THE MOENING OREGOtflAN, WEDNESDAY, APIHL 23, 1902.
TO EMPTY BENCHES
Rawlins Begins His Speech
on the Philippine Bill.
REPUBLICANSLEAVETHEHGUSE
Utah Senator Maintains That the
Insular Commission Is Given
fToo Great Fovrer by
the Act.
"WASHINGTON. April 22. Formal dis
cussion of the bill temporarily io pro
Vide a government for the -Philippine
Islands -was begun In the Senate today,
Bawllns, of Utah, the leading minority
member of the Philippine committee,
opened the debate. He denounced the
bill as an unwarranted Imposition on the
Filipinos, declaring that Jt would estab
lish one of the foules,t oligarchies in the
history of the -world. He maintained that
the Philippine commission -was given too
great power by the bill and asserted that
under its provisions the islands would be
exploited for private gain. While he
was speaking, two efforts were made to
maintain a quorum, the second resulting
in a lively tilt among several Senators,
Scott intimating that argument could not
influence any Senator.
The Proceeding;.
During the consideration of routine
business. Hoar presented a resolution for
the adjournment of the Senate from
Thursday, May 1, to Monday, May 5, the
object being to afford time for a Spring
cleaning of the Senate chamber. The
resolution went over under the rules.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sideration of a bill providing for a union
railroad station in this city, Patterson
attacked the measure. It was, he said,
a gift of a great amount of money to
railroad corporations. He declared that
the values of franchise and property ac
corded to the railroads would amount In
the end to 5Q,00O,OG0. He charged that
the bill created a monopoly for the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company as It excluded
all other lines from Washington.
Without action upon the bill, the Sen
ate preceded to the consideration of the
Philippine -government bill. Rawlins the
leading member of the minority on the
Philippine committee, addressed the Sen
ate in opposition to the measure.
"We seem to have arrived at that point
in our history." said he, "where there
are those who affect to believe that
It is sedition to think and treason to
talk. 'For God's sake let us keep silent
until the war Is over' exclaims a per
ipatetic hero and graduate from the
Philippines, who wants to make free
speech treason and to cart us away to
the gallows, although he might give the
Senator from Massachusessts the benefit
of a clergyman on account of his sym
pathy for a" superheated conscience, all,
if wc are to believe him, with the ap
proval of the President of the United
States. Congress has no longer to de
clare war. An Otis or Chaffee are pre
pared to attend to this any day In the
week. A few days ago a message came
to us that Malvar, the last of the ln
Kurrectos, had surrendered. The next
day it was announced that General Chaf
fee had declared a new war and had
dispatched an army to wage It against
2.000.000 of people in the Island of Min
danao. But mum Is to be the word so
long as there is any disturbance any
where within our borders or In any one
of the more than 1000 islands beyond
the seas.
"These are the facts which cry out
tor utterance. There are 10.000.000 suffering
people across the water, silent, unheard,
but whose very souls cry out against
wrongs, cruel, unspeakable, beyond the
kin of mortal language to describe. There
are more than 70,000.000 on this side of
the water wanting to know the truth,
.heretofore stifled and suppressed.
"This bill strikes its roots Into and
derives its support from that ex
crescence upon the Army appropria
tion bill of 1501. known as the
Spooner amendment. The qualifica
tion of the absolute power therein
conferred, adopted at the Instance of the
Senator from Massachusetts, by this bill
is eliminated. All property rights In the
islands and the fate of their Inhabitants
are turned over to the control and dis
position of the commission, without any
qualification of Importance.
"The commission may declare war and
make peace; raise armies And provide
navies; regulate commerce with all sorts
of discriminations between islands and
ports; levy taxes without limit and with
out uniformity. It may coin money and
regulate the value thereof, and may es
tablish religion and punish those who
do not conform to Its tenets. It may
destroy free speech and punish as an act
of sedition the publication of truth In
regard to their administration. It can
establish an inquisition; devise and ap
ply methods of torture, compelling per
sons to be witnesses against themselves
and disclose Information which the com
mission may desire to extort.
"It Is -useless to say that this power
will not be abused. Attention will-be In
vited to some Instances In the history
of our relations with the islands showing
the extent to which our representatives
have gone in acts of perfidy, injustice,
oppression and cruelty."
During Rawlins speech two efforts were
made to maintain a quorum. Finally,
Money moved that the Senate adjourn,
only five Republican Senators being pres
ent when the motion was made. The vote
on the motion was 12 to 23, less than a
quorum. The roll then was called and
a quorum secured. Money, In withdraw
ing bis motion, said he had no dispo
sition to delay consideration of the
measure., but he believed the Senate
should give proper consideration to a
measure which Involved the life, liberty
and happiness of 10,000,000 of people and
he would Insist upon such consideration.
"Does the Senator think," Inquired
Scott, "that any Senator on this floor
will be Influenced by any argument that
may be made on this question?"
Rawlins replied tartly that he never
indulged the thought that the Senator
from West Virginia (Scott) would be In
fluenced by any argument that might be
made upon any question. An oligarchy
as foul as any ever established was about
to he fastened upon the Filipinos by the
pending bill, "yet," said he, "while this
measure is under consideration, Senators
slink away, declaring that no argument
that can be made can have any effect
upon them.'
