THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1901.
KEPT TO THE FRONT
Fry6 Will Gontlnue to Push
the Ship Subsidy Bill.
AS AGAINST APPROPRIATIONS
Iiidinn mil Passed the Senate House
Sprnt Day on the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill riynn and
Stephens Met Again.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Frye gave no
tlce In the Senate today that he Intended
to keep the shipping bill to the front,
even as against appropriation bills, not
yielding to them without a vote. It re
vealed a disposition on the part of the
Senate leaders to force a vote, whether
the shipping bill is going to pass at this
cession. Turner spoke today in severe
arraignment of the bill. Before the ses
sion closed tlie 'Committee amendments
were informally agreed to. The Indian
appropriation bill was passed early in the
day.
The credentials of Senator-elect J. R.
Burton, cf Kansas, and of Senator-elect
R. J. Gamble, of South I8kota, were pre
sented, Burton's by his predecessor, Ba
ker, ind Gamble's by Kyle.
The Senate passed a bill authorizing the
Issuance of a duplicate check to A'fred
C. Cass, of Denver, for a check for $3003
which had been lost
Butler, after stating that he was absent
yesterday when the "paper purporting to
be the credentials of Senator elect Sim
mons, of North Carolina," was presented
offered a resolution for the reference of
that document to the Senate committee
on privileges and elections. He said he
recognized that the question was one re
quiring the attention of the next Con
gress, but he introduced this resolution
as a "notice," and he asked that it He
upon the table.
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up. Amendments were made con
tinuing the Neah Bay agency, Washing
ton; the Neade. agency, Nevada: the Si
letz agency, Oregon, and the Puyallup
agency. Wash., which had been struck
out by the committee. The amendments
met spirited opposition, Piatt (Conn.) urg
ing that it was time to do away with
agencies in localities where the Indians
had become civilised to the extent of
adopting the habits and dress of civili
zation. Tne amendment to the Indian appro
priation bill relating to a Joint commis
si n of Senators and Representatives to
visit Indian reservations was reconsid
ered and disagreed to and tho new amend
ment agreed to, committing the inqulry
to the Indian department. The Indian
appropriation bill finally was passed, also
the bill amending the law relating to
suits in Indian cases.
The shipping bill was taken up and
rrye, in Charge of the measure, stated
that he did not Intend to yield further
to any other bills, not even appropria
tion bills. With this measure out of tho
way there would be no trouble, he
thought, in disposing of the appropria
tion bill. Turner then spoke against the
bill. He concluded at 5:30, whereupon
Frye took the floor with a request for
action upon the amendments suggested
by the committees on commerce. Frje
said his only purpose at this time in re
questing action upon tho amendments
was to get the bill in perfect shape and
that there was no idea of precrttlng op
portunity to Senators to offer other
amendments. The amendments heretofore
ruggested were then formally agreed
to.
Perkins took exception to the provis
ion of the bill limiting the amount of
subsidy to go to ships built on the Pa
cific coast to 30 per cent of the wholo
amount. Frye replied that no more had
been asked before the committee. He
would be surprised, he said, to find the
Eenator from California suggesting
amendmpnts to the bill as now perfected.
In view of the fact that, as a member of
tho committee he had voted for the bill
when it was not half as good as now.
Replying, Perkins said he had agreed to
the reporting of the bill, but that he
never would consent to giving subsidies
to foreign-built ships.
"Then," said Frye, "you will kill the
bill."
"Oh, no," replied Perkins, "I will vote
for it."
"If you strike out the provision for
jrclgn ships I will leave the bill," re
plied rrye. "You would be 40 years In
retting a merchant marine without it."
Aidrlch sought to have certain amend
ments, which he said ho desired to sug
gest, adopted as committee amendments,
with the understanding that they should
bo subject to further amendment, but
thero was objection and he contented him
eelf with offering tho amendments In
order that they might be printed. One
of these limits contracts under the bill
to 15 years Instead of 20, and gives no
premium for speed above 18 knots.
After a brief executive session, the
Senate, at 6:30 P. M., adjourned.
In the House.
The House spent today upon the agri
cultural bill. It was used as a vehicle for
the introduction of several general speech
es. Thayer (Dem. Mass.) discussed the
ship subsidy bill. White (Rep. N. C.) the
colored member, who goes out of Con
gress March 4. delivered his valedictory
upon the general subject of the aspirations
of his race, and Qaines (Dem. Tenn.) dis
cussed the limitations of the Constitution
In connection with our insular posses
sions. Corliss (Rep. Mich.) made a vicious
onslaught upon the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the Agricultural Department,
but the attack raised a host of defenders,
and his amendment to reduce the appro
priation for the bureau was overwhelm
ingly defeated. All that portion of tho
bill relating to the reorganization of the
scientific bureaus of the Agricultural De
partment went out on a point of order
raised by Mahon (Rep. Pa.). The earlier
portion of the session was enlivened by a
scjuel to the exchange between Flynn
(Rep. Okla.) and Stephens (Dem. Tex.)
