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THE MOANING OEEGONTAN. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1901.
LATE IN THE DAY
Struggle for Insular Legisla
tion Began in the Senate.
ARMY BILL BEING CONSIDERED
Democrat! Tojnt of Order Against
the Philippine Amendment Wan
Overruled The Cuban Amend
ment Wan Offered.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. The real
struggle for Insular legislation at this
session began today In the Senate. The
Army appropriation bill was under con
sideration and the Philippine amendment
was rdported. In addition the Cuban
amendment "Was offered and the general
debate on these provisions began. Sharp
opposition to- the Philippine amendment
developed on the Democratic side, begin
ning wi;h a point of order which thp Sen
ate overruled and followed with speeches
by Senators, Tillman, Rawlins. 'Caffery,
Bacon and Morgan. The amendment was
defended by Its author, Spooner, who
pointed out the necessity for the legisla
tion. Vest, Hoar, Bacon and Rawlins
offered amendments tending to limit the
powers conferred by the Spooner amend
ment. Morgan, made an extended speech
severely criticising the proposed legis
lation. At the opening of the session, the Sen
ate agreed to a conference upon the
postofflce appropriation bill, "Wblcott,
Chandler and .Butler being named as con
ferees on tjje part of the Senate. The
Senate agreed, to a conference on the
diplomatic and consular apporprlation
bill and Hale; Cullom and Teller were
named as conferees.
A resolution offered by Gallinger, of the
committee on pensions, authorizing that
committee to make an examination of all
laws granting pensions to soldiers, their
survivors and dependents; to make In
vestigation of special pension legislation
and to make any other Inquiry on the
general subject of pension legislation as
the committee may deem desirable, was
adopted.
Vest offered "an. .amendment to the Phil
ippine provision to the Army bill to tho
effect that "no judgment, order or act, by
any of. said -officials so appointed shall
conflict with the laws and constitution of
the United States."
This gave -rise, to considerable debate,
Spooner contending the amendment was
unnecessary.
Morgan offered a resolution declaring
that the Nicaragua Canal bill was en
titled ao' be placed In the order of un
finished business and under the rules of
the, Senate is entitled to more privileged
position. The chajr, Frye, held that the
canal Dill, having been displaced by the
fortifications Dill, goes to the calendar.
A House bill amending the act provid
ing a civil government for Porto Rico
and to increase the salary of the Com
missioner of Education of the Island was
called up by Foraker. The Senate com
mittee reported a substitute for the House
bill. Foraker presented an amendment
prov' 1 " that all customs and Internal
taxes of the Island should be paid Into
the treasury of Porto Rico and be ex
pended for the benefit of the island, in
stead of being paid first Into the Treasury
of the United States. -
Morgan pointed out that this proposi
tion was to pay customs revenues Into
the Porto Rican treasury. In his opin
ion, this was a "violation of a specific
provision of the Constitution, which re
quired that -ii customs collected be paid
Into the United States Treasury. Bacon
supported this view.
Foraker explained that It was the deMre
of the committee so to amend the law
as to enable the people of Porto Rico to
get the boppfit of the taxes levied.
"" making some Inquiries about the
bill, Pettigrcw declared that the onlted
States was holding Porto Rico as a col
ony "a crown colony at that" which had
shown its ability to manage its own af
fairs b-tter than the people of Ohio
managed their atfalrs.
Spooner pointed out that the theory of
the law was that the United States was
acting merely as an agent for Porto
Rico In the collection of the customs
duties.
As the discussion seemed likely to be
protracted, Foraker withdrew the con
tested amendment and the bill was passed.
Consideration was then resumed of the
Army appropriation bill.
Piatt (Conn.) reported from the com
mittee on relations with Cuba an amend
ment defining the relations of this Gov
ernment with the proposed government
of Cuba. It was referred to the com
mittee on military affairs.
Pettus presented a written statement
raising a point of order against the
amendment conferring authority on the
President to provide a civil government
for the Philippines. The President pro
tern, Frye, submitted the point to the
Senate, , The amendment was decided to
be in order by a vote of 39 to 23, the
detailed vote being -as follows:
AYES.
Aldrlch Foster Perkins
Allison Gallinger Piatt N Y
Baker Hanna Piatt Conn
Bard Kansbrough Proctor
Beveridge . Hawley. Quarles
Burrowa " Kean Scott
t Carter Kearns Sewell
Chandler Lodge Shoup
Cullom McComarf Simon
Deboe - 'McCumbor Spooner
Dillingham McMillan Stewart
Dolliver Mason Thurston
Fairbanks Eenrose "Wblcott
.. 2CQES.
