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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1901. SCHLEY TAKES EXCEP1 ION PROTESTS AGAIXST THE FINDINGS OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY. Aska to Be Allovrcd to Be Heard la Connection With the Objections to Be Filed ly Sampson. WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Late this afternoon Admiral Schley, through his counsel, filed with the Secretary of the Navy his bill of exceptions to the major ity findings of the court of Inquiry, and also a letter asking to be allowed to be heard In connection with the objections to be filed by attorneys for Admiral Sampson to the individual opinion of Ad miral Dewey. This action was taken after Mr. Raynor, Mr. Teague and Cap tain Parker had held a consultation throughout the day with their client. Secretary Long, almost Immediately after the receipt of the communication, called Judge-Advocate Lemly and the so licitor for the department, Mr. Hanna, into conference. At its conclusion the Secretary said that he had no statement to make regarding any action that he might take In the premises. He, how ever. Indicated to Mr. Teague, through the Judge-Advocate, that he would not hear an oral argument by Mr. Raynor regarding Admiral Sampson's protest, but tnat he would receive a written state ment. It was expected that counsel for Admiral Sampson would file their objec tions to the findings of Admiral Dewey In the caee today, but It is now stated that such objections may not be offered be fore Friday. The bill of exceptions declares that the applicant "objects to the approval of the findings of the court upon the ground that the opinion rendered and the re port of facts made by the majority of the court in thflr said opinion have ignored the testimony of the applicant and of the whole of the applicant's witnesses, and all that portion of the evidence given by witnesses for the Government which was favorable to the applicant, and have thus deprived him of rights guaranteed to him by the laws of the land and the Con stitution of the United States." The bill claims that the majority of the court gave their opinion that Commodore Schley should have proceeded with the ut most dispatch off Cienfuegos when there was no specification covering this point, and without giving the applicant an op portunity to furnish evidence on it. The fuct that no place was mentioned in what Is known as the McCaila memorandum for meeting the insurgents iy regarded as a paramount reason why communlcauon wa.; not held with the Insurgents, and further that the said memorandum was sent to Commodore Schley only for use in con nection with the Information which it contained relative to certain batteries at or being constructed in the vicinity ol Clenfuej:o. The bill further contends that over whelming evidence was presented to the court to show that a close blockade of Cienfuegos cns maintained, that the ma jority of the court actually ignored the uncontradicted testimony proving that the Uritihh steamer Adula was allowed to enter Cienfutgos to obtain Information i3rdi:ig the Spanish fleet; that the or dir of Admiral Summon, known as No. 7, was an imperative order for Commodore Schley to hold his squadron eft Cienfuegos, Vvhcthw the Spanish fleet was In that harbor or net; that the majority of the comt hav? dense d the admitted fact that the commander of the Eafle did not com municate the situation at Santiago to Commodore Schley; that they Ignored the ii'ct that Captain Kracs tailed to com nzunica.c to Commodore Schley the mean i of th a gnal Hnts on shore at Cien fuegos; that Commodore Schley, as proved I .. me evidence, had no knowledge of these lights untli the r.l&ht of May 23, 1&5S; that i-o mnjoritj. ot the couri aie iknt In lncir reference to masking the movements if the Hi Ing squadron in front of Cien lucgas; that the majoritj' based their o.ilniot. as to the retrograde movement t::n a rtatcment that Commodore Schley lefotc- .sailing from Cienfuegos. had reli able Information that ships could be coaled In the vicinity of Cape Cruz and Gonaivc-5 Cnannel. whereas It is denied ihut there was any such positive infor mation und that the records ahow that not iiiuii three days after leaving Cienfuegos uld Commodore S:hloy receive definite In formation concerning the feasibility of touting ships from a calller in Gonaivcs Channel; that the majority erred in stat jng that Commodore Schley received no jo.sltive information from the scout ships t.a to the enemy's presence In Santiago harbor, because Captain S!gsbee had rc j'ortcd to Commodore Schley that the Spanish fleet was not In that harbor. The bill denies that the conditions of w.na, tea and weather from May 2S to June 1 were favorable for taking coal from a collier off Santiago; It