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THE MOBNIXG- OEEGOXIAN, FEIDAY, MA? 25, 1900. CUBAANDTHEORIENT Island Possessions the Sub ject of Senate Debate. SPOONER . RESUMED' HIS SPEECH Allen ao Pettiffretr Took Offense at Hia Jiennnc'lation of the Anti- Imperialists' Campaign. WASHINGTON, May Si. The duty of the United- States towards its "Island-possessions" was the subject of heated als-cuBsionIn- the Senate again tpday. Soon after the Senate convened. Bacon began an extended reply to the speecn ol Piatt, delivered yesterday. His speech was lafgeJJ'jujiDlemeataT to that which he de livered several days ago, demanding an Investigation of Cuban affairs. His reso lution, to which there is little or no op position, under the rules yent to the com mittee on contingent expenses. The remainder of the afternoon was oc cupied by Spooner in concluding his speech on the Philippine question. The debate which he aroused tooU a turi, decidedly political. He chargec the so called anti-imperialists with creating an Issue which was hot legitimate. Many of his statements were controverted by Al len and Pettlgrew, and the controversy at times became almost personal. The Keitort in Detail. Bacon (Dcm. Ga.), in the Senate today, called up his resolution directing the com mittee on relations with Cuba to Investi gate the receipts and expenditures of money on Cuba, and addressed the 'Stn ete In -reply to a speech delivered yester day by Piatt (Rep. Conn.). He maintained tt was a duty Congress owed to the coun try and to the Cubans to make the in vestigation. There had been, he said, such a looseness in the conduct of Cuban, affairs that it called for a moit rigid and searching- investigation. He said the great purpose of the Investigation, which ho proposed was rot so much-to entrap the man or men who might hava stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars, as an expert accountant might do, hut to as certain 'whether, by fraudulent contracts or other devices of corruption, the mil lions handled by the officials in Cuba had teen disposed of dishonestly. His pur pose was to ascertain whether these mil lions had been expended hona-stiy. cev nomically and properly, even though the books might balance and might) show no discrepancies. He called attention to the larga expendi tuicB made by the officials in Cuba for "per diem" "miscellaneous," "salaries," "carriages and equipment," and declared these subjects reer hac Deen investigat ed, although the Postofllce Department's attention had been directed to them. He declared, In discussing the various depart ments of Cuban government, that "the most enormous salary lists wore .hown that anybody ever saw." The civl salary alc-no for 1S99 was over $3,000,000, -which he thought was unparalleled. Bacon declared the American people, re gardless of party, were determined that the Cuban scandal should bo slftei to the bottom, and he said that the investigation would not he limited to the extent fcug fjested by Piatt in his speech yesterday. Adverting to the construction of the mil itary railroad along Havana harbor Ba con said he had learnec that the road cost $342,611. This, he believed, was an exorbitant sum. demanding rigid investi gation. He sharply criticised, too, the payment to Robert P. Porter, as a tariff expert, of $200 a month for five months, "besides $3100 as expense' money. He de sired also to direct attention to the re ported fact that thr Tan Home syndicate had been organized with a capital of iS.idi;. iXX), and that Mr. Porter had gone to Eu rope in the Interest of this synd'cau. In asmuch an the ttrif on macnim-ry and equipment of railroads had aeon iecom mended to be reduced from 40 to 10 per cent by Mr. Porter, he believed that the matter required keen and Jealous scrutiny. In conclusion. Bacon said: "I would like, before adjournment, to 6ee action taken that will allow the Na tion to redeem its p!edge and to leave the Island of Cuba in the possession of a free and independent government." The resolution as to the Montana Sena torial case was postponed until "Wednes day, the 30th Inst. At the instance of Piatt (Rep. Conn.) tho resolution of Bacon was referred to the committee on contingent expenses. Spooner Resumed lltx Speech. Spooner (Rep. Wis.) then Tesumed his epeech on the Philippine question. Ho maintained that the factsSproved that the attack upon the United States troops was not only made by Agulnaldo, but had been long premeditated. Spooner declared that "nobody but an antl-lmperlallst, who by his words and actions desired the dis honor of his country and the making of campaign material in a Presidential year, could have so little of good faith as to make the brutal charge against the Pres ident of tho United States that he had been responsible for the precipitation of hostilities." In discussing further along the responsi bility for the continuation