Allen Culberson Pettlgrew
Bacon Daniel Rawlins
Bate Harris Taliaferro
Berry . Heitfold Teller
Butler McEnery Tillman
Caffery Mallqry Turley
Clay Martin Vest
Cockrell Morgan
Pettlgrew I'd like to know how the
chair voted.
The chair (Frye) Does the Senator rise
to a question of order?
Pettlgrew Toa-.jjuestlon of privilege.
(Laughter.) j- """
Frye The cfiair wlllsay that he did
not vote. " "
Pettlgrew I think the- chair was wise.
(Laughter.)
Spooner offered an amendment to the
amendment providing that until a perma
nent government shall have been estab
lished In the Philippine Archipelago, full
reports shall be made to Congress on the
first day of each regular session of all
legislative .and .other proceedings of the
temporary government, and that full in
formation shall be supplied to the Presi
dent ae to the conditions in the islands.
The Spoooer amendment was agreed to.
Vest offered the following amendment
to the Philippine -provision:
"That no 'judgment, order or act by
any of said officials so- appointed shall
conflict with the law and the Constitu
tion of the United States.
Spooner did not think the proposed
amendment was necessary. He thought
this fact ought to be recognized, especial
ly by Derapcrats. Many of them held
'it the Constitution extended to the
rulllpplne Islands ex proprlo vlgore.
Vest replied that the doctrine that the
constitution was in force in the Philip
pines waa.held by such good Republicans
as ex-Senator Edmunds. ex-President
Harrison, ex-Governor Boutwell and many
others. - He did not knot what the de
cision of the -Supreme Court upon this
point would be. H would be a bold
man. he eald, who would venture to say
what the decision would be, but it was
rumored that the Supreme Court would
not decide the question at all as to wheth
er the Constitution extended to the Islands
of Its own force. Every lawyer knew,
he said, how the court could evade the
question, and it even had oeen suggested
that the court might say that the gov
ernment of the island possessions of this
country, was entirely within the military
power of the Government.
Tillman vigorously opposed the Philip
pine amendment. He declared that it
was a bold and naked proposition to in
vest the President with plenary power
to govern the Philippine Archipelago In
a civil way. Yet, he said, objection was
raised to the Constitution of the United
State being the President's guiding star.
It was not proposed, he asserted, that
the President should be hampered even
by the Constitution. Tillman declared
that the enactment of the proposition into
law, together with the granting of cer
tain requests of the Taft commission to
sell public lands and lease mines, would
open to the people of the Philippines
all the dangers of carpet-bag govern
ment. Daniel made a Constitutional argument
against the Philippine proposition in the
bill, incidentally supportng the amend
ment proposed by Vest. It was proposed,
he sad, to confer upon the President
power vested only in Congress. Daniel
said he was well aware of the complicated
condition of affairs in the Philippines.
The questions involved were so numerous,
confused and doubtful that he regarded
It as Impossible to comprehend them fully
in their present light or to act with wis
dom and due deliberation. He believed
Congress could not be too careful to guard
against the adoption of any autocratic
methods that might not be absolutely
necessary. In his opinion it would be a
mistake (from all standpoints of sound
legislation) to do anything more than pro
vide temporary arrangements which later
might be set aside and annulled.
Caffery made an argument against con
ferring such power upon the President
as was contemplated by the pending
proposition.
Berry (Ark.) Inquired whether the au
thority Included power to dispose of pub
lic lands in the Islands.
Caffery replied that undoubtedly it did
Include such authority.
Hoar inquired whether, as a matter of
fact. It was not one of tho chief pur
poses of the pending proposition to pro
vide for the sale of the public lands be
fore the Filipino people had any appor
tunity to have a voice in the sale.
"Precisely so," replied Caffery, "and if
the Filipinos ever come into their own,
they will discover that they have no pub
lic lands. They will all have been alien
ated." "The leading, bold proposal here," said
Hoar, "is that the public lands and fran
chises of 12,000,000 of people shall be cold
by Americans to Americans, upon the
whole, the best means of pacification. The
best means of pacifying a man," con
tinued Hoar, sarcastically, "Is for one
foreigner to take and sell his property
to another foreigner. And this is the
method by which we are to teach the
principles of liberty and self-government."