aLso claims that the coal charts submitted in evidence showing the cruising capacity of the flying squadron have been Ignored; that no ref erences have been made to the orders of the Secretary of tho Navy forbidding the hazard of American ships against shore batteries: that the majority opinion failed to contain any reference to the character of the blockade of Santiago, although cov ered in the specifications; that the dem onstration made by Commodore Schley before Santiago, on May 29 and 20, was premeditated and executed solely as a reconnoissance, and not as a formal at tack upon the Colon or other vessels In the harbor: that the majority opinion of the court Is ambiguous with respect to the loop of the Brooklyn in that it holds that said loop was made to avoid 'getting In dangerous proximity to the Spanish vessels, without stating whether such act was due to personal fears of Commodore Schley or to his desire to preserve the ship intact and ready for further work: that the majority of the court entirely Ignored the overwhelming testimony in arriving at the opinion that Commodore Schley erred in commencing the engage ment on July 3 with the port battery, and that the Brooklyn did not use either distance or position with the Spanish ships in making the turn; that the major ity opinion is ambiguous on the subject of the backing of the Texas in that It does not state whether the danger of collision was real or imaginary: that Cap tain Cook's testimony on this point is entirely Ignored: that the finding with regard to the Hodgson controversy was repeatedly contradicted by the testimony; that the majority opinion that Commo dore Schley's conduct was characterized by vacillation, dllatoriness and lack of enterprise is not justified by tho evidence shown; that the majority opinion is en tirely silent upon a charge by the Judge Advocate coming within the purview of the first specification, that Commodore Schley was derelict In the discharge of his duty; that the majority of the court failed to determine who was commander-in-chief in the battle of Santiago, which finding was necessary to determine the first specification of the precept as to the conduct of Admiral Schley: that the ma jority of the court have rejected the whole or the testimony on behalf of the applicant and the testimony of the applicant him self, and that by so doing have perverted the ends of Justice and deprived him of his common law and Constitutional rights; that he has been found guilty upon speci fications substantially abandoned by the Judge-Advocate, and that the testimony of a few hostile witnesses has been made prominent. Upon the grounds set forth, the appli cant "respectfully prays that the appro val of the opinion of the majority of said court of inquiry be withheld, and that said opinion bo disapproved, and that ho may be afforded the opportunity to- have tho testimony on record vof himself and his witnesses properly considered and passed upon, and thnt the proceedings be remitted to the court for that pur pose, and that he be given such other and further relief as he is entitled to in the premises." The letter asking permission to argue against tho protest of' Admiral Samp son's attorneys follows: 'L In regard to the reported intention of Rear-Admiral V. T. Sampson, United States Navy, by his counsel, to file with your consent a protest against your ap proval of that portion of the dissenting opinion of Admiral George Dewey, United States Navy, to the majority of the find ings of a court of inquiry recently held, and before which I was the applicant, wherein the question of commandershlp of the American naval forces during the battle of Santiago is decided in favor of Commodore W. S. Schley, United States Navy, and credit for the victory won in that battle accorded to the said Commo dore Schley, I have the honor to most respectfully request as follows: "2. That if such protest is filed with you by the said Rear-Admiral W. T. Sampson, United States Navy, I may be given an opportunity to present, through my counsel, oral argument against such protest. Very respectfully, "W. S. 8CHLEY, "Rear-Admiral U. 8. N. (Retired). "ISIDOR RATNOR, "JAMES PARKER, "Counsel for the Applicant Before Said Court of Inquiry." Commenting on today's action, Mr. Raynor said: "The objections that we have filed rest upon the Ground that Admiral Schley has been deprived of his rights as guar anteed to him by the laws of the land and the Constitution. We claim that the whole of the evidence in favor of the Admiral, Including his own and the tes timony of all of his witnesses, has been rejected by the majority of the court, and not even considered or passed upon. Such a method of procedure would not be permitted to stand for a moment be fore any tribunal governed by any prin ciple of common