THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY. MARCH 1, 1901.
SPANIARDS GO HOME
Last of the Military Force in
the Philippines Recalled.
CABLE TO THE SULU GROUP
Recommendations of thei Military
Board on tlie "War ClnlniN Sent
to Wuwhlnjfton Homeward
Movement of Volunteers.
MANILA, Feb. 2S. All the Spanish mil
itary officers In the Philippine Islands
have been ordered, through the Spanish
Consul-General, Senor Marina, to return
to Spain. There are probably 70 of these
officers, who, on account of business in
terests, -were permitted to remain In the
Islands after the Spanish troops were
sent home. They received no salary from
the Spanish Government.
An American company has negotiated
the purchase of the Manila street railway,
which it proposes to convert Into an elec
tric system.
Many business men in the Philippines
are awaiting the inauguration of civil
government to apply for railway, timber
and mining concessions.
The Government cable has been finished
to the Island of Jolo. in the Sulu group,
nnd messages are now transmitted to all
the southern Islands. The cable system
now connects Panay, Negros, Cebu,
Leyte, Mindanao and Jolo, and -messages
ere conveyed by means of the heliograph
from Bohol to the north end of the Island
of Mindoro.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press here is Informed on good authority
that the recommendations of the military
board of claims in the matter of testing
the question of allowance of claims for
damages to property resulting from the
military operations in the Philippines will
bo sent to "Washington by mall tomorrow
for reference to Congress. The recom
mendations of the board of claims that
the claim of Holman & Co., a Swiss firm
doing business at Ilo Ilo, be disallowed,
has been approved by General MacArthur.
None of these claims for damages have
yet been allowed, with the exception of a
few minor claims which were peculiar or
exceptional. These havo been paid from
the insular funds. The claim against the
American Government of the Manlla
Dagupan Railroad, Involving $1,500,000,
will also be sent to Washington when the
case is completed.
Major-General S. M. B. Young and staff,
with the Thirty-fourth Infantry and nine
companies of the Thirty-third, have em
barked on the transport Logan, and will
sail tomorrow. En route they will stop
at Candon, on the wcern coast of Lu
zon, to take on board Companies C, E and
M of the Thirty-third Infantry, who have
been released from the quarantine im
posed by reason of a slight outbreak of
smallpox.
There have been festivities at the town
of Catbalagon, Samar, under the auspices
of the Federal party, and on the occasion
of Washington's birthday. That evening,
and during the festivities, the Insurgents
attacked the town in force, but were
quickly driven away in disorder. There
were no American casualties. It is ru
mored that the Insurgents from neighbor
ing islands are concentrating on the
Island of Samar.
A band of 70 armed Insurgents entered
the town of Suogy, South Ilocas, where
they killed one native and abducted five.
At midnight of the same day they at
tacked the town of Santa Maria, burn
ing 50 houses. The Insurgents were re
pulsed by the Americans, who had ono
man wounded. One native scout and two
civilians were killed. The Insurgents re
treated to the mountains closely pur
sued. Their losses were not learned.
LARGE ARMY NEEDED.
President Sehnrman Says the FI1I
plnOM Must Be Impressed.
NEW TORK, Feb. 2S. President Jacob
G. Schurman, of Cornell University, ad
dressed the members of the Phi Beta Kap
pa Alumni In New York last night, on
the topic "The Philippines; a Retrospect
and a Forecast." Among other things he
declared that "Congress will be guilty of
& criminal act if it does not pass the bill
defining the rights of the Filipinos."
Speaking of the future of the Philip
pines, he said:
"The situation over there has Improved
wonderfully within the last three months,
and is continuing to Improve. General
MacArthur has sent the most encouraging
reports, and he is a good soldier and a
thoughtful man."
In conclusion he said:
"It Is certain that we must maintain a
large army In the Philippines, and for a
long time to come. The Filipinos must
be impressed. They have no respect for
anything so much as for force.
"We shall hold the Philippines and the
Filipinos must be either our partners or
our protegeB. It is not a question of hold
ing on in the Philippines; it Is a question
of letting go, and we cannot afford to let
go. Promises do not settle the policies
of nations, and that applies to Cuba as
well as to the Philippines."
A Proclamation by Agruinnldo.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. A rocent edi
tion of Filipinas Ante Europa, an organ of
the Filipino Insurgents, published at
Madrid, contains a proclamation Issued
by Aguinaldo "under date of November 20,
1900t which sets forth that, inasmuch- as
"the invaders give as a pretext for their
cruelty and for the present war that we
are an undisciplined and ungovernable
people," etc., Aguinaldo, making use of
the "extreme powers granted, him by the
constitution, orders and commands,"
among other things, "that all people who
commit murders, violate women, commit
acts of brigandage, as well as all traitors,
shall be summarily shot." It Is also pre
scribed that all priests shall yield allegi
ance to the Filipino authorities, secretly
if necessary, and that all persons who
commune with alien prlets shall be se
verely punished. All priests who fall to
yield allegiance to the Filipino authorities
are proscribed as "enemies" and treated
accordingly. Monslgnore Chapelle, who
went to the Philippines from the United
States, is declared by the proclamation
"an inimical prelate" from the moment
he adorned his palace with the American
flag, "and he, as well as all priests, gov
ernors and prelates who are not Filipinos
are denominated enemies with all that
the term implies."