of hostilities, Bpooner quoted a dispatch from General Otis giving an account of on interview he had had with Judge Torres, one of the Filipino Commissioners, who suggested that a neutral zone be established between the hostile armies. General -Otis Informed him that the suggestion of the establish ment of a neutral zone or an armistice in the circumstances would have to come from Auglnaldo. An officer was sent to Agulnaldo by Judge Torres with a request that an armistice be arranged, and for re- ply Agulnaldo sent General Otis a copy of his declaration of w ar. "I received In the noon mall today," continued Spooner, "an insulting letter from the chief of the so-called anti-imperialists of Boston, in which he denounced General Otis as a liar." At this point. Allen (Pop. Neb.) Inter rupted to say that an Army officer a friend of his had informed him that that statement of the interview with Judge Torres was not true; that General Otis had misrepresented It." "An officer who charges falsehood against his commanding officer," retorted Spooner. "ought to make it in the open." "If ho should make the charge in the open," said Allen, "his position would be imperilled." "Well," replied Spooner, "if he told the truth a court-martial would take care of his ease and of that 91 the commanding General, too. He would, not imperil his office In the army of any decent govern ment in the world." ' "The way the Army Is run today." as serted Allen, "it is certain that no officer Would thus Imperil his position." "There never was a time In the illustri ous history of our Army," replied Spoon er, warmly, "when It -was better or braver or more honorable than it is today. The Senator's officer friend would receive full protection. General Otis signs his state ments. I have not much respect for a man who goes behind the back of his commanding General to malign him." Allen The statement made by General Otis is not tho truth. Spooner We have had here a statement that the President of the United States Is a liar: that Admiral Dewey is a liar, and now we are told that General Otis Is a prevaricator. Allen I'll say simply that General Otis is mistaken. Last Words of Lnvrton. Spooner expressed the belief that the people would believe General Otis against tho word of any unnamed and unknown person. A few moments later Spooner said the last words of the chivalrous Lawton werer that men over ijere, the so-called antl-Imperiallsts, were prolonging and In citing tho Phlliplne rebellion. "I wish to God." saia General Lawton, "the whole truth of this Filipino situation could bfl known as I'know it. If i am shot by a Filipino bullet, it might as well be by one of my own men." Pettlgrew (fill. S. D.) interrupted to de clare that there was no foundation for that statement; that it hal been denied. "This Is an extract from a letter writ ten by Lawton to John Barrett," said Senator Spooner. "It Is authentic I have not the original, but I can and will produce it." Continuing his argument, Spooner said there hadbeen an attempt to make an issue of "Imperialism where none actually existed. It was done, merely for political effect and to obscure the political Issues of 3896. The" Issue had been employed by Bryan, and was being, exploited by every branch of the opposition to the Re publican party. Teller (S1L. Colo.) Interposed to say that the Issue had not been raised by Bryan, but by men in the Senate chamber who opposed the ratification of the treaty of peace. It was unfair, ho thought, for any man to take the position that Bryan was the author of the doctrine of anti imperialism. "Mr. Bryan Is one of the principals in the employment of the anti-imperialistic doctrine," declared Spooner. "and since the ratification of the treaty of peace he has not omitted It from a single speech. I say there is no issue as between Im perialism and anti-Imperialism, except as it has been made for political effect. The Philippines are territory of the United States. Who can dispose of them? Tho President? No It Is for Congress to say . Bh" &"?. I tCUD tUUU A.U UUJVWU UfC JL4JUL Jui; not here now. except for party and partisan purposes. It Is a forced Issue, a wicked issue. It is my opinion that it has already caused the expenditure of millions of money and the loss of many, many valuable lives, and at a time, too, when no party can make it a legitimate Issue." "What does the Senator propose to do With the Philippines?" inquired Allen. jSpooner To enforce tho authority of the Government in the islands. Allen Then what! Spooner To give the people honest, even handed justlco and good government: to protect life a.d property: to fill the land with schoolhoues: to give the people such part In the government as they may show themselves fitted for; to maintain the laws so honestly and firmly that no man, how ever rich, shall be hcyond their reach, and no man so humble lhat he may