law or common justice. The Admiral was on the stand for about four days, and not a word that he ut tered and not a solemn assertion that he made under the sanction of his oath has been adverted to by the majority of the court. Such a method of disposing of a case is unparalleled in the annals of civil or of criminal law. The greatest male factor in the land, under the Constitu tion, is entitled to have his evidence con sidered and passc-d upon. "Wc shall therefore avail ourselves of every rem edy that we have to Impeach this appall ing verdict." SPANISH CAPTAIN'S OPINION. Schley "Won the Bnttle on Sampson's Plans. NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Captain Diaz Moron, who commanded the Colon at the battle of Santiago, says that Admiral Sampson could take no active part In the fight because his ship was 12 miles to the west of Santiago harbor when the Span ish squadron Appeared, while Admiral Schley, with the Brooklyn flying his pen nant, and the Iown, were close to the mouth of the harbor, cables the Madrid correspondent of the Journal and Adver tiser. "Both warships," said Captain Moren, "fought the Maria Teresa, which, seven minuten afterwards, was afire. My ship, the Colon, appeared then, firing her lar board artillery against the Iowa, which, not moving quickly enough, would have bfen sunk by the Colon's pushing had not the Brooklyn fought then an hour and a half with the Colon. Evidently the credit of the first part of the battle, dur ing which the Marie Teresa and the VIz caya were placed hora de combat, be longs to Schley, as well as the second part, during which the Colon fought alone against the Brooklyn, the Iowa and the Oregon. She was finally vanquished by the superior artillery of the Iowa ana the- fjster spc.d oi the Oregon. "1 think Admiral Dewey's praise to Schley is jut. It does net diminish Admiral SampsonVs glory, to wom, as superior commander, was due the posi tions of the ships, held In the line ot blockade, and without whose instructions the result might be seen la another light." INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION. Statement Issmed ITrom the TLnhor Cnpitnl Conference. NEW YORK, Dec. IS. The committee which v.ac chosen by the conference called to consider plans for healing the differences between the capitalistic and labor interests of the country organized today, elected officers and issut-d a gen eral statement of its mission. Senator. M. A. Hanna was chopen its chairman, with Samuel Gompers first vice-chairman. It retainn Its connection with the National Civic Federation and becomes the indus trial department of that organization. The statement which was issued ex pressed a determination to strive for In dustrial cc-operatlon: to aid In establish ing rightful relations between those who toll and their employers; to confer and advise with employers and employed "when In conflict: to encourage agree ments under which labor shall be per formed, and to aibitratc disputes when both sides to the dispute shall ask for such mediation. A determination to avoid discussion of abstract industrial problems was avowed. The statement was as fol lows: "This committee shall be known an the industrial department of the National Civic Federation. The scope and prov ince of this department shall be to do what may aeem best to promote Indus trial peace: to be helpful In establishing rightful relations between employers and workers: by Its good offices endeavor to obviate and prevent strikes and lockouts: to aid In renewing industrial relations when a rupture has occurred. "That at all times representative of employers and workers, organized or un organized, should confer for tho adjust ment of differences or disputes bafore an acute stage is reached, and thus avoid or minimize the number of strikes or lock outs. "That actual agreements as to condi tions under which labor shall be per formed thould be encouraged, and that when agreements aro made the terms should be faithfully adhered to, both In letter and spirit, by both parties. "This department, cither as a whole or a subcommittee by It appointed, shall, when required, act as a forum to adjust upon questions at iosue between workers and their employers; provided in Its opin ion the subjet is one of sufficient import ance. "This departrment will not consider ab stract Industrial problems. "This department assumes no power of arbitration unless such powers be con ferred by both parties to a dispute. "This department shall adopt a set of by-laws for Its government." Officers were ejected and committees ap pointed as follows: Chairman, Senator Marcus A. Hanna; vice-chairmen, Sam uel Gompers and Oscar S. Strauss; treas urer, Charles A. Moore; secretary, Ralph M. Easlc-y; committee on by-lawe, Oscar S. Strauss. S. R. Calloway. James H. Eck