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COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
Cliaxnhcrlain Refers 6 Imperial De
tente as Matter of First Rank.
LONDON, June 00. The Colonial confer
ence opened this morning In the Secre
tary of State's room in the Colonial Of
fice. The Premiers of the self-governing
colonies were present and the Colonial
Secretary, Joseph Chamberlain, presided.
The proceedings -were private. After a
two hours' session the conference ad
journed to July 4. .
The sitting was mostly occupied with
Mr. Chamberlain's statement enunciat
ing his views .on commercial and politi
cal relations and impartial defense. No
definite programme has yet been ar
ranged. Mr. Chamberlain, in his speech, re
ferred to the subject of imperial defense
as a matter of the first rank. The dis
cussions -which followed the speeches in
dicated the existence of a very satisfac
tory spirit among the Premiers and a
hopeful feeling prevails that the con
ference -will prove fruitful. It has been
decided that the Ministers who accom
panied the Colonial Premiers to England
may be invited to join the conference
-whenever the conference bears upon their
special departments.
Cronje Tafees4 Oath.
JAMESTOWN, St. Helena, June 30.
General Cronje, the Boer Commander,
who with his army was captured by Lord
Roberts at Paardeburg, Orange Free
State, in February. 1000, has taken the
oath of allegiance to King Edward. Many
of the remaining prisoners are following
his example.
Earthquakes In Asia Minor.
LONDON". July 1. In a dispatch from
Vienna, the correspondent there of the
Dally Express says earthquakes have oc
curred simultaneously in 20 towns in
Asia Minor and that many -houses have
collapsed.
Steel Trust Meeting: Postponed.
NEW TORK, June 30. Stockholders of
the United States Steel Corporation were
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ally ratify the bond-conversfonjjplan, but
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RATIONS FOR APACHES.
Agent at San Carlos Urges Govern
ment to Order Supplies at Once.
WASHINGTON, June 30. In a report
filed today at the Interior Department,
Indian Agent Carson, of the San Carlos
(Ariz.) Indian Agency, urges the Govern
ment Immediately to contract for beef,
sugar, coffee and salt supplies for the
Apache Indians, and asks authority to
come to Washington Immediately to con
fer regarding the ration question. The
agent expresses great relief at the de
partment's orders suspending the instruc
tions to discontinue distributing , relief
July 1. He says there Is a pronounced
feeling of danger all over the country' ad
joining the reservation on account of this
question.
The Apaches say that if the rations are
cut off they will kill cattle anywhere they
find them. The report says that the
drouth condition is very serious; that there
Is no water in the Gila River and that all
the ditches on tle reservation are dry.
To settle the issue, the agent recommends
that whatever can be obtained from the
discontinuance of the clothing Issuo and
the grazing tax be used to give the In
dians work in preparing the Irrigation
system.
Mrs. Lnngtry'a Daughter Married.
LONDON. June 30. Ian Malcolm, mem
ber of Parliament and formerly assistant
prh'ate secretary to Lord Salisbury, was
married this afternoon to Miss. Jeanne
Langtry, daughter of Mrs. Langtry, the
actress, at St, Margaret's Church, West
minster. The attendance, which was very
large, included the Duke of Argyl, sever
al Indian rajahs. Lord Hugh Cecil, -son
of the Marquis of Salisbury; John Morley,
M. P.; George Wyndham. chief secretary
for Ireland; William Redmond, M. P., and
P. A. McHugh, M. P. King Edward sent
the bride a present, with a note in hla
own handwriting. The Prince of Wales
also sent a gift
Senator Foralccr.Better.
WASHINGTON, June 30. Senator For-'
aker, who was taken ill , at the 'White
House yesterday, was very much Improved
today, and was .able to come down to bis
private office. VHetfiad a Blight attack of
peritonitis. t .
RIVER MEN ARE NEXT
Marine Engineers Threatep
to Strike,
ASK ADVANCE...QF $!0 A MONTH
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Action Which "Will Paralyse Traffic
on River Will Be -Taken To
' day Unless Men's Request
. . Is Granted.
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. Fifty river boats and 200 engineers
will be affected by a strike of marine
engineers which will probably be called
today. The men ask an, advance of $10
a month per man, which the owners
of the boats say they will not pay. The
result of such a strike would be dis
astrous to many shippers who hare- no
outlet for their produoe but the Colum
fbla and Willamette Rivera.
