THE MORNING OBEGONIAN,, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1900.
TREATIES RATIFIED
Five Conventions Disposed
: ' ' Of by the Senate.
ONE RELATES TO THE CANAL
In the Executive Session Jlorgan and
Fo'raker Spoke on Hhy-Paunce-
Xotc Agreement Senator
Bard's Amendment.
WASHINGTON, Dec IS. No business
of general Importance was transacted by
the Senate today in open session. At the
conclusion of the routine business. Till
man (Dem. S. C.) sent to the desk, and
jhad read the following resolution!
".Resolved, That the President be, and
he Is hereby requested, if not In his Judg
ment incompatible with public interest, to
furnish the Senate all Information and
copies of all correspondence -between this
Government and the Government of Co
lombia, showing what steps, If any,, have
been taken by this Government to se
cure a treaty between the two govern
ments, or a modification by Colombia of
-existing treaties or oncessslons, with the
view of securing Ho -the United States the
right to construct a canal over the ter
ritory pf Colombia, between the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans."
At the conclusion of the readlng-of the
resolution, Lodge (Rep. Mass.') remarked:
"That Is executive business. I move
that the Senate now proceed to the con
sideration of executive business."
Tillman Are you going to allow this
resolution to go through?
Lodge Certainly, In executive session.
The Senate then, at lz:30 P. M., went
Into executive session, to resume ponsld
eration of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
The friends of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty occupied nearly all of the time
of the Senate in executive session today,
Foraker (Rep. O.) and Morgan (Dem.
Ala.) being the speakers.
Previous to the taking up of the treaty,
the Senate, for the purpose of clearing
its calendar, disposed of several other
treaties of comparatively little import
ance. Five conventions in all were rati
fied. Among the documents thus disposed
of was an agreement supplementary to
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty Itself, and ex
tending the time within which it may be
ratified. Under the terms of the original
treaty, the time for ratification expired
live months ago. The agreement favor
ably passed upon today extends the time
until March 4, during which the treaty
may be completed. Lodge, who had the
matter in charge, manifested some anx
iety over this treaty, and evidently was
somewhat relieved when it went through
without a dissenting voice.
The other treaties ratified were: Ex
tending for one year the time within
which the commercial treaty with Argen
tina may be ratified; extending for a
year the time within which the treaty
with Great Britain for reciprocity with
Jamaica may be ratified; the new extra
dition treaties with Bolivia and Chile.
When the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was
taken up, attention was given to the
resolution offered In open session earlier
In the day, by Senaton Tillman, calling
for the correspondence between this Gov
ernment and the Government of Colombia
relative to the right to construct a canal
across Colombian territory. The resolu
tion was agreed to after It was amended,
at the Instance of Morgan, so as also tq
call for all the correspondence with the
Panama Canal Company, including all of-
fers on the part of that company, and
also negotiations with it concerning the
Panama Canal.
Bard (Rep. CaL) gave notice of an
amendment which he will offer to the
treatly, providing that the United Stales
shall have the right to "discriminate In
favor of American goods shipped through"
the canal in American vessels engaged In
the coastwise trade."
Foraker's speech from first to last was
a defense of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
and he took occasion to praise In high
terms Secretary Hay, who, he said. Is
not only an accomplished gentleman and
a scholarly man, but a patriot and a
statesman of a high order. He had dif
fered from the Secretary in some respects,
he said, as to the polluy to be pursued,
but any fair-minded man must recognize
that In negotiating the pending treaty the
Secretary of State had accepted conditions
as he found them, and that in falling into
the policy of neutrality he had only fol
lowed historic precedents. As for him
eelf, he had always favored an American
policy In dealing with the question of
construction of the canal, but no one who
would give tho least attention to the
subject could fall to see that the neutral
policy had been the policy of this country
In the past
He contended for the safety of the
canal, even though It should not be for
tified, for It was absurd, he said, to sup
pose that any enemy would attempt to
Bail Its ships through a canal 175 mlle3
Jong and owned, controlled and policed by
this Government when actual hostilities
were In progress. In this connection, he
called attention to the fate of the Maine,
which was on a peaceful mission and
had been anchored in a harbor of a coun
try wljh ynlh at the time we were at
peace. . ..
Morgan traversed much of the ground he
had covered In his previous arguments In
support of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
He referred to the protocols agreed to be
tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica regard
ing the canal, and said that the ratifica
tion of the Hay-Pauncefote treatv is a
debt we owe to them. Those countries.
If they should see fit, might rise up and
refuse to allow ns t6 do anything; hence
we could not afford to do anything that
would offend them. For this reason he
would have the neutrality of the canal as
sured and the pending treaty ratified.
In the House.
This was District of Columbia day In
She House. Grosvenor (Rep. O.) Intro'
duced a hill to extend to Hawaii tho
privileges of the act providing for the
Immediate transportation- of dutiable
goods. - - i
Babcock (Rep. "Wis.), chairman of the
committee on .District of Columbia; called
up a Senate bill to change the tormlnal
facilities of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company in this city and elevate the
tracks of the company across the Mall,
couth of Pennsylvania avenue. The bill
was antagonized on tho ground that it
save the road 3tu acres, of land of the
Government, and would destroy the
scheme to beautify the Mall from the
Capitol to the, Washington monument.
The opposition filibustered vigorously and
prevented actio all dayr4iut the friends
of tho bill finally succeeded at C o'clock
Jn securing a recess until 11 o'clock to
morrow, when the fight will be resumed.