not have their protection. Allen That will take years. Spooner Yes; It will take years; but all these things being accomplished, where Is your Issue of imperialism? Allen Then what do you propose to do? Spooner I do not expect to be here. It will take years. That is why I eay It, Is wicked and baneful to endeavor to make the issue now. Allen Will the time ever come when the peoplo will govern themselves? Spooner The power to give those people self-government lies with no President. It lies with Congress. If the time shall come when the Filipino people show an ability to govern themselves, the American peo ple will give them self-government. Allen Yes. but will the Republican party give it to them? What the Parties Would Do. Spooner Ah, there is the trouble with "the Senator from Nebraska, and those who think with him. It Ih party party party. They never rise above party. Spooner (sharply) What would the Populist party do? Allen (warmly) The People's party would do what the Republican party Js too cowardly to do. We would offer to these people the blessings of civil liberty immediately, and not go to them with shot and shell. Then we would protect them against the greed and encroach ments of Europe. Spooner That is all very well, merely to listen to; but I do not think tho Sena tor knows what the Populist or Demo cratic party will do five years from this time. The people of this country will not bo deceived. They will realize that our soldiers in the Phlllplnes are suffering because of your efforts here to manufac ture an issue to obscure our real duty and responsibility. After explaining the bill under discus sion and saying that it was- merely a temporary measure to indicate that the Congreaa was behind the President in his effort to give a good government to a people 7000 miles away, Spooner said, in conclusion: "The American people will stand behind tho American Army wher ever it may be under the flag." "Right or wrong?" interjected Pettl grevr. "It will be rlghti" responded Spooner. "But the American people will determine that question, not the Senator from South Dakota. We will do what is generous and right. We will give them good jrovcrn- ment honest government: if we come upon a dishonest employe, wo will send him to the penitentiary. Then the day will come when those people are enjoying the blessings of prosperity, contentment and good government, when the American people will grant them an autonomous government. When we have erected a government In Cuba, stable and strong; when we have conferred the blessings of civil liberty upon the people of Porto Rico; when we have given to the Fili pinos such a government and such an administration as they never dreamed of then we shall have worked out a con summation more glorious and given a greater example of what liberty can do than has ever before been seen In the history of the world." When an agreement had heen reached that the discussion should be resumed to morrow morning, the Senate, at S o'clock, adjourned after a brief executive session. Pettlgrew Seeking: Information. WASHINGTON. May 24. Tho Senate to day agreed to a resolution offered by Pet tlgrew directing the Secretary of tho Treasury to inform the Senate what dis position has been made of the appeal of the defendant In tha easn of tho TTnu States vs. the North American Commer- emi waipany; aiso wnat amount Is now due the United States under order of tha court from the North American Commer cial company, and also what number of seal pups starved on tho islands in Beh ring Sea during the years 1S33 and 1899, and whether the branding of seals Is still practiced and what effect branding has on seal life. Military Academy Bill. WASHINGTON, May 24. The military affairs committee of the Senate today con cluded consideration of the military acad emy appropriation bill. Tho bill was amended by adding as amendments those sections of the army reorganization bill giving the Major-General Commanding the Army the rank of Lleutenant-General, and the present Adjutant-General, the rank or Major-General. The number of cadet appointments allowed the President was increased from 30 to 60. Anti-Canteen Bill. WASHINGTON, May 24. The report on tho anti-canteen bill was filed in the Houso today. It submits the voluminous correspondence from the War Department opposing the abolition of the canteen, and without comment submits a faorable recommendation on tho bill. Represent, tlve Parker, of New Jersey, probably will mako a minority report In line with the recommendation of the military authorities favoring the canteen. Xominntion Confirmed. WASHINGTON. May 24. The Senate, In executive session today, confirmed the following nominations: William G. Gage, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the part of the United States on the Chilean Claims Commission. John C Freeman, of Wisconsin, to be Consul at Copenhagen. Denmark. Brjnn