THE MOT?NTV OREONI,N. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1901.
BILL IS LAID ASIDE
Ship Subsidies Sidetracked
for the Present.
APPROPRIATIONS TAKEN UP
Senator Bacon Denied the Right of
Departments to "Withhold Official
Information The Sampaon-
Schler Controversy.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. The ship sub
sidy bill was laid aside informally by the
Senate today to permit consideration of
the appropriation bills. This action was
taken late In the day on Allison's re
quest that the District of Columbia ap
propriation bill be taken up. Frye, in
charge of the shipping bill, who had said
he would not give way to appropriation
bills without a vote of the Senate, was not
In the chamber at the time; but Aldrich,
Hanna and others Interested in the meas
ure were present and joined in the gen
eral assent given to Allison's request.
The shipping bill holds its place and as
the unfinished business can be taken up
when the appropriation bills are not oc
cupying attention. The District of Co
lumbia bill will occupy the attention of
the Senate tomorrow. The greater part
of the time of the Senate was given to
listening to a speech by Bacon on the
right of the Senate to demand informa
tion on file In the executive departments.
He took the position that the departments
are the creatures of Congress and that
departmental denial of any demand for
papers on file was preposterous, con
tending that for 100 years there had been
practically no refusal to recognize this
right. Secretary Long's letter regarding
Santiago naval rewards caused a discus
sion, in which Senators upheld their
course In this matter.
A resolution of the California Legis
lature, inviting the members of the Sen
ate to witness the launching of the bat
tleship Ohio at San Francisco, in the
Spring, was read.
After some discussion as to whether
legislative business could be transacted
under the terms of the agreement by
which the Senate met, the Senate decided
that it could not do so, and a motion was
carried that the Senate proceed immedi
ately to the hall of the house.
Just before proceeding to the House,
President pro tem. Frye, who is the
manager of the subsidy bill In the Sen
ate, remarked jocularly:
"Senators, I should like to take a, vote
on the shipping bill now." (Laughter.)
"I object," said Jones (Ark.). "I've Just
counted the Senate and I will say to the
Senator that It would be rather unfortu
nate for him if a vote were taken at
this time."
The Senate resumed its sitting at X
o'clock, and Rawlins presented the cer
tificate of election of Thomas Kearns as
Senator from Utah, to fill a vacancy. Mr.
Kearns was escorted to the president's
desk by Rawlins and the oath of office
was administered by President pro tem.
Frye. Kearns was assigned, a seat on
the Democratic side of the chamber, where
a number of other Republicans are lo
cated. His desk was ornamented with a
wreath of American Beauty roses.
Upon motion of Allison, 11 o'clock was
fixed as the time of meeting by the Sen
ate for Its daily cessions until otherwise
ordered.
Pettigrew called up and the Senate
passed a bill providing for the entry of
lands on the lower Brule Indian reserva
tion, in South Dakota.
At the instance of Chandler, the Sen
ate passed a resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Navy for a list of mem
bers of Admiral Sampson's fleet whose
names were sent to the Senate for pro
motion during the 55th Congress. Mr.
Chandler said the occasion for his presen
tation of this resolution was found In the
published letter written by Secretary
Long to Senator Morgan. He called at
tention to the fact that while the list
of officers for promotion had been sent
to the Senate during the last Congress,
the President, upon failure to act in that
Congress, had not renewed the recom
mendation for the present Congress. He
explained that the failure of the Senate
to act had been due to the Sampson
Schley controversy.
Hale said that no fault could be found
with Congress, and he repeated what
Chandler had said as to failure of the
nominations to secure confirmation dur
ing the last Congress. Indeed, he said,
he considered that Congress had been
entirely too liberal In recognizing the "pic
turesque exploits" of the Spanish war.
He referred to the tying up of all nomi
nations because of the Sampson-Schley
controversy and added that he had been
waiting during the entire 56th Congress
expecting that the President's recom
mendation Would be renewed.
Pettigrew said there had been an ef
fort to promote Sampson over Schley,
"notwithstanding Schley had done the
fighting and had previously outranked
Sampson." He said the President after
ward had corrected this Injustice, and
that, having done this because of the
attitude of the Senate, that body did not
deserve the Secretary's criticism. Pro
ceeding, Pettigrew declared that the Ad
ministration was disposed to promote
men "who had never smelt powder, like
Corbln and Shatter."
After a few further remarks on the
Sampson-Schley controversy, during
w hich Teller and Morgan criticised the
Navy Department for giving the Long
letter to the newspapers, vBacon addressed
the Senate upon his resolution declar
ing It to be the sense of the Senate that
that body had the right to demand infor
' matlon and documents on file in the exec
utive departments. He had made the
resolution impersonal, he said, but he pred
icated much of what he said upon the
refusal of the Secretary of War, through
the President, to supply the Senate the
report made by Auditor Lawshee con
cerning the Cuban postal accounts.
