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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAECH 19, 1902.
THE ANARCHIST BILL
Senate Considers Measure for
Protection of President.
BACON SPEAKS IN OPPOSITION
Hoar and Mnaon Support the Bill
Hepburn, In the House, At
tacks Rivers and Har---
. bora BUI.
"WASHINGTON, March 18. For three
hours today the Senate had under con
sideration the bill providing for the pro
tection of the President of the United
States and for the punishment by United
States courts of those who commit as
saults on him. Bacon opposed the bill,
and Hoar and Mason supported it. Ba
con's argument followed the lines of his
speech delivered 10 days ago. Hoar's
speech was largely legal and Constitu
tional. He maintained the right of the
Government to protect Itself against as
saults upon Its sovereignty through the
President. Mason made an attack upon
anarchy and Its methods, and incidentally
sharply criticised an amendment to the
bill offered by Bacon. He denounced it
as opening the door to special pleading
for the benefit of assassins of the Presi
dent. This drew Bacon's fire. He con
sidered Mason's criticism, a personal re
flection on himself, and resented it. An
explanation by the Illinois Senator
cleared the atmosphere. Earlier in the
day, a lively debate was precipitated by
the effort of Kawllns, of Utah, to have
printed as a document some Philippine
correspondence. Eventually, the matter
was ordered printed as requested.
The general debate on the river and
harbor appropriation bill in the House
was enlivened today by Hepburn (Rep.
la.), who made his annual onslaught on
the measure. Contrary to his usual cus
tom, Hepburn found several things In
the bill to commend, although some of
his criticisms were quite severe. The oth
er speakers today were Ball (Dem. Tex.)
and Lawrence (Rep. Mass.), both mem
bers of the committee, and White (Dem.
Ky.), and Thompson and Burnett (Dem.
Ala.), who spoke in favor of improve
ments of Interest to their districts. It
was agreed that general debate on the
bill should close tomorrow at 3 o'clock.
THE DAY IX DETAII.
Senate Considers the Bill for the
Protection of the President.
WASHINGTON, March 18. When the
Senate convened today two veto measures
of the President were laid before the body
and ordered printed. The llrst was a vto
of an act to grant an honorable discharge
from the military service to Charles H.
Hawley, and the other was a veto of an
act for the relief of James Howell.
Rawlins offered some correspondence
with respect to the organization and pur
poses of tho Federal party in the Philip
pines, which he asked to have printed as
a document.
The request gave rise to some debate.
Burrows moved that tho correspondence
be referred to the committee on Philip
pines. Hoar antagonized the motion, hold
ing that the Senate always acceded to
such resolutions, and in this instance it
involved a "matter which some people be
lieve to be vital to the prosperity of this
country." Rawlins finally, on Allison's ob
jection, withdrew his request. Indicating
that he would read the correspondence,
and thus secure its publication in tho Con
gressional Record.
A resolution offered yesterday by Gal
linger, directing the Civil Service Commis
sion to send certain information to the
Senate, was passed.
, A resolution offered yesterday by Mor
gan, calling upon the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of War for
information concerning the Pacific and
Philippine railroads, was amended by Hall
to read: "That the Secretary of tho In.
terior Is directed to send to the Senate a
statement of traffic relations between the
railroads that connect with the waters
of tho Pacific Ocean and the Government
of the United States with reference to
the statutes upon which such relations
have been conducted. And that the Sec
retary of War is directed to send to the
Senate a statement of the traffic relations
between the railroads in the Philippine
Islands and as to the charters and owner
ship of such railroads." The resolution
was passed.
Rawlins rose to read the correspondence
which he had desired to have printed as a
document. He asked that it be printed
in the Congressional Record without read
ing. Scott objected.
Rawlins then began to read the corre
spondence, which was very voluminous.
It proved to be a collection of private
letters exchanged between unnamed per
sons In this country and prominent Fili
pinos, in which were diseased the political
relations of the United States and the
Philippine Islands. Rawlins declined to
yield to any Senator for any purpose. He
finally sent the letters to the clerk's desk,
from which the reading was continued.