MORGAN'S CANAL REPORT
On the "Walter Commission' Flnd
Ings. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Senator Mor
gan, chairman of the Senate committee
on lnteroceanlc canals, to which was i-e-iferred
the preliminary report of the Isth
mian Canal Commission, today submitted
a partial report thereon in connection
with the protocols or agreements with
Costa Rica and Nicaragua relating to the
proposed canal, -nhlch were submitted re
cently to the Senate. In the course of
the report it is said that the statement
of the Walker commission and the proto
cols referred to have a direct bearing on
what is known as the Hepburn bill, now
on the Senate calendar.
"That bill," says the report. "Is a decla
ration of the policy of tne United States
for a canal under control of this Govern
ment. It Is the law of necessity, rather
than the expectation of profit or advan
tage to the United States, that compels
us to 'construct, own and control a ship
xaual through Costa Rica and Nicaragua
and the geographical relation pf those
states to our country and the prestige of
the United States among American Gov
ernments point to us as the power that
must incur the expenditure and be invest
ed with the authority to control the canal
as a marine highway for ships of all na
tions. The assured profits of this enter
prise in money, calculated on a basis
that Is even much larger than is Indicated
In any report that has estimated the cost,
are a sufllclcnt Justification for the expen
diture that is necessary to acquire tho
right of way to construct the canal.
"As the basis and condition precedent
to the accomplishment of this great task
or duty, the United States must first ac
quire from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, by
agreement, the right to construct, own,
control and manage the canal. In doing
this, we must fully recognize their sov
ereign indexendence and authority over
those countries respectively, and deal
with them without any attempt at en
croachment on their national rights. The
President is not empowered or advised to
encroach upon the sovereignty of those
states. The House bill deals with our
own National policy, defines It clearly
and writes it on the statute book, which
Is the highest record of tho political and
International policy of the United States.
"In "making this declaration of the pol
icy and purpose of the United States and
in supplying the President with the means
of executing the law, the House bill pro
ceeds on the assumption that there is no
obstacles In the way of its full, Just and
peaceful enforcement. This line of ac
tion commends itself to all who sincerely
desire to execute the will of the American
people In the construction of a ship canaL
placing its ownership, control and man
agement In the Government of the United
States. If the Senate shall concur with
the House in the passage of this bill, it
will be a movement of such force as will
draw after it the settlement of any inter
national difficulties that ntay exist with
out friction or danger to the peace and
good-will that exists between the United
States and -other nations."
After a reference to the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty and the pending Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, the report says:
"The passage of the Hepburn bill, by
an almost unanimous voto in the House,
must have called for a protest from Great
Britain if that government considers that
any right of hers is in conflict -nith that
measure. If the passage of that measure
through the Senate calls forth such a pro
test, then will be the appropriate time for
Its consideration and for taking measures
to answer It. Until then we can never
know the grounds of the objections that
she may choose to make. The Senate,
engaged la a negotiation with Great
Britain which may or may not result in
an agreement, cannot afford to refuse to
consider a bill so Important to the coun
try as House bill No. 2533 merely to await
the pleasure of one-third of that body.
The Senate, as a part of the treaty-making
power, has no more Just right to sus
pend leslslatlon on this subject than the
President, who Is the other part of that
power, has to suspend legislation by his
order."
Advertllng to any supposed relation
Costa Rica and Nicaragua may have to
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, the report de
clares: "These states were not prohibited by the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty from disposing of
canal privileges or their entire territory
If their people so desire to the United
Stales or to any other power, for the rea
son that they are not parties to that
treaty. If such was the purpose of that
treaty. It failed not only for that reason,
but also because It was a flagrant usurpa-
tion on the part of the great nations that
made the agreement, and was condemned
as it still Is reprobated by the morality
of nations. Whether we will abide by
and perform such a covenant Is a con
flict between morals and manners that our
people will not suffer to deprive them of
commercial liberty, the security of peace
and the pursuit of happiness."
REAPPORTIONMENT BILL.
Big? Fiprht Is Promised In 'the House
When It Is Taken Up.
WASHINGTON. Dec 18. There prom
ises to be a big fight over the Hopkins
reapportionment bill when It Is taken up
In the House after the holiday recess.
The Representatives of the states which
will lose representatives In the bill are
organizing for the struggle. The mem
bers of the minority of the census com
mittee are seeking to marshal all the
available strength among the dissatis
fied members by making a minority report
which will recommend a basis for reap
portionment that will not reduce the rep
resentation in any state. This can be ac
complished by making 194,000 Inhabitants
the basis of representation. Upon this
basis the House would consist of 3S7 mem
bers. No state would lose and the fol
lowing would gain: Arkansas 1; Cali
fornia 1; Colorado 1; Connecticut 1: Flor
ida 1; Illinois 3; Iowa 1; Louisiana 1:
Massachusetts 1; Minnesota 2: Mississippi
1; Missouri 1; New Jersey 2; New York 3:
North Carolina 1; North Dakota 1: Penn
sylvania 2; Texas 3; Washington 1; West
Virginia 1; Wisconsin L
Burleigh will draw the minority re
port, recommending that this basis be
adopted. It Is possible that Crum
packer will still further compli
cate the situation by making another mi
nority report in support of his proposi
tion to reduce the representation frnm
he South.
COLOMBIA'S GUARANTEE.
Attltndc of the County Toward the
Isthmian Canal.
