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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1902. GOMMENTONAPPEAL Judge -Advocate -General Passes on Schley Matter, CHIEF FEATURES OF THE CASE Commentators Say the Admiral aad His Counsel Have Shifted .Their Ground The Question el Command. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The "com ment" of Judge-Advocate-General Lemly and Solicitor Hanna upon the appeal of Admiral Schley, as submitted to the Pres ident by Secretary Long, is les9 than a third as long as the appeal Itself, a fact accounted for by the comparatively few quotations from the court's finding In the case. The commentators begin -with the state ment that Admiral Schley and his counsel have shifted their ground. They say the chief features of the case were the "retro grade movement," "disobedience of or ders." "inaccurate and misleading official reports," "failure to destroy vessels of the enemy lying within sight," and "in justice to a brother officer." These mat ters are all grave. The first Is that the linest aggregation of American naval ves sels under one command was, by Schley's directions, turned about and headed for Key Webt, more than 700 miles distant, when within 22 miles of Santiago, where the enemy's ships were. The second is that Schley deliberately and knowingly dlsobyed the Secretary's order overtaking him In his retrograde movement. The third is that Schley's reason, officially given, for the retrograde movement and disobedience of orders, i .e., "that the fly ing squadron was short of coal," was not true. The fourth Is that for four days the Spanish ships lay within reach of the flying squadron and no sufficient effort was made to destroy them. The fifth in volves the point of honor. The commen tators say: "Upon all the above-named features, be lieved by us to be the most Important, If not the onlv reallv inmortant matters Into which the court made Inquiry, the con- 1 ouct of Admiral Schley was condemned by that most distinguished tribunal. Admiral Dewey and Rear-Admirals Benham and Ramsay unite In their ilndlngs and opin ion upon all these several points, and they unite also in the significant recommenda tion that no further proceedings be hrid, In view of the length of time which haa elapsed since the occurrence of the events of the battle of Santiago.' " The commentators charge that Admiral Schley now Ignores all these grave mat ters and bases his appeal upon unimport ant features of the case, as compared with the grave matters referred to, "upon which there was not, and in the face of the testimony, could not have been any difference of opinion in the court." The commentators say they recognize the fact that Admiral Schley devoted by lar the larger part of his appeal to the question of command, and consequently fcive that question a proportionate .space in their comment. They declare that the ustion is between Sampson and Schley: both alike are interested, and to investi gate it fairly both should be heard. Such incidental testimony on this point as came before the court was on Schley's side only and the details were entirely closed to Sampson. They add: "To determine an Important question of this nature under such conditions is con trary to the underlying principles of Anglo-Saxon Justice. Nevertheless, it Is pre cisely what the appeal asks the President to do." It Is admitted that the precept was broad enough to have permitted the court to go Into this question, but it is recalled that, though the Judge-Advocate ex pressed a willingness to enter upon It, the court did not deem It necessary or proper to do so. The Judge-Advocate, they say, might have shown that it was Admiral Sampson's plan of night blockade that forced Cervera to come out In the day light, and Captain Clark is quoted in his testimony to the effect that the American ihips charged, "according to the original plan, to sink the enemy in the channel," and that "that plan failed because the enemy succeeded really in passing the bat tle line." They ask, why did the enemy succeed? And declare "the Brooklyn, hav ing abandoned her position on the left of the line, thereby left an unguarded opening along the western shore, through which the Spanish fleet passed our ships and attempted to escape." The court's opinion is quoted that the Brooklyn lost distance in position by the loop and de layed the Texas. To sustain their conten tion that Samp&on was in command, the commentators quote passages from Schley's report of July 6. 