A few minutes later Wellington said he
understood :hat the objection to the print
ing of the correspondence had been wlth
arawn. Without further reading, there
fore, the correspondence was ordered
printed In the Record as a document.
Thirty-nine private pension bills were
passed, and the calendar cleared.
The unfinished business the bill for
the protection of the President of the
United States was then laid before the
Senate. Pettus said he would be forced
to vote against the bill, as he objected to
the re-enactment of the old sedition law.
Bacon offered an amendment to the first
paragraph of the bill, providing the pen
alty of death for an assassin of the Presi
dent If the assault upon the President was
committed "because of his official position,
or for the purpose of destroying the Gov
ernment or impairing the exercise of its
Cons:itutional powers.''
Briefly discussing the amendment, "Vest
discus&ed the possibility of a Federal Jury
acquitting an assassin of the President
because the motive as bpeclfled by Bacon's
amendment had not been proved. In
such a case, he asked, would the assassin
be liable to indictment under the stato
laws?
Bacon said an assault on the President
might be a crime against the person, and
it might be a crime against the Govern
ment. The purpose of his amendment was
intended to differentiate between the two
crimes. Bacon contended that an assault
x:pon the President as a person ought to
be pun'shed precisely as any similar of
fense against any .other citizen was pun
ished; otherwise, an official class would
be created in the United States.
Mason said the pending bill was "but
the formation and shape of public opinion,
which thrice had been aroused by the
murder of the President." To his mind
it was a well considered and thoroughly
matured measure, and the amendment of
fered by Bacon, he thought, was not war
ranted by the conditions or by the law.
Mason declared that the pending bill was
in accordance with the wishes of the peo
ple, and they were right in demanding
such legislation. "Cowards and sneaks,"
he insisted, "who take the advice they
receive In dark halls and kill the President
of the United States ought to ay the
penalty as provided by this bill." '. He
said the present was a bad time to fix
special pleading for anarchist criminals.
The crimes were against 70,000,000 people.
In the course of a legal and Constitu
tional argument in support of tho bill,
Hoar replied to some of the points made
by Bacon. He suggested .thjtt Bacon's
amendment and his objections to the bill
were founded not on a special rule of law,
but a special rule of escape for the crimi
nal specified by the measure.
Bacon took sharp exception to the criti
cism, of Hoar, asserting that the Massa
chusetts Senator's statements were "un
justifiable" and "misrepresented" his ar
gument Bacon ahso replied with some
evidence of heat to criticisms of his
amendment made by Mason criticisms
which he said he felt reflected upon him
personally.
Mason replied that he certainly believed
what ho had said, and was willing to state
It again. The Senator from Georgia
knew, however, that he was Incapable of
reflecting on his (Bacon's) honor or In
tegrity of purpose. "What I said," re
plied Mason, "was that tho amendment
offered by tho Senator' from Georgia was
a basis of 5pecial pleading for men who
should be caught In the act of taking the
life of the President. It opens wide tho
door for special pleading. What I said
did not reflect directly or remotely on tho
honor of the Senator."
Without concluding the debate, the Sen
ate, at 4:35 P. M., went into executive ses
sion, and at 4:45 P. M. adjourned.
In the House.
When the House met today Frank B.
Lyon, of Cuba, N. T., was elected door
keeper to succeed the late W. J. Glenn.
The oath was immediately administered
to Mr. Lyon by the Speaker. The House
then went into committee of the whole
and resumed consideration of the river
and harbor bill.
When Hepburn, who has fought river
and harbor bill ever since he came to
Congress, arose to speak, there was an
outburst of applause on both sides of the
House.
"I arise to make my annual contribution
to river and harbor literature with a mis
cellaneous assortment of motions," he
began. "I recognize the utter futility of
saying anything against this bill. I rec
ognized that fact years ago, when the
pork in the barrel was only JS.000.000. How
manfestly is it impossible to make head
way against it now, when the appropria
tion aggregates $00,000,000. At the same
time, I find In the presentation of the
pending bill some things to commend a
rare thing in my experience."