Caffery. who followed, was saying there
was no precedent for "this wild and com
prehensive grant of power," when he was
Interrupted by Mallory, who inquired if
it would not be better for our Govern
ment to proceed along present lines than
for Congress to adopt the pending propo
sition. "I think," replied the Louisiana Senator,
"It would be far better for us to go on
forever as we are than that we should
do voluntarily so great an Injustice to the
Filipinos as is proposed here."
Fairbanks read from tho report of the
Taft Commission to show the necessity
for the proposed conference of authority
and adde that unless the authority was
conferred, -there could be no development
of the resources of the island.
Tillman fnterruptecl to say that no five
men composing a commission had a right
to ask that they be allowed to deal ar
bitrarily with the rights of 12.000.COO peo
ple and Congress had no right to grant
the power.
Fairbanks replied that If the recom
mendation of the Taft commission was
not acceded to. there would be no prog
ress in tho islands until the establish
ment of a complete system of civil gov
ernment, and no man could tell .whenh
that would be.
Rawlins made on extended argument
against the granting of a power "unlim
ited and Illimitable." He declared It
would be of advantage to those who
wished to advance their personal Interest
In the Philippines. They were, he de
clared, a band of public plunderers and
thieves. If given the opportunity to fast
en themselves upon the islands, they
would hold the lands and mines and
franchises acquired by them to the detri
ment of the Interests of both the people
of the Philippines and those of the United
States.
Three amendments to the Philippine sec
tions of the pill were offered as follows:
By Bacon: "That all grants of fran
chises, rights and privileges or conces
sions of a public or quasi-public nature
granted under the powers conferred by
this act shall be reported to the Con
gress of the United States, which hereby
reserves the powers to annul or modify
the same. That all laws enacted by any
governmental authority created under the
powers conferred by this act shall be re
ported to the Congress of the United
States, which hereby reserves the powers
and authority. If deemed advisable, to
annul the same."
By ' Hoar "That no sale or lease of
property shall be made and no franchise
granted which is not approved by the
President of the United States and Is not.
In his judgment, clearly necessary for the
Immediate government of the islands and
indispensable for the Interest of the peo
ple thereof and which cannot, without
great public mischief be postponed until
the establishment of permanent civil gov
ernment." By Pettus: "That every person In
whom shall be vested any power In or
over the Philippine Islands, before exer
cising any such power, shall take an oath
to support the Constitution of the United
States."
Morgan denounced the action of the Re
publican majority In bringing Into the
Senate at this time In the session prop
ositions of so far reaching a character
as those relating to the Philippines and
to Cuba. It was. he said, a most im
portant and dangerous movement and, as
he and a large body of men on his side
of the chamber believed, in direct con
flict with the Constitution. The action of
the majority, he declared, "is a despotism
in legislation never parelloled In the his
tory of this country." In view of the
far reaching importance of the Philip
pine and Cuban questions, he proposed to
discuss them at length. lie was not freed
from his duty because the Senate was
cramped for time to such an extent as to
place the pending propositions upon an
appropriation bill. "I will not be crowded
from my duty," he said, "because I re
gard It as a duty I owe' to my con
stituents." At great length Morgan dis
cussed the constitutional phases of the
Philippine question.
Without completing his speech, Morgan
yielded, at 5:30. in order that the Senate
might take a recess until S o'clock.
"When the Senate resumed its sessions
at 8 o'clock the galleries were crowded
and there was a fairly good attendance
of Senators on the floor. At the request
of Sewoll a resolution was agreed to
asking Cabinet officers and heads of va
rious bureaus for full lists of officials
employed by them, age, length of service,
etc.
Pettlgrew offered .a resolution, which
went over, requesting the President for
information as to the censoring of dis
patches from Manila prior to February
4. 1S99, also for General Otis' first dls
patch announcing that hostilities had
opened, and other information.
Morgan then resumed his speech rela
tive to the Philippine amendment to the
pending Army appropriation bill. Mor
gan declared that the Philippine amend
ment was in effect an abdication of power
by Congress and a turning over to the
Executive branch of the government of
the Philippines. This power, once pos
sessed by the President, Congress could
never get possession of it without a two
thirds vote to overrule his veto. It was
such a transfer of power as the British
Parliament would never dream of con
ferring upon King Edward. The hazard
and rashness of this proceeding, ha de
clared, was never equaled In a country
having a parliamentary government.