1893. The commentators next state: "If Com modore Schley were In absolute command during the battle, and if he had made any use of his authority, he must have exer cised some control over some of the ves sels participating," whereby they take up in detail the testimony of the command ing officers on this point, and say: "Walnwright, of the Gloucester, said he saw no orders from, the Brooklyn; Taylor, of the Indiana, said he saw no signals from the Brooklyn; Evans, of the Iowa, said of the Brooklyn, I never saw any signal from her. I did not maneuver in obedience to any signals from the Brooklyn"; the commanding officer of the Texas is dead, but the officers' testimony makes It clear that she received no or ders. Speaking of this ship, the commentators declare: "The question is not so much one of possible credit to, but of possible censure of Admiral Schley, 4n connection with the work of that vessel in the battle of San tiago. The plain truth is that Admiral Schley did not during the battle in any way direct or control the splendid per formances of the Gloucester and the three battle-ships Indiana, Iowa and Texas. The officers in command of these ships neither received nor obeyed a solitary order from him." Next the commentators turn their at tention to what they declare were persist ent efforts by Schley's attorneys to show that In some manner the Oregon, at least, was under his orders during the battle, first by answering the signal, "Close up," and afterward by firing her 13-Inch guns under signal from the Brooklyn, and they say: "But that attempt, as the testimony to be quoted below shows, was a failure." They quote, therefore, passages from Cap tain Clark's testimony, in which he said in regard to the order. "Close up," that that was a standing order in the squadron to attack the enemy at once if they ap peared, and to keep the heads of the ships always toward the entrance, and "I re member a feeling of satisfaction that there was an order to close in, in case any accident had happened any colliding with other ships.' As to the alleged order from the Brook lyn directing the Oregon to fire her 3-inch guns, the commentators again quote from Captain Clark's testimony, where, when asked if the guns were fired in pursuance of an order from the Brooklyn, the Cap tain said: "No, sir; I fired them after de liberating with the officers," and "if they (the Brooklyn) made a signal,. I did not see it" The comment closes in the following- words: "The contention that the magnificent work of the Oregon, or any part of it, was done under orders from the Brooklyn, or that the Oregon received and obeyed even a single order from Commodore Schley from the time the Spanish ships were sighted to the time of the surrender of the Colon, which surrender may fairly be taken as the close of the battle, must be abandoned; And with it goes the last peg upon which to hang the pretense of a claim that during the battle of Santiago Commodore Schley effectively exercised any of the functions of a commander-in-chief. "The weight of the testimony is to the effect that the commodore controlled the movements cif his flagship, the Brooklyn, well, with the exception of the loop. But It also shows not negatively, but affirma tively and beyond question that he did not control the operations of the fleet in general on that day. All this Is estab lished, not by theoretical deductions or expert or inexpert opinion, but by direct, positive, unlmpeached and unimpeachable testimony given under oath by Jhe Ad miral's brothers In arms. "The plain truth of the matter, there fore, developed for the first time under the searchlight of this inquiry, although quite incidentally, is that, so far as the Gloucester, the Iowa, the Indiana, the Texas and the Oregon are concerned, not the stroke of a propeller-blade, not the touch of a helm, not the firing of a shot was done under the direction or by the or ders of Admiral Schley during this mem orable battle.' WILL DISCUSS LAND LEASING CENSUS BILL PASSED FRIENDS OP CIVIL SERVICE SUF FER DEFEAT IN THE HOUSE. All Fresear- Employes Are Eligible for Retention or Transfer to Other Departments. "WASHINGTON, Jan. CO. The House to day passed the bill for the creation of a permanent Census Bureau. The friends of the civil service law, who were op posed to making the employes of the bu reau eugioie tor transrer or retention, measures showed that It was not drawn were overwhelmingly defeated. By the hv nn exn-Heneed lawver. He Minted living that they work for wages which respectable American workmen cannot af ford to take. Andrew Furuseth, of the. Seamen's Union, San Francisco, gave the extent of Chinese labor on the Pacific Coast, showing that they practically monopolize the labor field In the salmon canning industry and are competing with American labor In cigar-making, tailor ing, laboring and many other branches. He said the Chinese worker Aa these cases accepts wages so much lower than the white man that the former secures the work. Mr. Furuseth said the labor organizations will not be satisfied with any bill which does not protect American workmen from Chinese coming from the Philippines, as well as from China. Maxwell Evaxts, of New York, contin ued his statement begun several day& axo." against the pending bill. He criti cized its features in detail, and said the -............, ., .... Dy an expeneucea lawyer. jajuivw terms of the bill the permanent organize- nnt fhnt , roniiirpmmt of new reclstrv tion will succeed the present temporary certiflcates within six months would give organization July 1, 1902, and all employes wooo in fees t0 t Government officials on the rolls upon the date of the passage jng the certificates. of thfi net will hcMmfl HtrIhlf for trans- I fer to other departments or retention In j Call lor a Convention