Marine engineers employed on the Co
lumbia and Willamette Rivers have served
notice on their employers that unless an
advance of $10 per month fs made in their
wages, a general strike will be declared
today. The employers met yesterday, and
after a protracted meeting decided to re
fuse the demands of the employes. Both
sides seem firm In their determination to
stand by their guns, and unless there is a
change in the sentiment on, one side or
the other this morning a general tie-up
Is certain. ' The notice sent out by the
engineers bears date of June 21, but some
of the employers spite that they were not
served with copies until Saturday. The
men on the big boats demand an advance
from $100 to $110 per month for chief engi
neer, and from $75 to $55 per month fdr
seconds, and a corresponding advance on
the towboats and other steamers which
now pay j0 for chief engineers, and 555
for seconds. They also demand -a salary
of $90 per month and board and lodging
on small steamers employed on short runs
where meals are not served on board. As
now outlined, something like 50 boats will
be involved In the trouble. Of these, the
O. R. & N. Co. is operating eight boats,
the White Collar Line three, the D., P. &
A, N. Co. four, Jacob Kamm four, Kel
logg Transportation Company four, Ore
gon City Transportation Company three,
Shaver Transportation Company four, the
North Pacific Mill Is operating the steam
er Fannie, which they own, and the
steamer Ocklahama, under lease from the
O. R. & N. Co.; F. B. Jones p running
three boats, and there are about a dozen
other good-sized towboatsj owned and op-
The law will noV permit an engineer to
leave his boat anywhere except at her
home port, and, accordingly the boats
now out on the river, and which will not
get back today, will not be affected by
the, tie-up until they get back to Portland.
The main objection made by the employ
ers to the advance is that it would estab
lish a precedent which they could not fol
low without suffering heavy losses. They
state that they cannot consistently ad
vance the wages of the engineers and sec
onds without adopting a similar course
with the firemen, deckhands, waiters,
cooks, etc The railroad has made seri
ous Inroads in the profits of steamboating
on the Lower Columbia, where the highest
rates are demanded and some of the own
ers Btate that it will be cheaper for them
to lay up than to run under an increased
expense. Nearly allipf the steamboat
owners on the river were represented at
the meeting yesterday, and before ad
journment they decided to ask the engi
neers for a conference, but, as one of
.them stated last evening, the engineers
might decide to strike first and hold the
conference afterward. The strike, if It
is prolonged, will work a great hardship
on a great many innocent persons In no
way connected with the issues at stake.
There are hundreds of orchardlsts, dairy
men and ranchers along the Columbia and
Willamette and adjacent sloughs and
rivers, who have no other method for
reaching the market except by steamers,
and at this season of the year they have
much perishable truck to ship, which is
worthless unless it can reach the market
quickly. .
Regarding the strike, one of the en
gineers last night said: "At our meeting
held yesterday it was decided that we
would all strike on the 1st, provided that
the companies ould not recognize our de
mands. Tho D.t P. & A. N. Co. and the
steamer Spencer are the only ones that
have recognized it so tar, and the outlook
Is that not a boat will leave Portland to
morrow, and as fast as the boats are
brought Into the city the engineers will
refuse to take them out. There are about
200 of us. and it may be two or three days
before we are all out. We all stand as
one, however, and will be able to win our
point. No one will be allowed to run an
engine that has not a license, and all of
the engineers belong to the union. The
companies cannot get men to fill our
places, and their boats wlll have to stand
Idle until they are willing to grant our de
mands. On many of the boats the advance
asked for applies only to second men, but
the head engineers know that their as
sistants need more pay and are willing to
strike for them."
RENOMINATION IS ASSURED
Minnesota Republicans Will Airaln
'amo Van Sant for Governor.
ST. RAUL. June 30. Many delegates
have already arrived for tomorrow's Re
publican State Convention, and all of the
candidates have opened headquarters.
Governor Van Sant's renomlnatlon has
been assured for several months, and it
Is considered probable that the platform
will take cognizance of his action In seek
ing to enforce the law against railroad
combinations. State Treasurer Black and
Attorney-General Douglas will also be re
nominated by acclamation. United States
Senator Knute Nelson will be temporary
chairman of the convention.
!ot in Their Party.
HUTCHINSON, Kan., June 30. F. S.
Powell, of Nlckerapn. nominated -by the
Populists and Democrats for State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, has an
nounced that he will decline the nomina
tion, as he is a Republlcan.
Promise an Early Cable.