Morgan said that under the proposed leg
islation, speculators and trusts would lick
up the S3.O00.0O0 acres of lands in the
Philippines, with their mines and forests
of untold richness, without the reserva
tion of a single homestead for the people.
The Senator expressed the belief that the
real motive of the measure was to give au
thority under which the minions of acres
in the Philippines could be "gobbled up"
by great speculative enterprises.
Morgan spoke for two hours, and then
stated thaj. tomorrow he would take up
the question of the right of Congress to
delegate or abdicate its powers, and after
that would discuss the Cuban branch of
the subject.
At 10:15 Morgan's colleague from Ala
bama, Pettus, moved an adjournment,
but on the nye and no vote the motion
was defeated. The Senate's refusal to
adjourn compelled Morgan to. go on with
his speech. As he resumed, he referred
with some feeling to the apparent effort
to dragoon this measure through, despite
all the proprieties. After an arduous and
long session, -beginning at 11 o'clock this
morning, Morgan said the Senate had .de
termined to force in old man to go on
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with his speech, and In effect had served
him with notice that he must go on until
he closed. "But," he. added speaking with
impressive deliberation, "J would rather
leave this chamber a dead man. than to
leave It a coward." It would be a plain
abandonment of duty, he said, if he
should skulk because of his age or the
lateness of the hour.
Spooner tried to gain recognition to
ask Morgan as to his plans, but the ven
erable Senator waived him off and caus
tically declined to yield. At 11:20 P. M.
Morgan yielded to Spooner for a motion
to adjourn, and the long session came to
a close.
THE PAPERS FILED.
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crclse all the rights, powers and privileges
of ownership thereof, and to exercise any
and all voting power thereof.
The business or purpose of the com-J
pany Is from time to time to do any one
or more of the acts and things herein set
forth; and, it may conduct its business
In other states, and in the territories and
In foreign countries, and may have one
office or more than one office and keep
the books of the company outside of the
State of New Jersey, except as other
wise may be provided by law; and may
hold, purchase, mortgage and convey real
and personal property either in or out of
the State of New Jersey.
Without In any particular limiting any
of the objects and powers of the corpora
tion is Is hereby expressly declared and
provided .that the corporation shall have
the power to Issue bonds and other obliga
tions In payment for property purchased
or acquired by It, or for any other ob
ject In or about its business; to mortgage
or pledge any stock, bonds, or other ob
ligations or any property which may be
acquired by It; to secure any bonds or
other obligations by Issues or incurred; to
guarantee any dividends or bonds or con
tracts or other obligations; to make and
perform contracts of any kind and de
scription, and, in carrying on its business
for the purpose of attaining or furthering
any of its objects to do ariy and all other
acts and things and to exercise any and
all of the powers which a co-partnerHhlp
or natural person could do and exercise,
and which now, or hereafter, may bo
authorised by law.
The total authorized capital stock of the
corporation Is $3000, divided into thirty
shares of the par value of $100 each. Of
such total authorized capital stock 15
shares, amounting to S1500, shall be pre
ferred stock, and 15 shares, amounting to
$1500, shall be common stock. From time
to time the preferred stock and the com
mon stock may be increased according to
law, and may bo issued In such amounts
and proportions as shall be determined by
the board of directors, and as may be
permitted by law. Whenever all cumula
tive dividends on the preferred stock for
all previous years shall have been de
clared and shall have become payable,
and the accrued quarterly installments
for the current year shall have been de
clared and the company shall have paid
such cumulative dividends for previous
years and such accrued quarterly install
ments, or shall have set aside from Its
surplus or net profits a sum sufficient for
the payment thereof, the board of direc
tors may declare dividends on the com
mon stock, payable then or thereafter out
of any remaining surplus or net profits.
In tho event of any litigation or disso
lution or winding up (whether voluntary
or Involuntary) of the corporation, the
holders of the preferred stock shall be en
titled to be paid In full both the par
amount of their shares and tho unpaid
dividends accrued thereon before any
amount shall be paid to holders of the
common stock; after the payment to the
holders of the preferred stock of its par
value and the unpaid accrued dividends
thereon, the remaining funds and assets
shall be divided and paid to the holders
of the common stock according to their
respective shares.
Menace to Englsh Trade.
LONDON, Feb. 26. The Daily Tele
graph, commenting on which It calls "the
gravity of the menace to English trade"
of the formation of the United States
Steel Corporation, says it understands Mr.
Carnegie was bought out for about .80,
000.000. Yield to a man's tastes and he will
yield to your Interests. Bulwer,
CUT OUT OF THE BILL
authorization for two battle
ships AND TWO CRUISERS.