Bacon said the refusal in the Lawshee
case was a direct challenge of the Sen
ate's right to call or secure official docu
ments on file In departments.
Spooner asked Bacon if he considered
the President's communication a chal
lenge. "I do, most emphatically," replied Ba
con. "It constitutes such a challenge as
requires an answer from the Senate. This
Is very much enlarged by the gravity of
the fact that newspaper publications In
dicate It as not only the action of. the
President, but the action of the Cabinet,
and we are now confronted with the fact
that there is a general and organized pur
pose of the Cabinet, as avowed, to deny
to the Senate the right of Information to
be 'found In the files of the department
unices the chief of the department may,
as a matter of grace, send In his per
mission to permit the Senate to have
such Information."
Bacon thought It important that the
dignity and authority of the Senate
should be maintained. Spooner gave no
tice that he would reply to Bacon at some
opportune time, when It would not Inter
fere with the shipping bill or other pres
sing measures.
Allison then called up the District of
Columbia appropriation bill, the shipping
bill being laid aside informally to permit
progress on the appropriation bill. At 6
o'clock the district bill was laid aside.
The Joint resolution providing for the
appointment of three Senators and three
Representatives to make arrangements
for the Inauguration of the President and
Vice-President was taken up. On mo
tion of Spooner. It was amended by strik
ing out Vice-President, and then passed.
The Senate went Into executive session at
6:05 and soon afterward adjourned.
THE SPANISH CLAIMS BILL.
Passed the House, Bnt Not as It Came
From the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The House to
day passed the Senate till to create a
commission to adjudicate the claims of
United States citizens against Spain,
which the Government of the United
States assumed by the treaty of Paris,
after having amended the bill so as to re
fer the claims to the Court of Claims, in
stead of a commission. A strong effort
was made to vote down the amendment
and pass the Senate bill, but the advo
cates of this course were defeated by a
majority of 35. A bill was, without de
bate, passed to extend the charters of
National banks for another period of 20
years after 1902, when the present exten
sion will expire. Bills to ratify the agree
ment with the Crow Indians of Montana
and to provide for the redemption of Ha
waiian coin at par were defeated. About
an hour was spent on the postofflce appro
priation bill In the discussion of an
amendment to reduce the railway mall
payments, but no action was taken.
The House met at 12:55, Immediately
after the conclusion of the Marshall ex
ercises, and took a recess at 1 o'clock to
permit the hall to be cleared of the chairs
which had been brought in to accommo
date the guests of the occasion.
After the recess the House took up the
consideration of the Senate hill to create
a commission to adjudicate the claims if
citizens of the United State against
Spain which the United States agreed to
assume by section 7 of the Treaty of
Paris. This bill had been postponed until
today by order of the House.
The House passed the Senate bill for a
commission to adjudicate the Spanish War
claims, with an amendment to refer the
claims to the Court of Claims. The vote
stood 123 to SS.
The House passed the bill for the ex
tension of the charter of National banks.
The bill had been reported with an
amendment, to refer the claims to the
Court of Claims, that action having been
taken in accordance with the instructions
of the House when the bill was recom
mitted at the last session.
Haugen (Rep. la.), In charge of the bill,
asked the House to vote down the amend
ment and pass the original bill. This
course led the opposition, under the lead
of Underwood (Dem. Ala.), to charge that
the consideration of the bill had been
agreed to under a misapprehension. Gros
venor (Rep. O.) argued in favor of the
passage of the original Senate bill. He
said that no more than $29,000,000 claims
were on file at the State Department. Un
derwood urged that the amendment
should be adopted; first, because the
House, after full discussion on previous
occasions, had instructed the committee
to bring In such amendment, and second
ly, because the Government already had
a well-equipped court for the trial of just
such claims.
By 123 to SS the House decided that the
Court of Claims was the tribunal to ad
judicate the claims, and the bill was then
passed without division, as was a bill to
extend the charters of National banks
for 2C years, from 1902, when the present
charters will expire.
Lacey (Rep. la.) moved the passage, un
der suspension of the rules, of the Senate
bill to ratify an agreement with the
Crow Indians, in Montana. Cannon (Rep.
111.) opposed the bill. The lands which the
Government was to purchase from the
Crows, he said, were not worth $100,000,
much less $1,100,000, which the Government
was to pay. "I am opposed," said Can
non, "to buying any more gold bricks aft
er 20 minutes' debate on a side, under
suspension of the rules." Maddox (Dem.
Go.) and Grow (Rep. Pa.) also opposed
the "bill, which was defeated, 34 to 48.
Knox, chairman of the committee on
territories, moved the passage, under
suspension of the rules, of the bill to re
deem Hawaiian sliver coins not abraded
below lawful statute, at par and recoln
them Into standard silver coins of the
United States, the abraded coins to be re
ceived at bullion value. Wilcox, the Ha
waiian delegate, was asked to explain the
relative value of native and American sil
ver in Hawaii. He said that both circu
lated at par, but gold commanded a pre
mium. Wilcox's English was broken. He
was offered time to give his views in ex
tenso, but declined to do so. The bill was
defeated, TO to 55 two-thirds not having
voted in the affirmative.