NEW YORK, Dec 18. A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says:
Senor Martinez Sllvela, the Colombian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, cables from
Bogota this statement of Colombia's at
titude on the construction of the Isth
mian canal:
"The Colombian Government will do
everything within Its power to facilitate'
and hasten the opening of a canal by
the "Panama route, whether It is effected
by the actual company holding the con
cessions,' which expire In 1906, or by
whomsoever may represent their rights.
The government will make reservations
only to preserve national society, and to
give assurance that free transit by" way
of the canal for all nations shall be fully
guaranteed. The Colombian Minister to
Washington will leave soon to attend to
this matter."
River and Harbor Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18. The House
committee on' rivers and harbors expects
to have its bill completed before the holi
day recess. As the bill nears comple
tion,, with the continuing contracts
provided for. the total is mount
ing up far beyond the original anticipa
tions, and at the last moment It has been
found necessary to scale all around. It
is understood that the bill with contin
uing contracts as now provisionally
agreed upon, exceeds $75,000,000. The com
mittee has provisionally agreed to an
appropriation of $223,000 for a survey of
the 14-foot canal project to connect the
Great Lakes with the Mississippi by way
of the Chicago drainage canal and the
Desplalnes River. There was a big fight
In the committee over this matter, but
the canal people won. It Is understood
also that the committee has provisionally
agreed upon $2,200,000 for Buttermilk
Channel, New York.
The committed has decided that the
total, as carried by the bill, including
provisions for continuing contracts, shall
not exceed $60,003,000. and tentative Items
will be scaled accordlng.y. The bill will
carry about 120,000,000 of direct appropria
tions, TO CURE A COLD IX ONE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets. All
drurcltta refund the money if it tails to euro.
E. W. Cfrove's signature is on each box. 23e.
THE PORTO RICO CASE
(Continued from First Page.)
itselC-under the Constitution, Mr. Griggs
saldr '
"If this were true, It would be a limita
tion upon the usual and necessary powers
of a sovereign. Independent nation of
such tremendous Importance as to Justify
us In inquiring why It was not clearly
expressed In the fundamental law by the
men who drafted our Constitution. They
were learned in the law of nations; the
knew the nature of colonies and provinces
and how they were acquired by treaty
and conquest and discovery, and how
they were held and governed by
other nations. They gave to the Nation
they founded the usual untrammeled
powers of making war and treaties, the
most frequent methods by which foreign
territory Is acquired by the nations or
the earth. If they Intended to restrict or
limit their Government In these respects,
would they not have done so In express
terms? They dld.notdo so by any lan
guage which can even be suggested as
capable of such Import, and it is, there
fore, right nay, necessary to conclude
that they did not Intend to do so."
He declared that It could be positively
shown that, so tar -from -being their in
tention to organize a Government which
should be Incapable of acquiring foreign
territory, except upon condition of mak
ing it an organic part of -the United
States, the early statesmen of the Repub
lic were under the Impression that po ter
ritory could be annexed to and become a
part of the United States without amend
ing the Constitution.
"I shall show," he said, "that the prab.'
tlcal construction put upon the constitu
tion by the Executive and Congressional
branches of the Government for 100 years
has, with one exception, been uniform
In regarding acquired territory as neither
bound nor privileged by that instrument
until brought within its operation, either
by express compact in the treaty or by
act of Congress: and that acts. of Con
gress do not apply to after-acquired terri
tory until extended to It by subsequent
legislative enactment." f
Continuing, he said It was not contend
ed that Congress had absolute power over
the lives and property of citizens. "There
Is here," he went on, "no proposition to
confiscate or destroy the possible quality
of the plaintiff's merchandise. It is a
mere demand of a right to It at the custom-house.
The right to tax at our own
ports merchandise coming from, outlying
territory of the United States Is not a
strange nor unusual exercise of power.
There Is nothing essentially unjust In
such a practice. -It may be made unjust
by the severity of the tax or the "rigor of
the prohibition, but so may any other
kind of custom-house Imposition. Such a
practice has long been followed by every
civilized power. England "today levies du
ties on the merchandise of all her colo
nies when brought Into the United King
dom. She did the same In ante-Revolutionary
days, and we will not find among
the complaints of the American colonists
any protest on this score."
Rlgrht to Acanlre Territory.
Mr. Griggs contended that the right of
the United States to acquire territory
had been asserted in the Declaration or
Independence, and said that such acquisi
tion could be made either by conquest,
by treaty, by annexation or by discov
ery. He quoted a. number of Supreme
Court decisions in support of this conten
tion. A great deal of attention was given to
the right to govern territory when once
acquired, and Innumerable authorities
were adduced ,in support of this posi
tion, among others the decision of the
Supremo Court In the Mormon church
case. In which the court said that "it
woudl be absurd to hold that the UnltcC
States has power to acquire territory and
no power to govern it when acquired." In
this case the court said further on that
tho United States having acquired the
territory of Louisiana and the territories
west of the Rocky Mountains, the United
States G6vernment was the qnly one
which could impose -laws upon them, and
its sovereignty over them was complete."
In the course of his argument in this
connection, Mr. Griggs asserted "that in
ternational law declares that the new
sovereign may deal with the inhabitants
of conquered or ceded territory and give
them such laws as It Bes fit."
Mr. Griggs gave considerable attention
to the view of Thomas Jefferson on tho
power of the UUnlted States to acquire
territory. An examination of his writ
ings 'and of his whole course of action
with reference to the Louisiana purchase
and especially with reference to the con
stitutional question, he said, shows con
clusively that Mr. Jefferson's doubt wan
not with reference to the power of tn
United States to acquire territory, but
rather as to the right to annex it to and
make it a part of the United States.