Trouble Among; Recruits.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Feb. 2S.-General
McKibben, commanding the department
of Texas, was advised late today of
trouble among the recruits en route for
San Francisco. He at once ordered a de
tachment of 20 men under command of
Captain Beall, Third Infantry, and Lieu
tenant Perry. Seventh Infantry, to go to
Ennis, Tex., to meet the train bearing
the recruits and deal with ,the situation
as found. No particulars are known here.
Ordered to Manila.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. Orders were
Issued today for the Third battalion of
the provisional regiment organized at San
Francisco to take passage on the trans
port Indiana on the 5th Inst, for Manila.
This battalion has been assigned to the
Twenty-eighth Infantry, and will consti
tute the first battalion of that regiment.
Roosevelt Preparing to Go.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S. Vice-Presldeut-
elect Theodore Roosevelt Is busy af his
home In Oyster Bay, L. I., clearing up his
private business, preparatory to entering
upon his duties as Vice-President. Mr. J
Roosevelt has arranged to leave Oyster
Bay Saturday for Washington. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and
his children.
OPPOSED TO DELAY.
President Wants Chinese Xegrotia
tlons Brought to an End.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. Special Com
missioner Rockhlll, at Pekln, has been
instructed to make it known to the For
eign Ministers that the President strongly
deprecates any action that will tend to
delay or check the present negotiations
there and especially is he desirous that
there shall be no further unnecessary
bloodshed. It is confidently believed that
our Commissioner will be able to secure
the support anil co-operation of a suf
ficient number of the other Ministers to
Insure a cessation of punitive demands,
which. It is believed by officials here, are
not only unworthy of civilized nations,
but threaten to drive the Chinese to des
peration and thereby cause a renewal of
armed resistance on their part.
A misunderstanding appears to exist
In European capitals to the conditions
under which Mr. Conger was replaced
by Mr. Rockhlll. The Impression seems
to have gained currency that the change
was made by the State Department be
cause of uWatisfaction with Mr. Congers
action. Mr. Conger was relieved at his
own request, and his cable message of
last week strongly urged that he be al
lowed to come home for 60 days, not in
timating any purpose on his part to re
main longer in the United States. The
leave of absence will really cover more
than double that period of time, for the
leave only operates when the Minister
reaches the confines of the United States,
and according to the regulations, he Is
allowed 35 days to make the Journey from
Pekln to his home, and as much time
for the return trip. As It Is not expected
he will be able to get away from Pekln.
owing to the Ice much before the middle
of March, he could not be expected to
return to his post, even If he desired to
retain his Ministry, until the latter part
of next Summer.
TROOPS WITHOUT QUARTERS.
Xo Arnnfcements for the American
Lesrutioii Gnnrds In Pekln.
PEKIN. Feb. 28. General Gaselee's or
ders to have 4000 men ready, should the
Chinese prove recalcitrant, created un
necessary alarm, among the powers. He
was only obeying a former instruction
from Count von Waldersee. No noe now
believes that the expedition to the in
terior will be made.
The first troops to leave China are the
Australians, the Victorians and New
South Wales contingents, leading off.
General Chaffee's orders to send the
United States troops to the Philippines
Include all except the two companies of
infantry, which Major E. B. Robertson
will probably command. Nothing has
been done in the way of preparing quar
ters for the United States legation
guards, although those of the other
powers are well toward completion. The
Temple of Agriculture, two miles away,
would not be suitable for guard purposes.
Should it be returned to the Chinese, the
troops would have to pitch their tents
in the center of the legation quarter.
At today's meeting of the Ministers the
principal point discussed was the question
of Indemnities.
Warned Against Russia.
LONDON, March L The Pekln corre
spondent of the Dally Mall, wiring
Wednesday, says:
"Great Britain, Japan and Germany
have unitedly advised China, through Li
Hung Chang, against granting special
concessions to the subjects of any nation
ality. These representations refer to the
Russian-Chinese convention regarding
Manchurla which has not been ratified by
China."
Dnke Lan Arrested.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 2S. The native news
papers publish a second list of officials
whose punishment Is demanded by the
powers. It includes Lu Chuan Lin, grand
counsellor and president of the board of
rites. Duke Lan has been arrested, and
awaits punishment. Prince Tuan has not
yet been taken.
Another Chinese Rebellion.
X.ONDON, March L The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Standard says reports
from native sources assert that LI Hal
Chun, a protege of Prince Tuan and Gen
eral Tung Fu Hslang, has started a re
bellion with 50,000 men near Lan Chan Fu,
Province of Kang So.
TO REIMBURSE SETTLERS.