els, John J. McCook, Samuel Gompers and Harry Hlte. The committee on by laws will report a set of by-laws to the executive committee nt a meeting to be held about the last week In January, the date to be fixed by the chairman. Clevclnnd Has Not Accepted. PRINCETON, N. J., Doc. IS. Ex-Presl-dent Cleveland was asked today whether he had accepted membership on the labor committee appointed in New York yester day. Mr. Cleveland said: "No, I have not yet accepted it. I am not prepared to make a statement at the present time." ' Steel Rail Pool. NEW YORK, Dec. IS. The Journal or Commerce will say tomorrow: "It is rumored that the steel rail pool will continue in force another year, un der present agreements. In other words, if this report is true, prices will continue to rule at $2S per ton until the end of 1902." To Cnre a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It falls to cure. . W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY FAVORABLY RHPORTED BY SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE. Nominations After-Trard Confirmed la Executive Session Fanston Is Now Brigadier-General. , WASHINGTON, "Dec. 18. The Senate committee on military affairs today agreed to report favorably all the Army nomina tions before It except those to staff po sitions concerning which questions have been raised. The exceptions- which were not passed upon were the nominations of Captain William W. Crozler, to be chief of the Ordnance Bureau, with the rank of Brigadier-General; Colonel George L. Gil lespie, to be chief of engineers, and Gen eral George B. Davis, to bo Judge-Ad-vocate-Gencral, and other nominations de pendent upon those three. Owing to the fact that the committee will not meet again before adjournment for the holi days, action by the Senate on these nora- A WHITE ELEPHANT inations will necessarily be postponed un til after the reconvening of Congress, Jan uary 6. It is specifically stated by mem bers of the committee that the delay is only for the purpose of Investigating tho circumstances attending the various nom inations. The nominations to be favora bly reported include several hundred names. Among them Is that of General Funston, to be a Brigadier-General. In the case of Cftptain Crozler there has been some criticism on the ground that other officers of superior rank are discriminated against by his nomination. There Is a question in connection with ColoneL Gillespie's nomination as to the time for which his tenure of office should continue, whether for four years only or permanently. Complaint was made that FunstonV. promotion to a Brigadier-Generalship Is an undue reward for his part In the capture of Aguinaldo, but the pro motion was defended by Senator Harris, of General Funston's own state. Senator Harris quoted from the records to ehow that both General MncArthur and Gen eral Wheaton had Indorsed the nomina tion, and that both had been cognizant of the expedition in search for Aguinaldo before it was undertaken, and had fa vored It. After hearing these explana tions the committ9o decidedly unanimous ly to report the nomination. Confirmed by the Senate. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The Senate to day confirmed several hundred Army pro motions and several promotions in the Navy, also the following: Brigadier-General Lloyd Wheaton, U. B. V., to be Major-General. To be Brigadier-Generals Colonel J. H. Smith, Seventeenth Infantry: Frederick Funston. Kansas (Brigadier-General, U. S. V.); Colonel J. M. Bell, Eighth Cavalry, and Colonel William H. BIsbce, Thirteenth Infantry. William R. Williams, to be Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Chicago. Jonathan Merriam, to be pension agent at Chicago. Henry Meldrum, to be Surveyor-General of Oregon, Frank L. Osborne, to be Assistant Jus tice of the Court of Private Land Claims. Angus Campbell, to be Consul at War saw, Russia. To be Registers of tho Land OHlce P. M. Mullen, Rampart City, Alaska; A. Id. Hoyt, Sun Dance, Wyo. To be Receivers of Public Moneys A. H. Swain, Visalla, Cal.; M. C. Barrow, Doug lass, Wyo. To be Collectors of Customs AVllllam Pcnn Nixon, Chicago; S. A. Campbell, Humboldt, la.; Patrick F. Garrett, Paso del Norte, Tex.; Joseph H. Spear, Sur veyor of Customs, San Francisco. To be members of the California Debris Commission First Lieutenant R. P. John ston and Lieutenant-Colonel D. P. Heap, Corp3 of Engineers. ANTI-ANARCHIST MEASURES. Bill Introduced In the Honse by Chairman Ray. WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Chairman Ray, of the Houso committee on Judiciary, today introduced an anti-anarchist meas ure which will probably be the basis or legislation on that subject In the House. The measure is very elaborate, and brings together features of the many proposi tions for dealing with the