Sentiment in Nctv York. NEW YORK, May 24. The following are statistics concerning the delegates to the New Y'ork State Democratic Convention: Total number of dolegates, 450; necessary to Instruct, 235; elected to date, 300; for Bryan, 171; unlnstructed, 129; to be elected, 150. FOR SEA MINING AT NOME HOUSE AMENDS "BILL AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF PEIUIITS. Chapter Relating to ArreKts in Cer tain Civil Actions -Wns Ordered StrlcUen Ont. WASHINGTON, May 24. The .Hcuse practically devoted eight hours today to the consideration of the 'Alaska civil gov ernment bill, but progress was slow. Two amendments of importance were adopted" j One of them authorized the Secretary of (War to Issue permits to excavate or dredge xor go;a oeiow low-waier mara on la SJr ?? ,rSme" N. k J? has heretofore fesued permits, but the j u... ... P:u iub ocue cunceieu mm. . lowing-namcd gent.emen. as lncorpcrat- , L.ncoln Smith, of Seattle; secretary. The House also struck out the chapter . ors of a newsgathering organization, to I George H. HImes. of Portland; first as reating to arrest and bhll wh.ch Perm.t- be called tho Associated Presra: Stephen , slstant secretary. Rev. F. J. Culver, of lcu n.io I., tuuuu w aci.ons. une CTMcara, of the Boston Journal; Adolph . Southern California; second -assistant pec conference report on the Indian approprla- r (vo,.. of the New York T,.s. St. . rotary. Rev. Jonathan Edwards, of Spo- tion bill was adopted. The Hous6 met at 11 o'clock, and pro ceeded forthwith to resume consideration . of the Alaska bill. Amendments to the mining provisions were adopted to nuthor- i Ize the Secretary of 'War to grant permit: to drcd for mean Vow ter nd to provide that nothing in the act THE CUBAN "HORRORS! shall be construed as nullifying claims heretofore legally located. Williams (Dem. 111.) offered, arr amend ment to provide for a territorial delegate from Alaska. Both political parties, he said, were committed to the proposition, that the territory should have a delegate In Congress. Warner (Rep. RL) In charge of the hill, said the committee had deemed, it unw Ise to provide for a delegate on account of the difficulty in securing an election and the shifting character of tha population. The amendment was adopted by a vote of 71 to ZL An amendment offered by Wheeler (Dem. Ky.) was adopted to prevent the shipment of eggs of the crane, brant. goose or wild duck. Wheeler said Alaska and Manitoba were breeding-grounds, and this was an attempt to protect these wild fowls. On motion of Bartlett (Dem. Ga.), all provisions of the bill relating to arrest and hall were stricken out. Bartlett in sisted that there should be no arrest for debt. "Supporc a man has $10,000 and is about to leave for Halifax, howv are his cred itors to collect the debts?" asked Tongue (Rep. Or.). "Let them go to Halifax for it," replied Bartlett, amid laughter, and the House a moment later struck out the provision. After completing 93 of the 617 pages of the bill, it was agreed that a night ses elon should be held'tonlght for its further consideration. The conference report on tho Indian ap propriation bill waa adopted. Fitzgerald (Dem. Mass.) called attention to the fact that by the terms of the bill Congress for the first time sinco G-tneral Grant's ad ministration, refused a cent for contract schools. He charged that this was due to the campaign of bigotry waged in cer tain sections of the country against these contract schools, most of which were Catholic The result, he said, would be that 20) Indian children would be denied schooling until Government schools could be "built. A bill was passed requiring the dis bursing officer of the census to give an additional bond of $230,000 for the faithful performance of his duties during the year ending June 30. 190L At 5:25 P. M., the House took a recess until S P. M. There were only about two dozen mem bers present at the night session. All Items which Involved opposition were passed over. After disponing of 1SS of the 619 pages of the bill, the House, at 10:20. adjourned until 10 A. M. tomorrow. Indn-itrlnl Commis-Ioii Report. WASHINGTON, May 24 The Industrial Commission has completed Its report on the general labor laws, and it will bo for warded to Congress Saturday. This re port, it is said, will be of as much or greater importance than the report on trusts. It has been found possible to make a number of specific recommenda tions, one of the principal ones being that labor laws be made uniform throughout the states. Anti-Trastr Legislation. WASHINGTON. May 24. After confer ring with Speaker Henderson and mem bers of the committee on rules. Chairman Bay. of the House judiciary committee, today Issued a rule making the anti-trust constitutional amendment a special order as soon as the rule is adopted, with the final vote on June 1 at 5 P. M. The anti trust bill is to follow Immediately, with the final vote on June 2 at 5 P. M. Report, Bnt No Recommendation. WASHINGTON, May 24. The House I committee oa the Louisiana Purchase Ex- ft y I : .. ft I. I ' riUiiiitrrnJ Jj w ' iff 'mmm rrs. a e !