Hoar requested Rawlins to withdraw
the expression, "slink away" urging that
no unworthy motives ought to be Imputed
to any Senator.
Rawlins said he would change the ex
pression to "walk away" or "go away."
"I will most willingly withdraw the ex
pression." said he, -"and use any appro
priate equivalent which the Senator from
Massachusetts may suggest." (Laughter.)
After Teller had said there was noth
ing much more discourteous to a Sen
ator than for an entire body of Senators
representing one side of the chamber to
leave the chamber while that Senator
was speaking, Rawlins continued his re
marks for a brief time and then, desir
ing to conclude his speech tomorrow, the
Senate, at 4:20 P. M., adjourned.
CUBAN RECIPROCITY BILL.
Republican Senator Will Make It n
Party Mennure.
WASHINGTON, April 22. The question
of reciprocity with Cuba formed the sub
ject of an important preliminary confer
'ence on the part of the majority of the
Republican Senators today. .This confer-
ence was held in the room of the Senate
committee on finance during the after
noon, and was extended some time after
the adjournment of. the Senate. In the
main, the Senators invited to participate
1 were those friendly to reciprocity legis
lation, but some of those representing the
opposition were present.
The , result of the meeting may be
summed up as follows: There will Be
an early meeting of the Senate commit
tee on relations with Cuba to take up
the -question on the basis of the House
bill, which is now before that committee.
The Republican membei of the commit
tee will act together In formulating a
substitute for tne House bill, and none
of them is to co-operate with the Demo
cratic members of the committee; the
bill thus agreed upon by the Republican
members Is to be submitted t6 a Repub
lican caucus of the Senate and made a
party measure.
The Democratic members also were
more or less engaged today with the su
gar question. The Democratic consulta
tions generally had reference to Senator
Teller's resolution providing for an In
quiry as to the holdings of the present
stock of sugar; and there was. at one time
a practical assurance that sufficient votes
could be secured to pass the resolution. It
would -seem probable, however, that the
result of the RepubJcan conference may
change the situation In that respect.
A NEW ARMY BILL.
Provision In the Interest of General
Miles.
WASHINGTON, April 22. Senator Haw
ley, chairman of the Senate committee on
military affairs, coday Introduced a bill
to "Increase the efficiency of the Army."
The most Important section of the bill is
the following:
"Subject to the command of the Presi
dent and general direction of the Secre
tary of War, the Lieutenant-General shall
exercise command over the military forces
of the United States, " shall Issue 'Army
orders,' and direct Inspections of the
troops. He shall be charged with the in
struction, training, discipline and distri
bution of the Army, with the prepara
tion and maintenance ' of detailed plans
for the mobilization of the military forces,
with the preparation and maintenance of
schemes of offensive and defensive oper
ations, and with collecting and compiling
military information. It will be his duty
to see that the Army Is at all times suit
ably and amply supplied and equipped
and that the munitions of war are of
the best material and of suitable charac
ter. He will recommend suitable persons
for promotions and for military honors
and rewards. He will be assisted In his
duties, and nls orders will be conveyed
and executed through the agency of the
general officers holding commands, and
the general staff of the Army."
The above provision Is intended to give
the commanding General a legal status,
which he has not at present, and la un
derstood to be In the Interest of General
Miles. Other portions of the bill relate
to details of the administration of the
affairs of the Army. One of these provis
ions authorizes the President to direct
that the funds appropriated for the Quar
termaster's, subsistence or pay depart
ments may be placed to the credit of the
disbursing officers of either of these de
partments. PAX-AMERICA' RAILWAY.
The President Indorses the Sugges
tion of the Conference.
WASHINGTON. April 22. The President
today transmitted to the Senate a report
by the Secretary of State, concerning the
action of the Pan-American Congress re
cently hold in the City of Mexico on the
subject of the suggested Pan-American
railway connecting the American conti
nents. The secretary calls special atten
tion to the request of the conference that
the United States appoint a commission
to Investigate the question at Issue and
urges that two commissions accordingly
be appointed. The President Indorses the
suggestion, and says:
'"I recommend an appropriation by Con
gress of the sum of $200,000, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, to enable
the President to appoint the Commission
ers to visit Central and South America to
carry the purpose of the resolution Into
effect, and to Investigate and report upon
the means of extending the commerce e-fJ
the United States with those regions."
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON. April 22. The Presi
dent today sent the following nominations
to the Senate:
United States Attorney Joseph L. Llpp.
man, District of Utah.
United States Marshals Henry Z. Os
borne, Southern district of California;
John Shine, Northern district of Califor
nia. Navy Rear-Admlral Henry C. Taylor,
chief of Bureau of Navigation.
Chansre of Inaugrurnl Date.
WASHINGTON, April 22. The ques
tion of changing the date of Inaugura
tion of the President from March 4 to
the last Thursday In April' was consid
ered today by the House committee on
judiciary, but action was deferred until
next Thursday.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
Twelfth Annual Reunion Open at
Dallas, Tex.
