565
Chicago 13 10 .565
St. Louts 10 11 .476
Cincinnati 9 12 .423
New York 6 14 .800
Boston 5 14 .263
THE RUNNING RACES.
Yellow Tall Won the. Iaaagersl Han
dicap at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. May 17. The St. Louis Fair
Association inaugurated its annual Spring
and Summer meeting today, under very
favorable auspices. The only classic event
on the card the Inaugural handicap
brought out a field of only six fah--clasa
horses. Yellow Tall, the Callfornla-bred
colt, was the only high-class animal In
the bunch, and on account of his perform
ances on the Pacific Coast was made pre
mier choice at 8 to 5. Yellow Tall showed
his class by winning all the way. ' The
results were:
One mile, selling Russell R. won, Klon
dike Queen second, Old Foi third; "time,
1:47.
Mile and 20 yards, purse 5400 Leo Planter
won. Celtic Bard second, Connie Lee
third; time. 1:47.
Five furlongs, purs 5400 Fred Hesstg
won. The Mecca second, Zack Ford third;
time. 1:03.
One mile, Inaugural handicap, purse,
52000; for 3-year-olda and upward Yellow
Tall, 107 (Thorpe), 8 to 5. -rfon by one
length; Thrive, 105 (Matthews), 4 to L
second: Duko of Baden, 108 .(Vitatoe), 6
to L third; time, 1:44. Laureate, Pin
ochle and Nandora also ran.
Six furlongs, purse, 5400, 3-year-olds
Miss Mae Day won, Ida Ledford second,
Ilderlm third; time. 1:17.
One mile Lord Neville won. Lizadla sec
ond, King's Highway third; time, 1:45 3-5.
Races at Lakeside.
CHICAGO, May 17. Weather cloudy,
track slow, at Lakeside. The results
were:
Five furlongs Denlzulu won. Kid Cox
second, Robert Waddell third; time, 1:03.
One mile Meddler won. Rollins second,
Ray H. third; time, 1:4:.
Seven furlongs Cheesestraw DI won.
Loulovlllo second, Fidel Youlln third;
time. 1:3Q4.
Mile and an eighth Molo won, Boney
Boy second. Topmast third; time, 1:55.
Four and a half furlongs Miss Daniels
won, Gibson Girl second, Fridolln third;
time, 0:57.
Five and a half furlongs Munlon won,
San Mateo second, Bradlay third; time,
1:0S.
Races at Morris Parle
NEW YORK, May 17. It was raining
at Morris Park today, and the track was
deep in mud. In consequence of the mist,
in the second race, down the Eclipse
course, no time could be taken. But one
favorite Withers was first past the
Judge. The results were:
Six furlongs, selling Excel won. Spar
row Wing second, Buffoon third; time,
1:16.
Five furlongs Billionaire won, Maximua
second, Fleetwlng third; no time.
Vannest stakes, 6 furlongs, selling
Native won. Hesper second, King Bram
ble third; time. 1:21.
One mile Withers won, Radford sec
ond. Petruchio third; time, 1:44.
The Claremont high-weight handicap,
6 furlongs Belle of Lexington won.
King Barleycorn second, Meehanus third;
time, 1:22.
Mile and on eighth Rafaello won, Max
imo Gomez second, Kriss Krlngle third;
time, 1:57.
Races at Lonlsvllle.
LOUISVILLE, May 17. The results to
day were:
Sir furlongs, selling Crinkle won,
Brightle second, Acushla third; time,
1:02.
Seven furlongs Flaunt won, The Lady
in Blue second. Lake Fopso third; time,
1:27.
One mile, handicap His Excellency won.
Batten second. Compensation third; time,
1:40.
One mile, selling Possum won. Aureole
second. Plantain third; time. 1:42.
Six furlongs, selling Lennep won, Isa
blnda second, Gibraltar third; time, 134$4.
Shooting1 at Dupont Park.
ST. LOUIS, May 17. The biggest event
which has been contested so far at Du
pont Park the Soprtsman's Review cup
was shot for today. The cup Is valued
at 51000, and with It goes .an emblem
worth 5500, added by the Sportsman's
Review. Thl3 event drew out a field of
38 of the best marksmen In tho West.
Those who made clean scores In the con
test, killing 25 birds straight, were: J. A.
Elliott. Budd, SIndeman, Parmalee, Cros
by. Burnslde. Spencer and Powers. Tho
ties will be shot off Saturday.
Philippine Specimens.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 17. Colonel F.
F. Hllder is back from his third visit to
the Philippines In the Interests of the
Smithsonian Institution, and Is here on
his way to Washington with the first lot
of a collection of specimens that aggre
gates 15.000 pieces, having a value of about
512.000, and constitutes an exhaustive ex
hibit of the manufactures, trades, arts,
tools, domestic utensils, costumes, weap
ons, woods and Industries of the Philip
pine Islands. The remainder of the ex
hibits will arrive in the course of the
next two months.
The interesting display will be fl.st ar
ranged at the Pan-American exhibition
that will open at Buffalo next May.
Afterward the collection will be remrned
to Washington and arranged as a Filipi
no department In the National Museum
Colonel Hllder says that the greatest
and moat profitable Industry of tha fu
ture In the Philippines will be that con-
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
-The Kind You Have Always Bough!
Bears tho
Signature of
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neoted with the marketing of the magnifi
cent timber that covers the islands. There
are extensive groves of hard woods and
other woods unknown to the commercial
world. He has also made a collection of
all the fibers of the country, among them
tha celebrated one from which Manila
rope Is made. This fiber, he says, Is not
hemp at all, but comes from a species of
banana peculiar to the Philippines. Next
to the hard woods these fibers will be of
a great commercial value.