The Indian appropriation bill was sent
to conference. Sherman (Rep. N. T.),
Curtis (Rep. Kan.) and Little (Dem. Ark.)
were appointed conferees.
The House then resumed consideration
of the postofflce appropriation bill. H. C.
Smith (Rep. Mich.) continued his speech
In favor of his amendment to reduce rail
way mail payment Without action on the
amendment, the House, at 5:25 P. M., ad
journed. AGAINST CHINOOK INDIANS.
Bill for Relief of ICntlilamet Band
Turned Down.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The House
committee on Indian affairs has ordered
an adverse report upon the bill for the
relief of the Kathlamet band of the
Chinook Indians of Oregon, which pro
vides that their claim shall be referred
to the Court of Claims, waiving lapse
of time. The report, made by Represen
tative Lacey, of Iowa, Is In substance
as follows:
"The bill concedes that the lands 'are
in the possession of and belonging to the
Kathlamet band,' and waiving lapse of
time, the Court of Claims would have
nothing to do but to ascertain how much
money was received by the United States
Government from the sales of the lands
'belonging to the Kathlamet band as
'conceded and described in the first ar
ticle of an unratified and unconfirmed
treaty.' The effect of the bill is to con
cede the claim, and practically leave noth
ing for the court to do but to state the
account as upon an undisputed claim.
"When the treaty upon which the
claim Is based came up, nearly 50 years
ago, the Senate refused to ratify It. It
was one of a series of similar treaties,
all of which were left unratified.
"We find no reason for the present rec
ognition of this old treaty, which did not
at the time of its execution command the
approval of Congress. The treaty only
gave the Indians a small amount for their
alleged rights, and it is evident from its
terms that the claims upon which It was
founded were not regarded as valuable at
the time of its execution, In 1851. This
bill does not propose to accept the value
of the Indians' claims as stated in the
treaty, but only to regard that part of
the treaty as binding which assumes title
in the Indians, and then It proposes to
allow the Indians all that the Govern
ment has received from the sales of these
lands. "We do not find any merit In the
claim."
Cruse Brought Ont.
HELENA. Mont, Feb. 4. Thomas
Cruse, a Helena millionaire, received 17
votes for Senator today. The result for
Senator was as follows:
Mantle 30
IMacGmniss 7
Cruse 175onrad
Frank 12
Cooper 8
Hoffman
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances in the
general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000
gold reserve In the division of redemp
tion, shows:
Available cash balance $143,067,100
GoW 7LO07k2S0
The Unqualified Success
As evidenced by the Customs statistics,
of G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry 119,441 cases
imported In 1900, or 79,293 more than any
other brand must be placed to the credit
of its unsurpassed quality always to be
relied upop
PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY
LONG LIST OF NOMINATIONS SENT
TO THE SENATE.
Appointments of Colonels and Lower
Grades Made by the President
Under Reorganization Lsvr.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The President
today sent the following Army nomina
tions to the Senate:
Infantry Lieutenant-Colonels to . bo
Colonels: Moot Hooton, Fifth; William M.
Van Home, Eighteenth; Constant Wil
liams, Fifteenth; Augustus W. Corliss,
Second; Richard I. Eskrldge, Twenty
third. Majors to be Lieutenant-Colonels: A. H.
Bowman, Second; J. T. Klrkman, Six
teenth; M. C. Foote, Ninth; Edmund Rice,
Third; C. G. Penny, Twenty-second; Wil
liam Qulnton, Fourteenth; J. C. Chance,
Fifth; C. H. Noble; John F. Stretch,
Eighth: William P. Rogers, Twentieth.
Captains to be Majors: J. R. Claget,
Eleventh; C. J. Crane, Twenty-fourth; H.
K. Bailey, Fifth.
Cavalry Lieutenant-Colonels to be Colo
nels i A. B. Wells, Ninth; Theodore J.
WInt, Sixth; Francis Moore, Tenth; H.
W. Weasels, Jr., Third; J. N. Wheelan,
Seventh.
Majors to be Lieutenant-Colonels: A. E.
Woodson, Ninth; F. S. Godfrey, Seventh;
T. H. Ruckers, Sixth; Ell L. Huggins,
Sixth; William C. Forbush, Ninth; J. A.
Augure, Fourth; Allen Smith, First; A.
G. Hannissee, Second; S. M. Swlgert,
Third; R. H. Pratt, Tenth.
Captains to be Majors: Frank West,
Ninth; G. F. Case, Third: William H.
Beck, Tenjh; Peter S. Bomus, First;
Francis Nichter, Fifth; James Harker,
Fourth; Joseph Gerrard, Ninth; F. U.
Robinson, Second; O. L. Hein, First;
George H. Paddock, Fifth; S. W. Funken,
Fourth.