Hepburn commended the committee for
taking the "back track" upon wasteful
expenditures In certain directions, point
ing out the abandonment of further Im
provements of the Missouri River as a
final fulfillment of predictions made IS
years ago. He said that Congress should
set a definite limit on the depth of water
sought to be obtained In seaport harbors
30 feet, for Instance and place a limit upon
naval architecture. OtHerwise, he de
clared, there would be no end to, the depth
or water which would be demanded.
Speaking of the Hennepin Canal, Hep
bum admitted that he had voted for it,
"But considering the mental penitence I
have undergone and my infancy and Ignor
ance when I cast the votet it will not go
as hard with me as with a hard-headed
old dinner like my friend from Illinois
(Reeves) if he should attempt to indulge
la another such freak of legislation."
(Laughter.)
"The canal was projected to get the
produce of the farmers of Iowa to the
Great Lakes," suggested Reeves.
"Quite true," retorted Hepburn, "but the
farmers of that community are all dead,
while the incompleted canal continues to
draw its annual appropriations from, the
Treasury." (Renewed laughter.)
Ball (Dem. Tex.), a member of the river
and harbor committee, contended that his
committee was more economical in pro
portion to tho interests served than any
committee of the House. It was agreed
that general debate on the bill should
close tomorrow at 3 o'clock. At 4:35 P.
M. the House adjourned.
"War Revenue Repeal BUI.
WASHINGTON, March 18. The Senate
committee on finance today concluded
consideration of the bill repealing the
war revenue act, and authorized a fa
vorable report on It The bill is greatly
changed in its phraseology, and It Is an
nounced that It will not be In shape to bo
reported before the end of the week. The
bill as it will be reported will remove
all tho taxes of the war revenue act and
the only changes made are those of lan
guage, making sure of this result Among
other changes made in the language of
the bill Is one fixing the rate on tobacco
at 6 cents a pound.
The delay in reporting the bill Is oc
casioned by threats on the part of Sen
ators to offer amendments and the desire
to avoid that possibility. Senator Foraker
has said that ho would present a pro
vision for Cuban reciprocity. This, It
Is known, would raise long debate, and
the Republican members of tho finance
committee are exerting themselves to
prevent the offering of tho amendment
Democratic Senators generally express
themselves as willing to allow an un
conditional repeal bill to pass without
amendment
Order of Business in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 18. The Repub
lican steering committee of the Senate
today decided to give the first place In
the order of business In the Senate," after
disposing of the pending business, to the
oleomargarine bill, and to allow it to be
followed by the Chinese exclusion bill.
The committee discussed tho question of
giving the Nicaragua Canal bill third
place on the calendar, but decided not to
act on that question, inasmuch as it Is
considered probable that the discussion
of the oleomargarine and the Chinese
bills will consume some time. The war
revenue repeal bill, like appropriation
bills, is of a privileged character, and can
be taken up at any time after being re
ported. i Direct Election of Senators.
WASHINGTON, March 18. The Senate
committee on privileges and elections to
day began consideration of the House
resolution providing for the election of
United States Senators by direct vote of
the people, but, beyond hearing the views
of several members of the committee,
made no progress. The committee decid
ed to meet regularly hereaftr on Tues
day of each week, and to continue the
consideration of this question until a vote
is reached.
To Perfect Exclusion Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 18. Chairman
Hitt of the House committee on foreign
affairs, has designated Representative
Perkins, William A. Smith and Champ S.
Clark to perfect the details of tho Chl
neso exclusion bill, as heretofore agreed
upon in a general way by the committee.
When this work is done, the bill will be
reported to the House.
Civil Service Regulations.
WASHINGTON, March 18. Tho civil
service committee met today to frame
regulations designed to make the methods
of promotion in the various branches of
the Government service more uniform
and based more on merit than at present
Coinage of Silver Bullion.