5 esterday. when the lie was almost passed.
Stephens again denied and Flynn again
reiterated his charges in connection with
the passage of the bill to ratify the KJowa
and Comanche agreement passed at the
last t-eseion. When the House met Steph
ens arose to a question of privilege, in
connection with the exchange which took
plate j esterday. Stephens read the lan
guage used by Flynn In which tho latter
charged that Stephens had surreptitious
ly inserted in the bill to ratify the agree
ment with the Kiowa and Comanche In
dians, which became a law June 6, 1900,
a clause giving white settlers the right
to take up such of these Indian lands as
contained minerals.
Stephens said it was unfortunate for
Flynn that he himself had introduced a
bill in January. 1909, which contained the
Identical language which he now charges
was surreptitiously inserted In the bill.
He indignantly repelled the Insinuation
to which Flynn had given utterance.
Flynn arose and declared in even more
specific language than he used yester
day that when the bill passed no one on
the floor except Stephens knew the sec
tion was In the bill.
"Would we have allowed a section to
go in," he asked, "which permitted
whites to take without compensation,
lands we were allotlng to the Indians?"
"Did you net Introduce a bill contain
ing similar tanguage?" asked Stephens,
who now confronted the Irate Oklahoma
delegate across the aisle.
"I had sufficient confidence in the gen
tleman at that time," retorted Flynn.
"What led to the investigation which un
earthed the facts," he continued, "was
that the moment the bill passed the gen
tleman from Texas telegraphed his
friends to go Into the lands and locate
claims."
"Did you not telegraph your friends?"
Interposed Stephens.
"Yes, that the bill had passed; but I
Insist that the Investigation developed
the fact that the gentleman from Texas
was the only member of either House
who knew the mining clause was In the
bill."
"That statement" cried Stephens, rais
ing his arm threateningly, "Is utterly un
founded, and I believe It Is knowingly and
maliciously made."
"That is strong language," retorted
Flynn, who preserved his equanimity. "I
received my information upon a visit to
the reservation."
The members of the House at this point
expected a sensational explosion, but the
Incident flattened out. Stephens called
upon Curtis (Kan.), of the committee on
Indian affairs and Little (Ark.) who. he
said, knew the section was in the bill, to
bear testimony to that effect. Neither of
the gentlemen appealed to rose. After a
pause the speaker observed, dryly: "The
gentlemen do not seem to be rising."
This produced a burst of laughter, in the
midst of which Little rose and said he
supposed the House knew all about the
section: he did. and was in favor of it.
"Did you know that it proposed to take
the land of Indians without compensa
tion?" asked Flynn.
Little replied that he knew the section
was In the bill. The Incident was cut
short at this point by the ruling of. the
Speaker that the matter was getting be
yond the limits of the question of personal
privilege. Thereupon Hull (la.) called
up the conference report upon the Army
reorganization bill and moved that the
bill be sent back to conference. The par
liamentary tangle resulting from the er
rors discovered in the original conference'
report was made the occasion of some sar
castic comment by Richardson, the minor
ity leader, but after a brief wrangle the
motion to send the bill back to con
ference was agreed to.
The House then went into com
mittee of the whole and took up the ag
ricultural appropriation bill. Wadsworth,
chairman of the agricultural committee,
explained the salient features of the meas
ure, which carried $4,877,220. being an in
crease of $553,750 over the amount of the
current law.
White, the only colored member of the
House, made a general speech fn defense
of the political rights of the colored man.
Personally, White said, he cared little
about the reduction of representation in
the South. True, he said, it would fur
ther Intrench the RepuDllcan party in
power and enable It to dispense with the
Icyal support of the negro race. Borne
members cf the Republican party, he
said, the "illy whites," after receiving the
unaltered support of the negroes for
years, now appeared to believe they had
grown a little too good for association
with them. But such, he thanked God,
were comparatively few in number. White
declared that the negro, on the threshold
o' the 20th century, was to be reckoned
with. He was no longer the negro of 40
years ago. Since that time Illiteracy
among the members of his race has de
creased 45 per cent. His race now In
cluded 2000 lawyers, and as many physi
cians; the negroes had $15,000,000 of school
property and J40.000.000 of church prop
erty; they owned 140.000 homes and farms
of the value of $750,000,000, and personal
property to the amount of $170,000,000. All
this, he said, his race had accomplished
in the face of almost insurmountable ob
stacles lynching, burnings, disfranchise
ment and, notwithstanding the fact that
the door of every trade was closed against
the colored man. The colored man, he
said, who had done tho country's work
for two and one-half centuries, would not
always remain poor. There was plenty
of room at the top. and the negro was
climbing. He spoke, he said, in behalf
of an outraged, brbken-hearted, bruised
and bleeding people, but a faithful and
Industrious one. On their behalf he asked
no special favors, but only a fair field.