Liberal extracts were also made from tne
annals of Congress to show that the
only doubt In the minds of members of
L Congress In connection with the acquisi
tion of Louisiana was tne right to at
tach It and make it a part of the United
States. Referring to the doubts of Jeffer
son, Madison and various others of their
time as to the power to bring acquired
territory into the Union, Mr. Griggs said
that power had now been affirmed by the
Judiciary, and ho quoted numorous opin
ions In support of the statement. He
contended, also, that "the ceded power
to acquire territory by treaty or by con
quest Includes the right to prescribe what
terms the United States will agree to in
fixing the future status of its inhabi
tants," and in support of this contention
said:
"The political status of native Indian
tribes within "territory acquired by the
United States by treaty has been uniform
ly regarded as unaffected by the cession.
A long line of special treaties with such
tribes and numerous acts of legislation by
Congress on the subject of Indians and
Indian rights show that these people have
always been regarded as quasi foreign."
Trenty-MnUInB Power.
He asserted that "the treaty-making
power of the Government has exercised
the right to deal with me status of the
inhabitants of ceded territory In every
treaty of cession from 1S03 to 1S98." The
status fixed, he said, has not been uni
form, but exceedingly varying. He then
proceeded to argue that the practice Is
entirely at variance with the doctrine
that "the Constitution follows the nag,"
and that when territory is ceded to the
United States, the inhabitants become im
mediately propria vlgore citizens of the
United States.
"If that doctrine be true," he said,
"every treaty that has brought us new
lands and new inhabitants has violated
In this respect the principles of the Con
stitution. It convicts of error and usurpa
tion, Thomas Jefferson. James Madison.
James Monroe, James K. Polk, Franklin
Pierce, Andrew Johnson, their Cabinets
and the Senates that ratified their
treaties."
Arguing this point, ha asks:
"If Congress may properly define the
classes of immigrant or aboriginal m
habitants who may become citizens and
the proper period of p-obatlon and the
terms and condition of admission, why
Is It unreasonable or unjust to leave to
their judgment and discretion the terms
and conditions upon which the inhabi
tants of lately acquired foreign lands
may bo admitted to the same hign
status? Is the United States so bound
and tied by this Constitution of ours that
it can never acquire an island of the
sea, a belt across the Isthmus, a station
for a naval base unless It be at the costr
of admitting those who may happen .to
Inhabit the soil at the time or the pur
chase to full rights as citizens of the
Union, no matter how lncongenuous or
unfit tbey may be, while the foreign
born Inhabitants or the aboriginal red
man must depend upon the srace of Con
gress, though ho dwelt half a century
among us? What, reason can be sug
gested for denying to this Nation, such,
full power and discretion as are possessed?
by other nations in this respect? Why
should the .trainers of the Constitution
wish to put shackels uporr the new limbs
or tc- strip the Nation of powers necessary
to a preservation of Its dignity and ine
maintenance of its material interests on
an equality with the nations of the
earth? t. r
"The full exercise of those ordinary
powers tends lo the;, exaltation of the
dignity, influence, and welfare of the
Nation. These powers .are inconsistent
with no principle" of liberty. Why seek
to needlessly limit, and restrain the na
tional functions? why not rather, witn
the same largeness of view and purpose
that characterized' such statesmen as Jei
ferson and Marshall, seek, by liberal in
terpretation, to give broad and ample
scope to the spirit of National develop
ment, looking forward, "as Marshall ex
pressed it,jtoc the- ages 'to come,' when
newer, grander and more potential oppor
tunities for National growth and Influence
should have ,-come to us tnan our fathers
ever dramed, of?"?
Revenue In TCede Country.
Mr. Griggs laid It -down as a fact that
"administrative, constructive. Congres
sional action and .Judicial precedent all
affirm that under oyr revenue laws every
port In a ceded country js to be regarded
as a "foreign one until sucn laws are ex
pressly extended b' Congress to the new
possessions," and he gave very complete
citations of proceedings under these heads
in support of his contention. In this con
nection he auoted the clause in tho 13th
I amendment, saying that slavery shall not
exist m tne united states or any piace
subject to her domain." Commenting on
It, ho said:
.'Clear significance of this language Is
that there may be territory pertaining to
and under jurisdiction or the United
States which is not a. part ot-the United
-States and to which tho Constitution of
the United States does not apply, unless
It ba expressly made to- apply thereto
as In the case of slavery-"
Mr. Griggs then went at length Into
the claim that tho constitutional clause
Which provides that 'duties, imports and
excises shall be uniform throughout the
United States" prohibits Imposition or
duties In the cases before the court.
"That clause," he said, "does not ap
ply to nor govern these cases', because
the term 'United States," as there used,
means only the territory comprised with
in the several states of the Union, and
was. intended only for its benefit and
protection, and not lor the benefit or
protection of outside' territory belong
ing to the Nation; in the latter sense,
duties on imports from these Islands are
uniform throughout the United States, be
cause they are uniformly used at every
port In the United States, so that there
is no preference giveni to the ports and
one state over those .of -another, nor Is
there any inequality between the several
states created."
The- Attorney-General argued for a
sharp delineation between the rights of
the people, of the, states and those of our
Immediate territories, saying that all the
authority of the United States is de
rived from the peoplo of the states, and
not from those of the territories; that
the people of the territories cannot share
or contribute, to that authority, as they
are deprived of the righi to elect officials,
etc V
The purpose of the constitutional pro
vision for the conformity was that for
Insuring equally fair treatment to all the
states by Congress, and .It was known to
have been one of the guarantees held up
to the states to accept the Constitution.