WASHINGTON. March 18. Representa
tive Hill has introduced a bill for the
coinage of silver bullion in the Treas
ury purchased under the act of July 14,
1832, into subsidiary silver coin.
Confirmed "by the Senate.
WASHINGTON. March -Confirmations
by the Senate today: Myron H.
McCord. to be Marshal of Arizona; J. P.
Allen, to be Postmaster at Pullman,
Wash.
Rio Free of the Plagme.
RIO DE JANEIRO. March 18. No case
of bubonic plague has been reported here
for three weeks, arid the port has "been
officially declares! free from the plague.
To Care Grip in Two Days.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne removes cause.
E. W. Grove's signature on every box.
AGREEMENF IN CAUCUS
HOUSE ' REPUBLICANS ACCEPT
PATXE RECIPROCITY PROPOSAL.
Twenty Per Cent Redaction on Cu
ban Daties Limited to December 1
1003 vote of 85 to 31.
WASHINGTON, March IS. The advo
cates of Cuban reciprocity scored a deci
sive victory tonight at the conference of
the Republican members of the House of
Representatives, the proposition of Chair
man Payne, of the "ways and" means com
mittee, for a 20 per cent reduction of duty,
with the Sibley amendment limiting the
duration of the reduction of duties to De
cember 1, 1503, "being adopted by a vote
of S3 ayes to 31 noes. This result was
reached at 11:30 o'clock, after a protracted
debate, followed by a series of exciting
roll-calls.
The first te3t was when Payne conclud
ed the speechmaking with a motion for
the previous question on all pending prop
ositions. This motion prevailed, 78 to 56.
A vote was then taken on a substitute
offered by Dick, of Ohio, In behalf of
those opposing the reciprocity plan, offer
ing In its stead a plan of direct payment
to Cuba covering several years. This was
defeated, 57 to 35. An amendment by Mor
ris, of Indiana, to take off the dlfferen-.
tlal on refined sugar, was defeated, 50 to
72. The ways and means proposition for
reciprocity, with the Sibley amendment
limiting Its duration, was then agreed to,
85 to 31. While the voting was in prog
ress, quite a number of those who oppose
the ways and means plan left the cham
ber. When the conference met about 140
members were in attendance. Including
Speaker Henderson, Chairman Payne and
others who have figured prominently in
th,o contest Chairman Payne made a
statement of the difficulties encountered
by the arbitrating conference, which had
been seeking for several days to bring
the two elements together. He frankly
confessed that, nothing had been accom
plished, as each side had adhered firmly
to Its original position. Payne said the
proposition of the ways and means com
mittee now was In effect that presented
by Sibley at the last conference, namely,
for 20 per cent reciprocity, limited to De
cember 1. 1903.
Representative Dick, ono of the confer-,
ees of the element opposing the ways and
means committee, concurred with Payne
that no progress had been made by the
arbitrating body toward reaching a solu
tion. At the same time Dick said he was
still hopeful of an ultimate agreement
and he urged deliberate action in order
that harmony might prevail In the end.
Dick closed by presenting resolutions rep
resenting the views of the conferees who
represented the element opposing tho ways
and means committee.
Lacey supported the ways and means
proposition. Hepburn made a somewhat
satirical speech as to the relief which the
proposed reciprocal plan would give to
Cuba. The speaking then became general.
Payne brought the discussion to a close
with an earnest plea for the support of
the reciprocity proposition and a motion
that the previous question be ordered on
all pending questions. This brought the
question to a decisive issue rather unex
pectedly, and the voting began amid con
siderable excitement.
Immediately following the vote on the
main issue the conference adjourned, and
the long-pending controversy over Cuban
reciprocity was determined, so far as the
Republican conference was concerned, al
though It still remains to be dealt with by
the House.