As White finished the public galleries,
which well filled with colored people, ap
plauded vigorously.
Corliss made an attack upon the work
of the Bureau of Animal Industry. The
growth of this bureau and the appro
priations therefore, he declared, were al
together too rapid. He made a point of
order against the Increase of the salary
of the chief of the bureau from $4000 to
$4300, and It went out of the bill. He also
moved to cut down the appropriation for
the bureau from $1,750,000 to $1,000,000.
Wadsworth and Williams warmly de
fended the appropriation. The latter
expressed his surprise that Corliss at
tempt at retrenchment should come in
connection with the Agricultural Depart
ment, of all departments, and in this par
ticular bureau, of all bureaus. This bu
reau, he said, had done more good than
all the others. The countries which to
day were taking our meat products, es
pecially Germany, were Inclined to make
war upon our meat, so there was the ab
solute necessity for the strictest sort of
surveillance.
Richardson took advantage, in replying
to an insinuation made by Corliss, to say
that he had now no interest whatever lh
the publication known as ''Messages and
Papers of the Presidents of the United
States" Whatever interest he had had
in that much-discussed publication, he
said, he had parted with six months ago.
After this incident a host of defenders
came to the rescue of the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry, and the amendment was
overwhelmingly defeated.
Mann made a point of order against the
provision to empower the Secretary of
Agriculture to inspect dairy products for
exportation. Wadsworth explained that
the provision was designed to prevent the
exportation of bogus dairy products under
the guise of genuine products, and he ap
pealed to Mann to withdraw the point of
order. The latter declined, however, and
the provision went out of the bill.
Mahon raised a point of order against
the rearrangement of the Bureau of Plant
Industry, the Bureau of Fgrestry, the
Bureau of Chemistry, and the Bureau of
Soils, proposed by the bill, and It went
out. The committee rose.
A bill was passed authorising the Di
rector of the Census to pay enumerators
of cotton-gin statistics.
A bill was passed to retire John F.
Bransford as an assistant surgeon in the
Navy.
At 5:45 P. M. the House adjourned.
St. Louis Exposition Appropriation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The special
house committee on the St. Louis expo
sition Has postponed final action on the
bill to appropriate $5,000,000 for the expo
sition until Friday, by which time It is
expected the Secretary of the Treasury
will have been able to certify officially
to the fact that the citizens of St. Louis
have raised the $10,000,000 which was to
be a condition precedent to the appro
priation of $5,000,000 by Congress.
Tfevr Army Bills.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. The House
committee on military affairs acted fa
vorably on bills providing that the time
of an officer's leave of absence shall date
from arrival In the United States and
not from the time the leave Is granted,
and authorizing a monument commemor
ating the Indian battle of Massacre Hill,
in Wyoming, in which several hundred
troops lost their lives.
Indemnity Recommended,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The President
today sent a message to Congress renew
ing his recommendation of the last ses
sion that Congress make "gracious pro
vision for indemnity to the families" of
the two victims of the Tallulah, La.,
lynching. July 20, 1SS9. who were sub
jects of the Italian Government.
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PRAISE FOR CONSULS
THIS PRESIDENT COMMKXDS THE
SERVICE AKD REPORTS.
Indorses Secretary Hay's Recom-
xnendatlon for Printing Addi
tional Copies of Publication.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The President
today transmitted to the Senate a com
munication from tbe Secretary of State
accompanying the Annual report upon the
foreign relations of the United States. The
President himself takes advantage of the
opportunity to express his commendation
of the Consular reports. He says In his
message of transmittal:
"The advance In the general efficiency
of our Consular service In promoting
trade, which was noted in my messago
of March 1, 1900, transmitting the reports
for 1899, was even more marked last year.
The promptitude with which the Consular
reports were printed and distributed, the
generous recognition which is being in
creasingly accorded by our business Inter-
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THfc DISTRICT WHERE INDIANS ARE CAUSING TROUBLE.
ests to the practical value of their efforts
for enlarging trade, artd the continued
testimony of competent foreign authori
ties to the general superiority of their
commercial work have naturally had a
stimulating effect upon the Consular corps
as a whole, and experience in the dis
charge of their duties adds greatly to
their efficiency. It is gratifying to be able (
to state that the improvement ltf the
service following closely upon the steady
progress in expediting the publication of
reports has enabled the department of
state this year to submit the annual re
ports a month In advance of the usual.
time, and to make them as nearly as
possible a contemporaneous picture 'of the
trade of the world."