It was not a personal, but a local, guar
antee, operating not as a privilege t6
Individuals but to states considered as
organized constituents ' of the Union.
Hence, ho argued, reasons for applying
It to territories, are wanting.
The last feature of the argument was a
contention that the Constitution did not
extend of Its own force over acquired
territory, and In this connection the Attorney-General
sought to 'refute the doc
trine as laid down by Chief Justice Taney,
In the Dred Scott case, that tho United
States could not acquire territory for any
other purpose than to convert It into
states of "the Union.
"The doctrine of ex praprlo vlgore ex
tension of the Constitution 'was never
heard of," ,h"evsai6 "until it, was invented
and advocated by Calhoun, as a means -of"
fastening slavery upon -California and
New Mexico, fceyond the power of Con
gress to disturb or abolish It. ft was In
conflict with all previous .views of states
men of all parties, and opposed to the
compact In the ordinance of 1787, as well
as to the act of Congress known as the
'Missouri compromise.' "
The doctrine aanonunced in the Dred
Scott decision was, said Mr, Griggs, not
original with Chief Justice Taney, but
was originated by John C. Calhoun and
pronounced by him during the discussion
of the Wilmot proviso of 1817. This doc
trine had been tacitly Ignored and re
pudiated In later opinions and In Con-
7 gresslonal action, to scy nothing of the
effect upon It of the result of the Civil
War. Indeed, said the Attorney-General,
In the language of Professor Fotneroy,
the Dred Scott decision had become a
by-word apd a hissing.
.In'concluslon, Mr. Griggs submitted that
the Judgments in the lower courts in both
cases Violate no constitutional or other
right, and. therefore, should be affirmed.
Justice Brewer Inquired of the Attorney-General,
soon' after he had begun.
If he maintained that if Arizona and New
Mexico -came into th6 same category
with the neW possessions, the limitations
could be placed upon them. Mr Griggs
said he- would later consider how far the
territories in this country and those be
yond -the sea rested nn the same basis.
As -the Atttorney-General proceeded, he
warmed up to his subject, at times speak
ing with emphasis and pounding home his
points by resounding blows on the table
before him. Secretary Gage came in dur
ing part of the day Mr. Griggs' argu
ment was not concluded when, at 4:30 P.
M.. the court adjourned until tomorrow.
Mr. Griggs will conclude tomorrow, and
Mr. Aldrich will close the cases for the
plaintiffs.
THROUGH HEAVY GALES.
Steamers Oentennlnl and Willamette
Baa Hard Trip's Dorrn the Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec IS. The steam
ers Centennial and Willamette, which ar
rived today from Seattle, gave, evidence
of haying passed . througn. very stormy
weather. The Centennial had a decided
list to starboard, and the Willamette was
barely able to end her trip. Hurricanes
ana irequent gaies ok tne wasnington
and Oreson coasJLs almost wrecked the
Vessel, and a final disastrous blow was
-received after the Willamette arrived in
port in the breaking of her steam pipe,
making it necessary for a tug to take her
to her berth. Huge seas repeatedly swept
oer her off Point Blanco, .shifting the
after house, carrying away part, of the
forward house, wrecking some of the life
boats and doing much damage. All but
two of the Centennial's lifeboats were
washed away. AH the llferafts save one
went by the board. Tho cabins were
flooded. The cooks were washed out of
the galley. The sailors were forced out
of 'the forecastle, and one terrific wave
swept Captalp Eagles from the bridge.
.
. To Jjeotect California Fruit.
BALTIMORE, Dec 13. A v decree was
signed by Judge Morris today, in tha
United States Court, in the matter of the
California Fruit Canners Association and
others against the firm of W: W. Roberta
& Co., of thls-clty, perpetually enjoining
,the firm from offering for sale pears ana
peaches not the product of California ln
cans or other vessels on which the name
of California is affixed.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Dec 181 Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances Jn the gen
'eKil fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 golu
reserve IntHe division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balance.., ....... .$141,010,003
HGoId ...:.'. Tf :.. 1C2,S4S,S5j
The Dreatlfal'AKony of Scalding:
tls allayed by Perry Davls Paln-Klllerr
RAID ON CAPE COLONY
BOERS CROSS THE BORDER AT TWO
points;
British Forclag Them Back to the,
Oranpre River, "Where a. "Warm
Reception Avralts Them.
LONDON, Dec 19. "The Boers have
raided Cape Colony at two seperate points
100 miles distant." 3ays the Cape Town
correspondent -of the Dally Mall. "One
commando advanced upon Phllllpstown,
between Coleaberg and Klmberley. Tho
other, supposed to be Herzog's commando,
crossed the Orange River between Oden
daalstroom and Bethulie, northwest 6f
Burghersdorp, Its objective apparently
being- Cradock. General MacDonald Is en
gaging the Invaders, who have no guns,
20 miles west of Burghersdorp. The latest
news Is that they are being slowly forced
back to the Orange River, where a warm
reception Is being prepared for them."
Tho contemplated thanksgiving service
In St. Paul's Cathedral. In connection
with the return of Lord Roberts from
South Africa, has been abandoned, owlng
as the government announces, "to Its be
ing considered deslrahle to. d.efer. a gen
eral thanksgiving until the close of the
operations in South Africa." The pro
gramme now is for Lord Roberts to de
bark In tho Solent to vlsft'the Queen at
Osborne House January e, to re-embark
and finally to land at Southampton, com
ing from that point to London.
Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch from Pre
toria, dated September 17, reports that nil
the British wounded in the engagement
at Nooltgedacht have arrived there ana
are doing welL
Clements' Narrow Escape.
JOHANNESBURG, Monday, Dec 17.
Details of the defeat of the British at
Nooltgedacht Indicate, that General Clem
ents' entire force had a narrow escape
from capture. The Boer plans were splen
didly laid. If the mam British column
had tarried a little longer, there would
have been a complete success for the
Boers, who exposed themselves undaunt
edly, yelling and waving their arms. Their
rushes were only stemmed by artillery.
After the British retreat the Boers held
a prayer1 meeting. Their hymns could
be heard by the retiring British. All
accounts indicate a heavy Boer loss. Colo
nel Legg exhibited splendid bravery. He
shot five Boers with his revolver before
he fell with three bullets in his body.
To Quiet the Volunteer.
LONDON, Dec. 18. The government re
quests employers who havve kept open sit
uations for yeomanry, colonials and vol
unteers, to continue their patriotic efforts
to minimize the sacrifices of these men
In the service of their country. The War
Office has issued the Queen's thanks to the
yeomanry, colonials and volunteers, ex
pressing her reliance that those abroad
will continue to aid the regulars. Tha
foregoing are designed to quiet those In
the field who are waiting to go home.
Numerous volunteer officers' resignations
are gazetted tonight, lawyers, physicians
and business men. who have urgently rep
resented that their affairs are going to
ruin. The War Office, on account of these
representations, has let them off.
Boer Victory In Cape Colony.
CAPE. TOWN, Dec. 18. The Boers who
crossed the Orange River Into Cape Col
ony west of Allwal North on Saturday
encountered the Cape Rifles and Brabant's
forces. The British retired with loss.
NOT SO BAD AS REPORTED.
Thirt y-flvq Livea Lout in the "Wrcclc
of the Gnelxennn.
MADRID. Dec 18 An. official dispatch
from the Prefect of Malaga shows the
loss 'of "life Dy the. foundering Sunday or
tho German training frigate Gnelsenau
off Malaga to be less than has been re
ported. According to tms" dispatch, 35
fatalities resulted from tno accident, and
100 per&ons were Injured.
The Emperor' Order.
BERLIN, Dec. IS. Emperor William has
transmitted to the Imperial Chancellor,
Count von Bulow, the following order,
dated December 17:
"While I had the pleasure yesterday
of -expressing at the arsenal to the offi
cers and men of my navy, who have re
turned home, my appreciation of their
gallant conduct in China, a storm was
raging at Malaga which proved fatal to
my training-ship Gnelsenau. The ship
had to succumb to the -violence of the
waves, and with her sank her brave com
mander, as well as a numoer of the
valiant fighting crew, the promising
youth of my navy a crushing blow ot
fate, upon which I look with a feeling of
deep sadness. My navy has again had
to make a heavy sacrifice, but it will not
allow Itself to be diverted from the path
marked by Its proud duty to fight and
endure Whatever God's TU1 may bring. Of
thai I am certain, and I commission you
to bring this order to the notice of my
navy."
The Captnin'M Body Recovered.
MALAGA, Dee. IS. The body, in uni
form, of -Captain Kretscnman, command
er of the wrecked German training-ship
Gnelsenau, has been.washsd ashore and
was burled this afternoon In the ceme
tery. This Is the first tody recovered on
tha beach.
CONFERENCE OF CONSERVATIVES.
Salisbury Enumerates the Problems
Before Them.
LONDON, Dec. IS. At the annual con
ference of the National Union of. Con
servative Associations today, Lord Salts
bury, commenting upon the rcmarkaljie
change of London from a Radical to a
Tory stronghold, remarked that the only
Radicalism remaining was -round where
the burning question was the housing or
the poor.- The Conservatives, he added,
could not more securely maintain their
hold on the public thug by devoting
their whole power to removing this scan
dal of civilization, the . suffering many
people had to undergo from the pitiable
accommodations, and providing adequate,
healthful habitations for the poor. Allud
ing to the war. Lord Salisbury said U
they wished to sustain the empire and
maintain the -glory of England untar
nished their efforts must not be slackened
until this great enterprise was carr-d
out, for on the Issue thereof depended
the glory and perpetultj of the empire
It might require a strenuous effort and
great self-sacrifice. The present was a
period of some 'anxiety.
"Wc," said the Premlvr, -Mo not know
exactly what has taken plage. Ve earn
estly hope the tssao may be.better than
the beginning, but we have to push it
through. Maybe there are matters which
have not been explained, and w,hen ex
plained it may Be the subject of Scrutiny
as to tHe step? whereby the" present re
sults have been reached. But we must
spare no effort whereby the .glOry and
the maintenance of our empire may be
achieved." '
THE SPANISH CHAMBER. ."
Government Saffered a Reverse In
Discussion of Naval Bill.
.MADRID,, Dec 18. During the Jdlscus
slon In the Chamber of Deputies today
of the special naval hudget for the In
crease of the Navy, the government suf
fered a slight reverse. Senor Inclan con
tended that differences would ariaa at the
time of liquidation. The Minister of
finance; Senor Alende San Lazar. replied
that fears on this score were groundless.