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Three Ballots Without Resalf for
Board of Superintendents.
CHICAGO, May 17. Tho quadrennial
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church took three more ballots today la
an pniionvriT. in cotir tit n1llHnTiil mm
bers of tha Bonnl nt fionpraJ RUTwrintend-
rents, but without result. Tho balloting.
However, showed many changes, and the
opinion prevailed that at least one of tie
distinguished Methodists who polled but
a small vote in the early balloting would
be selected for the highest office within
the gift of the church. The following- la
the result of the fifth ballot:
J. F. Berry 2S7W. V. Kelly 138
rf. . iiamuion..,iiij. vv. .. aowen... u
H. M. Spellmeyer.249lT. B Neelln 29
D. H. Moore ..2S0I
Others tmlt! 1 tr 11 vnf.o uVh T 'W.
Bowen, the colored candidate, lost much
oi nis strengtn on todays Dauoung. ana
It Is now generally conceded that no col
ored bishop will be elected at this Gen
eral Conference.
With only 10 days before the end of the
conference, the deleimtps todnv settled
down to hard work, and considerable im
portant business was disposed of.
Dr. William A. Kelly, of the East New
York Conference, a leadlns- pn.nrHdn.tn for
bishop,, withdrew from the race today.
His withdrawal gave rise to a report of a,
combination by Dr. Spellmeyer and Dr.
Berry. According to the story told, tho
pian is to elect the former as the Eastern
representative 'and the latter from the
West. Tonight it is said the Kelly vote
will go to Spellmeyer, together with a. suT-
ncienc numDer of Berry s friends to elect
the minister from New Jersv. After this
la accomplished the Spellmeyer, Kelly and
Berry forces will unite to elect the latter.
in tne interest of economy, the commit
tee on book concern, at It3 meeting today,
decided to recommend to the General
Conference the consolidation of thrpn
church papers, and the removal cf the
dook aeposuory, now located at St. Louis,
to Kansas City. The publications to bo
united under one management are the
Central Advocate, St. Louis; the Omaha
Advocate, Omaha, Neb., and the Rocky
Mountain Advocate, Denver. These period
icals will be consolidated under the namo
of the Central Advocate, and will be pub
lished at Kansas City, if the General Con
ference concurs In the committee's recom
mendation. Tho subcommittee on period
icals and depositories reported, advising
the tfhanges referred to, and the entlro
afternoon was spent In debating the ques
tion. Cumberland Presbyterians.
CH'ATTATCnrWT.d Ton,. r... it- t-
Bird, of Unlontown, Pa,, was elected
uioueruiur ioaay d- tne Cumberland Pres
byterian. GenprAl 4itmhlw '.: -.ij
during the ensuing year.
Locomotive Blcrr Up.
ASHLEY, UL, May 17. Two men were
killed and seven injured, three fatally, by
the exDloslon of the boiler of the locomo
tive attached to south-bound passenger
train No. 21 on the Illinois Central Rail
road today. The dead are: Charles Prlcke,
engineer, of Centralla, III., and Tom
Wright, of Odin, Jll. The fatally Injured
are: Sam Ascoft. Fred Crawford and
John Hampton, section hands.
Tasral Guerrilla. Warfare.
YOKOHAMA, May 4, via Victoria, B.
C, May 17. The United States transport
Thomas arrived unexpectedly from Ma
nila Saturday last. Returning officers and
men of the army disagree with the optim
istic views of the Phlllppfne situation late
ly held by the press and the public. Ev
erything seems to point to' a long and
devastating guerrilla warfare, and alto
gether the outlook is not reassuring.
Rank Officials Indicted.
WINDSOR, Vt., May 17. The Federal
grand Jury has reported Indictments
against ex-Cashier Charles W. Mussey and
M. A. MbClure, of Rutland, In connec
tion with the recent troubles of the Mer
chants National Bank, of that city. John
C. Farrar, ex-teller of the Waterbury Na
tional Bank, was also Indicted on three
counts charging embezzlement and misap
plying funds of the bank.
Mill Will Be Rebuilt.
TACOMA, May 17. The damage to tha
Addison mill property, which was burned
Wednesday night. Is estimated at 515.C00,
with 54500 insurance. The proprietor will
Immediately begin to rebuild the plant.
None of the persons injured by the fall
ing of a stairway was seriously hurt.
No Grip? P&in
Or discomfort, no Irritation of the In
testinesbut gentle, prompt, thorough
healthful cleansing, when you take
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If your hair Is brittle and thinning, you
have dandruff. The merely scouring ot
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dandruff; because dandruff Is nothing but
ecales of scalp being thrown up by a pes
tiferous little germ in burrowing Its way
to the root of the hair, where it saps the
vitality, causing falling hair, and. In time,
baldness. Now you can't stop dandruff,
nor falling hair, nor prevent baldness un
less you destroy that germ; and the only
preparation that can do It Is the new sci
entific discovery, Newbro's Herpicide. In
fact no other hair preparation claims to
kill the dandruff germ all of them will
clean the scalp; soap and water will do
that, but only Newbro's Herpicide gets at
tho root ot the trouble and kills the dan
druff germ.
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Liver Ills.
Doctors Say;
Bilious and Intermittent Fevers
which prevail in miasmatic dis
tricts are invariably accompan
ied hy derangements of the
Stomach Liver and Bowels.
The Secret of Health.
The liver is the great " driving
wheel" in the mechanism of
man, and when it is out of order,
the whole system becomes de
ranged and disease is the result.
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