Moody nnd Simon Tnlte Up Orcffon
Case at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. Senator Simon
and Representative Moody called at the
Interior Department today with a view
of securing assurances that the report
called for by a resolution of the last
session on The Dalles military road lands
In Sherman County be completed, with
a view of securing necessary data for
framing a bill indemnifying the settlers
for their loss consequent upon a decision
of the Supreme Court in favor of the
Wagon Road Company. This involves a
largo portion of Sherman County. In or
der to reimburse the settlers for their
loss by erroneous rulings of the Land
Department, this information Is necessary
in order to prepare a relief bill in line of
establishing precedents. Mr. Moody hopes
the department will have all of the neces
sary facts before the next Congress con
venes. St. John Praises Mrs. Nation.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 2S. Ex
Governor John P. St. John, of Kansas,
In an Interview vigorously defended the
course of Mrs. Carrie Nation in her
crusade against the joints in Kansas. He
said that Mrs. Nation's position on rJie
liquor question Is like John Brown's po
sition on the slavery question, and al
though her methods are unusual and un
refined, she is a true reformer and is
justified in using any means to abate the
joint nuisances in Kansas. While ihe
may be technically guilty of trespass in
destroying the Jointlsts, property, he said,
the destruction of property which is be
ing used notoriously in violation .f The
law is no crime. The ex-Governor said
that the actions of Judge Hazen and Coun
ty Attorney Nichols in prosecuting Mrs.
Nation while the jolntlsts go unpunished,
'is a disgrace to the State of Kansas. Mr.
SL John was Governor of Kansas when
the first constitutional amendment re
stricting the liquor traffic in the state was
passed.
i
Supplementary Xavnl Estimates.
LONDON, Feb. 2S. The supplementary
naval estimates, amounting to 1,200.000,
have been issued. The only Item of gen
eral Interest In the naval estimates is the
allotment of 43,000 to charter the Ophlr
for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
and. York on their Colonial tour.
The third supplementary estimate of
3,000.000 for the expenses of the war
was also issued. Transport and the pur
chase of remounts swallow up 2,000,090,
and provisions and forage cost 1,000,000.
This brings the total voted for the fiscal
year up to 95,309.133.
Covrboy Band Is Going:.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2S. Governor Casslus
M. Barnes and ex-Governor A. J. Sea, of
Oklahoma, accompanied by a cowboy
band of 33 pieces, will leave St. Louis
tomorrow for Washington to participate
In the Inauguration ceremonies. Accom
panying the band will bo a dozen Chey
enne braves.
HOUSECLEAREDTHEDECKS
SEVERAL COXFEREN'CE REPORTS
DISPOSED OF.
That on xhe War Revenue Reduction
Bill Acceptable to Both,
Sides.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. The House
cleared the decks today of a number of
important conference reports without
much difficulty. The conference report
on the war revenue reduction bill proved
generally acceptable to both sides and I
was adopted without division. .sir. nicn
ardson, the minority leader, acquiesced In
it as the best that could be done, although
he stated that the minority still believed
the war taxes should be reduced $70,000,
000. Final reports on the diplomatic and
consular and agricultural appropriation
bills were adopted. The major part of the
day was devoted to the bill to promote
the efficiency of the revenue cutter serv
ice. The friends of the bill were very per
sistent and in face of many difficulties
hung on to it with bulldog tenacity and
finally forced the bill Into such a parlla
mentary situation that It will be voted
upon after five minutes debate tomorrow.
The House met at 11 o'clock. Loud
(Rep. Cal.) presented a complete confer
ence report on the postofllce appropria
tion bill. He explained that the most
important amendment agreed upon in con
ference was that providing for experi
ments in mail delivery In towns and cities
not having free delivery or rural free de
livery service. He did not think It wise,
as it might commit the Government to
mall delivers in every city, town and
village, and might ultimately Involve an
expenditure of J25.000.000 per annum. The
amendment directing the Postmaster-General
to report upon- the feasibility of a
Governmnt postal telegraph and tele
phone system he also considered unwise.
He was opposed to the Government en
tering upon a postal telegraph scheme.
but It had been represented to the con
ferees that thl s amendment must be
accepted to avoid complications in the
closing hours of the session.
Cannon (Rep. 111.) entered his protest
against the amendment for experiments
In mall delivery. He declared that the
amendment was the entering wedge for
free delivery in every town in the United
States. There were 50,000 of such towns.
If the expense was only 51000 a year in
each town and It would be twice that
much and more the cost would be $50,000,
000 a year. He said he felt like asking
the House to vote down the conference
report. A halt ought to be called be
fore this enterprise was started. 'Once
started nothing could stop IL The re
port was defeated, 42 to 78, and the bill
went back to conference.
Hull (Rep. la.), chairman of the com
mlttce on military affairs, asked unani
mous consent that the Army appropria
tion bill be taken from the Speaker's table,
that the Senate amendments be noncon
currcd in and that the bill be sent to
conference. Half a dozen Democrats, in
cluding Hay (Va.). Richardson (Tenn.)
and King (Utah) objected and the bill was
sent to the committee on military affairs.