DALLAS, Texas, April 22. With the
music of many bands and cheers from
thousands of throats, the 12th annual re
union and meeting of the United Con
federate Veterans began today at the Au
ditorium at the Fair Grounds now called
Camp Albert Sidney Johnston. The crush
of visitors was the largest In the history
of Dallas.
While thousands of visitors did not
leave the business section of the city, the
tents of Camp Johnston, two miles dis
tant, were crowded. The" great mess shed,
seating 120,000. was opened this morning.
The contention building, seating S600
people, was filled soon after the veterans
were called to order by General K. iL
Van Sandt, president of the Texas Vet
erans. Chaplain Young delivered the In
vocation, and Governor Joseph D. Bayers,
on behalf of the State of Texas, wel
comed the visitors. Mayor Ben T. Cabel
welcomed the veterans to Dallas, and
Hon. T. G. Gerald, of Waco, delivered the
welcome on behalf of the Confederates
of Texas. William McCamy welcomed
them on behalf of the local societies of
Veterans, and Colonel W. L. Crawford
spoke for the Texas Reunion Associa
tion and local veterans.
Interspersing the speeches, the songs of
the Southland were mingled with those of
the whole Nation. They were sung In this
order: "America," "Bonnie Blue Flag,"
"Dixie," -Star-Spangled Banner." "Tlje
Girl I Left Behind Me," and again the
urldylng "Dixie."
"The Kallph of Bagdad" and his retinue
were present in all their splendor.
An additional Influx of visitors Is expect,
ed tomorrow, the attraction being the
Kaliph's parade. An Immense crowd was
present tonight at the ball given at the
camp by the Sons of Veterans.
Daughters of the Revolutions.
DENVER. April 22. Delegates to the
meeting of the General Society of the
Daughters of the Revolution, which will
begin here at 11 o'clock tomorrow, came
In considerable numbers today. The Colo
rado society has made elaborate prepara
tions foi their entertainment. This after
noon, a trolley-car ride over the city was
given the delegates, after which they were
entertained at a reception at the home
of Mrs. Charles B. Kountze.
Woman's Board of Missions.
OMAHA, Neb., April 21 The first ses
sion of the annual conference of the
Woman's Board of Missions of the North
west convened here tonight Delegates
from 12 states began to arrive this-morn-Ing.
Addresses-were delivered by Rev. H.
G. Underwood, D. D.r of Seoul, Corea, and
Rev. F. G. Knauer, of Natanga, Africa.
OMNIBUS CLAIMS BILL
HOUSE REJECTS AMENDMENTS AT
TACHED BY THE SENATE.
Military Appropriation Bill Passed,
After the Amoant "Was Reduced
One Million Dollars.
WASHINGTON. April 22,-The House
today, by a vote of 73 to 72, rejected clalma
attached to the omnibus claims bill by
the Senate, aggregating Jl.&O.e&O, and on
the heels of that acUcn, non-concurred in
the whole Senate amendments (the va
rious Items having been ruled to consti
tute a single amendment) and sent the
bill to conference.
The military academy appropriation bill
was pasEed today, after the limit of cost
of Improvements at West Point had been
reduced from 16.500.000 to $5,300,000, and the
amount of appropriation In the bill from
J3.O0O.O00 to $2,000,000.
The London dopk charge bill was called
up, but was not disposed of.
The Proceedings.
After some routine' business, the House
went Into committee of the whole and
took up consideration of the Senate
amendments to the omnibus claims bill.
As passed by the House, the bill carried
about $200,000 for the payment of claims.
To this the Senate attached all the find
ings of the Court of Claims, under the
Bowman and Luckey acts, for captured
and abandoned property, French spoliation
claims, aggregating in all over $2,800,000.
Mahon (Rep. Ky.), chairman of the com
mittee on war claims,, desired to noncon
cur In all the Senate amendments and
send the bill to conference, but there was
objection from the Democratic side.
Underwood (Dem. Ala.) moved to strike
out that portion of the Senate amendment
covering the findings of the Selfrldgo
board. $1,071,425; church and- schools, 462.
974; state claims, $422,271, and mlsccllan
eous claims, $177,260. The Selfridgg board
claims, he saidr grew out of the construc
tion of vessels during the Civil War and
had been considered and rejected by Con
gress. Mahon and Roberts (Rep. Mass.) defend
ed the Selfrldge board claims. They main
tained that they were Just obligations.
Cannon (Rep. III.), chairman of the ap
propriations committee, opposed the
claims. He "declared there was a full set
tlement of the contracts made with the
claimants, and alBO for all extra work
done. He argued that the claims had no
legal standing. Sims (Dem. Tenn.) and
l-De Armond (Dem. Mo.) alo opposed the
ctaims.
After some further debate by Powers
(Rep. Mass.) and Sherman (Rep. N. Y.),
In support of the claims. Underwood's
motion to strike them out was darrled,
75 to 72. The bill then was sent to confer
ence. Several private bills were passed, and
the House then resumed consideration of
the military academy appropriation bill.
Speaking to a pro-forma amendment, Fee
ly (Dem. 111.) discussed briefly the ques
tion of the violation of the neutrality laws
In connection with the shipment of mules
and horses to South Africa.