The opposition, proposed a resolution
favorable to the government, which was
adopted by 117' votes against IIS. Great
excitement- ersued, the left and center
lapplaudips loudly, Secpr PlyeU, -
Premier, who is president" of the naval
committee, withdrew the report. It is be
lieved that In spite of the adverse vote,
the-Cabinet will not resign, but It s pos
sible that the Minister of Marine will
withdraw from the government.
The' question of the projected marriage
o. the Princess of tha Asturias with
Prince Charles, eon of the Count of
Caserta, being raised, Senor Azcarata,
Republican, proposed an amendment com
batting the alliance, which he declares
would only be politic It .the. Princess re
nounced her Tights as heiress presump
tive to the throne. Senor Azcarata as
serted tjiat the Count of Caserta belonged
to a "reactionary family." Senor Sagasta
declared that the marriage would "be
against the Interests of the monarchy
and the nation.
FRENCH AMNESTY B.ILL.
Passed the Chamber of Deputies by n
Vote of ISC to 2.
PARIS, Dec 19. The Chamber of Dep
uties, after an all-night session, adopted
the amnesty b'll by a vote of 156 to 2.
Tho benefits of tlyj measure extend to
offenses connected with strikes, public
meetings of associations and the troubles
in. Algeria In lHrf-9S. In addition to cases
arising out of the Dreyfus agitation.
(.During the discussion, of the bill, John
Lasces, anti-Semite, called attention to a
letter written by Major Culgnet,, who fig
ured In the Dreyfus court-martial at
Rennes. asserting that M. Delcasse, Mln-
I lster of Foreign Affairs, bad told the
Chamber an untruth in tne course oi yesterday's-
debate, when he said that Major
Culgnet had approved the interpretation
placed upon the famous Pannlzzardl tele
gram. "So far from this being the case,"
says Major Culgnet In the letter, "M.
Delcasse even used threats to get me to
accept his view, but the attempt was
fruitless." The Nationalist press made a
great fuss over. MaJarXulgnet's open con
tradiction of the Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, and a momentous debate was ex
pected on. the subject. M. Delcasse, how
ever, pricked the bubble bx. declaring"
that Major Culgnet was guilty of an un
truth In accusing blm (M. Delcasse) of
putting pressure 6n him. He went on to
assert that Major Culgnet had never dis
cussed the matter with him at alL
MUTINY IN JAMAICA.
Negro
Soldiers Brenlc
Out In
Riot.
NEW YORK, Dec IS. A dispatch to the
Herald from Kingston Jamaica, saysr
Serious riots growing out of the race
feeling took place In the streets of this
city last night. The chief rioters were
several hundred negro soldiers of the
British West India regiment, who were
supported by natives of their own color.
They attacked civilians in the street
and maltreated many so badly that they
were taken to the hospital, and are un-J
Apr rflatrnfint fnr cpvpfA InlnrlM- TieU- 1
tenant-Colonel Allen, who is In command J
of the reglmen.t, endeavored to control
ms men, out was unaoie to ao so Dy per
suasion. He then organized the police
and swore In citizens to aid In keeping
the peace. The soldiers and petty offi
cers have refused to surrender o the
police and defy their " officers. Most of
them are In the military camp, and the
streets are guarded by a force of police
and volunteers under Lieutenant-Colonel
Allen. Sever8 measures n111 be taken
against the mutinous blacks. There is
great unrest in. the city and vicinity, and
race feeling is at a high pitch. It Is
feared that something will precipitate
riots like the former fatal outbreaks.
Meetings In the vicinity of the military
barracks have been abandoned under or
ders froni the authorities, and all civil
ians have been, warned to remain Indoors
until the trouble Is over.
Woman's Secret Revealed.
NEW YORK, Dec 18. A dispatch from
London to the Herald says:
An extraordinary story of a woman's
terrible secret at last revealed Is wired
from Ostend by a Dally Mail correspond
ent there. Three Belgian workmen were,
tried about seven years ago and "found
guilty of' having "committed a series ot
crimes, anions them the murder of an
aged Woman at Hautmonda. .Although
they declared their; Innocence untU'the last
moment, one ot them was sentenced to Im
prisonment for life and the others were
guillotined. Now a woman named Sou
mage has Just announced that her hus
band committed the crimes. She is said
to be quite sane, and the authorities are
investigating the charges. When Degroot,
one bf the men executed, was being pm-
ioned, "he caused some sensation by say
ing: "You cannot tie an ox me. iou wm
not have "my immortal soul. You will be
punished for the wrong you have done
me."
Fnrlcer's Religious Daily.
LONDON, .Dec IS. Rev. Dr. Joseph
Parker, pastor of the City Temple, who
has assumed for a week the editorship of
the London Sun, in today's Issue of the
paper, under the heading "Betting and
Gambling Forecasts," tilts at the Prince
of Wales and Lord Rosebery as follows:
"Woe to any country In which the heirs
to the throne and Prime Minister favor
the racecourse, as It exists among us to
day. If Princes are guilty, it is a poor
consolation for us to rebuke peasants.
If tho Premier can blaspheme he ha3 no
right to rebuke ribaldry upon the street.
I would rather have as Premier anian of
solid character than one of brilliant mind
addicted td habits that may have the ef
fect of pestilence upon the rising genera
tion.' Stratlicono Is a Lord Rector.
LONDON, Dec, 18. Lord, Strathcona
and Mount Royal, the Canadian High
Commissioner, was today installed as
Lord Rector of Aberdeen. Everywhere
he met with a demonstration5" from the
students. In his rectorial address. Lord
Strathcona dealt with the unity of em
pire.' He referred to the gratifying growth
of the Dominion of Canada, the federa
tion of Australia, and the similar federa
tion of South Africa to follow the war.