.WASHINGTON, June 20. An Important
conference was held at the Navy Depart
ment today, at which Secretary Moody,
Rear-AdmIral Bradford, Chief of the Bu
reau of Equipment, and Senator Perkins,
of California, a member of the committee
on naval affairs, were present These
gentlemen had before them a proposition
of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Com
pany, acting, it is understood, through
ihe Commercial Pacific Cable Company,
by which the company would agree to
finish Its work of laying a cable across
the Pacific Ocean a year earlier than was
contemplated, and give this Government
tho benefit of the reduced rates in ex
change for the plans developed' in the
surveys made by the United States steam
ship Nero In 1E90 for a practical sub-marine
cable route across the ocean. The
proposition was discussed at some length,
and Rear-Admiral Bradford was charged
with the personal Inspection and consider
ation of the matter... He probably will re
port favorably on the company's offer In
a few days.
IN PROVINCE OF ALBAY.
Encouraging Report by the Gov
ernorPerfect Peace Prevails.
WASHINGTON, June 30. The War De
partment makes public the report of Gov
ernor A. U. Bettes. of the Province of
Albay, P. L, to Acting Governor Luke F.
Wright, dated Albay, May 17f He says:
"Perfect peace, exists throughout the
province. At the present writing thera
it not a ladrone in the bills. The work
of the constabulary Is entirely satisfac
tory, and as their organization is more
perfected I expect them to render a st'H
better account of themselves. The com
mercial prospects of the province, I am In
formed by tile leading citizens', were nev-
Senator Jos.-W. Bailey,
er in a more prosperous condition than
they are at present. There Is plenty of
work for all who desire it, and, in fact,
the greatest cpmplalnt from the Interior
of the province is the lack of labor to
worK hemp fields. The present high price
of hemp is bringing enormous sums of
money Into the province. We have no
difficulty whatever in collecting the taxes
imposed and the present revenue Is ample
to conduct the business of the province
on a very limited basis.
"Excellent work Is being done by the
Supervisor's Department In the construc
tion of highways and bridges. The end
of this month will see completed through
the center of the province 22 miles of
highway that -will compare for excellent
construction with any highway in the
States. This 22 miles of highway is
through the heart of the great hemp dls.
trlct in the provinces, and over this high
way passes nearly one-eighth of the
hemp of the entire Philippines.
"Up to the present writing the provin
cial medical board has succeeded in keep
ing the epidemic of cholera out of the
provinces. Smallpox, -which had become
almost epidemic In certain portions of
the province, has been practically
stamped out.
"Several of the pueblas have construct
ed new school buildings and the greater
portion of the pueblas now have very
suitable tribunals.
"For a diversion from the monotonous
life lived In an average puebla, we have
encouraged the building of small theaters.
This has proven not only a source of en
tertainment for the people that Is much
appreciated, but It Is also a financial ben
efit to the pueblas. Arrangements have
been made to hold in the leading pXicblas
during the Summer months fairs corres
ponding somewhat to the county fairs
held In the States, at which prizes will
be given for the best exhibits for prod
ucts of this province.
"The finances of each puebla In the
province are In a very satisfactory con
dition." Gardener Assumes Responsibility.
MANILA, June 30. Major Cornelius Gar
dener, Governor of Tayabas, continued his
testimony today before, the board which
Is Inquiring Into charges of cruelty
brought by him against American sol
diers and officers. Major Gardener has
.abandoned the charge that high officers
of the Army In the Philippines were hos
tile to the civil government. He said this
hostility existed, but the summoning of
witnesses to substantiate his charge might
result adversely to the Interests of the
Government without benefiting himself.
He, therefore, assumed responsibility for
this charge, and said he was ready to bear
the burden of it.
Moro Murderers Killed.
MANILA, June 20, Two of the Monjs
who murdered Private Lewis have been
killed while resisting arrest. Datto Adma
promised Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, of
tho Twenty-fifth Infantry, that he would
deliver up the murderers of Lewis when
they were captured. The mutilated bod
ies of two Moros were brought Into the
American camps suspended from poles.
Missing Teachtfrs May Be Alive.
MANILA, June 30. Thpre Is a possibility
that the four American teachers of Ccbu
who havo been missing since Jiine 10 are
alive. A native who was made prisoner by
constabulary of Cebu says the four teach
ers were prisoners In the mountains of the
Island Juno 28.
Cholera oh a Transport.
MANILA, June 3a A case of cholera
has been discovered on the United States
transport Thomas,- and s,be has-been de
tained In quarantine at Maravels, at the
entrance to Manila Bay.