subject. It provides tho death penalty for assaults on the President or other executive ofn cer. It Is mado a felony to advise or to teach the overthrow of the Government or any interference with Government of ficers. The death penalty Is also provided for conspiracies In this country leading to the killing of a foreign King, Emperor, President or other ruler. A new immigration bill, which is tho Joint production of Senator Penrose and Commissioner-General Powderly. has been Inrtoduced In the Senate by Mr. Frye. The bill pro vides an educational test, and in addition to the present system of domestic Inspec tion of immigrants, authorizes the ap pointment of inspectors at the principal foreign ports from which immigrants sail, with Instructions to exercise special scru tiny of the police records of Immigrants, with the view of excluding anarchists. NThe bill afco provides for the deportation "of aliens who prove to be anarchists. Open Session of the Senate. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. After the transactlon of routine business in the Senate Piatt (Conn.) offered a resolution suspending the rule providing for the appointment of members of the various Senate committees by ballot. The resolu tion was adopted. Piatt then submitted another resolution appointing formally the committees for the 57th Congress. A bill authorizing the construction of a railroad bridge across the Arkansas River, near Fort Gibson, I. T., was passed. At 12:45 P. M. the Senate went Into executive ses sion, and at 2:30 P. M. adjourned. Mlssoarl Appointments. WASHINGTON. Dec IS. It was an nounced at the White House today that the President has decided to send to the Senate tomorrow the nominations of Charles Gallcnkamp, of Union, Mo., to be surveyor of the port of St. Louis, In. place of Charles H. Smith, and Charles F. Wenncker, of St. Louis, to be Collector of Internal Revenue. It also was stated that the recommendations of the Repub lican members of Congress will largely govern tho President In the selection of officers in their respective districts In Missouri and that In the state at large the recommendations of Richard Kerens, the Missouri member of the Republican National Committee, and Mr. Aiklns, ON HIS HANDS chairman of the State Republican Com mittee, will be given favorable considera tion. The appointments apparently are re garded as satisfactory by both Missouri factions. Antl-Oleo Hearing. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. The House committee on agriculture today fixed Jan uary IS for taking up the anti-olcomarg-arlne question, at which time the various interests will be assigned dates for hear ing. Representative Wood, of California, to day Introduced a bill to- establish a de partment of mines and mining. Senator McComas introduced in the Sen ate today tho bill for Admiral Schley's benefit which was published this morn ing. Senator Hale Introduced a bill authorlz. ing the enrollment and organization of a United States Naval Reserve. Arffmnent for Excltmlon. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Tho House committee on immigration had an Inform al hearing on the subject of Chinese ex clusion, prominent members of the Asiatic Association being heard in favor of fair treatment to Chinese merchants, travelers and students, while Representative Kahn, who represents the San Francisco district, including Chinatown, and Herman Gut stadt, representing the Federation of La bor, spoke for the rigid exclusion of Chi nese. Representative Kahn stated that the mercantile community of San Fran cisco was about 3 to 1 for exclusion. To Entertain the Klnpr of Slam. WASHINGTON. Dec. IS. Senator Frye has introduced a Joint resolution author izing the President to invite the King of Slam to visit the United States. It sets forth In a preamble the fact that the King of Slam has made known to our Min ister at Bangkok his desire to visit the United States, and the resolution pro vides that he shall be Invited to become the guest of the Nation while here. An appropriation for His Majesty's suitable entertainment is provided, but the sum Is left blank for the present. Presidential NomlnntlonN. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Miguel Otero, Governor of New Mexico: Benjamin S. Baker, Nebras ka, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Mexico; Levi Davis, Receiver of Public Moneys nt Santa Fe, N. M. Also the appointments under the Department of Justice announced yesterday after the Cabinet meeting. Duty on Silver Imports. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Senator Pen rose today introduced a bill levying a duty of 25 per cent ad valorem on all importations of unmanufactured silver. A preamble to the bill declares it to be the purpose of the measure to protect the sil ver mining industry of the West. A New LeKal Holldny. WASHINGTON. Dec. IS. Representa tive William Aldcn Smith, of Michigan, has Introduced a bill asking that the birthday of President McKlnley, January 29, be a legal holiday. Decided That Striken Arc Lawful. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 18. In the 8t. Louis Circuit Court Judge Talty decided that strikes are lawful, and that any number of men may band together for the pur pose of enforcing a demand for an In crease of wages by leaving the service of their employers. November 1 last the stcamfltters struck for higher . wages. Among those who refused the demand was Elbrldge Chase, head of the steam fitting firm of Chase & Co., who secured a temporary injunction from the Circuit Court to restrain the unions and all those connected with them from in any manner Interfering with his business. The court refused to make the Injunction perma nent. Dr. Kennedy Honored. PARIS, Dec 19. The Rome correspond ent of the Paris edition of the New York Herald says that the Rev. Dr. Thomas Kennedy, rector of the American Col lego of Rome, ha3 been appointed do mestic prelate to the Pope. This Is one of the highest posts at the Vatican. MJIMMII THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF (Continued from First Page.) the law were of the opinion that the fifth Justice, in deciding with them, assumed a position inconsistent with that taken by the same Justice in another decision promulgated by him on the same day. One Justice said that the two positions were irreconcilable. If his positions were irreconcilable, who shall say which one was right and which was wrong? It may, therefore, fairly be said that upon these questions which involve our power to make the people of the Philippine Isl ands mere chattels without a country, to confer upon them a bastard, common law citizenship, and cynically to torce upon them a cruel commercial Isolation, the court stands four and a half Justices ranged upon one side and four and a half upon the other." So far as the pending bill Is concerned, McCall said that he disbelieved so pro foundly In the Administration's Philip pine policy that he could not support it. "What have we seen In the last three years?" he asked. "We have witnessed the solemn farce of four or five very es timable American gentlemen sitting as a Legislature over 10.C00.C00 of people or whose language, customs, conditions and existence they were probably Ignorant four years ago. We have witnessed the spectacle of an American army, number ing over 70,000 men, engaged in conquering a people struggling for Independence. We have seen our highest court, apparently forgetful that this Nation was establisbed as a protest against the power of one people to tax permanently another peo ple, declaring Congress exempt from tno Constitutional limitation upon 'the great central powr of taxation and thus open ing the -way for autocratic, government and for the exploitation of "subject peo ples. Wc have seen our permanent stand ing Army multiplied more than three-fold, and the expenses of our military estab lishments approach that of most of the army-ridden nations of Europe. We have seen ourselves take a. position highly In consistent in point of Justice with the Monroe Doctrine, when, demanding that the governments of the overcrowded East ern Continent shall keep their hands off this hemisphere, we ourselves with hun dreds of millions of untllled acres and vast untouched forests, seize at one stroke a thousand islands In the other hemisphere. If four years ago a writer of burlesque opera had put these things In a play he would have stood apart and alone In his profession as the consummate creator of impossible situations. "I believe now, as I have always be lieved, that when our commissioners set their hands to the treaty annexing the Philippine Islands, they Inaugurated as fatuous a policy as any upon which a great nation ever embarked. It was a policy which has been followed by the destruction by us ot tens of thousands or innocent brown men who had never done us any harm and who were lured by our own glorious history to fight for their freedom and their homes. It was a policy, too. as a result of which thousands upon thousands of the soldiers of American mothers will sleep their last sleep upon the banks of the Rio Grande and the Paslg. 