The President cOhcurs in the Secretary's
recommendation for the printing of addi
tional copies of the publication. Secre
tary Hay's letter follows:
"Department of State, Washington. Jan.
26, 1901. Tlie President: In accordance
with section 203 of the revised statutes, I
have the honor to transmit the commer
cial relations of the United States with
foreign countries during the year 1900, be
ing the annual and other reports of a com
prehensive character from the Consular
officers, together with similar reports from
some of the diplomatic officers upon the
Industries and commerce of foreign coun
tries. These reports were prepared under
special Instructions from this department,
with the object of laying before Congress,
with the least delay, a practically con
temporaneous statement of the trade, not
only of the United States with the rest of
the world, but of the various countries with
each other. This object, I am happy to
be able to say, has been accomplished,
the date of transmission to Congress this
year having been advanced over the usual
time "by a month, and realizing the ut
most conditions of promptitude compatible
with a proper analysis of the latest re
turns for the year 1900. So gratifying a
result Indicates continued improvement in
the activity and zeal of our Consular of
ficers, as well aj in the system of pub
lishing and distributing their reports.
"It may be said, indeed, that, while a
variety of propositions have been under
discussion for the improvement of the
Consular service, the service has to a very
Considerable extent improved Itself, 'and is
winning frequent expressions of com
mendation from business Interests which
have received substantial aid. not only
from the published reports, but also from
the Individual efforts of Consular officers
to meet the growing requirements of
American industry and enterprise. The
practical character of the commercial in
formation obtained by our Consuls and
the celerity with which it Is given to the
public! continue to excite the emulation of
foreign governments, and during the past
year steps have been taken by both
Great Britain and Germany to engraft
these features of our Consular work upon
their Consular systems.
"The general conclusion to be drawn
from a survey of the conditions in for
eign countries, as described In the re
ports herewith presented, Is that the
United States Is approaching even more
swiftly than was expected a position of
eminence in the world's markets, due to
superior quality and greater cheapness ot
many lines of its manufactures, which
must work great economic changes and
may result In shifting the center not only
ot industrial, but of commercial activity
and the money power of the world to our
markets. The trade indications of Ameri
can supremacy during the past year havo
been so marked that many foreign Indus
tries, according to the reports of our Con
suls In Europe, are Introducing American
machinery and labor-saving appliances
and remodeling their factory methods,
and we may expect, In the near future, -a.
more strenuous competition, for which It
Is Important we should prepare ourselves.
As an aid to such equipment, the study
of the great mass of information as to
foreign industries and trade conditions
which is to be found in the two volumes
of 'Commercial Relations,' will obviously
prove most useful to our manufacturers
and exporters, and I therefore recommend
that Congress be recommended to au
thorize, as was done last year, the print
ing of a special edition of 10,000 copies of
the 'Review of the World's Commerce,
and 5000 copies of 'Commercial Relations.'
"JOHN HAY."
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Same Talk of Abandoning It Until
Next Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. There Is some
little talk of abandoning the river and
harbor bill because of the large appro"
prlatlons it carries and the pressure there
is in the Senate to Increase the amounts
fixed by the House. It is probable that
some of tbe Senators who ate willing that
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the river and harbor bill should go over
take some stook in the extra session talk
that has been going around, and for that
reason think, that a bill would be passed
immediately and that the large appropria
tions would ,not be charged to this Con
gress. Already quite a clamor has been
raised that the present Congress will ag
gregate appropriations over $1,500,000,000,
and this has simewhat scared members
who desire to make retrenchments here
after. The Senate today adopted Senator Si
mon's amendment restoring theJSUou In
dian Agent, at $1200.
CLAIM AGAINST TRANSVAAL.
Paper In the Spokane Man's Carte
Sent to the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. In response to
the request Contained in the Senate reso
lution of the ZLet, the President transmit
ted to that body the papers bearing upon
the claim of R. E. Brown, of Spokane, a
citizen of the United States, against tbe
South African Republic. Most of the in
formation transmitted has been printed
hitherto, but' the Secretary of State makes
a report upon the subject, in which he
says that Mr. Brown, on July 15, 1S89,
filed with the Department of State an ex
tended memorial alleging that a denial
of Justice had been committed, to which
A T 0 M
he was a party, by the Supreme Court of
the Republic or South Africa, caused by
the interference of the Executive. While
from the showing made there, appeard to
be grounds of complaint; the department,
on account of the war shortly afterwards,
and of the disappearance of the organ
ized government of the South African Re
public, has delayed taking definite action
until there should be either a restoration
of that government or a new government
definitely organized, upon whom a re
quest might be made, if proper, for pay
ment or for Judicial determination.