of the Ameri can Cattle-GroTrcrs' Association. DENVER, Jan. 30. The American Cattle-Growers' Association, composed of leading cattlemen of the West, will meet in Denver March 4 to discuss the land leasing question, the association now hav ing a bill pending before Congress. The official call issued today is as follows: "To the Members of the American Cattle-Growers' Association and All Cattle Growers and Breeders: The second an nual convention of the Cattle-Growers' Association Is hereby called to meet at the Tabor Opera-House, Denver, Colo., at 1Q o'clock A. M. on Tuesday, March 4, 1902, and continue through as many sessions as business may require. The basis of representation in this association is indi vidual membership, and any grower or p breeder of cattle, or the managing officer of any corporation engaged In the grow ing or breeding of cattle, is eligible to membership upon the payment of an ini tiation fee of J5. "The programme will be limited to few set subjects or papers, It being the purpose of the convention to confine the proceed ings to open debate and argument on the part of the members. After the presenta tion of each subject or paper sufficient time will be given for the members to dis cuss the same in five-minute speeches. The convention will be wholly In the hands of Its members and ample time will be given for the discussion of all subjects presented. "Many matters of Interest to cattlemen of the "West will be Introduced, one of the most Important of which is the 'land leasing bill now In Congress, prepared by a committee appointed for that pur pose by the association at its last annual meeting. The 'diseases of cattle and their remedies" will also come up for discussion, and papers will be presented by the most able men In the country on 'the best mode of feeding and fattening cattle for market In the arid regions of the West, where but little grain Is raised. "One of the objects In fixing the date of this convention In March was to enable the Northern buyers to meet the cattle raisers from the South and give them a chnnce to become better acquainted, which, doubtlces, will result in many sales being consummated at this meeting. This association was organized to protect and advance the Interests- of cattle-growers, both large and small, and all should be Interested in becoming members. The proceedings of the convention will be highly beneficial and of vital Importance to the cattle Interests, and we are as sured that there will be a large attend ance at this meeting, and any cattle grower who can possibly do so is respect fully urged to be present. "Immediately upon your arrival in Den ver you should register with the secretary of the association at the Tabor Opera House. at which place you will be pro vided with a badge admitting you to the convention hall. "All railways have granted a reduced rate for the round trip. Be sure and ask your agent for rates to the American Cattle-Growers' Convention in Denver, on sale March 3 and 4. "By order of the executive committee. "F. C. LUSK. President, "II. W. ROBINSON, Secretary." the permanent organization. The bill also provides for a manufacturing census in 1905 and for the collection of certain spe cial statistics annually. The Proceeding. After some prellm'nary minor business the committees were called, and Moody Republican Caucus Call. WASHINGTON, Jan. DO. A caucus of Republican members of the House was called for next Monday night to consider the subject of election suffrage In the South and to determine what action, it any, shall be taken on the proposed Crum packer bill, reducing Southern representa- SENATE QUIETS DOWN YESTERDAY'S SESSION VOID OF EX-CITEMEXT. Tillman Spoke of the Part His State Took In the Revolution Many Bills Paused. PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND Most Famous Remedy in the Worl It Makes People Well, WILL REPORT IN FAVOR OF REPEAL OF WAR TAXES. SEREXO E. PAYNE, CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE WAYS AND 3IEANS COMMITTEE. fRpn. Or.V from the nnrnmitiop on mln- tion In Congress, or the Gibson bill, mak lng. presented a bill for the protection ing stringent regulation for the election of miners In the territories It provides that In every mine over 100 feet In depth mlncowners be required to provide 5500 cubic feet of pure air for even- 50 miners. Lacey (Rep. la.), the author of the bill, urged the importance o procedure. Eighty Republican members signed a call for the caucus. Poiver to Negotiate Treaties. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. In view of nr.inor vpntllri- I Vi xnntunllnn t tr hw Ron.itnr fTiillnm. tion Tf coal mines. He offered an amend- j in the Senate yesterday, that reciprocity CENSUS STATISTICS. ment providing that managers of coal mines, should employ shot-fircrs to fire shots thoreln. Whllethe bill was being discussed some thing of a stir was caused by the appear ance of officers and marines of the Ger man crulsqr Moltke, who marched Into the public gallery in uniform and ac coutred with their side arms. The confu sion was so pronounced that the Speaker was obliged to call the House to order. The Lacey amendment was adopted, and the bill was passed. The House then went Into committee of the whole and entered upon the consid eration of the bill for the creation of a permanent Census Bureau. Hopkins, chairman of the census committee, took the floor and explained Its provls'ons. He raid that the committee in the prepara tion of the bill had endeavored to meet the demands of the House as evidenced when effecting the revenues can be negotiated without action of Congress, Tawncy, of Minnesota, today introduced In the House a resolution directing the ways and means committee to investigate fully the case and report the result of such Investiga tion to the House. Train Inspection nn the Border. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Senator Lodge today introduced a bill authorizing the inspection of trains coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico with the view of determining whether there are on board aliens who are not residents of these countries. The ob ject of the measure Is to prevent Illegal Immigration. Preliminary Reports on Wool Manu factures and Other Slattern. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-D. The Census Bureau has Issued a preliminary report on the wool manufactures in the United States, showing: Inc. P. C. Total establishments.. 1.414 17 Total capital J310.179.749 26 value of products .... 2G9.990.464 10 The average number of wage-earners is 159.10S, drawing 157,933,617 in wages. The cost of material used was $181,120,629. These figures are exclusive of hosiery, knit goods and fur hats. The preliminary report regarding Iron and steel blast furnaces In the United States for 1900, as' compared with 1890, fol lows: Inc. P. C. No. of establishments.. 223 7 Capital ....$143,159,232 11 Wage - earners, aver age number 19.241 17 Total wages .., $ 1S.4S4.400 27 Cost of material 131,503,653 19 Value of products 206,756,557 42 The preliminary report regarding slaugh tering, and meat-packing, wholesale, for 1900 follows: Inc. B. C. No. of establishments.. 920 18 Capital $16,6S1.264 60 Waee-earners. aversec number C7.9CS 54 Total wages $ 33,144,013 36 Cost of materials , 676,907,177 41 Value, of products 779.147,433 39 The preliminary report regarding print ing and publishing, newspapers and period icals, In 1900, follow: Inc. P. C. " 24 52 Selection of Reserve Rank. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The House committee on banking and currency has the bill was before the House 10 days ago. j ordered a favorablo report on the bill of No. establishments. ..... 1j.30o Capital fl92.433.70S Wage-earners, average number 94.601 Total wages $ 50,331,031 Cost cf materials 50,214,901 Value of products 222.9S3.5S3 Decrease. Under the latitude allowed for debate. Thayer (Dem Mars.) presented a petition signed by 12C0 business men of Worcester, Mass., in favor of reciprocity with Can ada. In reforence to the civil service provis ion of the bill. Ball (Dem. Tex.) asked if Hopkins would accept an amendment to provide that clerks eligible to trans fer or retention under the. bill should be apportioned among the states according to population. Hopkins replied that such an amend ment was unnecessary, and alluded to the well-known civil service record of the President as a guarantee that Justice and fair dealing would prevail. Glllctt (Rep. Mass.), chairman of the civil service committee, opposed the .bill, which, he argued, would keep the friends of members of Congress In office and mili tate against those who In good faith had passed the civil service examination. Gll lctt offered, but the House rejected,' an amendment to provide, that all new ap pointments In the Census Eureau shall bo made In accordance with the require ments of the civil service act, and au thorizing the President, in his discretion, to classify the employee in the Census Office. An amendment was adopted providing that all employes of the Census Bureau should be citizens of the United States. Maddox (Dem. Ga.) demanded the ayes and noes upon the passage of the bill, but only 11 members seconded the demand, and the bllHwas passed without division. Sev eral hundred employes of the Census Bu bsau who were In the gallery applauded 'the announcement that the bill had passed. At 5:30 P. M. the House adjourned. Representative Cousins, of Iowa, author izing the selection of reserve banks In cities of 15,000 population instead of 50, 030, as at present, and having a minimum capital of 5100,000. instead of 5200.000 as now. General Wood on the Situation. HAVANA, Jan. CO. Governon-Gcneral Wood has written to certain Senators at Washington regarding the present situa tion of the sugar Industry in Cuba, show ing that It is impossible at the present prlcc3 and with the present duties to land wigar in the United States at a profit. Named by the President. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. The Presi dent today nominated Charles R. Scobey agent for the Indians of the Fort Peck Agency, Mont. Mctcnlfc'it Nomination Confirmed. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. The Senate today confirmed the nomination of W. S. Metcalfe, to be pension agent at Topeka, Kan. AGAIN NEGOTIATING. STORM OF SLEET. Wires Are Prostrated Statea. In Several NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 30. Wire communication, which was almost en tirely suspended yesterday In some parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas nnd Texas, on account of a .heavy sleet storm, has not yet been resumtd. The prostra tion Is the most complete known in years. Chicago' School Fund. CHICAGO, Jan. 30. The Board of Edu cation has fixed upon $6,344,201 as the total to be expended upon the public schools of Chicago for the ensuing year. The total for 1901 was $7,462.89$. The build ing fund this year exceeds that of 1901 by $1,031,412, In economizing, the board re duced salaries of 2500 grade teachers, all principals and members of the official force. The schools will be kept open for "the full term of 40 weeks. Jim UoTvard Attain Convicted. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Jan. SO. At 11:33 o'clock the jury In the case of Jim How ard returned a verdict of guilty against the prisoner, and fixed his punishment at life Imprisonment. It is understood that the only division in the Jury as to the kind of verdict was over the extent of the punishment. Those favoring a death sentence came over after several ballot. This was Howard's second trial, the first PHILIPPINE TREASON ACT. RavrlinK Want to Know If the Com mission Passed It. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Senator Raw lins Introduced a resolution making in quiry of the Secretary of War whether "the treason act In the Philippines" has been passed by the Philippine Commis sion. The resolution cites a circular pur porting to give the language of the act. One provision makes the .concealment of treason against the United States or the Philippines punishable by a fine of 51000 and imprisonment for one year; one pro vides for a fine of ?2OO0 and imprison ment for two years, for uttering sedi tious words, and a third provides a fine of J1CO0 and imprisonment for one year for persons belonging to secret societies having for their object the promotion of treason. Another prohibition is against advocating the Independence of the Phil ippines or their separation from tho United States, "whether kby peaceable or forcible means." The penalty for the infraction of thiB requirement Is a fine of $2000 and Imprisonment for a year. The resolution went over for future consideration. AGAINST THE CHIVESE. Arguments for Fxeiitii From the Labor Standpoint. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The hearings on Chinese exclusion were continued to day before the House committee on for eign affairs. H. R. Fuller, in behalf of the Brotherhood of Railway Employes, spoke in favor of strict exclusion. He said the objection to the Chinese from the labor standpoint is that they come Into competition with American workmen. one having resulted ia ft death sentence, j the Chinese having such habits of cheap of Navigation. Agent Once More in Communication With Miis Stone'H Captors. RASLIOG, Rumcila, European Turkey. Jan. 30. A reporter for the Associated Prcas here has had an Interview with the delegates who have been negotiating for the release of Miss Stone and Madamp Tsllka. They said that their negotiations with the brigands had been unsatisfactory and that they had Intended to return to Constantinople. Before starting, how ever, they eay, they received fresh infor mation which Induced them to renew their communications with the brigands, and that these negotiations are now proceed ing. Turk Prevented the Release. LONDON, Jan. 31. The Constantinople correspondent of the Dally News asserts that the reason for the failure to accom plish the release of Miss Stone Is that the Turks Instated, against the wishes or M. Garglulo. dragoman of the American Legation at Constantinople, upon sending j 50 soldiers as far as Raslog. The Gov ernor of Raslog said he had orders not to let the messengers out of his sight, add ing that he would not allow the money to be paid on Turkish soil. Garglulo there upon telegraphed to Constantinople today, and wae ordered to remain where he wes, the negotiations meanwhile proceeding with the Porte. ii Sampnon and Cromwell to Be Retired. WASHINGTON, Jan. SO. The Navy De partment today Issued an order that Rear Admlrals Sampson and P. J. Cromwell will be placed on the retired list on the first of next month on account of age. Admiral Sampson Is now in this city on waiting orders, his health having com pelled his relinquishment of active duties several months ago. Admiral Cromwell is in command of the European station. These retirements will result in tlje pro motion' of Captains P. H. Cooper and George Wadlelgh to the grade of Rear-Ad-rolraL Rear-Admiral John A. Howell-will re tire for age March 16. and the vacancy thus created in the list of Rear-Admlral3 will be filled by the promotion of Captain A. S. Crownlnshleld, Chief of the Bureau WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Today's ses sion of the Senate was entirely void of tumultuous scenes, which characterized the sessions of the past three days. After the Philippine tariff measure was