Artillery Lieutenant-Colonels Charles
Morris, Seventh; James B. Burbank,
Fifth; S. M. Mills, Sixth.
Captains to be Majors Louis V. Cas
seiaro, Second.
Adjutant-General's Department Major
George Andrews, assistant Adjutant-General,
to be Assistant Adjutant-General
with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Inspector General's Department Lieutenant-Colonel
Joseph P. Sanger to be Inspector-General,
with rank of Colonel.
Inspector-General with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
Josep"h Thomas Knox and
Major Stephen C. Mills.
Judge-Advocate-Generals Department
Lieutenant-Colonel John W. Clous, Deputy
Judge-Advocate -General to be Judge-Advocate,
with rank of Colonel, Major
Stephen W. Groesbeck, Judge-Advocate,
to be Judge-Advocate, with rank of Lieu-tetnant-Colonel.
Quartermaster's Department To be as
sistant Quartermaster-General, with rank
of Colonels; Lieutenant-Colonel James M.
Marshall, and Lieutenant-Colonel John
Simpson.
Majors and Quartermasters to be Dep
uty Quartermasters-General, with rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel3, Charles Balrd,
John L. Clem. William S. Patten.
Captains to be Quartermasters, with
rank of Majors. M. C. Martin, Oscar F.
Long. Frederick von Schrader, J. E.
Sawyer.
Commissary Department To be assist
ant Commissary-jGeneral, with rank of
Colonel; Lieutenant-Colonel Henry G.
Sharpe.
Majors to be deputy Commissaries-General,
with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel,
Henry B. Osgood and Edward E. Drave.
To be commissaries, with rank of Ma
jorCaptain J. H. Duvai, Captain Bar
rington K. West, Albert D. NIskern.
Medical Department Lk tenant-Colonels
to be assistant Surgeon-General, with
rank of Colonel, Justus il. Brown and
Charles Smart.
Majors to be deputy Surgeon-Generals,
with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, Joseph
B. Girard, Ezera Woodruff, John D. Hall,
Philip Harvey.
Pay Department To be assistant Paymaster-General,
with ranK of Colonel,
Lieutenant-Colonel Albert S. Tower.
Majors to be deputy Paymaster-General,
with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, Francis
S. Dodge and Charles McClure.
Corps of Engineers First Lieutenants to
be Captains, C. S. Bromwell and Spencer
Cosby.
Second Lieutenants to be First Lieuten
ants, William P. Wooien and Lyttle
Brown.
NIGHT SESSIONS OF THE SENATE.
Programme to Be Followed Until the
Shipping? Bill Is Panned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Senators in
charge of the ship subsidy bill today gave
notice that, beginning next Wednesday,
they would seek to have the Senate sit
regularly at night to consider the meas
ure. The postponement until Wednesday
is due to the absence from the city of
some of the friends of the bill, and to the
fact that others have social engagements
for tonight and Tuesday night The pres
ent plan is to have the Senate take a re
cess each evening at 6 o'clock until 8, and
then sit until 11 o'clock, the night ses
sions to be devoted to the shipping bill.
Asked how long this programme Is to be
followed. the"y reply: "Until the bill is
passed." They profess confidence in their
ability to get the bill through, and the
leaders have been engaged today In rally
ing their forces, and in making sure of
the attendance of a quorum."
"The bill will go through," 6ald Senator
Aldrich today. "I have not known a fili
buster to prevail against the bill which
was supported by a majority of the Sen
ate." He expressed the opinion that it
would not be difficult to .maintain a quo
rum for the night sessions.
PROTEST FROM PORTO RICO.
Against the Recently Enacted Reve
nue Law.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The revenue
law enacted by the Porto Rican Legis
lature just before Its adjournment, last
week, Is the subject of a protest by cable
to the Senate, which was laid before lhat
body today The protest was dated at
San Juan, signed by "Saldana, Chairman,"
and read as follows:
"The people of Porto Rico , in mass
meeting assembled yesterday, represented
by 2000 delegates, constituting practically
the whole wealth of the Island, respect
fully and earnestly protest to the Senate
of the United States against the revenue
act rushed through the Legislative As
sembly during the last minutes of Its ses
sion, and signed by the Governor at mid
night on presentation, notwithstanding
the unanimous opposition of the Insular
press and public opinion, and announce
the sending to Washington of a duly au
thorized commission to petition for Its
annulment as provided In section 31 of
the Porto Rican civil government act"
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Measure, as Completed, Appropriates
$50,703,084.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The sundry
civil appropriation bill was completed
today by the House committee on ap
propriations. The bill appropriates $59,
703,084, which Is $10,889,197 less than the
estimates and $5,743,221 less than the bill
for the current fiscal year. The items
for river and harbor work now In
progress under contract aggregate $6,
840,623, or about half the sum appropriated
last year. The debt of Hawaii assumed
on the annexation of the Islands Is pro
vided for, amounting to $3,447,535. For
public highways now In course of con
struction In various cities, $6,746,625 is
appropriated.