&? iw a position, to be held at St. Louis, this aft ernoon voted to report the exposition bill to the House without a recommendation, favorable or unfavorable. The bill, as perfected, pledges the Government to the appropriation of 55.000,000, and allows the Government a proportionate share of the proceeds of the enterprise. Army Promotions. WASHINGTON, May 24. The fo'lnw Ing nominations were sent to the Senate today by the President: Volunteer Army, Sergeant L C. Humphrey, Company B, Thirty-third Infantry, to be Second Lieu tenant: Battalion SergeanMaJor S. Y. Brltt, Forty-seventh Infantry, to be Sec ond Lieutenant. UNDER NEW YORK LAWS. The Annocinted Press Reincorporat ed -ChaiiKCS in Its Plans. NE 0RK. May M.-A charter was ' Is3ued at Albaay. x. T today ta the fol. Clair McKelway, of the Brooklyn Eagle; kane. William L. McLean, of the Philadelphia f The report of the committee was adopt Bulletln; Frank B. Noyes, of the Wash- ! ed. A number of papers coming under lrigton Star, and A. H. "Belo. of the Gal- tho head of "Pacific Coast Problems" veston Dally News, and Dallas Daily were read and received. News. I Rev. W. H. G. Temple, of Seattle, spoke The membership of the corporation is of the work in the North; Rev. S. A. Nor to Consist of and to be limited to the pro- ton. of San Diego, spoke from the South- THAT'S JUST THE WAY YOU I 1 Tr - v;v-, "Mr !IM m, ' - prletors of newspapers. It Is to be purely ! em point of view, and Rev. F. B. Cheer mutual and co-operative,, to 'make nojington, of this city, ' discussed the Work profits, and to declare no dividends, it Is not to sell news, but ;s to collect for and to distribute to its members only. u no operations and memoersnip win cover the entire country. One of tho Incorpor ators said:' 'The decision of the Supreme Court of Illinois has swept away a number of the fundamental principles of tho association with which we have bwn connected, and 1 has made It Impossible for that organiza tion to go on and meet the needs, or ful fill the desires of Its members. We have looked about for some plan, and In full accord of practically all our associates have concluded to organize a new Asso ciated Press, under the laws of New York. We havo in mind simply to carry Irito this new corporation all of the principles that gave charter to tho old one, to make no change whatever m the fundamental theo ries, and to preserve intact all the rights of the individual members, and in general to find a more congenial domicile-than Illi nois afforded. The men engaged m the work of Incorporation are simply acting as trustees for their associates until tho plan can be so far perfected as to turn It over to a fully qualified membership." GERMANY COMPLAINS. Against Restrictions on Her ports of Mnnufactnrers. Ex. NEW YORK, May 24. A special to the Heraldfrom Washington, says: In answer to the complaints made by the United States against the restrictions Imposed upon American meats, Germany is com plaining of vexatious regulations enforced with respect to her manufactures. Under the rule of the Treasury Depart ment, Consular officers are required to re port on the composition of manufactures imported from Germany Jnto the United States. The manufacturers are averse to communicating to foreign Consular officers the Ingredients they employ and the Ger man Government has sustained them In their refusal to do so. The Berlin author ities think that the regulations might be amended so as to remove the cause of complaint. Action will not be taken by this Government, however, until it learns the final decision of the German legis lature on the meat-Inspection bill. It is the hope of the State Department that the Bundesrath will amend the bill so as to remove the prohibition upon canned meats and sausage, which the Reichstag bill Imposes. There Is no expectation among officials that negotiations for a treaty of reciproc ity with Germany will be resumed for some time. 3IcClelInn's Candidacy Annonnced. WASHINGTON. May 24. The candidacy of Representative George B. McClellan, of New York, for the Democratic Vice-Presidential nomination was announced today by his friends in Congress. Among those who are urging Mr. McClellan's nomina tion are: Representatives Stalllngs ar.d Underwood, of Alahama; Maddix end Tate, of Georgia: Cowherd, of Missouri; Bellamy and Norton, of South Carolina; Ruppert. Chandler, Drlggs and Fitzgerald, of New York, and De Vrics, of California. has no equal for Its well defined purposes of aiding the convalescent, the weak, the mother in recovering health, strength, appetite. Made only by the Anheuser Busch Brewing Ass'n, St. Louis, U. S. A, Sold by all