OVERSTREET'S GOLD BILL.
Report on the Measure to Maintain
the Parity.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The report of
Representative Overstreet, of Indiana,
upon the bill which he was authorized by
the banking committee to Teport to the
House "to maintain the parity of the
money of the United States" was pre
sented to the House today. The report
declares that the bill "reaffirms the dec
laration of the United States Government
to maintain the parity of all forms of
money with the gold standard of value,
and makes provisions whereby the parity
of the sliver dollars may be maintained
by exchange for gold at the Treasury
upon the demand of tho holder. Mr. Over
street then continues:
"The only reasonahle and scientific
method for making an absolute provision
for the parity is by providing that the
silver dollars shall be exchangeable for
gold at the Treasury upon demand of the
holder. In this way the declared purpose
of the Government to maintain such par
ity will be made operative by direct and
simple methods which will at all times
demonstrate the existence of the parity.
The purpose cf the Government, as de
clared by Congress, should be coupled
with a. provision of law authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to carry into
effect such purpose by some reasonable,
pvert act. which shall show tho ability
and readiness of tho Government at all
times to put such purpose Into practice.
The first section of the bill grants this
authority to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, who Is hereby directed, at the de
mand of the holder, to exchange gold
coin for standard silver dollars when pre
sented to the Treasury of the United
States in sums not less than $50."
It is declared that making silver dol
lars exchangeable for gold coin at the
TrcaBUry would not change existing con
ditions In any material respect, except In
the increased degree of confidence inspired
among the public in the character of sil
ver money.
The report points out that tho wide dis
tribution of the silver certificates and
their small denominations made it prac
tically Impossible to gather them together
for presentation in large amounts to tho
Secretary. It shows that the silver cer
tificates in denominations of $10 or less
have risen since the Sunimer of 1S93 from
about $240,000,000 to $353,000,000. while higher
denominations have fallen by about $22,
000,000, and amount only to $69,000,000. It
savs that a heaw demand fpn in tt,
Treasury during the panic years for
hoarding, which would be avoided If all
the money of the United States were
equally good.
Purchase of Spanish Islands.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The President
today sent a message to Congress recom
mending the appropriation of $100,030 for
the payment of the claim of Spain for
Sibutu and" Cagayan Islands, In the
Philippine Archip'elago, in accordance
with the terms of the treaty recently rat
ified by the Senate.
MADRID, Jan. 29. The cession of Sib
Utu and Cagayan de Jolo Islands to the
United States has been gazetted.
Amendment to Revenue Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The Senate
finance committee today considered an
amendment to the revenue reduction act
to provide for the removal of the tax
upon transactions of exchanges where
transfers actually occur. This Is done
at the request of the produce exchanges
dealing largely in farm products. It Is
expected that the amendment will be re
ported tomorrow.
Chinese Ordered Deported.
PLATTSBURG, N. Y., Jan. 29 Mow
On and Mow Ye Chan, two Chinamen
arrested at North Burke recently on a
charge of illegally entering the United
States, were today ordered deported back
to China. There are now 26 Chinamen
in jail here, 16 at Malone and 14 at
Canton, awaiting trial, charged with en
tering this country illegally.
FOR PEACE AND ORDER
AN APPEAL TO INDIANS OF THE
MUSKOGEE NATION.
Issued by Delegates Norr In "Wash
ington Crnsy Snake's Method of
Inciting Ignorant Creeks.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Delegates of
the Muskogee Nation in this city. Issued
the following address to the citizens of
the nation relative to disturbances In In
dian Territory:
"Washington, Jan. 29. To the citizen
of the Muskogee Nation: The undersigned
delegates, authorized by act of our na
tional council and appointment of our
principal chief and confirmed by the coun
cil, as provided in the constitution of the
Muskogee Nation, to represent the nation
at the City of Washington in the matter
of perfecting the treaty between the na
tion and the United .States, have been in
Washington for several weeks In the d.s
charge -of our duties as auch delegated.
We regret that some discontent has arlspn
among our ppople and that the public
peace has been threatened. We have been
assured by all of the officials of the Gov
ernment that no recognition has been or
will be given to those who claim to have
authority to put in force the old laws and
treaties which have been modified from
time to t'me to meet changing conditlone,
and who are resisting the policy of al
lotting our lands. The only government
of the Muskogee Nation is the constitu
tional government, of which Pleasant Por
ter It chief, and which is represented by
our national council, as now constituted.