Following are the most Important pro
visions. which are not permanent annual
appropriations: Twelfth census, $3,516,210,
enlargement of military posts, $1,000,000;
transportation of remains of civil em
ployes of the Army who die abroad and
of soldiers who die on transports, $50,000.
The public building Items Include: Chi
cago, $1,000,000; Kansas City, Kan.. $50,000;
Los Angeles, Cat. $150,000; Salt Lake City,
$75,000; Seattle, $100,000; San Francisco,
$1,155,053. The revenue cutters provided
are one for the Pacific Coast to cost $112,
500, and one for the Great Lakes, $82,500.
The river and harbor Items Include: Illi
nois and Mississippi Canal, $975,000; Gray's
Harbor, Wash., $133,225; San Pedro, CaL,
$146,000; Everett Harbor, Wash., $90,000.
Under the Chinese exclusion item $1000
per annum is allowed the Commissioner
General of Immigration as additional
compensation.
Provision is made that hereafter the fol
lowing persons only shall be entitled to
the benefits of the National Home for Dis
abled Volunteer Soldiers: "All honorably
discharged officers, soldiers and sailors
who have served In the regular or vol
unteer forces of the United States, who
are disabled by wounds, disease or other
wise and are without adequate means of
support, and by reason of such disability
incapable of earning their own mainte
nance and support."
Opposition to the Subsidy Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. As the subsidy
bill now stands, there are a number of
Republican Senators against it, and it is
even doubtful if it can, be amended to
gain their support. Those believed to be
against it and anxious to see it defeated
are: Allison, Beverldge, Dolliver, McCuin
ber. Nelson, Penrose. Perkins, Quarles,
Simon and Spooner. If the bill Is amend
ed In several particulars, a number of
these Senators will vote for It, and some
of them would not vote for It any way It
was ever brought to a vote.
Nominations Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The Senate, In
executive session, made the following con
firmations: Franklin Moses, of Alaska, to
be register of the land office at St. Mi
chael, Alaska. Postmasters Oregon, C.
J. Howard, Cottage Grove: Washington,
Francis M. Schebele, Wenatchie.
For Storage Reservoirs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Senator Hans
brough today reported from the commit
tee on lands a bill providing for the estab
lishment of reservoirs for storing waters
to irrigate arid lands.
SOUTH AMERICAN WARS.
General Urlbe Says the Uprising in
Venezuela Is Not Serious.
NEW YORY. Feb. 4. General Rafael
Uribe, of the Colombian revolutionary
party, arrived today on the steamship
Philadelphia. He said:
"At present the conservative party in
Colombia Is divided. The branch in power
is weak and caters to the Ignorant masses.
The revolutionists are all over the
country in guerrilla bands, but they are
alert. The military leader of the rev
olutionists Is General Vargas Santos, who
is now at Curacao. The Conservatives
have not found a man to replace the late
General Plnzof. I have just come from
Venezuela, and have had opportunity to
determine that General Castro's army is
strong. General Andrade, now in Cuba,
has no following. I regard his expedition
as futile. The real peril In Venezuela
lies In Manuel Casaboanca, the present
Colombian envoy. He was born In Vene
zuela, and It is suspected that he was
selected by the Maroquin Government to
foment a revolution against Castro and to
enable the Colombian Conservatives to
send troops surreptitiously to the aid of
the Venezuelan xevolutlonlsts."
SIclc Soldiers on the Warren.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. The 464 sick
soldiers who came from Manila on the
transport Warren were landed at the Pre
sidio general hospital. The majority are
in a convalescent condition. Two hun
dred were entered at the hospital, and
the remainder transferred to the post au
thorities to be mustered out in a few
days. Major Penrose, of the medical
corps, was a passenger on the Warren,
and is now a patient at the hospital.
Colonel A. S. Daggett, of the Fourteenth
Infantry, also arrived on a short leave of
absence. His regiment has the distinction
of being the first to scale the walls of
Pekln, and his regimental flags were the
first colors planted on the "walled city."
When the Warren was leaving Manila
Bay, December 30, one of the assistant En.
gineers misunderstood a signal and sent
the vessel ahead Instead of astern, with
the result that the British steamer Mogul
was struck and considerably Injured. The
engineer was disrated.
An Eclipse Expedition.
WILLIAMS BAY, Wis.. Feb. 4. Pro
fessor E. E. Barnard, the astronomer at
the Yerkes observatory, will leave this
week to join the expedition which Is going
to Sumatra to observe the total eclipse of
the sun, May 17. The expedition Is in
charge of Professor A. N. Skinner, of the
United States Naval observatory. The
party will sail from San Francisco Feb
ruary 15, on the transport Sheridan, to
Manila. From there they will be taken
to Padang, on the west coast of Sumatra,
by a United States man-of-war. They
will arrive there about the middle of
March, and will spend the two months in
getting their apparatus in shape. Thc
eclipse station will be at Salok, about SO
miles inland, along the mountains.