druggists. CONGRESSESOFIMJRCHES COAST COXGREGATIOSALISTS MEET IX SAX FRANCISCO. Rev. A. W. Ackcrman, of Portland, Elected Moderator, for Oregon Conference and Assemblies. SAN FRANCISCO, May 24. The Pacific Coast Congregational Congress, convened in this city today, there belnc a larce at tendance 'of delegates from all -sections of the Pacific Coast. A committee, of which Rev. Samuel Green, D. D., of Seattle, was chairman, made nomination:; as-follows: Moderator lor Southern California, Rev. C. P. Dor- land, of Los Angeles; Oregon. Rev. A. W. Ackerman. of Portland; Washington. Rev, SPANIARDS USED TO DO.'' 1 iin Central California. Rev. C. T. Brown. of Salt Lake, sent an Interesting paper on Mormonism, which was read by ReV. Dr. Adams. At the. afternoon session. Rev. C. F. Clapp, of Forest Grove, Or., made an in teresting address on Pacific Coast home missionary work, in which he is espe cially interested. "The Future Relations of the West and the East," as viewed from the West, was discussed in a paper by Rev. E. D. Hale, of Nlles, Cal., and Rev. B. M. Boynton, of Boston, secretary of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society, told how the cueStlon fooked from an Easterner's point of view. "Church Expansion and Elimination" was the subject assigned to Re'. E. P. Abbott. The evening session was taken up with a discussion of "The Pacific Coast Churches and the Orient," ln which Rev. A. W. Ackerman, of Portland, and RevT R. F. Coyle, of Oakland, were leaders. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Much of the Day Taken 'Up With the Reading of Annual Reports. ST. LOUIS, May 24. There was a per ceptible decrease in the attendance at the Presbyterian General Assembly today. Some of the weightier matters haying ben disposed of, a number of the com missioners have left for their homes. Stated Clerk Roberts announced that if the business in hand shall be disposed of, the assembly will adjourn Saturday afternoon. Rev. Dr. Badcliffe. of Washington, D. C, resumed his vigorous speech against the Peoria overture, and in favor of the majority report of the special committee on the question "of the appointment of standing committees of Hhe assembly, which was interrupted last Monday. After a long discussion, further consideration of the matter was postponed until Friday morning, and the second order of busi ness, the. report of the board of publica tion and Sunday-school work, was taken up. Rev. Dr. George Penticost read the report and pleaded for support of the edu cational board. The report and recom mendations of the standing committee were finally adopted. At the afternoon session, Rev. W. G. Craig, chairman of the Presbyterian board of aid for colleges and academies, pre sented his report. The report of the standing committee on the board ol church erection was the last order of business for the afternoon. The report was read by Bev. William H. Clark, the chairman. A memorial to Congress was framed by the assembly, asking that the Federal Constitution be so amended as specifically to declare polygamy a crime. United I'resbyte'rians. CHICAGO, May 21. Rev. J. P. Sankey, of Rochester, N. Y., was chosen moder ator on the first ballot today at the Gen eral Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Henderson, field secretary of the American Society, addressed the assembly 4n the morning on the work ac complished by the organization. The aft ernoon was taken up with routine mat ters. In the evening, open conference was held and a discussion of educational work in Its relation to the church. Among the speakers were: Rev. W. A. Spalding, of Spokane, Wash.; S. R. Lyons, of Mon mouth College, and Rev. D. Sands, of Pittsburg. Cumberland Presbyterian. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., May 24. The Cumberland Presbyterian General Asaem- Chicago Record. bly adjourned tonight after fc- continuous session of eight days. Questions of edu cation and missions have,, received the greatest attention, and advanced steps have been taken, especially In the move ment now well under way to secure an endowment of $LQQQ.C00 for the church col leges. The climax of the missionary spirit was the determination liberally to support work in the home field, already under way, and to begin aggressive work on the Pacific Coast next year. A DAY OF ELECTIOXS. Lively Donate at the Methodist Gear eral Conference. CHICAGO, May 2k This was, a day of elections, attended by extremely lively de bate in the Methodist General Confer ence. Agents of the Eastern and Western book concerns were named, the elections for Western agents .resulting in the re tirement of Dr. Lewis Curtis, of Chicago, over whose management of the office con siderable controversy has taken place. Following the- general plan of unification and consolidation which ha prevailed throughout the sessions the conference today abolished the ofilce of Secretary