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OREGON RELIEF BILL
Senate Passes Measure in
Interest of Settlers,
APPLIES Ta ROAD LAND GRAHTS
A 11111 to Quiet Title in-Some Cases
Is Introduced by Moody Sher-
xnan County People "Will
Profit by It.
WASHINGTON, June 30. Senator
Mitchell called up and the Senate today
passed Representative Moody's bill .for the
relief of settlers on wagon-road land
grants. It Is the same bill which passed
the Ho'use Saturday. Representative
Moody will now fallow the matter up
PRINCIPALS IN THE ROW IN THE SENATE.
of Texas.
Senatonr
closely, and see that it gets to the Presi
dent before the final adjournment.
Representative Moody today introduced
a second bill for the relief of Sherman
County settlers within the grants to The
Dalles Military Wagon Road Company,
which differs somewhat from the blll
formerly introduced by him for the- same
purpose. This bill proposes to quiet title
to the lands under thl3 grant, giving set
tlers now upon the land, or who have con
formed to the land laws, and who have
found their title gone to another, through
no fault of their own. the right to have
title restored to them, including improve
ments made" by them. It is believed this
bill settles -for all time the question of
titles to the lands under the grant, -and
has a. better chance, of meeting. the ap;
proval of Congress than the other bill.
Moody claims to have found precedents
for this legislation. The bill appropri
ates $200,000 for settling title involved.
I 'Why Charleston Failed.
So far as the effect, upon the Lewis and
Clark Exposition 'goes, the vote. In -the
House todayln favor of Buffalo and against
Charleston should be cabled a stand-off.
The Oregon men are not to be deterred by
what has occurred, but will begin imme
diately when the next session opens to
iress a bill for the Portland Exposition,
-end will undertake to have it made a part
of one of the big appropriation bills, in
order to Insure success. One reason why
Charleston failed today was -because the
Southern Representatives refused to stand
by the proposition.
BAILEY LOSES GROUXD RE-WON.
Ills Rovr. With Beverldfre Unmanly
to Say the Least.
WASHINGTON, June 30. Another dis
graceful scene In the United States Sen
ate is due entirely to what is known as
"hot Southern blood." Bailey of Texas
so far forget himself today as to assault
Senator Beverldge and link his name with
Tillman, McLaurlnand Money, who have
' been responsible for bringing disgrace
". upon the United States Senate during the
present session. Bailey 13 a bug, burly
individual, strong and muscular, weigh
ing twice as much as Beverldge, and the
assault, even if justified by "what Bever
ldge had said in debate, wasian unmanly
thing.
Of course, everybody knows who reads
the story, that Beverldgo was wholly
within parliamentary lines, and tho fact
that he told the big Texan he did not in
tend to Insult him, or be offensive, should
have been sufficient. Bailey was rather
Unpopular In the House, bui his course In
the Senate up to the present time has
been such as to commend him to every
body, and he was gaining his lost prestige
every day. It Is decidedly unfortunate
that he could not have allowed the session
to pass without the disgraceful wrangle
which will ever attached to his name.
Examination of McHugh.
LONDON, June SO. The select commit
tee of the House of Commons, under the
presidency of A. J. Balfour, today, exam
ined Patrick A. McHugh, the Nationalist
member of Parliament, who was com
mitted to jail for. contempt of court in
falling to answer to a summons on .a
bench warrant Issued under the crimes act
and who was- brought here in custody Sat
urday from Ireland at the request of the
Parliamentary court which was appointed
to Inquire into the case. Mr. McHugh
admitted that he was guilty. of contempt
of court. After a private consultation, the
committee adjourned for the night. In
the meantime McHugh was released from
custody.
FARMERS ARE RUINED.
Damage by Rain and Floods In Il
linois Amounts to $1,000,000.
.ST. LOUIS, June 30. A low estimate
p'laced on the damage wrought within a
radius of 150 miles of Alton, 111., by the
storm of wind and rain Saturday night
and Sunday, is $1,000,000. In the American
Bottom farming districts the farmers .are
ruined. Wood River, a small and usually
harmless stream, overflowed its banks
early Sunday morning and the farmers
in the vast expanse of bottom lands were
forced to get Into the upper storlPR of
their homes . to save their lives. Their
houses were flooded. After spending a
night full of peril they watched the day
light come in only to see their crops had
been washed away. The Reuter farm,
near the banks of Wood River, three miles
from Alton, was damaged 'to the extent of
$10,000, and when the waters subside the
lose may be twice this amount. This Is
only ono Instance. "" -
At East Alton the Western Cartridge
Company is flooded with a loss of $5000 or
more.