The speaker did not altogether favor an
Imperial Parliament. Hef thought a con
sultative Imperial Council would meet all
th needs. At the close of his address.
Lord Sfrathcbna announced that he woufd
rive 25.000, provided o0.0O0 more was
raised within a year, to wipe out the
debt of the university.
A German Censorship.
BERLIN, Dec J& The Deutsche Co
lonial Blatt publishes an order of Em
peror William forbidding officers and offi
cials. Including- those on the- retired list
in the colonial service, to print anything
about the colo&les .without the consent of
the Minister of War, or the 'Minister ot
Marine, who must first pbtaln permission
from the Imperial Chancellor.
Two New Peers.
LONDON, Dec. IS. George J. Goschen,
who was First Lord of the Admiralty In
the late Cabinet, was gazetted today Vis
count -Gosehehj of HaVrkhurst. and Sir
Matthew White Ridley, who was Home
Secretary In the late ministry, was ga
zetted Viscount Ridley, who.Is also Baron
Wensleydale. t
hot Two IHghwnymen.'f
CHICAGO. Dec 18. A special to the
Record from Parral: Mex., says:.
G. E, Keernsy was going out to his mine,
20 miles from ParralL Friday, to pay off his
employes. H6 had about J30D0 In Mexican
currency, which he tied firmly to the bot
toin of his wagon, put his pistol In his
coat sleeve and starred out.
When he haa gone, about half way two
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obeyed, and the bandits searched his per
son with no effect. Knowing he must
have some money they proceeded to
search his baggage and other effects.
While they were at this task Keernsy
drew his revolver from his coat sleeve
and fired. His attack was so sudden the
men did not have time, to act. and both
ere instan'ly killed.
CLOSE OP THE CENTURY.
How Roman Catholics Are to Ob
serve It.
NEW YORK. Dec IS. The Herald
prints the following:
OfficlaL Instructions have been received
here from ,Rome detailing how Roman
Catholics are to observd the ceremonial
closing of the year and the century the
night of December 51. It Is Issued by
Cardinal Crctonl. Prefect of the Sacred
Congregation of Indulgence and Rites,
and signed also by Archbishop Sogaro.
Secretary of the Congregation. The de
cree Is from the Pope, and Is addressed
to ali,the world.
"Now that the present age Is drawing
to a close," It begins, "and a new ono
Is about to begin, it Is highly proper that
all who have been redeemed by Him In
every part of the world should be sol
emnly consecrated to the King ot ages.
Jesus Christ, In order that this gratitude
may be shown for the special favors from
Him In tlfe past.
"What our Holy Father granted a year
ago by anticipation he also permits by
the -same decree of the Sacred Congrega
tion of Rites, viz.: That at midnight
which ushers in the January of the year
1501, the most august sacrament of the.
Eucharist may be exposed for adoration
in churches and chapels,, and that in its
presence one mass of the Feast of Cir
cumcision of our Lord and the octave of
the Nativity may be read or sung; and
that, moreover, the faithful by special
privilege receive Holy Communion either
during or outside of the mass.
"While thinking of some new means of
Increasing the piety of the faithful In
connection with an event so solemn, the
Holy Father, learned that many prelates
and pious sodalities anxiously desire that
the faithful of Christ, movd by an eag
erness to participate In the rich treas
ury ot spiritual Indulgences, should ev
erywhere be Invited to come and adore
the most blessed Eucharist.
"As this was In most perfect accord
with 13 "own wishes, the Holy Father
has benignly granted that a plenary In
dulgence may be gained by all the faith
ful of Christ who. having properly ap
proached the sacraments of penance an.d
received Holy Communion In a church or
chapel where the most holy Eucharist is
reserved, shall spend any full hour they
please between midnight 6f December 31
and the noon of January 1 before tne most
august sacrament exposed to public ador-
-auon. ana snau moreuvcr hj
to God for-the Intentions for his holi
ness."
Twentieth Century Gospel Cnmpaljcn
NEW YORK. Dec. IS. A number of
leading clergymen and laymen of this
city hdvo proposed the Idea of holding
a nonsectarlan series ot prayer meetings
during the last week of tne 13th century.
It Is Intended that these meetings oe
held In various churches, but under tha
direction of a body of men connected
with, a number of "denominations and not
sectarian. A circular to this effect has
been sent out signed by Rev. Drs. Fran
cis E. Clark, Boston: George T. Purves,
Robert S. MacArthur. Henry Mottett. J.
Wilbur Chapman, Davia J. Burrell. S.
Parks Cadman, A. C. Dixon. Cortland
Myers. J. F. Carson, all of New York;
James I Vance, Newark; James H. Ely,
of Philadelphia; John H. Converse, Phil
adelphia; William R. Moody. Northfleld,
Mass.; John S. Huyler and John M.
Connell, New York; General O. O. How
ard, General E. Stebey. Brattleboro, and
George E. Beemls. Mrs. Margaret Bot
tome and Mrs. Mary McElroy
As planned, the prayer meetings will
end by a union meeting of "all ministers
and church officials of the metropolitan
district In the Y. M. C A. Hall, on Mon
day afternoon, December 31, at 2:30. This
will be. addressed by three or four of the
leading puplt orators of New York and
Philadelphia.
Following the first of the new year
the flrt week will be devoted to dally
prayer services In all parts of the nation.
The movement Is. knqwn as the 20th cen
tury gospel campaign.
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