Upon motion of Hepburn (Rep. la.) the
House then voted, 15S to 91, to go into
committee of whole to consider the bill
to promote the efficiency of the revenue
cutter service. Before the House actually
went Into conference, Dalzell (Rep. Pa.)
attempted to interject a report from the
committee on rules for the consideration
ot the Senate amendments to the Army
appropriation bill. Underwood (Dem. Ala.)
made the point of order that It was not
competent for the Speaker to entertain
any motion after the House had declared
Its will. The Speaker sustained the
point of order and the House went Into
committee, Grosvenor (Rep. O.), in the
chair. Dalzell at once moved that the
committee rise. The House was in a
tangle and the Democrats were disposed
to take advantage of any methods to
block the consideration of the Army bill.
Although generally opposed to the rev
enue cutter bill they resisted the motion
to rise, and with the friends of the reve
nue cutter bill on the other side of tho
House defeated Dalzell's motion, 60 to 132.
The revenue cutter bill was warmly
commenced by its friends as a measure
doing only simple justice to a most de
serving class of Government employes,
and bitterly assailed by its opponents as
a vicious piece of class legislation. As
the debate progressed it grew more and
more animated and there were several
sharp personal exchanges between Hep
burn (Rep. la.) and Mann (Rep. I1L) The
committee, without action, rose.
Payne (Rep. N. Y.), the majority leader,
then presented the conference report upon
the war revenue reduction bill and ex
plained in detail the features of the
compromfse bill as agreed to by the con
ferees. Richardson (Dem. Tenn.), the mi
nority leader, agreed with Payne that the
bill as agreed to in conference was more
nearly the House than the Senate bill.
He said the minority believed that a re
duction of $70,000,000 could be made with
out harm and every dollar of war taxes
which could be removed should be taken
off. Nothing was to be gained, he said,
by opposing the conference report. It
was the best that could be obtained. Re
alizing that, he signed the report and
now advised that it be accepted. The
report was agreed to without division.
The conference reports on the diplo
matic and consular and agricultural bills
were adopted.
Moody (Rep. Mass.), cnairman of the
special committee appointed to investi
gate the pay of employes of the House,
presented the report of that committee.
Bailey (Dem. Tex.), a member from the
committee, offered a resolution directing
the speaker to appoint another commit
tee of five members-elect of the next
House to prepare a general bill providing
for the employes of the House. Ho
thought the testimony taken before the
special committee would show that the
subject needed urgent revision. The res
olution was adopted.
The conference report on the Fort Fet
terman, Wyo., reservation bill was
adopted.
The decks being again clear of confer
ence reports, Hepburn moved that the
House go back into committee of the
whole to consider the revenue cutter bill,
and pending that motion, general debate
closed in Ave minutes. Underwood (Dem.
Ala.) attempted to Interject a motion to
adjourn, but the chair held that It was
dilator, and the motion to limit debate
to five minutes was carried.
At G:10 the House adjourned until to
morrow at 11 o'clock.
Alcohol as Food Condemned.
CHICAGO. Feb. 28. Alcohol as a food
was condemned at today's session of the
superintendence department of the Na
tional Educational Association. School
children will accordingly be told that al
cohol is Injurious and a special course
of Instruction on its effects 6n the hu
man system will be given. The fol
lowing officers were re-elected: President,
T. R. Glenn. Atlanta, Ga.: first vice-president,
H. T. Emerson, Buffalo, N. Y.;
second vice-president, F. W. Coolcy, Cal
umet, Mich.; secretary, John W. Delt
rlch, Colorado Springs. Chicago was
chosen as the meeting place for the next
annual session.
The report of the committee on teaching
of physiology, bearing on the effect of
alcohol, was as follows:
"We recommend that a body of educa
tional doctrine be formulated, which may
guide temperance Instruction in schools
throughout the country, and we further
recommend that the scope of the investl-
gation be so enlarged as to cover not
only the topics suggested, but also the
field of personal hygiene, so far as this
is a practical matter for school instruc
tion. We also recommend that this in
vestigation be conducted under the direc
tion of the National Council of Educa
tion, In accordance with the regulations
of the National Educational Association."
REORGANIZATION THOUGHTS
Mr. McComas Meditates on the Lack
of a Moses.
LA GRANDE, OrTT Feb. 2S.-To the
Editor.) The question of whether It were
best to reorganize the Democratic party
or to "let it go as it lies," Is one that
has attracted considerable discussion since
the election, nnd on which there seems to
be about as much diversity of opinion as
there was diversity In Bryan's platform.
Bryan himself, who beat Woollcy In the
second heat, and who ought to know and
is corroborated by Sam White, of Baker,
says the party does not need any fixing,
and really it does look as If the party
would fix Itself If left to itself. But
during the last campaign one grand stu
pendous shoulder-to-shoulder effort was
made by the entire Demo-Popo 16-to-onoo-or-busto
followers of the man who boasted
that he "had never voted a Democratic
ticket In his life," to rally a great crowd
to hear their 6tar actor, C. E. S. Wood,
dlscura Democratic antl-Republlcanlsm.