The Payne resolution, as adopted to
night, gives the general form of a bill au
thorizing the President to negotiate with
Cuba for reciprocal and equivalent con
cessions by which the rates of duty shall
be reduced at least 20 per cent ad valorem"
on all articles Imported from Cuba into,
the United States. It also provides that
tho United States Immigration and exclu
sion laws shall be enacted by the Govern
ment of Cuba as a preliminary to reci
procity. The Sibley amendment limits the
duration of the bill to December 1, 1903.
TWO VETO MESSAGES.
President Disapproves Bills Granting
Honorable Discharges.
WASHINGTON, March IS. President
Roosevelt today sent to the Senate two
veto messages of private bills. One is a
bill granting an honorable discharge
from the military service to Charles H.
Hawley. Of this case tho President said:
"This Is a mandatory bill, revoking the
order of dismissal Issued 39 years ago
and directing the Issuance of an honor
able discharge from the Army to this
man. whom his superior officers, includ
ing the Cbmmander-in-Chlef, Abraham
Lincoln, held to be unworthy to serve in
the Army of the Union 39 years ago. I
do not at this time express an opinion
on the Constitutional questions involved
In the bill. I think It In the highest de
gree inexpedient to reverse the order of
dismissal nearly 40 years after tho event
when it is out of the question for any
one to possess the knowledge and the
means of arriving at the Judgment which
was possessed by tho fellow-officers of
the man at the time they dismissed
him."
Hawley was a Second Lieutenant In the
Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
The other Is a bill for the relief of
James Howell In returning this bill, the
President says:
"I do not at this time express an opinion
upon the Constitutional questions Involved
In' the bill. It Is enough to say that this
man was convicted of mutiny, sentenced
to be dishonorably discharged from tho
Army and confined at hard labor for a
term of years. .A portion of the confine
ment was remitted by executive clemency
It is to .the last degree Improbable now,
37 years after the event that there is
so good an opportunity to pass judgment
upon the facts as was tho case when tho
fellow-officers of the offender found him
guilty of an offense so serious as to call
for the punishment they inflicted. There
Is perhaps no other heritage on American
would so llko to leave to his children as
an honorable discharge for services well
and gallantly performed In the Civil War
and the honorable discharge thus granted
to those who with blood and toll havo
earned It Is cheapened and rendered of
little worth If also granted their un
worthy brothers who have forfeited the
right to receive It"
Howell was a member of Company F,
Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
SUMMARY OF IMMIGRATION BILL.
Xevr Measure Will Exclude Annrcli-
lutn and Clean Out Reformatories.
WASHINGTON, March IS. The general
Immigration bill prepared by Chairman
Shattuc of the committee of Immigra
tion and naturalization, and accepted by
that committee, was by him reported
to the House today with the recommen
dation that It be passed. Mr. Shattuc
gives the following summary of the bill
and the report:
"The general purpose of this bill is
to bring together In one act scattered
legislation on this subject enacted from
1875 to 1S94 in regard to the immigration
of aliens Into the United States. Tho
head tax on Immigrants Is Increased from
JL. as at present, to Jl 50. This Is to
meet the expenses of the Immigration
Bureau. The bill provides also for not
only rejecting undesirable aliens at our
ports, but by following- up those who have
unlawfully effected an entrance and who
have become criminal or pauper burdens
upon state and municipal Institutions, and
within five years after their arrival re
turning them to the country whence they
came. This period was formerly one year.
The Immigrants waited a year and then
entered an institution, remaining forever
afterward a burden on the country. Those
eooilng In across the boundaries, who are
sacnlfested to this country, must also
pay this head tax.
"The bill excludes from admission to
the United States anarchisms or persons
who believe in or advance the overthrow
by force or violence of all governments
or forms of law, or tho assassination of
public officials. Another new class of
persons excluded is epileptics and persons
who have been Insane within five years
previous to coming here, and persons who
have had two or more attacks of insan
ity at any time previous.
"The section relating to contract labor
is made more stringent and now Includes
persons who have been Induced to come
to the United States by 'offers, solicita
tions, promises or agreements,' and the
section Includes the words 'those who im
port or attempt to import' which It la
claimed will catch the contractor even if
the laborers are not landed.