When the item relating to the Improve
ment at West Point was reached, on mo
tion of Hull, in charge of the bill, amend
ments were added reducing the limit of
cost of the Improvements from $8,500,000
to $5,500,000, and the appropriation carried
by the bill from $$,000,000 to $2,000,000. The
bill then was passed.
Fletcher (Rep. Minn.), from the commit
tee on commerce, called up the bill relat
ing to the London dock charges. Groa
venor (Rep. O.) raised the question of
consideration, but the House voted (135
to 57) to consider the bill.
Tawney (Rep. Minn.) explained that the
bill modified the Harter act so as to make
It unlawful for steamship managers or
owners to accept In thecontracts of ship
pers liability for dock charges. Tawney
said that, while the bill was general In
terms, it would apply only to London,
where a dock charge of 4 shillings per
ton was made when the cargo was not
landed within 24 hours after arrival. No
action was taken on the bill.
The Speaker announced the appointment
of Mahon (Rep. Pa.), Gibson (Rep. Tenn.)
and Sims (Dem. Tenn.) as conferees on
tho omnibus claims bill.
The Senate amendments to the river and
harbor bill were disagreed to. and the bill
sent to conference, with Burton (Rep. O.),
Reaves (Rep. III.) and Lester (Dem. Ga.)
as conferees.
At 5:10 P. M. the House adjourned.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Provide! for Six New "Warships
Work In Government Yards.
WASHINGTON, April 22. The House
committee on naval affairs today com
pleted the naval appropriation bill. The
most Important Item as to new ships was
left until the last, and as finally deter
mined upon was as follows: Two battle
ships of about 10,000 tons displacement, to
cost, exclusive of armor and armament,
$4,212,000 each: two armored cruisers of
about 14,500 tons displacement each, to.
cost, exclusive of armor and armament,
$4,659,000 each; two gunboats of 1000 tons
each to cost, $SS2,O0O each.
The following provision, Is made: "That
tho Secretary of the Navy may, In his
discretion and so far as It Is In his Judg
ment practical, direct that any or all oi
the vessels herein authorized be built in
such navy-yards as he may designate."
Provision Is also made for building one
of each class of ships on the Pacific
Coast, and that no contractor shall bulla
more than one battle-ship, cruiser or gun
boat. The 16,000-ton battle-ships will be the
largest ever authorized for the American
Navy, and among the largest warships
afloat. The armored cruisers also will be
exceptionally large for their class, ex
ceeding the New York and Brooklyn In
tonnage. The amount carried by the bill
Is slightly above t$7G,O00,0O0.
There was a sharp parliamentary con
test and many votes before the final de
cision on ships and on building in Govern
ment yards was reached.
FEELING TOWARD BOERS.
John Hays Hammond Explains the
Sentiment in This Country.
LONDON, April 22, "I must advise you
not to pay too much attention to the ex
travagant expression of friendship of cer
tain well-meaning but discredited classes
called In America 'Anglomanlacs.' " These
words were the keynote of a speech
made by John Hays Hammond, tho Amer
ican engineer, tonight at a dinner given In
honor of Mr. Hammond's return to Eng
land. Mr. Hammond explained the depth
of and reason for American sympathy
with the Boers, and he impressed his hear
ers with Great Britain's total lack of ef
fort to counteract the pro-Boer sentiment
In the United States. With equal frank
ness he urged that Great Britain be gen
erous in her demands.
"Your American friends, he declared,
"most earnestly hope that In arranging
terms of peace, wide liberality will be
shown to the Boers." Such a statement
coming from one who in the same speech
referred to his Imprisonment at Pretoria
on account of his antt-Boer tendencies,
produced a striking effect.
The American Anglophobes came In for
equal criticism with the Anglomanlacs In
Mr. Hammond's remarks. "Both of
these classes," said Mr. Hammond, "are
the flotsam and Jetsam of the American
population. The citizens who compose the
Important body of our population are ex
ponents of Americanism in its highest
form."
The speaker pointed out that American
Impressions of the Boer War were derived
from the political emissaries of the Boers
and the writings and speeches of the Brit
ish pro-Boers, under which circumstances,
he said, It was not surprising ."that the
corrupt Transvaal oligarchy," masquerad
ing under the name oMMe "Little Sister
Republic," had secured the aid and sym
pathy of America. "However much we
English and Americans differ from the
Boers' policy," he continued, "we are
compelled to admire the plucky flght
made by the unfortunate deluded Boers
now under arms."
Elaborating upon his argument In fa
vor of securing generous peace terms.
Mr. Hammond nnfavorably compared Mr.
Kruger's attitude with General Lee's
Christian and patriotic action." But he
warned his hearers to learn a lesson
from another chapter of the American
Civil War by avoiding the mistake of the
American etatojman who endeavored to
govern the Southern States by Northern
office-holders, as a. result of which many
years elapsed before the harm done by
the "carpet-bagger" was repaired.
Among those present at the dinner were
the Marquis of Graham, the Earl of Klnt
more, the Earl of Jersey, the Earl or
Dudley, the Earl of Hardwlcke, Lords
Grey. Windsor and Harris, and Rear-Admlral
Lord Charles Beresford. .
Expects Peace Before Coronation.