Wisconsin In Commission.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. The battle
ship Wisconsin, which was construted at
the Union Iron Works, was formally
placed in commission today. Captain
Relder taking command for the Govern
ment and Irving M. Scott acting for the
Union Iron Works. The usual ceremonies
were observed. About 200 marines were
placed on tho Wisconsin and in the next
two weeks she will leave for her first
cruise under the flag, her destination be
ing the Mexican coast, where she will
engage In drill and target practice.
New Blcycle-Pnrts Company.
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 4.-21eveland
meD formerly conspicuous In the manu
facture of bicycle parts and accessories
have organized with an authorized capi
tal of $5,000,000, and purchased from the
American Bicycle Company their princi
pal bicycle-parts factories. The business
of each factory Is taken over from Jan
uary L 1901.
Advance In Price of Nnlls.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 4. The cut-nail
pool today announced an Increase in
prices of 5 cents a keg to go into effect
at once. Cut or all style Iron nails have
been selling for six months at $1 95 a
keg In carload lots to Jobbers. The new
price advanced the quotation to $2 per
keg. In less than carload lots the price
Is $2 05, and to retailers $2 15 a keg.
Captain Rayand Sulzer Dead.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. Captain Ray
and Sulzer, of the Volunteer Quarter
master's Department, died on the trans
port Pak Ling, which arrived at San
Francisco yesterday. Captain Sulzer was
a brother of Representative Sulzer, of
New York.
Violated the Sunday Law.
CHICAGO. Feb. 4. Two hundred and
fifty saloon-keepers were arrested today,
charged with keeping their places open
Sunday. It Is said this action Is but the
forerunner of what is in store for every
saloon-keeper in Chicago who sells lquor
Sunday.
Snow In New Yorlc
NEW YORK. Feb. 4. Five Inches of
snow had fallen In New York during the
24 hours ending at 10 o'clock tonight
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"Are you costive?"
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"Do you hawk and spit?"
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MRS. NATION ARRESTED
TAKEN IN CHARGE BY TOPEKA PO
LICE WHILE "JOINT SMASHING."
Free Fight Between Saloon Men and
Her Sympathizers More Trouble
Promised for Today.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 4. Mrs. Nation
this morning entered the drug store of B.
F. Sim, and announced that she was ly
ing in wait for members of the Legisla
ture. She walked behind the prescrip
tion counter and examined all the differ
ent kinds of liquor kept on tap. As the
members of the Legislature came in she
conducted them behind the counter and
asked them to drink. They refused in each
case, however, not because they did not
want the Hauor, as they nad gone to the
store to get some, but for reasons best
known to themselves they preferred not
to get it from Mrs. Nation.
Mrs. Nation said she was from Ken
tucky and knew all the different kinds of
liquor as soon as she tasted them. She
tasted the liquors in the drug store, and
pronounced many, of them excellent. Be
fore leaving, however, she warned, the
druggist to dispose of his stock at once,
or his store would get smashed.
"You have a nice store here," she said,
"and I would hate to spoil It, but you
must watch out or I will."
Mrs. Nation gathered a half-dozen of
her helpers late this afternoon, and at
tempted to enter the Clipper restaurant
"Joint" on Sixth street, owned by F. W.
Murphy, for the purpose of wrecking it.
Mrs. Nation has been here so long that
she has become familiar to the watchers
at the "joints," and she did not succeed
In getting near the place in question be
fore she was recognized, and immediately
a dozen strong men were at the door to
prevent her entrance. The little band of
women struggled valiantly against the
superior strength of the ruffians who were
trying to keep them out of the saloon. In
the melee two of the women were thrown
down and their hatchets taken from them.
Mrs. Nation's face was slightly cut by her
hatchet. By this time the police arrived
and took the women in charge. As the
women were being taken to the police sta
tion they were followed by 1000 or more
jeering, hooting men, most of whom were
the negro watchers employed to keep the
women out of the "joints" and to do them
violence if they persisted in entering.
There were a number of Mrs. Nation's
sympathizers in the crowd and they gave
her the protection the police seemed un
able to give. One "Joint" man, who was
a little overzealous, insisted that Mrs.
Nation be killed, and punctuated his re
marks with a great deal of picturesque
language. Mrs. Nation turned to rebuke
him. when he tried to hit her. A man
near by give the would-ne assaulter a
blow In the face. Then the fight became
general. Several fist fights were In prog
ress all the way to the station, and it
seemed as If somebody would be serious
ly hurt before the game proceeded much
farther.
At the police station Mrs. Nation was
formally charged witn disturbing the,
peace, and her name was entered on the
docket. The Police Judge was at the
station, and Mrs. Nation refused to go
to see him regarding her offense, but in
sisted that he come to her, which he did.