The House Voted to Agree to the
Senate Amendment to the. JV aval
Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The House to
day jettisoned the authorization for two
battle-ships and twd cruisers, which were
in the Naval appropriation bill as It
passed that body. The Senate had re
jected the proposition, and, against the
appeals of the House conferees, the House
today voted by a big majority to agree
to the Senate amendment striking out the
authorizations. Chairman Cannon, of the
appropriations committee, contributed
largely to this result by a vigorous
speech in favor of the Senate amendment.
A partial conference report on the Naval
bill was agreed "to, and the bill went
"back to conference. The Hougo also
agreed to the conference report on the
bill to create a commission ' of five to
adjudicate the claims of United States
citizens against Spain, as assumed by the
United States under the treaty of Paris.
The House entered upon the last week
of the session with a full attendance of
members on the fioor.and throngs of spec-
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tators In-the galleries. Dayton (Rep. W.
Va.) called up the conference report upon
the Naval appropriation bill. It was only
a partial- report, agreeing to about two
thirds of 'the items in dispute between
the two houses. The; conference report
"was adopted. " f
Rixey (Denl. Va.)- then "moved that the
House recede and concur in the Senate
amendment striking1 out the provision for
two battle-ships and two cruisers. Pend
ing action upon this motion, the Senate
amendments were non-concurred in. It
was arranged that there should be an
hour of debate on each side upon the
Rlxey motion. Dayton vigorously opposed
it. He contended that to strike out the
authorization for new ships would check
the building up of the ifavy and open
up a long controversy over the various
types of ships armor-plate, etc
Rlxey argued that the Senate's propo
sition was eminently fair. It simply pro
posed to postpone the building of new
ships until the next Congress, and that,
meantime, Congress could be Informed
upon the questions as to whether ships
should be sheathed or not, as to the thick
ness of armor, and kindred subjects.
Rlxey said the shipyards throughout tho
country were already full of work on
warships.
Dayton answered that he had in his
pocket a telegram from the great ship
yards in Rlxey's own state saying they
could build four more ships, while a dis
patch from the Union Iron Works stated
they could build several more vessels.
After some further debate by Hopkins
(Rep. 111.), Vandlver (Dem. Mo.), Kltchln
(Dem. N. C), King (Dem. Utah) and
Drlggs (Dem. N. Y.) in favor of the mo
tion, and Mudd (Rep. Md.), Brown (Rep.
O.), Adams (Rep. Pa.), Wheeler (Dem.
Ky.), Cummlngs (Dem. N. Yt), who came
on the floor on crutches to speak, and
Watson (Rep.'Ind.), igalnst it. Cannon
closed the debate In support of the mo
tion. He said tho real question was
whether, from the standpoint of the
Treasury, of the public defense and of
sound business principles, it was not
time to call a halt for a year In the au
thorization of new ships. There were in
the Navy, he said, 254 warships, and 56
auxiliary vessels. There was still to bo
paid upon ships building and authorized
?G5,000,000. When our Navy was complet
ed, he said, America would have the
greatest Navy in the world, save that of
England. England was no menace, be
cause Canada, with 3000 miles of terri
tory on our northern border, was a host
age against war with Great Britain.
(Applause.) a
The Rlxey motion was carried, 15$ to
S3- The bill was then sent back to confer
ence. Haugen (Rep. la.) called up the con
ference report upon the bill to create a
commission of flvo members to adjudicate
the claims of United States citizens
against Spain, assumed by the United
States under the terms of the treaty of
Paris, and It was agreed to, 134 to 84, not
withstanding considerable opposition and
the fact that the House had twice voted
that these claims should be adjudicated
by the Court of Claims, Instead t of a
commission, as agreed to by the con
ferees. Hemmenway (Rep. Ind.), Pugh (Rep.
Ky.) and McRae (Dem. Ark.) were ap
pointed conferees on the fortification ap
propriation bill. Some time was spent
in clearing up conference reports on Dis
trict of Columbia business- At 6:10 P. M.
the House adjourned.
THE DAVIS ESTATE.
More Litigation Grovrlnp Out of the
Famous Will Contest.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. A decision
of the District Court or Montana, in a
suit growing out of litigation over the es
tate of the Jate Andrew J. Davis, the
millionaire, was affirmed by the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals today.