The reports received from the Plasa
Creek district say that the farmers in
Albert J. Beverldge, of Indiana.
their anxiety to get stock out of 'the val
ley Into the hills," neglected to" save any
of their shocked wheat, and lost all. All
the crops there are lost.
Bottom Land Crops Ruined.
DANVILLE. 111., June 30.f-A heavy wind
and 'rain Saturday night arid Sunday have'
ruined the oat crop and seriously dam
aged wheat and conu Vermillion River
.Is out of its banks and higher, than for
30 years. All crops on bottom lands are
practically ruined, and fences, small build-,
Ings and considerable livestock have been
carried away.
Welcome Rain in Colorado.
DENVER, June 30. Reports'from reser
voirs on Mount Colorado are that Satur
day's rain provided enough water to All
nearly all of them and to Insure water
Ho -make the crops certain in all except a
few localities. The damage from hail was
comparatively light.
' Trenty With EnRlandltntlfled. '
s WASHINGTON, June 30. In executive
session today the Senate ratified the
treaty with Great Britain permitting the
Government of Zanzibar to collect a duty
of "10 per cent ad valorem on articles Im
ported to 'that country- The consent of
the United States to this arrangement
was made necessary because the United
States was a party to the conferences of
Berlin and Brussels concerning trade with
the Congo Basin.
CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Congress.
Senator Bailey assaulted Senator Beverldge
Just after adjournment of the Senate. Page 1.
Congress may adjourn today. Page 2.
The House adopted the conferonce report on
the Philippine bill. Page 2.
A partial report on the deficiency bill was
adopted by the House. Page 2.
ElWns spoke In the Senate on annexation of
Cuba. Page 3.
General.
King Edward continues to Improve. Page 2.
The international Sunday school convention ad
journed. Page 2.
t The Marietta has been ordered to protect
American interests in Haytl. Page 3.
Union Pacific machinists' strike order went
Into effect yesterday. Page 5,
Pacific Cor.Ht.
Oregon Supreme Court renders four decisions.
Page 4.
Eastern capitalists begin drilling for oil near
Salem. Page .
Convicts Tracy and Merrill are still moving
toward Puget Sound. Page 4.
Company Incorporated to build fine flour mill
at Hood River. Page 4.
Marine and Commercial.
Portland wheat shipments for cereal ear were
17,000.000 bushels. Page 12.
Distribution of ,1901 wheat crop of Oregon.
Washington and Idaho. Page 12.
More general cargo coming from Antwerp.
Page 12.
Steamships Portland and Jeannic are reported
$afe. Page 11.
Corn Jumps to highest price in 10 years In the
East. Page 13.
Stock market assumes a more cheerful .tone.
Page 1J.
Portland nnd Vicinity.
Boycott on unfair mlllstuff declared off. Page
14.
Marine engineers will probably order a strike.
Page 1.
Mayor Howe makes two final appointments.
Page ip.
Sawmills unite and raise lumber prices. Page 7..
Manager Vlgneux explains Portland ball club's
14 defeats. Page 5.
Fireworks will be displayed, on Seventh-street
terraces. Page 11.
ENATORSINAFIGHT
Bailey and Beveridge Engage
in a Mix-Up.
TEXAN CHOKES THE INDIANIAN
Southerner Declares He Was In
salted and Demands Retraction,
Which Northern Man Refuses
Friends Separate Them!
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' Senator Bailey, of Texas, assaulted
Senator Beverldge, of Indiana, Just
after th Senate adjourned from execu
tive session. The affair was the result
of the bitter controversy which the two
Senators had during: the afternoon,
Bailey demanded that Beer!dge retract
the language uttered at that time, and
when the latter declined Bailey seized
him by the throat and threw his weight
upon him at the same" time. The two
men were separated, however, before
damage was done.
WASHINGTON, June SO. Senator Bailey
assaulted Senator Beverldge tonight, just
after the Senate had adjourned from ex
ecutive session. The Texas Senator was
dragged away and separated from his op
ponent by some of those about the Sen
ate. He was very angry and threatened
severe harm to the Indiana Senator. The
episode was the result of a heated contro
versy which the two -Senators had during
the afternoon, when Senator Beverldge
had said that Senator B,aIIey had made an
"unwarranted attack" on Solicitor Pen
field, of the State Department.