"The bill also provides that Inspection
shall be made from time to time of all
reformatories, insane hospitals, charitable
Institutions, etc., and that all aliens who
are found there are to be deported. This
provision Is mode to help to clean out the
institutions of the country, particularly.
In the Eastern States, of the thousands of
charges of this class."
Mr. Shattuc says the bill will be taken
up in the House In the Immediate future.
NOT CAPABLE OF GOVERXIXG.
General OtIs Opinion of the Fili
pinos. WASHINGTON, March IS. Major-General
Otis again appeared before the Senate
committee on Philippines today. When
he left the Philippines In May. 1900, Gen
eral Otis said that the Army had disposed
of all of Agulnaldo's army; quiet pre
vailed during the months of May and June,
and hardly a shot was flrcd. It was safe
to go to all parts of Luzon and other Isl
ands, and a very large trade had been
established. A civil government had been
set up. also the Supreme Court and courts
of first instance In seven of the 19 prov
inces of Luzon.
General Otis, In answering a question
by Senator Culberson, said he never trust
ed native officers because they were cruel
to their men. He said he- could trust their
loyalty, but they treated their enptivee
with too much cruelty. They were as bad
as the Insurgents, he said. When he leftl
the Philippines, he said, "the war, as
war," had ceased.
Answering a question, by Senator Hale,
General Otis satf he saw no difficulty In
withdrawing a material number of troop3
from the Islands. The native forces, he
declared, to be very necessary and he said
there was no peace In Manila until the
native police was organized. General Otis
said that when, he left Manila he appre
hended further trouble because there was
a certain element which dominated the Ig
norant classes. The great majority, how
ever, wanted peace. No armed bands cf
eny Importance, he said, were opposed
to the United States at the time.
The troops of the United States, he said,
had treated the Filipinos with the great
est kindness. Every statement of harsh
treatment be heard of had been investi
gated. In fact, said he, "we were laughed
at by the Spaniards and the European
ofllcew for the humanity we exercised."
As to the capacity of the Filipinos for
self-government, he said that Agulnaldo's
foraier Secretary of State had told him
that it would take 100 years to accomplish
this. General Qtlt said that the Filipinos
were not capable of self-government
General Otis testified In response to
Questions by Senator Rawlins that he
knew very little o the correspondence
Lctween General Merrltt and Agulnaldo,
but he recalled Agulnaldo's reply to a
communication referring to an agreement
that the insurgent forces should withdraw
to a certain polut aesignated. He had
Inurfself directed Agulnaldo to withdraw to
the suburbs of Manlia outside the Ameri
can defenses, accorllng to the terms of
the i protocol with Spain. This was not
only a military meets! ty, but In accord
anca with right and culy. No nation In
the world, said he, except the United
States, "would have allowed those people
to i.ave hemmed us In the way they did."
The order for their withdrawal was made
solely In the Interests of peace.
The dual occupancy of Manila, he said,
he considered a dangerov,s one. He based
his whole action, he said, on tho protocol
as -he understood It.
At 12 o'clock the commltteo adjourned
until tomorrow.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON, March IS. The follow
ing nominations were sent to the Senate
today:
Infantry-MaJor Philip Reade, Fourth
Infantry, Lieutenant-Colonel; Captain
John C. F. Tlllson, Fourteenth Infantry,
Major.
First Lieutenants to be Captains John
K. Moore, Fifteenth Infantry; Claude H.
Miller, Twenty-sixth Infantry; Harold B.
FIske, Eighteenth Infantry; John H.
Hughes, Forty-eighth Infantry.
Second Lieutenant John M. Melsoo, Jr.,
Arkansas.
Assistant surgeons volunteers, with rank
of Captain Thomas S. Lowe, Maryland;
William A. McVean, Ohio.
Navy Dr. Robert A. Bachman, Penn
sylvania, assistant surgeon.
Receiver of Public Moneys John H.