The cose was entitled Harriet. S, Holton,
as executrix, of the estate of Harriet
Wood, deceased, vs. Andrew J. Davis, the
First National Bank, or Montana, et al.
Mrs. Wood sued to enjoin Andrew J.
Davis from securing 950 shares of the
capital stock of the First National Bank,
of Butte, awarded by the District Court
of Montana. It was calmed that this
judgment was procured by fraud and col
lusion. Mrs. Wood was a. sister of the
late Andrew J. Davis, and the Davis who
was a defendant in the suit Is a nephew
of the deceased millionaire. He claimed
the stock was given to him by ,hia uncle
as a gift. James A. Talbott, & special
administrator, sued young Davis, for the
stock, but Davis won. In her suit, Mrs.
Wood claimed that it was planned to have
Talbott sue, and then be called as a. wit
ness to prove that Davis really did secure
the stock. Charges of perjured testi
mony and that attorneys received tees
from both sides were made. When Mrs.
Wood died, Mrs. Holton, as excutrlx, be
came plaintiff. Judge Ross dissents from
the opinion. Judges Gilbert and Hawley
hold that there is no evidence of fraud,
and that they cannot give the plaintiff the
relief prayed for.
SMUGGLING IN HAWAII.
Unguarded Connt Gives Opportunity
for Illegal Traffic.
HONOLULU, Feb. 19, via. San Fran
cisco, Feb. 25.r-The actions of a small
British schooner at Wajmea, Kauai, have
directed attention to a loophole In the
Chinese exclusion law, and the tariff laws,
by which it Is claimed that many Chi
nese and quantities of dutiable goods
might easily enter the country without
knowledge of- the customs authorities.
There are miles of coast on Kauai, and
other islands that cannot be watched by
the Honolulu Custom-House force, and in
the entire group of islands there are only
four ports of entry where regular customs
forces exist. The landing of, Chinese
from "Victoria or from China would be an
easy matter at many other points, as long
as, there is no revenue cutter service. The
schooner referred to is reported as the
Abbie Cox, a British vessel, from Victoria,
said to be a sealer, bound for Japanese
waters. She appeared off Waimea last
Thursday, calling for water, and since
then has sent a number of boats ashore.
Shipping men report her actions as sus
picious. The vessel is not known here,
and her name does not appear in the ship
ping lists.
Chief Officer James Dalton, of the American-Hawaiian
steamship American, has
had threo of his men arrested and put
under bonds to keep the peace. He swore
that he was afraid of his life, as the men
had threatened to kill him before the ves
sel got back to New York. They accuse
him of striking one of them. Fred Beers.
The. men are In jail, and are likely to
be left behind when the steamer sails.
A wonderful discovery of gold Is report
ed in the Samoan Islands. Black sand
running as high as $24 a ton Is said to
have been found on the Island of Upola.
Captain W. Best, formerly of the Oceanic
Steamship Company, who passed through
here on the steamer Aorangi, on his way
to Samoa, Is authority for the statement
that a company has been formed and an
800-ton schooner bought to work the sand
and carry the product to Sydney. The
company consists of Walter Selby, and J.
Waters, of San Francisco, and H. B.
Deirbqrn, of Sydney, under the firm name
of the Samoan Gold Mining Company,
of Asia. Ten tons of the sand already
sent to Sydney Is stated to have averaged
47 ounces of pure gold to the ton. Nickel
and tin pre are also declared to exist In
large quantities in, Samoa, The company
will Bend these ores to San Francisco.
J. D. Ramburg, a teacher, who recently
returned here from. Guam, reports that
preparations, are being made there for
1500 Filipino prisoners. The natives of
Guam have deep hatred for Filipinos, and
do not like to see ,them orought to the
island.
CLASH OF AUTHORTIY.
Commander Of Transport Refnucd to
rAHovr Custoiu-House Men Aboard.
"VALLEJO, Cal., Feb. 25. The naval
transport Solace, direct from Manila and
Honolulu, camb to the navy-yard Sunday
and the same evening she was followed
by four customs Inspectors from San
Francisco.
When the officers, attempted to board
the vessel for the 'purpose of making a
search for dutiable good's, they were met
with a protest by Commander Winslow,
who refused them permission and denied
their right to make a search.