2EW YORK, April 22. Sir Charles
Dllke, one of the moat laborious and best
Informed members of the House of Com
mons', asked whether he thinks, that peace
will be restored In- South Africa before
the coronation, replied, according to a
Tribune dispatch from London, as fol
lows: VI have not tho slightest doubt on the
subject. Peace jvlll be made. If It has not
been done virtually already. I have not
had any doubt respecting the result since
the conference with the Boers leaders be
gan! Their departure to confer with the
burghers confirms my -opinion."
Sir Charles added that he did not be
lieve that the European Boer agents had
been dalt with by the. government, but
they might have been consulted by the
delegates attending the conference In
Africa. Sir Charles Dllke without doubt
reflects the opinion of members of tho
House, which Ir more, optimistic and bet
ter Informed than any opinion outside.
THE CAPTURE OF BOCAS
Attack Hastened by Attempt to Re
cover Stolen Launches.
MOBILE. Ala., April 22,' The surrender
of Bocas del Toro, April 17, has been re
ported by cable- The fruit steamers HJs
panla and Mount Vernon, arriving' here
today, bring new of the battle, and also
of the unsuccessful attempt to secure the
return of the American launches seized by
the Liberals. The Hlspanla left Bocas
early the morning of the 17th, and the
Mount Vernon Ave hours later. On the
approach of the Liberals the American
women and children were taken aboard
the gunboat Machlas, but the men pre
ferred to remain and look after their
places of business. To protect these a
number of marines were landed and a
picket line thrown around the American
business quarter.
At daybreak the battle began, and for
hours It raged without any rign of weak
ening. The smoke could bs seen from the
deck of the Mount Vernon, and the rattle
of the musketry, even the cries of those
who were wounded, were hoard. Aa the
fighting progressed in the early morning
the demand for protection by Americans
was very great. Nearly every house was
seen flying the American flag. The cap
tain, of the Mount Vernon exhausted his
supply of flags In his deslro to afford
protection.
An Incident that hastened the attack on
Bocas was the attempt of the Machlas to
recover the launches which the Liberals
had taken from the United Fruit Com
pany. The Machias did not get the
launches. The Liberals were on an Island
near the lagoon, and received the demand
of, the Machlas with great courtesy, but
set forth that the Liberals were In a des
perate state, located on the Island and
unable to escape 1" the launches were
gitfen back. The Conservatives would
pounce upon them, they said, and not a
man would tye left alive.
The request was made that the launches
might be returned to the owner the next
morning. It la said that the commander
ot the Machlas consented. The Liberals
embarked on two flatboats, towed by the
launches, but Instead of moving away they
descended Immediately upon Bocas. It is
believed the demand for the launches
caused the Liberals to attack Bocas sooner
than was planned. So-far as kndwn, the
launches have-not yet been returned.
Commands Colombian Fleet.
PANAMA, Colombia, April 22. General
Jeffries, who was Tecently appointed com
mander of the government fleet, assumed
that post on Sunday.
Perry M. De Leon, ex-United States Consul-General
at Guayaquil, Ecuador, sailed
for New York on the steamer Orizaba
irom.'Colon today. He took with him a
collection of birds and animals for the
National Zoological Park, at Washington.
Police Inspector In Disgrace.
TOKIO, April 11, via Victoria, B. C,
April 22. On the 8th Inst, the high dis
ciplinary committee of civil officials gave
the following decision In respect of Ma
Eda Shin Ichl, chief Inspector of the Kofu
police station. Yamanshl prefecture:
"The committee finds that on March
22, 1902; Ma Eda Shin Ichi. together with
two public procurators and a Judicial pro
bationer of the Kofu Chiho Salbausho,
met Kashllshl Shojo. who was at the time
the center of popular attention as one of
the accused In connection with a sensa
tional gambling case, and was out on
ball, In s. restaurant at Peskugo Cho Chee
fut and ate and drank with him for sev
eral hours. The above facts are proved
by the document of examination drawn
up by the Minister for Home Affairs, and
the statement of Ishlhara ICenzo, Gover
nor Yaraanashl prefecture, and of Ma Eda
Shi Ichl himself.' The act of Ma Eda
comes within the purview of clause 2 of
Article 2 of the civil disciplinary act, and
his salary should be reduced for six
months by one-third."
FlKhting: the Beef Trust.
.INDIANAPOLIS, April 22. A large
number of the. grocers of this city, who
have for years conducted a meat busi
ness, have discontinued the sale of beet
and beef products, and notified their cus
tomers that they would not resume the
trade until there Is a substantial reduc
tion In prices. Several butcher shops not
connected with groceries have also closed,
and some others .refused to buy from the
Chicago packors, giving as a reason that
that they were losing money because of
the high prices. A movement has been
started among the butchers to buy their
own cattle on the hoof, and do their own
slaughtering.
'
Race for Governorship.
ARDMORE. L T., April 21 Ex-Governor
William Byrd, of Stonewall, has been
nominated b the Progressive Indian party
for Governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
The National party had already named
ex-Governor Palmer M. Osley. It Is ex
pected that tho race made by the two ex
Governors will prove one of the most ex
citing In the history of territory politics.
The IflsuQ will be the supplementary In
dian treaty now pending In Congress.