Mrs. Nation was Informed that she would
have to report for trial at the Police
Court tomorrow morning and was then
released on her own recognizance. She
sold she would be glad to do so, and then
proceeded to hold an Impromptu prayer
meeting In the police station. She prayed
The Proper Course for Sufferers.
The proper coarse for sufferers la
this: Read these symptoms carefully
over, mark those that apply to your cose,
and bring this with you to the Copeland
office. If you live away from the city,
send by mall and ask for information of
new home treatment
Disease of Head and Throat
The head and throat become diseased
from neglected colds, causing Catarrh
when the condition of the blood predis
poses to this condition.
"Is the voice husky?"
"Do you spit up slim?
"Do you ache all over?"
"iW you blow out scabs?"
"Is the nose stopped up?"
"Do you snore at night?"
"Does your nose discharge?"
"Does your nose bleed easily?"
"Is there tickling In the throat?"
"Do crusts form In the nose?"
"Is the nose sore and tender?"
"Do you sneeze a great deal?"
"Is this worse toward night?"
"Does the nose itch and burn?"
"Is there pain in front of the head?"
"Is there pain across the eyes?"
"Is there pain in back of head?"
"Is your sense of smell leaving?"
"Do you hawk to clear the throat?"
is there dropping in the throat?"
"Is the throat dry in the morning?"
"Do you sleep with your mouth open?"
'"Are you losing your sense of taste?"
"Does your nose stop up toward night?"
Disease of the Liver.
This condition results from the liver be
ing affected by catarrh extending from the
stomach into the tubes of the liver,
"Are you irritable?"
"Are you nervous?"
"Do you get dizzy?"
"Have you no energy?"
"Do you have cold feet?"
"Do you feel miserable?"
"Is your memory poor?"
"Do you get tired easily?"
"Do you have hot flushes?"
"Is your eyesight blurred?"
"Have you pain in the back?"
"Is your flesh soft and flabby?"
"Are your spirits low at times?"
"Is there a bloating after eating?"
"Have you pain around the loins?"
"Do you have a gurgling in the bowels'?"
"Do you have rumbling in bowels?"
"Is there throbbing in the stomach?"
"Do you have sense of heat In bowels?"
"Do you suffer from pains In temples?"
"Do you have palpitation of the heart?"
"Do these feelings affect your memory?"
"Is there a general feeling of lassitude?"
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that the work that she had begun in To
peka might be abundantly prosperous.
While she was praying a drunken man
was brought In by an officer. Mrs. Na
tion Immediately went to him and In
formed him that she was his friend at
all times, even though the policemen were
not. She then delivered an address to
the members of the police force present,
which was full of the most scathing abuse
that she was capable of giving. She said
that they would permit the "joints" to
run In open violation of law all the while,
and would then arrest the men who were
made drunk by all the liquor sold there.
Mrs. Nation taunted the police, calling
them cowards, afraid to arrest anybody
but women and drunken men. They an
grily flushed under her accusatlpns.
On leaving the police station Mrs. Na
tion encountered George Klour, one of the
most notorious "Jolntists" of the city.
She asked him If he was a "Jointist." He
tremblingly replied that he was not,
"Well, then, you ought to be out help
ing us close the 'Joints,' " sold Mrs. No
tion. "Oh, I am going to leave town tonight,"
said Klour, and the crowd hooted with
delight. Many of them were not sympa
thizers with Mrs. Nation, but they en
Joyed the famous "Jolntlst's" confusion.
Followed by the crowd, Mrs. Nation
then went to the Federal building, where
she Inquired for her mall. She then
mounted the steps of the building and
made an address to the crowd. She sold
she would smash all the "Joints" of the
city, and she would stay here long enough
to accomplish this purpose, if It took
months. She was not afraid, she said, as
she had no reason in the world to be.
There were many women in the city who
would help her, she said, and they would
do so 'at the proper time.
Mrs. Nation did not Intend to begin
the "Joint" raids until tomorrow. "While
she and the other women were In a store
buying the hatchets which were to be
used In the raid, a woman came in who
sold her son had spent all his money in
Murphy's place the night before. "Well,
let's go and smash it right now," said
Mrs. Nation, and the other women agreed.
Some Interesting developments are looked
for tomorrow. Mrs. Natln declares she
will enter the "joints" and smash them,
while the "Jolntists" are equally certain
that she will not: The "Jolntists" have
negroes hired to watch their places of
business, and they have orders to shoot
down any person, man or woman, who
attempts to enter the "Joint" bent on mis
chief. Chicago Ministers Noncommittal.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4. Resolutions extend
ing a welcome to Mrs. Carrie Nation,
who plans to visit Chicago, created a
warm discussion at a meeting of the
Methodist ministry. Dr. M. M. Park
hurst, of the Anti-Saloon League, Intro
duced the resolutions. In answer to cries
of "Lay them on the table" and "Vote
them down," Dr. Parkhurst charged the
ministers with being afraid to commit
themselves. The resolutions were non
commmital as to approval or disapproval
of Mrs. Nation's tactics, but stated that
"we believe the officials of the State of
Kansas ore negligent of their duty in foil
ing to enforce the law of the state
against the sale of Intoxicating liquors."