o'l the Epworth League and refused to al low another secretary lor the Sunday School JJnlon. It did, however, recon sider lta action of a week agojn abolishing additional secretaries -of the various church, benevolences so far as the Freed mon8 Aid and Southern Education Socie ties were concerned. The debate result ing in this action was quite bitter at times, the race question being brought out prominently, and once In the discus sion one angry delegate accused another of uttering a falsehood. The convention e.t this became Involved in apparently hope less parliamentary tangles, and Presiding Bishop Ninde, in the afternoon session, admonished the delegates not to turn the conference into a debating society. The General Conference voted to adjourn, sine die,, at 12:30 P. M., Tuesday next. Baptist Missions. DETROIT. Mich., May 2t Cuba and Porto Rico were the subjects treated of this eveningat the elosslng session of the Home Mission Department of the Baptist Missionary Anniversaries. Rev. Dr. Mose ley, a missionary from Santiago, spoke of Cuba. He outline what he called the ohaotio and restless ""conditions of the Cubans at present. Most of them, he saldV were anxious that the United States re tire its forces from the island. Rev. H. P. McCormick, missionary at San Juan, charged that the Roman Catholic mis sionaries imported from the" United States had not brought hope and progress, but rather the old conservatism and retro gression. The following officers of the Home Missionary Society were elected: President, E. M. Thresher, Dayton, O.: treasurer, Frank R. Hathaway, New York, and corresponding secretary, Thomas J. Morgan, New York. CUBAN ELECTIONS. Little Interest in Comint? Contest . Except Among Politicians. HATANA, May 24. Except among Cu ban politicians there Is comparatively lit tle Interest "in the approaching elections. This Is shown by the very light registra tion. One of the worst features of the situation is the fact that as soon as a party sees it is not likely to win In a particular quarter. It withdraws its can didate and declares thsx everything has been arranged unfairly with a iew of de feating him. Tho Democratic Union and the Republi can -parties have both withdrawn their candidates in Havana, leaving the elec tion a practical walk-over for the Nation al party. On the other hand, at Matanzas and Santa Clara the Republicans are like ly to have easy victories, the Nationalists there objecting to the election laws. San tiago win be controlled by the Conserva tive party., of whom Demltrius Castillo is the leader. Phiar del Rio has only a Na tional ticket, and. thiB only applies to the Mayoralty. -.General. Wood has issued a modification of the electoral law for the City of Ha vana, sq that among tho Councllmen the minority will be represented. The city will be dlyided into six districts, each having four Councilors. No one will be allowed to vote for more than three candldatei. thus assuring to the minority at least six representatives. In view of this arrange ment, another week will be allowed for nominations. Mgr. Donato Sbarretto, Bishop of Ha vana, accompanied by a number of priests. representing the clergy, and by a lay com mission, representing the lay Catholics of the diocese, have presented to General Wood petitions signed by 31,000 people re questing that the decree Issued by General Brooke .while Military Governor of Cuba, ordering that all dvll marriages should be considered lawful, may be so altered as td allow marriages celebrated according to the rites of any religion to be considered lawful, provided a record of the ceremony Is duly handed in by the church or reBglouj body for civil registration within 30 days. Senor Checa, one of the Spaniards who inscribed, has been appointed on Inspector of customs and special agent. La Lucha. commenting upon the appointment, favor ably, says: "Senor Checa Is an old and well-tried servant, without blemish on his reputa tion." La Discussion says: "Tho Spanish papers are natura'ly ju bilant over the appointment. Cubans, however, view the matter with deep dis appointment and chagrin, not because Senor Checa was born in Spain, but be cause tho appointment of a foreigner Is an indignity to the Cubans. 