Sale of Arizona Miaes.
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 22. At a meet
ing of the stockholders of the South
Blsbee Company, held here today, 46 min
ing claims near the Copper Queen prop
erty were sold to Gordon R. Campbell,
of Calumet, Mich., for $1,200,000; $150,000
In cash and the balance within two years.
Corn Duties Resolution Adopted.
LONDON, April 22. In the House of
Commons this evening, the, whole session
was occupied with a heated debate on
the corn duties. At midnight, Mr. Bal
four, the Government leader, applied the
closure and the corn duties resolution
was 'adopted by 273 votes to 197.
To ."Care Grip in Two S3 ays.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Temoves cause.
E. W. Grove's, signature on every, box.
NEARLY AN AGREEMENT
HOUSE AND SENATE CONFEREES
WORKING ON EXCLUSION BILL.
Only Point Still Open Is as to Ex
tending the Latv After the
Present Treaty Expires.
WASHINGTON, April 22 The conferees
on the Chinese exclusion bill have prac
tically reached an agreement. The main
features of the Senate bill have, been
adopted; 'but there are some alterations
The agreement retfclkd !s upprt all but
one fcaturr- of the measure. Under th
agreement the Senate substitute becomes
the exclusion meaoure, but the House con
ferees have secured a concession specific
ally re-enacting section? 3 to 14 of the
e'xcluslon act of September 13, 18. The
point still open 13 as to extending tho ex
clusion Indefinitely after May G next. The
House bill extends the prohibition Indefi
nitely, but the Senate limits It until a new
treaty is made. The Houee conferees are
insisting on taking out the reference to a
new treaty, so that there will be no limit
of tifno to the exclusion.
Following is the specific provision re
enacting sections 3 to 14 of the exclusion
act of lS83,hlch was Inserted at the In
stance of the House members.
"All lawo now In force prohibiting and
regulating the coming of Chinese persons
and persons of Chinese descent Into the
Unltid States, and the residence of such
persons therein, Including sections 5, 6,
7, S, 9, 10, U, 13 and 14 or the act enti
tled 'An act to prohibit the coming of
Chinese laborers Into the United States,'
approved September 13, 1SSS, ehall be and
the same are hereby re-enacted, extended
and continued."
Under the Agreement reached by the
conferees, the foregoing quotation will be
the first provision In the compromise bill.
Tho Senate bill Is also made more spe
cific In its application to Insular territory.
The provision relating to Chinese laborers
In islands belonging to the United States
is made to read ae follows:
"Said laws shall .apply to all immigra
tion of Chinese laborers not citizens of the
United States from the Island to the main
land territory of the United States,
whether such were in the island territory
at the time of the cession or not, or from
one portion of the island territory of the
United States to another portion of said
territory."
Sections 5 and 6 of the Senate bill the
first relating to certificates of Chinese
residents in the insular territory of the
United States and the second pertaining to
judicial proceedings, were stricken out by
the conference, and the following sub
stituted for the two sections:
"That It shall be the duty of every Chi
nese laborer other than a citizen, -rightfully
In and entitled to remain In any of
the Insular territory ot the United States
(Hawaii excepted), at the time of the
passage of this act, to obtain In one year
after the passage of this act a certificate
of residence in the Insular territory
wherein he resides, which certificate shall
entitle him to residence therein, and upon
failure to obtain such certificate as herein
provided, he shall be Sported from such
Insular territory, and the Philippine Com
mission is authorized and required to
make all regulations and provisions neces
sary for the enforcement of this section in
the Philippine Islands, Including the form
and substance of the certificate of resi
dence. 60 that the same shall clearly and
sufficiently Identify the holder thereof
and enable officials to prevent fraud In
the transfer of the s"ame; provided, how
ever, that If said Philippine Commission
shall And that It Is Impossible to complete
the registration herein provided for within
one year from the passage of this net,
said commission is hereby authorized and
empowered to- extend the time for such
registration for a further period not ex
ceeding one year."
The original Senate provision vested this
power here given to the Philippine Com
mission in the United States Courts and
the corresponding insular courts.
RISING OF MOROS.
(Continued from First Page.)
to the advantage of the Junta and the
Philippine people that hostilities should
cease, otherwise the Congress of the
United States was not likely to do any
thing in a political way for the Islands.
It seems moBt remarkable that this junta
should not write a letter to Malvar and
append their signatures to it. In order
that It might be presented as evidence
which could not be disputed, but this they
would not do, so, It seems to me, they
are not honest men. Last Fall they In
structed him to prolong the war In order
to force the United States to legislate for
their Independence: at least, they believed
they would gain that in a political way
by prolonging the war. Under the In
structions of the Junta, Malvar has re
mained out and has carried on tlje war.
Now they have changed tactics and want
the war to cease, but they are unwilling
to append their signatures to a 'paper
which will convince Malvar of their sin
cerity. "Since Lukban has been captured, a
Captain, Lieutenant, 140 bolomen, .about
20 riflemen, one iron cannon and 21 rifles
have been surrendered to Captain Bellat
Laguna. which is oir the north end of
Samar."
FUNSTON AND THE WATER CURE.