1 know it Is said that it will give us commerce. Our trade with those Isl ands appears today to have rcaciud the magnificent proportlor.fi of the trade of a corner grocery, but If It should promise to bring to this country all the wealth of the Indies, I believe that our National honor, the preservation in their integrity of republican institutions, our future peace and safety, every dictate of inter est and Justice demand that we shall now so shape our steps that we may return again to the God of our fathers." Cloned by McClellnn. After a fewr remarks by Green (Dem. Pa.) in' opposition to the bill, McClellnn (Dem. N. Y.) closed the debate for his side. The acquisition of the Philippine Islands, he said, was tho most costly plunge ever made by a reckless gambler at the Monte Carlo of International poll tics. "Your Justification for embarking this country upon a policy of colonialism. ' he said, "was that It would open new markets for American products. Ana now, despite your solemn promise, you propops-by this bill to close the market-? of the Philippines to the people of the United States. As long as you keep up the bars of protection and forbid' the Fil ipinos to trade with us, just so long wlil they remain our enemies. If they cannot sell to us they will not buy from us, and if they cannot trade with us their sympa thies will follow their interests. If you tear down the barbarous restrictions of a protective tariff between different parts of our territory, you will not only open new markets for American products, bur by permitting the Filipinos to prosper you will have Legun the work of pacifi cation and of fitting them for self-government." Tho debate was closed by Dalzell (Rep. Pa.) In a speech of an hour. He drew a parallel between the government or the Louisiana Territory Immediately nfter its acquisition and the government of the Philippines, to show that the latter was leps arbitrary and despotic than the for mer. He commended to those on the other side who were so zealous of thf rights of "the little brown men" In the Philippines, the protection of the rights of the black men In the South. "This measure purports to be a revenue bill," interrupted McDci tnott (Dem. N. J.). "Can he cite any act ihlch imposed a duty on goods from one territory or stat to another?" "Certainly," replied Dalzell. "If th gen tleman will examine history he will find that duties were levied for a long time on goods from the Territory of Louisiana, and also of Florida." (Republican ap plause, followed by laughter, as Mann (Rep. HI.) called out to McDermott: "Go way back and sit down.") "I mean an act of Congress," persisted McDermott. "He cannot cite me to an act of Congress, because there is none." Dalzell declined to be Interrupted fur ther. He taunted the other side with their utter Inability to present anything as a substitute for the pending bill. He said they desired to make their protest a Ineffectual as possible, in conclusion he dcclnred that to turn the islands over to the Filipinos would be to make them the prey of some buccaneer country; to put them up nt auction would be dishonor. "1 rather indulge the belief and hope." said he, "that, traveling along our traditional historic lines, we shall go forward to the Chrlstlanizatlon and civilization of those islands of the sea. until we shall estab lish there the principles of civil and re ligious liberty." (Republican applause.) Motion to Recommit. Richardson, the minority leader, moved to recommit the bill with the following In structions: "To report a bill reducing the tariff laws and Internal revenue laws now :n force In other portions of the United States, to a revenue basis; and to apply the same to all portions of the United States, including! the Philippine Islands, to bo In effect -until order has been re stored there and the Filipinos permitted, with the aid of the United States, to es tablish a stable and Independent govern ment." The motion to recommit was lost, in to 172. it was a strict party vote so far as the Republicans were concerned, but there were three votes against the motion on the Democratic side, cast by Brous sard. Davey and Robertson, all of Louis iana. Meyer (Dem. La.) was paired against the motion with Foster (Dem. III.). The bill was then passed. 163 to 12S. Tho three Democrats from Louisiana who vot ed against the motion to recommit voted for the bill, and five Republicans Mc Call (Mass.), Llttlefleld (Me.), Heatwolc. Eddy and Stevens, all of Minnesota, voted with the Democrats against it. At 4:10 the House adjourned. "Will Recover From Chicago. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Dec. IS. By a de cision of the Supreme Court handed down today John McKechncy and John McKech ncy, Jr , surviving partners of the firm of WIer, McKechney & Co., will recover BRIGADIER-GENERAL COOK (One ot the Many Famous Men Who Believe In Pe-ra-na.) 23p VbV& GENir. GEO. W.COOK, i I Brigadier-General George W. Cook, Washington, D. C. writes: "As a number of my friends have used Peruna for catarrh, with such good results, I can safely recommend It to all sufferers of like disor ders." BRIGADIER-GENERAL GEORGE W. COOK. DR. HARTMAN SAYS Catarrh Is the Scourge of the Nineteenth Century. Have you catarrh? Maybe you have not; but do you know that a person may have catarrh of the head, catarrh of the throat, catarrh of the Kings, catarrh of the stomach, catarrh of the bowels, ca tarrh of the kidneys, catarrh of the blad der, and also the other pelvic organs? Are any of these organs affected In your case? If so, the probability ls that you have chronic catarrh. So many people think that catarrh is confined to the head. This Is not true. Catarrh may affect any organ of the body. Thousands or people who have been sick a long time have catarrh, but do not know it. They have doctored for every Imaginable dis ease but catarrh, and find no cure. approximately 37CO.00O from the City ot Chicago. WIer. McKechney & Co. did work on a tunnel to bring water from the lake to the pumping stations. Unex- pected rock way strufk, and the firm ' sued for extra compensation for remov ing it. "WRECK ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC j Passenger Trnlnn Collided In Monte rey County One In BurnliiR. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 19. Trains Nos. 9 and 10. the north and southbound over lands, on the coast division of the South ern Pacific, came in collision about 2 o'clock this (Thursday) morning near San Ardo, Monterey County, ISO miles south of this city. No particulars are obtainable at this hour, further than that No. 9, the northbound train, due to crrlve In this city at 7:20 this morning, is on fire. Train No. 10 left San Francisco last night. Mn.it Abandon the ltinpr. CHICAGO, Dec. IS. Albert Griffiths, well known as "Young Grlffo," a clever lightweight pugilist, has been forced to quit the ring because of a valvular af fection of the heart that may bring death to him in the ring at any time. Late to day Dr. McGregor, physician for the Olympic Athletic Club, examined Grif fiths, and because of this weaknesK re fused to allow him to enter a match for which he was scheduled tonight. Colnrndo Ronds Blockaded. DENVER, Dec. IS. The Colorado & Southern Railroad Is In the throes of its annual struggle with the snow on the South Park division, and at the present time both the Gunnison and Leadvillo branches are blockaded. Snow slides are also threatening and three large ones have already occurred! An Offer to AVcllcsley. WELLESLEY, Mass., Dec. IS. President Caroline Hazard, of Wellesley College, announced today that J. D. Rockefeller has offered that Institution $150,000 for a dormitory and central heating plant, pro vided an equal amount Is added to the collego endowment fund from other sources before commc-nccment day. lSMTJ. They are vitiated or morbid fluids coutr ig the veins and affecting tho tissue ."hey are commonly due to defective dlge on bat sometimes inherited. How do they manifest themselves? In many forms of cctancoas eruptic jilt rheum or eczema, pimples and bo:' ind In weakness, languor and gencr. debility. How are they expelled? By Hood's SapsajpapEgfc which also builds up the By3teni that ht suffered from them. It Is the beat of all medicines for a! humora. MUNYON'S INHALER CURES CATARRH Colds, Coughs, Influenza, Bron chitis, Asthma and all Diseases cf the Throat and Lungs. Clocds of Medicated Vapor arc inhaled through the mouth and etmttril frozn the nostrils, clean, i Ing and vaparilinK nil the inflamed and diieasei! parts which cannot be reached ay medicine taken Intn the Moirsch. It reaches theanre tpoisheaU the raw place qocs to the iratof disease acts as abebn and tonic to the icholr svlein- f.ro at tlruqgifls or ill mail Junton, Xiicl'ork and Philadelphia JW They have never thought that what they had been calling dyspepsia or liver complaint, or kidney disease, or female weakness, Is catarrh of these organs. It they did know that thla was the case they would get Peruna and cure themselves. Peruna cures catarrh of any locality. If catarrh is In the head. Peruna cures It; if in the stomach, Peruna cures It, likewise of the liver or kidneys or any other organs of the human body. Everybody can get a free copy of a book on catarrh and other diseases or Winter by writing at once'to The Peruna. Medicine Company, of Columbus. Ohio, Ci pages, instructively illustrated. If you do not receive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at one to Dr. Hnrtman, giving a. full statement of your ease, and he wdl bo pleased to g:ve you his valuable ad vice gratfs. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio. Baaoiini.i iihu.ii, i jjquiiiii imiaiiujow i ! in iii m iiiii Hi-Mil ui Lj.iimrwirgR.afl 1 4F u j? a CigLrete of Quality At year deb or defile's Her Needs There has been a great want for a -perfectly pure nutrient stimu lant for the physical needs of woman, and it has been found in Huotei Baltimore Rye It is the standard by prescription for the building up of health. 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