And now comes ex-Governor Pennoyer,
and through the columns of The Orego
nian, boldly Informs Mr. Wood that he
(Wood) Is not a Democrat, and is not
entitled to recognition as a standard au
thority on Democracy. Now we all
know that the veteran ex-Governor has
on many occasions voted the Democratic
ticket, and should be retarded, as better
Democratic authority than even Bryan
himself: hence it would seem to me that
the contention that the party needs re
organizing Is well grounded, so that the
campaign managers will not again send
out a man as its champion and expounder
who, after tho election is over, is de
clared by such high authority as ex-Governor
Pennoyer to be an interloping
blatherskite without place or standing in
the party he attempts to represent. It
seems a little late now, arter the cyclone
of wind has spent its force and the elec
tion is lpng since a thing of the past, to
Inform such zealous workers as McKen
non. Berry nnd others, who went to heavy
expense to organize a grand torchlight
procession, that Mr. Wood was nothing
more than a Democratic gold brick, and
while it may be argued that there are not
enough who bit at It to do any damage,
the Democratic campaign committee
should at least receive the censure they
so justly deserve for trying to "shove the
queer" on a confiding public.
E. S. M'COMAS.
Senatorial Deadlocks.
HELENA, Mont., Feb. 28. John Mac
Ginnlss lost seven votes today, most of
them going to Conrad. The vote on Sen
ator was:
Carter 32Conrad 8
Frank 29Too;e 1
MacGinnlss 12 Clements 1
Cooper 9
The session of the Legislature will ex
pire Friday night, March 8. It Is still be
lieved that the Fuslonlsts will get to
gether before the last day and choose a
Senator, but his identity is a mystery.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 23. The vote to
day on United States Senator was as
follows:
Allen 371
Currie 13
Martin 4
Hinshaw 13
Crounse 7
W. H. Thompson.. 11
Berge ... 4
Hitchcock 13
Harrington 43
Rosewater 15
D. E. Thompson.. SSiScatterlng 14
Meiklejohn 34
The Republican caucus met tonight, 'but
with only 45 members present, less than
enough to nominate, and adjourned until
next Tuesday. The action Is regarded as
the forerunner of an abandonment of the
present caucus and the circulation of a
new call under changed rules.
Promotion in the Navy.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S. William C. Whit
ney, ex-Secretary of the Navy, when
questioned last night, said that he saw
no good reason why men who have served
as apprentices In the Navy should not
be promoted to the line.
"When I was Secretary of the Navy,"
he explained, "we could not flhd places
for all the men who graduated from An
napolis. Now things have changed and
there arc not men enough from the Acad
emy to fill the places. Then, why are not
the enlisted men a good field to pick
from Why not give them a chance?
They are made of the same material as
the officers.
"Jn my opinion the apprentice system of
the United States Navy Is the best in the
world. It fits men to fill positions In
every part of the ship, and" there Is no
reason, if the Academy cannot supply
officers, why men who have come Into
the Navy through the door of enlistment
should be kept out of the wardroom."
The Kaiser's Narrow Escape.
BERLIN. Feb. 2S. About noon today
Emperor William had a ziarrow escape
from serious Injury while crossing Unter
den Linden, when his carriage came into
collision with an electric car near tho
Schloss. The brake of the car did not
work effectively, and the Emperor's
coachman barely succeeded in stopping
the horses. As It was the car shook the
carriage roughly and somewhat damaged
IL The Emperor was thrown against the
side of the carriage and slightly bruised.
The Cuban Declaration.
HAVANA, Feb. 2S. Senor Busenor Ca
pote, President of the Cuban Constitu
tional Convention, at 2 o'clock this after
noon handed to Governor-General Wood
the declaration of the convention on the
proposed relations between Cuba and the
United States as made yesterday. The
presentation was Informal and no remarks
were made. General Wood has notified
the authorities at Washington that the
declaration will be translated into Eng
lish and mailed to Washington.
Sampson Disclaims Responsibility.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. In answer to
any inquiry as to how the much-discussed
application of Gunner Morgan and the
accompanying papers were made public
property. Secretary Long has 'received a
reply from Rear-Admiral Sampson dis
claiming all knowledge concerning 4he
means by which the papers were obtained
by the press.
The Treaty May Fall.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. Nothing has
been received here from British sources
to Indicate the character of that govern
ment's response to the Senate amend
ments to the canal treaty. Neither Lord
Pauncefote nor Secretary Hay has any
information on the subject. The general
belief prevails that the treaty will be
permitted to fall.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances in the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold
reserve in the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balance J147.71S.5CS
Gold 80.S75.3S5
Powers Nominated for Congress.
BANGOR, Me.. Feb. 2S. Ex-Governor
Powers was nominated today on the first
ballot for Representative to Congress to
succeed Congressman Boutelle.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cutting: Teeth.
Be ture and use that old and well-tried remedy,
Mrs. Wlnslow Soothing Syrup, tor children
teethlnr. It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cure wind colic and diarrhoea.