In executive session. Senator Beverldge,
like other Senators who smoke, lighted a
cigar and took a seat on the Republican
side. He was still sitting there when the
Senate adjourned. Senator Bailey crossed
the house and walked- through the aisle
until he faced Senator Beverldge, and
said:
"Beverldge, I don't want to have any
trouble with you, but I want you to with
draw those words which charged me with
making an unwarranted attack on Pen
Held." k
"I did not Intend to insult you." replied
Senator Beverldge, "and there is nothing
In my language that you could- consider
offensive."
"I don't allow any one to say that I libel
a man, and that Is what you do In mak
ing the charge. Now, If you won't with
dra"Vthd words when Sask you, I'm go
ing to make yon withdraw them."
Senator Bailey had been getting moca
and more angry and excited as he talked.
He had been sitting down part of the
time, leaning on the desk In front of Sen
ator Beverldge.
The latter. In reply to Senator Bailey's
last remark, still remaining In his seat,
said: "I repeat that I did not intend to
Insult you and that I have nothing to
withdraw."
As the words were uttered. Senator
Bailey threw himself upon Senator Bev
erldge, a man hardly up to the average In
physique, and seized him by the throat
with both hands. The rush was so sud
den and fierce that the chair in which
Beverldge was sitting was pushed back"
against a desk and the desk toppled over.
Combatants Separated.
Before the assault could go any further,
Senators who had been sitting near had
moved up between the desks. Senator
Hansbrough, of North Dakota, seized Sen
ator Bailey by one arm and Senator
Spooner seized the other. The Texas Sen- , ,
ator is a powerful man, and It was with"-,-
great difficulty that the two Senators were
able to drag him away from Senator Bev
erldge, and when they succeeded, a part
of the Indiana Senator's neckwear was
ripped away in the vigorous grasp of Sen
ator Bailey. Senator Bacon, of Georgia,
and Barney Layton, doorkeeper, came
quickly forward and assisted In pulling
the Texas Senator further away, Senator
Bailey meanwhile struggling to get free
and lunging toward Senator Beverldge.
As he was removed a little distance,
Bailey was heard to utter something that
sounded like a threat about killing- him
without, an effort. However, he walked
away when Senator Bacon urged him to
be quiet and led blm toward the Demo
cratic side. Senator Bacon engaged Sena
tor Bailey In conversation for some time,
advislnjr him to cool down. Senator Snoon-
' cr also went across the aisle and discussed
the matter with the Texas Senator, urging
him to apologize and If possible Rx. it up
at once, but Senator Bailey refused all
such proffers, declaring that Senator Bev
erldge had Insulted him In the Senate and
that he had taken the only course, as the
Indiana Senator had refused to withdraw
his remarks.
Senator Beverldge remained in the cham
ber for some time and continued to smoke
this cigar. He remarked to those who had
spoken to him on the subject that it did
not amount to anything. He did not in
tend to resen the attack made upon him.
In fact, the whole thing was over in a
very brief interval, before much resis
tance could have been offered.
Beverldge Was Cool.
Mr. Beverldge was asked tonight If he
had any statement to make regarding the
assault committed on him by Mr. Bailey.
He expressed great regret over what had
occurred, and said he had no personal re
sentment over the matter. The conver
sation between them immediately before
the trouble, Mr. Beverldge said, was sub
stantially that which had occurred in the
Senate chamber regarding the attack on
Judge Penfield, who 1s also an Indiana
man, except that on his (Beverldge's)
part It was much milder In tone. Mr.
Beverldge said that he was not excited.
but remained cool and collected and ex
pressed to Mr. Bailey his wish that their
relations might continue agreeable.
Mr. Beverldge denied that he had been
choked by Mr. Bailey. According to his
version, the Texas Senator had made a
lunge at him, but his arm was caught by
Senator Spooner before the threatened
blow landed.
The trouble grew out of a resolution of
fered by Mr. Bailey calling for the papers
in a Mexican mining case, in which he
maintained Dr. Scott had been unfairly
treated, not only by the Mexican courts
but also by the American Ambassador.
Mr. Clayton, and the officials of the State
Department. Bailey declared that Minis
ter Clayton was either Inco'mpetent or dis
honest, and his remarks led to some tart
rejoinders. Mr. Bailey criticised the State
Department for Its handling of the case
and reflected on the competency of Judge
Penfield, solicitor of the department. Bev
erldge characterized the words of the Tex
as Senator as "an unwarranted attack."
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