Under the law, the commander of a
man-of-war is recognized as an officer of
the customs service, and, therefore. Is
bound to prevent smuggling. Consequent
ly, his ship Is exempt from' visits of cus
toms officers. Commander .Winslow holds
that the Solace is also .entitled to such
exemption under this clause,, and that Is
where he differs from the customs in
spectors, who have already sejzed several
articles that have been landed from the
vessel. Commander Winslow has appealed
to the Collector of the Port. On the last
.trip of the Solace a large quantity of
bric-a-brac and other goods, brought from
China, was confiscated by jhe customs
officials.
THE DANISH PROPOSAL.
Xcarly Ready to Be Communicated
to Wnahlngrtou.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 25. A satisfactory
understanding has been reached by the
ministry and finance committee of tho
Reichstag regarding the sale of the Dan
ish West Indies. The result, it is under
stood, will shortly be communicated to
the Washington Government In such form.
It is thought here, that It will prove-acceptable.
The Danish proposal, it Is ex
pected, will include come new sugges
tions, but nothing, It is stated, calculated
to defeat tho conclusion of tho new con
vention. The Sew Star in Persons.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 25. Obser
vations made yesterday morning at 10
o'clock at the Yale Observatory of the
new start In Perseus showed that by day
light it was one-half magnitude larger
than the first magnitude star Capella. but
observation made last night showed the
star to have shrunk In magnitude
somewhat more than Capella. Pre
liminary hellogtre observations were also
made at the Yale observatory to de
termine the parallax of the star, but as
the star Is apparently diminishing, its
parallax is not likely to be obtained.
There are divergent reports at Yale ob
servatory as to the character of the star's
spectrum.
A Remarkable Eiicnpe.
BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 25. John Yocum.
Tim Stevens, and John Regan, employed
In the Rose mine, had Jho most remark
able escape from death today In the his
tory of mining accidents In this camp.
They entered the bucket to descend the
shaft, 450 feet. The bucket was swung
clear and the brakes on the hoisting ap
paratus refused to work. The men de
scended at lightning speed to the bottom.
There it struck the bulkhead and crashed
through, landing with its human frielght
In the dump. One of Yocum's legs was
broken and the others were cut and
bruised. How they escaped death is a
miracle.
Going: Ahead With the Extension.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. 25. Work
was begun this morning on the exten
sion of the Oregon City & Southern Rail
way along the county road In Canemah,
a few rails being laid along the street
east of the first Southern Pacific Railroad
crossing. No work, however, has yet been
done along the county road under the
bluff between the city limits and the
first railroad crossing.
Caught in a Snow-slide.
DENVER, Feb. 25. A special to the
News from Breckinridge, Colo., says Will
iam Rlblet, a miner employed la the Rev
enue tunnel, was overwhelmed in a snow
sllde in Geneva Gulch Saturday. Search
ing parties recovered his body today. He
was from Johnstown, Pa
OUR RELATIONS CUBA
AMEXDMEXT TO THE ARMY Bllil
REPORTED TO THE SEXATE.
Its Adoption by Congress "Will Make
ob Extra Session Un
necessary. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The Senate
committee, on relations with Cuba agreed
to an amendment to the Army appropria
tion bill regarding-Cuba. The entire com
mittee is in agreement, arid there was no
minority report and no opposition Is ex
pected from the Democrats in the Sen
ate. '
'Ac 12:15 P. M., Piatt (Conn.), chairman
of the committee on relations with Cuba,
reported the amendment. h& text of the
amendment is: - -
"That In. fulfillment of the declaration
contained in the joint resolution approved
April 20, 1S9S, entitled 'For the recogni
tion of-the independence of the people of
Cuba, demanding that the Government of
Spain relinquish its' authority and gov
ernment "in the Island of Cuba and to
withdraw Its land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the
President of the United States to use tho
land and naval forces 'of the United States
to carry these resolutions into effect, the
President Is hereby aUthbrlzed to leave
the government and contfol of the Island
of Cuba to Its people so soon as a stable
government shall be established In said
Island, under a constitution, which either
as a part thereof, or In ordinance append
ed thereto, shall define the future rela
tions of the United States with Cuba sub
stantially as- follows:
"First That the Government of Cuba
shall never enter into any treaty or other
compact with any foreign power or pow
ers which will Impair or tend to impair
the Independence "of Cuba, nor in any
manner authorize or permit any foreign
power or powers to obtain by colonization
or for military or naval purposes o"r oth
erwise, lodgment In,' or control over any
portion of said island.
"Second That said Government shall
not assume or contract any public debt,
to pay the Interest upon which and to
make reasonable sinking fund provision
for the ultimate discharge of which the
ordinary revenues of the Islands after de
fraying the current expenses of Govern
ment shall be Inadequate.