WAR TAX REDUCTION BILL
COMPROMISE AGREED UPOX BY
THE CONFEREES.
The Measure Decreases the Revenue
Forty-one Millions List of the
Changes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. The conferees
of the Senate and House 'upon the war
revenue reduction bill today announced
the result of their deliberations. The re
port of the committee shows a compro
mise all along the lines of the bill, the
changes In the present law being as fol
lows: Tobacco Twenty per cent discount of
the original tax of 12 cents a pound as
against 25 per cent reduction as fixed by
the Senate, and none as the bill passed
the House. The rate agreed on will make
the tax $0 60 per 100 pounds, as stated in
these dispatches yesterday.
Cigars On those weighing more than
three pounds a 1000. the House rate of
$3 a 1000 was retained as against $3 30
as fixed by the Senate, and $3 60 as in
the present law. On those weighing less
than three pounds a 1000 the rate- of IS
cents a pound was allowed to stand, as
against the rate of $1 a 1000 as fixed by
the existing law, which was not disturbed
by the House.
Cigarettes On those weighing not more
than three pounds a 1000. the Senate's
action fixing the rate at 18 cents a pound
prevailed. The House did not change the
existing law.
Beer The House rate of $1 60 per bar
rel nnd repealing the 7 per cent dis
count, was retained.
Bankers' capital Present law retained,
the Senate receding from Its amendment.
Commercial brokers' tax Repealed In
accordance with the original action of
the House.
Certificates of stock transfers The rate
of 2 cents for each $1090 Is retained, and
the Senate amendment making the law
Include the transactions of bucket shops
was accepted by the House conferees.
Sales of products at exchanges The
Senate amendment exempting sales of
merchandise in actual course of trans
portation was accepted but the rate of
1 cent for each $100, as fixed by the pres
ent law, was retained, the Senate amend
ment making the rate 2 cents being dis
agreed to.
Bank checks Repealed in accordance
with the House action.
Certificates of deposits Repealed.
Promissory notes Repealed.
Money orders Repealed.
Bills of exchange, foreign The rate
fixed at 2 cents for each $100 in accordance
with the Senate amendment.
Bills of lading for export Repealed.
Express receipts Repealed.
Telegraph messages Repealed.
Miscellaneous bonds Tax repealed ex
cept upon bonds of Indemnity.
Certificates of damage and certificates
not otherwihe specified Repealed.
Charter party Repealed.
Conveyances Exempted below $2500,
above $2500, 25 cents for each $300, in ac
cordance with Senate action.
Telephone messages Repealed.
Insurance Tax repealed on all kinds of
insurance in accordance with the action
of the House, the Senate conferees reced
ing on all Senate amendments.
Leases Repealed.
Manifests Repealed.
Mortgages Repealed.
Steamship passage tickets Exempted
below $50 in value, and the rate fixed at
50 cents for each $50 in cost In price and
over.
Power of attorney Repealed.
Protests Repealed.
Warehouse receipts Repealed.
Proprietary medicines Tax repealed in
accordance with House action, the Senate
amendment being disagreed to.
Perfumery and cosmetics Repealed.
Chewing gum Repealed.
Legacies Law modified so as to ex
clude from taxation legacies of charita
ble, religious, literary or educational char
acter. The total reduction of the revenues as
made by the bill as agreed upon will
amount to about $41,000,000 as against a re
duction of $40,000,000 as It passed the
House, and $45,000,000 as amended In the
Senate. The provisions of the bill as
agreed upon will take effect July 1.
Following aro detailed estimates of re
ductions made by Representative Payne,
one of the House conferees:
Commercial brokers $ 136.000
Certificates of deposit 200.C00
Promissory notes 3,500,000
Bills of lading for exports 100,000
Telegraph dispatches 500,000
Telephone messages 315,000
Bonds, other than Indemnity 25,000
Certificates not otherwise speci
fied 200.000
Charter party 100.000
Conveyances 1.750.000
Insurance 3,000.000
Leases 200,000
Mortgages 500.000
Passage tickets 100.000
Power of attorney ICO.OOO
Protests 250.CO0
Warehouse receipts 250,000
Express receipts 00,000
Proprietary medicines, cosmetics
and chewing-gum 950.000
Legacies 500,000
Cigars 3,100.000
Tobacco 7,000,000
Small cigars and cigarettes 100.000
Beer 19.SOO.000
Bank checks 7,000.000
Foreign bills of exchange 50,000
Money orders 002,000
Manifest for custom-houses 60,000
AX UNDERSTANDING REACHED.
Why No Opposition Was Made to the
River and Harbor Bill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. The easy way
In which the river and harbor bill passed
through the Senate today confirms the
general belief that an understanding was
reached that if the Army appropriation
bill, with the Philippine and Cuban
amendments, were allowed to go through,
the river and harbor bill would meet
with no objection. A Senator who was
very much interested in the Army bill,
but who Is opposed to the river and har
bor bill, said today, when asked why
he withdrew his opposition:
"We could not afford to cheat." He
added that the men who had refused to
filibuster did so because they expected
that the Republicans would pass the river
and harbor bill and the Republicans would
not go back upon an arrangement if It
was only made by Implication. The prob
abilities are that the Senate bill will
meet with little opposition in the House
and there is no stock taken In the asser
tion that tho President will veto It.