Says He Did Not Need to Torture
Filipinos to Extract Information.
DENVER, April 22. General Funston to
day telegraphed Senator Lodge, chairman
-of the Senate committee on the Philip
pines, asking him to subpoena John Nich
olson, who Is said to have been a Ser
geant In the Fourth Cavalry, and exam
ine him under oath regarding the use of
the "water cilre." Nicholson is reported
to have said, at Norfolk. Va.. that Gen
nM2wW&'V PHPI m
i You feel old. Hour after hour i EiSiti 2 I
you slowly drag yourself through
your work. You are tired out all
the time. Night brings no rest.
What is the cause of all this?
Impure blood. Get rid of these
impurities. Put your blood in
better condition. Build
The doctors report to us the best of success
with Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It's the only Com
pound Concentrated Extract of Sarsaparilla.
UI have used Ayer's Sarsaparilla in order to make my blood pure and improve
nv er
-"" ileum, .n jic uic we
took." F. 3. McCbAy, Tripton, 111.
tl.. Aldrezx&s-
eral Funston originated the "water cure,"
and practiced it almost dally for several
months.
"If .Nicholson makes this statement un
der oath," said General Funston. "he will
land In the penitentiary for perjury. I am
Inclined to believe, however, that Nlchol-
scn Is a myth. I knew every non-com- j
missioned ofllcer In the troops of the
Fourth Cavalry, that was under my com
mand and there was no sergeant named
Nicholson.
"Not only did I not practice the 'wnter !
cure,' but I Issued strict orders against
tho use of It, or any other form of tor- j
lure, to secure Information from the cap-
tured Insurgents. I never saw the 'water
cure aaministerea. ana d' not believe it
was resorted to by any of my command.
I have extracted Aaltiablr Information
from captured Ircurgcnts by frlghtenlns
them, but never bv torkurc."
HE TOOK THE "A'AfElt CORE.
Sayjj It Was Not Pleasant, but He
Would. Prefer It to a Beating.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 22. Charles
E. James, formerly First Lieutenant of
ihe Thlrty-sixth Regiment. United States
Volunteers, who now Is a resident of Los
Angeles, said in an interview today that
the present agitation against the use of
the "water cure" In the Philippines is
due to the untruthful and exaggerated
reports -which magnify the cruelty pf the
operation.
"I have taken the water cure and know
what It Is ince it was administered by
the Filipinos," said Lieutenant James."I
have seen It administered to several hun
dred natives,, and know its efTect. In
the first place, let me state that I never
knew of the cure kllflng a victim.
"Regarding tho effects of the cure, I
will state that the'dlstentlon ot the stom
ach and the accompanying pain la all
there is to It. I strangled once, but one
quick cough ended It. The cure Is not
pleasant, but I would rather take It than
receive a beating. My companion suf
fered no after-effects that I could notice."
TRIAL OF GENERAL SMITH."
Chaffee's Court Dissolves and Presi
dent Renames Ita Member.
MANILA, April 22. By orders from
Washington, the court-martial to try Gen
eral Jacob H. Smith, who was In com
mand of the United States troops on the
Island of Samar, on the charge of conduct
prejudicial to good order and discipline,
has been dissolved. The members of the
court which will try General Smith will
be named at Washipgton.
WASHINGTON, April 22. General Cor
bin stated today there was no significance
In the order, except that It permits the
President to review the proceedings of the
court, and will avoid any legal entangle
ments that may have arisen If the order
of Geheral Chaffee naming the court had
been allowed to stand. An order was Is
sued today convening the court, the mem
bers being named as selected by General
Chaffee. The court wlllmeet Thursday.
The Cholera Record.
MANILA, April 22. The cholera Tecord
to date follows: Manila, 433 cases, 366
deaths; provinces. 9S9 cases, 705 deaths.
The case of suspicious slcless on the
United States transport Buford, which re
turned here yesterday after sailing Sunday
for San Francisco, was not a case of
cholera, consequently the Buford proceeed
today on her way to the United States.
Manila Editor Sentenced.
MANILA, April 22. The editor of the
Volcano was sentenced today to one day's
Imprisonment and the payment of $100 for
demanding the removal of the Judge who
recently tried Senor Valdez, editor of the
Mlau, who was fined for libeling Filipino
members of the United. States Commis
sion, which was trying the editor of Free
dom under the sedition law.
Lieutenant Day' Trial Closed.
MANILA, April 22. After .the arguments
of coun33l today, the trial by court-martial
of Lieutenant John M. A. Day, of
the Marine Corps, charged with executing
natives In Samar without trial, was closed.
Australian Mine Frauds.
London Mall.
In a recent case In which a certain mine
manager was .sentenced to two years'
Imprisonment ax Brisbane for obtaining
money by false pretenses, particulars of
the method In which mining should be
conducted -were given In the following
letter, whlcb was found locked In the
prisoner's safe and which was read In
court:
"I had to 'salt the mine, and to do It
carefully, but I did It, and did It well, too,
I quite understand your anxiety, but the
moves were made with diplomacy, and we
were fully protected.' Mind, old mai, the
mine is a payable one without salting,
but' actual returns would not have moved
the market.