Bauman, at Tucson, Ariz.
Civil Service Information.
WASHINGTON, March 18. Senator
Galllnger has introduced a resolution di
recting the Civil Service Commission to
transmit to the Senate a statement show
ing the number of persons examined dun.
Ing each fiscal year from 1SS4 to 1901, In
clusive, giving by years the number who
passed, the number who were rejected,
the number certified as being eligible for
appointment, the number appointed, .and
the number of eliglbles now on the rolls.
The resolution also directs the commission
to report the number placed In the classi
fied service by executive order or rules
of the commission without exception since
the dato of the enactment of the cfvil ser
vice law.
A PLACE FOR EVANS.
Hla Friends Believe He Will Be Made
Secretary of the Interior.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 13. A spe
cial to the Age-Herald from Chattanooga,
Tenn., says:
Close personal friends hero of Pension
Commissioner H. Clay Evans claim to
have Information that President Roose
velt will make him Secretary of the In
terior. It was said Secretary Hitchcock
will resign soon, and that Evans will be
offered his place. It Is said the change
will occur within 30 days.
OFFERED TO MANLBY.
Payne Wants Him as First Assistant
Postmaster-General.
WASHINGTON. March IS. Joseph H.
Manley, of Augusta, Me., the Maine mem
ber of the Republican National Commit
tee, Is being pressed by the. administra
tion to accept the office of First Assistant
Postmaster-General, but it la not known
whether Mr. Manley will accept the of
fice. The office has not been formally
tendered, but it Is known that Mr. Man
ley has been approached on the sub
ject and Postmaster-Geenral Payne, with
whom the Maine committeeman has been
closely associated In a number of National
campaigns, is anxious to have Mr. Man
ley accept Though not finally determined,
it Is quite likely that Mr. Manley will
not take tho office, his private interests
being in the way.
Garfield May Succeed Rodeaberjr
WASHINGTON. March IS. It is under
stood that the President has about de
cided to tender the Civil Service Com
mlssionershlp, made vacant by tho resig
nation of W. A. Rodenberg, to Harry A.
Garfield, of Cleveland, a son of President
Garfield.
Liable to Rectifier's Tax.
WASHINGTON. March IS. The Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue has decided
that the blending of sweet wine with a
simple fermented wine or grape juice re
sults in the production of a compound
liquor, and every person making such
A Terrible Disease That Comes
Unsuspectingly, and When Un
heeded It Drags Its Victims
To Death.
Paine's Celery
Compound
Has Wrought Thousands of
Cures After Failures of
Physicians.
Today kidney disease is as common as
.rheumatism. Thousands of men and
women living In fancied security have
kidney trouble In some form that must
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Dr. "White Will Not Resign.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.. March IS. State
Senator Horace White and his father,
Horace White, brother3 of Ambassador
Andrew D. White, both say that the Am
bassador has no Intention of resigning the
post at Berlin. They assert that his
health has improved during the last year,
and that he has given no Intimation of
retiring on his 70th birthday.
Cabinet Discussed Danish Treaty.
WASHINGTON, March IS. The Cabinet
today discussed the cession of tho Danish
West Indies to tho United States. The
remainder of the time of the meeting was
occupied In going over routine matters.
Storcrs at White House Dinner.
WASHINGTON. March 1& Hon. Bel
lamy Storer, Minister to Spain, now home
on leave of.absence, and Mrs. Storer were
guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt
at dinner at the White House tonight
Snprcme Conrt Recess.
WASHINGTON, March 18. According
to an announcement made by Chief Jus
tice Fuller In the United States Supreme
Court, that court wll take a recess for
two weeks from next Monday.
REBELS GAIff A VICTORY.
Have Possession of the Country West
of Panama.
WASHINGTON, March 18. Secretary
Long has received the following cable
gram from Commander Rodgers, of the
gunboat Marietta, dated Colon, today:
"Liberal army has gained a victory.
Rebels have possession of the country
west of Pinama. Fighting expected on
the Isthmus."