As the bill passed the Senate today,
the mouth of the Columbia gets $300,000
immediately and $1,000,000 for continuing
contract.
Shipping of Supplies to Sonth Africa.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Secretary
Gage today submitted 'to the House a re
ply to the resolution of Inquiry as to
whether our ports or waters have been
used for the exportation of horses, mules
or other supplies for use In South Africa.
Mr. Gage says:
"First Our ports have been used for
the exportation of horses, mules and oth
er supplies for use in South Africa.
"Second Between October 19, 1S99. and
January 31, 1S01. horses, mules and other
supplies to the extent of $26,595,692 went to
South Africa.
"Third No steps have been taken to
prevent the lawful exportation of horses,
etc.
"Fourth The number of horses and
mules shipped from our ports during this
period was 76,632."
Mr. Gage adds that it Is not feasible,
before Congress adjourns, to give the
shipments by ports In detail. The table
shows all the shipments to South Africa,
the chief ones being horses, mules, wheat,
canned beef and rum. The Items of gun
powder and firearms dre very small.
Early Action on Army Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. The Hojm
leaders determined early today to deal
promptly with the Army appropriation
bill and Its Important Cuba and Philip
pine amendments by bringing in a special
rule which will permit the measure to go
to conference without delay. The bill was
sent to the military committee. Chair
man Hull prepared to report promptly
from the committee, recommending non
currence In all the Senate amendments
and a conference. A special rule from the
committee o nrules was prepared to carry
out this programme and after that It will
be for the conferees to adjust the final
form of the Cuban and Philippine legisla
tion. After further consideration the view
prevailed among House leaders that It
would bo desirable to concur In the Cuba
Philippine and other amendments with
out sending them to 'conference. A spe
cial rule for non-concurrence had been
drafted, but later Chairman Hltt de
cided to defer action until tomorrow, when
a rule will probably be presented which
will allow blm to concur In these amend
ments. This would pass the bill.
Disagreed on Submarine Boats.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. A fruitless ef
fort to agree in conference on the sub
marine torpedo boats In the naval bill
was made today. When the discussion
became somewhat personal, two of the
Senate conferees withdrew, making It
Impossible to proceed, and leaving the re
sult much in doubt.
IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR.
Roslyn Kerrell Executed for the
Murder of Express Messenger Lane.
COLUMBUS. O.. Feb. 28. With no di
minution of the wonderful nerve that has
been characteristic of the man since the
time of his apprehension for the murder
of Charles Lane last August, Roslyn Fer
rell. at 12:06 o'clock this morning, walked
calmly to the electric chair of the Ohio
penitentiary and expiated his crime. Up
to 7:30 yesterday evening Ferrell was in
company with his three brothdrs In his
room at the penitentiary. At the time
the brothers were asked to retire and Rev.
Fathers O'Reilly and Kennedy entered the
room and remained with the condemned
man until he was pronounced dead.
They administered sacraments in the
early part of the eVenlng, and the rites
had scarcely been concluded until Fer
rell proposed a game of checkers with
one of the clergymen. Tiring of this af
ter a time, he played his guitar and sang
until he was summoned to the death
chamber. He walked Into the room as
calmly as If he were merely a spectator.
His face did not change color and his
lips were strong and resolute. He sat
down in the electric chair at 12:06. He
was asked If he had any last message,
and replied, in a voice full of strength
and without tremor: "I .have nothing to
say." The officials made the last prepa
rations, the fatal current was turned on,
and at 12:09 he was declared dead.
Creek: Murderer Shot by Mob.
HOLDENVILLE, I. T., Feb. 2S. At 12:30
A. M. today, Johnson Miller, a full-blood
Creek Indian, was shot to death by a
masked body of men. Miller was under
arrest for the murder of Herbert Mc
Dade. December 22 last. He was ar
rested yesterday morning and brought
here pending a hearing before the United
States Commissioner. Last night the offi
cers, fearing trouble, secretly conveyed
ihelr prisoner out of town two or three
miles, and lodged him at the farmhouse
of Robert Stewart. A little after mid
night, about 40 armed men forced an en
trance into the house, disarmed the
guards and filled the prisoner's body with
lead.
Crime in Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 2S. An unknown
hegro entered the residence of Mrs. Bu
chanan, in the heart of the city, this
morning, nnd compelled her to cook his
breakfast. Then, tying her feet and
hands, he ate the breakfast. After finish
ing the meal he threw Mrs. Buchanan
across a bed, set fire to It, and left the
house without being detected. Mrs. Bu
chanan screamed and assistance came be
fore the fire had gained much headway. A
posse is searching for the negro.
Relea-ed by McICinley's Order.