taken up at 2 o'clock, Tillman delivered a speech devoted almost entirely to discussion of the part his state took in the war for the indepjndence of the colonics. Incidentally he referred occasionally to the pending bill, drawing morals, as he said, for the bene fit of the majority that they might be ap plied to the Philippines. About 20 of the petty officers of the Ger man ship Moltke were among the spec tators in the gallery. The Proceeding. A refcolutlon offered by Proctor direct ing the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to report to the Senate any facts they possessed regarding the pres ervation of the American buffalo or bison, and whether any steps ought to be taken to prevent the extinction of the animals, was adopted. Hoar, at the conclusion of the routine business, called up for consideration the Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the succession to the Presi dency In case the President-elect should die between the time of his election and the date of his Inauguration. Without a word of comment the resolution was passed, the president pro tern, announcing at the request of Hoar that two-thirds of the Senators had voted for It. Among the bills passed was one to es tablish the Fredericksburg and adjacent National battle-fields memorial park in Virginia. The bill appropriates $100,000. Other bills passed were as follows: Add ing J1.50O.00O to the cost of the public building at San Francisco: to increase the limit of cost for the public building at Butte, Mont., from $225,000 to J400.000; to nrdvide for the establishment of a lignt and fog signal station on one of the Mile rocks. San Francisco Bay: to establish a fog bell and lens lantern light on the southeastern end of Southampton Shoal, San Francisco Bay; to establish a light and fog signals at a point on Carqulnes Strait. Cal., opposite that now occupied by the Selby smelting works; for the con struction of a lightship for Blunts Reef, Pacific Ocean, off Cape Mendocino, Cal.; to establish a fog signal at Fort Wlnflcld Scott. Fort Point, Cal.; fixing the com pensation of district superintendents in the life-saving service at $2000 per annum; appropriating S100.COO for the erection of a public building at Evanston, Wyo.; grant ing to the State of Wyoming 50.000 acres of nomr.ineral land to aid In the continua tion, enlargement and maintenance of the Wyoming State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home; providing that bona fide settlers in forest reserves may make good their claims to land In certain cases; granting, to "the State of Idaho 50,000 acres of land to aid in the VontlnuatJon. enlargement and maintenance of the Idaho State Sol diers' and Sailors' Home. The vote by which the bill for the use by tho United States of devices Invented by Its naval officers and covered by letters patent was passed yesterday, was recon sidered at the Instance of Cockrcll, and the bill again placed on the calendar. At 2 o'clock the unfinished business (the Philippine tariff bill) was called up, and Tillman addressed the Senate. He desired, he said, to continue the discussion of the "very Interesting historical subject" whch hod been brought to the nttentlon of the Senate by Money. He would have had something to say about the matter yester day, had not Lodge employed what he con sidered ungracious tactics. These tactics were supplemented by other Republican Senators, he said, "and my gallant young friend from Indiana (Beverldge) leaped Into the arena and charged the minority with conspiracy and obstruction." "The Philippine tariff bill," he continued, "is very Important from the standpoint of those who propose to pursue relentless ly and remorselessly the present Philip pine policy, although the Senator from Utah (Rawlins), has shown that there Is now oer there plenty of money for the carpet-baggers to spend. Discussing the historical subject raised yesterday, Tillman said: "I am glad that Massachusetts has one representative in this chamber even If South Carolina has only one,' 'he Interpel lated significantly, "who stands sturdily for the principles upon which this Gov ern was founded." He then entered upon nn elaborate ac count of the part South Carolina took in the war for the Independence of the colo nies. While Tillman was speaking, several Senators engaged in conversation among themselves. To this Tillman objected, be cause of the interruption, and he requested that those so engaged retire to the cloak rooms. For once.he was, he said, making a speech for home consumption. "Of course," he said, "the Senators on the Republican side are not Interested. I could hardly hope to reach on such a sub ject tho minds and hearts of the calloused malorltv. the commerclallszed, money- grabbing, money-loving majority, as such a sublect Is not In consonance with tno miserable, canting, damnable attitude which that party Is now assuming." ' By the time he had concluded this lin guistic diversion. Tillman had the atten tion of all the Senators present. Tillman declared It was the history of all conquer ing armies when prosecuting sucn a strug gle as the British pressed against the rev olutionary