Captain Perry, of the Iowa, has so well
established the best line of conduct to
be pursued by United States naval ves
sels during the disturbances on the Isth
mus that it has not been found neces
sary thus far by the Navy Department
to send special instructions to Captain
Rodgers. Within two days the cruiser
Philadelphia will arrive at Panama from
Guayaquil and, with the Marietta on the
Gulf side of the Isthmus, the situation,
from a naval point of view, will be Just
as it was when Captain Perry landed bis
marines to protect the Isthmian 'transit.
There will be no attempt by the Navy to
Interfere as between factions unless the
military movements of the government
and liberal troops tend to cripple the rail
way, in which case the marines and
sailors will be promptly landed on both
sides of the Isthmus and transit kept
open.
Vigilance at Colon.
COLON, Colombia. March 18. Active
measures are being taken for the defense
of this city, and entrenchments are being
strengthened. Extreme vigilance Is exer
cised day and night It is rumored here
that the revolutionists landed a number
of cattle at Chorrera this morning.
A dispatch announcing the death of tho
revolutionary General. Sergio Perez, dur
ing the fighting at Port David last month,
has been received here from Guayaquil,
Ecuador.
A dispatch has been received here from
Dr. Concha, the Colombian Minister at
Washington, in which he says ho Is ac
tively engaged on matters pertaining to
the Panama Canal.
THE "WAR IN VENEZUELA.
Insurgents Capture the Town of
Jnnn GrIej?o.
PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad.
March 18. A force of Venezuela insur
gents, supported by the revolutionary
steamer Bolivar, captured tho town of
Juan Grlego, on tho Island of Margarita,
yesterday morning nnd afterwards moved
onto the town of Asuncion, capital of the
island. The Venezuelan Government
troops wcro defeated nnd there was every
indication that the Insurgents would soon
be masters of the whole island.
WILLBMSTAD. Curacoa, March 10.
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
The Venezuelan revolution during the
last fornlght has taken on a little new lire,
but has not assumed any definite form.
The disembarkation at La Guayra is not of
any strategic Importance. All eyes wore
turned elsewhere, namely, to the coast of
Coro, and are flxed on General Rlero, who
has evaded the government troops and Is
now marching, it Is believed, with several
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THE DEATH ROLL,
Henry mtchcock, Brother of the Sec
retary of the Interior.
ST. LOUIS, March 18. Henry Hitchcock,
one of the leading lawyers of, St Louis,
and well known throughout the country,
died at his home here today of heart fail
ure. He was 71 years oT age. Secretary
of the Interior Hitchcock was at the bed
side when his brother passed away.
Henry Hitchcock was born in 1829 In
Mobile, Ala. He graduated from the Uni
versity of Nashville, and went to Tale for
two years. In 1S4S he studied law In New
York City, and later entered the law office
of Judge William F. Cooper at Nashville,
where, he stayed until 1851. when he came
to St Louis. Here he became assistant
editor of the St. Louis Intelligencer, a Na
tional publication. After a year as an
editor he returned to law. He Joined the
Republican party and took an active part
In the National canvass of 1S60. During
the Civil War Henry Hitchcock was As
sistant Adjutant-General of Volunteers
and Judge-Advoca to In Sherman's Army
during the Carolina campaign and the
march to the sea. Deceased was the orig
inal of Stephen Brice In Churchill's "The
Crisis."
Dr. J. Baxter I'pham.
NEW YORK. March IS. Dr. J. Baxter
Upham, S2 years old, and once a well
known surgeon, who, with the late Austin
Corbln. founded the Corbln Banking Com
pany, s deud at his home in this city. He
was born in Clnremont, N. H., In 1S20,
and wrved during the Civil War 03 a
surgeon. He was breveted a Major.
Richest Man in "Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.. March 18. Daniel
Wells. Jr.. the pioneer lumberman of Wis
consin, nnd reputed to be the richest man
in the state, died tonight, aged S3 years.
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