"Third That the Government of Cuba
consents that the United States may- ex
ercise the right to Intervene for the pres
ervation of Cuban independence, the main
tenance of a Government adequate for the
protection of life, property and individual
liberty and for discharging the obliga
tions with respect to Cuba imposed by
the treaty of Paris on the United States,
now to be assumed and undertaken by tne
Government of Cuba.
"Fourth That all acts of the United
States In Cuba during its military occu
pancy thereof are ratified and validated,
and all lawful rights acquired thereunder
shall be maintained and protected.
"Fifth That the Government of Cuba
will execute and, as far as necessary, ex
tend the plans already devised or other
plans to be mutually agreed upon, for tho
sanitation of the cities of the Island, to
the end that a recurrence of epidemics
and Infectious diseases may be prevented,
thereby assuring protection to the people
and commerce of Cuba as well as to the
commerce of the Southern. ports of the
United States and the people residing
therein.
"Sixth That the Isle of Pines shall be
omitted from the proposed constitutional
boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto being
left to future adjustment by treaty.
"Seventh That to enable- the United
States to maintain the.jndenenjlence of
Cuba and to protect tho 'people thereof , as
well as for its own defense, the Govern
ment of Cuba will sell or lease to tlje
United States lands necessary for coaling
or naval stations at. certain specified
points, to be agreed upon with tho Presi
dent of the United States.
"Eighth That by way of further assur
ance the Government of Cuba will embody
the foregoing provision in a permanent
treaty with the United States."
The amendment was referred to the
committee on military affaire." It can bo
stated on high authority that the amend
ment Is satisfactory to the President, and
that its adoption by Congress will avoid
the necessity for an extra session.
The House Inventlgrntlon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The special
committee of the House appointed to in
vestigate the employment rolls "of that
body met today In secret session. The
clerk, Mr. McDowell, and tho sergeant-alarms,
Mr. Casson, gave information as to
persons on the rolls under their super
vision. The decision to conduct the in
vestigation behind closed doors, it was
explained, was for the purpose of expedit
ing the investigation. The committee
held an afternoon session, which lasted
until 6 o'clock. Quite a number of House
employes were summoned and examined.
The Investigation will bo continued to
morrow. The Reciprocity Treaties.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. It has been
decided that any action looking to the
extension of time allowed for the ratifica
tion of the many treaties pending before
the State Department can be had only
through the positive action of the Senate.
Some pressure is being brought to bear
to keep the French reciprocity treaty
alive and pending until the next Con
gress. Otherwise the treaty would die
By limitation March 17. The impression
prevails, however, that none of the treaties
can be extended.
An Accounting: From Cuba.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Senator Car
ter, who Is one of the Senators in charge
of the Army appropriation bill, insists
that the Cuban amendment to the bill
must be further amended so as to compel
Cuba to render an accounting to the
UAlted States for the money which ha3
bo'Srf expended by this Government In
Cuba, with a view to the repayment at
some future time.
.
presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The President
today sent these nominations to the
Senate:
John F. Fesler, of Colorado, to be Con
sul at Amor. China; Captain William
Crozler, ordnance department, to be pro
fessor of -natural and experimental philos
ophy at the Military Academy at West
Point; First Sergeant Thomas F. Low
den, Fourth Infantry, to oe Second Lieu
tenant, United States Army.
Cycle Rnclni? Classes.
BOSTON, Feb. 25. For the first time in
the history of bicycle-racing a tight line
has been drawn this year dividing the
first and secVnd -class racing men of
America. The board of control of the
NaCional Cycling Association has de
cided that only men with a record of a
mile In 2:10 or better In open competition
may start in championship races. L. A.
W. records will nqt be accepted In classi
fying the men. They must have estab
lished the 2:10 standard under N. C. A.
records.
The llst of the first class includes rep
resentatives of 12 cities In the United
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Dinordcrs nt Oporto.
OPORTO. Feb. 23. The manifestations
against the clericals continue. The polico
are doing everything possible to overcome
the disorder. A crowd assembled before
the home of the Consul of Brazil, who
was obliged to appear on tne balcony with
his wife. They were loudly acclaimed.
The police dispersed the manifestan5. A
few arrests were made.
Sicilian Theater Bnrned.
CATANIA. Sicily. Feb. 25. The Castag
nolian Theater was destroyed by fire last
night. Two persons were killed and many
were injured.
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