We earnestlv entreat all of our people
to render true faith and allegiance to the
government of the Muskogee Nation as
thus constituted. The representatives of
all our people will be fully protected by
the peacean'e ar.d lawful means of the
courts, whose authority Is ample.
"Wo are confident that the treaty now
pending and in conference will be ratified
by Congress in a short time,' and that
such amendments will be agreed to as
will meet the wishes and promote the
interests of our people. We are assisted
in bur work by Chief Porter, and as
soon as Congress actss a meeting of the
Muskogee council will be called to take
action in the matter of ratification. In
the meantime, wo hope that our people
will see to It that the present disturb
ance will not Interfere with their peace
ful pursuits, but that all will continue
to render obedience to the lawful and
constituted authorities. Forcible resist
ance to lawful authority will only bring
disaster to those who resort to such meth
ods. The public good and the bestl in
terests of each Individual citizen can be
attained only through obedience to the
law and the constituted authorities.
While passing from communal titles to
Individual holdings of our landed estate,
there must of necessity result some hard
ships, but such hardships will not be
alleviated, but Increased, by a disregard
of peaceful methods.
"However much some of our people are
opposed to allotment of our lands, tho
policy of the Government of the United
States in that direction is finally fixed
and the majority of our people have ac
cepted with perfect good faith, and are
now prepared for the change as soon as
it can possibly be brought about, assured
that tho welfare, happiness and pros
perity of our people will be promoted
thereby. We are authorized to state that
Chief Porter fully concurs wKh U3 in
these views.
"AMOS M'INTOSH,
"THOMAS W. PERRYMAN,
"JOHN R. GOAT,
."Delegates of the Muskogee Nation."
CRAZY SNAKE'S METHOD.
IIott He Persuaded His Ignorant Fol
lowers to Rebel.
MUSKOGEE, I. T., Jan. 29. Crazy
Snake's alleged Federal authority to re
sume the old Creek laws, which he used
in persuading his ignorant followers to
rebel against the Curtis act, was re
vealed today when Agent Shoenfelt and
Tarns Bixby, a member of the Dawes
Commission, returned from a visit to
the Choctaw nation. At South McAlester
they secured the following letter from the
Interior Department:
"WASHINGTON. Oct. 11, 1900. Chitto
Harjo, Wetumka, I. T. Dear Sir: In an
swer to your inquiry regarding the en
forcing of the treaties, will state that
every section contained In them will be
enforced to the letter.
"THOMAS RYAN,
"Acting Secretary."
This, with other letters of a similar
nature from Washington ofilcials, shown
by the Indian chief to the disgruntled
Creeks and Choctiws, undoubtedly started
the present trouble. Harjo led the Indians
to believe the acting secretary referred to
the old Indian treaties and not to the
Dawes commission agreements, and the
Indians readily believed him. Messrs.
Schoenfelt and Bixby learned on their
trip that the Snake band among the Choc
taws who recently deposed Governor
Duke intends to install Daniel Bell as
their new Governor within a few days.
Governor Duke, the Indians assert, has
no right to Interfere with the enforce
ment of the old treaties. Agent Shoenfelt
will go to Atoka to use his best efforts in
the matter.
It now seems that since the soldiers
have begun their work in the Creek na
tion, a disturbance is likely to 'break out
in the Choctaw nation. Mr. Bixby, who
drove out 12 miles from South McAlester
and interviewed Daniel Bell, learned from
the latter that the Choctaws are still set
In their determination to carry out the
old laws, Insisting that they have he
Federal Government behind them.
TREASON THE CHARGE.
Craxy Snake "Will Have Preliminary
Hearing at Henrietta.
HENRIETTA, Iv T., Jan. 29. United
States Marshal Bennett has the Indian
situation In complete control and It has
practically been decided that it will not
be necessary to send the troop of cavalry
under Lieutenant Dixon into the interior.
The soldiers, however; may remain here
for several days, simply as a precaution
ary measure, and then return to Fort
Reno. Thomas Sanson, United States
commissioner, who arrived in Henrietta
last night with Marshal Bennett and his
party, today rented a large room hero
and opened court to try the Indians.
Their cases will be begun Immediately.
Chlto Harjo will be given a preliminary
hearing, be bound over to the Grand
Jury and be taken to Muskogee and
lodged In Jail. He will be charged -with
treason.