FORT SCOTT, Kan., Feb. 23. An order
signed by President McKinley was re
ceived here today, directing the keeper
of the Federal prison to release Mrs.
Nancy Wright, an old woman who has
been imprisoned here since last November.
She was sentenced by Judge Hook tor
forging pension papers. The time of her
sentence expired two months ago, but
she was unable to pay a fine and costs,
as required by the court.
Shot at a Charivari.
GUTHRIE, O. T Feb. 23. William
Herrell was married Sunday night, and
returned yesterday with his bride to
Rocky, O. T. Last night a charivari gath
ered and some one flred a pistol, the ball
passing through the side of the house
and entirely through the body of, George
Herrell, a brother, killing him. The
mother collapsed, and is expected to die
from the shock of her son's death.
Joint-Wreckers Arrested.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 2S. Rev. F. W.
Emerson, pastor of the First Christian
Church, and Dr. M. R. Mitchell were ar
rested today on a state warrant charg
ing them with being accessories In the
smashing of the Curtis cold storage plant,
Monday. Both gave bonds for their ap
pearance before the City Court.
The Solace Will Be Searched.
VALLEJO, Cal., Feb. 28. Captain Wins
low, of the Navy hospital steamer Solace,
who refused to allow the customs officers
at San Francisco to search the vessel
for dutiable goods on her arrival at San
Francisco from Manila last Sunday, re
ceived a telegram from the Navy Depart
ment this morning ordering him to ajlow
the customs officials to search the vessel.
Telegraphic Brevities.
Haytl and Santo .Domingo are not pre
paring for war.
The business part of Mantua, O.,
burned. Loss, $75,000.
Countess Castellane will sail from Paris
for New York Saturday.
The destroyer Preble will be launched
at San Francisco Saturday.
The G. H. Hammond Company, of Chi
cago, filed a mortgage ror $1,550,000.
Unemployed peasants In Calabria de
mand the parceling out of feudal lands.
Sixty members of the Grant Family As
sociation attended the annual reunion in
New York.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says the
export of surplus maize will amount to
2,000,000 tons.
The negro. "Doc" Reed, arrested at In
dianapolis for assaulting Miss Darter,
proved an alibi.
The reply of the New York Yacht Club
to the Ulster Club's suggestions are satis
factory to Lipton.
The Duke of Orleans denies De Roulede's
statement of complicity in the attempted
coup of February 23, 1S99.
Dr, Edward A. Fessenden. a well-known
Portland, Me., physician, swallowed car
bolic acid by mistake, and died.
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Stofft, of Cleveland, defeated Frank Sher
man, of Washington. 150 to S3.
George McFadden was given the decis
ion on a foul In the eighth round over
Dal Hawkins, at San Francisco.
In the London Telegraph the Marquis
of Beadfort personally announces his be
throthal to Miss Rosa Boote. the actress.
A party of scientists from the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology sailed to
observe the eclipse, May 17, 1901, near Pa
dang, Sumatra.
An order was issued at the War De
partment placing Brigadier - Generals
James H. Wilson and Fltzhugh Lee on
the retired list.
The trial of Jesse Davis, a Bellevuo
Hospital nurse accused, of the murder of
Louis H. Hllliard, an lnaane patient, re
sulted in acquittal.
Professor Hubert Herkomer, of Berlin,
has finished an enamel portrait of tho
German Emperor. It is the largest enam
el portrait In existence.
At the meeting of directors of the Amer
ican Smelting & Refining Company, tho
resignations of H. H. Rogers and Leonard
Lewlsohn were accepted.
A discussion In the Parliament of Ot
tawa on Canada's trade relations with
Italy brought out a demonstration of hos
tility to the British differential tariff.
Elder, Dempster & Company, of Liver
pool, aro heading a movement for the
formation of a $2,500,000 company to de
velop the agricultural resources of Ja
maica. John KItridge. a mining engineer, and
John Fields, were carried down Crittenden
Mountain, near Eldorado. Colo., by a
snowsllde. KItridge saved himself, but
Fields was buried.
A Seeleyvllle, Ind., mob attempted to
lynch" a negro miner who had openly de
nounced the lynching of George Ward.
The negro put himself lir the hand3 of
the police for protection, ' '
The Campbell Coal Mining Company, of
CrosBVllle, Tenn,, issued notices announc
ing that It would at once evict all union
labor from Its, works. The union will re
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The second new furnace of the Carrie
group, at Rankin. Pa., owned by the Car
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pacity of the furnace is 750 tons a day,
said to be the greatest in the world.
Frank White, engineer, and M. S.
Thompson, mall clerk, were killed, threo
Injured and a train burned, as the result
of a collision between a south-bound pas
senger train and a local freight, at Coal
Valley. Pa.
James Huddart, who came Into promi
nence a few years ago through his en
deavor to promote a line of steamships
between Canada and England. In connec
tion .with tho Canadian Pacific Railway,
is dead In London.
President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers,
Issued an order declaring all puddling and
finishing mills In the country open to
members of the association, providing
union prices are paid.
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