"Now, today I got the biggest shock
of all. S s brother came. I was work
ing on the wash and was In a deuce of
a fix. But I professed to be glad to see
him and Invited him to take a dishful
and wash It. He did so. Meantime J
made a clay pill, put a grain of gold In
It, and put It into my mouth. When
he handed me the dish I promptly did
a sneezing fit and the pill accidentally
fell into the dish, and you ought to have
seen his face when he washed It! He
behaved like a schoolboy, shook hands
with me and generally played the fool.
I Invited him to try another dish. But
no, he was 'more than satisfied, had taken
the dirt himself and had washed It. I
Impressed upon him the utmost secrecy,
with the result as" a matter of course
that he promptly rode Into town, wired
his brothers and told every one he
met, and put them all Into a fever. From
this you will gather that I am pulling
the ropes correctly,"
Revenue From Australian Tariff.
VANCOUVER, B. C, April 22. A spe
cial from Ottawa says:
Trade Commissioner J. S. Larke, of Aus
tralla. In a report to the Department of
up your nerves.
ucss ssusiacuon oi any medicine I ever
t.
J. C. AYES CO, Lowell, Kssa.
'fUEIn ilia
PHI 11
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'TIS MADNESS TO DEFER!
THE USE OF
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Compound
IN SPRINGTIME
Means banishment of Disease
and the Establishment of
Strength, Vigor and Per
manent Heailh.
Well meaning and really worthy people
often err when sickness and disease come
to them. Too often they are content to
follow blindly -the advice ot second-rate
physicians, who. In nine cases out of
every ten, fall - to properly diagnose the
Ills thej are called upon to cure. Too
frequently our sick people put their trust
and confidence In common, advertised
pills, nervines, sarsaparlllas and other
liquid concoctions. Terrible disappoint
ments and result come to the users of such,
medlcir.es; sickness and disease are ag
gravatedtheir dangers vastly Increased.
Happy ,are the people who. when disease
has laid its hand upon them, use Dr.
Phelps' Hfe-givlng prescription, Palne's
Celery Compound, a medicine that stands
without an equal for feeding exhausted
nerves, purifying the blood and building
up the weakened and run-down system.
Weakly, sickly and disease-laden mor
tal, It is madness to defer the use of that
health-giving medicine that has rescued
and saved Its tens of thousands In every
land.
Palne's Celery Compound Is the one true
specific recognized and prescribed today
by our moat eminent and our most honest
practitioners for diseases arising from a
debilitated nervous system. You need its
use this very day; your condition demands
it; common sense and a knowledge of
what Palne's Celery Compound has done
for others, should be jour guide at thlt
critical time of your life. PAINE'S is -e
kind that makes sick people well! See that
the name Is on both bottle and wrapper.
Do not be induced to take a substitute or
an imitation; you need the kind that has
cured others.
DIAIHOXD DYES. The only pure and un
adulterated. Never crock. Never fade!
Trade and Commerce, says that the reve
nue derived from the tariff for the first
six months of its existence has been un
expectedly buoyant, and this has induced
the lower House to make reductions. It
will probably Incline the Senate to further
cut down the rates. There Is a reduc
tion In the tariff on oatmeal, blankets,
carpets and woolen piece goods. Cotton
good& and printing paper are placed on
the free list.
Adventlst Conference.
TOPEKA, Kan.. April 22. At the gen
eral conference of the Seventh-Day Ad
ventlsts this afternoon, Mrs. Flora L.
Plummer, general secretary of Sunday
school work, talked on the work of that
branch of the church. Professor Hooper,
of Union College, gave an address on the
relations of religious thought to science
from the standpoint of Adventlsm.
Reached the Committee Stage.
WHEELING, W. Va., April 22. The
Amalgamated Association reached the
committee stage today, and for several
days there will be little of Interest In the
convention. The all-abeorblng topic con
tinues to be President Shaffer's report,
which has strengthened his position with
the delegates.
Control Poultry Market.
CHICAGO, April 22. Three firms. In
cluding Armour and Swift, absolutely con
trol the poultry market and regulate
prictj. Their holdings are estimated at
5.C00.C00 pounds, including practically all
cold-storage supplies.
Elected to Bnnlc Directorate.
NEW YORK, April 22. Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbllt. William Salomon, Isaac Gug
genheim and John Hubbard, of this city,
have been elected directors of the recent
ly organized International Banking Cor
poration. Sydney, Australia, reports that the bubonic
plague Is not communicable between Individ
uals. Rats, mosquitoes and vermin alone con
vey It.
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VACCINATION AND DANDRUFF.
There Iw aa Snre Prevention of Bald
ness as There Is of Smallpox.
It is now accepted that vaccination ren
ders the vaccinated person exempt from
smallpox; or at worst, he never has any
thing but the lightest kind of a case.
Now as sure a preventive and cure for
dandruff, which causes falling hair and
baldness has been discovered, Newbro's
Herplcldc. It kills the dandruff germ.
C. H. Heed. Victor. Idaho, says: "My
self and wife have been troubled with
dandruff and hair falling for several
years. We tried remedies without effect
until we used Newbro's Herplcldc, two
bottles of which cured us." Hundreds of
similar testimonials.
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