General Lee's Report.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The War De
partment has received the followlng.tele
gram from Brigadier-General Fltrhugh
Lee, commanding' the Department of the
Missouri, in regard to the Indian troubles:
"OMAHA, Jan. 2S. Adjutant-General,
Washington: Lieutenant Dixon, com
manding Troop A, Eighth Cavalry, Hen
rietta, I. T., reports no violence by In
dians and no excitement at Holdensvllle
and Eufaula; people not leaving their
homes; go anywhere without fear. Chitto
Harjo (Crazy Snake) was arrested yes
terday without difficulty by Deputy John
son, and now is held at Henrietta. Dixon
Instructed to give necessary protection to
prevent destruction of railway or bridges.
So far no acts of violence verified."
Tainniany Flag: Will Not Bo Lowered.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. The Municipal
Council held a hrlef session today. Prior
to the meeting. Councilman Stewart M.
Brlce, son of the late Calvin S. Brlce,
told some of the members that he in
tended to offer a resolution to the effect
that as a mark of respect the Mayor be
requested to lower the flag over the Coun
cil Chamber to half-mast until after the
EPIDEMIC OF GRIP
WORST EVER KNOWN
GRIP BACILLUS EVcRY WHERE-IN THE AIR WE BREATHE,
IN THE WATER WE DRINK, IN THE FOOD WE EAT.
Bacillus of Grip.
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Magnified 16,000 times. of this dread disease.
Peruna not only cures the grip but prevents it.
Taken In time thousands of lives will be saved in this present epidemic.
Every family should take the precaution to secure a supply of Peruna at
once, for the retail and wholesale stock of the remedy may be exhausted by
the enormous demand for It.
I It is wisdom to have Peruna in the house even before the grip attacks
the household.
It has been ascertained by a reporter that' the following people of national
reputation have given public Indorsement and testimonials to Peruna as a
remedy for la grippe:
Congressman Howard, of Alabama, says: "I have taken Peruna for the
grip and recommend it as an excellent remedy to all fellow-sufferers."
Congressman White, of North Carolina, says: "I find Peruna to be an
excellent remedy for the grip. I have used it in my .family, and they all Join
me in recommending it."
Miss Francis M. Anderson, of Washington, D. C, daughter of Judge An
derson, of Virginia, says: "I was taken very ill with the grip, I took Pe
runa and was able to leave my bed In a week."
Mrs. Harjriette A. S. Marsh, President of the Woman's Benevolent Associa
tion, of Chicago, writes: "I suffered with grip seven weeks. Nothing helped
me. Tried Peruna, and within three weeks I was fully restored. Shall never
be without It again."
At the appearance of the first symptoms of grip people should stay indoors
and take Peruna in small doses (tcagpoonful every hour) until the symptoms
disappear. This will prevent a long, disastrous sickness, and perhaps fatal
results.
funeral of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.
Councilman Brlce slowly rose to read his
resolution, but Councilman Murray fore
stalled him by moving an adjournment.
This motion was noticed by President
Geuggenhelmer and the Council voted in
the affirmative, despite the expostulations
of Mr. Brlce.
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Congress Will Dispose of the Cuban
and Philippine Questions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. At tho Cabi
net meeting today, such information as
was at hand bearing upon the provisions
of the Cuban constitution was discussed
at length, and the opinion was expressed
that the completed document will reach
Washington about February 15, when itf
will be placed before Congress. It is j
known that the President regards prompt
action in this matter as of great im
portance, and will not hesitate to call
Gongress together In extra session to con- I
sider it, should It appear necessary. Tho
need for prompt action on the Spooner
Philippine bill is regarded as scarcely
less urgent than the disposition of the
Cuban constitution, and the statement is
made on high authority that in the event
of the failure of either of these meas
ures to receive the consideration of Con
gress, an extra session will be almost In
evitable. Senatorial Deadlocks.
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 29. Frank lost
four votes today and other than that there
was no particular change In the ballot
for United States Senator. The vote fol
lows: Mantle '&
Frank "- 18
Cooper Ij(
MaoGlnnlss ..
Pelletier
Conrad 5
Hoffman
Toole 3
LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 29. The vote for
Senator today resulted as follows:
Allen, fusion W
Hitchcock, fusion 49
W. H. Thompson, fusion 7
D. E. Thompson 36
Meiklejohn 28
Hlnshaw
Rosewater J5
Currle 2,
Halner
Crounse J
Martin
Klnkaid
Scattering "
Mrs. Snell's Will Stands.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29. Mrs. Henrietta
Snell's will stands. The Jury tonight
agreed upon a verdict, rejecting the claim
of Mrs. Mary Snell Stone to a share
In the estate. By its verdict the Jury
holds that Mrs. Snell was sane when
she made the Instrument leaving 5S00.000
to her grandchildren, and that Mrs.