Tho resolutions were not acted upon, be
ing shelved on a point of order.
McCune "Joints' "Wrecked.
PITTSBURG, Kas., Feb. 4. A number
of women, wives of prominent citizens,
attacked the two "joints" running at Mc
Cune, a small town 15 miles west of here,
today and destroyed the furniture and
fixtures at both places. A large quan
tity of wet goods was destroyed and
broken bottles and Jugs littered the floor.
The women held a short prayer service
first and then after arming themselves
with hatchets and ball bats marched on
Relating to Deafness.
Deafness results from Catarrh closing
tho Eustachian tubes that lead from the
throat to the ear.
"Is your hearing falling?"
"Do your ears discharge?"
"Is the wax dry In the ears?"
"Do the ears itch and burn?"
''Are the ears dry and scaly?"
"Is there a throbbing in the ears?'
"Is there a pounding sound hoard?"
"Do you have a ringing In the ears?"
"Are you gradually getting deaf?"
"Have you a pain behind the ears?"
"Is your bearing bad cloudy days?"
"Are there cracking sounds, heard?"
"Do you have earacho occasionally?"
"Are there sounds like steam escaping?-
"Do you constantly hoar noises In the
ears?
"Do your ears hurt when you blow your
nose?"
"Do you near better some days than
others?"
"jjo the noises In the ears keep you
awake?"
"When you blow your nose do your
earB crack?"
"Is your hearing wcrso when you have
a cold?"
"Is there a roaring Eko-a waterfall In
Che head?"
This figure ehows & section of the ear
mode by sawing through the bones of the
head; it shows the outer ear, the canal
leading from the outer ear to the ear
drum, the ear drum, the bones of the ear,
the internal parts of the ear, together
with the tube leading from tho throat
up behind the ear drum.
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the "Jolntists." The saloonkeepers fled
after a short parley, during which they
attempted to dissuade the crusaders from
their purpose. The damage done will
amount to $500. Feeling runs high, but ,
none of the wreckers has been arrested.
The "Joints" are all closed.
Orasade Agmlnst Alcohol.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4. W. C T. TJ. officials
today decided to send circulars to all med
ical journals, hospitals and medical col
leges throughout the country, petitioning
all physicians connected with the institu
tions to refrain from prescribing; alcohol
for medical use.
Duty on Russian. Sugar.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. According to a
special from Washington to the Journal
of Commerce, there are two aspects to tho
problem of whether a countervailing duty
shall be laid upon sugar imported from
Russia, on the ground that the system of
regulating sugar production in Russia Is
equivalent to a bounty, which will bo
carefully considered by Secretary Gage
before announcing a decision. Tho
facts appear to indicate that there
is no payment by the Russian Govern
ment to the susar-crowers, but a con
siderable tax is levied and production Is
restricted to a given amount for each
establishment. The excess of production
must be marketed abroad, but the gross
production, Including that sold abroad,
contributes to the adjustment of tho al
lowance of the production of the following
year. It la in the interest of producers
who desire to increaso their future Quo
ta to purchase the certificates of expor
tation from those whe nave produced a
surplus, but are leas concerned to in
crease their quota. It is contend
ed by the advocates of a counter
Tolling duty that the entire ma
chinery is under the control of tho gov
ernment and that the exporter does, in
fact, receive a bounty through govern
ment intervention. It is contended that
there is no bounty involved, but that the
entire arrangement is a sort of pooling
contract between different sugar manufac
turers, who are taxed heavily in any
event, and receive no substantial aid
from their government.
.
No Nearer & Settlement.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 4. At the end of the
third day's session, the scale committee
of the miners and operators are no near
er an agreement than when the confer
ence first met. The Illinois operators
have again broken over the traces and
voted with the miners on another propo
sition, and are now In line with them on
the demands for a run-of-mlne scale and
a uniform day wage in the mines of Jack-
son County, O. The operators Insist that
the question is a local one In that dis
trict and that the Joint conference has
nothing to do with it. There will be
no session of the Joint conference before
Wednesday. Both miners and operators
say that some agreement will be reached
In the eight-hour demand.
Fit Only for Fuel.
LIMA, Ohio, Feb. 4. V. F. Lufkin, one
of the Standard Oil Company's confi
dential men, returned- today from
Beaumont, Tex. He says that repeated
tests show that the oil there cannot be
refined, and that It contains only a
slight percent of illuminating olL Ha
says that it is fit only for fuel, but that
freight rates ore so high that it will
never oome Into competition, even for
that, with Lima or Pennsylvania.
i .
Furniture Companies Combine.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 4. The
consolidation of the largest furniture com
panies in this city is now practically as
sured. The combination will Include 14
of the leading case-goods plants," repre- ,
sentlng assets of 55.000 000. with a total
output of J6.000.000 annually.