colonists, and which Is now being carried on by the British in South Africa, that they committed cruelties and trampled upon all the obligations of hu manity. "And I would ask the majority in this house," he said, "if. in trying to force the Filipinos to accept our government with out promise, they are not inviting the exasperation of the natives and a spirit of perpeaial Insurrection." The effort to treat the Filipinos as "chattels catUe" he declared, was damnable, and he charged the majority side with being the "real murderers of our troops In the Philippines." "But." he asserted, shaking his finger at the" Republican side, "If we can gag you and force down your throats a scintilla or small dose of the principles which ac tuated the men of Massachusetts in 16, we will have done our duty to the country and humanity." In a brief colloquy with Burton, allu sion was made to the remark of Tillman yesterday about the burning of negroes in Vatmas. Rurton said that no one In Kansas was proud of committing murder, and Tillman retorted: "They prefer to murder them In the Philippines." Commenting upon the sedition jaws pro mulgated by the Philippine Commission, nilman inquired of Hoar whether the Spring-field Republican, which, he said, was opposed to the Republican "Imperial istic policy," under these laws, would ba permitted to be circulated in the Philip pines. "While I decline to enter upon any dis cussion of Massachusetts newspapers," said Hoar," "I will say to to the Senator If he wants to know my opinion of the commission's order that I think it is an abominable order." In conclusion, Tillman said the pending Philippine tariff bill, as a proposition to erect a tariff wall between the United States and another part of the domestic territory, was a departure from even principle that had brought this country to the pinnacle of greatness and made it the cynosure of the eyes of the "world as the mliMmWl Wwflk ' '- lillil 4j A V The nerves control and determine the health of every function of the brain and body. More 'than nine-tenths of all diseases that are not infectious are known by every physician to be merely the local symptoms of a coming break-down of the nervous system. In one person the diseased condition of the nerves manifests Itself in insom nia; In another, by indigestion; in an other, by rheumatism; some organ of the human body becomes affected, and refuses to perform its proper work. When these symptoms begin to show themselves, medicine today knows but this one remedy, the famous discovery of Professor Edward E. Phelps, M. D., LL. D., whose wonderful achievement has spread the fame of one of this coun try's greatest universities. No other remedy was ever universally prescribed by physicians. It was by the advice of the most eminent practitioners in the country that this great remedy was first put within the reach of the public. Palne's Celery Compound Is not in any way a patent medicine. It is so superior to all the so-called remedies that no serious comparison can be ma'de be tween them. The formula of Paine's Celery Com pound has been freely furnished from the first to reputable physicians any where, and the thousands of authenti cated cases that are reported yearly by physicians of every school have proved beyond question that in every case of dyspepsia, biliousness, liver complaint, neuralgia, rheumatism, or other dis eases, that imply impaired nerves, Paine's Celery Compound lnvariably glves lasting relief. It succeeds again and again in com pletely curing diseases where every thing else has failed. It is the only pre pared remedy in the world that is openly and publicly Indorsed by medi cal journals. A single trial of Paine's Celery Compound will convince any one that it accomplishes In every case all that it Is claimed to do. x land of the free and the home of the brave. The Senate, then, at 4:20, ent into ex ecutive session, and at 5 P. M. adjourned. I'roteMt Agnlnxt Cubnn Conceinlons. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. H. G. Levitt, representing the beet-sugar Interests ot Nebraska and the West, and James J. Hill, representing the cane-sugar In dustry of Louisiana, had a conference I with the President today In regard to the proposed reduction on Cuban sugar. Mr. Hill said In substance that they quite agfeed with the President in his desire to render aid to Cuba In every proper way, but they protested against sacrificing the Interests of the sugar Industry of this country that Cuba might be benefited. The President said that he was very much Interested in building up the Industries of Cuba, when this could be done with only a minimum loss to this country. CAPTAIN PORTER'S MARINES Further Particulars of the March Throuprh Samar. Idaho and Utah millers that the rate or 40 cents, recently made at the request of Oregon millers, would put them out of business. Several of the local millers nad begun preparations to close down their plants. AVOIDANCE OF STRIKES. Radical Step Taken by the Amnlsn mnted Association. WASHINGTON, Jan Long today received the following cable grams from Rear-Admiral Rogers at Ca vlte. concerning the march of the marines across