Stone's claim to be her child was not
proved. The trial, which has been run
ning for three weeks, was the second sen
sation that the Snell family has fur
nished. The first was the murder of the
West Side millionaire, S. J. Snell, the
.ui.t f PnliMiorv 7. 1RS8. In his life he
recognized Mary Snell Stone, the wife
of A. J. Stone, as his daughter, and left
to-her a proportional share of his estate.
The first knowledge the public had that
his favorite child was not the daughter
of Mrs. Henrietta Snell came with the
filing of the will of the widow a year
aco.
Threatened Strike Averted.
TOUNGSTOWN, O., Jan. 29. The
threatened strike of furnace men In the
Mahoning Valley will probably be averted.
The employes of the Struthers Furnace
Company today accepted a reduction of
10 cents a day to fillers and helpers, mak
ing the wages $1 0 per day. The wages
of laborers will not be reduced. Notice
has been posted by the operators an
nouncing a reduction from U 90 to $1 6
taking effect February 1. It Is believed
.. i,, at the other furnaces will
compromise on the terms accepted by the
Struthers employes.
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Union Miners "Wont Protection.
PUEBLO, Cal., Jan. 29. There la some
anticipation, here of a call for the local
militia company to go to Walsenburg.
This time It is the union miners who want
protection. A new miners' union of 300
members was formed last week, and now
the organizers complain that they are
hindered from holding meetings by influ
ences opposed to their labor union which
menace them and are represented by
armed officials.
A Mississippi River Trasedy.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 29. The body of
Judge N. Pearl, of Port Gibson, was
found In the Mississippi River near that
place today with heavy weights tied
around the hands and ankles. He had
been missing about two weeks.
Jefferson Banquet Toasts.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 29. The follow
ing list of toasts for the Jefferson-Jack-son-Llncoln
banquet, which is to be held
ori Lincoln's birthday, has been given out:
William J. Bryan, "Jefferson"; John P.
Hundreds or carloads of Peruna
'are shipped In all directions to meet
the extraordinary demand of the grip
epidemic.
Everybody laying In a stock of this
valuable remedy In time to meet the
terrible enemy, the Grip.
The extensive facilities of the man
ufacturers taxed to their utmost to
meet the urgent demand lor Peruna.
Almost everybody has the grip. Al
most everybody must have Peruna.
Taken at the appearance of the
first symptoms of the grip, not only
Is Peruna a prompt cure for the
grip, but It prevents those disas
trous after effects so characteristic
Ideal For Children.
" As an antiseptic and hygienic mouth
wash especially where there are artificial
dentures., and for the care and preserva
tion of the teeth and gums, I cordially
recommend Bozodokt. 1 con- g p
aider it the ideal dentifrice for j
children's use." Sample for 8c y!
Forth TEETH and BREATH.
Bymail;25and75c HXLLfcRlJCKZL,N. Y.CItyi
Altgeld, "Jackson"; Charles A. Towne,
"Lincoln"; Senator-elect Carmack. Of
Tennessee, "Jefferson to Lincoln"; Sena
tor Pettlgrew, "Lincoln Down to Hanna";
Representative DeArmond, of Missouri,
"pur Government Should Be Controlled by
the Ballot and Not by the Musket."
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The President
today sent the following, nomination to
the Senate:
William B. Childers, of New Mexico, to
bo Attorney for the Territory of New
Mexico; Frank H. Richards, of Alaska, fo
be Marshal for the District of Alaska,
division No. 2.
The Senate confirmed the nomination
of Rev. Oliver C. Miller, of California, to
be chaplain In the Army.
Attacked by Tucatan Indians.
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 29. Soma
troops escorting laborers engaged: in
opening roads in tho southern part of the
peninsula of Yucatan were desperately
attacked yesterday by 1000 rebel Indians,
where were only driven off by the em
ployment of machine guns. The engage
ment took place near Santa Cruz.
Rev. Hush Reginald Hnwels Dead.
LONDON, Jan- 29. Rev. Hugh. Reginald
HaWels died suddenly this afternoon. He
preached twice on the subject of Queen
Victoria, was stricken with illnesg Mon
day, became unconscious and remained so
throughout the day.
Inheritance Tax Constitutional.
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 29. In an unan
imous opinion handed down today the
Supreme Court sustained the constitu
tionality of the law taxing inheritances.
Dubose Cnse Submitted.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. Tho Dubosa
contempt case was submitted to the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
today.
Antl-Vacclnatlon Bill.
SALT LAKE, Jan. 29. The lower house
of the Legislature passed the ahti-vaccl-nation
bill today, by a vote of 37 to 6.
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