'Cuba for tha Cubans,' and the public positions in Cuba belong to them. They should protest un til notice Is taken of It by Washington. Senor Checa was fifth on the list of In scribed Spaniards, clearly showing that he" did not want to be a Cuban." Collector Bliss says: "Senor Checa was extremely well recom mended to me by both Cuban and Spanish merchants as just the man for the po sition. If I am to be responsible for the good administration of the customs serv ice, it is Indespensable that I should haye the right to control Its employes." COMPLETE OVERHAULING. General Wood Orders an Inspection of Every Department in Cuba. HAVANA, May 24. The postoffice in spectors are still buay over the posTal accounts, and say it will be a month be fore their report will be ready. Gennral Wood has ordered that every department of the Island be thoroughly overhauled. The auditors are now dealing witlu the Treasury and with the North American Trust Company. Later they wl!l deal with the Custom-House. Thtro Li no sug gestion that frauds are susptcd In iur nection with any of these de9-imen:s or institutions, but General Wood feels mat the public desires the most complete ;n vestigation of all Cuban accoui s. OXE OF XEELY'S SCHEMES. He Proposed to Golonlse the Isle of Pines. NEW YORK. May 24. A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says: One of Charles F. W. Neely's moat important schemes was the contemplated purchase of the Isle of Pines, south of Cuba, which is condsidered by many to be a part of the United States territory ac cording to the treaty of Paris. Neely started a company here last Fall, CASTOR I A Tor Infanta and Children. The Kind You Hava Always Bought Bears tha &&& Signature of for tha purpose of obtaining control of a valuable part of the island, with the ob ject of colonizing It as a United States possession. Interested with him were Ma jor Ladd. Treasurer of the Island of Cuba; Brigadier-General Chaffee, Major- Ducker. Mr. Hake, of Chicago, and It is said, many prominent politicians in the United States. Options were obtained on 10,000 acres of land and agents were engaged to make the negotiations for the majority of the re maining 400,000 acres. 'Neely'e arrest has killed the scheme and the options expired last week and $3000 was forfeited. Governor-General Wood has placed two inspectors in Major Ladd's office for the examination of tho treasurer's accounts-Director-General of Posts Bristow ap pointed George R. Buchanan as, disburs ing officer for the department at a salary of $2000, and discontinued the office of Superintendent, held by Mr. Carter, whoso salary was $2500 a year. Disbursementa will bo made the same as in the military system. Only W4 in surcharge stamps have been found In the office here. There la no traca of Neely's ledger. It was probably destroyed. The lnepectora discovered a shortage in Neely's accounts outside of th amount supposed to have been taken in stomps, but probably it wrlll not raise the estimated-defalcation of $100,000. Evidence is accumulating against Neely. There will probably be several count against him If he is brought back for trial. EXTKADITIOX OF NEELY. Goveraor Roosevelt Take the Mat ter Under Advisement. NEW YORK, May 24. The examina tion in the case of Charles F. W. Neely. charged with the misappropriation of $36,000 of Cuban postal funds, which was to have come before Commissioner Shields today, has been adjourned until Monday next, pending action In the requi sition proceedings before Governor Boose velt. The hearing before Governor Roosevelt at Oyster Bay was in private. After a short session, the Governor mado a brief statement to the newspaper men. He said that before he would take any final action in the mattef he would confer with tho State Attorney-General, possibly Batur- "day, on the questions of law raised by counsel as to his power to grant tho requisition papers. I PHILIPPINE POSTS. Receipts for Eleven Months Exceed the Expenditures by ?lCfOOO. WASHINGTON, May 24. Postmaster General Smith has received a report from the Director of Posts of the Philippine Islands, under date of April 14, in which he states that with all expenses paid there will he a profit of over $16,000 fot the 11 months from May 1, 1899. This, he says, makes absolutely certain a con tinuance of service until June without a deficit. During the last quarter, with four stations to be heard from, the re ceipts on account of sales of stamps were . $27,612, from box rents and second-class matter $S54. The accounts for the quar ter were not all paid, but the, expenses were considerably less than the receipts. The only accounts outstanding were those for foreign service and for supplies from the States. Thfr money-order business of the Manila office, for the quarter was as follows: Number. Amount. Domestic orders issued 8.555 $353,051 International orders 21)3 7.300 Fees ree'd for money orders.. .... 1.5b0 Orders paid and repaid 1.792 100.5TT Probaoly ARoncillo's "Work. WASHINGTON, May 24. The Paris dis patch of an Insurgent victory in Catublg? is undoubtedly a Filipino account of the battle which occurred pn May 20. and in. which there were about 20 American cas ualties. It will be remembered that Agon clllo. the representative of Agulnaldo, Is in Paris, and that he from time to time give out alleged dispatches regarding events In the Philippines, which have al ways proved to be exaggerated accounts pf occurrences that have been fully pub lished. Snmpter Vnlley Road. Manager C. W. 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