Samar: "Details of. Waller's expedition across Samar not yet received. Much credit is due Shoemaker for services rendered In connection with the rescued detachment at Lanang. Marines In Samar will be re lieved in about 10 days." The second dispatch reads: "Following casualties occurred In Cap tain Porter's command while attempting to march from Lanang to Bosey. Samar: Lieutenant A. S. Willis, slightly wounded In chest and suffering from eczema; Cor poral W Slattery. Privates J. MoBay, E. Wltzell. J. W. Hackler, W. D. Smith. R. D. Demond, J. Egan, T. J. Correy. con dition serious from weeping eczema. Pri vates P. J. Connell, T. Sanjule, G. M. Foster, T. Bredtt, J. Woods, F. F, Brown, T. Murray, M. Bassett, L. A. Bailey and J. Baronle, missing: hope abandoned. Lieutenant William R. Shoemaker who Is commended in Admiral Rodgers' first dispatch commands the gunboat Arayat, and hoo 'figured with distinction in a num ber ot engagements In the islands. "Weep ing eczema" is a form of that skin dis ease In which the encrusted cuticle breaks and tho sores "run."" Previous reports from Admiral Rodgers have shown that tht marines suffered great hardships from exposure In their march through the rough country of the island. RATHBONE'S DEFENSE. PITTSBURG. Jan. 30. The Amalgamat ed Association of Iron. Steel and Tin workers has just taken a radical step that may have a wholesomo effect in avoiding strikes. The organization ha- made an agreement with the American Steel Hoop Company and the Republic Iron & Steel Company that the mills ot the.e concerns shall not be shut down next Summer pending the wage adjust ment. In other words, there Is to be no stop, even If a disagreement on wages results. The new scale will be formu lated at the annual convention of the association at Wheeling In April. An ef- at- itl1 V.j oYa f )ioi'a vVlA enln 1T ?!l3inhi7 h tended through three years, which would relieve much of the uncertainty arousea every year by the wage question. Presi dent Shaffer said today that at the Wheeling meeting a movement will be in augurated which will do away entirely with mill committees, salaried district presidents being elected, whose duty It shall be to settle disputes In their districts. CONDEMNED MEN ESCAPE. Other Officer, He Says, Furnished Their HoHea From Insular Funds. HAVANA, Jan. 30. A number of minor witnesses testified today at the hearing of the case growing out of the Cuban postal frauds. The defense Introduced as a precedent for Rathbone'e expense In furnishing his house In Havana the fact that certain Army officers. Including Colo nel George H. Burton, of the Inspector General's Department, formerly In Cuba, had their official residences furnished from the Insular funds. The Government contends that la all such cases the mili tary officers referred to had authority for so doing, while Rathbone did not have such authority. Two volumes from the report of the Senate committee containing receipts and expenditures In Cuba have been filed as evidence by counsel for Rathbone. These reports contain many bills contracted by Army officers for their private residences, similar to those contracted by Rath bone. Paderewskl at Netv York. NEW YORK, Jan. 30. Ignace Paderew skl arrived on the Oceanic today, accom panied by his wife. He comes to superin tend the production of his opera, "Manru," at the Metropolitan Opera-House, early next month. He will' also make a short concert tour. Txro Desperadoes Received Assist ance From a Warden's Wife. PITTSBURG. Jan. 30. Edward and John Blddle. awaiting execution In the County Jail for the murder of grocer Thomas D. Khaney, of Mount Washington, over powered the guards at 4 o'clock this morning and escaped. Bath prisoners had been provided with saws with which they cut the bars In their cells. The prisoners occupied adjoining cells on the second range. They evidently had assistance from the outside as both were armed with revolvers. Warden Peter K. Soffcl has authorized the publication of the allegation that his wife la responsible for the furnishing of the revolvers and saws to the Biddies which enabled them to escape. In her In fatuation for the handsome desperado. Edward Blddle, It Is alleged that she has left her husband and her four children, and. it Is supposed. Is to meet the escaped convlcls at a place agreed upon. Just before retiring, If your liver la sluggish, out of tune and you feel dull, bilious, constipated, take a dose of s And you'll be all right In the morning. Tntt's Pills Liver Ills. "Will Restore Old Flour Rate. SALT LAKE, Jan. 30. It was announced today that the Short Line would. Feb ruary 8, restore the old rate of 52 cents on flour shipped Into Utah and Southern Idaho from points east of Umatilla. The restoration la made on representations by Arrest Jisease by the timely use 01 Tutt's Liver Pills, an old and 'vorite remedy of increasing ipularity. Always cures - SICK HEADACHE, our stomach, malaria, indiges ion; torpid liver, constipation md all bilious diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS &&& This signature is on every box of 4ba genuiac Laxative Bromo-Ouinine ! TVltaUtri remedy ttet Wres s esM la se